Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Durango, CO to Williams, AZ
As always seems to happen on those days when I most desire an early start…well… it didn’t happen. I decided to skip breakfast and just hightail it west to Mesa Verde National Park.
Some ominous road construction signs outside the park were making me nervous, especially the one that said “Motorcycles Use Caution.” The gate attendant reassured me that the roads were easily manageable.
After a quick stop at the visitor’s center, I headed down the park road to the “Mesa Loop”. I didn’t have time to actually hike down to one of the cliff dwellings, and a ranger at the visitor’s center said that the loop was the best way to quickly experience the park.
The road toward the loop was very much under construction. I used to say that the worst rain grooves I’d ever experienced were on US101 just north of Los Angeles. These were FAAAAAR worse. Initially I was taking it slow and cautious until I realized that a little bit of speed smoothed things out nicely.
It was hot. Walking around the “Pit Houses” (early structures built by the Indians who lived in the area), I was constantly sipping from my camelbak. I was making lots of quick stops, so it made no sense to remove my helmet and gloves.
Interestingly, the Indians didn’t construct the famed cliff dwellings until very late in their occupation of the area.
It was just past noon by the time I got to Cortez. I had a quick lunch before dashing west.
My big goal for the day was to make it to the Grand Canyon while there was still light to see. With this in mind, I decided to skip the big tourist trap at Four Corners. I crossed into Utah on scenic UT-262.
I turned north on UT-261 for a brief visit to Goosenecks State Park. The view at the end of the park road was spectacular. The winding San Juan River has managed to entrench itself 1000 feet below ground level in an ever-deepening canyon. I’ve never seen anything like it!
Returning to UT-261, I carefully turned south. Just a few miles north was Mokee Dugway and the infamous 1100 foot descent over three miles of steep unpaved switchbacks. Perhaps someday I’ll be back with a more capable motorcycle (or rather, a more capable Rocketbunny).
Heading southwest on US-163, the unmistakable sight of my next trip highlight soon appeared in the distance.
The mesas and buttes of Monument Valley have been photographed countless times. I felt somewhat sheepish adding my clicks to the multitude.
I crossed into Arizona at Mexican Hat. This state line crossing was more exciting than most because Arizona is one of my “missing” states….that is… a state that I’ve driven through but never RIDDEN through.
It’s really a shame that the scenery at the state line consisted of a Native American bazaar.
From that point, the ride was mainly just a race to get to the Grand Canyon during daylight hours. The ride in was tantalizing, with glimpses of the beginnings of the canyon to the north and the sun inexorably setting to the west.
I paused to take a deep breath at the entrance to the park…. Before crossing roughly 100 feet of dirt to get to the gate (under construction!).
Just past the entrance, I parked the R1200ST in a half-full parking lot at Desert View and carefully stowed my gear. I grabbed my camera and walked down the path, passing the 1933 Indian Watchtower, a combo gift shop, visitor’s center, and fire lookout tower.
The canyon was glorious at sunset.
To the west, layers of rock in shadow…
To the east, bold warm colors…
After a quick stop into the gift shop, I rode west to Canyon Village and another view.
I decided not to take the time to walk out onto this viewpoint, but it brought back some memories.
I was last here in late November 2004. My boyfriend of the time had never seen the Grand Canyon. We were headed to Texas for Thanksgiving and decided to make the 80 mile round trip off the interstate.
The snowflakes coming down as we drove up the access road should probably have told us something. Arriving in the deserted parking lot, we carefully walked out onto the viewpoint (very icy).
I stood there and ruefully told him, “Right there, stretched out before us is the most amazing, thrilling view of the Grand Canyon…. Trust me!”
The canyon was a white-out that day and he got his views of it from a large panoramic picture in the visitor’s center where we went to warm up.
With my 2004 trip on my mind, I wasn’t terribly concerned about the ride south to Williams, AZ. The sun had officially set (according to the GPS) by the time I was halfway down what was in my memory as a fairly straight road.
As it got darker, I realized that the shine of my headlights was far too white. I stopped to look and found that the halogen headlight in the top slot had blown and I was running only on the HID in the lower slot.
I found a car to light my way and continued to Williams, where I a found a hotel room and satisfied a strange craving for fruit.


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Having seen the prime minister answer questions so often, I felt a little cheated when he answered to the police behind closed doors.
David Hencke: Fresh arrests in the cash-for-honours inquiry pile further pressure on Blair.
David Hencke: Can Tony Blair survive the arrest of his chief fundraiser and tennis partner?
Jonathan Freedland: If Labour is guilty over loans-for-peerages, Lord Levy is not prepared to take the blame.
AC Grayling: Corruption must be stopped at source, before it poisons too much.
Of course those whose donations sustain political parties and government projects should be rewarded.


MONTREAL, June 24 (UPI) — Canadian scientists say they have, for the first time, used DNA barcoding to show larval flukes parasitize only a few closely related fishes.
“Canada probably has the best studied freshwater fish parasites in the world, so we were amazed when we found four times more species of flukes in a few fishes from the St. Lawrence than were previously known in all fishes across the whole country,” said postdoctoral researcher Sean Locke of Concordia University, who led the research.
Locke and his colleagues said they discovered parasites found in most tissues — including muscle, gills, brains and internal organs — specialized on one or a few closely related fishes.
But they also found the lenses of fish eyes were home to five species of non-specialized flukes that thrive in many different fish species and even frogs.
“The lens seems to be the host’s Achilles’ heel,” Locke said. “An immune response there would blind the fish, so it appears evolution has favored immunological restraint … hence the same parasite species appear in all sorts of different fish.”
He said his team’s findings might have practical benefits for wildlife managers and fish farmers, since larval flukes are among the most common fish parasites in the world.
“Getting rid of wildlife parasites is very difficult even when you know what you’re dealing with,” Locke said. “But identifying a pathogen is the first step to controlling it.”
The study appears in the early online edition of the journal Molecular Ecology.
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The government continues to struggle to transform the former embattled Khmer Rouge zone of Anlong Veng into a place where people can develop their lives, an RCAF general acknowledged Tuesday.
Supporting the defectors has been expensive, said Meas Sophea, deputy chief of staff for RCAF general staff. He said the cash-strapped government continues to spend a lot of money on rice and living amenities for the thousands of defected Khmer Rouge soldiers and civilians in Anlong Veng.
“I don’t know how much it is but it was too much money for what we have paid for,” he bemoaned. “I have not made a list [of expenses] up yet.”
Some economists have in part blamed the devaluation of the riel and a national rice shortage on government spending for more than 2,000 defected Khmer Rouge soldiers and their families. NGOs in Anlong Veng are limited to two organizations, Meas Sophea said.
The National Election Committee, however, has made attempts there to register eligible defectors for elections. NEC spokesman Leng Sochea said Tuesday that almost 5,000 former rebels were registered last month—a feat unthinkable more than three months ago.
Despite independent and resistance claims of skirmishing on the border near Ta Tum camp, about 40 km northwest of Anlong Veng on the Thai border, Meas Sophea asserted that security there is stable and no fighting is occurring.
The UN office of the High Commissioner for Refugees said Tuesday they had not received any reports of skirmishing in border areas near refugee camps in the Thai provinces of Si Sa Ket and Surin.
Foremost among the resettled civilians’ concerns has been the return of rebel chief of staff and head bogeyman Ta Mok. There are no reliable reports as to his whereabouts—except that his estimated 200 troops have not returned to wreak havoc on Anlong Veng.


