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I don't agree that the doctors owe anything back. Health care however is a common good and everyone should have access to good health care. I believe we can pay good wages to doctors and still provide good health care. The affordable health care act probably will not do the job. If we went single payer we would get rid of the insurance company overhead and kill fraud. Another step would be to keep records of bad doctors and stop them from practicing, that will quickly reduce the malpractice insurance while keeping patients legal rights.
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Editor's Note: The following is from an essay that Andrew Saal, chief medical officer of North Country HealthCare, presented at a nonpartisan health policy forum. North Country is a community health center serving northern Arizona. Their medical team provides primary care to the people of thirteen communities, from Lake Havasu to Flagstaff to Springerville.
As a family physician, I love to teach. Last fall, I had a young medical student with me for rounds at the local hospital. When we dropped by the venerable doctors' lounge for a quick lunch, one of the newer physicians greeted us in the bustling room.
"Hey, we're circulating a petition to get our issue on the ballot. We need your help," he said. "We want to change the state constitution to prevent anyone from mandating health insurance or limiting someone's right to choose their doctor." An infinite millisecond lingered as I waited for the inevitable next question. "So, what do you think about health reform?"
I centered myself and spoke in calm, measured phrases, with a warm smile. "I believe that the status quo is unsustainable. I believe that caring for those unable to pay is a matter of civic duty and professional honor. And while a pinch of free enterprise may keep the system nimble and foster innovation, at the end of the day, medicine is a social commodity similar to police and fire services."
The faraway sounds of a television filled the great emptiness. At the main table, a few of the doctors looked up from their lunches; some nodded while others rolled their eyes. There goes Andrew again.
The new physician appeared to have had some sort of absence seizure. To bring him out of his fugue state, I continued speaking.
"Look, I'm not fond of Medicare reimbursement either. Two private practices dropped all of their Medicare patients this past year - and you know what, I understand their business logic. And good luck finding a primary care practice that is accepting new Medicaid patients."
His eyes widened and his lips finally moved. A rasping voice rose from inside his chest. "Did you say that medicine was a social commodity?" And thus we began.
"I slaved away ten years of my life to get where I am. I have earned the right to charge what the market will bear."
"Oh, I agree that we have all worked hard and should be able to care for our families. But are you sure that your medical knowledge is simply proprietary information that you can manipulate on the open market? I mean, if you had invented the iPad or written a novel, then you should be able to sell your idea for a million dollars. But did you really figure out how to deploy a cardiac stent or remove a brain tumor on your own? Aren't we all standing on the shoulders of giants?"
He looked at me as if I were a heretic in the inner sanctuary of the Temple of Medicine. "Medical research is underwritten by companies that need to recover their costs."
"True, but medical research is driven by federal dollars. While many for-profit companies invest heavily in university programs and private ventures, the base drivers are still the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal programs. The core of our modern medical knowledge was indirectly built by the American taxpayer."
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The new physician responded: "Thomas Edison invented the light bulb a hundred years ago. His inventions may have led the way, but we have no obligation to credit him every time we do a damn CAT scan. And if Medicare can't pay the market rate, then I have no obligation to treat those patients."
"Point taken on the technology," I conceded. "But are you so sure about having no obligation to serve the old and the poor? Didn't you take a low-interest federal loan during your medical school? I know quite a few docs who dislike Medicaid and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) ... but they still take a few patients in their panels: The government helped me through school; I'm just doing my part to pay them back.
"Sure, I took some of those loans. But I've already paid them off. Besides, I probably could have financed it myself if I had really wanted to." I smiled, wondering how a middle-class kid with no collateral could ever float a loan for a quarter million dollars.
"Congratulations on paying off your loans," I offered. "That should free up some money for the next generation of students. But have you really paid back all of the money that your state and the federal government invested in you?" He seemed puzzled. "Medical education cannot exist without federal support," I continued. "Our university-based system relies on extraordinary state and federal support. Medicare provides reimbursement to a medical residency for every physician in training. The last time I checked, there was not a single American medical school operating by free market rules."
"Yeah ... whatever," he said. "But a social commodity? I don't expect society to cut me any breaks, and I sure as heck don't owe anything to anybody. I earned my diploma." The medical student shifted uncomfortably at my side, trying to blend in with the wall.
I asked them both: "Have you ever thought about what society gives us simply because we are physicians? We don't have to earn people's respect; they give it to us by default. People grant us authority over them solely because we are healers. They share their innermost secrets and trust us to make life and death decisions. You have responsibility and authority, whether you want it or not."
"I don't see your point," my colleague replied.
"Look, when you meet someone on the street and he says that he's a personal injury lawyer, you probably have some subconscious opinions about his character. If that same person were to tell you that they're a banker, you probably have a neutral opinion - unless they work for Goldman Sachs. But for the most part, bankers have a clean slate. Maybe they'll earn your trust and maybe not. Most people have a favorable opinion of teachers. But when someone identifies himself or herself as a police officer or a firefighter, they invoke some fairly positive responses. On some subconscious level, we all believe that this man or woman would be willing to lay down his or her life to save another person as part of their civic duty. When you say that you are a physician, you are invoking the expectation of the highest ethics and human service. You are held in high esteem, whether you've earned it or not. People will freely give you power and authority over them solely because of your occupation."
"Well, what about the military?" my colleague responded. "Not everyone likes a general, and he still has a lot of authority. And, more importantly, a general has to earn his way to the top."
"They still serve the community and protect the common good," I said. "So, if people are going to hand power over to you with no questions asked, doesn't that imply that you have some obligation above and beyond that of the average worker?"
My colleague was troubled for a moment ... but quickly shook off the thought. "Dude, we all worked hard to get where we are. We have to unite and do what's in our best interest in these troubled times."
"Yes," I replied. "Yes, we do."
Then he carried his petition to another doctor who has just entered the lounge. The medical student looked up at me and shrugged her shoulders.
"Will this be on the test?"
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The November 6th election will give Georgia voters yet another opportunity to weigh in on the issue of school choice, charter schools, and how they may be established and funded.
Parents in the community in which I live, South Cobb, have had the unfortunate recent experience of seeing not less than three charter school ventures denied by the local school board. One was denied due to a shaky management history, one due to the fact that those promoting it had not adequately engaged the community, members of the board, nor had a skilled project team and the third failed because its financial development plan was deemed insufficient.
The end result leaves the children in the lowest performing and under-funded post in the Cobb district without an alternative for a quality education for their children. We know there have been a few bright spots in some of the schools in the area, but with a habitual high dropout rate, and low graduation rate one must still be guided by these most salient facts as measures of success.
We have seen how political power has been at work on matters of immigration, health care, and transportation. I believe if this cleverly worded amendment passes, politics will rule the day and concern for equitable quality education will continue to be a dream deferred. I don't see politicians from Meriwether or Telfair County or other similarly disconnected appointees having the concern we need for the kids at South Cobb, Floyd Middle or Riverside Primary.
