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Honey Baked Ham
Fully prepared, spiral-sliced, HoneyBaked Ham or gently roasted, sweetly glazed turkey breast, you can be sure it will always be perfect. Sandwiches, dinners, box lunches, and sides are all available. Call ahead for pick-up, dine in or have an event catered with their mouth-watering selections.
Casual, family-friendly dining, with signature pizzas, pasta and sandwiches being the focus of the menu. Jugs of GoomBa Red and GoomBa White table wine will be available. Bar area and adjacent pub room now feature high-top tables, big screen TVs and updated decor.
Brickstone Restaurant and Brewery
Relax in the warm, comfortable atmosphere and try beers made on-site at Brickstone. Their ample menu includes pub favorites and full meals. During the warmer months enjoy your brew on their outdoor patio.
Coyote Canyon
Coyote Canyon is a casual low price concept with an exciting twist. It is an all-you-can-eat steak buffet with juicy steaks, tender chicken and steakburgers, all prepared right before your eyes on the display grill. Guests can also enjoy our hot and cold buffet, soups, salads, side dishes and vegetables as well as a full-service bakery with rolls, muffins, pies, cakes and soft serve ice cream with a variety of toppings.
Polk-a-Dot Drive In
The Polk-a-Dot Drive In was founded over 50 years ago has become one of the most memorable attractions along Illinois Route 66. Stop in and see the collection of memorabilia and enjoy a great meal.
Heritage Bluffs- The Grille Room
Daily specials, casual atmosphere in the Grille Room Restaurant at the Heritage Bluffs Golf Course. Patio area, meeting room available and banquets. Lunch from 11 - 2.
Lone Star Restaurant
Open 7 days a week at 6:00 AM serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Family restaurant with cocktail lounge. Serving homemade food and chef's specials. Excellent food, friendly service, great prices. Serving our area for more than Thirty years.
Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club
Prairie Bluff is located on 237 acres of rolling terrain and is framed with prairie grass, which adds to the golf course's overall challenge and beauty for those who play here. With four sets of tees, 10 lakes and more than 40 bunkers, golfers of all skill levels will find a good challenge. At Prairie Bluff, you will enjoy our beautiful 10,000 square foot clubhouse that features a pro shop, banquet hall & bar. Beyond serving as a fabulous golf facility, Prairie Bluff is an ideal location for breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktails. Prairie bluff's learning center offers a 10- acre driving range, short game area with bunker, putting green, private and group lessons. Let Prairie Bluff host your next golf outing!
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Giovan's Restaurant & Pizzeria
The complete Italian family dining experience. Family owned and operated.
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Bring the family to Merichka's Restaurant in Crest Hill, and try a signature menu item that area residents have loved for many years – the famous Poorboy steak sandwich, smothered in garlic butter on French bread. Stories abound of fans who move away, and upon returning to the area for a visit, head straight to Merichka's for a poorboy! Owned and operated by the Zdralevich family since 1933, the restaurant continues to serve its customers on traditional red-and-white-checked tablecloths in a casual setting. The affordable menu offers tasty onion rings and fried mushrooms, jumbo hamburgers, veggie burgers, steaks, chops and surf-and turf; fried chicken, crabmeat-stuffed shrimp, Canadian walleye pike, Atlantic wild salmon and much more. Top off your meal with a bottle of domestic or imported beer, wine by the glass, a soft drink, coffee or tea – and save room for one of Merichka's tasty desserts.
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The Country Mansion Restaurant
The original structure was built as a boarding house in 1891. It was purchased and moved to its present site in 1895. In 1977, the home was purchased by the Ohlendorfs, remodeled and opened as The Country Mansion. Eight or more need reservations.
Old Route 66 Family Restaurant
Enjoy a full selection family style menu at the Old Route 66 Family Restaurant. Delicious Reuben's, Melts, Wraps, Burgers & Salads...so follow the Mother Road to great food & service...you'll be glad you did! Free Wi-Fi
Cemeno's Pizza
Est. 1976, serving pizza, pasta and home made Italian dishes. Family owned and operated.
Chicago Street Bar & Grill
Bar and grill serving lunch with daily specials until 8pm on Fridays.
Syl's Restaurant & Lounge
Fine dining specializing in prime rib, steaks, fresh seafood, chicken, ribs, and chops. Private dining rooms available. Specialize in serving groups. Menu information on website. Dinner M-Th 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, F-S 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Sun 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Dinner For Two Specials Sun-Thurs $22.95, Fri & Sat $31.95 Ask for "Dinner for Two Special Menu"
Diamond's Family Restaurant
For breakfast, lunch and dinner. Includes omelettes, skillets, crepes, sandwiches, steaks, fish and more.
Club Cappuccino
A specialty coffee bar featuring fresh brewed signature coffees, cappuccinos and lattes as well as freshly baked pastries.
The Reserve at Harrah's Joliet Casino
A steak this good is, well, rare. At our Steakhouse, The Reserve, you find sizzling new dining options like Trio Crusted Filet, in addition to spectacular steaks and pasta dishes. Pair them with a fine wine and savory side dish for a spectacular evening.
Union Station Buffet
Perfect choice for a variety of American and international dishes that are sure to please. At Harrah's Casino.
Old Country Buffet - Joliet
Breakfast on weekends. Lunch and dinner prices. Menu changes daily. Family night Thursday. Buses welcome.
Renaissance Center
The Renaissance Center is a restaurant and banquet facility. Open on Wednesday for themed lunch buffet and Friday night fine dining. Available for business meetings, corporate events, anniversary parties, weddings, banquets, showers and special events.
Sandwich Shoppe
Homemade food and daily specials. Tour groups welcome, catering available.
Al's Steakhouse
Serving Joliet and Communities for 50 years. Warm atmosphere specializing in char-broiled steaks & seafood. Superb Sunday brunch (regular menu available.) Friday night seafood buffet (regular menu available.) Extensive wine list. Private rooms for all occasions. Open Sun 10:00 AM, Mon-Sat 11:00 AM
Inwood Park
Inwood Park is located southwest of Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. The park has tennis courts, fitness trails, a playground and picnic area. Horseshoes and bocce ball are also on the grounds.


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Lots of free parking is available in the well-lighted parking lot in front of the building.
The Brandon Municipal Center is located at 1000 Municipal Center Drive, just off Highway 80, across from Sonny's BBQ Restaurant.
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Dog follows owner to death, and beyond, in this moving public service announcement
Here's a public service announcement that takes the story of Hachiko — the Japanese dog who waited at a train station for his master every day for nine years after he died — and gives it what is possibly an even more tear-jerking spin.
"The Man And The Dog" was created by director Rodrigo Garcia Saiz for Fundación Argentina de Transplante Hepático, Argentina's liver transplant foundation.
It shows a loyal dog who follows the ambulance that takes his owner away to the hospital — not unheard of in real life — and then waits, and waits, and waits.
We won't say any more than that, so as not to spoil the ending.
