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Office 2007 STILL running set-up.....
seawings posted a topic in Microsoft OfficeFurther to the post below, my Office 2007 still commences it's configeration run every time I go to open WORD, OUTLOOK and EXCEL. Surely, there must be a fix for this somewhere out there? I ask again since the 'smart-a*se' comment tagged at the end of the original posting was totally un-helpful. Regards, SEAWINGS
Question on MS FrontPage 2000........Hi, Can someone tell me, does FrontPage 2000, the MS website building software, work on Win7 ? Cheers, Seawings
Newbie here: Office 2007 keeps running set-up, help!
seawings replied to seawings's topic in Microsoft OfficeHello B_L, Yes, I ran the Reg Cleaner; I downloaded ccleaner, then deleted MS Office 2007, then ran ccleaner - including all its functions, then re-loaded MS Office, then tried Office........ I was impressed with it doing other stuff for me but this damn problem still exists. I can't remeber actually doing anything to cause it, that's the strange thing; it started around 2 months ago, seemingly 'out-of-the-blue' as I don't recall doing anything to cause it. A system restore at the time, when I first saw it, was run but didn't cure the problem and it has been there ever since. After the system restore, I deleted MS Office 2007 and re-installed it; no joy, then I deleted it again and loaded MS Office 2003; that did the same thing BUT I know MS Office 2003 had functioned perfectly before I changed to 2007, as I had used it for years with no issues. I then deleted that and re-installed MS-O2007 again and have been there ever since. It's nothing to do with the MS 2003 and 2007 discs as each of these programs has been used by me perfectly ok, for a long time, till now. It's something to do with 'something outside of those discs' which is causing or forcing each of them to go into a 'loop' upon starting. Buggered if I know what it is though. There is a lot, and I mean a lot, of discussion on various forums that I have found concerning this issue but no-one has come up with the fix that I can find. Short of trashing the HD and starting again, I don't know what to do about it......... Regards, Seawings
Newbie here: Office 2007 keeps running set-up, help!
seawings replied to seawings's topic in Microsoft OfficeHi Again, BTW: when I say 'newbie', that's not new to pc's, just new here in this forum and new to problem solving....this is the first real issue I've had with any programme in 12 years, as far as I can recall! Other than trouble I have caused myself, that is! This one came along all by itself, though........Just a thought: Would you mind stepping out the correct action to take, as in (1), (2), (3) etc, so that I follow it without error? I'm determined to get rid of this issue, and the only thing I can think of is a complete 'wipe' or a new HD...I've tried everything else (I think) - got me, and from what I have read around, thousands of others, stumped. Regards, Seawings
Newbie here: Office 2007 keeps running set-up, help!
seawings replied to seawings's topic in Microsoft OfficeHi There, I followed your instructions: downloaded ccleaner, then deleted MS Office 2007, then ran ccleaner, then re-loaded MS Office. Result: The same, no change unfortunately... Did I miss something? Regards, Seawings
Newbie here: Office 2007 keeps running set-up, help!
seawings replied to seawings's topic in Microsoft OfficeAnyone? I'm still having this God-Awful problem.....
Outlook 2007 - Keep getting dialog box come up...
seawings posted a topic in Microsoft OfficeEvery now and again I get a dialog box come up when I'm working from Outlook titled 'Enter Network Password' and showing the details of one of my email accounts - not always the same one. It is sooo irritating! And, when they decide to do it, they keep coming back again, and again, and again, and so on. Is there a known 'fix' for this? Regards, Seawings
Newbie to the site - another Brit!!Hi Groovin Dude, thanks. You can call me Bryan (!)
Newbie here: Office 2007 keeps running set-up, help!
seawings replied to seawings's topic in Microsoft OfficeBTW: I have run MS Office 2007 Diagnostics tool - found nothing wrong. It tells me that everything is working and loaded correctly. Strange. Regards, SEAWINGS
Newbie to the site - another Brit!!Hi MrGoove and all, SEAWINGS here; aged 57, living in the County of Essex, England and the owner of the world's largest website for it's subject (Google SEAWINGS.....!) together with the World's only Forum on the subject, for the past 12 years. PC literate in a 'self-taught' sort of way, with decent tower set-up running XP Pro and all the 'usual' programmes. This is my 4th PC and I have a Acer laptop running Win7. Found this site after two weeks of internet searching looking for the answers to some questions I have with MS Office 2007. I must say, it is the nicest, easiest site to navigate and the things I have learnt in the past couple of hours have hooked me to it! I can see myself going right through the site archive in upcoming work breaks! Well done Mr.Groove!!
Newbie here: Office 2007 keeps running set-up, help!
seawings posted a topic in Microsoft OfficeHi All, I have just stumbled across this site and the forum so forgive me if this has been discussed before; i did a search but did'nt find it though. Here in the UK I have MS Office 2007; I did have 2003 but have deleted that using ADD/REMOVE in the Control Panel and loaded 2007 from its disc. However, as soon as I did every time I run Outlook/Access/Publisher/Excel etc up comes a dialog box stating that it is going into set-up configuration. Damn annoying. If I say 'No' and click it to stop it another box comes up. Saying 'No' to that one as well gets rid of it and the programme loads as per normal straight after. It can then be used perfectly normally. I have unisnstalled, re-installed, loaded 2003 again (it did it on that this time around) reloaded 2007; I've had it all but to no avail. I have had a look around the web and seen that loads of people have had this problem yet I havn't seen the definitive solution. Does anyone here know what that is? Any help will be gratefully received! PS; Great site this: I have learnt alot in the past hour I did'nt know.... Best Regards, SEAWINGS


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Leaked audio reveals Trump said it would be 'fun' to sue CNN at RNC fundraiser
Is President Trump thinking about suing CNN? During a speech at a fundraiser on Wednesday night he apparently said that it would "be fun" to do so.
According to audio from the event obtained by the Intercept, Trump sent a barrage of insults CNN's way in a roughly two-minute rant during his speech.
"Boy, did CNN get killed over the last few days." "These are really dishonest people. Should I sue them? I mean, they're phonies."
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He even asked if there was a lawyer in the house.
'But as far as I'm concerned, I love it. If anybody's a lawyer in the house and thinks I have a good lawsuit — I feel like we do. Wouldn't that be fun?"
Trump's feud with CNN began all the way back during his 2016 campaign where he began calling the news outlet among other things "Fake News."
SEE ALSO: Trump's considering a tariff that could put the economy on a path to 'global recession'
But the rivalry reached a new level when CNN just recently had to retract a story about a Trump ally tied to a Russia-related investment fund after the article was not fully vetted.
Along with the retraction, three CNN journalists were forced to resign.

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Best cat flea collar 2018 – [Buyer's Guide]Last Updated September 1, 2020
Looking for ways to bring your cat flea collar to the next level? Then you've come to the right place. I'm Charlie Oliver. After considering 54 of the most highly rated cat flea collar and testing eight of them for more than 12 hours, we're find the best cat flea collar of 2018.
The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. I hope that my Top 3 list will provide you great options in buying the right fit for you.
Let's get to it!
Best cat flea collar of 2018
If you get well acquainted with these basics, you shouldn't have a problem choosing a cat flea collar that suits your need. You must have heard that the best cat flea collar should allow you to save money, right? Sure, but that's not the only reason you should consider getting one.
On that note, I review the three best cat flea collar of 2018 to help you get value for your money. The rating is based on multiple factors: The 3 metrics ‐ Design, Materials, Performance, and other indicators such as: Popularity, Opinions, Brand, Reputation and more.
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№1 – Beloved Pets Flea and tick Collar
Why did this cat flea collar win the first place?
I was completely satisfied with the price. Its counterparts in this price range are way worse. I really enjoy the design. It is compact, comfortable and reliable. And it looks amazing! I don't know anything about other models from this brand, but I am fully satisfied with this product. The product is very strong. Its material is stable and doesn't crack.
№2 – Flea Tick Collar for Dogs and Cats
Why did this cat flea collar come in second place?
This is a pretty decent product that perfectly fitted the interior of our office. Seems that the material is good. It has a very beautiful color but I don't really like the texture. I really liked it. It is amazing in every aspect. It did even exceed my expectations for a bit, considering the affordable price. I recommend you to consider buying this model, it definitely worth its money.
№3 – Bayer Seresto Flea and Tick Collar for Cat
Why did this cat flea collar take third place?
It doesn't squeaks nor bents. Looks great in my apartment. A very convenient model. It is affordable and made of high-quality materials. It is inconvenient to use due to the size. I am going to get something different next time. I liked the design. We've been using it for 2 months and it still looks like brand new.
cat flea collar Buyer's Guide
Repel and Kill
Besides protecting your pet's skin, a flea collar can also kill existing flea and ticks that remain on your cat's fur no matter how many times you've washed! It prevents bite marks from ticks, which can save your furry feline from suffering any form of skin condition or illness.
Easy to Use
As compared to using the usual shampoo and conditioner, or whipping up some home remedies to soothe your cat's skin and get rid of the fleas, using a flea collar is easier to use. All you need to do is to clasp it onto your cat and let him roam free to do whatever he likes.
Long-Lasting Protection
Many flea collars can last for almost a year, which saves you a lot of time and money from using various cat products. Plus, many of these collars offer waterproof or odorless features to prevent it from damage.
