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WASHINGTON -- Rest assured -- it will be possible to buy the Snuggie, Proactiv, and the Perfect Bacon Bowl even as the infomercial industry reinvents itself.
In the early days of infomercials, viewers who just had to buy a blender or other product demonstrated by enthusiastic salespeople had only one choice -- pick up the phone.
Things have changed dramatically, says Julie Coons, president of the Electronic Retailing Association, the Washington, D.C.-based trade association for companies that sell goods and services on television, online and on the radio.
"Many consumer do pick up the phone, but increasingly it's through Internet ordering," says Coons.
While customers may first see the product on TV, they are now more inclined to take action by typing, rather than dialing.
"We see our members report anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of their sales are now coming from Internet e-tailing, if you will," says Coons.
In The Economics of Infomercials, Priceonomics says the infomercial industry could be worth $250 billion, while the worth of the entire U.S. network and cable industry was estimated at $97 billion in 2013.
Do infomercials have to be true?
Do ShamWow, Ped Egg, and The Hawaii Chair have to live up to the claims made by their energetic and charismatic pitchmen and pitchwomen?
"They most certainly have to be true," says Coons. "They must be based upon sound claims, and sound science and sound research."
Coons says advertisers have the right to create content in an entertaining way, but the ads will be scrutinized.
"Advertising across the board is a self-regulated industry, with oversight by the Federal Trade Commission, and where there are health claims, by the Federal Drug Administration," says Coons.
An infomercial that doesn't pass the sniff test can't expect to remain on the air, she says.
She points to advertisements that promise permanent weight loss without exercise or diet changes.
"As the industry regulatory agencies scan the marketplace, they will inquire if they see something that they think is just not possible," says Coons.
Competing, cooperating with social media
Despite advertisers increasing their presence online, Coons says television's reach and influence remain strong.
"I would say the members of the Electronic Retailing Association still believe the power of television is enormous, so I do believe the role of television advertising will continue," says Coons.
Yet, the infomercial industry is complementing its broadcast message with online and social media engagement.
"Our members are certainly following and accelerating those trends, in terms of meeting the consumers where they are," says Coons.
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"I'm not a high-profile defenseman. I wasn't looking forward to going to free agency. I didn't want to be happier than happy."
Much of the causes for concern the Ducks had with potential new injuries to some of their forwards were alleviated when Nick Bonino and Mathieu Perreault took part in the optional practice Friday.
Both pronounced themselves ready to play Sunday against Ottawa despite missing the majority of the third period. Bonino was hit in the leg by a shot while Perreault said he was elbowed in the head by the Rangers' Dan Girardi in the 6-0 win.
Dustin Penner also didn't play because of a lower-body issue that Boudreau said is day-to-day, which could make him questionable against the Senators.
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Kyle Palmieri also was back at practice after sitting out Thursday night due to an upper-body injury suffered in Sunday's victory over Winnipeg.
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406 results found in Youngsters and foals for sale. Advertise your youngsters for £6 until sold.
Mini Merlan Red Robin, miniature gelding. Sire: Mini Merlan Golden Sand, 28" palomino. Dam: Birchwood UK Red Velvet, 30" American chestnut.
Robin is a tiny 3 year old gelding who has been regularly handled since birth. He is adorably cute, very friendly and easy to do in all ways.
He measures approx 27-28" and is registered with IMHPS, part bred American.
Price: £300
Location: Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Contact: Janet Jones-Parry
Phone: 01766 810034
2 Jenny donkey foals, 8 months old, very, very quiet.
Both love lots of fuss and attention, very cheeky characters.
One chocolate brown and one black.
Price: £225 Each
Location: Bridgend
Contact: Daryl
Phone: 07811 935858
Miniature 3 year old mare for sale with cart and harness.
She is 100% in traffic, very good with kids, she is suitable for any kids. Easy to handle.
Can deliver anywhere, contact for any more info
£875 - Sold
Mini Merlan Duke of Snowdon, miniature gelding. Sire: Shadels Cowboy Too, 33" chocolate dapple. Dam: Mini Merlan Adelaide, 30" black..
Duke is a striking black gelding who has been regularly handled since birth.
He is approx 32-33" and registered with IMHPS. He is very friendly and easy to handle
Price: £300
Location: Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Contact: Janet Jones-Parry
Phone: 01766 810034
Miniature colt foal 2014, Mini Merlan Golden Willow. Date of birth 6th May 2014. Sire: Mini Merlan Golden Sand, 28" palomino. Dam: Mini Merlan Birchwood UK Red Velvet, 30" American chestnut.
Tiny palomino colt with signs of frosting on his rump. Willow has the most gorgeous little dished head with big eyes. He has the ultimate cute factor, is very friendly and likely to stay small.
Will be registered IMHPS part bred American. Deposit secures until weaning.
Price: £400
Location: Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Contact: Janet Jones-Parry
Phone: 01766 810034
Miniature colt foal, 2014, Mini Merlan Bailey's Gold. Date of birth 27st April 2014. Sire: Minimerlan Golden Sand, 28" palomino. Dam: Birchwood UK Silver Cloud, 30" American silver & white.
Adorably friendly palomino and white colt. Beautiful head and big eyes. Bailey has been handled since birth, he is confident and full of fun.
Will be registered IMHPS part bred American. Deposit secures until weaning.
Price: £400
Location: Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Contact: Janet Jones-Parry
Phone: 01766 810034
Very small black Shetland mare, 9 years old, passported. Very quiet and loves lots of fuss.
Coloured small filly foal at foot and has been running with the same stallion again for next year
Price: £150
Location: Bridgend
Contact: Anthony
Phone: 07896 995241
Black and white yearling Jack donkey. Make a lovely stud donkey or pet. Very good markings.
Mother can seen. Genuine reason for sale.
Price: £80 ono
Location: Goole
Contact: Emma
Phone: 07771 392896
Shetland colt, very quiet, rare in colour. Been handled and pulled about by all the children.
Halter broken, and will be an ideal little stallion for the breeders to put the colours in them or will just be a good quiet companion.
Been wormed and ready to go
Price: £70
Location: Cardiff
Contact: S & B Brinkley
Phone: 07969 695248
Treddie Shetland foal, 6 months old, weaned off mother and eating hard food. He has been wormed. Halter broken.
Very good nature. He will follow you around, children lead him around!
Price: £100
Location: Norwich
Contact: Bill
Phone: 07754 728203
Midnight George, 3 year old piebald Shetland gelding, 38inches.
Handled by kids daily, quiet in hand and good to do in all ways.
Passported, microchipped and wormed. Make a good ride and drive pony. Price reduced due to time waster.
£195 £165 ono - Sold
Sold by Dragon Driving
Little Bob, very well bred 17 month old colt for sale.
Price: £125
Location: Essex
Contact: Steve
Phone: 07818 030611
Cob stallion, 10hh, Fifty Shades is a lovely little horse, 3 years old and has it all.
Hard to get them that small. Can deliver ring for info.
Price includes transport.
£2,250 £2,200
Location: Ireland
Contact: Kp
Phone: 00353 871142485
2 Shetland ponies, colts. Very quiet, handled by children.
Passport and microchipped. Must go to good homes.
£100 £85 each
Location: Essex
Contact: John
Phone: 07901 835067
Two Shetland colts, selling as the pair. Very similar markings to them both and would make a great little driving pair.
Halter broken and very quiet and been handled by the children.
Wormed up to date and ready to go
Price: £80
Location: Cardiff
Contact: S & B Brinkley
Phone: 07969 695248
Brown and white Shetland colt, very quiet, halter broken.
