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Maggie Cunningham, the 6-year-old daughter of Stephanie Cunningham of Weedville, turns the press Sunday to make apple cider at the Kinzua Bridge State Park "Fall Festival." The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) staffed the cider-making booth at the festival.
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MT. JEWETT – The 18th Kinzua Bridge State Park "Fall Festival" will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, rain or shine.Â
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The eight-member committee of the Bavarian Fall Fest have worked throughout the year in planning the 2013 festival.
JAMES CITY -- The driver of a vehicle that crashed Wednesday on Route 66 near James City died of natural causes.
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I saw on the news this morning that some kid living in a college dorm jumped off the George Washington Bridge and killed himself because his roommate videotaped him having sex without his knowledge and put it on the internet.
That sucks, but enough to kill yourself? There was another case (or two) a few months back and a middle school kid killed himself because someone called him gay in school, and another a girl was bullied so she hung herself. I feel like this generation is full of wimps...or am I just insensitive? When I was in elementary/middle school, 'gay' was the only insult we knew. Then we fought in the dirt. That's what kids do.
I don't understand it, and why there's so much sympathy. Sure, it's sad, but what kind of kids do that?
Actually, I think theres less sympathy these times. You see people making fun of the holocaust, laughing at people hurting themselves and worse, and since the invention of the internet, It's been almost doubled. On the internet you are anonymous, which seems to turn on the douchebag-switch on most people.
I also see people caring more for animals than people, but that's another discussion.
I was bullied a lot in school because I was different, and it ended in some idiot choking me in the school-yard. When I think back at it now, I probably could've handled it better, and I was perhaps too sensitive. I don't know. The point is, people are different. Someone can take a hit and still stand, while others falter and fall into depression. I know, I've been there.
Bullying now has become worse too. People take pictures of the victim in the showers and post them on facebook. Total ridicule and destroying most relations to other people.
As for suicide, I feel that it's mostly the easy way out(except if you have some horrible disease or have nothing left). Think about the parents, family members or friends that care about you, and all the pain you will cause with taking your own life.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol was testing sonar equipment when troopers found the cars.
The Custer County Sheriff's Office says the cars are a late 1960s Camaro and an early 1950s Chevrolet.
Debbie Mcmanaman thinks her grandfather, 69-year-old John Alva Porter, was in the '50s Chevy. He disappeared in 1969.
"I mean, he was just gone," said Mcmanaman. "No trace at all. His money was in the bank, his house was intact and he was gone. So over 40 years we've been looking for him."
One grandson, Jim Porter, believes his grandfather's two friends were inside the car with him.
Ervie Porter is the son of John Alva Porter. He watched as investigators crawled around the cars.
"I just appreciate everything everybody has done to help," said Ervie.
"It's been very traumatic," said Mcmanaman. "I can remember my dad having dreams at night and getting in the car as soon as he got off work from his day job, and he'd take my mom and they'd look and look for any trace."
Sheriff Bruce Peoples says that car had the remains of three people inside.
He says the Camero also had three people inside. The car matches the description of the one three Sayre teens were in when they vanished in 1970, Jimmy Allen Williams 16, Thomas Michael Rios, 18, and Leah Gail Johnson, 18.
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GAYLORD – In a proceeding described by the prosecution as "very rare and very unusual" the foreign exchange student accusing a rural Gibbon minister of sexually touching her during a back rub gave a swore deposition in open court Tuesday in Gaylord.
52-year-old David Radtke is charged with 3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct for the incidents in May and June of this year.
Assistant Sibley County Attorney Donald Lannoye says the girl is scheduled to fly back to her home in Madrid, Spain tomorrow. The testimony is being taken now in case she is not able to return for the trial scheduled for August 30th.
"We've made arrangement for her to return and she says she will," said Lannoye. The girl was served with a subpoena. The county will pay for the girl's travel costs to come back for the trial.
During questioning by Radtke's attorney Paul Engh, the victim said she "was dreaming when she felt things."
"It wasn't a good dream," said the girl.
Lannoye later asked the girl to clarify.
"It's not I was dream…I was sleeping. I was feeling something."
In Spanish she continued to explain.
Translated by the interpreter, she told the court "very unpleasant sensation, very confusing…all of a sudden I woke up feeling something inside me."
At times the girl struggled to explain herself fully in English. An interpreter, who was relaying the proceedings to the girl's father during questioning, would step in, allowing her to answer in Spanish.
The girl was questioned about why she never personally came forward. She confirmed that she told two friends who later went to GFW High School staff. It was the school that called authorities.
In particular, the girl was hesitant to tell Radtke's wife about the extent of what allegedly happened.
"I was scared," said the girl. "She still believe in him…thought he was a good guy."
The girl says Radtke apologized.
According to the girl's testimony, Radtke came into her room saying he sinned and asked her to forgive him.
"I said nothing (to him)," said the girl.
She also says the next day while riding to school with Radtke's son he apologized for when his dad did.
The girl says Radtke gave her around ten backrubs.
"He felt my butt. I thought it was a mistake."
Asked by Lannoye if she still believed they were mistakes?
"No." said the girl.
Radtke Hearing on New Charge Continued
In the middle of the deposition, Radtke appeared for a hearing on a new set of charges filed last Friday.
He is accused of using the girl's phone to monitor her email activity once she was removed from the home after the initial charges.
Investigators say Radtke obtained the girl's cell phone and pin number with the help of the local coordinators of the exchange group in charge of the placement.
When she was removed from the home, she was placed with Steven and Jill Burns, EF coordinators for the local area. Steven Burns allegedly told the girl he needed the phone to turn it over to police. His wife Jill then obtained the pin from the girl. The phone wasn't give to police, but was returned to Radtke.
The phone belongs to Radtke and there is an agreement with the exchange foundation allowing host family's access to monitor online and email activity.
But Assistant County Attorney Donald Lannoye believes that agreement ended once the girl was removed from their care and became stalking and harassment.
Today's hearing was continued and will be held along with a hearing next week on the criminal sexual conduct charges.
Radtke was free after posting a $10,000 cash bond on the latest charges.


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SENDAI, Japan, April 11, 2011 A little more than 14 years ago, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Fletcher, who then held the rank of airman basic, was lost on the streets of Tokyo.
