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|2009-09-01, 15:41
|Link #1
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
A bit of a problem
Last week I got a problem in my computer, making it disable/close/unable to open some of these things
1) Task Manager
2) Yahoo Messenger
3) Yahoo Mail/MSN
4) Norton Anti-Virus
5) Any update
etc (that I don't know)
Now I got Malwarebytes' and Superantispyware to scan my computer for something bad, (Malwarebytes 2-3 times before PC restore and 1 time after PC restore then 1 time for SAS). Also did AVG before PC restore, but it mess up a bit (it didn't stop scanning). I also downloaded Spybot(?) after the PC restore, but it won't open/run for some reason.
Now I can access/do 2, 3, and 5 after PC restore and scanning. Didn't redownload Norton. Still can't access Task manager. I found out I can't access regedit. I remember from the logs (whose I don't have right now) from Malwarebyte's that somethings are hijacking those files that can't easily erased/solved by Malwarbytes' even by restarting, so what do I do now? I think there's still a problem.
Any websites that answers this question is also welcome.
Thanks in advance
|2009-09-01, 23:50
|Link #2
Good-Natured Asshole.
Join Date: May 2007
Age: 29
Sounds like malware. Have you tried doing the above in safe mode?
Also, can HijackThis run? If it can, please have it perform a scan and put the logs up here.
I'd go for a full format and reinstall if this doesn't work out. That's pretty entrenched in the OS and it'd be difficult to render it completely clean again.
|2009-09-02, 12:39
|Link #4
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 29
You mean it hangs when you try to go into safemode?
Had the same problem recently, need to try a few times for me. Anyway I bolded the potential malware on hijackthis already, the red on being the most suspicious.
Regedit seems to be disabled, one of the first few signs of something wrong. Only the dumbest of system administrators managing a network would disable regedit IMO, because it doesn't help to slow infection of malware, only helps to deter port intrusions.
1. Uninstall Google toolbar and Superantispyware. For the latter product, DELETE anything it quarantined. Don't restart your computer yet if it does prompt.
2. Download and run CCleaner. Clean up your registry AND temp files, then go disable system restore. Now you can restart.
3. Backup your Registry if you can access regedit, and quarantine the backup in an antivirus. Delete the stuff I bolded on hijackthis. Before you do that, rename hijackthis.exe with something random like "uguuuguu123456.exe" and set the file as read-only. Post the new hijackthis log here if you can, and if possible, the safemode one too.
I am not sure if this works, but try if you want, since your computer is pretty much either a test subject or a gone case.
Open notepad and copypasta this in :
This too :
Run both the .reg files and replace the registry values, then go back to step 3 before my edit to post a new hijackthis log.
P.S If they don't work modify the files with these
Spoiler for just in case:
I haven't been building .reg files for a bloody long time, close to half a decade.
Last edited by SaintessHeart; 2009-09-02 at 13:09.
|2009-09-02, 15:45
|Link #5
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
I'll try what you said. Thanks for the reply
Unfortunately, that didn't work.
Added AVG. Then got up to no. 2 of your step
no. 3 seems no go since I still can't access regedit
CCleaner is also blocked, after I did no. 2
tried the EDIT: didn't work too
here's a log now...
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|2009-09-02, 23:22
|Link #6
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 29
Here are some solutions :
Go run and type in cmd, press enter. Type in "chkdsk /f", pressing Y when it asks you to. Type in "shutdown -r -t 01". Let it fix any errors then try to boot in safemode for a hijackthis log.
If not :
1. Uninstall AVG, CCleaner, Spybot but keep their installation programs (other than AVG). Download Avast! BUT DON'T install it yet.
2. Then download these :
3. And run uguu.reg FIRST, then desu.reg. You should be able to start up your registry now. Go under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System
Modify ALL the values other than default to 0 (keeping value type as hexadecimal). Then go under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\
4. Modify these values to 1 :
5. Install Avast and run a boot scan. If Avast does a restart run uguu and desu and loop the registry modifications before proceeding with the install.
6. Download Scar5's Simple File Shredder to shred out cloaker.exe if you find it on Windows search. At any rate, I need the hijackthis log in safe mode.
To try an alternate method in safe mode, go Start>Run and type in msconfig. Under BOOT.INI select /SAFEBOOT. Restart.
If it throws the computer into a loop, press F8 and start up in normal mode.
If such an error recurrs we are in trouble. I will try and find the solution to that CLOAKER.EXE program on my end.
|2009-09-03, 01:42
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Good-Natured Asshole.
Join Date: May 2007
Age: 29
CLOAKER.exe looks like an HP driver. He doesn't need it anyway, but I'm much more worried of this one:
O7 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System, DisableRegedit=1
I don't have time to search right now, but I'd prioritize sending that "Pol icies" directory to the sun.
|2009-09-03, 03:41
|Link #8
Senior Member
according to process library.
Also you shouldn't have more then 1 anti-virus installed since it can cause problems and even I wouldn't have AVG installed since it's a complete and total placebo.
|2009-09-03, 10:19
|Link #9
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
I'll try your suggestion later SaintessHeart...
|2009-09-03, 14:42
|Link #10
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Philippines
Age: 42
Waitasec... based on the HJT results, I notice that you seem to be running both Norton Antivirus (probably an old copy) and AVG altogether, which isn't good. Only one antivirus must be running, so you'll have to uninstall the other.
Rename Hijackthis.exe to something like "dehijack.exe" so that any potential trojan running wouldn't see and try to evade its presence.
If all other efforts fail, the last-ditch measure is to backup, reformat the whole hard disk, and reinstall the operating system.
|2009-09-03, 14:46
|Link #11
Good-Natured Asshole.
Join Date: May 2007
Age: 29
Oh, another thing: When you're doing all these scans, physically disconnect your computer from the Internet so the malware don't get the chance to redownload and reinstall various nasties that you've removed last time. This means unplugging the ethernet cable if there is one, or taking out the wireless router if that's how Internet works in your house. If taking out the router inconveniences someone else, open your computer and take out the wireless card. If necessary, post back to us on some other computer.
[EDIT]: Echoing what the rest said about antivirus software, do go ahead and take out AVG.
|2009-09-04, 09:31
|Link #12
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Okay, I tried again after I got (temporarily?) access to regedit after I fix the DisableRegedit through Hijackthis. Though I can't install avast!
Last edited by kakakka; 2009-09-04 at 09:55.
|2009-09-04, 10:32
|Link #13
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 29
I shall be consistent and say : Uninstall AVG. I am not sure if Norton is disabled, but if you can run a boot time scan with it.
This is going to be tedious, but if u still can use Regedit help me find out ALL the HKEYs for under the Norton and Symantec keywords using the find. Several HKEYs can be found under different locales, so keep searching until the results repeat themselves. Then right click on the folders and click export to desktop. Finally, right click on the .reg file, select edit, and copypasta everything inside out here under spoiler tags.