Been handled by all the children. Is a companion in the field and very friendly.
Price: £50
Location: Cardiff
Contact: S & B Brinkley
Phone: 07969 695248
Gok, yearling jack donkey. Well marked and very quiet. Quiet to handle. Passported and microchip.
Price: £250 ono
Location: Essex
Contact: James
Phone: 07745 269458
Cob foal born 26/6/14 will make approx 14.2hh heavy weight, he is currently standing at approx 10hh. He is a pretty skewbald complete with feathers, heavy boned. Very placid and eating well.
His mum has taken a strong dislike to him and he needs to be rehomed. He is halter broken and leads well. You can pick out his feet and he enjoys a good scratch and groom. He has been well handled and socialised.
Unfortunately my current set up makes it difficult to keep mum and foal separated. He is eating well all solids and hay. A kind knowledgeable home is sought for this lovely fella.
Price: £200
Location: Medway Kent
Contact: Ruth
Phone: 07534 772455
Mobile: 07885 684643
Noble has recently turned 1 year old. He is a real character and is a quick learner. He has bags of potential for the right person and would make a great driving pony.
Wormed and trimmed up to date. Currently stabled as he's has now become a proper stallion. Handled with basic commands. A very rare chance to grab yourself a real deal.
Deposit will secure this boy. No time wasters. Sire: Justice of the Law. Dam: Romavanner Lindy.
Price: £650 ovno
Location: Weatheroak
Contact: Alan
Phone: 07944 406018
Stunning brown & white mare with foal at foot. Brown & white mare, Shetland x Dartmoor, 6 years old, 10.2hh. She is also passported (in pic 1 brown and white mare).
This is a lovely mare and good to do, was ridden by a 6 year old kid a year ago but then put in foal had a foal this year in May 14.
Foal is a colt and he is very friendly and cheeky, he was born grey but now going black with a white face (pic 2 & 3). His dad is Dick Smith's black horse and he stands at 12.2hh (pic 4). Can deliver if required.
Price: £200 ono
Location: York
Contact: Tony
Phone: 07701 050482
Mobile: 07703 288895
Black colt, 4 white socks, very well handled and leads around. Clydesdale x to make 15hh+.
Very showy and friendly, comes to his name.
Price: £650
Location: Northumberland
Contact: Debbie
Phone: 07843 805743
PBW palomino filly, extremely pretty with a snow white mane and tail. 2 years old and is fantastic with children of all ages, tots can handle her.
She is to make around 11hh. She is the sweetest little pony I've ever met. Will make anything very happy.
Has been to shows and loves it. Real nice child's pony for the future
£200 - Sold
Sold to fantastic home thanks dd
5 year old black and white jenny, has been running with a small black and white jack. £500
Also a coloured jack foal £50
Price: see text
Location: Shropshire
Contact: Withheld
Phone: 07970 271447
Spotted Shetland colt to make 11hh. Very good marked. Quiet to handle.
Passported and microchipped. No time wasters or texts.
Price: £200 ono
Location: Essex
Contact: James
Phone: 07745 269458
Miniature cob 19 month old colt, iron grey, will make 11.2hh.
Excellent bloodlines. Sire: Toyboy. Dam: The Mouse. This colt will be an asset to any breeding programme.
Must be seen. Will part ex.
Price: £2,000
Location: Fareham
Contact: Ray
Phone: 07721 899335
Very small and heavy flaxen chestnut filly, 18 months old, to finish at 12hh.
Running with a 12hh palomino horse. Bargain. Delivery can be arranged
£1,200 £1,100
Location: Kerry Ireland
Contact: Trevor
Phone: 00353 863682607
Coloured Jack donkey, 1 year old, quiet to handle, good with farrier.
Price: £120 ono
Location: Carmarthen
Contact: C, Harmer
Phone: 01267 223227
Eye catching Welsh A chestnut pony. DOB 28.07.12. Pheonix is gelded and has a willing sweet character. He`s such fun and loves a cuddle. He would make a stunning lead rein, in hand,show child`s pony. Home bred and his breeding was chosen carefully. Pheonix has been handled from a young age, is used to grooming, baths, loads easily and has accompanied other horses to shows from early on.
He is used to big show grounds and is not bothered about loud speakers or the collecting ring. Leads well on a Welsh A white halter. He is turned out with geldings and mares and mixes easily. He is used to a busy yard, doesn't seem phased by traffic when leading him around the lanes.
Have decided to sell as I am going to purchase something suitable for my two year old daughter. This is a sad sale, and we are hoping to find an experienced home for him, where he will be backed and brought on at his own pace. If you are looking for a youngster for a show prospect for in hand or lead rein this pony is for you. Ready to back next summer. You are more than welcome to view.
Price: £350 ONO
Location: Taunton
Contact: Gemma Hill
Phone: 07872 939618
I have for sale a gorgeous 7 month old filly, she has a very outgoing character and excellent movement.
Her mother is around 13.2hh and father was 14.2hh so will make a nice size. 5* home only
£350 £175
Location: Shropshire
Contact: Charlotte
Phone: 07783 111897
11hh mare, very well bred. Good quality little head, ears, back.
Scoby Jo bred. Priced to sell.
£2,375 £2,350
Location: Walsall
Contact: Jo
Phone: 07766 742104
18 month coloured filly. From good lines. Takes bit well. Good on lead rope good with traffic, farrier etc...
Call for more info.
£200 £150
Location: Sandbach
Contact: Pete Allen
Phone: 07747 673313
Here we have a stunning 11hh black and white colt. Very special bred, all white breed lines, he has top blood in him.
Will make great stud horse. Selling for lack of grazing. Mother and father can be seen.
Has got a lot of hair but it's burnt out on picture.
Price: £450
Location: Darlington
Contact: Eddy
Phone: 07796 422839
3 year old 11hh mini cob stallion. Had harness on now ready to break.
Chilled out and turns out with other stallions and geldings. Will make excellent kids ride and drive pony.
Easy to catch, bath, ties up, picks feet up.
Price: £1,200 ono
Location: Wickham Nr Portsmouth
Contact: Withheld
Phone: 07722 400936
Pony, Welsh cross cob trotter, brown with a white foot. Already broken in but hasn't been in the cart for a couple of months.
Excellent with people. Just turned 3 years old. Passport is there.
The cart and the harness come in with price.
Price: £600
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Contact: Chriss
Phone: 07874 077531
11hh Skewbald filly, 2 year old traditional mini gypsy cob. Good conformation, silky feather, moves well. Shown successfully in hand.
Lovely temperament. Good in traffic, loads and travels well. Microchipped and passported and wormed.
Good home essential. Already backed. Lovely pony, suit ride or drive. Only for sale due to lack of grazing.
Price: £400
Location: Worcestershire near Junc 3 M42
Contact: Jane Bignell
Phone: 01564 898409
Mobile: 07970 533173
Registered sec A gelding, steel grey, turns four at new year. Broken to ride and 110% with kids, traffic, to clip. Very flashy mover and looker. Broken to drive and has dragged thing around field but hasn't yet been between shafts due to his age, so is ready for a new owner to take on and learn their commands.
Comes with a black synthetic leather look harness that's in nearly new condition, only been used to break him and a show carriage, wooden wheels, good rubbers, needs a lick of paint but I'm hoping to get that done before it goes (starting next week).
This will make a great little turn out in right hands. He's only for sale as I'm a Shetland pony person, haven't time to drive and teach both to show standard. Feel free contact me for more pics and info
£2,300 £1,800 ono
Location: Co Durham
Contact: Louise Hirst
Phone: 07523 273492
Very sweet quite rising 4 mini trad bred by owners of Toyboy Jnr.
