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I know I'm posting this late but they always say better late then never!
We spent the weekend at the Lake in our home on wheels and Tuesday we spent the night at my dad's place and then we drove back to the lake on Wednesday night for the fire works. Hubby had given his word to help with them and so I enjoyed watching them. The next day we loaded up and headed back to dad's house to celebrate the 4th of July with family.
(Tyson with his daughter Hailey)
Since the custody battle and divorce has finally been settled it was our son's holiday to have the kids. We went to my sister (Patty's) for a BBQ and pool party.
as you can see the big kids were having just as much fun as the little kids!
Tyson and Hailey won in the game of pool chicken .. way to go team Walters!!
Since our lil man Toby hasn't yet gotten his water cast he had to spend time with Papa playing other games. Although ….
after several of the kids got out of the pool as the food was almost ready .. Grammy grabbed Toby and pulled him clothes and all in the pool and I held his arm up .. he loved it! Since we didn't bring his swimming clothes Grammy had to find a pair of trunks to fit him and throw his clothes in the dryer. (Thanks sis)
After a great meal it was time to swim again and then Toby wanted to get back in the pool again once all the other kids were out so of course Grammy once again took him for a swim .. It just wasn't fair that Grammy's lil man had to sit out on a beautiful day to enjoy the fresh cool water!!
Even though it wasn't dark it was time to get out the sparklers and let the kids enjoy them. Papa got the honor of being in control of lighting them.
good thing our son Tyson thought to get all they had .. they were a big hit with even the itty bitty kids!
before we knew it … the time had come to take the kids to their mom as it was her weekend to have the kids. Once we dropped the kids off it was time to head back to White Hall to watch the fire works and then head to dad's to get some rest. We had a great day and it's always fun enjoying family! Thanks sis .. it was a blast!


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World Bulletin/News Desk
Political row in Britain over the fixing of interbank lending rates deepened on Saturday after the publication of confidential advice from UBS to the former Labour government on how to reduce the key Libor rate at the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
The Conservative-led coalition, trailing in opinion polls, has tried to pin part of the blame for the rate-fixing by bank traders on the government of former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown, questioning whether the government directly or indirectly sanctioned the manipulation.
The chairman and chief executive of Britain's Barclays Plc resigned this week after the bank agreed to pay nearly $450 million for its part in rigging the Libor rate between 2005 and 2009, which is used to settle interest rates on trillions of dollars of contracts globally.
The scandal has reignited anger in Britain against bankers, who are blamed for a deep recession the country is struggling to escape.
Opposition Labour said the coalition government had tried to smear the party by insinuating that the confidential advice was about the deliberate manipulation of the Libor rate.
The advice, in a note titled "Reducing Libor, improving lending conditions", was sent from Swiss-based bank UBS to the Treasury at a time when lending between banks had all but dried up over fears they might collapse.
Instead, the document, published in the Financial Times, "simply proposes legitimate policy improvements" to reduce the cost of banks lending to each other during the credit crunch, Labour said.
It called on the coalition's finance minister George Osborne to withdraw "false allegations" that people close to Brown were at fault over the rate-fixing scandal.
"There is absolutely nothing in this note about the deliberate fixing of the Libor rate, which Barclays traders were involved in," said Labour finance spokesman Chris Leslie.
Credit crunch
In the document, UBS suggests that the Libor rate could be reduced if the government cut the cost of a credit guarantee scheme (CGS), which backed bank lending, to levels operating in a similar scheme in the Netherlands.
"Libor will fall significantly quicker if the cost of the CGS, under one year, is reduced; so that banks can borrow unsecured at an all-in cost which is less than Libor," said the note, written on Nov. 1, 2008.
Although the document appears to contain no "smoking guns" to implicate the Brown administration, it indicates the government's concern at the time to lower the Libor rate and get credit flowing again between banks.
The fallout from the Libor scandal widened to the political sphere after Bob Diamond, who quit as Barclays Chief Executive last week, said Paul Tucker, now deputy governor of Britain's central bank, had called him in October 2008 to relay concerns from within government about the high level of Barclays' funding costs.
Barclays has said the conversation was understood by a senior executive, Jerry del Missier, to be an instruction to lower the bank's reported Libor rate, which he duly passed on to the bank staff concerned. Del Missier, who also resigned this week, has not commented on the matter.
It remains unclear whether Tucker was referring to government ministers or officials and the policymaker is not due to give his side of the story until he testifies before a parliamentary committee on Monday.
Fiery exchanges
In the meantime, Osborne has sought to exploit the uncertainty by saying former Labour ministers had questions to answer.
The Conservatives have fallen behind Labour in opinion polls since a badly received budget in March, when Osborne cut the top rate of tax for the biggest earners and raised tax on the elderly, prompting claims the government was out of touch with austerity-hit Britons.
One area of Osborne's attack on Labour was the UBS document, not made public until now. Osborne said there were questions over the role played by former Labour treasury minister Shriti Vadera, who has confirmed she made comments on the document at the time.
Osborne's main target has been Labour's treasury spokesman Ed Balls, a former treasury minister and close ally of Gordon Brown, with the two clashing in fiery exchanges in a parliamentary debate on Thursday.
Balls rejected as "utterly false and untrue" suggestions by Osborne he had been involved in government discussions on Libor at the time of the credit crunch, when he was schools minister, accusing his rival of "cheap and partisan" attacks.
Vadera has said she commented on the report but added that it was legitimate for the government and regulators at the time to be concerned about why the cost of interbank lending, reflected by the Libor rate, had stayed stubbornly high.
UBS said it had no comment to make on the publication of the report. There was no immediate comment from the Treasury.
The rates submitted by banks are compiled by Thomson Reuters , parent company of Reuters, on behalf of the British Bankers' Association.Last Mod: 08 Temmuz 2012, 09:54


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Eudora Welty
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Encyclopedia Entry
Publication Date
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The Literary Encyclopedia
At the center of Eudora Welty's first published story, "Death of a Traveling Salesman", Bowman, the bachelor businessman, suddenly understands both his years of loneliness and the relationship between the older man and the girl who have rescued him from his wrecked car. He sees there: "A marriage, a fruitful marriage. That simple thing. Anyone could have had that." This crucial moment augurs the "fruitful" subject that permeates Welty's fiction: the intimate and often strange relationships within families. Welty is the twentieth-century master of her subject, and the century's most gifted and radical practitioner of the short story. She won most of the major literary prizes during her career, including the Pulitzer Prize and the French Légion d'Honneur. Only the Nobel Prize eluded her, and many believe this to be one of that committee's great oversights. Even a generic description of Welty's oeuvre – four collections of stories, five novels, two collections of photographs, three works of non-fiction (essay, memoir, book review), and one children's book – shows Welty's wide scope as an artist, and reading through her work reveals an astonishing tonal range in subject and style, the most expansive of any twentieth-century American writer.
