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42 U.S. Code § 300g–2 - State primary enforcement responsibility
(a) In general
For purposes of this subchapter, a State has primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems during any period for which the Administrator determines (pursuant to regulations prescribed under subsection (b) of this section) that such State—
(1) has adopted drinking water regulations that are no less stringent than the national primary drinking water regulations promulgated by the Administrator under subsections (a) and (b) ofsection 300g–1 of this title not later than 2 years after the date on which the regulations are promulgated by the Administrator, except that the Administrator may provide for an extension of not more than 2 years if, after submission and review of appropriate, adequate documentation from the State, the Administrator determines that the extension is necessary and justified;
(2) has adopted and is implementing adequate procedures for the enforcement of such State regulations, including conducting such monitoring and making such inspections as the Administrator may require by regulation;
(3) will keep such records and make such reports with respect to its activities under paragraphs (1) and (2) as the Administrator may require by regulation;
(4) if it permits variances or exemptions, or both, from the requirements of its drinking water regulations which meet the requirements of paragraph (1), permits such variances and exemptions under conditions and in a manner which is not less stringent than the conditions under, and the manner in which variances and exemptions may be granted under sections 300g–4 and 300g–5 of this title;
(5) has adopted and can implement an adequate plan for the provision of safe drinking water under emergency circumstances including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, as appropriate; and
(6) has adopted authority for administrative penalties (unless the constitution of the State prohibits the adoption of the authority) in a maximum amount—
(A) in the case of a system serving a population of more than 10,000, that is not less than $1,000 per day per violation; and
(B) in the case of any other system, that is adequate to ensure compliance (as determined by the State);
except that a State may establish a maximum limitation on the total amount of administrative penalties that may be imposed on a public water system per violation.
(b) Regulations
(1) The Administrator shall, by regulation (proposed within 180 days of December 16, 1974), prescribe the manner in which a State may apply to the Administrator for a determination that the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of this section are satisfied with respect to the State, the manner in which the determination is made, the period for which the determination will be effective, and the manner in which the Administrator may determine that such requirements are no longer met. Such regulations shall require that before a determination of the Administrator that such requirements are met or are no longer met with respect to a State may become effective, the Administrator shall notify such State of the determination and the reasons therefor and shall provide an opportunity for public hearing on the determination. Such regulations shall be promulgated (with such modifications as the Administrator deems appropriate) within 90 days of the publication of the proposed regulations in the Federal Register. The Administrator shall promptly notify in writing the chief executive officer of each State of the promulgation of regulations under this paragraph. Such notice shall contain a copy of the regulations and shall specify a State's authority under this subchapter when it is determined to have primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems.
(2) When an application is submitted in accordance with the Administrator's regulations under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall within 90 days of the date on which such application is submitted
(c) Interim primary enforcement authority
A State that has primary enforcement authority under this section with respect to each existing national primary drinking water regulation shall be considered to have primary enforcement authority with respect to each new or revised national primary drinking water regulation during the period beginning on the effective date of a regulation adopted and submitted by the State with respect to the new or revised national primary drinking water regulation in accordance with subsection (b)(1) of this section and ending at such time as the Administrator makes a determination under subsection (b)(2)(B) of this section with respect to the regulation.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIV, § 1413, as added Pub. L. 93–523, § 2(a),Dec. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 1665; amended Pub. L. 99–339, title I, § 101(c)(2),June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 104–182, title I, §§ 112, 113 (b),Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1633, 1635.)
1996—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–182, § 112(a)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "has adopted drinking water regulations which are no less stringent than the national primary drinking water regulations in effect under sections 300g–1 (a) and 300g–1 (b) of this title;".
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 104–182, § 112(b), inserted "including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, as appropriate" after "emergency circumstances".
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 104–182, § 113(b), added par. (6).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–182, § 112(a)(2), added subsec. (c).
1986—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–339substituted "are no less stringent than the national primary drinking water regulations in effect under sections 300g–1 (a) and 300g–1 (b) of this title" for subpars. (A) and (B) which related to stringency of State drinking water regulations between period of promulgation and effective date of national interim drinking water regulations and during the period after such effective date.
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Alcohol and weight loss are enemies, but an occasional drink can have a place in a healthy lifestyle. In fact, many experts note the health benefits of consuming a single drink per day, including a reduced risk for high blood pressure. If, however, you are exceeding one drink daily, you might be sabotaging your weight loss plans.
Alcohol is metabolized differently than other foods and beverages. Under normal conditions, your body gets its energy from the calories in carbohydrates, fats and proteins that need to be slowly digested in the stomach—but not when alcohol is present. When alcohol is consumed, it gets special privileges and needs no digestion. The alcohol molecules diffuse through the stomach wall as soon as they arrive and can reach the brain and liver in minutes. This reaction is slightly slowed when there is also food in your system, but as soon as the mixed contents enter the small intestine, the alcohol grabs first place and is absorbed quickly. The alcohol then arrives at the liver for processing. The liver places all of its attention on the alcohol. Therefore, the carbohydrates (glucose) and dietary fats are just changed into body fat, waiting to be carried away for permanent fat storage in the body.
Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning that it causes water loss and dehydration. Along with this water loss you lose important minerals, such as magnesium, potassium, calcium and zinc. These minerals are vital to the maintenance of fluid balance, chemical reactions, and muscle contraction and relaxation.
Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram and offers NO nutritional value. It only adds empty calories to your diet. Why not spend your calorie budget on something healthier?
Alcohol affects your body in other negative ways. Drinking might help induce sleep, but the sleep you get isn't very deep. Ultimately, as a result, you get less rest. Alcohol can also increase the amount of acid that your stomach produces, causing your stomach lining to become inflamed. Over time, excessive alcohol use can lead to serious health problems, including stomach ulcers, liver disease, and heart troubles.
Alcohol lowers your inhibitions, which is detrimental to your diet plans. Alcohol actually stimulates your appetite. While you might be full from a comparable amount of calories from food, several drinks might not fill you up. On top of that, research shows that if you drink before or during a meal, both your inhibitions and willpower are reduced. In this state, you are more likely to overeat—especially greasy or fried foods—which can add to your waistline. To avoid this, wait to order that drink until you're done with your meal.
Many foods that accompany drinking (peanuts, pretzels, chips) are salty, which can make you thirsty, encouraging you to drink even more. To avoid overdrinking, sip on a glass of water in between each alcoholic beverage.
