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Forest Grove Campus
Driving Directions
Pacific University is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, 22 miles west of downtown Portland. From Portland, the preferred route to campus is via Highway 26 (Sunset Highway), turning south at Banks (via Highways 6 and 47). The area map displays these routes.
From the North
Traveling southbound on Interstate 5, take the 405 exit West, follow signs and exit to Highway 26 West (ocean beaches/zoo).
From the South
Traveling northbound on Interstate 5, take 217 exit North, follow signs and exit to Highway 26 West.
From the East
Traveling westbound on Interstate 84, follow signs and exit to Interstate 5 southbound, follow signs to 405, and to Highway 26 West.
Then From Highway 26
Exit left onto Highway 6 (Tillamook/Banks), after driving 2 miles exit and turn right to Highway 47 south. Travel about six miles. Entering Forest Grove, turn right onto Sunset Drive at stoplight. Sunset Drive ends when it runs into campus. Turn right at the stop sign onto University Avenue. The next left is College Way, the main entrance to campus.
Ground Transportation
Tri-Met bus service can help you designate a route to the Pacific University campus: 503-238-7433, www.trimet.org.
The White Van Shuttle Service provides transportation from the Portland International Airport to the Pacific University campus: 503-774-9755.
Information about other ground transportation options is available at www.flypdx.com/Grnd_Trans.aspx.
Parking is available around the campus although you may not be able to park right next to the entrance of your residence hall or classroom.
All members of the Pacific University Community must register their vehicle at the Pacific Information Center (PIC) if parking in any University lot. You may fill out a Parking Permit Application (pdf) before coming to the PIC or please bring with you the following information:
- License Plate #
- Make and Model of the car
- Year
- Color
Student Parking
- 1st permit is $40.00
- 2nd permit is $5.00 (for students who drive more than 1 vehicle)
- Replacement for lost or stolen permit is $5.00.
For information regarding where to park please view the campus map (pdf).
- Special permits are available for visitors and overnight parking. Please visit the Pacific Information Center or Campus Public Safety to obtain a temporary parking permit.
- Parking Permits are valid for one year January to December. Please revalidate your permit in December or during the first two weeks of January. Everyone must revalidate including but not limited to students, staff and faculty.
Rules and Regulations
- Vehicles parked in a fire lane or handicapped spaces are subject to a citation and being towed at the expense of the owner/operator.
The City of Forest Grove conducts parking enforcement on public streets adjacent to the University.
The City of Forest Grove is establishing new parking time limitations on streets around campus beginning in August 05.
Please note that the City of Forest Grove is establishing new parking time limitations on several streets around Pacific University's campus beginning in August. "On-street parking" will be restricted to four hours maximum in the marked zone, 24 hours a day. The new time limitations will take place on 22nd Ave., Main St., 21st Ave., 21st Place, and University Ave. The new zones will be identified with "4-Hour Parking" signs and enforcement will begin when the new signs are installed. Fines for not adhering to the City ordinance will be consistent with the Forest Grove Parking Ordinance.
- Pacific parking policies are enforced with citations and fines. Any citation may be appealed within 10 calendar days of issuance.
Forms to appeal citations are available at:
- The PIC in the University Center
- The Student Life Office
- Parking Ticket Appeal Form (pdf)


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( 1942-), US football player; full name Roger Thomas Staubach. A quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys 1969–79, he led them to Super Bowl wins in 1972 and 1978. He was one of the NFL's dominant passers. Football Hall of Fame (1985).
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Of the 21 soldiers who began the 5.7-mile loop, only four (including Nordby and Martins) hang with Petraeus to the finish. He comes in at a pace under six minutes per mile, impressive for a guy with a metal plate in his pelvis and a gunshot wound on his chest (courtesy of a training accident). "It's very inspirational," says one of the Kentuckians, Capt. Bradley Chaney, who seems in awe of the general after getting dusted.
After the last runner finishes, Petraeus leads a calisthenics session. Minutes after I'm humbled in the push-up contest, we assemble around a pull-up bar. "You can tell a good bar by where the tape is," he says to no one in particular. He hangs, then lifts his unbent legs slowly in front of him until his shoelaces touch the bar. He repeats the abs-of-steel routine 17 times. Nordby manages to get to 20, with Petraeus at his side, screaming, "Stick of dynamite, stick of dynamite!" This phrase, I soon learn, is Petraeus-speak for "Come on buddy, you can do one more!" The general isn't impressed, asserting that Nord?by cheated on the first three by letting his legs hit the wall behind him. Spain also churns out 20.
After our workout, Petraeus asks if I want to see his office, which, it turns out, is also his bedroom. He keeps a picture of his son on his desk–next to the secure phone he uses to chat with President Bush. Petraeus's son studies at MIT and is enrolled in the ROTC program there. When asked who's faster, Petraeus says he can likely still "take" his son, but only because the youngster caught a bug working in China last summer. Petraeus also has a daughter who lives near Washington, D.C. "She's a pretty decent runner," he adds.
The general's bed sits roughly 30 inches from his desk. It's unmade, and he's embarrassed by it, tossing the covers over his two pillows. He's reading The Pentagon: A History, by Steve Vogel. Interestingly, he draws parallels between what it took to build that massive building and the qualities he sees in committed runners. "It's about the same sense of dedication, of getting it done. They had to build [the Pentagon] in short order with lots of challenges. It's another one about folks having the determination, ability, and a work ethic." He likens the Vogel book to another tome he recently finished, David McCullough's The Path Between the Seas, about the construction of the Panama Canal. It never seems to cross his mind that I might not have already read that 704-page book.
The general is engaging and seems to enjoy media attention. (Like a Hollywood star, he later sends me two signed photos of us running together.) Petraeus says he is wholly apolitical. In fact, he asserts that he can't remember what party he's registered with, a curious admission for a guy who can recall his exact time in the 1982 Omaha Marathon (2:50:53.) But it's a smart dodge for a man who is only too aware that he has to be credible on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.
Petraeus says he dreams of the time when he can go out and run by his lonesome–security detail be damned. These days, the general's runs may be his only chance to step away from the pressures of war planning and politics. Not surprisingly, he runs to clear his mind and to sleep. "This is where the world's complications become clearer to me," he says. "And I prefer running to Ambien."
