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Seventh heaven: Darien girls lacrosse beats Wilton for FCIAC championship
During its incredible streak of 105 straight wins against Connecticut opponents, the Darien girls lacrosse team hasn’t been pushed to the brink very often.
As it turns out, it’s much more fun to win a close one.
Trailing the Wilton Warriors with 14:30 remaining, the Blue Wave answered the bell with three consecutive goals to take the lead and held on for an 11-10 victory in the FCIAC championship game Thursday night at Brien McMahon High School.
It was an amazing seventh consecutive league title for Darien and one which will be remembered for a long time.
“It was awesome,” Nicole Humphrey told the HAN Network. “Close games like that are what we live for. As part of the Darien program, just pulling through in the last minutes is so fun to be out there with my best friends. We had a great time.”
Top-seeded Darien (17-2) was a heavy favorite coming into the tournament, but Wilton (15-5), which had eliminated No. 2 seed New Canaan in the semifinals, was certainly up to the challenge.
The Warriors were strong on the draw controls, giving them numerous opportunities to possess and shoot, while Eva Greco and Paisley Eagan were tough to stop on the offensive end.
“They have speed, they have good shooters,” Ashley Humphrey said. “Watching Nicole (Humphrey) and the rest of the defense shut their best players down, it was awesome to see everyone working together.”
The two Humphrey sisters combined for five of the Wave’s 11 goals, as Ashley, a sophomore, scored three times and dished out two assists, and Nicole, a junior, scored twice and had one assist.
Senior co-captain Christine Fiore netted two goals; and senior co-captains Emma Jaques and Katie Ramsay, Maddie Joyce and Shea van den Broek had one goal each.
On the defensive side, goalie Maggie Brooks had a big night with eight saves to earn game MVP honors.
Ramsay, who was strong on the draw and the defensive end of the field, was held in check scoring-wise by the Warriors defense for much of the night. Her one goal, however, was the biggest of the game, as she ripped a bounce shot from the right side to give the Wave an 11-9 lead with 5:50 remaining.
Wilton’s Greco scored the game’s final goal to make it 11-10, but that was all for the Warriors as Darien went on to win.
The Wave seemed to be on the verge of opening up a typical lead in the first half, but Wilton responded each time. Darien led 5-2 midway through the half, but that would be the biggest margin of the game.
Wilton scored the final two goals of the first half to tie the score at 7-7, and took leads of 8-7 and 9-8 in the second half before the Wave went on the winning run.
With her team trailing, head coach Lisa Lindley called a timeout to settle things down.
“We snap into these weird moods where we’re not hustling and we get out of (our game),” Nicole Humphrey said. “So I think it’s good what she calls those timeouts to snap us back into it and tell us to get it going.”
“Just turn it on,” Ashley Humphrey said of the discussion. “We weren’t playing our game. They were out-hustling us. I think we just needed to get in the right mindset and really light it up out there.”
Van den Broek scored the equalizer off a great feed from Ashley Humphrey, before Nicole Humphrey shook a couple of defenders, slipped inside and scored to put the Blue Wave ahead for good at 10-9 with 9:49 remaining.
During her postseason interview with the HAN Network, Nicole Humphrey summed up the moment with a smile.
“It’s incredible,” she said. “Darien’s awesome.”
FCIAC Girls Lacrosse FInal - Darien 11, Wilton 10
Thursday, May 24, at Brien McMahon HS
Wilton 7-3 10
Darien 7-4 11
Wilton: Eva Greco 4g; Paisley Eagan 3g, 1a; Julia Bonnist 1g; Sophia Sudano 1g; Taylor LaMantia 1g
Darien: Ashley Humphrey 3g, 2a; Nicole Humphrey 2g, 2a; Christine Fiore 2g; Emma Jaques 1g; Maddie Joyce 1g; Shea van den Broek 1g; Katie Ramsay 1g
W - Zoe Lash 5 saves
D - Maggie Brooks 8 saves (MVP)

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The Panera Bread incident is a classic example of how to NOT handle a security breach, and there are definitely lessons other companies can learn from Panera Bread’s catalogue of mistakes.
However, I was disappointed to see so many wise security owls, on social media or their personal blogs, hooting over the fact that one of the Panera Bread security staff involved in the story used to work at Equifax.
Yes, that Equifax. The one which was revealed to have been hacked last year, putting the details of hundreds of millions of consumers at risk.
It’s pretty ugly to beat up a particular named individual (I’ve redacted his name above) because a company he used to work at had a serious security breach four years later.
In fact, I feel it’s pretty lousy to race to blame Panera Bread’s IT security team at all.
Are we really sure of the facts? Can we say with confidence that it’s them who are ultimately to blame for the hapless response to a serious security failing?
Or might there be some fault higher up in the company, which may not have given the IT security team the resources and wherewithal to determine where their efforts are best placed and fix what is so clearly broken?
All I’m saying is this: It’s not always easy to be the guy responsible for securing a company, but it’s pretty simple to pillory someone without knowing all the facts.
To hear further discussion of the Panera Bread security breach, check out this episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast.
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In my experience, and by "experience" I mean "Having gone through this exact same thing" a couple of times, it wasn't the security team who made the call to not disclose the breach in violation of PCI/DSS rules. It was short-sighted upper management who didn't want to admit that there was a breach unless forced to. The same upper management who overruled the security team's recommendation to not take this site live in the first place due to massive security vulnerabilities.
IT security effectiveness is conversely proportionate to the pointyness of the hair above them.
Krebs on Security have run this story, having investigated it, and the accounts on Twitter mentioned the above LinkedIn profile. According to the evidence presented there, the former Equifax employee was personally aware of the problems in the summer of last year.
Quite likely, if he's any good at his job. But I've been handed all kinds of reasons from upper management for not fixing a vulnerability. All of them boiling down to "It's not really a problem, so we're not going to bother".
Fact is, we don't know how he handled things internally. All we know is how the company handled things publicly.
I can see a number of issues with this case.
Firstly, the PR exercise about disclosing the breach.
Secondly, what they did to fix the breach.
The disclosed emails in the report show he stated they were fixing the issue, but that issue then remained unfixed for months. So, he's left in a situation where what he said to a member of the public wasn't followed through.
Also, this was more than just a vulnerability. This was a realisation of the threat of information leakage, a breach of PCI/DSS. Regardless of what naïve upper management say to him at that point, it could be argued he is sufficiently senior to have take control of that realisation and fix it.
While you're right, I've rarely found reality to be as clean.
"The disclosed emails in the report show he stated they were fixing the issue, but that issue then remained unfixed for months."
Ever tried to get a fix through a change control board packed with people who are just not interested in approving a change? Or possibly worse, multiple levels of CCBs because the fix is determined to affect multiple departments, all of whom have to sign off to pass the change, and half of whom won't bother. I obviously don't know if that was the case, but I've seen more CCBs run like this than not.
"Regardless of what naïve upper management say to him at that point, it could be argued he is sufficiently senior to have take control of that realisation and fix it."
Naïve isn't the problem. Outright refusing to handle the situation is. I've seen security directors told to cover up breaches like this, I've seen security directors fired for not agreeing with that, and I've seen security directors leave because of coverups like this.
This guy could very well be utterly incompetent or a victim of really, really bad upper management. You could say that he should have risked his job to disclose the breach, but unemployment is a scary thing. Hindsight says he probably should have, but that's hindsight for you. Comes down to the fact that incompetence and caught in a bad situation can look about the same.
Now, if he hits a trifecta…
The back and forth emails seem to have gone on for something like 8 months. So, the Director of Security in question certainly did know of the breach. However, I don't think his knowledge of the breach is the question. Nor does it force the IT team to prioritize patching the breach. To Graham's point, he may have brought all the facts to executive attention but their ultimate decision was to hush it up. That's actually more likely the case.
