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by SS Shanti Kaur Khalsa, Espanola, NM
Emperor Akbar eating langar with the Sikhs.
Guru Arjan Dev ji was the fifth Guru of the Sikhs. He built the Harimandir Sahib, complied the Adi Granth and composed heavenly Gurbani that opens our hearts.
Gurdas ji wrote that whatever you say about Guru Arjan Dev ji, it would not be enough. Words will never describe the majesty and magnificence of the whole man.
For me, Guru Arjan Dev stands as a link between my world and the real reality of the realm of Akal Purkh. He was a father and a husband, living life fully every day. At the same time he was the master of the unseen, and was able to effortlessly draw on that strength when the time called for the supreme sacrifice.
Guru Arjan Dev was a brilliant statesman, and through his social and financial reforms he shaped the Sikh community into a strong nation within greater India. The Muslim Emperor Akbar came twice to see Guru Arjan Dev, eating in the Guru's langar and sharing spiritual discussions with the great Guru.
Guru Arjan and Emperor Jahangir
When Akbar died, he nominated his grandson, Prince Khusro, over his cruel son Jahangir as successor to the throne of India. However, Jahangir would not honor the appointment, and a great family struggle for power ensued. Khusro claimed the Punjab and Afghanistan as his kingdom, and so Jahangir went in military pursuit of him.
The young Prince Khusro was no match for Jahangir, and at the age of thirteen he found himself penniless and on the run, with his father in hot pursuit. As the young prince came through Amritsar, Guru Arjan Dev showed him mercy and hospitality in keeping with the Sikh tradition and in the memory of the young prince's grandfather.
The local Mughal administration was suspicious of the growing socio-political strength and influence of the Guru and the Sikh community. So when Jahangir went on to take the throne of Delhi, crushing the Sikhs became one of his priorities.
Jahangir hated all the people who were looked upon with tolerance by Akbar, and it was with this vengeance that he summoned Guru Arjan Dev ji to Lahore and levied a fine on him of two lakh rupees.
Guru Arjan Dev refused to pay it. The Sikhs begged the Guru to let them pay the fine themselves but the Guru believed Jahangir's action to be unjust, and he forbade them to do so. He replied to the Emperor, "Whatever money I have is for the poor, and the friendless travelers. If you ask the Guru for money, I will give you whatever you need; but if you demand it by way of fine, I shall not give you even a penny."
The Martyrdom of Guru Arjan
Furious that the Guru would deny him, Jahangir imprisoned him in the Fort of Lahore and ordered him tortured to death. He was chained to a post in an open place, exposed to the sun from morning to evening in the hot month of June. He was put on a metal plate, and below his feet a heap of sand was put which burnt like a furnace. Boiling water was poured on his naked body at intervals.
For five days and nights, Guru Arjan Dev was brutally tortured. Even the angels in heaven begged him to stop and return to his heavenly home, but sill Guru Arjan resided patiently in his earthly body. His devotion was like a mountain that could not be moved. On the fifth day, he requested to bathe in the cold waters of the Ravi.
Assisted by his Sikhs, he took slow and painful steps, as there was no part of his body that was not badly burned. His skin was covered with blisters, and when the cold water touched him the shock was so great that his body could not sustain it. The great and luminous Guru Arjan Dev left his body behind.
The Guru accepted death by torture and suffered the first great martyrdom in the Sikh tradition rather than bow to the criminal demands of tyranny. The sacrifice of this blessed life steeled the faith of the Sikh community and lifted the illusionary boundaries of mortal life. Guru Arjan Dev's son, Guru Hargobind Sahib, deeply integrated this experience into the psyche of the community.
The Saint-Soldier rose under his leadership for the first time. The Guru is a monolith of radiant light that stood against tyranny and reached the pinnacle of human existence in the form of the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh ji. In that Light we, as ministers of Sikh Dharma, have the responsibility to fearlessly take our own stand against tyranny wherever we encounter it.
Listen to Shanti Kaur's lecture on the birthday of Guru Arjan Dev ji (May 6, 2004)
SS Shanti Kaur Khalsa is a wife, mother, and Minister of Sikh Dharma. She is an active Sikh sevadar in the United States and abroad. Involvement with Sikh youth has led to mentoring young people around the world in the Sikh Rahit, both in their personal and professional lives. Shanti spent more than twenty years studying with Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji who inspired her on the path of Sikhism. She is an active kirtani, and has traveled widely giving inspirational kirtan and lecture programs. She hosts an on-line book shop for Sikh history book – www.sikhbookshelf.com.