For more information on the published version, visit The Literary Encyclopedia's Website.
Recommended Citation
Johnston, Carol Ann. "Eudora Welty". In The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 July 2002, http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5148.


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The extraordinary "Do not litter" collection by Rosenthal includes a series of vases, bowls and decorative objects, which represent true eye-catchers because of their unusual appearance. Since this collection includes disposable articles and everyday objects reinterpreted with the help of high-quality materials.
Whether a crushed paper bag or an open milk carton - the corresponding crushes, wrinkles and details are perfectly imitated on the objects of the "Do not litter" collection. They are immortalized becoming a real design object with porcelain. The charm of it lies in the contrast between the maybe simple form of a disposable article and the high-quality porcelain.
The parts of the collection are available in different sizes and sometimes different glazes and colours, for an individual selection of the most suitable object. No matter whether for serving food, as a flower vase or as a mere object of decoration - the pieces of the "Do not litter" collection are versatile.


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Dr. Boutwell serves as a Senior Physician Consultant to the National Coordinating Center for the Integrating Care for Populations and Communities Theme in the CMS QIO 10th Statement of Work (SOW). This is the national technical assistance engine for the CMS Quality Improvement Organizations(QIOs), which are contracted to provide technical assistance to Community-based Care Transitions Program communities within each state. This work strives to support the development of community coalitions across the country that are focused on working together in new ways to improve care transitions.
In 2010 Dr, Boutwell and colleagues from the Long Term Quality Alliance founded the Innovative Communities Initiative. The Innovative Communities Initiative aims to be a non-governmental extension agent of the vision of the Partnership for Patients to engage and mobilize 2,000 communities nationwide to work together in new ways to improve care across settings and over time. The Innovative Communities Initiative focuses on the needs of individuals and their caregivers who require long-term services and supports.


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HOUSTON – Tradition Senior Living of Dallas has broken ground on The Tradition-Buffalo Speedway, a high-end rental community for seniors.
The project, on 12 acres on Buffalo Speedway near Murworth, will have 316 units with initial opening planned in late 2018.
The 12-acre site will hold 222 independent living units, 63 assisted-living and 31 memory care units, according to Jonathan Perlman Jr., a development associate with Tradition Senior Living.
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IUF's message to OECD agriculture ministers - don't ignore workers
The Trade Union delegation to the 2016 OECD meeting of Agriculture Ministers on Better Policies to Achieve a Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Food System made a strong call for decent work in agriculture to be at the heart of food policies.
Led by Barbara Binder, member of the IUF's Agricultural Trade Group Board and from FGA-CFDT, France, the delegation expressed concern that the meeting's background paper completely failed to acknowledge the contribution of agricultural and food workers to achieving global food security. Binder insisted on "the need to reduce poverty in rural areas by respect of fundamental and sector specific ILO conventions".
The trade union statement to the meeting called on the OECD Ministers to adopt policies which:
- encourage agro-ecology,
- increase global efforts to eliminate child labour in agriculture and promote gender sensitive agricultural employment policies,
- promote policies which ensure that national labour law protections extend to agricultural rural workers and strengthening rural labour inspection.
The trade union side welcomed the commitment in the final declaration (summary here) that OECD agriculture minister "should also ensure that policies contribute to reducing poverty and improving working conditions and economic opportunities for farm workers, small holders and vulnerable rural populations" but expressed concern that much of the focus remained on increasing trade liberalisation in agricultural products.


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Malloy's top aide Roy Occhiogrosso to leave administration, sources say
Roy Occhiogrosso, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's senior communication adviser, will be leaving the administration at the end of this year, the governor announced Monday.
Mark Ojakian, Malloy's chief of staff, said the administration will not be replacing Occhiogrosso whose departure will help the office consolidate amidst budget cuts. Last year Occhiogrosso made $160,000.
"We'll be redefining roles and responsibilities. We in the governor's office are also having to make budget cuts," Ojakian said.
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|Unit History Project
121st Infantry Regiment
Mustered in: August 13, 1862
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion,
3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.
The following is taken from The Union army: a history of military
affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the
Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers.
Madison, WI: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. volume II.
Battles and Casualties Table from Phisterer
Civil War Newspaper Clippings
Further Reading
Adams, John Ripley. Memorial and letters of Rev. John R. Adams, Chaplain of the Fifth Maine and the One hundred and twenty-first New York regiments during the War of the rebellion, serving from the beginning to its close. [Cambridge: University press] 1890.
Bates, Delavan. Delavan Bates Letters, 1860-1865 : 121st New York Volunteer Infantry. Obtained from http://www.soldierstudies.org/
Best, Isaac O. History of the 121st New York state infantry.
Chicago: [W. S. Conkey co.], 1921. Reprinted 1996.
Burrell, Jonathan. Letters, 1862-1864.
Cilella, Salvatore G., Jr. The 121st New York state infantry regiment, 1862-1865. S.l. : s.n.,1972.
Cilella, Salvatore G., Jr. Upton's Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the Civil War. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2009.
Cronkite, James w. Report of the Gettysburg monument committee of the 121st New York volunteers, supplemented with names of the contributors, and a brief sketch of the Regiment. [Cooperstown: Press of the Ostego Republican, 1889].
De Young, Mary Wallitt. Drummer boy : Henry Hilton Wood and the Civil War. S.l. s.n. 1990.
Fish, John D. Civil War Miscellaneous Collection
Greiner, James M. Subdued by the Sword: A Line Officer in the 121st New York Volunteers. Albany, NY: State University Press, 2003.
Hartwell, John F. L. To my beloved wife and boy at home: the letters and diaries of Orderly Sergeant John F.L. Hartwell. Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,1997. 411 p.
Hall, Henry Seymour. With the Sixth corps at Gettysburg, a paper prepared and read before the Kansas commandery of the Military order of the loyal legion of the United States, Thursday, November 5, 1896. Lawrence: Journal press, 1896.
Holt, Daniel M. "In Captivity." Civil War Times Illustrated (Aug 1979): pp. 34-39.
Holt, Daniel M. A surgeon's Civil War the letters and diary of Daniel M. Holt, M.D. Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,1994. xvi, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Ingraham, John James. Letters, 1862-1865.
Krutz, David P. Distant Drums: Herkimer County in the War of the Rebellion, Utica: North Country Books, 1997.
Letters from Federal soldiers stationed in Virginia, to friends at home,1861-1864.
Mather, Andrew E. and Mather, A. Dan. Letters, 1862-1865, to his brother.
