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As the mother of a dairy-allergic pre-teen, I am often asked: "How can anyone be allergic to milk?" From an early age, we're taught that milk is good for you. It's hard for people to fathom living without it, and then you explain that the allergy is not just to cow's milk, but to a protein in every dairy product. Whether milk, cheese or whey or casein ingredients in a packaged food – it's all dangerous and to be avoided.
Back when we registered our daughter for Junior Kindergarten, my husband and I heard all about anaphylaxis plans for peanuts and tree nuts. But school officials seemed to have a hard time grasping that milk could be just as deadly to a child allergic to dairy.
The school had a monthly Pizza Day, and the allergist had recommended that our daughter not go to school on those days, as the risk of a reaction from the melted cheese (which smears so easily) was high. Since she missed many events, I asked the school to reconsider the importance of Pizza Day. To my great relief, the new principal was most understanding and promptly dropped the "day".
Not all parents accepted this easily, but that's OK. My primary job is to protect my child physically and psychologically; I want her formative years in academia to be positive. Several years into our journey with dairy allergy and the school, the awareness-building continues. Along the way, we have learned much that's worth sharing.
Keeping the Child Safe
1. First, meet the principal. It's best to do this before school starts, and this step is essential for a first year at a school. You need to make sure that the principal understands the issues involved with dairy allergy. Make a good first impression; be reasonable, clear and encourage mutual respect. Know what you want to achieve.
But, let the principal and/or vice principal speak first and explain the allergy procedures the school has developed. This fosters a positive atmosphere, and then you'll only have to make the case for a few important items.
2. Be aware of the minefields. Direct dairy sources at school include: milk programs, pizza parties, chocolate, goldfish crackers, cheese strings, yogurt and bread. Cross-contamination or contact reactions can result from old Playdough, toys, faucets and door knobs. In the younger grades, children still place fingers in their mouths or noses and accidental ingestion this way can cause reactions.
3. Focus on reducing the risk. Some schools will make a specific classroom "allergy-friendly" and restrict dairy products to protect an allergic child. But milk in the form of whey, casein or modified milk ingredients is in so many foods that completely restricting it in a school would: not be practical, cause an uproar, and be impossible to police.
Still, according to several anaphylaxis laws and policies in the United States and Canada, a principal is required to devise and communicate the plan to minimize a food-allergic child's exposures. If there is a milk program, discuss how your child will be accommodated (e.g. special table, no straws).
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Since its not nutritionally complete, scratch is not a substitute for layer feed, but should be considered a treat. While the mixed grains are nutritious, they only contain about half the protein that chickens need in their regular diet, so should be only given after your chickens have had a chance to fill up on their regular feed.
Scratch - A Homemade Winter Treat for Chickens
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Since its not nutritionally complete, scratch is not a substitute for layer feed, but should be considered a treat. While the mixed grains are nutritious, they only contain about half the protein that chickens need in their regular diet, so should be only given after your chickens have had a chance to fill up on their regular feed.
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Thanks for the info. We had some hamster food that he wouldn't eat and I've been giving a handful to the girls, once a week? They go crazy when they see the plastic bag.ReplyDelete
I'm going to have to try that box trick. Drive em bonkers.
cya soon
and Fb, too.
My girls are all treated to a couple of handfuls each morning and each night. It is the highlight of their day!!! They rush to see me...some even working so hard to try to fly over the tall fencing so that they can get to me sooner than the rest. It is also the highlight of my day. Never fails to make me smile!!!ReplyDelete
Lisa,in what quantity do you mix your scratch? And have you found good sources for bulk flax, raisins, oats, etc? ThanksReplyDelete
I just kind of toss things in, depending on what I have. I buy sunflower seeds in a big bag at our local feed store, along with the grains, and cracked corn which is really cheap (of course we're in the middle of corn fields here in Virginia !), flax I buy in the Mexican section of our grocery store (its expensive so I don't add much), I buy generic old-fashioned oats at the grocery store also and the largest bo of raisins I can find. They only get about 2 cups a day in the winter, so I don't go through all that much really.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMay 15, 2012 at 10:10 AM
I am just about to get started with my first flock, so I am a rookie. Are you talking about flax seed? I have been finding it at the dollar store for $1/ pound. I also see it at the health food store in bulk for a pretty good price.Delete
Yes regular flax seed like you see at the health food store. It's packed with nutrition.Delete
I've been sprouting lentils and giving them some every night. Once in a while they get some raisins, oatmeal, bread, squash seeds, etc depending on what I have. When my husband takes corn out for the deer he always throws some in to the girls.ReplyDelete
Never thought of flax seed and barley. We'll mix that up in the morning :) How often do you feed them this mix?ReplyDeleteReplies
I give them the scratch every night in the winter before dark. In the summer I tend to stick with just sunflower seeds and occasional cracked corn. I also mix flax seed into their daily feed mix. There's a separate blog post on that.Delete
Thanks for all this great information, again. I'm wanting ways to make my own feed instead of buying so I enjoyed this article.ReplyDelete
Are the sunflower seeds still in the shell?
I've also read that cheap pasta cooked up is good for them, too.
It's carbs that keep them warm, right?
I love your berry box idea, too.
Have you thought of trying to raise corn meal worms or perhaps getting them crickets from a bait shop or do they generally get enough protein in the winter?
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm still trying to learn all this stuff.
I really like the idea of the berry container...great idea!!ReplyDelete
No problem LindaG !ReplyDelete
You certainly can feed your chickens unshelled sunflower seeds, but mine tend to leave them (they are lazy I guess!). I add the shelled into the scratch mix, but most chickens will eat the unshelled no problem.
I would stay away from pasta, its like white bread or rice, not much nutrition. Some whole wheat would be better.
My husband has put his foot down at raising mealworms but I have thought about it ! I do buy them mealworms sometimes but for 21 little mouths, they don't last long and are expensive. But yes, in the winter crickets and mealworms are a great idea that they will love and will give them added protein.Replies
We both fish. While I've never fished with mealworms, I know they are a good bait. I have touched grasshoppers, but not crickets, haha! (I'm a worm girl. ;) )Delete
They do make little cricket tubes which I think might work like the plastic berry box.
Thanks again for the information!
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 11:29 AM
I own a juice bar and have been using the spent trays from wheatgrass sprouts to give to my girls in the winter. If you have a local juice place in your area ask them to save the tray of dirt and roots after the grass is used. Or offer to pay them a couple bucks to save them for you, one tray lasts for days and will re- sprout if you water them. They love to scratch and wheatgrass is organic, delicious and nutritious for everyone.ReplyDelete
Love the box trick! Thanks for all your good ideas:)ReplyDelete
I give mine a handful of mixed wild bird feed. They love it and its reasonably cheap. I don't have room to store lots of bulky stuff.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 7, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas and information you provide! I know you must spend a tremendous amount of time posting it all, but I find it invaluable. My poultry obsession began 2 years ago with an episode of Icarly (no joke). It has now blossomed into over 60 chickens, 9 ducks, and 2 turkeys. I love them all and find being with them and taking care of them help keep me grounded. I also feel that I am teaching my children to respect and care for all life and to be responsible. I love the great ideas I learn from you that allow me to keep m y flock happy and healthy. keep up the good work!