Life sucks without your personal Windows disk.
|2009-09-04, 10:57
|Link #14
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Join Date: Sep 2008
For the installation, it doesn't load during the downloading setupeng.exe It closes automatically.
I tried to change the name of the setup..It went as far as asking some sort of agree/decline window. Then it closes
(EDIT: I'm trying to do it again now....)
I don't have AVG anymore. I don't have Norton anymore (I can't run it anyways, and doesn't do anything active).
Here's the curret one...
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The Miami Marlins have waited years for a star like Cuban pitcher Jose Fernandez to re-energize the franchise and the fan base. But, Fernandez's torrid start to his career looks like it is going to be derailed by season-ending Tommy John surgery.
According to Juan Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, based on the information gathered, Fernandez will require the ligament replacement surgery nicknamed Tommy John surgery.
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The Miami Marlins announced on Monday that ace Jose Fernandez is being placed on the disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
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The assumption for most was that it was simply not his day and that Fernandez did not have his best stuff. After the game, it was reported that an upset stomach could be a reason for the ineffectiveness as well.
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Report: Steelers vets ax pingpong
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-2 for the first time since 2002. They're rushing attack is 31st (out of 32 teams) in the NFL. Mike Wallace (and his speed) is gone; Troy Polamalu (and his decade-plus of NFL wear & tear) is still around. Ben Roethlisberger is spending more time scrambling for survival than looking downfield for open targets.
On Thursday, the team's veterans and captains apparently found the cause of all their ills. Ping-Pong, of course.
According to several reports, during a meeting among the veterans, a rule was passed that players with less than four years of NFL experience were banned from playing table tennis or pool in the locker room. While this looks like a silly rule akin to mild hazing, some of these tweets by Jory Rand of KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, the veterans are claiming to have the young guys' best interest — on and off the field — in mind.
1 change to come out of Steelers veterans meeting yesterday is younger players arent allowed to play pool or ping-pong during business hours
Jory Rand (@JoryRand) September 19, 2013
The signs say anyone with less than 4 years NFL experience cannot play locker room pool or ping pong during business hours.
Jory Rand (@JoryRand) September 19, 2013
I asked Ryan Clark if the signs were new. "Did you see them there yesterday?" He would only add it was their meeting not a public meeting.
Jory Rand (@JoryRand) September 19, 2013
Antonio Brown: "I think the older guys are cracking down and making sure guys on the clock are business savvy while they're here."
Jory Rand (@JoryRand) September 19, 2013
Brown: "…as far as their assignment, being ready to work, attentive to detail, not just enjoying all the recreation things around here."
Jory Rand (@JoryRand) September 19, 2013
But not everybody was unhappy with the decision.
If Forest Gump taught me anything it's that taking away a man's ping pong makes him run faster. Well done by the Steelers.
— Steve Kubitz (@Munkie91087) September 19, 2013
Ultimately, though, the concensus was this is a misguided attempt at instilling discipline.
Steelers can no longer play ping pong but they can still allow their quarterback to get sacked 5 times a game. Done
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It was D-Day, June 6, 1944, more than five years before I was born. The allied invasion to liberate Europe from the Nazis had begun. My mother was a new mother at the time; my father was working a job during the day and patrolling the streets in the battle of the home front at night.
Three decades later, I asked her what D-Day was like. I expected flag-waving patriotism and stories of crowds in the street cheering the boys hitting the beaches at Normandy. I got tears instead.
"It was the most frightening day of the war," she whispered. "We knew that there would be deaths. We went to church and held on to each other tight."
It wasn't long until the newspaper began to list the sum of all fears. You looked for names you knew, she said, with a rosary in your hand.
Reading history and experiencing history are two very different things. I'm reminded of that as we recognize the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
Time has told us the stories of Kennedy, a lot of stories that I would rather not hear. So be it.
But it makes it difficult explaining to a younger generation of Catholics what it meant when Kennedy was elected president, the first — and so far only — Catholic president. It had nothing really to do with politics, though the Old Man — a rock-ribbed Republican — was not going to vote for any Democrat.
That made him only one in about four Catholics, if that many, who voted against JFK. I was too embarrassed to admit that to my grammar school friends. I might as well have told them the Old Man had become a Methodist.
Kennedy's election — combined with the papacy of Pope John XXIII — made Catholics feel for a short time that we were not only the past and future, but the present. I can so clearly remember two nuns at Christ the King School leading their respective students to class a day after the election — once those elusive Chicago ballots were found by Mayor Richard J. Daley — nodding to each other and one saying, "Looks like we won."
The day of his inauguration a massive snowstorm crippled the East Coast and our grammar school was closed. My mother believed it was God's doing, so all the Catholic kids could stay home and watch the inauguration on television.
It was all JFK and first lady Jackie for a few years. I know now that the usual political tussles were going on. But I was just a kid and all that mattered to me was that there was a Catholic in the White House.
Our Catholic identity meant everything to us. And JFK meant no more second-class status. That's why in every Catholic business, from the bar, to the butcher's shop, to the bowling alley, there were framed portraits of the pope and the president.
In August 1963, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, their newborn son, died. We mourned as if we had lost a family member.
A few months later, on the afternoon of Nov. 22, I was in freshmen social studies class at Manhattan Prep in the Bronx. Brother Patrick came in, white as a ghost, and whispered something to the teacher, Brother Joseph. He told us to close our books and kneel. He then told us to pray for the president, who had been shot.
Nothing ever seemed the same again.
It's still hard to describe what it meant for Catholics when it ended so tragically. Despite all the stories, despite all the revelations and scandal-mongering, Kennedy was our president. He was our youth. Most of all, he was our Catholic.
That makes no sense, I suppose, to those who have only read the history. And didn't experience it.
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Dan O, I am with you on "If George Hincapie say Lance doped-Lance doped" and before all this doping stuff came out I would have said Lance has done more for cycling to make it main stream (here in the USA) than any other rider. But now I would say he has done more to bring down the whole sport cycling.ReplyDelete
@Bikewright. I agree - Armstrong did plenty to make bike racing more visible in the U.S. - becoming a household name and a bit of rock star. I had my doubts about the doping issue, but remained a fan and elected to wait until proven guilty. Well, that occurred and now the mighty fall has taken place - with a huge chunk of embarrassing history for cycling.ReplyDelete
Funny enough, I'd still remain a fan if he came clean and and spilled his guts like Hamilton and the others. Imagine the positive impact that would have to actually clean up the sport.
Nice write-up, Dano! I too thoroughly enjoyed Tyler's book.ReplyDelete
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6. Welfare Principles and Leadership
6.1 Purposes of Church Welfare
The purposes of Church welfare are to help members become self-reliant, to care for the poor and needy, and to give service.
