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January 6, 2015
HSI India Launches National Animal Fighting Tip Line
Humane Society International/India launched the national tip line this week in an effort to crack down on the criminal and inhumane activity. Anyone who has information about persons involved in illegal animal fighting—such as dogfighting, cockfighting and bullfighting—is urged to report their suspicions by calling +91 7674-922044.
December 11, 2014
Government of Maharashtra Urged to Stop Illegal Cockfighting in Thane District
HSI sent a letter to Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Collector of Thane urging the government to end cockfighting in that state. The request was in response to an illegal cockfighting event scheduled to be held in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra on Jan. 2, 2015.
November 20, 2014
India Confiscates Hundreds of Animals at Nepal Border as Illegal Transport Ban Takes Effect Ahead of Gadhimai Festival
HSI undertook a special mission to Nepal in collaboration with People for Animals and Animal Welfare Network Nepal where they met the President and the Prime Minister of Nepal, as well as Temple officials to call for a suspension of the sacrifice of half a million buffalo, goats and hens at this year's Gadhimai festival.
November 6, 2014
Jet Airways Bans Shark Fins as Cargo
Jet Airways instituted a policy against the shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major international carriers committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems. HSI/India, which along with animal welfare and conservation groups had petitioned Jet Airways to end its role in the international trade in shark fins, applauded the policy.
November 4, 2014
Government of India Orders Sashastra Seema Bal to Stop the Illegal Movement of Animals to Nepal
The Ministry of Home Affairs ordered all field formations of Sashastra Seema Bal to prevent cattle transport without license. The order comes a few weeks before the Gadhimai festival where more than 500,000 animals, most originating from India, could be sacrificed in Nepal.
October 20, 2014
Supreme Court of India Intervenes to Save Thousands of Animals from Nepal's Brutal Gadhimai Festival Sacrifice
The Supreme Court of India passed an interim order directing the Union of India to prevent the illegal movement of animals across the border from India to Nepal, to be sacrificed at the Gadhimai Festival.
October 17, 2014
Campanha Liberte-se da Crueldade da Índia faz história ao proibir a importação de cosméticos testados em animais
A campanha Liberte-se da Crueldade da HSI, está celebrando uma vitória histórica, pois a Índia acaba de proibir a importação de cosméticos testados em animais.
October 14, 2014
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October 14, 2014
HSI's Be Cruelty-Free India Makes History as India Bans Import of Animal-Tested Cosmetics
Coming just few months after implementation of a national ban on cruel cosmetics testing in India's labs, an import ban made India the first cruelty-free cosmetics zone in South Asia and an example for other nations to follow.
September 30, 2014
HSI/India Confident of Government's Commitment to Cosmetics Animal Testing Ban Despite Opposition from Industry
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is sure to keep its word on making India the first country in South Asia to become a cruelty-free cosmetics zone, despite industry pressure, said HSI/India's #BeCrueltyFree campaign.


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What to Do When Your Child Lies
Posted By Susan Stiffelman On November 15, 2012 @ 5:22 pm In Family Health, Health & Wellness, Personal Growth, Relationships | No Comments
[1]A reader recently wrote me to ask for advice about a common parenting problem [2]:
My 6-year-old lies to me on a daily basis. He hides food in his room and lies about it, among other things. How can I get him to tell the truth?
I consider a child's misbehavior to be a flashing neon sign announcing that something else is going on that needs to be addressed. In other words, the lying and deceptive behavior is a symptom of something else.
It may be that he wants something so badly that he's willing to risk getting in trouble. It could be a passive way of asserting some semblance of control over his life, especially if he feels out of control, hurt or angry [3]. Although your son may intellectually know that it's wrong to lie, he might have trouble managing his impulses when he's tempted by something he wants badly. And finally, there are some children who blur the line between truth and lies, believing the version of events they've told you so passionately that they actually forget they've strayed far from the truth.
If you just focus on getting him to admit he's lied, he'll simply become a better liar. Instead, sit down with him and have a conversation to get things out in the open [4]. Hold your position as the calm, confident captain of the ship looking to solve a problem, rather than an angry, hurt mother who is taking his lying personally [5].
You: "Sweetheart, I notice there are crumbs in your room."
Child: "I don't know anything about it! I haven't been eating in there!"
You (not taking the bait): "Do you ever wonder why we don't like you to eat in your room…?"
Child: "I'm NOT eating in there, Mommy!"
You: "Well, I heard you say that. And I wonder if you ever wish you could eat in your room."
Child: "My friends get to eat in their rooms."
You: "I guess it seems unfair that you don't get to something they get to do…"
Child: "You make a lot of mean rules, Mommy. I don't like your rules."
You: "It's hard for you, isn't it honey, when there are things you want that I won't let you have…"
Child (getting tearful): "Yeah…I don't like it…I saw those cookies and I knew you wouldn't let me have any so I took some to my room…"
We're not trying to force the child to confess as much as find the root of the problem [6] so we can actually solve it. Until you let your child feel heard, you won't know if his lying is a result of longing for cookies, being upset with a missing Daddy, having poor impulse control, or something else.
By allowing your child to feel that it's safe to tell you his truth, you'll eventually get to the heart of the problem.
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[6] find the root of the problem: http://life.gaiam.com/article/why-smart-parents-ask-what-it-be-you
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On Lambda the Ultimate this morning was a posting discussing Larry Wall's latest Perl language design statements, this time about regular expressions. As usual Ehud Lamm had interesting things to say not just about the proposal but also about the meta issue of language design.
Meanwhile, at the same time, over on the other side of town, on slashdot, the latest perl musings were also being discussed. When I got to this discussion it had about 4 posts rated at +3 or above, and they were all rated funny. Clearly no serious discussion was taking place yet. I would have liked to see some posts about people's experience with perl, the perl 6 efforts, alternatives to perl, in fact anything but more funny remarks. I thought maybe I could try and get a discussion started. A lofty and presumptuous goal. A provocative post title looked like a good way to attract attention and get people talking, so I posted Perl's had its day - It's become like COBOL.
I think this is a defensible argument. Certainly I would say that Perl has had its day. I don't think it will again be the defacto choice for scripting or cgi programming the way it once was. It used to dominate the space it is in, it's less dominant now with the rise of python and ruby for scripting and php for cgi work; I don't think it will get its dominance back. It will still be used but some of this use will be because of legacy perl code that must be maintained or extended instead of rewritten. The rest will be for quick scripts that must be written and the writer happens to knows perl, the situation I find myself in from time to time. In some ways this is similar to COBOL, legacy use and legacy users.