I will remain in favor of school choice for parents and if a locally managed and well financed charter is an option, it should be taken by individual families making a decision for the children in their home and our local school board members should be turned out if they don't support it. The opportunity to vote for a re-right of the Georgia constitution on November 6th should be turned back because it is not in the best interest of our children and will allow non-affiliated appointees to make decisions and allocate public funds according to political agendas.
10:18 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Info from Better Georgia that's lists clear reasons to vote no on Amendment 1.
Voters of all political stripes agree that we shouldn't change Georgia's constitution. Liberals, moderates and conservatives have found a few simple reasons to vote 'No' on Amendment 1.
Out-of-state corporations are paying for the 'Yes' campaign
It creates a new Atlanta-based government bureaucracy
The new commission will be filled with political appointments
Georgia has more than 200 charter schools and an appeals process that works
A 'Yes' vote would cost $450 million dollars while most public schools still can't pay for a full school year
Those out-of-state donors say Amendment 1 is all about more choice for education.
The out-of-state corporate 'Yes' donors are losing steam quickly on this issue. The reason Georgia voters are rejecting the big-dollar 'Yes' campaign is because all of their arguments promote a system of school choice that we already have today. Georgia has more than 200 charter schools and an effective appeals process.
The only things new about Amendment 1 are higher costs and an unnecessary state bureaucracy filled with Gov. Deal's political cronies. We don't need to change our constitution so out-of-state charter corporations can make a profit off our students. A 'No' vote on Amendment 1 will keep Georgia's constitution the way it is today and allow us to focus on improving education for every student.
Lissa M.
9:48 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012
The "everthing is just fine the way it is" folks in our crumbling govt. run public school system are running scared! Who would not want to have a CHOICE in education for our children???
R. Anderson
2:37 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
The amendment is not about CHOICE. It is about local CONTROL. If this amendment passes you will still have CHOICE but you will not have local CONTROL.
(PS Overall charter schools don't out perform public schools.)
Steely Dan
6:23 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Yes you WILL HAVE LOCAL CONTROL. LOCAL CONTROL will need to initiate the APPEALS PROCESS that AMENDMENT 1 will provide.
If it fails, you will have to have your choice DICTATED TO YOU by a LOCAL BOARD.
If you live in Dekalb, APS, Clayton, Bibb, and other corrupt counties, your choice will be DICTATED TO YOU BY LOCAL CORRUPT BOARDs.
Vote YES.
Monty Brewster
7:30 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The devil is a liar. Regardless of what happens with Amendment 1, Charters can be approved at the state level. Read the Supreme Court ruling. They ruled the commission illegal, not the DOE's ability to approve charters. Several charters have been approved and renewed by the state in the last few weeks alone.
Steely Dan
11:21 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Monty's wrong. If Amendment 1 fails, special-status charters will not be eligible for state approval. Monty clearly hasn't actually read Amendment 1 and is just repeating what his superintendent tells him to think.
Monty Brewster
9:10 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Dan, have you ever read the ruling from the Supreme Court? Let me summarize it for you - Charter Commission is unconstitutional. BOE retains ability to approve charters. Now pull Chip's hand out of your rear and speak for yourself once in a while instead of regurgitating the trash you are force fed from our corrupt delegation.
9:23 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
Thank you for your comments. I am all for choice, but I agree that local control is best. I will vote, "no." I am very wary of amendments. They are often worded so that people vote for them, but we are not being given all the facts. Then, unfortunately, we have to live with the consequences.
Steely Dan
6:25 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A NO vote removes your Local Control, as well as your ability to appeal a local board's decision.
If you want to give up your freedom of educational choice and put it into the hands of people like those in charge of APS and other corrupt districts, vote NO.
If you prefer to think for yourself and make your child's decisions as a parent, vote YES.
Monty Brewster
7:30 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Steely Dan will be on the commission that approved new charters. Vote yes for him to be in control of your children.
Steely Dan
11:19 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Monty's currently altering test scores. Vote no to keep him in 'local control'.
Steely Dan
10:34 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
We need more districts like APS, Dekalb County, Clayton County, and Bibb County.
If our children's test scores are low, we need to alter them so that we can keep getting federal $$$. Paying our teachers is far more important than educating our children.
Our educational system is great - parents DO NOT deserve choice. Teachers and supers know what's best for their kids - NOT the parents. Parents need to pay their property taxes and shut the hell up.
Just trust the good folks running school systems like APS! Vote NO to more competition and more accountability. Vote NO to rising above our 48th-ranked status.
Vote NO to educational improvement. The status quo is great!
Erik Fernald
10:03 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The more I witness the less I like entrusting my children to a government run system. I have 2 boys and I cannot see either one going to a government school. I just do not see it happening. There is no trust, there is no real results driven system, and there is no real accountability. I have little faith in anyone supporting this at all.
Monty Brewster
10:31 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Erik, do you think standardized testing is a good way to hold schools accountable? Do you think that the parents should have any accountability in their child's education past that of making sure they are attending?
It's easy to put the blame on others. But it's not exactly fair when the legislators that make the rules have never had to play by them...
Lissa M.
8:55 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
We felt the very same way, so we spent thousands on private school for both children only to realize it was a joke. Accountability? None at all. We tried homeschooling, which is a wonderful option for moms who can manage it all, I'm just not one of those. Both children are now in public (I cried for the first 2 weeks believing all the lies about how bad it is!) & thriving. The Gifted/Discovery classes are incredible & the chances for scholarships are higher for public students. Do research it & then research some more. You will be as shocked as we were that public is much better than previously thought! Parents & students should have a choice, though. Good luck!
Steely Dan
11:29 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
I'm glad it worked out for you, Lissa. I had a markedly-different experience. I ended up hiring private tutors to actually teach my son basic remedial skills, mostly math. His "teachers" (using the word loosely) in elementary school would basically hand out some multiple choice sheets and then surf the internet. Or the class would watch movies. There was no real education nor learning experience - It was a complete joke. He's too old for any charters now but I'm voting YES for his future children and others currently trapped in GA Public schools similar to the one my son was trapped in.
GA public schools do work for some. But not all. No one can look at places like APS, Bibb, DeKalb, Clayton, and other counties on the verge of losing accreditation and say (with a straight face) that GA public schools work. They don't for tens of thousands of kids. For those kids and their parents, I'm voting YES. The handful of existing good public schools won't be affected by Amendment 1's passage.
Steely Dan
11:30 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Erik, charters have accountability. If they fail to educate children and parents leave, they get closed.
Public schools that do the same merely get more taxpayer funding.


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CABBIES are vowing to go to war over new dress rules to smarten up the town's image for Olympic visitors.