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Bryan Colangelo: My wife's Twitter accounts were 'seriously misguided' and contained no private information from me
By Dan FeldmanJun 7, 2018, 1:27 PM EDT
Bryan Colangelo resigned as 76ers president today.
His wife, Barbara Bottini, admitted to operating the burner Twitter accounts at the heart of this scandal.
Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia:
Statement from Bryan Colangelo: #sixers pic.twitter.com/ZxUsKaF5kP
— Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) June 7, 2018
First of all, the investigation did not confirm Colangelo had no knowledge of or involvement in the Twitter accounts. The investigation merely noted it found no forensic evidence Colangelo had knowledge of or involvement in the Twitter accounts – while noting that became more difficult to find because Bottini executed a factory reset of her phone.
Beyond that, Colangelo spends a lot of time throwing his wife under the bus. It's as if he's trying to salvage his career in basketball, which sounds like a huge longshot.
If she didn't get the inside information from him, where did she get it? Why did Colangelo continue to deny any knowledge of who ran the accounts at least two days after the news initially broke? Did she really not tell him it was her by then?
These will be difficult questions for Colangelo to get past.
I'm certainly sympathetic to spousal arguments stemming from one's sometimes-clumsy desire to please the other. Well-intentioned ideas can go awry.
But it sure is messy to see it play out publicly.

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'Let Us In': Tyrese Implores Companies to Check Their 'Racist' Ways Instead of Announcing Black People as the First to Reach Certain Milestones
Posted byBy Angelina Velasquez | Published on September 2, 2021 CommentsComments (0)
Singer-actor Tyrese is fed up with Black men and women experiencing "firsts" that white people have benefitted from for years.
Using his Instagram Stories to air out his grievances about the lack of opportunities that have been made to nonwhite individuals in corporate America, he wrote:
Tyrese Gibson attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Sponsored By IMDb And Neuro Drinks on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)
"I'm done with people announcing in 2021 the first BLACK WOMEN to? The first BLACK MAN to?…If this is a [first] you need to really look at your internal 'racist' practices and be ashamed that it's your companies FIRST….In your next board meeting look around in the room and if you don't SEE multiethnic faces and genders in your room that's a direct reflection of YOU…We are always ready you just gotta open the door [sic] and let us in….-Us"
Singer-actor Tyrese implores companies to examine their "racist" practices. (Photo: @tyrese/Instagram)
The singer's outspoken nature is nothing new, but what inspired his recent soapbox moment is unknown. Nonetheless, the "Fast & The Furious" actor's comments echo those of people calling out corporate America for not finding the value in employees of color until last year. In the wake of social protests, Americans, of both celebrity and non-celebrity stature, challenged big businesses to rectify their diversity and lack of inclusion shortcomings.
The response by several companies, including those identified as Fortune 500 companies, use initiatives to show they do in fact see the error in not hiring and promoting from the diverse pool of talent. Some businesses, such as Microsoft Corp. and hedge fund AltFinance committed to bridging the recruitment gap and committed millions to give people of color greater access to high-paying careers dominated by white counterparts.
"Data from human resources consulting company Mercer, 64% of workers in entry level positions are white. In the top executive ranks, however, 85% of positions are held by whites, demonstrating the promotion gap that minorities face," according to "CNBC's" deep dive into the impact diversity initiatives have had on Human Resources data. "And women and minorities continue to under-earn white male colleagues."
Initiatives and checks are not easy fixes to systemic issues, but it is a start. While celebrating the 18th anniversary of his 40/40 Club, music-business mogul Jay-Z touched on how Roc Nation, an entertainment company co-founded by the newly minted billionaire, handles diversity.
"A lot of times people say things because it's the topic of now and they don't want to get themselves in a PR disaster, you know our company Roc Nation is 53 percent diverse, 51 percent female. We don't have a diversity department it's just who we are," he explained to ET Canada. "So, you gotta get people in the room that live and breathe it, you know that's the only thing that's going to change, it can't be you know write a check $250 million over ten years or whatever the things are, it's something though, so I don't wanna, but you know what I'm saying, you have to get the people from the culture in those rooms."
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Ardkinglas Estate now farm sheep under a Contract Farming arrangement with J & D Jackson, Pole Farm, Lochgoilhead, this has been since 2004.
The sheep belong to Ardkinglas, on Ardkinglas ground and the Estate is involved in managing them. The labour and equipment involved in the actual shepherding is contracted out to the Jacksons. This arrangement has transformed the farm from one that was incurring huge annual losses for most of the 1990's into one that is now an economically sustainable business, albeit very heavily dependent on government subsidy.
