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The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is recognizing World Mental Health Day and National Depression Screening Day on October 10th by raising awareness of the link between unaddressed hearing loss and depression. We're also giving a shout-out to the happiness-hearing aid connection.
Studies show that unaddressed hearing loss is associated with depression. But research also shows that people with hearing loss who use hearing aids often have fewer depressive symptoms, greater social engagement, and improved quality of life.
As greater numbers of Gen Xers and baby boomers experience hearing loss at younger ages, we want them to know that hearing aids can often help them hold onto their quality of life.
Please help us spread the word by customizing the BHI press release below for your practice, community and local media. Although World Mental Health Day and National Depression Screening Day only come once a year, the information within the press release can be adapted for any time of year. Refocusing the press release on the upcoming holiday season—when many people with unaddressed hearing loss are challenged with depression—is just one example of how you can use this information at any time.
Let's all give a shout-out to the happiness-hearing aid connection. And thanks for taking part!
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Don't Let Unaddressed Hearing Loss Spiral into Depression, BHI Cautions, Urging Gen Xers and Baby Boomers to Get Their Hearing Checked
Washington, DC, October 5, 2013—If your quality of life, relationships, and emotional and mental wellbeing are important to you, then get your hearing checked, the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is advising in recognition of World Mental Health Day and National Depression Screening Day on October 10th. Research shows that unaddressed hearing loss is associated with depression; but studies also show that people with hearing loss who use hearing aids often have fewer depressive symptoms, greater social engagement, and improved quality of life.
To help people determine if they need a comprehensive hearing test by a hearing healthcare professional, BHI is offering a free, quick, and confidential online hearing check at www.hearingcheck.org. Nearly 40 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. Roughly 60 percent of them are in the workforce.
Note this Italian study that focused on Gen Xers and the youngest baby boomers. The researchers, who published their findings in Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica, explored the psychological and social profiles of working adults—35 to 55 years of age—with mild to moderate bilateral, sensorineural hearing loss due to presbycusis (commonly called age-related hearing loss). They found that the study participants with hearing loss were more prone to depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity than the participants with no hearing problems. None of the study participants used hearing aids.
BHI believes that these study findings underscore the importance of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mild-to-moderate hearing loss in the middle-aged population—particularly as people stay in the workforce longer and realize the benefits of active aging and healthy lifestyles.
Happiness and hearing aids: Is there a connection?
In fact, a recent Italian study published in Geriatrics & Gerontology International concluded that the benefits of digital hearing aids in relation to depressive symptoms, general health and social interactivity, but also in the caregiver-patient relationship, were clearly shown. In fact, reduction in depressive symptoms and improved quality of life at statistically significant levels were observed early on with the use of hearing aids.
This Italian study, in fact, echoes the general findings of research conducted more than two decades ago. A 1990 study—published by Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, and co-investigators in the Annals of Internal Medicine—concluded that hearing loss is associated with important adverse effects on the quality of life of elderly persons—effects which are reversible with hearing aids.
For more information on World Mental Health Day, visit the World Federation for Mental Health at www.wfmh.org. For more information on National Depression Screening Day, visit www.mentalhealthscreening.org.
About Hearing Aids
Research shows that hearing loss is frequently associated with other physical, mental, and emotional health conditions, and that people who address their hearing loss often experience better quality of life. Eight out of 10 hearing aid users, in fact, say they're satisfied with the changes that have occurred in their lives specifically due to their hearing aids—from how they feel about themselves to the positive changes they see in their relationships, social interactions, and work lives.
When people with even mild hearing loss use hearing aids, they often improve their job performance; enhance their communication skills; increase their earnings potential; improve their professional and interpersonal relationships; stave off depression; gain an enhanced sense of control over their lives; and better their quality of life.
Here are five little-known facts about today's hearing aids:
1. They're virtually invisible. Many of today's hearing aids sit discreetly and comfortably inside the ear canal, providing both natural sound quality, and discreet and easy use.
2. They automatically adjust to all kinds of soundscapes. Recent technological advances with directional microphones have made hearing aids far more versatile than ever before—and in a broad range of sound environments.
3. You can enjoy water sports and sweat while wearing them. Waterproof digital hearing aids have arrived. This feature is built into some newly designed hearing aids for those concerned about water, humidity, and dust. This feature suits the active lifestyles of swimmers, skiers, snowboarders, intensive sports enthusiasts and anyone working in dusty, demanding environments.
4. They work with smartphones, home entertainment systems and other electronics. Wireless, digital hearing aids are now the norm. That means seamless connectivity—directly into your hearing aid(s) at volumes that are just right for you—from your smartphone, MP3 player, television and other high-tech gadgets.
5. They're always at the ready. A new rechargeable feature on some newly designed hearing aids allows you to recharge your hearing aids every night, so they're ready in the morning. It's super convenient—and there's no more fumbling with small batteries.
For more information on hearing loss, visit www.BetterHearing.org.


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Though 49ers safety Dashon Goldson's boss thought it was a legal hit, the NFL disagreed, and fined Goldson $21,000 for his hit on Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
He was penalized for the hit during the game, but said he wasn't going to let the league's enforced charitable donation change his style of play.
"Hits like that definitely draw attention for the simple fact of what they're trying to accomplish in this league with helmet-to-helmet [hits] and the safety of players or whatever they want to call it," Goldson said, via Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee. "That's going to definitely raise a flag every time you go in there for a tackle. But like I said, as football players we can't think about that."
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Thursday the hit was perfectly clean because Goldson wrapped as he hit.
"He hit him right here in the chest area," Fangio said. "I think what's happened is if it looks bad, the league has told the officials to err on the side of caution. . . .
"A lot of times if they don't see it all and it's a bang-bang play — it's a hard play for them to see sometimes — they're going to err on the side of safety and throw the flag."
Goldson added the fine letter to a growing pile. He said he planned to appeal, and that many of his big hits that drew penalties this year did not result in fines. In fact, his biggest deductions have come for uniform violations for the length of his socks, as he estimated he's accumulated $70,000 worth of those.
Whether he's a dirty player or not, $70,000 worth of sock fines is ridiculous, and a poor investment on Goldson's part.


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Up Close With NYC's Mayoral Candidates: Bill Thompson (D)
Listen this week at 7:40 a.m. and 5 p.m. for profiles of each of the leading candidates, and scroll down for more candidates' profiles.
This isn't former Comptroller Bill Thompson's first rodeo. Four years ago he ran against and lost to Mayor Bloomberg by 4.6 percent, but this race has been different altogether. Last time around it was his adamant stance on term limits that lit a fire under his campaign; in this race he may not have such a clear rallying point.


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Cotter Pins 2.5mm x 20mm - Pack of 50
A cotter pin is a metal or steel two-pronged pin with a rounded head. The two prongs are referred to as tines (or tails).
In bearmaking they are used as a connector inside the fabric and between discs to secure the bear's limbs and/or head to its body and make it mobile. After passing the cotter pin through the discs from inside the limbs and/or head to inside the body, the prongs, or tails, are separated or splayed apart (using either long nose pliers or a cotter pin turner). Then each prong, or tail, is independently rolled down into a tight curl so that it touches the disc and provides a secure fit to the limb or head/body connection.