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Inflation creeps forward. The Fed an inflation. Social Security benefits will increase 0.3% - don’t spend it all in one place. First time home buyers actually exist. Netflix crushes earnings. IBM, Goldman Sachs, United Health, and J&J beat. Fund managers go to cash.
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Yiorgis Sakellariou – Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works. Cassette + Digital Album. Includes unlimited streaming of Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ships out within 5 days.
Yiorgis Sakellariou Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works BELGIUM TANUKI RECORDS CASSETTE (2018).
Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works changes our perceptive receptors. Familiar is dismantled, soothing white noise changing alkalinity, revealing red or blue on the litmus paper. Yiorgis Sakellariou - Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works.
A Collection of Short Stories is a 1993 album by Reload (Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton). The booklet contains an introduction and six short stories written by Dominic Fripp. All tracks written, arranged and produced by Mark Pritchard. Tracks 8, 9, 11 co-written by Tom Middleton. Additional production and engineering on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 by Tom Middleton. Mosh" engineered by ‘Head’ at The Icehouse. Release Label: Infonet.
Yiorgis Sakellariou is a Greek sound artist whose practice is founded upon the digital manipulation of field and found recordings. Active since 2003, Sakellariou only performs in complete darkness. In honor of Sakellariou's recent residency at the Agosto Foundation, we're highlighting his work this January with a series of personal recordings selected by the artist himself. Sakellariou has provided notes for each track below
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Nigerian artist, WurlD has unveiled his latest EP, Don’t Get Used To This, exhibiting his ongoing metamorphosis as a singer, songwriter, and aesthetic trailblazer. In this brilliant collection, WurlD effortlessly merges the infectious rhythms of afrobeats with the sharp songwriting and soaring vocal melodies of R&B, crafting what he aptly terms Afrosoul — a contemporary sound that cements his status as a unique talent.
As the fifth installment in his impressive discography within a span of five years, following the well-received My World With U in 2022, Don’t Get Used To This draws inspiration from the sonic heartbeat of WurlD’s hometown, Lagos, Nigeria. Having recently returned to live there after over a decade in the US, the EP stands as a sonic journey that encapsulates the essence of his roots. With no guest features, WurlD’s crisp melodies and powerful hooks take center stage, notably in tracks like the tantalizing Do It and the reggaeton-infused Sare.
The EP’s focus track, Shake, premiered on The Dotty Show on Apple Music, showcasing WurlD’s versatility. Produced by Anne “Ketta” Telstra and Moussa, the song blends the basslines of South African amapiano, the rhythmic beats of afrobeats, and the atmospheric horn samples of deep/downtempo house, providing a lush backdrop for WurlD’s earnest calls for intimacy.
WurlD elucidates the theme behind Don’t Get Used To This, describing it as a love project centered on embracing the present moment. The EP encourages listeners to immerse themselves in the depth of emotions experienced in the here and now, without dwelling on the past or anticipating the future. Despite the enchanting nature of the love depicted in the music, WurlD reminds his audience that tomorrow remains uncertain. In his own words, “enjoy these sounds but don’t get used to it.”
This eight-track EP marks WurlD’s debut under Addictive Content, a new imprint he co-founded with his brother Muktar Onifade, who serves as a fashion designer, creative director, and stylist. The label aims to spotlight the future sounds and the next generation of African talent. WurlD co-produced each track with emerging producers signed to the label, except for Location, the transportive third single, solely produced by the Nigerian veteran producer, Sarz.
Sadiq Onifade, born in Lagos, Nigeria, WurlD embarked on his career in Atlanta, making a name for himself as a songwriter for renowned artists like B.O.B., Trinidad James, Akon, and Mario. Since his breakthrough in the afrobeats scene with Show You Off in 2016, alongside Walshy Fire and Shizzy, WurlD has consistently evolved his sound, delivering a string of acclaimed releases, including the collaborative EP with Sarz, I Love Girls with Trobul in 2019.
Listen to Don’t Get Used To This EP here.


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Coronavirus Response: NATO donates ventilators to Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 24 January 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina received 30 ventilators from NATO’s Pandemic Response Stockpile to help reinforce the country’s health care facilities in response to coronavirus infections. NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre and Hungary coordinated this donation.
The medical equipment was donated by Hungary to the NATO stockpile and handed over to Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities during a ceremony on 1 February 2022. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Hungary to Bosnia and Herzegovina Krisztian Pósa, the Minister of Civil Affairs Ankica Gudeljević, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Brkic, and the Chief of Staff of NATO Headquarters Sarajevo Colonel Ferenc Kiss.
These ventilators will be distributed to beneficiaries by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This donation complements NATO’s EADRCC support delivered to Bosnia and Herzegovina already during 2021, which included 3 negative pressure chambers, 3 portable x-ray devices, 550 non-contact Infrared thermometers, 20,000 FFP2 and FFP3 masks, 43,000 protective clothing, and 1000 antigen tests.
During the ongoing COVID crisis, the Pandemic Response Trust Fund, and Stockpile, established in June 2020, has provided multiple tranches of COVID-related support to Allies and partners in need. The assistance to beneficiaries has enhanced preparedness and resilience of the beneficiaries’ national health systems, increased national inventories with modern medical equipment and saved lives of a high number of patients.

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Actor Naga Chaitanya has teamed up with director Vijaykumar Konda for ‘Oka Laila Kosam’. This is Konda’s second directorial venture after riding high on the success of his debut film ‘Gunde Jaari Gallanthayinde’. The stakes are high, given that his debut soared the box office. Actress Pooja Hegde makes her debut with ‘Oka Laila Kosam’, while Anoop Rubens, who has earlier composed music for Chaitanya’s earlier film ‘Manam’ is the music director OLK as well.
The opening sequence starts with the convocation ceremony at the Indian School of Business, where Karthik (Naga Chaitanya), the protagonist receives a gold medal at the award function. Karthik is destined to take over his father’s business, but before he takes up his responsibilities, he wants to travel around the world for a year. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Nandana (Pooja Hegde) and hopelessly falls in love with her. He tries to win her over, but as luck would have it Nandana hates Karthik. Nandana loves her businessman father (Sayaji Shinde), and obeys him to the last word. Time passes and Karthik’s parents want him to settle down and start his own family. Life comes to a full circle as his parents find him a bride and the girl turns out to be Nandana (surprise, surprise). Karthik is ecstatic as he gets the girl of his dreams but Nandana is unhappy with the relationship.
Director Vijaykumar Konda has offered us a routine love story with a straight narration and there are no flashbacks, twists and turns. The screenplay and the dialogues fit into the scheme of things smoothly. The highlight of the film is the treatment of a simple story in a entertaining and engaging manner. Good background score is a pre-requisite for any good film and Anoop Rubens’ music compliments the tone of the movie .For Chaitanya, it’s a complete film as an actor. He had given a matured performance in his earlier film Manam and in this film he has proved that he is good in all departments. He has shown good dancing skills in the film and has handled the comic and emotional scenes very well.

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El pasado 22 de septiembre, The California Endowment anunció que comprometerá más de 1 millón de dólares de su fondo Fight for All Fund específicamente para ayudar a los californianos con la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés).
By Abel Avalos
When the word transgender comes to mind, some immediately think of Caitlyn Jenner because in recent years, she was thrown into the spotlight for publicly coming out as a transgender woman.
The 2020 Census is off to a rocky start, with crucial preparations already delayed or falling to the wayside, largely a result of inadequate funding from Congress.
By Randy Villegas, South Kern Sol
Local community members are organizing a National Equality March in Bakersfield to remember the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, one year ago at 9 a.m.
New America Media, Editorial
Since the 2016 election there has been an alarming increase in reports of hate incidents around the country.
With the 2020 Census three years out, civil rights groups and census experts are sounding the alarm that pending actions by the Trump administration and Congress could severely hamper an accurate count of all communities.


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Moles don’t eat tree roots — or any roots, for that matter — because they’re carnivorous. If one is digging around the roots of a tree in your yard, it’s because there are insect larvae there, and if there are many larvae, the mole may dig many tunnels to get them.
What could be eating the roots of my plants?
Root maggots, fungus gnat larvae, root aphids, root mealybugs, and root weevils are all common plant root pests. Unlike other types of garden pest, these bugs don’t feed on foliage.
How do you protect plant roots from moles?
Create a vertical barrier to prevent moles:
So create a barrier by digging a trench two to three feet deep around the perimeter. Next, fill it with rocks, or use a wire mesh. Be sure that any wire barrier extends two feet into the dirt and 6 to 12 inches above ground.
What animal is eating the roots of my plants?
Voles primarily eat plants. They like to feast on roots, tubers, or bulbs, which puts crops like onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, and beets at risk. With the roots gone, plant tops collapse. Some voles also chew plants at the crown, causing the top to fall over.
Do moles eat roots of flowers?
Moles are blind and weird looking, although humans rarely see them. … Like moles, their eating is also all underground. But they are vegetarians; and the voracious pests enjoy spring bulbs like tulips and the roots of perennials.
Do moles eat shrub roots?
Eroding the Soil
If one is digging around the roots of a tree in your yard, it’s because there are insect larvae there, and if there are many larvae, the mole may dig many tunnels to get them. This can erode the ground around the roots, which, in turn, may not get enough water, and the tree could wilt and even die.
Will moles eat plants?
Moles don’t eat plants — only earthworms and grubs. However, they create raised tunnels that are unsightly and can damage lawns.
Do moles destroy gardens?
Moles are ground–dwelling carnivores that prefer to eat insects instead of your garden plants. However, their underground tunnels can ruin your garden and lawn and make an easy access to your plants for other rodents.
What is the fastest way to get rid of moles in your yard?
Fastest way to get rid of moles
- Mole trap: A mole-specific trap is considered the most effective way to get rid of moles. …
- Baits: Moles feed upon earthworms and grubs. …
- Remove the food for moles: Moles feed on various garden insects, such as earthworms, crickets, and grubs.
Do coffee grounds keep moles away?
Coffee grounds have an overpowering smell that deters moles, so place them in a few of the tunnels or mounds to drive them off. You can also spread them over the top of your garden (this is what we did) as it’s perfect for your garden and makes an excellent fertilizer 7.
What animal is eating my plants at night?
Wildlife that feed at night include rabbits, deer, squirrels, chipmunks, voles, woodchucks, groundhogs, and skunks. They do a lot of damage. But so do insects.
What rodent eats plant roots?
Voles are well known for eating the roots of plants, consuming Spring bulbs and tubers underground (other than daffodils, fritillaria, and garlic, which they avoid), and for chewing on the bark of trees and shrubs—especially over the winter.
What is eating the roots of my bedding plants?
Cockchafer grubs can damage the roots of annual and bedding plants in flower beds, or they may damage potato tubers and root vegetables. The larvae of the garden chafer and Welsh chafer feed on the roots of grasses. … Vine weevil grubs are among the most damaging garden pests.
Do moles eat hosta roots?
Moles can damage ornamentals, but rarely, nibbling on and uprooting bulbs and roots that they come across while digging. They do not exit their tunnels to chew on plants.
Do moles eat Hydrangea roots?
Moles eat grubs and soil insects; voles gnaw on the roots and bark of small plants. … Make a “fence” out of hardware cloth and wrap it around the base of woody plants to deter the animals. • Pull the mulch about 4 or 5 inches away from the base of your roses (hostas and hydrangeas, too).
Will moles eat my vegetable garden?
While moles do not eat your precious garden plants or even the roots of your turf grass, the soil piles and raised trails found in the yard can be a real nuisance.

