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The great libraries of the ancient world served as archives for empires, sanctuaries for sacred writings, and depositories of literature and chronicles. Contents [hide] 1 Algeria 2 Anatolia 3 Egypt 4 Greece 5 India 6 Iran 7 Iraq 8 Israel 9 Italy 10 Syria 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links Algeria[edit] Timgad (250 A.D.) (Modern Algeria) The library was a gift to the Roman people and province of Thamugadi or Timgad by Julius Quintianus Flavius Rogatianus in the third century.[1] The library contained an expansive arched hall which consisted of a reading room, stack room, and a rotunda for lectures.[1] The library was quite large measuring eighty one feet in length by seventy seven feet in width.[1] Oblong alcoves held wooden cabinets along walls of which the manuscripts were maintained.[1] In addition there is evidence for free-standing bookcases in the center as well as a reading desk.[1] There is no evidence as to how many books the library harbored although it is estimated that it could have accommodated 3000 scrolls.[1] Anatolia[edit] Hattusa (1900 B.C. - 1190 B.C.) (Modern Bogazkoy) This archive constituted the largest collection of Hittite texts discovered with approximately thirty thousand inscribed cuneiform tablets.[2] The tablets had also been classified according to a precise system.[2] Royal Library of Antioch (221 B.C.) (Modern Antakya) The library was commissioned in the third century B.C. by Euphorion of Chalcis by the Greek sovereign Antiochus III the Great.[3] Euphorion was an academic and was also the chief librarian.[4] Library of Pergamum (197 B.C. - 159 B.C.) (Modern Bergama) The Attalid kings formed the second best Hellenistic library after Alexandria, founded in emulation of the Ptolemies. When the Ptolemies stopped exporting papyrus, partly because of competitors and partly because of shortages, the Pergamenes invented a new substance to use in codices, called parchment, or pergamum after the city. This was made of fine calfskin, a predecessor of vellum and paper. The library had collected over 200,000 volumes and the reason why the library was so successful was because of Pergamum's hegemony which was a purveyor of scholarship.[5] Library of Celsus (135 A.D.) (Located within the city of Ephesus) This library was part of the triumvirate of libraries in the Mediterranean which included the aforementioned Library of Pergamum and the great Library of Alexandria listed below. The library was actually a tomb and a shrine for the deceased Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus for whom the library is named.[6] 12,000 volumes were collected at this library which were deposited in several cabinets along the wall.[6] The Imperial Library of Constantinople, (330 AD) The library was established by Constantius II who was the son of the first Christian emperor Constantine. Constantius requested that the rolls of papyrus should be copied onto parchment or vellum in order that they would be preserved.[7] It is known that several documents from the Library of Alexandria were spared incineration and secured here at the library.[7] Some assessments place the collection at just over 100,000 volumes which included papyrus scrolls and codices bound in parchment.[7] Egypt[edit] The Royal Library of Alexandria, Egypt, fl. 3rd century BC (c. 295 BC). Founded by Ptolemy, this library was said to have amassed an estimated 400,000 manuscripts and was considered the leading intellectual metropolis of the Hellenistic world.[5] The Serapeum in Alexandria served as an extension of the library. Temple of Edfu Archive/Library (237 - 57 B.C.) This library was an extension of the Temple itself. The walls of this chamber are bestrewn with engravings and captions depicting numerous receptacles filled with manuscripts of papyrus as well as scrolls bound in leather.[8] These documents chronicled the circadian workings of the temple, but also detailed construction drafts and directives on how the temple walls should be decorated.[8] Nag Hammadi Library (Upper Egypt) The Nag Hammadi Library is the label used to collectively refer to thirteen codices comprising fifty texts about Gnosticism.[9] Greece[edit] The Library of Aristotle, (Athens) (384-321 B.C.) The Library of Aristotle was a private library and the earliest one reported on by ancient chroniclers. It is not known what books nor the number of books that were included in the library. Accounts in antiquity state that the library formed part of the later Library of Alexandria in Egypt [10] Kos Library, (Kos) (100 A.D.) The library was a local public library situated on the enclave Kos known as a crossroads for academia and philosophical faculties.[11] A record of individuals who were supposedly responsible for the establishment of the library are acknowledged in an inscription near the monument.[11] The Library of Pantainos, (Athens) (100 A.D.) Sanctified to the doublet of Athena Archegetis and the Roman emperor Hadrian, the library articulated itself to the Agora in Athens.[12] The individual who apportioned this building was Titus Flavius Pantainos and he, along with his children also devoted it to the citizens of Athens.[13] While the precise date of its dedication is not clear, it is believed to have been dedicated between 98 AD and 102 AD.[13] There is speculation that the library may have been built by the father of Pantainos.[13] Being a Roman-period library, the design is quite unconventional. A spacious alcove with an adjoining courtyard enclosed by three galleries formed the arrangement of the structure.[13] An inscription discovered dictates proper library etiquette, "No book is to be taken out because we have sworn an oath. The library is to be open first hour until the sixth".[12] The library was ultimately consumed by the invading Germanic Heruli tribe in 267 AD.[12] The Library of Rhodes, (Rhodes) (100 A.D.) The library on the island of Rhodes was a distinct component of the larger gymnasium structure.[11] An enclosure that had been excavated revealed a section of a catalog analogous to modern library catalogs. The catalog; which classified titles by subject, displayed an inventory of authors in consecutive order together with their published efforts.[11] It has also been determined that the library employed a qualified librarian.[11] India[edit] The great seats of learning in the ancient Indian subcontinent, namely Takshasila (6th to 5th century BC in modern-day Pakistan), Nalanda (founded in 427 and considered "one of the first great universities in recorded history."[14]), Vikramshila (8th century), Kanchipuram and other universities, also maintained vast libraries of palm leaf manuscripts on various subjects, ranging from theology to astronomy. In 1193, the Nalanda University complex was sacked by Turkic Muslim invaders under Bakhtiyar Khilji; this event is seen as a milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India. Iran[edit] The Academy of Gundishapur in western Iran, established during the Persian Sassanid Empire in the 3rd through 6th centuries. The breadth of this institution was enormous and included a university, teaching hospital, and a library filled with over 400,000 titles.[15] The academy was the epitome of the Sassanid Empire with its faculty highly proficient in the conventions of Zoroastrianism and ancient Persian as well as classical Indian scholarship.[15] Iraq[edit] The Library of Ashurbanipal (established 668–627 BC), in Nineveh (near modern Mosul, Iraq) Long considered to be the first systematically collected library, was rediscovered in the 19th century. While the library had been destroyed, many fragments of the ancient cuneiform tablets survived, and have been reconstructed. Large portions of the Epic of Gilgamesh were among the many finds.[16][17][18] Nippur temple library (2500 B.C.) The earliest version of the Great Flood was discovered here.[19] Nuzi (Modern Yorgan Tepe) (1500 B.C.) This archive consisted of over 6,000 tablets written primarily in Babylonian cuneiform, however a select few were composed in the indigenous Hurrian language.[20] The House of Wisdom (Baghdad) (9th-13th centuries) An Abbasid-era library and Arabic translation institute in Baghdad, Iraq. 8th century–1258. The academy was expressed by not only the library, but a celestial observatory.[21] There is a dearth of information on this institution and the majority of knowledge about it comes from the accounts of the Muslim scholar and bibliographer Ibn al-Nadim.[21] Israel[edit] The Theological Library of Caesarea Maritima, a late 3rd century AD establishment located in present-day Israel, was a great early Christian library. Through Origen of Alexandria and the scholarly priest Pamphilus of Caesarea, the school won a reputation for having the most extensive ecclesiastical library of the time, containing more than 30,000 manuscripts: Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great, Jerome and others came to study there.[22] Italy[edit] Libraries of the Forum, consisted of separate libraries founded in the time of Augustus near the Roman Forum that contained both Greek and Latin texts, separately housed, as was the conventional practice. There were libraries in the Porticus Octaviae near the Theatre of Marcellus, in the temple of Apollo Palatinus, and in the Bibliotheca Ulpia in the Forum of Trajan. Atrium Liberatatis public library of Asinius Pollio[23] The Villa of the Papyri, in Herculaneum, Italy The only library known to have survived from classical antiquity. This villa's large private collection may have once belonged to Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus in the 1st century BC. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the town in 79 AD, it was rediscovered in 1752, around 1800 carbonized scrolls were found in the villa's top story. Using modern techniques such as multi-spectral imaging, previously illegible or invisible sections on scrolls that have been unrolled are now being deciphered. It is possible that more scrolls remain to be found in the lower, unexcavated levels of the villa.