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On Wednesday, June 11th The National Urban Technology Center will host its 2014 gala benefit celebrating Urban Tech's 19 years of service connecting students and families to digital literacy, comprehensive health education and life skills that are critical to academic success. Urban Tech will be joined by over 300 corporate and community leaders who have all pledged their support of the organization's vital mission.
This year's gala will be held at Three Sixty°, a gorgeous venue in TriBeCa known for its breathtaking views and spectacular food. Proceeds from the event will benefit The National Urban Technology Center and go towards supporting youth by giving them the capacity for positive behavior and academic success.
The evening begins with a VIP cocktail party at 6pm, followed by the dinner and awards ceremony, and an exciting silent and live auction. Maurice DuBois, award winning anchor of "CBS 2 News This Morning" and the weekend edition of "CBS Evening News," will serve as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening alongside E! Entertainment News personality Alicia Quarles.
This year The Urban Tech Gala has assembled another group of distinguished honorees including CSI & Covert Affairs actor Hill Harper, who will accept the Humanitarian Award; Christopher J. Williams, Chairman, CEO and Founder of The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Williams Capital Management, LLC, who will accept Urban Tech's Corporate Leadership Award; Kimberly B. Davis, Managing Director at Teneo Strategy, will accept Urban Tech's Community Service Award; and Stephen M. Coan, Ph.D. will accept the Educational Leadership Award. Dr. Coan is President and CEO of Sea Research Foundation and is also being honored by the Obama Administration for his work. Former New York Knick John Starks is co-chairing the gala. The evening will also feature two very special award presentations by Lou Gossett and Billie Jean King.
There will be exciting live and silent auctions with amazing items such as a week long stay at The Gansevoort Turks and Caicos, David Letterman tickets, a trip to visit actor and honoree Hill Harper on the set of "Covert Affairs" in Toronto, VIP Katy Perry tickets, tickets to see Tony Award winning play Kinky Boots and then go back stage to meet the leading man Billy Porter, TOP designer clothing items and more.
Countless notable celebrities and personalities have taken part in previous galas including Michael Bloomberg, Mariska Hargitay, Ambassador Carl Spielvogel, Senator Kristen Gillibrands, Senator Thomas Daschle, Patti LaBelle, Blair Underwood, Star Jones, Judy A. Smith, Richard Kind, Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker, Daphne Rubin Vega, Lori Stokes, B. Smith, Miss USA Olivia Culpo, Callie Thorne, and Tatum O'Neal.
The event will be held at Three Sixty in TriBeCa. It is located at 10 Desbrosses Street, New York, NY.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL URBAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER: The National Urban Technology Center (Urban Tech), a not-for-profit educational corporation, transforms lives through the power of technology by giving youth the capacity for positive behavior and academic success. Urban Tech achieves its mission by teaching students essential life skills, and by training and coaching parents and educators to support social and emotional learning. Urban Tech's flagship programs, The Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA) and SeedTech®, are delivered online to enhance the ability of schools and after-school programs to reach and effectively teach all students.WWW.URBANTECH.ORG


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Faculty Development Day Promotes Student and Faculty Success
"Start Here, Stay Here: Innovative Strategies to Promote Faculty and Student Success," was the theme of this year's annual Faculty Development Day. Over fifty faculty members and staff, both part- and full-time, attended the event, held on November 28, 2012. Presentations by a panel of BMCC faculty with over 75 years of teaching experience between them, and an interactive session focused on ways to share successes and learn new strategies.
Faculty Development Day was organized by the Faculty Development Committee with the support of the Office of the President and the Office of Academic Affairs. The members of the Faculty Development Committee are: Rifat Salam, Social Sciences (Chair); Silvia Alvarez-Olarra, Catarina Mata, Science; Jacqueline Nichols, Nursing; Manita Pavel, Science; Lisa Hale Rose, Social Sciences; Sara Salm, Science; Erica Seidel, Counseling and Advisement (Secretary); Mike Vozick, Science.
The Dynamic Classroom
The theme "Start Here, Stay Here" reflected "the importance of student engagement in getting our students to finish their degrees, and the importance of learning teaching strategies to promote faculty success," according to panel facilitator, Prof. Lisa Hale Rose, Social Sciences. Prof. Rose described the Faculty Development Committee's vision for the event as being one that is engaging for all the participants, much like a dynamic classroom.
After introductory remarks on the college's history and the theme of using our talents to help others by Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Sadie Bragg and Dean of Academic Affairs, Michael Gillespie, the featured presenters described teaching techniques to promote student engagement.
Prof. Rachel Theilheimer, Teacher Education, discussed the importance of prompting students to think from other people's perspectives. She described a strategy she employs with her early childhood education students. The students read a scenario from William Ayer's book, The Good Preschool Teacher, and then wrote from one role in the scenario, with students taking different roles. In their assignments, students described what they learned from the experience. Students reflected on having a new perspective. Some noted that people's feelings matter and that each person can have a voice. Students also reported that they liked working with their classmates and that having the different perspectives made them learn more.
The Value of Collaboration
"What is the most valuable thing you learned in college?" Prof. Sandra Poster, Speech, Communication, and Theatre Arts, asked the audience this question. She guessed that for most people it wasn't coursework but rather the relationships they formed. Her presentation focused on the importance of collaborative learning. According to Prof. Poster, the number one fear of Americans is public speaking. So it is not surprising that Speech 100, Public Speaking, has a low pass rate, with many students withdrawing before the semester ends. Her strategy for helping students overcome their anxieties is to have them work in groups.
"Our New York City students are really tough," Prof. Poster observed. She added that because of their mistrustfulness, isolationist orientation and a reluctance to share, students don't generally want to work with other students. However, by having students do team-based presentations, their anxiety is lessened. Prof. Poster assigned students to teams of five (she warns to never let students pick their own groups!), gave students instructions and time to meet. Groups competed for an extra two points toward their final grade. According to Prof. Poster, this number is not hugely significant but did create healthy competition among the students.
