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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans.
Not since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan ordered an invasion of the Caribbean island of Grenada, has the U.S. been so alone in pursuing major lethal military action beyond a few attacks responding to strikes or threats against its citizens.
It's a policy turnabout for Obama, a Democrat who took office promising to limit U.S. military intervention and, as a candidate, said the president ''does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.''
But over the last year Obama has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that his government's use of chemical weapons in its two-year civil war would be a ''red line'' that would provoke a strong U.S. response.
So far, only France has indicated it would join a U.S. strike on Syria.
Without widespread backing from allies, ''the nature of the threat to the American national security has to be very, very clear,'' said retired Army Brig. Gen. Charles Brower, an international studies professor at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.
''It's the urgency of that threat that would justify the exploitation of that power as commander in chief — you have to make a very, very strong case for the clear and gathering danger argument to be able to go so aggressively,'' Brower said Friday.
Obama is expected to launch what officials have described as a limited strike — probably with Tomahawk cruise missiles — against Assad's forces.
Two days after the suspected chemicals weapons attack in Damascus suburbs, Obama told CNN, ''If the U.S. goes in and attacks another country without a U.N. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented, then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it; do we have the coalition to make it work?'' He said: ''Those are considerations that we have to take into account.''
Lawmakers briefed on the plans have indicated an attack is all but certain. And Obama advisers said the president was prepared to strike unilaterally, though France has said it is ready to commit forces to an operation in Syria because the use of chemical weapons cannot go unpunished.
The U.S. does not have United Nations support to strike Syria, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged restraint. ''Diplomacy should be given a chance and peace given a chance,'' he said Thursday.
Expected support from Britain, a key ally, evaporated as Parliament rejected a vote Thursday endorsing military action in Syria. And diplomats with the 22-nation Arab League said the organization does not support military action without U.N. consent, an action that Russia would almost certainly block. The diplomats spoke anonymously because of rules preventing them from being identified.
''Presidents always need to be prepared to go at it alone,'' said Rudy deLeon, who was a senior Defense Department official in the Clinton administration.
''The uninhibited use of the chemical weapons is out there, and that's a real problem,'' said deLeon, now senior vice president of security and international policy at the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress in Washington. ''It can't be ignored, and it certainly creates a dilemma. I think (Obama) had to make the red-line comment, and so Syria has acted in a very irresponsible way.''
The nearly nine-year war in Iraq that began in 2003, which Obama termed ''dumb'' because it was based on false intelligence, has encouraged global skittishness about Western military intervention in the Mideast. ''There's no doubt that the intelligence on Iraq is still on everybody's mind,'' deLeon said.
Both Republican George H.W. Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton had U.N. approval for nearly all of their attacks on Iraq years earlier. Even in the 2003 invasion, which was ordered by Republican George W. Bush, 48 nations supported the military campaign as a so-called coalition of the willing. Four nations — the U.S., Britain, Australia and Poland — participated in the invasion.
The U.S. has relied on NATO at least three times to give it broad foreign support for military missions: in bombarding Bosnia in 1994 and 1995, attacking Kosovo with airstrikes in 1999 and invading Afghanistan in 2001.
Only a few times has the U.S. acted unilaterally — and only then to respond to attacks or direct threats against Americans.
In 1986, Reagan joined ordered airstrikes on Libya to punish then-leader Moammar Gadhafi for the bombing of a Berlin dance club that killed two U.S soldiers and wounded 79 other Americans.
Three years later, George H.W. Bush invaded Panama after dictator Manuel Noriega declared war on the U.S. when his drug-trafficking regime was slapped with crippling American sanctions. The invasion began four days after a U.S. Marine was killed in a shooting in Panama City.
Clinton ordered a missile strike against Iraq in 1993 as payback for an assassination plot against the elder Bush. And in 1998, Clinton attacked al-Qaida bases in Sudan and Afghanistan to retaliate against U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 200 people.
Obama approved the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, who had been considered a threat potentially going back to the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. troops living there. Additionally, the U.S. has launched hundreds of deadly drone strikes on suspected al-Qaida havens, mostly in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen during the presidencies of Obama and George W. Bush.
All other major U.S. military attacks since the 1983 Grenada invasion have been sanctioned by the United Nations. That includes the 2011 missile strikes that Obama ordered against Libya as part of a coalition to protect that nation's citizens by enforcing a no-fly zone against Gadhafi forces.
Even the Grenada invasion had some international support. Six Caribbean island countries asked for U.S. intervention, which the Reagan administration said was legal under the charter of the Organization of American States. But the invasion was roundly criticized by Britain, Canada and the U.N.
Making the case Friday for the strikes, Secretary of State John Kerry noted that Turkey, France and Australia have condemned the suspected chemical attacks and said ''we are not alone in our will to do something about it and to act.''
''As previous storms in history have gathered, when unspeakable crimes were within our power to stop them, we have been warned against the temptations of looking the other way,'' Kerry said. ''History is full of leaders who have warned against inaction, indifference and especially against silence when it mattered most.''
He added: ''It matters here if nothing is done. It matters if the world speaks out in condemnation and then nothing happens.''
Some lawmakers in Obama's party hedged in supporting an attack with little foreign backup.
''The impact of such a strike would be weakened if it does not have the participation and support of a large number of nations, including Arab nations,'' Senate Armed Services chairman Carl Levin, a Democrat, said Friday.


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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he will resign Feb. 28 — becoming the first pontiff to step down in 600 years. His decision sets the stage for a mid-March conclave to elect a new leader for a Roman Catholic Church in deep turmoil.
The 85-year-old pope dropped the bombshell in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, surprising even his closest collaborators even though he had made clear previously that he would step down if he became too old or infirm to carry on.
Benedict called his choice "a decision of great importance for the life of the church."
Indeed, the move allows the Vatican to hold a conclave before Easter to elect a new pope, since the traditional nine days of mourning that would follow the death of a pope doesn't have to be observed.