Ceann Garbh, Newton and Beinn Chas and Clachan are now fenced parks with approximately 400 ewes on each park.
Sheep are moved to the lower ground at Clachan and Ardkinglas at lambing time. The pedigree black face flock are also on the low ground.
The farm also has around 20 cattle.
Davy and Jock Jackson manage the stock along with Richard Smith. Roddy MacDiarmid and Alistair MacCallum help when needed.
300 sheep on Ben Ime and Beinn Chorranach, partnership between John MacNaughton and Strone Estate.
2015 Approximately 50 blackface sheep back on the hill above the plantation on Achadunan plus Leaichdain.
2016 Approximately 100 ewes and 50 hoggs on Achadunan and Leaichdain.
2016 J & D Jackson, Lochgoilhead no longer rent fields from Achadunan Estate.
2016 Achadunan fields farmed by Achadunan Estate - sheep, cattle. Deer mainly in Achrioch fields.
Ardno Estate now rent out their fields to D & J Jackson, Lochgoilhead, same amounts as 2000.
Average wool price - has slightly improved.
Average lamb price £25 - £45 for top lambs, the price rose considerably.
The average wage for a shepherd is...??????
2016 The average cost of a working dog £2000 - £2500, a good trialing dog would be seven or eight thousand pounds, although dogs of that quality are never for sale.


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Finding Closure Around Store Closures
Category: Supply Chain Monitoring
It's been a rough stretch for Sears. The term 'store closure' has almost become synonymous with the brand. The big box retailer announced that it would close the least profitable locations on seven separate occasions last year, reducing its footprint to 400 locations.
When we began tracking the giant in 2011, the chain was composed of over 12,000 locations and our analysts manually marked each parking lot so we could begin monitoring its traffic. Read more here on how and why we use car counts as a way to analyze a retailer's health. But what happens when retailers open and close brick and mortar locations? The short answer is that we've invested heavily in the best process to ensure real-world changes in daily store locations are reflected in our retail product. Now for the long answer...
A few definitions
Before we dig into the technology behind sourcing, maintaining, and continually updating a growing database of 300,000 stores, below are two key definitions you need in order to get from pixels—little dots that comprise an image—to insight, which to us, is actionable intelligence.
Geofencing: A set of longitude and latitude coordinates, drawn as a polygon, that mark an area of interest (AOI), like a Walmart parking lot.
Metadata: Location-specific information like the store's opening date, closing date, and hours of operation. This critical dataset allows for accurate point in time data attribution.
(Above: Orbital Insight's AOI service tracks crucial store geofence and metadata to assign car counts at the latest store footprints of 87 U.S. retailers.)
Welcome to the retailpocalypse. Its latest victims include Sears (and Kmart), Bon-Ton, and Toys 'R Us. But you don't have to file for Chapter 11 and liquidate to close a store location. Retail locations close every day due to local taste changes, site selection strategy, and corporate decisions to shed unprofitable locations. For example, Macy's, JCPenney and Chipotle all closed locations last year but are not in danger of bankruptcy.
Unfortunately, there is no official data source for store closures, so we use multiple third-party sources to continuously comb for stores that have closed. While "web scraper" data vendors like AggData enable us to scale this research to accommodate a database of 300,000 AOIs (which translates to 300,000 individual parking lots) we still lack a way of being alerted when a store closes. We think of knowing exactly when a location opens and closes as a "time dimension" and you can think of it as a store's lifetime.
For instance, a Starbucks customer can easily find a new location on Yelp, but that's not enough for us. We need to know the exact day that Starbucks location opened and then continually track its lifecycle to know if the store moves or when it eventually closes. By monitoring locations at this granular of a level, we are able to create accurate "point-in-time" datasets. One way we automate this process is by connecting our AOI database to Google Maps and matching each location with a unique Google Places ID. Thanks to Google, locations are updated with the frequency needed for accurate traffic attribution.
Expanding coverage
While headlines generalize retail as "overstored" and in a "corrective phase", retailers are still opening locations. Since we cover approximately 95% of the locations for each chain in our coverage, adding the newest Dollar Tree to our database of 20,000 DLTR locations won't significantly alter our correlations. However, knowing when stores open improves our accuracy over time, especially in smaller chains where store growth represents meaningful change.
When we add new tickers to our universe, having reliable store opening data is crucial. We recently added The Container Store, Noodles & Co, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, and Sprouts Farmers Market to our consumer product, so it was critical to understand all of the new store openings for each of those tickers.