The flea collars are also soft for your cat, allowing him to wear it without feeling any discomfort.
Hartz Mountain UltraGuard Cat Collar
The Hartz Mountain flea collar can kill fleas and ticks for up to seven months. What's great about the flea collar is that it has a clean and fresh scent with water-resistant features, so your cat can move around without worry of shortening the collar's lifespan.
The collar can also reflect light while keeping your cat safe with its safety release snap. But you should know that it's only for kittens or cats older than three months.
While reading
Seresto Flea collar reviews, we noticed that people want to know how this collar actually works. So, here's explanation. Seresto collar contains two active ingredients. These two ingredients work together to deliver a powerful reaction, freeing your furry pet from parasites. Here's why these two makes a great team.
Imidacloprid: This insecticide eliminates adult fleas and larvae fleas.
Flumethrin: This ingredient repels adult ticks and larvae, preventing transmitting illnesses to your dog and you.
Seresto Dog Collar is made of an innovative material known as the polymer matrix. Imidacloprid and Flumethrin are stored in this material. When the collar comes in a direct touch with the dog's skin, these ingredients are released. Since these ingredients are active, they will naturally spread over the dog's body, covering every inch of it.
That way, Seresto kills and repels fleas and ticks, saving your pet from painful bites and different diseases. According to Seresto reviews, customers are pleased with its efficiency. This dog collar works quickly. Namely, it takes 2hours for ingredients to spread and kill fleas.
Moreover, reinfesting fleas will be killed within hours, and reinfesting ticks will be killed in hours. On top of all, tick infestations will be prevented within days after application. As you can see, the seresto dog collar is very efficient. This is one of the reasons why it is so popular.
As mentioned above, the Seresto dog collar is highly effective. It will protect your dog from fleas and ticks, flea larvae, chewing lice as well as Sarcoptic mange. What's more, this dog collar can be used with other products and leash collars. Its performance won't decrease.
What customers appreciate about Seresto dog collar is that it doesn't release any odor. This means that your kid can play with your dog, without breathing in toxins and odor.
Speaking of toxins, this flea dog collar is perfectly safe for your pet, you and your family; hence you can have a peace of mind. Furthermore, Seresto Collar is recommended by veterinarians.
Seresto Flea and Tick Collar for Dogs is also versatile, making it one of the bests on the market. It is suitable for both indoor and outdoor dogs as well as for small and large dogs. But, one of the biggest advantages of this collar is that it will be efficient even if your dog has thick fur. Just make sure to buy the right size and place the collar as close to the skin as you can.
As for the design of this flea dog collar, it's well-made. It won't wear and tear after months of use. Also, the Seresto Dog Collar is durable. If you're worried about whether your dog can take it off, don't be. The opening system is impossible to break, thus your dog won't be in danger. However, it is possible for a collar to loosen after a while, especially if your dog is really active. In that case, just re-adjust the collar.
Don't bathe your dog often
So, to make the most out of this flea dog collar, don't bath your dog couple times a month. Instead, bath her just once a month. If your pet is an avid swimmer, forget about eight-month duration. If your dog swims more than once a month, flea control will last for months, while tick control will last for months.
Keep the collar at your disposal
Since fleas and ticks are very active in the warm weather, you should be mindful when applying the Seresto Flea Collar on your dog. Instead of doing that in spring, do it earlier. Put the collar on your dog's neck as soon as the temperature rises above zero.
Seresto Collar Side Effects
Like any other product for dogs, this one also isn't ideal. So, keep your eyes on your pet, especially in the first week of using the Seresto. Some dogs can experience mild allergies and reactions, such as redness, itching, and hairless. However, this usually lasts for a week; until a dog get used to the collar.
But, if the symptoms continue to happen, stop using the Seresto and bath your dog. Also, you should take her to the veterinarian.
Bayer Seresto 81857952
A good flea collar should be able to protect your cat against reinfestations, and not just kill the fleas that are present in the pet's fur. The Bayer Seresto 8185795is an option for owners who do not want to replace the collars on their pets too often. With a long lasting action of up to months, this model is more efficient than many others on the market.
Besides being an excellent solution for preventing infestation over such an extended period, it is also fast active. It takes just one day for the active ingredients to kill the present fleas. Also, any fleas that may reappear will be eliminated in only a couple of hours.
The ingredients do an excellent job against eggs and larvae, too, and they protect the cat from ticks, as well. Because it is a good fit for cats of all sizes and weights, it can be used just as well for a kitten or an adult cat.
Seresto F & T Collar For Dogs
The first product on our list of the best flea collars for dogs is this collar by Seresto. Made for dogs and puppies weeks of age and older but under 1pounds, this collar repels and kills fleas and ticks. This collar also prevents infestations for months from the time it is put on. This collar is odorless and extremely easy to use.
All pet owners have to do is remove the collar from the protective bag and adjust it to fit the animals neck. It closes similar to a buckle on a belt, and you can cut off any excess length. This Seresto F & T Collar for Small Dogs has been given great reviews and has shown a positive effect on flea and tick reduction in only a week or two.
When using one of the best flea collars for dogs, most pet owners can tell a difference simply by looking at their dogs fur. Your dog will be much more comfortable without irritating rashes or insects constantly crawling around causing a nuisance on his skin. Customers say this is the most effective collar they have used on their dog, and most claim they will never use any other brand.
According to customers, this collar has made some dogs sick or even experience seizures. It only repels certain types of ticks, so you may want to talk to a company representative if you are unsure about whether the ticks in your area are covered with this collar.
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Dom Naish is a Phoenix-based writer, vegan, cupcake addict and dog lover. Years in the animal rescue trenches have taught him every aspect of dog ownership from behavioral problems, personality and breed specific trait differences of all dogs.
High-frequency collar
These are the only collars that don't use any insecticides but employ sound waves that can only be detected by fleas. They work by emitting high-pitched ultra-sonic sound waves that target fleas which – for lack of a better word, "scares" flees away.
The absence of any insecticides in these collars make them a favorite among pet owners. There are a lot of positive reviews surrounding ultrasonic flea collars, but some people can't seem to get them to work which raises concerns among people who haven't had any success with them.
If you follow the instruction on the packaging,then they should work just fine.
Gas based collar
These collars release and aerosolized toxic gas that is lethal to fleas. They slowly diffuse gas-based toxins which cause fleas to go belly-up on contact. They are effective in killing fleas on contact but the downside is they have a short range limited to the area around the collar.
You shouldn't worry about fleas staying away from the collar since they are pretty much unintelligent.
Absorption based collars
They spread all over the pet in the coat and skin where they attach and provide continuous protection thereby acting as the "poisoned cheese" for fleas. Every time a flea decides to take a quick snack of your furry friend, it lights out.
So you've decided to get the best cat flea collar but before you go out shopping there are just a couple of things you need to look out for before you conclude your purchase.
Breakaway collars
You should consider— specifically – which infestation problem you have. Some of the collars are specifically made for individual parasites and won't work on all parasites. So, don't get a flea collar when you have a tick problem and expect it to work.
Fitting your cat's collar—safe practices
Collars come in standardized sizes but can be made into different sizes to fit different sized animals. Sometimes they are designed to be a little bit longer so as to allow for custom fitting by the pet parent.
Subsequently, you have to take care when applying the collar; apply it too loosely and you risk the collar cutting through the delicate under-skin of the forelimbs. You should try looking for a collar that has a quick-release feature the next time you go looking for a collar.
Due to the delicate nature of kittens and considering they are growing, when fitting a flea collar for kittens you have to constantly check the fitting to make sure it's not a tight fit.
As a general rule of thumb, two of your fingers should fit under the collar and any excess length should be cut off and disposed away from children and dogs.
Our thoughts
Re-infestation is always a problem after fumigation or treatment, now you can rest easy with the clear champion of the best cat flea collar. Considering the curious and explorative nature of cats an elastic water-resistant property in a collar is must have. Lastly, the delicate nature of collars, especially the possibility that your cat might strangle itself can be soul a crushing experience and I would recommend you get a collar with a quick-release feature. **Disclaimer: Our dog food reviews are based mostly on (1) our expertise and that of the experts with whom we consult and (2) the information provided by the manufacturers. We do test many dog foods (with our dog's help), but we can't test them all. As such, please remember the above recommendations are our opinions, and you should consult your vet before making changes to your dog's diet.
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Keeping your dog flea and tick free is not only important for her health and comfort, but it will also contribute to more stable and calm behavior. A dog who is irritated by fleas is naturally going to display frustration behaviors as he tries to soothe the never ending itch. These behaviors can of course include unwanted barking.
Salvo Collar Side Effects
Despite the fact that this sort of chemical is considered safe for use on dogs, some dogs are sensitive and experience negative side effects such as mild to severe skin reactions. If this happens with your dog, remove the collar right away.
Bayer's Topical Flea Treatment is suitable to be used on dogs that are at least seven weeks old. And perhaps one of the most significant advantages of this product is that you don't need to treat the environment of your pet dog but just the dog.
Your Dog's Size
When searching for the best tick and flea treatment for dogs, you'll want to consider your dog's size and shape. Different flea treatments are used for various size dogs. If you have a miniature poodle, you probably won't want to try a flea treatment designed for dogs the size of a Great Dane. Using higher quantities of flea treatment than are recommended for your dog's stature can lead to side effects and illness.
