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Police say they broke up an early-morning beer party on the roof of Clawson High School after a man fell into an enclosed courtyard and his two friends broke into the school to get him out.
The incident happened about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the men later told them they went on the roof to drink beer and gaze at the sky.
'They said they were up there waiting to watch the sunrise,' said Clawson Police Lt. Scott Sarvello. 'But then it was like Humpty Dumpty and one of them fell.'
The three suspects were each arraigned Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of breaking and entering before Troy 52-4 District Court Magistrate Don Chisholm.
The man who fell, Nicholas Waldrep, 24, of Sterling Heights, was released on personal bond. Suspect Justin Kehoe, 23, of Washington Township, was jailed on $5,000, 10 percent, bond.
A third suspect, Thomas Pankow, 22, of Clawson was jailed on $10,000, 10 percent, bond. Police said Pankow was free on bond on a drunken driving charge when they arrested him.
Police said the men climbed onto a Dumpster next to the high school to get to a low roof and climbed up to the top roof from there.
The men were drinking for a short time on the roof when Waldrep fell into the courtyard, Sarvello said.
'The other two suspects looked down at him and realized there was no way to get him out,' Sarvello said. 'In their infinite wisdom they decided to break into the high school.'
The two men got into the school at 101 John M Avenue through a maintenance hatch on the roof, police said.
'They made their way into the courtyard to rescue their buddy,' Sarvello said. 'But they didn't leave. They went back to the roof to drink more beer.'
Police said the men failed to realize they tripped an alarm when they broke into the school and officers arrived soon afterward.
The three suspects jumped from the roof and were arrested after a short foot chase, police said.
Waldrep was treated at the hospital for a concussion and cuts on his hands.
The three men are scheduled for a pre-exam hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday before Troy District Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig.

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Charged: Two grads alleged vandals
Two recent Monticello High grads have been charged in the pre-dawn backhoe rampage that caused thousands of dollars of damage the morning before graduation.
Jesse Lee McDaniel and Joseph J. Bordt are charged with felony unauthorized use of a vehicle, felony destruction of property, and trespassing in the June 5 joy ride that trashed the MHS football and track fields, causing between $65,000 and $75,000 in damage.
Monticello High and its Boosters Club offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators whose senior prank ran amok and cast a pall on the Class of 2004's graduation ceremonies.
"A couple of people came forward and gave parts of the story," says Sgt. Duane Karr, who is in charge of school resource officers for the Albemarle police. "It took a lot of work on the investigators' part."
Police obtained warrants for the arrest of the two, and McDaniel turned himself in June 22, according to Sgt. Shawn Schwertfeger. He was released on a $25,000 secure bond, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 5.
"He didn't just turn himself in," says his mother, Marcia McDaniel. "They were up here looking for him."
She declined to comment on her son's arrest. "We're not saying anything because he's not guilty," she says.
Bordt had joined the Marines and arrived at Parris Island, South Carolina, for basic training the week of June 7, according to Captain Jamie Nott in the Marine Corps public affairs office.
"He's being processed for separation from the Marine Corps and will be sent back to Charlottesville," says Nott. "I know it's related to the charges there."
Recruits can't show up for training with any pending legal action, "even a speeding ticket," says Nott. "Theoretically, if he's acquitted, we could take him back."
On June 28, Bordt had not yet been arrested, according to Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Darby Lowe.
The Class 6 felonies carry penalties of 1 to 5 years each, and a misdemeanor trespassing conviction could bring up to 12 months in jail.
Police don't know who actually drove the backhoe that knocked down the goal posts on the football field and tore up the track before coming to rest atop the 300 chairs set out for graduation.
"At least one of them knew what to do," says Karr.
Jesse McDaniel is one of two men charged in the damage at Monticello High. His mother says he's not guilty.
Damage to the track alone is estimated at $43,000.


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Guest post by Marla Coleman
10-for-2. It often feels like we live 10 months for 2 months! Campers. Staff. Directors. (And dare we say parents, too?).
Sadly, those precious months have drawn to a close. We intentionally design the last week or few days to ensure that it seals our memories forever. Whatever the traditions of each camp — Olympics, candles flickering on the lake, "burndown" of the year, closing ceremonies — they really are one giant zip-lock bag. These rituals allow us to preserve the fun, the growth, the challenges, and the triumphs.
We can expect a letdown of sorts when it's all over, not unlike the experience campers have. After all, we were on quite a high for those 8 weeks or so, delivering the ultimate experience: It's exhilarating to be at camp every day — be yourself, be appreciated for who you are, know that no one is judging you, and feel liberated to leave your comfort zone and expand your stretch zone.
The good news is that while they have left the physical space that has been home, they are taking much of their camp experience with them on their journey through life.
Campers have truly reinvented themselves this summer, and I posit, so have we as a result; we've had the privilege of having ringside seats as they have begun to describe themselves with some pretty authentic and empowering labels they have attributed to themselves:
Courageous. Compassionate. Cooperative. Creative. Considerate. Charitable. Caring. And those are just the "C"s!
And we share another quality with our campers: passion. We know this, because we live it every summer — pursuing a passion can change the course of your life. It helps us thrive because we are using our talents, finding our joy, learning from mistakes, and helping others. Camp is where all of us discover our future best self.
The children, as we, may need some transition time to readjust and reconnect with the pace, pressures, and demands of life outside the cocoon of camp: school, grades, schedules, electronics . . . . Celebrating recent successes, staying connected with camp friends, having tangible remembrances all help to realign a galaxy that encompasses new stars in our personal constellation, helping to light the path to happiness and success.
Camp, after all, is the compass that points true north. No wonder we are so passionate about it.
Marla Coleman is a past president of ACA and a spokesperson. She is a founding director of Coleman Country Day Camp on Long Island. She also serves on the board of Roundup River Ranch in Colorado, a SeriousFun camp (formerly Hole-in-the-Wall) for children with life-threatening and chronic illnesses.


