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I have noticed that my gums are turning white, but it is not all of them is just certain parts right under a certain tooth. Is there any products over the counter that I could use? Also, I heard that water and salt mix together is good?
Unfortunately, there is no such product. You need to determine what is happening before you try to treat it. You should go and visit a dentist. Salt+water mixture (if you know the right concentration) will work like a saline solution and can be helpful for temporary relief from swelling, but I do not recommend it in your case. White lesions can be as simple as dental plaque but can also be symptoms of a more serious problem. Please visit a dentist.
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College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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TOMBALL, Texas - Police are looking for two men accused of robbing a McDonald's restaurant on Main Street in Tomball.
It happened around 10 p.m. on October 30th.
Investigators released surveillance video of the crime Friday, hoping it will help catch the crooks.
Police said cameras recorded two masked men storming into the restaurant. They had their faces covered with bandanas, and one was carrying a handgun, authorities said.
"One of the things that does concern me is that the male that displayed the pistol kept his finger inside the trigger well at all times," said Captain Rickey Doerre with the Tomball police. "Anything that could have spooked him or scared him could have easily caused him to pull the trigger."
The video shows the robbers waving the gun at several employees and forcing one of them to open the safe, authorities said.
Police said the men stole about $3,000.
Investigators said they believe the same men may be responsible for a robbery at a McDonald's in Rosenberg and possibly one in Montgomery County, too.
"Maybe someone will see this and know the people who are actually responsible for not only our robbery but others as well," said Doerre.
If you have any information about this robbery or the others, Tomball police encourage you contact them at (281) 351-5451.
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When it comes to making NFL comparisons, we're addicted to discussing quarterbacks taken in the same draft class.
We still talk about the three Hall of Famers—John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly—from 1983. We weigh the pair of two-time Super Bowl winners—Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger—from 2004. We figure it can't get any worse than the two huge busts—JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn—from 2007.
Luckily, the 2008 draft provided quite a first-round rebound with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco. The quarterbacks were enjoying similar successful paths, running neck-and-neck over five seasons. That is until Flacco just took a sizable lead.
Ryan has the two Pro Bowl nods, the two 4,000-yard seasons, and is coming off a career-best 32-TD season. He has more regular-season victories (56 to 54) and the higher passer rating (90.9 to 86.3).
But Flacco, he of no Pro Bowls, just got his ninth playoff victory in the Super Bowl by leading the Ravens over the 49ers. Those were the same 49ers the Falcons couldn't finish off in the NFC championship game.
Ryan is 1-4 overall in the playoffs and has thrown seven interceptions in those five games. Even when the Falcons survived the divisional round, he was picked off twice to open the door for a big comeback from Russell Wilson's Seahawks.
Meanwhile, Flacco, in going 4-0 in just this year's playoffs, threw for 11 TDs and no interceptions, beating Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady before getting to the Super Bowl.
At the moment, it seems Flacco has left the window wide open for the Ravens to add more championships, while it appears it has closed a little more on Ryan getting one for the Falcons.
As if there wasn't enough scrutiny for Ryan before this year's playoffs, which resulted in his elusive first playoff win, Flacco's separation move didn't do favors of changing that perception.
Reality is Flacco had a head start on Ryan, and Ryan is on a pace to catch him.
Flacco came into a team with an established top defense, and since his rookie season, has been able to play off a balanced offense where running back Ray Rice has been the bigger star. He's had steady and even strong offensive line play along the way.
Ryan did come in the same time with a featured workhorse back, Michael Turner. But Turner wasn't the same immediate safety valve in the passing game that Rice was for Flacco, and has slowed down since as an older back. The only place where Ryan and Flacco have been even is the fact they both had to wait for an upgraded wide receiver and tight end corps to further assist them.
Flacco was put in good position for his Super Bowl breakthrough from the beginning with his supporting cast. The Falcons started their quick rebuilding with Ryan as their centerpiece, and have been putting the pieces around him on both sides of the ball.
Flacco said after winning the Super Bowl that he's been pretty much the same guy since he came into the league. The numbers support that; he has been consistent while starting every game. Over the past four seasons, his passing yardage low is 3,613 and the high is 3,817 in 2012. He has TD totals of 21, 25, 20 and 22. His interceptions have been 12, 10, 12 and 10.
Ryan, however, has had a more upward trajectory, and has assumed an increased burden in the Falcons' offense. He's gone from 434 pass attempts as a rookie to 615 this past season while thriving in Dirk Koetter's high volume, up-tempo attack. That didn't stop Ryan from posting a league-best 68.6 completion percentage. His 4,719 yards and 32 TDs weren't far off the pace of the NFC's elite pair of Super Bowl winners, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees.
Ryan got a tough break in his first three playoff games, facing off against Kurt Warner, Rodgers and Eli Manning. But as we just saw with Flacco, you have to beat some of the best to be included among the best.
We've seen the best of Flacco, but everything points to Ryan getting better. In a second season with Koetter and a third with Julio Jones, there should be more big plays in store. You can expect Falcons officials to upgrade the running game and defense.
As incoming quarterbacks such as Luck, Wilson, Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick keep raising the bar at the position, we can be quick to write off the good, still-young ones who have yet to be great.
It was a mistake with Flacco, and it is a mistake with Ryan.


