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One day that day is very beautiful. The birds that are flying are looked very beautiful. But one house at the Moon village is so different. Every morning that are living at this house always make something that is very big problems. To example, Aryo who is the son's Adi is still sleeping about six o'clock. It makes his mother who is Hani to be nary. She takes a glass and fills it of water. It is thrown by her to the Aryo's face. "Argh... what are you doing, mom!" Aryo begins to open his eyes. "I just make you to awake. Do you know what time is it! Let's take a bath, don't forget to have breakfast! Let's do it now!" his mother answers him.
Aryo runs away to the kitchen and has breakfast quickly. He finishes it about five minutes. He runs away again to the bathroom and he takes a bath. After it, he goes out. He walks to his bedroom. He wears his clothes and prepares his goods to go to the school.
He gets out from his bedroom. He looks a man whom is his father. He is sitting on the old chair. There is a small table. On it is a big cup of tea, some snacks, and some old papers. He is reading the newspaper. Aryo says to his father, "Morning, dad." His father has prepared to go his office. He just drinks his tea and waits his son to go. Because he must go together with his son to go to the new school for him.
With his old motorcycle they go to the new school slowly. Not need long time they have come to the new school. There are many students. "Don't make your mom to be sad with everything that you have been done to other persons. And they look that you're naughty boy. If they look you it, your mother will be very sad to see you again. Be a good boy, son." Father says. "Yes, dad. I will be a good boy." Aryo answers. Then He goes to his office and Aryo gets into his new school.
He stops his walking in front of the gate. He looks his father when his father is very far. He walks again to school. At the around gate there are his friends. Three boys are waiting him. He greets them and they walk to the new class. They are Aryo, Zen, Rama, and Gin. They are friendship. They are clever and diligent. Aryo is the leader of them.
Aryo is very different of the others. He is an odd boy. He always does something alone but if he needs helping, his friends already help him. At the first day, he doesn't get the problem on the school. But he has a joking plan to trap a new teacher. He tells his friends about his plan. After he has told them, one of them disagrees with him. He wants to be neutral. He is Rama. He is always a good boy on this group. Rama thinks that Aryo's plan will be fired. Aryo tells again with the new plan, "Zen, you must stand up around the window. You must tell us if the teacher is walking to this class. Do you understand?" Zen says, "Yes, ser! I will do it." "Gin, you help me to take some water to this plastic. Let's do it!"
Some seconds after everything have started. The teacher comes. He walks to the class until in front of the door. His hand will open the door. Suddenly someone who is behind him calls him, "Mr. Farhan! Mr. Farhan! Mr. Farhan! Wait!" Teacher, "What's up? Be quiet. Now tell me what do you want to talk?" Someone, "I have something to you; this is about future of this school. We get a mail from other school to do a friendly match. Like we know together you're the best referee who has been had by our school. So, you musty go to the other school now." Teacher, "Alright, but I must give this class a working." Someone,"It doesn't matter, you must go now, and I will give them the working." They leave the class.
This plan is fired. So, Aryo, Zen, Rama, and Gin will take the tools of trapping. Aryo walks near the door. The door is little opened by the teacher. When he is standing up near the door, the air opens the door and makes the tools of trapping to fall down. He is been the victim of his working.
His clothes are wet. Someone who has talked with the teacher comes. He looks Aryo and says that he must go back to home and change his clothes. After changing he must go to the school again and he can't be late. After he comes to school he must meet him.
Aryo takes his bag and goes to home. He walks until the gate. He is called by someone who has commanded him to stop. He gives a letter to Aryo. He goes back to the class. Aryo doesn't understand what have he done. He walks to his home. On the way there is a patrol of police. A car of police stops beside him. A police man gets out and walks to him. He talks to Aryo, "Why you are here?" Aryo answers, "I'm walking, I must go home to change my clothes ser". "Well you must follow me to the police office." Policeman says. Aryo can't do anything, he follows him. They get in the car. They go to the police office.
Suddenly a phone is ringing. The man on the phone says that every patrol of policeman must go to the bank because it is done a criminal. There is a steal. The entire car of patrol comes to the bank. They try to stop the criminal. Aryo is further than before. He gets in the car on the way to go home. The car that is Aryo and two policeman stops. Aryo is commanded to get out for safety his life. But is very far from house. He wants to talk them but they have gone to the bank fast.
He is alone now. He walks without sign. Luckily in front of him is someone who walks near him. He tries to talk him, "How do you do? Someone says, "how do you do?" Aryo tries to know how to go to his house from him. That man just tells him the signal to go to his house.
Aryo runs away because he doesn't want to forget the everything that has been remembered him. He walks until a street that is closed because it is digging street. He is very confusing. He calls the man who is digging the street but it is very noisy. So no one can hear it. He walks back. He tries to remember when he is walking to home.
Not long time later he has explored that way. He remembers again how to go to the house. Some times later he can go to the house. He has walked for two hours and he is very tired. He meets his mother and tells his everything that has been done him. She is smile when her son has finished his story.
Next he changes his clothes and goes to the school with his mother, but on the way they must stop because there is a criminal. They use other ways but it needs long time. He is very afraid at that time because he must go back to school on time.
Then they use motorcycle quickly until the school. He runs away to meet someone who had commanded him. He goes to the BK's room but he isn't there. He runs again to the teacher's room and the officer's room but he isn't there. He runs to his class and talks to his friends. They don't know where he is.
He is very confusing, so he just is waiting on the class. Someone comes to his class. Finally he can meet him. He apologies to him and never does it again.


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- Further to the 1st May clinical update focussed on the Oventus O2Vent used in combination with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine, significant progress has been made in executing Oventus' clinical trials strategy to advance validation of the benefit of the Oventus proprietary airway
- Peer reviewed article on the O2Vent Mono has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine (JDSM)
- Brisbane clinical trial - assessing the value of mandibular advancement with the Oventus Airway - now fully recruited
- Perth clinical trial - examining the physiologic effect of Oventus Airway technology - is now underway
- Clinical evidence is building to support the use of Oventus Airway Technology in both stand-alone oral appliance therapy and maskless low pressure CPAP therapy
- Building body of clinical evidence, in addition to the CRC-P CPAP connection trial, will be used to further engage with the sleep clinician channel - critical for the acceptance of oral appliances by sleep specialists and critical for the many patients that are non-compliant with current CPAP therapy
A paper outlining the results of the pilot clinical trial, has recently been accepted as a peer reviewed article in the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine (JDSM). This trial, on the Oventus O2Vent Monoblock appliances, showed that the O2Vent Mono is effective not only in the mild to moderate range of sleep apnoea but also in the moderate to severe range of sleep apnoea and was effective in reducing time under 90% O2 saturation for moderate to severe sufferers as well. 100% of patients involved in the trial experienced a significant improvement in snoring, and in 82% snoring was eliminated completely. The study highlighted that the O2Vent Mono can treat self-reported nasal obstructers as effectively as those with no nasal obstruction - a current unmet market need.
The clinical trial in Brisbane, which is designed to assess the value of mandibular advancement alone versus mandibular advancement with the addition of the proprietary Oventus Airway Technology, has been fully recruited. The trial is anticipated to be completed in the coming quarter.
