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Hello and welcome to Just Answer. I am a licensed veterinarian and would be happy to answer your questions.
Is her coat getting too thin in any area?
Is she itching or does she have any lesions on her skin?
Do you brush her regularly or take her to be groomed?
Are there any other changes with her (eating/drinking/elimination behavior)?
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Sometimes, especially if they are not brushed regularly, they can have a normal shed of their undercoat that seems to come out in clumps. That doesn't sound like the case for her if you are the diligent in brushing her.
If her hair is starting to thin out, it would be a good idea to have her examined. There are various disorders that can lead to hair loss including hormonal problems that involve the thyroid or adrenal gland, parasite problems, fungal problems (like ringworm) or even skin infections or allergies. After a thorough physical exam, your vet will have a better idea of what else if anything needs to be considered as a possible rule out or if this could possibly be normal for her. It sounds like it is not a nutritional problem as she is on a good diet. Sometimes supplements like a fish oil may help, but I would at least have the exam first before introducing any oral supplement, especially since she seems to have a sensitive stomach.
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Synergistic Agriculture workshop in Arkansas
FYI, here's an announcement from a non-profit in my region:
"Synergistic Agriculture: A New Way to Garden"
Emilia Hazelip, lecturer and permaculture consultant for the
gardens of Les Courmettes in France, will be offering a
course on Synergistic Agriculture at Meadowcreek
environmental education center on Feb. 4-5, 1995, as part of
her U.S. teaching tour.
Ms. Hazelip has studied extensively the agriculture systems
of the Mayas of Mexico, the Berbers of North Africa, and the
"natural farming" methods of renowned Japanese farmer and
author Masanobu Fukuoka.
A farmer who has rejected the plow, Ms. Hazelip has spent
the last 15 years developing a system of soil self-fertility
by using a broad diversity of plant materials (vegetables,
cereals, and fruits) without the use of legumes on permanently
mulched non-tilled ground.
Ms. Hazelip's 15 hour class at Meadowcreek will include such
topics as the principles of synergistic agriculture, soil
self-fertility, erosion control and soil improvement
strategies, methods for crop production in an uncultivated
soil, permaculture basics, composting made easy, and the
integration and care of bees, poultry, and other species
into a growing system. The ideas presented are applicable
for both home gardeners and commercial growers.
The class fee is $145 and includes lodging and meals.
Contact Megan Hughes or Kellie French at Meadowcreek for
more details and a registration packet at 501-363-4500.
Meadowcreek is a non-profit organization located in Stone
County, Arkansas, offering classes and workshops in
renewable energy and sustainable agriculture.

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Brian "Henny" Henderson, known for his career at 1050 CHUM for 27 years, from 1977 to 2004, died from cancer in Toronto on Jan. 11. He was 73.
Funeral arrangements and a celebration of life pending.
The following is taken from the CHUM Tribute Site
From his first day at CHUM in 1977, Brian Henderson was known as ‘Henny’. Growing up in Toronto, Henny discovered CHUM and ‘teens’ DJ Dave Johnson early on – 1957 to be precise, when Henny was 12. He became an avid CHUM listener and even practiced being a DJ himself.
His first real radio job came at CKMP Midland, Ontario and after on-air gigs at CKBB Barrie/CKCB Collingwood (where, as Program Director, he hired a novice broadcaster named Jim Van Horne), CKVR-TV Barrie, CHLO St. Thomas and CJCH Halifax, Henny finally arrived at 1050 CHUM in 1977 as a sportscaster.
Henny recalled those heady days (courtesy of Dale Patterson's rockradioscrapbook.ca):
Jay Nelson was there then, [as was] Terry Steele, John Majhor, John Gilbert, Roger Ashby, J. D. Roberts…and working in the chair next to me, Dick Smyth, the best radio news writer, reader, commentator ever. Dick Smyth left CHUM in 1987 and I accepted an offer to take over the news and sports commentary, which became not only an opportunity to vent my opinions, but to relate interesting stories and offer some insight into the most personal elements of my life.”
Henny occasionally got into trouble with a few of his commentaries, but he weathered most of those ‘topical’ storms (usually with the help of CHUM’s Allan and Jim Waters) and continued to speak out on matters that interested him.
Prior to the launch of CHUM’s sports format (The Team) in May of 2001 and after its demise in 2002, Henny In the Morning (along with sidekick/traffic reporter Nanci Krant, producer/board operator Doug Kirkwood and newsman Doug Beaumont) entertained Southern Ontario in a uniquely entertaining way, even as Henny’s health deteriorated. He survived several heart attacks as well as several serious bouts of cancer.
Henny was terminated from CHUM in November of 2004 after 27 years at 1331 Yonge Street.
From Dale Patterson’s Scrapbook, reprinted this week on SOWNY.net
A few years ago I asked Brian Henderson to tell me about his career, and this is what he told me...
"My first recollection of radio being a career ambition occurred in 1957 when I discovered Dave Johnson playing rock and roll on CHUM. I was 12 years old and used to practice being a disc jockey while listening to his show every night. There were no broadcast schools back then (except for Ryerson which required a Grade 12 diploma), and since I was kicked out of Thornhill Secondary at age 16, my broadcasting dreams had pretty much been dashed. How ironic. Years later I was invited back to "Thornhill" to speak to a careers day assembly, where they introduced me as a graduate. I didn't bother to correct them.
Anyway, after a number of years of working menial jobs, I was reacquainted with an old friend from school (Glen Cooper) who had somehow drifted into an announcing job at a one-thousand-watt radio station (CKMP) in Midland, Ontario. On a visit there, Glen introduced me to his program director, an old guy by the name of Bill Brama, who had seen better days, but still had a voice that rumbled up from somewhere around the balls of his feet, and so was still working part-time in radio while teaching full-time at the local high school. Other seniors like myself may remember him resurfacing years later doing featured reports regularly on Global TV newscasts called "Bill Brama's Ontario." While discussing my interest in becoming an announcer, he handed me a sheet of "Broadcast News" copy and demanded, "Here kid, read this." I did, and he hired me on the spot at $180 a month.
Cooper's career took him through Barrie, and Brampton's CHIC Radio, Canada's first all-female announce staff, except for Cooper who read the news. He eventually moved on to CJOB in Winnipeg, after which he pretty much disappeared off the map.
In the meantime, I also moved to CKBB Barrie/CKCB Collingwood, where I served several tours of duty over the years including stints as the first nighttime rock announcer (nicknamed THE WHITE NIGHT.) I even had my own published hot hits chart. It's also where I began to dabble in television at CKVR where I hosted a daily kids cartoon show called "The Marvelous SuperHeroes." It was 1967-68.
From there it was on to CHLO in St Thomas where they were playing Otis Redding in the morning, while CHUM's contribution to the "soul train" was the token "white bread" Supremes. Paul Ski was the afternoon drive host/program director. One of the other announcers was a British hippy immigrant from a "pirate radio" ship in England, who lived in a big white house with a peace sign painted high on the front peek facing the street. What a surprise when the police raided the place one weekend and arrested virtually the entire announce staff, leaving Ski and me as the only ones still free to work on air that Monday.
