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My teeth got a yellow colour. Daily I am brush my teeth but that yellow colour not go. What I will for my teeth.
How to know that teeth has cavity on it and how much teeth is reduced during drilling for removing cavity.
Sir. My teeth gums are black colour not the tooth. Pls suggest me what is the reason? Only teeth gums are black in colour but my tooth colour is white in colour.
Sir I have problem off teeth related to teeth cavity sir please suggest mi maximum anti cavity tooth paste immediately.
Hello doctor I have problems in my teeth I have bad smell on my mouth and when I sleep at night and I wake up my teeth have totally in blood how I solve the problem please.
Tooth sensitivity is something that affects a number of people. It is often caused by eating or drinking something hot, cold, sweet or acidic. Under normal conditions, the underlying dentin of the tooth (the layer that immediately surrounds the nerve) is covered by the enamel in the tooth crown, and the gums that surround the tooth. Over time, the enamel covering can get thinner, thus providing less protection. The gums can also recede over time, exposing the underlying root surface dentin.
The dentin contains a large numbers of pores or tubes that run from the outside of the tooth to the nerve in the center. When the dentin is exposed, these tubes can be stimulated by changes in temperature or certain foods.
What causes it?
Exposure of the dentin can occur due to a number of factors. Some of the more common reasons are:
- Gum recession due to age or improper tooth brushing.
- Acidic beverages (such as soda) that cause enamel erosion and dentin exposure.
- Tooth grinding : this may actually cause most or all of the teeth to feel sensitive.
- Brushing with a very abrasive toothpaste, brushing incorrectly and/or brushing more than three times a day could result in a loss of enamel.
- Gum disease, which can result in gum recession.
- A chipped or fractured tooth may expose the dentin.
In addition, some dental treatments can cause sensitivity. Treatments such as such as teeth whitening, professional dental cleanings, having braces put on or getting a filling placed have been known to cause sensitivity during or after the procedure.
What can I do about it?
The first step in doing something about dental sensitivity is to find out what the cause is – a dental professional can help you with this.
If the sensitivity is due to a cavity, a restoration can be placed. If gum disease is the cause, the dental professional can perform a thorough cleaning of the area.
If the sensitivity is due to exposed dentin, there are a number of steps you can take, as can your dental professional, to help reduce the sensitivity. These can include:
- At Home:
- Use a very soft bristle tooth brush, with low abrasive tooth paste.
- Brush correctly and do not over brush.
- Use a tooth paste specially formulated to soothe the nerve endings in the tooth.
- Use a high concentration fluoride toothpaste (given to you by the dental professional) to strengthen the tooth surface.
- The dental professional can:
- In Office Procedures:
- Fluoride varnish can be applied to exposed areas, strengthening the enamel and dentin.
- Fluoride foam or gel can be placed into a mouth tray; you then sit with this in your mouth for 3-5 minutes, providing the teeth with a high concentration of fluoride to strengthen the areas.
- Bonding agent, the material used to stick tooth colored restorations to teeth, can be used to seal the dentin surface and provide a barrier to the stimuli that cause sensitivity.
In the end, whether you need an in-office procedure or over-the-counter products, the most important step is to see a dental professional so that he or she can determine the cause of the tooth sensitivity and help you find a solution that will work.
What mm does teeth is reduced by getting one time drilled my front teeth is drilled three times what mm does it is removed.
In the recent years, dental problems have been on a mercurial rise. Lack of proper knowledge and awareness (especially in the rural areas) makes the situation even worse. Dental problems can affect anyone, irrespective of their age and sex. Proper measures should be taken to deal with the problem effectively. People should be educated and made aware of the importance of practicing a good oral hygiene and dental care. In this regard, the Dental Public Health Education becomes very important.
As the name suggests, the dental public health work towards educating the people (in rural as well as urban areas) about oral and dental hygiene. It comes up with various campaigns, health camps and awareness programs (mostly government funded) to help people take care of their and their loved one's dental health. The aim of the dental public health work is to reach out to and, in the process, extend help to a wider mass.
In some of the campaigns, the dentists reach out to the children (in schools and colleges) and explain them the importance of a good dental health and the healthy dental practices they need to follow. Few of the initiatives and awareness programs have indeed been of great help to people.
The Dental Public health workers and specialists work on the competencies as directed by the Indian Dental Association, some of which are being mentioned below:
- Organizing and managing oral health campaigns and programs.
- Extensive research to deal with oral health problems of the public.
- Communicate with people regarding the various dental and oral health problems
- Measure the status of oral health through effective surveillance systems.
- Address individual (as well as population) oral health issues effectively.
- Promote and protect public oral health through public health regulations, policy, and legislation.
The Dental public health is thus, a non-clinical speciality, whereby trained and experienced workers works effortlessly to improve the oral health of communities rather than individuals. It is a broader term that touches upon the different aspects of dental and oral health (causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and precaution).
Advantages of the Dental Public Health Education:
The dental public health education and workforce are indeed a blessing that comes with a lot of oral health benefits:
- The dental public health (DPH) has helped create awareness, thereby lowering the incidences of tooth decay and plaque formation greatly.
- It has brought about a remarkable improvement in the overall health of the people.
- The DPH has successfully held campaigns and oral health camps in areas that have been left unattended and neglected for long.
- Campaigns organized in schools help children and their families to practice healthy oral hygiene.
- The action is at a community level so that maximum people can benefit from the programs and campaigns.
What is the size of enamel of front two teeth that is what mm is the size I recently drilled my teeth he drilled three times I just want to know the size of enamel.
Hello, my mom is planning to get her damaged or decayed tooth extracted. So is there any need for her to take pain killers or antibiotics before extraction. She complains about pain. Previous doctor used to give us tablets before extraction, now we met another dentist, he dint give us any tablets and asked her to have heavy lunch before extraction. thank you.
My son of 8 months is going to have teeth. We need precautions and advice from your side to make him well.
One and half month before my mother took dental pain medicine from local medical shop without consulting the Doctor. From that day, she was suffering with more Saliva and bitter in her mouth, abdominal pain, Vomiting and diaria problem's. She couldn't take normal diet She could having liquid food only. Even If she eaten one piece Idly she getting Vomiting and pain in her abdominal. These problems were started slowly and then increased severely when we removed one of her teeth at the Dental Hospital due to more pain and swelling on the teeth. That time the Dental doctor said that my mother teeth were so weak and some of her teeth need to remove it. And also he said her teeth and gums got infected with more plague and fungal infections. The doctor suggested us to clean her teeth immediately. Initially, we thanked that my mother suffered with stomach ulcer and Iron deficiency problems. After few days only we noticed that her problems didn't decrease. She was suffered even more with Saliva and bitter in her mouth, abdominal pain, Vomiting and diaria problem's. Then only we realized that she was suffered with some chronic disease. And then we consulted with Dr. At Sudha Hospital, Royapuram, Chennai to diagnose the exact disease. The Doctor suggested us to take the ECG & CT scan to check my mother Heart, Liver, Kidney, Spleen and abdominal functions and also the Complete Blood Count Test. After taken all the suggested test only we came to know from the Doctor that my mother suffered with Acute Myeloid leukemia (Blood Cancer) disease. Due to my mother RBC and Platelet count very low we immediately admitted in the Rajiv Gandhi Govt Hospital in Chennai on 25.8.17 as per Dr. Balasubramaniam advice. She was under going treatment 15 days from 25.08.2017 to 09.09.2017. Due to her age problem the GH Doctor given only the low dosage of chemotherapy from 26.08.17 to 30.08.17 (5 days). At GH only we took Bone Marrow Aspiration test. The Bone Marrow Test report says 70% Blast on her Bone Marrow and CBC Report says 90% Blast on her blood. She was discharged on 09.09.2017 after 15 days treatment. The GH Doctor asked us to come after 15 days for the further follow up treatment. Now her abdominal pain feel better but didn't decrease fully. And she still having more Saliva and bitter in her mouth and couldn't eat the normal diet. How can we stop the excessive production of Saliva and bitter taste in Mouth. And can we cure the stomach ulcer problem while taking the blood cancer treatment or not? The stomach ulcer problem which happened by blood cancer or it is a another problem? Because my mother not able to take the normal diet. She said after drinking water, Milk or liquid food she having pain in her abdominal 10 to 15 minutes. After that the pain is reduced.
My mom had a tooth infection and her gums is swollen from the front. Her age is 49. She has tooth pain in jaw. Could you please advice on this.
My teeth gums are black in colour. Could you say me what is the reason? And how could I make a healthy gum?
I have cavity and tooth decay. Its around 2 years now. Doctor told to have a root canal one year back. Since then I had no pain. However I still avoids eating from that side of teeth as I know that it will start giving pain. Is there any way to reverse tooth decay and let the tooth heal naturally? I heard about oil pulling as one remedy. What you suggest? Please advise.
SIr, My mouth is not opening even two fingers can not be inserted into mouth. Then I quit gutkha. Also as guided by doctor, I am taking SM Fibro capsule twice daily since One month. But no improvement. Kindly suggest what I will do next.
- Pain from a root canal is usually mild.
- In most cases you should be able to manage it with over-the-counter pain medications, like ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol).
A root canal is a major procedure, so pain after a root canal is normal. A root canal involves deep cleaning inside the canals (the inner chamber of the root) of your tooth, which can in turn irritate surrounding nerves and gums.
The pain shouldn't last forever. In fact, a root canal is meant to help you avoid pain related to a decaying or fractured tooth. It's normal to experience mild to moderate pain for a few days after a root canal. Any pain beyond this point may warrant additional cleaning of the canals or other procedures.
Initial recovery period
In the past, root canals were extremely painful. This is one reason why people sometimes avoided such procedures. Dentists now have pain-relieving measures that can be used to reduce the amount of pain you experience during the procedure.
Before the process begins, dentist will apply a local anesthetic that minimizes pain. You might still feel pressure during the cleaning, but you shouldn't be in pain during the actual procedure.
As the local anesthetic wears off after the root canal, you might experience mild pain and sensitivity. This is related to the cleaning process. During the cleaning process, your dentist makes a small opening in the crown of the tooth and cleans out diseased pulp inside the pulp chamber of the tooth. While uncomfortable, any pain and sensitivity following a root canal should only last a few days.
Since the pain experienced after a root canal is usually mild, you'll likely only need over-the-counter pain medications for relief.
You should also avoid chewing hard foods immediately following the root canal, as this can induce more pain.
When to seek help
Root canal pain should decrease over time. If you still experience pain or swelling, you should see your dentist. Most people need one to two sessions for a root canal to be successful. In severe cases, you may need more cleaning sessions.
Recurring pain could be an indicator of this.Your symptoms should ease up if you're taking any over-the-counter pain medications. If they don't, your doctor may recommend prescription-strength ibuprofen or narcotic pain relievers. These are only taken on a temporary basis.
Once your tooth is completely treated, your dentist may put a crown on top of it. These can be made of metal, porcelain, or gold. The idea here is to prevent future damage to an already delicate tooth. Sometimes pain is a temporary side effect as you get used to a newly placed crown.
Pain beyond a root canal should be addressed with your dentist. Beyond taking medications temporarily, there are other things you can do to manage pain from a root canal.
Taking care of your teeth is a must, and you should avoid hard and crunchy foods until your pain improves. Quitting smoking can also help.


