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Angela Anderson is an ICMG, NZ NCMG and a popular grooming speaker, presenter, mentor and grooming competition judge from New Zealand. Angela is a popular grooming speaker, presenter, mentor and grooming competition judge from New Zealand. She owns several grooming businesses in New Zealand, including an International Grooming Academy which attracts national and international students. She is a senior member of the National Dog Groomers Association of New Zealand, where she judges, conducts workshops and seminars, and certifies groomers on the Master Groomer journey. Over 18 years Angela has developed many strategies for dealing with difficult dogs, and her seminar "Difficult dogs – tips and tricks to dealing with dogs that hate you" will be an asset to any groomer.
Nadia Bongelli has been grooming pets since 2009 and competing since 2012. Her accolades include Barkleigh Honors Up and Coming Groomer of the Year in 2016, Best All Around International Groomer at Intergroom 2017, five Rising Star Gold Medals, Rising Star of the Year award at Intergroom 2016, two Canadian BIS awards and had numerous Open Level placements in Canada and several in the United States. Nadia's proudest moment was being awarded Canadian Groomer of the Year at the very first Canadian Grooming Industry Awards. She is a Nationally Certified Master Groomer with the National Dog Groomers Assoc. of America, Inc. and a certifier with the Intellectual Groomers Association. Her ultimate goal is to represent her country on Groom Team Canada with her peers.
Michelle has been showing dogs for over 15 years, putting titles on dogs in conformation, obedience and agility and specializes in Golden Retrievers and Poodles. She has a BA in anthropology from University of Cincinnati. In 2007, she opened Best in Show Grooming, in Cincinnati Ohio. Michelle began competing in grooming contests in 2006, and received many placements, quickly moving up to the highest level. She was honored to make Groom Team USA for 2009.
Dave Campanella is an informative and entertaining seminar speaker, contributing trade columnist and genuine grooming enthusiast. He is Best Shot Pet Products sales and marketing director and has over 25 years of pet industry knowledge and experience. He and his wife Tracy co-owned a full service pet salon and self-wash in Ohio prior to relocating with Best Shot to Kentucky. Together they enjoy exhibiting at grooming shows, being industry ambassadors and showing their Kerry Blue Terrier and Samoyed dogs.
Judi Cantu-Thacker A successful, retired contest groomer and former Groom Team USA Coordinator for 2005/2006, Judi now enjoys working as part of the Wahl Clipper Extreme Team. She owns a successful mobile grooming business in the city of Sugar Land and caters to the "Who's Who" in the city of Houston. Through mobile grooming, she has found the perfect balance between work and family. The result more time to spend with her husband and the ability to support her three children in their academics, extracurricular activities, and as President of the PTA.
Jonathan David has been the recipient of multiple scissoring awards, multiple Best All Around Groomer awards and Best in Show earning him a position on Groomteam USA in 2008 and 2009. Jonathan was also a contestant on Animal Planets "Groomer Has It" and has been featured as a grooming expert on multiple television shows. Currently, Jonathan owns and operates his salon, Lap of Luxury Dog Spa in Delray Beach Florida and is a board member of multiple dog clubs.
An industry veteran, Teri has owned and operated successful salons and mobiles in Florida and California. A winning grooming contest competitor, Teri was a member of three groomteam USA Gold Medal teams. A multiple Barkleigh Honors and Cardinal Crystal Award winner, Teri is a regular columnist for Groomer to Groomer Magazine as well as a popular speaker and judge at seminars and trade shows across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Linda is an International Certified Master Groomer and President of International Professional Groomer, Inc. As a competitive groomer, Linda had many wins, including included Best in Show, Best All-Around Groomer, winning the Edemco 'Total Groom Extravaganza'. After putting several obedience titles on her dogs, she worked as a professional handler, finishing and putting championship points on over 60 champions in over 20 breeds and 7 groups. Her grooming career began in 1973, and her current grooming salon and self-wash is in Salem, Oregon. As an educator and certifier for IPG, Linda travels all over the world certifying, giving workshops, and judging grooming contests, and introducing the exciting new Salon Details Certification.
Michell Evans is a milti-Best in Show and Best All Around winning groomer and a Certified Master Groomer through National Dog Groomers Association of America. She is the proud recipient of the Barkleigh Honors Awards for "Competitive Groomer of the Year" Award 2011, "Up and Coming Judge of the Year" 2013, "Contribution to the Industry" 2014 and "Journalist of the Year" 2016. Michell was a GroomTeam USA member 2009-2013. She was the hand stripping member of the Silver Medal Winning team in Belgium in 2011 and the Gold Medal Winning team in Spain in 2013. Her business "The Grooming Tutor" has been educating groomers since 2000.
Dr. Cliff Faver, a 1987 graduate of CSU, is the founder/owner of Animal Health Services (7 doctors, 4 groomers, 50 employees) in Cave Creek, Arizona. He is the US distributor for Iv San Bernard products. He uses the two businesses as a means of merging the grooming and veterinary professions to pursue his life's passion of healing and helping pets. Dr. Faver is an international speaker and teaches the ISB Pet Aesthetician Certification program. He is a member of AVMA, AAHA, AZVMA, a sponsor for the CPPGA, a Board member for the Burbank Kennel Club, and previously served on the Novartis Lead Committee (with top dermatologists from USA), Hill's International Global Veterinary Board, and is still active in a Veterinary Management Group.
Shaffia describes herself as a "sassy, smarta$$, from New Jersey who conducts a fun-filled class." In 2011 she won the first Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award given to a mobile groomer. Shaffia is currently the owner/operator of a mobile grooming business in Granger, IN.
Danelle German, CFMG, CFCG, founder and president of the national cat groomers institute of America and the world's first feline-exclusive grooming school, speaks worldwide on a wide variety of cat grooming topics. Danelle has authored books, study guides, certification standards, and articles for various publications and is the inventor of the Catty Shack Vac™ drying system as well as Chubbs Bars Shampoo for pets.
It has always been my life goal to one day be an animal cop, just like the show on Animal Planet. As I grew older my vision for myself changed slightly but still had animals in mind. At 26 years old I decided to start my own non-profit animal rescue. Miffy's Animal Rescue, named after my rescued poodle, was established in March of 2016. In two years' time I saved 400 sweet souls from high kill shelters and have placed 100% of them into loving FURever homes. I am very excited to be speaking at World Dog Expo this year to share my experience and knowledge on how to open a non-profit animal rescue. There more rescues we have, the more lives we can save.
Melissa Hall CFMG runs a successful grooming business in Arizona and has owned multiple salon locations in the state. Trainer and certifier for the National Cat Groomers Institute. She comes from a large grooming family and began her journey in 1996 with her mother and sister. Earned her CFMG in 2014 and is now a feline exclusive groomer with a large clientele. She has shown both her Persian cat and standard poodles with success. Teaches and speaks on cat grooming related topics throughout the country. Provides cat grooming instruction to professional groomers from all over the world in her salon in Yuma Arizona.
