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FoodSaver® Liquid Block Heat-Seal Quart Bags, 12 Count
Works very well
The FoodSaver Liquid Block Quart Bags are terrific. I freeze homemade spaghetti sauce, pie fillings, and soups. The Liquid Block Bags work as advertised. They are easy to use and by keeping the liquid inside the bag, the counter top, FoodSaver machine, and the filled bag stay clean. A pint sized Liquid Block bag would also be a good item to have.
September 26, 2014
this product works!
I like using the liquid block bags when transferring meats directly from store packaging to freezer ready packaging. The bags prevent meat juices from entering my food saver and makes cleanup that much easier. When using the regular bags I usually partially freeze the meat to avoid the mess. I definitely recommend Liquid Block bags to anyone.
May 4, 2015
Having recently retired, I am always looking for ways to lessen my household work time. . . . . The liquid block sealing bag allows me to make multiple single dishes at one time, place in refrigerator or freezer and enjoy later without the preparation time. No need to worry about liquids leaking out or not sealing properly -- love it!!
June 6, 2013
I love the liquid quart bags
I would recommend these bags for freezing corn, homemade chili, soups, all sorts of juicy foods. We cut corn off the cob this summer, fresh out of the garden, this is the first time i had the liquid bags, it was so much easier and much faster. Also i make large pots of homemade chili and these new bags worked like a charm.
September 4, 2014
Keeps fish fresh longer & my freezer doesn't stink
I'm a lucky lady - my husband catches, cleans & vacuum seals fresh fish and even months later is cooking us great meals. Since he goes to the trouble of taking excellent care of the fish initially it is great to know that FoodSaver's products continue to protect the fish from freezer burn and keeps my freezer from smelling like fish!
October 3, 2012
The liquid block bags are wonderful to use when freezing home grown veggies. They cut down the time needed to vacuum because you do not have to clean out the moisture tray as often. I recommend these bags not only for veggies but for dividing up your meat portions as well. Very happy FoodSaver came up with these bags.
October 12, 2012
I like the idea of this product.
When I purchased this product, I had in mind using it for soups and stews. It does work okay for that, but I think it's probably better for less liquid types of food. I would love to see a bag with a flat bottom and something that would hold the moisture back for soups and stews. This will work, but a bit cumbersome.
December 19, 2012
Great idea, but needs improvement
I love my Foodsaver and had great expectations for this product. However, using all of the tips provided, this still did not prevent the liquid of soup from being drawn into the drip tray. Same performance as using the regular bags. Some bags sealed in spite of the liquid drawn through, some didn't.
December 31, 2012
Great for freezing fresh fish fillets
This product was easy to use & did a very nice job in freezing some Rockfish fillets that my husband recently caught. I also used this product to marinate some steaks & then I frooze them. Worked nice & I hope I will be pleased when we have them for dinner in the near furture. Love my Food Saver machine.
December 18, 2012
One time use works well.
It was very successful the first time packaging fresh crab legs for later 3 day use and freezing one package.
What doesn't work is trying to reseal it. Made a mess in the drip tray and would not seal a second time. So, only good for one time.
Will use only when necessary because of cost per bag.
July 15, 2015
I love food saver bags, I purchased fhe quart sized moisture block bags they work great for ground beef. We always buy meat in bulk and save it in portions we use regularly. I also got the quart size freeze and steam bags, haven't used them yet but if they are as good as the others I will be very happy.
April 24, 2013
How did we live without them! They are an essential part of our kitchen now and so easy to use and re-use. Freshness extended 10 fold! We use a portable vacuum sealer, but either accesssory hose or portable works fine. Wet foods like some meets etc allows sealing without making a mess of the sealer,
November 23, 2014
Yes and No
The Liquid Block Quart Bags are an average product. Not saying they don't work; they do. It's just that I get equal if not better results by slicing and lightly freezing [stiff, not quite frozen] before sealing. I will probably stick with regular quart bags. But happy to see Food Saver keeps thinking!
December 14, 2012
These are great for smoked salmon. Salmon can be a little oily, and under vacuum that oil will migrate to the sealing edge while you are sealing the bag.
I'm sure you know that oil and bag sealing don't mix very well.
The Liquid Block Bags solve this issue and make for a perfect seal every time.
November 2, 2012
This product is awesome. Easy to use. Love my food saver, and the product that go with them, my food stays fresher longer with products that i use. The food saver liquid lock bags keeps the liquid from getting to the seal. This is the only bag i use to put my meat in, when i freeze.
April 25, 2013
I use your quart size "Liquid Block" bags for my sweet corn and strawberrys. I no longer have to put the product in the freezer and wait for the liquid to semi-freeze before I vacuum them shut. Now I just fill the bag, vacuum seal, and put in the freezer. Great product and time saver. Thanks
August 12, 2013
Liquid blocking strip works great!
The liquid blocking strip works great! I always had problems with certain food items that had some liquid. The extra liquid would go into the tray in the Foodsaver unit, which would then need to be emptied. These bags stop the liquid and keeps it in the bag where it should be.
December 12, 2014
Bags are great for keeping food fresh
The liquid block quart bags are very easy to use and do exactly as promoted. The block keeps juice from ruining your food saver, which I had trouble with a different product. After frozen and thawed, meat tastes as fresh as if it just camed from the butcher! Highly recommend!
June 24, 2013
Great bag for wet stuff!
I bought a whole New York strip and loved these bags. It completely stopped leakage into my machine. When I used a package of steaks I cut off the absorbent strip and reused the remaining bag material for another item. Works like it says it does. Highly recommend for meats.
May 17, 2015
Wonderful Liquid Blocker
I have used Food Saver for many years.
I recently received the quart and gallon
Liquid blocker bags. They are exactly what was needed to seal items that have liquid
That will leak and not seal properly.
I just vacuumed seal a beef roast. No mess Perfect Seal. Thank you
April 20, 2014
Love being able to buy top grade deli meats and bag and freeze for use throughout the month without having to use them or loose them! It's nice to know they will be as fresh as when I first bought them and no ice build up that has to be dabbed away before putting them in my sandwiches!
January 21, 2013
good for sealing meats
I love the liquid block. I used to put meats in a separate ziplock bag, slightly freeze, then put into FoodSaver bags. The problem is I forget sometimes to vacuum the meats.... The liquid block allows me to seal meats when these are fresh and things get done at once. Love the bag.
January 13, 2013
I normally do not like to freeze steaks however, no problem with these bags. The liquid block bag locked in the great moisture that you tend to lose otherwise. I will buy these again. And saved alot on a meat sale (for steaks,) knowing I can now freeze with confidence. Thank You!
April 23, 2013
The product stands well for liquids.
I did not like how difficult it was to get soup into it. I ended up with soup all down the sides, inside and out. So I had to wash and wipe the sides dry before I could seal the bags. If you could develop some kind of holder to prop the bag up in for filling...that would be awesome.
November 19, 2012
perfect for use
With a disabled husband, income is limited, therefore we buy foods in larger quantities. Some have quite a bit of moisture. The regular bags did not always seal due to the moisture. These bags are perfect. They seal every time. No more wasting money having to use another bag.
October 28, 2014
12 Liquid Block Quart Bags
I purchased some hamburger and made patties and put them into these bags. They did seem to block the juices/blood from coming out of the bags. Didn't have anything in my liquid pan on my sealer. I just wish that they were a little cheaper as they are about $1.00 a bag.
March 5, 2014
great for fishermen
I package lots of fish and sometimes have trouble with the seal because of the moisture in the fish. This product eliminates that problem. With a perfect seal every time I can quickly package the days catch and get it in the freezer.
September 14, 2014
I have used these for meat and vegetables and the strip catches all the liquid. Right now I am making apple pie filling and I fill it and seal it without any of the liquid going into to tray. So much nicer than having to freeze things first and then sealing them.
December 8, 2012
Great for all those wet foods
I used these to seal my homemade spaghetti sauce. My grandson loves my spaghetti sauce, now I can make it in batches, freeze in these bags and know I will have a fresh product when I boil them. No more double sealing to be sure that I have a secure seal.
January 10, 2013
Nice individual quart bags
Great bags for individually saving steaks a couple of pork chops. We go shopping at Costco and divide up the portions for freezing fory wife and I. They work perfectly.ake certain you are dealing with the natural curl shape of the bag facing down.
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The findings suggest that this disturbing trend could be due the emergence of more virulent group B streptococcal strains and call for a renewed evaluation of preventive strategies to reduce neonatal disease.
A leading team of Newcastle University scientists have found that 'turning off' two proteins reduces the ability of breast cancer cells to survive and grow.
Two new pill-only regimens that rapidly cure most patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C (HCV) infection could soon be widely prescribed across Europe. Two recently-published studies1,2 confirmed the efficacy and safety of ...
US regulators on Friday approved Harvoni, a daily pill to treat hepatitis C that is simpler to administer than long-standing treatments but that carries a steep price tag.
In response to the rise of drug-resistant pathogens, doctors are routinely cautioned against overprescribing antimicrobials. But when a patient has a confirmed bacterial infection, the advice is to treat ...
Responding to the large number of people with serious mental illnesses in the criminal justice system will require more than mental health services, according to a new report.
New guidelines for active surveillance of prostate cancer will improve health outcomes for those with low grade diagnoses, according to two University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) experts who had input in to the international ...
(HealthDay)—The percentage of American patients who experience serious post-operative pain appears to have fallen significantly over the past decade, a new survey reveals.
For millions of Americans, mental health treatment is largely out of reach—a fact one FIU psychologist is trying to change.
Pfizer said Monday an experimental breast cancer treatment will be given an accelerated review by US regulators, speeding up the process for potential approval.
It is estimated that as many as half of patients taking cancer drugs experience a decrease in mental sharpness. While there have been many theories, what causes "chemo brain" has eluded scientists.
The only drug currently approved for treatment of stroke's crippling effects shows promise, when administered as a nasal spray, to help heal similar damage in less severe forms of traumatic brain injury.
Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the fight against debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by revealing how to stop cells attacking healthy body tissue.
To address the HIV epidemic in Mexico is to address it among men who have sex with men (MSM), because they account for a large percentage of the country's new infections, says Omar Galárraga, assistant professor ...
Two different family-based therapies are both effective at combating anorexia nervosa in teenagers, according to the largest study ever to compare two such treatments for the life-threatening eating disorder.