Stephanie- Six Chicks Egg ProductionsReplies
Thank you so much! It does take some time, but I truly love what I do! Glad you have joined me in my journey.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Now that we are well into Fall and Winter is just around the corner, I have begun thinking about scratch for my chickens. Thank you for this post. It is very helpful. I just bought a large bag of scratch (from Nutrena) About how much do I give them each evening? I have four hens; I don't want to overdo it. I think I will add some other items to the purchased scratch, such as in your homemade mix. They can eat raisins okay? Also, do you give them sunflower seeds in the shell or out of the shell?ReplyDelete
Thank you!
I give mine shelled sunflower seeds because they don't seem to care to crack them open otherwise, but either is fine. I just toss a bunch out - maybe figure on a tablespoon or two each....just throwing out a random amount here.Delete
Mary from Arizona: My girls LOVE quinoa especially if it's mixed with corn and rosemary (dinner leftovers )ReplyDelete
Can I mix dry oatmeal in with the feed? currently i mix crumbles, scratch,dry oatmeal, sunflower and safflower seeds, with brewers yeast, garlic powder, and flax seeds.ReplyDelete
Avoid plastic containers : I lost a beautiful Americauna that ate the plastic bowls I put corn in...ReplyDelete
My girls are totally disinterested in their layer feed now that it's so cold out; they're not touching it. Ideas?ReplyDelete

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3.0 on July 10, 2015
We rented the Orchid room for a week. It was quiet, spacious, self contained, fully featured and we enjoyed our stay greatly. The staff were friendly and helpful. The hinterland setting was green and cool and away from the hustle bustle and heat of the coast. A neighbors dog and the ubiquitous chickens were a pain at times, but otherwise very peaceful. We would definitely stay here again.
5 on June 06, 2013
This was our first trip to Kauai to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Booking the stay was easy on the inn's website which was informative and accurate. The posted pictures only hinted at how good the place actually is. I chose this place as Frommers gave it a great rating for quality and value. The drive from Lihue airport takes 15 to 20 minutes and is a truly beautiful scenic route up a mountain and past a spectacular waterfall. Check in was simple (no waiting in line) and feels like entering your new domicile for the first time. Our first 5 nights were in the Plumeria suite and the final 2 were in the Green Rose. Both suites were spectacular! Decorations were reflective of Hawaii & the Beatles. Both bedrooms are large including the beds which were very comfortable. Apple computer are in the rooms with free internet service. Both kitchens are full service with gas range (awesome) and a great fridges. This really helps control your food budget by allowing you to cook or eat your leftovers (BBQ also available). In Plumeria bathroom is huge with a jetted tub and hilarious grass skirts on the double sink bases. Living area is very cozy with a large LCD TV that gives tons of channels. There is a massive and up to date DVD library in the hosts' house that you are welcome to explore. Jeff and Tricia are friendly, gracious hosts that were alot of fun to converse with. Mike gives an amazing tour of his Beatles museum which is a guests' only privilege. Everyone who listens to any Rock music should experience this tour. Location is very central for the island and close to shopping and restaurants. Contrary to the unhappy experience of a recent reviewer in the Plumeria suite, we loved the Plumeria Suite. We have experienced many B+B's or similar lodgings as well as many hotels ($100-$250/night range) and can sincerely say that KCI and its owners have reset the bar for us. We definitely want to return to this charming inn and hosts.
2.4 on June 16, 2012
I made the reservation with Mike, one of the owners, and explained that I wanted the 2 bedroom Plumeria suite because I am a light sleeper and need my own room for sleeping. Mike told me that was no problem and went on to say that many couples request the same thing. You can imagine my surprise when we arrive at the inn after 18 hours of travel to find that our suite was one bedroom. I promptly called Mike, who after putting me on hold for several minutes, came back on the line and said "How many people do you have with you?." Two I told him, feeling frustrated because I had already told him on several occasions that it would be just me and my husband to be. I asked Mike why we were not in the suite that we reserved and he told me, "We don't have you down for the two bedroom. It is being painted right now. We normally put 2 people in the one bedroom but I can make up the day bed for you." He further added that the second bedroom would be available the following day for an additional 10 dollars a night. I realized then that the person we were dealing with was unprofessional with no real interest to remedy his mistake. Mike insinuated that there was no error on his part because the two bedroom suite normally gets rented by larger parties. The thing is, I had several conversations with Mike about needing the 2 bedroom suite. He obviously didn't document our request and review it before our arrival, because he knew absolutely nothing about us when we arrived. But, much more than my initial disappointment about the room not being right, was my frustration that Mike was unable to give a genuine apology. Instead of any sort of apology, we were brushed off with the words "I talk to so many brides every day - I can't remember every request". He basically told us that we never made the reservation that we were certain we did. This was just ONE occasion where we felt like Mike treated us with disregard and apathy.
Innkeeper Response
Wow! This was a difficult customer to interact with. As is our policy & routine, we confirm all lodging and wedding/lodging packages booked at the Kauai Country Inn in detail by email. This couple's wedding & lodging package was confirmed for the 1 bedroom Plumeria Suite, and their confirmation email listed this in great detail along with the other specifics of their planned wedding on Kauai. The groom called us 3 times prior to their arrival reminding us that his bride needed a loud fan in their bedroom because she was a very light sleeper, not once was the need for the 2 bedroom suite mentioned, and I guess it was unfortunate that this second bedroom was being painted at the time of their arrival, otherwise we would have gladly made this additional room available to them. Like the bride mentions in her review there were some additional issues, and we were left with the feeling that this couple didn't read any of their email confirmations and correspondence, and the bride liked to claim that things were promised to her over the phone, which is convenient because there is no paper trail to be followed for accuracy. Her claim that our company does not document requests is outright false, as we have a paper trail of emails documenting exactly what was confirmed and promised and delivered to her and her husband, not that it made her any happier. In fact we have provided above and beyond what was promised to this couple supplying them at no additional cost with over 1,000 beautiful photographs of their wedding when we had only promised them 300. Our staff, at the Kauai Country Inn and at Kauai Island Weddings, went above & beyond to joyfully accommodate these guests, as we do with all of customers. You can see this from the many excellent reviews on TripAdvisor and hundreds of positive comments on our own website. However, we have learned over the years, that even though we try our hardest, we can not please everyone...
- Martina Hough (Owner)
4.8 on September 14, 2010
My wife and I stayed at Kauai Country Inn in our first visit to Kauai. We had come accross the inn through a recommendation in Frommer's. We were pleasantly surprised how nice our stay was. We rented the Plumeria Suite, which we and the staff consider it the best suite. It is spacious, beautifully decorated, has a jacuzzi and balcony and includes lot of "toys" for the guests including an Apple computer to use with free internet and a special digital photo device, multiple movies and books to watch and read, and games to play such as chess, checkers, monopoly and on and on it goes. The staff is so nice and efficient and helpful. The simple continental breakfast of pastries, oatmeal and coffee is just right for the perfect home setting of the Kauai Country Inn. And what a Beetles "museum" they have to to walk down memory lane as Mike gives you a tour of a lifetime and tells you facts of the Beetles many never knew. Best of all, the price of the stay is outstanding considering all you get and free parking and free fruit to pick from the grounds. The location is a quiet country setting perfect to hear the sounds of mutliple birds that is centrally located for easy access to each end of Kauai. As we moved to another island and are now staying in a high end resort, we miss our accommodations we had at Kauai Country Inn.