Taxi drivers in Slough will be told to clean up their act during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a new Slough Borough Council code of conduct.
The guidelines include a shirt and tie, trousers and shoes, a ban on eating or drinking in cars and strict rules on any talk of a sexual nature.
Paramjit Badial, chairman of the Slough Taxi Driver's Association, said: "All our drivers are totally opposed to wearing ties."
The association has 103 members, all Hackney Carriage drivers. He added: "We're not private hire - we don't know the details of passengers getting into our taxis. We don't know who we are picking up and somebody can strangle you by a tie."
Representatives from the association will voice their concerns when the code is discussed at a licensing committee meeting on Wednesday. Mick Sims, Slough Borough Council licensing manager, said: "Slough will be having a massive increase in visitors in the area. The transport system will have a lot of work and outside business coming into the town.
"We want to give the best possible image we can for Slough and make sure drivers are dressed respectably."
The code of conduct will apply to Hackney Carriage and private hire drivers and operators between July 27 and September 9.
Mr Badial consulted with members about the changes and added: "Most of the rules are in our own guidelines. We are happy with the dress code, but just not ties - we are bitterly opposed to that for safety reasons."
A letter informing all vehicle licence holders and drivers of the new conduct rules will be sent out after the meeting.
This article appeared in Slough Observer 26 May 12
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Report commentI think Slough Council are overstating the increase in visitors to Slough, most will arrive at the airport, dress for battle and duck down in the back of their taxis from Heathrow as they pass through or skirt around Slough.
As for taxi drivers refraining from chat of a sexual nature, is this allowed when it's not the Olympics then? Slough people are entitled to have their taxi drivers dressed within the boundaries of a dress code and not be exposed to drivers talking about sex, unbelievable!!!!
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Report commentBeing an owner of 511 Viking Cars Ltd in Slough, we encourage our drivers to wear a set uniform which includes our company tie with our emblem and colour co-ordinated shirts and suits. Having to serve the likes of Eton College and its important governers, I can understand the idea behind this article.
The idea of fixing up the imagery for the olympics is a must in terms of the public transport within Slough. Although Slough may be a town and has been under scrutiny for a number of years; one of the world's largest Trading Estate is situated in Slough and we are representing our country to tourists that will visit our country for the olympics and it is important we give an image which makes us unique from the other countries. We need to show everyone WHY GREAT BRITAIN WAS SELECTED TO HOST SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS GAMES TOURNAMENT by sorting ourselves out.
Overall I do hope there is an achievement in what this article has set out to do. I am backing it 100% with myself and my company.
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As the saying goes, "What goes up must come down," but in this case, Yankee fans were hoping for "What goes up, stays up" and that hasn't happened.
After reaching a season-high 23 games over .500 and a season-high 10 games up in the standings, the Yankees have now lost three games in a row to the Oakland A's.
The week started off on a high note with a three-game sweep of the pesky Toronto Blue Jays at home.
On Monday, the hero of the day was Raul Ibanez who delivered in the eighth inning of a tied game by hitting a grand slam to break the game open and give the Yankees what turned out to be a 6-3 victory.
Tuesday's hero was CC Sabathia who was making his return to the rotation. After being away for close to a month, Sabathia didn't miss a beat as he held the Blue Jays scoreless over six innings. Andruw Jones hit a three-run home run in the second inning which put the Yankees up for good, en route to a 6-1 win.
Wednesday's game was delayed to start by lightning and ended early because of rain, in between Hiroki Kuroda pitched a brilliant seven innings of shutout ball. The Yankees scored four runs in the first inning and won 6-0 in seven innings. They ended their homestand 5-1 – they won two out of three to the Angels last weekend – and completed the sweep.
Following Wednesday's win, the Yankees got on a plane, landed a few timezones away and their winning ways stayed at home. They seemed lethargic, were making silly mistakes on the base paths and couldn't get anything going in Oakland. But it's not only the Yankees playing badly, the Oakland A's have been on a roll lately and their pitching has been stellar. They're the first team since May to keep the Yankees from scoring three runs and now that's happened in two straight games.
The scores of the first three games of the series have been 4-3. 3-2, and 2-1. Now if this were a question on an IQ test the next sequence in the pattern would be 1-0. Let's hope for the Yankees' sake that doesn't happen.
In last night's game, poor Phil Hughes was victimized by two solo home runs by Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Inge. Robinson Cano saw his 23-hame hitting streak come to an end with a 0-4 night and the Yankees lost their third in a row.
So far this series, the Yankees have been victimized by rookie pitchers. Today that changes because it will be a battle of the big men with C.C. Sabathia and Bartolo Colon facing off against each other. Sabathia is hoping to build on his last strong outing and Colon is hoping to shut down his former team and help his current team complete the four-game sweep.
No offense to Bartolo but I hope CC wins this battle.


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Lillian Thiessen
Born In: Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Born: August 25th, 1927
Passed in: Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Passed on: June 14th, 2012
THIESSEN – Lillian Agnes (Friesen) August 25, 1927 – June 14, 2012. Lillian Thiessen, beloved wife of Peter Thiessen passed away on June 14, 2012 at the Herbert Nursing Home. She passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus. She is lovingly remembered by her husband of 66 years Peter; her daughter Floreen Reid (Doug Cunningham); her son Clifford (Laorrat); grandchildren Rodney (Nicole) Reid; Kevin Reid (Corleen Wychreschuk); Panadda & Apisit Kerdtaweekit; sisters Martha (Dave) Neufeld; Doris (Ivan) Stevens; brothers Ed (Keitha) Friesen; Herman (Sandy) Friesen; George (Sharon) Friesen; Harvey (Irene) Friesen; Clarence ( Susan) Friesen; sisters-in-law Leona Mayer; Tina Thiessen; Eleanor (Norman) Goertzen; Anita Thiessen, brothers-in-law Norman (Ileine) Thiessen. She was predeceased by her parents Wilhelm & Lena Friesen; in laws Abe & Mary Thiessen; son-in-law Michael Reid; broths-in-law Henry & Lydia Thiessen; Wally Thiessen; Leonard Thiessen; Ed Biech and Clarence Mayer. Lillian was born and raised in Herbert, SK. Lillian and Peter were married November 24, 1946. She enjoyed gardening, sewing and doing crafts. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Living Faith Fellowship Church in Herbert with Pastor Ken Epp officiating. The interment took place at the Herbert Cemetery, Herbert, SK. Donations in memory of Lillian can be made to the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan. Further information or to sign the family book of condolence, visit our website at www.parksidefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were in care of Parkside Memorial Funeral Home.