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catmoon wrote:Annabel wrote:It just crossed my mind.
In case we agree, that men in general, -with the exception of those Buddhist males who read this, of course,- tend to be more aggressive, tend to become physically violent more often , abusive, are more forceful, and women tend to be softer, more actively compassionate than men, then isn't a lot of spiritual cultivation about developing a bit more of the 'female' side in ourselves, the softer and more sensitive side?
This looks to me like an attempt to buttress the idea that females are superior and "own" spirituality. Very unhealthy.
It l looks to me right here that you read other intentions into my topic than intended by me, perhaps you will find projections came into the way, don't know...?


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Under Armour has signed Kemba Walker, who the Charlotte Bobcats selected with the ninth-overall pick in last month's NBA Draft, to a multiyear endorsement deal.
The move is the Baltimore sportswear maker's latest push to grow its basketball line. Terms of the deal with Walker were not disclosed.
Walker led the University of Connecticut to this year's NCAA National Championship, and the point guard was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
Walker will wear Under Armour footwear for training and during games. He will join Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings in upcoming marketing campaigns promoting Under Armour's basketball products.
During the company's first-quarter earnings call, CEO Kevin Plank told analysts Under Armour was planning a campaign in the second half of the year around its fledgling basketball sneaker.
"People will know we're in the basketball business," Plank said in April. "I'm not sure we've gotten that message out yet."
The story first appeared in the Baltimore Business Journal, a sister publication of Sporting News.


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After losing his vision, painter finds new way to see
Before Denton artist John Bramblitt can begin painting a portrait, he must first touch and feel his subjects.
He uses his fingers to lightly sweep across a person's face and body, letting his fingers gently fall along curves and distinct features.
He uses the sense of touch to create a mental map of his subjects — a technique he developed after losing his eyesight.
"I'm a visually impaired visual artist. That might sound strange to most people, but to me, it isn't," the artist said.
Bramblitt, a 2007 graduate of the University of North Texas, spends most of his days painting.
And when he's not painting, he's thinking about it.
Bramblitt, 42, creates his artwork by using a special type of paint that creates raised lines on a canvas. He uses the lines to sketch his subjects so he can navigate by touch. It's a technique he calls touch-to-sight. The texture of the paint tells him what color he's using.
Bramblitt's technique is similar to reading Braille or navigating a darkened room.
"When I lost my eyesight, it didn't occur to me that I could still paint," he said. "But when you're blind, you have to learn how to navigate anything. And it occurred to me that I could also paint using the same techniques. But instead of being able to see a line, I would have to feel them."
About two weeks ago, Bramblitt agreed to create a series of paintings for his wife's roller derby team to assist with a fundraiser. The skaters mimicked dynamic poses normally seen on a track so Bramblitt could map them with his hands.
Team member Valerie Adair said the session was not what she expected.
"It's hard to describe it, but it's almost like a feather going across your face and body," she said. "It's really amazing and impressive what he does. I can't wait to see the finished paintings."
Art has always been a part of Bramblitt's life, but it wasn't until he lost his eyesight in 2001 that he began to paint.
"Sometimes it's hard for people to understand how I paint, but it's really simple," he said with a laugh. "But it requires patience."
He has a studio toward the back of his home where he does all of his painting. Hanging on the walls are portraits of his friends, wife, son, celebrities, even R2-D2 sporting a pair of wings.
Every painting is different, but it's easy to spot a Bramblitt original based on the vivid, bold colors he uses to create intimate settings.
"When I was sighted and I did a portrait of someone and it looked just like them, it was a good painting. But now, that isn't enough," he said. "After I lost my eyesight and it looked just like the person, that wasn't good enough."
In many of his paintings, instead of trying to make the portrait look just like the subject, he puts in enough lines for people to recognize them but changes the colors to show emotion.
"Everyone has their own feeling, color and emotions. If you're going to paint someone, it should be both the concrete and the emotion," he said.
Bramblitt says there's not much to his life outside of painting. But looking around his home, it's easy to see that his family and friends weigh heavy in his life.
They're his inspiration.
"Almost all of my paintings are my friends or my family," he said. "I love painting them."
Some of the first images visitors see when walking into Bramblitt's home are of his wife, Jacqi, and his 5-year-old son, Jack.
"[Jacqi] ends up in a lot of paintings," he said. "If you're a friend of mine, for better or worse, you'll end up in a painting."
A mutual friend introduced Jacqi and John. The friend actually tried to set John up with someone else, but John said he liked Jacqi more.
"She was just such an interesting person, and so funny — I thought when I met her how lucky I'd be to have a friend like her," he said.
At the time, Jacqi was the only person who could tear John away from his painting.
"If friends called to say they were going out, I would usually stay home and paint. But I'd ask if Jacqi was going to be there and, if so, I'd drop everything and go," he said. "She is just one of those people that you feel better about yourself when you are around them."
Jacqi said it was probably John's paintings that initially attracted her to him.
"I was very impressed," she said. "And I still am. He's always coming up with new painting techniques and no one painting is exactly alike."
She said that over time, she's become one of her husband's toughest critics.
"I probably tell him the things he doesn't want to hear," she said. "But I just want him to know that he's capable of anything."
Their son also shows up in many of John's paintings. A normal youngster, Jack is into playing video games and playing tag with his mother — even after a long day of work.
For Bramblitt, his son's eyesight was never a concern.
"I didn't worry about Jack's eyesight because my loss was from the epilepsy, and the form I have is so rare that it would be like lightning striking twice," he said. "So the good news is that I don't really have to worry about passing the condition on to my children."
Bramblitt said art is about seeing the world in new ways, and he regularly teaches workshops on his touch-to-sight technique to artists, from beginners to advanced. He blindfolds them and instructs them to draw by feeling.
It's an experience that opens their eyes — "no pun intended," he said.
All of Bramblitt's workshops have been conducted outside of Denton, but he's hoping to change that. He said he would love to do more local workshops in the city.
"My journey has been amazing, and I want to share what I learn," he said.
When he lost his eyesight, Bramblitt thought it was the end of his artistic endeavors. He said he fell into a deep depression and felt trapped within his own mind.
"I felt like people began to treat me differently after I lost my sight," he said. "So I made the decision to start painting, because I wanted to show everyone that it's still me inside of here."
Over the years, Bramblitt said his paintings have become brighter — it's because every day, he grows a little happier.
"Don't get me wrong, I still have my struggles and challenges. I'm still blind, I still have kidney problems, and I'm still an epileptic," he said. "The only thing that has changed is my perspective. That's made all the difference."
JOHN D. HARDEN can be reached at 940-566-6882 and via Twitter at @JDHarden.