5 on September 18, 2008
My fiance and I needed a place to stay for our wedding/honeymoon trip. We stayed in the Plumeria Suite and the Orchid Suite. Mike and Martina (Inn owners) were so helpful in our reservation process. They even made it possible to come a day early, which was a last minute add on to our reservation. We both liked the decor and it is clean. My parents stayed in Yellow Ginger room at the same time and loved it as well. The only room we did not see was the Green Rose room, but when 3 of the 4 are great, I have no doubt the 4th is the same. They were eco-friendly, but it didn't feel extreme. It was a fantastic balance. There is laundry, which was so nice to have in a crunch. We really liked having the computer (was new and in great working condition) and internet access. We used it extensively for our tourist outings. The big refrigerator was really nice to have as well. The also had several guide books located in the suites (yes, you get a bedroom, living room, private bath, and kitchen or kitchenette), which helped us out as well. It is centrally located on the island. The tropical rainforest was a nice escape from the traditional beach hotel- and so peaceful. It provided a much better experience of Kauai as a whole. The check in process was fantastic with the keys waiting for you in an envelope. You don't have to worry about paperwork or anything else when you arrive- just begin your vacation! We thought Mike and Martina were so friendly, helpful and genuinely cared about their business. It doesn't seem like they run the Inn for profits, but rather so visitors to the island have a great experience. They are so easy-going and good natured. It was great to just sit and talk with them. We hope to stay at Kauai Country Inn in the future.
4.0 on September 17, 2008
We absolutely loved our stay at the Kauai Country Inn. It was a real "home away from home". We stayed in both the cottage and the Plumeria Suite and loved them both. Our ten year old son was really enjoying the cottage and didn't want to leave when it was time to move into the Plumeria suite. One look at the suite and he said "Whoa, I was so wrong!". The inn is comfortable, very clean, and has everything you need. It was great to just get take out after a day at the beach and come "home" and relax. We can't wait to go back. We also really enjoyed our private viewing of the Beatles museum. We highly recommend this place as a base to view the island of Kauai - which truly is a paradise.
2.2 on August 11, 2008
We came here, August 10, 2008. Nothing is as we expected. First, the hosts NEVER came to greet us. A note was left on the front door for us with a key and instructions to let ourselves in. The foyer was UNBEARABLLY HOT!!! No fan or air moving. The suite was quite spacious BUT hot, hot, hot. The room had not been opened up for us in anticipation of our arrival, and I went around turning on all of the ceiling fans myself, and opening the louvered glass windows (which were small). The ceiling fans are small, and ineffective at moving the air; 2 portable floor fans helped. I went to take a shower after a day at the beach and found one small dim bathroom light and the tub/shower had mold and mildew around the tub. The soap was a bar of Lever Soap :-( Asif this wasn't enough, there were geckos crawling everywhere!! This is no vacation!! The decor is not as nice as portrayed on their website. The furniture is old and wornout; and there are beenie babies, pictures of the Beatles, and fake, dusty flowers everywhere! This is a nightmare!! D and G Cleveland, Ohio
Innkeeper Response
Our check in procedure at the Kauai Country Inn is simple: we always leave out instructions for guests to check themselves in any time after 3 PM. Most of our guests love this because they don't have to rush to meet us at a specific check-in time, and in addition there are no long lines nor are there any papers to fill in – it's quick and simple. Plus we have guests arrive any time between lunch time and midnight, and if you're arriving late, chances are all you want to do is get some rest. We apologize about the windows not having been opened which is something we normally do, this must have been an oversight by the housekeeper. The Lever Soap :-) , hey what can we say other than that we don't have any of the options available to mainland B&Bs in regards to pretty soaps and toiletries because shipping them 2,700 miles across the Pacific costs a small fortune. Most of the B&Bs on the islands make due with regular items readily available at our local supermarkets. The Kauai Country Inn has had several renovations and upgrades since 2008, and has just won 3 Awards this year alone (2013); the most distinguished being, having been voted the best Bed & Breakfast on Kauai, and the 4th best in the whole State of Hawaii. We realize everyone has different expectations and we're sorry the reviewers didn't appreciate our décor, but the photos on our website very accurately showcase the property.
- Martina Hough (Owner)
4.6 on August 05, 2008
Excellent inn to stay in - Hosts were wonderful and very knowledgable. Would recommend to family and friends.
5 on July 16, 2008
Our stay at KCI grossly exceeded our expectations. Spacious suites w/ awesome views and all the amenities at a budget price. The property sits in a tropical rain forest w/ mountain and forest views that are breathtaking and totally relaxing.


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Kiki (previously Queer), 4 Canal St, M1 3HE.
Gay dance bar and cafe in the Village.
Tel: 0161 228 1368
Retro Bar, 78 Sackville St, M1 3NJ.
Live music venue and bar. Upstairs is a traditional student bar with a friendly, attitude-free atmosphere and serving home-cooked food. Downstairs, the Basement Club hosts live band and alternative club nights.
Tel: 0161 274 4892
Website: www.retrobarmcr.co.uk
Taurus, 1 Canal St, M1 3HE.
Bar & restaurant on Canal St.
Tel: 0161 236 4593
Website: www.taurus-bar.co.uk
The New Union, 111 Princess St, M1 6JB.
One of the original gay venues on Canal St. With hotel facilities.
Tel: 0161 228 1492
Website: www.newunionhotel.com
The Rembrandt, 33 Sackville St.
Traditional pub popular with older gay men.
Tel: 0161 236 1311
Website: www.rembar.co.uk
Thompsons Arms, 23 Sackville St, M1 3LZ.
Dance Bar in Manchester's Gay Village.
Tel: 0161 237 5919
Tribeca, 50 Sackville St, M1 3WF.
Gay friendly bar on the edge of Manchester's Gay Village.
Tel: 0161 236 8300
Website: www.tribeca-bar.co.uk
Vanilla, 39-41 Richmond St, M1 3WB.
Lesbian bar
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This may have been mentioned before, but I was just thinking about this perspective. When you have a deep team you:
1. Never have enough minutes for all your guys.
2. Often the money/talent is spread over many players. Not lots of guys that are AllStars, just a bunch of good guys and maybe one star.
3. The lack of minutes for some guys creates a lack of harmony.
I know some finals teams claim to be deep, but there are teams that have won it all that don't go deep at all. Detroit seemed to have a pretty tight rotation as I recall, but that may have changed.


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17 August 2011
The last time a starting pitcher won their league's Most Valuable Player award was 1992 when Dennis Eckersley won it out of Oakland's bullpen. The last starting pitcher was Boston's Roger Clemens in 1986. So clearly pitchers never get much credit as far as MVP goes as hitters do. Maybe it's time to change that. What Justin Verlander has done in Detroit may end up having historic implications. Traditionally the best pitcher in the league receives the CY Young Award. The best hitter receives the MVP Award. That right there is the problem. Pitchers have their own award, as should hitters. What if a hitter isn't the most valuable player in the league? What if the Most Valuable Player in the league pitches for the Detroit Tigers? Those esteemed baseball writers with MVP votes- pay attention.
After Jered Weaver's poor outing his last time out, as well as CC Sabathia on a mini-slide, Justin Verlander (in my humble opinion) is the clear cut choice for the American League's CY Young Award winner. In the three pitching Triple Crown categories (wins, ERA, and strikeouts), he leads in wins (18 to Sabathia's 16) and K's (204 to Felix Hernandez's 174), and is second in ERA (2.31 to Weaver's 2.13). I really don't even think that there can be a discussion for any other starter- Justin Verlander is just head and shoulders above his competition.