They are also a preferred choice for use in miniature/smaller bears where it would be difficult to use another option such as the slot-head screw/locknut connection.
This cotter pin is 2.5mm thick and 20mm long. Sold as a pack of 50.


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Thanks for every ones comments and concern about the cop. Don't worry, I would definitely take the steps to make sure I was safe and would tell someone if something is up. Just a reminder to everyone to be safe and stay alert out on their running paths. Even though I usually run with my Ipod, I always am super aware and alert, especially since so many drivers are crazy out there!
Anyways, the plane ride up north was when I realized something. I was boarding the plane and the two people in front of me were very elderly. These two below reminded me of them.
It was super windy out and the old man's hat almost blew off. I said, "Ha, ha, you gotta be careful out here huh! It's so windy." They pretty much both glared at me like I had just spoken to them in a different language, or said something offensive. I looked around to see if there was anyone else nearby that maybe they were angry with. Nope, that look was directed towards me. Cool. Thanks.
I get in my seat next to a guy, age ranging from 18-21. I took Jet Blue so there are TVs in the back of every seat. He was watching a football game that I wanted to watch so I asked him what the channel was. He looked at me with this look that was like seriously? and then changed the channel down to figure out what channel the game was on. I thank him and I found the game, but unfortunately there was only like four minutes left. After the game I didn't want to watch the after show because I unfortunately I forgot my headphones, thus I wanted to watch something that I could still understand without sound. I looked at his little TV. It was women's collegiate bowling. The NCAA championships. Not only am I amazed that this is actually a college sport, but I'm interested and want to watch. I ask him again what channel it's on. This seemed to be like I'm pulling out his teeth.
I then decide that now is the perfect time to make small talk. I said, "Wow, that's pretty crazy that this is a college sport!" He looked at me like I was an idiot, "Yea." It was then I realized that the day after Christmas, maybe people weren't so happy to fly? Or maybe people just hated me? It was an experience for the books so I just slumped down in my seat and enjoyed the rest of my 45 minute flight. I felt like I was 'that girl' who was the annoying passenger next to you on the plane that you don't want to talk to.
Tonight I'm going to the gym again to hit up the weights. I am still sore though, I forgot how weak the rest of my body is. Something definitely to work on. Good luck to all those racing this weekend, including all the PF Changers in AZ! :) Have fun!


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This word cloud shows the 25 mis-transcriptions I found when I compared Ancestry's transcription with Find My Past's for the 1841 England and Wales Census. All the corrections were submitted but it has highlighted a need not to rely on one company and, as one of my G+ followers pointed out 'wildcard searches are a must'.
I must admit though, I'd have never thought to look for Weares (Stears) or Keer(s).


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Insurance News
June 12, 2009
Missouri Department of Insurance bars auto insurer from writing new business in the state
Jefferson City, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Insurance has issued a cease-and-desist order against a Chicago-based auto insurance company, citing numerous consumer complaints and violations of state law. Department Director John M. Huff issued the order on June 11, forbidding Universal Casualty Company from writing any new business in Missouri until certain allegations are resolved.
According to the director's order, the company violated Missouri insurance laws by:
- Failing to respond to or properly investigate claims filed by policyholders within a timely manner;
- Failing to respond to inquiries from the Department of Insurance, which is investigating consumer complaints;
- Improperly denying claims; and
- Offering unreasonably low dollar amounts for claims.
Department of Insurance statistics show Universal Casualty has more than 13 times the typical number of consumer complaints for a company its size. The department's most recent complaint index for the company is 1354. A complaint index of 100 is considered average. The department has received 63 consumer complaints against the company in 2009, compared to 18 for the previous three years.
"The department has serious concerns about Universal Casualty's ability to comply with Missouri consumer protection laws and treat its customers fairly," said Huff, director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP). "We need to be convinced that the company has sufficient staffing and resources for handling insurance claims. Until then, we cannot allow the company to sell new policies in Missouri."
The order forbids Universal Casualty from writing new business in Missouri - it can continue servicing its current policyholders in the state. According to Department of Insurance market share reports, the company wrote $5.9 million in premiums in 2008.
The investigation into Universal Casualty is ongoing, and consumers with complaints are encouraged to call the department's Consumer Insurance Hotline at 1-800-726-7390 or file a complaint at insurance.mo.gov.
About the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) is responsible for consumer protection through the regulation of financial industries and professionals. The department's seven divisions work to enforce state regulations both efficiently and effectively while encouraging a competitive environment for industries and professions to ensure consumers have access to quality products.


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Sunday, 29 August 2010
Horse Portraits
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Well this is what I've been up to. I'm at a fair this coming weekend so after looking through my display items I found I was seriously lacking in the horse portraits department so I got on with this little number. I did get on with it at a rate of knots so the progress shots are shown below. My only thoughts now are whether or not I should add a background, just a subtle graduated background instead of plain white...I'm not too sure....
Also I have some sad news, my little guinea pig Treacle has died. She had a tumour removed at the beginning of the summer and looked to be fully recovered but she then went off her food so I had been making sure she had enough to eat. The past week she had been so well she was running around the garden with Bob the rabbit, her best friend. Sadly on Thursday morning I knew immediately something was wrong as she always races about and squeaks madly when someone is in the house but there was no noise and she had simply curled up and gone to sleep. We buried her underneath Bob's favourite tree stump in their pen with lots of hay to keep her appetite satisfied.
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Saturday, 21 August 2010
Dog Portraits, Oscar
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Oscar looks slightly odd at the moment because the underneath of his chin is missing so he seems to have a slightly narrow pointed muzzle.
As mentioned in my last post, I'm discovering this support is not suited to blending really as fine detail is lost. I've been using derwent coloursofts and prismacolours which are really creamy pencils but have now spent quite a while sorting out all of my pencils back into brand types and the leonberger will be completed with derwent artists and studio pencils to see if finer details can be portrayed when using drier and harder pencils which don't blend quite so easily.
Friday, 20 August 2010
Dog Portraits, Oscar
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So things have moved on a little with Oscar's portrait and the ear is now starting to take shape. It's surprising how many colours make up any fur, although this is a liver and white spaniel I can see pinks, chocolates, blacks, even a touch of purple here and there and that is why it takes so long to produce any sort of art. Even graphite portraits contain hundreds of shades of grey, each of which must be added to ensure a realistic feel.
I'm now beginning to find out the pitfalls of this pastel paper, and although I love the ready made background shades, I'm finding it a little too rough to show fine pencil lines. I want to show individual hairs on he ears but the roughness means the fine lines are being lost and layering is giving a more smooth finish. This isn't wrong by any means but my fine detail type of work is maybe not so suited to this type of paper, but then again I may like the softer portrait it will produce so perhaps my style just needs to change a little. It is a much faster support to work on I find which I cannot explain but the speed with which the portrait is shaping up is fantastic. Anyway, I've now gotten hold of the leonberger photo and I can't wait to start it so I'll need to crack the whip and get on with Oscar.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Dog Portraits, Oscar
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As promised, the first instalment of Oscar the springer spaniel. This is to be a birthday gift but it isn't a surprise as the birthday boy chose his present!
