Q: If any signs or symptoms last for more than two weeks or quickly get worse, then contact your doctor or dentist as soon as you can. Unless your family physician is also an ear, nose, mouth specialist (otolaryngologist), then your dentist may be the better bet to start with because they can rule out any non-cancerous mouth problems more readily and then treat them to relieve your discomfort. In addition to a mouth exam (including your lips, cheeks, tongue, gums, tonsils and throat) your neck, ears, and nose should also be looked at to determine the cause of your problem. Your doctor or dentist will also ask you about risky behaviors (tobacco smoking and alcohol use) and your family history, as some cancers have a genetic link. Be aware that people over 40 years of age, especially if they are male and of African American descent, are considered at higher risk for oral cancers. Along with an exam of your mouth and throat, some dentists or doctors may use special oral dyes to better visualize abnormal areas in your mouth, especially if you are considered at higher risk for oral cancer. For example, one method uses a dye called toluidine blue. Putting toluidine blue dye over a cancerous area in your mouth will make the diseased tissue stain a darker blue than surrounding healthy tissue. Sometimes infected or injured tissue also stains dark blue, so it's not a definitive test for cancer, just a visual guide. To be sure of cancer, a tissue sample (biopsy) needs to be taken and looked at under a microscope by a cancer specialist. This way you can get an accurate diagnosis. Another method of trying to distinguish healthy tissue from cancerous tissue in the mouth is by using special lasers. In general, when laser light is reflected off abnormal tissue, it looks different (duller) from light reflected off normal tissue. Another method uses a special fluorescent light to view the mouth after it's been rinsed with an acetic acid solution (vinegar, basically). Again the cancerous tissue stands out. If an abnormal area of the mouth is suspected, a tissue biopsy is usually performed. Alternatively, sometimes the abnormal tissue can be evaluated by exfoliative cytology, where the suspected lesion is scraped with a stiff brush and the cells looked at microscopically.
A: Make an appointment with your doctor or dentist. Ask your doctor about special dyes for your mouth. Ask your doctor about using laser light instead.

Article: When building a coop, elevation can help protect your chicken from potential predators. This can prevent rodents from nesting near your chicken coop, as they will be more exposed. Ideally, have your coop elevated about a foot off the ground. Unless you're very familiar with building yourself, it's best to have professionals build your chicken coop. If your coop is already in place, it may be hard to elevate it. However, you can actually insert fences under the ground. This can help protect your chickens from animals that burrow, such as rats. You should bury about six inches of fencing wire under the ground to protect your chickens. Make sure the electric current is not too strong. You do not want your chickens to be harmed by an electric fence. Look for electric wiring that aims to stun predators rather than kill them. If you're not familiar with building fences or working with electronics, have the fence installed professionally. You do not want to end up electrocuting yourself while building the fence. Chickens are also vulnerable to attacks from flying animals such as hawks. A wire mesh roof should be installed over the coop and run. This can prevent hawks from sweeping in and picking up chickens. Your chicken's coop and run should be surrounded by a fence. A fence should not just serve to keep your chickens inside. It should also protect them from predators. A mesh fence is the ideal material to keep things like foxes and raccoons out of your chicken coop. Your fence should be at least five feet high to protect your chickens.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Build your coop off the ground. Bury fences underground to keep vermin out. Try an electric fence. Use a roof to protect your chickens from flying predators. Opt for a tall mesh fence.

Problem: Article: If you're trying to repair a malfunctioning external hard drive or flash drive, plug it into one of your computer's USB ports. Skip this step if you're attempting to fix a built-in hard drive. You may need a USB 3 to USB-C adapter if your Mac doesn't have traditional USB ports. It's a menu item at the top of your Mac's screen. A drop-down menu will appear. If you don't see Go at the top of the screen, click the Finder app icon in your Mac's dock (or click the desktop) to force it to appear. You'll find this option near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Double-click the Disk Utility app icon, which resembles a grey hard drive with a stethoscope on it. In the upper-left corner of the window, click the hard drive that you want to fix. It's an image of a stethoscope at the top of the Disk Utility window. Doing so will prompt Disk Utility to begin scanning (and repairing) your selected hard drive's bad sectors. Once the Disk Utility finishes repairing your drive, you should see a pop-up explaining what was repaired. If you don't see any repairs listed, your hard drive doesn't have any bad sectors to repair. For each time that a repair (or series of repairs) is listed, run Disk Utility again to scan for further issues. Once Disk Utility no longer reports repairs upon completing the scan, your Mac's hard drive is fixed.
Summary: Connect the drive to your computer if necessary. Click Go. Click Utilities. Open Disk Utility. Select a hard drive. Click the First Aid tab. Click Run when prompted. Wait for the repairs to complete. Run Disk Utility again.

Q: Grants are, essentially, free money. You don't have to pay them back like you do a loan. However, they are often competitive and difficult to get, so be ready to put some work into it. Search for grants which apply to you, where the money is intended to fund people like you or the sorts of things you want to do. You can find grants through a number of websites, through your local library, or using university or college resources. Just be sure that whatever you're applying for is from a reputable organization. You should never have to pay money in order to get a grant. Filling out the applications can be time consuming and complex, so prepare for that. There is often a large associated writing element, generally in the form of an essay or letter describing what you are doing and why (and how!). It may be helpful to hire or find a grant writer or at least someone who writes well, as this will increase your chances of getting the grant. Grants will often have a long list of requirements that they want met. Rise to meet those requirements and be sure to use the money for what you said you would. You can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you don't.
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Search for grants. Apply for grants. Follow through.