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She did not ask for it, but here's my list of 10 things Catherine Pugh can do to be a successful mayor:
1. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan spoke at your inauguration about a "renewed" relationship with Baltimore's mayor. Take full advantage of that opening, and ask for money for projects that a Republican businessman with a real estate background will love. Such as …
2. A state-assisted "dollar house" program like the one we had here in the 1970s: Prospective homeowners buy a vacant house from the city for a dollar and commit to renovating it (with a low-interest loan from the state) and living in it for 10 years.
3. Use a speechwriter. If you don't have one, hire one. Your inaugural speech was disappointing, a missed opportunity to say what you want to accomplish. Speaking off the cuff and from the heart can be a good thing, in certain circumstances. But on the day of your inauguration, Baltimoreans deserved more than a refried campaign speech.
4. Speaking of speeches: Give a series of talks at the colleges in and around Baltimore and ask students to consider putting down roots here and getting involved in making Baltimore a great city. Tell them your administration will work hard at helping startups and established businesses so that there's more opportunity for them. Promote the amenities that young people desire, and make sure they know about incentives for first-time homebuyers. Make this direct appeal, and you'll be building on a trend of the last decade. By 2012, a survey by the Baltimore Collegetown Network found the percentage of students who planned to remain in Baltimore had climbed from 19 percent to 38 percent. Two years ago, a study by the City Observatory think tank showed impressive growth in the number of college-educated people, ages 25 to 34, living within three miles of downtown; the increase was fourth-highest among all metropolitan areas. Young people seek not only careers but lives of meaning, being part of something big. Tell them you want them to be part of the next Baltimore.
5. Find a way to keep the conversation going between Baltimore's police and its citizens. That relationship is essential to public safety. The police commissioner, Kevin Davis, appears to lead with a steady hand, but it's clear that the city has a long way to go to reduce the shootings and the killings and, ultimately, change the perception that crime is out of control. This is the hard work of being a leader in Baltimore — staying focused on a mind-numbing problem that sucks the life out of the best of mayors and commissioners. Talk to citizens. Talk to cops. Keep them talking to each other.
6. Almost every conversation about a problem in Baltimore — crime, unemployment and underemployment, multigenerational poverty — ends up at education as a solution. The schools are so important. It would be great to hear a mayor champion them. Former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake deserves big props: She worked with the General Assembly to leverage $1 billion for new construction and renovation of schools. Those improvements present an opportunity for a full renaissance of public education in Baltimore. Mayor Pugh, who has cheerleader chops from her days at Morgan State University, should be a champion of city schools. One day per week, visit three of them: Praise teachers, encourage students, implore parents to be involved in their kids' education. Get the local television stations to produce and air clever, 30-second public service videos about the importance of an education. Be the education mayor.
7. And speaking of clever, 30-second public service videos: Ask the local stations to produce and air a series about trash. Here's another opportunity to use your cheerleader chops. The so-called "rain tax" helped the city finance an expansion of street sweepers that now reach neighborhoods that never used to see one, and Mr. Trash Wheel, now joined by Professor Trash Wheel, are gobbling garbage flowing to the Inner Harbor. Some stretches that were once constant eyesores — a section of Harford Road near Clifton Park, for instance — look downright superb these days. Still, too many Baltimoreans dump trash in city streets and on vacant lots. We have not had a good anti-litter campaign in decades. It's time for one again.
8. Jump on the arabbers' wagon. For too long, the city has made a problem out of an opportunity by attempting to eliminate the horse-drawn produce wagons instead of celebrating this Baltimore tradition. You are good at organizing things, Mayor Pugh. Organize a group to preserve the arabbers and help them thrive.
9. If you need to make a decision that gives you pause for an ethical consideration — a conflict of interest, for instance — stop and think. If the situation feels hinky, it probably is. Get legal counsel. Get an opinion from the ethics board. As much as I like when Sun reporters get scoops, I don't want to be reading about ethical lapses in the newspaper.
10. Bring back the City Fair.


Steve Lewis: On the morning of April 19, 1995, an ex-Army solider named Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City.
A powerful bomb was inside the vehicle. It was made out of a deadly cocktail of fertilizer, racecar fuel, and other chemicals. McVeigh got out of the truck, locked the door, and headed toward his getaway car. He ignited one timed fuse and then another.
At precisely 9:02 a.m., the bomb exploded.
Within moments, the surrounding area looked like a war zone. A third of the Murrah Building had been reduced to rubble. The blast incinerated dozens of cars and damaged or destroyed more than 300 nearby buildings.
Just outside the city limits, FBI Special Agent Barry Black was sitting in his car tracking a fugitive, when he heard the explosion. Black switched on his radio and immediately heard fellow agents on the other end. Speculations of a gas main break or maybe a plane crash.
Switching channels, Black reported what he was hearing and seeing to his supervisor. Not long after that call to his boss, Black would be re-directed from his fugitive case to the site of the explosion.
Twenty-five years after the deadly bombing that took the lives of 168 people, now-retired Special Agent Barry Black provides us with his firsthand experience investigating the Oklahoma City case, known as OKBOMB, in this episode of Inside the FBI. You’ll hear the challenges he faced during the investigation and his perspective on how such a tragic event helped shape the FBI’s approach to investigating domestic terrorism today.
I’m Steve Lewis, and this is Inside the FBI.
Late that tragic April morning, Black linked up with fellow investigators and first responders at the Murrah Building to figure out what happened and assess the damage.
Barry Black: So, I arrived on scene. I got as close as I could without getting into the debris field and started doing what we’re trained to do, which is an initial assessment to try to determine if it was a bombing or in fact a plane crash or a gas main explosion. And of course the large crater and the debris field are immediate indications.
Lewis: Black’s experience as a special agent bomb technician came into play as soon as he had boots on the ground. That was going to be essential while he worked with evidence response teams to identify and collect critical pieces for fellow investigators.