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Online holiday sales continue to set new sales records, according to digital measurement firm comScore, and Walmart is presumably sharing in that growth given its site typically ranks second only to Amazon in terms of traffic.
Online sales during the first 32 days of the holiday season increased 14% to $21.4 billion with growth fueled by a combination of more online shoppers and increased spending per shopper, comScore announced this week. Three individual days have eclipsed $1 billion in spending, led by Cyber Monday, which became the heaviest online spending day on record at $1.46 billion, a 17% increase from the prior year. Even though growth rates softened considerably in the wake of Cyber Monday and through the past weekend, percentage gains for the November 26-30 period known as Cyber Week still were in the double digits, up 11% from the prior year to $5.5 billion.
"While Cyber Monday was a high point for holiday e-commerce spending and Cyber Week saw several strong spending days, there was a clear softening in the growth rate during the back half of the week," said comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni. "It is likely that, to some extent, holiday spending was pulled forward to the Thanksgiving-Black Friday period given the heightened promotional activity around that time. And some of the softening is a natural post-Cyber Monday lull that we often experience, an effect that may be somewhat more pronounced this year given the additional shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, as the urgency to finish one's holiday shopping increases we expect to see growth rates pick up again in the next couple of weeks before Christmas."
An analysis by the firm of holiday spending demonstrates how various components are contributing to the current 14% growth rate. So far, spending growth is being driven both by an increase in the number of buyers, up 9% to 128.7 million, and average spending per buyer, up 5% to $165.90. The increase in spending per buyer is coming primarily from an increase in the number of transactions, up 4% to 2.19 per buyer, as opposed to the amount spent per transaction, up only 1% to $75.90.
"That we are seeing growth come from an increase in both the number of buyers and the average spending per buyers suggests broad-based strength in the e-commerce sector," Fulgoni said. "It reflects not only the health of the e-commerce channel as more people buy online, but also the health of the consumer who has been willing to spend more online this year than last. It's particularly noteworthy that half of the online population has made an e-commerce purchase thus far in the holiday season"

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The Raiders' latest defensive meltdown didn't escape notice of the 12 voters who determine the Associated Press Pro32 NFL power rankings.
Sunday's 55-20 thrashing at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens dropped the Raiders three spots to No. 30 in the poll, released Tuesday.
The Raiders have been outscored 97-52 the past two weeks.
Only the Kansas City Chiefs (31) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (32) are ranked below the Raiders, who beat both teams this season for two of their three wins.
The No. 27 Buffalo Bills and No. 29 Cleveland Browns vaulted over the Raiders. The Bills lost 37-31 at New England, and the Browns were idle.
The Houston Texans replaced the Atlanta Falcons as the top-ranked team.
Here are the voters' comments on the Raiders after Week 10, as provided by the AP (voter affiliation and ranking in parentheses):
Chris Berman (ESPN, 30) — Haven't allowed back-to-back point totals like this since before Al Davis.
Clifton Brown (Sporting News, 31) — Defense has yielded more than 40 points the past two weeks.
Cris Collinsworth (NBC Sports, 28) — Comment unavailable
Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio, 31) — The defense has been embarrassing the last few weeks, and I'm trying to be nice as a former Raider.
Bob Glauber (Newsday, 29) — Raiders' awful defense at it again. They've given up a combined 97 points the last two games. Don't imagine things will get much better against the resurgent Saints.
Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 28) — Raiders QB Carson Palmer has thrown an interception in five consecutive games for the fading Raiders.
Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 28) — I'm not sure which has more holes in need of repair: The Nimitz Freeway or the middle of the Oakland defense.
Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 30) — This is the worst defense in the NFL right now — accept no substitutes.
Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 29) — Back in September, I said the team had no depth because of the salary cap purge and the mistakes in talent evaluation over the years. Now injuries have too many good players on the sideline.
John Lynch (Fox Sports, 29) — The Raiders have given up 97 points in the last two games. Enough said!
Alex Marvez (Foxsports.com, 30) — Yes, things actually can get worse for a Raiders squad that has surrendered 97 points and 934 yards in the past two games. The surging New Orleans Saints roll into town for a Sunday matchup.
Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 29) — Coach Dennis Allen is a defensive expert, but the Raiders have allowed at least 40 points in two straight games.


