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Firefighters were on the scene at Stadium BBQ within three minutes of their call-out.
The barbecue restaurant is located on Stuart Avenue, near 17th Street.
According to CFD Commander Greg Hooper, when firefighters arrived on the scene just before 1 a.m. today, they found the porch at the front of the building engulfed in flames.
Hooper said the flames did break into the interior structure of the building, but were quickly contained.
Chattanooga Gas Co. officials were notified of a ruptured natural gas line.
They responded to the scene and reportedly had to dig up the roadway to reach a shut-off valve.
Firefighters remained on the scene for approximately three hours while work was being performed to shut off the gas line leading to the building.
According to Hooper, smoke damage was noted inside the kitchen area of the business and only minimal smoke damage in the dining room portion.
"At this time, the cause of the fire is undetermined, but it is possible it originated at the barbecue smoker," Hooper said.
CFD Fire and Arson investigator Ben Atchley responded to the scene during the initial investigation and is expected to continue looking into the cause of the fire.
Hooper said damage to the building was assessed at $30,000, while damage to contents was listed at $10,000.
n A small lawn trailer and seed spreader were taken recently from an Armstrong Road residence.
According to a report filed by deputy Paul Singleton, Raymond Giles said someone took his John Deere lawn trailer and the spreader from his barn.
Giles told the deputy he had prior issues with people at his barn.
Giles valued his loss at $175.
n Two canines were taken from an East Bunt Drive residence, as reported to authorities Sunday.
According to a report filed by deputy Adam Ensley, Steven Bates said he arrived home from work and found his two female Red Heeler dogs missing from their kennel.
Bates noted that the other canines were still in the kennel and only the two were missing.
A suspect was named in the case. The canines were valued at $1,000.

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noun: a fault or weakness that causes or could cause someone or something to fail
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: a vulnerable point
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from the story that Achilles was vulnerable only in the heel
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This Iowa Coffee Shop owner doesn't mess around.
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Saturday, May 08, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M. The roots of brutality in prison: Analysis of a transformation By The Associated Press and Newsday
They appear to be mostly ordinary Americans: sons and daughters of small towns, committed parents, a mechanic, a fisherman, a parade volunteer. If found guilty in courts-martial, the Army may append another line to each of their dossiers: tormenter of helpless prisoners. Can a largely unremarkable assortment of seemingly decent Americans put on uniforms, cross the globe, and somehow descend into leering sadists once inside a sweaty, teeming prison near Baghdad? Yes, they can, according to researchers who study the psychological dynamics of prisons. And it could happen to many of us if thrust into the same kind of dysfunctional surroundings. Researchers say the climate of combat, harsh conditions of the prison, cultural chasm between keeper and kept, and possible breakdown in command are all levers that could have tipped some soldiers over the brink. "I would put it more in terms of opportunity," said Bert Useem, a University of New Mexico sociologist and prison researcher. "Really what you have to explain is not so much the aberrant psychology ... but the fact that they had the opportunity to act on these impulses." Photographs taken inside U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad show naked, sometimes hooded Iraqi prisoners forced into humiliating poses by smirking American soldiers. Some prisoners are piled in human heaps. One stands on a box with wires, apparently set to deliver an electric shock, trailing from splayed hands. Another lies on the floor with his neck in a leash held by a female soldier. Some of these soldiers say they were encouraged by intelligence officers. Others who worked at the prison tell of crowding, scant food and sanitation, little guidance, long and mind-numbing shifts, and defiant rock-throwing prisoners who might be insurgents or violent criminals. Specialists say the dominating power of guards over prisoners, exercised away from public view, bears an inherent possibility of maltreatment almost anywhere. Guards confront real dangers and obstacles in controlling prisoners. Prisoners are inevitably degraded and devalued, to an extent, by their captivity, making them more likely targets. Guards have legitimate reasons to establish their authority, and the line between bossing and brutalizing can blur. In a classic experiment at Stanford University in 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo recruited 18 young men into a study and assigned some as guards and others as prisoners in a mock prison in a campus basement. The "guards" were assigned eight-hour shifts, but the "prisoners" were confined round-the-clock. The 14-day experiment ended after only six days because of dehumanizing behavior. In reviewing the taped experiment, Zimbardo realized that the abuses grew worse by the day and seemed more brutal when individual guards thought no one was looking. The guards had grown to feel all-powerful; the prisoners felt sub-human. Jack Levin, director of Northeastern University's Brudnick Center on Violence, said the experiment replicated what happens during warfare. "In order to kill a member of our own species, people are forced to see the enemy as sub-human," he said. Once this occurs, "it is easier to assault, abuse and humiliate people who you devalue." He said mob mentality also plays a role. "The fact that others are doing it gives it a stamp of approval," he said. "The individual responsibility is dispersed over the entire group." While excesses are not inevitable, "the literature of social psychology shows ordinary people can become cruel and abusive when given absolute power and authority over others," said Lt. Col. Thomas Kolditz, head of West Point's department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. Obviously, not everyone sinks into the darkness, even in abusive settings. We are not all created equal in this way. A personal history of maltreatment or violence tends to make someone more prone to buckle. At Abu Ghraib, at least one soldier exposed the atrocities, and others reportedly helped investigators figure out what happened. Researchers say that most civilian and military guards generally respect rules protecting prisoners. Indeed, some evidence suggests that at least civilian prisons have become safer overall during the past 20 years, with less maltreatment by guards, according to researchers. But they credit organizational changes, more than shifts in the mind-set of guards, for driving the progress. "To understand the reasons ... for bad behavior by guards, you don't have to imagine that everybody is a sadist," says New York University professor David Garland, a specialist in prison sociology. "The best-run prisons are established institutions that tend to be stable over time, with their own culture. A brand-new prison filled up with new inmates and guards is going to be a tinderbox." Several experts stressed weak leadership as key in dissolving a guard's inhibitions: the sense that no one is really watching. The horror and hardships of wartime can further smear the boundaries of human decency in a military-run prison. The captives are not just prisoners; they are the enemy. Sometimes, a soldier will do something as part of a unit that he would never do alone. "You put bright, healthy, strong young Americans into a very difficult context, and it requires extraordinary strength of character not to get somewhat twisted out of shape," said James Campbell Quick, a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Texas at Arlington and a retired Air Force Reserve colonel. "War is a horrific kind of experience. It is in no way normal or healthy." Experts on managing prisoners also say cultural differences like those at Abu Ghraib can amplify the potential for conflict with guards. "The very idea that not only would people do these things, but also take the pictures also says something about the culture" of guards inside the prison, said Ervin Staub, a University of Massachusetts-Amherst psychologist who has trained police and soldiers in dealing sensitively with other groups. "People are not saying, 'We are doing this on the sneak, it's a bad thing to do.' It has already become normal ... to some degree at least." Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company
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NYC WasteLess Business Project
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To promote the benefits of waste prevention and recycling to New York City businesses and institutions, the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), with its consultant, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), developed the NYC WasteLess Business Project — a waste assessment and technical assistance program, conducted from October 1996 through 2001, that targeted nine business and institutional sectors. See a video that summarizes the project.
