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Historically, periodontal disease has not been a natural part of the aging process. In fact, the primitive human did not suffer from periodontal disease. Nevertheless, periodontal disease affects about 20% of adults in the United States today.
What is Gingivitis?
Gingivitis is an inflammation characterized by red, tender, and swollen gums that tend to bleed. Although gingivitis almost always precedes periodontal disease, it does not always lead to periodontal disease. It is, however, an important cue and should prompt you to pay closer attention to your teeth. If you begin to experience symptoms of either gingivitis or periodontal disease, consider the following recommendations:
Diet for Healthy Teeth and Gums
Diet is the most important factor in sustaining good oral health. The avoidance of simple sugars is the place to start. Try chewing on whole grains and high-fiber foods to help sustain good teeth and gums. In fact, simply chewing a raw carrot will stimulate your teeth and gums.
Several studies have shown that dental cavities were not apparent in the teeth of the primitive human. Could this be because there were no Mars bars, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, coffee, or stress? To the early man, stress consisted of foraging for food and shelter. Perhaps many of our contemporary vices drain vital nutrients, including vitamins and minerals, from our bodies? Chances are good that they do. In order to offset some of these effects, here is a simple, three-step dietary plan that will begin to pave the road to good oral health:
Additionally, you may want to consider a rubber gum stimulator. Place the rubber point between the teeth. Rotate in a circular motion for about ten seconds. Some periodontists who practice natural medicine recommend mixing a small amount of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, applying this to the gum line, and then using the rubber gum stimulator. The baking soda is cleansing as well as alkalizing. Many dental problems occur because the mouth is too acidic and baking soda changes the local "ph" of the tissue, helping to thoroughly cleanse the area.


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We hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! This time of the year is the best, and we're soaking up every bit of holiday cheer that comes our way. Sharing it, too! We're kicking off our holiday gift guides this week — our top picks for all the girls and guys in your life. Today, we're starting with The Product Girl. Somewhat of our personal wish list and also filled with some of our favorite beauty musts.
Fragrance is such a personal thing, and that's exactly the basis behind MCMC Fragrances. Founder Anne McClain captures life's personal stories and memories in a scent. I discovered MCMC Fragrance PHOENIX in my Birchbox, and am putting the full-size bottle on my holiday wish list! It's grounded in vanilla and neroli and I can't wait to wear it all winter long.
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Zombies may be the new everything, but that doesn't mean you have to stop loving robots. In fact, this Zombot t-shirt may be our favorite thing we've seen today. Here are a few more tee designs from 604 Republic that we'd like to emblazon on our chests.
Actually these designs are all from 604 Republic's "design" section devoted to voting on possible tee offerings. So if you like what you see here, just jump over to 604 Republic and vote for your favorites! You don't have to register - just vote.
Above you can see Zombot! by Budi Satria Kompoi. PROCESSORS . . . MUST EAT PROCESSORS.
Here's Cloned to Kill by Daniel Sotomayer. Because who doesn't want to mashup references to Clone Wars and Full Metal Jacket?
I love Polo with Dinosaurs by Anna-Marie Jung. I wish there were a whole line of tees with pictures of polo players riding dragons on them.
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Read Game of Thrones and drink some Dire Brew, by Nathan Stillie.
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Sorry for the last minute detour off the motorway and into the Clyde Tunnel but John being a thrill seeker and having read Douglas' account of the joys of top down in the tunnel we decided - on radio - to try it out.
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Israeli defense chief offers warnings on Iran and Lebanon
Monday, July 26, 2010
TEL AVIV -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is due to arrive in Washington on Monday bearing two warnings for American policymakers: Sanctions won't thwart Iran's push for nuclear weapons, and Israel will strike directly at Lebanese government institutions if Hezbollah launches rockets at Israeli towns.
In a wide-ranging interview, Barak -- who has become one of Israel's most frequent official guests in Washington -- outlined his vision for arresting Iran's nuclear drive, coping with the Hezbollah threat and forging a deal with the Palestinians.
A decade ago, Barak's failed attempt to reach an agreement with then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat led to an outbreak of violence that shattered hopes for Middle East peace. Today, at 68, the Labor Party leader finds himself an outlier in a predominantly right-wing coalition that generally opposes concessions to the Palestinians.
But Barak is also, oddly, perhaps the closest confidant of his former political rival, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, making what he says on matters of peace and war particularly relevant for the Obama administration. While in Washington, Barak is due to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and various intelligence officials.
On Iran, Barak said Israel and the United States share the same "diagnosis" that Iran is "determined to reach nuclear military capability." But he acknowledged "there are differences about what could be done about it, how it should be done, and what [is] the timeframe within which certain steps could be taken."
Among the timing issues are questions of how long to give sanctions the chance to work and the cutoff point after which it would no longer be feasible to neutralize Iran's uranium enrichment program with a military strike. Iranian officials insist that their efforts are geared purely toward peaceful energy development and that they have no intention of building a weapon.
"It's still time for sanctions," Barak said in the interview Friday in his office at Israel's Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, but "probably, at a certain point, we should realize that sanctions cannot work."
The United States and the United Nations have enacted recent rounds of sanctions, with the European Union expected to follow suit as early as Monday.
Israeli officials have carefully parsed President Obama's words, hoping to find evidence that he would be willing to use military force. For Barak, that evidence came in Obama's December speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, when Obama said there will be times when "the use of force" is "not only necessary but morally justified."
Another area where Israel believes force may be necessary is Lebanon. Since a summer war with Hezbollah ended four years ago with the deployment of a beefed-up U.N. contingent, Israel says the Iranian-backed militia has built an arsenal of 40,000 missiles and rockets. Barak warned that the next time violence breaks out, Israel would strike directly at the Lebanese government, which he said is allowing Hezbollah to rearm.
If Hezbollah fires a rocket into Tel Aviv, "we will not run after each Hezbollah terrorist or launcher. . . . We will see it as legitimate to hit any target that belongs to the Lebanese state, not just to Hezbollah."
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said Israel is "trying to justify a war against Lebanon that it could launch when it wishes" and has complained of Israeli surveillance flights over Lebanese territory.
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have escalated in recent days amid reports that Lebanese activists plan to dispatch aid ships to the Gaza Strip in violation of an Israeli blockade. Barak called the aid ships an "unnecessary provocation."
Hariri has said Israel's actions with regard to the ships are "rejected by all human rights treaties."
The Lebanese effort follows a May 31 melee on a Turkish aid ship that left nine activists dead after Israeli commandos boarded the vessel.
Barak said Israel must put forward a peace plan that delineates the borders of a Palestinian state, ensures a Jewish majority inside Israel, solves the Palestinian refugee problem and offers a "reasonable solution" for the future of Jerusalem.
