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No deal: Government still shutdown: Furloughs ending for DoD civilians supporting service members and their families
Survivor Benefits - updated 10/11; Military Pay information - updated 10/9; DoD Civilian Info - updated 10/9; Survivor information - updated 10/8; Pay Information - updated 10/8; Commissaries - updated 10/7
On October 5, Secretary of Defense Hagel announced that DoD civilian employees "whose responsibilities contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members," will return to work. The Secretary's memorandum listed several activities where civilians would be called back from furlough, including health care, family support programs, commissary operations and installation support. It is important to remember that military families will still be affected by the shutdown. We will continue to update this list of frequently asked questions and resources. Please bookmark this page and check back for updates. If you have questions, leave them in the comment box below and we'll research and respond to your concerns.
Will my service member be paid?Will military retirees be paid?What family support and installation services will remain open during a shutdown?Will access to health care be impacted?Will PCS or temporary duty orders be cancelled or delayed?Will the shutdown impact my VA benefits, the Post-9/11 GI Bill payments, or disability claims?Will DoDEA schools remain open?Will Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees be impacted?Where can we go for financial help?Can a service member take leave during a government shutdown?Will nutrition assistance programs still be available?Will survivors be supported during the shutdown?Service GuidanceRelated Articles
Will my service member be paid?
Pay will be received on time. Military pay is protected for five of the seven Uniformed Services. The President signed Pay our Military Act into law which will provide pay and allowances to the service members who are part of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. Unfortunately, the new law does not cover pay for the Commissioned Corps of Public Health Services or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
DFAS received final guidance from DoD and normal pay and allowances will be processed for the mid-October pay date.
Generally, activated or mobilized National Guard and Reserve will be paid. Guardsmen and Reservists who are in support of excepted operations will be paid. Drills are being cancelled and consequently, those Guardsmen and Reservists will not be paid for those drills. If you are a member of the National Guard and Reserve, please contact your chain of command.
Will military retirees be paid? Yes, military retirees and survivor benefits are not dependent on regular appropriations. However, retirement checks could be delayed or reduced later in October when the federal government reaches the debt ceiling limit.
What family support and installation services will remain open during a shutdown? (Military families are encouraged to verify with their local installations.)
Will access to health care be impacted?
TRICARE has issued a statement about the government shutdown. If you normally get your health care in a military hospital or military clinic, you may find reduced hours. Each military treatment facility (MTF) will establish appointment hours and access to services including lab and pharmacy services. Depending on each military hospital or military clinic's staffing, there will probably be a different mix of available services. We advise families to call whatever phone number you would normally call for information or to make an appointment before you travel to your military hospital or military clinic for any reason.
As always, if you or a family member has an emergency medical situation, immediately go to the closest emergency room or dial 911. If the need is not an emergency, but you need urgent care and cannot get in touch with anyone at your military hospital or military clinic, we recommend that you call your TRICARE Regional contractor for information and instructions. Here is their contact information:
North: Health Net at 1.877.874.2273South: Humana at 1.800.444.5445 West: UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans at 1.877.988.9378 Overseas: International SoS and Country-Specific Toll-Free Numbers
If you normally get your care from civilian health care providers, you should not notice a disruption in service due to the shutdown. TRICARE contractors will continue to provide all of their services and their call centers will be operational.
Pharmacy coverage is available. However, if you receive your prescriptions from a military hospital or clinic, please check the pharmacy for updated hours. If you cannot access a military pharmacy, you may have your prescription filled at a network pharmacy. Contact Express Scripts at 1.877.363.1303 if you need assistance obtaining access to a pharmacy.
Will PCS or temporary duty orders be cancelled or delayed?
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders may be canceled or delayed. Service members should talk to their command for specific information about your orders. Personnel who work at transportation offices may be furloughed.
The official DoD guidance is vague:
Bottomline – service members must check with their command.
Will the shutdown impact my VA benefits, such as VA healthcare, the Post-9/11 GI Bill payments, or disability claims?
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued guidance on what services will be delayed and what services will continue. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America have provided veteran specific government shutdown FAQs.
Some frequently asked veteran specific questions include:
Will I still be able to receive health care from a VA hospital or clinic?
Yes, in 2009 Congress passed a law to fund VA health care one year in advance. Additional the Veterans Crisis Line will remain open.
What about VA disability, pension, or GI Bill payments?
All payments for October are already processed. VA benefits are protected and should continue during a shutdown. However, if the shutdown lasts longer than 2 – 3 weeks benefit payments for November could be impacted.
Will VA claims continue to be processed?
It depends on the type of claim. There will be delays for new claims and appeals. The Veterans Field Guide to Government Shutdown states, Claims processing and payments in the compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation programs are anticipated to continue through late October. However, in the event of a prolonged shutdown, claims processing and payments in these programs would be suspended when available funding is exhausted.
Please note some VA phone lines will be closed during the shutdown, including the education benefit line. Please check www.va.gov for updated information.