(Above: Orbital Insight Consumer's newest tickers, NDLS, OLLI, SFM and TCS, and car count indices based on point-in-time store locations with six years of historical data.)
By continuously sourcing, maintaining and updating our database of 300,000 retail locations, we benefit from sampling more locations, improved correlation to revenues and growing ticker coverage. Just how important is metadata? We've found that updating locations once a quarter results in at least +/- 1% change in over 30% of observations.
Updating store closures in our database isn't as exciting as real life store closures. However, having accurate store data still a critical input in our analytics designed to quantify and measure social, economic, and environmental activity on Earth, and that's what we're here to do.
To find out more, contact sales@orbitalinsight.com
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El Refugio de LaGrange es un sitio arqueológico ubicado en una propiedad privada entre Leighton y Muscle Shoals en el Condado de Colbert, Alabama cerca del campus original de LaGrange College. El refugio mide 70 pies de largo por 15 pies de profundidad (21 m por 4,5 m) y está ubicado debajo de un afloramiento de arenisca con vista a una densa serie de sitios paleoamericanos en el valle abajo, lo que puede haber llevado a que se eligiera para la excavación.

Las excavaciones del sitio ocurrieron durante dos temporadas, comenzando en 1972 con Charles Hubbert como investigador principal y terminando en 1975 con Vernon J. Knight Jr como investigador principal, con ambas temporadas bajo la dirección de David L. DeJarnette de la Universidad de Alabama. Los niveles más bajos del refugio produjeron muestras de carbón que fueron datadas por radiocarbono en aproximadamente 11.280 a. C., lo que coloca las estimaciones de la habitación del sitio dentro de lo que se cree que fue el Período Paleamericano. En el momento del descubrimiento, solo otro sitio al este del río Misisipi tenía fecha de esa edad.

El carbón consistía en pequeñas motas asociadas con restos ligeros debajo de una zona definitiva del Arcaico Temprano al Paleoamericano Tardío (cultura Dalton). Después de una cuidadosa consideración, DeJarnette y Knight sugirieron que el carbón se originó en un nivel superior y migró al nivel inferior debido a la rotura del piso del refugio original. Aunque se puede cuestionar la fecha paleoamericana, el sitio también contenía un entierro arcaico temprano notable, uno de los entierros más antiguos descubiertos en el estado de Alabama.

El sitio fue incluido en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1974.

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Enlaces externos

Condado de Colbert
Yacimientos arqueológicos de Estados Unidos
Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos de Alabama

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Are You in Danger of Losing Your Salespeople?
Are You in Danger of…
Are some of your salespeople getting ready to walk out the door? Quite possibly, but it doesn't have to happen.
Some salespeople are like talented migrant workers who move from job to job to wherever the crops are easy picking. Some of these people think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence without realizing that it's just how the light is being reflected and, in reality, the grass is as green (or equally brown) on both sides.
It's not so much that these people are professional drifters, but the good ones are always going to be in demand and an easy target for "career consultants" (recruiters) or even your competitors.
Selling is a transportable skill and once you have it, it's yours forever. Oh, it might get a bit rusty from non-use. But, basically, once a person have honed his selling skills, he becomes a hot commodity for employers looking for someone to sell things.
In addition to the danger of having someone poach your salespeople, we live in a time when people naturally change jobs more frequently. Long gone are the days when someone took a job for life like our grandfathers used to do. Now-a-days, people are changing jobs every two to three years, or less, depending on the industry. So, if you've got salespeople who have been with you for over four or five years, consider yourself lucky and make sure you keep doing whatever it is you're doing that keeps people from straying from the camp.
Why People Stray
People change jobs for a multitude of reasons. While money is often cited as the biggest reason, unless you're paying way below the industry norm, money is seldom the prime reason people change jobs.
What often happens is that the person becomes unhappy about something at work and he decides to look around. This is usually when he becomes vulnerable to being approached by a recruiter or competitor. Only after a person has decided to look for a better opportunity does money become a big part of the equation. It's usually something other than money that starts people looking for a new position.
The first Law of Employment Inertia states that a content employee will stay put unless forced to move by some form of discontentment (I just made that law up!). In other words, keep your people content. It's not as difficult as you may think.
Motivating People to Stay
Most of us have heard of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs that states that people operate on one of five levels of need (Survival, Security, Social, Esteem, and Self-Actualization) and that what motivates us will vary as to where we are in this hierarchy. For example, a person can quickly move from Esteem to Security when he shows up for work on a Monday morning and discovers the company is laying off staff. He quickly drops to the Survival level when he discovers he's one of the people being laid off!
