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1. "A Week in Winter," by Maeve Binchy (Knopf)
2. "Guilt," by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine)
3. "Until the End of Time," by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)
4. "Gone Girl," by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
5. "Private Berlin," by Patterson/Sullivan (Little, Brown)
6. "The Power Trip," by Jackie Collins (St. Martin's)
7. "A Memory of Light," by Robert Jordan (Tor)
8. "Tenth of December: Stories," by George Saunders (Random House)
9. "Touch & Go," by Lisa Gardner (Dutton)
10. "The Racketeer," by John Grisham (Doubleday)
1. "Life Code," by Dr. Phil McGraw (Bird Street Books)
2. "Killing Kennedy," by Bill O'Reilly (Henry Holt)
3. "The Legend of Zelda," by Shigeru Miyamoto (Dark Horse)
4. "My Beloved World," by Sonia Sotomayor (Knopf)
5. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet," by Ian K. Smith, M.D. (St. Martin's)
6. "Coolidge," by Amity Shlaes (Harper)
7. "Slim For Life," by Jillian Michaels (Harmony)
8. "Francona," by Terry Francona (HMH)
9. "No Easy Day," by Mark Owen (Dutton)
10. "I Declare," by Joel Osteen (FaithWords)


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Web Application Security
creating an open web application security home
Mozilla Discusses New Browser & Web Security Features at European Security Conference
July 13th, 2011 by mcoates
Michael Coates from Mozilla's Infrastructure Security team presented on top web security threats and how new security controls in Firefox can be leveraged to increase the security of a website and further protect users against malicious attacks.
Attackers are continuing to exploit issues that are challenging for web application owners to address throughout their applications. Some of these issues include:
– cross site scripting vulnerabilities
– intercepting sensitive communications due to incorrect usage of SSL/TLS
– user confusion attacks such as click-jacking
New security controls in Firefox such as Content Security Policy, Strict Transport Security, and X-Frame-Options provide effective defense mechanisms that can be utilized by a web application to increase security.
This presentation was delivered to the annual ENISA & Forth Security Summer School held in Greece that attracts security and technology experts throughout Europe and also to a group of application security experts at the OWASP Greece chapter.
The full presentation can be viewed at the following link:
-Michael Coates
3 Responses to "Mozilla Discusses New Browser & Web Security Features at European Security Conference"
on 13 Jul 2011 at 12:40 pm oxdef
What a terrible slides format! It is slow even in FF!
The slides seem to work fine for me and for others scattered around the world. The format is HTML export from Keynote.
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[1347] Defective Immune Homeostasis Mechanisms in Celiac Disease, in Its Progression to Refractory Celiac Disease and Transformation to Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma
Joaquim Carreras Esteban, Yara Yukie Kikuti, Tomoki Kikuchi, Sakura Hayashi, Johbu Itoh, Giovanna Roncador, Rifat Hamoudi, William J Howat, Noriko M Tsuji, Naoya Nakamura. Tokai University, School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; UCL-Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; CRUK CRI, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; CNIO, Madrid, Spain
Background: CD is a multifactorial and polygenic (complex) disorder with a postulated defect in the mucosal immuno tolerance and homeostasis mechanisms.
Design: CD-RCD-EATL sequence was studied for FOXP3+Tregs, ITGAX+DCs, BTLA+cells, PDCD1+TFH, CD69+IELs and AICDA protein IHC expression with network analysis in 69 cases including 50 CD (20 conventional-CD, 18 RCD1 and 10 RCD2) and 19 EATL. 2D/3D digital quantification compartmentalized LP, ILFs and tumoral lymphoid areas.
Results: In comparison to physiological conditions, CD was characterized by higher numbers of FOXP3+Tregs (5.3±2.2 vs. 1.3) and ITGAX+DCs (4.9±4.3 vs. 3.3), but lower BTLA+cells (12.8±13.2 vs. 24.7) and PDCD1+TFH (2.9±3.9 vs. 21.0) cells. AICDA was rarely found, only positive at ILFs with GC reaction. Progression from CD to RCD1, RCD2 and EATL transformation was characterized by a decreasing trends of FOXP3+Tregs (5.0±2.2 vs. 6.6±3.7 vs. 3.4±2.0 vs. 1.2±1.6; P<0.05; cubic fit method R2=0.416) and BTLA+cells (8.8±10.4 vs. 18.6±15.6 vs. 10.8±11.4 vs. 0.4±0.6;P<0.05,R2=0.318). ITGAX+DCs had decreasing trend from CD to RCD but EATL transformation switched to increase (3.4±2.3 vs. 7.6±4.9 vs. 1.8±1.6 vs. 15.7±14.5;P<0.05). ILFs tended to correlate with LP findings. PDCD1+TFH cells showed a continuous increasing trend (0.5±0.6 vs. 2.6±4.0 vs. 5.3±4.7 vs. 21.4±5.5;P<0.05,R2=0.826). AICDA was mainly negative but its presence increased in GCs in EATL. FOXP3+IELs were occasionally identified. Progression to RCD and EATL is characterized by 3D morphological changes of IELs. Network analysis confirmed the importance of both immune regulation and B-cell response in CD.
Conclusions: CD has high FOXP3+Tregs and ITGAX+DCs but lower BTLA+cells and PDCD1+TFH cells. RCD progression and EATL transformation stages show a defect in inhibitory pathways of FOXP3 and BTLA while modulatory ITGAX and inhibitory PDCD1 are increased. AICDA increases in cancer transformation. Immune homeostasis appears to be dysfunctional in CD pathogenesis.
Funded by CRUK A8329, JSPS, MEXT and Tokai UNV.
Category: Hematopathology
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February is a great month to CHECK YOUR BOOBIES:
- Nothing shows your special someone that you care as much as taking care of your health does. Check Your Boobies this Valentine's Day.
- No need to ski moguls or land that triple jump. Get into the Olympic spirit and imagine women the world over joining together to Check Their Boobies.
- Before you earn your beads at a Mardi Gras celebration, Check Your Boobies!


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Almond Butter Cookies
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1 cup butter or margarine
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups flour
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Cream butter and sugar. Add extract. Add salt and flour and mix well. Chill dough. Form one inch balls. Stamp immediately with warm cookie stamp. Bake at 325? F for 12 to 15 minutes.
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The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus gives a solid overview of the main message of the Bible. It ties together key Old and New Testament stories to reveal the identity of God and the nature of sin, all the time answering two questions: "Who is Jesus?" and "What is the story of the cross and the tomb all about?" It helps a person understand clearly what is the main message of Bible.
"The Bible makes so much sense now!"
This book is ideal for people who come from a Christianized background, whether Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox. It assumes readers have a concept of only one God who is a person—not a force.
Also available: eBook edition
Posted by Charlie Olson on 10/13/2015
This book is a great way to help someone build a solid foundation of understanding the Bible and the message of salvation. Whether they have no church background or a lifetime of familiarity, it will help them see the big picture of why and how God offers us salvation. It really bridges the gaps of understanding that most people have in these areas.
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I'm a Jail Chaplain and the inmates I minister to find this book makes the Bible so much easier to understand. It has been very helpful in my ministry to them. After reading it I knew I had to order copies for their library. They really appreciated it.
Posted by Brett Terry on 08/20/2014
I have used The Stranger for numerous study groups, from one-on-one to small groups to message series for a church. In every case it has brought clarity about the main message and themes of the Bible to both believers and unbelievers, to those with little church / Bible background and those who have grown up hearing the Bible taught. I have seen the Lord use this to bring several people to a saving knowledge of Jesus! Thanks for all the translations as well - I have been able to make use of both the Spanish and Chinese editions. The variety of formats is an added bonus - e-book, audio, and DVD. The fact that you are in this to get the Good News out does not go unnoticed either!
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D'Marcus Simonds plays two games when he suits up for Gainesville High.
Riverside Military Academy's basketball team took a 69-48 victory over Tallulah Falls Saturday behind 19 points from Davis Short.
West Hall's wrestling team is hosting the Spartan Slam tournament Saturday to kick off the 2015-16 season.
East Hall vs. Sonoraville
Being the eternal optimist, West Hall football coach Tony Lotti never wavered in his team's ability to rebound from where it sat at 2-5, with only three games left in the schedule.
8-AAAAA All-Region Teams
When Mike Paul took over the head coaching job at Jefferson High School in 2006, he passed out a calendar to each of his players.
Senior Jake Shewbert became Flowery Branch's first individual state champion, coming in first place at the Class AAAAA state cross country meet Saturday morning at Carrollton Elementary.
Saturday is shaping up to be a very wet day to add on to an already saturated ground - the least desirable conditions for hundreds upon hundreds of runners to compete for a cross country state championship.
North Georgia Christian swept a pair of basketball games at home Thursday night against Trinity Christian.
Lakeview Academy vs. Commerce
Class AAAAAA
Mallory Parson, from Banks County, was named Region 7-AAA Pitcher of the Year on Monday, as released in a press release.