Michie, Peter Smith. The life and letters of Emory Upton, Colonel of the Fourth regiment of artillery, by Peter S. Michie. With an introduction by James Harrison Wilson. New York: Appleton and co., 1885.
Military Collection - Civil War, 1861-1910(ca.), 1861-1865 (bulk).
Military Collection - Civil War Diaries, 1861-1865.
Morgan, Hance. Diary,1862,1865.
Morgan, Hance. CWTIColl
Morse, Francis W. Personal experiences in the war of the great rebellion, from December, 1862, to July, 1865, by F. W. Morse, Major. Albany: [Munsell, printer] 1866.
Remmel, William. and Bender, Robert Patrick. Like grass before the scythe :the life and death of Sgt. William Remmel, 121st New York Infantry. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2007. xiv, 177 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Remmel, William. William Remmel papers :letters and papers, 1862-1924 (bulk 1862-1864).
Rice, Adam Clarke. The letters and writings of the late Lieut. Adam Clarke Rice, of the 121st regiment, N.Y. volunteers. Compiled and prepared by his brother, C. E. Rice. Little Falls: Journal & Courier press, 1864.
Roback, Henry. The veteran volunteers of Herkimer and Otsego counties in the war of the rebellion; being a history of the 152d N.Y.V. With scenes, incidents, etc., which occurred in the ranks, of the 34th N.Y., 97th N.Y., 121st N.Y., 2d N.Y. heavy artillery, and 1st and 2d N.Y. mounted rifles; also the active part performed by the boys in blue who were associated with the 152d N.Y.V. in Gen. Hancock's Second army corps during Grant's campaign, from the Wilderness to the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Va Utica. N.Y: Press of L.C. Childs & Son, 1888.
Smith, Ingraham P. The Ingraham P. Smith collection,1861-1865.
Tanner, Mertson S. Civil War Miscellaneous Collection
Tyler, J. K. To the 121st. N.Y. ("Onesters"):and the FIfth Maine. 2nd Brigade, 6th Corps. Worcester, N.Y.: s.n.,1800's?
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st. Association. Roster of the 121st New York Volunteer Association, 1862 - 1898 : containing a list of the Association Officers, Treasurer's Report and Report of Reunion, Roll of Honor, List of Survivors, Etc. Cooperstown, NY: Otsego Republican Book and Job Printing House, 1898.
Upton, Emory. HCWRTColl
Walker, Henry B. Henry B. Walker Letters: An inventory of his correspondence at Syracuse University.
Wilson, Robert P. Robert P. Wilson Civil War commission, 1863 April 10.
Wilson, John S. "Captain Fish and the 121st New York Volunteers at Rappahannock Station, Virginia." Military Collector and Historian (Fall 1996): pp. 114-20.
Wood, Henry Hilton. Experiences During the Civil War
by Henry Hilton Wood, uncle of Ida Manning.
Woodcock, Philip R. NW Corner CWRT Coll
Wynne, Michael. Civil War Miscellaneous Collection
Items in the museum collection are in bold.
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These days I've been treating my body like a temple, minus that one weekend where I stuffed myself at a buffet to a point where I couldn't taste my food anymore. Besides that, I've been making myself all these green smoothies in the morning, eating oatmeal, doing some BBG (Bikini body guide for those of you who don't know what it is…and no my body is not bikini ready I'm only at week 4, but do check up on me in 8 weeks I'll most likely look exactly the same as right now), and going pretentiously vegan (just kidding I ain't that level yet). For those of you who are trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle, it can be quite difficult especially if you enjoy eating out a lot like me. Do not fret, Venice MTL is here to satisfy your needs of eating out and it's decently healthy. I mean after all they call themselves a "clean and healthy eatery."
What's getting every little baby girl who cares about her social media presence in a frenzy is the fact that there are poke bowls here. What exactly is a poke bowl you may ask? It's essentially a bowl of rice with raw fish on it and other exciting toppings. If you want to bring your friends here and you want to sound cultured just remember that it's called po-kay and not poke like getting a facebook poke (I never get those). You don't want to be one of those people that pronounce meme like meh-meh.
Salmon Poke Bowl
Look at those beautiful colours, don't you just want to take ten million pictures of it, cause that is exactly what I did. If you get easily embarrassed don't take me out for food because I will hold a full fledged photoshoot especially if I plan on blogging about it. My favourite raw fish is salmon because I feel like it'll never disappoint you, unlike me as an Asian daughter to my parents. I always said that if I were to be stranded on a deserted island all I would need to make myself happy is that the water surrounding me be filled with salmon and for there to be rice fields. That way I could eat salmon sashimi over rice every day ~drooling~. This poke bowl specifically had a very seafoodey taste. Don't look at me with those eyes that are yelling "no duh Shirley it tastes like seafood it's raw fish." I'm telling you my definition of seafoodey is that it kind of tastes a bit like the ocean in a pleasant way and I think this was caused by the wakame. Additionally, the rice wasn't just plain white rice, it was soy sauced so at least there was some flavour in it.
Soy sauce is life. If you accidentally cut me, I don't bleed I ooze soy sauce.
Tuna Poke Bowl
LOOK AT THAT PINK TUNA. How beautiful is it? Nothing yells doesn't look like something I should eat more than exotic and vibrant colours in food. Rest assured, you can eat this tuna, no let me correct myself you not only can eat this tuna but you will most probably devour it. This bowl tasted much less seafoodey. It was a mixture of flavours from the salty soy sauce rice, to that distinct fresh taste from the ginger, to the sweetness of the mangoes, and of course how can we forget that spicy mayo. If I could pick a condiment that I could dip anything in for the rest of my life, there would probably be a tie between garlic mayo and spicy mayo. Then again, do I even need to make a choice between the two? Of course not because I'm savage and will mix both of them together and it would be a match made in heaven.
Overall, this restaurant has a great first-mover advantage (I graduated in commerce can't you tell?), as the poke scene in Montreal isn't quite developed yet. The restaurant setting is cute and picturesque. The food is a little pricey but it is a specialty dish so I think it's worth it cause it's not like you're going to come here and eat poke every single day. They do offer other dishes like salads, toasts, tacos and soups, so there is a decent product mix being offered to their client base. Besides offering flavorful healthy food, if you have a problem with portion control like myself, the portions here are enough to make you full but not enough that you feel your double chin growing. Finally, this is the perfect place to take your friends who adore cute and aesthetically pleasing things, like macaroons, cupcakes, white backgrounds, and marble laptop cases. I didn't choose the baesic life, the baesic life chose me.
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Fluid is a range of ceramic elements for the bathroom designed by Marco Piva.
Characterized by the theme of water, the fluid and dynamic lines of the bathroom fittings bear witness to a design that reconciles formal research and innovation.
