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Fringe visibility in speckle velocimetry and the analysis of random flow components
Applied Optics, Vol. 23, Issue 24, pp. 4460-4462 (1984)
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Original Manuscript: August 13, 1984
Published: December 15, 1984
K. Hinsch, W. Schipper, and D. Mach, "Fringe visibility in speckle velocimetry and the analysis of random flow components," Appl. Opt. 23, 4460-4462 (1984)
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- A. Papoulis, Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes (McGraw-Hill, Tokyo, 1965), p. 213.
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I am not a nail geek so just wanted some advice, I had a shellac mani and pedi done 10 days ago, my nails lasted 4 days, ok so I do spray tanning and my hands are constantly being washed and I am a bit of a clean freak but is 4 days normal they started flaking away one nail just completely flaked off and in the end I had to pick it off because I didnt have time to get back to the salon to have it removed. My toes still have varnish on but it has chipped/flaked quite a bit at the bottom near the cuticles and looks terrible. Also when I had it done they called it a shellac pedicure but no work at all was done on my feet no hard skin filed or anything it was literally just a nail paint, I was told there could be no product or anything on the hands/feet. If all the above is normal then fine but I was a bit dissapointed with my nails only lasting 4 days ( |
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Of course it should last more than 4 days.
That said you need to play your part and look after them by wearing rubber gloves whilst cleaning and use a good cuticle oil. You really should have gone back to the Salon and let them see what had happened re the chipping flaking and they would have tried to work out how it happened and been able to rectify the problem. I know I would hate for anyone to be disapointed in a treatment I had carried out and would rather they came back to me to sort it out than be put off getting another treatment. |
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Shellac should "with normal wear" last 2 weeks, I've found that with different clients and varying conditions it can last anything from 7 days to 4 weeks. Clients who have very dry nails or wont use their solar oil dont get such a long wear out of them and can find they peel right off.
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Thanks everyone, to be fair I did not expect my finger nails to last that long but thought I would get at least a week, but from reading this I do not take the best care of my nails so this may be why.
In regards to the feet I have regular pedis and she even said they were in great condition so I dont think what is happening should be! I wasnt told about any aftercare so this solar oil is news to me. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt so I will try and get back there this week so at least they can see my toes and explain about the nails and see what they say. |
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Shellac Manicure or Pedicure includes, cut/file, cuticle work & Shellac application. This really should be stated on websites/pricelists so clients know excatly what they are getting.
For an extra £10 I also offer a Shellac Spa Pedicure, which also includes foot soak, exfoliation, hard skin removal & massage. Also regarding aftercare, it is best to avoid suntan lotions/insect repellents that contain deet as this can disolve the Shellac, & I always say when doing any cleaning/washing up wear gloves to avoid getting any chemicals on the nails. x |
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Hi! This really does not sound right at all - especially as yes, you may handle chemicals, but you are experiencing problems with the Shellac on your toes too? It lasts weeks and weeks on everyone I've treated!
So, quick question, but did the therapist/technician use the CND UV lamp when they applied your Shellac? Use of the incorrect lamp could seriously impact the performance of the product, yet so many seem to be skimping and using A.N.Other Brand lamp! Also, did they complete a full PEP prior to application? PEP means to Perform a manicure (which should include thorough and meticulous cuticle work - this is crucial!), to Eliminate surface contaminants and Purify nail layers (using CND Scrubfresh). Just a little food for thought... x |
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We will be back to posting after New Years, but in the meantime, Happy Holidays from Beach Peanuts!
I'm still on a semi-hiatus this week, but there's still plenty going on in Florida politics right now.
If you're itching to fight back against Rick Scott and the other Republicans in Florida there's a blogger, activist meetup taking place this weekend in Inverness with like-minded grassroots folks and Democratic politicians, including, I hear, Charlie Crist. (I won't be able to attend as Beach Peanuts is busy preparing to move operations later in the summer, we hope.)