It will also allow Benedict to hold great sway over the choice of his successor, though he will not himself vote. He has already hand-picked the bulk of the College of Cardinals — the princes of the church who will elect the next pope — to guarantee his conservative legacy and ensure an orthodox future for the church.
"Without doubt this is a historic moment," said Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, a protege and former theology student of Benedict's who himself is considered a papal contender. "Right now, 1.2 billion Catholics the world over are holding their breath."
Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, the archbishop of Paris, called the decision a "liberating act for the future," saying popes from now on will no longer feel compelled to stay on until their death.
"One could say that in a certain manner, Pope Benedict XVI broke a taboo," he told reporters in Paris.
There are several papal contenders in the wings, but no obvious front-runner — the same situation when Benedict was elected pontiff in 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II.
The Vatican stressed that no specific medical condition prompted Benedict's decision, that he remained fully lucid and took his decision independently.
"Any interference or intervention is alien to his style," Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said.
It has been obvious to all that the pope has slowed down significantly in recent years, cutting back his foreign travel and limiting his audiences. He now goes to and from the altar in St. Peter's Basilica on a moving platform to spare him the long walk down the aisle. Occasionally he uses a cane.
His 89-year-old brother, Georg Ratzinger, said doctors had recently advised the pope not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips.
"His age is weighing on him," Ratzinger told the dpa news agency. "At this age, my brother wants more rest."
Benedict emphasized that carrying out the duties of being pope requires "both strength of mind and body."
"After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited" to the demands of being the pope, he told the cardinals.
"In order to govern the bark (ship) of St. Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary — strengths which in the last few months, have deteriorated in me," he said.
Popes are allowed to resign but church law says the decision must be "freely made and properly manifested." Still, only a handful have done it.
The last pope to resign was Pope Gregory XII, who stepped down in 1415 in a deal to end the Great Western Schism, a dispute among competing papal claimants. The most famous resignation was Pope Celestine V in 1294; Dante placed him in hell for it.
There are good reasons why others haven't followed suit, primarily because of the fear of a schism with two living popes. Lombardi sought to rule out such a scenario, saying church law makes clear that a resigning pope no longer has the right to govern the church.
"Therefore there is no risk of a conflict," he told reporters.
When Benedict was elected in 2005 at age 78, he was the oldest pope chosen in nearly 300 years. At the time, he had already been planning to retire as the Vatican's chief orthodoxy watchdog to spend his final years writing in the "peace and quiet" of his native Bavaria.
On Monday, Benedict said he would serve the church for the remainder of his days "through a life dedicated to prayer." The Vatican said immediately after his resignation, which takes effect at 8 p.m. Feb. 28, Benedict would go to Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer retreat south of Rome, and then would live in a cloistered monastery.
During his tenure, Benedict charted a very conservative course for the church, trying to reawaken Christianity in Europe where it had fallen by the wayside and return the church to its traditional roots, which he felt had been betrayed by an incorrect interpretation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
His efforts though, were overshadowed by a worldwide clerical sex abuse scandal, communication gaffes that outraged Jews and Muslims alike and, more recently, a scandal over leaked documents by his own butler. Many of his stated priorities as pope also fell short: he failed to establish relations with China, heal the schism and reunite with the Orthodox Church, or reconcile with a group of breakaway, traditionalist Catholics.
Still, most Vatican watchers saw his decision as the best thing to do for the church given his diminished capacities.
"It is an act ultimately of responsibility and love for the church," said the Rev. John Wauck, an Opus Dei priest who teaches at the Pontifical Holy Cross University in Rome.
All cardinals under age 80 are allowed to vote in the conclave, the secret meeting held in the Sistine Chapel where cardinals cast ballots to elect a new pope. As per tradition, the ballots are burned after each voting round; black smoke that snakes out of the chimney means no pope has been chosen, while white smoke means a pope has been elected.
There are currently 118 cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to vote, 67 of whom were appointed by Benedict. However, four of them will turn 80 before the end of March. Depending on the date of the conclave, they may or may not be allowed to vote.
Benedict in 2007 passed a decree requiring a two-thirds majority to elect a pope, changing the rules established by John Paul who had decided that the voting could shift to a simple majority after about 12 days of inconclusive voting. Benedict did so to prevent cardinals from merely holding out until the 12 days had passed to push through a candidate who only had only a slim majority.
Contenders to be his successor include Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, Schoenborn, the archbishop of Vienna, and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Canadian head of the Vatican's office for bishops.
Longshots include Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. Although Dolan is popular and backs the pope's conservative line, being from such a world super power will probably not count in his favor. That might also rule out Cardinal Raymond Burke, an arch-conservative and the Vatican's top judge, even if he is known and respected by most Vatican cardinals.
Given half of the world's Catholics live in the global south, there will once again be arguments for a pope to come from the developing world.
Cardinal Antonio Tagle, the archbishop of Manila, has impressed many Vatican watchers, but at 56 and having only been named a cardinal last year, he is considered too young.
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana is one of the highest-ranking African cardinals at the Vatican, currently heading the Vatican's office for justice and peace, but he's something of a wild card.
There are several "papabile" in Latin America, though the most well-known, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, is considered far too liberal to be elected by such a conservative College of Cardinals.
Whoever it is, he will face a church in turmoil: The sex abuse scandal has driven away thousands of people, particularly in Europe, from the church. Rival churches, particularly evangelical Pentecostal groups in the developing world, pose new competition. And as the pope himself has long lamented, many people in an increasingly secular world simply believe they don't need God.
The timing of Benedict's announcement was significant: Lent begins this week on Ash Wednesday, the most solemn period on the church's calendar that culminates with Holy Week and Easter on March 31. It is also the period in which the world witnessed the final days of John Paul's papacy in 2005.
The timing means that there will be a very big spotlight cast on Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Italian head of the Vatican's culture office who has long been on the list of "papabile." Benedict selected him to preside over the Vatican's spiritual exercises during Lent.
By Easter Sunday the Catholic Church will have a new leader, a potent symbol of rebirth in the church that echoes the resurrection of Christ celebrated on Easter.
