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Andrews, F. M., Ralston, S. L., Sommardahl, C. S., Maykuth, P. L., Green, E. M., White, S. L., et al. (1994). Weight, water, and cation losses in horses competing in a three-day event. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 205(5), 721–724.
Abstract: Body weight of 48 horses competing in a 3-day event was measured the day before the event (baseline), following the dressage phase of the event (day 1), after the endurance phases of the event (day 2), and 18 to 24 hours after the endurance phases (day 3). Plasma sodium and potassium concentrations were measured the evening before, immediately after, and 10 minutes after the endurance phases. Total body water, water loss, and net exchangeable cation loss were then calculated. Body weight and total body water were significantly decreased, compared with baseline values, at all times during the event, and significant water loss was detected. The largest changes were recorded after the endurance phases of the event. Water deficits were still detected 18 to 24 hours after the endurance phases of the event. Mean plasma sodium concentration was significantly increased immediately after the endurance phases of the event, compared with concentration measured the evening before, and remained increased after the 10-minute recovery period, presumably because of dehydration. Mean plasma potassium concentration was significantly increased immediately after the endurance phases of the event, compared with concentration measured the evening before, but was not increased after the 10-minute recovery period.
Keywords: Animals; Body Water/*metabolism; Body Weight/*physiology; Exertion/*physiology; Female; Horses/blood/*metabolism; Male; Physical Conditioning, Animal/physiology; Physical Endurance/physiology; Potassium/*blood; Sodium/*blood
Belonje, P. C., & van Niekerk, C. H. (1975). A review of the influence of nutrition upon the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy in the mare. J Reprod Fertil Suppl, (23), 167–169.
Abstract: Attention is drawn to the beneficial effect of improved nutrition during winter and early spring on the ovarian activity of mares. Furthermore, the necessity of an adequate plane of nutrition during early pregnancy to prevent embryonic resorption is stressed.
Keywords: Animals; Body Weight; *Diet; *Estrus; Female; Fertility; Fetal Resorption/prevention & control; Horses/*physiology; Pregnancy
Budras, K. D., Scheibe, K., Patan, B., Streich, W. J., & Kim, K. (2001). Laminitis in Przewalski horses kept in a semireserve. J Vet Sci, 2(1), 1–7.
Abstract: Semireserves were created by the European Conservation Project for scientific research in preparation for reintroduction in the wilderness. They are defined as enclosures large enough to carry a group of Przewalski horses throughout the year without any additional feeding. The semireserve offers diverse opportunities for significant scientific research. As part of a general screening program, the hoof development in a group of Przewalski horses was investigated in the semireserve Schorfheide near Berlin. Since the foundation of this semireserve in 1992, veterinary treatment was not necessary with the exception of hoof trimming in two animals in 1993. However, major health problems were encountered in the spring of 1999, when three other mares showed signs of laminitis. The initial diagnosis by the authors and the local veterinary surgeon based on observation of behaviour, gait, stance, walk and trot of three mares whose initial weights were higher than those of the healthy mares. The initial diagnosis was confirmed by palpation and the occurrence of very deep horn rings on all hooves and a laminitic horn ring on the right front hoof of one mare. An adequate laminitic therapy was not possible under the conditions of a semireserve. The applied management aimed at two goals: 1. To reduce endotoxin production and acidosis in the horses by reducing the ingestion of carbohydrate rich food. 2. To reduce the mares level of activity and to prevent tearing of the suspensory apparatus of the coffin bone. To achieve these two goals it was decided to remove the three laminitic mares from the rich pasture in the main part of the semireserve and to confine them onto the poorer pasture of the small separately fenced area. All three affected mares had fully recovered from their laminitic condition. Prevention of grass laminitis can be achieved by the following measures: 1. Reduction in grass intake could be achieved by increasing the grazing pressure by an increase in stocking rate of the horses or mixed grazing with another species such as sheep. 2. A longer term solution to the problem may well be to sow specific varieties of grass with lower concentrations of water soluble carbohydrate.
Keywords: Animals; Animals, Domestic; Animals, Wild; Body Weight; Climate; Geography; Horse Diseases/*epidemiology; Horses; Korea/epidemiology; Lameness, Animal/*epidemiology
Carroll, C. L., & Huntington, P. J. (1988). Body condition scoring and weight estimation of horses. Equine Vet J, 20(1), 41–45.
Abstract: Three hundred and seventy two horses of varying breeds, height and fatness were weighed and measured for height at the withers. They were assessed for condition score by adaptation of a previously published method. The heart girth and length of 281 of the horses were also measured. Weight of horses was highly correlated (P less than 0.001) with height (r2 = 0.62), condition score (r2 = 0.22) and girth2 x length (r2 = 0.90). Nomograms were constructed to predict weight from height and condition score, and girth and length measurements. Weight can also be accurately estimated from the formula: (formula, see text) The average value of 'Y' in this experiment was 11900 and this estimated weight with more accuracy than some previously published values of 'Y'. Racing Thoroughbred horses were found to be significantly lighter than non-racing Thoroughbreds of the same height and condition score. The method of assessment of condition score was shown to be repeatable between different operators with varying degrees of experience.
Keywords: Animals; Biometry; *Body Weight; Female; Horses/*anatomy & histology; Male; Physical Examination/*veterinary
Cattell, R. B., & Korth, B. (1973). The isolation of temperament dimensions in dogs. Behav Biol, 9(1), 15–30.
Keywords: Aggression; Animals; *Behavior, Animal; Biometry; Body Weight; *Dogs; Emotions; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Genetics, Behavioral; Heart Rate; Humans; Intelligence; Male; Models, Psychological; *Personality; Problem Solving; Social Behavior
Clayton, H. M., Lanovaz, J. L., Schamhardt, H. C., & van Wessum, R. (1999). The effects of a rider's mass on ground reaction forces and fetlock kinematics at the trot. Equine Vet J Suppl, 30, 218–221.
Abstract: Ground reaction force (GRF) measurements are often normalised to body mass to facilitate inter-individual comparisons. The objective of this study was to explore the effect of a rider on the GRFs and fetlock joint kinematics of trotting horses. The subjects were 5 dressage-trained horses and 3 experienced dressage riders. Ground reaction force measurements and sagittal view videotapes were recorded as the horses trotted at the same velocity in hand (3.49 +/- 0.52 m/s) and with a rider (3.49 +/- 0.46 m/s). Data were time-normalised to stance duration. Ground reaction force measurements were expressed in absolute terms and normalised to the system mass (horse or horse plus rider). All the horses showed changes in the same direction when comparing the ridden condition with the in-hand condition. There was an increase in the absolute peak vertical GRFs of the fore- and hindlimbs with a rider. However, the mass-normalised peak vertical GRFs were lower for the ridden condition, with the peak occurring later in the forelimbs and earlier in the hindlimbs compared with the inhand condition. Maximal fetlock angle and its time of occurrence were similar for the 2 conditions, but the fore fetlock joint was more extended during the later part of the stance phase in ridden horses. The presence of a rider appeared to affect the GRFs and fetlock joint kinematics differently in the fore- and hindlimbs, and the ridden horse did not seem to be equivalent to a proportionately larger horse. This should be considered when normalising for body mass in studies comparing horses in hand and ridden horses.