Deborah Hansen CFMG, CFCG is the owner of a successful feline exclusive house call business, Kitty's Purrfect Spa in California. Creative talent behind Feline Artistic Creations. Founder of "Deborah's Programs", a complete rebooking system to get all cats onto a regular grooming schedule. Owner and creator of Kitty's Kopy Kats, a stationary store for cat groomers. Author in multiple grooming and local publications on the topics of cat grooming, cat behavior, and business growth. Teacher on the topics of Creative Feline Grooming, Client Rebooking, Safety in the Grooming Environment, Cat Grooming, Small Business Growth, Websites, SEO. She can be found at deborahhansen.com.
Blake Hernandez, NCMG, is a passionate and valued industry leader. With his sudden splash into the Grooming world, Blake has worked tirelessly to go from complete novice to Nationally ranked competitor in record pace. This certain determination and love for dogs and their care has led him to multiple State-Level Groomer of the Year awards and 5 Barkleigh Honor Nominations. When he is not managing his own Salon in San Diego he is most commonly found exhibiting Bichon or Standard Poodles at his nearest Conformation Show. Blake is also a Brand Ambassador for Foxy Roxy Supply Co. with whom he partnered to develop his very own line of shears! With steady rise in the Industry he has recently garnered an additional Brand Representative position with iGroom - Luxury Pet Beauty Care!
Nicole Kallish is a Certified Master Groomer and the Global Education Manager at Andis Company. Nicole attended the Academy of Dog Grooming Arts and then successfully ran her mobile grooming business for six years prior to starting a shop in Sarasota. Nicole had worked her way up the ranks in the ring earning many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placements in entry and intermediate levels, including Best Groomed Dog. Nicole won "Rising Star of the Year" at Intergroom in 2013 and was a Barkleigh Honors nominee for "Up and Coming Groomer of the Year" and a nominee for the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Awards "Mobile Groomer of the Year" 2011 and 2012. Nicole is now a judge, speaker and educator since selling her shop if Florida and joining Andis full time.
Milena started off in graphic design and direct sales before realizing that she wanted to do more with animals. So, she went into grooming in 2013. She is now the owner of Driving Me Knots (Mobile Grooming), DMK Bowtique (Pet Accessories), and DMK Marketing Solutions (Custom Graphic Designs). She started competing in Extreme Creative Styling & Creative Abstract grooming contests in 2015, and won Up-and-Coming Creative Groomer that same year. Her creative work has also been seen on "The Greatest Showman" with Hugh Jackman and "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix. She was awarded the Barkleigh Honors Creative Groomer of the Year in 2018.
Internationally renowned creative stylist and instructor, Angela Kumpe has more placements in creative styling than anyone, worldwide. She won the first ever Barkleigh Honors Award for Creative Competitor. She is the author of A Creative Collection, a step-by-step guide to creative styling. Angela's work has been featured on Animal Planet, TLC, The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, and ABC Nightline as well as in The New York Times and on the cover of Groomer to Groomer magazine. Angela is the owner of Angela's Grooming and Pet Spa in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Marco Lalau was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and came to the United States for college. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a degree in Marketing. His German Shepard dog, Kona inspired Marco to start a new business. So, while in College, Marco opened Bubbles Pet Spa with his brother Marcelo. Since then, they have opened three stores in the Los Angeles area since 2005. Marco also competed on the second season of "Groomer Has it" where he placed sixth on the show.
Jennifer Started competing in 2005. Since then she has won over 70 grooming competition awards, multiple Best In Show and Best All Around Groomer awards. In 2012 Jennifer won Groom Olympic World Champion at Groom Expo with her Scottish Terrier. Jennifer is a member of Groomteam USA hall of fame, she was honored to become Groomteam USA's traveling team member to Belgium in 2011. In 2015, Jennifer also won International Groomer of the year award in Master Groom England. Jennifer is an international grooming seminar speaker, and has taught in many countries, including England, Sweden, Brazil, China, and Korea. Jennifer is an All Round EGA (European Grooming Association) and USA grooming competition Judge. Jennifer is a grooming certifier for Barkleigh Certification South Korea and IGU (International Groomers Union).
Suzanne has groomed for 35 years and has owned her own business for 24 years. Her most recent business was Uptown Paw in Huntington Beach, California. She ran a 6,000 square foot cage free daycare, boarding, and grooming facility. She is a charter member for both the SCPGA (past president) and CPPGA. She holds a Certified Pet Aesthetician from IV San Bernard, a CAH certification from WWPSA, working on her IPG licensing and is an award winning competitive groomer. She is owner, breeder and an AKC licensed professional handler. She is also a board member for the Burbank Kennel Club.
Leel Michelle is the founder and designer behind the award-winning international grooming apparel brand, Retro Stylist Wear. In addition, Bow Wow Beauty Shoppe, founded by Leel in 2006, is an award-winning retro grooming salon, boutique, and bakery in San Diego, CA. Leel also enjoys giving back to the grooming industry by speaking at trade shows, creating published print and online content as well as consulting with pet store owners and groomers to add and improve their retail merchandising through her blog, "The Art of Pet Retailing for Groomers."
Joshua is a Master Certified Groomer with The National Dog Groomers Association Of America (NDGAA) and a Certified Member with the International Society Of Canine Cosmetologist (ISCC). Joshua Is a trend setting artist and President of The Dog Beautician Company and Founder of the Puerto Rican National Grooming Team, Grooming Team Of Puerto Rico (GTPR). A brand Ambassador for Hydra Cosmetics, Loyalty Pet Products and Liberty Star Equipment. Recently awarded the Barkleigh Honors 2017 " Up & Coming Groomer Of The Year " & recognized as 2018 " Video Of the Year " nominee. Now a Learn2groomdogs.com educator for thousands of professional Groomers worldwide. Joshua is the Co-owner of the world renowned " Päsh The Canine Boudoir " located in sunny South Florida. Joshua has become an internationally celebrated, respected and popular speaker/ educator in the Pet Grooming Industry.
Jodi, NCMG and MPS, Meritus, owns the Puppy Spa Mobile Grooming Salon in New Jersey. Jodi was a four-year member of Groom Team USA and ended the 2004 season as #1 team member. She won Best American Groomer in 2005 and 2006 at Intergroom, and in 2006 she won the World Championship title in the Oster Invitational Tournament of Champions. Jodi has also won gold and bronze medals in 2005 in Barcelona Spain and a gold medal in 2007 in Milan Italy. Jodi has produced an instructional DVD Series for all levels of grooming, designed her own line of grooming apparel for groomers which is made in the USA, and written top selling grooming books.
Mackensie has been a member of GroomTeam USA for 7 consecutive years. Over the past 6 years she has ranked among the top 3 competitive groomers in the country boasting multiple Best in Show and Best All Around competitor awards. She is also an impressive 6 time winner of the prestigious Liz Paul Memorial best scissored poodle Award and has been featured on multiple covers of Groomer to Groomer magazine and other industry publications. She has spent the last several years educating groomers all over the globe with seminars and private lessons and recently began judging international. Mackensie has earned her way onto three consecutive GroomTeam USA travel teams. In 2015 she took an American cocker spaniel to Italy with the team where they brought home a silver medal. In 2017 in Belgium with the same breed and a dream team, she placed 1st over all in sporting out of 22 countries and assisted the team in bringing home the gold medal. February of 2020 she will traveling with the same team to the south of France where she again will be representing the USA with an American cocker.