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latitude wrote:PD - Not as overstable as a Pred as someone mentioned above. "Actually I belive the phrase: I think I read that Dave D said that the PD has replaced his teebird, starfire, and firebird in one disc", actually might be pretty accurate, really good disc. Not as overstable as a Firebird thought. Yes if you're having both a TeeBird and a Starfire in the bag, this one could easily replace those I think.
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They drafted bryant FOR the lakers. Jerry west wanted Kobe more than all the teams that passed on him.
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They drafted bryant FOR the lakers. Jerry west wanted Kobe more than all the teams that passed on him.
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It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
NBA Champions 1989, 1990, 2004
A lot of teams could have had him before the Lakers.
The lakers wanted him more than anyone else. they dealt a top-10 center to get him.
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It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
NBA Champions 1989, 1990, 2004
I think that was the last time players were able to do that. I know second round players could do that during that CBA but I'm not 100% sure on 1st rounders, although I believe they could. I just remember so many teams passing on him because of that very reason. Walsh was even interviewed by the bunny at the star about that.
Rumor has it that L.A. & the Hornets worked out that trade a day before the draft and that LA was banking on Bryant still being there.
But of course no one will ever know for sure.
But to the point, there is no way to deny that Jerry West was brilliant & that Mitch Kupcheck (sp?) is probably as good as well. But they have both had the benefit of working in the L.A. Market place and did so at a time that the record industry was huge & mostly in the L.A. area (70's-90's) and obviosly Hollywood.
It may be a chicken and egg thing, I don't know. But I just don't think that location can be written off either.
oh, there's no denying that the LA market has helped them tremendously.
I'm just saying without the shrewd moves on draft day to get Kobe and Bynum, the LA market means jack ****.
Without Bynum to use as trade bait, the Lakers have no shot at Dwight Howard. I don't care where they play.
Ask the Knicks how the big market has helped them over the last 40 years.
If Howard signs an extension after being traded, the most he could get is 2 years, $41.75 million. If he waits until he becomes a free agent, he can re-sign with his team for 5 years, $118 million.
You do the math. His agent's just doing his job. If I were Bynum's agent, I'd be saying the exact the same thing.
The new CBA makes it so any max level player cannot sign an extension for nearly as much as if they just sign after their deal is up. Until that is changed, no player near Howard's level will ever agree to an extension. That doesn't mean he can't or won't resign once his deal expires.
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It is not just him, all players that are aiming for Max are doing it, just like Deron Williams, signing an extension for stars is not as profitable for them, so I doubt you will see many stars doing this in the future, until there is some type of new CBA.
Why so SERIOUS
Yeah and he said he will re-sign, but not sign an extension, nothing wrong with that... just smart business.
Why so SERIOUS
I think the CBA did well for the smaller market teams: If you force your way out, you get paid less. I'll just call Dwight Howard's less money (for opting in) an idiot tax.
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Dear forum members!
there are a many people in the world who practice buddhism and they have worse mistakes than instance anybody sometimes liars, or anybody often feels grudge, et cetera.
i write some example. i think these are instance worse mistakes:
-use drugs
-does sado maso or pedophilia or interests in other bad sexual things
-smokes a many cigarette and drinks alcohol -> get drunk
-wants many money as a high mountain
-sadistic or dominant behaviour
-does sex with always other and new peoples
-et cetera....
we can find out these are serious barriers and we can change and can make a better behaviour. we can do deep meditate and thinking about our mistakes are wrong and negative. we can clean and change our mind. we can do a little clean in the begin. but in the continue....more clean.
if we still haven't a strong mind we can (almost) cry because we have a strong pain of the mind when we meditate about our big mistakes and try release these.
we can feel interesting and powerful feels in the mind, we can spit out our mistakes across our mind!! lol
i think this way is too mad and wild. what do you think? how do you fight with your worse mistakes?


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TOP trainer Jonjo O'Neill was just denied another big winner to add to his Cheltenham Festival and Irish Grand National exploits.
The Temple Guiting handler nearly marked a superb National Hunt campaign with another high but Hadrian's Approach mowed down Burton Port to claim a thrilling bet365 Gold Cup race at Sandown.
The dangerously well-handicapped 8-1 joint-favourite travelled impressively under champion jockey Tony McCoy.
He was still hard on the bridle rounding the home turn but 10-1 shot Hadrian's Approach emerged as the only serious threat at the final fence.
After a titanic tussle up the hill, Nicky Henderson's charge saw out the three miles and five furlongs best under jockey Barry Geraghty by three-quarters-of-a-length. But O'Neill was delighted with 10-year-old gelding Burton Port, owned by Trevor Hemmings, who failed to finish last month's Grand National at Aintree.
The 62-year-old trainer, who was hoping for success at this week's Punchestown Festival, said: "It was brilliant and I'm thrilled. He did everything right and just got beaten by a better horse on the day.
"He jumped liked a buck, travelled great and there are no excuses unfortunately.
"He didn't stop, he kept going but he's as cute as a fox. He's good on his day."
O'Neill enjoyed a Newton Abbot success last Friday through six-year-old The Nephew (6-4 favourite) and McCoy.
Meanwhile, Gloucestershire WI Racing Club Trainers' Championship title winner Ben Pauling enjoyed a dream debut campaign. Top trainer Henderson's former assistant registered nine wins, including three for stable star Raven's Tower.
Bourton-on-the-Water-based Pauling will spend the summer looking for new prospects to join Raven's Tower, who finished sixth in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Naunton trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies recorded a Perth double in Scotland through favourites Fond Memory (4-7) and Sybarite (3-1).


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Three Tiered Oven Rack
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When oven space is at a premium, this stacked stainless-steel rack saves the day. Place it on one half of an oven rack and bake several side dishes while the main fare cooks alongside. It also folds flat for convenient storage.
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Rated 2 out of 5 by Chreese from Not substantial Great idea, however rack is not substantial. Rack can collapse and foods fallDate published: 2012-11-25Rated 4 out of 5 by HenryD from For Large Ovens I haven't used the product yet, but like that it breaks down for compact storage. I have a 36" convection oven and will never get the benefit of the top rack (as suspected when I order it). However, it will still add some capacity, I bought it at a discounted price and I am happy with my purchaseDate published: 2012-07-10Rated 5 out of 5 by CoachJtl from Great Product A convenient product for anyone who only has one oven and needs to make several items at one time!Date published: 2012-07-09


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The whole dance above is to get grub on the drive without playing too much with the command shell.
I googled "Grub install" and most of the hits looked too painful, so I came up with this approach.
step (9) might need to read:
title Install Ubuntu
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BERKELEY — A car overturned Monday on Interstate 80 in Berkeley during the morning commute, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A black Mercedes traveling west on I-80 overturned at about 9:15 a.m. near the Buchanan Street exit, according to Officer Sean Wilkenfeld, a CHP spokesman. One person was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
David DeBolt covers breaking news. Contact him in Richmond at 510-262-2728. Follow him at Twitter.com/daviddebolt.


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The Fox Sports Bar and Grill, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, will host a toy drive Saturday benefiting the House of Ruth.
The toy drive will take place between 6 and 9:30 p.m. at the bar and grill, 333 S. Garey Ave.
The Fire Department's antique fire engine will be parked on the corner of Third Street and Garey Avenue.
Patrons are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy with a minimum value of $10 or make a $10 donation, said John Pena, co-owner of the establishment.
Those who contribute to the toy drive will also have access to the Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez boxing match being telecast at the establishment Saturday evening.
The toys and financial donations collected will go to the House of Ruth, a non-profit organization that assists families affected by domestic violence.
"The sports bar is pleased to collaborate with the local fire department to benefit children and families in need," Pena said in a statement. "Our staff is excited to give back and make the holidays a little easier for our neighbors."