Another somewhat lesser-known but popular theory of motivation is Herzberg's Two-Factor theory. Fredrick Herzberg, a noted sociologist, felt that there was little managers could do to satisfy the lower level of Maslow's hierarchy (Survival and Security). He concluded that only the upper levels (Social, Esteem, and Self-Actualization) were left for motivational purposes.
Motivators and Maintenance Items
In his two factors, Herzberg called his higher-level factor "Satisfiers" or "Motivators" and the lower level "Dissatisfiers" or "Maintenance Items." The theory is that if the items under the Maintenance Items list are not met, they will cause dissatisfaction. On the other hand, if you satisfy people through job enhancement, etc, you are more likely to motivate them.
The following list gives you a better idea of the dividing line between Motivators and Maintenance Items.
Motivators (Satisfiers)
The job itself
Potential for personal growth
Sense of belonging
Ability to influence events
Maintenance Items (Dissatisfiers)
Relationship with co-workers
Status (job title)
Money Doesn't Motivate
You'll notice that money is on both lists. It's at the bottom of the list as a satisfier and the top of the list as a dissatisfier. As a maintenance item, if the person doesn't have enough money, it becomes a dissatisfier. Yet money can certainly act as a short-tem motivator however when used as a bonus or incentive for special effort. I say short term because it quickly changes from an incentive to an expectation.
Case in point. One company I worked for years ago gave the employees a Christmas bonus whenever the company had a profitable year. They did this for five years and then they had a very bad year. Even though the employees knew the rule about profitability, they still grumbled because they didn't get their bonus. It had become an expectation, not a motivator.
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By Michael Jonas	CommonWealth magazine	0 Comments Jan 7, 2020 Civic Journal
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera at January 9, 2019, State House unveiling of the Promise Act education funding bill. (Photo by Michael Jonas)
BUOYED BY FLUSH city coffers and a new law promising more state education aid down the road, Mayor Marty Walsh said he will commit $100 million in new annual city spending to the Boston Public Schools.
The announcement came during Walsh's annual State of the City speech, delivered Tuesday night at Symphony Hall, and marks the first time the mayor has made a multiyear budget commitment of that size. His plan calls for the $100 million increase to be phased in over three years, with priority in the first year given to schools that have been chronically underperforming.
In November, Gov. Charlie Baker signed long-awaited legislation revamping the state's education funding formula. The bill ultimately will bring an additional $100 million in state aid to Boston, but it calls for the funding increase to be ramped up over seven years.
Walsh's plan would essentially have the city front that money to its schools ahead of the state schedule.
"Our students can't wait seven years. The time to act is now," Walsh said in his speech before a crowd that included Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, Treasurer Deb Goldberg, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Boston city councilors, and other local officials.
Along with the school funding commitment, Walsh's said the city would redouble its affordable housing efforts, including issuing for the first time city-funded rental vouchers for low-income residents. He also urged Beacon Hill leaders to "be bold" in tackling new transportation financing to support the MBTA and called on lawmakers to give local communities the right to raise money to improve transit services through regional ballot initiatives. (Walsh talked up regional ballot initiatives on this recent episode of The Codcast.)
In a briefing Tuesday morning with reporters ahead of the mayor's speech, school superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the new education funding would be used both to strengthen core academic instruction and for arts and music programming, mental health services, school liaisons to work with families, and other services that school officials say are crucial for the city's high-need student population.
Cassellius said the new money would eventually reach every school, but the initial focus would be on the 39 schools that have been designated by the state as chronically underperforming. "This is incredibly important to focus on these schools first because they are the neediest and because they have been struggling for years and they just cannot continue to wait," she said. The school budget for the current year is $1.1 billion.
Looming in the background as Walsh announced the accelerated new spending and priority for struggling schools is a comprehensive state review of the Boston school system. A team of outside educators carried out a series of visits to Boston schools in October, and their report is expected to be released early this year.
The state conducts about 20 such district reviews each year and says they are part of routine oversight of local schools, but they have led to state takeover of several chronically low performing districts in recent years. The review could also result in targeted state action directed at a smaller number of long-struggling Boston schools.
The mayor's announcement quickly drew criticism from City Councilor Andrea Campbell, who has made education a top priority, expressed impatience with the pace of change in the district, and been mentioned as a possible challenger to Walsh.
