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THE MATRIMONIAL HAZARD
Awkward predicament of a Lothario who insured a woman against marriage and then tried to marry her
WILL R. BIRD
ANGEL’S ARM is a huddled fishing settlement on the northwest coast of Newfoundland. It has the same smells of fish and nets and motor boats as a
hundred other coves, the same shrill clamor of gulls and gannets when the day is fine and grizzled harbor seals are showing themselves near land. Its population is much the same as that of other coast villages wind-burned, hard-fisted men, and strong, enduring women.
The buildings look the same, weathered and persistent, holding hard to the slopes of the cove. Some boast painted doors and window frames, some are brightened with boxes of flowers. Only one exhibits a glaring signboard yellow lett ers on dark green.
‘‘Edison Samson Skinner. All Kinds Insurance."
Edison Skinner was the only man at Angel’s Arm. except the storekee|gt;er and parson, who did not eam his living on the water, the only one who claimed to be as educated as they were. He had attended for one year a business school in Boston and was regard«! with awe by many of his cronies, especially Adam Hittle. Edison was a lean and angular jx-rsonage with pale-blue eyes and long narrow features whose weakness was flowered shirts with (X)inted collars.
Selling insurance at Angel’s Arm yielded a precarious livelihood, and if Edison had not inherited a tidy amount from a*i aunt who died in Boston after being married three times he would not have been able to carry on for fifteen variable years after he had gathered the creamemdash;or to borrow from Captain Simon.
The borrowing saw him through another year, but the depression was getting deeper. Pulpwlt;xxl cutters to the south who had promised to insure with him had been laid olf and sent home, and Edison got no premiums. Then some of the fishing men decided against insuring their boats and so increased his difficulties. The only certainty in the oiling was grim and dour Captain Simon. The money he had loaned to Edison was due on the first day of August, and Edison knew he would arrive on that date, firm and merciless.
Five more days. Edison sat in his doorway and gazed fixedly at the straggled houses banking the hill while his mind labored with his problems. He gazed at the low,
squat house next to his and slightly in the rear, which looked as if it were a most modest alxxle and trying to get a back seat in the village. It was the home of Adam Hittle. a little, bow-legged widower who looked as shy and retiring as his small house.
"RAR DOWN the slope a broad person appeared emdash;a female wearing a multicolored shawl and bright-red cap, a woman of such stout proportions that walking uphill caused her obvious effort. Edison regarded her somberly, frowning and muttering.
“You talkin’ to yourself?” A husky voice upset all meditations, and Adam Hittle stood beside him. “I’ve heard that’s a sign a body’s losin’ balance.”
“Hello,” said Edison weakly. "Nice night.” He had borrowed flour and baking powder from Adam earlier in the week and felt that he had to be diplomatic.
"Not so bad." said the little man. "Sell any insurance?”
Edison shifted wearily. “Not a cent," he groaned.
"And you got to pay Captain Simon?” Adam had long been a confidential friend.
Edison nodded. Three houses below, the stout figure appeared again.
"Is her insured?” Adam pointed.
"Hannah Belle?” Edison shook his head. “Nobody could insure her."
"Scads of money her has. Edison. Scads of it.”
"I know.” said Edison mournfully, “and she always will have. She won’t insure because she couldn’t get the insurance money before she died.”
There was a heavy silence, and dusk settled quietly over the Arm so that the voices of children playing on the wharves came to them clearly.
“Two hundred and fifty you borrowed, weren’t it? It’s a pile of money.” Adam was sympathetic. "You’ll have to raise twenty-five for him no matter if it drags your keel."
"But.” said Edison jxñgnantly. “I haven’t twenty-five cents to my name.”
"Phew!” whistled Adam. "That’s bad. won’erful bad.”
There were gritting sounds on the gravel path, the wheeze of heavy breathing, and the stout figure in the bright shawl passed by them. Edison leaned backward in the murk of his doorway, but Adam could not escape.
“ ’Night,” he said tersely.
"Oh. that you. Adam? Good night. Isn’t the sky lovely?” Hannah Belle paused. "I feel I have to go to the top of the hill on an evening like this. Y'ou feel neareremdash;”
“Too bad you ain’t built up there.”
“No, I’d sooner live down near the wharves and see the boats as they come in. It makes me thrill every timeemdash;” “ ’Night,” said Adam. “I got bread bakin’.”
He ducked from sight around the corner of the house, and after a short wait the bulky figure turned and went on.
Some minutes later Adarr.’s head and shoulders appeared cautiously above his porch rail.
“All right.” came Edison’s voice. “She’s gone.”
“Ain’t she a stunner?” Adam shook his head as he came back to his station. “Her would part with her money come she could git a man to pile that talk to. Her’s hankered to marrv moren ordinaryemdash;jest because she can’t. Ain’t never been a chap look at heremdash;her’s too heavy-beamed to ’tract any eye.”
Edison nodded abstractedly.
“A pity there ain’t some kind of insurance you kin sell her that she might collect on.”
“Sa-av. Adam!” Edison rose suddenly from his chair. “You’ve give me a grand idea. I’ll be seeing you tomorrow.”
AN HOUR LATER Edison withdrew a sheet from his - typewriter and studied it carefully. He attached an imitation seal and adorned the paper with a ribbon, then did a shambling dance and went to bed.
In the morning he put on the least frayed of his flowered shirts and went to call on Hannah Belle. Balloonlike in a freshly-ironed apron, she admitted him with reluctance.
“I’m busy this mornin’. I got a roomer cornin’.”
Hannah Belle, on occasion, let her front room, for there were no hotel accommodations at the Arm.
“But it won’t take long,” explained Edison eagerly. “And I got a new proposition.”
“Insurance, you mean?”
“Not any kind you know about. This here’s the Matrimonial Ten-Payment Hazard.”
“An’ what’s that?”
•“A non-marrying risk we insure. You insure against getting married. The policy’s sound as a whaleboat.” Hannah Belle had dropped her broom and taken a seat. “You only make ten payments, the ten years, and if you ain’t married by then you get paid one thousand dollars cash.”
“You sure? One thousand dollars?”
“Absolutely.” Edison was vastly encouraged. “This here’s an insurance that’s kept private for select customers. We don’t offer it to everybody.”
“What’s the rates?” Hannah Belle was fairly quivering.
“One dollar for each year you’re old. That’s what they set and it’s fair enough. The older you are the bigger risk the company takes.”
“I’m thirty-five,” said Hannah Belle slowly. “You’re agreein’, if I pay that for ten years and ain’t married, to give me a thousand dollars?”
“That’s right,” said Edison. “I’ll read you the policy if you like.”
“No need.” interrupted Hannah Belle. “I’ll take your word on it, Edison. You’ll keep this business private?”
“Sure thing, I will. That’s our style. And we just insure them that the agent certifies. You sign there and pay the—”
But Hannah Belle had gone for pen and ink and money. She signed the paper and counted out new crinkly bills.
“There now, that’s did,” she said. “I wish you’d told me about it before.”
“It’s a delicate matter,” explained Edison, “and we never go till we’re quite sure of the customer. Another thing”—he felt it would be clever to leave her feeling cheered—“it often changes the luck when they insure.”
“You mean the ones git married?”
“That’s it,” assured Edison. “It seems to change things for them.”
“I had a dream that way once,” said Hannah Belle. “There was a man, and such a fine looker, with wavy hair and—”
“I’ll come some time,” broke in Edison, “and hear it all, but now I’m due over at the cove. Good morning.”
He made a detour back to his house and there counted and re-counted the money, and re-read his copy of the policy he had given her. Well, for ten years . . .
CAPTAIN SIMON had earned his money slowly and through years of hard days. He was a dour individual and he sat in Edison’s kitchen and glowered at the few bills on the table until he seemed doubly soured.
“Today’s the first,” he rumbled, “and nothin' w'as said about a part payment, least of all one that small.”
“I know,” said Edison, perspiring, “but times are so tough, and I’m willing to pay the interest. You’re getting a good return.”