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I had my top done about 2 months a ago. I admit the first day after I had my teeth extracted it was really really uncomfortable. I had sore spot it hurt so bad when I remove the dentures I went back to the dentist like 2 to 3 times per week for adjustments, but after about 2 weeks my dentures felt normal I was eating things that I've hadn't eaten in a long time. They have improved my smile, I have more confidence, I smile all the time and no one knows that they are dentures but my immediate family. Everyone else thinks they are my teeth. You will get used to them and they're going to be great its just getting past the first couple stages of soreness. I hope this helps as I was nervous about getting them also but now I am comfortable with them and glad that I made this decision to get them. Oh and did I add that now I'm more healthier because the bad teeth are gone!!!
I had the same issues going on when I first got my dentures also I had my top teeth removed And a immediate placed in. It hurts so bad for the first two weeks because of the rubbing from the dentures but trust me when I say this it will get better with time you just have to stick through the pain for right now but it will get better. I know what you're going through because I've been there and done that and it's a painful embarrassing situation you don't want to go nowhere, you just want to take them out and stay in the house. I actually had to keep the dentures in place overnight and it was so painful but the next day well actually for the next couple of days and the next couple of weeks I was back and forth at the dentist and he was making adjustments. It's been about 2 1/2 months and I am finally getting used to them.
How often and how soon does your dentist allow you to come in for adjustments? see the good thing about me my Dentist allowed me to come in every day or every other day as needed to make adjustments. His motto is come in as much as needed because this is a part of you an your lifestyle and to make them as comfortable as possible because the goal is for you to be confident about wearing them.
Not sure what to do next
I am so depressed
Sorry,.. I refuse to call them dentures.. I've never, nor will I ever call them dentures. I believe to call them a 'mouthpiece' is much more helpful to the emotional, mental and phsycological healing process... and much more dignified and respectful to and for the person. I encourage you to start using this word too. My husband is very young. And because generationally bad teeth run in his family he had to have all of them removed. I believe to identify them as a mouthpiece has helped him tremendously, as well as his dignity due to things that were not in his control. My personal opinion is that the word denture can come off as somewhat degrading, or humiliating because of what people and society believe about them.. and is also associated with geriatric elderly people. Though not true, it's what we think we know or perceive of having dentures. My husband is beautiful with or without his mouthpiece on!!❤ Even when he's 90, it will still be called a mouthpiece. I encourage to do the same.
I have gained so much insight and information on threads like this and YouTube, in regard to the community of people who are going through this new change. It has helped me help him. Anything I can find to help him in this process is invaluable. This community of people really help each other, because most of the time the insight and knowledge you get is more than what your Dr has offered.. Which is something that I don't understand, but thank God for people who are willing to share their experiences with others going through this. As a wife, you guys has helped me tremendously.
But if getting a mouthpiece is a new experience, hang in there. It gets better.. Much, much better!!
Having dentures doesn't bother me and I don't care what others think...it's my mouth, my face and I love them..
What I hate are these gum sores, and mine are on the bottom as well..
I want to start using the adhesive myself but am unsure if it's safe..
Anyway, ladies, be strong...it will get better.
Just keep Your mouths clean and keep pushing...we got this.
When I woke they said I was fighting them on the dentures, so I woke without them. 3days later at post op, they tried and tried to put the lowers in. Didnt work, they didnt even seembto be my own, the teeth placement was off the form curve of my gums didnt even match with the actual lowers.
2weeks later, back for new impressions on Sept. 21. Today is Oct 12. I still have no dentures. Still eating what I can... but all pureed. Babyfood consistency.
I have no joy on any food now, and wont go outside the house, I have big issues talking without teeth, am depressed now and swing from crying, to anger to depression.
Did I mention I had to pay over $10K out of pocket for my dental care? Retirement fund gone, my job, gone, my confidence...gone...
I just feel devastated.
It's time to speak with a Lawyer. Did you get to see your immediate dentures before your teeth were all taken out?
It sounds like you had a sedated procedure. I was not surprised to hear you say they told you that you were fighting them while you under. My son has similar issues. Every time he goes under, he becomes very combative. It happens. It's no ones fault.
That being said, your mouth would have been very swollen still, even 3 days out. I am not surprised they were unable to get them in. I suspect they were simply trying to make you feel more comfortable. In the first 2 weeks of my new dentures, I was also convinced that I had someone else's teeth. But, I did not. Your mouth undergoes significant trauma during multiple extractions, and the very structure of your mouth changes, literally instantly. Your impressions were done while you still had teeth and does not accurately represent what your mouth looks like now. So, although the general shape may be the same, the detail structure of the denture will no longer match your mouth structure.
If they did new impressions on Sept 21st, I would have expected something much sooner than they have delivered. My lab made mine in a week, so I would suggest you find out who the lab is and get after them yourself. Show up on their doorstep if necessary.
I did not get to see my immediate dentures before my teeth were all taken out, however, even if I had, it's not like I could have tried them on. Best I could do would be to look at them and determine if I liked how they looked. I am not completely happy with my immediate denture, however, I will have the lab make the changes that I would like to see when the permanent denture is made.
Losing all of ones teeth is a deeply emotional event and your experience has been unfortunate, so your depression and angst is most understandable and not unwarranted.
The process of getting dentures is financially difficult for everyone so I fully understand your concern in that regard as well. You have to feel that you've received value for your investment.
Please keep in touch with updates. I am interested in knowing how this all works out for you.
Starting to accept my situation. I dont have the energy to fight.
My husband had to go to his dads funeral alone and the following family reunion right after. I was the only spouse not there. But I couldnt eat, couldnt talk and we had chosen to to let anyone but our parents know about my health situation....
Starting to accept my situation. I dont have the energy to fight.
My husband had to go to his dads funeral alone and the following family reunion right after. I was the only spouse not there. But I couldnt eat, couldnt talk and we had chosen to to let anyone but our parents know about my health situation....
Jackson21-for the same reasons I told Jose, you should probably wear them at least part of the night and call your dentist tomorrow!
Ibuprofen alternating with any pain killers and ice packs are going to be your best friends for the first few days, maybe longer. My oral surgeon sent me home with 2 round reusable ice packs and when I had a couple teeth pulled a few years ago, that oral surgeon sent me home with a reusable ice pack that wraps around your head and velcro on top so you don't have to hold it.
They actually gave me a paper that told of all the normal side effects - swelling and facial bruising were at the top.
Good luck and keep us posted please!
Good luck!
During the first two weeks, your mouth is adjusting to the new dentures. You will likely experience increased salivation and sore spots in your mouth from the dentures. Rinsing your mouth with warm salt water might help. If soreness persists, return to your dentist for an adjustment. Expect a longer denture adjustment and healing time if you recently had teeth extracted or are a full-plate wearer. Hang in there!
Just to add - this forum, that I found tonight, has been a great help in reassuring me that I am not the only one and all of my pains/problems are fairly normal. Thanks! I just wish it wasn't so close to Christmas, but the rotting stumps of what I loosely referred to as teeth had to go as they were making me permanently ill.
I'm with you, if I hadn't found this board I'd be lost! It's sad that we all have given up a part of ourselves, but at least we don't have to be alone during the journey.
So to those on the very first days - Hang in there It will improve quickly.
Ooh! As everyone seems to give their age I'm 62 so there is definitely hope for all you young wippersnappers.
But I am thankful I can smile again. I'm so embarrassed to be 27, almost 28 years old with dentures but it makes me feel a little better seeing not the only one. I'm just starving now and frustrated. I've pretty much had only liquids all day. To make matters worse, I'm also diabetic....so trying to make sure I'm getting enough to eat is a whole other problem. I know this process is going to take a while....I just need sone encouragement that it will get easy. And not feel like I'm wearing Bubba teeth. I just don't know how I'm going to eat with this!!!
I talk funny...it's a dread to try to eat.....nothing and I mean nothing I've used holds my denture in place...I hate these with a passion.I can not afford dental implants....but im so miserable. ......wish someone had a clue what I could use ...
If you try it, I recommend watching the youtube videos first. Also, it can be difficult to remove but the company assured me that you can wear it for days. I use the paste on top and strips on the bottom.
Good luck!
It's very common to get that "full mouth feeling. When you first start wearing dentures, you might get the feeling they are too big or that your lips are being pushed forward. This is common and will decrease as you get used to wearing your dentures. Ensure that you wear your dentures as much as possible to help your muscles adjust to holding them in place.
Denture slipping is also common. Keeping your dentures in place requires the ability to hold them still with the muscles of your lips, cheeks, and tongue. At first, these muscles might tend to "kick out" your dentures. A denture adhesive such as Fixodent can help keep your dentures in place.
Be sure to check out what other people have gone through. Our members are happy to share about their experiences and what worked for them. Try to have a great weekend!
It's very common to get that "full mouth feeling. When you first start wearing dentures, you might get the feeling they are too big or that your lips are being pushed forward. This is common and will decrease as you get used to wearing your dentures. Ensure that you wear your dentures as much as possible to help your muscles adjust to holding them in place.
Denture slipping is also common. Keeping your dentures in place requires the ability to hold them still with the muscles of your lips, cheeks, and tongue. At first, these muscles might tend to "kick out" your dentures. A denture adhesive such as Fixodent can help keep your dentures in place.
Be sure to check out what other people have gone through. Our members are happy to share about their experiences and what worked for them. Try to have a great weekend!
The roof of my mouth doesnt feel so thick anymore and I can talk normal again. Things will get better if you're going through this and think it's never gonna get better. I felt the same way, but it will. Trust me. The only thing that really bothers me is the dang glue!!! I hate taking them out at night...takes me like 10 minutes to get the glue off my gums!
The roof of my mouth doesnt feel so thick anymore and I can talk normal again. Things will get better if you're going through this and think it's never gonna get better. I felt the same way, but it will. Trust me. The only thing that really bothers me is the dang glue!!! I hate taking them out at night...takes me like 10 minutes to get the glue off my gums!
I feel for every one here who is starting out and in the first days and weeks - I remember! You think two-months-later will never come and I agree, it's like giving up smoking :( it feels like forever!! But here I am at two months. Things are soooooooo much better it is unbeliveable! Here is, I think, how I coped:
1) I followed my dentists advice and although difficult, I initially, for 5 days I think, only took them out to clean them and and clean my mouth and the wounds by rinsing with salty water only, they stayed in overnight too. He told me the dentures need to shape the swollen gums back to where they were before the extraction trauma, i.e. the shape that was taken at the impressions stage. This was sometimes really painful because of soreness.
My dentist was very good and he patiently adjusted them 3 times (by basically filing small areas off) in the first 2 weeks and he put up with my all too obvious grumpiness.
2) I was very, very patient with my new choppers(UK slang for false teeth) I only had ice-cream, soups and soggy bread dipped in the soups, yogurt, custard anything soft for the first week. Then I tried more difficult things really patiently and slowly, learning how to find sort of "sweet spots" where the teeth actually worked - they were few and far between to begin with.