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According to Newsweek, the most powerful executives in television are all women. Looks like we're all skating home today, because clearly hell just froze over.
Once completely male-dominated, as most industries were at one time, female executives are shining bright in the world of television. And with the majority of consumers being women it makes sense the person behind the networks' curtain should also be women.
In Newsweek's list, all the major stations are covered, as well as cable channels such as A&E, Turner and BET – oh, and of course, Oprah's network, OWN.
Some of these women are already household names, others are about to be.


text: CSB renews call for local chemical safety program By Ken Ward Jr. September 20, 2011 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Tuesday approved the final version of its report on three January 2010 accidents that left one DuPont Co. Belle plant worker dead and created major questions about the company's safety practices.Board members voted 4-1 to approve the report, along with its recommendation that the Kanawha Valley create a new chemical plant safety program aimed at preventing future leaks, explosions and fires."The board continues to feel that's an important recommendation," said agency spokesman Daniel Horowitz. "We're pleased with the support from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. We hope the recommendation is adopted."A final version of the board report, to reflect changes made after a 45-day public comment period, is expected to be released in a few days. Horowitz said the rewrites did not reflect major changes in conclusions or recommendations.In a draft report issued in July, board investigators found common threads -- including poor maintenance practices, ineffective warning alarms and insufficient accident investigations -- among the three incidents that occurred over a 33-hour period Jan. 22-23, 2010.Chief among the findings was that nearly 25 years ago, DuPont rejected proposals to enclose the Belle plant's phosgene unit, a move that would have protected workers and local residents from the poisonous material used as a chemical weapon in World War I. CSB investigators also concluded that the most serious of the incidents, a fatal phosgene leak, was caused by the use of the wrong type of chemical hose and DuPont's failure to replace that inadequate hose on its own required schedule.The board's 172-page draft report focused on the Jan. 23, 2010, phosgene leak that killed longtime plant worker Danny Fish. But agency experts also examined a methyl chloride leak that went on for five days before being discovered on Jan. 22, 2010, and a release of the chemical oleum the same morning as the deadly phosgene leak.David Hastings, a regional public affairs manager for Dupont, said the company is pleased that the report has been finalized."We will review the final report very closely when it is released, and plan to cooperate with the CSB in addressing their recommendations regarding the Belle site," he said in a prepared statement. "In June 2010, DuPont completed its own investigation of the January 2010 incidents. We have already implemented all the recommendations resulting from our own investigations." CSB members first proposed the local chemical plant safety program in January 2011, in their report on the August 2008 explosion and fire that killed two workers at the Bayer CropScience plant in Institute. Agency investigators said the program could be modeled after a highly successful one in Contra Costa County, Calif. Generally, such a program would require companies to submit safety plans, require government safety audits of plants, and give the public a greater say in monitoring safety performance at local companies. The program could be funded by a fee paid by companies that make, use and store dangerous chemicals.Local and national chemical industry lobbyists urged the CSB members to drop the proposal when they finalized the DuPont investigation report.The American Chemistry Council said such a program "would create unnecessary redundancies, as well as the imposition of additional economic burdens on local industries, communities and state governments.""Given the existing federal agency oversight with mandated industry regulations, we contend the West Virginia environment is better served through effective execution and compliance oversight by the current agencies," said a separate letter from Karen Price, president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association.CSB officials, though, noted that inspections of local chemical plants by federal officials are rare -- the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration hadn't inspected DuPont's Belle plant for more than five years when the fatal phosgene leak occurred. A local agency would be more focused on and better able to address issues at local plants, the CSB said. So far, though, West Virginia officials are stalling any action on the CSB recommendation.Dr. Michael Lewis, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Resources, has declined to use his agency's existing legal authority to help the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department set up the program. Lewis, a physician and former Union Carbide engineer, said he would instead ask the Legislature for money to study the matter further.Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, said last week that he's concerned the CSB recommendation isn't being moved on faster by the state. Another study isn't needed, Gupta said."I thought that's what the CSB did and the jury was in. They did that work for us -- why should we use taxpayer dollars to do that again?" Gupta said. "To me, it looks like a way to put the issue into a black hole."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan OSHA investigating DuPont illnesses Next Story