The nine business sectors chosen for the project included:
The NYC WasteLess Business Project focused on helping participating companies achieve the following goals:
Waste prevention teams worked with individual businesses and institutional partners within each sector to identify specific cost-saving, waste reduction opportunities and to establish implementation plans.
The NYC WasteLess Business Project presented successful project case studies and key, industry-specific waste prevention issues at numerous educational seminars. In addition, the project developed and disseminated periodic, industry-targeted newsletters to the larger NYC business and institutional community.
The video, NYCWasteLess: Cutting Costs by Cutting Waste, summarizes the work of the NYC WasteLess Business project.
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The work of the NYC WasteLess Business Project is described in detail in the comprehensive NYC WasteLess Summary Report, and formed the basis for the development of the NYCWasteLess website, originally launched in 2001. Relevant, sector-specific, waste prevention tips can be found in tips for your business.
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The following organizations provided funding for the NYC WasteLess Business Project: the New York City Department of Sanitation, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2.
The consulting firm, Science Applications International Corporation, received the contract to execute the project through a competitive proposal process.
Cooper Wiring Devices recycling project Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market foodwaste project Jacobi Medical Center reusables project LaGuardia Airport, Port Authority of NY & NJ fluorescent bulb project LaGuardia Airport, Port Authority of NY & NJ low-flow restroom fixture project ShopRite Supermarkets reusable bag project Staten Island University Hospital reusables project US Airways pallet distribution project
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The following businesses and organizations participated in the NYC WasteLess Business Project:
Blue Ridge Farms The Brearley School British AirwaysCooper Wiring Devices (formerly Eagle Electric Manufacturing Company) Greater Jamaica Development Corp's Jamaica Market Food Court Greater NY Hospital AssociationHunts Point Terminal Produce Market Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of NYCJacobi Medical Center LaGuardia Airport, Port Authority of NY & NJ (fluorescent bulb project & low-flow restroom fixture project ) Met Food New York Presbyterian Hospital Pizzeria UNO Public School 48 (Bronx) Shea Stadium Sheraton New York Hotel and TowersShopRite Supermarkets Sign City South Street SeaportStaten Island University Hospital US Airways
Other partners that provided additional assistance to the project include: Aramark Corporation, The Association for Resource Conservation, Bell Atlantic (Verizon), Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, Con Edison, Council on the Environment of New York City, Culinary Institute of America, D'Arrigo Brothers of New York, Inc., D. M. Rothman Company, Inc., Delphi Studios, East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Development Corporation, Empire State Development Corporation, Environmental Management Investment Group, Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association, Food Industry Alliance of New York State, Food Marketing Institute, Grand Central Partnership, Hotel Association of New York City, Long Island City Business Development Corporation, NY Convention & Visitors Bureau, NYC Board of Education, NYC Department of Business Services, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, NYC Business Integrity Commission (formerly the Trade Waste Commission), New York State Restaurant Association, Volume Services America, Inc., Wakefern Corporation.


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Discovering a slice of Africa along the Languedoc coast sends Giles Foden into a childhood
Discovering a slice of Africa along the Languedoc coast sends Giles Foden into a childhood
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Whizzing down to the south of France recently, just past the turrets of Carcassonne and the châteaux of ézignan, I found myself "indulging in a retrospect", as Henry James once put it. The occasion was the Réserve Africaine de Sigean, a magnificent safari park unaccountably situated between the vineyards of the Languedoc and the marshy beach land of the coast. We'd passed it many times before, but this year, with a nipper to entertain, we turned in and paid at the gates.
For me, they were the gates of memory, as it is not so unbelievable that some entrepreneur would put a game park here. Left to itself, the land around Sigean turns into something very like the rough scrubland and thorny savannah that I grew up on in Malawi and Uganda. It was a clever idea, too, to use the marécage, or marshland, as a border for the reserve, filling its lagoon with flamingos and crocodiles.
The inhabitants of the park seem happy, and fine specimens they are, too. A pride of lions lie on a hill in the tawny sun. A vast bull elephant sleeps standing up in his enclosure; with his front legs crossed, one over the other, and his ears flapping down, he looks like an old gentleman dozing over the paper. A baby zebra, its stripes still more brown than black, follows its mother to a waterhole, stripe upon stripe converging to a vanishing point. There is even a pair of white rhinos, which is something one would hardly ever see in Africa these days, as they have been hunted to near extinction.
But then comes a still greater surprise - a sign for boeufs watussis, as the French have it. Here are "Watusi cattle", the reference being to the Tutsi tribal grouping which, though most commonly associated with Rwanda, actually spans a vast area along the Uganda-Congo border. The cattle are also known as Ankole, after the Ugandan district around the town of Mbarara. My family used to live there. To see these magnificent, chestnut-pelted animals - with their long, thick, lyre-shaped horns - flung me back into a lost stream of life as surely as the bull would fling the toreador at that night's games in Narbonne.
The origins and genetic make-up of Ankole cattle are mysterious, some believing they were brought by nomads from ancient Egypt hundreds of centuries ago. They are to be distinguished from the various strains of East African shorthorn zebu, the ones with the humped backs, though they, too, can survive harsh conditions and go without water for long periods. The wide horn span (sometimes as much as six feet) is partly to radiate accumulated body heat.