Oscar is a working spaniel and is 5 years old. He only has eyes for his Dad and is quite aloof with anyone else so I've been told.
His owner has always had springers for beating and picking up but it seems Oscar is by far the most intelligent and obedient, thus his owner absolutely adores him and wants a lasting reminder of his most precious dog.
After Oscar I'm hoping to begin work on a leonberger, my first portrait of this breed so that should be fun!
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Dog Portraits, Bramble
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Well I did get back into the swing of things and Bramble is now completed. I've already started a springer spaniel for a birthday gift and I am able to blog it so will do so soon. We are off to Monmouth show tomorrow and then Kington tractor show on Saturday so Willow and myself will be ambling around fields watching Ronnie pick through rusty tractor parts as usual!
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A couple of weeks ago, sisters Karen and Sindy Laucel joined the exodus of youths from Central America, hoping to reconnect with their mother, who had left this farming village a decade ago in search of work in the U.S.
With so many heading north, now seemed the time to reunite. The teens filled a single backpack with three days' worth of clothes, and their mother paid a coyote, or guide, to take her daughters and a 10-year-old girl from the village to the U.S. border nearly 2,000 miles away.
Crossing the Suchiate River into Mexico on an inner tube and traveling mostly by bus, they seemed to be among the lucky ones. They avoided the extortion, rape and other crimes so prevalent along the route — up until the moment an immigration agent pulled them from a bus in central Mexico.
Held for a week in a shelter near Mexico City with dozens of other girls and boys, they ate pizza and watched telenovelas until they were dispatched back home.
"I cried and cried and cried," said Karen, 15. "Only when I finally saw all the other girls did I calm down."
Sindy, a year older, has memorized her mother's phone number in North Carolina, and said she just wanted to get to know her.
"I know her only by photos," Sindy said.
Some Central Americans feel encouraged by rumors that children who cross into the United States will be allowed to stay. But other fundamental reasons fueling migration have remained unchanged for decades: family unification, hometown violence, inescapable poverty and lack of opportunity.
Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America, are among the poorest and most dangerous countries in the hemisphere. Plagued by ruthless street gangs and a growing presence of Mexican drug traffickers, the countries have seen homicide rates grow by 99% over the last decade, with the current rate five times that of the United States, according to a new study by the British-based Action on Armed Violence.
Karen and Sindy's father and grandfather were shot to death in unsolved killings. The family can no longer afford to pay for Sindy's schooling. The town where they live, Horcones, in Jutiapa state near the border with El Salvador, can't pay its electricity or water bills to the federal government.
The homes, by contrast, reflect the wealth of remittances, money sent back by those who have migrated to the U.S. Many are well-constructed, with solid sheet-metal roofs and fancy Greek-style columns. In the Laucel house, the kitchen has a sparkling new Whirlpool refrigerator, although it is nearly empty, and a matching four-burner range, which is not plugged in. But the money arrives sporadically and lends itself to big-ticket purchases rather than steady sustenance.
Karen and Sindy's mother, Mirna, is one of five siblings; all but one are in the Southeastern United States, sending money home and frequently calling the children they left behind. Mirna has never been back to visit.
The Obama administration says it detained more than 50,000 "unaccompanied minors" trying to cross the border in the first half of this year.
In fact, the smuggling of people to the U.S. is big business. Coyotes, who in Mexico are often descendants of some of the country's most vicious drug cartels, can charge $7,000 or more for a single migrant. These networks may in fact be stimulating the current exodus by lying about the difficulties of the journey and giving false promises about what lies ahead, experts say.
"The majority of parents are there [in the U.S.] and they are asking for their children to join them," said Merlin Palma, a homemaker and mother of two waiting her turn at the Horcones beauty salon. "Coyotes take them, but it's dangerous. They promise you a thousand things, but on the way it's different. The kids suffer."
The United States has repeatedly asked Mexico to take stronger steps to block passage by Central Americans heading toward the U.S. border, but enforcement has been spotty. The Mexican immigration department says the number of minors apprehended has increased by about 7% this year.
Those making the journey often try to pass themselves off as Mexicans, learning the vernacular and wearing fancy sunglasses.
In El Carmen, a Guatemalan city on the border with Mexico, scores of adults and children were arriving in buses one day last week and hurrying over to rafts waiting to take them across the river.
The route was under the same bridge where Mexican immigration authorities were posted. The migrants would land a few feet away and scramble up a bank, largely undetected — perhaps deliberately — by the agents.
Farther inland in Quetzaltenango, at a government-run shelter for deported minors, about 40 youngsters were being held the other day, waiting for relatives who must present a birth certificate to pick them up. Authorities queried the relatives about why the children had left home, and showed the relatives films about the horrors that befall migrants trying to cross Mexico.
Among the relatives was Soila Salazar, Karen and Sindy's grandmother, who was relieved to see them. "I was desperate when they left, so worried," she said. "But there are so many problems here."
Ludvin Lima Gonzalez, 15, was there as well, waiting for his mother, Aura.
Back home a couple of days later in Nueva Concepcion, in the gang-terrorized state of Escuintla, south of Guatemala City, Ludvin said he wanted to go north to help his impoverished family. He has 10 siblings, ages 7 to 32, and a sick father who can't work. The family lives off meager corn crops.
"It's very dangerous here," Ludvin said under the almond trees shading his home's dirt patio, his father languishing in a hammock.
Some of his friends have been killed for refusing to join the gangs, and members of the family could tick off a series of recent slayings. "You look at them the wrong way and they kill you," Ludvin said.
"It is painful" to see a child leave, said Aura Gonzalez, 49. "You ask God to protect them. But that's the necessity."
As in neighboring El Salvador and Honduras, street gangs — some whose roots are in Los Angeles — have occupied large parts of Guatemala. The three countries have been trying to recover from civil wars and other conflict in the 1980s and '90s.
The choice for children is bleak, said the Rev. Gerardo Salazar, a priest in the Nueva Concepcion parish.
"You dedicate yourself to drugs and violence, or you grab the road to the United States, as complicated as that is," he said.
At every Sunday Mass, Salazar said, he is asked to pray for young people killed in town, where about $12 is all it takes to hire an assassin.
Back in Horcones, Sindy and Karen arrived home on Saturday. They went straight to their rooms, where all their belongings were packed in boxes, since they hadn't been expected to come back.
Karen, thin and compact, seemed withdrawn, reluctant to talk much. Sindy, her full face surrounded by a bouquet of dark curls, vacillated between chatterbox and shy teenager.
Sindy said the camaraderie of the other children tempered her fear on the perilous journey through Mexico.
"I was going along happy, with all the other kids, and thinking I was finally going to get to know my mom," she said. She said she was told to surrender to U.S. immigration officials when she reached that border and that all would be well. But she didn't get that far.
She thought perhaps the Mexican immigration authorities zeroed in on her because she was "shaking so much." Most of the other minors were Honduran; she, her sister and the 10-year-old were the only Guatemalans on the bus.
Now, back home, all she wanted was to take a bath and to sleep. And then, maybe, to try again.
"I don't want to give up," Sindy said.