Benedict, then known as the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, had an intimate view as Pope John Paul II, with whom he had worked closely for nearly a quarter-century, suffered through the debilitating end of his papacy.
Benedict himself raised the possibility of resigning if he were simply too old or sick to continue on, when he was interviewed in 2010 for the book "Light of the World."
"If a pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right, and under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign," Benedict said.
But he stressed that resignation was not an option to escape a particular burden, such as the sex abuse scandal.
"When the danger is great one must not run away. For that reason, now is certainly not the time to resign. Precisely at a time like this one must stand fast and endure the situation."
The announcement took the Vatican — and the rest of the world — by surprise.
Monday was a holiday at the Vatican, although some cardinals to name new saints. The announcement in Latin took cardinals in the room by surprise; others inside the Vatican who were listening in to the closed-circuit recording struggled to understand the Latin.
"All the cardinals remained shocked and were looking at each other," said Monsignor Oscar Sanchez of Mexico who was in the room when Benedict made his announcement.
Benedict was born April 16, 1927 in Marktl Am Inn, in Bavaria, but his father, a policeman, moved frequently and the family left when he was 2.
In his memoirs, Benedict dealt what could have been a source of controversy had it been kept secret — that he was enlisted in the Nazi youth movement against his will when he was 14 in 1941, when membership was compulsory. He said he was soon let out because of his studies for the priesthood. Two years later he was drafted into a Nazi anti-aircraft unit as a helper. He deserted the German army in April 1945, the waning days of the war.
He called it prophetic that a German followed a Polish pope — with both men coming from such different sides of World War II.
Benedict was ordained, along with his brother, in 1951. After spending several years teaching theology in Germany, he was appointed bishop of Munich in 1977 and elevated to cardinal three months later by Pope Paul VI.
John Paul named him leader of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1981 and he took up his post a year later. Following John Paul's death in 2005, he was elected pope April 19 in one of the fastest conclaves in history, just about 24 hours after the voting began.


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Arsenic poisoning is the accidental ingestion, skin contact, or inhalation of products containing a toxic dose of arsenic. The clinical signs of sudden arsenic poisoning can vary depending on the dose. Supportive therapy is a crucial part of treating arsenic poisoning. Aggressive fluid therapy and rehydration is necessary and helps the body to remove arsenic from the body.
This handout discusses the pros and cons of feeding a raw food diet to your dog. Topics included are nutritional imbalances, potential bacterial contamination, the risk of foodborne illnesses involving both you and your pet, and other concerns that may arise from feeding a raw food diet.
There are many environmentally friendly ways that owners can care for their pets. Waste disposal can involve biodegradable or compostable bags or careful composting. Cat litter can be transitioned to recycled newspaper or sawdust pellets. Any toys, beds, houses and other accessories can be biodegradable and/or recycled such as cotton or rubber. Cats should be kept indoors to reduce their impact on the ecology of their surrounding environment. A nutritionally adequate diet composed of organic food can be provided.
Abnormal droppings are a non-specific sign of illness in birds. Causes may range from a dietary intake of excess fruits to bacterial or viral intestinal infections and heavy metal toxicity. Any changes in the color or consistency of your bird's droppings should be addressed by your avian veterinarian.
An unplanned weight loss of more than 10% of a dog's body weight is considered abnormal. Weight loss occurs because calories absorbed from the diet are less than the calories being used by the body. This can occur due to many factors, including decreased appetite (anorexia), excessive cold or physical activity, disease states that heighten the metabolic rate, insufficient calories or poor diet, inability to ingest the diet, inability to digest and/or absorb the nutrients from the diet, and loss of nutrients from vomiting, diarrhea, or increased urination. As well as a thorough history and physical exam, your veterinarian may perform testing such as bloodwork, urinalysis, and imaging to determine the underlying cause and institute targeted treatment.
Abscesses are firm or compressible, often painful swellings that contain pus. They can develop in many areas of the body including around tooth roots, anal glands, under the skin, or in the liver. Abscesses are caused by the introduction of bacteria through wounds, injuries, or bloodborne in the case of an internal organ abscess. Any area of the body that becomes infected can eventually cause an abscess to form such as anal gland abscess, bite wound abscess, prostatic abscess, or brain abscess from inner ear or sinus infection. Treatment depends on severity and location and usually involves removal of the pus either through drainage or surgical removal, the use of antibiotics based on the type of bacteria and location of the abscess, and pain control medications. Monitoring after initiating treatment includes watching the site for additional drainage if the abscess was superficial or monitoring the pet for improvement of clinical signs. Delayed treatment of abscesses can lead to chronic draining tracts or worse.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol®, Paracetamol, APAP, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol) is a pain relief and fever-reducing medicine people use for many types of pain. Acetaminophen is available in many forms including tablets, capsules, gel caps, melt away tablets, rectal suppositories, and liquids. Acetaminophen is often found in homes with pets. Poisoning may happen when pets get into the owner's medications.
Acetaminophen is a medication that is used to treat fever and/or pain in humans. Cats have a genetic deficiency in a metabolic pathway in the liver that makes cats vulnerable to acetaminophen toxicity.
Acetaminophen, a common human drug used to control pain and fever, is toxic in dogs. Acetaminophen is occasionally recommended by veterinarians and should only be given under their direction. Young and small dogs have a higher risk for toxicity.
Canine acne is an inflammatory disorder of the lips and the skin of the muzzle. Dogs with mild cases of acne often have red bumps or pustules on their skin. This can, in more severe cases, lead to generalized swelling of the lips and muzzle, bleeding wounds, or scabs on the face. Commonly affected breeds include Boxers, English Bulldogs, Great Danes, German Shorthaired Pointers, and others. A variety of treatments are available and depend on the underlying cause of the acne.


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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
DJ Rashad Dead: Pioneering House Music, Footwork Icon Dies At 34
CHICAGO AP — Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead this weekend of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said Sunday. He was 34.
Chicago Police spokeswoman Janel Sedevic said a friend found Harden's body Saturday afternoon in an apartment on the city's West Side.