So if you're free, see blogger SemDem's post here for more details, and head to Inverness if you can. It will be a great way to make a dent in SemDem's "My Stupid State" series, and I personally would love to stop writing about Rick Scott about as much as you want to stop reading about him and living under his version of "paradise."
It's NOT working, and it's time to put Rick Scott out of what seems to be for him, a VERY profitable job.
It's hard to believe, but Beach Peanuts is five years old this month.
Five years!
When I started the blog, I wasn't really sure how long it would last, if I would want it to last that long, and where it would go from there, but five years later, I'm still here. (The original blog is still here, but over there.)
When I started, little did I know that a guy with a company that broke the record books for Medicare fraud would come to the heart of Medicare country and run for Governor, and further shock me and so many others by actually winning. In my first post on Scott, I referred to him as the "Eddie Haskell of Florida," which later morphed into "Voldemort" as those of us who loathe him got to know him better, or as much as you can know someone who lurks in the shadows and is rarely seen in public, except for election season. I never would have dreamt I would have spent so much time writing about someone as bad as Scott, but let's face it, he's a disaster, and there's been a lot to cover. So much that it took time away from other dreadful Republicans, Conservatives, Teas, and general wing nuts who needed well deserved attention. I'm hoping that will change in November when he loses, packs up that "Blind Trust" of his and leaves Florida, never to be seen again.
As I begin my sixth year, I'm going to be making some exciting changes, and the blog will be making some changes as well. My focus on liberal politics will remain, I'll just be broadening the direction a bit, but I'll have more details on that later on.
It's been a great five years, and none of it would be possible without those of you who read and support Beach Peanuts every day, not just here, but on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere, and I would be remiss if I didn't give a special thank you to everyone at Progress Florida, who "discovered" my little blog long before many others did and cheered me on from the very beginning. Your support means more than you'll ever know.
So let me extend a huge "thank you" here to all of you, and an invitation to keep coming back as I work to make Beach Peanuts bigger and better in the fututre.
- Martha Jackovics
It looks as though the problems at Typepad, in wake of their DDoS attack, have been fixed and the blog seems to be back up. I'm working on a backlog of posts, and with fingers crossed I'll try to post as many that are still current news. However, some minor technical issues still remain which I've seen already today, but I'm trying to work them out. I deeply appreciate all my readers, and hope you'll be patient with any minor hiccups along the way.
In the meantime, thanks for coming back, and posts will be coming ASAP.
If you're a regular reader of Beach Peanuts, you're aware that the blog has been down for the most part since last Friday. This is due to an ongoing DDoS attack on TypePad and is beyond my control. Problems began on Thursday and I haven't been able to gain access to the blog myself since my last post on Friday, and this is the first time I've even come close. I don't know if this post will even go up, but I wanted to at least try and explain what's been going on. (TypePad's last update information on the problems was posted yesterday here.)
The downtime has been extremely frustrating. I appreciate every one of my readers and I hope you'll keep coming back when all of the problems are eventually resolved.
Thank you for reading, and for your patience. I hope to be back up and running soon.
If you stop by here in the next week or so you'll find that Beach Peanuts is dark. I'm taking my annual post-summer hiatus and won't be posting, unless something breaks that I feel the need to comment on. I'll be back posting on a regular basis at the end of the month, and in the meantime I'll still be on Twitter and Facebook occasionally. Let's hope the crazy stays toned down while I'm off.
Yeah, right.
As always, thanks for stopping by, reading, and commenting. I'll see you when I return!
I'm off this week so I probably won't be posting, but I couldn't resist a mention of this.
Rick Scott has shut down the Lt. Governor's office and told the staff "don't let the door hit ya' in order to "save money." That's four more "not working" in Florida to add to the unemployment list. He also "secured the state computers." Hmm, wonder what's on them that needs to be "secured?" Also wonder if we'll ever find out, you know, transparency and all...
To be continued.....
