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Q: Can I have the shakes for dinner instead of breakfast?
I am a student and work part-time. With my schedule through the week it is often easier for me to make a good protein packed breakfast and then go super light on dinner. Is it possible to do the ig...
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I've tried adding strawberries and cocoa, but so far no matter what I do there is a really strong (and very gross) aftertaste. I really don't want to waste all the money I spent on this and just th...
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Apparently daily burn is out of theirs right now, and I'd like to pick some up this week. Has anybody else been using an alternative brand during the sellout that they know doesn't have any of the ...
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I tried the Plant Fusion Powder and had a bad reaction to it. Is there anything else I could try that is not plant based?
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I have a case of total lean shakes from GNC can I drink these on my 21 day ignite?
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I was wondering what people are using for protein shakes. I have started looking around and seem not to be able to find a shake that meets the ignite requirements. Brands? Any suggestions.
Q: anyone know how to make green pea protein powder taste better in a shake?
i have tried cocao witch makes it really bitter.... i am kinda out of ideas... its a waste to through away....
Ok, so I have been experimenting with shakes, as the ones provided are so few and about half of them are ok. I wanted to make a shake that tasted EXCELLENT... to the point I'd look forward to drink...
Q: Keeping it cheap with protein powder. Mistake? How big of one?
I am on day 3 of Ignite. My husband and I searched for an inexpensive protein powder that fits the parameters of the Ignite program. We chose Muscle Milk. Now, I am reading about the protein powder...
Q: Why frozen fruits in the shakes instead of fresh?
Is there any reason to use frozen fruits? Is not fresh fruit the same or... better?
Q: What is a good alternative for Fuel Shake Powder?
I just joined DailyBurn and want to take advantage of the diet side of the house as well. Since it is not available at this time, what is a good substitute for the Diet Fuel Powder?
Q: Any suggestions for the vegan shake we need to use for Ignite?
I am looking, but it seems I am running into the "evil 6" in every shake mix
Q: Protein Shakes Giving me side effects....
Hi, I'm new to the ignite program, but I am not new to fruit and veggie shakes. I have been eating fruit and veggie shakes for about a year with no problems. However, now that I started the ignite ...
Q: When will the Vanilla flavor get restocked?!
I want to order vanilla to try other recipes for the shake
Q: Has anyone reported no weight loss from doing the shakes?
My husband and I were doing the shakes for the morning meal for two weeks of our ignite portion of the diet and neither one of us lost any weight during those two weeks. We went back to the morning...
Q: Pina Colada shake with Chocolate Fuel?
Has anyone tried the Pina Colada shake with Chocolate Fuel?
Q: Campaign to change DOUBLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE SHAKE???
I have tried the Double Chocolate Fudge Shake and like many other users it is just terrible. I never imagined having to use a spoon to drink a shake even when I added a tablespoon of apple sauce an...
Q: Are protein shakes for breakfast in the 21 day phase absolutely essential?
I'm a very touchy person when it comes to any liquid in the morning. I just feel so sick and gooey. So do I really need to have a protein shake, or are there alternatives that still give great resu...
Q: Garden of Life RAW Protein Shakes?
I got a sample of the Garden of Life RAW Protein shake mix and it is pretty good. The ingredients match up to the criteria in the plan, but in the fine print at the bottom, it says "Contains (ferme...
Q: Any other options besides shakes for breakfast?
I am on a travel nursing assignment, living in a hotel. I don't have a blender and don't really want to buy one and then have to get it back home too.
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I was like what is all this comotion about getting a 3 on 18 and why is it a par 5? and then I realized Monday when I was playing that there was a friggin mando on it lol...the whole time i was putting it 20 to 30 feet out with a huge anhyzer over the trees with a monarch, but now I understand...i feel like an idiot now lolOriginally Posted by illyB
I leave it all to the flying Pig....
Dave Bustetter
That's STILL a giant shot!!! I've never tried it but I'm sure it's tough!Originally Posted by noLowPuttsDave
"...a glass can only spill what it contains..."
It's really not that hard Jeremy. As a matter of fact what would hurt you is the same thing that hurts me.......We throw too big for that shot. I usually end up across the drive in the practice field.
On the other hand I have begun to make 4's real easy on 18. Throw my first shot to the corner out away from the mando, second shot is a dinker forehand around the corner for a set up shot. 3rd shot big "SMURF" hyzer up and over the trees and crashes to within a few feet of the basket. I seem to be the only one or at least one off few trying this shot.
what if you just threw a crush shot to the top of the turn and a high ass thumber torwards the pin, it might be a difficult placement but if done right would be a real pretty 3
I leave it all to the flying Pig....
Dave Bustetter
Well that a 350 ft thumber....... I don't think I could throw one that far and that high
yeah this is true,
Sunday after work I decided to say screw the flu and go out and play, was having a decent round sitting at 1 down going into 16, then had a bogey on 16,par on 17 just to finish up with a 3 on 18, threw a Star SL close to the turn, decided to say screw it and threw a ching velocity supreme roller to about 35 ft. out but 5 deep in the woods, and some how by the grace of god, got it through a hole about 8 inches wide, couldn't see it go in but when I heardit go ching I knew it was good, the piggy had settled in the basket. good piggy
I leave it all to the flying Pig....
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Come July, it'll be 30 years since her son, Carl Siler Jr., died.
But for Annie Siler Humrickhouse, the pain remains as sharp as the day it happened, so, please, bear with her as she struggles through the telling.