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Several attend a TWRA public meeting with questions regarding CWD
JACKSON, Tenn.–Since the public has been informed of more deer being infected with Chronic Wasting Disease, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said they have received an increase of questions.
“This is why were are having the public meeting. We want to answer the questions,” said Amy Spencer, with TWRA’s Outreach and Communications.
TWRA scheduled a public meeting Tuesday night, where seats were filled with people.
TWRA leaders asked attendees to fill out cards with questions they may have.
Wildlife Veterinarian Dan Grove answered some of those questions within the first two slides of his presentation.
For instance, is it safe to eat an animal infected with CWD?
“The recommendation from the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control, is to not eat meat from a known infected animal,” Grove said.
Or what kinds of deer are being infected in West Tennessee?
“The susceptible species here in Tennessee are going to be are white-tail deer and our elk,” Grove said.
Other serious questions included concerns that the disease is infectious to other animals.
“It’s not known to be infectious to cattle, sheep or goats, or other domestic livestock,” Grove said.
Grove also added there is no known treatment for the disease, but is asking for the help of local hunters to assist the TWRA in their research.
“These will not be overnight changes. You’re not going to see the disease progress at an outrageous rate. You’re not going to see a bunch of dead animals on the landscape, and it’s going to be a long-term sustained effort that we need your help for fighting,” Grove said.


2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Problems
RepairPal has identified the most common problems with the 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350 based on complaints from actual vehicle owners. We'll tell you what the problem is and what it'll take to fix it.
These vehicles have torsion bar-type springs for the front suspension. If the vehicle appears to be lower on one side (in front), the hard plastic insulator for the torsion bar may have cracked and split. There may also be a squeaking noise (when driving over bumps) from below the front seats if this insulator has broken.
Electrical switches in the door latches can fail, causing the door locks to rapidly actuate up and down multiple times when the locks are activated by either the keyless remote or door lock switch. The affected door latch should be replaced to correct this concern.
The brake light warning message for a burned out bulb may be displayed. Our technicians tell us the tail lamp housing may melt and distort causing a poor connection at the bulb. The lamp housing should be replaced to correct this condition.
The power window switch may fail and the windows will not raise. The main switch at the front center console is commonly at fault. A failed switch will require replacement.
Vehicles equipped with a 7-speed automatic transmission may develop a rough shifting condition, most commonly going up from first to second gear and going down from third to second or second to first gear. Our technicians tell us this is due to an internal component failure. Mercedes has released updated parts; the transmission will need to be removed and disassembled to complete the necessary repairs.
The camshaft adjuster solenoid (which is related to the variable valve timing system) may fail or timing chain/balance shaft components may wear, resulting in illumination of the Check Engine Light and various drivability issues. Mercedes-Benz has released a service bulletin outlining specific repair instructions depending on fault codes stored.
Release cables for the rear seat (second row of seats) tend to stretch or break requiring replacement.
The engine may develop a stalling and/or no start condition due to a failed crankshaft position sensor.
An engine Oil leak may develop from the PCV vent housing on the valve cover and/or the inspection plate on the front of the engine.
It is not uncommon for the power steering rack to develop a fluid leak requiring replacement of the rack assembly. Loss of power steering fluid may also cause an abnormal noise and damage to the power steering pump.
A problem with the ball joints can cause a creaking noise. There is an updated part to remedy this problem.
A no start condition may develop due to an anti-theft system fault. If the drive authorization module fails to recognize the keys, the engine will not start. In many cases, a new module and keys will be needed to correct this problem.


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The vitamin C content of three samples of camu-camu collected in the east of Roraima State, Brazil, was analyzed. One sample was from the Maú river, the other two (an isolated plant and another population) were from the Urubu river, both of these, rivers being tributaries of the river Tacutu. Acid ascorbic was determined by HPLC. The fruits form an individual plant on the Urubu river presented the highest concentration of ascorbic acid, 6112±137.5 mg in 100g of pulp. The populations of camu-camu from the Urubu and Maú rivers presented ascorbic acid concentrations of 5737±236.1 mg (pulp + rind) and 3571±12.0 mg per 100g, respectively. This unprecedented finding shows the need for further studies, considering the genetic variability of camu-camu and its nutritional potential as a source of vitamin C.
Myrciaria dubia; ascorbic acid; nutrition

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We last checked in on the new restaurant back in August when construction had first started on site.1
There is 4,073 square feet of commercial space in the building.2
Here’s more about Peet’s Coffee from its website:
Over the past four decades, Peet’s growth has been fueled by the ever-increasing numbers of true coffee lovers in the San Francisco Bay Area and across the nation. Despite this growth, we remain true to the same principle that inspired our founder – an unrelenting commitment to quality. Since 1966, our goal has remained the same: we continually strive to raise the bar for the American coffee industry, while always delivering a great tasting cup for those who truly love coffee – for those whom a cup of coffee could only mean a cup of Peet’s.

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Angela Constance MSP for Almond Valley has welcomed the latest figures, which reveal that 8,720 Welfare Fund Payments have been given to support residents in West Lothian from July 2022 to June 2023. The Scottish Government provides funding for the Scottish Welfare Fund, made up of Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants, which is managed by local authorities to support those in need.
In West Lothian, 1,710 Community Care Grants and 7,010 Crisis Grants have been awarded, according to the most recent statistics. Since the SNP unveiled the Scottish Welfare Fund in 2013, a total of £410 million has been distributed to support 519,890 individual households.
MSP Angela Constance said:
“The Scottish Welfare Fund is a vital resource that is supporting the most vulnerable individuals across West Lothian. The fact this support remains so vital to West Lothian is a damning inditement of the harm caused by over a decade of austerity. The Scottish Government continues to deliver the support required to tackle poverty. Scotland's best future however is with independence. Independent countries like Scotland are wealthier and fairer than the UK - so the question is, why not Scotland?”
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Dogs today are more musical than ever. Some of them love to sing, and others can even play instruments! One of our favorites was that stray dog who joined a street musician and WOWed the people passing by! We love that one especially because the musician brought the dog home; the stray dog ended up finding a home!
The dog in the video below has his own musical trick. But he doesn’t perform for free! You have to pay him with treats if you want to see him perform. When he’s asking for some food, his humans asks him to go and play the piano first. Watch the video below and see what he does!

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A 407-bed student residential scheme on the edge of Leeds city centre. Planning consent was granted in November last year for the £30 million plus scheme located on a prominent site on Bingley Street. Until recently, the site was occupied for more than three decades by Maxi’s restaurant; the first purpose built Chinese restaurant in…
This joint venture in 2000 delivered 80,000 sq. ft. of prime office accommodation, a 195 bedroom hotel and 145 residential apartments along the riverside in Leeds city centre. The offices (valued at £26.5 million) were let to Morrison Gainsborough, Baker Tilly and others.
A 50,000 sq ft office block forward sold and mainly let to Masons, solicitors.
A refurbishment of quality offices in central Wakefield.
An 11,500 office development at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate. The building is currently et to Procter & Gamble.
A 60,000 sq ft joint venture development with Keyland to deliver bespoke offices and light industrial units let to various tenants.