Skipping a meal to save your calories for drinks later is a bad idea. Many drinkers know they'll be having some alcohol later, whether going to a bar, party, or just kicking back at home. Knowing that drinking entails extra calories, it may be tempting to "bank" some calories by skipping a meal or two. This is a bad move. If you come to the bar hungry, you are even more likely to munch on the snacks, and drinking on an empty stomach enhances the negative effects of alcohol. If you're planning on drinking later, eat a healthy meal first. You'll feel fuller, which will stop you from overdrinking. If you are worried about a looming night out with friends, include an extra 30 minutes of exercise to balance your calories—instead of skipping a meal.
What are more important, calories or carbs? You might think that drinking liquor is more diet-friendly because it has no carbohydrates, while both wine and beer do contain carbs. But dieters need to watch calories, and liquor only has a few calories less than beer or wine. Plus, it is often mixed with other drinks, adding even more empty calories. Hard liquor contains around 100 calories per shot, so adding a mixer increases calories even more. If you are going to mix liquor with anything, opt for a diet or club soda, instead of fruit juice or regular soda. Sweeter drinks, whether liquor or wine, tend to have more sugar, and therefore more calories. In that respect, dry wines usually have fewer calories than sweet wines.
The list below breaks down the number of calories in typical alcoholic drinks. Compare some of your favorites to make a good choice next time you decide to indulge in a serving of alcohol.
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|Red wine
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|White wine
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|5 oz.
|Light beer
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|Regular beer
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|Dark beer
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|3 oz.
|3 oz.
|Long Island iced tea
|8 oz.
|Gin & Tonic
|8 oz.
|Rum & Soda
|8 oz.
|8 oz.
|Whiskey Sour
|4 oz.
August 20th, 2009
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This is a very fine article. I'm a firm believer in enjoying a glass of wine with dinner (maybe two on the weekends:)). That has never had a negative impact on my weight. I'm 46, 6′1″ and hover around 150lbs. The important thing to remember is to generally have a healthy diet (you can definitely splurge on fatty and sugary foods on occasion…life is short, enjoy it!) and don't forget to exercise daily! Take a walk after your meals to jump start the metabolism. Those calories you consume (whether healthy or not) have to be expended. Excess calories = added weight.
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[...] health and calories than gaining weight. So I'd like to direct you to an excellent article, Thinner You: Alcohol and Weight Loss by Liz Noelcke. [Two of the subtitles are: "Alcohol is Metabolized Differently" and "Alcohol [...]
August 21st, 2009
4:49 pm
One important factor that this article omits is that sometimes alcohol can help rid the body of unwanted calories. Sometimes, I find that if I drink enough, the alcohol helps me expel my previous meal (usually through the form of vomit), and if I really have a tough night, I won't feel like eating anything the next day! What could be a better start to your diet than that?
August 23rd, 2009
1:09 am
I really love to read articles which are very informative and the topics are based or concerned with the current issues in our society. I admire these writers in sharing their views and or opinions that can enlighten the mind of the readers. Great job!
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We are out and about at various shows around the country, our show list can be seen here.
Richard has been busy developing some new products, one of which is our delicious Wensleydale with Raspberry & White Chocolate in a heart shape. We are hoping to have two new chutneys as part of our range before the end of this year too.
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CYPRESS, Calif., June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion, a leading In-Vehicle Information and Connectivity Solutions Provider, announced today that the company has become a member of the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA).
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Clarion is among a select group of leaders in the in-vehicle connectivity space that bring to OAA several years of experience related to designing connected in-vehicle systems with superior HMI, reliability and safety. Like others joining the OAA, Clarion is convinced that a powerful alliance will be able to rapidly advance the connected car experience, driving innovation and creativity to new levels.
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Based on nearly seventy five years of innovation and experience in audio and entertainment solutions designed specifically for automotive and marine markets, Clarion believes that the key to success in the in-vehicle connectivity and infotainment space is in designing systems that benefit from a robust standard, operate intuitively and deliver minimal involvement from the drivers. Clarion is currently working on several new in-vehicle connectivity products that will take advantage of the capabilities and standards that OAA members plan to introduce to the market as early as 2015.
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Headquartered in Cypress, California, Clarion Corporation of America is a subsidiary of Japan-based Clarion Co. Ltd, which has been a consolidated subsidiary of the Hitachi Group since 2006. Clarion has been an international leader in car audio and electronics since 1940. The company is engaged in the research, development, engineering, design, manufacturing, sales and marketing of mobile entertainment, navigation, infotainment, communication, safety and security products for the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, commercial fleet and heavy industry environments. Clarion has been the recipient of numerous excellence awards for design, innovation, support, manufacturing and product reliability from independent organizations. The company has marketing and sales affiliates in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Clarion is located on the web at www.clarion.com.
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Submitted by Carolyn with Ma... | April 22 2009 | Permalink
Even after the 2007 pet food disaster, it seems the foot dragging, denial and inaction continue. It's this type of situation that makes me very suspicious of commercial products for dogs: food, treats, dog toothpaste, chew toys etc. I've taken to making my dog's food and treats, giving her carrots to chew and brushing her teeth w/o dog toothpaste. There are probably some very good products out there ... but if I can't trust them to be safe, then I won't buy them.
Submitted by Meg | April 28 2009 | Permalink
I agree with Maggie. How do we know what is safe for our pets? I have also stopped the toothpaste and I am brushing their teeth with water only. The food though? My dogs have always eaten Nutro. I have been considering changing their food even before hearing about the investigation because my dogs seem to have grown tired of Nutro and they are not excited to eat it as they used to be. I do give them carrots and apples and healthy things like those as snacks, but I also always have the nutro treats on hand. I thought Nutro was supposed to be good for them. My question now is, what should I feed them? What pet food out there is the safest and healthiest for my 2 dogs and 1 cat. What about going organic or a food that states "no chicken meal or byproduct"? Please help!
Answer to ~~~Chicken meal is excellant, for those that do not understand chicken meal ~~~~it is a HIGHLY condensed protein, has juices removed and some fat to make that highly condensed protein.
When not sure what an ingredient is~~~~~~~~~check the AAFO, American Association of Feed Control~~~~for diffitions!!!!
I know, it is frightening isn't it? I use another holistic kibble now for both dogs and cats and have been happy with it. There are companies out there who do make outstanding foods that are accountable. Go to DogFoodAnalysis.com and review the foods that have a 5-6 rating.
Submitted by Anonymous | November 25 2010 | Permalink
I have been using Nutro natural choice, lamb and rice for all 6 of my dogs. Their all close to 15 years, and act like puppies. I love their coats, and the life all of my dogs have. They have been eating Nutro since they were 7 weeks, and no vet visits. Thank you Nutro for making a wonderful dog food. All three of my cats are on nutro to, and again very happy and healthy. My cats are all close to being 17 years old, and no health problems.
