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Cover Story - October 2006
Erin Prather
Associate Editor
In 1997, a
Gynecologic Oncology
article asked, "Is Adam Worth More Than Eve?" The answer, according
to Austin obstetrician-gynecologist Margaret Thompson, MD, is
unfortunately "yes." She has personal experience to prove it.
In February 2001, the 24-bed Renaissance Women's Center of
Austin closed its doors, and Universal Health Services (UHS), the
national company that financed the hospital, announced it would
also abandon plans to create a chain of specialty women's
The closure was a defeat for Austin's Renaissance Women's Group,
whose offices were housed on the hospital's second floor. The
10-physician group had sued UHS to keep the facility open, claiming
the chain was breeching its 15-year lease agreement with the
physicians. Because a jury awarded the group $6.9 million in
damages, a judge determined UHS could close the hospital's doors.
UHS appealed and in 2003, the Texas Supreme Court ruled the company
did not have to pay the damages. The Renaissance Women's Center
stayed closed.
Dr. Thompson, then president and founder of the Renaissance
Women's Group, blames the hospital's closure primarily on low
reimbursements for obstetrics services. She says the patient load
was not the problem, as the hospital was often at capacity. Gender
discrimination in medical insurance payments proved its
"Even though Renaissance Women's Center was well received,
patients loved it, the community liked it, and we were at capacity
at all times, reimbursements for our obstetrics services were very
low," she said.
The Renaissance was not alone in experiencing poor
Gynecologic Oncology
study concluded that "significant gender bias" in reimbursement
based on Medicare relative value units for female-specific services
leads to a lower net reimbursement for gynecologic procedures. The
study examined 24 matched procedures, such as biopsy of male and
female genitals, hysterectomy versus prostatectomy, and staging for
ovarian versus testicular cancer. Procedures on men were reimbursed
at a higher amount in 19 of the cases. The procedures on women paid
more in three cases, and there was no difference in reimbursement
for two of the procedures. Overall, the study showed, procedures on
men paid 44 percent higher than those on women.
A few months after the Renaissance Women's Center closed, the
Texas Legislature passed the Omnibus Women's Equal Health Care Act.
It bans gender discrimination in health insurance reimbursement.
Advocates for the bill pointed to Medicare payment formulas. Under
the formulas, an average of $2,000 was reimbursed for childbirth,
which included 13 to 15 office visits, labor, and postpartum care.
But removal of a nonruptured appendix, a one-hour surgery with two
follow-up visits, paid $1,400.
Although the bill passed and was cited as a victory for women's
health care, Dr. Thompson believes the system has a long way to
"Reimbursements have traditionally been and continue to be low
for obstetrics. Fifty years ago, obstetrics was not high-tech
intensive care. It was basic, very routine, low technology. That's
completely changed, but reimbursements for services have not caught
up with that development. Although the Omnibus Act addressed equal
payment for ailments affecting both men and women, it did not
address low reimbursements for services affecting only women," she
Robert Watson, MD, medical director of the new Paul and Judy
Andrews Women's Hospital being built by Baylor All Saints Medical
Center in Fort Worth, agrees with Dr. Thompson that reimbursement
for women's health care services is low. "I think that is a
disservice to the women of our country," he added.
Women Only
The idea of a women's hospital is not new. During the19th
century, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to graduate from
medical school, and other physicians were instrumental in creating
hospitals for women. Existing facilities did not admit or employ
women to their staffs. During this time, and for years afterward,
women's health was primarily equated with their roles as mothers;
there was little recognition that men and women have different
health needs.
In the report,
A Century of Women's Health: 1900-2000
, the Office on Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services said it took the better part of the 20th century for
medical researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to directly
address the issue of sex-based differences in the diagnosis and
treatment of disease.
"Throughout most of the century, medical research and practice
were based on an androcentric view of science. The male model was
the norm. Joined to this practice were fears regarding the effects
of clinical trials on women of childbearing age," it said.
The report cited tragedies linked to the use of
diethylstilbestrol and thalidomide in pregnant women in the 1950s
and 1960s, which led to regulations in the 1970s that restricted
testing of new treatments in women of reproductive age. This
ultimately led to widespread exclusion of women of all ages from
clinical trials and resulted in women continuing to use medical
treatments and techniques tested solely on men. It was not until
1990, when a General Accounting Office report brought to light the
under-representation of women in federally funded clinical trials,
that federal agencies changed their policies to include women in
population-based studies.
More recent research has shown gender-based differences in
women's health care use and costs, the probability of them
receiving major therapeutic procedures in acute settings, and the
likelihood a woman will undergo a major diagnostic procedure.
Gender-linked differences in patient satisfaction and communication
with physicians also was shown.
Ironically, many of these factors are the very reason Stanley
Rogers, MD, Warren Jacobs, MD, and Jack Moore, MD, opened The
Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston 30 years ago. They envisioned
a facility that catered to women's wants and health care needs.
Together with 25 other colleagues, they opened the hospital, now
the largest facility of its kind in the state. The Woman's Hospital
began allowing fathers in the delivery room and requiring them to
take childbirth classes, long before both practices were
"The reason we wanted to start the hospital is simple," said Dr.
Moore. "We cared about women's health and wanted to create a place
that provided the best possible care. Although I'm retired, my
heart is still tied to the place. It's where I delivered a lot of
young people into the world, and I'm proud to have watched the
hospital's services grow these last 30 years."
Reproductive endocrinologist Leah Schenk, MD, joined The Woman's
Hospital staff after her husband moved to Houston for medical
"Patients receive specialized health care from physicians and
staff who are very experienced with women's needs," she said. "A
woman can come here as a teenager and receive services through her
reproductive years, menopause, and beyond. Most medical needs a
woman has during her life can be addressed here."