Keeping public education public and out of the grasp of privatizers won’t be easy. The people behind it all make following the power and the money deliberately complicated. Consider the story of the Pink Hula Hoop, a convoluted tale of big money and insider contacts that could be the future of public education.
Pink Hula Hoop—more correctly “ Pinkhulahoop1, LLC”—is a profit-making company, one of four legal entities created to, among other things, raise money for the Team Academy Charter schools in Newark so it can buy and occupy public schools put on the auction block by the state-appointed school administration in New Jersey’s largest city. The Team Academy is considered a “region” of the better known KIPP charter schools.
Although it is a separate limited liability company—a cross between a corporation and a partnership—the men and women who run Pink Hula Hoop are really the same people who run the charter schools. Some might call it a front organization; others would probably see it as a complex legal maneuver to help the charter schools raise cash from private and public sources.
Pink Hula Hoop was created specifically to aid Team Charter Schools in the purchase of Newark’s Eighteenth Avenue School, an elementary school that sits on 2.6 acres of land on the border of the city’s south and central wards. The school was built in 1876 and sits on land given to the city by the Krueger family, the people who helped make Newark the beer capital of the country.
The property was assessed by the city at nearly $10 million but, like all municipal assessments, that probably was unrealistically high. An appraisal conducted for the sale valued it at $5.3 million. Cami Anderson, the state-appointed superintendent of schools sold it to the charter school—well, to Pink Hula Hoop–for $4.3 million. She has the power to do that— by herself—under state law, as long as the state education department agrees. Which means if Christoper Cerf, the state education commissioner, agrees.
Cerf has a history with the people behind the deal.
The members of Pink Hula Hoop—the partners—are listed in one document as Timothy Carden, Hannah Richman and Dan Adan. Carden, his wife Amy Rosen, and Cerf were all once partners in the Public Private Strategy Group (PPSG) which, among other things, helped New York City’s school privatization efforts. Carden is also chairman of the board of Friends of Team Academy Charter Schools, the fund-raising arm of the charter school. Cerf, before he became commissioner, also was a member of the charter school’s trustee board. Now, he says, he recuses himself from any decision involving he school. Including, one wonders, any decision that generally helps charters, including Team Academy? Right.
Carden, who served as a cabinet member in Gov. Brendan Byrne’s administration and unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2002, also is a principal of Kingston Educational Holdings, Inc., a non-profit. Kingston received $25 million in financing from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to purchase and renovate property for charter schools. Carden was once a member of the board of the EDA.
Carden’s wife, Amy Rosen, is chairman of the board of the Team Charter Schools. Adan is on the school’s trustee board. Hannah Richman plays a role in all four corporations. The Cardens and Richman live in Montclair where Cerf lives, or lived, depending on who you believe.
Not a lot of degrees of separation in any of this.
Carden is managing director of Public Financial Management, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia. Rosen is president and CEO of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, a “non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities;” she also describes herself as education adviser to Cory Booker, the former Newark mayor now US senator. Richman works for the Team Academy charter school but once was director for charter school development in the Massachusetts Department of Education. Adan, who worked as an analyst for Goldman-Sachs, now works as an Analyst in the Risk Arbitrage group at Perry Capital in New York.
So this is how it all works: Team Charter Schools wants to buy public school property and Cami Anderson wants to sell it. Friends of Team Charter School offers to buy 18th Avenue school. It assigns all its “rights and obligations” under the sale of contract to Pink Hula Hoop, a wholly owned but profit-making subsidiary of Kingston. Pink Hula Hoop borrows the money from Kingston, who got it from the state, to buy the school and embark on what is expected to be an $18 million renovation.
After the dust settles and the lawyers who thought this all up are paid, Pink Hula Hoop, a for profit company, will own the school and rent it to Team Academy Charter School.
There is more to come—or, as they say in the journalism business, MTK—but this first part cannot be concluded without answering some more obvious questions. Is the arrangement legal? Ryan Hill, the executive director of Team Academy Charter Schools, says the complicated arrangement was designed to take advantage of tax and other laws in a way that would maximize the benefit to the charter school.
“No individual is making a profit,” he says. “The only benefit goes to the school.”
Except, maybe, the people who buy the bonds used in the financing. The Wall Streeters.
Now to explain the odd names: Kingston Educational Holdings, Hill says, was named after the mascot for the LA Kings basketball team, Kingston. One of this group’s financial consultants worked as the mascot. Pink Hula Hoop was chosen after a brain-storming session designed to come up with a name that didn’t sound quite so financial sinister as most real estate development corporation names do.
“It may have backfired,” says Hill.
Tomorrow, leaders of the Newark Teachers Union are expected to hold a press conference to explain more about Pink Hula Hoop. Union staff members did a lot of the initial research.
Bob Braun: This statement from the state Department of Education came too late to include:
“The sale of 18th Avenue School, as it is for any public school, is subject to the approval of the state. The local school district must submit a request to the Executive County Superintendent, who performs the initial review. The ECS then sends the request to the Office of School Facilities in the Division of Administration and Finance for its review and determination. In the case of 18th Avenue School, DOE’s Office of School Facilities reviewed Newark’s request and approved the sale of the building in July 2013.
“As outlined in the process above, the sale of the school did not come to the Commissioner for approval. Also, FYI, the Commissioner has recused himself from all matters involving TEAM schools for the past three years.
Commissioner Cerf had a business relationship with Mr. Carden nearly a decade ago, focused on education outside the state of New Jersey.”


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Current Affairs 13 March 2021 Quiz
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Quiz from Current Affairs 12 March 2021 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of March 12, 2021
- Who is the author of the book titled “Karunanidhi: A Life”?
A) A.S. Panneerselvan
B) N. T. Ramachandran
C) Edappadi K. Palaniswami
D) K. D. Kumaraswamy
- The 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Mahamadou Issoufou, president of which country?
- Who among the following actor from India joined the 2021 list of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) compiled by the World Economic Forum?
A) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
B) Shilpa Shetty
C) Disha Patani
D) Deepika Padukone
- Which company has appointed Pallav Mohapatra as the new chief executive officer and managing director?
- Where is National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) going to commission India’s largest floating solar power plant in May 2021?
- IBM collaborated with which state government to introduce the ‘IBM STEM for Girls’ program in 130 secondary and higher secondary schools across five districts in the state?
- WE Hub, India’s first and only state-led incubator to foster and promote women entrepreneurship announced ‘UPSurge’ with collaboration with which country?
- Which bank topped the list of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology’s (MeitY) Digital Payment Scorecard for 3 consecutive months?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) State Bank of India
D) ICICI Bank
- Samsung signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which of the following to develop a biometric card that features a built-in fingerprint scanner to authorize transactions securely at in-store payment terminals?
C) SBI card
D) American Express
- Cholamandalam Investment and Finance company has partnered with which bank for co-lending business, eyeing to garner a larger market share across segments?
A) Syndicate Bank
B) Karur Vysya Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) Federal Bank
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed which bank from restrictions placed on it due to its poor capital, asset quality and leverage position four years ago?
A) Laxmi Vilas Bank
B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Bank of India
D) IDBI Bank
- Magicbricks has partnered with Razorpay and whichbank to create a secure online solution for rent payments through credit cards with an eye on the 10-million rental residential household market?
A) IndusInd Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Yes Bank
- Which bank partnered with TRRAIN (Trust for Retailers & Retail Associates of India), a non-profit engaged in training and placement of youth in e-commerce & retail sectors?
A) DBS Bank
B) City Union Bank
C) Catholic Syrian Bank
D) RBL Bank
- In March 2021, people of which country voted to ban full-face coverings like burqa and niqab in public places, except sites of worship?
B) Saudi Arabia
- Which country topped the UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer E-commerce Index 2020?
- Where did the India – Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK II held?
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Himachal Pradesh
- Where did Uttar Pradesh got its 8th airport in March 2021?
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of MagicBricks situated?
- Where is the HQ of DBS Bank situated?
A) North Korea
- Where is the HQ of Samsung Group situated?
A) Beijing, China
B) Seoul, South Korea
D) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Where is the HQ of NTPC Limited situated?
A) New Delhi
- Where is the HQ of Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (Arcil) situated?


Bunderson Builds good cars , looking at the car you will need to put it on a diet . My Bunderson that was run bitd was at 1850 pounds with all the un needed things on the car
We were kicking it around for a couple weeks too.$14k... smoking deal
Nice picture. What do you propose we could do to put it on the said diet? Comparing it to our other car, it seems like it has "just enough" tubes that are strategically sized and placed. The other thing is that we ( drivers & co dawgs ) are on average 220 lb dudes.
This one at McKenziesDo you have a part number or know who sells them?
Donaldson DuraLite several options out there: https://www.donaldson.com/content/d...ght-dust/DuraLite-ECB-ECC-ECD-Air-Cleaner.pdfDo you have a part number or know who sells them?
Explain the taller side wall with a 16" rim? Is there still a good reason to run 16" wheels with all the tire choices we have today?use the 15s for now,replace as needed with 16s.16s taller side wall feel better.the 002 is a great trans,again update to 091as needed.094 just NO.
Awesome info for all! Wow...you take this seriously, that is a lot of parts to mag!I’ll try to answer questions for you, from my experience racing is 1600. I’ll start front and work to the back, front end Springs I run stock take outs usually last me a year, tape them with electrical tape like someone else said and tap them through, make sure your divots are all relatively lined up or when you tighten the grub screws the springs can move or crack, beam bushings I can get about 4 or 5 races out of them, front arms I run in one direction only with the bolt head for the crimp bolt at the bottom, others run them at the top, but I’ve never broken a bolt head off in 20 some years, arms get magged every race, spindals do as well as link pins. King pins are directional before you put the link pins in hold the spin dal up to the arms and it should touch both top and bottom arms fairly close. I use the idiots vw book by the way as well setting my link pin shims, I grease the link pins before installing.
My Saco rack I rebuild every other race and mag both pinion and rack as well as steering shafts.
Rear torsion bars I run Tcs 300m only I use anti seeze on the ends and grease the bars to keep from rusting, bars and torsion fingers get magged every race as well as spring plates, rear arms, axles, and stub axles.
Fingers get installed with bars so fingers are flat on stop, bars are directional and will break quickly if installed backwards as well as axles, and stub axles.
Spring plates in my car get set at a dead set, no preload, some cars need a little preload, bushing last 3 or 4 races usually. I run empi race cvs and have never broke one and they last usually 7 or 8 races, at half the cost of others. I run King shocks that I rebuild every other race, my trans is built by Folts and motor by Wiks, gearing and motors have definitely changed, I’m switching to a pump gas motor.
Your firewall for your fuel cell is fine, for grease I use maxima waterproof grease, cv grease in belrey.
Most importantly like Kenny said it’s all about seat time and getting up to the pace of 1600, it takes some time. Prep is a learning experience the thing I tell people if it’s fighting you going together you need to stop and find out why, hope that helps.


