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Great review, but this is an awful train design. It's essentially designed as a truck on rails with the cab pulling the cargo behind. As the reviewer said, why passengers would want to be loaded on like freight is anyones guess....
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School News & Announcements
Save the Date!
Irvington School Auction
March 11, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
-Teacher Planning Day, NO SCHOOL
-How to Talk to Your Kids about Race Parent Panel & Discussion, 6-8 p.m., Library
-SCRIP/Coffee Orders Due
-PTA Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Library
-Latino Families Meeting, 6:00-8 p.m., Library
Dinner and childcare provided
-SPIRIT DAY: ANIMAL DAY (Wear something representing your favorite animal)
-Leadership Meeting, 4:05- 5:30 p.m., Library
-K-5 Music Program Dress Rehearsal, 9:30 a.m., Gym
-K-5 Music Program, 9:30 a.m., Gym
-Connect to Kindergarten, 7- 8:30 p.m., Library
-School Tour, 8:45- 9:45 a.m.
-6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Honor Roll Assembly, 2:00 p.m., Gym
-In Touch
Please bring Box Tops to the main office! Funds from last year helped to pay for new playground balls for all classrooms.
Irvington Principal Announcement
A number of parents have asked me if any decisions have been made around changing school boundaries or changing current school configurations. The answer is that different options are still being discussed by the District-wide Boundary Review Advisory Committee (DBRAC). Parents who have attended the meetings have relayed that the options currently being discussed propose transforming the majority of K-8 schools into K-5 schools, however nothing has been decided at this point because the decision has to take into account a number of factors. To clarify, DBRAC is an advisory committee that will make a recommendation to the Board of Education. The Board of Education will then make a final decision after hearing public testimony. More information about the work of the DBRAC Committee and the process can be found at http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/enrollment-transfer/9522.htm
If I hear any additional information in the meantime, I will be sure to pass it on to the Irvington community.
Have a great weekend,
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All Rise...
Judge Paul Pritchard presents a review of Charlie and Lola, lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of Charlie And Lola: My Little Town (published February 14th, 2007), Charlie And Lola: It Is Absolutely Completely Not Messy (published July 11th, 2007), and Charlie And Lola, Volumes 1 And 2 (published November 13th, 2006) are also available.
The Charge
"You know, Charlie, I really do think I absolutely and extremely must have my own skates."
The Case
Based on the books of author Lauren Child, Charlie and Lola is a wonderful encapsulation of the joys of childhood, beautifully articulating a child's view of a world that is both confusing and full of wonder. In the absence of any adults, Charlie (the older of the two) acts as Lola's guide to understanding the big wide world, frequently putting his own interests aside for the benefit of his sister. In return, Lola is impatient, unreservedly curious, and prone to wild flights of imagination. Together, they represent one of the most relatable depictions of childhood on television; one that ensures Charlie and Lola is just as likely to delight adults as it is to entertain children. Though episodes will occasionally deal with more trite storylines, the show is not afraid to tackle the big issues. Indeed, anyone who has seen the episode "I Will Never Ever Never Forget You, Nibbles" will attest to how the show can deal with difficult subjects (in this case, the death of a pet mouse) with a level of skill and tenderness unparalleled in children's TV. Though the tales included on Charlie and Lola: I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates never quite manage to reach the excellence of the aforementioned episode, they still stand head and shoulders above most children's entertainment.
Charlie and Lola: I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates features the following episodes:
• "Help, I Really Mean It"
• "I Am Making A Craze"
• "I Can Train Your Dog"
• "It's Raining, It's Boring"
• "I Wish I Could Do That, And Also That, Too"
• "I Can Dance Like A Dancer"
• "I Am Extremely Boiling"
• "But Where Completely Are We"
• "I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates"
Most episodes of Charlie and Lola teach a simple lesson, but whether it be the importance of earning trust, learning to be patient, or being able to forgive, not once is the show preachy or judgmental. Instead, Charlie and Lola simply reflects how children really are, and the resolutions to each conflict or disagreement that might occur are grounded in reality. Likewise, the dialogue, which is dominated by Lola's fractured English, is so natural it would be easy to believe it to have been improvised by children. Visually the show is a joy, with a collage style of animation employed to combine the simple, yet appealing characters with photographs, video footage, and other materials to bring Lola's active imagination to life.
No extras are included on the DVD, but you do get a colorful 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer that is as sharp as a tack. The Dolby 2.0 stereo soundtrack ensures the catchy theme tune will be in your head for weeks.