The hospital eventually was acquired by Hospital Corporation of
America. It is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and The
University of Texas OB-Gyn programs and provides training for
residents. A $72.3 million expansion is scheduled to start by the
end of the year.
Not Women Only
When asked if women's hospitals specifically benefit women
physicians, Dr. Schenk replied, "I don't think women physicians,
but definitely women patients. Women I've treated like the concept
of a women's hospital. I live in the suburbs, about 45 minutes away
from the hospital. My neighbors, associates, mothers of children
that attend my kids' schools, many come to my partners for health
care. There are even some men who opt for services at Woman's. In
fact, a lot of the male physicians practicing here choose the
hospital for their own surgeries."
Last year, close to 7,000 surgical procedures unrelated to
childbirth were performed on women of all ages at The Woman's
Hospital. Surgeries included breast reconstruction, gallbladder
removal, hernia repair, and scar tissue removal.
Dr. Thompson thinks the hospital's expansion into these services
was the key to its success. Without that expansion, she believes,
Woman's might have had the same experience as that of Austin's
"We tried to add other procedures - plastic surgery,
general breast surgery - but the bulk of our business was
obstetrics and gynecology," she said. "I now believe the project
was doomed from the start. Any women's hospital that primarily
offers obstetrics simply can't make it financially."
Dr. Watson anticipates the new Baylor All Saints facility will
be successful because it is following the same path as The Woman's
Hospital in Houston and will not be limited to obstetrics.
Another hospital catering to women's health care needs is being
developed - the Women's Hospital at Renaissance in
Edinburg - and more could be on the way. "With the surge
in population, aging baby boomers, and medical advances, I predict
that more women's hospitals will be built because I am seeing
firsthand the demand for these comprehensive services," Dr. Watson
Both the Fort Worth and Edinburg hospitals plan to offer
traditional maternity services, as well as a wide range of
specialty services for diagnostics, screenings, and treatment.
"Hospital Within a Hospital"
Sometimes providing specialized women's services takes a little
ingenuity. The Renaissance Women's Center is history, but Austin
continues to have a women's health facility, even if it's not in
the traditional sense. Housed in the city-owned Brackenridge
Hospital, the Austin Women's Hospital often has been described as
"a hospital within a hospital."
The Catholic-affiliated Seton Healthcare Network began leasing
Brackenridge from the city in 1995 after years of financial
problems prompted city officials to look for ways to get the
expensive hospital operation off their books.
Although the original agreement between the city and Seton
allowed all reproductive health services, except for abortion, to
continue at Brackenridge, the Catholic Church eventually ordered
Seton to end the arrangement. Beginning in 2001, sterilizations and
other forms of birth control were no longer provided. Austin
physicians, activists, and women's rights organizations immediately
voiced their concerns that a lack of access to these services
harmed the reproductive rights of the women Brackenridge
A solution was crafted in which the city now funds the Austin
Women's Hospital, while The University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston operates it. The hospital is on the fifth floor of
Brackenridge Hospital and exists completely independent of Seton.
It has its own entrance and provides sterilizations and
contraception services, but not abortions. A patient must be
transferred to another hospital if a physician determines that an
abortion is medically necessary. Seton has agreed to refer women to
Austin Women's Hospital if the women request services the Seton
network does not provide.
Peggy Romberg, executive director of the Women's Health and
Family Planning Association of Texas, says creation of Austin
Women's Hospital is positive, but it's far from a perfect
"The compromise between the city and Seton was unusual, but not
the disagreement," she said. "Mergers like this occur all over the
United States. Religious networks impose their doctrine on health
care facilities, and women lose access to certain services.
Regarding women hospitals, it's troubling to think those existing
hospitals might have to stop certain services if they choose to
partner with a religious network, especially if that type of merger
is their only hope of remaining open."
Erin Prather
can be reached at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1385, or (512) 370-1385;
by fax at (512) 370-1629; or by e-ail at
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Activists of Sikh student federation here on Monday released posters and stickers of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and took to roads on Monday to paste his 100,000 stickers at various places including vehicles and walls.
"Earlier, the stickers of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale pasted on vehicles and walls were objected by some political parties, especially Congress and Shiv Sena. They claimed that he was a militant. So, releasing stickers of him is our way of answering the government," said Gurdeep Singh Gosha, Member of Sikh Student Federation (Mehta).
Bhindranwale got martyred defending the Akal Takht Sahib in "Operation Blue star" launched by the Indian army to den the sikh ideology. The attack was done in 1984 on the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, killing 1000s of innocent sikhs and demantalised Sri Akal Takht Sahib during the operation.
"People say that one should not paste the stickers of Bhindranwale on their vehicles or the walls, but he rests in our hearts. He was accused of being a militant, but he always fought for the upliftment of the Sikh community. His teachings will remain in our hearts forever," said Jatinder Singh, a local resident.
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Have you finally lost that extra baby weight? Is your new diet and exercise regimen finally working? You may be feeling great about your weight loss, but you might have noticed that your skin is loose and sagging in some areas, or cellulite is more visible. Fortunately, there are several cosmetic procedures that will tighten, tone and rejuvenate your skin to give you a more streamlined silhouette.
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The heat causes some damage to the dermis, which in turn causes a contraction. The body detects this "injury", and begins to produce more collagen to repair the tissue. The increased collagen creates a firmer and more toned appearance, and can help to tighten loose skin permanently. You'll see progressive results several weeks after your skin tightening treatment.
Cellulite Reduction After Weight Loss
If you've lost weight by exercising, the increased circulation to your legs, hips and buttocks may make cellulite more pronounced. Cellulite does not disappear when you lose weight because the fat is trapped between the skin and muscle. Cellulite treatments, including as SmoothShapes, Endermologie and Acoustic Wave Therapy can help to massage out the trapped fat and improve the texture and tone of your skin.
