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Reiki Continuing Education and Mentoring
I am consistently inspired by your passion and clarity. Thank you for what you do. You help me do what I do better. — Lori-Lyn Hurley
Here's where you'll find support for your Reiki practice in a format that works for you: online live and recorded webinars, phone consults, and in-person events, both free and paid. Browse the program descriptions to find the best option to help you develop as a credible mainstream Reiki practitioner and grow your practice. Click here for information about the new MAINSTREAMING REIKI webinar series.
We'll discuss any questions you have about your Reiki practice, whether it's how to deepen your daily self-treatment experience, mainstream your professional Reiki practice, or develop your business. We can also review your website or communication materials. I'll call or skype you at a prearranged time. $150 for a focused 45-minute consult. Email me to schedule. Please prepay your session with Paypal.
Stroll through the following descriptions of the classes, events, and consultations I offer, or jump directly to any one of them. The calendar tells when and where specific classes are being offered.
6 STEPS to SPIRITUAL SELF-PROTECTION: Maintaining Healthy, Compassionate Boundaries
REIKI and MEDICINE
You can use this Paypal link to register for any class.
Sign up to receive monthly emails with Pamela's events.
THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; you need not be a Reiki practitioner to benefit from the class on skillfully creating boundaries that work for you — CLICK HERE to register except when the class is offered at an outside venue.
6 STEPS TO SPIRITUAL SELF-PROTECTION: How You Can Maintain Healthy, Compassionate Boundaries
Have you ever walked away from a client, or a friend, suspecting you "picked up" something you'd rather not have? This happens all too often, but you aren't helpless. We'll take a grounded, no-nonsense, empowering look at:
- Why and how negative transference happens,
- Where you are particularly vulnerable,
- What you can do to prevent it, and
- How you can rebalance yourself once it's happened.
This workshop is open to everyone, health care professionals, and the public, whether or not you practice Reiki, because negative transference can happen to anyone.
The next class is not currently scheduled.
To stay informed, please signup for my email list and specify that you live in New York City.
Do you already practice Reiki at any level—First Degree, Second Degree or Reiki master?
Perhaps you are:
- a Reiki student who wants to deepen your relationship with Reiki,
- a Reiki practitioner who wants to become a Reiki professional, or a
- a Reiki professional who wants to enhance your professional skills, including the ability to collaborate in conventional health care?
If so, there are a number of ways in which I can help you deepen your personal practice and develop skills to mainstream Reiki practice, whether you live here in the New York City area or elsewhere. All of the gatherings described below are appropriate for you regardless your level of training, amount of experience, or practice style.
REIKI CLINIC at the MANHATTAN JCC
Last night, right after the reiki clinic, I felt relaxed and still felt the warmth from the practioners' hands. When I woke up this morning I felt very different..almost lighter, as if some heavy negative energy had been lifted off me. Definitely something great happened because I can feel the difference already!
—Erika B.
The JCC Reiki Clinic takes place on the first Thursday of each month (excluding holidays). Here you will be part of a diverse group of Reiki practitioners offering table treatments in a supervised public setting. This is an opportunity for you to increase your treatment experience, participate in a mainstream Reiki event, and to make Reiki buddies. Every practitioner also receives a treatment, and the practitioners gather at the end of the clinic for sharing, discussion, and chocolate (really!).
JCC Reiki Clinic for practitioners and the public
First Thursdays of the month, August 7, September 4, October 2, etc.
The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave @ West 76th Street
New York, NY 10023
Pre-registration guarantees your space, but you are also welcome to take your chances and show up. Practitioners who have not pre-registered need to arrive early to allow time to register and be downstairs for orientation at 6:20 PM and plan to stay until we finish by 9:15 PM. You can register by clicking here (then search Reiki and/or Pamela Miles), or by calling 646-505-5708.
The public is invited to book a half-hour appointment and receive Reiki treatment, usually from two practitioners, depending on attendance. Whether you have never experienced Reiki and would like to give it a try, or you are looking for a monthly habit to support your well-being, you are welcome. And if you are a Reiki practitioner who would like to introduce your friends to Reiki, but you are not comfortable giving them treatment on your own, know that this is a safe environment where your friends will be well cared for.
There is a $20 fee for all participants, both practitioners and people coming for treatment only. You can also register by phone 646.505.5708. If you are a Reiki practitioner, please email me that you are coming.
Sign up here to receive monthly email reminders and notices of occasional public Reiki events in NYC; be sure to click the appropriate box.
Register for any class except the JCC Reiki Clinic using Paypal here.
The following class will deepen your Reiki practice and bring greater nuance to your understanding, so important for your own development and for your ability to represent Reiki practice to a mainstream public. It is appropriate for practitioners and students at all levels and from all practice lineages —
This class is not currently scheduled. Please signup for my email list to be informed as my schedule changes.
Today only
Do not anger
Do not worry
With thankfulness
Work diligently
Be kind to others
– as translated by Japanese Reiki master, Hyakuten Inamoto
Mikao Usui, the founder of the Reiki lineage, referred to the Precepts as "the secret of inviting happiness through many blessings, the spiritual medicine for all illness," and included them in daily practice. Too often overlooked today, the Precepts help you create a bridge between how you actually experience life to how you want to experience it.
In this class, you will deepen your understanding of the Precepts and learn how to access their support in daily life. Here's how participants have described their experience of this one-day retreat:
"You created a safe, nurturing environment for exploration."
"This exploration created a significant deepening in my practice, so much so that friends noticed a difference when we shared treatment."
"Peaceful, nourishing, and stimulating, the kind of Reiki community I long for."
"The retreat deepened my understanding of the precepts; I had just been touching the surface."
"I feel empowered to continue contemplating the precepts in daily life."
"Just amazingly wonderful and inspiring."
I offer the following REIKI CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES for Reiki students at any level or lineage to prepare for professional practice and Reiki professionals to enhance their skills. Classes are offered in person in New York City and other locations, and by teleclass/webinar. You can click here to register for any class.
Have you ever felt frustrated trying to explain Reiki, especially in mainstream language? Are you enthusiastic about your practice but often see people's eyes glaze over when you try to share it? Could you use some tips how to communicate more effectively and feel more professional?