Kenichi "Ken" Nagase is the owner of Bubbles Salon in Tokyo and the president of D.O.G. Inc. He studied grooming at a technical school in 1999 and after, he became a grooming instructor in his alma mater for 4 years. Ken has won Japan's Best Cut and Freestyle category and he placed 2nd in Groom Expo's Salon Freestyle class. He is best known for his unique Japanese "kawaii" style. He is always innovating styles (i.e. "French foot") and developing original pet products. He has held grooming seminars all over the world. In addition, he has been featured in various grooming magazines and shows. His latest was a feature in a Netflix documentary.
Cat Opson is a self-taught groomer who has been working in the industry for over 17 years. She has won many awards and accolades for her grooming skills in both regular competition classes and special classes such as Creative Styling, Model Dog, and Rescue Rodeos. She has been owner/operator of Estrella Pet Grooming in Capistrano Beach, CA, for 13 years. Her specialty is poodles/poodle mixes and she boasts a large, busy clientele based solely on word of mouth advertising. She has also shown/handled dogs at AKC shows since 2000 and has earned several championship titles on her poodles owner handled.
Donna Owens is an internationally recognized grooming educator and industry consultant and works for Healthy Spot pet care, a nutrition company in Southern California. Donna is a respected speaker and contest judge with over 35 years' experience in the pet industry. She is an IPG Master Groomer Certifier and Pet First Aid & CPR instructor. Donna earned a Teaching credential from University of San Diego, CA with an Associate Science degree in Health Sciences, and has since earned "Teacher of The Year" for adult education at Hacienda La Puente School District, and "Program of Excellence" from the California Board of Education in 2006. As a competitive groomer Donna won over 60 awards in All Breed classes and was a 1993 USA Groom Team alumni gold medalist.
Many know Chanel as the Dog Coordinator at different trade shows, which she has been doing since the age of 16. She has been attending trade shows for over 20 years absorbing all the knowledge she possibly could from her mother, Donna Owens and other industry icons. In addition to being a certified trainer for American Red Cross Chanel worked for both small animal and equine vets that specialized in reproduction and trauma. In 2017 her company, PawMat, won the Barkleigh Honors New Product of the Year.
Valerie, a second generation groomer, has been grooming professionally since 2001. At the age of 17, she enrolled at the Great Lakes Grooming Academy to get formal training from award-winning groomers, Meggan and Jeanne Mulcahy. She eventually became an instructor there. Valerie was ranked as one of the top 20 groomers in the country in 2013 and received a Barkleigh Honors nomination for "Up and Coming Groomer of the Year". She has worked with AKC show handlers learning show cuts on Poodles, and handstripping on Lakeland Terriers and Wire-haired Dachshunds. She continues her education by attending multiple grooming shows a year.
Jill Pipino started grooming in 2000. She bought a turnkey operation, turning it into a successful business offering her clients everything from daycare to spa services and personality trims to show styles. She began regularly attending seminars and trade shows at the beginning of her career, and started competing in 2007. She has been a regular in the competition circuit ever since. In an effort to further her understanding of pet styling, she has trained privately with top stylists and breeders. She also works with breeders and handlers at dog shows and is looking forward to showing her field spaniel, Brucie.
Adriane Pope is an award-winning Pet stylist in Breed Profile and Creative Grooming. Her specialty is extreme creative styling and creative abstract design. Adriane is owner/groomer of Adriane's Groom and Go Mobile Grooming in Conway, SC., and also the owner of Rivertown Bed and Biscuit Luxury Kennel since 2004. She has 24 years of grooming experience, and has been mobile for 22 years. She started competing in breed profile in 1997 and started the creative world in 2004.
Cheryl A Purcell Nationally Certified Master Groomer: groomteam USA Member from 2002 to 2007. Cheryl retired in 2010 to become the groomteam USA Coordinator from 2011-2014, She captained the 2013 Gold World Grooming Champion Travel Team. In addition to being a five time Cardinal Crystal nominee and a Barkleigh Honors Awards nominee. Cheryl and her dog River where the 2014 Kerry Blue Terrier BOB at Westminster. Cheryl is a sought after Lecturer, Judge and Mentor. Cheryl owns and operates Pooch Paws Pet Grooming with her husband Ron, in Hanover MA.
Jess Rona is a dog groomer in Los Angeles and is known for her Instagram, @JessRonaGrooming that has over 100k followers on it and features her signature slo-mo videos of dogs blowing in the wind to music. She directed the Tegan and Sara music video for "100x", had a dog featured in Beck's "WOW" video, and directed a commercial for the Standard hotel featuring her grooming clients. She's been featured in O magazine, Marie Claire, Glamour, Elle, and Paper among many others, has been featured on several news programs including the Today Show and Good Morning America, she has had several write ups online – PopSugar, Buzzfeed, and Refinery69 to name a few. Some of her celebrity clients include: Katy Perry, Andy Garcia, Maria Menudos, and Marnie the Dog. She has been grooming for 16 years.
Jay and his wife, Michelle, own Here Comes the Groom, a highly successful mobile grooming salon in Germantown, Tennessee. Jay has won multiple Best in Show and Best All-Around Groomer awards and helped Groomteam USA win the Gold medal in Calgary, Canada, in 2001. Jay was named American Groomer of the Year in 2001, Groomer of the Year Award at Westminster Dog Show in 2002, and Grooming Judge of the Year in 2004. In 2003 Jay won an International Gold and Bronze medal in Barcelona, Spain, helping groomteam USA win the silver team medal. He and Sue Zecco offer seminars nationally. Jay won a Barkleigh Honors Award at the event that he emceed.
Susan has been grooming dogs and cats for over forty years and has taught grooming for fifteen years. Her first love of dogs began very young while on the television set of Rin Tin Tin and then in her teens on the set of Hogan's Heroes. Like many groomers, Susan turned a "hobby" into her life work. Her career began with showing and grooming her own dogs, progressed to showing and grooming for others as a Certified Professional Handler and, in 1997, Susan turned in her show leash for a judge's book. She now judges breeds in five groups and has judged grooming competitions. Susan is presently an AKC Delegate for the Black Russian Terrier Club of America, where she holds the office of Recording Secretary and serves as Chairman of the Judges Education Committee.
Grooming has been Christine's passion since she was 12 years old. Christine competed in the very first grooming competition held in Australia, Groomalong 1992 and has been a leading figure in the Australian grooming industry ever since. Christine is a multi-award winning groomer whose work has been featured on prime time television segments Sydney Weekender and Talk to the Animals and also in numerous print media magazines including the Australian Women's Weekly. Christine is the "Grooming Ambassador" for Purina Petlife. Christine is an original member of Groom Team Australia and is the current team manager. In 2010 she became the first Australian groomer to be accepted onto the International Judges Association panel. Christine is the leading instructor at The Grooming School which she co-founded with her husband Les in 2004.
Corina stumbled into the dog grooming industry by chance, but has brought fresh eyes and new ideas. She opened The Laundromutt, a self-service dog wash and grooming salon, on the concept that washing your own dog should be easy and fun. She believes that your dog should always be in the most educated hands, and in the cleanest and calmest environment possible. Corina is a college biology instructor and is currently in graduate school for Biotechnology.
