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Who was that?!
As Shelby get older, new experiences are fewer and farther between. She's 4 now, and she's just about seen everything a dog could possibly experience...hasn't she?
Not so.
Last week, she was sitting comfortably in my lap, when all of a sudden she bounced off and ran towards the door.
I went to inspect, but saw nothing.
Still, Shelby didn't move from the door, so I stayed there with her, looking for whatever she had seen. Then suddenly a cute little raccoon face popped up from underneath the deck! Shelby was fascinated. She's never seen a raccoon before, but she didn't bark. I ran to get Steven and my camera, but by the time I returned the raccoon was gone, and despite our mutual patience, the little fellow did not revisit.
December 30, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (5)
Carrier training
My office is dog friendly, however the parking situation is not good. It costs 20 bucks to park. Ouch! So I bought a little dog carrier off of eBay hoping that I could bring Shelby on public transporation.
Except Shelby HATES being carried. I've been trying to break her in slowly.
80 biscuits later, she's pretty comfy sitting in the carrier.
When she starts calming down while the carrier is rolling, I'll try bringing her. Hopefully she doesn't cry the whole time.
December 29, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (6)
Christmas 2007
Phew. Now that we're done digesting Christmas dinner, time for an update on how Shelby did this year.
First let's start with her very sweet Christmas photo
Despite some rather questionable behavior shortly before Christmas, Shelby did indeed score some gifts.
That little plastic green thing may look innocuous, but it's full of treats, and Shelby knocks it around trying to get kibble and biscuits out of it. I've decided that this might be a handy tool for relieving separation anxiety. I've filled it a couple of times, and given it to Shelby just as we are walking out the door. So far, no barking when we leave if she has the treat toy. I'm crossing my fingers, and if you see her gain weight in Jan, you'll know why.
Ho ho ho! What's this? Another gift?
Yes, Shelby liked that little lion I bought her for her birthday so much that I decided to get the little tiger as well. This is good because now when that stinky slobberly lion is in the wash, Shelby has a backup friend.
Shelby spent the rest of the day helping people open their gifts. And yes, Steven did let Shelby help him open his present. It was that bottle of Patron that she was showing so much interest in earlier in the week. (I'm not sure how this little girl turned into such a discriminating conasieur of tequila. Rest assured she only gets to lick a drop or too off Steven's finger, not enough to preserve her liver.)
The day was topped off with a gigantic beef bone from the dinner table. I think maybe mom served prime rib just so she could give Shelby the bone. She must have had a good day because she was snoring away by the time we got home.
Merry Christmas little pug.
December 27, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Why aren't the presents under the tree?
That's a very good question. There are presents, however they are up on a shelf.
Shelby...do you have an answer for your fans? Why did we put our presents up there?
Could it be because you tried to open Steven's present? The one with the hard liquor in it?
Or perhaps, it was because you tried to run off with one of the red gifts when it came in the mail?
Or maybe it was when you tried to steal your present while I was wrapping it?
Maybe it was when you tried to pull a stocking from the mantle and nearly had a stocking holder come crashing down on you?
Yes, perhaps it is all those things. If you're not careful, it's going to take a lot more than a cute Christmas sweater to convince Santa that you've been a good girl this year.
December 22, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (7)
Cozy pug
Comfy dog, by the fire. She's dug her face into her little sheepskin rug.
December 21, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (7)
To the Christmas Tree Lot!
Pick us a sincere tree Shelby!
But wait...what's that in Santa's pants?
That's quite a bluge he's got.
December 19, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (8)
Shelby's Birthday Present
With all the Christmas hubbub of buying presents and decorating the house, I neglected to tell you what we got Shelby for her birthday!
We bought a little stuffed lion at a local shop. Shelby picked it out herself, picking the squeaky lion over the turtle with rattles in his feet. When she opened it, she was so proud. She paced around mom's house with the lion in her mouth.
They are fast friends.
December 18, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Shelby's 4th birthday
On Thursday, we went to my mom's for dinner and Shelby's birthday. Here she is sitting in Steven's lap, using his big paws as her pillow.
My niece helped Shelby put on her birthday hat.
After some initial protest, I think Shelby remembers that when she wears the hat, she gets cake.
Not yet Shelby. The candle is still lit, and we don't need any flaming whiskers on your birthday.
OK OK, you're kidding yourself if you think you're getting the whole thing. (I cut off the corner and let her eat that. The rest is sliced up in the freezer and we'll give it to her as snacks over the month.)
Happy 4th Birthday Shelby!
December 8, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (22)
Stairway to sunshine
Shelby is staying with mom for a few days. She's having a good time. No doubt mom is spoiling her, and we will get a fairly rotten pug when Shelby returns.
Mom sent me these photos today of Shelby sleeping on the stairs.
And as the sun moved, Shelby climbed up to the next stair to continue her sunbathing.
December 6, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (10)
Princess and the Pea
First off, let me say that I do not consider Shelby a picky dog. While she can be very insistent about waht she wants, mostly, the things she wants are simple. To sit in your lap. The food on your plate. Standard dog desires.
However, the little pug is finicky when it comes to her bed. I'm not sure what makes her so comfortable sleeping on the floor, and yet she is so particular about her bed. She loved snuggleball, until I threw it away due to it's rapidly decreasing ability to stay fluffed up. Plus, we had ripped the cover, and I couldn't find a replacement cover.
We went to the fancy dog shop, and I purchased a very nice donut bed made of fabric that is not only impervious to pug fur, but also matches the decor of the house. Shelby hates it. In her defense, she didn't seem to like it at the store, and for some reason, I felt like she would get over it.
She didn't.