"If I'm not rational, you have to understand," Humrickhouse said, her voice breaking almost from the start.
"I still grieve. He was my precious child."
Of the story of her son and the circumstances that led to his death, Humrickhouse said, "It needs to be told. It needs to be revisited. His life did matter. Maybe this will save the life of another."
Siler — his mother still refers to him as "Carl Junior" — was 25 when he died. He was a graduate of Williams High School and Appalachian State, where he double-majored in math and computer science.
At Williams, he'd been superb in the 440-yard run, qualifying for the state finals in Raleigh. He'd also been on the cross country team and was a fine pole vaulter. At Appalachian, Siler ran cross country. His love of sports was strong.
Coming out of high school, Siler had been offered a partial scholarship to attend Wake Forest University to run cross country, but turned it down to go to Appalachian, where tuition was less expensive.
Carl Junior, Humrickhouse said, was more than an outstanding athlete — he was also a young man blessed with a brilliant mind.
"He always wanted to be an electrical engineer," she said.
Siler also had a love of ham radio — a member of the Alamance Amateur Radio Club. Humrickhouse remembers that one year, during a 24-hour competition where ham radio operators see how many contacts they can make with others around the world, Siler led all of Alamance County. His accomplishment made it into the Times-News.
It was indicative, said Bob Price, a former president of the Alamance Amateur Radio Club, of Siler's commitment to the hobby.
"He was quite interested in that," Price said. "He was quite a participant."
After graduating from Appalachian, Siler enrolled in the School of Electrical Engineering at N.C. State, where he tutored underclassmen. Humrickhouse said after her son's death, she heard from people who said they would never have made it through college had it not been for the help of her son.
Humrickhouse said that when over the years she's read of technological advances in places like Silicon Valley, Calif., she can't help but wonder if her son would have been involved and made his mark on a national level.
"He would have been a contributor," Humrickhouse said. "The world … it lost so much."
SILER WASreturning to Burlington from Greensboro in the early hours of July 31, 1983. He was engaged to Jean Woodard, who lived in Boone.
The night he died, Siler was with Nancy Yearout. The two had been friends for years and had spent the previous evening together.
Denise Siler Murdock was Carl Junior's sister, just a little more than 10 months older than her brother. Their birthdays were so close that for six weeks each year, they were the same age.
Murdock said she and the rest of her family thought highly of Yearout.
"Our thinking was this: Carl spent his last night out with his friend, Nancy … who he truly cared for," Murdock wrote via Facebook.
There was no alcohol involved in the accident that claimed her son's life. Humrickhouse said her son didn't drink and, according to a story in the Times-News that followed the accident, there was no mention in a N.C. Highway Patrol report of alcohol being involved.
About 1:30 a.m. Siler was a passenger in a 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit driven by Yearout, who was 24. They were traveling north on Interstate 85 and had just crossed from Guilford County into Alamance County. The site is today close to the location of an interstate rest area, which was at the time under construction.
According to the Highway Patrol, Siler was killed when a horse that had escaped a nearby pasture wandered onto the interstate. It was actually the second horse out of the pasture, Humrickhouse said, the first having already crossed the highway.
The horse that killed her son, Humrickhouse said, was first hit by another vehicle. The force of the collision threw the horse into the Volkswagen, where Siler was a front-seat passenger. The crash all but ripped the top from the car.
Yearout, Humrickhouse said, was a small woman who sat low and survived the crash. But her son, Humrickhouse said, was 6 feet 5 and sat high enough to where he sustained severe head injuries.
"It was bad," Trooper Gerald Wilburn of the N.C. Highway Patrol said in a story printed in the Times-News the day following the accident.
Humrickhouse and the father of her three children, Carl Siler Sr., had been divorced several years. She had remarried only 15 days before her son died. Humrickhouse and her husband were at the beach that night.
Her youngest son, Kenneth, seven years younger than Carl Junior, called to tell his mother that Carl was at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
"He said, 'Mom, you'd better come fast,'" Humrickhouse said.
She fainted dead away. Carl Junior was kept on life support only four hours. There was little doctors could do.
"The doctor was crying," Humrickhouse said of the decision to take her son off life support. "Carl (Sr.) was crying."
Of the individuals who owned the farm from which the horse escaped, Humrickhouse said, "I don't hate the people. I hate what they did."
She said the Highway Patrol told her and her ex-husband that the accident in which their son died marked the second time in a year horses had gotten loose from that particular farm. No serious injuries resulted from the previous escape.
"It's incomprehensible," Humrickhouse said of horses escaping twice in such a short period of time. "They were negligent. People don't want to take responsibility for their negligence."
LAWS PERTAININGto such accidents were vague in 1983 and little has apparently been done to change them. Thirty years ago, immediately following Siler's death, there was debate among law enforcement officials as to whether the matter should be pursued by the Highway Patrol or Alamance County Animal Control.
Randy Jones, a spokesman for the Alamance County Sheriff's Office, said even today, anyone seeking justice in such a case would almost surely have to go through civil court for retribution.
"It'd have to be civil unless someone was trying to build a manslaughter case," Jones said.
He noted deputies respond to calls throughout the year concerning livestock that have escaped from pens and pastures. Jones said such calls increase in the spring with the arrival of warm weather. Just a few weeks ago a deputy had to grab a stray horse around its neck in order to corral it.