There was no sign of injury but narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found near his body, she said. An autopsy was conducted Sunday but the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said it is waiting for the results of toxicology tests to determine a cause of death.
Harden's death comes just days before his EP was scheduled for release and less than a month after fellow house music star Frankie Knuckles also died the city.
Harden, a resident of Calumet City, was poised for a breakout year, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. His fifth album received his best reviews, he was scheduled to play clubs all over the world and his latest EP, "We On 1," was scheduled to be released Monday.
"It's just a tragic loss of a great musical genius," said longtime friend and collaborator Morris Harper, who performs as DJ Spinn and who was scheduled to appear with Rashad in Detroit on Saturday night.
Rashad was considered a pioneer of footwork — an electronic-oriented music genre that originated in Chicago. Once known as juke, footwork is named for its quick dance moves and is known for what Rolling Stone calls a "frenzied and hypnotic style of dance music that features heart-racing BPMs and, often, chopped-up loops of popular rap, R&B and pop vocals."
The Sun-Times reported Rashad's fifth LP, "Double Cup," which came out last year, is credited with attracting a wider audience to footwork music.
"He shared his music with everyone that would listen," Harden's father, Anthony Harden, told the Sun-Times. "He's been all over the world, taking footwork all over the world."
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Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Joseph Highmore 1692–1780
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 106 × 64 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Mrs Joan Highmore Blackhall and Dr R.B. McConnell 1986
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[from] Works on Paper and Vellum [T04173-T04237 and T04318-T04319]
Various media and sizes
Presented by Mrs Joan Highmore Blackhall and Dr Rosemary B. McConnell 1986
Prov: By descent from the artist to the donors
Lit: C.R. Beard, 'Highmore's Scrap-Book', Connoisseur, vol.93, 1934, pp.290–7, 'Highmore's Drawings for Pine's Processions and Ceremonies', Connoisseur, vol.94, 1934, pp.9–15; Alison S. Lewis, Joseph Highmore 1692–1780, PhD thesis, Harvard 1975 (University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor 1980), I, pp.230–1, II, pp.650–6, 659, III, figs.263–77, 279; E. Einberg and J. Egerton, The Age of Hogarth: British Painters Born 1675–1709, Tate Gallery Collections, 11, 1988, pp.64–71, all but last six repr.; Warren Mild, Joseph Highmore of Holborn Row, Ardmore 1990
All sheets have been irregularly cut; maximum dimensions only are given. All inscriptions, unless otherwise stated, are in pen and ink, and are thought to have been written by the artist's grandson Anthony Highmore (1758–1829).
The Highmore Gift, of which this is a part, is a collection of sketches, drawings, watercolours, engravings and some family papers which descended from the artist through the late Sir Anthony Highmore King, CBE, to the donors. The papers concern mostly nineteenth-century members of the family, but include Joseph Highmore's Paris Journal of 1734, published by Elizabeth Johnston, Walpole Society, vol.42, 1970, pp.61–104. The following items have been removed for conservation reasons from a scrap-book into which they had been pasted, in no particular order, by Sir Anthony Highmore King's grandmother Anna King, together with works by Susanna Duncombe (née Highmore) and later members of the family, as well as photographs, tracings and other fragments now in the Tate Gallery Archive. Nineteen drawings by Joseph Highmore for John Pine's twenty-plate set of engravings depicting the revival of the Order of the Bath, published in 1730, were sold from the King collection to Lord Fairhaven sometime after 1934 and are on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Process are the things that we have students do that we think will result in them obtaining the level of expected level proficiency. This includes things like participation, work habits and the big one.... homework. If you want to get a little more specific you could even say attempting homework. Are all of these things important? Of course they are, but they are not the same as product. Can a student do none of the homework and stll pass all the tests? Yes. Is it unlikely? Probably.
If a player on a sports team or student in a band doesn't practice, will their performance be sharp? Probably not as good as it could be, but it might be (see Allen Iverson example).
Process is important (punctuality, participation, effort) but it's not the same thing as achievement. You can still collect process grades in SBG, but they shouldn't be used in calculating the academic grade. So what's the solution? You can put multiple grades on your report cards (and transcripts), but once you start combining them you introduce noise to the signal. Below is an example of a standards based report card that seperates Academic Achievement (product) from learning behaviours and attitudes (process). Both are important, so both go on the report card.


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Vertical Borer SWMS
The Vertical Borer SWMS features:
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- Easy to edit Microsoft Word format so you can add your logo and site specific details
- Complies with latest legislation
Specifically, the Vertical Borer SWMS covers:
- Operational guidelines, with a step by step approach to safe work
- Possible hazards that may be encountered
- Step by step safety procedures to follow
- Before work starts – Guidelines and Checks
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The Vertical Borer Safe Work Method Statement is a comprehensive SWMS Template which is highly comprehensive and pre-filled and ready for immediate use after adjusting it to suit your site specific requirements.
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- Operational guidelines, with a step by step approach to safe work
- Possible hazards that may be encountered
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- Safety measures and guides
- Operational Safety Checks
- Before and After Risk Ratings while carrying out Operations
- Risk Assessment
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- Specific Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be used
- Legislation, Codes of Practice and Standards
- Company Personnel Sign off form to ensure all personnel acknowledge they have read and understand the SWMS
Note: The BlueSafe Vertical Borer SWMS document is highly comprehensive in nature and is not a blank SWMS Template. Preview the Vertical Borer SWMS Sample
Each Safe Work Method Statement has specific content that is referenced to, but not limited to a number of authorities such as Codes of Practice, Regulations, Australian Standards or the Act.
The Vertical Borer SWMS is a comprehensive safe work procedure that covers all safety requirements to be carried out while carrying out operations. Every document is pre-filled and editable, which means all the main safety aspects have already been filled in for you. All you have to do is make sure that you assess the risks of your specific task, and then adjust the Safe Work Method Statement to suit.
All our OHS (WHS) documents are delivered in Microsoft Word Format for easy editing, and each Safe Work Method Statement features a "before and after controls risk rating" which allows you to see how the control measures put in place actually reduce the associated risk.