Instead I put her day pillow inside the fancy bed, and ever since then she has not given up on her day pillow. In fact, even if she is very tired, she will still seek out the day pillow, whereever it might be in the house, and sleep on that instead of fancy bed.
What a princess.
So I am very happy today that I have finally found something else that Shelby will sleep on.
Steven and I recently upgraded comforters. Our old one was getting worn out, and not quite as warm. But what to do with the old one? We folded it up, and a chopped up two old pillow cases to make a cover.
It's super soft. It probably smells like us. And Shelby adores it.
December 1, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (16)


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Negative Interest Rates Could Cause A Run On the Banks
I'm a business major and had some Economics classes in college. I can honestly tell you that we NEVER spent any amount of time discussing or writing papers on Negative Interest Rates.
Because they have NEVER happened in human history and no one in their right minds would EVER believe that a Government could sell a Treasury Bond for $10,000 today and promise to give the investor $9800 back in 10 years.
But that's exactly what is happening today for the FIRST TIME EVER!!
As we have said in the past, this Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) may be the obvious trigger that brings the world into the CASHLESS SOCIETY.
"That's crazy talk Dennis! How could that ever happen?"
If banks start charging investors here in the USA 1% to hold their $000's.....then people like me will quit using the bank to hold our savings. Instead we will go to the bank and ask for our money in cash. After they give us the cash we will take it home and put it in a gun safe or fireproof box. When everyone does this, it will cause a run on the banks forcing them to shut down since they don't have enough cash in all the world to give people cash for their deposits.
The Central Banks would be terrified that they just lost control of monetary policy...since they can't tax or take your cash....and they would have no choice but to make cash obsolete....which would leave us with a cashless society....which the Bible has said all along would be with us in the very last days.
Today I received an newsletter discussing NIRP and wanted to point out some interesting things.
Negative interest rates are a new and untested monetary phenomenon rolled out by central bankers around the globe. Currently, $13.4 trillion of global debt earns less than 0% interest. More than 70% of global government debt yields less than 1% and more than 30% carries a negative yield. We will examine this phenomenon and why it matters to investors in the U.S. first by explaining the theory behind negative interest rates and second by surveying their potential impacts on global financial markets. Finally, we will outline what we believe are the major investment implications behind this monetary experiment.
Why Negative Rates1?
Global central banks are largely tasked with two objectives: maintain a healthy level of inflation, and maintain labor markets near full employment. While they have several tools to help achieve these goals, most central bankers have historically utilized one primary tool: setting short-term interest rates. With the global financial crisis and recession of 2008, central banks around the world and in the U.S. cut interest rates in an effort to stimulate the economy and stem the rise in unemployment. Slow growth in the ensuing recovery and limited fiscal responses from global governments encouraged central banks to keep rates extremely low thereafter.
Quantitative Easing (QE)
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve (Fed) pioneered the strategy of buying bonds as a complementary policy tool after they hit the zero bound, which is an interest rate near 0%, on short-term interest rates and desired greater stimulus. The resulting QE policy quickly became part of the toolkit of central bankers and has subsequently been deployed by many other nations. However, several regions experienced additional recessions after 2008, and central bankers overseeing those regions were unable to sufficiently reinvigorate their economies, even when adopting aggressive QE measures. With interest rates in these countries already at zero, the primary policy tool of cutting interest rates was no longer possible unless central banks could take rates into previously unimaginable territory—below the zero bound.
Negative Rate Experiment
In 2014, Europe's central banks cut rates below zero in an effort to stimulate a sputtering economy, and the impact on the yield curve can be seen in Figure 1. They theorized that going negative should act as the logical next step when interest rates were already at zero and QE proved insufficient.
However, negative rates pose a unique challenge to central banks. They can only charge commercial banks for assets held as collateral and banks are unlikely to pass those rates on to consumers. When faced with a negative interest rate, a consumer could pull money out of the bank and hold physical cash, which would not lose value. Passing negative rates on to consumers could thus have the unintended effect of causing a run on the bank.
Here; http://www.pacificfunds.com/advisor/insights/manager-insight-series/negative-interest-rates.html
As the article says, as of NOW the banks won't be able to pass on Negative Rates to the consumers because it WOULD CAUSE A RUN ON THE BANKS....so they will just be pressured to loan out as much money as they can and hold the least amount of capital that they can so THEY won't be charged negative interest by the Federal Reserve!
But one day this will change! When banks run out of GOOD CREDIT customers to loan money to....they will be forced to loan money to BAD CREDIT customers....and ultimately they will have no choice but to pass on Negative Rates to their savers and preempt a run on cash by declaring a cashless system.
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich
and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in
their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that
no man might buy or sell, save he that had the
mark, or the name of the beast, or the number
of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath
understanding count the number of the beast:
for it is the number of a man; and his number is
six hundred threescore and six.
(Revelation 13:16--18)

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Re: Lucretia Cementine: Need Help!
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Lucretia Cementine: Need Help!
Brandi Qualset 9/17/06
I know your post is old but I've just found it and I am very interested in what you know about Lucretia. Her name was Lucretia Clementine de Valence and she was married to my ggggrandfather Christopher Wolf. He was from Virginia, according to Lucretia, and from what I understand from the censuses taken in Missouri, all the children were born before 1840 in some place other than Missouri, and that she always listed herself as "married", not widowed. I've often wondered what happened to Christopher; I thought maybe he went out to the gold fields, perhaps he got caught up in the Trail of Tears, or sent to a reservation.