The technology at the time played a major factor in how the evidence was collected and managed.
Black: There are a lot of moving parts that you have to consider. Again, technology then was not what it is today. So, nobody really had cell phones. So it took some time to have computers brought in, so we could just manage the volume of data we were expecting.
It’s management as it used to be before the digital age. So, before digital photography, this investigation incorporated 238,000 wet film photographs. Well, when you remembered seeing something, you had to be able to find it. So, again, information management is critical.
One of my jobs was to track evidence as it was sent, well, from the point of collection—who collected it, what zone it was in, made sure it got into the evidence system. And then as critical pieces were identified, it would be sent to the Laboratory. Once it gets to the FBI Laboratory, it goes to disparate sections, whether it’s toolmarks, or fingerprints, or hairs and fibers. So, we had to track where it was in that analysis process. So, as those reports came in, we could send the reports out to the people that needed them to kind of make sense for the case.
So just managing all the information, just the sheer volume of information, was a real undertaking.
Lewis: One of the crucial pieces of evidence that Black found early on in the investigation was a badly damaged rear axle. He jotted down its vehicle information number on a piece of paper, which was used to trace the part to the Ryder rental truck used to detonate the bomb.
Employees at the auto body shop where the truck was rented helped the FBI put together the composite drawing of the man who rented the car. He used a fake name to rent the truck, but when agents showed the composite sketch around town, local hotel employees had his real name: Timothy McVeigh.
Black: And again, you look at the Boston [Marathon] bombing and how that information was publicized. We rely on the media and input from the public, of course. In the case of the Boston bombing, we had digital images, you know, of people of interest. That technology just didn’t exist in 1995. So we relied on a sketch artist. But we did publish those sketches, which generated thousands of leads, as to, you know, “I think I may know who that is.”
Lewis: In the end, Black and the OKBOMB task force conducted more than 28,000 interviews. They followed more than 43,000 investigative leads and collected nearly three-and-a-half tons of evidence.
Piecing together all this data, led to the charges that ultimately resulted in McVeigh’s conviction and execution and a prison sentence for his accomplice Terry Nichols.
Black: This was absolutely a group effort, you know, I was there doing my small part like everyone else. There were I think 1,400 people ultimately assigned to this case, worked I believe, 840 days. So it was a massive investigation with a lot of moving parts.
Lewis: The Oklahoma City bombing introduced a frightening new concept for the United States: homegrown terrorism.
Until the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the country hadn’t witnessed an event of this magnitude, let alone one carried out by American citizens. After the bombing, the FBI shifted its priorities. We expanded the number of Joint Terrorism Task Forces nationwide and our programs at the Hazardous Devices School, which provide training to our federal, state, and local partners.
Black: The FBI does a great job of proactively intercepting information and preventing a lot of really horrific acts of terrorism, which is one of our focuses. The advent of the Joint Terrorism Task Force is a perfect example.
The FBI certifies all of the non-military bomb technicians in the country at the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School. So, the bomb techs work very closely with our state and local partners and include our military partners as well.
Lewis: Not only did the FBI start providing law enforcement bomb techs with clearances to share equipment and information with them, we also focused on ramping up our investigative technology and procuring more specialized equipment for the field.
Black: And because of the first World Trade Center attack and the attack here and subsequent events, the volume of specialized equipment we have available now in the field is much more readily available.
There was a bombing at the University of Oklahoma in 2005. We ended up using a special type of mass spectrometer that had never left our Lab before. One of our scientists flew it out. Now every field office has at least one. So, we’ve taken the lessons learned from these unfortunate events to ensure that our response is more rapid in the field.
Lewis: Although Black retired from the FBI in 2019, he’s continued to share the story of his involvement with the bombing case and task force.
Along with speaking engagements, Black leads tours with the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum’s First Person: Stories of Hope Program. Several items collected by FBI investigators during the case are on display at the museum. Black donated some of his own equipment and artifacts, like the hard hat he wore, his FBI field jacket, and the note with the VIN he wrote down from the truck’s rear axle. The museum, built on the former site of the Murrah Building, honors victims, survivors, and first responders affected by the bombing.
Black: Well this is a unique place. The FBI has partnered with this facility to make sure what happened here is remembered. We have engaged in an agreement where a lot of the displays, which still belong to the FBI, are available for the public to see. This is a beautifully done place, in my opinion, and it shows that there’s some resilience, and you can recover from even horrific events such as this.
Lewis: Along with donating his time and artifacts to the museum, Black’s firsthand experience has provided a unique perspective for the American public. He leaves behind a legacy that the FBI and the military, law enforcement, and first responders continue to grow from.
Thanks for joining me as we remember the Oklahoma City bombing 25 years later.
To see a photo of Special Agent Barry Black and to read more about his perspective on the OKBOMB case, visit fbi.gov/okc25.
This has been another production of Inside the FBI. I’m Steve Lewis from the FBI’s Office of Public Affairs. Thanks again for tuning in.


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SLINGER — The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts football team came into their Division 2 WIAA Level 2 game riding a wave of confidence after a convincing Level 1 playoff win a week ago.
And it showed, as the 6-seed Ghosts upset 2-seed Slinger 45-24 Friday in Slinger.
The win sets up a showdown next Friday with a quarterfinal game against 5-seed Homestead, which upset top-seed Hartford 10-7.
Fox Valley Association offensive player of the year, running back Noah Hofmann, dominated on the ground, accounting for five of Kaukauna’s TD’s.
He scored on the game’s opening series, and there was little the Owls could do to slow down the Ghosts’ run game.
Hofmann’s opening-drive TD was followed by a keeper from quarterback Finnley Doriot to push the score to 14-0 halfway through the first quarter.
Slinger had success through the air however, and a 67-yard touchdown pass put the Owls back into the game quickly.