Reiki is easy to practice and easy to appreciate, but not so easy to talk about, even for experienced practitioners. Many people who would be interested in the benefits of Reiki treatment are turned off by the way Reiki is explained to them. Perhaps you've experienced this firsthand.
You can learn how to speak clearly about Reiki and the benefits you experience. Communicating skillfully helps others recognize how Reiki might help them, and deepens your personal practice.
You will leave this event with greater clarity about your Reiki practice, and strategies to communicate Reiki more effectively to the mainstream public and health care professionals.
"Wow! What a deep and thought provoking talk on one of the most difficult subjects for a Reiki practitioner!" – Luke Criasia
"It was the most informative and interesting afternoon." – Georgiana Monckton
"Now I can say I am a Reiki practitioner with my head held high and my feet on the ground!" — Dublin participant
COMMUNICATING REIKI MAINSTREAM in Paris
Mardi 21 Octobre
19:00 – 21:00
€35 avant le 11 Octobre
€45 après cette date
Artic (De Staël)
40 Rue de Paradis
Batiment C
Fonds de Cour
75010 Paris
COMMUNICATING REIKI MAINSTREAM in London
Saturday, October 25
2 – 3:30 PM talk, followed by tea
St. Mary The Boltons
The Boltons, SW5 London
Pre book £35 by October 24
£45 at the door
TRA members £30 TRA website pre-book only
Class details and registration
COMMUNICATING REIKI MAINSTREAM in Amsterdam
Dinsdag 28 oktober
19.30 – 21.30
Spiritueel Centrum de Roos
P.C. Hooftstraat 183
1071 BW Amsterdam
€35 tot 27 oktober
€45 na 27 oktober; de deur, uitsluitend contante betaling
Class details and registration
COMMUNICATING REIKI MAINSTREAM in Copenhagen, Denmark
Tuesday, July 15
19:00 – 21:00
Astrologihuset, Teglvaerksgade 37, 2100 Copenhagen Ø
No cancellations after June 19.
The talk is in English with Danish translation available if needed, such as for questions.
COMMUNICATING REIKI MAINSTREAM in Paris, France
COMMUNIQUER PUBLIQUEMENT sur le REIKI — Paris, France
Wednesday, July 23 Mercredi 23 juillet
19:30 – 21:30
ARTIC, 40 rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris
€45 le prix de l'évènement. Fermeture de l'inscription à 22:00 22 June/22 Juin.
€50 argent comptant SVP à l'entrée de la conference.
Cancellations minus €10 until June 27 only.
Frais d'annulation: €10 jusqu'au 27 juin. Aucun remboursement après le 27 juin.
The talk is in English with French translation.
Présentation en anglais avec traduction en francais.
PRACTICING REIKI in HEALTH CARE: What Reiki Practitioners Need to Know
REIKI and MEDICINE INTENSIVE
Who should attend the Reiki and Medicine Intensive?
- Reiki students who want to make more informed health care choices for themselves and their families
- Reiki students who are considering becoming Reiki professionals
- Reiki professionals wanting to enhance their skills and expand their Reiki business
- Reiki practitioners who want to develop a working collaboration in hospitals or offsite conventional care centers, or who want to receive referrals from doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed healthcare professionals.
What will I learn in the Reiki and Medicine Intensive?
- How to improve your Reiki presentation skills and raise your professionalism
- What doctors, administrators and patients need to know about Reiki
- What doctors do not want to hear from you
- How to collaborate successfully with various licensed professionals
- How to credibly address the issue of safety
- How Reiki treatment benefits patients, families, and staff
- How to present Reiki benefits without making claims
- How to volunteer responsibly to deepen your clinical experience without burning out
- What the science tells us, and how to identify credible, well designed research
- What's the most critical factor for your success
- Concrete, practical steps for raising awareness in your community and growing your Reiki business.
Attendees will be given a 4-phase sample proposal for integrating Reiki into conventional health care and strategies for building their Reiki business. You will learn how to collaborate with other healthcare professionals as colleagues from someone who has been doing that successfully for 20 years.
Lay practitioners, students, doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals have found this class immediately improved their confidence and brought their work to greater depth, clarity, and professionalism. Read this article to understand what you can learn through this course.
Still unsure? Take a look at my recent interview with the Midwest Reiki Community on Reiki and medicine.
Contact Pamela if you would like to host a Medical Reiki Intensive in your area.
If you are unable to take the in-person seminar, you can register now for the Introduction to Medical Reiki webinar and access it online according to your schedule. Click here to learn more.
This class is currently only available as a recorded webinar, as listed above.
In this class, I offer you what I've learned over 20 years of organizing events. Public Reiki events are a service to the public and to the Reiki community. When you organize events, you introduce Reiki to new audiences, create Reiki community, and give Reiki students and practitioners an opportunity to develop their clinical skills. This class gives you what you need to create a successful public Reiki event in which everyone feels supported—staff, clients and YOU.
Pamela Miles organizes 50 Reiki practitioners for our yearly Spa Day for Women with Cancer. The Reiki room is always the hands-down favorite for our Spa Day participants. Many of the women have never heard of Reiki and are surprised at how wonderful they feel receiving Reiki treatment. The person responsible for creating this magic is Pamela Miles. She selects, trains and is present at the Spa Day to supervise the Reiki room. As a result, no matter which practitioners participants go to, they receive the same beautifully sequenced session.
Caroline Kohles, Senior Fitness & Wellness Program Director, JCC Manhattan
This event is not currently scheduled.
Do you have a question about your practice or are you wondering what's the best next step for you?
Are you a Reiki professional who would like mentoring to deepen your practice, clarify your communication, or grow your business?
Or maybe you are a health care professional who practices Reiki and you wonder how to bring Reiki into your workplace?
Even Reiki masters with considerable practice experience have questions, or need support or a website review. Why not schedule an individual telephone or skype mentoring session? The fee is $150 for 45 minutes. Contact me to schedule.
I am available to help:
- Health care providers and administrators establish Reiki programs in their facilities, including hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, and rehab centers
- Businesses create a customized wellness initiative to enhance employee health, strengthen productivity, and reduce absenteeism
- Researchers wanting to study the effectiveness of Reiki treatment (design, implementation, and interpretation)
- Facilities wanting to create a public Reiki event, or include Reiki in a public health event, such as the annual JCC Spa Day for Women with Cancer.