Garcia Saiz, who's been called "one of the world's leading Spanish language commercial directors" by Ad Week, has directed other hard-hitting PSAs worth viewing, including the distracted-driving spot "Discussion" and the anti-bullying spot "Playground," according to o the advertising publication Little Black Book Online.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 22nd, 2015 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: ambulance, animals, argentina, death, dog, dogs, fath, foundation, Fundación Argentina de Transplante Hepático, hachiko, hospital, liver, loyalty, organ transplants, pets, psa, public service announcement, rodrigo garcia saiz, tearjerker, transplant, video
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U.S. ambassador to South Korea receives outpouring of respect, love … and dog meat
It may not have been the most diplomatic of gifts, but one of Mark Lippert's well-wishers had only good intentions when he delivered a package of dog meat for the hospitalized U.S. ambassador.
Lippert, who is recovering from an attack by a knife-wielding anti-U.S. activist, is a dog lover who regularly walks his basset hound, Grigsby, near his residence in Seoul.
The gift, delivered to Seoul's Severance Hospital Friday morning by an elderly man, didn't make it to Lippert's room. Hospital rules prohibit any outside food being delivered to patients.
The gift giver said the package contained dog meat and seaweed soup, according to an official who didn't want to be named because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media, according to the Associated Press.
Some South Koreans believe dog meat promotes health, heals wounds and can help patients recover from surgery.
The Thursday attack left Lippert with deep gashes on his face and arm and damaged tendons and nerves. The hospital plans to remove the 80 stiches on Lippert's face on Monday and Tuesday and release him on Wednesday.
The suspect in the attack, Kim Ki-jong, 55, could face charges including attempted murder, assaulting a foreign envoy, obstruction, and violating a controversial law that bans praise or assistance for North Korea.
(Photo: South Korean conservative activists hold portraits of Lippert during a rally for his quick recovery; by Ahn Young-Joon / Associated Press)
Posted by John Woestendiek March 9th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: amabassador, animals, attack, basset hound, culture, dog, dog meat, dogs, gift, gifts, grigsby, hospital, hospitalized, knife, mark lippert, outpourin, pets, respect, seoul, south korea, south koreans, support, u.s.
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Dog tracks down her owner — in a hospital
Nobody knows how Sissy did it, but we'd guess it was with her nose.
The miniature schnauzer ran away from home last Saturday, and showed up about four hours later and 20 blocks away — inside the Iowa hospital where her owner was recovering from cancer surgery.
Nancy Franck has been recovering at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids for two weeks, and apparently Sissy got tired of waiting for her to come home.
"She missed mom, that's all I can tell you. She missed mom," Franck said.
Hospital security snagged the dog after she entered through the automatic doors and began wandering through the lobby.
They called the number on Sissy's ID tags and only then learned, from Franck's husband, that Nancy was a patient in the hospital.
"I thought she just wanted to go someplace, but I didn't know where. She'd never run away before," said Dale Franck.
Hospital surveillance tapes show the dog entering, and making her way to the elevators, where — momentarily puzzled — she paused.
"She wanted to see her mom. She was on a mission, but she didn't know which elevator to take," Dale Franck told ABC 7 in Chicago.
Family members arrived at the hospital, and they were allowed to take Sissy to Nancy's room for a visit.
According to the family, their home is about 15 to 20 blocks from the hospital. Sissy had never been there before, they said.
Posted by John Woestendiek February 13th, 2015 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, bond, cedar rapids, dogs, finds, found, hospital, iowa, locates, mission, nancy franck, nose, owner, patient, pets, schnauzer, security, sissy, sniffs, surveillance
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Dog hitches ride on ambulance step to follow owner to hospital
Clearly, a beagle named Buddy noticed all the hub-bub when an ambulance arrived to take his owner, 85-year-old Texas rancher J.R. Nicholson, to a hospital.
Mason County EMS technicians loaded Nicholson aboard, shut the doors of the ambulance and pulled out for the hour-long ride from the ranch in Mason County to the hospital in Fredericksburg.
It was 20 minutes into the ride that ambulance workers noticed other drivers on the highway waving and pointing: There was a dog on the small step on the side of the ambulance.
Buddy, a 35-pound beagle mix, had jumped aboard the moving ambulance sometime after it had left the ranch, and had been riding along since.
Tanner Brown, one of the EMT's aboard, said the ambulance pulled over. "We didn't have anything else to do but to load the dog up and put him in the ambulance and take him to the ER with us," he said.
The San Angelo Standard-Times reported the story last week, after learning of the October incident from EMTs.
Nicholson was released from the hospital later the same day, and while he was there he got a couple of chances to step outside and see his dog, who was apparently tended to by EMTs and hospital workers.
Left unattended inside the ambulance at one point, Buddy jumped on the controls and turned on the siren and lights.
"It was kind of weird,"EMT Brown said. "I guess the dog wanted to be with his owner."
Meanwhile, back at the ranch … ranch hand Brian Wright looked around for Buddy after the ambulance left. Wright, who had called the ambulance when Nicholson began complaining of dizziness. Buddy had wandered off, which he does from time to time, so Wright wasn't too worried.
Not until Wright got to the hospital did he learn the EMS crew had the dog — and about the dog's 20-minute ride on the step of the ambulance.
"Two things go through your mind in a split second," Wright said. "First, what could have happened to (Buddy), and second, you realize he is quite an animal."
"I was impressed," said Nicholson, the dog's owner. He adopted Buddy about four months ago from an animal shelter in Mason.
"He didn't have to go to the hospital with me, but he did."
(Photos: Pinterest)
Posted by John Woestendiek November 18th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: ambulance, beagle, beagles, bond, buddy, dog, dogs, ems, emts, follows, fredericksburg, hitches, hospital, jumps, mason, master, owner, paramedics, pet, pets animals, ranch, rancher, ride, tanner brown, texas jr nicholson
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Cured Ebola victim and her dog reunite
Bentley and Nina are together again.
Dallas nurse Nina Pham reunited with her dog, Bentley, Saturday — after her successful treatment for Ebola and Bentley's 21-day quarantine, during which the Cavalier King Charles spaniel repeatedly tested negative for the disease.
Pham was diagnosed with Ebola and hospitalized after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan — the first person to die of Ebola in the United States — at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
She was later transferred to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., where she was declared free of the virus and released on Oct. 24.
Bentley's quarantine ended at 2 a.m. Saturday and he was in Pham's arms by 8:30 a.m., according to the Dallas Morning News.
"I join everyone in Dallas in welcoming Nina and Bentley back to the community," Mayor Mike Rawlings said at a news conference at Hensley Field in southwest Dallas.
Unlike in Spain, where the first dog of an Ebola patient was exterminated, officials in Dallas showed a more compassionate response — and, given there have been no reports of dogs and cats getting sick with the disease, a more reasonable one — deciding to hold the dog in seclusion and monitor him.