A treat for the whole family, Charlie and Lola: I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates comes highly recommended.
The Verdict
Absolutely, most definitely, not guilty.
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They have already cleaned and delivered 3700 coats.
Organizers say it's well worth the effort.
This is the 22nd annual Share the Warmth Program. The coat giveaway will be Monday, December first through the sixth from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army at 1320 Southeast 6th Street in Topeka.


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Jorge A. Vargas, Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law; LL.B. Summa cum laude, School of Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City; LL.M. and J.S.D. (Candidate) Yale Law School. Professor Vargas was a guest lecturer on Mexican law at New York University School of Law, International Global Program in October 1999, and a Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School where he taught a Mexican law course in 1994. He is the founder and director of the Mexico-United States Law Institute, University of San Diego, 1983-1987. Prof. Vargas is the editor and contributing author of MEXICAN LAW: A TREATISE FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS (West Group, 4 vol., 1998 and 2001). The author expresses his personal thanks to Daniel B. Rodriguez, Dean and Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law, for the generous 2003 Summer Research Award granted for the preparation of this work. The author also wishes to express his sincere thanks to Brian Williams, Reference Librarian, and Sushila Selness, Head of Collection Services, both from USD's Pardee Legal Research Center, and George Decker, Editor of USD's School of Law publication titled The Advocate, for their prompt and most valuable suggestions regarding the content and format of this Note. The author verifies the accuracy of the Spanish language cites and all English translations. Prof. Vargas maintains a website on Mexican law located at http://www.mexlaw.com
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Original Article
A 7-day continuous infusion of PTH or PTHrP suppresses bone formation and uncouples bone turnover
Version of Record online: 19 AUG 2011
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.415
Copyright © 2011 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Volume 26, Issue 9, pages 2287–2297, September 2011
Additional Information
How to Cite
Horwitz, M. J., Tedesco, M. B., Sereika, S. M., Prebehala, L., Gundberg, C. M., Hollis, B. W., Bisello, A., Garcia-Ocaña, A., Carneiro, R. M. and Stewart, A. F. (2011), A 7-day continuous infusion of PTH or PTHrP suppresses bone formation and uncouples bone turnover. J Bone Miner Res, 26: 2287–2297. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.415
Publication History
- Issue online: 19 AUG 2011
- Version of Record online: 19 AUG 2011
- Accepted manuscript online: 4 MAY 2011 01:21PM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 21 APR 2011
- Manuscript Revised: 9 DEC 2010
- Manuscript Received: 17 SEP 2010
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Human in vivo models of primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT), humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM), or lactational bone mobilization for more than 48 hours have not been described previously. We therefore developed 7-day continuous-infusion models using human parathyroid hormone(1–34) [hPTH(1–34)] and human parathyroid hormone–related protein(1–36) [hPTHrP(1–36)] in healthy human adult volunteers. Study subjects developed sustained mild increases in serum calcium (10.0 mg/dL), with marked suppression of endogenous PTH(1–84). The maximal tolerated infused doses over a 7-day period (2 and 4 pmol/kg/h for PTH and PTHrP, respectively) were far lower than in prior, briefer human studies (8 to 28 pmol/kg/h). In contrast to prior reports using higher PTH and PTHrP doses, both 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] and tubular maximum for phosphorus (TmP/GFR) remained unaltered with these low doses despite achievement of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria. As expected, bone resorption increased rapidly and reversed promptly with cessation of the infusion. However, in contrast to events in primary HPT, bone formation was suppressed by 30% to 40% for the 7 days of the infusions. With cessation of PTH and PTHrP infusion, bone-formation markers abruptly rebounded upward, confirming that bone formation is suppressed by continuous PTH or PTHrP infusion. These studies demonstrate that continuous exposure of the human skeleton to PTH or PTHrP in vivo recruits and activates the bone-resorption program but causes sustained arrest in the osteoblast maturation program. These events would most closely mimic and model events in HHM. Although not a perfect model for lactation, the increase in resorption and the rebound increase in formation with cessation of the infusions are reminiscent of the maternal skeletal calcium mobilization and reversal that occur following lactation. The findings also highlight similarities and differences between the model and HPT. © 2011 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research


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Foxy Memoirs: The Psychic Girl
Narutox Shion. Au
Author's Note
This is now a stand alone one-shot with just Naruto x Shion. I am redoing the Foxy Memoirs as a multi-story but leaving this as a seperate single story.