Been sat on and had tack on. Plenty of feather, will make nice show pony stallion or driving with lovely paces.
£350 £175 ono
Location: Wigan
Contact: Claire
Phone: 07898 768796
Templedruid Natalis, attractive grey registered Section A gelding, aged 3, by Templedruid Sandstorm ex Templedruid Nightshade. Unbroken but has the kind temperament of his father which makes him easy to handle.
He is still growing so he may make more than 11.1hh. Would match well with filly Templedruid Santina, also for sale aged 3.
Price: POA
Location: Cambridgeshire
Contact: Roger Barrett
Phone: 07787 554089
Mobile: 01354 692165
Templedruid Santina, registered Section A filly aged 3 by Templedruid Myth ex Templedruid Sangria. She is a very attractive pony to make a fantastic lead rein, ridden pony or brood mare.
She is halter broken and friendly. She would match well with gelding Templedruid Natalis, also for sale aged 3, for a driving pair
Price: POA
Location: Cambridgeshire
Contact: Roger Barrett
Phone: 07787 554089
Mobile: 01354 692165
Welsh Section A grey filly 5 years old, fully registered and passported. Homebread, Halter broken, will make an ideal riding pony or broodmare - ready to bring on.
Shown once as a 2 year old and came third in a class of 10.
For more information please telephone.
Price: £595
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Contact: Deb
Phone: 07785 753589
3 year old jack donkey, loves people, good with kids. Very friendly, good with others donkeys and horses.
Good to catch, box, feet and worming up to date. Passported and micro chipped.
Good home only. Phone calls only, no texts please.
Price: £95
Location: West Mids
Contact: Bob
Phone: 07801 257699
3 year old Welsh section C cross full bred mare in foal to foal breed. A1 to ride and drive, baby could drive her.
She is 100% on roads, she stands when asked to, she is not fizzy in any way in traffic. No lumps or bumps. Good to shoe and catch. Hacks out alone and in company.
For sale through no fault of her own due to loss of grazing. No time wasters or day trippers please, for any more info on her please call
£325 £250 ono
Location: Dorset
Contact: Freddie
Phone: 07554 456465
Tefi Perfect Puzzle aka Polo is our lovely 2 year old section A colt. His markings are perfect. His dad, Tefi Frankie Flanagan, has won it all, Royal Welsh, the lot. This boy has had my 6 year old and 2 year old sit on his back.
He is brilliant in every way, to shoe, clip, catch and is perfect to walk out alone or in company. He will make an excellent wagon and in hand pony. He is halter broken and also is comfortable in a bridle.
He comes with his passport. Very sad sale due to down sizing and wasted talent. His moves are unreal, stands square and ready for the show ring. Make a lovely ride and drive.
Price: £750 ono
Location: Essex
Contact: Kerry
Phone: 07531 035070
Registered well bred section A chestnut roan gelding, coming 4 on the 31st of Jan 2015. Rodney is lightly backed and has been broken to drive by previous owner. He is excellent in heavy traffic as we have a very busy main road outside our yard.
He is good to box, would load himself if he could, he is happy to be on his own in field but also good with mares or geldings. Would make very good lead rein pony for 2015.
I bought Rodney for my 9 year old but he has no interest so is being wasted so Rodney is waiting for another little person to love and cuddle. No time wasters or dealers. Rodney is 11.2hh.
£600 £400 ono
Location: Hampshire
Contact: Michelle
Phone: 07730 378175
Mobile: 07966 895824
Here I have a colt that has just been weaned off his mother.
His mother is 10.3hh and his father is 11.2hh so he is only going to under 11.3hh.
He is a well put together colt. The reason why I'm selling is got too many horses
Price: £500 Onvo
Location: Herefordshire
Contact: Bobby Richards
Phone: 07917 166516
3 year old cob mare, she's 11.2hh, ride and drive. 100% in traffic, bombproof, my 9 year old son drives her.
She picks her legs up nicely and does about 18-20 mph. She's already shod and is no problem with a farrier.
She comes with cart and harness as shown in photo. Selling through no fault of her own just loss of grazing. Call any time for more info.
Price: £1,250 Ono
Location: Surrey
Contact: Jimmy
Phone: 07767 878403
Bogey Jack Daniel is a stunning Revel bred Section A colt. JD will make a fantastic driving pony as happily working in full harness on the lunge and is very sensible and sweet natured.
Also will make an ideal child's pony or stallion. We have owned this little man since weaning and has been very well handled daily, he is excellent to catch, box and walks out in all traffic.
Happily lives in or out. Sadly selling as daughter is moving away and we have our own driving pony.
Price: £250
Location: Newport
Contact: Michelle
Phone: 07870 6070797
Two registered Welsh Mountain full brothers, 2 year old & yearling geldings. By Dukeshill Prince Caspian (by the famous Dukeshill Magnum) out of Bengad Winter Iris.
Both iron grey with blazes & plenty of white on legs. Both have won when shown as foals at foot on a number of occasions including Reserve Overall Champion Welsh A beating all the older ponies.
Lovely straight movers with action. Marvellous temperaments & easy to handle, trim, wash, etc... Would make an exciting driving pair or would sell separately.
Price: £600
Location: Devon
Contact: Liz Bulled
Phone: 01598 740249
For sale, 2 year old black and white colt, lovely long mane and tail, nice bit of feather, little head, little ears. A proper little cob.
Just staring to break him now. He is a one out sanded mover, this pony will be one to watch in the future, you don't see pony's like him every day.
Little light shoe on him, no boots, it's not just a lucky photo, he can move for fun. He's only going to get better and better.
£895 Or near offer - Sold
Very heavy flaxen chestnut colt, 17 months old and as heavy as you'll get, very sweet colt.
A lot of breeding put into this colt. Should make no more than 11.2-3hh.
£300 £295
Location: Kerry
Contact: Trevor
Phone: 00353 863682607


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A fugitive penguin in Japan is back in captivity more than two months after it slipped out of an aquarium in Tokyo.
First, there was a daring breakout up a sheer rock wall and through a barbed wire fence. Then there were weeks on the run, in which the fugitive eluded capture and at times appeared to taunt his pursuers with carefree frolics in the sea.
However, two keepers picked up the Humboldt penguin yesterday evening after receiving reports that it had been seen swimming in a river earlier the same day day. The capture brought to an end 82 days of freedom, during which it briefly achieved celebrity status around the world.
The keepers, who seized the penguin after it ventured on to the riverbank, said the animal did not appear to have been harmed and had been eating enough to keep its weight stable.
Officials at the sea park had feared that the animal – known simply as Penguin 337 – would struggle to survive outside the aquarium's confines. But their fears proved unfounded after it was filmed swimming in Tokyo Bay, apparently content in its unfamiliar surroundings.
The park's deputy director, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, said at the time that the penguin "looks like it's been living quite happily in the middle of Tokyo Bay".
An angler who regularly fishes in the area believed that the 60cm penguin was taking advantage of the ample food supply in such a large stretch of water. "For a penguin, its eat all you want," he said.
The aquarium has received 30 confirmed sightings since the penguin disappeared in early March, as well as hundreds of speculative sightings from as far away as western Japan. Keepers were dispatched on daily searches throughout the Tokyo Bay area.
The penguin is thought to have been startled into jumping over a rock twice its height before slipping through a gap in a two-metre fence surrounding Tokyo Sea Life Park. It was captured more than 8km away.