An additional trial at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth is now underway. This trial is focussing on specific pressure and flow measurements in the patient's airway at various levels of advancement.
Dr Chris Hart, Oventus Medical founder and Clinical Director said: "It is a significant achievement for our original clinical trial to be published in a peer reviewed journal. The subsequent trials have been designed to prove that the Oventus Airway Technology is specifically the reason our initial clinical results were so promising and facilitates a change in the paradigm of care for patients with OSA.
"The additional clinical evidence will be used to further engage with the sleep clinician channel - critical for the acceptance of oral appliances by sleep specialists and critical for the many patients that are non-compliant with current CPAP therapy."
It is anticipated that both trials will be completed over the coming six months.
About Oventus Medical Ltd
Oventus Medical Ltd (ASX:OVN) is a Brisbane based medical device company that is commercialising a suite of oral appliances for the treatment of sleep apnoea and snoring. Unlike other oral appliances, the Oventus devices have a unique and patented airway within the device that delivers air to the back of the mouth whilst alleviating multiple sites of obstruction including the nose, soft palate and tongue. They are particularly designed for the many people that have nasal obstructions and consequently tend to mainly breathe through their mouth. While it may seem counterintuitive, the device actually prevents oral breathing. The O2VentTM T is designed to allow nasal breathing when the nose is unobstructed, but when obstruction is present; breathing is supplemented via the airways in the appliance.
According to a report published by the Sleep Health Foundation Australia, an estimated 1.5 million Australians suffer with sleep disorders and more than half of these suffer with obstructive sleep apnea. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most definitive medical therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea, OSA, however many patients have difficulty tolerating CPAP. Oral appliances have emerged as an alternative to CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea treatment.
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Ruben Garcia came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was three, squeezed into a station wagon with his mother, stepfather, and nine siblings. The family settled in California's Central Valley, where Garcia and his brothers picked onions, carrots, and potatoes after school. Says Garcia, who still can't stand onions: "Once you've worked on a farm like I did, you never want to go back."
Garcia no longer has to break his back in the sun. The company he founded, Advanced Cleanup Technologies Inc. in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., has a lucrative niche cleaning up after industrial accidents. Garcia's business employs 250 people and has doubled in size in the past five years. Last year, Garcia netted $8 million on sales of $40 million.
Now Garcia has invested $8 million in a risky new venture aimed at reducing air pollution from idling ships and trains at ports and railroad terminals. With towns near Long Beach harbor complaining of the rising number of young children with asthma, Garcia says, "It's an ongoing problem, and it's killing people."
Garcia got his start in business right after high school, when he began working at his dad's hazardous waste transport company. Garcia saw that federal regulations passed after the Exxon Valdez oil spill would require specialized workers to clean up after industrial accidents. Borrowing $8,000 from one of his father's customers, he bought a used vacuum truck—a big wet/dry vac on wheels—at a city auction in 1992. Two years later, he won a contract to clean up after an oil pipeline burst in the Northridge earthquake, putting his company on the map.
Although tighter safety regulations have resulted in fewer major industrial accidents, Garcia's company still handles more than 600 projects a year, from dredging sludge from the bottom of a Disneyland lagoon to helping clean up New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Even smaller accidents, such as a spill of just a few gallons of gasoline, can mean sending workers in protective suits into storm drains to pressure-wash pipes. "You find all kinds of things down there," Garcia says. "Shopping carts, dead animals, people." Garcia's wife, Tammy, flies a company helicopter during offshore projects to guide the crews below.
Garcia got interested in air pollution after hearing complaints about air quality at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Ships run their auxiliary diesel engines while they're in port, enabling them to operate cranes and lights but spewing harmful nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulates into the air. Garcia designed a device that captures exhaust in a rigid fabric hood, then cleans it with scrubbers made by other companies. As he was pitching his idea to ports, an environmental regulator from Placer County, Calif., suggested testing it at Union Pacific Corp. (UNP ) railway yard there. It cut emissions by 97%.
The price tag is steep: $8 million for a version that can clean exhaust from several ships at once. The alternative is to rewire ships so they can run on electricity from the mainland grid. That would cost about $1 million per vessel but would require investment by ship operators.
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are likely to become test cases for Garcia. Those ports are requiring operators to cut emissions by 50% over the next five years, and Robert Kanter, chief environmental officer for the Port of Long Beach, says Garcia's device is one of a few serious contenders. Metropolitan Stevedore Co., a terminal operator in Long Beach catering to ships that come to port infrequently, has agreed to buy one of Garcia's scrubbers if it works in a test run this summer. "It solves a lot of problems for vessels that do not call on a regular basis," says Albert J. Garnier, the company's chief operating officer. "I saw it as a little bit of a silver bullet."
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Continuing with the New Year revelry, Fever 104 FM is giving its listeners a chance to win some fast bucks. The FM radio station is launching a contest titled the 'Fever Bolo' contest, which begins from January 8 and will continue till February 2, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm.
The contest entails calls made to listeners who will be selected through a random selection process from a combined pool of registered entries. The web interface and the electronic system guarantees transparency and the access to the interface is minimal and confidential.
As part of the contest, participants stand a chance to win Rs 104,000 every 104 minutes. All the participant has to do is answer the call with 'I love Fever 104 FM'.
Talking about Fever 104 FM's latest initiative to reach out to listeners in Delhi, Karen, Group Promotions Director, Virgin Radio International, said, "In a short time since its launch, Fever 104 FM has managed to attract a large listener base. Not only will Fever Bolo be a fun activity for our listeners, but it will also bring in some serious money to the lucky ones and that's music to anyone's ears."
Commenting on the selection process, Karen said, "We have put in place a world class system to obtain random names for calling that leaves no scope for any errors. Our SMS as well as calling lines have a traffic handling capacity of 250,000 calls per second. We want our listeners to win, so they can boost their entries as many times as they want and increase their chances of being called."
For the record, Fever 104 FM was launched in Delhi on October 30, 2006. The radio station plans to foray into Kolkata and Bangalore soon.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Fox is taking celebrity reality television to the pool.
The U.S. broadcaster on Thursday announced a one-off special "Stars in Danger: The High Dive" that pits models, actors and athletes against each other in an Olympic-style diving contest.
"Jersey Shore" star Jennifer "JWOWW" Farley headlines the contestants, who will take the plunge following a coaching session from U.S. Olympic diving medalist Troy Dumais.
Other contestants include football star Terrell Owens, former stars of TV show "Baywatch" David Chokachi and Alexandra Paul, surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost an arm in a 2003 shark attack, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast members Kim and Kyle Richards, and daytime soap opera actor Antonio Sabato Jr.
The contestants will compete in a series of Olympic-style dives, including solo high diving and synchronized diving from several heights, Fox said in a statement.
Host Dumais, who qualified for four Olympics (2000-2012), won the bronze medal in 3-meter synchronized diving with Kristian Ipsen at the 2012 Summer Games in London.
The two-hour special, which will air on Jan. 9, was based on a long-running German television contest, "TV Total Turmspringen".
