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David Grimm
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I am David Grimm, author of Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs. The book explores the past, present, and future of our relationship with our companion animals. From probing the feline mind to giving dogs their own lawyers, ask me anything.
We'll spend $60 billion on our companion animals this year. More than half of us would rather be trapped on a desert island with our cat or dog than with a human companion. And in the last couple of decades, pets have earned the right to inherit money, be rescued from natural disasters, and even be given their own lawyers in some cases. How did we get to this point, and what happens next?
That's what I explore in my new, critically acclaimed book, Citizen Canine, out in paperback today. An awarding-winning journalist at Science, I trace the journey of dogs and cats from wild animals to family members, exploring how our relationship with them has changed over thousands of years and what the future may hold. The book covers a variety of topics—everything from how our pets think, to how much we should spend on veterinary care, to whether cats and dogs should have legal rights. From science to history to law, I know just about everything there is to know about dogs and cats. Ask me anything!
Proof: https://twitter.com/David_Grimm/status/613345763171651584
Thank you all for your great questions! Be sure to check out the book, now out in paperback!
Do you think that we get more from pets or they get more from us either physically or emotionally?
Great question. Honestly, I think it's a pretty even exchange. Pets get to be on permanent vacation and have their every whim and need catered to (at least the lucky ones), and we get companions that provide unconditional love. Pets may also provide us with health benefits like lower anxiety and blood pressure. I think we both make out like bandits!
What is the country in the world that is the most advanced in terms of cats and dogs' legal rights and why?
I believe other countries have classified animals as "sentient beings", while they're still "property" in the U.S. But I haven't heard of cases of dogs getting lawyers or federal laws impelling rescue agencies to save cats and dogs outside of the U.S.
Cats or dogs?
Ha! Well I'm a cat person, but I love dogs too. I think we get different things from each pet. Dogs are faithful companions who become like our children. Cats let us bring a bit of the wild into our homes–they allow us to caress the tiger, as someone once said–but they are also "love sponges", as Ernest Hemmingway called them. Why chose? Get both! 🙂
What is your views on the hostility some cultures are facing for eating animals that other cultures consider pets?
Good question. I do think there's some hypocrisy in giving other cultures a hard time for killing dogs and cats, when we kill chickens and cows. (and i'm saying this as someone who's not a vegetarian… although i'm trying).
My family likes to adopt shelter rescue animals when it's time for a new family pet. The pet's demeanor often changes from sad and defeated to playful and engaged. Sometimes we swear they are "thankful" for us because after they settle in to new surroundings they are often overly affectionate and submissive. Is that human projection, or can cats and dogs truly express complex emotions about their change? What are some intriguing ways that our pets have come to be more attuned to being human companions and not simply human property?
Dogs have lived with us for up to 30,000 years; cats, about 10,000. I think in this time they have evolved to become more attuned to our emotions. In fact, a recent study (http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/04/how-dogs-stole-our-hearts) showed that dogs activate the same hormonal response in us that human infants do. So I do think both animals are capable of complex emotions.
What do you think should be done about breed standards that are propagating unhealthy traits for aesthetic reasons? There is so much scientific literature that points out the genetic basis of things like brachycephalic syndrome, yet nothing seems to change with the (majority of) breeders.
I'm not a huge fan of breeding. I think we should appreciate dogs (and cats) for what they are, not for what we can turn them into. I'd also like to see more people adopting pets than buying them from breeders. More than 3 million unwanted cats and dogs are killed in U.S. shelters every year.
Why do humans give their affection to cats and dogs and not pigs or cows?
Great question. There are millions of animals on earth, and dozens of domesticated animals. Yet we've largely singled out just two–cats and dogs–to be our family members. I think it may have something to do with the adaptability of cats and dogs, and the fact that they think a lot like we do. As a result, it's easier for us to form emotional bonds with them.
Do you think primates should have more rights/legal protection than our pets?
That's a timely question. As you may know, the Nonhuman Rights Project, headed by animal lawyer Steve Wise, is pushing for chimpanzee "personhood" in new york. (http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2015/04/judge-s-ruling-grants-legal-right-research-chimps) Wise argues that chimps (and dolphins and elephants) are so cognitively advanced that they should be granted some human-like rights. But others argue that we should reserve rights for animals that we already treat like people–i.e. dogs and cats. And we've certainly seen dogs and cats get more rights (if you want to call them that) than chimps: dogs have gotten lawyers in 3 recent court cases, pets can inherit money, and felony anticruelty laws tend to be harshest for those who abuse dogs and cats.
And then there are those, of course, who say no animals should have rights.
Why does my cat ALWAYS have to go to the bathroom with me. If I don't let her in, she flips her shit like there is some sort of "Potty Party" that she's going to miss out on. Then she wants to be petted while I'm trying to poo. It's an odd way to live man. Why does she DO that? Jellybean plotting evil.
Wow, I've never heard of that. When our cats were kittens, they wouldn't go to the bathroom unless we were watching them–which is kind of the opposite of your situation. She's probably just taking advantage of a time where you're forced to keep petting her because you're, um, stuck. 🙂
All the neighborhood cats shit in my moms garden. She is not that mobile so she cant do anything about it. How do I train these cats to take a dump somewhere else?
I would talk to the owners. We let our cats outside, but try to keep them from excreting anywhere they shouldn't. We should be responsible for our cats outdoors like we are for our dogs outdoors.
Why does it seem like everything we know about cats is based on rumor and innuendo but there's a new study on dog brains every week?
Great question! I wrote a piece for Slate on this very issue last year (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/04/cat_intelligence_and_cognition_are_cats_smarter_than_dogs.html)
There are about a dozen labs around the world studying the canine mind, but almost no one is studying cats. For my book, I scoured the world to find someone–anyone–who studies the feline mind, and all I came up with was one scientist in Italy who usually studies fish, but who did one experiment (on counting ability) in cats. Fish, he told me, are easier to work with than cats.
And that's the crux of the problem: dogs don't mind being in a lab and doing tricks for experiments–heck, they love it. But cats don't want to be anywhere near a lab. So unfortunately, that's preventing us from knowing much about how their minds work. But hopefully advances in scientific techniques (like MRI imaging) may eventually help us shed light on the feline mind.
I have a cat that insists on rubbing her face on our faces. What does this mean with a cat?
The cat is marking you as his/her own. Be honored!
What would you say about a pitbull in a Manhattan apartment?
I think we should love our pets, but also respect their needs. A big dog needs big space, and if it lives in a small apartment it should at least be allowed to go outside a few times a day.
What are your thoughts on dog owners who flaunt flout leash laws because their dog is "perfectly behaved" or similar sentiment?
We have that problem in our neighborhood. The issue is that these owners don't know how their dogs are going to react to cats or children, and I've been involved in situations where dogs lunged at both (my cats and my toddlers). So I think all dogs owners should err on the side of caution and leash their pets.
I'm gonna be asking this girl out and she's a cat person while I'm a dog person and I know you don't have a crystal ball ….do you think it can work based on our preferred companions?
Absolutely. I don't think cat people and dogs people are as different as the stereotypes suggest. In fact, many households have both pets. What you have in common is your love for animals. I think that should take you pretty far. 🙂
Some have said, after studying the history of canid domestication, that without dogs civilization would not have come so far so fast. For example, the selfless pack animal will hunt and gather food, and then share it. What are you thoughts on the validity of such a statement?
Yes, some have said that we wouldn't be here without dogs. I think there's some truth to that, as dogs made us more successful hunters and herders. They may have even helped us out-compete Neandertals, according to some theories. But cats may have also made us what we are today, by protecting our grain stores and protecting us from disease.
So, what do you think about the Yulin Dog Festival?
It's obviously horrific for those of us who love animals to see them treated this way. If you oppose the festival, there are many animal welfare groups trying to stop it. I encourage you to support those organizations.
I haven't been following this as much in the past few years, but you're an expert! What is some of the newest, most interesting and groundbreaking research on dog and cat evolution and domestication that you're aware of?
Well, I hate to be self-serving (actually, I don't really–that's why i'm here!), but I've rounded all of it up in my book. Check it out!
http://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Canine-Evolving-Relationship-Cats/dp/1610391330
Is there anything so new that it didn't make it into your book?
Yea, check out this story I wrote on dog domestication http://davidhgrimm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Dawn-of-the-Dog.pdf
and this one on cat evolution
http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/11/genes-turned-wildcats-kitty-cats
Do dogs feel and express guilt? I read once that they didn't, but I know better.
Good question. I talk about this in my book. A study that came out a few years ago suggested that the "guilty look" given by dogs isn't a true expression of guilt. But that doesn't mean dogs don't feel guilt–we just haven't found a good way to measure it.
Do you agree killing street dogs? Is there any other way?
Yes, spay/neuter. Some groups are also working on an injectable contraceptive: http://www.acc-d.org/
I'm actually studying the child – animal bond for my Masters degree and looking at how companion animals can help foster empathy and prosociality. There are many recent studies suggesting a link between having animals in the home and a greater understanding and respect of animals. What do you think about this evolving area of research?
Thanks for your question. Yes, I do think that having pets increases our empathy for all creatures. I think one of the reason we're so pro-animal welfare in this country is because of our cats and dogs!
What's the best argument you've every heard in favor of denying domesticated animals more rights?
At least for cats and dogs: that it would make pet ownership more onerous and thus scare people away from adoption.
At Christmas my brother unfortunately had to give his cats away due to him moving back home with my parents. Do you think they will still miss and remember him?
I wish there weren't so many stories like this–people giving up pets that have grown attached to them. Yes, I do think our pets miss us. For my book, I visited a jail in Colorado where the inmates spoke of their cats and dogs snuggling into their old clothing while they were behind bars. I think we should absolutely try to avoid abandoning our pets if at all possible.
This is a sort of weird ontological debate about cats that me and my brother have been having for a while. Do cats know they're cats? Do they think of humans as big cats, or of themselves as little people? In what ways does this sense of being affect their behavior?
I think John Bradshaw discusses this in his recent book, Cat Sense. But bottom line: Cats don't see us a big cats. They see as as big, unpredictable apes. But they're mostly cool with it.
What are you opinions on Cesar Millan's advice on being the pack leader to help maintain order in a house? I have a big german shepard and his advices did help me but I was wondering if there are 2nd opinions about this method.
I don't have strong feelings, but some people have said that dogs are no more like wolves than we're like chimpanzees. Dogs have lived with us for somewhere between 15,000 and 30,000 years. That's a long time for co-evolution!
Do cats have "packs" like dogs?
Feral cats sometimes hang out in large groups. But dogs are definitely more of a pack animal.
Do you feel that thousands of dollars are better spent on keeping a cat alive, than instead saving many, many human lives with that money?
I think we all spend our money on things that are important to us, whether it be big screen TVs, or vacations, or our pets. I don't think we should feel guilty about saving a life, whether it be animal or human.
Morgan Freeman, aka God, told me (& everyone else) on his Through the Wormhole show, that cats are the one species that domesticated themselves. Is this true?
Yes, cats domesticated themselves. At least that's what scientists think. They came into early farming villages to hunt rodents, and realized if they were well behaved humans would keep them around.
Interestingly, dogs may have also domesticated themselves. Some wolves, it's thought, got more food by cozying up to hunting-gathereing humans. Later, we domesticated dogs further by breeding them for specific tasks.
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Stir Your Crushes' Palate on 11/11: Celebrate Pepero and Pocky Day With a Personality
By Reika Nakagawa | November 11, 2021
Did you know that Koreans and Japanese gift stick biscuits on Nov. 11 to show affection? Pepero and Pocky, two rod-shaped biscuits, are widely consumed on this day due to their resemblance to the number one. Over the past two decades, Pepero Day and Pocky Day have gradually evolved from pure marketing campaigns to national Valentine's Days. With the happening of these two special days today, I will introduce a brief history of Pepero, followed by a guide to choosing the right flavor for your special one, and then do the same for Pocky day.
Black Students United Holds Virtual Events to Commemorate Black History Month
By Amaya Aranda | February 11, 2021
Despite the limitations of online events, Cornell Black Students United is finding ways to create a sense of community to celebrate Black History Month.