Know the Ingredients
When you're in the market for the best flea meds for dogs, you'll want to become familiar with the ingredients.
The ingredients used for flea medicines are crucial to reduce the chance of allergies or other reactions in you or your pet.
Educate Yourself on How Long They Work
The last thing you want is to have fleas move from your pet to your sofa. Or worse onto you! Educate yourself on how long your pet will be protected and how often you'll need to treat to keep the flea population away from your home. Keep in mind that some flea & tick solutions give a range of days for the length of protection. It's a good rule of thumb to begin looking for any stragglers a day or two before the earliest time occurs. If you find any, a flea bath may be in order.
Duration of protection
Different collars as you will find with the various products that we have availed comes with various durations of protection effectiveness. While some go for a shorter period like one month, some extend effectiveness to reach even more than six months. Therefore, depending on your needs, you need to find the product that fits your needs regarding duration. If you want the product that will last for long, then you can still find on the list, but you need to know that the prices differ accordingly.
Water resistance
Does the collar come with the capacity to resist water? The waterproof feature is an essential factor that you cannot avoid to consider since it dictates on the effectiveness of the product. Of course, you will not want to have a product that will be washed away, and everything else becomes just a collar with no effectiveness. On the list, this factor is what you should check to ensure that you find the best and waterproof flea and tick collar. Otherwise, this feature is common and you may find most of the collars boasting of the same characteristic.
Program Green for cats
Costs of the cat flea collars can differ substantially, and mainly rely on features they arrive with. Inexpensive flea collars, for the majority of component, might provide 30 days or even so of safety, and also are perfect only when your cat continues to be a mildly impacted by all these parasites.
Aside from the long-lasting safety, state-of-the-art flea collars for cat additionally come with some excellent features for example, water resistance, breakaway design, and adjustable fit. While dogs do not mind putting on collars, the majority of cats do not feel the exact same, and because of this, give it your best to get rid from this. It is the reason why having to pay the more few bucks for the breakaway feline flea collar is a good idea, since it substantially decreases the possibilities of the collar-related mishaps.
The cat flea collars are accessible with a number of different features, therefore you ought to preferably select one which functions best for the cat instead of thinking of saving on the cost. Flea collars which are chemical-free also referred to as the natural flea collars for cat, are available too. Quite as the title indicates, they utilize natural ingredients for example, rosemary oil.
Water-proof – even though you may not you reside in a nearly dry city for example, Las Vegas or Phoenix, you just do not know when the cat feline can get damp, which can easily impact chemicals inside flea collar.
Design And Construction
Flea collars for cat mainly designed of plastic and also infused along with ingredients, whether chemical or natural. Irrespective of which sort you purchase, it is essential that you properly fit it to ensure that it is snug and nice with little extra to prevent having the cat bite into this and consume the ingredients.
All these flea collars function by disbursing all through the body of the cat, which eliminates the parasites which have currently adopted residence and stops infestation. Research reveal that the greatest cat flea collars are effective at reducing fleas by above 95% and even ticks by above 90% more than a length of approximately six months. You will find a number of flea collars for cat which are risk-free to try on the kittens also – they only need more secure ingredients compared to those for older cousins.
Simple To Use
When compared with utilizing the normal conditioner and shampoo, or even whipping up a few home treatments to relieve the skin of your cat and eliminate fleas, utilizing the flea collar is more reliable in its results. Almost all you have to do is just to clasp this on to the cat and allow him wander liberated to perform whatever he loves.
This collar is not completely waterproof
This Atom tech tick and flea prevention for the cats is a highly effective, dependable substitute for monthly tick and flea topical. This double action flea collar kills and repels ticks and fleas for eight constant months. In case a tick or flea is repelled, this cannot transmit and attach disease-triggering organisms.
This flea collar is utilizing revolutionary technology to discharge the energetic ingredients in the controlled dosages throughout a long time period. It indicates efficient long-term tick and flea control without having the hassle of monthly use. This efficient collar protects the pet from ticks, sarcoptic mange, flea larvae, flea eggs, as well as fleas on the cats without mess or odor.
It does not have any cons
This flea collar for cat is an efficient and verified-to-get-the job-done tick control particularly for the cats. Pet ticks, bugs, fleas and some other pests shift from all the parts of body towards the head part. This collar is put on across the cat's neck and will eradicate these unpleasant pests just before they get to the head. This additionally offers fast flea safety for the cats; however concentrations of active ingredients across neck will certainly be highest.
This collar doesn't smell great
This collar is waterproof therefore you allow the cat take pleasure in bathing or swimming. Still regular swimming is effective at reducing the usefulness of this collar by three to four months. Also for the security of your pets, this collar arrives with flexible and simple launch technology. In case your cat or dog gets trapped with Leashes & Harnesses, simple launch technology can help this to free safely and quickly itself.
A dog can become infected with tapeworm if they eat a flea that is carrying tapeworm eggs. Once the egg is inside your dog, the egg will hatch and attaches itself to your pet's intestines, causing weight loss, vomiting, and irritation and will need worm control.
While most collar are made from plastic or resin impregnated with pesticide. Look to see whether the collar is going to be comfortable and not sharp or stiff. You may also appreciate it being water resistant and durable enough to handle your dog's outdoor play time.
The best way to ensure your new dog collar is going to be effective is to read reviews from other buyers. At the Dog Effect we only write about and recommend popular products that have solid reviews. A product does not always work for every dog, but you will have a good chance of getting the best available.
Shoo! Non-toxic Tags
A cat should never be without his primary identification collar. If you're concerned about fitting two collars on your cat's neck, try Shoo! Tags. This product can make your cat's existing collar one of the best flea collar for cats options available. The tags link directly onto your cat's existing collar. A small magnetic strip emits an electromagnetic frequency to deter insects from attacking your cat. These tags typically wear out every four months, which can be a convenient alternative to other non-chemical products.
Keep in mind that while this product is very effective against stopping and preventing infestations from adult parasites, it will not kill eggs and larvae. However, if you're only planning on using this product as a flea and tick preventative, this can be a great purchase.
Pet Guard Natural Collar
However, since this is a natural product and not specifically developed for flea and tick prevention, it is not guaranteed that it will protect your pet.While there are no chemicals present in this collar, you should use caution when applying to your cat.
Although Pet Guard does not specify exactly which herbs are induced in their collars, they reference minty aromas. Herbs from the mint family repel insects but can also be harmful to cats if ingested Pet360. You can avoid this by ensuring that the collar is properly fitted and cut.
How Seresto Cоllаr Wоrkѕ
Whеn уоu аррlу Seresto collar around your реt'ѕ nесk, two active іngrеdіеntѕ in lоw doses аrе strategically rеlеаѕеd oven the body length. Thеѕе іngrеdіеntѕ аrе аbѕоrbеd іntо уоur pet's blооd stream thrоugh thе pores оn thе ѕkіn'ѕ fatty layers that helps сіrсulаte it through every раrt оf the body. Thе рrоduсеrѕ undеrѕtаnd thаt уоur реt may be hаvіng a regular соllаr аlrеаdу, they thеrеfоrе dеѕіgnеd іt in a way it саn bе соnvеnіеntlу wоrn wіth аnу other collar. Whether іt іѕ a саt or dog, the Sоrеѕtо collar is dеѕіgnеd wіth a ratchet mechanism thаt frееѕ its grір whеn your реt іn under рrеѕѕurе. It also роѕѕеѕѕ an elastic lіmіt and a brеаkіng роіnt so your pet can соnvеnіеntlу brеаk lооѕе аnd sail оut оf dаngеrоuѕ ѕіtuаtіоnѕ if its neck or head gets trapped.
Seresto Cоllаr Ingredients
Prасtісаllу, thе Sеrеѕtо Cоllаr іѕ made uр оf two еffесtіvе ingredients thаt hаvе been known tо асtіvеlу соntrоl аnd terminate infesting раrаѕіtеѕ. Whіlе thе Flumethrin (4.% constituent) hеlрѕ rереl and kill ticks, thе Imidacloprid (10.0% constituent) kіllѕ аdultѕ and flea lаrvае thereby brеаkіng the сусlеѕ оf rebirth and thе tеndеnсу оf repopulating.
Whаt You Stand tо Gain frоm Uѕіng thе Sеrеѕtо Collar
Thе Sеrеѕtо Cоllаrѕ kills flеаѕ vеrу quickly wіthіn hоurѕ of application. It also еlіmіnаtеѕ tісkѕ іn hоurѕ оr less. Thіѕ capability hеlрѕ іn рrеvеntіng flееѕ frоm lауіng еggѕ, whісh is uѕuаllу wіthіn durаtіоn of 2hоurѕ. Elimination оf tісk must аlѕо bе within thе 2hоurѕ tіmе ѕраn tо avoid trаnѕmіѕѕіоn оf dіѕеаѕеѕ. Othеr collars may оnlу bе аblе tо rереl аnd nоt totally еxtеrmіnаtе parasites, аnd even whеn they do, thе tіmіng can bе totally ѕlоw and nоt еffесtіvе еnоugh tо рrеvеnt furthеr ѕрrеаd of diseases.
