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Classical and fusion, an experimental night with live Arabic musicians and dancers juxtaposed with musicians and dancers of other genres. Produced by Rebecca Vasile and featuring some of the best dancers and musicians in the Bay Area.


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Sep 30, 2019
Fox News Contributor Jeff Lord joins me on CAPCast today!
Jeff talks about his experiences through life and what it has been like to live in his shoes.
Be sure to review this podcast and connect with Jeff and I on all social media!
Sep 9, 2019
State Senator Mastriano joins Josh on CAPCast. He is a 30 military veteran and now serves as the State Senator in the 33rd District after winning a special election just months ago.
Feel free to connect with Doug on all of his social media but specifically his Facebook page:
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Raven-Symoné started acting at age 3 on The Cosby Show. By 18, she was playing the lead role in Disney’s That’s So Raven, the channel’s most-watched show, and touring with The Cheetah Girls. She could feel the pressure of having to look a certain way.
She knew she liked girls, but because of Disney and the Raven-Symoné brand, she felt she had to hide her sexuality. Her only option was to live in the closet. “I’ll always have a husband and a ‘friend’ on the side, so I can be happy,” she recalls.
But then she fell in love, and everything changed.
Symoné talks about her journey on season 3 of “It Got Better,” an inspiring online docuseries co-produced by Dan Bucatinsky and Lisa Kudrow and shared on Lexus’ L/Studio, where people share their coming out stories, their struggles and victories, and how it turned out for them.
The docuseries is brought to you by the It Gets Better Project, a worldwide movement created in 2010 by author Dan Savage. Its mission is “to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better for them”.
She felt “lighter,” Symone said after she finally came out. “I felt like I could go out and not have to put on 17 different hats to be myself.”
It gets better, indeed.

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A few days ago, Telltale Games announced that the studio was in the process of closing down, and that only 25 employees would remain to finish off a project. One of the games that was in development at the studio was Stranger Things. Unfortunately, the closure resulted in the cancellation of this game, but it seems like Netflix wants to find another partner.
Polygon contacted Netflix and the company said that it was considering other options. This most likely means that the search for a new studio is taking place. The company said the following to the outlet.
We are saddened by news about Telltale Games. They developed many great games in the past and left an indelible mark in the industry. Minecraft: Story Mode is still moving forward as planned. We are in the process of evaluating other options for bringing the Stranger Things universe to life in an interactive medium.
Hopefully Netflix will partner up with another studio to make Stranger Things into a game. There are many qualified companies out there that specialize in interactive adventures. For example, Big Bad Wolf is one of them.
Big Bad Wolf is the team behind The Council. In our review, we said that even "though rough around the edges overall due to some performance issues... The Council has laid a strong foundation for this intriguing story and fun gameplay to continue down the line."
Keep an eye on WindowsCentral.com/Gaming for all the latest in Xbox and Windows 10 gaming, accessories, news, and reviews!

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Modern Warfare: Russia's T-15, Armata Tank's Younger Brother
14:42 26.06.2015(updated 14:54 26.06.2015)
The brand-new Russian T-15 heavy infantry combat vehicle, based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform, is destined to play a decisive role in modern warfare, according to the Russian television network Zvezda.
Like the T-14 Armata tank, and other advanced Russian armored vehicles, the new T-15 heavy infantry combat vehicle was designed to deal with a whole array of combat missions, the Russian television network Zvezda reported.
Created by the Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation, the T-15 is expected to replace the BMP-2 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle and the MT-LB multi-purpose fully amphibious armored vehicle based platforms of the Russian Ground Forces.
Speaking to Zvezda, Uralvagonzavod Deputy Director General Vyacheslav Khalitov stressed the role the T-15 will play in grappling with modern warfare.
'Modern warfare necessitates a rapid response. It is safe to say that Armata-class tanks, along with the T-15 and other state-of-the-art armored vehicles, help resolve…any military problem in a quick and efficient way,' Khalitov said.
The T-15 has a number of advanced features, and like the T-14, it is protected by reactive armor and the Afghanit active protection complex.
This system is equipped with Doppler radar to detect incoming projectiles, including rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles. Once detected, the active defense system launches an interceptor rocket that destroys the incoming projectile.
Importantly, the T-15's armor is made of a newly developed armor made from steel, ceramic and composite materials. This enables the T-15 to be deployed on a battlefield alongside Armata tanks, not behind them, thus making it possible to deliver infantry landing units right in the middle of the fight. In contrast, Soviet and older Russian-made armed personal carriers had light armor and were supposed to keep a secure distance from the firing line.
As far as armaments are concerned, the T-15 features the Epoch Remote Control Turret with its 2A42 30-mm auto cannon, a 7.62- mm coaxial PK machine gun and a bank of two Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missiles on either side.
Also like the T-14, the T-15 is based on the Armata chassis, but unlike the T-14, it has its engine in the front.
Khalitov remains upbeat about the future of the T-15, which he said can be modernized and adapted into a completely new armored vehicle HQ, which will enable the command to safely stay on the battlefield without fearing for their lives.
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Today it is my great pleasure to welcome R.C. Ryan to my blog. So sit back, relax, and enjoy.
I’m often asked why I choose to write romance. All the really great books I’ve read in my lifetime are in some manner or other ROMANCE. Romance novels are character-driven. That is, we care deeply about these people and the issues they face in their daily lives. As a writer, I get to delve into family dynamics. What makes this character tick? What shaped him/her in childhood? What sustains him or haunts him or nurtures him in his adult life?
Everyone has a story. My job, as writer, is to take that story and make it a fascinating read from beginning to end. And most of us yearn for that happy ending, which is a trademark of romance novels. I’m only satisfied with my book when I reach that happy ending with my characters.
When I’m not busy writing, I live like every other person in my neighborhood. I married, raise my children, tend my gardens, nurture my friendships. But along with all that, I spend endless hours writing the stories that play in my head. I think writing is, in fact, my survival. I thought everyone had these stories, these fictional characters, flitting through their minds, haunting them at work or at play, and especially at sleep. Now I’ve learned to use this wild imagination to my advantage, by writing all the stories down, and by, hopefully, entertaining my readers.
I hope all of you enjoy romance as much as I do, and that all of you will write your own happy ending.
R. C. Ryan
New York Times bestselling author R.C. Ryan has written more than ninety fiction novels, both contemporary and historical. Quite an accomplishment for someone who, after her fifth child started school, gave herself the gift of an hour a day to follow her dream to become a writer.
The Lost, an anthology of stories by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney, and R.C. Ryan writing as Ruth Ryan Langan was published in Fall 2009. Ms. Ryan’s story, “The Legacy,” is an exciting tale of intrigue and other-worldly adventure.
In a career spanning more than twenty years, Ms. Ryan has given dozens of radio, television, and print interviews across the country and Canada, and has been quoted in such diverse publications as the Wall Street Journal and Cosmopolitan. She has also appeared on CNN News, as well as Good Morning America.
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A special panel of three federal judges ruled in 2009 that a reduction in the population of California's crowded prisons was necessary to bring treatment of sick and mentally ill inmates up to constitutionally acceptable standards. Some of the state's 33 adult prisons had housed more than double the number of inmates they were designed to hold. After weighing experts' recommendations, the judges ordered that the statewide average be reduced to 137.5 percent of design capacity. The original deadline for reducing the population to that level was June 30, 2013, but the judges extended the deadline to ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California agency investigating the deadly 2010 gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood recommended Monday that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pay a $2.25 billion fine for its negligence leading to the blast.
CAMARILLO (AP) - Rain showers moved across Southern California on Monday, dousing remnants of a wildfire that blackened thousands of acres in coastal mountains and bringing much-needed moisture to a region left parched by a dry winter.
TRUCKEE (AP) - Some of the lowest season flows in the Truckee River in four decades are raising concerns about Nevada's lingering drought.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat.
SAN LUIS OBISPO (AP) - A Central Coast rancher and local hero to the homeless vowed to finally to build the Sunny Acres sober living facility after more than a decade in court and conflicts.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Rolling Stones must have passed through a time machine before taking the Staples Center stage to kick off their "50 and Counting" anniversary tour.
• 2 DEAD, 5 HURT AFTER VAN CRASHES ON HIGHWAY 99: FRESNO (AP) - Two men died and five others were hospitalized with injuries early Saturday after a van carrying farmworkers overturned on a Fresno highway, authorities said.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California was an early booster of President Barack Obama's health care reform law and was the first state to authorize a health insurance exchange in 2010. It also was quick to commit to the optional Medicaid expansion that has been rejected by some Republican states.
VALLEY SPRINGS (AP) - Divers are searching two reservoirs and detectives are knocking on doors in Calaveras County as the investigation continues into the killing of 8-year-old Leila Fowler.
SANTA ROSA (AP) - A diver died Saturday in the quest for abalone that has claimed three other lives in the waters off Northern California the past week.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.
HUNTINGTON BEACH (AP) - Anna Abderhalden and her siblings woke before dawn to stake a claim to a coveted beachfront spot where bonfires blaze each night as a rite of summer in this surf-crazy Southern California city.
FRESNO (AP) - California and federal public health officials say valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more and more people around the nation, has been on the rise as warming climates and drought have kicked up the dust that spreads it.
RIVERSIDE (AP) - It's no treat for a Southern California Halloween lover after police shut down his gigantic music-and-light show.
CALIFORNIA DROUGHT NOURISHES FAKE GRASS SALES: TORRANCE (AP) - Businesses that sell artificial grass are making some serious green in drought-stricken Southern California.
MENIFEE (AP) - Riverside County authorities say two teens have been arrested for allegedly making an online threat against a Menifee charter school.
SANTA ANA (AP) - Conservationists are turning their attention to the restoration of the Santa Ana River in Southern California after recently approved legislation established a program to create a network of trails and river-bottom parks that could eventually connect scenic spots from Big Bear Lake to Huntington Beach.
CONCORD (AP) - An off-duty state highway patrol sergeant found two bank deposit bags stuffed with more than $120,000 in cash on a busy suburban roadway, and immediately handed over the loot, officials said Monday.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A man accused in a shooting rampage that left two sheriff's deputies dead in California had been arrested in Utah nearly 10 years ago, but authorities didn't connect him with his criminal past or his previous deportations.
BAKERSFIELD (AP) - The U.S. attorney's office said Monday it will not file criminal charges in the case of a Bakersfield man who died in police custody after a protracted struggle with deputies who used a police dog and batons to subdue him.
NEW YORK (AP) - The gulf between politicians and scientists over Ebola widened on Sunday as the nation's top infectious-disease expert warned that the mandatory, 21-day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa is unnecessary and could discourage volunteers from traveling to the danger zone.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - Rangers at Yosemite National Park are in a constant battle to keep wild black bears - with their ultra-keen noses and powerful paws and jaws - far away from humans.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte had a lot to hide. He was living in the United States illegally, had been convicted in Arizona for selling drugs and twice deported to Mexico.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - As Gov. Jerry Brown seeks re-election next month, Republicans say decisions he made to reduce prison overcrowding are endangering the public by putting more criminals on the streets.
VALLEJO (AP) - A controversy over California Highway Patrol officers suspected of secretly sharing explicit photos of women placed under arrest is isolated to one Northern California office, authorities said Saturday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eight firefighters were injured battling a large and extremely hot fire that had engulfed a storage facility in Venice, authorities said Sunday.
SACRAMENTO . (AP) - Two health care-related initiatives on the November ballot have generated more than $100 million in spending, with insurers and doctors leading the fight to defeat both, according to campaign finance reports filed late Thursday.
WATSONVILLE (AP) - A Silicon Valley startup has developed technology to let dispatchers know when a police officer's weapon has been fired.