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Our friends at American Baby Magazine have created a web page with some important advice and Judy Nolte, editor in chief of American Baby, offers up some tips to protect your baby.
SIDS, is what the name says, sudden infant death. "It's a baby, usually between the age of two months to 12 months who suddenly dies unexpectedly, with no known cause," Nolte explains. The most frightening aspect is it's a normally healthy child, not a sick one.
4500 babies a year die of SIDS. "A large portion of them are boys between the ages of two and four months and it seems to be more common in the winter," says Nolte.
The first tip to help protect your baby and keep them a little bit safer is to put your baby to sleep on his or hers back always. Since this strong suggestion has been put into effect it has cut the rate of deaths by 60%. "If a baby sleeps on her stomach, she can get her nose into the cushions or into the pillows and have trouble breathing," explains Nolte. Also, no toys or pillows should be in the crib with the baby.
It's suggested to share the room with your baby, but not the bed. So many parents like to co-sleep with their baby, they find it more pleasant and emotionally satisfying. But Nolte warns an adult bed is not a place for a baby. It's a place full of blankets, pillows and softer surfaces. The best place for a baby is on a hard surface on his or hers back.
Also don't overdress your baby. It's thought a baby that is dressed warmly has an easier time falling and staying asleep. Unfortunately, babies don't have the abilities or neck strength to wake themselves up if they fall asleep too deeply.
Lastly, it's best to breast feed and use a pacifier. "Both breastfeeding and a pacifier open up the airways more," says Nolte. "The baby has to do a little more work." This allows the muscles in the lungs and mouth to get stronger and make it easier for the baby to rescue itself before he suffocates.
For more information on SIDS please visit FirstCandle.org and for other parenting advice, click here to visit the American Baby website.
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About Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs
Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs founded the Progressive Faith Foundation, a
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Besides his contributions to the Progressive Faith Foundation, Rabbi Jacobs holds membership with the Los Angeles Sheriff Department's Homeland Security Congress and sits on the board of directors for Faith in Public Life, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. Following the uncertainty caused by the 2000 presidential election, he acted as the leading voice for a renewed political coalition between African-American and Jewish people.
In preparation for his career, he earned a bachelor of arts in sociology from New York University. After that, he enrolled at Hebrew Union College, where he received a second bachelor of arts and a master of Hebrew letters.


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Rudolph David Loth died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at Heath Village retirement center in Washington Township. He was 94.
Born in Bridgeport, Conn., he lived in the Convent Station section of Morris Township before moving to Heath Village 15 years ago.
Mr. Loth was an engineer at New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., specializing in circuitry and pole wiring before retiring in 1966. He later worked at the Mendham Garden Center for 18 years.
He was a member of the Morristown Presbyterian Church for 65 years, where he was an elder. He was a past deacon at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church in Newar k, a Mason at Cincinnati Lodge 3 in Morristown and a member of the Heath Village Square Club and Men's Club.
Until his death, he was the oldest living graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He enjoyed gardening and, especially, working with flowers.
His wife, Katharine E., died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, David E. of the Long Valley section of Washington Township; two daughters, Barbara L. Errickson of Morris Plains and Marjorie L. Mellor of Syracuse, N.Y.; a sister, Myrtle L. Lindiquest of Bridgeport; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was on Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Morristown Presbyterian Church on the Green. Arrangements were by Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown. Interment was at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham.
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Increasing The Accuracy Of Option Pricing By Using Implied Parameters Related To Higher Moments
The inaccuracy of the Black-Scholes formula arises from two aspects: the formula is for European options while most real option contracts are American; the formula is based on the assumption that underlying asset prices follow a lognormal distribution while in the real world asset prices cannot be described well by a lognormal distribution. We develop an American option pricing model that allows non-normality. The theoretical basis of the model is Gaussian quadrature and dynamic programming. The usual binomial and trinomial models are special cases. We use the Jarrow-Rudd formula and the relaxed binomial and trinomial tree models to imply the parameters related to the higher moments. The results demonstrate that using implied parameters related to the higher moments is more accurate than the restricted binomial and trinomial models that are commonly used.
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- Black, Fischer, 1976. "The pricing of commodity contracts," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(1-2), pages 167-179.
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Addressing the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2012 organized by TERI, Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh called for citizens of the planet to take individual responsibilities in their own respective spheres.
New Delhi, India – The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2012 organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on February 2 at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.
Over the past decade, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) has evolved as a major global event that addresses the key challenges of sustainable development and explores means by which this can be attained.
In its 12th edition, DSDS will focus on the theme, 'Protecting the Global Commons: 20 Years Post Rio'. DSDS 2012 will be the first important meeting of global leaders preceding the June 2012, Rio+20 Summit. Two decades after Rio 1992 Summit, the time is ripe to assess the progress made in protecting our planet. DSDS 2012 will examine what has been achieved and how awareness had been created; it will attempt to define new directions to be followed; and set an agenda for further action.
In his inaugural address, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh congratulated TERI on organizing this global forum which once again brings together eminent dignitaries, Nobel laureates, CEOs and thought leaders from across the globe. Dr. Manmohan Singh said, "I am honoured to be at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2012. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Rio Earth Summit of 1992, which set out the concept of sustainability and its importance as a critical parameter of human development."
He added, "The idea of sustainability began as a development ideal. Over time, it has become an important focus of policy, especially in developing countries as we struggle to reconcile our efforts to develop with the compelling need to protect our environment. Air pollution, industrial pollution, increasing quantum of waste and pollution of our rivers are problem we all face."
The Prime Minister further said, "As a developing country in the frontlines of climate vulnerability, India has a vital stake in the evolution of a successful, rule-based, equitable and multilateral response to climate change."
Present at the TERI DSDS 2012 inaugural ceremony were H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President, Finland, H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel, President, Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati, H.E. Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President, Guyana, and H.E. Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway and Member of the UN Secretary General's Sustainability Panel, Norway. Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Founding Chair, R20 – Regions of Climate Change and Former Governor of California, Hon'ble Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, and Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) for Environment and Forests, Government of India, were also present at the occasion.
H.E. Ms Tarja Halonen, President, Finland, was awarded the TERI's Sustainable Development Leadership Award for 2012 for her leadership in confronting climate change and leading her government to take the issue as a primary focus. Receiving the award, she said, "It is a great honour for me to receive this award on behalf of my country. We need a modern trinity to preserve the Global Commons. We have a duty and right to preserve the Global Commons. India and Finland have always collaborated for sustainable development. Sustainable Development is an opportunity to counter the climate change and human resource plays a very important role in the effort."
The Sustainable Development Leadership Award is TERI's tribute to a distinguished individual's exemplary efforts. The Award celebrates individuals who have contributed substantially in combating challenges threatening sustainable development and encouraging initiatives which lead the planet towards a sustainable future. Some past winners of the Sustainable Development Leadership Awards are Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, and former Governor of California Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, in his address said, "The issue of the Global Commons has been part of global consciousness for half a century now. The Global Commons can be protected only if there is a commitment on the part of nation states to realize the tragedy inherent for all of us if we do not carry out proper protection of these. We hope this Summit and the official Rio+20 event in June of this year will mark a watershed in perceptions and priorities by which we work collectively towards a more environmentally and ecologically secure future for coming generations."