Times staff photographer Michael Robinson Chavez in El Carmen and special correspondent Anna Bevan in Quetzaltenango contributed to this report.


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Gila Wilderness
IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Gila Wilderness (map) in 1964 and it now has a total of 559,311 acres. All of this wilderness is located in New Mexico and is managed by the Forest Service.
DescriptionOn June 3, 1924, at Aldo Leopold's insistence, Gila became the world's first designated Wilderness area (and also New Mexico's largest Wilderness). Today this is one of the best destinations for backpackers in America. High mesas, rolling hills, and deep canyons distinguish the eastern portions, as do pinion and juniper woodland and a few grassland areas. Ponderosa pines blanket the central portion, with sheer cliffs outlining the Gila River. The west and southwest portions boast high mountains, particularly the Mogollon Range, with elevations up to 10,895 feet and steep canyons carved from the drainages of Turkey Creek and Mogollon Creek. The three forks and the Gila River run year-round, with creeks, springs, and tanks serving as alternative water sources. Searching for hot springs is worthwhile, but don't dunk your head in the water if you find one--some of the springs contain a microorganism that can enter the brain and cause death. An extensive trail system provides access to the Wilderness. Winter temperatures are mild during the day at lower elevations, but they fall to well below freezing at night. The higher elevations are usually snowpacked Dec. - Feb. July and August suffer the hottest temperatures, along with frequent heavy rains that can produce flash floods.
Planning to Visit the Gila Wilderness?
- Print a fact sheet
- General things to consider when visiting any wilderness
- Regulations
- Contact the Forest Service
- Visit the National Forest wilderness website
Leave No TraceHow to follow the seven standard Leave No Trace principles differs in different parts of the country (desert vs. Rocky Mountains). Click on any of the principles listed below to learn more about how they apply in the Gila Wilderness.
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
- Dispose of Waste Properly
- Leave What You Find
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Hailey Gibson, ReporterJune 7, 2018Filed under Photos
I took this on May 30,2018, with my iPhone 7. This is the hall by the art hallway. There are no filters on it.
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This photo was taken on journalism teacher Janet Shideler's school issued iPad.
Raina Armstrong, Reporter
Taken with Samsung J3 camera at the front of the school.
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eComStation is very fragile.. it's easy to destroy the system (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6375). How to restore system files? There is desktop backup already, .. it's not enough.
RUS: Vista mechanism: http://soft.cnews.ru/articles/os/138/?&n=1
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* use checkpoints, so you can select which state to restore
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Origin: Nain
Nain, a small town in central Iran located halfway between Isfahan and Yazd on the edge of the vast desert plateau.
Abstract floral decoration consisting of arabesques; boteh, flowers, spirals, leaves, etc ... With the edges of the patterns always underlined by brilliant contrasts in natural silk.
Typical associated colors are beige, ivory, white, sapphire, rarely light green.
Carpets of great finesse with a concentration of 17.000 +- 3.600 to +- knots/dm².
This carpet is knotted with the Persian knot (farsbaf).
Warp and weft in cotton.
The pile is in wool and natural silk.
Nain produced only since sixty years. You should also know that the market offer carpets since twenty years look like the Nain that are knotted, more broadly, in the Khorasan (Birjand, Nishapur, Kachmar and Tabas) west of the same region and Baboul near the Caspian Sea, with a concentration of 1,500 to 2,500 knots/dm².
The quality of this rug is determined by the denomination "Nain 9la", "Nain 6la" or "Nain 4la", where "La" means the number of twisted cotton wires in each warp (the fringes of a hand knotted carpet are an extension of the warps).
Who less the value of "La", who finer the carpet is knotted and who more the carpet will be expensive.
Only the finest merit the name of Nain:
- The 9la (No-Lah) from 3500 to 5500 knots/dm²
- The 6la (Shish-Lah) from 8500 to 10000 nodes/dm²
- The 4la from 12,000 to 17,000 knots/dm²


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· any cone-shaped artifact
Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact
2. cone - noun
· a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
Synonym(s): conoid, cone_shape
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· cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
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Hypernym(s): cheat, rip_off, chisel
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Hubble Again Views Saturn's Rings Edge-On
Saturn's magnificent ring system is seen tilted edge-on - for the second time in 1995 - in this Hubble telescope picture taken Aug. 10, when the planet was 895 million miles (1,440 million kilometers) away from Earth. Hubble snapped the image as Earth sped back across Saturn's ring plane to the sunlit side of the rings.
Several of Saturn's icy moons are visible as tiny star-like objects in or near the ring plane. On May 22, 1995 Earth dipped below the ring plane, giving observers a brief look at the backlit side of the rings. Ring-plane crossing events occur approximately every 15 years. Earthbound observers won't have as good a view until the year 2038.
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Hope College will host the annual Summer Undergraduate Michigan Mathematics Research (SUMMR) Conference on Monday, July 21, with approximately 65 participants attending.
The event will include research students and faculty from Hope, Central Michigan University and Grand Valley State University, and will be held at the A. Paul Schaap Science Center. The conference will include presentations on a total of 18 research projects.
The campus community is invited to attend. Admission is free.
The projects will be presented in six 20-minute blocks starting at 9:30 a.m. and concluding at 1:45 p.m., with three running concurrently, in different locations, during each session.