One of the other names of some renown to come out of CHLO was a news reader by the name of Bill Hirtz who resurfaced a number of years later as the on-site frontman and media relations coordinator for the Terry Fox "Marathon of Hope."
When CHLO sold its 680 frequency to the fledgeling CFTR in 1969 and moved down the dial to 1570, we all knew the station was doomed, and a lot of us fled. I eventually returned to CKBB/CKVR where I tried television sports for the first time, working for an old retiree by the name of Steve Douglas. Contrary to popular opinion Foster Hewitt was not Canada's first international hockey broadcaster. It was Steve Douglas, and he was the one who drove it into my head that being a sportscaster didn't mean just "ripping and reading" wire copy. "Write the stories in your own words" he demanded, and I did, and it would eventually change my whole career, and my life.
My program director during this turn at CKBB was Doug Lennox who had his own dramatic life-changing experience. At age thirty, and seemingly in a rut, he just quit it all. Walked out of the job, amicably, divorced his wife, bought a robin's egg blue convertible and took off for Toronto. Over the next 30 or so years, he's worked numerous radio jobs, had a moderately successful acting career ... and a lot of commercial work. You might even recognize his voice. He's the Labatt Blue man who resonates the catchphrase,"THE GOOD STUFF."
On another turn at CKBB/CKCB, I was the program director, and it was in that capacity that I discovered a couple of names you might recognize. Jim Van Horne was from the nearby hamlet of Waverly. I hired him, but it didn't turn out that well. Apparently I forgot to tell him that it wasn't for a job in Barrie, but at CKCB in Collingwood. Not exactly a great career move, and I know he was pissed for a while. But he got the last laugh, enjoying some of the best years at CHUM, way ahead of me .... and then a long career at TSN.
I wandered for a few years after that, working as a beer sales rep among other things, and for a couple of small radio stations in the interior of British Columbia before ill health forced me to return to Ontario. Once I was well again, I got the itch, and so flat broke I found myself hitchhiking to visit a young woman I knew in "the business" in Ottawa. But the first two guys to pick me up said they were going to Halifax ... and I thought ... what the heck ... and through a roundabout series of coincidences ... found myself sitting in the office of the station manager at CJCH in April 1976. It was my old St. Thomas PD Paul Ski. CHUM had just purchased both the radio and television station, and Ski had been sent in to revamp the whole radio operation, which included a complete overhaul of the announce staff.
Over the next few months, I worked every position on the dial, before finally taking advantage of that long ago Steve Douglas tutoring to gain the radio and TV sportscasting assignment, which is where I was discovered by Hockey Night in Canada's Dick Irvin, who hired me to come to Montreal to work at CFCF. But CHUM got wind of it and before I was signed at CFCF, J. Robert Wood scooped me and moved me to Toronto in 1977.
Jay Nelson was there then,,,,,,,Terry Steele,,,,,,John Majhor,,,,,,,John Gilbert,,,,,Roger Ashby,,,,,,J.D. Roberts,,,,,Pete and Geets on CHUM-FM, and working in the chair next to me,,,,,,Dick Smyth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The best radio,,,,news writer,,,,,,reader,,,,commentator ever. I was briefly in awe. Smyth and I got along well for the most part. Except for the day when his commentary was about a high school play he'd attended the night before. His own daughter's high school play. He trashed the play AND her. I blew my top. Walked out on him mid-broadcast.
My excessive drinking also became a problem. It probably should have cost me my career the number of drunken Thursday night flights I took to Fort Lauderdale and Treasure Island. Usually tracking me down at some beach bar, boss Jim Waters would just laugh and urge, "Just get back here when you've got this out of your system." And he always forgave me as did my wife Susan, even on Valentine's Day when we were supposed to be going out to dinner. Instead, a dozen roses were delivered to her office with a note which read, "Gone to Nassau. LUV you hun. brian"
In 1984, Susan and I welcomed our first and only child, son Kyle (AKA., The Wonderkid.) A short time later I entered rehab and quit drinking. The Toronto Star did a major story on it. It was both embarrassing and motivating.
Dick Smyth left CHUM in 1987, and I accepted an offer to take over the news and commentary, which became not only an opportunity to vent my opinions but to relate interesting stories,,,,and offer some insight into the most personal elements of my life,,,,including the painful months before and after Susan's death from stomach cancer in 1993 at age 42. A few days after Susan's funeral,Terry Steele, my best friend, also died. I was emotionally gutted.
But before she passed Susan left me with instructions to "take care" of her best friend Gayle, the single mother of two young girls. In 1995 we married, but before we could even move our blended family into our new home, I was felled with kidney cancer. Shortly after my recovery, I was asked to also take over the morning show in addition to the news and commentary. It was beyond overwhelming. By the end of 1998 my health and my enthusiasm for the job were seriously deteriorating. I was promised that in the new year, management would find a way to reduce my workload, but on the Friday of Super Bowl weekend 1999, I suffered a series of heart attacks ... and near death, underwent emergency bypass surgery at St Michael's Hospital.
Then came "The Team" sports fiasco and 15 months of demoralizing ineptitude followed by the sudden switch back to "all oldies" again. But the damage had been done, and I was done.......... I had a mental breakdown. Somewhat I'm sure caused by the chaos at CHUM, but we were soon to learn of an even more threatening health issue. Within weeks of returning to work with my mental state still teetering on the edge, I was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma. Another death sentence.
Incredibly,, while I was enduring intense chemotherapy, and repeated blood transfusions, CHUM continued to run re-airings of "The Best of Henny" commentaries. Even while discussing (unbeknownst to me), my forthcoming termination they still aired those commentaries, milking the very last drop out of 10 years of work. In November 2004, I informed my bosses that my oncologist was ready to write a note authorizing my return to work. Instead of having me deliver the note to them, they offered to meet me downtown. And so after 27 years at CHUM LTD (28 including the year in Halifax), I was terminated with a limp-wristed handshake and a brown paper envelope in a TIM HORTONS DONUT SHOP next to the hospital.
59 years old, with only very specific skills in an industry which doesn't require much personality or creativity anymore, I was done.
I did a commentary once on the ruination of Canadian radio, in which I described this very circumstance, never realizing then that I was predicting the eventual demise of a broadcasting institution.
Even I'm not that smart.
You say bitter.
I say sad."
And here’s what Dick Smyth had to say two days ago in Warren Cosford’s newsletter
It's been a bad few months.
Radio has lost yet another of its great people.
In recent weeks, we lost J.J. Richards and Fred Ennis. Dave Wright and Tom Rivers are gone. Terry Steele. Bob Humenick.
Then the devastating news today that Brian Henderson is gone.