Wоrkѕ fоr a Lоng Durаtіоn
Thеrе are collars thаt аrе dеѕіgnеd tо wоrk for mоnthѕ, mоѕt оf thеm mоnthѕ and nothing mоrе. The ѕеrеѕtо is fashioned to last lоngеr than any оthеr соllаr іn the mаrkеt covering over a реrіоd of months. Its effectiveness dоеѕ nоt reduce frоm thе way іt was from the fіrѕt day of uѕе. It wіll kіll the ѕаmе аmоunt оf flеаѕ аnd tісkѕ till its еxріrаtіоn.
Sоmе соllаrѕ dо not provide ѕtrаngulаtіоn mесhаnіѕm thаt рrеvеntѕ your реt frоm getting nесk оr hеаd stuck. The Seresto Collar іѕ equipped wіth ѕuсh astonishing feature. It automatically terminates іtѕ hold on уоur саt оr dog, аdеԛuаtеlу lеttіng go wіthоut уоur реt having tо еxреnd аll its strength.
How to Apply Seresto Collar
Onе collar per аnіmаl ѕhоuld be fаѕtеnеd аrоund thе nесk area. Enѕurе уоu remove соllаr frоm рrоtесtіvе bаg dіrесtlу bеfоrе use. You should also unrоll collar аnd mаkе ѕurе thаt there аrе no rеmnаntѕ frоm the рlаѕtіс соnnесtоrѕ inside thе соllаr.
Go on then to Inѕеrt the еnd оf the collar thrоugh thе buckle. Proceed tо аdjuѕt thе соllаr аrоund the аnіmаl'ѕ nесk wіthоut tіghtеnіng іt tоо much (аѕ a guіdе, it ѕhоuld be possible tо іnѕеrt fingers bеtwееn thе collar аnd thе neck). Pull excess collar thrоugh the loop(s) and cut off аnу еxсеѕѕ length еxtеndіng іnсh (сm) bеуоnd thе loop(s).
Aftеr аррlісаtіоn of the collar, уоu mау fіx thrее reflector сlірѕ реrmаnеntlу tо the соllаr tо іnсrеаѕе thе animal's vіѕіbіlіtу іn thе dark. The сlірѕ should bе evenly dіѕtrіbutеd оn the nоn-оvеrlарріng раrt оf thе соllаr. You will hear a сlісkіng ѕоund if the сlірѕ аrе correctly аррlіеd.
Hаrtz Ultrа guаrd Flеа and Tick Large Dog Cоllаr 26″
This Hаrzt mаnufасturеd ultrа guard соllаr might bе whаt уоu want tо соnѕіdеr if you own multiple dоgѕ, аѕ іtѕ twо-ріесе расk рrоvіdеѕ уоu good vаluе for mоnеу. Thе Cоllаr is especially good fоr dоgѕ with large nесkѕ, dоgѕ with up to 2іnсhеѕ оr mоrе nесk size wіll fіnd thе Hаrtz Ultrа Guаrd flее really convenient. Thіѕ collar hаѕ bееn nоtісеd to rеlеаѕе a fresh, ѕооthіng ѕсеnt. Althоugh wе саnnоt guаrаntее it bеіng оdоrlеѕѕ lіkе ѕоmе оthеr рrоduсtѕ such as thе Sеrеѕtо соllаr. It саn also effectively kіll реѕt across a 5-month time frame.
Vеt Kеm Power Bаnd Flеа and Tісk Collar for Dоgѕ
If what you need іѕ a vеrѕаtіlе, оnе size fitting аll ѕhаре collar, then уоu mіght wаnt tо соnѕіdеr thе Vеt Kem Pоwеr Bаnd Flea аnd Tісk Cоllаr fоr Dоgѕ. It is designed tо аdjuѕt up tо 9% аrоund dоgѕ necks, wіth a distinctive plastic buсkеt thаt fіtѕ іn thе rіght рlасеѕ. Aѕіdе that it рrоvіdеѕ uр tо mоnthѕ оf рrоtесtіоn against ticks аnd flееѕ іn аll of their сусlеѕ, thе ingredients uѕеd are оdоr frее аnd аrе nоt knоwn tо have аnу side effect.
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Fleas are not just a nuisance in your home but they pose a serious threat to an animal's health causing them to become anemic and develop severe allergies.
Keep in mind the severity of your pets' condition and the level of infestation in your home when choosing a reliable product. Do not be hasty in making a decision that could further endanger your furry feline.
Ensure that you have consulted your doctor and checked whether your pet has any allergies before using a new product on them.
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This is ideal for people who are afraid of a pocket pinch. This is a vet recommended product that is ideal for cats and not kittens because kittens are more susceptible to allergies.
The product is packaged in a way that is easy to use. Be sure to apply the treatment to the skin for the most potent effect and not just to the fur.
Natural vs Chemical –
As a pet owner, you may automatically choose a natural product but there are some downsides to doing this. Patience is imperative.
Natural products take a longer amount of time to show results, since they tend to be milder. Albeit, chemically infused products have a lot of drawbacks if your cat is prone to sensitivity.
Natural products may not work for widespread contamination. A harsher solution should be opted for in case of cleansing homes and backyards. During this time, try and keep your pet indoors, as far as possible.
Budget –
Being restricted by budget is no longer an issue. There are a number of options within midrange brands like Vets, Advantage and Frontline to choose from.
While, for high end brands you may get a quicker result, they are not always safe. Understanding your budget will help you choose an appropriate product without getting too confused.
It is supplied as a collar.
Seresto is a prescription item and will be sent once a valid prescription is received. Please follow the instructions given by your vet.
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It's that time of year again – the weather is warming up. That means parasites are waking up… and they're hungry! Protect your pet with a spot on or collar treatment that perfectly fits their needs.
The 201flea and tick forecast has just been released… and it doesn't look good. Experts from the Companion Animal Parasite Council predict that biting parasites are going to be out in full force this year. This is bad news for pets, who are at risk from contracting parasite-transmitted diseases such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and tapeworms from fleas and ticks.
Depending on where you live, parasites may pose a year-long concern or a seasonal problem. Even if your pet spends most of his time indoors, that won't stop fleas and ticks from latching on when they get a chance. The most effective way to keep your pet protected is with an active ingredient treatment.
Two of the most commonly used active ingredient treatments used by pet parents are spot on and collars treatments. But what option is best for you and your pet? Let's take a closer look at what each of these options offer.
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You must visit the page of sales. Here is the link. If you don't care about which brand is better, then you can choose the cat flea collar by the price and buy from the one who will offer the greatest discount.
Final Word
First of all thanks for reading my article to the end! I hope you find my reviews listed here useful and that it allows you to make a proper comparison of what is best to fit your needs and budget. Don't be afraid to try more than one product if your first pick doesn't do the trick.
Most important, have fun and choose your cat flea collar wisely! Good luck!
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- №1 — Beloved Pets Flea and tick Collar
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- №3 — Bayer Seresto Flea and Tick Collar for Cat
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A rich variety of eggplants (or aubergines for my European cousins) are making their presence felt at many farmers markets on the Central Coast, California. Usually it is only the robust High Bush Purple Back and their Chinese counterpart that fill the stalls. Recently, I've noticed new Thai varieties and pretty plump variegated Italian eggplants too. The consequence: All I have been able to think about is making, and, of course, eating Baba Ghanoush.
Baba Ghanoush is a super simple dish that has been enjoyed since the Byzantine period 330 AD, or roughly 1200 years ago which gives testament to the dish itself. It is totally more-ish and utterly satisfying. My infatuation with Baba Ghanoush is so great, I use it as a spread instead of butter.
The cheat for this week is… I bought a variety of baby sized "Fairy Tail" and cute tiny heirloom eggplants, this took the whole pre cook preparation of chopping out of the equation.
This recipe makes about 3 cup of the Byzantine gastronomic treasure.
Set your oven to 375ºF or 190ºC
Wash eggplants. If using the large heirloom or long Chinese eggplant, wash and chop into cubes of 4" square. I quartered the shallots leaving the skin on and tossed in the cloves of garlic in their jackets too.
Place eggplant, onion and garlic in oven dish or pan, pour over oil and turn to coat all. Add cumin, coriander seed, salt and pepper and mix again.
Place in over for 20-25 mins.
Now you have 25 mins to sing into your wooden spoons, or extendable faucet and pretend you are on set of "Bandits" (©MGM 2001) as Cate Blanchett in her model kitchen, with panoramic lake view, shaking the foundation of your home while re-enacting Bonnie Tyler's record hit "I Need a Hero".
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After 20 mins your kitchen will fill with the sweet aroma of cumin, coriander and garlic. Those additional 5 mins will have everything sizzling and really browning off. The egg plant must be soft enough to mash with a fork, and the garlic should resemble toffee under a papery skin.
Allow ingredients to cool enough that you can de stalk eggplants by hand, if you took the cheat way in, it is still simpler than chopping. Remove onion and garlic skins. The eggplant stalk and caps should just fall away easily. Place the roasted vegetables into a your blender, and DO include the remaining oil from the oven dish.
Add Tahini ( sesame paste) and juice of two lemons or lemon lime combo, as you wish. For Doterra lovers your Lemon oil works perfectly here. The flavor or the oil draws up on both the creamy attributes and the citrus lemons, it is totally indulgent and delicious aside the health benefits.
Blend for 1-2 mins until all ingredients are combined into a smooth paste with a dropping consistency, with a count of three. If the paste is too thick, add more lemon juice and olive oil or 50 ml of warm water.
Place in bowl garnish with the juice of third lemon, black pepper and a sprig or a sprinkle of finely chopped flat leaf parsley.