The six Hope presentations will be in room 1128 of the science center. The Hope topics and presenters are:
9:30 a.m.: "Pseudo-Orbit Shadowing in Continuous Decreasing Functions On the Unit Interval," by Dan Lithio, Alex Berrian and Forrest Gordon;
9:55 a.m.: "Keeping a Bicycle Upright: A Mathematical Modeling Project," by Blair Williams;
10:30 a.m.: "A Linear Trend Test for Including Duplicate Genotype Data in a Genetic Test for Association," by Bryce Borchers, Marshall Brown and Brian McLellan;
10:55 a.m.: "Turning Out the Lights," by Victoria Elandt, Nicholas James, Kathryn Johnson and Zachary Mitchell;
1 p.m.: "Necklaces, Symmetry, and Irreducible Representations of Wreath Products," by Joshua Kinder and Sarah Cobb;
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http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/11/ten-worst-teams-amazing-race-history10. Nick DeCarlo and Vicki Casciola, 26, Dating couple from Henderson NV (Season 17):Nick had one of the more violent tempers on the show, and could lose it pretty quickly. His losing it as often as he did often reduced poor Vicki to tears.9. Mark and Michael Munoz, 48 and 51, Brothers and Stuntmen from Los Angeles CA and Maui HI (Season 17):Mark and Michael managed to garner the most penalties in Amazing Race history, getting three in a row between two legs. One such penalty was a result of their trying to hide bike pumps that were needed to complete a task from the other teams in the 7th leg of the race.8. Sam and Dan McMillen, 23 and 21, Gay brothers from Liberty MO (Season 15):The brothers bickered with one another constantly, and most notably during the Switchback Haystack Roadblock. Their villainous act occurred in the 10th leg of their race, when they bribed competitors Brian and Erickas taxi driver to take them to their next leg, leaving the married couple stranded behind.7. Kisha and Jen Hoffman, 28 and 24, Sisters from Bronx NY and Louisville KY (Seasons 14 and 18):In season 14, they argued with Mother/Son team Margie and Luke on one leg, and wound up getting into a nasty confrontation with them on the mat at the Pit Stop. The two also suffered from problems communicating with each other as well. They managed to redeem themselves when they returned for Season 19, Unfinished Business, where they won the race.6. Art Velez and JJ Carrell, 43 and 42, Friends and Border Patrol Agents from Temecula and Carlsbad CA (Season 20):The agents, who were nice in the first half of their race, even donating half their winnings from a first-place finish leg to competitors Mark and Bopper, were also kind of cocky, and ended up bullying competitors Nary and Jamie later on because they figured out that the two were not teachers like they claimed, but were really federal agents instead. They also formally ended their alliance with eventual winners Dave and Rachel, because they didnt U-turn Brendon and Rachel during one leg.5. Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek, Team Guido, Life Partners (Seasons 1 and 11):All-together unfriendly, sneaky, petty and full of themselves, they are best remembered for causing the shows first major fight in a Tunisian airport that had to be broken up by security in Season 1. Karma paid them back big time in the final leg, when they wound up so far behind the other two teams that they never finished the race and were instead informed of Rob and Brennans win via a note. They were somewhat nicer the second time around in Season 11s All-Stars Edition, but didnt make it quite as far.4. Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly, 31 and 27, Engaged Big Brother Stars from Westwood CA (Season 20):Perhaps one of the most argumentative couples in recent Race history, their constant bickering, and Rachels incessant crying every time something didnt go her way made them impossible to like. Rachel cried over something either Brendon or another competitor said every single leg of the race, and if she wasnt crying about that, she cried about how badly she perceived that she and Brendon were doing that leg. The race can get emotionalbut her emotional immaturity that made her seem like a five-year-old constantly throwing a temper tantrum was over the top .3. Natalie and Nadiya Anderson, 26, Twins from Edgewater NJ (Season 21):Though their season is still underway, the Senegalese twinnies have already proven that they are not a good team, constantly annoying and making terrible comments about their fellow competitors. Their shining moment as villians (thus far) occurred in the 6th leg of the race, when they found fellow competitors James and Abbas money for that leg on the floor of a travel agency, and instead of giving it back to them, kept it for themselves. This move would have ended the race for James and Abba had they not met nice people on the streets of Bangladesh who helped pay their way.2. Carol Rosenfeld and Brandy Snow, 47 and 40, Dating couple from Los Angeles CA (Season 16):They started off the race on a sour note with Brent and Caite by mad-mouthing Caite at the airport to her fellow competitors, informing them that she was the famous Miss South Carolina at Teen USA 2007 who couldnt answer a question about World Geography. They continually made incessant remarks about the two, resulting in Brent and Caite U-turning them in their ninth and final leg. After Brent and Caites third place finish across the finish line, the insults and remarks continued, after Caite extended an olive branch that was rejected by Brandy. Their arrogance and loud-mouthed attitudes made them awful to watch, and impossible to root for.1. Jonathon Baker and Victoria Fuller, 42 and 32, Married Entrepreneurs from Los Angeles CA (Season 6):The most explosive bickering team of all time, their bickering culminated in a moment when Jonathon physically pushed his wife to the ground, something that shocked viewers and still stands out in Amazing Race history.
So subjective, lol.I would have maybe included the first quitters...Marshall and Lance.
Every TV show, whether its scripted, reality, pre-taped, or live-action, always has at least one villain thrown into the mix. This holds true mostly every season on CBSs reality show, The Amazing Race. In 21 seasons, teams have either schemed maliciously to get ahead of competitors, come to physical and verbal blows with each other, or just plain whined so much, that they go down more in infamy for how they treated others than they do for how far they got in a race around the world. Here are the Top 10 who will live in infamy for either their conniving ways, or their plain bad teamwork.
I don't think any of the teams are bad. None deserve to be on that list since every team who has ever raced is amazing.
And I'll include Nadiya and Natalie in that list if they continue to TWINNNNNIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE all the way or that team is stupid, stupid this stupid that all the way throughout the rest of the race. No difference from Art and JJ whining.
9. Marshall & Lance - They verbally and visually attacked Charla & Mirna in season 5 just because they "hated them so much" for no real reason. They also sent Charla & Mirna an angry letter in an all-stars mailbag Roadblock. That's low right there. But more memorably, they were tired out quitters. So happy the epic bowling moms beat them one final time.
Quote from: Joab on November 11, 2012, 12:11:02 AMAnd I'll include Nadiya and Natalie in that list if they continue to TWINNNNNIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE all the way or that team is stupid, stupid this stupid that all the way throughout the rest of the race. No difference from Art and JJ whining.yes it is.
Quote from: RachelLeVega on November 10, 2012, 10:17:26 PM9. Marshall & Lance - They verbally and visually attacked Charla & Mirna in season 5 just because they "hated them so much" for no real reason. They also sent Charla & Mirna an angry letter in an all-stars mailbag Roadblock. That's low right there. But more memorably, they were tired out quitters. So happy the epic bowling moms beat them one final time.They hated Charla and Mirna cause they are annoying.
Well I can't argue with the fact after their airport drama across the world, but I loved Mirna's cookie with licorice song. It's so catchy. But maybe we can all agree Linda & Karen were truly the team you love to root for to go far. lol
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A popular blood pressure drug also appears to reduce the stress of being born and curb symptoms of autism in rodents. Though critics say the findings may not apply to people, the work could reveal new understandings—and treatments—for the complex neurodevelopmental disorder.
Our brains are naturally hyperactive in utero, at least according to rodent studies. High levels of chloride inside neurons keep these cells buzzing with electrical activity, which may promote rapid brain development and growth, says Yehezkel Ben-Ari, a neuroscientist at the biomedical research agency INSERM's Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology in Marseille, France, and acting CEO of Neurochlore, a company that develops treatments for developmental disorders. During labor, however, the release of a hormone called oxytocin causes chloride ion levels in cells to drop, calming these neurons down. That, in turn, appears to help babies deal with the stress of childbirth, Ben-Ari suggests.
Because complications during labor have been associated with higher rates of autism, Ben-Ari and his colleagues speculate that this protective switch may not occur for babies who go on to develop the disorder. The team tested its hypothesis in two separate rodent models of autism. One group of mice had the most common genetic mutation associated with the human disorder—it's seen in 2% to 6% of people with autism—while a group of rats was exposed in utero to sodium valproate, an epilepsy drug known to significantly increase risk of autism in children whose mothers take the medication. Although there's no way to create a truly "autistic" animal, these mice and rats have social deficits similar to those seen in people with the condition: Some lack interest in new companions, for example, and don't react—squeak in distress—as much when separated from their mothers.
Using electrodes to measure the flow of current in and out of neurons of the rodent fetuses in utero and after they were born, the researchers found that chloride levels were higher than average in the embryonic brain cells of the "autistic" animals, and stayed that way through adulthood. EEG tests showed abnormally large and powerful oscillations in the rodents' hippocampi, where memories are processed and stored, suggesting that brain activity was not being properly controlled. Normal rats and mice, in contrast, had high levels of chloride inside their neurons in utero, but these dropped soon after delivery and their brain activity appeared normal.