Will DoDEA schools remain open?
Yes. We have confirmed DoDEA schools are exempt from the shutdown and will remain open.
Will Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees be impacted?
On October 5, Secretary of Defense Hagel announced that DoD civilian employees "whose responsibilities contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members," will return to work. The Secretary's memorandum listed several activities where civilians would be called back from furlough, including health care, family support programs, commissary operations and installation support. Further legislation is necessary for employees to receive retroactive pay for days lost to the shutdown. The amount of pay for October 1 – 5 will be dependent on whether an employee is exempt, excepted from furlough, or furloughed. Pay will be received on the normal pay date beginning October 11. Read what DoD has to say about Furlough Questions on Civilian Leave and Pay.
Where can we go for financial help?
Do not turn to payday lenders – your military community has the resources to provide assistance. If your family experiences a hardship due to a reduced paycheck, we urge you to seek assistance from a military aid organization or military bank or military credit union. Aid organizations, military banks, and credit unions have short-term loans available to help in this situation.
Aid organizations are ready and willing to help service members and their families.
If you are not located near an aid organization, you may contact your local Red Cross to be connected with aid organization resources. Each aid organization has an agreement with the Red Cross to provide the same type of financial assistance to military families who do not live near a military installation.
Our Association has contacted a sampling of military banks and credit unions. Military banks and credit unions have a variety of programs to assist federal employees and service members.
Here is the statement from the Association of Military Banks of America:
"In the event of a government shutdown, the military banks will respond, as they have in the past when faced with natural disasters and pending government shutdowns, by providing tailored, case-by-case assistance to their military and civilian customers. They are well aware of the impact of a government shutdown on the Department of Defense, and understand that service members and civilian employees will be affected. A similar shutdown was threatened in April 2011 and the military banks stood ready then to support their military and civilian customers. If you are in need of assistance, please contact your military bank for more information."
Military families who use automatic payments are encouraged to contact their bank and make alternative arrangements. For example, families may transfer money from a savings account to a checking account to cover the automatic payment.
The National Association of Federal Credit Unions has complied a list of credit unions that will offer assistance to members in event of a shutdown. Credit union members must contact their credit union directly to get complete details. Examples of support include interest free advance credit of direct deposit, loan payment deferment, payment reductions, etc.
We urge military families to contact their bank to review their individual situation and the guidance established by their financial entity. Below are links to banks and credit unions with specific government shutdown plans:
Air Force Federal Credit UnionMarine Federal Credit Union USAA
Can a service member take leave during a government shutdown?
Normal leave rules apply in this situation. If a service member is already on leave status and the government furloughs employees, then it is the organizational leadership's decision on whether to recall individuals back from leave status based on mission requirements. The unit may be required to pay for all travel costs associated with the recall to the duty location. If military personnel are planning leave, and the government furloughs employees, then it is the organizational leadership's decision on whether to cancel the scheduled/planned leave and have those military members report for duty, or allow them to continue on leave. Again, the mission requirements should inform decision makers. Military commanders will evaluate each leave request on a case by case basis.
Will nutrition assistance programs such as WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) still be available? What about free and reduced price school lunches?
The Department of Agriculture has announced that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will continue operations and eligible households will still receive monthly benefits for October. Child Nutrition Programs, which include free and reduced price school lunches, will also continue to be available for eligible families at least through October. However, no funds are available to support the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which provides nutrition assistance to low income mothers and children. Some states may have reserve funds that allow them to continue administering the program for a limited time. Military families receiving assistance through the WIC program should check with their local office for updates.
Military families who are eligible for WIC and who reside overseas will continue to receive this assistance. Visit TRICARE's website for more information on the WIC Overseas Program.
Will survivors be supported during the shutdown?
On October 10 the President signed a law that will allow the government to pay death gratuity and burial benefits to the families of people who have died on active duty since October 1. The National Military Family Association is grateful to our friends at the Fisher House Foundation for working with the DoD to pay the money to the families, with the promise of being reimbursed by DoD once the shutdown ends. We thank the other charitable organizations like the Service Aid Societies who also stepped in to pay other burial expenses.
Service Guidance
Hagel Announces Recall of Most Defense Department Civilians
Department of Defense Guidance for Continuation of Operations in the Absence of Available Appropriations
Department of Defense Contingency Place Guidance
Army: Information for Soldiers, civilians impacted by the government shutdown
Army Reserve FAQs
Navy: Navy Life Official Blog – What we know about the government shutdown
Marine Corps: Headquarters Marine Corps
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Keeping the "fresh" in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, the Senate passed its version of the farm bill by a vote of 66 to 27 on June 10.
Cutting subsidies to farmers making over $750,000 but preserving important specialty crop priorities, the legislation eliminates direct payments to farmers of corn, wheat, soybeans and cotton and is expected to save $24 billion over ten years.
The bill also creates a trust fund for agricultural research to combat the citrus greening disease that threatens the Florida's $9 billion annual industry.