Keywords: Animals; Body Weight; Computer Simulation; Gait/*physiology; Horses/*physiology; Physical Conditioning, Animal/*physiology; Stress, Mechanical; Weight-Bearing/*physiology
Dyson, S., & Murray, R. (2003). Pain associated with the sacroiliac joint region: a clinical study of 74 horses. Equine Vet J, 35(3), 240–245.
Abstract: REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: There has been no large study of horses with suspected sacroiliac (SI) joint region pain in which the clinical diagnosis has been supported by either abnormal radiopharmaceutical activity in the SI joint region or by periarticular infiltration of local anaesthetic solution. OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical features of horses with SI joint region pain, to document the age, breed, sex, discipline, size and conformation of affected horses and to compare these with the author's (SD) normal case population and to document the results of infiltration of local anaesthetic solution around the SI joint region. METHODS: Horses were selected for inclusion in the study based upon the exclusion of other causes of lameness or poor performance, together with clinical signs suggestive of SI joint pain and abnormal radiopharmaceutical activity in the SI joint region and/or a positive response to periarticular infiltration of local anaesthetic solution. RESULTS: Sacroiliac joint region disease was identified in 74 horses between November 1997 and March 2002. Dressage and showjumping horses appeared to be at particular risk (P < 0.001). Affected horses were generally slightly older than the normal clinic population (P < 0.0001), taller at the withers (P < 0.0001) and of greater bodyweight (P < 0.01). There was a significant effect of breed (P < 0.001), with a substantially higher proportion of Warmblood horses (51%) in the SI pain group compared to the normal clinic population (29%). There was no correlation between conformation and the presence of SI joint region pain. The tubera sacrale appeared grossly symmetrical in most (95%) horses. Poor development of the epaxial muscles in the thoracolumbar region and asymmetry of the hindquarter musculature were common. Twenty-six horses (35%) showed restricted flexibility of the thoracolumbar region and 10 (16%) had an exaggerated response to pressure applied over the tubera sacrale. Fourteen horses (19%) were reluctant to stand on one hindlimb for prolonged periods. The majority of horses (75%) had a straight hindlimb flight and only 18% moved closely behind or plaited. In all horses restricted hindlimb impulsion was the predominant feature; invariably this was most obvious when the horse was ridden. Stiffness, unwillingness to work on the bit and poor quality canter were common. Sacroiliac joint region pain was seen alone (47%), or in conjunction with thoracolumbar pain (16%), hindlimb lameness (20%), forelimb lameness (7%) or a combination of problems (10%). Seventy-three horses (99%) had abnormalities of the SI joint region identified using nuclear scintigraphy. Infiltration of local anaesthetic solution around the SI joint region produced profound improvement in gait in all 34 horses in which it was performed. CONCLUSIONS AND POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Careful clinical examination combined with scintigraphic evaluation of the SI joint region and local analgesia can enable a more definitive diagnosis of SI joint region pain than has previously been possible.
Keywords: Age Factors; Analgesia/veterinary; Anesthetics, Local/pharmacology; Animals; Body Height; Body Weight; Breeding; Female; Forelimb; Gait; Hindlimb; Horse Diseases/*diagnosis/radionuclide imaging; Horses; Lameness, Animal/*physiopathology; Lumbar Vertebrae/physiopathology; Male; Pain/diagnosis/drug therapy/radionuclide imaging/*veterinary; Sacroiliac Joint/*physiopathology; Sacrum/physiopathology
Fazio, E., Medica, P., Cravana, C., Giacoppo, E., & Ferlazzo, A. (2008). Effect of Short-Distance Road Transport on Thyroid Function, Rectal Temperature, Body Weight and Heart Rate of Stallions. In IESM 2008.
Abstract: Aim of study was to investigate the effects of transport stress on thyroid response, body weight, rectal temperature and heart rate changes in one hundred twenty-six healthy stallions in basal conditions, before and after short road transport. One hundred twenty-six Thoroughbreds and crossbreds stallions with previous travelling experience, aged 4 to 15 yr, were transported by road in a commercial trailer for a period of 3 h (distance <300 km). Blood samples and physiological parameters were collected at 0800 (basal I) and at 1100 (basal II), in each horse"s box, one week before the loading and transport in basal conditions, and one week later, at 0800 immediately before loading (pre-transport), and after 3 h period of transport and unloading, on their arrival at the breeding stations (post-transport), in each new horse"s box, within 30 min. Increases in circulating T3, T4 and fT4 levels (P < 0.01), but not for fT3 levels, were observed after transport, as compared to before loading values, irrespective of different breed. Lower T4 and fT4 levels were observed in basal II (P < 0.01) than basal I and before loading values (pre-transport). After transport Thoroughbreds showed higher fT3 (P < 0.05) and fT4 (P < 0.01) levels than crossbred stallions. No significant differences for T3 and T4 changes were observed. A significant increase in rectal temperature (P < 0.01) and heart rate (P < 0.05) was observed after transport, as compared to before loading values (pre-transport). No differences between basal I, basal II and before loading values (pre-transport) for physiological parameters were observed.
The highest T3, T4 and fT4 levels recorded after short transport seem to suggest a preferential release from the thyroid gland. The results indicate that short road transport stress contributes significantly to thyroid hormone changes, according to different breed, and to the increase in rectal temperature and heart rate. No differences related to different age were observed.
Fruehwirth, B., Peham, C., Scheidl, M., & Schobesberger, H. (2004). Evaluation of pressure distribution under an English saddle at walk, trot and canter. Equine Vet J, 36(8), 754–757.
Abstract: REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Basic information about the influence of a rider on the equine back is currently lacking. HYPOTHESIS: That pressure distribution under a saddle is different between the walk, trot and canter. METHODS: Twelve horses without clinical signs of back pain were ridden. At least 6 motion cycles at walk, trot and canter were measured kinematically. Using a saddle pad, the pressure distribution was recorded. The maximum overall force (MOF) and centre of pressure (COP) were calculated. The range of back movement was determined from a marker placed on the withers. RESULTS: MOF and COP showed a consistent time pattern in each gait. MOF was 12.1 +/- 1.2 and 243 +/- 4.6 N/kg at walk and trot, respectively, in the ridden horse. In the unridden horse MOF was 172.7 +/- 11.8 N (walk) and 302.4 +/- 33.9 N (trot). At ridden canter, MOF was 27.2 +/- 4.4 N/kg. The range of motion of the back of the ridden horse was significantly lower compared to the unridden, saddled horse. CONCLUSIONS AND POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Analyses may help quantitative and objective evaluation of the interaction between rider and horse as mediated through the saddle. The information presented is therefore of importance to riders, saddlers and equine clinicians. With the technique used in this study, style, skill and training level of different riders can be quantified, which would give the opportunity to detect potentially harmful influences and create opportunities for improvement.