Next, the team tested whether bumetanide, a drug that blocks chloride transport channels in neurons and is frequently prescribed for high blood pressure, could lower chloride and restore normal neuron function in the autistic rodents. In 2012, the team had conducted a small clinical trial with the drug, finding that it modestly improved social behaviors in children with mild autism. Ben-Ari and his colleagues laced the drinking water of pregnant mice and rats with the bumetanide, then once again measured their offspring's neuronal chloride levels and excitability before and after birth. Chloride levels and brain activity were restored to approximately normal levels in both groups, the researchers report online today in Science. In addition, adult autistic mice treated with the drug resumed more normal social behaviors.
Ben-Ari believes the new work underscores the value of ongoing clinical trials of bumetanide in children who have already begun to show symptoms of autism. He does not foresee that the drug will be administered prenatally to pregnant mothers, however, as there is no way to diagnose autism in the womb.
Others remain cautious: Because human brains develop at vastly different rates from rodent brains—3 to 4 weeks of development in people is equivalent to a day or less in mice, for example—the team's observations may not hold in human autism, notes Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom, a neuroscientist at Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Larry Young, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, shares DiCicco-Bloom's concern that the authors of the new study are too quick to equate rodent models with humans, but says it is "very exciting" to see evidence that hormonal signaling between mother and child during birth can make changes to brain circuitry that last a long time.
Overall, the study is "pretty awesome," DiCicco-Bloom says. "I don't think that anyone would have predicted" that chloride levels would be abnormally high in both models of autism, or that just one treatment with bumetanide before birth could correct them, he says. Although there is no way to diagnose or treat autism before birth in humans, he says, a host of obstetrical complications have been associated with higher risk of autism and intellectual disability. "This could be one of the mechanisms by which that occurs," he says."
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William Faulkner is born this day near Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner's father was the business manager of the University of Mississippi, and his mother was a literary woman who encouraged Faulkner and his three brothers to read.
Faulkner was a good student but lost interest in studies during high school. He dropped out sophomore year and took a series of odd jobs while writing poetry.
In 1918, his high school girlfriend, Estelle Oldham, married another man, and Faulkner left Mississippi. He joined the British Royal Flying Corps, but World War I ended before he finished his training in Canada, and he returned to Mississippi. A neighbor funded the publication of his first book of poems, The Marble Faun (1924). His first novel, Soldiers' Pay, was published two years later.
In 1929, Faulkner finally married Estelle, his high school sweetheart, who had divorced her first husband after having two children. The couple bought a ruined mansion near Oxford and began restoring it while Faulkner finished The Sound and the Fury, published in October 1929. The book opens with the interior monologue of a developmentally disabled mute character. His next book, As I Lay Dying (1930), featured 59 different interior monologues. Light in August (1932) and Absalom, Absalom (1936) also challenged traditional forms of fiction.
Faulkner's difficult novels did not earn him enough money to support his family, so he supplemented his income selling short stories to magazines and working as a Hollywood screenwriter. He wrote two critically acclaimed films, both starring Humphrey Bogart: To Have and Have Not was based on an Ernest Hemingway novel, and The Big Sleep was based on a mystery by Raymond Chandler.
Faulkner's reputation received a significant boost with the publication of The Portable Faulkner (1946), which included his many stories set in Yoknapatawpha county. Three years later, in 1949, he won the Nobel Prize in literature. His Collected Stories (1950) won the National Book Award. During the rest of his life, he lectured frequently on university campuses. He died of a heart attack at age 65.


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Employees work together to improve individuals' lives
Kathleen Flanagan learned early on in her career to plan for success, to get out of her comfort zone, and to nurture the butterflies in her stomach that came with both.
Thirty years later, as Abt Associates CEO, that advice has paid off; Flanagan took away the award of executive of the year in the greater than $300 million category at the 11th annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards presented by the Fairfax, Va., Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council.
Her advice to others is the same advice that she got when she started working at the company.
"Take one step further than the one that feels most comfortable to you," Flanagan said.
She gives that advice to her employees, too. At Abt Associates, participation and feedback are encouraged, and Flanagan holds quarterly CEO breakfasts with her staff to get a sense of what they're thinking and what suggestions they have.
It's also at these meetings that Flanagan discusses strategy and talks about the company's goals and objectives going forward; that way, everyone is in the loop, working together toward a common goal.
"Keeping your finger on the pulse of your organization and its culture is really important," Flanagan said.
For Abt Associates, a company that has 2,700 employees across the globe, collaboration is important. When people work together, they learn from each other and are able to leverage all the skills they have to better meet the customer's mission, Flanagan said.
The company's number one mission is to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of individuals worldwide. Abt focuses on health care, employment, education and environment and climate, which are all areas that impact individuals across the world.
These are areas that impact peoples' lives on a daily basis, and that's the sort of thing that people can get behind; it's what excites Abt's employees and drives them to work hard and make an impact that betters others' lives, she said.
When people come to the company, they come to work toward this goal, and in exit interviews, people always comment about the positive impact that company has made on the individuals that it serves, Flanagan said.
"We're a private company, and so while we strive to be financially healthy, it's not a requirement that we maximize profits," she said. That allows Abt Associates to strike a unique balance between mission success and being financially healthy.
One of the company's most successful projects is a website called Nursing Home Compare, which allows people to go online and look at the quality of care at various caregiving facilities.
As the demographics change, and more people become elderly, their children and other caregivers are looking to give them the best quality care that they can. Nursing Home Compare facilitates this, allowing them to use its website to figure out which care is most suitable for their loved ones.
This is the kind of impact that Flanagan is looking for. It's what made her apply to the company after she finished graduate school 30 years ago, and it's what keeps her going today.
As the company enters its 50th year in 2014, it will face the fiscal challenges that the entire marketplace faces. Flanagan refers to them as rough waters.
"But the most important thing, as demonstrated by our 50-year history, is that we have the skills and experience to roll with the waves," she said.
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[JGRMX Yamaha's James Stewart entertained more than 59,000 fans at the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis last Saturday as the former champion charged back from a first lap crash to classify fifth in what was the ninth round of seventeen in the AMA SX/FIM World Championship series.
After winning his heat race across a grippy and challenging layout Stewart had high hopes of taking a fifth podium result of the season (and perhaps a second victory after his win in Oakland) but his expectations were dashed with a poor getaway from the line and a slip on the first lap that left him eighteenth from the twenty riders.
At the front of the pack Stewart's team-mate Davi Millsaps grabbed the holeshot and circulated on the fringes of the top three, eventually being passed by the number '7' and Kevin Windham in the closing stages. Stewart made it all the way up to fifth and collected 16 points.
"Something happened off the gate and I got a really bad start and I fell on the first lap so I was even further back but I was riding really well and got back through the pack up until Davi," said the Floridian who is third in the standings and 53 points behind reigning champion and winner in Missouri Ryan Villopoto. "I got held up a little bit and kinda ran out of time. We'd been struggling all day but finally seemed to find the right setting. So, another bad start but I'm stoked with how it went after that. You bring your own luck on yourself. The further back I start back the more things that can possibly go wrong. That's what happening at the moment. We go to Daytona now and it should be good. The track will be a bit longer and you gotta be in shape to ride that one."