Share during pre dinner drinks served with a side of chips, be they corn or Falafel, or sticks of your favorite vegetable (we like cucumber because its light flavor and crips bite off sets the creamy full flavors of the Baba Ghanoush). Currently, we have "a thing" about "Flamous Organic Falafel Chips" seriously good and seriously nutritious .And don't forget to try your Baba Ghanoush in turkey sandwiches poste Thanks Giving, go on, give the cranberry sauce a rest!
This dip will last 4 days in normal refrigeration, so you can prepare in advance and store. Bring to room temperature to serve.
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Recently, the importance of integrating faunal analysis with other methods of archaeological analysis is becoming more widely recognized. Wherever humans and animals share space in the landscape, complex relationships develop. Especially in Inuit contexts, where so much of the economy – not only food, but clothing, housing, tools, travel, and art – is so dependent upon the many products that are provided by animals, a more in-depth study of these relationships than is typically provided by zooarchaeological analysis is warranted. This presentation will highlight the past year's research into the various interactions people in Labrador have with the animals they encounter in their environment, both through the archaeological record and as it was experienced first-hand during the summer of 2015. Collection of fine-screened samples from Double Mer Point has pointed to the utility of limited sampling throughout the excavation, as lab processing allows for the collection of smaller artefacts and faunal remains than are typically recoverable in the field. Preliminary results from faunal and artefactual analysis from three Inuit winter house sites in Labrador indicate that many relationships between Inuit and animals changed readily with external influences, such as availability of European manufactured goods,whereas other relationships persisted despite being pushed to the limit.


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Awww, Poppy is such a cutie! She sits in the tunnel all day long, hardly ever runs around and just eats grass; in fact that's what Poppy does, all day, every day. The only time I've heard her making any noise is when my foster mummy is cuddling her… I think she really likes that.
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Further to Why we should trust "science," whatever that is, from a long form article by Rebecca Trager at Chemistry World:
Concerns about forensic science have lurked for some time. Major science advisory bodies in the US and UK had warned about deficiencies in the field that require action.
In 2013, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) initiated a study, known as Mix13, which involved more than 100 crime labs analysing the same DNA mixtures in five mock cases. The complexity of the mixture increased in each case, and in the final case, which was the most complex, about 70% of those labs falsely included a DNA profile that was not actually in the mixture.
Nist has disseminated these findings to the broader community through oral presentations at conferences and elsewhere. However, the agency still hasn't officially published the results, despite their significant implications for the legal system.
'Nist has sat on that study for five years,' says Hampikian. At the time of writing, Nist was expected to submit the Mix13 study for publication in a peer-reviewed journal shortly. More.
Hmmm. Publishing that long-overdue paper on the problem might be an idea. When we already know that the problems are serious, bureaucrats sitting on information tend to make us think the worst. There is a spillover effect to other sciences too. We make inferences from what we do know to what we don't know.
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Acedia is defined in the free online dictionary as "spiritual torpor and apathy; ennui."
But in the medical section of the same dictionary it is defined as "Obsolete term for a mental syndrome, the chief features of which are listlessness, carelessness, apathy, and melancholia."
The word "obsolete" is used in that definition because this is an affliction that is no longer given much credence as a syndrome.
However, with a history that goes back hundreds of years and documentation in many places, Acedia was once considered a real problem.
And here's my problem …
Those chief features sound awfully familiar. Listlessness, carelessness, apathy, these are words that fit quite nicely into the definition of what I sometimes call "Type I ADHD," the one that is officially called "ADHD; primarily inattentive."
Those three things are generally the external perception of someone who is disengaged with their immediate surroundings and engaged invisibly with their inner world.
And the fourth part of that definition, melancholia, is exactly how people with ADHD feel about being unable to focus, falling behind, being rejected as socially inept when in fact it is the rest of the world that seems socially unable to hold their attention.
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Many of us with ADHD; primarily hyperactive-impulsive (or ADHD Type II) have spent some of our time closed down and impulsively behaving in a hyperactive way in our imaginations.
That leaves us looking like we are Type I's when we are just struggling, to the best of our abilities, to conform to an unattainable standard.
So I can tell you, that even people with ADHD like myself, who are combined type (ADHD Type III), can relate to this ancient assessment or syndrome called Acedia. We relate with intensity.
Okay, here's my problem …
The problem, as I see it, is that diagnosis from third party observation is nothing more than an attempt to define the symptoms as the disorder. Well, that's not really the problem with Acedia or with ADHD, that's a problem with clinical mental health assessment.
Okay, getting back to the similarity between Acedia and ADD or ADHD Type I, my question is this: Given the appearance of ADD in the mental health field in the last fifty years and the corresponding disappearance of Acedia because of its difficulty to define and perhaps its symptoms overlapping with other disorders, is it possible that we are looking at the same disorder?
So, maybe this is my problem …
Many of the fanatics that deny the existence of ADHD claim as their proof the fact that it didn't exist fifty years ago. They assume that if it wasn't defined then, it must have just appeared.
I have always argued that mental health practitioners have been learning constantly to define and redefine symptoms and classify them as disorders and syndromes. The disorders and syndromes were always there, we just didn't recognize them.
But now, I'm beginning to wonder if we did, but due to smaller populations and therefore smaller numbers of people with ADHD, the studies weren't as relevant.
So …
My real problem is mostly that I feel like I'm the only one who has noticed this.
Tell me what you think.
Have we just found the missing link? Have we been suffering from variations of Acedia all along?


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In September, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York implemented new statewide practices rules that apply in each of New York's four judicial departments. Although many of the rule changes codified practices of the Appellate Division that were already observed (but not formally enacted), there are some significant differences – including, in the First Department, to the time to perfect an appeal.
As most New York state court practitioners are undoubtedly aware, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court – New York's intermediate appellate court– is geographically divided into four judicial departments. From their creation around the turn of the twentieth century until very recently, each of these judicial departments applied their own unique rules of practice. These rules governed wide-ranging aspects of appeals, from the font size of briefs to the time and manner in which an appeal can be perfected.
However, in February 2018, the Chief Judge of the State of New York announced that new unified Appellate Division practice rules would be implemented in September 2018. These rules largely replace the individual sets of rules that had been applied by the four judicial departments, although each department still maintains certain individual rules of practice.
In the First Department, which has jurisdiction over New York and Bronx counties, one of the biggest changes is that the time to perfect an appeal has been reduced by three months. Under former First Department Rule 600.11, appellants had nine months to perfect their appeal from the date of their notice of appeal. Under the new uniform Appellate Division rules, that time period has been reduced to six months. See 22 NYCRR § 1250.9(a).
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Other important changes include uniform rules pertaining to brief formatting and length, and to oral argument.
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Summary: Elena and Eric visit a SARS'd Ali in Bat Country Labs. Ali notifies them of a dangerous Evolved that may or may not have infected her for the purposes of infecting the rest of the Saints. Elena pulls rank.
Dark Future Date: August 5, 2009
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The Bat Labs.
The carpets may be faded, but they're still cheery. The bookshelves are loaded with literature, the clinic proper not busy at all - there have been no real disasters. No buildings falling down or guys with sticks getting usefulness out of lumber. No. For once, all the explosions were upstate.
But if you go through the main clinic, and head to the back? There's a room with a door sealed by the simple expedient of tape, with a hand-lettered sign: "BIOHAZARD - SERIOUSLY" - stuck to it where the resident of the room beyond cant see. The top half of the door's plexi - easy enough to see in, and the room ain't exactly /huge/.
Inside? There's a stand, a cot, an empty dinner plate and a (mostly) empty pitcher of water. There's also an Ali, huddled in more than one blanket, looking remarkably miserable, and wearing an oversized (on her) simple oxygen mask hooked to a rolling tank. It may not be high-tech, but it works.
She's sitting up at the moment, in the corner the cot's in, using the walls to keep her upright, a weighty book in her lap.
Er. Her eyes are closed. Chances are? She's half-dozing, there. And.. let's be honest. She could use a shower.
"Jesus Christ."
Elena's dark, gold flecked eyes watch Ali sleeping….sort of peacefully in the quarantined room. "What happened?" she asks Eric quietly, her fingertips brushing over the plexiglass shield keeping her and her companion from contamination. When she found out that Ali was sick, the Saints' second-in-command ventured out at night using one of the Phoenix properties' secret entrances. UberBinky is parked somewhere outside, a beat up, black, nondescript bike souped to the core by Gene and Trina's efforts, but didn't really look much on first glance. And yes, she made Eric ride at the back.
Her bike's helmet, she hangs on a nearby hook. "She's so thin. Has she been eating?" She keeps her voice low - she doesn't want to wake the Voice. Not yet. Not in the state she was in. And now she's on QUARANTINE? She'll ask Cass more later, but at least she can get what happened out of the horse's mouth…whenever she wakes up. Dressed casually in a button-down tank-top and a pair of low-rise jeans, the chill of the evening and the sterile environments in Bat Country is warded off by a slim-fitting, beat-up leather jacket. Her hair has been pulled back hastily in a messy twist.
Eric tried very hard to convince her that she did NOT need to ride on UberBinky. He has the LC MKII to ride. However the LC MKII is not a subtle ride. He still isn't quite sure just how she convinced him to ride bitch on her freekin' bike. All he remembers is talking to her, about to reach for Binky's keys…and then she said something. She did something and his brain flatlined for a moment. All he could see was Elena in the same getup she was in at the medbay.