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All around the world, humanity exists in a state of purgatory, a time of in-betweens with an uncertain future looming on the distant horizon. In this new world, the old rules vanish like voices on the wind, and the new ones exist in a temporary space, where nothing is concrete, and nothing is certain. We get talking with Spotify Worldwide’s emerging artist, singer-songwriter Maalavika Manoj, aka Mali in the hours before the release of her music video for her latest single, Age of Limbo, stitched together from hours and hours of fan-sourced footage of the world under lockdown in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Some people are inspired by love and breakups, but I have never written a love song in my life” Mali explains, “Contrary to what people think singer-songwriters do, Age of Limbo has no guitars and no harmonies. To a lot of people who hear I’m a singer-songwriter, a lot of this might come as a shock.”
Growing up in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, Mali’s childhood was rife with parental ambition. Enrolled in a number of extracurricular activities, Mali soon found a deep connection with the piano, and with the art of penning poetry.
“Singing was something that always came naturally to me,” Maalavika explains, “At some point, I stopped writing poetry and started writing songs. It went from a hobby to an actual career, and now, here I am!”
Having lived in the metropolitan city of Mumbai for a number of years since, Mali’s South Indian heritage plays a huge role in her daily life. Elaborating on her family’s Malayali roots, Maalavika reveals that she is surrounded by echoes of a long-held tradition, and generations upon generations of familiarity.
With family hailing from the baking-capital of Malabar in Kerala, Maalavika’s sweet tooth becomes quickly apparent. “Cakes are a part of everything, every occasion, every tea time tradition, cakes, biscuits, any baked stuff at all!” Maalavika explains, “The thing I crave most is freshly-baked sponge cake.”
While her tiny oven at home isn’t ideal to carry the torch for this tradition of baking, Maalavika keeps in close touch with her roots and South Indian heritage by more means than one. As we talk, Maalavika reveals one reminder of home she simply cannot live without: Filter Kaapi.
“Even when I’m having the craziest day, it’s pouring myself that cup of coffee that centers me.” The singer explains, “I close my eyes and I feel like I’m back in Chennai.”
A Carpe Diem Kind of Thing
Mali’s earliest memory of performing dates back to her childhood, when, as a young girl in the 1st grade, her mother pushed her to compete in a school singing competition, where she would perform the much-beloved folk number, 500 Miles.
“I still remember the room with all the kids from my batch and the teachers, all sitting down, and one by one we had to go up and sing to the room,“ Maalavika recalls, “I think it was quite nerve-wracking as a child, but at the same time, I never really had crazy stage-fear. There was always a part of me that loved entertaining, even as far as doing a silly dance, or enacting a play, or dressing up. I think there was always a part of me that loved it.”
From that point forward, an entertainer was born. From her early years as a member of underground ensemble Bass-in-Bridge to her momentously successful years as a solo performing artist, Maalavika, or Mali, as she is known on stage has left her mark on the Indian musical landscape.
Drawing inspiration from themes of change and impermanence, Mali’s simple, straightforward songwriting style takes on the perspective of an outsider looking in and is observational in nature, meant to highlight those aspects of the unvoiced, understated opinions that remain unheard and unspoken by most.
“I like taking a narrative of an outsider when it comes to writing. I very rarely write in first or second person,” Mali explains, “I’m not trying to present a solution, but more state it for what it is. I think a lot of my songs have that kind of tone.”
Besides her many years as a solo artist, Mali has lent her musical stylings to a number of South Indian films, being featured on such films as Iru Mugan and Singam 3, amongst many others. Greeting these opportunities as challenges that push her to explore other facets of her capabilities, Mali explains that every single one of these projects has been a learning experience.
“There are times when I feel like I don’t challenge myself enough, and so, when I do sessions work with composers, it’s a challenge to me to try something that someone else wants me to try.” Mali explains. From singing in foreign tongues the likes of Marathi or Telegu, to pitching her voice to sound higher or lower, or even on occasion “to sound like Rihanna,” Mali reveals with a chuckle, these trysts with the South Indian movie industry keep the artist on her toes.
When asked what advice she would give to those hoping to follow in her footsteps, Mali reveals an emphasis on acting on ideas, reminiscing back to a collaboration with her grandfather, for the song Play. A few years ago, Mali explains, she received a photograph from her grandmother, which captured her grandfather in his 20s, approximately the same age as her at the time. “I saw this man as a boy, and not as a grandfather,” Mali explains, “That made me think a little differently,”
A musician in his own time, Mali’s grandfather was known for his skill at the harmonica. Inspired by the photograph, Mali wrote a song about his golden days. “When the song was written, I asked him if he would be interested to collaborate on it,” Mali explains. After nearly a year of convincing, her grandfather reluctantly agreed. The music video for the song sees the two performing together, and is a memory the young artist holds in fond regard.
“That’s a perfect example of doing something at the right time, because I wanted to. If I think about doing something like that now, I can’t because his health has deteriorated quite a bit- it’s a carpe diem kind of thing” Mali explains.
“I remember, during that interview, you could hear machine guns and bombs going off in the distance. You could hear it over the wind- It made me think about how, just in those few minutes of recording, someone’s lost a family member, or someone’s house has come down,” Mali explains.
Inspired by the prospect of leading such a life of uncertainty, Mali began to delve into thoughts of the possibility of such a situation developing in India, not an unlikely scenario with communal tensions, mob lynching, and political and social unrest on the rise.
“I did not predict that a year later we would be living through this sort of pandemic.” Mali says, “It’s just sort of a coincidence that the song relates to what’s going on now,”
It was this state of flux, this trapped feeling of uncertainty, that was the foundation for Age of Limbo. With clear parallels in the world today, the track is a haunting look at the destitution of people who have been persecuted by circumstance.
“It’s similar to the way migrant workers are probably feeling right now.” Mali says, “They can’t go out and protest because that’s not allowed, they can’t complain because who’s going to listen? Where do they go for money? Where do they go for food? It’s kind of about being in that state, where you’ve been pushed into a corner and you have nothing to do but sit and wait it out. I think the closest term to that for me was limbo,”
The music video for the track is a haunting look at a world locked away. Shortly after the announcement of the lockdown, Mali reached out to friends and family, who would send her pictures and videos of their locales, abandoned of their people. Soon enough, Mali was left with a collection of images and footage that painted the world in the image of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. From here, an idea was born, and Mali decided to take her collection to a new level.
“It was a little bit of an experiment. I put out a story, just as a feeler. I could have received three videos, or a hundred at the same time- I had no idea how it was going to go.” Mali explains, “From there, friends re-shared it, screenshotted it and shared it on their stories, and through friends, friends of friends, followers, and family, by the end of 2 weeks, I had collected over 100-120 videos.”
A community-effort comprising of sourced footage from around the world, stitched together to tell a tale of a world that hangs in the balance of a time stopped still, Mali joined forces with longtime friend and collaborator, artist, songwriter and filmmaker Jishnu Guha, aka Short Round, for a remote collaboration that spanned continents and cultures.
As our conversation draws to a close, Mali reveals the one piece of advice she has received that has always tided her through times of uncertainty and self-doubt.
“A lot of times, people are trying to pretend to be something else, or trying to sound superfluous or unoriginal,” she says, “the moment you try to ape someone else’s identity, or sound, or personality, it just does not come across as natural, and so I think the best advice is to always be the best version of yourself. If you have a quirky way of putting things, lean into that more, do that more, work on that. Don’t try to sound like someone else.”
We at TheVibe congratulate the talent and perseverance of the young artist, and eagerly await the next chapter of her bubbly and unapologetically original life.
All images used in this article are courtesy of Maalavika Manoj, and belong rightfully to their original owners.
© 2020 Gut and Flow Media Pvt. Ltd.