The Vertical Borer SWMS references:
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What format is a BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template delivered in?Because every SWMS needs to be edited to suit on-site specifics, it makes sense to deliver our Safe Work Method Statements in Microsoft Word Format for easy editing.
How many pages long is each Safe Work Method Statement Template?It depends entirely on the nature of the risks associated with the SWMS Template, however on average the documents are between 7-15 pages in length. Each Safe Work Method Statement is comprehensive in nature and is easy to use.
What are before and after risk ratings?Before and after risk ratings are simply this: When you initially start to do a job, like say drill a hole in a wall, there will be a level of risk, which for this example let's just say is a level 2 (before). The idea is that then you would implement some type of control measure to reduce the risk, and in this case we would implement the control measure of wearing safety glasses to protect the eyes. This now would bring the risk of an injury down to a level 1 (after). Here you can see how the SWMS has a before and after risk rating for each step of a job, task or process.
Why do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates have before and after risk ratings?Before and after risk ratings are a simple and effective way to clearly show how, and how much a certain level of risk has been brought down for a certain step in a job task or process. Another reason also is that many larger contractors now like to see before and after risk ratings, so it makes sense to include them in our Templates.
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What Should be Included in a Safe Work Method Statement?If you're going to be doing any high risk construction work, you'll most likely not only need a Safe Work Method Statement, but you'll also need to make sure your SWMS has a number of checks and balances in order for the document to be accepted in your construction site safety. Purchasing a safe work method statement template can help save you quite a lot of time rather than starting from scratch. Also, just remember that even though every BlueSafe Template is highly comprehensive and pre-filled, your SWMS Template should be adjusted to suit any noticeable risks that are specific to the task you are performing.
Your Safe Work Method Statement must:- List or show the different types of construction work that is high risk
- Clearly explain the workplace health and safety hazards as well as the risks that arise from the works
- Explain in detail how each risk will be managed, maintained and controlled
- Explain how each control measure will be implemented in order to reduce each risk
- Describe how each control measure will be monitored an how often the control measures will be reviewed
- Consider any additional factors that may impact the level of risk involved with the safety of the construction site such as weather, wind etc.
- Be made available and accessible to read by employees and applicable personnel at any time.
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- Every BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template is straightforward and easy to use. They also have what's called 'before and after risk ratings', which basically means there's a built in risk assessment that is used in the process of using the document. This allows you to asses the initial risks and give them a score, and then assess the risk and give an 'after score' once the listed control measures are implemented. All our documents are comprehensive, pre-filled and easy to use. You can even download a sample below and see an example.


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An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Thursday, repeating indefinitely
ROSARY THURSDAYS! Join your parish in prayer each Thursday at 6:00PM! You, your family (including children!), and friends are invited each Thursday to the adoration chapel in the Parish Center at 6PM. The Rosary is recited and prayer guides are provided.


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I have a confession to make: I don't believe in Buddha.
It may be shocking for a Buddhist priest to say so, as shocking as hearing a Catholic priest say he "doesn't believe in Jesus". But it's true nonetheless. I am a Buddhist priest who thinks "Buddha" is largely bunk and baloney.
At least, I think there's a lot of "bull" to how Buddha is typically portrayed. I think many of the utterly fantastic Mahayana Sutra stories of Buddhas are ridiculous ... hyper-exaggerated ... just unbelievable! (meaning that they cannot be literally believed any more than children's fairy tales). The imagery is incredibly beautiful ... but the tale just incredible nonsense, purely the product of human imagination. I think the image of a "Perfect Buddha" ... either in this world or some Buddha Land ... as a flawless being beyond all human weakness, conflict and ignorance ... is a fable, a religious myth. I think most of the old miracle filled stories are well meaning fictions, sometimes holy lies, and the golden statues and paintings of Buddhas are but depictions of exaggerated dreams.
Oh, I believe that there was a man who lived whom we now call "the Buddha", but I think what happened over the centuries' is his victimhood to a process of hagiography. A Buddha or Ancestor dies (same for Jesus, saints and holy men in other religions) and ... century by century ... those in the religion (looking from afar at what the attainments actually were on the part of their "religious icon" and with need to depict the top value of the religion) go over the top, start to imagine, fantasize and exaggerate the wonderful nature of the teacher and teaching into something super-human. A flesh and blood teacher who was merely "Great, Profound and Wonderful" unfortunately becomes someone "Magical, Miraculous and Mythical" ... all to the point of Malarky. The worshipful dip the man in gold, remove all human qualities and gradually turn their hero into a statue, a super-hero. As a result, "Buddha" is no more real than "Beowulf" or "Batman".
However ... my doubts about make believe "Buddhas" are not important to my Buddhist practice in the least.
As well, although I do not believe in imaginary Buddhas ... I believe in Buddhas.
Better said, I know Buddha for a fact!
How? What? Let me explain.
I believe in ... I KNOW ... Buddha in many ways, each Real as Real can be.
One way is to see that such Buddhas (Bodhisattvas too) exist as a paradigm, an ideal, a goal representing the best of the human condition to which men and women can aspire. As I said in a talk last week on Kannon, the symbol of Compassion: It does not matter that she "may not be really real", for we make Kannon "really real" in life:
As with Bodhisattvas, so it is with the Buddha, all the Buddhas. Wisdom and Compassion realized in each of us is the realization (meaning both "the discovery" and "the making real") of Buddha in the world. We make Buddha real, Kannon and the other Bodhisattvas too. (Mara and the Devil too if we act badly).
I had a hard time, for many years, incorporating into my practice many figures such as Kannon and Jizo ...
I have come to see "them" as archtypes, representing real characteristics of human life and (since we are just the universe) thus the universe.
In other words: When we feel in our hearts and act upon Love and Compassion, thereby Love and Compassion exist as real, concrete aspects of the world which our hearts and acts create. There is no "inside" or "outside" ultimately, thus what is inside you is just as much "the universe" and concrete reality as the moon, gravity and the stars. That is "Kannon", in that way a real and concrete aspect and 'force' of the world. Her 1000 helping hands are our hands, and our actions make her real in the world.
