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The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative is pleased to announce that 49 Kansas hospitals have adopted a “hard-stop” policy in their patient safety work to reduce elective, early-term deliveries and achieve better outcomes for mothers and newborns. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises against deliveries prior to 39 weeks of gestation unless there is a medical necessity to delivery early.
Reduction of early elective deliveries is one of the 10 areas of focus to improve quality of care and patient safety through the national Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) initiative started in 2011. Through the collective efforts of Kansas hospitals, the achievement in policy adoption by hospitals to prevent and reduce early elective deliveries is a demonstrative success.
As of December, 100 percent of birthing hospitals participating in the Kansas HEN, have implemented a “hard stop” policy to prevent early elective deliveries unless medically necessary. “Hard stop” means no elective deliveries before 39 weeks gestation. The result is fewer caesarean sections performed, fewer neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions, fewer complications for newborns, and lower costs to public and private payers.
For example, Sumner Regional Medical Center, Wellington, Ks, is one of the Kansas HEN hospitals with a “hard stop” policy. The hospital delivers approximately 140 babies a year, and they adopted a “hard-stop” policy in January 2013. Prior to the “hard-stop” policy, their rate of babies born prior to 39 weeks was 67 percent. In the first seven months of 2013, the rate dropped dramatically and the hospital reported only one birth prior to 39 weeks.
The Kansas HEN has 93 participating hospitals; 49 of those hospitals are birthing hospitals. The Kansas HEN is part of the American Hospital Association (AHA) / Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) HEN that includes more than 1,500 hospitals in 31 states. According to AHA-HRET, collective efforts to reduce early elective deliveries through the HEN through 2013 have resulted in 13,340 babies who were not electively delivered and 640 babies who avoided NICU at a cost savings of $3,132,000.


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Emcore Corp. said Tuesday that it has reached a major milestone.
The company has delivered its 1 millionth solar cell to Space Systems/Loral, which builds satellites for government and commercial applications.
For more than 10 years, Albuquerque-based Emcore (NASDAQ: EMKR) has supplied Space Systems/Loral with its special cells designed to withstand the rigors of space flight.
“The EMCORE team continually demonstrates their dedication to our business,” said Vivian Mackintosh, vice president of supply chain management at Space Systems/Loral, in a news release. “Emcore is more than just a supplier to SS/L. We have developed a close collaborative working relationship that ensures on-time delivery and the highest level of quality.”
Emcore’s solar panels have been used in more than 50 launches.
Emocre has a patented system aimed at providing power and efficiency for earth-orbiting satellites.


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Who: Grace Jones.
When: Friday, March 18.
Where: A book signing for her memoir, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, recently released in French, at Paris’s Le Bon Marché.
What: A full Issey Miyake ensemble of pleated kimono and hat with a single black glove and, on the opposite side, a single, cannabis-leaf-shaped earring.
Why: Jones has been a long-time fan of Miyake’s eponymous brand, having walked in his famed 1976 show. (She wore this same hat to a previous English-language signing.) Between the asymmetry and the bold color palette — and 40 years after she strode down his runway — she’s still our favorite Miyake muse.
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A young farmer received RDP support to build stone wall terraces, helping him to improve the farm’s productivity, while protecting its soil from erosion.
Projects & Practice
A new participatory approach for increasing landowners’ knowledge on how to manage drainage ditches that play a key role in Swedish agriculture.
Knowledge exchange network established to foster multi-actor collaboration and sharing around organic agriculture.
The challenge of increasing food production without harming the environment might be solved through innovative production techniques, such as aquaponics.
Previously uncultivated and overgrown agricultural land was restored and was used to set up a new competitive and sustainable business.
A cooperative in Greece set up a fully-automated production line for 100% natural pomegranate juice and fostered a spirit of cooperation among its members.

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2022 NC Rice Festival held at the Leland Cultural Arts Center
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Rice Festival drew large crowds on Saturday as people gathered to appreciate the history of Brunswick County’s connection to the rice harvest and the Gullah Geechee legacy.
The festival took place at the Leland Cultural Arts Center from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
It included musical performances, Gullah Geechee storytelling, Gullah Geechee arts and crafts vendors, and presentations on the historical connections between the Gullah Geechee people and rice production in the region.
In the 1700s and 1800s, North Carolina and South Carolina were major rice producers, and the Gullah Geechee worked on many of the region’s rice plantations.
Festival-goers were able to discover this history during the event, through animations, exhibitions and art.
“Children can come here, as well as adults, and learn as much as they can about the culture of Brunswick County rice farming, which many of us North Carolinians are late to the party, but l The bottom line is that we learn about it and it’s a great experience,” said NC Rice Festival Board Member Barbara Akinwole.
The North Carolina Rice Festival also shed light on its new program, which will help connect Brunswick County residents to their African ancestry through DNA testing. Next year’s festival is expected to take place in early March.


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It’s great news that Invista is adding 60 new jobs to its corporate headquarters in Wichita — especially given Boeing Wichita’s announcement last week that it was cutting 900 jobs. The Invista jobs will average $85,000 a year, according to the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition. Even though Invista is a subsidiary of Wichita’s Koch Industries, it could locate anywhere. Thanks for choosing Wichita.
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Parks levy would build field house in SpokaneApril 16, 2014 @ 5:24 am
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Spokane County voters may be asked next spring to approve a $45 million parks levy.
About half the money would pay for a field house near Riverfront Park in Spokane. The other half could pay for a new park in the Spokane Valley or Liberty Lake area.
The Spokesman-Review reports (http://bit.ly/1gAu0Is) the levy would cost the owner of a $200,000 home about $28 a year in property taxes.
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Ronald Reagan and the Titanic
A Titanic exhibit unlike any other has opened at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. None of the items on display were taken directly from the wreck itself. Instead, items carried off the ship by survivors, objects from the 1985 discovery of the wreck, and those pertaining to the 1997 movie Titanic are part of the 10,000-square foot exhibition. But why the Reagan Library? Was there a connection between the President and the Titanic?
When Titanic sank in 1912, most people believed the ship would never be found. Exactly where she rested was unclear, and a few expeditions through the years to her last known whereabouts failed to turn up any evidence.
But in 1985, everything changed. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Research Institution had worked with unmanned submersibles since the 1970s. He’d explored several shipwrecks, but finding the Titanic had always been his dream. Finally, after raising the funds for an expedition and partnering with a French research team, Ballard found the Titanic. The first photos of the ship as she lay on the ocean floor were seen on September 1, 1985. More information and photos were gathered during subsequent explorations.
Ballard wanted the wreck site to be left undisturbed, but many salvagers soon undertook their own expeditions and retrieved thousands of artifacts, at times causing controversy among descendants of passengers or crew and others who agree with Ballard. Today, the only official salvager is RMS Titanic Inc. The company is not allowed to sell any of the artifacts, but may use them for public display and charge admission to pay for its expeditions.
In 1986, President Reagan issued the International Maritime Memorial Act to protect the Titanic site and preserve it for generations to come. Following the passing of the Act, an international agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States was reached, which states the same policies as the Act but on an international scale.
At the Reagan Library exhibit, some of the items on display include Robert Ballard’s submersible, Alvin, that took him down to the wreck of the Titanic, sheet music found on the body of orchestra leader Wallace Hartley, and one of the ship’s eight deck chairs known to still exist. Props and costumes from the Academy Award winning movie and many other items of interest can be seen by the public for the first time.
This is not a traveling exhibition, and will only be available for public viewing until January 7, 2018. Please enjoy the following video for more about the exhibit:
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks vacillated until the end of trading Tuesday, with performance among the benchmark indexes torn between hopes on corporate earnings and gloom telegraphed by economic indicators. The Dow Jones Industrials Average
ended 12.26 points, or 0.1%, higher at 10,537.69, helped by a 3.6% gain in the shares of DuPont
after the chemicals company raised its profit forecast. It was the Dow's fourth straight day of gains. But the broader S&P 500
closed off 1.17 points, or 0.1%, at 1,113.84, dragged lower by a drop in a consumer confidence survey. The Nasdaq Composite
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The distance between Vancouver and Peace Arch Border Crossing is 24 miles. The road distance is 29.3 miles. How do I travel from Vancouver to Peace Arch Border Crossing without a car? The best way to get from Vancouver to Peace Arch Border Crossing without a car is to bus which takes 45 min and costs $13 – $20.
Which US city is closest to Vancouver?
Blaine is the closest city to the border (it’s practically on the border) but there isn’t a lot there. Burlington or Bellingham are good choices (around 45 minutes from the border) and there are some nice hotels there, such as Hampton.
Does Vancouver border the US?
BC’s border along the contiguous U.S. begins southwest of Vancouver Island and northwest of the Olympic Peninsula, at the terminus of international waters in the Pacific Ocean. It follows the Strait of Juan de Fuca eastward, turning northeastward to enter Haro Strait.
Is Vancouver close to California?
Distance from California to Vancouver is 1,021 kilometers.
This air travel distance is equal to 634 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between California and Vancouver is 1,021 km= 634 miles.
What city in Canada is closest to the US?
Distances Between Major Canadian and United States Cities
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|Montreal, QC||New York, NY||390|
|Toronto, ON||New York, NY||560|
|Toronto, ON||Buffalo, NY||155|
|Toronto, ON||Detroit, MI||235|
Do you need a passport to drive from Seattle to Vancouver?
We believe there’s a huge number of travelers in the Northwest region who will drive through Seattle to get to Vancouver. Our message to them all is to have proper documents to get back home.” Regardless of how they plan to get to Canada, U.S. citizens don’t need a passport to enter.
Do you need a passport from Vancouver to Seattle?
A valid Passport, USA Passport Card, USA Enhanced Driver License (EDL) or an Enhanced ID Card (EDL/ID) is required to cross the USA/Canadian border by land and sea. A passport is required for all air travel. A USA Passport Card or EDL/ID are not valid for air travel.
Which US state is closest to Canada?
US States That Border Canada
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Can you cross the border from Seattle to Vancouver?
There are four primary border crossing options if you plan to drive from Seattle to Vancouver. These are the Peace Arch, the Pacific Highway (Truck Crossing), Lynden/Aldergrove, and Sumas/Abbotsford crossings.
Why is Canada not America?
Is Canada Part of the US ? The answer lies in why Canada is not a part of the United States, lies in history — back to the Treaty of Paris signed on 3 September 1783 in Paris between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America that formally ended the American Revolution.
Is Vancouver near Los Angeles?
Distance from Vancouver to Los-Angeles
The shortest distance (air line) between Vancouver and Los-Angeles is 1,080.36 mi (1,738.66 km).
Is Vancouver close to Seattle?
The cities of Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle might be just 143 miles apart, but the distance between them rolls out myriad possibilities for seeing sights from land, air or water.
How far is Vancouver from Los Angeles by plane?
Answer: The average Los Angeles, California to Vancouver flight time is 3 hours. Question: How far is Vancouver from Los Angeles, California? Answer: The distance from Los Angeles, California to Vancouver is 1,081 miles (1,739 kilometers).