Koko is an International Certified Master Groomer and Certifier of IPG. She was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She holds many awards including, Multiple Best in Shows and Best All Around Groomer awards. Koko earned her place on Groom Team USA in 2007, and 2008, and represented the US in the 2009 World Team Grooming Championship in Germany, where she helped her team win the Gold. Koko was nominated for the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for American Groomer of the Year in 2008. Since retiring from the competition ring, Koko has started mentoring advanced groomers. Also, has traveled as a speaker, certifier and judge in the US, and other countries. She is currently living in Tennessee and owns her own mobile grooming business, Koko's Paws.
Joey had 35 years of experience under industry visionary John Nash. He trained thousands of groomers as an instructor and director of Nash schools. In 1995, he became the owner of the Nash Academy of Animal Arts, New Jersey. Joey is an IJA judge and four-time nominee for Judge of the Year. Joey has appeared on numerous television shows, including Animal Planet's Dogs 101, NBC's The Today Show, and Fox's The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. As a judge on Animal Planet's Groomer Has It, a grooming-based reality TV show, Joey brought a technical insight to the show.
"Dr. Jim" is a 2nd generation chiropractor, author and speaker. He has trained doctors in 42 states and 13 countries. He has worked with health concerns of elite athletes and grooming professionals, specializing in self-help techniques. Dr. Jim has taught customer service and client control and education for over three decades, winning awards for management consulting, marketing and communication training; teaching skills to succeed and live the life of your dreams.
Ralph is the Owner/Sharpener of Whitman's. Developer and Manufacturer of the pet safe clipper blade cleaner/storage solution The Redip and The Diamastripper Tool.
Annie Williams has been grooming dogs professionally since 2013, and competing since 2015. She was introduced to the incredible industry of dog grooming through conformation dog shows at a young age, and has never looked back. In just a few short years, she has become an international award winning groomer, Barkleigh Honours Up & Coming Groomer of the Year 2016 nominee, Groom Team Canada 2017 travel team member, a representative and educator with the Andis Company, and the owner of a successful salon in Langley, BC, Canada. She is a multiple first place winner in the Open Level and a Runner Up Best in Show winner in Australia.
Olga is a certified master groomer and owns two grooming salons, Elite Pet Spa & Boutique in Madison, NJ and Grooming Gallery in Morris Plains, NJ. She that has multiple BIS and best all-around groomer wins as well as two prestigious winners circle champion titles. Olga is 2009 and 2010 American groomer of the year by cardinal pet, and was awarded the Lynne Carver memorial award as best all-around stylist 2009. Olga was born in Russia where she had a master degree in engineering and finished law school. Olga is groom team USA member in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and won silver medal at the world grooming competition in Belgium, 2011 as a part of traveling groom team usa. She received the inaugural Barkleigh honors award for up-and-coming speaker. Olga co-hosts many pet fundraising events
Sue is a 2011 Barkleigh Honors Award winner. She is a Certified Master Groomer with both the National Dog Groomers Association (NDGAA) and the International Professional Groomers (IPG). She has been grooming for over 30 years. She has won multiple grooming awards, including her biggest show accomplishments: 1998 International Groomer of the Year and 1999 Oster Invitational Tournaments Grand Champion. Sue has been a member of GroomTeam USA since 1997 and broke all records in 1999, earning 113 points. She is also a Wahl Clipper Corporation spokesperson. With Jay Scruggs, she conducts a series of full-day seminars called Super Styling Sessions. Sue breeds Standard Poodles under the "Dreamcatcher" prefix.

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One of the most important stories in the U.S. economy these days is the rise of extreme inequality.
Over the past 30 years, a larger and larger portion of America's income growth has gone to those in the top 10% of incomes, and especially those in the top 1%. This is a major change from the prior 60 years, in which the top 10% and the bottom 90% shared in the income gains.
A stark and startling example of this trend is the fact that, adjusted for inflation, "average hourly earnings" in this country have not increased in 50 years.
[Related: The 'American Dream' Is a Myth: Joseph Stiglitz on 'The Price of Inequality']
A recent Pew study confirms that America's middle class has recently experienced a "lost decade."
Since 2000, the Pew says, "the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth, and shed some—but by no means all—of its characteristic faith in the future." Pew cites statistics showing that middle class earnings and net worth have plummeted since the mid-2000s and that about 85% of the middle class say it is harder to maintain their standard of living than it was 10 years ago.
The reason the decline of the middle class is important is not just about fairness. It's about the health of the economy as a whole.
Collectively, the middle class represents enormous buying and spending power, and in the past 60 years this spending power has helped the U.S. economy become the envy of the world.
[Related: 'Unintended Consequences': Former Bain Exec Sparks Controversy Over Income Inequality]
But now, however, the middle class is increasingly strapped. And the resulting impact on spending is constraining the growth of companies that sell products and services to American consumers.
The causes of this middle-class decline are many, from globalization (jobs being shipped overseas), to the decline of private-sector unions, to the wholesale embrace of a "shareholder value" religion that values profit over everything else that companies produce. But the result of the trend can be seen vividly in two charts.
First, wages are now at an all-time low as a percent of the economy.
Second, corporate profits are now at an all-time high.
To truly "fix" the U.S. economy, corporations are going to have to be persuaded to invest more of their excess profits in their employees, both by hiring new employees and paying existing employees more. "Wages" to employees become spending money for those employees, and the spending produces revenue for other companies. If corporations can collectively be persuaded to reinvest more of their profits in their people, in other words, they will help restore their own revenue growth.
[Related: Apple Store Workers Get 25% Raise: Company "Finally Recoginizing Value We Provide," Employee Says]
Henry Ford famously decided to pay his workers more than he had to to keep them. One result of this was that the workers made enough money to be able to buy Ford's cars, and this made Ford more successful. Another result, which is considered irrelevant in some business circles, is that Ford employees were able to live middle-class lives. This helped not only Ford, but the country.
Our current economic problem is not likely to be solved by the government, which possesses neither the power nor the competence to make it happen. The problem will have to be solved by the private sector. And one important part of that solution is for corporations to share more of their wealth with one very important (and often overlooked) corporate constituency: Their employees.
SEE ALSO: Here's How To Fix The Economy--In One Simple Chart.
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Sec. 1890. [42 U.S.C. 1395aaa] (a) Contract.—
(1) In general.—For purposes of activities conducted under this Act, the Secretary shall identify and have in effect a contract with a consensus-based entity, such as the National Quality Forum, that meets the requirements described in subsection (c). Such contract shall provide that the entity will perform the duties described in subsection (b).
(2) Timing for first contract.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into the first contract under paragraph (1).
(3) Period of contract.—A contract under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of 4 years (except as may be renewed after a subsequent bidding process).
(4) Competitive procedures.—Competitive procedures (as defined in section 4(5) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(5))) shall be used to enter into a contract under paragraph (1).
