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Thank you for adopting a pet! We're here to help you every step of the way from "just looking" at over 300,000 adoptable pets, to bringing your pet home, to living a long and happy life with your new family member.
The following links will take you to some of the most frequently asked questions about adopting a pet that you see on Petfinder. If you can't find the answer below, please contact us (see the bottom of this page) with any additional questions you have.
- How Do I Meet a Pet I See On Petfinder?
To learn about a specific pet, please contact the shelter or rescue that has listed this pet. Just go to the Pet Profile page (by clicking on the pet's picture or name on a search-results page) and the contact information will be listed under the picture by clicking either the "Adopt Me" button or "Contact this Organization."
- How Can I Tell If a Rescue Group Is Real or a Scam?
All the adoption groups that list their pets on Petfinder have been carefully screened by our shelter outreach staff. If you have concerns about a shelter or rescue group listed on Petfinder, please contact us. If you're looking beyond Petfinder for a pet to adopt, there are some red flags to keep an eye out for. No one point alone proves a rescue group isn't legit. But if you find several of these warning signs, you might want to look for your adoptable pet elsewhere.
Learn the warning signs that a rescue group could be a scam >
- Can I Give a Pet As a Gift?
Want to give a pet as a gift? Give Petfinder's Pet Promise Certificate instead! With the Pet Promise Certificate, your loved one can adopt the pet that best suits his or her lifestyle — and you promise to cover the adoption fees for the new family member. In addition, the Certificate features a New Adopter's Pledge that promotes responsible pet parenting.
Learn more about Petfinder's Pet Promise Certificate >
- Can I Save My Search or Be Notified When New Pets Are Available?
An option you might consider using is our saved search feature. This allows you to be notified by email when pets matching your search criteria are first posted on the site so that you can inquire immediately. After performing a search, at the top of a returned list you will see a link for "Save Search". This feature will save your pet search and allow you to either visit see the newly added pets or have them emailed directly to you. To use the Saved Search, you will have to choose a user name and password. You can register or login.
Is The Pet I See On Petfinder Still Adoptable?
- How Often Is Petfinder Updated?
Each shelter or rescue group is responsible for updating its own adoptable pet listings as pets are made available and as they are adopted. This way, Petfinder is updated every day, all day by our network of nearly 14,000 shelters and rescue groups across North America.
How Can I Adopt a Pet I See On Petfinder?
- Does Contacting the Adoption Group Put The Pet on Hold?
Submitting an adoption inquiry does not guarantee the pet you've applied for, nor does it place a pet "on hold". For more information regarding the status of your application, or the pet you've applied for, please contact the shelter or rescue group listing the pet directly.
- Am I Applying to Petfinder?
No. Once you've submitted an inquiry to an adoption group, the shelter or rescue group with the pet you're interested in will be sent your information. It is then up to the shelter or rescue group to determine whether it's a match.
- How Will I Know If I've Been Approved to Adopt a Pet?
After submitting an adoption inquiry, the shelter or rescue group with the pet you're interested in will contact you. You may also reach out to the shelter or rescue group directly to follow up.
- How Long Will It Take to Hear Back From The Adoption Group?
Petfinder is a community and, like all communities, each individual or organization is a little bit different. Ideally, when you visit an animal shelter someone will greet you when you walk through the door, escort you in to meet the pets and answer your questions. Sometimes though, the person at the desk is on a tough phone call, everyone in the reception office is tied up with two boxes of kittens that just arrived, and the volunteer in the dog kennels just started and has as many questions as you do. Likewise, some days you might send in an inquiry and get a response within a few minutes and other groups may take a few days or a week. Don't be afraid to follow up with the shelter or rescue group. Learn more >
What Are The Requirements For Adopting A Pet?
If you're interested in a specific pet, please reach out to the adoption group that has that pet. (You can contact the group using the contact information below the pet's photo on the pet's profile.) Remember, even if your heart is set on that "one special pet" you saw with a specific group on Petfinder, check the pet lists of other groups, stop in at your local shelter, and check out our Event Calendarto meet with other rescue organizations. Bring a friend who might also be interested in adopting. You'll become a more informed adopter and your adoption experience will be richer. Should you miss out on your "chosen one" because you don't meet the shelter or rescue group's adoption criteria, you are still moving forward toward finding that special forever friend.
- Can I Adopt a Pet Who's Out of State?
Thank you for your interest in adopting a pet! Each adoption group that lists its pets on Petfinder has its own rules and requirements for adopting out pets. Petfinder doesn't dictate adoption group policy, including adoption requirements and whether out-of-state adoptions are allowed by each group.If you're interested in a specific pet, please reach out to the adoption group that has that pet. (You can contact the group using the contact information below the pet's photo or by clicking "Adopt Me" on the pet's profile.)
- Will There Be An Adoption Fee?
Thank you for your interest in adopting a pet! Each adoption group that lists its pets on Petfinder has its own rules and requirements for adopting out pets. Petfinder doesn't dictate adoption group policy, including adoption fees and whether out-of-state adoptions are allowed by each group.If you're interested in adoption fees for a specific pet, please reach out to the adoption group that has that pet. (You can contact the group using the contact information below the pet's photo or by clicking "Adopt Me" on the pet's profile.)
- Why Do Shelters and Rescue Groups Charge Adoption Fees?
Adoption fees help cover the medical care of the animal while he or she waits for a new home, as well as food and transportation costs. These fees help to provide care for the other animals in the shelter or rescue group who may have medical bills that are much higher than any possible adoption fee. The money also acts as a donation to help support the organization as a whole, allowing the group to continue its efforts to rescue and rehome pets. Learn more about pet-adoption fees >
Why Haven't I Heard Back From the Adoption Group?
Why Wasn't I Selected to Adopt?
How Do I Make a Complaint About a Shelter or Rescue Group?
Thanks for your interest in adopting! All of the animal shelters and rescue groups on our site undergo an application and screening process prior to being able to post the group's adoptable pets. They must also provide a letter of reference from their primary veterinarian. You are welcome to contact us with any concerns regarding the groups posting on our site. It's important to us that our member shelters and rescue groups remain in good standing in the animal welfare community. Please be sure to include the full name, city and state of the group you are referring to.
Note: Specific complaints about rescue groups included in the comments below will be deleted. Please be sure to email us any concerns.
Do you still have a question? Contact us here and we'll be happy to help. Thank you for your patience and helping an adoptable pet find a forever home!