It was the first weekend of Fletcher's first week at his first assignment in Japan at Yokota Air Base.
Fletcher said two Japanese couples observed his predicament and escorted him to the correct train, and then rode with him all the way to Yokota.
When Fletcher tried to pay his newfound Japanese friends for their time and kindness, he recalled, they said they were just happy to speak English with someone and were happy to help.
Fletcher said that's when he decided Japan would be a good place to be stationed.
"I've been in love with Japan ever since," he said.
Fletcher is an air transportation specialist with the 353rd Special Operations Group based at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Now, he's deployed to Sendai Airport, where he oversees cargo-loading operations with a four-person crew.
Fletcher and his team are supporting Operation Tomodachi, the relief effort that's aiding the Japanese people following the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Fletcher was part of the initial team sent here to help the Japanese recover and reopen the airport.
Since Fletcher and his crew arrived, he said, air transporters have unloaded millions of pounds of water, food, blankets and other relief supplies, in addition to all of the equipment they needed to keep their part of the operation going.
"This is the kind of thing most of us joined the Air Force to do," Fletcher said. "I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing. We were told the Japanese people needed help, and well, they helped me the first week I lived here. Of course I want to do whatever I can to give back."
Fletcher and his team live in the airport's passenger terminal along with scores of airmen, soldiers and Marines also supporting the relief mission. The group has an electric generator to run the computers needed for air traffic control and cargo shipment manifests.
There's little to no heat in the building, Fletcher said, so the days and nights are cold.
"It's freezing in the terminal, but at least I have a roof over my head," he said. "We see it snowing outside and realize that we're the lucky ones. We've heard there are half-a-million people displaced, out of their homes and living in shelters.
"So it's cold, but it could be a lot worse," he added.
The Japanese people's strength, kindness and generosity greatly impresses U.S. service members involved in Operation Tomodachi, Fletcher said.
"One day, a Japanese man came all the way out here with a big bag of apples, just to thank us for what we were doing," Fletcher recalled. "That was the first fresh fruit any of us had had in eight days. I swear that was the best apple I'd ever tasted. I ate everything down to the seeds."
Fletcher said he and his crew are optimistic and focused on the task at hand.
"Every time the back of a plane opens up and it's a pallet of water, I can say for a fact, 'Somebody needs that,'" Fletcher said. "So when we get supplies off a C-130 and onto a helicopter, we know this whole thing is for a good cause.
"If I retired today, this would be the highlight of my career," he said.
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News Section: Opinion
Use Tax Code to Solve Employer Health Insurance Battle
This week's SCOTUS decision on whether the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act violated the constitutional rights of two family-owned companies has triggered an even more rabid debate over freedom of as well as from religion. However, what seems like an intractable disagreement could – and perhaps should – move us toward a day when health insurance is no longer associated with employers.
Employer sponsored insurance benefits have always had two advantages that served to make them far superior to individual plans. First, they are a tax deductible expense for the company that essentially allows them to divert some of the employee's compensation toward the cost of premiums, while also deducting their contributions on a pre-tax basis. Second, by making the plans available to all of their employees, employers pool together risk for the insurance companies, which allows them to offer much better benefits.
Individual plans are not tax deductible and the current tax code only allows individuals to deduct health care expenses (including premiums) for any portion that is over 10 percent of their income. That means that a person with an income of $50,000 a year has to go over $5,000 in qualified expenses and then can only deduct that portion which goes over. Making all healthcare costs tax deductible (or eligible for pre-tax health savings accounts) and then offsetting the cost by closing much less reasonable tax loopholes would make the tax advantage of employer-sponsored plans go away.
Of course the other advantage – better risk pooling through larger underwritings – is already being addressed by the exchanges. The individual mandate and state and federal insurance exchanges were created to basically pool all of the individual plans and spread their risk the same way large employers do, making individual plans cheaper, while allowing (and sometimes forcing) insurers to give the same sort of benefits they typically would on a group plan.
Once employee compensation is no longer diverted to health care benefits, wages should rise proportionately (and there may need to be some form of regulation to ensure that happens) giving workers more money to pay for premiums and co-insurance costs. The idea of whether corporations have religious rights or requiring certain health services violates them would be moot.
Otherwise, fixes would involve more complicated legislation at the hands of Congress who are unlikely to tackle such a controversial and emotional issue in earnest. Giving the money directly to employees can work in a way that it would not have before the exchanges, and a simple adjustment of the tax code seems much more doable than a legislative fix. Let's get health care out of the workplace and into the household budget so that it can be a private matter between patient and provider that doesn't have anything to do with your boss's (or your Congressman's) religious beliefs.
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Tag: books
What trash should we cash?
When an author pens some words
Then decides to abort 'em
Is it right to dig them up
And publish them post mortem?
When an artist abandons or otherwise trashes a work in progress — be that artist a musician, painter or writer — it's usually for good reasons
When an heir, agent or publisher digs up the discarded work of a dead or incapacitated artist it, and seeks to package it for public consumption, it's usually for one:
That — more than paying homage, more than fleshing out the historical record — is what' I'd guess is behind the publication of "new" books by two of America's most beloved authors.
Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman — essentially the trashed first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird — was released this summer, even though some say, given Ms. Lee's mental state, she isn't likely to have endorsed the project.
What Pet Should I Get, by Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel), hit bookstores today — 24 years after his death.
Fifty years after Seuss and Lee became part of popular culture, their respective publishing houses are saying, in effect — and like an infomercial — "But wait … There's more."
The new Seuss book is based materials found in the author's San Diego home in 2013 by Geisel's widow, Audrey.
According to Random House, when Audrey Geisel was remodeling her home after his death, she found a box filled with pages of text and sketches and set it aside with some of her husband's other materials. Twenty-two years later, she and Seuss's secretary revisited the box.
They found the full text and sketches for What Pet Should I Get? – a project that, seemingly, Seuss didn't feel good enough about to pursue.
As reincarnated books go, Go Set a Watchman has proven far more contentious.
On top of questions over whether Lee wanted the work published, it's first-version portrayal of Atticus Finch as a bigot is hard for some readers to take, especially those who read Mockingbird.