Kaukauna ended the quarter with a Brady Hoffer field goal giving the Ghosts a 17-7 lead.
After a stop to open the second quarter, Hofmann scored again on a 49-yard run.
After stopping Slinger, Kaukauna drove the length of the field to set up Hofmann’s third score of the game.
Slinger hit a 42-yard field goal as time expired in the half with Kaukauna leading 31-10.
Slinger opened scoring in the second half to close the gap at 31-17.
Kaukauna’s offense sputtered in the first two series of the second half, but the defense was able to force Slinger into another time consuming drive, ending with a drive-killing pick off by Payton Miller.
That sparked an 84-yard Noah Hofmann run on the next play.
Slinger responded with a lengthy drive of their own to close the gap again at 38-24 with a little over 10 minutes to go in the game.
But Kaukauna responded once again with Hofmann’s fifth and final TD of the game.

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The reboot of the open-world shooter franchise, Saints Row has been delayed by almost six months.
The news was announced by Volition chief creative officer, Jim Boone, who revealed the game is now launching on August 23rd, 2022. Boone goes on to explain that the extra development time will give the development team at Volition more time “to do our vision justice”.
“Our priority is to create the best Saints Row game yet and, if we released it on the original date, it wouldn’t be up to the standards we’ve set ourselves, and that you’re expecting and deserve,” Boone said in an official statement. “The team just needs more time to do our vision justice; we’re doing some fine-tuning and there won’t be much change in the game outside of overall quality and polish.
Boone notes that the reboot’s development schedule was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition of its team working from home. That narrative is one that’s been told by other developers who have delayed their games during the pandemic, so it’s completely understandable. As Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto once said “A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever,” so the delay will only lead to making a better game, hopefully.
“In all honesty, we underestimated the impact COVID would have on our schedule, although everyone adapted very quickly to the working from home arrangement and continued to be incredibly productive. However, due to the size and scope of our new Saints Row, it’s become apparent that to create the best game possible, we need to give our team longer to perfect their craft […]
“Rest assured, there will not be any changes to the story or the characters or anything that we’ve lovingly imagined over the last few years and already shared with you.”
The Saints Row reboot was officially revealed during Gamescom One Night Live back in August of this year, which revealed the game was launching on February 25th, 2022. The game is set in the southwestern American region of Santo Ileso. The player will find themselves in a group called the Saints, a new crime organization as they take on other gangs throughout the city.
The game simply titled, Saints Row is set to launch on August 23rd, 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

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GUWAHATI: Clubs from three foreign nations along with teams from all the eight states of the region will vie for top honours at the 2nd Dr T Ao North East International NEC Gold Cup Under-21 Football Championship 2019 here from Tuesday.
The All Nepal Football Academy, KT United (Bhutan) and Saif Sportng Club from Dhaka will add international colour to the premier soccer meet of the Northeast in the under-21 age group. The meet to be held at the SAI Sports Complex will conclude on February 28.
Apart from hosts Assam, teams from Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura are taking part in the tournament.
Prize money worth about Rs 15lakh are up for grabs with the champion team pocketing Rs 8lakh while the runners-up team can be richer by Rs 4lakh. The losing semi-finalists will also get a chance to bag Rs 1 lakh each.
Besides, there is prize money to be bagged by the Best Player (Rs 25,000), Best Goalkeeper (Rs 10,000), Most Goal Scorer (Rs 10,000), Best Player in Final (Rs 5,000) along with the Best Players of all the 27 matches (Rs 2000 each).
The teams losing in the group stage will also get Rs 25,000 each as appearance money while the Northeast teams will be given Rs 50,000 each for their preparations.
The North Eastern Council along with the sports department of the Assam government and Oil India Limited are the principal sponsors of the event.
NEC secretary Ram Muivah, along with former greats, Brahmanand, Rennedy Singh, N Kunjarani and Gompe Rime will grace the inaugural ceremony on Tuesday as chief guests.
On the other hand, Assam Governor, Jagdish Mukhi and former Indian football team captain, Bhaichung Bhutia will be present as chief guest and guest of honour respectively during the closing ceremony on February 28.


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Why such a fuss about Texas BBQ?
I'm on the record saying we're witnessing a wave of enthusiasm about Texas BBQ. Granted, I've only been in Texas since the fall of 2007, but the level of interest in Texas BBQ now versus then is not even comparable. But why? Why the fuss about Texas BBQ? Is it because so many new (and great) BBQ joints have popped up recently? Is it the rise of social media, which gives laypersons audiences for their pictures and reviews and tweets and check-ins? Is it something else? If I'm wrong about the increasing euphoria, by all means, say so. But if I'm right, what are the reasons for the madness?


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While the work toward a formal apology from Pope Francis is ongoing, a clear majority of Canadians hold the Catholic Church primarily responsible for the damage done by residential schools, according to a Leger poll conducted June 4- 6.
Sixty-six per cent of 1,539 people polled said the Church bears responsibility for the tragic residential school history, while 34 per cent say the federal government should be blamed.
It has been difficult to explain to Canadians the complex history of Catholic apologies for residential schools, a CCCB spokesperson told The Catholic Register.
“Apologies for wrongdoing were issued by the entities that were responsible,” the CCCB said in an e-mail. “More importantly, for decades the bishops of Canada have been and are deeply committed to continuing a journey toward greater healing and reconciliation, locally and nationally, to rebuild relationships and trust between Indigenous peoples and the Church in Canada.”
Read more from The Catholic Register.

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Anxiety pills for dogs are a form of medication that’s prescribed to help your pet with the symptoms of anxiety. They can include anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medications, and other drugs that can help to treat the underlying cause of your dog’s anxiety.
Anxiety pills for dogs are a great way to help your dog overcome its anxiety and stress. These pills can be taken with or without food, and you should always check with your vet before giving these pills to your dog. Most of them will start working within 30-60 minutes of taking the pill, so you should see some results right away.