Dr. Pachauri said, "India faces some major challenges as well as expanding opportunities. The mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions carry with it a vast range of co-benefits including higher energy security, health benefits due to lower levels of air pollution, higher agricultural yields, and many others. We need to consider these co-benefits in devising a new development strategy which would be relevant for the 21st century. One of our biggest challenges in the future would be to ensure security of energy supply. This can only be achieved through improvements in energy efficiency as well as a move to sustainable sources of energy supply."
He further added, "We believe that India can and should develop as a model of sustainable development and become a beacon of light for the rest of the world. Gandhiji's belief 'Be the change you want to see in the world', is perhaps more relevant today than it has been at any time in the past."
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) works towards fulfilling its vision of 'working towards global sustainable development, creating innovative solutions for a better tomorrow', through its flagship event the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS). The DSDS has been held annually in New Delhi since 2001, tackling key developmental issues of the times, having emerged as the only forum on global sustainability issues, with an accentuated thrust on problems relating to the developing world. The DSDS series has enjoyed global support, from over 60 countries, attracting participation from Heads of government and ministers, and a host of other dignitaries comprising Nobel laureates, development practitioners, scientists, academics and corporate leaders.
The 12th Edition of DSDS allows for the enthusiasm of the young to mesh well with the wisdom of the learned. The YUVA (Youth Unites for Voluntary Action) Meet at DSDS 2012 brought together the brightest young minds from across international and national borders to spin webs exchanging knowledge about the best means to be adopted in preserving the 'Global Commons'. The YUVA Meet 2012 under the theme of 'Conserving Global Commons: Transforming Knowledge into Action' aimed at engaging the youth, recognizing the fact that all articulation in the discourse on preserving the environment stands to benefit from the acceptance and action of the young.
Over 20 Special events will be organized on the sidelines of the Summit. Consistent with and central to the main theme of DSDS 2012, these platforms will provide an opportunity to distinguished speakers and area experts to discuss niche topics.
To follow updates of DSDS 2012, visit http://dsds.teriin.org/2012/
About DSDS
The DSDS (Delhi Sustainable Development Summit) has been the flagship conference of TERI since 2001. It is a global forum that seeks to provide long-term solutions to protect this planet. Held annually, DSDS is the only event of its kind in the world with participation by global stakeholders – multilateral and bilateral development organizations, governments, the corporate sector, non-governmental organizations, and academic and research institutions. Now globally esteemed as a credible summit on global issues related to sustainable development, it continues to provide hope to communities lagging behind on development indicators.
About: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Headed by world-renowned economist and Head of the Nobel Prize winning UN Climate panel, Dr. R. K. Pachauri, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is best described as an independent, not-for-profit research institute focused on energy, environment, and sustainable development and devoted to efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.
A dynamic and flexible organization established in 1974, all activities in TERI move from formulating local and national level strategies to suggesting global solutions to critical energy and environment-related issues. Headquartered in New Delhi, TERI has established regional offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa, Guwahati and Mukhteshwer in the Himalaya's and International centers in Japan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Washington DC, London and Utrecht, The Netherlands. For more information, visit www.teriin.org.
Source: The Energy and Resources Institute (Business Wire India).


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This is not something you can request affirmatively. You would have to be in removal proceedings in order to apply for cancellation of removal. And even then, you will have to meet other requirements in order to be granted that kind of relief.See question
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A tourist visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows you to come to the US to visit and then return to your country. If you came on a tourist visa knowing that you were going to marry an American citizen and then apply for a green card that would be a violation of US immigration laws. However, if you came to the US to visit and later on your plans changed, then you might be able to argue that you did not violate any immigration laws since your original intent was to visit the US temporarily. It all depends on the specific facts of your case (what your intent was).See question
His step dad filed that petition but passed away. Since it's been so long should I file a new one, he has no family in his home country, so we're definitely seeking legal advice/ help. We have an 8 year old son. What do I do? I'm so scared and fru...
I appears that he should be able to adjust status under section 245i of the INA, since he is the beneficiary of a petition filed before April 30, 2001. All this assuming that you are a United States citizen and that he is otherwise eligible to become a permanent resident (For example, if he has committed a crime that might or might not affect his eligibility for adjustment of status).See question
I entered the united states legally 20 years ago and i am still undocumented. my brother as already applied for my legalization but there have not been enough slots available for me. my wife is only 18 can she apply for me?
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i divorced my first husband (brazil) before i could finish helping him become a permanent resident. we did everything but the last step for him to get his residency. now my current boyfriend lives in mexico. we want to get married and i want to br...
If the reason your first husband didn't get a green was just because you divorced him, generally that shouldn't affect this new application for your current boyfriend.See question
My husband is from Mexico and his visa has expired, what do we need to do? I am an American citizen bein that I was born in Va.
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Have you looked at combining Spiceworks (with a few plugins), VNC (or RDP), and PDQ Deploy to cover all of the requirements?
May 31, 2012 at 12:15 UTC
With that many, I'd skip the free tools and look into paid managed solutions either from MS or 3rd parties.
May 31, 2012 at 12:21 UTC
I used to use landesk when I was supporting a large environment.
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I'm looking at Dell's KACE but I think its going to cost us to much.
Aug 1, 2012 at 4:04 UTC
The ManageEngine product suite may be in line with what you are looking for. Heard they are relatively inexpensive and some solid products in their arsenal.
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Medical alert dog plays an important role during a girl's surgery
Kaelyn "KK" Krawczyk has had a severe form of mastocytosis since she was two months old. The rare disease can trigger an abnormal accumulation of mast cells on vital organs, which leads to allergic inflammation. For the 7-year old Apex, N.C. girl, these allergic reactions can quickly become fatal. And the worse part is that the triggers are hard to predict and can stem from simple, everyday things, such as temperature changes, exercise, or medication.
For most of her life, KK had to be monitored all night long since even hot blankets could cause a dangerous reaction. As a result, doctors warned the family that KK may not even be able to attend school.
18 months ago, a medical alert dog named JJ changed all that. The talented terrier can smell cell changes before a reaction becomes serious, warn her parents (by barking and tugging at their clothes), and fetch her medical kit. JJ played a special role recently, working in the operating room at Duke University Medical Center to alert doctors to KK's bad reactions to anesthesia in her exploratory kidney surgery (the first dog I've heard of that was allowed in the operating room!).
KK's mother, Michelle, says that JJ alerts hospital staff before their "fancy equipment" and has "made believers out of those who didn't believe."
JJ was trained in scent detection by Deb Cunningham, the program director at Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, a nonprofit service dog agency in Chapel Hill.
As if JJ's story isn't amazing enough, the little pup was rescued from an animal shelter. Deb has never trained a terrier before and doesn't usually work with shelter dogs, but had a chance encounter when she was working with Golden Retrievers at the local animal rescue.
Deb was training JJ to be a diabetic alert dog when the Krawczyk family contacted her about a pup for KK. Just one month into specialized training with KK, JJ responded during one of the girl's worst reactions.