After realising that the penguin – one of 135 at the park – had vanished, officials launched a citywide appeal to help find it. It was spotted near estuaries feeding Tokyo Bay, and at one point eluded capture after being pursued by the Japanese coastguard.
Sadly, the national obsession with choosing nicknames for celebrity animals foundered on the penguin's age - at one-year-old it is still too young to determine whether it's male or female.
"We are relieved to see the penguin come back alive," Mr Sakamoto told the Kyodo news agency.
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Staff members have been calling local farms to try to find where Al has come from
5:54pm UK, Monday June 25, 2012
A runaway piglet has been discovered in an alpaca pen at a theme park, but how he ended up there remains a mystery.
The one-week-old fugitive piglet has been named Al by staff at Wheelgate Family Theme Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, who are searching for his home and family.
He was found over the weekend seeking comfort with the park's alpacas - and not with the only resident pig, Dave, the male kunekune pig.
Staff members have been contacting all local farms and farm parks to try to find where Al has come from, but so far they have had no joy.
A spokeswoman for the park said: "As poor little Al is so young and unsure as to how long he had been outside in the cold for, he has required a lot of TLC, which is usually provided by the mother.
"Wheelgate catering manager Jay Bloomfield took on a surrogacy role last night and took little Al home to keep him warm and provide his bottle-feeds at various intervals throughout the night.
"It's been a long night but little Al seems to be merrily bouncing around this morning."
Al's case may bring back memories of the Tamworth Two - a pair of pigs who escaped while being unloaded from a lorry at an abattoir in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, in January 1998.
Nicknamed Butch and Sundance, the brother and sister were on the run for more than a week and the search for them generated huge public interest and media attention.
The five-month-old pigs spent most of their period of freedom in a dense thicket near Tetbury Hill before being captured and sent to live at the Rare Breeds Centre, an animal sanctuary near Ashford in Kent.
In October 2010, Butch died aged 13 after becoming seriously ill.
Sundance, suffering from arthritis and believed to be unhappy after his sister's death, died in May last year aged 14.
:: Anyone who might be able to help can call Wheelgate on 01623 882773.
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Escaped python found after Henham thatched house fire
The carpet python had been in the roof for about a month before the fire
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A four-foot long snake missing for weeks was found safe after falling from the roof of a burning house in Essex.
The four-foot carpet python was in the roof of the property in Pledgdon Green, Henham, near Bishop's Stortford, when a fire broke out at about 05:00 BST.
The python - called Jake - dropped from the thatched roof on to the firefighters beneath.
The RSPCA said the snake had been missing for about a month before the fire.
'Hard to find'
After the snake landed on the ground, it moved off towards nearby foliage to hide.
RSPCA inspector Steve Craddock said: "It seems that the python had escaped over a month ago and had been hiding in the thatched roof, but came out when the fire broke out.
"Snakes do often escape and it can be very hard to find them as they can hide in the smallest of spaces," he said. "Thankfully the python seemed to be quite healthy."
The RSPCA has arranged for Jake the snake to be cared for at the South Essex Wildlife Hospital until his owners have sorted out their house, which was badly damaged in the fire.
An investigation by Essex Police and the fire service is to be carried out into the cause of the blaze.
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Giraffe dies after escaping from Italian circus
An adult male giraffe can weigh over 1,000kg
A giraffe has escaped from an Italian circus in the northern town of Imola, spending several hours on the run.
The five-metre high animal, weighing almost 900kg (2,000lb), caused damage to some vehicles along the roads by catching them with its hooves.
It shocked residents as it made its way down the town's main street.
Eventually, after four hours, it was shot with a tranquiliser by police. It died shortly afterwards, apparently of a cardiac arrest.
The animal, part of the Rinaldo Orfei circus, was on the run for around four hours and video footage showed it moving at speed across a forecourt as people looked on, amazed.
At one point the giraffe was pictured in a full gallop, with a police squad car in pursuit.
Another image, however, shows the giraffe examining some flowers as an elderly lady tends her garden, completely unaware of the giraffe's presence metres above her head.
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'Ewe-dini' the sheep escaped and turned up on a patio
The sheep currently lives at Brinsley Animal Rescue in Nottinghamshire
A sheep once sold for slaughter is looking for a new home after turning up on a couple's patio.
The female sheep, nicknamed Ewe-dini, may have escaped while on its way to the slaughterhouse, an animal welfare charity said.
Amy Bloore, who found the sheep on her patio in Derbyshire, said it looked "a bit manky" and was covered in dirt.
The owner could not be traced so the sheep was taken to Brinsley Animal Rescue in Nottinghamshire.
Miss Bloore and her boyfriend were watching television when a neighbour knocked on the door and said the sheep had gone in their back garden in Oakerthorpe.
"She was stood in our patio looking straight at us. I couldn't believe it," said Miss Bloore, 25.
All three sheep need permanent homes
"The sheep went down the steps into the grass area of our garden and stayed there, and the next door neighbour and myself shut it in so it couldn't get into the road."
The couple tried to trace the owner from the sheep's tag.
"It belonged to a farmer in Sheffield several years ago and the farmer sold it at a market in Bakewell, but it had not been re-tagged," she said.
'Quite hilarious'
"It looked as if she escaped, probably going for slaughter. They are saying she was on the back of a truck and got out and ran off."
The sheep stayed in the couple's garden for four days while they made "about 50 phone calls" trying to find someone to take it.
"In the first few days I thought it was quite hilarious having a sheep in the garden," said Miss Bloore.
"But it just got to the point where we were at our wits end. We couldn't have a sheep in our back garden as a pet."
The sheep currently lives at Brinsley Animal Rescue with two other sheep which had also been destined for slaughter.
Joe was found wandering the streets in Porthmadog, Wales, while Shaunie did not sell at market because he was born with a deformed leg.
All three sheep need permanent homes, and people are being asked to think of a proper name for the newest sheep on the rescue centre's Facebook page.
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They are more than 140 baboons at Knowsley Safari Park
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A baboon was shot dead after it escaped from its safari park enclosure.
The animal was killed after it managed to climb over the perimeter fence at Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside at 10:15 BST.
The adult male had been chased out of its enclosure two hours before by a group of 20 males as it tried to protect its mate.
The safari park said it resolved the situation "quickly, safely and humanely".
'Very sad'
In a statement, the park said: "The baboon tried to protect his only female from being abducted by antagonist males - a common occurrence in baboon society.
"Cornered, he saw the outside of the enclosure as his safe way out and decided to face the electric fence to protect himself.
"The emergency procedures were immediately instigated, aiming to retrieve the baboon to a safe area.
"The baboon was located just outside the perimeter fence of the park. Sadly, in this situation, the safety measurement requires the animal to be shot.
"It's very sad when something like this happens, but the police, game keeper and animal management team did everything they could to resolve the situation quickly, safely and humanely."
There are more than 140 baboons at Knowsley Safari Park.
The park was designed by the 18th Earl of Derby and opened in 1971.
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Police shot cow on run from Maesteg abattoir
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Armed police officers were called to shoot dead a cow which escaped from an abattoir where it had been taken to be slaughtered.
The heifer jumped over stock fencing before running along a river and into a garden in Bridgend county.
It had escaped from a pen at the Maesteg abattoir at Garth on the morning of 20 June.
The abattoir described the event as "very rare".
Spokeswoman Leigh Roberts said: "It's extremely rare for something like this to happen. There's been an abattoir on the site for over 100 years and I can't remember anything like this."