Keywords: Animals; Back/*physiology; Biomechanics; Body Weight/physiology; Exercise Test/veterinary; Gait/*physiology; Horses/*physiology; Humans; Locomotion/*physiology; Pressure
Graham, M., & Letz, R. (1979). Within-species variation in the development of ultrasonic signaling of preweanling rats. Dev Psychobiol, 12(2), 129–136.
Abstract: The development of litter and individual differences in the rate of ultrasonic signaling of neonatal rats was studied. Systematic variations among litters and individuals emerged, without differential treatment. These differences were not correlated with variations in general development as indexed by body weight. Two experiments using a cross-fostering design showed that litter differences developed independently of variations in postnatal environment. These results indicate that the variations among litters in ultrasound rate have a prenatal, possibly genetic, etiology and may represent reliable indicants of response to environmental stress.
Keywords: Animals; *Animals, Newborn; Animals, Suckling; Body Weight; Cold/adverse effects; Environment; Genotype; Individuality; Object Attachment; Rats; Stress/*physiopathology; Ultrasonics; *Vocalization, Animal


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November 21st •
The United States takes time to honor the veterans who worked hard to keep the country and its citizens safe. And why not? Risking your life for the good of many is no easy task.
Thankfully, there are many perks that vets receive. And on Veterans Day, there are plenty of Veterans Day benefits, discounts and freebies especially in restaurants to be enjoyed by our men in uniform, especially the vets.
To know about the different dining offers available for vets, here's a list of restaurants offering either discounts, freebies, and even free meals.
But aside from knowing where vets can go to on their special day or the available Veterans Day giveaways, it would also help to understand more about Veterans Day.
Veterans Day was originally called "Armistice Day", which started on November 11, 1919, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the end of World War 1.
In 1926, Congress decided to make an annual observance of this commemoration through the passage of a resolution. In 1938, Armistice Day became a national holiday.
Along with Memorial Day, Veterans Day honors all American veterans. The difference is that Veterans Day is more particular on thanking the living veterans who served honorably and courageously during both peacetime and in war.
Veterans Day is celebrated every November 11 of each year in the United States. This date is in commemorations of the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" in 1918, the time and date when World War I officially ended.
It was President Dwight Eisenhower who decided to change the name from Armistice Day to what is now referred to as Veterans Day.
For a time, the commemoration of Veterans Day was celebrated on the fourth Monday in October. This is due to the Uniform Holidays Bill of Congress in 1968 which moved Veterans Day to October. The bill was enacted in 1971. However, President Gerald Ford in 1975 returned Veterans Day to its original date of November 11 in honor of the historical significance of the dates.
The United States is not the only country that celebrates its veterans. France, Australia, Canada, and Great Britain, among others also commemorate the veterans of both World War 1 and World War II during November 11 or near the date. For example, Britain celebrates the Remembrance Sunday every second Sunday of November. Britain and the commonwealth nations also observe two minutes of silence every November 11 at 11 in the morning.
Under the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, a veteran is someone who has served in either active military, air service or naval and was released or discharged under different conditions other than being dishonorable. This means that any person who has completed a service for any brand of the armed forces can be called a veteran as long as they were not discharged dishonorably.
As mentioned, the United States is not the only country that honors its veterans. Unfortunately, some fail to fully grasp why a country like the US makes a big deal in celebrating the vets as they only know that there is a holiday that celebrates its retired military men.
There are so many reasons why we need to celebrate the brave men of the military who are now retired from service. Here are some of them.
Military men on duty put their lives at risk every single day they are on duty. Some of them are assigned to different countries fighting alongside strangers and citizens of other countries. They maintain peace and order or hunt down terrorists to make the world a safer place.
In most cases, the men and women of the military won't be publicly recognized for their bravery. Their faces and names are not mentioned or shown in the media. Yet despite the absence of public recognition or adulation, these men and women fight hard to keep our world a better place.
When you head out to either watch the movies or dine in a restaurant with friends and families, think of the armed forces who are unable to do the same. These men and women instead fight alongside their comrades. They go for weeks and months without seeing their families, all in the name of active duty.
It isn't only the military personnel who are making sacrifices. Their families also suffer for weeks without seeing their loved ones. For example, think of soldiers who fought in war zones like Afghanistan or Iraq. These soldiers must have been lonely without their friends and family around. On the other hand, their loved ones worry about their safety. Sometimes, these families suffer and seek aid after the soldier in the family has been discharged,
What's sad is that many people do not fully understand that they can enjoy their freedom all because of men and women who fight hard to keep the peace. This is probably because we are not in war.
Heading out to the beach or perhaps to the nearest grocery store? The freedom to do so is all thanks to our military people. While we happily go through our normal routine and lives, the soldiers are spending years fighting it out on the battlefield. They come back home with physical and emotional scars, which normal citizens will never fully comprehend.
In the end, Veterans Day or even Memorial Day for that matter is a small gesture compared to all the hardships of our soldiers. And the Veterans free meals Memorial day and other benefits offers can never repay our soldiers for all they've done for us.
There are various ways of honoring and thanking our veterans and even active-duty military. There are Veterans Day free stuff benefits, and discounts. And on Veterans Day, there is plenty of Veterans Day restaurant discounts to thank our vets.
Most of the establishments require a military identification card to avail of the special offers. Others ask for proof of service. But just how one does prove that they were once in service? Fortunately, there are many ways
The first option is to present discharge paperwork. Active duty military men are provided a DD Form 214 when they leave the service. There's also the DD Form 215, which is essentially a corrected form version of the DD Form 214. Either of the two can be presented as proof of service.
Military reservists, on the other hand, are given DD Form 256 while those who served in either Air National Guard or National Guard are given NGB Form 22 and the corrected version, NGB Form 22-a. Both forms are enough to prove one's service.
Former military service personnel and their next of kin can obtain copies of their military records from the National Archives by filling up a military records request. Usually, the National Archives is the first place to look for military records.
However, not all records are available. This is especially true for those who served before World War I and for servicemen who just recently left the service.
Records of those who served before World War I would be available at the Record Administration in the Old Military and Civil Records Branch in Washington, DC. Information of recently separated military may not be available since these are kept at the Human Resources or personnel department of the branch of service for five to 10 years before they are transferred to the National Archives.
Unfortunately, a major fire broke out in the Archives in 1973, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of records of veterans. These permanently destroyed records mostly belonged to the Army and Air Force.
Fortunately, there are different ways of proving military service aside from military records. The following are some of the accepted proof of service, which can be used to get Veterans Day Freebies 2020 as well as other veteran deals from various establishments.
In place of proof of military service, some establishments offering free stuff on Veterans Day also accept old and current identification cards. The following are often used to also validate one's service in the Armed Forces.
Many places that give free food to vets along with Veterans Day 2020 freebies also allow veterans to come in their uniform to qualify for the freebie or deals.
They say that it is through food that one can express love for another. This is true for many establishments as they offer a variety of deals for our beloved vets. This isn't the EBT program for fast food. These are restaurant offers that are specially designed to honor the veterans. These deals include Veterans Day freebies, free food for veterans or 100 percent free meals for veterans.
So, if you are a vet looking for free food today near me or if you have a loved one who's a vet and in search of free stuff on Veterans Day, then here's a list of restaurants offering freebies for Veterans Day 2020.
