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Before Adopting a Pet: The Checklist
Most people love animals, and millions and millions of households contain at least one pet. Whether cat or dog, bird or fish, ferret or mouse, snake or pygmy goat, people adore keeping pets. Do you have a pet? Are you considering it? As fun and fulfilling as keeping animals is, they aren't all cuddles and Facebook photos. Having a pet is a huge responsibility, and before you add a new member to your family, there are a number of things that need to be looked at.
1. Consider Adopting, Not Buying. There are numerous benefits to adopting a cat or dog at an animal shelter instead of buying one from a pet store, the most important being that you can save an abandoned pet's life and refrain from support animal mills that churn out pets like factory merchandise, often in inhumane conditions. Of course, adoption is often only an option if it's a cat or dog you're looking for, though some shelters carry other pets as well. If you have your heart set on a rat, ferret, or iguana, it wouldn't hurt to research where your local pet stores get their animals and try to find an ethical seller. Don't support pet stores that keep their pets in terrible conditions, such as dirty and small cages - even though it feels as though you are "saving" that pet, in fact, you're supporting a company that can and will put more pets right in its place.
2. Research the animal's diet. Every animal has a unique diet and requires different nutrients. A should-be-obvious first rule is don't give any pet food that isn't meant for them - your cat will not thrive on dog food. But that isn't the end of your research. Unfortunately, most big name pet food companies rely on the fact that you don't know anything about your pet's diet, and stuff their foods with cheap, unhealthy "filler" ingredients. For example, despite the fact that cats are carnivores and can't digest carbohydrates well, pet companies will stuff their foods with corn and other grains. Always check the ingredients on the pet food that you buy, and don't plan on settling for the cheapest kibble. Quality food will be more expensive, so it's important to budget higher than you think.
Did you know? Most popular pets in the US:
1. Cats
2. Fish
3. Dogs
4. Birds
5. Small Animals (e.g. rabbits)
3. "Pet-proof" your home. A pet, especially a young pet, is like a small kid: energetic, playful, and somehow will always manage to start chewing on the one thing she isn't supposed to. Cats and dogs are usually allowed to roam free around the house, but if there is a particular "danger area", consider partitioning it off. How about smaller animals? Even though most animals smaller than a rabbit are generally kept in cages - considering how indiscriminately they usually poop, this isn't a bad idea - but during exercise time every day, they are often given limited or even free roam. Ferrets and rodents like rats will absolutely appreciate the chance to run around, but remember, the smaller the animal, the more dangerous your house is - especially for those clever pets that learn how to get around the obstacles you set for them. Look at your house and assess the dangers - what is dangerous for my pet to eat? To chew? To knock over? To demolish? Even if you plan to supervise your pet while it's free, you can never be too careful.
4. Research basic health and safety. Beyond simply a general pet-proof of your home, you should research your pet in particular. What should you be careful of in particular with a dog? Cat? Ferret? Mouse? The internet is a great research for people to share stories and advice pet safety. For example, a dog might be able to use a collar that buckles, but think twice about shock collars or choke collars. Cats should always be collared if they are allowed outside, but they absolutely should not be given collars that buckle - their necks are much weaker than a dog's, and if the collar gets caught on something they can easy choke or hurt themselves - so opt instead for a safe "breakaway" collar. Don't forget to be aware of allergies and poisons! Things that are okay for people to eat aren't necessarily okay for your pet. Dogs may give you their best puppy eyes to score a lick of that chocolate ice cream, but chocolate can kill a dog. Be aware and be careful!
5. Think very carefully about letting your pet outside. If you live in a town or city, be very aware of dangers like traffic, stray or wild animals, and even malicious people. This rule is especially true for cats. The debate of whether or not to let your cat outside freely, without a leash or supervision, is one that rages on with passionate believers on either side. The facts are, outdoor cats have a higher risk of premature death, more exposure to disease, and they kill, kill, kill local wildlife - especially birds, rodents and rabbits. On the other hand, occasionally letting your cat outside can lead to your cat being healthier and better able to exercise, and be able to, well, be a cat. Consider your surroundings. Do you live by a busy street? Don't let kitty out. Is it a dangerous part of town? Don't let kitty out. Are there many feral or stray cats, or even wild animals that could hurt your cat? Don't let kitty out! If you live in a relatively secluded and residential area with low traffic, it is safer, but always consider supervising or only letting your cat out during the day - for cats at night, the risks are even higher. If you live in the country, remember that even if there are no people and the traffic is low, the predators out there are much more vicious.
5. Plan to neuter immediately. This cannot be stressed enough. Unless you are a professional - and reading a book about it does not count - do not, under any circumstances, plan to breed your pet. Especially in the case of common household pets like cats and dogs, there is absolutely no excuse for this. Animal shelters are already overflowing with pets that weren't lucky enough to get homes, so much that many have no choice but to terminate the lives of many - and many of these come from irresponsible pet owners who gave up their pets because they bred and couldn't find homes for them. Even if you have some people who are planning to commit to one of your puppies or kittens, remember that those people who want a pet could instead save a pet in the shelter. There are simply too many cats and dogs, we don't need more. Additionally, many animals do require very professional skills to breed. For example, female ferrets that are not spayed can die if they are not bred. Even if you don't plan on breeding, neutering should not be optional - an unneutered animal can very easily breed without your knowledge, especially a cat that you let outside. Not to mention, neutering has various health benefits, and will reduce a pet's spraying, marking its territory, and general aggression.
6. If you can't afford the vet, you can't afford the pet! Before adopting any pet, budget money for veterinarian costs. The vet isn't cheap, and a single checkup can be $50 or more - and your pet needs them at least annually. Your pet also will need shots, neutering, and care when it is sick or hurt. Of course, no one can plan for a freak accident when your pet needs surgery, but as a pet owner, it is your responsibility to make sure they have at least basic healthcare.
