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Using Tracking Network Data to Improve Outreach and Awareness NEW
Data Gaps Hinder Public Health Action
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects more than 15 million adults in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Millions more may have it but are currently undiagnosed. Historically, there has been no national-level surveillance data on COPD prevalence. Even today very few hospitals track the number of hospital stays for COPD. These information gaps make it difficult for decision-makers to plan public health actions and make informed policy decisions to reduce COPD.
Tracking Program Makes Data More Accessible
With help from the Minnesota Tracking Program, Minnesota was one of the first states in the country to measure COPD burden statewide. Tracking Program staff analyzed risk factor, hospital, and death certificate data for the state to determine the number of COPD cases, rates of hospital stays, and death rates by race and ethnicity. The Tracking Program provided data, which showed striking disparities particularly for Native Americans compared to other groups. In 2014, the Tracking Program will publish new data on COPD hospital stays by ZIP code for the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which will aid in targeting prevention services where they are most needed.
Communities Benefit from Enhanced Outreach and Awareness
Because of the efforts of the Tracking Program, COPD data are now available for decision-makers, health care and public professionals, and community organizations who can work to reduce COPD in Minnesota. For example, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will use the ZIP code level data on COPD in a new state initiative to inform communities about air pollution, the Air Quality Index, and respiratory health. In addition, having these data has allowed the Tracking Program to expand its partnerships with state agencies and organizations such as the American Lung Association, which invited the Tracking Program to contribute data and content to a joint report entitled, "The Scope of COPD in Minnesota." This report is used to raise awareness and inform decision makers about COPD across the state.
Jill Heins, Director of Respiratory Health with the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest had this to say, "…Making the data available through the MN Tracking Program is an integral element in our work in Minnesota."
Preparing for Extreme Heat Events
What is the problem?
Extreme heat events, or heat waves, are the most common cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. In Minnesota each year, heat-related illnesses lead to hundreds of emergency department visits and hospital stays. Planning successful prevention and response activities for extreme heat events can be difficult for public health agencies when they do not have a clear picture of who is most at risk.
What did Tracking do?
The Minnesota Tracking Program analyzed data on heat-related illnesses and deaths to inform health professionals about groups most at risk during extreme heat events. They found surprising new information, including:
- 15- to 34-year-olds are an at-risk age group, in addition to people aged 65-years and older.
- Rates of hospital stays and emergency department visits were higher in greater Minnesota compared to the 7-county metropolitan area that includes the Twin Cities.
State and local health professionals used the tracking data to develop and update maps showing areas with at-risk populations. The maps show which areas need support to prepare for heat waves.
Improved public health
Health agencies across Minnesota now have a clearer understanding of the people most at risk for illness or death from extreme heat. Each summer, they use the data to focus outreach and planning efforts. Then they use the data to evaluate the effectiveness of their prevention and response efforts and to monitor trends of heat-related illness over time.
Preventing Melanoma
What is the problem?
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. It is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers among Minnesotans. CDC estimates that exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light causes 65-90% of all melanoma. UV light comes from the sun but can also come from tanning beds. Despite the risks for melanoma, tanning bed use remains common in Minnesota.
What did Tracking do?
The Minnesota Tracking Program published interactive maps and charts on their state tracking network showing trends and geographic patterns of melanoma across the state. They also collaborated with the state cancer registry to add county-level melanoma data to MN County Health Tables, a resource used by state and county public health officials to guide program planning and evaluation.
Improved public health
Since making melanoma data easy to find and use, tracking program staff have worked with state programs and other partners, such as the American Cancer Society of MN and the MN Cancer Alliance, to use tracking data to support program and policy initiatives to prevent melanoma. For example, these partners identified reducing the use of artificial UV light for tanning as a key objective in Cancer Plan Minnesota: 2011-2016, a framework for preventing and controlling different types of cancer. In addition, tracking data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of melanoma prevention program and policy initiatives over time.
Evaluating Indoor Smoking Ban Legislation to Protect Residents from Secondhand Smoke NEW
What is the problem?
Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke, causes cancer and other health problems in both children and adults. To help reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, Minnesota passed Freedom to Breathe legislation in 2007. The legislation banned smoking in almost all indoor public places and indoor work sites, including bars and restaurants. In 2011, some legislators worked to repeal the legislation.
What did Tracking do?
The Minnesota Tracking Program maintains data on secondhand smoke among nonsmokers for the state. Tracking staff analyzed state data to determine if Freedom to Breathe legislation helped reduce residents' exposures to secondhand smoke. Tracking staff found that since 2007, exposures to secondhand smoke decreased among non-smokers. In addition, children's exposures decreased by 20% and adults' exposures decreased by 25%.
Improved public health
Freedom to Breathe legislation remains in place because the tracking program demonstrated that the legislation was associated with a decrease in exposures to secondhand smoke and because there is strong support to keep the smoking bans in Minnesota. In addition, tobacco prevention programs and others have been able to use the tracking data to plan more effective smoking cessation and awareness activities.
Tracking the impact of a statewide carbon monoxide (CO) alarm law
What is the problem?
Each year, accidental CO poisonings result in several deaths and hospitalizations in Minnesota. The highest number of CO poisonings occurs during the winter months. Minnesota took an important step to prevent CO poisonings when the state passed a law that requires CO alarms in all single-family homes and multi-dwelling units. The law was put into effect from 2007 to 2009. However, with no system to track CO poisonings, the Minnesota Department of Health could not know whether the law helped lower the number of CO poisonings in the state.
What did Tracking do?
Minnesota's Tracking Program worked with the National Tracking Network to gather data and create ways to measure CO poisonings in the state. The programs put this information into a tracking report that local newspapers used to inform readers about CO poisoning prevention.
Minnesota's Tracking Program and the state Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are working together to collect data on the number of Minnesota homes that have CO alarms. Using data from years before and after the CO alarm law, the tracking program can follow changes in the use of CO alarms and the impact on CO poisonings and exposures.
Improved public health
The CO alarm law and the system for tracking CO poisonings are examples of the way tracking data can have an effect on state and local policy.
Minnesota state and local health agencies will use CO tracking and BRFSS data to measure the effectiveness of the state CO alarm law. Indoor air and healthy homes programs will also use tracking data to determine the effectiveness of activities to improve public health.
Understanding the relationship between climate change and public health
What is the problem?
The global climate is changing, causing rising temperatures, melting ice and snow, rising sea levels, and climate uncertainty. However, it is hard to measure the changes in climate regionally and locally. State and local health departments need help to understand climate change better and prepare for its possible health impacts.
Minnesota is in a unique geographic position at the transition between the eastern forests and drier Great Plains. In this region, diseases carried by ticks and other insects or animals are common and influenced by changes in temperature and humidity. Minnesota is also located in a region where people are likely to suffer more from extreme heat.
What did Tracking do?
Minnesota's tracking staff worked with CDC and other states in the National Tracking Network to gather data about and find ways to measure illnesses and deaths caused by heat. Minnesota's Tracking Program is using data from hospital stays and death certificates to track health outcomes of extreme heat, such as deaths, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
Improved public health
Minnesota's Tracking Program is working with state and local health programs to help them to prepare for the health effects of climate change using climate and health data along with sound science.