During Bentley's 21-day confinement at the decommissioned naval air base, vets wearing full protective suits brought him food and water and collected feces, urine and blood samples for tests as a lab in Dallas.
"I'd like to take a moment to thank people from all around the world who have sent their best wishes and prayers to me and Mr. Bentley," Pham, 26, said.
"After I was diagnosed with Ebola, I didn't know what would happen to Bentley or if he would have the virus," she said. "I was frightened that I could possibly not know what would happen to one of my best friends."
Pham thanked the Dallas Animal Services staff, Texas A&M University and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and state and county health workers.
"Thank you again for helping taking care of Bentley over the last 21 days, caring for him as if he was your own and showing America that passion and love is abundant and alive," she said.
"I feel like Bentley reentering my life is yet another reminder of hope and encouragement for me moving forward," she added.
Bentley will turn two later this month.
(Photo: Andy Jacobsohn / Dallas Morning News)
Posted by John Woestendiek November 2nd, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, bentley, cavalier king charles spaniel, dallas, dallas animal services, disease, dogs, ebola, health, hospital, nina pham, nurse, pets, quarantine, reunion, virus
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The healing powers of a one-eyed Chihuahua
It may only be a short-term one, but a dying man in a Kentucky hospital seemed to have a new lease on life after a visit from his Chihuahua.
And ditto for the dog.
James Wathen, after a month in the hospital, wasn't doing well, and had stopped eating, hospital workers say.
Social workers at Baptist Health Corbin, trying to lift his spirits, talked to him and learned he was troubled by the loss of his dog, Bubba, who had been picked up by animal control after he was hospitalized.
Between hospital staff and workers at the Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter, Bubba was tracked down at a foster home, and — despite rules forbidding dog visits — one was arranged at the hospital earlier this month, WKYT reported.
"One of our social workers realized it was mourning the loss of the dog that was making our patient even worse and emotionally unhealthy. We pulled out all the stops and found the dog," Kimberly Probus, chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Corbin, said.
"There wasn't a dry eye in the room," Probus said of the reunion.
Wathen, 73, began to cry when he saw his elderly, one-eyed Chihuahua, and then his mood began to brighten.
Bubba's condition — he'd been emotionally distraught since their separation, and had stopped eating, too — also seemed to improve.
Hospital officials say they plan to have Bubba visit Wathen regularly, and — based on what they saw — they are also looking at implementing a new pet visitation policy.
"To see James and Bubba get back together. It was heartwarming. It's why we do what we do," Mary-Ann Smyth, Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter President, said.
Smyth said Bubba seemed sad on the way to the hospital, but perked up about 20 steps from Wathen's room.
"The dog quit eating a week ago, which is very strange," she told Today. "The dog didn't know where James was and James didn't know where the dog was and believe it or not, they both stopped eating at about the same time."
By the time Bubba returned for a second visit on Oct. 14, there were visible changes in both Wathen and Bubba's conditions.
"He's done a complete turnaround, Smyth said of Wathen. "He's speaking, he's sitting up, he's eating. He doesn't look like the same guy. And the dog is eating and doing better now, too."
Posted by John Woestendiek October 24th, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, baptist health corbin, bond, bubba, chihuahua, dog, dogs, health, hospital, james wathen, kentucky, knox-whitley animal shelter, loss, mourning, patient, pets, reunion, separation, shelter, visits, wellness
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Spanish nurse learns she's cured of Ebola — but that her dog is dead
The Spanish nursing assistant whose dog was exterminated after she was found to have contracted Ebola from a patient has been pronounced free of the virus.
But along with the good news, Teresa Romero has learned what the rest of the world has known for two weeks.
Her dog Excalibur was seized, killed and incinerated days after she was diagnosed after officials hastily pronounced him a health risk — despite no evidence the dog had the disease, and over the objections of family members and protesters.
Her husband, Javier Limón, who has been held in the same hospital for monitoring, says Romero has been informed the dog is dead — a fact that was withheld from her during her two weeks of treatment.
"She is asking herself why they killed the dog, who wasn't to blame for anything," Limón told EL PAIS.
Limón, staying in a room a floor below his wife at Madrid's Carlos III Hospital, said he and his wife are pleased with her recovery, but frustrated by what happened to Excalibur, and by how Romero was criticized by health officials for not following proper hospital protocol.
"I couldn't fight when they killed the dog and I couldn't defend my wife when they said all those lies and slanderous things about her," he said.
Romero, 44, is expected to be monitored in the hospital for two more weeks, Limón, who has shown no signs of the virus, for another week. The couple has no children.
Romero tested positive Oct. 6 after coming in contact with Spain's first Ebola patient.
As part of her treatment, she received plasma from a recovered Ebola patient, but health authorities have disclosed no more treatment details, according to NBC.
Just two days after she was diagnosed with the disease, health officials had her large mixed breed dog, Excalibur, seized, killed and incinerated out of fear he might have gotten the disease.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., Bentley, the first dog of an American Ebola patient, is being held in quarantine and tested regularly. The Cavalier King Charles spaniel shows no signs of the disease, officials say,.
Bentley is being cared for at the Hensley Field Services Center, a former military reserve base in southwest Dallas. He will continue to be tested and monitored until at least early next month.
Posted by John Woestendiek October 23rd, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, bentley, dog, dogs, ebola, euthanasia, excalibur, health, hospital, javier limon, madrid, pets, quarantine, spain, teresa romero, virus
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Three steps to treat eye discharge without antibiotics
Eye discharge is one of the most common problems in dogs. Whenever I see my clients with concerns about their dogs or cats eyes, the first question I ask is what they're concerned about the most. Most people reply that they're concerned about infection and their worries make me realize that I need to write a blog to clarify some of these misconceptions.
First, I'm not planning to rediscover the universe here, neither am I eager to make things more complex. What I would like to do today is to bring more clarity into what you may call conjunctivitis, eye discharge, redness or an eye infection.
The anatomy of an eyeMost of the problem conditions that are seen in daily practice relate to the conjunctiva, eyelids and cornea. Conjunctiva is, in fact, the layer of tissue on the inside of the eyelids that connects directly to the cornea, the clear layer covering the eye itself.
The inner structures of the eye are a little more complex. The sequence of the parts of the eye are as follows: cornea, anterior chamber (the space in front of the lens), the iris, the lens that is attached to the eye by a very sophisticated focusing system, called a irido-corneal muscle, then there is the posterior chamber filled with the clear translucent mass called vitreous body and beyond is the retina, the canvas of the eye that is connected to the optic nerve conducting the visual images to the brain's visual center and the cortex.
The functions of the eyeMost people see the eye as an organ of vision but there is another important function – cleansing. In fact many openings of the body, including the eye, serve as cleansing and detoxification areas. If the body needs to get rid of impurities it does it really well through the eyes, ears, feces, urine, lungs and the saliva.
This cleansing process is usually manifested by increased local inflammation and redness that is often misperceived as an infection. In fact most of the cases that my clients consider an eye infection would in fact be cleansing reactions of the body and nothing to do with bacteria and infections.
