Dave McKinsey is the pen name for Jeremey Donovan who is Chief Marketing Officer of American Management Association International. He is also the author of four books including the international public speaking best seller How to Deliver a TED Talk.
In this conversation, Jeremey discusses his new book, Strategic Storytelling: How to Create Persuasive Business Presentations.
Geetesh: In your new book, Strategic Storytelling: How to Create Persuasive Business Presentations you mention that most presenting books are authored for keynote style deliveries, rather than everyday business situations. Tell us more about this gap you observed?
Jeremey: I have an entire row of my bookshelf at home devoted to public speaking books. I love them all. Some of my favorites are slide:ology by Nancy Duarte, Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds, and World Class Speaking by Craig Valentine. Each one of these books, and the ones next to them on the shelf, does an outstanding job of covering the nuances of content, delivery, and design. The issue with these books is that they are written by thought-leading gurus and professional speakers. Most of the work they do for others is for very large audiences who are looking for inspiration and entertainment as much as they are looking for information.
I felt there was a gap with respect to the kinds of presentations business people give everyday when trying to persuade their boss to approve a recommendation. This all happens through conversation sitting in chairs around a table rather than standing on a stage. You get that kind of training if you work for certain management consulting firms such as McKinsey, Accenture, or Boston Consulting Group. For the rest of us, until now, we needed to reach books about keynote speaking and try to pull out the pieces we can use at work.
Geetesh: Storytelling is synonymous with presenting these days – but how are stories different in the world of business compared to stories we see or read? And how are they similar?
Of course people can and do embed classic stories inside business presentations. However, that is pretty rare in day to day settings. What I talk about in the book is a little different. It is all about apply story frameworks to business persuasion. Specifically, I recommend another variation on the three act structure called situation, complication, resolution, or SCR for short. The situation maps to Act 1 in the Pixar Pitch, the complication to Act 2, and the resolution to Act 3. The main difference is that the characters are business strategies, processes, and technologies rather than people.


2Ti 1:1-5. Paul's love to Timothy, and the unfeigned faith which was in Timothy himself, his mother, and grandmother.
2Ti 1:13-14. and to persist in the form and truth of that doctrine which he had learned of him.
2Ti 1:15-18. Phygellus and Hermogenes, and such like, are noted, and Onesiphorus is highly commended.
2Ti 2:1-16. Timothy is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance, and to do the duty of a faithful servant of the Lord in dividing the word aright, and staying profane and vain babblings.
2Ti 2:17-18. Of Hymenaeus and Philetus.
2Ti 2:19-21. The foundation of the Lord is sure.
2Ti 2:22-26. He is taught whereof to beware, and what to follow after, and in what manner the servant of the Lord ought to behave himself.
2Ti 4:14-15. warns him to beware of Alexander the smith.
2Ti 4:19-22. and soon after he concludes.


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NSA general counsel Rajesh De joins Mayer Brown as partner in Washington DC
Rajesh De
Mr. De to lead firm's global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice in growing DC office
Mayer Brown announced today that Rajesh De is rejoining the firm as a partner in Washington DC, where he will lead the firm's global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. Most recently, Mr. De served as the general counsel for the United States National Security Agency (NSA) after holding a series of notable positions in the federal government. Prior to that, he was a partner at Mayer Brown.
"We are thrilled to welcome Raj back to the firm," said Mike Lackey, leader of Mayer Brown's global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. "Cybersecurity is an area of increasing strategic importance to many of our clients, as it is for the firm. Through his experiences at the NSA, White House, DOJ, various roles in Congress, and in the private sector, he has emerged as one of the foremost leaders in national security policy and law. His unparalleled knowledge of the complex regulatory landscape, combined with his enforcement experience, brings a new dimension to our global data protection, cybersecurity, crisis management and privacy practices. Our clients have needs in these areas that are growing every day, and Raj will be a tremendous help to them."
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Prior to his service at the NSA, Mr. De served in the White House as Staff Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President. From January 2009 to August 2010, when he joined the White House, Mr. De served in the United States Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Policy, first as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General and then as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. He worked closely with DOJ leadership, litigating components and enforcement agencies on policy development and implementation across various subject areas including civil rights, criminal justice, national security, and civil litigation.
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Mr. De started his career in the public sector at the DOJ, where he was a trial attorney under the Attorney General's Honor Program. Mr. De has also had significant congressional experience. From 2003-2004, he served as counsel to the "9/11 Commission" on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. After the 9/11 Commission, he served as counsel to a special bipartisan staff of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs from 2004-2005, where he was a primary drafter and negotiator for the intelligence reform legislation that implemented the 9/11 Commission's recommendations for a Director of National Intelligence and a National Counterterrorism Center. From 2008-2009, while at Mayer Brown, he served on a pro bono basis as general counsel to the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
Earlier in his career, Mr. De clerked for the Honorable A. Wallace Tashima of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, California. He received his JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his AB, magna cum laude, from Harvard College.
"Raj is the latest in a number of lawyers to join our Washington DC office from the federal government and other prominent law firms," said Dan Masur, partner-in-charge of Mayer Brown's Washington DC office. "In the past year, our DC office has grown by nearly 20%, adding 30 first-rate new colleagues, including a former congressman, former DOJ and SEC officials and preeminent IP, FCPA and employment mobility lawyers."
Mayer Brown's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice is comprised of experienced lawyers from a range of disciplines, including regulatory, government and global trade, intellectual property, litigation, financial services regulation and enforcement, employment and business & technology sourcing. Lawyers in the practice work with financial institutions as well as insurance, health care, IT, retail and manufacturing clients to help them contend with the full range of domestic, international and cross-border data privacy and security obligations, including privacy and data security programs, breach response plans, notification policies, strategies for minimizing adverse consequences that may arise from litigation or governmental actions following a breach incident, privacy regulatory compliance, global data transfers in transactions and management of third parties with access to data.
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Q: Perf Reports Some Direct Jump Instructions as Memory Access Instructions I used the following perf command to sample userspace read accesses to DRAM by evince:
perf record -d --call-graph dwarf -c 100 -e mem_load_uops_retired.l3_miss:uppp /opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince

As can be seen, I used the PEBS feature to increase the accuracy of sampling. But there are some non-memory accesses reported as memory ones. For example, this is a sampled event reported by perf script:
evince 20589 16079.401401:        100 mem_load_uops_retired.l3_miss:uppp:     555555860750         5080022 N/A|SNP N/A|TLB N/A|LCK N/A
    555555579939 ev_history_can_go_back+0x19 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
    5555555862ef ev_window_update_actions_sensitivity+0xa1f (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
    55555558ce4f ev_window_page_changed_cb+0xf (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
    7ffff574510c g_closure_invoke+0x19c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff575805d signal_emit_unlocked_R+0xf4d (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff5760714 g_signal_emit_valist+0xa74 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff576112e g_signal_emit+0x8e (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff7140d76 emit_value_changed+0xf6 (inlined)
    7ffff7140d76 adjustment_set_value+0xf6 (inlined)
    7ffff7140d76 gtk_adjustment_set_value_internal+0xf6 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff574510c g_closure_invoke+0x19c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff5757de7 signal_emit_unlocked_R+0xcd7 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff575fc7f g_signal_emitv+0x27f (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff7153519 gtk_binding_entry_activate+0x289 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff71539ef binding_activate+0x5f (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff7153b7f gtk_bindings_activate_list+0x17f (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff7154cd8 gtk_bindings_activate_event+0x98 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff7973959 ev_view_key_press_event+0x59 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/lib/libevview3.so.3.0.0)
    7ffff72698f6 _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXEDv+0xa6 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff574524f _g_closure_invoke_va+0xbf (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff57603cc g_signal_emit_valist+0x72c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff576112e g_signal_emit+0x8e (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff73b1533 gtk_widget_event_internal+0x163 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff73d1f0a gtk_window_propagate_key_event+0xfa (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    5555555894b1 ev_window_key_press_event+0x31 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
    7ffff72698f6 _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXEDv+0xa6 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff5745345 _g_closure_invoke_va+0x1b5 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff57603cc g_signal_emit_valist+0x72c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff576112e g_signal_emit+0x8e (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff73b1533 gtk_widget_event_internal+0x163 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff726693e propagate_event+0x21e (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff7268947 gtk_main_do_event+0x7f7 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff6d79764 _gdk_event_emit+0x24 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff6da9f91 gdk_event_source_dispatch+0x21 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
    7ffff546a416 g_main_dispatch+0x2e6 (inlined)
    7ffff546a416 g_main_context_dispatch+0x2e6 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff546a64f g_main_context_iterate+0x1ff (inlined)
    7ffff546a6db g_main_context_iteration+0x2b (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    7ffff5a2be3c g_application_run+0x1fc (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
    555555573707 main+0x447 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
    7ffff4a91b96 __libc_start_main+0xe6 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.27.so)
    555555573899 _start+0x29 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
ffffffffffffffff [unknown] ([unknown])