After that. Boom. The next thing he remembers was being on the bike.
He glared slightly as he got off the bike, dressed in his denim jacket and jeans. He shakes his head once more as he gets addressed. "…I don't even know." He says with a shake of his head. "I was with you for the past two days." He keeps his voice quiet though, his eyes on the woman behind the glass. "…I…don't know. I've only been here for a week Elena. I didn't know her before I got here." He slides his hands into his pockets, frowning slightly. "…I was going to make sure she did but then…" He waves a hand. "…this happened."
For a moment, it's peaceful. It doesn't stay that way. No - she coughs. A racking, deep thing that jars her out of that mostly doze and has her reaching up to steady herself on the wall. The book goes tumbling, landing heavily.
And she, for a moment, works to steady her breathing.
It isn't long, though, before tired eyes open fully, and she eyes the fallen book /balefully/. Even cursing quietly. "Damnit."
"Yeah….I should ask Prime…" Elena says softly, concern softening her features at the thought of her best friend. Something was eating at him too, but she didn't know what it was. Still, she shakes her head a little bit, and she watches Ali from behind the plexiglass shield. Raking her fingers through her tousled hair she can't help but sigh. "I wish I could say what we're doing isn't necessary somehow, but….if no one makes outward gestures against the government, they'd be too comfortable thinking all this is okay. I know she tends to forget to eat but…."
She doesn't continue it when Ali coughs. She can't help but smile, setting down a small basket of girly goodies. Said goodies include cookies of all kinds, bath marbles, a loofah, and a copy of 'the Bible.' While this would be Cosmopolitan Magazine to most girls, Ali ran Resistance Radio. So instead of a Cosmo, there's a copy of the New Yorker in the little basket. "Hey, Metatron," she teases softly through the plexiglass. "Hope none of the other Saints turned you into Bubble Girl while I was away."
"…no, I think what we are doing is indeed necessary," Eric says softly and shakes his head. "I wish it wasn't," He adds after a moment with a sigh and a slight smile thats directed towards Elena. His eyes go back to the sick looking woman on the other side of the glass. "…and she forgets to eat?" Eric doesn't understand that at all. How can one forget to eat. IT SHOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE!
He glances down at the basket before he shakes his head. Wired woman items. Thats what those are. Esoteric as a wizards tools. Except for the cookies. The cookies are awesome regardless of who you are. "…hey Radio Girl," Eric adds with a lopsided grin.
"Hey.. Hey!" Ali's voice is hoarse - and, for a minute? She goes to stand up. Fails miserably, but she tries - even behind the mask her face lights up; a wide smile, relief in her expression. "Elena - hey, Angel. You okay?"
Another cough, this one not quite so nasty. Her smile remains, in fact. "Nah. None of 'em think I'm cute enough to kiss. All they give me is grief. You know how it goes." Honestly? Even now, she seems more worried about what she missed, those that /aren't/ here, than the .. you know. /bubble/. "Nobody's shot, right? I was supposed to be there - Prime kinda made that not happen. Probably a good idea. Doesn't mean I don't want to hit him. Did he give you those apples?"
"Ali, don't get up if you can't," Elena says, watching the Voice struggle, and then fail miserably in getting up. "And I'm fine - a few new scrapes, but nothing life threatening. The others are fine - they used the vehicles. I picked the pass to make sure we had the advantage. I used Kamikaze Curve as a rally point. Those guys didn't stand a chance, not with the sort of drivers we got. The question is are -you- okay. What are you DOING here? What happened? And why are you so -skinny-? I've only been gone 10 days!"
She nods, giving her a smile. "Yeah, he did. Thanks - you know how much I love fruit." She shakes the basket at her. "I come bearing gifts. But I'll let Cass give it to you in there…..if she's got you on a specific set-up, I don't wanna risk ruining it." Watching the DJ, her expression softens. "Ali what happened?" she asks, all seriousness now. "How did you get so sick?"
"No one got shot that didn't deserve it," Eric replies with a lopsided smirk through the glass. Considering that him and Elena were the only two that got shot, its kinda ironic ain't it? He's still smiling though. "I got to try out one of the new lightcycles, everything went just fine." He adds with a slight nod. "After all Elena is back safe and sound."
He just pauses though, as Elena asked the question that he wanted to. Its not in him to repeat Elena's question.
"Hey. When all this is over? I'm bucking for supermodel." Ali tosses that out, lightly.. but the smile fades, and she pulls that blanket around her. "Cass's been chewing me out already. You know me - I - " She hunts helplessly for words. Forget? Give food away? Have been busy? All the excuses get left behind. "… haven't. Been. Uh. You know. My usual stupid. And Jack gets worried when I'm out. Just." She, flustered, lets that go. What else is there, really? No good excuse.
But even though she flashes a smile, faintly, at Eric's discussion of lightcycles… well. Elena's question sobers her just as fast. "Erin. My roommate - before. I ran into her at the old place when I was stopping through. I thought it was kind of coincidence 'till she.." A moment's pause, for another of those racking coughs. "/damnit/. Mmph." A breath. "'till she started talking. She doesn't know who anybody else is, I think - but she went on about having a job to do, about how 'they' were watching her.." She grimaces. "I.. she was going to kill me there. She was .. she said she had to." A pause, then, a faint shrug. "I talked her out of it."
"I'd vote for you," Eric replies with a lopsided smile towards Ali. He smiles slightly though. "…when you get out of there, I'm going to have Louis cook for you for a week. That should fix you right up." And if she stops eating or tries to give that away Louis will GLARE at her till she finishes. You don't want him to glare at you. He's good at glaring.
"…so she just made you deathly ill instead of trying to kill you?" Eric says, narrowing his eyes slightly as he thinks. There is a pause as he crosses his arms across his chest. How the hell did she know about Ali and her connection to the Saints? Could she have just reconized the voice?
"You're too pretty to be a supermodel," Elena quips back with a wicked grin. She slides her hands in her pockets, rocking back on her heels. She also flashes Eric a look about shooting people. The other boys were used to it, she was slowly getting used to it - but she didn't kill unless it was absolutely necessary, and these usually happened in two scenarios: 1) to Save a Saint, and 2) to Protect a Saint. She nods at Ali's fumbling, but she doesn't press it. Cass can chew people out more diplomatically than anyone else she knows, save Trina. But when Erin is mentioned, her eyes narrow.
"…what, so she's killing people under duress?" That was never an excuse, not even legally. Duress typically justified almost all crimes that involved intent - except murder. But when Ali says she talked Erin out of it, she smiles. "Yeah, you could be pretty convincing," Elena teases, but her eyes are frozen hard. "Ali you don't have to do this now, but you said you know her? Once you're better, we'll talk again. I want everything you know on this woman. I don't recommend actively going after her, especially when she doesn't know anything else - but I do want her on our Watch List."
"Elena - she - controls disease. When I knew her? She was doing everything she could /not/ to hurt people." Ali keeps those blankets pulled around her - "I.. I dunno what she can do. She did this. I know she did… could have been HIV. Ebola. I don't know - "
True statement: everyone always forgets that Ali, given the jersey accent and her usual vaguely flip airiness has a mind. And it shows, "I been thinkin' - it's perfect, isn't it? Something like this - " She coughs, waving a hand at that book - "Typical symptoms. Really contagious. Needs medical attention - she knew once I got sick I'd go back, get help.. she didn't /have/ to know what anybody was. Who anybody was. It was aimed at us.. and she knows who I am. A lot of people do - but she wasn't really aiming it at me. And I walked right into it." She frowns, worried. "And I don't know who 'they' are - all I know is she got picked up and thrown in a camp." A leetle hard for her to hang onto the thread of that thought, but she does.
"She's more dangerous than the hummvees. Worse than anything HomeSec's thrown out before."
"Did she give any indication that she knew you were connected to us?" Elena asks, her eyes narrowing further. "How did she infect you? By touch? Mentally?" This was important. She trusts Ali's judgment. If she was right and Ali had been meant as a viral or bacterial bomb against them, then she had to know how this woman worked. Ali right now was the most connected person to this new threat, she knew her in the past. She'll create a file on her, and circulate it through known channels. Gene could probably get the word out faster. And if 'they' were watching her…
"Ali walk me through what happened." She won't press the Voice to rest when she clearly didn't want to, when she clearly wants to warn everyone she cares about. Elena's not about to stop her, they were alike in this way. She looks over at Eric, and gestures lightly to the coffee maker on the side, silently inquiring if he wanted anything she could fix up for them.
They. Its always a they. The faceless, nameless, they. He turns away to silently snarl as he listens to just what happened to Ali. His mind is already working though, came to the same conclusion. "…Peter might be able to reverse this." He murmurs quietly towards Elena just for a moment before he turns towards the coffee maker. "…I'll fix something, you get the story out of her."
"No. She didn't. I'm pretty sure - she knows I'm useless with the electronics though. And you don't do that kind of show without help." Ali works, thinking - using the walls for support as she reaches up to rub, absently, at her temple. "But I don't think she knows about the Saints at all."
But.. a thought has her go paler, if that's even possible. "She.. got my attention with a bird. Dropped it right out of the sky in front of me. And then, stupid me -" She always has been too trusting - "I hugged her. I mean, thank God I did - her eyes. It's her eyes that give her away. I dunno when - I felt fine until last night. But.. for all I know, she did it when she got the bird."