This fact is often ignored and the most common conventional prescription for eye redness are, yes, you guessed right, antibiotics and steroids. It may also surprise you that for majority of cases this medication is unnecessary or even contraindicated.
The most common conditions of the outside structures of the eye are:
- Conjunctivitis due to cleansing reaction as a result of detoxification process. The body is simply trying to get rid of toxins, components of food especially if you feed processed food that is not species appropriate or poor quality.
- Redness can also occur in the case of digestive imbalances, external irritants and as part of vaccination side effects which are usually manifested by typical greenish pus-like discharge.
- Obstruction of the tear ducts that start at the upper and lower eyelid at the inner corner of the eye is also a very common problem and the causes can sometimes be from a little speck of plant material.
- Trauma to the cornea, which can result in an abrasion or even corneal ulcer is also relatively common
- Inverted or extroverted eyelids called entropion or ectropion are common, especially in breeds that have suffered the consequences of poor breeding focused on looks. Silly but true.
- Infections can also be the result of eye irritation and conjunctivitis, but in my opinion true bacterial and viral eye infections are present only in a small fraction of dogs that present with eye irritation, discharge and inflammation.
Conditions of the infrastructures of the eye
Conditions that affect the infrastructure of the eye are not necessarily the main topic of this article however I would like to mention them briefly because they often resemble conjunctivitis.
- One of the most common problems that is overlooked is glaucoma which stands for a condition where the intraocular pressure increases and threatens the eye and the vision itself. Glaucoma is usually painful and the redness of the eye is more deep and diffused. A proper diagnosis can only be obtained by a thorough examination and the intraocular blood-pressure measurement. This condition can be eye threatening and needs immediate attention.
- Some people mistake cataracts with glaucoma, which is a condition that affects the texture and transparency of the lens. Many of my readers often wonder if Skai is wearing his dog goggles – "Doggles" just for fun or fashion and I can't emphasize enough that he wears them mainly to protect his eyes from UV damage.
Back to eye discharges
I could go on forever listing the different conditions here. However the main purpose of this article is to talk about the 90 percent of all eye conditions which is simple conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjuctiva) and varied eye discharges.
What needs to be done first before we jump to the conclusion of conjunctivitis is a thorough examination. I don't recommend taking chances and always perform an eye exam personally or have it done by another practitioner if I'm providing advice in a long distance consultation.
A routine eye exam includes ophthalmoscopy, which is a term for light examination of the structures of the eye, fluorescein dye test which rules out any scratches, ulcers or obstruction of cornea and intraocular pressure measurement to rule out glaucoma if your pet is in an obvious discomfort.
If these tests come out negative you can use a very simple treatment that will not cost you a lot of money, neither you need to be using antibiotics or steroid medications which are commonly overused. If you do feel the pressure from your veterinarian to use antibiotics, remember you are in charge of the decision and any vet should be giving you only recommendations, not make you feel guilty because your decision is different than what he or she would choose.
Beware of a collar that is too tight
I mentioned before that most cases of redness could be related to the cleansing processes. I will repeat once again that the most common causes are from diet, vaccines, imbalances and digestive tract, toxin buildup and the effect of a collar that is too tight.
Yes, believe it or not a collar that is too tight can be a frequent reason for your dog's eyes to be congested, full of discharge and red. All you need to do to understand this is to grip your neck and tighten your hands around it as if you were trying to strangle yourself. You will feel the blood stagnation in the head which will decrease drainage of conjunctiva and can cause discharges. Sometimes all we need to do is loosen your dog's collar so it doesn't obstruct the cervical veins that drain blood from the head. Many dogs suffer because of the human ignorance, I put choke chains, prong collars or even shock collars medieval torture devices that should only use for demonstration on those people who put them on their dogs. Harnesses are the way to go.
Holistic approach to treatment of eye discharges
In several of my blogs I have mentioned that healing should be ideally simple. If you see discharges, especially in puppies most of the time means some sort of form of cleansing unless your veterinarian discovers a scratch, corneal ulcer, inverted eyelashes, hair falling in the eyes because it is too long, obstructed tear ducts and other conditions mentioned above.
Most of the time, you can follow these three simple steps:
- Rule out a serious eye condition by getting an exam done
- Detox, cleanse and neutralize whatever doesn't belong in the body naturally
- Rebalance and provide what is missing as high quality nutrients, natural vitamins or minerals
Diet deserves special attention
Many people believe that if a bag of processed food is labeled "organic" or natural it must be good. That is not true because even mainstream pet food companies jumped on the bandwagon of natural foods, while the quality and nutritional value of such food is poor. Good quality raw or cooked diet is the best you can for your animal friend. Healthy digestive tract, the liver and immune system are the key for reducing eye discharges.
My favorite cleansing formula for most dogs is Livton.
Rinsing and flushingAnother important part of the cleansing process is helping the body get rid of impurities and toxins through flushing and rinsing the eyes. In fact you do not need a fancy solutions, ointments or even complex herbal preparations for the eyes. What works really well is sterile saline solution with about five drops of Eyebright (Euphrasia tincture) and about three drops of goldenseal (hydrastis) per a cup of saline
Reduce or eliminate vaccination and its side effectsEspecially in young dogs I recommend minimum vaccination.
If your dog has been vaccinated, it is possible that the greenish discharge is in fact related to vaccine side effects. I've had countless cases where health issues completely disappeared after administration of Thuja 200 C. This homeopathic remedy is known to neutralize the side- effects of vaccines and I usually give 2 doses 12 hours apart.
If these simple steps do not resolve the problem I highly recommend to see your veterinarian.
No matter what you do, try not to suppress the immune system with steroids because they have a long term negative effect on the immune system and the body on a deep level. Using corticosteroids can be compared to removing the light bulbs from your car's dashboard when your car's engine is overheating.
Provide high quality supplements
Besides a wholesome and complete diet, I recommend providing your dog with what he or she needs; a good selection of high quality supplements .
There is a huge difference between synthetically made supplements and those who were "grown and designed by nature". Did you know that most of the vitamins on the market are made from chemicals? These supplements need to be replaced with natural ones in order to cleanse the body and stop eye discharges from happening.
Here are the supplements that my dog Skai gets:
Essentials for your dog
No matter if you feed organic or non-organic veggies, nutrient, especially mineral depletion is highly likely without additional all natural supplements. Eye discharges may in many cases be a sign of deficiency or the presence of toxic heavy metals Here is what you can do:
- Supplement all natural plant based minerals such as GreenMin
- Add all natural certified organic multi-vitamin such as SoulFood.
- Use GutSense to balance your dogs digestive tract
- Other beneficial supplements are omega oils
Find out what is your dog missing
and what the mineral and heavy metal levels are by getting HairQ test done
SummaryI can't emphasize enough that many medical conditions are not what they appear to be. It is definitely that way in many eye conditions labelled as eye infections. All you need to do is to listen the body, observe its patterns and act according the natural principles of healing which are
- Detox with Livton cleanse
- Learn how to feed all natural diet
- Provide GreenMin, SoulFood, omega oils and GutSense
- Rebalance the body by using a front clip harness instead of a collar and have regular visits with a chiropractor
You will be surprised how many dogs' eye discharges get better just with taking these above steps.
