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• Letting water run while you wash your car can waste 150 gallons of water. Use a shutoff hose nozzle or turn the water off when you're not using it.
• If you have a lawn irrigation system, set it to run no more than twice a week from April through October and no more than once a week November through March. Check with the laws applicable to your neighborhood.
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Lewis B. Walker finally made it to No. 1 on our top 50 list of residential water users. In other words, he's the Top Water Hog in Northeast Florida for 2013.
Walker's property on Timuquana Road on Jacksonville's Westside has been on the list for six of the seven years we've been outing the major water consumers in Northeast Florida. This year, Walker spent $9,061 for 1.48 million gallons of water, according to records obtained from the JEA. Walker's telephone number was not listed, and he did not respond to a letter from Folio Weekly.
The Water Hog information was compiled from a list Folio Weekly obtained, for $175, from the JEA under a public records request. The list contained the customer's name, home address, county, gallons of water sold in the 2011-'12 fiscal year and the annual amount of each customer's bill. We also looked up the property on the databases of property appraisers' offices in Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties for information on the size of properties, square footage of each house and its market value, and records of recent sales.
The information from JEA shows the top 50 users consumed 53,428,817 gallons of water in the past year, with the top 29 users consuming more than 1 million gallons of water each. The other 21 on the list all used more than 900,000 gallons each.
Those are amazing amounts, considering the average customer uses about 6,000 gallons a month (or 72,000 gallons a year) for home use and about 3,000 gallons a month (36,000 gallons a year) for irrigation, according to Gerri Boyce, JEA's media relations coordinator.
We mailed letters to the top 20 Water Hogs, but only a handful responded. One woman was so embarrassed that her name appeared on the list, she called three times apologizing for heavy water use and saying it must be a mistake. Another woman called and asked that her name be removed from the list, while a man called and attributed his heavy use to his having "three daughters."
Seven of the top 50 Water Hogs live on Ponte Vedra Boulevard in St. Johns County. Some of the homes along that stretch of road near the ocean are new construction, requiring lots of water for irrigating new lawns or filling swimming pools, while some have reported broken or leaking irrigation systems.
The biggest water users also live on what used to be called "silk stocking row." Four of the top 15 live in houses with a market value of more than $1 million — the average market value of the top 15 is $692,433. In 2012, the median value of a single-family home in Duval County was $115,642, according to the Property Appraiser's annual report.
On a positive note, our top Water Hogs have become a little less piggish. The amount of water used by the top 15 has continued to decline over the years, from 28 million gallons in 2007 to 18.7 million gallons this year.
Last year's top 15 Water Hogs also did better for fiscal 2011-'12. That group, minus homes sold or where information was not available, saved more than four million gallons of water over the previous year. Of that group, only Lewis Walker increased his water use by 128,950 gallons, from 1.358 million gallons to 1.483 million gallons.
In some cases, JEA customers used more water but had lower water bills than some of the other big water uses. Boyce said there are a number of factors that contribute to that, including adjustments for broken pipes.
In the past, JEA did not notify customers if they were running up huge water bills by high usage. Now, JEA is launching the JEA Tracker, an online tool for customers to keep track of both their water and electric usage. JEA customers who log onto their accounts at jea.com will have access to the service. As part of the tracker, customers can set limit notifications, so if they hit that limit, they will be notified. Customers can also go online and see how much water they're using on a daily and monthly basis.
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For the 15th anniversary party of the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Stark created a backdrop built from print materials from the museum's archives. "The patchwork of color is breathtaking as a visual," says Stark. "But when you look into it further, you're seeing history."
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2001: The Derek Jeter Flip game.
Oakland Coliseum, Game 3 of the ALDS. Yankees leading 1-0, seventh inning, two outs. With Jeremy Giambi at first, Terrence Long hit
a liner down the right field line. Shane Spencer fields and overthrows both his cutoff men. Jeter swoops in, grabs the ball and backhands it to catcher Jorge Posada, who reaches blindly and tags Giambi on his right calf, a half-second before touching home.
"First of all, Jeter didn't make that play," Posada says with a twinkle in his eye. "I made that play. Giambi was at first, and I know
he's not the fastest guy. And I know Shane covers a lot of ground in right. When the ball was hit, I knew we had a chance because it didn't even go to the wall. Even if Derek had not been there, I think we would have had a chance.