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People who suffer from severe allergies should get a flu shot, said Dr. Jacob Offenberger, an allergy specialist. A late flu season and an early allergy season this year means more people are flaring up with both, he said.
"When people with asthma get the flu, they get double trouble," he said. "First the asthma gets worse. ... You have an increase in mucus production, then get it in your lungs, then have a higher chance of developing pneumonia or bronchitis."
Yet the warm winter should mean people won't get as sick this year, said Dr. Eric Walsh, the director of the Pasadena Health Department.
"Overall the warmer weather makes people go outside, makes people move around, makes people less depressed," he said.
The prolonged drought, however, could have an indirect effect on health because of rising fruit and vegetable costs, Walsh said.
For week three of flu season, there have been 65 flu-associated deaths, including a total of 12 in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, the California Department of Public Health said. The predominant strain of the virus originates from H1N1 or swine flu, CDPH added.
PASADENA >> Allergy season started two months earlier this year and, if weather conditions persist, 2014 could become the dryest in California history, experts said Tuesday.
Bill Patzert, a climatologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said since July 1, we've had nearly 1 inch of rain, which is about 12 percent of normal numbers. By now, we should have had more than 6 inches, he said.
"In the middle of the rainiest part of the year, we've had 40 days without rain," said Patzert, 72. "I've never seen anything like that in my lifetime."
Californians haven't seen a trickle of heavenly water since Dec. 19, when Pasadena had about half an inch of rain, Patzert said. Last calendar year, there was 3.6 inches of rain water, making 2013 the dryest year the Greater Los Angeles Area has had since the National Weather Service started keeping records 135 years ago, Patzert added.
Dr. Jacob Offenberger of the Allergy and Asthma Relief Experts of the Valley said, in the past 10 days, he has seen a 15 percent increase in patients who have severe allergy symptoms — sneezing fits, itchy eyes and runny noses.
"Normally it's a cold winter and then we have a spring that follows a winter," Offenberger said. "But now the spring is in the middle of the winter."
The warm trend hit its peak Wednesday before a high pressure system moved in, said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist at the National Weather Service. Most of the coastal plain — from the beaches to downtown Los Angeles — will be in the mid to upper 70s Wednesday, Seto said.
"Temperatures will drop as much as 10 to 13 degrees (on Thursday)," he said. "The cold weather will continue as a slow cooling trend from Friday into early next week. … It's going to be cold considering we've been living in the 70s and 80s for most of the winter."
There is at least a 20 percent chance of rain from Thursday afternoon until Friday evening, but only in the mountain areas, Seto said.
Chris Riddle, a spokesman for Big Bear Mountain Resorts, said any weather change is welcome. About 80 percent of Big Bear's slopes are open, and 100 percent of the snow is man-made, he said.
The Southland's record-breaking drought has built momentum since the last El Nino in 1998, Patzert said. It's "natural climate change," he added.
"Historically these droughts don't last for just a year. They can last as long as 10, 20, 30 years," he said. "The last time this happened was in the mid 1940s to early 1970s."
Little rain means less grass and weeds will grow in the mountains in the spring. In turn, there will be less wild grass pollen, but that doesn't mean allergy sufferers should expect the allergy season to end early, Offenberger said.
Places such as Torrance, Los Angeles, Pasadena, West Covina and San Bernardino have a medium-to-high allergy alert all week, according to Pollen.com. This forecast, Offenberger said, is exacerbated by the threat of wildfires, which become more likely during times of drought.
There hasn't been any rain since the Colby fire, which burned in the foothills from Glendora to Duarte. Intermittent Santa Ana winds have added pollen and dust to the Jan. 16 fire's particulate matter, Patzert said.
Thus people came into Offenberger's office with heightened eye and nose irritation as well as asthma symptoms soon after the Colby fire started two weeks ago, he said.
"There is soot on the ground. Usually it will go away if there is rain," Offenberger said. "If there is no rain, soot will go in the air because the wind stirs it. People will get a reaction to the soot."


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Jaromir Jagr used to own the highest-profile KHL departure in NHL history. Then, Ilya Kovalchuk happened.
Now, ironically enough, Jagr is replacing Kovalchuk. Officially. The 41-year-old winger, after days of speculation and reports, signed his contract with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. The deal, as expected, is for one year and, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston, a $2 million base salary with a potential $2 million in games-played bonuses.
Last week, in a bizarre Facebook video, he said that he "(saw) a lot of black" in his NHL future. Still no word on what that meant, exactly—maybe it was a reference to GM Lou Lamoriello's anti-social media rules. The world may never know.
Either way, Jagr is on his fourth NHL team in two years since returning from Russia. He's still a good enough player, particularly on the power play, and will help New Jersey avoid its worst-case scenario—finishing with one of the league's worst records, then having to forfeit their first-round pick as part of the penalty they incurred for signing Kovalchuk in the first place.
Jagr split last season with the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins, scoring a combined 16 goals and 19 assists in 45 games in his 19th NHL season.
"There was only one thing on my mind, I wanted to stay in the NHL," Jagr said on a conference call. He's now on his fourth team since returning to North America and seventh overall.
"I watched him play the last couple of years and I have never seen someone work so hard," Lamoriello said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. "We know where he is in his career. He brings something. Everyone who has played with him the last couple of years and also the coaches have been complimentary toward everything he has done. There is no question he can help us on the power play.
"He is a well-conditioned athlete and we are happy with what he is going to bring."
Jagr is actually the third veteran winger to sign with the Devils this offseason; Ryane Clowe and Michael Ryder both joined the team before Kovalchuk, one of the best players in the world, announced his decision, and after David Clarkson signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He also joins Martin Brodeur—a fellow first-round pick in 1990. They're the only two players left from that draft. Maybe they'll give Owen Nolan a call—or talk about this:
As for the other old guys on the team—Bryce Salvador and Patrik Elias are both 37 and Marek Zidlicky is 36.
And most importantly, Jagr (681 goals, 1,007 assists in 1,391 career regular-season games) will wear No 68 with the Devils. Lamoriello virtually never gives out numbers above 34.