This implies that there exists an access to address 0x555555860750 (which is located in [heap]) by an instruction at 0x555555579939 (which is located in evince text section at offset 0x19 of function ev_history_can_go_back()). This memory instrucion is the last line in the following code snippet:
0000000000025920 <ev_history_can_go_back>:
   25920:       53                      push   %rbx
   25921:       48 89 fb                mov    %rdi,%rbx
   25924:       e8 67 fa ff ff          callq  25390 <ev_history_get_type>
   25929:       48 85 db                test   %rbx,%rbx
   2592c:       74 42                   je     25970 <ev_history_can_go_back+0x50>
   2592e:       48 8b 13                mov    (%rbx),%rdx
   25931:       48 85 d2                test   %rdx,%rdx
   25934:       74 05                   je     2593b <ev_history_can_go_back+0x1b>
   25936:       48 39 02                cmp    %rax,(%rdx)
   25939:       74 0f                   je     2594a <ev_history_can_go_back+0x2a>

This is a jump to ev_history_can_go_back+0x2a and, apparently, this is not an access to [heap] at address 0x555555860750. Is this perf report wrong?

UPDATE
How about the following backtrace?
11159097179866 0xfb80 [0x1778]: PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE(IP, 0x4002): 7309/7309: 0x7ffff6d6c310 period: 10000 addr: 0x7ffff7034e50
... FP chain: nr:0
... user regs: mask 0xff0fff ABI 64-bit
.... AX    0x555555b8b4c0
.... BX    0x555555c48e10
.... CX    0x1
.... DX    0x7fffffffd988
.... SI    0x7fffffffd980
.... DI    0x555555b8b4c0
.... BP    0x258
.... SP    0x7fffffffd978
.... IP    0x7ffff6d6c310
.... FLAGS 0x20e
.... CS    0x33
.... SS    0x2b
.... R8    0x27c
.... R9    0x24
.... R10   0x2a2
.... R11   0x0
.... R12   0x258
.... R13   0x555555b8b4c0
.... R14   0x3000
.... R15   0x7ffff5747000
... ustack: size 5768, offset 0xd8
 . data_src: 0x5080022
 ... thread: evince:7309
 ...... dso: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30
evince  7309 11159.097179:      10000    mem_load_uops_retired.l3_miss:uppp:     7ffff7034e50         5080022 N/A|SNP N/A|TLB N/A|LCK N/A
        7ffff6d6c310 cairo_surface_get_device_scale@plt+0x0 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d91029 gdk_window_create_similar_surface+0xc9 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d95410 gdk_window_begin_paint_internal+0x350 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d956f1 gdk_window_begin_draw_frame+0xc1 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff73c4942 gtk_widget_render+0xd2 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff7268858 gtk_main_do_event+0x708 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d79764 _gdk_event_emit+0x24 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d897f4 _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse_helper+0x104 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d8a9f5 gdk_window_process_updates_internal+0x165 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d8abef gdk_window_process_updates_with_mode+0x11f (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff574510c g_closure_invoke+0x19c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff575805d signal_emit_unlocked_R+0xf4d (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff5760714 g_signal_emit_valist+0xa74 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff576112e g_signal_emit+0x8e (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff6d82ac8 gdk_frame_clock_paint_idle+0x3c8 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff6d6e07f gdk_threads_dispatch+0x1f (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0.2200.30)
        7ffff546ad02 g_timeout_dispatch+0x12 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff546a284 g_main_dispatch+0x154 (inlined)
        7ffff546a284 g_main_context_dispatch+0x154 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff546a64f g_main_context_iterate+0x1ff (inlined)
        7ffff546a6db g_main_context_iteration+0x2b (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        7ffff5a2be3c g_application_run+0x1fc (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0.5600.4)
        555555573707 main+0x447 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)
        7ffff4a91b96 __libc_start_main+0xe6 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.27.so)
        555555573899 _start+0x29 (/opt/evince-3.28.4/bin/evince)

The access point is at offset 0 of the following disassembly:
Dump of assembler code for function cairo_surface_get_device_scale@plt:
   0x000000000002a310 <+0>:     jmpq   *0x2c8b3a(%rip)        # 0x2f2e50
   0x000000000002a316 <+6>:     pushq  $0x1c7
   0x000000000002a31b <+11>:    jmpq   0x28690

This is an unconditional jump which will not lead to macrofusion.

A: On Intel CPUs at least, cmp  %rax,(%rdx) can macro-fuse with the following je, while also micro-fusing the load.  https://agner.org/optimize/.  Also related: Micro fusion and addressing modes (this is a non-indexed addressing mode so this can stay micro-fused even on Sandybridge/IvyBridge).
So in the fused domain (where retirement happens) you really do have single-uop compare-and-branch with a memory source.  Note that mem_load_uops_retired.l3_miss:uppp counts uops, not instructions.
Even in the unfused domain, macro-fused compare/branch really executes as a single uop on a single execution unit, but the load does have to execute on a separate port.  (Micro-fusion saves decode/issue front-end bandwidth, and uop cache space, but not back-end ports.)

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UN Congo Chief Set to Retire
UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congno and DRC soldiers get ready to deploy from Gemena (2009 file photo)
The chief of the U.N. Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), Alan Doss, will retire by the end of the month, said Madnoudje Mounoubai, spokesman for the world body.
He said the Doss retirement coincides with the expected decision by the U.N. Security Council to approve a new role for its peacekeeping mission.
?Mr. Doss has issued a letter to the staff. In that letter, he announced that he was going to retire after 44 years of service to the United Nations. Actually, there is no clear timeline because this will only take place only if the new mandate is put in place. Mr. Doss thinks this is the right time for him to go since the mission is going to get a new mandate,? he said.
Alan Doss reportedly said it was about the right time to go when the Security Council approves a new role for MONUC, whose mandate expires at month?s end.
Mounoubai said the U.N. Congo Mission chief?s scheduled retirement will coincide with MONUC?s new mandate.
?Exactly, I think this (is) also probably the timing of Mr. Doss to leave at this time when the current mandate is going to expire and a new mandate is going to be put in place probably with new mission for MONUC. So, he thinks it?s good for him to go now and give the chance to his successor to implement or carry out this new mandate,? Mounoubai said.
Alan Doss, Chief of the United Nations Mission to
Alan Doss, Chief of the United Nations Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
President Joseph Kabila?s government has called for MONUC?s withdrawal by August 2011. But, several right groups, as well as some armed groups, have voiced concerns about the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeepers, a move they said could plunge the country into another round of chaos and instability. The government denies the charge.
Doss? decision follows a recent visit by a delegation of Security Council officials to Congo who held talks with the government and several other stakeholders about the future of MONUC.
Mounoubai said the U.N. body will abide by the government?s draw-down decision.
?First of all, the decision to draw down, or withdraw, MONUC forces on the ground here in Congo, this decision comes from the government. So, this is not something we are going to argue with the government or negotiate with the government. We just have to make sure that this is going to be properly implemented and that, in the implementation of that decision, we can preserve the gains of the last 10 years as far as the peace process or stability in the DRC is concerned,? Mounoubai said.
With about 20,000 peacekeepers in the DRC, MONUC is the largest U.N. Mission to a single country with an estimated budget of more than $1 billion.
The U.N. Security Council mandated its peacekeepers to ?use all necessary measures? to protect Congo?s unarmed civilian population against violence perpetrated by various armed groups.
Human Rights Groups Call For Independent Probe of Congo Activist's Murder
Floribert Chebeya was found dead Wednesday in a car in the outskirts of Kinshasa
Congo Police Chief Suspended Over Death of Activist
John Numbi was suspended to allow for a smooth inquiry into the death of Floribert Chebeya