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Editor's Note: This occasional series of articles looks at the vital things in our lives and the chemistry they are made of.
You are what you eat. But do you recall munching some molybdenum or snacking on selenium? Some 60 chemical elements are found in the body, but what all of them are doing there is still unknown. Roughly 96 percent of the mass of the human body is made up of just four elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, with a lot of that in the form of water. The remaining 4 percent is a sparse sampling of the periodic table of elements.
Some of the more prominent representatives are called macro nutrients, whereas those appearing only at the level of parts per million or less are referred to as micronutrients. These nutrients perform various functions, including the building of bones and cell structures, regulating the body's pH, carrying charge, and driving chemical reactions.
The FDA has set a reference daily intake for 12 minerals (calcium, iron, phosphorous, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum and chloride). Sodium and potassium also have recommended levels, but they are treated separately.
However, this does not exhaust the list of elements that you need. Sulfur is not usually mentioned as a dietary supplement because the body gets plenty of it in proteins. And there are several other elements — such as silicon, boron, nickel, vanadium and lead — that may play a biological role but are not classified as essential.
"This may be due to the fact that a biochemical function has not been defined by experimental evidence," said Victoria Drake from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. Sometimes all that is known is that lab animals performed poorly when their diets lacked a particular non-essential element.
However, identifying the exact benefit an element confers can be difficult as they rarely enter the body in a pure form. "We don't look at them as single elements but as elements wrapped up in a compound," said Christine Gerbstadt, national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.
A normal diet consists of thousands of compounds (some containing trace elements) whose effects are the study of ongoing research. For now, we can only say for certain what 20 or so elements are doing. Here is a quick rundown, with the percentage of body weight in parentheses.
Carbon (18%) is synonymous with life. Its central role is due to the fact that it has four bonding sites that allow for the building of long, complex chains of molecules. Moreover, carbon bonds can be formed and broken with a modest amount of energy, allowing for the dynamic organic chemistry that goes on in our cells.
Nitrogen (3%) is found in many organic molecules, including the amino acids that make up proteins, and the nucleic acids that make up DNA.
Calcium (1.5%) is the most common mineral in the human body — nearly all of it found in bones and teeth. Ironically, calcium's most important role is in bodily functions, such as muscle contraction and protein regulation. In fact, the body will actually pull calcium from bones (causing problems like osteoporosis) if there's not enough of the element in a person's diet.
Phosphorus (1%) is found predominantly in bone but also in the molecule ATP, which provides energy in cells for driving chemical reactions.
Potassium (0.25%) is an important electrolyte (meaning it carries a charge in solution). It helps regulate the heartbeat and is vital for electrical signaling in nerves.
Sulfur (0.25%) is found in two amino acids that are important for giving proteins their shape.
Sodium (0.15%) is another electrolyte that is vital for electrical signaling in nerves. It also regulates the amount of water in the body.
Chlorine (0.15%) is usually found in the body as a negative ion, called chloride. This electrolyte is important for maintaining a normal balance of fluids.
Magnesium (0.05%) plays an important role in the structure of the skeleton and muscles. It also is necessary in more than 300 essential metabolic reactions.
Iron (0.006%) is a key element in the metabolism of almost all living organisms. It is also found in hemoglobin, which is the oxygen carrier in red blood cells. Half of women don't get enough iron in their diet.
Fluorine (0.0037%) is found in teeth and bones. Outside of preventing tooth decay, it does not appear to have any importance to bodily health.
Zinc (0.0032%) is an essential trace element for all forms of life. Several proteins contain structures called "zinc fingers" help to regulate genes. Zinc deficiency has been known to lead to dwarfism in developing countries.
Copper (0.0001%) is important as an electron donor in various biological reactions. Without enough copper, iron won't work properly in the body.
Iodine (0.000016%) is required for making of thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolic rate and other cellular functions. Iodine deficiency, which can lead to goiter and brain damage, is an important health problem throughout much of the world.
Selenium (0.000019%) is essential for certain enzymes, including several anti-oxidants. Unlike animals, plants do not appear to require selenium for survival, but they do absorb it, so there are several cases of selenium poisoning from eating plants grown in selenium-rich soils.
Chromium (0.0000024%) helps regulate sugar levels by interacting with insulin, but the exact mechanism is still not completely understood.
Manganese (0.000017%) is essential for certain enzymes, in particular those that protect mitochondria — the place where usable energy is generated inside cells — from dangerous oxidants.
Molybdenum (0.000013%) is essential to virtually all life forms. In humans, it is important for transforming sulfur into a usable form. In nitrogen-fixing bacteria, it is important for transforming nitrogen into a usable form.
Cobalt (0.0000021%) is contained in vitamin B12, which is important in protein formation and DNA regulation.
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Do you struggle with your dog pulling on the leash during walks? In this article, we will discuss how to train your dog to not pull while walking. Teaching your dog to walk without pulling is essential for a pleasant and safe walking experience for both you and your furry companion. We will explore the reasons behind this behavior, as well as provide effective techniques and tips for successful loose leash walking.
Understanding the behavior of why dogs pull when walking is crucial in addressing and correcting this issue. By establishing basic obedience training and using positive reinforcement, you can set a strong foundation for teaching your dog to walk nicely on a leash.
Additionally, choosing the right tools such as leashes and harnesses can make a significant difference in the training process. With structured training sessions and consistency, you can help your dog overcome the habit of pulling while walking, leading to a peaceful and enjoyable walk.
By following the guidelines outlined in this article, you will not only improve your dog’s behavior but also strengthen your bond with them through the rewards that come with successful loose leash walking. Let’s dive into the importance of loose leash walking and explore effective methods for achieving this goal with your beloved canine companion.
Understanding the Behavior
Dogs have a natural tendency to pull when they are excited, curious, or feeling anxious. This behavior can be traced back to their instincts as pack animals, where pulling on the leash was necessary for hunting and navigating their environment. Additionally, dogs are easily stimulated by their surroundings, which can lead to pulling behavior while on a walk.
To effectively train your dog to not pull while walking, it is crucial to understand the root cause of this behavior. By identifying the triggers that lead to pulling, such as seeing other dogs or catching a scent, you can address these specific situations during training sessions. Understanding the behavioral reasons behind pulling will allow you to tailor your training approach and effectively communicate with your dog.
Incorporating positive reinforcement techniques and redirecting your dog’s attention towards you can help mitigate the instinctual urge to pull. Establishing a strong bond with your dog and providing clear communication through training will ultimately lead to successful loose leash walking. With patience and consistency, you can reshape your dog’s behavior and enjoy peaceful walks together.
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|Stimuli in the environment
|Understanding the root cause of pulling behavior
|Anxiety or fear
|Establishing a strong bond with clear communication
Basic Obedience Training
One of the most important skills to teach your dog is how to walk without pulling on the leash. Not only does this make walks more enjoyable for both you and your pet, but it also ensures their safety and the safety of others around them. In this section, we will discuss the basic obedience training needed to set the foundation for loose leash walking.
To begin training your dog to not pull while walking, it is essential to first establish basic obedience commands such as sit, stay, and come. These commands form the building blocks for loose leash walking and help your dog understand that they need to follow your lead. Teaching your dog these commands can be done through positive reinforcement techniques, such as using treats or praise when they successfully perform the command.
In addition to basic obedience commands, it is crucial to work on impulse control with your dog. This means teaching them to resist the urge to lunge or pull towards distractions while on a walk.
By practicing exercises that require your dog to focus on you rather than their surroundings, you can help them develop self-control and improve their ability to walk without pulling. With consistent training and patience, you can help your dog understand how to behave appropriately while on a leash.
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|Consistent practice in different environments
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Tools and Equipment
When it comes to training your dog to not pull while walking, choosing the right tools and equipment can make a significant difference in the effectiveness of your training. The leash and harness you use can have a big impact on your dog’s behavior during walks, so it’s important to select the right gear for training purposes.
One of the most important tools for leash training is the leash itself. A standard 6-foot leash is typically recommended for loose leash walking. This length provides enough slack for your dog to explore and move comfortably without giving them too much freedom to pull ahead. Additionally, selecting a leash made from durable material is essential, as strong dogs may be able to break weaker leashes.
In addition to a proper leash, choosing the right harness can also play a crucial role in training your dog not to pull while walking. There are several types of harnesses available, each with its own benefits for loose leash walking.
Front-clip harnesses are designed to discourage pulling by redirecting your dog’s body when they tug on the leash. Head halters can also be effective in teaching dogs not to pull, as they gently steer their head in the direction you want them to go.
Overall, by selecting appropriate tools such as a well-fitted harness and a 6-foot leash made from sturdy material, you can set yourself up for success when teaching your dog how to walk without pulling. It’s essential that both the leash and harness are comfortable for your dog and allow for smooth movement while providing you with control during training sessions on how to train your dog to not pull while walking.
Techniques for Teaching Loose Leash Walking
Using positive reinforcement is an effective way to train your dog to not pull while walking. When your dog walks calmly beside you without pulling, be sure to reward them with praise, treats, or toys. This positive reinforcement helps your dog understand that walking without pulling is the behavior you want to see.
Another technique for teaching loose leash walking is redirection. When your dog starts to pull on the leash, instead of yanking back, try gently redirecting their attention back to you. You can use a verbal cue, such as “heel” or “let’s go,” and encourage your dog to refocus on you. Offering a treat or a toy as a distraction can also help redirect their focus away from whatever is causing them to pull.
Consistency and Patience
Training your dog to not pull while walking requires consistency and patience. It’s important to be consistent in using positive reinforcement and redirection every time you take your dog for a walk. Remember that every walk is an opportunity for training, so stay patient and consistent with these techniques. Over time, with practice and repetition, your dog will learn how to walk calmly by your side without pulling.
By using these techniques consistently and positively reinforcing the desired behavior, you can effectively train your dog to not pull while walking. With patience and dedication, both you and your furry companion can enjoy peaceful and enjoyable walks together.
Practice Makes Perfect
Training your dog to not pull while walking requires consistency and structured training sessions. Here are some tips on how to effectively train your dog to walk on a loose leash:
1. Start with short, frequent training sessions: Keep the training sessions short, around 5-10 minutes, several times a day. This will help keep your dog focused and prevent frustration.
2. Use positive reinforcement: Whenever your dog walks without pulling, reward them with praise, treats, or their favorite toy. This will help reinforce the desired behavior of walking on a loose leash.
3. Gradually increase distractions: As your dog becomes more proficient at walking without pulling in a quiet environment, gradually introduce distractions such as other dogs, people, or stimulating scents. This will help your dog generalize the behavior in different situations.
4. Be consistent with your commands: Use the same verbal cues and hand signals every time you want your dog to walk without pulling. Consistency will help your dog understand what is expected of them.
5. Practice in different environments: Once your dog has mastered loose leash walking at home or in a familiar environment, practice in different locations such as parks, sidewalks, or busy streets.
Remember that every dog is unique and may progress at their own pace when learning how to walk without pulling. Patience and consistency are key when training your furry companion for loose leash walking.
By implementing structured training sessions and being consistent with positive reinforcement techniques and commands, you can teach your dog how to walk without pulling, making walks more enjoyable for both you and your pet.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
When training your dog to walk without pulling, it’s important to be prepared for common distractions and setbacks that may arise during the training process. Here are some tips for addressing these issues:
1. Identify and address distractions: Dogs are naturally curious and easily distracted, so it’s important to work on minimizing these distractions during training sessions. Start by practicing in a quiet, familiar environment before gradually introducing more challenging distractions, such as other dogs or new environments. Use treats and positive reinforcement to redirect your dog’s attention back to you when they become distracted.
2. Stay consistent with training: Consistency is key when it comes to teaching your dog not to pull while walking. Make sure to set aside time for regular training sessions, and be patient with your dog as they learn this new behavior. It’s also important to use the same commands and techniques each time, so that your dog understands what is expected of them.
3. Address setbacks with patience: It’s normal for dogs to have setbacks during the training process, especially when they encounter new or particularly tempting distractions. If your dog starts pulling again during a walk, remain calm and redirect their attention back to you using treats or a gentle tug on the leash. Remember that learning takes time, and setbacks are a natural part of the process.
By consistently working on these tips, you can set your dog up for success in walking without pulling. With patience and practice, you’ll be able to enjoy peaceful and enjoyable walks with your well-trained pup.
Remember that every dog is different, so be patient as you provide consistent guidance in how to train your dog not pull while walking.
The Benefits of Loose Leash Walking
Physical and Mental Benefits for Your Dog
When your dog learns to walk without pulling, it not only benefits you as the owner, but it also has positive effects on your dog’s physical and mental well-being. By walking calmly beside you, your dog will engage in a more relaxed and controlled manner of exercise, which can lead to improved muscle tone and cardiovascular health.
Additionally, practicing loose leash walking can also serve as a mental workout for your dog as they learn to focus on following your lead rather than being distracted by their surroundings.
Strengthening Your Bond With Your Dog
Teaching your dog to walk without pulling creates an opportunity for bonding and connection. When you both are in sync during walks, it fosters a sense of teamwork and communication between you and your furry companion. Walking becomes a shared activity that brings you closer together, ultimately strengthening the bond between human and pet.
Enjoying Peaceful Walks in Any Environment
Once your dog is trained to walk without pulling, you can both enjoy peaceful and enjoyable walks in various environments. Whether you’re strolling through a busy urban area or exploring nature trails, having your dog walk politely beside you makes the experience more pleasant for both of you. Not having to deal with constant pulling allows you to relax and take in the surroundings while keeping control over your dog’s behavior.
In conclusion, training your dog to walk without pulling is a rewarding experience that leads to enjoyable walks for both you and your furry companion. By understanding the reasons behind your dog’s pulling behavior and implementing basic obedience training, you can set the foundation for successful loose leash walking. Choosing the right tools and equipment, such as a well-fitted harness and leash, can also make a significant difference in your training efforts.
Using positive reinforcement and redirection techniques, you can effectively teach your dog to walk calmly by your side. Consistent practice and structured training sessions are essential for reinforcing good behavior and overcoming common issues that may arise during the training process. While it may require patience and dedication, the benefits of successfully training your dog to not pull while walking are well worth the effort.
Once your dog has mastered loose leash walking, you can look forward to peaceful and enjoyable walks together, free from the frustration of constant tugging and pulling. The strong bond between you and your dog will only strengthen as you both learn to communicate effectively during walks. Ultimately, the rewards of training your dog to walk without pulling extend beyond pleasant strolls – they lead to a happier, harmonious relationship with your canine companion.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Train My Dog Not to Pull When I Walk?
Training your dog not to pull when walking requires consistency and patience. One effective method is using positive reinforcement, such as treats or praise, to reward your dog for walking calmly by your side. Another approach is using a front-clip harness or head halter to gently redirect your dog’s attention back to you when they start pulling.
Why Does My Dog Pull So Much When Walking?
There are several reasons why a dog may pull so much when walking. It could be due to excitement, lack of leash training, or simply because they haven’t learned the proper behavior.
Pulling can also be a result of a dog trying to lead the way or wanting to explore their surroundings. Understanding the underlying cause can help in addressing the issue effectively.
How Do I Stop My Dog From Extremely Pulling?
To stop your dog from extremely pulling, consider working with a professional trainer who can assess the situation and provide personalized guidance. Additionally, incorporating obedience training and teaching commands such as “heel” or “leave it” can help manage extreme pulling behavior. Consistent practice and positive reinforcement will be key in helping your dog learn to walk without pulling excessively.
Welcome to the blog! I am a professional dog trainer and have been working with dogs for many years. In this blog, I will be discussing various topics related to dog training, including tips, tricks, and advice. I hope you find this information helpful and informative. Thanks for reading!