7. Make sure you have enough time for a pet. Aside from fish, pets cannot be kept in cages all day. They must be played with and allowed to exercise at least once a day. That includes small pets like mice, rats, hamsters and ferrets. Just because cats tend to be more independent doesn't mean they don't need playing and social interaction. Dogs need more attention yet, requiring frequent walks. It isn't all fun and games, either. Pets require hygiene, daily cage or litter box cleanings, and even training. Don't overestimate your free time, because a pet requires a fair amount of it.
8. If you don't plan to keep the pet forever, change your mind about adopting. This is the most important point. Some pets live a couple of years, some pets can live to be twenty or more. There is nothing more frustrating for shelters who have people abandon their pets because they only wanted it while it was a kitten or puppy, or have made plans to move or even choose an apartment that doesn't allow pets. If you want a pet only for a couple of years, get one that has the appropriate lifespan or don't get one at all. Certainly, emergencies come up, and unexpected obstacles might occur, but in this case, make your own arrangements for finding the pet a new home. Shelters are, as said, already crowded. See if a family member or friend can take your pet, and when you do rehome, make sure the pet is going somewhere good - don't give up your pet to the first sketchy stranger who messages you via Craigslist. Plan in advance for worst case scenarios with your pet, because if you relinquish your pet to a shelter with exhaustively exploring other options - or worse, abandon your pet on the street - then you have, to be frank, utterly failed the trust your pet puts in you.
You're welcome. I like your writing style and topic choices.
#6- Please correct (it's the part I wish my older daughter could realize) the title of the section: If you CAN'T afford the vet, you can't afford the pet.
This is perhaps your strongest and most important point. My wife and I heartily agree. We use Banfield Pet Hospital's monthly subscription program. Allows unlimited free drop-in visits, and discounts on regular shots/boosters, flea pills.
An excellent HUB!


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THE Social
The Social is an adults-only night for parents, guardians, and school staff to have fun and socialize together! This year we will be fundraising once again for the Schoolyard Improvement Project - which is set to happen some time this year!!
We still need donations for our amazing Silent Auction - please let us know if you, your employer, or a local business could donate an item or service for the auction.
Purchase your tickets below!
Please feel free to invite your friends!
Thank you to all the parents, staff and friends who joined us for Clinton's 2nd Parent Social. On a snowy Friday night in February, the community came together for a night of dancing, drinks and fun. Click here to see photos.
Together, we achieved our goal of raising $10,000 for the Schoolyard Improvement Project! We're thrilled with the results! Those funds, along with funding from the TDSB, are the start of a multi-phase renovation of the outdoor space surrounding the school.
Click here to see initial, draft plans for the Schoolyard Improvement Project.
The School Council sends big thanks to:
Little Italy BIA
Annex Academy of Music
Basecamp Climbing
Bean & Baker Malt Shop
B Yoga
The Bike Joint
Central Tech Athletic
Chess Institute of Canada
CHIN Radio
Cindy Trayling & Paul Shuper
Damien's Sauces (Steve Parker)
Danica Thrasher & Randy Steuart
DLA Piper (Adrienne Woodyard)
Goddard Gamage LLP (Nimali Gamage)
Guan's Auto
Hair Artisans (Rebecca Sutherland)
Health Hut
Hogtown Pub
Jack of Sports
Kate Love & Nigel Lawson
Koru Distribution
Leanne & Chris Williams
Lilliput Hats
Mama Earth Organics
Mars Design (Kristi Marstrom)
Mi Hermano Barber Shop
Morgan Barense & Wayne Pommen
Nieuw (Ine Palmaers)
Piano Piano Restaurant
The Second City (Paul Bates)
Rogers Sportsnet (Matt Marstrom)
See Spot Run (Chris Brodbeck)
The Performance Health Centre
Thank you to all those who were not able to attend, but made a donation to the project.
Thank you to all the fantastic VOLUNTEERS who worked hard to make it happen.
And of course a huge thanks to DJ VDP for spinning great tunes!


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You may arrive here if you are asking "Why are my group policies not applying unless the computer account has read permission" or possibly "Why won't my group policy apply to user security filtering" or "What the fuck is group policy filtering denied unknown reason".
These are all great questions, and I asked them myself today with somewhat more interlaced with profanity. The good news, is there is an answer. The bad news is you will be asking WTF Microsoft – again.
I'll keep this short – if you are having problems with your group policies all of a sudden, and they are not applying to specific users that they have been filtered for, you should review this article:
Microsoft, in all their wisdom has decided that strictly filtering GPOs based on user context isn't good enough, and they need to be filtered by computer. So to make your GPOs work, give the computer accounts read permission to the GPO. If you are like me and do a lot of user security group filtering for user settings, add "domain computers" to the delegation tab and give them read permission.
Why is this happening? I'm sure it's important and as Microsoft says is a security thing, but I think they just like fucking with us System Administrators once in a while to keep us on our toes. This is what I imagine Microsoft is saying to me today:
Oh, did you approve that update without actually reading the KB article it's attached to? Well look what happened, maybe you should do more research first before approving windows updates in your production environment.
Well, to that I have to say – Fuck you Microsoft.
If you ended up here before you pulled your hair out, you're welcome. If it was afterward, don't blame me – I did my best to put this out "in the cloud" for you.


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News: PSN Connection Issues
April 4, 2011 Leave a comment
UPDATE: PSN to our area has been restored.
We normally do not cover the news in article form here as there are many, many, many, talented, and fact seeking venues for this. But since mutliple individuals have experienced issues with not being able to login to PSN to watch Netflix or play online games since last night, we here at the Carousel, decided to do a little research and post about it.
Sony is "… aware of the iesue and are attempting to correct this as soon as possible." Yes the typo is in the announcement and that is not the only one. There is no range to when the issues will be solved or what caused them.