“That’s for me to say,” grated Captain Simon, “and I’m tellin’ you I’ll have all that’s due or you settle with a lawyer.”
“But listen,” implored Edison. He had not imagined that the captain would be so hard, “I—I’ve got money coming.” “When?”
“Why, right away. Most any time. There’s some due—”
"Set your day!" The captain’s fist crashed on the table.
"N-next month." It had to be done. Edison was desperately driven.
"Draw up a new note, then, for thirty days—to be paid in full.”
Edison w'rote shakily, but the amounts and time were stated correctly; there was nothing else he could do.
When the captain had gone he stared at the chair that had held the bulky body and at his wan. ghastly features reflected from the wall mirror. He felt that a gigantic, overwhelming force was rolling him toward a horrible precipice. Somehow, in some way, he must raise money; he must, at any cost, satisfy Captain Simon.
There was a step outside and he started violently, but it was only Adam.
“What’s the matter?” asked the little man. "You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
“Captain Simon was here and he wouldn’t take that money. I’ve got to have the two hundred and fifty in thirty days or he’s handing the note to a law'yer.”
“Pink codfish !” Adam rubbed his hands nervously. “He’s a terrible man. What arc you plannin’ to do?”
“Let him take all I got, by law. What else can I do?" Edison was now thoroughly despondent.
"Mow'd you git that money you offered him?”
Recklessly, Edison explained the scheme he had concocted —
his “Matrimonial Hazard.”
“That’s an easy bunch of money every year,” said Adam, “but what arc you plannin’ to do when the ten years is up?” Edison’s long face grew duller. "I was going to marry her.” “Marry Hannah Belle!"
Edison nodded. "After ten years, if there wasn’t any other way out.”
“You take won’erful chances,” said Adam with awe. “But now' everything’s going to smash.” Edison’s shoulders sagged. "I’ll be lucky if I ain’t jailed. ’
“Great . . . hold on, Edison.” The little man was very anxious. “Listen, if you was goin’ to do it anyhow, w'hy don’t you marry her now? You’d be safe from the captain then.”
“But—-Hannah Belle? She’s so heavy and talks.....”
“You ain’t aimin’ to hold her on your knee all the time?”
“But she’s terrible big, and her tongue never stops.”
“But you could be away a sight gettin’ insurance. You've got the best chance at it, and let me tell you. Edison, a married man’s got to put up w'ith somethin’. They all do. You git started courtin’. Hannah Belle’d never think of that premium she paid come she were gettin’ married —and you kin laugh at the captain.”
“All right,” said Edison miserably. “I don't see any other w'ay out. But I never thought I’d come to this.”
EDISON MADE HIS first advances that evening.
Hannah Belle was tending her tub of roses and he paused to admire them.
“I’ve read somewhere,” he announced carefully, “that it’s the kind-hearted persons that care most about ilow'ers.” Edison had made his speech ready before leaving his house.
“Mister Stimmons thinks they’re nice," admitted Hannah Belle.
“Stimmons? Who’s he?"
‘The roomer I've got. He's holidayin', and he's a clear gentleman. He said the same thing you did about the kind that likes flowers."
Edison grew slightly heated.
, "I don’t know where he’d get that,” he said sharply. Then he remembered his position. "You have nice flowers in the window.”
"You could come in and see them,” said Hannah Belle, "only Mister Stimmons rests after his meals and I don't want to disturb him.”
"He must be an invalid.” Edison wanted to sneer.
“My, no. He’s a big business man. What did you want?”
“I just wanted to be friendly.” Edison called on his courage. “I’ve been thinking we should be more that way."
“When did you start thinking that?” Her voice was tart.
“Last night. I've begun to feel it’s wrong to live alone.”
"I’ve always wondered,” Hannah Belle interrupted each time, “that you didn’t marry and earn a livin’ like other folk. You must be fair starvin’ yourself to git oh now.”
Edison wriggled. “A man don’t have to have sea boils and do bone labor to prove he’s making a living. When the depression’s over I’ll—”
“You think it will be soon?”
“Sure,” said Edison sagely. "The law of supply and demand—”
"I’m wonderful glad you think that way. Mister Stimmons thinks like you do, and lie’s in big business.”
“Fish?” asked Edison sarcastically.
“Stocks and bonds—them kind of investments.”
: "It’s them,” offered Edison, "that made the depression.”
"You’re jealous, that's all. I've got to go in now and tell him it's time for us to go up the hill. He wanted me to show him the Gull Rocks at sundown.”
“He ought to know all about gulling,” flung Edison, and left.
Adam was waiting to heajresults and he soon had information.
“He’s a stock agent,” Edison finished bitterly. “One of them sharks that can smell money, and he’ll get every dollar.”
"You ought to warn her.” Adam was startled.
“But she wouldn’t listen to a word,” explained Edison.
“It's the way you tacked to port.” said Adam. “She’s a terrible talker, but l had my 'sperience with Emma Rose. Don’t let her git goin’. With your learnin’, you ought to do better.”
They looked out of the window and 9aw the stranger with Hannah Belle. He was tall and sleek, in clothes of extreme cut and pattern. They could hear him speaking in low, suave tones.
THE NEXT EVENING Edison watched his chance and got Hannah Belle to go for a boat ride. He pretended a desire to hear about her dream, and she talked so earnestly that he hardly knew where he was going and grounded at the head of the cove. Her instructions about getting it oil were so forceful that he was thankful when they were back at the wharf.
The following night he was frustrated; the stranger had taken Hannah Belle on a picnic to another cove.
“Don’t mind him,” advised Adam, who came with the dusk each night. “You keep at it and you’ll git anchor way anyhow. You shut your eyes to her size. You’ll never git on if you keep thinkin’ how much she weighs.”
“But it’s her talk, too. She says so much, and as if she could make me do it.”
“That can’t hurt none. You’ll git used to her tongue in time, jest like a nor’easter. What you want to do to shorten things is kiss her.”
“She’d think I’m crazy," resisted Edison. "I never did.”
Adam bobbed in his seat like a wizened old sea bird,
“That’s jest ityou never did. Do it, and
she’d be so tickled she’d talk right. I was married fourteen years to Emma Rose and it all come through me kissin’ her on a bet.” “All right.” There was no enthusiasm in Edison’s voice, but the terrible threat of Captain Simon was on one side of him and Hannah Belle on the other. He felt that Adam should know best and resolved blindly to follow instructions.
The next evening he arrived early at Hannah Belle’s house, while Adam helped by luring Stimmons out of the way with enquiries about investments.
“My,” said Hannah Belle, “you look in misery. You got boils?”
“No,” said Edison, and could get no further.
“Then you must have sour stomach or bad liver?”
“Anyhow,” Edison steeled his resolve, “I never seen you looking prettier.”
“You tryin’ to use fish-oil talk with me, and right after that insurance business.” Hannah Belle was suspicious.
“I—I mean right,” stammered Edison. “I’m in earnest.”
“Speakin’ of beauty, Mister Stimmons is fond of things same as I am. I showed him them crayon pictures I made with that set I got by mail order to the States, and he says I should be an artist.”
“Was he talking any more about stocks?” Edison changed the subject.
“He’s told me all about them” informed Hannah Belle, “and he’s goin’ to invest my money for me when he goes back.”
Edison writhed inwardly. He started to warn her, then realized the futility of his advice.
“Don’t you remember,” he pleaded, “how you’n me was friends at school?”
"That so?” retorted Hannah Belle. “All I recall is how you and them Point boys spread slime on the rocks to see me slip down.”
“It was them,” protested Edison. “I never did.”
“Well, you never offered to go home with me in your life.”
"I never had the pluck.”
“There,” Hannah Belle sprang up. “I’ve most forgot to put the kettle to boil. Mister Stimmons always likes a fresh cup of tea when he comes in. I’ll git fresh water, too.” A roofed passageway led to the well. It was dark as a cavem, and Edison, desperate with his failures, determined to try his luck at embracing Hannah Belle.
He tip-toed out to meet her coming back, and was careful to close the door behind him so as to keep out all lamplight. The windlass of the well ceased creaking and then there were steps in the passageway.