Alamance County District Attorney Pat Nadolski said the toughest criminal violation the owner of such a horse might face is a charge of allowing livestock to run free. The offense is a misdemeanor.
THE DEATHof their son changed many things for Humrickhouse and others in her family. Humrickhouse was a popular educator, teaching at Turrentine Middle School for 15 years prior to the accident.
She took two years off to mourn her son.
"There's not words," Humrickhouse said. "I cried for two years."
She said she keeps a handful of pictures of her son in the office of her home in Raleigh.
"I look at them and pretend it's 30 years ago," Humrickhouse said. "I pretend the accident never happened."
She's the grandmother now to six — Denise and Kenneth having three children each. But Humrickhouse said she'll always wonder about the children her oldest son may have raised.
"I still wait for him to come in the door," she said. "I see my other grandchildren and find myself wondering, 'Where's Carl's?'"
Humrickhouse said she stayed in touch with Woodard, her son's fiancée, for a period following his death. Woodard is a nurse now, Humrickhouse said, and eventually married a police officer.
But Humrickhouse said she had to finally stop calling.
"There comes a time the contacts cease," she said. "You don't need the memories."
Chuck Crenshaw ran track with Siler at Williams, but admitted, "He was a lot more dedicated than me."
Crenshaw said when they were in high school, it wasn't unusual for Siler to find him at lunch, a stop watch in his hand. Instead of eating, Siler would go to the track behind the school and complete an 880-yard run — two full laps around the field.
He wanted Crenshaw along to time him.
"He was obsessed with breaking two minutes," Crenshaw said. "And he did."
Crenshaw said that for a period, Siler held school records in both the 440- and 880-yard runs. Crenshaw and Siler were two of the four members of the school's mile-relay team.
"He was quite an athlete," Crenshaw said. "And he was a good guy, too."
Crenshaw said he still thinks of Siler often, especially when he's traveling the interstate from Burlington to Greensboro or back — at the site of the accident.
"When one of your buddies dies, it sticks with you," he said.
Henry Klaiber coached Siler on the cross country team at Williams and taught him advanced math. Siler was one of his best runners and a favorite student.
"Whatever he was involved with, he took very seriously and tried very hard to excel," Klaiber said.
He said he remembers the cross country team at Williams winning its conference championship during both Siler's junior and senior years. Siler was one of the primary reasons, Klaiber said.
"He was always one of the top finishers," Klaiber said. "I still remember the day he died. It was a shock. It was a terrible waste of life."
Humrickhouse eventually returned to teaching after getting an offer from Betty Bowman, who was principal at Broadview Middle School. Humrickhouse went back to teaching sixth-graders, a job she loved.
"Betty called and said, 'I have a job for you,'" Humrickhouse said. "I needed to go back to work. I told my family, 'If I don't get my life together, I'll be in a mental institution.'"
Humrickhouse said that as difficult as the accident was for her, it was equally devastating for her ex-husband – a well-known Burlington barber with a shop at Medical Village on Vaughn Road.
"It was hard on Carl," Humrickhouse said.
She said her ex-husband drove the interstate often following the accident – pulling to the shoulder to study the fence around the pasture from which the horse that caused the accident escaped.
"Carl could see where the fence was in disrepair," she said. "It was inexcusable."
Carl Sr. died last August and was buried beside his son at Alamance Memorial Park. Humrickhouse said that prior to the death of her ex-husband, she hadn't visited the cemetery in at least 20 years – the pain of looking at her son's grave too much to bear.
She said attending the funeral of her ex-husband and seeing his grave marker beside her son's was in a sense comforting.
"I felt a little better," Humrickhouse said. "Carl can take care of Carl Junior now."


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Nissan Motor India's Managing Director and Chief Executive, Kiminobu Tokuyama told, "We are launching the new saloon Sunny in October to coincide with the festive season. The petrol and diesel variant of the Nissan Sunny will be manufactured at the Renault Nissan alliance Orgadam facility in Chennai." The launching ceremony of the new Nissan Sunny was held in Mumbai.
The 10th Generation Nissan Sunny is based on the popular V-(Versatile) platform of the company which has already been used in Nissan Micra. The new car will be available in 1.5 litre Petrol version. This model has been designed at the Nissan Design and Nissan Motor's Japan based headquarters. The designers of the company have taken inputs from 170 countries.
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A selection of public grievances in this first fortnight of the first season of Sequestivus. Motivated by a common desire to moderate or replace some of the sequester cuts, budget proposals are being prepared and presented by Senate Democrats and House Republicans. Unsurprisingly, they look nothing alike. Surprisingly we may actually get a compromise Grand Bargain that puts us on a sustainable fiscal path. The only certainty is that the airing of grievances will continue for the foreseeable future.


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- Travelling to either Austria, Canada, England or Germany and actively participating in scheduled presentations and tours related to the health service system of the country being visited. An informal educational journal of approximately 8 – 10 pages in length {double spaced) that includes reflections on presentations and tours will be submitted after the trip is concluded.
- Writing a formal paper on an international health topic. The paper must closely adhere to either APA or MLA guidelines. It should be approximately 25 pages in length, double spaced. The topic must be approved in advance by the designated faculty person. It must address either the management or policy aspects of the topic under consideration.
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Earlier this year, the ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement department received a tip that a New York City woman was living with a large number of dogs. When Agents arrived at the woman's home, they found more than 50 Dachshund adults and puppies.