[24] Syria[edit] Ebla (2500 B.C. - 2250 B.C.) Constitute the oldest organized library yet discovered: see Ebla tablets.[25] Ugarit (Modern Ras Shamra) (1200 B.C.) Several thousand texts consisting of diplomatic archives, census records, literary works and the earliest privately owned libraries yet recovered.[26] Even though the tablets were written in several different languages, the most important aspect of the library were the 1400 texts written in a previously unknown tongue called Ugaritic.[26] Tell Leilan (Northeast Syria) (1900 B.C.) This archive housed over a thousand clay tablets [27] Mari (Modern Tell Hariri) (1900 B.C.) The archive held approximately 15,000 tablets which included works on litigation, letters, foreign negotiations, literary, and theological works [28] Sufiya Mosque Library, Grand Umayyad Mosque (Aleppo) (12th Century) More than 10,000 volumes were housed in this library which were entrusted to the mosque by Prince Sayf al-Dawla.[29] See also[edit] List of destroyed libraries Notes[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Pfeiffer, H. (1931). The Roman Library at Timgad. Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, 9, 157-165. ^ Jump up to: a b http://johnkinsella.net/Herod_Hittites_page4.htm Jump up ^ http://libaniusredux.blogspot.com/2013/05/lost-sources-besides-pausanias.html Jump up ^ http://www.eduscapes.com/history/ancient/200bce.htm ^ Jump up to: a b Murray, S. (2009). The library: an illustrated history. New York, NY: Skyhorse Pub. ^ Jump up to: a b Celsus Library, Ephesus Turkey. (n.d.). Ephesus ancient city. Artemis temple, virgin mary house, saint john basilica. Ephesus Turkey. Retrieved March 31, 2013, from http://www.ephesus.us/ephesus/celsuslibrary.htm ^ Jump up to: a b c Foundation of the Imperial Library of Constantinople (Circa 357 CE) : From Cave Paintings to the Internet. (n.d.). Timeline Outline View : From Cave Paintings to the Internet. Retrieved March 31, 2013, from http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=3363 ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=3626 Jump up ^ Nag Hammadi Library. (n.d.). The Gnosis Archive. Retrieved March 31, 2013, from http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html Jump up ^ The Library of Aristotle: Basis for the Royal Library of Alexandria? (384 BCE – 321 BCE). (n.d.). : HistoryofInformation.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=164 ^ Jump up to: a b c d e http://www.eduscapes.com/history/ancient/100.htm ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.agathe.gr/guide/library_of_pantainos.html ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://desertfathers.blogspot.com/2012/07/athens-greecelibrary-of-pantainos.html Jump up ^ "Really Old School," Garten, Jeffrey E. New York Times, 9 December 2006. ^ Jump up to: a b Mirrazavi, F. (2009). Academy of Gundishapur. Iran Review. Retrieved March 31, 2013, from http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/_Academy_of_Gundishapur.htm Jump up ^ Polastron, Lucien X.: Books On Fire: the Tumultuous Story of the World's Great Libraries 2007, page 3, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London Jump up ^ Menant, Joachim: "La bibliothèque du palais de Ninive" 1880, page 33, Paris: E. Leroux, "Quels sont maintenant ces Livres qui étaient recueillis et consérves avec tant de soin par les rois d'Assyrie dans ce précieux dépôt ? Nous y trouvons des livres sur l'histoire, la religion, les sciences naturelles, les mathématiques, l'astronomie, la grammaire, les lois et les coutumes; ..." Jump up ^ "Artwork From Ancient Assyrian Palaces on Exhibit". Assyrian International News Agency. Retrieved 2010-01-04. The king asserted that he could read the wedge-shaped cuneiform script, and his desire to preserve in one place all of the world's important works of literature and science has been called visionary. Some of the works collected by Ashurbanipal were 1,000 years old at the time. Included in the king's library were fragments from a copy of the Epic of Creation (7th century BC) as well as from The Epic of Gilgamesh (7th century BC), considered the most important work of Mesopotamian literature. In the 19th and 20th century, more than 20,000 cuneiform tablets were discovered by the British Museum. Jump up ^ John P. Peters, The Nippur Library, Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 26, pp. 145–164, 1905 Jump up ^ Springer, I. (n.d.). Nuzi and the Hurrians. Glen Dash Home Page. Retrieved March 30, 2013, from http://glendash.com/Nuzi_02.html ^ Jump up to: a b Mackenson, R. S. (1932). Four Great Libraries of Medieval Baghdad. The Library Quarterly, 2(3), 279-299. Jump up ^ Carriker, A. (2003). The library of Eusebius of Caesarea. Leiden: Brill. Jump up ^ Pliny, Natural History 35.10 Jump up ^ Sider, S. (1990). Herculaneum's Library in 79 A.D: The Village of the Papyri. Libraries and Culture, 25(4), 534-542. Jump up ^ Murray, S. (2009). The library: an illustrated history. New York, NY: Skyhorse Pub. ;. ^ Jump up to: a b Ugarit. (n.d.). QHST Home. Retrieved March 31, 2013, from http://www.theology.edu/ugarit.htm Jump up ^ Eidem, J. (2011). The royal archives from Tell Leilan: old Babylonian letters and treaties from the Eastern Lower Town palace. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Jump up ^ Great Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: The Mari Archive. (n.d.). Associates for Biblical Research. Retrieved March 30, 2013, from http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2006/02/Great-Discoveries-in-Biblical-Archaeology-The-Mari-Archive.aspx Jump up ^ Lamb, A. (n.d.). Early Libraries: 800s CE. History of Libraries. Retrieved September 6, 2014, from http://www.eduscapes.com/history/early/800.htm References[edit] Johnson, Elmer D. (1965) A History of Libraries in the Western World. Scarecrow Press NY External links[edit] Wikisource-logo.svg Edwin Wiley (1920). "Libraries, Ancient". Encyclopedia Americana.
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A Global Map of Feasible Residential Solutions, Emphasizing Stoves with Space Heating UsesEPA Grant Number: R835423
Title: A Global Map of Feasible Residential Solutions, Emphasizing Stoves with Space Heating Uses
Investigators: Bond, Tami C. , Edwards, Rufus D. , Francisco, Paul W , Princevac, Marko , Masera, Omar , Bauer, Susanne
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , University of California - Riverside , Columbia University in the City of New York , University of California - Irvine
Current Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Columbia University in the City of New York , University of California - Irvine , University of California - Riverside
EPA Project Officer: Keating, Terry
Project Period: March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2017 (Extended to February 28, 2019)
Project Amount: $1,499,998
RFA: Measurements and Modeling for Quantifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating, and Lighting (2012) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Air Quality and Air Toxics , Global Climate Change , Tribal Environmental Health Research , Climate Change , Air
The potential of any residential combustion improvement to be accepted and long lasting in a community, and thus deliver projected health and climate benefits, depends strongly on spatial resource constraints and device end-uses. To estimate this potential, we will (1) Produce a global resource-driven map of current emissions and plausible interventions for all residential uses of solid fuel; (2) Improve understanding of emissions attributable to space heating by adding measurements to four residential-energy projects in Alaska, Nepal, Mongolia and China; (3) Incubate a Regional Testing and Knowledge Center and demonstrate successive improvement in interventions; (4) Model how current emissions and plausible interventions affect local outdoor concentrations and global radiative forcing.
We will use GIS modeling of forest resources and population, real-time measurements of emission factors and indoor air quality, and seasonal assessments of fuel use to produce a map of realistic emission and intervention locations. Dispersion modeling and climate modeling with a detailed aerosol module will be used to assess impacts.
Expected Results:
Outputs expected from this project include presentations and papers in atmospheric science, environmental health, building science, development, land-use, and climate policy literature on the following topics: Fuel use and stove choice; Global emission and intervention model constrained by seasonal fuel-use observations and proximity to forest and agricultural waste; Health implications of residential stove interventions; Relationship between real-time indoor-air and emission measurements compared with ventilation measurements in 4 locations; Methods for using real-time stove use data to estimate fuel consumption for heating; Estimated contribution of heating emissions to air quality, and potential for mitigation with synthesis of observations in 4 locations; Development of regional testing center and appropriate division of activities between academic and "on-the-ground" partners; Generalized relationship between population density and locally-generated pollutant concentrations, and estimates of related exposures; Climate mitigation potential from residential fuel improvements; Differences in climate response between models with different aerosol representations. The expected outcome is an improved ability to make decisions with a framework for quantifying costs (by identifying appropriate interventions and their relative costs) and benefits (by assessing energy savings, time savings, health related pollutant concentration changes and climate impacts) of changes in residential solid-fuel use.