His aides had insisted that I provide a bio before we ran. The last line of my CV contains a quote from E.E. Cummings: "Nothing measurable matters." No surprise, he has committed my bio to memory. His life has overflowed with achievement and absolute measurements. Without prompting, he reels off his quarter-mile split times during peak track training sessions (eight quarters, sub-75).
Gen. David Petraeus has lived his life at that enviable top end of every scale. He graduated near the top of his class at West Point and was later first in his class at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; he's been overachieving ever since. As our time together draws to a close, I get the nerve to ask him if he sees any truth in Cummings's admonition. A long pause ensues. Finally, the man who leads more than 165,000 U.S. troops in Iraq speaks up. "I'm increasingly thinking Cummings may be right," says Petraeus. "As you get older, you're less keen on having somebody start a stopwatch."


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Originally published Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Biden goes into attack mode
Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden took on the role of Democrat Barack Obama's running mate Saturday, attacking Republican candidate John McCain and making clear that whatever doubts he'd previously expressed about Obama's readiness were gone.
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Bad rap?
Sen. Joseph Biden's first bid for the presidency imploded in 1988, when he was accused of plagiarizing a speech by British politician Neil Kinnock that described the candidate's working-class roots. Biden was forced from the race after the campaign of eventual nominee Michael Dukakis circulated a videotape with Biden failing to give credit to Kinnock for a speech he gave in Iowa. Biden, however, had credited Kinnock with the remarks in his other speeches, leaving many of his supporters at the time — and long after — feeling as if Biden was pushed aside unfairly.
Source: Chicago Tribune
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden took on the role of Democrat Barack Obama's running mate Saturday, attacking Republican candidate John McCain and making clear that whatever doubts he'd previously expressed about Obama's readiness were gone.
In an appearance with Obama, Biden called him an inspiration to millions with "steel in his spine" and "a clear-eyed pragmatist who will get the job done."
He went after McCain, a longtime friend, as having given "in to the right wing of his party and yielded to the very Swift Boat politics he once so deplored."
He also said McCain would continue President Bush's policies and chided that McCain is so wealthy and insulated from average people's concerns that his version of making difficult kitchen-table decisions is that "he'll have to figure out which of his seven kitchen tables to sit at."
The appearance was the culmination of a frenetic week of speculation over who would get the vice-presidential nod from Obama. In the end, it was a longtime Washington figure whose Roman Catholic faith and blue-collar credentials — his net worth of $150,000 is decidedly middle class in the millionaire-laden U.S. Senate — seemed intended to shore up Obama's electoral weak spots.
Democratic leaders embraced Biden's selection, noting that he has served in the Senate for 35 years and has chaired the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee.
The Republican Party line was to call the choice hypocritical, highlighting Biden's campaign contributions from special-interest groups whose influence Obama said he wants to reduce and Biden's early assertions, when he was competing with Obama for the Democratic nomination, that Obama, 47, wasn't ready for the job.
Obama, introducing Biden outside the Illinois Old State Capitol, noted that Biden, 65, was a Roman Catholic born in Scranton, Pa., who had been raised working class. Responding to criticism that Biden was a Washington insider who'd first been elected to the Senate in 1972, Obama said the senator was "uniquely suited" to share the ticket with him.
"For decades he has brought change to Washington but Washington hasn't changed him," Obama said.
Obama aides were vague about the timing of his decision.
Two Biden associates said he got the call from Obama while undergoing a root canal Thursday and interrupted the procedure to accept the candidate's invitation to be his running mate.
In the end, Obama's choices came down to Biden, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, said several people involved in the deliberations. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius also was a strong contender, but dropped out as Obama focused on the other three. New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton never was seriously considered, said two officials involved with the search.
Obama's campaign had promised supporters they would be the first to know if they signed up to receive text messages. But Biden's selection leaked late Friday, hours before the text message went out. Then, glitches meant some who signed up received their messages late or not at all.
Material from The Associated Press is included in this report.
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The collection will combine von Furstenberg's bold prints with Roxy's signature silhouettes inspired by surf culture. The one-time collaboration of 35 pieces, including swimwear, beach cover-ups, boardshorts, rash guards, and beach bags will retail from $38 to $88.
"I am so excited to work with Roxy," von Furstenberg said of the partnership. "The collection is playful and fun…we wanted to empower women to go for it and ride the wave."