3) I didn't really start with adhesives for over 2 weeks, that was personal choice. I didn't want to press adhesives into my empty and healing sockets I wanted them to heal as unhindered as possible "open to the air" if you like as much as they could be. And having the hardness of the teeth instead of pliable glue,I think helped shape the gums as the dentist said they would. Again it wasn't very easy.
So where am I now?
I can eat almost anything, I still can't crunch into cookies or hard biscuits or hard fruit, but most other things I can manage with a little care, even eat crisps (US: potato chips?) and thin crumbly biscuits. I haven't attacked a steak yet - that is the next item on the achievments list and a good excuse to have fillet :).
The "care" part of eating is becoming more automatic or "trained behaviour" if you like. I think that is an important milestome - forget what was before - before for me was before the last opposing molar snapped off leaving just front teeth only to eat with - hopeless and pain inducing.
Well, enough from me, I hope all that helps or reassures someone who is starting and thinking it won't get easier - as many here have said - it does.
Nice smile... the teeth look very natural!
I have a QUESTION...does anyone else have an overbite now? Are you able to close your lips when your teeth are together naturally or do you have to make your lips stay together?
When you visit the dentist who made your dentures the next day, the dentures will be removed and cleaned, sore spots relieved, and the bite adjusted. At that appointment you should have received instructions on caring for and cleaning your dentures. In general, you should remove your dentures every night, clean them thoroughly, and place them in a container with liquid denture cleanser or water to soak overnight. This not only prolongs the life of your dentures by keeping them free of stains and a buildup of bacteria, but it allows your gum tissues to rest and heal. In other words, you should now be taking your dentures out overnight.
I was given t3's for pain and penicillin to help with infections. So far so good!
Not sure what ingredients are in Magic Mouthwash? In fact, I never heard of it before? I brushed my tongue and cheeks too with Crest Pro Health toothpaste. Stayed clear of the stitches and extractions. Oral Hygiene is still important. IMHO
Day 2 I just hung in there and day 3 I thought getting myself together. Took a nice long shower, dressed nice and comfy, did my nails and started reading.
I took my blender and prepared a healthy smoothie with my favorite veggies and fruits and had that as a delicious dinner.
Didn't really take the pain away and all other issues but at least it felt good. It also helps how my family keeps complementing my new teeth and how real they look.
Today the pain and everything is not much better but I don't feel so lost. I thought I would write a comment here to cheer you all up as much as possible. Be creative with your blender and do only good things for you! I'm a little over 50 years old now but have a big house and family to take care of. Do what you can and take a rest whenever your schedule permits. I even went shopping for a new dress this morning and a big ice cream. Hope this helps you all to feel a little bit better! Cheer up it will be better soon! We can all do it :)
You doing now? I had the same
Procedure 2 weeks ago and everything's still very swollen, red and painful. Pieces of tooth are starting to push through and they feel like glass. My mouth is forming sores around them. I'm miserable.
The disgusting taste of blood healing wounds under the denture is not fun and is concerning me a little but I guess this is normal.
Cheers everyone
I know it will be better soon
Cause I'm starving lol
Seems there are good and bad skills possessed by denture makers.
Let them know that the denture is affecting your speech on words! Because there is a certain area of the dentures they can adjust that will fix that. On myself it was th ch sound and th s sound!
Let them know that the denture is affecting your speech on words! Because there is a certain area of the dentures they can adjust that will fix that. On myself it was th ch sound and th s sound!
I used a powder adhesive for quite awhile. Go see your denture dentist every 4 to 6 weeks for a realignment. Within a year, everything will be fine.
And, just think. No More Toothaches.
The upper is a permanent not immediate one so it's tight and taking it out 3 times a day is extremely painful
Half the battle is setting proper expectations I now realize. I am going into my 6th week (sorry, earlier post I counted wrong, it was 4 weeks then) and there are moments when I actually feel like they are my own. Those moments are getting longer and longer.
Be very patient with yourself and take your meds on time. Don't let the pain start up for at least the 1st 4 weeks. I never take medication for anything, just vitamins, but found with this it is a must! That is partly why I couldn't count the weeks properly because of the meds. I asked to get switched from hydrocodone about 2.5 weeks after the surgery to protect my brain and the dentist wrote a script for 800 mg of Ibuprofen to take every 4-6 hours which focuses more on the inflammation. Around week 5 I asked if I could do Aleeve every 12 hours instead which I really do more like 8-12 but it has helped me to get my head clear while still controlling the inflammation. I felt throbbing a few times at night with that but got through it.
See my post "6 weeks and counting...there's hope" for food ideas. I found eating the right soft and nutritious foods helps tremendously with your energy and mental state too. It was annoying at first, how little I could eat. But I finally resigned my self to taking tiny little bits of food like 1 macaroni on each side of my mouth at a time. Lots and lots of vegetable soup guys! Now I am up to 4-6 at a time plus small amounts of salmon or scallops! I even had tiny little bits of very tender filet mignon yesterday!
Also, drinks lots of water, plus sparking water real cold helps a lot. The little bubbles, soothe the swelling in an amazing way, especially after trying to eat.
I was going to the dentist literally every other day the 1st 2 weeks for adjustments. Really do that because your mouth is changing EVERY day as the healing progresses. It will prevent sores and help the fit happen a lot better for you.
I don't look my age at all and the dentists as well as the surgeon were telling me before surgery that I could expect to back to work in a few days...nope, that didn't happen! They failed to read my date of birth and were looking at me instead. I am twice as old as they thought and finally after 3 weeks, admitted its more like 6-8 weeks. Once I adjusted my expectations and resigned to be patient, I began to feel a lot better!
It also helped when my dentist said think of this like multiple amputations you have had. That resonated because my mom had her leg amputated below the knee and I supported her through the fittings for the prosthesis and the shrinking. But once all of that stabilize she did great! This is the same thing. So I really hope the best for you and that you decide this is a process where you will emerge in victory!
I can talk OK, but not for long. Then I get tired and I sound a lot like someone who was born deaf. When I start to get discouraged by my speech, I remember all the great deaf people I have known. They have to do this everyday of their lives, surely I can do it for a short while (like a month).
It is very important to have calories and protein in order to heal. Calories from fruits and veggies and fats, not just sugar. Cream soup, scrambled eggs and yogurt make up most of my foods. Soft serve ice cream feels good, so it is my treat. I track calories now, after realizing on day 2 I was only eating about 450 calories! No wonder I was exhausted and in tears!
I drink loads of water and let myself nap. I was back to work and school on day 4. I was very tired afterwards, but I did OK. I can't expect to be normal, after all I am healing from a major trauma to my mouth. I am doing pretty well, and I hope you are, too.
Thanks for the tips, Dee. There are a couple spots above where my eye teeth were that are sore and really hurt while putting dentures in/out. I will try you suggestions.
I ate a lot of soft foods for the first couple of weeks, then I tried chewing ''harder'' things like sausage links & eggs... I ate ''potatoes, canned peas, creamed soups, canned ravioli, pudding, Mac & Cheese ... and my favorite, ''Sherbert'' ... I graduated to potato chips in week 4 too... We also have to learn how to ''Chew'' with dentures as well... I had ''Steak'' on week 5, just cutting it in smaller bites...I actually LOST weight too, so that was a plus... Water is best to drink... ''zero'' calories!!
Hope you're doing well... We're here to help you Debi .... Your gonna love your new SMILE... and those sparkling White teeth too...LOL
This is a new Journey for you and all of us have been thru this and are here to help YOU... I hope you're feeling better today, just KNOW that each day get's BETTER!!
Keep updating us too... We're HERE to help YOU.. Good Luck, ''Dee''
I don't know about looking ''younger'', but I'm now 70, and don't look it, even with full upper dentures!!! You'll be seeing your dentist probably once a week for adjustments & probably ''soft relines'', for the first month or so... You SHOULD be comfortable during this ''Journey'' too.. we pay enough for our dentures, so enjoy them!! Now, even if you saw your dentist ''yesterday'', go back if your dentures are making sore spots in your mouth... It does get ''better'' each day.. Your gums are ''healing & shrinking'' hourly, so each week there will be something that needs adjusting.... If you can, you can ''add'' some 'Fixodent'' (paste or powder) to your dentures when they get loose...I use both powder or paste .. The paste doesn't dissipate like the powder does..
I hope this helps you Gretchen, and you will have a ''Beautiful Smile'' & no one will know they're dentures .... After about 6-9 months, you'll be getting your permanent dentures, which are thinner & more form fitting to your mouth... Hang in there, We're here to help you during this process... 'Dee'
Some people lose weight since we're eating ''Soft Foods'' for several weeks .. No pizza's, steaks, french fries or hamburgers for about 3-5 weeks for some...My hardest to eat was 'Lettuce', since it would stick to the roof of my denture, but I can eat it now, but prefer Cabbage instead...You have to re-learn how to ''Chew'' with dentures, so you'll be eating smaller bites and maybe eating slower too...Also, placing ''bites'' equally on each side of your mouth, keeps your dentures from ''rocking'' while you're eating, so that's a 'skill' I had to learn too...
Hope this helps Gretchen.... Good Luck, keep updating too..''Dee''
I received a script for TRIAMCINOLONE paste, 1%. I am using it at night to help heal. I only have one sore spot in the bottom, but it is starting to go away.
I had my teeth pulled a couple years ago. The dentures they gave me then just didn't work. It took me a long time to heal and get the bones and gums good enough to try it again. I was not confident this time either but because of the healing I am now confident.
The new ones fit quite good with only one spot on the bottom right that is a little sore, but even that little soreness makes it hard for them to work well. I went to the dentist and he reshaped them a tiny bit and gave me that script. Its still sore but I am confident they will now work. After having them in for a while, the top feels pretty good. In fact the tops pressed in so well that i know they won't require glue. It will take a while of course to get them in good but once the bottoms heal i feel that they will do the same.
I'm not eating with them yet, but will keep you posted.
Danny, I hope the new dentures work for you too.. It takes time, although it's always something ''new'' with any dentures, Temporary or Permanent ones.... I have had my permanent dentures for almost 2 years now... and had a ''hard reline'' done last October... There were some rough spots too, & had to have my dentist ''grind'' a bit during a couple of visits afterwards... but kept missing the ''spot''.. Finally, my dentist used a ''Marker'' on my gums to see exactly where they were rubbing... FINALLY, some relief... Even with permanent dentures, our gums continue to ''reconfigure'' themselves somehow!! I don't know what my permanent dentures are made of, but when they did a ''hard reline'', my dentures had to stay at the Lab for a couple of days to ''Cure''.... My ''upper'' denture does not get the ''suction'' that many get, due to a ''bone'' that people have in the roof of their mouth, the ''Torus'' mouth bone, which makes the ''groove'' in the denture smaller, so less suction ability.. Therefore, I will always need to use adhesive ... My Dentist said they can ''remove'' that bone, but it would be very painful...and not worth it!! Well, keep updating too, glad that medication is working on your gums too... Good Luck!!
I am finally healing enough to figure out exactly where the pain was coming from. I felt the pain all the way to the rear but that has stopped. The pain is now isolated on only one spot. I put some of the stuff the doc gave me on that one spot and I should be good as long as it heals properly ...
Things WILL get better with each day's passing... This is a process that everyone goes thru...The swelling will subside and with regular visits to your Dentist, you'll feel better... The Dentist will adjust your dentures if you get ''sore spots'' by grinding down the inside of the dentures...Do you have a ''temporary denture'' or a ''PARTIAL'' on your upper??
Keep updating Cathy.... we're here to help you during your ''Journey''... We've all been thru this, and there's lots of experience for you to draw from.... Good Luck Cathy...
Actually my teeth still LOOKED pretty good up until around 5 years ago, but only because porcelain don't rot. lol I had nine crowns and half a dozen root canals. The front four uppers are crowns and five more scattered around. I had them done around 1984. They were getting decay under them and my back teeth were getting bad. Hey, I got 30 years out of them...At 54 years old I couldn't see sinking the kind of money into them that it would take to get them straightened out.