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Training and education videos to de-mystify new and used car financing options in the automotive industry.
The team here at Southland Honda believe that training and education is the best way to de-mystify or confirm some of the things you hear and read about in the automotive industry. To that end, we will be starting a series of short videos on various topics to help you the customer, stick handle through what is fact and what is fiction. Please feel free to browse through the videos and if you have any questions about new or used car financing options, we invite you to contact us at the car dealership in Winkler so that we can provide personalized solutions to fit your needs.
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I hope you might have found yourself in difficult situation when it comes about shaping and giving perfect look to the eyebrows. Recently we have covered a tutorial on shaping the eyebrows for the beginners and here once again we are bringing this to tell you how you can perfectly lift your eyebrows to give them extra gorgeous look. We will be using traditional eye brow brush for this.
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AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops massed near the Turkish border, witnesses said on Thursday, raising tensions with Ankara as President Bashar al-Assad increases the use of military force against a popular revolt.
Turkey said the two countries' foreign ministers had consulted by telephone, and Syria's ambassador to Ankara was later summoned to the foreign ministry, demonstrating further how disturbed Turkey is over events in its southeast neighbor.
Witnesses said hundreds of terrified refugees crossed into Turkey to escape an army assault. Syrian troops stormed the village of Managh, 15 km (9 miles) south of the border and just north of the commercial hub of Aleppo, according to residents.
"I was contacted by relatives from Managh. Armored personnel carriers are firing their machineguns randomly and people are fleeing the village in all directions," an Aleppo resident said.
Mainly Sunni Turkey has become increasingly critical of Assad, who belongs to Syria's Alawite minority, an offshoot of Islam, after previously backing him in his drive to seek peace with Israel and improve relations with the United States. Assad also opened the Syrian market to Turkish goods.
Rights groups say more than 1,300 civilians have been killed across Syria since mid-March, but the anti-Assad protests have still grown, especially on Fridays after Muslim prayers.
Syrian authorities blame Islamist militants and armed gangs for killing more than 200 police and security personnel.
A Turkish Red Crescent official told reporters about 600 Syrians had crossed the border on Thursday morning.
Earlier in the day refugees from the northwestern province of Idlib said armored vehicles and troops were as close as 500 meters from the Turkish border in the Khirbat al-Joz area.
Abu Saeed, a 50-year-old man, told Reuters he fled on Thursday to Turkey with his two wives and three children after he saw some 50 military vehicles enter Khirbat al-Joz.
"(The vehicles) entered the village with a bulldozer and started demolishing our homes. A 90-year-old man was killed by them. They were army soldiers and police. Then we fled here."
It is hard to verify accounts of the violence since Syria has expelled many journalists, including Reuters correspondents.
Reuters reporters in Turkey saw half a dozen Syrian soldiers entering a three-storey building on a hill overlooking the border, opposite the Turkish village of Guvecci. A Turkish flag had been hoisted on the previously unoccupied building.
The Syrian troops replaced the flag with a Syrian one. They left shortly before noon. Within an hour four busloads of troops arrived, along with a pickup truck mounted with a machinegun.
Turkey's 2nd Army Commander visited the Guvecci border post to take stock of the new troop deployments.
"They (Syrian troops) have never been this close before," said Reuters Television journalist Omer Berberoglu. "But they didn't come down to where the refugees were."
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the border remained open and refugees continued to arrive.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu discussed the situation in Syria and the refugee issue with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem, a Foreign Ministry official said.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry later summoned Syria's ambassador for consultations, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.
Protests have grown in northern areas bordering Turkey following military assaults on towns and villages in the Jisr al-Shughour region of Idlib province to the west of Aleppo that had sent more than 10,000 people fleeing to Turkey.
On the 100th day of an uprising that has posed the gravest challenge yet to Assad's rule, soldiers and secret police backed by armored vehicles set up road blocks on Wednesday along the main road from Aleppo to Turkey, a major route for container traffic from Europe to the Middle East. They arrested dozens of people in the Heitan area north of Aleppo, residents said.
One resident, a physician, told Reuters by telephone: "The regime is trying to pre-empt unrest in Aleppo by cutting off logistics with Turkey."
Central neighborhoods of Aleppo, a largely Sunni city, have been mostly free of protests, in part due to a heavy security presence and a continuing alliance between Sunni business families and Syria's ruling Alawite hierarchy.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that since June between 500 and 1,500 people had fled daily across Syria's 840-km (520-mile) border with Turkey.
Syria, a mostly Sunni country of 20 million with Kurdish, Alawite and Christian minorities is vulnerable to sectarian tensions, especially as Assad increasingly relies on loyalist Alawite troops and irregular forces known as 'shabbiha'.
Many Sunnis resent the privileges gained by Alawites who have dominated the security apparatus during the 41 years of Assad family rule. Some dislike Assad's policy of aligning Syria further with Shi'ite Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.
Turkey has warned Assad against any repeat of his father's bloody repression of an armed Islamist revolt in the city of Hama in 1982, when many thousands were killed.
A senior Turkish official said on Sunday that Assad had less than a week to start implementing long-promised political reforms before foreign intervention began, without elaborating.
Moualem on Wednesday dismissed any chance of international intervention and asked Turkey to reconsider its response to a speech by Assad this week. Turkish President Abdullah Gul had said Assad's reform promises were not enough.
In his third speech since the start of the uprising, Assad promised reforms but these were seen by opponents and world leaders as too little, too late and too vague.
Assad issued an amnesty the next day, which human rights lawyers said covered mainly drug dealers, tax evaders and thieves, rather than political detainees.
Additional reporting by Omer Berberoglu and Umit Bektas in Guvecci, Turkey; Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva and Louis Charbonneau at the United Nations; editing by Yara Bayoumy and Alistair Lyon


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Don't Just Staff There, Entertain Your Visitors
What steps can you take as an Exhibit Manager to help your staffers succeed? Having a compelling offer and promoting your presence is essential, but having staffers who can engage show attendees well enough so they can attract, qualify and inform your visitor is paramount. Check out these helpful tips.


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Racine County, WIHome Menu
Records Bureau
The Racine County Sheriff's Office Records Bureau is responsible for the maintenance, computerization, and storage of all records generated by patrol and investigative personnel in the course of their duties. These records include, but are not limited to; incident reports, investigative reports, correspondence related to an incident, citations, and internal documents. The Records Bureau maintains inactive jail files, fingerprint cards, and mug shots as part of its centralized records. All clerical functions of the Civil Process Office have been added to this office. Fingerprinting services are also performed by Records Bureau personnel.
Records Bureau personnel respond to a wide range of requests from the general public, news media, and other law enforcement agencies, including records checks, open records requests, and general information / directions while reporting to State and Federal agencies regarding crimes, arrests, and accident information.
Open records requests must be received in writing either in person, by mail or facsimile. The request should include as much information as possible regarding the information desired. Reports are maintained on file for eight years. Records checks will include only local arrest and conviction information. For a statewide record check, please contact State of Wisconsin, Crime Information Bureau.
Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday except legal holidays.
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2011 General Health
Our last post gave summaries of all of our best anti-aging posts of 2011 for ease of access for our readers. Today, we've decided to do the same for the General Health category. These posts have great general health tips that don't necessarily fit into any one of our other categories (Keep coming back to see our 2011 summary posts for those categories as well!)
This is the first post that you should glance at in the general health category. It shows you the reasons that living healthier is a great idea. If you don't know why you are getting healthy, why do it? So, start on this article and work your way down the list. We've arranged the articles this way to make the most sense to our readers!
After you know why you are deciding to live healthier, you must get into the zone to live healthier. This post shows you how to get your mindset ready to live healthier in the long run. It has some great tips on how you should look at the mountain in front of you if you plan to climb it, metaphorically speaking of course.
This post gives you a checklist of what you need to do to get on the track of living your life healthy. Most articles out there just give you tips and never give you something that you can really look at and say, "Hey, I can do that!" This posts does just that!
This posts lists 10 easy tips to live healthier. It doesn't go into much detail, unlike the next post. This is good to glance at and see if there is something that you may be leaving out.
This post gives 10 more tips, in more detail. Most of them are revolving around diet and nutrition, but there are some tips that aren't. You don't want to miss out on these tips because they can skyrocket your results!