It was clear the owner needed help, and that the ASPCA's pioneering Cruelty Intervention Advocacy (CIA) program was best suited to assist.
A team of five professionals that includes a social worker and case worker, CIA aims to stop cruelty before it starts. A large part of the team's work is intervening in hoarding situations to assist both the animals and the people involved. CIA's groundbreaking, holistic approach to these complex and sensitive cases both improves the welfare of animals affected and helps prevent hoarders from acquiring more animals.
Participation as a CIA client is voluntary, so it's essential that the team ensure clients feel comfortable asking for assistance. In this case, says CIA Director Allison Cardona, "the owner had reached a point where she was very overwhelmed by continuous litters and wanted help—initially just for spay/neuter—but as we engaged with her and established a relationship, she admitted to being overwhelmed by the number and expressed interest in giving some of the dogs up for adoption."
The client agreed to initially surrender 21 dogs. "Despite her desire to reduce the population, it's still very hard for her to part with the animals, and it's a slow process," Cardona notes.
All 55 dogs received spay/neuter services, wellness checks, vaccinations and other veterinary care as needed from an ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic, the ASPCA Animal Hospital and our partner veterinarians. Some of the adult dogs will receive ongoing behavioral treatment from ASPCA behaviorists. Fourteen of the Doxies surrendered were puppies who headed to the ASPCA Adoption Center to start their new lives. There, they were spayed and neutered, received treatment for infection, and soaked up lots of socialization. Soon after they became available for adoption, of course, the puppies were quickly snapped up by qualified families.
In the coming weeks, the very grateful owner will surrender another wave of dogs, and the CIA program will continue to work with her to ensure the welfare of her animals.
"Our cases stay open for as long as is needed," says Cardona. "We form lasting relationships and continue to check in and provide services beyond the initial intervention."
Stay tuned to the ASPCA blog for more information on this case, including photos of the puppies in their new homes. For now, we hope you enjoy these happy adoption pictures of some of the rescued puppies starting their new lives. We sure did!
To learn more about the complex issue of hoarding, please visit our Hoarding FAQ. To see more adorable adoption photos, check out our special Facebook gallery.
I thank all the ASPCA and other animal organizations for giving helpless animals a second chance. I also thank the New York family who adopted the Doxies.
Thank you ASPCA! We love to hear the good news happening!
Your work is wonderful and inspiring and the level of intervention services is outstanding
I hope this is available everywhere
this is such a wonderful story.....we are all so thrilled that these doxies were able to find loving and caring forever homes...gratitude to the aspca!!!!! much joy....drb
Thanks for this desperately needed intervention of these puppies and dogs. Thanks to all who gave good homes to these suffering animals, you have done something truly humane and kind. The owners's kindness may have been well intended but people must be dissuaded from this unacceptable practices. Any attempts to breed and sell animals privately must be seriously condemned. But sometimes people's kindness drive them to rescuing more animals than they can cope with just to help suffering animals failed by the system. But this situation must be discouraged by meaningful animal welfare laws and effective pet owners responsibilities. Thanks to the ASPCA for this intervention. The CIA work is definitely needed.
I am a proud owner of several dachshunds and am wondering if any of these will be available for out of state adoption. I live in Colorado and we have room for one more baby to joing our current family if possible - please let me know!!!!!
Interesting to hear about all these Doxies. Good info.
Why should a breeder when overwhelmed with too many pups get such treatment when everyone else is cleaning up their mess? There should
be a law on how many dogs they can breed.For example if they have 8 pups they should place all 8 until they breed anymore. Population is
so out of control and I rescue and others keep paying for overbreeding of breeders. There are solutions. Enforce some rules.
I don't have a lot of patient with hoarders. While I know they have issues, it's always the animals that suffer. If you had 50 kids to care for, could you make sure they all got to eat, went to the doctor, etc. Doubtful - so I'm sure some of those animals suffered. But once again ASPCA is to the rescue. Thank you so much.
CONGRATULATIONS to ASPCA and others who rescue animals!! I think the Congress instead of giving all of our money to foreign countries need to pass a bill to have people SCREENED before they are allowed to have pets!!!! We are on our 2nd RESCUE dog.


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Canine heart disease is a serious problem that affects a significant number of dogs, especially older dogs. The heart is a muscular organ consisting of four chambers, two of which are located on the left side of the heart, and two on the right side. Each side of the heart also has a set of valves. When heart disease is present, certain parts of the heart cease to function properly. The rest of the organ then tries to compensate for this improper function. Although there are different kinds of heart disease, most of the types that affect dogs lead to congestive heart failure rather than heart attacks. Congestive heart failure involves a somewhat slow appearance of symptoms which then grow progressively worse with time.
There are a number of different symptoms associated with heart disease in dogs, and different types of this disease will cause separate sets of warning signs. Yet, there are certain symptoms that are common to several different forms of heart disease. Often when a dog is suffering from this condition, a lack of energy and willingness to exercise will slowly become apparent. General fatigue, lethargy, and increased time spent sleeping during the day could also be signs that something is wrong with your dog's heart. Increased panting and puffing may also occur. A dry cough is another symptom frequently exhibited by dogs with heart disease, especially during the night or first thing in the morning. Loss of appetite and weight loss are also common warning signs of this condition. In addition, some dogs may develop a potbellied appearance and a grey or bluish tinge to their gums.