Henny not only was a superb writer, a great performer and a larger-than-life character, he was a great and caring guy. He had a great and genuine loyalty to the CHUM organization which was rewarded by a crude firing. It was shameful, insulting and absurd. You don't fire unique talents like Henny. You cherish and safeguard them. But then the bean counters who have taken over the industry just don't understand that.
Henny was a great broadcaster because he understood people. He had a common touch and street sense that I envied.
When I decided to leave CHUM, mainly because of ... the inane management style, Henny took me out to lunch and did his best to change my mind.
I last saw Henny at the memorial for Nanci Rivers last summer (I didn't make the CHUM reunion). He had lost so much weight that, much to his amusement, I literally didn't recognize him. But he still looked healthy and was the same booming, boisterous guy. I will dig out a couple of pictures from that event and post them, probably tomorrow.
I think we, his friends and colleagues, should arrange some sort of permanent memorial for him. Any ideas?
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Doing activities around the farm without proper PPE can have devastating long-term impacts on our vision, as young farmer, Ryan Taggart, is stressing as part of the 2022 Farm Safety Week campaign.
In a video, which Yellow Wellies has shared across its platforms, he opens up about how “a simple accident that can happen to anyone has so drastically changed my life”.
The day may have started like most others for the young farmer, but what happened later that afternoon was far from the norm.
As he explains: “I got the tractor and started sub-soiling. I started the day around 7:30 am, and it got to around 3:30 pm.”
“The worn metal, the shoe, I thought it needed changing, so I got out of the tractor and took the roll pin out.”
“I was going to change it, but the shoe was a bit stiff. I lifted the hammer, thinking nothing of it, and gave it a hit. Next thing, I knew, a bit of metal fragment came off the shoe and went straight into my eye.”
The mental punctured the first couple of layers of his eye, and it bounced off his retina, scarring it.
He said that, in a sense, he is lucky that it did not go further through his retina or else, as he explains, “I would have had to have my eye taken out”.
The accident has impacted his eyesight drastically, and he can no longer see out of his right eye. However, he says, in a way, his brain still thinks he has sight in both eyes.
As a result, his depth perception has “completely been thrown off”.
When he returned to work following the accident, it was “quite difficult”, as he admits.
“It was quite hard to grasp in my head, like you now have one eye, and you have to see the world from a different perspective.”
“What happened to me, I definitely think, was a case of wrong time, wrong place.”
“If I were an inch taller, or an inch shorter or was stooped over a different way, it would have hit me in the cheek, the forehead, or it could have flown right past me.”
“I would not have even thought anything of it. But, the fact it hit me in my eye, that is when I know I had done something wrong.”
He says the accident has made him more aware of what he needs to do whenever he works and the risks he takes.
The young farmer says he has “definitely slowed down” the way he works – and now, if he comes up against something that could put him in danger, he takes a step back and thinks of ways to enhance safety.
Now, he ensures he always has appropriate PPE – including safety goggles – when carrying out activities, especially when using tractors and farm machinery.
“Looking back, I would say, you know, everyone gets on with the job and the task at hand. You do it necessarily without really thinking about it.”
“I think that is bad in the sense of everyone has kind of accepted that accidents happen in agriculture. I think really; we should do more to prevent accidents from happening and working together to prevent them.”
Firstly, if someone thinks that farm safety does not apply to them, they are completely wrong, he says.
“I would say, generally in agriculture, there is always that perception that everything needs to be done as fast as possible.”
“But, I think people need to remember that at the end of the day, if something does happen to you, it impacts you for a lifetime, and you can only get lucky so many times.”
“Luck is always going to catch up with you, and that does impact you for the rest of your life.”
“I would never have imagined myself losing sight in one eye and sitting here telling my story,” he adds.
Other articles on That’s Farming:
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At least three Ontario technology companies will be subcontractors for a purchase of 17 transport airplanes for the Canadian Air Force.
EMS Technologies Inc. of Ottawa, which makes Ethernet, 802.11 and IP/ISDN gateways for airplanes, will make an airborne cabin gateway and network for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The Department of National Defence plans to buy 17 of the planes from Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., with delivery scheduled between 2010 and 2013.
On Friday, Lockheed Martin announced it would sub-contract at least $175 million of the work to companies in Ontario, including EMS and Burlington, Ont.-based WESCAM, which will make imaging systems. WESCAM, a unit of New York-based L-3 Communications, makes cameras that work in both daylight and low light conditions. It also includes forward looking infrared sensors, long focal length lenses and laser range finders.
Telesat Canada of Ottawa will work on Lockheed Martin’s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Geostationary Communications and Control Segment (GCCS) Signals in Space Services, which let pilots navigate by satellite.
The C-130 Hercules, which is capable of short takeoffs and landings from unpaved runways, has been used by the Canadian military since 1960.


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Our brand believes in social responsibility and giving back to enforce positive change in our world.
Anne Sisteron donates $10 with every order placed on www.annesisteron.com. You get to choose between three nonprofit organizations! Click the checkbox in your cart before checking out to select your choice of nonprofit you would like us to donate $10 to from your online order. We will update and change the three selected organizations yearly to continue our support to a diverse community.
Anne loves to leave a little sparkle wherever she goes. Her way of achieving this is not just through jewelry, but by giving back to her community. She truly believes that there is no greater good than being philanthropic. Anne has been thoroughly moved by the incredible causes of numerous charitable foundations, and she is passionate about continuously spreading awareness and doing all that she can to support them.
Our three organization choices this year:Alexandria House
Founded in 1996, Alexandria House is a house of hospitality and hope. Our goal is to provide safe and supportive housing for women and children experiencing homelessness and trauma. Alexandria House offers a continuum of support as people move from crisis situations to financial and emotional stability, and ultimately to permanent housing. We also serve our broader community by providing wellness, educational and enrichment opportunities and resources to meet the basic needs for our neighbors. We are intentionally multicultural and anti-racist and are committed to addressing the systemic injustices that keep women and families disenfranchised and living in poverty.
Our three organizations from last year:
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The crypto market experienced on Tuesday, August 28, an upturn that boosted the price of bitcoin (BTC) to $ 7,100, in the middle of a day that also favored the majority of the altcoins.
The rise of the principal was 5.15% compared to the price of Monday 27, when it was approximately $ 6,745, according to the portal CoinMarketCap. In total, the market experienced a capital injection of more than 14,000 million dollars in the last 24 hours, which translates into an increase in the volume of operations.
As for the market capitalization, this figure exceeds 233,000 million dollars, a figure that was not reached since last Wednesday, August 8 when the value of bitcoin was $ 6,536. The rise placed the dominance of bitcoin at 52.6%.
Between Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 August, bitcoin gained more than 5%, which boosted its price over 7,000 dollars. Image: CoinMarketCap.
Of the 100 most important cryptocurrencies, according to their market capitalization, only 2 yielded negative figures (Tether and TrueUSD). Behind bitcoin the cryptocurrencies of Ethereum (6.06%), Ripple (7.16%), Bitcoin Cash (7.05%), EOS (12.42%), Stellar (6.17%), Litecoin also picked up. (8.83%), Cardano (7.55%) and IOTA with a jump of 28.35%.