What Pet Should I Get? hasn't entirely escaped controversy.
The story line is simple: A brother and sister (the same ones featured in One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) go to the pet store with permission from their parents to pick out a pet.
The can't seem to agree. The brother wants a dog, the sister wants a cat, and some consideration is given to a "Yent that could live in a tent."
Some reviews are saying the rhymes lack the pzazz and zaniness of Geisel's better known works.
In addition, the book doesn't stand up to the test of time. It was written in a day that buying a dog from a store was deemed acceptable — decades before the atrocities of puppy mills (where many such dogs came from) became known.
Among the book's earliest critics — even before it came out — was PETA, whose president contacted Random House to point out it might send the wrong message to young readers. Apparently, Random House took the advice to heart. In an eight-page afterword, the publisher makes a point of explaining, among other things, that families should adopt rather than buying dogs and cats from stores.
What's not addressed are the ethics of profiting off selling the unpublished works of the dead.
In the spirit of Dr. Seuss, let me conclude with a couple of modest thoughts. You can call them little point one and little point two.
Point one is a note to creative types. You might want to consider outlining in your will, in great detail, what may or may not happen to, and who should get any profits from, any unpublished works that you squirreled away in a drawer rather than burned or threw away.
Point two is that, in celebrating our beloved writers, particularly two who shaped the lives, hearts and brains of so many children and young adults, remembering their wishes should be paramount.
The publishing world is something of a zoo, and it's not above shoveling out some stinky stuff wrapped in shiny new packages.
So be careful of that wily fox
He's smarter than a lot of us
Watch out for tigers, snakes and bears
Beware the hippo-posthumous
Posted by John Woestendiek July 28th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, artists, authors, books, books on dogs, children's books, dead, dog, dr. seuss, estates, go set a watchman, harper collins, harper lee, heirs, literature, pet, pet stores, pets, popular culture, posthumous, publication, publishing, random house, theodore geisel, to kill a mockingbird, what pet should we get, wills, writers
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Who's the fairest of them all?
Here's an "infographic" (more graphic than informative, we'd say) that's popping up a lot on the Internet these days.
It's from "Knowledge is Beautiful," a new book by British data-journalist David McCandless.
In it, he crunches data to explain the world, or at least random bits of the world, through graphics that — though they might intimidate those of us who prefer a good old fashioned story — are intended to be entertaining, artful and easy to absorb.
"Every day, every hour, every minute we are bombarded with information, from television, from newspapers, from the Internet, we're steeped in it. We need a way to relate to it," his publisher, Harper Collins, writes. The author's visual presentations "blend the facts with their connections, contexts, and relationships, making information meaningful, entertaining, and beautiful."
We'll withhold comment on the book, because we haven't read it (if reading is even part of experiencing it.)
But we've got problems and questions with this particular chart — a ranking of the 87 "best" dog breeds.
(To see a full size version, click here.)
For starters, why — when there are about 180 recognized breeds now — did he limit himself to only the 87 most popular breeds?
Is that a more algorithm-friendly number? Is that the most that could fit on a page before it became so cluttered as to be reader unfriendly, or leave us feeling dog bombarded?
The infographic contrasts the popularity of the breeds with what (according to the formula used by McCandless) are the "best" breeds. The best breed, according to the chart, is the border collie. It concludes the bulldog the most "inexplicably overrated" dog breed.
McCandless ranks the 87 dog breeds based on these factors — intelligence, lifespan or longevity, ailments, grooming, appetite and costs.
In a way, at least four of those factors are cost-related, aren't they?
How much a dog eats and how much grooming he requires both can make him a more expensive proposition, which we can only assume McCandless attaches negative points to.
The Newfoundland, for example, falls into the "inexplicably overrated" quadrant of the the chart — well, most of him does, a little bit of his big head seems to stick outside that border.
We'd hope McCandless considers a longer life span for a dog to be a good thing, worth positive points, but wouldn't a dog gaining points in that category be losing them in the appetite, grooming and costs categories?
Of course, our biggest is complaint — on top of the sheer stupidity of picking a best dog breed — is that the chart ignores the "best" (and most popular) dog of all, the mutt.
That would complicate matters though, and infographics are all about over-simplifying. And stereotyping, and quanitfying the unquantifiable, and smugly considering yourself an expert based on what your computer has churned out, which infographic perusers should bear in mind, is only as reliable as the data it was fed in the first place.
(Photos: "Knowledge is Beautiful")
Posted by John Woestendiek November 19th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
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Creator of "Where's Spot?" dies at 86
Eric Hill, whose children's books about a mischievous dog named Spot sold more than 60 million copies, died last Friday at his home in central California.
Hill, whose first book, "Where's Spot?" was published in 1980, passed away after a short illness, according to Adele Minchin, a spokeswoman for his publisher, Penguin Children's Group.
The book told the story of Spot's mother, Sally, as she searched for him around the house, finding a hippo, a lion and other creatures along the way.
Hill was born in England. His career as an illustrator began when he became an errand boy at an illustration studio during World War II, which led to a position at an advertising agency, according to the Associated Press
While freelancing as a creative marketing designer in the late 1970s, he drew a picture of a puppy using his now-famous flap innovation, which fascinated his 3-year-old son, Christopher.
He was so pleased with his son's reaction to his work that he invented a story to go along with it, which, eventually, became the highly successful "Spot the Dog."
That came after countless rejections from publishers who were wary of his use of paper flaps to hide parts of his illustrations — such as a flap in the shape of a door that is lifted to reveal a grizzly bear.
"Familiar as we are today with a children's book market where flaps, pop-ups and all kinds of novelty and interactivity are taken for granted, it is hard to recall what an extraordinarily innovative concept this was in the late 1970s," Minchin said in a statement.
"At that time, Eric's idea was so different that it took a long while before anyone was brave enough to consider publishing his first book about Spot," she said.
"Where's Spot?" was followed by "Spot's First Walk," "Spot Goes to the Beach" and many others.