Anxiety pills for dogs come in many different forms, but most of them are similar in that they contain natural ingredients that will help calm down your dog’s mind and body. Some people prefer to give their dogs anxiety pills that are made from herbs such as St. John’s wort or valerian root because they don’t contain any chemicals or other harmful ingredients that could cause problems later on down the road if used too often throughout an extended period of time.
Anxiety pills for dogs are usually available over-the-counter at your local pharmacy or pet store so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find one that works best for both you and your pet as long as you keep reading labels carefully before purchasing anything online just in case there might be something else added inside instead of just one type alone which could make things worse not better overall.
Anxiety is a common problem in dogs, and it can be very distressing to watch your pup suffer. In this article, we’ll discuss what causes dog anxiety, how to identify it, and the most effective treatments for anxiety in dogs.
Causes of anxiety in dogs
If you’ve ever experienced anxiety, you know that it’s not a pleasant experience. You might feel a sense of dread, your heart rate increases and your body becomes tense or even paralyzed. You may also find yourself unable to concentrate on anything but the source of your anxiety—a feeling that can be hard to shake off even after the source is gone.
Anxiety in dogs has many similar symptoms as it does in humans: breathing problems, aggression, depression, and more. However, because dogs are so different from humans when it comes down to their physical makeup (they don’t have the same level of cognitive abilities) their anxieties take on unique forms too.
How to prevent anxiety in dogs
Socialization. This is the most important thing you can do for your dog, and it will help them develop a healthy sense of self-esteem. Dogs that are socialized early on are more likely to be comfortable around other dogs and people, which is why we recommend taking your pup with you everywhere from daycare to school and work.
Training. Canines learn by association, so if an activity makes them anxious (such as going in the car), then they may associate that activity with anxiety or stress instead of fun times with their humans. Make sure you practice all kinds of new experiences at home first before taking them into public environments or on outings where there will be new faces around every corner.
Keep your dog busy. Play fetch outside until they drop–then take them inside and play fetch again until they drop again–then go back outside again…you get the picture. Also, keep plenty of toys around so they have something else interesting to do besides chewing up the furniture (or any other household items). You should also try introducing some puzzle games such as food puzzles where treats are hidden inside tubes using treats like kibble pieces versus wet foods because these types require more effort than simply smelling out something tasty under one’s nose; this helps tire out furry brains while keeping them occupied too.
When to administer Anxiety Pills For Dogs
If your dog is suffering from anxiety and you’ve decided that it’s time to give him or her a pill, there are several ways to go about doing so. You can administer the medication before the event that causes anxiety, after the event that causes anxiety, or at any time during an anxious period. You also have options when it comes to administering this medication: whether you administer it in the morning or evening; what time of day you administer it; and whether or not another dose should be given later on in the day.
It’s important to know how long each type of pill lasts so that you can keep track of how often and when they need refills and if they’ll be effective enough for your pet’s needs.
The best way to give your dog anxiety medication is by using it before the event that causes anxiety and giving it at least once or twice per day. Some medications may need to be given more frequently depending on how much time your pet spends outside during their most anxious periods these include things like thunderstorms.
How to use Anxiety Pills For Dogs
If you are giving your dog anxiety pills, it is important to follow the instructions of your veterinarian. Do not stop taking the medication suddenly, as this can cause withdrawal symptoms in your pet.
The following guidelines should be followed when giving anxiety medication to dogs:
- Do not give anxiety medications to other animals.
- Do not give anxiety medications to humans or children.
- Don’t give an animal with seizures medicine that contains valium (diazepam).
Different Anxiety Pills For Dogs
There are many different types of anxiety pills for dogs. Some are natural and some are prescription; some are more effective than others but also more expensive, and some safer than others.
The first type we’ll look at is the simplest: over-the-counter supplements that you can buy from your local pet store or online retailer. These include things like chewable and treats, which can be beneficial if you want something quick and easy to administer to your dog when he’s feeling anxious but don’t want to go through the hassle of making an appointment with a vet just for this purpose.
They’re often made from herbal ingredients, so they might come with fewer side effects than other kinds of medication do but there are still potential downsides. For example, these products aren’t regulated by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) so they may not contain what they say they do; even worse yet if pets eat too much at once then it could cause problems like vomiting or diarrhea which could make them even more anxious than ever before.
Benefits of Anxiety Pills For Dogs
Reduce anxiety-related behaviors. Anxiety pills for dogs can help reduce separation anxiety, fear, and general anxiety.
Reduce stress. Your dog’s life can be stressful with all the new sounds and experiences every day. Anxiety pills for dogs may also help them relax after a stressful event or start to calm down before one occurs.
Ease aggression in dogs with behavioral issues. Many dogs have underlying issues such as resource guarding or territorial aggression that cause them to act aggressively toward other animals or even people if they feel threatened in any way shape or form. These medications are known to work best when paired with behavior modification techniques such as desensitization training so make sure you consult with your vet before trying any of these options out on your own.
Side effects of Anxiety Pills For Dogs
The most common side effects of anxiety medications for dogs include:
- Excitability or hyperactivity
These symptoms may occur because the drug affects your dog’s central nervous system. As a result, it also affects their muscles and can cause muscle weakness or twitching. It is important to consult your veterinarian before giving medication to your dog if they have any existing health conditions.
One of the most common types of dog anxiety is separation anxiety.
One of the most common types of dog anxiety is separation anxiety. This is when your pup becomes anxious whenever you leave him alone or if he’s separated from you in any way. Signs include destruction, barking, whining, and howling.
Though it can be difficult to determine exactly what causes separation anxiety in dogs, there are some common themes that experts have found:
- Dogs who were raised in a home environment are more likely to develop this type of phobia than those who were not. In other words, if your dog was adopted from a shelter at an older age and has no history with humans prior to being adopted by you (or another family member), then it’s less likely he’ll develop separation anxiety later on in life.