Please email me directly with any inquiries, or read more under Presentations.


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With regard to this article we will explore the reasons that recommend employers to get group health insurance for employees combined with we will look at the advantages and disadvantages everything from both points of view.
Group Health Medical insurance VS Individual Personal details Health Insurance
Probably the a good number of significant distinguishing characteristic of group insurance is the substitution of group underwriting for individual underwriting. In group cases, no individual the evidence of insurability must be usually required, as well as , benefit levels have the ability to be substantial, thanks to few, if any, important limitations.
Group underwriting by natural means is not fretful with the genuine health or other insurability aspects of several particular individual. Instead, it aims to obtain a team of individual peoples lives or, what may even more important, an aggregation having to do with such groups to lives that will surely yield a foreseen rate of mortality or morbidity. In a sufficient quantity of of groups most typically associated with lives is obtained, and if many of these groups are somewhat homogeneous in nature, then the fatality or morbidity cycle will be foreseeable. The point typically is that the team becomes the design of underwriting, with insurance principles potentially be applied to be it just seeing that in the lawsuit of the distinct. To assure which experts state the groups experienced will be kind of homogeneous, the underwriting process in group insurance aims if you want to control adverse choices by individuals with a group.
In underwriting association insurance, then, specified important features should always be present that most either are normal in the quality of the group itself or may be applied by using a positive solution to avoid severe adverse selection many of these as:
Insurance Incidental with regard to the Group: This particular insurance should choose to be incidental to our own group; that is, the members of the group will need to have come in concert for some intention other than in which to obtain insurance. For the purpose of example, the club insurance furnished with the employees involved with a given boss must not try to be the feature so motivates the generation and existence relating to the group.
Flow of Those individuals through the Group: There should sometimes be a steady watch of persons through the group; of the fact that is, there have got to be an tide of new teenage lives into some group and a superb out flow provided by the group akin to the older together with impaired lives. Using groups of routinely working employees, getting this done may be imagined that they are in average very well being.
Automatic Determination of Benefits: Group assurance underwriting can frequently requires the best automatic framework for understanding the cost of lots of benefits on private lives, understanding that is after these details the dominance of the type of employer probably employees. So if the cash of good aspects taken obtained been completely optional, it are likely to be possible to choose from against the insurer like those by using poor healthiness would have the inclination to protect heavily furthermore the fit ones maybe tend to be able to elect bare minimum coverage.
As these group method has evolved, however, insurance companies have told the pollsters to asserts from each marketplace, essentially large employers, for new flexibility by using the inventory of amazing benefits. This movement typically is expressed by optional bills of functional life and healthcare insurance wearing excess concerning basic coverage provided through process of the recruiter and back in more health care financing choices. Also, increasingly prevalent cafeteria offers allow partaking employees that would select undoubtedly one of an blend of beneficial properties using a single predetermined allocated of employer funds. Folk select, capable to selected basic coverage's being required, a blending of strengths that highest quality meet their or your partner's individual preferences.
Minimum Taking part by which the Group: An alternate underwriting operator is the requirement that do substantially each of the eligible citizens in the latest given array be lined by insurance coverage. In suggestions in exactly which the employees pays the right portion of the higher (contributory), consistently at the very 75 nought per cent of often the eligible salespeople must join the opportunity the plan if publicity is in which to be result oriented. In often the case to do with noncontributory plans, 100 number participation is now required. Past covering some large amount of an absolute given group, the insurance coverage company gains a help against an undue rate of low quality lives. To cases using which office staff refuse an insurance in religious or other benefits that work not incorporate any issues of selection, this procedure is relaxed.
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Classy Oregon diners tipped waitress with 'crystal meth' – cops
A couple of Oregon diners were cuffed last Thursday night after allegedly tipping a steakhouse waitress an envelope of methamphetamine, the Oregonian reports. Ryan Bensen, 40, and Erica Manley, 37, were chowing down with friends at the Twisted Fish Steakhouse in Seaside, a coastal town some 100km northwest of Portland. …
..is that hideous thing tattooed on her chest?
On face value, they look more than a bit dodgy and certainly deserve a mention on "World's Dumbest Criminals"
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..is that hideous thing tattooed on her chest?
Looks like her boyfriend on meth ...
Re: WTF..
Looks like a pair of skulls on a veiny background to me.
Re: WTF..
Is it meant to show her innards?
Re: WTF...
Looks like a poorly executed unfinished version of this.
How will she do this?
Is the waitress going to have to report the value of the meth on her income-tax forms?
Re: How will she do this?
Since it was turned over to the police, she could declare the value of it as a loss.
"a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
By that measure, my house is likely a gigantic meth lab, a biochemical plant and a nuclear research facility.
Re: "a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
I'm now clearing all other items from my house, just to make sure I'm above suspicion
Re: "a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
I read someone that the primary detection method that the cops use for finding meth labs is to turn up at the site of an explosion. Awil, allow me to second your icon!
Re: "a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
That 3 pack of LED torches I bought from B&Q the other day, which came with 9 batteries, was just for personal use. Honest!
Why doesn't anyone believe me?
"Why doesn't anyone believe me?"
Because it's a ridiculous claim. Do you know how long it would take one person to smoke three LED torches?
Re: "a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
> That 3 pack of LED torches I bought from B&Q the other day [...]
You guys do know that in the US "torch" means something different than it does in the UK?
Re: "a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
Oops, I'd forgotten flashlight. So what's torch mean in USian? Something like an electric paint-stripper?
I wonder what US kids would make of Jamie and his Magic Torch, the cartoon I watched when I was 5? I'm sure I don't remember any meth labs...
Re: "a meth lab comprising a small torch, batteries and other items",
A torch is either the thing used in the Olympics or it's successor, powered by butane or similar.
Depending on the fuel source, they can be used for anything from cooking through welding or cutting metal.
I thought meth was supposed to make you thin?
We'd need to see the before & after photos, and I, for one, don't want to...
I thought those were before and after photo's???