You see, we have conjectured that Christopher was perhaps Cherokee, that Lucretia was Cherokee or part, and perhaps part French (there were a lot of trappers/traders in Tennessee in 1800); that they fled to Missouri ahead of the Trail of Tears where they hid their actual identity to avoid having the children taken away to Indian schools, or being deported to a reservation. As I said, this has only been conjecture, but my dad and his two sisters agreed in 1982 that four branches of the family are Cherokee.
My gggrandfather was Simeon Wolf, his son, Ernest Christ, was my great-grandfather, his son, Simeon Anderson, was my grandfather. We never learned anything of our Native roots because all my grandparents but one died before most of us were born. I believe my dad and his sisters knew, but were not brought up as Natives for their protection.
Please, if you should get this, I would appreciate knowing what you can share. Thanks so much for your assistance. I'm sorry to be so long finding your post, but perhaps we can be of assistance to each other. My dad has Alzheimer's and can no longer remember his past. My last aunt died last year and would not divulge her secret, saying some people were still ashamed of their family roots. I would very much like to be able to honor my ancestors.


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Hey Guys!
So school started and this means that I don't have as much time :( I can't do a Dress for Less this week, I#m sorry... But I wanted to let you know what I wore on my first day of school! Here's a pretty similar of what I wore. I paired it with a dark brown, nearly black leather jacket and a black longchamp similar.


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Beautiful written! This is such a tragedy 😦 Thank you for shedding light on this situation.
Hello Friends!
I was recently asked to be a guest blogger for a cool site called Loving On Me, that produces awesome content with the goal of encouraging women to love themselves more (We ALL need this right!). Every May, they do a week of blogs in honor of Mothers Day, and I chose to write a love note to the 200+ abducted Nigerian girls from my perspective as a mother. You can read the full post below, or check it out on there site HERE.
Dear Daughters,
21 days, 20 hours, 32minutes, and 45 seconds has passed…and with every passing second I know that your fear deepens. With every passing second, I know your mother's deepens too….I know because, I too am a mom and even though I'm not your mother, my heart literally wants to escape outside my chest at the thought of what you're going through and what you could be facing.
Daughters, it wasn't supposed to be like this.
My name is Leslie…I'm Nigerian too…and a mother. Over and over, I've watched your mothers weeping …fighting for you… and I weep with them too. You see, I've only been a mother for 16 months, and with every waking moment my heart beats for my child. When he was first born, I would sit amazed, counting all his fingers & toes…praying grateful prayers to God for his health and with the same breath praying and wishing away any negative thing that could ever happen to him. I know your mothers did the same. The village must have pampered her with care as they watched you growing in her belly. With every kick you made in her womb, her heart jumped each time, thankful for you and excited to one day see your face. And when you were born, everything she had willingly became yours. You were an extension of her…Every dream she's had, every wish was deposited into you…and she prayed for the strength and favor to be able to perhaps give you what she didn't have. Like me, I know she showered you in prayers of gratitude as you slept, while forbidding anything should ever happen to you.
Daughters, it wasn't supposed to be like this.
As a new mom, I'm always thinking of my child. Is he ok? Did he sleep well? Did he eat? What's he doing this very minute? Was that cough something serious? And the questions go on….In just these short 16 months, my heart quickens when he's not by my side…I know this is what your mothers are feeling as well. I know they are asking themselves if you're ok? Are you sleeping ok? Are you able to sleep at all? What is happening to you this very minute? Are you sick? Are they taking care of you? I can imagine their complex prayers, ushering venomous curses over your captors, and at the same time praying mercy on them so that they may show you goodwill.
Daughters, it wasn't supposed to be like this.
I, like so many, think of you daily. I wish you could see the marches being held on your behalf. I wish you could see your mothers' bravery as they impress our governments to fight for you. We, and most assuredly, your mothers miss you more than you can ever imagine. With every passing day, we feel your absence. Your fathers are missing their Ada's. Your siblings are missing the jokes you two cracked. Your best friend misses the secrets times you shared on holidays. You should be here with us. Every day we hope against fate that you will be returned back to us. As mothers we tap into the natural connection we shared with you in the womb, whispering messages, hoping our children can hear them. Along with them, I whisper, "Hold on to who you are. We are fighting for you. You are worth more than they say you are. We are coming for you. Never lose hope in this…despite what happens. We have not forgotten you." With tears, I'm sure she would whisper apologies of a fault that isn't hers, offering concessions of an act that shouldn't have happened to you. Along with her, I whisper to you as a mother, with my own tears, saying, "I'm so sorry Daughters… it wasn't supposed to be like this."
Check out the original post on Loving On Me's blog HERE.
For more than 2 weeks now, over 200+ girls remain missing in the Sambisa Forest after being kidnapped overnight from their school dormitory at Chibok School in Bornu State in northeastern Nigeria. While several have escaped, others are speculated to have been sold off into forced marriages for approx $12 in neighboring countries. Yet others remain entrapped by Boko Haram in the forest, at least 3 have been speculated as dead, and more have been taken as recently as today. Thousands across the world have thrown their support to this case, while Western media is slowly catching up to a story which many consider a sentinel call to girls rights and terrorism in our time. I, along with others, will continue to lend my words until these girls are brought home. #BringBackOurGirls
–Leslie aka DivaDoc


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Re: "Porn Mode"
I'm really, really tired of seeing the phrase "Porn Mode" to describe the new IE 8 privacy features.
I know the people who named it that were (probably) thinking of "websites most likely to stick a bunch of malware on your computer" and immediately thought "porn!"
But the general press has gotten hold of this phrase and is using it to sound like, "you can surf porn at work! no one will know!"
I got news for you. IT will know. They filter and monitor your bandwidth, and they will know.