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WHAT do your mouth and your behind have in common? The answer may be a cancer-enhancing bacterium.
Fusobacterium nucleatum can cause gum disease, but until recently it was assumed to be just one of many relatively harmless bacteria that live on our bodies.
But the bacterium may have a darker side. It has recently been identified in high numbers in human colorectal tumours. Now researchers have shown that it seems to enhance colon cancer, by inhibiting the cancer-killing ability of natural killer cells, the first line of our immune defence against infection and cancer.
Gilad Bachrach at the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem and his colleagues found that a bacterial protein called Fap2 binds to a receptor on the surface of natural killer cells, helping tumour cells evade the immune system (Immunity, doi.org/z8r).
"By activating this receptor, F. nucleatum prevents the killing of cancer cells by the natural killer cells," Bachrach says.
The bacterium-tumour relationship is probably mutually beneficial. F. nucleatum likes to grow in low-oxygen conditions, and tumours often provide such environments.


Christoph Herr has a modular starter Genesis child theme with Sass partials called Prometheus.
I have taken just the Sass part from Prometheus, simplified it a bit and added a couple of partials for homepage and custom CSS.
So if you are looking for Sass version of Genesis Sample 2.6.0's style.css, click on the button below to visit the Github page.
If you are a Mac user, CodeKit is perhaps the best and easiest method to auto-compile the Sass partials files into style.css when you are developing WordPress sites locally.
Does your Sass include any improvements you made to the theme in: https://sridharkatakam.com/improvements-in-genesis-sample-2-6-0/?


We have this problem from very beginning of this bot existing. Minions that can buff other minions on the board, the ones with the word "adjacent" in card text, are not used properly by the bot. Dire Wolf Alpha, Flametongue Totem, Fungalmancer etc. are very frequently placed by bot on the side of the board (where they buff only one minion) or near minions that cannot attack (when there is an option to do it properly). I've reported this issue many times through the bot but it seems that problem is still. Can we know if this be resolved in any near future? All these cards are really good in token decks, which are often good for botting.
No response? Will you even try to implement this?
It'll be adjusted in the next update.
Was it implemented? Today I saw bot few times placed Dire Wolf Alpha not in the middle of minions, but in the far right on the board.


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Magnus HOLMBERG (SWE) has leap-frogged Peter GILMOUR (AUS) into the top spot of the ISAF Grade 1 Monsoon Cup in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia today. However with both GILMOUR and Chris DICKSON (NZL) holding matches in hand against the leader, the jostling at the front looks set to continue.
Progress has ground to a halt at the Monsoon Cup today as the northwesterly wind has died away to three knots or less. Flight 13 was completed, and then the race committee sent the competitors to shore to wait for the wind to fill. HOLMBERG overtook number two in the ISAF World Match Race Rankings, GILMOUR to take the lead after he defeated Francesco BRUNI (ITA) in the flight to move to 7-2, whilst GILMOUR had a bye and remains at 6-2. BMW Oracle Racing's (USA) DICKSON remains at 5-2 after a bye, but fellow Kiwi Dean BARKER moved up to fourth with a win over ISAF Women's Match Racing World Champion Sally BARKOW (USA), that improved his record to 6-3.
Staffan LINDBERG (FIN) defeated Ian WILLIAMS (GBR) to improve to 5-3 and holds fifth place. WILLIAMS is sixth at 5-4. Russell COUTTS (NZL) remained in seventh at 4-4 after another bye, and Bjorn HANSEN (SWE) holds onto eighth at 3-5. HANSEN, however, gained a bit of breathing room on BRUNI in the fight for the eighth and final quarter final spot, as the Italian's loss to HOLMBERG dropped him to 3-6, one loss behind and a tiebreaker down on HANSEN.
Thierry PEPONNET (FRA) is tenth at 3-6, Cameron DUNN (NZL) eleventh at 2-7, and Sally BARKOW twelfth at 1-6.
The heavyweights had mixed it up earlier in the morning with some won-loss records taking a beating.
Overnight co-leaders DICKSON and LINDBERG both suffered losses in this morning's racing to fall from the top. DICKSON beat BARKER but then lost to HANSEN, whilst LINDBERG went down to both GILMOUR and BARKOW, whose 43 second win was her first of the event.
Earlier in the day COUTTS's inconsistent form had continued as he first beat GILMOUR, but then lost to his former protégée BARKER.
Coming into the racing this morning the leaderboard was at near logjam with a host of sailors battling for the top spot. So far the 50th event of the Swedish Match Tour is offering great racing, and the regatta is not even out of the round robin stage yet.
The Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal ABIDIN, sailed two races with GILMOUR, winning against PEPONNET and losing against BARKER.
The sultan was treated to some classic 'crash' GILMOUR racing in their match against PEPONNET. The Frenchman who is skipper of the French K-Challenge syndicate got an early lead on the reigning two-time Tour champion by playing the left side of the first leg.
GILMOUR, however, held starboard tack approaching the windward mark. PEPONNET seemed to be just crossing, but GILMOUR hunted him down as they converged. GILMOUR clipped PEPONNET's transom, which pushed the bow of the port-tack boat down and into the windward mark. The umpires issued three penalties, two to GILMOUR.
GILMOUR stretched enough of a lead over the next lap and a half to perform his penalty turn on the finish line and win. But afterwards apologies were flying on his boat.
Just four of the 17 round robin scheduled flights remain to been completed. After the round robin the top eight advance to the quarter finals while the bottom four are eliminated.