Actually some of the resulting discussion was interesting, though not perhaps as interesting as I had hoped. What was more interesting to me was the history of the moderation done to the post and the light it threw for me on the slashdot groupthink that occurs. The post started off at +2 climbed to +4 (interesting) where upon it must have attracted attention as it was hit with flamebait and troll to end up at +2 (troll). Then it started to go up again and it currently sits at +3 (interesting) having had 11 moderation points used on it. Result as of now:
Moderation Totals: Flamebait=2, Troll=1, Insightful=1, Interesting=4, Overrated=2, Underrated=1, Total=11.
A quick look at the moderation of other posts in the threads and it seems like they generally get a small number of points, maybe 1 to 3, all in the same direction. There is also a really strong tendency for moderators to use offtopic to force threads to stay rigidly on topic when a bit of drift would make for a much more interesting discussion. Ah well, it was fun.Posted by Alex at June 05, 2002 07:53 PM


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1. Does HESIS provide medical assistance for all worker complaints and employer reports of illness and injury?
No. HESIS provides medical assistance in response to specific requests from Cal/OSHA. Cal/OSHA usually requests assistance for cases involving serious illnesses or injuries that can lead to long-term health damage, or when it is difficult to determine whether the illness or injury is related to work.
2. Can I find out if conditions at my job are making me ill without filing a complaint with Cal/OSHA?
Yes. If workers are concerned that a work exposure has caused (or can/may cause) illness or injury, they can report it to their employers using the procedure outlined in the written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) at their worksite. Under the Cal/OSHA IIPP regulation, employers must have a written procedure for workers to report workplace hazards, illnesses, and injuries. This must include an anonymous procedure for reporting workplace hazards. Employers are required to investigate the worker reports and respond in a specified time period regarding actions taken to resolve the reported health and safety issues.
3. Who else can workers and employers talk to if they are concerned about work-related symptoms and illnesses?
Workers also can consult their personal doctor, union representative, company health care provider, or HESIS;
A physician who treats a worker and determines that an illness or injury is work-related must file a Doctor's First Report of Illness or Injury (PDF);
Employer resources include their workers' compensation insurance carrier, trade association, Cal/OSHA Consultation Service, company health care provider, and HESIS;
HESIS can provide information on the health effects of chemicals and other workplace hazards, symptoms of overexposure, and occupational medicine resources.
4. How can you tell if a worker's illness is caused by a work exposure?
We identify the chemicals, infectious agents, or other potential health hazards to which the worker is exposed. Based on the known health effects associated with the hazard and a thorough analysis of the working conditions and exposure circumstances, we determine whether the worker's illness is likely to be work-related. Many symptoms of overexposure to chemicals and other hazards, such as headache, nausea, and dizziness, can also be caused by non-work-related illnesses and health problems. Therefore, determining the relationship between a reported illness and exposure to workplace hazard is essential. For illnesses and diseases that take a long time to show up after exposure to the hazard, it is more difficult to establish the relationship to work.
5. What are some examples of medical assistance HESIS has provided to Cal/OSHA?
Over the years, HESIS has provided medical expertise and assistance on a wide variety of cases. Some recent examples include helping Cal/OSHA determine:
whether nerve damage among printers was related to solvents used to clean printing presses;
whether tuberculosis among correctional facility employees was transmitted by inmates; and
whether a confirmed case of hantavirus was related to work with rodents, and whether a variety of illnesses among school employees were due to mold.
6. How does determining whether illnesses and injuries are related to work help prevent occupational injury and illness?
Through investigations of worker illnesses and injuries, we can obtain new information that a workplace condition is harmful to human health. This is especially true when the workplace association may not be well-established or documented. Information on human health effects, in particular long-term health effects, is lacking for many chemicals used in workplaces. For example, HESIS did a medical investigation of asthma in a worker with skin exposure to paint. What we learned was consistent with information from animal studies on the toxic effects of isocyanates. The case added to our understanding of occupational asthma and the human health effects of isocyanate-containing products, which are widely used in workplaces.
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Damien Hirst, the enfant terrible of the 1990s Britart movement, will receive the first full-scale retrospective of his work at Tate Modern next year, including his diamond-encrusted skull which has not yet been seen in a public gallery.
The exhibition will bring together over 70 of his works from the past 20 years including his celebrated shark suspended in formaldehyde and the four-part sculpture of a bisected cow and calf.
Mr Hirst shot to fame as one of the leading members of the "Young British Artists" movement which became known for its shock tactics, use of disposable material and entrepreneurial savvy.
The 46-year-old remains one of the UK's most influential, and wealthiest, contemporary artists and has seen the value of his work skyrocket. The diamond skull, entitled "For the Love of God", sold for £100m in 2007 when it was bought by a group of investors including Mr Hirst.
His life and work has even been used by the London Business School to teach MBA students and managers how to develop winning business strategies.
But he continues to divide critics sharply. Many see him mainly as a wily businessman while others praise him for his exploration of death.
The exhibition, which runs from April to September, is likely to draw a record number of visitors as it coincides with the Olympic Games, when London will be teeming with foreign visitors.
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Updated at 6:35 p.m. The Wylie Fire Department reports that the gas leak has been repaired. Evacuated residents are being allowed to return to their homes. But Brown Street will remain closed for several more hours while Atmos crews continue to work in the area, officials said.
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The line was reported cut at about 2:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Brown Street, according to Fire Chief Randy Corbin. He said six to seven nearby homes have been evacuated. Traffic is also being blocked on Brown Street between Keefer Street and Winding Oaks Drive, an area located west of Highway 78.
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In order to launch and promote Apple Corps in the United States, John Lennon and Paul McCartney flew to New York for a four-day trip. It was the first time they had both visited the country together since their final concert in August 1966.
They were joined by 'Magic' Alex, Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans and Derek Taylor, and while in the US met a number of friends business associates.
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Weapon of Choice: Siercon: Black Short Sword; Coral: Turquoise Katana
Siercon and Coral have lived on the Mystic Isles for as long as anyone has heard their name. As a territory shrouded deep in the country of Avalonia, little is known about them or the Mystic Isles. It is said that they are Faerie lovers, or mages who found each other after a long journey through other worlds. Now they wander the Mystic Isles together, nurturing all kinds of living magic and mythical beasts. Artorious was one of the few that often stepped upon the mystic shores before establishing the Avalonian order. Still, Siercon and Coral are rarely seen. They often use messengers and it is rare that one can take a look beyond the misty vale. Their loyalties and magic have been found to be dependable, though their presence sporadic. They are the Elvish Faerie rulers that one never counts in time for the battle, but will often brighten the sky in their late arrival.
