The 2005-2006 winter season was the fifth warmest December-February period on record for the contiguous United States, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. During the same time, drought conditions worsened in the Southwest and southern Plains, while the Northwest endured heavier-than-average precipitation.
Based on preliminary data, the average temperature for the contiguous United States for December-February was 36.3 degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). This was 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit (0.7 degrees Celsius) above the 1895-2005 mean, making it the fifth warmest winter on record. A record warm January dominated the winter average, with December and February near average nationally. The mean 2005-2006 winter temperature in 41 states was above -- or much above -- average, with only seven states near average and none cooler than the long-term mean.
Overall, winter precipitation was near average for the nation, however, extremely dry conditions prevailed throughout much of the Southwest and central and southern Plains. Much of the Far West and Northwest was much wetter than average for December-February. For Arizona, this was the driest winter on record and second driest on record for New Mexico and Oklahoma. Five other states (Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska) were much drier than average. At the end of winter, moderate-to-extreme drought (as defined by a widely-used measure of drought -- the Palmer Drought Index) affected about 25 percent of the contiguous United States. This is the largest combined area of drought in the nation since July 2004.
Exceptional drought was focused in an area from southern Texas through eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas to southwest Missouri. As of March 6, Phoenix had reached 140 days without measurable rainfall, a string that eclipsed the previous record of 101 days, which occurred Sept. 23, 1999 through Jan. 1, 2000. Additionally, Tulsa, Okla., had its driest winter since records began in 1888, with just 1.59 inches of precipitation during the three-month period.
The dryness exacerbated wildfire activity that burned more than 500,000 acres across the country since January and approximately one million acres since the first of November, according to preliminary data from the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The vast majority of wildfire activity has been in the southern Plains, particularly Oklahoma and northeast Texas, where lack of precipitation and much warmer-than-average temperatures have prevailed this winter. By contrast, a series of powerful Pacific storms hit the Northwest and parts of the West during December and January and four western states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada) were much wetter than average for the season.
Snowpack across the West reflected the general distribution of precipitation with parts of the Northwest at more than 150 percent of normal, while much of the Southwest had far less than 50 percent of normal winter snowpack at the end of February. Both Arizona and New Mexico have seen a nearly unprecedented lack of snowfall this season. In Flagstaff, Ariz., as of Feb. 28, only 1.6 inches of snow had fallen since autumn began. This contrasts with a normal snow total of 72.5 inches for the period.
Several significant snow storms impacted the nation during the winter, including a powerful storm that hit the East Coast on Feb. 11-12. Areas of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut received more than 20 inches of snow during the event, which was classified as a Category 3 ("major") snow storm by the new Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale.
Also during the winter, Tropical Storm Zeta developed near the end of December becoming the 27th named storm during the record-setting 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It weakened below tropical storm strength during the first week of January without making landfall.


TCS opens with 37 students, 5 teachers grades 1-4.
Situated in the old Russian Orthodox school buildings built in 1889, making the buildings more than 100 years old.
Buildings were renovated by American Missionaries and school furniture donated by churches in East Texas area.
Years 1996-2000 TCS added an additional grade each year until it reached a primary school. Grades 1-9. in May 2001 TCS graduated their first 9th grade students, who were in 4th grade when TCS was founded in 1995.
Upon the request of students and parents in the 9th grade, TCS Leadership felt the Lord was leading them to continue adding grades to establish a Christian Highschool. In 2004 TCS graduated their first Senior class.
TCS has been the only school in Talsi which has experienced a substantial student growth of 54% from 2004, while the population in the city has decline by 25%.
In 1999 TCS completed its first capital campaign project, opening the first handicap accessible Christian school in all of western Latvia. The building was named after a TCS student who died in a tragic accident during a city festival.
TCS has outgrown it's facilities and we are blessed to be in a Capital Campaign to expand our education and ministry borders.
In 2005 TCS completed its second capital campaign project, including a handicap accessible gym. This expansion put TCS in a position of student growth, evidenced by the 54% increase in the last 10 years.


Sometime around 1958 the Village Pantry, a small restaurant at 120 East Cook Street, closed, and the Village Restaurant pictured here opened across the street at 121 East Cook Street. The Village Restaurant was open from 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. and served spaghetti every Wednesday. Their ad boasted "Hot meals for hungry people."
Description Sometime around 1958 the Village Pantry, a small restaurant at 120 East Cook Street, closed, and the Village Restaurant pictured here opened across the street at 121 East Cook Street. The Village Restaurant was open from 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. and served spaghetti every Wednesday. Their ad boasted "Hot meals for hungry people."


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Mingus Union football started slow but cruised to another comfortable win with a dominant second quarter.
The Marauders (2-0) remained perfect on the season with a 55-32 win over Show Low (0-2) on Friday night at home.
Mingus fell behind 12-7 in the first quarter but outscored the Cougars 24-0 in the second. Show Low scored three long touchdowns in the second half but the Marauders responded to keep SL at arms length.
Senior running back Alex Nelson, wearing No. 34 after his No. 10 jersey was torn early last week, ran for 233 yards on 23 carries and touchdowns. He also caught three passes for 55 yards and two more scores.
He ran for 326 yards in week one.
It is Mingus Union's first 2-0 start since 2015. In their first game they snapped their seven-game losing streak to teams outside the Grand Canyon Region.
Taylor caught seven passes for 106 yards, scoring two touchdowns, including a 64-yard score.
Senior kicker Danny Rodriguez had a perfect night, going 7-for-7 on PATs and kicking 30 and 38-yard field goals. Their last field goal was in 2016 and last year they were 18-for-27 on PATs.
The season opener, Rodriguez was 5-for-8 on extra points.
During the 53-14 win over Combs he asked Ortiz what he thought and Ortiz said he was going to make the next one.
Zabala was 21-for-31 passing for 281 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, earning a 135.9 quarterback rating even though he was hurt. He had to leave the game, briefly, and had help walking after the game.
The Marauders host Mesquite (0-2) on Friday at 7 p.m. The Wildcats lost on Friday 25-22 to Campo Verde.


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Jon Janacek (dramatic tenor) has a Bachelors degree of Music in Vocal Performance from Baylor University where he performed as one of the Armed Guards in The Magic Flute, Simone in Gianni Schicchi, and Olin Blitch in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah. Other roles include Peter in Hansel and Gretel with the Waco Lyric Opera and the Temple College Opera, Alfio in Cavallaria Rusticana, Canio in I Pagliacci, Rodolfo in La Boheme, and Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos all with Kingwood Summer Opera and sang the role of the Official Registrar in HGO's 2015 production of Madame Butterfly. He has been a regional winner of the graduate men's division of the Texoma NATS Vocal Competition and a regional finalist and Encouragement Award Winner of the Met Opera National Council Auditions. An experienced concert artist, he has been a featured soloist in performances of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Faure's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Missa Brevis, Vivaldi's and Pergolesi's Magnificats, Polenc's Gloria, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Bach's Cantata For Unto Us a Child is Born, Orff's Carmina Burana, Dvorak's Te Deum and Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio. He has appeared with the Baylor Symphony and Choral Union, the Central Texas Choral Society, members of the Waco Symphony Orchestra and the Kingwood Chorale and Chamber Orchestra.