Yet, there would be more that could have been done. If nothing more than a CYA move, hiring an outside security firm to report on the findings would at least idemnify the internal security team. I do know that if I had been on that team and not made any traction with reporting a breach of this magnitude, I would not have stuck around waiting for the smoking volcano to blow.
Definitely agree with your last point. Key to being a high ranking security professional is the ability to influence senior management and get them to make decisions that maintain a good security culture.
Nevermind. Disregard all attempts to give this guy the benefit of the doubt.
Wtf? He actually wasn't just emailing back and forth for 8 months but received actionable proof of the security flaw early on. He did precisely shit with it.
I agree with the thrust of your story here, but you failed to mention one very relevant fact: In my piece, I noted that the researcher who reported the breach to Panera in August 2017 communicated directly with the person whose LinkedIn CV you picture above. That person said Panera was going to fix it, and then they didn't. Not until the researcher came to me in hopes of getting Panera to finally address the issue. Which they did without apparently much trouble shortly after my story went live.
I'd say that speaks volumes about that person's qualifications for the job of the person in charge of security at Panera.
While it may not be his personal fault, it does not mean he is not responsible for ensuring the problem is fixed one way or the other. He may be employed to advise the higher ups, and he may have tried that this is a grave issue and must be fixed.
Again, may be he did, but if I were in that position, I would resign as you are clearly not being treated as a director and you can be damn sure they’ll pin the responsibility on you when it goes tits up.


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After years of suffering from blight caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, American chestnut trees may rise again through genetic engineering. Dr. William Powell of the State University of New York and Scott Merkle of the University of Georgia started the search for genetic protection for the American chestnut tree in 1990. Dr. Powell knew that most of the chestnut blight symptoms are caused by the oxalic acid that C. parasitica generates as it grows. He also knew that wheat has an enzyme called oxalate oxidase, which detoxifies oxalic acid. Together with his team, he transferred the gene that encodes oxalate oxidase from wheat to chestnut, and they found that oxalate oxidase can indeed enhance blight-resistance.
This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture supervised the planting of three experimental patches, a project organized by the Forest Health Iniative (FHI). If the trial works, the FHI will request permission to plant transgenic chestnut trees in the wild to re-establish the species in America's woodlands. The team hopes to use the model for future projects to re-establish threathened species such as the elm tree, ash tree, and a fir tree known as the eastern hemlock.
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Warner Brothers has released the first official image from the upcoming (and penultimate) Harry Potter film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
USA Today has the photo and some tantalizing hints about the upcoming film, to be released next November.
One thing we know for sure is that Daniel Radcliffe will be getting naked. From a recent interview with director David Yates:
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Received: April 04,2018; Published: April 16,2018
Corresponding author: Kingsley Akarowhe, Department of Educational Foundations, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Nigeria is one of the developing countries of the world that is blessed with numerous natural resources and fertile arable land for sustainable agriculture, to counter for its increasing population. As a result of global economic downturn, there is a rising needs of Nigeria government to raise the standard of living her citizen through intensive commitment to agricultural programmes and policies. Over the years, as t Nigeria government initiated most of its agric policies and programmes, there tend to be a wide gap on the expected success of these agricultural programmes and polices; and its impacts on the citizens. The forgoing challenges have continued over time without solution. It is on this note that this researcher find it deem fit to investigate the challenges facing agricultural policies and agricultural programmes in the paces of sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper explains the meaning of the core concepts: agriculture; agricultural policies; and programmes; roles of agricultural policies/programmes; and challenges facing agric policies/programmes. The paper also went further in mapping out ways of retooling agric policies/ programmes for it to yield their objectives/goals. It was recommended among other that the government of Nigeria should ensure adequate financial backing of agricultural programmes and policies which will assist by ensuring these agric related programmes are not hampered in the actualization of their targeted objectives.
Keywords: Agricultural policies; Agricultural programmes, Sustainable development Challenges; Retooling
Agriculture is the cultivation of the land and rearing of animals for the benefit of man. The cultivation of the land and rearing animal by the farmer(s) (an individual(s)) has far reaching attributes to the development of the society he live. Agriculture is the creation of outputs for the satisfaction of man. The output are products, goods and services of the agricultural sector, that helps to improve, sustain and better the live of man in any society; and also contributes to both the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GNP (Gross National Product) in aggregate. Agriculture is a channel of alleviating mass unemployment; ensure income redistribution; means of food sustenance to an anticipated population of the Nigerian society. Due to the important of agriculture in sustainable development in terms of provision of food and income to a large number of the farmers, what happen in the agric-sector is of prior attention to Nigerian society. Agricultural policies and programmes are path way for enhancing agricultural productivity. Agricultural policies are pre-determined goals, objectives and pathway set by an individual or government for the purpose of achieving a specified outcome, for the benefit of the individual(s), society and the nations' economy at large. In Nigeria, agricultural policy include Land Use Act of 1978. Agricultural policies are pathways of improving the activities involve in cropping, livestock, forestry, processing and marketing of agricultural product. Agricultural policies take into consideration the primary, secondary and tertiary processes in agricultural production. Agricultural policy is defined as a public policy that conveys the decision to pursue a specified course of action aimed at improving agricultural practices, by ensuring output growth and the overall development of the agricultural sector .
Agricultural programmed is an innovative outfit by an individual(s) or government(s), in improving the acts/processes of cultivating the land and rearing of animals in order to raise standard of the living of the individual(s) and the nation at large. Agricultural programmes consist of body of process set by the government of a nation, to reform the agricultural sector so as to increase productivity of the sector for sustainable development and better-life for the citizens. Agricultural programmes are long-term prospect designed to improve the way animals are reared and crops are cultivated. In Nigeria agricultural programmes can be refer to as an outfit embarking upon by the government in the agricultural sector that is intended to ensure meaningful contribution to the development of the nation; and also better the life of the average Nigeria citizens. Example of agricultural programmes in Nigeria includes Green Revolution Programmed (GRP) and Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) among others. Agricultural policies and programmers are officially designed in sustaining and bettering the lifes of individuals in any society and also contribute to both the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GNP (Gross National Product) in aggregate. Agricultural programmes and policies are strategies and mechanism which helps government to carry out set goals and objective in order to improve the agricultural sector in the short- run and in the long-run the larger society as a result of the positive impacts of such programmes and policies. In contemporary society, agricultural policies and programmes have the following objectives.
Agricultural policies and programmes are geared to make the nation economy sufficient in the production of agricultural product such as crops (coco, oil palm and so forth) and animals (goats, and hens among others), which will help to counter for the consumption need of citizens in a particular nation. In light of the above, agricultural policies and programmes are projected avenues to make a nation not to over dependent on other countries agric and agro related product.
Agric policies and programmes enhance and better the life of every citizen, in terms of provision of cash for the sustenance of the individual. Through agricultural policies and programmes the welfare of the citizens will be improved and, hence bridging the gap between the rich and the poor through equitable distribution of income between the national of the country.
Agricultural policies and programmes does not only enhances the domestic economy by production of product to satisfy the immediate need of the individual in the society but also produce for export to other nations of the world. This also assists in cash inflow into the domestic economy through foreign exchange earnings.
Numerous agricultural policies and programmes are designed to create a strong synergy between the private and the public sector of the economy. Government often formulates policies and programmes to open the floor for the private sector to contribute to the economy of the nation especially the agricultural sector. This will facilitates research, innovation, provision of facilities such as farm inputs, and good roads among others.
Over the years, agricultural policies and programmes in Nigeria has not achieved its objectives due to the following bedeviling challenges.