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Ballard District Council December agenda: Richard Conlin, Bridging the Gap levy and more
Wednesday is this month's open-to-the-public Ballard District Council meeting. As usual, the good folks of Ballard will be convening at 7 p.m. in the Ballard Branch Library Conference Room.
Councilmember Richard Conlin, who chairs Seattle's Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee, will be dropping by to chat. Of course, this means you can direct all of your questions about condos and apartment complexes -- as well as the future of Ballard -- at him, so come prepared with your best questions.
Additionally, proposals from Ballard groups for funds from Bridging the Gap Levy's Neighborhood Street Funds program will also be presented to the Ballard District Council.
And there's more. Just see the agenda below, and come hang out. (I will be there.)
7:00 Introductions & Short Announcements - please hold announcements to not more than one min.
7:15 A Chat with Seattle City Council Member Richard Conlin
Richard chairs the Council’s influential Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee. He also chairs or serves on several Council Special Committees including: Library Levy, SR520, Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement, and Central Waterfront Planning. Richard was first elected to the Seattle City Council in November 1997 after many years of public service with Seattle-based community organizations.
7:40 Preview – Ballard District Proposals to 2013 NSF
The Bridging the Gap Levy passed by voters in 2006 provided for $360M over nine years to fund transportation projects in Seattle. One component of the levy called the NSF (Neighborhood Streets Fund) provides for three funding cycles of $4.5M each during 2007, 2010 and 2013. The NSF can fund transportation improvements, proposed by citizens, which are valued from $100K to $700K. Applications are due by December 17, 2012. From the list of proposals submitted in the Ballard district, the Ballard DC will select three which will be evaluated further for cost and feasibility. Although that decision will be made at the Ballard DC meeting on January 9, this will be an opportunity for those intending to submit an application to provide a brief overview of their proposal. Each presentation will have up to two minutes to introduce the issue which they’d like to see addressed by NSF resources. http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/btg_nsf_large.htm
7:55 Ballard Food Bank, Nancy McKinney, Executive Director
8:00 Report from City Neighborhood Council, Jody Grage
8:05 Staff Report, Rob Mattson
8:10 Executive Committee Report,
- Formal comment on Draft EIS for the Seawall Replacement project, Don Benson
- A draft of the proposed comments will be distributed to BDC members on Monday, December 10
- Ballard DC sponsored survey on transit service
- Ballard DC response to Seattle Public Utilities – CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) plan for Ballard, Catherine Weatbrook & Liz Tennant
- Ballard Prepares – training opportunity, Catherine Weatbrook
8:20 Adjourn/Holiday Refreshments
Ballard DC officers will furnish seasonal treats; possibly including pickled herring. Please feel welcome to bring your favorite holiday baked items to share with others.
Please bring a donation of non perishable food, personal hygiene products, or a cash donation for the Ballard Food Bank. http://www.ballardfoodbank.org/learn-more/