Next, I believe in the Buddha when I prove the worth of the Buddha's Teachings in my own life. The proof here is right in life's pudding. The Teachings are the Truth of Buddha that we can each verify in our lives. The Heart of the Buddha's teachings ... the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, Non-Self, Non-Attachment, Dependent Origination, the Middle Way, so much more, ... are all here now and can be known to all of us ... worth the whole ticket of admission!
What's more, I recognize that the fantastic stories, the idealized images of Buddhas ... even the most incredible allegories and hallucinatory images of the Mahayana Sutras ... are merely attempts to convey these wondrous Truths and Teachings, to show their power. Even if I do not take the Sutra stories literally, I can dig what they are trying to say behind the wild way they do it. In that way, even the most bizarre image found in some Sutra tale is True if the Teaching it attempts to convey is True.
And ultimately, although I do not believe at all in so-called "Awakened Buddhas who have mastered the Dharma 100% and are Perfect Beings beyond all human flaws" ... I believe through and through in "Awakened Buddhas who have mastered the Dharma 100% and are Perfect Beings beyond all human flaws".
Huh? Sounds like a contradiction there? Sounds like I am speaking out of both sides of my no sided mouth? Well, get over it. This Buddhist Way allows for countless "contradictions" held in total harmony!
You see, I believe in Buddhas who are Perfectly Buddha, Perfectly Reality ... beyond small human concepts of the "pure" and "impure", fully manifesting and enlivening the Dance of Emptiness. That is a kind of Purity and Perfection when there is dropped all human judgments of the stained vs. the pure. I believe in Buddhas who are always moral, never breaking a Precept ... for there is no Precept that can ever be broken, nothing to steal or do violence to, and no separate 'other' to take or injure in any way. Yes, Virginia, there is a Buddha beyond all thought of lack or flaw! In fact, in the realm of Real Buddha, even small minded judgments of "real" and "unreal" cleanly drop away.
And when we couple this Great Buddha with the Buddhas we make real in our lives ... by manifesting Wisdom and Compassion in our thoughts, words and acts ... we have a way to manifest that Perfect Buddha right here in the Saha world. We do our best in this life to live Compassionately by the Precepts avoiding harm. We fill ourselves with Prajna Wisdom, seeing this world for the 'dream within a dream' it truly is. At the moment, Buddha and all the Great Bodhisattvas are also real as real can be, walking the earth.
The extreme and exaggerated stories of Buddhas' powers are but a mental mirror reflection of human imperfections, extrapolated to the ultimate by men based on seeing what men are now not. These images are themselves just 'Made in Samsara'. Paintings of 'Nirvana' are themselves imperfect goods of Samsara! Yet, there is Nirvana, this Perfection swallowing all small human mirages of perfection and imperfection ... and such is Buddha!
Thus, Buddhas are but fables and lies, Buddhas are human aspirations, Buddhas are True Teachings, Buddhas are Whole and Complete beyond "full" or "lack", Buddhas live and breathe in the world when we live and breath like Buddhas.
The Buddhist Path is Real
Liberation is Real
Buddha is Real
Today's Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended.


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Friday, July 2, 2010
Killer Moth: The Sequel (BatMoth's Revenge)
Now, to continue my bat (MOTH!) story...
Part Two
Jackson and I stopped off at home after his hockey game to quickly change clothes before going to Austin's baseball game. We were the only ones in the house at the time. Or so we thought. While Jax went to his room to take off his hockey gear, I went to the bathroom to change into jeans so the mosquitoes wouldn't eat my ankles at the game. So, I'm pulling my jeans on when out of nowhere, BAM! The moth flies by! I was very calm, cool, and collected as I screamed and tried to run away. But you can't really run when your pants are around your knees. I fell in a heap on the floor like a huge, half-dressed dork who's afraid of a batmoth. Because, pretty much, I am a huge dork who's afraid of any flying creature.
Since I was too busy trying to pull up my pants, I didn't notice where he went. "NOOOooooooo! I lost him!" I cried. hands outstretched to the heavens. He had waited two days to make a sneak attack on me and it had worked! He caught me with my pants down, so to speak. No, really. And, just as quickly as he appeared, he disappeared without a trace. Again.
"Ok moth, you win this round, but the war isn't over yet. Just you wait!" I threatened out loud to no one in particular while Jackson, who'd just walked into the room, looked at me like I needed psychiatric help.
We went to the baseball game, came home, and resumed our quest for the moth who'd obviously had advanced tactical training.
Aha! Kitchen cabinets! Get the paper towels!!!
I flung a wad of paper towels up toward the ceiling. But when you're 5' 3" and your ceilings are, umm, much taller than that, it's probably not going to be the most effective moth removal system. He flew toward Jackson's head. Jackson, who assures me he did not freak out, did some sort of Matrix-like, bending-over-backwards maneuver as the moth missed grazing his forehead by mere millimeters.
He landed on the wall, stuck out his tongue, and looking me directly in the eye, said, "Bring it!" More crazy paper towel flinging ensued. The moth laughed, mocking me, and took off down the hallway toward the girls' room where he landed...
...right on Justin Bieber's face! "Hi girls. I'm pop sensation, Justin Bieber. Sure you can take a picture of me. I'll just look over my shoulder like this and toss my hair back in a sexy way and smile like what the heck?!!! There's a bug on my face! Eek! Get it off! Get it off! Oh for the love of all that is holy, get this satanic batbug OFF MY FACE!"
Lexi, my sweet little nine-year-old, fed up with all of us at this point, grabs a paper towel and squishes the bug right on Justin's face. SMACK!
"Do you have him? Is he dead? Are you sure? Look again? Okay, now squish him again for good measure. Whew!" It's nice I have a sweet princess of a nine-year-old girl to take care of big manly jobs like this for me, huh?