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Windshield with "spiderweb" cracking: photo by Derek Jensen, 19 November 2005
Just another flyspeck on
the windshield of the universe
Cracked windshield: photo by Dora, 11 August 2011
beautiful poem Tom
just another another
"flyspeck" or, in my case, eucalyptus branch -- not on "the windshield of the universe" perhaps but my car parked in the driveway last spring ("spiderweb cracking") another branch from same tree smashing the front hood 2 weeks ago -- and now the wind is howling, I wonder what I'll find when I go out this morning. . .
light coming into sky above still black
ridge, white half moon next to branches
in foreground, sound of wave in channel
"time" the name of the word,
event in which itself
the picture half unfinished,
is "nothing," perhaps
silver of sunlight reflected in channel,
shadowed green slope of ridge across it
Thank you brother Aditya!
Ventured out at midnight, confronted by lashing wind and rain, abandoned the deck, crawled back into the cabin.
"time" the name of the word,
event in which itself
the picture half unfinished,
is "nothing," perhaps
For a flyweight, this one really shows its clout, Spiderman.


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Justin Timberlake spent a whole lot of time away from music so that he could try acting, but he really only made one good movie, The Social Network. That movie's director, David Fincher, got his start making videos for people like Madonna and George Michael, and now he's returned to the form for "Suit & Tie," Timberlake's big, slick comeback single. The clip, shot in gleaming black-and-white, doesn't have much going on conceptually, just a whole lot of footage of light choreography and recording studios and models, with Timberlake and guest Jay-Z always getting to be the coolest motherfuckers in the room. But it's fun to see a glossy big-budget video put together by one of the best ever to do it. Watch it below.
And here's a remix:
Justin Timberlake – "Suit & Tie (Julio Bashmore Remix)"
JT's new album The 20/20 Experience is out 3/19 on RCA. Check also the new track "Mirrors."