Prof. Poster described payoffs from using this technique. Students demonstrated better learning, generated good ideas, and worked to solve each other's problems as well as participate in collaborative decision-making. This technique resulted in a higher retention rate. Students learned problem-solving, mastery of course content and valuable life skills.
Prof. Claire Wladis, Mathematics, also presented on a process of group-based learning. She asked students to write about their math skills. Classroom discussion focused on helping students understand why they solved the problems they were working on. The class was then divided into different groups with students having differing levels of math competency. Students took on two-three specific roles. These roles included: the prover, the problem-creator, and the problem-solver. Prof. Wladis noted that students need structure and explanation of the roles. She provided them with sheets explaining their roles.
According to Prof. Wladis, significant learning gains occurred when this technique was employed, with some of the biggest gains occurring with ESL students.
The Classroom as Text
In his presentation, Prof. James Tolan, English, observed that for over a decade, "success" has been a tag word at BMCC. Prof. Tolan asked the audience to reconsider how we think of success—the "institutional success" of quantifiable numbers versus "our kind of success." He went on to describe the importance of human connection and developing relationships with people throughout the college. By doing so, he is able to use those human connections to get personal help for his students, for example, in Counseling and Advisement, or the Office of the Registrar. He emphasized the need for instructors to help students negotiate the institution and says that when students ask us a question about the college to which we don't know the answer, we can always say, "I don't know, let's find out."
Prof. Tolan advised that in the classroom we treat prerequisites as a myth and find out where our students are. We may need to teach some of the prerequisites. He noted that pedagogy is process-based and we need to show students the process and goals. "We need to show students a model of what they need to learn," according to Prof. Tolan. He explained that in his English classes he writes a model essay with his students, projecting the model essay on the overhead screen.
Prof. Tolan added that as faculty, "the classroom is our text." He explained that he takes notes of intriguing comments by students in their writing so that in the midst of a class discussion he can recall what a specific student said about a text and use the student's remark to facilitate further student participation.
Interactive Roundtable Discussion
After the presentations, the audience broke up into several roundtables. Each table had a facilitator who distributed questions designed to elicit discussion about successful pedagogical strategies that they have used in the classroom. Roundtable participants were then asked to discuss their findings with the panelists. There were many contributions, including the advice of Prof. Jan Stahl, English, to get to know the "personality" of a given class.
Several faculty from the Nursing department discussed their challenges in getting their students to learn the tremendous amount of course content they must master. Prof. Edna Asknes, Nursing, talked about her success in using homework to get her students to complete the complex reading required for her course.
Dean Michael Gillespie's question about what to do with students and their cell phones resulted in a lively discussion. Prof. Poster noted that she has a "zero tolerance" policy on cell phones. Other instructors noted that students often use their cell phones to look up important information, or to read PDF versions of textbooks.
In his closing remarks, Dean Michael Gillespie noted the ways in which faculty can learn from each other in venues such as Faculty Development Day. The Faculty Development Committee Chair, Prof. Rifat Salam, encouraged the attendees to come to the committee's spring event, the Joe Doctor Colloquium.

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December 03, 2017 11:13 AM
The man who replaced Garrison Keillor as host of "A Prairie Home Companion" says the allegations against Keillor came as "heartbreaking news."
Chris Thile on Saturday addressed alleged improper conduct by Keillor in the opening minutes of the first show to be broadcast since news of the allegations broke.
RELATED: MPR Terminates Garrison Keillor after Allegations of Inappropriate Conduct
Thile says the country is in the middle of a movement he believes represents progress. He says people are recognizing the "harmful power imbalance that women have had to endure for so long in our culture."
Thile had also announced that the show's name will be changed, but a spokeswoman for the show's distributor said Sunday a new name had not been chosen.
Minnesota Public Radio, the show's producer, ended its relationship with Keillor this week after what it said were allegations of improper behavior with a person who worked with him on "Prairie Home."
RELATED: Garrison Keillor Firing Prompts Backlash From His Fans
Keillor says he touched a woman's bare back as he tried to console her, and that he apologized.
Thile, Keillor's hand-picked successor, took over the show in 2016 after Keillor retired.
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Updated: December 03, 2017 11:13 AM
Created: December 02, 2017 07:19 PM
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Microsoft's updated flagship database promises high-speed operations, long-term path into Windows Azure. SQL Server 2014 that is billed as "Microsoft's cloud first data platform," is all set for the manufacturing release this week, with general availability scheduled for April 1, 2014.
SQL Server 2014's biggest new feature is in-memory transaction processing, or in-memory OLTP, which Microsoft claims can make database operations as much as 30 times faster. In-memory database technology for SQL Server has long been in the works under the code name "Hekaton."
Microsoft claims it's made other speed improvements apart from the gains realized by keeping a table in memory. Stored procedures can also run in memory for more of a boost by having them compiled to native code. It also claims to have made changes to the table pinning function.
In-memory database technology is far from new, but until recently, it was only available in some fairly obscure or bespoke implementations (such as Sybase or IBM's solidDB/BLU products). Now that in-memory processing is showing up in the feature roster of big-name commercial databases (Oracle), and open source products (VoltDB, MariaDB, PostgreSQL), Microsoft SQL Server included the commercial offerings, where the technology shows the greatest advantage by dint of being that much more thoroughly integrated into the finished product.
Microsoft's promise here is that relatively little work will need to be done to move a database to an in-memory incarnation, albeit at the cost of an upgrade to an entirely new edition of SQL Server. The company's been positioning SQL Server more as an upmarket solution for big data, where features like in-memory tables and Hadoop integration would be welcomed with open arms, and less as the sort of generic database solution long since eclipsed by the likes of MySQL.
Cloud computing also figures prominently in SQL Server 2014, as it features a slew of what Microsoft described as "hybrid cloud enhancements that make it easy to extend your on-premises database environment to the cloud." SQL Server 2014 instances can be backed up to Windows Azure storage, databases can be automatically deployed to Windows Azure VMs by way of a wizard, and a Windows Azure VM can be designated as a high-availability node for a SQL Server 2014 instance.