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Duncan Carson is the ICO Projects and Business Manager, working on (among other things) distribution and venue consultancy. He joined the ICO as Marketing and Communications Manager having worked as an editor and marketer in the publishing industry. He runs the itinerant screening programme Nobody Ordered Wolves, which shows neglected films across London. He’s taken his love of film in a lot of different directions including running a university film society, working with an independent distributor, running a pop-up screen in Hackney and lecturing on film. He has spoken at international events about social media, audience development and cinema marketing. After a year’s secondment at Curzon Cinemas, working on cinema marketing, CRM and audience development, Duncan re-joined the ICO in 2020 as Projects and Business Manager.
To contact Duncan, email: firstname.lastname@example.org


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By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York federal judge said on Wednesday she would move quickly in deciding whether to unseal hundreds of court documents linked to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died last month while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The documents are part of a civil lawsuit filed by one of Epstein’s alleged victims, Virginia Giuffre, against Epstein’s former associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre has said Epstein and Maxwell trafficked her for sex while she was a teenager.
Giuffre sued Maxwell in 2015 and accused the British socialite of defaming her by calling her a liar. Maxwell has denied the claims, and the case settled on undisclosed terms earlier this year.
More than 900 court filings in the case remained secret until early August, when a federal appeals court unsealed about 2,000 pages of documents. The court ordered U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska to review each of the remaining documents to determine whether they should be unsealed.
At a hearing on Wednesday, Preska gave Giuffre, Maxwell and other interested parties two weeks to divide the documents into three categories. Preska said one category of documents – those that could have been used by a judge to decide core issues in the case – are most likely to be unsealed.
The parties will then will have a chance to make arguments about what should be public and what should remain secret.
Jeffrey Pagliuca, Maxwell’s lawyer, said at the hearing that the documents contained “hundreds” of names of people who would need to be notified and given a chance to object before they were made public.
On Tuesday, lawyers for an anonymous man urged Preska in a letter to keep the names of people who were not parties to the lawsuit secret.
Epstein was arrested on July 6 and pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors said he recruited numerous underage girls to give him massages and then sexually abused them.
The wealthy 66-year-old money manager was found dead on Aug. 10 in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan. An autopsy concluded that he hanged himself.
(Reporting by Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Paul Simao)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ARTS OUT LOUD HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL LGBTQ COMMUNITY STORYTELLING EVENT
Choreographer & Dancer Terrance Spencer and members of the Mayor’s LGBTQ Advisory Council among featured participants
PITTSBURGH – Arts Out Loud will host Speak Out Loud Pittsburgh!, a free storytelling event bringing the community together on Thursday, May 4 beginning at 6:30pm at the Peirce Studio inside the Trust Arts Education Center downtown. The unique forum promises to be intimate and personal; amusing, moving and inspirational, as individuals with different backgrounds and careers related to entertainment take the stage to share their personal tales of opposition, support, failure, and success.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ARTS OUT LOUD ANNOUNCES MENTORING PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ YOUTH
Arts Out Loud announced the launch of a new LGBTQ youth arts focused mentoring program this spring. Discover Out Loud Mentoring, which is open to LGBTQ youth ages 16-22, is intended to help build confidence and experience in rising artists in the areas of film, theatre, dance, and music. Applications are now open for mentors and mentees in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and for online mentoring. Registration ends on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.
Kevin Stea has proved he has staying power. He’s probably most well-known for his spot on Madonna’s Blonde Ambition Tour, as one of seven dancers, in 1990. We were fortunate to catch Kevin for a quick interview while he has been jetting all over the world promoting a new documentary, Strike A Pose, that goes deep into the lives of those now famous seven dancers. Read More
The power of celebrity is unprecedented in the United States. With one opinion or sentence, a beloved actor, musician, or writer has the power to change the American landscape. One memorable character, hit song, or popular book integrates these people into the fabric of our lives, revealing the breadth and outreach the arts can create. LGBT artists, in addition to entertaining us with their work, promote acceptance of other LGBT individuals in the United States. Their work and outreach are critical to the advancements in LGBT rights and changes in legislation because of how much they are revered. Read More