U.S. Middle East envoy George J. Mitchell has been trying for months to broker a resumption of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Netanyahu has said he is willing to meet Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas directly; Abbas, skeptical of Netanyahu's sincerity, reportedly told his party's leadership last week that he wants more specific U.S. assurances before agreeing to direct talks.
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In reference to the container solution that Electromach has designed for the company Balance Point Control (BPC): Electromach received the order to build a motor control unit for an Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) in cooperation with the company Hycos (Hydraulics and Control Systems).
Hycos is specialised in designing and constructing turnkey hydraulic drive systems for the Marine and Offshore Industry, including the hardware and software for the associated control system. In consultation with the end user, BPC, it has been decided to outsource the construction of the complete motor control unit to Electromach.
The Hydraulic Power Unit has been fully designed and equipped by the company Hycos. The HPU will be used for a new rig assist 'snubbing unit', a project from the company BPC, for which Electromach has already designed a container solution for earlier this year.
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I am an American girl who has seen Tim McGraw live 18 times and as traditional as they come. I do not, however, participate in baby showers. This ceremonial welcoming of a baby rarely treats birth with reverence. I believe women can - and should - birth naturally and breastfeed their babies. The American way of having babies is in crisis. This is an educational blog; exploring birth, breastfeeding, & attachment parenting. I am a Natural Childbirth Educator and this is my voice.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Forced Into a Hospital Birth or Unassisted Homebirth
If Donna Ryan was forced to have a hospital birth, or an unassisted birth, which would she pick? This was my answer.
First, there are many things to consider. I believe in prenatal care. If you choose unassisted birth, you are likely choosing no prenatal care. A Licensed Midwife evaluates each woman and pregnancy and determines if she is a good candidate for homebirth. Most women are.
I know everyone thinks my answer will be a resounding "Yes, go unassisted!" It's not that simple. I believe in having a good midwife at your side, no matter where you are giving birth. Women have the right to a midwife and they have the right to birth where they feel safest. For many women, this is at home, and for many, it is in the hospital. Educate yourself and make the best decision for you and your family.
As far as what is happening in NYC, the problem is that they are shutting down the hospital where most of the out-of-hospital midwives have backup from an OB. In order to be a LM in NYC, you have to have an OB back you up. St. Vincent was a very midwife-friendly hospital, and they have shut their doors. The midwives cannot practice, legally, without that backup. So, they either need to find other OBs to back them, not practice anymore, or do it illegally.
One of my friends birthed a baby at home in ID before it was legal for midwives to practice openly. (It is legal for them to practice in ID now.) There are still a number of states where homebirth is illegal, but midwifery is alive and well. You know the risks as a midwife, but also as a consumer. I just talked with a local midwife this week who is originally from Missouri, where homebirth is illegal. She would love to go home, but she said she's not ready to deal with the risks of practicing illegally. The state of TX has some great laws in place for out-of-hospital midwives.
So my point is, that a woman doesn't really need to be forced into the hospital if she doesn't want to be there. She also doesn't have to choose an unassisted birth as her only other option. I've known women who have jumped state lines. There are midwives that are willing to risk their own hide so that women have access to homebirth.
I will never tell a woman I think she should have her baby unassisted. That is a risky position for me, as a childbirth educator. I do not give medical advice, but I think my opinion is weighed pretty heavily by a lot of my students. If you know me, you know that I am so NOT a fear monger (trust your body, trust in birth), but I've seen strange things happen in labor, birth, and immediate postpartum. Things that I would want a midwife attending to. I know women who have had unassisted births and everything was great, actually with all of them. And I do believe that it will be fine most of the time. I still like to see a midwife by all womens' side, no matter where they are giving birth, and whether they are practicing legally or illegally.
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You can let your friend know that the law changed in Missouri and midwives are now practicing legally! Hope good news will come from NY too.
- May 3, 2010 at 12:50 AM
- Sarah C said...
I too would never suggest a UC birth- but the more I talk to women the more I understand why they go that direction. Though it is true that even when midwifery is illegal there are still usually midwives practicing, it is not true that a woman can always find a midwife willing to serve her. I have a friend who had had two c-sections, then a hospital VBAC, and it was next to impossible to find a midwife who would assist her. There were other factors in her choice- but even in TX, many homebirth midwives will not attend a double vbac. Sadly, these c-section mamas are finding it harder and harder to vbac, even with midwives.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:25 AM
- Sondra Rose said...
Ummm...I think you may want to check your facts--especially as a childbirth educator. To the best of my knowledge, homebirth is NOT illegal anywhere--otherwise all thos moms who have accidental unassisted births would be liable for prosecution.
Of course, if you mean states where midwifery is illegal--that is another matter!
Moms who wish to educate themselves for a planned unassisted birth have a wealth of resources available. Try www.unhinderedliving.com or ww.unassistedchilbirth.com, for starters.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Donna Ryan said...
Obviously, I was talking about the licensing of midwives -- or the lack thereof -- is what makes "homebirth" illegal. Sorry if my wording offended you.
I do believe that parents would have a legal battle on their hands if they have a bad outcome (death) and did not/could not hire a midwife because of the state's laws.
And yes, there are lots of resources on unassisted birth. Because I am not advocating that route, I did not list them. But there they are.
- May 5, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Ivy said...
Shortly before my fourth baby was born, the state laws in Wyoming changed, not allowing midwives to practice outside of a hospital. They had already been denied the right to provide prenatal and postnatal care in the state. We got around this by meeting in Idaho (which has had recent changes in their laws also). Since I had already had two unassisted births, due to the baby coming too fast, we decided to go that route. It was a hard choice to make, but meeting in Idaho was an option, if I changed my mind.
There are always legal ways around these laws. Most of the time, the midwife can not be charged with practicing if she/he is not charging. This has been taken to Court and proved the case in more than one state.
- June 3, 2010 at 7:32 PM
- Cassie said...
Great post, I am just so impressed by your candor and topics. I believe I know your local (Grand Prairie?) midwife friend as I believe she was my doula for my VBAC with the UNT Midwives. She is lovely and though I would love to use her again, I hope the changes in the MO law allows her to be with her family!
- August 10, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- Donna Ryan said...
Cassie, thanks for all your comments today. I would like to invite you to be a part of the Tarrant Co. Birth Network. Our meeting this week is sharing Birth Stories. You can find all the info here, if you haven't already!! Welcome to Banned From Baby Showers.
- August 11, 2010 at 12:33 AM
- eulogos said...
It isn't necessarily true that those who birth unassisted don't get prenatal care.