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When heart disease is suspected for a canine patient, there are a variety of diagnostic tools and methods that a veterinarian can employ in order to confirm whether or not such a condition is present. A veterinary doctor will take into account the symptoms and behaviors that you have observed at home and will also conduct a physical exam and run tests. Many dogs with heart disease will have a heart murmur, which veterinarians can hear and identify simply with the use of a stethoscope. Other types of examination that may be used include electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, chest x-rays, and ultrasound.
An electrocardiogram, or ECG, is able to detect irregular heartbeats, also known as arrhythmia. This type of test also helps a veterinarian to determine the type of treatment required. An echocardiogram involves the use of harmless sound waves. These waves pass through the heart, valves, and blood vessels and can reveal a number of characteristics of the patient's heart. For example, echocardiograms can measure the strength of heartbeats, detect irregularities, and reveal congenital birth defects. Chest x-rays can also be helpful, as they allow for observations of the heart's physical characteristics, including its shape and size. The dog's lungs can also be examined in this manner. This is important because the presence of fluid in the lungs can assist a veterinarian in determining the type and severity of heart disease that is affecting a particular canine patient. Ultrasound will also help with regards to examining the physical characteristics of a dog's heart.
When checking for heart disease in a dog, a veterinarian will likely employ one or more of these examination methods. Once a diagnosis of heart disease is confirmed, further specific tests may be required in order to determine the particular type of heart disease present. This will allow for the selection of the most proper and effective course of treatment for the individual dog.
If your beloved canine companion is unfortunately suffering from heart disease, it could be beneficial for you to have a general understanding of what this disease involves. Having a basic knowledge of heart disease will help you to deal with the situation in the best way possible and to provide quality care for your pet.
As mentioned previously, the heart is a muscular pump with four chambers, two sides, and several valves. A healthy heart continuously supplies the body and its organs with the nutrient-rich blood required for proper function. When blood travels through a healthy canine heart, it moves in several stages. To begin with, the blood is in the left ventricle, which is another name for the bottom left chamber. It then moves through the aortic valve, after which it is pumped throughout the body. After supplying all of the organs and extremities, the blood returns to the heart by entering the right atrium, the upper right chamber. Next, it is moved through the tricuspid valve and into the lower right chamber, also called the right ventricle. The blood is then pushed through the pulmonic valve and into the lungs. Here, the blood is reoxygenated before reentering the heart into the left atrium. Finally, the blood passes through the mitral valve back into the left ventricle where the cycle begins again.
Flawless execution of this cycle is characteristic of a healthy canine heart. On the other hand, disease of this organ involves defects and improper function of one or more parts of the heart which lead to stress and disruption of this vital system. Heart disease does not involve one particular type of defect or one specific type of disruption to this organ's blood-pumping system. Rather, different forms of this disease are caused by different problems, weaknesses, and flaws.
There are two broad categories of heart disease — acquired heart diseases and congenital heart diseases. The latter type of disease results from a defect of this organ that is present since the dog's birth. These defects can either be genetically inherited or can develop during embryogenesis. Congenital forms of heart disease, however, only account for approximately five percent of the incidences of this disease in dogs. Acquired forms of this disease, on the other hand, are quite prevalent and make up around ninety-five percent of the cases of canine heart disease. Acquired heart disease typically develops as a result of one of three underlying causes. Often, dogs are affected by this condition simply as a result of the normal wear and tear that occurs in a body over time. Other common causes include injury or infection.
These underlying causes can lead to several different changes in the structure or strength of the heart, which will then affect the organ's ability to function. Sometimes improper heart function arises from detrimental changes to the valves. For instance, if the shape of one or more of these valves changes, it will be unable to close properly and, therefore, proper flow of the blood through the heart will be disrupted. Such changes to the valves of the heart often occur in cases of acquired heart disease in older, smaller dogs. They are also characteristic of certain types of congenital heart disease. Other forms of congenital heart disease and the acquired types of this condition that most frequently affect larger dog breeds often involve a weakening of the heart muscle. In either case, whether the valves or the muscle are affected, the organ's efficiency and ability to pump blood become compromised. This places great stress upon the heart as it tries to compensate for its deficiencies, and will also begin to affect the dog's entire system in a variety of negative ways.
If your dog is diagnosed with heart disease, this does not necessarily mean that you are about to lose your beloved canine companion. As with humans, many dogs are able to live relatively happy and healthy lives despite their condition when early diagnosis occurs and proper treatment is administered. This is why it's absolutely imperative to have your dog seen by a veterinarian as soon as you notice any unusual behaviors or symptoms.
Most of the treatment options available focus upon fixing irregular heartbeats, increasing the amount of blood that the heart pumps with each beat, and reducing the build up of fluid that this condition often causes in the lungs and abdomen. Traditionally, most forms of this disease have been treated with certain pharmaceuticals that help to achieve the results listed above. In some cases, surgery may be required. Furthermore, diet and exercise play a vital role in treating your dog's heart disease and can be of great help in increasing your pet's comfort and quality of life. While some dogs may require an initial rest period after diagnosis, is likely that normal exercise will soon be encouraged. This is important to promote good circulation, heart health, and your dog's general well-being.
Diet is also extremely important. The fluid retention typical of many forms of heart disease can exert extra pressure on the heart and can cause symptoms such as coughing and an uncomfortable swelling of the abdomen. For this reason, it's important to avoid feeding your pet salty foods which will contribute to and worsen these effects. In addition, there are several vitamins and herbal supplements that can help your dog's body fight back against heart disease.