The Flowery Branch High boys and girls cross country teams swept the Region 8-AAAAA championship in Conyers on Saturday, earning a spot in this weekend's state championship meet in Carrollton.
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The math just didn't add up for head coach Marvin Latham and the Riverside Military Academy Eagles.
The No. 3 Gainesville boys basketball team defeated No. 8 Heritage 85-79 Tuesday night in Conyers.
The Georgia High School Association released its region realignment for the 2016-18 seasons Tuesday.
East Hall picked up a 68-54 win against Paideia on Saturday in Atlanta. Four Vikings (2-1) scored in double figures, led by Jacquen Hopkins with ...
East Hall's girls basketball team is rolling at 4-0 this season, after defeating Huntsville (Ala.) High 65-37 in the Hoopsgiving Tournament at Holy Innocents ...
Gainesville boys
The Lakeview girls basketball team dropped a pair of games in the Holiday Inn Invitational Friday in Cleveland, Tenn.
The Chestatee girls basketball team won the Chestatee Turkey Shootout Tuesday night, defeating North Gwinnett 43-42 in the championship game.
Breanna Locke led the Flowery Branch (2-0) girls with 16 points in a 58-48 victory over West Forsyth Monday in the North Forsyth Thanksgiving Tournament ...
Chestatee High's girls basketball team knocked down 11 3-pointers on the way to a 57-38 victory over Johnson Monday night in the Chestatee Turkey ...
Maddie Hetzel led Flowery Branch with 11 points and the Lady Falcons topped Creekview 62-43 Saturday afternoon. Taniyah Worth contributed 10 points.
Davis Short scored a team-high 20 points for Riverside Military in a 55-47 win against Wesleyan on Friday.
The North Hall boys basketball team came from behind Thursday to beat Clarke Central 52-49 in Athens
The Georgia High School Association released its preliminary breakdowns of classifications for the 2016-18 seasons Wednesday night on its website.
East Hall's girls' basketball team are 1-0 after defeating North Gwinnett 61-56 Tuesday night.
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Posted By Barry Ritholtz On September 5, 2004 @ 8:03 am In Media | Comments Disabled
Barron's picks up the large Economists vs. Job Creation: Why the disconnect? [2].
I give credit to whoever managed to edit down that unweildy beast to under 400 words.
Slow Job Growth Puzzles Economists [3]
Barron's MARKET WATCH TODAY
Monday, September 6, 2004
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I haven't had sausage bread. Is it just sausage, or with sauce? And is it sweet or hot sausage? Any of it sounds good!
Started this last night but realized i didn't know diddy ridick about how to finish it.
Sausage. Two pounds. Your choice -- whatever turns you on: breakfast or Italian; hot or ordinary or mixed. Brown it.
Bread. Two loaves frozen or enough for two homemade. If frozen, thaw inside plastic in the fridge. (Don't want it to rise yet.)
Roll out each loaf to about 8 x 12" on a lightly floured board.
Heap on about 1.5 cups of schredded mozzarella cheese in the center with sauteed onion and sausage. Fold over and pinch together seams.
Turn it on the length seam, cover with damp towels, and let rise for a while. (Until it looks right.)
Egg wash, if desired, but bake at 350 to 375 until nicely browned.
You can skip the cheese, or bunk in some Parmesan. Skip the onion or bunk in garlic. Whatever floats your boat. The basic is the bread and the sausage. Anything else is optional.
It would seem that there is no one way to make it. One recipe calls for Bob Evans (one hot, one mild); another would rather you use Jimmy Dean. Dear One prefers Italian sausage. (It figures.)
Would you believe that both my children and I married Italians? (We're talking recent Italians -- not that 1860 bunch.) With Dear One, they are Barca, Toumei, and Bellafiore. Gawd I hate pasta.


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Updated: Friday, October 11 2013, 08:38 AM EDTA Nebraska teenager in foster care was denied access to an abortion, because the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled she wasn't mature enough to make that decision on her own, according to a court opinion published this month. The 16-year-old girl, who was not named in the court opinion, was 10 weeks pregnant last May when she first asked a judge for a document that would allow her to obtain an abortion without parental consent. She explained that she wasn't financially ready to have a baby, and that she couldn't "be the right mom that [she] would like to be right now."That same month, the court terminated her biological parents' parental rights, citing abuse and neglect, and made her a ward of the state, according to the court document. Her father was convicted of third-degree assault after he broke her collarbone and shoulder blade in 2011, and her mother had a drug problem, according to the court document.She was placed in a foster home sometime in February.The young woman said she worried that her foster parents would not allow her to have an abortion because of their strong religious beliefs, and would resent her and then tell her biological siblings that she was a "bad person," the document said. The judge then asked her if she understood that an abortion would kill the fetus, according to the court document. She said she did. He then asked her whether she would "rather do that than to risk problems with the foster care people." Again, she said yes.But the court concluded that the young woman wasn't mature enough to make the abortion decision on her own because she was financially dependent on her foster parents and had never lived on her own or mentioned any work experience.As a result the judge ruled not to grant the waiver. SourcePhoto courtesy: Getty ImagesNE Teen Ruled Too Immature for Abortion
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Green Festival Speakers
Steve Lawrence
For the past 19 years, Denver Urban Gardens ; Denver Recycles have partnered to offer the Denver Master Composter Training ; Outreach program to Denver residents. This train the trainer program educates residents about easy ways to reduce the use of water, reuse and recycle home organics and gain the healthiest growing environment for plants and people.
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Gettin' Krafty with Kate & Clare!
July 15, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, May Arts Ribbon, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz & Ranger Adirondack Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection
Today we have a super "krafty" layout from designer Kate Nolan-Denham.
I am having a great love of all things Kraft lately and I find myself reaching for the Tim Holtz Kraft-Core all the time . The sweet layout of my grandson I am sharing today is chock-full of this line!
I sanded the background cardstock, Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection No.10, using my Sand it Gadget to give it a bit of an aged look. To create the rulered mat, I embossed a piece of Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection No.6, with Darice 12″ ruler embossing folders. After fussy cutting out each ruler, I inked them with Distress Ink and added them to a 9″x 8″ mat of Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection No. 23.
The title work is die cut from Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection No.21 and distressed a bit with the Sandit Gadget. Of course, I always use the Dust Buddy everytime I sand. The photo mat and die punched hearts are made from scraps of Core'dinations papers I had in my stash. Got to love stash!
Core'dinations Supplies:
Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection
Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress Collection
Sandit Gadget
Dust Buddy
Other Supplies:
Darice Ruler Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Pebbles Paper
EK Success Punches
Dienamic Dies
Want2Scrap Bling
Helmar ZapDots & Premium Craft Glue
And ..the GREAT thing about Kraft Core is you can use a little or a lot! Check out Clare Buswell's card here using all kinds of Core'dinations Cardstock including a paper ruffle flower from Kraft Core. You can mix & match Core beautifully, don't you think? Add some of the Tim Holtz Ranger Distress collection, too!
Check out more of Clare's paper ruffles HERE. Gorgeous!
And just love love how she stamped on the Whitewash Cardstock.
Introducing Kate Nolan-Denham
Hello! My name is Kate Nolan-Denham, but I answer to Katie, Mom, and Mimi, too. I live in Maine with my dear hubby (Scott), our youngest daughter(Lily) and two dogs(Lexi & Ryder). Our oldest daughter(Kass) lives nearby with our two grandsons(Chase & Seth). We are so lucky to live in a small community that is situated only 45 minutes from the ocean and the mountains. By day, I am an Office Manager for a Speech-Language Pathology Center. I love my day job because the women I work with do great work and have huge hearts! I was encouraged to start scrapbooking by a dear friend who insisted that scrapbooking was "so me." She was right! Twelve years later my love of paper crafting has evolved to include scrapbooking, card making, stamping, altered art, and a dabbling of mixed-media. My style is clean and colorful (most of the time). I have had the honor of being on several design teams during the last few years, but I am especially excited about joining the Core'dinations team. Now I can check it off my bucket list!
Check out more awesome projects on Kate's blog HERE!
This layout is so pretty and this is my favorite paper pack yet!
Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L Day FIVE!
Today is our last day of our week with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
If you are looking for crop winners we will be posting that today in a separate post.
Here are some Technique Tips for this layout from Design Team Member April Derrick: ICut up the photo corners and turned them into arrow embellishments for my page.Instead of placing a cd into the self adhesive CD photo pocket, turn it into a holder for an interactive page embellishment. It's a small booklet that you can slide in and out of the clear pocket and it has journaling and another photo on the inside! Brilliant!
And Debbie Standard has some gorgeous cards for us today! Those Scrabook Adhesives by 3L go beautifully with cards, too!
And how about those flowers?! Gorgeous…gorgeous!
Make sure you comment here to win an AWESOME Core goodie pack AND over at the Scrapbook Adhesives blog as well because they have an awesome giveaway of their adhesives, too! You have ALL WEEK LONG!
In that goodie pack from us you will see some of our awesome Glitter Silk cardstock. Winner posted next week.