This is where the posts starting getting specific. You are already implementing everything in the previous posts and you have probably checked out many of our nutrition and exercise posts, so you are ready to go to the next level. Well, digestive health is something that you must take care of if you want to be as healthy as you can be. This post goes over how you can have better digestive health through foods and supplements.
The air we breathe affects our health more than you may think. It can get us sick or even give us a little energy. If you are not breathing healthy, you are not living as healthy as you could be. You've gotten your whole body in check up until now, so changing the air in your environment is basically your last step.
So, you are healthy now. You've completed all the steps necessary to become a better you, and you are proud of that! You look better than you ever have before, and you are more self-confident. But, what about all those years you weren't living healthy? That is where detoxing your body comes in! It can help you cleanse your body of past toxins and other potentially dangerous substances.


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America's greatest Western storytellers take you inside the dangerous world of undercover agents—and one man's mission to hell and back . . .
Breakout Of The Century
Hank Fallon used to be one of the best deputy marshals in the country. Then he got framed for a crime he didn't commit. Got sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary. And got out early for saving the life of the captain of the guards during a riot. When Fallon is released, a private detective is waiting for him. He wants to put Hank behind bars again—but this time, as an undercover agent . . .
The last thing Fallon wants is to return to jail. Especially a rat-infested hellhole like Yuma Territorial Prison. But if he wants to clear his name, he's got to take the job. Get himself arrested. Make friends with criminal mastermind Monk Quinn. Find out where he stashed a fortune in stolen money. And join Monk's gang for the biggest breakout in American history. If Hank succeeds, he'll be on the run with the deadliest cutthroats alive. That's when all hell will break loose . . .
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The father of Trevor Deely says he doesn't let himself get drawn into speculation surrounding his son's disappearance.
Its 18 years today since the 22 year old went missing after a Christmas party in Ballsbridge in Dublin.
There has been no trace of his whereabouts since, despite renewed appeals, a large reward for information and a major new search earlier this year.
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From Fourth International, May 1946, Vol.7 No.5, pp.133-135.
Transcribed, edited & formatted by Ted Crawford & David Walters in 2008 for ETOL.
More than two decades ago, in 1925, Leon Trotsky wrote a book, Whither England, in which he predicted the downfall of the British empire. The prime factor, speeding England along the road of capitalist disintegration, Trotsky pointed out, was the rise of the United States to world power:
The powerful and constantly growing influence of the United States on world affairs is rendering more and more impossible and hopeless the situation of British industry, British trade, British finances, and British diplomacy.
The rulers of England, still flushed at the time with their victory over Germany in the First World War, pretended to be greatly amused by this prognosis. Even during the Second World War they proclaimed that no power in the world would liquidate their empire. With the negotiation of the American loan, however, the authoritative spokesmen of the British bourgeoisie are beginning to sing a different tune.
England's financial dependence on Wall Street has already gone far beyond London's loss of its former functions as the world's banking center. Not only has that position been irretrievably lost, but an increasing financial dependence upon the American bankers remains the only possible perspective.
After the war of 1914-18 England, although greatly weakened, still retained her position as one of the world's creditor countries. She is now a debtor country, obliged to incur bigger and bigger debts to achieve even a temporary stabilization. In addition to massive foreign debts, the country's economic life is staggering under the load of an unprecedented domestic debt. The interest or "carrying charges" on the internal and foreign debt must in the last analysis be borne by industry, increasing its costs, and impairing its ability to compete on the world market.
At the height of her world power in 1914, England's domestic debt was 706 million pounds ($3.5 billion). This debt increased more than tenfold as a result of the First World War, rising to 7.5 billion pounds ($37.5 billion) in 1919. Despite her then position as creditor country, the weight of this internal burden made it impossible for England to hold her former position on the world market. Her export trade continued to decline. From an annual average of 800 million pounds ($4 billion) in 1918:29 it dropped to an average of 500 million pounds ($2.5 billion) in 1929-36, or almost one-third.
Today, as a debtor country, England is carrying an internal debt-load that is thirty times greater than in 1914. According to official figures, her internal debt in 1945 reached the astronomic sum of 22.5 billion pounds, or more than $100 billion. Proportionately this is a heavier burden than the people of this country are being asked to carry, because England has only one third the population, is vastly poorer, and has a far weaker industrial apparatus. We leave aside the fact that England's budget remains hopelessly unbalanced, with deficits running into billions annually, with no prospect of immediate amelioration; and that the maintenance of a huge military machine constitutes an additional drain on the country's economic life. Assuming that the internal conditions can be stabilized, what are the prospects? England cannot hope to regain even the positions to which she dropped in the years of world depression (1929-36). This is acknowledged today by the most authoritative spokesmen in England, in particular by the foremost bourgeois economic periodical in the world, the London Economist.
Its leading editorial, December 22, 1945, states:
The economic consequences depend entirely upon whether or not British exports can be expanded by the requisite amount – to 175 percent of the 1938 volume – by the time the line of credit in America is exhausted. If they can then all will be well. (Our emphasis.)
In other words, here we have the most hopeful perspective for English capitalism. What does it mean for the people of England? We yield the floor to the same authority:
If the national accounts can be balanced off by an expansion of exports, we shall at least be no worse off than in the years of the Great Depression.
The lowest levels to which modern England sunk in peace time are thus offered to her people as the best perspectives in the postwar world. And even this is not at all guaranteed:
It is not an impossible picture. But it will be immensely difficult to achieve.
As we shall presently see, even this abysmal goal is beyond the powers of the British imperialists, precisely for the reason adduced by Trotsky in 1925.
Let us note in the first place that England's financial dependence on her trans-Atlantic rival has already reached the stage where there cannot even be talk of stabilizing her economic life on a capitalist basis without "the line of credit in America." Small wonder, Congress is in no hurry to approve the loan without which capitalist England could not avert immediate bankruptcy. The insolvent debtor is thus being acclimated to his condition of permanent dependency.
With the American loan, British imperialism gains a breathing spell. But not a long one. "clearly," says the Economist, "the (American) credit will not last very long; zero hour cannot be very far distant."
Everything hinges on the immediate and swift expansion of exports. "The job has to be done by the time the line of credit is exhausted, for if it is not, the only recourse will be to further borrowings, which if possible at all, would involve further humiliations."
Let us look a little more closely at the "job" which these bankrupts hope to accomplish before the "zero hour", that is, before they accept, without demurring, their position of complete subserviency ("further humiliations") to American capitalism. The total value of British exports in 1938 was 470 million pounds, the specified 75 percent increase would bring it up to 822 million pounds. In the past, this figure was not only reached but frequently surpassed. Today it is the height of aspiration. So far as the exports of food and raw materials are concerned, there is no pretence that any gains can be secured. "Food and raw materials, so far from contributing to the necessary increase in exports, may very well be less than they were," admits the Economist. In 1938 these two categories constituted one-fourth of English exports, with coal being the largest single item by far. The sole remaining possibility of expansion therefore lies in manufactured goods. "This third and largest class, in short, will have to be doubled if the target is to be reached." In other words, English industry must pit itself against American industry, and, under the conditions of the American loan, it cannot avail itself of any of the methods of the past. The "empire preference system" has been reduced to a mere shadow. Currency cannot be devaluated by more than 10 percent. Export subsidies are prohibited after 1949. "Reciprocal bargains for the mutual assurance of markets are very strictly ruled out."
English industry must double its exports – or die – in a contracting world market. Here is the situation as the Economist itself sees it:
Whose imports are going to increase? The hypothesis on which the whole argument is based is that there will be very little increase in British purchases. Germany and Japan will clearly not be importing as much as before the war. These three together made up 29 percent of the world's imports in 1938.The other countries of Western Europe, whose purchasing power has scarcely been increased, made up a further 14% percent. As for the extra-European countries, there is hardly one of them that has not increased its domestic industry during the war, and the immediate effect – whatever the long-run consequences maybe must inevitably be to reduce their imports.
In a world with fewer purses, and with former buyers themselves turned into sellers, how can English industry possibly sell twice as much as before? Only by winning this trade from its rivals. Among these rivals is, of course, the United States which is itself seeking enormous increases in exports for its colossal industrial output. The outcome of this competition is a foregone conclusion. But perhaps England can gobble up the share of her defeated rivals, Germany and Japan? Let us again give the floor to the Economist.
But from whom is this trade to be won? Some can doubtless be taken from the Germans and the Japanese. But not very mud for it is already the official American policy that the Germans must, be allowed to export in order to pay for their necessary imports, and the same doctrine will be applied to Japan. Moreover, there are other claimants for any markets that are going begging.