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Companion_of_God_15 Mohini_Didi March 30, 2022
Om Shanti Everyone!
Now you can see that I'm on the same seat, in the same room. You can see Shiv Baba. It was a really wonderful month, very busy, but it was very good and of course I met you from Delhi, Shantivan, Gyan Saroar, different places. So everyone is well? Okay? Yes. So, Baba had been talking about ‘controlling power and ruling power’. Baba is especially saying that we should be able to have control of the subtle powers, that is, the ‘mind and intellect’. So, this is the sanskar of being a master, master of the senses, master of the mind, master of our thoughts. To be a companion of God, we have to be masters. Of course, we had been using the word ‘detach observer’ but this is more about going beyond one's own present circumstances. As much as we go beyond, we become companions of Baba. Generally, the intellect and mind are very occupied with the present situation, personal situation, but if I just go beyond, be with Baba, and see how Baba takes care of it, that's what we were talking about today. The more you surrender yourself to Baba, especially our mind and intellect, Baba fulfils whatever is the need of the soul. So, to be very internally spiritual is to be a companion of God. You all must have practiced for a few days, how to create an atmosphere, whether it is silence or love, but how to create that atmosphere is very important. It's the power of yoga, power of silence, love for Baba, remembrance of Baba, all these are very subtle powers. The more powers we have, the more we could go beyond our present situations, otherwise the sanskars and the thoughts keep us in the same situation year after year.
So, we are talking about how to be liberated, liberation in life. In the Golden Age, there is no bondage. Generally, life is bondage, some karmas, some habits. It's like a bondage, but in the Golden Age, everything is pure, everything is divine. There is purity, there is love, there is happiness, but there is no bondage. So, all of us have to look into what are still subtle bondages, and I have to liberate myself from those subtle bondages. Those bondages don’t allow us to have a total surrender and one hundred percent faith and trust in Baba. We say that I have faith in Baba, I have love for Baba, but then subtle sanskars still emerge. So, if I want to be divine, I want to be royal, I want to be a companion of God, then I have to be free, not in any bondage. So if you look, since the Copper age, how the bondages began, the first one is body consciousness. In body consciousness there are very subtle desires. Then body consciousness creates all other vices also, lust, anger, greed and attachment.
Then there is nature, the body is from nature, the five elements. So, sometimes the body can pull. Then there is matter, the material things. That also is very subtle bondage. If I go beyond bondage then Baba said, “Nature and matter will serve you”. We will not be subservient to any matter because if I am subservient, I won't be master. If I'm not a master, I don't have Golden Aged sanskars. Then there are the relationships, to have soul conscious relationships with everyone, whether they are lokik or spiritual. So, we start with the body, then we have nature, we have matter, then we have relationships. Baba is talking of subtle powers, to have control over subtle powers, no bondage, then the soul can fly. When there is no bondage, your thoughts will be elevated, your thoughts will be about how to serve the souls. One is to be a ‘detached observer’, and the other is to go beyond, to go above. When we go above, then Baba guides the soul and I am able to follow all the shrimat of Baba. So, when we go to the Golden Age, of course we will experience the Golden Age, but to experience that at the Confluence Age. I have to be liberated, I have to be the master, I have to be a conqueror, victorious.
So, how did I begin the journey, jivan mukti, no bondage of any kind in life. So, first, from here, where do we go? Home. Home is also a land of liberation. There is complete silence there, in the incorporeal world, there is total silence. Then of course, there is love, there is peace, all the powers. So when Baba comes, He bestows to us ‘liberation and liberation in life’. Liberation is going home, and liberation in life is our kingdom, our future, our fortune. So, the soul has to become worthy, and when the soul becomes worthy, the soul starts moving towards the Golden Age. You will feel that I am in the Golden Age, and also a worship worthy soul. First, Baba says you become praiseworthy, then you become worship worthy. Whatever service we do here, character we have, personality we have, that makes us praiseworthy souls. Our vibrations should be so powerful, so loving, and these days everyone wants to experience the vibrations of the soul. So accumulate powers, accumulate virtues. If you keep a fragrant flower in the corner, everyone looks around. Where is that flower? The same is with our qualities, our virtues, they will pull us, and they will pull others also.
So, think of your royal sanskars of the Golden Age, and let go of present sanskars. The more you do that, you come closer to Baba, and Baba makes you a companion. As a companion of God, what do we need? Baba will take care, right? I like this title very much to be ‘Companion of God’, one who has qualities like Baba, because only then can you be close to Baba. So, look at all the qualities, look at the powers, and liberate yourself from anything, whatever you feel is there, so you can experience liberation in life. Think, contemplate on that more and more, meditate, so that you can feel moving from the Iron Age to the Confluence Age, and then the Golden Age. Emerge those qualities of the Golden Age, emerge those experiences, and then you won't say that it's in the future, you will say that it’s in the present. If I have these experiences at present, then only can I have them in the Golden Age. Baba always says that you prepare for the Golden Age at the Confluence Age. So, tomorrow when you get up in the morning at amritvela, think about the experiences and qualities of the Golden Age; royal, worship worthy, Godlike, gods, goddesses, all the qualities. So contemplate, think about it.

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You said you used Winchester from Wally World, so I'm going to assume it was FMJ. If it was plain lead, that could be the problem. Lead could also be a problem if the previous owner used unjacketed ammo.
There are companies that make stuff to de-lead your barrel. It looks like a sheet of cloth and comes in a package. You cut it into patches that fit your barrel and use it the way you would a dry patch when cleaning. It's a very fine grit abrasive cloth. If you have some fouling in the barrel, that might take care of it.
"An armed society is a polite society." — Robert A. Heinlein
"After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military."
— William S. Burroughs


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When Mexico’s historic energy reform legislation became law on Dec. 21, 2013, it opened the country to foreign investment in its oil and gas sector for the first time in 75 years. A linchpin of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s campaign, the far-reaching reform and subsequent secondary legislation enacted an entirely new legal framework for all of Mexico’s oil and gas activities. Every sector is affected, from geological surveying, to storage and transportation, to exploration and production.
A competitive bidding process was also established. The newly formed Mexican National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has published the bidding and contract terms for the first three phases of the Round 1 bidding process, which includes shallow-water, shallow-water production, and onshore areas. The Commission is also expected to announce the deepwater areas to be awarded, as well as bidding and contract terms. Join Mayer Brown lawyers Dallas Parker and Gabriel Salinas as they discuss the bidding process in Mexico.
For additional information please visit the event website.

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Serial Cut at CaixaForum Barcelona
Curating by Serial Cut for CaixaForum
Divendres amb… (Fridays with…) are encounters with artists and other groups that are prominent in their field. They present their work and talk about their artistic background in a casual and humorous tone. On the 30th of January, Sergio del Puerto from Serial Cut Studio was the guest artist at Barcelona’s CaixaForum.
With over ten years of life creating images for prestige brands, the studio founded by Sergio del Puerto has established itself as a leader in many disciplines of Web 2.0, corporeal typography, augmented reality, motion graphics, illustration and 3D.

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text: Our natural state of being, as one with Soul, is a harmonious state of Love, in which the only feelings are of continuous peace & bliss. Therefore if we are feeling any feeling other than peace & bliss, we have got out of balance somewhere . This is due to our conditioned & faulty thinking, which emerges as tolerations, needs & limiting beliefs. Using our emotional intelligence equips us to identify the message that Soul is sending us through these feelings so we can rectify our thinking & thus move always towards love. Peace be with you.


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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A wife is facing murder charges for stabbing and killing her husband at their home in Johns Creek, according to police.
Officers responded to the 600-block of Mount Victoria Place, a neighborhood off of Barnwell Road, Tuesday night at 11:30 p.m. to check on the family. Police said a concerned family member, who lives out of state, received a frantic call from someone at the home and feared someone could be injured.
When officers arrived, they found her husband 51-year-old William Kennedy dead from a knife wound.
The wife was taken into custody without incident, according to Johns Creek Police. She faces felony murder and cruelty to children, with additional charges pending.
She was taken to the Fulton County Jail and is currently being held without bond.