Data provided by Minnesota's climate change tracking program will help public health officials to develop effective strategies to prepare for the health effects of climate change.
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FRANCIS KEY BROOKE,1 missionary Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Oklahoma, was a son of a distinguished clergyman of the diocese of
Ohio, the Rev. Professor John Thomas Brooke, D. D. Bishop Brooke was born at Gambier, Ohio, November 2, 1852; graduated from
Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, in 1874; ordained to the diaconate in Christ Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1875 by
Bishop Jaggar; was priested by the same bishop in Christ Church, Springfield, Ohio, May 5, 1877; a rector of Grace Church,
College Hill, Ohio, 1875-1877; Christ Church, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1877-1880; St. James Church, Piqua, Ohio, 1880-1884; received
his degree of master of arts from Kenyon College in 1881; rector of Grace Church, Sandusky, Ohio, 1884-1886; St. Peters Church,
St. Louis, Missouri, 1886-1888; Trinity Church, Atchison, Kansas, 1888-1893; received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from
Kansas Theological School in 1893, and from the University of the South in 1911; was a Trustee of Kenyon College and also
of Bethany College; lectured on Apologetics and Ethics at the Kansas Theological School; was dean of the Northeast Convocation
of Kansas, and honorary canon of the Cathedral; was consecrated to the Episcopate on January 6, 1893 at Grace Church Cathedral,
Topeka, Kansas, by Bishops Tuttle, Pierce, Spaulding, Jaggar, Thomas, Kendrick, Graves and Atwill; was bishop of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory until 1907, when he became the bishop of Oklahoma only. He died October 22, 1918, and was buried at Gambier,
Following is an excerpt from Kenyon College bulletin of 1931:
"At half past nine o'clock in the Church of the Holy Spirit, morning prayer was read by the Chaplain and the President. At
the conclusion of the service President Pierce said:
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" 'The memorial window recently placed in the West end of the west transept commemorates three successive generations of Kenyon
men: The grandfather, the Rev. John Thomas Brooke, Professor of Rhetoric and Philosophy, 1847-1853; the father, Right Rev.
Francis Key Brooke, D. D., Bishop of Oklahoma, a graduate of the class of 1874; and the son, John Thomas Brooke, bachelor
of arts, 1907. The beautiful glass came from the A'Ascenzo Studios of Philadelphia and the windows are the gift of Mr. T.
Catesby Jones and the four daughters of Bishop Brooke. Miss Frances Key Brooke Jones, grand-daughter of Bishop Brooke, will
unveil the windows. Acting on behalf of the Board of Trustees, I formally announce the acceptance of this memorial gift and
ask the Bishop of Ohio to give it his blessing.'
"During the singing of the hymn, 'For All The Saints Who From Their Labors Rest,' the windows were unveiled by Miss Frances
Key Brooke Jones and then dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Warren L. Rogers, D. D., Bishop of Ohio."
The great great grandfather of Bishop Brooke was born in England and came to the western shore of Maryland about 1650; the
great grandfather and grandfather were born in Maryland; the grandfather a Roman Catholic was a cousin of Chief Justice Taney.
The Rev. John Thomas Brooke, father of Bishop Brooke, was born in Frederick, Maryland; when he arrived at manhood he commenced
the study of the law, and after being admitted to practice located in his home city. When he was twenty-three years of age
he joined the Episcopal church, and his example was followed by his three brothers and a sister. He gave much attention to
religious study and finally pursued a thorough course of theology. He was graduated at Alexandria (Va.) Seminary in 1825 and
the same year was ordained to the ministry. He was rector at Martinburg, West Virginia, Georgetown, District of Columbia,
and Cincinnati, Ohio, and was professor of English literature in Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio, where he received the degree
of Doctor of Divinity. Louisa R. Hunter daughter of David Hunter, a prosperous planter of Scotch descent, the mother of Bishop
Brooke was born in Martinsburg, Virginia.
Bishop Francis Key Brooke was married January 5, 1881 at Bolivar, Tennessee, to Miss Mildred Ruth Baldwin. She was a
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native of Sidney, Ohio, and was a daughter of Prof. Milton Baldwin. Her grandfather, John Baldwin, was a successful business
man of Berea, Ohio, who founded Baldwin University of Berea, Ohio, and also contributed liberally toward the founding of Baker
University at Baldwin, Kansas, which latter place was named in his honor. The mother of Mrs. Brooke was Ruth Sheldon, who
was a daughter of Rev. Henry O. Sheldon. She was a woman of the highest educational attainments, and was for more than ten
years principal of Bethany College at Topeka, Kansas, where her daughter, Mrs. Brooke, was a student. The five children born
to Bishop Brooke and his wife were Ruth Sheldon, Louisa Rebekah, John Thomas, Mary Baldwin and Elizabeth Hunter.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Oklahoma has been richly blessed by the life and ministry of Bishop Francis
Key Brooke. He was a man of high scholarship, an eloquent preacher, a fervent and efficient missionary, a true friend, a genial
companion, a wise administrator, and a just and sympathetic counselor.
The people of both Church and State in Oklahoma suffered a severe loss in the death of Bishop Brooke, but the moral and spiritual
foundations he so truly and permanently laid will memorialize his life and ministry for all time, and will be a guide and
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The Vermont GOP is gearing up for a ground war with Democrats in House and Senate races across the state. The Republicans have recruited 36 new candidates running for House seats (with at least 74 running altogether) and they believe they have a shot at regaining enough seats to tip the balance of power in the Statehouse.
The state party has been aggressively recruiting high-profile candidates that party officials say have a good shot at winning seats in conservative strongholds — Rutland, Bennington and Orleans counties — and in areas that Democrats have typically dominated, including central Vermont and Chittenden County.
After three less-than-stellar election cycles — the state Republican Party hopes to push the Democrats out of their super majority status in the House.
With House Speaker Shap Smith at the helm, the Democrats have held two-thirds of the 150 seats in the Vermont House since 2009. The GOP has had between 45 and 48 representatives during that period, and the Progressives, who are philosophically aligned with Democrats on several issues including health care, typically hold a handful of seats, and this year an equal number of independents will try their luck.
The GOP holds seven seats in the 30-member Senate, and they hope to gain at least three more. Republicans are targeting Sens. Don Collins, D-Franklin; Ann Cummings, D-Washington; Eldred French, D-Rutland, and John Rodgers, D-Essex/Orleans.
With the Dems smarting over public antipathy to higher property tax rates and frustration over the repeated failures of the Vermont Health Connect system, the Republicans believe they have key wedge issues they can leverage in the 2014 election. The GOP has candidates vying for the seats of several chairs of committees, including Rep. Martha Heath of Westford, head of House Appropriations, and Rep. Mike Fisher of Lincoln, head of House Health Care.
Dave Sunderland, chair of the Vermont GOP, says the goal is to "bring some balance back to the Legislature and state government.
"That's the focus for all of our work that we can restore some balance in Montpelier, and bring a stronger voice for people who feel left out of the process over the last four years," Sunderland said.