So we know no more than before but rest assured, its not the user's account, PS3, or internet causing the problem.
Source: http://us.playstation.com/support/answer/?a_id=2185


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As Amnesty Int'l Reveals Why Top Military Commanders may face the music
The Nigerian Military may have recorded some successes in the war on terror in recent time, but what is coming out of the coffers of Amnesty International is disturbing, writes Ohia Israel
Just last week Amnesty International in its latest report on Human rights abuses by the Nigerian Army fighting the Boko Haram battle indicted the Nigerian Military for war crimes and called for investigation. According to Amnesty International, the Nigerian military, including senior military commanders, must be investigated for participating in, sanctioning or failing to prevent the deaths of more than 8,000 people murdered, starved, suffocated, and tortured to death.
Based on years of research and analysis of evidence – including leaked military reports and correspondences, as well as interviews with more than 400 victims, eyewitnesses and senior members of the Nigerian security forces – the organisation outlines a range of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity committed by the Nigerian military in the course of the fight against Boko Haram in the north-east of the country. The report, which is titled in segmented topics such as Stars on their shoulders; Blood on their hands: War crimes committed by the Nigerian military, reveals that, since March 2011, more than 7,000 young men and boys died in military detention and more than 1,200 people were unlawfully killed since February 2012.
Amnesty International provides compelling evidence of the need for an investigation into the individual and command responsibilities of soldiers, and mid-level and senior-level military commanders. The report outlines the roles and possible criminal responsibilities of those along the chain of command – up to the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff – and names nine senior Nigerian military figures who should be investigated for command and individual responsibility for the crimes committed.
"This sickening evidence exposes how thousands of young men and boys have been arbitrarily arrested and deliberately killed or left to die in detention in the most horrific conditions. It provides strong grounds for investigations into the possible criminal responsibility of members of the military, including those at the highest levels," said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's Secretary General.
"Whilst an urgent and impartial investigation of these war crimes is vital, this report is not just about the criminal responsibility of individuals. It is also about the responsibility of Nigeria's leadership to act decisively to end the pervasive culture of impunity within the armed forces." Amnesty International is calling for Nigeria to ensure prompt, independent and effective investigations of the following military officers for potential individual or command responsibility for the war crimes of murder, torture and enforced disappearance detailed in this report:
* Major General John A.H. Ewansiha
* Major General Obida T Ethnan
* Major General Ahmadu Mohammed
* Brigadier General Austin O. Edokpayi
* Brigadier General Rufus O. Bamigboye
Amnesty International is further calling for Nigeria to ensure prompt, independent and effective investigations of the following high-level military commanders for their potential command responsibility for crimes committed by their subordinates. They would be responsible if they knew or if they should have known about the commission of the war crimes and failed to take adequate action to prevent them or to ensure the alleged perpetrators are brought to justice:
* General AzubuikeIhejirika- Chief of Army Staff, Sept 2010 – Jan 2014).
* Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim - Chief of Defence Staff, Oct 2012 – Jan 2014).
* Air Chief Marshal Badeh- Chief of Defence Staff, Jan 2014 – time of writing
* General Ken Minimah- Chief of Army Staff, Jan 2014 – time of writing mass deaths in custody
In their response to Boko Haram's attacks in the north-east, the Nigerian military have arrested at least 20,000 young men and boys since 2009, some as young as nine years old. In most cases they were arbitrarily arrested, often based solely on the word of a single unidentified secret informant. Most were arrested in mass "screening" operations or "cordon-and-search" raids where security forces round up hundreds of men. Almost none of those detained have been brought to court and all have been held without the necessary safeguards against murder, torture and ill-treatment. Detainees are held incommunicado in extremely overcrowded, unventilated cells without sanitary facilities and with little food or water. Many are subjected to torture and thousands have died from ill-treatment and as a result of dire detention conditions. One former detainee told Amnesty International: "All I know was that once you get detained by the soldiers and taken to Giwa [military barracks], your life is finished."
A high-ranking military officer gave Amnesty International a list of 683 detainees who died in custody between October 2012 and February 2013. The organisation also obtained evidence that in 2013, more than 4,700 bodies were brought to a mortuary from a detention facility in Giwa barracks. In June 2013 alone, more than 1,400 corpses were delivered to the mortuary from this facility.
A former detainee who spent four months in detention described how on arrival "The soldiers said: "Welcome to your die house. Welcome to your place of death". Only 11 of the 122 men arrested survived. Starvation, dehydration and disease Amnesty International researchers witnessed emaciated corpses in mortuaries, and one former Giwa detainee told the organisation that around 300 people in his cell died after being denied water for two days. "Sometimes we drank people's urine, but even the urine you at times could not get."
The evidence gathered from former detainees and eyewitnesses is also corroborated by senior military sources. One senior military officer told Amnesty International that detention centres are not given sufficient money for food and that detainees in Giwa barracks were "deliberately starved." Disease – including possible outbreaks of cholera – was rife. A police officer posted at a detention facility known as the "Rest House" in Potiskum told Amnesty International how more than 500 corpses were buried in and around the camp. "They don't take them to the hospital if they are sick or to the mortuary if they die," he said.
Overcrowding and suffocation
Conditions of detention in Giwa barracks and detention centres in Damaturu were so overcrowded that hundreds of detainees were packed into small cells where they had to take turns sleeping or even sitting on the floor. At its peak, Giwa barracks – which was not built as a detention facility –was accommodating more than 2,000 detainees at one time. "Hundreds have been killed in detention either (by soldiers) shooting them or by suffocation," a military officer told Amnesty International, describing the situation in Sector Alpha detention centre (known as 'Guantanamo'). Amnesty International has confirmed that on a single day, 19 June 2013, 47 detainees died there as a result of suffocation.