In 1936 the First Presidency outlined a welfare plan for the Church. They said: "Our primary purpose was to set up … a system under which the curse of idleness would be done away with, the evils of a dole abolished, and independence, industry, thrift and self respect be once more established amongst our people. The aim of the Church is to help the people to help themselves. Work is to be re-enthroned as the ruling principle of the lives of our Church membership" (in Conference Report, Oct. 1936, 3).
Self-reliance is the ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family. As members become self-reliant, they are also better able to serve and care for others.
Church members are responsible for their own spiritual and temporal well-being. Blessed with the gift of agency, they have the privilege and duty to set their own course, solve their own problems, and strive to become self-reliant. Members do this under the inspiration of the Lord and with the labor of their own hands.
When Church members are doing all they can to provide for themselves but cannot meet their basic needs, generally they should first turn to their families for help. When this is not sufficient or feasible, the Church stands ready to help.
Some of the areas in which members should become self-reliant are outlined in the following paragraphs.
The Lord has commanded members to take care of their minds and bodies. They should obey the Word of Wisdom, eat nutritious food, exercise regularly, control their weight, and get adequate sleep. They should shun substances or practices that abuse their bodies or minds and that could lead to addiction. They should practice good sanitation and hygiene and obtain adequate medical and dental care. They should also strive to cultivate good relationships with family members and others.
Education provides understanding and skills that can help people develop self-reliance. Church members should study the scriptures and other good books. They should improve in their ability to read, write, and do basic mathematics. They should obtain as much education as they can, including formal or technical schooling where possible. This will help them develop their talents, find suitable employment, and make a valuable contribution to their families, the Church, and the community.
Work is the foundation upon which self-reliance and temporal well-being rest. Members should prepare for and carefully select a suitable occupation or self-employment that will provide for their own and their families' needs. They should become skilled at their work, be diligent and trustworthy, and give honest work for the pay and benefits they receive.
Home Storage
To help care for themselves and their families, members should build a three-month supply of food that is part of their normal diet. Where local laws and circumstances permit, they should gradually build a longer-term supply of basic foods that will sustain life. They should also store drinking water in case the water supply becomes polluted or disrupted. (See All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, 3.)
To become financially self-reliant, members should pay tithes and offerings, avoid unnecessary debt, use a budget, and live within a plan. They should gradually build a financial reserve by regularly saving a portion of their income. (See All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances, 3.)
Spiritual Strength
Spiritual strength is essential to a person's temporal and eternal well-being. Church members grow in spiritual strength as they develop their testimonies, exercise faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, obey God's commandments,
Members' Efforts to Care for the Poor and Needy and Give Service
Through His Church, the Lord has provided a way to care for the poor and needy. He has asked Church members to give generously according to what they have received from Him. He has also asked His people to "visit the poor and the needy and administer to their relief" (D&C 44:6). Church members are encouraged to give personal compassionate service to those in need. They should be "anxiously engaged in a good cause," serving without being asked or assigned (see D&C 58:26–27).
The Lord has established the law of the fast and fast offerings to bless His people and to provide a way for them to serve those in need (see Isaiah 58:6–12; Malachi 3:8–12). When members fast, they are asked to give to the Church a fast offering at least equal to the value of the food they would have eaten. If possible, they should be generous and give more. Blessings associated with the law of the fast include closeness to the Lord, increased spiritual strength, temporal well-being, greater compassion, and a stronger desire to serve.
Some opportunities to care for those in need come through Church callings. Other opportunities are present in members' homes, neighborhoods, and communities, such as those coordinated by JustServe (in the United States and Canada, see JustServe.org). Members can also help the poor and needy of all faiths throughout the world by supporting the Church's humanitarian efforts, by participating in disaster response through Mormon Helping Hands (where applicable), and by individual efforts to serve others in need.
Providing in the Lord's way humbles the rich, exalts the poor, and sanctifies both (see D&C 104:15–18). President J. Reuben Clark Jr. taught:
"The real long term objective of the Welfare Plan is the building of character in the members of the Church, givers and receivers, rescuing all that is finest down deep inside of them, and bringing to flower and fruitage the latent richness of the spirit, which after all is the mission and purpose and reason for being of this Church" (in special meeting of stake presidents, Oct. 2, 1936).
The Lord's Storehouse
In some locations the Church has established buildings called bishops' storehouses. When members receive permission from their bishop, they may go to the bishops' storehouse to obtain food and clothing. But the Lord's storehouse is not limited to a building used to distribute food and clothing to the poor. It also includes Church members' offerings of time, talents, compassion, materials, and financial means that are made available to the bishop to help care for the poor and needy. The Lord's storehouse, then, exists in each ward. These offerings are "to be cast into the Lord's storehouse, … every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God" (D&C 82:18–19). The bishop is the agent of the Lord's storehouse.
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Hello fellow breastfeeding mothers, I'm in desperate need of advice and encouragement. Here is some quick background info. My daughter just turned 12 months and has been taking a bottle at daycare since she was 6 months. I pump at work and baby gets the breast in the am and pm and all weekend long. I just returned from my very first work trip where I was gone for 8 days.
Upon my arrival my supply wasn't what is used to be, so I fed baby and then had to supplement with a bottle after. That only lasted one day. Now I will try to breastfeed in the middle of the night when baby wakes, or in the am, pm, whenever and within the first two seconds she is biting down on my nipple and pulling it away from her.
I definitely let out a little shriek each time because she has a lot of teeth. She will go back and do the same thing a few times. She doesn't end up getting any milk and I don't even get a letdown because she only gives a suck or two before she bites.
In the middle of the night I went to feed her and she did the same thing and I just put her back in bed and walked away, I didn't supplement with a bottle. This morning when she got up I was hoping she would take the breast and she did the same exact thing. I tried giving her a bottle and she only took an ounce. She typically finishes a 5oz bottle in a few minutes. I know she's got some more teeth coming in but I can't help but wonder if she can't remember what the boob is for!
Is she self weaning and is there no hope to continue? I really wanted to breastfeed until she was two!


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The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD, Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, CO, Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX, Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, JELD-WEN Field in Portland, OR and Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT are the new venues featured in the tournament which will take place on July 7-28.
CONCACAF is hoping to build on the success that saw the 2011 Gold Cup draw over 600,000 fans.
"We would like to thank all cities and venues in the United States for their interest in our Confederation's Gold Cup and congratulate the ones that have been selected to host its 2013 edition." said CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb on the organization's website. "CONCACAF is looking forward to a successful tournament, working in close partnership with both stadium and local authorities, while expanding the reach of our competition to a larger number of fans in more locations throughout the United States."