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1. P.A.R.C.S. (Protégez l'Accès aux Récréations Canines Sécuritaires)
Protégez l'Accès aux Récréations Canines Sécuritaires
Le 30 mai 1997, nous faisions l'achat d'un chenil avec droits acquis pour offrir des services de pension et de toilettage pour animaux domestiques. A ce moment, nous n'avions aucun voisins.
A l'époque, la Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion avait prévue à l'intérieur du règlement de zonage, une zone de protection de 160 mètres (528 pieds) entre les chenils et les maisons avoisinantes. Pourtant, en 2003, la Ville émet un permis pour la construction d'une maison qui se retrouve à l'intérieur de cette zone, soit à 129 mètres (428 pieds).
Le 29 août 2012, la Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion déposait une requête devant la Cour Supérieure pour demander à un juge de nous ordonner de démanteler tous nos enclos à chiens extérieurs car, en les utilisant dans le cadre de nos activités journalières pour sortir les chiens, que l'on contrevient au règlement de zonage 1275 article 184.108.40.206. qui stipule: "tous les animaux doivent être gardés à l'intérieur dans un bâtiment conçu pour les accueillir".
En nous demandant de garder les chiens à l'intérieur 24 heures sur 24, la Ville nous force à commettre un acte de cruauté animale punissable sous la loi P-42, mis en place en juin 2012 par le M.A"P.A.Q, une entité gouvernementale supérieure.
2. P.A.R.K.S. (Protect The Access To Recreational K-9 Spaces)
On May 30th, 1997, we purchased a kennel with acquired rights to offer boarding and grooming services to domestic animals. Back then, we had no neighbours.
At the time, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion had provided in their by-law a protection barrier of 528 feet (160 metres) between kennels and neighbouring houses. In 2003, a building permit was issued for a house which is now within that barrier at 428 feet (129 metres).
On August 29th, 2012, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion has registered a request before the Superior Court to ask a judge to order us to dismantle all of our outdoor dog enclosures because by using them as part of our daily activities to let the dogs out, we are contravening to the article 22.214.171.124 of their by-law 1275 which stipulates: "all animals must be kept inside a building that was meant to house them"
By asking us to keep the dogs inside 24 hours a day, the City is forcing us to commit an animal cruelty infraction punishable under the P-42 Act witch was put in place in June 2012 by the M.A.P.A.Q, a higher government entity.
Animal testing is a cruel and barbaric practice that should be banned. Animals do not want to be tortured, locked up, neglected and abused any more than we do, so why should we do it to them?
Myth 1# "Animal testing is vital to save lives".
Animal testing actually kills more people than it saves because of the fact that animals have different bodies and genetic systems from us. Even animals that are very similar to us in terms of DNA, such as pigs and monkeys, are still too different for every result from tests on them to be entirely accurate. For instance, chimpanzees are immune to HIV, Malaria and hepatitis. Aspirin causes birth defects in most lab animals, but it doesn't do this to people. Paracetamol is toxic to cats and grapes and raisins can cause kidney damage in dogs.
In fact, most so-called "medical" experiments that are done on animals are actually done with money in mind, not people. That is one of the main reasons why these misleading experiments are still performed. If a drug is passed as safe due to animal tests, it is then often given to people. If a drug passes as dangerous and unsafe due to animal tests, it is often given to people anyway because even the drug companies often know that animals have different bodies and genetic systems from us. If a person takes it and then gets any really bad side effects, the company cannot be sued because they did do the safety tests.
Myth 2# "Lab animals are always treated kindly and looked after properly".
Although some may well be treated with kindness and cared for properly, many of them are not. In fact, during investigations, animal defenders have filmed horrifying scenes that should disgust us all. Lab animals are often shot at, held against red hot metal plates, have boiling water poured over them, force-fed dangerous chemicals, cut open, gassed, have their brains damaged with severe blows to their heads, starved, locked up and have their skin irritated by various different substances. Lab animals are also sometimes abused outside of the experiments. Laboratory workers have been filmed punching, slapping and shaking animals before.
Myth 3# "Animals do not feel pain, have emotions or help others".
This is probably one of the biggest lies/misunderstandings of the century. Animals definitely DO feel pain, have emotions and help others. Anyone who believes that animals do not feel pain should go and kick a dog and then watch what happens. If animals could not feel pain or fear, how do you think they would survive out in the wild?
Animals definitely do have emotions. When you tell a dog off, they will often cower away because they know that you are angry with them. Anyone who has ever had or even stayed with a cat before will know that cats are definitely more likely to scratch and bite at certain points in time than others. How else can this be explained other than in the fact that they have moods like people do?
Also, time and time again have dogs been known to pine for their owners after they have died. Hachiko carried on going to wait at the train station for his master's return until about ten years after his master had died and Greyfriar's Bobby waited by his master's grave for at least ten years before he himself died, apparently of the same illness that had killed his master.
Dogs have even been known to pine for their people when they have only gone to work or gone out for a little while. Dog behaviourists and experts often call this, separation anxiety, but a lot of it is really just loneliness and boredom. How else do you explain the scenario of a person leaving for a while and returning to get complaints from his or her neighbours about his or her dog's barking and howling and then finding broken items and chewed up furniture all over their home?
Even wild animals have been known to help others of their own species, even if they are not directly related to them. Lionesses have been known to adopt baby antelopes, wild birds will often try to save their mates' lives and even vampire bats have been adopt other members of their own species. Chimpanzees have been known to save ducklings and at least one baby boy has been rescued by a gorilla before.
If these animals really did not care, why do you think they did these sorts of things? Why did they bother to help out here?
Myth 4# "There is no alternative to animal testing."
There are, nowadays, so many alternatives to animal testing that it need not be used any longer. Fake skin and organs, donated cells and body parts, studies of living people and computer models can all now be used, and these can produce results that are far more relevant and useful than those optioned through animal tests.
4. Ban the sale of puppy mill puppies in Connecticut
While there is no legal definition for a puppy mill, it is best defined as a large-scale commercial dog breeding operation that places profit over the well-being of its dogs—who are often severely neglected—and acts without regard to responsible breeding practices.
There is estimated to be about 15,000 puppy mills nationwide, with hundreds of dogs that are forced to reproduce until they are unable to do so anymore. At this point, they either die from sickness, are killed, or abandoned.
The conditions in which these dogs live is unsanitary and detrimental to their well-being, with a wide variety of effects, including physical, emotional, and social problems. Due to lack of veterinary care, diseases and genetic disorders/deformities go on unnoticed, and are passed on from litter to litter.Almost all pet store animals come from puppy mills. At time of purchase, consumers are given incorrect lineage about the dog's health, breed, and breeder. Every year, retail pet stores across America sell 500,000 dogs, while 5 to 7 million dogs enter shelters.
House bill no. 5027 targets the issue of puppy mills, aiming to ban the sale of both dogs and cats from pet stores in Connecticut that are obtained from these substandard animal mills.