I had prenatal care from a family practice doc, had my fourth with a friend who had been to about 30 births as a helper, sort of a midwife in training, my fifth with someone with an unknown amount of midwifery training but had been the primary attendant at some births, and my sixth, seventh, and eighth with just my husband there. The FP was available during the births on the phone for consult, and he came afterwards to examine me and the baby. (He would have loved to come to the births, but had been told he would lose OB privileges at his hospital if he did any more home births, and he needed those to teach OB to FP students, as he was primarily med school faculty.) He also took the cord blood we had saved to the lab for crossmatch and brought back my RhoGam shot. For my ninth, when I had moved far from my FP and was also 45 minutes from any hospital, I had a CNM, whose supervising doc made an exception to the no home VBAC rule for me. (my first was a C section, then two hospital VBACS, then the home births.) By the I really didn't know quite what to do with her; had trouble laboring with anyone outside my family there. But I am sure it was a sensible precaution.
It would never have occurred to me not to have prenatal care, although it did occur to me that seeing the doctor didn't really do anything to help my baby develop well, it was only a monitoring for certain problems which might occur. The real prenatal care is in what the mother eats, and how she moves (exercise), sleeps(a reasonable amount), and so on, and in avoiding harmful things like smoking, alcohol and so on. Still, I always went to all the visits. They didn't do such extensive testing back then.
Susan Peterson
- March 14, 2011 at 2:30 AM
- Rain Clair said...
My mother had all three of us UC because it is illegal for midwives to do home births in Kentucky. However, she had regular prenatal care with a midwife in another state and with a local OB in town. She even toured and registered at the local hospital in case she needed to transfer in case of an emergency. I only know a tiny fraction of the fraction of people who UC that UP as well. My mom's circle of friends all UC'd because they had no access to midwives and they all received great prenatal care from the local OB. He even gave my mom & her friends books to read and taught them things to do in case of an emergency. He was against UC, but said if they were going to do it he might as well try to prevent the babies being lost to common complications that could be corrected quickly.
- June 21, 2011 at 1:02 AM
- Devra said...
I would agree with prenatal care comment more if there were actually midwives who offered that and postnatal follow-ups without actually insisting on attending the births. My issue is that past experience with OBs and Midwives consistently revealed a habit of fearmongering at each prenatal visit. I just get tired of hearing all the doomsday posibilities when I've been absolutely healthy with no risk factors in any of my pregnancies (unless you want to count long gestation periods as an actual risk factor which I don't).
We are unassisted homebirthers (on our third) because of strong religious beliefs surrounding the connotations of birth and it's relation to the marriage bed. Having anyone other than my husband present not only causes me to be nervous and anxious, it is akin to having observers while being intimate with my husband. However, I don't advocate all birthing women go unassisted either. It should be a personal conviction backed by education, not just a whim or fancy.
Beyond all that, I absolutely support midwives as a choice and option for all birthing women and will continue to fight to keep them legal and available everywhere!
- December 24, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- SavingGrace said...
As of right now I am being forced to either birth at home unassisted or in a hospital setting. It is illegal in the state of SC for midwives to care for VBAC clients as they pawned us as "high risk". It is absurd especially since I have already had a VBAC at home in another state!!!
- November 25, 2013 at 1:33 PM
- eulogos said...
I was in that situation back in the late 70's early 80's and had my fourth and subsequent children at home (after two hospital VBACS.) But I had the support of a good FP-he couldn't come to the birth but he was available for consultation and came afterwards to examine me and the baby.
I finally had a CNM at my last homebirth, because I had moved away from that doctor and at the time lived a long way from a hospital. Her supervising MD said he thought my uterus had "proved itself. " It was good of her to do it and she was a good midwife, but by then, I was used to birthing with just my family and really didn't know what to do with her.
You won't be happy if you go back to a hospital. Do you have a friend who has been to some births and studied a lot on her own to be with you, if you don't feel comfortable with just your partner?
Susan Peterson
- November 25, 2013 at 5:19 PM


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November 9, 2016
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June 2016
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June 2016
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April 2016
From the International Center for Leadership in Education.
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April 2016
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April 2016
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Hanover Research
April 2016
Hanover Research discussed approaches to middle school scheduling, including block schedules and flexible options
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March 2016
Purpose, conceptual framework, research design elements, implementation and preliminary timeline. Includes an performance analysis overview of Norwalk Middle Schools based on SBAC and CMT data
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• This Week
Game No. 27
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. UC Davis Aggies
at UCSB's Thunderdome
Radio: AM 1290 KZSB in Santa Barbara
On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com
On-Line Video: BigWest.org
Livestats: UCSBgauchos.com
Game No. 28
Big West Tournament - First Roiund
Thursday, March 8, 2012 at TBA
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. TBA
at Honda Center - Anaheim, Calif.
Radio: AM 1290 KZSB in Santa Barbara
On-Line Audio: UCSBgauchos.com
On-Line Video: BigWest.org
Livestats: BigWest.org
• Tickets Available For Final Home Games
Plenty of tickets remain available for UCSB's final two home games of the 2011-12 season. The Gauchos will play Pacific on Thursday, March 1 and UC Davis on Saturday March 3. Both games tip at 7:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, drop by the Ticket Office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus, call 805-893-UCSB (8272) or online by clicking here. The Ticket Office is open from 9-4 Monday-Friday.
• On The Radio
All UC Santa Barbara basketball games are broadcast live in Santa Barbara on AM 1290 KZSB and will stream live online at UCSBgauchos.com and NewsPress.com. Gerry Fall is in his eighth year as the play-by-play voice of the Gauchos. Former Los Angeles Lakers and UCSB star Don Ford handles the color commentary. Santa Barbara News-Press legend Mark Patton gives his brilliant insight during pregame and halftime.
• Gauchos Complete Regular Season At Home Saturday
UC Santa Barbara will play its final game of the 2011-12 regular season on Saturday night at the Thunderdome. The Gauchos, who will have closed the season with three straight home games, will host UC Davis to finish things off. The tip-off for the game against the Aggies is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
• Five Seniors Will Be Saluted Saturday
UCSB will salute its five seniors in a pre-game ceremony prior to Saturday's game against UC Davis. Orlando Johnson, James Nunnally, Jaimé Serna, Greg Somogyi and Christian Peterson will each be playing their final game at the Thunderdome. The ceremony will start at approximately 6:45, about 15 minutes prior to tip-off.
• UCSB Will Be Second Or Third Seed In Big West Tournament
Entering the final game of the regular season, UCSB is assured of finishing either second or third in the Big West Conference standings. Long Beach State has wrapped-up the league's regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Gauchos and Cal State Fullerton are each 11-4 and tied for second-place in the conference standings, they are the only teams that can be seeded No. 2 and No. 3 in the tourney.
• The Gaucho Record
UCSB is 17-9 overall and 11-4 in the Big West Conference, tied with Cal State Fullerton for second-place. The Gauchos won their last game, a 76-61 decision over Pacific on Thursday night, and have now won two in a row, five of their last six and eight of 10. They have also won three in a row and six of seven at the Thunderdome.