"Warez mode" would have been more accurate...


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I never thought marketing insights would be helping to drive accessibility on the web for those of us with hearing loss, but when I skipped down to the "Optimize based on format" header of this article by Social Media Week, I paused. "People are viewing Facebook native with their sound off, so you have to think… Continue reading Facebook Video Captions Expand Accessibility Opportunities and Acceptance
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What Is It Really Like to Lose Your Hearing?
A version of this was originally published in Prevention Magazine's "9 Women Share What It Feels Like To Lose Your Hearing." You don't appreciate your hearing until you lose it. You may not even realize it's happening. Hearing loss can develop gradually, and our body instinctively adjusts. Or if you're like me, you spend 12 years denying it… Continue reading What Is It Really Like to Lose Your Hearing?
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Plenty of classic titles to drop, which I won't really do here, except I can say that while I built and destroyed Lego creations, spilling out of this old paint can in my room (which I still have somewhere), it was a surefire bet that I'd stop dead in my tracks to "absorb" whatever there was that had to do with Transformers, Voltron, G.I. Joe, Robotech, Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater, A-Team, Knight Rider, Airwolf...and Ninjas.
Ninjas...ha ha...funny joke still? Hardly. But ninjas will always remain "gravy" in my book. A staple alternative to The Shaw Brothers'/Golden Harvest's "kung fu flick" superhuman fighter character...not to mention, less operatic than the Wuxia style and far less tragically poetic than their Samurai counterparts. Ninjas were the "quick nut" for moviemakers who wanted relentlessly fast, (usually) sword-fronted action, typically outlined by an exaggerated, non-sensical story, and an easy road to stunt-double utilization.
Sub-genre breakdown aside, this post is about the gem that is American Ninja, starring Michael Dudikoff as the military man and undercover ninja hero by the (really original...ahem) name of Joe Armstrong. Long story short, fuck the plot...I taped this treat off of WPIX (Channel 11 for you NYC/Manhattan types...before it became "the WB") one Friday night in the late '80's (or maybe it was the Saturday afternoon presentation). I was devoted to the point of piety...consistently repeating the sequence of pressing the Rewind button, until the VCR sounded off clicks and purred with the flexing of springs and mechanical plastic what-nots, then rolling my finger over the Play button with as much excitement and anticipation as the first time. This was the routine every Friday and/or Saturday night...often as the main event to a friendly sleepover.
Original Trailer:
(Crazy shit, American Warrior? Really? Wow.)
American Ninja 2:
(the last of the on-screen Dudikoff in this series...things went downhill QUICKLY after this point)
American Ninja 3 (just so you get the drift):
(the only redeeming part of this crudfest was Steve James getting it in, once again, with his double machete/sword business...and even that was old news to a young Geng)
Anyone remember Avenging Force? Mike Dudikoff being "hunted" in some swampy forest scenario. The Cannon Films trailer doesn't showcase enough of that part though...the old WPIX commercials made it seem like the whole flick was the basis to Rockstar Games' Manhunt ('cept, in a forest'y swamp).
For the bizarre (see what I mean by Manhunt?)


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Anti-tumor effects of nitrosylcobalamin against spontaneous tumors in dogs.
Bauer JA, Frye G, Bahr A, Gieg J, Brofman P.
SourceBauer Research Foundation, Akron Innovation Campus, 411 Wolf Ledges Pkwy, Akron, OH 44311, USA.
PURPOSE:Given the limited options available to treat canine cancers, the use of companion animals for evaluating new drugs may identify better therapies for veterinary and human oncology. The anti-tumor effects of nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl), an apoptosis-inducing, vitamin B12-based carrier of nitric oxide (NO), was evaluated in four dogs with spontaneous cancer.
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:(1) A 13 year-old female spayed Giant Schnauzer with inoperable thyroid carcinoma and hypercalcemia. (2) A 6 year-old male neutered Golden Retriever with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). (3) A ten yr-old neutered male Bichon Frise with apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGACA). (4) A 7 year-old female spayed Labrador mix with spinal meningioma following partial surgical resection. Tumor regression was measured by physical exam and verified using ultrasound (case 1) and MRI (case 2-4). Serum chemistries and hematologic parameters were monitored throughout the studies.
RESULTS:(1) The Giant Schnauzer demonstrated a 77% reduction in tumor volume after ten weeks of daily NO-Cbl treatment. (2) The Golden Retriever demonstrated a 53% reduction in tumor volume after 15 months of daily NO-Cbl therapy. (3) The Bichon Frise demonstrated a 43% regression of the primary tumor and a 90% regression of an iliac lymph node measured by MRI after 15 months of treatment. After 61 months, the dog currently has stable disease, normal liver enzymes, CBC analysis, and no evidence of toxicity. (4) The Labrador demonstrated complete regression of the residual tumor after 6 months of treatment.
CONCLUSION:We have shown previously that NO-Cbl is endocytosed by malignant cells, resulting in intra-tumoral NO release. In this study, we have shown that daily long-term use of NO-Cbl induced responses in all dogs without any signs of toxicity. The use of NO-Cbl capitalizes on the tumor-specific properties of the vitamin B12 receptor and represents a promising anti-cancer therapy.
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- Joseph A. Bauer, Ph.D., and colleagues described promising results with a drug called nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl) in battling cancer in Oscar and three other canines without any negative side effects. While it gives profound hope to dog owners, NO-Cbl also points to a powerful new cancer treatment for humans — one that infiltrates cancer cells like a biological Trojan horse.
- "We are one of the few research groups that is offering to treat dogs with cancer that otherwise have no hope," Bauer said. "With no other options available, most people in this situation opt to euthanize so that their pets don't go through the pain of disease and trauma of surgery."