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H.E. Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic at the grand opening of the National Museum
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The Bair Museum's Elegant Expansion
Near the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Musselshell River, the Charles M. Bair Family Museum stands as a tribute to the early day sheepman C.M. Bair. His daughters, Marguerite and Alberta, gathered the treasures of the family in a museum to tell their story and dedicated it to the people of Montana and the nation. In July, the doors will open for a new building on the grounds to house the unique treasures of Western artists Charles Russell and Joseph H. Sharp, photographer Edward Curtis, and the unique Plains Indian collection. Copies of the art works will be in the museum proper to continue the Bair Family story as the Bair sisters designed.
Charles M. Bair came to Montana in 1883 as a conductor on the railroad, but he soon changed his occupation to rancher. In the course of a few years he was raising sheep in the Lavina area and moved to Billings. A fortuitous trip to the Klondike during the gold rush and a 10-year lease on the Crow Reservation made him the largest sheep raiser in the country. One of his many acquisitions was the Martinsdale ranch where he made his Montana headquarters and where the family moved permanently in 1932.
While leasing land on the Crow Reservation, Bair was one of Joseph Sharp's best customers. Sharp and his wife, Addie, had come to Crow Agency in the summer of 1899. Sharp was drawn by the culture of the Crows, the proximity to Custer battlefield, and a great desire to paint the Plains Indians. He was busy working on an order from Phoebe Hearst, widow of Senator George Hearst and mother of William Randolph Hearst, for paintings to hang in a memorial building for Senator Hearst at the University of California.
Sharp also depicted Charlie's "favorite fishing hole." He painted two still lifes of apples; Bair promptly bought one and gave it to the Reynolds Family. Sharp had used Carrie Reynolds' "butter bowl" in the one Bair kept for himself.
Bair bought work from his friend Charlie Russell early in the century. Sometimes in California, Bair, Russell, Curtis, actor Tom Mix, and others, gathered to share stories of their years in the West. These were good stories—good memories.
Another artist, photographer, Edward Curtis, took pictures on the Reservation, and Bair bought the Crow folios from him to help finance his work. Curtis had embarked upon a project of capturing the Indian nations on film and his depiction of the Crows was exceptional. These excellent pictures of the Crow will be shown in the protected atmosphere of the new building, while some copies will continue to be shown in the house.
Years after the Crow project, Curtis had a studio in California at the Biltmore when Bair and his family spent the winters there. When Alberta complained that her father wouldn't sit for a photograph, Curtiss told her to bring her father and Charlie Russell down to the studio and he would catch both of them. Those two photographs are on the mantel in the Pine Room at Martinsdale.
Curtis was also a member of the party that escorted the French Ambassador and his wife to visit the Crow Reservation. The couple arrived in Billings for a one-day stopover en route from San Francisco to Washington and was to be shown something of the country and the resources and industries. The program called for a stop at the shearing pens at Kaiser where Bair's sheep were being sheared. They were then to go to Pryor so that the guests could learn something about the Indians. Bair had arranged for a big welcome.
Two hundred Indians in full war paint and regalia, filling the air with war whoops and gunfire, descended upon the cars and surrounded them. As the Indians circled the cars—a tremendous show!, Bair beamed with satisfaction and turned to accept the reactions of his guests, only to find them panic-stricken on the floor of the car.
A large picture by Ken Ralston was commissioned in 1951 by the Bair sisters to hang in the new Office Room over the bar. The painting was to commemorate Charlie Bair's negotiating with the Crows. When it was delivered, Marguerite had him take it back to Billings and add "some red," the color of the new carpet in the room. Ralston added a red blanket on one of the Indians—and then, with a smile undoubtedly, added red hair to the cowboy. The Bair sisters placed the headdress (purportedly Plenty Coups) by the picture and a ceremonial pipe. The bright vest that belonged to one of Buffalo Bill's bartenders and leather pants of the warrior "Rain in the Face" were arranged to the right.
The Bair ladies—Mary, Marguerite, and Alberta—collected art and antiques from their Portland home, and when the family moved to Martinsdale permanently, the sisters deftly joined their collections with the Western art to tell the story of Charles Bair and his family. Alberta and Marguerite continued to visit Europe many years to enlarge the collection and today the Western and European art hang comfortably together. The Parisian "firelight" scenes by Edward Cortez are a particular favorite of visitors.
In order to preserve these priceless art pieces, the originals will be housed in the new building and copies will be displayed in the House Museum to fully tell the Bair story.
The exterior of this new museum building, according to Kim Olsen of O2 Architects of Billings, has been carefully designed to blend with existing structures on the property while the interior is designed to exhibit paintings and collections gathered by the Bair family. According to Director-Curator Elizabeth Guheen, the design includes gallery space for Charlie Bair's collection of Russells, Sharps, and J.K. Ralston as well as a separate gallery for the Bair sisters' American and European paintings. A specially designed gallery space has been created to show the valuable, but light sensitive photographs of Edward Curtis—only a few copies of which have been shown in the house. The museum will also be available for guest exhibits.
Climate and light controlled glass display cases have been designed for the Bair's Native American art and artifacts. In addition, there is a temporary gallery space for revolving exhibits and a cement vault for storing pieces during off-season months.
Ceremonial ground breaking for the building was in August of 2010 and construction began in the fall. The Grand Opening is scheduled for July, 2011.
The summer hours for the Museum will be May through September, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.—last tour of the home is at 4 p.m.
Lee Rostad and her husband Phil ranched in the northern foothills of the Crazy Mountains, not far from the Bair Ranch. Rostad wrote a biography of Charlie Bair, Fourteen Cents and Seven Green Apples, and a history of the museum and the fight for its survival, The House of Bair: Sheep, Cadillacs and Chippendale. She has also written Grace Stone Coates, Her Life in Letters. The recipient of many honors, Lee currently lives in Helena and serves on the Montana Historical Society Board.


Calving is a natural process, but sometimes disease, weather, and many other factors can cause stress. How can beef producers best prepare newborn calves to get a healthy start? What are some effective ways to enable calves to be resilient against bugs like bacteria, viruses or other pathogens they will encounter? How can farmers and ranchers manage disease if and when it strikes?
"Having healthy calves takes planning," said Dr. Claire Windeyer, Assistant Professor in Cattle Health at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Program. Windeyer shared a number of useful ideas during two previous webinars, Management During Calving Season for Healthier, More Productive Calves and Managing Young Calves to Prevent Disease. Many practices can be implemented on-farm immediately and there are links below to particular segments of the video.
Calve cows on fresh ground where they haven't already wintered.
Calve heifers separately (skip to 24:25 – calving management webinar recording). Heifers have a greater risk of calving difficulties, mismothering, and colostrum issues than cows, so segregating first-time mothers will expose their calves to fewer pathogens and facilitate better supervision.
Provide shelter, bedding and windbreaks, and move feeding areas often when possible.
Myth-busting: hanging a calf upside down is not a recommended practice. This causes the animals' guts to put pressure on the lungs, making it much harder for them to breathe. Any fluid that appears to drain out is actually coming from their stomach.
Have a game plan for when things go wrong and intervention is required during calving difficulties.
After pulling a calf, avoid hanging a calf upside down (skip to 27:45).
Resuscitate calves by briskly poking a straw in their nose, rubbing them vigorously or even dribbling a bit of cold water in their ear.
Place calves in the recovery position (skip to 29:38). Situate calves so they are upright with front legs in front of them and lungs can expand easily (see photo).
Adequate colostrum consumption (skip to 32:18) is essential for the health and survival of calves.
Monitor the calf to ensure it suckled within 4-6 hours of birth (skip to 42:02) . Calves should get at least 1 litre of good quality colostrum within this time.
Assess a calf's suckle reflex (skip to in 35:09 – disease management webinar) by sticking your finger in the calf's mouth. Calves born via difficult deliveries or with poor suckle reflex are more likely to fail to consume colostrum. Talk to your vet about appropriate colostrum supplementation.
When supplementing, bottle-feeding is preferred over tube feeding. If tube feeding is necessary, ensure the tube used for supplementation isn't the same tube used to administer liquids to sick calves.
Scours (skip to 12:07), or neonatal calf diarrhea, causes dehydration and often affects numerous calves in the herd. Click here for tips on assessing dehydration in calves and treatment.
"Septicemia is an underappreciated cause of disease and death in calves," Windeyer remarked. The disease has a quick onset and affected calves may be depressed, dull, have a fever, loss of appetite, or other symptoms.
Calves fighting may have difficulty breathing, demonstrate coughing, nasal or eye discharge, have decreased appetite or rough hair coat. Pneumonia can strike very young calves and is also common in calves 90-150 days of age (i.e. "summer pneumonia").
For producers who have had respiratory issues, consider intranasal vaccines for young calves.
Talk to your vet about the potential for pain medication when treating calf diseases.
Following these helpful strategies can help prevent problems before they start and manage calves to optimize their health. This can reduce stress on animals and operators and maximize economic returns.