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I've been working on an original song to be on a compilation being put together by Andy DeDecker. Andy is one of the members of the Belgian EBM group Ionic Vision. The compilation is original unreleased material and each song has to be sex related. In my normal workflow or "workslow" as I call it I create hundreds of different fills with different effects on each fill. This keeps what can be a monotonous electronic track amazingly dynamic and interesting. However, sometimes I want to work quickly and have a consistent sounding fill throughout the entire song. I create a chain of effects on a Return Channel and then increase/decrease it's volume along the timeline of the song in Arrangement View. As you can see in the case above where ever the Red Arrows peak Ableton shoots Reverb, Delay and Distortion over the Drums Channel. The fill/effect won't sound the exactly the same each time it fires because you are drawing little peaks in slightly different places.
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If you use a delay plug-in the difference where your peak is placed makes a dramatic difference in the timing delays you will hear. If at anytime you want to add a new peak of effects (our "fill") and the Breakpoint Envelope for your Return Channel is not showing simply click the small Send Box (top right Blue Arrow) to make it pop up. Easy, instant, changing Ableton Live Send FX Fills.
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text: The best way to beat the summer heat? Take a cue from Halle Berry and chop off your hair! The sexy star, who had already recently trimmed and lightened her hair, kicked off the summer season by showing off a new pixie do over the weekend, which was similar to the shorter hair that used to be her signature style. And while we loved Halle's longer locks, we have to say that it takes one hot mama to pull off such a short and sleek style! Tell us: Do you love Halle Berry's pixie cut or should she go back to longer hair?


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Des Moines, Iowa – After 25 laps in the men's 10,000 meter race at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, John Gilbertson's track career at The Master's College came to a close.
And while Gilbertson's final time of 32 minutes and 20.33 seconds earned him an undesirable 25th place finish, his total performance as a Mustang athlete, culminating on one of the world's largest track and field stages, can be summed up in one word: admirable.
Consider this: over a year ago, Gilbertson competed in the 5k preliminary heat at the 2012 NAIA Men's Track National Championships, where in the fourth lap he lost his left shoe. Gilbertson not only finished the final 8 ½ laps, but qualified for the 5k final on a foot that was seriously bloodied and torn from the track. Determined to race the next day, Gilbertson utilized a tape job that took over an hour to perfect, put his spikes on, and stepped back onto the track to compete in the final race of his junior campaign. Gilbertson battled through the pain, and finished 14th overall with a final time of 16:10.29.
But not even a bloodied foot could prevent Gilbertson from experiencing what was about to happen.
In the fall, Gilbertson completed the 2012 cross country season by winning each of the seven races he entered, including the UC Irvine Invitational, Stanford Invitational, and the Bronco Invitational at Santa Clara University.
Gilbertson capped his phenomenal senior cross country season by earning NAIA All-American honors when he won the individual championship in 23:56 at the 2012 NAIA Cross Country National Championships on November 17. Notably, it had been 23 years since an American-born runner claimed the top prize in NAIA men's cross country. The last time it happened, calendars displayed 1989 when Rick Robirds from Adams State (Colo.) won his third individual title in four years.
But Gilbertson wasn't done.
Three months later, the 2013 track season kicked off for The Master's College Mustangs, featuring 16 races that eventually produced the best season in program history, highlighting Gilbertson all along the way.
In one of his finest moments, Gilbertson set a then world-leading time in the 10k on March 29 at the Stanford Invitational in 28:30.35. On April 27, Gilbertson again competed in the 10k and won the event at the 2013 GSAC Championships with a final time of 31:34.23. Before his performance at the USA Track and Field Championships, Gilbertson last competed in the 10k on May 23 at the 2013 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships where he placed third overall in 30:25.89, earning All-American honors.
Gilbertson also earned NAIA All-American honors in the 5k when he placed first in the event at 14:08.07 at the 2013 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.
His accomplishment of reaching NAIA All-American honors in both the 5k and 10k was a feat never before achieved by a Mustang track athlete.
Those accolades, coupled with a plethora of school records set while competing at TMC, secured Gilbertson a spot in Thursday's 10k race at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he competed against the nation's finest.
And even though Gilbertson's time at The Master's College is through, the standout runner has no plans on hanging up the spikes any time soon.
When asked in a recent interview about his post-collegiate goals, Gilbertson simply stated "my plans are to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games."
Since then, Gilbertson has been in the process of achieving that goal by being in communication with a number of professional coaches and elite teams.
One thing for sure, if Gilbertson can produce the same results at the next level that he did in his time at The Master's College, Mustang fans can expect to see him compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
And even if he doesn't, the legacy that Gilbertson leaves The Master's College is something no one will forget anytime soon.
"John Gilbertson is the type of guy who practices excellence in every area of life," said eighth-year Mustang track and field head coach Zach Schroeder. "Gilbertson has a consistent testimony in his commitment to the sport, but more importantly, in his commitment to the Lord. He's set the standard of the ideal athlete that we look for at The Master's College."
10,000 Meter Results Complete Meet Results
To learn more about John Gilbertson and his outstanding student-athlete testimony click here.