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ABSTRACT: Abstract Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate ester, DHEAS, are the major circulating adrenal steroids and serve as substrates for sex hormone biosynthesis. DHEA is effectively taken up by adipose tissue, where the concentrations of free DHEA are four to ten times higher than those found in the circulation. DHEA reduces adipose tissue mass and inhibits the proliferation and differentiation of adipocytes; it may also protect against obesity by lowering the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 in fat cells. Recent studies demonstrate that DHEA stimulates triacylglycerol hydrolysis in adipose tissue by increasing the expression and activity of adipose triglyceride lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase, the key enzymes of lipolysis. DHEA has been shown to modulate insulin signaling pathways, enhance glucose uptake in adipocytes, and increase insulin sensitivity in patients with DHEA deficiency or abnormal glucose tolerance. Additionally, by suppressing the activity of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 in adipocytes, DHEA may promote intra-adipose inactivation of cortisol to cortisone. Several studies have demonstrated that DHEA may also regulate the expression and secretion of adipokines such as leptin, adiponectin, and resistin. The effects of DHEA on adipokine expression in adipose tissue are depot-specific, with visceral fat being the most responsive. The mechanisms underlying DHEA actions in adipose tissue are still unclear; however, they involve nuclear receptors such as androgen receptor and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ and α. Because clinical trials investigating the effects of DHEA failed to yield consistent results, further studies are needed to clarify the role of DHEA in the regulation of human adipose tissue physiology.Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation 08/2013; 14(2):65-74. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Leptin is a peptide hormone that plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Studies in mammals have shown that circulating leptin levels reflect adiposity and that this adipocyte-derived cytokine acts as an afferent satiety signal to the brain, decreasing food intake and increasing energy expenditure. Since leptin has been found in the liver and adipose tissue of migratory birds that are able to accumulate fat reserves as endogenous fuel for flight, we hypothesized that individuals with higher fat score would have higher plasma leptin levels, as it had been found previously in mammals. The aim of this study was to determine if circulating leptin levels correlate with the amount of body fat in a migratory bird, the dunlin Calidris alpina. Adult dunlins were caught during autumn migration on the Baltic coast, and their fat score was determined. Blood samples from 150 birds were used to assess the levels of circulating leptin. We did not find any statistical differences between dunlins with various fat scores. In fact, plasma leptin levels tended to be lower in fat birds than in lean individuals. Our data indicate that in wild birds in migration mode leptin does not reflect the amount of accumulated fat. It suggests that leptin in birds during migration is neither involved in the regulation of energy homeostasis nor acts as a signal to control the amount of body fat.General and Comparative Endocrinology 04/2013; · 2.82 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) reduces body fat in rodents and humans, and increases glycerol release from isolated rat epididymal adipocytes and human visceral adipose tissue explants. It suggests that DHEA stimulates triglyceride hydrolysis in adipose tissue; however, the mechanisms underlying this action are still unclear. We examined the effects of DHEA on the expression of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), the key enzymes of lipolysis, in rat epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT). Male Wistar rats were fed a diet containing 0.6% DHEA for 2weeks and eWAT was analyzed for mRNA and protein expression of ATGL and HSL, as well as mRNA expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ 2 (PPARγ2) and its downstream target fatty acid translocase (FAT). Glycerol release from eWAT explants and serum free fatty acids (FFA) were also measured. Rats that received DHEA gained less weight, had 23% lower eWAT mass and 31% higher serum FFA levels than controls. Cultured explants of eWAT from DHEA-treated rats released 81% more glycerol than those from control rats. DHEA administration upregulated ATGL mRNA (1.62-fold, P<0.05) and protein (1.78-fold, P<0.05) expression as well as augmented HSL mRNA levels (1.36-fold, P<0.05) and Ser660 phosphorylation of HSL (2.49-fold, P<0.05). PPARγ2 and FAT mRNA levels were also increased in DHEA-treated rats (1.61-fold, P<0.05 and 2.16-fold, P<0.05; respectively). Moreover, ATGL, HSL, and FAT mRNA levels were positively correlated with PPARγ2 expression. This study demonstrates that DHEA promotes lipid mobilization in adipose tissue by increasing the expression and activity of ATGL and HSL. The effects of DHEA appear to be mediated, at least in part, via PPARγ2 activation, which in turn upregulates ATGL and HSL gene expression.Steroids 08/2012; 77(13):1359-1365. · 2.72 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Fat-specific protein of 27 kDa (FSP27) is a novel lipid droplet protein that promotes triacylglycerol storage in white adipose tissue (WAT). The regulation of the Fsp27 gene expression in WAT is largely unknown. We investigated the nutritional regulation of FSP27 in WAT. The effects of intermittent fasting (48 d, eight cycles of 3-d fasting and 3-d refeeding), caloric restriction (48 d), fasting-refeeding (3-d fasting and 3-d refeeding), and fasting (3 d) on mRNA expression of FSP27, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ2), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα), and M isoform of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (a positive control for PPARγ activation) in epididymal WAT and on serum triacylglycerol, insulin, and leptin levels were determined in Wistar rats. We also determined the effects of PPARγ activation by rosiglitazone or pioglitazone on FSP27 mRNA levels in primary rat adipocytes. Long-term intermittent fasting, in contrast to other dietary manipulations, significantly up-regulated Fsp27 gene expression in WAT. Moreover, in rats subjected to intermittent fasting, serum insulin levels were elevated; PPARγ2 and C/EBPα mRNA expression in WAT was increased, and there was a positive correlation of Fsp27 gene expression with PPARγ2 and C/EBPα mRNA levels. FSP27 mRNA expression was also increased in adipocytes treated with PPARγ agonists. Our study demonstrates that the transcription of the Fsp27 gene in adipose tissue may be induced in response to nutritional stimuli. Furthermore, PPARγ2, C/EBPα, and insulin may be involved in the nutritional regulation of FSP27. Thus intermittent fasting, despite lower caloric intake, may promote triacylglycerol deposition in WAT by increasing the expression of genes involved in lipid storage, such as Fsp27.Nutrition 03/2012; 28(3):294-9. · 3.05 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Obesity is now recognised as one of the most important risk factors for heart disease. Obese individuals have high circulating levels of leptin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue and involved in energy homeostasis. Growing evidence suggests that leptin may contribute to the development of cardiac dysfunction. In a large prospective study leptin has been shown to be an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. An independent positive association has also been found between plasma leptin levels and heart rate in hypertensive patients and heart transplant recipients. In animal studies chronic leptin infusion increased heart rate and blood pressure. It has also been demonstrated that circulating leptin levels are elevated in patients with heart failure. The level of plasma leptin was associated with increased myocardial wall thickness and correlated with left ventricular mass, suggesting a role for this hormone in mediating left ventricular hypertrophy in humans. Moreover, leptin directly induced hypertrophy and hyperplasia in human and rodent cardiomyocytes, accompanied by cardiac extracellular matrix remodelling. Leptin may also influence energy substrate utilisation in cardiac tissue. These findings suggest that leptin acting directly or through the sympathetic nervous system may have adverse effects on cardiac structure and function, and that chronic hyperleptinaemia may greatly increase the risk of cardiac disorders. Additional studies are needed to define the role of leptin in cardiac physiology and pathophysiology, nevertheless the reduction in plasma leptin levels with caloric restriction and weight loss may prevent cardiac dysfunction in obese patients.Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej (Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine) 01/2012; 66:267-74. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Trans-fatty acids (TFA) are formed during the industrial process of hydrogenation of vegetable oils. The consumption of hydrogenated fats has increased significantly over the last few decades. In Poland, the average daily intake of TFA for adults was estimated to be 2.8 to 6.9 g; which greatly exceeds the recommended daily maximum of 2 g/day (less than 1% of total energy intake). Increasing trans-fatty acid intake has detrimental effects on the lipid profile: TFA raise total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, and decrease HDL-cholesterol levels. Moreover, dietary trans-fatty acids may increase plasma levels of lipoprotein (a) and biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. Several studies have demonstrated that a high intake of TFA is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. In addition, TFA consumption has been implicated as an independent risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest. It is therefore necessary to reduce the intake of hydrogenated fats rich in trans-fatty acids in order to minimize the adverse effects of TFA on health.Polski merkuriusz lekarski: organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 07/2011; 31(181):56-9. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Leptin is a hormone secreted primarily by adipose tissue and its blood levels depend on the amount of fat stored in adipocytes. Leptin has a wide range of physiological effects. Acting directly or through the sympathetic nervous system it participates in the regulation of energy metabolism. Leptin inhibits synthesis of triacylglycerols in the liver, adipose tissue and skeletal muscles, thus reducing the intracellular lipid content in these tissues. In adipocytes, leptin down-regulates the expression of genes encoding fatty acid synthase (FAS) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), the major enzymes of fatty acid synthesis, while it up-regulates the expression of the hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) encoding gene, thus stimulating hydrolysis of triacylglycerols in adipose tissue. Moreover, leptin enhances fatty acid oxidation in adipocytes, and skeletal and cardiac muscle by increasing the expression of genes encoding key enzymes involved in this process, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD). It has also been demonstrated that this hormone improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance by stimulating glucose transport and metabolism in many tissues. It is known that leptin is involved in the long-term regulation of food intake. However, increasing evidence suggests that it may also influence energy substrate utilization in peripheral tissues. Therefore, leptin can effectively control whole-body energy homeostasis by altering lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, especially in adipose tissue and muscles.Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej (Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine) 01/2011; 65:255-62. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Trans-fatty acids (TFAs), products of partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils, have become more prevalent in our diet since the 1960s, when they replaced animal fats. TFAs also occur naturally in meat and dairy products from ruminants. There is growing evidence that dietary trans-fatty acids may increase the risk of metabolic syndrome. Several studies have demonstrated adverse effects of TFAs on plasma lipids and lipoproteins. In dietary trials, trans-fatty acids have been shown to raise the total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio and Lp(a) levels in blood. Moreover, a high intake of TFAs has been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Prospective cohort studies have shown that dietary trans-fatty acids promote abdominal obesity and weight gain. In addition, it appears that TFA consumption may be associated with the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The documented adverse health effects of TFAs emphasise the importance of efforts to reduce the content of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in foods.Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej (Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine) 01/2010; 64:650-8. - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Anorexia is possibly one of the most important causes of malnutrition in uremic patients. The cause of this abnormality is still unknown. Considering that: (a) NPY is one of the most important stimulants of food intake; (b) eating is a central nervous system regulated process and (c) NPY is expressed in hypothalamus, we hypothesized that the decrease of NPY gene expression in the hypothalamus could be an important factor contributing to anorexia associated with uremic state. In contrast to the prediction, the results presented in this paper indicate that the NPY gene expression in the hypothalamus of chronic renal failure (CRF) rats was significantly higher than in the hypothalamus of control (pair-fed) rats. Moreover, we found that serum NPY concentration in CRF rats was higher than in control (pair-fed) animals. The increase of plasma NPY concentration in CRF rats may be due to the greater synthesis of the neuropeptide in liver, since higher level of NPY mRNA was found in liver of CRF rats. The results obtained revealed that experimental chronic renal failure is associated with the increase of NPY gene expression in hypothalamus and liver of rats.Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 02/2007; 1772(1):26-31. · 4.66 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived plasma protein, has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of fatty acid and glucose metabolism. Adiponectin enhances fatty acid oxidation both in skeletal and cardiac muscle as well as in the liver, thus reducing triglyceride content in these tissues. Moreover, it stimulates glucose uptake by skeletal and cardiac muscle, and inhibits glucose production by the liver; consequently decreasing blood glucose levels. This review focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying adiponectin effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and liver.Journal of physiology and pharmacology: an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society 12/2006; 57 Suppl 6:103-13. · 2.48 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Weight cycling is one of the widely used weight reduction strategies; however, the adverse effects of this method include regaining significant amounts of weight. The molecular mechanisms underlying weight gain following cycles of dietary deprivation and refeeding are still poorly understood. One of the possibilities is that repeated loss and gain of weight may promote fat deposition in adipose tissue. To test this hypothesis we investigated serum leptin levels and lipogenic enzyme activities in white adipose tissue (WAT) of male Wistar rats during 12 days of ad libitum feeding following multiple cycles of alternating food deprivation and refeeding. Rats subjected to eight cycles of food deprivation and refeeding (MFR group) showed significantly decreased circulating leptin levels when compared with control rats (nearly 50% decrease in leptin levels, P < 0.01). Throughout 12 days of ad libitum feeding, serum leptin levels increased modestly but remained significantly (24%, P < 0.05) lower than control levels. Fatty acid synthase (FAS) and malic enzyme (ME) activities (chosen as representatives of enzymes directly involved in fatty acid synthesis) were found to be considerably higher in WAT of MFR rats refed for 3 days in comparison to control rats, and remained elevated even after 12 days of refeeding. These observations suggest that the elevation of lipogenic enzyme activities induced by multiple cycles of dietary deprivation followed by refeeding persists for several