Systematic western aid, Moyo argues in Dead Aid, has essentially turned Africa into one giant welfare state. The unending stream of money has created a situation where governments aren't accountable to their citizens: since they don't depend on tax revenue, leaders don't think they owe their people anything—and the people don't expect anything from their leaders. Moreover, says Moyo, since the money flows virtually no matter what, tyrants like Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (three hundred million dollars in foreign aid was sent to Mugabe in 2006 alone, says Moyo) often pilfer it and buy foreign goods, or stow it in foreign bank accounts where it does nothing to help the country. Furthermore, aid stamps out entrepreneurship. Moyo offers the example of an African mosquito net maker. When aid arrives in the form of a hundred thousand mosquito nets, the net-maker is out of business, and one hundred and sixty people (employees and dependents) are now aid-dependent. This, she says, is not a sustainable model.


Ravi Teja and Harish Shankar will soon join hands for a film titled Seeti Maar.
Last year, the much-loved Telugu superstar Ravi Teja got his career back on track when his Raja The Great opened to a good response at the box office while receiving rave reviews along the way. In the Anil Ravipudi directorial, he essayed the role of a visually-challenged but skilled man and delivered an awesome performance. The action-thriller also had the fast-rising Mehreen in the lead and proved to be the perfect Deepavali gift for the Mass Maharaja's well-wishers.
Earlier this year, he returned to the big screen with Touch Chesi Chudu and this gave his fans a reason to celebrate. Directed by Vikram Srikonda, it featured him in the role of a cop and opened to an okay response at the box office. A typical action-entertainer, it also had Raashi Khanna in the lead and received underwhelming reviews from most critics.
With these films in the rearview, Ravi Teja is currently shooting for Nela Ticket which is being directed by Soggade Chinni Nayana fame Kalyan Krishna and will be produced by Ram Talluri.
Now, it seems that he may have signed his next film. According to a leading daily, Ravi Teja will work with Harish Shankar pretty soon in a film titled Seeti Maar. Talking about this, a source said that the actor has really liked the script and feels that it could help him change his onscreen image.
"Ravi Teja is floored with his characterisation. He believes the film would bring him back in the vogue to the masses," added the source.
Well, this is good news and is bound to create a buzz amongst fans.
In case you did not know, Harish Shankar and Ravi Teja have previously collaborated for Shock and Mirapayaka. As such, fans are bound to have some expectations from this one.
So, are you excited about Ravi Teja and Harish Shankar working together again? Comments, please!


I've been quite busy all summer and I realise I've not posted much. Here are some updates on the home front.
All the garlic has been harvested. I've learned I eat 100 heads a year, and if I plant 26 heads (assuming an average 5 cloves a head) I'll grow enough to eat, and enough to plant for next year to have enough to eat and plant the following year (whew!).
I've finally finished building a pest-resistent second compost bin. Like the first, it can hold a cubic yard of compost, though this never happens because it rots down and reduces in volume constantly. We'd been contributing to the first bin for 18 months and there is just about a cubic yard of finished compost. It's all going in the raised beds. The composting toilet is also back in operation now.
One lesson from this year: don't plant zucchini in a permanent clover green-manure! The lack of airflow means it's succeptible to rust and then your zucchinis turn into slime. I did get one big one though early on. Fingers are crossed for subsequent zucchini.
Also, don't plant all your broccoli and brussels sprouts in the same bed, it makes it too easy for the moths to find them!
During July's heatwave my scarlet runners were curiously unproductive. I learned that temperatures had to dip below 35C for beans to set fruit. I had no idea they were so fussy!
I tried to be self-sufficient in peas this year. I got about half that far and froze a kilo of peas. I got maybe 6 L of raspberries and 10 L of black currants, most of which I sold. I also was able to give away many canes from thinning my raspberry row.
I was pleased with the wildflower bed this year.
All in all I can't complain. The new chest freezer is being put to good use and I'll be canning up peaches and tomatoes quite soon.


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Does Alcoholics Anonymous actually work?
By Nicole Lee
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:52 AM UTC
Alcoholics and narcotics anonymous are 12-step peer support groups where people who have alcohol or other drug problems are supported by others who have had similar problems ("peers"), rather than professionals. They are called 12-step programs because there are 12 steps members are expected to work through.
The 12 steps have a strong religious element including commitments to prayer, making a moral inventory of yourself, making amends to people you've harmed, and, once you've achieved your "spiritual awakening," promoting the program to other people in need of help.
Originally designed for people with alcohol and then later other drug problems, they have now expanded to dozens of other compulsive behaviours, including overeating, gambling, sex and hoarding.
One of the upsides of AA and NA groups is they are very accessible. There are groups running every day in many locations.
But do they really work?
How the 12-step movement started
Twelve step programs started in the 1930s. The founders, a stock broker and a surgeon, developed a system of peer support and then formalised the 12 steps, largely drawn from their own and others' experience of recovery.
The 12-step program in Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous has a strong religious element. Shutterstock
The model has remained largely unchanged since then, despite significant advances in our understanding of the brain and of alcohol and other drug problems and their treatment.
It was one of the very early formal treatment options for alcohol problems. It was started around the time of prohibition and the temperance movement when alcohol problems were considered a moral failing.
The 12-step movement took a step beyond the moral view and introduced the idea alcohol and other drug problems were a health issue by framing the problem as a disease.
The movement believed "alcoholism", as it was commonly known then, was a progressive disease that could never be cured. That meant abstinence was the only solution.
But there have been no serious candidates for gene, brain or personality differences that reliably predict the development or severity of alcohol or other drug problems. Many people who meet the AA definition of an "alcoholic" have successfully returned to controlled drinking.
We know more about alcohol and other drug dependence now
We now know a range of risk factors contribute to the development of alcohol and other drug problems. Genetics only accounts for about 50% of the risk of developing an alcohol disorder. And although people who have alcohol or other drug problems do sometimes have significant cognitive deficits they generally occur after alcohol and other drug use begins, and they are usually temporary.
There are now newer models, based on decades of research, that are better at explaining the development of alcohol and other drug problems. So this has put the theoretical basis of the 12-step model into question.
The movement has a lot of dedicated fans but there has also been a lot of criticism.
Many people find the program difficult to complete because of the requirements of participation.
There is a strict adherence to abstinence in the program and for this reason some find the process disempowering (Step 1: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable").
There is also a strong religious flavour which reflects the movement's origins at a time when Christianity was much more part of daily life (Step 2: "We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity").
What's the evidence base for 12-step programs?
It has been difficult to work out how effective AA and NA are because there has not been a lot of good quality research into them. Many of the results are published by the "fellowship", as the 12-step movement refers to itself.
And because the 12-step fellowship is by definition anonymous, some members don't want to participate in studies that might breach the anonymity of the group. The fellowship itself has been, until recently, cautious about allowing interviews or data to be collected by researchers.
AA promotes abstinence, when evidence shows many alcohol dependents can go back to controlled drinking. Shutterstock
It's also difficult to compare 12-step groups to mainstream treatments, such as cognitive behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing because it is now rare for contemporary treatment to be longer than two to three months at a time. Because alcohol and other drug problems are seen by AA/NA as an incurable disease, participation is a lifetime process.
From what we do know, success at maintaining abstinence is fairly low, even according to the fellowship's own data. One AA study found only 27% of participants were alcohol-free for up to a year (73% relapse rate) and only 13% maintained abstinence for more than five years. These figures are best case because they only include people who were still members of AA, not people who dropped out of the program. Another analysis estimated a 5-10% success rate at best (90-95% relapse rate).
This is compared to an estimated relapse rate of around 40-60% for mainstream treatment.
One of the other criticisms of 12-step groups is that the drop out is quite high – estimated at around 40% in the first year. Mainstream treatment in Australia has a dropout rate of around 34%.
12-step facilitation therapy
A new type of therapy, with the goal of getting people engaged in 12 step programs and reduce drop out, was developed in the 1990s as part of a large research project.
It's called 12-step facilitation therapy and is delivered by trained treatment professionals. It shouldn't be confused with AA, which is a self-help program, rather than being therapist-led. They are quite different.
Research shows when delivered according to a strict manual, it's as effective as other established therapies for alcohol and other drug problems.
It has been found to be slightly more likely to result in continuous abstinence compared to other treatments. This may be because the goal of 12-step facilitation therapy is always abstinence, while other therapies may support a goal of controlled drinking or harm reduction for some heavy and dependent drinkers.
So do 12-step groups work?
If the ideals and goals of 12-step programs appeal to you, it may be able to help maintain abstinence for a period of time. But if not, there is not enough evidence of effectiveness to compel someone to attend.
It is likely the key ingredient in 12-step groups is the peer support, rather than the 12 steps themselves. We know from other types of peer support, and anecdotally from people in recovery, this type of support is helpful and highly valued.
There are other peer support programs now available like SMART Recovery and Hello Sunday Morning, as well as individual peer support workers. These may better suit those who are not aligned with the values and philosophy of AA.