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you don't say "Im sorry for his death" to a loved one but you say "Im sorry for his passing." it sounds less grave or whatever.
The point of this thread is: WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON CARLEY'S INJURY? IS IT REALISTIC FOR YOU? WHY/ WHY NOT?
In other words, do you think her injury was realistic/instant fatal injury could happen due to a shot to the cheek? and a shot there could cause that fatal injury?
My opinion is that a gunshot to the cheek will not be fatal. It would hurt a lot, and probably pass through your jaw and some blood vessels, but in my opinion, it wasn't that realistic and wouldn't kill instantly. I talked to my dad and he said that it wouldn't be fatal since it did not pass through the brain but would probably puncture some blood vessels, but not kill. It would cause significant injury.
I think so too. A gunshot to the cheek isn't that fatal. What's more is that she was shot while she was facing sideways, not facing lily directly meaning it passed through her other jaw and so it didnt hit the brain. (if carley was facing lilly face to face it might hit some vital parts like maybe graze the brain) Basically, i don't think it could be instant death. Plus, i don't think it's that realistic for her to die instantly without speaking a word. You can see many guys with disformed jaws still very much alive.
What's your opinion on this? Will it hurt her fatally?
Please respond. POSITIVELY. I would respect your opinion, (but i wont if its full of crap and such)


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A contestant on A&E's "Storage Wars" program was found dead Monday at his workplace, two days after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine, reports the Ventura County Star.
TMZ is reporting that Mark Balelo, 40, killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning in his car. The car was reportedly parked and running in the garage of his auction house in Simi Valley, Calif.
Balelo was jokingly called "Rico Suave" on the show for the fancy clothes he wore to auctions, said The Hollywood Reporter.
"Storage Wars" has been accused recently of planting expensive items in storage units being auctioned off on the show, with the main stars tipped as to what they should look for.
Lawsuit claims A&E's "Storage Wars"�show is rigged.


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Ian Thorpe's achievements in the water are nothing short of phenomenal. He has won a record-holding eleven World Championship titles and ten Commonwealth Games gold medals. He has broken twenty-two world records and won five gold, three silver and one bronze Olympic medals. Having been under the spotlight since a young teenager, Ian retired from competitive swimming in 2006 due waning interest, but six years later he is mounting a comeback for London 2012 and intense media attention has followed. Ian is one of the world's most prolific sportsmen, but it is the way he has managed his success and his commitment to helping others that has earned him respect and admiration internationally. Thorpe's autobiography follows him all the way from his childhood in Sydney right back up to the pinnacle of London 2012. This is a man who has had highs and lows away from the pool, who has led an extraordinary life of an elite athlete that most of us will never know, and who has the courage to come back and stake his claim for the ultimate goal once more.
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WINFIELD — A grocer, burger joint and manufacturer have plans to open new Putnam County locations.
The county Office of Planning and Infrastructure has approved permits it received last week for Aldi and Five Guys to build their first Putnam locations near the Teays Valley exit of Interstate 64, said County Planner John Butterworth.
Earlier this month, officials also approved a permit for MultiCoat Products to move from its Winfield location into a 22,500-square-foot manufacturing, warehousing and office facility in the Putnam Business Park in Fraziers Bottom.
Russ White, director of real estate for Aldi for most of West Virginia, Ohio and part of Kentucky, hopes the 18,500-square-foot Aldi will open in December. The store will occupy about a third of the space formerly used by the Big Bear grocery store in the Liberty Square shopping center, which closed more than a decade ago.
White said the new location is part of a planned 650-store national expansion in the next five years. Aldi has eight stores in West Virginia, and hopes to add another four to six in that period, he said. The location of Aldi's distribution centers makes expansion particularly feasible in the northwestern portion of the state, he said.
Aldi has nearby locations in Dunbar and Huntington, and White said the new location will save Putnam customers a drive.
"This fills a nice void for us in the market," he said.
The Dunbar and Huntington locations likely will be remodeled and possibly expanded in the next two to three years to make them more like the new store, which White described as a "prototype" with energy-efficient equipment and design. The new store is larger than others — Aldi's product line has grown from 800 items to 1,300 with the addition of health-conscious, gluten-free and other products.
Most Aldi stores employ eight to 12 workers, one or two of whom are part time, White said.
The 2,300-square-foot Five Guys is scheduled to open in April in a former Mexican restaurant near the Wendy's in Scott Depot. Jack Goodson, marketing and communications coordinator for Five Guys, wrote in an email that the site has not yet been confirmed and the company can provide no further information.
Scott Harrison, national sales manager for MultiCoat Products, said the company's current Winfield location is merely for sales, but the Fraziers Bottom expansion will be a "full-fledged manufacturing facility" that will cost millions and employ more than 20 workers upon its planned opening in March. He said the company, which creates construction-related coatings, currently has one other manufacturing facility in Orange County, California.
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AU Prepares To Welcome Strong Class of 2017
"For the first time, we will have more students combined from California and Texas than we do from Virginia and Maryland," says Director of Admissions Greg Grauman, SOC/BA '99 when describing the Class of 2017. "We continue to see the shift in our enrolled students from the northeast/mid-Atlantic to the south and west. Overall, nearly 30% of our class is coming from the south and west."
New admissions staffing positions were added to support enrollment in both California and Florida this year. This allowed admissions personnel to spend more time recruiting students in these regions. "We have seen a year-to-date increase in students from the south and west. Specifically, California (10%), Texas (50%), and Florida (38%)," said Grauman.
The newly enrolled freshmen were selected from an applicant pool of more than 17,000 academically accomplished students. The class of 2017 earned an average GPA of 3.74 and had an average SAT score of 1256 (on a 1600 scale).
These first-year students will come to Washington from all corners of the country and from around the world. They'll arrive this August from 46 states (including D.C.) and from 54 different countries. Additionally, this class will include 50 U.S. Global Nomad freshmen (U.S. citizens living abroad) who represent 40 countries of residence.
Delighted with the enrollment results for the Class of 2017, AU's admissions team will soon begin seeking new students for the class of 2018. Over the coming year, staff members will participate in hundreds of recruitment events, such as prospective student interviews, high school visits, college fairs, and regional information sessions.
Over 400 alumni assist with the admissions process as alumni admissions volunteers. The engagement of AU alumni in a variety of admissions activities has greatly assisted the Office of Admissions in recruiting and enrolling top students. Alumni volunteers support admissions staff at interviews, college fairs (national and local), and admitted student receptions. "The alumni who participate in these events answer questions about AU programs and provide invaluable insight into their unique experiences at AU. Alumni admissions volunteers played a significant role in helping to recruit and enroll the class of 2017," said Grauman.
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WOMAD Festival has announced the first names of its line-up for 2013, with performers from all four corners of the globe.
The festival returns this summer to Charlton Park in Malmesbury, from July 25 to 28, 2013. Tickets are on sale now.
The line-up includes musical revolutionary Gilberto Gil, a key figure of Brazil's tropicália movement in the late 1960s with his songs of protest and dissent. Malian Rokia Traoré will also perform her elegant, eloquent songs speaking against the plight of women worldwide, along with soul singer Alice Russell, from Brighton, and disc jockey David Rodigan MBE.
Canterbury-based four-piece Syd Arthur, who have performed at the Old Road Tavern, Chippenham, in the past, will also make an appearance.
Paula Henderson, who books artists to perform at WOMAD, said: "You may only know one band in the line-up but go away and look up a bit more or download different music.
"It's always interesting when people find their favourite band isn't the headliner, but maybe one of the smaller bands in one of the smaller tents or workshops.
"I'm really excited for Gilberto Gil, this is the first time we've managed to book him for WOMAD UK, he's been at some of our other events over the world but we're really looking forward to having him. He is one of the ones I really want to see.
"Sam Lee & Friends, he was nominated for a Mercury prize and I've seen him a number of times and you can't help but love him."
Others artists confirmed are, Asif Ali Khan (Pakistan), Bwani Junction (UK), Canzoniere Grencanico Salentino (Italy) David Wax Museum (USA), Debapriya and Samanwaya (India), Dub Inc (France),
Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia), Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania), Fredy Massamba (Congo), Gocoo (Japan), Huun Huur Tu (Russia), Jagwa Music (Tanzania), Kissmet (UK/India), Le Vent du Nord (Québec),
Lévon Minassian (Armenia), Mala in Cuba (UK), Malawi Mouse Boys (Malawi), Mokoomba (Zimbabwe), Nano Stern (Chile), Ondatrópica (Colombia), Osibisa (Ghana/Antigua/Jamaica/USA), Schlachthofbronx (Germany), Tamikrest (Mali), and Urna & Kroke (Mongolia/Poland). More acts will be confirmed in the coming months.
To book tickets for WOMAD click here or call (01189) 606060.