You'll need to undergo a series of cellulite treatments and stick with your diet and exercise plan to see results. These procedures can be a great match for you if you want to tone up after losing weight.
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When you've lost a significant amount of body fat and want your muscles to appear more toned and sculpted, consider the VelaShape or VelaSmooth procedures. Both of these procedures use the patented elos technology to tighten and tone the skin, and remove any bumps or lumps of fat that still remain under the skin's surface. VelaSmooth is ideal for cellulite reduction, while VelaShape can help you lose those last few inches. Both are performed on an outpatient basis, and neither one involves any needles or incisions. You can undergo a series of six to eight treatments to shape and tone your figure after weight loss.
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Yesterday we took our trucks bashing at the local school.
After re-fueling and starting Jesse's truck it was not receiving any control inputs, so I flipped the on-off switch on the trucks battery box which cured the problem.
About thirty minutes later, while on full throttle down a straight-away the truck lost control inputs again and continued full throttle head on into a concrete wall.
Anyone had that happen before? (Conditions were totally dry, no wet lawns etc.)
While we have about a half dozen broken parts to replace, I'm amazed at how well the truck came out of it.
If it weren't for the air filter housing having broken I would have fired it back up and run it some more!
Anyhow, couple questions.
Rear passenger side lower A-arm. In the parts exploded view (no pun intended) I think it's the "right rear" but not sure of the orientation. Is that correct?
Also, there is a piece I'm having trouble identifying. It could either be considered a frame brace or a shield...not sure.
It is what appears to be a brace that is located directly behind where the tie-rods are connected together and could protect that linkage from damage.
I located a part number of "5323" which sounds like it might be the correct part, but I can't locate the picture of it in the exploded view. Any Ideas?
I'm sure I'll have a few more questions when I get around to setting up the gear/lash with the new gear #3953, which got chewed up a bit while rubbing against the carb. intake as well as mashing into the gear on the engine flywheel
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iOS 7 730n RHR incompatibility
I upgraded my iPhone 4S to iOS 7.0 last night and discovered that I can no longer stream audio to my 730n RHR in my 2012 Overland. The software version on my unit is 2.136. Phone still pairs and voice calls seemed to work fine. Interestingly, I was able to stream audio from other apps so issue seems to be between the apple music app and the RHR. Anyone else have this issue?
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Upgrade your 730 RHR to version 2.184 which just came out.
Re-pair your phone (delete the previous partnership first) with the radio and that should fix it.
All the details about the 2.184 upgrade and how to get it (along with the Gracenotes database update) are on this board in the interior/audio section.
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I have a 2011 Grand Cherokee with the 730n RHR. I have always had issues with IOS...especially with music streaming. The phone has always worked fine...even after upgrading my iPhone 4s to IOS 7.
Last weekend I upgraded my phone to an iPhone 5s and installed the latest updates for IOS. I also installed the 2.184 update to the 730n RHR. The phone works OK...and the music streams fine.
However, the unit almost never displays the song information. And when it does, it will only display for approx 30 seconds before switching back to Unknown Artist, Bluetooth 1, etc. See the screenshots below...sorry...should have adjusted the orientation on one of the pics.
Does anybody else have this problem? I don't know if this is a problem with Uconnect or IOS. I tend to think it's IOS related since it has definitely gotten worse since the IOS upgrade. Do any of you have a similar problem with Android?
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I've tried all of those things and Uconnect 2.184 is still hit or miss streaming music with the iPhone 5s and IOS 7. The music streams fine...but the song info (artist, title, etc) might work and it might not. There's also a long delay in connecting via bluetooth when I first start the vehicle.
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If I have it plugged in to charge in the center USB slot, all notifications are silent. The phone does not alert at all.
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Initially I thought the iOS7 upgrade for my 4S was awesome but, "Not so fast" (lee Corso voice). Siri used to be great for texts. If I wanted to send one or reply to one. Now it just either cuts off and I have to take my eyes off the road to find the Siri button to start over or reply to a Siri request. I would guess this is an iOS issue and not Uconnect.
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I begin any conversation by warning you: "I'm terribly deaf." But you don't take it seriously. You think I'm exaggerating, or you start by raising your voice then forget moments later, speaking at a normal pitch again, leaving me helpless.
In some one-to-one situations, I can pass for having almost normal hearing. But in a restaurant or anywhere with background noise, I struggle. My hearing aids amplify everything, so it's not that I can't hear – it's that I'm enveloped in a torrent of noise.
I grieve for the loss of my hearing. When I was younger, going to a party would be an unalloyed pleasure. I never feel that now. I always feel fear.
Other disabilities are better signposted; unlike a wheelchair or a white stick, my hearing aids are so subtle, you can forget I'm deaf. I've had encounters that have gone on for 10 minutes, and I haven't heard a word. I go on and on, looking for clues and hoping I'll get an idea. Then I think, "Even if I say pardon, how much of it am I going to ask you to repeat? The last two minutes or the entire conversation?"
My fear is you'll say, "So what do you think?" But most people never do that. If I mutely signify I'm interested in what you're saying by nodding, that's good enough for most. Perhaps I haven't heard a word, but I get the impression you go away thinking, "That fella! He's great company."
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I was talking to Paul from Exquisite Corpse, one of our booksellers who specializes in art books, yesterday and he showed me a fantastic example of "things I would buy if only I could afford them."
It's a limited edition, signed, 10-page book by Lucas Samaras made up of individually die-cut boards bound together, and extensively illustrated on every page which have visual games and bright colored pop art designs. Among the designs is extensive text in a variety of fonts telling the story. Or as Beth described it ….A board book for grown-ups!