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I sold my piece for this show before the show even opened, so it gets to start out with a red dot! Zowie, and now I have a "collector" with my mosaic work. I was meeting up with my patron yesterday at the Bath House to deliver a mosaic that she had purchased at Tres Milagros and she saw the new piece as I was taking it out of my car and decided she had to have it too. I am so very pleased that this piece is going to a great home. I am extremely fortunate to have people that support me in my art. You can see Murmur at The Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas From Feb 4rth - March 3rd. I am showing alongside some very talented artists.
Rebecca Collins has been creating custom pet portraits since 1998. Her company Art Paw was one of the first of its kind on the web, and continues to stay ahead of the pack combining fine art and digital technology to satisfy both commercial and residential clients. Rebecca has created a dream job for herself that combines her love for animals, art and technology. She is owned by 3 Scottish Terriers and shares her life with her husband, Poet Dan Collins.


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Leadership symbolizes a set of abilities and skills that are used to create and share specific visions and objectives. They include coaching and educating, advocating, and improving the quality of care (Lamb, Martin-Misener, Bryant-Lukosius, & Latimer, 2018). As advanced practice nurses, we obtain a level of experience and knowledge to understand and promote advocacy in multiple areas and various ways. Nurse leaders can help advocate for change by addressing the situation utilizing four different spheres. The four spheres include the government, the workplace, interest groups, and the community (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, Freida, & O’Grady, 2016). Each sphere represents a diverse population with a mixture of education, power, and backgrounds. When the four separate spheres can come together and advocate for change, the mission is more obtainable.
In a previous class, I had discovered the need to advocate and change mental health care for the Las Vegas community. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), suicide is the second leading cause of death, and depression was a prominent cause of disability worldwide (Lake & Turner, 2017). Working as an emergency room (ER) nurse, I have seen the revolving door effect and lack of resources for this particular group of individuals first hand. Advocating for change and increasing insurance coverage can help assist in improving care for people suffering from mental health complications. Over the past several year’s government officials in Nevada have cut mental health funding, which has drastically reduced community resources and insurance coverage. As a nurse leader, I could help advocate for change by utilizing the four spheres as a platform to increase awareness and education regarding the need to improve mental health resources and expand insurance coverage to help reduce the rate of suicide in the state of Nevada.
As a nurse executive advocating for change, I am provided with the ability to break professional barriers in the workplace, fix fragmented clinical systems, and increase administrative awareness (Ingwell-Spolan, 2018). I can help by educating and acknowledging the problem through previous clinical experience, in addition to the new knowledge that I have acquired through my advanced nursing degree. Being able to see both sides of a situation helps bring people from different backgrounds and educational levels together to understand the problem, why it is occurring, and together help create a solution.

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The price of an university training in the us is steadily increasing plus in 2012, approximately 71percent of pupils graduating from four-year colleges needed seriously to simply simply take down loans to invest in their training. Using the tuition that is extra for worldwide pupils, combined with the costs which come along side worldwide travel and living, worldwide pupils usually have to handle economic hardships merely to make their training objectives possible and seek out loans to simply help them down.
Nevertheless, worldwide pupils discover that making use of their not enough credit rating in america, the entire process of using and qualifying for a financial loan can very quickly be stressful and complicated. That will help you down, together we’ve put among the better choices to help fund your training in america.
Before Using for Personal Bank Loan
Please bear in mind: this might be a significant decision that is financial. Before considering figuratively speaking for worldwide pupils, you ought to first have a look at other available choices to aid the cost is covered by you of training.
School funding for International Students
Although educational funding is normally restricted for worldwide pupils, there are lots of options that are available on your immigration status. The absolute most noteworthy is completing the Free Application for Federal scholar Aid (FAFSA) if you’re a resident that is permanent. The FAFSA determines the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) quantity that the national federal federal government thinks your loved ones should be able to put away to fund your training, that will then permit you to be eligible for a federal federal federal government help and loans.
In the most common of worldwide pupils who aren’t yet permanent residents of this United States, the following choice is looking at the institution you want for carrying on see when they will offer you you any grants or scholarships. Many US universities will restrict their need-based help for worldwide pupils, but some of these merit-based scholarships is going to be offered to all pupils, aside from residency status.
If you’d like more information that is in-depth school funding, read the following guide: help Guide to Global scholar educational funding.
Furthermore, there is a educational funding therapist or immigration therapist at your college to assist you find their institutionally-funded scholarships that you could be eligible for a.
Scholarships for International Students
You will find a huge selection of scholarships provided each often with no residency qualifications to apply year. On the web scholarship databases makes it possible to find scholarships that you might be eligible for a predicated on your major, job objectives, individual identification, and much more.
Financial Help from Family for International Students
Reaching out to your extensive family members for economic help may be a great method to get more funds for the university training. Pupils frequently overlook anybody except that their instant household to invest in their training, but the majority of extensive family unit members can be a lot more than prepared to help their niece, nephew, or relative, on the university journey by pitching in certain cash.
Personal Loans for International Students
Some worldwide pupils can protect their whole tuition utilizing simply the money discussed above, but that’s not at all times the scenario. For many pupils who need more support that is financialincluding DACA pupils looking for that loan), you will find personal loans for worldwide students.
We cover the necessities listed below but go a lot more in-depth within the following article: Guide to Overseas student education loans. We organized details about basic conditions and terms, interest levels, paperwork required for loans as a worldwide pupil, and many other things.
Now, on the relevant question at hand:
Exactly what are Personal Loans?
There are two main main kinds of student education loans: federal student education loans and personal figuratively speaking. Federal student education loans are funded by the government whereas personal student education loans can be found by banks, credit unions, or schools.
For some worldwide pupils, they’ll check out personal loans since federal loans frequently need permanent residency status to qualify. Nonetheless, as a result of sheer wide range of personal loan possibilities (also including medical student education loans), pupils can simply find affordable personal loan choices which will work well with regards to their specific situation that is financial.
Exactly what are Unsecured Loans for International Students?
A loan that is personal cash directed at a debtor that they may use for just about any function they might like. Consequently, the funds need not get straight into spending tuition, however, many other stuff: you might protect living/food costs, individual acquisitions, and use the pupil loan funds to purchase a motor vehicle (which we usually do not suggest! ).
Rates of interest for Overseas Figuratively Speaking
Interest levels differ on the basis of the loan provider you select along with your very very very own background that is financial. Borrowers in search of that loan without any credit score (or dismal credit history) will often get an increased interest in comparison to somebody with a top credit history and credit history that is long.
Nevertheless, many loan providers are looking at an approach that is holistic figure out interest levels. By evaluating an applicant’s education, earnings, https://badcreditloanmart.com/payday-loans-sc/ profession, and much more, loan providers might provide a reduced rate of interest by determining in the event that applicant is really a accountable debtor despite their not enough credit rating.
Loan Terms for International Figuratively Speaking
Loan terms may differ anywhere from only one to 25 or more years year. The financial institution might provide numerous loan term choices from which the debtor can select your best option according to if they think they’ll certainly be when you look at the most useful financial predicament to cover the loan back. Additionally, it is crucial to keep in mind that as time goes on, you will probably manage to refinance your worldwide education loan, that will eventually either reduced your payments or replace the length of the time necessary for repaying the funds you’ve been loaned.
Cosigners for International Student Education Loans
Because so many worldwide students don’t have actually a credit that is previous in america, they will certainly discover that loan providers will need a cosigner for worldwide pupils loans become authorized. A cosigner assures the financial institution that when the borrower fails to cover the loan back, the cosigner will likely then result in repaying the loan.
Quite often, the cosigner is needed to be A united states resident or permanent resident which will be burdensome for worldwide pupils to get.
Top Loan Providers of Unsecured Loans for International Students
You can find a huge selection of financial loans available for nonresidents — particularly students — yet just a choose few are certainly good.
To aid jumpstart your research to find the best personal bank loan choice that may meet your requirements, here’s our directory of the utmost effective three pupil lenders for international pupils.
Finally, which lender you determine to borrow from for the unsecured loan should come down seriously to your requirements as a debtor, specially being a student that is international. However with the data above, you need to be in a position to make a decision that is informed pay a visit to borrow.