The event also returns to five venues from its previous editions including Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX (2009, 2011); Soldier Field in Chicago, IL (2007, 2009, 2011); Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA (1991, 2002, 2011); Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ (2011) and CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA (2005, 2009). Overall, the venues of the 2013 Gold Cup average 57,000 fans per stadium.
So far, 11 of the 12 participating national teams have qualified for this year's tournament: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and the United States. The final spot will be decided on Friday in the fifth-place match of the 2013 UNCAF Copa Centroamericana between Guatemala and Panama, which is being held in Costa Rica.
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• Houston - BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)
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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) — Police in suburban Denver are investigating a break-in at the gun shop featured on Discovery Channel's "American Guns."
Wheat Ridge police were notified of a silent alarm at the Gunsmoke Gun Shop just before 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found that the shop had been entered through a hole in the roof.
Police say a witness across the street reported seeing a silver two-door car leaving the gun shop's parking lot, shortly after the silent alarm was received.
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On Monday, the State Board of Education agreed to let the 357-student Bradley School District merge voluntarily with the not-that-much-bigger Emerson-Taylor School District. It's a marriage of convenience, but one both sides are entering voluntarily lest they be forced to do it later.
Why does this matter to you? Because it's yet another sign that the school consolidation that some have wanted to do quickly is instead happening slowly.
According to a history prepared by Kellar Noggle, former executive director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, the state had 4,734 school districts in 1927. That number quickly fell to 3,086 in 1933 and kept falling to 1,901 in 1947. By 1983, there were 369. Following the education reforms of the 1980s, the number dropped farther to 341 in 1986 and 312 in 1995.
Both Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and Gov. Mike Huckabee proposed administrative reforms to make the state's public school system more efficient. Tucker in 1995 proposed keeping the state's 312 school districts but creating 34 powerful regional boards overseeing them. Opponents said the plan would lead to forced consolidation and it went nowhere. In 2003, after Arkansas was sued a second time by the Lake View School District for inequitable funding, Huckabee proposed setting a 1,500-student minimum for school districts. That proposal led to such a a brouhaha that he joked that he wouldn't be venturing much outside his office until it was safe.
Instead of 1,500, the Legislature set a minimum 350-student requirement. That's been a core principle in the state's strategy for providing adequate and equitable education funding for all students – and for staying out of court. The state apportions money based on a district's student population, and when all the dollars are counted, it equals roughly $10,000 per child. The thinking is that with fewer than 350 students, there just aren't enough dollars to pay the bills and teach all the subjects students need.
The result? When 2004 began, there were still 306 districts. By July of that year, there were 254. Since then the decline has been gradual, but the momentum continues. As school districts near that 350-student minimum, parents begin to send their children elsewhere, hastening the districts' inevitable demise. That's why Bradley chose to proactively consolidate with Emerson-Taylor.
The 350-student minimum largely has accomplished its purpose. It's helped make funding relatively equal regardless of where a student goes to school. It's making the system more efficient so that taxpayers aren't paying for closely neighboring schools that really ought to be merged. It's keeping the state out of court.
But it doesn't always serve the best interests of schools or the state. The obvious example is the Weiner School District in eastern Arkansas, which was forced to consolidate with neighboring Harrisburg. Weiner had high test scores and healthy finances, but it fell below that arbitrary 350-student threshold. During this year's legislative session, Rep. Randy Alexander, R-Fayetteville, proposed doing away with the number and basing consolidations on academic and financial outcomes, but it didn't pass because any such change must have evidence supporting it or the state will return to court.
There are victims in this story, but there probably aren't any villains. People simply are moving to where there are jobs, opportunities, health care, and all the things more readily available in cities than in the country. When that happens, schools dry up along with their communities.
Moreover, just because school districts consolidate doesn't mean schools do. Emerson-Taylor is the result of voluntary consolidation, and it kept schools open in both communities and plans to keep a school open in Bradley.
Finally, there's this. During the same State Board of Education meeting that led to Bradley's annexation, residents of Jacksonville made progress in splitting their schools from the Pulaski County Special School District.
That would be a good move. Pulaski County is a sprawling district that forms a doughnut around Little Rock and North Little Rock. Those weak community ties have helped make it, year in and year out, one of the state's most dysfunctional districts. Bigger is not necessarily better.
So while Bradley and Emerson-Taylor are getting married, Pulaski County appears headed to a divorce, and the number of school districts will remain at 239. However, the long-term drop in the number of districts will continue. Because of state polices and because of the choices that people make, more schools will be finding ways to live together, for better or worse.
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When it comes to cotton fertility, focus on the basics, says the head of the soil testing lab at the Agronomic Division in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Focus on soil pH and liming, phosphorous, potassium, nitrogen and sulfur in the context of a budget, says David Hardy, NCDA&CS section chief for soil testing.
Typical fertilizer costs for the season might include costs of $56 per acre; $17 for a half ton of lime; $13 for starter fertilizer; $11 for potash; and $15 for 30 percent nitrogen at layby.
"Soil pH is especially critical in cotton production because cotton does not tolerate acidity well," Hardy told a group of farmers at the recent Southeast Cotton Conference.
In 2004, where growth problems occurred with cotton on Coastal Plain soils, almost 70 percent of the samples had pH levels below the target pH of 6.2.
In routine pH samples taken from Coastal Plain's soils, 35 percent had the most ideal pH range of 6.0-6.4. Similar results were found in the Piedmont, however, 30 percent there had a soil pH of 6.5 or higher. "Some growers may be over-liming in the Piedmont. This is usually not a great fertility concern, but they are liming and probably spending money unnecessarily," Hardy said.
In regard to phosphorous, less than 2 percent of the cotton tissue samples received by NCDA in 2004 had low phosphorous. "This tells us that P deficiency is not a major limitation in growing cotton," Hardy says. "Some growers are over-applying phosphorous." Almost 60 percent of routine soil samples related to cotton from the Piedmont had very high soil test P levels, whereas about 50 percent from the Coastal Plain had very high soil test P levels.
Hardy says that only about 14 pounds of phosphate is removed from the soil for each bale produced.
If a soil test recommends P, it should be incorporated into the plow layer for best results. There is no need to apply phosphorous if a soil test does not indicate a need, unless it is used as a starter at planting.
Phosphorous as a starter may be beneficial, even if adequate levels are found in the soil. Rates of 20 to 30 pounds of phosphate (P2O5) per acre should be enough. Response to P is more likely when cotton is planted early on cool, dark soils or under no-till conditions.
Since the starter effect is sometimes due to nitrogen, equal rates of nitrogen and phosphate are used often in starter. This can be achieved by applying 5 gallons of 10-34-0 or 11-37-0 plus 5 gallons per acre of 30 percent nitrogen solution (UAN), resulting in about 22 pounds per acre of nitrogen and 22 pounds of phosphate per acre.