Deb says that JJ has surpassed her expectations for what an alert dog can do. Not only has she likely saved KK's life many times, she even "diagnosed" a family friend who didn't know she had diabetes.
JJ has given KK the chance to enjoy a more normal childhood and has given her parents a little peace of mind. What an incredible pup!
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It's more than just a cute trick
Years ago I taught my dog Bugsy to "back up" with the intention of adding it to his trick repertoire. It means just what it sounds like—to move away by taking steps backwards. My dog already knew how to crawl, wave, high-five, spin, shake, rollover, bow, and sit pretty, but I was searching for something new to teach him. I remembered seeing horses do this on cue and finding it adorable. I decided it would be Bugsy's next trick, but I never imagined how useful it would be.
It began as a trick, which are behaviors I ask dogs to do on cue just for fun, but I began to use it functionally in an ever-increasing number of contexts. Bugsy already had a solid "stay" and knew how to "wait" (pause and refrain from going forward until given permission) when asked. Still, there were many situations in which telling him to "back up" was more helpful.
Dogs can sometimes get in the way, and asking them to "back up" solves the problem. I'm thinking of situations such as when I'm trying to open the front door, the pantry or the fridge and there are many pounds of lovable canine filing the space I need.
Being able to tell a dog to back away from a trash can, the dishwasher, another dog's food bowl, a toy, or anything found on a walk that looks gross or even dangerous is so useful. It's true that the cue "leave it" will also work in those contexts. However, having a dogs create physical distance between themselves and the forbidden object sometimes helps them resist temptation. "Leave it" only tells most dogs that they may not grab something, but it gives them no help deciding what to do instead. The cue to "back up" instructs them with a specific incompatible behavior to perform. (A dog cannot simultaneously approach the dishes in the dishwasher and back away from them.)
There's really no end to the situations in which asking your dog to "back up" is useful. I've used it when I need a dog to move away from a child or a person who does not love dogs, out of a crowded kitchen, out of my way as I carry a large pile of blankets that prevents me from seeing where I am stepping, away from a freshly painted fence, away from a swinging door, a swing or a car door, and away from an intersection with skateboarders flying by too close for comfort. I've asked dogs who were carrying large sticks to back away from people just for safety's sake, and I've used this cue to tell a dog to increase the distance between himself and another dog if I see trouble brewing. It is endlessly practical, and I soon found myself using it way more often than wait or stay.
In addition to its great practicality, "back up" has the appeal of being relatively easy to teach. Start with your dog standing in front of you and attending to you. Move toward your dog calmly. When he takes a step backward, reinforce immediately with a click/treat or a treat. For some dogs, a couple of steps in their direction work best but for other dogs, a slight lean is most effective.
Continue to reinforce your dog for taking a step backward until he is doing it reliably. Then, continue moving toward your dog until he has taken more than one step backwards. Reinforce him for multiple steps. Once he understands that backing up is a way to earn treats, say the cue "back up" before moving toward him, and reinforce him for responding appropriately. With practice you can phase out the motion towards him so that he is backing up in response to the cue alone. You can use a visual cue such as extending your arm towards him instead of the verbal cue or in addition to it.
I use the verbal cue "back up" for this behavior, but other trainers use different ones. A few common cues for this same behavior are "back out", "get back" and "beep beep." Any of these cues will work equally well, so choose the one that you like best, keeping in mind that it's best to avoid using a cue that sounds similar to any cues that your dog already knows for any other behaviors.
Some dogs will respond to your motion towards them by sitting down or by turning around. If your dog is a sitter during this training, try holding a treat a few inches over his head and moving it towards his back end slowly. This causes most dogs to step back rather than sit, and you can then reinforce the behavior. If your dog's tendency is to turn, try to train him in a narrow hallway or between two large pieces of furniture so that there's not enough room for him to turn around. Presented with such an obstacle, most dogs will try to back up as an alternative, providing you with an opportunity to reinforce the behavior you are looking for.
Does your dog have a cue that means to back up, and if so, when do you use it?
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As 2013 comes to a close, my husband and I, along with our new dog, Cuddles, are enjoying a week at the beach. Tybee Island, Georgia, is our favorite get-away with plenty of pet-friendly shops, restaurants and dog walking lanes but our vacation this year is bittersweet. We always take our Chihuahua, LeStatt staying in a pet-friendly cottage on the beach but this year is different. We lost our little boy to heart disease several months ago and considered cancelling our plans because it was so difficult to go without him. Then a lost dog wandered into our yard and though we managed to find her owner, Joe and I came home with a Pomeranian named Cuddles. Our vacation experience has been so much more special because we are sharing it with our new dog. I'm sure many Bark readers feel the same way about their companion animals but sadly, many homeless dogs and cats aren't as lucky. For healthy homeless cats and dogs in shelters across the U.S., the number one cause of death is euthanasia and to help address this problem, I have focused my graduate sociological research on companion animals held in shelters. My current research focuses on gender and leadership in animal sheltering and the impact it has on euthanasia rates. Here is the part where YOU can help me gather data nationwide. I'm looking for animal shelter directors, employees, volunteers and people who have adopted a shelter pet to complete an online survey. If you have a few minutes, read through the information below and click (or copy and paste) the link which will take you to a survey where you can help build this important database!
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What a wonderfully busy and productive semester this has been! The highlight of my experience was attending Best Friends Shelter's "No More Homeless Pets" conference held in Jacksonville, Florida in October. I'm happy to say that I'm not the only data nerd out there. Judging by the number of sessions held during the NMHP conference that focused on improving data collection for animal sheltering organizations, animal welfare groups understand that data can make or break efforts to "Save Them All." Granting agencies want to see strong programs that are mission lead, well organized and able to prove effectiveness by data-driven measurement. Organizations like Maddie's Fund, PetSmart Charities and others are working to develop common measurements, assessment and quantitative analysis that can be used throughout the animal welfare community. Community wide collaborative efforts which marry public and non-profit private organizations require a shared data language that can allow all agencies involved to clearly measure effectiveness.
In my own home of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Metro Animal Services joined forces with the Kentucky Humane Society and Alley Cat Advocates to develop shared efforts to significantly reduce euthanasia rates of companion animals. This shared data language allowed the community partners to successfully write and fund a major grant awarded by the ASPCA. Now the agencies work together, sharing data and adjusting programming to help move Louisville towards the goal of 90% live release rate.
Learning data speak isn't easy and when saving them all takes most of our time, sometimes data collection isn't the first thing on our to-do list. But conferences like Best Friends Society's No More Homeless Pets provide opportunities to demonstrate ways to become data guru's and who better to learn from than an organization that truly understands the importance of data speak.
My passion about animal sheltering data was ignited after a truly eye opening experience I had last summer. As part of my research, I submitted open records requests to each of the 120 counties in Kentucky asking for the data that they were mandated to keep by a 2004 law passed in Kentucky. While I found that some counties worked hard to maintain current, accurate records, others struggled to accomplish this. Not because they didn't care but because they hadn't learned the how-to's of data collection. Conferences like 2013 NMHP provide a wonderful opportunity to learn from others in the field; a chance to make connections with organizations that will help develop an industry wide set of "best practices" for data collection. While data isn't as cute and fuzzy as kittens or smell as sweet as puppy breath, it will help to save the lives of puppies and kittens daily.