5. SPCA Enforcement Program Suspension - Free all Animals
Effective April 1, 2012 the Nova Scotia SPCA will suspend cruelty investigations province-wide. The society will no longer be responding to allegations of abuse, neglect or cruelty. This is due to inadequate sustainable funding.
As animal lovers it is our duty to ensure a safe haven for any animal that is wrongfully treated.
6. Help get Rabbit Run-Away Orphanage on the Ellen show
Rabbit Runaway Orphanage (RRO) is a non-profit organisation and operates as an incorporated association. It is a public charity, run by a committee under Australian Law, with membership and a small dedicated group of volunteers. It is Victoria's first and only dedicated No Kill Pet Rabbit Sanctuary.
RRO receives no government funding and is reliant soley on donations and fundraising. It is an entity that belongs to all people that care about the welfare of pet rabbits. They are unique as Bunny orphans come to RRO as 'overflows' from other animal shelters.
RRO aims to provide care for sick, unwanted, stray, or mistreated rabbits and facilitate appropriate short-term care, medical treatment, rehabilitation treatment, long-term re-homing solutions, educate the public on rabbit ownership and care, prevent unnecessary euthanasia of rabbits and discourage the cruelty inflicted upon rabbits.
We (the volunteers and supporters) want to get Judi and Bryce Inglis on the Ellen show when she comes to Australia in March. We want them to have the opportunity to be exposed to a wider audience, tell their story and help educate on pet rabbits.
Several people have been attacked in Mexico, including a one-year-old child and a teenage girl, and stray dogs are being blamed for these attacks. However, there is not that much true evidence that the dogs actually are responsible.
They were tested for rabies, but the results were negative. They were also tested for traces of human DNA, but the results have not come back yet.
The dogs are all, apparently, very scared at the moment. Although it is likely that others of the same species may have been responsible for the attacks, it is unlikely that these dogs are the true killers.
However, some people still think that they were responsible and they are at risk of being put on death row. The killing of these animals is probably not necessary, so why should it be done, especially when there is so little evidence that they are responsible?
8. Giving more authority to Horse and Farm animal rescues in B.C.
Outbackjacks Horse Rescue Petition.
After recent situations with regard to horses requiring rescue, in our opinion things need to change. Although we help as much as we can, we are still limited in what we can do as a small nonprofit horse rescue.
We receive on the average, a call a day with people asking for help. Most of the time we refer them to the RCMP and the BCSPCA. However, with the increase in these calls and abuse issues, we are going out on more calls than ever.
Outbackjacks believes in working for what we believe in. This is the reason for not seeing a donate button on our website. I started a horse rescue thrift store in the town of Princeton a few years back and one in Keremeos this year where we take unwanted items and sell them to support our cause. Times ,howeve, are changing and it's time to make a bigger difference in the abuse in horses and other farm animals. We are having a meeting on the 25th with influential people and will be presenting this petition in hope to make the following changes.
Our hopes are to convince the provincial government that a people funded rescue for horses and farm animals in this region is well over due. Our request to them will not be for money but for more authority to be able to have the power to seize, if necessary. The team at Outbackjacks Horse Rescue is willing to take any other courses they deem necessary to accomplish this. This would make a time space smaller for the animals in need and allow a faster course of criminal action against the abusers of said animals.
By signing today, you are giving the rescues an opportunity that is far over due. Going to call after call and having to walk away from the animal in need because we cannot get a surrender is not tolerable anymore. Most of these animals are in need right at that moment and most calls come in long before help ever gets to them.
Please help us and sign today and become a part of the future. The future of a better way of life for horses and farm animals.
9. Bring the focus back on the animals, Animal Planet!
Recently, or perhaps a little longer than that by now, Animal Planet has been taking the focus off of the animals and onto people, using "surprisingly human" as their slogan. In many of these shows, animals have been displaced out of the spot light and become co-stars to humans, which doesn't sound like much of an 'animal planet' to me.
Literally every other channel in existence is about humans, animal planet is suppose to be the one place we can do to, to see something different.
I want the Animal Planet of my childhood back!
We demand HARSHER PENALTIES for ANIMAL CRUELTY worldwide!
When we protect our animals, we then are also protecting our society against violence. People who have been known to hurt animals move on to hurt human beings. Widening our circle of compassion to include the animals is not just for sentimental reasons. It makes perfect sense. Animals are connected to people. What happens to them happens to us.
11. No more cruelty to film animals
You may be shocked to discover that the American Humane Association's famous "No animals were harmed in the making of this movie" disclaimer does not protect film animals at all times; it only applies to actual making of the movie, not the training nor the animals' lives afterwards.
Animals have been beaten, had their skin and flesh torn, been neglected and confined to tiny tanks and cages, as well as hideous problems, due to this deadly loophole.
12. Stop Sharjah Animal Market
The animal Market in Sharjah sells all sorts of animals including domestic pets and wild life which is illegal.
After visiting the Market last week for a documentary I am making on dog abuse, I realised that all these animals live in dreadful conditions and probably wouldn't make it past the week!
Together we need to end abuse!
13. BAN Wild Animal Circuses in Australia
Around the world, in Federal and State legislation, and in successful motions passed by numerous local authorities (including some 40 in Australia), the enforced performance of animals for entertainment in circuses has been outlawed.
These animals spend their lives in captivity, are subjected to cruel and punitive training methods (of which there is abundant video evidence - please visit the website for more information: www.animalcircuses.com) and are being constantly transported around the country so that their owners can turn a profit and audiences enjoy watching animals perform unnatural tricks for their idle amusement.
14. Support the opening of PawPrints Animal Medical Centre!
PawPrints Animal Medical Centre PC is a new state of the art Animal Medical Centre. This Animal Medical Centre has two treatment rooms, complete with digital radiography suite, surgical suite, an isolation ward, post operative recovery room, critical and emergent care ward, complete laboratory, library, two exam rooms and vast retail available. This Animal Medical Centre has been ready to open for almost 8 months.
At this point, we are meeting RESISTANCE in opening our doors. What is required to legally open at this point is the issuance of a CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION by the New York City Buildings Department. This will allow the Animal Medical Centre to open and be able to serve the Rockaway Community...that it has so patiently awaited.
Please support our efforts in bringing a much needed service to the community of the Rockaways, Broad Channel and Howard Beach by signing the petition!
15. Project Aware: Give sharks a fighting chance
Shark populations are devastated by overexploitation, including targeted fishing, bycatch and finning.
Each year, tens of millions of sharks are killed by Earth's most dangerous predators - humans. Too many of them fall victim to the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning - the act of removing shark fins and discarding the often still alive shark overboard. As Eastern demand for fins remains strong, markets for shark meat are growing, helping to push shark species to the brink.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) analyses, all shark species proposed at the meeting met the criteria for listing under CITES Appendix II. Such listing requires that trade is controlled in order to avoid use that threatens the species' survival. Despite the depletion ofsharks worldwide, restrictions on international trade are in place for only three shark species - whale shark, great white shark and basking shark.