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Don't Mean To Be Alarmist, But The TV Business May Be Starting To Collapse
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In the first decade of the commercial Internet--the 1990s and early 2000s--there were frequent murmurings that newspapers were screwed.
The digital audience didn't read newspapers, people pointed out. They visited web sites. They read articles here and there. But they didn't put the stack of articles, photos, and ads known as a "newspaper" on their breakfast table and flip through the whole thing.


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Just an update on my natural preventative journey for fleas and paralysis ticks (Australian).
Since the beginning of March to beginning of September (about 6 months), I have NOT used Advantix or Frontline or any other chemical treatment on Harry and Lola for fleas and ticks.
They were given the following as a preventative:-
- 1 x Kyolic Garlic Capsule once a day or 1/2 raw garlic clove crushed
- 1 teaspoon Braggs Organic Apple Cyder Vinegar
- Sprinkle diatomaceous earth (human grade) into coat once a week
- Each had a Sludo Electronic Tick Repeller on their collars
My observations are:-
- Did not see a single flea
- Did not see a single tick
March to end of August is Autumn and Winter here in Australia, so fleas and ticks are not a major issue as they are in Spring and Summer, however they are still around and can still be an issue for dogs not treated with a preventative. In the area I live, local Vets were reporting dogs dying from paralysis ticks in July and August (winter!!!) so they are around regardless of the temperature.
I have noticed over the past 3 months that Harry's skin on his inside top thigh and groin area is dark reddish and losing hair, the hair is now completely gone and he tends to lick the area. I talked to my vet about it a month ago, she thought he may be developing hypothyroidism, I am very familiar with this as Lola has it. I did a thyroid blood test (Lab one not in-office one) and has come back negative, which is good, however I now need to look at allergies. So I decided to look at food allergies first with chicken as the potential culprit as many dogs are allergic to chicken. About 6 weeks ago I took Harry off Earthborn Holistic Primitive dry kibble as it has chicken in it and slowly introduced Earthborn Holistic Coastal Catch (no chicken, just fish) - he developed SIBO and his gut was horrendous, I now have to treat him with Tylan for 45 days - not happy as he was doing brilliantly with his poops and weight gain - being an EPI dog, but since changing dry kibble he is having trouble.
So I have decided that perhaps it is not a food allergy we are dealing with, but rather a flea allergy. When I think about it, I have caught him suddenly biting his back and beginning of tail area, almost as though he feels a flea moving there, even though I have never seen a flea on him or in our house. When I look at his hairless rash and compare it to pictures googled of dogs with flea allergy rashes, it does look similar.
This has left me thinking that perhaps a flea or 2 may have been on him but the natural preventatives I used either killed the flea or stopped the flea from nesting and maybe Harry has an allergy to flea saliva???????
Now, Lola does not have a rash, so the natural preventatives were a great success for her, but because it looks like Harry is allergic to flea saliva the natural preventatives were not enough for him.
All this has left me wondering if I would continue to use natural flea and tick preventatives during the Spring and Summer (a time when there is an infestation in the area I live in) and I have come to the conclusion that if Harry did not have a possible flea allergy that I would continue both of them during Spring. At this stage I don't think I would want to continue to test them during Summer as our paralysis ticks are deadly and kill dogs and cats very quickly, especially dogs like GSDS with a thick double coat - ticks can be very difficult to find, so I would use Advantix every 2 weeks in the summer purely for tick protection. This means they would only be treated with chemicals for about 3 to 4 months out of the year and I'm reasonably happy to do this.
Unfortunately as Harry has presented with a flea allergy, he will have to be treated chemically all year round, however I will still continue to treat Lola with the natural preventatives during Autumn and Winter, possibly Spring as well.
Thanks Moms....I'll look into this if not give it a try.....I'd be so thrilled to not have to use the standard topicals.
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I'd be all about not having to use the poison that is in all the flea and tick topicals....what part of the world are you in and what is the tick situation?
I am not concerned about fleas at all....if it was only fleas I had to worry about I would never use Frontline..etc....I feel like I am poisoning my dog every time I put the garbage on her....and would love an alternative that works on ticks as well as the poison.
I am also in the Midwest and live out in the country. The fleas and ticks seem to be different every season. The combination of the 2 tags, fresh garlic and Essential Oils did great for us last year. You could always go back to the chemical topicals if this didnt work for you.
To keep the liver detoxed from the chemicals 2 capsules 2 x daily (GSD size dog) of a professional product called Herbal Hepaclenz will help. Herbal Hepaclenz 90 Capsules by Professional Formulas Start with reduced amounts and work up.
Below is a guide for the amounts of garlic to feed:
Safe amounts suggested per DVM:
*Small dogs ¼ to ½ clove/day
*Medium dogs a ½ to 1 clove daily
*45-70# = 1 clove or ½ clove 2 x daily
*75-90# = 1 clove 2 x daily
*over 100# = 1 ½ cloves 2 x daily
You can purchase fresh cloves of garlic at larger grocery stores that are already de-skinned, so all you have to do is put them thru a garlic press. Or, you can purchase chopped/minced garlic in a jar that is packed in water. Follow directions on jar as to how many teaspoons = 1 clove of garlic.
For Spray:
Mix 20 drops (or more, if dog will tolerate it) of chosen EO with 2 cups of spring or distilled water in a clean spray bottle. Keep out of sun and away from heat. Shake before each use as the oil separates from the water. Spray all over dog including legs and belly. Keep away from eyes.