• UCSB Guaranteed Seventh Straight Winning Record
UCSB's 17-9 record guarantees that the program will post a winning record for the seventh straight year, the longest stretch in school history. Previously, the most consecutive winning seasons was six in a row beginning in 1970-71 and running through the 1975-76. The Gauchos have the longest run of consecutive winning seasons of any Big West Conference school. The next closest is Pacific, which has winning records in its last four seasons.
• Johnson Builds On Scoring Record
On Saturday, Feb. 25, in a win over Cal Poly, Orlando Johnson scored 16 points and in doing so, became UCSB's all-time leading scorer and the first player in school history to score more than 1,700 points in his career. Johnson broke the record in only his third season in the program while the rest of the top-six all needed four seasons to achieve their marks. The old record of 1,696 points was set by Alex Harris (2004-08). On Thursday night against Pacific, Johnson added 24 points to his record and enters his final game at the Thunderdome with 1,734 career points.
• UCSB Makes Season-High 12 Threes Against Pacific
The Gauchos made a season-high 12 three-point baskets in their 76-61 win over Pacific on Thursday night. The 12 threes were one better than their previous season-high. The last time UCSB made as many threes was on Feb. 12, 2011 when it hit 12 in a loss at UC Irvine.
• Probable Starters - Quick Fact
F 0 Jaimé Serna - Has attempted just 21 shots in the last four games, a span of 121 minutes.
G 11 T.J. Taylor - Leads the team in assist to turnover ratio at 2.0-to-1.0.
F 15 Alan Williams - 82 of his 157 rebounds are offensive, 52.2%.
G 21 James Nunnally - Had career-highs of eight assists and six three-pointers vs. Pacific
G 33 Orlando Johnson- Has scored 20 or more points in four of last five, six of eight.
• Probable Reserves - Quick Fact
G 1 Nate Garth - Has had three or more assists 12 times and Gauchos have gone 11-1.
F 5 Keegan Hornbuckle- Second on team with 18 steals despite ranking 10th in minutes played.
G 10 Kyle Boswell- Has made 16 of his last 27 three-point attempts, 59.3%.
F 12 Lewis Thomas - Had two rebounds in two minutes on Thursday night vs. Pacific.
F 24 Christian Peterson - Played four minutes vs. Pacific, his fewest since Jan. 28 at Pacific.
C 55 Greg Somogyi - Has 177 career blocked shots, second on UCSB's all-time list.
• Nunnally Joins In The Climb
Orlando Johnson's ascent up UCSB's all-time scoring list has not been a lonely one. Senior James Nunnally scored a season-high 28 points in Thursday's win over Pacific and now has 1,598 for his career. In doing so, he passed Mark Hull (1,580 points) and moved into fifth on the all-time list. Nunnally is now within two points of becoming just the fifth player in the history of the program to eclipse 1,600 career points. He also needs a mere 10 points to pass Chris Devine (1,607 points) and secure the fourth highest career total in UCSB history.
•Gauchos Surpass Last Year's Big West Win Total
UCSB defeated UC Irvine on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 85-62. The win over the Anteaters moved the Gauchos' record to 9-3 in Big West play and the nine wins surpassed their conference win total of 2011. Now at 11-4, they are well ahead of their 8-8 record of a year ago.
• Williams Coaches 700th Game
UCSB head coach Bob Williams had already hit two milestones this year. On Jan. 2 at Cal Poly, he won the 223rd game of his Gaucho coaching career, breaking Jerry Pimm's previous mark of 222 wins. On Jan. 12 at UC Riverside, he coached his 400th game at UCSB. On Feb. 22 at Long Beach State, he hit another career mark when he coached his 700th game. Prior to arriving in Santa Barbara for the 1998-99 season, Williams coached at Menlo College and UC Davis.
• A Right, A Left, A Right, A Left...
In 2010-11, Orlando Johnson and James Nunnally combined for 1,194 points, the most ever by teammates at UCSB. Johnson and Nunnally also rank No. 5 on that list, combining for 965 points as sophomores in 2009-10. This year, the duo has combined for 928 points, tied for the eighth most ever. They need just three points to move into seventh all alone and 30 to move into sixth. Combined, they have scored 3,087 points during their three years as teammates, by far the most of any Gaucho duo.
• That 70s Show
On March 1, UCSB defeated Pacific, 76-61. In 26 games this season, the Gauchos have allowed fewer than 70 points 16 times, winning each time. The 16-0 record is in stark contrast to the 1-9 record the team has when it allows 70 or more. They have also allowed exactly 70 points on two occasions, going 1-1 in those games.
• That 80s Show
UCSB scored 85 points in its win at UC Irvine on Feb. 15, it was the fourth highest point total this season. It was also the ninth time the Gauchos have scored 80 points or more in 2011-12. The last time the Gauchos scored at least 80 points in nine or more games was in 1989-90 when they hit the mark 10 times.
• Few, If Any, Close Encounters
In their last game, the Gauchos defeated Pacific by a margin of 15 points, 76-61. In the previous game, they beat Cal Poly 68-60. The eight-point margin against the Mustangs equaled the smallest margin to decide a UCSB game in the last eight. Three times over that span, all wins, games were decided by eight points. The other five games, three wins and two losses, were decided by double-figures. Overall, the average margin in the last eight, win or lose, was 12.7 points. The average margin in six wins was 12.8 points and the average margin in two losses was 12.5 points. Overall this season, 15 games have been decided by double-digit margins and 11 by fewer than 10.
• A Historical Margin For Williams
UCSB's 89-56 win over Santa Clara on Dec. 15 set a standard for a Bob Williams-coached Gaucho team. The 33-point margin of victory was the widest since Williams' arrived in Santa Barbara for the 1998-99 season. Prior to the 33-point win over the Broncos, the largest margin in the last 13 seasons -plus was 32 in an 88-56 win at Montana State on Nov. 13, 2006. The last time any UCSB team had a margin as large as 33 was on Dec. 6, 1997 in a 92-50 win over San Francisco State.
• The Opponent
UCSB and UC Davis have played 24 times in a series that began in 1939. The Gauchos hold a 20-4 edge all-time and defeated the in the first meeting between the schools this season, 86-59 on Jan. 26 in Davis. Aggies twice last season. Dating back to the 2008-09 season, UCSB has won seven straight games in the series.
• Dome, Sweet Dome
UCSB is 10-3 at home this season. In their last home game, the Gauchos won their third straight game and sixth in the last seven at the Thunderdome, a 76-61 decision over Pacific. UCSB's home losses this season have come at the hands of Long Beach State (71-48 on Jan. 21), UNLV 94-88 in double overtime on Nov. 30) and San Diego State (76-75 in overtime on Nov. 26.