And now they ride to join a select group of Avalonian Warriors known as the Dragon Flight, providing mystic compliments of magic to the battle ready leaders. This was a time of reuniting with old friends, and possibly a great war. In these troubled times with the Drow, Siercon and Coral ride under the flag of Avalonia. However with some strong ties among the Drow, it is not with bloodlust but with forbearance that they may have to tend to their fallen elvish brethren.
As per request... Here is a close up shot of the back :)
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Bennet Backers Confident of Victory in Colorado
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Democrats are expressing confidence that Colorado incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet has held on to his seat, though by the slimmest of margins, defeating Republican challenger and tea-party favorite Ken Buck.
With 88% of precincts reporting, Sen. Bennet was leading by about 7,000 votes Wednesday morning. Most of the outstanding ballots were in liberal-leaning Boulder County, so the Denver Post called the race for the Democrat at about 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time.
"Confident. Impossible for Buck to win," Bennet spokesman Trevor Kincaid wrote in an email message to The Wall Street Journal.
Pat Waak, the chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party, also said she is sure Mr. Bennet is the victor. ""I could use a lot more sleep but other than that, I'm fantastic," she said.
The Buck campaign said in a statement today that it was "still looking where returns need to be reported, as well as provisional ballots before making any decisions." But it promised "further comment later today."
Sen. Bennet, the former superintendent of the Denver public school system, was appointed to his seat in early 2009 after Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar was tapped to become interior secretary in the Obama Administration.
The administration went all-out to put Mr. Bennet over the top, with both the president and his wife coming out to Colorado for fund-raisers and rallies. Repeated emails and phone calls to Democratic voters urged them to get to the polls.
The race was one of the most expensive – and nastiest – in a year marked by record spending and vitriolic TV ads. The Democratic and Republican parties and outside groups combined to pump more than $30 million into the Colorado Senate race, most of it on wall-to-wall TV ads.
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When the first snakehead was discovered in the tributaries of the Potomac River upstream from us years ago there was an outpouring of fear, irritation and anxiety by some anglers, particularly bass anglers. The fear was that this strange looking creature was going to decimate the bass population and ruin the ecosystem. Thus far that has not materialized. In fact, not much has changed in the river except maybe the number of anglers, particularly, the bass anglers, that are trying to catch them.
No one wants to encourage non-native species, aka invasive species, to invade our ecosystem. Some creatures are accidentally introduced while others are purposely introduced with hopes of doing some good. The blue catfish is such an example. Now, many feel that introduction possibly should have been left alone.
No one knows for sure how the snakehead was introduced to our river system but they are here to stay. VDGIF requires that all snakeheads caught are killed immediately and reported. However, the cat is certainly out of the bag now and trying to even slow down their natural distribution is likely to be a waste of time. The last piece of information that I received about the snakehead was that they were reported near the mouth of the Potomac River and could possibly get into the Rappahannock within a few years.
The theory is that during heavy rains when the river salinity level is diluted the fish are able to stand the levels long enough to migrate a bit further downstream until they meet salinity levels that are too much. At this time it is thought that they head up the nearest tributary and hold in the headwaters until the next heavy rain event.
Regardless, all of the major tributaries of the Potomac are thought to have them. The best we can do is enjoy them for their ferocious bite and fight, and table fare. Yes, I said table fare. Though odd and downright creepy looking, these torpedo shaped fish are more than willing to smash bass lures and break rods if you want to tangle with them. The meat is very firm, white and delicious when grilled, broiled or even fried lightly. You are missing out if you refuse to give snakehead a try. I suspect it is only a matter of time before they become a hot item in seafood stores.
Catching them
I recently went out with Monty Clift on a tributary of the Potomac River. Clift told me he knew a good spot to give it a try and I was game. These fish like cover. Grass mats, weedlines, logs or any other place they can suspend and wait for a meal is a good place to fish. We hit grass mats. Clift used Senkos and he used a topwater lure to draw a strike. I used a Mann's Phat Rat to fish for bass and snakehead. I love topwater fishing and I love bass fishing in a peaceful environment without the roar of boats zipping by. We had that exact situation going on when I flung the Rat out on the water. It landed with a SPLAT! The birds were wheeling overhead, geese were honking and only distant boats were heard. I let my bait sit for a second, twitched it a bit and then we both saw the water start to surge from behind it.
"Uh oh," Clift began. I immediately tensed up and tried telling myself not to set the hook too soon.
"Just hold off a few seconds. Count to three before running out of the other side of the boat and snapping the rod back," I tried telling myself.
The commotion and terrifying boil of water and splashing of the fish trying hard to destroy the bait was too much. My Rat came flying back at me, I ducked and my heart raced to near dangerous levels. Once I calmed down we both had a good laugh. Bass hit topwater hard and can really be fun to catch. This hit was something in a league of its own. This fish was not trying to simply inhale the bait. It wanted to decimate the bait and then eat it. Snakeheads hit with a ferocity that will make your head spin.
Interesting enough, they don't really target gamefish to eat. They like killfish, mosquito fish and other minnows. Sometimes they will eat small bream or perch.


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By Natalie ColeNovember 29, 2010
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Nov. 29, 2010) -- For Soldiers and civilians working Army postal operations in southern Afghanistan, the holiday season brings a two-month-long deluge of packages, cards, and letters averaging 70,000 pounds a day, and peaking at 125,000 pounds a day.
Known as the holiday mail surge, the influx of packages sent to deployed areas happens each year from Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, explained 1st Lt. Jennifer Yurk, the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC)-Kuwait officer in charge of the Postal Assessment and Assistance Team for Afghanistan.
Postal teams have projected the 2010 holiday mail surge will bring about a 250-percent increase in the volume of mail coming into Afghanistan, said Yurk. Bagram Airfield (BAF) receives more than half of the influx, while Kandahar Airfield (KAF) takes in the other portion of the surge.
During the regular season, mail is more of a mid-level priority for many leaders, who are typically focused on procuring the food, ammunition, and equipment - the beans and bullets - needed to complete their missions, said Maj. Todd Smith, Human Resources Operation Branch officer in charge for the 184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC).
However, once November hits, Smith said the mail and Army Post Office operations climb the list of many leaders' priorities.
"We know, during this time period, we're a hot item. If anything goes wrong, (leaders) know it," said Smith.
