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I Love Animals
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 42,299 People
Your dog is more of a manthan you will ever be.
NatashaRose 18-21, F 2 Responses 10 2 days ago
I like how dogs love to gofor car rides. They remind me of when I was a kid.
aag311 41-45, M 4 Responses 5 2 days ago
My dogs been standing up starring at mefor half a hour now 😂
fashionanxiety 18-21, F 10 Responses 11 Jul 4
BeautifulAnna 18-21, F 12 Responses 16 Sep 17
2 summers ago I started workingafter school and summer and weekends. I love horses and working w my uncle at the family's stables was the best. We have 3 stallions nd 7 mares and watching those massive u know what's spearing a made is unbelievable. It was 2 summers ago that while seeing a quarter horse stud...
Rach2mypals 18-21, F 9 Responses 20 Oct 28
I plan on getting a guinea pig soon!Is there any extra tips I should have? (Preferably from guinea pig owners/once had owned one) I'm pretty sure I have everything i need, but it can't hurt to ask for more tips! Or even if they're good pets or not, since I haven't got one yet.
JustCammy 16-17, F 2 Responses 1 Nov 9
I have a black kitten,she walks like a tigress. She thinks she owns the house and all in it. What a shock for her to realize after a week she's not alone here! The Lord of this land decided to see who this little fluff was. As soon as he approached her; her hackles rose and her face contorted and her...
TheLovelyOne86 26-30, F 2 Responses 10 Nov 10
There's no real point to this story.I just thought it was kind of amusing. It had a pretty cool ending too :)UW SURGEON PERFORMS HIS FIRST GORILLA SURGERYBy JEANNIE YANDEL • NOV 13, 2014http://kuow.org/post/uw-surgeon-performs-his-first-gorilla-surgeryThe veterinarians at the Woodland Park Zoo had grown...
Rutterman 36-40, M 1 Response 3 Nov 19
especially soft furry ones,have some at home
badbrenda94 18-21, F 3 Oct 30
A little something to warm the heart... and dedicated to Lady Louisiana's granddaughter who turns 10 today. Happy birthday young lady!
WindSylph 46-50, F 7 Responses 8 Nov 20
The tendency to pick up stray puppiesor kittens from the roadside has got me in troubles so many times that I've stopped counting. It's just that- they are so damn cute. Currently I have 5 stray puppies and 2 kittens in my house and they are creating a huuuuggggeee mess. My family is quite revolted by the sizt they...
Pandainpinktutu 18-21, F 3 Responses 10 Feb 16
I'D Rather Spend Time With My Dog Than Any Person Out ThereI know that's sad but it's true. With kobi I'm not judged. I'm just loved. Unconditionally loved.
walkonthewildside 26-30, F 15 Responses 21 Nov 19, 2013
I want to own a few acres of land one day,so I can open a non kill animal rescue.
Shirousa 22-25, F 5 Responses 14 May 22
...to the point I crave contact with them.I am so happy to count with pets now.I feel my life a little sad without animal contact.
4biandu 26-30, F 1 Response 4 Nov 3
I want a kuala bear. Anyone else?Or maybe a wombat, I really want a prairie dog and have for a while but he would get lost in my house and I couldn't deal with finding him dead.
Sheismybestfriend 31-35, M 2 Responses 1 Nov 15
I have to say, owning a Grey Wolfas a dog is the best friend a man can get. I have never known any dog or other wolf to close a door behind him or her after he or she opens it like Sheba! Almost to smart! :))
Sheismybestfriend 31-35, M 0 Nov 15
Found this little guywhen I came back to work
archerboy100 18-21, M 4 Responses 12 Aug 4
Animals will always be betterthan people. I love my dog <3
shannon1620 16-17, F 1 Response 12 Apr 5
Animals are our brothersand sisters and together we are one big family on this planet Earth and our planet is our mother. But people forgot... they forgot that we once used to be a big family. But animals remember. They still remember that we used to be more connected once and they try to remind us...
TsukiyoChan 22-25, F 4 Responses 11 Jan 9
I love animals far morethan I love people. Animals to me are innocent beings. They don't deserve what humans do to them. I love all animals, even animals who are naturally mean. Hey, that's how they were made. But I still believe their quality of life is important. I can't stand seeing animals die. I...
akrysrose 22-25, F 3 Responses 12 Jul 10
Disqualify 16-17, M 2 Responses 7 a week ago
Love AnimalsI am not a vegitarian, But I do love animals.I get pissed when people kill animals for sport and dont use the meat. I can not resist petting any kitten I see,I really can not go to the animal shelter cuz I will leave with a new pet.When I am driving I will slow down for any...
blackcat 22-25, F 5 Responses 10 May 29, 2007
Tonight I'm taking my 2 year old niece to helpvolunteer at the ASPCA with me. :) I'm really excited and so is she. <3
JLeDoux69 18-21, M 3 Responses 11 Dec 24, 2013
I Understand Animals Better Than I Do HumansSince I was a small little girl, I have always known I had a way with animals. As I grew older and was aware of my love of nature, I felt they went hand in hand. I soon learned however, that I can understand animals of all kinds...and they understand me. I have rescued...
deleted 26-30 20 Responses 25 Jul 22, 2013
I recently overheard a conversationwhere a man was upset that his dog had passed away. The person he was telling about his beloved pet said "I don't know why you are so upset? It was just dog." The man I guess felt embarrassed by this and then tried to act as if it was not a big deal. My heart broke for this...
little3M 22-25, F 5 Responses 15 6 days ago
How adorable is this?! Sooooooo cute!!!