The party has put a lot of focus on candidates for legislative races this year, and Sunderland says he is pleased with the number and quality of the candidates who have stepped up this year, and he expects more to come forward before the June 12 deadline for candidate petitions.
Recruitment "has not been that difficult," Sunderland says, and he believes that "reflects a growing concern among Vermonters about the status of the economic direction our state is headed and the lack of growth and lack of action from Gov. Peter Shumlin and the Legislature to address it."
Democrats say they're not worried about the troubled rollout of Vermont Health Connect, the lack of progress on property tax reform or polls showing flagging popularity for Gov. Peter Shumlin.
"We are proud of our successes (in the legislative session)," said Julia Barnes, executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party. "And we will take that into our conversations with voters."
Barnes cited victories for Vermont families on increasing the minimum wage, a landmark GMO labeling bill, attention to opiate addiction and the creation of universal public preschool opportunities.
"We're going to go after as many (seats) as we can," Barnes said. "We plan to organize in every Vermont district and provide support for all of our House and Senate candidates. Our goal is to win."
Eric Davis, a pundit and retired Middlebury College political science professor, says the GOP could potentially pick up House seats in more conservative areas of the state, including St. Johnsbury, Colchester, Rutland City, Clarendon/Proctor, Brandon, St. Albans, Fairfax and the Northeast Kingdom.
Davis says Senate seats will be most competitive in Franklin and Rutland counties. Dustin Degree, who lost in 2012, could beat Collins, the incumbent Democrat, Davis says, and Sen. Eldred French, an appointee of the governor, could be vulnerable. The chance that another Republican would join Sen. Diane Snelling in Chittenden County is unlikely, he says. Pat McDonald's quest for a seat in Washington County could be difficult, in his view, because he doesn't think central Vermonters will support more than one Republican candidate (Sen. Bill Doyle).
Ben Sarles, communications director for the Vermont Dems, declined to give VTDigger a list of new House and Senate recruits, nor would he confirm wide speculation that the party will be drumming up candidates to run against Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham, and Rep. Cynthia Browning, D-Arlington.
Galbraith is a maverick who often bucks the party on key issues, largely on philosophical grounds, but usually votes with the party. Browning often votes with Republicans and has sued Shumlin for documents created in the development of his secret financing plan for universal health care.
The Progressives will have 10 candidates running for House seats, including seven incumbents.
Independent candidates are popping up in more races around the state.
A number of Democrats will retire from the House this year, as will several Republicans. No retirements have been announced in the Senate.
Democratic representatives who will retire this year
Paul Ralston, D-Middlebury
Anne Mook, D-Bennington
Jeff Wilson, D-Manchester
Kristina Michelson, D-Hardwick
Suzi Wizowaty, D-Burlington
George Cross, D-Winooski
Peter Peltz, D-Woodbury
Sheila Volwinkle, D-Hartford
Cynthia Martin, D-Springfield
Republican representatives who will retire this year
Andy Donaghy, R-Ira/Poultney
Duncan Kilmartin, R-Newport
Tom Koch, R-Barre Town
Phil Winter, R-Williamstown
John Mitchell, R-Fairfax
Independents leaving office
Tim Goodwin, I-Weston
Will Stevens, I-Shoreham
Here is a partial breakdown of new Republican, Progressive and independent candidates for House races as of May 15.
Debbie Ratcliff, Chittenden-3: Jericho/Underhill. She will run against Democrat George Till.
Lawrence W. Hamel, Caledonia-2: Hardwick, Stannard, Walden. Open seat.
Marcia Martel, Caledonia-1: Barnet, Ryegate, Waterford. Open seat.
Janssen Willhoit, Caledonia 3: St. Johnsbury. Vying with incumbent Democrats Michelle Fay and Bob South.
Tom Moore, Caledonia 3: St. Johnsbury. Vying with incumbent Democrats Michelle Fay and Bob South.
Ed Stone, Chittenden 4-1: Charlotte/Hinesburg,
Michael Ly, Chittenden 6-1: Burlington's near north area. Kurt Wright, a Republican, and Joanna Cole, a Democrat, are the incumbents.
Paul Dame and Laurie Mitchell, Chittenden 8-2: Essex. Incumbents are Tim Jerman and Linda Waite-Simpson, both Democrats.
Bob Bancroft, Chittenden 8-3: Essex, Westford. Incumbent Democrat Martha Heath is chair of House Appropriations.
Pam Loranger, Chittenden 9-2: Patrick Brennan, a Republican and Kristy Spengler, a Democrat are the incumbents.
Claude Bouchard, Franklin 3-1: St. Albans. Incumbents are Kathy Keenan and Mike McCarthy, both Democrats.
Corey Parent, Franklin 3-1: St. Albans. Incumbents are Kathy Keenan and Mike McCarthy, both Democrats.
Brian Westcom, Franklin-6: Bakersfield, Fairfield, Fletcher. Daniel Conner is the incumbent Democrat.
Larry Fisk, Franklin-7: Enosburg, Montgomery. Democrat Cindy Weed is the incumbent.
Shane Bouthillette, Lamoille-2: Johnson, Belvidere, Hyde Park. Mark Woodward and Linda Martin are the incumbent Democrats.
Lucien Gravel, Lamoille-2: Johnson, Belvidere, Hyde Park. Mark Woodward and Linda Martin are the incumbent Democrats.
Gary Viens, Orleans-2: Newport, Coventry, Irasburg, Troy. Open seat.
Devan Small, Orleans-Caledonia: Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Glover, Greensboro, Sheffield, Wheelock. Incumbents are Republican Vicki Strong and Democrat Sam Young.
Patty McCoy, Rutland 1: Ira/Poultney. Open seat.
Val Harris, Rutland-Bennington: Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Tinmouth, Wells. John Malcolm is the Democratic incumbent.
Job Tate, Rutland Windsor-1: Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington, Mendon. Anne Gallivan is the Democratic incumbent.
Rob Leclair, Washington-2: Barre Town. Open seat.
John Santerello, Washington-3: Barre City. Incumbent Paul Poirier is an independent. Democrat Tommy Walz is a recent appointee of the governor who replaced Tess Taylor, the former majority whip of the House.
Kristin Sohlstrom, Washington-3: Barre City. Incumbent Paul Poirier is an independent. Democrat Tommy Walz is a recent appointee of the governor who replaced Tess Taylor, the former majority whip of the House.
Ken Harrington, Bennington-3: Glastenbury, Shaftsbury, Sunderland. Alice Miller is the Democratic incumbent.
Valerie Mullin, Addison-4: Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, Starksboro. Incumbents are Mike Fisher, chair of House Health Care, and Dave Sharpe, both Democrats.
Fred Baser, Addison-4: Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, Starksboro. Incumbents are Mike Fisher, chair of House Health Care, and Dave Sharpe, both Democrats.
Richard Rotax, Addison-3: Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham. Incumbents are Republican Warren Van Wyck and Democrat Diane Lanpher.
Carl Davis, a Progressive, is running for Kilmartin's seat in Newport.
Teresa Ellsworth, a Progressive, is running for the Windham-Bennington-Windsor seat against Oliver Olsen, an independent and former representative.