The thing about the MVP award is that it is a misnomer. I personally believe that there should be three major awards per year: the best pitcher (CY Young Award), the best hitter (make it and call it something catchy and fitting like the Willie Mays Award), then the Most Valuable Player. Take the National League in 2006. Ryan Howard had a terrific year, well deserving of the Willie Mays Award, but how valuable was he to the Phillies? The Phils won 85 games and lost the division by 12 games (though they finished only 3 games out of the Wild Card). So who should have been the MVP that year? Albert Pujols. In the hitters version of the triple crown (average, home runs, and RBIs), he finished 3rd in the league in batting (.331 to Freddy Sanchez's .344), and 2nd in HR (49 to Howard's 58) and RBI (137 to Howard's 149). Howard had a better offensive season than Pujols that year, and is well deserving of my Willie Mays Award. But Pujols' Cardinals won 83 games, the division, and (although it has no bearing on the award voting) eventually the World Series. Albert Pujols in 2006 was more valuable to the St. Louis Cardinals than Ryan Howard was to the Philadelphia Phillies. But wait, where would the Phils have been without Howard? In my opinion, it doesn't matter. The Phillies did not make the playoffs and in October 2nd place and 5th place both go home.
Which brings me back to Verlander. Detroit's starting pitching staff this year is…not great. They rank 10th in the AL in ERA (4.21) and K's (530), and 7th in IP (745.1). The starters do rank 4th in wins (51) but wait! Take out Verlander's 18 and that leaves you with 33. Verlander has just over 35% of the pitching staff wins, and more remarkably, almost 28% of his team's total wins. Where oh where would the Tigers' pitching staff, not to mention the entire Detroit Tigers team be without Verlander? Let's analyze Verlander's fWAR of 6.2. Let's also count only his decisions, and say Verlander has directly affected 23 games, 18 wins and 5 losses. So if we take his 18-5 record and replace it with that hypothetical "replacement player," you have Pitcher X with a record of 12-11. Directly relate that to the team's W-L of 65-57 and you have a team with a record of 59-63. If we keep the Cleveland Indians (60-58) and Chicago White Sox (61-60) records the same, that puts the Indians in 1st place, 3.0 games up, and the White Sox .5 games behind them, 2.5 on us. And that assumes that Pitcher X wins the games that Verlander won against these division rivals. If Verlander isn't a Detroit Tiger, the Tigers sit in 3rd place in the AL Central, 3.0 games back, and 4.0 games under .500.
Yes, Justin Verlander is that good and he is that to the Detroit Tigers. He is the most valuable player in Detroit this year. But what about the rest of the league? The general consensus of MVP candidates include Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and Jacoby Ellsbury, New York's Curtis Granderson, and Toronto's Jose Bautista. To reiterate the main point of this article, MVP stands for Most Valuable Player, not best hitter. We need an award for that. Because this year Curtis Granderson would be the recipient of the Willie Mays Award (feel free to disagree, but that is not the point of this post). Now let's look at individually how important each player is to their respective teams, relying on both Fangraph's WAR (I'm not the biggest fan of the WAR stat but here it is appropriate) as well as my humble opinion.
Jose Bautista, fWAR 7.2- Wow is this guy amazing. Everyone knows his story, coming from nameless obscurity to hit 54 HR in 2010, and leads the AL with 35 this year. His 7.2 WAR leads all big league players. With him the Blue Jays have a 62-60 record, without (remember according to Fangraphs) a 55-67 record. That has no bearing on their standings whatsoever- still 4th in the AL East. But unfortunately for him, come October the Toronto Blue Jays will be home, not playing in the postseason, so his MVP candidacy is severely hurt. He is phenomenal, and the face of baseball north of the border, but most valuable in the league? No.
Adrian Gonzalez, fWAR 5.0 and Jacoby Ellsbury, fWAR 6.3- I combine these two because they play on the same team. I really don't need to even examine the Red Sox records without these extraordinary players for this reason- be honest Sox fans. How valuable can one specific player be when you have two legitimate (and most likely) Top-5 MVP finishers?
Curtis Granderson, fWAR 5.3- Here I think lays Verlander's real competition for MVP. With his 5.3 fWAR the Yankees hold a 1.0 game lead in the AL East with a 74-46 record. Take out those 5 wins, and the Yankees are now 69-51. That drops them out of the East lead. But they would still lead the Wild Card by 4.0 games over the Rays. So while the Grandy-Man is valuable to the Bronx Bombers, they still make the playoffs. Easily it seems.
Blue Jays- no playoff hopes with or without Joey Bats. Red Sox- two is too many to be "valuable" and still in the playoffs without either of them. Yankees- best hitter in the AL wears pinstripes and still in the playoffs. Detroit Tigers- sub .500 team and don't make the playoffs. AL CY Young Award Winner- Justin Verlander. AL Willie Mays Award Winner- Curtis Granderson. AL MVP Award Winner…I don't get an MVP vote but if you just look at truly how valuable Justin Verlander is to the Tigers, then those who do have a vote really need to make the right choice.


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Ian Fleming created legendary super-spy James Bond, but also invented a bevy of Bond girls, some capable, some less so, most with outrageous names. Fleming based at least one character on a real-life spy: Vesper Lynd, she of Casino Royale fame, was modeled on Polish-born British agent and saboteur Krystyna Skarbek, also known as Christine Granville.
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Four local visionaries are looking to change Philadelphia for the better in their own ways.
It takes a village of mindful and creative thinkers to power change, fuel movement and come up with the Next Big Things, the ideas that make a difference. But dig deeper, below the surface of those ideas, and you'll find people with a sense of purpose, for whom "thinking outside the box" is an irrelevant term — there simply is no box to constrain them .
Philadelphia is a village blessed with more than its fair share of change agents. The four people profiled here have very different ways of realizing their visions, but they all have one thing in common: For each of them, being Jewish is at the heart of who they are and what they accomplish.
Rabbi Isabel de Koninck
She's building inclusive Jewish life on campus at Drexel.
As far as Rabbi Isabel de Koninck knows, she's the first queer female rabbi to work full-time directing an on-campus program for Hillel. Add in her relative youth and this 30-year-old further stands out from the crowd.
As the director and campus rabbi of Hillel at Drexel University, the native of Montclair, N.J., oversees programming for about 900 Jewish students, a number expected to grow to 1,000 in the next two years. A 2004 graduate of Brandeis University, de Koninck received her rabbinical ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2010, where she also completed a graduate certificate in Jewish gender and women's studies.
De Koninck sees a great opportunity to foster individual Jewish identity within the student population. "Some students arrive with a strong sense of Jewish community, but there are others who aren't sure what it is to be Jewish," she said. "Our goal is to create ways for all students to have relevant and meaningful access to Jewish life, to give them an enduring commitment to Judaism as it matters to them."
As the first rabbi to lead a Hillel on Drexel's campus, de Koninck worked quickly to deepen the levels of engagement with all Jewish students — those who already had a deep ownership of their Jewish life, and those who did not. "There wasn't really a proactive engagement program in place," she said. "I think as the first rabbi on campus, I bring a different lens to this job." She hired a second person, now also full-time with Hillel, expanded the Birthright Israel program on campus and facilitated ways to deepen students' connections both with the community and with each other, through initiatives including weekly study groups and a social justice organization.