- If there were multiple animals living with the pup when he was young, then this could also lead him to have an increased risk for developing this kind of phobia as well because any animal would feel stressed about being alone all day every day without interaction with another living creature nearby (especially since dogs rely heavily on social interactions).
Anxiety can have a big impact on your dog’s quality of life.
Anxiety is one of the most common behavioral problems in dogs. It can be caused by many different things, such as medical or health issues, a lack of training or socialization, or simply something that scares your dog out of its mind. The important thing to remember is that each instance of anxiety will have very specific causes and solutions; in order to help your dog overcome it with minimal struggle and stress on both sides, you’ll need to take time with them so you can figure out what exactly is causing their anxiety and how you should go about fixing it.
There are many reasons dogs develop anxiety.
Some dogs have anxiety because of their environment, such as separation anxiety, which is the most common reason for canine stress. Other dogs might be afraid of thunderstorms, fireworks, or loud noises. Dogs can also develop fears of strangers, other dogs, and being left alone or abandoned.
Many medications used to treat anxiety in humans can also be used in dogs.
Many medications used to treat anxiety in humans can also be used in dogs. The same drugs used for humans can be used for dogs, but the dose is different. If a human takes one pill of Xanax, their dog will need a higher dose (1/4 to 1/2) to have the same effect. While most people find that side effects from these medications are minimal and manageable, dogs may experience more serious side effects such as drooling and sedation.
It’s best to consult your vet before giving a new medication to your dog.
It’s important to consult your vet before giving a new medication to your dog. No matter how benign the medication, you should always talk to your vet about it. They can tell you what the risks and benefits are, and they can help you find something that is right for your dog.
Storm phobia can be especially distressing for both you and your dog.
Storm phobia can be especially distressing for both you and your dog.
If you are experiencing any storm-related anxiety with your pet, it is important to discuss this with a veterinarian. A doctor might recommend a prescription like Prozac, which can help reduce the effects of severe storms.
Your vet is the best person to get advice on dog anxiety medication.
Your vet is the best person to get advice on dog anxiety medication. They will be able to tell you what to expect, and they will know if they have seen something similar before. Your vet can also give you advice on dosage, as well as recommend a course of treatment and any specific medications or supplements that might help.
If you’re concerned about your dog’s anxiety, it’s important to talk to your vet. They will be able to guide you through the available options and provide advice on whether a certain medication is appropriate for your pet.

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Obama unveils school revamp plan
President Barack Obama’s new competitive grant program Tuesday, designed to better prepare high school students for high-tech careers, got a chilly reception from some lawmakers and education groups on Tuesday.
Youth CareerConnect will deliver 25 to 40 competitive grants of $2 million to $7 million to teams of secondary schools and higher education institutions that build programs that prepare students for the job market. Winning schools and colleges would have to provide at least a 25 percent match of their grant awards.
“We know what the challenges are, we know what the solutions are. What’s holding us back is not a lack of policy ideas,” Obama said during an official announcement about the program.
The new $100 million program, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, draws inspiration from career and technical education programs such as P-TECH, a school for grades 9-14, for graduation plus a two-year associate degree. Obama visited the school in New York City late last month and made a reference to it in his 2013 State of the Union address. The school offers associate degrees in applied sciences in information technology — and, just as important, those degrees are aligned to the requirements for entry-level jobs at companies like IBM. The tech giant helped design the school’s curriculum and provides mentoring for students.
Obama’s new program will be funded through the Department of Labor, from H-1B visa revenue that is used each year for grants that help provide job training for employment in some high-growth industries. As such, there is no guarantee there will be anything beyond this initial round of funding for the new program.
Awards will be made in early 2014, so collaborations can get under way during the 2014-15 school year. In his last State of the Union address, he laid the groundwork for the program, comparing it with the Education Department’s signature competitive grant program, the $4.35 billion Race to the Top. However, Obama envisioned a $300 million program run by the Education Department. A website for the new program is already live and includes information for prospective applicants and has a due date of Jan. 27.
Details about the program indicate that winning a grant will be a heavy lift for high schools and their partners. More than half of the application will be based on how a program is designed. Schools with many low-income families will get an edge.
The School Superintendents Association, said it is “opposed to the administration’s continued reliance on competitive funding as the primary way to provide additional funding to a limited number of the nation’s schools.” And Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers said it’s “wrong and counterproductive” for the federal government to structure the funds as a competitive program because “there’s no dispute that these programs are effective.”
Among other things, grant winners will offer students curricula that are academic and career-focused, job shadowing, counseling and training while in high school that leads to college credit or an industry credential.
Youth CareerConnect echoes a blueprint from earlier this year that suggested turning the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education program, a source of $1 billion in annual funding for career and technical education, into a localized competitive grant program.
Parts of the blueprint did not go over well with some education advocates who worry that such a program would place rural schools at a disadvantage. In rural areas, some felt it would be difficult for rural schools to comply with some parts of the proposal, such as the requirement to partner K-12 and higher education institutions.
“These larger districts can afford to have a grant writer on staff,” said Amanda Karhuse of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, who says the administration’s blueprint for rewriting Perkins raised concerns among her rural members.
Youth CareerConnect was announced the same day the House Education & the Workforce committee began ramping up the process of reauthorizing Perkins — one that will likely not incorporate the president’s competitive grant proposal. Not unlike Race to the Top, Youth CareerConnect signifies a move by the administration to circumnavigate Congress and test out its own reform ideas without having to — or even trying to — shore up support from lawmakers.
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, joked at the hearing about learning of the program via the morning news.
“I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I was surprised” to find out that way, he said.
The expired Perkins Act is one of the few pieces of legislation that the House Education and the Workforce Committee has hopes of moving forward in the final legislative weeks of year.