The design of the toilet and the bidet is based on ergonomic principles to assure maximum comfort in use, with or without an added seat cover. The flushing mechanism is built into the ceramic body of the toilet and bidet which are wall-mounted and leave the floor free, to facilitate cleaning of the all surfaces of the fitting and to guarantee perfect hygiene.


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WYCLEF – Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee
The music that Wyclef Jean has written, performed, and produced — both as a solo superstar and as founder and guiding member of the Fugees — has been a consistently powerful, pop cultural force for over two decades. In 1996, the Fugees released their monumental album The Score , which inspired notoriously prickly rock critic Robert Christgau to write: "so beautiful and funny, its courage could make you weep." The album, created in Wyclef's studio in his uncle's basement in New Jersey, hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned a trio of smash singles (including their indelible reinvention of Roberta Flack's 1973 ballad "Killing Me Softly"), and is now certified six times platinum. But Wyclef, a child prodigy with a wealth of musical influences from jazz to classic rock to reggae, resisted the pressure to duplicate the sound and style of that masterwork. Instead, he launched himself as a producer and solo artist whose work drew from an innovative and eclectic palette that included elements of pop, country, folk, disco, Latin, and electronic music.
"I just keep moving," he says today. "If I didn't keep moving after The Score , y'all wouldn't have had the biggest pop song of all time." Wyclef is referring to Shakira's chart-topping single "Hips Don't Lie," which he co-wrote, produced and is featured on. That 2006 blockbuster climbed to No. 1 in 20 countries including the U.S. — a crowning achievement atop a nearly unprecedented run of hits that include Wyclef's own "Gone Till November," "Ghetto Superstar" (Pras feat. Wyclef Jean), Carlos Santana's No. 1 single "Maria, Maria" (featuring Jean and Product G&B) and the late Whitney Houston's "My Love is Your Love." "The only record that captures Whitney, her daughter [Bobbi Kristina], and Bobby Brown all on one song," Wyclef says of it.
Wyclef has been rewarded for his creativity and adventurousness with three Grammy Awards, a spot on the cover ofRolling Stone 's special "Top 50 Hip Hop Players," and the opportunity to make music with such legends as Michael Jackson, Queen, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kenny Rogers, and Tom Jones. As a solo artist, he has released six albums that have sold nearly nine million copies worldwide, including his 1997 debut The Carnivaland 2000's aptly titled The Eclectic: 2 Sides II a Book , which even turned wrestling superstar/action hero The Rock into a pop star with the international hit single "It Doesn't Matter." Through it all, Wyclef kept an ear cocked for new talent. He helped launch Beyoncé ́ s career with Destiny's Child's early hit "No, No, No."
While it's been eight years since his last studio album, Wyclef has not abandoned his dedication to sonic excursions. His new album the Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee , features contributions from Emeli Sandé, Supah Mario, The Knocks and Lunch Money Lewis.
When an era-defining superstar takes time between albums for eight years, people often wonder if the artist has perhaps retired, but Wyclef has never stopped making music. "Every day when I wake up, I go into the studio and record," he says. "There's always a guitar and a piano nearby. I'm always writing, that's my survival. I don't go to a therapist. My therapy is when I pick up my guitar and sing."
One of the many products of Wyclef's unfaltering passion for his craft was his collaboration with Carlos Santana, "Dar Um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)," the official anthem of the 2014 World Cup. The track also featured Swedish superstar DJ and producer Avicii and Brazilian singer-songwriter Alexandre Pires. Just a few months after "Dar Um Jeito" was released, Wyclef teamed up with Avicii again to create "Divine Sorrow," an electro-acoustic ballad that instantly blew up on YouTube when the lyric video was posted, racking up four million views.
In 2016, Wyclef was back yet again another hit, "Hendrix," the first single off of his EP, J'Ouvert . "Hendrix" garnered over 20 million streams worldwide, and also received warm reception from numerous music critics, including Edwin Ortiz, news editor of Complex who said: " Wyclef takes this inspiration and turns it into a heat rock of a performance. He also showcases a double-time flow that proves he hasn't lost a step from a lyrical standpoint."
Wyclef hasn't only been making music for the new generation; his work has influenced the new generation, too. One does not have to look much further than the name of the first track on Young Thug's latest mixtape, JEFFERY , "Wyclef Jean," to realize the impact Wyclef has had on hip hop and its next generation of musicians (each song on
JEFFREY was named after one of Thugger's idols). Wyclef and Young Thug also collaborated on the ninth track on the mixtape, "Kanye West." The creative connection was so strong between Young Thug and Wyclef that the two musicians teamed up again to record the Caribbean-inspired "I Swear," the third single off of J'Ouvert .
Each of these unique tracks and moments are significant reminders that Wyclef Jean can still astound and impact people with his music.
One couldn't blame Wyclef for wanting to take time away from the spotlight given the whirlwind of press, good and bad, he received after announcing that he was going to run for president of Haiti in 2010, the summer after a massive earthquake killed over 200,000 people. "It felt like something I needed to do at the time," he says. Wyclef flew home to help and saw the devastation firsthand. "Haiti was in dire need and I wasn't going to go down in history as just another musician who did nothing and just hid behind the songs," he says. Born in Croix-des-Bouquets before moving to New Jersey at age nine, Wyclef has always kept very close ties to the Haitian people and continues to provide aid and consultation. His love for his native country was reciprocated by many and questioned by others. "I stepped into the fire," he says. "People took shots at me, of course. But it's better to be right than popular. And history will always reveal the truth. You can't live for the fakeness or you will just be erased from time." However, the fury and the frenzy of the election left him depleted. "When I got back to New York I was out of my mind," he says. "I had just had a really tense experience. I thought I could change policy and legislation there, but coming back to America — yo, it hit me. I was like, 'Man, what am I gonna do?' I was at the height of my musical career. Nobody could stop me. I was moving like a bullet as a producer."
As big a comeback as "Divine Sorrow," "Hendrix" and "I Swear" have proven to be, one should not count on Fall and Rise of a Refugee as being an entire album full of mid-tempo tracks. "Do I have anything for the clubs?" he asks. You're talking to The Carnival Man! I've done the biggest dance records of all time! I plan to put them on the dancefloor more so than ever. I know people want that dance floor bounce from me — that hip hop thing."
Which leaves only one question. How long can Wyclef keep it up now that he's back at his old velocity? "The forties are the new 20's of hip hop," he says with a laugh. And while he hints that the Fugees crew are all on good terms, and he doesn't rule out a future reunion with Lauryn Hill and Pras, right now, Wyclef is trying to reckon with his past and write a new chapter. "The music I'm making, it's sounding like the '90s meets 2017," he says. "It's very authentic and all about the vocality, making people feel and reminisce off of that sound they love but combining it with new sonics."