In order to combat the spread of disease and stifle the stench, cells were regularly fumigated with chemicals. Fumigation may have led to the deaths of many detainees in their poorly ventilated cells. One military official based at Giwa barracks told Amnesty International: "Many Boko Haram suspects died as a result of fumigation. They fumigated with the chemicals you use for killing mosquitoes. It is something very powerful. It is very dangerous."
Amnesty International has received consistent reports as well as video evidence of torture by the military during and after arrest. Former detainees and senior military sources described how detainees were regularly tortured to death, hung on poles over fires, tossed into deep pits or interrogated using electric batons. These findings are consistent with widespread patterns of torture and ill-treatment documented by Amnesty International over a number of years, most recently in the 2014 report, 'Welcome to hell fire': Torture in Nigeria.
Extrajudicial executions
More than 1,200 people have been unlawfully killed by the military and associated militias in north-east Nigeria. The worst case documented by Amnesty International took place on 14 March 2014 when the military killed more than 640 detainees who had fled Giwa barracks after Boko Haram attacked. Many of these killings appear to be reprisals following attacks by Boko Haram. A senior military official told Amnesty International that such killings were common. Soldiers "go to the nearest place and kill all the youths… People killed may be innocent and not armed," he said.
In a so-called "mop up" operation following a Boko Haram attack in Baga on 16 April 2013, a senior military official told Amnesty International how the military "transferred their aggression on the community". At least 185 people were killed. Detainees were also routinely killed. One military officer based in Giwa Barracks told Amnesty International that since the end of 2014, very few suspects were even taken into custody but were immediately killed instead. This was confirmed by several human rights defenders and witnesses.
High level military commanders knew of the crimes
The highest levels of Nigeria's military command, including the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Staff, were regularly informed of operations conducted in north-east Nigeria. Evidence shows that senior military leaders knew, or should have known, about the nature and scale of the crimes being committed. Internal military documents show that they were updated on the high rates of deaths among detainees through daily field reports, letters and assessment reports sent by field commanders to Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and Army Headquarters.
Amnesty International has seen numerous requests and reminders sent from commanders in the field to DHQ warning of the rise in the number of deaths in custody, the dangers of fumigation and requesting a transfer of detainees. In addition, reports by teams sent by DHQ to assess military facilities and "authenticate data", highlight death rates and warn that overcrowding was causing serious health problems and could lead to "an epidemic". Amnesty International has verified this knowledge and failure to act from a number of sources, including interviews with senior military officers. One military source told Amnesty International: "People at the top saw it but refused to do anything about it."
Need for action
"Despite being informed of the death rates and conditions of detention, Nigerian military officials consistently failed to take meaningful action. Those in charge of detention facilities, as well as their commanders at army and defence headquarters, must be investigated," said Salil Shetty.
"For years the Nigerian authorities have downplayed accusations of human rights abuses by the military.
But they cannot dismiss their own internal military documents. They cannot ignore testimonies from witnesses and high-ranking military whistle blowers. And they cannot deny the existence of emaciated and mutilated bodies piled on mortuary slabs and dumped in mass graves." "We call on newly-elected President Buhari to end the culture of impunity that has blighted Nigeria and for the African Union and international community to encourage and support these efforts. As a matter of urgency, the President must launch an immediate and impartial investigation into the crimes detailed in Amnesty International's report and hold all those responsible to account, no matter their rank or position. Only then can there be justice for the dead and their relatives."
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledged receipt of the Amnesty International report on Nigeria titled "Nigeria: Stories of horror in their own words." Senior Special Assistant (Media & Publicity), Mal. GarbaShehu said in a press statement in Niamey, Niger Republic on Wednesday, 3 June 2015 said that President Buhari has received the report which he says contains many disturbing allegations. According to Shehu, President Buhari assured his administration will study the document and act appropriately.
"I assure you that your report will be looked into," President Buhari said.
He said without meaning to prejudice the outcome of any investigation, Nigerians needed to be reassured that "this administration will leave no stone unturned to promote the rule of law, and deal with all cases of human rights abuses.
"Respect for human rights and adherence to the rule of law are the life and soul of the democratic system. We will not tolerate or condone impunity and reckless disregard for human rights."
However, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters ,DHQ has once again responded furiously to yet another set of allegations by Amnesty International ,describing the latest report as a "continuation of blackmail against the military hierarchy".
In its report Amnesty International listed among other issues, senior Nigerian military leaders that should be investigated for war crimes. But the DHQ in a statement signed by its spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade said "It is unfortunate that all efforts made in the allegation was geared towards continuation of blackmail against the military hierarchy in which the organisation had embarked upon as far back as the inception of military's action against terrorists in the North East. "The officers mentioned in the report have no reason, whatsoever, to indulge in the allegation made against them. It is unfortunate that the organisation just went out to gather names of specified senior officers, in a calculated attempt to rubbish their reputation as well as the image of the military. The action, no doubt, depicts more of a premeditated indictment aimed at discrediting the country for whatever purpose.
"Each of the previous allegations had been thoroughly responded to and cleared in the public and officially. The title down to the body of the allegation smacks of the extreme bias, which is disturbing coming from an otherwise reputable organisation that is expected to be Just and fair to all. Unfortunately in this case, has taken a premeditated position, which is far from noble. The defence spokesman said further that "It is curious that a body that has never been able to seriously condemn terror in Nigeria now claims to have done an extensive research with the aim of discrediting the nation's effort at curtailing terror.
"It is clear that Amnesty International (AI) becomes more active in presenting distractive allegations whenever the terrorists are losing ground in the battle. It is very unfortunate that Amnesty International has used this report to further confirm its questionable interest in the counter-terrorism effort in Nigeria. "It will be recalled that the Joint Investigation Team was set up by the Defence Headquarters as part and parcel of efforts to ensure that no detainee suffer unjustly. The detention facilities were thrown open for visits and inspections by independent bodies such as International Committee of the Red Cross and other reputable international organisations and personalities.