I used to drive with my father down to the Rwandan border, where there was a grain store he had to check (he was an agricultural economist). On the way, we'd often have to part a large herd of Ankole with the Land-Rover; back home that evening, drinking beer on the veranda, we'd watch the same road as it cut through the green of the Bacwezi valley below us. Sometimes convoys of French lorries would pass, taking arms to the Hutus - dividing on the way those same longhorn cattle, associated with their ethnic enemies, that we had split that morning. This was two years before the genocide, in which France's tutelary role was, as it remains, one of the great unspeakables of international diplomacy.
Although butchered for ceremonial feasts, Ankole-Watusi cattle have something like the ven erable status of the Indian zebu, or Brahman. They are sometimes known as the "cattle of kings". President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda comes from this area (it was from Ankole that he launched his guerrilla campaign against Idi Amin) and he has one of the largest herds.
He is also a renowned breeder. Like soldiering, it's in his blood. Museveni - whose name comes from Abaseveni, a title given to Ban yan kole who fought in the 7th Regiment of the King's African Rifles during the Second World War - comes from a long line of pastoralists, a people to whom cattle mean everything. I admire him, despite the criticisms he has faced recently. He has done his best to reject the kingly direction African leaders so often move in. Having achieved a measure of political stability, substantial economic growth and reductions in levels of HIV infection, he has pulled Uganda out of the years of terror and can rightly claim to be one of Africa's greatest leaders.
Lately, however, there have been signs of rigidity in his administration. I suppose this is not surprising, after 20 years, but the president's decision to amend a constitution he himself formulated, in order to allow him to stand for a third term, caused grave international disquiet. Even Bob Geldof apparently said to him, at the launch of Tony Blair's Commission for Africa report in London in March last year, "Get a grip, Museveni. Your time is up, go away."
With the constitution duly changed, Museveni was voted in as president this February for a third time. Most observers considered the elections to be fair, even though Museveni had many advantages in being the incumbent. He clearly still has the support of the vast majority of Ugandans, who know that the material alternative could be much worse. The crust of civilisation is thin in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Does he make it thinner still by staying on, or is he right to try to preserve what he has built?
Thus the horns of the Ugandan dilemma. Like Blair versus Brown, the whole thing feels anthropological to me. It reminds one of the renewal ceremonies of African lakes tribes, Tutsis among them, whereby the old king is taken into a hut and killed by the priests and the new king (who has been hiding in the hut) is produced in a seamless transition. The problem in Kampala is that a successor has not yet emerged.
My hope is that one day Museveni will be able to retire to his farm outside Mbarara with his reputation and, more importantly, his country intact. It may be that those two things are con tradictory. In the meantime, back in England, having gone freelance from the Guardian, I muse about the possibility of importing Ankole bull semen from Uganda. A man's got to make a living somehow, and it is just the kind of niche activity in which one might thrive.
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Is my teen a budding terrorist?
As a family psychologist, I hear all kinds of parent worries. This graduation season, I heard a new one.
"My son has been a little alienated and anxious about starting college," explained the mother of a high school senior, before asking me: "I wonder — could he go along with a terrorist act?"
She pointed out that compared to Dzhokhor Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old being held in the Boston Marathon bombing, her son's school record and reputation was far less impressive. "If that [Tsarnaev] kid could do such a thing, could my son?"
While this high school senior has some social adjustment problems, every teen deals with identity issues and cognitive changes as they transition through late adolescence. But since when did parents of high school graduates add terrorism to their list of worries?
Admittedly, life after high school can be tough, whether the graduate is trying to get a job, handle the academic load of college, or just plain juggle the life problems that can erupt and multiply without parental support and supervision. The risks range from difficulties with self-reliance to mental instability and substance abuse. Small wonder that parents perched on the threshold of graduation routinely question their teen's safety and readiness for what's next.
But the recent high-profile killings in Boston and Connecticut have ratcheted up parental anxiety. Reports that Tsarnaev was well-liked and seemed "normal" to his classmates have triggered questions for parents who thought their teen was doing okay. Most parents don't wonder seriously about terrorism, but many do find themselves asking, Is my kid at risk for falling under bad influences?
For parents who have seen their kid struggling, the specter of the 20-year old Sandy Hook shooter, Adam Lanza, who apparently suffered from bullying, developmental problems and social adjustment difficulty, looms particularly large. The reality is that one in every four to five American youths will experience a serious mental disorder at some point in their lifetimes, and most mental illnesses or lethal risk-taking patterns first manifest during emerging adulthood. How worried should parents be about potential disasters during this vulnerable phase?
As shocking as those statistics are, the majority of teens still are doing well. Jeffrey Arnett of Clark University has specialized in the study of 18-25 year olds. Arnett, who coined the term "emerging adults," has shown that most young adults are adequately adjusted and many are flourishing.
When horrible news of violence perpetrated by teens hits the news feeds, it's natural to worry. Danger triggers alarms deep in the emotional centers of the brain. The neurons that fire up a storm any time a parent worries about their kid suffering some disaster travel the fast lane to an ancient part of the brain called the amygdala, a structure that alerts us about threats to our survival. From an evolutionary perspective, this makes sense. We need to care intensely about the welfare of our babies — even when they are 18-to-25 years old.
Since emerging adult children are usually not under our direct supervision, we may worry even more than when they were younger, especially with the 24/7 media blitz warning about the dangers out there. Our anxiety makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint, but that doesn't mean it actually makes sense.
Only when we calm our reptilian "fight or flight" impulse can we determine with any accuracy whether our kid may actually be at risk, or whether our minds have been hijacked by emotional sensations that may represent a false alarm.
Parents can and should consult professionals if their teens possess risk factors for mental illness, violence and maladjustment. But most parents of high school graduates should spend these days celebrating the milestone rather than obsessing over mass murderers.
We know what young adults need to thrive: close and reliable bonds with caretakers, self-control, academic skills, social and emotional competence, character and physical health, including fitness, sleep hygiene and media literacy. There is plenty of evidence-based research reviewed in my books and others about how parents can optimize their children's chances for success in college, employment and relationships. Strengths tend to prevail, especially for those young adults fortunate enough to receive ongoing emotional support from their parents.