Dr. D


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Lord, that's the jury of love
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Because eight men and four women
Lord, they found me guilty of loving you
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Does anyone have any tips for getting through levels on the nightmare difficulty?
Hello i have been able to get through all of the levels including the secret ones on "ultra-violence" with either maximum kills items and secrets or near-maximum. Now im trying to do the nightmare difficulty but im having a hard time because it seems like the accuracy of the AI is increased a whole lot and so does the damage. Since i got through the entire game on UV without problem i thought i could handle nigthmare but i can barely get through the 1st level because of the 2 reasons mentionned above. Can anyone give me any tips for that difficulty ? I managed to get in 168th rank on the SP leaderboards while dealing with UV and i sure would like to be able to handle nightmare so i could get up the ranks even further. Thanks!
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"Are you sure? This skill level isn't even remotely fair."
True enough, but luckily for us, unfair and impossible are two entirely different things. In the very first release of Doom (v1.1, which I believe was shareware, only containing Knee Deep in the Dead), there were only four difficulties. Evidently some players felt that Ultra-Violence was too easy, so id created "Nightmare!" I'm not sure if they actually intended for it to actually be playable or not, but it sure as hell is and is actually the most fun I've had in a long time.
I've just recently started working my way through on this insane difficulty, and having just beaten Knee Deep in the Dead yesterday and slogging my way through the first half of The Shores of Hell today, I've got nothing on truly elite players like Ekudeht or ManInFlames (who currently hold the number one spot on the Doom and Doom II leaderboards, respectively), but hopefully I can be of at least some help to you.
First of all, it's important to know what you're dealing with. Monsters do in fact have improved AI, generally attacking you at the absolute first possible second rather than taking a few steps. They're also much faster than usual; demons/pinkies and specters move and attack twice as fast and imps, cacos, and barons (as well as hell knights in Doom II) have had the speed of their projectiles increased - by 50%, 50%, and 33%, respectively.
And, of course, the hardest thing about Nightmare: respawning monsters. Oddly enough, there is no set timer on monster respawn. Instead, it's random, ranging from an estimated eight seconds to five minutes. Keep in mind that zombiemen, sergeants, imps, and (in Doom II) heavy weapon dudes and Nazis that you gib with rockets, berserker, and the like will not respawn.
The final change from UV, surprisingly enough, works in your favor. The values of all ammo pickups are doubled. Although it's a little silly picking up a single rocket and getting two or four shells and getting eight, it not only allows you to more effectively deal with respawning monsters, but allows you to break out the big guns - rocket launcher, plasma rifle, and everyone's favorite, the BFG - more often. Those three guns are wonderful for getting through tight spots and finishing a level faster.
Now, this next bit might sound obvious, but save often. When you're playing on Nightmare, advancing to the next room can feel like a major victory, and you don't want to have to redo your hard work. Be careful about overwriting your old saves, though - you might find yourself in an impossible situation and want to rewind a little bit. As a general rule, I always keep a save at the beginning of the level I'm currently playing... just in case.
Perhaps slightly less obvious is the necessity to know the levels like the back of your hand, only much better. I'm not sure about you, but I don't actually know the back of my hand very well. It's good to have a strategy planned out ahead of time so you don't have to muck your way through the same enemies again and again to go grab something you forgot earlier. I'm assuming you already know all the secrets if you're working on your leaderboard rank, but if not, make sure you do, especially the ones with mega armors or soulspheres.
Strafe (and run - hold down that left trigger!). If you keep moving, it's harder for monsters like sergeants to hit you, and obviously you want to dodge the relatively slow-moving imp, caco, and baron projectiles. You're going to take damage sooner or later, but the more you avoid, the better. Health is limited, and going back for medkits isn't usually an option unless you're heading that way anyway. Using corners and pillars is advantageous as well, and always know what's going on in a battle - if you let anyone sneak up behind you, you're pretty much done for. Remember to listen for the sound of respawning monsters - unless they were unaware of you or were infighting when they died, they'll come after you.
And that's another thing - infighting. If you can get monsters to kill each other, it's less work you have to do; it's also much faster and can allow you to ignore enemies as you carry on. In case you haven't taken advantage of this before, the trick is to get one monster in between you and another so that the one in back tries to hit you but gets his buddy instead. His buddy gets rather upset and turns around to kick his ass. In crowded rooms, you can run circles around groups to avoid fireballs and let monsters hit each other (demonstrated in the following video), although it's more dangerous if there are sergeants or heavy weapon dudes. Keep in mind, as well, that usually monsters of the same type can't damage or even fight with each other - the exceptions are hit-scan monsters (zombiemen, sergeants, heavy weapon dudes, Nazis) and lost souls.
Although this is a recording of Doom II on UV and it cuts off before the end of the level (there is a second part), it has a great example of monster infighting starting at about 1:20. As a bonus, Refueling Station has great music.
Practice makes perfect, right? I look at the higher scores on the leaderboards, and I can't imagine how it's possible to finish a level that quickly with 100% k/i/s, but it's been done. Don't try to do a max run your first time playing through on NM. A run like that will take a lot of work, and you should know every item you need to pick up/run over to get 100% items - if anyone can clarify which types of items these are, that would be awesome. I think it might be everything except weapons and ammo, but I'm not entirely certain.
Finally, don't get too frustrated when you die - and you WILL die. A lot. Nightmare is a completely ridiculous test of your skills as a gamer and your will to carry on. Most players simply ignore it in favor of UV. After all, there is a reason that beating a single level is an achievement! If you do get stuck on a level you can't beat no matter how hard you try, check out Ryback's 100%S Ultimate Doom playlist. He's absurdly good at this game (holds several world records) and does all four episodes, including secret levels. On his channel, he also has a Doom II Nightmare speedrun. As nerdy as I'm sure this sounds, it was pretty fun to watch. :P
Perhaps the most important thing to remember is to enjoy yourself. Nightmare! is simply ludicrous, and few people are capable of winning. If you are one of those people, rejoice, good sir, for you are among the Doom elite.
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All I can say is good luck, since the enemies re-spawn, chances are you will run out of ammo a lot.
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Slough of Despair is tricky enough on UV because it throws so many enemies at you in tight quarters before you've got much in the way or ammo reserves or weapons, on Nightmare it's a giant cockblock. Don't even get me started on E4M02 on Nightmare. >
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Stay away from Demons (Pinky's) at all costs! Use any weapon except the pistol and berserk fist. Dodge Projectiles as soon as you can. They've sped up a lot. Save every 30 seconds. If you do this, you should be good!
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Who's afraid of September?