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Cusco is proud to introduce their new line of Power Braces. Specializing in aftermarket suspension, Cusco is known for their superior high quality products. Their new line of Power Braces has been one of the most anticipated products. These Power Braces are designed to stiffen up your chassis and help reduce vehicle body flex. When making excessive corners, you will want to reduce the chassis flex and increase the rigidity of your car. This is where Cuscos Power Braces come into effect. Cusco has designed these braces to be fully functional in conjunction with Cuscos other lower braces. For example, when using the lower Type II or Type I front tie bar, you are able to combine Cuscos lower center Power Brace, lower front Power Brace, lower front side Power Braces, trunk Power Brace, front and rear sway bars, strut bars, and much more! Combine all these bars together and feel the full effect of Cuscos Power Braces.
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Student Spotlight: Mehrpouya Daneshvar
What’s it like to study at Berklee? Our Student Spotlight series asks current students all about their Berklee experience—what they’re learning in class, what kinds of projects they’re involved in onstage or behind the scenes, how they recharge, and of course, what they’re listening to. In this edition, get to know clarinetist Mehrpouya Daneshvar, a third-semester contemporary writing and production (CWP) major from Zanjan, Iran.
You can watch Mehrpouya perform on March 13 in Mediterranean New Roots, the spring 2024 concert produced by the Mediterranean Music Institute.
Tell us about your path to Berklee. What made you decide to come here?
I grew up in a family that loved art a lot. Even though my mom and dad weren't musicians, I started my music adventure when I was just 4, thanks to my aunts and uncles. I fell in love with the kamancheh, a traditional Iranian string instrument, and really got into Iranian classical and folk music with some amazing teachers like Ardeshir Kamkar, Ehsan Zabihifar, and Mehdi Bagheri. I've always been curious about all kinds of music and didn't want to just stick to one type, even though Iranian classical music is where I started.
When I turned 18, I went to a clarinet camp led by Hüsnü Şenlendirici in Turkey. Playing there made me realize how much I connect with the clarinet—it felt like it was meant for me. With guidance from my mentor, Kayhan Kalhor, I started blending Iranian music with the clarinet, bringing back a style that had been forgotten in Iran for a long time.
I chose Berklee because I wanted to really get into jazz and explore different genres at the same time—especially to play with Middle Eastern musicians and collaborate with Latin musicians, where I could bring my own style into the mix. Berklee is the best place where I can have my Iranian music roots, connect with folks from all kinds of musical worlds, and broaden my horizons without any limits. I truly believe music brings people together, no matter where they're from. Learning more about music means I can share more with people from all over the world. Berklee is where I can follow my dream, grow my passion for music, and connect with others everywhere.
What's been your favorite class so far, and what has it taught you?
My best classes include my private instruction with Sarpay Özçağatay, where I'm learning jazz improvisation, which is my main goal at Berklee. Another favorite is Arranging 2 with Jeff Perry, where Professor Jeff teaches us how to write for horn sections. He makes the class both fun and engaging, truly one of the best classes I've had. Additionally, my English class with Pratt Bennett was life-changing. I learned so much about teaching, English, and psychology.
What's a project you've worked on since coming to Berklee that you've been especially excited about?
At Berklee, I've been involved in many projects across different genres, which have been incredible experiences for me. However, the most significant project I participated in was with Christiane Karam. Professor Karam trusted me and included me in a Middle Eastern fusion concert, where I had the opportunity to perform with renowned artists like the New York Gypsy All-Stars, Associate Professor Giorgi Mikadze, Keita Ogawa, and Peter Slavov. That night and project were the largest I've ever been a part of.
I also have my own trio named Klemer, where we compose our own original music. My bandmates are Klara Poznachowska from Poland and Lucas Philips from the US. This project is the most exciting for me. We focus on world music, and every composition is a collaboration that combines the knowledge of all three of us.
Mehrpouya's Top-Five Favorite Songs Right Now
1. "The B Tune," Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, and Zakir Hussain.
This tune amazingly represents how musicians from different cultures can communicate with each other through the language of music, and the combination of instruments is a masterpiece.
2. "Villa Plameras," Miguel Zenón
This is a great example of Latin music and rhythms combined with jazz influences.
3. "The Astounding Eyes of Rita," Anouar Brahem
This is one of the best songs I have heard that combines Arab music with Western elements.
4. "Silent City," Kayhan Kalhor
A masterpiece by my mentor that can be connected with your soul immediately. And a great example of contemporary music influenced by Iranian classical music.
5. "Over Shadow Hill Way," Wayne Shorter
One of the greatest tunes I’ve heard.


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A stunning country house, part of which dates from the 17th century, set in just under 2 acres of grounds, situated in the small village of Bronygarth above the beautiful Glyn Ceiriog Valley.
With views to Chirk Castle, this superb Shropshire holiday home boasts many original features including polished wooden floors, ornate ceilings and beautiful fireplaces.
It provides spacious and luxurious accommodation which is ideal for a large family to get together in this unspoilt part of the country.
With stunning views from the front, this large cottage near Oswestry boasts 10 beautifully furnished bedrooms, six of which can accommodate a family of four.
Four of the bedrooms boast en-suite facilities, plus there are an additional three family bathrooms, one of which features a corner Jacuzzi bath.
The large farmhouse-style kitchen at this stunning house near Chirk Castle has wooden floors, ceiling beams and an oil-fired Rayburn, making it the perfect place to prepare a celebratory dinner for the whole family.
The galleried reception/dining room with sash windows and woodburning stove seats 26 people and the main sitting room has an inglenook fireplace and a woodburning stove, ideal for relaxing in front of a family film.
But that is not all!
This spacious Shropshire holiday cottage has the added benefit of a library, a conservatory and a games room with a full-size snooker table.
Spend some time over breakfast on the decked area as you plan the day's activities, which is where you will also find the soothing hot tub, where you can relax in the evening as you relive your fun-filled days.
The timber chalet at the rear of the garden houses the indoor heated swimming pool and sauna, or you may wish to enjoy a game of tennis on the all-weather court.
The extensive grounds surround the house and consist of mature gardens, lawns, seating and a large brick-built barbecue.
This beautiful area of Shropshire offers many walks and cycle routes with Offa's Dyke Path running close by.
The cottage boasts magnificent views of Chirk Castle, a 14th century fortress owned by the National Trust, which sits across the valley and which the more energetic amongst your party can walk to along the historic Offa's Dyke path.
Just a short drive away is the popular tourist town of Llangollen with a steam railway, a variety of watersports and the stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which is a World Heritage Site.
Of course, with so much to do in the grounds, you may never wish to leave this magnificent Bronygarth holiday home; a truly wonderful destination that will live long in the memory.

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By popular demand, here is my world famous potato salad recipe.
8 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
3 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
3 Tbsp chopped sweet onion
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1 Tbsp yellow mustard
salt and pepper to taste
Dice the potatoes into large cubes. Place in large bowl. Add eggs, pickles, onions and cheese. Stir in remaining ingredients until well blended. Chill in refrigerator at least one hour before serving
Hello! It has been a very long time since I have updated this site. Truthfully, I haven’t had any “new” recipes to share. However I do have one that I have adapted that I want to share.
I very distinctly remember watching “Good Morning America” and they were sharing the winning apple pie recipe from a contest they had been running. I wasn’t sure how long ago this was, but I was unable to get online to print the recipe. I called my dad and he printed it and emailed it to me. I still have that email and it was dated November 8, 2001!
I made this for Thanksgiving that year and it became my favorite apple pie recipe. That says a lot as I don’t really like apple pie. I love apples, I love pie; just don’t love them combined. Weird!
The original recipe called for pecan pieces. I rather like walnuts better. I also adapted the recipe to more closely resemble the apple pie recipe my mother always made. I am wondering what this would taste like with some Craisins in it too. Hmmmm…..
Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie
(original recipe by Marsha Brooks, 2001)
1 unbaked pastry crust for 9″ deep dish pie
1/2 to 1 cup granulated sugar (depends on how sweet your apples are)
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples
1 recipe of Crumb Topping (see below)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)
1/4 cup caramel topping (like ice cream topping)
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
- Make the crumb topping: stir together oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Cut in butter until it is like coarse crumbs. Set aside
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Add the apple slices and gently toss to coat.
- Spoon apple mixture into uncooked pie shell. Sprinkle Crumb Topping over the top.
- Place the pie on a cookie sheet, in case any of the filling bubbles over during baking. Cover the edges with foil.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 25 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the pie from the oven and while it is still hot, sprinkle the chopped nuts over the top. Then drizzle with caramel sauce.
- Allow the pie to cool on a wire rack.
This is best if served warm or room temperature. If you refrigerate it, the caramel sauce gets a little too firm.
This is a yummy combination of some of my favorite foods. This is comfort food to the max! You don’t want to fix this and forget it as this has a pretty short cooktime, for a crockpot meal.
2 cups milk
1 can evaporated milk
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 tsp. onion powder
One of my favorite autumn side dishes is fried apples. My mother used to make this. It is a very simple recipe, but oh so yummy.
The number of apples you use is determined by how many you want to serve! I slice up one medium apple per person. I recommend a good cooking apple such as granny smith or macintosh. They hold their shape and are very flavorful. I usually peel the apples, but it isn’t necessary.
After peeling and slicing the number of apples you want, set them aside for a minute. In a saute pan or skillet, melt about 2 tablespoons of butter. Once this is melted, add the apple slices. Make sure you turn your burner down to medium or medium-high. Stir the slices around once in awhile. The apples will cook down in volume as they soften. It is up to your personal preference how crunchy or soft you want the apples to be. At the very end, sprinkle on some cinnamon and sugar to your taste.
I prefer to serve them warm, but it is pretty good when it is cooled in the refrigerator too. It is really hard to mess up a recipe like this. Just remember to keep your eyes on the apples while they are cooking. They are done pretty quickly.
I’ve seen this recipe called many different things. This is the title on the recipe card that I found stuck in a library book many years ago. It is a great recipe to take to a picnic as it has no mayonnaise, eggs or milk in it so it is safe in the heat. I suggest that you not mix the dressing and the salad together just before you are ready to serve it.
1 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
2 packages chicken flavored Ramen noodles
1 pound bag cole slaw mix
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 bunch green onions — chopped
Mix together oil, sugar, vinegar and flavor packets from Ramen noodles and chill for 24 hours.
Just before serving, toss together the remaining ingredients as well as the crushed Ramen noodles. Pour dressing over and mix before serving.