Story Start
I had arrived back in Konoha after going on vacation to Suna. I happened to run into an old acquaintance by the name of Temari, we had a few drinks, danced a bit, and the next thing you know we were entangled in bed scenes enjoying a night of passion. I have to give it to Fu the hair cut was truly something as it was the first thing the desert rose noticed when she saw me, or so she told me. I felt alive, like a king. I was thinking maybe I should go pay Shizune-chan a visit. Though I would tommorow as I wanted to catch the last showing of a movie that I've wanted to see when I first saw the commerical. I got there just in the nick of time, walking up to the box I was surprised to see a girl from my class Shion there. She had the same class I did, advanced sex education thought by Mitarashi Anko. Since the kids of my generations were still getting pregnant, catching AIDs and shit like that the people in charge finally decided to grow balls, or some guts and stop being a bunch of sissies about teaching the next generation about sex...now that I think about it I wouldn't mind sexing up Shion here. She had a pair of great tits, second to only this shy girl by the name of Hinata Hyuuga. In fact a lot of people said they looked like they could be twins but I didn't see it. Shion's long hair hung down to her waist, and what a waste. A beautiful round shaped ass that barely fit into any pants or jeans she wore.
I was surprised that she was the only one working. ''Hey there future girl let me have one...'' She scowled at me with those dazzling violet eyes of her. She had the 'gift' or so she said. I don't care if all 100 of her predicitions during the year came through I'm not buying it. Anyone could have guessed Chouji would have gotten Diabetes or that Ino was secretly Bulimic and Sakura had split personality.I looked at her uniform and whistled. A White see-through polo shirt and skin tight black pants. I found it amusing that the guys clothes were not only looser but the shirts were black. The clothes were obviously sexually suggestive. I wondered if miss future girl wore a thong.
''Hey ass if you're done staring at my chest you can go see your movie.''
''Why don't you join me...watching a movie is more fun with company.''
''Naruto Namikaze...hit by a bus...2:45.''
''Prediciting my death are we?''
''Whatever...'' I said as I went to go see my movie. It was your standard horror film with lots of blood and guts, not to mention dumb teenagers having sex and getting picked off one by one. Of course like most stereotypical horror movies the black man was the first to be killed. I have plenty of black friends and I could say they would never do the dumb shit some of these characters do in the movies. The moment something was up they would have bonked out. I heard shuffling and turned to my right and sure enough there was the blonde sexy psyhic.
''Found you...my shift is over...thought I join you.''
Anothe rhalf hour into the movie this girl is stabbed through the wall in the stomach. A second object a poll this time goes straight through her throat. Shion jump and clutches on to me.
''What's wrong future girl? Didn't see it coming.''
She gave me a furious look. ''Shut up!'' She answered curtly. The next thing either of us knew we were kissing passionately. It was obvious, the sexual tension between us was pointed out by several people. I had been working out quite a bit lately. ''Come on...we have until the movie is over which is 45 minutes, then an additional ten before the janitor come and cleans it up.''
''Don't have to tell me twice,'' I said as I lift that itty-bitty shirt off her. Her breasts were bigger then even Hinata's melon. Though not quite as big as Tsunade-sensei's breast but who would have breasts those big. The next thing I knew I heard the sound of a zipper and my pants fell to my ankles This girl was quite the minx. My boxers shortly joined my pants as my Penix sprung to life. Shion started stroking it causing me to groan. She moved to her knees and placed her left hand on my ankle to steady herself. She then licked the underside a few times. ''You have an amazing cock Naruto-kun...let's see what you can go with it,'' She said as she gave it the full treatement. Licking every inch from the top to the base. She continued to lap up the entire shaft, coating it with spit so it would be lubbed for later on. The way she worked on my cock in a was just heavenly. Then when she started to deep throat me I felt my I was going to bust a nut.
''I want to fuck you so badly Shi...'' I said as she let my cock fall out with a wet plop. ''Shi?''
''You don't like it?''
''No I do...kind of nice...but enough talking...I want you to fuck me,'' She said huskily as she stood up and kissed me on the lips. I moved my hands to bring her closer but she casually knocked them away. She undud the top button and pushed me into the chair. Being the tease that she was she did a slow and seductive dance, grinding against my cock everytime she got close.
Eventually it became to unbearble and I grabbed her, biting into her neck causing her to moan. ''Hhm your such a freak...why don't you take me stud,'' She said leaning over one of the chairs. I pulled down her black G-string and admired that huge round badunkadunk. She pushed it out to the point it was almost touching my face. I gave that ass a slap causing it to jiggle. She giggled, ''Are you painting a portrait back there or something? Get to work.''