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July 13, 1993 -- ``Sleepless in Seattle'' is one of those nice cozy little summer films that ought to do quite well. It is done with the panache that Hollywood used to do romantic comedies, but seldom does anymore.
The film's two stars, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks are both very likable in this unlikely romance. They are ably backed up by the likes of Rob Reiner, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger and the rest of a very fine ensemble cast.
The story is about a boy calling the psychiatrist host of a radio talk show about his father's prolonged grief over the death of his wife. Hanks, the father, is conned into confessing his grief to the psychiatrist, prompting a flood of letters from interested women listeners.
The telephone calls sets into motion a series of events that leads to romance. The writing is very clever, especially in conversations about the difficulty of people over 40 have in the modern dating scene. While this is admittedly a lightweight movie it is very enjoyable, a real winner.
This film rates a B.
Click here for links to places to buy this movie in video and/or DVD format, the soundtrack, books, even used videos, games and lots of other stuff. I suggest you shop at least two of these places before buying anything. Prices seem to vary continuously. For more information on this film, click on this link to The Internet Movie Database. Type in the name of the movie in the search box and press enter. You will be able to find background information on the film, the actors, and links to much more information.


Maybe it’s a difficult or silly idea, but I like to dream and technology, the idea came from a HUD, that is, from a head up display, in some vehicles and airplanes, vehicle and navigation information projected on the windshield prevents distraction of the driver and is useful, a house about 20 years ago. As a project, I smashed the 5’’ LCD screen and made my own projector with a bright light source on the back. Maybe in the future, tractor companies will put a screen inside the windshield and solve all our problems, high-nit tablets etc. becomes history, Is it possible to watch an AOG screen from the windshield without using a tablet in the coming years? Why not?


The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance
Sales tax funds should be used to preserve McLeod Plantation
Does the College of Building Arts really need the site?Patricia Jones
Remember McLeod Plantation? Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) sold it to the then School of Building Arts (SOBA) to be developed into its new school campus. There was a public outcry from folk who wanted the plantation, at least what is left of it, preserved and restored. No, said the HCF. The plantation is a financial drag. We have tried to sell it to legitimate preservation groups but unsuccessfully. We will sell it to SOBA.
Both City and PRC originally hoped to buy the property
Both the City of Charleston and the County had the plantation of the top of their lists as a property to buy, for greenspace and preservation. And why didn’t they buy it? A then lack of funds!
But some things have changed. There is now money to fund the preservation of McLeod and anecdotal evidence that the school's ambitious plans, that were used to justify the sale, are not being realized. There also are other reasons why the school, now called the American College of Building Arts (ACBA) should give up McLeod. But whatever the combined strength of these reasons, the stumbling block is probably Mayor Riley. He spent a lot of political capital in supporting the school and the acquisition. For ACBA to sell out could be a loss of face.
Greenbelt grant process brings McLeod to mind
McLeod came into mind over the last month as the grant process got underway relating to the acquisition of greenbelts, both urban and rural. The grants are financed by the half-cent sales tax. A number of projects have received grants but substantial amounts remain for funding other greenbelt acquisitions and creation. Under the scoring system devised by the Greenbelt Advisory Board, McLeod Plantation should score very high as a desirable greenbelt project. Not only would it qualify as greenspace, but also as an heritage project.
Plenty of money available to fund acquisition
The half-cent sales tax is projected to raise about $221 million over its 25 year life for greenbelt acquisition. Rather than wait for funds to accumulate, the County has and will make bond issues to raise funds immediately. The interest and amortization of the bonds will be met from sales tax funds. At the beginning of May, about $95 million of bond money was available for greenbelts. Of this total, 70% was available for rural and 30% for urban grants. The City of Charleston’s share of urban funds was $9.8 million. Taking into account grants already made, the cash available to the City for urban greenbelts is $9.4 million. Only a portion of these funds would be needed to buy McLeod if it were to acquire the property at the same price as ACBA.
But the PRC could be interested as well
But funding is not confined to the grants. The Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) was also entitled to $36 million funding and to which it now has access. To our knowledge, none of the funds has yet been spent though we are sure the PRC has been negotiating with parties. As McLeod was on the top of the PRC’s list of desirable properties some years ago, we suspect it would move promptly to acquire the plantation if it were available. And indeed, the PRC would probably be the most suitable entity to acquire the site. It administers other parks in the County and would have the funding to not only buy the plantation but make necessary renovations and repairs. Maybe it would go further than most preservationists would like in making the site a park, but we suspect the distance it travels will be much less than that planned by ACBA with it extra classrooms and sheds.
The cost should not be high
ACBA bought McLeod from HCF for $850.000 3 years ago. By today’s standards, this is not a grand price. HCF has retained a covenant to take back the property should ACBA cease to use it for the purpose it planned. As far as we can tell, any decision for ACBA to sell to say the PRC would require approval from HCF which presumably would impose conditions on development and use. Realistically, the strings and dotted lines may begin with ACBA and travel through HCF. But inevitably they lead to and end with Mayor Riley. We won’t say he controls the HCF but the board is heavily laced with conspicuous supporters. It is possible that the majority of the board would support a sale, but it seems likely there will be a fight if Mayor Riley is opposed to it.
ACBA is failing to achieve its objectives
And why should ACBA sell out? The main reason is that it is failing to achieve the grand objectives that were used to justify the acquisition of McLeod. The purchase was to allow consolidation of the school and a large increase in enrolment. The increase in enrolment never materialized and according to the Post and Courier article earlier this year, only 19 students were enrolled. This compares with 160 or more students projected back in 2004.
McLeod Plantation, the old City Jail and a campus at North Charleston, all for 19 students? We can’t argue about the merit of the school’s program. But in terms of real estate needs, this seems unjustifiable over-abundance. See www.buildingartscollege.us for the College’s web site.
Litigation is costly and the Friends of McLeod are resolute
There is also another reason for ACBA to sell. Friends of McLeod is a non profit group that came together to help preserve McLeod at the time of the sale to ACBA. It has initiated legal action to stop the sale. It has lost on some issues and has appealed. Given the seriousness of the members of the body, and their resources, the process may well go ultimately to the Supreme Court. The process is costly for both parties. But ACBA should be asking whether with it failed objectives, such spending is justified? May be it would be better for the whole Charleston community to enjoy McLeod rather than just a handful of students each year.


Paris: Tourism is a vital pillar of Dubai’s economy and has contributed to the city’s economic growth, success and diversification, says Helal Saeed Al Merri, Director General of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and CEO of the Dubai World Trade Centre.
“With the strength of Dubai’s infrastructure, geographic location and global connectivity, Dubai Expo 2020 can expect to attract 25 million visitors during the six months between October 2020 and April 2021, 71 per cent of which would originate from outside the host nation for the first time in Expo history,” he said.
“This is important because the additional demand created by World Expo would provide real and exciting opportunities in employment, new attractions and incentives for the travel and tourism sector, not just for the UAE but for neighbouring countries in the region and beyond.”
Bid results for the World Expo 2020 will be announced in November, a few weeks after the launch of scheduled commercial flights from Al Maktoum International Airport – the world’s largest greenfield airport project, which is part of the 140-square kilometre aerotropolis – Dubai World Centre – where the Expo 2020 will take place, should Dubai wins the bid.
“A large majority of Expos and global events, such as the Olympics and the World Cup, end up providing a financial loss for the host nation. The normal outcome is of financial overruns on construction, modest increases in tourism revenues and a legacy of unwanted infrastructure and buildings, which are underutilised after the event,” Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics and Deputy Dean of London Business School, said.
However, there are spillover advantages to becoming a host city. “If Expo is hosted in an area with good logistics, such as Dubai, the inefficiencies and deadweight loss of development seen in host cities of major sports events, for instance, are minimised,” he asserts.
“Given Dubai’s infrastructure and the current state of the property market, hosting Expo should give both a short-term boost to the economy and with relatively small long run adverse effects.”
Dubai’s bid winning means that the World Expo will be held in the Arab world for the first time. As the region gradually integrates with the global economy, international community will more than compliment it by awarding an Arab city to host this global event.
“In today’s increasingly connected world, humanity’s challenges cannot be solved alone. In the UAE, we believe in the convening power of the World Expo. Together, we have the ability to identify global concerns, stimulate new ideas and generate solutions for a better, brighter future,” said Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State and Managing Director of the UAE’s Higher Committee for Hosting the 2020 World Expo in Dubai.