Funding in terms of financial allocation is an incent zing factor to achieve a given set of goals/objectives. Finance is often regarded as the power house for any project or obligation that is of prior importance . In Nigeria, most agricultural programmes lack sufficient funds, in carrying out their stated goals. In consonance with the forgoing  supplemented that inadequate and untimely fund release by all tiers of government, the lack of funds to procure processing machinery and equipment, and the absence of state and local government implementation committees. Overtime, this has induces non-completion in some agric programme and policies; while in some other cases has impede the smooth process of achieving the targeted objectives of agricultural policies and programmes. This often in the long-run hinder the growth of the sector in terms of ensuring agricultural product are produced to cater for the nations' domestic and foreign.
Mismanagement is a major challenge ofagriculture in Nigeria . Embezzlement and misappropriation are integral part of corruption in any society. In most agricultural policies and programmes, funds set-aside for specific programmes are often diverted for other function; and in other cases misuse of fund is often witness, this has resulted in lack of implementation of stated goals and objectives. Misappropriation and embezzlement are interwoven variable that create setbacks in the process and processes of implementation and actualization of major agricultural policies and programme in Nigeria. Due to embezzlement, misappropriation of fund most agricultural policies and programmes are often hindered, this invariably retards development of the sector and the economy at large in a particular country .
In any agricultural sector extension service helps in providing and disseminating proven agricultural information to the farmers. Such information regards ways of improving productivity by farmers. For a successful agricultural system extension service plays a vital role of enlighten individuals that are involve in agricultural practices. Lack of sufficient extension services was witness in most agricultural policies and programmes, examples was indicated in Better Life Programme, this makes the programme not to yield its needed result; and also to last longer as anticipated. In some other cases, when extension services are provided, there is always lack of adequate equipment/facilities to effectively achieve the set objectives. In same similitude [5-7] found that the agricultural extension services in Nigeria also suffer from inadequate facilities and input supply.
Unclear or undefined objectives of any programme or policies in any society is an initiator of its' own failure. In Nigeria, most agricultural policies and programmes are unclear in their stated objectives, this resulted some of their pit-falls. Most agric programmes and policies on the parts ofgovernment that formulated them witness undefined objectives, this narrow their objectives and subsequently lead to wastage of effort. This underlining factor, overtime make government policies on agriculture not to be stable . Unclear/undefined objectives may be due to lack of policy accountability . Nigeria suffers from policy instability driven by high rate of turnover of programmes and personnel, which in turn has made the application of policy instruments unstable .
For actualization of a particular agric policy or programme, it must be free from role conflict with other policies. This is due to the fact that such programme will not play it role effectively due to shared function. In other words, such programme will have a misplaced priority. In Nigeria, role conflict among various agricultural policies and programmes make a specific policies or programme to echoes on another in terms of their area of functioning. Notable role conflict in agricultural programmes and policies in Nigeria was the Land Use Act and Operation Feed the Nation. Such role-conflict retrogress the implement and actualization of both programmes and policies.
The following are some of the ways of retooling agricultural policies and programmes to enhance sustainable development in Nigeria.
Theroleofagriculturalextension servicecannotbeoveremphasis in an agricultural sector, due to their task of dissemination of proven agricultural information to farmers, based on proven research. Such agricultural information ranges from ways of dealing with pest/disease infestation, maintaining soil fertility, and dealing with deforestation among others. Additionally, extension services help to provide farmers with improved seedling varieties, fertilizers and farm implements. Agricultural extension service helps farmers to key-in to most agricultural policies and programmes, given the fact that agricultural policies and programmes are geared toward increasing agricultural productivity in aggregate. When effective extension services are provided to farmers, they tends to surmount challenge often encounter ranging from pest/disease infestation among others, hence inducing then to make increase yield of harvest which in monetary terms will increase income for farmer over a given farming season. In light of the forgoing, farmers tends on aprior aid the success of agric policies and programmes with the help of extension services provided for them, which in the long-run increase sustainable development of the nation in particular and actualization of agric policies and programmes.
Effective and efficient execution of any project, policy or programme sufficient fund should be made available. Government through her yearly budget should endeavour to benchmark sufficient fund and disburse it to the agric sector. For any policies and programme to yield its' robust benefit to citizens and the nation at large which is a key to sustainable development sufficient funds should be provided by the government and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector to ensure the implementation of agricultural policies and programmes. This will ensure that no stone is left unturned in the process of implementing agric policies and programmes for it to achieve its' a major success. Moreover, private sector (agencies and organisations) should always ensure they play a part in assisting in sustaining agric policies and programmes in terms of funding and supplying need implement that would ensure successful accomplishment of particular policy/programme which will pave way for sustaining development.
For agricultural policies/programme to enhance sustainable development, these agric policies and programmes should be clear/defined objectively. In other words, stakeholders in the agric sectors especially policies/programmes inventor/architect should always ensure that the path ways for the innovated policy for agricultural development should be clear, in other for it to yield its needed objectives which are often than not a pivotal for national development. Agricultural policies/programme can be given defined/clear objective through a process of settingup functional boundaries which a given policies/programme is expected to perform so as not to have a functional/role conflict with other policies/programme. Through clear/defined objective of agricultural policies/programme, stakeholders in the agric- sector would be able to articulate and predict the end result of their policies/ programmes; and to a large extent it successes; and lastly, its contribution to the agric-sector and the nation at large in terms of its' contribution to sustainable development.
Collaboration is an avenue of shared values. Such values include information and other resources (material/human) that assist an organization to achieve a given goal. In the agricultural industry collaboration is a vital tool for which agricultural policies are formulated, implemented and achieved. In other words, for a successful agricultural programmed and policies to thrive keen collaboration between the private and the public sector should be given priority. This will go a long way to bridge communication gaps in terms of the private sector contributing its part in the implementation process.
On the job-training is a venue used by employer of labour to equip employees with skills and disposition that would assist them to be productivity in the discharge of their job. In any organization, establishment or sector of an economy on-the-job training is an important strategy to increase aggregate workers performances. In Nigeria, government and relevant stakeholders in the agricultural sector should assist in ensuring that agricultural personnel are given on-the-job training, this will pave way for workers to ensure effective actualization of the agric policies and programmers. The Nigeria government should make provision for in-service-training of agricultural personnel in the Ministry of Agriculture, which will ensure that agricultural officials are well equipped to man the entire processes of implementing these agricultural policies and agricultural programmes.
In Nigeria, inspire of the bless arable fertile land for agriculture, the nation is faced with problems of harnessing its meaningful agricultural policies and programmes to improve the condition of the agricultural sector overtime. In light of the findings of this research paper, the researcher wish to conclude that, if the Nigerian government adopt the solution insight and recommendations made, agricultural policies and programmes will yield its adverse benefits to the agricultural sector in the short-run and the Nigerian society in the long-run in terms of sustainable development.
a) The government of Nigeria should ensure adequate financial backing of agricultural programmes and policies. This will assist ensuring that agricultural related programmes are not hampered in the process of ensuring the actualization of their targeted objectives.
b) Internal auditing should be regularly done in the agric- sector to check if there is corruption, embezzlement and misappropriation of fund in the process of carrying out agricultural programmes and policies. This will assist in persecution of officials involved in such act, hence reducing further occurrence.
c) Public awareness/enlighten programmes should be in organized by non-governmental agencies and the government in particular, through the mass media. This will help in actualization of agric policies and programmes.