Please note we will be posting winners from our online Crop this today so stay tuned!
Monthly Colour Lover's Inspiration
April 23, 2012 by Ellen
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First up we have some Winners to announce from last week's Blog Swap with Sweet Stamp Shop! Did you check out their blog? Save it in your faves? Check out their Facebook page? You will not be disappointed!
Our Blog Winner is:
I do so love that little raccoon! Great "tough girl" card too!
And our Facebook Winner is:
Love the Sugar and Spice layout on the blog!
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Winners email email@example.com with the subject line reading the contest you won, For Example: Sweet Stamp Shop giveaway Winner. Also include in the body of the email your name, address, and phone number (only if international). We will send you a confirmation back that we received your email so you know your prize will be on it's way soon! We ship prizes to our lucky winners twice a month once we receive all prize winner's information.
So are you ready for some inspo????
Who LOVES Pinterest??? Well make sure you check out our Colour Lover's Board and the other boards we have are FAB as well We love spending time on there pinning all the Core we find and the color palettes that inspire our team.
This one from Anthropolgie caught our fancy this month:
And here is what Design Team Member Melissa Oliveira came up with….a gorgeous combination of Tim Holtz Kraft Core and Adirondack lines. Remember…when using Core most of our lines "core'dinate" with each other so we make it easy for you to mix and match colors!
I also wanted to post about a prize for our Colour Lover's Monthly Inspiration. For the past few months we have issued a challenge around our Pinterest board called Colour Lover's. Sorry for the confusion but we are not offering a prize for this challenge at this time due to our GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY going on right now. It's HUGE…a value of over $700!!!! So make sure you enter today AND tell your friends! {when you enter it will give you the chance to send emails to your friends and share on Facebook) The MORE we get signed up, the bigger and more frequent we giveaway prizes!
And don't forget to REFER Your FRIENDS! If they win so do you!


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Stewart-Haas Racing
February 01, 2015, NASCAR.com
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Engine builder: Hendrick Motorsports
Debut season: 2009
Owner standings
Stewart-Haas Racing is co-owned by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation, the California-based manufacturer of machine tools.
The organization debuted in 2009, led by driver/owner Stewart, who won four races along with the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Both Stewart and teammate Ryan Newman (now with Richard Childress Racing) made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2009. Stewart delivered the company's first NASCAR Sprint Cup title in 2011, winning a record five races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and becoming the first driver/owner to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup title since Alan Kulwicki in 1992. Kevin Harvick won the championship in 2014 during his first season with Stewart-Haas Racing.
SHR expanded to three full-time teams with driver Danica Patrick in 2013, expanding once again to four full-time teams in 2014, with Harvick and Kurt Busch joining existing SHR drivers Stewart and Patrick. The team fields four entries in the elite Sprint Cup Series: the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet for Stewart, the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet for Danica Patrick, the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick and the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet for Kurt Busch.
Based in Kannapolis, N.C., Stewart-Haas Racing operates out of a 140,000-square-foot facility with approximately 250 employees. Visit the team's web site here.
Follow Stewart-Haas Racing on Facebook and Twitter.
Kevin Harvick
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
Primary team members:
Crew Chief: Rodney Childers | Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina
Car Chief: Robert Smith | Hometown: Whitewater, Wisconsin
Engine Specialist: Jereme Jackson | Hometown: Lincolnton, North Carolin
Spotter: Tim Fedewa | Hometown: Holt, Michigan
Over-the-wall crew members:
Gas Man: Anthony Cardamone | Hometown: Bristol, Virginia
Second Gas Man: Jimmy Watts | Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Windshield: Aaron Kuehn | Hometown: Kensington, Connecticut
Front Tire Changer: Ira Jo Hussey | Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire
Front Tire Carrier: Todd Drakulich | Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Jackman: Mike Castro | Hometown: Proctor, West Virginia
Rear Tire Changer: Daniel Smith | Hometown: Concord, North Carolina
Rear Tire Carrier: Mike Morneau | Hometown: Oxford, Maine
Road crew members:
Truck Drivers: Rick Hodges and Stephen Mitchell | Hometowns: Raleigh, North Carolina, and Woodville, Ohio, respectively
Tire Specialist: Todd Chafee | Hometown: West Winfield, New York
Shock Specialist: Michael McCarville | Hometown: Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Engineers: Michael Bugarewicz and Billy Keubler | Hometowns: Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and Saline, Michigan, respectively
Mechanics: Anthony Cardamone and Allen Mincey | Hometown: Bristol, Virginia, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, respectively
Fuel Runner: Jeffrey Kuhn | Hometown: Blasdell, New York
Danica Patrick
Hometown: Roscoe, Ill.
Primary team members:
Crew Chief: Daniel Knost | Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Car Chief: Pete White | Hometown: Hinsdale, Massachusetts
Engine Tuner: Brian Franklin | Hometown: Rocky Mount, Virginia
Spotter: Brandon Benesch | Hometown: Cumberland, Wisconsin
Over-the-wall crew members:
Jackman: Tony Cardamone | Hometown: Bristol, Virginia
Gasman: Boone Stutz | Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Front Tire Changer: Eric Maycroft | Hometown: Algonquin, Illinois
Front Tire Carrier: Jeff Shoaf | Hometown: Salisbury, North Carolina
Rear Tire Changer: Chris Winchell | Hometown: Atkinson, New Hampshire
Rear Tire Carrier: Matthew Holzbaur | Hometown: New Egypt, New Jersey
Windshield: Shane Church (also serves as interio mechanic) | Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Road crew members:
Truck Drivers: Wayne Anderson and Kirk George | Hometowns: West Covina, California, and Ararat, Virginia, respectively
Tire Specialist: Nathan McGuire | Hometown: Palmyra, New York
Shock Specialist: Jimmy Rowlands | Hometown: Reading, Pennsylvania
Engineers: William Lee and Oliver Rivera | Hometowns: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and Houston, respectively
Mechanics: Nick McIntosh and Joey Elliott | Hometowns: Harve, Montana, and Northwood, New Hampshire, respectively
Tony Stewart
Hometown: Columbus, Ind.
Primary team members:
Crew Chief: Chad Johnston | Hometown: Cayuga, Indiana
Car Chief: Jerry Cook | Hometown: Toldeo, Ohio
Engine Specialist: David McClure | Hometown: Sacramento, California
Spotter: Bob Jeffrey | Hometown: Bristol, Tennessee
Over-the-wall crew members:
Gasman: James "Ace" Keener | Hometown: Fortuna, California
Windshield: Justin Peiffer | Hometown: Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Pit Crew Coaches: Joe Piette Jr., and Kevin Sharpe | Hometowns: Wausau, Wisconsin, and Statesville, North Carolina, respectively
Front Tire Changer: Bryan Jacobsen | Hometown: Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Front Tire Carrier: Brett Morrell | Hometown: Windham, Maine
Rear Tire Changer: Jonathan Sherman | Hometown: Monroe, Louisiana
Jackman: Getty Cavitt, Jr. | Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky
Rear Tire Carrier: Josh Sobecki | Hometown: New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Road crew members:
Truck Drivers: Ken "Goldberg" Gober and Michael Butcher | Hometowns: Derry, New Hampshire, and Liberty, North Carolina, respectively
Tire Specialist: Russell Simpson | Hometown: Medford, New York
Shock Specialist: Dave Hansen | Hometown: York, Maine
Engineers: Chris Chidgey and Lee Deese | Hometowns: Gainesville, Florida, and Rockingham, North Carolina, respectively
Mechanics: Ray Holm and Tony Silvestri| Hometown: Danbury, Connecticut and Sylvania, Ohio, respectively
Pit Support/Fuel Runner: Daniel Coffey | Hometown: Granite Falls, North Carolina
Kurt Busch
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Primary team members:
Crew Chief: Tony Gibson | Hometown: Daytona Beach, Florida
Car Chief: Kevin Pennell | Hometown: Kannapolis, North Carolina
Engine Specialist: Stephen Raynor | Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Spotter: Rick Carelli | Hometown: Denver
Over-the-wall crew members:
Gasman: Rick Pigeon | Hometown: Fairfax, Vermont
Second Gasman: Justin Wilson | Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Front Tire Changer: Shane Pipala | Hometown: Frankfort Square, Illinois
Front Tire Carrier: John Bernal | Hometown: Holland, Michigan
Windshield (also serves as Interior Mechanic): Jay Guarneri | Hometown: Naples, Florida
Rear Tire Changer: Coleman Dollarhide| Hometown: Hickory, North Carolina
Jackman: Sean Cotten | Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina
Rear Tire Carrier: Dwayne Moore | Hometown: Griffith, Georgia
Road crew members:
Truck Drivers: Todd Cable and Rocky Boggs | Hometowns: Shelby, North Carolina, and Burlington, North Carolina, respectively
Tire Specialist: Jeff Zarrella | Hometown: Southington, Connecticut
Shock Specialist: Brian Holshouser | Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Engineers: Johnny Klausmeier and Mike Cook | Hometowns: Perry Hall, Maryland and Annapolis, Maryland, respectively
Mechanics: Shawn Warren and Andy Spenner | Hometowns: Concord, North Carolina and Hoyleton, Illinois, respectively


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Bochic adds handbags to its lines
March 25, 2014
Bochic is launching a new line of evening handbags in the fall, which will include jewelry elements such as gold handles and gemstones. They will be available in three styles, including the "Madeleine," pictured here, with price points starting at $2,500.