Chief among these "other claimants" is, of course, again the United States which has already grabbed the lion's share of former German and Japanese markets. What, then, is the conclusion? The "job" is obviously a hopeless one, and the Economist, despite its pretended confidence, concedes that it is "outside the realm of possibility."
In short, it is all Lombard Street to a china orange that the export targets of English capitalism will not be attained, or even approached at all closely.
The real hope of the British imperialists to balance the "national accounts" therefore can really lie only in a drastic reduction of imports. We have already heard from the Economist that the whole "hypothesis" rests on there being "very little increase in British purchases." In 1938 British imports totalled 920 million pounds, more than two-thirds of this sum going for foodstuffs. "Any reduction, in fact," admits the Economist, "would necessarily fall with very heavy weight on the category of food." Meanwhile, as a recent London dispatch reported, the prices of England's food imports have doubled. This means that even if the English imports were maintained at the 1938 figure, the immediate result would be a 50 percent reduction in living standards. But the 1938 import levels, as we have seen, cannot and will not be maintained. Conditions will be worse than during the depression years. Every decrease in imports will deal savage blows to the English masses, whom their rulers must now seek to reduce to coolie levels. English capitalism can follow no other course in face of the overwhelming financial and industrial preponderance of the United States.
There is little likelihood that the English people, who kicked out the Tories, will agree voluntarily to pay such a price under a Labor government in order that capitalist England continue to survive on ever lower levels. On the contrary, this must lead to a monstrous sharpening of the class struggle in the country. The pressures generated are already very great. They undoubtedly will furiously erupt right inside the labor party itself.
An interesting item appeared in the press which provides an insight into the processes that are now at work in England. On March 15, Gault MacGowan, New York Sun's correspondent in London cabled that the Chairman of the Labor Party, Harold Laski, predicted that the Labor Party would split "within two years." According to this dispatch, Laski envisages a coalition between the Labor Party right wing, led by Attlee and Bevin, and the Tories under Churchill's leadership. Laski grants in advance that such a coalition would carry the majority in a general election.
There is nothing new in a gentleman like Laski reducing the class struggle to a winning combination on the political chessboard. That is quite in the nature of things. But it is unprecedented for a chairman of a party that is in power to acknowledge the inevitability of a split in its ranks. It is a gauge of the speed at which things are now moving in England. Laski, we think, is correct. Such a split is entirely possible. But whether such a split will signalize the installation of another coalition government or England's entrance into the phase of revolution depends on the tempo and strength of the class struggle and on the strength of the labor party left wing.
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The newest food show from SBS, the ten-part Destination Flavour, just premiered tonight at 8pm on SBS ONE. Having watched it, I really enjoyed it. It has the feel of Food Lovers' Guide To Australia, also from SBS, from a few years ago.
The three hosts, Adam Liaw, Renee Lim and Lily Serna, are understated and articulate. The show also moved along quite effortlessly and I was surprised how many recipes they managed to cramp into the half-hour show. All in all, thumbs up!
The recipes from the show can be found here.
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A lot of people really underestimate the complexity of camping. They see it as this simple activity that pretty much anyone can do. But if you want to do this safely, then there are a lot of things you need to give some serious consideration – things that may pose more danger than you think if you were to make a mistake.
The point of traveling, backpacking, and camping is to have a good time, no? And if you ignore any of these tips, then you may find yourself having a very disappointing time indeed. So pay attention!
Think of the elements
Think of all the elements and how they may affect your comfort, your location, your belongings, your food – heck, consider everything! Fire is one of the first elements you should consider, and we'll look at that a bit later. You also need to consider wind and water. If it starts raining, for example, how will your camp be affected? A lot of people make the mistake of setting up camp near dips and in trenches in order to protect themselves from the wind. But this, of course, leaves them vulnerable to flooding if sudden heavy rain shows up! So think carefully and plan way ahead.
Bring the right gear
Is forgetting particular pieces of kit the most common mistake when it comes to camping? Maybe. But I think the most common mistake isn't forgetting – it's actually neglecting to consider bringing important items in the first place! A lot of people head out into the wilderness without the right equipment to protect themselves, even if they do bring everything on their own list. So check out this survival gear guide and ensure that you really do have all the things you need to make sure the trip doesn't go dangerously awry.
Ensure comfort
A lot of people just take uncomfortable sleep as a granted, unavoidable fact of camping. In fact, many people would even swear that part of the point is that you sleep a little less comfortably than usual! I guess this is to "toughen you up", or something to that effect. But hey, who needs low quality sleep? The fact is that the majority of us are are fatigued throughout a lot of our lives because we don't sleep right, either amount-wise or quality-wise. And you want to be well-rested if you want to be ready to take on whatever the trip will throw at you.
Know how to put out a fire
"Campfire" by Sam Howzit is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.
Can the importance of this one be overestimated? (Protip: the answer is a resounding "No".) A lot of people seem to think that's it's just a case of throwing a bunch of water on top of the campfire. But trying to extinguish it can actually introduce more danger. It's usually best to just let it burn out. If you do need to extinguish it immediately, you need to make sure that you really soak all that wood. Poke around and make sure there's no hissing when you pour water on any part of the campfire.
Bring coffee
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The 2i Barcelona trip this year (March 2016) was led by 4 teachers Karin Waaben (KW) Andrew Miller (AM), Mette Morrell (MM) and Anne Wilson (AW). The trip lasted a total of six days, which meant that the class had a chance to experience much of the art and culture that is available in Barcelona.
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It was fantastic travelling to Bracelona for our study trip. The trip brought the whole class closer together as we got to know one another even better than we did before. Staying in a Youth Hostel in the Placa de Garcia, the class found themselves in the heart of Barcelona's Modernist Quarter, which featured some of Antoni Gaudí's most famous buildings. We stayed just across the street from the Casa Batlló and just down from the La Pedrera, Gaudí's apartment complex.
Also we were within a short walk of the Sagrada Familia, which we visited on the first day of the trip. The grandeur of the church from the outside...
...is equaled by the forest-like face and peace one finds within, and our class spent almost two hours exploring.
The second day we first toured the Ramblas and Bario Gotic, the medieval part of Barcelona.
Then we took a cable car ride over the harbor and ended the day doing improvisational acting games in Barcelona's Amphitheater. This meant that both students and teachers were involved:)
Wednesday was the day when each teacher led a class on a specific activity, so that different interests were addressed. Some students went on a civil war tour with Andrew Miller.Others went to the Picasso Museum, and still another group went to Barcelona's world-class aquarium with Anne Wilson and Mette Morrell
The day ended with a trip to Parc Güell, which gives dynamic views of Barcelona and unique Modernist mosaics
The crowning day of the trip was a trip to Figueres where we visited the Salvador Dalí Theater. The Dalí Theatre-Museum features hundreds upon hundreds of Dalí's works set out in a huge space with multiple floors with each their own unique atmosphere
After Figueres, the class went to explore the medieval city center of Girona. We walked the city's ancient walls and had a tour of the cathedral.
On our final day in the city, some of our classmates took a tour up to Montserrat: the holy mountain outside of Barcelona. There, they visited the monastery and went on a mountain walk. This provided them with fantastic views over the whole of the countryside surround Barcelona.
Many thanks from all of us to the 4 exellent teachers Karin Waaben (Danish and art), Andrew Miller (English and Theory of knowledge), Mette Morrell (Psychology) Anne Wilson (English and Danish) who made the trip possible.


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Last night I was asked on BBC's Newsnight, its influential current affairs television program, what Rupert Murdoch should do wearing his corporate diplomat hat given he's now being pursued by a high-profile range of interested parties — UK Parliament's Culture/Media/Sport select committee, London's Metropolitan Police and the FBI who all are very interested in the extent of his company's phone hacking and police bribery practices. Is Rupert Murdoch's defiance going to be seen as a Tony Hayward moment, the former BP executive wanting his life back? Clearly his newspaper brands in the US and UK have a lot more defending to do, with the mere whiff of wrongdoing taking the shine off both News International's share price and the levels of trust in its brands. The UK impact of this drama hopefully will result in not only a change in the privacy laws and regulation of the media, but will shine a bright light on the nature of British news media ownership and the dysfunctions that imbalances of market power bring. Stay tuned!
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Clive Homes for Sale and Real Estate
Area Description
Sustaining some of the higher property values to the west, Clive places less emphasis on young families, but can be seen as an aspirational next step for ambitious professionals moving up in the world. With limited space and higher land costs, new developments are infrequent, so Clive carefully protects its existing assets.