"Fortunately, it was all dealt with very quickly and the cow was destroyed. Nobody was injured."
A South Wales Police spokesman said: "Armed police officers were called to attend following reports of a cow having escaped from an abattoir in Maesteg.
"The animal was located in a nearby garden and destroyed."
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Impala leaps into tourists' car to escape cheetah at Kruger National Park
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Impala leaps into tourists' car to escape cheetah at Kruger National Park
An impala was filmed sensationally escaping two cheetahs by leaping into a car full of tourists at Kruger National Park in South Africa. SCROLL DOWN FOR PICTURES AND VIDEO
Stunned tourists on safari watched as the terrified animal looked a second away from death when an unexpected window of opportunity appeared.
Samantha Pittendrigh, 20, filmed the impala leaping through a passenger window on her mobile phone.
"We started freaking out going crazy. We couldn't believe it - we were absolutely dumbstruck," she said.
"We had absolutely no idea what was going on.
"We watched the cheetah chasing the impala. We saw a few of them turn around in the bushes towards the road they were running from."
She added: "My family are so jealous. In all the years my parents have been going to Kruger Park they have never seen anything like it and we do go regularly.
"It really is a once-in-a-lifetime thing and we managed to be in the right place at the right time.
"I was very happy to witness something like that but I felt a sorry for the cheetah.
"There are so many impala, it is not like they will miss one of them."
But the world's fastest land-animal was not completely cheated, as one of them managed to make a kill just 20 metres along the road, according to Miss Pittendrigh.
Impala jumps into tourists' car to escape cheetah
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Father and son porcupine pair prompts Penrith warning
The escaped porcupine is the size of a small dog
People have been warned not to "corner" two escaped porcupines - one the size of a small dog - which have escaped from an animal sanctuary in Cumbria.
The pair, a father and son, chewed their way out of an enclosure at Wetheriggs Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre in Penrith earlier.
Terry Bowes, who runs the centre, said they would run backwards and "spike" anyone who cornered them.
He said the baby's mother was waiting to be "reunited" with her family.
Mr Bowes said he believed the baby was still at the animal centre but hiding under a building.
'Small dog'
"The whole family had been at the centre for a few days and had all escaped, although the mother was recovered straight away," Mr Bowes said.
"There was a sighting this morning but I think that will have been the male which is about the size of a small dog."
"They are nocturnal animals so chances of seeing them in the day is unlikely."
The animals are not aggressive but will "spike" anyone who make them feel threatened, with quills which can be up to 12in long, Mr Bowes said.
He added: "The mother is waiting in an enclosure to be reunited with her family.
"If anyone sees them don't corner them as they will run backwards into you with their quills.
"Once it gets to dusk we will be out looking for them and we feel confident we will find them.
"They are completely vegetarian and it won't be any problem for them to find enough fodder, rooting around the English countryside - but we do expect to find them."
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Penrith gamekeeper finds one of two escaped porcupines
The elder porcupine is the size of a small dog
One of two porcupines that escaped from an animal sanctuary in Cumbria has been recaptured.
The father and son pair chewed their way out of an enclosure at Wetheriggs Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre in Penrith on Wednesday.
The elder animal was later spotted by a gamekeeper at Cliburn Moss, who then alerted staff at the centre.
Director Terry Bowes repeated a public warning that the missing six-week-old animal should not be "cornered".
The centre, which is home to about 1,200 animals, took delivery of a family of three porcupines earlier this week.
The father and son managed to get out of a temporary enclosure which was being used while a more permanent structure is built.
Mr Bowes said it was possible the baby porcupine was still within the grounds of the sanctuary, but that the public needed to be aware of the potential danger if the animal was approached and felt threatened.
He said while the animals, which feed on vegetation, are not naturally aggressive, they would "spike" anyone who made them feel threatened by running backwards into them.
Some porcupine quills can be up to 12in long.
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Escaped camels recaptured in north Dublin
Animals were spotted wandering through Charlestown area of the city
A photograph of one of the camels wandering at the side of the road in north Dublin today as seen from a passing car. Photograph/Brendan Hurley via Twitter
A photograph of one of the camels wandering at the side of the road in north Dublin today as seen from a passing car. Photograph/Brendan Hurley
Thu, Oct 10, 2013, 15:22
A number of camels that escaped from a circus in Finglas in north Dublin earlier today have been recaptured.
The animals were spotted wandering through the Charlestown area of the city near North Rd and St Margaret's Rd this morning, prompting AA Roadwatch to issue an alert to motorists in the area.
A short time later it issued an update stating that gardaí had recaptured the animals.
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Escaped monkey shot with stun gun in Newtownabbey
The monkey was captured with the assistance of the Northern Ireland Fire Service
A monkey that escaped from Belfast zoo has been recaptured, after zoo staff shot it with a tranquilliser gun.
The animal fell from a tree after it was sedated by zoo staff at Gideon's Green in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
A hydraulic lift, supplied by the fire service, was used to help zoo keepers reach the monkey in the trees.
It was one of six lion-tailed macaques that escaped from the zoo on Monday. Five have now been recaptured but one monkey is still missing.
Up to 12 zoo staff arrived in Gideon's Green after the monkey was spotted up a tree on Friday afternoon.
A large crowd gathered to watch their attempts to capture the animal.
After it was shot with the tranquilliser, the monkey fell down through several branches of the tree.
Firefighters recovered the unconscious animal from one of the branches and brought it down to safety.
A hydraulic lift, supplied by the fire service, was used to help zoo keepers reach the monkey in the trees
A hydraulic lift, supplied by the fire service, was used to help zoo keepers reach the monkey
The missing macaques had been spotted several times in the north Belfast and Newtownabbey areas over recent days.
On Thursday, one of the monkeys was captured by zoo keepers in the grounds of Belfast Castle.
It tried to run before it could be sedated but one of the zoo staff caught the animal and "rugby tackled" it to the ground.
Another escaped macaque scaled a "peace line" fence outside a primary school in Newtownabbey.
It was spotted, perched on the peace line, during the school run on Thursday morning.
Children at Hazelwood Integrated primary school, on the Whitewell Road, enticed the monkey down from the fence by offering it bananas.
However, the animal took the bananas and escaped before zoo staff arrived.
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On-the-run Colchester Zoo wolf shot dead
One of the timber wolves in the enclosure at Colchester Zoo
A wolf that was on the run after escaping from its enclosure at an Essex zoo has been shot dead.
The animal - said to be a danger to the public - was one of five timber wolves that escaped from Colchester Zoo.
Zoo staff found the perimeter fence damaged on Tuesday morning and five of the six wolves were missing.
One returned, another was shot with a tranquiliser dart and two more were shot dead but the fifth animal escaped from the zoo grounds.
It was later spotted from a police helicopter in hedgerow just outside the perimeter fence.
An area was cordoned off and the wolf was shot dead by a member of zoo staff on Tuesday afternoon.
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In a statement, the zoo said the wolves had to be shot as they were a danger to the public.
"Unfortunately, an anaesthetic dart takes 15 minutes to take effect and may not work at all in a stressed animal so two wolves that had left the perimeter of the zoo had to be shot," she said.
"They are wild animals and in an unpredictable situation they would have posed a risk to the public.
"The remaining wolf has now been located and very sadly also had to be destroyed."
The statement said the damage to the fence of the wolf enclosure was discovered at 07:30 GMT on Tuesday.
"It is not known at this stage how the damage occurred, despite the fence being routinely checked on a daily basis," it added.
Bryony Williams left the zoo with her children after learning there was a wolf on the loose.