Hill, who moved with his family to the United States in the 1980s, is survived by his wife, Gillian; his son, Christopher; and his daughter, Jane.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 13th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, author, book, books, books on dogs, children, childrens, death, died, dog, dog books, dogs, eric hill, good dog reads, illustrator, penguin, pets, spot, spot goes to the beach, spot's first walk, where's spot
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Learning to love your lover's dog
What do you do when the woman you're falling in love with has a dog that, seemingly, can't stand you?
Beef jerky, trust and patience are key, but it also helps to be Jon Katz.
The author of numerous dog books recounted in Parade last week how he came to marry Maria – an artist who was using one of his barns as a studio – and how that required much woooing of her Rottweiler-shepherd mix, Frieda.
Katz was still married when he met Maria and cut a deal with her allowing her to use a barn as a studio in exchange for helping with his animals (a herd of sheep, four donkeys, four chickens, three dogs, and two cats) at his farm in upstate New York. Both later saw their marriages end, and they began developing a friendship — or at least to the extent Frieda would permit.
Frieda was fiercely protective of Maria and, Katz writes, "whenever I approached the barn, Frieda would fling herself against the door in a frenzy, barking ferociously."
Frieda had been dumped, pregnant, along the New York State Thruway by a man who had been using her as a guard dog. She lived in the wild before she was captured and brought to a shelter. That's where Maria met her and adopted her, Katz says:
"They were the perfect pair, the human-canine version of Thelma and Louise, united in their devotion to each other and in their great distrust of men."
As Katz and Maria made the transition from friends to something more, Frieda continued to act out in the presence of Katz and his dogs. At night, Frieda stayed in the barn. Even though it was heated, it was not a desirable arrangement.
"I was falling in love with Maria," Katz writes, "and I hoped she would agree to marry me one day, but I knew I had to work things out with Frieda first.
Katz says he bought $500 worth of beef jerky, and began a morning ritual, tossing a piece to Frieda every day. He started getting a little closer to the dog on each visit and, after months, Frieda let him put a leash on her and walk her. "My goal was to get her into the house by Christmas, as a surprise for Maria, evidence of my commitment and good faith."
Katz and Maria and their animals are one big happy family now, and you can read all about it when The Second-Chance Dog: A Love Story, comes out next month.
To learn more about Katz and his other books, visit his website, bedlamfarm.com.
(Top photo: Maria and Frieda and author Jon Katz at Bedlam Farm; by George Forss)
Posted by John Woestendiek October 25th, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: a love story, animals, author, barn, bedlam farm, behavior, books, books on dogs, distrust, dog, dog books, dogs, farm, frieda, jon katz, lovers, maria, married, mix, new york, parade, pets, rottweiler, shepherd, studio, the second chance dog, trust, wife
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Toying with your affections: Cute, cuddly, and cheaper than real dog clones
It's a cute and cuddly little idea.
So why does it give me horror-show-like chills?
I was thumbing through the latest issue of The Bark magazine – print version — when I came to a page devoted to spotlighting new products, including "Cuddle Clones, one of a kind plush animals made to look just like your dog! Capture the essence of your dog in this adorable product…"
Having written a book on dog cloning — the kind that takes place in a laboratory, with pet owners paying $100,000 or more to get genetic duplicates of their dogs – Cuddle Clones struck me as far less expensive, less intrusive and much more innocent way to have your pet re-created. Yet the concept was still mildly troubling. Leave it to me to find the ominous in something as harmless as a plush toy.
And then to write about it, as if, behind the toy, there is some deeper meaning to be unearthed.
I think, as with real cloning, there may be — in regards to what it says about the essence of dog, and the essence of us.
For starters, you're not going to recapture the essence of your dog in a stuffed animal, or by stuffing him, or by cloning him.
I'd even go so far to say that, even the most expert of breeders, even if they do manage to ensure many of the same traits are passed from one generation to the next, can't recapture "essence" — a fuzzy term that, in this case, may be most synonymous with "personality" or "soul."
One can breed for looks and traits, but the essence of your dog — what makes him him — is uncapturable. Part of the reason for that, I think, is that what makes him him is all that he has experienced, including, and perhaps in largest part, you.
With cloning — real cloning — I arrived at the point where I viewed it as a selfish pursuit, most popular among wealthy and stubborn people who refuse to to accept that the rules of nature apply to them and their dogs. And I wondered whether, as much as having a dog re-created from a single cell might seem an homage to the original, it's really an insult, like telling your dog, "You're instantly replaceable; I can quite easily, if I pay enough, have another you fashioned in a laboratory."
In reality, the clone, while a living, breathing genetic duplicate, is not the original dog. Though some customers believe otherwise, the original dog's soul does not occupy it anymore than it would a freeze-dried version of his corpse — another alternative for those who insist on keeping a physical, though unmoving, version of their dog around the house.
Cuddle Clones, being toys, are far less creepy — and if it weren't for the name I'd probably have no problem with the product. A plush toy that roughly replicates your living or dead pet is not all that nefarious. And the plush toy company, unlike the real cloning companies, hasn't directed its marketing strictly at bereaved, or soon-to-be-bereaved pet owners.
That does come up, however, in the "Top 10″ reasons the company gives for buying a Cuddle Clone. (Expect to pay $300, or, for a life-sized version, as much as $850, depending on weight.)
Those reasons, according to the Cuddle Clones website, include:
"Your pet is so cute or unique looking that you must clone him or her immediately."
"Your pet has passed away and you miss hugging him or her."
"Your daughter can't bear to leave her best friend behind when she leaves for college or the military."
"You lost the pet custody battle in a breakup."
"You've wanted to scientifically clone your pet for some time now but can't quite afford the $50,000 price tag."
"Cuddle Clones can go places real pets can't go (work, vacation, the grocery store, nursing home)."
Cuddle Clones aren't going to wag their tails (at least not yet), or greet you at the front door. For that you'd require a real clone, though we'd advise against it, even if you do have more money than you know what to do with.
Those are manufactured in South Korea, and the price has dropped from the $150,000 the earliest customers were charged to around $100,000.
(How dog cloning came to be, how it was marketed, and the experiences of the first pet owning customers are detailed in my book, "DOG, INC.: How a Collection of Visionaries, Rebels, Eccentrics and Their Pets Launched the Commerical Dog Cloning Industry.")