New independents
Calvin McEathron, a recent Middlebury graduate, is running in Addison-1 for Paul Ralston's seat.
Barbara Murphy, the Fairfax town clerk, is running in the Franklin-2 district, for John Mitchell's seat.
Oliver Olsen, a former representative, is running as an independent for the Windham-Bennington-Windsor seat against Teresa Ellsworth, a Progressive, for Tim Goodwin's seat.
Tim Ryan, who lost in the 2012 election, will be running in Addison-2 against Democrat Willem Jewett, majority leader of the House.
Laura Sibilia, Windham-Bennington-1, will run against incumbent Democrat John Moran.
Heidi Spear, Washington-7: Incumbents are Democrat Maxine Grad and Adam Greshin, an independent.
Ed Reed, Washington-7: Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren. Incumbents are Democrat Maxine Grad and Adam Greshin, an independent.
Jerry Mullin, Washington-Chittenden: Bolton, Buel's Gore, Huntington, Waterbury. Incumbent Democrats are Rebecca Ellis and Tom Stevens.
Senate races
Dustin Degree, a Republican who lost in 2012, will run against Sen. Don Collins, D-Franklin, in a three-way race (so far, last cycle it was a four-way) with Sen. Norm McAllister, D-Franklin.
Pat McDonald, a former Vermont GOP chair, House representative and agency secretary under Govs. Richard Snelling, Howard Dean and Jim Douglas, is running in Washington County. The incumbents are Sens. Anthony Pollina, a Progressive Democrat; Ann Cummings, a Democrat; and Bill Doyle, a Republican.
Dexter Lefavour, an Republican from Middlesex, is also running in the Washington County Senate race.
Republican Joy Limoge will seek a Chittenden County senate seat.
Bob Frenier, a Chelsea businessman and a Republican, is running against Sen. Mark MacDonald, D-Orange.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said Rep. Leigh Larocque, R-Barnet, was retiring. He will seek re-election. Sibilia is running against John Moran, not Valerie Stuart as originally reported.


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The news media have often taken President Barack Obama's side against banks, portraying bankers as the villains. But that was not the case on "American Morning" Jan. 22.
Business correspondent Christine Romans surprisingly blamed the previous day's stock market slide on "tough new rules" proposed by Obama the same day. According to CNN, Obama wants to limit the size of banks, separate commercial and investment banks, implement trading restrictions and "curb risk-taking."
"That's why the Dow is down 213 points," Romans concluded before supplying the perspective from Wall Street:
"But there's a feeling among many who work on Wall Street, many people who analyze and study Wall Street that this might be going a little bit too far," Romans said. "And remember, it might not do anything to help the banks start lending more, which is the whole problem."
Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial told Romans "it's easy to scapegoat the banks," but warned that this may be like "cutting off our nose to spite our face."
Romans' "numeral" for that segment was based on a Bloomberg Survey of investors. Bloomberg found that 77 percent of U.S. investors think Obama is too "anti-business."


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pongo imitates farmyard sounds—cock crowing and that sort of thing—extremely well.
I wished to give him a name, and succeeded in learning that his native one was pongo.
A chase ensued, and he was tracked by his blood when a pongo (bush box) was started and divided the party.
There is Mr pongo, said the person who had conducted me to the room.
Raising his arm, he pointed toward the separate hut, and both boys distinctly caught the one word "pongo."
I told her all about the pongo gorilla-god, of which already she knew something.
On reaching the pongo, the doctor directed his men to remain where they were while he accompanied me to the camp.
I waited a moment, and I heard the well-known voice of "pongo" Simpson.
Even after a pongo Twistleton birthday party, I was capable of grasping simple facts like these.
For even "pongo" Simpson cannot always practise what he preaches.
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Hi Wendy,
Back where we started from ... I asked this question before, and no-one answered, although if you have French lawyers amongst your experts they must know the answer since it depends from their code of behaviour which they know well, and know who determines whether or not they are at fault, etc. - therefore I'm amazaed that, for a second time, I don't have an answer.
ALTHOUGH yesterday was a public holiday in France and many take a long weekend, go on holiday now anyway;It was your colleague's idea that I close the previous question then ask it again slightly differently (as now). The future well-being of my life depends on discovering how to proceed, and I've tried everyone else without success. Please help me!!!
Trusting you - thanks.


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Whaaat: There Will Be A "Full House" Reunion On Super Bowl Sunday (Sort Of)
The football game will be nice and all, but the real highlight of Super Bowl Sunday will be the "Full House" reunion on our television screens. Dannon Oikos' poster boy, John Stamos (known to most of us as Uncle Jesse), will reunite with his former "Full House" costars in a Greek yogurt commercial on game day. Bob Saget and Dave Coulier will step in as his on-camera roommates, just like the good old days of the series. Sure, it would be more fun if the whole cast were there, and it's a little awkward that this reunion comes under the pretense of selling yogurt. But still! I'm unable to contain my utter glee at the thought of them back together. You can check out the preview above. (Yes, we live in an age in which you can watch commercial for a commercial, which is a little too meta for me to grasp). [Adweek]


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Investment bankers, stockbrokers, companies and their advisers face new guidelines for controlling leaks of sensitive information, as part of a broader crackdown on insider trading by the corporate regulator.
The industry guidelines urge companies to enter umbrella confidentiality agreements with their advisers and maintain lists of insiders, both internal and external, involved in sensitive transactions.
Companies will also face tighter scrutiny when sounding out investors before major transactions, including when investment banks quietly test the market's appetite for a capital raising or merger and acquisition.
The guidelines require any soundings to take place as close as reasonably practicable to the announcement of a deal and limited to as few institutions as reasonably necessary.
"With these guidelines out there, nobody can say that they didn't know," said RBS Equity Capital Markets senior legal counsel Natasha Davidson, who chairs the Australian Financial Markets Association's capital raising committee. "There was a strong push back against the regulator when it sought to impose regulatory guidelines on the industry, but they were never going to walk away from this issue," she said.
The industry guidelines provided to The Australian Financial Review will be released today by the peak industry body and have been developed in close conjunction with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Last year, ASIC backed down on imposing formal rules on handling market rumours and confidential information after an outcry from stockbrokers, investment bankers and companies that it would wrap the industry in red tape.
An ASIC spokesman said yesterday that they "strongly supported the initiative and anything which helped industry put in place systems to combat insider trading".
AFMA executive director
"This is the first set of guidelines for providing firm benchmarks for the industry," Mr Fairweather said. "When leading players in the industry agree what constitutes best practice, our experience is that they stick to it."
The focus on new rules for insider trading comes as the number of people convicted for market offences by ASIC has doubled since it took over full scrutiny of the market from the stock exchange last year.
Six insider traders and market manipulators were convicted in the past financial year, double the number the year before.
Another five more market manipulation and insider trading cases are currently before the courts, including two criminal charges against former Gunns chairman
"We have the people, we have the systems and we have the power to take action on insider trading," ASIC chairman
Changes to the Corporations Act last year allow the Federal Police to tap the phones of suspected insider traders. The maximum sentence for insider trading was lifted from five to 10 years, and corporate fines raised from $1 million to $4.95 million.