It's good news for all of us, and you? Which cryptocurrency is your favorite? How soon do you think the value of this cryptocurrency is at the end of the year?

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EA entrusted WET developer A2M with the portable version of its loose interpretation of the Divine Comedy, and at first glance, it seemed like it survived the journey mostly intact; it covers the same story of Dante's quest to save his love's soul from the Inferno by hitting things and features the same levels and basic gameplay. In the end though, in cramming Dante's Inferno into the limited space and resources available on the PSP, A2M has, in many respects, broken the game.
Combat looks the same as the console version, but feels much different. Some of this can be written off to the compromises in control dictated by the PSP. The dodge move formerly assigned to the right stick on consoles now depends on tapping both shoulder buttons simultaneously along with a direction on the analog nub. This kind of change doesn't guarantee disaster; a change in controls (in this case, a change that makes the character less versatile in combat and less responsive) should dictate some changes to level and encounter design. Unfortunately, there are no especially discernible changes to enemy patterns, spawn sequences, or abilities. Combat scenarios that were designed for a hero who could easily break out of any combo and rapidly move around the killing floor have become frustrating trips through a mountain range of difficulty and frustration spikes.
There are other examples of these ill-conceived edits littered throughout the game. The grab-and-judge move has become so powerful as to make other tactics useless, as enemies can no longer interrupt a punishment or absolution sequence on low-level fodder enemies. More skilled players might have chosen to ignore this issue in lieu of more satisfying combo based combat, assuming it could be found. However, you'll likely find your irritation mounting as your attacks seem to pass through enemies without registering hits as often as not, and again, you'll be hard-pressed not to exploit the now-overpowered heavy attacks that will virtually always successfully launch enemies into the air.
Of course, you'll need every trick you can think of against faster enemies, as Dante's compromised mobility and the general wonkiness of the game's hit detection will find your life bar gone faster than you thought possible. One of the game's most important spells, a holy dash that knocks enemies down (effective for crowd control) is now useless, requiring you to aim yourself using the analog nub while pressing a direction on the d-pad. My review copy was missing the third arm one would assume the game would ship with to make effective use of this spell - and the controls in general. Bosses are especially arthritis inducing, unless they decide to let you destroy them from a distance with Dante's cross.
The game works to maintain the same epic scope of its console counterpart, and does an admirable job for the most part. Barring any age-induced lapses in memory on my part, the full host of levels and encounters are present, with the notable exception of certain event sequences that are now represented by a cut-scene taken directly from gameplay of those sections on the console iteration. The sense of scale is well-preserved, and the graphics are quite good given the platform. The use of color seems ramped up to compensate for the lack of detail and in some ways complements the game better here than on the 360 or PS3. The game performs quite well generally, though the Cerberus battle in particular suffered from some fairly significant issues.
Many of the "punish-or-absolve" moves from the console version of the game have been eliminated, but what remains works. Unless, of course, you're pushed outside of the game's geometry during one of these scripted kills, causing a cheap death which often forces you to replay extended sequences again. This wouldn't bear mentioning, save that it happened several times during my time with the game.
The rest of the presentation is severely compromised. The soundtrack frequently skips and cuts out altogether, which is a shame, given how well Garry Schyman's score fits the proceedings. Worse, there are load times for virtually everything: pausing, switching between the holy and unholy upgrade menus, saving, each is met with a pronounced freeze of the screen and disconcerting whirl of the UMD. It wouldn't be as much of an issue save that you do all of these things all the time.
Finally, compounding all of these issues, the primary flaws of the console version of Dante's remain: the platforming is poorly thought out, the pacing drags in spots, and the puzzles that weren't cut remain punitive and plain not fun.

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DETOX – what does it mean? Do I really need to detox? If I do, then how often.? I get asked these questions on a regular basis so I thought I would let you know how I respond to the questions and outline some of the benefits of detoxing.
Why detox? Detoxing is essential to your health. What you may not be completely aware of is that your body detoxes certain systems and organs throughout each 24 hour period, in particular through the night. So, in order to help your system work more efficiently detoxing your body with a 3 – 4 day nutritional detox every change in the seasons, I think is a great idea.
Detoxing, done in a healthy, safe and controlled way provides many benefits.
- Eliminates toxins from your body – we are exposed to so many toxins in household cleaners, pesticides, pollutants, skin care products, the foods we eat, etc. that your systems becomes overwhelmed over the long term.
- Boosts the immune system – your immune system is your greatest defender against bacteria and viruses that can invade your body. If your immune system is overwhelmed dealing with toxins, it is unable to do its job to protect you and your quality of life is affected.
- Improved weight management – toxins get stored in your tissues and affect the way your body burns fat so you can better control your weight when you detox.
- Slows down the aging process – toxins age us……. It is pretty simple.
- Increases energy levels – toxins deplete us and affect your quality of sleep.

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Matt. xvi. 1, 2, 3. The Pharisees also, with the Sadducees, came : and. tempting, desired him that he would show them a aign from beaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye s:ty, it will be fair weather; lor the -kv i> red: and, in the morning, it will be foul weather to-day: for the skv is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, but can ye not discern the signs of the times 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees were the formalists and infidels of that day. They came in a curious, unbelieving spirit, — a spirit never likely to receive any instruction: but they came in this spirit, desiring to see a sign or a miracle. Our Lord reproved this spirit: for he Looked at the hearts of these men. He seems to have reproved them in this sentiment:— •• Yr are observant in natural things; ye Know how to read the fact of the sky ; but how is it that ye are so blind in moral considerations, tftat ye seem to know nothing at all of the signs of the times!" — or, as St. Luke expresses it, in the twelfth chapter of his Gos-
SIG S OF THE TIMES. 153 pel, ' ' How is it that ye do not discern this lime ? W hy do not ye understand your dispensation ? Why, like children, do ye want to see something ihat shall meet your curiosity, in this idle and unbelieving spirit? You see enough, if you could read what you see. Why do you not perceive that the kingdom of God is among you? — that Christ, the Son of God, is come and hath eternal life. Having eyes, ye see not ! You look at the skies, and learn to read them ; and why do you not read the signs and tokens of your times?" We are here taught, therefore, that a conscientious man will endeavour, so far as he is able, to read the signs of his time. I shall endeavour to point out,
1. The signs of our times. 2. What these signs suggest in regard to our duty. I. Let us inquire, what are the sidvs of our times. 1. As they proceed from God. He hath afforded us a singular dispensation of grace. He hath put us in a capacity of being delivered from our sins, in their guilt and power. He hath set before us a refuge : " that we, being delivered from our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness all the days of our lives." He hath set forth " a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us:" by this way we have access to God. ot only is this special privilege a sign of our times, but God has evidently a contention with Europe, under its awful neglect of this dispensation of mercy. "The Lord is doing his strange work." He hath evidently "risen out of his place," as the prophet expresses it. I cannot adequately speak on this subject; it must overwhelm you. He brings vast armies
154 SERMO XV. to nothing ! " The mighty men do not find their hands !" The most unexpected vicissitudes take place — such as we cannot match in history ! The valiant expire in the arms of victory.* Consider more particularly onr condition as a nation. How long have we been threatened with an overwhelming invasion ! Every preparation has been made, and yet how has it been delayed ! How have the armies of onr enemies been chained ! What a train of victories mark the history of the present times! or ought it to be forgotten, that God has caused his name to be owned in those victories. What patience and long-suffering has God exercised toward us, under great provocations ! It seems to have been said concerning us. as it was concerning the fig-tree, "Spare it yet a little longer."