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Location : Lyon, France
ITMO
Microbiologie et maladies infectieuses
Bases moléculaires et structurales du vivant
Suzana Salcedo PhD in Infectious Diseases
Principal Investigator, INSERM CR1
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS UMR5086, University of Lyon, Lyon France
Team: Cell Biology of Bacterial Pathogenicity
2005-2012 INSERM CR2/CR1
in the team of Dr. Jean-Pierre Gorvel
Centre d'Immunologie Marseille Luminy
Postdoctoral Fellow in the team of Dr. Jean-Pierre Gorvel
PhD in Infectious Disease with Prof. David Holden
Our group is interested in studying bacterial-host interactions, with particular emphasis on the role of bacterial proteins that promote virulence. These proteins may be modifying host cellular pathways to aid replication, allow the pathogen to subvert the immune response or enabling persistence within the host and abiotic surfaces in a hospital setting.
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Trump to announce do-over on fuel economy rules for automakers
Posted: Mar 14, 2017 6:53 PM EST
By Peter Valdes-Dapena and Rene Marsh
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Trump is expected to announce a new review of federal auto fuel economy and emissions rules Wednesday at an event in Michigan, according to a source close to the administration.
The review, which automakers have been seeking from the Trump administration for many weeks, opens the door to lower fuel economy requirements and less stringent controls on carbon dioxide emissions.
Top automaker executives are also expected to attend the event near Detroit.
Automakers have said that they might not be able to meet current long-term fuel economy goals because of cheap gas. People tend to buy gas guzzlers when fuel is cheap, so low gas prices make it hard for automakers to sell as many of the efficient vehicles as they need to in order to meet the regulations.
That was why a group of 18 automakers, from giants like General Motors and Ford to tiny Aston Martin, sent a letter to the Trump administration late last month asking for a review of the requirements.
The plan, as originally announced by the Obama administration in 2012, would have required automakers to achieve Corporate Average Fuel Economy of 54.5 miles per gallon by the year 2025. (In reality, cars would average about 42 mpg. So-called CAFE mileage is calculated differently from expected real-world fuel economy.)
Automakers have argued that keeping the regulations as they are would push up the costs of new vehicles, since expensive technology and lightweight materials are required to boost efficiency.
Environmental and consumer groups have countered that, so far, increasing fuel efficiency has not increased car prices, and that reducing fuel economy standards could cost consumers thousands if gas prices spike upward again as they have in the past.
"Fuel economy standards ensure cars and trucks go farther on less gas and save Americans money, while helping working-class and lower-income families the most," said Shannon Baker-Branstetter, policy counsel for the group Consumers Union, in a statement sent to reporters ahead of the expected announcement.
The Obama plan included a scheduled "midterm review" to assuage industry fears of being locked into potentially unobtainable long-term fuel economy and emissions targets. The government was supposed to check in with the industry, look at all the data, and see whether the 2025 goals were still viable. The deadline for that was April 2018.
But just as the final weeks of the Obama administration were winding down, the EPA announced that it had reviewed all the data it needed to and that it believed the automakers could meet the goals.
Many in the industry saw that announcement, coming so far ahead of the deadline, as a move by the outgoing administration to lock in fuel economy and emissions rules before Trump took office. But now automakers have a second chance to make their case.
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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) today announced that it has entered into a commercial license and supply agreement with Amgen, granting rights to use Ligand's Captisol technology in the formulation of AMG 330. Captisol is a patent protected, chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. AMG 330 is an anti-CD33 x anti-CD3 (BiTE®) bispecific antibody construct. It is being investigated as a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia by Amgen.
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Former Archbishop Molloy HS Combo Gaurd Cole Anthony Picks North Carolina
April 23, 2019 by jdelpriore1, posted in College Basketball, College Sports, New City High School Boys Basketball, SPORTS
By Jerry Del Priore
Cole Anthony, son of former New York Knick Greg Anthony, after a win early in the 2017-18 High School Hoops season with Archbishop Molloy.
It's official: Oak Hill Academy senior combo guard Cole Anthony has decided to attend the University of North Carolina in September, he announced on ESPN's GetUp! TV show this morning.
After narrowing his choices to four schools, the number 2 recruit on ESPN's top 100 high school basketball list chose the Tar Heels because the son of 12-year NBA veteran Greg Anthony said the school's hoops program feels like family to him.
Additionally, Anthony said he's chomping at the bit to get to the Chapel Hill school.
""We really pushed this decision back a lot," said Anthony, who was an outstanding student-athlete at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, Queens, for three years. "We really just kept looking at all our schools, and I just always ended up winding up going back to Carolina. It felt like a family to me. I love Coach (Roy) Willams, Coach (Hubert) Davis. If it was up to me, I'd be on campus tomorrow."
The McDonald's All-American and game's MVP selected North Carolina over Georgetown, Notre Dame, and Oregon.
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The New Republic magazine has an excellent article about drug addiction among anaesthetists. It tracks the story of one rising star in the speciality who became addicted and discusses discussing why opioid dependence is still a problem in the field.
It's probably worth stressing that while anaesthetists have the highest rates of opioid addiction among doctors, the absolute rates are still actually quite low.
A 2002 study found level of drug abuse in the US to be 1.0% among faculty members and 1.6% among residents (junior doctors), and 'drug abuse' here doesn't entail addiction – it just describes illicit use of controlled substances.
Anesthesiologists (as well as any physician) may suffer from addiction to any number of substances, though addiction to opioids remains the most common. As recently as 2005, the drug of choice for anesthesiologists entering treatment was an opioid, with fentanyl and sufentanil topping the list. Other agents, such as propofol, ketamine, sodium thiopental, lidocaine, nitrous oxide, and the potent volatile anesthetics, are less frequently abused but have documented abuse potential. Alcoholism and other forms of impairment impact anesthesiologists at rates similar to those in other professions.
The New Republic article is an engaging look at this issue that manages to tackle both the human issues and the view from the medical literature.
If you're interested in the history of anaesthesia, ABC Radio National's In Conversation recently had a fascinating discussion with historian Stephanie Snow, who's just written a book on the subject called Blessed Days Of Anaesthesia.
It has loads of intriguing nuggets of information, such as the fact that resistance to the introduction to effective pain killing was bolstered by moral arguments as to the necessity of pain, but also scientific theories about the nervous system that suggested it was essential during operations to keep the body functioning.
A fascinating insight into early thinking about the value of pain.
Link to The New Republic article 'Going Under' (via MeFi).
Link to In Conversation on 'Blessed Days Of Anaesthesia'.


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Isn't it a weird thing how sometimes you start reading a blog and you think "this person could be my friend"?
And believe me, I do not make friends easily. But it happens to me today, reading Jeremy Hermanns blog. I don't know him, he is not a friend, but he could be.


Chris Froome believes he still has another five years left before he calls time on his career as he looks ahead to the 2019 season.
Froome won the Giro d'Italia for the first time in 2018, before finishing third in the Tour de France as he missed out on a record-equalling fifth title.
He has now announced that he will start next season at the Tour Colombia, and in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, revealed that he expects to continue riding until 2023.
" I am convinced that I can keep going for another five years – so up to 38 years old. "
"But it must be at top level.
"I think that few riders can handle my training regime – maybe no one. My workouts are very intense. I always try to push my limits.
"By constantly looking up your limit and going over it, you can increase your volume. You have to find it normal, as it were, to push your boundaries. I always want to become better as a cyclist. It is a kind of obsession. I am therefore fully committed to it. I really want to know every detail."
While Froome has not yet decided on his full programme for 2019, he admits the attraction of a fifth Tour victory is strong.
And although his stage victory on the Zoncolan during this year's Giro d'Italia, which allowed him to take the overall lead, was spectacular, he still has to weigh up whether he will return to the race next year.
He added: "I've not yet decided, I need to sit down with the team and think about it. The Giro is a spectacular race, the Tour is the best way to measure your worth as a rider.
"I can't deny that the five victories are an objective. I want to join the special club with (Jacques) Anquetil, (Bernard) Hinault, (Miguel) Indurain and (Eddy) Merckx."