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Hello, I'm Andy Riker and i'm a user of the german Memory Alpha so I'm able to talk in english, but not as well as my native language... My question: On the german Memory Aplha, we just had some discussions here and right here. We decided that the mention of a plantet like Whatever IV is not a canon reason that the system: Whatever-System automatically exists, too. This seems to be differently to the english MA, so I just wanted to know what's your opinion about that. Thanks, --Andy Riker 21:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC) Andy Riker
- It would seem to me that the very nature of Whatever IV indicates that it is the 4th planet...which would lend credence to there being a system. However , no matter how you look at it it's speculation because if it wasn't stated on screen. It's up to you have you deal with speculation. I try to remove it if I can. — Morder 21:30, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


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And surely big shots like these, with their haughtiness and hedonism, have it coming.
They are a bad mixture of French freedom and Spanish haughtiness which addles our brains.
"Impossible to discuss these matt'rs with you," he said, with an effort at haughtiness.
Her sweetness to the two sons of the poet was as marked as the haughtiness of her manner towards the victims of the Coup dtat.
Then he suddenly stiffened, and put on an expression of haughtiness.
He enjoyed a certain fame among his companions in misery for the haughtiness with which he faced the cruelest guards.
I was afraid of her haughtiness humiliating me, and perhaps I was wrong.
He was burning to make Beldi feel his haughtiness, and was thinking how he could best pick a quarrel with him.
He was accused of haughtiness, except toward a few intimates.
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Pistons vs LakersDetroit: Lawrence Frank | Will Bynum
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Pistons Coach Lawrence Frank
(On what was the different in the game): "The way I look at is the first half of basketball we give up 62 points. You look at the last 27 seconds of the first half, its 57-51 and then you go into the half down 11. Twenty-nine minutes of not really playing the type of basketball we need to play. So, 62 points the first half, we come out the first five minutes of the third quarter, we're down 18. Then all of a sudden we changed our game. We started moving the ball. We started putting more energy and effort into the game. We hold them in the second half to 36 points. Ten assists on 10 field goals in that third quarter. We put a lot in. The game comes down to we have to be able play more basketball than we did, especially on the defensive end. We were shooting a high percentage, but turnovers were our Achilles heel in the first half. I thought our guys showed great fight and resolve and those guys left it on the floor, but we need to be a more focused, complete team. I was proud of how certain guys bounced back after tough first half's and came back in the second half, but it's how we react to our mistakes."
Pistons Guard Will Bynum
(On tough bounces): "It's tough. I work so hard and I thrive to be in situations like that. To be in there and not deliver is kind of crushing sometimes, especially when my teammates and coaching staff trust me to make the right decisions. It wasn't my night."
(On making the right decision): "I felt like I made the right decision, but to me a loss is a loss no matter how you play. Two points or 50 points, if you lose, everything is for nothing."
(On the lob to Andre Drummond): "It was there. He just didn't get good control of the ball. It was kind of with one hand, and they made a good defensive move at the end."
Lakers Head Coach Mike D'Antoni
(On game): "These are playoff games for us and I think it feels like it and sometimes weird stuff happens in the playoffs. Obviously we have to do a better job of protecting leads and play like we played when we get the leads."
(On blowing leads): "Our offense is really getting stagnate. We are putting up 60 to 70 points in the first half and then we have a hard time scoring. A lot of that is the hole we dug for ourselves and without Dwight (Howard) we are not getting some stops that we should be getting."
(On Steve Nash missing both free throws): "I have never seen him miss a shot, but it happens. We have to win so now let's go to the next road stop."
(On team play): "The first half I thought we played excellent. I thought the ball movement and guys were sharp and even defensively we played well."
Lakers Center Pau Gasol
(On losing a big lead): "Well our defense starts to loosen up. They start getting comfortable, getting a shot here, a shot there, we make a couple turnovers and they get a couple easy ones. All of a sudden they gain momentum, and especially on the road it's a little more difficult. We just have to stay disciplined, stay focused throughout the 48 minutes if we want to be able to win on the road consistently."
(On Andre Drummond): "(Drummond) combined with (Will) Bynum's speed, obviously it frees him up pretty good on those high pick and rolls. So we just weren't active enough on the weak side, and they get a couple threes, so that loosened up the lane for them too. So it's tough when he gets a head start and gets a free lane to the rim and then throws it up there, it's tough to get there."
Lakers Guard Steve Nash
(On late free throws) "I feel terrible, but I'm a grown man. I just keep playing and keep fighting no matter what happens, but I feel bad that it could've cost us the game and that I choked two (free throws) up there. A win is a win, but I take a lot of pride in being a fourth quarter player and making shots, particularly free throws, and I take responsibility there and I didn't come through for the guys tonight. But luckily it didn't kill us."


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When I was little, I had a rock collection. It started with a box of colorful polished stones from my great-grandfather and trilobite fossils from the parks near our house in Cincinnati. With every Girl Scout camping trip (with its natural fossil-hunting expedition) and every visit to a museum gift shop, it would grow. Whenever my dad came home from a business trip, he brought with him some stones or gems for my collection. I still have my rock collection, stashed in the closet of my bedroom in Minnesota.
Now I collect recipe ideas. I have a long list of recipe ideas from books, magazines, blogs, restaurants and my own imagination. Some are on index cards. Some are in a notebook. Some are just on a piece of card stock I carry with me from cookbook to cookbook when I am on a brainstorming spree.
Replicating my dad's manicotti has long been on that list. In fact, I think it appears multiple times on the list. It was always the dinner I requested on my birthday, spinach and ricotta and beef stuffed into rolled pasta and covered in marinara sauce. And yet somehow, I still haven't made it myself.
Funny enough, these meatballs ended up tasting just like my dad's manicotti filling. I'm not sure how– I used arugula and parsley where he uses spinach, mozzarella where he uses ricotta. But still, they taste exactly like manicotti filling.
You have lots of meal options when it comes to these meatballs. Try serving them alone or over pasta with a marinara sauce. They would also be great with an arugula pesto. Ingredients Instructions
You have lots of meal options when it comes to these meatballs. Try serving them alone or over pasta with a marinara sauce. They would also be great with an arugula pesto.


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Though we talk a lot about intersectionality on this blog, I have recently seen two examples in which this was completely forgotten in favour of the single narrative. JuJube wrote a post in which she talked about the fact that she spoke in a form of slang that she believed would help to ingratiate herself with the Black community. This is clearly racist behaviour, and a Black male friend of hers informed her of this. Instead of understanding the role that race played in his response to her choice of speech, many in the comment section chose to privilege gender and suggested that it was sexist of him to believe that he had to right to supposedly silence her.
Just before Christmas, I wrote a piece about how disability effected my ability to celebrate. I spoke about the pain that cooking for my family would cause me and asked people to think about how everyday actions are different for the disabled. Many comments took the opportunity to point out that I would be doing the bulk of the labour and chastised my spouse for his inaction. I was absolutely shocked, until I realized that once again all people saw was gender. Suddenly, it was okay to ignore the various times I spoke about his terrible cooking or the fact that household duties are divided 70/30 in my home, with him doing 70% of the labour.