- About six million dogs are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), pets with cancer provide a win-win opportunity for cancer researchers. Scientists can study new cancer treatments in animals other than lab mice. And pets get access to new treatments that provide hope and in instances like NO-Cbl, additional time.
- Bauer put it this way: "The beauty of using a dog or a cat to test a cancer drug is two-fold. First, the animal can get the benefit of the most up-to-date drug in cancer medicine. Second, the NCI gets data on pets that are exposed to the same environmental factors their owners are. They breathe the same polluted air and drink the same polluted water that you and I do every day. If you can find an agent to treat cancer that occurs in a dog with success, there is a higher likelihood that you can take that to the human population and have a much higher response rate than with mice."
- Although NO-Cbl has been used in only a few dogs, daily treatments have led to promising results in each case. "In all four dogs, there has been a significant reduction in tumor size without any toxic side effects or discomfort," says Bauer.
- Oscar was the first success story. Since then, Bauer has treated two other dogs. A six-year old golden retriever named Buddy was unable to walk due to a spinal tumor pinching essential nerves leading to his right hind leg. After nine months of daily NO-Cbl treatment, Buddy's tumor shrank by 40 percent and he was going on two mile walks. A 13-year-old female Giant Schnauzer with inoperable thyroid carcinoma also showed tumor reductions of 77 percent in less than 10 weeks.
- "Our case studies demonstrate anti-tumor efficacy with limited toxicity to normal tissues," Bauer added. "NO-Cbl sensitizes multidrug-resistant cancer cells to the antitumor effects of several different drugs, so it may be valuable when utilized in combination regimes," he added.
- The drug targets cancer cells with "biological Trojan horse technology." Cells have receptors for vitamin B12 on their outer surface. The receptors serve as docking ports where molecules of the vitamin, essential for cells to divide and multiply, attach and then enter the cell. In order to divide at their abnormally rapid pace, cancer cells grow extra B12 receptors — 100 times more than normal cancer cells. Scientists have been trying since the 1950s to exploit that vulnerability and make B12-based drugs that attach to the receptors, sneak into the cell, and deliver a knock-out dose of medication.
- Bauer and his colleagues from the Cleveland Clinic attached nitric oxide (NO) molecules to vitamin B12. NO kills cancer cells. The B12 acts as the Trojan horse, easily slipping into cancer cells. The subsequent release of toxic NO kills the cancer cells from within.
- The team's goal is to successfully treat 10 dogs with NO-Cbl and slingshot the drug into human use as soon as possible. Because of the genetic similarity between dogs and humans, Bauer says his approach should have a much better chance of getting through the FDA's strict drug approval chain.
- But Bauer stresses he wants to get the NO-Cbl dog treatment approved, as well. "I'm committed to the animals, and my goal would be to do a dual clinical trial, Phase One human and Phase One dog," says Bauer.
- Oscar is still alive and well. Today, Bauer is treating another Golden Retriever named Haley with a spinal tumor.
- "This is one of the most rewarding things I've ever done in my life," says Bauer, the owner of a two-year old Beagle. "It gets boring working in the lab, but to see the fruits of your labor in a positive outcome like this and to know you're responsible in some small way, that's pretty cool."


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TOWN Hall bosses have been urged to review all mobile masts on their property - by the leader of the council's largest party.
In what could spark a row between council planners and councillors, Liberal Democrat leader, Councillor Alan Taylor, says health fears should always be addressed whenever decisions are made on the siting of masts.
But this is in direct contrast to what the council's own planning officers tell councillors on the planning committee.
They have pointed out that it is the Goverment's firm view that the planning system is not the place for determining health safeguards.
The government has also told planning chiefs that if a proposed mobile phone base station met the international guidelines on exposing the public to radiation, it should not be necessary for a local planning authority to consider further the health aspects of any particular application.
Currently, there are 21 council-owned sites with mobile masts.
The lifetime of the masts range from five years to 21 years. The sites include schools, council premises, offices, the flats at College Bank and even the Black Box.
Councillor Taylor says the issue, 'quite rightly', has provoked a massive increase in the size of councillors' postbags whenever an application for a mast is proposed in their ward.
He continued: "I think that Rochdale Council should be harder on applicants.
"When a mobile phone operator applies for permission to erect a mast, especially on council land, we should be rigorous in making sure that local people, or those working day-in, day-out near the site, are borne in mind.
"The council needs to send a clear message to mobile phone operators that it will closely scrutinise their work with a series of checks and balances that should always put public safety at the forefront of the public's mind.
"I appreciate that mobile phones are a huge part of people's social and business lives, but we should always have the safety of the public in mind."
Councillor Taylor's comments come in the wake of the recent approval given to the siting of a mast near a Castleton primary school and another above Syke community base, despite widespread public opposition.
He's asked Paul Rowen, the Rochdale MP, to query the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister about mobile phone masts.
He said: "Currently, councils are advised that they need to look at issues such as the appearance or siting of a particular mast. They are advised by the government not to take into account any of the health issues associated with such masts. I think this is fundamentally wrong.
"I have been contacted by dozens of residents about mobile phone masts and their concerns simply cannot be addressed the current process."
Planning committee chairman, Zulfiqar Ali, who is also a Liberal Democrat, said Councillor Taylor should know it is not the council that makes planning policy, but central government.
"This makes it very difficult for us. If Councillor Taylor can come up with independent evidence that mobile phone masts pose a health risk then I'll be happy to go along with him.
"But until then, our hands are tied."