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LEWISVILLE, Texas - Witness video shows police hauling away a father minutes after he stabbed and beat his toddler son to death in front of horrified neighbors.
It is the aftermath of a crime that has shaken the people who saw it and the Lewisville police officers who tried to help.
READ MORE: 16-month-old boy stabbed to death at Lewisville apartment complex
Sunday afternoon's attack was stopped by a neighbor with a gun who shot and wounded the father from a second floor balcony.
Police say the father is still in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound and recovering from the cuts to his hand from stabbing his son. They have not yet released his name. That will likely happen on Tuesday when police expect him to be released from the hospital, booked into jail and charged with capital murder.
Edwardo Carranza shot video as police dragged off the man they say slammed, beat and stabbed his 16-month old son to death. The toddler has since been identified as Ashton Ness.
The man's screaming is what got witness James Ellis' attention. He said the man was screaming "Everybody come outside! Everybody come outside! Nobody's gonna stop this!"
Ellis can barely describe what he saw in this apartment complex courtyard. He called 911 as he and others watched in horror.
"I thought it was just a domestic dispute," Ellis said. "That's when he picked up the baby up over his head and just slammed him on the ground on the concrete. He walked a few steps and turned around and kneeled down and just started stabbing him."
"Actually seeing a father stab his own child in front of my face is terrifying," said witness Jolyn Zapatos. "I am going to be scarred for life."
One man who didn't want his face shown says he wanted to get his family safely inside before going out to help.
"I'm about ready to go out and then I heard two gunshots," the man recalled. "The next thing you know I went back to check and I see the guy laying down screaming at the other dude like 'Shoot me! Shoot me! Kill me! Kill me!' Then, he started doing a bunch of God scriptures."
Police say a neighbor from this second-story apartment balcony heard the commotion, got his gun and fired three shots across the courtyard to stop the father. Police say one bullet struck him in the leg.
Seconds later, police arrived. A spokesman says body camera video, which has not been released, shows the toll the ordeal took on the officers as well.
"The officers were quite distraught. The ones that were there," said Lewisville Police Capt. Mike Lane. "I saw the tail end of some of the video. Just a reaction afterwards was pretty moving."
Police say the child's mother was at work when the toddler was killed. Neighbors placed teddy bears and small toys in the courtyard in support of her and as a memorial to the victim.
"There were children who were witnesses to that, rather than adults," Lane said. "I know of at least two children already who have been interviewed with Child Advocacy Center representatives."
Kendal Newman and Justin Anschuetz added the monkey to this growing memorial for Ashton at the apartment. Notes read, "RIP lil' one" and "We wish you the best life, precious soul." They hope the mother is getting the help she needs.
"She has to be so alone. If I knew who she was, I would bring her dinner," said resident Kendal Newman. "If there's anything I could do. I mean… that's part of the reason we came out here. We just want to help. There has to be such pain in that household right now."
Police say there was no record of previous incidents or calls to that apartment and that CPS had no previous contact with the family.
Police say the man who shot the father to stop the attack will not face criminal charges.
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I feel your pain in all you write here.
If that's true, then it's high time you wrote your OWN letters, whether to God or whomever - just to have some way of controlling it all.
BTW, I love that other new con of yours. I'm happy when I get to gaze into the faces of the people I love, the people I want in my chosen family.
Also, please know that I have plenty of joy in my life from the people that sustain me, but when I write things like this it is only so that I can get it out of myself and move on to better things. Writing is a very powerful and cathartic thing, it serves as exorcism for some of the things that I don't need to carry anymore. My hands on these keys can be a knife at one's throat if that is what I need them to be, if only so I can get some rage out and leave it where it belongs.