For Concentrated Topical:
Sweet Almond Oil:This is a Carrier Oil that the E Oils need to be mixed with, as the EOs are too strong by themselves. Aromatherapy Carrier Oils, Cold Pressed and Organic
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Rose Geranium, Catnip (not Catmint), Citronella, Eucalyptus Blue Gum or Eucalyptus Globules. There are others that repel insects, but, I have found these to be most effective. You can mix one or two together with the Carrier Oil in one bottle and use a different mix in a second bottle so that you can rotate on different days.
You may want to order some mixing bottles and droppers for convenience: Bottles and Pipettes for Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Blends
*Mix 10-25 drops of chosen EO mixed with 2 Tablespoons of Sweet Almond Oil in a dropper bottle.
*Part hair and apply drops in areas down center of their back. Dot the mixture lightly on to the tips of dogs ears but not close to eyes. You can also drop some on to their collar for a test trial to make sure they are not sensitive to it before applying to their body.
When smell dissipates, re-apply
You could consider using Human Grade Diatomaceous Earth, but it does dry out the skin.
Hope this helps!
I used Skudo Electronic Tick Repeller it works. Though I am a pest control expert and having a lot of chemicals to kill tick but Skudo Electronic Tick Repeller is harmless and effective too. I am not sure about its effect on human beings. I used to visit different sites for Perimeter treatment with my pest control elk grove team, I found that more people trust on the device.
|I had great success last year with Springtime Garlic Granules. We just started up for this flea and tick season. (Don't have any yet)
I'd be all about not having to use the poison that is in all the flea and tick topicals....what part of the world are you in and what is the tick situation?
I am not concerned about fleas at all....if it was only fleas I had to worry about I would never use Frontline..etc....I feel like I am poisoning my dog every time I put the garbage on her....and would love an alternative that works on ticks as well as the poison.
|Harry and Lola
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Hi H&L!
I have not tried that particular one but I did purchase the following tags last year to put on their collars (along with feeding fresh garlic 2 x daily) and had great success!
These tags need to go on their collars BEFORE they get fleas/ticks or they won't work. Human Grade DE is also a great insurance policy!
Only Natural Pet EasyDefense Flea & Tick Tag for Dogs & Cats
TickLess Pet Ultrasonic Tick & Flea Repellent Device Pendant for Dogs & Cats (has a battery...don't submerge in water)
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I am considering buying one but would like to hear from people if they have used it.
I am concerned about the chemicals I put use on them for fleas and ticks, currently I use Advantix every 2 weeks.
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Beautiful fourth floor unit directly on the Gulf of Mexico with intercoastal waterway views from the Master Bed Room. **Recently added new walk in shower.** This is one of the few one bedroom condominium buildings on Indian Shores. The Chateaux attracts mostly adult renters because of its one bedroom units.
This is an ideal location for the active vacationer or the vacationer who just wants some rest and relaxation. Sarasota/Bradenton is a scenic drive south. Orlando theme parks are just a 1 1/2 hour drive. Busch Gardens is a short distance located in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightening and the American League Champion Ray's are a short drive away. The Yankee's and the Blue Jays spring train right in our back yard. If your looking for some adult time you can visit the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, the largest casino in the State of Florida with newly installed Las Vegas style slots and table games. You will agree there is never a dull moment on Florida's central gulf coast.
Watch the dolphins frolic as you sip your morning coffee and enjoy your evening cocktails watching the beautiful sunsets and listening to the calming surf of the Gulf of Mexico right from your private balcony. There is no better way to end your Florida day.
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These are our grandsons' - our pride and joy and one of the reason's we bought this condo. We purchased this unit May of 2008 and totally remodeled it. We completed it in a few weeks time with the help of reliable sub contractors. I, especially, enjoyed the decorating and the purchasing of the furnishings. We feel our condo is comfortable and relaxing to the long term vacationer. We no longer reside locally so this is where we come to relax when visiting friends and relatives if we can even get in due to its popularity. This is our second condo purchased in Indian Shores Florida.
The Owner purchased this condo in 2008
We love the beaches along this northern stretch of Pinellas County. They are less populated and more like a quaint Florida beach town. Restaurants are scattered along Gulf Blvd but to do any shopping you need to leave the beach area. Buses and trolley's run frequently and will take you every where throughout the county. We especially enjoy the 'Chateaux' as it has only one bedroom units and is condusive to couples whether young or old. We chose to keep the occupancy at just 2 so it can be truly enjoyed and not over crowded.
Lounging by the pool and exchanging conversation with your fellow vactioners. Relaxing on the balcony overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Listening to the surf and watching the sea birds scurry as the tide rolls in and out. Take a leisurely after dinner stroll along the beach. Watching the dolphin's perform as they swim by and lastly the beautiful evening sunsets.
We have vacationed in the area for close to two decades. This time it was just my husband And i as we are becoming empty-nesters. This location was perfect.
We had a 3 hour flight delay from Columbus to Tampa to start this weekend get away with! It was so frustrating. But once we landed in Tampa and I called the rental agent...it was easy from there on out! We were very worried about getting to the rental office before it closed, but all we had to do was call and she took care of it. Very easy to deal with. Gloria was a doll too! This is a gorgeous, gorgeous location. It is right on the beach, and it is a gorgeous beach. The area is mostly residential, not touristy, and we loved it. Not a ton of crowds on the beach, no traffic. Perfect! There are plenty of places just a very short drive up the street. We ate at Crabby Bills (yum) the first night which was great. Clearwater Beach is a short drive, and there is a really good Publix not far from there also. It was very easy to get to from Tampa Airport and St Pete, and not far at all. The assigned parking is nice and the building does have an elevator and luggage carts. The pool area is very nice and plenty of chairs. The condo itself was more than we expected. Very roomy and everything was there we needed. Kitchen was well stocked, it has a K-cup for coffee lovers :) The ONLY minor thing was only 2 of the pillows had pillow cases. There was plenty of pillows, and maybe the pillow cases were there somewhere, but we could not find them :) And make sure you bring your own beach towels. There are several beach chairs there. Oh..and make sure you go out on the beach and see the critters at night! There is a flashlight there for you to use :) Our last day there was PERFECT..gorgeous morning and we spent our morning drinking coffee on the balcony watching a group of dolphins that lingered for some time out in the water right in front of us. The water was crystal clear. We will definitely be back..cannot wait to get back! Thank youuu :)
It was a great stay, only thing is the bathroom sink is a bit awkward but we managed, and the unit needs some bowls for salad, there are small bowls but for making a big salad there was nothing. Other than that everything was fine.