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As it turns out, however, Trish's life has taken a horrifying turn. She's terrified of her live-in boyfriend, who's an abusive, gun-toting drug dealer for the South Philly mob. There's only one problem - Mary remembers the guy from high school too. Unbeknownst to Trish, Mary had a major crush on him.
Then Trish vanishes, a dead body turns up in an alley, and Mary is plunged into a nightmare, one that threatens her job, her family, and even her life. She goes on a one-woman crusade to unmask the killer, and on the way, finds new love in a very unexpected place.
But before the novel's shocking surprise ending, Mary is forced to confront some very uncomfortable truths about her own past, and the profound effects of lifelong love - and hate.
©2008 Lisa Scottoline; (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers
"A welcome return to Rosato and Associates"
I have enjoyed all of Lisa Scottoline's books but I have to admit my favorite characters are those from the Rosato and Associates so it was great to hear from them again. I am the opposite of the other reviewer - I love Barbara Rosenblat as a reader because I enjoy the theatrical performances (each to their own!) It is great to hear all the different characters in the voices I have become accustomed to. I am so intrigued by all of Lisa Scottoline's books that I tend to read or listen to them without breaks and then I'm sad when they are over. She has a great blend of characters, suspense and humor that I greatly enjoy. "Lady Killer" was no exception. Now I have to wait another year for the next book and hopefully another return to the law firm I have grown to love.
The very believable characters in mysterious reality. Barbara Rosenblat, brings them to life and, from the beginning, away we go. The flow of mystery along with wonderful charactizations made this a great story and a smiling memory.
"Excellent Book- Excellent Reader"
I have read all of Lisa Scottoline's books, and this is as good or better than any I have enjoyed. The storylines are well matched, the characters are believeable, and Mary becomes very real.
Barbara Rosenblatt is at her best. Having lived in the Philadelphia area and being Italian myself- you can take my word for it- she nailed it. Great jpb, ladies.
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"I love this book"
and I love the dramatic skill of the narrator. She does a marvelous job of delineating the characters and bringing scottoline's characters to life. Her skill with dialects is unmatched.
"Yeh, a new author for me"
I finlly found another author that I liked as much as Janet Evanovich. I love these characters!! I went back to the beginning and just finished Dead Ringer. If you are looking for a quirty story, you will love Lady Killer and the Philly talk.
This book had a great story line and a couple of unexpected twists. I thought the first 5 minutes were so boring that I almost stopped listening, but once the main plot started it was much more entertaining. Just a warning though...the narrator overacts the entire time. If the narrator tends to make or break the story for you, you might not want to buy this book.
"Reader problem"
This may not be a bad book, but I am having a hard time listening to it due to the over emotional reader. I admit that I tend to like readers that deliver the material as a read, rather than acting it out, and this book may be the text book case of a reader acting out every line. I actually have to turn this off every few minutes to let the readers interpretation get out of my brain.
My request to the reader--calm down! I'll put the story together in my head without you verbally spoon feeding me the book!
Also, I'm not Italian, but if I were, I might find the italian stereotypes in the story pretty hard to take. This makes "The Sopranoes" look like a nuanced masterpiece of italian culture....
"Amazing!!! Laugh out loud funny!"
This has to be one of my favorites in the series - absolutely loved it and will read it again!!!
"Centered on my favorite character Mary DiNunzio"
Anytime the story is centered on attorney Mary DiNunzio you're in for a mix of colorful characters. You are drawn into her extended family and want to pull up a chair at her parent's house, to eat some of her mother's noche' and listen to her father and the three Toney's rattle on. There is mystery, thrills chills and even laughs in this book and all in all it's a great ride.
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Morgan Autism Center invites residents to take at shot at raising green during its eighth annual Golf Classic.
Scheduled for July 21 at San Jose Country Club, 15571 Alum Rock Ave., the day on the course includes green and cart fees, lunch, course refreshments and dinner for $275.
"The golf tournament has always been a great way for folks to come out and support a great cause and have a great time doing it," said Brad Boardman, executive director of Morgan Autism Center.
Participants will start at 11 a.m. at the driving range. A barbecue lunch will be served, with the tournament officially beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Proceeds from residents' birdies and bogies will go toward the nonprofit center, located at 2280 Kenwood Ave., San Jose, which seeks to provide support for children and adults with autism and their families.
"This event has been instrumental in helping Morgan Autism Center fulfill its mission and outreach to the community," Boardman said.
More than $20,000 was raised at last year's event.
To register to play or to become a sponsor, call 408.241.8161 or visit morgancenter.org.


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Here I show you two antique perfume bottles. One of which can be worn as a pendant.
The first bottle is made of what I think Ivory with silver cap and two silver round decorations.
The second bottle (pendant) is made of Horn (I suppose) and inlaid (pique) with (I think) copper wire and round ivory dots.
Two beautiful small bottles , the horn bottle has some wear traces. Anyway very nice collectors items !
Has one of the collectors on this site some idea of value and time period?


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In 2008, Eliot Spitzer was the politician making headlines because of a sex scandal.
That same year, author and CNN Commentator Jeffrey Toobin spoke to the Kentucky Bar Association about my fellow Kentuckian, Ed Prichard.
"Prich,†as his friends called him, was one of the brightest stars of his generation at Harvard Law School. He was part of a group of young stars who rose to power as Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal hit Washington.
Then it all fell apart for Ed. In 1948, Prichard was caught up in a silly ballot-stuffing stunt that caused him to serve time in prison (he was later pardoned), and ended his political career.
Prichard's story is best told in David Halberstam's bestseller, The Powers That Be, and in Prichard's excellent biography by Tracy Campbell, Short of the Glory.
Toobin related an additional detail to the Prichard story. In an interview with Donald Edward Graham, longtime publisher of The Washington Post, Toobin learned that Graham's middle name was in honor of Pritch.
Ed's best friend was Phillip Graham, Donald's father. The elder Graham took over The Washington Post when it was the number two newspaper in its city, and began its journey to becoming one of the most influential media outlets in the world.
Toobin had been a law school classmate of Spitzer at Harvard and said he sent a copy of Short of the Glory to Spitzer.
I hope someone sends a copy to John Edwards, too. The John Edwards scandal has been a real dilemma for me.
I knew John Edwards and really wanted him to be president. I helped to sponsor a couple of fundraising events for him in 2003, and, like most of my family, made the maximum donation to his campaign. I had lunch with him. We spent most of the time talking about our families and our affinity for a band popular with infant children, called the "Wiggles.†He seemed like a stand-up guy.
I really thought he was on track in 2008. His message of two Americas and his focus on poverty was more in tune with Main Street than what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were saying. People wondered why I gravitated to Mike Huckabee and Edwards since they differed dramatically on social issues. But both seemed to have a populist spirit, and neither seemed to be controlled by Wall Street.
As the economy crashed later that year, I felt either Edwards or Huckabee would have had an ear to Main Street, closer and better than anyone else that was running.
Then, like Pritchard, John Edwards stupidly threw away his political future.
At age 59, Edwards must be wondering what to do next. He "won†a trial that never should have taken place, but was not seen as victorious in the public eye. Everyone despises him.
I met Ed Prichard when he was roughly the same age that Edwards is now. I was a college student who had allegedly run a stop sign in Frankfort, Ky. My lead foot was going to cause me to lose my driver's license.
Ed got my ticket amended and I kept my license. But doing traffic court work was well below Ed's Harvard training.
Prich wasn't making a lot of money but he devoted himself to public service. Quietly, and then as time went on, more and more publicly, he devoted himself to education reform in Kentucky.
In 1980, he put together an education reform group that became known as the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. That group had, and continues to have, an incredible impact on education in the state.
Although Prichard died in 1984, he has received most of the credit for the ground-breaking Kentucky Education Reform Act that became law in 1990.
I grew up in Northern Kentucky, where many people at the time moved across the river to Cincinnati, because the schools were better there. Now it frequently works the other way. You have to give Ed Prichard his due for that kind of impact on society.
The late Robert Sexton, who was a longtime director of the Prichard Committee, said "There were, of course, two Ed Prichards. One was a genuine prodigy – charming, compelling, brash, arrogant, irresponsible. The other, familiar to us years later, was older, still brilliant, but also mellowed, chastened, and remade; a far different man from the younger Prichard.â€
I hope someday, years in the future, people say there were two John Edwards. That the one who was irresponsible, charming, arrogant and a liar, was replaced by one whose tremendous fall from grace chastened and remade him into a man who truly made an impact on the plight of "the other America.â€
Edwards needs to get Prichard's biography. It's a good starting point on redemption and channeling great talents in a productive manner.
Don McNay, who lives in Richmond, Ky., is an award-winning financial columnist for Huffington Post Contributor. You can learn more about him at www.donmcnay.com.