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text: AOM hosts Marisa Serafini, John Comerford, and Demetri Panos discuss the 2015 movie Inside Out. Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, the film is set in the mind of a young girl, Riley Anderson (Kaitlyn Dias), where five personified emotions—Joy (Amy Poehler), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), Fear (Bill Hader), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith)—try to lead her through life as she moves with her parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan) to a new city. The film was co-directed by Ronnie del Carmen and produced by Jonas Rivera, with music composed by Michael Giacchino. Docter first began developing Inside Out in 2009 after noticing changes in his daughter’s personality as she grew older. The film’s producers consulted numerous psychologists and researched the mind in preparation for building its story. Initial drafts were unsatisfactory, and the production was revised significantly with the realization that interpersonal relationships guide human emotions. After premiering at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in May, Inside Out was released on June 19, 2015. It received universal critical acclaim, with many film critics praising its unique concept and poignant subject matter. The film grossed $90 million in its first weekend—the best opening for an original Pixar title—surpassing Avatar ’s $77-million record for an opening weekend of an original film.


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Increasingly more people have interaction in outside actions these days, as out of doors sports activities have gotten highly regarded. There are of course some apparent answers to what is sports activities and bodily recreation. Whether you might be with household or mates and even your favorite pet, doing outside sports and activities will help you to bond along with your family members in a approach that is difficult otherwise.
When modern know-how and conveniences were not so widespread there weren’t as many choices nor as much time available for leisurely activities. It started with considerations of “obstacles to recreation participation and leisure enjoyment” based mostly on the idea that the principle situation to deal with was service supply, so that folks would participate more if there have been more services provided.
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In Taiwan sports activities recreation has turn into increasingly in style, hardly shocking when you think about that it was in 2001 that the 2-day weekend was first launched. The social benefits of recreation have created one of the world’s largest industries, leisure and recreation. Beautiful parks and recreational amenities improve the native picture and values of property. Once more, research reveals that older individuals who take part in recreational activities have better coping behaviors in response to nerve-racking life events and every day frustrations.
Recreation remedy programs are vital and they are serving to many individuals and households alike to cope with health points that are sometime overwhelming and arduous to cope with. Communities are built up and stored safer by maintaining the healthy atmosphere of local parks.
The definition of recreation could be very obscure. These include sports activities teams, recreational departments and of course way more. Partying is a recreational activity, and one that (normally) makes us pleased and gives us a sense of social connection. Fishing is among the largest rising sports actions in Taiwan, though golf is taking over in reputation.
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Nationwide magazines declare Atlanta to be the perfect place to stay, work and play. There are only a few actions that do not require sports activities equipment recreation sensible. Therapists will interact in leisure actions with the consumer to improve leisure abilities and apply social abilities in the moment. Wildlife parks are a fantastic option, and a journey can be employed to see a few of the most uncommon and weird creatures of the world.
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Cameratta Companies' is proud to announce that High Point Place's signature model has been named winner of the Lee Building Industry Association's annual Parade of Homes showcase Superior Home Award. The 'Sophia' Model, Unit 2209, swept the awards category receiving honors for Best Exterior, Best Kitchen, Best Bath, Best Livability, Best Interior Design and Best Outdoor Living.
Cameratta Companies is a full-service, leading real estate development company and a pioneer in the real estate industry. With more than 29 years of experience, the Cameratta organization has successfully developed thousands of acres of raw land into masterfully designed communities including single family and multi-family residential communities, high-rise condos and golf course communities. From humble beginnings in the early 1980s, to national recognition for quality design and development today, Cameratta Companies is noted for helping to rejuvenate the River District in Downtown Fort Myers with its signature real estate projects, High Point Place and First Street Village.
It’s management team has experience in real estate acquisitions, project design, entitlement oversight, project visioning, design management, infrastructure installation, asset enhancement, product marketing, and transaction closing.


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Place chia seeds and coconut water in a small bowl and soak for 15 minutes.
Place chia seeds and almonds into a food processor and process until crumbly Add dates, apricots, vanilla, zest, cinnamon and coconut and blend until a rough paste. Form into walnut sized balls and roll in coconut. Refrigerate.
When you’re after that chocolatey-hit – this easy chocolate mug cake with it’s gooey flowing centre will satisfy that craving without the sugar hit. Low-carb and low calorie, this dessert is sure to please! Whip up this decadent mug cake in a matter of minutes.

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Posted October 3, 2014
The stats are mind-blowing. Nearly 14,000 high school students were enrolled in one or more of the 1,045 After School Matters programs in 2013 — all voluntarily! (In fact, 33,285 applied, but not all could be accommodated.) More than 70% of After School Matters youth participants reside in Chicago’s 39 lowest-income communities (out of 77 total communities). Another little-known fact: 86% of After School Matters teens receive free or reduced-price lunches.
It’s hard to overestimate the value of giving teenagers both a safe haven and a constructive place for socialization and self-improvement — especially for kids growing up in neighborhoods plagued by gangs, drugs, and violence. And that is what After School Matters has been doing since 2000. (As most older Chicagoans know, After School Matters has its roots in the Gallery37 project, founded in 1991 by then-Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley and former Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Lois Weisberg.) After School Matters is now the largest provider of after-school and summer programs for high school students in the nation. 97% of After School Matters teens belong to a minority and 86% live at or below the federal poverty level.
And what about impact? Can all these after-school activities — music, dance, art, STEM programs — really alter a student’s path in life?
As we discovered while working on the After School Matters 2013 Annual Report, the answer is a resounding “yes.” The overall teen attendance rate across all After School Matters programs (87.6%) was well above the national standard (75%) for out-of-school time programs. Whereas 25% of students nationwide drop out of high school, 88% of After School Matters high school seniors in 2013 completed their studies and graduated.
And if those numbers aren’t enough — or you missed the Annual Report — you simply couldn’t ignore the scale and drama of the After School Matters 2014 Gala at Navy Pier Grand Ballroom last week, which featured performances and exhibits 300 After School Matters youth and raised $4.5M in donations from 1,000 guests and supporters.
The Gala was unforgettable, but we should also point out that working on the Annual Report these past few months was also a pleasure thanks to Michael Crowley and Caitlin Nagel, our co-pilots at After School Matters.

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Lydney Park Spring Gardens are, as the name would suggest, open only for a few weeks each Spring.Owned and still lived in by the Bathurst family,this hidden gem has the ruins of a Roman camp complete with temple to Nodens, a woodland garden of oaks, beeches and chestnuts carpeted in bluebells, a deer park, a museum and tearoom all perched on a hill overlooking the River Severn. On sunny days it would be a glorious place for a picnic - and all for £4! On the way out it is worth having a look around the Coinros Garden Centre and Taurus Crafts which often also has a local food market.
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The City of Medicine Hat has been working with the South East Alberta Watershed Alliance (SEAWA) since 2018 to restore three riparian sites in the Seven Persons Creek sub-watershed: Saratoga Park, Connaught Pond and Saamis Archaeological Site. These riparian restorations are an excellent example of nature-based solutions in action that bring many economic, environmental and social benefits to the community. This initiative is focused on planting native species, weeding invasive plants and fencing off sensitive areas to restore critical riparian areas, as well as public education on the importance of riparian zones.
The main goals of this NBS are to improve watershed health and water quality by reestablishing native species of plants. Subsequently, planting initiatives will reduce erosion, mitigate the impacts of flooding and drought, and increase native biodiversity in the three restoration sites.
The issue of degraded riparian health in these three important areas in the sub-watershed was brought forward to the City of Medicine Hat by SEAWA, which wanted to take on the work with support from the City.
Saamis Archeological Site
SEAWA was seeking a partner for this work and the City of Medicine Hat agreed that it was the “right thing to do” to restore these degraded riparian areas. The partnership is mutually beneficial as the City did not have the resources to complete this project without SEAWA’s contributions.