Dogs suffering from this condition may be deficient in certain vitamins, minerals, or amino acids. Replenishing their system with these substances can help to strengthen their heart and reduce the effects of heart disease. Furthermore, there's a wide variety of natural substances that are very beneficial with regards to treating this condition. For example, hawthorn berries, mistletoe, valerian, and numerous other natural substances are known to have positive effects upon the function of a heart's dog and body. Some of these effects include controlling irregular heartbeats or palpitations, relaxing spasms, increasing enzyme metabolism in heart muscle, and improving blood flow. As result, many homeopathic remedies can be very beneficial when it comes to treating canine heart disease. However, it's incredibly important that any course of treatment only be carried out after consulting with a qualified veterinary doctor.


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Very few, if any, appreciated the natural beneficial relationship relationship between the atheist and believer. Probably just this suggestion gives the impression of my being deranged. However Simone Weil, in her usal laconic fashion, allows one to experience the potential for this relationship.
Simone Weil was a celebrated French Marxist and social activist who died a Christian mystic. Leon Trotsky admired her intelligence and she became an intellectual influence on Pope Paul V1.
Albert Camus wrotein 1951:
Simone Weil, I still know this now, is the only great mind of our times and I hope that those who realize this have enough modesty to not try to appropriate her overwhelming witnessing.
For my part, I would be satisfied if one could say that in my place, with the humble means at my disposal, I served to make known and disseminate her work whose full impact we have yet to measure.
She wrote:
Religion in so far as it is a source of consolation is a hindrance to true faith; and in this sense atheism is a purification. I have to be an atheist with that part of myself which is not made for God. Among those in whom the supernatural part of themselves has not been awakened, the atheists are right and the believers wrong.
- Simone Weil, Faiths of Meditation; Contemplation of the divine
the Simone Weil Reader, edited by George A. Panichas (David McKay Co. NY 1977) p 417
Do you have the humility to admit the possibility that you have a supernatural part that has not yet opened? This part if it exists is unnecessary for our daily lives described as within Plato's cave but yet is what makes human conscious evolution into the "New Man" as described in the Gospels, a human potential?


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Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. His major contributions in literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature, and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include The Chronicles of Narnia, Out of the Silent Planet, The Four Loves, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity.
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It's the next-best thing to stealing gasoline.
Yellow grease, the byproduct of deep frying, is now a tracked commodity thanks to the advent of biofuels. Restaurant staff empty grease traps into a tank, then a rendering company picks up the grease and converts it into a useful fuel, or for use in other products like animal feed or soap.
With a gallon of yellow grease priced as high as $3 or more, thieves nationwide have taken to pilfering the used oil in the wee hours of the morning. That's one of the reasons N.C. Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, filed a bill to set criminal penalties on the act. The bill became law on Jan. 1.
Under state law, it's illegal to steal "waste kitchen grease" or the container it sits in, intentionally damage the container or contaminate the grease, or place a label showing your ownership of a grease container while knowing it belongs to someone else.
Committing any one of these acts is a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the theft or damage rises above $1,000, it becomes a Class H felony.
As a commodity, the price of yellow grease changes daily and prices vary nationwide. But, at a price of 40 cents per pound, someone would have to make off with more than 300 gallons of grease to reach the felony threshold.
The law also mandates grease collectors to have $1 million in liability insurance and provide necessary documentation showing ownership of the grease.
Outright support of the law appears to be hard to find. Early reports on this effort and similar ones nationwide tend to spark apathy or derision. The insurance provision in particular has been pointed out as particularly daunting to smaller grease rendering firms.
The state-funded Biofuels Center of North Carolina, established by the General Assembly to promote alternatives to petroleum-based fuel, takes a straight-line approach to the matter.
"I don't see any large implications, from my perspective. Breaking the law is breaking the law — stealing is bad, and this law tries to address that," said Wil Glenn, Biofuels Center director of communications and public affairs.
Zack Hamm, owner of Triangle Biofuels Industries in Wilson, said dealing with theft is a regular part of doing business.
"The irony is, whenever the price of anything goes up, people are going to start stealing it," he said. "This has been going on for five or six years, and the law isn't really going to help a whole lot of anything, to tell you the truth. It's a pretty useless law."
Hamm said his company uses locks on its tanks, but that it doesn't stop the more-motivated criminal.
Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Chris Hill said he recently received the books of new state laws, but agrees that enforceability could pose a problem.
"You're going to just about to have to catch somebody with the cooking oil," he said.
A New York Times story from January 2012 tells of a Sacramento, Calif. grease collector two months earlier who found thieves stole grease from 20 of the 22 tanks on his route. But, that level of larceny may have not yet reached Lenoir County.
Hill said he was unaware grease theft was a problem, and Kinston Department of Public Safety spokesman Woody Spencer echoed the same thoughts.
"I've not heard of grease being stolen in Kinston, to my knowledge," Spencer said. "I've been here almost 12 years, and I've not heard of any."
Steve Lovick of Lovick's Café hasn't heard of any problems either, but admits there are plenty of people who are interested in his restaurant's grease. He said it's simply easier to contract with a rendering company than work out deals with people who have personal or small-scale operations.
"Of course, (rendering companies) pay us for the oil they pick up," Lovick said. "They didn't used to, but they do now. But, people will come in and ask, 'What do you do with your oil?' They're looking to maybe get it, or they want to come get it, but when you start trying to deal with the public — the devil with them getting it, you'd be running over, or they wouldn't come get it when you needed it."