"Amnesty International is advised to stop playing the role of an irritant coming up loudly only when the terrorists are losing out and remaining silent or complacent whenever the terrorist heightens its atrocities. It is unfair to persist in effort to discredit Nigerian military by seeking all avenues to stigmatise individual officers of the nation's military purely to satisfy an agenda against the security agencies and image of Nigeria before the international community.
"The Nigerian Armed Forces is quite conscious of the fact that the operation has prompted the need to save citizens from abuse of their rights by mindless terrorists. Accordingly, the forces have continued to state and restate its commitment to the rights of Nigerians and all its citizens while prosecuting its anti-terrorism campaign. It is very unfortunate that Amnesty International has chosen to ignore all the responses and clarifications provided to its enquires by the authorities. "It is unfair to rely on records or reports provided by certain disgruntled elements or faceless collaborators who have axe to grind with the system as evidence against officers who have been conscientiously doing their duty to defend the nation and her citizens.
"For the avoidance of doubt, the Nigerian military does not encourage or condone abuse of human rights neither will any proven case be left unpunished. The kind of impunity being alleged by Amnesty International has no place in the Nigerian military. Every officer in the field is responsible for his action and is duly held accountable. So far, no allegation has been sufficiently proved against those whom Amnesty International is so desperate to convict. "The statistics are largely spurious or manipulated to satisfy a clandestine motive. Indeed, the loud publicity given to these damning allegations suggests an intention to blackmail the military and particular senior officers rather than a sincere advice to the government. This cruel tendency is not new, despite the timing.
"The Nigerian military therefore rejects the biased and concocted report provided by Amnesty International. Additional definite response will be provided subsequently as deemed necessary", the statement maintained.
Boko Haram Fallout: 8,000 Civilians tortured to Death?
As Amnesty Int'l Reveals Why Top Military Commanders may face the music


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David F. Knecht
Aug. 20, 1926 - Sept. 11, 2018
MOORHEAD, Minn. - David F. Knecht, 92, Fargo, N.D., died Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Farmstead Care Assisted Living under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at First United Methodist Church in Fargo. The memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the church.
Arrangements by Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home in Fargo.


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is this across loopback? if so then it's useless for performance tuning/measurement. you gotta use a real network, and a beefy enough client to get any meaningful results. or is it a single 100baseT segment? if so then this is too little network to give meaningful results as well. unless you optimise something other than "r/s" or "bytes/s" -- study the idle CPU for example. idle CPU becomes a much more useful metric when you aren't maxing out the system. that said, you might want to use lmbench <ftp://ftp.bitmover.com/lmbench/> to study what file open times are like under linux. they're pretty damn small. linux's dcache kicks a lot of ass... and in the end, userland caching of stuff like this just means you're duplicating efforts. that means a waste of L2, which will have a non-linear decrease on your performance. but i'm just guessing. -dean On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Cliff Woolley wrote: > > Hey... > > I've been doing some benchmarks on mod_file_cache, and I'm getting > numbers that confuse the hell out of me. Here's what I've seen (this is > on a RHL 7.1 box with kernel 2.4.3 running on an AMD Athlon 1.2GHz with > 1GB RAM, using /manual/index.html.en as the test file): > > > Request for static file: > > No keepalives Keepalives > -------------------------- ---------------------------- > no cache 118.98 req/s 676.92 KB/s 2280.06 req/s 13053.79 KB/s > CacheFile 90.19 req/s 511.21 KB/s 2181.21 req/s 12440.95 KB/s (WTF?!) > MMapFile 80.90 req/s 458.54 KB/s 1978.32 req/s 11283.72 KB/s (WTF?!) > > > Request for server-parsed file: > > No keepalives Keepalives > -------------------------- ---------------------------- > no cache 31.81 req/s 183.68 KB/s 453.38 req/s 2647.38 KB/s > CacheFile 87.20 req/s 501.66 KB/s 682.49 req/s 3965.77 KB/s > MMapFile 104.17 req/s 599.30 KB/s 674.94 req/s 3925.77 KB/s > > > > Clearly there's something screwy going on (as seen in the static file > case). I verified with gdb that sendfile IS being used in the static > tests with both the cached and non-cached file handles (I also examined > those apr_file_t's and they looked right). Maybe a 5KB file should be > below the sendfile() threshold on Linux? That doesn't explain why it goes > SLOWER using sendfile on a cached file handle than it does using sendfile > on a file handle it has to open up on every request. Maybe it's > something with the apr_sendfile() implementation on Linux? I've looked > at it and no problems jump right out at me, though. I'm stumped. > > Anyway, I don't consider this a showstopper for the T&R, because it serves > the requests correctly (one way or another) without segfaulting... but > clearly I need to figure out what's going on at some point soon. > > (On the other hand, these results tell me that you get a nifty keen > speedup by using mod_file_cache to accelerate server-parsed requests under > 2.0 (as I'd hoped), which is something you couldn't really do in 1.3. :-) > > > --Cliff > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Cliff Woolley > firstname.lastname@example.com > Charlottesville, VA > >
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Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Treating Sinusitis - Don't Rush To Antibiotics
I came across this article on treating sinusitis which reminded me of the dreaded experience I had (or rather we had) of sinusitis.
What happened
About 2-3 years back, my spouse and I came down with the flu one after another. After several days when we did not get better, we visited the GP and was given some flu medicine. After a week had passed, we still did not get better. We were both having loads of thick greenish mucus and phlegm. We went back to the GP who is not one that prescribes antibiotics freely. But on this second visit, antibiotics was prescribed as its unusual for typical flu (virus) to not get better after almost 2 weeks.