• UCSB Breaks Blocked Shot Record
UCSB blocked four shots in its March 1 win over Pacific and has blocked 138 on the season, a new school record. The previous record of 133 was set in 2010-11. Senior Greg Somogyi, who ranks second in school history with 177 blocks, leads the way this year with 41, the 10th most ever. Somogyi, however, is getting plenty of help from freshman Alan Williams who has 36 swats, including 29 in Big West games. Orlando Johnson (23) and Jaimé Serna (23) are also in double-figures. Somogyi, Williams and Serna have each blocked at least five shots in a game this season.
• In Defense Of The Three-Pointers
In its Feb. 4 loss at Cal State Fullerton, UCSB allowed the Titans to make a blistering 17-of-26 shots from three-point range, 65.4%. The 17 threes tied a Gaucho opponent record and set a Fullerton record. In the four games since, UCSB has significantly shored-up its three-point defense. On Feb. 11 against UC Riverside, the game immediately following the Fullerton game, the Highlanders made 1-of-13 shots from outside the arc, 7.7%, the lowest mark by an opponent this year. Overall, the last six opponents – UCR, UC Irvine, Utah State, Long Beach State, Cal Poly and Pacific – have combined to make just 31 out of 113 three-point attempts, 27.4% and three of those opponents shot below 30.0%.
•Johnson Makes His Points
Orlando Johnson, who was included on the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 List that was released last month, scored 16 points in UCSB's Feb. 25 win over Cal Poly and in the process became the school's all-time leading scorer. Johnson exceeded Alex Harris' total of 1,696 points. In Thursday's win over Pacific, he added 24 points to his total and now has 1,734. He is the only player in school history to eclipse 1,700 points, doing so in just three seasons as a Gaucho. Johnson is now averaging 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He leads the team in scoring and assists and should become the first player since 2004-05 to lead the way in those categories. The 520 points Johnson has scored this season tie James Nunnally (2011) for eighth on the all-time single-season list. He needs 21 to pass himself (2010) for seventh. On Thursday, he also became the first player in school history to surpass 500 points three times. Johnson has scored 20 or more points in four of the last five games and six of the last eight. In the last eight games, he has averaged 21.5 points per game. In the last four games, he has made 37-of-65 shots from the field, 56.9%, and 14-of-29 from three-point range, 48.3%. His four three-pointers on March 1 vs. Pacific tied a season-high. Johnson has had four threes in a game four times this season, all in the last 10 games. On Feb. 15 at UC Irvine, he scored 25 points and added 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, his first since Dec. 16 at Washington. He has led the Gauchos in scoring in 10 of the last 14 games and 16 times this season. He has scored 20 or more 17 times and 25 or more six times. Johnson has scored in double-figures 25 times in 26 games and 86 times in 88 games during his career. He's scored 20 or more a record 46 times at UCSB. The Seaside, Calif., native tallied a season-high 36 points to go with 10 rebounds in Santa Barbara's double-overtime loss to nationally-ranked UNLV on Nov. 30. The 36 points were his second highest total ever. In addition to UNLV, Washington and UC Irvine, he's had double-doubles against Portland (26 points and 12 rebounds) and Westmont College (20 points and 12 rebounds). If the 383 points that Johnson scored as a freshman at Loyola Marymount are factored in, he has now tallied 2,117 in his collegiate career. Also, he leads the team in three-point baskets with 55 and has 167 in his career, seventh in school history.
• The Flying Nunnally
James Nunnally had one of the best games of his career on Thursday night vs. Pacific. Nunnally scored a season-high 28 points, had a career-high six three-point baskets and passed off for a career-high eight assists without committing a turnover. He has now scored 20 or more in consecutive games for the first time since the first two games of the year. Nunnally has also scored 20 or more in three of the last four, averaging 21.2 over that span. Also, in the last four, he has made 31-of-57 field goals overall, 54.4%, and 12-of-24 from three-point range, 50.0%. In the first two games of the current run, Nunnally recorded consecutive double-doubles. On Feb. 22 at Long Beach State, he had 13 points and a season-high 12 rebounds and one game earlier, at Utah State, he had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Nunnally remains second on the team in scoring at 15.7 points per game and he leads the team in rebounding at 6.3 per game. He has been in double-figures 24 times in 26 games this season and has scored 20 or more seven times. Also, by scoring 28 in the last game, Nunnally has moved his career point total to 1,598, fifth in school history. He needs 11 to move into fourth all-time. He has had five or more rebounds 20 times this season and now has 612 boards in his career, tied for ninth all-time. Nunnally is also acting the part of playmaker these days, averaging 2.6 assists per game. He has passed off for two or more 20 times, including 18 of the last 19. Finally, he had made two or more three-point baskets in six of the last nine games and 11 times this season. Nunnally now has 43 threes on the year. In his career, he has 173 three-pointers and ranks sixth on UCSB's career list.
• A DisSERNAble Difference
Jaimé Serna scored 10 points and had four rebounds in the Gauchos' win over Pacific on March 1. The 10 points were his highest total since he scored 19 points on Feb. 11 vs. UC Riverside. It marked the 10th time this season that Serna has scored in double-figures. Despite scoring 10 in the last game, Serna attempted just six shots and has now taken a mere 21 in the last five games, a span of 121 minutes. Overall, he is averaging 9.0 points per game, third on the team, and 4.8 rebounds per outing, fourth on the team. In the last weekend of January, he had, arguably, the best regular season weekend of his career. On Jan. 26 at UC Davis, Serna scored 18 points and did so by making 9-of-10 shots, his best shooting performance as a Gaucho and the best by any UCSB player since Mike Vukovich was a perfect 12-for-12 in a win at Pacific on Feb. 3, 2001. On Jan. 28 at Pacific, he scored 15 points and collected a career-high 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. For his efforts, he was named Big West Player of the Week, a career first. Serna is also third on the team in blocks with 23 and now has 79 in his career, eighth in school history. He continues to lead the team in field goal percentage at 64.1 and in his career, he has made 319 out of 565 shots, 56.5%, the third highest mark in school history. Also, he now has 857 career points.
• The "Other" Williams
Freshman forward Alan Williams had four points, six rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in the March 1 win over Pacific. He remains fourth in scoring at 6.4 per game. In 15 Big West games, Williams is averaging 8.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. He had a career-high 19 points on Feb. 2 at Cal State Northridge. Williams has started the last 15 games and he's paid big dividends, averaging 8.8 points and 8.0 boards over that span. He has two double-doubles on the season. On Jan. 2 at Cal Poly, he came off the bench to scored 13 points and grab 10 rebounds and on Jan. 26 at UC Davis, he had 14 points and 12 boards. Overall, he has scored in double-figures five times and he has had 10 or more rebounds four times, all since the start of league play. Additionally, he has nine rebounds in four other games and five or more in 17 out of his 25 appearances. Williams is the only player on the team with more offensive rebounds (82) than defensive rebounds (75). Williams has blocked five shots twice this season, tying Greg Somogyi's freshman record Overall, he now has 36 blocked shots on the season, third on UCSB's all-time freshman list and he is within three of Doug Muse's record of 39. Williams currently has 157 rebounds on the season, fourth most by a freshman in school history.