New York--Jewelry brand Bochic will introduce a line of evening clutch bags in September, marking the brand's first extension beyond fine jewelry.
Bochic will introduce the handbag collection at the Westin Hotel Paris during Paris Fashion Week, after which it will be available worldwide through events such as trunk shows and on the Bochic website.
Price points start at $2,500.
The bags in the initial collection are called "Alicia, "Gilda" and Madeleline," each inspired by film noir of the 1950s. Each style includes detailed gold handles that were made in Rome, meant to complement the leathers used for the body of the bag--crocodile, python, serpentine and sting ray.
To connect the line with the brand's heritage, each bag also will feature jewelry detailing, created the same way as Bochic jewels, using enamel and natural precious stones such as rock crystal, onyx, and turquoise.
Each bag is handmade in Florence. This collection was created by Serena Bonifazi, an Italian designer.
Two other jewelry brands that have extended into handbags include Kara Ross and Armenta. Armenta launched its Bolsavita handbag collection in 2012 as a small capsule collection that had limited distribution.
"Our leather goods are all about the hardware--handcrafted, mixed metals and materials, with a look that is rugged yet refined," said Armenta President Emily Armenta. "We wanted to bring something fresh and fashion forward to an exotic market that is traditionally more conservative."
The company said the handbag line was a natural extension for the lifestyle brand, seeing as many of the bags have some sort of hardware involved in the design.
Armenta also reports that sales have been good for the brand's bags, and that they have been successful in attracting both existing and new customers, especially as the jewelry and the bags merchandise well together in stores, allowing shoppers to try out both at the same time and play with the looks.


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The Denver Broncos find themselves dealing with an unfortunate situation on Sunday morning as they're dealing with the arrest of their defensive end, Elvis Dumervil.
Dumervil was arrested Saturday night in Miami. The police reports states that Dumervil is accused of aggravated assault with a firearm. His bond was set at $7,500. The team has released a statement on the matter.
"Our organization is aware of the matter and is continuing to gather the facts. This is a very serious allegation, and we will thoroughly review the details while the legal process runs its course."
The statement is accurate as this is a very serious allegation. We'll have to wait for more details, however, as there are very few at the moment.
Dumervil missed the 2010 season due to an injury, but had 9.5 sacks in 2011.


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Published 15 May 2007The Peregrine Fund assists the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) to conserve and study the Philippine Eagle and other raptors in the 7,000 islands that make up the Republic of the Philippines. Together, we accomplish conservation results by using a holistic approach that includes species restoration through captive breeding and release, field research and monitoring, public conservation education, and community-based initiatives to conserve and restore eagle habitats. In addition to providing financial support and technical advice, in 2007 we will provide guidance and training in satellite radio tracking of Philippine Eagles, and provide an opportunity for biologist Jayson Ibanez to receive hands-on training in Panama.
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Click It and Ticket
Hopper, a Cambridge-based startup, wants to make travel research easier.
Photo via Thinkstock
Planning a vacation on the Web can be so infuriating that sometimes itŌĆÖs tempting to just stay home. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a complete mess to plan a trip,ŌĆØ says Frederic Lalonde, a former Expedia vice president and the founder of Hopper, a Boston-area startup whose travel site launches in January. ŌĆ£Why canŌĆÖt I go online and ask, ŌĆśWhat national parks can I fly to this weekend for under $300?ŌĆÖŌĆØ
Lalonde set out to build a system to make this possible. Think about how iTunes catalogs every song in its database and uses an algorithm (its ŌĆ£GeniusŌĆØ application) to help you find music youŌĆÖll like. Lalonde wants Hopper to do the same for travel. The site combs through destination websites, private blogs, and user reviews, then sorts the information in a way that allows for easy, personalized searching. Already Hopper has cataloged more than 1 billion Web pages, and Lalonde says his team is adding 100 million more each month.
The business community likes the idea. To date, Hopper has raised $22 million in venture capital, and recently moved its headquarters from Montreal to Cambridge to be near Kayak and TripAdvisor, both of which have major presences in the Boston area. As of press time, more than 7,000 users had already signed up.
Source URL: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2012/12/27/hopper-travel-research-website/


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HLS (hue, lightness, saturation) is one of several color measurement systems; RGB/CYM is another and all are valid representations. Consider HLS in which S (saturation) is the percentage of grey in the image with zero being pure color. It is evident that denser negatives, viz. ones that contain greater amounts of CYM dye components, have greater percentage of grey and therefore less color saturation. Sometimes thinking digitally is worthwhile even in the analog world.
I too normally slightly overexpose color negative films, for example rating Portra 160NC or Fuji 160S at 125. I find highly saturated colors too garish and prefer less of them; in fact, black & white is often the most pleasing representation.


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I have been shocked and appalled while reading all of the postings on your web site regarding flea products for dogs and cats. I had no idea they were so toxic! Just last week I had to have my wonderful16-year-old cat Chauncey euthanized, and I feel in my heart his illness was the result of a topical flea product. I had always used Frontline, which my vet recommended, but I noticed that the over-the-counter products were cheaper, so I purchased a couple of them. I put Hartz on him at the end of May, which he seemed to do OK with. Then on July 1, I tried the Sergeant's Silver. The next day, he vomited a large amount. Then I noticed he wasn't eating, and he was always a good eater. Within a few days, he started staggering and losing his balance and could not jump up on the couch. I took him to the vet, and he washed the flea product off and gave him a shot. He was better for a day, then back staggering again, so we gave him a complete bath. He still would not eat properly, so I returned him to the vet for more tests and an overnight stay. The vet said his blood was excellent for a cat his age and his kidneys were working, but he had fluid in the chest and abdomen. He thought he might have an infection, so he gave him another shot. I brought him home, but he still would not eat properly. Then he started with terrible congestion in his lungs, and I returned him to the vet for more treatment and a two-night stay. The vet put him on two pills, and I brought him home again, but he just didn't seem like the same cat. He would not do some of the things he had always done. At this point, he would not eat any food, only drink milk and water. Within a few days, he started staggering worse than ever. He seemed to be trying to eat, but the food would fall out of his mouth. He went off into the woods twice, and we found him and brought him back. Then, he wouldn't even drink anything. All this happened over a three-week period, and when we took him to the vet the final time and discussed everything, we decided it was time to let him go. I realize that at 16 Chauncey was an older cat, and he did have hyperthyroidism, which I had been giving him Methimazole for 3 years, but he was doing so well, I thought he might live to be 18 or 19. It just seemed like the topical flea product triggered something neurological, which he could not recover from because of his age. I think there are many people like me out there who did not realize the danger of these flea products. I thought I was doing something to take care of Chauncey and help him. I kept wishing I had continued to use the Frontline which the vet recommended, but I saw where Frontline and Advantage have also had adverse reactions. And Bio Spot, I was totally shocked and sickened at what I was reading! What are we doing to our little friends?
Norene 8/1/06
I am so upset. I was recommended by my groomer to use a new flea preventative called Zodiac. I used it on my ten pound shit-zu. She reacted by running around and whining and biting at her rear end, She also would throw her head back and breath very heavily. She would not sleep and would literally fall asleep sitting up. I took her to my vet and he gave her a shot. I had given her a bath day before I took her to my vet. She is still not sleeping and she breathes with her head back and her mouth open. It just breaks my heart that I did that to her. I hope I haven't killed my dog. I have also ordered a natural flea preventative and I will let you know how that works. Thank you for letting me vent.
Barbara 8/4/06
I sent an e-mail to the EPA and I am sending a letter also. I will contact Zodiac tomorrow and let you know what they said. She is a pedigree Shih-Tzu and so small. She is still having difficulty not being able to nap. Her sides are not heaving as much but she still sits and breathes with her mouth fully open and her head back and her tongue is red. She is eating and drinking alot. Thank you for your help.
Barbara 8/7/06
I purchased flea and tick frontline for the very first time for my cats and an hour later my cats had respitory problems had to stay at hospital over nite almost died. I need to know how I can let people know that this could happen to their beloved animal.
Jenn 8/6/06
I just found your web site. I have (or had) 3 wonderful cats. They've never reacted all that well to flea medication; usually they get nauseous for the day but that was all. My youngest, a 13-year-old orange fluff ball, had kidney problems, so the vet told me to use Advantage (as it supposedly doesn't go further than the skin) and not Revolution. This kitty had at least 2 more good years left; unfortunately I applied Advantage to her Friday morning the 14th of July. Twenty-four hours later, I awoke to the poor thing vomiting like crazy. I rushed her to the vet but her body temperature was falling like a rock and her blood was thickening like crazy. She died in my arms 12 hours later. It is obvious she was poisoned. What mystifies me is that I applied Advantage to her in May but there were no ill effects. This time, however, something went horribly wrong. She was doing fine otherwise, and I know she didn't eat anything bad on the 14th so the only factor that had changed was the Advantage. I am still mourning her death and the fact that I may have inadvertently caused it. I am also angry and frustrated that this flea medication was suggested by my vet, who should have known better.