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In the wake of the internet-wide SOPA protests I found this well known quote bouncing around in my head:
Eternal vigilance is the price of peace [and liberty]
This is a paraphrase of a quote that has been variously attributed to Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and, no doubt, Kim Kardashian at some point or other. (By the way I appended the [and liberty] bit because it didn't feature in the version of the quote in my head, but it does tend to be included when the quote appears outside of my head). Either way, it occurred to me that this sentiment was no longer strictly accurate, so a few minutes later I tweeted this:
Eternal vigilance is the cost of peace; but the price of liberty
(See, this time I did include the liberty bit in there). Unfortunately no one was being sufficiently vigilant at the time to retweet this fried gold epithet, but I was impressed enough with myself to consider writing a blog post about it … which is this blog post …
So, read on for the reasons why I think this famous phrase needs to be, basically, rephrased.
Price vs Cost
What's the difference between price and cost? Don't they mean the same thing? Your opinion may differ, but to me price is something you are asked to pay: its a term of a potential contract ("This TV set is priced at $900 – do you want to pay that or not?"). Conversely cost is something that has already been taken from you ("That TV set cost me $900!"). By extension cost is not always something you have a choice in.
Hence, the semantic difference between the original quote and mine is that the first implies we have a choice: we all have to be eternally vigilant if we want to maintain a state of peace. My updated version reflects a theory that the cost of peace has already been extracted from us.
Who watches the watchers?
Eternal vigilance is happening all around us, but it's us who are being watched: we are now the [potential] enemy. If you remember The Matrix – the good one (the only one) – you might recall the scene where Morpheus explains that any person inside the matrix can be taken over by an agent at any time, therefore every single (innocent) person is to be treated as an enemy. Following that discussion Keanu Reeves goes on to murder a staggering number of people who just happened to be in the wrong lobby at the wrong time. I had a huge problem with this ethic at the time, fictional or not, but it demonstrates how easily people can be made to accept this terrible way of thinking. For instance, do you remember anyone complaining about all the innocent people being shot to pieces while Keanu danced up and down the walls? Do you remember anyone walking out of the cinema in disgust? I certainly don't (and I didn't).
Let's now consider how our liberties have been slowly, sometimes subtly, stripped away in the wake of 9/11. For example, it's now considered perfectly normal that the US government can snoop on almost anyone they like. Of course, this sort of thing isn't restricted to the US, but the US is the country that most volubly (and incorrectly) claims to be the home of free speech. Any one of us could be a terrorist, therefore it's okay for our governments to spy on every one of us: we are all now effectively guilty unless proven innocent (and even then we're probably still being eyed suspiciously from a dark corner at the end of the street). It's a bit like saying to all your neighbours: "I think one of you is talking about me, therefore it's okay for me to put hidden cameras inside all of your houses".
Our governments argue that the only way they can keep us safe is to keep watching us all the time: we have nothing to hide therefore we shouldn't be worried about being watched, but that terrorist next door will do his best to hide what he's doing so we need to remove all of his hiding places. We need to be able to intercept his emails, listen to his phonecalls, read his mail. The fact that our privacy is also up for invasion shouldn't bother us because we're being kept nice and safe from the terrorist who wants nothing more than to destroy everything we stand for. Oh, and we have nothing to hide, which is why we don't need to lock our doors at night or put curtains over our bedroom windows.
Where's Mel?
You can define freedom in many ways, but one thing you can always associate with the loss of freedom is a distinct loss of privacy: think of a prison, where you're watched all the time; or a totalitarian state, where your every word is subject to scrutiny and censorship; or being grounded, so your parents can keep an eye on you. In short, being watched constantly, and surrendering that huge chunk of our personal freedom, is the price we are asked (made?) to pay in order to protect ourselves against our enemies and maintain peace. It's an oxymoron: loss of freedom is the price we pay to maintain our freedom.
But surely if these powers are only being 'used for good' then we don't need to worry? Think again. There are probably hundreds of examples of anti-terrorism powers being abused (i.e. being used against people who aren't terrorists, or who can't legitimately be suspected of being a terrorist), but one I remember from a long time ago is when the UK police used exactly those powers in order to arrest demonstrators at a weapons fair. Not terrorists: demonstrators (yes, the UK government found a way to make it illegal to protest!). More recently the Metropolitan police actually found a way to label demonstrators as terrorists. And it doesn't even take an organised protest for police to stop you in your tracks now.
So what are we being protected from? People who don't want our governments to sell weapons to dodgy countries? People who think it's wrong that millions are left in poverty while a privileged few take all the money? Children's TV presenters?
The real Wizard of Oz is…
But this is still okay, right? Because all the police are doing are trying to stop people who might be trying to blow up the rest of us from time to time? Think again – some of the most intrusive laws being proposed (and some that have already passed) relate not to terrorism but to copyright.
At some point, or maybe it's always been the case, our governing bodies ended up being guided more by profit than ethics – protecting mere profits became more important than protecting us. Here's an example (admittedly from 2009) that illustrates how robbing your neighbour's house actually incurs a much significantly lower penalty than downloading a few songs
How can an act that doesn't even have a proven impact on a corporation be deemed so much more serious than an crime that would likely traumatize someone and potentially ruin their life? Simply to protected their perceived profits (the financial impact of piracy is not even proven) media corporations, often with government support, would happily put laws into place that would to all intents and purposes control what we do on the internet. The most chilling scenario was put forward on the radio this morning: imagine a world where simply emailing a song to a friend could land you in jail. While this is perhaps over dramatic, laws like SOPA (with their broad remit and vague definitions) would enable this sort of thing to happen.
Some of us may be willing to surrender a bit of privacy on the pretext that it'll make life harder for terrorists (that's a debatable point, but one for another day), but I expect none of us would sacrifice anything in order to ensure that Hollywood execs can keep paying their pool boys and limo drivers.
SOPA has been defeated, but there will be other similar bills that come in its wake. The only reason that SOPA didn't actually become law is because people were watching and put their hands up when they smelled a rat. Hollywood fully expected this bill to pass; they expected no one to pay it much attention, and they certainly didn't expect the backlash that it rightfully received. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to those who identified the threat and we should thank all the people who raised warning flags and took a stand that our internet remains untouched.
These are the reasons why eternal vigilance is now the price of liberty. We are ourselves watched, which is the claimed cost of peace, but If we don't remain eternally vigilant for those things which really threaten us – which often come from 'inside' – then we will end up losing those very liberties which our governments pretend so hard that they're fighting to protect.
Watch the skies! You're next! You're next!

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Words at War: World War II Era Radio Drama and the Postwar Broadcasting Industry Blacklist
€ 37,99
Bisher € 40,09
Lieferbar innert 2 Wochen
November 2002
BeschreibungSimultaneously as they worked on the war effort, many radio writers and actors advanced a progressive agenda to fight the enemy within: racism, poverty, and other social ills. When the war ended, many of these people paid for their idealism by suffering blacklisting. Veterans' groups, the FBI, right-wing politicians, and other reactionaries mounted an assault on them to drive them out of their professions. Words at War discusses that partly successful effort and the response of the radio personalities involved.
InhaltsverzeichnisChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 1 Introduction Chapter 3 2 The Writers Chapter 4 3 The Actors Chapter 5 4 On the Eve of World War II: Expressing Antifascism through Allegory Chapter 6 5 Corwin and the Office of Facts and Figures Chapter 7 6 The Office of War Information and Other Government Agencies Chapter 8 7 Private Agencies Chapter 9 8 Sponsored Radio Dramas Chapter 10 9 Presenting the U.S. Armed Forces Chapter 11 10 The Enemy Chapter 12 11 America's Allies: The British Chapter 13 12 America's Allies: The Soviets Chapter 14 13 The Home Front Chapter 15 14 Fighting Intolerance Chapter 16 15 Women Chapter 17 16 The War against the Jews Chapter 18 17 Looking toward the Postwar Era Chapter 19 18 The War Ends Chapter 20 19 The Postwar Era: A Change of Enemies Chapter 21 20 Conclusion Chapter 22 Collections Consulted Chapter 23 Selected Bibliography Chapter 24 Index Chapter 25 About the Author
PortraitHoward Blue is a freelance writer, translator and former teacher. Two of his translations appear in An Anthology of Russian Literature (M.S. Sharpe). His article on radio drama appears in Encyclopedia of Radio, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (2002).
PressestimmenWonderful...without question, Mr. Blue's book illuminates every aspect of that Golden Age. Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal Fascinating...Recommended. CHOICE ...reveals the previously unheralded role of the American Jewish Committee American Jewish Committee Newsletter Exceptional! Today's Books A nonfiction book with superb research...a fascinating and highly readable book about a major period in the history of both the nation and radio. Radio Recall This may well be the best book on American radio ever written. Blue has captured the vividness of network radio in its golden era, meeting the crises of war with intelligence as well as drama (and comedy); and the now forgotten national tragedy of Cold War era crackdown on the very creators of the best programs. Radio has never recovered, and now we know the reasons. -- Paul Buhle, author of Popular Culture in America and Radical Hollywood Brown University A Tour de force of research and writing...full of creative and complex characters...Howard Blue is to be congratulated on the writing and publication of his book. He has retrieved a valuable story and begun a long and complex academic investigation into the role of radio drama as propaganda and the value of audio drama texts in cultural studies. -- Tim Crook, Head of Radio, Senior Lecturer, Media Law and Ethics, Media and Communications Dept., Goldsmiths' College, University of London Ultimately, it is a chilling statement about censorship and scapegoating, one that increases the reader's sense of incredulity over how the nation could have so rapidly descended to such an iniquitous level following a war whose very essence was grounded in a desire to protect freedom from tyranny. This is an important study, one that should be a required reading in programs in journalism. Communication Booknotes Quarterly [Blue] is at his impassioned best in describing the contents of wartime radio drama from the perspective of authors now in their nineties who remember their youthful wartime work with evident pleasure. Journal of American History ...Blue has done an admirable job of showing that Americans were bombarded daily with many perspectives, helping them to make sense of their world. His thought-provoking book indicates that much work remains to be done, especially for comparable studies on other media industries. Just as the wartime radio broadcasters dramatized serious subjects that appealed to wide audiences, Blue has done likewise. As a freelance writer and educator, he has written a book full of anecdotes to satisfy old-time radio enthusiasts but also has provided a valuable resource suitable for media scholars. One thing is clear: Words at War has proven that the drama away from the microphone was every bit as remarkable as the drama transmitted into American homes. Journal of Cold War Studies Anyone interested in the impact of American Communists and fellow travelers on mass media will find Words at War extremely rewarding. Howard Blue spotlights a medium largely neglected in the literature on the blacklist. American Communist History ...a layered and intriguing work...this marvelous book...reminds us that the Second World War was as much a battle of ideas as of troops and weapons. Jhistory, H-Net Book Review (July 2006) Howard Blue is to be congratulated on the writing and publication of his book. He has retrieved a valuable story and begun a long and complex academic investigation into the role of radio drama as propaganda and the value of audio drama texts in cultural studies. The Radio Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: SCARECROW PRESS INC
Erscheinungsdatum: November 2002
Seitenanzahl: 368 Seiten
Format: gebunden