“Hannah Belle,” he called in a husky whisper. “I—I want to kiss you.”
There was a scraping of shoes as if in withdrawal and he sprang forward and made a wild clutch. His arms encircled someone, but even as he tried valiantly to plant a hearty kiss he sensed that something was weirdly wrong. The figure was not that of Hannah Bells.
“Let go !” rasped a voice. “Hear me, you fool? This is Mister Stimmons.”
His world had crashed. What a frightful joke! His emotions a chaos, Edison was jolted by a sharp élbow connecting with his chin, and on the instant his temper rose. He struck back—a furious swing that landed fairly on some part of the Stimmon’s visage.
“Help!” shrilled Hannah Belle. “Don’t hurt him—help!” And Edison, hearing her cries, put his weight into every effort.
A fist grazed his cheeks and he was jarred by the force of his own righthander finding a solid target. His left landed as well, and the tall Mister Stimmons went down with a crash and lay groaning, using frightful language.
“Oh!” wailed Hannah Belle. “Mercy on me!”
Edison reached behind him and found the door, and the next moment w'as outside the cottage. He got home without Adam seeing him, went in and got into bed without striking a light. Everything had gone wrong.
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ADAM CAME IN while he was eating TV. breakfast, and the little man was very excited.
“Heard the news? Stimmons is out of it. She run him out last night.”
“Run him out?” Edison had new hope. “What happened?”
“Had a scuffle down there, didn’t he? There’s all kinds of rumors but most say he had a fight with you. And after Hannah Belle got him in on the sofa she saw some letters that had dropped out of his pocket and sort of scanned one—-and there it was from his wife. That dude was married all the time. She can’t git stopped talkin’ about him.”
“But she’ll be mad with me,” said Edison. “I couldn’t get on very good, and I—I started that mixup.” He chilled at the thought of starting all over again. Then, dolefully, he explained his failure to kiss Hannah Belle while seated with her in her kitchen.
“There’s only one thing I kin do,” said Adam, “and I hate to do it, but you been hard pushed by Captain Simon. I’ve had so much ’sperience that I’ll go down and talk*to Hannah Belle for you. I’ll tell her how bashful you been.”
“Here’s that thirty-five dollars she give me. Take it back and tell her anything you like,” broke in Edison, “as long as you get her so I can have money to pay that note.”
“But you like her some, don’t you?” Adam regarded him critically. “You hadn’t ought to be entirely after her money. That don’t seem fair an’ above board.”
“Like her!” Edison shuddered. “She’s a tub of lard, a dressed-up jellyfish. But you go ahead.”
Adam went, and Edison rose and resign-
edly washed his breakfast dishes. He got a scribbler with a map of Newfoundland on the back. With a pencil he marked the outport places he would visit in search of insurance, and planned two trips that would take more than a month. Then he watched for Adam.
The little bow-legged man did not appear. Ten o’clock, and eleven o’clock, and noon. Then his familiar brown sweater coat hove in view, but he was walking very slowly as if his feet were reluctant to travel. Edison was filled with alarm.
He could not wait till Adam reached the house, but went out to meet him.
“If you’ve been and made her some foolish promises,” he began, “I won’t go on with it, that’s all.”
Adam stood and gazed at him, his mouth working strangely.
“Don’t you worry none,” he managed at last. “There’s nothing I’ve promised about you.”
“What’s happened, then?” Edison sensed that something enormous had taken place.
“She’s goin’ to marry me.”
“Going to marry you ! You?’
“Me,” repeated Adam solemnly. “Me.” “You asked her to marry you?”
Adam moistened his lips with his tongue. “I don’t think it. I didn’t know I did. but it happened somehow. I kissed her first thing, right when she was in a rockin ’-chair, like I told you was your chance, and she got hold of me. I don’t know how it was, but like I said, I’ve had ’sperience with wimmen. Then I couldn’t stop her, and we talked— that is, she did, and I answered—and it was deeper water all the time till it had come noon and she had everything set.” Adam looked dazedly over the Arm.
“But I thought you’d never get married again?”
“I’ve always had that feelin’, Edison, but somehow she changed my mind. I had dinner with her, too, and my land, it’s great to have her cookin’. She’s got me hooked all right, but I can’t say as I’m sorry.” He looked at Edison, then turned away again. “I offered her that money back and then we thought that you’d need it pretty bad, and I kept it, and here it is.”
Edison counted the thirty-five dollars.
"That’s not so bad,” he said, and a certain elation was on him. “Honestly, Adam, I’m glad she got you. I’ll drop in now and then for a meal, and you two won’t mind lending me enough to cover that note. I’ll go down right now and ask her.”
Adam wiggled on one bow leg and kept looking away.
“I wouldn’t go if I was you,” he managed finally. "She’s got a wonderful temper when she’s after you, and when we got to talkin’ I couldn’t do no resistin’.”
“What do you mean?” asked Edison harshly. “What did you tell her?”
“She got talkin’ about you tryin’ to court her, and afore I knew what she was doin’ she found out why you’d been after her. Captain Simon an’ all, and I ’splained best I could that you never really meant that Matrimony Hazard. But she—well, she—” Adam’s voice failed him.
“She what?” Edison could feel a tremor in his knees.
“She said that you’d know more about that Matrimony Hazard afore she were finished.”
There was a long silence as they stood together in the sunlight. Then a big motor boat came to the wharf.
“That’s for Stimmons,” said Adam, anxious for something to say that would relieve the situation. “They’re takin’ him to catch the mail boat to St. John’s.”
Edison looked at the money in his hand, and down at Hannah Belle’s cottage, then turned to his house.
“Go down and ask them to wait,” he said in a choked voice. “I guess I better go with him.”


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“One of the arguments [being used by Labour and the Conservatives] is that a gas-fired power plant would substitute coal-fired power imported from Denmark,” an official at the Pollution Control Authority (SFT) told edie. But, according to the official, this argument is not watertight. Most years, Norway imports electricity from Sweden and Finland, not from coal-fired power plants in Denmark. Sweden does not use coal to generate electricity and while Finland does, coal-fired power plants are not a dominant feature of its electricity generation.
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A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor will discuss how truth commissions can promote racial reconciliation in the U.S. during the next “Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity” lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs, will give his lecture, “Will the Truth Set Us Free? Maximizing the Potential of Truth Commissions to Promote Racial Reconciliation in the United States,” at 5 p.m. in the Bailey Alumni Center.
“Truth commissions have become a common means through which societies address histories of violence and repression,” Wiebelhaus-Brahm said. “Usually, truth commissions are established during transitions to peace and/or democracy, such as South Africa in the 1990s. Increasingly, though, truth commissions are being established years after transitions. Some have suggested that they could be useful in promoting racial reconciliation in the United States.”
This talk will offer a critical perspective on what such a body might contribute in America by comparing truth and reconciliation commissions that have been established in South Africa to address apartheid repression, in Canada and Maine to explore the treatment of indigenous people, and in Greensboro, North Carolina, to investigate an episode of racial violence in the 1970s.
As part of his ongoing research, Wiebelhaus-Brahm employs a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate claims about the effects of truth commission processes on such outcomes as democratization, human security, and conflict duration.
“Scrutinizing these claims is critically important for setting more realistic policy expectations, particularly among victims and marginalized groups,” he said.


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Chandra Dillard `87 has always had a deep appreciation for good representation by government leaders.
A student of the political process, she developed a passion for the topic while in high school. During her time at Greenville High, she was a part of student government. Education officials recognized her drive and selected her to attend Palmetto Girls State, a government leadership training program.
Within a dozen years of graduating from Winthrop where she majored in business administration, Dillard ran and won a seat on the Greenville City Council from 1999 to 2008. Dillard then made the leap to the S.C. House of Representatives representing District 23 in Greenville.
She found her grounding in municipal government helpful for her state work and to assist her constituents.
As one of the few female legislators in the Palmetto State, Dillard is a big proponent for more women running for office. She tells young women to “Go for it!” “I encourage them to jump in after they’ve done their homework,” said Dillard, who works as the director of community relations at Furman University. “We need more women’s voices at the table.”