''As you wish,'' I said as my tongue went straight for her lips. She gasped as my organ teased her senstive opening. I lapped at it a few times, tasting hot pussy juice. I decided that I wanted her now. I reached forward and undid her bra letting her breasts hang freely. I moved my hands up to her shoulders and positoned myself her. I then rammed into her pussy as quickly as I could.
Shion let out a pained yelp and a string of curses.
She was tight there but I didn't feel a Hymen. Either she lost her virginity and hadn't had sex since then or broke her hymen somehow. Either way I waited a moment before pulling out and slamming back into her causing her to moan. I was too consumed with lust to take things slowly. I grabbed her by the hips and started pounding into her. She seemed to enjoy it if her cries of pleasure were an indication. As I built up a rhythm I slid one of my hands downs and grabbed a hold of her cheeks and started squeezing them. I massaged and kneaded them as I timed by thrusts so I wouldn't miss a beat. The scene from the movie suddenly changed to day light allowing me a better view of her. She hung on for dear life on the chair above as one of her other hands went between between her legs.
''Oh fuck...I'm so close...I'm gonna cum.''
''Me too! Should I pull out!'' I felt my balls tighten and knew I was going to give out soon.
''No I'm on the pull...cum inside me,'' She said as her cunt suddenly clamped down on my throbbing tool. I doubt I would have been given the chance too. I leaned back and thrusted into her with all my might as my seed spilled into her. I heard her then scream my name as liquids seeped down pulled apart and took a moment to catch our breaths.
''Looks like you missed your movie.'' She said as the end of the credits appeared and the lights started to come on.
''Well looks like I'm going to have to see it next time...see you at school?''
''Count on it...''
We had finish getting dressed and I offered to walk Shion home. I walked into the street still a bit in disbelief of what happened when I heard a blaring horn. The next thing I knew Shion tackled me out of the way as he landed on the side walk. Both of us were out of breath and pale. Suddenly I saw her watch lit up and the time said 2:45. I was never going to doubt her again.
Hey people how's it going? Foxy Memoirs my new series are lemons told by Naruto's Point of View. I thought I try something different.


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Credit Suisse to Cut 1,500 More Jobs After Securities Loss
Credit Suisse Group AG, the second-biggest Swiss bank, said it will cut about 1,500 more jobs and reorganize its securities unit after the division reported its first quarterly loss since 2008.
Credit Suisse fell the most in almost three years in Zurich trading as third-quarter net income of 683 million Swiss francs ($767 million) missed the 979 million-franc mean estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Chief Executive Officer Brady Dougan, who said current volatility in the markets is "similar" to the 2008 crisis, is adding to the 2,000 staff cuts announced in July. That may make it more difficult for the Zurich-based bank to compete with larger rivals amid the European sovereign debt crisis and as the global economic slowdown crimps investment-banking revenue.
"The bank is trying to resolve its earnings problems by aggressive downsizing," said Dirk Becker, a Frankfurt-based analyst at Kepler Capital Markets. "It's very difficult to achieve as once you fall out of the competition with the biggest investment banks it gets harder to attract good people even in areas the company wants to keep. Rivals will be happy."
Credit Suisse dropped as much as 10 percent, the biggest intraday decline since December 2008, and was down 8.2 percent at 23.51 francs as of 11:37 a.m. in Zurich. The stock is down 35 percent this year, compared with 30 percent declines at larger rival UBS AG and the 46-company Bloomberg Europe Banks and Financial Services Index.
Investment-Banking Loss
Credit Suisse's investment bank reported a pretax loss of 190 million francs for the quarter, compared with a profit of 395 million francs in the year-earlier period. Earnings at the private bank slumped 78 percent to 183 million francs after the company made 478 million francs of litigation provisions for tax settlements in Germany and the U.S. Asset management profit fell 32 percent to 92 million francs.
"We believe subdued economic growth and the low interest rate environment and increased regulation that we are seeing may persist for an extended period," Dougan said in a statement. "We may well continue to see continued low levels of client activity and a volatile trading environment."
Credit Suisse's job cuts will reduce the bank's total headcount by almost 7 percent from the current 50,700 by the end of 2013. That will save about 2 billion francs in annual costs, the bank said. While the cuts will be spread across the group, the private bank will be less affected, Chief Financial Officer David Mathers told reporters on a conference call.