Glad you made the great statment about Nutro! I to, have worked for the company for years, have NO COMPLAINTS myself or from customers. I helped customers with issues that were easy to fix.
Saw improvement in all my cats and dogs, in seniors their health improved greatly and their activity went up! Quality of life is a wonderful thing!!!
Greatful to Nutro!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Kathy Konetzka-Close | April 23 2009 | Permalink
I, too, am being so careful about what I buy for my dog. I read labels, study ingredients, check websites and I still ended up with some of that chicken jerky that's manufactured in China. The print was so small, and as the distributor of the product advertised they were in the USA, I just plain missed it. Of course I threw the bag away as soon as I realized that it, but still. It just seems to me that the FDA has way too much on it's plate to possibly oversee everything that needs overseeing. I'm glad they're investigating the Nutro company but the bottom line is that with the human food supply as unsafe as it is, how can the pet food supply be any different? It's terrifying, really.
I used to work for Nutro as a pet nutrition specialist and the reason I did was because of the great results I had with the foods with my cocker spaniels and two cats. Then.... MARS bought Nutro out in 2007 and immediately I started hearing complaints within six months of the buy out and I was suspicious. I reported these complaints to my area sales manager and was told not to worry and reinforce the quality controls we had. Fast forward to Jan 2008. The complaints were coming in and all were similar, gastrointestinal issues, kidney problems, and the list goes on. I reported these issues and was blown off because none of the other demonstrators were hearing the complaints. I thought back to March 2007 during the pet food recall my cats were sickened with the Nutro Natural Choice packet wet food due to the contaminated wheat gluten. I was upset but once we stopped the packets the vomiting ceased. I checked my dogs too since they had eaten the packet wet foods too. Two had abnormal labs. I ceased feeding those too because the vet warned me of a family with five dogs who were all affected save one. So again that is strike two for Nutro. All of my complaints were blown off time and time again. Finally from Jan to May 2008 I kept hearing more complaints in the store and one of the store managers came to me and asked what was going on with Nutro. I told her I didn't know and I would pass the concerns to my boss. Apparently a dog had died the night before of organ failure after eating a new bag of lamb and rice small bites. Then one of my former customers told me about the Consumer Affairs.com website. I read the complaints and my jaw hit the floor. All were experiencing the same complaints I'd heard in the store. Then one of my cocker spaniels got sick, guzzling water and was vomiting, collapsed on the kitchen floor. I took him in to the vet. He had elevated BUN and CREAT I again confronted our area manager at a meeting and was told that it was all lies on the website. I told her I think not and immediately resigned. I will never ever feed Nutro again to any animal I have.
Submitted by Camille | May 17 2009 | Permalink
Hi - and THANK YOU so much for your informative post. I have had my dog for almost 8 years and I have fed her Nutro for most of that time. During the past 2 years she has gained weight (yes, age, but we do NOT overfeed her) and I am also concerned about the amount of water that she is drinking. I suspected diabetes, but that's not it. I am now worried that Nutro is having an effect on her kidneys... Needless to say, after reading your post, I am buying new food tomorrow. I used to be a vet tech and we fed all of our charges in the hospital Science Diet. but I never thought much of it, or any of the other "mass produced" foods. Would you mind sharing what you've switched to? I would never be able to use Nutro esp after reading your post. Thanks again for sharing your insight.
Submitted by Anonymous | March 6 2010 | Permalink
we have been feeding our two german-shorthairs nutro for years with no complaints.however,just after the holidays this year,esp.our male began to have bouts of vomiting-sometimes undigested food-sometimes yellow bile-then he would be very lethargic for several hours.never made a connection to the food because we had been using it for so long.then my son was at our house and asked if we were still feeding dogs nutro and told us that someone he works with had similar problems with their dog and the vet told them to stop feeding the nutro because of concerns they had with it.then i started reading some of the horror stories online about others who have had sick pets and even lost them and the only common denominator seems to be the food.how terrible to think that we may have been poisoning our beloved pets and never knew.i notified my other son and guess what?he had just bought a new bag of nutro&he commented that it had a different appearence than it had the last time he purchased it-different color and smell.needless to say,no one in this family will be buying it ever again.shame on that company!!probably cutting corners just like everyone else.
Submitted by Anonymous | November 8 2010 | Permalink
Thank you for this information. Do you happen to know if any incidence happened in Delaware? I bought nutro lamb and rice in wilmington delaware around the time of the recall and was assured that it was only the wet food not the dry.. she had been on it for about an year or two..it seemed to help with her skin allergies and itch then she started to slow down and not be interested in the food anymore there was no other symptoms except she did seem to like to drink alittle more and urinate alittle more but was assured by a breeder friend that she was just aging..but since the skin allergies came back i switch her food several times looking for something that would work for her...three years later( recently oct 2010 we lose her from renal failure...that hit her very quickly..could she have slowly been having trouble back when she was on nutro or would the effect have happened quicker like with your cocker? please help..we are heart broken and do not know the root of the problem..
Submitted by Nicole | May 25 2009 | Permalink
After all the issues with the pet food recall some months ago, I switched Winnie's food to the new Rachael Ray Nutrish. I researched this food and found that is very nutritious and they test their product constantly for safety. I do supplement Winnie's dinner with frozen organic dog food from Canz Real Meat. She also loves the taste of the dry food alone and that says alot...my dog is super picky!
Less than a week before the press release of the Nutro Max cat food recall I had just started my three year old completely healthy eski-poo on a new bag of Nutro Ultra which she has been eating for the last two years. We spent the next three days with her having 'bouts of diarrhea and she has absolutely refused to eat the food. I had bought two bags at the time and Petsmart allowed me to return one while assuring me that the dog food could not be responsible. Am I the only one who finds it odd that I spend three days worried that my dog's going to have to be taken to the vet for dehydration and checking her gum color and her skin elasticity every few hours after starting her on a new bag of food and then not two days later they've recalled the cat food? I had thought about it and this helped prompt me to join Petlane as a rep. My baby's on Dr. Pitcairn's home-made recipes until I get my shipment of Pure Woof Gold in on Monday. I sent Nutro a letter and never got a response. My advise, get your dog off that food if they start acting out of the norm at all. Wish us luck on our new food.