Clearly, Microsoft doesn't want the idea of an "Azure-enabled" SQL Server to be one that connects to Azure for the sake of static storage, but rather one that allows SQL Server to be run more within Azure itself — and allows existing on-premises deployments to be migrated gradually into Azure as part of day-to-day operations, not as a nebulous future project.
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Tonight we had a Halloween Festival at the AUC basketball courts. There were games for kids of all ages and then "Trunk or Treat." Tyson loved dressing up like a pirate. He was absolutely the best pirate ever. Get ready for a tons of photos. Isn't he the best looking pirate around? Check out the homemade boots.Holden was dressed up like a Parrot. She was Tyson's pirate parrot. So cute!Me and the two little boys. It was such a great time!Tyson with the "babes" as he calls them, Kelly and Megan. Cute pictures gals!Laura and Tyson. Cute picture.Vaughn was secretly entered in the chocolate pudding pie eating contest. He didn't want to get all covered in pie, but Hillary made sure to put his face in the pie. In turn she got Vaughn's pie thrown all over her. Sorry Hillary. It really made for a good time.
Tyson was all ready to go trick-or-treating. He even said, "Yo ho ho." Just like a pirate.
Tyson the Pirate and Peyton the Shark. Cute boys.
This is Laura being Martha Stewart. She came up with the Tootsie roll spiders.


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Harold "Eban" Brown found something to make him feel brand new.
Harold "Eban" Brown found something to make him feel brand new.
"I never anticipated joining them in a million years," the singer said of his latest group. "That move just elevated me spiritually and mentally. Ever since then, everything has been wonderful."
After leaving his post as a vocalist with the Delfonics and taking a break from the music business in the late 1990s, Brown signed on with original members Herbert Murrell and Airrion Love in the Stylistics.
"Don't get me wrong, (the Delfonics) were great in their own right," Brown said. "But the Stylistics brought about more of a status to me."
Indeed, the group that scored four top-10 pop hits from 1971 to 1974 has found ways to remain current, including a new record in the finishing stages. The singers also enjoy keeping in touch with the music and fans who made them international stars, which is why the Stylistics are headlining Friday's '70s Soul Jam at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton.
The bill features Brown's former outfit, the Delfonics ("La-La Means I Love You," "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"). The Chi-Lites ("Have You Seen Her," "Oh Girl") and Bloodstone ("That's the Way We Make Our Music") round out the evening.
The Stylistics and the Delfonics have been crossing paths since both groups helped usher in the Philadelphia sound of the early and mid-'70s. The music stemmed from the collaboration among producers Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The result was a string of perfect pop-R&B hits such as Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones," Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me by Now" and the O'Jays' "Love Train."
The Stylistics worked with Bell in producing hits such as "You Are Everything," "Betcha by Golly, Wow," "Break up to Make Up" and "You Make Me Feel Brand New."
"Every producer has their own touch, but there will never be another Thom Bell," Brown said. "Thom's music was like having a conversation. All the instruments were talking to each other.
"When I picked up a guitar and played the chords Thom placed, they weren't hard," he said. "It was just all in how he placed them."
The group's current disc, "That Same Way," was produced by Bell protégé Preston Glass. While no release date has been set, Brown promises the album will chart new territory for the group while striking familiar chords.
How it fares commercially given the turmoil in the U.S. record industry remains to be seen.
"You know how music constantly changes here in America, but overseas - whether it's England or Japan or Amsterdam - to them, a song that was recorded in the '70s is still a hit today," Brown said. "If you were the man then, you're still the man today."
It helps that there is a universal vibe to the best '70s soul.
"Back in the day, it was more about love," Brown said. "Even people who have jumped ship to go for the new jack swing are getting hungry for that again. People are hungry for real music, for that old soul."
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As you may or may not know "Thumping Good Read" is a moniker that I assign to books that I couldn't put down. This book was even better than a TGR because I learned some history in the story. File this under the category of : " I had no idea…"
Lilac Girls tells the true story of a New York socialite and sometime actress Caroline Ferriday. It's also the story of women on both sides of the Nazi concentration camp at Ravensbruck, built especially for women. The tortures and demons visited upon those women because of their religion, race, or nationality cannot even be imagined by those of us who live in our lives of first world problems. Many of the women, if they survived the first sorting, also were subjects of horrific medical experiments.
Lilac Girls tells the story of the "Rabbits" of Ravensbruck and one of the doctors who found herself committing the most heinous medical experiments. The women were called rabbits because of the "hopping" many of them had to use instead of walking after the experiments on their legs were complete.
Caroline hears their story and befriends many in the group, getting them access to medical and dental care, nutrition and much more. Along with Caroline, working from the French Consulate in NYC and her family's farm in Connecticut, we meet her mother who works just as tirelessly to aid the French and others during the Third Reich through whatever means possible…including hocking the silver. We meet the sisters, Kasia and Zuzanna, both Rabbits and camp survivors with different outlooks and experiences, and Herta, the surgeon, caught not he wrong side of medicine.
If it all sounds a little melodramatic, I can tell you that some parts are, particularly around Pierre, the ne'er do well boyfriend who comes right in the end. However, although I have rudimentary knowledge of the Holocaust , this book does a good job portraying the desolation and terror that comes with knowing your life is worth nothing to a madman….
It's mothers and daughters, women and children, good against evil. Good wins this round.


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Robot automatically harvests pepper
[2016-03-03] On February 15th-17th, 2016 the SWEEPER consortium held its 3rd general meeting at the University of Umeå in Sweden. Partners presented their progress after the first year of research and development.
The aim of the project is to develop a robot that automatically harvests pepper in greenhouses. Umeå University works on the top-level control of the robot and has developed a framework that integrates work from the other project partners.
Umeå is also responsible for motion control of the robot and gripper, and uses simulations and real-time control to develop algorithms that move the gripper to the fruit and then detach them from the bush.
Ben Gurion University works on detection of fruit in camera images, using computer vision methodology. For this work, both universities have a robot arm available in their laboratories. The industrial partner Irmato, who will commercialize the research results, has assembled a basic version of the sweet pepper robot, including a robot arm, a mobile platform and a gripper. Currently this robot is placed in the laboratory of Wageningen University and Research Center.