The Veterans Day specials for vets are not limited to free meals. On the contrary, there are Veterans Day Specials in retail, services, entertainment, and travel, to name a few. Vets can get free admissions, discount on retail services, and free services. Vets may want to schedule their shopping, car repairs or haircuts on Veterans Day weekend to avail of these deals.
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Apple bought a majority stake in the modem business of United States based chip maker Intel, the two companies announced on Thursday. Analysts see this as a major step by Apple and gaining independence in supply of chips for its smartphones. The deal was worth $1 billion.
Apple will take over Intel's intellectual property, equipment and leases for modem chips along with about 2,200 Intel employees joining the iPhone maker according to the deal. Following the transfer of some of the Intel's patent rights, the combined number of patents in the field of wireless technology – ranging from cellular communication standards to modems, which Apple will posses would be 17,000 which will make it potent player in the global licensing talks which are likely to happen with major 5G patent holders such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
The deal also mandates that Intel would only have the right to develop and manufacture modems for used for non-smartphone purposes such as in PCs, industrial equipment and self-driving cars.
Modem chips forms an integral part of any smartphone because it connects the phones to the network. Till now, Apple had to rely on outside supply support of modems for its iPhones. Following a long court battle between Apple and its previous modem supplier Qualcomm over Qualcomm patent licensing practices, Intel virtually became the sole supplier of modem chips for iPhone over the past year.
After a surprise settlement in April between the Cupertino, California-based Apple and Qualcomm which essentially allowed Apple to use Qualcomm chips for its iPhones, Intel had immediately announced that it would be quitting the smartphone modem business.
The Intel deal is the second largest ever for Apple after its purchase of Beats Electronics in 2014 for $3.2 billion. The iPhone maker has mostly focused on acquiring smaller companies.
The ultimate goal of Apple to manufacture its own modem chip would be helped by the Intel deal. The technology and ability of manufacturing modem chips themselves have already been acquired by two of the closest rivals of Apple – Samsung and Huawei.
News of Apple's efforts to develop its own modem was first reported last year by technology news publication The Information. However that intention has never been officially acknowledged by Apple.
The company wants to control its own technological fate, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has also long said. Analysts have called this the "Cook Doctrine." "We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products that we make," Tim Cook told investors back in 2009.
Apple would be helped in meeting its aggressive timeline for producing a modem by the phe purchase of Intel's assets.
According to reports, Apple has plans to make use of modem chips from Qualcomm for its 5G enabled phones in 2020 but intends to be able to use its home made modem chips in some of its products by 2021. There were reports earlier that Intel had planned to get a 5G enabled modem ready by 2020 and therefore the transfer of assets of Intel could help Apple to reach its goal in time.
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EDMONTON — Geoff Ward has now accomplished what a pair of predecessors could not — he's helped the Calgary Flames over that first hump, guiding his team to a series win.
In doing so, Ward has also continued to make a heck of a case to lose the 'interim' tag from his job title.
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"The one thing I will say is he's brought our group way closer together," said captain Mark Giordano after his club advanced through the NHL's first-of-its-kind play-in round with a 4-0 shutout in Thursday's clincher against the Winnipeg Jets. "He's just a guy who demands respect. He has been there and he's won before, so his words carry a lot of weight."
This is a squad that doesn't boast a lot of been-there, done-that.
Before grounding the Jets in their best-of-five play-in, the Flames hadn't won a postseason series since 2015 and then not for a decade-plus prior to that.


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The sorts of items that tend to make it onto people's bucket lists, from hiking the Inca Trail to making a million dollars, or eating your way through Tuscany, don't usually require much explaining. Of course you'd want to get rich, see rare and amazing sites, or enjoy exceptional culinary treats, right?
But are we all too quick to pursue the extraordinary, discounting the costs that come along with these rare and vivid experiences? That's the question probed by a glum new study from Gus Cooney and Daniel Gilbert of Harvard University and Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia.
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While not knocking the benefits of exploring the Andes or experiencing pasta perfection, the trio of psychologists wondered if doing something exceptional might cut us off socially from those who never got the chance to experience these sorts of bucket-list items. To test the question they recruited 68 study participants to watch one of two YouTube videos, either a mediocre animation rated two stars or a four-star video of a street magician. They then had students discuss what they watched in groups of four with just one member of the group having watched the "exceptional" video.
Lo and behold, the odd man out who had watched the better video reported feeling excluded from the conversation. The takeaway according to Cooney? "When choosing between experiences, don't just think about how they will feel when they happen--think about how they will impact your social interactions. If an experience turns you into someone who has nothing in common with others, then no matter how good it was, it won't make you happy in the long run."
Are they crazy?
Now there are a couple of reasons you could find this conclusion pretty crazy, and that's excluding the usual hedge that 68 isn't exactly a massive sample size. First off, is a YouTube video of a street magician really a suitable stand-in for an exceptional life experience? The authors' conclusions rest on a cost-benefit analysis (with the cost of social exclusion being subtracted from the "benefit" of watching the video), but how likely is it that a street performer, no matter his or her skill level, produces anything like the sublime and life-altering insights of a truly extraordinary experience?
Second, one wonders why it's assumed that those who do extraordinary things only hang out with people with really boring or totally uncompleted bucket lists? In real life, if you explore the Costa Rican rain forest, maybe your friend goes white water rafting, wins an amazing professional prize, or watches his child graduate from college. Sounds like great fodder for a conversation to me. (Plus, you'll always also have lots of boring, everyday experiences to talk about too--when you get back from an awesome trip, you still have to do the laundry and call your mom, after all).
Another possible conclusion here could be, if you want to do incredible things and not be lonely, you might want to have friends with similarly big ambitions, or simply tailor your conversational topics more wisely.
So before you toss your bucket list out the window it's worth considering how applicable this research is to your specific life goals and social circumstances. But it can't hurt to bear in mind the warning of the research as you make those calculations. "We definitely don't want the takeaway to be that extraordinary experiences aren't worth having or talking about. The idea is that people don't naturally consider the social costs of having extraordinary experiences," Cooney said summing up the findings for Medical New Today.
Bottom line: doing great things may isolate you socially if old friends don't keep up or relate. How much that should dissuade you from pursuing your dreams is up to you.
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The US President, Mr. Donald Trump, and China's Mr. Xi Jinping agreed to another truce in their trade war on Saturday, removing an immediate threat looming over the global economy even as a lasting peace remains elusive.
The two sides have agreed to restart trade negotiations that broke down last month, Xinhua reported, adding the U.S. agreed to put no new tariffs on Chinese goods. Mr. Trump said the U.S. would release a statement soon.
'We had a very good meeting with President Xi of China,' Mr. Trump told reporters after the meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka. 'Excellent. I would say excellent. As good as it was going to be. We discussed a lot of things and we're right back on track.'
The return to the negotiating table ends a six-week stalemate that has unnerved companies and investors, and at least temporarily reduces fears that the world's two largest economies are headed for a new cold war. Still, it's unclear whether they can overcome differences that led to the collapse of a previous truce reached at last year's G-20.