A proud host to the Greenbelt Trail and the Aquatic Center, a must-visit summer staple, the city's location is never far from the best of Des Moines. Fiercely loyal to its residents, Clive promotes a community minded culture, with individual pockets of residential neighborhoods managing to maintain an authentic small town atmosphere.
Area Highlights
The Neighbors
Educated, management and young professionals.
Strong property values, peaceful neighborhoods.
Professional, healthy, hardworking, well educated.
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The Aquatic Center, The Greenbelt Trail, proximity to downtown.
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Commuting, recreation, escaping the city.
Around the Area
With the Greenbelt Trail snaking right through the heart of this community, home prices tend to be pricier in this region and Clive sees the high quality of its residential living, rather than its proximity to commercial amenities, as its main attraction.
But plenty of brand name retailers and dining options can easily be found on its borders of Hickman Rd. and University Ave. and the location is very convenient for a trip to the Valley West Mall.
Living by the motto "distinct by nature," Clive's 11 mile Greenbelt Trail is the neighborhood's enviable outdoor resource, often running parallel to Walnut Creek.
For even more fun in the sun, the Clive Aquatic Center hosts a water world suitable for all ages and includes a lap pool, water slides and a "lazy river" ride. Indoor entertainment can also be found year round at the 7 Flags Event Center which books major nationally touring acts for its 2,700-capacity venue.


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This is a nice short video on the benefits of meditation. Very topical on this mental health awareness day.
Category Archives: Depression
The Honest Guys – Guided Meditations
When I was going through my darkest hours of depression I found a YouTube channel operated by a duo known as "The Honest Guys". They create wonderful meditations and relaxation sounds to soothe the soul. The first video I found was called Banishing Depression and it had an immediate impact.
They have a huge library of videos and I still have not seen them all. It also may be one of the few channels where I have not seen a single negative comment under any of their videos. They are simply there to help people and they are incredibly appreciated by their followers.
The video below is called Christmas Loneliness and is for anyone who felt alone over the holidays. Have a look and please check out the rest of their stuff as well. You won't regret it!
Happiness is a choice to be made, not a skill to be learned.
Happiness is a choice to be made, not a skill to be learned.
In becoming the witness I discover I have always been the witness, but was under the illusion that I was in control of what I had witnessed.
In becoming the witness I discover I have always been the witness, but was under the illusion that I was in control of what I had witnessed.
The Taliban's Psychiatrist
To love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy, we feel compassion towards him or her, and he or she is
no longer our enemy.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Listen with the primary purpose of letting the other person empty their heart #ThichNhatHanh
This is an incredibly valuable piece of advice for learning how to be with someone who suffers. It is a pathway to healing for both the sufferer and the listener.
True Strength And Depression
"Depression isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign that you've been strong for too long."
This is one of the most popular quotes on depression but it has me wondering, what does it really mean to be strong?
Culturally, strength is often associated with size, power, and aggression. But the concept of being strong in the face of depression has nothing to do with any of those. It is entirely an internal battle. One voice in your head says you're worthless, and the other says you're awesome. I would say that many people view strength here as carrying on with daily living even as the negative voice starts to completely drown out the positive.
Another purpose of this quote is to address the idea that people who are much less affected by adversity are much stronger than those who respond with anxiety and fear. The truth is that there are internal factors at play in every individual that no one can really understand. If that apparent strong individual had to listen to a persistent internal negative voice for 15 years they probably would not appear so resilient. But does that mean strength is the absence of negative self talk?
Perhaps, those that appear strong have just never been forced to discover the true depth of their strength.
So then what exactly is the depth of true strength? It can not be that unending desire to reinforce the positive in opposition to all of the negative. Yes it may work for a while but it seems like so much effort, especially for the one who is already in a weakened state. But in the realm of duality there is one very relevant, eternal truth at play. The idea of good creates the idea of bad, right creates wrong, happiness creates sadness. If you want to get rid of the negative voice forever, you also need to lose the positive voice.
This does not in any way mean giving up. But it is the beginning of a spiritual transformation. It is the realization that whatever your mind says is, for lack of a better word, horseshit. But you are not meant to stop your mind from thinking. You are simply meant to stop giving it authority.
When I observe the most spiritually transformed individuals on the planet they appear to be immune to the debilitating effects of depression, anxiety, & fear. Or in many cases it was the intolerable suffering from these conditions that created their transformation. And they didn't achieve this state through any kind of superior strength. They simply took a step back from the fight and saw it all as just a play of the mind.
Could it be true that being strong actually causes depression?
If your strength response to a negative thought, is a more powerful positive thought, then this quickly turns into a runaway train of a stronger negative thought. So the next time someone tells you to stay strong in the face of suffering, smile at the beauty of their intent but know in your heart that strength is not the way. Instead stay quietly present in your belief that whatever your mind says has no authority over the definition of who you truly are. Your true strength appears when you offer no resistance to any thought that your mind creates.


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I will straight up admit that I have become a fan of the Kardashians. Their show has become a guilty pleasure for me and when Pink Frosting posed the topic of personalising your wedding – invitations, decorations, gifts, of course the recent nuptials of Kim and Kris sprang to mind. Obviously theirs was an opulent extravaganza and money was not an issue, you cannot help but admire the amount of detail that went into their wedding. Their names were on everything, menus, dinnerware, glassware (maybe with so many people attending there were bound to be the odd celeb who didn't know who's wedding they were at – so that's a good idea should you be inviting celebrities to your wedding). The black and white theme dripped from the ceiling and walls – even the guests wore black and white. The wedding favours for their 400-odd guests were incredibly lavish (well to me they made my bride and groom cookies pale in comparison). Each gift bag contained Kim and Kris wedding flip flops, a bottle of the Kim K perfume (designed for the wedding), a pashmina, engraved pens and a lovely photo of the happy newlywed couple plus much more.
I was surprised though when I read that guests had left most of the wedding favours behind. If it were me I would have been only too happy to accept the bag of goodies (just a heads up for the next Kardashian wedding okay). I can say that my Bride and Groom cookies were all taken by the end of the night – I caught my uncle sneaking out at the end of the reception with a bundle of them in his arms! They were really yummy cookies – my mum made them!
Anyway, when it comes to your wedding you want to make it stand out, make it memorable, make it all about the happy couple. It starts with the theme, the colours, the invitation. At the venue you can tailor the decorations, the cake, the flowers, the favours – it's all about you baby! You can have as much or as little as you like and you can find what you need and still stay within budget.
Australia's #1 online wedding shop Pink Frosting have lots of amazing ideas and wedding decorations available to suit all styles and budgets. Right now I am crushing on the range of Martha Stewart paper decorations - those paper pom poms are adorable!
For my wedding my mum and I made the invitations (thanks mum for all those beautiful ribbon roses), we had the Bride and Groom cookies (thanks mum!) and our cake was a white chocolate mud cake decorated with the wedding flowers (thanks dad for making the cake and mum decorating it). My wedding was an intimate little gathering of 60 in Bowral. A winter theme with warm and rustic colours, we chose to keep it simple and romantic. Looking at the magazines covering Kim's wedding. Her day was also beautiful. Every wedding is special, individual and unforgettable. Hmmmm…Looking at all these decorations and ideas makes me think maybe a renewal of our wedding vows is in order…
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Following on from "Hair Loss and Crusty Skin"
I notice that the blog entries about Boogie's skin issues get the MOST visits and comments compared to everything else on this blog. This "hair loss" post is many years old, and so are all the posts tagged Skin, but the comments and questions keep coming in. Lots of questions from parents of suffering dogs who want to know which remedies worked and which ones didn't.
I don't have answers for other people's dogs, but here is an update for Boogie….
After spending $$$$ on vet bills, products, and visits to the dermatology clinic over the past 5 years, I decided NOT to go the path of allergy testing and lifelong injections. Our pet insurance doesn't cover this stuff because anything skin-related is considered a "pre-existing condition", so I have been focused on more cost-effective solutions.
2015: Boogie's skin is not great but it is SO MUCH BETTER. In fact, over the past 12 months, Boogie's skin has been at its best, and looks pretty good compared to previous years. The summer of 2014 was the first time in 5 years that he did not go on a long course of antibiotics and lose most of his hair. He also had no crusty bits.
The "Solution":
- Darwin's pet food – Beef and Veggies (I always cook the meat so it's not 100% raw)
- Nordic Naturals Pet Cod Liver Oil
- 1 benadryl pill, crushed and mixed in food.