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SEAT made its mark on the ETCC championship today by showing that it is a serious contender with the first podium for the Toledo Cupra. SEAT has not expected such a strong result in this first year of the programme which is for testing and developing the car. At the start of the season SEAT Sport Director Jaime Puig stated that points would be a bonus. He did not expect a podium so early in the cars competition life.
J.Gené No. 9. Grid position: 14th Classified: 10th
F.Diefenbacher No. 10. Grid position: 12th Classified: 6th
Both drivers were delighted by the performance of the Toledo at this circuit. Diefenbacher scored his first ETCC points by finishing sixth after a stunning drive overtaking to move through the field. Gené was also driving well until he made contact with Huisman in a BMW during an overtaking manoeuvre. He gained the place but damaged the car and from there it was a case of defending hard to maintain tenth position.
J.Gené No. 9. Grid position: 10th. Classified: 14th
F.Diefenbacher No. 10. Grid position: 3rd. Classified: 3rd
Diefenbacher drove the race of his career. From the third place start he dropped to fifth in the first corner melee but quickly regained one place by overtaking Colciago in the Alfa and then the defining moment was overtaking Giovanardi on lap 5. From there he built a lead and moved away from the field with the two BMWs of Priaulx and Garcia. He then used the slipstream to stay with the front-runners and increase the gap behind him. Genés luck didnt improve when he hit oil and left the track. He rejoined after extracting the car from the gravel trap and managed to rejoin and finish the race.
Frank Diefenbacher: "In the first race I had a clutch problem at the start of race one and lost positions. Then it was my race. I was highly motivated and going for it. I took Huisman at the chicane but the others I just went round on the outside line. The Toledo is consistent over the distance and thats what got me the sixth place to give me the excellent start position for race two. I was nearly crying when I overtook Giovanardi for third place. Im just so happy. I cant describe it but its great for SEAT, the engineers and the whole team. I told the team that I was trying for eighth this weekend so sixth was fantastic but I didnt dream of a podium. Its the best weekend Ive ever had"
Jordi Gené: "It was good. The first five laps were fantastic. Then overtaking Huisman we touched and something bent. From then it was impossible to keep the pace. The car was the most competitive its been all season. Im really happy for Frank and the team because we deserved this good result."
Jaime Puig, SEAT Sport Motorsport & Technical Director: "Im extremely happy with the result in this race. We didnt expect this result in the first season. It was good that our sponsors and all the members of the SEAT Executive Committee were here to support the team. Frank and Jordi were superb. Frank achieved a brilliant result after driving an intelligent and enthusiastic race and using the best of the car. Jordi also worked very well on new solutions for the development of the car. He demonstrated his experience and the teamwork was brilliant."


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Ah ahh~~ This is a pic of my LOTD taken 2 months ago (early March).. If you had seen my previous post or Instagram, my hair ain't like this anymore!
Ok, let us now go on a Journey! Keep scrolllllling!~ ≡(≥◊≤)≡
◄ My fringe look so baldy there! lolx~
miwitch's Hair Colour Journey ~ March to May 2012
Ah ahh~~ This is a pic of my LOTD taken 2 months ago (early March).. If you had seen my previous post or Instagram, my hair ain't like this anymore!
Hair Models required for 26-27 July, showcase haircuts by Daniel Ng, CD of Kim Robinson
Daniel Ng, Creative Director of Kim Robinson (Previously the hair salon name as Le Salon)
Dates: 26/07/10 (Monday) and 27/07/10 (Tuesday)
Morning – Presentation/Demonstration
Afternoon – Workshop (basically just a normal haircut and/or hairdying done by hairstylists from various salons. The hairstylists are either trainees or experienced hairstylists trying on the new cutting methods/hair dyeing colours that they've learnt from the morning presentation.)
Trainer: Daniel Ng, Creative Director of Kim Robinson
Details: A 2-day haircutting seminar conducted by Daniel Ng. He will be showcasing long haircuts on 26/07/10 and short haircuts on 27/07/10.
Looking for: ladies open to haircuts
Preparation dates for morning models: 22/07/10 or 23/07/10
For those who are interested either in the Morning Presentation or Afternoon Workshop, just email my friend, (Mr.) Beng Lee, attaching your pictures showing your current hairstyle, to firstname.lastname@example.com and he will provide you with more details. You can quote my name: JONES
*FYI, all models selected to go on the presentation for 26-27th MUST go for their preparation dates on 22nd or 23rd.
My say: Do you know that Kim Robinson hair salon charge about $100~150 for a normal haircut? Its a rare opportunity that you can get your hair cut/ hair dyed by the CD of Kim Robinson for FREE! Moreover for future hairshows, if happens that my friend lack of hair models, he will come back to ask you if you're are interested to be their hair model again. If you are open to any haircuts and hair colours, you might have the chance to cut/dyed for free every few months or so! ^.^
There are also workshops available whereby hairstylists from various salons come over to the company to try on the new hairdye colours on the models. If you register for workshops, then you probably be able to request the kind of colour and hairstyle you want. But usually for workshops, the slots closes up FAST!
So interested ladies, go ahead and email your pic to my friend to register as a hair model! ^.^
August Hairshows
Tentative dates are:
15/08~16/08/10 - Pure & Natural Colours, Coloring Seminar by Rodica Hristu, award-winning Canadian Colorist
Looking for: ladies and guys with no restrictions to color
16/08~17/08/10 - Natural and Cool Browns and Blondes - Coloring Seminar by Rodica Hristu, award-winning Canadian Colorist
Looking for: ladies open to medium to light browns and blonde highlights
24/08~25/08/10 - Replicate all featured hairstyles by KMS California
Looking for: ladies and guys to replicate all featured hairstyles
Models required for Goldwell/KMS special seminars in March 2010
A friend sent me an email to request for models for a hairshow in March. Sadly the timings doesn't suit me.. =...( [Blame my job!]
So anyone else's up for it? Confirmed models MUST be available on the dates as provided to you.
Interested people, get the person's contact from me. ;)
This year our education programmes begin in March, and to have a good start we have some exciting new seminars that may interest the trendsetters in you.
In order to showcase our hair fashion forecasts for 2010, we've planned 2 special programmes, and we're looking for outgoing individuals to help us showcase the trends. Here are the details:
1) ColorZoom Challenge 2010 with Ken Hong
Date: 09-03-2010
Duration of event: between 10.30am to 12.30pm
A showcase of Goldwell's ColorZoom trend forecast with Ken Hong, International winner for Goldwell's ColorZoom 2008's creative category and co-creator of this year's trend: Just Naked. Modern and elegant, Just Naked is all about reduction and simplicity, taking inspiration from organic shapes, colors and textures.
To understand the trend more you can go to our website at www.goldwell.com , or you can watch this video trailer of the trend at http://vimeo.com/7572790. Also attached is a picture of the styles.
We are needing 1 male model and 3 female models for
- 1 male haircut(picture right)
- 1 long layers(top centre in picture)
- 1 bob cut(top left in picture)
- 1 short female haircut(bottom left)
Date and time of preparation(cutting and coloring): 08-03-2010, from 1pm onwards
2) KMS California Campaign 2010
Date: 22-03-2010
Duration of event: between 10.00am to 12.30pm
KMS is a hair care and lifestyle brand from California, USA. This year KMS takes us to Hotel California. Laidback and stylish, this theme showcases the trendiest haircuts and various styling possibilities. Definitely not related to the song we know.
To understand the trend more you can go to our website at www.kmscalifornia.com and explore all the available videos and links.
We are needing: 4 male models and 4 female models for all haircuts featured.
Dates and time of preparation(cutting and coloring): 16-03-2010 and 19-03-2010, between 9am to 5pm
3) ColorZoom Collection 2010 Presentation with Dimitrios Tsiuomas
Date: 25-03-2010 and 26-03-2010
Duration of event: Presentation – 10.00am to 12.30pm
Workshop – 1.30pm to 5.30pm
This just in: we're honoured to invite the 2-time USA winner of ColorZoom Color Challenge, Dimitrios Tsiuomas, to Singapore to present the full ColorZoom Collection over a 2-day presentation and workshop. More details to be released.
If you'd like to participate in showcasing these events, or need more clarification, please feel free to contact me via this e-mail ---get his contact from me---, attaching recent pictures of a front and side view of yourself(showing your current hair length), or call our office number at ---get his contact from me---. I am looking forward to hear from you soon. Furthermore, our regular classes for coloring and perming will be resumed, so you may also contact us to enquire.
I am so wanting to go for the seminars!!! *ROARS!!!*