Kyle Cunningham was eighth on the YZ250F in the East Coast Lites series. The AMA Supercross campaign continues onto the Daytona Motor Speedway for round ten next Saturday.
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Crowd: 59, 742
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Lap Record: 0'50.947 (Chad Reed, 2/18/2006)
Last Years Winner: James Stewart
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Developed by Deadline Games A/S, Watchmen: The End is Nigh is a hardcore mature action brawler featuring bloody visceral combat in settings which are reminiscent of the film. Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 1 takes place more than a decade before the film's main story, delving into the partnership of urban vigilantes Rorschach and Nite Owl before the hero-banning Keene Act. In Part 2, the duo team up again as Rorschach contacts Nite Owl to help solve the case of a missing girl, Violet Greene.
Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley, stars of the Watchmen film, also lend their voices to the respective roles of Nite Owl and Rorschach in both episodes of Watchmen: The End is Nigh. Both Rorschach and Nite Owl are playable characters and each features distinct combat abilities, as well as a collection of each of their own unique finishing moves — such as Rorschach's Rage and the technical prowess of Nite Owl's Owlsuit.
Watchmen: The End is Nigh features a split screen co-op multiplayer option in addition to a single-player experience with an A.I. partner. Staying true to the tone of the film on which it's based, Watchmen: The End is Nigh features stunning graphics in moody settings mixed with brutal combat. Players can take on as many as twenty enemies at the same time in bloody, street-fighting gameplay action. The game contains nine chapters, built around events referenced in the film, allowing for hours of intense gameplay.
Providing Watchmen fans with a variety of purchase options, the game will be offered in the following formats.
- Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience is an innovative, retail Blu-ray Hi-Def game and film hybrid which will include Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 and the Watchmen: Director's Cut on Blu-ray. This new cut of the action-packed blockbuster includes an additional 25 minutes of footage not seen in theaters only available on Blu-ray and DVD. The two-disc collectible set will also feature exclusive artwork in a premium package. The game will be playable on the PS3 which can also play the Blu-ray disc of Watchmen: Director's Cut.
- Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 will now be available for the first time as a single game available for the Xbox 360.
- Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 will be available for download on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network and PC in July 2009.
Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 1 was released in March 2009 as a downloadable game for Xbox Live Arcade, PC via download and on the PlayStation Network.
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I am looking into getting a dog for myself. I am 20, live with 2 other guys and go to college. I am trying to decide between a pitbull and a golden retriever. My family has had a golden for 10 years now and I love him, but he lives away from me now. Most of all I am looking for loyalty. Anyway, my question is about pitbulls. As I mentioned before I am a college student so I am a bit strapped for cash, meaning I can't afford a $500-1000 dog. A friend of mine knows somebody who just had a litter of pits born. I don't know much about him yet but from what my friend has told me, the guy and his girlfriend both had pits and they mated unintentionally and produced a litter that he is now going to sell. He is looking for only 150$ per dog. Granted there would be no lifelines, shots, or anything else you get with an experienced breeder. For me, my needs (which are a loyal companion I can love) would it make THAT much of a difference to buy my dog from this guy (I will of course visit and check out the conditions, personality, breeder, and health of the dogs before I ultimately decide) OR should I wait, save my money and buy my dog from a qualified, professional breeder? Will the dogs from the guy have bad temperment, illness, or ultimately be mixed in breed (since I would have no lifelines)? Supposedly, both dogs that accidently mated were pure breds. I need some input from those who know these dogs and can tell me what I should do.
Also I wanted to know about what I should expect to pay to get the dog fully taken care of (shots, worms, spayed/neutered, the whole works) plus I plan on putting it through obedience school. My thought process is that in the end, the better route would be to just buy one from an accredited breeder but again, I'm new to this
Well you will get some good info from one of the real Pit people here, I know.
First - your friends' dogs did not "mate unintentionally." It was quite intentional on the part of the dogs, and quite silly of these people to allow it. I don't think they deserve any money for making a silly mistake and pumping yet more pitbulls into an already overburdened population. If I somehow wound up with a litter of "unintentional" puppies I would not seek to make one dime off them. I think I'd require a hefty little donation to a rescue group or something instead, just to keep an ethical balanced karma thing going.
(There. Got that off my chest!)
Anyhow, you will often find pitbulls, including puppies, through rescue. I'm pretty sure LuckyRescue will be able to fill you in there. Rescue dogs are usually UTD on vacs, and always spay/neutered.
The total cost of s/n, shots & vet care shouldn't be terribly high in any case - a few hundred $$ depending on your vet, over the first year. 8 week ob classes typically run $80-$100US; again it depends on your location.
There's quite a difference between a Golden and a Pit!
Some downsides to Pitbulls:
They are often dog/animal aggressive, though typically sweet with humans. Many municipalities have breed bans or restrictions. Many (if not most) homeowners insurance companies will not insure certain breeds - Pitbulls, Rotties, Chows, Mastiffs, etc. This will make it *extremely* difficult to find rental housing, trust me on this one! I've had Rottweilers for...almost as long as you've been alive, yikes. Back when I was renting, I figured that I was restricted to less than 1% of the rental market. This may account for ads for throw-away dogs that say "moving must sell."
Plus the public perception of the breed is such that you will be critisized often for having a "killer" breed. Plus they are pretty high energy dogs, I think.
Not trying to put you off, just trying to provide a reality check! I adore Pitbulls; I've had a few fosters. Great dogs, extremely smart and I really like their appearance.
Also - puppies are an enormous amount of work to do right. And some breeds are going to be a bit more challenging - I'm guessing a terrier-type dog will be among the "more challenging" category.
Anyhow - I think your thought processes are leading you down the correct path! If you don't go through rescue (best option) then someone who has put some care into breeding healthy, stable dogs would be the next best thing. Same goes for Goldens, too, BTW. Goldens can have quite a few health issues - epilepsy is one I know for sure - that can be very expensive and difficult to deal with in the long run. I have neighbors with two poorly bred Goldens, 3 yo littermates. One has epliepsy and both are in generally poor health - allergies, frequent infections, like that. I've been trying to persuade my neighbors to change diets, but they're not going for it!
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Re: Question about Pitbulls, need advice
[Agree with everything Carina said. Because of media hysteria and breed bans, not to mention uneducated people, owning a pit bull these days is quite a challenge!
That being said, pit bulls are wonderful, loving, sweet dogs. I'll try and comment on your post point by point:
Where do you live? I can probably suggest a good rescue for you to contact. You will be asked to fill out an adoption application so it can be decided if you are a suitable home or not.
Please note: The dog aggression - seen to some degree in most pit bulls - is mostly genetic and CANNOT be trained out, so be prepared for this. If you buy a puppy, you COULD end up with a dog so aggressive it will be difficult to take out in public. With rescue dogs, you at least will have an indication of dog aggression.
In the meantime, here is one of the best sites on the net for pit bulls. I suggest you read it thoroughly!