• Who's The Bos?
Guard Kyle Boswell had five points in 25 minutes off the bench against Pacific on March 1. In the previous game, he scored nine in a game against Cal Poly, making both of his three-point attempts. On Feb. 15 at UC Irvine, Boswell had a career best 19 points, making 7-of-10 shots from the field and 5-of-8 from outside the three-point arc. The five three-pointers were also a personal best. In the last five games, Boswell has averaged 9.9 points per game and he is now averaging 7.6 per game overall, fourth on the team. He's scored 10 or more points seven times this season. Boswell is second on the team in three-point field goals with 46 and he is tops in three-point percentage at 43.4%. In the last nine games, he has made 22 out of his 41 three-point attempts, 53.7%, and in the last six he is 16-of-27, 59.3%. Boswell has made at least two three-point baskets in seven of the last 10, eight of the last 12 and 14 times overall. He has hit at least one three-pointer in 20 straight and 25 times in 26 games.
• Tall Tales
Greg Somogyi played a season-low four minutes in Thursday night's win over Pacific. After playing 13 or more in three straight, Somogyi has now totaled just 10 minutes in the last two games. Overall, he is averaging 3.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He leads the team in blocked shots with 40. On Jan. 21, Somogyi made 5-of-6 shots and scored a season-high 10 points against Long Beach State. On Feb. 15 at UC Irvine, he had one of his best all-around games with six points, six rebounds and four blocked shots. On Jan. 19 vs. Cal State Northridge, he had a career-high 10 rebounds. Somogyi has had at least one blocked shot in 18 games and two or more 10 times. He recorded a season-high six swats on Nov. 26 vs. San Diego State, two shy of his school record. He has 177 blocks in his career, second all-time.
• Taylor Made
Freshman T.J. Taylor has started the last 10 games for UCSB, the first starts of his career, and the team has gone 8-2. On Thursday against Pacific Taylor scored two points on a nifty first half lay-up. He is averaging 3.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, but he has scored just four points in the last four games. Taylor has three or more assists eight times and had a high of six on Nov. 11 vs. Chapman. He has 49 assists and a mere 25 turnovers, essentially a 2.0-to-1.0 assist to turnover ratio, best on the team. Also, his 16 three-point baskets rank fourth on the team.
Senior Christian Peterson played just four minutes on Thursday night vs. Pacific. He had played 11 or more in each of the previous five games. On Feb. 18, at Utah State, Peterson had his best game of the season. Against the Aggies, Peterson played 21 minutes, easily the most since he also went 21 at San Diego on Dec. 13, and he tied his career-high with eight points, making all three of his field goal attempts. He also grabbed four rebounds, his highest total since he collected six at Washington on Dec. 16. Peterson has 11 boards in his last four games. On the season, he has collected 60 rebounds and scored just 37 points.
• The World According To Garth
Nate Garth played 12 minutes in Thursday's game against Pacific. He made 1-of-3 from three-point range and had three points and four assists. While he is averaging 16.6 minutes per game on the year, Garth has averaged nearly 19 per game in the last five. On Feb. 15 at UC Irvine, he played 22 minutes and had nine points and tied his season-high with six assists. Garth has now had three or more assists 12 times on the year and the Gauchos are 11-1 in those games. His other six-assist game came on Nov. 22 vs. Portland. The nine points at Irvine were three shy of his season-high of 12 set at Cal Poly on Jan. 2 when he was 3-for-3 from three-point range.
• Buckle-Up
Sophomore Keegan Hornbuckle played 11 minutes in the win over Pacific, four more than he'd played in two previous games. He is scoreless in each of the last four games. While he is averaging 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game overall, Hornbuckle has scored just 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the last 11 games. He has attempted just two shots in the last four games, 29 minutes. Hornbuckle had a season-high 14 points on Jan. 14 against UC Irvine. Despite ranking 10th on the team in minutes played, he is second with 18 steals.


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HSLDA successfully defends family's right to home school
Filed: October 27, 2000, Logan County.
Nature of Case: One week after Mrs. D submitted a notice of intent to home school, her 14-year-old daughter, Sarah D, was summoned to district court on truancy charges. At the November 16, 2000, arraignment, District Court Judge Sue Carol Browning ordered Sarah to return to public school. Upon learning two weeks later that the girl was not re-enrolled in public school, Judge Browning promptly cited Mrs. D for contempt of court without conducting a hearing to first examine the evidence and to give the mother a chance to explain the daughter's absence. The judge then issued a bench warrant for Mrs. D's arrest without bond and a pick-up order for the child.
Immediately, HSLDA petitioned a higher court to quash this illegal order. By state law, Judge Browning should have provided notice to Mrs. D, and given her an opportunity to tell her side of the story before issuing a warrant. Ruling that Judge Browning did not follow due process as required by Kentucky state law, Circuit Court Judge Tyler Gill nullified the pickup order and arrest warrant.
Logan County public school officials continued to allege that Sarah was truant, even though Mrs. D provided the school district with a proper notice of intent to home school. Five of the eight unexcused absences alleged occurred after she began home schooling Sarah in October. Local school officials, however, remained intent on pursuing the truancy charges.
When the State's Attorney learned that state law requires proving nine unexcused absences for the charge of habitual truancy, instead of the eight alleged, he filed an amended petition alleging ten unexcused absences. The charges on the first petition were dismissed and the child was arraigned on the new charges on January 8, 2001. At the arraignment the state's attorney amended his petition a second time to include six unexcused absences from the 1999-2000 school year. Officials were desperate for a victory.
At the trial on the truancy charges, home education expert Dr. Brian Ray, testified on behalf of the family. He opined that the program of home instruction was suitable for Sarah, that she was making good progress in it, and that home education was better for Sarah's academic achievement than public education. Nevertheless, at the conclusion of the trial, the judge entered a finding of habitual truancy and ordered Sarah to attend public school until she is 18 years old. If the child violates the order she will serve seven days in juvenile detention. HSLDA immediately filed a notice of appeal and motion for stay. The judge, in open court, denied the motion for stay. HSLDA also filed a petition for a writ to prohibit the order to enroll in public school from taking effect and requested an emergency hearing. Judge Lewis, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, heard arguments via telephone conference on 2-14-01, but denied the emergency motion.
The circuit court denied the petition for writ of prohibition, because the appeal of the adjudication and disposition on the habitual truancy charges was pending on a separate track and presented some identical issues.