Only one South Korean lab is still offering cloning to pet owners, and it's working on broadening its customer base — mostly American — by holding a contest in England that will reward a discounted cloning to the person who has the most "special and inspiring" reason for cloning their dog. Contestants are invited to submit essays, photos and videos, and the winner will get a 70 percent discount on the $100,000 price.
It's sponsored by Sooam Biotech Research Foundation, which is headed by Hwang Woo Suk, the former Seoul National University veterinarian who headed the team that produced the world's first cloned dog, Snuppy. Hwang also claimed to have cloned a line of human embryos, but he was fired after those claims turned out to be fraudulent.
After starting his own lab, Hwang teamed up with an American company that held an online auction for six dog clonings and an essay contest in which a free cloning was awarded to a man who said his former police dog found the last survivor of 9-11.
As dog cloning hit the marketplace — actually doing so before dog had even been cloned — some of those who would become the first recipients of clones were chosen at least in part because of their heartwarming stories, which served to put a warmer, fuzzier face on the cold science of cloning.
Small stuffed dogs, all identical, were handed out as a promotional tool by one of the labs. Customers shared their stories, sometimes in exchange for a discount, and marveled at how much their clones resembled the originals. Then there were the best ambassadors of all — the puppies. Whatever fears and concerns surrounded cloning — from animal welfare issues, to where it will all lead, to the utter lack of government regulation, especially in South Korea — images of nursing and frolicking puppies had a way of pushing them aside.
Cuddle Clones — even just the marriage of those two words — could similarly, if unintentionally, serve to make real cloning more palatable to a public that may not know that dog cloning isn't cute at all.
It involves the use of numerous dogs for egg harvesting. After the cells of the donor dog are merged with those and — with help from an electric jolt – begin dividing, more dogs yet are needed to serve as surrogates. More than 1,000 egg cells were harvested to clone the first dog. While the process has grown far more efficient, multiple attempts are still required to ensure an exact lookalike is born — into a world where dogs are routinely put down because of overpopulation.
The American company selling clonings — all carried out by Sooam – later shut down for reasons that included concerns about whether proper animal welfare protocols were being followed in the South Korean labs. RNL Bio, the company that cloned the first dog for a customer, has stepped away from dog cloning, citing negative public opinion as one factor.
But canine clones are still being churned out at Sooam, and the price — once $150,000 a shot — is continuing to drop, meaning more people will be able to afford a laboratory-produced replica of their dog.
For those who can't, there are Cuddle Clones – soft and huggable plushies, filled with synthetic fabrics, that seem to send the message that clones are adorable.
And clones may be just that – both the real ones and the stuffed ones.
Dog cloning, though, when it comes to the process, is not so pretty, not so heartwarming, and not so cuddly.
You might even say – though it would be too late — that it's nothing to toy with.
(Photos: Top three photos courtesy of Cuddle Clones, bottom two photos, of dogs being cloned at Sooam, by John Woestendiek)
Posted by John Woestendiek May 23rd, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: adorable, animals, book, books, cloned, clones, cloning, cuddle clones, custom, dog, dog cloning, dog inc., dogs, huggable, lookalike, pets, plush, replicas, resemble, sooam, sooam biotech research foundation, south korea, stuffed, toys
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Privileged Pooch: Going pupscale in SoCal
After perusing "The Privileged Pooch, Luxury Travel with Your Pet in Southern California," I've decided if Ace and I ever run into author Maggie Espinosa and her dog, Marcel, on the road … they're buying.
Unlike my Travels with Ace project, "The Privileged Pooch" – not to be confused with the fine pet boutique in Baltimore of the same name – is a guidebook that focuses on high end luxury travel with your pet.
"Now you can share Southern California's celebrity lifestyle with your furry friend," reads the summary on the back of the book. "The days of staying at substandard hotels and dining at drive-thru's when traveling with the family pet are over."
Not for me, they ain't. But that's not the point.
Espinosa's point is that bringing a dog along on your trip no longer automatically relegates you to economy-level accommodations. And her book, provides plenty of examples, in highly readable form, of where you can stay, play and eat with your pet — in Palm Springs, Orange County, San Diego, Santa Barbara and greater Los Angeles.
High-end establishments are starting to wise up to the fact that about 10 million pets each year vacation with their owners — and that many of those owners are from the demographic at which tourism-related businesses commonly take aim.
"The Privileged Pooch" lists 69 hotels (not a Motel 6 among them), 55 restaurants, 56 dog-friendly activities and 38 "trendy shops" where you and your dog are welcome.
Espinosa has done some culling, weeding out those establishments that have too many restrictions or silly and unrealistic weight limits. (For the dogs, I mean. Southern California doesn't have weight limits for people. Yet.)
She uses a rating system of one wag to four wags for pet friendliness — one being "pooches permitted," four being "pooches paradise."
At the latter, you might find such features as special puppy menus, a "togetherness massage" for you and your dog (at Casa Laguna Inn & Spa) or "blueberry and plum pet facials" at a dog-friendly spa called The Healthy Spot.
Espinosa and her bichon frise, Marcel, tested all 69 hotels, and each section of the book, region by region, includes recommendations for everything from dog-friendly beaches to emergency veterinary care.
Our favorite example was the Doggie Bus in Tustin, which totes dogs and their humans to the beach at no charge. An Orange County man started providing the service not to get rich, but simply because he enjoyed doing it.
Now that's dog-friendly.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 15th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
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Serenity? I second that emotion
Ace's Valium is really working for me.
No, not in the manner you might assume. I am refraining from sharing his stash. Nevertheless, I have calmed down – because he has calmed down.
When I get on the floor next to him, or even glance at him there, it's as if the drug is somehow passing into me. Seeing him more comfortable makes me more comfortable, just as hearing his yelps put me on edge.
By way of background, I took Ace, 6, to the vet last week after, a few days earlier, he began yelping every time he made a sudden motion. A herniated disc was the diagnosis, and the course of action recommended by the vet was NSAIDs to relieve the inflammation and doggie valium — Diazepam to be precise — to keep him unnaturally calm during the two weeks of bed rest prescribed.
I've heard of some negative side effects associated with NSAIDs and dogs, and I've never been big on pharmaceuticals that mask symptoms and alter moods, but the conservative – and least expensive – approach struck me as worth trying first.