Jon was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.
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etyres offer our popular mobile tyre fitting service in Hitchin and the surrounding areas, saving you time and money. We come to you to fit your new car, van, motorhome, caravan or trailer tyres at your work or home.
Our prices are highly competitive for economy, mid-range and premium brand tyres, including Pirelli, Bridgestone and Continental. And you can rest assured that the price you are quoted includes fitting, a new valve, electronic balancing, disposal of the old tyre and VAT – there are no hidden extras.
As well as offering a wide range of tyres, including run-flats, 4×4's and winter tyres, our Hitchin tyres team repair punctures,. With puncture repair prices starting from just £25 including VAT, this can mean a big saving. We also supply and fit batteries.
etyres Hitchin is popular in this medieval market town, which is rich in history and architecture. Many fine Tudor and Georgian buildings, especially around the market square, lend an old world charm to the town. Tourist attractions include Hitchin Museum and Hitchin British Schools Museum.
Spring is playing mind games at the moment. How many mornings do you wake up and see blue skies only to step out into a chilly wind? Not to worry, the better weather is coming so now is the perfect time to start thinking about preparing for your holidays. After all Easter is not far away and just visible over the horizon, summer is on the way. We all want our families to be safe when we take to the roads bound for Cornwall, the Isle of Skye, Blackpool or Brighton so it is very important to check the forecast for the sake of your tyres as well as your enjoyment. Please make sure that your tyre treads are deeper than the legal requirement of 1.6mm, otherwise not only do you run the risk of being involved in an accident, but you could get into trouble with the law. Ideally, etyres Hitchen suggest that your tyres should have at least 3mm of tread to keep your braking distances as short as possible. Also ensure your tyres are properly inflated and finally keep an eye out for signs of punctures or, more subtly, cracking or perishing on the sidewalls. If your tyres do need changing or you need to get a puncture repaired, then call etyres Hitchin and we will come out to you at home or work.
To improve your safety whilst on the roads of the winter, etyres Hitchin suggests that you have winter tyres fitted to your vehicle. When it gets cold it takes longer for tyres to warm up and so they can slide around more, failing to grip the road. Winter tyres are made from a different compound which corrects for this problem and so when the temperature is below 7 degrees winter tyres are safer than summer tyres. When it snows, the tread pattern of winter tyres means that they retain traction and so you will be able to use your vehicle with far less hassle and feel safer on the roads this winter in the Hitchin area. etyres Hitchin suggests you store your summer tyres and then have us come back out and refit them for you at a reduced rate when the temperature rises. Alternatively you can purchase a new set of wheels solely for use with winter tyres, which protects your normal alloys and means you can swap them over yourself, if you like. Call me at etyres Hitchin to talk through you winter tyre options then we can come out to you at home or work to fit your new winter tyres for you!


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The Music In Africa Foundation is a non-profit, pan African organisation with a vision to be the leading source of information and exchange in and for the African music sector. Founded on 28 July 2013 at the Heron hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, the foundation attracts members from across Africa.
The broad objectives of the Music In Africa Foundation include (but are not limited to): providing reliable and useful information that promotes the African music sector and its operators; connecting and promoting exchange between music operators from, or related to, Africa and its diasporas; promoting and encouraging the creation of content by Africans, about Africa or related to Africa and its diasporas; improving the distribution, accessibility and viability of such content;promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship among the African music sector; enhancing music education;facilitating and promoting, through research, development and education, the use by professionals and audiences of current and future technologies; and providing one single and viable access point for all of the above that links existing initiatives, services and resources.
In carrying out these objectives the Music In Africa Foundation aims, inter alia: to create a website or other online medium to serve as a portal for information collection and dissemination; to facilitate the discovery of existing music in Africa by enabling users to listen to it at its portals; to act as a platform for interaction and sharing of reliable information about the African music sector; to organise seminars, workshops and other educational events, to commission relevant research in relation to the African music sector; to support the African music sector through capacity building and education; and to conduct advocacy aimed at protecting the interests of musicians through (but not limited to) awareness campaigns and lobbying in the area of intellectual property right protection.
The current Music In Africa Board is chaired by Ms. Aisha Deme from Dakar, Senegal and deputy chairperson Dr. Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse from Democratic Republic of Congo. Other board members are: treasurer Belisa Rodrigues (South Africa), Mr. Faisal Kiwewa (Uganda), Mr. Adé Bantu (Nigeria), plus representatives from the Goethe-Institut (Noemie Njangiru) and Siemens Stiftung (Jens Cording). The director of the Music In Africa Foundation is Eddie Hatitye.
The head office of Music In Africa is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa. In addition Music In Africa has regional bureaus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. These locations all have editors who work on the content of the website, as well as other duties of the Foundation.
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The 20 women to watch in business right now
Insider Women in Business special: From brewing craft beer to designing apps to solve global unemployment, here's our list of some remarkable execs ready to take the world by storm
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From developing the world's most efficient wind turbine blade to producing an award-winning home brew beer and from easing modern tech users' muscle problems to designing apps to solve global unemployment, our Women to Watch list highlights the range of Scotland's economy.
Some of the women we feature are at an early stage in building fastgrowing firms and some are blazing a trail in bigger, more established organisations.
They vary in age, sector and markedly in background but they are all producing results that are getting talked about and providing role models for those who will follow.
Scotland's top female executives back new Women's Business Mentoring initiative
Some of the remarkable women featured in this list are building their own businesses and some are playing key roles in backing early stage companies. Some like Dr Sabrina Malpede have built one leading edge business and are now doing it again for the second time.
Malpede graduated in aeronautical engineering in her home city of Naples before coming to Glasgow to take a PhD at the University of Strathclyde in sail design.
Her innovative technology for rig design was commercialised in a business that became SMAR Azure. The company is now a market leader in tailored computerised design applications and analytical software for the marine sector.
In 2014, SMAR Azure was awarded a contract by the Land-Rover Ben Ainslie Racing team to work on the modelling and analytical tools for its wing sail catamaran boat.
But not content to develop one business out of an innovative technology, Malpede and her colleagues chief financial officer Dr Alessandro Rosiello and chief technical officer Dr Donald MacVicar did it again to produce ACT Blade.