"When Shane threw the ball, I was screaming, 'Let it go! Let it go!' I knew if Derek got the ball and turned to throw we'd have no chance,
but he flipped it backhanded.
"I just caught it and did a blind tag. If he had slid, he would have been safe because I didn't know where he was.
"There's no doubt about it, I got him. After the game I looked at the replays. Some of the videos showed that I might not have gotten
him, but I saw one that showed that I got him right on the calf. That umpire made a hell of a call.
"If we don't make that play, I think we're out of the playoffs. It would have tied the game, and then you don't know what's going to happen."
1998: The Yankees move on to the World Series' as they defeat the Indians 9-5 to take the ALCS' 4 games to 2, for the 35th pennant in club history. Scott Brosius homers for NY' while Jim Thome hammers his 6th of the postseason for Cleveland.
1996: The Yankees defeat the Orioles 6-4 giving them the AL pennant for the 34th time. The victors score all of their runs in the 3rd inning' which features homers by Jim Leyritz, Cecil Fielder and Darryl Strawberry. Scott Erickson gives the 3 homers in one inning' a first in the LCS. Bobby Bonilla, Todd Zeile and Eddie Murray homer for the losers.
1953: The Yankees sign their fist black players, buying the contracts of Elston Howard and Vic Power from the Kansas City Blues. Power hit .349 for the Yankee farm club' while Howard hit .286. Howard will spend next year in Toronto (International League) while Power is trade bait.
On other 13ths of October…
2003: Tim Wakefield earns his 2nd victory of the series' leading the Red Soxto a 3-2 win over the Yankees to even the ALCS at 2 games apiece. Todd Walker and Trot Nixon homer for Boston' while Ruben Sierra's 9th inning round-tripper gets New York to within a run.
2000: The Yankees batter the Mariners 8-2 to take a 2-games-to-1 lead in the ALCS. Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd inning for NY' while David Justice drives home 3 runs. Mariano Rivera breaks Whitey Ford's record for consecutive scoreless innings in postseason play with 33 1/3 straight goose eggs.
1999: The Yankees defeat the Red Sox in the opener of the ALCS' 4-3' in 10 innings. Boston blow a 3-0 lead' as Bernie Williams' home run off Rod Beck leading off the bottom of the 10th is the game-winner.
1960: With the score tied at 9-9' Bill Mazeroski leads off the last of the 9th and hits what is arguably the most dramatic home run in Series history' off Ralph Terry, to give Pittsburgh a 10-9 win and the World Championship. An oddity in this game: it is the only WS game this century with no strikeouts recorded; it won't be until 2002 that even one team (the Angels) has a game without fanning anyone. Despite Maz's heroics' Bobby Richardson is the Series MVP' as the Yanks outscore the Bucs' 55 to 27.
1958: The ML fines Yankee pitcher Ryne Duren $250 for giving the 'choke' sign to an umpire during the World Series.
1954: George Frazier, Yankee reliever who established an unenviable record by coming up the loser 3 times in the 1981 World Series, is born. Happy 58th, GF!
1923: The Yankees score 6 runs in the 2nd off 3 Giants pitchers to help a shaky Bob Shawkey 16-11) to an 8-4 win. Whitey Whitt has 3 hits and 2 RBI; for the losers Frank Frisch has 2 hits for the 3rd time' and Ross Youngs collects 4. The World Series is now even at two games all.
1921: Waite Hoyt and Art Nehf come back for game 8 with 2 days rest each. With 2 on and 2 outs in the first' Giants first baseman George 'Highpockets' hits a grounder to short that goes through the legs of Roger Peckinpaugh' and a run scores. Not another Giant reaches third for the rest of the day. After Aaron walks in the 9th' Frank 'Home Run' Baker hits a drive toward right' but second baseman Johnny Rawlings throws him out while on the ground. Ward heads for third base Kelly to Frisch to end the Series with a 4-3-5 DP. The Giants win1-0. Hoyt does not allow an earned run in 3 complete games. The Giants are the first team to lose the first 2 games and come back to win the Series.
1896: Mike Gazella, reserve utility infielder for the Murderers' Row Yankees, is born.
1876: Wild Bill Donovan, Yankee manager from 1915 through 1917, is born.


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Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to discuss the state of American educationwhich in some ways is one and the same with the American economy.