Potash application can be prioritized based on the soil test as well. K is more of a concern on deep sands where clay is 16 inches or more below the surface. In those cases, consider split applications, half at planting and half at first square.
Begin a tissue sampling program just before first bloom and sample weekly for three to four weeks into bloom. If deficiency is seen early in bloom period, it is best to apply potash to the soil.
As for nitrogen, "be careful not to over-fertilize," Hardy says. "Rate is based on soil production potential." The biggest concern is applying too much, too early. To see if your cotton needs N, petiole sampling is very important.
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Learning geology is a lot more fun when examples from the real world are available. Geological examples are particularly positive and concrete when they come from the students' own back yards. The regions visited on field trips from Chadron State College are full of examples to enrich the study of the earth sciences.
Ideally, teachers of earth science could benefit from field examples in their teaching, but many are limited by time or expense, and others lack expertise in interpreting the local geology. This interpretive photographic guide addresses both concerns. The guide is designed to help teachers both prepare for field trips and to illustrate important earth science concepts-using regional examples-in the classroom.
Field experiences for an earth science course do not need to be extensive or elaborate. Collecting rocks from a single local outcrop would be a useful experience if students were helped to identify and interpret their collections. Furthermore, observing nature first-hand near one's home gives students an idea of how the world they are familiar with fits into the global picture.
This guide is a resource to be used alongside traditional textbooks and classroom instruction. Its audience includes high school teachers, college professors and students, and the general public. Teachers living in the Nebraska Panhandle region have access to excellent geological examples that may be familiar to many of their students. This guide can be used as a study guide introducing the topics of a field trip, or could also serve as a substitute for an actual excursion.
The guide consists of five road logs keyed to photographs. The narrative discusses geological features along the road, with more attention given to especially interesting or informative localities. Although every paragraph in the guide could be a field-trip stop, most users will want to concentrate on certain geological phenomena or regions.
The distance to each stop in miles is given in the center column. This mileage is calculated from the beginning of each loop, and is "reset" to zero at major intersections to facilitate starting a loop in the middle. We recommend that users employ a "navigator" to read the guide while someone else drives. If the images are used as part of a classroom presentation, reading the text and showing corresponding images up to the point of interest might be a useful way to introduce the subject to the audience.
We hope that this guide serves its purpose in introducing the diversity of geological topics available to students in the Nebraska Panhandle region. We welcome comments and suggestions that may result in improvements to this guide for future users.
We thank Gary Romey for kindly allowing us access to his property. The image of the Snake River debris flow is reproduced through the courtesy of the Jackson Hole Guide, Jackson, WY. Thanks to Chris Davis, Kelly Davis, and Tom Halls for assistance in the field. This project was funded by a grant from the Chadron State College Research Institute.
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A high-rise apartment complex that has dominated downtown's southern skyline for 63 years is receiving a multi-million dollar makeover.
A high-rise apartment complex that has dominated downtown's southern skyline for 63 years is receiving a multi-million dollar makeover.
Georgia-based developer Pace Burt, who has worked on the Mayfair Mill Lofts and residential projects in Greenville, has big plans for the landmark Schuyler apartment building.
Situated at 275 S. Church St. behind Bethel United Methodist Church, the colossal concrete complex was built in 1950 to supplement the city's booming need for housing after World War II.
Demolition crews have already begun gutting the 88-unit, 85,000-square-foot building's interior and replacing the windows.
Burt said the project has a few hurdles to clear before he can begin construction, but he's confident that he can breathe new life into the 13-story structure and make it attractive for 21st-century dwellers.
"This is going to be something special," Burt said. "It will be such a huge benefit to downtown Spartanburg … We want to make sure we do this project right and produce a product that the community can be proud of."
Design plans haven't been finalized, but the developer said the 13-story structure will boast upscale, contemporary studio apartments with Venetian plaster walls and modern appliances.
Burt said he hopes to incorporate as much of the building's art deco heritage as possible. He plans to have a terrace on the roof, a fitness center in one of the structure's two penthouse units. On the ground floor, he hopes to have a coffee shop, art gallery and a second fitness center.
The exterior will be painted, and Burt said he is looking at doing some unique lighting that will help the building stand out at night, including digital art that will be projected onto blank spots on the walls.
Burt said is in the process of finalizing the structure's listing on the National Register of Historic Places and is working with the city to obtain historic tax credits.
Assistant City Manager Chris Story said Burt and city staff will present the project to council members at the meeting on June 24. At the meeting, staff will recommend council give it a special assessment, Story said.
"We think it's a terrific project," he said. "There are a lot of positives and we think it's going to be very successful. Pace has proven that he knows what it takes to turn these old buildings around … It will have a positive visual and economic impact on downtown."
Burt said that construction should take about 7 months to complete.
"I really have to commend the city," he said. "They have been so supportive and they can see the benefit of this project. You don't get that in a lot of cities. If you look at downtown Greenville 5 years ago, there were only about 100 (new apartment) units. Now there are over 2,000. Success breeds success… We think there's enough activity and enough demand in downtown Spartanburg to make this a success. And we hope it will lead to much more."
Local developer Pat Cecil said he is very pleased with the project.
The building is named after his grandfather Phillip Schuyler Cecil. It was designed and built by his uncles, David William Cecil, Oliver Kent Cecil and Bill Cecil, who built city hall, Morningside Apartments in the Hampton Heights neighborhood and a number of other local structures.
Cecil remembered that at 12 years old his first job for the family's construction company was helping with plumbing work in the Schuyler.
"It has always been a pretty efficient and, up until recently, a pretty full building," Cecil said. "I'm happy this is happening."
The building, which is the second-tallest structure in downtown, exemplifies the Art Moderne and International styles, featuring reinforced concrete and an externally expressed frame structure.
Cecil said his uncles chose the concept because air conditioning was not yet a commodity in building design.
"They wanted something that would stand up in the air so it could get air through the apartments," he said. "The concrete was also fireproof and stayed pretty cool. It had the added bonus of having wonderful vistas of downtown and the mountains."
Cecil said the Schuyler's basement was converted into a bomb shelter during the Cold War and was one of two main shelters in downtown. The other was in the Montgomery building, he said.
In 1979, Cecil's company upgraded the building's electrical and mechanical systems.
The Schuyler was scrutinized by city leaders in 1988 after a Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team report called it the "Berlin Wall" of the southern gateway to downtown.
In 1992, Cecil conducted a second renovation to remove asbestos and lead-based paint.
Over the next two decades, ownership of the Schuyler changed hands several times and the building started to fall into decline.
Burt acquired the building last year. He said there were a few tenants left in the building, but the property was in pretty bad shape and was attracting a criminal element.
Instead of keeping it in operation, he decided to have it vacated so it could be renovated. He helped the remaining tenants relocate to other homes in the area.