Such are the signs of the times, as they proceed from God. 2. Let ns turn to the consideration of these signs, as they proceed from man. It will be much too large a field to enter on the atrocious and audacious infidelity of the times — to say nothing of the contempt, or at least the neglect, of the dispensation of grace under which we live — to say nothing of the worldly spirit of speculation, and the multiplied efforts after gain — to say nothing of the affectation, the consequence, and the extravagance which pervade all orders; and the impurity and insubordination of spirit, diffused over the world. 1 pass by these general sins, to mark one: and that one appears to me t<> be the most awful of all sins — I mean the moral inst risibility of tin (inn s ! — the moral * Tins sermon was preached 1000 after the intelligence arrived of the victory of Trafalgar, and the death of Lord elson. J. p.
SIG S OF THE TIMES. 155 insensibility ! — for if, while God is contending with the careless and wicked world, which despises the dispensation of his grace, Christendom still continues overwhelmed in its sins, I cannot understand how the stroke is to cease. Is it not sent to scourge Christendom, till there appears something like moral sensibility? till the sinner is disposed to cry, I have sinned? till some shame is felt for our insulting contempt of the Son of God's coming down from heaven "to bear our sins in his own body on the tree?" I cannot understand how the stroke should cease, till this moral sensibility appears ! One, who has not looked into this matter, might perhaps be ready to say, " What can you mean by insensibility? The greatest sensibility prevails at this very time. Every idea seems to be called home. Every one speaks feelingly of the extraordinary intelligence of the last week. The whole conversation turns on this subject!"
All this is quite natural. Shall a man spend his life in such a cause, and expire under the circumstances of such a victory, without awakening our feelings? Shall such a check be given to our inveterate enemy, and no sensation of thankfulness arise even in the most insensible? But — has it never been heard, that one died, not for his friends, but for his enemies? Is there no instance of a glorious victory, accomplished over the world, sin, and hell, by the death of that one who came from heaven, and was equal with the Father, yet came to lay down his life for sinners ? That people, who are full of feeling on the present occasion, have perhaps scarcely in their lives ever thought or spoke or would even bear
156 SKRMO XV. to hear of these things — is not this moral insensibility 1 What is said in the eighth chapter of Jeremiah, seems to me exceedingly like the present signs of the times: — "I hearkened, and heard; but they spake not aright : no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done ? Every one turned to his course, as the horse rnsheth into the battle. Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming ; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord — God is not in all their thoughts!" What says our Lord, in the eleventh chapter of St. Luke? "The Queen of the South shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them : for she came from the utmost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of ineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonas ; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.' 7 I would add that the seaman, who summoned his sailors to prayer, acknowledged that God's arm was strength, and that victory was his. shall rise up in judgment with
many in this gcn< ration ! II. We have marked a few of the prominent signs of the times: let us now consider to what duties these views should lend us. 1. They should lend us to recollection. A man must have made but little observation, not to see how much multitudes resemble thoughtless sailors ; who, when a wreck is going down, will satisfy
SIG S OF THE TIMES. 157 themselves with some momentary gratification; and, though eternity is before them, let them but have this, they think nothing of death and the terrors of hell. My dear hearers, man's grand concern is Avith his eternal state. It is not the moment of life — it is not the first stage of his existence — it is what he is to be for ever — it is what God thinks of him, and what he thinks of his God. This is the grand concern : for, till he lives thus by faith, he is a mere child, trifling with the occasions of the day : What is the news 1 What shall amuse his attention? What is the thing that he shall call very important in its place ') But if, after all this, while this important concern, or that important concern, is occupying his mind, the man himself totally forgets his condition — forgets his character as a sinner — forgets the provision of grace, and the redemption that is in Christ Jesus — what is this man, but, like one of the poor perishing sailors, amused with a momentary gratification 7 Little does such a man understand the signs of the times. He may be amused with the face of the sky, and may very skilfully investigate appearances there, and furnish himself with matter of conversation — but he will not know the signs of the times. 2. These signs point out to us also the duty of prayer. It is in this way that we transact with heaven : this is God's appointment : it is our duty : and, therefore, he who rightly understands the signs of the
times, will say, as the prophet saith, "Oh, that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down!" Oh, that thou wouldest set to rights, that which is wrong ! that thou wouldest put a stop to this bloodshed and misery ! Oh, that thou wouldest 14
158 SERMO XV. say to these proud waves, "Peace!" for thou only canst say it. Such a man is standing, like Aaron, between the living and the dead : like Abraham, he is interceding for us before the throne of God. 3. The signs of the times point out that provision for soul and body which every man is called to make in such times ; not knowing what vicissitudes, troubles and extremities he may have to encounter. He was a wise man. who said, "I see warfare and misery spreading over the earth; and it may bend its course shortly toward me : but I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower: and will watch to see what he will say unto me ; and what I shall answer when I am reproved." I will be in a position to meet every event. This is true wisdom ; and to this the signs of the times particularly urge us : that, when the Son of Man comes in his providence, we may have nothing to do but to meet him. 4. The signs of the times point out to us, an acknoirledgment of God s goodness and special mercy. God is now saying as it were, " Chain up, a little longer, the force that has been prepared against that land!" It is as though he said to the enemy, " Hitherto shall thou come, and no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed." Let us. then, look up lo God, that he would make thi wrath of nxm to praise him ; and thai he would
restrain the remainder of th&\ wrath. Surely, if there is any nation on the earth thai has special benefits to acknowledge, sparing mercies to record, and high privileges which it has long enjoyed, it is England !
SIG S OF THE TIMES. 159 Let us, therefore, beseech God to give us a deep sense of his mercies. My dear hearers, you may remember, that our Lord divides the world into what he calls "the children of this world, and the children of light." I would improve this subject by addressing both these classes. 1. I will speak to those, who are the children of tins world. You have perhaps often looked out to discern the face of the sky, and the posture of affairs. o one, perhaps, will deny that you are men of sense, or that you are men of science, and perhaps men of great information: but yet suppose, that, in conversing with you, it was to be found that you did not know the day of your visitation : that you knew nothing' of the spiritual or moral considerations, or signs of your times: that you had made no provision to meet God or eternity — I know not a more deplorable sight on earth than you exhibit ! I know not a more affecting sight, than a man of sense and science, a man looked up to, a man who not only admires himself but is universally admired: and yet is a fool, an idiot, in the sight of God ! for he has not at all concerned himself about the one thing needful — the better part, that shall never be taken from him ! The astronomer, who was examining the heavens, stumbled, because he did not regard his steps : what are men who are conversant only with the prospects of this world, which pass away like a dream ? What are men, who engage in no commerce, but in that of temporal affairs ; and in no science, but what respects the moment ?