Submitted by A.Mitchell | June 17 2009 | Permalink
This particular issue can happen when you introduce ANY new food into a pet's diet. You should ALWAYS take 1 - 2 weeks to work a new pet food into your pet's regular diet, by slowly adding more and more of the new food to your pet's diet until it completely replaces the old food diet. Replacing a regular diet with a new one without stepping up in this manner can lead to diarhea and dehudration, constipation, blood in the stool, vomiting/nausea and other symptoms. This particular case can occur when switching to ANY dog food.
While I am no fan of Nutro since MARS bought out the company, I also want to make sure pet owners are aware of the proper procedure in CHANGING a pet's diet to avoid distress.
Submitted by Kathy Nicklas-V... | June 7 2009 | Permalink
Sadly, it has gotten to the point that the only dog food I'll trust is the food I make myself. The FDA likely feels that they are too busy trying to keep human food safe, and that pet food is not a priority. However, should the majority of pet owners in this country begin to feel as I do and make their own pet food, it would quickly turn into a disaster.
If we all made our own food, we could look forward to the following nightmare scenario: A hundred million dogs (a pure guess) would take an enormous amount of food out of the human food supply. The the cost of meats, grains and fresh vegetables would soar. Add in the lost profits that meat processors would have to make up when they no longer had a market for meats that aren't pretty - meats that are used in pet foods today. The end result would be that meat would become a luxury for all but the richest, hunger would be widespread, and the cost of food would take an ever increasing percentage of our budgets. In the end, dog ownership would likely go down, because people who cannot afford to feed themselves cannot afford to feed a dog.
If the FDA does not consider the safety of pet food to be a priority, perhaps they should consider what would happen if consumer confidence in pet food disappeared. In an ideal world, there would be no need for investigators, because all food manufacturers would treat every product as one they would need to use for themselves. But that isn't the case, and the FDA should consider the wisest way to utilize their limited resources. The country's food supply and safety depends on it.
I agree with the other responders who no longer trust the dog/cat food industry. We switched to raw food for them during the massive 2007 recall and have never looked back.
I hate to think that the same thing (massive recall) could happen again. I had to stop by my vet's office at the peak of the recall, and it was the saddest thing I've ever seen. every available space was taken up w/ ill pets, the staff we running themselves ragged trying to save as many as they could; but in many cases they were unable to.
There needs to be major reform in the ways in which pet foods are manufactured and regulated if we are ever to trust the industry again.
Submitted by Anonymous | June 23 2009 | Permalink
Nutro would not reveal zinc levels in their food so Pet Food Products Safety Alliance (PFPSA) tested the food and found that zinc levels were 2100 ppm!
Dr. Hansen told Consumer Affairs, that's "sky high".
At PFPSA's site you will see that dog food was tested in 2008. High zinc levels were found, but findings were ignored by Nutro and FDA.
The problem with Nutro has been going on for YEARS! There are over 900 complaints on Consumer Afairs website.
Also, Nutro denies that they've received ANY complaints of illness/death wrt their food.
You can read Nutro's side of the story at: http://www.nutroproducts.com/press-recall/press-faq.html
Please note Q's 17,19,20,21 in which Nutro states that they've had no complaints/reports of illness.
Submitted by Anonymous | September 1 2009 | Permalink
Our dog suffered from frequent bouts of unexplained vomiting and diarrhea, both of which began with the feeding of Nutro and completely ceased, without recurrence, in the months since we discontinued feeding our dog this brand. While this could be concidental and not causal, the FDA needs to have mechanisms in place for adverse event reporting comparable to what is used to collect data for the human health products they regulate.
Submitted by Anonymous | February 22 2010 | Permalink
and the problems with Nutro continue! and their denial of any possible responsibility & lack of concern. the CEO of Mars should be seriously penalized for what is happening to Nutro under his watch. or precious pets are being harmed & many of us have huge vet bills- what poison are they allowing in their pet foods?
complaints at consumeraffairs.com are again on the rise about Nutro! FDA- where are you now? don't repeated problems at Nutro justify prompt action on your part?
Submitted by Anonymous | March 7 2010 | Permalink
We gradually switched to Nutro over 3 weeks and fed Nutro completely for one week. We were hoping it would help with itching/skin allergy. Instead, our lab has been extremely thirsty and vomits bile every night. The Nutro is the only new food in his diet. I discontinued it today and am hoping for the best. He is back on his old food. Itchy skin is the least of our worries!
Submitted by Anonymous | April 7 2010 | Permalink
Our Italian Greyhound, has not been wanting to eat recently. This is a high energy dog who usually consumes great quantities of food given his body size, (12lbs). I bought his last bag of dry Nutro dry Lamb and Rice Formula on 3-21-10; it is dated "Best by 12-05-10". In the past, he would eat two full meals of dry/wet mixed with water a day and beg for more. In the past few weeks, he's has had no appetite for it and has been vomiting in his crate in the night. I never suspected the food until I looked it up online this evening. Tonight he starts on a roast chicken diet until I can find a better option. The canned Nutro costs $2/12.5 oz can, which on the side of the can is to be considered one whole serving if a dog is fed exclusively canned food. That would be 2/$2 cans per day, or $4/day to possibly poison my dog. I can feed my dog three or more meals from a roasted chicken which might cost me $4 on sale. Way to go, Nutro! I love the transparency and honesty we're seeing.
Submitted by Lori | April 12 2010 | Permalink
I am so sorry for you and anyone else dealing with this injustice. We too are now looking into this with Nutro. We are Very concerned over a possible recall to the trusted food we only gave out beautiful sweet corgi. Are pet store helped us in picking Small bite lamb and rice when we got our dog 4 years back. After buying our last Large bag now 6 weeks ago, we noticed our dog vomiting Bile, not with any regularity, but since losing him to renal failure on Easter sunday, we began researching past articles on recalls and realized that his symptoms are similar. I have this bag its i.d. and our pets labs. I am wanting to find out if there is something going on before others lose their precious loved ones.
Submitted by Eileen | April 12 2010 | Permalink
Submitted by Anonymous | November 8 2010 | Permalink
How long Lori was your dog on Nutro lamb and rice? Our cocker was on lamb and rice for a few years then we switch to a different food..since she didn't seem to like it as much anymore and the skin allergies had returned. We lost our cocker 9 1/2 yr to renal failure recently but she had been off the nutro for about a year or so... and on Beaverdam food... just trying to understand what happened...thanks for your help.. and if nutro may have contributed to the problem?