Collaboration, innovation and inclusion are the tools of de Koninck's trade, whether she's teaching civic engagement to freshmen through the prism of Jewish cultural tradition, or working on an early move-in program that gives students access to Jewish Philadelphia before the semester kicks off in earnest. She's an advocate of using technology and social media purposefully, "as tools for the Torah, for learning and transmitting ideas." Recent YouTube videos posted by her students promoting special Shabbat dinners and seders at group home facilities illustrate the point. "The students create in ways that are more fluid and innovative than anything I could ever orchestrate," she said.
"Drexel's entrepreneurial spirit pervades all student programs in the arts and sciences, and we feel that support in so many ways. I have so many ideas about what the future of Jewish life might look like on campus," said the exuberant rabbi, who also happens to be an ace volleyball player and a serious foodie. "Jewish life on campus is growing in leaps and bounds. When we take our work seriously, the students do the same."
Yes, she sometimes meets Jews who are surprised that queer people and women are ordained as clergy. "I think if I was male, there would be less boundaries. But it is so exciting and fun to be on this particular campus at this moment in time. We are living and learning what is possible right now."
She is also learning what is not possible — at least, not right now. "Drexel is quickly becoming a well-regarded school both nationally and internationally," she explained. "We in the Jewish community need to grow our infrastructure to keep pace with that. We are pluralistic in theory, in that we embrace all types of Jewish students wherever they might come from, but in practice, especially relating to Orthodox students, we don't have the facilities to accommodate them. We don't have kosher dining and we don't have space available for daily prayers, so that would be something to work towards."
De Koninck obviously has her own way of doing things, but that doesn't mean she is operating in a vacuum. She has a nationwide network of fellow Hillel directors with whom she can discuss her ideas and progress. "Talking to other directors," she says, reinforces her belief that "at Drexel, we are right on target in the ways we are working with college students to help them own their Jewish futures. Hillel's model and methods for connecting our students with their Jewish life has a lot to teach the broader Jewish world."
Lyndall Miller
Hers is a lifelong obsession with early Jewish education.
Since she was 7 years old, Lyndall Miller has known what she wanted to be. Her mother was an elementary school science teacher, an educator who thought constantly about how human beings create meaning and learn. "She had an ongoing conversation with me about how we find out things and discover what is important. I was drawn to the humanity of it, and I knew it's what I wanted to do," Miller said.
She has spent the last 40 years continuing that conversation. After getting her master's in special education, she worked with families of children with special needs in her home state of Virginia and then, after her husband's job moved the family to Utah, at a Hebrew school in Salt Lake City. Today, Miller commutes from Philadelphia to her job as director of the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute in Manhattan, a collaborative effort between the Jewish Theological Seminary and HUC-JIR, funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation.
"It was clear to me that Judaism offered the framework for the search for values and meaning that these parents were looking for," she said. Raised in a home she described as "culturally Jewish," Miller found her own way to Judaism after college. "The more I studied, the more I understood the richness of Judaism. It allows for so many different perspectives, and insists on being aware of every action to a magnificent degree. That allows people to make choices on a much higher level. I wanted that for myself and made the shift from regular education to early childhood Jewish education." The family moved back to Pennsylvania and she enrolled in Gratz College, a relationship that continues today, as she works on her Ed.D through the college's doctoral program in Jewish education.
Miller sees a crisis looming in early childhood Jewish education. "The directors are aging out. If we don't revitalize the field, we are losing a tremendous opportunity. Jewish children become Jewish adults. It's a question of keeping the integrity of our community intact. So often, the choice of how Jewish a family is going to be, how engaged, is affected directly by the parents' involvement with a Jewish early childhood program." She proposed a solution to the aging-out dilemma that would be simple, effective — and too costly to implement at this point: "We need more support for credit-bearing coursework and for salaries that will encourage younger people to come into the field."
Early childhood education is awash in new thinking, and Jewish educators are embracing some of those ideas, especially relating to how children learn experientially and how they perceive themselves and navigate their worlds. Miller said that the Leadership Institute is seizing opportunities to foster leaders and mentors intent on keeping Jewish education robust by focusing on Jewish culture — and our awareness of that culture. "What do we understand about what Judaism has to say about the ideal human being, about how we conduct relationships, about the construction and meaning of community?" are just some of the key questions she uses in the curriculum. "And," she continues, "how do these ideas coincide with what we know about theories of teaching and learning, and human growth and development? Jewish learning has long emphasized the importance of dialogue in considering all of these issues.
"Early childhood is where a lively and essential Jewish identity is first formed," Miller continued. "Young Jewish people become old Jewish people eventually — so keeping Jewish education vital ultimately affects us all."
David Carel
Practicing tikkun olam in Kwa-Zulu Natal
To David Carel's way of thinking, he shares more commonalities than differences with the friends he's made teaching HIV-AIDS education in South Africa. Carel, 22, has family roots in South Africa and visited frequently as a child growing up in Penn Valley. A graduate of Barrack Hebrew Academy, Carel is a senior at Yale University majoring in economics and African studies and was recently named one of just 32 Rhodes Scholars from a pool of more than 800 U.S. applicants.
"While I'm not an expert on South Africa, I grew up with an awareness and understanding of the country and its history," he said. "Issues surrounding HIV can't be separated from social and cultural traditions." In the past few years, Carel has worked with a cadre of researchers and Peace Corps workers to set up a resource center for young adults in the rural northern state of Kwa-Zulu Natal. He learned the Zulu language and immersed himself in the local community, forging cherished relationships with both peers and health care professionals.
Although the program's focus was initially on HIV-AIDS education, it evolved into a more comprehensive rural African youth-empowerment initiative, covering sexual health education, life skills-building, college application writing and leadership training. A dearth of jobs that leaves many young men no choice but to go to work in the country's mines, isolated from their loved ones, is a prime catalyst for the viral spread of HIV, and it is also fueling high rates of depression and substance abuse. "We want to help provide resources and financial aid that empower these young people and help them get into school and get jobs," he said.
Carel has felt a strong connection to Judaism since he was a child. His family prized Jewish education and summer camp, went to services every Saturday and kept kosher. "Judaism is the lens though which I see the world. It allows me to reflect on ethical questions and think through the decisions I make every day," he said. As the only Jew for miles in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Carel has encountered incredible respect and support for his faith from a population comprised mainly of devout Zulus and Christians. He said that initially, his religion was the source of much curiosity among his host family and neighbors, and it provided an opportunity for cross-cultural exchanges. "I remember they asked lots of questions about what holidays we celebrate, and at some point I was asked to explain why Jews didn't believe in Jesus the way Christians do."
Making a difference as he moves forward in his career is paramount to Carel. He's not sure what that's going to look like — either he'll continue working in South Africa or focus on global health policy in Washington, D.C. Whatever direction his future path takes, he now seems to have more than one road home. "I've made incredible friends and forged relationships I'm sure will be lifelong," he said. "There's a sense of community there that feels like home to me."
Ori Feibush
Committed to growing communities, one block at a time.
As he was growing up in Upper Dublin, Ori Feibush, whose parents are both Israeli, went to Israel like other kids visited the Jersey shore. "Even as a kid," he recalled, "I loved the fact that there's a real connection in Israel between random individuals, a sense of camaraderie and familiarity even with people you meet on the street — and it's nice to be able to experience a different culture." It is perhaps that frequent, early exposure to different cultures that fueled his desire to commit to and improve one of Philadelphia's most challenged and challenging neighborhoods, Point Breeze.