Dillard was among several female legislators asked in May to address the first class of NEW Leadership college women from across South Carolina. The inaugural program to train the next generation of female leaders is sponsored by Winthrop and the College of Charleston.
The legislators, including Dillard, told the NEW Leadership class that they find that most female legislators are hard workers and great multi-taskers who are genuinely interested in solving problems. Dillard has spent much of her time advocating for affordable and workforce housing, early learning opportunities for children and financial stability for S.C. families.
She does her best to balance the legislative work with her day job at Furman where she is responsible for enhancing relations between Furman and the community at-large. Her office is the clearing house and collaborator for community contacts and opportunities for Furman to match appropriate resources for both internal and external projects. Thanks to technology, she can perform some of her university duties while in Columbia.
Dillard remains appreciative of her time at Winthrop. “I had a great Winthrop experience and I tell young people considering higher education that every time I get the opportunity,” she said. “I remember the faculty being very interested in my learning experience. Winthrop prepared me to appreciate diversity and to think analytically – both of which I employ as director of community relations for Furman University and in my legislative work.”

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Catch two rising-star acts at Zanzabar next Friday, Feb. 28. Instrumental steel meets retro soul with Steelism opening for St. Paul & the Broken Bones.
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Brazilian brothers Sergio and Odair Assad share their unique and innovative classical guitar style.
The Clifton Center will host a special classical guitar concert this Friday night featuring Brazilian-born brothers Sergio and Odair Assad.The brothers, who come from a family with strong musical influences, began playing the guitar at a young age, training with some of the best guitarists in South...
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Story time had just begun with songs 'George Jones Talkin Cell Phone Blues' and 'The Buford Stick.' Simply unpolished emotion drains out the Truckers song after song dislocating thoughts as they discharge stories of country, grit and soul to extended ears.
To kick off the show, the Drive By Truckers brought along an amazing artist, the one and only Nikki Lane, a self-proclaimed indie-country musician. She has a unique sound, something like a 2012 version of Loretta Lynn with a dash of Merle Haggard on the side. Nikki and her band took the stage for...
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With Van Halen set to perform Saturday, one man recalls his love for all things Eddie.
I’ve spent a good deal of my life trying to be Eddie Van Halen. That’s the honest truth, and it has nothing to do with my unhealthy infatuation with One Day at a Time (I’m really more of a Bonnie Franklin man).
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Blues singer and guitarist Joe Bonamassa brings his band to the Palace Theater Tuesday, November 15 at 8 p.m. In this interview, he talks about his latest projects and his passion for the Blues.
Calling Joe Bonamassa a guitar god is not going out on a limb. In his career, he has amassed awards, charted #1 hits, and played some of the great halls around the world – all before hitting the age of 35. But if you wanted to go out on that limb, you might suggest that he achieved his godly...


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Watch the video of Red Bull Racing driver Juri Vips as he used the word in an online game
Red Bull Racing fields two cars at the highest level of global motorsports. Their operation competes via F1.
Watch the Juri Vips video below.
Red Bull Racing also has a JR development program. Juri Vips is signed to the Red Bull Racing development ladder system. The 21-year-old from Estonia has climbed the ranks from Karting to Formula 2.
Vips has 43 starts in the Formula 2 Series. He’s claimed two wins and ten podium finishes along the way.
Earlier today, Vips used the n-word during an online game. The moment was screen recorded and can be heard below.
In 2020, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson used the word in similar fashion during an online race. He was suspended by NASCAR and his team. He eventually lost his ride as a result.
Related: NASCAR driver Kyle Larson drops N-word – VIDEO (2020)
Red Bull Racing: Statement
“Red Bull Racing hbas suspended junior driver Juri Vips from all team duties with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident.”
“As an organization we condemn abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behavior within our organization.”
Juri Vips: Statement
“I wish to unreservedly apologize for the offensive language used during a live gaming stream earlier today,” Vips opened in a statement posted to social media.
“This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principals that I hold. I deeply regret my action and this is not the example I wish to set.”
He concluded, “I will cooperate with the investigation fully.”
Related: Kyle Larson releases apology video following slur and NASCAR suspension (2020)
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Coral reef studies in kindergarten.
We’re getting pretty excited about coral reefs around here and they’ve just begun talking about it. They are going to transform their hallway at school into a coral reef, and each of the kids is going to draw a type of coral from a hat and make a three-dimensional representation of it from items in the recycling bin. Many preliminary sketches have been done already at this house. The last one says “Fan coral, fish, water, shark, scuba divers, (and at the bottom) We went to Hawaii and I saw lots of coral.”
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Euclid, OH — Once again, the cops from what is now becoming one of the most infamous departments in the country are in the spotlight. This time, Euclid police are in the spotlight for pepper spraying hundreds of children at an end-of-school skate party.
Tensions between police and citizens in Euclid, Ohio have come to a head in recent years after police killed an unarmed 23-year-old man over a marijuana roach, officers were seen on video pulverizing another man over a suspended license, beating the hell out of an innocent man after mistaking his colostomy bag for a weapon, and as TFTP reported in October, humiliating an innocent woman by assaulting her after she'd just gotten out of the shower, then dragging her from her apartment and refusing to let her put on clothes as they kidnapped her. Now, the Euclid police department can add children to their list of victims.
Last week, children from area schools had a party at the Mig’s Pla-Mor Roller Rink. The owner of the skating rink, Miguel Sanders said there were no problems among the peaceful kids until the Euclid police officers showed up and demand the party be shut down, claiming it was over capacity.
“I said, ‘No, I’m not over capacity because I’ve given out wrist bracelets that are numbered and shows me how much where our count is.’ We were at 250 children at that time,” Sanders told WKYC.
Sanders said the rink is rated to hold 440 children and just 400 kids showed up to the event. When police got there, there were still nearly half of them waiting in line outside to get in.
“They went in looking like a militant group with rifles on their back,” Sanders said. “Euclid police, along with the fire department, basically stormed into the building like a SWAT unit.”
Before police arrived, Sanders told WKYC that the children were exhibiting "exemplary behavior" and that there was not a single issue.
According to Sanders, police essentially incited a riot among the children, telling the ones waiting in line that no more of them could enter and eventually forcing everyone to leave. That's when all hell broke loose and police began using riot gear on the children, pepper spraying and shooting the children with pepper balls.
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"Now, I got all these kids spitting up, throwing up, coughing and eyes watering,” he said.
WKYC was on location that night and their cameras captured the chaos spawned by police intervention. So did police body cameras.
"It was scary. It was frightful to me let alone we are talking about 13, 14 15-year-old kids," Sanders said.
As WKYC reports:
Sanders believes the party was doomed from the very beginning. He says he hired a couple of Euclid police officers to do security for the event, but they never showed up. He added he never got a reason as to why. However, he says he did have other security personnel there.
Sanders also says he's disappointed in police and how they handled themselves. He says it didn’t have to get to that point. Sanders calls their actions unprofessional and believes the officers need more training on community policing.
Despite having security and despite the claim that Sanders hired Euclid officers to monitor the event, the city responded to the police action that night by filing a nuisance claim against Sanders. They claim he did not have a permit for the event and that he did not have proper security—despite having proper security and despite trying to hire cops.
What's more, despite the claims by police that the children were "rioting," their own body camera footage shows kids just standing and walking around peacefully. Nevertheless, they defended the tactics of shooting children with pepper spray balls.
According to police, four children were arrested after the chaos erupted.


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'Gangnam Style' Is No More, At Least In America, Psy Says, After Performing Hit Single New Year's Eve
By Amethyst Tate | January 3, 2013 1:44 AM EST
Psy may be quitting the "Gangnam Style" dance for good, or at least in America.
The South Korean pop sensation performed in Times Square at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, an MTV event hosted by reality stars Snooki and J Woww.
Before he helped ring in 2013, he told MTV News, “Being in Times Square on New Year’s Eve is already special — it’s the biggest stage in the universe — plus it’s my birthday, so, with all that, it may be the ending of ‘Gangnam Style.’