With just five days of trading left in the market's bête noire of months, stocks are up about 4%. Last week, share prices muddled about, with stocks finishing slightly lower on the week in mostly quiet trading.
"The market flatlined," says Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist for Parker/Hunter Asset Management, "with investors seemingly waiting for something new to happen to make it go up or down." And nothing much happened.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 13,579.47, down just 0.1%, or 14 points, on the week, while the Standard and Poor's 500 index lost 0.4%, or six points, to 1460.15. The Nasdaq Composite dropped four points, or 0.1%, to end at 3179.96. The small-cap Russell 2000 index fell 1% to 855.51.
Considering the hangover the market typically is prone to after Federal Reserve easing moves, the week should be considered a "moral victory," says Paul Nolte, a portfolio manager with Dearborn Partners. It suggests to him that for the near term, at least, equity prices have support around here, with corrections likely short and shallow.
But, Luschini adds, the concern is that last week's action, or lack thereof, also implies the market needs something to respond to in order to move higher, because the fundamentals—U.S. economic growth and corporate profits, for example—are not enough to keep things going.
For now sellers are afraid to step in, due to the Federal Reserve's unabashed support of the stock market. So perhaps the market grinds a little higher on that, though much could depend on third-quarter earnings reports, which begin to be released in a few weeks.
"We have to see a validation in an improvement of fundamentals," Luschini says. The U.S. macroeconomic numbers continue to be lukewarm, with a positive indication here and a negative one there.
To get the market sustainably above the 1,475-1,500 level, for example, he says, "we have to get out of this sloppy phase of economic numbers. Many bulls are making excuses [for weak numbers] that in most other scenarios would be treated negatively."
AS THE U.S. ELECTIONS COME ever closer, with the future dividend-tax policy to be set by the next government, it's time to revisit a situation this column wrote about April 28. We suggested then that the potential for the tax rate to snap back to as high as 43.4% from the current 15% could prompt certain companies to declare a special or one-time dividend. Cash-rich companies with little leverage and high insider or family ownership, in particular, might be expected to give a special dividend consideration. Of the 10 companies we listed with the potential for a special dividend, Limited Brands (ticker: LTD), hospital operator HCA Holdings HCA 0.20725388601036268% HCA Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD77.36 0.16 0.20725388601036268% /Date(1464383020584-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1310153 AFTER HOURS USD77.36 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25774 P/E Ratio 14.541353383458647 Market Cap 30251936564.364 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 172798 More quote details and news » (HCA) and shoe-store chain DSW DSW 2.942618930848455% DSW Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD20.99 0.6 2.942618930848455% /Date(1464382956926-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3305265 AFTER HOURS USD20.97 -0.0199999999999996 -0.09528346831824679% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22672 P/E Ratio 15.433823529411764 Market Cap 1714752959.4847 Dividend Yield 3.8113387327298716% Rev. per Employee 222355 More quote details and news » (DSW) subsequently declared them.
Friday, Goldman Sachs released a list of 15 stocks its analysts believe could pay a special dividend, including Franklin Resources BEN 0.8911693221712126% Franklin Resources Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD37.36 0.33 0.8911693221712126% /Date(1464382954160-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1761904 AFTER HOURS USD37.36 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6585 P/E Ratio 13.53623188405797 Market Cap 21853023648.0292 Dividend Yield 1.9271948608137044% Rev. per Employee 767558 More quote details and news » (BEN), TransDigm Group TDG 0.46706962869926993% TransDigm Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD255.97 1.19 0.46706962869926993% /Date(1464382921534-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 416666 AFTER HOURS USD266 10.03 3.9184279407743094% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6349 P/E Ratio 29.455696202531644 Market Cap 13561034718.1064 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 365815 More quote details and news » (TDG), Western Refining WNR 2.3573785950023574% Western Refining Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD21.71 0.5 2.3573785950023574% /Date(1464383007402-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2490632 AFTER HOURS USD20.72 -0.990000000000002 -4.5601105481345% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18482 P/E Ratio 6.229555236728838 Market Cap 1981775482.2229 Dividend Yield 7.001381851681253% Rev. per Employee 1214620 More quote details and news » (WNR), and Wynn Resorts WYNN 1.4161910801099133% Wynn Resorts Ltd. U.S.: Nasdaq USD95.96 1.34 1.4161910801099133% /Date(1464382800318-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1579419 AFTER HOURS USD95.96 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18540 P/E Ratio 33.20415224913495 Market Cap 9767864301.94916 Dividend Yield 2.084201750729471% Rev. per Employee 191410 More quote details and news » (WYNN). The investment bank noted in a report that 2012 is on track to see a record level of special-dividend announcements. Goldman expects a fourth-quarter pick-up in such news, given the uncertainty around tax rates and a seasonal tendency for special payouts to be declared in the fourth quarter.
WHAT'S A STOCK'S VOTING power worth? Shares that don't carry a vote deserve a discount to those that do. But how big a premium should voting shares get when a single group already wields effective control of the company? When the discrepancy is wide, there could be an opportunity.
Shares that fit this bill are the Nasdaq traded American depositary shares of global blood-plasma-products maker Grifols (GRFS), which has a market value near $10 billion. The Spanish firm's American depositary shares have no voting rights (except in dilutive actions) and trade at a more-than-30% discount to the voting A shares ( GRF.Spain grf.mc 0.8140262993112085% Grifols S.A. ADR U.S.: Nasdaq USD16.1 0.13 0.8140262993112085% /Date(1464382800362-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1525488 AFTER HOURS USD16.1 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 617 P/E Ratio 18.69918699186992 Market Cap 13768868587.2993 Dividend Yield 2.3898447204968942% Rev. per Employee 294421 More quote details and news » ), which don't trade here.
For a number of reasons that discount should narrow, says Lee Atzil, a portfolio manager with Pennant Capital, which is exposed to Grifols U.S.-traded ADS through derivatives.
The Grifols family owns about 40% of the A shares, giving it effective control of the company, and rendering the remaining A-share votes less valuable than if ownership was widely distributed.
The U.S. ADS, which closed Friday at $22.92, a 52-week high, trade at a currency-adjusted 32% discount to the A voting-share price of €26.30 ($33.93), though the economic rights are identical.
The growth outlook is attractive for the plasma business, and Grifols should also benefit from extracting big margin gains following its acquisition last year of U.S. rival Talecris Biotherapeutics. That propelled Grifols into the big three globally, along with Baxter International BAX -0.2763067004374856% Baxter International Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD43.31 -0.12 -0.2763067004374856% /Date(1464382837945-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5398016 AFTER HOURS USD43.31 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2184518 P/E Ratio 6.130913620792163 Market Cap 23918511309.5653 Dividend Yield 1.2006465019625951% Rev. per Employee 227160 More quote details and news » (BAX) and Australia's CSL (CMXHF).
The three players control about 60% of the global plasma market, and barriers to entry are substantial, from onerous regulations to high cost of new facilities. Plasma is derived from human blood, then purified into life-saving antibodies like immunoglobulin and various proteins, among other products.