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Town Square
Kids Defecating in Parks Okay?
Original post made by Disgusted, Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks, on Aug 26, 2007
Comments (7)
a resident of another community
on Aug 26, 2007 at 9:05 pm
That's Johnson Park. There are no bathrooms there. But regardless, that's very nasty and I am sorry to hear some mother would behave like that in my meighborhood park. That really is disgusting. That is is not indicative of this community and I've never seen a parent be so inconsiderate of others at ANY park here in Palo Alto. Usually people are respectful of sharing public spaces.
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Aug 27, 2007 at 9:43 am
Hmmm... not quite sure why she would choose to potty train that way. What kind of lesson does that teach? Except the lesson to your kids on "what not to do!!" Ok, I have to ask...did she pick it up?
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Aug 27, 2007 at 9:44 am
Also- urinating in the street has a good size fine- I wonder what kind of penalty defecating in a public area generates....gross!
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Aug 27, 2007 at 10:14 am
I'm just sorry Disgusted didn't have a cell phone to call the police. If it took 10 minutes for the poor tyke to complete his assignment, it would have given a cop enough time to arrive on the scene. I wonder if this wretch of a mother would have abused a cop?
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Aug 27, 2007 at 10:18 am
I was at Johnson Park yesterday, Sunday, with my two children, but we left around 12:45, perhaps before this incident took place, thankfully. And I would respectfully submit that, no, it's not okay for anyone to defecate on the grass within the playground -- there are far too many children running, rolling, crawling, and playing in that area, and no matter how good a cleaning job the parent does, short of removing a 2-foot-square swath of sod, it's still unsafe.
I wonder if this parent was relatively new to the area or to the park? Most parents who have spent any time there know that the savvy place to take a child in need of a restroom is near the large pine trees by the sand volleyball court -- it is more private and gets far less foot traffic and play than do the playground and the area immediately around it. I'm not advocating public defecation, of course -- just reporting what I've seen.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Aug 27, 2007 at 11:24 am
Defecating in a park seems obviously offensive to me.
What do people think about kids urinating in public?
My 3 yr old has told me that one of his daycare ladies has had him urinate on a tree at the park before. What do you do at a park with no restrooms if your 3 yr old son has to pee? I have been tempted to let him go off to the side of the park, away from play areas, to relieve himself. At times I have let him urinate, in "emergency situations", in public sites, as out-of-sight as possible.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Aug 27, 2007 at 12:43 pm
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AAARRGHH! I still cannot post outside of here. I tried to post a new topic under Off Topic and it still gave me that @#$% about not having special access...blah,blah! HELP!!
Ok, what? I knew there was more to joining this gang. What?..I gotta do a drive by or something?


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Robert Bly, acclaimed author of Iron John once said, There are a lot of men who are healthier at age 50 than they have ever been before, because a lot of their fear is gone.
I suppose the author is speaking largely to the value of experience, as once we men acquire firsthand knowledge of something, the more comfortable we become with it.
Take fly-casting, for instance. I missed out on fly-fishing for many years because I was concerned I wouldnt be good at it and would be laughed off the river. Although in reality, I really wasnt good at it to start, once I made my mind up to learn, I rapidly gained confidence and skill level.
Now, I can mend a line with the best of them and even bring a fish to net from time to time. The promise of learning, developing skills and ultimately succeeding were enough to motivate me beyond my initial fear of ridicule and allowed me to take the initial leap or make that first cast in this instance.
So lets apply the same logic to therapy. Wait. Before you run outside or navigate away from this page to check the Broncos score, just hear me out. Learning, skill development and realizing success are all part of therapeutic experiences for many people every day including men. OK, Ill give you that, at first glance, fly-fishing seems more popular, fun and acceptable for men to engage in than therapy.
Yes, fishing probably is an easier leap for men to make than is therapy. But just because it can be challenging doesnt decrease the value of therapy. I also think theres a huge opportunity worth capitalizing on as evidenced by studies indicating that Colorado has one of the highest rates of suicide in the nation and that men are far more likely to complete suicide than are women.
So what keeps men from making that initial therapy appointment? While some of the hesitance can be attributed to fear alone, I think the reasons may be more complex. Some pieces to consider are that the concept of therapy was not a topic that historically was covered in health classes growing up and that therapy doesnt quite jibe with the tenants of rugged individualism or other parts of the anecdotal Man 101class we men experience throughout our formative years.
Fortunately, the information age and the need to address our alarming suicide rates have combined to produce Mantherapy.org, which, as the site says, is a resource to help men with any problem that life sends their way, something to set them straight on the realities of suicide and mental health, and in the end, a tool to help put a stop to the suicide deaths of so many of our men.
I encourage you to visit this site and share it with men in your life as getting help now is even easier than putting on waders.
Mark White is director of quality for Axis Health System. Reach him at email@example.com or 335-2217.