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'Lowriders' film production leads to some anger, debate in El Sereno
Socorro Arredondo, owner of 3 C's Car Automotive, said he was glad to let a film crew shoot scenes from "Lowriders" at his repair shop.
(Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
By Brittny MejiaStaff Writer
Socorro Arredondo was thrilled when a film location scout approached him about two months ago asking to shoot scenes for a new movie called "Lowriders" in his El Sereno auto shop.
A film crew member described the movie as a tale about a man, his traditionalist Latino father, and his gang-banger brother. Arredondo said he ended up bonding with the film crew and was paid for the days they spent filming in his shop, 3 C's Car Automotive. The shoot brought a slice of Hollywood to Arredondo's Eastside neighborhood, and he and his mechanics got to snap photos with the movie's stars, including actress Eva Longoria.
Then, earlier this month, a sign went up at the Eastside Cafe — a cultural and educational space next door — blasting the film for perpetuating stereotypes and exploiting the mostly Latino community.
"Eastside Cafe does not support Low Rider exploitation film," the sign read.
On Facebook, the cafe criticized the film production for taking up parking spaces and blocking traffic and for painting "over a memorial mural that mourned the death of a young boy of our community."
"We're fighting on high moral ground for respect for the community," said Roberto Flores, a coordinator with Eastside Cafe. "They're selling our culture and they never give anything back."
But the conflict underscores how complicated labels like "community" can be in working-class neighborhoods where aspiring spokespeople are not always in short supply.
"This was an opportunity for El Sereno to be up there in Hollywood, that's the way I looked at it," Arredondo said. "I just hope we don't get a bad impression of El Sereno and hopefully there's a part two of 'Low Rider' and they won't get scared away from this controversy."
The memorial mural that was painted over had been on a wall belonging to his shop, he said, and the film crew gave him money to pay the artists who painted it and other murals, and they will be able to restore the art.
Next door to the Eastside Cafe, at Mundo's Upholstery Shop, owner Porfirio Cantero said the film's plot never crossed his mind. But the film shoot did cost him business, he said, because it created a parking crunch.
Cantero said he was grateful when Flores told him he was negotiating with the film crew on compensating business owners for the parking inconvenience.
"Roberto is a person who did this for the rights of the people," Cantero said. "I see him as a leader of the area."
Flores said that the cafe was taking "a stand against the disrespect. Part of the demand was compensation for all small businesses." But Eastside Cafe ultimately decided to "refuse any compensation to emphasize that our struggle was for respect and justice."
"People thought we were trying to get money," Flores said. "We decided as a group that we're going to fight this from a very firm, moral position. Even if offered, we are not taking any money."
But at Aguilera's Barbershop around the corner, the debate mirrored what happened last month when hip-hop artist Pusha T spent a day shooting a music video at the business and used a backyard to serve refreshments to the crew.
The backyard is rarely used by businesses, said Juan Landeros, manager of the barbershop, but Eastside Cafe asked the crew for compensation for the inconvenience. They, along with a few other businesses, received money for the day spent filming.
To Landeros, the latest disagreement was less about idealism and taking a stand against cultural stereotyping than it was about getting paid. Early this month, he said, Flores came by the barbershop and asked if staff supported asking for $200 for every day of filming for businesses on the block. Landeros said the movie's plot and the topic of stereotypes didn't come up.
"I don't believe for a minute that they don't want money," Landeros said. "Idealistically I would have liked to believe they were going for the social movement, but the way they went about it was not the right way.... For them to claim to be the voice for us is offensive."
Shortly after Eastside Cafe went public with its grievances, someone used the Twitter account @filmcrewLA to tweet: "The Eastside Cafe apparently doesn't like Eva Longoria and her film 'Low Rider' ... there greedy." The account has since been shut down.
The Eastside Cafe and the production have declined to go into details about the conflict.
On Thursday, the nonprofit FilmL.A. spoke with representatives for Eastside Cafe and Here and Now, a neighborhood shop that sells spiritual wares such as herbs, candles and incense, during a meeting coordinated in conjunction with Councilman Jose Huizar's office.
"Now we know who to reach out to when filming comes to the area," said Philip Sokoloski, a spokesperson for FilmL.A, an organization that coordinates the on-location filming permit process. "We always try to make sure we connect with business owners in the area. The next time filming visits the area, we'll know the right people to reach out to."
But some business owners and residents said they wonder if film crews will think twice about coming.
"I don't think they'll come back," said Elaine Fermin, a 35-year resident of El Sereno who lives near where the filming occurred. "Who wants to be around people who are so outrageous? It's ridiculous."
brittny.mejia@latimes.com
Brittny Mejia
Brittny Mejia is a reporter on the Los Angeles Times' Metro desk covering breaking news and stories on immigration and race. She is a military brat who calls Germany home and is a graduate of the University of Arizona.


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Baseline to Baseline recaps: Spurs hold home court, Cleveland gets company on the bottom
By Kurt HelinApr 6, 2011, 9:08 AM EDT
What you missed watching one wild bike race from Chile…
Spurs 97, Hawks 90: Huge win for the Spurs because along with the Lakers loss this basically sews up home court for the Spurs in the West. As for why they won what was at times a sloppy game, they attacked inside and controlled the boards, as we have come to expect from San Antonio. They got to the line more, the grabbed more offensive rebounds. Josh Smith was out and he might have helped the Hawks. By the way, Joe Johnson plays terrible defense.
Cavaliers 99, Bobcats 89: And so much for Charlotte's slim playoff hopes. Cleveland raced out to a double-digit lead from the start and was up 16 in the first quarter after shooting 59 percent while the Bobcats shot 29 percent. Charlotte continued to shoot terribly all night, hence the final score. A good third quarter almost made it interesting but a 12-2 Cavs run early in the fourth basically ended the drama.
Cleveland and Minnesota are now tied in the loss column this season for the worst record in the league with 61 losses. The Wolves have a half game lead because they have one more win.
Nets 107, Timberwolves 106: If Deron Williams has 21 assists and wins the game on a step-back jumper, but nobody sees it because the game is not televised, did it happen? (This game was not televised by either YES or Fox Sports, so we saw none of it.)
Magic 78, Bucks 72: This was the horror flick "Night of the Living Dead offenses). The winning team shot 38.8 percent. Orlando took control of this one early — their stout defense against the Bucks anemic offense meant 14 first quarter points for Milwaukee. The other key was Dwight Howard owned Andrew Bogut — Howard had 18 points and 17 rebounds, Bogut had 2 points and 6 boards.
Wizards 107, Pistons 105: Watch out, the Wizards have a three-game winning streak. It was close to the end but the difference was John Wall, who scored 16 of his 26 in the fourth quarter including the game-winning fast break dunk (thanks to some bad defense from the Pistons — nobody stays back to defend with 15 seconds on the clock?).
Celtics 99, 76ers 82: This may be a first round preview but the Sixers are a banged up squad (no Lou Williams, Elton Brand's hand, Iggy) so don't read too much into this. It was very close for a half then the Celtic defense clamped down and the Sixers shot 25 percent in the third and 32 percent in the fourth. If Jeff Green would play like that every game — especially on defense — he's be a fan favorite. But consistency is the issue.
Knicks 131, Raptors 118: Defense? We don't need no stinkin' defense. The tempo was up (97 possessions) but the real key was the Knicks hit 15-of-27 threes, while the Raptors took just 7.
Bulls 97, Suns 94: This looked like a Bulls blowout, they were up 22 early in the third. But the Suns fought back and had a chance, down 3 with the ball and 13 seconds left. The Suns ran a Steve Nash/Channing Frye pick-and-pop, but Derrick Rose did a good job switching to take Frye out. Nash couldn't find room for a three over Joakim Noah and had to drive with 6 seconds left. But at that point the two was going to be meaningless.
Clippers 82, Grizzlies 81: This was an ugly affair, with the Clippers winning while shooting a weak 41 percent. Memphis led by as many as 13 in the third but a 10-0 run early in the fourth made it a game for the Clippers and Mo Williams took over late with 9 points in the final six minutes.
Kings 104, Rockets 101: This pretty much sunk the Rockets playoff chances — Memphis lost but the Rockets make up no ground. The Grizzlies magic number to eliminate the Rockets is 2 (combination of Rocket losses and Memphis wins). Six Kings in double figures, and they remain a team playing pretty well of late.
Thunder 101, Nuggets 94: This potential first round playoff matchup was close until Oklahoma City went on a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter fueled by Serge Ibaka's defending the rim and taking away easy layups. Denver struggled to stop Kevin Durant, who finished with 32 points on 21 shots. This is going to be an entertaining playoff series.
Warriors 108, Trail Blazers 87: Portland is not a good three point shooting team and when they start settling for the outside shot (or you can force them to take it) you've got them. They settled and missed (3-for-21 from three). Long rebounds and a lot of early turnovers got the Warriors running early, and it just snowballed. Monta Ellis had 30 points, Stephen Curry dropped another 28 with 8 dimes and David Lee had 29 points and 20 boards.
Jazz 86, Lakers 85: This was an ugly game where the Lakers clearly didn't care until the end and that didn't clear up the sloppy from both sides. Gordon Hayward can play in this league (Kobe after the game compared him to Jeff Hornacek, which is overstating Hayward's shooting but you get the idea) and he had the game winning drive, drew the foul and hit the free throw.
This is three sloppy games in a row for the Lakers, so we can call it a trend.