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Souls from Malona, Lucifer, Venus and Mars who already from past times have gone through cycles of incarnations and CREATION were now able to reincarnate here on Earth in Atlantis in order to obtain completion. From that time, two types of humans inhabited earth. They were IMMORTAL & ETHERIC Beings and the MORTAL beings, which purified themselves through reincarnation and ascension through the dimensional work taught by the God like beings. This was the consciousness of the Mystery Schools and teachings of Atlantean ancients using crystals.
Jean Sheehan, is an internationally recognised Medical Intuitive AKA the 'Walking Talking MRI', author of the Millennium Modality™.
You can connect with Jean on: Facebook, Google+, Twitter & LinkedIn


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The School Entry Survey measures the number of up-to-date Certificates of Immunization (COI). All children in Alabama are required to have an up-to-date COI on file in their present school. Each school may be visited by a public health representative every four years for education and consultation.The School Entry Survey is conducted September through October each year.
ADPH's plan is to transition away from the electronic survey on the Website and strictly use ImmPRINT for the annual survey, but in order to do this all schools will have to assign all students, including exemptions, and enter all doses not in ImmPRINT. Until then, please follow the instructions listed below.
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Senator Huntley Urges Cervical Cancer Screenings
January is Cervical Cancer Screening month, and to end the month on a healthful note, State Senator Shirley L. Huntley is encouraging women to take advantage of Pap smear screenings.
"With the start of the new year, as many of us make resolutions to improve our lives, January is a perfect time to make an appointment to be screened," Senator Huntley said.
"The ability to detect subtle changes in the cervix before cancer develops, or find early cancer in its most curable stage, is one of the great success stories in women's health."
"Every woman needs to know that cervical screening- an awareness of HPV- are essential tools in the fight against this highly preventable but deadly cancer," Senator Huntley said. "This is especially true for Hispanic women, whose rate of cervical cancer is twice that of white women. Also vulnerable are African-American women, who develop cervical cancer about 50 percent more often than white women."
All women need access to cancer-screening tools," said Huntley, adding that New York's Health Women Partnership Program provides breast and cervical cancer diagnostic and treatment services for women who are low-income, uninsured or underserved."