Currently, riparian restoration in the three sites is a collaborative effort between SEAWA and the City of Medicine Hat, with primary funding from Alberta Environment and Parks’ Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program (WRRP + link). SEAWA provides the expertise and on-the-ground labour, while the City works with the stewardship group on mapping, zoning, planning of initiatives, reporting, providing permits as required and contributing additional funding for the work being done at the three sites. Policy and legislative considerations guiding the riparian restoration work in Medicine Hat include SEAWA’s South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, Government of Alberta’s Water for Life Strategy and Weed Control Act, and Medicine Hat’s Parks Bylaw and Tree Preservation Bylaw.
To date, riparian restoration efforts have included:
Saratoga Park: SEAWA has planted a total of 100 native shrubs consisting of five species: thorny buffaloberry, saskatoon, golden currant, wolf willow and red osier dogwood.
Connaught Pond: The restoration plan in progress is to remove new Russian Olive trees and plant native species to encourage a regeneration of native plant communities in the riparian area around the pond. This site’s work involves public education on the value of native species versus invasive species.
Saamis Archeological Site: Fencing is being used to allow the area to regenerate naturally and the City has agreed to move the off-leash area to a new location to protect this riparian area.
As a nature-based solution, the practice of riparian restoration makes use of three business models associated with NBS: local stewardship, green heritage and risk reduction. These projects are funded primarily by WRRP, with additional contributions from the City of Medicine Hat. Expertise and on-the-ground work is provided by SEAWA.
Riparian restoration provides value to the municipality by enhancing the ecological health of the sites and renewing the ecosystem services they provide, which include flood and drought attenuation, improvements to water quality, and recreational and health benefits to citizens.
Riparian areas are rich in biodiversity. The plants that grow in this buffer area between land and water bodies (e.g., lakes, rivers, creeks) provide habitat, food and shelter to a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic animal species. These critically important zones also act as filters for sediments and contaminants, thereby improving water quality. They also act to slow and regulate the flow of water and so are crucial in mitigating the impacts of flooding and drought. Woody vegetation growing in riparian areas also helps to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and prevent erosion. By removing invasive species and planting native species, SEAWA is restoring native biodiversity to the watershed.
Healthy riparian zones provide a wealth of benefits to communities, from reducing the impacts of flooding and drought and improving water quality to providing recreational opportunities including wildlife viewing and birdwatching. This riparian restoration initiative will eventually include interpretive signage to showcase the ecological and cultural heritage of the sites.
As this implementation of NBS increases the prevalence of native species in the Seven Persons Creek sub-watershed, citizens may experience benefits to their physical and mental wellbeing as a result of having increased access to natural spaces within Medicine Hat.
 Lesko-Gosselin, K. 2021. Interview with Land Stewardship Centre. (City of Medicine Hat)
Photos courtesy SEAWA
Lesko-Gosselin, K. June 24, 2021. Interview with Land Stewardship Centre. (City of Medicine Hat)
Montemayor, M. June 21, 2021. Interview with Land Stewardship Centre. (SEAWA)
A row of young cottonwood trees at Connaught Pond.
Juvenile mule deer making us of the habitat at Connaught Pond.
A row of young buffalo berry at Saratoga Park.
Footbridge at Saratoga Park for recreation users.

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After 2 years and nearly 9 kilometers of driving, NASA’s Mars Curiosity has arrived at the base of Mount Sharp to begin a whole new phase of exploration.
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The Harvest Moon has some interesting aspects to it; how it rises differently from other full Moons, and how we often perceive it as it rises. Learn about that and more as Dave shares insight into this “Super Moon” visible as a Harvest Moon, and why the size isn’t quite what it seems (even if it’s “super” this month). See what’s up in the night sky every week with “Eyes on the Sky” videos, astronomy made easy.
In this video you’ll find a number of tips to help you get the very best performance from your new binocular.
Presented by Robert J Dalby.
In this video Robert gives you our top five tips to coax the best possible views of planets regardless of the cost or quality of your telescope.
It doesn’t matter if your telescope costs tens, or thousands : it always makes sense to try to get the best views you possibly can when observing planets. And sometimes improving the view involves no more than selecting the best site available to you to set up the telescope or using the telescope within its ideal power range — this video will give you the information you need to consistently get the best views of planets with your telescope.
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Robert J Dalby FRAS of The Astronomy and Nature Centre explains how to observe planets.
Getting consistently good views of planets and other targets in the night sky can seem a bit hit and miss to the new telescope user. In this video look at a couple of the most basic variables that can affect the resolution and detail seen in planetary observation. Learn how and when to address the target to optimise image quality with any telescope.
Lets remind ourselves about some of the concepts we learnt in our camp:
“Welcome to Mars” follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing mission. NOVA producer Mark Davis covered the story from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this voyage of discovery, whose primary goal is to find evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars.
The question of what caused the Big Bang is one of the most difficult facing humanity. We may never find an answer, and even if we do, we probably won’t understand it. It’s difficult to imagine an event occurring without a cause, and yet, that is precisely the prospect we are faced with when it comes to this question.
Today one of our staff at school came up to me and asked me about the 27th of August when there will be two full moons in the sky. He had got this information circulating on ‘whatsapp’ . The rumour has it that one of the planets viz., Mars will appear as big as the moon and as if it were another moon. First of all for those of you who have taken this news seriously please note there is going to be only a thin crescent moon in the sky on that night. This is a Hoax –Do not Believe this news and waste your time on the 27th. Mars can never ever appear as large as a full moon as seen from Earth. The moon is much closer than Mars which appears like a red starlike point and is much further away from Earth.
For a change lets see how rockets work.


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Remember the non-fiction book I mentioned? Of course you don’t; imagine my ego to assume that you would! The nerve of me.
Doesn’t matter. My grandparents gave me the book pictured left, which before cracking it open and reading a page, I thought, “That’s nice” and didn’t think much else.
Then I started to read.
In just two weeks I have become the biggest fan of Dave Ramsey’s teachings about money management. I’d already heard of another book by Ramsey, Financial Peace, because I have a coworker whose a big fan of it. I had already begun to enact some of those principles in how I spend money, for no other reason than because they just made sense. The Total Money Makeover appears to be the cliffnotes version of Financial Peace in shorter, broader strokes.
He begins the book by telling you what the book is NOT, which I love:
The book is NOT politically correct.
It is NOT a way to get rich quick.
It does NOT contain secrets (or even details) of investing.
It does NOT solve your problems without hard work.
What it does do, at least what it has done for me, was convince me that with a little sacrifice and a lot of effort and attention, my wife and I can be debt free in a few short years, and through rigorous investing thereafter, might retire as millionaires.
Again, no “get rich quick” schemes or gimmicks; he’s talking about spending years and years and years investing, and that’s only after you’ve freed up tremendous amounts of your income compared to the average American.
The steps themselves are simple, but most people just don’t exercise the discipline to put them into action.
1. Save up $1,000 liquid emergency fund.
2. Pay down your smallest debt. After that debt is paid, use its monthly payment as additional money for your next smallest debt. Use both those payments in your third smallest, and so forth.
There are more steps, but I’m going to pause right there because that’s the one that has me fired up and excited. Because it’s so easy if you just actually do it.
I’ve tried to talk to friends and co-workers about this, and as Dave predicts in his book, they just don’t get it.
“Imagine having no payments except your mortgage by 2012,” I posit.
My friends answer this as if I’d said, “Imagine having a flying horse by 2012,” and they answer appropriately.
“That sure would be nice. Keep dreaming.”
What? No. I’ve already done the math.