"Oh, that thou hadst known,'' and wouldst con-
16) SERMO XV. sider, "a1 l< v ast in this ihy day, the things that belong to thy peace," before "they are hid from thine eyes !" for " this is life eternal, to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent." While, then, you are considering the late victory, and swallowed up in its importance, Oh that you would lay to heart also, that, unless you "overcome by the blood of the Lamb" and the power of his spirit, it will only be a ground of lamentation to you to all eternity, that you heard the Gospel, that its privileges were afforded to you, and that, like the figtree, you were cultured and manured in vain ! For God saithof his ancient people, "You, of all nations upon the earth, have 1 known : therefore will I punish you." May you lay this to heart; and pray earnestly to God, that you may "know the day of your visitation," the "signs of your times, and the things that belong to your peace." 2. Children of light ! you have prayed for your country ! Your prayers have been answered ! it is yet preserved ! God hath stretched out his arm, in its defence: and therefore you have been encouraged to persevere in prayer. Cease not, but still pray. Beg of him to put forth his mighty arm ; and to supply that strength and wisdom, which man cannot supply. While others scorn your principles, and misunderstand y<>u. and are not concerned in your griefs, remember that in the ninth chapter of l//ekiel, a grand distinction is made between those who lament over the evils of the times, and those who do not. God is evidently doing a strange work in the earth, far beyond our comprehension. It would be mere vanity to conjecture his designs. Yet your duty is plain: — "Let your loins be girded about, and your
lights burning : and ye yourselves like unto men, that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching : verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth, and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Be ye, therefore, ready also : for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not." This it is, to know the true signs of the times. This it is, to be found in your place. This it is, to be ready to meet every event. And, that it may please God to influence your hearts to this end, I most earnestly beseech him for his infinite mercy's sake ! Amen. 1. 68 FREE BOOKS http://www.scribd.com/doc/21800308/Free-Christian-Books
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Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 Superintendent Mike Egan spent much of his annual state of the schools report congratulating the district on its performance, though acknowledging that work remains to be done.
Egan said that after looking at district's different departments and reviewing what each accomplished in the past year, he was most proud of the atmosphere in the district.
"We're all about kids and learning," he said. "The teachers and administrators throughout the district create an environment and facilitate learning in all our kids, and our kids achieve at a high level."
He said that while District 95 failed to meet state standardized testing markers, students got significantly higher marks than state averages.
State reports showed that about 80 percent of the district's students met state standards, while Terry Mootz, director of data and assessment for the district, said state averages fell closer to the 60 percent mark.
Egan specifically named in his speech the district's work on aligning curriculum with common core standards, implementing a preschool program that integrates special-needs students, replacing school computers and expanding a program designed to get iPads into the hands of every student.
"We're a good school district," Egan said.
Board member Lisa Warren said that she appreciated looking through Egan's state of the schools report—which highlights accomplishments in the curriculum and instruction, student services, technology, human resources, communications, business and operations, transportation and facilities departments.
"As you keep focusing on the future, it's nice to look back on everything that was accomplished," she said.
Addressing a number of parents who came to voice their concerns about the lack of air conditioning in a number of district buildings, board member Scott McConnell said he knows the district has its problems.
Beyond the air conditioning issue, on which parents have started a petition that continues to garner support, McConnell said District 95 has some older facilities and issues with state funding.
"But we also have some really…positive and good stories to tell, and we need to make sure we focus on that in addition to what we do bad," he said. "We had a good year."
Many agreed the district's job isn't done, though.
Egan said that despite progress being made on preparing students and aligning curriculum with state standards, those two issues continue to be targets moving forward.
Board president Tony Pietro said while there's always work to be done on those fronts, his daughter, a Lake Zurich High School graduate who is now a university freshman, was ready for college when she left the district.
He said that's the district's primary objective.
"That's the biggest thing we can do, have the kids ready for college and have them be continuous learners," he said. "I think we've accomplished that. We're a work in progress, but it's looking good."


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War and Lace . . . Continued
Act Six: Longbourne . . . Finally
The first thing Kitty noticed was the persistent 'tap . . . tap . . . tap . . .' on her window pane. She rolled over in bed, pulling her long tangled hair out from under her head with a sigh, and tried to go back to sleep.
'Tap . . . tap . . . tap . . .' This was worse than sharing a room with Lydia. What was it? An owl? A tree branch? She pulled her pillow up and pressed it against her ears.
'Tap . . . tap . . .TAP!' With a snarl, Kitty pulled herself out of bed and stormed to the window, dragging aside the curtains in the darkened room, and peering out. No wind. The tree outside her window was still, and there was nothing on her windowsill. But looking out and looking down, she saw something. A movement. And then the moon came out from behind a cloud and there he was. Bathed in an iridescent glow. Eerie and white. Her Major-General, his hand frozen in the act of throwing another pebble. Waiting for her. Looking up for her. He had come. For her.
Clutching her hands to the embroidery at the collar of her nightgown, she suddenly felt naked beneath his scrutiny and frantically tried to comb out her long hair with her fingers. How had he known this was her room? And then she saw. Her handkerchief. The one he had asked for his prize during the Poque game, so long ago. She had hung it from her window frame. Wistful thinking perhaps, a damsel waiting to present a token to her knight, but it had worked, he had come. And he was smiling.
She raced out of the room, her bare feet making no sound on the plush carpeting as she pounded down the stairs. He had come! Her white nightgown billowed around her as she rounded the corner and slammed into the east side door. And then, fiddling frantically with the lock, she tore it open, shot the bolt back and pulled open the door. Shivering at the cold early-spring temperatures, she went out questing, searching for that reassurance that he was still there.
And there he was.
Standing. Proud. Slightly hesitant as he shifted his weight backwards. He wasn't sure of her. Not certain she wanted him too. Oh god how she wanted him.
Meeting his eyes, she saw the pleading in them and, with the slightest smile, she reassured him of her intentions. And that was all he needed.
She went to him and they embraced, his strong arms holding her stiffly against him and then, more sure, relaxing into her. She felt the slight bristles on his chin brush the side of her face as warmth suffused her entire body, and she turned to look at him.
"Miss Bennett." he said, searching her face with his brown eyes, drinking it in. "Kitty. I do love you."
"And I love you, John." she smiled then at the sound of his name. A true smile that lit up her face and threatened to outshine the moon.
And then he kissed her. And then she kissed him.
When they finally separated, some minutes later, the Major-General, breathing hard, asked his question. "Kitty. Will you─ Stop giggling!"