Grifols and Talecris combined lifted sales at a 14% compounded rate from 2005 through 2010. The merged company can grow at or above the industry's 8%-plus rate, the portfolio manager says, and substantial synergies could result.
Company guidance is for $300 million annually in synergies, but Pennant believes management is being conservative and synergies could be more than $400 million on the cost side. Grifols' operating margins, in the mid-20s prior to the acquisition, could equal the mid-30% margins of competitors, he says.
The ADS discount to A shares is driven mainly by three factors: an overhang from the 21% stake held by Cerberus Capital Management, which has been selling down its stake; lower liquidity compared with Class A shares, and more limited voting rights. The first two factors will improve over time as Cerberus exits and liquidity improves, Atzil says.
He argues that the voting discount could fall to a more reasonable discount of 15%, which would mean an ADS price of $28.84, about 25% above the current levels. Additionally, Grifols intends to issue a dividend as it reduces debt, currently about $3.8 billion, perhaps as soon as next year. That too should attract investors, Atzil says.
Grifols' price-to-earnings ratio of 21 times consensus analyst expectations of €1.27 in 2013 isn't cheap, but that has to be compared to its 30% earnings-per-share growth rate, and from a stable business like plasma. Some worry about the Spanish link, but the nation represents only 9% of Grifols' business, and even a default by Spain would probably have little effect on plasma demand there.
The caveats for Grifols are those of almost any high-tech health-care company: product recalls, new viruses, and technical obsolescence.
Pennant's looking for a 20%-plus long-term annual stock return from accelerating industry growth, market-share gains, material merger synergies, strong operating leverage, and a narrowing of the discount to the A shares.
Admittedly, both the ADSs and the A shares have done well this year, along with the market, but the plasma industry outlook, the discount, and the potential improvements make Grifol's business prospects look healthy even at these levels.
INITIAL PUBLIC STOCK OFFERINGS have been sparse for some time now. With fixed-income yields still around record low levels, last week's IPO of Spirit Realty Capital SRC 0.6172839506172839% Spirit Realty Capital Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD11.41 0.07 0.6172839506172839% /Date(1464383096510-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3113642 AFTER HOURS USD11.41 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 44615 P/E Ratio 209.74264705882354 Market Cap 5472874953.66577 Dividend Yield 6.134969325153374% Rev. per Employee 9411100 More quote details and news » (SRC), a commercial real-estate investment trust, could be appealing to income seekers.
Granted REIT shares of all kinds have been on a tear, but right from the IPO, Spirit appears to be priced at a sizable and potentially undeserved discount to peers. REITs are attractive to yield seekers because Federal law requires a REIT to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income, allowing it to minimize its tax obligation.
For Spirit shareholders, the expected $1.25-per-share annual payout equates to a robust 8.2% yield. Wednesday its 76 million shares were priced at $15, about where the stock closed Friday, giving it a market capitalization of $1.1 billion.
Formed in 2003, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company owns about 1,100 single-tenant, commercial and generally free-standing real-estate facilities, rented primarily to retail, service, and distribution occupants. It derives its revenue from rents, and the tenants, such as Shopko Stores, typically are responsible for maintenance, taxes, and such. Its properties are 98%-occupied and leases average 11 years.
The knocks on Spirit are these: Though it holds property across the country, Shopko represents about 30% of rental income, so there's some exposure to a single tenant. Second, its debt load, $1.9 billion, represents about seven times Spirit's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $260 million. That compares with five times at rival Realty Income O 0.3333277499539371% Realty Income Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD59.9 0.199 0.3333277499539371% /Date(1464382902738-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2002762 AFTER HOURS USD59.9 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 29555 P/E Ratio 55.981308411214954 Market Cap 15432098009.6909 Dividend Yield 3.986644407345576% Rev. per Employee 7968430 More quote details and news » (O) and six times at National Retail Properties NNN 0.29108822212270485% National Retail Properties Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD44.79 0.13 0.29108822212270485% /Date(1464382886042-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 572007 AFTER HOURS USD44.79 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6250 P/E Ratio 38.6854378994645 Market Cap 6450924715.59998 Dividend Yield 3.884795713328868% Rev. per Employee 7940160 More quote details and news » (NNN).
Yet, there are mitigating factors that suggest the discount perhaps shouldn't be so large and eventually could narrow.
Spirit should be able to pursue acquisitions that will diversify its rental base, and Shopko's finances provide adequate coverage for its lease payments, according to Parag Vora, a portfolio manager of HG Vora Capital Management, which owned Spirit secured debt that converted into common shares in the IPO.
Additionally, Spirit has cut its debt by $1.4 billion in the past four years to $1.9 billion at the IPO. While Spirit is more leveraged than its rivals, investors can derive comfort from the stability of the company's rental income.
Over time, Vora adds, as the company continues to deleverage and maintain or raise the dividend, investors will become more familiar with the story and the discount to peers should narrow. While some of discount is warranted, the current differential of three percentage points seems overdone, he says.
Spirit trades at an 8.9% capitalization rate, compared with about 6% at peers. (The capitalization rate, or net operating income divided by enterprise value, is a standard REIT valuation metric). That roughly three-percentage-point capitalization-rate differential should be more like 1.5 or two points, he says.
"The high dividend yield should provide a floor to the stock," says Vora, who thinks the stock could trade up to $19 per share, implying 25% upside, excluding the dividend.
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I've tried my best to find the problem but without luck, so my first post...
First the background:
I have used HaplotypeCaller to make GVCFs per individual for 2 cohorts of 270 and 300 individuals each.
I then used CombineGVCFs to merged all the individuals in each cohort across 10Mb chunks across the genome.
These steps appear to have worked OK! Then I have been attempting to call genotypes from pairs GVCFs (one from each cohort) per region using GenotypeGVCFs with a command such as:
java -jar -Xmx6G /gpfs0/apps/well/gatk/3.2-2/GenomeAnalysisTK.jar \ -T GenotypeGVCFs \ -R ../hs37d5/hs37d5.fa \ --variant /well/hill/kate/exomes//haploc/cap270/cap270_1:230000000-240000000_merged_gvcf.vcf \ --variant /well/hill/kate/exomes//haploc/sepsis300/sepsis300_1:230000000-240000000_merged_gvcf.vcf \ -o /well/hill/kate/exomes//haploc/cap270-sepsis300/cap270-sepsis300_1:230000000-240000000_raw.vcf
This seems to start fine (and works perfectly to completion for some regions), but then throws a error for some of the files. For this example the error is:
So to try and solve this I have grepped "./.:29:75:25:0,63,945 " from the VCF file (expecting to find a truncated line), but could find nothing wrong with the lines containing this expression. I looked carefully at the first line containing this after the last position that was written in the output - nothing out of the ordinary that I can see.