In our case (me and my wife’s), we attended an expensive private school (we didn’t know any better. We do now.) So our debt is going to take a bit longer to pay off: ~4 years at our current salaries. That may sound like a long time, but in my case, that’s roughly half the time it took me to go to school. Had we started the first year we were out of school, we’d be done by now.
It’s not magic, it’s not mythical, and it’s not hypothetical. It’s posssible.
But most Americans truly cannot even imagine living without debt, and dogmatically insist that it’s impossible to have no credit cards and no car payments, and no payments of any kind.
In the meanwhile, I’m convinced that most people have no idea just how much money they make because they throw quite a lot of it away. I’ve looked at the numbers in our budget, and without loans, we’d have a lot of spending money, even after rigorous investing. And I can tell you, we don’t make that much money overall. Neither of us pulls a salary I would consider even remotely “comfortable”. But when you look at where all the money is going, and how much of it is wasted on interest, it becomes clear there’s a lot more to be had than we thought.
If we manage it intelligently.
Step 3 is to save 3-6 months of expenses in some liquid form.
Step 4 is to invest 15% of your gross income. Which should be a cakewalk if you have no bills except mortgage and utilities.
Step 5 is to save for your children’s college eduction.
Step 6 is to pay off your mortgage. Entirely.
During all of this, you don’t charge ANYTHING to a credit card or loan. Ever. No 90 days same as cash. No car payments – you pay cash. No student loans; if you want to go to school, you pay cash.
People will insist you need a good credit rating. Why? If you aren’t borrowing anything, whom do you have to depend on for credit?
I’m sold, and I’m determined to be a millionaire by the time I retire, even if (god forbid) I never sell a single book. Not by some magic formula or get rich quick scheme. But by making the necessary sacrifices now to eliminate debt and keep more of my own paycheck.
I’ve done the math myself. There’s no reason it won’t work, except possibly lack of follow-through.
But by now, most of you already think I’m crazy for trying. That’s okay. I expected that.

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The FBME Bank, Tanzania expects to challenge the fresh accusations by the United States Treasury Department on being the base of for illicit financial activity.
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule to the effect that the bank’s anti-money laundering compliance efforts “remain inadequate to address the risks” it poses.
According to the new FinCEN rule imposed under section 311 of the US Patriot Act, FBME continues to facilitate illicit financial activity. This in effect cancels an injunction granted by a US judge in November against FinCEN’s original rule issued against the bank earlier last year.
When granting the injunction, the judge gave FinCEN until the end of March 2016 to decide on a new final rule.
FBME challenged that the rule isn’t, in fact, final, because it’s still subject to a preliminary injunction by a federal court, and the bank “has every right and intention” to challenge its legality.
“We think it is all too obvious at this point that FinCEN has stubbornly committed itself to a foreordained conclusion and [it] won’t let evidence, facts, law, public comments or fundamental fairness stand in the way of that.” The bank’s statement insisted.
The Bank of Tanzania placed FBME under statutory management in 2014 after the US Treasury first prohibited American financial institutions from dealing with the bank.


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LDS Perspectives is pleased to announce a new podcast interview with David W. Grua, a historian and documentary editor with the Joseph Smith Papers. David holds a Ph.D. in American History from Texas Christian University and an M.A. and B.A. from Brigham Young University. He is the author of Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory (Oxford, 2016), which was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and was awarded the Robert M. Utley Prize from the Western History Association.
David worked five years as a research assistant for the Joseph Smith Papers while a student at BYU and has spent the last four and a half years as a volume editor. In David’s work for the project, he specializes in the Mormon experience in Missouri, Mormon-Indian relations, and Joseph Smith’s legal papers.
In this episode, LDS Perspectives podcaster Taunalyn Rutherford interviews David about the latest volume in the Joseph Smith Papers—Documents, Volume 6—which covers February 1838–August 1839.
This was a tumultuous period in the life of Joseph Smith and the history of the church, marked by internal dissent, the abandonment of Kirtland, Ohio, as church headquarters, the outbreak of violence with anti-Mormons in Missouri, the emergence of the Danite Society, the Missouri–Mormon War, Governor Lilburn W. Boggs’s infamous “extermination order,” Joseph Smith’s imprisonment in Liberty, Missouri, and the exodus and relocation of the Saints to Illinois.
This was also a time characterized by spiritual outpourings and revelation, with the Prophet dictating D&C 115–120, writing the letters that included D&C 121–123, and delivering several doctrinally-rich discourses to the Twelve Apostles as they prepared for their mission to England. Taunalyn and David review this history in detail and the documents published in the volume.
David also discusses his “Joseph Smith’s Missouri Prison Letters and the Mormon Textual Community,” an essay that will be published in Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources in February 2018 from Oxford University Press. The book is edited by Joseph Smith Papers scholars Mark Ashurst-McGee, Robin Scott Jensen, and Sharalyn D. Howcroft. David’s chapter grew out of research conducted while editing the extant letters composed by Joseph Smith to church members while he was in Missouri state custody for Documents, Volume 6. The essay provides a fine-grained analysis of the prophet’s approach to writing the letters. While in state custody, Joseph wrote five handwritten missives for his wife, Emma Smith. Relying on scribes, Joseph also composed three general epistles addressed to the church as a whole. David places Joseph’s letters in conversation with other famous “prison letters” written by the Apostle Paul, Protestant and Catholic prisoners during the Reformation, and Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement. David concludes that while Joseph Smith’s focus on the meaning of suffering was similar to the other letter writers, the prophet differed from the others by connecting suffering with divine revelation.
Join us for this fascinating podcast.
This podcast is cross-posted with permission of LDS Perspectives.

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text: Café Rojo serves both meat-lovers, vegetarians and vegans. The menu isn’t gigantic, but lets you create your own personal combination, therefore allowing enough variation. This leads to colorful bowls of food. Unfortunately my shoot at Café Rojo was after sunset, meaning: no natural light. Of course I tried to capture the food as well as I possibly could. I’m glad to say the end results turned out pretty good.


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There are many types of diets for human beings. There is the Mediterranean, low-carb, vegan, keto, paleo, and gluten-free diets out of the hundreds of different food regimens for improving health. This can be very confusing.
For our dogs, we open a can or bag of dog food and usually give little thought to what’s inside. There are many different ingredients in the varieties of dog foods found on the market today, but can dogs eat raw meat? Can springer spaniels eat raw meat? Yes, they can, but before giving your springer raw meat, you must know the when, why, and how of raw meat.
Can Springer Spaniels Eat Raw Meat And What Kind Should I Feed?
Chicken and uncooked bones are a great source of protein. If you are anxious about bacteria in chicken, then cook it first. Remember absolutely no cooked chicken bones.
Beef & other
Fresh beef is another good choice but not too much at one time. Also, don’t give your pup meat and bones together. They could chip a tooth while chewing on both at the same time. Other good meats are turkey, duck, rabbit, and lamb.
Raw fish is another good choice and contains good proteins. Be careful of bones. Salmon should be excluded as they contain various parasites.
Pork is a bad choice when giving your spaniel raw meat. Undercooked and uncooked pork can contain trichinosis, which causes roundworms in people and dogs. Pork is also very hard for your pup to digest.
Below are some options for feeding your dog raw food, on the face of it it can look expensive but, it is not much different than buying most other quality foods.
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What Are the Benefits of Feeding a Springer Spaniel Raw Meat?
Raw meat and bones are a natural diet for your spaniel, instinctively, and physiologically. It is proven to enhance digestion and health in many ways and is safer than kibble.
Spaniels Will Love a Raw Meat Diet
Your spaniel will love raw meat and enjoy it many times more than their kibble. It will satisfy their ancestral taste for real meat.