The Washington Post's The Fix is again looking for nominations for the best state-based political blogs to put together a comprehensive list of where to find the best political news and analysis in each of the 50 states.
If you read Beach Peanuts and like what I have to say here, I would be so grateful for a shout out to be on The Fix list for Florida.
From The Fix:
Here's what we want from you. If you've got a favorite blog in your home state, your adopted home state or just a state whose politics you follow closely, submit it in our nomination form [here]. (You can fill out the form as many times as you like if you have a whole lot of blogs you like.) If you prefer to make your nominations via Twitter, just make sure it contains the hashtag #fixblogs.
There's so much to cover in Florida, and while there's no way I can cover all of it, (it's just me here, with a little assistance in my "art department") I do my best to choose some of the topics that I think are most important.
Whether you nominate me or not, I appreciate all my readers, both the regulars and those of you who are new here, and I hope you'll keep coming back!
Thank you.
Martha Jackovics
"YES, I said "Happy Holidays!" - The Editor
Blog posting has been a bit spotty here the last couple weeks as I've been taking some time off to spend with my family, but I will be returning to a more regular schedule here soon.
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Unusual ?? about moving icons on SpringboardHi,
I have a 1st gen iPhone that i was trying to fix the screen on awhile ago and i ended up breaking the touchscreen and its non responsive on the bottom half...but it still turns on and i can get into the apps on the first 3 rows.....im only currently using for test purposes.....
so here is my question:
I used Diskaid to get into the files on the iPhone
Is there a file for the springboard that is maybe like a temp file that gets saved so the springboard knows what position you have your apps arranged?
and if so:
Can i manually edit that order on my computer and resave the file and restart the phone so then i can get cydia up in the first row?
I hope i am being clear on my questions...thank youIf I Helped You Hit The Thanks Button
I think its not saved in Plists as of 1.1.2+
Not shure sorry, but i had the same problem with on of mine tried to see if apple would replace and i walked in they gave me a brand new one no questions asked...
Might work with you...
I had no warrenty ...
Just run down to apple store see what they say...
its a good hour drive to my apple store jerks wont open one closer lmao
its kool thugh it might work
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ya i called apple on the phone and they said that they would send me a replacement for $200 and take this one back under accidental damage since its in about 5 pieces.........i just didnt get around to sending it back...i have another one..i just have it the broken one laying around for test purposes.....i do the upgrades and pwnage tools and quickpwn on that one first b4 i do it on my good one....i just want to try some stuff from cydia this time and i cant get it up to the top half of the screen.....thank you for the info
Hi i figured it out sort of ..i just started moving the apps that i dont need to other pages and it started moving the bottom apps up but now im stuck on cydia bc it ask first if i am a user developer and i cant choose one so i guess im stuck...if anyone knows if i can edit a file in cydia to skip that first page let me know ...thank youLast edited by Ice9812; 09-17-2008 at 03:44 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Christopher Kegler 5pts Yeah, i have the SV. At 10,000 needed a new transmission. I dont understand why i need to change my oil every 3,000 miles! Not unhappy with ride but wish it wasn't so noisey.
lasvegascolonel 5pts Perhaps one reason why you might expect better mpg in a 4 cylinder is this vehicle is heavy. Granted, it's a much smaller mid-sized than traditional American cars used to be, but it is still fairly heavy. Personally, I'd only get this family hauler (4 door) with the V6 which offers considerably more horsepower. But everyone is different. To some people mpg trumps performance; for others, life is too short and performance and satisfaction supersede gaining a few extra miles out of a gallon of gas.
OfMyOwnAccord 5pts The whole screen thing? It's nothing new. My Accord has a larger screen, where I can go through 4 different displays. One is the music, two is the current FE of that trip along with the previous one, three shows the trip computer and the 3 previous trip mileages and their FE, and the last is the clock, which can be customized.Oh, and my car also has a simple black and white display in the middle of the speedo which can show instant FE, trip computer, odometer, temperature, drive mode, etc.Sorry to hear about the problems already. Sheesh, I thought Altima was much better at that kind of thing.