An amendment from Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seeking to expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to "all forms" of fruits and vegetables was not taken up by the full Senate. A version of the farm bill that will soon be considered by the House of Representatives does allow for all forms of fruits and vegetables in the program.
"We congratulate the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Leadership for moving forward with this legislation that is so important to the nation's produce providers," Tom Stenzel, president of the United Fresh Produce Association, said in a news release. "The bill supports fruits and vegetables in ways that will boost consumption and help provide healthful options to Americans – through block grants, nutrition programs and pest and disease research. We're looking forward to working with the House to preserve funding for these critical fruit and vegetable programs."
"It's gratifying to see the Senate Agriculture Committee and the full Senate restore confidence and support to the industry that has been waiting since the expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill," Robert Guenther, United Fresh senior vice president of public policy said in the release.. "We commend the Senate for maintaining their support for programs important to the produce industry."
The House of Representatives is expected to take up their version of the farm bill the week of June 17, industry leaders in Washington said. A new farm bill must be passed before Sept. 30, when the current farm bill expires.
The farm bill came through the Senate debate in good shape for the specialty crop industry, said Diane Kurrle, vice president of public affairs with the U.S. Apple Association, Vienna, Va., said She noted the Senate kept the "fresh only" provision in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. In addition, Kurrle said an amendment that would have cut funding to the Market Access Program was not taken up.


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About 50 Chicago public schools to face closure: City Hall sources
By Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick Staff Reporters March 20, 2013 4:52PM
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Chicago Public Schools officials are expected to announce about 50 elementary schools will be closed — believed to be the largest number ever closed in one place at one time in the country, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.
Four City Hall sources put the number of closures at 50 or slightly higher.
Several aldermen set to lose schools in their wards have been notified by CPS.
Ald. Howard Brookins (21st), who served on an independent school closing commission, told the Sun-Times he was informed that two schools in his South Side ward are on the hit list: Mahalia Jackson Elementary and Garrett A. Morgan Elementary.
But Brookins said he's not giving up the fight for either of those schools.
"Morgan has been trying to set up as a speciality school servicing the needs of kids who are deaf or hard of hearing. It has three full-time teachers who do sign language. One-third of that school is special needs kids," Brookins said.
Trumbull Elementary, a school with nearly 32 percent special education students located in the North Side ward of the mayor's floor leader Patrick O'Connor, also has been named, according to a City Hall source.
CPS communications chief Becky Carroll wouldn't confirm or deny the number, but released a statement on behalf of schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett.
"I believe that every child in every neighborhood in Chicago deserves access to a high quality education that prepares them to succeed in life, but for too long children in certain parts of Chicago have been cheated out of the resources they need to succeed in the classroom because they are in under utilized, under resourced schools," she wrote, saying she'd make her recommendations soon.
Byrd-Bennett has promised that every student whose neighborhood school closes will be directed to a new school that is academically better.
She could reveal as early as Thursday the full list of which schools to close and where those children will go next year. She has until March 31 to announce the targeted schools. Also expected is the list of which schools will be turned around academically, which entails having their entire staffs replaced. Sources put the total number of consolidations and turnarounds at about 20 more, for a total of about 70 major school changes.
An independent commission Byrd-Bennett tasked with helping her decide what schools to close or consolidate recommended that she handle no more than 80 schools in a single year. The schools chief has said she had no target in mind when she set out to "right-size" a district she says has 100,000 more seats than students.
The district reports a $1 billion deficit by summer. CPS has estimated that each closed school would save $500,000 to $800,000. The district has acknowledged that closing schools won't save money in the first year but will allow school leaders to redistribute resources.
On Tuesday, CPS said that the costs of adding improvements and supports to the new schools would be paid for within two years with savings from the closed schools. They would not yet put a dollar figure on any of the costs or savings, saying only that a "majority" of the costs would be covered in the first year.
The Chicago Teachers Union has been calling for a moratorium on all school closings.
"This city cannot destroy that many schools. It will send our district into chaos," CTU president Karen Lewis said in a statement Wednesday. "These actions will put our students safety and academics at risk and will further destabilize our neighborhoods."
Lewis said the union and supporters would use nonviolent direct action, and are holding a rally March 27 in Daley Plaza.
Trumbull Local Schools Council member Ali Burke said CPS' classroom calculation at Trumbull is distorted because special education and English language learners need smaller class sizes.
"We're still going to fight it. We shouldn't be on the list. We're not under utilized," she said. "I hope they will finally listen to us."
At Mahalia Jackson School on Thursday morning, parents sounded off at the prospect of the school closing.
Natasha Norment's daughter, Navi, 10, has been at Jackson for five years and loves it there, said her mother, who is also a graduate of the same school.
"She's going to be separated from her friends, she's got used to all the teachers," Norment said. "I'm upset. I'm a good product of this school. I got a good quality education, and I'm just very, very frustrated that this school is closing."
Vincent Edwards has a 9-year-old son, Jalin, who goes to Jackson.