"It's not much fun trying to keep an eye on them (the children) and looking around. Had I been by myself it might have been an adventure."
The lower half of the zoo was closed off in response to the escape as a "precaution", the zoo said.
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Wallabies escape from private land in Clough, County Down
A wallaby and its joey
Wallabies, like kangaroos, are marsupials
Two wallabies have escaped from privately-owned land in County Down and police have warned the public not to approach the animals.
The adult female wallaby and her joey have been missing since Friday but police were notified on Monday.
The animals escaped from land on the Knocksticken Road outside the village of Clough.
The mother is described as just over two feet in height and her baby is white in colour.
Officers have advised residents in the area that if they see the animals they should ring police on 0845 600 8000.
Wallabies, like kangaroos, are marsupials and both species are native to Australia.
They are closely related, but adult kangaroos are larger than wallabies.
They can also be identified via their teeth, which are different as kangaroos mainly eat grass while wallabies mostly eat leaves.
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The wrestling world mourns the loss of Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, who passed away at age 84.
New wrestling fans may not be familiar with the former Canadian Olympic grappler's work. However, if you are a heel today in this business, you followed "Mad Dog".
He the menacing character with the frightening mug came from the great Vachon wrestling family. His siblings Paul and Vivian also laced up the boots. Then there was his niece Luna, who went on to become one of the greatest female women wrestlers in history (WWE Hall of Fame worthy no doubt).
During his career that spanned four decades and after his retirement in the late 1980s, he no doubt stood a survivor. He was unpredictable, violent and made opponents shake in their boots.
The longevity he had in such a competitive and physically demanding business is incredible. Vachon went on to win the AWA tag team titles, as well as the AWA heavyweight title on numerous occasions.
Remarkably in the twilight of his career and more than 30 years after his first match, he reached the promised land of WWE.
Sadly, a hit-and-run driver struck Vachon in 1987, forcing the amputation of his leg. He soldiered on even making an appearance at a 1996 In Your House event. Diesel (Kevin Nash) used his prosthetic leg as a weapon against Shawn Michaels. I remember it being one of the most shocking moments when Diesel took the leg form the legend, who was sitting ringside.
The "Mad Dog" got one last shot in during a segment involving himself and a former hated rival in the Crusher at another WWE event in 1998. I'm sure it was a moment Jerry "The King" Lawler will never forget.
Vachon was honored for all he had accomplished during his career when he was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010. The five-time AWA champ was presented the distinction by fellow Canadian Pat Patterson.
It was nice Vachon got to have one more moment in the spotlight before he rode off in the sunset.
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The average electricity spot price in Poland has decreased by almost 10% since last year, Tauron's president and CEO Dariusz Lubera said during the company's half-year results conference last week, adding that PGE's new Belchatow unit has influenced the market significantly.
"The new Belchatow unit has come online and created instability. Last year was more stable," Lubera said. "There is a surplus of generation - this is a situation that is determined by PGE."
Polish utility PGE's 858MW Belchatow B4-14 unit has been the country's largest conventional power plant since its activation in September 2011 (see EDEM 4 August 2012).
Tauron forecasts the average spot price for 2012 as zlotych (Zl) 179.52/MWh (€43.23/MWh), down from an average of Zl199.08/MWh in 2011.
The declining spot price is also affecting long-term contracts, as more expensive plants are being squeezed out of the market. Tauron said its power generation in the second quarter dropped by 20% year on year as a result (see EDEM 23 August 2012).
However, market participants also see other factors at work - rather than just one utility affecting the market.
"[Lubera's] comment is not totally wrong, nor totally right," one market analyst - who wished to remain anonymous - told ICIS. "The new block at Belchatow is lignite-fired and therefore at the lower end of the curve, bringing down the marginal cost of the whole curve. [But] declines in demand and increases in renewables are also factors, as is flow from Germany. The interconnections from Germany to Poland are not large, but it is still a factor.
"The Belchatow unit definitely had an impact," added one Polish trader. "[But] a bigger impact is the eurozone crisis, causing lower consumption. Also, the increases in renewables are having an effect."
Another analyst argued that the effect of the Belchatow unit was not anticipated by the market.
"It was pretty surprising that one new block can distort the market," he added. "There are a few reasons for declining spot prices, [and] Belchatow is one of them. Probably the most important driver is that demand is softer than expected."
Traders and analysts also pointed to increased imports from Sweden and declining spot prices throughout the rest of the EU as major factors.
"Lower German prices are also a driver - spreads are much lower than last year," said a second trader. "People are not pushing prices on fixings that are high enough to export to Germany, the Czech Republic or Slovakia as they did last year."
Impact on the curve
Market participants agreed that these factors - including increased capacity - would also have bearish influences on the curve.
"Tauron is a large distributor to retail clients. Loses on the spot were partially compensated by selling to these clients, which is regulated at a fixed price," noted a third analyst. "In the long run, however, there is not much you can do if the prices are weak."
The average closing price of the Calendar Year 2013 Baseload contract for sessions in January 2012 was assessed by ICIS at Zl213.85/MWh, yet this figure had declined to an average of Zl199.79/MWh over July.
"That's a 10% drop in a short time," observed a fourth analyst. "There are a few drivers, including declining carbon prices, but installed capacity is another main reason."
The EU ruled in July that Poland's power generation sector would receive 77.8m emissions allowances for next year, although some plants were ruled out of receiving these (see sister publication EDCM 13 July 2012 and EDEM 24 July 2012).
"Carbon prices are so low - this is a huge factor. We are waiting for the EU's decision on the allocations," added another analyst. "The free allocations will be reduced next year, and I do not believe that this extra cost is priced in."
Capacity uncertain
All of the Polish utilities have been asked to invest in new plants in preparation for older plants coming offline, and they aim to be ready with new capacity. However, questions remain over which projects will be delayed.
"Over the next couple of years the market will tighten. No large plants are being built right now, but there are plans," a sixth analyst noted. "I'm not 100% sure construction of these blocks will kick off next year."
Others agreed that the future shape of the power plant fleet is not fully developed. Some projects have been delayed, but this is quite typical of the region because construction is long and complicated.
These plans have also coincided with dramatic events affecting construction companies. For instance, PBG - Poland's third-largest construction company - was declared bankrupt in June. Another major player, Polimex, is to receive state aid help settle its debts.
"These companies are in dire straits because of poor management and are paying the price for miscalculated costs," another analyst said, adding that these events have affected investor confidence in large construction projects.
"However, more efficient and low-cost production will eventually come on-stream, so there a good chance the spot will weaken even more," he added. KM
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JASPER, Ala. — Authorities in Walker County say a Graysville man on trial for burglary, armed robbery and assault committed suicide in a cemetery during a court recess.
Officials say 27-year-old Daniel Lavale Williams shot himself around noon at a cemetery in Jasper Tuesday. Williams was taken to the University of Alabama Hospital and was pronounced dead.
Jasper Police Cpt. Larry Cantrell told AL.com the man's girlfriend was with him in the cemetery and is cooperating in the investigation.
Walker County Circuit Court Judge Jerry Selman declared a mistrial in the case. A co-defendant who pleaded guilty and testified against Williams and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Gobert didn't see an abnormaly high amount of playing time in the game with just 10 minutes of action to his credit, but his 10 points were enough to share the team lead in scoring in the blowout loss. He also had three rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal Sunday. Gobert could be in line for a spike in playing time depending on the severity of Enes Kanter's sprained ankle.
Gobert shot just 1 for 3 en route to two points, but was effective on the glass, snagging seven rebounds. He added a pair of blocks, while turning the ball over twice.