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YORK COUNTY, S.C. -- A memorial to fallen detective Mike Doty now sits outside the York County Law Enforcement Center.
Doty died responding to a shooting earlier this year
An Eagle Scout said he wanted honor the officer in a different way
The memorial was unveiled Friday
It was unveiled Friday and the idea came from a local Eagle Scout who worked with law enforcement. The memorial features a stone with a bible verse, the York County Sheriff's Office symbol, and plaque with Doty's name on it. Doty was shot and killed while responding to a shooting incident.
"Instead of just doing something like a park bench or something like that. I wanted something that will impact somebody. It's kind of like a monument in a way," Eagle Scout Jared Collins said.
Before the memorial, the sheriff's office did not have a place to remember fallen law enforcement officers.
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Jason Kelly – Letting Go Again
Jason Kelly – former drummer & songwriter of such genre-bending groups as Fergus & Geronimo and Future Punx – returns with the new song "Letting Go Again". Written, recorded, and performed entirely alone, the skewed & dexterous electronic-pop of "Letting Go Again" evokes feelings of McCartney II, John Maus, and R. Stevie Moore. I mixed the song this fall at Studio Windows, and Mark Yoshizumi mastered it. It brings me great joy to hear Jason's new work – he is a dear friend (one of the first I made in NYC) and his musicality lifts any composition to which he contributes. I hope this is the first of many he'll be sharing with us! "Letting Go Again" is available now on Bandcamp.
Nana Yamato – If
Nana Yamato – the Japanese teen who has previously released bedroom-dreampop singles as ANNA – has announced her debut album Before Sunrise. The lead single "If" premiered on Northern Transmissions and was featured on BrooklynVegan, along with a handmade animated video by Nana. I produced this record with Nana earlier this year during the lockdown in NYC, and the bright and dreamlike arrangements provided a welcome respite to the world around us. I mixed & mastered the LP at Studio Windows this summer. Before Sunrise is out February 5 via Dull Tools & Big Love Records.
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Protomartyr – Security By Shadow
Protomartyr – who just released the excellent Ultimate Success Today earlier this year – have announced the live album Security By Shadows. The set is from a show in 2014 that I recorded at Sugar Hill Supper Club, along with Parquet Courts (who were celebrating the release of Sunbathing Animal), Future Punx (who also released an excellent new album earlier this year), and Xerox. I mixed and mastered the performance this summer at Studio Windows, and the limited-edition vinyl-only release is available now for pre-order directly from the band.
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Parquet Courts – Hey Bug
Parquet Courts are celebrating their 10-year anniversary this December with the concert film On Time, and along with the announcement came the previously-unreleased song "Hey Bug". I found the song in my archives from the Tally All The Things That Broke/Sunbathing Animal sessions – it was recorded at Seaside Lounge in spring 2013 (the same sessions featuring the tape-machine shootout) and mixed that fall at Doctor Wu's. I always liked this song, but it never made the cut for Sunbathing Animal, Content Nausea, or any of the 7″s from that time…. I'm happy to finally see it out in the world! You can pre-order a limited-edition flexi 7″ at their Bandcamp, and purchase tickets for the December 10th stream of On Time, which features a live performance at Pioneer Works and other archival footage.
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P.E. – I Wanna Be Your Dog, Boy
My group P.E. returns with I Wanna Be Your Dog, Boy – our take on a couple of punk classics. The A-Side is a minimal & surreal interpretation of The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (which we played live earlier this year) with a relatively more straight rendition of The Ramones' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" on the flip. Flood Magazine premiered our version of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" – which they called "equal parts seductive and unnerving" – with additional features on Stereogum ("eerie, sax-laced, broken-down"), Treble ("excellent"), and Brooklyn Vegan ("slowing it to a crawl but upping the heat to just below a boil") and NPR's Viking Choice Playlist. These songs may have begun before the pandemic, but they were largely recorded & arranged remotely, and served as the perfect gateway into working on our next record. I edited/mixed/mastered both songs at Studio Windows in Brooklyn, NY.
I Wanna Be Your Dog, Boy is out now courtesy of Wharf Cat Records. Stream it below & download over at Bandcamp
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New P.E., Jha Bones, Jeff Zagers on Bandcamp
Today is the monthly no-fee Bandcamp Friday, and there are three new releases I worked on that are out now & exclusive to Bandcamp.
My group P.E. shared our mixtape Sick, Sad, Fun! Originally released in March on cassette as part of the special-edition of our debut LP Person, Brooklyn Vegan calls SSF "a wild, psychedelic collage of album outtakes, live recordings, new songs and remixes." It is now available for streaming & download, with limited cassette copies (and Person/SSF bundles) remaining, courtesy of Wharf Cat Records.
My bandmate Bob Jones released his debut solo EP Materiel as Jha Bones. Bob and I have collaborated in Eaters, P.E., and with a number of other musicians over the past nine years, and I'm excited that he's opening his archives to the world – there's plenty more gold where this came from! This beat-and-sample driven collection of songs was mixed/mastered together last year at Studio Windows – check it out:
I also mastered a collection of covers by outsider singer/songwriter Jeff Zagers entitled And You Will Hear What It Is. There are some truly lovely interpretations of the classics here, my favorite being his rendition of Big Star's "Holocaust". And You Will Hear What It Is is out now via Wharf Cat Records.
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A. Swayze & The Ghosts – Paid Salvation
Tasmanian upstart punk quartet A. Swayze & The Ghosts have released their debut LP Paid Salvation. The album was produced and recorded by Dean Tuza (Stella Donnelly, These New South Whales) in Melbourne, mixed/mastered by me at Studio Windows in NYC, and features their previous big singles "Suddenly" (which came out on Rough Trade) and "Connect To Consume" (which is featured on the new Tony Hawk Pro Skater). Press has been raving about the band, with features in The Guardian (who gave the "end-to-end faultless" debut a 5-star review), Mojo ("this adrenalized debut's handful of instant classics is way above par throughout" – 4/5 stars), and NME ("an intelligent, considered and passionate collection of art punk anthems with a smirking pop edge"). I was looking forward to seeing them this spring at SXSW and can't wait to check out this band live – I imagine this album will only heighten anticipation worldwide. Paid Salvation is out now on Ivy League Records.
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Brandy – The Gift Of Repetition
NYC endless-groove-punk trio Brandy are back with a new LP called The Gift Of Repetition. I co-produced the record with the band last year, recording at their studio Spice World and mixing it at Studio Windows, with Mikey Young mastering. This was one of those fast & fun records to make, where you get to the end of the process with a record imbued with the joy of its creation. Bill Pearis at Brooklyn Vegan says the songs "all rip pretty hard… catchy and simple and darkly funny" and premiered their video for standout song "UFOs 2 Heaven" (shown below). References have been made to A Frames and Tyvek (with whom P.E. and Brandy both played at The Glove before it shut down), and personally as a fan of the members' other bands (Running, Pampers) and their previous label Monofonus (who released Brandy's debut), this band really does it for me. The Gift Of Repetition is out now on Total Punk Records.
P.E. – Machine Machine video
P.E. – the psychedelic industrial pop quintet I started with members of Pill & Eaters – released a video for the song "Machine Machine". Edited & created by my bandmate Jonny Campolo (who also designed the artwork for the group), the video is featured on Treble. Stream it here, there, or on our Bandcamp page. Person is out now on Wharf Cat Records.
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Pottery – Welcome To Bobby's Motel
Welcome to Bobby's Motel – the debut full-length by Montreal art-punks Pottery – has finally arrived! The record has been widely praised – Album Of The Week on both Stereogum and Brooklyn Vegan, four-star reviews in NME and AllMusic, and a host of other loving reviews of the record, most of which include the word "fun" multiple times. I produced the album with the band last summer, recording in Montreal at Breakglass Studios and mixing in NYC at Studio Windows, with Josh Bonati providing the masters. Working on this LP was one of my all-time favorite record-making experiences, and I couldn't be happier to finally share it with the world! Welcome To Bobby's Motel is out now on Partisan Records & Royal Mountain.