The 184th ESC is a Mississippi National Guard unit that assumed responsibility for the Joint Sustainment Command (JSC) - Afghanistan in October. As part of their mission, the 184th ESC oversees Army postal operations in southern Afghanistan with support from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade (SB) out of Fort Carson, Colo.
The 184th ESC and the 43rd SB on KAF receive hands-on support from civilians and Active Duty and Reserve Component Soldiers with the 328th Human Resources Company. Personnel with the 328th HRC receive and sort the mail at the KAF APO, the site where all the mail for southern Afghanistan comes before being sent out to Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) or being distributed to units in Kandahar.
To help the JSC-A tackle the holiday mail surge, the 1st TSC volunteered to send in some reinforcements from Kuwait to help pitch and sort mail alongside personnel with the 328th and other augmentees that came from units within Afghanistan.
"We got the augmentees in from the 1st TSC, we've gotten the local military augmentees, we've adjusted the contracts to provide more contract personnel. We've worked with the 1st TSC to procure additional supplies: Packing tape, bubble wrap," said 2nd Lt. Bryan Rushing, Postal Operations officer in charge for the 184th.
Such collaboration of sustainment units within the theater is vital to delivering holiday packages to the tens of thousands of Soldiers in the region, Smith added.
The planning for the transportation, delivery, security, and manpower needed to handle the holiday mail surge starts in May each year, with adjustments made along the way. Smith, who was a high school football coach for 15 years before joining the Active Guard Reserve, likened holiday mail planning to football season: "We're in the playoffs right now. This is our playoff season. Once January, February gets here, we'll be in preseason until the next season."
Because the 184th arrived in Kandahar in October, Smith said much of the holiday mail plans were already in place.
"Once we got here, we had to make a lot of adjustments to that plan based on some of Lieutenant Rushing's analysis and different changes, like the extra zip codes that were added, the extra locations where mail is coming in. So we had to take that holiday plan and adjust it to fit what's going on in the theater right now," he explained.
Spc. Carlos Caballero, with the 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st TSC, volunteered to travel from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait to the APO in Kandahar to sort the heaps of mail in the APO yard. Caballero said he wanted to help sort mail during the busiest time of the year "just to get a new experience; to try something new."
Personnel with the 328th HRC do much of the holiday mail sorting during brisk afternoons in an outdoor lot amidst dust clouds and the beeps of oversized forklifts that bring in a steady stream of pallets stacked eight feet high with packages. As each pallet hits the ground, the postal personnel hustle to break open the pallet and start tossing and sorting the packages into the appropriate bins, which are marked for different FOBs and units in Kandahar.
"It takes a little getting used to, just to know where everything kind of goes, how the operation is run," Caballero said about joining in the hustle and bustle. "You just gotta really get used to where everything is at because everything is well organized, has its set places, but the personnel here, whether it's the civilian or the military side, they'll help you out."
In addition to working long hours and exerting the energy to heave large boxes into bins, certain augmentees and permanent personnel at the Kandahar Army Post Office face risks as they leave the security of the base to escort packages, according to Yurk.
"APO workers help in their own way to provide that holiday cheer to the Soldiers (by) getting out to these forward operating bases. A lot of the postal workers actually have to go out from their bases and escort any accountable mail to drop it off at these bases that are out in the middle of nowhere, so they're facing a little bit of danger to deliver that package out to them," she said.
While there are shops and post exchanges where personnel can buy necessities and even souvenirs in Kandahar, those at FOBs do not have such shopping opportunities, making holiday packages a welcome sight. Additionally, even for personnel who have access to shopping facilities, mail from home has an unbeatable personal quality, Smith said.
"For me, for instance, it's a lot different just going and buying yourself something at the (Post Exchange) versus opening a package that came from your wife or your mother. There's not only the things that you need - snacks, shaving cream, stuff like that. There's also the sentimental reasons. Your wife at home or kids at home are taking care of you," said Smith, who said he recently received his holiday packages in the mail.
"And you also get schools that will send you care packages, so it makes the Soldiers feel good whenever they get something from a school, a city, or a local church that (shows) 'Hey we're there, we're supporting you, we want to do anything we can to help (make) your life a little bit easier while you're here.' It's more of a sentimental thing. I know it is for me," he said.
In addition to the sentiment, holiday and care packages contain necessities that can quickly sell out on crowded bases, Rushing said.
"There are things you can't get here that people do ship to you. For example, I mean, they're always running out of shaving cream or whatever, so those kinds of things you can get from home that you cant necessarily get here," Rushing added.
With thousands of packages containing holiday goodies and coveted necessities on planes, on pallets, in convoys, and in Army post offices, everyone working the postal mission is busy this time of year.
"The motivational factor for me (is) to support the troops. They may have their beans and their bullets, but if their mind is worried about how their family is doing back home or if they haven't heard from their family back home, emotionally, they cannot do their mission as well," Smith said.
"But if they're getting those letters, cards, packages from their family, it makes them feel better. It connects them to home. It gives them that motivation to work harder that day and achieve the ultimate goal which is to go home safely," Smith said. "So I feel like we play an important role in that factor of getting the Soldiers emotionally fit like they should be, to be able to carry out their mission."


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I saw a small story recently in the China-based Beijing Review that translated an article from the official Communist Party People's Daily about a college admission reform that had been abandoned by one of China's leading universities, Renmin University in Beijing. The article suggests a very interesting story about the relationship between the extent of corruption in a government and the degree of bureaucratic rigidity required in managing the public sector. It is a story with relevance to the United States as well.
University admissions in China are based strictly on test scores in a college entrance examination run by each province . It is a very cut-and-dried, rigid system. No points are deducted for being a boring grind who does nothing but study for exams, no consideration of having been under the weather the day of the exam, no points added for creativity, community service, or for acting, musical or athletic ability.
Ten years ago, at a small number of elite universities, a program was introduced allowing the schools to admit a select group of students on the basis of criteria other than the national entrance exam score. The idea was that this flexibility would allow the universities to admit outstanding students whose qualities did not fully come forth on the entrance exam.
That system was suspended last November following the arrest of Renmin's head of admissions for taking bribes from parents to secure admission to their children under the flexible admissions program.
When I read the article, I immediately thought about college admissions systems at American universities, which frequently use a number of criteria – grades, SAT scores, extracurricular activities, leadership, community service and so forth – in making admissions decisions. These systems have existed for a hundred years, and they continue to exist. They can continue to exist in the United States because it is virtually unheard of to bribe an admissions director to get a kid admitted.