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34 35th St., Unit 26, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
Five Elements is an inter-disciplinary, multi-media performance and exhibit that will weave together multiple performance and visual art practices fashioned on the five dance elements of voguing, a dynamic and expressive dance form popularized by the urban gay and lesbian community), original musical composition (contemporary interpretations of chamber music), and interactive and real time video manipulation and interpretative technologies. Five Elements will effectively redefine how performance art is chronicled beyond the traditional medium of video and photography, and in parallel work as a platform to help recognize transcend the marginalization of voguing as a legitimate art form.
Project Created:November 2009
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Project Type: Performance Art
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One of my favorite cake recipes!
2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 pt blue berries
Confectioners sugar (for dusting top of cake)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9″ round cake pan.
Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl, toss blueberries in flour mixture to prevent from sinking to the bottom of the cake. In medium bowl, whisk eggs then add vanilla and oil until mixture is completely blended. Mix wet and dry ingredients until just combined, do not over mix. Be careful with the blueberries when combining the dry and wet ingredients.
Pour mixture into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes, depending on your oven. Cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the cake. Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes before gently removing from pan and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy! Jonathan, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC


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Romanticism, that 19th-century European artistic movement, peaks annually near the winter solstice when Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" re-gains its dreamy footing at theaters large and small. Ingres' La Grande Odalisque, the painting for which San Rafael's new Odalisque Café and Grille is named and which adorns its business cards, is a symbol of Europe's shift toward the exotic and an apt symbol to represent the nascent Romantic period. Ingres' work helped pave the way for artists like Tchaikovsky. Discuss.
Jay Yinger, Odalisque Café's chef and architect, along with owners Lisa Long, Dwight Bandak and Guy Wulfing, would very much like it if you did.
"We want to create a dialogue about politics, art, culture," Long says. Indeed, a salon, a gathering place for the exchange of ideas — and another European movement of the 19th century — is an ideal fit for a restaurant located inside Art Works Downtown. Yinger, known by long-time Marin residents as the chef and owner of San Rafael's Andalu in the '80s, has a studio at Art Works and melds his twinned roots of restaurant and hospitality architecture and cooking at Odalisque.
"There is a depth of history in the cuisine of the Mediterranean," Yinger says.
Open a mere month, Odalisque Café's history is just beginning. You should begin your odalisquean dialogue with the house-made bread sticks (complementary). Studded with fennel or perhaps a dash of ras el hanout — the staple Moroccan spice blend — the soft and slender mini-baguettes charmed even the staunchest carb-avoider to trial. Swab the bread with a bit of the lemony whirled fava bean dip and you have it — the essence of the Mediterranean.
Stick with the carbs and dig into the mushroom pizzetta ($8). Baked on the kitchen's custom mesquite grill, the soft crust is topped with locally foraged mushrooms and smoked Gouda, and the double-hit of umami flavors was nearly irresistible. Shoestring potatoes ($6), mere wisps, were somehow served piping hot and disappeared instantaneously. Sunchoke soup ($6), made velvety without cream, was clean flavored and mild as was the seasonal persimmon salad ($7), with greens brightened with balsamic and softened with a bit of herb-infused goat cheese — fresh ingredients simply prepared. Citrus-marinated and firm-textured halibut ceviche ($9) was double cheery with a nip of balsamic. Add a bite of plump pomelo and make that triple cheery. Petite mussels amped the dish's "fresh from the sea" cred.
Yinger's style, to prepare simply the best local ingredients, is deeply ingrained and the small menu of appetizers and wood-fired entrées changes often. A hearty piece of king salmon ($22) was cooked to my ideal medium-rare. Though I longed for more of it, the spice jus, a reduction of red wine, shallots, fish stock and ras el hanout, punched up the fatty fish. A luminescent pressed Savoy cabbage leaf or "fan" — an architectural piece in-and-of-itself — gussied up the plate. Quinoa and root vegetables ($16), topped with parsnip and squash "flowers," was a vivid compilation of russet and green, a necessary contrast for the mild-flavored and dun-colored quinoa. The accompanying chestnut sauce, dotted with carrot, whispered of orange, but could not lift the dish from its earthly roots. A rose water pot de crème and a verrine au chocolat with pistachio on the small dessert menu hint of their Mediterranean origin.
Housed in what was once Gordon's Opera House, built in 1879, Odalisque Café and Grille boasts 15-foot ceilings and exposed brick walls on which the work of Bay Area artists is hung. Up front, a wide bar with comfy stools gives way to the main dining room and two community tables with a view of the kitchen. All of the tables and benches are made of site-salvaged wood. The staff already has its act together — water glasses were promptly filled, silverware arrived prior to entrées, and the timing of the meal was just right.
Still under wraps is a cellar room for private dining for up to 18 people; that should be available in a few weeks. A morning coffee and pastry program began this week and plans are in the works for lunch starting sometime in January.
Inspired by the history of art as well as the art around them, Yinger and Co. have built a casual café that quietly blends California cuisine with the flavors of the Mediterranean. It is impossible to know if Yinger and Co. are romantics at heart, but one glimpse of La Grande Odalisque with a Tchaikovsky opera trilling in the background and you, too, will feel a bit exotic. Swept away, perhaps? Discuss.
Christina Mueller writes about food — restaurants, chefs, products and trends — for local and national publications as well as other industry clients. Send her an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Address: 1335 Fourth St., San Rafael
Phone: 460-1335
Website: www.odalisquecafe.com
Cuisine: California cuisine with Mediterranean flavors
Service: Professional
Noise level: Medium
Recommended items: Breadsticks with fava bean dip, mushroom pizzetta, halibut ceviche, sunchoke soup, king salmon
Liquor selection: Wine and beer
Corkage: $20
Heart-healthy and vegetarian selections: Yes
Gluten-free selections: Yes
Dog friendly: No
Wheelchair access: Yes
Parking: Street
Hours: 8 to 11 a.m. and 5:30 to 10 p.m., Tuesdays to Saturdays; closed Sundays and Mondays
Credit cards: All major
Prices: $19 to $25
Reservations: Requested for six or more
Summary: Inspired by the cultural exchange among Europe, North Africa and other Mediterranean ports during the Romantic period, Odalisque Café and Grille blends California cuisine with the flavors of the Mediterranean. A trained architect as well as chef, Jay Yinger matches local ingredients simply prepared with artful touches such as a luminescent fan, pressed from a leaf of savoy cabbage.


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Re: Gemzar & Cisplatin
Well, this journey the Lord is leading me on has taken a left turn - but I'll still follow Him. After the CT scan on June 30 the radiologist found two lesions on the liver - so on July 11 a PET scan was done. The surgeon then took all this information to the Tumor Review Board at Moffitt. Their suggestion was that these should be removed surgically ASAP since this was a reoccurance. So yesterday I was notified that I would be having surgery Aug. 8. I had finished my 7th of 8 infusions. The last one will not be done now since I am having surgery. This will be my last post until after the surgery.
We are heading to Michigan for a week to visit with family and friends, home a couple of days and then the surgery.
And I know God does supply all the strength I need for this journey.
How are things going with you, Jeff? I've also been praying for you.