300nSTANG 5pts Nice car, but yeah I do not understand why fuel economy is only 26.3, esp when my 4100 pound 292 horsepower 12 300 3.6 consistantly get over 30 on just about every tank. Granted I am 80 percent highway, but I always run the a/c on, and I do get an amount of around town driving. I have a feeling that the journalists that test these cars "drive it like they stole it"
ronnie 5pts Not really sure why you're getting such horrible fuel economy. I have the same model (2.5sl) and with 50/50 driving I am averaging around 31-33mpg. Highway is closer to 36mpg, but I usually drive 75-80mph on the highway, so....there is no way I'm going to be able to duplicate the epa mileage estimates.
rotostar1 5pts I thought this altima suppose to average way better fuel economy. Sounds like another Kia with the inflated fuel economy lol
Bmaz 5pts I love this car, great report Zach.I just test drove the Altima SL Tech package and the Mazda 6 Loaded model. I plan on purchasing the Altima by the end of this month. The seats i found super comfortable in the Altima, and loved the steering feel.
OfMyOwnAccord 5pts @ronnie You can easily duplicate the EPA FE and exceed them if you actually pay attention to your driving. Slow down on the highway, for instance, make sure you coast to stops that you know are coming up, and don't jackrabbit your starts.
occckid1234 5pts @rotostar1 I have the 2.5SL also. I drove from minnesota to new york and averaged 41 mpg withe the cruise set at 71mph in the 65mph zone and 75mph in the 70mph zones (indiana ohio) Illinois? ). I get over 35 mpg in my commiute...
TheCatholicBoat 5pts Never trust MT with their fuel economy findings; they most likely drove it consistently much harder than the rest of us ever would or would need to.


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What Dr.Wayne makes us remember here is that we have been told to hate someone that we didnt even know since beginning of time.
And if we sat down with people and talked to them they wouldnt hate us at all.
The sound on this isnt quite good, but Wayne is as usual on his top. Doing what he loves.
"Entertaining and useful"
A couple of hours with Carolyn and Wayne that I cant forget. I cant say that I agree on everything Carolyn says, but Wayne speaks right to my soul.
The most important is that he practice what he preaches.
This is something that you can listen to again and again, you will learn something if you are ready..
"As usual"
Dr. Wayne does the work of an angel, when he shares his wisdom from life.
Also here.
He explain his words in a way that people understand, and this work is nothing less than brilliant.
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Judge Rules Missouri's Membership in Common Core Testing Group Is Illegal
The Washington Post reports on the ruling in Sauer v. Nixon:
The fighting over the Common Core initiative continues: A Missouri judge said the state's membership in a federally funded testing consortium charged with creating an assessment aligned with the Common Core standards is illegal. And what's more, he ruled that the state should stop paying fees to the group, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
The ruling, which is expected to be appealed and well may not stand, is the newest salvo in what is an increasingly heated debate over Common Core State standards. The Associated Press reported that the state had budgeted about $4.3 million to pay dues to the SBAC this fiscal year.
The tactic of going to court to stop membership in a Core consortium could spread to other states by Core critics.
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The Federalist Society recently hosted a Teleforum call on the topic of Common Core that featured the Sauer v. Nixon case.
The Common Core State Standards attempts to define what K-12 students should know at the end of each school year in key subject areas. The initiative garnered strong and broad support, but has come under increasingly heavy criticism from state and local officials, and parents. Supporters argue that uniform standards are an essential part of assuring quality education throughout the nation. Criticisms range from concerns about top-down, federal control of a traditionally state and local government function, to attempts to impose a nationwide curriculum, to a lack of field testing of the standards. Our experts discussed the standards and who has the better argument.
