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Innovative solutions for seamless smile transformations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

Your smile is often the first thing people notice about you. It can convey warmth, confidence, and approachability, making it a vital component of your overall appearance. However, not everyone is born with a perfect smile, and various factors can affect the way our teeth look and function. Fortunately, modern dentistry offers innovative solutions for transforming your smile seamlessly. In this blog post, we will explore some of the latest advancements in the world of cosmetic dentistry that can help you achieve the smile of your dreams.Invisible braces: Straightening teeth discreetlyTraditional metal braces have been used for decades to straighten misaligned teeth. However, many adults and teenagers are reluctant to wear them due to their visibility and discomfort. Enter invisible braces, a revolutionary solution that offers a discreet way to straighten teeth. Invisalign, for instance, uses clear aligners that are custom-made to fit your teeth snugly. These aligners are nearly invi...

Miss Manners: Unless her house is on fire, I find the host’s behavior reprehensible

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a cousin who calls almost weekly to invite me over for dinner during the upcoming weekend — but nine times out of 10, the invitation gets rescinded or canceled.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: So now moms expect their own gifts at kids’ birthday parties? Advice | Miss Manners: Why I would never get rid of this useless item I keep tripping over Advice | Miss Manners: Was my gift to her tacky? Or was her response tacky? Advice | Miss Manners: Her husband got whiny, and suddenly I was on the hook for $100 Advice | Miss Manners: What do you mean what’s wrong with my arm? After I accept, she says she’ll call later in the week to confirm in case she gets busy. (I don’t understand the need to confirm, since I’ve already accepted, and she’s the one inviting me.)Usually, she’ll call on the day of the dinner and give some excuse: She a...

CIF water polo regionals: Sacred Heart Prep outlasts De La Salle in OT thriller

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

Boys Division INo. 1 Sacred Heart Prep 13, No. 4 De La Salle 12, OTIn a classic match for a spot in the CIF NorCal Division I final, Oliver Marcin scored four goals and Andrew Spencer and Gates Gamble each had three goals to lead Sacred Heart Prep to a thrilling victory over De La Salle on Friday night at the University of the Pacific in Stockton.SHP (23-7) advanced to play third-seeded Miramonte in the title game on Saturday at UOPDLS finished 19-9.SHP trailed 4-3 at halftime and 8-6 after three quarters before rallying to force overtime.Davidka Skov had four goals and Breydon Congo finished with three goals for DLS. The Spartans also got two goals each from Sloan Brown and Lukas Peters.Girls Division INo. 2 Campolindo 10, No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep 9Ana Pieper scored five goals and London Menard added three as Campolindo edged Sacred Heart Prep at UOP to advance to the NorCal Division I final.The second-seeded Cougars will play top-seeded and league-rival Miramonte for the championsh...

Dear Abby: I’m tired of hearing that my husband doesn’t intend to change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 20 years, married almost 10.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: Is it out of line to tell him I’ll help him leave his odious wife? Advice | Dear Abby: After decades of gaslighting me, my mother refuses to admit what she did Advice | Dear Abby: The co-worker who was supposed to leave is still here, and things are not getting better Advice | Dear Abby: I don’t know what’s in my husband’s trailer, but I want it gone Advice | Dear Abby: I brought up my moral issue with the restaurant, and this man exploded at me He is still angry with my adult children for not coming to our wedding. (I had told them if they couldn’t be happy for me, stay away.) He avoids any social interaction with them.Last weekend, there was a formal affair for my brother, and again, my husband didn’t join me.I’m sick of hearing “he is the wa...

Gaza health official says patients, staff and war displaced are leaving Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli troops remain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza health official says patients, staff and war displaced are leaving Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli troops remain.Source

Ferrari sweeps qualifying for Las Vegas Grand Prix, but penalty to Sainz drops him to 12th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ferrari rebounded from a disastrous first day of the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. sweep of Friday night qualifying. Only it does not translate into a 1-2 start in Saturday night’s race for the two Ferrari drivers. Sainz is in a backup car because his Ferrari was badly damaged when he ran over a drainage valve cover in Thursday night’s opening practice.Because he needed to move to a backup car for the rest of the weekend, Sainz was penalized 10 spots on the starting grid and will instead start 12th on Saturday night. Ferrari tried to argue against the penalty because the damage to the car was caused by the track surface, but the FIA had no provision in its rules to grant an exception. After winning the pole, Leclerc’s image was broadcast on The Sphere that overlooks the 3.85-mile (6.2 kilometer) street circuit that utilizes a large portion of the Strip. Max Verstappen, who is seeking an 18th win of the season on Saturda...