We have rented in Florida before, and this condo is outstanding. Beautiful beach, beautifully decorated and well stocked kitchen. This was a last minute rental and the owner was wonderful to work with and the condo has everything you could possibly need. We absolutely love the area, found great seafood and produce markets in the nearby towns. Comfortable bed and furniture. Cannot wait to come back next year hopefully for the full month or longer.
We stayed at this property for a week on our honeymoon this October. The property was clean and gorgeous. It was very private with a beautiful view of the gulf on the patio. It was the perfect place for our beach honeymoon. The furniture was very comfortable and the kitchen was well stocked with gadgets. One of the beach chairs broke so we left two new ones to use on our next visit. We had several excellent meals at the Salt Rock. We wanted to go to the put put across the street but never made it, it looked like fun. We definitely plan to come to this property time and time again.
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Animal Rescue Corps saved fifteen dogs from a hoarder in Palm Springs who now faces animal cruelty charges.
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Now given proper love and affection, these 15 dogs will get a new lease on life with new owners.
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I still remember the stories by Steve Riley about the deployment issues with Biometrics. Everyone sees stuff like digital personal as the panacea to password issues but they don't think about the deployment issues….if the fingers used to enter in the system have issues being read by the system, it's not an easy redeployment.
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Traditional two factor with tokins a much easier deployment and management solution. Not too mention there's not the Gummy bear issues…. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/16/gummi_bears_defeat_fingerprint_sensors/ where you can defeat the biometrics with the equivalent of gelatin to pick up the fingerprint image.
May not be as tasty as Gummi Bears…. but a lot more effective that's for sure…
Check out Charlie Russel's post on it: http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/archive/2007/07/27/two-factor-authentication.aspx
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Couldn't agree more on the point about biometrics. There's a basic problem with biometrics: you can't change them if they're compromised. You can change passwords, get new tokens, change your phone number, etc., but you can't (easily) change your fingerprint. It only takes one compromise.
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William Grant & Sons has appointed Kevin Abrook, currently global marketing manager for whisky innovation, as the company's global whisky specialist, innovation.
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The brands currently in the portfolio are Kininvie, The Girvan Patent Still and William Grant & Sons' Rare Cask Reserves. Kevin will officially start his role 1 September 2014.
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Feathers are ripped from the bodies of live creatures, leaving them bleeding and in pain. Others are a by-product of the foie gras industry — so cruel it's been banned in Britain.
The most prized down, and therefore the one that pays the pluckers the most, is hand-stripped from live birds.
Marcus says: 'The men and women from the brigades work without feeling, grabbing terrified geese by their wings or legs, sometimes breaking them, always hurting them, as they tear out the birds' feathers.
'When it's over and the birds are bleeding, the wounds are roughly sewn up with a needle and thread without any anaesthetic.
'When their feathers grow back after about five weeks, it happens all over again — and all so you can have a nice winter coat.'
The plucking brigades usually harvest around 150 grams of down per goose — enough to fill an average-sized pillow. Three or four birds are needed to fill a coat.
Even manufacturers who state they don't use down from live-plucked birds cannot be 100 per cent sure of their claim.
Marcus says: 'Brigades go from farm to farm, stripping the birds as they go, then these feathers are sold to brokers and middlemen who mix live-plucked feathers with those recovered from slaughtered animals, depending on the quality of the mix their customers ask for.
One broker told me it was a bit like the drug trade — you can start off with a high-quality, pure product then you cut it with lower-quality stuff and end up with different products at different prices.
'It's impossible for manufacturers to be sure their down hasn't been sourced from birds that were treated cruelly.'Dec 18, 2012 at 2:27 pm #1936401
Erik BasilBPL Member
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Dang you! That was so funny that I sneezed pate' on my keyboard.Dec 18, 2012 at 3:40 pm #1936426
Ken T.BPL Member
As long as I'm warm…
I want a turkey sandwich now.Dec 18, 2012 at 4:03 pm #1936432
Greg MihalikBPL Member
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Are polyester, PU, and Teflon better solution ? …Dec 18, 2012 at 5:03 pm #1936448
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
Full disclosure: I own down jackets and I eat meat…
I don't know what the answer is… but if there is some way that we can ensure plucking with reasonably minimal fuss — and slaughtering by using the quickest methods — I am willing to pay more for my clothing and food — and I think many here would as well.
But let's face it — our industries are pretty adept at keeping the unpleasantness away from us — and most all of us (myself included) are sufficiently content not to dig too deeply.
There are few good answers…Dec 18, 2012 at 9:32 pm #1936528
Theron RohrBPL Member
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"Are polyester, PU, and Teflon better solution ? …"
Better than what's described in the article? Yes.Dec 19, 2012 at 12:15 am #1936551
Kevin BurtonBPL Member
@burtonatorLocale: norcal
I eat meat, fish, own down jackets, etc.
I just try to make sure I'm not a monster.
I need to be able to explain to my kids what is happening.