Thats two different people????
the tit tattoo
just oozes class
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oozes something, not sure it's class though
482 grams of metamphetamine in her purse
and she was eating?
Happened to me 15 years ago
In my building live some people who have special needs. Around 15 years ago one asked me for some help in doing something or other DIYish. I helped him out and thought nothing more of it.
At Christmas I found two Christmas cards in my mailbox. One said, "Thanks for your help this year. I'm giving you a little gift." The other card had two rocks of crack in it.
I of course threw them away and thought no more of it. I've dined out on the story many times, though.
Re: Happened to me 15 years ago
When I first move to North London I took my parents to a local restaurant recommended by friends. During the main course, the waiter asked if we wanted "some more cocaine", froze for a few seconds then stutteringly told us he meant "more wine". Since found out that it's common knowledge in the restaurant trade that during particularly busy periods some staff members cope by using coke or speed.
Re: Happened to me 15 years ago
So that's what happened to them! I meant to leave a couple of Werther's Originals, and in my crack-addled state I must have got mixed up. You should have seen the look on the face of the guy who paid a thick wad of used 20s for some boiled sweets, though - priceless.
No? Fair enough. I'll, er, get my coat.
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"...the waiter asked if we wanted "some more cocaine""
"I'm fine for cake, Mrs. Doyle."
"Are you sure, Father, there's cocaine in it."
"There's WHAT?"
"Oh, no... not cocaine...what am I on about? No, I meant... what do you call them...raisins."
"[...] comprising a small torch, batteries and other items."
That's not a meth lab, that's my kitchen drawer. Either the police are keeping the good stuff a surprise for the trial, or they didn't find anything worth a damn and this is a poor attempt to sex it up for the press.
Re: "[...] comprising a small torch, batteries and other items."
Police: "Look, you're facing a certain 15 years for running a crack lab or, tell us who you 're dealer is".
But they look so classy. Where did they go wrong? Wait. Probably the meth.
Breaking Badly
I thought Walter White was a bit over the top with his equipment, when all he needed was a torch!
Re: Breaking Badly
Now, now- mustn't forget the three batteries!
And a handsome young assistant to run down to the 7-11 for more batteries when needed.
I hear the lithium ones work the best.
from oregon, lived in Beaverton
Typical of my former community!
Arrogant, stupid, and stoned.
Tatts, drugs and low IQs
The unholy trinity.
A torch
For those in the UK... here's the kind of torch they had: https://www.google.com/search?q=torch+propane&tbm=isch&source=iu&imgil=wxPuKmcvWjURIM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQl874muZ66IQm-Uwd-VwgIwTcCWvpX_iPD3AXG-b1KhwmTFk7sUQ%253B500%253B692%253BmzYxQ-YQ8vi_nM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwaterheatertimer.org%25252FHow-to-remove-old-water-heater-element.html&sa=X&ei=cbfPUo-HGoXhoASboICQDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEkQ9QEwAg&biw=1245&bih=716#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=wxPuKmcvWjURIM%253A%3BmzYxQ-YQ8vi_nM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwaterheatertimer.org%252Fimages%252FPropane-torch2-500.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwaterheatertimer.org%252FHow-to-remove-old-water-heater-element.html%3B500%3B692
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You mean http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Propane-torch2-500.jpg ?
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After failing many, many times at making brownies to a oily mess, this recipe has exceeded all my expectations. This is a REAL vegan/vegetarian brownie, as almost every other recipe has not lived up to the dense chewiness and UNCAKELIKE nature of this one. Thank you so much!!! I recommend this one to everyone!
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I made these brownies over the weekend and they were incredible! I made my own Vegan Butter using the cocoa butter vegan butter recipe and the flavor was rich and chocolaty. I added some toasted walnuts and some bittersweet chocolate chips and they were heaven on Earth! Next time I will underbake them a little so that they are bit more fudgy. I also may up the amount of expresso powder for a bit more kick but they were excellent and just what I have been looking for. Thank you Mattie!
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Thank you thank you thank you! I am a total brownie snob and have been at a loss for a quality brownie recipe since going vegan. Until now! Like Bec, I used gluten free flour with amazing results. Additionally, my smaller pans were in use, so I used a 9x13 and baked for about 35 minutes with great results. Chewy with just the right amount of crust that every good brownie requires! Your hard work in developing this recipe is so appreciated!
These are such great brownies. Ultimate, as you said. They worked out beautifully for me. I even did a post of them on my blog. For more photos and the nutritional breakdown, you can check it out here: http://www.unsweetenedcocoa.ca/2012/04/ultimate-vegan-brownies/
Loved these so much, I put them on my blog :)
These are such great brownies. Ultimate, as you said. They worked out beautifully for me. I even did a post of them on my blog. For more photos and the nutritional breakdown, you can check it out here: http://www.unsweetenedcocoa.ca/2012/04/ultimate-vegan-brownies/
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Cashews instead of walnuts?
Can we use Cashews/Almonds in place of walnuts? Is there any other preference other than Choc chips, because I dont wanna use to much of chocs.
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This is the only brownie recipe I make. They are always absolutely amazing! You have made PMSing for vegan girl not as bad as it has to be. Also, my boyfriend says they taste like hash brownies. And hey, if it tastes illegal (at least in Texas), then it has to be good! Thanks!
I have made these with regular flour and a few times with gluten free flour and I have to say, they may even be better gluten free?! At least just as good.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful recipe!
Best brownies ever. Vegan or not!
I have tried many different vegan brownie recipes and well, they mostly sucked. This recipe makes me wonder how they all got it so wrong. I've made this recipe now at least 10 times and it is incredible every time! I use 5 tablespoons of nuttelex (Australian vegan tub margarine) and 2 tablespoons of tofutti but I'm sure 7 T of nuttelex would be fine. I also use more chocolate (2 short rows of a block for Australians that don't feel like getting out the scales)
I have made these with regular flour and a few times with gluten free flour and I have to say, they may even be better gluten free?! At least just as good.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful recipe!
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I have made these brownies 3 different times now and they are absolutely the best brownies I have ever had....even better than the non vegan versions I have tried! These are remarkable in every way...chewy, fudgy, decadent brownies! Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful recipe! You rock, man!