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Dezomeshiki: Japanese FireFighting Demo Video
Here's a video I did on Dezomeshiki – A firefighting demonstration and parade put on every year by the Tokyo Fire Department. It features the hikeshi – old Japanese firefighters – doing acrobatics on ladders. The girl in the video who helps me pronounce Dezomeshiki is one of my school's former students that I bumped into completely by accident.
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Dezomeshiki: FireFighting Japanese Style
The Tokyo Fire Department puts on a blazing show
Japanese Firefighters of the past – Hikeshi – show their stuff
Dezomeshiki – it's any five year old boy's dream come in the form of blaring fire engines, fires, firefighters, and piercing fire sirens. Dezomeshiki is an annual event where the Tokyo Fire Department calls together all of its units spread through-out its wide-flung metropolis to put on a review of all of their equipment, vehicles, and techniques.
Modern-day firefighters of the Tokyo area
Children of all ages clamber in and over all the different kinds of firefighting and rescue vehicles. Their wide eyes are filled with awe and wonder which just goes to show that the love and adoration children have for firefighters is the same as it is in other parts of the world.
Children having a ball climbing over red fire engine trucks
Firefighters have long been role models for children – one of the core professions along with policemen, astronauts, doctors, and cowboys that boys want to become when they grow up. Very few boys in Western countries have ever had a Christmas where at least once there wasn't a bright shiny red fire truck engine under their Christmas Tree.
A young boy clutching his prized fire engine
In Japan, hero-worship of firefighters goes back several centuries. There have been professional fire fighters in Japan since the 17th Century. They were known as hikeshi. The hikeshi were easily identified by their specially-made coats which sported a variety of bold artistic designs.
Hikeshi – fire fighters from Tokyo's past
There were three kinds of hikeshi during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Those in charge of protecting the Shogun's castle and samurai residences were known as Jobikeshi and they were part of the samurai class. The Daimyo-Bikeshi had the highest honor as they were chosen amongst the leading samurai by their lords. They protected important public buildings including rice warehouses. However, the true heroes of the masses were the Machi-Bikeshi. The Machi-Bikeshi defended the houses and buildings of the lower classes.
Wooden water handpump and firefighter hood
The Machi-Bikeshi were a rough-and-tumble lot equally admired and feared. They bore tattoos much like modern-day yakuza. They were firefighters and brawlers. Their reputation and clothes made the Machi-Bikeshi popular heroes. Hikeshi were the pin-up darlings of the 18th and 19th Century long before heart-throb firemen were adorning beefcake calendars in the West. They were the subjects of many ukiyoe (wood block print) artists. One of the most famous ukiyoe artists, Hiroshige Ando, came from a family of firefighters and was a fire fighter himself.
Matoi standards were used for identification and communication
In the early 18th Century, Machi-Bikeshi were granted the right to use Matoi, the fire standard used only by the samurai firefighters beforehand. The Matoi are three-dimensional standards used for brigade identification and communication. Each fire brigade had its own specially-designed Matoi and to carry one was seen as a special honor. During a fire, a Matoi bearer would climb onto a roof often that of a burning house to signal their comrades. Matoi bearers of different fire brigades would often race each other to reach the blaze first. Brawls between different fire brigades were not uncommon.
Hikeshi with essential equipment: ladder, hooks, and Matoi standards
Firefighting in old Tokyo – or Edo as it was called then – was a tough business. Given that the vast majority of houses and buildings were made almost entirely of wood, fires were frequent and very destructive at times. Displaying a grim sense of humor, residents referred to their flammable homes and buildings as "Edo no Hana" – "the flowers of Edo."
Fire Towers like this one were used to alert the hikeshi fire brigades
Fire towers were place at certain intervals throughout the city to warn the local areas of impending fires. The towers contained a bell to be struck with a hammer a certain number of times depending on the blaze. A single ring meant a fire in the distance. Two rings signified a closer blaze so the local fire brigade would come together and make the necessary precautions. Continuous rings meant the fire was in the vicinity. The ranks of the fire brigade would be swelled with local volunteers. Then would begin the arduous and desperate task of trying to keep the blaze from spreading.
Ladders were used to help hikeshi to find the fires
Unlike modern firefighters who seek to extinguish fires, the hikeshi's main task was to pull down buildings near the fire so that the flames would not spread. To accomplish this task, they carried long-handled hooks called tobiguchi. To extinguish flames, hikeshi would use buckets of course but also a type of handpump made of wood called a ryodosui which would shoot out a stream of water by use of a lever.
Firefighters on parade
Ladders called hashigo were carried to give hikeshi mobile lookout points. Since many buildings in old Edo were only two stories high, hikeshi looking to find their way to a fire could set their ladder up against any building and have a quick look about. If there were no buildings, one hikeshi would climb the ladder while their comrades held it tightly with hand and hook. This led to the tradition of nimble hikeshi performing acrobatics atop free-standing ladders.
The quintessential piece of equipment of the hikeshi was their decorative coats known as sashiko. Far from just being fashion statements, they were sophisticated pieces of firefighting technology of the time period. Sashiko were thick multi-layered coats whose making required the efforts of a spinner, weaver, artist, dyer and stitcher. Before action the sashiko were wetted down allowing firefighters and Matoi bearers to get closer to the flames, Along with the coats, fire fighters had gloves, hats, and hoods made of the same multi-layered material.
Although Edo/Tokyo suffered from many fires over the years, there is no doubt that the hikeshi were effective in preventing the city from being entirely consumed by flames on numerous of occasions.
Fire fighter in a special suit for chemical hazards
While the main purpose of the Dezomeshiki is to showcase the equipment and abilities of modern firefighting in Tokyo, the old hikeshi practically steal the show. Dezomeshiki begins with a few obligatory speeches from noted officials that can be safely missed then members of various units proudly parade by followed by firefighting and rescue vehicles of land, sea, and air.
After the parade, – the moment many have waited for – the hikeshi come on. Several hashigo ladders are put up supported by the arms and hooks of the hikeshi members. Several Hikeshi climb to the top of the free-standing ladder where they perform a number of acrobatic moves. Sometimes they will perch atop the ladder with only one leg wrapped around the pole. Other times they will "jump" off the side while holding onto the ladder's side. The hikeshi acrobats make it look easy but there have been injuries and even deaths in the past.
A Hikeshi showing off his acrobatic abilities
After their performance, the audience might feel compelled to leave but this would be a mistake. Afterwards, Dezomeshiki kicks it into high gear resembling a Hollywood movie set. The Tokyo Fire Department puts on some realistic demonstrations of emergencies situations and responses from house fires, earthquakes, chemical hazards, and sea rescues.
These demonstrations serve to ensure the people of Tokyo that fire and rescue operation units are well trained and ready at a moment's notice. Tokyo has seen its fair share of fires and disasters over its long history so instilling confidence in the local populace is an important matter. The worst disaster occurred in 1923 when Tokyo was hit by a massive earthquake. The Great Kanto Earthquake struck around the lunch hour. The sudden upheaval of a countless stoves and ovens cooking away created an immense fire which claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.
Live action demonstration of firefighters taking care of a building fire
At the closing ceremony, several fire engine trucks parked in a row lift their ladders high into the sky. Then all at once they drop multi-colored streamers while flying the Japanese flag. Firefighters shoot jets of water high overhead as helicopters fly by in tight formation. A perfect ending for even the most jaded of children.
**Dezomeshiki takes place every year on January 6th in Odaiba. The Tokyo Fire Department puts on other demonstrations throughout the year and hikeshi societies do acrobatic performances throughout the year in many parts of Japan.**
A Japanese firefighter from ages past perches on an old ladder
March 13, 2008 Posted by samuraidave | acrobatics, Dezomeshiki, fire, Fire Department, firefighter, firefighting, hikeshi, japan, japanese history, tokyo, travel	| 7 Comments