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After scoring points in consecutive races, Romain Grosjean is looking forward to race at his favourite track on the calendar this weekend.
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"It's a race I really like - it's my favourite circuit to race on the Xbox! - and I have very good memories from 2012 when I went from seventh on the grid to my first second place in F1. It was a really great day and it was really a strong team result as we used a one-stop strategy to get on the podium after a disappointing qualifying session the day before.
"The track surface can also present challenges as we've seen in other seasons, so it will be interesting to see what the grip level is like this year.
"The circuit is not used for the rest of the year so the grip will change a lot, something we'll have to adapt to. That will certainly be on your mind as you take to the track for the first time over the weekend. [The Gilles Villeneuve circuit] is definitely unique and we normally bring a different downforce package for that reason, which adds another unknown factor to the weekend."
With regards to his eighth place finish in Monaco, Grosjean believes his Lotus E22 is finally a competitive car.
"The start of the grand prix was a nightmare because I was hit on the first lap and suffered a puncture," he noted.
"Then I was stuck in traffic and couldn't overtake. Of course, when you have a predictable car with plenty of grip it is easy to attack, but we struggled to find a base set-up and it clearly wasn't good enough in the race.
"But anything is possible in Monaco, we didn't give up and managed to recover from 19th to eighth. We scored points and we know where to improve the car, which is still not quick enough in low speed corners.
"[High speed corners] are not a concern. The aerodynamics are stable and the power unit management is getting better, so now we are more focused on the suspension side. Last year we had a very good car in that aspect, so we'll compare the E22 with the E21 and possibly revert to some previous settings to make it better at low speed. I believe our downforce is pretty good, so it's mechanical grip we're after.
"In previous seasons, the car was good out of the box, while the E22 has required a lot of development but, even in Monaco, we improved the car, even if it didn't look like it on the timesheets."


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Maarten and Lori Lens-FitzGerald wanted to expand their living space without sacrificing their yard, so they tasked CC-Studio to come up with a plan. Replacing existing garden sheds in the back corners of the yard, CC-Studio's solution was rather unique. The new garden studio sits along the back boundary and provides space for a new sunny deck, an office that doubles as an extra room, and storage space. Sedum covers the roof and one side of the angular volume, while mirrors are used on the other facades.
The living roof and walls expand the garden by using space otherwise occupied by materials. Skylights on the roof pull natural light into the studio and the storage area. Meanwhile the mirrors serve to reflect the garden, making it seem larger than it really is. The mirrors also help to bounce light around the yard and direct it into the home and into otherwise shady spaces. CC-Studio optimized the design by altering the angles of the mirrored facades to get the best results. They were aided by their colleagues at B29 Studios and eb Ontwerp, and the project was completed in March 2012.
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scf123 October 16, 2012 at 2:47 pm
This is a great looking design, but every time I've seen an inexperienced architect put a mirror outdoors, it takes about 3 months or so of dead bodies for them to realize that birds don't have the same aesthetic. True story: I was standing in the back garden of California Governor Jerry Brown's Presidio Heights firehouse one afternoon about 20 years ago and he picked a dead finch up off the ground in front of his large free-standing garden mirror. His question,"Where are all these dead birds coming from?", was strangely humorous, but he did have a lot of heavier subjects to ponder.
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The Rocky Mountain and Great Basin representative of the yellow-bellied sapsucker complex, the red-naped sapsucker closely resembles the yellowbellied sapsucker, and the 2 hybridize in southwestern Alberta; the red-naped also hybridizes with the red-breasted from British Columbia south to eastern California. Monotypic. Length 8" (22 cm).
Identification Very similar in all plumages to the yellow-bellied, but with slightly more red on the head. Adult male: the red crown is bordered by black, with a small red patch below black nape bar; the chin and throat are red, with the red color partially invading the black malar stripe that outlines the throat; the breast is black. Adult female: similar to male, but the chin is white (red on rare individual females), and the red on crown and throat is slightly less extensive, more completely bordered by black; red on nape may be nearly or completely absent. Juvenile: closely resembles the juvenile yellow-bellied, but adultlike face pattern is attained by beginning of October (brown may be retained on the breast into midwinter).