So, all is well, that ends well. The moth was dead. Jackson could stop hiding under the couch, er um, I mean, looking for his drumsticks under the couch. I could stop sleeping under the covers for fear of bat droppings, and Lexi, well, I'm not sure she'll look at Justin Bieber the same way again. A couple hours later, I went to my room to chat with a friend online. A few minutes into our chat, Savannah whipped open my bedroom door, letting it slam into the wall. "I thought you said the moth was dead! He's in my room!" she said disgustedly.
"He is dead! I saw him! Or he was dead anyway... Oh! My! Gosh! There really is such a thing as a zombie bat-moth! Run for your lives, kids! He'll eat your brains!"
Okay, I didn't really say that. Everyone knows zombies don't eat brains.
Savannah caught the moth in a cup.
She put another glass on top of the first one. I thought she was going to make a martini out of the moth, but she explained it was just so I could get a better picture to show you so you'll all know what an idiot I am for freaking out over an average sized moth. (I still say it's huge. These pictures are deceiving.)
Then she did the unthinkable. She relocated him outside! As I sit here typing, I hear him knocking on my window in a menacing way. He'll be back. He'll be back and he won't be taking any prisoners.
Edited to add - Yes, yes, I know. I've been told that the bat didn't, in fact, land on Justin Bieber's face. I guess it was Logan Lerman, whoever that is. All those teen stars look alike to me. Sorry.
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Dawn, you really should be writing sitcoms, or, come to think of it, horror movies! ;-)
Thanks for putting a smile in this day for me. (And, by the way, moths are just butterflies, you know that, right?)
Love from Holland,
Cindy - July 2, 2010 at 6:52 AM
- TwinsanityMom - Janet said...
This is hilarious!!! I probably would have been doing the same thing too! And we are getting ready to head to the in-laws in the country...can you say BUG heaven (errr, I mean bat) :)ha!
- July 2, 2010 at 7:51 AM
Well if its of any use I understand your humour! Probably because my own is very similar!
Anyhow, I also work from home and we are having a heatwave in the UK right now. So early evening I sit in my study with the fan on (UK peeps dont usually have the luxury of aircon), and the windows wide open.
By 10 p.m. I am being dive-bombed by mozzies, moths, and those flying daddy longlegs type thingies (do you have those in the USA?).
I dont like chemical sprays as they affect me too, soooo in desperation the other night I grapped a room freshener spray and zapped them with it. It works! At least they die smelling fragrant! - July 2, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- La Bella Baskets said...
First of all, I knew it wasn't a bat all along. Second, I don't think that looks like Justin Bieber at all. Third, that's a pretty big moth on that guy's face!
- July 2, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Robin said...
The worst thing about flying creatures is that most of them fly in erratic patterns. You never know where to go to get out their way!
While on vacation recently there were bats (REAL BATS) that liked to swoop down to eat the bugs close to the water...the very same water we were sitting near. I DO NOT LIKE BATS! I tried to cover my head (and protecting my neck from the blood sucking vampire bats) =) by pulling the hood up on my sweatshirt. I just couldn't make myself sit there with bats swooping all around. I ran inside while the family laughed and rolled their eyes at me! - July 2, 2010 at 9:02 AM
OMG! That's so funny! Thanks for sharing!
- July 2, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Erin T. said...
I'm not freaked out by moths but show me a spider and I'll show you a housefull of females who scream like schoolgirls when a spider makes an apperance...
Good thing you have Lexi and Savannah to save you from the bugs! - July 2, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Laila and Angel Minchie said...
Oh, Dawn, LOVED this story! I too was dealing with a batmoth this week but my wonderful kitties came to my rescue and got him. Don't know if his dead carcus is laying somewhere or in one of their little tummies.
Peggy - July 2, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- Merany :) said...
You are hysterical. I found your first story, well, hysterical. I knew you were kidding and I love your exaggeration! :) It makes your blog. Thanks for sharing your crazy stories. I admire you.
- July 2, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Jill said...
Too funny! I've had these same moments in my house as well! One day we had a snake curled up in our foyer...no clue how it got there! LOL Needlees to say we called my husband in to remove him so I could peel myself away from my banister! LOL Thanks for making me smile! Have a great day!
- July 2, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Nicki said...
oh dear.
- nicki
p.s. it does look huge! - July 2, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- pmerry said...
I completely understand about the moth---especially considering the circumstances and the early hour. I have a teenager that stays up until about three am lately, and being sleep-deprived, I'm sure I would react in much the same way should such a fearsome creature brush my arm in the wee hours. Thank goodness, the creatures have been caught!
- July 2, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- Amanda said...
That totally looks like a bat to me! ;-) *shiver*
- July 2, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Shelley said...
I'm just thankful she didn't squish him on Taylor Lautner. That right there would be pretty close to the definition of a tragedy.
- July 2, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Bekah said...
Just so you know...that poster is not Justin Bieber, I even asked my 8 year old to confirm. It's okay though, when a HUGE ZOMBIE bat is on his face, all pop stars look the same! :-)
- July 2, 2010 at 11:53 AM
LOVE the bat-moth stories. You could write an entire book about your fear of bugs. Too funny.
- July 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Knitty said...
Almost as funny as this whole saga is that some people don't get the intended humor via exaggeration.
Now if you would only remember to wear kick-butt knee length high heeled boots and extra wide cuff bracelets a la Wonder Woman, you wouldn't have this problem. Any EPW (estrogen packing woman)or in my case, former EP but still W, knows that Wonder Woman can beat the tights off bat men (and moths) without mussing up her coif. - July 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Robin said...
Wow. Did you offend a gypsy or something? Tick of the moth gods?
Maybe there's some sort of offering or ritual you can do to lift the curse. Is there such a thing as an entomological witch doctor?
Check google. You can find anything on google. - July 2, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- Den Momma Extraordinaire said...
This was probably one of my favorite posts in a long time. I'm psycho that way too. And it's a guarantee that if there's something in your room, it will land on you at night. Why wouldn't it? That was awesome.