So off we went, hoping that the antibiotics would quickly relieve us of the nasal congestion and phlegm. Morning was the worst time of the day, I was feeling congested and I could hear the wheezing in my air pipes as I breathe - the wheezing sound coming from the thick phlegm. Every now and then, I would be trying to cough up the phlegm and had to run to the toilet to spit it out. To be honest, it was quite embarrassing to be coughing with tons of phlegm and having to cover your mouth and excuse yourself for not being able to speak and dashing to the toilet to get the chunk out. I also lost my sense of smell.
Another few days passed and I was not hopeful about the antibiotics. From my experience, if antibiotics were to work, it would have taken effect quite quickly, probably in about 2 days. Nonetheless, we had to complete the course of medicine.
We went back to the GP for a 3rd visit. It was wearing us out. This time, his diagnosis was Sinusitis. We were given yet another dose of antibiotics, together with a nasal steroid spray to reduce the swelling around the sinus passages. The GP assured us that the nasal spray will not have rebound effect. I was also given some antihistamine due to my allergic rhinitis history. We finally got some relief from the nasal spray!
How long did I take to recover
All in all, it took about 2 months from the time our flu kicked in to the time we were completely healed from sinusitis! Imagine feeling sick for like 1/6 of the year! According to The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , we fell under the category of subacute sinusitis - sinusitis that last between 4 - 12 weeks.
My afterthought
Although we took a long time to recover, I think my GP did the right thing in delaying the prescription of antibiotics until the second visit. This is because antibiotics are only effective for bacteria infection, NOT virus infection.
I am not sure if the antibiotics actually helped us at all as we only felt significantly better after using the nasal steroid spray. We also did not take any test to confirm its bacteria infection. The test result will take time and incur cost, so the GP did not even mention about taking a test. But in all likelihood, our GP, after assessing our condition and the fact that it dragged on for so long, thought its the right step forward in prescribing antibiotics to us.
I will share in another post what you can do on your own to get some relief from sinusitis.
Note: This is based on my personal medical condition and not meant to be medical advice. Please seek advice from medical professional for your own condition.
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in addition to some misconceptions about what happened politically over there, there are a number of things i didn't realize about thailand til i went there. now you can either be better prepared than me or pretend like you've already been.
1. the thai love their king. and love is probably not even a strong enough word. to say they worship him is incorrect. they truly love him. partially because he's been an incredibly benevolent ruler, and partially because this country still wants a monarchy. either way it is incredible the length these people go to to show their love of king and country. they play the national anthem everywhere – not just sporting events, but movies and even subway stations. and when they do, everyone stops and stands there for it. also, there is some thai tradition that each day of the week is assigned a color. monday's color yellow, which is also the kingdom's color. and while most other days, people don't really wear that days color, on monday the country is bathed in a sea of yellow. everyone dons shirts with either the royal crest or messages about how they love the king. and the thing is, there's no irony, they mean it. it's incredible.
2. a thai massage has absolutely nothing to do with girls rubbing you down and giving a hand job. there is nothing sexual about a thai massage. women are rubbing you so much as plunging their elbows hands fingers and feet into you with enough force that there's slightly more pain than pleasure to this affair. and you're wearing clothes (well actually they're more like pajamas) the whole time. so they aren't even touching you. now granted, i'm sure the girls in the red light district who were offering us massages would have given us the other kind. but that's sure as hell not what the thai call it.
3. the thai are all relatively skinny because their "junk" food is mostly healthy. sure there's fried food and sugary snacks. but you know what the most commonly available street food is? fruit. seriously. you can't go more than a block without a fruit cart selling delicious pineapple, mango, watermelon and other goodies. for like next to nothing. (about a quarter, actually) i seriously leaned out after being there only a week. those people know how to eat right.
4. speaking of which. thai food here in the states – even the really good thai food – pretty much tastes nothing like the food over there. the only thing i've had that was close is the larb at king of thai. otherwise pretty much every dish tasted different. the flavors are much lighter (and much hotter) in thailand than they are here.
5. the thai have no hangups about sexuality or masculinity / femininity. men are very physically close to each other. women hold hands. gays are accepted without a second thought. whores are considered a part of the culture and not shamed. ladyboys are given just as much love and respect as anyone else. honestly the whole thing was a bit shocking. it made me feel like a prudish american.
6. while the majority of kickboxers here are in their mid to late 20s, most kickboxers in thailand are retired by about 23. the fights in big stadiums are typically between guys who are 18-20 years old. it's an incredibly young sport. also, a great deal more attention is paid to knees. the only 2 knockouts we saw at lumpini stadium were delivered by a serious of knees to the stomach.
and finally, the thai make ice coffee with all those spices and sweeteners because their coffee sucks. i couldn't get a decent espresso to save my soul and the coffee was even worse.
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11 comments:
- Ros Crawford said...
Happy Birthday to your son!! Fabulous card for him ... hope he has a great day!
- January 6, 2014 at 7:15 AM
- Davi said...
Hope your son had a Happy Birthday! A Wonderful card for him with the fun balloons and great dotted dp:) They do grow up fast, a blink of an eye and he will really be grown with a family of his own! Have a great week.
- January 6, 2014 at 7:59 AM
- Geri said...
NICE card, Heather...but it seems you should have incorporated a mustache image on here somewhere...LOL...They are quite proud of that facial hair, aren't they!
- January 6, 2014 at 11:33 AM
- Maria said...
Awww...you post is just too CUTE about your son! I remember those days with my son!:-) A big happy bday to him! Your card is perfect with great color and design! Love those balloons, too! Take care, hugs!
- January 6, 2014 at 1:07 PM
- Marsha J Reed said...
Great card, Heather. Tell 'C' Happy Birthday. Oh yeah, I'm ordering those heart balloons next week. Need anything? We can order together.
- January 6, 2014 at 3:39 PM
- Leslie Miller said...
Your little boy is growing up! You aren't just kidding the years fly by. I just love your card in those pretty and cheerful colors. It's perfect for a young guy, but it steals my heart, as well!