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The other side of the coin made the front page of the Wall Street Journal today: "Families of Violent Patients: 'We're Locked Out' of Care," featuring a Seattle situation. Furthermore, the lockout starts as early as 13 years of age in one or more states.
Posted Sun, Jun 9, 11:54 a.m.
Here is the remedy for these, and most of our country's ills: Spend time with your kids, protect them from school bullies, reward them for good behavior and punish/admonish them for bad behavior. Finally, give them the respect they deserve, not the same respect YOU deserve for being an adult with a job and kids.
Posted Sun, Jun 9, 4:37 p.m.
what's most important is: what kids pick up in their first 10 years or so.
the word is "Kinderstube" or as it is called more commonly: Upbringing .
If that goes well, they're less prone to get into trouble later on.
My mom used to say: 'Children grow up in spite of their parents'.
I think that's what the lady says in her last five or so paragraphs.
not worry until its absolutely necessary.
Posted Sun, Jun 9, 10:33 p.m.
What a weird article. And whatever happened to the presumption of innocent until 'proven' guilty? The more I read about Dzhokhor Tsarnaev, the more I'm convinced he's absolutely innocent. He was just a regular 19yo college student, very smart actually. After the bombing, he went back to campus as if he did nothing wrong, most likely because he didn't. And the government has nabbed the wrong person(s), as if THAT's never happened before.
Remember the Richard Jewel bombing of the Olympics?
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Al Qaeda-linked Taliban leader reported killed in Khyber Predator strike
Ibn Amin, from a 'wanted' poster released by the Pakistani government in 2009. |
A Taliban leader who commanded one of al Qaeda's military units in northwestern Pakistan is reported to have been killed by US Predators in the Dec. 17 airstrike in the Khyber tribal agency.
Ibn Amin, the commander of the Tora Bora Brigade, one of six formations in al Qaeda's Lashkar al Zil or Shadow Army, is said to have been killed along with 32 other terrorists by the US in an unmanned Predator attack in Speen Drang in the Tirah Valley in Pakistan's Khyber tribal agency. The US carried out three strikes in the Tirah Valley on Dec. 17, and another on Dec. 16. More than 60 Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam commanders and fighters were reported killed in the three strikes.
Amin is said to have been meeting with leaders of the Lashkar-e-Islam, a Taliban-like group that controls large areas of Khyber. Eight Lashkar-e-Islam commanders were reported killed in the strike. Leaders of the Lashkar-e-Islam said Amin was among those killed in the strike.
US Intelligence officials told The Long War Journal that Amin was indeed a target of the strikes, and he is thought to have been killed.
Amin was attempting to repair a rift between top leaders of the Lashkar-e-Islam, which is commanded by Mangal Bagh, Geo News reported.
One of the most wanted Taliban leaders in Pakistan, Amin was Mullah Fazlullah's second in command; Fazlullah is the overall leader of the Swat Taliban.
In May 2009, the Pakistani government placed a 15 million rupee ($185,000) bounty out for Amin for leading the Swat Taliban's military forces during the Taliban takeover from 2007 to 2009. He was known for his brutality; his forces routinely executed and butchered anyone who opposed Taliban rule in the Swat Valley, including policemen, soldiers, and government officials.
Amin is said to have been involved in the execution and beheading of Pir Saimullah, an anti-Taliban tribal leader, and desecration of his corpse in December 2009. The Taliban dug up Pir Saimullah's corpse, hanged it upside down, and warned villagers not to bury the body lest they incur the Taliban's wrath.
As the leader of the Tora Bora Brigade, Amin is said to have commanded between 1,500 and 2,000 fighters. The Pakistani Army ejected the Taliban from Swat after the Taliban overreached and invaded neighboring districts. The Taliban takeover of Buner in April 2009, which was organized by Amin, had put the Taliban within 60 miles of Islamabad and sparked fears of a collapse of the Pakistani government.
Amin is reported to have been sheltering in the Mohmand tribal agency and reorganizing the Swat Taliban for an al Qaeda-led offensive in the northwest. According to the Asia Times, Amin's fighters were training in the Tirah Valley in Khyber.
Amin has been reported killed in the past. The Pakistani military and the interior ministry claimed that Amin was killed in May 2009 during the Swat offensive. Amin later resurfaced and took control of the Taliban forces in Swat, and continued to carry out harassment attacks against the military.
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Posted by chris at December 20, 2010 11:27 AM ET:
BBC has a section on pakistans's changing its stance of Drone Attacks. I wonder if this is posturing for its own population or are they really going to try and stop the effort
Posted by Villiger at December 20, 2010 12:47 PM ET:
Get every single one these debauched neanderthals and get their pakistani masters too. Rid this planet of all this congealed evil, even if it takes to 2024. It will have been worth it.
As for the evil of China's disdain for liberties, thats another story.
The march to rise above being a Type Zero civilisation to a Type 1 is not easy. Nobody said it would. But now its basically these 2 'isms namely Islamism and Communism that stand in the way. The latter will possibly go in the wash, rather like the mighty USSR. The former will only become amenable after a lot more blood is spilt. I don't like it, but as Johnny Cash said, I guess things happen that way...
Posted by Bungo at December 20, 2010 2:25 PM ET:
Villager said : "Get every single one these debauched neanderthals and get their pakistani masters too. Rid this planet of all this congealed evil, even if it takes to 2024. It will have been worth it."
Right On !
"The march to rise above being a Type Zero civilisation to a Type 1 is not easy. Nobody said it would. But now its basically these 2 'isms namely Islamism and Communism that stand in the way."
Actually there are probably Several more "isms" in the way but I agree with the general sentiment. As Rosanne Rosanna Dana said, "It's always something"
Posted by Sean at December 20, 2010 5:32 PM ET:
I think they're only trying to placate their populace. If they tried to stop the drone attacks, then the sale of US defense tech would start to disintegrate.
They need their F16s.