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nicolepie 22-25, F 6 Responses 12 Apr 16
I love animals. I have a fluffy little WhitePomeranian named snowball
BlueGrande 18-21, F 2 Responses 12 6 days ago
I have always been a true animal lover.They are just who they are. No pretense, no masks, no hiding emotions, lying, or manipulation. They live in the moment, freely express themselves, and can just be...
dreshany 41-45, F 4 Responses 10 Apr 22
My new babies. Mini pot belly pigs!(Picture attached) Athena on top and Albert on the bottom.
LivviyLove 16-17, F 3 Responses 10 Oct 27
"From time to time, people tell me,"lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only...
RDLCxo 22-25, F 12 Responses 15 Dec 9, 2013
I love animals, and nature shows.If I could I would live in the woods, in a cabin with animals of all kinds living there. Plus a woman I am in love with, and her me.
notjustme 46-50, M 1 Response 4 Nov 9
What a day. Humans may be the most intelligent,but Ive never met an animal that was a jerk.
aag311 41-45, M 8 Responses 14 5 days ago
I absolutely love animals there my favoritething :3 there little humens to me and i hate people who uses that and treats them horribly!
Darkpuppy550 16-17, F 8 Responses 12 Feb 2
yeahis18 18-21, F 1 Response 12 3 days ago
Two Sick Puppies Take Themselves To A Human HospitalTwo emaciated puppies in desperate need of food and medical care took matters into their own "paws" when they walked into a hospital for humans in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their rescue turned into a community coming together with help from the hospital, a news crew, and an animal...
goodogstay 46-50, M 11 Responses 16 Feb 14, 2012
I have three dogs and want more.I also want a bird, a chameleon, a rabbit, a ferret, a hedgehog, maybe a cat or two, and most definitely some goats! Haha, too much?
Mrs1105 18-21, F 12 Responses 10 Jan 10
100% sure I love animals morethan humans.
ChloeMaay 18-21, F 9 Responses 11 Aug 7
I love them so much that I wanted to be aveterinarian. I dream of one day owning a shelter for homeless or abused animals.
mizzsimplycomplicated1 31-35, F 6 Responses 10 a week ago
I made a duck friendwhile on lunch today at work. There is a pond very close by and this little fella came walking up to me and sat beside be while I ate a sandwich. I probably shouldn't have, but I gave him a teensy bit of my crust to say thank you.
nwilla 18-21, F 6 Responses 10 Jun 5
I adore animals and over the years I grew upwith various cats, dogs, parrots and rats. There is nothing more beautiful than the unconditional love of an animal and I really miss not having any in my life right now, which is why I want to become a wildlife carer. I just spent two months house sitting and parrot sitting...
EmperorJulian 46-50, M 3 Responses 3 Nov 3
I don't think love is a great enough word.It way greater than that.
LikeAPrayer 18-21, F 2 Responses 4 Nov 13
My poor doggy got neutered... He's not happy with me ;( it makes me sad .. I hope he's not mad at me :(
BeautifulAnna 18-21, F 6 Responses 5 Oct 27
After 10 lovely years today my beautiful goldenretriever Max passed away. The truth is I'm gutted, we shared a birthday and an close bond and everyone that met him loved him. He was a kind, gentle dog with such a beautiful personality. He got ill very suddenly and i travelled home from university to see him before he left...
bunster4 18-21, M 11 Responses 14 Oct 27
Repairing An Injured TurtleYesterday I and a group of paddlers were cleaning up the Little Manistee River. We came across a Wood Turtle with a cracked shell. The whole upper right quadrant of the carapace was cracked and dislocated. I put it in my canoe and took it home.After my spouse tried calling...
GTR1400 61-65, M 14 Responses 10 Jun 15, 2012
I have a kitty, a pup,a rat, and a bunny. I want another kitten though...or a pig. But mum said no.
wedgieshurtalot 16-17, F 3 Responses 8 Nov 4
A little while back I was house mindingand parrot sitting for some friends on the northern outskirts of Sydney. The house is on the edge of a national park and overlooks a valley of untouched bushland. It was a strange sensation standing on the verandah overlooking the valley after sundown because there would be...