The business, which designs and develops what they say is the most efficient wind turbine blade, draws on more than a decade of experience of developing and commercialising innovative high tech products. Since starting the second company, Malpede and her colleagues have won two Mid -Stage Energy Catalyst Awards for their work.
She, like the others featured here are trailblazers in developing or backing businesses.
In doing so they are bucking the trend because research shows that women face obstacles in starting up and running their businesses which puts them at a competitive disadvantage. Those who do start up do not tend to own large businesses and their average earnings from self-employment are up to 60 per cent lower than for men – a marked gender pay gap in the enterprise sector.
One reason for this gap may be a tendency for women to prioritise reinvesting in the business and rewarding staff ahead of their own remuneration levels, according to research from 2012.
Around 20 per cent of SMEs in the UK are majority-led by women, equating to one million SMEs. This represents a contribution of around £85bn in GVA to the UK economy.
If female entrepreneurship could be increased to the same level as male entrepreneurship then the UK economy could be boosted by £60bn by 2030, according to research by the Women's Business Council.
If women's enterprise in Scotland was further developed, the contribution to the economy as whole could be significant. If the numbers of women-led businesses in Scotland increased to equal those of men, Scotland's national bank balance would grow by at least five per cent or £7.6bn.
It is also notable that just three per cent of Scottish Enterprise account managed businesses – that is those reckoned to have the potential for high growth - are led by women.
These figures, underlining the greater obstacles faced, makes the women we feature here all the more remarkable.
Jo Stewart - Stewart Brewing
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Following an early career in environmental consulting, Jo founded Midlothian-based craft beer producer Stewart Brewing with her husband Steve in 2004.
The couple have combined Steve's interest and qualifications in brewing with Jo's marketing and sales skills, which she honed as she progressed from environmental consulting into events management roles and latterly the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), where she headed up the regional events team for eight years.
Her creativity and insight are behind the now successful brands Radical Road and home brew winner First World Problems. Last month (May), the firm secured a permanent listing on the shelves of retailer Majestic Wine for its Black IPA, Embra, Ka Pai and St Giles brands, which will be stocked in all of the retail chain's 14 Scottish outlets.
In 2013, Stewart Brewing – which employs more than 25 people – moved to a custom-built site at Bilston Glen on the outskirts of Edinburgh to keep up with growing demand.
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Kirsten Lord - PhysioWizard
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Having qualified as a physiotherapist in Australia in 1989, Kirsten moved to Edinburgh and founded The Physio Centres in 1992. Now Scotland's largest private physiotherapy group, they are run by Kirsten's management team, allowing her to focus on PhysioMedics Limited.
Established in 2010 in response to society's increasing reliance on 'Dr Google', PhysioMedics has developed a system aimed at helping health insurance firms and occupational health companies manage patients with muscle and joint problems.
The platform, PhysioWizard, is a clinically validated self-assessment tool which has been shown to replicate a physiotherapist's assessment of a patient with 93 per cent accuracy. The product won £250,000 in backing from investment group Archangels in February to take it though to full commercial marketing.
Kirsten has also devoted time to scientific golf research. While on sabbatical in 2004-05, she lectured to the PGA and launched a DVD on the UK Golf Channel called The Painless Way to a Better Game.
Kirsty Mitchell - Digital Connextions
Kirsty spent 15 years in teaching before founding Digital Connextions. Her company has built a cognitive employability enterprise platform and a suite of supporting civilian apps to tackle global unemployment.
Its software is licensed by governments and organisations to deliver employability services and training. A version of the product is also used in every primary school in Scotland to help pupils learn about and evidence their soft skills development according to Scotland's Employability Framework.
The idea gained initial backing in the form of Scottish Enterprise SMART Feasibility Funding in June 2014. Digital Connextions was a finalist in the December 2015 Scottish EDGE competition, and in 2016 Kirsty was named among the Outstanding Women in Cyber finalists by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre.
Lilia Georgevia - ACM-Women
A computer scientist and lecturer at Heriot-Watt University, Lilia co-founded the professional body for the industry focuses on supporting and celebrating women in the field, and works with the wider scientific community to encourage female technicians and foster their career development.
Lilia has worked with the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, and within that has advised on gender equality issues. This includes targets to increase women's participation in all phases of basic and applied research, from setting priorities and making funding decisions to establishing project objectives and methodologies.
She has also been an advisor on the Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellowships, which were created by the European Commission to support research in Europe and across the globe.
These are regarded as ranking among Europe's most competitive and prestigious awards, supporting the best and most promising scientists.
Liz Casely - Slim Lizzie
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A former London banker and last female on the Lehman trading floor, Liz turned her back on the City when she moved to Edinburgh and started a family.
She founded Slim Lizzie, the manufacturer of Slissie anti-snacking device, after having trouble losing weight following the birth of her children. After having her two babies within 13 months of one another, Liz felt lethargic and overtired, and was turning to biscuits whenever she needed a coffee pick-me-up.
In the course of researching how to break this cycle, she discovered that certain tastes could help control appetite. She created the Slissie prototype in three months and lost two stone, and kept the weight off by virtue of having broken her bad habit.
Her slimming aid won a top funding prize in April, securing £100,000 through Scottish EDGE. Her aim now is to expand out of online sales by creating a model that can be stocked in shops, which is due out later this year.
Lucy-Rose Walker - ESpark
A graduate in psychology from the University of Glasgow, Lucy co-founded Entrepreneurial Spark in 2012 alongside Jim Duffy.
Having originally signed on as a volunteer for a three-month stint, her role evolved into that of "chief solutions officer" at ESpark – which claims to be the world's largest free business accelerator for early-stage companies – before taking over as chief executive from Duffy in 2016.
Before joining ESpark, she worked across a variety of "quirky" ventures which included a spell as sales and marketing manager for a tartan affinity credit card that looked totarget millions of Americans with Scottish connections.
She then helped develop a board game called Scottish Quest, which took her across the start-up journey from creating a prototype to manufacturing, and then selling to the public.
That was followed by a period as project manager at tech start-up network Connect Scotland, helping firms seek investment.
Marie Owen - LS Productions
Previously an air hostess with Air UK, Marie founded her company as Location Scotland in 2006 following conversations with her husband John, a fashion photographer.
They recognised the potential of Scotland as an untapped location for photo shoots and television commercials, and set about to create the "go-to" agency for national and international creatives.
Since then, LS Productions has grown from two to 16 staff working with major brands such as Chanel, BMW, British Vogue, Glenfiddich, NBC, Peugeot, Volvo and O2.
Last year, Marie was nominated for Female Business Leader of the Year at the Scottish Business Awards. During the past three years, the company has set up a motion production department, while also opening new offices in New York and London.