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A Life In Badly Colored Pictures of Gravity-Defying Boobs
Sound the anniversary bells! This, dear reader, is my fiftieth column for IGMS.
Ever since those heady days of 2007, I have brought you self-indulgent sticky
It leads me to reflect, and by reflect I mean have another cookie. Comics. They
have a rather strange history, don't they? What other art form, unique unto itself,
has been considered juvenile and tasteless on the whole, potential only realized
with the turning of the new millennium?
We might have spoken lightly of the three-volume novel once, and the Pre-Raphaelites and the Impressionists may have come to blows, but no living adult
remembers a time when fiction or painting were "less" than other art forms. TV
was a bastard child of respectable Saturday serials once, but it didn't stop everyone
Yet ten, twenty years ago, the average American adults would live and die reading
no comic more substantial than Peanuts or Calvin and Hobbes.
One or two ninth-grade teachers among the millions knew that Maus belonged in
the curriculum next to Night.
Bone was considered an "adult comic," just a retro Disney pastiche-type-thing that
was, like every other comic, a semi-monthly mag printed on cheap paper, a labor
of love for money-losing Cartoon Books.
My mother, and your mother, and everyone's mother, saw it as her duty to toss out
the exaggerated cleavage of X-Men, rather than realizing that such things could
improve early literacy as well as induce early puberty.
And the term "graphic novel" was used by a select few who hoped to see comics
outside of said semi-monthly cheap paper-and-staples format.
It goes on. The last few years have finally seen an explosion in the kinds of comics
Eisner hoped for. Comics like Mat Johnson's Incognegro and Dark Rain, Bone and
RASL, Marjane Sartrapi's Persepolis and Chicken With Plums, Girl Genius and its
many cousins, and Habibi and Blankets by Craig Thompson. They fill Barnes &
Noble shelves, even electronic ones, and fill school curriculum, and I imagine there
are actually kids out there who don't even want to read comics because they have
It's amazing. Although, much like a pothead resettled in Amsterdam, I
occasionally miss the contraband, sneak-it-past-the-parents-and-teacher element.
As I've gotten older, I've lost wide-eyed interest in the things I once ate up. Big
Marvel and DC events are just the same round of money-draining recycled epic
stories where famous characters die, only to be resurrected next year as part of the
big crossover of the week.
Editors repeatedly try to fix what ain't broke. (Rhymes with Shmun Shmore
Shmay.) (Now we can count Clark and Lois's undone marriage as another casualty
of "married superheroes don't work euhhhhhh.")
But every once in a while, they win me over. I just read a mainstream, heavily-promoted comic that blew my mind. I'm skeptical of such things. Wonder Woman
sells a lot of Underoos and action figures, and she can't ever be as cool as I'd like
her to be -- or so I thought. The story was fast-paced, dark and full of amazing
twists. The art was crisp and minimalist with a dynamic sense of place.
Hermes, a tall and alien figure with a hawk's feet, tried to protect a young woman
chosen by the Gods for dark purposes. Beheaded horses sprouted gargoyle-faced,
shrieking centaur bodies. Diana Prince was a ninja of cool who could snatch
arrows out of the sky. Wonder Woman #1, by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang,
made the Amazon Princess new and I'm thrilled to be addicted to it.
After a few years of lackluster comics, IDW Publishing recently put out two issues
of Transformers that, uh, well, transformed the previously shallow concept of
warring alien robots into a stunning study in class warfare, heroism, and flux.
Check out "The Road to Chaos" in issues #22 and #23 of the current ongoing TF
comic, by James Roberts and Alex Milne.
They blew my mind the same way Transformers #67 did when I was eight with its
dark, Decepticon-led future. I had never seen an alt-future dystopia before, and the
most incredible thing in the world was Rodimus Prime's decrepit corpse hanging
between two blown-out Twin Towers.
(Aside: infamously, someone tried to sell that Transformers comic on ebay a few
years ago by claiming it was a prediction of 9/11. If those comics were telling the
truth, then we'd better watch out, because Unicron is going to eat us any day now.)
It's nice to know that wide-eyed kid is only a few brightly colored pages away. My
imagination was shaped by comics, by crazy sound effects and bigger-than-life
I still have my first comic: an Ewoks cartoon spin-off, which featured a descent by
annoying cartoon bears into the horrific "Black Cavern."
Insert Freudian joke here.
I remember reading it very clearly, possibly because I had odd feelings for the
downy-furred, pink-clad Princess Kneesaa. In case you were wondering, she didn't
go into the Black Cavern. The plucky adventurous Wicket did. Apparently I fell
into some kind of Black Cavern too, because from that point on I got a bundle of
new comics at least once a month.
I waited outside my house in the Mojave summertime for the mailman to deliver
Transformers each month. In the early 90s, I bought gobs of polywrapped, foil-embossed badass heroes clenching their jaws and hitting things hard and fast. I
owned at least forty of Rob Liefeld's Fifty Worst Drawings.
In 1991, I was heartbroken because Transformers had just been canceled, and the
toyline was winding down, and it looked like my favorite incredible changing
robots were dead. (Boy, did I misread that one.)
When I was fourteen, I decided it was time to give up comics and get myself some
loving of the female variety. All things considered, it didn't work well. They can
smell geek, fellas. You just need to learn to sniff out the geeky ones yourself.
Things went much better in college, when I went on my first date with my
girlfriend, now my wife, to a comic store. I picked up my old favorite the
Transformers and Spider-Man on that trip again.
Even then, I didn't suspect that my beloved medium was entering its long-awaited
adulthood. If Jack Kirby was Chaucer and Alan Moore was Marlowe, then the
Shakespeare of comics is doing his or her very best work at this moment.
I sometimes get notes from people who read the column and say "I don't read
comics, but you almost make me want to." Skeptics and dabblers, for all that is
wrong with the world, all is right with comics. There is a comic for you. Your
imagination is hungry for it.
Go find it.
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2014 was a bit of a mixed bag for the Republican Party in New York.
Nationwide the GOP picked up huge wins in races for governor, the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, where they took over the majority. Here in The Empire State, though, Republicans did poorly in statewide races, losing big in the races for governor, attorney general and comptroller.
However, the party was victorious in almost all of the key races for the state senate where they now have a full majority after spending the last two years in a power sharing agreement with the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference.
In this program, Ed Cox, the state party chairman, sits down with us to talk about regaining the senate, the future of the party in 2016 and the recent announcement by popular Congressman Chris Gibson that he will leave the house after this term and may seek statewide office in 2018. Watch the full program above.


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What is liposuction?
Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure that improves your body’s contours by removing unwanted pockets of fat. Liposuction can treat almost any part of the body, including:
- Upper arms
When you gain weight, your fat cells grow in size. Liposuction removes these fat cells; once gone, they never return. As long as you maintain a healthy weight, liposuction provides permanent results.
Am I a candidate for liposuction?
Your provider at Woodlands Hand To Shoulder Foot and Ankle Center determines if you’re a candidate for liposuction during a cosmetic surgery consultation. Though liposuction helps you get rid of excess body fat, it’s not a weight-loss procedure.
You may be a candidate for liposuction if you're at or close to your goal weight and have unwanted fat bulges that don’t go away with diet and exercise.
You also need to be in good overall health and not have any conditions that may complicate the procedure, such as a circulation problem or diabetes.
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Back in 2010, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta was introduced and since then more than 212,000 units have been ordered worldwide. Still, the current Giulietta needed an update and Alfa Romeo officially announced today.
Set to make its world debut next week at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 2014 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Facelift comes with some exterior updates such as a redesigned front grille, new fog lights with chrom-plated frame and a new set of 16-, 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels. The front headlights have DRL with LED technology and a day light function for maximum active safety, while the rear lights use LED technology in the same way. In addition, three new exterior colors are available: Moonlight Pearl, Anodizzato Blue and Bronze.
The interior of the 2014 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Facelift was updated too and now features new door panels and handles and new insert on the central console and dashboard. Alfa Romeo also updated the seats and the steering wheel. The 2014 Giulietta Quadrigoflio Verde version offers new sports seats upholstered in black leather/Alcantara with contrasting stitching with electro-welded logo on the backrest (also available on the QV Sportiva Pack).
2014 Giulietta Progressive comes with black/anthracite grey fabric, while the Giulietta MY 2014 Distinctive customer can choose between two colour combinations for the fabric upholstery: black/tobacco or anthracite grey.
2014 Giulietta Exclusive features leather/fabric upholstery that can be in the shade of either black/anthracite grey or tobacco/anthracite grey. The 2014 Alfa Romeo Giulietta also received a new 2.0-liter JDTM engine developing 15- hp and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) of torque. Style, Visibility, Comfort, Lusso, Premium, Business, Sport and QV Sportiva: many specific packs available depending on the market to further customise your Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV MY 2014.
Alfa Romeo has a long tradition of coming out with the best models. By utilizing a tradition of dynamic performance, the Giulietta is able to take its own place. It does this without ever needing to sacrifice the efficiency and convenience on a daily level. The reason for this improvement in the performance is due to the continuous technological studies displayed at its best in this model. Making this possible as well is the use of what is known as the “Compact” architecture.
Under this configuration, high-resistance materials have been used allowing the structure’s weight to be limited. This is in addition to having active Dual Pinion steering. There is also the sophisticated suspension set-up with the front having the MacPherson strut and the rear with the advanced Multi-link suspension. The brand made sure that this latest offering would be able to adapt the comfort and driving satisfaction to the specific needs of the customer.
This is owed to what is called as the Alfa DNA selector. The selector is a device which allows drivers to customize the behavior of the model to adapt to the different driving styles and the various road conditions. Further, Alfa Romeo revealed that the Giulietta has an architecture that was mainly designed to not only integrate the different systems but even exploit them to the fullest.
It thus highlights the three set-up functions of Normal, Dynamic, and All Weather, all available with the Alfa DNA selector. Being equipped on the whole line as a standard feature, the goal of including this particular equipment is to be able to modify the operating parameters of the different components like the steering system, gearbox, Q2 electronic differential, and engine.
It can even change the Electronic Stability Control system and its behavior logic. Under the Giulietta, Alfa Romeo disclosed that looking at its construction the quality is truly outstanding and exceptional on each level to result in comfort that showcases excellent standard. A combination of vertical and longitudinal filtering capacity for the suspension guarantees remarkable driving comfort.
There are also significant technical refinements that allow the 2014 Giulietta to offer a more enjoyable drive and a quieter one. Examples include enhancements on the pedal unit, wheel arch, bumpers, and even luggage compartment.