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Obsessing about any individual poll is a mug's game, as we at Lib Dem Voice have long argued. However, we have also always said that polls – taken together and observed over a reasonable time period – are useful evidence of trends. And the trend for the party at the moment is, let's be honest, not the happiest.
Three weeks ago, the Lib Dems benefited from a polling spike – two polls putting us at or above 20% – possibly as a result of increased publicity surrounding the party conference. Since then there have been seven polls (three from YouGov, two from ICM, and one each from Populus and ComRes) with the following party averages:
Tories 43%, Labour 31%, Lib Dems 16%
The polls at the moment are in a fair amount of flux. The last month has witnessed all three party conferences, together with the greatest traumas the global financial markets have known in decades; it's going to take a little while for that to be maturely and fully reflected in the polls.
And yet Lib Dems may feel with some justice a little hard done by at the moment. After all, it was Vince Cable, the party's shadow chancellor, who has been proven the most prescient politician of any of the parties, outshining to the nth degree his opposite numbers, Alastair Darling and George Osborne. Yet the political rewards have been scant (though Vince's personal ratings are sky-high, and deservedly so).
And it's hard to see how Nick Clegg could be doing more than he already is, with frequent radio and TV appearances, as well as articles in the serious press putting across the Lib Dem viewpoint, and stressing the party's distinctive solutions. I got the impression during the Lib Dem conference that Nick was beginning to relax into the role, displaying a great deal more verve and confidence than he did during the leadership campaign. This week's impressive appearance at Prime Minister's Questions – an arena in which he has proved himself an accomplished performer – was simply the latest sign that Nick is hitting his stride.
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We hold open-for-inspections and private appointments at times that suit potential tenants. Advertising your property correctly is so important at We Connect Property we advertise on web sites like realestate.com.au, Domian, Facebook and if your property is suitable on University/Tafe sites. We reach out to all potential tenants in all areas and go that extra mile to find the right tenant.
All potential tenants are required to complete our Tenancy Application form which is to provide us with their current & previous rental and employment references. All references are thoroughly checked. We enquire on the national tenancy database to see if they have defaulted or caused damage in their previous rental history. Once these checks have been completed you will be contacted so we can discuss the references with you, we ensure you are involved in the decision making process as to which applicant will live in your property, however we will offer our professional opinion and experience to assist you with your decision.
A Security Bond is collected at the commencement of the tenancy and lodged with the Tenancies Branch of Office of Consumer and Business Affairs. A bond of 4 weeks rent is collected or 6 weeks if rent is in excess of $250 per week.
Daily monitoring of rent, with all tenants are connected with our Zero Tolerance Rent Policy. This allows the maximum speed and pressure that the law will allow; Our Zero tolerance procedure * to follow-up late rent payments is: – Day 2-3 SMS reminders; – Day 5-7 Tenants receive phone calls and a formal letter; (If Landlord agrees a payment plan to discussed and formally written up.) If there is no attempt to remedy the arrears on – Day 15- Termination Notice Served *Following the residential Tenancies Act 1995, the regulated procedure is followed to bring a tenant's rental payments back into line.
The management fee is charged on all rent collected on your behalf. Management fees cover the day to day running of the property, tenant and landlord liaison, arranging maintenance, inspections and site visits for maintenance (if required), collecting and processing rental payments, rent arrears, payment of utilities i.e. council rates, emergency services levy, SA Water
As an investor, you want to ensure that your investment is returning every dollar that it possibly can. Ensuring that your property manager has the right tenant at the right price is one component of this, but it's also important to check that you are able to claim maximum deductions when it comes to tax time. We Connect Property strongly recommends that all landlords organise a tax depreciation report when they purchase property, regardless of the age of the property. It is always added bonus to receive extra money in their pocket once you include the tax depreciation report in your tax return. But please check with your accountant before. To find out how we can maximise your rental investment, email us at [email protected] and we can send you some more information.
Be realistic on price and do some research (We Connect Property can provide you with this information), it is better to get a tenant quickly at a good rental price than to have your property vacant for several weeks. This can cost you money. Example: A property is advertised at $360 per week but the market price is more like $310 per week. If this property sits vacant for 4 weeks, it will cost the landlord $1440 in lost rent. This equates to a $27.69 loss per week over 1 year. If the property was advertised at the market price and let in the first week (due to market demand), the landlord will actually be $280 better off over one year even though the rent is lower.
Investment income can be paid to you at mid-month & end of month or just end of month as requested by you (documented in the management agreement). Payments are made on the 14th and 28th of each month. If these dates fall on a weekend or public holiday, the payment will be made on the closest business day. End of month statements will be sent when the end of month transaction is processed. A financial end of year statement with a summery of all transactions throughout the year will be issued to you at the end of the Financial Year.
Should we fail to perform in any of the above areas, we invite you to register your complaint in writing. If the complaint is not acted upon and rectified within 5 days after receipt of your letter/email, you have the option to cancel our Agency agreement as per your Management Agreement. If this occurs within the first six weeks of the management we will refund all the management fees charged.
We Connect Property knows that you have worked hard to establish your investment property and the regular income that it provides which is why we recommend Landlord insurance as it gives you confidence that your investment property is covered should something go wrong. Both Landlord's insurance and Building insurance are very important and advisable, these are fully tax deductable on investment properties. In our experience, unfortunately some people only find out what their insurance policy will cover and what policy excess(s) apply when they go to make a claim. A landlord protection policy should provide the following cover to protect your investment property 1. Cover for loss of rent due to tenant default plus loss of rent cover due to malicious damage by tenants. 2. Cover for malicious damage and theft by tenants. 3. Cover for accidental damage by tenants. 4. Cover for damage by tenants pets 5. Cover for legal liability. 6. Cover for landlords' contents such as curtains, carpets, blinds and light fittings. 7. Cover for tax audit. Don't forget! You need to maintain your building insurance policy to protect your property from fire, storm, earthquake and other catastrophes. *If you property is part of a strata group. Your strata will have building insurance in place for your property. We can sign you up for specialised Landlords Insurance (approximately $290pa) and get Quotes on Building Insurance on your behalf.
If there is maintenance to be attended to make sure it is completed before showing potential tenants. We have the foresight to see past to-be-done maintenance, but in our experience, this simply puts some prospective tenants off. All appliances and devices in a property must be in good working order. Be sure to let your estate agent know if any items are known to be not working before beginning to search for a tenant. Also be sure to tell me if anything in the property will not be included in the tenancy. Such items may be garden furniture for example.