Currently focused on forging international partnerships, Marie describes her role as one of maximising talent and results, much like the "conductor of a world-class orchestra".
EY Entrepreneur of the Year Scotland 2017's finalists are named
Olga Kozlova - Converge Challenge
Dr Olga Kozlova is the founder of Converge Challenge, the leading company creation competition and entrepreneurship training programme aimed at students, graduates and staff of all 19 Scottish universities.
Olga started her career as a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellow. She then moved on to become a founder and chief executive of a biotechnology start-up company and afterwards worked in business development and knowledge exchange in the life sciences sector. She is an experienced mentor and non-executive director.
Her current focus is policy and delivery of entrepreneurship education and support to early-stage companies. Her background includes business development, technology start-ups and investment.
She is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Business Innovation Forum and a Trustee of Young Enterprise Scotland. She holds a degree in fungal cell biology from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in new venture creation from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Rachel Jones - SnapDragon
After several years in the hugely competitive market for children's toys and products, Rachel set up SnapDragon in 2015 as an anti-counterfeit service for small and medium-sized businesses specialising in the nursery and toy industries.
The company has been built around the experience of defending the registered IP of Totseat, another of Rachel's inventions. Having previously run a public relations consultancy, Great Circle Communications, she came up with the idea for Totseat following the birth of daughter Freya.
The fabric device is designed to safely hold a small child in any type of adult chair. SnapDragon's team of linguists, data analysts and brand managers use proprietary software to search and monitor sites around the world, and use clients' registered IP to take down offenders on e-commerce portals.
Where lawyers are required, SnapDragon runs a "trusted expert" introduction service to experts who understand the budgeting restrictions of SMEs.
Rachel holds a BSc in Agricultural Science, Post-Graduate Diplomas in Public Relations Management and Export Marketing and has completed MIT's Entrepreneurship Development Programme.
Sarah Stenhouse - Pixey
A self-confessed digital marketing geek, Sarah set up Pixey in 2015 as a Scottish alternative to iStock and Shutterstock.
Fed up with wasting her money and time on generic stock photography, she created an onlinemarketplace for finding and licensing real-time Instagram images and videos.
She started the company following four years in digital marketing working with clients such as Skyscanner, Skills Development Scotland, the Scottish Government and Vets Now. Her specialisms include data analysis, content creation, social media strategy, web development, project management and community management.
She says this played a major role in the development of her company, as she felt the stock photography "pain point" first hand. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Pixey aims to disrupt the stock photography market by meeting the demand for more authentic photos and videos.
It creates a licence agreement between the Instagram user and the business buyer, eliminating any concerns about infringement of copyright laws.
Lucy Renaut - Fishers Scotland
Renaut is group finance director and a board member of Fisher's, Scotland's largest commercial laundry and textile rental business.
As finance director she is repsonsible for the company's £36m turnover and also oversees its IT and HR for the 750+ employees across seven sites in Scotland and the North of England.
She has an integral role in business strategy, which includes the recent £5m investment in a state of the art super laundry that opened in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire in 2016.
Lucy has more than 10 years' financial experience, having previously worked with May Gurney Ltd, which was subsequently acquired by Kier Group. Lucy studied Accounting and Finance at De Montfort University, Leicester, and is a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.
Rebekah Watson - Glasgow Airport
After graduating first class BEng Honours in Aircraft Engineering from Perth College UHI, Rebekah Watson was offered the Carnegie Trust Postgraduate Scholarship in May 2016, and is currently undertaking an MSc in Air Transport Operations and Management.
She is also working at Glasgow Airport as a flight dispatcher and gate coordinator. Rebekah is an ambassador for women in aviation and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) – and has provided numerous careers events, presentations and talks about aviation, further education, and women in engineering.
She says her key inspirational business leader is Carolyn McCall, who, after taking the position of CEO of easyJet in 2010 with a clear strategic vision, has completely revolutionised the brand.
She says she hopes to follow in the footsteps of Carolyn and other inspirational business leaders such as Forsyth Black of Menzies Aviation, Fergus McLellan of McLellan & Co Chartered Accountants, and Willie Walsh of International Airlines Group.
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Claire has recently been appointed as one of PwC in Scotland's most senior females, heading up not only the Assurance division across the country but is also a key member of the senior leadership team with responsibility for the growing area of technology and security risk, proving women can successfully be technology leaders.
Claire's technology skills were first spotted when she worked in Silicon Valley during the first dotcom boom where she worked with an HP technology spin-off, eBay and other now-household names.
From there she came back to the UK to establish and develop PwC's Oracle assurance business, followed thereafter by the then relatively unknown area of cyber security.
Not being the hands-off type, she helped secure two oil rigs off the North Sea, leading pen testing and satellite comms projects to ensure they were secure from cyber security attacks.
Amanda Jones - Maclay Murray & Spens
A prominent figure in sports law, Jones is the first women lawyer in Scotland to be accredited as a specialist in both employment law and discrimination law by the Law Society of Scotland.
Amanda has been prominent in discrimination cases with regular appearances in the courts and tribunals and has instructed Counsel in the Supreme Court twice in the last 18 months.
She was recently co-opted to serve on the Scottish Government's Strategic Labour Market Group, which will advise on Holyrood's approach to controversial modern working practices such as zero hour contracts.
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Married with two sons, a Great Dane and a cat, Amanda is passionate about football and is a non-executive director of Hibernian Football Club and the Hibernian Community Foundation. She is a legal member of the SFA judicial panel, which sees her chair hearings, and a member of various committees advising on SFA regulation.
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Originally a graduate from the Universita Federico II, Naples, in Italy, with an Honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Sabrina came to Glasgow in 1997.
Sabrina gained a PhD in Sail Design from the University of Strathclyde and has been involved in sail and rig design ever since. After being awarded the Enterprise Fellowship in 2003, she went on to win the SMART:Scotland Award in 2004 for the development on an innovative technology for the rig design, which is now commercialised by SMAR Azure.
The company has a customer base of more than 200 users in 28 countries in various segment of the marine indutsry. In 2015, she co-founded Act Blade, a company which designs and develops what is claimed to be the most efficient wind turbine blade.
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She is an alumni of the Entrepreneurial Scotland Saltire Fellowship programme.
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1. 2011: Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at age 79
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On this day in a Los Angeles hospital, the infamous Hollywood Actress Elizabeth Taylor passed away due to heart failure at 79 years old. Taylor spent almost her entire life in the spotlight. Although she was born in London in 1932, her family moved to Southern California in 1932 where she immediately got involved in acting. She landed her first role in the film "There's One Born Every Minute" in 1942, and remained in the spotlight for the rest of her life. Her last film was a cameo appearance in the 1994 rendition of the The Flintsones. She was known for her lavish lifestyle and was actually married 8 different times throughout her 79 years on this earth. She was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, which happens to be the same place her very dear friend Michael Jackson is buried.