Julia 8/6/06
I applied the correct dosage of Frontline Top Spot to my 9 lb Italian Greyhound on a Sunday while he was lounging in the sun on my deck. By Tuesday, he was throwing up, very lethargic, not eating or drinking. To make a long story short. After 2 emergency visits to the Vet hospital. Daily visits to my vet for IV fluids. Vets were baffled. Blood tests came out Ok. My puppy then started shaking bad daily constantly and then walking like he was drunk. After taking him to a neurologist they said Shaker Dog syndrome which can be caused by a chemical poisoning. Funny, he is fine now. It took 5 very long weeks to get him better. About how long the Frontline product lasts in your system. That product poisoned my dog. Be very careful if you have a purebred fragile dog. I am still fighting with Muriel to get my Vet bills paid. They said they would refund the Product cost. Big deal. Thank God it didn't kill my dog. I am filing a complaint with the attorney generals office. I never cried so much or was so stressed in my life. I felt so bad for my puppy. I will only use all natural products on my pet from now on.
Michelle 8/8/06
Hi James. Just an update. I just found out last night a distant cousin who has a new small dog also just applied the 2nd dose of Frontline and her dog is falling over etc also. I am trying to contact her. So far I have a case with the attorney generals office and a case with the EPA in Philly. I did contact our local channel 3 consumer guy about doing a story and trying to help me get my money back (although by now its an accountabliliy thing not the money) He did email be back about my home phone numbers. So I am excited. Possibly we will get the word out. It's funny that Merial is very secretive about who the President of the Company is. I am still trying to get someone important there. I can't get past the secretary and putting me on with Sr Vet technicians. I don't want them. I wish I knew how to start my own web page. I will learn. That will be next. By the way I'm sure you get alot of emails. I have the small Italian Greyhound and used the Frontline Top Spot. The lady from the Epa suggested I might have gotten a kind of bootlegged batch. Well just wanted to keep you informed. If you can get me an important name at Merial I would appreciate it.
Michelle from Phila 8/29/06
Hi Michelle,
Thank you for the update! Here is the addess for Merial Ltd.:
Merial Ltd.
2100 Ronson Road
Iselin, NJ 08830-3077
Tel: 1-888-637-4251, Option 5 (Health Information)
Here is a link to Merial's website, which shows their top executives:
If you send Merial a letter, I would send it Certified Mail with a signature request on delivery.
I hope that Channel 3 will do a story about you. They may be able to shame Merial into reimbursing your vet expenses. Regarding counterfeit products, if you purchased the Frontline from your vet, it is unlikely that you have a counterfeit product. To help identify the real product, here is a link to the EPA's website:
I hope that your dog has fully recovered and is well. Please ask your cousin to email me the details of her dog's reaction and I will post it on my website.
Thanks again,
James TerBush
If there are any other Phila Complaints from Adverse Reactions to Flea Meds they can contact Magda Rodriguez Hunt at her [EPA] office. The number is 215-814-2128 . She is the one working on my case.
Michelle 9/2/06
we had recently switched from using front line plus to bio spot which was recommended by pet land. now i wish we had never done that. we had used it several times before, but one evening when used, our norweidgen elk hound went into convulsions. we quickly put our other dog away and ran her to an emergency vet clinic. they were able to save her, but when we returned home our other dog was dead. we were devistated. the clinic wrote out a report for us implicating bio spot as the cause.
Anonymous 8/8/06
I have a pomeranian (under a year) and started her on K9 Advantix five months ago. Each time we applied it she was not happy and ran around the house trying to wipe it off. And afterwards was very tired. She seemed to be moping around. We thought she was mad that we put it on her.
Well last night was the fifth application. We had a much worse reaction. After applying she was breathing very heavy. And just laid around like she was sick. I couldn't get her to come or play. Her behavior was very strange all evening. Even when she woke up in the morning - she wasn't herself. And in the am she was still trying to wipe it off.
Next month I am going to try frontline plus as we do have a tick problem where I live - south florida.
I could never use K9 Advantix again. After the whole episode, I did a search and found your site with all the side effects. To think I might have hurt my little baby!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa 8/10/06
I made a fatal mistake with Biospot last night! We have 7 cats and 2 dogs that have fleas. I asked for recommendations from friends and family members as to what treatments they use and have found effective. Bathing the animals in Dawn and treating with Biospot was the most offered advice. Now I have 2 cats seizing, another cat that I can't find anywhere and likely in trouble. This is entirely my fault as I used Biospot for dogs on these 3 cats, when I ran out of the Biospot for cats. The 2 cats were found thismorning at 5am seizing and likely have been doing so all night as they were treated around 6pm. It is very likely that they will be put down. I went to the web site listed on the package only to find that it offersmore of their products and no assistance for this situation. I then sat horrified reading the letters from pet owners on your site. Had this problem not have occurred I may have continued to use these products.Thank you for providing valuable information, unfortunately I found you too late! I made the terrible assumption that a few drops of the small dog treatment should be okay on my cats. Fortunately, I followeddirections on all our other pets and they appear to be fine. However, many letters on your site are from people who followed the package directions and still had pets in danger. Time will only tell if othertreated animals with no immediate ill effects will develop health problems later on.
Jamie 8/11/06
I will contact Farnam as they do need more information packaged with their product. I take full responsibility for poisoning my cats as the package stated not to put dog formula on cats. Rereading the packagesI do not find anywhere that it CLEARLY states that one tube is to be used as one treatment. A strong warning stating that using even a drop or 2 of the dog formula on cats can be deadly would have prevented our situation. We are feeling incredibly fortunate as 2 of our cats have recovered. Our female had been laying in one place seizing for about 15 hours and as I was preparing to dig a grave when I noticed that she had walked (stumbled) a few feet. I washed the application area thoroughly, rubbed and petted her vigorously and used a childs medication dropper to give her water over the next few hours. We had to leave for an event out of town and were gone for the next 9 hours. Arriving home she was walking and only slightly shaky. Today she is her oldself again. We found the lost tom cat. He was not seizing as badly and recovered 3 hours after being washed and rehydrated. We have not found the other male and fearthe worst as he was in terrible shape before disappearing.
Jamie 8/12/06
Thank you for the great site. It was time to replace the Frontline and I came across the less expensive alternative, Bio Spot. After reading your message board not only will I NOT be purchasing the Bio Spot but I am going to also forego the Frontline and purchase some holistic flea, tick, mosquito repellent sprays. I always knew that Frontline was a pesticide, but doing some research was an 'in your face' wake up call about how my laziness can hurt my dogs health. Sure, a once a month treatment is so much easier than having to use a spray a few times a week and every time my dog goes in the water - after all, the Frontline has always worked so well, I've never ever had a flea or tick problem. But what have I done to my dog's health over this time? In addition, I was speaking with a friend about this and he said, "Well, the heartworm medication you give her is a pesticide too." Sure enough, it is. I've always only given Interceptor heartworm prevention in the summer months - I'm now considering stopping that all together too. Any comments?
Debra 8/11/06
I applied Bio Spot to my German Shepherd Lily, and now 3 weeks later she still has bloody sores on her skin where the Bio Spot was applied. You can't even pet her without her whimpering in pain. It goes up her back, because the instructions say to start at the neck and go down the back of the dog. I have washed her and it doesn't help. I feel so bad, I will never put poison on my dogs again to keep ticks away. I just wish I knew how long to expect this stuff to last in her system. THANK YOU for this website, I wish I had read it sooner. If it can help other pet owners from buying this awful stuff it is worth it!
Anthony 8/12/06
I purchased this item [Advantage Flea and Tick for Dogs] and used on my Shih Tzu, 5 ½ years old. The next day, Ozzy, my Shih Tzu, was vomiting continuously, listless, and wouldn't eat at all! I didn't find this site until now, but on the next day, I knew I just had to wash him and get all that poison off of his skin! The nextcouple of days he was moving around a lot more but still no appetite!! Ozzy was perfectly fine before I applied the Advantage on him!!! His appetite was normal, always hungry, and active! Needless to say, I disposed of the rest of the Advantage immediately!!! This type of product should not be allowed to be sold!!! It is seriously making our pets ill and in some cases killing them!!