"it's unfortunate that they are shutting down so many schools," Edwards said. "Something else definitely could be done other than shutting down the schools. ... Everybody needs to go back to the table and re-think this process."
Lorraine Rollins has a 5-year-old daughter at Jackson and had hoped to enroll her 3-year-old daughter there too. Now she isn't sure where her kids will go to school.
"I went to this school, my father went to this school — this school has been around for years," Rollins said. "This is our neighborhood school. So it's devastating. Now I'm going to have find somewhere else for my baby to go."
Outside Garrett Morgan Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon, a teacher said she had been holding out hope but would start looking for a new job. Parents and children wanted more answers.
"Where are these kids gonna go, especially if they're closing Mahalia Jackson, too? This school is good for the community," said Charles Daugherty, whose daughter, Caniya attends kindergarten at Morgan.
Daugherty's 9-year-old sister, Duanae, was also upset: "There are good people here," the fourth grader said.
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Helping farmers fight ecological dead zones
Farmers embrace precise use of fertilizer and creating habitat buffers
"We can't be farming and destroying a Great Lake," says fourth-generation Ohio farmer Todd Hesterman. "That doesn't make sense."
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Similar problems occur on farmland along the Mississippi River that eventually spills into the Gulf of Mexico, and in the country's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.
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Much of this is not the fault of the farmers. Managing nutrients is hard. Without knowing exactly how much rain the land will get every day, a farmer cannot gauge exactly how much fertilizer to apply, or when.
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But it doesn't have to be this way. "We help farmers understand tools like corn stalk tests, which show what percentage of nitrogen they applied to a crop was actually utilized," says Karen Chapman, EDF's Great Lakes director.
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Another problem is the the destruction of wetlands and tree buffers across the Corn Belt to increase crop yields. The loss of those buffers has impaired the land's ability to absorb nutrients. These vanishing set-asides also reduce erosion and flooding and serve as vital habitat for birds, bugs and bats, which help farmers by pollinating and controlling pests.
The good news? Carefully recreating wetlands and buffers can help capture 80% of the nitrogen runoff draining from Corn Belt farms.
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We know farmers can learn a lot from other farmers, so we teamed up with a number of partners to expand this group, known as the Adapt Network.
This rapidly growing, multi-state coalition helps farmers collect data about conditions in their fields to determine how much fertilizer their crops really need.
"We encourage them to share best practices at local meetings," said Chapman. "The farmers themselves are our best ambassadors."
The farmers are often motivated as much by their sense of calling as by their aversion to waste. "I'm not a radical environmentalist, but I believe we have to be good stewards of what is entrusted to us," says Matt Young, a dairy farmer in Lancaster County, PA.
In 2013, the Adapt Network, and a similar network run by the Iowa Soybean Association called the On Farm Network, includes almost 1,000 farmers working nearly 1 million acres in 12 states, spanning the critical watersheds of the Mississippi, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes and North Carolina.
These farmers have cut fertilizer use by 25% on average, saving $16 per acre, without reducing yields.
And that's just the beginning. "Our goal is to influence how farmers manage nutrients nationally," says Suzy Friedman, EDF's Director of Agricultural Sustainability.
"We need to make precise use of fertilizer the rule instead of the exception. And we need to rebuild wetlands and buffers while allowing farmers to meet food and fiber demands. Then we can make a real difference in water quality in the United States," says Friedman.
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it's pretty good. Madara doesn't really look that realistic (well anime-like) idk something about it is weird imo...
It's not bad at all. I like almost everything, except MAdara's armor. It's too bright. Same happens with his eye.
I cant colour so I cant judge Nice job bro, It looks awesome!!
It Looks Really Nice
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I really like how amazing and far you've gone this being your first try. It's taken me years to reach the colour level I'm at.^^ I'll give some CnC if you're interested: The colour tones are different, the background is just as bright as the characters. Dull the base tones, and only show depth with tones and lighting. Madara is too bright...and the lack of a black outline detours the picture. Your shading placement is really good though!
Originally Posted by Uchiha AvengerX best coloured manga i've seen :D ROFL :D Madara: Well , if you would not use that white lines on his hair it would be better. Shading is pretty good but armor looks really bad with those colors , its too bright . +Mainly you should choose darker colors if you want to color lineart. Not black , only little darker than color used for shade. Cant critize bg because its just few colors :P
Amazing. My first complete coloring was really bad
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I have 14 year old brother & sister cats whose thyroid levels are creeping up, at the high end of the normal range. I rescued them & their mother 14 yrs ago & their mother became hyper-thyroid at age 14, so I purchased this supplement with the hope they would eat it like a treat & it would hopefully help keep their T4 number within the normal range. Neither one of them will eat it. I tried breaking the tablets up & even mixing the pieces in with their dry food & they still won't eat it. I wish this came in a liquid form that I could just administer directly into their mouth. Right now, I am breaking the tablets up into quarters because they're so large, & I'm pilling them 4 times in order to get the dose into them, which is stressful for all of us. Please offer the formulation in a liquid that can be administered with a dropper. I don't know if this is helping with their T4 levels yet.