Similar Species Male yellow-bellied sapsuckers can rarely show some red on the nape. In the red-naped the red throat invades or completely covers the black border along the malar, and the pale markings on the back are whiter and more restricted. Female red-napeds with maximal red on the chin and throat closely resemble the male yellow-bellied, but usually have white on uppermost chin and a hint of red on the nape; note also back pattern differences. The male red-naped sapsucker, with maximal red invading the auricular and malar regions, may not be distinguishable from red-breasted x red-naped hybrids; such hybrids usually have only limited black on the breast, auriculars, and sides of crown.
Status and Distribution Common. Breeding: Aspen parklands and deciduous groves within open coniferous woodlands or adjacent to montane forest. Breeding range narrowly overlaps that of the yellow-bellied sapsucker in Alberta, with some hybridization. Winter: riparian and pine-oak woodlands, orchards, and shade trees south to northwestern and north-central. Mexico. Winters rarely north on the Pacific coast to Washington, and British Columbia. Vagrant: casual east to Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, southern Texas, and southeastern Louisiana.
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Slow Fish returns to Genoa (Italy) from Thursday May 9 to Sunday May 12, 2013, in the extensive and enjoyable outdoor spaces of the city's Porto Antico. Dedicated to the world of fish and marine ecosystems, the event is organized by the Liguria Regional Authority and Slow Food.
This sixth edition of Slow Fish will open to the city with a free admission event, set up on the docks overlooking the sea, to bring the general public to the issues facing the marine environment and resources. As with any Slow Food event, Slow Fish facilitates direct experience through the involvement of visitors, creating greater awareness of the importance of our choices and our behavior in determining the state of health of the seas.
The Market stalls will offer a rich display of fresh and preserved fish, as well as oils, spices, salt, seaweed and other related products. The Italian and foreign exhibitors will offer products free of conservatives and artificial aromas, and are forbidden to sell bluefin tuna, swordfish, shark and salmon and other species at risk of extinction. The Presidia of the Sea are participating in the market as always, concrete examples of how fishers can find the right balance between continuing their traditional practices whilst protecting the delicate environment in which they work. Other Slow Food Presidia will also be present, from abroad but especially the more than 200 Italian projects, from vegetables to salami to cheese and bread.
Tours of the event are organized to give the general public, and especially children and students, the opportunity to meet the fishers and cooks and to learn from our reliable teachers how to choose the best fish - with respect for the season and minimum size - and to cook it to perfection.
Returning to Slow Fish are the Water Workshops, moments for experts and scientists to pass on information and studies to the public in a simple, straightforward way and Street Food area, which enable the guests to discover the gastronomic specialties of diverse regions, paired with wines in the Enoteca. Other traditional fish dishes will be available from the Italian Regions Piazza, a new area to Slow Fish in 2013 consisting of regional tasting booths and restaurants, with pride of place given to dishes from Italian regions on the Mediterranean coast
Slow Fish is also an international campaign launched by Slow Food to inform consumers, encourage interaction between those involved in the world of sustainable fisheries and promote good, clean and fair fish. Visit www.slowfood.com/slowfish for more.
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For those not familiar, uppuma is a savory South Indian porridge made from farina or cream of wheat, vegetables and spices. If you're looking for the grain in an Indian market, the Hindi name for farina is "sooji"--that's how it's usually packaged.
I thought I was done with wheaty uppuma, when I tossed out my last bite of seitan, but apparently I was wrong. Sometimes being wrong is just the best. In this case, I read about Cream of Rice on Mo's blog and went scramblin' to try to find some. They sell it at regular groceries, next to Cream of Wheat, but it's made from white rice, which I'm not too into. When I recapped my disappointment to my friend Julie, she told me matter of factly that Bob's Red Mill sells "brown rice farina." This is the ticket my friends! It works just like the wheat stuff, and it's probably more nutritious, too.
I'm writing up a recipe, but for now if you want to whip up a bowl of this xgfx magic, here's how: Heat up some neutral tasting oil and brown off a a small handful of cashews with a teaspoon of urad dal. If you don't have the dal, you can leave it out, but it adds a nice texture. Next, throw in some mustard seeds and curry leaves, let them crackle a moment and toss in some grated ginger, some salt and half an onion, chopped. When the onions has softened, throw in 1 cup of brown rice farina and stir to coat the grain with oil. Toast for 2-3 minutes, stirring often. Throw in about 1 1/2-2 cups of finely chopped veggies, stir and mix in a little less than 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer the uppuma uncovered for about 8 minutes, stirring often. When the uppuma is very thick, season to taste with salt and serve with a wedge of lemon or lime. Let it sit for about 5 minutes to firm up, then eat! This time out, will prevent you from experiencing the dreaded "uppuma chest of fire," which is similar, but not exactly like "chest death by mashed potato burn."