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Q: Why is melange called "spice"? Is it because before it was used as a drug, it was used for flavoring food?
Both in- and out- of universe answers are welcome!

A: As noted in the Dune books, melange looks and smells much like cinnamon so "spice" would be an obvious name for it.
Out-of-universe, I always assumed Frank Herbert wanted to suggest something exotic and precious, as spices were in medieval Europe. There is a fascinating discussion of medieval use of spices here.
Spices were highly prized and very expensive: In London in 1438, a pound of pepper was more than two days' wages for a skilled worker, or very roughly $500 in modern terms. This isn't quite in the same league as melange (a briefcase of which is said to be enough to buy a planet) but it's not cheap either.
Making 'spice' the commodity of choice also ties into the vaguely "medieval" feel of the Dune universe, with rival families headed by Dukes and Barons, hand-to-hand combat with swords, etc.

A: "Melange" is a french word, that means "mixture" or as people in India would call it "masala". I think he just took the indian word and translated into another language, he probably chose french to add some particular effect to the actions in the book. The Houses on the spice planet being similar to french nobility struggle for power through the rights to commercialize exotic products.
It is a "link", symbolizing the product, it's target market and the trouble that surrounds it one package. Everyone wants some.

A: Well, it's literally used as an additive in food (and beverage IIANM), like a spice. And it comes in powdered form, like a spice. And there's the exotic nature of it, which @RoyalCanadianBandit mentioned - also shared with spices traditionally. So, there you have it.
On the other hand, spices are supposed to be of vegetable origin, which Dune's spice isn't.

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Japanese Stocks Up 12 Days in a Row... What Happens Next?
Stock-Markets / Japanese Stock Market Jun 11, 2015 - 05:10 PM GMT
By: DailyWealth
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud writes: The last 19 trading days in Japan have been CRAZY...
First, the Japanese stock market was up 12 days in a row. (I'm talking about Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index.)
It was the longest stretch of consecutive days of gains in 27 years in Japan.
After a 12-day run, Japanese stocks were due for a breather, right? Well, they got more than a breather... the Nikkei fell six out of the next seven days.
That's the short-term picture of what has happened lately in Japan... But what happens when you look a bit further out?
Is a multiday run of gains a sign of a top? Or is it a sign of a strong market that is about to get stronger?
My True Wealth Systems research team recently gave me the answer. And it will surprise you...
Most people think many consecutive days of gains are a sign of a top... But according to our True Wealth Systems computers, the prevailing wisdom is wrong. Based on history, Japanese stocks are about to outperform.
Let me explain...
Having a few consecutive "up" days is typical in a bull market. Three or four positive days in a row is no big deal. It happens often. But having many consecutive "up" days – like eight or more – is nearly unheard of.
Our True Wealth Systems computers tell us that eight or more consecutive "up" days is a good thing... particularly for Japanese stocks. Here are the details...
Looking back over 35 years of data, Japan's Nikkei index has only seen eight or more consecutive "up" days 7% of the time. But as the table above shows, Japanese stocks more than doubled their normal returns over the next three months, six months, and one year.
And after being up eight or more consecutive days, the rate for positive gains over the next year is 70%. That beats the 58% one-year winning percentage during all periods.
Yes, Japan's bull market is well under way. But history shows that this recent extreme points to more gains from here.
Subscribers to my True Wealth newsletter have made a LOT of money in Japanese stocks already... But history tells us we should have more gains to come...
Take advantage of it!
Good investing,
P.S. Japan should do well, but it's not my "No. 1" opportunity today... My favorite opportunity right now is actually Japan's neighbor, China. In October, I expect one of the world's most powerful organizations to make a major announcement that will be extremely beneficial for China – and bad for the U.S. dollar. You can learn all about this major announcement and how we plan to profit, right here.
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Obituary for Geneva Adell Miller | Kenworthy Funeral Home, Inc.
Geneva Adell Miller, 71, of Hanover, PA, entered God's eternal care Friday, January 18, 2019 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover.
Born February 15, 1947 in Savannah GA, she was the daughter of the late Karl J. and Genevieve M. (Mock) Miller.
Geneva was a member of Community Baptist Church, New Oxford, PA.
Geneva is survived by two brothers, Donald E. Miller and wife Candis of Littlestown, PA and Charles H. Miller and wife Dorothy of North Haven, CT, and two nieces, Jennifer Buckley and Mindi Cool.
A service to celebrate and remember Geneva's life will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Kenworthy Funeral Home, Inc., 269 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA, with Pastor Bill Frank officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Glen Burnie, MD at 2 PM. A viewing and time to share memories with the family will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Geneva's name to Community Baptist Church, 125 Dogwood Court, New Oxford, PA 17350.
The family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to the Kenworthy Funeral Home, Inc., 269 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.kenworthyfh.com.


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Geografia
 Fort Apache – comunità non incorporata statunitense in Arizona
 Riserva indiana di Fort Apache – riserva indiana in Arizona

Cinema
 Il massacro di Fort Apache (Fort Apache) – film western statunitense del 1948
 Bronx 41º distretto di polizia (Fort Apache, The Bronx) – film poliziesco statunitense del 1981
 Fortapàsc – film drammatico italiano del 2009

Altro
 Fort Apache Studios – studio di registrazione statunitense
 Battaglia di Fort Apache – battaglia del 1881 facente parte delle Guerre Apache
 Fort Apache – espressione utilizzata per identificare un luogo isolato in territorio ostile

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Jun 21, 2017 ... decking my pool with pallets update ... Published on Jun 21, 2017 ... steps cut to size and installed done over this weekend ... 61 Georgeous Above Ground Pool Ideas with Decks | Swimming Pool Deck Designs and Plans - Duration: 6:28. ... How I built a Pallet Greenhouse with a Rain Gutter Grow System.
Jul 29, 2016 ... ... to deck around my pool all the wood i used came from pallets other ... Published on Jul 29, 2016 ... the top of the decking that i had left from an old project i will be astro ... How I Built My Floating Deck on Uneven Ground.
Creative Ideas - DIY Above Ground Swimming Pool With Pallet Deck 1. Then start building the deck around the pool. The deck would help to protect the pool.