Feibush, 28, didn't start out with a plan to become a real estate visionary. He went to Temple and hung out his shingle as an actuary when he graduated, a choice he quickly realized was not for him. Although he was never exposed to the business of real estate — both of his parents are chemists — he saw potential in the properties of Point Breeze during a search for an affordable home.
"I was really looking for a home for myself," he recalled, "and I saw opportunities to get involved on the community level." He bought in the neighborhood, which is bounded by 25th Street to the west, Washington Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the East and Mifflin Street to the south.
Despite its proximity to Fitler Square and Rittenhouse Square, Point Breeze is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. "I was trying to move as close to Center City as I could; I couldn't afford to live anywhere else," he explained. "I soon became comfortable and made friends with my neighbors, and saw this was a good place to live."
Although he's quick to acknowledge he doesn't have the deep pockets of the late Tony Goldman or Philly's own Bart Blatstein, he does have a great nose for location and potential. He began buying and renovating a few houses on his block, adding to his neighborhood holdings bit by bit until his company, OCF Realty, has become a ubiquitous presence throughout the area.
OCF Realty has built more than 150 homes in the neighborhood and opened its own coffee shop in 2012 at 20th and Federal Streets, a hopeful beacon on a block that used to be chock-full of movie houses, ice cream parlors and restaurants. "That's what many of the neighbors remember," he said.
Feibush's efforts in Point Breeze have not been met with uniform enthusiasm. When the city rebuffed his overtures to buy a vacant lot next to his coffee shop that had become a de facto dumping ground, he spent his own money to remove 40 tons of trash and to add planters, tables and landscaping to it. And he and his company have become a lightning rod for those who feel he is gentrifying the neighborhood in a way that will raise rents and home prices to the point that longtime residents will be priced out. Feibush doesn't see his development efforts as gentrification in any sense of the word. "I've looked at every definition — gentrification occurs when one group replaces another, and that's not what's happened here," he emphasized. "We are a diverse community interested in a better quality of life, less crime and safer streets."
Despite what has been reported in the media, Feibush says that his style is consensus building and grassroots engagement. "I haven't missed a civic meeting in six-and-a-half years," he said. While acknowledging that some view him as an outsider, Feibush is just fine with that. "I don't pay to play. I don't owe anybody other than the neighborhood and people I work with. We all want positive progress and constructive change."
Beth D'Addono is a luminary in the world of travel journalism. This article originally appeared in Inside Magazine, a Jewish Exponent publication.


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Mike Adams – We have had a lot questions about where you come down on animal rights and welfare. The livestock industry and people I know believe in the humane treatment of animals. There is a difference between animal welfare and animal rights. How do you define the two? Are they same or different?
Wayne Pacelle – We at the Humane Society of the
I get distressed when I read so much of the ag trade press and when I heard spokespersons from the Farm Bureau caricature the positions of me or the HSUS. It's easy to knock down a straw man if you make that straw man look like a nut. If you look at the actual things we do, and I do insist that people look at them, and we're transparent, you can go to www.HSUS.org and my blog where I write 5 days a week and see what we campaign and talk about. We are focused on matters of decency and mercy toward animals. We'll have some disagreements depending on what your orientation is, but I don't think anyone can reasonably claim that our work is moving in the direction of eliminating animal agriculture as some of the folks in the industry keep repeating.
Pacelle: Yes, that is correct.
Adams: Some would say if you are out there working to get things passed like Prop 2 in
Pacelle: No. We have to drop the paranoia and look at the situation in another way. It is my core belief that Americans are going to continue to eat meat, milk and egg products. That is the way it is. These are long-standing cultural practices. Our diet has been at work for a long time with people and it will not change certainly not overnight and it's not going to change over a decade or 50 years. We do think there are issues with the current state of production and the per capita consumption of animal products. We've said many times that our view with the effects of concentrated animal feeding operations on the environment, with the contribution that livestock concentration makes to greenhouse gas emissions there are sensible, practical, compelling reasons to have people think about eating a little less, whether that's one day a week or one fewer meal a week where people reduce their consumption. HSUS has associated itself with those ideas but I don't think in any kind of practical way one can say we are trying to eliminate animal agriculture.
Pacelle: It's not correct, actually. The most I ever talk about veganism is when I talk to the ag community or hunting lobby or someone who is trying to diminish or poke a hole in our work. If you listen to me talking about Prop 2 or any campaign whether it's clubbing seals or combating dog fighting, I never bring it up. My personal dietary choices are my choices, but the folks within industry bring it up and I rarely do. Our board of directors is a national volunteer board of directors. Very few of them are vegetarian. I have been since I've been a teenager. Whatever I do in my personal life does not necessarily reflect the policies of HSUS and we support certified humane programs, we support other farmers, we work with farmers, we think farming is a noble profession.
I think it's most important to recognize that we all need to eat and consume food. None of us suggest we want to go back to a hunting and gathering strategy. Modern agriculture is here to stay and it's really about how it's done. Putting animals and animal welfare into the calculation. Agriculture in my view got lost when it came to animal welfare. It was all about production and it was all about economics. Animal welfare got lost. You can talk about husbandry standards, you can talk about how you are not going to be productive if animals are not treated well, but we know that welfare and production are not tied closely. We know animals can suffer a great deal and still be productive. The basic views we espouse on confinement issues where veal calves or breeding sows or laying hens are in such small cages they can barely turn around, stand up, lie down, engage in the most basic behaviors is a view that agriculture represents that is out of step with common notions of what agriculture is about.
You can pillory HSUS, exaggerate what we are about, but at the end of the day the public is not going to make its decisions about these matters on what agriculture groups or HSUS says. They are going to look at what the ballot question and the legislative proposal offers. If we say animals should be humanely slaughtered, they shouldn't be dragged if they are downers or moved with a forklift, or we say animals should be allowed to move if they are living for a year, two years or three years and not be crammed into a cage, I think the public will go with our view because that is the common sense view of the world. You can have an echo chamber within the world of industrial agriculture or confinement agriculture and people will say they are just a bunch of vegans and vegetarians that want to end our way of life. That is not the debate. The debate is about confinement systems, humane transport and humane slaughter.
Pacelle: We don't' have a cafeteria. People bring their lunch or go out. We don't' have a food service line.
Pacelle: Let me mention that it's not just
We're willing to sit down. We never really just present things as take it or leave it. A ballot initiative is a last resort after legislatures fail to act and after state ag departments fail to act and after leaders of agriculture groups fail to act. We prefer not to resort to initiatives. They are costly, they are divisive and we always prefer another route. We won't just completely relent and allow what we regard as a dangerous and inhumane situation to proceed.
Pacelle: That is the caricature that is the kind of one way writing of the situation, but if you look at the reality, we did three ballot initiatives after discussions and talks failed and we reached an accommodation in several other states. I sat around with leaders of the agriculture community in
Our preferred measure would be very quick turnaround on these confinement methods. We completely left one issue aside and we extended the time frame on the big issue because there is a lot of pig production in
Adams: When a group of veterinarians, if they would say this particular production practice, whatever it may be, stalls or confinement or whatever, if they say they think the animals are being humanely cared for in that type of system and you feel they are not, what makes your group more of an authority to say you are right, our (HSUS) changes that we are proposing have to be implemented and they are wrong in saying the system being used is a good one? What gives you that authority?