Don't hesitate to ask any further questions you may have
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Thanks for all the great info! I really do appreciate it. The more I think about it, the more I realize a puppy may not be the route I should take. I am interested in adoption definetly. As for being strapped for cash, It's one thing to pay a lump sum of $500-1000 and it is completely different to pay $100 or $200 for vet care. The latter is definetly possible in my situation. If you could suggest a good rescue where I could fine a Golden Retreiver or Pit bull I would REALLY appreciate it. I live in East Lansing, MI.
East Lansing, huh? We are practically neighbors; I'm near Flint.
Ingham county animal shelter is a horrible place and there's probably lots of pitbulls there. I got one of my Rottweilers there - it is a high kill shelter which also sells to class B dealers (who sells live animals for research.) But you would have to have someone along who can help you evaluate a dog. Many of the dogs there do NOT come from good situations.
I know someone who is involved in rescue (not specifically pitbulls) in Lansing. She is probably familiar with the dogs in the shelter too....if you want more info you can email me & I will try to help. firstname.lastname@example.com
And yes - puppies are a TON of work! An adult rescue will become every bit as bonded and faithful - most dogs in my life have been acquired as adults.
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It seems like all the dogs I find have requirements I just don't fill. Some require I be 21 yrs old, others require I have a fenced in yard. Granted I can see the reasons for these requirements but they shouldn't be deciding factors in whether they let me take the dog or not. It is quite frustrating. Discrimination based on these circumstances is not good and just because I don't have a fenced in yard or pit bull experience or am not 21 DOES NOT mean I won't love my dog and give it a great home/life.
All the policies of rescues are based on protection of the animal. Some rescues may be willing to ease up on some things if they feel you would be an excellent home.
For example, I have no fence but based on my references and past history, most of the rescues I contacted were willing to overlook that one point.
Many rescues of dogs AND cats are unwilling to adopt to students. You may be the best pet owner in the world, but students lives are so busy and in such transition that it's often felt that you may not be able to make a committment for the life of that animal. Since all these animals have already been abandoned once, rescues have to make sure (to the best of their ability) that it will never happen again.
I understand your frustration, but the animals' welfare must come first.
Jeff, I understand how frustrating it can be! I emailed you; hopefully I can be of help.
When I was fostering dogs, I turned down an applicant for a Rottweiler because she was in her early 20's and renting. I thought she was probably a very good potential owner - but I also knew from experience how difficult it would be to find future rentals with a Rottie. That, plus her fiance never showed up to see the dog, so I didn't feel he would be as comitted, which might compound future complications. I also turned down a very nice man who wanted a dog I had because she had health issues and he was on a fixed income; I worried that he wouldn't be able to afford care.
From a foster home perspective, one often takes in a dog and has to do some rehabilitation (health, training, behavioural issues) and I got quite invested emotionally in a couple of the dogs I took in! So I found myself being extremely picky. I figured if they weren't going to get as good as, or better care than, I was providing, I might as well keep the dog until I found such a home. For the record though, I felt really badly about turning these people down! But I figured they would get another dog somewhere...
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Bright Bazaar posted these colorful chevron towels, I immediately clicked over to purchase. Unfortunately, they are from H&M Home - amazing store, doesn't ship to the States. Naturally. But no worries. I sent my friend Handsome Will a message, and he so kindly picked two up for me and sent them my way. My home is getting more colorful by the minute...
2. Second piece of evidence. I color-blocked a neon green sweater with hunter green pants over the weekend while I was running around Chicago working on a photo shoot for The Everygirl. It was fun, bright, and a little more out there than normal preppy Alaina would wear. [Pats self on back.]
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In other news, Trop50 is actually running a fun campaign called True Resolutions. And the idea behind it is "What's the real reason for your new year's resolution?" Ya know, things like "I want to lose ten pounds... so I look amazing when I run into my ex," and "I want to start my own business... because I cannot stand the people I currently work with." Which led me to think... what are the real reasons for my five goals?
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What are the real reasons behind some of your new year's goals? Come on, we're all friends. You can be honest!
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Love the socks- and good luck with changing up the apartment!ReplyDelete
Those hand towels are adorable!ReplyDelete
I am like you.. only water, wine and lattes... water mostly, wine in dinners and lattes for the road or friend gathering... the real reasons for my goals.. mm.. decorating my home... so that friends and readers can see it, probably like it and ask me to help them.. that is the reason behind one of my goals :) many others on the list!ReplyDelete
I love your boldness with that sweater! I don't know if I'd be able to pull that off, good for you! One of my goals is to become more organized, mainly because I really need it and want "clutter" out of my life. I'm headed towards my first job (which is why I'm really excited for The Everygirl to launch!) and I figure that organizing myself now will serve me well for the rest of my life, hence making me happier and less stressed!ReplyDelete
I'm loving the neon sweater with the hunter pants -- super lovely! The chevron towels are also to.die.for. Well done!ReplyDelete
I'm indesparate need to add some color to my woredrob and home! I'm gonna have to try the Trop50...I'm addicted to Diet Coke and looking for a good alternative! Thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
For some reason I just love this post. Could be the pretty colors in each picture or the insight into your personal life. Either way, I love it! Looking forward to seeing what The Everygirl has in store :)ReplyDelete
Good luck with changing up the apartment!ReplyDelete
Mr.Bazaar doing his bit for the colourful world! ;)ReplyDelete
How sweet is that Will for doing that for you, so nice!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the feature! And nop, I really don't have a secret agenda when it comes to New Years resolutions, my goal right now is to be in the top 3 at every race I run...I know I'm boring!
So cool your home is getting photographed! I can't wait to see the feature. I love the hand towels and the argyle socks are so cute. I had a resolution to only have things in my home that are useful or that I think are beautiful-the real reason for that is because I shop WAY too much and I want to really think more carefully about my purchases! Have a great weekend :)ReplyDelete
Those towels are so fun and lovely! I can't get enough of that Trop50 either.ReplyDelete
Great job sticking to your new years resolutions! you look cute as ever in that neon sweater!ReplyDelete
I wrote this post on also making good: http://peanut-gallerie.blogspot.com/2012/01/making-good.htmlReplyDelete
But why is it that I want to work out and get in really good shape? I want a new neon bikini for a Florida wedding wknd in May, and I can only do that when I've tightened up!
What!?!? I had no idea there was an H&M home, too bad there's not one here :( Those are some fierce towels!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see how you change up your apartment! And LOVE those chevron towels.ReplyDelete
Love this! I think I will have to copy your goal and add more color into my life as well :)ReplyDelete
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Congratulations on the upcoming photo shoot! I am mega-jealous that you were able to get those hand towels from H&M Home.. I really want the matching throw pillow! Cute green outfit, too!ReplyDelete
Happy Saturday :)
I finally added some color to my life this weekend too!! Happy to report that I didn't pay full price for the items either. I have some in my closet, but now it's time to add it to my apartment! Love those towels, what a guy to send them to you! xoReplyDelete
Alaina, my very best regards to you and Danielle with new project TEG. I hope everything goes better than you can imagine.ReplyDelete
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Add some Asti to that Trop50 Pink Lemonade, it's a refreshing little cocktail!ReplyDelete


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