Kline said during the hearing he was “discouraged” by the Obama administration’s announcement of the new competitive grant program for career and technical education. Another program will “only further muddle the system,” Kline added.
However, there still may be room for bipartisan agreement, Kline said, saying the Obama administration’s blueprint for career and technical education programs was “a solid starting point” for negotiations.
Though the Senate has not laid out a concrete plan for reauthorizing Perkins, a spokesperson for the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), said that the senator “looks forward to an opportunity” to consider reauthorizing the act “during this Congress.”
Alisha Hyslop of the Association for Career and Technical Education said the new program is small enough that it most likely won’t change much when it comes to Perkins reauthorization, though it could provide a model if lawmakers in the Senate decide to build some sort of competitive grant program into their proposal. A 2012 bill by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) included a similar initiative.
“The number of grants that will be awarded here will only touch a small number of schools,” Hyslop added.
Stan Litow, an IBM vice president who testified at Tuesday’s hearing, said IBM has had extremely positive feedback on its P-TECH programs from other companies, such as M&P Bank and Motorola, with whom it has partnered at the P-TECH schools.
But any competitive grant program comes with risks, Litow cautioned.
“It could be positive, and of course there are barriers to it being effective,” he said, adding that long-term reform for Perkins is “very, very important,” and would have more of an effect than a one-time infusion of funds.


There are just 100 days to go until Māori Language Week 2019, 9-15 September. The week celebrates the Māori language and its revitalisation.
Māori Language Commission Chief Executive Ngahiwi Apanui says it’s a chance for everyone to do something to support our own indigenous language and enjoy what it can add to our lives in Aotearoa.
“The theme for 2019 is being maintained as ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’. ‘Kia Kaha’ is well known by both Māori and English speakers and came into popular, New Zealand wide, use in the 19th century as part of the sports chant ‘Kia Kaha, Ake, Ake, Ake!’
“It also points to the fact that there are many things that strengthen te reo Māori – not just learning and using the language.
“As well, there’s a need to promote its status through things such as bilingual signage, and to build critical awareness of the revitalisation of the language and the importance of businesses and organisations taking part.
“In your workplace, organisation, school or community group – celebrate te reo Māori. As we say ‘Ahakoa iti, akona, kōrerotia. Learn a little. Use a little!


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In metropolitan regions across the U.S., you'll see remarkably similar patterns of inequity, in which a "favored quarter" attracts wealth like a magnet. Economically thriving neighbourhoods--where you find coffee shops, start-up businesses, and top-ranked schools--begin downtown and fan out in one direction toward the ritziest suburbs. Think north in Atlanta and Dallas. West in Houston and St. Louis. Southwest in Minneapolis. East in Cincinnati. Northeast in Phoenix.
Chicago offers perhaps the most dramatic example. "Of 53 construction cranes currently at work in the city, only one is south of 22nd Street," David Doig, president of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) and former CEO of the Chicago Park District, noted last summer.
Local planner Pete Saunders divides the city into "New" Chicago and "Old" Chicago. New Chicago--the North and Northwest neighbourhoods--is a "business service hub, a global financial center, and an emerging tech center, with a strong desire to be the greenest and most sustainable city in America." Even with the city's outsized reputation for homicide, murder rates in many neighborhoods on the North Side are among the lowest in urban North America.
Chicago's South and West Sides--Old Chicago--are a different story. Plagued by crime, unemployment, and economic disinvestment, "Old Chicago has struggled to recover from severe deindustrialization over the past fifty years," Saunders said. As in many other cities facing stark geographic divides, race is the critical factor. While the prosperous North Side is largely white, the struggling South and West Sides are heavily African American and Latino. There's no doubt that generations of racism and exclusion have left visible scars on the city's development.
These "unfavored" sections of American cities aren't just stray pockets of neglect. They represent half or more of the landmass of these cities. And rather than simply failing to keep up with progress in the favored quarters, many are continuing to lose residents and economic activity. The differences between the favored and unfavored portions are so vast and stark that some experts have raised questions about whether the much ballyhooed revival of America's cities isn't something of a mirage.
Yet one lower-income South Side neighborhood manages to defy the ironclad logic of the favored quarter: historic Pullman, a vibrant enclave in the middle of the South Side that is home to equal numbers of African Americans, Latinos, and whites. (Not all South and West neighborhoods are poor, but most of those doing well economically--Hyde Park, the Near West Side, Bridgeport, and Beverly--are predominantly white and Asian.)
Strolling down Pullman's St. Lawrence Avenue, whose shaded sidewalks are fronted by side-by-side duplexes, you notice the same redbrick charm that characterizes the North Side. Yet in Pullman, you can land a well-kept three-bedroom duplex down the block from a cozy cafe and around the corner from one of the city's top-rated public elementary schools at a price that wouldn't go far in swank precincts across town. Residents enjoy many of the conveniences of North Side living, too. At the new Pullman Park development, there's a Walmart (watering this former food desert), a clothing store, a Planet Fitness health club, a locally owned dry cleaners, and Pullman's first sit-down restaurant in decades.
The relative peace and prosperity of Pullman in the midst of the hard-hit South Side highlights the promise of "asset-based" community development--the idea that focusing on the strengths of a particular place is just as important as targeting the problems. This model offers practical lessons for other neighborhoods across the country suffering from economic disinvestment and social unraveling. In Pullman's case, a remarkable degree of resilience has arisen from these assets: high levels of civic engagement; a physical environment that encourages walking and social interaction; access to resources...


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Origin in Anarchy
Until the end of 2017, Eric Schmidt ended up being the executive president of Alphabet Inc. Alphabet emerged off yahoo being a large holding company that could control Google and several related land including YouTube and Calico (a biotech organization). Schmidt provides a Ph.D. in desktop science from Berkeley. The guy serves on consultative panels for Khan Academy, an education business with stronger ties to YouTube, while the Economist, a global news magazine with both digital and printing items. Schmidts resume reveals they are intellectually outstanding and that the guy cares about tech, degree and mass media. If one on the biggest brains of one’s opportunity, in addition to previous leader of one with the couple of companies with direct influence on the way the websites try molded, describes the world-wide-web as anarchy, its a great indicator that everything is in flux in the electronic world.