Raw meat can give your pup superior protein and nutrition and also eliminate any food allergies they may suffer from. The cooking process and processing in a plant depletes essential vitamins and minerals from kibble.
Cleaner and Healthier
Your springer will have cleaner teeth from chewing more substantial food and form the abrasiveness of gnawing on bones. They will also have healthier skin and a shinier coat.
Improved Immune System
Your pup’s immune system will work much better while eating raw meat. This, in turn, will save you money because they won’t become sick and have to visit their veterinarian as often.
Your spaniel will be much healthier with tons of energy ready for lots of exercise!.
There will be less inflammation. Inflammation can cause arthritis and help any disease that feeds on the inflammatory process, such as cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases.
By eating a mostly raw meat-based diet, your spaniel will have no doggy breath, no bad body aroma, and their stools will be much easier to clean up!
Added Protein and Nutrients
Protein and nutrients will be added from ingesting muscle meats.
Beneficial amino acids and more protein will be added by eating raw organ meats such as chicken livers and giblets.
Less Arthritis, Cleaner Teeth
Chicken feet provide a high amount of glucosamine, which, just as in humans, is excellent for your springer’s joints. Chewing the chicken feet will have an abrasive action that will clean tartar and plaque from your dog’s teeth, saving you money on cleanings in the future. This also cleans around gums and prevents gum disease. Gum disease can go on to cause serious infections that can eventually spread to the heart.
Eating raw meat will improve your springer’s muscle tone. If humans ate only cereal and grains all the time, our muscles would soon atrophy.
By eliminating the bad carbohydrates contained in kibble, your pup will have a balanced and healthy weight and prevent them becoming over weight.
Disadvantages of a Raw Meat Diet
Depending on your ideas for feeding your springer spaniel raw meat, there are a few disadvantages to consider before stepping into something new.
Eating raw meat alone will not be a balanced diet. There are many benefits, but your pup needs to have a well-rounded diet. It’s best to do some research before beginning a raw meat-based diet.
Ask your veterinarian for their opinion or read some literature on the subject. Your springer needs various foods along with their meat like raw vegetables and fruit and a few grains if you are unopposed to them.
Buying a commercially manufactured raw meat product from a reputable company may be the best way to go. If you decide to buy from a butcher and make your own, doing some research or getting together with a friend that uses only natural made foods for their dog would be suggested.
Your spaniel does need to get all of the necessary vitamins and minerals. Receiving these through food is the ideal way, but they may need supplements if that’s not possible.
When feeding your dog raw meats, they must be prepared properly, using good hygiene or reputable suppliers.
Salmonella is a bacteria that causes sickness from eating raw or undercooked meats that are also improperly prepared or packaged.
However, most dog’s digestive systems can handle salmonella because they contain digestive enzymes and have a very acidic stomach, which allows them to digest other bacteria and salmonella without affecting them. This is not a guarantee that your spaniel won’t get sick while eating raw meat, especially meat that has been poorly prepared.
Kibble is often recalled because it has been found to contain salmonella. There is no 100% guarantee either way you go.
If you purchase raw meat from a butcher and decide to prepare all raw meat yourself, you must clean countertops, utensils, cutting boards, and sinks with an antibacterial before and after each use. Hand washing is also essential before and after.
Use great care when feeding your springer bones. The bones should always be raw. Cooked bones can splinter, causing intestinal tears or obstructions that can lead to death.
Preparation of raw meat can be very time consuming as well as messy. Buying from a company specializing in raw meat-based food production for your spaniel will not be any more expensive in the long run. The food will have everything your springer needs, including essential vitamins and minerals, which will save you from giving your pup supplements and contain natural ingredients.
Is It Safe to Feed Your Springer Spaniel Bones?
“NEVER FEED BONES THAT HAVE BEEN COOKED”
Feeding your spaniel bones is safe, but they must be raw bones. Cooked bones can splinter and, if swallowed, are very sharp, causing internal damage on the way down. No small bones either as they can become lodged if swallowed.
Grocery store bones that are pre-packaged are also a no-no. They contain preservatives. These can cause a thiamine deficiency that can be deadly. Use only fresh, meaty bones from a reliable butcher or a raw pet food supplier.
How to Store Raw Meat
If you purchase raw meat from a pet food supplier, simply follow package directions on storing. Storing meat that you would purchase from a butcher or someone who sells raw foods for dogs should be stored just as you would your own meats.
If you plan to freeze the meat, place it in proper storage bags or containers and freeze, making sure the temperature is no higher than 17.7 Celsius. When refrigerating, the temperature should be no higher than 4.4 degrees Celsius.
Freezing meat for a week will kill any bacteria. Make sure you thaw the meat in the refrigerator when you are ready to use it, and never let raw meat sit out.
Raw Meat. How Much? How Often?
If you consider feeding your springer a raw meat diet, 40% to 60% of their diet should consist of meat. The amount of meat they should receive in a serving should be about 2% of their weight, and they can have meat every day.
The rest of their diet can contain raw vegetables and fruits and a few grains if you want to go that route. They can obtain calcium from yogurt, cottage cheese, or eggs, especially if you crush the shells and incorporate them into the meal.
If you are purchasing premade raw meat meals from a good company, the food will contain all of the nutritional needs that are essential for your spaniel. They shouldn’t require any added supplements.
If, however you want to purchase and prepare all of their raw food yourself, it may entail hours of prep work to ensure they get their proper vitamins and minerals. Make sure you do your homework before beginning this process.
Whatever route you choose in feeding your springer spaniel, do a little research. Raw, natural foods have been proven a healthier path for humans, especially in helping slow and prevent diseases, and now studies confirm this to be true for dogs as well.
Your spaniel comes from a long line of meat-eating carnivores. Meat is a natural food for their health from centuries ago. Choosing raw meat might just help with their longevity and whet your pup’s appetite while pleasing the palate.


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When I think about responsibility, I tend to think about my responsibilities to others. I think about my what I'm expected to do at school, work, and home. I think about tasks I have to complete, always doing my part.
Hardly do I ever think about my responsibilities to myself, and to be honest, I believe that is the most important thing. The simple truth is, no one, despite how amazing they are, has the real power to change your life - not Dr. Phil, Ellen, or Oprah, not your friends or family. May they be impactful? Of course! But the real power, that's all you. YOU are responsible for virtually everything in your life, and if you don't have the will to do something for yourself, to change something, then you can't expect it ti be done.
I don't think the realization of all of my personal responsibilities really hit me until the new year, and it's done me a great justice. Taking responsibility for myself has given me the power to create exactly what I want create and achieve exactly what I want to achieve.
I'm noticing the most significant difference in Taekwondo. At the Colorado Taekwondo Institute, we are lucky to have such a large group of supporters. I love knowing my classmates are there to push me, that I have an instructor ready to push me to my best. But my real salvation comes in knowing that despite all of that wonderful support, my success is my responsibility. I'm in charge of pushing myself, and I'm responsible for going as hard as I can and doing everything I can to reach my goals. Just knowing that my progress rests on my shoulders gives me the most motivation. I want to be the best that I can be for myself.
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Discussion in 'Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings' started by tammylynn, Oct 28, 2011.
I just want to end it all ~ it's just getting too hard to pretend anymore.
What are you pretending? That you are OK? Happy?
I know the feeling Tammy..feeling like a hypocrite all the time. On the outside showing that you are all smiles and ok and on the inside the feeling of despair, dieing inside, eating you up. I've been there Tammy. You have to talk about it ok. you have to let it out. People have to accept you for you and that's just it. It will reveal to you who are the ones that truly care for you and want to be there for you. Everyone on this forum wants to know what is going on in your life and help and support you as much as possible. Talking things out or even journalling helps get things off your shoulders. I hope when you are comfortable with talking about it that you will let us know what is upsetting you.