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Leave your Dead Leaves on the Ground this Fall
Leaf litter, commonly considered an eyesore, is a surprising microcosm of biodiversity. It serves as a cover for the most species-rich habitat: soil, which hosts more than half of all life on earth. Beneath piles of leaves, twigs, and bark, a variety of creatures flourish, from small reptiles such as salamanders and frogs to invertebrates like snails, earthworms, and spiders.
When invertebrates consume leaf matter, they break it up into smaller pieces. Then, tandem forces of bacteria and fungi decompose these pieces and convert them into valuable nutrients such as nitrogen, calcium, and sulfur that helps feed trees and other plants.
Those natural processes help replenish the soil and contribute to the life cycle as dead plant matter transforms into sustenance for living plants. Although leaf litter can look deceivingly stagnant, a microscopic world of activity teems beneath the foliage.
As a microhabitat, leaf litter is diverse. Structurally, it’s made of plant rubble such as leaves, flowers, bark, seeds, and twigs. Chemically, it contains substances such as cellulose and lignin. A 2023 study suggests leaf litter strengthens ecosystem biodiversity by making soil more fertile and reducing the risk of pathogens left behind by animals.
Leaf litter goes through three stages of decomposition to produce soil. The observable top layer is the litter layer. The second layer, composed of rotting leaves, is the fermenting layer. The last, completely rotted layer is built up of a thick and dark organic matter called humus, a type of soil that provides the ideal environment in which plants grow and thrive.
Think of that soil as an entire ecosystem, says Sue Barton, a plant and soil scientist at the University of Delaware.
“The soil system contains the mineral component, which is the sand, silt, and clay. It also has spaces that are filled with air or water, and then it has organic matter,” she says. “Then a living component, like earthworms and fungi and bacteria. It’s good to refer to soil as a complex system, rather than a single entity.”Not only does leaf litter decomposition help release nutrients into the soil, but it can also store carbon in the ground. Forests sequester this greenhouse gas by capturing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Through photosynthesis, carbon transforms into biomass, which eventually dies and becomes leaf litter or deadwood.
Leaf litter is also an important habitat for animals. When the bitter months of winter arrive, dead leaves provide wildlife a place to shelter and hide from the elements. Below the detritus, moths and butterflies cocoons lie nestled, and bumblebees burrow to avoid the cold, hibernating over the winter months.
“Most butterflies and moths overwinter in the landscape either as eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises or adults,” says Barton. “Luna moths, Baltimore checkerspot butterflies, and wooly bear caterpillars tuck themselves into a pile of leaves for protection from cold weather and predators. Red-banded hairstreaks lay their eggs on fallen oak leaves. Swallowtail butterflies disguise their cocoons and chrysalis as dried leaves, blending in with the real leaves.”
What to do with leaf litter
There are several options for saving your leaf litter.
Barton suggests raking the leaves off your lawn and into your landscape beds, because letting the leaf litter cover the lawn doesn’t allow light to penetrate and prevents the lawn from photosynthesizing. To avoid leaves fully covering your lawn, you can use a mulching mower to cut the leaves into small pieces.
Doing this, says Barton, “improves the quality of the soil, so the plants that are growing in that area have more nutrients to take up. They'll have a looser, more open soil with better soil structure. That promotes better root growth, which of course, promotes healthier plants.”
She warns against sending leaf litter to the landfill.
“What you shouldn't do is put them in a plastic bag and send them to a landfill somewhere because you are getting rid of a resource. If you send it off to a landfill, that resource won't be able to be reused in somebody's landscape.”

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- Published: Thursday, October 09 2014 17:03
- Written by Stephanie Hussey
Rival Sons' drummer, Michael Miley, took on interview questions from rock writer, Stephanie Hussey.
RIVAL SONS is an American rock band from Long Beach, California. Formed in 2009 the bands current members are: Scott Holiday, Michael Miley, Jay Buchanan, and David Beste. Signed to Earache Records the band released their newest album, Great Western Valkyrie, in Europe, UK and the USA in June 2014.

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- Size medium has a 25½" body length, a 16" shoulder, a 19½" chest, and a 25½" sleeve length. Sleeve length changes ½" between sizes.
- Rolled neckline.
- Long sleeves with rib-knit cuffs.
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- 85% linen, 7% cotton, 6% cashmere, 2% mulberry silk.
- Dry clean.
- Made in Italy.
- Model is 6'1"/185 cm and wears a size medium.
Eleven different color combinations of twisted, dégradé yarn are hand-selected to create this sweater's faded, washed-out ombré, while blanket-inspired motifs add a graphic element.
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Assessments of the River's Water Quality
Based on review of 19 water quality parameters grouped into four categories—nutrients, heavy metals, salts and pathogens, and physical — UMRBA's 2023 How Clean is the River? Report finds that water quality between 1989 and 2018 has generally improved, while there are pollutants of concern that have varying trends. Decreases in legacy heavy metals, sediment, and phosphorus, for example, show that public and private investments in managing water quality are beneficial and that the approaches taken have been effective. Nitrogen, chloride, and contemporary or emerging pollutants of concern, however, are rising and require a five-state approach to develop effective solutions.
The 2023 How Clean is the River? is UMRBA's second, collective effort to understand water quality trends in the basin, which includes Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The first report was published in 1989 and led UMRBA to focus its work on heavy metals and sediment. The 2023 analysis includes water quality data from 1989 to 2018 and supports UMRBA’s current focus on nutrients and chloride.
UMRBA's How Clean is the River? water quality analyses underscore the value of coordinated and comprehensive water quality monitoring for the Basin. In combination with UMRBA’s Interstate Water Quality Monitoring Program, the report’s findings will allow the five Basin states to more effectively identify problem areas, target management actions, and measure progress in protecting water quality.
Water Quality Conditions from 1972 to 1986
Using USGS's National Water Quality Assessment datasets spanning 1972 to 1986, the 1989 How Clean is the River? report evaluated the Upper Mississippi River's water quality condition by exceedances of standards, support uses (i.e., national goals), quality of the fishery, sediment quality, and spatial and temporal trends. It found that 69 percent of the river (approximately 583 miles) has water quality problems, with the majority of those problems concentrated at the upstream and downstream ends of the river. Stretches of the river with the best water quality were between L&Ds 10 and 19 as well as L&Ds 20 and 21 – i.e., away from the major metropolitan areas and major tributaries (Minnesota, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers). The most pervasive water quality problem was the degradation of the fishery resource. This report set the course in subsequent years for UMRBA’s focus on sedimentation and toxic pollutants.
Water Quality Conditions from 1989 to 2018
The 2023 How Clean is the River? Report picks back up from the 1989 report in terms of the trend period, evaluating trends from 1989 to 2018 using water quality data collected by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Wisconsin DNR, and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program’s long term resource monitoring and long-term continuous flow records from gages maintained by USGS and the USACE. The analysis uses flow-adjusted trend analyses, which allows for measuring the trends in concentration that are not simply correlated with river flows.
The 2023 results conclude that:
- Nutrients (Total Phosphorus, Total Nitrogen, Nitrate & Nitrite, Ammonia, Chlorophyll-a)
Although phosphorus reduction goals are yet to be met, phosphorus continues to decline in the Basin due to successes of the Clean Water Act. Ammonia, a fraction of total nitrogen, is also generally decreasing. Ammonia can be toxic to aquatic life.
These are important improvements in water quality because excess nutrients cause algae overgrowth, which can harm water quality, food resources, habitat, and decrease oxygen concentrations, all which have an effect on aquatic life and outdoor recreation opportunities.
Excess nutrients in the river originate from various sources, including agriculture, stormwater runoff, and wastewater. Achieving nutrient reductions requires a multifaceted approach.
Even with these successes, there are some concerns. Despite efforts to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution to the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone, total nitrogen is increasing. Nitrogen originates from nonpoint sources, such as urban and agricultural runoff, or pollution runoff from a broad area. The Hypoxic Zone receives attention nationwide because of its low oxygen levels―conditions that are not suitable for aquatic life to survive. Local problems with excess nutrients cause the overgrowth of algae and result in diminished recreational opportunities.
- Heavy Metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Mercury, Cadmium)
Significant successes have resulted from implementation of pollution reduction efforts under the Clean Water Act. There has been a general decrease in heavy metals, which are both naturally occurring from underlying geology and human-made from manufacturing and industrial processes. Still, while well below the maximum contaminant level set by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, lead is increasing in Pools 15 and 17 near the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa and New Boston, Illinois, respectively. The reasons for this are not completely understood and warrant investigation and research.
- Salts and Pathogens (Chloride, Sulfate, E. coli, Fecal Coliform)
Chloride increased at least 35 percent in the basin. The primary source is salt used to de-ice roads during winter. While road salt makes transit safer for people, too much of it is toxic to aquatic life that live in water bodies. Other dominant chloride sources include household water softeners and fertilizers.
- Physical (Temperature, Conductivity, Total Suspended Solids, pH, Turbidity, Dissolved Oxygen)
There have been decreases in total suspended solids of at least 40 percent across the basin. Turbidity and dissolved oxygen have also decreased. These reductions allow for light to reach aquatic vegetation, increasing its growth and thereby providing habitat and food for aquatic organisms.