Market Volatility
Credit Suisse had added about 4,000 employees since the beginning of 2009, including staff at the investment bank, to try to gain a bigger market share after surviving the subprime crisis with lower losses than some peers. The bank increased its target for cutting risk-weighted assets by 57 percent.
Compared to 2008, "the volatility in the markets is similar in terms of the fact that people are taking a much more conservative approach to how they actually conduct themselves in financial matters," Dougan said in an interview. "We need to have a period of more stability before we can get the markets and players in the markets acting in a more consistent way."
UBS and Deutsche Bank AG, the biggest bank in Germany, last week signaled more jobs may be at risk amid demands for more capital and as a deteriorating global economy hurts investment-banking revenue.
Targets Scrapped
Deutsche Bank Chief Financial Officer Stefan Krause said Oct. 25 the Frankfurt-based lender will continue to adjust its "platform" if the challenging environment persists after announcing 500 job cuts earlier that month. His UBS counterpart Tom Naratil said in an interview the same day that a reorganization of the investment bank, which the Zurich-based company plans to announce on Nov. 17, may lead to a lower headcount at the unit.
Dougan cut Credit Suisse's profitability goal in February, blaming stricter capital requirements, and now aims for a return on equity of more than 15 percent over the next three to five years, down from a previous goal of more than 18 percent. Tougher rules from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Swiss regulators will require the bank to hoard more capital for its securities business.
Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank and Barclays Plc have already disclosed plans to shrink their combined risk-weighted assets by as much as $415 billion to prepare for the stricter capital requirements under Basel III rules. As the euro area's sovereign debt crisis erodes earnings, the banks may have little choice but to accelerate asset reductions and job cuts, analysts including JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Kian Abouhossein said last month.
Shrinking Assets
Third-quarter profit at Credit Suisse rose 12 percent, helped by an accounting gain from the widening of its credit spreads, the Zurich-based bank said today. That gain stems from a rule that required banks to write down the value of their debts as investors grow less confident of a company's ability to repay them during the quarter.
Credit Suisse, which previously aimed to reduce risk-weighted assets by as much as 70 billion francs to prepare for Basel III, said today it will cut them by 110 billion francs, including some 99 billion francs at the fixed-income unit, by the end of 2014.
"They are becoming a niche player in certain parts of investment banking," said Becker of Kepler. "For them, it doesn't make sense to retain a presence in fixed income."
Exiting Business
The bank is exiting the business of commercial mortgage-backed securities origination and will scale down long-dated unsecured trades in global rates, emerging markets and commodities businesses. It will also shrink its advisory businesses to reduce any overlaps in covering certain countries, industries and products, Credit Suisse said.
The measures will improve the return on equity at the investment bank, which would have slumped by 9 percentage points without any measures. After cuts in risk-weighted assets all businesses at the investment bank should be producing a return on equity in excess of Credit Suisse's 15 percent target, Dougan said.
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Now, I am not too sure what it could be but when I am online playing War for Cybertron, I don't hear ANYONE over live.. now, I can see the icon coming up suggesting something is coming through but I never hear it. I tested my headset with a party and it works fine, I even tried another one and nothing, I just don't hear people and it just seems to be this game. Anyone else have this issue or know anything about it? I checked all my sound options in the game but nothing is present and I couldn't find anything online about it either.


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A question which, I suppose, is as easy as abc for an expert. For a given finite field $F$ of odd characteristic (if needed, the characteristic is $3$ and the size of $F$ is large), do there exist two quadratic forms on $F^5$ without non-trivial common zeroes? More generally, what should be the relation between $n$ and $k$ in order for $k$ quadratic forms on $F^n$ without non-trivial common zeroes to exist?
Chevalley-Warning: If you have a system of forms of degrees $d_1,...,d_k$ in $n$ variables, they will have a common non-trivial zero if $n > \sum d_i$. For $d_i=2$, the condition is $n > 2k$.
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It's about that time isn't it.
The beer for tonight is the wonderfully crisp Czech beer Budvar, which is to my delight now appearing in beer chillers around the country in increasing numbers, just in time for summer.
NB: When purchasing your Budvar -- or if you're lucky, having it purchased for you -- do NOT under any circumstances confuse this ambrosia with the sugar-flavoured slops peddled under the Budweiser brand. The difference between the two approximates the difference between Moet and Margue Vue.


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Since updating to 3.0 and adding a custom menu, the menu has been running very slowly. After adding too many links the menu editor freezes and goes to a white screen.