New software from the Umeå and Ben Gurion University will gradually be integrated in order to deliver a basic version able to pick sweet pepper. Once the functional tests show that the robot is able to harvest artificial crop, it will be transferred to the commercial greenhouse Tuindershoek in the Netherlands in spring 2016. The Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt in Belgium has evaluated and selected the most suitable sweet pepper variety.
In the continued work, the basic version of the robot will be evaluated and guide the continued development of an advanced version which will be ready by the end of the project in two year's time.
Photo on top: Researchers Peter Hohnloser, Ola Ringdahl and Thomas Hellström.
Photo below: On February 15th-17th, 2016 the SWEEPER consortium held its 3rd general meeting at the University of Umeå in Sweden.
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Why Owning a Pet is Good For Your Heart – Infographic
Having a pet doesn't just make our lives fuller, it may also make our lives longer! In fact, nearly all doctors agree that companion pets have health-boosting benefits. In honor of American Heart Month, we created an infographic featuring just...Read More


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I wanted to share another Thanksgiving look!
Loved this quote about Thanksgiving! "Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. -Erma Bombeck"
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Oh my gosh I love everything about this outfit!! The sweater, the skirt, that purse!! Great look! And funny quote - I had never heard that before. Have a great Thanksgiving!!ReplyDelete
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Facebook integrated real time media challenges Google
When Can You Use Facebook's New Features?
So when does this all become available? The "open graph" (real-time) music, movies, and TV apps will launch today, although Facebook didn't say which ones. The Timeline tool goes into a beta period today: developers can start using the tool now, but everybody else will have to sign up and wait while the tool rolls out over the next "couple of weeks," Zuckerberg says.
Zuckerberg and Facebook want to apply the social media approach to many things that we do online -- from news reading to search to business. But dropping an app with the content breadth and flexibility of Spotify into the middle of the social graph could have a profound impact on the way we listen to music and watch video.
Apple's iPod made listening to music a completely closed-off, private experience. Facebook--with big content partners like Spotify and Netflix--could truly make music and video a much more social experience. Imagine a person walking down the street or on a job listening to music with the Facebook app on a smartphone. That person might very well click on a song or a string of songs that a friend was listening to simultaneously while working out at a gym across town. This is a new way to listen to music--it takes the experience out solitary confinement and makes it mobile and social.
"The new open graph apps are all about self expression and serendipity, " Facebook Chief Technical Officer Bret Taylor said in today's keynote.
Today's event was a noticeably splashier event than recent Facebook developer's conferences. There seemed to be a buzz in the air about the growing battle between Facebook and Google+, which some are already calling the biggest corporate rivalry of this decade. The event was held at the San Francisco Design Center, and the large hall was nearly full, mostly with Facebook developers and media.
What Has Google+ Done Lately?
Google earlier this week announced that its Google+ service, which had been in trial mode, is now open to the general public. It also announced a number of improvements to existing features.
Google+, which is only a little more than three months old, already has about 21 million users, compared with Facebook's more than 800 million. Now that Google+ is open to everyone, Google hopes the non-nerd crowd will sign up in big numbers.
It appears that Google hopes that users will open a Google+ account and later adopt it as their go-to social network because of its convenient integration with other Google services such as Google Docs and Google search. Time will tell.
There is a lot at stake here. The online advertising community is increasingly convinced that the web is becoming an inherently social place, and that ad dollars will flow to the platform that hosts the most users for the longest periods of time. Google made its fortunes on search advertising, but the paradigm appears to be shifting to social advertising, and right now, Facebook has a clear inside track.
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Effective Daily Oral Hygiene Prevents Gum Disease
The earliest stage of gum disease is known as gingivitis. This is a minor infection and inflammation of the gum tissues, that is most often caused by a buildup of tartar at the gum line. It is imperative that gingivitis is resolved immediately, or it can lead to the more dangerous version of gum disease known as periodontitis.
Early symptoms of gingivitis include red or inflamed gums that are prone to bleeding during brushing and flossing. This is often accompanied by chronic bad breath.
A diligent and effective daily oral hygiene routine is by far the best defense against tartar buildup and gingivitis.
Even the best oral hygiene routine can still allow a little tartar buildup. Tartar at the gum line can be very hard to remove yourself. It usually requires the techniques and training of the dental professionals at your regular dental checkup and cleaning.
If you are concerned that you might be developing gum disease or you are overdue for your regular dental cleaning, please call us at 479-636-8700to schedule an appointment.
Keeping Your Toothbrush Sanitized
There is a lot of stuff flying around in the air in your home. Between dust, hair, mist from sprays, and dirt, there are countless things that can trickle down and land on the flat surfaces in your home. If you happen to leave your toothbrush out where those particles trickle down, you are getting those things in your toothbrush, which could result in you getting sick. Instead of taking that chance, it may be time to start regularly sanitizing your toothbrush.
How to Keep Your Toothbrush Sanitary
There are quite a few ways of keeping your toothbrush sanitized and clean. You can start off by putting your toothbrush, head-side down, into a coffee mug and pouring boiling water over it. Leave it in the water for three minutes, and take it out. You can also go with a much easier option and simply add your toothbrush into a load you run through the dishwasher each week. Set it up on the top shelf and make sure you leave it in there until the load is dry.
Using anti-bacterial or anti-microbial mouthwash can also work for sanitizing your toothbrush. Leave it in that between brushings, but make sure that you throw out the old mouthwash and replace it with new stuff each time you brush your teeth. This can get a bit tedious and expensive, but it does work to keep your toothbrush sanitary each time you use it.
How Often Should You Sanitize Your Toothbrush?
This answer depends on how often you get sick and where you leave your toothbrush. You should make sure to sanitize your toothbrush weekly if your toothbrush is in a cabinet and no one in the house is sick. If you leave it out on the counter, sanitize it more regularly. The same goes if people in the house get sick. If you get something that requires antibiotics, then once you are considered no longer contagious, replace your old toothbrush with a new one. It keeps you from putting those same germs back into your mouth, potentially getting you sick all over again.