Glen 8/13/06
I applaud your valiant act of standing up to Farnam for the loss of so many pets from the application of flea treatments. However, I am in dire need of any information about large animals having an adverse reaction to a Farnam produced fly spray. Tonight a friend sprayed a formerly very healthy two year old black Arabian colt with a Farnam product. Within 15 minutes the colt was on his knees. Then on his side seizing. He would rest for a few minutes, get up and stagger around. Then stiffen, sway and fall over again. The vet was called immediately but was stumped by the symptoms. He ultimately concluded that the colt had severed his optic nerves while having a seizure so the colt was put down. The vet would not commit to blaming the fly spray as a cause. It just seems too coincidental to me that the colts symptoms mimic many of those I read on your site that were experienced by dogs. Horse owners....Please, please, if you have had a horse that had an adverse reaction to a fly product please post it. We need to know how widespread this problem has become and make others aware.
Rae 8/14/06
And by the way, my daughter in law lost both of her children's cats when an employee of a well known nationwide pet store chain told her she could use Bio Spot for dogs on the cats. It was horrible seeing their seizures and frothing at the mouth. I think there are tens of thousands of cases out there that have gone unreported. Thanks again.
Rae 8/15/06
I just received email this morning concerning a similar incident which happened last weekend in Massachusettes. Here is the article about it:
You're absolutely right - most of these incidents go unreported because people either do not suspect that an adverse reaction occurred or they do not know who to report it to. These incidents are difficult even for vets to diagnose because the symptoms can be caused by many things and the pesticide is not detected by standard blood tests.
James TerBush
Thankfully, my little chihuahua did not have the extreme adverse reactions about which others have taken the time to post. However, he was never quite himself after a BioSpot application. I have not used this product since first stumbling across your website several years ago.
First, I would like to thank you for hosting and maintaining this website, as it helped me make an informed decision a few years ago to stop the use of all pesticides. In addition, it increased my level of awareness that the pet care industry is a business model driven by profits, not necessarily what is best for your pet. It reassured me that I should trust my own instincts when it came to the care of my pet. I should have known just by my dog's reaction to the product that it was doing more harm than good, but I trusted the label, the corporate website, and authority figures.
After your website opened my eyes, I began to question other areas of my pet's care and well being. Formerly, I just accepted what the vet told me as gospel, as he ordered up excessive tests and whatever else to rack up the bills for my healthy dog. I did more research and found what I feel to be a much better vet, who cares about my dog more than the amount of my bill at check out. (I still get ill thinking that I was applying this poison to my mainly inside dog in the dead of winter per my vet's orders!) In addition,I became educated in dog food, treats, and other products ingested by dogs. While I was not feeding my dog a horrible brand of food, I was able to find him a much more nutritious organic brand. I learned all about by-products and the lack of regulations on any edible made in China. My point is that you cannot simply accept what a label or major corporation says as being 100% truthful, and that by doing some research and following your instincts, you can often improve the well being of your pet's life.
I have stopped in on your site from time to time, and it wrenches at my heart to read the accounts of what others have been through. Each time I read these accounts, I get sick thinking about the danger I exposed my dog to by using BioSpot and wonder about the possible long term health risks. There are many accounts of severe adverse reactions directly leading to a rapid decline of health, and in the worst cases death. Are there any reports of what the long term health risks may have been caused by using BioSpot in those who had no immediate severe adverse reaction? I am grateful that my dog did not have a severe reaction to the product, but I have to wonder if there could be long term health risks of being exposed tothe product on and off for almost a year.
Lastly, I would like to tell you about two products that I have found helpful in keeping my dog flea free in a safe way. Ark Naturals sells a Neem Protect Spray, a completely organic spray, which contains Neem,citronella oil, botanical essential oils and gentle emulsifiers. The product contains no DEET, pyrethrins, pyrethroids or other chemical pesticides. You simply need to spray your pet every 7 to 10 days with theproduct. It is sold in Whole Foods supermarket for under $10. Also, Castor and Pollux sells a Garlic and Brewer's Yeast tablet that my little guy loves. Some people swear by garlic and brewer's yeast, while others say that it is simply and old wives tale. I have found it to be successful thus far; however, bear in mind that my dog isn't very outdoorsy.
Thank you again for your website, and thanks to the people who have taken the time to post their stories. I hope that you can succeed in removing these products from store shelves, but if that never happens, rest assured that your website has saved countless loved ones from needless medical problems, and even death.
Kip 8/14/06
Bio Spot killed my baby. He was almost 10 years old and I put Bio Spot on him and he died. He was the best doggie in the world.
Cathy 8/16/06
Our Lab, Daisy, just went to the vet this morning after an application of Hartz last night. We are praying for her and waiting for the vet to call!!!
Lizabeth 8/16/06
(This letter was published in the MetroWest Daily News on 8/16/06)
I read the article "Cat dies after flea treatment" (8/16/06) with great interest. I lost a dog some years ago after using a similiar product, in my case, Frontline.
After Speedy died, I did some research and discovered that there are no standards for veterinary products the way there are for products used by humans. As such, the liability for companies who produce these products are limited to, as an example, the monetary value of a healthy, happy, 10-year-old neutered dog.
In fact, I found out that the person who had done the work to determine the safety of the product was no longer with the company and had taken his work with him. They didn't even have the data to share. I also discovered that the number of animals who die from these treatments is not small.
We applied it to our dog in the evening before bed and he was dead three hours later. Insects have been around for a very long time and will continue to be around long after we're gone. It's just a fact of life that the neurotoxins required to kill fleas and ticks are very potent and are the same neurotoxins that can have serious impacts on higher life forms.
In the woods where I live, dealing with fleas and ticks is not an option: it's mandatory. Despite what happened to our family member, we still have to take measures, but there are things that you can do to minimize the risk of using these products, especially if it's the first time:
* Do not apply if the animal has any breaks in the skin. Welts from previous insect bites are just an opportunity for the neurotoxin to penetrate. The point is to coat the skin and not to enter the body.
* Do not apply them on a Friday night when it's going to be problematic to find a vet. Do it on a Monday morning.
* Keep a close eye on the animal for a few days to make sure that it's not affected.
* Keep a bottle of Dawn dishwashing detergent in the house. If the animal exhibits neurological symptoms of distress (e.g., staggering around in circles, falling down, excessive panting, etc...), your vet will have something to help remove the treatment, but before that Dawn is your best bet. Bath the animal, and do your best to get it off. (Don't get it in their eyes.)
* Get the animal to a vet as soon as possible. If symptoms develop, it generally will get bad very quickly.
The goal of the manufacturers is to sell more product, not less. As a result, they're not going to go out of their way to educate the public, but there's no reason for people to not be educated from other vectors.
Steven W. Orr is a Framingham resident.
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Dear Rame and Kate:
I see that you are the two individuals at the EPA who deal with pesticide labelling for flea and tick control (Rame) and for reports of adverse reactions to same (Kate).
After doing a very small bit of online research as the result of numerous stories in our local news about cats and dogs that have suffered seizures or death because of flea and tick control, I have to say I am amazed that the legitimate sites I went to (Purdue University, Vetrinary associations, public health sites) gave lots of information about applying various products to floors, baseboards, rugs, couches, furniture, etc. with warnings about pre-testing to make sure the product doesn't stain the floors, baseboards, couch coverings - but not a single warning about NOT using these over the counter home products if the user is pregnant, nursing, or if a baby or toddler is crawling around the house, on the couch, or in the yard. While to many it might be obvious, to others, the statement that it can be sprayed or dusted everywhere, with the only concern being staining, but "read the label", just seems terribly inadequate. I don't understand why EVERYONE who puts out information on flea and tick control products (not just the sellers of flea and tick control products), isn't required to warn "not for use where infants and toddlers may be exposed". For gosh sakes, if the universities and extensions services and public health services are warning about staining of floors, rugs and upholstery, SHOULDN'T THEY BE WARNING ABOUT THE DANGER OF EXPOSURE TO SUSCEPTIBLE LIVING POPULATIONS LIKE CHILDREN???
I saw your new labelling requirements for these pesticides where manufacturers get to choose:
3. Clarify Reapplication Limitation.
The reapplication statement needs to be product
specific; and the statement should be one of the
(a) "Do not Reapply Product For _____ _____.
(Insert number of day(s), week(s) or
(b) "Reapply every _____ _____." (Insert number
of day(s), week(s), or month(s).)
(c) "Do Not Repeat Treatment For _____ _____."
(Insert number of day(s), week(s), or
(d) "Repeat every _____ _____." (Insert number
of day(s), week(s) or month(s).)
Seems like with all the problems, and with knowing human nature where people might think "if every six weeks is good, every four weeks might be better", you would insist on the language "do not repeat for xxx weeks" - or are pesticide users not charged with knowledge of human nature (which they use to their advantage as an excuse why the pesticide manufacturer is not responsible because the end user didn't follow instructions).
People rely on the EPA to require adequate warnings to protect them from harm, but it seems that the warnings required for these products and the experts who give advice on them (universities, public health agencies, vetrinary associations) are inadequate and do not take into consideration the reality of the average consumer, their reliance on the safety of the pesticides when they are told to spray them everywhere in their houses, and the small children and pets who will unwittingly be adversely affected as a result. I urge you, and I have urged others to write and urge you, to require "do not repeat" warnings, to require warnings about use where infants and toddlers are more heavily exposed because they crawl on floors and couches and put their hands in their mouths, and to require ANY so-called expert or advisory agency or university or extension service, to include similar warnings. I don't think it is ok to worry more about staining a couch than injuring (perhaps permanently, since the pesticides attack nervous systems and memory) impairing our infants and children. I hope others will also write or email you and let you know they also would like our EPA to insist on appropriate warnings.