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For those of you searching for an antidote to excessive holiday cheer or one New Year's toast too many— we bring you "hair of the dog" or a drink to combat the hangover. This "dog" takes many forms, most commonly a variation of a Bloody Mary but may also include concoctions of gin, whiskey, tequila or beer. But what is the origin of this curiously named tonic? It can be traced back to medieval times and an abbreviation of the longer phrase "the hair of the dog that bit you." It is based on the ancient folk treatment for a rabid dog bite of putting a burnt hair of the dog on the wound.
John Heywood, in his 1546 compendium, A dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the prouerbes in the Englishe tongue, uses the phrase with a clear reference to drinking:
I pray thee let me and my fellow have
The remedy works with the belief that a small amount of whatever caused the ailment, is also the best cure. While hair of the dog is now dismissed as an effective treatment for rabies, the taking of additional alcohol to cure a hangover has some scientific basis. The symptoms of hangover are partly induced by a withdrawal from alcohol poisoning. A small measure of alcohol may be some temporary relief. Many experience drinkers swear by it, and one can make a case that it does work .. but only for a short time and then you're back to the hangover, only worse. Your body contains an enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase. It breaks ethanol down into the other chemicals that are making you ill. Adding more alcohol (ethanol) makes your body stop and concentrate on the new alcohol coming in so you do get a brief reprieve, but as soon as that added alcohol gets processed, you're back where you started but with even more toxic chemicals floating around. Unless you intend to keep drinking forever, hair of the dog is a temporary remedy at best. Instead, may we suggest a nice cuddle with your dog for what ails you …?!
Dog's Life: Humane
As we welcome the New Year, I'm still recovering from the holiday season. Along with the usual craziness, animal control officers see more dog bites, more lost dogs, and more owners who pass away and leave pets behind. New Year's fireworks cause panicked dogs to bolt and holiday celebrations result in more arrests and accidents with dogs needing to be picked up.
I was trying to think of some New Year's resolutions relating to my own dogs but frankly, they already get lots of attention and exercise and have it pretty darn good. I'm sure they would like to go to the off- leash beach every day instead of every week or two but I have to go to work to buy kibbles so that's not gonna happen.
Having worked in shelters for 25 plus years, I do have some New Years wishes. On my fantasy wish list is that every dog would have a wonderful home. On my more realistic wish list are some things that even good dog owners can do to improve their dog's lives and safety. I have also included some things that people can do to help dogs in need in their communities.
If your dog is overweight, now's a great time to help them reach a healthy weight. Even just being a little chubby reduces a dog's life span and quality of life. Dogs are just as happy to have a tiny treat as a big one. Substitute healthy treats for fatty ones and cut back on their rations while increasing exercise and stimulation. Check with your vet first and then get those dogs out for a daily walk or better yet, two or more. You'll improve your own health too. Try agility or join a dog-friendly hiking group. You'll both feel better. Exercise is a great stress reducer and often improves behavior issues as well.
Even the most beloved of dogs often have behavior problems that could be improved on with good management and training. A well behaved dog is a joy to have around and can be included in more activities. Dogs that pull the leash or are reactive with other dogs are no fun to walk. Work with a trainer or read up on techniques to work on.
An ID tag is a lost dog's first chance to get home. I will usually return a dog with no fees if they are wearing a tag. Check and see if your dog's tags have current information and are in good condition. I find that they tend to wear through and drop off every few years. Even people whose dogs never run loose should keep tags on. Accidents happen, doors get left open, fences blow down and dogs get lost.
I would also love to see all dogs microchipped. I have seen some miraculous returns that never would have happened without microchips, including pets that were found years later and returned to owners all because of a microchip.
Consider adopting or fostering a dog in need. It may be one of the most rewarding things you ever do. I am endlessly amazed at all of the wonderful dogs in shelters. Some are near perfection while others are diamonds in the rough that just need a little polishing to really shine. Volunteering for a shelter or rescue is another way to help. Sure it's hard sometimes, but you can really make a difference for a unwanted dog. If you have grooming or training skills you can make a shelter dog more adoptable. Donating to a spay/neuter program is great bang for your buck as it saves lives by preventing overpopulation. Shelters and rescues can always use donations of blankets, food, money etc. Check with your local shelter to see what their greatest needs are and thank you for making a difference.
New Years Day will find me at our annual walk at a local off-leash beach. Lots of friends come with dogs of every size and shape and everyone has a blast. I hope you have lots of fun things planned as well and that 2014 is the best yet for you and your dogs.
What are you going to do to make life sweeter for your own dogs or dogs in need in the next year?
Dog's Life: Lifestyle
Mexico to roll out pet food tax in January
Starting January 1st, Mexicans will face a 16 percent sales tax on pet food. Previously commercial animal diets were not taxed, along with fresh human foods. Now the Mexican government is desperate to raise money and has declared pet food a luxury item (food for horses and other livestock animals will be excluded from the tax). Protesters have been rallying outside of the Finance Ministry, but the tax is unlikely to be overturned.
Pet food sales average $2.2 billion a year in Mexico, meaning the government stands to profit tremendously from the new tax. Mexico is the world's 10th biggest pet food market, with the U.S. in the top spot, spending more than $20 million annually to feed our dogs and cats.
It's estimated that half of Mexico's pet families use commercial foods, while the rest make their own, typically a mixture of chicken, rice, and tortillas. The new tax will hit low income households the hardest and may cause more people to rely on table scraps for pet food, or even abandon their animals altogether. Some fear that the tax will also create a reluctance to adopt animals, putting an even greater strain on shelters who will already be feeling the financial effects of the food tax.
I understand that the government has to raise money somehow (proposals for taxes on real estate sales and private school tuition were not passed), but I wouldn't consider pet food a luxury item. I could see taxes on the purchase of a pet (versus adopting) or even professional grooming (a tax proposed years ago in Chicago), since they're not essential.
What's your take on the luxury pet food tax?
Dog's Life: Lifestyle
Dog-related plans for 2014
Years ago, my sister's New Year's resolution was to give up New Year's resolutions, and she was one of the few people who stuck to her plan. (Success rates are generally less than 10%.) Her secret was resolving to do something that she wanted to do anyway. If your resolutions for 2014 are dog-related, make success more likely by choosing to focus on one or a few things that are of real interest to you.
Simple ideas for dog-related resolutions are plentiful. Here are 10 possibilities.
1. Leave that cell phone in your pocket on walks so that you are truly present and spending time with your dog. It's the time you spend together that builds the relationship, and this is one of the easiest ways to enjoy each other's company.
2. Try a new activity with your dog. Classes in agility, tracking, fly ball are common in many areas. Hiking, weight pulling, dock jumping, herding, lure coursing and canine freestyle are just a few of the other possibilities.
3. Provide better nutrition for your dog. This is a big task for most of us, but even a few simple steps can make a difference. Try a higher quality dog food, add fresh vegetables to your dog's diet or vow to measure your dog's food for every meal so there's no risk of overfeeding.