Concern about the standoff has prompted investors to bet on central-bank easing, and pile into havens. Treasury yields have tumbled to their lowest level in years. The Japanese yen, a traditional beneficiary of flight to quality, has gained, while the U.S. dollar has slipped across the board, including against China's yuan. Stocks have seesawed on each new twist in the trade tug-of-war.
Since the talks collapsed on May 10, Mr. Trump has raised tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%. In recent days, he had indicated that the next step could be a 10% tariff on all remaining imports from China -- some 300 billion dollar -worth, from smartphones to children's clothes.
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Gleaners Over Gladiators.
During the false calm that descends between the announcement of Oscar nominations and the bad-TV night of their awards, the smug nominees are routinely re-released to a presumably eager public in order to boost box-office returns and build a swell of public opinion for their candidacy. Into this big-stakes arena this year ambled a little film, The Gleaners and I (Les Glaneurs et La Glaneuse), which launched its national release at New York's Film Forum. Nothing could be further from the bombast of Oscar contenders. Its director, Agnes Varda, is a veteran whose first film (La Pointe Courte, shot in 1954 when she was 26) predates the French New Wave, a movement she soon joined; today, she's its most tenacious and intrepid survivor.
The Film Forum has used the occasion to mount a retrospective of Varda's films, made over fifty years with considerable charm, occasional sentimentality and, in hindsight, historical acuity. My favorite is her 1961 classic Cleo From Five to Seven, a prescient study of a young woman's wait for test results to determine whether she has breast cancer. For a hint of Varda's current interest, there's her 1985 hit Vagabond, with Sandrine Bonnaire as a homeless drifter whose brushes with society disturb the surface but cannot save her life.
Vagabond and The Gleaners and I both explore society's margins, but whereas Vagabond was an imaginative fiction, Varda's new film has the indelible urgency of documentary. It explores the world of "gleaners," by definition those people who harvest what others reject. In the countryside, that might mean potatoes too large or small for the market or grapes ripening in untended vineyards. In cities and towns, it's a range of trash and discarded objects and leftover market produce, the kind of harvest derisively dismissed as "dumpster diving" on this side of the Atlantic.
No such judgment impedes Varda's research, as she refuses to separate out those who glean for food to survive from those who simply glean for fun: She levels the gleaning field. Varda interviews professional artists who recycle detritus in their studios; inspired amateurs who construct Watts-like towers; rural poor who forage from trailers; urban poor who glean in trash bins; eccentrics who keep tabs on refuse-collection routes; even a celebrated chef who gleans herbs on the hillside. And there's no shortage of ordinary country folk who glean, indulging in a "field day" after the official harvest is done, simply because their grandparents taught them to do so.
Varda has always been very much of her moment, so it comes as no surprise that her film about waste is economical of means: a digital production--shot with a Sony DV CAM DSR 300 and a Sony Mini DV DCR TRV 900 E, if you must know, given how quickly camera names are replacing genres as aesthetic signposts. More noteworthy than the equipment, however, is the response; The Gleaners and I has already spent more than eight months in French theaters. In addition to a clutch of festival awards, in February it was declared the best French film of 2000 by the French Union of Film Critics, which broke with tradition by not choosing a dramatic film.
Why has The Gleaners and I struck such a chord? I suspect it's due in considerable part to Agnes Varda's own presence. Her voice on the soundtrack supplies a kind of thinking motor to propel the audience along the literal roadways of the French countryside, like an erudite travel guide who sees past the surface. She appears frequently in front of the camera, too, interacting with her subjects and whimsically posing with a sheaf of wheat. There are times when she's in front of and behind the camera simultaneously. Varda acknowledges her own habits of gleaning, too: souvenirs carried back from Japan or, well, the footage of this film.
American films about the homeless--Dark Days, for instance, last year's chronicle of a subway-station encampment--tend to emphasize the distance between "us" and "them," usually exoticizing their subjects into another species entirely. Varda tries for the opposite, throwing herself, on screen and soundtrack, into the breach. Indeed, the French title is an explicit recognition of this bond between director and subject, while its English translation creates a rupture. Such directorial presence is a violation, of course, of the "direct cinema" style of documentary that has so dominated US practice since the 1960s, but Varda aligns herself with the "essay film" tradition of French filmmakers like her old pal Chris Marker, or Latin Americans like Patricio Guzman. This kind of film essay, which Varda calls "cinecriture," opens documentary up beyond the limited frame of the quotidian to allow space for analysis as well as emotion.
Varda provides back stories to grant a context to her subjects and their way of life. She also ingeniously and movingly illuminates their stories, enlisting history, poetry and even the Bible to justify the practice of gleaning. Consider Deuteronomy 24:19: "When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."
To prove that French law agrees with Scripture, Varda shoots French attorneys in formal black robes. Clutching red volumes of the French Penal Code, they are incongruously posted in fields and on street corners. One traces the right of rural gleaning back to a 1554 statute, while another affirms the legality of urban scavenging, for "these objects cannot be stolen since they have no owner." Nonetheless, Varda witnesses gleaning's modern curtailment by property owners' citing it as a violation of private property. Varda not only charts gleaning's legal progression but, in one scene, tries to reverse it: She notifies a food kitchen of potatoes dumped into a field, then accompanies the group to "glean" hundreds of pounds to feed the poor.
Another personal touch is Varda's emphasis on nineteenth-century French paintings that celebrate gleaning as a joyous activity: Jean-Francois Millet's Les Glaneuses, Jules Breton's La Glaneuse and Le Retour de Glaneuses, among others. One painting, Leon Lhermitte's Les Glaneuses, hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is tempting to imagine its becoming an emblem for a US pro-gleaning movement inspired by Varda's film. With the Girl Scouts updating their image with hip new commercials, maybe they'll consider instituting a merit badge in gleaning.
Since a few million folks are less likely to see The Gleaners and I than to plunk down hard cash for big-budget movies with platformed releases, perhaps the opportunity to comment on the Oscar nominations should not be, er, wasted. This is one of the better vintages, actually, with less wincing than usual. It's a year in which Hollywood passed over many of its own shiny releases (What Women Want, Cast Away) for Best Picture and Best Director honors, in favor of films and directors who started out looking like independents--Ang Lee and Steven Soderbergh--but ended up right where they wanted to be all along: at the helm of polished big-budget features (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Lee's case, Traffic and Erin Brockovich in the case of Soderbergh's double header).
Ang Lee has become the great synthesizer, capable of transforming most any genre from melodrama (Sense and Sensibility) to period action movie (Ride the Whirlwind) into a polished evocation of love lost, honor gained and times gone by. With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he is happily claiming his success in melding romance with action (the same trick, by the way, James Cameron managed with Titanic). While a recent succession of articles, including one by Lee's longtime collaborator James Schamus, have kept busy by arguing the film's relative success or failure with Asian audiences, its triumph in the West is undisputed.