Join thousands of AWARE divers and shark advocates who are serious about shark protection. Sign the petition and urge your friends and colleagues to do the same.
Together, we're gaining the attention of policymakers worldwide. We're closing loopholes in existing global shark management policies and insisting on full protections for Endangered and Critically Endangered sharks
16. Save the Sharks
Dear President Chinchilla,
We the attached signatories would like to congratulate you for the proactive stance your administration has taken with respect to marine conservation issues. The recent creation of the Cocos Island Marine Seamount Managed Area will support sustainable fishing initiatives among this country's national fishers. In addition, closing the private docks to the international shark finning fleet was without a doubt a major accomplishment.
However, the foreign fleet continues to side-step the authorities' controls by landing fins in Nicaragua, loading them into Costa Rican trucks, and importing them back into this country via Peñas Blancas for their eventual re-exportation.
In order to end the shark finning fleet's egregious practices – ones that overshadow the marine conservation accomplishments of your government – it's necessary to prohibit shark fin imports.
This action would have no impact on the national fishing industry or on any other industry that respects our laws.
Breeding dogs in puppy mills throughout this country suffer unimaginable pain, filth and starvation each day. Regulated by the USDA, these animals are left to suffer at the hands of inhumane people.
Many of the females are bred to death. They do not receive veterinary care. They suffer with infections, broken bones, missing eyes, and if they bark too much a metal rod is forced down their throat to sever the vocal cords!
18. Support a NSW Animal Cruelty Register
There is a significant and undeniable link in society between animal cruelty and general criminal behaviour.
Offenders who commit acts of serious crime such as murder, sexual and indecent assaults, domestic violence, and arson, often have a history involving some degree of animal abuse.
Establishing an Animal Cruelty Register – which operates successfully in a number of states in the USA, including three New York County's – would require every person convicted of an act of cruelty against an animal within New South Wales to record their names and personal details on the register.
The register would operate similar to the Child Protection Register where offenders will be responsible for ensuring their most up-to-date details and identifiable information is recorded, failing to do so would result in a fine.
Each offender will also be fined for the offence committed and this money would directly support the operation of the register.
The establishment of an animal cruelty register would benefit both humans and animals and would allow the fight against animal cruelty to shift to being more proactive. Rather then consistently fighting cruelty in a reactive manner, the register would allow authorities to keep an eye on offenders and to, effectively, prevent future abuse occurring.
All pet shops, shelters, breeders and rescue groups will have the ability to review the register prior to selling or adopting-out an animal to an individual.
The register would also enable law-enforcement bodies to search for potential offenders when an animal cruelty offence, or linked criminal offence, takes place in a certain region.
Please support, sign and share this petition. This will then be taken to NSW Parliament with all the signatures to show the government that members of the voting community want to see the establishment of an animal abuse register.
Thanks for supporting the animals.
19. Support a National Animal Abusers Database
Australia has some of the most lenient laws when it comes to animal abuse and abusers. Some do not even get a conviction.
Recently, there have been some shocking cases of animal abuse in this country and it has prompted me to act., We should have a National Animal Abusers database, similar to the paedophile database, that once a person harms an animal, their name is put on this database, so any registered, responsible seller, including animal welfare organisations, who legally sell an animals, can look up this database, to see who they are selling their animals to.
I'm hoping it will reduce the number of animal abuse cases in this country and also put a stop to puppy mills.
20. Stop Testing Products on Animals
Right now, millions of mice, rats, rabbits, primates, cats, dogs, and other animals are locked inside cold, barren cages in laboratories across the country. They languish in pain, ache with loneliness and long to roam free and use their minds.
Instead, all they can do is sit and wait in fear of the next terrifying and painful procedure that will be performed on them.
(Courtesy: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/default2.aspx)
21. Reople LPSO!
Hasbro closed LPSO a while ago, at December 1st. And we all want LPSO reopened!
Please help me get enough signatures!
22. Ban animal pornography and shocking footage
As you may or may not know, shocking material is all over the internet. This varies from animal pornography to serious mutilation to human beings.
Child pornography is banned on the internet, but it's ridiculous that media showing animal pornography is still allowed and exists on the internet in large amounts.
This has to stop.
23. Maximum Penalty for Animal Cruelty
On the 27th May 2012 a member of the public found two 5mth old male wolfhound x puppies tied with electrical cable off Glenlyon Road in Gladstone.
The dogs were severely emaciated, had sustained significant trauma to the head by a sharp object which had cut to the bone, one dog sustained stab wounds to the stomach - they were left here to die.
The body of a third dog was found in the area the next day. A 51yr old local man pleaded guilty to the crime due to public pressure and will face court in June.
24. Ban animals from circuses in Australia
"Bears, elephants, tigers, and other animals do not voluntarily ride bicycles, stand on their heads, balance on balls, or jump through rings of fire. They don't perform these and other difficult tricks because they want to; they perform them because they're afraid of what will happen if they don't."
Circuses use several 'tools for torture' such as whips, tight collars, muzzles, electric prods, bullhooks and more to train the poor animals to perform simply to make us smile.
25. Ask Toyota Canada to stop promoting their product with the abuse of animals!
Website in question: http://winatundra.ca/
- Toyota vehicles are great but there is no need to promote their products by giving away free trips to the Calgary Stampede where animals are brutally abused and die for entertainment.
- Toyota Canada is having a promotion where you can enter to win a new Toyota truck or a trip to the Calgary Stampede
Full list of animal deaths at Calgary Stampede
Rodeo is a brutal sport , please watch
Horse dies Calgary Stampede
Another Horse Dies
- Tell Toyota Canada on Facebook , email or phone that you don't approve of this promotion. Promoting their product along side the killing and maiming of animals is not acceptable.
- Email them politely and ask they stop this vulgar promotion immediately , Contact page:
Or phone them
For more information On Rodeo Cruelty please visit
Hi I'm Excalibur and this is my mummy doing this for me. A few years ago my mum couldn't look after me properly due to her health. So rather than watch me get unhealthy etc my mum made a hard decision to let me go to a foster mum to look after me.
My mum and the lady made a contract where when the lady didn't want me I was to come back to my mum and also my mum is still to be my legal owner and keep paperwork except passport which was given to lady as passport has to be with the horse by law. The contract was like a loan out.