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By Gary Pettus
On a recent morning at Batson Children's Hospital, the sounds of surgery filled Operating Room 6: monitors beeped, a ventilator hissed, suction tubes squished, Tom Petty's heart broke.
"Last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain."Hour after hour, rock, pop and more dripped softly from speakers into the antiseptic air as Dr. Lawrence Haber and his surgical team labored to straighten a young patient's spine.Metal rods? Check. Screws? Check. Barenaked Ladies? Check."Barenaked Ladies," Haber said to his team, "is always good."In the world of modern medicine, where surgical skill is often accompanied by output from iPods, iPads and Pandora, Haber's melodious milieu is fairly typical.A survey cited in the medical publication "Injury" in 2008 found that 63 percent of the participating nurses and doctors listened to music in the OR, while nearly 80 percent said that music in that severe environment stimulated serenity, even efficiency.Haber, 47, chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery and a scoliosis treatment specialist partial to Nickelback, estimated that at least 50 percent of UMMC surgeons believe the likes of CCR, REM and O.A.R. are OK in the OR.Wayne Gale, a surgical tech who works with Haber and a half-dozen other surgeons at Batson Children's Hospital, said all but one will inject music into their work."They have pretty good selections in there," said Gale, 47. "The music doesn't disturb me at all. But I don't miss it if it's not there." The practice has its critics, and some medical experts lump it with other purported OR disruptions, including cell phones and pagers. But Haber has been sold on it at least since he was a second-year resident."I did a knee scope once with a sports surgery guy who was playing Pink Floyd," Haber said. "'Dark Side of the Moon,' I believe. I thought, 'This is the coolest.'"In school, I always studied to music, wearing headphones with Guns N' Roses playing, or AC/DC." Also a classical music fan who owns two violins he played until he "got too busy," Haber laid out his case in the August issue of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' publication."There has always been a connection between music and surgeons," he wrote in an AAOS Now point/counterpoint editorial. "Both disciplines require active thought, manual dexterity and practice to create perfection. One observer in my OR insisted that surgery is like a choreographed dance, so it's only natural that music would be playing in the background."He added this caution, however: "Choose music that makes you happy and relaxed, but also is compatible with deep thought. Avoid depressing music or lyrics like 'When I die young.'"Haber wrote the piece at the request of Dr. John Purvis, 64, associate professor of orthopedic surgery and member of the AAOS Now editorial board who, by contrast, has excised music from his OR — with one exception."If patients enter the OR still alert, before the anesthesia makes them too groggy, they might be more comfortable if it's their music they hear playing," Purvis said. "It can help them relax."But during surgery, I see music as a distraction."His dissent echoes that of Dr. Stuart J. Fischer, a New Jersey surgeon who tried to puncture Haber's argument with his dueling essay in AAOS Now."Loud music . . . might obscure critical auditory feedback that could be helpful to a surgeon during a procedure," Fischer wrote.For his part, Haber quashes the music at key points. Whenever he has to communicate with someone across the room or do a back-and-forth with the anesthesiologist, the music goes off, he said in an interview."But the music is never at a level where people can't be heard. And the type of surgery I do, you feel it more than you hear it," he said. "It can be done in a way that's not distracting, and it shouldn't be, because it's a serious place where we work."But it's not as if we're singing in the OR, right?"Throughout operations that may last seven or eight hours, Haber has the music changed to fit the varying "moods" of surgery. Often, during the first stage, it's relaxing pop or jazz, perhaps David Grusin."In the middle, it's usually rock," he said. "You get a little tired; I use it as a pick-me-up."At the end, it may be something more fun, like Barenaked Ladies or Maroon 5. Country is also nice."Like workplace banter about football or your kid's soccer game, Haber said, music introduces a reassuring element of normalcy in the "unnatural setting" of the OR, an alien world inhabited by forests of snaking tubes and hoses; alarming organisms that constantly beep, blip or sizzle; and a swarm of needle-nosed surgery lamps gazing down at the patient like giant, thirsty mosquitoes.Amid these surroundings, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, et al., crooned at a low, elevator-ride volume in Haber's OR – background noise, like the sound of the surf as you devour a best-seller on the beach.But Purvis said he once encountered the opposite extreme at another hospital – an obnoxious "boom-boom-boom" in an adjoining OR as the attending surgeon performed a noisy joint replacement.Surveys and studies of medical professionals both bolster and undermine the practice. An analysis published in the British journal Anaesthesia in 1997 found that 51 percent of those surveyed believed music was distracting when a problem arose during the anesthetic.Conversely, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1994 said this: "Based on results of tests measuring surgeons' cardiac responses and other reactions in a nonsurgical setting, researchers concluded that surgeon-selected music improved the physicians' performance."In 2011, an article in the British newspaper The Guardian cited two somewhat conflicting probes: one claiming that most United Kingdom surgeons said music in the OR helped create a "harmonious and calm atmosphere," another showing that during tricky operations music was clearly a distraction to novice surgeons.But for seasoned UMMC surgeon Dr. J. Mark Reed, professor of otolaryngology and communicative sciences and a pediatric ENT, music is all but essential."It sure is important to everyone in the room I work with," said Reed, 49, whose OR selections range from Christian music and '70s easy-listening to blues and soul. "The OR can be a pretty boring place, especially for the people who aren't operating. Music helps take their minds to a calm place."I do think that heavy-metal music is probably too distracting. We try to stick with uplifting music. But in each OR, you'll find a different genre."Standards from Motown, '80s hair bands, country, adult contemporary and more are on Batson Children's Hospital's OR Hit Parade, said Kathy Lea, 60, an R.N. who works with Haber and other surgeons.At a different Jackson hospital, where she was employed years ago, one physician turned to Kenny Rogers for comfort and solace, she said."One night we were working late and this doctor said to me, 'Call the radio station and tell them we're at the hospital fixing a fracture and I need to hear "You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille.""They played it, too."
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Megan and Mike live out in San Francisco and were planning their wedding in Concord, where Megan grew up. The bridesmaids have been her best friends since Pre-School (and one of them is WeddingWire's very own Molly L!). Each Bridesmaid wore a necklace that Megan had made for them. Instead of renting a limo for the day, they hired antique cars, so Megan showed up to the church in a 1928 Ford Model A, such a unique idea!
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We've had one of our usual back and forth seasons so far, and our injury bug is still with us. While people are screaming bloody murder, Jerry Reese, has once again been pretty damn shrewd and added some excellent young talent that we have caught glimpses of, namely Randle, Wilson, Hosley, and Kuhn. though we're hurt and haven't been consistent, we have a nice blend of talent, youth, and have gained more speed. We are spoiled by JR really. And we're still disrespected and underestimated.
Anyway, the 49ers are media darlings and the alleged class of the NFC, while the Giants are still the team that sleep walks and have just gotten lucky. While I agree that sometimes the Giants play to their level of competition and lose some games that we should win, the traits that are team possesses are some of the best you can have and are uncoachable-that is rise up to a challenge with your backs against the wall and in adversity in a media circus. Also, this team is clutch-they own the 4th quarter. I will take clutch and tough over being a bit lacksadaisical at times.
So everyone will pick the 49ers, and maybe rightfully so. We lost to Dallas and Philadelphia. And we are playing at San Fran and they want payback. But I think this team, namely the defensive line, is going to have its coming out party. Our O has shined, and our secondary has held up. Our D-line, which is supposed to be our strength has been downright ordinary. I am a humble guy and usually avoid trash talk, but I really think the D-line is going to rise up and wreak havoc. And with our O, which is arguably the best in the league, I think they are going to put up points and carry forward the running gamewhat they did against The Browns last week.
In a shocker, I think the Giants D is going to stifle the 49ers offense and our offense, while having to grind it out, is going to put points on the board to win this by a big margin. We need this win. We are more talented, and I think we are going to destroy them. The Giants know they need this win, and I am predicting 6 sacks on Mr Alex Smith by Big Blue while our offense line is going to give up the same amount of sacks as they have since the Dallas game, 1.
Plus, we are starting to get tall, but he has freakish measurables and play's like a 6'2" corner. While Prince might become a solid starting all-around CB, Hosley has the makings of a slick cover corner/ballhawk-keep an eye on him.
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My little nephew started crawling the other day. When I watched the video clip of him, I saw so much of L. at that age--same big, blue eyes, same wide grin, same fluff of hair. L. was an avid crawler. He started at 7 months and was so focused and purposeful about it that it was a sheer delight to watch him scoot in record speed across the floor. I worried, though, as soon as he perfected his crawl. Would he pry a socket cover off and stick his drooly fingers in the outlet? Would he find a stray cord, or some choking hazard lying unnoticed in some crevice? I got down on all fours each day and would survey the living room, scanning the corners for hidden dangers. One morning he poked at a covered plug in the bedroom, and I caught him feeling the edge of it with a curious finger.
"On no, no, no!" I said, maybe a little too abruptly. But I had recently read a parenting book that advised parents not to let their guard down, and rely too much on safety gadgets.
Make verbal corrections, the article advised. Teach your children about danger, and don't let a plastic latch do the job for you.
L. looked at me, eyes wide with surprise, and promptly burst into tears.
I felt terrible, although l learned quickly that L. would continue to cry almost every time we corrected him, and at times when we hadn't meant to correct him, but he'd misinterpreted our tone. But I was flooded with guilt, suddenly, for making my small baby cry; for having inserted that sharp-edged-with-fear tone into my voice. I gathered him onto my lap, and felt like crying myself. How could I keep him safe? How could I teach him about crossing the street, or hot stoves, or bathroom cleaners, or chokable toys? How could I do it?
I'm so sorry, I whispered to him. I'm so sorry I have to protect you from the world.
Yesterday, as I sat in the carpool line waiting for T.'s school to let out, a line of about six cars turned into the little park near T.'s school. They parked cars all akimbo, windows down, music thudding out across the parking lot. Boys emerged--high school boys, all long legs and torsos. They weather was balmy--a preview of the spring to come, and they proceeded to strip down to their boxers in front of everybody as they donned lacrosse gear. They were loud and obnoxious and filled with self-conscious coolness, the way high school kids often are. And their cars were too nice for them, I thought. Too fast. Too big.
In the past week or so, two local high school kids, at two different schools, lost their lives in cars. One girl was killed when the driver--a fellow teenager who'd had too much to drink--hit a tree. Another was killed when her older friend (another teenager) lost control of her SUV and smashed into a guardrail. Maybe they'd been talking, the music pumping. Feeling invulnerable the driver gunned the accelerator, and the SUV spun out of control.
"Why are these kids driving?" Scott asked me that night, when we heard the news.
I don't know why they are. But I know there are no easy answers, no formula you can follow that will guide your child safely through life to the other end. You can teach your child everything you can about safe and responsible driving, and they can still end up lifeless, trapped underneath a horrible mess of mangled metal and guardrail. I do know now, with a son who is caught halfway between childhood and the teenage years, that the plug covers and baby gates and cabinet latches and stove guards really did give me a false sense of security. That was the easy part of this parenting business. I know this now. There are no safety gadgets to steer your child through those teenage years; the times when winter lets up for a day, and the siren call of spring seems close by, and your child is itching to be free, to drive himself to lacrosse practice, or home from school or a party; when she's thrilled to push her foot down a little too hard on the accelerator pedal and feels that adrenalin rush that comes from speed and youth.
I would childproof the world, if I could. Instead, in the end, all we parents have are hopes and prayers and words, just like the parenting book said.