As for Soderbergh, he is less a synthesizer of genres than the expert devotee of just one: a clear-cut story stripped down to its formulaic essence, then deployed in a contemporary setting, all visceral, fast-paced and consequential. In effect, he's retooled the traditional studio formula to fit contemporary themes, from sexual angst (sex, lies, and videotape) to modern corruption (The Limey) and law enforcement (Out of Sight, sort of). Soderbergh's most appealing quirkiness is his recent emphasis on father-daughter ties, a zone of affection too often left out of movies.
Both Soderbergh and Lee happily place women in the middle of their films, making them central players even in stories that demand combat--with firearms or swordplay. Like all real Hollywood movies (and unlike indies, until recently), they also rely on star power to animate their scripts and draw audiences to the product. With ever-larger budgets, they're drawing bigger names and more freedom in deploying them: In Lee's case, the power to cast Asian stars speaking Mandarin Instead of English; in Soderbergh's, the ease of piling star upon star upon star.
Interestingly, the pre-awards commentary on this year's nominations ranged beyond the usual movie writers. In the New York Times, pundit Neal Gabler claimed that the nominations of Gladiator and Traffic as Best Picture constituted a Hollywood endorsement of family values. His article's location in the Week in Review section instead of Arts and Leisure signaled the paper's attachment to his position.
Is he right? With crowd-pleasing spectacles like Gladiator, it's best not to examine the narrative details--or sources--too closely. A cursory reading of history reveals that Marcus Aurelius doted on his son Commodus, who didn't kill him but did succeed him, with eventually dire results. Historical texts note that leaving the throne to his son was the one feat for which Marcus Aurelius remains roundly criticized, and they further point out that Commodus was the first emperor "born in the purple." Hmmm, a ruler who takes power thanks to Daddy but is not up to the task? Sounds uncannily relevant, but more to this nation-state than to any pro-family rhetoric.
Gabler left Erin Brockovich and Crouching Tiger off his family report card, wisely enough, since they don't remotely fit his argument in their shared selection of crime-busters who have grander loyalties than mere blood ties. As for Traffic, well, family man and drug czar Michael Douglas does forsake power to try to "save" his daughter, but he's a failure at both tasks. The film's clearly marked hero is Benicio Del Toro, corrupt cop turned secret crusader. But family? The film's whole point is that Del Toro has none. His cop does what he does (turn mole for the DEA) for the good of community. Traffic's final scene catches him relaxing his long-stoic features at last, as he happily watches kids play baseball on the diamond he's made the DEA build in the Mexican town that drugs once ruled. Kids, yes; family, no.
As for the final Best Picture contender, Chocolat--the fluffy film that Miramax muscle and Juliette Binoche charm propelled onto the slate--it delivers the most resounding slap of all to the sanctity of the family. Binoche's character, an all-knowing chocolatier who happens to be the daughter of a runaway wife and mother of an illegitimate girl, is the only force capable of healing the wounds wrought by church and family in a French provincial town. It's too bad that Robert Nelson Jacobs's screenplay (also nominated) removes the pro-witchcraft and anti-clerical message of the original novel, though it's easy to imagine Miramax's relief at avoiding Catholic rancor at the box office.
Family is an odd grid on which to try to place this year's nominations, actually. Every category was filled with honorees playing outside its bounds. There's Javier Bardem, for instance, in Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls, brilliantly embodying the spirit, and not incidentally the body, of the notorious Reinaldo Arenas. While he may have been a literary lion and martyr to a cause, Arenas was nobody's idea of a family man. And Ellen Burstyn may indeed play a mother in Requiem for a Dream, but she and her son are hardly on the same page, once the drugs kick in, let alone in the same family unit. Pollock explains family so little that we never learn whether Ed Harris or Marcia Gay Harden, in their scenery-chewing roles as glorious geniuses, even had fathers: we see his monstrous mother and unhappy brothers without ever knowing the first thing about them, while she seems to have dropped from the sky ex utero.
The Gleaners and I did not make an appearance in the still-troubled Foreign Film section, where national politics still dominate the process. Happily, the directing debut of Agnes Jaoui, The Taste of Others, did. It's not incidental that the French nominated a woman, for women directors have played a major role in the remarkable resurgence of the French cinema in recent years. Jaoui is an established actor and screenwriter in France, not yet well-known in the United States. Other French women directors are, though: Claire Denis and Catherine Breillat, to name two recent favorites. Nor have French male directors been slacking: Olivier Assayas, Laurent Cantet and Bruno Dumont have attracted US fans, and Patrice Chereau is likely to follow.
The events at the March 25 Oscar Awards won't change the fact that French cinema will continue to demand our attention. Not since the days of the French New Wave have so many exciting films emerged from its industry, and not since the 1960s has it had so much to offer audiences in the way of rethinking our cinematic expectations. Nations go in and out of fashion, not just in terms of tourism or trade agreements but in their cinemas as well. France, it's clear, is back.
B. Ruby Rich, author of Chick Flicks (Duke), writes about film for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sight and Sound and elsewhere. Her film reviews will appear periodically in these pages, along with those of others, while Stuart Klawans is on leave.
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Bad Credit Loan Options in Mississippi
If you are currently in a rough spot financially, a little extra funding in the form of a loan could really benefit you. If you are looking for some quick funding and you have a car, you may have heard about car title loans and considered them a good option for your situation.
However, if you don't have the most perfect credit history, you may be concerned that you don't have high enough credit to qualify for the loan that you need. Perhaps you're wondering exactly how to get a car title loan with bad credit in Mississippi. The good news is that title loans serviced by LoanMart work hard to make title loans accessible and convenient for as many people as possible–even those with bad credit history or past bankruptcy1.
Car title loans can work perfectly for individuals with poor credit, and this article will highlight exactly how. In addition, discover what your credit means exactly, and why title loans serviced by LoanMart are a great option for a car title loan in Mississippi!
How Does a FICO Credit Score Work?
What is the point of credit anyway? So much weight is placed on this seemingly insignificant number. What does it even mean and where did it come from?
Sometimes it can feel unfair to be judged by this three-digit number, but your credit is actually a very important financial tool. It was created by the Fair Isaac Corporation as a tool to measure the risk that may be posed by a borrower to the lender.
Your FICO credit score uses a few different elements to calculate your score. It utilizes these various aspects of your credit history and current credit standing to determine an accurate estimation of the risk you pose.
Take a look at the five main credit categories:
- Payment History (35%)
- Total Debt Owed (30%)
- Length of Credit History (15%)
- New Credit (10%)
- Type of Credit Used (10%)
Can You Get a Car Title Loan with Bad Credit History in Mississippi?
Car title loans are secured, which means that they use the title of the borrower's car as collateral for the total funds provided by the lender.
The secured aspect of car title loans is the main reason lenders are typically more willing to approve individuals with less than perfect credit. The fact that title loans require a significant asset as collateral (the borrower's vehicle title), the risk for the lender is substantially less–regardless of the borrower's credit rating.
Title loans serviced by LoanMart were designed to help as many individuals as possible by using simpler qualifying factors, like your ability to repay the loan and the current value of your car.
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- TripBuzz found 206 things to do indoors in the The Colony area. From The Royal Brush to Lakes Lanes, The Colony offers a variety of rainy day activities and other fun things to do indoors — including 97 indoor attractions with ratings over 90%.