One of the greatest issues with feminism in my mind is the idea that gender is the single greatest impediment to the lives of women. Gender as the paramount site of oppression creates a single narrative that excludes things like, race, disability, class, sexuality etc., It sets up a monolithic woman and assumes that all women have the same experience based in gender. Not only does this erase many of the isms, it is counter to the idea that women have fallacies and agency.
We have a tendency to fixate on specific ideas without considering exactly how limiting it is. Life cannot be theorized, it must be lived. I chose to take on the burden of feeding my family for the holiday, but my agency was quickly erased when the opportunity arose to privilege the idea that gender oppression made me do it, instead of love. It suddenly became easy to quickly attack my spouse as some sort of patriarchal overlord. I find it interesting that on a daily basis society expects me to be a super crip and rise above regardless of the cost, but when I chose to bear this burden from a place of individual power and love, it was unacceptable. JuJube was acknowledging her white privilege when she spoke about her choice of speech patterns but it was easier to see a binary male/female form of oppression than to examine the role that race played in their interactions. Gender made people oblivious to power we both have as individuals and instead framed us as the eternal passive female victim.
You cannot claim to celebrate women, or even feel genuine concern for women's lives by ignoring our agency and power. Not only is this alienating, it sets up further divisions between women, while privileging the experiences of a small sector of society. True sisterhood is an impossibility and it is time that we finally acknowledge this. Accepting this does not mean we cannot form meaningful bonds and relationships, and in fact it will infuse interactions with a truth and respect that has heretofore been absent.
Womanist musings has always been about hard truths. It is much easier to walk away from things that hurt and challenge us. It is much easier to believe that if we ignore that which causes us to grow, that there is safety in the status quo. The problem with this belief, is that it shackles us to oppression. There can be no doubt that outside forces exert pressure to disenfranchise women, but we must take responsibility for the role we play in enabling this force. When you seek to tell me what my life is and what my experiences mean, you shackle me and are no better than the patriarchal force you seek to eradicate. Empowering women means realizing that your narrative is just that, your narrative.


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First, Phoebe Lansdale lost her Gmail account. Then her friends started to lose money.
Hers is a sad story with an even sadder ending and an important warning for the rest of us: Never, ever give your password to a third party.
Lansdale realized something was wrong when she couldn't access her Gmail account in late May.
"My password was blocked, despite various efforts," she says.
A friend phoned me shortly to report that my entire email directory apparently had received an email at 4:24 am, supposedly from London, saying I'd rushed over to a seminar there without telling anyone, lost my wallet, and was in need of $1500 to pay my hotel and get home.
It asked for a transfer to me (Phoebe Lansdale) via Western Union at [address redacted] presumably being able to arrange for someone to forge my name to collect it.
I wrote about this scam in a recent column.
I went to Google LiveHelp which put me (for a fee) onto its technicians in New Delhi, where I spent most of 6-7 hours (telephonically and on my computer). The two successive Indian technicians seemed to have infinite patience in their efforts to reset just my password so we could get into my gmail account, but the Nigerian scammer (or whoever he is) did a thorough job. My entire old email directory is gone.
The Google-gmail technicians said they could not get my directory back. They asked me if I'd turned on Facebook recently (I had, very briefly the evening before), but they made no charges against it; however, the media is alleging that its security is not automatically tight.
The technicians also told me that once hackers get going, they continue on automatic pilot, by the thousands of scamming messages! By 4 pm, we abandoned the effort to reopen the account, and I now have a new gmail account.
Meanwhile, her friends began contacting her by the dozens. Apparently, the scammer are quite clever, and they used information from her email files to "authenticate" their request. For example, one acquaintance asked for details about another acquaintance, which was easily accessed through her old emails.
I am distressed to have caused such a flurry, and especially sad to have learned that one acquaintance who chooses to remain anonymous actually lost money by responding; I don't know how much – only that an effort to cancel the transfer was too late: "It has been picked up."
How awful.
A few days ago on this site, I suggested it might be OK to respond to these scammers. Perhaps not. If you get a London scam email, report it immediately.
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Quite an amazing lecture from the late Alan Watts. Ask yourself, what you would be doing with your life if money was no object? Are you doing that right now? If not, aren't you just wasting your time?
If this video doesn't move you, there might be something seriously wrong. I'm so blessed that I get to do what I love day in and day out.


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It takes enormous pressure to turn a piece of coal into a diamond.
Fortunately for Rowland Hall, the Winged Lions are adept at dealing with that pressure.
Captains Kiersten Cutler, Ikwo Frank and Shelby Matsumura never faced more pressure than the beginning of their sophomore year when they learned there weren't any returning players on the volleyball squad. Between graduation and players choosing not to return, the core three were forced into captaining a varsity team they didn't feel ready to lead.
"It was shocking to learn I'd be playing varsity," Matsumura said. "We decided that we needed to focus on our resilience and play our kind of game."
The captains quickly grew up and adapted to the challenges. They led by example by practicing hard and setting an example for the other players to follow. They helped build a program whose balance of confidence, chemistry and ability has secured them a spot in the 2A state tournament.
"This is a fantastic group of young ladies," Rowland Hall coach Kendra Tomsic said. "Entering into their senior year, I honestly believe that they have finally come into their own."
Rowland Hall compiled a 7-3 record to finish second in regional play and enter the state tournament at 16-7. Tomsic believes this is the best team she has coached in her 35 years because it relies on tough service, intelligent players and defensive prowess to win close matches.
"We create a lot of offense from our defense," Cutler said. "We play with a lot of confidence and play each game with the right mindset."
Tomsic gives her team a quote to consider before each practice and match in an attempt to focus her players.
"My favorite quote was, 'Your own worst enemy is between your ears,' " Frank said. "We have what it takes to beat other teams when we focus on each other and not them."
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Is the light on a White Rodgers control box?
I am not at the house right now but the red light was on the main circuit board which was white. i don't recall the name on it. We will be going there soon and will have to chat via my blackberry if required.
Thank you....Do you have a volt meter to take with you?
Ok...we can get through part. Also if when you are there, if you can get me the model number from the white box I can tell you more specifically what to do.
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I'm a 19 year old male and I've been looking into have a rhinoseptoplasty. My septum is very crooked (You can feel it when you run your finger down the septum) The septum probably is why my nose and nostrils are way too uneven and it really throws off my whole face. Also it is a little too big and long for my liking. I've been wondering what my options are for fixing how crooked nose my nostrils are and what kind of price range I can expect? What type of realistic results can I expect?
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Expectations following septorhinoplasty
Based on your photo and your own assessment, it very likely that the majority of your problems are arising from the septum. The caudal septum is clearly turned off to the right which is not only obstructing the airway but is most likely making your nose look crooked. We don't have full views, but likely a septorhinoplasty by an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon would take care of this. Patient 55 on my website, drkaram.com, has an example of this. The hump and nasal shortening can be done at the same time. I would expect you should get a very nice improvement in both function and aesthetics following the procedure.