It took roughly 8 months before I saw the difference with Darwins food and the Pet Cod Liver Oil. Boogie's coat became fuller and shinier; not rough and dry like before.
Benadryl was recommended by our vet. It seems extreme to be giving this to him every single day – but he is less inclined to scratch, and scratching is the FIRST STEP to infections. In warmer/itchier seasons, he gets 1 benadryl per day. In cooler seasons, he gets one every other day. He still scratches, and is still itchy… but I think it would be much worse without the benadryl.
I also bathe Boogie with Vet's Best Allergy-Itch Relief shampoo, and occasionally soak him in a tub of diluted Vet's Best Hot Spot Spray or I wipe him down with a cloth that I put some spray on. Especially after he has been rolling around in the grass.
Boogie still gets red and raw spots… especially on his face and in his armpits. I have found that the Virbac Resicort lotion (from our vet) helps with his armpits, but unfortunately this is a recurring problem.
P.S. I tried the coconut oil and apple cider vinegar… these didn't do anything.
UPDATE – May 2016
This here is a really really old blog post but as I am still receiving so many comments and questions, I want to give a very quick update on Boogie's skin problems which did in fact, repeat themselves every Summer until last year when we started him on Apoquel – an allergy medicine that does not carry the harmful effects of antibiotics or steroids or benadryl.
Boogie's allergies were ENVIRONMENTAL, not food-related. So the grass, pollen, air, flea bites… etc.
Apoquel inhibits itching so that Boogie doesn't feel the need to scratch – which means that his skin does not get infected (which leads to Staph infections). Boogie's skin has cleared up and he looks great. He also has had blood work done and everything is normal. No bad side effects from the Apoquel except some weight gain.
The only problem so far with Apoquel is that it is expensive and Boogie has to take it EVERY DAY forever. When we ran out and he stopped taking it, the itchiness came back within days. It is also only available from an Animal Dermatologist. Vets have a limited supply.
The other very important life changer for Boogie is WEEKLY baths with Hexazole shampoo – this stuff is amazing. Everyone comments on how nice and shiny Boogie's coat is. Also expensive, of course. But it works.
I am not a medical expert so don't take my word for anything. Please talk to your vet or dermatology specialist. Hope this helps! – Lili
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Ear Work
Every time I bring out the ear medication bottle (even before I touch or look at the bottle), Boogie KNOWS what is going to happen. He can read me like a book. He makes himself very small, like a turtle, and creeps very low to the ground, slinking away under a chair or into his crate.
I have tried counter conditioning with treats. Things went well (the bottle ceased to be 'scary') up until the moment that he realized that liquid dripped inside his ear… and then he stopped wanting food and would back off as soon as he knew what would eventually happen. So I always ended up administering ear drops "by force", while Boogie endured the ordeal. And then off he would go, escaping to shake off, before returning for the consolation treat.
I have started watching Lori Stevens's Tellington TTouch For Dogs DVD, and yesterday I decided to try something new.
Of course,as always, Boogie predicted the worst so he pulled his ears back really tight as soon as I touched them. I didn't pick up the ear meds. First I did some touches on his head and around the outside ear area with the back of my hand (Chimp TTouch). Then I used my whole hand on top of his head to move the base of his ears around, before doing direct ear strokes… and soon I could feel his ears and his whole body relaxing.
(By the way, I had already done these same TTouches the night before, and I knew Boogie enjoyed them, so it wasn't like a completely foreign experience).
When he seemed sufficiently relaxed, I added the ear drops into his infected ear, massaged this in, and waited for him to escape.
Miraculously, Boogie did not move. He just stayed where he was and looked at me, so I continued doing slides on both his ears and massaging the base of his ears. When I removed my hands to see if he had had enough, he turned around to look at me again: "Why are you stopping?"
It was pretty cool.
I was ready to gloat but then things did not go so well this morning. I went through the same steps as yesterday. I did Noah's March along his back and some Chimp TTouches around his face and ears… I stroked his ears until his head was resting on the couch and to me, he looked perfectly calm and relaxed. I stopped from time to time to make sure he was still fine… he was.
Then as soon as I unscrewed the ear drops bottle cap, Boogie jumped off the couch and ran away into the bedroom.
I went to get him and slowly he returned to the couch, with not his usual sad-faced ears-pinned-back look that was usually associated with ear medications. Boogie's ears were up and his eyes were bright. He looked at me, looked at the ear drops bottle on the table, looked at me…
"Really, mom?"
A good start to 2014!
What happened on New Year's Day 2014: We were out walking when…
When you have a 'reactive dog' , this sort of thing is a BIG DEAL! 🙂 The one and only verbal cue I gave to Boogie was "Yes!" I didn't prompt him, I didn't even ask him to sit; he offered the Sit himself. We had been practicing Sits on busy streets, though. We also participated in two dog-dog BAT set-ups this month… I may share our experiences in another blog post.
The other thing I am happy about is Boogie's skin and coat! Let's see, back in July 2013, Boogie's skin was totally dry and inflamed and his hair was falling out so much that you could see the black freckles showing through the white parts of his coat. After months of antibiotics and steroid medications, the crusty bits and hot spots went away but he was still balding. Boogie wore lots of t-shirts and sweaters in the latter half of 2013.
I started feeding Darwins Pet raw food (lightly cooked) around August last year. Boogie did well on the new food but I didn't see any skin and coat improvements and the Dermatology Clinic had him back on antibiotics and steroids again for another month which still did nothing for his coat.
Since November, I have been adding one Zyrtec (Aller-tec) pill and Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil to Boogie's daily Darwin's Pet meals. I don't know which of these products are making the difference but there has been a difference! Perhaps it's also the seasonal change. A few weeks ago I noticed that Boogie's fur has grown back and it is lush and silky like never before. In fact it has been MONTHS since Boogie's coat has ever looked and felt this good!
This weekend is Clicker Expo and I am really bummed that I could not afford to attend this year. However, I am driving to Long Beach tomorrow (Saturday) and will be meeting up with Lori Stevens and Emily Larlham for lunch. Very excited about this!
To crate or not to crate; Bionic Biotic…
I always crate Boogie before I go out and I have been doing this for years. The main reason being that he used to relocate or destroy stuff when I was out, and the second reason – I didn't want him getting into the habit of barking at people outside the window when I am not around to divert him from these triggers or to help calm him down.
About a month ago when Boogie was on his recent course of Temaril-P (side effects: extra thirst & restlessness) I felt bad about keeping him cooped up for up to 3 hours at a time. I thought it would be more comfortable for Boogie if he could move around, so for those couple of weeks, I stopped crating him.
Everything was fine at first. I would come home to a Boogie curled up in his open crate, on his bed or in my bed. He's a bit deaf so sometimes he doesn't even hear me enter the apartment.
And then one night when Nathan and I were out to dinner for only 30 minutes, this happened….
Yes, Boogie was on my computer keyboard and I don't know what password he entered. And that trash can is actually twice his height and heavy! Of course, the steroid meds had made him so hungry and he was so obsessed with finding food that he was prepared to do anything! I felt I had no choice but to start crating Boogie again because there was no way on earth I was going to risk him eating something dangerous from the trash. (coffee grounds and Darwin Pet's 'raw meat'-lined plastic packets – eeeuughh!)
However, the temperature in LA has been 100+ degrees. It has been so unbearably hot that Boogie has been flopping down on the floor – changing locations throughout the day – in order to keep cool. And once again I wonder if it's cruel to keep him enclosed in a small space even with the fan and AC on. It can't be comfortable in that crate when all he wants to do is spread out all over the floor.
I am pleased to report that I have come up with a no-crating management solution for when I am out of the apartment. Before I step out, this is what I do…
- I still call Boogie to his crate and give him a treat. (He usually runs in there by himself anyway when he sees me pick up my keys) But I don't shut the crate door.
- I move Boogie's water bowl out of the kitchen and block off the kitchen with a baby gate. (no access to any food or trash)
- I fill the bath tub with some water so if Boogie is hot he can go cool down his paws (this is his Summer thing)
- I still lock my PC keyboard.