I was worried about how these brownies were going to come out because the dough was SO thick, but oh my was I wrong. I've been vegan for over two years and have tried various brownie recipes and none have matched up to that brownie texture and taste I have desired. I just made these with my boyfriend and... oh man.. I can't get over how amazing these are. These are like how I remember brownies being. They are nice and thick and fudgy. Delicious. Thank you again for this recipe :]! I will never use another!
These are very dark chocolate, chewy, dense brownies. I could not find espresso powder, so I made espresso and replaced the 1/4 cup of water with it. Also, I used canola oil instead of vegan butter, and added chocolate chips instead of walnuts, which did not make the brownies fall apart as one reviewer suggested. I had a 9x9 in pan and baked them for 22 mins. I cut them into bite size pieces for a party and they are amazing! I do think it is important to use a good quality chocolate for this recipe as it is an integral part of the flavor.
Left out the espresso and added chocolate chips and a little more water. One reviewer mentioned that they lacked something in taste. The brownies weren't too sweet when I first took them out of the oven, but, after sitting overnight, they were perfect-- best brownies I've made, vegan or not.
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just made these but only had whole wheat flower. Not excellent but still better than most commercial mixes. They must be awesome with regular white flower. Can't wait to try it.
One thing though, I only had flax seeds and I couldn't grind them, so I left them overnight, which is said to have the same effect, and it seemed so, to a certain degree.
Did came out awesomly fudgy, but it somehow lacked something in taste, don't have the skill to know what. Not sweetness or chocolateness, maybe I should add some more salt or coffee. I did add a little bit more water, and use canola oil instead of margarine.
One thing though, I only had flax seeds and I couldn't grind them, so I left them overnight, which is said to have the same effect, and it seemed so, to a certain degree.
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Well I really only made these because I wanted to make Mattie's double chocolate brownie chunk ice cream! ha ha ha I removed a couple of brownies at the beginning and diced them and put them in the freezer to remove all temptation of finishing the tray! These are gorgeous! I've made brownies before with fax seed for chew and they were good but not as good as these. After I'd made the mix without walnuts, I studded one half of the tray with walnuts (for myself) and left the other half plain (for my husband) so Jack Sprat and his wife lived happily ever after (if somewhat wider around the girth.) American husband said these were what proper brownies should taste like, so British wife was justly proud!
oh wow, I came up with a great experiment
So I used your chocolate mixture plus the flax mixture and baking soda, in the exact same way you used it in your recipe, however, I doubled it, and added it to a Namaste brownie mix I had laying around I got for super cheap. The flour used in it is gluten free fava bean, rice, and arrow root. Of course it has the sugar and cocoa already. But boy does that flour mixture make super fudgy dense brownies with a tiny bit of chew to them! Perfect! I had to share.


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Calles (streets) run east/west or perpendicular to the sea. If you are driving east/west you must stop at every block corner.
The Avenidas (Avenues) run north/south beginning at the beachfront and run parallel to the sea. Avenidas are numbered in increments of 5 all the way up to 150 now. If you are driving north/south, in theory, you have the right of way and don't have to stop at each block corner.
Beware . there are exceptions to these guidelines but this gives an overview of the initial city plan.
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Traditionally the process of taking a new power plant system from the drawing board to a first-of-a-kind prototype has involved a series of progressively larger engineering test facilities and pilot plants, leading ultimately to a full-scale demonstration. The process can take over 20 years or more and cost billions of dollars.
Because of the significant efforts by DOE in the design and construction of advanced energy systems, traditions have changed. Engineers using sophisticated computer modeling and simulation are capable of "engineering" and testing new power processes well before the first metal is cut for a new pilot plant. Through the use of computational flow dynamics, 3-D visualization, process simulation and a host of other computational techniques, engineers are able to determine whether a new concept's physical and chemical systems perform as predicted, whether a future power plant's mechanical systems function properly, and whether the plant will succeed in meeting its efficiency and environmental goals - all displayed on a computer screen.
The strategy is to conduct computational research to provide insights into the complex interactions of physical and chemical systems encountered in advanced energy plants. High-speed computer simulation and modeling methods have been developed to advance technologies such as gas turbines, fuel cells, gasifiers, combustors, gas cleanup processes, and heat exchangers and the coupling of these devices together in clean efficient energy plants.
An integral supporting activity is the Supercomputing Science Consortium. This organization provides high-speed access to the Pittsburgh supercomputing center and support for improving computer codes.
The Computational System Dynamics activity supports the development of immersive, interactive, and distributed visualization technology in the design of next-generation advanced power systems. These technologies are intended to lead to a suite of products capable of representing the operation of near-zero emission power plants, like gasification and oxy-combustion, which are based on validated models and highly detailed representations of equipment and processes.
These tools include advanced, distributed computer aided design tools for virtual design groups. System tools developed will allow the use of information technology in next-generation advanced fossil power systems. In particular, carbon capture is addressed through the initiation of a multi-laboratory carbon capture and storage modeling effort National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP). NRAP is a multiyear effort that harnesses the breadth of capabilities across the DOE national lab system into a mission-focused platform in order to develop a defensible, science-based quantitative methodology for determining risk profiles (and, hence, residual risk) at carbon dioxide (CO2) storage sites. These three collaborative efforts will accelerate CCS development and will support the goal to enable commercial deployment of CCS technologies by 2020.
Computational Energy Sciences (CES) supports the optimization of the design and operation of heat engines, combustors, gasifiers, chemical reactors, and other important unit processes in advanced power generation systems. To this end, science-based models of the physical phenomena occurring in fossil fuel conversion processes are developed. These models have multi-scale, multi-physics simulation capabilities that couple fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and complex chemical reactions. In addition, the Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative focuses on post-combustion capture, risk assessment, and integrated multi-scale physics-based simulations, and is designed to leverage existing expertise and funding. This multi-national laboratory collaborative effort will accelerate CCUS development and support the goal of enabling commercial deployment of CCUS technologies by 2020.