Routine inspections are carried out approximately every 12-16 weeks, a report of the inspection is forwarded to you. Any maintenance or other matters of an urgent nature is reported to you immediately to enable us to take the necessary action.
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- The majority of users are accessing the site successfully. Some will unfortunately experience troubles. We will assist to the extent possible, but our expertise is not in computer technology.
- Try to connect as soon as you have the URL and solve any connection issues promptly. If you don't try the connection until the start of the meeting and you have trouble your probability of successfully entering the meeting site is quite low. You can forward the URL to your home/office email as necessary. The computer you participate from does not need to be the same computer you used when you registered.
- Make sure you are trying to enter the site as a guest, not via the user login/password. This is the most common issue.
- Some web browsers have experienced connection troubles associated with pop-up blockers. Mozilla Firefox for example. If necessary, reconfigure or temporary disable the popup blockers. Alternatively download and use a different web browser.
- Some computers, notably state and federal agency computers, are configured for heightened security that may restrict access to these types of Internet usages. Try a different computer or one on a different server. Your local IT coordinator may be able to assist.
- Do not try to connect unless you have a high-speed connection such as LAN, DSL, Satellite, or Cable. Phone modems cannot effectively transmit the data of a webinar.
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The operators of these websites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with data protection law and this privacy policy.
The controller pursuant to Art. 4 point (7) of the GDPR in the case of these websites is:
mgw Service GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Director: Michael Lautenbach
Potsdamer Straße 9
D-34134 Kassel
Telephone: +49 561 510577 0
Fax: +49 561 510577 299
Email: email@example.com
In addition to the company's management, we have appointed a data protection officer for our company. You can contact our Data Protection Officer Mr Jochen König (MOORE Rhein-Ruhr GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft) by writing to "The Data Protection Officer" at the above address or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In order to use our website, it is necessary for the IP address to be supplied at the time of the visit. In certain cases, we also need your name and address and other details so that we can provide the required services. The same applies for example to sending information material and responding to individual queries. If we ask you for further data, this is information provided voluntarily.
In addition to us as data controller, certain categories of controllers, who are involved in the operation of the website (member companies of the Akiem Group, system administrators), and other external parties which if necessary are also used by host and service providers (such as third party service providers, hosting providers, IT companies or communications agencies), may also be given access to the data. An up-to-date list of these parties involved and recipients can be requested from the controller.
We provide information below separately in each case on individual areas in which we process personal data concerning you or from which you can be identified as the data subject.
So-called cookies are used on the website. These are packets of data which are exchanged between our company website's server and the visitor's browser. On accessing the website, these are stored on the device used in each case (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.). Information which arises in each case in connection with use of the end device is deposited in the cookies. We cannot in any way obtain from this direct knowledge of the visitor's identity.
In the majority of cases, cookies are accepted under the browser's default settings. The browser settings can be altered so that either cookies are not accepted on the device used or a specific message appears before a new cookie is deposited. It is important to point out, however, that deactivating cookies can mean that not all the website functions can be used to the optimum.
Cookies serve to make our website easier to use. For example, session cookies can track whether the visitor has already accessed individual pages on the website. These session cookies are automatically erased on leaving the website. Temporary cookies are used to improve user friendliness. They are stored for a temporary period on the visitor's device. On revisiting the website, the fact that the visitor has previously accessed the website and the information input and settings used are automatically recognised, so that these do not have to be repeated.
Cookies are also used to analyse visits to the website for statistical purposes and in order to improve the service. These cookies enable recognition on revisiting the website that it has already been accessed previously by the visitor. Here the cookies are automatically erased after a fixed period of time in each case. The legal basis for data being processed by cookies for the above purposes is our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (f) of the GDPR.
Accessing the website
When our websites, including those of the Akiem Group, are accessed, the internet browser used by the visitor automatically sends data to the server of the website in question and stores these in a log file for a limited period of time, maximum two weeks. The following data are stored without further input by the visitor until they are automatically erased:
- IP address of the visitor's device,
- date and time of access by the visitor,
- name and URL of the website accessed by the visitor,
- website from which the visitor accessed the website (the so-called referrer URL),
- browser and operating system of the visitor's device and name of the access provider used by the visitor.
The legal basis for the processing of such personal data is Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in processing the data in order to
- create a rapid connection to the website,
- enable user-friendly use of the website,
- establish and ensure the security and stability of the systems and
- facilitate and improve the administration of the website.
Contact form
Visitors can submit messages to us via an online contact form on the website. In order to receive an answer, it is necessary to provide at least a valid email address and first and last names. The person making the enquiry can voluntarily provide all other details but is not obliged to do so. By sending a message via the contact form, the visitor gives consent to the processing of the personal data provided. The data are processed solely for the purpose of handling and answering enquiries and follow-up questions via the contact form. This is done on the basis of freely given consent pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (a) of the GDPR. The personal data collected for use of the contact form are automatically erased once the enquiry has been completed and there are no reasons for further retention (e.g. subsequent order placed with the company). Where necessary or legitimate, your personal data are also transmitted to the department within the Akiem Group responsible for answering your request. Your personal data are transmitted via our contact form as standard using SSL encryption.
Contact by email (email client on your computer)
Visitors can also submit messages to us by email by freely providing personal data. In order to receive an answer, it is necessary to provide at least a valid email address and first and last names. By sending the email, the visitor gives consent to the processing of the personal data provided. The data are processed solely for the purpose of handling and answering enquiries. This is done on the basis of freely given consent pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (a) of the GDPR. The data obtained from you by this communication route and processed by us are automatically erased once the enquiry has been completed and there are no reasons for further retention (e.g. subsequent order or similar).
Processing in the context of use of the customer information centre (login on our website)
Data subjects (generally active customers of our company) are able to log in to the customer information centre on our website by inputting personal (access) data. Customers can do this once we have given you the necessary access data and – in providing information on our privacy policy for customers/suppliers – have explained the use thereof. The legal basis for the associated data processing is Art. 6 subpara. 1 point (b) of the GDPR. The personal data that are transmitted to us can be obtained from the relevant input mask and the contractual data, including the server log data (see below). The personal data input by the data subject are collected and stored solely for our internal use and for our own purposes. We can have them transmitted to one or more contract processors, who likewise use the personal data solely for an internal purpose on our behalf. On login, the IP address provided by the data subject's internet service provider (ISP) and the registration date and time are also stored. These data are stored against the background that only in this way can a misuse of our services be prevented and that if necessary these data enable criminal offences committed to be clarified. To this extent storage of these data is necessary to safeguard the controller pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 point (f) of the GDPR. These data are in principle not passed on to third parties if there is no legal obligation to do so or they are not required for criminal proceedings.
Registration by the data subject through the voluntary input of personal data enables the controller to offer the data subject content or services, which due to their nature can only be offered to registered customers.