"I mean, what better way to do it? It’s my biggest and most meaningful birthday, “ Psy added.
The "Gangnam Style" video, since being uploaded in July, has over a billion views. "Gangnam Style" beat out "Baby" by Justin Bieber to take the No. 1 spot.
In November, Youtube Trend Manager Kevin Allocca wrote in a blog post, "Each day, 'Gangnam Style' is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times” and has “been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before."
Psy’s "Gangnam Style" music video went viral after being posted on YouTube, with more than 130 million views from 220 countries around the world in less than two months, according to the Korean Herald.
In the U.S., the single broke into ITune's Chart Top 20, and Psy has performed the dance everywhere, from MTV's VMA Awards to the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Psy, whose real name is Jason Park, said he still has no idea how his song has taken the world by storm, in an interview with Ryan Seacrest. He has been singing in South Korea for 12 years and is a massive star there but calls himself a "rookie" when it comes to fame in America.
Although he plans to stop singing "Gangnam Style" in America, Psy said he still plans to take the hit song overseas.
“The song became too popular, and so you start to have some concern about its life period,” he told MTV News.
“I’m really working hard on a new single right now, and I’m not saying ['Gangnam'] is ending on ‘Dick Clark’ — I still have a lot of invitations to perform it … I’ll be in Paris, and in February I got invited to perform in China, and I’ve still got to do promo.
"So let me say that in America I need a new single because ‘Gangnam Style’ got too popular, so I’ve got to write a new single.”
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KYIV - Out will go the bodyguards and mistresses, in are likely to come the street activists and war veterans: Ukraine's next parliament will be pro-Western and strongly nationalist, and it won't be to Russia's liking.
Candidate lists for the October 26 elections show how personal favorites backed by old school powerbrokers in the outgoing parliament are set to make way for people who made their names in Kyiv's “Maidan” revolution last winter, or in resisting Russian encroachment in eastern Ukraine.
Army pilot Nadia Savchenko is top candidate for one of Ukraine's biggest parties - even though she is being held in a Moscow psychiatric clinic, accused of involvement in the deaths of Russian journalists.
Airforce colonel Yuly Mamchur - who became an instant hero in March when he defied pro-Russian forces by refusing to leave his post in Crimea - is running for the bloc of President Petro Poroshenko and is set to win a seat on Sunday.
The battered face of Tetyana Chornovil, an activist beaten by thugs of the ousted ruling elite, made her a Maidan icon. Already a war widow at 35, she is a candidate for Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's party.
With many outgoing deputies in the pay of business oligarchs, the old 450-seat parliament was a market place for deals to be cut rather than voters' interests to be defended. This may be about to change.
“We shan't be seeing any more bodyguards and mistresses in the new parliament. We will see people with a military background, though they will not have political and juridical knowledge,” said political analyst Mykhailo Pohrebinsky.
The make-up of the new assembly will reflect months of war and a confrontation with Russia that has created a Cold War-style crisis between Moscow and the West around Ukraine and redrawn its political landscape.
The Maidan revolution drove out Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych in February. Kremlin alarm at his ousting and the prospect of a pronounced shift westwards by Kyiv led to Russia annexing Crimea in March and provoked pro-Moscow separatist rebellions in Ukraine's east.
The loss of Crimea and prevention of normal voting in the east, where violence persists despite a ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and the rebels, will mean the number of seats occupied in the new parliament will shrink to 424, according to central election authorities. The others - and Savchenko's if as expected she is elected - will remain vacant.
Pro-Europe majority expected
Commentators expect a strong pro-Europe majority to emerge. “At least half of parliament, at the very least, will be changed now. There will be [an] utterly different party structure in parliament,” said Volodymyr Fesenko of the Penta think-tank. “The absolute majority will be with those political forces linked to European integration and the 'Maidan.'”
Even in the new-look assembly, Poroshenko will have to work hard to win support for his plan to bring peace in the east as several other pro-Europe parties fear a sell-out to Russia and the separatists.
Fighting in the east has killed more than 3,700 people, displaced tens of thousands from their homes and brought economic ruin to Ukraine's main industrial regions.
The crisis has highlighted the ex-Soviet republic's geo-political fault line dividing the mainly Russian-speaking east which feels kinship with Moscow and the west where people yearn for a place in mainstream Europe.
Pro-Western Poroshenko called the election to secure further legitimacy after the revolution, which Russia denounced as a fascist coup to justify its backing of the separatists.
But there is little sign of national reconciliation, with the rebels threatening to hold their own elections in early November, people still dying every day in the east despite the ceasefire and anti-Russian feeling high in the capital.
Ukrainians are also expressing increasing disenchantment with the slow pace of reforms to improve living standards.
“There is a risk of a protest mood springing up again if there is no reform. Time is not on Poroshenko's side. I hope he understands this and will undertake steps towards reform,” said Mustafa Nayem, a journalist and Maidan activist who is running for the Poroshenko bloc.
The Maidan vote
Pro-Russian forces, including Yanukovych's Regions Party, are certain to go from the assembly. The Communists, who usually backed him, might lose all representation for the first time since independence in 1991.
All other parties are seeking the vote of the Maidan - the local name for Kyiv's Independence Square where tens of thousands protested against Yanukovych and which commands moral authority in political life.
With the parties enlisting war veterans, volunteer battalion leaders and heroes such as Savchenko, Chornovil, Mamchur, the new assembly is likely to be hostile to Moscow.
“There might be no opposition at all in this parliament. But there might be competition to see who can be the best nationalist and the biggest enemy of Russia,” Pohrebinsky said.
Poroshenko is hoping for a mandate to pursue the peace plan for the east which he reluctantly accepted after battlefield defeats in which hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers may have died.
But even with a strong pro-European majority, Poroshenko, a 49-year-old confectionery tycoon, may not find it easy to win support for his plan and his dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Anti-Kremlin feeling runs high in the capital. On the Maidan, stalls are selling toilet paper printed with Putin's image. At international football matches an obscene chant about Putin is now as much a fixture as the singing of the Ukrainian national anthem.
Some supporters of the old elite have come under attack while out campaigning. Several have been seized, pelted with eggs and dumped in trash bins.
Opinion polls suggest Poroshenko's bloc, which includes the Udar party of retired heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko, could take up to 30 percent of the party list vote which decides 225 of parliament's seats.
He is assured of the support of Prime Minister Yatsenyuk's People's Front Party if the latter - a favorite of the West because of his role in negotiating a $17 billion bailout from the IMF - manages to reach the five percent threshold for representation in parliament.
But he could still find himself in need of support from two potentially crucial players - former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, an old adversary who heads the Fatherland party, and populist firebrand Oleh Lyashko who leads the Radical Party.
Both have sharply criticized parts of Poroshenko's peace plan and say his proposal for giving limited self-rule to the separatists for a provisional period will only encourage the rebels to press ahead with plans to form a breakaway entity.


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Coast Mountains School District 82 is thrilled to host the Vancouver Opera in Schools presentation of Naomiís Road based on the novel by Joy Kogawa.
School performances are scheduled on October 2, 3 and 4, 2012 in Hazelton, Terrace, Kitimat and Stewart, and are limited to student participation due to venue capacity.
This touching, instructive opera, set during World War II tells the dramatic story of nine-year old Naomiís journey, with her Japanese Canadian family, from Vancouver to an internment camp in the interior of B.C. In a sensitive, visually evocative production filled with emotion, humour and soaring melodies, Naomi and her older brother Stephen struggle with the harshness of war, racism, bullying and loss of family. Ultimately brother and sister triumph over their fears and discover the gifts that sustain them, music, words and love. Their resilience of spirit offers hope for the future and will lead audiences to discover the power of understanding and the beauty of compassion.
ďItís a story that evokes a sadness and shame specific to our part of the world, while simultaneously imparting hope and joy to the millions of children and teenagers who have read it. Itís a story that lends itself perfectly to the dramatic nature of opera.Ē - Vancouver Sun
Coast Mountains School District believes in the importance of Arts in Education and appreciates this new partnership with Vancouver Opera, which is the second largest opera company in Canada.