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"Be bloody, bold, and resolute."
October is the perfect time to experience Shakespeare's classic tale of murder, revenge, and the struggle for power. Macbeth, a brave Scottish general receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland but only if he follows their devious and sinister advice. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth sinks to murderous depths to secure his crown. Don't miss this supernatural classic performing at the most chilling time of year!
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At turns hauntingly memorable and subversively humorous, The Danish Play tells the true tale of Agnete Ottosen, a Danish poet and member of the Resistance during World War II. She was captured, tortured, and imprisoned at the notorious Ravensbruck concentration camp.
Basing the play on Ottosen's poetry and journals discovered after her death, playwright Sonny Mills (Ottosen is their great aunt) shows the depths to which she went to ensure the safety of herself, her fellow citizens, and her country. The Danish Play reflects a dark time in Danish history, yet it never loses sight of the hope, light, and laughter of a better tomorrow.
"The understated artistry of The Danish Play sneaks up on you very slowly…by the time the evening is through, it has emerged as the deft and subtle account of a story set in Nazi-occupied Denmark that only blossoms into true tragedy years after the enemy has been defeated."
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You are invited to take part in Meath County Council's Anti-Litter Initiative 2019. You may have taken part in the past or may be an entirely new entrant. Either way this is a great opportunity for your group to get involved in your local community. It is not a competition, each participating group is trying to achieve a high standard of cleanliness in their local area, and there is a grant for those that achieve high standards over the whole month of the competition.
There will be 2 rounds of judging over a 4 week period. Judging will take place from the 20th March until the 17th April.
Points will be deducted for the presence of litter and there will be a score for general appearance.
Each participant will be advised of their marks in the competition after the final week of judging in April, and grants will be issued in May.
All groups who take part will be entitled to a start-up pack which includes gloves, bags and litter pickers. We will arrange to assist with the collection and disposal of litter and waste collected from public areas.
All groups who have registered to take part may collect bags, litter pickers & gloves from Recycling Centres at Navan, Trim or Kells during the week commencing Saturday, 9th March 2019.
Please return the Application Form to the Environment Section, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 Y291 no later than Friday, 1st March 2019.
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Merry Christmas, "Harry Potter" fans!
J.K. Rowling is sharing a holiday treat with Potter devotees by offering 12 days of "Harry Potter" surprises this month, it was announced Friday on Pottermore, the boy wizard's official website.
Starting Dec. 12, the author will unveil a new "surprise" each day on Pottermore through Dec. 23, including "wonderful new writing" from Rowling plus "even a new potion or two."
Rowling's Christmas-themed gift to fans comes just two months after she published new content on Halloween, in which she detailed her thoughts on dislikable character Dolores Umbridge.
This time around, one of her pieces will focus on another less than beloved character: Draco Malfoy, Potter's longtime enemy, according to The Telegraph.
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I love that Celebrities like Sylvester Stallone are Pommy Daddies. While we here at Pommy Mommy are all about the celebrity Pom Moms, we figured that Father's Day is the perfect time to recognize some famous Pommy Dads! Celebrity Pomeranian Sylvester Stallone
Did you know that Bill Cosby, Elvis Presley, Isaac Newton, Mozart and Michelangelo all owned Pomeranians?! Singer/songwriter Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty fame and rapper, record producer and actor P. Diddy (Sean Combs) are also proud Pom owners! These guys aren't afraid to show affection for their furry little friends, and have been seen out and about with their Pommies.
Movie Star Sylvester Stallone, who is our "Pommy Daddy of the Month," has also been spotted more than once with a super poofy sable Pomeranian riding in the front seat of his convertible sports car. He's also owns an absolutely adorable tiny white Teacup Pommy.
Stallone adores his Pomeranian and has been seen several times out on the town with the sweet little ball of fur. Extremely faithful to their owners, the Pomeranian has become a hot favorite among celebrities, and Stallone is just one of them.
Now that you know Stallone prefers Poms when it comes to dogs, here's some more details about the actor's life. Celebrity Pomeranian Sylvester Stallone
Stallone, who is also a screenwriter and film director, is best known for his Hollywood action roles – most notably the underdog boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo.
He gained worldwide recognition as an actor, writer and director when he played the title role in his own screenplay of Rocky. The 1976 triple-Oscar-winning movie was inducted into the National Film Registry, and its film props have a place in the Smithsonian Museum. The 72 stone steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Penn., have been nicknamed the "Rocky Steps" thanks to Stallone's famous scene in the movie when his character runs up the steps to the song, "Gonna Fly Now." Tourists often mimic Rocky's famous climb. Celebrity Pomeranian Sylvester Stallone
There is also a bronze statue of Rocky near the museum that makes for a popular photo opportunity for visitors. Stallone's role as Rocky landed him an induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
Rocky was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay nominations for Stallone. The film went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing. It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V and Rocky Balboa, all written by and starring Stallone. Celebrity Pomeranian Sylvester Stallone
Stallone had another big success when he wrote, directed and starred in Rambo, an action film series in which he plays John Ramob, a troubled Vietnam War veteran. The series includes First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III and Rambo.
Stallone also wrote, directed and starred in the 2010 action thriller The Expendables, which boasted a cast of stars including Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke and several others. The film opened at No. 1 at the box office making Stallone the only actor to open a No. 1 film across five decades. The iconic actor has been involved in several other films over the years including Stayling Alive, Demolition Man, Bullet to the Head, The Specialist, Assassins, Daylight and many others. He's received countless awards and accolades for his work.
Who knew an actor famous for his tough-guy action roles would have an affinity for poofy little Pomeranians?! It's just more proof that Pommies can capture the heart of anyone!
Today, we'd like to wish all of the Pommy Dads out there a Happy Father's Day!
You can read about other Celebrity Pomeranian parents such as Sharon Osbourne by clicking here
Jaime and her Pomeranians Foxy and Bear-Bear
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Celebrity Pomeranian: Sharon Osbourne
Acclaimed TV personality, producer, author, music manager, businesswoman and cancer survivor Sharon Osbourne doesn't just love dogs – she's got a soft spot for sweet little Pomeranians.
Osbourne, who has been a judge on NBC's hit reality competition show "America's Got Talent" for several seasons, is the proud Pommy Mommy of several rescue Poms – Bella, Mr. Chips, Chicken, Bunny, Puffy, Rocky and Pippy.
Photographers have often captured shots of this celebrity Pommy Mommy shopping at high-end retail boutiques in L.A. with a Giorgio Armani bag on one arm and one of her adorable Poms tucked under the other. She's also been spotted walking her Poms in the park and they've been seen getting a lift with her in a limousine. Such is the life of a Pommy who is owned by a celeb!
Osbourne devotes an entire portion of her personal website to her pets. She has posted photos of her 13 dogs – of which at least six are Poms! She describes Mr. Chips, a teacup Pomeranian named by her heavy-metal singer/songwriter husband Ozzy Osbourne, as the "most gorgeous creature from the land of Poms." She goes on to say he is the "snuggliest of them all and spends most of his spare time being carried around like a baby by everyone in the house!"
Osbourne also talks about Pippy, her black teacup Pomeranian. This Pommy has had an interesting life.
"Bought by me as a gift for Aimee, she was stolen by a housekeeper that worked on our street and taken to live 200 miles outside of Los Angeles,"Osbourne writes on her website. "Many months later the U.S. morning talk show "Live! with Regis and Kelly" featured a segment on Pippy and how she was stolen from the Osbourne's. We received many calls from people that had spotted our Pippy and finally to our delight Pip was returned to us – a little shaken, but unharmed! Upon her return she was viciously attacked by a coyote and wrenched from its serrated jaw by a terrified, but
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brave Ozzy."
Osbourne also owned another Pom named Minnie, who passed away in 2008. Her other dogs include Maggie and New Baby a.k.a. Crazy Baby the Japanese Chins, Lola the English Bulldog, Martin the Chihuahua, Mini the Maltese, and Storm, Two Face and Charlie. She does not specify a breed for Storm, Two Face and Charlie, but Two Face looks like he could be part Pom.
Osbourne has admitted that she employs a nanny to help her take care of all of her dogs, which are rescues. She has been quoted saying: "They're such company. I rescue them all…and I have a full-time nanny just to care for them. Bella, a five-pound Pomeranian, is my favorite."
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Osbourne's love for Poms runs in the family. Her daughter, Kelly Osbourne, also has two rescue Pomeranians – a little black one named Sid and a caramel-colored one named Story. She also had one named Noodles who passed away in 2011.
Osbourne's famous husband had a Pomeranian named Little Bit, who was tragically eaten by a coyote at his family's Los Angeles home years ago while the Osbournes were watching the Michael Jackson tribute and funeral on TV.
Osbourne has enjoyed an extremely diverse career. She came into the limelight after creating, producing and appearing in one of the first celebrity reality TV shows, "The Osbournes," which followed her family's daily life. The show had one of MTV's highest ratings and won a Primetime Emmy for Best Reality Show in 2003.
Osbourne later became a judge on the talent shows "The X Factor" in the U.K. and then "America's Got Talent" in the U.S.
Following the success of "The Osbournes" and "The X Factor," Osbourne hosted her own talk show. She is one of the co-hosts of "The Talk," during which she discusses controversial topics and contemporary issues. She also starred in season three of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2010.Osbourne has made guest appearances on "Will & Grace," "Days of our Lives," "Punk'd," and several others.
Osbourne has also had great success in the music industry. She is credited with saving her husband's heavy metal career by founding the summer Ozzfest tour, which has become one of the biggest hard rock touring festivals in America. She has also managed several artists' careers including the Smashing Pumpkins, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, Slade and others.
Osbourne can add author to her title having written an autobiography, "Sharon Osbourne Extreme: My Autobiography," and "Revenge," which is about a competitive relationship between two sisters.
Having survived colon cancer, she started the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation in association with Cedars Sinai Medical Center. The foundation's mission is to provide free screenings, support and healthcare to those with the disease who cannot afford it. Along with the fact that she gives a home to many animals in need, that makes Osbourne a Pommy Mommy we can get on board with!
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What is a Throwback Pomeranian?
I am the proud Pommy Mommy of a throwback Pomeranian… and the first question out of people's mouth are, "What is a Throwback Pomeramian?"
Pomeranians come in all kinds of colors and cuteness – and most often in tiny packages!
Adored for their small size, the poofy little bundles of joy can usually fit perfectly in their Pommy Mommy's purse!
The standard size for a purebred Pomeranian, as designated by the American Kennel Club, is three to seven pounds, but there are plenty of Poms that are much larger than that. They even have a special name – they're called "throwback" Pomeranians!
If you have a big Pom, you might have a throwback. A Pomeranian classified as a throwback is one who is a full-grown adult Pom that is not overweight and is bigger than 14 pounds. A Pom with partial throwback genes would be one who is an adult that is not overweight, but is more than 10 pounds. Throwbacks, and those with partial throwback genes, are still purebred Poms, they're just bigger than standard Poms. Some throwbacks weigh in at 18 to 20 pounds – that's one big Pom!