Bringing you drone news from inside the community.
Yes, sadly the cute Lily drone is dead. I was so excited for this little drone about a year ago, when I was able to preorder for 50% of the retail price. But alas, my dreams are dead.
At the time, the Lily drone was cutting edge. It was to be waterproof, offer easy follow-me with a bracelet controller, and allow you to easily launch it by throwing it into the air.
Now that DJI and Yuneec have offered most of these features in their latest quadcopters, it is safe to say that these features are nothing more than slight gimmicks. That's not to say they aren't useful, but they aren't interesting enough to separate a newcomer to the drone scene ... unfortunately.
But Lily's problem wasn't features. Or design. Or utility. It was funding. Lily ran out of funding, and the team struggled to land the additional investment necessary to ramp up their manufacturing process.
Alas, Lily is dead. I'm sad. Even if my new DJI Mavic surpasses Lily's capabilities, in some ways I will miss that little guy. My hope is that somehow DJI buys the rights to these designs and resurrects it, while simultaneously rewarding the great ambitious team that wanted to build a drone in a market dominated by two large companies. I can dream right?
In the meantime, the company is preparing to refund money to people who preordered. That's impressive. So many crowdfunded flops have swallowed backer money; even borderline fraud. But the folks behind Lily have gone the high road and they're soon to send you back your cash. As an early backer, I'm excited about that.
This is good news indeed. If you crash your drone accidentally into the water, your DJI Care Refresh coverage will now take care of you. DJI has decided to make their coverage all-inclusive.
Previously, they explicitly excluded water damage coverage, so if your bird was to take a bath you were SOL.
Christmas is almost here, and DJI has an amazing gift for you!
DJI Care Refresh now covers accidental water damage! From now on, if your aircraft is damaged by water during normal use and you have DJI Care Refresh, it can be replaced. Please contact DJI Support via http://www.dji.com/support, TEL and ONLINE SUPPORT are preferred.
If you have previously purchased DJI Care Refresh but were either unable to replace an aircraft or had to pay an additional charge due to water damage, contact us to arrange a refund. Refund requests will be processed in three to five days.
For more details about DJI Care Refresh, visit http://www.dji.com/service/djicare-refresh.
Note: This change only applies to DJI products covered by DJI Care Refresh: Mavic Pro, Inspire 2, Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro +, Zenmuse X4S, Zenmuse X5S. SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. reserves the right of final interpretation.
Having waited many weeks for arrival of his DJI Direct order, a DroneHome community member named Tony Speer (known on the chat as t0ny7) went into an Apple Store in an attempt to buy a DJI Mavic Pro as a walk-in customer. Moments ago he posted on the DroneHome Slack chat that he was purchasing a brand new Mavic Pro.
He arrived at the store and inquired about the availability of the Mavic Pro. An Apple employee went into the back and came out with a brand new Mavic Pro box. The store employee mentioned that it had just been delivered.
After purchasing, Tony went to his car excited to finally have his paws on the illusive drone. As he posted on the chat with photos of it, he quickly realized it was a display unit meant for a shelf at the store. The fake camera (pictured below) does not have an image sensor in it.
The box has a product label on it showing that it is a Replica. It is unlikely anyone meant to sell it.
The receipt for good measure.
You can imagine that Tony is pretty bummed out.
Early yesterday morning, DJI added a Captcha to their Order Tracking page which immediately interrupted DroneHome's ability to track users' orders on their behalf. A captcha requires a human to interpret the hidden information before the form can be submitted and order details retrieved.
It was discovered that the mobile version of Order Tracking page did not have a captcha. Several hours later DroneHome had a new fix in place for the DJI CLI and the DroneHome automated order tracking was back in action, and over the last 24 hours captured a growing batch of orders that had shipped.
Moments ago, DJI pushed out a change that added a captcha to the mobile version of their Order Tracking page, once again breaking the CLI tool and the DroneHome automatic tracking.
At this time there does not appear to be any legitimate ways to automate this, and DroneHome will more intently rely on manual updates submitted by users.
Autoflight Logic, the makers of Autopilot, Airspace and Airframe, were just acquired by Hanger according to an email received moments ago. The two teams will join forces to enhance the Autopilot and Airspace apps going forward, and have plans to offer hired flights to regionally licensed pilots.
Hanger, who just recently closed a giant seed round of funding, likely used a portion of their recent funding to acquire Autoflight Logic.
Today technology site TechCrunch's Brian Heater released an article about DJI having learned its lesson from the Mavic Pro delay. It alludes that DJI is deeply focused on improving its shipping capacity and ability to communicate to customers.
But the article revealed another thing entirely -- that apparently there is another reason the delay occurred: not a large unexpected quantity of orders, but a defect that occurred during the assembly of the Mavic Pro in the factory.
The confusing aspect of this is that their official explanation several weeks ago was that it was the overwhelming demand that incapacitated them. But now, their own Global Communications Director, Adam Lisberg, says (in the interview with TechCrunch) that it was actually a manufacturing defect.
We are all happy that DJI took time to fix any manufacturing defects.
We are all not happy that DJI essentially just got caught lying to us though.
DJI released a shipping update early this morning in China on the DJI Newsroom for Mavic Pro orders. Specifically addressed was an apology and an explanation for the initial cause of delay.
This is a very welcome communique admist a multi-week silence on behalf of the drone manufacturer. DJI should have long considered doing weeks ago, amidst a growing number of users reporting on the DJI forum that they have canceled their orders. While an exact reason for lack of such an update may never come to surface, many people will be very pleased that DJI is attempting to be more introspective and forthright with its customers.
Unfortunately, it does not address when exactly a preorder might be fulfilled, but it does say that they aim to ship all orders that occurred before November 3rd within the next 7 to 8 weeks. That might not be very reassuring to some people, but I find that it is at least a little bit revealing. It is much better than having not idea when it will come at all, leaving your mind to have some imaginary date set.
Let's hope that this is the start of a transparent and forward thinking DJI. They are the clear leader in the drone market, but if they wish to remain in that place they are going to have to. There are other manufacturers gunning for the spot.


Cruise-In Information: There will be one Cruise-In on Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Flushing A. There is no organized cruise, just meet other Auto Fair registrants at the Flushing A. This event is from 5:00-8:00pm.


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static volatile adelay_t time;

void adelay_update_time( unsigned long current, unsigned long max_mask, unsigned long ticks_per_sec ){
  static unsigned long last;
  unsigned long passed = (unsigned long)( ( current - last ) & max_mask ) * AD_SEC / ticks_per_sec;
  if( !passed )
    return;
  last += (unsigned long)passed * ticks_per_sec / AD_SEC;
  time += passed;
}

void adelay_start( adelay_t* delay ){
  *delay = time;
  if(!*delay)
    *delay = 1;
}

bool adelay_done( adelay_t* delay, adelay_duration_t duration ){
  if( !*delay )
    return true;
  if( adelay_update )
    adelay_update();
  return time-*delay >= duration;
}

void adelay_wait( adelay_duration_t duration ){
  adelay_t x;
  adelay_start( &x );
  while( !adelay_done( &x, duration ) );
}

DPAUCS_TASK {
  if( adelay_update )
    adelay_update();
}


What is the CUIPC 1 cable, what does it look like?
The Sennheiser CUIPC 1 cable allows users to connect the Sennheiser BW900 or Sennheiser VMX Office to a PC. Both those unit have integrated BlueTooth, this is the cable to use if you don't have Bluetooth on your PC.
What does Adaptive Intelligence mean?
Adaptive intelligence is a feature unique to the Sennheiser BW900. Adaptive intelligence is a learning software inside the headset that listens and adapts the incoming and outgoing volume/gain settings based on your unique user environment.
Is there a chart available which compares the various Sennheiser product line?
Yes, attached is a chart that compares some of the Sennheiser CC, SH & BW models.
Is there a comparison matrix available for the Sennheiser products?
Yes, I have attached a comparison matrix for the Sennheiser product line, which also compares products by Plantronics & Jabra.
How would you define the term "Hot Swap" in regards to the BW900 Bluetooth headset system?
Hot Swap means that you can remove the battery without taking the headset apart. Then, you can put a freshly charged battery in within 40 seconds without losing the connection or call.


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An oceanfront Fire Island home listed for $2.385 million was featured in the 1984 movie "Garbo Talks" starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher and Harvey Fierstein.
The four-bedroom home in Water Island was used as the reclusive beach house of actress Greta Garbo in the Sidney Lumet movie.
The house offers views of the Atlantic Ocean and Great South Bay, says listing agent CJ Mingolelli of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
"The house is set so high that you have water views from every room in the house," Mingolelli says.
Built in 1950, the house is constructed of wood inside and out. It has an open floor plan that includes a kitchen and living room-dining room with French doors that open to a wraparound deck overlooking the water. Doors off the bedroom on the upper level lead out to a private balcony.
The .23-acre property, with taxes of $5,411, also includes a private walkway to the ocean, two outdoor showers, and a guesthouse with two bedrooms and a half-bathroom.