The lanky 21-year-old from France is averaging 13.3 minutes per game through his first seven NBA games, with 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, though he is adding just 1.6 points as well.
Gobert has appeared in three preseason games, and is 1 for 3 from the field with two points. He is averaging 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game in 10.0 minutes, but is likely to be left on the bench for much of the season.


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text: Gun Control Advocates Revel in Obama's Economic War on Guns Print article Send a Tip by AWR Hawkins 27 Apr 2013 post a comment As gun control advocates cheered GE Captial's decision to cease business with gun stores, President Obama's economic war on the gun industry came into full view. While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) supports legislation to dry up the supply of firearms in this country, Obama and company are working behind the scenes to dry up the capital needed to make firearms and operate firearms related businesses. We began seeing this in January when Obama's right hand man, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, began pressuring Bank of America (BA) and TD Bank to quit doing business with gun manufacturers. Band of America was so eager to comply that they froze the account of Arizona AR-15 manufacturer Spirit Arms before Emanuel even put his request in writing. Bank of America defended their action by pointing out that Spirit Arms allows customers to order guns over the internet without conducting a background check. BA missed the fact that the guns are not shipped to the customers directly but to a FFL near the customer, where a background check on the buyer is performed before the gun is handed to him or her. Although BA was eventually shamed into reversing course, the impetus for their action was clear. Now that GE Capital has followed suit, gun control advocates are cheering their victory. But other businesses are feeling the pressure as Obama, Democrats, and gun-control advocates attempt to turn Smith & Wesson and Glock into the equivalent of Marlboro or Winston cigarette manufacturers. Comcast Cable, for example, announced a ban on all firearm and ammunition advertisers in March.


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Can any major Political Party will have the audacity to use Rakhi Sawant for their election compaigning ???
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Why do U call "Audacity"Answered by Ramchander kumar kushwaha, 26 Mar '13 02:15 am
These types of people are salable material and goes and performs for money
These types of people are salable material and goes and performs for money
Political parties don't bring into their work terms like daring, audacity, cheek etc. If Rakhi Sawant can ensure them votes, they will use her for their campaign. Otherwise not. Political parties are very practical in these matters.Answered by QueSera Sera, 25 Mar '13 01:02 pm
There are no enemies in politics , so any one can utilise to get votes.Answered by ts, 25 Mar '13 12:39 pm
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Making a mess can improve your gardening
11th April 2012
A University garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show highlights how messy gardens can boost pollination, manage water and increase carbon capture.Research by scientists at the University of Leeds has shown that having a 'messy' area in your garden is the most effective way to give bugs a boost and improve pollination in gardens. The University is to exhibit a garden at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show that actively demonstrates how, with clever yet minimal changes to their gardens, everyone can be an "ecosystem services champion".
"If everyone were to make a few, key alterations to their garden, the cumulative difference we would make to the environment could be very significant," said Dr Rebecca Slack, of the university's Faculty of Environment. "It doesn't matter how small your garden is, it can still make a real difference - in fact our garden is deliberately based on the kind of garden you'd usually find in Yorkshire's urban fringe in order to show just how easy it is to get involved."
The University's RHS Chelsea exhibit has been designed to resonate with the RHS Environment theme of "urban greening" and has been developed by a team of academics from two faculties at Leeds who are researching ecosystem services. The team includes: Dr Gordon Mitchell and Dr Slack from the Faculty of Environment and Professor Les Firbank and Professor Bill Kunin from the Faculty of Biological Sciences. The team are working with Chelsea gold medal-winning designer Martin Walker who is helping to bring the research to life. Support has also been given by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which has funded much of the research into ecosystem services, including most recently the Insect Pollinators Initiative.
The University of Leeds exhibit focuses on three specific areas:
- Making an area of the garden messy to provide nesting sites, such as "bug hotels" for pollinator insects, and habitat piles for other pollinating invertebrates, and planting pollinator-friendly plants that often thrive in poor soils;
- Managing storm water by slowing water flow through the garden and preventing run-off by collecting and storing water to maximise retention within the garden;
- Making the garden a carbon sink rather than a source of greenhouse gases by composting to make mulch, reducing use of artificial fertilisers, growing vegetables and fruit, and planting green roofs and walls to insulate buildings.
"Our design is based on an average urban garden," said Martin Walker, the acclaimed Chelsea gold medal winner. "But we've made a few vital tweaks: the path is made of permeable material, so that instead of water running off the surface into drains, it percolates into the soil and stays within the garden. There's a cottage garden section planted with a mixture of fruit bushes and companion flowering plants: the flowering plants attract pollinators and encourage pollination of the fruit allowing gardeners to grow their own and reduce their carbon footprint."
Dr Slack added: "We're showing a garden that's just like any other - it's the kind of garden you or your friends have - it's meant to look familiar, rather than different. What we're showing is the science behind a garden and the many benefits, or services, that a garden ecosystem can provide for the gardener. By focusing on the services of pollination, carbon sequestration and water management, we show that many of the measures gardeners already take are making important contributions to the ecosystem functioning of a garden but is easy to do more."
The University of Leeds is also to launch a "virtual garden" on Facebook where people can grow their own flowers and shrubs and leave gardening tips, effectively making everyone that takes part a member of the University's online ecosystem.
The garden represents an average urban garden, the kind found on the fringe of any northern city. A path made of permeable material will allow visitors to walk through the garden. There is a green-roofed (planted with Sedum Grass) pagoda which houses information boards to explain the function of the garden. The path and pagoda divide the garden into three areas: the vegetable and fruit bed; the shady garden common in many north-facing gardens; the rain garden planted for areas of high rainfall or water run-off.
A "bee-vision" camera and linked screen will allow visitors to see the garden from the perspective of a pollinating insect.