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What does Farm Aid do with the money that it raises at the annual concert? October 2013 Photo of Farm Aid 2013 © Cathy Tingle, used by permission Dear Farm Aid, I had such a blast at Farm Aid 2013—I loved seeing farmers in my area celebrated and it felt good to support such an important cause while listening to amazing music! I'm curious though—where does all the money you raise at the concert go? Thanks! We're so glad that you had as good of a time as we did at this year's Farm Aid concert! There is nothing like 25,000 people coming together to celebrate our family farmers. The energy and excitement from concert day fuels our spirits and drives our year-round work. Money raised through the Farm Aid concert funds our year-round programming to support family farmers and grow the Good Food Movement. Those programs include the Farmer Resource Network and our 1-800-FARM-AID hotline and firstname.lastname@example.com email service; Farm Aid's grassroots work to influence local, state and federal policy; HOMEGROWN.org, a thriving community that celebrates the culture of agriculture and empowers farmers and eaters to become more engaged in their food; and more. The success of concert day also directly bolsters the family farm movement that Farm Aid has supported through our national grant program since the first Farm Aid concert in 1985. Planting the Seeds of the Family Farm MovementFarm Aid's first grants, issued immediately following the 1985 concert, helped plant the seeds of a robust family farm movement that continues to this day. For the past 28 years, we have pushed for deep systemic change that rebuilds our food system from the soil up—reconnecting farmers and eaters and shaking our land free of corporate power and destructive practices that damage our communities, economies and ecologies. It's a big task, one that cannot be accomplished alone but must happen in collaboration, together with people like you and partners across the country dedicated to family farmers. Each fall, once the stage lights dim and the crowd goes home, we transition away from concert production to focus on our grant program, where we invest in work that helps farm families stay on the land, builds local markets, advocates for fair farm policies, confronts corporate power in agriculture, trains new farmers and provides the technical assistance and support needed to adopt more sustainable farm practices. After the galvanizing work of the concert event, it is a welcome shift for our staff. While we accept and cultivate grant proposals from groups across the country in the spring and summer, autumn is our time to consider in more depth the amazing efforts happening across the nation to support family farm agriculture. All Farm Aid staff members take part in the grant review process. Individual reviewers take several weeks to sift through piles of proposals and make funding recommendations. Then we all come together for a week to discuss what we've learned and how to best put our funds to work. We make our funding recommendations to Farm Aid founder and president Willie Nelson, who approves the grants and signs the checks for each award. By moving our annual concert around the country, we have the opportunity to meet organizations that are integral to the local food and farm movement .We welcome their proposals and many of our long-time grantees have become our partners in this way. In New York, we had the pleasure of working with long-term partners like GrowNYC, a trailblazer in forging rural-urban partnerships that bring farmers and eaters together in the most miraculous ways, and newer groups like the National Young Farmers Coalition, who work hard to bring the voices of new and beginning farmers to national policy debates in order to shape forward-looking farm policy that supports family farmers and eaters into the future. In 2012, Farm Aid granted $527,800 to 66 family farm organizations across the country doing good work to grow family farm agriculture, including individual grants to farm families facing financial crisis or natural disaster. Proposals that received funding in 2012 include:
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Gomathy Ammal and her daughter Karpagam make a living - in a male-dominated profession - taking care of the dead.
THE lined face, bleary eyes and double chin could be any 70-year-old's. But, each wrinkle on Gomathy Ammal's face tells a story. Of a mother's breaking heart when she saw her son being taken away for cremation, a pregnant girl who breathed her last just days before she was to deliver, of a young mother being laid on the funeral pyre as her husband and son fought for their lives in the ICU of a hospital. This is simply because Gomathy Ammal is the only woman in a male dominated profession in the South. She tends to the dead. An unsuitable job for a woman but, as Gomathy Ammal says, "Poverty pushed me into it."Married young, her classical musician husband left her soon after the birth of their child, Karpagam. There was no money. She took to cooking for others and worked as a maid in many houses. "We could buy food only if amma brought home money in the evening," recalls Karpagam. Things were going downhill till a kind-hearted relative, Kuppu Vadhiyar, who presided over funerals, offered to teach her his profession.