The effect was almost immediate. Ace had been restless, pacing slowly and holding his head carefully, as if anticipating another burst of pain. His tensing up made me tense up, which made him tense up more, which made me tense up more.
It's a phenomenon I've noticed before – how our emotions and moods tend to play off each other and snowball.
Say a big scary bug comes in the house. I, upon seeing it, will jump up and reach for a magazine, shoe, or other instrument of death. Even before I jump up, though, Ace, even if he hasn't seen the bug, mirrors my startled (assuming the bug is scary enough) reaction, almost as if he can sense, like a pending earthquake, my heart rate increasing from the other side of the room.
There's a kind of emotional synchronization that occurs between dog and owner – and maybe it's true of any two beings that co-reside, even spouses.
In our duality, we find a oneness, to the point we think we can read each other's minds – and often we react based on that.
When Ace is happy, which is usually, it makes me happy, which makes him even happier, which makes me even happier. One of the things at the root of our love for dogs, I think, is that spiraling contentment and joy. Of course, the same is true, at least with Ace and me, when dog or human are unhappy.
Our dogs are a reflection of us, and we are a reflection of our dogs.
This reflection stuff gets reflected on a lot in my book, "DOG, INC: The Uncanny Inside Story of Cloning Man's Best Friend," which recounts the history of cloning dogs and its emergence as an industry that, in the view of critics, exploits the grief of bereaved pet owners.
One of the reasons losing a dog is so tough – on top of it bringing an end to all that respect and admiration we see in their eyes, all that loyalty and unconditional love – is, I think, that we see ourselves in them.
Cloning our dogs – as some people are doing – is not just a futile attempt to skirt death, but also, it can be argued, an attempt to recapture one's own youth, via a puppified version of their own dog. When the old mirror dies, we can get a new, genetically identical one – one that looks exactly the same, but has the added benefit or making us feel younger when we look into it.
How dogs reflect their owners is the subject of another new and fascinating book, "Your Dog is Your Mirror," which we will get around reviewing soon. (Those of you who visit ohmidog's dog book page may have noticed it's a bit behind, and doesn't even include my book.)
Written by dog trainer Kevin Behan, "Your Dog is Your Mirror," puts forth the theory that a dog's behavior is driven by its owner's emotions — that dogs respond to what their owner feels, even when the human isn't aware they are feeling it. Behan says dominance – or being the pack leader — is not the key to dog training. Instead, it's understanding what emotions you, the human, are passing on to the dog.
It's the heart — more than dominance, treats or anything else — that connects dogs and humans.
Sometimes the dog helps carry your emotional baggage. Sometimes, as with Ace's current situation, you try to help it with what it's carrying.
For now, controlled substances are giving us a hand, providing Ace and me with a symbiotically snowballing sense of serenity. Yes, it's somewhat artificial. And yes, I worry that the drugs will make him feel better before he actually is, leading him to attempt things he shouldn't attempt.
So we are staying mostly in our current temporary lodgings — a mansion basement in North Carolina. He is under orders not to romp. So I shan't romp, either. Instead, we'll limit our outings. We'll pop the occasional pill. We'll read, and watch TV, and watch each other, the way we do, having plenty of time for some quiet reflection.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 22nd, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, books, cloning, diagnosis, dog, dog inc., dog's country, dogs, dogscountry, drugs, emotions, health, herniated disc, kevin behan, mirror, mood, moodiness, north carolina, nsaids, pets, reflected, road trip, tranquilizers, travels with ace, treatment, valium, veterinarian, veterinary, your dog is your mirror
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MOREHEAD - Morehead State University Head Baseball Coach Mike McGuire has announced the addition of three student-athletes, Seth Boyle, Luke Humphreys and Dylan Ramage, who will join the program for the 2014 season.
"I am very excited to add these three young men to our program," McGuire said. "In addition to their baseball ability, all three are very good students. We've added three arms to our staff that have a chance to help us right away, while also adding more infield depth and athleticism."
Boyle comes to MSU from Greenup County High School, where he finished his senior season with a .487 batting average and 1.34 ERA over 66.2 innings on the mound. He was named Third-Team All-State following his senior season, and was selected to play in the East vs. West All-Star Game as well as the 16th Region All-Area Team in each of his final two years.
"Seth has a good arm and pitches in the upper 80's with a good breaking ball," McGuire said. "He is also a very accomplished hitter who can play multiple spots throughout the infield."
Humphreys played his prep ball at Dickson County High School (Tenn.), where he posted a 2.24 ERA and .348 batting average over his final season. On the mound, he struck out 90 batters in only 56 innings, and tossed one no-hitter on the season to earn an All-District Team selection.
"Luke is an athletic right-handed pitcher and infielder," McGuire continued. "He is a good competitor who goes right after hitters, and also plays a very good middle infield. We really like his athleticism, as he was a three-sport star in high school."
A native of Superior, Wis., Ramage comes to MSU from Southeastern Community College (Iowa). He registered a 2-0 record, three saves and 1.38 ERA during the 2012 season with the Blackhawks. Ramage was named Second-Team NJCAA Region XI Academic All-Region following his freshman year. His father Rob was a 15-year veteran of the National Hockey League, where he was named to four All-Star teams and won two Stanley Cups.
"Dylan is a sidewinder who will provide us a different look out of the bullpen," McGuire said. "Dylan is a good competitor, hard worker and fills up the strike zone. He should add experience to our bullpen."
MSU Men's Golf Team adds two: Michael Wilson and Ryan Daniels have signed National Letters of Intent with the Morehead State men's golf program. Both are expected to be on campus next month and have four years of eligibility as true freshmen.
"The most impressive thing to me is our newcomers are very good students and high-character young men," said Head Coach Dr. Rex Chaney, who begins his 38th year with the men's golf program at Morehead State. "We're certainly looking forward to working with all of them."
Wilson was a member of four consecutive 13th Region All-A championship teams at Middlesboro High School and earned medalist honors each year. He also helped the Yellow Jackets to the 2013 Tri-County Conference title and was named Conference Player of the Year.