For more tips on keeping your toothbrush clean and sanitary, come in and talk with us here at Life Style Dentistry. We can talk with you about extra things you can do to keep your mouth healthy, which will also help keep your entire body healthy. Give us a call today!
Could You Benefit from a Dental Appliance?
There are quite a few people out there who could use a dental appliance to help protect their teeth. This is a common treatment for people who suffer from bruxism, which is grinding and clenching the teeth. Most of the time, this happens in heavy stress times or while a person sleeps, making an oral appliance the best solution to help. If you wake up to sore teeth or a stiff jaw, we may need to take a look and see if your teeth show the common signs of bruxism.
How a Dental Appliance Can Help
When you sleep with a dental appliance, your teeth sit differently than without it. If you grind your teeth back and forth while you sleep, without an appliance, the enamel is getting scratched on both the top and the bottom teeth. If you have the appliance in place, your teeth are scratching into hardened plastic that isn't going to cause damage to your teeth in the process. If you clench your teeth in your sleep, instead of putting all of the pressure on just a couple of the teeth in the back of your jaw, your appliance spreads out the pressure and protects your teeth from cracking.
How We Design a Dental Appliance to Help with Bruxism
We will take a scan of your mouth to create a custom dental appliance for you. You will be able to match your appliance up to your teeth, and give you the exact placement your teeth need to help protect them from damage. We recommend that you wear the dental appliance any time you notice you are clenching or grinding your teeth, or when you sleep.
We want to help protect your teeth from the dangers associated with bruxism, and an oral appliance is often the most effective tool. Let us see if you have the signs of bruxism on your teeth, and if so, let us work with you to create a treatment plan that not only helps to protect your teeth but also controls your bruxism.


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Earlier this month a bit of tea spilled in the Rhymes With Snitch comment sections about how the Kardashians would not be invited to any of the A-List parties in Cannes this season [click here if you missed that].
And then this week this happened...
From OK Magazine
Despite their celebrity status, turns out Kendall Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian are "persona non grata" when it comes to parties in France.
The sister duo arrived at the Eden Roc by boat but were surprisingly refused access to the soiree. The famous duo were denied by the security guards due to a private party which forced the pair to leave and look for another way to get in.
Kourtney clearly looks appalled at the fact they're being turned down at the door.#bloop


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Home designs are seeing drastic changes in both interior and exterior design this year. 2017 marks adventurous yet logical trends by young and contemporary blood, flooding in the architectural world. Home designs in the recent years have gravitated towards modular structures and prefabricated construction.
The following benefits presented below may help you choose wisely when it comes to your next home, where you can consider modern designs with futuristic elements like Jordan Springs house and land packages.
Going Organic
Organic home designs and architecture have to be some of the most exciting new trends to hit the market. With increased sensitivity towards the environment, this ancient method has been adjusted to suit modern aesthetics. By using simple biodegradable materials, like adobe, architects are building multi-storey 'earth houses', which you may be able to consider if you buy your own land like Oran park house and land. Organic homes are proven to be comfortable, cool, and economical – saving on hundreds of dollars every month on home cooling energy bills. Not to mention, 'earth homes' are rustically beautiful to look at, where you can personalize your interiors with tiles, stones and wooden beams. See more here Eden Brae Homes
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The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded their first championship designation. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run, community-based events, and to promote the sport of running by recognizing the top performing runners in the Open, Masters (40+), Grand Masters (50+), and Senior Grand Masters (60+) categories for both men and women as RRCA Champions.
In 2017, the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon and Half Marathon serves as the RRCA Georgia State Championships for both the marathon and half marathon distances.
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I am in the habit of repeating an outfit on the weekend that I happened to wear for a casual Friday work day. And that happened with this outfit! I wore it to work for a professional development day for all faculty and staff, and then I wore it again on Saturday when Sam and I went to another $7 mid-morning movie. (We saw Logan, and it is goooooooood.)
I felt like I was definitely in the Pacific Northwestern style groove in my new navy-striped tee from J.Crew Factory that I paired with my trusty olive cargo vest and cognac riding boots. It's a combination that's casual, comfy, practical, and not at all fussy or trying too hard. That's PNW style in a nutshell.
We took photos out by Ruston Way waterfront, up on the north end where there's a new cinema. There's a path that leads along the waterfront, but we decided to take photos up on the upper steps that then lead down to the path. I liked that it looked like the edge of the steps went right into the water. This was a beautifully sunny morning, a brief respite before more rain.
I don't think I've highlighted this scarf on the blog before. It's a scarf that my mom gifted me years ago, and it's made out of knits repurposed from old sweaters. It has a heart on one end, and a stack of books on the other end, with literary genres listed inbetween. The genres included are: adventure, poetry, fantasy, fiction, history, biography, thriller, religion, travel, military, science fiction, western, romance, mystery, classics, and nonfiction. A perfect scarf for a librarian!
It was a last-minute decision to throw on this scarf, as I thought it might be chilly where we were all meeting for the keynote address that was kicking off the professional development day. (I was right. I wore the scarf all day.) But what I didn't realize is that the scarf, with its green and blue tones, has the colors of regional sports teams, specifically the Seattle Sounders (Major League Soccer) and the Seattle Seahawks (National Football League). So all day long, colleagues came up to me and asked if I was either a Sounders or a Seahawks fan! 😀
To help illustrate this, here are the logos for the Sounders and the Seahawks, which both incorporate similar shades of green and blue:
It was like I was getting bonus credit for being a PNW sports fan! I will take it. 😀
Weather: On-and-off rain and sunshine
Where: A casual work day and then a morning at the movies
- Cargo vest: Fashion-swapped years ago with Erin @ Loop Looks
- Striped tee: J.Crew Factory, new
- Skinny jeans: Target, old
- Tall boots: Marc Fisher via Macy's, old
- Scarf: Gift from my mom, old
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exact navy striped tee // very similar olive cargo vest // similar knit scarf // very similar skinny jeans // very similar cognac flat-heeled boots
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Saturday, September 6, 2008
This is why I love my Very Large Colt
exactly the same as always. Quite lazy, actually. Walk, trot, canter...didn't do a single thing wrong. Someone was actually watering the arena with a hose while I was riding...he didn't blink. Oh, and I longed him yesterday and someone had left a tarp in the arena. He bulged out a little and trotted over it without blinking. He's going to be such a good trail horse - he really ought to be owned by someone who isn't so chickenshit about trail riding!