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Her entry into a hitherto male bastion created ripples. People refused to talk to her and ostracised her. "But my focus was on providing for my child," says Gomathy. It was not easy. In the beginning, Gomathy had to fight her own demons. She was scared to go near a corpse, let alone tend to it. But after assisting Kuppu Vadhiyar in a couple of funerals, she learnt how and she soon she became an expert in conducting funerals. In the 20 years she has been on the job, she has arranged more than 10,000 funerals. And today, it is just like any other job for her. "We have seen so much grief that we don't even cry when relatives die," says Gomathi Ammal. She has also lit the funeral pyre for strangers. Like the time an NRI requested her to perform the last rites for his mother as he could not fly down in time.Karpagam, 39 years old, is an able daughter. After her divorce, she has been assisting her mother for the past 10 years. Working out of the premises of the Brahamana Maha Sabha in Ponnaiarajapuram, the mother and daughter are well known in Coimbatore today. And like any other job, they have been keeping up with the times. From just helping out with rites, they are well versed in governmental procedures, forms to be filled and certificates to be got in the event of a death. They are philosophical about it. "So many dreams die when children die young, but rules have to be followed. Sometimes, we provide the bereaved family with application forms and arrange for certificates," says Karpagam.While Gomathy is unmoved by death, there are a few things that move her. She is angered by suicide and says she was moved when some of the deceased had left notes under the pillows requesting that she handle their funeral. Those who have taken Gomathy Ammal's help are all praise for her and Karpagam. M. Krishnan, Managing Director, Sri Krishna Sweets, says: "When death occurs in a family, the first thought is, `What next?' There are so many rituals. When someone takes care of those things for you, you can focus on your sorrow. Gomathy maami takes away the strain, leaving you to cope with your loss."
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Gomathy charges Rs. 3,500 for getting the dead ready and taking the body to the cemetery and arranging things there, besides the following couple of days' rituals and obsequies. She knows Hindu funerals are expensive business, "But, everyone has to be cremated," says Gomathy.Gomathy Ammal and her daughter perform only funerals for Brahmin families because, "We don't know the rituals involved for others. It is not fair to offer to do something you don't know," says Karpagam. But when people from other communities seek help, they arrange for a freezer box, a van to transport the body and a slot at the electric crematorium.Helping people with last rites has stood Gomathy and her daughter in good stead. Their monthly earnings top Rs. 10,000 and they now support about 40 staff, 15 of whom have no family, and feed 40-50 people every Ammavasai (new moon day). She also does five free funerals every month. They have bought a home with their joint savings, married off Karpagam's daughter and educated her son.Gomathy and Karpagam go about their routine in a business-like manner. "We are like doctors and nurses. They take care of people when they are alive; we when they are dead."India Beats features stories on the unusual, the exotic and the extraordinary.


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Hey may "own" Belichick, but against others he has been garbage recently. Over the last three years he is Eric Mangini Part Two. Hardass who thinks everything he does is correct and doesn't need help from anyone and both fieleded garbage defenses they ignored and catered to every waking need of their Quarterback. Shanahan last three years: 24-24 10 years since Elway retired / Davis injuried: 1-4 Postseason Record 1 Division Championship 24-24 last three years 0-4 to finish 2008 season when he needed 1 win to win his division. He is a Fraud. Too bad Marty won't consider coming in for a visit because he doesn't want to compete against his son (Brian Schottenheimer). Thanks to Brain we will now have to get yet another unproven coach. Here's to hoping its Spagnuolo.