The term throwback harkens to the Pomeranian's larger sled-pulling ancestors. These Spitz-type dogs weighed about 30 pounds and are related to the American Eskimo dog and the Siberian Husky. Genetic testing of dog breeds has found that many Spitz types are in the group closest to wolves and are presumed to be the oldest type of dogs. This might explain the Pom's fiesty demeanor.
In the late 1800s, Queen Victoria fell in love with the Spitz breed, but wanted the dogs to be smaller, as it was popular for those of royalty to have tiny lap dogs. She took it upon herself to create a breeding program to reduce the size of the dogs, and so became the small Pomeranians that we know and love today. The queen is credited with not only advancing the trend toward smaller Poms, but also dramatically increasing the popularity of the breed.
But not all Pomeranians are teeny-tiny fluff puffs, and that's where the throwbacks come in. While throwbacks aren't very common, they appear randomly in litters. They also tend to occur more in the long-haired, flat-coated Poms, and some throwbacks have a longer, Fox-like nose rather than a shorter, teddy-bear type nose.
Throwbacks don't deviate much from typical Poms when it comes to their behavior and temperament. The standard Pom already displays behavior that is throwback in nature, such as being alert and independent. Most Poms also love to travel and adapt well to new situations, which was typical behavior of their larger Spitz counterparts. Throwbacks are just as adorable, loving and sweet as any other Pomeranian.
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Throwbacks aren't thought to have any health problems due to their larger size. In fact, being bigger can be to their advantage. Whereas small Poms can get injured by jumping from heights, the stockier throwback isn't as prone to such injuries and might enjoy more of certain activities like jumping.
I can attest to that because I am one of the many Pommy Mommies who is the proud owner of a throwback Pom! My throwback – and I use that term very affectionately – is a big boy! Bear-Bear is a purebred Pom who weighs in at 16-17 pounds, clearly putting him in the throwback category. He's definitely a sturdy Pom and he also loves to jump a lot – classic throwback characteristics!
Bear-Bear is bigger than his brother Foxy, who weighs 11-12 pounds. Although Foxy could have partial throwback genes, he's not considered a throwback Pom.
Coincidentally, the Pomeranian my family had when I was growing up, Sugar, was also a throwback! We didn't know about throwback Poms at the time, but were surprised by how big she was for a Pomeranian. Sugar weighed about 16 to 18 pounds and was even bigger than Bear-Bear! Her daddy Pom was named Big Red, so maybe he was a throwback Pom, too!
It just proves that Pomeranian love comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes! I'm sure all of my fellow Pommy Mommies will agree that no matter how big or small, Pomeranians always manage to steal the show – and our hearts!
Peace, Love & Pomeranians,
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Benefits of Using Apple Cider Vinegar With Your Pomeranian
Several Pommy Mommies have recently inquired about whether its safe to give their four-legged poof balls apple cider vinegar (ACV) and what the possible benefits are, so that's the topic we're tackling in this post!
Plenty of people have long touted ACV's benefits for treating everything from indigestion to arthritis and using it for hair care, but should you give it to your Pommy, too?
ACV has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and detoxifying properties, and it's a natural remedy that's an inexpensive alternative to other treatments that can contain chemicals. ACV enthusiasts say it has several benefits for canines including improving the condition of their skin and fur, repelling fleas and ticks, aiding digestion, alleviating arthritis, reducing tear stains, preventing tooth decay and more. It is also believed to help prevent bladder stones, kidney and urinary tract infections.
Pure ACV can be purchased at most grocery stores. The light yellow-brown liquid is often sold unfiltered and unpasteurized with a dark, cloudy sediment settled at the bottom of the bottle. Raw, unpasteurized, unheated, organic ACV can be found in most health food stores.
Here's a look at some common canine uses:
General Detoxifier
ACV can be used as a general detoxifier and can also make your Pom more resistant to infections and flea or worm problems.
To use it for these purposes, start adding small amounts of ACV to your Pom's drinking water. The recommended dose is typically 1/8 teaspoon from 5lbs to 7lbs… an y larger than double it. You can do this a few times a week or on a daily basis.
Not all Poms will be crazy about the taste of it in their water. If that's the case, try mixing it with their food or a little bit of raw honey.
You should be able to tell within a month or so if the ACV is helping your Pommy. Many doggie parents have reported the remedy has improved their dog's skin and coat, aided digestion, helped prevent fleas and ticks, reduced or eliminated tear stains, alleviated arthritis in older dogs and more.
Sophia at the Pommy Mommy water bowl!
Tara Luckey-Castellano, the founder of www.pommymommy.com, is a believer in the benefits of giving her five Pommies ACV.
"If I see that they are itching excessively or are starting to get tear stains, I'll add the apple cider vinegar to their 'community water bowl' for about 30 days," the Pommy Mommy said. "This usually helps clear up whatever issue they are having."
Luckey-Castellano noted she also makes sure to keep a bowl of fresh water out alongside the ACV water.
"I don't want to cause dehydration in one of my Pomeranians if they don't care for the taste of the ACV water," she said.
The Pommy Mommy also uses ACV because she feeds her five Poms a raw food diet.
"The ACV acts as a natural preservative in the raw food and makes sure the food stays fresh in the refrigerator once I pull it from the freezer until I serve it. The brand of raw food that I feed the Poms already includes the ACV so I don't need to add it myself."
Luckey-Castellano swears by ACV for her Poms.
"I've always been a big believer in natural remedies and I've found this one is a real winner," she said. "Apple cider vinegar is a staple in the Pommy Mommy pantry!"
Treatment for Skin Problems
If your Pommy has skin problems or fleas, consider an after-shampoo ACV rinse. Add two tablespoons of ACV to one quart of water and put it on your Pom after their shampoo – just don't rinse off the ACV, towel dry your dog after applying it.
If your Pom has dandruff, you can try massaging ACV directly into their coat before shampooing. You can also apply ACV directly to minor skin irritations such as sunburn, calluses and abrasions.
ACV can also be used as a flea repellent spray by using a mixture of half ACV/half water and putting it in a spray bottle.
ACV's anti-bacterial properties make it good for cleaning your Pom's ears. Soak a small cotton ball or piece of cloth with ACV and gently wipe out the ears.
A Note of Caution
While ACV can have several benefits for the four-legged kind, it is not recommended for dogs suffering from chronic yeast infections or those with an overly acidic system or irritated intestines, as vinegar could worsen those conditions.
Although many doggie parents say ACV has helped their furry friends, there are some vets who do not recommend it. As always, I encourage you to talk with your vet before giving your Pommy anything new!
Celebrity Pommy Mommy of the Month: "Fran Drescher"
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Actress, author and cancer survivor Fran Drescher – star of The Nanny, Living with Fran and Happily Divorced – is the proud Pommy Mommy of Esther, an extra-poofy chocolate Pomeranian.
Wherever Drescher is, Esther isn't far from her side. Pom Mom and dog go almost everywhere together. The little bundle of cuteness, which some say bares a slight resemblance to an Ewok from Star Wars, often accompanies her to red-carpet events. Esther was also cast as a regular on her sitcom Living with Fran, which is about a 25-year-old medical student who gets kicked out of school and moves home to find that her mother is living with her 24-year-old boyfriend. (Drescher's previous Pom, Chester, had a recurring role on The Nanny and lived to be 19 years old.)
Esther appeared on the day-time TV show The Talk when Drescher was a guest on the show in 2011. The fluffy Pom has been tucked under her arm during several other TV interviews as well.
Most notably, Esther the Pomeranian is seen stealing the scene on-screen in Drescher's newest sitcom Happily Divorced, which will
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return for a second season this year. The little ball of fluff even has her very own "Hollywood" chair on the set. The TV show was inspired by Drescher's real-life experiences and her marriage to ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson.
Esther has been seen sporting her very own personalized Pom-size T-shirt when Drescher appeared at an event for the Cancer Schmancer Movement, an organization she founded that is dedicated to saving lives through prevention and the early detection of cancer. Drescher also authored a book in 2002 called "Cancer Schmancer" about her battle with uterine cancer, and now helps others fight against it.
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"I got famous, then I got cancer, and now I live to talk about it," Drescher writes on the Cancer Schmancer
website. "Please lock elbows with me and join the Cancer Schmancer Movement so together we can do what needs to be done, so less of us will die prematurely."
In addition to her roles on The Nanny, Living with Fran and Happily Divorced, Drescher has been in the films Saturday Night Fever with John Travolta, The Beautician and the Beast, and Picking Up the Pieces, co-starring Woody Allen.
When asked about her sweet Pommy Esther, who Drescher brought home in 2001, she has told reporters: "They programmed her to be the sweetest, nicest, kindest energy force that humans can ever imagine…I got a magical creature that enriches my life every single day."
Yep, I'm pretty sure that's how all of us Pommy Mommys feel about our precious Poms!
Pomeranian Grooming
How to Brush Your Pomeranians Teeth
Does your Pom have bad breath?
You are not alone! As a Pommy Mommy of two Poms that used to have bad breath – one of which recently had to have a tooth extraction – I can speak from some experience in this department.
Bad breath is often an indicator of poor dental hygiene (I wish I would have known this a long time ago!) Poms, and many other toy breeds, are prone to dental problems and early tooth loss, but the good news is that much of it can be prevented by providing your Pom with the proper care.
One of the most important things a Pommy Mommy can do to prevent and treat bad breath and other dental problems is to brush their Pom's teeth every day.
Before you say, "There's no way my Pom is going to let me do this," trust me when I say it can be done – and it must be done for your Pom's health. I thought the same thing, neglected my Poms' teeth, and then my little Foxy got an infection and had to have a tooth pulled. I felt terrible!
It's important to make teeth-brushing time a part of your Pom's daily routine so he or she will get used to it. Starting when they're still a puppy is ideal, but it's never too late. Before you charge right in with a toothbrush, try running your finger over your Pom's teeth. Once they're used to that, you can try putting a dollop of canine toothpaste on a finger toothbrush, which is a small, soft piece that fits over your finger but has brush-like bristles. If they adjust well to that, you can go for a doggie toothbrush with the doggie toothpaste. (Note: Never use your own toothpaste when brushing your dog's teeth, as it contains toxins harmful to dogs.)
If your Pom's mouth is simply too small or they haven't warmed up to the toothbrushing – as was the case for my Poms – try using a small washcloth or wrapping a piece of gauze around your finger to smear on the toothpaste and clean their teeth. My vet suggested the gauze-around-your-finger method for Foxy and Bear-Bear and that was what worked for us.
Another big help? They love the chicken-flavored canine toothpaste! My Poms have come to like the toothpaste so much they see it as a treat, and therefore the teeth-brushing routine has become much more enjoyable for all of us!You can find several flavors of canine toothpaste at the pet store that will make toothbrushing much more palatable for your Poms. (If you want to skip the canine toothpaste, you can also just mix some baking soda with water.) And of course, remember to praise your Pom in the process of introducing them to the tooth brushing.
If you've tried and tried and brushing of any kind isn't working, there's also dental gels, sprays and wipes that can be used.
In addition to brushing/cleaning on a daily basis, it's also crucial to get your Pom to the vet for a professional cleaning at least once a year. Daily brushings help remove plaque, but the professional cleaning will remove tarter build-up. It's also a good chance for the vet to get a look at your Pom's teeth and make sure no serious dental problems are surfacing.
Feeding your Pom dry dog food, along with dental bones and chew toys, can also help keep their teeth healthy.
Hopefully after all of this your Pommy no longer has bad breath. However, if you've tried all of these tactics and your Pom's breath is still less than stellar, it could be a sign of a more serious dental problem and you should see your vet immediately.
Happy brushing!
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