If the national trend tracks here, people may start coming for the grease without asking first.
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Paul Roos were the top performers on day one of the Grey PE festival on Saturday.
The Stellenbosch school rallied to a 38-10 victory over Westville Boys', which was the biggest win of the day. These are good early signs from Paul Roos, who suffered an inconsistent season last year. Hosts Grey PE and Nico Malan flew the flag for the Eastern Cape as they downed SACS (32-12) and Kearsney (34-24) respectively.
Michaelhouse, Selborne, Hilton, Graeme, Die Brandwag and Queen's were the other winners, while the Maritzburg College-Marlow and Dale-Daniel Pienaar clashes were called off because of the heavy rain.
Tournament director Fenner Barnard was happy with day one's proceedings, despite the poor weather that hampered play.
'The last two matches of the day had to be called off because of the heavy rain. The wet conditions also saw teams struggle to play their natural game, which was disappointing,' Barnard told Schoolboy Derby. 'We still saw some good matches, though, and had a crowd of about 4 000 supporters pulling through.
'Paul Roos did very well. It was scary how efficient they were and they'll be one of the more dangerous teams in the country this season.
'Grey PE also performed well as they beat a strong SACS side while Nico Malan picked up a shock win over Kearsney. Nico Malan wing Selwyn Davids [who made the EP Craven Week squad in 2011] was one of the top players and should be a big contender for the SA Schools squad later this year.'
Day two will take place on Monday, with major clashes seeing Paul Roos taking on Kearsney, Grey PE facing local rivals Marlow and Selborne tackling SACS.
Nico Malan 34 Kearsney 24
St Andrew's 17 Michaelhouse 19
Paul Roos 38 Westville 10
Selborne 12 Framesby 10
Hilton College 13 Bishops 11
Grey PE 32 SACS 12
Graeme 20 Itembelihle 13
Louis Botha 12 Die Brandwag 13
Queen's 22 Durban High School 3
Maritzburg College 3 Marlow 10 (match called off because of rain)
Dale vs Daniel Pienaar (match called off because of rain)
Dale vs Brandwag (08:30)
Selborne vs SACS (10:00)
Paul Roos vs Kearsney (11:30)
Queen's vs Hilton College (13:00)
Bishops vs Maritzburg College (14:30)
Grey PE vs Marlow (16:00)
Louis Botha vs Westville (10:30)
Michaelhouse vs Nico Malan (12:00)
Daniel Pienaar vs Durban High School (13:30)
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2013: Earned First Team All-MAC honors during her senior senior season ... also earned a spot on the All-MAC Academic Team ... appeared in the 22 games ...she finished fourth on the team with seven goals ... also had three assists to finish fourth on team with 17 points ... tallied her first goal of the season in the win over Radford (Sept. 1) ... had three assists in the victory at Longwood (Sept. 2)... had goals in back-to-back games three times this season ... had game-winning goals against Missouri State (Oct. 19) and Providence (Nov. 3).
2012: Appeared in 20 games for the RedHawks ... finished with eight goals and four assists on the season ... named Second-Team All-MAC for third consecutive season ... also named Academic All-MAC ... tallied four points off two goals in a strong showing against Longwood (Sept. 8) ... scored the lone goal at Ohio State (Sept. 9) ... put up one assist against Central Michigan (Sept. 21) ... added one goal and one assist in the effort against Georgetown (Sept. 23) ... noched one goal and one assist in the 9-1 victory over Applachian State (Oct.12)... recorded one goal in the win at Ball State(Oct. 20)... marked an assist in the victory over Ohio (Oct. 27) ... had 20 points on 39 shots.
2011: Appeared in all 22 games as a sophomore ... named Second-Team All-MAC for second consecutive season ... finished with four goals and three assists for 11 points, ranking third on the team ... first on the team with 46 shots ... recorded her first goal and assist of the season against UC Davis (Sep. 18) ... had assist vs. Michigan (Sept. 24) ... scored a goal and had career-high nine shots vs. Ball State (Oct. 5) ... recorded a goal in matchup against Central Michigan (Oct. 15) ... tallied three points in victory over Kent State (Oct. 23) when she scored one goal and had one assist.
2010: Appeared in all 21 games, starting 14 during her debut season with the RedHawks ... named to All-MAC Second Team ... was team's second leading scorer with 11 goals ... also contributed five assists ... finished second on team with 27 points ... scored first career goal in 5-1 victory over Iowa (Sept. 5) ... recorded first game-winning goal with an overtime tally in 4-3 win at Kent State (Sept. 26) ... also scored game-winning goals against Ohio (Oct. 17) and Ball State (Oct. 29) ... recorded multiple goals in two games, scoring twice at Michigan (Oct. 8) and again against Ohio (Oct. 17) ... had first career two-assist game in win over Ball State (Oct. 29).
High School: Four-year letterwinner for St. Ursula Academy ... named to All-Ohio Team after leading league in assists in 2009 ... finished career with 18 goals and 22 assists ... led Bulldogs to the state finals for the first time in school history as a senior in 2009.
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Clear Pass Membership Cuts Down on Airport Waiting Time
[Editor's note: Clear ceased operations in June of 2009.]
Everyone is sick of waiting in lines at the airport, but we all want optimal security measures taken to make sure we are safe when we fly. So what is the solution? A company called Clear, flyclear.com thinks it may have found it, and twenty-one US airports agree.