- January 6, 2014 at 10:01 PM
- Lisa said...
The happiest of birthday wishes and blessing to your son Heather!! TIme DOES fly doesn't it. Great card, I'm sure he loved it!
- January 6, 2014 at 10:25 PM
- Lynnda said...
Gorgeous card Heather !!! Love it! Hugs...x
- January 6, 2014 at 11:05 PM
- Mona Pendleton said...
Pure cuteness Heather! Love the two toned sentiment and mix of patterned papers! Thanks for joining along with MFT :)
- January 7, 2014 at 11:11 AM
- CraftyMomOf2 said...
This is beautiful Heather!! Gorgeous colors and I love the two tone stamping!! Ack!! 14?!? Mine are 9, 7, and 10 months and I can't believe how time flies!! Such a beautiful card for the birthday boy!! TFS!!
Crafty Hugs!
- January 7, 2014 at 12:44 PM
- Stella said...
I noticed this beauty already on Facebook but have to say it again; it's gorgeous. Your card seem to have a bit more modern look lately; that style suits you well!
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Drivers of the Jaguar coupe are the most likely to speed out of any in the UK with 20.9 per cent clocking up a speeding conviction.
The Jaguar XK, which comes with a choice of 5.0-litre V8 385bhp petrol or 5.0-litre V8 510bhp supercharged petrol engine, can reach a limited 155mph and can accelerate to 60mph from standing in less than five and a half seconds.
A fearsome Jaguar XKR, which uses a 550bhp supercharged petrol engine can travel at speeds of up to 186mph and can accelerate from 0-60mph in just 4.2 seconds.
The Jaguar XKR has its own place on the list with 18.3 per cent of drivers with speeding convictions putting the car in sixth position.
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... sign the contract but there have been no fanfares or ticker tape parades. It has all been very quiet and this is very unusual as Dante's Nine Circles of Hell do like to make an announcement on occasions such as this. There are promises of "announcements later in the week" once the client has completed its internal and external communications. So we shall see whether Tigger and me get a mention in the Supporting Cast.
If one knows what to look for, a quick Google search will rapidly confirm that the deal has been done and who is now in bed with whom. I have to admit that this stage of the deal is quite tedious. There is very little to do until the local contracts are signed and the Delivery Guys are ready to take on the project. So I sit on my branch in The Hundred Acre Wood listening telling stories I have told many times before and chasing Bunnies and Weasels for long overdue deliverables.
Away from work, the weather was reasonably clear this evening so I had an early supper and took a ride out on the Honda with Chippy Ian, Mick and couple of other guys.
Rather than having to sit at home and scratch my head trying to remember where we had been, I used a satellite tracking application on my phone to log our route and it was then a fairly simple matter of extracting that route and presenting it as a map here in The Journal. So there you have it, 109 miles of twisty Cotswold lanes with some of the finest views. At one point the sky did turn a strange blue colour and a nasty bright object appeared in the sky but it didn't trouble us for long and we soon had that comforting grey cloud that has typified the weather for the past week or so. There was also a late evening stop at a Pub in Burford for coffee and we were able to sit and chat outside on that fine Cotswold High Street.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
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AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitleMental Health Program Specialist 2, Central Office;
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $73248 to $92693 Annually
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be employed by New York State to be eligible to apply for this position.
Candidates must be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having at least one year of permanent service in a qualifying title.
Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is currently recruiting to fill a Mental Health Program Specialist 2, Grade 23, vacancy. The Mental Health Program Specialist 2 is a generalist position that provides expert technical assistance to 19 psychiatric centers serving children and adults. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Director of Adult Services in State Operations to manage special projects.
Specific duties to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following:
Assist in managing projects pertaining to the development of new specialized programs initiated at the direction of the Associate Commissioner, especially related to areas of service to those with criminal histories and propensity toward violence.
Work with Leadership to identify and develop programming and training needs pertaining to high risk and forensic populations.
Coordinate programming and trainings including the facilitation of contracts and budget as well as overseeing implementation of those trainings.
Function as the Workplace Violence Prevention liaison for State Operated Services.
Collect and analyze data pertaining to violent incidents and identify trends.
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You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.


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Now that the rainy season is upon us, it's wise to review your Emergency Manure Management Plan and those unusual (wet weather) sampling times. Review your Emergency Manure Preparedness Plan to be sure you have updated contact information for farm staff to inform you of any emergency and for you to report the emergency to the appropriate agencies. Also be sure that the location/contact information for specialized equipment and services (backhoe, large tractors, graders, excavators, manure haulers, etc.) is current. An investment of 20 minutes today (when chaos is at a minimum) can save you much anxiety and frustration should an accidental discharge of manure occur. Thinking through your options is much easier when things are calm and you're not faced with an emergency.
The normal sampling (liquid manure quarterly, solid manure twice a year, forage at each harvest for each field, well water, soil in 20% of fields) is routine by now. However, with winter rains comes the potential for runoff and special sampling needs. A brief review of sampling requirements for off-site discharges: Sampling of storm water discharges requires different sampling containers and preservatives and collection of much information. You may want to have your environmental consultant's number available should you find yourself needing these samples collected.
Sampling and record keeping requirements of liquid manure or storm water discharges from the dairy proper or the cropland are detailed on pages 46 in Table 3 of the Monitoring and Reporting Program (beginning on page 42 of the file at this link): https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/adopted_orders/general_orders/r5-2013-0122.pdf .
What needs to be sampled?
✓ liquid manure discharged from the production or land application area
✓ Storm water discharges to surface water from the production area
✓ Storm water discharges to surface water from each land application area (first storm event of the rainy season and during the peak storm season (typically February) from one-third of the fields
✓ Tailwater discharges to surface water from one-third of the land application areas if an irrigation occurred less than 60 days after application of manure
Storm water samples are taken from field when the storm produces runoff for at least one hour or a minimum of three hours in a 12-hour period. For Central Valley dairies, Tab 8 of your Water Quality Reference binder has documents for discharge monitoring should you need them. http://cdrf.org/home/checkoff-investments/cdqap/about-theenvironmental-stewardship-program/wdr-general-order-reference-binder-materials/ May the rains come with regularity and intensity!