"We'd love to see this building brought back to life," Burt said. "It's such a cool building. The historical aspects of it and the unique design — there just aren't a whole lot of buildings like this one."


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Here we go again: Your tax dollars at work.
The U.S. Government's mainstream media is showing on television women and children killed in Syria. In Cheney's Iraq war, the U.S. military killed 1.6 million men, women and children and none of those pictures or videos were shown. They were not allowed to show dead soldiers caskets coming home.
Now another Tonkin Gulf Resolution comes to my mind, and it bothers me.
Is it our business to get involved in another for-profit war by the military-industrial complex? The question in my mind is whether the alleged chemical attack was actually carried out by the rebels or other groups in Syria.
I have a problem with the U.S. arming one side of a civil war in Syria, when these weapons may be turned against the U.S., as they were in Afghanistan.
If the war-monger politicians in Washington were made to send their children and grandchildren to the front lines of these wars instead of other people's children and grandchildren, there would be no wars.


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Not-so-innocent abroad: The concert special "Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour" finds pop music's enfant terrible taking the stage in Lisbon and Barcelona. 9 p.m. NBC
Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Rachel Boston and Mädchen Amick are once again the "Witches of East End" on the return of this supernatural drama. 9 p.m. Lifetime
It's never too soon for nostalgia when Rob Lowe narrates a three-night survey of "The '90s: The Last Great Decade." 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel; also Mon., Tue.
All the world's a stage for the actor-activists of Belarus Free Theatre, as detailed in the 2013 doc "Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus." 9 p.m. HBO
A disabled filmmaker turns his lens on some of the inspiring athletes who took part in 2012's Paralympic Games in a new documentary on "POV." 10 p.m. KOCE
"Ice Road Truckers" return for another season of trucking around on roads that are frankly far too icy for them to be trucking around on. 10 p.m. History Channel
FYI, Biography Channel is now FYI. Its first offering: "Married at First Sight" in which "Hello" is followed almost immediately by "I do." 6 p.m. FYI
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The 1944 disappearance of a plane carrying big-band leader Glenn Miller is probed on a new "History Detectives Special Investigations." 9 p.m. KOCE
My mother, my kidnapper: A teen (Kathryn Prescott) copes with a shocking revelation in the new drama "Finding Carter." 10 p.m. MTV
It's about to get "Fancy" up in here when Aussie chart-topper Iggy Azalea joins Jennifer Lopez, Nick Cannon and others at the "iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party." 8 p.m. KTLA
"In a World..." where male movie-trailer announcers rule, a lone woman will make her stand in this 2013 comedy written by, directed by and starring Lake Bell. 8 p.m. Epix
Ground control to Halle Berry: The Oscar winner stars in Steven Spielberg's futuristic new series "Extant." 9 p.m. CBS
Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, and in Juarez, Mexico, the detective drama "The Bridge" is back for a second season. Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir star. 10 p.m. FX
American teens tell of being "Kidnapped for Christ" at their parents' behest and shipped off to a reform school in the Dominican Republic in this 2014 documentary. 7:30 p.m. Showtime
The Robertson clan of "Duck Dynasty" fame/infamy is profiled on "True Hollywood Story." 8 p.m. E!
Try the meatballs: An American couple relocate in the new sitcom "Welcome to Sweden" produced by "Parks and Rec's" Amy Poehler. 9 p.m. NBC
We can't define "Pawnography" but we know it when we see it. It's a game show, hosted by Christopher Titus, featuring the gang from "Pawn Stars." 10 and 10:30 p.m. History
"Our America With Lisa Ling" is in Philadelphia to take on the topic of gun violence. 10 p.m. OWN
The reality series "Leah Remini: It's All Relative" catches up with the former "King of Queens" star and her family. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TLC
Disney's 2013 hit "Frozen" features the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, plus that "Let It Go" song, which will now be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. 8 p.m. Starz
The Norse gods of old are reborn as "The Almighty Johnsons" — a band of brothers with superpowers in present-day New Zealand — in this imported fantasy-drama. 10 p.m. Syfy
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in Alfonso Cuarón's visually astounding, Oscar-winning 2013 sci-fi fable "Gravity." You're gonna need a bigger TV. 8 p.m. HBO
There's terror in the tropics in the TV movie "Presumed Dead in Paradise." With Malese Jow and Olivia d'Abo. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Vin Diesel is back as the one-man wrecking crew known as "Riddick" in this 2013 entry in the sci-fi franchise. Karl Urban and Katee Sackhoff also star. 10 p.m. Cinemax


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It's hard to judge a game's netcode in the early days of reviewing because the servers aren't stressed with a huge population of fighters all trying to get a match in. That being said, it's kind of hard for Virtua Fighter 5 Final Evolution's netcode to not have improved. VF5 was one of the first fighting games to include internet functionality, and as a result online games were host to a series of horrid problems like depressingly long button delay, unresponsive controls, freezes, glitches, and random disconnects. Final Showdown's netcode is far better. Matches drop less, controls respond quicker, and overall it comes closer to simulating the offline experience. No, the game is not perfect online. In fact, I'd say it still lags behind Soul Calibur 5, Skullgirls, and Street Fighter X Tekken in terms of online performance, but it's still a pretty significant improvement from the original.
You aren't going to find a whole lot of bells and whistles attached to Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown at first glance. As it is, the game is simply a more balanced, better designed, smoother controlling version of the classic that we knew and loved when it released back in the early days of the Xbox 360. However, little touches really make Final Showdown stand out. Aside from the new characters, stages, balance changes, and move appearance changes, the game also now has a built in button check and button test at the character select screen. The hardcore fighting game community has been clamoring for this to become standard for years, and now Final Showdown has finally done it (pun intended.) That's the sort of small touch that makes Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown worth buying at its already budget price. The promise of literally thousands of DLC costume items doesn't hurt either.
Who is Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for? Two types of people, really. The first is hardcore or casual fighters that missed the original release of VF5. Back then, fighting games weren't so big, but now they are all the rage and the fighting game community is bigger than ever. If you recently came to the community but missed VF5's first release because you just weren't as involved then, you owe it to yourself to give this game a try. It's balanced, fast, and all around fun, all packaged within a three button fighting system that is incredibly simple to learn. The other gamers that Final Showdown will appeal to are VF5 players who are still playing the original game to this day. If you were always a fan of the game , then there's no reason not to get Final Showdown as it's a cheap upgrade that gives you new characters and better balance. Isn't that what every tournament gamer wants in a fighting game expansion?
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Can I ask what the Boalt fans truly like about the school? At the admit day, I wasn't overwhelmingly impressed. The city is definitely not as nice as Westwood, the school is kinda small. I REALLY liked the chairs in the classes though, so comfortable. At the activities fair, the sports law society didn't even show up . But I mean the main selling point for me was the grading system. Am I missing something that yall know about?