It is regarded worldwide for its country leading education programs which have reached more than 1.6 million children and their families over a 35-year period.
The school district acknowledges with deep gratitude that many children in all our school communities will now also receive this wonderful opportunity to experience live opera.
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It’s the best postcard for Bali tourism that Queensland could deliver. The new romantic comedy blockbuster Ticket to Paradise, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts (released nationally on Thursday), was mostly filmed in Queensland late last year. Not that you would know it watching the film.
Originally scheduled to be filmed in Indonesia before the COVID-19 pandemic scuppered the filmmakers’ plans, the Queensland government rushed in with a better offer for the much-anticipated return of Clooney and Roberts to the big screen. The two last appeared together in 2016 crime thriller Money Monster.
Queensland’s crystal-clear waters and blue skies (not to mention COVID-safe environment) delivered in spades, even if moviegoers will believe they are watching the A-list actors traversing Bali. To create the transformation, filmmakers converted a string of beachside resorts into Balinese-style villas.
While the Queensland weather delivered for Clooney and Roberts last November and December, it most certainly didn’t do the same earlier this month when Tourism and Events Queensland took journalists on a trip to retrace the steps of the Hollywood megastars.
Some optimists may claim it’s not always windy in the Whitsundays – the 74 islands in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef – but they are clearly taking the mickey.
No choppers for Clooney
It was wet and windy when we arrived in Airlie Beach, where we took off for a short chopper ride to Whitehaven Beach to meet the rest of the group on the Ticket to Paradise express.
I’m pretty sure Clooney didn’t have to wade waist deep into the choppy waves in his boardshorts, carrying his bag above his head, to make it to the ocean-rafting boat to explore the hidden beaches featured in the movie.
The word is Clooney steered clear of the helicopters during filming and was delivered by luxury boat to the set each day, while Roberts had a twin-engine helicopter (required by the insurers, no doubt).
Even in inclement weather, Whitehaven Beach – with its almost pure silica sand – is stunning. Ticket To Paradise was not filmed at Whitehaven, however, but a short boat trip away at Katies Cove and Chalkies Beach on neighbouring Haslewood Island, as well as at Hamilton Island and Palm Bay on Long Island.
I don’t want to shatter the mystique of modern film-making, but not all the beach scenes (including Clooney getting bitten by a dolphin) were filmed in the Whitsundays. Given it was stinger season in North Queensland, most of the water scenes were filmed near Tangalooma Resort on Moreton Island just off the coast of Brisbane.
Other water scenes were filmed in the diving pool at the modernist-influenced Centenary Pool in Spring Hill in Brisbane, where lap swimmers were able to continue their exercise while one of Hollywood’s biggest actors did his thing.
While more than $1 million was reportedly spent recreating thatched Balinese huts on Palm Bay Resort, I can promise you Clooney and Roberts did not stay at the entry-level resort, where banana bread features on the dessert menu.
The Hollywood stars rented adjoining houses on One Tree Hill at Hamilton Island, which served as a production base for the film.
Locals confirmed Clooney – who was staying on the island with his wife, Amal, and their two children – embraced the island life, driving around in the ubiquitous golf buggies when he needed to duck down to the IGA supermarket.
Despite the inclement weather, the Oatley family-owned Hamilton Island has an array of different price-point resorts – from the Reef View Hotel, to the Beach Club (where your correspondent stayed), to the stunning (and eye-wateringly expensive) child-free qualia resort.
Several scenes in Ticket To Paradise were filmed at qualia, where even Clooney wasn’t allowed to bring his kids.
A helicopter trip over Hardy Reef and its Insta-friendly heart coral formation (aka “Heart Reef”) was further demonstration of the natural beauty on offer for director Ol Parker (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Mama Mia! Here We Go Again).
He was spoilt for choice and not everything made the cut.
There is no doubt Ticket to Paradise showcases the undeniable chemistry between Clooney and Roberts, but the jury is out on whether the movie and its tenuous storyline about two divorcees trying to stop their law graduate daughter from marrying a seaweed fisherman in Bali will have what it takes to become box-office gold.
Who slaves their way through law school and then throws it all away for a guy who spends his days gathering piles of seaweed?
But for those harking for a return to the romantic comedies of the 1990s without Marvel films and their CGI (computer-generated imagery) overload, Ticket To Paradise, might well do the trick.
The cruel twist of Ticket To Paradise is that while it’s a great postcard for Queensland’s stunning beaches, the average movie-goer in America’s Midwest will actually think it’s Bali.
It’s a conundrum acknowledged by location manager Lauren Cooper at a secret screening of the movie in Brisbane before the Whitsundays trip.
“It happens all the time in movies, filming in one spot and pretending to be another,” she says. “We just filmed Elvis on the Gold Coast, which was supposed to be Memphis.”
Either way, Bali tourism owes a big royalty cheque to Queensland for all the free publicity coming its way.
The writer travelled to the Whitsundays courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.
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...since the Libertarian Party is already on the ballot in all states. Beware, there are at least 4 states where the RNC is trying to block them.
Though I'm cool with any outcome that has him running, my preference by far is to hope that the Libertarian party puts him on their ticket and bumps Gary Johnson to VP, to unite their supporters behind one ticket.
It's too hard to get Independents on the ballot in every state in such a short period of time.
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U.S. CALLS ON SOUTH KOREA TO REDUCE OIL IMPORTS FROM IRAN
A senior U.S. official urged South Korea on Tuesday, January 17, to reduce its crude oil imports from Iran, ratcheting up pressure on Washington's close ally to help confront Tehran over its nuclear program.
South Korea restricts financial dealings with more than 200 groups and individuals with suspected links to Iran's nuclear program. But Seoul, which relies on Iran for up to 10 percent of its oil supplies, hasn't yet said whether it will buy less crude oil from Iran.
"We're urging all of our partners to help us, to work with us in putting pressure on the government of Iran, to get it to negotiate seriously," Robert Einhorn, the State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, told reporters in Seoul after a meeting with senior South Korean Foreign Ministry officials. "In particular, we're urging them to reduce their purchases of crude oil from Iran. We're urging them to unwind their financial dealings with the central bank of Iran," AP quoted him as saying.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the government hasn't decided yet on the U.S. request to cut oil imports from Iran. South Korea reportedly hopes that a loss in Iranian oil imports could be compensated for by imports from other countries.
South Korea also said in a separate statement Tuesday that it understands the purpose of U.S. sanctions against Iran and that it will cooperate to the best of its ability for the peaceful resolution of the Iranian nuclear problem.
China, the world's biggest energy consumer, remains unwilling to back an oil embargo against Iran. A Chinese deputy foreign minister said last week that China's trade with Iran has nothing to do with Iran's nuclear program.
- 1904 Birth (in Ayntap) of the specialist in Armenian manuscripts and philologist Archbishop Norayr Poghosyan.
- 1921 The Armenian Government protests the demonic evils perpetrated by the Turks in the territories their troops had occupied in the course of their aggression against Armenia.
- 1930 Opening of the Writer's House in Yerevan.
- 1939 Beginning of the All-Union Census. Armenia's population was 1282000. Of these, Armenians numbered 1062000, Azeris 130900, Russians: 51400, and Kurds: 20500, etc. The population of Yerevan was 200031.
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Does your dog have an annoying habit of licking his paws?
If your dog does this occasionally and gently then there is nothing to be alarmed about as licking is a very common way for dogs to clean themselves.
Animals often lick their body to keep their fur clean and untangled.
However, if your dog licks or chews his paws aggressively or almost constantly then it is a good reason for you to be worried. Often, excessive licking of the paws has a variety of causes and they can be harmful for your dog’s health and well-being.
Sometime it’s behavioral addiction and sometimes it’s medical problem. But the more you know about it, the better you will be able to help your dog.
Why Do Dogs Lick Their Paws: Most Common Causes
It’s not uncommon in dogs to lick their body and paws but excessive licking could be a sign of serious medical problem.