4. Give back to the canine community. There are so many ways to help out such as walking an elderly neighbor's dog, volunteering at a shelter or rescue, fostering a dog, or giving money to an organization that improves the lives of animals.
5. Teach your dog something new. Practical training skills such as walking nicely on a leash, waiting at the door or a solid stay all pay big dividends. Other possibilities are to teach your dog a new game so you can play together more. Fetch, tug, find it, hide and seek, and chase games are all options, though depending on your dog, not every game may be a good fit.
6. Make plans for your dog in the event that you die first. Financial planning so you can provide for your dog when you are no longer here as well as making arrangements for someone to be the guardian for your dog are two important steps.
7. Give your dog more exercise. This can be daunting so plan to make one small improvement to start. Perhaps add 10 minutes to a weekend walk or set up a play date with a dog buddy a couple of times a month. When it comes to increasing activity, every little bit helps, so taking one step in the right direction is a wonderful goal at this, or any, time of year.
8. Take better care of your dog's teeth. Consult with your veterinarian about a dental cleaning or about brushing at home. Dental care helps improve overall health and can make your dog's breath more pleasant, too.
9. Make plans in case of a medical emergency. Whether it is putting aside a little in savings each month or investigating pet insurance, the peace of mind that you've got it covered in the event of an emergency is worth a lot.
10. Go new places with your pet. Novelty is great fun for most dogs, so try to go a few new places this year. Perhaps a new pet store or a new hiking trail will provide your dog with an experience that is really enjoyable.
Love them or hate them, New Year's resolutions are common this time of year. Do your plans for 2014 include any dog-oriented New Year's resolutions?
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New Orleans lost one of her favorite sons, artists George Rodrigue, on December 14, of cancer. He was 69. Rodrigue, the son of a bricklayer, drew upon his Cajun heritage for his work, most notably for his Blue Dog paintings, which were inspired by his deceased pet named Tiffany. The Spaniel-Terrier mix, painted with a white nose, yellow eyes and a cobalt blue body, first appeared in 1984. Rodrigue's Blue Dog image became a New Orleans icon, appearing in advertising campaigns for Absolute Vodka and Neiman Marcus, posters for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, coffee table books and the collections of celebrity collectors. The paintings were beloved for their pop sensibility and folk art style mixed with regional folklore—the Blue Dog is a gentle, friendly version of the loup-garou, the werewolf or ghost dog that hides in sugarcane fields and haunts mischievous children.
In addition to his creative accomplishments, Rodrigue is being lauded for his numerous charitable acts. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent flooding laid waste to much of south Louisiana, the Blue Dog appeared with an American flag, both partly submerged, to raise money for storm relief. The Blue Dog Relief drive raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid rebuilding, including $100,000 to help the New Orleans Museum of Art reopen. In 2009, he founded the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, which advocates the importance of the visual arts in education.
When asked to explain the popularity of his Blue Dog paintings, the artist offered this appraisal—"The yellow eyes are really the soul of the dog. He has this piercing stare. People say the dog keeps talking to them with the eyes, always saying something different." The paintings, he said in the interview, "are really about life, about mankind searching for answers. The dog never changes position. He just stares at you, and you're looking at him, looking for some answers … The dog doesn't know. You can see this longing in his eyes, this longing for love, answers."
Survivors include his wife, Wendy Rodrigue, and two sons, Jacques Rodrigue of New Orleans and André Rodrigue of Lafayette.
Dog's Life: Lifestyle
Helping vulnerable people feed their dogs
Low income means tough choices. Should I buy medications or heat my home? Do I pay my rent or buy shoes? Who gets to eat—me or my pets?
It's this last question that inspired volunteers with Meals on Wheels to add pet food to deliveries for seniors and disabled individuals who are at risk of hunger. People who were taking food to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities noticed that many of them were doing without the food they desperately need in order to make sure their pets had something to eat.
As dog lovers, this is no surprise to most of us. Many of us have a "my dog eats before I do" mentality in the event of economic stress, but not all of us have had to act on it. Once volunteers became aware of this new threat to adequate nutrition for the people they serve, they became enthusiastic partners with a program called AniMeals on Wheels.
This program allows volunteers to deliver pet food along with the meals they bring to human clients. It relies on donations and volunteers for all pet food and deliveries and involves collaborations with a number of pet programs in multiple states. Despite the popularity of the program and the huge amount of food donated, the need is even bigger. They are never in a position where they don't need more donations of pet food.
AniMeals on Wheels is one of many programs nationwide that seek to address the problem of hunger in both people and dogs. It's important to understand that until there is enough food for their pets, the problem of hunger in low-income seniors and the disabled will not be solvable.
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Georgia woman offers to spay all of the Macon's female dogs
Earlier this month, dog lover and pet foster parent Kerry Hatcher Fickling was inspired by what seemed like a particularly overwhelming week of strays and abandoned litters in Macon, Georgia. Kerry regularly donates time and money to local rescue groups, but this time she wanted to do something that would really get to the root cause of the city's overpopulation problem. So she posted a "Christmas gift for Macon" on Facebook, offering to pay for any female dog to be spayed. Kerry is even willing to pick up the dogs in the morning, bring them to the vet, and return the pups in the evening after their surgery.
So far she's paid for almost 50 spay procedures and has been fielding hundreds of calls from other interested people.
Kerry is hoping to eventually reach a goal of 2,000 spayed dogs. Even at the discounted rate of $55 offered by the Gordon Animal Clinic, 2,000 dogs will run her a $110,000 tab. Kerry credits her real estate business and healthy savings with being able to fund this initiative.
In order to achieve her goal, Kerry is planning to start canvasing neighborhoods to reach people who don't have computer access and don't know about her spay offer. Kerry also realizes that part of her mission is now education. Making a difference can be as simple as letting people know that dogs don't need to have a litter or two to have enriched lives, a common misconception around Macon.
Perhaps this will inspire others to think about starting similar programs in other cities. Most people wouldn't be able to afford 2,000 spay procedures, but multiple people sponsoring one $55 operation each could be a possibility. It could be the start of a great holiday tradition!
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The sailing yacht SOUTHERN CROSS is a superyacht of well sized proportions. This 33 m (110 foot) luxury yacht was proudly created at Yarrow & in 1962. SOUTHERN CROSS used to be the project or yacht name Southern Cross; Schierensee; Patrilla; Lola-Min; Amstel. She could be described as a classic ketch motor sailer. Superyacht SOUTHERN CROSS is a upscale yacht that is able to accommodate as many as 8 passengers on board and has around 6 crew. The firm of naval architecture which delivered the plans and general arangement on this ship was W. Mcpherson Campbell.
The yacht's general design work came from W Mcpherson Campbell. The technical naval architect firm intellectual property are the work of W Mcpherson Campbell. Built by Yarrow & this yacht was fabricated in the recognised yachting country the United Kingdom. She was successfully launched in Glasgow in 1962 before being delivered to the owner. A reasonable area is achieved with a total beam (width) of 7.1 metres / 23.3 feet. With a 4.33m (14.2ft) draught (maximum depth) she is fairly deep. The material steel was used in the building of the hull of the sailing yacht. Her superstructure above deck is built out of aluminium. In 1998 extra refitting and modernisation was additionally performed.