If I can't go and do it myself then it's wrong. You can't outsource your inhumanity.
I don't have any problem slaughtering a grass fed cow that lived a GOOD life on a farm with wide open grasslands …Dec 20, 2012 at 5:21 am #1936839
Jacob SmithBPL Member
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I'm surprisingly unmoved by this sensationalist article. Is 900 fill extra evil?Dec 20, 2012 at 5:37 am #1936842
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michael leviMember
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I understand the survival of the fittest, and food chain ideals. But this is just torture, sickening.Dec 20, 2012 at 9:41 am #1936915
Greg MihalikBPL Member
@greg23Locale: Colorado
… not right at all. But it is how we vote with our dollars…Dec 20, 2012 at 12:52 pm #1936974
Roger CaffinModerator
@rcaffinLocale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
Just bear in mind a few things:
The photo has been used by an extremist group to create the maximum impact.
You have no idea at all whether the photo is representative of typical down farming.
The down is plucked at the time of year when the birds are moulting anyhow.
I have severe doubts about the claim it is done every 5 weeks throughout the year.
The 'other' birds are simply slaughtered for meat; down birds often live to beyond 20.
CheersDec 20, 2012 at 1:47 pm #1936991
Dan DurstonBPL Member
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This is certainly a good discussion to have. This article raises some interesting questions, but to me it appears likely to be quite sensationalized.
– The discussion of birds needing stitches after plucking seems abnormal and is likely a red herring in this discussion. It's not in the interests of the down pluckers to be so violent that the birds require stitches. Surely it's much quicker to not tear the bird open in the first place. I'm sure it happens occasionally, but I highly doubt it's the norm.
– Birds that are being raised for foie-gras and supposedly are plucked twice in their short 12 week life would surely have extremely poor quality down. This live-plucked down would likely get tossed in with the poor quality 'down' that is harvested from the regular food system. Here, the foie-gras down would be a drop in a bucket, and is likely only mentioned in this article in order to piggyback on the negative inconnotations which foie-gras has (rightfully so). I suspect foie-gras down has virtually nothing to do with the ~800 down that is commonly used by hikers.
– If I was a bird, I'd much rather get plucked once a year when I'm moulting anyways and live to 20, than get killed for food at 8-25 weeks. I suspect that much of the ~800 down that is common here comes from older birds that are being plucked like this. I don't have a problem with live plucking as long it's done reasonably and without excessive hardship for the birds.Dec 20, 2012 at 6:23 pm #1937064
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
Free food and water. Free shelter in inclement weather. Free house keeping services. Every day is a Saturday. Never need to work for food. And really, only ONE bad day in our lives, ever. And you humans? We all have to go when our time comes. But how many bad days have you had just lately?Dec 21, 2012 at 1:05 am #1937148
Roger CaffinModerator
@rcaffinLocale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
> I suspect that much of the ~800 down that is common here comes from older birds
> that are being plucked like this.
The older the bird, the higher quality you get. Well known in the down trade.
CheersDec 23, 2012 at 11:22 am #1937692
Max DiltheySpectator
@mdiltheyLocale: MaxTheCyclist.com
Want a product with zero negative impact? Harvest it yourself. Chances are, the oils in your food are the result of mass starvations and killings of thousands of rainforest species in South America. Your french fries are the result of monocultures that result in pesticide use so high, fellow humans are inevitably afflicted with cancers and birth defects.
Zero impact doen't exist. We're heads and tails above the leather industry (no pun intended.)Dec 23, 2012 at 3:21 pm #1937762
Tim ZenSpectator
@asdzxc57Locale: MI
"Dang you! That was so funny that I sneezed pate' on my keyboard."
Erik — Where did you get pate in CA? I thought it was illegal.
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House of hospitality: following in Dorothy Day's footsteps
By Nicole Sweeney Etter
"The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us? When we begin to take the lowest place, to wash the feet of others, to love our brothers with that burning love, that passion, which led to the Cross, then we can truly say, 'Now I have begun.'"
Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement
And so they began two years ago in a worn white and brown clapboard house next to a Salvation Army headquarters on Chicago's North Side, the lone home perched on a commercial stretch of Devon Avenue. Yearning for a different sort of life, Jerica Arents, Arts '08; John Bambrick, Arts '01; and friend Jake Olzen decided to follow in Day's footsteps and create the White Rose Catholic Worker house.
"We're a community based on prayer, hospitality and resistance work," Arents explains, simply.
The community now includes eight workers, six of whom live in the house, and an extended community of about 30. Their four-bedroom rental has room for two guests, who might stay a night or three months as they get back on their feet. They offer three open meals a week to whomever might be hungry and wandering by. Twice a month, they host round-table discussions, which can draw up to 50 people, on topics ranging from immigration to natural family planning. The household gathers for a weekly community liturgy and twice-weekly morning prayer.
Room to care for the poor
They follow a tradition that began in 1933, when Day and Peter Maurin launched The Catholic Worker newspaper to address serious issues facing working-class immigrants at the height of the Depression. Soon the homeless and hungry were flocking to the newspaper staff's headquarters for coffee and soup, and the Catholic Workers started offering temporary shelter. The "houses of hospitality" became a key tenet of the movement.
"The houses were a vision of Peter Maurin, who often quoted early church fathers who believed every house ought to have a room to care for the poor," explains Dr. Susan Mountin, Jour '71 and Grad '94, director of Manresa for Faculty who teaches a class focused on Day and co-edited a book of essays about the movement. "It did not take long for similar Catholic Worker houses to spring up all across the country, mostly in large cities like Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Chicago, etc. While all the houses call themselves Catholic Worker houses, they are loosely affiliated, run by volunteers and have no hierarchical structure or administration save that of what is created by the local community. The community decides how to live out the vision and commitments of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin."