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This is what I got in my inbox… last month
M. Lagace,
Je ne parle pas francais, mais j'ai une question. Parlez-vous anglais? I sure hope so. My wife's grandmother was born in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
I believe she is the granddaughter of Nicolas Renaud. If you can provide me with any information regarding the ancestry of Nicolas and Louise Renaud or direct me to a site that might have such information, I would deeply appreciate it.
James B.
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
When I got the message, I was a bit puzzled…
I sent him lots of information and links to my Websites and I asked him where he got my e-mail. He wrote back…
Dear M. Lagace
How I found your email: I stumbled upon a website while doing a Google search for Nicolas and Louise Renaud.
I have been finding whatever information I could about my wife's ancestors on the Internet and through Ancestry.com.
When I moved the cursor over your name at the bottom of the website, your address appeared, so I took a chance and wrote you.
Many postings on the Internet are poorly done and unreliable, while others are excellent. I was impressed by the thoroughness of your work.
My wife's maternal grandparents were of French Canadian ancestry.
Her grandfather was a Joseph Menard, and her grandmother was Laura Gendreau.
Joseph Menard's father was also named Joseph; his mother was born Sara Loisell.
I have no information on Sara's Loisell's ancestry.
Another researcher many years ago traced back the Menard branch to one Pierre Menard b. abt 1660. I have the lineage on the Menard side, plus the names of their wives, but no other information. Supposedly this research was based upon church records, etc., but none of the documentation has survived. It was while examining census data on the Gendreau branch that I discovered the Renaud connection.
You may or may not be familiar with the expression: "Luck counts." Meaning that sheer luck can sometimes be as important as skill.
Of course, I have no problem with your mentioning our contact.
It is very kind of you to offer to pursue the Nicolas Renaud-Louisa Normandin link.
First let me see what I can find on my own. It may be that my search will not be fruitful, but I don't want to burden you with anything I could have done myself. On the other hand, I will appreciate any information you think I would find useful, as well as any advice you may have. I readily admit I am an amateur in this area, although I have tried to learn from others.
P.S. It is a beautiful day here in Memphis. Blue sky, mild temperature. The problems of the world seem far away.
A good day to make a new acquaintance.
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Fujitsu has chosen STEC as its solid state drive supplier, leaving NetApp the only enterprise storage array supplier not dealing with the SSD vendor.
The company will deploy STEC's ZEUS-IOPS drives in its ETERNUS storage arrays, replacing Fibre Channel hard drives. STEC said it had worked with Fujitsu to tailor a product configuration for it. Fujitsu's SVP for storage systems, Tetsoro Kudo, said in a statement: "STEC's cutting-edge technology on Fujitsu systems renders an exceptional value proposition for the data centre of today and beyond."
After its IBM design win, recent good results, positive outlook, and now this Fujitsu win, STEC is looking well-positioned for growth, and investors know it.
In January its share price was $4.12, its 2009 low point. When results were published on May 11 the price leapt to $10.39, and has risen steeply since then. STEC stock is now trading at $14.08, giving the business a market capitalisation of $682m. Some financial commentators expect its share price to double, which would take its market cap to $1.2bn.
If NetApp declares for STEC as well, that leaves only Pillar as a non-STEC SSD-using storage array vendor, having plumped for Intel. That gives STEC a near-monopoly of storage array SSD supply: a pretty flash performance. ®


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- 1 Topics
- 2 Source code
- 3 Development Tools
- 4 People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi
- 5 Other tools and resources
- 6 General guidelines
- 7 Code guidelines and formatting conventions
- 8 User-friendliness is next to godliness
- 9 Contact methods
1 Topics
|Kodi development
|Specific topics
2 Source code
3 Development Tools
- Doxygen - Source code documentation generator tool.
4 People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi
This is a list of developers who have specialties in various specific areas of Kodi. This allows other developers, both in and outside of Team Kodi, to find who to ask for advice or for approval of various ideas, pull requests, advice, and more. Please do not abuse this or use this for request features.
5 Other tools and resources
Though any other tools or resources are not required they can possibly help in development.
- Eclipse CDT Setup For XBMC Development
- Doxygen - Source code documentation generator tool.
- Valgrind (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.
- Sysprof (for Linux) - a free System-wide Linux Profiler for tracking CPU usage. Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler for Linux that uses a kernel module to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries, and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don't even have to be restarted. Just insert the kernel module and start sysprof.
6 General guidelines
- Code documentation (DocBook, rst, or doxygen for the code documentation steps, preferably the latter, doxygen)
- Self-containment - Kodi should be as little dependent as possible on operating-system and third-party services/daemons/libraries
- Kodi should for example contain all file-system and network-client (like samba) support built-into the XBMC package
- Modular design - independent modules made up by localized/isolated code libraries without dependencies
- Kodi should still compile and run if a non-essential module/library is disabled or removed
- Aim for the GUI/interface to run smoothly on a low spec computer (single core with less than 1Ghz)
- 3D graphic controller (GPU) will always be required hardware for Kodi so try to utilize the GPU as much as possible
- Avoid hard-disk trashing (excess read/write/erase cycles), so no hard-drive paging, (utilize RAM memory instead).
- End-users will be running Kodi and the operating-system on solid-State memory as a Live CD (LiveDistro) of a USB-key
- Fast load and boot times for end-user perception (other things can still run/start in the background without the user knowledge)
- 15-seconds or less from when the end user press the power-button on the computer till he/she can browse the GUI
7 Code guidelines and formatting conventions
Official: Code guidelines and formatting conventions
8 User-friendliness is next to godliness
One major ongoing goal of Team-Kodi has always been to make Kodi and its user interface feel even more intuitive and user-friendly for its end-users, based on the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle of simplicity. It is our belief that usability is the most important aspect of a media center like Kodi. Many other media center projects make user interface decisions by developers, who often have little experience in user interface design. In contrast, Team-Kodi does its best to listen to Kodi's end-users to learn how Kodi is actually being used and how we can improve the user experience. We also aim to do regular overhauls, improving existing features/functions, and scrapping outdated code and features/functions (as "too much stuff" adds unnecessary complexity and can thus also be a bad thing). Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
8.1 Kodi as a whole must...
- First and foremost be aimed at a large-screen (28" or more) 10-foot user interface for the living-room experience.
- Large menus, text/fonts and buttons that is designed to be navigated by a hand-held remote-control.
- Be focused around the main features of playing music, watching movies, recorded television broadcasts, and viewing pictures.
- Kodi may be capable of converging other things but those things should never take over the main focus in the interface.
- Be easy to install, set up and maintain (so that our valuable end-users do not get fed up with it and quit).
- Have an user interface that is simple and intuitive enough so that less tech-savvy people are not intimidated by it.
- Make common usage easy, simple 'Human–Computer Interaction (HCI)', from the viewpoint of an ordinary user.
- Be able to play audio and video files that have been encoded using DivX, XviD, etc. directly out-of-the-box.
- Be able to organize audio and video files in an easy and user-friendly way.
- Use standards and be consistent, (the Music section can for example not use completely different controls from the Video section).
- Perform actions in the GUI with as few 'clicks' as possible.
- Be aimed at an international audience, internationalization and localization by supporting different languages, timezones and other regional differences
- Require little to no non-GUI configuration (and all such non-GUI configuration should be done in just one file: advancedsettings.xml).
- Be beautiful to look at, after all we hope you will be using it a lot!
8.2 Team-Kodi members should always strive to
- Promote open source - Kodi is based on the ideas of FOSS (free open source software), licensed under the GPL and builds partly on other open source projects which we do our best to support. The GPL should be respected at all times. All code should be committed to the Kodi project's git repo before any public binaries are released.
- Promote the sharing of knowledge and collaboration - Through the use of information sharing tools and practices Kodi is a collaborative environment.
- Understand that development is a team effort - Treating our users as co-developers has proven to be the most effective option for rapid development. Always strive to work as a team at all times. Actively promote discussion on new features and bug fixes, and respect others comments and criticisms with replies in a timely fashion.
- Apply the Law of Diminishing Return - The majority of the effort should be invested in implementing features which have the most benefit and widest general usage by the community.
- Try to make all code, feature, and functions to be platform agnostic - Kodi is a multi-platform software, thus any single platform specific features should be discussed with other team members before implemented. Major features should be developed in a separate branch or committed in small increments so that other members have the opportunity to review the code and comment on it during development.
9 Contact methods
- IRC: #kodi-dev on freenode official IRC network channel focused on Kodi development
- Kodi Development Community Forum
- HOW-TO submit a patch (where and how to submit source code)