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Touring fest brings offbeat works to town
Cincinnati Film Society continues its exploration of the cinematic avant-garde when it brings the Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour to town Friday and Saturday.
For almost 40 years, the Ann Arbor festival has specialized in supporting nonmainstream, experimental film, both at its home base and now through a traveling sample of its top prize winners.
This year's collection includes Why I Don't Go to the Movies by Paul Karlin, the animated Hedwig Page, Seaside Librarian by Nancy Andrews and Mesheen by Tony Youngblood.
Showtimes are 7 and 9 p.m. both days at the Scripps Newsreel Theater, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave. Admission is $5. 251-6060.
Indie screening: The Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., will host a new grass-roots independent film at 7:30 p.m. June 4, when a Cleveland-based filmmaker who calls himself Astro screens his feature, The Glop Throne.
Astro describes the film as an outrageous gay comedy in the spirit of John Waters.
The $10 admission price includes a post-screening party with the filmmaker.
Playing in Dayton: The Naked Man, the quirky first feature directed by filmmaker and longtime Coen brothers storyboard artist J. Todd Anderson will make its debut as a late-night feature at the New Neon Movies in Dayton at 10 p.m. and midnight on Friday.
The movie stars Michael Rappaport as a chiropractor and aspiring wrestler who goes berserk in the ring after his father is murdered.
Cincinnatian Jeff Barklage served as cinematographer on the project, his first feature after years working on commercials and videos.
The Dayton theater also will be the home of the month-long Dayton Gay and Lesbian Film Festival beginning Saturday. Also during June, it expands its Big Screen series to the world of sports with Big Screen & Baseball at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday. Featured titles include The Natural and Pride of the Yankees.
The theater is at 130 E. Fifth (at Patterson); phone (937) 222-8452, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org; Web site, www.neonmovies.com.
Now cooking: Monday, Baba Budan's Espresso Bar in Clifton adds a holiday cookout to its regular Monday night showcase for local films, called Native Cinema.
This week's featured short-film artists include members of local hip-hop act Animal Crackers and the band Lazy Rocket.
The cookout starts at 6 p.m.; movies roll about 9 p.m. Admission is free. 221-1911.
Short subjects: Cincinnati area filmmakers are invited to submit original works to the Columbus Filmmakers Consortium's Drop Your Shorts film festival, now in the planning stages.
Entries must be no longer than 20 minutes and must be submitted on VHS tape to CFC. For entry details, e-mail Josef Salyer at email@example.com.
KIESEWETTER: Traditional TV family comes back strong
'Adopted' title angers advocate
Cincinnati actresses in New York
CCM's 2001-02 season full of fledgling stars
Chihuly sparkles at Cincinnati Art Museum
DEMALINE: Hate crime inspires theater group talks
Get to It
Adena brings history to life
Asthma educator now speaks from experience
DAUGHERTY: Clergyman's uphill path to virtue
Ostriches omnipresent for Newport teacher
Painter likes to fool the eye
KENDRICK: Hearing or deaf, soccer teams play to win
Mahler's 'Third' gets moving, fresh reading
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Grown on the flat and hilly (at 150-200 m. above sea level) areas of the North-Eastern regions of Italy.
Vineyards: 4,000/5,500 grapevines per hectare (average age: 10 - 15 years).
Average production: 1.5/2 kg per grapevine (80/90 q. per hectare).
Grape variety: Pinot Nero.
Growing technique: Sylvoz.
The grapes are harvested by hand in September and are de-stemmed and crushed. The crushed grapes undergo fermentation /maceration, which lasts 5/6 days at a temperature of 24/25° C; then the wine is drawn from the marc and undergoes alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. Then it is cleared and stabilised, and is allowed to age a couple of months after bottling.
Colour: ruby but not very dark.
Bouquet: intense, pleasant, reminding of strawberry and raspberry.
Taste: harmonic, savoury, with body without excesses.
Alcohol content, % vol. 11.00 – 12.00
Sugars, g/l 8.00 – 9.00
Total acidity, g/l 4.50 - 5.50
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Keep in a dry and cool place and far from light and heat sources.
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A TEENAGER and his ex-girlfriend have avoided prison despite growing £17,000 of drugs in a ‘highly sophisticated operation’, a court heard.
Police found the drugs belonging to Jordan Corrigan, aged 18, after raiding a house in Higham Common Road, Barnsley, last June.
Inside, officers discovered 12 cannabis plants growing and a full hydroponic set-up, including automatic plant feeders and lights.
Sheffield Crown Court heard the plants would have yielded just under 1kg of cannabis with an estimated street value of £10,800.
Officers also found 663g of already harvested drugs which had been bagged, worth £6,630, and £360 in cash.
They also seized Corrigan’s mobile phone, and the mobile phone of his girlfriend and co-accused Bronte Canavan, aged 20.
Examination of the phones revealed that Canavan had sent text messages to Corrigan asking how much of the drug to put in the bag, and whether she had done it correctly.
Prosecutor Brian Outhwaite told the court: “It was clear from the messages that Ms Canavan had not done this kind of thing before and was asking for help.”
John Boumphrey, for Corrigan, told the court that the defendant had originally begun growing the drugs for personal use, but had grown ‘far too much’.
Mr Boumphrey added that when Corrigan’s friends became aware he had a supply they started asking him for drugs and the operation had grown from there.
“He is incredibly sorry for getting Miss Canavan involved and he asks the court to be generous towards her.”
Jessica Strange, for Canavan, said: “She acted out of naive loyalty and is ashamed.”
Judge Tahir Khan QC told Corrigan: “You have accepted in a manful way full responsibility and I come to the view that you are genuine in your regret that you got her embroiled in this criminality.”
Canavan, of Homestead Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield, admitted assisting in the production of a class B drug and was sentenced to 100 hours’ community service.
Corrigan, of the same address, admitted producing and possessing class B drugs with intent to supply. He received a 16-month suspended jail term and 200 hours’ community service.