Pacelle: There is no authority; it's just we live in a representative democracy. We do have direct democracy in some states provided by the state constitution to allow for public policy decisions-making. Science is a big part of it. Let's be clear that all of the science doesn't rest on one side. You can have scientists who work for industry -- it doesn't have to be animal agriculture, it could be any industry -- if scientists who work for the tobacco industry for years said smoking doesn't cause problems to one's health you also had scientists on the other side. You can find a scientist on any side of almost any debate.
The question is where is the preponderance of the science? Where is the careful work of the scientists? Science really doesn't give us ultimate answers. It gives us options and it's an evaluative tool to look at these questions. There are all sorts of science on our side. A lot of the science in
Adams: Let's move to the state of
Pacelle: Because one has to understand the genesis of the idea in order to see it in its proper context. I went to
We were kindly treated at the meeting where we talked and the folks listened and we were told that they were going to get back to us but we didn't hear anything back from them. It was all monologue on our side. They proceeded to essentially develop a campaign and to push this constitutional amendment to amend
Pacelle: Well yes that's true, but again it's designed to prevent this initiative from taking effect. It's clearly a blocking maneuver. I really don't think that it changes the equation at all. You have the same people kind of making decisions now in the realm of agriculture with no checks on intensive confinement and no reasonable humane transport or slaughter standards. You essentially have the same people controlling it. You could have minority representation of a local humane society which truly may have no familiarity with agriculture. Say what you want about HSUS but we have professional animal scientists, we have a good amount of experience with the agriculture issues. We have two departments devoted to that issue.
Pacelle: What kind of research?
Pacelle: Well yes we do but you have to remember that we work on all issues of kind of human animal relationships whether it's companion animals or horses or animals used in laboratories or animals in agriculture or other settings. We're not a research-oriented organization. That is not what we do. We don't fund research. We don't fund every local humane society.
Adams: Do you have plans for a ballot initiative in
Pacelle: We're committed to stopping the intensive confinement of animals. Veal crates, gestation crates, battery cages. We'll continue to work on that on all fronts.
Pacelle: We're looking at various places.
Pacelle: I know a lot of folks in the agriculture community, the more large scale agriculture community that would love us not to look at slaughter and transport and production practices and put all of our money into animal shelters. The fact is there are 10 billion animals raised for food in this country and 7-8 million who go into shelters. We put a lot of energy on that. We are working aggressively to address that problem. We are rolling out a major national advertising campaign, the shelter pet project, in mid-July. We provide a lot of support to animal shelters. We actually run five animal care centers. We have an emergency services unit, we have a rural veterinary services unit. There is no organization in the nation that does more direct care services for animals than HSUS. None. Not one.
This notion that we don't care for animals directly is completely false. But at the same time we don't just address the symptoms of the problem. We look where there are large numbers of animals used in society and we focus on what we regard to be as the most abusive treatment of the animals. That leads us to these inhumane slaughter practices, confinement practices and the like. So that is why we focus on it. I know some of your listeners would love for us to give all of our money to shelters so they could have a free-running field to do whatever they want to animals in agriculture but we're not going to
Pacelle: It depends on how you define animal shelters. We run the largest trade show in the nation that services animal shelters. We publish the magazine of the field called Animal Sheltering, we do shelter evaluations, we give millions of dollars in grants, but when there is a puppy mill in Washington State or a dog fighting operation in Colorado, and the shelters can't handle that, we typically do the investigations, find out where the problem is and then send our emergency services unit in that helps shelters. The Shelter Pet Project alone – which is a national advertising campaign to drive adoptions to shelters – is expected to be $40-80 million a year worth of advertising value. You can't quantify the work that we do, but again if people want us to spend all of our hard dollars on animal shelters, they can support their local humane society. We think that is fabulous and we support the shelters and we hope all of your listeners support their local animal shelter, but we have other issues we want to work on.
Dogs and cats are less than 1% of the animals in society. There are horses, there are farm animals, animals used in research, wild animals. We have program that address all of those issues. That's what the founders of the organization imagined the organization doing when it was created in the 1950s. It's how every CEO of the organization has imagined the work. It's how our entire 27-member national volunteer board of directions imagines the work of the organization. We're totally transparent in our work.
Adams: If you find an operation, whether it a livestock operation or a puppy mill or whatever, to be in violation of animal welfare regulations, if they are in the wrong, do you immediately put hat word out or is there a lag time there? Are you waiting for the most publicity you can get out of it? If you know about things that are wrong, why aren't you right now saying this is wrong, something has to be done? Why is there a lag time on these things?
Pacelle: I'm preaching from the top of the mountain that there is something going wrong. That's why we are concerned about inherently inhumane systems that deny an animal the opportunity to move or stand up. If you are talking about the Hallmark/Westland case where it was HSUS that documented terrible abuse, where USDA had five inspectors and was allowing terrible abuse to go on, where there were 17 third-party audits hired by the slaughter plant and they basically got A+ ratings, we did not have confidence at that point that USDA would handle the situation appropriately.
Pacelle: No, we went' to the local prosecutor in
Pacelle: I didn't say that.
Pacelle: Stuff kicks around the Internet and they have been quoting stuff since the 1980s and 1990s. I have been with the organization since 1994. There has been so much fabrication out there.
Pacelle: The HSUS position on hunting is on our website for anyone to see. We say and I've said this time and time again, we focus on the worst abuses. Canned hunts, bear baiting, contest shoots, shooting of endangered species, pure trophy hunting. If you look at any of our campaigns, that is what we focus on.
Pacelle: Zoos, absolutely not. We work with many reputable zoos. We work with the accredited zoos on some programs and you can see from our website and our other campaigns that we have no campaigns to shut down zoos. That is a completely false characterization. The unregulated roadside zoos which confine animals and acquire them in disreputable ways and starve them are very much in our focus.
In terms of wild animals in circuses, we do not think that wild animals belong in circuses. Elephants traveling around to 50 or 75 or 150 cities a year in railroad cars being chained 22 hours a day constitutes inhumane treatment of these very intelligent, sociable animals. Yes, we are very concerned about terrible mistreatment of wild animals by the circus.


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Rendering of the upcoming 520 horsepower 2011 Audi S8The German publication AutoZeitung released a rendering and specifications for the upcoming Audi S8. The rendering itself is average at best somewhat marred by their watermark right through the middle. Still, it gives you somewhat of an idea as to what it will look like. As we reported previously, the S8 will have a twin turbo 4.0 liter V8 putting out about 518 horsepower.
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Nakhasikha Sutta: The Tip of the Fingernail
translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi at Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Then the Blessed One, picking up a little bit of dust with the tip of his fingernail, said to the monks, "What do you think, monks? Which is greater: the little bit of dust I have picked up with the tip of my fingernail, or the great earth?"
"The great earth is far greater, lord. The little bit of dust the Blessed One has picked up with the tip of his fingernail is next to nothing. It's not a hundredth, a thousandth, a one hundred-thousandth — this little bit of dust the Blessed One has picked up with the tip of his fingernail — when compared with the great earth."
"In the same way, monks, for a disciple of the noble ones who is consummate in view, an individual who has broken through [to stream-entry], the suffering & stress that is totally ended & extinguished is far greater. That which remains in the state of having at most seven remaining lifetimes is next to nothing: it's not a hundredth, a thousandth, a one hundred-thousandth, when compared with the previous mass of suffering. That's how great the benefit is of breaking through to the Dhamma, monks. That's how great the benefit is of obtaining the Dhamma eye."