All other parts of the admin area work fine, as does the front end of the site.
I found this post where it says the problem is caused by Global Translator.
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Skip to comments.Meatball, a Phoenix feline, weighs 36 pounds (dropped off at animal shelter)
Posted on 01/30/2014 6:52:48 PM PST by Innovative
'Biggest cat I've ever seen,' as one animal control worker puts it, is now living at an Arizona animal shelter. Meatball is affectionate, but needs placement at an overweight animal facility and isn't eligible for adoption.
He arrived at the Arizona animal shelter after being shuffled from home to home, according to KTVK-TV in Phoenix.
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What kind of nonsense is that he is not eligible for adoption, when what he really needs is exactly a loving, patient home where they would help him lose weight and stay healthy.
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Looks more like a meatloaf than a meatball.
What the h- have people been feeding him? Twinkies?
"oks more like a meatloaf than a meatball."
yes, but cute.
The cat was named by the Vietnamese restaurant owner who adopted it.
Whoever his previous owner was treated this cat cruelly. There is nothing cute about feeding an animal until they are this obese.
He is such a good looking cat. Hope he gets a new home that will treat him like a cat
What is their problem with a proper placement? Michelle Obama knows all about fat - she could slim up this cat - send the cat now - problem solved.
Cute! You may have a point there...
An active playmate would do wonders.
Poor fellow looks like he has a cataract or something wrong in one of his eyes as well.
We have a chi with hypothyroidism that we have essentially starved to death for the last 2.5 years since we adopted him. He was extremely overweight when we brought him home to begin with, but undiagnosed on his health problems. He has continued to gain weight even with every precaution to limit his food intake, exercising him.
Three other dogs we have are perfectly normal weights. Sometimes it happens.
living large
cut off the ebt and all will be well
People with hypothyroidism get thyroid supplements, maybe you can get some for your cat - proportionate dose for his size and weight, of course.
Reminds my of nyan cat
a tale of two kitties
"Poor fellow looks like he has a cataract or something wrong in one of his eyes as well."
You are very observant.
He definitely needs a good home where they would take him for diagnosis and treatment of whatever things are wrong with him.
You're right. Abuse can come in all forms — starvation, AND over-feeding. He looks like a beauty and hopefully, with proper care, will have a healthy long life.
Been on them for almost 2 years now. His dose has him in normal hormone range... gains weight.
"Been on them for almost 2 years now. His dose has him in normal hormone range... gains weight."
Poor baby!
GOOD one!!
Has he been checked for Cushing's Disease? Even Thyroxin has no effect if that's what it is.
As someone mentioned, he has what looks like a cataract in his eye. I had two kittehs that had eye problems but there's an awesome feline eye Doctor in town who helped both of our kittehs and one had had the problem for 6 months and the regular vet could do nothing and the eye actually looked abraded. A single drop of prednisolone twice daily cleared it up quickly and we just give him a drop a week to keep his eye healthy. I felt bad for the kitteh, I don't like when an eyelash is in my eye and he had to put up with a much worse problem for 6 months and it turned out to be an autoimmune problem.
I'd take this guy in a heartbeat.
He is just a little bit overweight.
I hear he has a great personality though.
He needs a very carefully managed weight loss plan. If cats lose weight too quickly, they can develop fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease can be rapidly fatal.
Also, I wonder what is with the little fellow's eye? Is that repairable?
He has quite a loud purr!
Did you notice how he was lying (rather possessively I might add) on his caretaker's feet?
Regarding the eye looking cloudy I've seen kitties like that in the shelter. I was told it resulted from an eye infection which was cured and the cat can see just fine with it.
ALF likes them well-marbled.
I didn't notice his purr until you mentioned it and I went back to the video. I've got a kitteh with a loud purr and it's awesome, it rocks me to sleep.
He's definitely possessive. I'd take him in a heartbeat. The only problem is my dresser is next to my bed and my kitteh likes to jump from there to my chest when I'm sleeping. I can't imagine a 36 pound kitteh plopping on my chest, I'd have a heart attack.
"Looks more like a meatloaf than a meatball."
That's great!!
I had to reply, since I was looking for the "like" button!
Poor fat kittys! They still need love!
And another tale about an overweight cat and the owner was fearful that the humane society was going to take her away from her family b/c of her over-weight.
While not rare such situations do happen. You are obviously a good owner
"...the owner was fearful that the humane society was going to take her away from her family b/c of her over-weight."