Irene 8/19/06
I have used Frontline Plus on my 2 boxers for about 4 years without any complaints until now. After reading some of the stories on your website I am now concerned. Here is my story.
After applying Frontline to my 6 year old boxer I noticed she was not eating well and seemed to feel bad. I blamed it on the unseasonable humid weather. When this continued and I noticed her trying to throw up I took her to the vet. All the labs were normal and the vet could find nothing wrong with her. I took her home and she continued to not eat and just lay around. She started to act confused- continous walking around in a large circle, going and standing in front of my son's door with her head pressed up against the door, I would open the door and show her that my son was not here and that would satisfy her for a little while and she would repeat this behavior. We continued the vet visits without any diagnosis. She would not eat, I would use a syringe to feed her and give her water, she didn't want me to do that, she didn't want to eat or drink. (She always loved food, in fact she was overweight) We spent her final 5 days at the vets office, emergency clinic, and she was hospitilized at the emergency clinic at night so that IV fluids could be maintained 24 hours a day. She then started to experience seizures. She was very weak from all this but her heartrate would drop and she would fall to the floor. We had every vet at the facility and other vets in the surrounding area looking at her. We even called in a cardioligist, he could not explain why this happened. She was so disoriented, I think at times she didn't even realize who I was. EVERY TEST WAS NORMAL. My son came home from college to see her and she awoke and seemed to recognize him, she loved on him for about 10 minutes and collapased in his arms, her heartrate dropped and atropine didn't work this time. We loved on her for the longest time and finally we decided she had suffered enough. So why did my beloved boxer have to suffer and die? My vet seems to think she possible had a brain tumor. Could it have been the Frontline? Does this sound like any other stories you have encountered?
Thanks for listening
Reba 8/19/06
Thank you for responding to my email. When I wrote that I was crying so hard over losing my female boxer that I forgot to tell you that my male has ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenia). Symptoms a little different but I feel this is all caused by the Frontline. I had reapplied about 3 weeks ago and noticed some of the same symptoms but not as severe as with my female boxer. He is currently on medication and will eval the tx again on Monday.
I will discuss the possiblity of Frontline with my vet. I feel in my heart that Frontline has been the cause of death of my female boxer, and the current illness of my male boxer.
thank you again
Reba 8/19/06
and I will become an advocate against these types of medications for our beloved pets.
This report is not just for pet owners, but also for PARENTS. Please read and pass along.
The following comes from a well-respected veterinarian, Elizabeth A Coney, DVM from Kentucky. She writes:
"Now - for every one of you that has a home paper shredder with an "auto on" feature, I want you to go turn it off and unplug the paper shredder right now, because night before last I was presented with a paper shredder containing most of a tongue, ripped out from the base, but still partially attached to, a very pretty,sweet 1 1/2 year-old Labrador. Her owners told me, 'She always watched the paper go into the shredder, she thought it fascinating'. The "auto on" feature means the shredder sits there waiting for something to get placed into it--like an inquisitive tongue. I told them, 'Dogs can do fine without a tongue, they have to learn to drink and eat differently', but the owners didn't want to go there, and they had her euthanized. The look in her eyes said, 'I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't supposed to do that, it's all my fault'. We all cried."
I cried when I read this as well. In subsequent posts, Dr. Coney says she has learned that dogs who have lost more than half their tongues actually don't do as well as she had been taught. According to the veterinary literature it is also possible for animals to be injured other places than tongues - a Basset lost an ear, a long-haired cat most of the skin on its side, a kitten a foot, etc. Among household pets, dogs are particularly at risk from shredders, as they have a tendency to lick things, and many breeds have long, floppy ears that can get caught in shredder openers.
The Spokesman Review published this account:
Adam Forney doesn't even own a paper shredder. And he probably never will. The 22-year-old was sitting on his couch in his south Spokane home watching television when his 7-month-old puppy licked the top of his roommate's shredder and the dog's tongue was sucked into the shredding mechanism. "I ran into the room ... she was pulling so hard and the thing was dragging ... then she just ripped away," Forneysaid. "I will never forget the sound it made when she pulled away." In the chaos of trying to help his injured dog, Forney's pinky finger was bitten off at the first joint, and another finger was fractured by the bite. "I grabbed her head to try and get her to calm down, and she bit me," Forney said. "She ran out of the room and I just lost it. It looked like a murder scene in my house ... there was so much blood." Forney went to the emergency room, and his mixed-breed dog, Alice Lane, went to a local pet emergency clinic, where she was euthanized.
Some veterinarians maintain that serious shredder accidents involving animals are rare, but the frequency of occurrence is difficult to estimate since there has not been any systematic effort to keep track of such injuries.
Regardless, the subject merits attention since the potential for accidents (involving both pets AND people) will likely continue to grow as more and more shredders make their way into households. It isn't difficult to find harrowing reports of children being seriously injured through sticking their fingers into shredders, such as the following account from Consumer Reports:
Lisa Broadfoot's son, Talan, was helping her shred documents, when suddenly his little fingers got sucked in. "He screamed and then was begging me to get his hands out of this machine, 'Please Mommy, Please Mommy, get my hand out.' [He was] just screaming and crying and begging," Broadfoot said. Lisa rushed Talan to the hospital with the shredder still attached. "They started cutting the blades because therewas no other way to get his fingers undone," she said. "It was like he could feel it. He just started screaming again and I'm holding him and trying to explain to him that it's going to be OK. It's going to be OK." Talan ended up losing three of his fingers.
In March 2006, TV's Inside Edition reported a similar case of injury to a child:
When you meet Hallie Mouritsen, you cant tell that there's anything wrong with this beautiful five year-old girl. But if you look closer at Hallie's left hand, her fingers are cut off at the knuckle. The doctor described them as being "crushed, mutilated and non-viable." How did it happen? Hallie was feeding paper into ashredder in her home when her fingers got caught in its powerful blades. According to her father, Matt, "it grabbed her fingers and just began pulling." Mr. Mouritsen is an accounting professor in Salt Lake City, Utah who often works at home. He says he had just opened the shredder for the first time and after using it,left the room briefly. Hallie, who was just two, went into the room with her older sister. "The next thing I know, while I'm making dinner, my five year-old is yelling, she's stuck, she's stuck!" he told Inside Edition's Investigative Reporter Matt Meagher. Hallie's wounds took months to heal. Her dad still chokes upremembering Hallie's reaction the day the bandages came off. "She went like this with her hand" (hiding his left hand). "She couldn't even look at it. She asks us to this day, when are my fingers going to grow back?"
And Hallie's not the only one. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a safety alert after receiving 50 reports of injuries from paper shredders since 2000, most involving children younger than five. Although consumer safety groups are working to get manufacturers and lawmakers to adopt more stringent safety standards for shredders (such as making paper slots thinner and placing bladesfarther away from openings), the adoption of new standards takes time, and plenty of the machines already have been purchased for home use.
The likelihood of injury can be mostly eliminated by following a few simple precautions:
* Try to place your shredder where it is not accessible to children or pets.
* Turn off, or better yet, UNPLUG your shredder when you are not using it.
* NEVER allow children to operate your shredder, even with adult supervision.
* Keep your hands and fingers as far from the shredder opening as possible when feeding material into it.
* Be careful to secure or remove ties, necklaces, bracelets, loose-fitting clothing, and long hair before using your shredder.
* Avoid putting thicker material (such as food wrappers, product packaging, and padded envelopes) through your shredder.
Kari 8/20/06
My almost four year old Cavalier had his first seizure at 18 months the day following his discovery of a rat's nest. He bit into a baby rat. The vet assured me that this could in no way cause the seizure. Since then he has had eight more. Coincidently they seem to occur about three days after his dose of Frontline Top Spot and Interceptor at his weight of 32 lbs. My vet still does not think this is the cause and said he has researched the findings. In the last week Casey has also contracted Pancreatitis along with high liver enzymes caused by Phenorbarbital. So I have been very frustrated but so happy to have discovered your site. Keep up the good work and my boy is coming off chemicals while I look into a safer product to use.
Thank you so much.
Anonymous 8/21/06
I talked to a tech at Merial and she said to take with a grain of salt the testimonials from pet owners. She said no way Frontline could cause seizures. Right! I was not sure if it was the Interceptor or Frontline causing my Cavalier to be so sick. This month I used just the Interceptor and it has been five days with nothing bad happening. The vet with Novartis (Interceptor) was very helpful and concerned. I found a site called Canine Epilepsy Resources and researched a liver cleansing diet of white fish and vegetables. I have been feeding Casey that for a month and he is feeling so much improved. He was suffering from a borderline pancreatitis caused by the phenobarbital. My goal now is to eventually get him off the drug if I know for sure that the Frontline is the cause.