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MAC Paint Pot Reviews
Color Me Happy with These!MAC paint pots are one way to achieve any eye look you want. How much do I love them? My vanity, makeup cases, and cosmetic bags overflow . . . My all-time favorite shade is "Painterly," a pink-toned flesh hue which disguises discolorations, brightens the entire eye area, and serves as a very long-wearing, water-resistant primer. Sometimes I dash out of the house wearing only "Painterly" (and...read more clothing, of course!). Like some of the other readers, I find "Groundwork" very lovely and highly useful. It is a satin-toned taupe. A swipe of "Groundwork" over "Painterly" makes for a good day look. Some of my other favorites? "Let's Skate" (a pearly, dainty pink) serves as a great base for violet-, navy-, brown-, or charcoal-hued shadows while allowing your lid to stand out. "Dangerous Cuvèe" is a frosted, fascinating cool grey which is subtle enough for daytime but sexy and edgy at the same time. "Frozen Violet," a shimmery purple-silver, is also unique and brings out the green in my eyes. "Rubenesque" is an intriguing golden peach with gold pearl, a great color against skin especially during the spring and summer months when you may be sporting a bit of a faux tan. I love the fact that you can use other powder shadows over these if you choose. I tend to use my fingers when working with these colors, but a brush allows me to line and contour easily and enables blending. The price of $18.50 per shadow is high, but you do get a good deal of product. I like the fact that it applies as a cream and I can manipulate it as I want before it dries. It stays put through heat, humidity, and long hours. Just be sure to close the pot securely so that the color doesn't dry out. When you consider that this functions as a primer and a shadow, you realize that it is definitely money well spent! — 4 years, 5 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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Good as cream shadow or as a base!I have MAC Paint Pots in Rubenesque (warm shimmer/frosty gold with slight peach tones), Delft (shimmery deep blue/green), and Greenstroke (discontinued, a shimmery silvery light mint green). The texture on these is just great--so incredibly smooth. The colors can be worn sheered out, or built up for more intense color. These are great worn alone, or with powder eyeshadow on top. Worn alone, they ...read morestill have great length of wear. I can go pretty much a whole workday without creasing, and I have really oily lids. To get even greater length of wear, I like to put some eyeshadow primer underneath the Paint Pot. My favorite way to wear these is with shadow on top—they seem to feel a little sticky without powder to "set" them, and sometimes pick up my eyeliner (I have "hooded" eyelids). Because I end up putting shadow over them, I personally use these more as tinted eye primers than as cream shadows. I don't have any problems blending powder eyeshadow over Paint Pots. The packaging is great—sturdy glass, with a plastic lid. I store mine with the lid on tight, upside down in my makeup drawer, and haven't had any problems with them drying out at all! Not a single paint pot has pulled away from the edges of the glass even a little, and I've owned my three Paint Pots for at least a year and a half. The price is definitely right. You get a LOT of good quality product, and it lasts a long time. Compared to the price of other eyeshadow primers, it's very reasonable. To be honest, I don't use mine that often because I hate sticking my fingers in the pot to apply them. Yes, you can apply them with brushes, but I think fingers are better for application. Overall, I'd say that these are great products, whether you're looking for a cream eyeshadow or an eye primer. — 6 years, 2 months agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
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eyeshadow basepaint pots are freakin amazing eyeshadow bases. they make my eyeshadow more vibrant and last all day with NO creasing. I am very imporessed with the creamy consistency and color selection of paint pots. they are really great quality! — 6 years, 9 months agokenya | 504 reviews
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Versatile Cream Shadow and/or BaseI use some sort of MAC Paint Pot every single day that I wear eye makeup. My favorite Paint Pot is in Painterly because it is so versatile. It is a pale pink flesh color that even looks nice when worn alone. Most days I apply Painterly as an eyeshadow base. This cancels out the blue veins on my eyelids and makes any eyeshadow I wear last all day. It also helps the color of my eyeshadows reall...read morey pop. I also have Groundwork which is a satin finish taupe brown. This is great for creating a brown smokey eye. I love this color on its own as well. Painterly and Groundwork also look great when blended together for a nice, neutral eye. Bare Study is a golden beige shimmer color that looks great under other shimmery eyeshadows, or even under a matte shadow to give it a bit of shimmer. The versatility of these is amazing. Paint Pots apply as a cream but set as a powder and they really do stay put all day. Before discovering paint pots, I would get so frustrated to find my shadow leaving ugly creases on my eyes before midday. Even now, with so many other shadow primers out there, I always come back to MAC's Paint Pots. Each pot lasts a long time, just be sure to store them upside down (with the product label facing up) so they don't dry out. — 5 years agoHeathRene | 285 reviews
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Great cream shadow/primerI got painterly which was a light flesh tone. It is a great cream eye shadow that lasts all day, does not irritate the eyes, is much less drying and less expensive than Bobbi Brown's (plus you get a lot more product). It is very pigmented and evened out the color on my lids-brow bone area and also acted as a primer or canvas for other colors. It really makes powder shadows POP! Highly recommeded. — 8 years, 5 months agoThorne | 456 reviews
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Wonderful!One of my fave MAC products, I love using these as either a base for other shadows or just using them as creamy eyeshadow themselves. Fave shades are Bare Study, Rubenesque, Indianwood, and Painterly. — 6 years, 1 month agoCliniqueLover | 297 reviews
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Painterly and GroundworkGreat base, creamy, dries fast, and long lasting! Be sure to cap the product quickly after using it because it will dry out pretty easily and be sure not to leave it in the car or in any hot place where it can have direct sunlight. This will dry out the product and make it pasty instead of creamy. Also, you dont need a lot of product because a little goes a long way with this one. It dries fast...read more so be sure to blend it out quickly so you dont get spots of color. Painterly - Nude with a slight pink undertone. Great to use as a base for wedding makeup and as a base for the brow bone. Groundwork - A must have for smoky eyes. Apply all over the lid and then pat on Carbon for an ultra dark smoky eye. — 6 years, 8 months agomakeupbyjanalyn | 169 reviews
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An outstanding primerI wasn't sure what these were for a while, they seemed too dull to be cream eyeshadows, but they weren't marketed as primers, either. I'm glad I gave these a go under my shadow. Paint pots offer all the benefits of a traditional primer--no creasing, keeps makeup in place, etc.--without the annoying habit of making shadows difficult to blend. With Paint on my lids, I was able to create a beautiful,...read more complex eye look that lasted all day. I'm tossing my Too Faced and Urban Decay primers cause I don't need them anymore! — 7 years, 3 months agoteshie | 396 reviews
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Good ProductI have had a few of these in different colors and used them for quite some time. They are nice and creamy and set for a long wear. You can apply powder shadow over them with no problem. They are called a base I believe but are an actual color. I did end up giving them away though after about 6 months of use. Trying to remember the reason now, think it was because I found another brand that I liked the colors better. It is a great product though. — 5 years, 6 months agoShanthiDevi | 100 reviews
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AMAZINGAs a base, as an allover color, as a highlighter, as a liner, you name it, this product can do it! Makes my eyeshadow last all day and all night, when I use it as a base. I have three colors (rubenesque, moss scape, and indianwood), and I think that is all I will ever need. The shimmery, creamy dreamy color and texture makes this the perfect addition to any girls makeup arsenal. I can apply this v...read moreery quickly and get great results when just using a swipe of my finger to my eyelid, or for more precise application or to build up the color intensity, I could use a brush. Either way, I will never be without my Paint Pots ever again! — 7 years, 11 months agoleelu | 354 reviews
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