days, markedly increasing the lipogenic capacity of adipose tissue, which, accompanied by a decrease in circulating leptin levels, may promote weight gain.Journal of physiology and pharmacology: an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society 12/2006; 57 Suppl 6:115-27. · 2.48 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Fat is the main source of energy for birds during a long-distance flight. Migration routes are usually divided into several steps. In stopover sites migratory birds restore energy reserves needed for continuation of migration. During a long-distance flight and when foraging at a stopover site birds should be able to assess their actual reserves accumulated in the form of fat stores. The information about energy being stored in body reserves may be provided by circulating factors involved in body mass regulation, such as adipose-derived hormone leptin. To date, little is known about the expression and potential role of leptin in birds. The aim of the present study was to determine whether leptin is synthesized in the liver and adipose tissue of the dunlin (Calidris alpina), a long-distance migrant. Western blot analysis with leptin-specific antibody detected a protein with a molecular mass of approximately 15-16 kDa in dunlin liver and adipose tissue. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating leptin expression in the liver and adipose tissue of a migratory bird. This finding raises the possibility that in birds leptin may signal the status of energy reserves during migratory flight.General and Comparative Endocrinology 10/2006; 148(3):336-9. · 2.67 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenal steroid, is known to decrease body fat. Thus, it may also alter the endocrine functions of adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to determine if administration of DHEA might influence adiponectin gene expression and secretion from adipose tissue. We demonstrate here the inducing effect of exogenously administered DHEA on adiponectin gene expression in epididymal WAT and adiponectin levels in serum of rats fed a DHEA-containing diet (0.6%, w/w) for 2 weeks, accompanied by a reduction in epididymal adipose tissue mass. A corresponding increase in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR(gamma)) mRNA expression suggests that PPAR(gamma) may be involved in the up-regulation of adiponectin gene expression after DHEA treatment. The presented observations indicate that the positive effects of DHEA, which seems to play a protective role against insulin resistance and atherosclerosis, may be in fact indirect and due to up-regulation of adiponectin gene expression and stimulation of adiponectin secretion from adipose tissue.Biochemical Pharmacology 08/2005; 70(2):249-57. · 4.65 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The endothelial cell surface expression of ecto-5'-nucleotidase (E5'N, CD73) is thought to be essential for the extracellular formation of cytoprotective, anti-thrombotic and immunosuppressive adenosine. Decreased E5'N activity may play a role in xenograft acute vascular rejection, preventing accommodation and tolerance mechanisms. We investigated the extent of changes in E5'N activity and other enzymes of purine metabolism in porcine hearts or endothelial cells when exposed to human blood or plasma and studied the role of humoral immunity in this context. Pig hearts, wild type (WT, n = 6) and transgenic (T, n = 5) for human decay accelerating factor (hDAF), were perfused ex vivo with fresh human blood for 4 h. Pig aortic endothelial cells (PAEC) were exposed for 3 h to autologous porcine plasma (PP), normal (NHP) or heat inactivated human plasma (HHP), with and without C1-inhibitor. Enzyme activities were measured in heart or endothelial cell homogenates with an HPLC based procedure. The baseline activity of E5'N in WT and T porcine hearts were 6.60 +/- 0.33 nmol/min/mg protein and 8.54 +/- 2.10 nmol/min/mg protein respectively (P < 0.01). Ex vivo perfusion of pig hearts with fresh human blood for 4 h resulted in a decrease in E5'N activity to 4.01 +/- 0.32 and 4.52 +/- 0.52 nmol/min/mg protein (P < 0.001) in WT and T hearts respectively, despite attenuation of hyperacute rejection in transgenic pigs. The initial PAEC activity of E5'N was 9.10 +/- 1.40 nmol/min/mg protein. Activity decreased to 6.76 +/- 0.57 and 4.58 +/- 0.47 nmol/min/mg protein (P < 0.01) after 3 h exposure of HHP and NHP respectively (P < 0.05), whereas it remained unchanged at 9.62 +/- 0.88 nmol/min/mg protein when incubated with PP controls. C1-inhibitor partially preserved E5'N activity, similar to the effect of HHP. Adenosine deaminase, adenosine kinase and AMP deaminase (other enzymes of purine metabolism) showed a downward trend in activity, but none were statistically significant. We demonstrate a specific decrease in E5'N activity in pig hearts following exposure to human blood which impairs adenosine production resulting in a loss of a cytoprotective phenotype, contributing to xenograft rejection. This effect is triggered by human humoral immune responses, and complement contributes but does not fully mediate E5'N depletion.Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 06/2005; 1741(1-2):191-8. · 4.66 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Clenbuterol (Clen), a beta(2)-agonist, is known to produce skeletal and myocardial hypertrophy. This compound has recently been used in combination with left ventricular assist devices for the treatment of end-stage heart failure to reverse or prevent the adverse effects of unloading-induced myocardial atrophy. However, the mechanisms of action of Clen on myocardial cells have not been fully elucidated. In an attempt to clarify this issue, we examined the effects of chronic administration of Clen on Ca(2+) handling and substrate preference in cardiac muscle. Rats were treated with either 2 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1) Clen or saline (Sal) for 4 wk with the use of osmotic minipumps. Ventricular myocytes were enzymatically dissociated. Cells were field stimulated at 0.5, 1, and 2 Hz, and cytoplasmic Ca(2+) transients were monitored with the use of the fluorescent indicator indo-1 acetoxymethyl ester. Two-dimensional surface area and action potentials in current clamp were also measured. We found that in the Clen group there was significant hypertrophy at the organ and cellular levels compared with Sal. In Clen myocytes, the amplitude of the indo-1 ratio transients was significantly increased. Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) content, estimated by rapid application of 20 mM caffeine, was significantly increased in the Clen group. The action potential was prolonged in the Clen group compared with Sal. Carbohydrate contribution to the tricarboxylic cycle (Krebs cycle) flux was increased several times in the Clen group. This increase was associated with decreased expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha. This study shows that chronic administration of Clen induces cellular hypertrophy and increases oxidative carbohydrate utilization together with an increase in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) content, which results in increased amplitude of the Ca(2+) transients. These effects could be important when Clen is used in conjunction with left ventricular assist devices treatment.AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology 04/2005; 288(3):H1468-76. · 4.01 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We compared concentrations of nucleotide substrates and activities of enzymes of nucleotide metabolism in pig and human blood, heart, and kidney. The most important difference was lower ecto-5-nucleotidase (ESN) activity in both pig hearts and kidney. Furthermore, higher hypoxanthine, inosine, adenine, and uracil, but lower uridine and uric acid concentrations were observed in pig blood as compared to human. A twofold increase in UTP concentration has been observed in pig hearts following 4 h perfusion with human blood. Purine metabolism is an important target for genetic and pharmacological manipulation during xenotransplantations.Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids 02/2005; 24(4):263-6. · 0.89 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Ecto-5'-nucleotidase (E5'N) is an extracellular enzyme forming anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive adenosine. We evaluated whether confrontation of pig heart and endothelial cells with human blood changes the activity of E5'N. Pig hearts were perfused ex vivo with fresh human blood for 4 h. Pig aortic endothelial cells (PAEC) were incubated in vitro with human plasma for 3 h. Ex vivo perfusion of pig heart with fresh human blood resulted in a decrease in E5'N activity to 62% and 61% of initial in wild-type and transgenic pig hearts, respectively. PAEC activity of E5'N decreased to 71% and 50% of initial after 3 h exposure to heat-inactivated and active complement human plasma, respectively, while it remained constant in controls. Pig heart activity of E5'N decreased following exposure to human blood, which may affect adenosine production and exacerbate hyperacute and vascular rejection.Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids 02/2005; 24(4):271-4. · 0.89 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the most abundant steroid hormone in human blood, is considered to be one of fat-reducing hormones. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying DHEA mode of action in obesity has not been fully clarified. The pivotal role in the maintenance of cellular lipid and energy balance is played by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) which acts as transcriptional activator of numerous genes encoding enzymes involved in fatty acid catabolism. Lately published papers suggest that resistin, a low molecular-weight protein produced by adipose tissue, may act as an inhibitor of adipocyte differentiation and could regulate adipose tissue mass. Recent studies have established that the promoter region of the resistin gene contains several putative PPAR response elements. Since DHEA has been characterized as a peroxisome proliferator able to induce hepatic genes through PPARalpha, we hypothesised that DHEA might affect PPARalpha and, subsequently, resistin gene expression in adipose tissue. In order to test this hypothesis, an experiment was performed comparing PPARalpha and resistin gene expression in white adipose tissue (WAT) of male Wistar rats fed standard or DHEA-supplemented (0.6% (w/w)) diet for 2 weeks. DHEA administration to the rats induced PPARalpha and resistin gene expression in WAT (3- and 2.25-fold, respectively; as determined by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)); reduced body weight, epididymal adipose tissue mass and decreased serum leptin levels. We propose that DHEA may impact on the transcription of resistin gene through a mechanism involving PPARalpha and that an elevated resistin level may lead to an inhibition of adipogenesis and a decrease in adipose tissue mass.Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 05/2004; 218(1-2):57-64. · 4.24 Impact Factor - Postepy biochemii 02/2004; 50(3):256-71.
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ABSTRACT: Adiponectin, an adipocyte-secreted protein encoded by the ACDC gene (also known as APM1), has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of fatty acid and glucose metabolism in liver and muscle, where it modulates insulin sensitivity. Adiponectin enhances fatty acid oxidation in liver and muscle, thus reducing triglyceride content in these tissues. Moreover, it stimulates glucose utilization in muscle and inhibits glucose production by the liver, consequently decreasing blood glucose levels. Plasma adiponectin levels are positively correlated with insulin sensitivity in humans. Circulating adiponectin forms a wide range of multimers. Mutations in the ACDC gene result in an impaired multimerization and/or impaired secretion of adiponectin from adipocytes, both linked to the development of insulin resistance and type II diabetes. This review focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying hypoadiponectinemia associated with the diabetic phenotype. We further discuss the more recent findings that implicate adiponectin multimer formation as an important feature of the biological function of this adipocyte-derived hormone.Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej (Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine) 02/2004; 58:449-57.
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HBO passed on this promising project which originally starred John Boyega, but what is their lost would be BET's gain. After ordering 10 episodes of North Philly's own Real Husbands of Hollywood, Hart could play the role of young Mike Tyson in a dramatic turn for both the funnyman and the entertainment network. Akim Black and Sakinah Bingham would co-star in this six episodic mini-series which would find us exploring the mind of the Baddest Man on the Planet during his formative years.
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OAK BROOK, Ill., July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE: RPAI or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors declared the third quarter dividend for the Company's 7.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend of $0.4375 per preferred share will be paid on September 30, 2014, to preferred stockholders of record on September 19, 2014.
The Company also announced that its Board declared the third quarter dividend of $0.165625 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The common dividend will be paid on October 10, 2014, to Class A common stockholders of record on September 26, 2014.
Retail Properties of America, Inc. is a REIT and is one of the largest owners and operators of high quality, strategically located shopping centers in the United States. As of March 31, 2014, the Company owned 227 retail operating properties representing 31.2 million square feet, including its pro rata share of unconsolidated joint ventures. The Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RPAI. Additional information about the Company is available at www.rpai.com.
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Pascal Barbot rose to fame thanks to his restaurant's amazing-value food and casual atmosphere, but after the passage of several years, Astrance has become resolutely haute, with prices to match. There's no à la carte; you can choose from a lunch menu for €70, a seasonal menu for €150, or the full tasting menu for €230 (this is what most people come for)—the latter two are available at lunch and dinner. His dishes often draw on Asian ingredients, as in grilled
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Karen & Tom will be joining us in Lembeh for their 5th trip 4-11 November. Although they are keen muck-divers, they are dead keen to do some exploration diving as well. We are therefore opening an invitation to anyone else who also wants to join us!
We will be running normal diving during this time, but as Karen & Tom want to do as much exploration as possible, we will also be be running exploration trips almost every day!
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Governor Rick Snyder said physicians will now be asked to include information on the so-called body mass index of patients under 18 years of age to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry, a database set up in 1998 to track the immunization records of state residents.
BMI is basically a height-to-weight ratio that doctors use to measure obesity, a condition that raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, various cancers and hypertension, among other things.
Obesity is fast replacing tobacco as the single most important preventable cause of chronic non-communicable diseases, according to recent study by the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
It is expected to add an extra 7.8 million cases of diabetes, 6.8 million cases of heart disease and stroke, and 539,000 cases of cancer in the United States by 2030, the study said.
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I've been reading through this thread and have the same problem as many people: when trying to activate student version of autocad 2013 for mac, it gives me "Le numéro de série que vous avez entré est incorrect. Recommencez. (Erreur 1)(its in french). I've tried installing as a trial and then activating and it gave me the same problem. I had finished my days of trial before deciding to activate as a student, could that be the source of the problem?
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I've just installed Autodesk Maya 2013 on Linux Fedora 18. The installation went smoothly but now I am unable to activate it. After chosing "connect now and activate" I get the message
"The request code you entered is not valid. Try again (Error 3)"
I have entered the serial number and product key exactly as displayed. Not sure what I should do now.