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The Verdigris Project’s distinctive approach to investigating and communicating the environmental impact of print media has won the support of Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG, which has become an associate member.
Verdigris is a not-for-profit research initiative, which works with the global graphic arts community — printers, manufacturers, print buyers and publishers — to evaluate the carbon footprints of different media. Heidelberg joins a number of other leading manufacturers which are backing Verdigris, including Agfa, EFI, HP, Ricoh and Xeikon, as well as the drupa , FESPA and EcoPrint Europe exhibitions.
Harald Woerner, the company’s Product Manager, Environment and Sustainability, praised Verdigris’s precise and efficient communication of the respective environmental impacts of different communications media. At Heidelberg we regard sustainability as a long-term balance between environmental protection, business goals and social responsibility. We invest heavily to eliminate or minimise negative impacts throughout the life cycle of our products, from manufacture through use by customers to final recycling or disposal, and we look forward to sharing our expertise with Verdigris and our fellow project supporters. Verdigris deserves credit for its efforts so far to create and maintain a valuable cooperative effort by the graphic arts industry to discover and present the facts about print’s sustainability.
Making the case for Verdigris to the global leader in press technology is a major achievement for us, said Verdigris founder Laurel Brunner. Anyone who visited Heidelberg’s exhibit at drupa earlier this year witnessed how seriously the company takes sustainability. As well as the entire stand being carbon-neutral, Heidelberg showed a number of innovations such as in-press energy efficiency monitoring and heat recovery during drying. We were also impressed by the launch of consultancy services to help Heidelberg customers improve and reduce their energy consumption. Heidelberg’s participation is great news for Verdigris.
Since its launch at drupa in 2008 Verdigris has mobilised the resources of its supporters to educate producers and consumers of print about its environmental impact, helping to raise print’s profile as a competitive communications medium that is also sustainable and has a low carbon impact. Verdigris achieves this by providing a global network of graphic arts industry publishers with free research and content — independently managed by specialists in print technology — that explores and analyses the issues facing publishers and printers and helps them manage their carbon footprints while continuing to run profitable businesses. Verdigris is also a major contributor to the development of ISO 16759, the standard for measuring the carbon footprint of print media products.


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Half Dome in the Fall
This is a 16×20 oil painting done in 2018, treated with 2-3 coats of gesso and finished with three coats of varnish. It was sold to a personal friend in 2018.
Reference photos included pictures I took in the Fall, 2018 and a similar view from a painting by Albert Bierstadt, one of favorite artists.
© 2021 by Sam Cook.
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The leader of a major study into ‘Palliative Care for Older People in care and nursing homes in Europe (PACE)’, has been visiting Lancaster University to foster links between the Centre for Ageing Research and the International Observatory on End of Life Care.
Lieve Van den Block is Professor of Communication and Education in Family Medicine and Chair of the Ageing and Palliative Care Research Programme at the End of Life Care Research Group at Vrije University Brussels, Belgium.
During a visit to Lancaster’s International Observatory on End of Life Care, Professor Van den Block described key issues in ageing and end of life care for older people living in nursing homes in Europe drawing upon a large European Commission funded study called PACE.
The overall aim of the PACE project is to inform and assist policy and decision-makers at national and European levels, helping to achieve the objectives of the European 2020 Strategy, specifically the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.
Ultimately, this will lead to optimising the delivery of palliative care to a large proportion of older EU citizens, especially those living in nursing homes
Professor Van den Block met researchers at Lancaster University who are also involved in the PACE consortium which includes eight research institutes, spanning six European countries, and four European organisations.
Professor Van den Block said: “A significant proportion of older people spend the final part of their life in a care home, nursing home, or long-term care facility, but despite this, palliative care has only recently been introduced in such facilities. It’s important the staff in care homes know how to provide skilled and compassionate care.”
The PACE project has conducted three studies:
- Mapping palliative care systems in care or nursing homes in Europe.
- Carrying out a large-scale representative study to examine quality of dying and palliative care in care or nursing homes in Europe.
- Studying the impact of an innovative educational programme ‘PACE Steps to Success’ which aims to improve the quality of palliative care in nursing homes.
Professor Van den Block has also been involved in creating a free online course together with Professors Sheila Payne and Katherine Froggatt from the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University.
The three week FutureLearn course will draw upon evidence on how to improve care using the PACE Steps to Success programme, outlining six practical and organisational changes that improve care for older people, their families and staff working in, and with, care homes.
Professor Payne of Lancaster University’s International Observatory on End of Life Care said: “This course will introduce you to new ideas and research about how to apply the principles of palliative care in care homes that will benefit older residents, and give staff more confidence and skills. Practical examples demonstrating how to use each new step have been filmed in care homes in Belgium, England, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, and in Switzerland.”
You can access the course on the FutureLearn website.

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The month dedicated (also) to pancreatic cancer ends today. And precisely in order not to draw attention to this neoplasm that is still difficult to treat, let’s tell a story of hope. It is not so much – or not only – the story of a single person, but how a treatment strategy shared by several centers – which really work in a network – can make the difference for the survival and quality of life of patients. As a reminder that while each case is unique, a good model can improve the care of many.
Day Hospital Hotel, the song by Cataldo Perri, doctor and patient with pancreatic cancer
by Irma D’Aria
From diagnosis to the possibility of a clinical study
So let’s start from the story of Elena (invented name): the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in an advanced stage, with liver metastases, had arrived in September 2017, when she was about 60 years old. A common age for this disease. “The patient had been sent to us from another center with which we work on the network,” she says Michele Reni, director of the strategic clinical coordination program of the Pancreas Center of San Raffaele in Milan: “The colleagues who treated her knew that we were conducting two clinical studies in which, perhaps, she could have entered. In fact, each trial has very stringent access criteria, which must be respected in order to correctly evaluate the efficacy and safety of the new drugs”. One of the studies was not suitable for Elena’s disease. For the other instead – the POLO study which concerned the use of a targeted drug olaparib (of the class of Parp-inhibitors) in tumors with mutations in the BRCA genes – it was necessary to wait for the outcome of the genomic test.
Day against pancreatic cancer, here’s when to intervene
by Tiziana Moriconi
In the meantime, Elena had returned to treatment at her centre. Here, close to his home, for six cycles he had therefore received a combination of 4 chemotherapies (which in a previous Italian multicenter phase 3 study had obtained, for the first time in the history of pancreatic cancer, results significantly superior to the use of a single chemotherapy). In the meantime, the result of the test had also arrived: her tumor presented a BRCA mutation and, once the therapy was over, she would have been able to enter the POLO studio at the San Raffaele. “In the 12 months that followed the start of the trial, the liver metastases had completely disappeared and the patient was operated on to remove the tumor still located in the tail of the pancreas”, continues Reni: “By analyzing the data afterwards, we then discovered that, in fact, she had ended up in the placebo arm and therefore had not received the new drug. The disappearance of the metastases was therefore due to the prolonged effect of the previously received 4-drug chemotherapy”.
Pancreatic cancer, weight loss and hyperglycemia: two ‘spies’ for early diagnosis
by Irma D’Aria
Relapse and the new experimental drug
Only two months after the surgery, however, the tumor had returned. Another six months of 4-drug chemotherapy awaited her, therefore, which also proved to be very effective in his case. “It was February 2020 – continues the expert – and the POLO study on olaparib was now closed. However, pending the decision on its reimbursement by the Italian drug agency, the manufacturer had launched an early access program: all patients with pancreatic cancer and with BRCA mutations, including those who had participated in the POLO study in the placebo arm, they could have received it.” Since then, Elena has been on olaparib and her CT scans continue to be negative. “We certainly cannot call it cured – clarifies Reni – What we can say, however, is that with this drug we are observing several cases of long survival, even five years after diagnosis: a figure never observed before in advanced pancreatic cancer”.
Not individual reference centres, but a network
The ‘lesson’ to be learned in the month dedicated to this neoplasm, according to experts, is therefore the importance of collaborating between doctors. “We think it is wrong, for this disease, to have a few reference centers in which to centralize all cases”, underlines the expert: “Rather, it is important to consolidate a network of hub centers and spoke centers that share therapeutic strategies, treatments and information on experimental studies, which may not necessarily be the solution, but they certainly represent an opportunity. And, last but not least, that they give patients the opportunity to be treated close to their home”.
The non-refundability of olaparib
One aspect of this affair touches on a delicate issue: that of the AIFA decision – arrived exactly one year ago – not to reimburse olaparib for these patients, because the POLO study has not clearly demonstrated that it is able to prolong the patients’ lives treated with the drug compared to a placebo, but ‘only’ to allow them to avoid the worsening of the disease for a longer period and, consequently, the need to use more toxic chemotherapy. “The early access program is now closed, so anyone who falls ill today with pancreatic cancer and has the BRCA mutation will not be able to receive the drug”, recalls Reni: “The Parp-inhibitor is recommended in international guidelines, two scientific associations, 230 oncologists and patient associations have sent letters to AIFA to ask for a re-evaluation, but to date there has been no response”.
BRCA risk, the video poster with patient requests to improve care
by Tiziana Moriconi
At the last congress of the European Society of Medical Oncology (Esmo), the new data from the early access program in daily clinical practice were presented by Michele Milella, head of the University of Verona oncology and head of pancreatic pathology. In this experience, the Parp-inhibitor olaparib, administered as maintenance therapy after platinum-based chemotherapy, doubled long-term survival: 34% of patients survived beyond three years, compared with 18% of those who did not receive the drug. “Unfortunately, it is likely that for Aifa these results cannot represent superior evidence to that already provided by the previous clinical study, which was the result of an immense effort”, concludes Reni: “But at the same time we clinicians hope that the agency can take this into account, because they confirm that people with this disease live longer than we could ever have expected so far, and start a debate as soon as possible ”.