Yeah, thats the feeling I needed when I visited, and I never got it. Maybe I'm destined to go to UCLA.
Haha ok who is she? Well UCLA is just the bomb, I did undergrad here, the ASW had open bars, tours, tours of law firms, they went the extra mile for sure...Plus reimbursements...Can't go wrong with that kind of hospitality


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Through educational programming and exhibitions, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will strengthen and expand its mission to preserve the history of African American baseball by:
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• Building exhibitions grounded in sound research
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• Establishing itself as a national center that broadens
the study of race and sports in American history.
• Continually promoting life-long learning in the community
Teacher's Guide to the NLBM
In partnership with Kansas State University and the Lee's Summit School district, the NLBM developed a comprehensive guide to touring the museum for teachers. It has been well received and used by many educators in the Kansas City area.
The guide provides a complete overview of the entire field trip experience for teachers to relay to their students. Everything is covered, from the bus ride to the museum, tours of the 18th & Vine district and all the exhibits inside. The guide also provides valuable research information to supplement lesson plans.
The museum will attempt to place the guide in the hands of more educators by aggressively reaching out to teachers and administrators to visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. To obtain a guide, just contact the NLBM.
Project reTrace:
NLBM has created Project reTrace to foster new and creative approaches to learning Negro Leagues history. Area high school art teachers are selected to bring classes to the museum. Staff facilitates a detailed tour and discussion of the history. Students are then encouraged to interpret what they learned through art. During the day, students are provided lunch and time to research, draw and sketch.
Once the work is completed, the museum exhibits the pieces at the NLBM or other venues in the city. Art will also be used in various publications and products to help support the project.
Participants have produced inspiring and award winning work through Project reTrace. Schools who have participated to this date include Paseo Academy, Spring Hill Middle School, Spring Hill High School, Lee's Summit High School, and Lee's Summit North High School.
Reading Around the Bases:
With the support of Ford Motor Company, the NLBM launched "Reading Around the Bases" a few years ago. Here, area grade school students are selected to sit on the famous "Field of Legends" and be read to by local celebrities. Students and teachers receive free books and autographs. One of these events has traditionally been held as part of "Buck" O'Neil's birthday tribute.
"Reading Around the Bases" is the museum's flagship effort to promote literacy in the Kansas City community. Extending the program to families will further broaden the audience for Negro Leagues history.
Paige Inspiration: NLBM Adopts Satchel Paige Elementary School
With the help of Ford Motor Company, the NLBM officially adopted Satchel Paige Elementary School in Kansas City as an education partner. The museum has developed small exhibits on the life of Satchel Paige for the school, including a life sized wax figure of Paige on display. Paige students have also been involved in museum reading programs and other events. Volunteers have made time to visit the school and assist teachers. The partnership has also led to book, computer and gift donations to the school.
Even with all this activity, the partnership can be strengthened. The museum plans to improve the existing exhibit on Paige in the school entrance. There are still plans to create a more detailed "museum classroom" space in the building where a regular schedule of museum led programs will take place. Students will be trained as docents for the museum and work at 18th & Vine. The museum will also encourage volunteers, staff, board members, and business partners to make themselves available to assist the children and teachers at the school.
Night of the Harvest Moon Children's Festival
The tradition that began in 1997 continues with Night of the Harvest Moon Children's Festival. The festival began as a community open house on Halloween during the grand opening of the NLBM's new 18th & Vine facility and has become the museum's largest community wide outreach program, consistently drawing 1,500--3,000 visitors each year.
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Night of the Harvest Moon has become one of the largest children's events in the region.
Black Women in Sports
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Jackie Robinson Memorial Lecture
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Fostered Spirits: The Andrew "Rube" Foster Lecture
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All our dog supplies are solely produced in a small town in Austria. We combine modern technology and traditional craftsmanship.
We ensure our highly motivated employees, who produce our handmade BUMAS muzzles, leashes or collars with dedication and lots of love, not only fair and decent wages but also great working conditions. It would not be possible to satisfy our customers with products of such high quality without our loyal and dedicated employees. We want to show a clear commitment to quality and sustainability, because we are very well aware that production costs are higher in Austria than in other countries (e.g. Asia).
Since the beginning of time, the muzzle is one of the most scorned aid for dogs. Your surroundings do judge a dog, is wearing a dog muzzle, as potentially dangerous, or even aggressive. Every dog-owner, whose dog uses a muzzle sometimes, knows the wry look of passer-bys. The reason, why a dog wears the muzzle, is irrelevant. It's almost ironic a muzzle causes such fear, because it prevents of the danger in the first place!
Although, the truth is quite a bit different: a muzzle not only offers a great deal of benefits for the dog, but for the owner, too!
Granted, a muzzle is a safeguard against aggressive or vicious dogs. But in this case it not only helps to train a dog, it also can assure the owner to be more relaxed in situations the dog may act aggressively, without escalating the situation. Also while re-integrating a dog or running off-leash, a muzzle is worth a mint.
Another good reason accustoming a dog early with muzzletraining to wear a muzzle, as soon as possible, is going to your vet or animal clinic. You don't know, if or when a dog gets ill and your vet demands your dog to use a muzzle. If this happens, you don't want to increase the pressure on your dog, because it's not accustomed to a muzzle.
Who doesn't know this: the dog is like a vacuum cleaner, scooping everything up, what is even remotely edible, while on the walk? That's yet another good reason, a muzzle lightens the life of the owner.
Additionally imagine you live in a neighbourhood, where mischievous dog haters are around, and you don't want to think about poison baits, when your dog is off the leash. A good dog muzzle is the solution! Your dog can run free without being endangered to be poisoned.
Many dog owners want their dogs to accompany them on vacations. You will have to inform yourself exactly about keeping of dogs and muzzle duty. The rules can even change from county to county, not to mention when travelling to foreign countries. Even on public transport your dog has to wear a muzzle, at least in Austria.
The range to choose from is vast and your pick should be good to insure fast and easy accustoming, instead of being a torture for both sides. Two things are important: the right size and a perfect fit. The price should be your secondary concern, because a humane muzzle should be a one-time-expense.
Mouth loop:
A mouth loop is no muzzle. It only prevents biting, if the loop is fastened very tight around the mouth, inhibiting the dog from opening the mouth at all. But this also stops the dog from panting and drinking, which will lead to overheating. Therefore, a mouth loop is only useful, when used for a short period of time, e.g. at the vet's.
Plastic muzzle:
The variety of plastic muzzles is enormous, so you have to look for first-class workmanship. Lower quality products tend to get cracky, if they get too cold or exposed to a certain amount of force. Giving the dog a treat can be difficult, too, depending on make. Plastic muzzles gather points on light weight and easy cleaning.