We are on our third bag of Nutro for our white German Shepherd who has been a part of our family for a couple months now. We switched from Blue Buffalo which we were thrilled with the quality of but not the price. We were looking for something more affordable but yet natural and with no byproducts. I was very concerned at first about the Nutro but he certainly seems to be thriving on it and seems to like it a lot. We do notice a LOT of shedding of his fur, but since it's spring that is what we attribute this to... actually his coat looks much glossier and healthier, and he seems to be very happy and well. So far we are very pleased with this food, but all the bad reports do make us a little apprehensive. What are some other more affordable alternatives some of you might have changed to? Purina One was going to be our next choice but there are byproducts in there as the second ingredient. Any others I have looked at are nearly $10 to $15 more per 25-35 pound bag. :-(
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Submitted by Scott W | April 14 2010 | Permalink
I have a mixed breed Lab, which we havve had since 8 weeks from a local humane society. We have fed her Nutro Lamb & rice almost exclusively, even with snacks it has been mostly Nutro. Her health and activity has always been good. Within the last 12 months she has occassionally thrown up because of some unknown reasons, suspecting that she has gotten hold of field mice. However, during the last three months, she has thrown up more frequently with two times to the point of not eating anything for a couple of days. We figured it was the food and got a different bag, with no problems for a week. The Vet was not able to find anything wrong either.
Submitted by Anonymous | April 17 2010 | Permalink
There is no recall! There is no probe into Nutro from the FDA!!
All this hype was brought about by a website that sounds official, however if you research them a little they are run by lawyers that are looking for a major lawsuit to file. They themselves have been sued for slander!
I have been feeding Nutro for years and have NEVER had problems. It is a good dog food and you are able to send in your bag if you think there is a problem with it. You are also able to take it back to the store for a full refund if you have your receipt.
I hope this helps...and I hope all the speculation into Nutro stops soon. This has been going on for too long and nothing has ever come out of it because there is nothing wrong!!!
Submitted by Anonymous | July 21 2010 | Permalink
I agree with you!!!! I had switched my dog over to Nutro a year ago and he couldn't be healthier! I follow the instructions on the bag for how much to feed him and feed him correctly. He has lost 10 pounds (which he needed) and has way more energy and doesn't have the soft bowel movements like he was having before with the other food and has less frequent bowel movements. The other foods were making him have bowel movements constantly so he was loosing all of his nutrients. He eats Nutro food and treats. I can tell he is happier and he looks great. The vet also said that he is one of the best looking 11 year old dogs she has seen. When I told her what food he was on she never blinked an eye. I am also sick of hearing about Nutro - I am sure if whoever has bad luck with it switches to another food and there is hype about the other food then they will hate that one too!
Submitted by Anonymous | October 4 2010 | Permalink
I hope you read further down the page. Nutro has had more complaints and recalls than any other company and they continue to deny it.
You may get good food from them for awhile, but what happens when their quality control slips yet again and your dog is poisoned because something got into the food?
I'm not willing to take a chance on them when there are a lot of other foods on the market.
Submitted by HWalker | April 21 2010 | Permalink
We bought a bag of NUTRO MAX PUPPY food last week. We fed our two dogs, a 55lb 10 month old catahoula/AST mix and a 60lb 7 month old catahoula/german shepherd mix, twice a day for 5 days. I noticed on day 3 that they seemed to be excessively thirsty, by day 4 they were also eating so fast it worried me (i still assume they were not getting good nutrition), and on day 5 our 10 month old started throwing up bile and urinating excessively (in the house, which she never does.) The only thing that had changed was their food. We immediately stopped feeding them NUTRO. They had a strict chicken and rice diet for two days and seem to be feeling better. It really scared me. I was shocked to read so many horror stories when i googled NUTRO. We will never use any of their products again. We have told everyone we can to not use NUTRO, as well. We are back to searching for a quality pet food that is within our budget.
Submitted by Nell Liquorman | April 24 2010 | Permalink
Pet owners should be careful where they purchase their pet food. Choosing a large chain store that has its own distribution center is the safety way to know that the pet food is directly from the manufacturer.
Go to : http://www.thedogplace.org/Articles/DogCare/Nutrition/09041-Counterfeit_...
The article for Jan. 2009 is there, but I wrote about pet food problems all last year and into this year. There are some bad problems with pet food and my publisher and I can't get any agency to take a look at it. Be sure to click on all the links and pictures. You will get the shock of your life. But, this year long year series of shocking findings seems unending and just this past week I found evidence of more problems. I contacted a large corporation because their product or brand has been compromised by counterfeiters. The exact ones that I wrote about when I did the article on Optima, but now they have a new name to go with the same old address and same two phone numbers.
The original site was shut down after I notified the Mars Co.
Be sure to take note of the barrels (including screen captures) of the Nutro that was for sale on the internet last year. And be sure to take a look at what could easily be recycled recalled 2007 pet food, and a copy of the response that we got from the FDA after we
It is beginning to look like criminals see a gold mine in pet food. They could be pouring it into a bag for any pet food company and selling it directly via the internet, or perhaps become a distributor for some small stores. Any reseller could be selling it, such as internet pet food sites or flea market venders.
Dont' wait for mainstream media to let you know, as we contacted them many times last years.
Nell Liquorman
Submitted by Anonymous | January 18 2011 | Permalink
This is exactly what happened to my beagle. I switch food to the mini chunk and five days later I came home and he is literally sitting in his vomit and stool. Haven't heard from the vet yet. This food is crap.
Submitted by Anonymous | March 19 2011 | Permalink
Nutro is one of the safest pet foods out there these days - they manufacture solely their own pet food in the usa with us farmers and over 600 quality checks a day... your pup could have gotten into something or may have an underlying condition... sorry to hear..but please don't speculate unless you know for sure.
Submitted by Beerad1981 | October 2 2011 | Permalink
Have two min pins and have fed them Natures Variety dog food and have had nothing but good reactions with each of them. Parents have a scottish terrier that had allergic reactions to other wal mart brand foods that were causing his to have bald spots and severe allergies at certain times of the year, switched him over to natures variety and all that went away and has been fine soon. Not saying they are the best, but I've heard nothing but good things from everyone I've talked to about it, maybe give them a try, good luck!!!
Submitted by Anonymous | June 5 2010 | Permalink
I have two cats and one dag. The older cat lost all his fur in his back end right to his tail. Two vets say it is allergy probably from his food. My other cat vomits everyday as soon as she eats. My dog has allergies also, I have changed their diets, the dog eats raw meats only , he has lost weight and his allergies are starting to clear up.
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Submitted by kellfree | October 3 2010 | Permalink
I have been feeding my dog Nutro since he was weened off from his mom. He is a lab/chow mix. I began with Nutro Max and had no troubles... a hand full of years ago I started giving him Nutro Natural Choice.