Posted by Marlin at December 20, 2010 5:42 PM ET:
It's interesting to see the Pakistani military confirm that the militants are moving, and obviously they're OK with the drones following them. I wonder what would happen if they headed for southward to Baluchistan?
Intense drone activity in Pakistan's tribal region has moved northward, mirroring the movement of suspected militants as they try to flee the targeted strikes, according to a senior Pakistani military official.Officials have seen an increased militant presence in Khyber Agency, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, said the official, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the operation.
Specifically, he says "they are moving into the Tirah Valley."
CNN: Drone activity in Pakistan moves northward, official says
Posted by Jack Daniels at December 20, 2010 8:56 PM ET:
There are two groups of militants. One is under the control of Pakistan and the other is not.
Seems to me US is targetting the group not under Pakistani control, the statement in this report says Pakistan has put a price on these militants. Thus US is effectively doing Pakistan's dirty work.
When is US really going to kill the Haqqani group and others as well or is the US skewed towards only killing the militants hated by Pakistani intelligence ISI ?
Posted by Villiger at December 21, 2010 10:13 PM ET:
Bungo, thank you for your comment.
And you're right "It's always something". Unfortunate, but true! You're also right there are a few other 'isms hanging about there.
'Modern' man we are but we're still living a dark age.
A man called J Krishnamurti gave a talk at the United Nations in 1985. Although he spoke at a more profound level, rather than a political one, he foresaw dealing with Islam'ism well before the Clash of Civilizations was written. In case its of interest, the link is here at youtube
Its only when we get beyond the 'ism's that, if we are lucky, we will have peace on this planet.
Returning to Pakistan, with its mix of religious fervour, rampant violence and handy nukes, they must be as dumb as their 'leaders' are greedy,to think they can be left alone.
So while"It's always something" is true, its kinda like one thing at a time. Their turn has come.
I observe the big change that has happened in the last year, between the two Obama strategy reviews is the realisation that Pakistan IS the problem. And it appears, though i'm at a distance, this is much more widely and boldly being pointed out by experts and influencers in the US. Is this true?
Posted by Cloud Living Review at December 22, 2010 7:43 AM ET:
The US Government knows a lot more about these militants. Their sole purpose is more than just fear. I think we need to call in the drones!
Posted by Infidel4LIFE at December 23, 2010 11:24 AM ET:
Being a talib commander has become a death sentence.
Posted by Marcus Smith at December 28, 2010 2:12 PM ET:
It seems that are efforts are continuing to be effective. This is good, I believe our government should continue with these tactics until the threat is neutralized, as a post said above me, I don't care if it takes till 2024. We must continue to fight for what is best for our nation, as well as the world at large.


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Your order will depend in part on your chosen industry and personal situation. But no matter what your business, don't think you know how to structure everything without some professional help. Based on his own experience, Feinberg suggests talking to a CPA first. "It's a good place to start, a good resource," he says.
To keep your costs down, do some homework to target your questions to cut the time you spend with professionals who bill by the hour, Feinberg says.
What if the business you're starting is homebased? When Stacey Cohen founded her Mt. Kisco, New York, marketing and PR company, Co-Communications Inc., in late 1997, her plan was to grow her homebased business slowly and strategically for five years. She had very little overhead and wasn't dependent on outside financing. Instead of writing a business plan, the first thing she did was invest $6,000 in a logo, embossed letterhead and business cards.
"In the launch stage, I needed something to speak volumes about my company, and I spent a ton of money on it," says Cohen, 42. "Some people would first look at the bottom line and ask how much revenue I was going to produce, what target markets I was going after. I knew I had to do that, too, but first I had to set the tone, the image of the company."
Obtaining a business license, setting up a bank account as a sole proprietor, registering the Web site www.co-communications.com and starting to network vigorously all followed in quick succession. "I put myself out there with those gorgeous-looking business cards and passed them around," she says. She bartered early on with a graphic designer to create her Web site in exchange for PR services. When clients came calling six months into the business, Cohen felt it was time to outsource a bookkeeper.
"The billing in advertising and marketing is very complicated. There are commissions and markups," she says. "I had to make sure everything was in line."
In 1999, Cohen moved her business into a downtown office space. Sales in 2002 were around $750,000, and she's projecting more than $1 million in sales for 2003.
The best thing you can do in the early stages of your business is to create a timetable for how you'll take care of the basics. "Things are always thrown in our path to take us off our timeline," Cohen says. "But if you can stick to it as closely as you can, you're guaranteed success. And success breeds success."
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Cover your bases and get these decisions right the first time:
- DO consult with an accountant and an attorney before your business opens to choose your business structure and take care of any necessary papers.
- DO get your state licenses and ID numbers before taking care of mechanics such as setting up your business bank account and seeking insurance coverage.
- DO protect your company from product liability before you start selling. This is particularly important in the technology field.
- DON'T sign a lease before you've secured financing and done your due diligence on a location's demographics and foot traffic.
- DON'T assume banks will finance debt you've run up on your personal credit cards in starting your business. Banks aren't keen on financing credit card debt.
- DON'T staff up with expensive employees, such as a full-time human resources, marketing or accounting person, before you can afford them. Outsource this expertise.
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One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting near Helena this evening.
Lewis & Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says that a man in his 60s was shot dead by a sheriff's deputy.
Deputies responded to the 3500 block of Moore Court to conduct a welfare check on Wednesday afternoon; they were told to approach with caution.
Sheriff Dutton said, "There was a warrant for his arrest for arson out of Musselshell County and there was an officer caution associated with it."
Sheriff Dutton isn't releasing details about what exactly took place except that the man was shot by the officer and died on the scene.
Lewis & Clark County Coroner Mickey Nelson is not releasing the name of the man at this time but he says the man appears to be in his 60s.
Sheriff Dutton says the deputy who was involved will be put on administrative leave as part of the normal procedure when law enforcement is involved in these types of incidents.
Dutton says the state Division of Criminal Investigation will be conducting the investigation into the shooting.
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Reminder: Taylor Swift has way more money than you.
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Taylor Swift definitely has her chequebook with her in London. She splashed out $80,000 on antiques in a five minute spree in Notting Hill on Wednesday. She popped into antique dealer Alice's on Portobello Road with her boyfriend Conor Kennedy.