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Seems to be helping so far....
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I break them in half, dip them in some canned food before administering. They go down alot easier! It's difficult to judge the true efficacy since he also is on traditional meds too. Just want to supplement as an additional protection for his hyperthyroidism.
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This product has been a life saver for my 2 20 yr. old cats. They have gained weight. Their fur is no longer oily and they never vomit anymore
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I tried opening the capsules and mixing this in with my cat's food. He could smell it and either refused to eat or ate around the herbs (this from a cat that will eat about anything and begs constantly). If he refuses to eat it, there's not much good in the product for him.
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The liquid product I wanted to order from another store was not available when I found this. The price was a lot better than the other. I did notice improvements within the first several weeks of using: less vomiting, seemed to regain some body mass and more calm. I didn't want to "pill" him and he wouldn't eat it willingly, so I crushed it and put it in his wet food. He seemed to notice and not want to eat it after a while. Liquid form (without odor) would be easier, but it seemed to work...
Works well for my 20 year old cat.
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I have been given this product to my 20 year old cat for 3 months now, and I have noticed some positive changes: she does not throw up as much/ often, she seems satisfied with less food, and she seems to need less water to drink. The big negative for me was the realization that this "chewable" pill was never going to pass as a treat to chew, and it is too big to put whole in her throat!! Fortunately I discovered the pill pockets for cats, and she has voluntarily been eating the pill cut in half and placed in two separate pockets. I would recommend getting the pill pockets right off the bat, as to not even go put your cat through any unnecessary stress.
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My Cat is 12 years old, She begs for food constantly. Your Thyroid Med.I give half a pill daily,She feels much better.I recamend this Med.
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Improved quality of life for my cat
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My cat Callie was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism last January at the age of 16. We started her on the methamizole as recommended by the vet. Soon after, she was violently ill and vomited all night. I couldn't stand doing this to her so I ordered this supplement. Within several days, she calmed down greatly and returned to the cat she used to be. Unfortunately, she died this past summer (she had other problems in addition to her hyperthyroidism) but I am confident that this supplement improved the quality of her life for the last six months that she lived. I never did a follow-up with the vet to see if her T4 numbers went down but her behavior changed drastically for the good as a result of this supplement. She was not agitated at all and her weight stabilized. I highly recommmended this product to calm the agitated state that is usually seen in cats with hyperthyroidism.
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I started using this product about 5 weeks ago on a 19 year old cat with signs of Hyperthyroidism. It took about 2 weeks to see a difference but she started to improve. Keep in mind that herbs take longer to work then traditional drugs for this disease do, but herbs do work very well so be PATIENT!!!! My holistic vet had been on vacation during the first week I was giving the Throid Wellness. I had had a cat with this disease years ago so I was knew the signs. When I was finally able to get in to see the vet, the cat had improved. My vet liked what was in this product and added a homeopathic remedy weekly for 2 weeks and thyroid gladular. (Bloodwork showed positive for Hyperthroidism). We are using less of the gladular because of the Thyroid Wellness. I pulverize the tablet and mix it with baby food, tuna water or goats milk in the morning. My cat is so much better she is gaining her weight back and her hair coat is shinny again. The vocalizing is much less, too. I'm back to buy more of this wonderful product! :)


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I've got a two-handled handheld capper. Twice, I've snapped the neck while trying to put the cap onto a bottle. Considering how few bottles I've actually capped, that's a failure rate of over 5%. Is there some technique I should be using to avoid this problem? New caps seem to require a great deal of force to apply.
We had this exact issue with our second capper, except our failure rate was approaching 10%. We had been using twist off caps (that was what was available to us at the time) we switched to a stand capper and the failures were eliminated. We have also switched to non-twist bottles and when we cap with a hand capper (we don't do this often now), but we haven't had a failure with non-twist. |
I have a habit of breaking the handles off the two handed cappers. ;-) Quality construction there for sure. I have not had the pleasure of breaking bottles, yet. But what I switched to was the upright capper: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/super-agata-bench-capper.html Works like a charm. I tend to push down and spin the bottle an then push again to get a nice circular pattern on top, which makes me fairly certain the caps are on. Also I don't have mine mounted anywhere (it has four screw holes in the bottom so it can be mounted to a table or bench), although that would make it even easier. |
When using the two handled "red baron" capper, i prefer to use the weight of the capper to seat the cap without pushing down. When the handles are lowered, i try to use a slight lifting motion with the portion of my hands facing center. I've only ever busted one bottle, and it was my first. On that bottle i was pushing down with quite a bit of force and sheared the neck off the bottle. I've also had wider neck bottles that seem to not fit the red baron capper very well...i could see those have necks sheared as well. |
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Watson said Monday during a press conference at Bradley Central High School that children will be protected in public schools.
"My legislation, under specific guidelines, will allow highly trained staff to serve in this capacity," he said.