"You did good, Ali," Elena says softly. And if Ali even got the hint that Erin knew something else, she would've acted on it by asking, or using those frightening persuasion powers to make her forget she even heard of her or the Saints. Seems the best way to get rid of the threat was track the woman down and pick her off from a distance with a well-placed sniper shot. And Jack was -very- good at the long range shot. While normally she resisted going through those extreme measures, the woman had been 'forced' to mess with her own, and that, in her eyes, was usually punishable by death.
"Sounds she could trigger her powers remotely if she got your attention with a falling bird." Much like Elena can affect one to several targets remotely at a given range - the knowledge is useful. "It means she has a range. Mental-based powers need to have a focus. This is usually line of sight too. She could be different, but picking her off from a distance covertly should fix the problem if she tries again." One shot. One strike. Other than that, all bets are off. "What did Cass say about your diagnosis?" she asks. "She's able to treat you? Do we need to move you?"
"You did just fine Ali, really," Eric replies with a smile towards her as he returns with coffee. He offers a cup towards Elena without a word as he glances back towards the glass. He's thinking along the same lines as Elena. Long range shot should work. Now they just have to get their newest threat out into the open is all. Shouldn't be all that hard.
Ali is generally one of the softest-hearted of the Saints, but this time? This time.. there's something bleak in, "Prime. not prime-prime. But - when the other-primes are gone, they're gone. I don't think she can actually hurt him unless she gets the original."
She closes her eyes. "I don't feel like I did. If I'd caught it sooner - if I'd payed more attention. I could have .. " She frowns, behind that mask, reaching up to pull it down, looking back up to the window.
"You gotta promise me, Angel - nobody gets near her. I'm the only one she knows, I think. And I can dodge her, now. I'll even be good, and stay closer to the plant.. if you promise me nobody tries to hunt her. Maybe Prime. Maybe - but if I'm where she can't get to me, she's no threat to the rest of you unless she figures out somebody is trying to kill her."
"Yeah, Prime's immune." Elena either doesn't bother specifying Prime as Prime-prime and his other Dittos…or he really is immune for some strange reason. She's not clarifying it, but there's a strange flicker in her eyes as she says it. When Eric hands her a cup of coffee, she takes it, sipping it quietly, and giving him a small nod of thanks. She offers him a sip as well - this wasn't the first time they've shared the same drink together. "Well…immune in the non-traditional sense. He can just vanish, and reappear like new, as if nothing happened if he was infected. The rest of us ain't so lucky."
She shakes her head. "You knew her. You gave her the benefit of the doubt. You're human too, Ali. If we were in Danger Mode all the time, we'd be crazier than we already are. These things happen - mistakes happen. So long as we all learn….I'm just glad you and Prime went to Cass before this could spread." Her faith and admiration for the head of Bat Country has been unshakable before, it wasn't going to change now.
But when Ali asks her to promise, she frowns. "If she deliberately tries to hit us with the same, I can't make that promise. I won't….go out of my way and tell the crew to hunt her down and kill her. But I do need to warn them, and I do need to let them know to either kill her or get out of the way if they sense a threat from her against our own. I can promise however that I'm not going to call a hunt, if you promise me you lay low for a while. You recuperate, you eat, and you lay low. Stick close to us for a little while. That means no broadcasts for a few, in case she alerted the people she works for that you escaped and that you're a radio personality."
He doesn't even seem to think much of it as he takes the cub back and takes a sip from it before holding it up so she can pluck it back should she want too. Yes. Lucky Prime. He does wonder whats bothering his old friend though. He thinks he might know, but hey…one day, when they have time he'll want to ask.
"Everyone needs to stay a little bit human Ali, hell thats what were fighting for huh?" Eric murmurs before he nods slightly. "…hell. If they were all in danger mode all the time Trina would have shot me, and you wouldn't have had to do anything." He says before he gives his a lopsided smile.
The smile fades a moment before he sighs and nods. "…we have to warn them, and if she comes after us then we need to defend ourselves." He pauses a moment then before glancing at Elena a moment. "…and when you get out of there, and are clean we can get you moved to a bit more secure…and comfortable…place than where you were before. She shouldn't know your around." Privately though he hopes this Erin stays away. She doesn't want to have to worry about some of the more visible resistance locals. Like the Zoo. A disease would devastate that place.
"… I can't stop transmitting. 'they'.. whoever 'they' are. Win. S' all I got, Angel." Ali raises that mask again, after coughing, "I.. it's not right of me to ask. I don't know if she's just after me or everybody else.." Apparently, the same thought's occurred to her. ".. Christ. Can you imagine if she's targeting the zoo? She.. she could send a bird in and wipe out everything in it, and half of the city, too."
The Dj sags back into the wall. "I'm tryin' to protect her, aren't I."
"You have to anyway, Ali. You're not well," Elena says, gently. "You have to be well enough to transmit from -other- locations away from our friendly spots. I'm not doing this because I want you cut off, I'm just saying because you -have- to, for your health and for our security. Once you're out and once you've got some food in you, you can keep preaching to the world….but not before. Not while you're hacking your lungs out and your ribs are showing. I want you well. And I want you safe." She nods. "Yeah. Daphne's the first person I'm going to warn about this. Keep her animals on high alert. Their senses are better than ours in detecting intangible threats." Animal instincts and whatnot.
At the last, she nods. "You are. And I can understand that - you knew her, you were friends. But things are different now. You have to be more careful….we're all we have left. If Jack lost you….he'd burn down the city. He'd do that for any of us who would fall. So….for the sake of New York, don't." She grins faintly at that. She takes the cup back from Eric and takes a sip, giving him a glance - but she doesn't say anything. There's something in her eyes though.
"…its not all you have Radio Girl," Eric says slowly as the drink gets taken away from him again. "You still have your life. Once you get better you'll have your health. Let them think they won, let them believe they killed you off. Then you come back from a different angle, bigger and better than ever." He smirks. "…its worked for me so far." He adds with a soft bark of ironic laughter. It really has worked for him. "We all want you well. Can't be a supermodel if your not well."
He nods though towards Elena. "Yes, the first place we are going is the Zoo after this…" He pauses. "…check that. First place we are going is back to get my bike." He gives Elena a slight smile before he sighs and nods towards Ali. "…we are all any of us have left." He murmurs quietly as he rubs something in his pocket. Its especially true for him it is. Glancing over towards Elena he smiles.
"So no dying, for any of us. Most of my stuff is in New York now. I don't want to insure it all against Jack."
"Yeah. You think I got a chance? I figure I can fit in, like, a size five or so." The woman offers a faint smile. "I'll get better, Angel. I have to - I mean, as much as it'd be fun to watch Jack set fire to stuff? I have some promises to keep. And I'm not ready to go, yet."
Ali sighs. "I promise I'll fight with you about it after Cass says I can go home?"
"Okay." Elena smiles faintly. "Get some rest. I'll stop by again tomorrow." She presses her fingertips on her lips, and presses them lightly on the glass. "Stay savvy." She finishes the coffee, and sets it on the sink in the lab. She glances over at Eric. Ready to go? She doesn't say it out loud, but she does look at him.
"We'll be by tomorrow," Eric affirms along with Elena as he looks mournfully at the empty coffee cup. She owes him…well…he would say Starbucks but they both are a bit too well known for that. He'll take dinner as payment, but he'll bring that up later. For now though he just nods towards Elena and turns to go. "…sleep well, Radio Girl, and get better soon."
"Yeah." And behind that mask? Ali offers them an oddly sunny smile. "You two be careful, huh? no getting caught. And… thanks."
"You're welcome. Stay safe, and get better," Elena says with a smile, wiggling her fingers towards Ali, before she slips through the security door of Bat Country. Taking a step out into the hall, she waits for Eric to close the door and sighs. And then, she starts moving for the exit of the building. "I like how we're so dedicated to the cause but….while we're all expendable, we're not exactly replaceable. Taking any one of us out could cripple us," she tells Eric softly, sliding her hands in her pockets as she walks down the hall.
She pauses, and looks over at Eric. "…and… 'we'? I was going to stop by Daphne's anyway to say hi but I take it you're not letting me go anywhere alone after the last couple of days." She grins. "Prime's going to poke and prod you about that you know."
She glances back towards the door, her bottom lip chewed softly by her front teeth.
"That's what happens when we work so well together, when we are all close to being friends," Eric replies as he slides out of the door after Elena. Pulling his jacket about him he follows only a half step behind the young woman. "…expendable but not replaceable. Trina would agree, Jack would disagree." He says, his voice just as quiet. "…he would say no one is expendable."
"…yes, we, though I'm not riding bitch on Binky anymore. The rumble seat lives up to its name dammit." He grouses good naturedly. He laughs though, his voice light. "…yeah I know, even though he really would rather be the one out here with you."
He glances then towards her and that look on her face, he smirks lightly. "…something on your mind, Elena? That's one of you usually tells you know."
"UberBinky. Trina and Gene have taken a wrench to him more than once," Elena tells Eric with a small smile, and she nods. "I know," she tells him simply, sliding her hands in her pockets. She turns away from the door to continue walking towards the exits of the building. "And I know….we got close while you were gone. He's always been a good guy, I was worried about….what the war would do to him." Eric would get the impression, however, that she's not telling him something. She's not looking at him - traces of guilt. But not of a romantic nature of any kind. This is something else. If she got involved with Prime while Eric had been away, she would've told him flat out. There's something she's not telling him.