EmperorJulian 46-50, M 1 Response 4 Nov 8
ISRAELI MASK SAVES HURT RHINO'SVISION November 4, 2014 RAMAT GAN. Israel (AP) -- Israeli specialists are easing the suffering of a two-ton rhinoceros with a chronic eye infection by creating a "no-fly-zone" with a custom mask. Neta Gueta of the Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan helped design the...
goodogstay 46-50, M 2 Responses 3 Nov 4
Please be kind to the creaturesthat we share this earth with.. We are full of so much sin and they are so pure compared to us, and so helpless. Sure we are technically smarter than them but we owe it to Mother Earth to help take care of and protect them. Stop the abuse. Stop the neglect. Animals have feelings...
kbeary 18-21, F 3 Responses 11 Jul 12
My favorites consist of- 1.Goats 2. Bunnies 3. Horses 4. Dogs 5. Cats 6. All Birds, including penguins 7. Monkies 8. Squirrels 9. The big cats! 10. Raccoons 11. Foxes 12. Prairie dogs 13. Deer 14. Buffalo 15. Red pandas 16. Orangutans 17. Lemurs 18. A descented skunk 19. Baby pigs 20. Calves I could do...
astrokitty4341 22-25, F 1 Nov 9
This little cutie just walked in the door,laid on the floor and totally brightened up my day. I'd love to keep her but I have to find out if she belongs to anyone in my neighborhood. I'd appreciate having a new pet to love.
Toyies 26-30, F 4 Responses 6 Nov 2
Meow. I'm Cadbury.I finally turned 3 today MEOWHOO.I despise my best human friend tho.She decides to torment me by showing me cat videos on her weird gadget.I look at her and she takes a picture of me.Hmph, some birthday. She's evil.HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY CADBURY MY LOVEE. You are the...
Girlwithbrains 18-21, F 9 Responses 15 Nov 10


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Metapod (Red and Blue Rescue Team)
The player and partner encounter Metapod.
Metapod (Japanese: トランセル Trancell) is a non-player character in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team.
Caterpie asks the player and partner to go to Sinister Woods to rescue Metapod, who had gotten lost there. Team Meanies overhears and also goes to rescue him, but only if Caterpie joins the team after. The player's team eventually beats Team Meanies and rescues Metapod first, bringing him back safe.
Metapod later helps to build the player's new Team Base, using his silk to stick parts together. He then later appears on Hill of the Ancients to celebrate the victory of the falling star being destroyed.
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After seven years of marriage, Paris Simmons-Holyfiend and her husband, Andrew, are still childless. Now Paris wants to adopt orphaned nine-year-old Jasmine Noble. Trouble is, Jasmine's in the custody of ex-stripper Gabrielle Mercedes. Andrew is vehemently against the idea - as is Paris' father, a powerful politician. The only man to even dare be on Paris' side is shady Darius Connors, who has his own reasons for helping the beautiful, vulnerable Paris. She wonders why her loved ones are so opposed to the adoption...but the truth is far darker than Paris imagines.
Authors: Griggs, Vanessa Davis
Title: The other side of dare
Publisher: New York : Kensington Publishing, c2013.
Characteristics: x, 306 p. ;,21 cm.
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Neither industry nor government screens cosmetics and personal care products for safety before they're for sale. EWG's Skin Deep tells you what to watch out for in more than 74,000 products.
Nearly 3 million of these tiny plastic particles were found per square mile in parts of Lake Erie. And many of my favorite products were major offenders.Read More
Last month (July 28) a committee convened by the National Academy of Sciences confirmed a federal interagency group's conclusion that styrene, a chemical building block used to produce a wide variety of everyday products, can cause cancer.Read More
It started with a simple question – how many personal care products do people use every day?Read More
The California State Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a proposal to ban the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics products because they contaminate oceans, other waterways and seafood.Read More
Renee Sharp, research director at the Environmental Working Group said today that the cosmetics industry's legislative proposal to reform cosmetics law would deprive the federal Food and Drug Administration of the power to keep hazardous substances out of personal care products.Read More
EWG's New Year's resolution for cosmetic manufacturers: shed bad actor ingredients that disrupt the hormone system, cause allergies and may accelerate skin cancer.Read More
How did I spend my summer? I hung around department store makeup aisles, looking for the much talked about "miracle" makeup, BB and CC creams. You should have seen the looks I got as I dabbed the testers on my arm – mind you, I'm a 40-year-old man wearing cargo shorts and a ratty T-shirt.Read More
A new analysis by Environmental Working Group of 100 BB (beauty balm) and CC (color corrector or complexion corrector) creams concludes that they may expose users to fewer toxic chemicals than the moisturizer, foundation and sunscreen they are designed to replace.Read More
If a claim sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If it's a claim made by a company trying to sell you a wrinkle cream, the federal Food and Drug Administration probably isn't checking it out. The FDA routinely requires drugs to be tested before they are sold to consumers to ensure that they perform as promised and are safe. EWG has long sounded the alarm that the FDA does not subject cosmetics to similar premarket reviews for efficacy and safety. After you've read a few ads for anti-aging creams, you might be asking yourself, are these supposed miracle creams cosmetics or drugs? When do regulators insist on testing? Is there sufficient FDA oversight for anti-aging products? The answer may give you worry lines.Read More
At EWG, we know how much you care about the safety of personal care products. Over the next several weeks we will delve deeper into some of the crucial issues surrounding these products. EWG's investigative series, "Exposing the Cosmetics Cover-Up," will take on a wide range of topics that should be on the minds of everyone who uses a personal care product. As EWG has long known — and as leading medical specialists recently underscored -- many cosmetics and personal care products contain potentially toxic ingredients. Major cosmetics companies have not publicly committed themselves to removing harmful ingredients. We'll look at deceptive claims made by some popular anti-aging products. And we'll help you sort out cosmetics safety facts from myths.