Here I have listed some of the common reasons for your dog to lick his paws aggressively.
The most common and overwhelming reason for dogs to lick or chew their paws is because of itch. Nine out of ten times, skin allergies and bacterial infections are the main cause of itching in paws.
Skin allergies in dogs can be caused by number of different reasons including environmental changes, season/weather changes, dust in floor mats, blanket & rugs and even airborne grass and tree pollens.
Since their paws have more sensitive skin than rest of their body and often the first to expose to everything, they usually itch first and then spread to other sensitive skin areas of the body.
Usually these allergies are seasonal but if the problem is not dealt immediately, it can often become year round problem.
In case of allergies, you should consult with your veterinarian for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Sometimes this can also turn into excessive barking. If this happens, then our best bark collars guide will help you find the best solution.
Often food allergies are discussed but it is rarely the cause of obsessive paw licking. Food allergies are also not as common as we believe.
Food allergies are commonly caused by consumption of beef, dairy and low-quality grains in dog food such as wheat, corn and soya.
Switching to high-quality dog food is the best solution to most food allergies.
Watch this video below where Dr. Karen Becker, an integrative wellness veterinarian, discusses about food allergies in pets and how to avoid them.
Bacterial And Fungal Infections
Bacterial or fungal infections, commonly known as yeast infections, are not very common in dogs… as dogs, in general, are healthy animals.
Yeast is more prevalent in summer times as it usually grows in hot and humid environment.
As yeast thrives in moist areas, it mostly affects dogs at paws, ears, armpits and anal areas.
Due to the infection, dogs continuously lick affected areas to get instant relief from itchiness.
Bacterial or fungal infections can easily be treated by applying anti-fungal shampoo, cream and sprays at affected areas of the body.
Arthritis is one of the most common problems in middle-age to older dogs and directly affects dog’s joints.
If your dog has arthritis or other body aches then he will feel more pain in body parts that are in constant contact with floor, such as his paws and legs.
To deal with the pain around his paws and suffering joints, he licks them continuously.
Arthritis can be treated by combination of weight loss through balanced diet and mild exercise by minimizing the load on joints and maximizing the movement of muscles around affected joints.
Just as humans with anxiety are prone to bite their nails, dogs too have tendency to lick and chew their paws to comfort themselves and release the nervous energy.
Anxiety in dogs can be caused by changes in lifestyle, food and disturbed routine. When the daily routine is disturbed, such as a new roommate, pet, baby, job or new home, a mentally sensitive dog can become upset and anxious.
So it’s very important for your dog’s physical and mental health to keep a consistent daily routine and active lifestyle.
Fleas & Parasites
Parasites, such as mites, ticks and fleas, are one of the most common reasons for compulsive paw licking and chewing in dogs.
Dogs often excessively lick areas that have been infested with parasites.
Parasite bits are so sharp and painful for sensitive dog skin, dog’s natural response is to stop the biting by killing the parasites and chewing them alive.
Even after killing the parasites, itch and pain at the spot of parasite bit will make your dog to lick and chew to ease the pain.
The common solution is to eliminate the parasites and wash the dog’s bed, mat, and blanket & vacuum the rug and carpet regularly.
Since dogs lead a very active lifestyle, it’s common for them to pick up an injury near legs and paws, especially in sporting and hunting dogs.
Dog, who has split, a broken nail, fractured toe or wounds near paws, will tend to lick the injured area to ease the pain and begin the healing process.
If your dog is excessively licking his paws, first you need to check his paws for any sign of injury or swelling. If you notice something, then you need to consult your veterinarian for proper treatment.
Although it’s rare but sometimes dogs get into habits attempting to relieve their boredom. Licking their paws is one of the common habits that dogs tend to pick to pass the extra time due to extreme boredom.
Try giving him something to chew on, like a bone or a squeaky toy to play with or lots of attention whenever he starts licking.
You can also increase his playtime, walks or exercise schedule to provide him enough distraction.
Toys filled with treats or peanut butters that require lots of work to reach the treat are ideal for your dog to relieve him from boredom.
What You Should Not Try With Your Dog
- Drugs sold without prescription
- Alcohol based products
- Bitter sprays or deterrents
- E-collars or Shock collars
- Yelling and screaming
Although these are some of the most common causes for dogs excessive licking their paws but it’s important to note that these causes are not easily diagnosed, especially for person without any training.
If you believe that your dog has started to lick his paws out of the blue then you should consult with your veterinarian for proper diagnosis and treatment.


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Jagin - It actually IS possible to perminantly remove someone from a forum. all you need is their computer id number. Using Cold Fusion (or other programs I’m sure, but I only know CF) you can automatically extract it from anyone’s computer. Then that particluar machine would not be able to post again. Sure, they could go buy a new computer, but that’s a bit extreme. Anyway, as I said before, the solution is not banning him, the solution is ignoring the off topic crap and responding to the posts that make sense in the context of the thread.


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Opposition parties made a major breakthrough in Bosnia & Herzegovina, winning in its two largest cities for the first time in years in the November 15 local elections.
The result was a significant blow to the nationalist parties in Bosnia, which have not lost an important vote for years and faced few challenges to their rule.
A coalition of moderate parties won three of the four mayor’s offices in the capital Sarajevo, with the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) holding on to only one, according to newswire reports.
In Banja Luka the opposition Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) took the mayor’s office from President Milorad Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD).
According to preliminary data from the central election body, CIK, around 50% of the 3.1mn registered voters cast their ballots, choosing between 543 political entities, including 129 parties and 262 independent candidates.
“We have lost in Sarajevo but we have won across the country,” Bakir Izetbegovic, the leader of the SDA, the main Bosniak nationalist party, wrote on Facebook.
The main Serb party, the SNSD, claimed that despite losing in Banja Luka, it won the election in Republika Srpska.
Bosnia consists of two autonomous entities – Serb-dominated Republika Srpska, where the SNSD ruled for years, and the Muslim-Croat Federation, where the SDA and the main Croat party – HDZ BiH – are the main political players.
Critics of the SDA say Izetbegovic should resign after losing in Sarajevo. In response, Izetbegovic said he sees no reasons to resign and explained that his party lost in Sarajevo as all opposition parties have united against the SDA.
The leader of the SNSD also claimed his party did well in the election, as it has one more mayoral seat across the country compared to the previous local election.
The election results in Bosnia are seen as part of a wave of change across the Western Balkans, where in neighbouring Montenegro a coalition of opposition parties recently ousted the Democratic Party of Socialists that has ruled the country for three decades.
“The wave of changes has expanded from Montenegro to Bosnia & Herzegovina,” said Dritan Abazovic, the leader of Montenegro’s liberal United Reform Action (URA) movement, which is part of the new ruling coalition.
“The region deserves more. We all want new values, new people and new hope,” Abazovic wrote on Twitter.
However, the vote was marred by numerous irregularities, according to N1. In the town of Doboj, around 200 people gathered to protest against alleged election fraud, while the Democratic National Union (DNS) declared it was pulling out of the election in the town due to the numerous irregularities. Several members of the party were arrested for breaching the laws by gathering on election day. The party’s leader, Slavko Gligoric, said that the party will file a claim against the local election committee.
In Eastern Sarajevo, the police arrested three people on suspicion of buying votes. There were several other suspected cases of vote buying across the country.
Voting took place across the country except in the city of Mostar, which will vote for its local authorities for the first time in 12 years on December 20. Mostar is the only municipality in Bosnia where no local elections have been held since 2008, amid a dispute between Bosniaks and Croats over the composition of the city council.