(b) Duties.—
(1) Priority setting process.—The entity shall synthesize evidence and convene key stakeholders to make recommendations, with respect to activities conducted under this Act, on an integrated national strategy and priorities for health care performance measurement in all applicable settings. In making such recommendations, the entity shall—
(A) ensure that priority is given to measures—
(i) that address the health care provided to patients with prevalent, high-cost chronic diseases;
(ii) with the greatest potential for improving the quality, efficiency, and patient-centeredness of health care; and
(iii) that may be implemented rapidly due to existing evidence, standards of care, or other reasons; and
(B) take into account measures that—
(i) may assist consumers and patients in making informed health care decisions;
(ii) address health disparities across groups and areas; and
(iii) address the continuum of care a patient receives, including services furnished by multiple health care providers or practitioners and across multiple settings.
(2) Endorsement of measures.—The entity shall provide for the endorsement of standardized health care performance measures. The endorsement process under the preceding sentence shall consider whether a measure—
(A) is evidence-based, reliable, valid, verifiable, relevant to enhanced health outcomes, actionable at the caregiver level, feasible to collect and report, and responsive to variations in patient characteristics, such as health status, language capabilities, race or ethnicity, and income level; and
(B) is consistent across types of health care providers, including hospitals and physicians.
(3) Maintenance of measures.—The entity shall establish and implement a process to ensure that measures endorsed under paragraph (2) are updated (or retired if obsolete) as new evidence is developed.
(5) Annual report to congress and the secretary; secretarial publication and comment.—
(A) Annual report.—By not later than March 1 of each year (beginning with 2009), the entity shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a report containing a description of—
(i) the implementation of quality and efficiency measurement initiatives under this Act and the coordination of such initiatives with quality and efficiency initiatives implemented by other payers;
(ii) the recommendations made under paragraph (1);
(iii) the performance by the entity of the duties required under the contract entered into with the Secretary under subsection (a);
(iv) gaps in endorsed quality and efficiency measures, which shall include measures that are within priority areas identified by the Secretary under the national strategy established under section 399HH of the Public Health Service Act[663], and where quality and efficiency measures are unavailable or inadequate to identify or address such gaps;
(v) areas in which evidence is insufficient to support endorsement of quality and efficiency measures in priority areas identified by the Secretary under the national strategy established under section 399HH of the Public Health Service Act and where targeted research may address such gaps; and
(vi) the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (7)(A).
(B) Secretarial review and publication of annual report.—Not later than 6 months after receiving a report under subparagraph (A) for a year, the Secretary shall—
(i) review such report; and
(ii) publish such report in the Federal Register, together with any comments of the Secretary on such report.
(6) Review and endorsement of episode grouper under the physician feedback program.—The entity shall provide for the review and, as appropriate, the endorsement of the episode grouper developed by the Secretary under section 1848(n)(9)(A). Such review shall be conducted on an expedited basis.
(7) Convening multi-stakeholder groups.—
(A) In general.—The entity shall convene multistakeholder groups to provide input on—
(i) the selection of quality and efficiency measures described in subparagraph (B), from among—
(I) such measures that have been endorsed by the entity; and
(II) such measures that have not been considered for endorsement by such entity but are used or proposed to be used by the Secretary for the collection or reporting of quality and efficiency measures; and
(ii) national priorities (as identified under section 399HH of the Public Health Service Act[664]) for improvement in population health and in the delivery of health care services for consideration under the national strategy established under section 399HH of the Public Health Service Act.
(B) Quality and efficiency measures.—
(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), the quality and efficiency measures described in this subparagraph are quality and efficiency measures—
(I) for use pursuant to sections 1814(i)(5)(D), 1833(i)(7), 1833(t)(17), 1848(k)(2)(C), 1866(k)(3), 1881(h)(2)(A)(iii), 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii), 1886(j)(7)(D), 1886(m)(5)(D), 1886(o)(2), 1886(s)(4)(D), and 1895(b)(3)(B)(v);
(II) for use in reporting performance information to the public; and
(III) for use in health care programs other than for use under this Act.
(ii) Exclusion—Data sets (such as the outcome and assessment information set for home health services and the minimum data set for skilled nursing facility services) that are used for purposes of classification systems used in establishing payment rates under this title shall not be quality and efficiency measures described in this subparagraph.
(C) Requirement for transparency in process.—
(i) In general.—In convening multi-stakeholder groups under subparagraph (A) with respect to the selection of quality and efficiency measures, the entity shall provide for an open and transparent process for the activities conducted pursuant to such convening.
(ii) Selection of organizations participating in multi-stakeholder groups.—The process described in clause (i) shall ensure that the selection of representatives comprising such groups provides for public nominations for, and the opportunity for public comment on, such selection.
(D) Multi-stakeholder group defined.—In this paragraph, the term "multi-stakeholder group" means, with respect to a quality and efficiency measure, a voluntary collaborative of organizations representing a broad group of stakeholders interested in or affected by the use of such quality and efficiency measure.
(8) Transmission of multi-stakeholder input.—Not later than February 1 of each year (beginning with 2012), the entity shall transmit to the Secretary the input of multistakeholder groups provided under paragraph (7).
(c) Requirements Described.—The requirements described in this subsection are the following:
(1) Private nonprofit.—The entity is a private nonprofit entity governed by a board.
(2) Board membership.—The members of the board of the entity include—
(A) representatives of health plans and health care providers and practitioners or representatives of groups representing such health plans and health care providers and practitioners;
(B) health care consumers or representatives of groups representing health care consumers; and
(C) representatives of purchasers and employers or representatives of groups representing purchasers or employers.
(3) Entity membership.—The membership of the entity includes persons who have experience with—
(A) urban health care issues;
(B) safety net health care issues;
(C) rural and frontier health care issues; and
(D) health care quality and efficiency and safety issues.
(4) Open and transparent.—With respect to matters related to the contract with the Secretary under subsection (a), the entity conducts its business in an open and transparent manner and provides the opportunity for public comment on its activities.
(5) Voluntary consensus standards setting organization.—The entity operates as a voluntary consensus standards setting organization as defined for purposes of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–113) and Office of Management and Budget Revised Circular A–119 (published in the Federal Register on February 10, 1998).
(6) Experience.—The entity has at least 4 years of experience in establishing national consensus standards.
(7) Membership fees.—If the entity requires a membership fee for participation in the functions of the entity, such fees shall be reasonable and adjusted based on the capacity of the potential member to pay the fee. In no case shall membership fees pose a barrier to the participation of individuals or groups with low or nominal resources to participate in the functions of the entity.
(d) Funding.—
(1) For purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary shall provide for the transfer, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 (in such proportion as the Secretary determines appropriate), of $10,000,000 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013[665]. Amounts transferred under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.[666]
(2) For purposes of carrying out this section and section 1890A (other than subsections (e) and (f)), the Secretary shall provide for the transfer, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841, in such proportion as the Secretary determines appropriate, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017. Amounts transferred under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.[667]
[662] P.L. 112-240, §609(a)(2), struck out paragraph (4), effective January 2, 2013. For paragraph (4) as it formerly read, see Vol. II, Appendix J, Superseded Provisions, P.L. 112-240.
[663] See Vol. II, P.L. 78-410, §399HH, with respect to a national strategy for quality improvement in health care.
[664] See Vol. II, P.L. 78-410, §399HH.
[665] P.L. 112-240, §609(a)(1), struck out "fiscal years 2009 through 2012" and inserted "fiscal years 2009 through 2013", effective January 2, 2013.