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Savvy consumers know that cosmetics do not have to be tested and proved safe before making it onto store shelves. Consumer protections for personal care products are outdated and broken, so shoppers must do their own legwork to ensure that the products they buy are safe – by reading labels and using resources such as EWG's Skin Deep database.Read More
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We need safe cosmetics reform now!
Mercury in mascara? Lead in lipstick? Scientific studies have shown that many common personal care products contain dangerous chemicals. EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database evaluates nearly 80,000 personal care products and close to 10,000 ingredients in these consumer products.Read More
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Allergies are an increasingly serious health issue for millions of Americans, especially children. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the number of American children and teenagers reported to suffer skin allergies increased from 5.2 million reported cases between 1997 and 1999 to nearly 9.3 million between 2009 and 2011. Another 12.6 million children and teens were estimated to suffer from respiratory allergies in 2009 to 2011, according to the CDC.Read More


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Which Type Of Bacteria Causes HIV
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Fungal InfectionsTable of Contents What Are Fungal Infections? Candidiasis (Includes Yeast Infections and Thrush) Cryptococcal Meningitis Histoplasmosis Aspergillosis Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) Conclusion What Are Fungal Infections? A fungus is a kind of germ. Many fungi (plural form of fungus) exist normally inand on our bodies, and in the surrounding environment, for example in soil,dust, food, water, and plants. Most fungi are...
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Stomach bacteria/infectionDuring an endoscopy to check for acid reflux and esophagus problems, my Doctor did a biopsy of my stomach tissue and discovered that I had helicobacter pylori infection. He wanted to know if I had traveled to a 3rd world country (I have not), and...
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University of Cincinnati, College of MedicineHelicobacter pylori infection is a common cause of stomach ulcers in both HIV- and HIV+ people. It is not an opportunistic infection nor is it associated with HIV or other causes of immune deficiency.... Read more »
CD4 decrease with a bacteriae infection.Dear Dr.I had a bacteriae infection when I made my lab tests (due to sexual contact). I waited for treatment after the blood extraction and used Ciprofloxacino with good results. I am worried because between the two last lab. results my CD4 total...
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Stanford University, School of MedicineYes another infection could have caused this. You just need to have the numbers repeated at your next visit.... Read more »
HIV Medication and Anti Bacteria MedicationDear Doctor,I wonder can i take anti bacteria medication while i am on truvada and stocrin?For cosmetic reason, i recently visited a skin specialist for treatment of acne problem and the doctor prescribed some antibiotic and anti bacteria...
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Rocky Mountain CARESHello and thanks for posting.In general, there are no significant interactions between HIV medications and commonly used antibiotics.I'd suggest asking your pharmacist or look at online references to check.Be well,BY... Read more »
HIV and other viruses or bacteria in the bodyCan your body produce HIV virus on its own, lets say I have a herpes or other virus but not HIV and my sperm touches my open wound, is there a possibility it can produce or turn into a HIV virus? Thank you DOC, I appreciate your help....
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text: Brighid? Who's Brighid? Never heard of her.... (Oh, I am SO heading for the rosk...) On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:49 PM, Suey <lordhunt at gmail.com> wrote: > Since I have learned about RC medieval cooking - time - has been indicated > by reciting the Lord's Prayer, the Creed or whatever. I think if you look at > Brigid's tranalation of Nola you will find lots of this. That is how our > forefathers measured time! > Sue > _______________________________________________ > Sca-cooks mailing list > Sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/sca-cooks-ansteorra.org > -- Saint Phlip Heat it up Hit it hard Repent as necessary. Priorities: It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith. .I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure. -Clarence Darrow


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Jan 29, 2013 GMTWhile GIMP offers a wide range of tools for working with photos, it lacks one feature that is essential for serious photographers: the ability to automatically fix lens distortion. Fortunately, the GimpLensfun plugin fills the void quite nicely. As the name suggests, the plugin uses the excellent LensFun library as its back end. One way to install the plugin is to compile it from source. Start with installing the required packages. On Ubuntu, this can be done using the following command: sudo apt-get install build-essential libgimp2.0-dev libexiv2-dev liblensfun-dev gitGrab then the latest source code from the project's GitHub repository: git clone...
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Jan 24, 2013 GMTWant to use your Android tablet as a sketchbook and a tool for taking handwritten notes? Then you need Quill. This open source app (source code is available on the project's Google Code page) offers several essential tools for drawing and scribbling notes, including a pencil and a fountain pen. The latter tool is pressure sensitive (i.e., more pressure results in a thicker line), but this feature works only on tablets with an active pen such as HTC Flyer and Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. You can specify thickness and color for both pen and pencil. In addition to the Undo and Redo commands, Quill features the Erase tool for more precise erasing...
Jan 23, 2013 GMTHere is a simple trick that makes it significantly easier to locate often-used folders on KDE. Right-click on the desired folder and choose Properties. Under the General tab click on the default blue folder icon and pick a color folder icon you like (e.g., folder-brown or folder-green). Press OK twice to apply the selected icon to the folder. That's all there is to it. Now you can easily spot the folder you need by its color.