Sad to say that fear is not entirely misplaced!
A little off topic, but you might like this story.
I had a great old cat, he had many names over the years, but we ended up calling him Normy. He was a big old professional mouser and I loved that cat to death. But the funny thing about Normy was that any young cat that lived with him never really grew.....they just stayed kitten-sized.
We used to joke and say Normy stole their growth hormones.
But I finally found out that it was really true. We had a kitten that my friend gave to my daughter. Flower was a perpetual kitten, I used to think about buying her kitten food, but then I'd think...wait this cat is 5 years old, 10 years old, etc. (Flower lived to be 19 years old, rest her kitty-cat soul.)
But years and years later I saw 2 of her litter mates, and they were normal, large middle aged cats.
It really was true, Normy stole her growth hormones!
That's a great cat tale.
We had a one-in-a-lifetime-cat who was devoted to us. *Had* to be with you at all costs. She slept on the bed....under the quilt, in the same spot, every night, w/out fail. She gave birth to 2 jet black kittens on Halloween day... One of her offspring....who never spent any time on our bed..., a couple of years later, had a litter of identical twin cats, on Halloween day under the quilt, on the exact same spot she was born. Go figure.
These twins were identical in B&W markings, but one was long-haired....the other short-haired. We kept them both b/c they were so unique.
Very cool! That is odd that one would be long haired and the the other sort. Love cats, I think they really do know the mysteries of the universe.
He's not fat! He's fluffy.
I'd take him in a heartbeat poor baby.
Weight loss for a cat must be monitored carefully. If they lose too fast, it can irreparably damage their kidneys. I wouldn't
even attempt it, and it must be done by a veterinarian who knows precisely how to accomplish it without harming the cat.
Thanks for all the pings, Slings. :)
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Inequality of Wellbeing: A Multidimensional Approach
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2012.00929.x
© 2012 The London School of Economics and Political Science
Volume 79, Issue 316, pages 721–746, October 2012
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Decancq, K. and Lugo, M. A. (2012), Inequality of Wellbeing: A Multidimensional Approach. Economica, 79: 721–746. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2012.00929.x
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- Issue online: 18 SEP 2012
- Version of Record online: 28 JUN 2012
- Manuscript Received: 29 MAR 2011
An important aspect of multidimensional wellbeing distributions is the correlation between different dimensions. We propose two indices for measuring multidimensional inequality, derived from two underlying social evaluation functions. These functions aggregate both across dimensions and across individuals. The social evaluation functions differ only with respect to the sequencing of aggregation. Aggregating first across dimensions is more attractive since it allows the inequality index to depend on the correlation between dimensions. We illustrate both indices, and the impact of correlation sensitivity, using Russian household data between 1995 and 2005 for four dimensions of wellbeing: expenditure, health, schooling and housing quality.


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By Bill Mossman, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public AffairsDecember 8, 2009
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Like the old adage, "You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy," many veterans have found it near impossible to truly leave military service following retirement.
Man or woman, these members of the armed forces, many of them former active duty Soldiers now working, here, at the Soldier Support Center, have continued fighting the good fight as civilians, determined to give back to the Army in one way or another.
At the heart of the matter is one simple and undeniable fact: They love to serve those who serve their country.
The Hawaii Army Weekly recently caught up with four such veterans, who continue to make a difference in the lives of Soldiers and their families here in Hawaii.
Geismar: "We still care"
Six years after retiring as an infantryman, Matthew Geismar still finds himself completely dedicated to the service he so dearly loves.
Working for the Transition Office of the U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii's (USAG-HI) Directorate of Human Resources (DHR), Geismar is a key member of a team that assists Soldiers and their families through the process of post-deployment life or completion of their enlistments.
"Some Soldiers have been involuntarily extended by the Army and haven't seen their loved ones in over a year," he said. "I work with them to transition back as quickly as possible, and to know that although they are leaving the Army, we still care."
While serving on active duty, Geismar also did a tour as a recruiter, convincing many potential recruits of the reasons they ought to join the Army. In contrast, working in the Transition Office affords him the chance to prepare Soldiers to return to civilian life. He takes the time to help them administratively, as well as provides them with a listening ear when the challenges of non-active duty life begin.
"Someone took the time to assist me when I transitioned out of the Army, and I know exactly how these Soldiers feel," Geismar explained.
He is proud of the fact that he works with a team whose goal is to expeditiously and reliably complete all transition transactions so that the Soldier experiences no unnecessary delays.