Well..maybe you are right .but i dont think he is a fraud. BB builds up every opponent he faces but shanahan and martz are two people he respects the most for their abilities and i tend to trust BB's judgement. I maybe in the minority but i wouldnt be as worried about cowher as about shanahan.Cowher is the same conservative coach who was so predictable.He finally won the SB when he let wisenhunt open it up and pass on first down for a change. I think Marty would be as much a pain for the pats because he can get a team to a playoffs consistently.What is more funny is this EDIT:You put down shanahan's stats for the past 10 yrs. Do you know the stats for favre in the last 7 yrs and his post season record since holmgren went away ? Strange owner.At least i give the browns owner credit for at least being active and trying hard.Jets ownership is concerned about favre coming back more than a long term plan.
I think Shanahan was the one that caught a break in this. Would in their right mind would want to coach THAT trainwreck of a team?


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We've always been a cat house but after our beloved Misha died last June, we decided we weren't ready for a cat or dog. So we got a guinea pig and sadly, she died 2 weeks after getting her. Fast forward to the happy part--we were able to get a "refund" on Rosie #1 and replaced her with Rosie #2 (Jude named her after Rose on the Titanic) and another girl guinea pig named Susie. They are AMAZING!! Such personalities and super affectionate. I can't believe it's taken me this long to discover the joys of Guinea Pigs!! So, does anyone else have one or two or a whole gang? ANy tips you've learned along the way? Thanks!
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 08:27 PM
I raised tons of guinea pigs as a kid.
Eventually ran out of friends to take the babies and lost interest.
But they are very friendly if you handle them regularly, and each has it's own distinct personality.
They do not housetrain as well as rabbits, but I hear it can be done.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 09:17 PM
I had a few when my daughter was little. As JB mentioned, it's best to handle them a lot so they get accustomed to it, and to the scent of everyone in the house. You get to know their personalities that way, and they get to know you and be less jumpy and a lot less likely to nip at you. Get as large a cage as you can, and give them some things to crawl around in/on. DON'T put boys and girls together unless you want to spend a lot of time finding homes for many babies.
Also get used to all the sounds they make. It can be a bit of a racket at night, but at least the sounds are all pretty cute; little chirps and coos and stuff. They're actually very nice pets and pretty kid friendly if the kids are reasonably gentle and you don't have a pissed off GP.
And yes, #1s would be nice.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 09:22 PM
I had them when I lived on a farm in VA. Not really mine, the owner of the farm forced all of his unwanted pets on me to raise. I ended up not liking their noise so I would put them out in the evening when I was trying to relax. Come to find out they talk to rabbits.....I loved to eat rabbits at the time. A simple few minutes outside in their cage would equal meat for my meal since the farmer didn't like to pay me often or at all. I sort of grew fond of them since it saved me an hour or so hunting up something to eat.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 09:25 PM
My mom built a pig condo for them with a couple of levals and ramps for them to run up and down.
She also made a fold up portable arena type thing to put outside in the grass on nice days.
They couldn't get out, but other animals can get in so you have to watch them all the time, unless you put a roof on it.
And guinea pigs don't stink like hamsters and gerbils.
They're pretty clean animals.
There are a few different types, so decide how much time you want to spend grooming.
Wilbur the hippy looked like this Peruvian one.
Brushed him with a toothbrush.
Oh yeah - if it doesn't work out for any reason, you can always grill em up Ecuadoran style for a tasty snack.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 09:38 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot they are less stinky than most rodents.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 09:40 PM
Just don't pick them up by the tail or their eyeballs will fall out.
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Just don't pick them up by the tail or their eyeballs will fall out.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 09:46 PM
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 01:51 AM
is that true?
i had them as a kid
my favorite was GP (yes, short for guinea pig )
make sure you give them hard things to gnaw on so their teeth dont get too long
and i used to clip his nails
handle them a lot and start when they are young
GP used to love playing soccer in his cage
we put little round cat toys in his cage and he would push them around for hours
we quickly learned NOT to get the ones with bells
he was super sweet
he would go up on his hind legs and reach out for me when he heard me
prob just cuz i fed him but i chose to see it as affection
i would let him run around on me
he loved to burrow behind my neck, under my hair
he would chirp and coo and make those sweet noises they make
hated their not so sweet noises
i had trouble watching a show on ecuador where they were grilling up guinea pigs
Posted 05 February 2013 - 01:52 AM
For dinner in Peruvian places at times...