I have tried several of the different flavors/mixes of each Max and Natural Choices, not that there was ever a problem, I just wanted to be sure he didn't "get bored" with the same flavor week in and week out. After all, humans have 3 different meals a day and rarely the same thing two or three times a week. So why shouldn't my pup have a little variety? He now gets Senior because he has started to move a little slower.
He has always been healthy, never any problems except for a couple minor urinary track infections after getting into the garbage both times. Who knows what he ate? The only other problem I've ever had was he inhaled a package of Oreo Cookies... and the vet gave us directions to induce vomiting and we never had any effects from that. He has always had a full shiny coat, always lean, never overweight, muscular, active, full of energy, happy and still acting like a puppy since he was born.
He is now 14 years and 6 months old... Looks like he has a few more ahead of him too. Thanks Nutro for giving me such a wonderful experience as a pet owner!!
Submitted by Anonymous | October 25 2010 | Permalink
Submitted by Anonymous | October 29 2010 | Permalink
I have had all my pets on Nutro since I made the switch for my Cocker Spaniel that had food allergies. That was back in 1985. So I have a lot of years using their products and am happy to say we haven't have any problems feeding 2 cats and 4 dogs over the 25 years we've been using their products.
Submitted by Anonymous | December 18 2010 | Permalink
I fed my Chow/Samoyed mix this dog food her entire life and she lived a long and healthy 171/2 years!
Submitted by Anonymous | March 19 2011 | Permalink
Both my pets have been on Nutro for six years... my pets are happy and healthy... you can't always blame the food, there could always be underlying conditions, when people have renal failure or out of control bodily functions there could be many reasons ...same goes for dogs and cats. by the way... All Nutro foods are manufactured in their own US facilities in CA and Tn... it is not made in a facility with 2 or lets say 10 other pet food brands.... Nutro dog and cat kibble, cans, treats are all made with the highest quality us ingredients with lamb and venison from New Zealand..... of which Nutro has a long standing relationship with... Nutro quality checks all of their ingredient provider sites not to mention over 600 quality checks a day on all of their products. If your looking to feed you pets something that you trust and would eat yourself this would be eat. They are the only company that guarantees a better skin nd coat.... i have never witnessed any pet with a worse coat from feeding nutro... their products are super premium with NO meat by-products...all their products are geared towards natural solutions for sensitive tummys- skin, coat, bones, and joints. Remember all dogs are not the same... just because you can eat certain things doesn't mean I can to...IBD, Celiac disease, thyroid issues, diabetes, kidney issues... can all have underlying conditions that aren't necessarily brought about by food. Pets consume other things than pet food that can cause issues..or how about the use of vaccinations, or flea and tick remedies?? Not enough testing out there about the outcome of continuous use on and in pets... Unless you have your pet or pet food tested, there is really nothing or no one to blame... you can only assume and we all know what the end result of that is. Before there is speculation that Nutro Pet Food caused your pet to vomit or have kidney failure..or the numerous other ailments pets can acquire.. the big picture should be analyzed... there are so many household supplies pets can get into and ingest...like stated before.. you never know...so if it makes consumers feel better to switch their pet food so be it...just remember that Nutro is one of the best pet food companies that legitimately tells you where the food is made and by whom and has one of the best quality and safety standards the pet food industry has ever seen!
Submitted by Anonymous | June 1 2011 | Permalink
I pray your pets do not get sick like my 3-1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel last October. She died within a month of her first symptoms. The only thing that I changed was a new bag of Nutro dog food.
Submitted by Anonymous | June 19 2011 | Permalink
I too have used Nutro with success for over 9 years. I have six dogs, five siberian huskies & one shih tzu all on nutro ultra. I've been very happy with the product & have had no medical issues. I also use nutro for my cats, though I haven't had as much success there since the company stopped making the lamb based dry cat food.
Submitted by Anonymous | June 1 2011 | Permalink
I lost my 3-1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel to liver damage. She died within a month of becoming ill. I was back and forth to 3 different vets after she first became ill. The only thing changed was that I had bought a new bag of Nature's Choice Light Nutro dog food before she became ill. Of course, I filed a complaint with Nutro but they denied the food was the issue. I pray no other family had to go through the expense and heartache that our family went through. RIP Lily.
You, as people, we get sick with liver, upset stomach,urinary tract, cancer, virus, etc., do you blame your food when sickness of yourself or anyone you know, on the food you eat?? does not mean the Nutro food is responsible. If food - dog, cat or human has a problem, The FDA sends out an immediate RECALL to ALL - places that carry the products, be it human, pet, veggies, anything in your grocery store,soap,lotions, candy anything that may be harmful.
NO STORE NO COMPANY wants anything on their shelves that would knowly cause any kind of harm to people or pets. Not good for any business that would have harmful product. AS SOON AS there is a recall of any sort~~~products are moved off shelves FAST ASAP.
No company/store wants to lose your business therefore, it is in your best and the company to have those things removed.
It is irresponsible for conusmers to make statements as seen on this site without checking the validity of the concern.
I've feed Nutro for years. This company has been around over 80 yrs. has been the #1 "super premiun" & continued to improve their food thru the years, they have not adverised Nutro but gotten known by word of mouth from one consumer to another for the great quality, and concern for your pets health). My cats & dogs have had upset issues, just like me. I try to figure out what is not agreeing with my stomach or their's, may take a few weeks, but I make changes. With age our "body system changes" just as our cats and dogs. For my cat & dogs - it's easy with Nutro, there is food for senitive stomach, senior, high engery, weight managment,grain free, you could change the protein in the bag. Lamb, Chicken, vension, herring, turkey or beef.
Maybe feeding ckicken broth & rice diet (very easy to digest)a few days may help to take care of "stomach upset".
If something persist~~see your vet. (I don't care for Science diet vet as it has (fillers, like by-products, can't digest, can only poop it out, goes straight thru their system, gives them a larger stool as it is not digestible)example~~food that is totally digestible will produce small stool volume, with fillers larger stool volume because they can not digest.
Nutro is totally digestible. Concerns call the company.
All this is something for you to think about, a simple change can make a difference.
I dearly love my 4 legged family, they are the only family I have.
Best wishes to all that are concerned for your 4 legged family members.
Submitted by mcwcinti | March 18 2012 | Permalink
We started one of our greyhounds on Nutro Venison & potato last summer and because our
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The time is the too-near future. Powered and enabled by the invention known as the Great Machine, the world's machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest, decimating the human population before being largely shut down. But, as our world fell to pieces, a mission began to salvage the legacy of civilization; a group of small creations was given the spark of life by a scientist in the final days of humanity, and they continue to exist post-apocalypse. One of these creations, 9,
Sep 9, 2009 Wide
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This film will surely be remembered as an intriguing failure: a triumph of ambition over ability, of ideas over emotional resonance - just another grim fairy tale for these troubled times.