The circuit court heard oral argument on the appeal of the habitual truancy finding and subsequent disposition to public school. HSLDA argued that five of the unexcused absences charged against Sarah were days on which she was being home schooled. Six other days of alleged absence occurred in the previous school year, 1999-2000, for which no other child in Logan County was prosecuted this year. Prosecution for last year's absences evidences selective enforcement and vindictive prosecution that violates Sarah's civil rights. With respect to the order to attend public school, HSLDA showed the court that this ruling was an abuse of discretion because there is no support for it in the trial court record and because it is contrary to law!
Circuit Court Judge Tyler Gill of Logan County, Kentucky, reversed the habitual truancy finding against 14-year-old Sarah D. Judge Gill ruled that Sarah could not be found truant for absences before her withdrawal from public school. His decision was based upon the fact that the school district had not "reported" those absences to Sarah's parents as required by state law. It is Judge Gill's opinion that state law requires three reports of truancy (three days unexcused absence) before a child may be prosecuted. Sarah had only been reported once. Judge Gill also noted that the school district was prosecuting Sarah for the prior year's absences, something it did not do against any other child in Logan County.
With respect to the district court's view that it had the authority to determine the best place for Sarah's education to occur, Judge Gill again reversed. Judge Gill explained that unless there is evidence of misconduct or of the failure of a parent to provide for the child's education, the state does not have the right to "confiscate" the parent's fundamental right to direct the education of his child. Even where a child is found to be truant, Judge Gill held that the parent, nevertheless, retains the fundamental right to decide where that child shall be educated.
Finally, Judge Gill expressed concern that there are families using home education as a pretext for withdrawing their children from the public school. It is apparent from his decision that he believes local school officials should be doing more to monitor the progress of home educated students.
Last Updated: June 5, 2001.
| Other Resources
Kentucky teen free at last to pursue home schooling
Kentucky: Victory in Truancy Case!
Out of Jail, but Still in Court--Kentucky Litigation Continues
Judge Browning on Home Schooling
Kentucky�A Legal Analysis (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)


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I have to say, I'm not a big fan of the giant pilgrim buckle that's a recurring trademark from Roger Vivier, especially when it's featured on their shoes, but there's almost always an exception to the rule. This tote totally works.
It's not just a gratuitous detail. This big rectangular buckle is part of the closure (the tab glides through it and keeps the bag neat and tidy), so it serves a legitimate purpose. The unusual shape of this top-handle tote also throws off what would normally have a stodgy, boxy feel. I don't even know what to call this shape; I guess it's slightly trapezoidal? I'm no geometry expert, but no matter. What's so great about this is the fact that it's instantly intriguing to the eye. Pebbled black leather always works, but it's deep orange, the perfect rich hue without being too glaring, that's so pretty for fall. Looks like we'd better buckle up. Roger Vivier Small Pilgrim De Jour .
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Fosamax and Tooth Extraction – Edited
I submitted a question about my motherâs Fosamax use and tooth extraction in an un-edited form at 10:59 A.M. today to get it in before the 1 hour deadline imposed by the WCPN Sound of Ideas radio show but it needed a lot of editing and a little data from motherâs recent physical exam to make it complete.
Hope you can still take, at this point, the edited question: my mother is 89 years old. She has taken Fosamax as an osteoporosis preventive for well over 10, maybe close to 20 years. We stopped her use in January/February of this year as part of a process where we discontinued one medication at a time to see why she was regurgitating after every meal. This was along with a round of consults with a gastroenterologist. Upshot on the regurgitation seems to be a hiatal hernia that comes and goes. Best control of the regurgitation seems to be small, frequent meals spaced at least 2 hours apart and avoiding coffee and some other foods. This provides partial, but not complete control.
My mother has had a lifetime of dental woes. At this point she has 7 natural teeth left in the front arch of her lower jaw, a full upper denture and a partial lower one that has wings extending out from the 7 remaining natural front teeth. She had some gum pain last October and wasnât wearing one of the dentures (I forget which one) and we took her to a dentist who removed some material from one of the dentures and made it comfortable for her again. He wanted to remake the dentures â estimate was close to $3500 – $4000 for both and had nothing else to say about her dental condition.
We started with a new dentist in February who says the dentures are still serviceable and that preservation of the 7 teeth and the nubs of 3 former teeth that have been left to help anchor/locate the dentures are of greater importance than new dentures. She (the new dentist) agrees that the regurgitation and possible acidic content of it may be contributing to the weakening of these remaining teeth.
She started on a program of prescription strength fluoride toothpaste, fluoride-based mouthwash, and cleaning and cavity repair of the 7 teeth. In the meantime, the top of tooth #23 broke off in two separate incidents between March and May 2010. The dentist said it was one of the weaker teeth she had observed. This dentist wants to pull whatâs left of the tooth and replace it with a tooth added to the lower denture. She said a root canal and cap could be done â about $1800 to $2000 but it wouldnât last, as what is left of the tooth is fairly weak.
My sister-in-law said she has been told that people on Fosamax are at a great risk for jawbone necrosis (ONJ) when teeth are pulled. I checked the Internet and that seems to be the case, but most references are sources that are about 3, 4 or more years old. We have put off the tooth pulling 2 times to get this better researched â dentist has become a little put off and has referred my mother to a tooth extraction specialist and told us to get back to her once the extraction is done.
Questions: 1. What is the latest thinking on tooth extraction risk for a Fosamax patient? 2. One Internet resource I checked said a CTX test is important in determining a Fosamax patientâs risk for ONJ. I mentioned this to my motherâs internal medicine doctor at my motherâs July 2010 check up and the doctor had an NTX test done along with the normal blood work done a that check-up. This doctor said the NTX is the Cleveland Clinic equivalent of the CTX test. This is the result of that test: NTX, Serum 14.6 nM BCE. The normal range is supposedly 6.2 to 19.0 per the Cleveland Clinic MyChart.
Question: Can the tooth extraction dentist use this NTX result? 3. How risky is the tooth extraction for my mother? Are there any other alternatives? Does the dental implant alternative involve even more disturbance to the jawbone and would it be even more risky and even more expensive? How expensive is it?
1. The risk for ONJ in patients taking oral bisphosphonates (like Fosamax) for osteoporosis has been estimated by several authors with significant variation from study to study. It is universally agreed that the risk is MUCH less than that in cancer patients who take intravenous forms of bisphosphonates to keep the cancer from spreading to their bones. But a precise estimate has been elusive, ranging from 1 in 10,000 patients to as high as 1 in 2,000 patients being treated for osteoporosis. It is also agreed that while ONJ can occur spontaneously, the risk increases following dental extractions, up to as high as 1 in approximately 300. This is still not a daunting number, but one to be aware of and one to balance against the risk of keeping a questionable tooth (with risk of jaw infection) in the mouth.