- July 2, 2010 at 1:04 PM
LMBO oh this is just too funny!!! I love reading about the bat moth. I would've acted exactly as you would've!!!!! I say if he gets back in make the flame thrower and KILL the sucker!!!!! It is huge!!!!!
- July 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM
- jdb in AZ said...
When I was a counselor at girls' camp I was reading a bed time story to the little darlins -- anything to get them to settle down! and a June bug was attracted to my flashlight and flew down the neckline of my jammies. The girls (and I) didn't settle down for quite awhile after that.
- July 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- DeeAnne said...
Note to self: Do NOT let Dawn out after dark the next time she comes to SoCal. The hand sized moths will drive her over the edge!
- July 2, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Winona said...
CRAZY story. And I thought I did some grade-A freakouts with spiders.
And... I am 100% ASHAMED to admit this, but the teen-mag pinup isn't of Justin Bieber. I recognize the kid - I think he was on Jack and Bobby on the CW... but it's definitely not Bieber. (Why do I know this?!?!??!!) - July 2, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Dawn, once again you have me doubled over, choking on my own laughter. :) Love your blog!
those daddy long legs-looking flying things are called "crane flies." And yes, we do have them in the states... in fact, they are all over the place here on the north Oregon coast. My cat loves to catch them. :) - July 2, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Marjorie said...
I would have freaked out too! Moths are not the same as butterflies, because most moths have teeth. How else could they eat clothes? I'm afraid of all insects except butterflies. I'm also afraid of all arachnids. I know, I'm probably the biggest wimp ever.
- July 2, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Michelle Faith said...
I get that all the time...people don't get my humor and comment things like "I'm so sorry about that..things will get better soon"
or "I hope your son grows out of that soon"
Like I really thing my kids a pig or that my daughters diaper makes her butt look huge.
As always you crack me up and I get your humor! - July 2, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- JennyF said...
Thanks for an awesome laugh, Dawn! I agree, I think the thing is the size of a Buick. Keep on writing!
- July 2, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- Jen said...
ROFL!!! You're hilarious, girl. I'm glad you're feeling better. At least, I hope you are. :P :D
- July 2, 2010 at 7:02 PM
I would've done the same thing that you did! My 13 year old daughter has done the same thing that Savannah did - she won't kill a bug, she'll capture it and then let it go outside. How did we manage to raise such bug-loving daughters??? ;o)
Donna in PA :) - July 2, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- nutralady2001 said...
Dawn I will make the crazy assumption that people who really thought you were talking about a bat are new'ish readers who have been with you as long as some of us have LOL.
Don't comment as much as I used to but still read every word.You are doing an amazing job. Much love xxx - July 2, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Your so funny Dawn! The other day I was sitting outside at my patio table and saw a huge moth's shadow on the top of my umbrella. Then it moved rather quickly. Upon further inspection it Was A Bat! This was in the middle of the afternoon. I ran for my camera but he flew away. I think he headed south towards your house ;) Kristine in Michigan.
- July 2, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Jen@Scrapingirl said...
I love it!! Some people just don't get your humor. I love it!! It really helps after the two days I've just had. Er visit, 3 hrs sleep over a 48 hr span. I'm about to loose my mind, and then BAM!! another "bat" story. Thanks again.
- July 2, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- nutralady2001 said...
Hmm I meant who HAVEN'T been with you as long as some us have.
PS I didn't think it was Justin Bieber either ...don't ask me who it is though.how did I know it wasn't JB when I'm 62 years old? Because you would have had to be blind, deaf and in solitary confinement to miss him when he came to Australia they almost had to call in the S.W.A.T team! - July 3, 2010 at 12:32 AM
You are a master writer!
And of course you knew it wasn't Justin B; just checkin' to see how many people would notice, right? If only Logan knew... - July 3, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- Unknown said...
This just gets funnier and funnier! It's a moth. It's sort of a moth. This is a real moth worth of such fright.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bhoWfC1L9k - July 3, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Having been raised by an Orkin man, I usually don't have a problem with bugs of any kind. I thought your story of the batMoth was hilarious. I applaud both your daughters for standing up to the big bad bug that was terrifying you. At least you know who to call if any more show up in the house. :)
- July 3, 2010 at 2:32 PM
I'd take a moth any day over these ugly house centipedes or whatever they are! They creep me out! Have you ever SEEN one of those things? It's like they stop in their tracks if you turn on a light. Like, "I won't move and she won't see me." Yeah, I won't see this three inch freakish looking INSECT on my WALL when I turn on a light. And then if you make a move toward it, it moves with lightening speed. UGH! I am at this very moment washing five winter coats because I was chasing one of these things all over the basement with insect spray. Didn't catch it, but drenched the coats (that hang down there, because we live in an old house, with no coat closet, and five people, and and and . . .). *sigh*
- July 4, 2010 at 2:42 AM
Haha that post was pretty funny! I don't know what's more amusing, the fact your daughters killed it or the fact that bloggers took you seriously!
Also, your Justin Beiber actually happens to be Zac Efron... - July 5, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- Tinagsmarykay said...
omg! My sides are killing me from laughing and i spit coffee out on the laptop LOL I dothe same things!! I hate flying things...errr any insect...usually i use the wand from the vacuum while my boys stand there laughing at me not protecting me
- July 6, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- Marly said...
You should see me when any bug gets into my house. I am on the hunt until they are dead! With ants I walk around with the vacuum hose. Fly's or moths, I keep a towel in my hands and I snap them! Any sort of spider or bee I'm there with my handy bottle ready to kill them! That's what they get for getting in my house. My husband thinks I'm a freak :)
- July 6, 2010 at 1:26 PM
I could have sworn that was Zac Efron from high school musical, until I saw "Logan" written on the bottom. Who the heck is Logan?
- July 6, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- And I'll Raise You 5 said...
My 8 year old daughter is summoned for any and all spiders found in my house. She takes care of them (kills em) forthwith. She had two older brothers. She's the Spider Eliminator, and has been since she was 4. Go Girls!
- July 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM
I think the bat/moth story is the funniest yet...thanks for the laughs.
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