The vegetables I added today were chopped onion, shaved Brussels sprouts, paper-thin carrot circles, fresh spinach, jalapeno slices and green peas. Holy crap. And, if you've never had Brussels sprouts fresh from a mandoline before, I highly recommend 'em, just watch your fingertips. Other veggies which would be good include chopped tomato, sliced cabbage, pre-steamed potato and cilantro. Oh my sweet little mound o' uppuma, I'm so glad you found your way home.
Also, the winner of Carribean Vegan (from my habanero post on Thursday) is none other than my friend, Michelle! I swear on my life I didn't rig the generator, the first random number that came up landed on radioactivevegan. Since RV already has the book and asked not to be entered, I went to the next comment which was from dear Michelle!
See ya around the block, bubs!
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On my left shoulder blade, there is a tattoo of a Tibetan dorje with the mantra Om Mani Peme Hum Hri in Tibetan characters around it. I got the tattoo because I have an interest in Tibet, I think it is a beautiful region, and (I guess) I imagined that Tibetan Buddhist symbols and mantras were somehow universal for all Buddhists.
For the past couple of weeks, I've tried fostering my interest in Buddhism. I'm meditating (irregularly), trying to read dharma books, and I'm posting here and on the sister site, Dharma Wheel. I wouldn't say that I'm Buddhist (yet), but my heart increasingly leans towards the Dharma.
I don't know where I "belong" in the Dharma. And belonging seems to matter since it dictates what meditation method you use, what teachings you primarily focus upon, what kind of books you read, etc. A kind heart on the Dharma Wheel forum re-directed my confusion, allowing me to see that, at base, I should be meditating, observing suffering in desire, greed, hate, lust, etc., observing the co-dependent arising of things, and cultivating the brahmaviharas. I couldn't agree more.
I still feel this need to "belong." The people over at Dharma Wheel think I'm a troll because I started a topic yesterday questioning some of the more ceremonial and ritualistic elements in Mahayana and Vajrayana. As I said, things like bells, prayer flags, special deities, and prostrations can become a distraction. Some people over there are a little sensitive (and clingy) and felt that I had a combative tone. There's nothing combative about me: These are my observations, and I'm looking for observations. And I'm not a troll.
So, I'm wondering: Do I belong in the Theravada school? I mean, I'm currently reading Thich Nhat Hanh's Old Path White Clouds and In the Words of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Bodhi, and I find myself thinking, "This is what the Buddha taught, not prayers and offerings and tantra."
But I have this tattoo. A Tibetan tattoo which praises Avolekitesvara. I'm not interested in getting it removed. And it's this tatoo which makes me think I ought to endure the absurdity of something like Ngondro.


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Torchlight 2 release date confirmed, playable at PAX
Torchlight 2 has been given an official release date, courtesy of Runic Games, along with some other snippets.3
Torchlight II has 4X the assets and playtime of Torchlight 1
Runic president Travis Baldree has posted a blog update for Torchlight II, detailing what the studio is currently working on. While all the framework and content is in place, the firm working on polishing the game in an effort to release it in late summer as planned. To quell any trepidation fans may have regarding […]8
Runic still shooting for a summer release of Torchlight II
Despite Torchlight II being delayed in order to "extensively balance" the game, Runic president Travis Baldree has told Joystiq the firm is still shooting for a summer release. "The end of summer is September 25th or something like that," said Baldree. "We're still trying to get it done for summer. It's a big game and […]7
Torchlight II delayed for extensive balancing
Writing on the Runic Games forum, founder Travis Baldree offers an explanation of why Torchlight II – once expected well before Diablo III – is taking forever and a week to actually surface. It's a detailed breakdown which essentially boils down to "it's hard work to balance the acts of a dungeon crawler". Well, we […]13
Torchlight dev wants alleged asset-copycat off the App Store
Runic has gathered together a compelling body of evidence suggesting Armed Heroes Online developer EGLS ripped a large number of assets directly from Torchlight. EGLS's response was a flat denial, but Runic boss Travis Baldree told PC Gamer he has no doubt regarding the alleged plagiarism and is seeking to have Armed Heroes Online removed […]6
Schaefer - Diablo III was originally intended as an MMO