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Whether serving as officers or participating in a chapter's educational programming, our members are offered the support and opportunity to grow as leaders. There are four areas of growth that Tri Delta's leadership education focuses on: organizational growth, intrapersonal growth, interpersonal growth and professional growth. Throughout the collegiate experience, Tri Delta's members will attain core competencies and skill development in each of these areas.
As part of the collegiate chapter experience, Tri Delta members will participate in multi-dimensional – "3D" – educational and leadership programs designed to inspire them to Live, Learn and Lead in accordance with Tri Delta's Purpose. Over the course of the collegiate experience, Tri Deltas enjoy a host of opportunities for personal growth and development while building lifelong friendships.
Tri Delta understands that its members are college women first, and part of Tri Delta's Purpose is to broaden the moral and intellectual lives of members. Whether by providing scholarship funds through the Foundation to assist with educational costs, or by promoting academic success through a chapter's Academic Excellence Initiative, Tri Delta offers encouragement and support to collegiate members as they pursue academic achievement.
Members of Tri Delta have a long history of supporting children's cancer charities at the local level with local children's hospitals and at the national level with our philanthropic partner, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Fraternity and its chapters also consistently provide opportunities to raise funds to support the Tri Delta Foundation. This emphasis on philanthropy and service allows our members to develop qualities of unselfish leadership and assume the highest responsibilities of college women.
We live in a society where women have access to so many opportunities for education, empowerment, leadership and success. Yet, in the pursuit of happiness, women of all ages can feel pressured to achieve a certain standard of female beauty. In 2012, Tri Delta launched BodyImage3D®, a multi-dimensional approach to body image awareness and education. This initiative encourages a more well-rounded, in-depth body image by focusing on three key components: healthy mind, healthy body and healthy spirit.
Tri Delta's membership is made up of women who have different experiences and backgrounds but who all share a common bond through upholding our ideals of truth, self-sacrifice and friendship. This connection provides members with meaningful and lasting friendships and support through all of life's major transitions. Although sisterhood looks different in every chapter, and each member has her own unique perception, it is one of the most rewarding aspects of membership.


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England forward Dylan Hartley has been cited for alleged foul play during Northampton's Heineken Cup defeat against Ulster on Friday night.
The Saints skipper has been reported by match commissioner Jean-Claude Legendre for striking opposite number and Ulster hooker Rory Best with his arm, European Rugby Cup announced.
No date has yet been set for Hartley's disciplinary hearing.
Hartley has only recently returned to action after suffering an injury that sidelined him from England's autumn Test campaign.
Northampton, meanwhile, are facing a pool stage exit from the Heineken Cup following a 25-6 defeat to Ulster.
The teams meet again in Belfast next Saturday, with Saints needing victory to keep alive their slim quarter-final hopes.
Recommended International Rugby Board sanctions for striking with the fist or arm range from a two-week ban at the low end to a maximum 52 weeks.
"Hartley is alleged to have struck Ulster Rugby forward Rory Best with his arm during the second half of the match at Franklin's Gardens," ERC said in a statement.
"Details of the hearing date and the appointed independent judicial officer will be announced shortly."


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When I copy an email to activity I would prefer to have an icon shown in my inbox (or sent) to see this. Otherwise I might copy the same email twice. It would also be very helpful to see it when I open this email. I would expect that the button bar shows a button "Show activities related to this document" like a popup menu item does. But this button should only be available when email has been copied to at least one activity.


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Is there a way to increase the timeout on this forum?
It appears that almost every time I ponder someone's C question, fire up the compiler or do some research, and formulate a comprehensive response, the darn forum times out and asks me to log in again.
It would be nice to have the timeout increased to 20 minutes or so.


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The world of the former king of pop - Michael Jackson.
FIVE of Jackson's former housekeepers described star's filthy habits
MICHAEL Jackson's two eldest children want to testify at Dr. Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial.
DR. CONRAD Murray "should be" prosecuted over the death of Michael Jackson so his family can move on, the singer's former defence lawyer has claimed.
KISS have been pulled from playing at a Michael Jackson tribute concert.
A COMPANY working with Joe Jackson has been accused of illegally cashing in on his dead son's name.
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On health insurance, toll hikes and more.
Health Insurance: Anyone who isn't exempt from the the statewide health insurance mandate and is uninsured after Monday will face tax penalties in 2008. Happy New Year: Tuesday marks the beginning of the second half of the 2007-08 legislative session. Legislators return from holiday recess and resume official business this week. Toll hikes: On Tuesday, Massachusetts Turnpike toll hikes take effect. Tolls go up 25 cents at the Weston barrier and Allston-Brighton tolls to $1.25 and increase 50 cents at the one-way Ted Williams and Sumner tunnel tolls to $3.50. Pay hikes: The state minimun wage increases from $7.50 to $8.00 in 2008.
Primary Season: Iowa voters head to the caucuses Thursday in the first official event of the presidential nominating process.Compiled by Lindsey Parietti