Member's card, which they then scan in the Clear Lane at the airport, and within seconds their fingerprints and iris images are matched to those embedded in their card and they are free to proceed to the checkpoint, significantly minimizing time spent in security lines. Clear members can get through security, generally, in under five minutes, every time they fly!
Having begun operations in July 2005, Clear now has 250,000 Clear Members. Each member has filled out an application, which is available online, and has then completed his/her application in-person at a Clear enrollment center which includes a scan of two pieces of acceptable forms of identification, and biometrics (fingerprints and iris images).
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Paul Landgraf, a business development manager for one of the top ten employers in the San Francisco-Bay Area and Clear member said, "I am traveling at least every other week to either Denver, LA or DC. My point of origination is San Jose. I joined at the very beginning of San Jose airport's Clear operation. I cannot begin to estimate the times I would have missed my flight due to the very long lines at any of the airports I use. However, I am happy to report that I have not missed any flights in over 2 years due to the airport check in procedure – all as a result of using the Clear program. So in my mind I have saved time, aggravation and money as a positive result of the Clear program.
Jones says that he is not sure Clear Membership is actually worth the money.
"For top elite members and full-fare first class passengers at major airports, there are already lines designated for them. Weigh carefully the cost vs. the benefit. If you fly 10 times a year or less, is it worth the four or five dollars a minute it is going to cost you?" he said.
Rosenthal disagrees, "If you travel an average of two-three times a month and you no longer have to wonder whether you'll be on a five minute line or a forty-five minute line, ever again, you will think this is worth it. And, we've heard from members that Clear significantly saves time and stress, even for those who have elite memberships."
Leighton Condell, an Atlanta resident and professional MC/host at major sporting and entertainment events around the country said, "I've had my Clear card for a little less than a year and I travel 35 weekends a year. I've used my Clear card in Oakland, Orlando, Washington, DC, and NY, among others. Just the other day, I flew out of Atlanta with two of my sales reps -- one had a premium card from an airline and one had no card at all. I got through the Clear Atlanta lanes in five minutes and had to wait 15 minutes for the rep with the Medallion card and 45 minutes for the rep with no card. I will now be buying them Clear cards. I can't be without it."
According to Clear, the biometric scanners are the most accurate form of identity verification available. The company has performed over two million verifications at its security lanes since it began.
Rosenthal says that biometrics cannot be duplicated in any way. "Your image is on a chip in the card, but it must match you, live, in person, at the kiosk, verified by our operators. So, unlike the movies, you can't present someone else's finger without our staff noticing!"
In all aspects of traveling, especially since September 11, people are very concerned with privacy violations and there has been an ongoing debate over maintaining privacy versus maintaining a safe environment for travelers. In introducing new technology, privacy is once again questioned.
However, Jones says, "There is a point where I am not concerned about my privacy if other's security is an issue. I am well aware the ACLU will jump on this one and shout Fourth Amendment violations, but since it is voluntary, how can they claim this?"
Rosenthal promises that every precaution is taken to make travelers feel comfortable and not violated in any way.
She says, "Privacy is one of our primary focuses -- to assure every member that we will uphold all of the policies and promises we have put in place, such as having an ombudsman, a public audit and an identity theft warranty. We are taking every opportunity we can find to have the best privacy practices—such as we don't track members and we won't sell your name or information to any third parties."
So, what happens when so many people join Clear that those lines become longer than the regular lines?
"I am sure TSA will adjust to keep things moving. Already, elite-only and crew-only lines are used by others if there are no folks in those 'only' lines," said Jones.
Rosenthal confirmed, "Similar to the electronic tolling that roadways have, you can alter the number of lanes available to registered travelers at peak times, such as early morning and evening; it is done through modeling of the lane traffic to learn what is needed. This is very effective in the tolling industry."
Jones says that he would not be a good candidate for Clear Membership, even though he is a frequent flier, and he would not be interested in purchasing or joining.
"Since I generally travel mid-week from a small- to medium-sized airport and am a top elite member, it makes no sense for me to participate. If my travels began in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles (LAX only), Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Salt Lake City, Boston, St. Louis, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Pittsburgh or San Diego and I traveled 15+ times per year and if my departures were Monday mornings, I would look long and hard," he said.
Rosenthal says that the Clear card will be accepted at still more airports in 2009 – Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale have requested proposals to launch the service there. And, the card is now accepted at some sports stadiums for home football games, such as at Candlestick in San Francisco, INVESCO's Mile High in Denver, and the Dome in Georgia.
And, she added that now that major hotel chains, credit card companies and airlines are partnering with Clear, the member offers and perks continue to grow. In early 2009, Starwood Hotels is offering free Clear cards to their top tier and three month trials to all preferred guests in their program. Hyatt has done similar offers. Delta Airlines offers points.
Jones agrees that this trend will spread fast, "I expect the major airports will commence almost immediately, but [smaller airports like] Kalamazoo will probably never join in," he said.
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What could be fancier than Christmas?
Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinklesand who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?
In this merriest of stories from bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, Nancy proves once again that a little fancying up can go a long, festive way!
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Desde la publicacion de Nancy la Elegante, el closet de Jane O'Connor cuenta con tantas boas, coronas y atuendos brillantes que a veces sus amigas no la reconocen por la calle. Aun reside (esa es una palabra elegante para decir que vive) en la ciudad de Nueva York con su familia y su companero canino, Arrow.
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