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Construction is moving forward in earnest on The Edgewater, a new 336-unit apartment/condominium subdivision on Virginia Lake.
J. Witt, president of Silverwing Development and general contractor, said the $40 million complex, Reno’s largest redevelopment project since the end of the economic downturn, is an active construction site with both apartments and homes going up on the 10-acre site.
“We have a very good group of people buying,” said Witt, adding that two out of the six condominium buildings already have sold out. He said the new owners are single professionals and couples wanting to downsize.
Prices range from $175,000 to $275,000 for the 48 three-story two- and three-bedroom condominium homes, which come with garages.
Estimated move in at The Villas at Edgewater is this June.
The first two apartment buildings are currently being framed and estimated move-in is this July. An interest list is filling up fast, said Witt, adding that there will be a total of one- and two-bedroom apartments for rent.
After an eight-year recession-induced delay, which made it hard to secure financing, crews first demolished the aging Virginia Lake Apartments, which dates back to the early 1960s.
“It was a long time coming,” said Witt, who had to wait six years to secure financing from lender City National Bank. On the equity side, Witt also put an undisclosed amount of money into the project, along with a local partner that he declined to name.
Witt said the economic benefit of the project has been felt in the larger economy, with local subcontractors being hired and suppliers and materials purchased from the region’s vendors.
In terms of the impact on the neighborhood, Witt said the project will be a visual enhancement to this area of Reno.
“Anytime you target a highly visible parcel with substantial development, the entire area wins,” said Witt. “Edgewater will provide an updated and upscale look to the Virginia Lake neighborhood, which will in turn direct more attention to the area as a great place to live,” especially for those working in the downtown core.

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BURTON — For seven years, Flint’s “Shakespeare in the Park” in Kearsley Park has drawn rave reviews and enthusiastic crowds. Now for the third year the production is going beyond Kearsley Park to parks across the city and county, including For-Mar Nature Preserve.
Admission to all performances (except the opening night gala at Kearsley Park) is free. Please bring your own lawn chairs everywhere except Kearsley Park, where seats will be provided.
This year’s production — “The Comedy of Errors” — is described as Shakespeare’s shortest and funniest play. It comes to For-Mar Nature Preserve with a performance June 16, at 7 p.m..
“The Comedy of Errors” tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus.
When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and hilarious accusations of infidelity, theft, madness and demonic possession. The play is directed by Kay Kelly.
This performance is part of “2011 Theatre in OUR Parks,” a collaboration between the City of Flint Parks and Recreation Department and Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission. — G.G.


Researchers created an optical matter machine that operates much like a mechanical machine in which if one gear is turned, a smaller interlocking gear will spin in the opposite direction (a). The optical matter machine (b) uses circularly polarized light to create a nanoparticle array that acts like the larger gear by spinning in the optical field. This makes a probe particle – analogous to the second smaller gear – orbit the nanoparticle array in the opposite direction.
Credit: Norbert F. Scherer, University of Chicago
Based on optical matter, new machines could be used to move and manipulate tiny particles
Researchers have developed a tiny new machine that converts laser light into work. These optically powered machines self-assemble and could be used for nanoscale manipulation of tiny cargo for applications such as nanofluidics and particle sorting.
“Our work addresses a long-standing goal in the nanoscience community to create self-assembling nanoscale machines that can perform work in conventional environments such as room temperature liquids,” said research team leader Norbert F. Scherer from the University of Chicago.
Scherer and colleagues describe the new nanomachines in Optica, The Optical Society’s (OSA) journal for high-impact research. The machines are based on a type of matter known as optical matter in which metal nanoparticles are held together by light rather than the chemical bonds that hold together the atoms that make up typical matter.
“Both the energy for assembling the machine and the power to make it work come from light,” said Scherer. “Once the laser light is introduced to a solution containing nanoparticles, the entire process occurs on its own. Although the user does not need to actively control or direct the outcome, this could readily be done to tailor the machines for various applications.”
Creating optical matter
In optical matter, a laser light field creates interactions between metal nanoparticles that are much smaller than the wavelength of light. These interactions cause the particles to self-assemble into ordered arrays. This is a similar principle to optical trapping, in which light is used to hold and manipulate particles, biological molecules and cells.
In previous work, the researchers discovered that when optical matter is exposed to circularly polarized light, it rotates as a rigid body in the direction opposite the polarization rotation. In other words, when the incident light rotates one way the optical matter array responds by spinning the other. This is a manifestation of “negative torque”. The researchers speculated that a machine could be developed based on this new phenomenon.
In the new work, the researchers created an optical matter machine that operates much like a mechanical machine based on interlocking gears. In such machines, when one gear is turned, a smaller interlocking gear will spin in the opposite direction. The optical matter machine uses circularly polarized light from a laser to create a nanoparticle array that acts like the larger gear by spinning in the optical field. This “optical matter gear” converts the circularly polarized light into orbital, or angular, momentum that influences a nearby probe particle to orbit the nanoparticle array (the gear) in the opposite direction.
The researchers made two machines based on this design using laser light with a 600-nanometer wavelength and sliver nanoparticles just 150 nanometers in diameter in water. They found that using a gear made of eight nanoparticles created a more efficient machine than a seven-nanoparticle gear, suggesting that the machine’s efficiency could be altered by building different gears.
“We believe that what we demonstrated, with further refinement, will be useful in nanofluidics and particle sorting,” said John Parker, graduate student and first author. “Our simulations show that a much larger machine made of many more particles should be able to exert more power to the probe, so that is an aspect of refinement that we anticipate pursuing.”
The researchers are now experimenting with making machines with many more particles or with particles of different materials. The practicality of the machine could also be improved by creating patterned gears where the nanoparticles are immobile. This would enable the ability to optically address and combine several gears to make a more complex machine.
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The Quality Inn & Suites @ Universal Orlando offers free shuttle service to Universal, SeaWorld and Wet N Wild. The hotel is located 3 blocks from Universal Studios, City Walk and Islands of Adventure. The Quality Inn & Suites @ Universal Orlando opened on April 25,1997. This property offers access for travelers with disabilities. Formerly the Wellesley Inn & Suites.
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Bank of Greece chief: Deposits in Greece secure
Bank deposits in Greece are secure, central Bank of Greece (BoG) governor George Provopoulos assured early Tuesday, speaking on a late night programme on state NET television.
"In no instance will the solution (of a haircut of deposits) that was selected for Cyprus be implemented in Greece," he said, adding that even in the event of shortfalls in the Greek programme, these would be made up for by a reduction in expenditures and rationalization of the public sector, and not with a haircut of deposits.
He explained that the Greek banks have already absorbed the 50 billion euros foreseen in the Memorandum for their recapitalization, and consequently their capital base has been substantially boosted. Their position was further boosted by the repatriation of deposits from abroad.
Indeed, he said, more than 19 billion euros in deposits had returned to Greece between June 2012 and mid-March.
On the timetable for the banks' recapitalization, Provopoulos said that the deadline set by the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Troika of Greece's lenders for completion of the recapitalization process by end-April was "not realistic", and anticipated that the systemic banks will have completed the relevant procedures by end-May, adding that Greece could extend the deadline by a month.
He confirmed that the Troika has expressed reservations over the planned merger of National Bank of Greece (NBG) and Eurobank, but predicted that the merger would take place and that the relevant process will not be reversed. Provopoulos said that the word 'veto' does not describe the Troika's stance on this specific merger, explaining that whatever reservations arise from the large size the new bank (after the merger) would have, as well from the large share (approximately 40 percent) of the Greek market the new bank would have.
As for the repercussions of the crisis in Cyprus on the Greek economy, Provopoulos anticipated that there would be a further, but minor, reduction in GDP.
He said the recession in the Greek economy this year would approach 4.5 percent (against an initial forecast of 4.0-4.5 percent), explaining that the impact of the developments in Cyprus on the Greek GDP would be about 0.35 percent.
Provopoulos once again reiterated that the structural changes and restructure of the public sector need to proceed, and opposed the imposition of additional taxes, while indirectly, but clearly, favored continuation this year of the collection of the extraordinary surtax on real estate (EETHDE) via PPC electricity bills.
The central bank chief further stressed that the danger of Greece's exiting the euro has been distanced, but without this meaning that it has totally eclipsed. He also declined to predict when Greece would be able to return to the international markets.