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We will be getting our chicks in a few weeks....I have already purchased "Chick Starter"...when can they start eating things like yogurt, oatmeal etc? I have seen several people talk abaout feeding oatmeal....is that COOKED oatmeal? as in leftovers?
You'll get lots of opinions on when it's okay to start treats. I start offering things like plain yogurt, small mealworms, and yes, cooked oatmeal around two weeks old. Why? Because I know when they are being raised by one of my broody hens she's feeing them whatever she happens to find from a few days old.
I agree with the above poster above me that she is right on. However in addition to what was said keep in mind that 2 week old anything has a 2 week old tummy also. The stomach is just developing and IMHO I would give them only bland items like rice, finely chopped hard boiled eggs, yogurts, scrambled eggs, oatmeal. I also would suggest that a treat is a treat and not a meal unless you prepare it as a meal. Small portions is the key.
If you give it, it should be in small measure as a treat only. They'll love it as being something different. That's what treats are.
Older/larger birds can absorb it more readily as part of their diet. You just don't want to give too much by way of treat to birds of any age that will take away from the diet they need at that stage of their lives. Young birds are fun, and occasional treats don't hurt, but shouldn't displace their regular ration. It's a critical stage for their long-term health and productivity.
It is also my recollection that little chicks in their first few days/weeks can digest the chick starter crumble without access to grit, but if you are giving treats, they may need grit in order to break it down. I doubt yogurt falls into this category, but when I gave my little chicks yogurt they just walked in it and tracked it all over the place. I mix a few tablespoons of plain yogurt with live cultures in a morning warm mash I give to my laying chickens, but didn't have much luck with it with little chicks.
I agree with everyone else..wait a couple weeks...if you want to give them something 'different', mix their starter with
some water and make it into a mush...they will LOVE it! Even full grown chickens love this!
Good luck and come back and post some pics of the babies!

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On Friday night I finally got to the new kid on the Smith Street block, Easy Tiger, for modern Thai fare. The setting is cool, a kind of ‘sustainable-retro’ feel with casual dining in the front window, a communal table running down the left side, and a few round tables of four on the right.
This is local dining for me. I’ve walked past it a few times and have been tantalized by Joyce’s review on Mel: Hot or Not. So, one re-scheduled booking on and we (my fellow diner L and I) were nothing short of delighted by the full flavours and fresh dishes. Also ran into a friend there too who saw my pre-dinner tweet and said she too would be there! (got to love Twitter)
We snacked on spicy Taro Chips – yes, you can think slice and deep-fry anything to make it a ‘ship’! – and I ordered a vodka, soda, fresh lime while L had a beer, just as the rain poured down.
Then we made ‘the food is incredible’ noises as we were blown away by the food. We ate this (*taken from menu):
- betel leaves with prawn and fresh coconut 5 ea.
- hot and sour thai beef salad, cherry tomatoes, coriander and fresh lime 24
- coconut braised beef brisket with pickled cucumber 28
- chocolate (monsieur truffe) and pandanus leaf dumplings with melon 14
- sago pudding, coconut jelly and fresh finger banana 14
L and I agreed we would be back to try the rest of the menu but if you only go once we highly recommend these options – all delicious, fresh and packed with flavour but not in a ‘it stays with you all night’ kind of way.
Would recommend some Easy Tiger action but make sure you book if you’re there on the weekend.
Note: I would have taken more photos but, as I’ve said before, I’m a terrible ‘food blogger’ … I get so excited by the food and am so caught up in the culinary experience that it’s usually eaten before I remember to take pics.
Easy Tiger, 96 Smith St, Collingwood +61 3 9417 2373

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By C. Claiborne Ray / The Bulletin
December 4, 2008
Q: How do drugs taken once a week, once a month or even once a year do their work?
A: There are three basic mechanisms, said Dr. Marcus Reidenberg, head of the clinical pharmacology division of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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My favorite finds from around the web:
• PBS will premier a new Anne of Green Gables movie on Thanksgiving Day. With a preview trailer!
• The long wait for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “lost stories.” “Some of his short stories were deemed too controversial for publication and several of these are included in an upcoming book.”
• Carla Hayden takes charge of the world’s largest library. All about the new Librarian of Congress.
• 13 writing tips from J.K. Rowling, who knows a thing or two about perseverance. “I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.” (Not just for writers.)
Isn’t that purple door terrific? From Savannah, of course. (Follow me on instagram @annebogel)
On the blog:
One year ago: The five areas where I can’t afford to be low maintenance.
Two years ago: Let’s make Autumn Reading a thing. 16 titles for your fall reading list.
Three years ago: 21 things I wish I knew in my 20s.
Have a great weekend!


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Shocking video shows just how easy it is to break into your suitcase
This video shows how baggage handlers can open the zip on your luggage, take what they want,, then return it to its original state so you are none the wiser.
Video of mom whipping daughter, 12, for posing semi-nude goes viral
Last Sunday, a video was posted on Facebook showing Helen Bartlett, a mother of four from Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago, beating her sobbing and cowering daughter to teach her a lesson.