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Doubt they're the only team to do this.
Spikes, Talib say Patriots file false injury reports
Two former Patriots say the team put false information about them on official injury reports.
Brandon Spikes and Aqib Talib have both said since leaving New England in free agency that when they were on the Patriots last year, the team gave them injury designations that werent accurate. Spikes ended last season on injured reserve with a knee injury, and there were reports that Patriots coach Bill Belichick actually put Spikes on IR because Spikes had shown up late to practice. Spikes seemed to confirm that in an interview on WGR in Buffalo.
I heard they put me on IR and stuff like that. That was just a false report, Spikes said, via ESPN.com. Thats just how things go there. Almost like what happened with Talib and his hip.
Talib was on injury reports last season with hip injuries, but after signing with the Broncos he said he never had a hip injury.
The Patriots have their way of reporting stuff, but I havent had a hip problem since Tampa, Talib said. The injury I had was actually a quad injury. It was reported as a hip injury, but thats how they do things.
Thats not how the NFL wants teams to do things. The league office may look into the possibility that the Patriots are playing fast and loose with injury reports.


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He can do everything, but he really has no elite skill. He isn't an elite scorer, he's not an elite distributor, he needs a lot of coaching before you could run an offense through him, and he's not an elite defender.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There's only 8 shooting guards making more than the players I listed.
Ben Gordon
James Harden
Eric Gordon
Dwyane Wade
Joe Johnson
Kobe Bryant
Andre Iguodala
Every player on that list had at least one season where they averaged 20ppg but James Harden and Andre Igudola(19.9 ppg) before signing their contract. Iguodala is also a jack-of-all-trades, but he is just much better than Lance. Lance is clearly better than Ben Gordon and has a similar game to Tyreke, but Tyreke is still a more polished scorer. Unless you're an elite scorer, teams would rather dole out their big contracts to do it all small forwards, big men, or point guards.