This is why he rocks. I have ridden a lot of 20+ year olds who get a few weeks off and it's like they just came off the range the first time you get back on.
He is awesome. I love him. I gave him a nice bath and detangled his tail (which is thicker than my own hair, and that's saying something) by hand. Then I did the same to the Crabby Old Bat, who was highly annoyed at the beauty treatment and responded by whipping her tail violently back and forth and whacking me in the face with it. Gotta love old broodmares...
Meanwhile, I have actually gotten off my dead butt and started working with my yearling. He is such a smart little snot. I pulled him out last night and longed him and he was kind of all over, and then today? Longeing like a superstar. Which is great, because I want to put him out on a big circle because of his age and now I can do that because he's staying out there and not requiring much guidance to keep going. We just walk and trot but he is being very, very good. I thought for about a minute about how cool it would be to take him to a show for yearling longe line and then I remembered he's butt ugly at present. Just use google to find a picture of a yearling Thoroughbred. Now paint it yellow. Now you know what he looks like. Blech. Seriously, the only thing he got from his dad is his color and his wavy tail. Everything else is from his mother, who wound up a very attractive 17 hand Thoroughbred mare but was probably extremely hideous at 18 months also...
So I'll put up a picture of when he was a baby and still cute. You will all see more pictures of him around...um...2011.
22 comments:
- Serendipity said...
I've found that horses either don't care and let you do whatever with their tails... or they give you a hard time every time.
My redhead doesn't hit me in the face with it- he tucks his tail as far in between his cheeks as he possibly can and holds it there. Like, "You want it, you can dig for it."
- September 6, 2008 at 9:01 PM
- manymisadventures said...
What a cutie!
We did the beauty routine today, too. It's so long when you have two horses, but so rewarding.
McKinna is like VLC. Give her a week off, two weeks off, whatever, she doesn't care. She'll be a little excited to go but doesn't act much different at all. It's nice.
- September 6, 2008 at 9:17 PM
- Lisa said...
That is the best baby picture!
Glad to hear the VLC was so well behaved! Our three year olds are completely on the same page.
I rode my filly for the first time in over a month. We had an unplanned vacation due to injury-- my injury, not hers! But she was good as gold today. It was like she never missed a day of work.
Because of me being crippled, we missed the show we were working towards in August. I'm now aiming at a dressage schooling show in Nov. for our first show under saddle. I'm so excited!!!
- September 6, 2008 at 11:02 PM
- Huntseatrider said...
That picture is simply adorable!
I did a filly beautification round today, much to Miss Thang's displeasure. Took way too long, but she seemed rather pleased with her pretty self afterward.
Glad to hear that the VLC continues to be so well behaved! Did I miss the "cantering" blog? I don't remember a post about it.
- September 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM
- cdncowgirl said...
Don't worry, he may grow out of his ugly duckling stage before 2011!
I'd much rather they go through the UD stage when young than too be cute youngsters and THEN turn into ugly adults! :o
- September 6, 2008 at 11:20 PM
- Kim said...
is this one gawky enough? LOL.
- September 6, 2008 at 11:47 PM
- equus said...
fugs, you do tickle me when you say you are finally getting off your dead butt. ha! if the rest of the horse-owning public were even 1/10th as motivated as you with their horses, a blog like this wouldn't be necessary!
my 25 yr old pally qh is the same as your guy. i have gone as long as a year without riding and she is as good as ever when i do climb on. i always say that she is solid gold!
- September 7, 2008 at 7:17 AM
- PaintedSneak said...
Awwwwww!! I love that picture. :)
Where are you all getting the smart, consistent, patient young ones? Mine sucks...And he's not even that young any more.
- September 7, 2008 at 7:40 AM
- mugwump said...
I'll show you my ugly yearling if you'll show me yours......
My yellow mare had finally become the lovely, reliable horse you're talking about (of course she's six and has been in training for four years) UNTIL I turned her out in pasture for the first time since she was a yearling. Now she runs when she sees me. Then is a leaping twirling little freak when I ride her. Oh well, she's having fun.
- September 7, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- Pipkin said...
Boy that blondie is cute cute cute! even if he is 18 months old. Which I agree, is not cute. My horse looked like a deranged llama at that age.
I'm glad the VLC is so great for you! It's wonderful to have such a steady horse. And you should definitely get trail riding, it's so much more fun than arena riding, and you get to actually GO someplace and have lunch or whatever. He'll be great on the trails, I'm guessing he'll love it. Yay!
I fi were closer we could trade off, you can take my horse to shows, I'll trail ride yours! I just don't do so go going round and round anymore!
But showing is good to let you know what you need to work on from a relatively unbiased third person.
Well good for you!
- September 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- TheHorseGirl said...
Check out my blog www.trialsofahorsegirl.blogspot.com
- September 7, 2008 at 2:57 PM
- fuglyhorseoftheday said...
Kim - Yup, paint that yellow and give it a little bigger butt (he is Appendix) and it's mine! Downhill, upside down neck, just goofy looking.
However he is being very good about longeing and was excellent for a bath today. He is all big joints and long ears...if he grows into all of it, he'll be gorgeous!
This is my orphan foal that we were scared would be stunted. Um, 15.2 in the hip at 18 months...apparently not stunted.
- September 7, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- moosefied said...
I saw a photo of your yearling, and I don't think he looked ugly at all. Leggy and shedding, yes, but not ugly.
But don't worry, I won't show the photo. As long as you pay me 3 million dollars.
Okay, not very funny. But I won't.
- September 7, 2008 at 5:09 PM
- Horsegal984 said...
hey, shameless brag here, if anybody hasn't seen it, Jax did awesome in his second show!! Brought home three 3rd place ribbons, and behaved himself very well considering his only buddy from the barn left him halfway though the show to go XC school..... pics here...