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The rough-hewn majesty of this cavern far outpaces any delight in the multitudes of curves that form its enclosure. The glabrous grey granite is shot through with translucent obsidian, lending subtly-veined sparkle to the walls and the foot-trodden smoothness of the floor that shows centuries-old placements of the scarred trestle tables; carven hollows give homes for the glow baskets and the coat-pegs that line the walls. No mosaics, no painting, no tiles: just a few well-done tapestries mark the pathway that lead to the kitchen to the north and the inner caverns to the west, and frame the nighthearth's stew and snacks, while a heavier strip of oiled canvas shields the unwary from the wind in the bowl.
Scattered about in various perches and niches are fifty-two firelizards.
You see OOC NOTICE (look sign), Look at Me Postcard to Tatia, White Clay Egg Pot, Jaeshri, Large Picnic Rug, Kageri, Chalea, Question Deck, Streak, the Candidate's Rumor Weed, 'What's in the box?!' crate, and Gossip Drudge Maira here.
Niall walks in from the Central Bowl.
Niall walks into the caverns, glad to be out of the damp air outside. Making his way through the shadows as normal, Niall just drops his guitar in a seat, along with a couple of bags, before making his way to the klah.
Stiff and cranky, Reiko makes her way across the caverns to the hearth. Not until her hand is on the klah pitcher does she notice Niall there. Right there. She stiffens slightly, then carefully schools her features into a neutral expression and pours off a large mug, returning the pitcher to its place on the grate. "Morning," she says calmly, deliberately /not/ leaving the hearth right away.
Niall reached the hearth, his entire trip there, never noticing Reiko. He grabbed the fullest pitcher he could find, and turned to leave, back to his seat. Then he noticed Reiko, and his tired self got just a bit of concern and confusion added to it. "Mornin'," he responded, seemingly stuck to the hearth, for his lack of movement.
Emerald gaze flickers over Niall briefly, noticing his discomfort, then a smirk curls the corners of Reiko's lips. "I don't think it's spiked today," she remarks casually, glancing at the pitcher in his hands. She checks now.
Niall shakes his head, and then smiles at Reiko. It was then he started walking away from the hearth. "Not yet, but I plan on doing that myself. I need it."
Reiko's eyes narrow as Niall walks away from her, perversely annoyed now that he's /not/ plaguing her. "I can't imagine why," she intones with forced sweetness. "After that last hangover." With a toss of her head, she stalks to a different table, ignoring the stiff aching of her muscles, and drops into an empty chair to start on her own, unspiked klah.
Mechelle arrives from deeper in the Weyr.
Niall walks back to his won seat, smiling the entire way, much out of Reiko's view. He may need spiked klah for his own reason, but he was still alert enough to notice everything that was going on around him, especially when it came to Reiko. He grabbed a bag of his, and started to pour its contents into the klah, before he just got tired of pouring and just dropped the entire bag into the pitcher.
Mechelle walks into the caverns, huffing a bit under the load of a mop and bucket full of dirty water. She slowly makes her way to the door, and out, returning a few moments later with an empty bucket. Leaving it and the mop in one corner, she grabs a mug of redfruit juice and plops down into a chair with a sigh. "That's doneQ"
Julep comes out of the kitchens, the smell of fresh baking following just behind.
Reiko shifts her chair so it's facing /away/ from Niall's table, bringing the entering Mechelle into her view. Ahhhhhh. A thin eyebrow disappears behind her thick fringe of bangs and a twisted smirk curls the corners of her lips. "Feeling better?" she drawls, a wicked gleam lighting emerald eyes as she remembers the episode in the pens the previous day.
Murrough comes out of the kitchens, the smell of fresh baking following just behind.
Nearly occluded by long, feathery lashes, a rudimentary softness lingers within moss-agate eyes, sparring with the dry wit that lurks, green-hued, beneath. Eschewing the usual glimmers of summer sun, his hair is mainly dark, surely mellow: here and there, however, contrasts of ruddy earth and honey flash briefly among the ebon. A certain and ill-defined expression, eluding easy interpretation, plays along wryly amused lips' genteel twist. Muscles wind in sensual cohesion skirls about a body long drawn in zoetic grace to sheath him in deceptive fragility.
As smooth as buttercream, as darkly rich in chocolate's distinctive flavor, a sleeveless tunic graces his torso, framing his thin hips with summer's ending. Beneath is a high necked black shirt, fitting closely to his body and trailing to cover long hands to the first knuckle of his fingers. Loose breeches flow about his long legs, their slightly shaggy ends flopping over heavy boots.
Ista Hold Tithe captain['s knot is an intricate blend of black and orange, yet on the opposing shoulder is the innocent loop of a High reaches Candidate.
Murrough is 21 Turns, 5 months, and 3 days old.
Mechelle frowns slightly. They /always/ remember the bad things, don't they? "I'm /fine/, thank you Reiko.." Oh, she even remembers the name! Small sip of juice is taken and she turns to face the candidate with a wry smile, "Now that /that/ is out of the way, maybe I can enjoy candidacy a bit better."
"Provided they don't decid we have to go and watch those dragons of thirs eat again," Murrough pithily point out. He flops into a chair, muttering. "So what debasing tasks have they set for you all?"
Niall moves the items from his seat, naming his guitar, so he can sit. Down in a chair, one mug is poured of his klah, and one mug is subsequently drunk. 1 mug down, 1 pitcher to go, but before he pours himself another mug, his guitar is grabbed, and some playing begins.
Reiko snorts, even as the smirk widens to a twisted halfsmile that doesn't /quite/ reach her eyes. "Enjoy? Candidacy?" Why does that sound impossible? Emerald gaze sweeps over Murrough appraisingly as the new arrival adds his quartermark to the conversation. "Pens," she says sourly. Of course, that was yesterday. She hasn't been collared for chores yet today, but it's not even light out. Or... she thinks, anyhow. Maybe it's just that she's looking through her eyelids a lot. She shifts in her seat, stretching stiffened muscles and trying to ignore the music.
Mechelle frowns at Murrough, not wanting to be reminded at /all/. "Candidacy can be enjoyed, if you set your mind to it." she says candidly to Reiko, "After all, chores aren't /all/ bad..." Okay, well, /some/ are.
Murrough snorts sardonically. "Forgive me if I faqil to enjoy being ordered about like a common drudge." Snippy, isn't he?
Mechelle goes home.
Niall continues his playing, and if anyone asks why he's playing he'll blame it on the klah. That's not exactly the truth or is it? All he knows at the moment is the Reiko is ignoring his music, and he's determined to make sure that doesn't last long. The tempo changes, faster and faster he brings the music, showing off the best of his abilities.
Reiko eyes Mechelle as she abruptly gets up and leaves, not bothering to add that /she/ doesn't much enjoy being ordered about like a drudge either. As someone so eloquently put it. Murrough gets another once-over, coolly appraising. "Not sorry you got Searched, are you?" she asks sweetly. Ignore the cold glitter in her eyes. One long finger begins absently tapping to the rhythm of the music until she notices and stops the motion.
"You are not going to geyt an answer to that one," Murroiugh sniffs indignantly. "So you want to stop trying to intimidate me." Even if it's working.
Murrough goes home.
Niall watches Reiko, smiling when he sees her tapping in rhythm, but the smile leave when she stops. Determined to cause that again, he slows his tempo, entering the opposite end of the tempo spectrum.
Reiko arches an eyebrow at Murrough as he slips out of the caverns, slouching indolently back in her chair. She hasn't even /begun/ to try to intimidate. But that will have to wait for another time. She sets her mug on the table with a twisted smirk at some private amusement, which slowly fades as the music creeps into her consciousness again. Emerald gaze narrows as she turns her chair to face Niall again, folding her arms across her chest with a diffident air. Not a muscle does she move, refusing to respond to the music, just watching him calmly.
Niall smiles at Reiko, not fully expecting her to actually turn around and face him. It's a start to getting her to respond to his music. In keeping with his slow tempo, near one you would hear for a ballad, Niall adds a verse to his music, as he watches Reiko.
Kinecha arrives from deeper in the Weyr.
Reiko is /not/ going to respond. Just because she knows he wants her to. Rather she sits, motionless, expressionless... watching him watching her. She's even seemingly forgotten her klah, the mug untouched on the table beside her.
A moment's peace without any chore-ordering people around and Necha had to run into those two?! Stopping in the entrance to the living cavern, she ponders for a moment turning around and heading back where she came from. Shaking her head, she walks quickly to the sideboard, picking out a few meatrolls and an orange fruit, she frowns in the direction of the two, then slumbs into a chair at a table not too close to them.
Now isn't this a sight, Niall watching Reiko, Reiko watching Niall. All the while Niall continues to play his guitar at the tempo of a ballad, and adding verses to match. All his actions directed to Reiko. All trying to get a reaction, but ever her reaction less demeanor tells him what he wants to know.
Despite the shocking lack of klah in her bloodstream, Reiko is surprisingly awake. Perhaps it's because her nerves are so on edge. But she does notice Kinecha's entrance from the corner of her eye. Oh, perfect. Are there two people in the entire Weyr she'd like /less/ to be around? Still she stays, perversely refusing to leave just because they decided to be here as well. And even though she's got the former guard firmly in her peripheral vision, her eyes are stubbornly locked on Niall.
Kinecha leans back in her chair, silently watching the two watching each other, idly wondering what had happened here before she entered. Niall gets a look that sweeps down to his guitar, then she turns her head to look at Reiko. Well, if theyt weren't going to speak, neither was the guard-candie..
Anhelica arrives from deeper in the Weyr.
Niall diverts his eyes for a moment to look for an indication of the time. Not long do they have to search, and immediately back on Reiko they are. Slowly he stood the music continuing the entire way, and then he ended the song. The finally note and his finally word intending to bury itself deep into someone, Reiko in particular. He grabs his items, and the pitcher the klah he spiked. "Just my luck, I need to go, and help someone. Until next time." Niall said to Reiko, allowing his tone to want to be a next time. And then he left.
Niall exchanges the protection of stone for the bowl outside.
Anhelica watches Niall go, a light glance is then given to the others. "Hello," She calls, tone somewhat harsh. Finding a seat she sits quickly, moving one leg over the other.
Her face is lightly tanned, with light golden hair reaching just below the shoulders. It is layered and waved, the shortest only comming a bit above the nose. Some blonde bangs fall on the sides of her face, and large bluish amber eyes dart around. A normal sized nose and thin red lips finish her face, creating a stern yet proud look. She is tall, around 5'11 with a large chest and long torso, that fits with her long tan legs that she never shows. Her style is both sexy and sophisticated, with just enough profession to make her almost untouchable.
A normal dress is worn, red in color. The sleeves are quarter cut, and fold once at her elboes. The neckline is a little lower than normal, but not revealing. It fits her curves perfectly, making her shape stun some. The dress trails by her long legs, ending at her ancles. On her feet are two brown sandles. Anhelica wears Anhelica's Listening Tube around her neck. Perched on Anhelica's shoulder is Mithras.
Anhelica is 25 Turns, 10 months, and 22 days old.
Reiko stares after Niall for a long moment as he leaves, until the last note hanging in the air is shattered by a harsh 'hello'. Emerald gaze narrows as she swings her head around to eye Anhelica, whom she vaguely remembers seeing around the infirmary. Maybe she even met her once. Cough. "Morning," she says coolly, fingers curling around the forgotten and now cold klah mug. Healer apprentice gets a casually appraising once-over, then Reiko returns her attention to her klah.
Kinecha's head comes 'round at the sound of an unknown voice, giving Anhelica a long look before turning back to look at Reiko, lifting her mug to take a long swig of her klah. "Morning, Reiko," she finally says, now that the other woman had started speaking herself.
Hiliza arrives from deeper in the Weyr.
Anhelica nods to them both. Really, she isn't /that/ bad is she? Sigh. She decides to eye them back, watching everything, facial expressions, any common movements, ect. "Good Morning," She finally speeks. Eyes then dart around the room, and she gives her fingernails a good click on the side of her chair.