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DCCC Adds Stephene Moore and Joe Garcia to Competitive Red to Blue Program
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today that Stephene Moore (KS-03) and Joe Garcia (FL-25) have each earned a place in the DCCC's highly competitive Red to Blue program. The additions of Stephene Moore and Joe Garcia bring the total number of candidates on the DCCC's Red to Blue program so far this cycle to 15. Moore and Garcia qualified for Red to Blue through strong early fundraising and demonstrating that they will work to create jobs and protect the interests of middle class families in their districts.
"Stephene Moore and Joe Garcia have come out of the gate strong and built a lot of early excitement for their campaigns from voters across the political spectrum. Red to Blue will give them the financial and structural edge they need to remain on the road to victory in November," said DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen. "As Stephene Moore and Joe Garcia continue making their cases to voters back home that they are committed to creating jobs and standing up to the special interests, we look forward to giving them the extra boost they need to win."
The Red to Blue Program
Since 2004, the Red to Blue program has been a proven success for House Democrats in winning Republican-held seats.
The Red to Blue program highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support. The program introduces Democratic supporters to new competitive candidates in order to help expand the fundraising bases for these campaigns.
In 2004, the Red to Blue program raised nearly $7.5 million for twenty-seven campaigns across the country with an average of more than $250,000 per campaign. In 2006, the Red to Blue program raised nearly $22.6 million for 56 campaigns.
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text: by Neil Berman Nov 18, 2011 Comments (2) AIChE Topics: Chemicals & Materials Energy ChEnected News Share This Post: There is an interesting question regarding the contribution that so-called "synthetic fuels" (i.e., those made from raw materials other than crude oil) could make to our motor fuels supply. Technology for several of these fuels has been commercialized, with substantial contributions from chemical engineers. However, the cost of making these and the capital cost for their production facilities is relatively high. So, they only make sense if the price of crude oil price projected to stay high, or if governments are willing to subsidize their production in the national interest. Shell Pearl Gas To Liquid, Air Separation Unit, Qatar, 2011 Almost all automobiles, trucks, ships and some railroads run on liquid fuels derived from crude oil. There has long been a concern that, at some point, global crude oil supply and production will not meet demand, as "peak" oil production is reached. Meanwhile, prices have been on a steady rising trend, reflecting rapidly growing demand for motor fuels in China, India, and elsewhere. When demand exceeds supply on a long-term basis, crude prices will rise rapidly. So, can we produce these fuels economically from other sources that are relatively much cheaper and broadly available in many parts of the world, specifically, coal or natural gas? This is an area of considerable interest, but also one with big questions, including believable supply-demand projections, price forecasts, technology, and the willingness to invest very large amounts of capital, as required for plants making these synthetic fuels. In September of this year SASOL, a South African company, announced its intention to build a 96,000-barrel-per-day gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, LA, based on its Fischer Tropsch process. This technology, first developed in Germany during World War II to make gasoline from coal via production of synthesis gas (CO and hydrogen), can also be used to convert natural gas into gasoline and diesel fuel. The SASOL plant is estimated to cost $ 10 billion(!). The decision to build this plant was evidently based on the large and growing quantities of inexpensive natural gas now being produced from U.S. shale deposits. A plant of this kind, partly based on SASOL technology, was built by Shell in Qatar and is in successful operation. See photos.You can learn more about SASOL's gas-to-liquid technology at SasolGTL.com and see photos of the announcement of their Louisiana project, which is projected to create 850 new jobs. What are your thoughts on GTL technology? Peter Spitz is a new contributor to ChEnected. He has spent his entire career in the chemical and energy industries, working for a large oil company, for a research and engineering company in petrochemicals, and as a consultant to the global chemical industry. He was also the founder and president of a respected international consulting firm, Chem Systems Inc., which was acquired by IBM in 1998.To learn more about him, read his complete bio. Also visit his personal blog at chemengineeringposts.com photos-shell/flickr via creative commons license Log in to post comments Comments chemengineeringposts (not verified) Nov 18, 2011 Good to get your comment. I have not yet seen the article, but believe that plant-based biofuels should be competitive at much lower prices. I'll look into this. Perhaps it depends on the plant. Corn is a plant but maybe they are talking about switchgrass- even so I am surprised! Carl (not verified) Nov 28, 2011 If this plant costs $10 billion, what would be the capital cost of a refinery in the US producting 96,000 bbl/d of gasoline & diesel? It'll be significantly less, so the natural gas feed better be a lot cheaper than projected crude oil cost. Log in to post comments


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Laura Dern is heading to HBO in October with "Enlightened," a quirky drama about Amy, a woman who undergoes a transformation after a massive meltdown in front of her co-workers. Many of the themes in the series, however, actually came from Creator/Executive Producer Mike White's own life.
"When I did my last show, I kind of did my own, '[Expletive] you guys in the hall!' and [I] started reading self help books and meditating and I just thought it'd be funny to do a show about somebody who comes back from a public humiliation," Mike, who also stars in the series alongside Laura and Luke Wilson said on Thursday at HBO's portion of the Television Critics Association Summer 2011 Session in Beverly Hills. "They've seen the light, and they want to express that, but they don't have the credibility... I think that there's a lot of personal stuff in it, but obviously it's a big canvas."
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"I think there's a lot of freedom and opportunity as an actor to get to live in the gray and explore that, but I also think it's really interesting that so many of us long for or put honesty on a pedestal -- I do -- but when you are inside of a character who's honest, what an incredibly unlikable trait it is," she said.
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Essen Essence: A Broader Life-Safety Perspective
Saying something is very European usually means it is provocative. Similarly, it is across the Atlantic where the adoption of new fire/life-safety technology is often swifter and more progressive than domestically. A recent venture abroad offers a glimpse into our industry's larger scope.
By Shane Clary · December 2, 2012
While not part of detection, notification or control panels, there were a number of suppression technologies displayed. There were two that drew my attention.
The first was water mist systems. These are starting to make an appearance within the U.S., but are more pronounced in Europe. While in Venice I saw a number of these systems inside the buildings. Water mist systems place a high pressure mist onto a fire. The smaller droplet size increases the evaporation rate, which produces more efficient cooling and inerting. I was impressed by Marioff's Hi-Fog system.
The second technology of note was one that has been in Europe for several years now, but has not made it to the States. This is a method to reduce the percentage of oxygen within a space so that it will not support fire but still support life. There appears to be a concern on this side of the pond in regard to removing a small percentage of oxygen from the environment of a space. Wagner also displayed its OxyReduct system.
Shane Clary, Ph.D., has more than 37 years of security and fire alarm industry experience. He serves on a number of NFPA technical committees, and is Vice President of Codes and Standards Compliance for Pacheco, Calif.-headquartered Bay Alarm Co.
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Germany's Security Essen tradeshow is held every two years at the Messe Essen complex. To describe how massive this event is, think of ISC West, ASIS and the NFPA Annual Meeting shows combined into one convention within a single venue. Essen 2012 consumed all of the convention center's 12 halls, with each used primarily for a single industry segment. Similar to how Disneyland and Disney World have separate lands, at Essen one could spend an entire day at each:
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- Intrusion Detection
- Physical Security
- Armored Vehicles
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At this year's event, a number of the larger booths were comprised of two levels. The bottom levels were for display and the top were full-service restaurants and bars. The Europeans also have a different take on the attire of their spokespersons. Several had models who were wearing only body paint; tastefully done, of course.
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- 20th installment of the biannual event
- Attracted 39,000+ participants from 115 countries
- Featured 1,086 exhibitors from 40 nations
- Duration of the show was four days
- More than 35% of attendees were from abroad
- Nearly half (46%) of exhibitors were from outside Germany
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www.budsgunshop.com has good prices on most handguns from what I've seen, as far as US prices are concerned. $1000 for a glock is ridiculous though. Good Luck!
Hi guys,
I've been looking at prices of various pistols in the Guns and Ammo annual, and was wondering how these 'recommended prices' compare with the actual prices at gun dealers in the States.
Either way, it looks like we're getting ripped off here in Denmark, as most of the dealers I've seen are charging a lot more than the prices in the G&A annual. For example a Glock costs around 5000 kroner which is around 1000 dollars.
Does anyone have any links to dealers who have prices on their site, as I'm curious to see what they're like?
Thanks in advance.
www.budsgunshop.com has good prices on most handguns from what I've seen, as far as US prices are concerned. $1000 for a glock is ridiculous though. Good Luck!
Usually what you're seeing are MSRP's--manufacturer's suggested retail price. If you buy from the factory, the price will likely be just that. Dealers usually get a discount for volume and may adjust their prices accordingly-which in fact are almost always less than the MSRP. The end user is also able to take advantage of maufacturer discounts sometimes like being a member of the GSSF when purchasing a Glock pistol. Since you live in Europe-I take it things are similar to living here in the states. I live in Arkansas and pay the highest prices for chicken since most of it comes from here--we pay for shipping costs to Florida then back again--LOL! You shouldn't be looking at about half of what you're talking for a Glock pistol. Just the where and how is the question. Good luck.
As a purchasing executive for a large company I would alway advise that you find the most open forum for conducting pricing research. The most open forums available are "no reserve" auctions. You can go to http://www.gunbroker.com/ or http://www.gunsamerica.com to search for auctions on your favorite model. The MSRP's quoted in magazines and other publications, taken from the manufacturer's data are usually about 25% to 33% higher than the actual price for which you can purchase the firearm. It's very similar to car shopping in that newer, more desirable models will retain a higher percentage of their MSRP than an item that has been on the market for a few years.
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Interesting links guys, thank you.
Just for a comparison, take a look at one of our dealers' website:
Click on the brand name to see the selection and prices (around 5 DKR to the dollar).
Ram Rod, it's exactly the same here, I can't get decent Danish bacon for love nor money, they ship all the good stuff abroad!!
I used the conversion of 5.2, but that means a Beretta 92 is selling for $1,880 (sells for $550 to $600 here) or a Ruger GP 100 is $957 (sells for $450 to $500 here), a Mark 2 Target is $669 (sells for $325 to $375 here) a Taurus PT99 is $913 (sells for $350 to $400 here).
Wow, those prices are way high. I know the dollar is down but man I didn't think it was that far down. Good Luck.
It has the smell of government involvement. I'd be curious to know what kind of import duties, VAT, taxes and tariffs your government slams on firearms.
That's why gas has always been so much more in Europe than here in the U.S.A. - higher taxes.
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Use this link then select the locater dropdown:
If you know some USA Postal zip codes you can find price in specific areas. As a minimum you can determine MSRP for all guns listed.
Use zip code 85257 for Scottsdale Arizona