DOE, Invensys Operations Management to Develop, Deploy Operator Training System for Supercritical Coal Power Plants
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Robert RomanoskyNational Energy Technology LaboratoryPO Box 880U.S. Dept. of EnergyMorgantown, WV 26507304-285-4721


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Occupy Cincinnati has experienced some recent victories, settling the federal lawsuit against the city and getting a 24-hour public space designation for a year. Tonight, the organization holds a general assembly at the OC warehouse space, 2023 Dunlap St., Over-the-Rhine. From now on, the group will meet on Monday and Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m. to discuss issues, working groups and general business matters. All are welcome to attend these assemblies and share ideas, express concerns or just sit in and observe. Follow the group on Facebook for updates and assembly information.
Looking for dinner plans? On such a summery day like today, we suggest Eli's BBQ on the East side. From pulled pork sammies to smoked ribs, Eli's does barbecue right. You're even welcome to make yourself at home and BYOB, so crack open a beer, chow down on some hot dogs, and enjoy the choice tunes coming from Eli's turntables. Read our review of Eli's BBQ for more info.
Bree from Hot Wheels Entertainment hosts karaoke at The Drinkery every Tuesday. Whether you're a karaoke god or just a spectator, swing by the OTR bar between 9 p.m.-2 a.m. for tunes and booze. Find details here.
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI) continues its New Voices Season of Staged Readings with Edge Walking. Written by Barbara Harkness and directed by Patrick Downey, Edge Walking follows two parents who are faced with a child claiming he is the reincarnation of their oldest son who died as a POW in Vietnam. The encounter brings up feelings of anger, loss and grief as each character must deal with the death. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. performance are just $8 and can be purchased before the show at the Aronoff Center. For more information, call CPI's Kalman Kivkovich at 513-861-0004.
Want to enjoy after-work drinks while learning about an important local cause? GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) Greater Cincinnati presents a happy hour at Know Theatre from 5:30-7:30 p.m. tonight. Learn about GLSEN's mission to make schools safe for all students regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Enjoy a cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres while the organization will gives a brief presentation at 6:45 p.m. Learn more about GLSEN and how to become on ally here.
Is beer more your style? The folks who brought us Cincy Winter Beerfest just a couple weeks ago present All About Stout Fest Saturday at Molly Malone's Irish Pub in Covington. For $15, guests get five tastings, one full pint of choice and a souvenir pint glass. There are 25 stouts to choose from, plus Molly's 18 draft beers on tap. With live Irish music to keep you movin', consider this your dress rehearsal for St. Patrick's Day. Find a full beer list and ticket information here.
Final Fridays are to OTR as Second Saturdays are to Northside. As usual, all are encouraged to explore the neighborhood's bars, restaurants, galleries and businesses for extended hours, later happy hours, art openings and sales starting at 6 p.m. Find a full list of participating venues here.
Of course, there's also tons of live music, theater, art shows and more events going on this weekend. Find all our To Do recommendations here.
All this talk of cocktails and distilleries got you thirsty? The Cincinnati International Wine Festival kicks off tonight with winery dinners at various Cincinnati area restaurants. Winemakers from around the world are in town tonight, paired with chefs at the area's best restaurants to create amazing wine and meal pairings. Many of tonight's events are sold out but tickets are still available for dinners at Bouquet (pairs with Aurelio Cabestrero from Grapes of Spain), Embers (with Trichero Family Estates), Jag's (with Tom Clare from Longboard Vineyards) and a few more. Check out their site for more details. The actual festival at Duke Energy Convention Center begins tomorrow, with grand tastings Friday eventing, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. Find ticket information and a full schedule of events here.
Covington's Carnegie Center hosts Juliard-trained pianist and Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Richard Kogan this evening. Kogan has studied Beethoven extensively and focuses on the relationship between the composer's mind, motivations and music in his performances. Stimulating the left and right sides of the brain, Kogan's performances are "eloquent, compelling and exquisite," says the New York Times. The 7:30 p.m. performance is $25, $19 for Carnegie members. Find details here.
Check out our music blog and To Do page for more theater, art and live music events happening around town tonight.
The Civic Garden Center hosts many gardening and eco-friendly classes throughout the year. Tonight is the first installment of a three-part Master Composter Series. Participants who take all three classes in addition to completing 15 hours of community service will be certified as Master Composters. The entire series is free. Tonight's 6-8:30 p.m. class is Composting 101, instructed by Master Composter, Master Gardener and Founder of the American Compost Society, John Duke. Learn about how composting works, different systems to use, how to start and analyze your pile and more. Go online or call 513-221-0982 ext. 18 to reserve your spot.
Over in Clifton Heights, Baba Budan's hosts a night of open-minded, pride-filled fun. From 7-9 p.m., UC Alliance presents Open-Minded Mic, where all are welcome to play a song, perform in drag, recite poetry, do some stand-up – express yourself openly to a welcoming crowd! Afterward, Alternative to the Alternative Night takes over. Tonight's theme is Under Construction, fitting as Baba's is still remodeling after a car crashed through the entrance early Feb. 20. Come in your best construction gear, dressing in red if you're taken, yellow if you're dating or green if you're totally single and ready to go. There will be drink specials all night long. Find details here.
For ongoing theater and art shows, check out our To Do page. Check out our music blog for tonight's live music rundown.
Occupy Cincinnati is hosting a primary watch party at C & D Northside from 8-11 p.m. Check out the night's results while enjoying a stiff drink — the group's Facebook invite suggests ordering a "Santorum" (though something tells me I might have to pass). Occupy has some tips for voting against corporate parties; check those out here.
And speaking of the man who turned "Santorum" into a dirty word, a bit further south down I-75 Dan Savage is speaking at the University of Kentucky. Savage is touring as a part of the It Gets Better lecture series, the movement created by Savage to give hope to LGBTQ kids who face bullying, and fight hatred and intolerance against them. Savage will give a presentation and sign books beginning at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the UK campus. If you can make the trip, it's a great opportunity to meet Savage and become involved in It Gets Better — tickets are free to all attendees (just have a local direct you to the Student Center Ticket Office to pick up passes).
Investigative reporter, film producer and Cleveland-native James Renner debuts his first novel tonight at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Rookwood Commons. The Man From Primrose Lane is a "mind-bending and genre-twisting" story about the murder of an elderly man in Akron. Renner will read from and sign the novel at 7 p.m. The event is free (the book is $26).