Any help/advice gratefully received! Kate
In addition to the standard mutect output, I'm interested in vcf output, and was happy to find
a previous related question showing how to output vcf. However, I seem to be having some
trouble with what I think is misformed output. Specifically, the genotype field is "0" for
normal and "0/1" for tumor on every line
#CHROM POS ID REF ALT QUAL FILTER INFO FORMAT normal tumor
7 55230840 rs7781264 A G . REJECT DB GT:AD:BQ:DP:FA 0:0,1:.:1:1.00 0/1:0,27:29:27:1.00
7 55233109 rs150899403 G A . PASS DB;SOMATIC;VT=SNP GT:AD:BQ:DP:FA:SS 0:134,0:.:132:0.00:0 0/1:380,296:24:688:0.438:2
The corresponding lines in the mutect output file are
## muTector v1.0.47986
contig position context ref_allele alt_allele tumor_name normal_name score dbsnp_site covered power tumor_power normal_power total_pairs improper_pairs map_Q0_reads t_lod_fstar tumor_f contaminant_fraction contaminant_lod t_ref_count t_alt_count t_ref_sum t_alt_sum t_ref_max_mapq t_alt_max_mapq t_ins_count t_del_count normal_best_gt init_n_lod n_ref_count n_alt_count n_ref_sum n_alt_sum judgement
7 55230840 ACTxTGC A G tumor normal 0 DBSNP UNCOVERED 0 0.612407 0 30 1 0 93.647278 1 0.02 -0.236654 0 27 0 808 0 70 0 0 GG -3.882263 0 1 0 30 REJECT
7 55233109 TGTxCCA G A tumor normal 0 DBSNP+COSMIC COVERED 1 1 1 1140 3 7 665.64967 0.43787 0.02 28.941878 380 296 10901 7263 70 70 0 0 GG 40.298595 134 0 4097 0 KEEP
7 55233265 CCCxCAG A C tumor normal 0 NOVEL UNCOVERED 0 1 0 305 5 0 8.112745 0.087273 0.02 2.430961 251 24 6289 302 70 70 0 0 AA 1.803681 6 0 154 0 REJECT
If it matters, this was with openjdk 1.6:
$ /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-220.127.116.11.x86_64/jre/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_24"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.5) (rhel-184.108.40.206.5.el6_3-x86_64)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)
Any idea what might be causing this, and is there anything you or I can do to fix it?
Thanks, Kevin
I am having trouble calling variants using Haplotype Caller on simulated exome reads. I have been able to call reasonable-looking variants on the exome (simulated with dwgsim) with HaplotypeCaller before running it through the Best Practices Pre-Processing pipeline. The pre-processed data worked fine with UnifiedGenotyper but with HaplotypeCaller, though it runs without errors and seems to walk across the genome, only outputs a VCF header. I have tried calling variants with and without using -L to provide the exome regions (as recommended in this forum post: http://gatkforums.broadinstitute.org/discussion/1681/expected-file-size-haplotype-caller) but this hasn't made a difference - when we run the command with the pre-processed BAMs, we only get a VCF header. Everything has been tested with both 2.4-7 and 2.4-9.
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Command Used for HaplotypeCaller:
java -Xmx4g -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T HaplotypeCaller -R ucsc.hg19.fasta -I exome.realigned.dedup.recal.bam -o exome.raw.vcf -D dbsnp_137.hg19.vcf -stand_emit_conf 10 -rf BadCigar -L Illumin_TruSeq.bed --logging_level DEBUG
Commands Used for pre-processing (run in sequence using a Perl script):
java -Xmx16g -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T RealignerTargetCreator -nt 8 -R ucsc.hg19.fasta -I exome.bam -o exome.intervals -known dbsnp_137.hg19.vcf
java -Xmx4g -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T IndelRealigner -R ucsc.hg19.fasta -I exome.bam -o exome.realigned.bam -targetIntervals intervals.bam -known dbsnp_137.hg19.vcf
java -Xmx16g -jar MarkDuplicates.jar I=exome.realigned.bam METRICS_FILE=exome.dups O=exome.realigned.dedup.bam
samtools index exome.realigned.dedup
java -Xmx4g -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T BaseRecalibrator -nct 8 -R ucsc.hg19.fasta -I exome.realigned.dedup.bam -o exome.recal_data.grp -knownSites dbsnp_137.hg19.vcf -cov ReadGroupCovariate -cov ContextCovariate -cov CycleCovariate -cov QualityScoreCovariate
java -Xmx4g -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T PrintReads -nct 8 -R ucsc.hg19.fasta -I exome.realigned.dedup.bam -BQSR exome.recal_data.grp -baq CALCULATE_AS_NECESSARY -o exome.realigned.dedup.recal.bam


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The First NoelThis tender Christmas favorite is seen here in a smooth jazz setting - great for backing most any holiday subject matter.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataCT_200.jpgSingle57509-ST$ 39.9557509-EX$ 59.9557509-W$ 149.95Instrument: Guitar (Acoustic), Saxophone, Strings, Instrumental, Guitar Genre: Spiritual, Traditional, Themes, Smooth Jazz, Ballad, Lyrical, Christmas, Specialty Emotions: Gentle, Heartwarming, Inspiring, Soothing Production Types: Holiday
The First Noel from the album Christmas Treasures
Film Noir 3Shifty eyes and steely glances permeate this score of intrigue. A cue just right for your film noir debut. Use with 'Film Noir 1' and 'Film Noir 2' for full effect.https://www.smartsound.com/filmscore/images/fcrb07_200.jpgSingle57806-ST$ 39.9557806-EX$ 59.9557806-W$ 149.95Instrument: Orchestra, Saxophone, Trumpet, Acoustic, Instrumental Genre: Themes, Orchestral, Noir Emotions: Brooding, Suspenseful, Uncertain, Sneaky, Abstract Production Types: Cinematic, Suspense, Background
Film Noir 3 from the album Richard Band Vol 7 - Scoring Suites
Three Kings Of OrientA smooth jazz sax takes on this old favorite for the holidays. Also known as 'We Three Kings'.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataCT_200.jpgSingle57510-ST$ 39.9557510-EX$ 59.9557510-W$ 149.95Instrument: Guitar (Acoustic), Saxophone, New Age Ensemble, Instrumental, Guitar Genre: Spiritual, Traditional, Themes, Smooth Jazz, Ballad, Lyrical, Christmas, Specialty Emotions: Gentle, Relaxed, Mellow Production Types: Holiday
Three Kings Of Orient from the album Christmas Treasures
Silent NightA Christmas classic set to a contemporary shuffle. An easy groove made for an easy holiday evening.https://www.smartsound.com/strata/images/strataCT_200.jpgSingle57508-ST$ 39.9557508-EX$ 59.9557508-W$ 149.95Instrument: Guitar (Acoustic), Saxophone, Strings, New Age Ensemble, Instrumental, Guitar Genre: Spiritual, Traditional, Themes, Lyrical, Christmas, Specialty Emotions: Inspirational, Atmospheric, Gentle, Light, Mellow Production Types: Holiday
Silent Night from the album Christmas Treasures
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