The Airport Agency launches CONNECT New World: new regional event for the Americas and Caribbean
The Airport Agency, founder of the CONNECT Forum, has announced the launch of CONNECT New World, a new regional event dedicated to the Americas and the Caribbean. The event will take place from 30 May to 1 June 2023.
Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic and AERODOM-VINCI Airports, operators of Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), the event will take place in Santo Domingo, ‘La Capital’, a vibrant city and a stunning location at the crossroad of North and South America.
“I am delighted to welcome you all to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for the launch of CONNECT New World,” says Karin Butot, CEO and founder, The Airport Agency. “Aviation has faced tremendous challenges in the past two years, and looking forward, there are going to be challenges to meet new environmental and long-term sustainability. Our key mission is to improve and develop air services to the region, CONNECT New World will also be the place where leaders and innovators discuss and explore solutions to these new challenges.”
Santo Domingo has a population of nearly three million and is the oldest city of the ‘New World’. Its Colonial City was listed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990. In May 2022, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recognised the Dominican for achieving the most successful recovery of the industry in the world, reaching record numbers in tourist arrivals.
“With the Caribbean’s most advanced transportation system, the largest offer of beachfront and city rooms and venues, a rich landscape begging for outdoor activities, an electric cultural scene, and a climate as warm as its people, the Dominican Republic is the ideal working playground,” says David Collado, Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. “Being the best-connected Caribbean destination with eight international airports at key points around the country receiving hundreds of flights originating worldwide, we are delighted to serve as host country for CONNECT New World, a platform for senior decision-makers to meet and discuss the region’s air services. I invite you to join senior industry professionals from airlines, airports and destinations, and come to discover all that the Dominican Republic has to offer: from beaches and modern cities to mountains and colonial towns.”
Mónika Infante Henríquez, CEO of AERODOM, adds: “For AERODOM and VINCI Airports it is a pleasure to co-host CONNECT New World in Santo Domingo. We will be excited to receive executives from airlines, airports, tour operators and tourism authorities to explore new air routes, as well as to develop the existing ones.”
Arajet is Official Carrier
Arajet will be the Official Carrier of CONNECT New World. Arajet is the first ULCC in the Caribbean and is based in Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas (SQD) in Santo Domingo. Arajet operates a fleet of five brand-new 737-8 MAX aircraft and has commitments for 46 aircraft.
“The support of Arajet as the Official Carrier is crucial to the event’s attractivity and Santo Domingo’s connectivity with neighborhood countries,” says Butot. “Arajet is the perfect fit for this inaugural event, having Dominican roots, but with an international reach and vision.”
The first commercial flights were launched in September 2022 from Santo-Domingo to 13 destinations in nine countries, including Mexico City, Curaçao, San Salvador and Quito.
“We believe in the ULCC model because it allows more people to fly, expanding the market for everyone, and because it has proven profitable and resilient,” comments Victor Pacheco, CEO Arajet. “The aviation sector is important far beyond tourism, it has a multiplier effect for economic development broadly.”
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There aren’t many bands who arrive at their 50th anniversary on a creative roll, still luring in new generations of fans, making Top 10 albums, and doing so by releasing music every bit as challenging and inventive as their earliest recordings. In fact, there is precisely one: Sparks.
Ron and Russell Mael are rock’s original Odd Couple, as inscrutable as they are fascinating. Never content to rest on their laurels or follow musical trends, they have achieved commercial success only intermittently, and almost despite themselves. Edgar Wright’s music documentary The Sparks Brothers captures the art-pop pioneers at an improbable late career high, as well as recounting the story of how they got there, asking why they aren’t as celebrated as they deserve to be, and finding out how they became your favourite band’s favourite band.
‘If you want to look at Ron and Russell, you have to look at them through one prism. And that prism is cinema.’ (Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand)
‘We can communicate in non-verbal ways, just by having worked together for so long.’ (Ron Mael, Sparks)
A certain ineffable mystique surrounds fraternal partnerships in the arts. In film, from the Lumières through the Boultings, the Coens and beyond, the exact division of labour between a pair of brothers is typically opaque to outsiders. In rock music, however, the sibling dynamic is often fractious and frictive, and plays out as a very public psychodrama.
In both regards, Sparks are arguably more of a cinematic duo than a musical one. For more than 50 years, Ron and Russell Mael have steadily released innovative, influential and, occasionally, successful records. Their private lives are kept private, and they’ve never fallen out nor broken up. Like every great directorial duo, they appear to complement one another like the parts of a Swiss watch, but no-one has ever provided significant insight into what makes the enigmatic brothers tick. Until The Sparks Brothers.
Their music, too, is inherently cinematic: the Maels, who began making music while studying film at UCLA under the influence of Bergman and the Nouvelle Vague, create songs that present themselves as a three-minute elevator pitch for a romantic drama or a black comedy. They often use such meta-narrative cinematic techniques as whipping away the wizard’s curtain and breaking the fourth wall. Ron compares their fractured sense of narrative to walking in halfway through a film, and figuring out what’s going on (something he and Russell frequently did as children). They are also, literally, filmmakers, albeit perennially-thwarted ones: projects with Jacques Tati and Tim Burton didn’t make it to screen (though Annette, a collaboration with Leos Carax, is currently awaiting release). Somehow, despite all the celluloid in their DNA, there has never been a Sparks film. Until The Sparks Brothers.
Meanwhile, lifelong Sparks fan Edgar Wright, the English director known for the ‘Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy’ of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End, cult sitcom Spaced, action rom-com Scott Pilgrim vs The World and, most recently, getaway movie Baby Driver, has always used popular music as an integral element of his filmmaking, but has never made a music documentary. Until The Sparks Brothers.
Every serious music fan knows Sparks, at least a little. But no music fan truly knows the Mael Brothers, beyond the basics of the pretty-boy singer being Russell and the deadpan keyboardist with the intimidating stare and the Chaplin/Hitler moustache being Ron. They never appear to write autobiographically (though this film may change your mind about that, somewhat), their ‘real’ selves are always shielded by smoke and mirrors, and – as the post-credits sequence shows us – behind masks. Masks which, in The Sparks Brothers, are finally torn off.
Edgar Wright’s film takes us from their childhood in California to their present status as elder statesmen of art-rock, but this isn’t a film which follows the traditional rock-doc arc of rise and fall. Expressed in graph form, Sparks’ career would resemble the ECG reading of a patient with chronic hypertension, or a seismometer somewhere near the San Andreas fault: a perpetual sequence of spikes and slumps (in terms of popularity, if not musical quality).
Born in the post-war baby boom and raised on rock’n’roll and Hollywood in equal measure, Ron and Russell Mael began making music in the late 60’s under the name Urban Renewal Project, then Halfnelson. Initially viewed by the industry as unsignable oddballs, their sensibilities out of kilter with the prevailing trend for psychedelia, the Maels appeared to be heading nowhere until Todd Rundgren took them under his wing. Changing their name again to Sparks, they began to gain traction in the early 70’s after moving to the UK, where ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us,’ a hysterical Spaghetti Western in the form of a pop song, became their breakthrough hit in 1974, following a startling performance on Britain’s long-running, immensely popular BBC music program Top of the Pops which prompted John Lennon to phone Ringo Starr to incredulously gasp ‘You won’t believe what’s on the television: Marc Bolan is doing a song with Adolf Hitler!’
Teen hysteria ensued, but it was short-lived. Always reluctant to stay in one style for too long, Sparks lost much of their new audience by pivoting away from panic-stricken art-glam on the Indiscreet album, which instead drew upon 1920s Charleston and 1940s big bands more than the world of rock’n’roll. Attempts to batter down the doors of the American market with the harder sound of Big Beat failed, but Sparks struck gold again by hooking up with electro-disco producer Giorgio Moroder for 1979’s Number One in Heaven, a landmark album which set the template for every synth duo of the 1980s.
Whenever Sparks seemed to be fading away in one territory, they’d suddenly pop up in another. In France, for example, where ‘When I’m with You’ reached No.1 in 1981. Or back home in America, where the early 80s saw them become staples of KROQ radio and music television, even headlining the Hollywood Bowl. Or in Germany, where the elegant, elegiac single ‘When Do I Get To Sing “My Way”?’ hit the Top 10 and won them awards in 1994.
At times, the mismatch between their perceived ascendancy and actual financial security became stark: in the film, Ron recalls a supermarket cashier being excited at serving the two guys she’d seen on American Bandstand the night before, only to have to call for assistance over the Tannoy when the Maels produced food stamps to pay for their shopping.
Sparks began the new millennium in rejuvenated form, 2002’s critically-acclaimed, quasi-classical synth opus Lil’ Beethoven setting the tone for a prolific run of albums which would culminate with the Maels hitting the UK Top 10 twice with Hippopotamus (2017) and A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (2020). Even by Sparks standards, the 21st century saw the duo exploring their artistic freedom in new and challenging ways. In 2008, they launched Exotic Creatures of the Deep with a series of shows in London in which they played all 21 of their albums on consecutive nights, obliging Ron, Russell and their band to learn almost 300 songs. In 2009 they premiered their first opera, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, on Swedish radio. In 2015, they fully merged with another band, Franz Ferdinand, for FFS: a project which began with Ron sending the Scottish band the wryly-titled ‘Collaborations Don’t Work.’
All of this is covered in The Sparks Brothers. But as well as relating the narrative, Wright does to the documentary what the Maels do to the pop song, disregarding the rules and playing with the form. The Sparks Brothers is as genre-promiscuous as Sparks’ discography itself, using Wright’s trademark superfast edits and several styles of animation to push things along, as well as the more traditional use of archive clips and talking heads.
Those talking heads include noted Sparks admirers and collaborators such as Beck, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell of Erasure, Chris Difford of Squeeze, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor of Duran Duran, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order, Nick Heyward, Björk, Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bernard Butler, Martyn Ware of The Human League/Heaven 17, Roddy Bottum of Faith No More, Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s, Steve Jones of Sex Pistols, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Mike Myers, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, as well as producers such as Todd Rundgren, Muff Winwood, Tony Visconti, Giorgio Moroder and James Lowe, and several Sparks band members past and present.
The archival material unearths many seldom-seen, or never-seen treasures, from childhood home movies, to a Mother’s Day card written by Russell, to a glimpse of the Maels in the audience at The Big TNT Show in 1966, to Ron falling off his stool during the recording of ‘Something for the Girl with Everything.’
Perhaps the most touching section, though, is Wright’s own footage of the modern-day Mael brothers going about their repetitive and mundane daily routines, recalling the famous Gustave Flaubert dictum, ‘Be ordinary and bourgeois in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.’
That violently original work is mirrored immaculately by The Sparks Brothers.
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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a Complete Fiction production
Presented by: Focus Features
In association with: MRC
Produced by: Nira Park, Edgar Wright, George Hencken, Laura Richardson
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Researchers: Holly Gorne, Mike Griffiths
Archive Consultant: Neil Storey
Archive Researcher: Tess McNally-Watson
Director of Photography: Jake Polonsky
Visual Effects: Robin Doelly
Stop Motion Animations Created & Designed by: Joseph Wallace
Editor: Paul Trewartha
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A Circus Story
My fascination with the circus began the moment I was born, or so my parents said. My mother was a trapeze artist, though she gave up the act when she found herself pregnant with my older sister Alice. My father, William Spence, was a famous escapologist. I say 'was' because, sadly, my father is no longer with us. He died, as he lived, among his ropes and padlocks.