Although their grass-roots nature makes the number of Catholic Worker communities difficult to track, catholicworker.org lists 192 throughout the United States, up from 120 known communities in 1994, says Jim Allaire, co-author of Praying With Dorothy Day.
"The young people attracted to this mission are generous and committed to justice," Mountin says. "They are countercultural and value simple living and developing relationships with those who are poor and on the margins of life. While often times such a commitment goes on for three to five years, some volunteers make it a life commitment."
Inside White Rose
The group's three founders decided in January 2009 to form an intentional community, a place where they could live and work together toward a shared vision. Bambrick had already helped start another community in Chicago, but he was looking for a deeper, more shared-work model. After seven months of planning and prayer, he and Arents opened their doors as a Catholic Worker house.
White Rose has hosted guests ranging from traveling activists to a pregnant, undocumented service worker who fled an abusive situation and later named the house's residents the honorary godparents of her baby.
Lwanga Semikenke, an attorney and native of Congo, stayed with the group for about six months while job hunting. He was referred to the house by a local parish. "The White Rose has been very kind to me," he says. "I found it to be a harmonious community, and the harmony is assured by their faith. They're a good group of people who do their best to apply their faith."
White Rose's residents are searching and praying for a more permanent house to allow them to take in more workers and guests. But they also don't want to get too big. "We don't want to be a homeless shelter or a soup kitchen we want to do this family-style," Bambrick says.
Their lifestyle getting by on a patchwork of part-time jobs and donations, no health insurance, no 401(k) probably isn't how their parents pictured them using their college degrees. But the call they felt at Marquette and, later, at Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies was kindled by an education rooted in social justice.
"[Jerica has] always shown an interest in helping the underdog," says Arents' mother, Marcia. "I'm proud of her for wanting to do her own thing and accomplishing it. It's not the lifestyle of my dreams for her, but I'm proud that she's following her dream."
As Marquette undergrads, Bambrick majored in social work and Arents in social welfare and justice. Arents remembers visiting the Dorothy Day-Catholic Worker Collection in University Archives and becoming fascinated with Day's autobiography. Bambrick, too, became engrossed with Day's writings. "I find a lot of solace in her life," he says. "She fell in love with people and the poor and the masses."
They note that often the ones working for social justice are not the ones in the pews and vice versa. What they love about the Catholic Worker movement is their faith and activism are intertwined. They're especially inspired by the disciples described in Acts 4: "All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they all shared everything they had."
They run the community on $2,500 a month, which covers occasional travel to protests at places like the School of the Americas in Georgia. "Because we don't need a lot, we don't have to work a lot," Bambrick says. "It becomes freeing."
He notes that the message young people and others often hear is about saving enough for retirement. "It's not 'Are you giving enough away to the poor? Are you living with less?'" he says.
Bountiful harvests
Their home, with its colorful Tibetan prayer flags fluttering on the front porch, is often a destination for visiting groups and nonviolence/peacemaking training and retreats. This summer, they're teaching a one-credit class at Loyola called Living the Green Revolution, which covers "sustainable living in the city, energy use and food justice," Arents says.
Though they started as novice gardeners, they've become passionate about growing organic food. This spring, 120 tomato seedlings basked in the sunshine of a kitchen window under a tongue-in-cheek sign that reads, "Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front," a reference to a poem by Wendell Berry. Their backyard garden is an urban oasis fueled by rain barrels and a variety of composting experiments. They grow 40 varieties of vegetables in the ever-expanding garden. Pear, apple and cherry trees, and grape vines add to the bounty. Eggs from eight hens in the backyard coop provide daily protein. Bambrick jokes that it's "our very local food."
A housemate's family gave them a 10-acre parcel of land in Monee, Ill., and they're excited to try the Catholic Worker tradition of farming as a way to support the community. "In order to live more sustainably, we need to work more with our hands," Bambrick says. They plan to give their excess crop yield to friends for free-will donations.
They feel sickened by some estimates that America throws away 50 percent of the food it makes. They scavenge through Dumpsters for recently expired food and other usable items, such as the 20 pairs of glasses they once found in a drug store trash bin. "We actually hope when we go to the Dumpster that we won't find anything," Arents says. Instead, they've labeled a bookshelf in their kitchen "Our Lady of the Dumpster" and filled it with gifts free for the taking. They hold periodic "free markets" where they give away their finds to whomever is interested.
The workers are also active with organizations such as Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Witness Against Torture. Recently Arents and Bambrick were acquitted of involvement in a protest in Washington, D.C., in which they chained themselves to the White House fence.
Their zeal can worry their families. When Arents went on a delegation to Afghanistan earlier this year, her parents feared for her safety. Bambrick says his mother jokes that with all of his protest-related arrests, he has helped her develop a more active prayer life.
"Jesus' call was not one of safety and security," Bambrick says. "Jesus was confronting the religious and political authorities to his death. So … how do we confront those same authorities and injustices today?"
Says Arents, "Living in community allows us to go deeper into those questions."
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I recently bought an 04 STI, and have noticed a few weird things. Alright, the major thing is the car's idle. Is the idle supposed to be unstable? My idle bounces from about 400-1k rpms all the time. I can't figure out why its doing this, and I took it to a shop and asked them, but they said it was normal. I don't think it is so I'm asking here. The car is stock with the exception of a turbo timer, Injen Intake, and a BOV. Could any of these be the reason for the unstable idle? No, I didn't put these mods on the car, they were already there.
Another thing is the car came with some aftermarket gauges. A boost gauge, oil temp, and oil pressure. What are acceptable ranges for these to be at? Also what is stock boost? Mine I beleive is around 13-14 pounds of boost at full throttle. Is that stock?
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