Any other ideas about treatment for preventing heart worms?
Anonymous 9/14/06
My Cavalier Casey has had two years of seizures. I finally decided it was caused either by Interceptor or Frontline or combination of both. He has been seizure free since August 5 when I quit giving him Frontline. Neither Merial or my vet are convinced that the Frontline is the cause. I am and have had to treat him for pancreatitis and feed him home cooked vegetables and white fish.
Are there any cases where Merial has taken responsibility for at least some of the vet's bills?
Anonymous 10/21/06
My name is Carol and I'm a school nurse ( k-6). My story goes like this, on July 8th my precious dog Bailey woke me out of a deep sleep with seizure activity that lasted about 2 minutes. I know seizure activity because I work with special needs children. After I consoled her, I called the emergency animal hospital and had her there within an hour. Bailey had the full work-up, labs etc and stayed overnight for observation. Bailey is now on phenobarbital 15mg 2x daily. Bailey was seizure free until 1am this past sunday morning, she experienced another seizure but lasting only 1 minute. The common link when I checked my calendar was that I applied frontline 24 to 36 hrs prior to the seizures. I visited my regular vet today and she said that she never had any experience with adverse reactions to frontline. ..................My Bailey will never have another application of any brand of flea product! We are going to observe her for the next six weeks and if she remains free of seizures I will stop the phenobarb........I was so upset, I thought that she was dying. I found your sight and a few others, i hope she has a full recovery and a long life.................
Carol & Bailey 8/21/06
I don't know if you remember me-
I wrote you back in March, when my kitten Carmel had touched my dog Oscar after I dosed him with bio-spot. The kitten spent the night at the vet's but did recover.
Oscar had been diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy two years ago. He has been on pheaobarb for the past two years.
Well, I am happy to report that Oscar is fine and has not had a seizure since I stopped using bio-spot. I took me four months to wean him off the drugs. The vet says there should be no lasting effects.
As I think back now, the seizures came in cycles. Every few weeks he would start to have a series of seizures, then we would up the phenobarb and he would be good for a few weeks. Then it would start all over again. I can't believe that I did not connect the two. However I did use the bio-spot for about two years before it affected him.
I'm almost thankful that Carmel had a reaction, otherwise Oscar's life would have been cut short (phenobarb destroys the liver over time). As it turned out, Carmel saved Oscar's life. We remind him of that every time she jumps on him and chews on his tail.
I thank you again for web site. I sure its takes some time to keep up with all of it. I really do appreciate all your help. I have passed the word to everyone I know, including a cousin who owns a kennel and had been selling the stuff. They had never had any problems bio-spot, but are now done with it too.
Best wishes,
Taryn 8/21/06
I am so sad when I read all the stories of the lost lives. I have 2 cats that are the world to me. One is a 1 year old grey and white tiger name Cat, the other is a black and red calico who just turned 7 months old, her name is Angel. In the last year of my life my husband and I seperated, this destroyed me and my 5 year old son. Where we moved to we were unable to keep dogs, so I agreed to get a cat. I was always a dogperson so I had and still have little knowledge on cats. I spend alot of time on the internet to get answers. As a single mom my financial situation made it difficult to buy some of the more expensive products for fleas. I am sure that every cat owner has had an issue with fleas, mine has been reoccuring all summer now. I have purchased about 5 different products and still every 30-45 days the girls have fleas again.
I try to buy items with "gentle" ingredients because Cat has extremely sensitive skin. As I was trying tolook for something that "worked" I came across your website. As I read it I thought at first it was another one of those "Blog" sites that someone was upset for some reason. But as I read on I sat and cried. See I have a bottle of Biospot. I did use it on the cats very litely but was concerned about the girls licking it off their fur and possibly getting sick. Never thinking that they would sell a product that would KILL an animal. As I looked on the internet I found every site that listed Biospot also stated that some animals have "reactions and are not recommended by most Vets"--my question--then why is it on the market? Is the product so wonderful that some peoples pets lives are worth the price of their stock???
Well, I am so sorry that so many people lost their pets and so grateful for your site. My bottle of Biospot will be going back to the store in exchange for some good cat treats.
Melissa, Christopher, Cat and Angel 8/26/06
i bought some spot on from pets at home for my puppy cane corso, he is 14 weeks old and states the product is suitable for pups. 24 hours after applying the liquid he started having fits. he had 6 in the space of a couple of hours and was kept in the emergency hospital over night. he has now had to be prescribed phenobarb to help control the seizures and has to return to the vets for follow ups. i never knew the consequences of the reaction this stuff could have on my boy. why are products still available on the market that can make a perfectly healthy dog so ill.
dawn 8/27/06
Nice Website.
Has many of the same types of stories that I used to hear in private practice. It is good to compile this sort of forum for these issues. I would like to add my two cents in as a former member of the pet care community. Please read important disclaimer at the end:
Perhaps the take home message is this - The FDA does not regulate pet over-the-counter products as they do human products, which is why many of the products in the pet stores are frequently associated with these side effects, most notably sensitivities and seizures. Use these products on your pets at your own risk! Even veterinarians who dispense FDA-standard tested products such as Frontline, Program, Advantage, and Revolution (which is prescription-only product) cannot anticipate individual side effects to these products. None-the-less, the potential side effects are similar for all products: skin sensitivies or hair loss due to the drug vehicle, systemic allergic reaction- vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, frothing at the mouth, abnormal behavior, and seizures... especially in cats. These side effects occur most notably with non-veterinary approved OTC products because these products contain some type of pyrethrin derivitive (permethrin, methoprim, etc). Do not put pyrethrins on cats and be wary of such products on puppies or rabbits, dogs with seizure predispositions, and small dogs. In practice, I had seen many cats seizure on OTC products and dogs and cats have mild to severe skin or systemic reactions to OTC products and mild to moderate reactions with some veterinary-approved products (and in 3 of the 9 cases were purchased over-seas or by other 'illegal' means).
Is there a safe product? No. Is there another natural product that is effective? No (and all-natural products can also pose a risk, especially since they are not tested). What does that mean? It means we can only continue to use the best, safest products tested on the market, or none at all. But, in the past 15 years, parasite control products have gone from very dangerous with no continuity in the testing process, to products that have been tested and self-regulated by very well-known pharmaceutical companies that are willling to put their name behind their product.
What can you do as a consumer? Be cautious - remember you are buying a product that is meant to poison parasites. Buy only veterinary-approved products that have undergone testing. Be quick to report any suspected reaction to both the veterinarian and to the company that made the product - this ensures that these reactions are being documented frequently enough to warrant examination and alterations to these products. Continue to be informed, well-knowledged pet-owners about these products and their side effects. Understand that pets can also get diseases, illnesses, seizures, and tumors that may appear to coinside with the product use (or recovery with the discontinuation) but may not be correlated at all -- so it is important to talk to your vet, have your pet regularly checked, and have appropriate diagnostics done if advised by your veterinarian to rule out- or rule in anti-parasitic drug causes - again, the more these can be diagnosed as due to the product, the more incentive these companies have to improve the products.
(As a neccessary disclaimer- above are the opinions of one individual and do not reflect the opinions of the AVMA, the veterinary community, or any pharmaceutical company. These opinions are not meant to treat, diagnose, or be used as second opinion or a legal stance to any treated animal. Any mention to specific products is meant only to give examples of OTC vs 'veterinary-approved' products and does not endorse or incriminate any product, organization, company or individual.) For information in regards to the official AVMA platform for anti-parasite use, please visit www.avma.org. For information regarding a specific product, please contact the company that produces the product or the Better Business Bureau).
April 8/27/06
As a preventative measure to keep fleas away, the local vet recommended "Advantage". Our two cats are brother and sister and 17 weeks old; each is just over 4 lbs and both very, very active. The are house cats and only go outside on a harness.
The female was the first to show symptoms: 1) loss of appetite 2) lethargy 3) muscle weakness or pain 4) a limp in one leg . We were worried so she was taken to the vet on a Sunday. Nothing was found except a dehydration issue. After blood tests, fluids were added and an anti-inflammatory (also a $250 vet bill) she was back to her old self in a few days. Within two days of the female getting sick, the male showed exactly the same symptom (except the limp). He couldn't even jump onto the couch without help. Off to the vet again and with the same treatment (this time including , x-rays), the bill was another $230. Nothing found again and same recovery after a few days. These symptoms were noticed 2 days after applying the Advantage (4 days for the male). The exact symptoms/problems are on other sights on the internet for dogs and Advantage (small percent of population) but no one has reported this on cats that I have found. The dosage was applied correctly and the medicine grade was for young cats but I am certain "Advantage" is the cause. Our initial cost of the flea drug was refunded but the $480 is gone forever.
James: could you post this email as a warning about this type of medicine and it's risks? Maybe other pet owners have experienced the same problem.
Dennis and Barb 8/29/06
Chatham, Ontario,Canada
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