Metal muzzle:
These heavy duty muzzles fuel fear in humans by their looks. They are heavy-weight and can get very cold in Winter. Metal muzzles are positively sturdy and prevent biting effectively. But that's also a bad thing, because the risk of getting injured or bruised is much higher than by any other type. Giving the dog a treat through "the bars", typically is no problem.
Leather muzzle:
Muzzles made from Leather are light-weight and provide nice comfort, at least when they are new. Many dogs are annoyed by the strong scent of leather and tannins respectively. The accustoming by using liver pâté on the inside of the muzzle is not possible. Keeping the muzzle in a hygienic state is nearly not possible. In time leather muzzles are getting stiff and the good comfort factor is gone.
BioThane® muzzle:
This material is light-weight, mold resistant, very strong, and easy to clean. BUMAS is the first manufacturer using BioThane® to produce custom-made muzzles. To reduce the fear spread by muzzles, BUMAS offers a wide variety of lively colors to choose from. The material provides very good comfort, treating is easy, and even using liver pâté whilst accustoming your dog to the BUMAS is no problem at all.
At long last I'd like to re-emphasize the right and positive flavoured accustoming of the dog to any muzzle. You can't start soon enough with the muzzle training. If the puppy is accustomed to a soft basket muzzle, the adult dog will cope with it easily. No stress. No impairment. You could compare this to wearing glasses.
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This bureau rates and designates, amongst other things, pet accessories, awarding a conforming certificate. The assessment is based on scientific evidence, legal foundations and ethical considerations.
The Animal Welfare Certificate is used to uniquely identify the dog supplies, which were deemed positive by the bureau to meet the requirements of the Animal Welfare Law.
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Grease some cream cheese or liver pâté on the inside of your BUMAS dog muzzle and let your dog lick it. Repeat this daily - until your dog puts his/her nose voluntarily into your BUMAS as soon as he/she sees it.
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While you dog licks the cream cheese out of the BUMAS, close the muzzle on the back and keep feeding your doggie with treats through the front part of the BUMAS. After a couple of seconds open the seal and take off the BUMAS again. Repeat this a couple of times daily.
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Put the BUMAS muzzle on your dog and close it. Feed him one or two treats. Lure your dog with the next treat into taking a step or two. Praise him/her highly and take the BUMAS off again. Repeat this a couple of times daily and slowly increase the number of steps.
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At this stage the BUMAS can be worn outside on a walk for a couple of steps. Your dog can still be rewarded with treats if necessary. Gently prevent any attempts of your dog to take off the BUMAS. Start lengthening the time period you doggie wears the muzzle and decrease the amount of treats.


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Thumbprints To Pizzookies: 10 Creative Cookie Recipes
We're going to start baking any day now so we have all of the cookies prepared for when our first guests arrive. There are so many to choose from and we're having a hard time deciding on the ones we want to bake. Of course we enjoy traditional holiday cookies, but this year we're looking for creative options.
Who says we can't have Gluten-Free Chocolate Whoopie Pies & Marshmallow Cream next to Pizzookies on the holiday dinner table? We think that sounds like an excellent idea. Each of these 10 Creative Cookies are serious crowd pleasers!
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Most wildflower lovers set off on foot to find blooms along trails during spring in California. But those who travel to Gold Country near Sonora will have the option of hopping a vintage steam train to see blooms in style.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, which houses vintage trains and rail cars as well as a historic roundhouse, is offering Wildflower Train Rides on April 13 and 20. Rides are aboard the "movie star locomotive" (so named because it's been in so many films) called Sierra No. 3 on a six-mile journey that lasts about an hour as the train winds its way through the Sierra foothills.
Park rangers from nearby New Melones Lake will be on board the train to point out the meadow foam, gold fields and other plants along the way. Passengers may sit in open-sided cars that provide good views of the landscape. During the two Saturdays, master gardeners will be on hand to show visitors how to grow native plants.
Wildflower trains set out at 4:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance online; they cost $24 for adults and $10 for children 6 to 17; children younger than 5 years old ride free. (Trains run regular excursions between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at a cost of $15 for adults, $8 for youths 6 to 17.)


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1st consecutive losses for US women since 2001
The United States women's soccer team is having a memorable trip to the Algarve Cup — for all the wrong reasons.
The Americans lost consecutive games for the first time in 13 years and conceded five goals in a match for the first time in the team's 29-year history, finishing last in their group following a 5-3 defeat to Denmark on Monday at Albufeira, Portugal.
Winless at 0-2-1, the U.S. faces North Korea in the seventh-place game Wednesday. The Americans had won the title nine times in 18 previous trips.
"The results in this tournament are obviously not up to our standards," defender Christie Rampone said. "We have to re-focus and re-evaluate and we will get better leading into the rest of the year. A lot of young players got some time against great teams and that can only help moving forward."
Denmark built a 3-0 lead when Katine Veje scored in the 24th minute and Nadia Nadim added goals in the 35th and 39th.
Christen Press pulled the U.S. to 3-1 in the 51st, but Joanna Rasmussen restored a three-goal lead in the 62nd. The U.S. closed to 4-3 on goals by Sydney Leroux in the 63rd and Megan Rapinoe in the 68th, and Karoline Nielsen ended the American comeback hopes when she scored in the third minute of stoppage time. The U.S. had not lost by two goals since a 2-0 defeat to Norway in the Americans' 2008 Olympic opener.
The Americans opened this tournament by wasting a lead in a 1-1 tie against World Cup champion Japan last Wednesday, then fell 1-0 to Sweden and former coach Pia Sundhage on Friday, ending a two-year, 43-game unbeaten streak. That was the first loss following a 16-0-4 start under coach Tom Sermanni.
"It's been a strange tournament, but that's a great lesson because that's how tournament football is sometimes," Sermanni said. "Things can turn very quickly in your favor or turn against you. If you look analytically at the three games we've played."
The U.S. last lost consecutive games at the 2001 Algarve Cup, 2-0 to Sweden in the group stage on March 17 and 4-3 to Portugal two days later in the fifth-place match. The Americans were missing many of their top players at that tournament ahead of the launch of a women's league back home.
This time they were nearly at full strength.
Not exactly that the U.S. team wanted in the year's biggest national team event ahead of World Cup qualifying, which will be held from Oct. 16-26 at Cancun and Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
"We're seven months away from qualifiers and even longer from the World Cup," Rapinoe said. "Of course, we want to have to better results, but it's not time to get to down on ourselves or be panicked. No one wins every game in football, and these last two games we played excellent teams and just didn't get it done."
NOTES: Japan (2-0-1) advanced to the final against Germany, winning Group B by defeating Sweden 2-1 on Aya Miyama's 89th-minute penalty kick. Group A winner Germany (3-0) beat Norway 3-1.


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