Meizu m2 open sale: This is Meizu m2 smartphone’s 5th open sale, which the company says is being carried out due to the ‘tremendous response’ elicited each time.
The past four open sales for the Meizu m2 saw a great response from Indian consumers. The fifth round of open sales for the Meizu m2 commence on Thursday, 24th December, exclusively on Snapdeal.
Registration link: https://www.snapdeal.com/offers/meizu-m2
Meizu m2 has been acknowledged and appreciated as one of the most budget friendly smartphones of 2015.
Meizu m2 specifications and features:
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Network: Support of dual-SIM and dual 4G, primary slot for storage capacity up to 128GB and an expandable storage capacity of 144 GB (max)
Battery life: Capacity of 2500mAh, allowing call time of up to 23 hours and 12 hours of browsing internet with screen and Wi-Fi connection turned on
Design: Allows one hand usability with mback, 5-inch screen and 131g weight


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2 new COVID-19 deaths bring total to 34 in Douglas County; 57 new cases
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Two more Douglas County residents have died from COVID-19, according to the health department’s update on Wednesday.
The two new deaths, which bring the total to 34, were two men older than 85 who had both been hospitalized at the time of death, health department spokesperson George Diepenbrock said.
Previously, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced that 32 people — one resident between the ages of 45 and 54, nine residents between the ages of 65 and 74, eight residents between the ages of 75 and 84, and 14 residents age 85 or older — had died from COVID-19 or with the virus as a contributing factor in their deaths.
Douglas County reported 6,428 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 57 cases since Tuesday.
In Douglas County, 5,658 out of the 6,428 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 770 cases are active.
The county has averaged about 45 new cases per day over the last 14 days, according to a 14-day moving average graph updated weekdays by the health department. The current average of 44.79 new cases per day is down from a recent high of 77 cases per day in mid-November and up from a recent low of 17 cases per day in mid-October.
Douglas County has a 14-day COVID-19 incidence rate of 506.28 per 100,000 people.
Twenty-three patients at Lawrence’s hospital had COVID-19 on Wednesday, five fewer than Tuesday.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s online map noted that 49,537 Douglas County residents had been tested for the disease so far. The county’s testing rate per 1,000 people was 405.2.


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Carrie Underwood says she’s just not ready to be a mother yet. In a recent interview that will be published in the June issue of Marie Claire, the the 30-year-old country star opened up about her life, […]
The indomitable P!nk covers the June issue of Glamour magazine and, as always, offers up an interview that is miles away from shy.
Bluesy singer Josh Krajcik was perhaps an unlikely contestant for a reality singing competition, but he wowed America when he auditioned for the first season of the X Factor.
Watch Ed Sheeran perform three songs for our exclusive Q104 audience during his intimate Coffee Shop concert at the Foundation Room at the House of Blues before he hit the stage with Taylor Swift for the RED Tour at Quicken Loans Arena
In a profile that runs in the May, 2013 issue of Esquire, Hunter Hayes reveals a few things about himself, his musical preferences, and his background. He also sits for a picture in a parking lot, playing guitar and wearing […]
Is Kloe Kardashian out of a job? Tara Reid tried to play the fame card and Kim Kardashian could be having a better pregnancy. All these stories and more in Fee’s Sleaze!
Olly Murs didn’t plan on releasing a new album this year but after writing five songs in between stints on tour with One Direction, he decided it was the right time. Murs sat down with Radio.com to discuss his new album, aptly titled Right Place Right Time.
We’ve been unveiling a new part of the Thistledown Racino through pictures. Today we’re putting it all together in a short recap video that gives you a look inside the Racino and a few words from Will, the Director of Marketing at Thistledown.
In the first edition of the new Essentials series, Radio.com goes behind the scenes with The Band Perry, three siblings from Mississippi who have just released their second album together, Pioneer.
On Monday, April 1, Chris Brown got up early to join the Today show and premiere his new video, “Fine China,” on MTV. His forthcoming album, X, will be released in August 2013. In advance of that, Brown seems bent on rehabilitating his relationship with the public.
“What I saw in Taylor was…just a great artist,” he says in the interview. “Even at 14 years old I was enamored by her songwriting prowess, and just her process. So I just always saw her as a great artist.”
Bruno Mars may be sitting pretty with two singles on Billboard’s Hot 100, but by no means is he taking it easy. Earlier this month, he performed not only once, but twice at the GRAMMYs, […]
After a three year wait, 3OH!3 have announced the release of their next album, Omens.
Is Taylor Swift excited to play the GRAMMY Awards this weekend? You bet she is. As she explained during an interview with 99.5 WYCD/Detroit yesterday, she’s “nervous,” “stoked,” and “excited”–”all of it bundled up in one”–about GRAMMY weekend. And […]
The year 2012 proved to be a good one for the Eli Young Band. The group of Texas musicians spent 12 years touring and recording before ”Even If It Breaks Your Heart” hit Number One that July. […]
Today in their hometown of Chicago, multi-platinum Grammy-nominated group Fall Out Boy announced that they have reunited after an indefinitie hiatus and will debut their new single “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” today on iTunes.
Just before Olly Murs came to visit Radio.com while he was in New York City, we noticed he Tweeted out the cheeky name of a pub where he was having lunch — and a pint. So […]
Kelly Clarkson has been all over the news not only for her stellar performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” during the inauguration, but also for a candid moment with former president Bill Clinton.
If Carrie Underwood’s music videos were true, then “Two Black Cadillacs” would be proof that her criminal actions are escalating.
Sexy-and-they-know-it duo LMFAO have split to focus on solo projects for the time being and Sky Blu stopped in on B96/Chicago where he revealed the details of his new album.
“Can they retract a nomination?” frontman Nate Ruess asked.
Despite not releasing an album in 2012, the Black Keys dominated the year in a lot of ways. The most surprising thing, however, is the feasibility of the rock duo doing the same thing in […]
Average Joe took a swing by the Q to get a look behind the scenes at ‘Disney On Ice’ and to meet one of the ensemble skaters who participates in the shows across the country.
The new Cleveland Connection is thrilled to have as our first guest this Sunday at 6 a.m.… The one, the only, Mike Polk Jr. Not only is the Cleveland comedian a YouTube sensation and Fox 8 superstar… […]
Which is exactly the reason that, once you heard it, her GRAMMY-nominated single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was nearly impossible to get out of your head.
The Canadian singer gets a pair of nominations, including one in one of the GRAMMY awards’ most prestigious categories.
With a GRAMMY nod and new ‘R.E.D.’ album in stores, Ne-Yo is already working on his follow-up. But there is still the matter of his missing GRAMMY.
When GRAMMY nominations have your band name in everyone’s mouth, all sorts of old “friends” come out of the woodwork.
Not sure what to get your husband this year? Neither is superstar Carrie Underwood — seems like all men are hard to shop for.
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The second Halloween Stitch is the Bean Bag exclusively released at the moment at the Disneyland Paris park. Stitch’s face this time is a huge orange pumkin. Click on images to enlarge.