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:13 AM
I've never had them but my daughter's best friends do (they are triplets) and each of their guinea pigs plays dead right in your hand! It's freaking hysterically awesome!
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:45 AM
we have one, Sizzy - she is very sweet. We have handled her a lot so she is calm & doesn't nip. Agreed to large cage with toys & things to climb on. Need to clip their nails & give them things to gnaw on. She can be loud, but apparently she only goes nuts when I enter the room. I'm probably the only one that feeds her!
and I love that she is my personal composting station. She gets all the veggie scraps & loves them!!
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:13 PM
We went to dinner at a Peruvian place last week.
Guinea pig was not on the menu.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:33 PM
We went to dinner at a Peruvian place last week.Guinea pig was not on the menu.
So the Germans would have us believe.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:56 PM
i like the long haired ones bc they look like living toupees
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They are delicious
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We went to dinner at a Peruvian place last week.
Guinea pig was not on the menu.
Cuy is not usually found in Peruvian places that may have even a few Americanos walk through the door. If they do it's not on the menu and you have to ask for it special.
I've found it deep in ethnic neighborhoods that might be called "the ghetto".
Posted 05 February 2013 - 05:37 PM
Not being a big meat eater, I'm on the fence as to whether I'd really like to try it or not.
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Thanks for the pro tip.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:45 PM
be sure they get major amounts of Vitamin C. IF they start to lose their hair, it's lack of Vit C. They make yummy Vit C treats for them you can get at many places.
Yoggies is one of them. But you can give them pretty much anything, fruit and veggie wise.
And did you know a GP is one of the only species that is completely self sufficient directly out of the womb?
Posted 06 February 2013 - 02:24 AM
Guinea Wook
I camped next to him at Vibes two years ago and then again with his family at Strange Creek last year.
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My cousins always had them! They were fun! I remember one was named Alice, and another was Pepper. They were nice, too!
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ireland - it's so bloody green! lol. would love to hike around here too.
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I still can't believe how lucky you were with the weather here! Whar beautiful scenery, and excellent descriptions of your walks :-) And Kylemore Abbey seems so interesting to visit too
From your photos this looks like a beautiful place, even in February.
Malena, fabulous little page about Letterfrack here. It looks like the weather was quite okay for February. I once visited the Connemara almost 20 years ago. I am looking forward to reading more about your adventures in Ireland.
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ARLINGTON, Va. ( MainStreet) -- What do Santa's elves and credit card companies have in common?
For certain people, nothing whatsoever, but for the roughly 50% consumers who have excellent credit, they both can help put presents under the tree.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred offers 50,000 bonus points just for spending $3,000 during the first three months it's open. These points are redeemable for $500, and that could come in handy at the holidays. |
We all know the role Santa's helpers play in Christmas lore, but it's understandable if you aren't quite sure how credit cards fit into the equation. Considering the fact that opening the right credit card could decrease holiday costs by up to $500, I'd hazard to guess that you might be interested in learning a bit more.
There are a number of credit card deals on the market seemingly tailor-made for holiday shopping. A great card that doesn't meet your individual needs is worthless, though, so before we get into details, you need to think about whether you are deal-oriented, a big spender, stuck in the past or averse to change.
- Deal-oriented: There is no shortage of deals during the holidays. But while everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials, the hordes don't tend to descend on the best credit cards during this time of the year. That's a shame, considering that a card such as the Chase (JPM) Sapphire Preferred offers 50,000 bonus points just for spending $3,000 during the first three months it's open. These points are redeemable for $500 (check or statement credit), and since the average consumer will spend $831 on gifts during the holidays this year, according to an American Express (AXP - Get Report) study, that cash could sure go a long way.
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