Jan 18, 2013 GMTrsync is arguably the best command-line tool for performing local and remote backups, and you can set up a perfectly workable backup solution using a one-line shell script like this: #!/bin/bash rsync -avh sourcedir/ tartgetdirThis solution has one major drawback, though. It simply mirrors the contents of the source directory, so if some files and documents in it get corrupted, the script will duly back up the broken data. One way to solve this problem is to use a rotating backup which takes a full backup archive and then backs up all changed files in separate archives. This means that if anything goes wrong, you can restore data from previous backup archives.There are several...
Jan 14, 2013 GMTNot comfortable with hosting images and files using third-party services? If you already have a Linux server, then you can easily turn it into a no-frills file hosting solution using a PHP script from sebsauvage.net. Download the script and change the default password in it. Rename then the script to index.php, create a separate directory for it on your server (e.g., uploads), and upload the script into it. Use then the chown -R www-data uploads command to make the uploads writable by the server, and you are done. Point your browser to http://127.0.0.1/uploads (replace 127.0.0.1 with the actual IP address or domain name of the server), and...
Jan 11, 2013 GMTDebian and Ubuntu-based Linux distributions offer a wide range of tools for administering the system. For example, you can install packages using the apt-get and dpkg tools, while the apt-cache tool can come in handy for finding specific packages. Then there is the wget utility that can be used to fetch files and archives from remote servers. But to get the most out of these and other tools, you have to learn each and every one of them. wajig offers a solution to the problem. This Python-based tool provides a simplified interface to many system administration tools, making it easier to handle daily computing chores. wajig is available in the official Debian and Ubuntu software...
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There's an unwritten rule that I rarely follow here in Cleveland. That rule is that if a band is from Cleveland, I'm supposed to write all glowing things or else be called a hater by the local community. It's sad that it's like that, but the truth is what it is. For years I've lived with that stigma, to the point… Read More
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What happened to Machine Head really is a crime. Unfortunately for them, it's a crime they perpetrated upon themselves. With a mistake so many made in their youth, this band singlehandedly torpedoed themselves from ascending to the heights in metal held by only the select few like Metallica and Megadeth before them. After THE MORE THINGS CHANGE came… Read More
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I get it. You are Sammy Hagar. You've seen huge success in virtually every world you've entered. In music, he was the main focus of Montrose. He parlayed that into a very successful solo career. That wasn't enough, so he joined the world's largest band at the time (Van Halen), and took them to commercial heights that even they… Read More
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There's always good news and bad news whenever Max Cavalera gets busy with new music. The good is that you get a whole lot of new music, seemingly all in a very short time. The bad news is it's generally spotty at best, because he simply writes and releases too much music at the same time. His band Soulfly released… Read More
With a ton of speculation and even more wonderment on this band's ability to continue on without founding members Paul Gray and Joey Jordison, Slipknot has returned after far too long of a layoff with .5 THE GRAY MATTER. I've listened to this release multiple times a day for the last week or so that I've had it,… Read More
Opeth simply fails as a band, at least to me. While I'll admit to never fully understanding the amazement and awe so many have for this band, I've appreciated them from afar. I've listened, and I've at least wrapped my head around what they were trying to do. Their fusing of death metal with progressive elements always made for an… Read More
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Unless you call Testament a "thrash band" (which I don't personally), Exodus would rank as my favorite true Thrash band of all time. They have had good times and bad. Occasionally, like on FABULOUS DISASTER, they have misstepped along the way. But overall, they are one of the true powerhouses in the history of thrash metal. Since 2004… Read More
One of the hardest things I'm tasked to do when reviewing bands is to look past the individual history of the members when a new project pops up. Many times, you really can't help but to think about a guy's past work in another band. That's especially true when the guy is the singer. MuckRaker is one of those bands for me. Vocalist Will Price's previous band, Boiler, was not only one of those underground bands that I caught and love to this day, but comes with a sentimental amount of favoritism from me as well as they were the first national band I ever booked to play a show. So I do have a connection, which I will say is one of the main reasons I would have ever even listened to MuckRaker. But, if I'm going to keep my integrity as a writer, I have to look past that and judge this project on it's own merits and not against Price's past.
Doing just that, MuckRaker has so little to compare to Boiler that it's not a hard transition. Aside from Price singing, there's really no comparison. MuckRaker is much more of a stonerish sounding metal band, but with hypercharged left-leaning political lyrics designed to send their "truths" out to anyone that might be listening. As an independent with some rightsided ideas on the world, I agree with almost nothing MuckRaker are saying lyrically, but that doesn't stop the release from being appealing as a listen, and thought provoking if you want more. Songs like "The Brotherhood Of Man" showcase an ugly picture of the warmongering right winged agenda, and yet does so with a thick, bombastic lurch that would make Black Sabbath proud to claim their influence from the song. That influence comes a great deal from guitarist Ray Milligan. While not an overwhelming player on any of these songs, Milligan seems to have the "demon's chord" down solid throughout. His guitars drive songs like "Warlord" with their thick, somewhat fuzzy but mostly strong sound. Milligan is met nicely by the thick rhythm section of Price on bass and drummer Batz Capo. More than a lot of bands, Price's bass is a mainline instrument that drives the direction of a lot of these songs. Capo seems to be following Price closely, jumping out only occasionally to accentuate some of the more nasty basslines on songs like the fiery "Red Vulture".