Hiliza tromps into the 'Caverns, as is normal for the morning... or anytime of the day, really, and pours herself a mug of klha and grabs a tray of meatrolls. Cheerily, she moves toward the table and hovers only a minute, asking of any of them, "Mind if I join you?" Hiliza doesn't normally ask, but she might as well. Klah is sipped at as gaze flickers between the three people. Eh?
Lot's of eyeing going on this morning, isn't there? And here's another one to eye. "Morning, Hi," Kinecha says, forgoing her klah to eat the meatrolls she'd picked out all the while her eyes go from one to the other, eyeing all the folks in the cavern.
Reiko eyes Kinecha coolly, but doesn't answer. She already said 'morning' once, after all. She dislikes repeating herself. Hiliza, however, gets a twisted grin. Three people, three different tables. "Suit yourself," she says wryly, a vague wave indicating the myriad of choices available to the girl. Whee. Anhelica is eyed again, this time for eyeing. First time, it was for that harsh greeting. But the twisted smile is still in place.
Anhelica sighs. What is it, 'Bother Anhe Day'? Taking mental notes on the acts of these people, she tries to think of the age for each woman. She nods to Hiliza, nails now going away on the wood chair.
Hiliza looks between the three again and tentatively settles at Reiko's table, if sort of off on her own. "How... is.. everyone today?" She's rather slow in speaking because of the tension in the air and because she's attempting to eat a meatroll around her words. Lovely.
"Busy," Kinecha says, getting out of her chair, popping the last meatroll in her mouth, swallowing it with the last bit of klah. Orangefruit is picked up and brought along as she moves back into the depths of the weyr in search of her chore-partner, Vylking.
Kinecha steps into the shadows that lead back into the Weyr.
Reiko gives Hiliza a coolly appraising glance. Not quite as lingering as the one the poor girl got in the infirmary, but there nonetheless. "Well enough," she replies casually, ignoring all the eyeing. Really. It's one thing when Reiko is eyeing, but when other people start, it's time for her to stop. That perverse thing again. Kinecha's departure is noted peripherally and ignored... except for the twisted smile that spreads across her features. Much better. "How about you, Hiliza? Any fun chores?" Don't mind the sarcastic tone; it's actually mild for this one. She's even got a not-too-scary smile for Anhelica.
Anhelica steps into the shadows that lead back into the Weyr.
Hiliza swallows the remains of meatroll number one and washes that down with klah before /returning/ Reiko's gaze(what's this? Ah, Hiliza's still half-asleep, perhaps?) and half-smiling, half-grimacing, "Fun chores? Lessee..." She pauses, and ticks off the chores she's had in the last hour or so, "If you count helping the Weyrs kidlets bathe their pets," She holds out an arm, rolling up the sleeve to reveal fresh feline scratches, "fun, anyway. Really, you'd think we'd be smart enough not to let them keep animals." She grins, though, and starts meatroll number two contentedly. "Eep. The others.. left."
Reiko arches an eyebrow. "They have /pets/?" Yet another reason she's glad she decided against nannying. There are so many. Emerald gaze flickers about the now-empty caverns as Hiza states the obvious. Yes. They left. That actually happens to Reiko a lot; she's used to it.
Hiliza pouts into her klah mug, "They have /lots/ of pets. All /sorts/ of pets. For instance, I helped wash about twelve /rocks/ and a small chair today." She gives a sniff and then scootches the plate toward Reiko, inquiring, "Meatroll?" in a vauge attempt at being friendly with someone she only half-knows.
Reiko pushes her own mug aside - it's cold anyhow - and reaches for a meatroll. "Thanks," she murmurs, actually giving Hiliza a smile. So it doesn't quite reach her eyes. But her hand stops halfway there and her brow furrows lightly. "/Rocks/?" Would those be pets? Then she shrugs and regards Hiliza with a twisted halfsmile and glittering eyes. "That where you got the scratches?" Gotta watch those rocks. Vicious. She snags the meatroll and slouches back in her chair to take a bite.
Sinead arrives from deeper in the Weyr.
Sinead wanders in and heads straight for the food, sending a chipper good morning to the candidates. The girl fills her plate with various assortments of edibles and, grabbing a mug of klah, heads over towards an empty table.
Hiliza purses her lips, rolls her eyes and responds, "No, the felines... they resisted the baths rather fiercely. The firelizards-my goodness! That was insanity, if you ask me... most of children's firelizards occupying the baths..." She shakes her head and shifts foreward in her chair, to attempt not to damage the wings she's /still/ wearing further, and still drink her klah comfortably. "How about you, Reiko? Anything inte-'Morning!-resting lately?"
Loren arrives from deeper in the Weyr.
Sinead looks up to see another candidate enter the caverns, the girl acks jokingly before greeting Loren in the same chipper tone.
Loren wanders in, carting a rather large basket of ... socks, of course, and a pair of half-stuffed ... things. "Stupid socks." A small gold lump peers out from the basket, blue eyes peering at nothing in particular. "I hate socks." Sinead gets a nod in greeting, and then Lo' plops herself and her basket at a table.
Valen blinks in from ::between::!
Marcus blinks in from ::between::!
Reiko smirks. "Nothing as fun as bathing rocks," she drawls, giving Hiliza another once-over. "But if you're interested in stinking carcasses," nevermind people are eating breakfast. Or trying to... "You can trade chores with me next time I get assigned to the pens." Chipper little Sinead gets a nod and an arched eyebrow... Loren and her socks get a Look; Reiko's still not sure that Lo' is smarter than the socks.
Salea drifts in from the Central Bowl.
Salea enters, tiredly slumping into a chair near the hearth. Noting the candidates, she gives a mock salute, adding, "And how are the hard-working candidates of High Reaches! Are they keeping you busy?"
Short cropped hazel hair spreads everywhere, while sea green eyes look out from underneath the frizz. A moon face and a petite, almost pert nose gives the impression of youth. Small in stature, but now more mature in years, Salea no longer has her willowly thin body; only traces linger. A shining grin flees across her lips, but just as quickly, disappears. An inside joke? Perhaps. Her compact frame is well muscled, telling of years in her chosen profession.
Salea is wearing a simple outfit of riding breeches and tunic. Both are made out of hardy hide, and have been dyed a dark brown.
A double cord of black and blue entwine completely, leading to a double loop. A dangling tassle swishes with the gentlest of movement. A silver thread runs through the knot, denoting Salea as a High Reaches Assistant Weyrlingmaster. In the center of the knot lies her wing badge, that of Inferno.
Salea is 42 Turns, 6 months, and 10 days old.
Hiliza shivers and replies, stiffly, "I avoided getting pen duty last time and I'm going to avoid it again this." She waves a meatroll at Reiko a minute before biting off the end, chewing, swallowing, and chirrupping, "G'morning, Loren! Still working on the socks. I /still/ haven't found my boots." She wiggles her toes in emphasis and adds, "So I'm getting holes..." The heal of her left sock, for instance, looks more skin-colored than blue. Suddenly she gives them all looks, "D'you like my hair? I did it last night." And completly forgot to mention it, as well. But now that *cough*Hizaplayer*cough* has remembered, it's pink and yellow. Whee. Salea is waved and nodded towards as well.
Not even reaching a full five Terran feet(4'9, really), this usually cheerful woman can only be classified as short. She is more cute than pretty, with an oval face, sharp nose, strong chin, and thin, rosy lips. Fern green eyes are expressive, framed by thick lashes and thin eyebrows. Skin is pale from a lifetime inside, and contrasts with the deep onyx of her hair perfectly. Bangs cut choppily across her forehead, lengthening to chin level gradually. Now a jarring mixture of bright pink and /yellow/, still rugged layers fall to her shoulders, too long to poof out energetically. She is built slightly, with thin, delicate limbs and just the slightest hints of curves where curves belong on a woman. Though full grown, her height and build remain nearly identical to what they were at twelve.
Midnight and white snake around her body, folding and turning at any opportunity. Long, lofty sleeves clack with the sound of clay bits falling together; Little star-shaped charms glow a nearly luminescent yellow, dozens of them dangling from the seems of her sleeves. More canary-colored embellishments decorate her other seams as well. Tiny suns are stitched at the low-swooping collar, cheerful as the wearer could ever be. A row of clay flowers swing from the bottom of her ankle-kissing skirt, much as the stars do from the sleeves, and around her waist is a belt with amber half-moons. Adorning her feet are a pair of large boots, dyed a toast color with wheat laces. A pair of oversized wings hang almost liflessly, if prettily, from her back. They seem to be made from long, hardened peices of leather drapped in lace, and the straps are too large for Hiliza's body.
A ribbon holding charms, Dusty Grey Necklace is worn with pride. A necklace, glittering and loved, hangs an Amethyst Charm about her neck as well. On her left shoulder, a lithe blue firelizard seems almost smug. A rotund and odd-looking green firelizard rests comfortably on Hiliza's carrying tote. Observing from atop Hiliza's head is a smallish brown firelizard. Occasionally nuzzling her neck from her right shoulder is a good sized blue firelizard.
Again, a single loop adorns her shoulder, but the color is not black. In fact, the opposite. A pure and seemingly innocent loop of white. Worn with a smile. Flag me down: I sweep.
She is awake and looks alert.
Hiliza is 19 Turns, 10 months, and 15 days old.
"I. Hate. You. I. Hate. You. I. Hate. You." Loren stabs a couple of socks with a needle, ignoring everyone else for a moment before pausing and peering nervously towards Salea. "Uh ... fine. We're, uh ... fine." Lo' peers around shiftily, then hrmph's in Reiko's direction. Don't Look at Lo'. It's so ... mean. Right. Hack. Hiza's hair is peered at, after a moment, Lo' still stabbing that poor little sockipoothing. "It looks nice." Stab, stab.
Reiko's eyes slide sidelong to flicker over the entering Salea appraisingly. Knot is noted, and eyes narrow slightly. Ilare has one of those. Ilare who made her haul stinking carcasses out of the pens. A twisted smile curls Reiko's lips, all sweetness and light. Cough. "Fine thanks. And good morning." She turns a smirk to Hiliza, idly wondering how she can contrive to share the joy of the pens with this one, but Loren's diatribe is what /really/ gets her attention. "How's the shrine coming?" she asks sweetly.
Salea contains the urge to grin - she's never made candidates haul anything harder than their own gowns to the Hatching - and risdes, to casually stir the pot of klah nearby. "Looks k like you bunch are all tired out" she drawls, in her best mother-hen routime. "Can I get you some klah? Maybe some fresh bread or stew?"
Sinead looks up rather belatedly from her breakfast, noting a riders has joined the gathered crowd she waves and says a muffled hello before her firelizards decide to join her in breakfast. It's a good thing the girl picked up a meatroll or two before she sat down.
Hiliza bobbles, "Thank you, Loren. Why are you mending the socks if you hate them?" She peers at Salea and blinks a few times before shaking her head, "No, thank you." Hiliza sits, a bundle of confusion, now, at socks, NiceRider, and other oddities of the morning LC. Like Reiko. Bwee.
Loren continues stabbing the sock, pausing long enough to stare rather eerily at Reiko for a moment. "Shut up." Stab goes the not-friendly-in-the-mornings Loren, muttering a few curses before dropping the needle and prying Hostess out of the basket-o-socks. "You can't sleep in the socks, dear. Sleep on my head." Hostess is settled on Lo's head, and falls asleep. Aw. "...I'm mending them because I have to." The world is a cruel, cruel place. So, instead of mending socks, Lo' pulls out her half-stuffed thingamajigs and starts sewing /them/ up. "I'm waiting 'til chores change so I can see if I can get kitchen duty." Sadlo'.
Salea gathers a mug of clah for herself, then gathers up her jacket. "Love to stay and...mend socks?" Sales grins at Hiliza, "But I've got patrol. Stay out of trouible, you lot" she cheerfully smiles, knowing the fruitlessness of her own warnming.
Salea exchanges the protection of stone for the bowl outside.
Reiko smiles sweetly at Loren (don't mind the emerald daggers from her eyes). "Not going well? Oh, too bad." Salea gets another look as she disappears without providing the promised food, then her eyes return to the half-finished meatroll in her hand. Hmmm. With a shrug, she pushes her chair back and gets to her feet. "Well, as much /fun/ as this is," eyeroll, "I /must/ be going." To find a quieter place to hide, no doubt, because she's unlikely to be volunteering for more chores. Taking the meatroll with, she gives the others a vague wave and heads out.
Deeper, darker, narrower... passages kink and twist into the Weyr.