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Do reply back via Private Message (click on my joane.bonghanoy profile name and then "Send this user a private message") with your Serial Number and Request Code.
I've been reading through this thread and have the same problem as many people: when trying to activate student version of autocad 2013 for mac and maya 2013 for mac, it gives me "The serial number you entered is not valid. Try again. (1). I've tried intalling through the registeronce web page but still the same.
Hi Martin and welcome to the forums!
We recently has an issue in the Education Community where newly created serial number were showing as invalid. Your account seems to have been caught in this issue.
Our Education Community team is working to have the invalid serial numbers validated as soon as possible, however, due to the volume of affected accounts, this could still take up to 48 hours to be fully resolved.
For the time being, we apologize for any inconveniences and ask to you use your product as a trial version until the issue has been resolved.
Thank you for your understanding,
I can't receive the serial number and product key, and I got this message:
We're sorry we cannot provide you with a serial number at this time.
Please proceed to download and install your software, and use it in "trial mode" for up to 30 days.
Return to this site before then to obtain your serial number from the free software link.
The version I downloaded is AutoCAD 2013 for Mac (English).
Please help!
Hi Shiyu,
Looking at your account, there is already an AutoCAD for MAC Serial Number and was activated successfully last 2/17/2013.
Do reply back if you still have issues with your Student License.
I have a product key for my autocad. I tried to install the new version of autocad with the product key at the last day of the trial version expire date. But after inserting the product key its showing an error stating that you don have permission install this version of autocad.
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Ecuadorian stray becomes global celebrity after bonding with adventure racing team
That Ecuadorian street dog who befriended a Swedish adventure racing team after they tossed him a meatball is an official resident of Sweden now.
Arthur, as the team named him, followed the extreme racers for the last 50 or so miles of the 430-mile race — slogging through mud, traipsing through jungle growth, climbing up mountainsides and at one point, after race officials advised the team to leave the dog behind, plunging into a river and swimming alongside their kayaks.
The team had stopped to eat before the final two stages of the race when member Mikael Lindnord noticed the scruffy yellow stray and tossed him a meatball from the can he was eating from.
It was a simple, nonchalant gesture — one Lindnord said he didn't think too much of at the time.
Clearly, though, Arthur did.
When the four-member team finished lunch and resumed the race — beginning a 24-mile hike through the rainforest — Arthur, named after the legendary King Arthur, got up and followed.
Adventure Racing is a form of extreme sport that combines continuous hiking, trekking, mountain biking and kayaking.
At a checkpoint before the final segment of the race — a 36-mile stretch of river — race organizers warned the team that taking Arthur along was inadvisable and posed a risk to both the dog's safety and their's.
Team members agreed to push on without him, but after their kayaks pulled away Arthur jumped into the river, caught up with them and swam alongside.
When Lindnord saw the dog was struggling to keep up, he pulled Arthur aboard.
Spectators standing on shore applauded.
By the end of the race, Lindnord said he had decided to try and adopt the dog and take him back to Sweden.
He admitted in a Daily Mail article that Arthur — due to living a harsh life on the streets — was in pretty bad shape even before accompanying the team on the last two legs of the race.
Once the race was over, Arthur was taken to a vet in Ecuador, and Lindnor applied to Sweden's board of agriculture, or Jordbruksverket for permission to bring Arthur home. Arthur had already become a media star by then.
"I almost cried in front of the computer, when receiving the decision from in Sweden," Lindnord wrote on the Facebook page of Team Peak Performance.
They flew home together this week.
"I came to Ecuador to win the World Championship," he said. "Instead, I got a new friend."
(Photos: Krister Göransson)
Posted by John Woestendiek November 25th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: adventure, animals, arthur, bicycles, bonds, can, dog, dogs, ecuador, extreme, follows, hiking, jungle, kayaks, loyalty, meatball, mikael lindnord, pack, pets, race, racers, rainforest, river, stray, strays, sweden, team, team peak performance, trekking
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"No comment" would have sufficed: TV reporter bitten while seeking interview
A woman who didn't want to tell a TV news team "how she felt" about her daughter being shot threw a rock at them, shook a baseball bat at them, and then sent her dogs after reporter Abbey Niezgoda of ABC 6 News in Rhode Island.
The crew was on assignment in Providence, seeking to interview the mother of a teenage girl who was shot at a graduation party over the weekend.
Instead of politely declining to speak on-camera, Melissa Lawrence hurled a rock at ABC6 photographer Marc Jackson, then went inside for a baseball bat. Seconds later, she told her dogs to attack.
As Lawrence shouted commands, the dogs chased Niezgoda into a backyard a few houses away.
Niezgoda was a treated for a bite on her forearm.
Melissa Lawrence was charged with two counts of felony assault with a dangerous weapon.
Lawrence's daughter, who was shot in the lower back, has since been released from the hospital.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 7th, 2013 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: abbey niezgoda, animals, bite, bitten, chase, crew, dogs, interview, media, mother, news, pets, providence, reporter, rhode island, shooting, team, teenager, television, tv, victim
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Ruby reassembled
A team of 40 vets and nurses, working around the clock for over two months, helped reassemble a three-year-old dog named Ruby after she was hit by a car.
After a series of operations at a cost of £11,500, Ruby, who remained cheerful and upbeat throughout the ordeal, is recovering, according to the Daily Mail.
Ruby suffered fractures to her two front legs, sternum and toe, a dislocated knee, ruptured ligaments and internal bleeding when she was struck by the car on January 26.
Because she did not have any head injuries, the vets said if she could live through the next 24 hours she had a good chance.
"Her legs will take about five months to heal totally but in herself she is happy, sweet-natured and an inspiration to the rest of us," said her owner, Vanessa Gillespie. "The vet said he had never seen a dog so broken still so happy. Most dogs would not have survived but Ruby is a toughie.'
Ruby was run over in the village of Cambourne in Cambridgeshire.
She spent five weeks at Queen's Veterinary School Hospital in Cambridge, and had two major operations — first a nine-hour procedure in which her broken legs were repaired using four metal plates and screws, then a seven-hour operation to replace the ruptured knee ligaments, carry out skin grafts and amputate the broken toe. The fractured breastbone and internal bleeding were left to heal naturally.