When he calls her on it, she blinks, looking up at him. She grins. "Always. More of a doer now, but still a thinker." She exhales a breath. "I plan most of our ops. Strategy, intel. All of that goes to my table and I try to make sense of it. Papa doesn't really approve but….you know me. I'd never be able to fit in your world. Not even as a trophy wife." She winks at him at the last.
She kicks at a piece of debris out of the way.
"UberBinky, my apologies," Eric replies with a smirk towards her. He nods slightly though as they walk. "…he's easy to get close too. Hard to take seriously." He adds after a moment. "He always was a good person though," He narrows his eyes slightly before he sighs. "…I figured you two did. The way he reacted to you being in trouble." He pauses again before smirking, though there is not trace of humor in the look on his face. "…it changed us all. Him included…we survive though." Again a pause before she looks away from him. A raised eyebrow. "…I've been gone for two years, but I don't forget how to read you that quickly, Elena." He murmurs. "…you're hiding something." He doesn't ask what it is, he doesn't even push her on it, just a simple statement.
"…you always will be a thinker," Eric replies before he glances towards her and cocks his head to listen. A slight frown coming to his face. "…you found a good niche for you then. You always were a devil with the details." He blinks though and raises an eyebrow. "…never be able to fit into my world?" He asks. "…which world would that be?" A pause before he adds. "…and you would make a terrible trophy wife. Almost as bad a damsel in distress."
"I am," Elena says softly. "I'm sorry." But she can't tell him. As much as she wants to. Hell she wants to tell everyone. To peel back the metal door and show all the Saints yet another reason why she's fighting the way she is. But whatever it is…it upsets her enough to remember that her eyes start misting over just a touch. She turns away from him. Yes, he read her quickly. And yes, she still hid her tears when she could. She has always been that way. She changed a lot, but in the fundamentals, the details that made her who she was - those were still in her, somewhere. She takes a deep breath, gives her head a shake, and looks at him determinedly.
"Yeah. You know. Corporate negotiations. Business dealings. Even when I was working for EvoSoft two years ago, I was….damage control." She shrugs. "I guess I should've seen it coming." She glances down at her feet. "We should get going, though….grab your bike and head on over to the zoo. See Daphne and her furry creatures."
His hands are still in his pockets as he turns to watch her. He waits for a moment while she regains control, composes herself. When she turns to look at him again, she would find him smiling at her. Not judging, not angry. "You'll explain when your ready," Eric murmurs back before he pauses a moment. Just on the edge of walking off. It's what he should do, just smile and leave. Go get his bike. It would be easier on everyone involved.
What if he doesn't get any more chances?
That's always the problem in situations like this. They all might be dead tomorrow. Part of him knows he should wait, part of him realizes he can't. One hand comes out of his pocket as he reaches out towards her, cupping her chin in one hand and tilting it up towards him so he can let his eyes rove over her face, so he can search her eyes. He takes a deep breath and gives her a lopsided smirk.
"…I'd give it all up you know," He finally murmurs towards her. "Every bit, almost every cent. The company, the revenge, everything. Hand everything over to Ramon and just go…" If she would go with him. She can't though. He knows that. If he was more of a bastard, if he was more selfish he would do that. Try to convince her to run away with him somewhere.
"…if we live though all this." His words matter of fact. "Remember that," Then he smiles once more and lets his hand drop away. "You're right, though, I should go get my bike," He adds as his eyes close and he starts to turn away. "…I'll be back soon. Stay safe alright?"
"It's not my place to tell," Elena says. "I promised….not until I'm told." She shakes her head. "I….I don't think I ought to hide it. If anything I think knowledge of it would make us stronger, but it's not my call. Not my place." She gives him a small, rueful smile. "It's just me anyway. It's not like I found the secrets of the original Ten Commandments and stored it away somewhere." She nods, when he tells her he should go grab his bike, before they head off to the Zoo. "I'll wait here, maybe I'll see Cass before I step out," she says. She hasn't seen Cass in a while, she missed her.
She blinks when he turns back to her, feeling the warmth and rough texture of his scarred hand cup her face to tilt it up towards him. The gesture surprises her enough her lips part on a question that she doesn't ask, meeting his dark eyes and that intense expression on his face. She can't help the sudden, nostalgic wave of longing - so deep and dormant that she had been convinced she couldn't and shouldn't feel those things anymore while she led the Saints whenever Jack needed her to - that it startles her when it comes up. He was older now, they both were. They were teenagers when they met. There had been a time when they could've been, but…
Her fingertips lift up, touching his cheek lightly, and then letting them drag down featherlike down his cheek. "I know," she tells him quietly. But she can't. Not now. She was too invested. She was needed here. She made the mistake of leaving before, and it cost her Luis and Juanita. She had no one to blame but her selfishness then. She wasn't going to make the same error. Instead of saying anything more, she curls her arms around him, and gives him a hug, closing her eyes for a few moments.
She lets go when he turns away to grab his bike. "I'll be here. And watch your speed." She grins. "We've been doing so well so far. It'd suck if they got ahold of you just 'cause you were speedin'."
"…and I know you and your promises," Eric replies with a slight smile. He can wait. He can be patient until things are told. Till Jaden or whoever holds the key to the secret decides its time for it to come out. "…tell Cass hello for me," He adds after a moment. "I miss her too…and Lachlan the big lug as well." He'll meet with them later, hopefully. Eventually.
At her touch though, he thought that will of his could master even this. He could just keep it all down until its all over. The touch, the startled look that comes to his face the one that melts into something warmer after a moment. His eyes close as he feels her fingertips against his cheek. His arms go taunt with the effort of not trying to just whisk her away somewhere. The hug makes it even more difficult to resist. Resist he does though, a monumental effort of will as his arms fold around her. The hug though is fierce and tender all at once. He face is pressed against her hair for a moment before he takes a deep breath.
"…you give me something to live for then," He finally murmurs into the dark waves. Not something to fight for, but something to live for. He couldn't steal her away, not now. If he did she would never forgive him, and never forgive herself if something happened because they were gone. He could wait for the moment though.
As he lets her go, his fingers trailing down her arms as he steps away. "…I'll be careful, I won't even use one of the super bikes." He adds softly. Then he really does turn away, stepping into the darkness only to disappear between one heartbeat and the next.


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I struggle with being the type of friend that I want to be… The type of friend that I used to be.
I used to be so good at keeping in touch with everyone. But it seems like that skill (or desire even) has altered or diminished with the increase of social networking and technology. I can see what's going on when I check Facebook, so I don't end up actually calling them to see how they are.
I used to be the queen of pen pals. Literally… like 32 pen pals that I would write to each and every month. I still have most of my letters saved in boxes. Those were the days…when I'd write about what I was learning in school or what me and my brothers and sisters were up to. I even had a newsletter that I would include with a handwritten letter to each person. I loved it. And I loved the connections that I had with all my friends all over the place. Friends from different places in Canada, friends I met in places I would travel to, family members that were friends too.
But now it feels like if I can remember to send a text message once a week, I'm doing good.
I am struggling with how life changes friendships, I guess. I miss being able to drop everything and drive for 10 hours up north to visit my best friend Kelly. I haven't seen her for a year and half…I haven't even met her son yet. And that makes me feel awful! But life changes things. I have 2 jobs, a house to take care of and its payment to make, a puppy and a husband. I'm involved with the Russian group here, and have people depending on me. I can't afford to take days off of work to spend extra time with those I love, no matter how bad I want to.
I really do try… I swing by to see people and say hi if I'm in the area. I make coffee date plans with the best of intentions. And my friends are on my mind. I wish I could schedule more Skype dates and send emails and send real letters and go see them in person.
It's a good thing I'm married to my best friend. I can keep in touch with him.
I am struggling with what my friendships look like as an adult. I expected them to stay the same, but life and the friendships it contains all have seasons. I suppose this is a season of self-made loneliness. I miss my friends.
This is something I'm struggling with right now.
"Blog Every Day in May" challenge. Day 20: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.


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February is Career and Technical Education Month! To showcase the programs and projects our middle and high school students are doing across the district, our CTE leaders and students came together at the Humble Civic Center. The CTE Career Expo is a free event and open to the entire community.
The Civic Center was lined with tables for CTE course leaders and their students to share their CTE projects and provide information on how students can sign up for courses. Competitions and demonstrations included: CO2 car race, Bridge Design, Wood Lathes, CNC Machines, Rockets, Auto Tech and Auto Body, College and Tech Schools, Pre-Engineering, JROTC, Health Science, HOSA, Robotics, Computer Maintenance, Welding, Culinary Arts, Business and Computer Tech, Animation and Graphic Design, Cosmetology, Architecture and Construction, Criminal Justice, Clover Kids Rabbit Exhibit, Marketing Dynamics, Audio/Video Production, American Robots Academy, 3D Computer Lab, Rodeo Art Creation Stations and Displays, Hospitality and Tourism, Pharmacy Tech, and Advanced Academics.
If you missed the CTE Career Expo, be sure to catch the Career Expo next year. Humble ISD offers a variety of CTE courses. Visit our Career and Technical Education website for more information.