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I'm new to this stuff but have been pondering and reading about casting for some time now. I rebuild saxophones as a hobby. My desire is to fabricate brass levers for the neck octave of certain types of saxophones that would be very time intensive doing it by hand forming out of brass plate. My question is which method to use? I am presuming that those who read this don't know what the octave lever on a Sax neck looks like. The lever is bent in an arc, probably that of a 12" dia. circle, it has a loop in it, much like an elongated noose. It is hinged close to the center where it pivots to close and open a vent in the neck. It is only about 1/4 - 5/16" of an inch thick and has various degrees of shaping to the looped end. I can't really be more precise other than the shaping is contoured in an arcing fashion so instead of just square sides to the piece of brass it is shaped to an edge on the loop end. The other end is the "rope" part of the noose analogy and has a little cup at the end of it where a leather pad would be inserted and glued. If I were to flatten the arced original piece it would be approximately 8" long. I am assuming I'd have to make a flat copy out of some material to use as a form? I would like to get as close to the original confuguration as possible as the contouring at the noose end as described above would be quite difficult to match and make consistent by hand filing/sanding.
Because it is rather flat and of small dimension I can't see splitting a cope and drag and getting the desired contouring of the piece as described above. Lost wax seems the ticket.It would be great to use the original piece as the form but I would not want to flatten it and possibly ruin it.
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Whether it is an anomalous string of unrelated events or indicative of a broader trend in mismanagement across the state, Michigan has been all over the news regarding the industrial water sector and concerning water in general.
The state already bears the albatross of the Flint water crisis, an unprecedented water calamity that continues to unfold, including a decision made on April 6, 2018, by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announcing the cessation of free bottled water for Flint residents.
In the industrial sector, further controversy has found the state following a decision made by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality allowing Nestlé to increase the number of gallons of water pumped per minute from 250 to 400. This decision was met with public dissent, prompting 81,020 public comments, of which 80,945 were against the decision.
Adding insult to injury, a new study executed by Environment Michigan and Frontier Group found rampant excesses of pollution throughout Michigan’s major industrial facilities, claiming that more than 40% of such facilities within the state exceed water pollution limits put in place by the Clean Water Act. The study uncovered a total of 196 discharge violations.
In this swirl of bad press, it is easy to lose sight of positive developments that arise from failure or controversy, but silver linings are visible. Environmental regulators from the state recently announced new plans to drastically reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) present in the state’s drinking water, demanding municipal sewage plants report industrial sites that claim the highest volume of PFAs.
Moreover, Grand Rapids Community College will begin to offer a Public Works Academy in order to develop skills for in-demand positions. Such a grassroots effort could prove to be beneficial to prevent potential headaches for the state in the future. What are your thoughts? We would love to hear your take. Send an email to [email protected] or call 847.391.1007 to let us know your thoughts.


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Explore spiritual resources related to the healing mission of church through Reading Room activities.
Mary Baker Eddy provided for Reading Rooms as a part of the full activity of her Church. She set clear guidelines for Christian Science Reading Rooms in the Manual of The Mother Church. You’re invited to revisit them as you and your branch church prayerfully consider the activities of your Reading Room in your local community.
"We" are our Reading Room by Hazel Valery Knight (The Christian Science Journal)
Reading Room Privileges by Annie Knot (Christian Science Sentinel)
Rolling stones away by Mark McCurties (The Christian Science Journal)
Enlarging our concept of the Reading Room by Marguerite Elisabeth Coleman (The Christian Science Journal)
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I have been buying and using Apple products for a long time. Whenever the occasion has come up to investigate and shop for a new Mac, it's been a delightful experience. Juggling the various options and price plus fantasizing about the new technology is always a fun process.
However, to tell you why I won't be buying one of the new iMacs, I have to tell you about the previous one. My workhorse iMac is a 2010 27-inch iMac with an i7 CPU and a 256 GB SSD, factory installed by Apple. I paid the extra $400 at the time of purchase for that SSD because I thought it would pay off in speed and time saved from the hard disk spinning up. It worked, and that iMac has been a joy to use.
Now I want to replace it with a new 2012 27-inch iMac, and pass the current one down to my wife -- who has struggled with a much older iMac with a slow 1 TB hard disk. Her iMac takes forever to boot and is constantly waiting on the disk
A Nasty Surprise
While I pondered whether I wanted to stick with a 256 GB SSD or move up to a 512 MB SSD, I eagerly loaded up Apple's online store and checked my storage options. They look like this:
Options are bleak.
I was stunned and annoyed that I could not pick a reasonable SSD at a reasonable price (compared to 2010). Now, Apple wants to soak me for US$1,300 for a 768 GB SSD.
It's outrageous. It's larceny. It's obscene.
Never Going Back Again
All my Macs boot from SSDs. Recently, I upgraded the sturdy, old 2009 Mac Pro with the Accelsior 480 GB SSD that sits on the PCI bus and is bootable. It's a dream. Fast and quiet. Did I mention fast?
Throughout the years, I've come to believe that SSDs are the way to go, and I will never buy another Mac that has a rotating hard disk. Even Apple has promoted this, bravely starting with a 64 GB SSD in the original MacBook Airs in 2008. Okay, I'm signed up.
I'm not going back in time, and I'm never going to own another computer that boots from or has an internal hard disk. But Apple suddenly, for the sake of an apparent money grab, wants to take away reasonable SSD options in order to soak me for an additional $1,300 for 768 GB. That's $1.69/GB. Otherwise, all in the name of the Fusion technology which is touted as some kind of breakthough, and it isn't, shove a hard disk down my throat. Hard disks, by any name, are dead to me.
According to Computerworld, the going rate today for SSDs is 80 to 90 cents per gigabyte, and there is even a new SSD, announced at CES, that's 1 TB for less than $600.
Let's do some math. I paid an extra $400 for a 256 GB SSD in 2010. Three times 256 = 768 and 3 x $400 is $1200. One would think that, over the last 2.5 years, the natural reduction in SSD prices would bring that price for 768 GB well below $1,200. And it has in all other circles. Instead Apple has increased the price, in proportion, to $1,300. Nonsense.
None of the options presented to me are going to happen.
If this has been a 2011 iMac, I could have taken advantage of a special upgrade program from Other World Computing. You can:
- Upgrade the SD card slot to a high-performance eSATA port
- Upgrade to say, 16 GB RAM (for much less than Apple's price)
- Add internal SSDs, for example 2 x 240 GB
- Maintain the Warranty via OWC
- A shipping box is provided.
Our Jim Tanous did this, all for less than Apple is charging for the 768 GB SSD today. But the newer 2012 iMac is glued together, has a very low serviceability (3/10) according to iFixit -- if the 21.5-inch sibling is any indication -- and could be very hard to upgrade the SSD by a third party. (For the 2012 iMac, OWC is still working on a kit because Apple has changed the wiring to prevent the use of standard SSD connectors.)
Another option is to buy the iMac with the cheapest hard disk, keep it dismounted, and connect a bootable SSD of my choosing via the Thunderbolt port. That's inelegant, but should work. Could I convert the internal hard disk to be the Time Machine drive? Looks ugly.
The third option is to cave in and accept the Fusion drive and literally go back in time with an Internal hard disk -- with the attendant reliability and maintenance issues if it crashes hard. That's not going to happen. Ever.
Apple has always restricted options to keep things simple. But when I bought the 2010 iMac, I had a tempting and desirable option for a mid-range SSD, market priced. Now, nearly three years later, Apple has taken away sensible state-of-the-art options for mid-range, pure SSDs, tried to drag me into Fusion hard disks, forced me to consider some ugly, backwards and undesirable configurations, or else get soaked for a credit card crunching extra $1300, an SSD whose price is way, way out of line even by Apple's premium standards.
[I have since learned that one reason that SSD is so expensive is that it is the same very dense unit used for the Retina MacBook Pro. So it's over-enginered, overly costly for the iMac.]
Apple: see that money burning a hole in my pocket? It's staying right there until I have modern, realistic options. Or until the new Mac Pro comes out. That is, if the new Mac Pro promised by Tim Cook isn't similarly hosed up.


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Many college football experts are picking the Oregon Ducks over the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl.
Matt Flynn recently sat down with a local radio station to talk about his new opportunity at quarterback in Seattle.
The Washington Huskies have a pair of players that are projecting in the middle part of the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, as the latest mock draft courtesy of Sheridan Hoops has both Terrence...
Rookie Brian Banks reflects on his tryout with the Seattle Seahawks just a few weeks after freed from a sentence for a crime he did not commit.
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