A source said: "She wandered into Alice's and dropped $48,000 then went up the road and spent another $32,000. She was only in there for about five minutes. About half of what she bought was for her, the other for Conor. She bought a drawing of a shark, some old medicine bottles and a pinball machine for him."


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Garifuna, formerly Black Caribs, are descendants of the island Caribs of St. Vincent, in the eastern Caribbean, who intermarried with escaped African Slaves around 1765.
Fighting for their freedom, first against Spain and then against France and Britain, the Caribs of St. Vincent struggled fiercely to keep themselves from being enslaved. After several attempts, they were conquered by the British in 1798 who exiled them to the shores of Central America. About 4,000 Caribs were loaded unto ships and forcibly removed to the Bay Islands. They moved quickly from there to the mainland, establishing many villages along what is now the north coast of Honduras.
When the Garifuna of Honduras were involved on the losing side of a revolution in 1832, large numbers led by Alejo Beni fled to Belize for safety. That event is commemorated as Garifuna Settlement Day, a national holiday on November 19th iniated by Thomas Vincent Ramos. They established villages along Belize's southern coast. The British Baymen already settled there were fearful of this independent and free group of Blacks and did their best to build up a distrust of them as "devil worshippers", "baby eaters" and "witch doctors" among their own slaves.
UREMU song dominates Garifuna music; there is no distinct term for music. Most singing is accompanied by a pair of single-head wooden drums with snares, a primero and a large segundo. The names of the song styles are the same as the name of the dance beats they accompany. Dance beats vary widely and include some which are rapid and poly-rhythmic (Wan-aragua, Punta) and others with moderate tempos in both double meter (Gunai, Chumba, Paranda) and triple meter (Hungunhugu).


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Two Baldwin City teens injured in Friday accident
Two 16-year-old Baldwin High School juniors were taken by helicopter ambulance Friday night after a one-vehicle accident two miles west of LeLoup at the intersection of Stafford and Ohio roads in Franklin County.
Troy Stanley and Nick Cox suffered various injuries and were taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center where they remained Monday. Stanley is in good condition and maybe released today, he said. Cox remains in the intensive care unit.
The teens were injured after the car they were in left the roadway and rolled over numerous times, said Steve Lunger, Franklin County undersheriff. Cox was driving, said Sheriff Craig David
The accident occurred at 7:09 p.m. No other information was available.
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I received the Maroma sampler last week. I found it to be a very good cigar. Has an excellent flavor. I will be ordering another box soon.
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Our roundup of fun and free/low-cost things to do with kids in Suffolk County, Long Island, this September includes fall festivals and fairs, pirates on stage, art classes and workshops, and the annual Duck BBQ and Race.
Duck, Duck, Camp!
On your mark, get set…quack! At the 44th annual Duck BBQ & Duck Race, visitors can enjoy a day of food, hayrides, bouncy rides, clowns, raffles, music, and food. At 4pm you can either purchase one of 7,000 rubber ducks to race for $10 each (and a chance to win $1 million!) or cheer on your favorite yellow ducky. Proceeds from the day benefit Camp Pa Qua Tuck in Center Moriches, which strives to help children and young adults with both physical and developmental disabilities achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education.
Pirate Peril
Steve McCoy (pictured, left) is Long John Silver and Hans Paul Hendrickson (pictured, right) is Jim Hawkins in a musical adaptation of Treasure Island. The story, based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, follows the adventures of a young boy who finds himself face to face with a notorious buccaneer.
Fall on the Farm
Celebrate the season at the Hallockville Fall Festival and Craft Show in Riverhead and enjoy a traditional North Fork country fair featuring artisan vendors, food, music, children's games, animals, and demonstrations of traditional crafts. Proceeds benefit the Hallockville Museum Farm, a nonprofit organization.
There's always concern that art programs will get short shrift in school budgets. Thankfully, local museums, libraries, and community centers provide a safety net. Take advantage of some of these hands-on artistic activities and watch the sparks fly from your child's imagination.
Sept. 1 and 15: A Drip Painting Workshop for kids follows a family tour of the Pollock-Krasner House and studio in East Hampton.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: In Learn to Draw with Art Teacher Amy at the West Islip Community Center, your child will draw animals, landscapes, people, and artist masterworks while experimenting with different materials.
Sept. 23: In Building Blocks Workshop at Ward Melville Heritage Organization in Stony Brook, families will use 60,000 LEGO pieces to build 50 sites that will be placed on a 600-square-foot architectural treasure map. Space is limited to 50 families and registration is recommended.
Sept. 23: Artists of all ages and abilities are invited to Draw Out! at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington. Participants will construct a giant color wheel collage, build a colossal color tower, or try figure drawing from live models. In the park, they can create a watercolor, charcoal, or pastel drawing. FREE!
Sept. 23: Bring your children to Kids History Craft: Origami Toys at Brentwood Library, where they'll create their own toy using the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. FREE!
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Adults and children can volunteer to help restore local estuaries through the Marine Meadows Program. Volunteers work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension staff in either South Hampton or Sag Harbor to weave eelgrass shoots into burlap planting discs. Once the discs are complete, they will be planted by SCUBA-certified CCE staff in local restoration sites. Call 631-852-8660 x27 to register for the program.
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Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird gather up their friends and head to the Nassau Coliseum in Sesame Street Live! Can't Stop Singing. In this musical production, Elmo gets his hands on a magic wand and singing, dancing, and audience participation soon follow.
Buccaneers and Buried Gold
Children use their map-reading, counting, and language skills to help Dora, Boots, and the rest of the gang find the hidden treasure in Dora's Pirate Adventure, on stage at the Long Island Children's Museum.