With regard to data processing in the context of the customer information centre, we will inform you as our customer/supplier separately about the associated processing of personal data; please do not hesitate to contact us.
Data protection in the case of job applications and the application process
We also process applicants' personal data in order to progress the application process, if they are applying or have applied via the website (e.g. through the contact form) or using the email addresses available on the website. Data can also be processed electronically. This is the case in particular if an applicant freely submits the relevant application documents to the controller electronically, for example by email or via a form available on the website. If the controller concludes an employment contract with the applicant, the data submitted are stored for the purpose of progressing the employment relationship in compliance with the legal requirements. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents are automatically erased no later than 6 months after notification of the negative decision, provided that other legitimate interests of the controller do not conflict with such erasure. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, the duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the German Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG)).
If you have applied to us via the address email@example.com, you will receive an automated response confirming receipt and including a link to our more detailed data protection information for applicants.
Transmission to third parties
Personal data are transmitted to third parties if
- pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (a) of the GDPR, the data subject has expressly given consent to this,
- pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (f) of the GDPR, transmission is necessary to display our website to our contract processors, in particular our host and service providers; for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in their data not being transmitted, and for data processing within the Akiem Group,
- there is a legal obligation for data transmission pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (c) of the GDPR, and/or
- this is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject pursuant to Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (b) of the GDPR.
In no other cases are personal data transmitted to third parties.
Inclusion of third party service providers (incl. social media widgets and plugins)
Widgets and plugins and links to the following social networks and third party service providers are included on our website. The legal basis for the inclusion and use of all the following service providers on our homepage is Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (f) of the GDPR. The purpose of their use in our legitimate interest is to inform a wider public about our services and give you the opportunity to share the information on our website with other internet users and also to find out about our company on the websites of these third party service providers and about us and our work. The third party service providers and social networks are responsible for handling their users' data in compliance with data protection requirements. We provide below further information on data processing by the individual third party service providers in accordance with Arts. 13 and 14 of the GDPR.
Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the Google Analytics web analysis service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information produced by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The legal basis for the use of Google Maps is Art. 6 subpara. 1 sentence 1 point (f) of the GDPR. Google Analytics uses cookies, i.e. text files, that are stored on your computer and that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information produced by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP-anonymisation on this website is activated, your IP address is first masked by Google if you are located in member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and masked there. On behalf of the operator of this website (mgw-Service and Akiem Group), Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activities and to provide other services associated with use of the website and internet use to the website operator. (purpose of the processing). The IP address transmitted from your browser in relation to Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being stored by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would point out that, if you do so, you might not be able to make full use of all the functions on this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your anonymised IP address) being collected and processed by Google by downloading and installing: Browser-Add-on to deactivate Google Analytics
You can find general information on Google Analytics and data protection at the Google Data Protection Center. This website has the "anonymizeIp" add-on function in order to ensure anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). If IP anonymisation on this website is activated, however, your IP address is first masked by Google if you are located in member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and masked there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activities and to provide other services associated with use of the website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted from your browser in relation to Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You can prevent collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is deposited, that prevents the future collection of your data on visits to this website, provided that the cookie is not erased: deactivate Google Analytics. You can prevent cookies from being stored by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would point out that, if you do so, you might not be able to make full use of all the functions on this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) being collected and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Google Web Fonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google in order to ensure uniformity of the fonts. When you access a website, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. To do this, your browser has to link to the Google servers. From this Google knows that our website is being accessed via your IP address. Google web fonts are used in the interests of an attractive, uniform presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 subpara. 1 point (f) of the GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer. You can find further information Google web fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Google-Maps (Google Inc.)
We also use Google Maps on this website as a third party service. This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you easy use of the map function. Google Maps is a service provided by Google Inc. to display maps, by means of which this application can incorporate corresponding content on its websites.
On a visit to the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data specified under "Collection of personal data on visits to our website" in this privacy policy are transmitted. This happens irrespective of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in to Google, or no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data are assigned directly to your account. If you do not want them to be assigned to your profile with Google, you must logout before activating the button. Google stores your data as a usage profile and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or needs-based configuration of its website. The data are evaluated in particular (even in the case of users who are not logged in) in order to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of this user profile. You must contact Google in order to exercise this right.
You can obtain further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider in the provider's privacy policy, where you will also find further information on your rights in this respect and on the settings options for protection of your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has undertaken to comply with the requirements of the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
The legal basis for the use of Google Maps is Art. 6 subpara. 1 point (f) of the GDPR.
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Are you interested in the Raw Diet for dogs debate?
I feed my dog, Tiger, a dry kibble supplemented with some raw vegetables, fruit or meat usually after we have a staring competition in the kitchen. My friend feeds her Sheepdog a semi-raw diet, and it started to intrigue me as to the benefits and opinions around raw food diet for dogs.
What is a raw dog food diet?
It's commonly believed that the domestic dog evolved from the wolf about 15,000 years ago. The wolves are meat-eating animals or carnivores.
Some raw dog food diets are based on a dog's instinctive ancestral, usually carnivorous diet, where others are based on the more omnivorous (plants and animals) diet.
The domestic dog, over the past hundred of years, has primarily survived on food scraps and leftovers and some believe they are now capable of consuming a more diverse diet.
BARF vs Prey Model
This is where things start to get a little tricky….
Prey Model
The prey model raw diet mimics the prey killed by wolves in the wild where a wolf would eat the entire animal, meat, bones, organs and all. The prey model does not consider dogs to be omnivores and believe that they do not need vegetables, fruits, and additional supplements.
Prey animals are made up of bones, organs, muscle meat, skin, hide/hair/feathers, fat and other connective tissue. In the average prey animal, the ratio of these parts is 5-10% organs, 10-15% edible bones and 80-85% muscle meat.
These days, it is not practical or appealing for us to throw down a wild beast for our dogs to gnaw on. This diet does, however, involve feeding our dogs whole food in as close to the way our ancestral dogs ate in the wild.
BARF Diet
The Bones and Raw Food (BARF) diet was developed by Australian veterinarian Ian Billinghurst. Billinghurst suggest that dogs would thrive on a diet based on what canines ate before they became domesticated. The BARF diet is more balanced for today's dogs and recommends feeding your dog meats, bone, fruits, vegetables, and supplements .
This model considers the evolution of dogs over thousands of years to now being omnivorous rather than a true carnivores. .