- There are 52 different types of things to do inside in or near The Colony, Texas. Some of the most popular types of these activities include: Theaters, Bowling, Art Gallery and Movie Theaters.
- There are 4 indoor activities in The Colony, and 202 indoor attractions in nearby cities within 25 miles, including: Dallas, Grapevine, Denton and Plano.
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46.1 Miles
56% 9 votes
1401 Joe Ramsey Blvd, Greenville, TX 75402 MoreLess Info
Majestic 12 Movie Theater is a 12 screen cinema that, though decorated in a vintage Hollywood fashion, features recent releases. The theatre offers studio seating and full-service concession stand.
46.6 Miles
78% 9 votes
Hilltop Lanes
2010 W Bus 287, Waxahachie, TX 75165 MoreLess Info
Hilltop Lanes offers family fun in Waxahachie. The center features bowling and league play, as well as a pro shop, an onsite cafe and a video arcade with billiards.
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600 I H 30, Greenville, TX 75402 MoreLess Info
The Audie Murphy and American Cotton Museum Inc. pays tribute to military history and the history of cotton. Exhibits include tributes to World War II heroes and the world's largest inland cotton press.
47.0 Miles
98% 47 votes
600 Interstate 30, Greenville, TX 75401 MoreLess Info
Historical artifacts surrounding Hunt County in Texas forms the basis of the collection at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. Yet, specific displays about the local military hero Audie Murphy and the impact of the cotton industry tend to be the biggest draw.
47.1 Miles
67% 9 votes
1581 SW Wilshire Blvd, Burleson, TX 76028 MoreLess Info
Visitors can enjoy newly released films and stadium seating at Premiere Burleson, a 14 screen movie theater. The theater hosts birthday parties and features digital projection, D-BOX motion seating, and an arcade.
47.1 Miles
67% 3 votes
108 Broadhead Road, Waxahachie, TX 75165 MoreLess Info
A movie theater with 12 auditoriums, Waxahachie 12 displays first-run feature films. The theater offers D-BOX motion seats, an SDX auditorium with Dolby Atmos sound, 3D movies and a concession area with food and drinks.
47.4 Miles
100% 19 votes
Getzendaner Park, Waxahachie, TX MoreLess Info
Arts, culture and education are brought to the Boulder community at Chautauqua Auditorium. Open from May through September, the venue has been host to speakers including Al Gora and the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
47.9 Miles
2116 Farm to Market 731, Burleson, TX MoreLess Info
Located in Burleson, Lost Oak Winery provides a great ambiance for an outdoor picnic or group gathering such as a wedding reception or birthday party. Wine tastings are also possible along with guided tours of both the plant and vineyard.
48.0 Miles
- 0 votes
501 W Main Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165 MoreLess Info
Established in 1958, the Ellis County Art Association & Museum whose mission is to promote an appreciation for the arts in the local community. It is a non-profit educational institution focusing on the development and promotion of creative visual arts.
48.1 Miles
100% 3 votes
222 E. Irving Blvd., Waxahachie, TX 75060 MoreLess Info
Music fans and historians enjoy the Texas Musicians Museum. The museum is a premier conservatory featuring a large collection of historic album plaques, signed guitars and other famous music memorabilia.


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This is what I found out:
Strangely, although they considered large enemies, attacks that don't affect most large enemies (like Wrecking Ball's Enemy Slurp, Fright Rider's A Real Drag and Crusher's Stone beam) do work on Jawbreakers.
I don't know: it is unknown if this is a glitch or it is because Jawbreaker's aren't supposed to be large enemies.
I added this to its article. I tested the Fright Rider and Crusher ones, but I read the Wrecking Ball one from here.
Boom! REALNerfNinja6 (talk) 06:34, July 24, 2013 (UTC)
Oracle trials
Hey! For those people that don't have the Giants Strategy guide, here's the way the Oracle's trials go!
First ones: Spiders or Chompies. This does not affect it.
Second ones: Big Fish or Little Fish. This is the most major mix-up -
Third ones: If you pick Big Fish you get Fire or Water, if you picked Little Fish you get Catch or Princess.
Fourth ones: If you completed Valor (Catch or Princess), you get Power or Speed. If you completed Element (Fire or Water), you get Puzzle or Reflection.
Hope this helps
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November 19, 2016 at 4:17 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1101207
TRADING?!?!?! BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FORUM?!?!?!November 19, 2016 at 4:15 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1101198
By the way, the Dark Kingdom isn't any other season besides season one. I think. I don't know, I'm on season three and there is five season and a couple movies.November 19, 2016 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1101197
AHHHHHHHHHHH! I was just typing and I thought I clicked cancel reply (not for the Luna and Artemis one, the the 50th anniversary one) and clearly it got posted. Oh well, maybe someone that lives with me came in my room and someone probably thought I was gonna post it. Well it's my fault then since I didn't click cancel reply. I've learned my lesson about that now.November 19, 2016 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1101194
YOU HAVE 794 PETS?!?!?! That's amazing!November 19, 2016 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1101173
I like that idea.November 17, 2016 at 1:47 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1100814
RIGHT! I mean, I only got it once when only there was three jelly beans and I really think that the prizes are great (I think, I don't remember what I won), but, I want to earn more of those prizes! Please, can you do this Ganz! PLEASE! ………………………………………………………. Okay, that just sounded melodramatic but oh well, can you please look into this.July 27, 2016 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1004246
I have a really great idea for a plushy! There could be a Luna and Artemis plushys! Both Luna and Artemis are from the show, Sailor Moon. Luna is a Black Cat with a Cresent Moon on her forehead ( which Usagi mistake for a bald spot ) and can talk! She belongs to Usagi Tsukino, a 14 year old girl is quite the crybaby, and is Sailor Moon. Artemis is a White Cat with a Cresent Moon on his forehead too and, like Luna, he can talk. His owner is Minako Aino who is Sailor V and Sailor Venus. Luna's, Artemis, Sailor Moon's, Sailor Venus and the rest of the Sailor Soldiers mission is to find the Moon Princess, Protect Her, and Defeat the Dark Kingdom, a evil society that is looking for the Silver Crystal so they revived the great ruler.July 25, 2016 at 12:25 pm in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1003768
I know it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early to have stuff planned for this, but, here it goes. I think that when Webkinz makes it to it's 50th year ( I hope Webkinz doesn't shut before then ) there can be so many things going on, possibaly more stuff than any of the other anniverys. For the First Week, there can be a dance off ( well if Pet Actions are back by then ). On the first day, players around the globe can sign up there pets for the Dance-Off. The Second Day, anybody who sighned up can go to the Dance Contest Room in the Clubhouse ( which by the way, will only be open for that day and the next and for the people who sighned up to the Dance Contest ) and Dance off to prove that they themselves, are the true dancing queen or king. The rules for the Dance-Off are simple. There will be random matches of players competing against each other for the first couple of rounds in the Dance-Off. It will be on a secret table where we will determine the matches and easlily tell who will move on to the next roundJuly 6, 2016 at 11:58 am in reply to: Make Suggestions! #1000817
So I have a quick question. You see, I have this living room on Webkinz and it is really small and I want to get rid of it and replace it with a medium sized room. But anothor problem is that I want to keep it next to my Front Yard, so I can't go ahead and buy a medium sized room and turn it into a living room. Is it okay if you guys make a button to delete ( at least upgrade any small or medium sized rooms) any room you want?July 2, 2016 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Places in Webkinz World #1000066
I'm sorry that you got banned from clubhouse for no reason at all. I'm pretty sure it is a glitch and that they will fix it soon. Although then again, this was posted a year ago, so I'm pretty sure the glitch is gone and you are not banned anymore from the clubhouse anymore. Then again, at my old school, there was a student who played on club penguin ( at the time I was only aloud to play Bearville on my computer) who told on kids who didn't do anything wrong, so that might have been the reason why you were banned from the clubhouse.June 1, 2016 at 9:54 am in reply to: Places in Webkinz World #992978
I need help! I was trying to invite my sister to my house and it didn't work. And I promise you her face was green and i click the invite button. My sister said that it is probaly for deluxe members only, but I don't think that's the case. So please someone help me out.