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Itchy wrote:1) disc golf right handed (with short nails on your right hand)
2) play guitar left handed (with long nails on your left hand)
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4) profit!
It's not used much in the style of music I typically play but finger picking was one of the first things I learned on the guitar and I always have at least one finger pick song in my warmup routine so I am not terrible at it. I have tried both ways (nails, no nails) and they both have advantages. I like the sound with nails but much prefer the feel of playing with my finger tips. Also, the callous at the end of my pointer finger (rip finger, airbrush trigger finger) gets pretty horrific at times. I like to keep a nail file or piece of fine grit sand paper around to keep the callous smooth so it doesn't snag on the strings. The callous actually seems to help get a better pluck on the string as long as its nice and smooth.


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The reason that there is a discrepancy between advertised size and viewable area is that for CRT monitors (the big *** ones you'd be used to taking up all your desk space) is that part of the tube is actually behind the plastic edges of the monitor, so your losing part of your tube, diminishing your viewable area.
That problem doesn't exist for LCD screens, which can have their entire displayable area viewable.
The prices of CRT monitors have come down considerably in the last year or so, a 19" flat screen, high quality monitor would probbly be available for < $200 (flat out guess, since i'm going on australian prices * exchange rate).
Another thing to consider when buying an LCD is that you can get dead pixels in the display. Basically just one dot on the screen which wont update. If these appear in the first couple of months of ownsership take it back. They commonly appear in the later stages of an LCD's life but can occur at the start which means the hardware is defective.


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Broadway Theatre of Pitman Presents SHOWBOAT, Now thru 2/3
Broadway Theatre of Pitman kicks off its mainstage season with Showboat, featuring music by Jerome Kerns, lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II and based on a book by Edna Farber. The production runs today, January 11 through Feburary 3, 2013.
Come aboard for an epic American musical! A sweeping tale spanning nearly fifty years from 1880 to 1927, Showboat depicts a journey into the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River showboat. Its themes include racial prejudice and tragic, enduring love.
The arrival of Showboat on Broadway was a watershed moment in the history of American musicals, hailed as "a radical departure in musical storytelling, marrying spectacle with seriousness." Jerome Kern's masterpiece is a true treasure trove of unforgettable musical numbers including "Ol' Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "You Are Love."
This musical is suitable for all audiences.
Tickets: $28. Click here to order tickets online, or order by phone at 856-384-8381. The show runs today, January 11-February 3, playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm. There will be a Special Engagement on Sunday, January 27 at 7:00 pm.
For more information, visit pitmanbroadwaytheatre.com. Broadway Theatre of Pitman is located at 43 S. Broadway, Pitman, NJ.


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Habitat fragmentation, especially in the rapidly urbanizing eastern United States, has contributed to one of the most studied and publicized conservation problems in North America: the decline of forest-dwelling, migratory songbirds.
Wood warblers are typically the dominant avian insectivores in eastern U.S. forests, but they are often negatively affected by fragmentation and tend to be absent from small or isolated forest patches.
Surprisingly, we know little about the distribution and abundance of warblers in the ever-expanding matrix of urban and suburban habitats that is replacing natural forest cover.
The Great Falls and Turkey Run parks along the George Washington Memorial Parkway afford a unique opportunity to study the effects of urbanization and habitat fragmentation on warbler populations. These 2 parks provide intact, mature forest sites embedded in one of the most developed landscapes in the Mid-Atlantic.
In May of 2006, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center initiated a 2-year study of breeding wood warbler species at Great Falls and Turkey Run. Our objectives were:
if the rare and declining cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) bred in the parks
the distribution and abundance of other warblers
the relationship between warbler abundance and landscape features
The study was designed to establish baseline data for natural resource managers of the National Park Service. We combined field surveys with a GIS analysis to map warbler density within the park boundaries. Here we report the results of our warbler survey for the National Park Service (NPS).
Great Falls Park
We found 5 species of breeding wood warblers in the 325-hectare Great Falls Park:
Louisiana Waterthrush
Prothonotary Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
Prothonotary warblers were limited to a single pair detected at an isolated flooded swamp community. We detected no cerulean warblers.
The abundance of some wood warbler species was related to landscape features at Great Falls:
- Worm-eating warblers and ovenbirds were significantly more abundant on southeast-facing slopes
- Northern parula was most abundant at sites near the Potomac River
- Louisiana waterthrush abundance was not significantly associated with distance-to-water, but we only considered major watercourses in our analysis
- Contrary to our expectations, no species' abundances were significantly associated with forest canopy cover, although worm-eating warblers were marginally more abundant at interior forest points
Turkey Run Park
We detected 2 species of wood warbler, Louisiana waterthrush and northern parula, breeding within Turkey Run Park. We detected no cerulean warblers in Turkey Run.
Abundance of both Louisiana waterthrush and northern parula was associated with landscape features at Turkey Run.
- Louisiana waterthrushes were significantly more abundant at points close to the Potomac River and to Turkey Run itself
- Northern parula was also more abundant along the Potomac River, but this relationship was only marginally significant
- Similar to Great Falls, neither species was significantly associated with forest canopy cover.
In summary, our data indicate that the Great Falls and Turkey Run parks support sizeable breeding populations of at least 4 warbler species, 2 of which, prothonotary and worm-eating warblers, are PIF "Species of Continental Importance."
These parks encompass some of the largest remaining blocks of intact deciduous forest in the National Capital region. Our results suggest that current forest canopy cover within Great Falls and Turkey Run does not negatively affect wood warbler abundance.
Therefore, the unfragmented forests along the George Washington Memorial Parkway likely represent some of the best remaining breeding habitat for wood warblers and other Neotropical migratory songbirds in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.