I was sixteen when he died, even his death couldn't dampen my desire to follow in his footsteps, but it did succeed in teaching me that safety was of the utmost importance.
At the age of eighteen I made my first television appearance, alongside a trapeze act from a rival circus, the famous Brodelli brothers. The brothers were well known for their charm, and their many female conquests, but it was their act that I fell in love with that day. That was five years ago, five very long years ago, during which time my life changed immeasurably...
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Cat lymphoma is one of the cat diseases that most cat owners are afraid of. Cat lymphoma is a dreadful one. It takes over your pet and you never get to know that it is happening. It is not a rare one and when it strikes, it is deadly. Now that it is happening, there is that question; when worse comes to worst with cat lymphoma, when to euthanize? You do not need to worry; this blog will help you in the best manner.
What does Cat Lymphoma and Euthanize mean?
Talking about cat lymphoma, it is actually the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in cats. It is the cancer of the white blood cells/lymphocytes, wherein the liver, the spleen, and the lymph nodes could be gravely affected.
There are other forms of lymphoma: gastric, intestinal, renal, thymic, and spinal. The kidneys, eyes, central nervous system, nose, and skin could also be affected.
As lymphocytes travel throughout the blood in the body, so, it is not a localized disease but a systemic one.
Symptoms of Cat Lymphoma:
Common symptoms are appetite loss or sudden weight loss, irritability, vomiting, redness on skin/flakiness, or growth of masses with difficulty in breathing.
The word euthanasia comes from the Greek word, which means ‘good death’, and its purpose is to end pain and suffering. Most pet owners hope a sick or old cat will pass away peacefully in his or her sleep.
But this does not happen very often, which means we are faced with having to make the heartbreaking decision to euthanize a cat, to give our beloved pet peace from the endless suffering.
Cat Lymphoma when to Euthanize:
Before going for this process for “Feline Lymphoma when to Euthanize”, there are several others options you can go for cat lymphoma. Maybe your cat’s lymphoma is not that deadly that you go for ‘cat lymphoma when to euthanize’.
So, some other options can be opted after better diagnosis.
1. Microscopic Examination of Cancerous cells:
Diagnosing lymphoma requires finding cancerous cells on microscopic examination. Your veterinarian also may perform baseline screening of blood before testing for lymphoma, in order to examine your cat’s overall health and rule out other causes of your cat’s clinical signs.
2. Fine Needle Aspirate:
Feline lymphoma can be diagnosed with a fine needle aspirate. In this test, a veterinarian will insert a needle into an area of concern like an enlarged lymph node and remove a small number of cells. These cells will then be examined under a microscope, looking for cancer cells that indicate lymphoma.
This does not give a high-quality result, but has minimum side effects, risks, and cost as compared to others.
3. Surgical Biopsy:
This involves the removal of a piece of tissue from the lesion. This determination is based on how rapidly the cancer cells appear to be dividing and how malignant the cells appear to be.
If lymphoma is diagnosed via biopsy, the pathologist can also determine whether your cat possesses high-grade(fast-growing) or low-grade (can respond to chemotherapy) lymphoma.
Now, you know the type of lymphoma your feline friend is going through, it can be treated as follows, depending on the severity before going for the last step, euthanizing.
Treatment for Feline Lymphoma:
Lymphoma can be treated mostly with chemotherapy. Cats tolerate chemotherapy much better than humans; they rarely lose their hair or appear sick.
Mild symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased appetite.
2. Surgery and/or radiation:
Surgery and/or radiation may be appropriate for lymphoma that is confined to one area, such as abdominal masses, but this is uncommon.
Most cases cannot be successfully treated with surgery or radiation and will require chemotherapy.
3. Administrating Prednisone:
Maybe chemotherapy is not an option, due to a cat’s illness or owner finances, prednisone can be used for palliative, or hospice, care.
Although prednisone does not treat lymphoma, it can provide a temporary reduction in clinical signs and buy the pet some time.
Lymphoma going towards Euthanizing:
As cats are unable to show what they are going through, here are some deadly signs displayed by it which help you to know about its condition. These are signs that cat lymphoma when to euthanize.
1. Your cat does not take care of itself:
· Cats start soiling itself:
Take note if your cat starts soiling itself. Cats are proud, clean creatures. They have a basic need to keep themselves clean.
If they are unable to keep themselves clean, then the cat’s dignity suffers and keeping them alive is morally questionable.
· Cat’s ability to Groom itself:
Lack of grooming could be a sign of a stiff back, or even that your cat is sleeping more and not devoting the necessary to coat care.
If this is your cat’s only quirk, do not panic, the chances are it is okay for a while yet.
But of course, if your cat is having difficulty grooming itself, this is one area where you can make a big difference.
2. Effect on cat’s weight and ability to eat:
Food is essential to life. If the cat has pain (dental, arthritic, or abdominal are the most common in older pets) then it may inhibit it from eating because it hurts to get up and do so.
Another case is the cat that eats but regularly vomits food back up. Either of these scenarios are a cause for worry and will result in the cat losing weight.
Weight loss in itself is not an indication for euthanasia but if the cat’s body score falls to around 1.5 / 5, the cat is likely to feel weak, and lacking in energy.
If there is no prospect of its gaining weight, you must consider euthanasia. If the body score falls further, to 1/5 then it is time to let it go.
3. Cat is not able to walk to its water bowl:
Cat is in so much pain that it will not get up unless it is essential.
They are likely to wait longer between drinks and are prone to dehydration, which in turn puts a strain on their kidneys and makes them more likely to feel nauseous and increasing unwell from the build-up of toxins.
Obviously, you can check it by moving the water bowl within reach, but the principle remains that it is a basic requirement for the cat to be mobile enough to walk a short distance without distress.
If this is not the case, then the pet’s quality of life is in question and it is quietly suffering.
4. Your cat is not able to Rest without Pain:
This is a big one. It is a necessity that the cat can sleep and rest without being disturbed by pain. A cat in pain is more likely to be restless, and show tell-tale signs such as swishing its tail, or resting with its ears drawn back.
Pain also causes tension in the muscles and the cat is more likely to have a hunched-up, “tight” appearance, rather than lying on its side with its legs extended.
5. Changes in behavior due to Pain:
Cats in pain are also more short-tempered and grouchier. So, be alert for changes in character from sweet-tempered to an aggressive one.
When deciding whether it is time for euthanasia the underlying question to ask yourself is if the pain means she spends more time feeling unwell, than she does getting pleasure out of life.
6. A Chronic Disease:
It is no doubt a recurring disease and if your is in constant pain because of it, so, to give it relief from this incurable disease, it is time to let it go!
Cat lymphoma when to Euthanize Decision:
It would not be proper to tell you when and if you should euthanize your cat with lymphoma, as this is a very difficult, personal decision.
But your heart better know when it is time. And there is the time when cat lymphoma when to euthanize:
1. Symptoms of a Dying Cat:
Most chronic diseases become progressively worse and dying is a process that can take weeks or months. Signs the cat is nearing the end of life can include the following:
- Loss of appetite/ Abrupt changes in appetite
- Extreme weakness
- Fever or Drastic body temperature changes
- Unkempt appearance/ Growths and Masses Prescence
- Decreased urination and bowel movements.
- Urinary or fecal incontinence
- Difficulty breathing
- Restlessness, unable to get comfortable, difficulty sleeping.
- Redness or flakiness on your cat’s skin
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, any other intestine related problem
2. Consulting the Vet:
- Discuss the matter with your vet. Do not forget your vet is there to advise you. The ideal situation is if your cat has seen the same vet for years, because it has followed the cat throughout its life and is aware of its normal appearance and behaviors.
- Book an appointment with the vet for a physical exam of your pet.
This will give to vet an opportunity to conduct a full examination and give you time to discuss your cat’s health in person.
- It is the veterinarian’s job to ensure an animal does not suffer, and if the cat has a problem that is badly affecting its quality of life and there is little chance of improvement, then the vet will help you understand this and guide you towards making the best decision. You can also perform this procedure by yourself if there are financial issues, however, it is not recommended.
3. Question yourself:
Following are the questions you must ask yourself before going for this decision od euthanize.
- Is the cat having more bad days than good?
- Am I keeping the cat alive for the cat or me?
- Is it possible to manage the condition and relieve suffering or have all options been tried?
- Can the cat move around reasonably well? Walk to the food or water bowl, use the litter tray?
- Is the cat still eating and drinking?
This is the best way to evaluate yourself as well as your pet about the ongoing situation. We hope that you will definitely get the accurate answer.
Maybe your cat’s suffering is much more than fun in its life. So, euthanizing is in the best interests of the cat, even though we desperately want more time.
4. Making a Decision:
i. Tipping point:
- Sometimes things go well, other times they go badly, but everything should balance out in the end. Your cat’s life is a bit like this.
- The tipping point may occur when the cat stops responding to pain medications, or you notice a deterioration in house training.
- Although it varies from cat to cat, a point is usually reached beyond which quality of life becomes unacceptable.
- Once this tipping point has been reached, euthanasia may be the kindest thing for your cat.
ii. Balancing the Factors:
Keeping in mind all the factors your cat facing, which are leading to its death, will help you make the decision of ending its suffering.
iii. Consider your cat’s quality of life:
“Quality of life” are three words much talked about in the context of animal euthanasia. As well as physical factors such as pain, quality of life can be quite an abstract idea that includes factors such as the cat’s enjoyment of life.
Considering the cat’s quality of life will help you to reach a decision about what is moral and humane.
iv. Trust your Instincts:
Trust your instincts is sage advice when it comes to euthanasia. You know your pet, and chances are if you think it is suffering, then IT IS.
No owner wants to say goodbye, but it comes down to putting the cat’s best interests first, and your reluctance to let go second. You may just know when it is time.
5. Financial Issues:
This is last thing you should be worrying about. But this definitely is the issue.
If you can carry your diseased cat around and can afford its illness, then it is fine, but if you cannot and the situation of your feline keeps on fading then do not delay and after taking a genuine perspective on the matter go for the euthanizing.
No doubt that you love your pet, and it is like a whole world for you but why to keep it in trouble for your pleasure. Maybe it is the time to say Goodbye, which maybe hard but is a cruel reality.
Scheduling a Euthanasia:
Before you schedule the appointment, decide if you would like the cat to be euthanized at home or the veterinary practice.
If you are taking the cat to the veterinarian, schedule a late day appointment when it will be quieter.
If possible, stay with your cat during the euthanasia for comfort. If you feel you cannot be there, or your distress will stress the cat out more, then do not be there.
Do not be afraid to cry in front of the veterinarian; they understand how difficult this is for you.
What happens when a cat is Euthanized?
The veterinarian administers an overdose of an anesthetic agent into the vein in the front leg which renders the cat unconscious within seconds. The only pain the cat experiences is when the needle is inserted.
What happens after Euthanasia?
It is up to you if you bury the cat at home or choose to have a cremation. The ashes will be returned to you if that is what you wish.
Feelings of guilt after Euthanizing your pet:
Aside from the sheer grief of losing a pet, many pet owners also deal with feelings of guilt that they should not have done that, or they have let their pets down.
These are all normal reactions, euthanizing a beloved pet goes against our very belief that we must do everything we can to help our pets.
But we must remember that deciding to euthanize a cat with a terminal disease with unbearable pain is the kindest thing we can do for our pets to relieve their suffering.
If grief or feelings of guilt are interfering with your day-to-day life, seek professional help. Your doctor can refer you to a grief counsellor.
Do not let people dismiss your feelings or tell you ‘it’s just a cat’. Losing a pet can be just as devastating as losing a human member of the family.
When it comes to cat lymphoma when to euthanize, there are out of our control; no matter how much we take care of our loved ones, what will happen, will happen.
A useful concept to keep at the back of your mind is “quality of life, not quantity of life.” If you decide to keep your cat alive, it is important to ensure that its life is worth living.
If it is in constant pain, it would be kinder to put it down, as its quality of life is non-existent.

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