Wilson posted a 76.2 stroke average as a junior and 74.0 scoring mark as a senior. He participated in the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in both 2011 and 2012.
"Michael is a left-hander with great potential," Chaney said. "He has a terrific mental approach to the game and is very solid with his driver. Michael will have to improve his short game at this level, but I know he has the ability to do so. I really feel like he's a diamond in the rough."
Daniels was a First-Team All-Area selection at North Hardin High School (Radcliff) his sophomore, junior and senior years. He helped the Trojans to the 5th Region championship in 2011 while claiming Region Player of the Year and medalist honors.
Daniels qualified for the Kentucky State Amateur as a sophomore. He finished first at the Warren East Invitational, carded a tournament-record 66 at the Dale Hollow Invitational and earned Kentucky High School Athletic Association All-State accolades as a senior.
"Ryan is strong young man with a lot of potential," Chaney said. "He hits the ball straight off the tee, which will give him a chance to be successful at this level. I've been impressed with Ryan's knowledge of the game. He really understands golf and knows how to play."
Morehead State will opens its season Sept. 9-10 when it hosts the Wasioto Winds Fall Kick-Off Invitational in Pineville.


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Corn Fritters
About the author: Sydney Oland lives in Somerville, Mass. Find more information at sydneyoland.com (or read eatingnosetotail.com)
Corn Fritters
About This Recipe
|serves 4
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|20 minutes
|Total time:
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|Sunday Brunch: Corn Fritters
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 1 cup corn kernals (thawed if frozen)
- About 2 quarts vegetable, canola, or peanut oil
- powdered sugar (optional)
- sliced scallions (optional)
Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl combine milk and eggs then pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Add melted butter and corn and mix well.
Add 2 inches of vegetable oil to a Dutch oven or wok and heat to 350°F. Drop corn fritter batter into hot oil one tablespoon at a time. Cook, agitating and turning frequently until golden brown and crisp on all sides and fritters are cooked through, about 4 minutes total. Remove fritters to a large plate lined with paper towels and season with salt. Serve immediately, garnished with powdered sugar or sliced scallions.


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Rhetoric Faculty
Andrew Culp
Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Studies
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Andrew joined the Department of Rhetoric Studies in 2014. His work specializes in cultural-communicative theories of power, the politics of emerging media, and gendered responses to urbanization. In his primary project, Escape, he explores the apathy, distraction, and cultural exhaustion born from the 24/7 demands of an 'always-on' media-driven society. He was recently elected to the General Board of the Cultural Studies Association. His work has appeared in numerous venues, including Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities, Radical Philosophy, and Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory. At Whiman, Andrew's teaching experience includes Fundamentals of Public Address, Introductory Rhetorical Criticism, The Rhetoric of Work, and Queer Rhetorical Theory. You can learn more about his work at his professional website, www.andrewculp.org. Andrew can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Matthew deTar
Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Studies
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Matt joined the Department of Rhetoric Studies in 2012. His research broadly focuses on rhetoric and political communication, with a focus on nationalism, ethics, political identity, and international media analysis. Additionally, his dissertation and current book project examines nationalism in modern Turkey, focusing on the way that concepts like "the military," "religion," and "minorities," are constructed as figures of discourse that negotiate concerns in national identity. The project utilizes research gathered during fieldwork in Istanbul, Turkey in 2009-2010, and has been funded through fellowships and grants from the Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, the Institute for Turkish Studies, and Northwestern University. His published work has appeared in Advances in the History of Rhetoric and the essay collection "History, Politics and Foreign Policy in Turkey."
Matt's other research areas of interest include the relationship between communication and cultural difference, the limits of law and liberalism, and human rights theory. At Whitman, his teaching experience includes both Introductory and Advanced Rhetorical Criticism, The Roots of Rhetoric, and Fundamentals of Public Address, as well as special topics courses focusing on Visual Rhetoric, Rhetoric and National Identity, Human Rights, and Rhetoric and Post-Modernism. You can find out more about Matt's work at his website, www.mathewdetar.net. He can be contacted at email@example.com.
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Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Studies
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Heather joined the Department of Rhetoric Studies in 2013. She is a rhetoric and communication studies scholar working across the intersections of rhetorical materialism, race, violence, the global war on terror, and argument studies. Throughout 2013 and 2014, Heather has delivered a number of talks and presentations including work on the revolutionary events in Egypt's Tahrir Square that ousted Hosni Mubarak in January of 2011 and work on the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (also known as drones) as a new technology of the global war on terror. Additionally, she is currently finishing a book project centered around the technology of drones as part of the global war on terror, specifically dealing with the implications drone use in the Middle East and North Africa by the United States has for understanding the way violence functions communicatively. The work is due to be published in the spring of 2016.
Heather specializes in teaching about rhetorics of social justice and activism. She has taught introductory courses in rhetoric and public culture as well as public speaking. In addition, she has written about hip hop music and African American history; she teaches a course in the rhetoric of hip-hop and spoken word that cross-lists with Whitman's Race and Ethnic Studies program as well as the Sociology department. She also teaches a course in the rhetoric of socio-economic class (also known as the rhetoric of the 47%) and a course in the rhetoric of weapons of the state that cross-lists with the Politics department. She additionally teaches courses in the rhetoric of social protest, argumentation, gender studies, and African American studies. You can find out more about her work at her professional website, www.heatherashleyhayes.com.
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Bug #: 689 (SQL Hotfix)
Bug #: 596 (SQL Hotfix)
Bug #: 435436 (SQLBUDT)
Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 fix release.
This article describes the following about this hotfix release:
When you use Report Manager in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to view a report, you may receive an error message from the Web browser that resembles the following:
When this problem occurs, other management functions of Report Manager work as expected.
"The request failed with an empty response"
This problem occurs because Report Manager does not pass the specified custom cookie to the report execution endpoint.
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
PrerequisitesYou must have Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed to apply this hotfix.
For more information about how to obtain SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/913089/ )How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005
Restart informationYou do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Registry informationYou do not have to change the registry.
Hotfix replacement informationThis hotfix replaces the file ReportingServicesWebUserInterface.dll version 9.00.2047.0.