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Sometimes starting over is the only choice.Broken-hearted and looking for revenge, Phoebe Reede heads back to the US to take up a new challenge. Only, when she discovers who her teammate and rival is, the challenge might prove too great.
While she knew life away from home wouldn't be easy, she never expected to be faced with an unpleasant surprise from her ex-boyfriend, or to be as drawn to him as ever. She needs to remain professional and push aside her feelings for him, but will she let someone else steal her heart away instead?
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Phoebe arrives in America to start her new stock car racing career but who should she see quickly, Beau! Things don't go smoothly at all and the only person even remotely friendly is Xavier, a young member of the team.
The storyline in this book is a little more developed and more threads are unravelled. Michelle Irwin's mastery of suspense comes to the fore in this book! Be warned it is a cliffhanger and you will want to read the next book! She expertly builds up character profiles and her setting descriptions are so easy to visualise I'm sure I could paint a picture of each place.
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I clenched my jaw. Her casual mention of his name, as if his identity was the most obvious thing in the world, had to have made it clear I'd been talking about him. That was the last thing I wanted him to know. Still, it was too late to change it. "Sorry, Beau, this is my nana, uh, Kelly Reede."
"Nice to meet you, Mrs Reede. I can see where Phoebe got her enchanting eyes."
"It's Ms actually. It has been ever since I left my husband for his constant cheating."
I wanted the ground to tear apart and swallow me whole. For half a second, I debated trying to fake a sudden and unexpected emergency just to get out of the room. She'd stuck with Granddad for a long time after the first time he'd cheated, but with Dad's help had eventually found the strength to leave. After that, her confidence had only blossomed and she'd grown more and more like Dad all the time. Now, she often said the thoughts that crossed her mind without thinking through all of the consequences.
Beau's eyes narrowed. "Well, I guess it's not just the eyes that run in the family," he muttered under his breath. He shook off the mood an instant later. "It was lovely to meet you, Ms Reede. It's always nice getting any insight into our Phoebe. She's a bit of an enigma."
It was Nana's turn to frown as her gaze spun to me. "That's odd, because we've always found her to be a straight shooter, just like her Dad."
"Maybe it's just us guys she likes to play 'round with."
My hands found my hips. "Maybe she's in the fucking room and you should both stop talking about her like she's not."
"Phoebe!" Nana exclaimed.
Beau's gaze was fixed on me, his lips curled up into a snarl. He dropped the expression a second later when he turned back to Nana. "Don't worry about it, Ms Reede. I'm used to her gutter mouth. She's turned it on me often enough. Haven't ya, darlin'?"
I wanted to turn it on him again. My fingers clenched and unclenched at my side. "If there's nothing else you wanted, I think we'll be going now."
"Actually, I was hopin' to have a word or two with ya alone." Beau's gaze turned from me back to my nana. "If ya don't mind. It won't take a minute."
I could feel Nana's gaze passing between Beau and me. "Not at all," she said after a moment. "I'll go sign myself out and wait in the car."
It would have been so much easier if she'd said no. If she'd demanded my undivided attention while she was in the country. Instead, a minute later I was face-to-face with Beau.Alone.
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Phoebe Reede is the daughter of Declan Reede, a famous Australian car racer. She has been around and involved in this world from a very early age. Not only does she drive extremely proficiently but is also a worthwhile mechanic to boot!
Beau Miller is a stock car racing driver in America who is doing really well. The two meet and this is the beginning of a close friendship.
I really liked the sassy, strong way Phoebe tackles things, she is an extremely likeable character. Beau is as well, he comes across as the boy next door type that you'd love to have on your life.
The settings are varied, from Australia to America and help to paint a clear picture of what is happening in the story. The plot is realistic and entertaining with it's problems and solutions. Michelle makes it so easy to visualise the story through these descriptions. She is a magician with words that cast a spell over the reader to make you want more and more.
I am so looking forward to book 2 and recommend this book to everyone.
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Michelle Irwin has been many things in her life: a hobbit taking a precious item to a fiery mountain; a young child stepping through the back of a wardrobe into another land; the last human stranded not-quite-alone in space three million years in the future; a young girl willing to fight for the love of a vampire; and a time-travelling madman in a box. She achieved all of these feats and many more through her voracious reading habit. Eventually, so much reading had to have an effect and the cast of characters inside her mind took over and spilled out onto the page.
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LOS ANGELES, July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —
"Gold and silver bullion stands at the start of a major bull market," said the CEO of Capital Gold Group Inc, Jonathan Rose.
"Individuals who are still debating whether or not gold has entered the bull market have to open their eyes! Mass global gold buying can be a precursor of greater deterioration both politically and financially around the world," said Mr. Rose.
Rose's firm released their "Gold and Silver Investment Feasibility Report 2016" authored by global economic scholars and investment bankers. This white paper study outlines a minimum of 24% increase in gold and silver bullion prices through the calendar year 2017. Rose said, "We have already seen a surge of 35% in gold and silver orders during 2016. In June, we had a surge of downloads of our investment guides as new investors want to make wise gold and silver buys.
Gold and silver forecasts have already increased in Europe and the U.S. since the market-shocking "Brexit". Global banks predict a rise in bullion prices, with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Credit Suisse Bank all projecting a 24% increase from current prices. The UBS Bank of Switzerland, a London bullion bank member, upgraded its "buy" rating on gold above $1,500 per ounce by early 2017.
Rose said, "Globalism is the new buzz word circulating the markets right now. When one country's financial markets drop, the effects are now felt globally and intensified. We watched this with the recent decline in China's currency which fueled turmoil in their stock market, drove their government to suspend trading twice in January 2016 and global markets panicked. As the third quarter starts, hemorrhaging initiated by the "Brexit vote" and the decision for the UK to leave the EU may have masked a more troubling market move with China's currency falling again."