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Spring 2009, Volume 42, Number 1
Peddler Poets: Itinerant Print Dissemination and Literary Access in Antebellum America
Matt Boehm
As print commodities began to figure more prominently in the transformative function of consumer purchase, peddlers began to see themselves not only as stewards of a new, economic spirit of democracy but also as amateur litterateurs capable of transforming themselves through the exchange of print.Old Afflictions: Colson Whitehead's Apex Hides the Hurt and the "Post-Soul Condition"
Jesse S. Cohn
While definitions of post-soul, at least those posited by those who have staked their own generational sense of identity on it, have tended to suspend such judgments of value, to affect a kind of diffidence over whether essences or truths exist, whether African-Americans can or should have any all-encompassing collective project, or what such a project could possibly be founded upon, it seems to me that Whitehead's writings betray a sense of anxiety over the source of cultural value, of guilty indebtedness to the past.Composing Creatively: Further Crossing Composition/Creative Writing Boundaries
Chris Drew and David Yost
The tensions between creative writing programs and the English departments that house them appear as a central concern throughout creative writing pedagogy, and account for much of the perceived distance between creative writing and composition.A Voice to the Scream: Writing the Shoah in Mauricio Rosencof's The Letters That Never Came
Lydia Gil Keff
This essay examines how The Letters That Never Came obeys a poetic construction that flaunts its fictiveness and fragmentary character, which, in turn, liberate the text for critical and aesthetic examination without undermining its propositional content.The Real and Surreal in Medieval Dream Vision: The Case of James I's Kingis Quair
William F. Hodapp
The Kingis Quair provides an engaging case study of what we might recognize now as surrealism, or perhaps proto-surrealism, in medieval literature, for in this poem James I creates a world in which his narrator escapes from the confining, isolated everyday reality of a prison tower into a dream of movement and dialogue."An Anthropological Rending of the Ghetto": Intersections of High and Popular Culture in Paul Beatty's The White Boy Shuffle
Natalie Kalich
In his role as "Negro Demagogue," Gunnar prescribes mass suicide to his followers as a way to revolt against an unrelentingly racist American culture. He labels his movement the "Emancipation Disintegration" and "the ultimate sit-in," making it clear from the outset that parody will not only be aimed at white hegemony, but also toward progressive African American moments such as the Civil Rights era.Still Personal: Joel Barlow and the Publication of Poetry in the 1780s
Will McDonald
Using Barlow's own career as an example, this paper looks at ideas of poetic authorship and publication in the 1780s, a transitional decade in literary publishing with only partial state copyrights established. A hinge decade, the 1780s saw a diversity of old and new methods and models coexist, with the publications of the 1780s revealing what William Charvat labeled the "aristocratic" model of authorship thriving alongside nascent modern practices.That Isn't All: Angélica Gorodischer and the Anti-Fairy Tale
Jeanie Murphy
The inclusion of scientific material in the narrative confers a more logical tone to the story, and that logic also serves to subvert the standard characterization of weak or powerless women in fairy tales. The granting of wishes does not need to be the domain of fairy godmothers and sorcerers; the "magic" can have its root in a woman's intellect and the particulars can be explained. Indeed, it is women who, given their brain structure, are more prepared and capable to let the magic happen.Confronting the Reality of HIV/AIDS: Self-Imposed Exile as a Journey of Self -Discovery in Nelson Mallach's "Elefante"
Jodie Parys
HIV-positive. For the millions of individuals who have had their lives altered by those words, their worlds are often divided into the period "before" and "after" the diagnosis is made. However, what happens in that shift? How does one reconceptualize the self when faced with such a drastic alteration in his or her health, life, and reality? For many individuals, the intermediate space between the "before" and "after" periods begets a vitally necessary phase in which the individual must first face the meaning of his or her condition alone prior to envisioning how to live life as an HIV-positive person.It's Not The Matrix: Thinking about Online Writing Instruction
Merry A. Rendahl
Traditional classrooms, and the simultaneous gathering of teacher and students therein, function as a "transparent technology" of education, an assumed, unquestionable practice, one to which online learning is often juxtaposed. Yet the current configuration of "the classroom" is not inevitable; it carries within it many cultural values and warrants critical examination.What Do You Think You're Doing? Poetry and Philosophy
Steven Schroeder
Neither philosophy nor poetry is simply content with the pleasure of ulteriority, though both take pleasure in it. Ulteriority is an aspect of getting clear, and that needs, not a master, but mastery, which is a practice.Critical Perspectives on the Francophone Novel
Peter Wuteh Vakunta
The postcolonial Francophone novel, in particular, has been described by critics as a hybrid text engendered by the plurality of "voices" and multicultural contexts of literary creativity.Medicine, Poetry, and Enclosure in John Clare's "The Village Doctress"
Timothy Ziegenhagen
In his poem "The Village Doctress," Clare makes a case for the efficacy of folk knowledge and folk healing traditions, and in doing so he argues for the power of the peasant poet as well.Book Reviews
An Anthology of Spanish American Modernismo Edited by Kelly Washbourne. (George Antony Thomas)
The literary movement known as modernismo (1882-1916) holds an important place in Spanish American literature since it marks the beginning of literary independence from Spain, the emergence of the professional writer, and the birth of a distinguished tradition of modern poetry.The Assault on Progress: Technology and Time in American Literature By J. Adam Johns. (D. Harlan Wilson)
In this compelling, innovative, and thoroughly informed work of literary criticism, J. Adam Johns addresses an issue that is usually relegated to the study of science fiction: the history of technological progress. Specifically, Johns wants to revise the eschatological way in which Americans have thought about technology and conflated it with teleology.Axes: Willa Cather and William Faulkner By Merrill Maguire Skaggs
Violence, the Arts, and Willa Cather Edited by Joseph R. Urgo and Merrill Maguire Skaggs.
(Melissa J. Homestead)
Willa Cather and William Faulkner represent an intriguing and potentially productive pairing for comparative study. Their works and careers are located at the rich intersection between regionalism and modernism, and both early 20th-century writers often looked back to the 19th century in their fiction.Cambridge Companion to Don DeLillo By Edited by John N. Duvall. (Jesse Kavadlo)
Despite his nearly four-decade, fourteen-novel career, Don DeLillo has only recently become "Don DeLillo," in quotes, a writer who, like the "Most Photographed Barn in America" of 1985's White Noise, no longer exists outside of images, analyses, and collective perceptions.