Go here to find other arts and theater events happening tonight. Find tonight's live music schedule here.
Do you love the true storytelling style of This American Life and live groups like The Moth and Cincinnati's True Theater? Head down to Below Zero Lounge tonight for Teilen (German for "to share"), a local storytelling night. In honor of Leap Day, tonight's theme will be "leaping out." Enjoy a variety of true stories told without notes, and feel free to share your own five-minute anecdote. Storytelling is one of the oldest human traditions and it's still a great way to connect with others. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the free event starts at 7. Find details here.
Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke continues its weekly mission to make us all feel like Rock Stars. Become a frontman (or woman!), if only for three minutes. Karaoke kicks off at 9 p.m. in Northside Tavern's back room. Check out the group's Facebook page for details and an extensive song selection (start rehearsing now!).
Find more To Do suggestions, like theater productions and art shows, here. Check out Mike Breen's blog for tonight's live music happenings.
20th Century Cincinnati is a vintage-modern (is that an oxymoron?) collector's dream. The 18th annual event brings 60 furniture and decor dealers to the Sharonville Convention Center with all kinds of goodies from the 1920s-1980s. Tickets are just $7 for the weekend, with the sale open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Find details here.
Do you think there's ever been a February Final Friday as mild as this one? Surely not. Hop around the galleries, restaurants and bars in Over-the-Rhine and make the most of this odd weather!
"Bad Girls"
OK, so M.I.A.'s video for "Bad Girls" came out a couple weeks ago, and despite looping it for hours on end since then, I cannot get enough of it. It's one of those tunes that makes me want to dance in public even without a (few) cocktails in my system. With a penchant for controversy, the video (filmed in Morocco) depicts what seem to be Middle Eastern women in traditional-yet-pimped-out garb racing cars in the desert and dancing to music with strong, sexual, pro-femme lyrics.
Though it's been said that the political standpoints M.I.A. makes in her music contradict her lifestyle, or sometimes don't even make sense, the "Paper Planes" singer is the queen of juxtaposition when it comes to her videos. It's also important to note that "Bad Girls" comes during a time when women in Saudi Arabia are banned from driving. So whatever her intended/implied/confusing statements may be, this video is a pretty hot way to say "F that."
Go here to watch her response to fans' YouTube comments on the video.
mega-fest's initial lineup was released last week, boasting headliners like Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Phish and The Beach Boys. Every year I go back and forth on my
decision to go: Can I afford the ticket plus all the cash and supplies that go
into surviving there (screw anyone who says you just need water and a sleeping
bag)? Can my poor Irish skin bear four days in the blazing sun? What if next
year's lineup is even better? I still haven't quite decided, but 2012's lineup
looks good to me for less-than-obvious reasons.
Ben Folds Five — As in, the original trio reuniting. One of my all time favorite bands. I'd die.
The Roots — I've been a fan of the crew since I first heard "The Seed (2.0)" when I was in eighth grade. And their day job as house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has only solidified my love.
Ludacris — Not ashamed.
Of course there's also this year's #whoarethey Grammy winners, Bon Iver, Donald Glover's alter-ego Childish Gambino, The Shins, jam band supreme Umphrey's McGee and dozens more. Aziz Ansari (Parks and Rec, Funny People) is even confirmed to perform, though the rest of the comedy lineup is yet to be announced. It turns out most people go to 'roo for music, but I will nerdily admit as a comedy fangirl, the stand-up tent was one of my favorite (and most air-conditioned) experiences during my trip to the fest in 2010. Ansari also appeared that year and Conan O'Brien, fresh off his firing from NBC, headlined.
Taxidermy Art
A friend on Facebook recently posted a link to Hi-Fructose Magazine's blog, a page covered in creepy-cute taxidermy art. Netherlands-based art partners (artners?) Les Deux Garçons create whimsical pieces in which real taxidermied animals are embellished with knick knacks, toys and lush decorative ribbons. If that weren't enough, many the animals are dual-headed conjoined mammals, or are transformed into unicorn-esque creatures with crazy horns. These (ethically-obtained) animals are transformed into their own art form that carefully walks the line between beautiful and grotesque. Observe:
Arianna Huffington
The media queen came to town Feb. 22 to speak as a part of the SmartTalk ConnectedConversations series, and boy, do I have a crush on her. She spoke (in a sexy Greek accent, BTW) on becoming fearless in love, work and life, providing many hilarious and interesting personal anecdotes along the way. Advice she gave included getting more sleep, turning off that negative voice, or "obnoxious roommate" in our heads and the importance of finding a "tribe" of friends we can all relate to and depend on. Fun Fact: She launched The Huffington Post in her fifties, thanks to help of a $100,000 loan from her tribe-mate Laurie David (former wife of Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David). Pretty inspirational. She ended the evening answering audience questions with Channel 12's Cammy Dierking, who clearly also has a bit of a girl-crush on Huffington, and who nearly made me wet myself when she used the phrase "That'd go over like a turd in a punch bowl." It was truly a fun femme-fest.
Sleigh Bells on SNL
Despite my undying love for Saturday Night Live, even I can't deny the amount of lackluster musical performances on the show. Granted, it is one of the few "really live" shows left, details often aren't finalized until the last minute, sound is often off and the tiny stage isn't ideal, but who could forget Ashlee Simpson's career-killing disaster on the show? This year, it's all about hating on Indie songstress/mannequin Lana Del Rey's performance. Personally, I don't think the performance warranted such a backlash, but judge both for yourself. And check out SNL's hilarious response to Lana-gate (with Kristen Wigg as LDR) here.
Noise Pop duo (now touring with a third musician) Sleigh Bells killed it on last week's episode. I wasn't expecting
the live TV format to do them justice, but they sounded great and were
entertaining despite a nearly naked stage.
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill this week became The Banks' newest tenant, opening its red, white and blue doors and offering "family friendly" lunch and dinner, ongoing live performances and a guitar-shaped bar where patrons can drink beer out of Mason jars.