There's no denying that Acker has a knack for bleak landscapes and an inventive salvage-yard approach to character design, but his narrative skills are less developed.
In movies, our technology is so often the ruin of us. We got that message from Stanley Kubrick way back when, and we get it now. But couldn't filmmakers let something else ruin us for a change? Even the apocalypse needs variety.
It's easy to see why Acker's gifts caught the attention of these directors; he's a visual craftsman of no little promise. Now if he can just stitch together a story with the same loving care that went into creating those digital burlap dolls...
The expanded cast of creatures looks great, dressed and animated in the homespun style Acker calls ''stitchpunk.''
A potent reminder that not all shorts, even ones as brilliant as Acker's, will necessarily work well as a feature.
Feels unnaturally fleshed out and overthought, dampening the excitement through extensive padding...captivating eye candy, but something of a dramatic spinout.
If you're gonna be so downbeat, yah gotta be good. This ain't good. Paul Chambers, CNN.
A throwback to the industrial era, the film doesn't feel as important now as it might have then.
Proudly mature -- the movie deals much with individual death as well as doomsday -- so it's a welcome work, something we might even dare to call American-style anime.
This movie is what would happen if the folks at Pixar were manic depressives . . .
I think if I were not diligently taking notes for this very review I might have folded laundry or something to pass the time... It's a beautiful movie to look at and a clumsy story with a weird ending.
Totally lacking in character development. It is like seeing a love story involving toasters.
There is a lot that is interesting to see in the world created by Shane Acker but not enough to make the feature film satisfying.
Watch it for the visuals, and dream about what Shane Acker might accomplish with a better screenplay.
If ever there was a greater pity that a film wasn't exhibited in 3-D, I wouldn't know it. Acker's fluid direction and striking visual style would seem to welcome such an embellishment.
Substance abuse might improve the experience, but alas, 9 unto itself is only half-baked.
The interplay between characters is often electric and fans of the film will definitely find a character they can root for in the mix...
Grown from a superb 10-minute animation, this feature length version runs out of steam despite its stunning visual design.
Gorgeously animated, beautifully executed and incredibly imaginative, Shane Acker's 9 manages to nonetheless feel a little bit like something you've seen before.
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- #1: Sometimes one must be sacrificed for the good of many.
- #7: You coward!
- #1: They left us nothing. Nothing. Why do we have to right their wrongs?
- #5: Actually, I don't mind having one eye. It's easier for me. It allows me to concentrate on just one thing at a time, you know?
- #2: Some things in this world are better left where they lie. But if you know where to look, these ruins are full of riches.
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Greed Corp HD
50,000 - 100,000 downloads
- Great strategy game
- Multiplayer options
- Can get quite complicated
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"Greed will destroy us all!"
Reviewed by Peter Warrior / Oct 25, 2013
A complex strategy game with simple rules.
Greed Corp is a turn based, strategy game, of which we may say that it's not only nicely presented, but also come with a high playability and deepness hard to find nowadays. There are just a few rules, though even there's a step by step tutorial. Everything comes wrapped in sorta jazz music and a Wall·e theme aroma. By the way, intro is awesome.
Combat system may remember Civilization or any other similar board game, as you have to attack with the same or more units than your enemy has placed there to defend. No luck involved, just raw strategy. We miss a 'move all units within a same tile' option a bigger and more intuitive UI, though.
Build harvesters to spoil the soil and get credits. Every turn, land height will drop till it collapses bringing down units and buildings wherein. You can haste this process by selfdestructing your harvesters, which will test your brains as chain reactions require a deep analysis. Finally, don't disregard cannons (who would do that anyway?), as cannons...well, cannons do that cannons use to do, you know what we mean.
There are many tactics that can bring you to victory, but all share the same core: balance harvesting and destroying land so you can earn credits and survive at the same time. If there's a key to winning, it's called planification. Greed Corp is a great strategy game that will delight hardcore strategists and will give a big and pleasant surprise to those who thought that strategy games weren't for them.
In a nutshell, a great strategy game, with simple rules and scenarios but endless possibilities. If you find campaign mode easy, try to beat your fellow mates in a multiplayer match. Invictus has drawn out the best in. This game's free ad-supported and it comes in HD version if your device can bear it.
The award winning console and PC strategy hit is now available to your Android tablet!
Greed Corp HD is a fresh and fun strategy game situated in a rich Steam-Punk world, offering a long-lasting single player campaign and a variety of multiplayer options for up to four players.
Find the delicate balance between harvesting the land for resources to fund your war machines and preserving it to stay alive. Choose one of four different factions: the industrious Cartel, the militaristic Empire, the Freemen preservationists, and the Pirate traders. Destroy your enemies, or destroy the very land they stand on, before they do it to you.
The Android version boasts the same features as the Console and PC versions, offering:
• An innovative land collapsing mechanic, creating intense strategic battles.
• Earn Trophies and titles, and climb the online leader-boards playing as one of four factions in bite-sized matches of around 20 minutes.
• Campaign mode with 4 chapters spread over 24 unique maps including an extensive tutorial.
• 2, 3, and 4-player battles spread across 36 maps.
• Customize multi-player matches with any combination of local, online, and computer players (with three difficulty levels).
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Don't even bother to download with this token system.
Greed cop should be the name of your company. Pay per level? I don't think though! I don't mind paying for a game, but your business model is stupid. Uninstalled with disgust.
Good controls once you figure them out
The best game EVER o my gosh get this game right NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Works great on my iconia a500 running honeycomb . Has yet to fc on me.
I downloaded this yesterday after work and played for the next 6 hours with zero problems on my Asus Transformer Prime, running ICS 4.0.3. I'm addicted & can't wait to get home to devote more time to it.
I love this game, but it is fatally flawed. I have gotten to the third level in the campaign but cannot progress further because the comp players go into the thinking mode ( displayed by the thought bubble), then never progresses. I wait and wait, but not


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One thousand years after the Giant Warriors caused an apocalyptic event known as the seven days of fire, humans are living in constant fear of the Toxic Jungle. This ever-spreading forest is filled with poisonous plants and gigantic monstrous insects; even the very air is deadly. Nausicaa is the kind and wise princess of a small, peaceful country known as the Valley of the Wind, which has so far avoided the spread of the forest. One night a large airship containing one of the Giant Warriors crashes into the valley. The following day soldiers from the powerful nation of Tolmekia invade the Valley of the Wind to reclaim and revive the warrior. As the only one who truly believes that there is a way for humans to live alongside the insects, Nausicaa must find a way to stop the war that now threatens her people and protect the Toxic Jungle before the Tolmekians burn it to the ground.