Notice the correlation. When there is a high level of corruption in an institution or a society, pressures arise not to allow discretion in making decisions, because such discretion provides opportunity for the decision-maker to be bribed. But that creates an inflexible, bureaucratic system that does not allow for the richness and nuance of judgment in making decisions.
It would have been nice for Renmin University not to be shackled to using only test scores to admit students, because that would mean they would be making offers to students it would be good for them to have. But in a corrupt environment, Renmin may have no choice.
One of the (many) prices organizations -- and governments -- pay for corruption is that it shackles them to rigid decision-making systems that often fail to produce the most-appropriate decisions or solutions. The flip side is that if your organization or government is lucky enough to have a low level of corruption, you have more room to develop more flexible decision-making systems -- and to allow for better decisions.
Let's apply this to the United States. The recent high-profile cases of procurement corruption notwithstanding, the federal procurement system -- and decision-making in U.S. executive-branch agencies more generally -- is remarkably uncorrupt. We are very lucky. (When I tell Mexicans that no American police officer has ever requested a bribe from me in my life, they stare with incredulity.) Yet the degree of rigidity in our procurement, human resources, and other government management systems is too high for our low level of corruption.
To be sure, sometimes the argument for rigidity is not to avoid corruption but to avoid "arbitrary" decisions. This has a lot of merit for issues of rights and obligations, but is less relevant to discretionary government decisions such as those involving awarding a procurement contract. As a general matter, I think we want transparency, and an explanation for why decisions came out as they did. Neither of those needs, however, are inconsistent with more flexibility.
We are not Nigeria or Venezuela or China. We don't need to be so rigid, and that is a good thing. But sometimes we seem to be too afraid to take advantage of our advantage. Imagine if Harvard or Columbia adopted an exam-score-only admissions system because Renmin University in China has had a corruption problem! More flexibility in U.S. public management is in order.
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It would be a better use of resources to ensure that bad apples could be swiftly and efficiently removed, rather than trying to fortify everything against a negative event. If you see something, say something . . .
It boils down to benefits vs. risk. If we (govt employees) had more discretion, we could save the country billions and do a better job (and hire better people). Yes, there would be some bad apples but they exist regardless of the bureaucratic rules. As suggested by the author, in this country most of the citizens are actually pretty honest. For those that aren't, we usually penalize them (there is a priveledged class but fewer than most countries). To anyone curious, I would suggest reading "The Death of Common Sense". A very good non-partisan analysis from someone with actual experience.
Great post...very thought proking...It would be interesting to go through the FAR and see how many of our rules are targeted at some 3rd standard deviation behavior.
I would say this is a very appropriate observation. The US may or may not have corruption with college admissions but the price of corruption in other areas is tremendous. Look at the cost required to maintain organization designed to regulate everything from environmental problems to taxes. Everytime congress passes a law to regulate something costs are incurred. More people are needed to ensure regulations are followed, to ensure only authorized people receive food stamps, to ensure everyone pays the taxes owed, etc. And then congress wants to reduce budgets that were increased because organization are required to hire additional people to enforce regulations that result from new laws. If congress wants to reduce a bloated federal government workforce and budget they need to elimiate some of the oversite requirements. That will never happen.
"They can continue to exist in the United States because it is virtually unheard of to bribe an admissions director to get a kid admitted." Legacy Students? Athletes? Made to order references from prominent alumni?
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AUGUSTA---The 74th Masters is now underway, and what a way to start things off, with two legends teeing it up. There were a total of ten green jacket winners out there, and the patrons were out in force.
Jack Nicklaus' name was added to the starters board first thing. The two greats will be forever linked, especially here in Augusta. Palmer went first this morning, and said afterwards he was just happy to make contact. Then six-time winner Nicklaus took to the tee and rifled one out there.
Afterwards the duo spoke about being together again and how the patrons react towards them.
"It was very nice, very nice. We had a nice time," Nicklaus said. "You know, Arnold and I kidded each other all the way, and that was good. That was what it's supposed to be."
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We all have to deal with them, those annoying, pesky bugs. Yes we are talking about mosquitoes. Now the Circle City is fighting back against a potentially dangerous insect.
There's no doubt as the weather warms up you can expect a return of annoying little critters. To control their thirst for blood, environmental service workers are out on their job. James Bilbo has been working with the City of Dothan for the past 25 years and he knows how important it is to keep troublesome mosquitoes away.
"Well the main thing is to try to keep the public safe you so no one gets sick or come up I'll because people normally die from the West Nile virus if they catch it," said Bilbo.
For about 6 months a team of pest fighters roam Wiregrass streets, treating the air with a mist of pesticide spray. It works but only because of a slight switch up.
"We try to change up our mist every year or every other year so the mosquitoes don't get immune to it," said Bilbo.
Most don't realize the types of mosquitoes change annually as well, making it very critical to sometimes use even stronger spray.
Which turns out to be a hopeful situation for Southeast Alabama residents and a win for a local man who doesn't mind giving back a small token to his neighborhood.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - I don't know anything about the resort hotel business. I do know about staying in one during the offseason. I learned a couple of weekends ago at our very own Snowmass Village Viceroy.
We had a great time, and the price was right. First, I'll tell you about how much we enjoyed it. The room was fantastic. The service was great. The pool and spa were up to expectations. The restaurant was superb. The ski-in, ski-out location would have been perfect, had there been any snow.
Now, for the price: It was free! I had a gift certificate that had to be used before Dec. 21. We had nothing else going on and decided to take advantage of the opportunity.
One thing I learned is that a free weekend at a luxury hotel can be very expensive. We ran up a big tab at the restaurant, splurged for the valet parking, and blew through a wad of ones tipping more generously than I would have at, say, a Holiday Inn Express in Grand Junction. I'm sure it could have been a good teaching moment for an upper-level psychology course.
If you have ever received something for nothing, you know what I am talking about. Since we got our room for free, we felt freer to spend on everything else. Unlike tourists who most likely want to go out and explore the town that we are already overly familiar with, we looked forward to keeping our coats in the closet and riding the elevator down to the hotel restaurant. I was tempted to wear the slippers and bathrobe that came with the room, just to squeeze every last bit of freeness out of our deal. I'm sure the people working at the restaurant would have been happy about that, despite their likely initial reactions, because that extra perk probably would have left me feeling like yet another bottle of wine ordered somewhere off the middle of the wine list.
So comfortable with our free room were we that we ended up spending more on all the extras we enjoyed at the hotel than we would have spent at any hotel anywhere in the world, except if we won a free trip to some exotic place.