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Games are masters at engaging us. The success of “The Legend of Zelda,” “World of Warcraft,” “Second Life” and “Candy Crush” bears witness to this.
Because of that success, gamification — the strategy of bringing elements of a game to real-world experiences — has become a buzzword in the learning world.
There is evidence that games, composed of goals, rules and interactions that involve mental or physical stimulation, have been around since 2600 B.C. They are present in virtually all cultures, precisely for their ability to engage. They engage us to learn, act, fail and repeat this process toward the achievement of a self-accepted goal, out of our own free will or volition. According to Jane McGonigal, author of “Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World,” this free will is manifested in the more than 3 billion hours a week people spend gaming globally.
Researchers say the main reason we engage in games is because of their ability to appeal to our intrinsic desires or motivators. Motivational factors can have a direct effect on learning transfer. Motivation involves self-efficacy, a cognitive force concerned with what an individual can do rather than what skills he or she may actually possess. In other words, self-efficacy is the judgment an individual makes about his or her abilities to perform a given task. In games, self-efficacy manifests when people continuously re-engage, even after failing repeatedly, because they believe they will succeed in the next round, life or level.
Game designers use strategies to leverage intrinsic motivators to attain long-term engagement. McGonigal classifies these motivators into four categories: achieving satisfying work, experiencing success or the opportunity of success, making social connections and having purpose or meaning.
Satisfying work is defined as work that produces desirable and visible results. The opportunity and hope of achieving success is a powerful stimulus that feeds our desire to improve. Social connections allow us to be recognized and appreciated, both powerful motivators. Having purpose or meaning is perhaps the most powerful motivator since, when something bigger than ourselves drives us, we are better able to overcome obstacles.
There is no doubt that awareness is growing about the benefits of appealing to intrinsic motivators to engage individuals in learning programs and ensure successful learning transfer. Our challenge in the corporate learning and development arena is to seize opportunities in which we can find creative, innovative and cost-effective ways to leverage intrinsic motivators.
To help learning and development practitioners in this endeavor, the first step is to continue to study how game designers creatively make participants learn, act, fail and repeat this process out of their own free will until they reach a predetermined goal.