2. 1994: "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd Goal
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Wayne Gretzky earned his title of "the Great One" by being the most dominant hockey player in the history of the game. He started skating when he was just 2 years old, and by the time he was 6 he was playing hockey on a pee-wee league team of 10 year olds. Even at that age he was so good that the games he played were always sold out and were sometimes televised, as Gretzky went on to score as many as 378 goals in one season of pee-wee hockey. Later, at the young age of 18, he started playing professionally for the Edmonton Oilers and helped them win the Stanley cup in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. The following year, in a very controversial trade, Gretzky went to play for the L.A. Kings where he took them to Stanley cup final in 1993. By the time he retired in 1999 Gretsky had broken 61 hockey records in his career, and on this day in 1994 he scored his 802nd goal which broke his childhood hero Gordie Howe's Record for most goals scored in a career.
3. 1918: The Germans use a massive artillery cannon to destroy Paris
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On this day in 1918, the Germans use their Pariskanone, which later became known as the Paris Gun. The Pariskanone was a massive artillery cannon that had a 118 foot long barrel that shot 210mm 4ft tall projectiles an incredible distance of 25 miles, or 130,000 feet, in the air. These thing were as big as trains, but they could destroy a target from so far away that being mobile didn't really matter. When the artillery fire started, many of the French thought they were being bombed, but when there was no planes or anything in the sky they were somewhat baffled as to how it was happening. In this time period, being able to fight from that distance was completely unheard off where as today that is fairly standard. Over the next six months, the Pariskanone would claim as many as 260 lives.
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Document:The War on Conspiracy Realists Continues
A useful run-down on the Orwellian absurdity of recently announced UK government measures to 'combat extremism' which in practice mean to make life difficult for people who effectively question the Official Narrative on the War on Terror
article by Brandon Martinez dated 24 July 2015
Subjects: Domestic extremism, War on Terror, ISIS
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Copyright 2015 Brandon Martinez
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1 The War on Conspiracy Realists Continues
1.1 Distracting the Public from Western Sponsorship of ISIS
1.2 Perfidious Albion
1.3 Unraveling the Web of Intrigue
The War on Conspiracy Realists Continues
Do you believe that governments occasionally conspire to undermine the public good? Do you believe that governments manipulate people through fear to achieve nefarious ends such as war and intervention abroad? Do you believe that 'elected' officials serve rich and powerful special interests rather than the majority population?
If you answered yes to any of the above, and you are a British citizen, then you could be the target of a new 'counter-extremism' initiative spearheaded by that country's perverse Prime Minister David Cameron. As part of his Orwellian "counter-extremism" effort, Cameron has instituted a number of truly despotic measures intent on stifling free speech and extirpating 'heretical' viewpoints about False flag terrorism and the undue influence of Zionists on Western foreign policy.
While self-evident to most clear thinking people, the notion that the West is deliberately targeting Muslims and their countries in accordance with an intricately fashioned master plan of divide and conquer will now be a prohibited opinion that could put the British police state on your trail.
"Muslim conspiracy theorists," Cameron proclaimed in a recent speech outlining his 'five year strategy' to combat extremism, who believe that "Jews exercise a 'malevolent' power, that [the] Israeli intelligence agency Mossad inspired 9-11 and that the UK allowed 7/7 because it wanted an anti-Muslim backlash" are to be singled out for suppression.[1]
David Cameron's UN Speech on ISIL, 'Jewish plot', Assad, Iran
Cameron's 1984-style designs will give parents the ability to revoke their children's passports if suspected of holding 'extremist' beliefs. Police will be given new surveillance powers as well as the authority to vet what certain 'extremists' and 'conspiracy theorists' post on social media. Additionally, Ofcom – Britain's communications regulatory body – will also be empowered to "crack down on television channels broadcasting extremist messages." 'Extremist messages' appears to be a thinly disguised euphemism for anything not consonant with Western and Zionist propaganda.
Cameron's aggressive moves against free expression were not unforeseen. During a speech at the United Nations last September, the British leader decried "conspiracy theorists" as "non-violent extremists" who should be confronted with the "full force" of the British state (See video right). The theory that Israel and Western intelligence agencies were involved in the fabrication of 9/11 and other false flag attacks was specifically mentioned by Cameron as one of those "dangerous ideas" that needs to be eliminated from public discourse. Inferences about Jewish-Zionist manipulation of Western foreign policy towards the Islamic world should also be combatted, said Cameron in the speech.
Distracting the Public from Western Sponsorship of ISIS
All of this disingenuous bluster rings hollow when one considers the fact that Western governments and their allies have supported, and many would argue created, ISIS to serve their duplicitous agenda in the Middle East.
The CIA, MI6 and Mossad, in conjunction with the oppressive autocrats of Saudi Arabia, have long worked with Wahhabi-Salafist extremist elements in the Middle East and North Africa to counter other more formidable, non-sectarian adversaries in the region such as Libya's Gaddafi, Syria's Assad, Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran. A re-run of the CIA's "Operation Cyclone" which empowered Mujahideen forces in Afghanistan against the Soviets in the 1980s is currently unfolding in the Middle East under the auspices of many of the same players.
Award winning reporter Seymour Hersh revealed in a 2007 report titled "The Redirection" that the Bush administration launched a joint covert operation with Israel and Saudi Arabia to augment "Sunni extremist groups" and other fanatics to weaken the influence of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah.[2] Obama picked up where Bush left off, flooding Syrian and Libyan insurgent groups with untold largesse and arms, using the corrupted Arab Gulf kingdoms as conduits for weapons transfers for the sake of plausible deniability.