Authorized personnel must be approved by the local school district, must have a handgun carry permit and complete a 40-hour basic course in school police training in crisis management in a hostile situation.
"This is the same requirement as a school resource officer in the state of Tennessee," he said. "The person will carry a concealed weapon and no student or citizen will ever know who is serving in that capacity. It is similar to an air marshal."
He said he does not propose eliminating school resource officers, but to supplement security.
"I would hate to be the law enforcement officer who made that decision to eliminate SROs," he said.
He said former Sheriff Dan Gilley implemented an effective SRO program in Bradley County, but not all counties have resource officers. Some rural schools do not have security and first response times are long.
Bradley County Schools Director Johnny McDaniel also made it clear the legislation would not eliminate police officers in schools. He said school administrators go to work every day thinking about keeping schools safe.
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Bradley Central High School Principal Todd Shoemaker said he wants to look at every available tool to protect students. School safety must be dwelled upon and proactive steps must be taken, he said.
The former school resource officer said administrators across the nation are re-evaluating school safety procedures since the mass murder of 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14.
"Every day, parents come to Bradley Central High School and schools all across the nation and put the safety of their children in our hands," Shoemaker said. "As teachers and administrators, we want to make sure their kids are safe. We believe this bill is a positive step in that direction."
Shoemaker pointed out not every teacher should carry a weapon, but he believes certified and trained people should be armed to protect students from violent intruders.
Bradley Central has a student population of 1,700 students entrusted to a faculty that includes former police officers and military personnel.
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At least four bills dealing with school security were filed before the 108th General Assembly opened this afternoon in Nashville.
Watson asked the public to consider each bill directed toward adding armed security at public schools before forming an opinion. He said his bill is not a mandate, but an option that would allow local school districts to arm specifically trained faculty or hire private security to serve as an added measure to fight and combat an active shooter in a school building.
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Boise, Idaho-based J.R. Simplot has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove regulations on its genetically modified potato varieties because no non-potato genes were involved.
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Courtesy J.R. SimplotThe genetically modified Innate russet burbank potato can't be told apart visually from a conventional russet burbank.The potato varieties bred by Simplot Plant Sciences have less of the possible carcinogen acrylamide, less bruising and reduced darkening when sliced, said Haven Baker, vice president of plant sciences.
At the same time, varieties developed using the Innate Technology, as the Boise, Idaho-company calls its patented approach, showed no significant difference in nationwide field trials or taste tests compared with non-genetically modified counterparts, he said
At the National Potato Council's annual meeting in January 2012, in Orlando, delegates approved a biotetchnology policy that stated they support "technology and scientific advancements to improve its products, enhance food safety and reduce the environmental footprint of the industry."
They also acknowledged that some governments and customers may be reluctant to accept the technology.
As a result, they recommended that all developers and marketers manage the varieties to avoid market disruptions.
The delegates also recommended that developers and marketers adopt identify preservation systems. But they didn't go so far as to recommend the potatoes be labeled at the consumer level.
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"It's under study, and it's something that people want to figure out whether there are impacts on human health," he said. "It's a possible carcinogen in lab rats, but we don't know what happens in the human gut and what impacts it has on humans."
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Students are experiencing what it is like to be an engineer and a computer programer through Lego Labs in the school's Science, Technology, Reading and Math (STEM) Lab.
The Lego Education sets being used are specifically designed for use in a classroom.
"I was very intimidated by it the first time I was going to do it," Hayes said. "I also thought it would be way too hard [because of] the complicated things that they are having to put together and gears and stuff like that. After that first one, I realized that they are very capable."
The most recent project was creating spinning tops powered by the lab's laptops.
"Ms. Hayes has some good ideas with Legos," student Savoy Humes said. "I was kind of nervous at first."
Hayes said she used the project as a way to integrate reading, math and vocabulary into the science lesson.
"In science right now we are studying force in motion, which includes friction," Hayes said. "I created an article because there just isn't really an easy way to explain how a top actually spins, so it's a nonfiction text for them to read, and I added the vocabulary from science.
"Tops have friction on the bottom and they have gravity pulling them down to keep balanced," student Isaiah McKee said.
Students worked in pairs to follow visual instructions outlining how to build the top and power device. When they finished constructing the tops, students wrote a computer program using the accompanying software to add background pictures and sound effects to play on the computer screen at different times.
"The cool part about this is it has its own motor, which is hooked to the computer which makes everything run," Hayes said.
The top-spinning device also has a motion sensor, which trips the computer program to run the visual and sound effects when the top starts spinning.
Student Arizonia Sheldon said her favorite part of the project was successfully spinning the top for the first time.
To integrate math into the project, students timed the tops to see how long it would spin. Hayes said the class had just finished studying time in math.
Students have also constructed a model airplane with moving parts and a rotating kicker.
Several Park View teachers, including Hayes, attended STEM research training as part of a year-long grant. Hayes said this was how she learned about the opportunities.