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Brief: Roman Gods, what have they ever done for us? Choose a Roman God and depict him/her/it/they in action (or just lazing about doing nothing much).
Last edit: 01 Mar 2018 15:35 by Banj.
Looking through it also reminded me that besides my Aries/Ares/Mars pic I did some years ago I did a bunch of drawings when I was young... er... younger. Anyhey... I think I did Apollo and Hermes and Hades maybe. Can't recall. And I'm sure I've done some females too even if I can't remember them... Maybe I can get myself sketching this weekend.
Last edit: 01 Mar 2018 17:28 by Charlotte.
Hey guys, what's up. It's been a while.
I poked my head in and saw the mythology challenge (can't resist a good mythology challenge). I'll try to stick with this one and finish. Think I will go with Luna.
The goddess of the Moon was called Luna by the Romans.
Luna is associated with moon magic, transformations, the psychic, and the feminine. She is a symbol of the heavenly embodiment of the moon. With Diana and Hekate, she formed a traid with Luna as the Goddess in Heaven, Diana as the Goddess on Earth, and Hekate the Goddess in the Underworld.
When I saw this month's theme my first thought was "Cgmythology won't be able to resist."
And that's an epic sketch with lots of amazing detail. I like the way you've broken the symmetry of the main figure's pose and the foreground female looks good too. It's gonna be great.
And I'm also a fan of hansnomad's figure work too so I'm looking forward to more wips.
If I was to suggest a change I think it's the "daise" or stairs. They look a bit like an ordinary narrow staircase right now. There's barely room for Hades on his throne and Persephone looks like she'll almost topple over and down to the next step (well, her legs might, anyway, although I get that part of that is the draped cloth). Just thinking maybe the steps should be "deeper"....?
Valence: Ha, ha!! How can I resist Greek/Roman mythology?! Absolutely this theme so it's gonna be a lot of fun to contribute!
Charlotte: Thank you, tried to really detail this one so I'm glad it shows through. Great input as well regarding the staircase, I'll see what I can do about that during the painting process.
CGMythology, you have a number of perspective problems going on.
The top step roughly follows the perspective of the floor, so that would place the horizon at approximately the top of the vase/pot on the left of the image, but each of the other steps leading up to the throne all have different vanishing points further below that.
The column on the right is also confusing. The base is perfectly flat suggesting we are looking directly at it, yet it is far below the horizon so we should be looking down at it. At the same time the top of the column that we should be looking up at (as it is above the horizon) is angled toward us. As it has something on top of it I would assume it should be horizontal, but the perspective would make it angled and the items on top of it would likely fall off.
With the eye level where it is we should be looking up at Pluto instead of straight on as you have him (it also looks like we are seeing the top of the arm rests of the throne when we should be below them).
Also, the thing hanging down from his belt between his legs is perfectly vertical and flat instead of following the curvature of his thighs which gives the legs no dimensionality or depth. I would suggest having it drape more around his legs.
Hope you don't mind me scribbling on you image to help explain what I'm talking about.
Seeing as I like drawing faces I thought I'd have a go at that two-faced chap, who I believe is called Janus, with one young face looking to the future and a miserable old one looking to the past.
I did get further with this but it went a bit wrong so I'll backtrack to here.


Absolutely delicious, you can not tell this cake is gluten and dairy free! The recipe is based on Prince Charle's Christening Cake. I've substituted the flour with buckwheat flour and the butter with a combination of oils and salt (you can't taste the buckwheat flour or the oils).
Preheat oven to 180C. Double line base 24cm springform baking tin with baking paper and double line side of springform baking tin with baking paper, with paper raised approx 8cm above side of tin.
Combine oils and beat with sugar until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each egg.
Add fruit and brandy. Add ground almonds, buckwheat flour, xanthum gum and salt and mix until well combined.
Spoon mixture into prepared baking tin, spread level and "bang" tin on bench top to remove air bubbles. Decorate top with extra almonds and or glace cherries.
Place cake in oven and bake for 15 mins at 180C, then lower temperature to 160C and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until cooked. Immediately after removing cake from oven drizzle over extra brandy or sherry and wrap cake (still in tin) in newspaper and allow to cool.


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POLICY INSIGHT
QPAI RIP?
| By Nicholas Johnson
To help balance the state's budget, the Vermont legislature has voted to suspend a scheduled increase in an obscure corporate tax break known as the "domestic production deduction." It's a sensible move. Other states with this tax break should consider freezing it or, better yet, joining the 22 states that have killed it altogether.
The federal government established the deduction, also known as the "qualified production activities income deduction" (QPAI), in 2004. Since most states' tax codes are tied to the federal tax code, the deduction took effect automatically in most states as well, without policymakers' explicit approval — or even knowledge in many cases. The 2004 federal legislation phased in the tax break, with a 50 percent increase taking effect this year. (That's the increase the Vermont legislature has voted to block.) As a result, the 25 states that haven't removed the deduction from their tax codes (see map) stand to lose half a billion dollars next year, on top of all the revenue they've already lost as a result of the recession. The corporations that benefit from QPAI, of course, want to keep it. But there is no evidence that QPAI is helping create and protect jobs. This tax deduction:
benefits firms even if they don't have a single employee in the state,
gives more than 90 percent of its benefits to firms with assets over $100 million, and
benefits only profitable firms, not those struggling to stay afloat during the recession.
There are lots of better ways for states to improve their economies — like investing in education and supporting hard-hit working families — than to preserve an ill-considered tax break like this.
Nicholas Johnson
Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy
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When an Epoch's Coming
In the early days of the Epoch, the world was in an economic crisis, with the global economy suffering from a lack of resources.
As a result, a series of political decisions were made, including the adoption of a gold standard to ensure that everyone had access to gold at any given time.
In addition to being an integral part of the global financial system, gold was also one of the most valuable commodities on earth.
This made it an attractive target for the Nazis.
The Nazi government adopted the concept of the Reichsbank, the German Federal Reserve, which was to be used to create the new currency.
The Nazi government wanted to create a strong economic base for the German people to prosper.
The Nazis' plan to create gold was an attempt to achieve this goal.
To achieve this, the Nazis established the Reichgold standard, which allowed anyone to use any amount of gold as money.
Gold would be issued in denominations of 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 and 5,000 marks.
The Reichgold, however, had one major drawback: unlike paper currency, which would be easily counterfeited and could easily be used as currency by anyone, gold could not be used in any other way.
The Germans created a paper currency using a form of gold that could be used for international transactions.
In order to prevent counterfeiting, the ReichGold would have to be stored in a special vault, with all its notes, coins and other precious metals locked away.
To prevent the Nazis from being able to control the currency, the bank would keep the gold in separate vaults, with only the key, the stamp and the signature of the Chancellor to be seen.
To make sure that the Germans were able to keep their currency in a secure location, the gold was kept under wraps.
In the course of their efforts to create paper currency the Nazis attempted to create new ways of creating gold, including using a process known as melting.
In essence, the process involved heating up gold to melt it down into its constituent metals, creating gold that would be then cast into an alloy of various precious metals.
The process also allowed the gold to be melted down to make more of the metal available for use in new kinds of products.
Eventually, it became clear that the Nazi government could not control the money supply, so they decided to stop using gold altogether.
The end of the Holocaust The Nazi party, which had a large base in Germany, was also eager to end the Holocaust.
As the world came to understand that the Nazis were not the sole culprits behind the Holocaust, they changed their tactics to create an economic foundation that would allow them to maintain power.
In April of 1945, Adolf Hitler signed the Final Solution, a decree that established the "Final Solution", which was a policy that was designed to wipe out the Jews and all traces of their existence in the world.
The Final Solution was implemented in a number of ways.
For the first time, the Germans allowed for the use of euthanasia, which provided for the voluntary killing of prisoners of war and anyone who had been involved in the commission of a war crime.
In a few places, the execution of suspected Nazis was also authorized.
The German government also expanded the role of the Gestapo, which, among other things, was responsible for rounding up Jews in occupied territories.
By the time of the final solution, the Jews had become an integral component of the Nazi movement.
For many years, the Holocaust was considered a national tragedy that would never be fully understood or fully addressed, even after the events of World War II.
After the war, however — and as Germany was still recovering from the destruction of the Second World War — it became apparent that the genocide was an entirely separate and distinct event, as opposed to a series the Nazi party attempted to orchestrate.
Today, the history of the Final Problem is still hotly debated.
There are those who believe that Hitler's Final Solution should be treated as a tragedy that never happened, and others who believe it was a massive failure of the government and the Nazi Party.
Regardless of your opinion, the Final Answer is important for a number reasons.1.
It shows that the Final Approach was wrong and that it was an incredibly effective policy for the Nazi regime.
It also shows that it failed because it was ineffective.2.
It provides a way to understand the world today and how the Nazis used the Final System to achieve their goals.3.
It gives insight into how a lot of things are in our world today, such as technology and health care.4.
It will help people remember that the Holocaust never happened.
The history of how it was used is not important.
The important thing is that it helps people understand what happened and why, rather than just hearing what happened.
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