[666] P.L. 113-67, §1109, Inserted "Amounts transferred under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended". Effective December 26, 2013.
[667] P.L. 113–93, §109 inserted paragraph (2). Effective April 1, 2014.
*P.L. 114-10, §207 struck "and $15,000,000 for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2015", inserted "and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017". Effective April 16, 2015.


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U.S. agriculture — and particularly southern agriculture — faces perhaps the most daunting challenge in decades to get its message before Congress and the administration, says Chip Morgan, executive vice president of the Delta Council at Stoneville, Miss.
With the crafting of the 2012 farm bill in the hands of predominantly non-southern House and Senate Agriculture Committee members, many of them brand new to Congress, "our challenge is to make a concentrated effort to educate the new members about the importance of agriculture and to emphasize to them that one policy may not fit all segments of agriculture," he said at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Rice Council at Cleveland, Miss.
"It's more important than ever that all the commodity and ag organizations work together on goals for farm legislation and to find common ground with specialty crops and conservation interests."
Morgan says it's "my personal view that Congress won't begin writing a farm bill this year, and I think it's entirely possible they won't get around to it next year either.
"With the big turnover in Congress last November, particularly in the House, and all the turbulence surrounding the issues of the national debt and the budget deficit, it's going to be difficult to focus much attention on other legislation."
The 2010 elections were markedly different from those in the past, he says, in that a number of members in key ag leadership positions either didn't get re-elected or retired.
Key friends of agriculture lost
"We lost a lot of very good friends of southern agriculture, including Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who headed the very important Senate Agriculture Committee."
There are four new Republicans and four new Democrats from rice states on the House Agriculture Committee, Morgan notes, and two new senators from rice states on the Senate Agriculture Committee.
"On the Senate committee, there is no Democrat from a rice state. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., who heads the committee, has a background with specialty crops and organic production. However, she has already evidenced a keen interest in all commodities and she has begun to assemble a very capable staff. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., is the ranking minority member of the committee; he is best known for writing the Freedom to Farm legislation of 1996.
"We've really got a lot of work to do to cultivate relationships with the new committee leadership and new members."
Morgan says he's frequently asked why agriculture revenue programs are seldom slanted toward southern crops.
"You have only to look at the makeup of the ag committees — on the Senate side, committee members are predominantly from Midwest states; only four members are from the South. On the House ag committee, only 17 of 46 members are from southern states."
The major focus of the new Congress, Morgan says, will be the fiscal 2012 budget, budget reconciliation, and fiscal year 2012 appropriations, and an appropriation to fund the government after March 4 of this year.
"Congress currently is wrangling over appropriations for the 2011 fiscal year, and the government is operating under a continuing resolution that expires March 4. The Republicans are threatening to shut the government down if they don't get the spending cuts they want.
Agriculture cuts of 23 percent
"For the 2011 fiscal year, the recommendation is for an average 10.3 percent funding cut across all federal agencies, but the cuts for agriculture would amount to an estimated 23 percent cut. Delta Council and other farm organizations are sending letters to the leadership, pointing out the disparity in these proposed cuts, and we're going to try and work with the Congress to get this changed.
"But there is a tremendous amount of pressure on members of both houses to cut spending. A lot of them came back from the recent holiday recess with their constituents' message emblazoned on their foreheads: Cut spending! This has potential for a tremendously adverse impact on agriculture."
With non-entitlement spending representing only about 3 percent of the federal outlays, "to try and balance the budget with cuts that do not include cuts in entitlements, someone is being a bit disingenuous about their real commitment to deficit reduction," Morgan says.
"Approximately 70 percent of the federal budget is for entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc., and 20-plus percent for defense — unless something is done to rein in spending for these programs, none of us will live long enough to see a balanced budget by only cutting out agriculture programs, Teach for America, the Peace Corps, ports and harbor maintenance and other discretionary spending that is less than 10 percent of the budget pie".
"If these drastic cuts are enacted, it will have a massive impact on the economy, with widespread job losses. At some point, this hoax is going to be exposed by the mainstream media, which to this point have pretty much overlooked it."
Majority of ag funding is for nutrition
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"Another problem we face in getting across agriculture's message is that we do not know the 'go-to guy' for agriculture in the White House. In previous administrations, there was always someone on the White House staff who knew agriculture that we could work with. In the current administration, we haven't been able to find that go-to person for agriculture. That's distressing, because the White House will make the first shot across the bow when it comes to writing the 2012 farm bill.
"One thing we learned from the 1996 legislation is that while regulatory reform, tax, and trade policy are important, they are not an adequate substitute for effective farm policy. The high prices we're seeing now for commodities won't always be there. It's hard to think about going back to the days of $5 soybeans and 50-cent cotton — but neither would anyone have believed that we would see $13 beans and $2 cotton."
Morgan said Mississippi's grower-supported rice research and promotion is "money well-spent — your funds help make things happen for the benefit of everyone who grows rice."
He noted that legislation has passed both the Mississippi House and Senate to renew the state's Rice Research and Promotion Act and to eliminate the repealer provision in the act. "There was no opposition, and we're waiting now to see if it has to go to conference."
He said the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation "has done a great job of promoting the state's agriculture; its Mississippi Farm Families media campaign is outstanding, and the Mississippi Rice Council is to be commended for helping to support this effort."


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You'll have no trouble imagining dinosaurs roaming the earth when you explore the otherworldly landscape of The Badlands. There's a lot to see in this part of the province, including real, honest-to-goodness dinosaur bones.
Getting There:
From Calgary, head east on the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy. 1) to Hwy. 9 North.
Stops Along the Way
Fieldstone Fruit Wines
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Horseshoe Canyon
Known as Canada's mini Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Canyon is a surprising pocket of Badlands right in the midst of the prairies.
Here, the history goes waaaay back, far enough that it's pre-history, if you will. The town of Drumheller is smack in the middle of the Badlands, and it's well known for its rich fossil beds and mining industry. Want to see the town from a different vantage point? Climb into the mouth of the world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex. Never fear – he's made of fiberglass and (thankfully) doesn't bite.
Royal Tyrrell Museum
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology is home to 80,000 specimens and 35 complete dinosaur skeletons - more than any other museum in the world. West of Drumheller on Hwy. 838, the museum hosts hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Go on a short hike, join a dinosaur dig, or watch experts release skeletons from their tombs of stone.
The Little Church
West of Drumheller, this church can seat thousands, "but only six at a time." Take the first access road on the left which doubles back to Horsethief Canyon lookout, where you'll find spectacular views of the Badlands and the multicoloured walls of the canyon. Visit Bleriot Ferry, one of the few remaining ferries in Alberta at the crossing of the Red Deer River.
Hoodoo Drive Trail
Coal mining was once a vital part of the economy in this region, and you can explore that history if you hop in the car and drive the trail. The road takes you through historic mining towns like East Coulee and Rosebud.
An hour east of Calgary's limits, and thirty minutes west of Drumheller, you'll find a tiny prairie town and several pleasant surprises. If you like the arts, this is the place to be – take in a show at the Rosebud Theatre, or browse the Akokiniskway Art Gallery in the historic United Church. There's even a nine-hole golf course. Want to stay over night? Check out one of the quaint bed-and-breakfasts.