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text: FacebookTwitterGoogle+E-mail Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 So far, we've talked about preparing for Ramadan using the Sunnah of the Prophet to get ourselves warmed up and ready to go for an all out 'ibadah assault in a few days. We've also talked about planning and calendaring. Could there possibly be anything else left to organize, prioritize, or calendarize? Finish Up Last Minute Projects We've spent a lot of time on our planners during this series – I hope you're making use of one outside of Ramadan. Look at your non-critical projects and complete them to the furthest extent possible and close them until Eid. If you're working out, it's time to go into maintenance mode and put your focus on 'ibadah. If you can do more without compromising your 'ibadah, then go for it but remember 'ibadah is the ultimate goal this month. Clean out your non-critical commitments and be focused. Put Your Peers on Notice Whether you're on the job or part of a club, let everyone around you know that you're fasting the month of Ramadan, sunrise to sunset. For some of us, it may be a great opportunity to open up a discussion about Islam itself with those who may not be in the know. On the job, it may help with planning team events. Letting everyone know in advance also helps head off awkward situations where you have to explain you're fasting while in the middle of fasting, and your co-worker feeling embarrassed and apologizing, not knowing if they offended you or not. Get Festive, Not Feisty The coming of Ramadan is a major undertaking of worship, but it's also a huge blessing and reward for all of us who put our best selves forward. It's a time to aim to be forgiven for sins. This is not the time to argue with people. I can't emphasize this enough – do not begin the month arguing with people about different opinions, no matter how right you think someone is, or how wrong you think another is. As mentioned earlier, focus on 'ibadah, and arguing is not 'ibadah in this context for 99.9% of us. And don't come back and tell me you're the 0.1% 2 Post Ramadan Resolutions to Keep Towards the last week of Ramadan, you'll start hearing about Ramadan momentum, Ramadan spirit, and so on and it's in one ear out the other. The reason is because with all that worship you did, your brain will overload thinking of maintaining all of that, so it will maintain none of it. Do yourself a favor and think of which goals you have mind mind for Ramadan, and then commit to maintaining some small aspect of that which you can maintain 99% of the time. As an example, you may read 1 juz each day of Qur'an, but can't sustain that every day. No problem, how about 1 page a day? Then make that your post-Ramadan goal. The other goal to steel yourself for is fasting the 6 days of Shawwaal. Make sure you have a plan to either do six days in a row, or weekends, or whatever strategy you have in mind, just get it done and get the reward for fasting the whole year =) What Are Your Final Recommendations? What are your final Ramadan recommendations before the month begins? Let us know below =) FacebookTwitterGoogle+E-mail 6 Responses Ramadan Prep Guide for Busy People| Part 1: Training Season | MuslimMatters.org June 24, 2014 […] […] 0 0 Reply Ramadan Prep Guide for Busy People | Part 2: Planning and Hitting Ambitious Goals Easily | MuslimMatters.org June 24, 2014 […] Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 […] 0 0 Reply Umm Yasa'ah June 24, 2014 Assalamu Alaikum Brother Siraaj, Just a heads up, I requested an article from you about mid-Ramadan laziness. Please do write it, it would be extremely beneficial to me and many others. :) Jazakallahukhair 5 0 Reply Dreamlife June 25, 2014 I believe there's an excellent talk by Muhammad Al Shareef on exactly that – "The Fasting and the Furious". Look it up :) 1 0 Reply amatullah June 25, 2014 Assalamualaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh JazakAllahu Khayr! i personally want to do lots of istighfaar before ramadan (ofcourse even during ramadan insha Allaah) because sins can make it difficult to do good deeds. And all of us commit sins whether we realize it or not. And the other thing is to keep making DUA that Allaah S.W.T. enables us to utilize each and every moment of this blessed month in the best way pleasing to Him and that we emerge like new born babies (our sins wiped out) on the day of Eid insha Allaah!! 2 0 Reply Abdul-Qadir June 25, 2014 The main things for me in recent Ramadans is making sure to get enough water in the morning and getting the maximum amount of sleep at night. We forget sometimes that water is more important to our bodies than food, so I have to remind myself to drink several glasses, that way my energy level will be high throughout the day. 3 0 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply


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By Kathleen Zelman
Maybe you've been struggling -- without success -- to get down to the size you were in high school or on your wedding day. But do you really need to go that low? The truth, experts say, is that you can weigh more than your ideal weight and still be healthy (not to mention happy).
If you're overweight, losing just 10% of your body weight is associated with a myriad of health benefits, including lowering blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood sugar, and reducing your risk for heart disease. Not only that, experts say, but this kind of weight loss is easier to attain and maintain, setting you up for success in the long run.
Your Weight "Set Point"
Just as your body temperature is programmed to stay around 98.6 degrees, your body weight is naturally regulated to stay within a range of 10%-20%, says Thomas Wadden, PhD, director of the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders at University of Pennsylvania Medical School. This weight range is known as the "set point."
A complex set of hormones, chemicals, and hunger signals help your body naturally maintain your weight within this range, says American Dietetic Association spokeswoman Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD.
It is not just a matter of genetics, though. Your eating and exercise habits can also help to determine your set point.
"Overeating swamps the internal regulatory system, and, as a result, the set point increases -- which is much easier to do than it is to lower it," says Wadden. The body adjusts to the higher weight and "resets" the set point to defend the new weight.
It is difficult, but not impossible, to set your range lower. "With changes in healthy eating and exercise behavior, you can lower your set point," says Blatner.
The 10% Solution to Weight Loss
A recent book, Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep It Off, by George Blackburn, MD, suggests that maintaining a 10% loss for six months to a year helps your body adjust to the lower weight and thus reset the set point.
Wadden explains that when you lose large amounts of weight at once, you set up an internal struggle and hormones like ghrelin spike to make you hungrier as your body tries to defend its comfortable range.
Instead, experts recommend that you try losing 10% the old-fashioned way -- by slowly changing eating and exercise behaviors -- then maintain this new weight for a few months before trying to lose more. Not only will your body get the signal to lower its "set point," but you'll give yourself a chance to get used to new food choices, smaller portions, and regular exercise.
"When patients lose 10% it may not be the pant size they want, but they start to realize how a little weight loss impacts their health in very positive ways," says Blatner. "They feel better, sleep better, have more energy or less joint pain, and some people are able to reduce medications."
How Much Should I Weigh?
Most people overestimate how much weight they can realistically lose, which leads to frustration, says Blatner. To find your happy or healthy weight, Blatner suggests looking back on your weight history as an adult and identify a weight you were able to maintain naturally and fairly easily.
And if you've gained more than a few pounds since your wedding day, forget trying to fit into that bridal gown. "As you gain weight, you experience an increase in fat cell size and number, which will probably prevent you from getting back to your married weight," says Wadden.
Instead of focusing on the numbers on the scale, Blatner suggests setting behavioral goals: "Eat breakfast every day, go for daily walks, eat more fruits and vegetables -- when you set behavior goals, they are easier to accomplish and they make you feel good." Stick with these behaviors for 3-6 months and they will become part of your life.
Based on your current weight, eat about 10 calories per pound of nutritious food (low in fat, rich in lean protein, high in fiber), get regular exercise, and assess your weight after a month or so.
"Your weight will settle out and typically you will lose 10%, then hit a plateau, which is a good time to maintain the weight loss," says Wadden.
As you get to a healthy weight, you can go up to 12 calories per pound.
Tips for Weight Loss Success
Here are some tips from Blatner for weight loss success:
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November 26, 2014
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Wednesday's severe storms that ripped across Ohio still have students and teachers at Davis Creek Elementary talking.
"We had just came back from the Columbus Zoo, and we were stopping for dinner," 5th Grade Teacher Teri Crowder said. "We had just entered Route 23 North coming to Huntington. We had parents watching the news here in Huntington, and they were texting us and letting us know the storm was possibly coming toward us."
The students were right smack in the path that was on high alert for severe storms and tornadoes. In fact, the group even started hearing tornado warning sirens.
"One of the teachers contacted 911 and asked what we should do with a bus full of students," Crowder said. "Mr. Wall was advised we should take shelter where we are."
Everyone was told to run into a nearby fast food restaurant to shelter in place. It's a scenario students had practiced in the past, but was now coming to life with a real-time sense of urgency.
"They learned a good lesson because we didn't need to go through the bad weather," Crowder said. "Because one of our students did go through the bad weather, and he experienced what could have been a tornado right in front of his path."
A.J. Messinger's family hopped in the car, and ran to pick up their son. Little did they know on the drive back, they would come face-to-face with their worst fear. But A.J. Didn't shy away. He grabbed his camera and started snapping pictures and video of would-be tornadoes trying to roar to life.
"I was kind of freaking out, but my mom told me to stay calm, and I did," Messinger said. "In my mind I was saying I got to get these on tape for memories. We were inside the tornado it felt like because there were clouds all around us."
A.J. had two things to worry about: his own family, and the students and teacher he left behind just a few minutes earlier.
"I was very worried," Messinger said. "I thought it would hit the ground and destroy the whole place and I wouldn't like that to happen to them."
Luckily, all involved made it home safely, including A.J. And his family. The teachers say the students did an amazing job in the emergency situation, and credit shelter-in-place training at the school.
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