Runic boss Max Schaefer has said Blizzard originally intended to develop Diablo III as an MMO. Speaking with Games.on.net, Schaefer, who was the executive producer on Diablo and Diablo II, also said he was rather pleased when he found out the studio would be implementing always-online and auction houses into the game. "[Runic] already decided […]8
Torchlight II $20 on Steam, includes original
Although we still don't have a firm release date, you can pre-purchase Torchlight II on Steam right now. The $20 price tag includes a giftable copy of the original, which is still well worth playing, as well as a key to access the Neverwinter closed beta scheduled for later this yet. The dungeon crawling sequel […]12
Runic reveals the final pet for Torchlight II - the "fearsome" Papillon
Runic has released a video for the final pet reveal in Torchlight II. Below the break, come face-to-face with "the fearsome" Papillon, which is a digital recreation the studio's office mascot, Falcor the dog. Still no release date, but that's one really, cute dog.1
Torchlight II to "ideally" launch a month after Diablo III release, says Runic CEO
Runic Games CEO Max Schaffer has told Joystiq it wants to "ideally" release Torchlight II around a month after the release of Diablo III, but noted it won't race Blizzard to the finish line.2
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Torchlight II devs not worried by Diablo III launch date
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Runic CEO looks forward to the end of boxes and discs, says "Kill them with fire"
Yeah, you tell 'em! We don't need no stinkin' boxes or discs! Not as long as Runic Games can continue to sell millions of copies of Torchlight digitally, right?!15
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SOPA: Firefall, Runic, Destructoid, Minecraft, Bungie decry bill
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Torchlight II delayed, 2012 release looks likely
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Torchlight 2 priced, final class announced
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Runic Games has announced Torchlight has now sold 1 million copies across all platforms since being released in October 2009.5
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By ASPCA President and CEO Matt Bershadker
For years, puppies and kittens have been given as presents for birthdays, holidays, or just as gestures of love. But some shelters, breeders, and more than a few writers frown on the tradition under the unsubstantiated suspicion that someone surprised with such a gift is ill-suited to care for it. The fear is that the animal will be returned like an ugly sweater, or worse, face neglect or abuse.
It's a frightening thought, but given a number research findings, some as recent as October, the fear is not based in reality. There's just no proof that giving animals as gifts is not in their best interest. This misconception may not only prevent the movement of shelter animals to potentially loving homes, but also drive potential adopters toward unscrupulous and inhumane sources for pets including pet stores that almost always get their inventory from puppy mills.
In a scientific study conducted earlier this year and published in October, the ASPCA found that 96 percent of people who received pets as gifts reported it either increased or had no impact on their love or attachment to that pet. Also, 86 percent of the pets in the study are still in the home, a number roughly equivalent with the percentage of pets retained following a routine adoption.
The survey further revealed no difference in attachment based on whether the gift was a surprise or known in advance. This supports previous studies conducted in the 1990s and 2000, which also found that pets acquired as gifts are less likely to be relinquished than pets acquired directly by an individual owner.
ASPCA Vice President of Shelter Research and Development Dr. Emily Weiss, an animal behaviorist who authored some of that research, blogged about the findings:
"Every couple of months, the 'no pets as gifts' myth raises its ugly head," Weiss writes. "Christmas is coming up, birthdays are every day, and dogs and cats in some shelters around the country are missing chances at homes, so it's time to put this myth to bed."
Knowing that pet gifting isn't inherently wrong doesn't mean you should give a pet to anyone. Pets should only be given as gifts to people with the ability, means and available time to care for one responsibly, and to children under 12 only if parents are ready to take on full responsibility. To help with the transition, Weiss recommends delivering a "starter kit"—bowls, food, toys, a collar, an ID tag, or litter—with the new pet, and encouraging new owners to get their pets licensed.
Also, make sure only to get pets from shelters and responsible breeders, not from pet stores or internet sources.
Concern about animal welfare comes from a good place, but too much fear and not enough information can stand in the way of a life-saving match. Find adoptable pets in your area by visiting www.aspca.org/adopt and searching for the shelter or rescue group nearest you.