The lady was supposed to keep in contact and send regular updates which she did then the lady stopped contacting mum about year ago and mum didn't know where I was. As mum couldn't get in contact with lady and got no reply off her or any of her family, mum sent lots adverts on facebook, lost and missing or stolen sites and any other sites searching for me .Everyone was trying to find me. Then mum got a message on her facebook from an old friend of the foster lady saying i was in a sanctuary in Norfolk. Mum was so happy she got a lead and she rung round all the sanctuaries and finally found me in HILLSIDE ANIMAL SANCTUARY. Mum was overjoyed.
She arranged a visit to make sure it was me and has been to see me several times. What mum didn't know and when she found out she was very shocked was that I'd been in the sanctuary for over 2 years. The foster lady had lied to mum when she said I was fine and at hers still. What upset and DISTGUSTED mum alot more is that I have a microchip with mums name on it. The sanctuary didn't even scan me and they took me in WITHOUT a passport which if any of us public did we'd get arrested and fined for it. The worst thing is I'm stuck in the sanctuary because even though my mum is my legal owner, the founder and owner of HILLSIDE ANIMAL SANCTUARY, WENDY VALENTINE has refused twice now to give me back to my mum and hasn't given a reason why.
Mum thinks this is hypocritical as if a member of public did this they would have to give the animal back to its real owner and even if they paid out for any vets, food, etc they won't get compensated or receive very little. My mum is fighting for me all the way as it breaks her heart being so close and yet so far.
Mum's other concern is if they haven't scanned me and checked my details, how many other stolen or missing animals have they got and all it takes is to scan or check details and check any missing animals databases to make sure the animal they have received isn't stolen etc and make a phone call to reunite all those other poor people and their missing babies. So please sign the petition to help gain a change in laws and also feel free to contact Hillside Animal Sanctuary on 01603 736200 and ask them, especially Wendy, why my mum can't have me home where I belong and also to check if any of your missing pets are actually with the sanctuary or any other sanctuary for that matter as it seems I'm not the only one with this sort of problem and it is a problem up and down the country hence the petition.
27. Stop Wolf Hunting in Wisconsin
Wolves are a crucial part of our ecosystem, they help prevent the overgrazing of vegetation by herbivores, which would lead to starvation and disease in deer and other animals, which humans eat. They keep the population of old and sick animals down.
The wolf is also regarded as a sacred and cultural animal by many native tribes in our area, which by law were supposed to be consulted about any change in hunting plans, which they were not.
The natural balance and order of the ecosystems will be greatly affected if any of the 700 or so wolves in Wisconsin are killed. Everyone will be affected in some way.
The Orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes that are native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Highly intelligent creatures they share almost the same characteristics as we do the human species.
Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, Orangutans are currently found only in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, there are only two surviving species.
Both Orangutan species are considered to be Endangered with the Sumatran Orangutan being Critically Endangered. Threats to Orangutan populations include poaching, habitat destruction and the illegal pet trade.
The Orangutan has a new threat though, shoppers thirst for palm oil is now threatening to wipe the whole species of the face of the earth.
The demand for a cheap ingredient found in thousands of products, from shampoo to biscuits, is contributing to the extinction of the Orangutan.
One in 10 mass-produced foods on the worlds supermarket shelves is estimated to contain palm oil, a bulking agent and preservative, but supermarkets and food manufacturers have been accused of doing too little to ensure their supplies are not threatening forests that are vital to the survival of Asia's only great ape.
An estimated 5,000 Orangutans are killed each year in Malaysia and Indonesia by the burning of vast tracts of virgin forest to supply the world's growing demand for palm oil. Building roads to the plantations has made the situation worse, by opening up the jungle for poachers, who kill Orangutan mothers and sell their babies as pets to Asian families.
Only 3 days ago a mother and her new born child was murdered by an angry mob of palm oil workers for the crime of foraging for food that they are finding hard to obtain as of the destruction of their forest / habitat.
Conservationists say Britain, the second biggest importer of palm oil in the EU, could do more. They want the Government to make companies responsible for the environmental impact of their activities in the Company Law Reform Bill. Five major food retailers - Sainsbury, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, the Co-op and Asda - have joined a not-for-profit organisation aiming to clean up the palm oil industry. But Britain's biggest retailer Tesco and the major store chains Morrisons and Iceland, have refused to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
We now ask you to not only sign the petition, but to boycott all Britains supermarkets that have refused to join the Roundtable to now make safe the Orangutan.
29. L'Oreal & Covergirl: Stop Animal Testing
L'Oreal and Covergirl do bad things. They lie to us to cover up what they've done to the animals.
They told me they didn't do it anymore but why do so many people show me pictures of what's being done to those animals?
30. Save My Home - Judith Robinson
As many of you know I am passionately involved in the betterment of our companion animals by providing a safe and loving home to those who have been abandoned, neglected and abused.
This passion maybe coming to an end because Bank of America has started Foreclosure proceedings with a sale date of April 23.


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May 27 2012 08:48 PM #1
New warden question - forced taunt?
So I'm going through my skills on my new(25ish)warden on E, and don't see a taunt. So I go to the wiki and look, still don't see a forced taunt(e.g. mob WILL attack you for x seconds, regardless of who's highest on the aggro table). Am I missing something or do wardens not have a forced taunt?
May 27 2012 08:49 PM #2
Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
We have one forced taunt which is a legendary trait. I only use this skill to enhance my survivability. It gives a 5 second forced taunt, +40% mits, reflects some damage, and has a 2 minute 30 second cooldown with legs and such.
May 27 2012 09:24 PM #3
Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
Nope wardens dont have a regular force taunt - we arent Guardians. We're proactive tanks, which means you're supposed to build threat throughout combat, not just wait until you lose aggro and taunt it back.
We have lots of tools to build and leech threat, just not any "ez button" taunt skills. DC is a force taunt, technically, but its a really weak one since it taunts for 5s and takes about 2-3 secs just to animate...Droid's Combo-button Mastery for Wardens (AHK script): http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.p...button-Mastery
May 28 2012 10:22 AM #4
Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
No easy button here. Wardens need to manually build threat 99% of the time. We do have one skill which comes from a Legendary Trait. Defiant Challenge. This is a forced taunt for a small period of time. People pretty much just use it for the Mitigation Bonus that it gives but it does have its place as a useful taunt sometimes. I found it quite useful during the Saruman fight in ToO when I needed to quickly grab the three mobs that I was entrusted in keeping busy. Pop DC, build some threat, and let the other tank peel the other mobs off.
If you're looking for an easy ride in terms of obtaining and keeping agro though, this is not the class for you. Holding agro is pretty simple for a practiced Warden but you will have difficulties when starting out.
May 28 2012 03:31 PM #5
Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
Thanks for the answers. No, I'm not looking for an easy insta-threat button, I was just wondering. I want to know all my skills and options to be the best warden I can be. Because wardens are fun. I love running through a whole camp, aggroing everything, and ending with full morale. Plus all the poky things and the fighting animations are just awesome.