"I'm sorry." She grinned, cupping his chin with her hands and feeling the bristles rasp under her fingers. "You tickle."
"Now, now my girl, when I was stationed in Egypt way back at the turn of the century," he began, a scold in his voice, and then broke into a roguish smile of his own, "My soldiers used to say exactly the same about me!"
"John!" Kitty broke into a peal of laughter, not even attempting to keep quiet in the jubilation of that midnight estate. "I sincerely hope you've been keeping all your kisses for me."
"All my life long." he reassured her softly, "Never have I even considered another woman. Never has one come close to my ideal. Not in mind or spirit or body. Except you, Miss Bennett. My handful. My challenge. My impossible perfection." And taking her hands in his, he sank to the floor, cursing a little at the creaking in his travel-weary joints as he did so, and looked up at her. "Now Miss Bennett, my beautifully imperfect perfection, will you make an old warhorse happy? Will you be my equal, Kitty? My wife?"
"No." she shook her head and sank down beside him, taking her hands back and wrapping them protectively around him again, as he started back in horror. "I will not. I will not be the wife of an old warhorse," but then she reassured him. "I will be the wife of a man. A real man. A vigorous soldier. A perfect gentleman. And my imperfect perfection. I will be the wife of you. And it will make me so proud."
And then he kissed her again for a long time. Removing his cloak and wrapping it around her prone body for warmth as they stayed there in the grounds, on display for all to see but none to witness, lost in each other and the all encompassing strength of their love.
As they broke apart one final time, he said "Good night," not really wanting it. Not wishing it so, but feeling it to be proper. But she would not let him go so easily.
"Yes." she replied, meeting his eyes in that forthright way of hers and seeming to will her words into his very soul. "It will be a very good night." It was her choice, her invitation and her instruction, and he had not the power within him to refuse her anything.
At first tentatively, and then with growing passion, they gave in to each other. Shared in each other. Finally whole. Finally one. Underneath that luminescent moon. In full view of the world with no embarrassment, no apology, they bared their souls and then their bodies on that wintry night, as he took her and gave himself, tenderly and reverently and with increasing passion and wild abandon against the east side door.
When Lady Catherine De Bourgh found out about their engagement, there was no way of consoling her, nothing anybody to say to make it right. And whilst all others about them realised, once they had gotten over their initial surprise, what a perfect match the soldier and the silly girl made, and ignored with impunity the undue alacrity with which their first son was born into the world, she would make no such concession herself.
It was the Bennett disease. Yet again bringing her family low. And it was impossible and frustrating all at the same time. After all, how now could her dear Anne ever possibly find a husband of her own now? It was her lot in life for her family to be brought low by Longbourne, but then there were no Bennett sons.

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Steps to Improve Ford F150 Throttle Response:
- Purchase a new throttle controller or do an adaptive tuning and calibration.
- Tuning the engine so that it has less gas pedal lag, which will give you better throttle response in your ford f 150!
- Keep your Ford F150 maintained with a tune up every 30,000 miles to minimize throttle lag in the future!
We think the best and least expensive option is to use a throttle response controller.
We have throttle controllers that are installed where the throttle body would be, which is a simple connection with wires running from your new Throttle Response Controller. This type of installation requires no dashboard modifications or extra tools for installation.
This will save you time and money!
What does it mean when the electronic throttle control light comes on?
What does it mean when the electronic throttle control light comes on?
This is a yellow warning that indicates your vehicle’s throttle position sensor may not be working properly and can cause a problem with idle speed. The lights will turn off after you drive for about 30 seconds or so, but if they don't, there could be a problem with the throttle sensor or throttle position switch.
How do I fix my electronic throttle control?
The response controller upgrade should not trigger the throttle control light. The reason is that the throttle controller upgrade is designed to make your throttle control work more efficiently, with smoother take offs and acceleration and improved fuel efficiency.
Do you notice a deadzone in the beginning of the gas pedal when pushing? Any issues with cruise control or your idol? Try these steps below.
Turn the key to the on position(engine off) 2.Slowly press the gas pedal all the way to max position.
Quickly move your foot and release the gas pedal, so that it come back up on its own.
Turn the key to the off position.
Repeat this cycle at least 3 times.
Turn the engine on (should now be reset)
What to do if your Electronic Throttle Control Light comes on:
Dealer service is required as soon as possible. What does it mean when throttle control light come on? If you're asking yourself this question, don't worry! You can contact a Ford Dealer near me and they'll be happy to help.
How do you reset the throttle position sensor on a Ford f150?
The throttle position sensor can be reset by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes and reconnecting it. You will need to turn your engine off before you unplug the battery, or else you risk doing serious damage to your electronics.
If this doesn't work for some reason, Ford recommends having an authorized dealer check out your truck.
There really isn't much you can do in this case. We recommend that you contact an authorized Ford dealer for any further questions you may have.
We recommend that a professional handle the position sensor reset because it is an intricate process with many wires and cables.
- Throttle response controller upgrade should not trigger the throttle control light. The reason is that the throttle control light is a sign that there are errors with the electronics of your truck, not just performance issues.
- Throttle controller upgrade can be installed at home as a DIY. If any errors or issues then we recommend you take to a Ford Dealership to review that it is installed properly.
How to upgrade Ford throttle position sensor?
A throttle position sensor is what controls the throttle response. They are used on virtually every vehicle with a modern-day carburetor, and they help to ensure that engine power stays at an even level whether or not you're accelerating. Ford vehicles typically use two different types of sensors - one for idle speed control and another for general driving conditions.
The best way to upgrade is to install a throttle response controller.
Best Throttle Response Controller
Install shiftpower response controller on your ford.
There are different options on the market that have various modes for both truck and cars.
Personalizing each mode depends on the company. We have found that ShiftPower, we have found, offers the ability to personalize each mode from 0 to 100%. Each mode can also be set to use different throttle response curves like linear, dynamic, etc.
Installation takes about 15 min and is very simply.
After installed then you simply download and connect via bluetooth to the newly installed controller. This will let you monitor in real time.
Do throttle response controllers work?
Yes, in our opinion, throttle controllers greatly improve your vehicle driving experience. A throttle controller will improve your Ford truck and car performance.
This upgrade simply adjust the signal for the pedal position to improve the signal mapping. Good news, you have full control of each mode.
Some of the modes you can set are sport mode, super sport, race, dynamic, and more. Each mode can be fully personalized as you drive. This way you will have full control of the performance of your vehicle.
The benefits of the shiftpower throttle response controller upgrade include:
- smoother take offs and acceleration
- improved fuel efficiency
- Easy plug and play
- Security features
- Valet Mode (reduced acceleration)
- Personalized modes with over 300 map settings
- Power Throttle Control change on the fly while driving


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When adult family members require more care than we can give them, we face a difficult choice: if we can’t afford in-home care, our loved ones may need to move into an elder care facility or nursing home. When this happens, we expect they will receive kind, compassionate care and live in relative comfort and contentment.