"Someone is counting on us every day," said Geismar, who works with a team that offers its customers over 140 years of combined experience. "So even when the workload is heavy, we take care of our Soldiers, with no excuses."
Love: "Love-ing every minute of it"
If there's anyone who simply adores her job, it's the woman with the appropriate surname.
As a personnel specialist in the U.S. Army for four years, Kimberly Rose Love once handled every personnel action pertinent to the active duty Soldier.
Today, she serves as a human resource technician for USAG-HI, bringing necessary insight to a job that helps her in relating to Soldiers, their families and their unique set of needs.
"My experience in the Army helps me every day because I am familiar with the regulations and the systems that relate to my job in DA (Department of the Army) boards," said Love, whose duties include holding a position with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)/Medical Retention Board.
Because she is a veteran as well as a military spouse, Love is also sensitive to the needs of spouses, who sometimes have questions about the medical retention board process. Therefore, handling those type of questions with great care is of utmost importance to her.
"I try to educate spouses on the process and procedures of the medical retention board because they may have incorrect expectations or simply may be nervous about what their spouse is going through," explained Love, a native of Abbeville, La.
She says that her greatest reward is receiving a thank you from a customer.
"I realize that I have been a part of that Soldier's life during the medical boarding process. Helping them to get through the process smoothly and comfortably is very rewarding," she said.
Young:Aca,!E+"I've been where they've been"
It was less than a year after retiring from the Army that Andrew Young, a human resources noncommissioned officer, found himself working in a similar capacity, here, with DHR at Schofield Barracks.
"I couldn't just stay at home after serving in the Army for all those years," Young explained. "I like the fact that I can relate to the men and women I serve because I was once in their shoes. That helps me in my job, because Soldiers know that I've been where they've been."
Young took his 20 years of experience working in various S-1, or personnel, offices throughout the Army and easily transitioned into his current position as human resource technician in the DA Boards section. Now, he helps Soldiers desiring to go from the enlisted corps to the officer corps.
He also works with Soldiers to ensure that their records are current for promotions and helps conduct briefings and processing of those who have gone AWOL.
In all that he does, Young constantly encourages service members to improve their individual situations.
"I let Soldiers know what programs are available to them to better their careers. For example, some Soldiers don't realize that if they are fluent in certain foreign languages that they can receive extra pay for maintaining fluency," explained Young, who hails from Columbus, Miss. "I want them to plan for their futures and take advantage of the opportunities that the Army has for them."
As for the most rewarding aspect of Young's job, it comes in knowing that he plays a part in a Soldier's success.
"I like to see a Soldier accomplish their goal. I walk them through the process and, when they finish, the smile on their face and a 'thank you' mean a lot to me," he said.
Haglung: Former Marine soldiers on
From Richard Haglund's point of view, 30 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps helped prepare him for a life dedicated to the assistance of today's Soldiers.
"Serving Soldiers is much like serving Marines because many of the administrative procedures are the same. I've always believed in treating all people with respect and just doing the right thing no matter who I'm serving," said Haglund, a retired master gunnery sergeant.
In his current position as Mobilization Plans and Operations technician for USAG-HI, Haglund coordinates with different agencies in order to prepare and serve those Soldiers who are either heading out or returning from deployment.
Questions regarding administrative, legal, medical and transition matters are all dealt with promptly by Haglund and other members of his team, who operate out of Conroy Bowl.
"We have a great team who works together. Even when faced with taking on additional responsibilities, we assembled a group and worked overtime to serve the Soldiers. My experience as a Marine prepared me to take on responsibilities and do whatever it took to complete the mission," he said.
Haglund feels privileged to have the opportunity to continue to serve his country, even though he is no longer in uniform.
"I wake up every day and look forward to helping Soldiers. I know we have an important mission. I enjoy customer service, and I am thankful that I can give back to our great country.
"I hope people walk away feeling that we provided the best possible service expediently, but also with most care and concern for their unique situation," he added.
(Editor's Note: Shahnaaz Mason contributed to this article.)


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Yannick Weber scored a power-play goal late in the first period to tie it at 1. Michael Cammalleri also scored for Montreal, which got its first win in six games at the Bell Centre (1-3-2).
The Canadiens, who are 2-5-2 overall, had not gone this deep into a season before claiming their second win since 1941-42, when they got off to a 1-10-1 start.
Jaromir Jagr scored his third goal in two games for Philadelphia, which played its first game without injured captain Chris Pronger.
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