These global markets now have big banks and hedge funds rethinking their investment strategies and forecasts. Globalism is now a component of the "stress tests" done by Federal Reserve.
Rose concludes, "Globalism is here, and people need a hedge against uncertainty. Gold is a bedrock in anyone's portfolio. At Capital Gold Group we will continue forecasting, educating and informing to give our clients 100% customer satisfaction. Rose anticipates more of the same for the next couple of years and expects the gold to retain its luster and break historical prices set back in August 2011 of $1,900 ounce.
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Capital Gold Group Inc. is a global leader in GOLD IRA retirement accounts and physical delivery Gold, Silver & Platinum. CEO Jonathan Rose, is an international registered financial consultant with a series 3 commodity license. Mr. Rose has lectured in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and at the Financial Advisor Symposium in America on the benefits of Precious Metals for portfolio diversification.
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Most people, who aren't internet marketers, don't fully understand what internet marketing really is all about. At it's core, internet marketing is just a way to use the vast potential of the internet to find more customers. There are many things you will want to learn when you start marketing online and that is where advanced internet marketing training comes in.
Obviously, before you worry about advanced internet marketing you need to make sure you have a firm grasp of the basics. With so many methods to connect with others online you must know what works, and what doesn't.
Another thing you should keep in mind is that things online change quickly. What worked great yesterday, or last year, either might not work as well or they might not work at all.
A big part of the reason for this is that the search engines are continually updating their programming (their algorithms) in the hopes of improving the experiences of their searchers.
These changes can, and sometimes do, have a dramatic impact on the websites online. It is important that you stay current with these changes.
More than one internet marketer has gone to bed with a website that was doing really well:ranked high and getting a lot of traffic, only to wake up the next morning and find their once first page site is now on page 117 of the results.
Of course there are ways to avoid that and the best method is to update your site frequently (this is why a lot of internet marketers prefer a WordPress blog style website. It is easy to update) and provide your website visitors with a lot of quality.
The search engines are getting better at being able to detect quality content on a website. They will reward that site by giving it a high placement on the results page.
Here are a few of the internet marketing strategies you will want to implement. Some of these are more about getting traffic to your website, others are more about converting that traffic into paying customers. But they are all necessary:
1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – if you want your website ranked highly, you have to let the search engines know what your site is about. Using simple SEO strategies on your site can help you get more free, targeted traffic.
2. Pay Per Click (PPC) – this advanced technique of getting traffic can work quickly but only after you learn how to do it. There is a learning curve and it will cost you if you make mistakes.
3. Email Marketing: this is more about "bonding" with your website visitors and building trust with them than actually driving traffic. Online it can be hard to stand out from the crowd and let people "get to know you" or trust you. By having a chance to send them emails over a period of time you can build rapport with them.
Learning some basic and advanced internet marketing skills can help you turn your business into a very profitable endeavor. It doesn't matter if you have an offline business or an online business, learning new skills can help you make more money.
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The Pros And Cons Of Forum Marketing You Should Be Aware Of
There are several different ways that people use to make money online. One that a lot of people use successfully is forum marketing. Using this method gives you as an internet marketer a way to connect with the people who are likely to be the most interested in your offer. That's the promise, anyway; however, just like any other online business method, there are some pros and cons that you should be aware of.
PRO: Discover the wants and needs of your market. Forums are places where people with the same interests meet to exchange ideas. This is done through posting in the forum. You can use this to your advantage. Why? Because you will see exactly what problems people are having…and then you can offer a viable solution. You will find out what has them excited right now, what they're buzzing about…and you can make a product that feeds into that buzz. You need to pay attention, but if you do it right it can pay off in a big way.
PRO: Interacting with your target market. Forum marketing isn't simply posting your offer every chance you get. Instead, you need to interact with members of the forum and become a contributing member of the community. In fact, a lot of forums have strict rules about marketing, so you need to make sure you understand and follow them. Either way, the ability to interact directly with your market is a definite plus.
PRO: Achieving expert status. As you interact in the forum, people will start to develop opinions of you. Now, you shouldnt go in trying please everybody because that's not the point. However, if you are able to demonstrate your knowledge, and are an active member then you just may achieve expert status. You can't over-estimate how important doing this can be; it can virtually guarantee sales every time you have something new to offer.
CON: It takes time. As you may have figured out, forum marketing isn't the kind of thing you can do overnight. It will take an investment of time to do it right, but the good news is that the payoff for that investment can be huge. Don't rush into it and pay attention to how people behave on the forum.
CON: Becoming accepted isn't as easy as some people would like you to believe. The one variable that is always present on any forum is people. You can never be entirely sure how they will react to you, and they may test all newcomers to make sure they share the same interests. If you are there for the long haul, then stick it out and you will be the better for it.
Of course, those few cons are easy to get around with a bit of time and the right attitude. Don't let them stop you from forum marketing because it not only works, but works really well. You can discover the wants and needs of your market, interact with them, and may even become a recognized expert in the process.
Internal Link Building-Three Tips For Boosting Your Business
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most important skills that any Internet marketer can develop. After all, you want people to be able to find your website when they're performing a search of their favorite search engine. By learning how to do SCO you increase your chances that they will find your site instead of one of your competitors. One of the ways to boost your ranking is through internal link building. Be careful though because there is a lot of misinformation about how to go about it the right way.
When it comes to internal link building you need to make sure that you take care of three things: in-context linking, site navigation and anchor text.