Gillespie said most of the bill was covered by insurance. "If she had not been insured we would have had to put her down," she said.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 25th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, broken, car, dislocated, dogs, fractured, healing, hit, injured, insurance, insured, knee, legs, news, ohmidog!, operations, pets, queen's veterinary school hospital, reassembled, recovery, ruby, severely, sternum, surgry, survival, survived, team, vanessa gillespie, veterinarians, veterinary
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Bonnie & Clyde: A blind dog's guide dog
When two stray border collies were taken in by Meadow Green Dog Rescue in England, operators of the shelter gave them names befitting a team — Bonnie and Clyde.
Then they found out just how special a team they are: Clyde, it turns out, is blind, and Bonnie is his unofficial guide dog.
The rescue has no idea where the duo came from, but reports that Bonnie stays inches from Clyde's side while guiding him on walks, or to food or water, and lets him rest his head on her haunches whenever he becomes disoriented.
When they are together, Clyde, estimated to be five years old, seems nearly as capable as any dog. But when Bonnie, believed to be two years old, is not at his side, Clyde refuses to move.
The inseparable pair were rescued as strays three weeks ago — found abandoned on a street in the middle of a storm, the Telegraph reported.
Meadow Green Dog Rescue in Loddon, Norfolk, is trying to find them a new home, but officials there are insisting they be adopted as a team.
"If Clyde's unsure where he is he will suddenly go behind her and put his face on her back so she can guide him where he is going," said Cherie Cootes. "He totally relies on her the whole time. When she walks she tends to stop and make sure he's there – she does look out for him.
"There's absolutely no option of homing them separately – they have to go as a pair," she added.
A citizen spotted the two dogs running through the rain in Blundeston, Norfolk. When she opened her car door they jumped right in. The dogs have no identification on their collars, and are not microchipped.
Cherie described the dogs as "typical high-spirited collies" and said they would make ideal pets in a home with a large, secure yard away from busy roads.
Sue Cootes, 59, who runs the rescue center with her daughter Cherie, said it was amazing to watch Bonnie assist Clyde.
"It's just instinctive with them to help each other and it's marvelous to see animals doing this together," she said. "Without Bonnie, Clyde would be lost. They can't be separated, we need someone to take them both on."
Posted by John Woestendiek July 26th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: adopt, adoption, assistance, blind, blind dog, bonnie, bonnie and clyde, border collies, cherie cootes, clyde, duo, england, great britain, guide, guide dog, helper, home, loddon, meadow green dog rescue, norfolk, pair, rescue, shelter, strays, sue cootes, team, uk
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Missing Iditarod dog shows up after 3 days
Nigel, the Iditarod dog who left his team and took off into the Alaska wilderness after his musher's sled was disabled, showed up Friday.
The husky became separated from first-time competitor Nancy Yoshida on Tuesday.
While searchers had spotted Nigel from the air and were following his movements, Nigel arrived on his own at the Talvista Lodge near Skwentna, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.
Iditarod spokesman Chas St. George said Yoshida cried upon being reunited with her dog. "You could tell the two of them missed each other a lot," he said.
Nigel was well-hydrated and was in very good condition, considering he'd been roughing it for three days. "Nancy fed him right away out there, and he's continued to eat," St. George said. "He's doing fine."
Yoshida, 58, of North Dakota, said the husky "was pretty shook up" after she crashed while trying to negotiate a difficult stretch of the route, about 200 miles into the race.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 14th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: alaska, dog, husky, iditarod, missing, musher, nancy yoshida, nigel, race, sled dog, team, wilderness
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Dog goes missing on Iditarod Trail
Race officials yesterday vowed to continue the search for a dog missing in the Iditarod.
Nancy Yoshida, 58, of North Dakota, who was entered in her first Iditarod sled dog race, was forced to drop out of the 1,100-mile race around midday Tuesday after her sled lost its runners. In the process, one of her dogs got loose and is lost in the winter wilderness, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.
After becoming stalled amid sharp switchbacks and losing both runners on her sled, one of the dogs on Yoshida's team became separated from the team of 16 and ran off, race spokesman Chas St. George said today.
Searchers in the area, which is within the first quarter of the course, had been looking for the dog since daybreak, St. George said. Yoshida, who "spent a long time looking for her dog" on Tuesday, remains at the nearby Rainy Pass checkpoint.
"We've had great success" finding lost dogs in the past, St. George said. While the searchers "would never put their lives in jeopardy … we're going to continue to search until we find this dog."
Meanwhile, a necropsy on a dog that died in the race found no obvious cause of death, according to Iditarod race marshall Mark Nordman. Further tests were planned, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
The 6-year-old male, named Victor, was in the team of Jeff Holt from North Pole. When the dog faltered, Holt tried to revive him, then carried him in the sled to the Rohn checkpoint, where veterinarians pronounced the dog dead.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 11th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: 2009, alaska, anchorage, death, died, dog, iditarod, jeff holt, lost, mushers, nome, race, search, searchers, sled, team, victor, wilderness, yoshida
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City seeks animal emergency volunteers
One of the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina — pretty much the same lesson the police officer in San Marcos, Texas learned — is that, no, it's not just a dog.
People will go to great lengths to save their pets, or even refuse to leave them behind in a disaster. And the public sentiment is clearly that pets deserve to be rescued as much as we do.
In response to the demand for emergency preparedness plans for animals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the National Disaster Animal Response Team was created, and states, counties and now cities have begun creating their own disaster response teams.
The city of Baltimore is looking for volunteers to assist in forming a team that will rescue and care for animals during disasters and emergencies.
At the state level, the teams are knowns as State Animal Response Teams or SARTs. At the city level, the teams will be knowns as CART (for City Animal Response Teams). Volunteers will be trained in animal emergency preparedness and response, according to the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), which issued the call for volunteers.
For information about SART and CART, go to www.sartusa.org. For information about how you can get involved with the Baltimore CART volunteer group, contact Alexis Mitchell at email@example.com
(Photo: Cover of "Pawprints of Katrina," by Cathy Scott, Wiley Publishing, Inc.)
Posted by John Woestendiek August 28th, 2008 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal, animal response teams, animal welfare, barcs, disaster, emergency, katrina, preparedness, team, volunteers
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