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To link or not to link? That is the blogging question! You come across a great blog post and decide to leave a comment. Networking is a great way to engage with other bloggers, connect, and increase the traffic to your blog. The question is, do you leave a link back to your blog or not? That depends… For the sake of this post, I'll be referencing WordPress bloggers as that's the platform I'm on.
In general, I personally choose not to leave a link to my blog when I comment on another blogger's post. If the blogger or other commenters choose to visit my blog based on the comment I've left, all they have to do is click on my blog name which is linked directly to my blog. Should they choose to click on my photo, they'll be taken to my Gravatar profile where they can read more about me and choose which of my blogs they'd like to visit.
If I'm leaving a comment on a meet and greet or a post specifically created for link sharing, obviously I'll leave a comment with a link. Even in this case, I'm sure to thank the host for allowing the opportunity to share a link, I leave a comment that opens the door to a conversation should other bloggers choose to respond and leave a link that might be helpful instead of the most recently published post.
The reason I'm sharing this is that as I visit blogs, I see people leave a variety of comments. I've narrowed it down to four consistent comments I see that don't contribute to the conversation much and are really a way of just trying to steer the party to their place instead of engaging with those attending the party you're at.
- A vague comment or compliment, followed by "check out my blog here!" (link to their blog inserted here).
- Hey, great post! Check out mine on a similar topic that can be found here (link to their blog inserted).
- Hmm there are a LOT of comments on this post (or followers on this blog), let me leave a little one liner and (insert link to my blog here). Yep, that should do it!
- A comment that doesn't contribute to the post or conversation much, but hey I took the time to find it, paste my comment, and you guessed it! Insert the link to my own blog here!
For the most part, I think the majority of the first two examples are done by new bloggers. They may not realize that by leaving a comment, other bloggers can click on their name and be redirected to their blog. When someone leaves one of those comments on my blog, I approve and reply in a way that encourages conversation. I often ignore the request to visit because I'm generally inclined to stop by new neighbors' blogs anyway. Although I'm not going to lie, if they flat out tell me to visit or beg me to stop by, most times it makes me not want to visit.
The third comment really depends, if it's the first time, I'll approve and reply. If it happens several times, I mark it as spam never to see from the blogger again. The last type doesn't even get approved. I automatically consider it spamming to just drop by and randomly leave a link to your blog on a post. A lot of times they are spam and get caught in my spam folder but for those that take the time to randomly paste their comment into blogs I visit along with my own, I mark it as spam and delete it for good measure.
So while I'm not against leaving links, I do encourage you to question your intention for leaving them. If it's genuinely an attempt to steer traffic to your blog, it might backfire on you because people can see through that and won't visit (which you can probably tell by the lack of referrers in your stats). If you're doing it in hopes that someone will visit, I'd have to say in my own personal experience I'd check out your blog just by clicking your name if your comment resonated with me. If you're coming across as pushy or needy people will be less likely to visit.
Another way to look at it is, how would you feel about someone leaving that comment on your post? If you get all excited to see the comment notification only to be let down because they're obviously just trying to get you to visit their blog instead of being a gracious visitor of yours, guess what? That's probably how your comments are coming across if they fall into any of the examples above.
You're better off liking the post and hoping the blogger checks out an unfamiliar blog like or just leaving a genuine comment and letting the conversation flow. Other bloggers will comment and respond and you'll be able to build rapport that will naturally encourage bloggers to visit. You never know, it might naturally lead to you being able to share a post! If you leave a link because you don't realize we can click on your name and stop by, no worries! Now you know and you can relax and just participate in the conversation because you'll likely get a few visitors anyway.
The thing is, it takes time to build up a following. The blogosphere is big and just hoping to get discovered isn't enough. I encourage you to seek out other bloggers and engage in their content. I personally follow the golden rule of blogging-
"blog unto others as you would have others blog unto you."
So basically, if I want people to like and comment, I'll like and comment on posts that speak to me. Always be authentic in your engagement! Don't play the follow for follow game or comment just to try to be seen. Just be yourself and you'll either attract potential followers or repel them. As someone who values engagement over the number of followers, I prefer to repel those who won't be interested in what I have to offer and attract those who will value the content I provide. Either way, the goal is to connect with those who will enjoy your blog and be happy to read what you put into the blogosphere.
Side note: Self-hosted bloggers, I know it's tough to be found and don't hold it against you. I'd just add a little note saying your self-hosted. 😉
As always, feel free to ask questions or leave suggestions for topics you'd like to see in future Blogging Tip posts!
What are your thoughts on this post? Are you a link dropper? Did you realize that we can find your blog by clicking on your name? Do you click on links when people leave them on your blog? Do you click on links when people leave them on other blogs? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, feel free to share in the comments!
Thanks Miriam for leaving such a lovely comment, I hope you don't mind me showcasing your comment as an example ❤


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The edge enhancement property of a nonlinear diffusion equation with a suitable expression for the diffusivity is an important feature for image processing. We present an algorithm to solve this equation in a wavelet basis and discuss its one dimensional version in some detail. Sample calculations demonstrate principle effects and treat in particular the case of highly noise perturbed signals. The results are discussed with respect to performance, efficiency, choice of parameters and are illustrated by a large number of figures. Finally, a comparison with a Fourier method and a finite volume method is performed.


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SOLON– Celebrate Fourth of July fireworks over Lake Macbride at dark.
The Fourth of July boat parade will start at the Lake Macbride causeway at 4 p.m. Please come and decorate your boat. Rain date is Saturday, July 6.
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A punishing running attack complemented a stifling defense Saturday leading the Wabash College (6-1) Little Giants to a 30-0 victory over Wooster (2-5).
"It's almost impossible to get a shutout anymore," Coach Erik Raeburn said. "From start to finish, our defense put forth a tremendous effort."
The defense's biggest challenge was Wooster's athletic quarterback, Richard Barnes. He was the Scots' best option throwing and running the ball, but was held to a modest 160 yards of offense.
"We wrapped up the quarterbacks (instead of touching) every single play in practice last week," linebacker Cody Buresh said. "We knew we had to do a good job against him and the extra work paid off."
The defense sacked Barnes 4 times and had another 3 quarterback hits. He was also battered on his 18 rushing attempts. The bruising hits worked well with a Wabash run game that hasn't been stopped in four weeks.
The Little Giant offense pounded out 295 yards, led by Tyler Holmes' 189 on 25 carries.
"We came off the ball really well again," Raeburn said. "Obviously, we play our best when we run the ball and that was our goal today."
Wooster was unable key on the run despite starting quarterback Chase Belton not playing. Belton suffered a concussion last week at Washington University. Junior Andy Walsh made big throws to keep the defense honest.
"The offensive line was phenomenal all day long," Walsh said. "I was only sacked once and that was because I held onto the ball too long."
Walsh finished the day with 3 touchdowns, 2 coming through the air and another on a hustle play.
Walsh got started with 3:07 left in the first quarter when he found a wide open Darren Bost streaking across the middle.
"The defense bit hard on the play fake," Walsh said. "It was quite obvious the defense was making sure to check the run game first. That's a credit to our line and backs."
Bost's first career touchdown pushed the Wabash lead to 10-0 after an early field goal by Brock Smith. Smith replaced an injured Ian McDougall and was a perfect 3 of 3 on extra-point attempts as well as the made field goal.
"I had a few jitters in the locker room, but when I got onto the field there was nothing," Smith said about his first start.
The play of the game was made by Buresh on the second snap of the third quarter.
After a Buresh sack, Wooster was forced into a second and long. The Scots decided to make the "safe" call by throwing a screen pass. Buresh reacted to the running back sneaking out of the backfield by invading the passing lane and tipping the pass. He came down with the ball and scampered 26 yards for the touchdown. It was the first of his career.
"That was fun," he said in a light, matter-of-fact tone. "I was on a peal blitz. The running back went out so I followed him and was able to make the play."
Scoring continued in the third quarter with a leaping touchdown catch by Jon Laird, 23-0. The final points came on a Walsh run. He attempted to plunge his way in from the one-yard line before bouncing it around the edge.
Running back CP Porter rushed for 79 yards but suffered a serious injury. He broke his leg on a run play in the third quarter.
Denzel Wilkins led all Wabash defenders with 10 tackles in his first game back after missing multiple weeks with leg injuries. He also added 2 sacks. Buresh had 8 tackles to go with his sack and pick six while Nate Scola accounted for 5 tackles and a sack.
The Little Giants will face their toughest test of the final three games Saturday at 1 p.m. when they travel to unbeaten Ohio Wesleyan University