Believe it or not, I'm not here to complain about this unforeseen turn of events. It gave me an idea for not only getting people to come here, but also getting people to spend their money here. And, ironically, it has nothing to do with enticing them to come here by giving them, of all things, free luxury hotel rooms.
My idea is far more all-American than that. I think we should invite guests to come here to actually earn their "free" rooms. What happens if you simply offer a potential visitor a free hotel room anywhere in the Village? That's right. They'll jump at it, and then go into Aspen to dine and shop before coming back here to sleep in their free room only after they are out of money and exhausted.
Here's what I think might work better for us: charge people full-boat rack rate, even in the offseason. If the cost of a room is 800 bucks a night, the visitor will know he is getting an awesome room. But, you ask, who is going to pay $800 a night to come here in November, or even in the summer, for that matter? Well, I think they will if you give them a chance to work off the cost of that room. How? By eating and drinking, of course!
Instead of lowering the offseason room rate to $200 a night and handing guests a 20-percent-off meal voucher with the check-in maps and paperwork, you keep the rate at $800, but you give the guest a $2 credit off that rack rate for every dollar they spend in the restaurant, bar, spa, gift shop, etc. If they spend 400 bucks on this other stuff, the room ends up being free anyway, but you've hauled in more money, your guests feel they've really finagled something for nothing, and they have more fully enjoyed all the amenities you offer. I'm sure someone could figure out a similar incentive that would work for the Village in general.
Of course, this idea might not work at all. But, at least we know it will work as well as anything else we've tried.
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Subject: WH Pool Report No. 2 – Andrews arrival
White House Pool Report No. 2
AF1 Arrival Joint Base Andrews
December 11, 2013
Uneventful flight from Dakar. No POTUS or FLOTUS sighting. Maybe should say neither of the POTUSes or FLOTUSes.
Wheels down at 5:24 AM, current POTUS and FLOTUS down stairs at 5:34 AM.
However, we learned here at Andrews that Bush 43 disembarked in Senegal to give a speech, according to WH. Laura came off at Andrews a few minutes after Obamas and got into a small motorcade. It later drove her all the way to the terminal building
Marine One wheels up at 5:48 AM, after some back and forth to the plane by staff.
Special thanks to the White House press and advance staff for arrangements made on short notice for this trip.
That concludes our 45-hour Mandela farewell jaunt.
Josh Gerstein


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Is there a mobile format (.epub) of the documentation? I'd like to have some reading material for my plane trips. If there aren't any mobile formats, is it possible to get the printer friendly version with color? I could then save the page and convert it myself.
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relieve verb (MAKE BETTER)
C2 [ T ] to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong:
› [ T ] to improve an unpleasant situation:
New toll roads could help relieve congestion on other routes.
More examples
- Rubbing dock leaves on nettle stings helps to relieve the pain.
- The routine was the same every day, with nothing to relieve the monotony.
- There must be some way you can relieve the pain.
- This cream relieves the swelling caused by insect stings.
- They removed the blood clot in order to relieve the pressure on her brain.
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Becoming and making less strong
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relieve verb (HELP)
› [ T ] to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in need:
› [ T ] to take the place of someone and continue doing their job or duties:
I'm on duty until 2 p.m. and then Peter is coming to relieve me.
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Simcor User Reviews
Simcor - User Reviews
Simcor User Reviews
Now you can gain knowledge and insight about a drug treatment with Patient Discussions.
Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Simcor sorted by most helpful.
I took simcor for 4 months the flushing vertigo and nausea continued and got worse. It woke me up several times every night. after 4 months if caused a skin fungus to multiply and become unbearable. After stopping the simcor the fungus cleared up in 2 days. Zocor alone was the same.
I am 58, 200 pounds,6 ft tall. this drug caused loss of memory,sex drive,increased bp 14%,muscle pain,fever,flu,runny nose,stuffed up head,diarrhea and itchy scalp. it did reduce by cholesterol was 210 now 148 after three months. I quit using this poison pill.
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not every night, but occasionally I will wake up and feel like my blood is boiling I am so hot! I get red on arms chest and legs too. Once I called the doc I was so alarmed and he said wait a few minutes, it will go away and it did. Not a pleasant experience. My doc says I need to keep taking it and try to manage the flushing. I stopped taking it for a while and my readings were high so I am back on it.
I took the Simcor for the first time last night. Within one hour my face began to sting. I felt extremely flushed. I did not know this was one of the side affects, no one told me. I have decided not to take it again until I see my doctor three days from now. It was a scary feeling. Am I doing to right thing?
after taking this medication for a few weeks the flushing started, waking me in the middle of the night. The flushing subsided but after months of taking this the joint pain got unbearable. I took my self off this medication. When I went back for my three month follow-up with the doctor, I told him about the pain and the discontinued use. He said to stay off it and the pain should go away. It has already been a month and no sign of the pain subsiding.
DO not take this medication ask your docotor for something else. When I first tried it itching started, scalp and then all over. so tired I felt like the life was taken right out of me flu like symptoms. Quick taking and then started back up again concerned with high cholesterol but no insurance. This time after 3 months of taking it I and the worst abdominal pain ever face burning up like it was sunburned almost felt blistering. Arms and face red as well. Make a long story short I got up in my sleep to use bathroom fainted didnt even know it and the then woke up on the floor in the process however I fell in my sleep I tore my rib ended up in the emergency room and no insurance. Please dont take this posion pill it will kill you.
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I took simcor for 11 months although it did wonders for my cholesterol 305 down to 172 in three months, I have experienced hair thinning all over my head. So I stopped taking it. I know this pill caused it, because it was the only thing I was taking. It also made my hair oily. I noticed a difference in my hair one week after stopping this pill, such as not oily anymore and less hair loss.
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It lowered my triglycerides and cholesterol by about 30% after 8 weeks. I stopped taking Simcor due to lower back muscle pain that was very bothersome, especially in the morning. I noticed an immediate improvement within 48 hours of stopping the medication. I was on the lowest dose one time a day. Other mild side effect was flushing from the niaspan, three episodes over 8 weeks.
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Top Gear 'regrets' Clarkson remark (From Congleton Guardian)
Top Gear 'regrets' Clarkson remark
11:06am Wednesday 23rd April 2014 in © Press Association 2014
Top Gear's producer has apologised after broadcasting a "light-hearted" joke by Jeremy Clarkson that sparked a complaint of racism.
The episode, which was filmed in Burma and Thailand and shown in March, featured a scene where the motoring show's stars built a bridge over the River Kwai and as an Asian man walked over it Clarkson said: "That is a proud moment, but there's a slope on it."