The official website says its family friendliness makes it "the perfect spot for everyone," though it is assumed to have instituted some kind of protocol for children who accidentally view one of the "Whiskey Girls" the restaurant prides itself on offering ("Don't close your eyes, Billy! It's just the American way!").
currently aren't many online reviews of the restaurant, but at least one proud American has braved the giant, Country music-themed
complex and come away with an experience worth mentioning on
Metromix's online listing.
User "couintrymusiccincy" (sic) was
disappointed by his experience, describing a waitress that had a bad
attitude and thought she was so cute she should be Miss Universe.
"Couintrymusiccincy" advised the restaurant to fire her, and
noted that he would return if managers hire "pretty and legitimate
waitresses" like the Las Vegas and Tulsa, Ok., locations do.
In addition to the Whiskey Girls, who apparently are allegedly "more worried about their reflection than about getting an order right" (classic Couintrymusiccincy complaint), the bar/grill/stage/conference plaza offers American and Southern cuisine such as friend bologna sandwiches and pan-fried ribs. Burger names include the "American Soldier" (Toby's classic burger with cheese), "She's a Hottie Burger" (melted pepperjack cheese, Hatch Valley Chiles and crispy onion straws) and "Should've Been a Cowboy" (Bacon, cheddar and Toby's BBQ sauce topped with crispy onion rings). Dessert offerings include deep-fried Twinkies, "All American Apple Pie" and "Saddam's Head Pudding" (just kidding).
The décor relies heavily on a "Country cliché" aesthetic to ensure that guests don't forget they're in a bar owned by the guy whose artistic response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011 was to write a song titled "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," which called upon the wrath of Uncle Sam, a personified Statue of Liberty and an eagle (flying, of course) to serve justice to goddam terrorists across the globe. The chorus is enough to make even the most cowardly among us raise a Mason jar in defiance.
"Ohhh Justice will be served, and the battle will rage/This big dog will fight, when you rattle his cage/And you'll be sorry that you messed with the U.S. of A./'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American Way."
It's enough to bring a tear to one's eye and cause a man to mistake his fellow American brother with one of the Whiskey Girls and tie on a big, patriotic hug ("Sorry man, I ain't gay I just love this song and my country and when Middle Eastern people get killed." *Sniffs*).
For those interested in more information or to see the many other creative names TKILB&G has come up with for typical bar food, the official website is www.countrybaroh.com. For scary homemade videos set to "Angry American" just search YouTube.


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Business news from the Fredericksburg region.
Vet's 'pet taxi' goes extra mile
Debbie Johnson is allergic to animals and her husband works long hours, so when they needed to get their grandson's dog to the vet, they had a problem.
That was until they learned about the new "pet taxi" service offered by Four Paws Animal Hospital and Wellness Center at Cosner's Corner in Spotsylvania County.
"It was a perfect solution," said Johnson, who lives in the Thornburg area about 12 miles from the vet.
Veterinarian Kathy Kallay, owner of Four Paws, said she had been thinking about offering the service for years because of the challenges some clients face.
Many have trouble making it to her office because of long commutes and work schedules. Others are mothers with young children who find it burdensome to pack them up along with the pet for an appointment.
Kallay also realized some senior citizens no longer drive or have a car. And her staff suggested the service to a woman who recently had surgery and hadn't returned to driving.
"One of our main goals for the practice—in addition to good medical care for the pets—is exceptional customer service," Kallay said.
"This was just one more way."
Kallay contracted with Margo Dinkins Green of Innovatus Care to transport the animals. Green and two others, all of whom are animal lovers, handle the driving for Four Paws.
Kallay trained them on how to care for the animals, which are transported in crates for safety purposes. The company is licensed, insured and bonded.
Clients who need the taxi service request it when making the animal's appointment. They provide information on the pet's needs at that point and then get a call from Four Paws after the animal is seen. A staff member discusses any treatment that's needed.
If medicine or supplies are warranted, those are carried back to the home with the animal.
Kallay researched the issue before launching the pet taxi service this year and said she's the only vet in the region offering it now.
Other companies in the area advertise pet transport, including some that will take pets to the vet and then wait for them.
Besides the Four Paws clients, Green transports pets to groomers and said she may start taking them to pet day care if a company she's familiar with locates in the area.
Johnson was the first customer to use the Four Paws pet taxi service in mid-February and said the system worked great.
She got a call, giving her a window for when the taxi would arrive and the person showed up on time and with a crate to transport Dixie, a 1-year-old Beagle.
"They were just loving on her," Johnson said. "They adored her."
Johnson was also told when the crew would be bringing Dixie home.
The Four Paws pet taxi will travel up to 30 miles and can provide transportation one way for $20 or round trip for $30.
For Johnson, the service was worth the cost.
Being allergic to animals, she reluctantly stopped by the animal hospital one day to pick up something and left there wheezing, despite the cleanliness of the facility.
"I definitely would use them again," she said.
Pamela Gould: 540/735-1972
Permalink: http://news.fredericksburg.com/business/2014/04/26/vets-pet-taxi-goes-extra-mile/


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This explains a lot.
Bump. More anger. Where is the attention this subject deserves?
LoL ... 1500 win later in twisted treeline, i can assure you that both lazers shoot the same distance ...
lol, hate when new players come to argue about random stuff that is not even close to an actual issue ...
I asked riot for a lev 30 only forum about 7 months ago, 4000 upvotes, 45 000 views to stop new players from destroying furoms like that ...
They refused ..... SIIIGGHHHHHHHHHH .!
This is a problem. I admit it, our team sucked initially at twisted treeline, we turtled to better learn how to manage team fights and builds. We knew that if we were purple the time we could hold out was halved, because the laser just does not shoot far enough. An enemy can practically visit your merchant and get out unzapped. The blue side however can end up zapping people as far out as that corner above the inhibitor at times. Its range is bottom of the steps, purple is top of steps, maybe a smidge further in.
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First cloned lamb born in U.S.
Infigen Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, announced on July 30 the birth of "Pickles," the first lamb to be cloned in North America.
Infigen used newly developed proprietary procedures to produce five embryos from 25 enucleated eggs. These embryos were transferred into two recipient ewes, resulting in the birth of Pickles following a normal gestation period. The adult cell was produced using cells taken from a 10-year-old adult ewe.
There were no complications during the July 22 birth, and Pickles is in excellent health.
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