"In order to ensure every family has access to a quality BPS school, we need more than announcements & money thrown at the problem," Campbell wrote on Twitter. "It is hard not to view the Mayor's BPS announcement at his [State of the City address] with great skepticism. The administration has failed to address our most pressing structural and systemic inequities in BPS: stalled progress on universal pre-k, crumbling buildings and infrastructure, and high schools that aren't preparing children for success."
Justin Sterritt, the city's budget chief, said Boston's robust economy made it possible for the city to ramp up education spending ahead of the new state aid schedule, while still maintaining its solid standing for sound fiscal management. "The city continues to be a hub of growth economically," Sterritt said. "At the same time as this is a bold commitment, the city was just recognized as one of the cities that was most prepared in the country for a recession."
City officials stressed that the new education spending would not go toward existing costs, such as contractual salary increases for teachers or employee benefits. It will lead to more hiring to deliver services such as school-based mental health care. Exactly how many new positions will be created is not yet clear, they said, but will be included in next year's budget plan for the district, which is scheduled to be unveiled in early February.
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There are few adults who can claim they've never had a cavity. Even though most people have experienced this condition, few know what actually happens to a tooth when it gets a cavity. For example, did you know that cavities are actually the term used to describe a type of tooth decay? Fortunately, it's possible to have a few cavities and still have relatively healthy teeth. Better yet, there are some easy ways to help avoid getting cavities and save your teeth from tooth decay.
Cavities are a type of tooth decay that occurs when acids in dental plaque dissolve the enamel of the tooth's surface, creating a physical hole or opening in the tooth. This is permanent damage to the tooth that cannot be fixed. Over time, cavities can become larger and deeper, so it's important to seek treatment immediately.
Smooth surface cavities develop on the smooth sides of the teeth in the area where you would normally floss.
Pit and fissure cavities develop on the top of the tooth which you use to chew your food.
Root cavities develop under the visible part of the tooth on the surface that covers the roots of the teeth.
It's important to note that when a cavity first forms, there are often no symptoms present. That's why it is important to see a dentist regularly even if you don't believe you have any cavities – the doctors are able to spot cavities and ensure they don't get any worse. If you do experience the signs and symptoms listed above, make an appointment with a dentist as soon as possible.
The main cause of cavities is dental plaque. This soft, sticky film forms on the teeth when they are not cleaned sufficiently. The bacteria, acids and food particles in your mouth all combine to form plaque on the surface of the teeth. The acids in particular will start to wear away the tooth's enamel. At this point, bacteria and acid start reaching even deeper levels of the teeth, including the dentin. By this time, a cavity has begun to form. However, the deeper layers of the teeth are not as resistant to bacteria and acids as the enamel, so the decay will continue to progress, making the cavity larger and much more serious.
Teeth at the back of your mouth – including the molars and premolars – are most susceptible to cavities because they are often used to grind and chew food. In addition, they contain numerous grooves and pits which make for excellent places for food particles and bacteria to get stuck and form plaque. These teeth are also harder to keep clean compared to the front teeth.
The best way to prevent cavities is to keep good oral hygiene habits. That includes brushing at least twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste and flossing daily. You can also brush your teeth after every meal for even better results. If you can't brush after every meal, use a mouthwash or rinse your mouth thoroughly with water.
In addition to brushing and flossing, seeing a dentist regularly is key to preventing cavities. These doctors will provide thorough cleanings and be able to detect cavities in their early stages. You can also talk to your dentist about dental sealants, which are protective plastic coatings applied to the teeth to help prevent cavities. These are strongly recommended for school-age children and can be replaced about every 10 years.
The last step in prevention concerns dieting habits. Avoid constantly snacking on foods or sipping on drinks, both of which expose your teeth to bacteria and acids relentlessly. You should also eat limited amounts of sticky, sugary and starchy foods, including chips, cookies and candy. Instead, have cheese, fresh fruits and veggies or sugar-free gum. These foods help prevent cavities by getting rid of excess food particles in the mouth.
If cavities are caught in their early stages, they may be treated with fluoride. This can help to restore the enamel on the affected teeth. However, most cavities need to be fixed with a filling. For this process, the doctor drills away any decayed parts of the tooth and fills the hole with the filling to restore the tooth's shape and prevent the cavity from worsening.
Extensive tooth decay requires a more intensive dental procedure, such as a crown (which covers the tooth) or a root canal (when the tooth pulp is removed and replaced with a filling). When a tooth is beyond repair, a dentist will perform an extraction. In these situations, a bridge or dental implant can be added to replace the missing tooth.


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