Hotfix file informationThis hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
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To work around this problem, do not use Report Manager to view a report. Instead, use a URL request to directly access the report server.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684When the problem occurs, you may find the following call stack information in the Report Manager trace log:
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Tasmania skipper George Bailey has said that it is exciting to have Ricky Ponting and his 'infectious' energy back, ahead of the Ryobi Cup final against South Australia.
Whenever he has played for Tassie he's always been refreshed and ready to go and he brings an energy and enthusiasm that is pretty infectious.George Bailey
Whenever he has played for Tassie he's always been refreshed and ready to go and he brings an energy and enthusiasm that is pretty infectious.
Ponting announced his retirement from ODI cricket earlier this week, after being dropped by the Australian selectors due to his woeful form in the on-going Commonwealth Bank Series.
A few months ago the 37-year-old was on the verge of being axed from the Test squad as well, but he temporarily shut down his critics by scoring 544 runs in the Border-Gavaskar series against India. However, he couldn't get his limited-over career back on track and paid the price.
Following the end of his ODI career, he returned to the Australian domestic circuit, where his state side Tasmania are busy preparing for their all-important Ryobi Cup final.
Bailey rejected suggestions that Ponting's mindset might not be right at the moment and reiterated the former Aussie captain has already provided a huge lift to the Tigers' title-chasing squad.
Bailey said: "Whenever he has played for Tassie he's always been refreshed and ready to go and he brings an energy and enthusiasm that is pretty infectious.
"It would be nice if the way we trained and played was the same with or without Ricky, but one of great things about him is that he lifts you.
"The intensity at training is higher and there has been a great energy and buzz in the changing rooms, particular with the younger guys who haven't played much with him.
"The couple of times I've spoken to him this week he hasn't wanted to talk about his own week, he's wanted to talk about how we've been doing and what we've been doing to prepare for the final."
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'Cosy blanket' keeps Lenton pool warm and saves energy
Posted: March 06, 2013|
SWIMMERS at a pool in Lenton should be a bit cosier after it was given £4,500 from energy company E.ON.
The money for the Lenton Centre, in Willoughby Street, will be used to draught-proof the double doors at the main entrance, fit a new energy-saving cover to the pool and install solar-powered lights.
The new pool cover – which was installed last week – means the pool will not lose so much heat overnight.
Centre manager Sue Rider said: "It acts as a cosy blanket for the swimming pool water. It means that overnight the pool retains heat and is a bit warmer. It's only half a degree or so but it makes a difference."
Regular swimmer Chris Harrison, from Lenton, said: "I've already noticed a difference in the morning. It's slightly warmer when the cover has just come off."
Carl Towner, chief executive of the Lenton Centre, added: "This is going to make a big difference to the leisure centre and will also help to educate the local community about energy use and conservation.
"We're grateful to E.ON for recognising that the Lenton Centre is a worthwhile cause.
"The donation will go a long way in helping us reduce our carbon footprint and increasing sustainability at the centre, as the new equipment will help to cut our running costs."
The application is one of seven in Nottingham which was successful in getting cash from E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund.
A total of £20,000 has been awarded to community projects to help them reduce energy use, create renewable energy and increase understanding of energy efficiency.
Other projects to receive money include Meadows Ozone Energy Services; AMC Gardens in The Meadows; Nottingham Community Voluntary Service, for use in Wollaton and Radford; Hope Nottingham in Beeston; New Art Exchange in Hyson Green; and the SEND Project in Sneinton.
Alison Gibson, senior community relations officer at E.ON, said: "We've been impressed by the applications for the Sustainable Energy Fund and it's very encouraging that a number of community groups are committed to boosting their energy efficiency and looking at ways of generating energy from renewable sources.
"We hope these grant-winning community groups will also be able to spread the message about sustainable energy and encourage residents to be more energy efficient in their own homes."
E.ON has put together a number of suggestions to help save energy at www.eonenergy.com/waystosave.


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Posted at: 04/05/2013 9:42 PM
Updated at: 04/05/2013 10:11 PM
By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4
A popular portrait studio closed its doors Friday, leaving many customers angry.
CPI Corporation operated some 2,000 photo studios in locations like Sears an Walmart nationwide, including those in New Mexico.
KOB Eyewitness News 4 spoke to an Albuquerque woman who thinks she will never get the first photos of her daughter. The mom called us in tears, wanting answers about her daughter's photos.
On CPI's website, all it has is a statement that reads they are attempting to fulfill as many customer orders as possible. So far, she's gotten no help.
They would have been Nayeli Young's first pictures.
"Here's my baby. Here's my announcement to the world. Here she is. Look at her. She's beautiful," said Chavaleyet Young.
Now, all Young has is a sheet of printed thumbnail-sized pictures.
"The only problem is it's now April and I took these pictures February 1. I have not received a picture, a CD or nothing," said Young.
Young paid about $200 for the pictures.
"They've been giving me the run around for months and I have gotten no results," added Young.
But she's not giving up. Young spent more than 3 hours on the phone Friday demanding answers, but no luck.
When KOB Eyewitness News 4 called less than five minutes after Young last spoke to them, all we got was a message from the former district manager for CPI, who said, "I am no longer employed with this company and I have no answers for you as to where you can retrieve your pictures."
So, what do you do if you had pictures taken that you never received? CPI said call the store, but those stores will just tell you to call CPI.


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Amid mounting pressure for a sweeping criminal investigation into the mortgage meltdown, Reuters reports that two of the highest-ranking Justice Department officials, Attorney General Eric Holder and criminal division chief Lanny Breuer, were partners for years at a Washington law firm that represented many of the big banks at the center of the scandal. Their […] [Read More]
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Step 1: Materials
Melting chocolate
Cookie sheet
Wax paper
Quart or gallon ziplock bag
Oven mitts
Cello bag
Step 2: Preparing the chocolate
If doing it with a microwave, place the chocolate inside the zip lock bag and melt according to package directions. If it says to stir, knead it in the bag. Use oven mits.
This is way less messy.
If doing it with a stovetop, pour the melted chocolate when it is warm, not hot, into a ziplock bag.
Step 3: Making the letters
Practice your letters, for size and thickness, the first bag is like a test run, see below.
Once you get a style you like, pipe all the initials you need on to the wax paper and let cool.