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There was only one question about the Houston Texans as a potential Super Bowl XLVII team going into the 2012 season: Did they have enough passing pop to match the makeup of recent champions?
The follow-up question: Would quarterback Matt Schaub and wide receiver Andre Johnson return from injury-riddled seasons to make that possible?
The Texans needed the combination of Schaub and Johnson more than ever to come through Sunday in what was an unexpected uphill battled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and they did just that—with their best-ever games in a wild 43-37 overtime victory.
With their defense letting them down at all levels—the line of scrimmage, tackling, coverage—against a Jaguars offense led by relief backup quarterback Chad Henne (16-for-33, 354 yards, 4 TDs), the Texans gave up 458 yards. The Texans' other signature strength, the running game, sputtered as Arian Foster (28 carries, 77 yards, no touchdowns, one fumble lost) was shut down.
The only answer was letting Schaub (43-for-55, 527 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs) go to work with his longtime go-to guy Johnson (14 catches on 19 targets for 273 yards, game-winning TD). So while the Texans had to be frustrated by their overall effort on Sunday, it helped them rediscover an important element they'll need well beyond Week 11.
Schaub wasn't around for the stretch run and the playoffs last season with his foot injury. Johnson, hamstrung for most of 2011, wasn't himself. This year, Schaub has been well protected and in complete control of a familiar offense again. Johnson, 31, who says he's healthier than he's been in a while, sure played like it with his ability to keep getting open downfield.
In a passing-frenzied league where it's almost a must to have a dominant wideout, the Texans are fortunate to have the one who's dominated for the longest time. What's more impressive is that Johnson can still connect with Schaub even when he's double-teamed—and that Schaub is confident to get him the ball anywhere, anytime.
Among the AFC powers, everyone knows what New England's Tom Brady and Denver's Peyton Manning can do as elite, Super Bowl-winning passers. Baltimore's Joe Flacco is also building a good resume with consistent playoff wins.
Schaub has never been there, but he's proved he's ready to do a lot with that opportunity this season. Despite Schaub's absence, Johnson played very well last year in his first postseason taste, so you can bet he's just getting warmed up for an encore.
The offenses of the Broncos and Patriots get a lot more attention, but the Texans already outdueled Denver and get a chance against New England in Week 14 at Foxborough, Mass. Houston has proved all season it is the AFC team that can win games in the most ways.
The Schaub-Johnson connection was one of several passing combos that shined on Sunday:
Rodgers-Cobb does the job for Packers. With Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay has already proved it has the firepower to win it all. But their prolific passing offense has been remixed with a prime playmaker: second-year receiver Randall Cobb. With Greg Jennings still out and Jordy Nelson having missed time because of injury, Cobb has taken over as the Packers' unofficial No. 1 receiver. He made a brilliant catch for the 22-yard TD with 1:55 left that allowed the Packers to rally to beat Detroit, 24-20. He was by far Rodgers' most targeted receiver (12, for 9 catches, 74 yards). Cobb has emerged earlier than expected to potentially take the starting job of Jennings, a pending free agent.
Freeman-Jackson stays hot. Wide receiver Vincent Jackson is the best offensive free-agent signing not named Manning in 2012. He's been key to Josh Freeman and the Buccaneers' offensive ascension with his talent and work ethic. Jackson (6 catches for 94 yards, TD on 11 targets) was outstanding as Tampa erased a 21-10 fourth quarter deficit for a 27-21 overtime win at Carolina. He caught the game-tying touchdown and two-point conversion with 12 seconds left and did what he has done every week: facilitate other receivers' routes, including tight end Dallas Clark's game-winning TD in OT.
Awards watch, MVP
Peyton Manning just jumped in front, as Matt Ryan just faded to black. Ryan had a significant lead in September, but it became more tenuous in October. And now it's gone after a five-interception game in Sunday's 23-19 home escape against the Cardinals. Meanwhile, Manning continues to stay red-hot, as his performance in the 30-23 win over San Diego (25-for-42, 270 yards, 3 TDs) outweighed his pick-six. It's clearly become a two-man race between Manning and idle Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, but Manning has the edge as the Broncos are much more likely to make the playoffs.
Awards watch, offensive rookie of the year
Although he had plenty of positives, Andrew Luck (27-for-50, 334, 2 TDs) was intercepted three times in the Colts' 59-24 loss to the New England Patriots. The Buccaneers' Doug Martin (24 carries, 138 yards) did some additional good running, but it will he difficult for him to overcome the rookie quarterbacks in the offensive ROY voting.
That brings us to the Redskins' Robert Griffin III. Fresh off a bye, he put up a near-perfect day (14-for-15, 200 yards passing, 4 TDs, 12 carries, 84 yards rushing) against reeling Philadelphia.
Luck's team has the best chance of making the playoffs, but that didn't help Andy Dalton in this race last season. Griffin always plays on a big stage in Washington, and he will get another in the Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys. It will likely come down to the wire between the two quarterbacks, with Griffin's running possibly playing the trump card—like it did in his Heisman run and for the 2011 offensive ROY, Cam Newton.
Injury update
Rob Gronkowski, TE, Patriots (forearm). It's a big blow to lose Gronkowski, but the good news is that his recovery timetable (4-6 weeks) means he should be back to help New England at the most important time: the playoffs.
LeSean McCoy, RB, Eagles (concussion). The hits literally keep on coming for Philadelphia's offense. If it wasn't bad enough that quarterback Michael Vick took enough of a beating to be sidelined, now the Eagles may lose their most indispensable offensive skill player for a week. Philadelphia's freefall continues.
Willis McGahee, RB, Broncos (knee). McGahee got banged up against San Diego and yielded to a combination of rookie Ronnie Hillman and Lance Ball. Both players had their moments, and with Denver's strong offensive line, they should still be able to complement Peyton Manning well for an effective play-action game. Knowshon Moreno could fit into the mix, too.
Johnathan Joseph, CB, Texans (hamstring). The timing was bad for Joseph to get hurt, as the entire Houston secondary struggled against Jacksonville. The short week before Thursday's game at Detroit likely means the Texans won't have their best cornerback on the field to help slow down Calvin Johnson.
Blaine Gabbert, QB, Jaguars (elbow). Gabbert keeps getting roughed up, and considering Chad Henne's dazzling relief effort in Houston, there's a good bet the veteran will get the call over the second-year player in next week's favorable matchup with the Titans.
Asante Samuel, CB, Falcons (shoulder). Samuel has been playing very well, stepping in as the top corner opposite Dunta Robinson after the loss of Brent Grimes, so Atlanta will greatly miss his coverage if he must miss time.
Dwayne Bowe, WR, Chiefs (neck). Bowe was knocked out of the home loss to Cincinnati, and given the sagging state of Kansas City's passing game, it was hard to tell the difference after he left.
Tyron Smith, OT, Cowboys (high ankle sprain). Smith has been the bright spot on an offensive line that's otherwise gone into the tank in front of Tony Romo. There will be great pressure on replacement Jermey Parnell, starting with Thursday's game against Washington.


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Northern Virginia Fire Task Force Responds to Louisa County Fire
Yesterday, Northern Virginia first responders – from the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William – formed a task force and dispatched personnel and equipment to Louisa County, Va., to assist in battling a 500-acre brush fire. Prince William County Fire Department was already on the ground and joined the Northern Virginia task force.
Personnel from the Northern Virginia task force responded to several fires throughout the evening and remained in place this morning assisting as needed. The Northern Virginia task force was demobilized and released from the scene shortly after noon today.
The Northern Virginia coordinated response is the result of a request from Louisa County, as part of the commonwealth's system of statewide mutual aid. In addition, the governor's office had declared a state of emergency in the area. There were 14 mutual aid requests throughout the commonwealth last evening, many because of the high winds, dry conditions and low humidity in some areas of the state. Governor Timothy M. Kaine also activated the Virginia National Guard yesterday in response to the wildfires.
The Northern Virginia fire task force deployed:
Arlington County: one engine company, with four personnel.
Fairfax County: a battalion chief, a communications officer, a fuel
truck with two personnel, tanker truck and a brush truck.
- Loudoun County: two brush trucks, one tanker truck and a deputy fire chief; a total of seven personnel both career and volunteer.
- Prince William County: a brush truck, engine and the volunteer fire chief from the Gainesville District Volunteer Fire Department, and an engine from the Nokesville District Volunteer Fire Department.
The Northern Virginia jurisdictions have joined forces to respond to a number of major incidents, including the Pentagon response on Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina.