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Letting go of a project is sad. The BlueV seemed like such a great idea but it didn’t work out. Even trying over and over didn’t make it work. Although I think I know now, after some reflection, what went wrong it’s not the time to try again. Its time to put it down and allow some space for something new. New is exciting!
If I allow some space I get lots of ideas in the middle of the night. Not all of them are great ideas but they are worth listening to and playing with. You never know where they might lead. This time I was thinking about three events I have running in April: Lake Lauzon Knit Weekend, YarnOver SleepOver Retreat and the Knitters Frolic. I thought I would do some children’s sweaters to showcase at these events. Our Cotton Tweed yarn is terrific for children’s knits.
During the day I’m logical or at least I try to be. I thought that working with cables or lace stitches would add some new patterns to our Kid’s line. I did one. I like it.
But at night the sweaters I was thinking of did not have cables and lace. I soon realized that what I really wanted to do was explore some new constructions. The BlueV did not have me out for the count. I had put this exploration aside for other work and it was time to get back to it.
This is an idea I’ve had for many years but never actually knit into a sweater.
I can imagine this as an adult sweater with short sleeves. A terrific summer top in fingering maybe?
I’ve already done an adult version of this construction called Poncho Pullover and now I’m going to have a Kid’s version too. The same but different!
Concentrating on construction is what gets my designer brain percolating. Now I’m excited to get up every morning to work on some new Kid’s sweaters.
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Özdemir Erdogan was born in Istanbul in 1940, and was exposed to music at a very early age through is mother, a classical pianist. In 1968 he was chosen best guitarist of Turkey. His first record, "Kimbilir" (Who knows) was released in 1969, and in 1972, he made the album "Sivrisinek Saz ve Caz Toplulugu" (Mosquito saz and jazz ensemble). In 1973 this album was much played on Voice of America Radio, and gained a considerable following. His song, "Ikinci Bahar" (Golden age) became one of his unforgettable hits.

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text: Yasodhara Rakshit has a B.A. (Hons) Literature from Miranda House, Delhi University. She went on to pursue a Postgraduate degree in Print Journalism from Asian College of Journalism. She has worked and written for publications like The Statesman, Tehelka and The Times of India. She was an Assistant Curator at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. Ms. Rakshit was also a food critic at The Telegraph in Calcutta. She has a Masters in Cinema Studies from JNU. She teaches and has ongoing research on the intersectionality of gender and cinema with a focus on Masculinity Studies and the Female Spectral presence in Cinema.


If you’re on the hunt for a gaming laptop but don’t want to break the bank, there are a couple of options that you can consider. One of these is the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i. This laptop is equipped with a powerful Intel Iris Xe graphics processor, 512GB SSD and 8GB RAM, and it is perfect for gaming and streaming.
Acer swift three sf315-41
The acer swift 3 sf315-41 gaming laptop is an excellent choice for gamers who want a slim and lightweight laptop with good ports. It features HDMI output, a USB Type-C port, two USB 3.0 ports, and an SD card reader. It also comes with a Kensington lock and a headphone jack.
The Swift 3 has a redesigned design. It has an AMD Ryzen 7 2700U processor with Vega graphics, 8 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD. It can be purchased for 750 EUR to a little over a thousand euros in Europe. The Swift 3 SF315-41G has a 15.6-inch screen and weighs 4.63 lbs.
The Acer Swift 3 SF315-41 features a full-HD IPS display. It has a resolution of 1560×1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16.9. The brightness is adjustable, and the screen’s contrast is excellent. The screen is also glossy, making it more comfortable to look at.
Realme has launched a slim gaming laptop with a reasonable price tag. It is an elegant laptop made of aluminium alloy and features minimalist branding. The aluminium alloy material also makes the laptop sturdy. The branding is engraved and shines when the light falls on it.
The Realme Book is equipped with a high-quality display and a sound processor. It also comes with 512GB of storage. It also has great speakers and a good battery. Its performance is adequate for light gaming, but more is needed for heavy titles. Thankfully, it still runs most games with acceptable resolutions.
The Realme Book has a 14-inch screen with 2160 x 1440. The screen is also bright enough for binge-watching movies and offers excellent colours. One drawback of this laptop is that it does not have an OLED screen, which can be pretty bright.
Microsoft Surface Go 2
The Microsoft Surface Go 2 gaming laptop is the successor to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. It features an Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y processor with four or eight GB of memory. The keyboard and touchpad are also upgradeable. The system also has a 128GB SSD and is supported by LTE connectivity. It can be bought with or without the Type Cover keyboard, which is sold separately.
The Surface Go two features a 128GB PCIe SSD, which isn’t the fastest on the market but is sufficient for everyday tasks. The SSD is essential in giving a good impression of performance despite the relatively low CPU speed. This laptop feels very responsive even with critical workloads and is not particularly slow. The machine ships with Windows 10 S-Mode, a simplified version of Windows 10 that only includes Microsoft Store apps. However, you can upgrade to the regular Windows 10 Home for free.
Acer Aspire 5
If you’re in the market for a gaming laptop that is both powerful and affordable, check out the Acer Aspire 5. This laptop is powered by a 12th-generation Intel Core i5-1240P processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 graphics card, giving it plenty of gaming power. It also boasts dual cooling fans and copper thermal pipes. The keyboard is also fitted with an air inlet. The battery life is also decent at around eight hours.
The Acer Aspire 5 has an 8-gigabyte DDR4 SDRAM memory, while the Acer Aspire E15 has a memory capacity of six gigabytes. It also features two memory slots, one supporting up to 16 GB of RAM. Both models can perform regular computing tasks, such as writing documents.
Lenovo IdeaPad S145
The Lenovo IdeaPad S145 is a great gaming laptop with a large screen and a powerful processor. The laptop weighs just over five pounds and has 4GB of RAM. It also has good battery life. While it isn’t the fastest laptop on the market, it is enough to play the latest games without experiencing any lag.
An AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor powers the IdeaPad S145. This quad-core processor has four MB of cache memory and a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. It can run at a maximum frequency of 4.0 GHz. While this processor can handle various tasks, it could be better for demanding games or multiple tabs.
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Many children spend time in the streets during periods that should be spent in school or at home.Research conducted by the Department of Social Welfare indicates that there are 33,000 children living on the streets in the country.
According to the research, 75 per cent of all street children live in Accra and Kumasi, with 71 per cent of them being illiterate.
The Country Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr Iyabode Olusanmi, made the revelation at this year’s celebration of the International Day of the African Child in Accra Thursday.
The celebration was on the theme, “All Together for Urgent Action in Favour of Street Children”.
The International Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991 when it was first initiated by the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and now the African Union (AU).
The day honours those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 and also raises awareness of the continuing need for improvement in the education provided for African children.
In Soweto, South Africa, on June 16, 1976, about 10,000 black schoolchildren marched in a column more than half a mile long, protesting the poor quality of their education and demanding their right to be taught in their own language.
Hundreds of young students were shot.
More than 100 people were killed in the protests that ensued the following two weeks and more than 1,000 were injured.
The 2011 observance of the day seeks to contribute to widespread awareness of the dangers street children face, promote the taking of urgent steps to protect them and determine strategies for providing effective child protection and care.
Dr Olusanmi added that the theme was a real call to action for everyone, given the scientific, as well as physical, evidence.
“This theme challenges us to reflect on the data available on street children and advocates with civil society, the development partners and the government to mobilise all our efforts towards improved well-being of children and for greater resource mobilisation for the protection of children living on the street,” she added.
She noted that Ghana was the first country in the world to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child and, therefore, was bound by international law to act in the best interest of those children.
She gave assurance of UNICEF’s commitment to protect the vulnerable in society and expressed belief in strengthening community-based systems which were very effective in protecting children and preventing unsafe migration.
“Our approach is to support government institutions such as the departments of Social Welfare and Community Development to implement community-based protection interventions by empowering child protection teams (CPTs) to equip communities with the knowledge and skills required to take measures to prevent children from unsafe migration,” she said.
As a result of those efforts by UNICEF, some 19 communities in the Northern and Upper East regions are completely free of kayayeis, while 30 communities in the same regions have achieved 100 per cent birth registration.
The UNICEF Country Representative urged stakeholders to propose effective, innovative and sustainable child protection and care strategies and support child participation forums.
She commended the government’s efforts at incorporating children’s issues in the ongoing constitutional review and congratulated it on the recent launch of the National Plan of Action for the protection of orphans and vulnerable children.
One of the interventions of that action plan, she added, was the provision for the reunification and reintegration of orphans and vulnerable children, including street children, with families or within family-based care.
The Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, called on all stakeholders and collaborators to continue to support the government to chart a good path for the young ones. She said the call for urgent action was a reminder that the active involvement of all duty bearers was critical to complement one another’s efforts at curbing the menace of streetism.
A number of social protection interventions and strategies were also in place to address the phenomenon of street children, she added.
These include the establishment of community child protection teams, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), the capitation grant and the school feeding programme, the implementation of the free compulsory universal basic education (FCUBE), the registration of young girls doing menial jobs (Kayayes), among others.