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7200 Chestnut St
Upper Darby, PA 19082
February, 2013 march and vigil: Photos
March, 2013 vigil: Photos, Report
In mid-December 2012, Planned Parenthood opened an "office" in Upper Darby, pledging (as they did in both King of Prussia and West Chester), that they would not be performing abortions there.
A few years ago, Planned Parenthood opened an "office" in King of Prussia, also promising that they would not be providing abortions. In fact, their zoning permits specifically precluded them from doing so. Once the "office" was opened, they began committing abortions.
The township sued to force them to stop, and the legal proceedings went on for years – costing the township tens of thousands, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. This is to say nothing of the babies who lost their lives, and the mothers who were wounded and left with holes in their hearts.
During one of the exchanges in the legal proceedings, a Planned Parenthood representative expressed shock that there was such controversy. "If Burger King moves into your township", he said, "you understand that they will be making hamburgers. When Planned Parenthood moves in, you should understand that we are going to be performing abortions."
It is critical that we alert the township officials AND our local pro-life movement, to remain vigilant and persistent in demanding very close scrutiny of the activities of this diabolical organization which is dedicated to destroying life in its most fragile form.
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Samsung starts mass producing world's first embedded Universal Flash for vehicles
Samsung Electronics has started to mass produce a premium memory product for cars, rapidly expanding into the automobile industry, the company announced Tuesday.
The South Korean memory chip giant said it would provide the industry's first 128 gigabyte embedded universal flash storage solution for vehicles, which will enable connections between cars and mobile devices, providing advanced data transfer speeds and robust data reliability.
Consisting of 128 GB and 64 GB versions, the new eUFS solution has been designed for advanced driver-assistance systems, next-generation dashboards and infotainment systems that provide comprehensive connected features for drivers and passengers worldwide.
The new Samsung eUFS can provide better management of audio content, increased navigation responsiveness, access internet-enabled traffic and weather reports, improve the handling of hands-free voice commands and speed up rear-seat social media interplay, according to the firm.
Embedded UFS solutions have been used in a variety of mobile applications since early 2015, when Samsung introduced the first 128 GB embedded memory based on the JEDEC UFS 2.0 standard, for mobile devices.
"We are taking a major step in accelerating the introduction of next-generation ADAS and automotive infotainment systems by offering the industry's first eUFS solution for the market much earlier than expected," said Han Jin-man, senior vice president of memory product planning and application engineering at Samsung Electronics. "Samsung is taking the lead in the growth of the memory market for sophisticated automotive applications, while continuing to deliver leading-edge UFS solutions with higher performance, density and reliability."


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Alex Fitzpatrick, winner of Big River's Timber to Tokyo competition, brings us his impressions of Tokyo Designers Week 2011.
November 7th, 2011
DESIGN TIDE TOKYO was an amazing exhibition located in the Mid-City Hall, in the Roppongi area.
The exhibition was designed as "a field to trade design, and to trade ideas.
Everything in our everyday life is something that has been designed.
Interior designs, products, architecture, graphic design, textiles, fashion… regardless of its genre.
Design practices have been carried on to improve our living.
By presenting the ideas that generate designs, we present a stream of new thoughts and forms."
And like any good exhibition they had a vast range of interesting and fresh design stores!
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This further table of shire councillor expenditure figures has been taken from the past two shire annual reports, starting at the date from which the state government made it compulsory for councils to make the figures public.
The table highlights the major expense item for councillors (and therefore ratepayers) – reimbursement for private vehicle use (the 'Vehicle claim' column). Click table to enlarge.
These payments to councillors reflect to some extent the sprawling shire geography and the location of the main shire office, in Besgrove St, Rosebud, where councillors attend most fortnightly meetings.
It also reflects individual councillor activity, although distance covered is a problematic indicator of this. Cr Bev Colomb, for example, had use of the mayoral vehicle from early November 2014 to 1 July 2015, which is reflected in her reimbursement claim of just $7001 for private vehicle use.
In contrast, the previous mayor, Cr Antonella Celi, had use of the mayoral vehicle from 30 June 2014 to early November 2014 but was reimbursed $24,006 for the 2014-2016 financial years, indicating a great deal of activity requiring substantial time behind the wheel of the family car.
The average distance driven by councillors over the two financial years was nearly 14,875 km, with Cr Graham Pittock lowest claimant at 4888 km and Cr Hugh Fraser closest to the average.
What could be broadly described as telecommunications – shire-provided telephones, computers and internet connections, paid for on shire-negotiated deals – averaged some $5230. Most councillors came in under that sum, with retired Watson ward councillor Lynn Bowden and Cr Fraser substantially above the average.
Claims for Conferences and Training varied from nil to $14,348. Cr Fraser's and Cr Pittock's expenditures each jumped by about $6000 because of the cost of their attendance at the Paris climate change event last December.
Miscellaneous claims, recorded in the 'Other' column, gave another example of former councillor Anne Shaw's expenses thrift – the fourth "nil" in her total claim of just $13,056, slightly better than her Briars ward colleague, Andrew "Billy" Dixon. Bachelor Dixon claimed just $15,529, with nil for travel and conferences and training. And child care. Cr Shaw's children are beyond the 'Child care' age.
The average total councillor spend of about $32,740 each (in a total of $360,149) was bettered by all three Briars ward councillors. Seawinds councillor Cr Celi was by far the highest claimant at close to $63,000 in the two-year period.
Her ward colleagues split the average: retired councillors David Gibb and Graham Pittock claimed $35,640 and $27,323 respectively.