And know, yes, they can make wonderful gifts.
I don't agree with you. The pets that I've witnessed being given as gifts ALL turned out in the return of the pet or giving it away months down the road. Unless the recipient is intent on getting a pet and is prepared for the gift, an unexpected surprise of a kitten or puppy is nice at first, but almost always is brought back or given away in a short period of time.
I dissagree. A pet is a long year responsibility - financially, time-consuming, physical, psychical... Even if you give a pet to a pet-loving human, who definitely wants a pet in his hife: They have to fit together. That's not always given in case of a surprise-gift! Better go for a voucher and make an event out of visiting the shelter.
I agree with you Lena, the pet already has the best gift ever , having a loving home.
They are reporting what the findings of the studies were. So if you are trying to argue that those findings are inaccurate, you have to show where their methods or analyses were wrong. Otherwise, they've shown your view to be a misconception.
Pets are not items. Or objects. Or gifts. They are living beings. Sad day for the Animal Welfare community to sink so low. I can't imagine what would happen if people had to actually wait until the day after Christmas and take the time to go pick up a pet themselves.
I agree pets are living beings they do deserve a gift as well as humans do.
Seasons greeting Laurie,
I was completely wrapped up in all the opinions regarding pets as gifts. It truly concerns me that so many believe in giving pets as gifts. The gesture alone is a wonderful thought. However not everyone sees the entire picture, and for some, the "novelty" does wear-off. That is not a bad thing, however, this is the reason we need to be the voice of all these animals. They have no idea why they are caged, tied up outside, dropped off anywhere, abused, or best of all loved, talked to, hugged, kissed, etc.. it goes on and on.
If the act of Gift giving appeals to any one, then if they properly discuss it and it is agreed between the giver and receiver, then YES it is a beautiful thing.
Unfortunately, way too many people go about this incorrectly.
I could never give a pet as a gift. I see each and everyone of my own pets as children , they are family to our whole family . My dogs all think they are human and belong and are included in everything we do each and everyday. It is a beautiful vision. So, like you , if I had to make the decision , of course, NO they are not to be "gifted" to others. So many of us do not see the harm. I donate much of my spare time in shelters and screening others considering pets, dogs, cats birds, lizards, it goes on and on. I always make it a point to advised those unsure of adopting or gifting an animal. They are a gift to our world just as we would welcome a child. They breathe, like us, they love, touch, feel , most of all, they have hearts they too get sad, happy, and they also can feel pain, they do not understand when they are abandoned , or beaten, or locked up or locked out. They bleed and heal. But most of all, they don't ever understand why and that's where gifting them, is unacceptable. This happens way too often and I see it more than I ever wanted to. On a good note, I have had people light-up and realize, WOW, this is not a good idea. Others , may shed a tear of happiness and make adopt and have a life long new family member. I truly believe deep in my heart the people need to choose their pet themselves, and wait for the feeling , a connection, at the end of a day like that. I go home and hug my own, bathe , feed them ,love them ,keep them warm, cool , dry, etc...and I can sleep well. Knowing that I had an impact on someone's decision in the best way. Pet adoption and even fostering is truly a rewarding heart warming experience ,.If that can happen at either shelter , at least once a week, then I've helped them all. It isn't always a happy ending, and that's where it hurts deeply. Most usually make the correct decision for themselves and they pet in question. We cannot save everyone , but at least I know we've all done our part.
Laurie, thank you for being you, a voice for them too , just passing on the THANK YOU , that was given to me , Have a pet filled happy new year too.
I agree. Got my little brother a cat for Christmas and he has never loved it more. Been a full year and he's learned so much from her and has been something we have all learned from. We just needed a right time to give him one and it wasn't a gift, it was a companion.
I will be giving my donations to a different animal welfare organization this year.


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600-plus business groups press for immigrationFebruary 26, 2014 @ 9:41 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 600 business organizations, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Apple to McDonald's, have sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) pressing him to move on immigration legislation this year.
The 636 groups said "failure to act is not an option" and implored Boehner to move on legislation to fix the immigration system.
Immigration legislation has stalled in the House. Boehner and GOP leaders unveiled a set of principles last month, but rank-and-file members have shown little inclination to tackle the divisive issue in an election year.
Boehner blamed distrust of President Barack Obama among his GOP caucus for the House's unwillingness to deal with the issue.