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The United Kingdom's Computer Misuse Act 1990 is crying out for a new reform, according to a new report from the Criminal Law Reform Now Network (CLRNN).
The current Computer Misuse Act (CMA) states that it is illegal for people to access or modify data on a computer without authorisation. This kind of criminal activity is most prevalent in cyber attacks.
However, the CLRNN states that the Act is holding cybersecurity professionals back, because they legally cannot conduct threat intelligence research against cybercriminals and geopolitical threat actors.
“The Computer Misuse Act is crying out for reform. It needs to be future- and technology-proofed to ensure it can meet the challenges of protecting the embedded internet-based culture we all live in and depend on. This report delivers a blueprint for the government to use and develop to make the law more effective in policing and prosecuting cybercrime,” says CLRNN member and barrister Simon McKay.
That position is backed by academics and cyber advocates from the likes of Birmingham Law School, and NCC Group.
NCC Group global CTO Ollie Whitehouse says that the report exposes the UK's outdated cybersecurity crime laws, which leave the cyber industry tackling one of the biggest threats facing our national security.
“[The laws are] within a regime drawn up 30 years ago – when less than 0.5% of the world's population had access to the internet.
“The government needs to take urgent action by updating and upgrading the Computer Misuse Act so our nation's cyber defenders no longer have to act with one hand tied behind their backs, paralysed by the fear of being prosecuted for doing their jobs.
“In today's uncertain international climate, the ability of cyber criminals and geo-political threat actors to disrupt our technology systems will only continue to grow. We must seize the opportunity to develop 21st century to allow the industry to flourish and make the country safer and more secure.
The reports' recommendations include:
- A range of measures to better tailor existing offences in line with the UK's international obligations and other modern legal systems, including new corporate offences.
- New public interest defences to untie the hands of cyber threat intelligence professionals, academics and journalists to provide better protections against cyber-attacks and misuse, while ensuring consistency with overlapping offences within the Data Protection Act 2018.
- A set of new targeted guidance for prosecutors, including the prosecution of young defendants, and calls for greater transparency regarding the use of PREVENT programmes by police.
- The creation of new sentencing guidelines, and provides detail on their formation and function.

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Trips and Itineraries for Andorra la Vella
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I have spent years sitting down on my desk planning trips, making excel sheets, keeping track of places I would like to go someday, reading travel news and taking notes of nice hotels and places I would like to visit....
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Musical hanger starfish Tiny waffle soft pink - Jollein
Nice whale music hanger made from waffle fabric. The music hanger is also available in pink starfish and green octopus from the Tiny Waffle collection by Jollein. The pendant is made of a cotton waffle fabric on the outside and lined with fiber fill. This product can be washed by hand. You cannot iron the product or tumble dry.

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This collection of new music, written by composers who are or who have been performing guitarists themselves, presents intermediate to advanced concert works that explore the musical and technical diversity of the contemporary guitar. Each composer offers a unique musical and technical perspective of what the contemporary guitar is. The harmonic language ranges from jazz to atonality, the styles vary from blues to minimalism, and the cultural influences span from Eastern European to Celtic. The composers include Delpriora, Gilardino, Hudson, Johanson, Kenyon, Marron, Mearns, Ourkouzounov, Piorkowsky, and Van der Veen. The music is standard notation only.
Blues Suite (1. Walking, 2. Mystery, 3. Delta) Roger Hudson
Caer Meini Stephen Kenyon
Etude no. 5 from Twelve Etudes Mark Delpriora
Hora Derk van der Veen
Ostinatoccata Atanas Ourkouzounov
Tambú (fantasy for guitar) Mark Delpriora
The Slope James Marron
Tolkien Gesture (characters and scenes from "The Lord of the Rings") Alan Mearns
Uraca James Piorkowski
Variations on a Finnish Folk Song Bryan Johanson
Winter Scenes James Marron
Winterzeit (after Robert Schumann) Angelo Gilardino
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Lots of action happening in my Jersey hometown of Vernon these days! Wow. A Vernon couple is reportedly suing the town over their dog being impounded. This case made headlines in 2016 and is now being buzzed about all over Sussex County after an incident between the dog and mailman, animal control officers, etc.
I'm also just learning that Vernon is now planning to enact a $700 license fee for dogs being deemed vicious. Remember, on the surface this appeared to be dog breed discrimination, but after further review that doesn't seem to be the case. The dogs who (fair or unfair,) that would require a $700 license fee have already had incidents and require more town resources / taxpayer dollars to be used. We always say quite often the wrong side of the leash gets blamed in some of these incidents. I will say it seems more fair for the owners to be charged for these resources as opposed to other taxpayers. You can read the latest updates on these situations by clicking here.