Hersh's sources close to the US government told him that the Saudis assured Washington that they exercised control over the extremist Wahhabi and Salafist groups, and would steer their fanaticism towards the Shiites. "It's not that we don't want the Salafis to throw bombs; it's who they throw them at—Hezbollah, Moqtada al-Sadr, Iran, and at the Syrians, if they continue to work with Hezbollah and Iran," Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's then-National Security Advisor, purportedly told his American counterparts in the Bush administration. "We've created this movement, and we can control it." [2]
Part of the arrangement, Hersh explained, was a guarantee from the Saudis that Israel's security interests would be safeguarded, which clarifies why ISIS and its affiliates have not attacked Israel despite the country's close proximity to the terrorists' strongholds in Syria and Iraq. "Israel would be assured that its security was paramount and that Washington and Saudi Arabia and other Sunni states shared its concern about Iran," Hersh noted was the first point in a series of "informal understandings about their new strategic direction" to combat Shiite influence led by Iran. [2]
ISIS themselves have mostly eschewed hostility towards Israel, posting an official statement on social media in July 2014 saying that they're more interested in fighting "Muslim infidels" than the Zionist state.[3] Israeli officials have expressed similar sentiments, with Israel's former envoy to the US, Michael Oren, stating in a September 2013 interview that Tel Aviv "prefers" ISIS and al-Qaeda over the "bad guys backed by Iran," namely Syria's Assad and Hezbollah. Oren forthrightly conceded that Israel is committed to defeating through terrorist violence "the strategic arc that extends from Tehran, to Damascus to Beirut" with Assad in Syria functioning as the "keystone in that arc." "That is a position we had well before the outbreak of hostilities in Syria," Oren told the Jerusalem Post. "With the outbreak of hostilities we continued to want Assad to go." [4]
The unholy alliance between Israel and the Salafist jihadists came right out in the open in June 2015 when ISIS released a video threatening to topple Hamas in Gaza,[5] promising to bring bloodshed and ruin to the Strip. Salafist elements tied to ISIS have in fact attacked Hamas havens in Gaza on multiple occasions over the past few months, showcasing their utility as pawns of Israel.[6][7][8] There are also well-documented direct connections between ISIS-linked militants and Israel. A 2014 report compiled by United Nations observers stationed in the area revealed that the Israeli military has provided anti-Assad militants with sanctuary on the Israeli side of the Golan region, ostensibly treating wounded fighters in Israeli field hospitals and even giving them caches of weapons and other supplies.[9] On top of material support for the terrorists that have besieged Syria, Israel has aided their onslaught through numerous air strikes against Syrian military targets since the turmoil began in earnest in 2012, effectively attempting to tip the tide of the war in the Takfiris' favour.[10] In January 2015 Israel conducted an airstrike that wiped out a brigade of Hezbollah fighters on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, once again highlighting the Takfiri-Tel Aviv nexus.[11]
In light of such treachery against Arabs and Muslims trying to liberate themselves from oppression and domination, ISIS's primary function as an acquiescent tool of US-Israeli imperialism cannot be understated.
As Prime Minister Cameron feigns outrage and opposition to Islamic extremism, the British government under his watch has been an active and willing partner in the Machiavellian strategy of divide and rule in the Middle East spearheaded by the US and Israel.
The 2015 trial of Swedish national Bherlin Gildo – who fought for a militant group in Syria – confirmed London's role in backing Takfiri insurgents battling Damascus. In his defence, Gildo's lawyers introduced evidence that British intelligence agencies "were supporting the same Syrian opposition groups as he was, and were party to a secret operation providing weapons and non-lethal help to the groups, including the Free Syrian Army." Confronted with this contradiction, the British court dropped all charges against Gildo, fearing more embarrassing evidence showcasing British complicity with Syrian rebels could surface during proceedings.[12]
In 2013, Roland Dumas, France's former foreign minister, told a French television station that during a visit to Britain two years before the Syrian crisis began in 2011, British officials informed him of a secret plan to spark a rebel invasion of Syria.(See video right) "Britain was preparing gunmen to invade Syria," Dumas said, pinpointing the origins of the scheme to Israel which, according to Dumas, sought to oust a neighbouring regime hostile to its imperial ambitions in the Levant. Dumas then recounted a conversation he had with an unnamed Israeli prime minister who allegedly told him that the countries in the Middle East that get in the way of Zionist objectives for the region would be swiftly eliminated.
Roland Dumas: The British prepared for war in Syria 2 years before the eruption of the crisis
In an April 2014 report entitled "The Red Line and the Rat Line,"[13] journalist Seymour Hersh uncovered British involvement with a CIA-led covert operation in Benghazi, Libya, wherein the Agency was secretly channeling the looted weapons stockpiles of the fallen Gaddafi regime to Western-backed Syrian rebels through a "rat line." Commenting on Hersh's report, The Independent's Patrick Cockburn described the CIA/MI6 "rat line" project in Benghazi as a "supply chain for the Syrian rebels overseen by the US in covert cooperation with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar." He summarised Hersh's findings in more detail as follows:
"The information about this comes from a highly classified and hitherto secret annex to the report by the US Senate Intelligence Committee on the attack by Libyan militiamen on the US consulate in Benghazi on 11 September 2012 in which US ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed. The annex deals with an operation in which the CIA, in cooperation with MI6, arranged the dispatch of arms from Muammar Gaddafi's arsenals to Turkey and then across the 500-mile long Turkish southern frontier with Syria. The annex refers to an agreement reached in early 2012 between Obama and Erdogan with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar supplying funding. Front companies, purporting to be Australian, were set up, employing former US soldiers who were in charge of obtaining and transporting the weapons. According to Hersh, the MI6 presence enabled the CIA to avoid reporting the operation to Congress, as required by law, since it could be presented as a liaison mission."[14]
In addition to conniving with the US and Israel to arm Takfiri rebel gangs that eventually overran Gaddafi and continue to menace Syria, the British government has also covertly collaborated with Wahhabi extremists in its own country who serve as cartoonish fodder for anti-Muslim war on terror propaganda. In a May 2013 report for the Asia Times, security scholar Nafeez Ahmed disclosed that the British-based Salafist group Al Muhajiroun has been secretly supported by the British intelligence services since its inception in 1996.[15] That group has spawned nearly all of the supposed Islamic extremists implicated in (and perhaps framed for) various attacks in Britain, including the alleged 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid, the alleged Woolwich killers of British soldier Lee Rigby, the alleged 7/7 bombers and many others accused or convicted of terrorism-related offences. Ahmed contends that various dubious personalities acting as leaders of Al Muhajiroun over the years – including Abu Hamza, Omar Bakri, Haroon Rashid Aswat and Anjem Choudary – have been clandestine agents of British intelligence fronting as 'Islamic radicals.'
Despite his vocal support for al-Qaeda and ISIS, outwardly championing their grotesque bloodletting in Syria and Iraq today, Anjem Choudary (the current leader of Al Muhajiroun which has re-branded and re-named itself several times) is left untouched by British authorities and appears frequently on mainstream media. How can this impunity be explained if Choudary and his organisation are operating independently without state protection? "Almost every major terrorist attack and plot in the UK has in some way been linked to Choudary's extremist network," noted Ahmed in the aforesaid piece, yet the radical preacher and his organisation "[continues] to function with impunity in new incarnations."
"[T]hrough Al Muhajiroun," Ahmed explained, "MI5 is spawning many of the plots it lays claim to successfully foiling – as the FBI is also doing." The MI5-controlled front group essentially serves a dual purpose:
it functions as a repository for Muslim patsies used in US-Israeli-British false flag operations, and
it acts as a recruiting hub for Wahhabi-Salafist mercenaries wielded as cannon fodder in various battle zones where Western/Zionist geopolitical and economic interests are at stake.