2. This topic is of intense interest to the millions of Americans who use oral bisphosphonate medications to control osteoporosis. Unfortunately, there is still no clear answer to the question: Can serum CTX levels be used to determine a patient's risk for developing the complication of jaw osteonecrosis following tooth extraction? Studies and opinion for both sides of this issue have been published, but no consensus has been reached. The latest, published this month in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, showed that patients using bisphosphonates (both intravenous forms for the control of bone cancer and oral forms for osteoporosis) with pre-surgical CTX levels less than 150 picogram/milliter of serum were statistically more likely to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) than patients with levels greater than 150 picogram/ml. Most patients who developed ONJ, however, were cancer patients, a result that confirms previous studies that have shown their risk for ONJ is much higher than for osteoporosis patients. The authors of this most recent study wisely stated, however, that CTX serum level is not (at least not yet) a definitive predictor for the development of ONJ.
NTX and CTX levels usually correlate quite well. Although the concept of predictive value for these markers of collagen turnover has not been rigorously proven, the NTX value for your mother would suggest that her bone turnover (and by extension, her ability to heal an extraction socket) should be reasonably close to normal. In my opinion, even in the absence of CTX/NTX information, extraction of the remnants of #23 would not be contraindicated in the setting you describe with your mother. The NTX number only reinforces that opinion of low risk for ONJ.
3. A worthwhile alternative to extraction is removal of all of the remaining crown portion (decoronation) with endodontic treatment to keep infection from passing through the root of the tooth into the bone. A cap is not absolutely necessary. Depending upon your mom's esthetic concerns, a plastic denture-like device can be used to hold a tooth in this position or a bridging connector could be bonded into place between the two adjacent teeth. These choices, however, will be more expensive than tooth extraction alone. An implant is also not contraindicated, but would likely be the most expensive option.
There is much to think about and no simple answers.
Hope this helps.
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... but we still need to take stuff apart, and with any luck, we can still put it back together!
So here's my mom's old cookie maker... it's at least 30 years old. I just took it apart (have no idea about the internal motor seeing as I don't do electrical), but what the hell, I just had to take it apart.
Merry holidays to you all, fellow tinkerers!


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The Menorcan Heritage Celebration, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9, will be staged at the Llambias House, 31 St. Francis St. Sponsored by the Menorcan Cultural Society, this year it celebrates the 236th anniversary of the arrival of the Menorcans in St. Augustine.
There is no admission charge.
Highlights of the day will include:
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� Sally Walton and Friends dancers
� Menorcan T-shirts and books available
� Datil pepper sauce and jelly
� Menorcan family photo albums
� Storytelling by Herb Greenleaf and Ann Masters
� A variety of food, including Menorcan clam chowder, all kinds of pilau and baked goods. Serving will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.


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Cheer Camp Saturday, October 19
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- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Vernon ISD Cheer Camp will be Saturday, October 19 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the high school gym. The camp is for girls in kindergarten through sixth grade
and will include classes in dancing, jumping, and stunting. For more information, see the October 17 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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As a freshman, was one of just five players on the Gauchos to see action in all 32 games ... Was named to the All-Big West Freshman team after averaging 3.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Marked the fourth straight season UCSB had a player named to the all-frosh squad ... In conference games she averaged 2.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... Shot 46.3 percent overall on the season ... Reached double-figures for the first time on Dec. 13 vs. Cal State Bakersfield with 12 points, which was a season-high ... Recorded her first career double-double vs. Cal State Northridge on Feb. 24 with 10 points and 12 rebounds, the latter setting a personal best ... Made two starts on the season - Nov. 22 vs. Loyola Marymount and Dec. 30 at Gonzaga - and averaged 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in those games ... Scored at least five points on eight occasions ... Grabbed at least four rebounds in 15 different games ... In the first game of the Big West Tournament vs. Pacific on March 10, she had eight points and seven rebounds ... Played a season-high 28 minutes vs. Loyola Marymount on Nov. 22 ... Hit 62.5 percent of her free throws.
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A three-year varsity letterwinner at Compton's Centennial High, Underwood averaged 19 points per game, 12 rebounds per game, three blocks and three steals per game as a senior...Also averaged two assists per game for coach Derrick Florence...Led the Apaches to the Pioneer League title as a senior...Given the West Coast Sports Medicine Scholar Athlete Award of Excellence...Scored a career-best of 32 points against Warren High as a junior...Pulled down 17 rebounds as a sophomore vs. Wilson High...Against North Torrance High, Underwood had four steals and three blocks, both tying career-highs...Handed out eight assists against Hawthorne High...Steadily increased her numbers from 12 ppg as a sophomore to 16 ppg as a junior, while averaged six rebounds and nine rebounds, respectively in those years...Shot 80% from the free throw line as a senior...Also competed in track and field and was a Junior Olympic participant in 2004 and 2006.
Grovinya "Sweets" Underwood came into this world on July 7, 1991 to her parents, Corletta and Isaac Adams...Plans to major in feminist studies at UCSB...Career aspirations are to either be a social worker or a high school teacher...Has three siblings - Chaneal, Neal and Gayla.
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Gabriel Schoenfeld reports on the latest Obama foreign policy adviser who turns out not to like Israel very much. Add Joseph Cirincione to the list that includes Samantha Power, Robert Malley, Merrill McPeak, Zbigniew Brzezinski , and his spiritual adviser Jeremiah Wright. (Obama, of course, loves Israel; he's just unlucky with his advisers).
Last September, in response to reports that the site in Syria that Israel bombed was a potential nuclear facility being established with the help of North Korea, Cirincione insisted that the site was no such thing. "This story is nonsense," Obama's adviser on nuclear threats told Foreign Policy magazine's blog.
And not just ordinary nonsense. According to Cirincione, the reports were the product of two nefarious, agenda-driven groups: (1) Bush administration hardliners seeking to derail "the U.S.-North Korean agreement" and (2) Israelis who "want to thwart any dialogue between the U.S. and Syria."
As with Samantha Power, the number one problem with Obama taking advice from Cirincione is not his view of Israel; it's that he's a fool. As Schoenfeld notes, the fact of North Korean involvement in the development of a Syrian plutonium plant appears indisputable; indeed, the evidence now includes videos taken inside the facility before it was destroyed. Yet Cirincione dismissed the reports out-of-hand because he didn't like the implications, including the adverse implications for Israel's longstanding enemy, Syria. In essence, Cirincione committed precisely the offense he accused the Bush administration and the Israelis of — reaching a conclusion of fact based on an agenda, rather than the evidence.
It's rather frightening to think that Obama has turned for advice on nuclear matters to someone this grotesquely paranoid about our government and about the Israelis.