- September 7, 2008 at 5:12 PM
- SammieRockes said...
Thats how my BBG is. With him, he can have half a year off and get on him and he is still good. He had to be that way, My dad had cancer, it hurt to bounce a round on the ride, he ONLY rode in the fall. Sometimes in the Spring, so its a little bit of a culture shock to REbel to get ridden at least once a week.
He is so good about being beautified. When I clip him, I can sit on the ground next to him while doing his legs, even around his eyes he doesn't care, doesn't even flinch. After my shopping spree at the tack store(YAY GIFT CARDS) I will be doing a beauty routine.
- September 7, 2008 at 6:01 PM
- Adventures Of A Horse Crazed Mind said...
Gotta love horses like that. What a cute baby!
- September 7, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- Kim said...
what do you think of this
- September 7, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- fuglyhorseoftheday said...
Horsegal - CONGRATS! That's so exciting. Great job with him.
- September 7, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Sweet Analai said...
What a good boy! I'm hoping my young mare will be like that someday, right now she's not as .. forgiving! It takes her a few days to work back up to undersaddle work, but then again we are not as far along as you and the VLC.
You've inspired me to create a blog about my experiences with her. She's very difficult, and I'm hoping once I get it started people will offer some helpful advice (not too many good trainers around my area that I trust with her). She is my first full project. I have helped with some greenies and watched, but Ana is my first flying solo. Got to learn sometime, right?!
- September 8, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Shadow Rider said...
Temperament is everything! My horse Shadow is like that, she was off for a year with an injury, finally started riding her and it was like we have never stopped. But I have also had horses that if I didn't work them 2-3 times a week, they were back at square one.
On another note, check out my new Amish Frankenhorse projects http://shadowsrider.com/new%20drafties/index.html
I just picked them up today. One is a Clyde/?? the other a perch (possibly full, probably not)
Is it just me, or does the Clyde look like a cross with a saddlebred? Don't laugh, I have gotten several saddlebred/draft crosses from the Amish, they have been good horses, but FUUUGLY
- September 8, 2008 at 6:54 PM
- laurie said...
cathy, it does my old heart good to hear that someone with your high status (at least in my eyes) also professes to be a chickenshit trailer rider. that describes me perfectly. i have a very quiet horse, who never takes a wrong step and is, like the cute mare you described, asleep through half our ride, but i just can't seem to get the guts to take him on he trail. hell, even the outdoor arena can make me nervous.....and cantering is still a major event on my part. maybe it's the age thing, though i have enough up on you that you could be my daughter :) or coming to riding later in life than most, since i started in my mid 50s.
thanks for the great blog, by the way.
- September 11, 2008 at 6:37 AM
- Cowgirly said...
I think it's normal- call it instinct, call it intuition, call it chicken... I get that same feeling on some horses and don't know why. (Sometimes I learn why not too long after). I think it's normal and I can definitely say it's refreshing to hear folks admit that yep, we all get nervous sometimes. :)
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Domino, chattering at birds… Look below for some interesting insights on this cool cat behaviour…
Catster.com has this to say:
A recent discovery about wildcat hunting techniques has brought new light to a well-known behavior in domestic cats. A group of scientists doing fieldwork in the Amazon forests of Brazil were recording the vocalizations of a group of pied tamarin monkeys, when a wildcat showed up and started making calls identical to those of the monkeys.
This was the first recorded instance of a wildcat in the Americas mimicking the calls of its prey.
Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Fabio Rohe, who worked on the monkey project, suspects all cats can copy the calls of their prey. Cats are known for their physical agility, but this vocal manipulation of prey species indicates a physical cunning which merits further study, he says.
Even the most domesticated of cats still have hunting instincts, and behaviors related to those instincts surface from time to time. One of these is "chattering," which generally happens when a cat sees a bird or a rodent outside a window.
Cat chatter usually begins with a bird loudly chirping near a cat. The cat becomes riveted to the bird. After just a minute, the cat will then start to tweet and chatter, its mouth moving in sync with the birds beak.
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These wolf spiders are often active very early in the spring. They can be seen scurrying around hunting for prey and warming themselves in the sunshine on patches of bare soil. Unlike spiders who use a web to catch their food, these wolf spiders catch their prey by running it down.
The best things happen when hanging out the washing… I saw (and photographed) my first Bee Fly. Bless that little furry beast.
The Natural History Museum has this to say:
The large bee-fly is a bee mimic – it resembles a small bumblebee.
The adult flies are striking and have a hairy body with long hairy legs and a characteristically long, slender tongue which they use for nectar retrieval whilst hovering beside a flower head. Bombylius major larvae parasitise beetle larvae as well as the brood of solitary wasps and bees – another reason for its name. The female has been seen to flick her eggs mid-air into the ground bees' and wasps' nests.
Gorgeous little creature enjoyed a nice little rest on the fence and gave me enough time to run in and grab my camera – most considerate!
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Sega wowed arcade gamers with SDI, a trackball-based shooter that had them defending the planet from enemy attack. The game was soon ported to the Master System, and while several compromises had to be made for it to work on the less-powerful hardware (and with a controller), the conversion turned out surprisingly well. It's one that's worth checking out.
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Fire & Ice
Platformers were all the rage during the early '90s, and in some places, the Master System was still getting new releases. Tec Toy's version of Fire & Ice tried to give the machine some new blood, but it the gameplay left more people cold than hot. Still, it's not a bad game and one worth checking out if you're a fan of Master System imports.
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Sega's early mascot returns for his final Master System outing, released a year after his Genesis debut (and finale). A funny spoof on another Sega franchise, Shinobi World is still a fun game to play. It's a bit on the easy side, but it's worth checking out… if you're willing to pay the prices it goes for nowadays.
Space Harrier (Master System)
Sega's classic shooter Space Harrier has graced virtually every hardware platform the company made, starting with a port on the Master System. While it isn't as good as some of the later versions because of hardware limitations, it's still worth spending some time with. Welcome to the Fantasy Zone!