As for the vocals, Price is a true pro. He's not the greatest singer you will ever hear, but he's got a memorable rage that he brings forth on songs like "All Hail Mary" and the aforementioned "Red Vulture". Simply, it works throughout the entire release.
PITRIFF RATING - 87/100 - There are bands out there that make "metal", and really don't fall into any of the sub-categories too easily. MuckRaker is one of them. I'll classify them as "stoner metal" only because of the heavy Sabbath-like guitar tone, but ultimately you won't be reminded of "Into The Void" or "Paranoid" by listening. In fact, you really won't hear any dominant sub-genre reach out and claim this band. That said, KARMAGEDDON is strong on it's own merits. This is definitely worth picking up.


text: Yesterday, we took the brand-new release of Corona Game Edition up the road to Stanford, for a lab session at the iD Tech Camp. iD runs a nationwide series of these camps at major universities like MIT, Princeton and Harvard, and their "Programming Academy" is a pretty intense two-week course for 13- to 18-year-olds. These kids had to know C++ or Java before arriving, and in the iPhone track they'd already spent days wrestling with Objective-C and OpenGL. I've always thought that Game Edition could be a good product for education, but we'd never tried it in a classroom setting — or any setting, really. And the bits were barely dry on Alpha 2, which had been wrapped up over the weekend. This was a


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Great job by our ace.
David Wright has been on fire lately.
Is that 3 straight days with a long ball?
I understand Santana doesn't have good stuff this start but this is a ****ing piss poor performance. He has blown 2 leads so far.
Terrible managing. Forgot to post on this forum but you have to leave Santana in there.
What a job Joe Smith.
Lol @ how baseball works. Santana had crap stuff and got a win compared to other games he was great and got no decision or a loss.
Thank the lord the pen got 6 outs.
Boy this thread is a barn burner.
With Santana pitching, leaving with the lead I thought for sure we'd blow it again. Good job by Smith/Feliciano nailing it.
Yeah Smith was good today but this season he's been REALLY inconsistant.
In the off season I bragged that he was going to be part of a 3 headed monster in our BP that will dominate, and I got burned for that
But if he can pick it up it will help a great deal.
Shoe was dominating the first half and fell down a little but so we might have some concerns about that...
As for Heilman, yes I even supported him after the 2006 NLCS but my patience is wearing thin...
And for my patience to wear thin with any Met means you must really be ****ing up
Phillies lost!
wow. is manny acta an idiot?
Yeah, pretty much.
wow. Murphy, 2 run opposite field bomb, 2 strike count on a slider.
Nationals blow and the game was over early, but that's an encouraging start for Maine coming off the DL.
Philly lost 7-6 were tied for first !!!
When you think about it the Mets have been very good for months now in every area except the bullpen which no-one thought would be the concern that it has become. EditThe offense does tend to take the late innings off which ill need to stop).
If we make the post season and depending where Pelfrey is innings and performance wise at that point, having Maine and/or Pelf in the pen may be the teams best move. Petey pitching as well as he has his last 3 outings will be mandatory for that to happen.
Kind of like what the Cards did in 2006 with Wainright.


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June 13--LANSING -- Driver responsibility fees, ranging from $100 to $2,000, would be phased out under legislation that received final passage by the Legislature Thursday and was sent to Gov. Rick Snyder.
The fees were passed in 2004 to help fill a budget hole created when Michigan's economy faltered. And they did fill a hole, raising between $99 million and $115 million a year, mostly for the state's general fund.
The fees ranged from $100 for having seven or more points on your license, to $500 for two years for drunken-driving offenses, and a $1,000 fee for each of two years for the most serious driving offenses of causing an injury or death while driving. Those fees were on top of normal fines and court costs imposed by judges.
Judges, drivers and lawmakers hated the fees, saying they punished drivers twice for the same offense.
The bills would reduce the two-year assessment of the fees to one year and phase out the fees entirely by Oct. 1, 2018, and remove any reference to driver responsibility fees on enhanced licenses used as an alternative to a passport.
Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, said this week during a committee hearing that he didn't like the bills because of the loss of revenue to the general fund, as well as the morality of taking away the fees for drivers who have killed while driving drunk or under the influence of drugs. But he wasn't on the floor of the Senate when the vote was taken.
Also passed unanimously was a bill that would allow drivers who were assessed fees -- which were eliminated last year -- on charges of driving without a license or without proof of insurance, to perform community service instead.
"If they can't pay the fees, it provides them the opportunity to pay off those and get out from under the debt," said Sen. Bruce Caswell, R-Hillsdale, who sponsored the bill and said the accumulated debt from tickets handed out for those minor offenses is $100 million.
That community service bill now goes to the House for consideration. Snyder is expected to sign the phase out for the driver responsibility fees, said his spokeswoman Sara Wurfel, noting "we've found the balance that responsibly phases out the fees while still allowing local judges to make appropriate sentencing determinations."