Take care of yourself ok.
Hey Tammy, When I came here I was in the same boat..I hadn't hardly spoken to anyone in fourteen years.. Holed up in my bedroom 24/7..Then I found this forum and started opening up.. I made some friends and we carried it outside of the forum.. Now we email each other so we are free to speak our mind..I mean the forum is great but you have to follow the rules.. When you start opening up you will feel so much better..
I just feel like nothing matters anymore. I try to do things right and I am constantly told what I did wrong. Right now I am just numb, I can't even taste what little food I force myself to choke down. I'm just tired of pretending that everything is alright, that things don't bother me.
:hug: I'm truly sorry you're feeling this way. Are you on medication or anything, in therapy?
I get this. For as much as people say they care, the truth is they don't want to deal with your pain. They would feel better if you lied and pretended everything was ok rather than take you as is and try to help you continue to live. It really sucks.
Who's telling you your wrong?? If you put foruth an effort then you tried thats all anyone can ask of you.. As long as you keep trying you will never be a failure..Have you tried talking with a therapist?? They can teach you copeing skills..It takes time though.. It's not an over night fix..You will have to build a bond with them..Remeber what I said you are not a failure!!!
I'm on meds ~ I have a pdoc. I have tried therapy but it didn't help.
My husband is constantly criticizing me. If I do something he will find something to point out that I didn't do or didn't do right. He's always pointing out that I am overweight. When I react in any way negative he just says he's teasing and if he can't tease me who can. It is really hurtful and it does nothing for my depression.
In your state of mind, any derogatory remarks would hurt and as women, comments on our appearance can be very hurtful. Have you try to talk to your hubby about what he says hurt your feelings. maybe I would take the opportunity of a calm moment with him and be frank about it. Dont do it in the heat of anger, it just make things worst. Try to prepare answers to his reply and repeat the scenario in your head a bunch of times before you do it for real. It might not sink in at the first try. You may have to repeat that what he says make you feel awful. But believe me, it works. My husband can be quite critical as well, and not in a good ways, but over time, it got much, much better.
hey tammy, I know the feeling, I have found this site very helpful though and to open up to people, my boyfriend does that to me a lot as well. but it is always good to have a serious conversation to someone who you are close to, though personally i find talking to strangers easier, but hang in there!!!! if you need to talk I am a great listener. I hope things get better for you!


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The market is taking in stride the first potential hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this season as its seems a bit more worried about a government shutdown ahead of a looming deadline over the fiscal ceiling debate. Oil (NYMEX:CLX13) is having problems staying up even in the face of Tropical Storm Karen as the government shutdown reduces demand. While Tropical storm Karen is expected to hit Hurricane strength, she is not going to stay there long. Yet we have to be wary that the market is not underestimating this storm as its projected path puts it right into Louisiana and the entrance to refinery row.
While the price impact was muted, there are still risks. Oil seemed to hover worrying about weaker demand as the government shutdown takes its toll, yet at the same time the falling dollar is lending support. We know that with the government shut down we can get no job report, so it will be virtually impossible for the Fed to taper at the next meeting! And the fear that a taper before Christmas will shrink the Grinch's heart will mean that tapering is an issue for next year.
Reuter's News reports that Energy companies in the Gulf of Mexico started shutting in production on Thursday and were evacuating some workers as Tropical Storm Karen headed toward a crucial part of the basin, which overall provides nearly a fifth of daily U.S. oil output. The National Hurricane Center said the storm was expected to be at or near hurricane strength on Friday, and that it was expected to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle over the weekend. BHP Billiton said on Thursday it was fully evacuating and shutting oil and gas production at its two platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. It was the second Gulf producer to confirm a full shutdown and evacuation because of Tropical Storm Karen, behind Anadarko Petroleum Williams Cos said it had shut its 500 million cubic feet per day Canyon Station gas platform in the Gulf's shallow waters. Similar announcements were expected as Karen's projected path crossed two areas known as Mississippi Canyon and Green Canyon, where the bulk of the Gulf's deepwater oil and gas platforms are located.
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Library begins Lewis and Clark series
When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off on their momentous trek through the West 200 years ago, their party included approximately 45 men. Coincidentally, a group of residents numbering in the mid-40s gathered at the Marshall Public Library Tuesday evening to begin a yearlong process of learning about and discussing aspects of the Corps of Discovery.
The journey that made such an impact on a young United States and the world two centuries ago continues to play a role in America's history, said Arrow Rock State Historic Site Administrator Mike Dickey, the evening's presenter. Dickey was the first presenter in the series of bi-weekly meetings scheduled through December.
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Led by volunteer program coordinator Jean Gaddy Wilson of Marshall, the crowd contained two women who believe they are relatives of expedition members.
Evelyn Laxson of Marshall said her family record books lead her to believe she is related to John Colter, one of the Kentucky mountain men recruited for the journey by Lewis.
"He was my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, I think," Laxson said. "Some literature we got from a family reunion said that. But I want to go all the way back, clear to the start and then come right back through to now. There are probably a lot of things I can pick up here and add to the book."
Laxson said she has read many stories about the expedition, but the journals and reference books often tell the story so differently she feels challenged to find out what she really believes.
"Even if we didn't have family involved, I'd probably still find it just as interesting," Laxson said.
The other Marshall woman with a more personal connection to the Corps of Discovery present was Dorothy Monroe, who said her family is believed to be related to a man she only knows as "Uncle Doug," an explorer who wasn't along for the entire journey.
Holding a polished rock made into a necklace and another stone in her hand, Monroe said her mother found the treasures in a box her grandfather had owned. Those rocks were said to be found somewhere along Lewis and Clark's journey and she said they must have been special to her late grandfather, although she doesn't know how he came to own them.
In addition to recognizing the two women, Wilson read a letter she received from Stan Hinnah, whose family owns land near County Road 135. Hinnah, who was present at the discussion, had said if people were interested he would open up pastureland, near where it is believed the corps camped in 1804 on its way up the Missouri River, to allow visitors there this summer.
According to Dickey's reading of the more than 8,000-mile journey, the expedition stopped at the site near Glasgow, describing it as rolling and open and rich with great quantities of deer.
As Dickey read portions of the journals composed by Lewis and Clark and other expedition members, several listeners began coming up with additional information they would like to discover about the journey. In hopes of planning future discussions and expanding the study, Gaddy made a list of several ideas and questions posed. She also welcomed anyone with additional resources or information to attend future discussions in the series.
In closing, Dickey explained some of his own beliefs about the importance of studying about the Lewis and Clark expedition. He said this year's bicentennial celebration is not just for learning about the explorers but about many other opportunities.
"It's a unique time to examine where we've come from," he said. "We're using it as a springboard to learn about a wide variety of cultures and viewpoints and to learn about issues among people, international geopolitices and where Americans fit in. It's a chance for us to learn about the ecosystems at that time and how they've changed, how the Missouri River has changed."
The next discussion will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the library meeting room and will be lead by Chuck Holland, who will focus on the "getting ready" portion of the journey and display some keelboat replicas.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Researchers have identified when an important milestone in infants' development occurs: the ability to transfer knowledge to new situations.
In a series of studies, the researchers found that 8-month-olds had trouble using newly acquired knowledge in a different circumstance, but 16-month-olds could do so.
"Some time between 8 and 16 months, infants begin learning how to learn," said Julie Hupp, lead author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at Ohio State University's Newark campus.
"They begin to transfer their new knowledge and use it in a totally different situation, which is a very important step in development."
While many scientists had assumed that the ability to transfer knowledge was a product of infant development, no research had tested when that might occur, except for the case of word learning, Hupp said.
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