Chess, the game of kings, actually had an official release for the Master System, though it was only in Europe. Though competent, the game pales in comparison to its unlicensed Genesis sibling. Still, if you're a fan of the game and really need to play an 8-bit version of it, then Sega Chess might be something worth looking into.


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Are you considering launching a mobile application (app) or game? While this can be a great way to extend your company's brand, make sure you understand the privacy protection laws that exist when engaging with children. This article is a good place to start.
What are the privacy laws in the United States
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) applies to any commercial website or online service that collects personal information from children under 13 years old. The collection of personal information from a child under 13 without prior parent approval will result in a COPPA violation of up to $16,000 per download. In 2014, Yelp paid a $450,000 fine to the FTC for improper collection of children's information without explicit parental consent.
Are you liable?
COPPA applies to any commercial website or online service directed to children to under 13, but also applies to any general audience website that knowingly collects personal information from children. The FTC determines whether your website is directed to children based on subject matter, visual or audio content, the age of models used, language, the use of animated characters or child-oriented features. If your app looks like a kid might want to play it or use it, you should abide by COPPA rules to avoid violations.
What is considered personally identifiable information (PII)?
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On May 19, Urban Zakapa held the showcase for their comeback single "Alone."
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To celebrate a great year for the Microhire Queensland team and to further promote the partnership with the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane – the company invited 50 clients and guests to a memorable night at the Ekka on Friday night 16th August.
Brisbane's Royal Queensland Show is affectionately referred to by Queenslanders as The Ekka and is the largest and oldest Royal Agricultural Show. The Ekka is held over 10 days at the Brisbane Showgrounds which is uniquely positioned just 1.6km from the city centre.
The Microhire event was held in the new VIP Corporate Suites that overlook the main arena – guests were able to watch the Ekka's new night time 360 degree entertainment line-up in air-conditioned comfort. The suite was dressed in a cocktail bar and lounge format with mood lighting that created a great atmosphere for guests to network and watch the entertainment including the Rooftop Express Horsemanship Show, singer Ricky-Lee and the Ekka IgNites 360 Fire and Water Spectacular Fireworks and Laser Show.
Microhire Qld General Manager, Russell Bennett, welcomed guests and thanked them for a terrific year before welcoming Microhire Managing Director – Shayne Liddell to say a few words before the night-time show commenced.
The evening was a great success with many clients not having been to the Ekka for a number of years and all commenting on the new show line-up and how they enjoyed the environment Microhire was able to capture.


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Emily Goodin
Emily Goodin is a writer and communications specialist with more than a dozen years of experience working in Washington D.C.
She began her career as a journalist, starting out as an intern at The Hotline, where she covered political campaigns and society events, eventually working her way up to editor. She moved to The Hill newspaper in 2008, where she helped invigorate their campaign coverage and worked on fun projects like The 50 Most Beautiful List.
Throughout her career she has attended seven political conventions and covered four presidential races and 13 cycles of Senate and House races. She has traveled across the country – from New Hampshire to California – covering campaigns.
She also has covered a variety of social events, ranging from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the Academy Awards, the Real Housewives of D.C., and the Kennedy Center Honors.
She now works in a non-partisan job for the House of Representatives, doing communication work for the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
In her free time, she works as freelance writer for publications like US Weekly, reads, and is learning to cook. She lives in Arlington, Va.


text: Is this a blessing? My heritage has returned. My wings. They move unto my will. They are grander, showier. They are so grand. I am unworthy of this. I shall not, I can not doubt. Others of the Nautilus suffer malignancies. Their bodies wracked with pain and weakness. I should lend my aid. Do what I can to assist. I know now most are wingless, I was different to them, they were all wingless. They are unproven. Unscarred. It is not they are devilish. They are just unwilling to do what they should. But, that man, that devil, he massacred my people, he showed no remorse as he violated the peace we strove for. He pierced my heart but I survived. When I face him next time I shall not have a reprieve. I must be ready. My failures shall not consume me. I was a guardian. I must be a guardian once more. I shall be the Emperor's light. I shall purge those that dwell in the dark. There can be no forgiveness against these transgressions any longer, the darkness that corrupts man's soul. I must honour my people. The lord-techpriest must assist me. I still cannot grasp the entire societal structure. I have some respect but I am still seen as an outsider. My language is still broken, my voice different, more brusque than others. Accented seen as an authority, not one of them, not their hero. An oppressor. They don't understand the danger. The villains curse and deride me but so do the populace. They respect… no they fear me, my wrath. The Highers trust me. Those that are considered better than the majority. I have my wings back, a thing most personal to me, the thing most intimate. I'm trembling. I am afraid. I will not lose these things again. The people that I must protect. Those precious to me. I will not feel the loss of those around me. Pain lingers. On my back, by my heart. That man must die. By my heart. That woman surrendered her belief, her confidence in success in this task. I must do it. He has wounded me too highly. There is no forgiveness. He shall feel the Emperor's righteous fury. I will be his hand. I will require armour. I must train before we arrive. Brickhouse has agreed. He is a good fighter. I will need to learn balance. It is strange having to learn to walk again. I shall wear my iron halo once more. I will be ready.


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The sad decline of The North
This country is a shell of its former self, and the blame lies not with those chavs , but the pin-striped gangsters at the top.
The Boldons make you want to chuck yourself in front of the No. 9 bus
Boldon is the definition of "I can't not wait to get the f**k out of here".
The main industry in South Shields is shoplifting
The education standard of the average South Shields Tynesider is measured by their opinion that The Sun is an intellectual newspaper.
Hedworth (Badwaff), Jarrow
Ahh badwaff, since the age of 1 I have lived in the neighbouring estate Fellgate, which is the ying to hedworths yang. With the Berlin wall like, rat infested (and I mean infested) river dean
Jarrow, I know it's a place to avoid, but seriously? No page?
Right, where to begin...
Jarrow is a delightful little hole next to Hebburn (another one), Gateshead (another one), Simonside (another one) and South Shields (Has charvs, generally leave