The yacht makes use of twin capable GARDNER diesel engine(s) and can accelerate to a prudent max continuous speed of approximately 11 knots. The main engine of the ship creates 230 horse power (or 169 kilowatts). Her total HP is 460 HP and her total Kilowatts are 338. SOUTHERN CROSS is propelled by twin screw propellers. SOUTHERN CROSS has a/an comfortable cruise speed is 10 knots which provides a range of 1600.
With cabins for a maximum of 8 welcome guests staying on board, the SOUTHERN CROSS accommodates everyone comfortably. The boat uses circa 6 professional crew members to run.
The main engines are two 230 HP or 169 kW Gardner. The Model type is 8L3B diesel. - Giving the combined power of 460 HP /338 KW. - Cruise Speed: 10 knots. - Her top Speed is around 11 knots. - Range in nautical Miles is 1600 at a speed of 10 knots. - Fuel tanks: 12720 L. - Fresh water: 8000.00. - Generators: Gardner 2 times 20 kilowatts, Mercedes 1 times 60 kilowatts. - A/C: Carrier. - Area of Sail: 3767. - Yacht Beam: 7.1m/23.3ft. - Waterline Length (LWL): 27.83m/91.3ft. - Draught Maximum: 4.33m/14.2ft. Yacht Type: ketch motor sailer.
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Fifty years after the Cuban revolution, the legendary wealth of the sugar magnate Julio Lobo remains emblematic of a certain way of life that came to an abrupt end when Fidel Castro marched into Havana. Known in his day as the King of Sugar, Lobo was for decades the most powerful force in the world sugar market, controlling vast swaths of the island's sugar interests. Born in 1898, the year of Cuba's independence, Lobo's extraordinary life mirrors, in almost lurid technicolor, the many rises and final fall of the troubled Cuban republic.
The details of Lobo's life are fit for Hollywood. He twice cornered the international sugar market and had the largest collection of Napoleonica outside of France, including the emperor's back teeth and death mask. He once faced a firing squad only to be pardoned at the last moment, and he later survived a gangland shooting. He courted movie stars from Bette Davis to Joan Fontaine and filled the swimming pool at his sprawling estate with perfume when Esther Williams came to visit.
As Rathbone observes, such are the legends of which revolutions are made and later justified. But Lobo was also a progressive and a philanthropist, and his genius was so widely acknowledged that Che Guevara personally offered him the position of minister of sugar in the Communist regime. When Lobo declined---knowing that their worldviews could never be compatible---his properties were nationalized, most of his fortune vanished overnight, and he left the island, never to return to his beloved Cuba. Financial Times journalist John Paul Rathbone has been fascinated by this intoxicating, whirligig, and contradictory prerevolutionary period his entire life. His mother was also a member of Havana's storied haute bourgeoisie and a friend of Lobo's daughters.
"An exceptionally rich portrait not only of an empire and its progenitor but Cuba itself, and the economic legacy of Castro's revolution, the loss of capital, and the end of Cuba's 'great age of sugar.'" (Publishers Weekly)
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Absolutely amongst the top 20.
It had a lot of accurate information about what Cuba was like prior to Castro.
Not to be demanding but the Spanish pronounciation of the reader was atrocious. Even the simplest Spanish words were mangled. It was distracting.
It made me nostalgic for the Cuba I knew as a child.
- Terry
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I spend a lot of time and money trying to find the perfect to-do system. Yes, a system. It's not enough to just keep a list. That would probably work better and leave me with more time to actually get stuff done instead of messing with my system, but I want something geeky and electronic. If possible, I want something that involves complicated syncing and tagging as well. But then as soon as I get that all set up, I get tired of how complicated it is to put "do the laundry" on my list and quit using the system at hand.
If you are new to this game, try Remember the Milk, Toodledo, or, God forbid, Things or OmniFocus. After you've spent hours or days organizing your life perfectly—if you're like me—you'll be too tired to do anything except admire how organized you are.
My latest system is TaskPaper, which I tried years ago and discarded because there was no complicated syncing with my phone. The other day it came to my attention that there is a TaskPaper iPhone app. WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME?
This is the perfect marriage of convenience and complexity. TaskPaper is all about plain text, which I like because, well, what isn't to like about plain text? It's the electronic version of scribbling on a piece of paper, only when you move stuff around you don't have eraser marks or cross-outs. TaskPaper is plain text with convenience built in, and it works the way my mind does, meaning I sometimes just want a list (groceries) and I sometimes want to plan complicated projects that include notes and to-do items. I want some method of tagging stuff so I can slice and dice my lists, but I don't want to have to click boxes and deal with spinny date-pickers.
I have developed true affection for TaskPaper on my Mac because of its quick-entry box. As long as it's running, you can use a keyboard shortcut, type in your task, pick a project, and type the keyboard shortcut again, and the task is there. In TaskPaper, you tag stuff by @tagging it. It's slicker than snot if you're the type who's ever made up your own system of jumping around text files. There are shortcuts for sorting by project and tag, and you can open different tabbed views if you want.
It syncs with its iPhone counterpart through Dropbox. I've had a few versioning issues with the sync, which irritates me for a $10 iPhone app that works with plain text files, but I'm spoiled like everyone else with iOS app prices. The iOS app is universal and allows quick entry on the go, especially if you leave a bucket list open in the app. I have an "Inbox" list that I leave open when I close the app, so I can just tap the icon, add a task, and get back out. Later I can move stuff around on my Mac version, and because it's a text file that just means cut and paste. Brilliant.
Stuff TaskPaper does not do:
- Calendar syncing of any kind
- Due dates (but see below)
- Repeating tasks
- Location awareness
Reasons I don't care about that:
- If I need something done on a specific date, I put it on the calendar
- I put repeating tasks on the calendar (with a cute little Emoji checkbox because I like it)
- Geofencing made me go oooo, ahhhh for like 5 minutes and then I realized it was just running my battery down and rarely helping me out
- Other systems exist that do all that
Due dates
One does like to have some way of designating time frames in to-do lists. Tags like @today and @tomorrow largely fit my needs, because beyond that I'm probably going to change it anyway. For the situations when I have a project that I need to do probably by some vaguely specific point, I use a @due2012–06–01 as recommended by the TaskPaper documentation. Then a search for @due sorts them correctly. But again, TaskPaper is not a system for tracking when to do things. That is why God made iCal.
One reason I really like TaskPaper is that unlike many to-do systems it allows easy entry of tasks AND lists. I can whip out my phone and just start listing stuff I need at the store. Other apps require approximately 47 taps to do that. The app is particularly versatile with lists like grocery lists because with the iPhone version you can swipe right over an item to mark it done but leave it where it is (eg, for staples you'll probably be adding again next week; swipe right again to undo the "done") or you can swipe left and pick "delete" to obliterate it (eg, for exotic items you probably won't need again soon).
TaskPaper is freaking awesome if you're the type who knows what Emacs is or you've ever felt irritated that you can't construct a complicated Boolean search to look for something simple. I'm not sure everyone would like it. But it's worth a look if you're not filled with glee over your current system, because it's flexible enough that you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. There are videos on the site showing how it works.


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