Everything has been working out great. I can't believe I never thought of blocking off the kitchen before. When I come home – all is as it should be. Trash is safe. Boogie is sleeping in one of his many beds. He may still bark out the window but oh well…
Masked Dog is a character from Mucha Lucha. I designed him over 10 years ago and I can't believe I have never owned a Masked Dog plush toy until now. Boogie was very excited to meet Masked Dog but I will have to keep these two separate because Masked Dog is MINE 🙂
Last week I was sent a free packet of Bionic Biotic by Pooch & Mutt for Boogie to try out. Poor Boogie still has skin issues – his coat is thinning very drastically – he is getting so bald you can see his black freckles showing through the white parts. He will soon turn into a black and grey boston terrier 😦
And now that he is no longer on antibiotics, I am seeing the dreaded return of red (bumpy and crusty) spots on his skin. From what I have been told, it could be a few weeks before I see a result with Bionic Biotic, and we only just started a few days ago so it is too soon to tell if this will help. I really really hope so! I will keep you all posted. I am also bathing Boogie with Cortisoothe and Hexadene shampoos – and still adding Brewers yeast and garlic to his food. I have a suspicion that these medicated shampoos may be contributing to his hair loss… I don't know for sure. It seems that the more I bathe him, the more hair he loses… But I can't not bathe him when he is so allergic to grass and pollens.
What antibacterial shampoos do you all use?
Yeast and itchiness
Recently, a client suggested that I cut out POTATOES (including sweet potatoes & yam) from Boogie's diet. These are carbohydrates = sugars which contribute to yeast infections. Yeast infections lead to itchiness and possibly also bacterial infections.
I had no idea about potatoes and it saddens me that the giant boxes of The Honest Kitchen food in my kitchen contain potatoes and honey. Yep, honey is also a sugar. As are rice, wheat, corn, and ALL CARBOHYDRATES…. usually found in treats too.
Today I found this extremely informative video about treating and preventing yeast infections by Dr. Karen Becker. It's long but worth watching!
Some anti-yeast tips from this video:
- Anti-fungal foods: Oregano, garlic
- Clean and disinfect yeasty parts of body every day- especially ears and feet, armpits, groin area…
- Foot soak: Gallon of water + 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide + 1 cup white vinegar/lemon juice. Astringency = anti-fungal
- Ear solution: Witchhazel & cottonballs. Clean out debris!
- No Oatmeal shampoo! (Oatmeal is a grain/carb and will feed the yeast!)
- Use Anti-fungal shampoo – tea tree oil based or herbal
- Post bath rinse: Gallon of water + 20 drops of peppermint oil (do not get on head), or astringent solution (see Foot Soak). Towel-dry without rinsing.
- A supplement to support the dog's immune system.
Boogie's skin problems – solutions! Fingers crossed.
One of the most popular posts on Boogie's Blog is Hair loss and crusty dry skin… What is it? Many other dog owners are experiencing the same troubles, have spent as much money as I have, and feel as desperate as I do.
I have written about Boogie's recurring skin problem many times, every summer, when we get the same Staph infection diagnosis and another whopping course of antibiotics. Yes, the cephalexin clears up the skin issues but Boogie's immune system gets messed up at the same time so I have never been 100% happy with this solution. Some blog readers have shared their own success stories with me so I want to re-share them here.
From Carolyn&John:
Oh I can help you with this! Went through the same with my ridgeback. Spent a fortune and FINALLY found the answer. I wasted time with the specialists. My local RR Club hooked me up with an old school vet who had the solution. It is a staph infection and antibiotics won't help long term because it's so hard on the system and this whole thing is caused by a compromised immune system to start with. You need to start WEEKLY baths of chlorohexadine shampoo and add PB–8 probiotic to the diet. Basically treat the staph topically and bolster his immune system rather than tear if down. Also, I feed Honest Kitchen Thrive. It's best for allergic dogs. I wish I could go on at greater length but I'm typing from my iPhone lol thumbs are sore Lol. But I found your blog by chance and wanted to help. Email me for more info as I have lots to share. We spent 2 years and spared no expense to fine what works. Silly thing is the solution isn't even expensive. Ay! Best of luck!!
Today, this comment came in from Lawrence:
Thanks for posting this blog post. My BT, Buster 4mth old Male, had that weird scaly hair lesions with resulting patchy hair loss too this summer. At first it was only one patch on the side of his belly, then it really spread around to the point where it was embarrassing.
I followed the advice of Carolyn&John (which lacked specific brands/products). I looked up pro-biotics and chlorohexadine shampoo and just bought what was popular/highly rated on amazon.
Here's exactly what I used:
Chlorhexidine Products
-Douxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo
-Douxo Chlorhexidine PS Micro-Emulsion Spray
–PharmAssure – Acidophilus Capsules (this is the probiotics)
–Nature's Bounty Odorels Fish Oil 1000mg (purified of Mercury PCBs and Dioxins)
I bathed my BT up to 3 times a week (also whenever dirty like after a dog run/day at the beach). I would spray him w/ Cholorhexidine spray once a day (a good 3-4 sprays around his whole body).
Then I would feed him the two supplements twice a day with meals.
It actually cleared up within 2 weeks completely in the middle of summer. The first week there was very noticeable results.
I added the fish oil for the fatty acids and omega 3 benefits.
I'm a doctor and understand the biochemistry/pathology behind this fungal infection. Its basically lack of absorption in the gut resulting in the fungal/bacterial lesions in the skin due to a bit of immunosuppression. Carolyn's advice as scientifically sound.
The probiotics reboot the guts natural bacterial flora/fauna to normal, the fish oil provides nutrients specific for the rebuilding of skin layers (amongst other things like heart benefits), and the clorohexidine is basically a disinfectant/sanitizer that kills off the bacteria/fungus at the skin level.
Thanks again for posting your dogs skin infection and plight with pictures on your blog. It really helped me out and also helped me avoid going to an over zealous vet who might have put my puppy on long tern antibiotics that was not needed.
Hope this works for your guy as well.
– Lawrence
Thank you, Carolyn, John and Lawrence!
I did order a big ol' bottle of green Chlorhexidine solution to make a spray but when it arrived, I wasn't sure what % to use so I have held off on using this. The instructions offered by one Amazon customer was 2 tablespoons of chlorhexidine solution to 1 gallon of water, and I tried this – but the result looked just like plain water. It was super diluted and gut instinct tells me I may be better off just ordering the bottled Duoxo Chlorhexidine spray.
At the same time, I am bathing Boogie once a week… Perhaps I need to bathe him more often. He is also getting Canine Immune System Support twice daily in his meals (The Honest Kitchen and Stella & Chewys) I should get some probiotics too.
Question on the probiotics: Are these the kind that humans take? How do you calculate how much to give a 26lb dog?
UPDATE: I received an email reply from Lawrence that this is the same kind of probiotics that humans take that you can buy from Rite Aid. You can't overdose on it. There is also this very helpful footbath video:
Two days in Seattle
No, I didn't bring Boogie. Though when I look at the photo that my friend Christa sent me while I was away (of Boogie curled up in Butch's tiny bed) I'd like to believe that Boogie was telling us: "Look at how small I really am! I can fit underneath an airline seat!"
Boogie is a whopping 26 lbs. Too big to fly.
In Seattle I had the pleasure of visiting the huge and impressive Ahimsa Dog Training Center where I met up with Grisha Stewart (author of the BAT book that I illustrated) and her amazing Peanut, a dog of many skills and tricks.
I also finally met Jen and Gigi whom I have known for YEARS on the internet. I have drawn Gigi the doxie girl, many times and she is so much tinier in real life than how I always imagined her! My drawings of Gigi also appear on the labels of Jen's custom-made lipbalms: Your Lips But Better.
We had breakfast, walked the dogs, visited the Fremont Troll under the bridge, and took photos. It was fun!
A photo with Grisha and Jen –
It's great to be back home with Boogie.
After a week on Temaril-P, he is less itchy but I am still concerned about the hair loss… there are bald spots and some areas where his coat is scary thin. Back to the vet on Friday.
Thanks to everyone who has been recommending supplements and holistic treatments! I really appreciate it! The tricky part is knowing what to choose… there are SO MANY products out there…
In other news, the MALL DOGS documentary that I hope to be working on, has not met its Kickstarter fundraising goal so if you have backed this project – THANK YOU! – You won't be owing Kickstarter any money. We are now asking for support over at www.dogparent.com Please spread the word and chip in if you can.
Last but not least, I am registered to attend Clicker Expo 2013 in San Francisco! Three days! Woohoo. I have also already picked the seminars that I want to go to. 🙂 Anyone going to Clicker Expo next year?
I would also LOVE to go to the Bob Bailey/Sophia Yin event in November, but alas, unless a miracle happens or a very high-paying job comes in soon, there is only so much travel that I can afford to do this year.


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