When the class did its first Lego Lab project, the teacher was unsure if it really qualified as a STEM project. Hayes has been able to further develop the ideas and integrate more of the education standards since then.
"Integrating the vocabulary and talking about it before ... makes it very real-life, so they are not just reading it in a textbook, they are seeing it in action how friction is slowing that top down, " Hayes said.
This integration and hand-on experience is helping students remember the information better, Hayes said.
The Lego Lab was made possible through a grant from the Eaton Corporation.


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Tim Lincecum is donating 25 tickets for every home game in 2014 for selected bay area nonprofit and community groups that primarily focus on services for the youth. This program is designed to bring kids/youth out to a ballgame. Please note that if you qualify for Timmy's Giants your organization will not be eligible for Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Opportunity is limited to one donation per organization per year.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
Bryant Park Holiday Market
at Bryant Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Featuring more than 125 boutique-style shops in the park's tree-lined allées, the Holiday Shops complete the park's transformation into a winter wonderland. From…
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Central Park Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour
at Alexander von Humboldt statue (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m.
Explore the Park's central features, including the Lake and Ramble woodland, then marvel at the views from Belvedere Castle.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
Friday, January 3, 2014
Mad. Sq. Art 2013: Giuseppe Penone: "Ideas of Stone (Idee di pietra)"
at Oval Lawn (in Madison Square Park), Manhattan
6:00 a.m.
Madison Square Park Conservancy's Mad. Sq. Art announces a new sculptural installation for fall 2013 by renowned Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, consisting of three monumental, 30-foot tall bronze trees. "Ideas of Stone (Idee di pietra)" featuring Penone's signature manipulation of the trees' natural forms, will interact with Madison Square Park's lush landscape to highlight the relationships amongst man, sculpture and nature.
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8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
H. David Stein's unique mosaic of flora is distinctively detailed in his exhibit "Deconstructed Flowers." His intricate photographs pull out the dimensional…
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8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
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Category: Art, Winter Holidays
Wreath Interpretations
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
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10:00 a.m.
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at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
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I think maybe I can tolerate a two game series.
That is Gregor Blanco hitting a tape-measure shot in last night's game against the Rockies, which San Francisco promptly won by a final of 3-2. It kind of rocked. I sipped my orange tea (which is so good I cannot even put it into words) and wrote the second-to-last chapter in Novel Project That Has A Name But I Can't Put It Here, Just Because. Second-to-last chapters are no fun at all, so it was rather good timing by Vogey, what with his three-hitter, and all the other people who saw fit to finally awaken from their baseball slumber and squeeze out a win.
Remember the Tale of the Sleeping Offense? For a while there, it was the Tale of the Sleeping Offense and Defense and Probably Pitching, too. But no longer. It's halftime, Giants fans, and our second half is about to begin.
Granted, this is not football (no siree, not football at all otherwise I would obviously not be blogging about it because, guys, I hate football) and the closest to halftime in this li'l analogy would be the All Star Break and it is not the All Star Break yet. Because, I mean, if it were, Interleague Play would be over. And Interleague Play is not over. We still have to suffer through that. So perhaps I should be saving Clint Eastwood for when that's all over. Or maybe just use him both times, because you can never have too much Clint Eastwood inspiration, right? Right. I completely agree.
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p.s. Apparently, it's Greg-ore, not Greg-er. As in Blanco, that is. My earth is shattered due to this news, but I am slowly rebuilding it. Donations appreciated.


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(11-29-2011 08:26 PM)magneto2 Wrote: I believe that die cut is a microfractor or something like that. Could be a fusion fractor also. Sweet hit in a blaster!
(11-29-2011 04:37 PM)ja1091 Wrote: Nice pulls! Check me for the Banuelos auto.
(11-29-2011 05:47 PM)snappyjoe75 Wrote: i would like a shot at the banuelos auto as well. check out my organization. i believe that i have some astros. if interested, i have some nolan ryans as well in there
(11-29-2011 10:29 PM)thj0011 Wrote: Thanks for explaining that. This is my first time with Bowman Chrome so I don't know all about it yet. I didn't really see anything I could use but thanks for the interest. I saw a couple of autos from Astros prospects I'd be interested in. I'll send you an offer and you can let me know what you think.
(12-01-2011 04:37 AM)ldismuke Wrote: That's hilarious. My blaster gave the exact same cards, minus the autograph. Since you're an Astros fan, I'm assuming you're from Houston (as am I). It makes me wonder if the same "drops" are more available in certain areas....


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5 Annoying Ways Websites Hijack User Experience (And Lose Users)
Some web developers tend to believe that the more control they maintain over the user's experience on a website, the better the experience will be. On the other hand, sometimes, it is the client that insists on certain gimmicky "features" in order to make what, in their minds, is a better website. The more control, the better - right? Ugh.