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NEW YORK (AP) - Miley Cyrus cautioned viewers she wouldn't be twerking on "Saturday Night Live."
But she commanded the stage on this week's edition of the NBC sketch comedy show, serving as both host and musical guest.
And she did some shimmying as an over-sexed Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in a parody video about the government shutdown.
Cyrus seized attention and criticism in August for her sexually charged MTV Video Music Awards performance, which featured the singer in scanty garb while exhibiting suggestive twerking gyrations.
During Saturday's open, Cyrus made sport of the hubbub surrounding her racy display. She joked that she used to think twerking was cool but changed her mind now that white people are doing it.
Besides participating in several sketches, she performed two songs.
Her album "Bangerz" is out Tuesday.
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I'm in the middle of planning a blog thing, preparing to paint a wall in my kitchen, and finish writing my current novel. No boredom here!ReplyDelete
Yay!!! go for it!!! Enjoy! :)Delete
Just got finished cleaning my room and now contemplating a blog post. So no boredom here either! :D This is a great list, Micah. I hope you've been able to keep distracted from counting the minutes and seconds? ;P Happy Sunday!ReplyDelete
....I am TRYING to take my own advice...but I am HORRIBLE at it. I am out of things to do at the moment ironically...lol :DDelete
Love this so much, Micah!! Thanks for all the suggestions. Helpful :)ReplyDelete
If you have any of your own, shoot them out, I would love to hear!!! :)Delete
This was a fabulous list! Sorta makes me wish that I had time to kill just so I could do some of them...especially that one about taking cookies to fire fighters. Except...I'm way to gut-less. ;)ReplyDelete
I just love thrift stores- so fun and you find so many great pieces for cheap! Alex
Cute post, Micah! Great list of ideas - don't we all need this sometimes? Though unfortunately, most the time, we run out of hours in the day. :)ReplyDelete
Awesome ideas.....especially for those on summer vacation.
So...is he back yet?? Is all right with the world once again? Guess that means we're back to seeing hardly anything of you on the blog again. It was great having you back for a little while, Micah! :)ReplyDelete
YES HE IS!!!!!!!!! He got in Wednesday...and I've pretty much been with him for all but a few hours (and when sleeping of course)....and I'm s psyched out of my mind to see him home again. Right now? I am exhausted....but it's been worth every minute spent together. When he was on his way home wednesday I literally was so excited I wore myself out and have yet to recuperate. Lol. Life is good.Delete


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Good day to you all and i thank you for taking time to look at my dilemma . I am not sure whether this qualifies as a crash problem as i have never encountered a BSOD but i suspect that it is the closet sign to it. Well i have an hp pavilion g7 1251si laptop with i5-2430M 4Gb RAM 64bit OS win 7 Prem AMD Radeon HD 6470M.............. it runs pretty smoothly except for one rather daunting problem , the screen suddenly starts ghosting out of nowhere. I have had some experience with computers but this problem is one i have never heard of ............ there is no BSOD or error message after i switch off the laptop off and on again ............. and it does not do this ghosting consistently or after a specific time or task . So i can be doing something as simple as document editing and it happens. It has been more than 3 months since it last occurred and it has only happened about 5 times in the year since i purchased this laptop. Its still under warranty but i cannot go and claim it if i cannot specifically show them the problem and regardless am not comfortable with backing up and transferring all my files all over again. I am worried that this is an issue that if not dealt with could have future repercussions so any assistance is greatly appreciated. As as last resort i try to randomly press keys such as caps and num lock when this happens but to no avail. The only responsive button seems to be the power button.I have uploaded a photo of the laptop ghosting to help clear things up. I am worried that this is an issue that if not dealt with could have future repercussions so any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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After reboot is there any sign of whats happened, have you checked event viewer for errors etc ?
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Browse around the laptop normally as you would. See if you can replicate the issue. If the laptop seems ok.
It could be graphics card driver
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ALBANY, N.Y. – Military tested trauma kits will soon be carried by New York State police officers into the field.
The Belt Trauma Kit was combat tested by the military on the front lines. As a result, soldiers were able to stop bleeding and avoid casualties.
The kit is designed to be used quickly in high pressure situations. It is similar to a tourniquet and comes equipped with fast, easy technology that a wounded person can apply to themselves in a matter of seconds.
The New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services said Wednesday every police officer in the state will soon carry the kit on them.
"It will be a great tool if necessary," Sgt. Matthew Dearing with the Schenectady Police Department said.
Capital Region law enforcement praised state leaders for making officer safety a top priority.
"I'm glad that the state is taking the initiative to make sure that officers are safe as well, and that's what this could do – this could save the officer's life," Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said. "And the main goal is to go home at the end of your shift and this is one way of helping that."
The kit is meant for officers to use on themselves, but officers said they wouldn't hesitate to use the kit on someone in need if a person is hurt and an officer is not in danger.
"You could use it on a civilian if that's all you got to use," Apple said.
Many law enforcement agencies in the Capital Region have recently purchased the kit and have trained officers how to use it, but Wednesday's announcement came as a welcomed relief.