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Money talks when it comes to weight loss, studies find
A growing body of research says financial incentives work to spur weight loss.
The latest study comes from the Mayo Clinic where researchers found that those who received financial incentives were more likely to stick with a weight-loss program and lost more weight than study participants who didn't get any money.
The findings were recently presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd annual scientific session.
Different factors drive behavior change in different people -- and cash can certainly be persuasive, said Gary Foster of Temple University's Center for Obesity Research.
"What's one more tool in the tool box, and if this helps one subset of the population who struggles with excess weight -- all the better," Foster said.
He says "cash for pounds" could well become a popular approach to fighting obesity.
"You could say it's crazy to pay people to lose weight," he said. "On the other hand, you could say that if it provides some incentive for people to change their behavior, then it actually could be quite cost effective for large employer groups or insurance companies."
The growing research on financial incentives in weight loss has already created a new business model. One business getting in on the idea is HealthyWage, an online company where people sign up to compete for prizes tied to weight loss.
"The nice thing about a cash incentive is that it takes that amorphous concept of our health, and makes it tangible," explained Dave Roddenberry, company founder. "You know that if you have lost the weight and you won the money, you can use the money."
Weight loss experts say 65 percent of Americans are either overweight or obese.
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This article, entitled "Decoding Food Expiration Dates," comes from Rachel Phillips, MomsEveryday correspondent from Wichita, KS.
Do you throw out food that has surpassed its "best before" date? You're not alone. What do these labels even mean?
According to StillTasty.com, the "best before" or "use by" dates tell you how long a product is likely to remain at its best quality when unopened. It's not a safety date. After the date has passed, you may notice changes in flavor or texture. If you're still unsure, smell or examine the product before consuming it.
A "sell-by" date is usually found on perishables such as meat and milk. This lets stores know how long they can sell a product. You should buy it before that date, but keep in mind you can still store it for a while at home after it expires. Milk, for example, should be drinkable for a week after the "sell-by" date passes.
Exceptions to these guidelines include baby formula and some baby food, which should be used before the date printed on the product.


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When Suzanne Lenzer wrote about One Smart Cookie for Mark Bittman's column in the New York Times, I was intrigued with her idea of trying to make a chocolate cookie using whole wheat flour and oatmeal. I saved the recipe to my "recipes to try" folder back in April, so you can tell there isn't a lot of cookie-baking going on around here for most of the year.
But during the holidays I do like to add a few cookies to my collection of Carb-Conscious Christmas recipes, so I've made these Whole Grain Low-Sugar (or sugar-free) Chocolate Cookies with Pecans a few times to come up with a version that's diet-friendly and still delicious.
I didn't try making a gluten-free version of this recipe with almond flour, but I'm betting it would work. If anyone tries other experiments, I'd love to hear about it in the comments.
In a smaller bowl mix the softened or melted butter, Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener or Splenda, brown sugar, and vanilla.
Whole Grain Low-Sugar (or sugar-free) Chocolate Cookies with Pecans
(Makes about 20 medium-sized cookies, recipe adapted from One Smart Cookie created by Suzanne Lenzer for the New York Times.)
2/3 cup whole wheat flour (you could use white whole wheat, but I just used regular whole wheat flour)
1/4 cup + 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened at room temperature or melted on lowest setting in microwave)
6 T Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener or granular Splenda (or use sugar, if you don't care about having a low-sugar cookie)
3 T brown sugar (or use 3 T more Stevia or Splenda if you want sugar-free cookies)
1 T vanilla
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, or if you don't have any parchment paper, I'd use non-stick spray. Scoop out a heaping tablespoon of dough at a time, roll into a ball, then arrange on parchment, leaving about two inches between cookies because you're going to smash them down. Use a flat turner or the bottom of a glass to smash down the cookies so they're about 1/4 inch thick.
Bake cookies 15-16 minutes, until they are fairly firm to the touch. Remove and let cool on cooling rack for 20 minutes or longer before eating. These will keep several days in a plastic container with a lid if you can manage to keep them around that long!
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The chap know for dating Katy Perry John Mayer is looking for a few fans to help him share some big news with the world.
The performer is partnering with Billboard to make a special announcement on March 21 at 6 p.m. MT.Tune in to Billboard.com/JohnMayerHangout to watch John's Google+ Hangout, a live global event broadcast from his Los Angeles studio where Mayer will make a special tour announcement, answer fan questions and give one of his first live performances in more than two years.Mayer is offering his fans a chance to be a part of this online event. Mayer's team will choose a few fans to join the Hangout panel and ask John questions during the broadcast. Click here to supply your information and be considered for this opportunity: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHU5RHBHbmg2QnU1MzBmR1JnYkswVlE6MA#gid=0For more info, go to: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1552166/john-mayer-google-hangout-tune-in-321-at-8pm-et5pm-pt