Obviously, we have to review significantly any statements from people whose primary factor it’s to maximize profits for business. At the time the guy generated these statements, Schmidt was actually operating Bing. The loyalties of executive-level frontrunners presumably rest aided by the business that signs their own monitors and offers her investment. Yahoo features an DavieFL escort interest in leading you to believe cyberspace are a confusing spot since their own search engine is the one solution to the misunderstandings. (However, any time you rely on autocomplete, Googles suggestions may well not just be complicated; they may be morally reprehensible.)
Nevertheless, Schmidts characterization on the internet as a location of anarchy was accurate. So that as we seek to determine digital traditions and discuss the social significance of social media within chapter, we should recognize that there is no huge arrange. The only constant in digital customs is modification, which could seem cliche, nevertheless underlying ICT structures shift many times it may be challenging for social styles to bring hold.
Section 1 with this book identified community and customs in the context of the subject of size telecommunications. They covered the difference between interpersonal telecommunications, organizational communications and size interaction, and they delved further into concepts concerning large-scale communications. The goal of the first section were to start a discussion about evolving suggestions and telecommunications systems (ICTs) can affect the media and subscribe to personal and social improvement in the procedure.
A Brief Overview
In case you are anticipating a roadmap of neat, structured plans based on how the progression of community on digital platforms will unfurl, youre gonna has a bad time. Alternatively, this part offers a brief, lively discussion of the way we determine electronic customs and what we might anticipate from this since it emerges in online spots, cellular apps and systems.
Furthermore, this section includes a failure associated with roles social media marketing systems may play in affecting community.
Should you accept that cultures have invariably been in flux, after that perhaps the idea of an electronic lifestyle promising on line amidst anarchy will look significantly less like interruption and a lot more like evolution (Spoiler alarm: shows the story with the Last Jedi). You identify it, the social impact in the merger associated with the advertising and digital networking sites was huge, which is the main topic of this part.
This part starts with a concept of digital lifestyle that comes from the mass media reports portion of bulk communications literary works. Mass media studies is the wide sounding academic query examining and critiquing the mass media, its products, possible ramifications of messages and strategies, as well as media records. Section 2 subsequently continues with a deeper conversation of personality inside the digital era and discusses confidentiality and security as well as the praxis of digital community as described by students. The term praxis here makes reference to how a theory plays out in real training.
This chapter in addition determines various levels of society (a notion lent from anthropology) because they relate genuinely to social services and products reaching people through digital size telecommunications stations. This means, we finally address this question: When we capture established idea for explaining the degree of traditions and implement they to electronic heritage, exactly what are some immediately familiar qualities?
Eventually, social media marketing become explained from a scholarly point of view with specific interest directed at the cultural capabilities of electronically networked social platforms.


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7 Million Meals Served
||Chef Charles Smith
From his test kitchen in the HHC food services plant in Brooklyn, Executive Chef Charles Smith explores ways to add spice and diversity to the 7 million annual meals served at HHC hospitals and nursing homes. His latest adventure involves bold and pronounced salsas and gravies like pepper cream, lemon dill and cranberry Dijon to add flavor and choice to the menu.
"The week I was experimenting to find just the right sweetener for the apple crisp, I must have gained several pounds," says Smith, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who oversees the food preparation at the 40,000 square-foot foot central kitchen that provides meals for more than 6,300 patients and nursing home residents daily.
Meeting doctor's orders for low salt, fat free and no added sugar diets is no easy task for the professionally trained chef whose culinary experience includes feeding Naval cadets and five-star hotel guests, and working in airline catering. Yet his dishes of chicken cacciatore, Jambalaya, pernil (Latin-style roast pork), chicken teriyaki and beef and broccoli stir fry have managed to recreate ethnic flavors that are popular with patients even without the Goya adobo (a staple in Latin cooking), the sear of the wok and the saltiness of soy sauce.
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6,300 patients served
1,500 lb. Chicken
1,200 lb. Vegetables
1,000 lb. Rice
Every new menu item must pass Chef Smith's taste test, but his are not the only taste buds that must be satisfied. There are food committee members at each HHC nursing home, hospital executives, and patients, of course, who must also approve.
While keeping costs down is always a priority for the cash-strapped public hospital system, the quality and flavors of the food seem to be keeping patients happy. In annual surveys, patients have consistently given satisfactory ratings for flavor, temperature, and texture of the food, as well as the friendliness of the service.
"Our residents take their dining experience very seriously," said Michael Tartaglia, Executive Director of HHC's Susan Smith McKinney Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where white-table cloth dining service was noted as part of its recent 4-star rating by US News Best Nursing Homes report. "For us, it's much more than providing nourishment; it's one of the ways we can offer the home-like, culturally-sensitive environment that supports their wellbeing."
The food service operation at HHC is an extremely complex and organized business model perfected by the international service provider Sodexo Healthcare, the company that has managed the HHC central kitchen since 2005 and supervises more 100 HHC employees who work there. Before then, the plant had been in decay and went underused by the individual hospital food service operations that lacked standard practices and were more expensive to run. HHC estimates it has saved more than $34 million since the centralized cook/chill method was successfully adopted.
It follows the cook/chill method that has been used by other hospital systems, including Kaiser Permanente, Mt. Sinai and St. Barnabas.
In cook/chill preparation, food is cooked in mass quantities and packaged for distribution daily to HHC's 11 hospitals and four nursing homes across the city. Individual entrees are prepared from scratch, fully cooked, packaged in batches, then quickly chilled (never frozen) at specially designated temperatures, which keeps the food fresh and allows for quick and efficient serving.