"If you have the type of injury where you are going to need to use it, at least you know now you have something that could potentially save your life or someone else's," Dearing said.
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Ballet Concerto's String of Pearls Gala honored the Arts Council of Fort Worth for its work promoting local arts programs. The June 27 event, which took place at the Trinity Park Pavilion, included dinner, an awards ceremony, auctions and a performance by Ballet Concerto dancers.
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A 26-year-old Haʻikū man suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash when he lost control of the vehicle he was operating, failed to negotiate a turn, and collided into a tree on West Kuiaha Road on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Man charged wtih first-degree negligent homicide; driving without valid license; first-degree methamphetamine trafficking; third-degree promoting dangerous drug; two counts of prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia; and third-degree promoting detrimental drugs.
A Wailuku man suffered fatal injuries when the moped he was operating was rear-ended by a motorcycle on Waiehu Beach Road, on Monday afternoon, police said.
Motorists can expect temporary delays near the Piʻilani Highway, Kanani Road intersection in the area of the new police station in Kīhei.
The collision occurred when a blue 2007 Honda Civic traveling north on the highway, crossed left of center and collided into a blue 2005 Toyota Corolla traveling in the opposite direction.
A 28-year-old Lahaina woman was listed in "extremely critical" condition after being struck by a motorcycle while trying to cross the Honoapiʻilani Highway on foot in West Maui on Thursday morning, Aug. 15, 2013, police said.
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Shortly after 12 p.m. police responded to a traffic accident on the Honoapiʻilani Hwy (30) on the Māʻalaea side of the intersection with N. Kīhei Road.
The 52-year-old Lahaina man was traveling towards Māʻalaea when the vehicle he was operating crossed the center line and sideswiped a vehicle carrying four people that was traveling in the opposite direction.
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This recipe rounds out a meal. It's a delicious dressing that I like to keep on hand for topping a variety of salad greens.—Dan Wright, San Jose, California
10 Servings
Prep: 5 min. + chilling
3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
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1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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293 - Shopping list quantities should also account for items in bank
What is the enhancement in mind? How should it look and feel?
It would be nice to have a column in the shopping list that shows how many items you need that also takes into account how many of that item you have in your bank. Maybe even a third column showing how many you need given how many you have alts. Having the number(s) in parenthesis seems appropriate
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I use Altoholic to track this info, and I'm guessing the reason Skillet doesn't do this is that it'd have to track it. Maybe this would just be enabled if someone is already using a common addon that has the data available? Altoholic and Bagnon are the two I've used.
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Who: Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Where: Wilmington, N.C.Treatment works: 41 mgd water; 925 miles of distribution pipe 28 mgd wastewater; 950 miles of collection pipeNo. customers: 60,0002010 operating budget: $38 million2010 capital improvements budget: $218 million
In 2007, after 15 years of discussions, the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County water and sewer utility systems in North Carolina consolidated operations.
Initially, their combined capital improvement budget was $400 million. But the city was in the middle of compliance issues (and a moratorium) resulting from sanitary sewer overflows, and neither city nor county had a formalized maintenance plan. By the time the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority opened its doors on July 1, 2008, the 10-year capital investment estimate had swelled to $600 million.
In recommending the merger, a joint advisory committee mandated lower rates in the long term, better planning and more effective investment leading to a more reliable system, and more career opportunities for employees. So, in addition to uniting two organizational cultures, CEO Matt Jordan and COO Nancy Gallinaro had to identify and fix the weakest assets to meet locally defined service needs and state consent order requirements.
Fortunately, both had experience they could immediately apply to these challenges.
While working for the City of Gastonia, Jordan implemented North Carolina's first ISO 14001-certified environmental management system (EMS) by a water/wastewater utility. Having seen the benefits firsthand, one of his first moves was to challenge employees to develop one for the new entity, and work has already begun within the collection system and pump station operation and maintenance groups. Their efforts are being developed in concert with other programs designed to focus the entire organization on continual improvement, pollution prevention, and regulatory compliance.
Gallinaro's 30-year career includes overseeing operations and maintenance for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Having directed combined sewer overflow treatment for Boston and 42 communities, she recognized that immediate action was necessary on multiple fronts.
"Records were kept in different formats, and the new combined staff needed to work to address major immediate external challenges," Gallinaro says. "At the same time, we needed to define the long-term mission and vision for a new organization, and begin building processes and tools to manage information for the larger service area."
In addition to the new leadership team, many new roles were identified for the existing staffs. While the merger's goals included improved efficiency, customer service, environmental stewardship, and savings, no one lost their job during the consolidation process. Instead, labor-related savings would come through attrition and implementing productivity-enhancing tools and approaches over time.
A number of things needed to happen almost simultaneously; in particular, three separate enterprise planning initiatives, each on a fast-tracked schedule:
The asset management plan addresses considerations similar to those outlined by "Risk-based budgeting," which begins on page 51 of the June issue of PUBLIC WORKS. That case study explains how Virginia's Upper Occoquan Service Authority used consequence and likelihood of failure analyses to develop risk profiles for key assets to better allocate renewal-and-replacement resources.
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