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Faculty member named to Signature Sinfonian class by Phi Mu Alpha, national music honorary fraternity
Muskingum University Lecturer in Music Leonard M. Thomas has been named to Phi Mu Alpha's 2009 Signature Sinfonian class.
Phi Mu Alpha is a national honorary music fraternity which dedicates itself to the development of the best and truest fraternal spirit; the mutual welfare and brotherhood of musical students; the advancement of music in America. The Signature Sinfonian recognizes alumni members who have achieved a high standard of accomplishment in their field or profession.
Thomas, who graduated from Muskingum in 1952, is a member of the university's Beta Lambda chapter of Phi Mu Alpha. Among professional musicians, he is best known for his 31-year association with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians. He also has served as a primary adjudicator for the University of Michigan's Festival of Music, as well as working as keyboard editor of the Shawnee Press, until his retirement in 2002.
At Muskingum, Thomas's responsibilities include instruction in applied teaching and accompaniment, as well as working closely with the university's Concert Choir, the Chamber Singers and the Musical Theatre Workshop. He also provides accompaniment for student juries and recitals.
As a Signature Sinfonian, Thomas joins the ranks of famous musicians that include Don Campbell, author of "The Mozart Effect;" world-renowned jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and the Grammy Award-winning singer and actor Andy Griffith.
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This study will use high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look for subtle differences in brain anatomy between patients with focal hand dystonia (also called writer s cramp) and healthy normal volunteers. Patients with hand dystonia have prolonged muscle contractions that cause sustained twisting movements and abnormal postures. These abnormal movements often occur with activities such as writing, typing, playing certain musical instruments such as guitar or piano, or playing golf or darts.
Patients with focal hand dystonia and healthy volunteers will be enrolled in this study. Patients will be recruited from NINDS s database of patients with focal hand dystonia. Volunteers will be selected to match the patients in age, sex and handedness.
This study involves two visits to the NIH Clinical Center. The first visit is a screening visit, in which patients and volunteers will have a medical history, physical examination, neurological examination, and assessment of handedness. Women of childbearing age will be screened with a pregnancy test. Pregnant women are exclude from this study.
Those who join the study will return for a second visit for magnetic resonance imaging. MRI uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of the brain. For the procedure, the participant lies still on a stretcher that is moved into the scanner (a narrow cylinder containing the magnet). Earplugs are worn to muffle loud noises caused by electrical switching of radio frequency circuits used in the scanning process. The scan will last about 45 to 60 minutes, at most. Some volunteers may be asked to return for a third visit to obtain a second MRI on a different scanner.
|Dystonia Healthy
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|Official Title:
|In Vivo Mapping Of Structural and Biochemical Abnormalities In Patients With Primary Focal Dystonia
|Study Start Date:
|February 27, 2002
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 10, 2015
The term, dystonia, is used to describe a syndrome characterized by prolonged muscle contractions causing sustained twisting movements and abnormal postures of the affected body part(s). Although no structural brain abnormalities have been definitively demonstrated in the visual inspection of MRI scans from patients with primary focal dystonia, there are several lines of evidence for subtle structural brain abnormalities at both the subcortical and cortical levels. We hypothesize that those abnormalities might be detected by using appropriate acquisition and analysis methods.
Study population
This research will be conducted using patients with primary focal dystonia and normal volunteers.
By using high-resolution 3D structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and voxel-based morphometry (VBM), and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) at 3 Tesla and high resolution anatomical images at 7 Tesla, we will detect structural changes in patients with primary focal dystonia in comparison with control subjects. VBM and DTI are methods implemented in the statistical parametric mapping software (SPM2). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) will use special software to calculate gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in a region of interest.
Outcome measures
VBM and DTI analysis in SPM2 will enable us to make a voxel-wise comparison of local concentration/volume of gray/white matter among these groups of subjects. This study can lead to an improved knowledge of the pathophysiology of primary hand dystonia can help to elucidate dystonia s pathogenesis/etiology and may lead to specific preventative or therapeutic approaches. The MRS study will enable us to study GABA levels in the sensory motor cortices, prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia in primary dystonia patients and normal subjects.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS: Healthy volunteers who consented to participate in the study and matched for age, sex, handedness with the group of patients with primary focal hand dystonia.
PATIENTS: Patient with primary focal dystonia from our dystonia patient database who consented to participate in the study. This criterion will be established by the preliminary screening in the Human Motor Control Outpatient Clinic.
The following subjects will be excluded:
Healthy volunteers with cognitive complaints, abnormal neurological exam or history of past neurological disease.
Dystonia patients with the presence of a second neurological disease or condition; abnormal neurological findings on exam that are not related to primary focal dystonia.
Subjects with past or present neuropsychiatric illness, head trauma with loss of consciousness, epilepsy, cerebro-vascular disease, migraine, past and present history of alcohol abuse, medical conditions that may alter cerebral structure.
Subjects with abnormal MRI findings at visual inspection (prominent normal variants such as mega cisterna or cavum septum pellucidum, signs of severe cortical or subcortical atrophy, brain tumors, vascular diseases, trauma or AVMs).
Subjects with any metallic objects within them just prior to MR imaging (cardiac or neural pacemaker, aneurysm clips [metal clips on the wall of a large artery], metallic prostheses [including heart valves and cochlear implants] or shrapnel fragments. Welders and metal workers are also at risk for injury and may not take part in the study because of possible small metal fragments in the eye of which they may be unaware.
Subjects not capable of giving an informed consent.
Women who are pregnant
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00031369
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Hallett, M.D.
|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00031369 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 2, 2002
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) ):
Writer's Cramp
Movement Disorder
Gray Matter
Brain Morphology
Focal Hand Dystonia
Healthy Volunteer
Normal Control
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dystonic Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Movement Disorders
Central Nervous System Diseases
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Iron Lion presets the Hub City Open, October 17th 2009, Oelwein, IA (nonsanctioned)
Pro's and Advanced-2 rounds of 18 (shotgun start) at Edgewater Golf Course in Oelwein, IA-temp course. Chris Black is the Owner/Host/Club Pro http://www.golfedgewater.com/edgewater%20index.htm
Rec/Intermediate- Platt Park(9 hole course/two sets of tee pads) Morning round is 2 rounds of 9 and Afternoon is the 2 rounds of 9 from the alternate tee pads (shotgun start)
Pros/Advanced sign in at Edgewater Golf Course from 7-8:30 A.M.
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Hub City Brew is having a festival same day 5 miles East of Oelwein at 11352 40th St.
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text: From the creator of Battle Angel Alita comes a new science fiction cosmos of humor, wonder and adventure: the world of Marmundo, where kings rule islands scattered across the great ocean, and knights ride killer whales through the seas. Using an art style similar to Battle Angel Alita, but enhanced with computer generated screentone, Yukito Kishiro gives Aquaknight the same strong characters, original settings, and attention to detail as his earlier series. In this issue: On the remote Island of Faro, not far from the Edge of the World, a stormy night brings a visitor to the lighthouse keeper and his young assistant. When they find a suit of armor washed up near the shore, they open it to reveal a beautiful woman who tells them that she is a knight from a faraway land! After meeting her, the kid decides that he's going to be a knight, too... and travel out into the unknown with just his knife and fishing spear to protect him! Includes a free color poster map of Marmundo! Cover price $3.50.


text: Home builders have been on wobbly ground since their stocks peaked a year ago, and the knocks against them have grown loud and familiar: Benchmark interest rates are ticking up after a three-decade slide. Many home builders have poor balance sheets and make speculative land purchases. The market has already rewarded some of the riskiest names in the post-recession bounce, as expectations and valuations were reaching the roof.


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The Alliance for Potato Research and Education, McLean, Va., has a new website — www.apre.org — highlighting the nutrition benefits of potatoes.
Visitors will have access to updated news and information on the site, including original scientific briefs, a video library featuring potato nutrition advice from registered dietitians, and industry and government links, according to a news release.
"The new website is an easy-to-use resource for registered dietitians and medical practitioners, such as medical doctors, nurses and physician assistants, aimed at keeping these professionals well informed about new scientific data related to the potato prepared in all forms," said Maureen Storey, APRE president and chief executive officer, in the release.
APRE, a not-for-profit research and education organization, was established by the potato industry a year ago to counter negative health information about potatoes in the media.


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Posted on Monday, December 9, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's student newspaper Editor-in-Chief Melissa Dubrawka and News Editor Maggie Hess joined their adviser, Westminster Lecturer of Public Relations Delores Natale, at the National College Media Convention in October in New Orleans.
The group joined more than 2,300 students, journalists and advisers at the conference. The event included sessions and workshops on a variety of topics, including reporting and editing tips, information on a career in freelancing, organizing multimedia operations, copyright and fair use in the Internet era, and practicing an ethic of empathy. The keynote speaker was Hoda Kotb from the "Today Show" and "Dateline NBC," who highlighted her personal experiences in the field.
"This conference is very beneficial for our student publications," Natale said. "Each year the Holcad editors make sweeping changes to the publication after attending the conference. This year, in particular, we received overwhelmingly positive reaction and comments related to the changes in our publication."
While at the conference Natale and Dubrawka presented "Survey Says: Build a Better Survey for Student Media." Natale discussed using survey methods to determine readership of college media, and Dubrawka presented the student viewpoint of surveys, to an audience of more than 25 students and faculty.
Natale also attended sessions designed specifically for advisers, including one on the topic of how to teach writing, from which she obtained a grading rubic she plans to utilize in Westminster's journalism courses. Natale, who earned undergraduate and master's degrees from Westminster, joined the faculty in 2001.
Dubrawka, a senior English major, is a daughter of David and Sheila Dubrawka of Tionesta and a graduate of West Forest High School.
Hess, a junior English major, is a daughter of Karen Jasper of Everett and a graduate of Chestnut Ridge High School.
Contact Natale at 724-946-7348 or email for additional information.


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As their name suggests, the Dynafit Seven Summits Adjustable Ski Poles were made for bagging peaks. To strike a balance between light and strong, Dynafit went with a titanal upper segment, a carbon lower, and tied them together with their bomber, Safety Snap locking system. The ergonomic foam grip is extended, so you can choke up on it during traverses and steep climbs, while the aluminum tip will bite on even the most boilerplate days.
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Bad To The Balloon follows a renegade biker balloon artist (Mark Byrne) as he teaches how to make balloons cool. His goal in creating balloon hats is to make them fast and make them great. Most hats take 45 seconds to 2 minutes to create. There is a detailed twist menu for beginners.
If you can make a decent teddy bear, you can do most of the balloons on this DVD!! Intermediate and advanced twisters will love the flow and ease of this learning style. Unlike any other balloon DVD filmed, it has original music and location shots for each figure.
Filmmaker Jason Jeter (Devotion Pictures) & Mark Byrne (Funny Money Productions) have done the impossible... a balloon DVD you won't fall asleep watching!! From the opening sequence to the last sculpture, they guarantee you will be impressed.
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