South of Rosebud, near Cluny, you'll find the Blackfoot Crossing Historic Park. The park, the site of the signing of Treaty No. 7 in 1877, was created to preserve and share the culture, language, and traditions of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation. Explore the park and exhibits on your own, or take a guided tour. Explore the Tipi village and see craft and survival skill demonstrations – you can also stay overnight in a tipi, if the mood strikes.
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979, Dinosaur Provincial Park, not far from the town of Brooks, protects some of the most extensive dinosaur bone fields in the world. Take in one of the Park's daily interpretive programs or explore the geological and natural history on a self-guided walk.
Southern Alberta
Follow Hwy. 1 east and visit the city of Medicine Hat. Visitors flock to the world's tallest tipi, bask under "The Hat's" endless skies or tour the Clay Products Interpretive Centre and the Medalta Historic Site.
Keep going southwest and stop at Red Rock Coulee, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Dinosaur and Heritage Museum in Warner, and Lethbridge. In Lethbridge, explore the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens, Fort Whoop-Up and the Sir Alexander Galt Museum.
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Alan Mulally, who retired as Ford Motor Co.'s CEO on June 30, has joined the board of directors of technology and Web search giant Google Inc.
His appointment was effective July 9 and he will serve on the company's audit committee, Google said today.
"Alan brings a wealth of proven business and technology leadership experience," Google CEO Larry Page said in a statement. "I am so pleased that Alan is now joining Google's board!"
Mulally, recruited from Boeing Corp., served as president and CEO of Ford from Sept. 2006 through June. He is widely credited for leading the automaker's comeback after a severe recession from Dec. 2007 through June 2009. He was rumored to be a candidate to lead Microsoft Corp. until the appointment of Satya Nadella as CEO in February.
Mulally, 68, is joining the company as it expands a program to develop autonomous light vehicles. Also, Google last month said it has also developed an in-vehicle operating system -- Android Auto -- for light vehicles.
"I am honored to serve on the board of a global iconic company that is dedicated to enhancing our lives," Mulally said in a statement.
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When the Glade of Dreams is overrun by nefurrious Darktoons, the Fairy Council hastily invokes Rayman to save the day. To help him, Rayman teams up with his best friend, Globox, and two crafty wizards, the Teensies. Together, the world's most hilarious team of heroes will need to restore peace to the Glade or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream...
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Mohawk, AZ back in the day.
Does anything remain of Mohawk, Arizona off of I-8 between Yuma and Gila Bend? I recall going through it as a kid and all I remember is a gas station.
"Here lies Lester Moore; four slugs from A-44. No Les no more." - Grave marker at Tombstone's Boothill Cemetary
Mohawk, AZ back in the day.
Mike Woodfin
But does anything remain now?
"Here lies Lester Moore; four slugs from A-44. No Les no more." - Grave marker at Tombstone's Boothill Cemetary
I don't know but I hope so. Just short of 3 yrs and I'll be retired and tent trailer and my 4Runner will be my main home.
Me too.But mainly just over the Winter.Back to Austria just when Rattler back out :-)
Back in January we drove past a few spots on I-8 between Yuma and Tucson that I figured were gas stations back in the day (foundations and partial walls). I didn't think of stopping (especially since they weren't near off ramps. Could one of them have been Mohawk???
This area was named after a common name seen in Upstate New York. The town of Mohawk is only twelve miles from John Butterfield's (Overland Mail Company) home in Upstate New York. This was a "New York State Stage Line" in many ways. Five of the twenty-six Butterfield Stage Stations in Arizona had New York State names. Most of the stage drivers and many of the employees were from Upstate New York. Nothing remains of the original Butterfield stage station.
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The answer to that is YES! Even though some people believe that the disposable plastic bags break down and eventually become nothingness...they have no proof. They do know that some things effect how fast a bag breaks down and is no longer visible to the naked eye..but, the plastic particles are still there (we just can't see them like when it was an entire bag).
You can read a great article about The Truth About Plastic Bags Decomposing over at The Daily Green.
Even IF the plastic bags were to completely break down into a natural state after a certain amount of time, should cities and states still ban them from being used?
It's not just the biodegradable facts that come into play when talking about how harmful plastic bags are. It is the safety of animals that may be noticed the most. Recently I posted a video that shows what happens to a sea gull that finds a plastic bag ( Plastic Bags Kill Birds). I know that many people may not care much for seagulls but, they are part of the environment . If a gull will eat the bags I think we would be stupid not to think other birds wouldn't. We also know that sea turtles eat floating bags because they think they are jellyfish.
My suggestion is to help the environment by getting yourself reusable fabric bags to take with you to the store on every visit. It really isn't that hard to do. How often do you leave the house without your purse or wallet? Seldom I bet so, just get into the habit of remembering to take your fabric bags out to the car after you've unpacked your groceries. Heck, set or hang the bags by the door so they are easy to see on your way out. Every bag that you save is helping the animals and earth around you.


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Poetry Dispatch No.158 | March 4, 2007
On this extraordinary, bright winter day of new fallen snow, cold temperatures and such sparkling beauty in fields and woods and farms here in rural Door County, where the peace of 'nobody here' lends comfort to the solitary in us all…I am reminded again of this poem. Of the ceaseless commerce of men in local offices, homes, bars, restaurants, almost everywhere you turn, the wheelers and dealers dedicated to the preservation of personal profit, always with intent 'to make things better' by making them worse. Norbert Blei
Guys Like That by Joyce Sutphen
Drive very nice cars, and from
where you sit in your dented
last-century version of the
most ordinary car in America, they
look dark-suited and neat and fast.
Guys like that look as if they are thinking
about wine and marble floors, but
really they are thinking about TiVo
and ESPN. Women think that guys
like that are different from the guys
driving the trucks that bring cattle
to slaughter, but guys like that are
planning worse things than the death
of a cow. Guys who look like that —
so clean and cool — are quietly moving
money across the border, cooking books,
making deals that leave some people
rich and some people poorer
than they were before guys like that
robbed them at the pump and on
their electricity bills, and even
now, guys like that are planning how
to divide up that little farm they just
passed, the one you used to call home.


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In Loving Memory
Lilian (nee Maddock)
The beloved wife of
Lt. Colonel Corry, M.D.I.M.S.
Who died at Rawalpindi India
on the 26th April 1925.
Far hence she lies in yon lone
Indian town
and on her grave the Indian stars look down
Also of the above
Lt. Colonel Corry
Who died at Hove Sussex
on 19th September 1938
and is interred here.
Note*: Rawalpindi is now a part of modern day Pakistan.
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Q: HOW DO I... safely copy or concatenate overlapping strings?
A: The C standard library provides memmove() for safely copying overlapping memory areas, but no corresponding function for working specifically with character arrays (strings). This Snippet presents two functions which are analogs of the standard strcpy() and strcat() functions which may safely be used when string spaces overlap.