The letter was signed by 246 businesses from around the country and 390 business associations.
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Artifacts become knowable in part because they are enmeshed within the back and forth and round about of telling what they are, and because telling devolves upon discernable rhetorical conventions, like genres and specialized vocabularies, that are themselves largely the result of unconscious consensus. (1)
The sites and subjects that I explore consider the temporal uncertainty that photographs evoke in relation to memory, technology and experience. The exhibition Verbatim is comprised of digital images made with a flatbed scanner. The prints are "contact images" that remember and forget the earlier technological processes of photography and typewriting. Photography, typing, and phonographic writing (stenographer's shorthand) are all historically associated with the technologies of verbatim inscription. The history and memory of our embodied relationship to these technologies is essential to the human-computer interface of contemporary digital technologies. Verbatim reconsiders the development of language machines and the subsequent systems of storage and retrieval.
In 1997 I dismantled a manual typewriter. The physical contact with the object was used as a procedure for remembering an obsolete technology that has influenced and predated my experience. The cultural complexity of the apparatus, its design, function, and mechanical precision were conveyed through this process of disassembly. The labour that fabricated and implemented the writing machine was also revealed. Since that time, I have been reassembling the artifacts of this experience as digital images. The mechanical artifacts are texts and stories that may be transcribed and retold. As Lisa Gitelman has noted, "[n]ew inscriptions signal new subjectivities". (2)
This project is an exploration of organic and inorganic memory through the borders and interface that continue to define the human experience with machines. As a child, I was fascinated with the beauty of the mechanical imprint produced by the typewriter. During the disassembly of the machine, the indexical traces of the type hammer were rediscovered as random letters inscribed into the typewriter ribbon. As the unintended graffiti of a prior vocation, these marks register a presence and an absence. Like the machine that harbored them, they are passé. These ribbons became the source for two scrolls that recollect the embedded memory in the ribbon.
The writing machines had a profound effect on the organization of institutions, labour and the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. They were instrumental in redefining experience as pattern and information. Concurrently, the bureaucracies that utilized writing machines and reproductive technologies during the twentieth century enhanced the systemic efficiency of surveillance, accountability and archiving that have subsequently abridged many areas of human experience. The computer expands and supplements the legacy of this technology.
In this context, the works in Verbatim may provide an intriguing encounter with the subjective memory and oblivion that our relationship to technology evokes.
(1) Lisa Gitelman, Scripts, Grooves, and Writing Machines: Representing Technology in the Edison Era (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999), 7.
(2) Ibid. 11.
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Posted: Oct 2nd 2011
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Hi,I just installed the gmail add-on and everything works fine but the font is barely readable becasue of my theme. I enjoy my theme very much because it changes every few hours so this means that my RTM pane will sometimes be visible. This could be easily resolved with a solid background, just like google's tasks pane. Can this be done?To tell you the truth this is the only "but" RTM has and after several days of using and comparing with other task managers I thought I had finally found the one. Each task manager is missing a feature but RTM isn't this one is the most complete up to date only with this visibility issue.Pease tell me this can be done, can it? I am tired of searching.Thanks alot for the support and great tool.Andres
Posted at 10:50pm on August 16, 2012
Hi Andres,Glad to hear you're enjoying Remember The Milk and the Gmail add-on. Unfortunately it isn't currently possible to work around the few themes that have a troublesome color scheme/background, but I've added this to our list to investigate.For what it's worth, the themes that we know about not working are: New Blue, Night Shade, Shiny, Beach, Mountains, Pebbles, Summer Ocean, Phantasea, Ninja, Orcas Island, High Score, and Turf
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I've just gone over to an Iphone.I previously had an HTC and used to use the "share page" function to send the URL to a "to read" list in RTM.Is there a similar function with the iPhone ? Thanks in advance, Alexandra
Posted at 8:36pm on December 20, 2012
Hi Alexandra,Our iOS apps don't have a similar "Share page" function, sorry.One trick that may be helpful, though, is to use Safari's built-in Twitter integration. If you're using Twitter on your iPhone, and you've connected your Twitter account to your Remember The Milk account (you can find out how to do that here), tapping the Share button in Safari and then selecting Twitter will let you send a tweet with the URL. Make sure your tweet is a direct message to @rtm by entering d rtm and you'll create a task in Remember The Milk.Hope this helps!
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