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North Carolina Medical Malpractice: Laws, Claims and Damages
North Carolina medical malpractice law, known colloquially as "med mal," aims at protecting patients from the negligent acts of North Carolina health care providers. When a North Carolina health care provider is medically negligent – meaning that they injured a patient while treating them with substandard care – the patient may bring a medical malpractice suit against the health care provider in North Carolina to recover any losses incurred from their injuries. A health care provider treats a patient with substandard care when they use a standard of care below that set by their profession. A North Carolina medical malpractice suit can arise from any of the following situations:
- Delays in necessary treatment;
- Incorrect treatment or failure to treat;
- Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose;
- Nursing or surgical errors.
A patient should consult a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney immediately if they believe that a negligent health care provider in North Carolina has injured them.
Who Can Be Sued in a North Carolina Medical Malpractice Case?
In North Carolina, any health care provider may be held liable for medical negligence and be sued in a medical malpractice case. A health care provider in North Carolina is an individual or entity that is licensed to provide patients with medical services and/or treatment. Some common examples of North Carolina health care providers include midwives, nurses, doctors, physicians, hospitals, hospice care facilities, and clinics. If a patient is not sure whether a health care provider caused the injury, they should contact a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney with any questions.
North Carolina Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
When a patient is injured by the medical negligence of a North Carolina health care provider, they must file a medical malpractice claim within the statute of limitations, or they will lose their claim forever. In North Carolina, a patient must file a claim within three years of the health care provider's negligent act, or within one year of discovering the injury, whichever happens first. However, in no case may the patient file a claim more than four years after the date of the negligent act, except when a patient has found a foreign object within their body after a surgery. In this case, the patient must file the medical malpractice claim within one year of finding the object, and in no case more than ten years after the act.
Because the statute of limitations varies with the individual facts of the patient's claim, an injured patient should be sure to contact a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney as soon as they believe they have been negligently injured. Failure to do so may result in a total bar to recovery.
Caps on Medical Malpractice Claims in North Carolina
There are no limits under North Carolina medical malpractice law to the amount of compensatory damages that an injured patient may collect from a negligent health care provider. However, North Carolina does limit the amount of punitive damages that a plaintiff may collect. Punitive damages are awarded when the court finds that the health care provider acted with malicious intent in injuring the plaintiff. Punitive damages in North Carolina are limited to three times the actual damages awarded, or $250,000 – whichever is greater. An injured patient should contact a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney to help them assess the value of their case and determine whether punitive damages are available.
Filing a North Carolina Medical Malpractice Claim
Medical malpractice law is a complex area of law, and filing a claim for a med mal lawsuit can be equally as complicated. Often, expert witnesses must be hired to determine whether the injury was caused while using an improper standard of care. Depositions must also be taken, and there will often be numerous court appearances. Furthermore, a patient's claim may include several defendants, including the health care provider, their employer, or the manufacturer of faulty medical equipment. Any and all of these defendants will have a team of experienced defense attorneys ready to build a strong case for their client. For these reasons, an injured North Carolina patient should never try to file a claim for medical malpractice on their own. If a patient believes they have been the victim of medical negligence, they should hire a North Carolina medical malpractice attorney to help them through this intricate process.
North Carolina Medical Malpractice Laws
North Carolina Medical Malpractice
- Medicine and Allied Occupations: Definitions: Chapter 90, §90-21.11.
- Civil Procedure: Statute runs from accrual of action: Chapter 1, §1-15.
- Punitive Damages: Limitation of amount recovery: Chapter 1D, §1D-25.


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Bangor is often the grounds of many different protests, all for various reasons.
On Sunday protestors gathered on Stillwater Ave to protest fracking.
Many of the protestors are indigenous people from reservations all around Maine and New Brunswick.
Their goal is to gain people's attention of the fracking industry.
Sherri Mitchell, Executive Director of The Land Peace Foundation said, "We're standing for future generations. For the rights of the earth. Because our children and our grandchildren will not be able to survive on this planet if we don't stand up and do something right now."
While they say they don't necessarily want the fracking industry to go away, they hope for it to be more responsible.
An informational meeting will be held at Penobscot Nation, November 17th at 1 PM.
That meeting will be open to the public.


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The space was designed by architects Sheppard Robson, constructed in two phases by Laing O'Rourke with design of internal spaces by Arup Associates and interior designers MoreySmith. All supported in their designs by Arup engineers and specialists.
The building provides Arup with six floors of office space with meeting rooms and conference facilities at basement level and a reception area, café, library and public exhibition space at ground level. The gross floor area for the completed development is approximately 16,400m².
Under agreement with the original landlord, the base building had to conform to normal commercial Developer's Standards but as long term tenants Arup sought to improve the base provisions. This enabled the design team to incorporate many unique features to produce a building that is both innovative and sustainable. Derwent London, who took over as Landlord have been supportive of this approach.
Dick Lee, Shared Services Director, Arup commented: "Our aspiration for the new building has been to set a new standard for our workplace environment; to make a step change in the use and feel of our space; challenge our usual standards; to keep what is good but improve where we can to appeal to our future and existing staff. We have the entire cross-disciplinary team to thank for the delivery of this world-class building."
Internal enhancements include a feature staircase within the Atrium to link the communal spaces at ground and basement level and bespoke glass artwork specially commissioned from Alex Beleshenko, which makes up the fourth side of the atrium. Externally the striking glass façade forms an abstract pattern created by a composition of opaque coloured, translucent and clear vision panels. The pattern design and performance of the glazing panels optimises the amount of natural daylight entering the building while simultaneously reducing solar heat gains.
Mark Kowal, Partner at Sheppard Robson and Principal Architect commented: "We are pleased to reach completion of the final phase of 8.Fitzroy Street. It is a highly innovative building with a striking façade – appropriate for Arup – the engineering innovators of the construction industry. The design adopts an order dictated by the repetition of a helical DNA strand wrapped around the entire perimeter. The same concept is also expressed on the textured patterning to the atrium feature glass wall."
Other environmentally enhancing features of the design include a chilled beam heating and cooling system, solar heated hot water supply, rainwater collection, daylight sensors and significant submetering allowing monitoring and control of energy usage. Once fully commissioned the energy consumption for the building will be continually displayed in the reception area as part of Arup's intent to monitor and reduce that usage.
Tim Halford, Laing O'Rourke Project Leader said: "Laing O'Rourke is extremely proud to have worked so closely with Arup in the delivery of their striking and innovative new corporate home. Laing O'Rourke are pleased to be able to handover the project on time and to budget and the success is testimony to the collaborative relationships that have been formed throughout the project's duration by all involved."
A mix of space use has evolved through designs from Arup Associates for the entrance reception, publicly accessible exhibition at ground floor and the communal areas at basement and ground floor. MoreySmith was specifically commissioned for the interior design of the office floor areas, which ultilise a desking system developed by Arup with furniture manufacturer Kinnarps. The office floors incorporate a mix of workspace to create an entirely new working environment for the Arup estate. This is achieved by combining open plan desking with team collaboration, informal and formal gathering and presentation areas. The flexible meeting facilities range from fully integrated video conferencing rooms to high level layout and design studios.
Linda Morey Smith, Principal Director, MoreySmith said: "Since 2006, MoreySmith has been working with Arup and Sheppard Robson to implement a complete step change in Arup's working practices. Following successful schemes for various other offices in the London estate, our design for 8 Fitzroy Street transforms the work environment, creating a crisp, clean and flexible design studio setting for staff that is appropriate for the differing needs of Arup's varied groups and which suits Arup's culture."
Rachel Atthis, Project Leader Arup Associates said: "Arup Associates are thrilled to have had the opportunity to contribute to the success of what are proving to be hugely popular public spaces".
We evolve with the changing aspirations and challenges of developers, owners and occupants.
Practical completion has been announced on the $42m development.
The design team have incorporated many unique features to produce a building that is both innovative and sustainable.