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Postcards of Arizona:
Narrow gauge Porter locomotive on the railway trestle
at the Copper Creek Mine.
Photographic postcard, Collection of the Author.
Copyright 2001 Jeremy Rowe, All Rights Reserved
a period of several years I have been able to acquire a small group of individual
postcards of the Copper Creek mine. As they were assembled, they raised
questions about the small railway at the mine, And how it happened to appear
in the middle of the rugged mountains of Pinal County. What I found to be
a fascinating story emerged about an amazing overland treck by wagons loaded
down with the little locomotive and the lives of those who made this remote
outpost their home.
Copper Creek, its mines and town are located in the Galiuro mountains in the South East corner of Pinal County near Arivaipa Valley. This area produced silver as early as 1863, when ore was hauled to Yuma and shipped to Wales for reduction. Despite the relatively rich ore, factors including the remoteness of the area, the cost of transporting the ore, and the threat of Indians combined to limit mining activity in Copper Creek.
By 1880, in the wake of the silver strikes at Tombstone and in the Bradshaw Mountains outside of Prescott, interest in mining in Arizona was at its peak. The rich claims of Silver King and Silver Queen claims focused much activity in Pinal County in South-Central Arizona. As interest grew, men began to once again explore remote areas such as Copper Creek in their search for silver and gold. A group of prospectors, William N. Miller, Theodore H. Peters, and Ely H. McDaniels entered the area early in 1880 and formed the Copper Creek Mining District and staked several claims including the Blue Bird, General Lee, and Superior mining claims) while they were camped to avoid Apache Indians in the area.
In May 1880, McDaniels and his group returned to Tombstone. The claims were filed and soon bonding was secured from Wade Hayes to equip and develop the mining properties in Copper Creek. Three shafts were sunk and the ore was initially carried by horseback to Benson fro refining. Due to the death of Mr. Hayes and squabbling between his heirs and McDaniels and the other owners of the claim, no further development of the area occurred until over 20 years later.
The cost of transporting ore overland from Copper Creek to smelters for refining was prohibitive and limited mining activity in the area. But as interest in extending railroads to other mines and towns in eastern Pinal County brought the potential of carrying ore by rail, interest in Copper Creek rose once again. Proposed routes from Tucson through the San Pedro Valley, the Arizona Narrow Gauge Railroad project, and the Phoenix Eastern from Phoenix to Benson each generated new interest in the Copper Creek area. In 1901, Col. Frank J. Sibley of Atwood and Sibley purchased the Consolidated Arizona Mill at Arivaca (sic) about 20 miles north and East of the Copper Creek area.
Apparently as a result
of interest in the area, Sibley was involved in finding investors and
organized the Copper Creek Mining Company in Chicago in 1903. By 1905,
49,000 pounds of copper had been produced by the 90 men who worked at
The following year, on March 6, 1906, a Post Office was established in Copper Creek, Pinal County, Arizona with Belle E. Sibley (wife of Rupert Sibley) as the postmistress. The settlement of Copper Creek continued to grow slowly, first appearing in Bradstreet's Book of Commercial Ratings in 1908, where it is listed in Graham County. The first commercial listing did not appear until the Copper Creek Mining Company, incorporated in 1910 with Sibley as General Manager.
As other companies, such as the Calumet & Arizona Mining, Tharsis Sulfur& Copper, and Minnesota-Arizona Copper (in which Sibley was also involved) became interested in the area, plans for a railway were again revived. But a railroad to connect Copper Creek to the outside world was never to become a reality. However, as the scale of mining expanded there was an increasing need for local transportation of materials and ore around Copper Creek.
By March of 1912,
ore was still being hauled overland to Winkleman for processing, but the
local concentrator was being expanded, and a dam on the creek was under
construction to provide power for a milling operation for the mines. In
April, construction started to build a narrow gauge railroad within Copper
Creek Canyon to link the town, mines, and mill.
The rail route that
had been constructed was short, but it traversed some incredibly rugged
terrain. The railway operated for about a year linking the town, mines
and mill together via a series of switchbacks and steep hillside roadbed.
The postcards illustrating life at Copper Creek were taken during construction
of the railway, transport of the locomotive, and early in the history
of its operation. The Ray Consolidated Copper Company logo is still on
the tender and the image of the locomotive on the trestle shows the proud
engineer leaning out of the cab of his new locomotive towards the camera.
It soon became clear that the ore was not rich enough to support operations, and the Calumet and Copper Creek Copper Company went bankrupt in 1914. Several attempts were made to reopen the mines in the area. The Calumet & Arizona Mining Company tried in 1914, and the Copper State Mining Company tried again in 1915 without success. In 1933 interest in a new mineral, molybdenum, generated renewed interest in the mines at Copper Creek. The Arizona Molybdenum Corporation purchased the claims in Copper Creek Canyon and successfully operated the mines until 1939 when the mining operations were discontinued and the facilities were dismantled.
Today, little remains of Copper Creek and the men who worked there but the postcards that tell the story of the rise and fall if this remote mining camp.

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Mansards publishes fiction as well as non-fiction, original work in Latvian as well as translations, and debuts as well as already recognised authors. We started out in 2004 with the publication of complete works of Zigmunds Skujiņš (in ten volumes, 2005-2012) and since then have grown into one of the leading Latvian publishing houses.
We like giving new authors a voice, but also think that the best of modern Latvian literature must remain easily accessible to every new generation of readers. Mansards has also developed close collaboration with the best of Latvian translators whose masterful work brings to the reader the best of the 20th and the 21st century world poetry and prose. Another branch of Mansards publications deals with modern Latvian history and its memory, and emphasizes the value of history research for understanding and coming to terms with the present. It is complemented by a series of works in social theory and their translations.

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The second generation Countryman, which is celebrating its world debut at the 2016 LA Auto Show, after being revealed online last month, is the biggest MINI to date.
Joining the likes of the Cooper S E Countryman All4, which happens to be the brand’s first-ever hybrid car, is the most affordable member of the family, the Cooper Countryman. It utilizes a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder petrol engine, producing 134 HP (136 PS) and 162 lb-ft (220 Nm) of torque.
Until the JCW (John Cooper Works) model joins the lineup next year, the current range-topper is the Cooper S Countryman, with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline burner, rated at 189 HP (192 PS) and 207 lb-ft (280 Nm) of torque. This version needs 7.3 seconds to go from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) with a six-speed manual gearbox, 7.2 seconds with an automatic, and 7.0 seconds with the optional all-wheel drive system.
In markets outside the US, consumers get a couple of diesel-powered models as well – the Cooper D and Cooper SD, with the former good for 148 HP (150 PS) and 243 lb-ft (330 Nm) of torque, while the latter has 187 HP (190 PS) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque.
The crossover is underpinned by the BMW Group’s UKL2 platform, which is shared with other models made by the two brands. It’s also significantly larger over its predecessor, a move that place it across the BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz GLA, and Audi Q3.


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Anyone who cuddles a dog knows that sometimes there are unpleasant aromas associated with them. We are all familiar with the terms “dog breath” and “smell like a dog.” Not all smells will be helped by bathing. Some of them come from actual health issues and it is important to know the difference because one needs a bath (or 3) and the others will require medical intervention.
Odors that will respond to bathing are things like rolling in stinky stuff which dogs love to do. These odors are usually fairly obvious because many times your dog will smell so foul that you know exactly the source. Dogs love to dig up dead things or garbage and roll on them. These odors are usually reduced by a thorough bath. Sometimes dogs will come across a skunk that does not take kindly to being investigated. Skunk odor can linger even after a bath. There are commercially available shampoos that seem to help, but you might smell the pungent skunk smell lingering on your dog for several days.
There are certainly health issues that can cause odors too.
1. Skin Disease
When your dog has skin disease, there can be secondary infections that cause an overall odor. The bacteria act on the oils in the skin to make them rancid and the resulting odor is something that you will notice. Odds are your dog will also be experiencing other signs of skin disease too, like itching, hair loss, redness and/or flaking. If you see any of these, call your vet. A bath will not be good enough, although it may reduce the odor temporarily.
2. Ear Infection
Infection in the ears will stink too. If you smell a bad smell when your dog is near, be sure to lift his ear flap and see if the ear looks red or is draining. Pay close attention to if your dog is shaking his head often or scratching at his ears. Ear infections HURT badly, so seek help.
3. Anal Gland Issues
Dogs have another uniquely foul issue called anal glands. These are small secretory glands on either side of their rectum and they secrete a fluid that dogs use to identify themselves to one another. (These secretions are why dogs are “butt sniffers”). Normal anal gland secretions smell horrible, but typically leak out only when a dog defecates. (The dog poop stinks already so who notices a little extra stink there?) But if your dog has an anal gland issue, the gross secretions can come out at other times and make your dog smell really bad. Dogs with infected anal glands will often drag their rears along the floor or lick the area obsessively.
We joke about dog breath, but there is a noticeable difference between the smell of a normal mouth and an infected one. If your dog is panting and you feel your stomach turn, it could be a sign of periodontal disease. Lift her lip and see if you see visible tartar caked on her teeth. If so, she has dental disease and she needs professional help.
If your dog stinks and you are sure he has not had an unfortunate skunk encounter, be sure to lift his ear flap and his lip and of course, if you think that anal glands might be an issue, ask your vet to help you get to the bottom of the issue. (pun intended)
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