May 28 2012 03:48 PM #6
Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
For sure! Half the fun of a Warden is watching to animations. I love the one that Brad Pitt does in Troy. lol. That's one of my favorite animations. And the Boot? Come on... how can you not like the good ol' "300" inspired Boot?
If you need any other advice ask away! The Warden community is pretty good for answering things quickly.
May 28 2012 04:02 PM #7
Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
Lol whenever I build the boot I always think of an old-school german barbarian charging into battle and kicking an enemy in the rear, shouting "DAS BOOT!". I like to boot an enemy when it's almost dead, hoping for the daze, if it lands, I run around behind the mob, hit sp-sh mastery and boot it in the rear to finish it off, just for fun. Nothing is more kick### than actually kicking an enemy in the ###.
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Re: New warden question - forced taunt?
Quick question, does fierce resolve stack? I mean, I know it stacks to 10 if I hit 10 mobs with it, but if I hit 5 mobs twice will that stack it to 10 as well?
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I love buffing my nails rather than polishing them. I agree this gives a great shine, but mine tore in several places first time I used it. I have used so many different buffers over the years, have short nails, so not sure why this tore but its the top layer on both sides that just came up and away from the sponge-y part beneath. I know this wont last long because its already falling apart and I've only used it once. again, great shine, shape and idea too, maybe I have a defective one? I wont be buying this again and have to add I looked so forward to finally finding one in the store!
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Great product! You use the gray side first to buff, it makes the surface of the nail more even then you use the white side, which is like magic. it makes your nail look like you have fresh clear polish on. After I had done my nails a week before and had nail polish on even after taking off the polish my nails were still shiny. The best part is that I only paid 3 bucks at Target. I love this product!
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I love this so much. Not only does it give bare nails a great shine, it is also fantastic for "perking up" existing nail polish using the white side only. I just renewed a two-week-old pedicure with Crazy Shine, with next to no effort...
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I pick this thing up @ home all the time, it makes my nails look like glass. The shine lasts through polishing and removal and gives a great smooth surface to lay your color on. The biggest downside? It squeaks. I'm pretty sure my boyfriend wants to toss it out the window when I pick it up while we're watching a movie.
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Unbelievable and so easy. It definitely gave my nails a polish shine. I only tried on bare nails. Followed directions of buffing my nails with the green side, then with the white side. And, viola...shiny nails. Love it.
This thing is amazing. I picked this up at Walmart for about $3 and I use it about once or twice a week. It makes my nails crazy shiny, and the shine lasts for a few days on me. I love this thing!
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This thing is freaking amazing, green side does a good job smoothing but the high gloss shine and smooth feeling from the white side is unbelievable, more shine than polish. Worth every penny I couldnt recommend this more if you buff your nails or if you are looking to get away from polish. I wish my car was a shiny as my nails right now.
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This really works. Makes my bare nails look like I have oil on them they're that shiny. Even after I take off my polish my nails are still super shiny. Mine was about $3-4 but then I also had a $1 off coupon. This isn't a full blown buffer. It won't buff away stained nails. I have a four sided buffer that I use once a month. The first two step I use my old buffer and just use this one for the final two.
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This buffer works just as well if not better than the 3 to 4 side versions. The green side really works out the ridges and the white side produces such a high sheen without stripping the nail of anymore layers. I would have to complain about the shape though. The edges are the first to wear down and the middle usually remains untouched because it's hard for me to get to. If Revlon shaped this buffer differently so that you could have easier access to the entire surface area of the product, then it would be perfecto. I like to buff my nails in between polish changes to let them breathe a little and this is my favorite tool to get them nice and shiny :)
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went to shoppers drug mart, saw it for 11$. then i went to the states and saw it at walmart for 2$. in retrospect, i wish i had bought at least 5 of them - they are awesome! my first time using it, i had a sample from one of my magazines, and it worked so well that i literally used the sample until it was bruised and abused (it was a tiny thin version of the real thing).
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tony @ 1/20/2012 6:33 PM
Any chance they will make one with a pistol grip option? I think that wouldmake it perfect.
gp cobb @ 1/20/2012 7:02 PM
You mean like the Mossy? Grin
Glen @ 1/20/2012 7:15 PM
Finally, something purpose built here in the USA. Or at least by an American company. Nice to be able to load more than one length of shell at the same time. I like the barrel options as well. I wonder if it is priced realistically though.
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Unfortunately no ambidextrous safety catch.
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They have a model with the pistol grip It's the R12E
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Can you say tactical Versamax?
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So this will use the Mexican mini-shot shells?
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Can't wait to test drive one.
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I've been waiting for a tactical semi auto 12 gauge to come out for some time. Depending on affordability, this could be it, although I still like the Bennelli expect for the price tag.
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For all you fellas "waiting" for a semi-automatic tactical shotgun, I've owned mine since November 2007 when I bought my Mossberg 930 SPX. Five years and hundreds of rounds later, it has yet to fail me. Last week, I completed a NRA Law Enforcement Handgun/Shotgun Firearms Instructor School and, again, my Mossberg didn't fail me.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
On flags. Hoisted above homes,
a country's bar code. Shutters
and venetian blinds, light blazing
from between the slats and then
diminishing. A heating vent
that we stand over in the winter,
instep eased over the metal.
Worn near the face to signify rank
and response. Button downs and
t-shirts, ties and ribbon, suggestion
of warfare and ease and sport,
of youth. Plowed fields viewed
from overhead, a carpet streaked
from the vacuum's grasp, one
direction and then the other.
Saturated life spliced with absence,
an order we impose and label
as playful. Background muddled
with applied design, alternating
so that we cannot sort which
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- Dave King said...
Loved this. A great idea. Thought-provoking and entertaining.
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- Cassandra Frear said...
"Saturated life spliced with absence."
Great image. Really. I mean it. - February 15, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Annie said...
This is another of your great poems that makes you think in ways you have not thought before. I especially like, "a country's bar code," and "worn near the face to signify rank and response," That second one is a great shortcut to a much larger concept. I also like the closing lines, and how the opening line relates to the title, which is integral to the whole.
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It's funny, I'm wearing stripes today and I like them very much.
"A country's bar code" is perfect! - February 15, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Maureen said...
Marvelous use of metaphor, Hannah. The connections you draw are so evocative and thought-provoking. I especially like "Plowed fields viewed / from overhead, a carpet streaked / from the vacuum's grasp" and "life spliced with absence, / an order we impose and label".
- February 15, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- La Belette Rouge said...
Above, overhead, background, near and far---you, lovely, have such a gift of creating new perspective.
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- DJ Vorreyer said...
I really like this one - concrete images moving to some wonderful truths.
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- Terresa said...
"Saturated life spliced with absence," I liked those lines, too.
And the word "slats" -- I have it in a poem I'm currently working on, too. (A great word, isn't it?)
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