Menos municiones, una artista encarcelada y el nuevo “punto de apoyo” de Kyiv en el sur: las últimas noticias de Ucrania

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

(CNN) — Ucrania afirmó esta semana que ha “ganado un punto de apoyo” en la orilla izquierda del río Dnipro, un bienvenido impulso después de que su tan promocionada contraofensiva no lograra avances importantes.Sin embargo, en otros lugares hubo malas noticias para Kyiv: Alemania informó que la Unión Europea no alcanzaría a proveerle a Ucrania las municiones previstas.Estos son los principales acontecimientos de Ucrania esta semana.“Punto de apoyo” en el surLas fuerzas ucranianas afirman haber “ganado un punto de apoyo” en la orilla izquierda del río Dnipro, en el sur de Ucrania.“Gracias a su valentía y profesionalidad, los infantes de marina ucranianos, en cooperación con otras unidades de las Fuerzas de Defensa, lograron afianzarse en varias cabezas de puente”, dice el comunicado del viernes. “Los marines ucranianos están llevando a cabo ataques en la orilla izquierda de la región de Jersón y están llevando a cabo activid...

Brooks, Wheeler lead Washington over Xavier 74-71 at Main Event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. had 20 points, Sahvir Wheeler scored 18 and Washington spoiled the 55th birthday of Xavier coach Sean Miller with a 74-71 victory over the Musketeers on Friday night in the second game of the Main Event at T-Mobile Arena.Gytis Nemeiksa had 12 points, Desmond Claude scored 10 and Xavier (2-2) took a 37-30 lead into halftime. Wheeler had 10 points at the break for the Huskies (3-1), who shot 27.8% overall and made just 1 of 12 from 3-point range.Brooks scored seven in a 21-13 run to begin the second half and Washington took a 51-50 lead with 12:08 remaining. The lead changed hands four times until Moses Wood and Brooks hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Huskies up 61-56 with 6:53 remaining. Xavier got within two points five times from there but could get no closer.Brooks made 5 of 17 shots with a 3-pointer for the Huskies and sank 9 of 12 from the free-throw line. He added eight rebounds and blocked three shots. Wheeler added five assists, four re...

Ward leads Washington State to 56-14 romp over Colorado; Sanders exits with injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Cameron Ward threw for 288 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, Brennan Jackson had two scoop-and-score touchdowns and Washington State beat Colorado 56-14 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak and end the Buffaloes’ hopes of a bowl game in the first year under Deion Sanders.Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders left the game in the second quarter after taking a big hit on a botched snap. Sanders was slow to get up but walked off the field on his own before being taken to the locker room. The junior was 6 of 10 for 86 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown strike to Travis Hunter. Sanders, the coach’s son, was sacked four times before leaving the game.“He had some numbness in his hand and couldn’t really grip the ball,” Sanders said. “But then that second hit he just got rolled up on, we decided not to send him back out.”Colorado (4-7, 1-7 Pac-12 Conference) and “Coach Prime” were the darlings of college football after a 3-0 start, but the team has ...

“Los rostros de Sanxingdui”: reliquias de la Edad de Bronce arrojan luz sobre un misterioso reino antiguo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:24 GMT

(CNN) — Un rostro dorado con ojos turquesa patinados mira desde la oscuridad. A su alrededor, iluminadas, se alzan otras tres cabezas de bronce —algunas con la parte superior plana, otras redondas—, todas ellas vigiladas por una gigantesca estatua de bronce de casi tres metros de altura. Todas tienen los mismos ojos penetrantes y angulosos.Hay algo en los “Rostros de Sanxingdui”, como se ha llamado a esta colección de esculturas, que resulta familiar y extraño a la vez. Actualmente expuestas en el Museo del Palacio de Hong Kong, pueden parecer mayas o aztecas a ojos inexpertos, pero estas esculturas de más de 3.000 años de antigüedad no fueron desenterradas en ningún lugar cercano a las antiguas civilizaciones de Mesoamérica. Se descubrieron en la llanura china de Chengdu, en un yacimiento arqueológico llamado Sanxingdui (que se traduce como “montículo de las tres estrellas”).Está máscara de oro está entre los miles de artefactos antiguos descubiertos e...