Websites should gently guide the user experience. It is the job of the web developer to keep the experience from being hijacked and explain these reasons to the client. It is the job of the client to understand why it is essential to guide the user experience instead of commandeering it. Here are 5 annoying ways that websites spit in the face of this mentality by hijacking the user experience:
1. Automatically Resizing the Browser
2. Automatically Playing Music
Nothing is worse than enjoying the new Coldplay album in iTunes and then visiting a website that automatically starts playing music that you never asked for. Now I have Coldplay and some cheesy trance music mixed together, polluting the musical atmosphere. I equate this to pulling up next to someone at a stop light that has music blaring, windows down, with no regard to anyone else in earshot. Unless you are a band or a record label (in which case I would still not recommend it, but at least it makes sense), do not automatically play any music even if you have a way for the user to stop it. A nice opt-in music player is the way to go. Let the user choose what comes through their speakers.
3. Automatically Playing Video
This goes hand-in-hand with automatically playing music. Unless the user expects to see a video that automatically plays, do not hijack the experience. For example, if the user clicks a link reading, "See a funny video," and this link takes them to another page with the video, it would be okay to autoplay the video. Other than that, allow the user to choose when to play the video.
4. Making Links Open in New Windows
This is one hijacking technique that can be debatable. Users are very familiar with the back button on the browser - Heck, even Firefox now has an enlarged back button to signify hierarchy over the other buttons in the top interface. However, many times, clients feel that if a user clicks on a link to another site, they have essentially lost that user. Solution? Open all external links in a new window. However, this usually does more harm than good. More advanced users know how to use a back button, so if they wish to go back to the site, they can simply use this knowledge and hit the back button. Similarly, these users are also accustomed to having links open in new windows. Therefore, they know how to close a window to get back to the site if the link opened in that fashion. On the other hand, a user without much experience may not realize that a new window has opened when a link is clicked. Thus, when they want to go back to the original site, they may click on the disabled back button - becoming frustrated with this unexpected turn of events. Play it safe. Just allow links to work the way links were meant to work. Don't force a link to open in a new window.
5. Popover Ads
These are becoming more and more popular. I am sure that most users are familiar with them - they are the ads that pop over the rest of the content on the page until you click the (often hidden) close button/link. Again, this is hijacking the user experience because the user expects one thing and receives another. When clicking to read an article, users want to read the article (novel concept, I know). Users don't want to play the "betcha can't figure out how to close this ad" game in order to get to the content. Banner ads are bad enough - don't cover the content with annoying popover ads.
All in all, just be mindful of and respect your users. Keep away from things that force an experience. Always give the user a choice and strategically guide them through an experience. Your website will be better for it and your users will stick around longer.
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New Theta trailer & screen added March 5, 2014. SOMA is an upcoming sci-fi horror adventure game in development by Frictional Games, creators of the popular Amensia and Penumbra series.
Category: Upcoming Release
Written on March 6, 2014
Developed by Frictional Games
Platform: Windows, PlayStation 4
Last screen at right and Theta trailer below added March 5, 2014News - October 11, 2013 - Gameplay Teaser TrailerNews - October 8, 2013 - Teaser Trailer "Mockingbird"News - October 2, 2013 - Teaser Trailer "Vivarium"
SOMA is currently in development by Frictional Games with a planned release date of 2015 for the PC and PlayStation 4 platforms.
The official SOMA site holds this bit of information on the game:
"The radio has gone silent on PATHOS-2. As isolation bears down on the staff of the remote research facility, strange things are happening.
Machines are taking on human traits and alien constructions have started to interfere with routine. The world around them is turning into a nightmare.
The only way out is to do something unimaginable."


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For their New Year's resolutions, some people vow to eat less or exercise more. Others vow to perform more acts of kindness or to work even harder to get that big promotion. And some people's New Year's Resolution is simply to visit New Orleans in 2013.
Whether you're traveling for the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, or New Orleans' fall food fests, your next visit to the city should include a few of New Orleans' favorite eateries and attractions. We've compiled a list of some of the traditional and lesser known sights, tastes, and sounds that should be on your to-do list the next time you visit:
1. Eat oysters. Various restaurants around the city shuck some of the biggest and best tasting oysters in the world—sure, we'll a little biased—so you've got quite a few options on this one. Whether its happy hour or dinnertime, you should check out places like Acme Oyster House, Felix's, Royal House Oyster Bar, or Bourbon House in the French Quarter, Drago's or Lüke in the CBD, or Casamento's or the Blind Pelican Uptown. And just about all of them are accessible via the St. Charles streetcar line just steps from Southern Comfort B&B.
2. Live music on Frenchmen St. Bourbon St may be a top destination for many tourists. And while the strip admittedly has a few decent jazz clubs, Frenchmen St is one of New Orleans' hidden treasures. The Blue Nile and d.b.a. consistently host some of New Orleans' favorites of all genres, and you can catch other up-and-coming acts at the Maison (check out their huge window showcase of the musicians performing on stage) or the more intimate, acoustic atmosphere at the Apple Barrel. Located at the far edge of the French Quarter from Canal St, just follow Decatur St all the way down past Esplanade Ave.