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I have a set of Cordon Bleu knives that have Cordon Bleu on one side with a shooting star style logo, and on the other is stamped Cordon Bleu High Carbon Japan No Stain Steel. I cannot find reference to them anywhere so I came to my old stand-by, Garden Web. Only once has a question I posted here gone unanswered :).
Anyway, the set is complete except for the meat cleaver. It also has six steak knives. Can anyone here help me out? They seem to be good knives. |
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Hmmm....? Have they a bolster?....so far all I can come up with is that Wustof has made some knives in the Japanese style, without a bolster. But those knives are obviously not German... double Hmmmm....? there is a Cordon Bleu in Japan....but wouldn't the knives then be signed with Japanese characters? |
- Posted by firstwordman (My Page) on Mon, Dec 27, 10 at 20:03
Hi Linda. I hope you've had a great Christmas. They do not have bolsters. The wording seems unusual to me: Cordon Bleu High Carbon Japan No Stain Steel. They aren't stainless steel though. I guess No Stain is more specific and I know high carbon is generally better. I can't find that logo anywhere. |
Ebay has a set going for under $50. They don't seem to be anything special. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 8 CORDON BLEU CUTLERY SET KNIVES JAPAN NO STAIN STEEL
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In Persona Q, players join the combined casts of Persona 3 and Persona 4 to solve a mystery at a school festival. There will be two editions of the game that will be available for release in Fall 2014. Both of them will be available in limited quantities, so you better jump the Evoker if you're at all interested in them.
The first edition is the normal retail bundle, but since it's the first run printing, it's special. In this first run you'll get the Tarot Card Set #2, a special collection of the Taro Cards that were used as Evokers and contains Arcanas XI-XXI, and special packaging. This will cost $49.99.
The Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: "The Wild Cards" Premium Edition is a collector's item that will cost $79.99 and is pictured above with special items. In this package, you'll get the Tarot Card Set #2, an Art Booklet with new Persona Q artwork, a Soundtrack CD and a Deluxe Hard Case for the 3DS XL.
Since these will have limited quantities available, you'll probably want to pre-order the game to ensure that you get your Persona goodies. Dive back into the madness when Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is released in Fall 2014.


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He was a stray, very loving cat, to people, not so with GG. I had him neutered last week.
GG has been spayed, years ago, and she is an indoor cat, Tom is outdoor and probably will remain that way. GG goes outside to potty, she only uses the litter box in an emergency, such as me being late getting home. He has always stalked her and attacks, from behind, claws her and bites. He learned better than attacking her face to face, she's bigger and can kick his butt. But she doesn't want to fight if she can get away. He seems more aggressive now than he was before being fixed! He actually jumped through the door to attack when I let her in earlier! A quick hit and back outside, but right under my feet! |
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Assuming he was a sexually mature tom when he was neutered, he may not relinquish his aggressiveness at all. I have a number of male cats who arrived here as young adult, intact toms. Even after neutering, they did not mellow. At that point, their aggression was as much a learned behavior as it was hormonal. They have, however, mellowed a bit with age. Your tom may be extra aggressive right now because he is still responding to some degree of physical discomfort from the neuter surgery. Also, it will take about six weeks for the residual hormones to dissipate post-neuter. I would minimize GG's outdoor access for the next couple of months and hope that the tom mellows a little after the hormones have been eliminated from his system ... but don't bank on it. Laurie |
Thanks, I want to keep him, Love him, but my GG is my first priority. I'll give him a month or so, if doesn't settle down I will put him up for adoption. I won't take him to an animal shelter, I'll try to find him a good home. Which should be easy since he is fixed, uses a litter box, at least the time I had him inside the laundry room, and all shots. |
Update, He is still scaring my GG, She will rush to the door when he approaches. But he isn't attacking her, at least in front of me. She doesn't show any signs of fighting either, so maybe he is leaving her alone. |
Sadly we had the same situation with a stray tom cat we called Load. Load was a nice cat, he loved being scratched and even talking to him would make him purr, I believe he was a house cat that got dropped off and he wanted to be a house cat again. But he would attack our indoor boys if he had a chance and he attacked the neutered boys in the feral family. We had him neutered and we crossed our fingers....for over 6 months. Then he viciously attacked one of the ferals, I stopped it with a blast from the hose. We took Load to a no kill shelter, he was older, and luckily he did get adopted into a one cat home. He's doing great. Good luck with yours, I hope he calms down for you wertach. |
He comes running as soon as I open the door to let her out, if he isn't already waiting where she can't see him when she wants out. If he is eating at the his door, she can sometimes escape. But then I have to go out in the woods and escort her back. She will sit where I can see her and meow very quietly until I come get her. He will not follow her or go to her unless she is on her back porch. He hasn't actually attacked her lately, unless I didn't see it happen. But she is scared to death of him. I'll give him one more month. |
I have adopted my second cat couple months ago. First couple days was like nightmare and we were looking so hard how to keep these two together in peace, but with one lucky collar everything settle with both of them in matter of hours. I believe you can find it in any pet shop, they are called "Calming Collar", you supposed to put it on the cat which is aggressive. As he is outdoor plus male cat, even though he is neutered, probably he is more territorial than your indoor cat. Before considering to look new home for him, I really would like you to give this collar a try. Wish them good luck and happy new year! |
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I have a 7 lb. jug of lme, leftover from pre-AG times, staring at me whenever I open the garage fridge. Assuming it is still good, (refrigerator-kept since Aug.), I'm thinking of doing a PM with 3 lbs of 2 row, a handful or two of crystal ?L, and a bit of orange peel. My question is in regards to toasting the 2 row; does the process kill the enzymes? If so, the remaining 2 lbs should be enough to convert the 1/2 lb of crystal, correct?
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The crystal doesn't need converting, Otherwise you wouldn't be able to use it as a steeping grain with extract brews. -a.
It would be a safe bet to say that toasting will denature the enzymes. You don't need to convert crystal, but I'm betting that there will be plenty of starch left in the pound of toasted 2-row that will need converted, depending on how long you toast it. If i understand, your mash would be... 2lb 2-row 1lb toasted 2-row .5lb crystal
I wouldn't toast more than half of the 2-row. The other half would be enough enzymes.
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