Trucks are loaded five nights a week to deliver the next day's meals already served on individual trays. Those trays go into special carts at each hospital and nursing home, where dietary aides can heat the entrees minutes before serving so the hot food can be served hot and the cold food stays cold. Each healthcare facility complements the meals with fresh bread, fruit and dairy.
"Hurricane Sandy was a big test for us," said Mike Fuhr, the food service plant General Manager, who also helped prepare thousands of extra meals served to staff during the storm and its aftermath. "But we were ready. No hospital missed a delivery, no patient went without a meal."
Cooking and delivering 19,000 meals daily is an impressive undertaking. But the staff is most proud of the care and attention that goes into selecting the menu.
"We have to meet the dietary needs of the large number of medically complex patients served by HHC, but also try to match the ethnically diverse culinary demands," noted Chef Smith.
The menu rotates every 21 days, and offers religious and culturally appropriate Kosher and Halal options and special holiday meals like corned beef on St. Patrick's Day and ham with pineapple glaze for Easter. Every meal meets the highest nutritional guidelines based on therapeutic diets set by doctors and dieticians to meet the needs of heart disease patients, diabetics, patients recovering from chemotherapy and others.
The food is surprisingly tasty and when sample meals were presented to members of the community no one believed it was the same food served to patients. "They really liked it and thought we made something special just to impress them," said Fuhr.
But what's popular in one hospital may not pass the taste test at another.
"The patients at Harlem Hospital go for the curry chicken. At Coney Island, the seasoned baked tilapia is the favorite," says Chef Smith. "Surprisingly, what's most on demand is the basic comfort food like meatloaf, mashed potatoes and roasted chicken legs."
"I think about all the stress folks must have when they end up sick in the hospital. If we keep the food fresh, nutritious and tasty, that's one less thing they'll have to worry about," Chef Smith added.


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ACNE: Sulphur TreatmentHi!I've had acne for the past 14 years. It became way worse when I moved to US. My acne became worst in the past year, since I moved back to India. My skin doctor suggested that I go for a hormone check up and it came out that the ratio of my female hormones was not normal and my testosterone level was way too high.
It's been 5 months since I've started my homeopathic treatment. I've been taking Sulphur 1000 mg, 2 drops, every 40 days. Last dosage was around 10 drops. My doctor advised me that i would break out a lot initially, but my acne would start clearing soon. I've been breaking out immensely since the beginning of my treatment and recently many pores on my face have turned black. It's a very frustrating phase and I was looking for some success stories online, to learn and share. I believe in this treatment and my doctor is happy with the progress but I am loosing hope. I've been struggling with acute, pus acne, for a very long time and it's long enough to believe that something can actually cure it for life.
I wanted to discuss my treatment with you, just to know if anyone is undergoing a similar treatment, with similar effects. Do you think I am responding to it well?Is it a mild or high dosage treatment?
I would love to hear from anyone on similar treatment. thanks.
ruhani on 2010-11-15
Have you experienced other kinds of improvement on the sulphur?
According to direction of cure it is possible that more serious or important symptoms might cure first. When I have been treating patients with skin problems, the skin may be the last thing to cure IF other complaints are improving.
For instance a patient with weak memory, long lasting grief over a broken relationship, poor appetite, indigestion and acne, will probably find that the memory and grief improves first, then the appetite and indigestion, and lastly the acne. This is because disease tends to move inwards, towards more important parts of the person. When cure takes place it tends to happen in the reverse direction.
Often until the inner/more important problems resolve, the outer/less important ones may appear unchanged or little changed.
However, this of course implies that there is progress on those other levels.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Thank you for writing to me. I am sorry for the late reply. I never got an update about a reply on my post.
My skin followed a sine curve initially but later I hardly saw a gap where my skin would heal, rather it continuously broke out.
Strangely, the pores on my skin turned black, maybe just blackheads, and I started breaking out on those spots. And the pores appeared to be black again and it was a cycle where I broke out on the same place again and again. Now, after 8 months,I hardly find any black pores on my face. So, maybe an improvement from that end. But my skin is full of marks..my forehead is covered with scars and it's so embarassing. I am still breaking out. My skin looks dull.
I am being treated for hormonal imbalance. I understand what you saying and maybe to understand my treatment I should check the levels of my hormones.
I don't wanna give up on my treatment but it's disheartening when I see no improvement. I am gonna get married this year end. I don't have much time. It's sad.
ruhani last decade
If he cannot accept that his remedy choice is the wrong one, then change homoeopaths immediately.
This is a link to an article on choosing a good homoeopath.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Please type Acne into the Search Box on the Home page of this Forum and you can read the many posts that advise on this ailment.
The remedy I prescribe which has helped many is Arnica 6c in the Wet dose taken twice daily and also applied directly on the face.
The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:
Order the remedy in a 5ml Ethanol pack aka Liquid Dilution in a bottle with a dropper arrangement.
If this is not available the Dry dose in pellets may be use but this is not as effective as the remedy in the original Ethanol pack
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle or 5 Pellets and shake it hard to produce bubbles. This is homeopathic succussion and must be done every time before a capful of the bottle which is the dose is taken as directed.
Please post your response to the Arnica therapy in a week.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
I met my doctor this weekend after 2 months and he was surprised to see me. Along with the Sulphur 1M dose 2 months back, my doctor also gave me staphysagaria and Ignatia(just in case- as balancing my hormones is causing acute mood swings). I was kicked about these medicines giving instant relief and as a short tempered person I am, I took these medicines several times in the past months. My doctor feels the over outbreak on my face is the result of taking Ignatia and Staphysagria, along with Sulphur 1M.
As I am very worried and 8 months down the treatment, I took the next doze, which is 4 drops of Sulphur 10M. I am continuing with this for the next couple of months and if I see no results, I would stop my treatment.
ruhani last decade
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