Rhinoplasty/septoplasty results
The rhinoplasty operation can be done to reduce the projection of the tip, remove any hump, narrow the sidewalls, and refine any tip cartilages that may be overly excessive. Septoplasty is performed to improve airflow dynamics through the nose and to straighten the columella when it has been made crooked from trauma. The average price range for a rhinoplasty is $6,000.00 to $7,000.00 which includes the operating room, anesthesia, and the facility fee. Look for a very experienced rhinoplasty surgeon such as a facial plastic surgeon who specializes in rhinoplasty.
Learn more: http://www.seattlefacial.com
A rhinoplasty can most definitely address a deviated septum. Ohter aspects of the nose can be addressed. The final result appears one year after the procedure. Price varies from surgeon to surgeon and region to region. The average surgeon's fee in my area is around $4,000.00
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Realistic Expectations of Septorhinoplasty
You are correct that your deviated nasal septum is likely causing your nose to be crooked. You should consult with a few rhinoplasty surgeons, choosing your surgeon most carefully. Septorhinoplasty should help you achieve your nasal goals. The cost will very depending upon the surgeon, but cost should be low on your criteria for choosing your surgeon, as it is a lot more expensive and difficult to correct poorly performed surgery. Good luck and be well.
Dr. P
Rhinoseptoplasty and Results
Difficult to completely comment on your nose, but from the view you have shown, yes it does appear that you may have some issues with your septum which contributes to the look as well as the functional aspect of your nose.
You should consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to go over your options and what are realistic outcomes.
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Results to be expected with a septoplasty / Rhinoplasty
Regarding: " What Kind of Results Can I Expect for a Rhinoplasty/septoplasty?
I'm a 19 year old male and I've been looking into have a rhinoseptoplasty. My septum is very crooked (You can feel it when you run your finger down the septum) The septum probably is why my nose and nostrils are way too uneven and it really throws off my whole face. Also it is a little too big and long for my liking. I've been wondering what my options are for fixing how crooked nose my nostrils are and what kind of price range I can expect? What type of realistic results can I expect?"
You submitted but one photograph - a Worm's eye view. In the absence of frontal and side views or an examination it would be impossible to give you an accurate advice. The Worm's eye view picture demonstrates a deviation of the nose to your right with a near obstruction of the right airway. I SUSPECT the most anterior part of the septum is buckled door like into the nostril.
A Septoplasty would largely or completely correct the deviation, straighten the nose and make the nostrils more symmetrical. A Rhinoplasty can shorten the nose (simple when a Septoplasty is done) and take down any humps. Nasal tip position can be repositioned as needed.
The cost of the surgery varies very widely depending on your location going higher depending on the local cost of living.
Dr. Peter Aldea
Good candidate for septoplasty/rhinoplasty combination
It seems that you are a good candidate for a rhinoplasty/septoplasty combination that can be done at the same time. I would not be surprised if you have difficulty breathing through your nose. The surgery will be based on improving the way your nose looks to complement your facial features in a natural fashion. However, without a physical examination it is not possible to provide you with specific details. I highly recommend that you schedule a consultation with a well-experienced surgeon.
It is important to mention that the finest cosmetic results in any particular case are based on a variety of factors, including: the unique anatomy of the patient, realistic expectations, a well-informed and detailed discussion with your plastic surgeon concerning the best options for you especially covering a deep understanding of the pros and cons of any given choice you will adopt.
Please keep in mind that following the advice from a surgeon online who offers to tell you what to do without a physical examination covering the nature and the status of the tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical history, and discussing the pros and cons of each operative solution would not be in your best interest. With that in mind, it is the safest and for your best interest to find a plastic surgeon with solid experience and certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery who is ideally a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons that you will trust and be comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.
Good luck!!!
Ali Sajjadian, MD FACS
Expectations from Septorhinoplasty
The nasal deviation is obvious in the one picture submitted. See an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon because a deviated nose is one of the most challenging problems we face in nasal surgery. Consult with several surgeons to see before and after results and establish reasonable expectations. The cost will depend on what is done, but expect the charges to be in the $7000-10,000 range.
Your deviated nasal septum, and long nose may be improved with Rhinoplasty Surgery.
Your presumption that your septum is deviated is likely correct. This is likely contributing to your asymmetrical nostrils that are seen on the base view of your nose that you posted. This can be corrected, and you can have nasal shortening as well.
You should visit several board-certified rhinoplasty specialists for formal consultations. Computer imaging is helpful for you to see what to expect after your rhinoplasty surgery.
I hope this is helpful for you.
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Results from rhinoplasty
Withotu a formal exam it is difficult to say. A 'worm's eye view" does not give enough information. realistically it would be straighter but may not be perfectly straight after surgery.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Neighbour told DH her dog has been known to kill small dogs!(52 Posts)
Out of courtesy DH told neighbour we are getting a mini dachshund puppy today. She looked taken aback apparently and said her rescue greyhound hates small dogs and has been known to kill them in the past.
As you can imagine we are now checking the garden is super secure.
She has two kids living in the house with her killer greyhound.
ive only ever seen greyhounds firmly on the lead.
Really Colditz, you think if it's 'just a dog being a dog' then it's all right for it to kill another dog, because they eat meat and it's what they do?
How lovely for you to watch you dog kill a rabbit because your dog is a terrier.
That's a shame, Bran, there is nothing more majestic than watching a Greyhound run by choice and with freedom. The last one I had could bring a smile to any face when off lead, his sheer enthusiasm for life was infectious.
I foster greyhounds. I have a cat and two small dogs, so I am unlikely to ever have one with a very high prey drive, however if I did I would still consider off lead running, in an enclosed area, with a muzzle. I wouldn't walk a small dog/cat chaser without a muzzle, there is always the risk of a slipped collar.
Do we know the neighbours dogs killed other dog(s) while in her care? It could have been something he did with a previous owner/trainer. The neighbour could be perfectly responsible for all we know.
As for violent tendencies, well that would suggest that the dog was acting maliciously, killing just for the joy of it. A greyhound has no understanding of how it's actions might effect another being, it is instinct, pure and simple. They are not killing for blood lust, chase, catch, kill is an instinct people purposefully breed into the breed for our own gain.
How lovely for you to watch you dog kill a rabbit because your dog is a terrier.
I don't really see the issue. My terrier kills rats. It's what he was bred to do long before terriers were assumed to just be cute little lapdogs.
Some of my friends have "hired" him to kill rats too because the instant death he metes out is a more humane way of killing vermin than putting poison down.
So far as this so-called "killer greyhound" is concerned, it may well be that your neighbour is merely warning you of her dog's attitude towards smaller dogs. Although if the dog has something of a history in this respect I'd be surprised that there haven't already been consequences.
PigsDOfly, am I to assume from your name that genuinely don't understand how animals work and what they are? That you are completely innocent if the fact that dogs are not, in fact, furry people, and cannot be held to human standards of behavior? That a dog killing a rabbit and trying to eat it is no more horrifying and less natural than me picking blackberries? That dogs are carnivorous hunters?