Somi Guha, an act ress who complained to the BBC, said the use of the phrase was an example of "c asual racism" and "gross misconduct".
The BBC2 show's e xecutive producer, Andy Wilman, said: " When we used the word slope in the recent Top Gear Burma Special it was a light-hearted word play joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it.
"We were not aware at the time, and it has subsequently been brought to our attention, that the word slope is considered by some to be offensive and although it might not be widely recognised in the UK, we appreciate that it can be considered offensive to some here and overseas, for example in Australia and the USA.
"If we had known that at the time we would not have broadcast the word in this context and regret any offence caused."
Clarkson is well known for courting controversy - in recent years he has been cleared of breaching the broadcasting code by watchdog Ofcom after comparing a Japanese car to people with growths on their faces.
He previously faced a storm of protest from mental health charities after he branded people who throw themselves under trains as ''selfish'' and was forced to apologise for telling BBC1's The One Show that striking workers should be shot.
The motoring show has also faced complaints from Indian and Mexican politicians over remarks made about their countries while filming on location.
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I forgot to shave my legs this morning. I remember thinking as I was brushing my teeth that I should do them, and then I got in the shower and didn't think about them again until I was sitting and my desk and it struck me that they felt a bit sandpapery. By which point it was far too late to do anything about it.
I do always feel self-conscious about the hair on my legs; it's thick and dark and grows fast. Actually, I feel self-conscious about going bare-legged generally, probably because of the name-calling I had to endure at school for having hairy legs; I developed early physically but was emotionally fairly young for my age in a lot of ways, and as I read Doctor Who Magazine instead of Girl or Jackie I had no idea that I was supposed to remove the hair that had started growing on my legs, rather than just accepting it as I had had to accept growing breasts and starting my periods, until people started shouting at me in the playground to shave my legs. At which point, of course, I became dead set against the idea and brazened it out until the end of fifth year, taunting notwithstanding.
I still don't much like shaving my legs, but these days I normally do them every couple of days in the summer. I don't bother in the winter, when my legs are always covered, but I think depilation of some kind is pretty much de rigeur for anyone wanting to wear a skirt with bare legs in a professional context. So I suppose it is sort of a choice, but I think that choosing not to shave my legs would also mean choosing to wear trousers or opaque tights to work all summer, and as I don't like trousers and tights would be far too hot shaving seems like the least bad option. And going to work with slightly stubbly legs today doesn't appear to have had any dire consequences, though I really must remember to shave them tomorrow morning.


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i want to add a different icon to each tab in my navigation menu (the after_header menu in: http://www.xn--4dbcyzi5a.com/).
i want to add a different icon to each tab in my navigation menu (the after_header menu in: http://www.xn--4dbcyzi5a.com/).
You seem to have done this already.
no no... what you saw is the before_header menu.
this is a custom menu that i've added and need to be customized to adjust the background to the topics. this menu doesn't even have tabs in it...
i want a different thing - i want to add small icons to each tab in the default nav-menu (like the one i have below the header)..
is there a way to do that ?
thank again :)
Each tab in that lower menu has a unique class - eg.
tab-2 etc - on the li tag. So you should be able to use those classes to apply a unique icon to each tag via your custom CSS - e.g.:
.custom .menu .tab a {padding-left:10px;}
.custom .menu .tab-1 a {background:#e9e9e9 url(images/tab1.gif) no-repeat left center;}
.custom .menu .tab-2 a {background:#e9e9e9 url(images/tab2.gif) no-repeat left center;}
well, it doesn't do the job..
i can't figure out why..
thank you for the help :)
ok !!!!
it works !
i needed to add .custom .menu li.tab-1 a {background:transparent url(ht
just the "li" before "tab" solved it !
great thank you :)
how can i change the "hover" affect so once i mouse-over it, it'll change the background to a different icon ?
.custom .menu .tab-1 a:hover {background-image url(images/tab1-hover.gif);}
thank you :)
Hello again.
is there a way to add more space between the edge of the TAB to the text inside the TAB ? i need some room to put the icons in...
thanks alot,
Please help here. i need this to finish up my site
and one more question please: i want to have two page-nav-menus but i want each one to show different tabs. is there a way to do that ?
and i must say: the HOVER doesn't work for me..
Classes will allow you to implement menu icons with 3.0+, but it can be a rather tedious process. Plus, for multisites, the process is even more challenging.
Although it doesn't offer different 'hover' icons, I've written a menu subclass function that lets you easily change menu icons. And, you can add arrows for parent menus, if you like.
It's simple to use. Put the function in your functions.php file. Then, just put the URL of your images in the 'description' field using the menu editor. It will work with all sites on your server. That's it.
The code is here:
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Ford, B; Heald, CL (2012). An A-train and model perspective on the vertical distribution of aerosols and CO in the Northern Hemisphere. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES, 117, D06211.
AbstractWe use A-train satellite observations of aerosols and carbon monoxide (CO) (CALIOP, MODIS, and TES) with GEOS-Chem model simulations to analyze long range transport in the Northern Hemisphere over 3 years (December 2006-November 2009), with a focus on the vertical distribution of pollutants. GEOS-Chem underestimates TES observations of CO in all seasons (<25%) except winter. MODIS and GEOS-Chem aerosol optical depths (AOD) are both generally biased high in comparison with CALIOP (0.042 over land/0.036 over ocean and 0.016 over land/-0.0071 over ocean, respectively; for spring seasons, but similar results for all seasons). Comparisons between GEOS-Chem and CALIOP improve when the CALIOP detection limits are accounted for, and the bias over land in particular is reduced (0.010). However, we find that GEOS-Chem with applied detection limits still overestimates the CALIOP observations of aerosol extinction over sources in Asia and Europe, but underestimates in marine environments and over North America in spring and summer. Vertical cross-sections indicate that GEOS-Chem may be removing aerosol too efficiently in the boundary layer in addition to underestimating marine aerosol sources. We show that mimicking the single aerosol type per layer retrieval of CALIOP with GEOS-Chem could lower simulated AOD by 10-30% at midlatitudes. TES and CALIOP observations confirm that while CO is efficiently transported aloft (only 12% of the CO column is within the planetary boundary layer (PBL) on average), the efficient removal of aerosol limits export and subsequent transport with over 50% of observed aerosol extinction occurring within the PBL.
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By Kathy Mordini
In a room full of cats at an animal shelter, it's the big personalities that tend to stand out. The cat that greets visitors at the door, carries toys in his or her mouth, or does something funny doesn't have to wait as long to find a home.