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Octomom Bankruptcy Case
LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) - 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman has failed to file the proper paperwork in her bankruptcy case, opening the door to creditors to collect debts and allowing a foreclosure to go ahead against the house she lives in.
The Orange County Register reports Suleman's case was thrown out Tuesday for failing to file a dozen financial documents and statements required to file for bankruptcy.
Suleman is an unemployed single mother of 14 children who became famous after giving birth to octuplets in 2009.
Her octuplets are the world's longest living set.
Suleman had sought protection from her debts under Chapter 7 bankruptcy. According to the filing, she owes money to more than 20 parties, including utilities companies, her father and a Christian school.
A representative for Suleman did not immediately provide comment.
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Congo rebels seize eastern city as U.N. forces look on
By Jonny Hogg
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda seized the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Tuesday, parading past United Nations peacekeepers who gave up the battle for the frontier city of one million people.
As the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo were due to meet for crisis talks in Uganda, France called for a review of the local U.N. mandate, saying it was "absurd" that a substantial force, made up of troops from India, South Africa and Uruguay, had failed to hold off a few hundred rebels.
The rebel takeover of Goma came after days of clashes between the M23 movement and U.N.-backed Congolese soldiers that forced tens of thousands of residents to flee, raising fears of human rights abuses in the sprawling lakeside city.
The M23 rebellion has aggravated tensions between Congo and its neighbor Rwanda, which Kinshasa's government says is orchestrating the insurgency as a means of grabbing the chaotic region's mineral wealth. Rwanda denies the assertion.
As night fell in the town, the capital of North Kivu province, gunfire had died down and the streets were largely deserted, apart from some rebel patrols on the streets.
The capture of Goma will be an embarrassment for Congo's President Joseph Kabila, who won re-election late last year in polls that provoked widespread riots. There were pockets of demonstrations against the fall of Goma in other towns.
A senior U.N. source told Reuters that international peacekeepers gave up defending Goma after the Congolese troops evacuated under pressure from the advancing rebels.
"There is no army left in the town, not a soul," he said, asking not to be named. "Once they were in the town, what could we do? It could have been very serious for the population." Continued...


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Helpline Inc., the nonprofit service that offers a 24-hour crisis hotline for people struggling with homelessness, domestic violence, alcoholism and other perils, has hired Kristen Wheeler as its executive director.
Wheeler, 41, most recently an administrator with the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice of the Florida Keys, succeeds 18-year Executive Director Lou Hernandez, who retires today.
Helpline, which has an annual budget of $130,000, remains a little known entity in the Florida Keys despite its longtime services that include making daily "reassurance calls" to the elderly who live alone.
That lack of recognition needs to change, Wheeler said.
"It's a thoroughly needed helpline," she said. "By and large, there are way too many people that don't even know about Helpline. After 31 years, that's remarkable to me. That's the first thing we need to work on."
Begun in 1982 as a service project for the Key West chapter of Zonta International, Helpline relies on volunteers to answer the calls and offer referrals from a bank of about 400 social services.
At a time when the city of Key West shot down a proposal to add 110 units of senior housing, including assisted living homes, Helpline continues to make the daily calls to Keys seniors living by themselves.
"We're kind of at a pivotal moment with what's happened recently with the assisted living," said Wheeler. "We know that's not going to be coming along anytime soon. It makes our reassurance program that much more critical."
VNA President and CEO Jody Gross said her agency will certainly miss Wheeler's skills, but congratulated her on the move to nonprofit executive director.
"We are so excited that Helpline also recognizes her great skills and has given her this wonderful opportunity to continue to service those in need in our community," said Gross on Friday. "Our loss is their gain."
Born and raised in suburban Detroit, Mich., by a police officer father and a mother who worked retail at Macy's, Wheeler is the youngest of three children.
She studied psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit and began working in health care at age 19 with a job in a hospital X-ray department, and quickly moved into fundraising for the foundation.
Wheeler stayed with the St. John Health System, a group of nine hospitals, for 13 years.
From there, she took a job with the Michigan chapter of the Alzheimer's Association as a volunteer coordinator and fundraiser.
She and her husband, VNA Vice President and CFO Greg Wheeler, moved to the Keys about nine years ago, having been hooked after being longtime vacationers.
Here she started at the American Cancer Society and later spent a year working for the PACE Center for Girls, which in 2008 shut down its funding for the Keys.
Hernandez, 70, who also won't run for re-election on the Utility Board -- his term ends Oct. 1 -- gave about six weeks' notice.
Helpline's board of directors formed a four-person selection committee that started with 19 applicants.
"We had one from Greece," said board President Mary Lou Hoover.
The board held its annual meeting Thursday night at the Beachside Marriott, when Wheeler was formally announced as the new executive director.
Wheeler started Tuesday.
Helpline plans to bring back "Matter of Balance" training, which teaches seniors how to prevent falls.


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Introducing Carolyn Wood and Mike West
July 1, 2006 at 8:19 AM
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It is my pleasure to introduce two new members of the Digital Web Magazine editorial staff.
Carolyn Wood, formerly interviews editor for Digital Web Magazine, is now our new managing editor. She'll be working closely with authors worldwide to bring you the best quality content on the Web. In addition to her duties as managing editor, Carolyn plans to continue helping you get to know the most interesting people on the Web through her interviews. Yay!
Mike West is Digital Web Magazine's new assistant managing editor. In addition to working with Carolyn to bring you the best content on the Web, Mike is a stellar programmer who has already used those skills to help us automate some of our processes. His combination of talents will make Digital Web Magazine a well oiled machine. Welcome aboard, Carolyn and Mike!
Wow, well done Mike!
Congratulations! I've been enjoying Mike's weblog for a while.
Congratulations, Carolyn, on your new role. No doubt you'll be an asset to DWM, and I'm glad to hear you'll continue interviweing people!!
Congratulations Carolyn - something else to keep you busy! You mention on your own site about moving to a blog and wondering if WordPress is up to handling images. It sure is. WP 2 makes it very easy to upload images, and integrates with various image galleries as well. It's a powerful blogging tool, that does valid, accessible, tableless code right out of the box.
Congratulations!!! This is such great news for me and the community. Congrats, Carolyn for your new position. Mike, I don't know you but congrats anyway! Excited to see what you'll be bringing on the table. Good luck!
Congrats, Mike! Perhaps I'll contribute something for you to edit.
You were very smart to snag Carolyn Wood for your managing editor! She is smart, quick, witty, and above all fanatical about getting the details right. She has taught me so much about writing and introduced me to the weight and value of "the good interview" when asked to write for newsletters! Her web designs are classy, too!


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