1. In-context linking. These are the links that are found in within the main body of your website. Typically, these will be embedded directly in the words on your page, in context. In other words, as people are reading your site they may notice that they can click on the various words or phrases. To the visitor it seems quite seamless, but in reality you have planned it out to get the best results from the placement of your internal link building. What the visitor will be clicking on, in their mind, are relevant words and they will be seeking out additional information. But you are setting it up so that those words are the keywords you are trying to rank for, and they will go to where you want them to go.
2. Site navigation. In its simplest terms most people think of site navigation is how they get from one page to another. So, they see a back arrow or a link to the homepage and it helps them move around your site. While that is true, and it is very important to have good navigation, we are more concerned with building links for SEO purposes. Search engines typically like to see at least some basic pages on every site; the homepage, contact information, a privacy statement, and other basic pages should all be linked to each other from every page on your site.
3. Anchor text. This is the text that appears instead of the link where people will be going. For example, a visitor to your site may see the words "click here", but what they're really clicking on is a link. Now, if you are trying to rank for the phrase "click here" then that's fine, but chances are you're trying to rank for a different keyword. So, never waste a link by using generic anchor text when doing internal link building. Let's say you have a site on painting houses; you could have the phrase "click here to get a house painting quote", but only the words "house painting quote" would have the link underneath them. The idea is that you're trying to rank for the words house painting quote, so having those links will alert the search engines to pay more attention to that text.
Internet Marketing Search Engine Optimization – Job One
Posted by admin on Jan.25, 2012, under Affiliate Marketing No Comments
Internet marketing search engine optimization is likely something you've heard a lot about, whether you are an experienced internet marketer or a complete beginner.
Getting traffic is job one for all online businesses in order to be successful. Most internet marketers will utilize a variety of methods to drive a lot of highly qualified traffic to their sites.
There are many effective ways to go about doing this, many of them are free. One of the best free methods is by using the search engines and getting your visitors for free. This is done by optimizing your website with the right keywords.
"The right keywords" are those that get a lot of monthly searches, have relatively little competition and are very relevant to the content of your website. Incorporating those keywords into your onsite seo efforts as well as offsite efforts (such as articles) can really grab the attention of the search engines.
There are many factors that search engines consider when determining the proper search returns. Since this complicated, and evolving, algorithm is top secret, many simply guess what the search engines are really looking for.
Since this traffic generation method can be very complicated and convoluted, many people just hire an seo company to take care of it for them.
This might be a good option for you too, if you have the money. There are a lot of companies out there that are fairly reasonably priced and geared more to small and mid sized businesses. You may just find that you can afford it.
If you can't afford it, you don't have to miss out on this opportunity to benefit from seo for your website. Some simple things can really help you ramp up your traffic.
You can also benefit from using seo for off site promotion as well. Optimizing your articles with very targeted keywords that can help you drive traffic to your site is an extremely effective method, and you can do it all yourself if you need to.
As you've probably figured out by now, the crux of all of this is to have a detailed keyword list. You want to find as many good keywords as possible. Don't think that this process has to be the arduous process it may seem, there are many software products that can help you build a very long and targeted keyword list with just a few clicks.
There is even a free keyword tool that Google provides that you can use. If you prefer, there are many great keyword tools online that you can purchase that will do more than help you formulate a list. They can let you know how likely anyone searching those keywords is to buy along with a lot of vital data.
Internet marketing search engine optimization can make it possible for you to drive consistent, and highly targeted, traffic to your website for free. Of course, you never get something for nothing so even though you don't have to pay for this traffic, you do need to hire someone to do it for you or learn to do it yourself. Think of it as sweat equity.
Keyword Internet Marketing Tool
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As an internet marketer you will use various methods for driving a lot of targeted traffic to your site on a regular basis. All of these strategies have one thing in common: they all rely on choosing the right keywords. Choosing the wrong keywords will either result in few visitors or untargeted visitors, either way it will be a waste of your time. You can use a quality keyword internet marketing tool to help automate the process.
Keyword research, even with the aid of software, can be a little tricky and a little tedious. It's important that you find just the right balance between the number of searches a keyword phrase gets, how relevant it is to your site and how many other marketers are competing for that same keyword.
If you get a keyword that has a lot of searches but also has a lot of competition, you won't rank for it and it will be as waste of time and maybe money. If you choose a keyword that doesn't have a lot of competition but also doesn't get very many searches, it won't do you much good either. And, if you choose a keyword that is not relevant to your niche you will disappoint anyone who does get to your site.
So, what is the best balance for your keywords? Well, to a degree that will be determined by your niche. There is some flexibility in some of these parameters and you will need to do some trial and error to find out what works best for you.
Until you have the chance to find out what the best balance of monthly searches and competition is, start with this guideline: monthly searches at least 1,500 and competition no more than 20,000.
As you go along you will monitor your traffic and the performance of each of the keywords you are using and you will be able to determine what, if any, changes you need to make to those parameters.
When you are firing up your keyword internet marketing tool to find a list of keywords, don't forget that other people may not use the same search terms you would use. Make sure you consider the phrases that are used to search for your niche, not just the phrases you would use.
It doesn't matter if you choose to invest in a keyword tool software program or use one of the many free versions online when you are first starting out, they will all give you good basic keywords.
But, as you get a little further along in your career, and have some money, investing in a paid program will provide you with a lot more information on each keyword which can ultimately allow you to build a more profitable keyword list.
Keywords are the lifeblood of your business. The better you get at choosing the best keywords for your niche, the more traffic you will get and the more money you will make. Simplify your life somewhat by investing in a quality keyword software program. This keyword internet marketing tool can make your keyword research go much quicker.


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