For many cats, shelters are very scary. It's not their home and there are too many other cats around. Shy or nervous cats tend to hide and don't do the cute things that help their counterparts get adopted. So, they wait and wait to find a family.
What so many people don't realize is that by overlooking the shy cat, they may be missing out on what I like to refer to as a bonus kitty—that great personality that just needs room to blossom. This is a shy or heartbroken cat just needs a chance to develop and come into his or her own.
We have a bonus kitty in our home: Ellie. When we first met her at the shelter, she was petrified. She was alone in a cage recovering from coccidia (an intestinal parasite) and she was curled into the tightest little stress ball she could manage. She wouldn't look up, and definitely had no way to sell herself to any adopters.
It was Ellie's good fortune that she was at Heartland Animal Shelter with her brother Max. He was also in a cage recovering from coccidia, but made sure to introduce himself by hitting my husband over the head with his massive paw. They connected and bonded. We were on the verge of adding just Max to the family when I looked at the Petfinder profile and saw that he was half of a bonded pair. The petrified calico in the neighboring cage—Ellie—was his other half.
The cat volunteers at the shelter said that the calico had been doing a little better while she was in the same cage as her brother. She'd gotten scared and stressed since they split them up while they recovered from their spay and neuter surgeries and infection. Since we were there adopting a kitty because half of our tightly bonded pair had died just months earlier, I didn't have the heart to leave her behind.
When she moved into the house, she took up residence under the bed in our spare bedroom. She started to come out for food and gradually came out to play more frequently as she started to get used to us. When we finally let her out to explore in the house, she did what any shy cat would do—found another bed to hide under in another room.
Slowly, Ellie started to creep out from hiding. She would sit around the corner from the great room and watch how we interacted with our senior cat Scarlett. I would catch her, out of the corner of my eye, watching Scarlett and me during lap time, feeding time, and basic cuddling time. One night, out of the blue, Scarlett was curled on my lap while I was watching TV. Ellie quietly jumped on the couch and snuggled in next to me.
All was fine until she encroached a bit too much into Scarlett's space. A quick kitty death glare from the queen of the house and Ellie backed off for at least the time being. Gradually, Scarlett started to accept Ellie. And soon, Ellie was just a few steps behind Scarlett during daily routines in the house.
Eventually, she was greeting me with Scarlett when I came home from work, meowing until she got her own cuddle time. She would ask for treats on her own. Ellie also got her timing down at lap time. She would wait for Scarlett to settle in before quietly jumping up next to me to snuggle without incurring the wrath of the queen.
Under the watchful eyes of Scarlett, Ellie blossomed into a very affectionate, friendly, and playful kitty. When company comes over, Max greets them at the door, while Ellie spies on them from the middle level of the cat condo. About an hour after visitors arrive, our beautiful longhaired calico cat just materializes into the middle of the action, like she's been there all along.
Our shy girl was out of her shell. However, she didn't take over as queen of the house until the day Scarlett abdicated her thrown at the ripe old age of 19 ½. On the day Scarlett died, this very affectionate cat—our Ellie—cuddled up and purred with us and refused to leave us alone as we dealt with our broken hearts.
In the two years since we said goodbye to our Scarlett, Ellie has channeled her inner calico. She is loving and very affectionate, but also very demanding. Ellie the Queen really shines first thing in the morning. She jumps onto the bed, climbs over me, and plops down next to my husband for her morning pet. Then, she returns to my side of the bed and cuddles next to me, tucking her head under my chin.
Before long, she is pacing at the foot of the bed demanding to be fed, meowing her short clipped, "Feed me now" meow. She follows me to the bathroom where I get my robe and slippers, dancing around my feet, meowing all the way. Her tail is straight up and just the top third wags back and forth in quick swishes.
She will meow until I pick her up. Then she'll meow a few more times to remind me to move a bit faster as we head down the hall for gourmet food time. She's back to offer her beauty tips as I continue to get ready for work in the morning. She cuddles next to me when I write, drags out toys for playtime, and is the grand champion beggar for treats.
When I see how deeply Ellie loves us, I understand the heartbreak she must have felt when she lost her original family. Her kitty heart was broken just like so many other abandoned kitties at the shelter. She lost the only home she knew, her family, her life. When we gave her a second chance, she truly blossomed by letting her guard down around us and deciding it was okay to love us that much too. I know our original bonus kitty played a big roll in helping her come around.
Our shy girl has come full circle and is truly in charge of the house. I just wish that more people would give the shy cat a chance the next time they add a cat to their home. You never know what personality is just waiting to shine through.
Kathy Mordini is a writer who loves to channel her inner Cat Woman when focusing on cat rescue. She made it her mission as a community outreach coordinator at a no-kill shelter to promote cat adoption – especially adults, bonded pairs and seniors. One of her cats Max is a certified therapy cat that loves visiting nursing homes and listening to kids read. She covers cat issues and animal rescue for Examiner.com.
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Thank you for sharing Ellie's story Kathy. Kitties are so sensitive about their environment that it can take months or even years before they fully feel "at home." I have adopted and socialized several older feral kittens and adults who were out on the streets for who knows how long. Gigi is now my most senior kitty at about 20 years old I am guessing since she's been with me 15 years. It was 3 years before I could even pet her, 7 years before I could hold her and a few more years before she would come live in the house. Now she's a total Velcro cat, even sleeping on my pillow when she isn't actually sleeping on top of me. I wish people would be more patient and have less expectations about what constitutes "the perfect cat" – they might be surprised, just as you say!
Hi Diane,
I agree. Cats are so sensitive with their environment. I moved twice with my original cats and they hid for a week before they even cared to explore in their new home. When we bring them in to a new place, especially from a shelter, they need to grow on their own.
Our Scarlett had also started out as a shy cat but had curled up in my arms and purred herself to sleep when she was a wee kitten at Tree House. Because I've almost always lived with a cat, I was patient and let her blossom on her terms. I did the same with Ellie.
Thank you for working with ferals. One of my oldest friends has a former feral named Max that is now also quite the lap cat and hogs her bed … it took years to get there.


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I was wondering, when I make a new post with a featured image attached to it, I can make the image clickable with a url of my choice.
So, now I want my featured posts on my frontpage to link directly to the url I've attached to my image (of that featured post)...
Because right now people have got to click on the image, going to the post, and have to click again on that image to go to the site mentioned.
Check my site to help visualize things a little; http://www.mtgfeeds.com - eg. featured post = mananation's - when you click on the image while on the frontpage - you directly get redirected to mananation.com
Anyone care to help me out here?
I would be mighty grateful... :)
Kind regards