Unraveling the Web of Intrigue
Those not learned in the dark arts of black operations will likely be confused by all of this. "The West is fighting a war on Islamic extremism," the indoctrinated lemmings will proclaim with confidence, completely unaware that they are being played for fools by professional spooks trained to employ artifices against the masses.
The surface rhetoric that politicians employ is merely a pack of daft lies intended to divert attention from the real agendas that drive policy. The public is fed a steady diet of cover stories and feel-good rationales – fanciful tales of good vs. evil – to pacify adverse reactions to and deflect unwanted attention from nefarious plots designed to benefit rich people and their interests.
David Cameron himself inadvertently identified whom some of these wealthy string-pullers are: Jewish Zionists committed to overturning every regime in the Middle East that is not yet subordinated to Tel Aviv. The other half of that equation includes an assortment of profiteering Anglos, Americans, Europeans, Arabs, Russians, Chinese and other money-mad opportunists. The Cameron's, Obama's, Harper's, Hollande's and Merkel's of the world are mere screens or dummies for the real power behind the throne: the unscrupulous financiers, oligarchs and speculators who dominate Wall Street and the City of London, and to a lesser extent Shanghai and Moscow.
The Zionists, however, seem to be the most organised, the most aggressive and the most committed to living out their grandiose messianic dreams. Whether that vision entails a "New Middle East" in which "Greater Israel" rules the roost or a global government headquartered in Jerusalem remains to be seen. Either way it spells disaster for most of the world's peoples.
↑ "Parents may cancel children's passports in war on IS," - The Week, 20 July 2015.
↑ a b c Seymour Hersh, "The Redirection," - The New Yorker, March 5, 2007.
↑ Elad Benari, "ISIS: Fighting 'Infidels' Takes Precedence Over Fighting Israel," - Israel National News, 8 July 2014.
↑ Herb Keinon, "'Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war'," Jerusalem Post, Sept. 17, 2013.
↑ "ISIS Threatens To Topple Hamas In Gaza," - Reuters, July 1, 2015.
↑ "Isis blamed for Gaza City bomb attacks," - The Independent, July 20, 2015.
↑ "ISIS Allies Target Hamas and Energize Gaza Extremists," - New York Times, June 30, 2015.
↑ "ISIS supporters claim attack on Hamas base in Gaza Strip," - Russia Today, May 8, 2015.
↑ "UN details Israel helping Syrian rebels at Golan Heights," - Russia Today, Dec. 8, 2014.
↑ "Head of Syrian army after alleged airstrikes: Israel working with ISIS and al-Qaida," - Jerusalem Post, Dec. 7, 2014.
↑ "'Israel strike' kills Hezbollah men in Syria's Golan Heights," - BBC News, Jan. 18, 2015.
↑ "Terror trial collapses after fears of deep embarrassment to security services," - The Guardian, June 1, 2015.
↑ Seymour Hersh, "The Red Line and the Rat Line," – London Review of Books, April 17, 2014.
↑ Patrick Cockburn, "MI6, the CIA and Turkey's rogue game in Syria," - The Independent, April 13, 2014.
↑ Ahmed, "UK pays price for MI5 courting terror," - Asia Times, May 30, 2013.
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Mary Cain address an audience of more than 200 at Cal U's annual cross country summer camp.
Professional runner Mary Cain shared the ups and downs of her career as part of Cal U's annual cross country summer camp.
Cain, now 23, turned pro before she turned 18. She told her story — "beating the boys" as a child, setting several world and American junior records, and facing injuries and pressures as a professional athlete — to an audience of more than 200 people in Steele Hall Aug. 7.
"One of the reasons why I coach, am here tonight and have not left the sport is the community aspect," said Cain, a coach at New York's Mile High Run Club.
"If I can help someone else who is struggling and help pull them out of it, I think I will feel much better than holding on to some record I don't even know that I have."
Cain, 23, a native of Bronxville, N.Y., set numerous high school records before becoming the youngest runner in history to make the 1500-meter final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships. She finished 10th as a 17-year-old in August 2013.
In 2014, the year she turned pro, Cain won the 3000-meters event at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore., and the 1500-meters event at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
But injuries and pressures mounted.
"I had to ask myself again why I run, redevelop my love and relationship with running, and kind of go back to being the kid who just enjoyed the challenge and having fun," she said.
"I was able to put my goals in the rear-view mirror, focus on the process and give my body the chance to get ready to run."
She won the New York Road Runners' Japan Four Mile Race in Central Park in May, after not competing for more than two years due to injury.
In May, she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in business administration from Fordham University.
"I wanted to go to college and be a college student, take classes and not be an NCAA runner," she said. "I wanted to create what, for me, was a more authentic college experience."
Cain told the audience that while breaking two minutes in the 800-meters was her favorite moment, her most fulfilling runs are not on the competitive track.
"I am most fulfilled by my day-to-day runs," Cain said. "When I go out in the rain not wanting to do a two-hour run but my friends are there and we slog it out and then have brunch afterward."
Cain urged athletes to find balance in their training to stay healthy.
"Training is where we can really maximize our performance and teach our body how to handle running at certain paces but recovery is where we absorb that and rest is where we build muscle.
"The big thing is learning to be able to listen to your body."
Jeremy Romano, a senior cross country and track and field runner at River Hill High School in Howard County, Md., appreciated Cain's insights.
"Her running a mile in 5:12 as a seventh-grader was something that stuck with me," he said. "She really stands out as a person the way she was so comfortable sharing things with us."


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The 6 Best Tug-Of-War Dog Toys For All Kinds Of Dogs
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By Wesley Salazar
Tug-of-war can be a great way to simultaneously provide physical and mental exercise for a dog. The best tug-of-war dog toys are made of durable materials like rubber, rope, and bungee cord that can withstand plenty of games. Most tug toys are designed to be held in your hand — but you can also find bungee versions that can be tethered to a solid object like a tree for your dog to play with solo.
As you shop, consider your dog's play preferences, as tug toys are available in a variety of materials and designs. There are toys made of rubber or rubber-like materials that are designed to be soft and stretchy or as indestructible as possible. Some dogs prefer rope tug toys, while others go wild for a tug toy that includes a ball at the end. Finally, a bungee cord tug toy that tethers to a tree can be a good option for giving your arm a rest, especially for dogs who would play all day if they could.
Another thing to consider is the size of the toy. Every dog I've ever played tug with has readjusted and even inadvertently slipped while playing — to avoid any accidental contact, it's recommended that you both train your dog to understand the "rules" of the game and choose a toy that's an appropriate size for your dog. Also be sure to select a toy that offers plenty of distance between your hand and your dog's mouth. Some toys come in just one size that the manufacturer has designed for a range of dog sizes, while others are available in a variety of versions to suit different dogs.