Following are several of the pros and cons of a raw food diet for dogs:
Pro's and benefits of a raw dog food diet
- Shinier coats
- Healthier skin
- Cleaner teeth
- Higher energy levels
- Improved digestion
- Smaller, firmer stools
- Better weight management
Con's and risks of a raw dog food diet
- Raw meat can contain harmful bacteria – including E. coli and salmonella
- May be deficient nutritionally
- Airway obstruction and choking on bones
- Bowel obstruction and intestinal perforations
- Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract
- Severe diarrhea
- Time consuming
- More expensive
Preparing raw meat for your dog is no different from preparing meat for your family and should be handled with the same safety precautions. Always thoroughly cleaning your counters, bowls, cutting surfaces and utensils after preparing raw meat.
It is important to remember that the bacteria in raw meat will possible harm you more than it will harm your dog.
Raw diet vs Dry kibble
Dry pellets or kibble are definitely more convenient than a homemade or raw diet. Although we know exactly what the nutritional profile is of a bag of kibble, it can be argued that the nutrient profile is nowhere near the nutrient content of a dog's ancestral diet. Traditionally dog had a much lower carbohydrate intake and a significantly higher protein intake.
If you are feeding your dog a dry kibble diet, consider the best you can get.
Don't feed you dog a raw diet!
A raw diet is not for every dog. Here are some example of when a raw diet may harm your dog.
1. Kidney or liver disease
Most veterinarians who support raw dog food diets say that due to the high protein levels, it is not appropriate for dogs with late-stage kidney or severe liver failure .
2. Cancer or immunosuppressive diseases
Dogs with cancer and low immunity are more susceptible to bacteria. Due to raw meat being more prone to bacteria, it will make them very unwell.
Always check in with your vet on the best foods for your dog's diet, especially for sick or pregnant dogs.
Which raw diet is right for your dog?
Your choice on feeding your dog the BARF , Prey Model or something in between will depend on your own preferences and what feels best for you and your dog. Either will take a certain amount of planning and preparation.
Here are some ways to find more out about the pros and cons of a raw food diet for dogs:
- Speaking to your vet first and getting hold of
- A book on raw dog food diets with recipes
- Join a forum or group
- YouTube
Lastly, get a balanced opinion and decide for yourself.
What your dog food should contain
A raw dog food diet isn't for everyone. If you don't want to prepare a raw diet for your dog, consider the highest quality dry dog food that you can afford. Ensure your dry dog food has the following essential qualities.
- Higher in quality meat-based protein
- High in natural fats
- Lower in carbohydrates
- A names animal source
- Free of animal byproducts
- Free of artificial flavors, colors and preservatives
- Contain essential vitamins and minerals
I am concerned about making sure my dog is getting a balanced diet and any supplementary vitamins and minerals that he needs. If you are too, then best to get some good information on a raw diet to ensure your dog gets all the essential nutrition needed.
Have a closer look at these three books to get you started on raw food diets for dogs:


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While we doubt this particular intrusion will be blamed on Russian hackers, thousands of British citizens were unable to access their money today when Tesco Bank, the lending arm of the U.K.'s biggest grocer, said it suspended online transactions after about 20,000 customers had money fraudulently taken from their accounts. Tesco Bank has more than 7 million customer accounts in total across a range of products like insurance and mortgages.
According to Bloomberg, about 40,000 of the bank's 136,000 checking account holders experienced suspicious transactions over the weekend, Tesco Bank Chief Executive Officer Benny Higgins told BBC Radio 4's Today program. Roughly half, or 20,000, had money taken from their account. The problem has only affected checking accounts, a representative for the bank said. Customers can still use their account to withdraw money from cash machines or to pay for goods at a retailer, Higgins said. Any financial loss will be borne by the bank and customers are not at financial risk, he said.
Tesco has yet to use the word "hacking" to describe the breach, and CEO Higgins added tbat he was "very hopeful" customers would be refunded within 24 hours.
All Tesco Bank will say is that it has been the victim of "online criminal activity" so there was little detail on the nature of the attack, the BBC noted. But what is different is that it involves tens of thousands falling victim in a 24 hour period to what appears to be an automated process, rather than individuals clicking on links in phishing emails or having their details stolen after downloading malicious software.
That could involve the attackers exploiting a vulnerability in the bank's website - or even gaining physical access to a branch and then the central systems. Whatever has happened, the damage to trust in Tesco Bank and online banking in general will be greater than the financial cost.
Tesco customers complained on the bank's website of seeing amounts varying from 20 pounds ($24.80) to 600 pounds missing from their accounts. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is aware of the matter and working with the bank on it, a spokeswoman said. Tesco Bank started offering checking accounts in 2014. The declining fortunes of Tesco's domestic supermarket business means the bank represented about 17 percent of group operating profit in the last financial year.
One cybersecurity expert said this could be an unprecedented breach at a British bank.
"I've not heard of an attack of this nature and scale on a UK bank where it appears that the bank's central system is the target," said Prof Alan Woodward, a security consultant who has worked with Europol.
Over the weekend, customers complained about money being withdrawn without permission, cards being blocked and long delays to get through to the bank on the phone.
Kevin Smith, from Blackpool, told BBC he had lost £500 from one account and £20 from another. He said: "I was just about to go to bed when I received a text message from Tesco saying there had been fraud on my account. So of course you panic."
Alan Baxter, from Berwick-upon-Tweed, said he had lost £600, leaving him with just £21.88 in the bank. He said: "Tesco said they couldn't offer me emergency funds but would offer £25 as a goodwill gesture.
"I've got food and petrol to pay for. I have a delivery of coal coming tomorrow for our coal-fired heater and I won't be able to pay."
'Money has vanished'
Other customers complained on Tesco Bank's website and through social media about long delays when calling the company's customer service line to find out if their account was affected. Mark Noakes, from Thrapston, told the BBC: "Looked at my account this morning to find a large hole! There was £2 in there; there should have been a lot more!
"Finally got through to customer services to be told it would take 48 hours to sort as there had been a lot of transactions on my account that could not be linked to me or my wife.
"For such a big company they are not being professional. I'm doing well compared to some others as I have another bank account and this will all get sorted somehow."
As Bloomberg notes, some of the world's biggest financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., HSBC Holdings Plc and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, have all been cyberjacked in some way in the past couple of years. In the second quarter of this year, there was a 50 percent jump in activity by cybercriminals injecting malware programs into financial companies worldwide from the same period in 2015, according to Kaspersky Lab, a global cybersecurity company.
The crime was committed at a time "when banks are typically understaffed and will respond more slowly," Cliff Moyce, global head of financial services at consultant DataArt, said by e-mail. "Automated fraud detection systems appear to have worked well, but a lack of people at desks will not have helped.
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The UK's data regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office, also said it was looking into the case and could investigate if customers' personal data has not been kept secure. Tesco Bank said: "We continue to work with the authorities and regulators to address the fraud and will keep our customers informed through regular updates on our website, Twitter, and direct communication."


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