Are you seriously that ill educated?
and my terrier kills nothing because its a domestic pet and I think the killer instinct is a bad trait and not to be encouraged in family pets.
they're not. they're not wolves. if your dog kills other animals then its badly trained and a bloody liability
Instinct is defined as a behavior pattern that is already present regardless of training.
It is my dogs instinct to kill small squeaky things. She is a Jack Russell, she was specifically bred to chase small animals down holes and kill them. Now she occasionally gets the scent of something small and squeaky, and just once, she caught it and killed it. To be fair, it was a baby rabbit and it pretty much jumped in her mouth. Baby rabbits are amongst the most stupid mammals alive, which is probably why rabbits have to breed so fast.
I haven't trained my dog to kill anything, it was a bloody horror show. But what did you expect me to do, pull her off the dying bunny and call an air ambulance? She gave it a quicker end than I could have done, because she broke its neck.
You cannot expect dogs not to want to eat rabbits when we put it in their pet food!
Oh bless you bran, do you live in a city? Or do you have pet rabbits?
So you'd have no objection to your neighbour's dog killing your dog then Colditz? It's just their instinct innit.
Because that is what this thread is about, you know. A neighbour's dog killing small dogs, and being concerned for the safety of small dogs.
I keep my garden secure, if a dog gets into my garden and kills my terrier, it really is my own fault for not securing my garden.
A greyhound is no more likely to attack children than a retriever is likely to retrieve them.
Make sure your garden is ultra secure
But anyway, according to branleuse, dogs are not carnivorous hunters, and dogs that kill animals for food have a behavioural problem. I am talking about rabbits. Not other dogs. Anyone who thinks it is unnatural and dangerous for dogs to eat rabbits needs to go and talk to a vet. Or a primary school teacher, perhaps.
Greyhounds chase, catch, kill
Terriers chase, catch, kill and then kill it a few more times just to be sure it is dead
Retrievers chase, catch and bring it back
Collies chase and round it up into a herd
We designed these dogs to do that for our own gains, either for entertainment or to assist with a specific task. These days more and more working breeds are being kept as pets, which is not necessarily a problem, Greyhounds in particular make excellent family pets, but we can't now start demonising them for acting on instincts we bred into them.
A greyhound will chase things, a terrier will savage small prey, a collie will try and round up your children (I often threaten mine with a collie on the school run ), that is what we bred them for, it's what they do, it's nature. We know that times are changing and dogs are now expected to behave less naturally than ever before but unfortunately dogs have not read the new rules.
no they do have an instinct and you bloody train it out of them or teach them recall otherwise you're not fit to have a dog.
I don't have rabbits and I live in a town next door to a park and we have rabbits ducks swans squirrels and my staffie is as fond of a chase as the next dog. What she doesn't do is savage anything to death and if she starts chasing something I call her and she stops and comes back BECAUSE SHE IS TRAINED.
If you can't call your dog off something then keep it on the lead till you can because a dog with Crap recall is gonna get itself into trouble, hurt something or get itself run over.
This may be a ridiculous idea and perhaps Doin and the other experts could comment on it, but I wonder if the dogs could be introduced and spend time a fair bit of time together (obviously with massive supervision, on leads etc etc) so they might become friends, rather than potential prey?
I could train my dog not to hunt rabbits, but I'm not really that upset about him catching rabbits, I'm sure Colditz could also train her terrier, but if the dog is chasing in an area away from roads and primary schools, then it's not really a major issue is it?
I actually use rabbits as training treats [shock horror] As in check in with me and I will reward you by letting you chase the fluffy bunny over yonder. This means I can call him off prey if I need to because he knows he might get permission to chase freely instead of being recalled and leashed, so I can call him off foxes when he spots them.
And are you really that stupid Colditz?
It isn't acceptable for one dog to kill another under any circumstances, you seemed to be saying that it is.
Of course nature is savage and yes, a great many dogs will kill rabbits and other small creatures, I just don't see the need to boast about it.
And dogs aren't small furry human? Oh no!!!
Dooin I did the same with my collie X - put chasing flocks of gulls on cue to use as a reward. Well actually I tried to but it appears that that took all the fun out of it and she now pretty much ignores them.
My Lhasa Apso - a tibetan temple dog- wouldn't kill anything. The breed was not bred to hunt, retrieve or herd. She was friendly with cats and mice - never chased anything and was non-aggressive. She was bred to sit around well-behaved and quietly in the Temple and had amazing hearing that their job was to hear any stranger approaching and alert the outdoor guard dogs, with just 2 barks, but remain seated and composed.
She was wagging her tail and being friendly to a wild mouse, when my Westie went to see what it was and killed it. My Lhasa was very upset that the mouse was no longer moving and made whimpering noises.
OP a mini dachshund will be tiny, even when fully grown, I had a normal size and she was tiny as a pup.
Perhaps you could introduce your little dog to your neighbours later on and hold him in your arms so they can sniff eachother, without yours running around, so next doors gets to know yours.
Greyhounds maybe sight dogs, but they still have a powerful sense of smell
Good Luck
Who's boasting? I was quite clear that I wasn't best pleased about it. But I don't mind that much, and it is not a behavioural problem for a dog to try to eat rabbits, any more than it is a behavioural problem for children to try to eat fruit.
Now, if you don't want your child to eat fruit, or your dog to chase rabbits, you don't let them. But that doesn't mean that every other child eating fruit or every other dog chasing rabbits has a behavioural disorder, or is behaving in an unnatural way because this is how the creature they descended from behaves. Yes, wolves hunt rabbits - dogs like it too. Chimps eat fruit - people like it too. Rabbits are as natural to dogs as fruit is to people.
Branleuse - no they do have an instinct and you bloody train it out of them or teach them recall otherwise you're not fit to have a dog
You are so so confused.
You can have a very well trained dog with amazing recall but with the best dogs have good instincts. They train easily and well because of them. To "train them out" of their normal dog behaviour is cruel. Since when have staffies gone down rat holes or been used to retrieve anything?
OP, Dooin is right about greyhounds. Just because a dog has a strong prey drive for small furry animals doesn't mean that children are at risk. But it does mean that your new puppy has to be protected from it.
It's helpful that your neighbour has told you this as you know that you will have to ensure your garden is very secure and that your puppy can't escape. To be honest it's best not to leave a dog on their own in a garden anyway (as for example they can get stolen). Also, since you know that this greyhound is a threat, if you see it running around off-lead without a muzzle on then you should keep your puppy close to you and ask her to put it on a lead. (She should do this anyway but you never know).
Hopefully, since you know she is worried, she will take steps to ensure that her dog doesn't go for yours. As said above, greyhounds are usually used to wearing basket muzzles, and that would be the sensible thing for her to do.
By the way, there is a great book for new puppy owners that was only published last year, called Life Skills for Puppies. There is lots of great, general, advice in there about bringing up a puppy.
Branleuse - you really are astonishingly ignorant about dogs and their natural behaviour.
Hi All, I think my neighbour may be a Mumsnetter - Hi if you are. She came to see me and apologised about scaring us half to death. We discussed and 8ft fence and making the garden more secure. In the meantime my wee boy is only going in the garden supervised. Thanks for the advice.
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