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“Improvisational Structure in “Dark Star,” 1969-1972″
Some of this year’s titles of: academic papers on the Grateful Dead.
Make your own joke.
Associate Professor of Economics, North Carolina State Univ.
If you lived through the 70s, this is: pretty cool.
I’m not so sure about Fountains of Wayne and Kanye West, but the most of the rest that pass are: interesting.

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ACTORS WHO DIED WHILE FILMING
Added on: 5th Mar 2014
On January 22, 2008, Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment
from a drug overdose. The Australian actor had just wrapped filming Christopher Nolan's
"The Dark Knight" and was in the middle of production for Terry Gilliam's
"The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" when he passed away. Gilliam brought on
Ledger's close friends Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell to step in for
Ledger's character in his remaining scenes.
Hollywood's most famous blonde bombshell was in the middle of
filming the comedy "Something's Got to Give" when she was found dead
at her Brentwood, CA home on August 5, 1962. Monroe's cause of death
was reported as an overdose of barbiturates resulting from a probable suicide.
On November 30th 2013, "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker died in a car
accident after leaving a charity event with his former racing friend Roger Rodas.
The two were killed almost instantly when the Porsche Rodas was driving lost
control and slammed into a tree. "Fast & Furious 7" was still in the middle of filming,
resulting in Universal Pictures making the decision to indefinitely put the movie on hold.
Before he could finish filming the drama "Dark Blood," River Phoenix died of a
drug overdose of on October 31, 1993 outside The Viper Room in Hollywood.
The autopsy found various drugs including cocaine and morphine in his system.
"Dark Blood" remained unfinished for 19 years and was finally released in 2012.
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
On February 2, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in a Manhattan hotel
room from a heroin overdose. After more than 25 years of sobriety, the
Oscar-winning actor (for "Capote" in 2006) had relapsed into addiction 8 months
before his death. At the time, the second instalment of "The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay" was in production, and Hoffman had a week left of filming.
He was 46 years old.
At the time of her mysterious death, Natalie Wood was in the middle of production
of the movie "Brainstorm." Wood drowned on November 29, 1981 off the coast of
California's Catalina Island during a weekend boat trip with her husband Robert Wagner,
her "Brainstorm" co-star Christopher Walken, and the boat's captain Dennis Davern.
Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, was killed in
a stunt accident on the set of "The Crow" on March 31, 1993.
Lee's character was supposed to get shot in a scene, but the handgun
used contained a fragment of a real bullet.
He was hit in the abdomen and died later that day. He was 28.
The breakout star of Fox's musical comedy "Glee" was found dead in his Vancouver,
Canada hotel room on July 13, 2013, during hiatus between the show's 4th and 5th seasons.
Authorities stated that the actor died from a lethal combination of heroin and alcohol,
but ruled out any foul play. Monteith was 31.


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Although ["The Changing of the Guard"] is set in the present, its heart belongs to the sixties, when films were in ferment and directorial style was a heavy subject. Consider the plight of Richie Hall, a glossy international superstar who has come out of retirement from Beverly Hills to make a comeback picture in Paris. The script is something about the last days of Louis XVI and has been largely rewritten by the star himself; he sees it as a "vehicle" for his personality. But the director, a surly young brute arrogant with an auteur complex, has ideas that mingle naturalism with Grand Guignol. This is a conflict crying out for humor which is—sadly—an item in short supply here….
John Ehle takes these two poseurs [Hall and Sigler] more seriously than they deserve and tells us far more about their film than we need to know.
Martin Levin, in a review of "The Changing of the Guard," in The New York Times Book Review (© 1975 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), April 6, 1975, p. 16.


TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – September is typically part of the rainy season, but we have not seen much rain in the past few weeks. At Tampa International Airport, we have only received 1.45 inches of rain. That’s more than 4.5 inches below normal. Thankfully, we are still almost 9 inches above normal rainfall for the year.
Today’s rain chance is just 10%. It will be quite warm and breezy with highs in the low 90s. It stays just a few degrees below the record high of 94 today. The dry conditions continue into October as well. Only 10% rain chances expected Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Highs stay in the low 90s into the weekend.
TRACKING THE TROPICS: The only system in the Atlantic right now is Hurricane Lorenzo. It should stay far away from the U.S. It may impact parts of Europe this week.


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Lee Scratch Perry
This year’s main line-up closes with an artist who is known as a living legend, a one-man institution and one of the key creators of worldwide reggae. The upcoming edition of East of Culture – Different Sounds will be graced by the presence of none other than Lee “Scratch” Perry, who will arrive accompanied by the band E.R.M – Easy Riddim Maker.
Born in Jamaica, Rainford Hugh Perry, today widely known as Lee “Scratch” Perry, has been fundamental for the development and popularisation of such genres as reggae and dub, and, further down the line also dancehall, hip-hop, ska or even avant-garde electronic music. The artist, in the same league as such legends as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh or King Tubby, has left his mark on a major part of 20th century music. Currently, having switched Jamaica for Switzerland, he is still active, recording albums, creating new collaborations and continuously giving concerts.
The beginnings of Lee Perry’s activity are, essentially, the beginnings of the entire phenomenon nowadays known as Jamaican music. As early as the 1960s, the artist was a successful producer in the legendary Studio One, witnessing the first achievements of Marley and the emerging group The Wailers. The next step forward was the establishment of his own label Upsetter Records followed by the ground-breaking Black Art Studio. In that period, Lee “Scratch” Perry grew into a great innovator and visionary, an expert on new sound. His explorations and creative experiments resulted in many classic albums and the birth of the entire phenomenon, now known as dub. He was one of the first to introduce remixes, add special effects to individual songs, play with sounds, creating new, alternative versions of existing songs. According to many later producers, at that time he was already ahead of his times.
Over the years, the musician worked practically with every big reggae name. Those were, among others, Bob Marley, Max Romeo, Junior Murvin, Augustus Pablo, and even Joe Strummer with The Clash, in the period when the British punk rockers experienced their fascination with Jamaican music. As far as younger representatives of the genre are concerned, Lee Perry keeps actively working, among others, with Mad Professor or Adrian Sherwood.
His visit in Lublin will undoubtedly be a big event for the fans, but it will also be a truly unique meeting with an icon who has permanently gone down in history and whose achievements are an endless source of inspiration for the next generations of bands, sound systems and music producers all over the world.
Lee “Scratch” Perry and the French band Easy Riddim Maker, consisting of Olivier Gangloff, Sébastien Kohler and Julien Vigier, will perform in Lublin on Friday, 28 June in Błonia near the Castle. Admission, just like to all events at East of Culture – Different Sounds, is free.


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During pregnancy going for dental care , is apt for good health, which directly affects the health of the baby. If mother is healthy, baby is also going to be healthy and to have good health, expecting mother has to take nourishing and healthy diet, which is only possible if mother has healthy teeth. The dental procedures which can be delayed or which can pose risk to the baby should be avoided until after the birth but the procedures which are mandatory and are recommended by the dentist should be carried out.
This is a routine procedure which can be done in expecting mothers without any risk to the baby. The procedure is same as for the normal person but if delayed , the cavity can increase in size ,there can be infection and acute pain. It is advisable to get the filling done as soon as possible as per advice of the dentist. If anesthesia has to be given then the obstetrician can be consulted. Inhalation and intravenous anesthesia should be avoided as there is increased risk of miscarriage in first trimester.
If the patient is in great pain and dentist recommends the tooth extraction , it can be carried out without any problem to the baby in expectant mother. Tooth extraction needs local anesthesia and if dentist wants then obstetrician can be consulted.
When the tooth gets infected and it can be saved by root canal treatment , the expecting mother should get it done. If delayed, later on may be that tooth cannot be saved and has to be extracted. So it is always better to save the tooth when it can be saved easily than to be sorry afterwards. The root canal treatment is quiet a safe procedure during pregnancy.
It is a myth that expecting mothers should not undergo dental x-ray’s as the radiations are harmful for the foetus. The fact is that during dental x-ray the patient’s uterus is shielded by lead apron and moreover the amount of radiation to which the patient is exposed during dental x-ray is negligible. The dental x-ray is a major diagnostic aid for the diagnosis of the dental problems. Dentist rely a lot on the x-ray to find out the problem. So if an expecting mother is in some dental pain, the dentist has to recommend the x-ray, otherwise the patient’s health is at risk.
This is the common dental problem with the expecting mother. The gums bleed when they brush or floss their teeth. This is because of the inflammation of the gums. The change of hormones during pregnancy aggravates this problem. This is called as pregnancy gingivitis. Some expecting mothers out of fear of bleeding avoid proper brushing or flossing. This further worsens the situation.
Treatment is to brush and floss the teeth regularly and avoid the food which sticks to the teeth. One should visit the dentist regularly. If recommended, one should get the scaling i.e. cleaning of the teeth done. Scaling is a safe procedure which does not harm the foetus.
Along with the dental procedures the dentist has to recommend certain medicines to relieve the symptoms. Mainly the dentist has to use local anaesthesia , pain killers , antibiotics.
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|MARMALADE (A - ID#A725206|
My name is MARMALADE (A.
I am a spayed female, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair.
The shelter staff think I am about 2 years and 1 month old.
I have been at the shelter since Dec 21, 2018.
This information was refreshed 12 minutes ago and may not represent all of the animals at the The City of Calgary Animal & Bylaw Services.
Shelter Staff made the following comments about this animal:
I've been named Marmalade and I am available for adoption. I am on the shy side but once I get comfortable I just don't stop purring. I'm extra special as I'm a polydactyl!
|For more information about this animal, call:|
The City of Calgary Animal & Bylaw Services at 3-1-1
Ask for information about animal ID number A725206