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There's been a rumor about Netflix's Stranger Things that the last season of this series will divide into two parts.
Show Creators Are Seeking To Divide The Season Between Two Components
According to sources, Netflix and show creators Matt and Ross Duffer are visiting to divide the fourth period of Stranger Things into two halves.
Sources allege that the first thought was to complete the series with the fourth year, and today that fourth period of the series will probably "only extend the plot throughout an extra run."
Sources also claim that Netflix can market the next half of the last period of Stranger Things season 5,' however, in fact, it'll be the second half of Season 4 and also preserve precisely the same narrative.


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Grand Traverse Distillery
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224 E. Michigan Avenue
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The Grand Traverse Distillery - Kalamazoo Tasting Room opened on July 20, 2018 at 224 E. Michigan Ave. in the Haymarket District of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Grand Traverse Distillery was founded in 2006 by Kent Rabish, with one goal - to make artisan craft spirits using agriculture from Northern Michigan that would not only rival foreign imports, but to raise the bar and create a truly hand crafted spirit focusing on quality above all else. We strive to "End Your Dependence on Foreign Alcohol" and we think that with every drop we distill, barrel, age and bottle.
It all starts at the Send Brothers Farm, less than 10 miles from the distillery, where all of our corn, wheat and rye are grown. This local grain is what we use to produce all of our award winning spirits including our small batch rye and bourbon, and our botanical gins. Our rum on the other hand is fermented and distilled in-house from the highest quality Caribbean molasses we could find.
Kent's son and our head distiller, Landis Rabish, is truly dedicated to the craft of high end spirits, and we have many awards and gold medals to prove it.
Customers are welcome to stop by our distillery, located in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan, or one of our other tasting rooms spread throughout the state for tastes, cocktails and bottle sales, as well as "spirited" merchandise, one-of-a-kind mixers and cocktail supplies.
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36B/22 Nile Street, East Perth
Amazing Value & Incredible Location by the Cove!
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With a stylish open-plan interior and being well maintained this is a great city pad or potential investment. Being walking distance to everything that our city has to offer or a short ride on the free CAT bus you can easily go to wherever you fancy. Local amenities include:
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2019-20 Czech First League – Teplice vs Zlin Preview & Prediction
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When is Teplice vs Zlin taking place? Sunday 28th June, 2020 – 13:30 (UK)
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Both of these teams have eased their relegation fears with some good recent results with Teplice picking up seven points from their last three games and Zlin have earned back-to-back wins in their last two outings. They have shown enough in those matches to suggest that this should be a very competitive match and both teams probably wouldn't complain if a draw was the final outcome. The main betting prediction for this match is for Zlin's striker Tomas Poznar to score; he has found the net in both of their two previous matches and if they are awarded a penalty he could be the man to take it which increases the chances of him getting on the scoresheet.


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It has always been a standard among health and safety training manuals to incorporate information on personal protective equipment (PPE), emergency evacuation, and incident reporting.
However, this has not been the case lately. An audit has been done by Work Safe Australia and found that a hundred of safety induction manuals from various companies only publish information for the purpose of compliance. Yes, sure is, these compliance policies will protect the employee legally. But those companies that are very efficient in keeping up with work safety policies look at their health and safety manuals differently.
Work health and safety manuals must also include information that motivates staff to work together on safety and fully incorporate immense safety performance culture.
Below is a list of information that will elevate your work health and safety performance to higher levels of effectiveness:
1. Whistle-blower Policies. In order to maintain a high functioning work culture, the rule is to ensure that workers will always feel safe. It is a two-fold mission: safety in voicing out their opinion and physically safe working in an environment.
The employee needs to feel safe when they discuss about work issues. They should be free to offer suggestions. Thus, they should be comfortable to do such and they trust that their company cares for them. The good effect of this motivation is they'll work hard rather than just existing to work and survive without work issues.
Organisations must assign an individual who will be accessible anytime, if anyone encounters work issues. This person will be the one to talk instead of the manager (if the person concerned is not comfortable discussing with immediate supervisor). This is most applicable to dodgy workplace practices where bribery, sexual harassment, workplace hazard neglect are predominant and where managers that work in such a way in their department who might not allow subordinates to feel free to speak up.
2. Align Staff to Conduct Standards. Conduct standards are a great way to align staff to the culture of the organisation. Instead of discussing the "how" and "what" on work safety, it's more appropriate to focus the discussion on explaining the "Why's."
For instance, if the core value of the company is "Integrity" then it should discuss the importance of integrity. Try to make a humanised approach in tackling the conduct standards so that it is friendlier and clearly stated on how to operate in a company. Try to give many examples whenever possible. Add more relevant visual images. What better way to explain your safety message across the organisation, than creating infographics that provide the information as pictures rather than words. Another alternative is to create work safety-training videos that visually explain your work safety policies.
3. The Importance of Teamwork. Another flaw in writing work safety manuals is that it only focuses on letting workers know what they are prohibited to do (from the process perspective). It misses out other important areas like helping the workers understand how staff must work together to communicate about safety. Having each one working as one cohesive team, goes a long way towards enhancing work safety. If everyone cares for each other, then looking out for safety issues becomes second nature.
4. Conduct of Supervisors. Safety performance and staff productivity will be improved once positive communication relations between supervisors and employees are established. It allows workers to comfortably raise work safety concerns which will result to lower incidences of work accidents (if management will immediately act on safety issues).
Supervisors are required to possess excellent people skills to deal with their staff to motivate them to talk about issues. Try implementing codes of conduct for supervisors as well. Communicate openly with frontline staff and senior management, as well as empathise with staff about any complaints.
5. Be friendly. A lot of organisations tend to write safety manuals that are solely written from a legal perspective, rather than the purpose of protecting the staff itself. Write the manual, as if you're talking to your best friend or child. Write it from a perspective that you are a responsible individual in charge of taking care a large group of human beings. This is no time to sound like a lawyer. Do not use negative language. For instance: write "Remain calm" instead of "Don't panic."