Of course, it's important to remember that even the most durable, safely designed toy can fall apart with repeated use or pose other safety risks when played with improperly. So it's always a good idea to supervise your dog as they play so that you can quickly intervene before they eat any of the materials or do anything else that could cause injury. (Tug-of-war can cause injury when played incorrectly. Additionally, if your dog has any teeth, neck, shoulder, or spine issues, it's recommended you consult your vet before partaking in tug-of-war.)
1. The Best Stretchy Tug Toy For Dogs
West Paw Zogoflex Bumi Dog Tug Toy
Made with a proprietary eco-friendly Zogoflex material, this West Paw tug toy is designed to be stretchy, bouncy, and lightweight (so light that it floats in water!). The S-shape allows the toy to stretch up to twice its length — in addition to making it fun and gentle for your dog to play with, the stretch can also help alleviate some of the strain on your arm as you play, according to reviewers. Plus, it comes in three colors and is safe to toss in the top rack of your dishwasher.
The manufacturer doesn't specify the toy's exact measurements, but it comes in two different sizes. While West Paw, a certified B Corporation, doesn't specify exactly what Zogoflex is made of, reviewers have referred to it as a "rubber"-like material that's soft — since the material isn't designed for chewing, it might not stand up to pups who love to chew everything, but the manufacturer will refund or replace the toy if you have any issues with it.
Enthusiastic Amazon review: "This is the best dog toy we have ever purchased. [...] It floats, it is super durable, you can play tugs or fetch. It's easy to find on the yard (we got orange). I've had dogs for decades and this is the most durable and useful toy I've found. You have a customer for life!"
Available sizes: Small, Large
2. The Most Indestructible Tug-Of-War Toy
Goughnuts Virtually Indestructible Dog Pull Toy
This virtually indestructible tug toy for dogs is made of durable food-grade rubber that's designed specifically for super chewers. It measures 9 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 1.4 inches thick, and it can easily be wiped clean with warm water. It's manufactured in the United States, comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee, and comes in seven colors, including a black one that's designed to be even tougher than the rest. Many reviewers have confirmed the durability of this toy, but some have described the rubber as hard, thick, and heavy, which makes it a better fit for medium and large pups who really love to chew.
Enthusiastic Amazon review: "Got this after getting the Goughnut and finding that my Giant Schnauzers couldn't rip it to pieces. They love fetching it and playing tug of war with it. We have gone through so many 'indestructible' chew toys and were shocked when they really couldn't tear this one up."
Available sizes: Original (30-70 pounds), Maxx (60-120 pounds)
3. The Best Rope Tug-Of-War Toy
Mammoth Pet Products Flossy Chews Color Rope Tug
If your pup loves rope toys, give this Flossy Chews tug toy a try. It's constructed with cotton-poly yarn that's designed to help clean teeth as dogs play with it. The toy is available in 3-, 4-, and 5-knot styles, depending on the size you get — all versions are nice and long, which leaves plenty of room between your hand and your pup's mouth.
Mammoth Pet Products doesn't explain how to clean it, but many reviewers have reportedly run it through their washing machines without any issues. The brand also offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all of its dog toys.
Enthusiastic Amazon review: "We have had this rope for over a month and it is still going strong. It does show some small signs of wear and tear but you would swear we bought it last week. It is very strong and durable. It has held up through many long gnawing sessions. It has been put through countless hours of fetch and tug of war with no signs of giving out any time soon. I am so in love with this rope and so is my pup!"
Available sizes: Mini (10-inch), Small (15-inch), Medium (20-inch), Large (27-inch), X-Large (31-inch), X-Large (36-inch), Super XL (72-inch)
4. The Best Tug Toy With A Squeaker
ZippyPaws Monkey RopeTugz
Some dogs need a little encouragement to tug, and the ZippyPaws Monkey RopeTugz has a built-in round squeaker that might just do the trick. The toy is made of a sturdy nylon rope that has an attached plush. It comes in four different colors and the manufacturer recommends machine washing.
It's a fairly large toy, measuring 28 inches long and 5 inches around, but it isn't made for heavy chewing. According to ZippyPaws, this toy is designed for all dogs, ranging from little to large. However, if you think it might be too big for your pup, these 11-inch-long ZippyPaws Skinny Peltz with built-in squeakers could be a better fit.
Enthusiastic Amazon review: "My dog LOVES this toy! It's a bit larger than I thought which we love because it gives us more room for tug o' war. It's also VERY durable. It usually only takes my girl about 5 mins to absolutely destroy toys but this one looks almost new still."
Available sizes: One size
5. The Best Tug-Of-War Toy With A Ball
Chuckit! Ultra Tug
The Chuckit! Ultra Tug is a perfect fit for dogs who love to chase balls. Featuring a nylon band with a bouncy rubber ball attached to the end, it's made to be tugged and tossed. It comes in three sizes, all in one eye-catching color combo (blue and orange). The Ultra Tug toy can be washed by hand and can also be thrown using the coordinating-sized Chuckit! ball launcher.
Have multiple dogs who love to tug at home? Check out Chuckit!'s version for two dogs.
Enthusiastic Amazon review: "This Chuckit is the perfect tug for my Shepherd mix. He has an outrageous ball drive and it goes through the roof when tiny toys are involved. This tug was quickly a favorite of his. He loves it, it feels durable, and the tug part of the ball is durable and well stitched. [...] This one goes on the Subscribe and Save list for sure."
Available sizes: Small, Medium, Large
6. The Solo Tug Toy For Dogs
LOOBANI Dog Outdoor Bungee Hanging Toy
The LOOBANI bungee tug toy is made with a long bungee rope that can be tethered around a sturdy tree's trunk or low-hanging limb so that your dog can play tug solo. You can adjust the length of the rope to anywhere between 16 and 19 feet. It is very important to monitor your dog when they're playing with toys, especially so with this tether toy to avoid any chance of injury. One reviewer also noted that you'll "need a sturdy tree, and since dog is off leash [they] need to be in [a] safe environment." (One thing to note: While this tether system can technically be attached to a high tree branch, it's recommended that you keep any tug toy low to the ground to prevent spinal injury, so keep that in mind when positioning.)
It comes with a rope toy to attach to the end, but you can use their favorite toy as an alternative — but again, make sure to watch that they're not chewing on the toy instead of tugging on it. The manufacturer doesn't specify how to clean it, only that it's durable enough to stand up to outdoor use. It's available in two colors: black and green.
Enthusiastic Amazon review: "My dog, who can chew the knots out of the tug roaps, loves this! It gives him something to play with besides pulling on my poor arm...he is still a puppy and needs to get the energy out. It was a great purchase."
Available sizes: One adjustable size


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