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Step back in time to 1919 and experience the Catalina Island Museum like never before during the Wrigley Centennial: An Island Jubilee on Saturday, September 21, 2019, beginning at 4 p.m. The Catalina Island Museum and Honorary Chairs Alison Wrigley-Rusack and Geoffrey Claflin Rusack invite you to a festive evening of entertainment, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live and silent auctions, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of William Wrigley Jr.’s purchase of the Santa Catalina Island Company. The event is also a fundraiser for the museum allowing it to continue to provide world-class exhibitions and educational programs to the island and its visitors.
Master of Ceremonies and Celebrity Auctioneer Matt Rogers will lead the live auction of one-of-a-kind items including an original hand signed letter by William Wrigley Jr., a beautiful plein air painting of “Mrs. Wrigley’s Garden” by the late Brian Stewart along with an exceptional Pasadena tour package, plus unique experiences, exciting performances and exclusive vacations including a getaway to Napa via private jet with a hot air balloon ride, dinner and more.
Enjoy cocktails from a full hosted bar accompanied by 1919 inspired heavy hors d’oeuvres at the museum, directly inspired by an all-Catalina sourced dinner enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Wrigley during their first visit to the island. Continue the evening with lively entertainment including music by Impromptu, led by the musical stylings of acclaimed composer and pianist Michael Mortilla, featuring violinist Nicole Garcia, bassist Marquis Howell III and Alex Burke on the vibraphone. Witness thrilling knife throwing by the incomparable Jack Dagger, death-defying sword swallowing by the unkillable Jenny Lynne, the golden throated Janet Klein singing songs inspired by Catalina and the magic of Ron Lynch during a 1920s style Vaudeville show.
In addition to honoring the William Wrigley Jr. family, the museum’s celebration will also acknowledge other key families that have made an impact on the island’s development and success. Descendants of D.M. Renton, Otis Shepard, John Gabriel Beckman, the Banning brothers, David Blankenhorn, George Shatto, Zane Grey and others have been invited. Throughout the evening, all guests will have the opportunity to share their favorite Catalina memory and/or connection to the island in a video booth provided by Bill Banning and Alison Armstrong of Story Bank Productions.
Prior to the Jubilee celebration, all are welcome to enjoy free admission to the Catalina Island Museum from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s 14th Annual Museum Day. Experience the world-class art and exhibitions already on display at the museum including Wrigley’s Catalina commemorating William Wrigley Jr. and his contributions to the Island, The History of Catalina Island exploring an island rich in events and personalities, MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship Awardee Elizabeth Turk’s Tipping Point exhibition highlighting and exploring extinction, and Esther Williams: The Swimming Queen of the Silver Screen chronicling Williams’ dazzling life from athlete swimmer to movie stardom.
Tickets to Wrigley Centennial: An Island Jubilee are currently on-sale at $225 a person. To purchase tickets and for more information on pricing, events, and current exhibitions, visit catalinamuseum.org.
Free admission to the museum is available by visiting smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/catalina-island-museum/ and selecting “Get A Ticket.” Each Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Guests do not need to be attending the Jubilee to enjoy free admission.
This article was released by the Catalina Island Museum.


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Spoonbar’s market-driven menu might best be described as contemporary American fare that’s creatively crafted, yet unassumingly approachable.
Spoonbar’s market-driven menu might best be described as contemporary American fare that’s creatively crafted, yet unassumingly approachable. Humble seasonal ingredients like carrots, shelling beans and roast chicken get star treatment by our Chefs Casey and Patrick Van Voorhis with creative additions like brown butter egg yolk and grilled lemon, and luxe leanings like black truffle and porcini mushrooms. The modern presentation of each dish – on custom plates made by local potter Jered Nelson – is as artful as the restaurant’s airy interior. And with a critically acclaimed cocktail program led by rising star bar manager Alec Vlastnik, the atmosphere is as fresh and vibrant as the food. From plate to place, everything about Spoonbar is a rich alchemy of art and craft.
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The House committee got 200 FOIA releases from FCC along with the unredacted original documents. An attachment to the report contains all 200 documents in both versions - although personal information is missing from the "originals" that are released. (Whether on not releasing such documents in large numbers was proper for the House committee to do we will leave to real lawyers.)
Here is a statement in the report about FCC redaction practices:
The FCC’s tendency to over-redact makes it difficult for requesters to understand what the agency has provided them, and consequently,to make follow up requests. For example, in response to a request from Vice News reporter Jason Leopold, the FCC withheld 1,900 pages in their entirety under exemption five. These redactions demonstrate a lack of responsiveness to the public’s right for information. The agency either misunderstands how to use redactions, raising concerns of competency, or the agency intentionally misuses redactions, raising concerns of integrity. Given the numerous examples in which the FCC improperly redacts information, this may be a deliberate tactic to withhold information from the public.
We fully agree.
One thing that is puzzling about the FCC documents in the House attachment is that they all have all the deletions marked with exemption numbers. It is clear that in the past FCC has at best been inconsistent with such markings. For example here is a FOIA previously discussed here from the FCC Inspector General:
See any redaction markings with exemption numbers as required by law? Section 12 of the OPEN Government Act of 2007 requires that “the exemption under which the deletion is made, shall be indicated at the place in the record where such deletion is made.” While some FCC FOIA releases have had such redaction markings, many have not. Since FCC only makes public a tiny fraction of such releases - possibly itself in violation of 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(D) - it is not clear what the marking compliance rate actually has been.
Were some of the the 200 FOIA releases given to the House committee doctored before they were sent so that they all appeared to be compliant with the statutory exemption number marking requirement? How else do you explain perfect compliance when other released FOIA documents in recent years, like the IG release shown above, have a spotty compliance record?


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Dropped in while walking around Key West. Fresh OJ and grapefruit juices and wonderful collection of coffee drinks. I was pleasantly surprised to find prosciutto and melon on the menu, it was perfection. Ordered the Nutella and bananas crepe, totally wonderful. The food was fresh and authentic, nothing touristy about this place. Cash only.
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Palenque is one of the largest and most important archaeological complexes of the Maya. Palenque is located in dense tropical forests in the foothills of the Mexican mountain range in the state Tumbala Chiapas. The nearest airport is in the city of Villahermosa, the complex Palenque is located about 90 miles southwest of the village and about 130 km south of Ciudad del Carmen. There are many options to reach the ancient city, among which the cheapest is by bus. Palenque today is a popular tourist destination and around the Mayan village are built excellent tourist facilities with hotels and lodging establishments. The complex is one of the largest, most significant and important to the Mayan culture and need a whole day to be examined closely.
Palenque is located in southern Mexico, near the river Usumacinta, at about 150 meters above sea level. In size Palenque is smaller than Tikal and Copán, but is one of the most impressive, and probably the most reserved. In 1981 it was declared a protected area and UNESCO included it in the List of World Heritage Sites in 1987. The mayan city was built on a high, strategically located plateau. Today, its elegant architecture, descriptive carvings, calligraphy and decorative friezes reach great heights and art works are almost perfectly preserved.
Around 1746 the nephew of the Spanish priest Father Antonio de Soli was the first to find the white limestone buildings in Palenque. Other sources suggest that a traveler is the rightful finder- Ordonez and Ramon Aguilar, who traveled to the place of San Cristobal de las Kazas in 1773, intrigued by rumors of a town with stone houses. This inspired a further expedition in 1784 led by Captain Jose Antonio del Rio. But only in 1952, Mexican archaeologist Alberto Rus discovered a tomb hidden in the pyramid inscriptions.
It belonged to Lord Pakaya, king-priest of the Mayan, somewhere around 750 Palenque extends over an area of about 3 square miles, but only 10% of the ancient city were discovered. It is assumed that in the jungles there are thousands of buildings that are part of Palenque . The name of the city was granted by the Spaniards, but the ancient name of the town remains a mystery. Palenque was the capital of the city-state or B'aakal B'aak.
The ancient city of Palenque flourished in the seventh century and was one of the most important for the Maya then. The ruins we see today date from 100 BC, the abandonment of the settlement was around 800 AD. Much of the history of the settlement was read by the specialists of the stone inscriptions themselves, that the Maya left in Palenque. And because of that fact there is clear detail as to exactly what was the ruling dynasty in the 7th century and who were enemies of the village.
The most famous ruler of Palenque was Pacal the Great, whose tomb was discovered during excavation work in the so-called ”Temple of the Inscriptions”. It is believed that was erected in the form of stepped pyramid tomb at the base in 675 years. That central to the complex of Palenque temple is 60 m wide, 42.5 m deep and reaches 27, 2 meters high. Inside were found reliefs describing 180 years of history of the city.
The Cross temples group (Temples of the Cross) is composed of the Temple of the Cross, the Temple of the Sun, and the Temple of the Foliated Cross. Other famous and interesting buildings in the Palenque Temple of the Lion, are off about 200 meters south of the main group of temples, and aqueducts, the Temple of the Count, so named because of that early explorer of Palenque, Jean Frederic Waldeck, who claimed to be Earl, who lived in the temple for some time.
In the complex of Palenque, visitors can see many buildings, pyramids, houses, apartments and more. More works of art are exposed in a small museum, recently opened at the entrance to the lands or in the National Anthropological Museum in Mexico City.

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