Too often, though, we hear horror stories of elder abuse in these facilities — stories like:
Timothy Nwokorie, a licensed nurse at Modern Senior Living in Dallas, Texas, is alleged to have snuck into the room of an elderly resident and attempted to force himself on her. Nwokorie was reported to the police, fired from his job, and now faces criminal charges.
The family of a woman at College Park Rehabilitation Center in Las Vegas are suing that facility for wrongful death and elder abuse. Their family member died due to septic shock from an untreated urinary tract infection. The resident also had excess bedsores, which is a condition the facility has violated before, according to state inspection documents.
Recently, the Brookdale Fountaingrove facility in Santa Rosa was named in a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of San Francisco. The plaintiffs include the families of two residents who allege that, despite paying high fees, the women were treated with appalling negligence, and denied basic assistance or adequate medical treatment.
What Constitutes Neglect or Abuse in a Nursing Homes?
Nursing homes have a legal duty to provide a safe and healthy environment for clients. They must:
- Remove unnecessary dangers to health and safety from the premises, and practice proper sanitary protocol.
- Provide adequate life and medical care to their residents who require it, and protect residents from harm.
- Screen and train employees properly, and avoid hiring employees who place residents at risk of harm.
The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) recognizes these types of elder abuse:
Neglect occurs when a dependent person is deprived of basic needs, including food, water, warmth, and cleanliness; prescribed medication/treatment for illness or injury; or emotional needs for companionship, love, and positive attention. Signs of neglect include sudden weight loss, bedsores, body odor or dirty appearance, unwashed clothing, untreated medical issues, or unsanitary conditions.
Physical abuse involves physical force being used against the body: beating, kicking, shoving, force-feeding, or improperly restraining an elder. Signs of physical abuse include cuts, bruises, or fractures.
Sexual abuse involves any form of non-consensual sexual contact, including rape, unwanted sexual touching, and forced nudity or nude photography. Signs of sexual abuse include sexually transmitted diseases or injuries to the genitals, breasts, or buttocks. You may also notice blood stains on clothes, bedding, or other fabric.
Emotional abuse, involves causing deliberate emotional harm, such as yelling at, mocking, berating, deliberately ignoring or abandoning a dependent (i.e., deserting the person, often in a public place). Signs of emotional abuse include mood changes, withdrawal, depression, anger, or fear one particular caregiver. Individuals may also exhibit these signs if they are suffering physical or sexual abuse.
Financial abuse involves any sort of theft or economic exploitation, such as embezzlement or unauthorized control of a dependent’s financial resources, as well as healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security fraud — or as in the Santa Rosa case, falling far short of the level of care for which the resident is paying. Detecting financial abuse may require careful oversight of the person’s expenses for fraud or theft.
Self-neglect occurs when residents refuse to care for themselves. Nursing home staff should be alert for this and prepared to deal with it if it happens.
Taken on their own, none of the warning signs are proof of abuse, and may manifest for other reasons. Speak to the staff about your concerns; if you are not satisfied with their response, see below.
How do You Report Elder Abuse?
If a loved one is in immediate danger, call 911 to ensure their safety. If the situation is less urgent, but still a potential criminal matter, call the non-emergency number for the police.
If the situation is not urgent, but you suspect physical or emotional abuse or neglect, and you are not satisfied with the staff’s response, go to the supervisor or director.
A nursing home that is Medicare and/or Medicaid-certified must have a grievance procedure, and have posted information about the state groups that oversee their facility. If your problem isn’t resolved, follow those procedures, or contact the appropriate state agency, or state ombudsman.
The state government is empowered to investigate cases of elder abuse in nursing homes, and punish facilities that are found responsible. More jurisdictions are taking steps to improve this process. For example, Harris County, Texas, recently launched the Senior Justice Assessment Center, a program that brings together city police, the Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney, Adult Protective Services, and other health care professionals to tackle elder abuse as a cohesive unit.
Resident Injury or Death in a Nursing Home
Of course, an injury or death of a nursing home resident may be a tragic accident or a natural result of the resident’s medical conditions. If the nursing home did contribute to an injury or death through inadequate care, neglect or abuse, it can and should be held responsible.
TorkLaw is dedicated to protecting individuals against nursing home abuse. Our firm will help families keep their loved ones safe, recover their losses, and find justice.

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Personalised Narrative Pearl Bracelet - Silver
A tactile and wearable bracelet personalised with your special words and paired with a beautiful pearl charm.
Etch yours with special words from a song or poem or even a family mantra. You can add the names of your loved ones and always keep them close.
This tactile bracelet catches the light beautifully and looks great worn with everything.
Presented in a pink jewellery pouch and box.
Silver plated pendant and bracelet
Pendant 2cm x 1.5cm. Pearl 8mm. Bracelet 19cm.
We hope you enjoy wearing your new jewellery. Please keep your item dry at all times and away from perfume and body creams in order to preserve any plating and to ensure your piece lives a long and beautiful life.


Additional Mechanical Room Services
Our on-line list of products and services is comprehensive but not exhaustive. Below are additional valuable services we provide. If there is something you need in your building that you don’t see on our site, please let us know. We want to be your one-stop-shop for all building services needs.
Heat Exchanger Cleanings
Metro Group is your one-stop-shop for all things in your mechanical room. Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers are often overlooked in a preventative maintenance program. Proper care of your Heat Exchanger often isn’t thought about until it too late. Cleaning your heat exchanger will improve the heat transfer in your HVAC equipment, helping you save on fuel costs and limiting your carbon emissions. Proper care includes an annual chemical cleaning, coupled with an annual, or every-two-year physical cleaning.
The Metro Group’s service for Heat Exchangers includes:
- Chemical cleanings
- On-site physical cleaning
- Pressure washing each plate
- Visual inspection
- Gasket realignment and/or replacement
- Properly close and test for leaks
- Plate replacement
- Plate pack add-ons
- Heat exchanger replacements
- Off-site cleanings/re-gasketing


So we've been performing at the Lobby Lounge for a week now and we've survived without tripping on our long gowns everytime we dance a bit. It's pretty relaxing for me, considering the hard work we did in Qingdao where we played 90% bouncy and fast songs for 4 or 5 hours each night. Now it's the other way around! LOL
But last night, we tried wearing our new cocktail dresses. What's wrong with wearing something that drapes over the knees anyway? So anyway, we managed to move a lot better, to our guests' delight. Being the weekend before Chinese New Year, we had a good crowd last night. So now we can shuffle from long gowns and cocktail dresses. Yipeeeeee!
Also, they allowed us to play the usual "URB set" on our 3rd and 4th set. But the sound effect or sound setup won't allow us to play our usual songs too much because all we have are monitors speakers infront of us and the rest of the sound goes through the pipe-in speakers situated all over the high ceiling of the lobby lounge. The sound spreads out thus creating echoes and mixed up sound.
You don't get what I mean, eh? Well, come to the Lobby Lounge of the Shangri-La KL to find out. :-)


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