#include <string.h> char *sstrcpy(char *to, char *from) { memmove(to, from, 1+strlen(from)); return to; } char *sstrcat(char *to, char *from) { sstrcpy(to + strlen(to), from); return to; }
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- Determining a file's size
- Rounding floating-point values
- Sorting an array of strings
- Computing the wind chill factor
- Timers and default actions
- Getting a string of arbitrary length
All the code in C Snippets is either public domain or freeware and may therefore freely be used by the C programming community without restrictions. In most cases, if the original author is someone other than myself he or she will be identified. Thanks to all who have contributed to this collection over the years. I hope Dr. Dobb's readers will find these useful.
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Mission & Goals
The Mission of the Youth Services Center is to protect the interest and safety of the community and the resident by providing a secure, safe and structured environment for youth and to offer the necessary educational and developmental resources to a culturally diverse detention population.
Our goal is to accomplish our Mission in a secure, orderly, and structured environment which is maintained through direct supervision by well-trained competent staff. We are committed to providing a well structured environment. This is being done through comprehensive educational, spiritual, and recreational programs which encompasses accountability based behavior management. Structure and accountability affords the youth less time to choose unproductive or problematic behaviors.
Youth are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities provided. Youth may acquire or enhance needed skills which can help them adopt positive choices and, in turn, live more productive lives upon release.
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- Personnel are involved in the decision-making process of this agency.
- Youth and personnel are more productive within a safe, secure, calm, and healthy environment.
- Maintaining a connection with the community enhances a youths transition upon release.


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Q: I've heard that Bendectin, the morning-sickness medication that was removed from the market, may be coming back. Is it now considered safe?
A: Bendectin was first marketed in the United States in 1956. In 1983, because of numerous lawsuits claiming that the drug caused birth defects, its producer, Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, voluntarily withdrew Bendectin from the market. After reviewing 30 years of research, however, doctors and scientists now believe that Bendectin poses no detectable risk of birth defects. The medication was and is safe to use, and many women who suffer from unrelieved nausea and resultant dehydration may want to take it to relieve their symptoms.
In its absence, some doctors have treated morning sickness by prescribing the active ingredients in Bendectin--pyroxidene (vitamin B6) and doxylamine succinate (an antihistamine)--both of which are available over the counter. A Canadian company, Duchesnay Inc., currently is manufacturing a Bendectin-like drug called Diclectin and is negotiating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a new drug containing the same active ingredients as Bendectin.


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GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. - The attorney representing Bob Bashara held a press conference Friday morning to address questions swirling around his client in the Jane Bashara murder case.
Bob Bashara was not present at the press conference.
Jane Bashara, 56, was found dead Jan. 25 in her sports utility vehicle parked in a Detroit alley. An autopsy showed the cause of death was strangulation.
Bob Bashara has been named a person of interest in her murder, but has not been charged with any crime.
When asked where he stood in regards to charges against his client Griem replied, "I hope that there will be no charges coming against my client."
Griem also said, "The interesting question is to be asked today is to be asked of Grosse Pointe Park Police Department..
What do we do with Joe? I think they're in a tenuous position of what to do."
Uncut: Lawyer for Bob Bashara speaks PART 1
Uncut: Lawyer for Bob Bashara speaks PART 2
Joe has been in police custody since walking into the Police Department and admitting he was involved in Jane Bashara's murder. He walked into the Grosse Pointe Park Police Department Tuesday afternoon.
This week, Joe has been telling police he was there for Jane's murder, but sources have confirmed his story has changed on several occasions.
When asked why he hasn't held a press conference before Friday Griem said, "I think sometimes lawyers are so keen about having their pictures taken and appearing in the print media and seeing themselves on TV that what is best for the case and what is best for the client is overridden by the attorney's wanting to be in the media."
He also discussed why Bob Bashara addressed the media on Wednesday. "Bob wanted very badly the day after the funeral to say something because you all (the press) were camped outside his home. He thought it was the right thing to do. So I told him to just do it."
Images: Bob Bashara holds news conference
Griem said he has not been to the police department with Bashara since he was hired as his attorney. "It is because the few times I've talked with you all (the press) I've finished every interview with every statement we are ready and willing to sit down with the police again."
More: Timeline of events in Jane Bashara's murder
More: Slideshow timeline of Jane Bashara's murder
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-- Jane Bashara, 56, was found dead Jan. 25 in her SUV parked in a Detroit alley.
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There's nothing wrong with a dynamic duo, or a hero who goes it alone. But sometimes, you want to see a group of friends, who all hang out together, saving the world. This was something 80s movies did really well. But who's the greatest crew of friends who get together to explore or do heroics?
Please include a picture, book cover or movie/TV clip showing your gang of heroes. And please mention their name, and where they come from — and why they're so great. Thanks!
Top image: The Original Scooby Gang from Buffy the Vampire Slayer


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Beyond the Grave, Onto the Smartphone
Mar 25, 2013 10:27 AM PT
A cemetery in Shenyang, the capital of China's Liaoning Province, will become, for lack of a better term, interactive.
With mobile devices, people will be able to scan a quick response code on graves of people whose relatives have requested the feature. Scanning this code will allow visitors to learn about the person's life; they can also access a Web page where relatives and friends can upload photos or video.
QR codes are used in China at restaurants, malls, movies and elsewhere.
While the announcement provoked scorn among Chinese netizens, a handful of people have already applied for the service.
[Source: People's Daily]
EC Probes iPhone Deals
Prompted by informal complaints, the European Commission is probing Apple's iPhone deals with European mobile operators.
The extent of the investigation -- and potential scale of Apple's violations -- is not entirely clear, but the office of the Commission's competition commissioner confirmed that it is indeed looking at the iPhone deals.
Speaking in a thick bureaucratic dialect, a spokesperson added that the EC is "monitoring the situation," and that while there have been no "formal complaints," it has nonetheless been "made aware" of Apple's distribution practices for both the iPhone and iPad.
The complaints reportedly focus on Apple's suspected preferential treatment toward large carriers in France. Apple's insistence that carriers accept its terms, including sales quotas and financial responsibility for unsold iPhones, may also be problematic to European regulators or rivals.
Apple has said that its contracts are in full compliance with local laws wherever it does business.
Apple is also taking heat in Europe for its warranties. Most Apple products come with a one-year warranty, which does not meet Europe's two-year protection demand.
[Sources:The New York Times, ZDNet]
ZTE Banking on China to Reverse Fortunes
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE is hoping that China's burgeoning smartphone and 4G markets can pull it out of an overexpansion-induced tailspin.
ZTE has been zealously expanding outside China since the mid 1990s, but that strategy finally caught up to it in 2012, when the company reportedly lost hundreds of millions of dollars. It was the first loss since ZTE went public in Hong Kong in 2004.
Now, though, ZTE is turning its gaze back to China, hoping to land 4G network contracts with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. That trio's plans to spend more than $55 billion this year on network expansions prompted a ZTE spokesperson to say that the Chinese market was "like a gold mine." China Mobile, the world's top carrier with more than 700 million subscribers, plans to build 200,000 4G base stations in more than 100 cities.
The Chinese government, which tightly regulates the telecommunications market, is expected to issue 4G licenses this year.
ZTE will be one of the major beneficiaries, as it, along with Huawei, figures to receive the bulk of the contracts.
It will be a much-needed shot in the arm for ZTE, which received a US$20 billion loan from China Development Bank last year.
[Source: Reuters]