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The first time I watched this I perceived it as an enjoyable ride, but profoundly inferior to the otherwise excellent Ghibli features. After viewing it again I've changed my opinion rather fundamentally and in this review I'll try to explain why, while trying to maintain a quick and basic approach. Story: 8.5/10 Storywise, Nausicaa combines the environmentalism that was so prominent in Princess... read more
Nausicca Valley Of The Wind the wonderful anime brought to light by the fine anime house of Studio Ghibli. Nausicca is princess to the land known as the valley of the wind. Her keen sense with the living land brings pleasure and pain. A picture painted ever so lightly with a creative adolecense. A story for everyone and almost ever age. The sountrack at times is very 80's, I can not fault it for coming out in... read more
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OneRepublic 's summer tour in support of their current album Native kicks off Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the band says that fans can expect something really special from them this time around: an eye-popping spectacle to go along with their music.
"We were in Vegas and I went to Cirque du Soleil -- one of the five or 50 shows they have -- for like the fourth or fifth time," recalls OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, explaining why the band decided to focus on their stage presentation. "And I thought, 'OK, in a world where you can pay money to see this, our asses need to step it up, and every band in the world has to step it up.'"
Guitarist Zach Filkins sums up the band's goal as bringing "a little bit more of a show, and....more value too."
"I mean, if people are spending their hard-earned money to go see a show, that means a lot to us," Zach says. "And I think it's time for us to grow that experience for them a little bit." He adds, "So we're gonna do some new things, some new lighting things, just theatrics and insanity -- but something to really move with the music so that it becomes a bigger experience for everyone, even ourselves."
Ryan says that it's not just OneRepublic who've been influenced by Cirque du Soleil: he's noticed other artists trying to up their game as well.
"I think that's partly why Pink does what she does," says Ryan, referring to the pop star's incredible onstage acrobatics. "She puts on the most fantastical show. And I've watched Coldplay's live set and I mean, you can see they're spending a huge chunk of the money they're making on that show. And that where the world's at."
Ultimately, Ryan says, it's all about giving fans more bang for their buck.
"If you pay 40 bucks, then we're gonna give you a hundred and forty dollar show," he says.
The OneRepublic headlining tour will run through August 18; on August 29, a new leg will start, featuring the band on a co-headlining bill with Sara Bareilles.
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Agent: Twins reach agreement with AyalaPosted on February 6th, 2009 – 4:35 PM
By Joe Christensen
The Twins reached agreement today on a one-year, $1.3 million contract with free agent reliever Luis Ayala, pending a physical, Ayala's agent Joe Longo told the Star Tribune.
Ayala, 31, went 2-10 with a 5.71 ERA and nine saves in 86 appearances last year with the Nationals and Mets, handling a heavy workload despite a groin injury.
After getting traded from Washington to New York, Ayala stepped into the closer's role for the Mets and converted nine of 11 save opportunities. The righthanded sinkerball specialist went 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA the previous year with Washington.
The Twins agreed to pay Ayala up to $575,000 in performance incentives. After losing setup man Pat Neshek to an elbow injury in November, they've explored numerous trade and free agent options.
"He's happy to go in there and fight for that setup job," Longo said.


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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WSAU-Wheeler News) -- A Sheboygan County man has been hospitalized, following a morning snowmobile crash near Lyndon.
Police say at around 7:00 o'clock Friday night, 29-year-old Calen Leider was driving his snowmobile through an intersection when he collided with a pickup truck. Leider was thrown from the snowmobile, which caught on fire.The driver of the pickup was uninjured, Leider was hospitalized with substantial head injuries.
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We knew it would come and we've seen demos, but at this year's TED conference Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson confirmed that the publication would hit the iPad this summer. Unfortunately there aren't details regarding digital subscription costs yet.[Wired]
Wired Magazine Launching iPad Edition By This Summer
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United Nations and CERN discuss the challenge of communicating science and technology
12 March 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - Imagining an open dialogue on the challenges of communicating science and technology to the world, convened by the largest physics laboratory in the world together with the largest international organization would have been odd only a few years ago. Yet all the seats were taken at the round table organized by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) on the CERN premises on 12 March and many more people were watching live via webcast and putting questions to the speakers via e-mail and twitter. The panel of speakers included experts and scientists from CERN, ITU, the Human Brain Project, the European Space Agency, UNITAR, and a scientific journalist from the Swiss national TV.
"This is a clear sign of the higher value of scientific knowledge in the international decision-making landscape. It signals the beginning of a new phase in the relation between science and society" says Francesco Pisano, Director of Research, Technology Applications and Knowledge Systems at UNITAR. Other experts converged on this point although the discussion highlighted also the difficulty of communicating science to an international audience more used to policy and humanities than particle physics. Paul Conneally of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was adamant that the key is to find the best way to communicate to non-expert audiences. Other speakers underlined the importance of transparency and attracting the public's attention apart from the topical moments when large scientific discoveries are widely celebrated by the media.
CERN and the European Space Agency are good examples of both doing science daily, away from the spotlight, and becoming the centre of world's attention when there is a sensational break-through. Many scientists say the public finds it hard to comprehend the excitement of normal operations, what they call "doing science", as opposed to the revelatory moment of discovery. James Gillies, Head of communications at CERN, gave examples of the reasons and effects of the Laboratory's instant planetary popularity when the Large Hadron Collider began operations, and even more so on the day the Higgs particle was first observed. This popularity is magnified by social media and the world wide web, another great advancement brought to humankind by CERN, he observed. Fernando Doblas of European Space Agency (ESA) offered examples in the same vein and told of the Agency's experience in communicating with political decision makers and parliamentarians who need to understand the value of science to be able to legislate and provide funding.
Still the question remains how to make the general public aware that apart from great discovery moments, fundamental research and technology experimentation do have concrete impact on our quality of life and eventually on higher values such as peace, human rights, and equality. The history of humankind is the history of our struggle to understand the world around us and create tools, machines and automated processes capable of improving our life. Science is at the roots of this constant quest, yet scientists, society and politics are worlds much less connected than one would expect looking at our degree of development. And "there seems to be more science going on than scientific journalists to report on it", said Christophe Ungar of Swiss TV TRS.
Photo: Speakers at the round-table (credit: UNITAR/N Morelli)
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