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(Boulder County Colo.—Zero plus 12 days) After you can gain safe re-entry to a salvageable building damaged in a flood disaster, the first step is to evacuate the water and remove the soggy debris. Exposure to toxic chemicals and sewage in standing floodwaters is bad enough, but the lasting danger to a house and its occupants are the pernicious effects of mold for years to come. Mold can set in quickly and is difficult to remove once established. And it needs to be taken very seriously: Besides causing allergic reactions and other respiratory ailments, mold can also wreak havoc on a home's property value.
Floor Drains
First, check that any basement floor drains are free of obstructions so they are able to drain when the sewer (or septic system) level allows. Wearing rubber gloves, take off the drain grate and dig around for mud, rags, lint, or other materials that may be creating a blockage. Chances are the sewer or septic outlet that the drain flows to was also flooded and may have even backflowed into the basement. But as it drains, so should the floor drain. It is important to check the floor drain first: You wouldn't want to discover that a day of pumping could have been avoided simply by removing a plastic grocery bag from the drain grate.
Sump Pits
If the house you are working in has a sump pit, the existing pump might have failed during a power outage or may have just blown its breaker. Proceed with due caution, but see if the installed pump works first. If not, at least the pit will provide the best place for you to pump from.
If you are working in a crawlspace, create a place to pump from by digging a pit several inches deep at the lowest point of the grade.
For pumping out a flooded structure, a trash pump (the polite name for a sewage pump) is the best option for removing a lot of water in a hurry. A large gas engine unit can work without electrical power and, unlike common sump pumps, can handle mud, sludge, and solids with ease. A friend I talked to related how a small rock sucked into his crawlspace sump pump stopped it dead. If he hadn't crawled through the water to clean it out, it would've meant a devastated ground floor rather than just puddles in his crawlspace. (He was also lucky that the power stayed on in his neighborhood).
So if you are renting a pump, a trash pump is preferable. However, during a disaster you may be stuck using whatever type of pump you can get your hands on. By the second full day of rain in Boulder, the rental yards were cleaned out and area stores had sold out of pumps of all sorts. Our large local hardware store handed out numbers and set up dozens of chairs where anxious property owners waited all day for the next shipment of sump pumps that could be rushed in. And the resident big box store responded in a big way to the surge in demand. A store manager told me that they sold all the extra stock they brought in—5,000 sump pumps, 50 gas engine trash pumps, (and 5,000 fans) —in just a few days.
If you use a sump pump, create an external intake filter by setting it inside a 5-gallon bucket with lots of small holes drilled in it; even better, wrap the pump in a piece of screen or hardware cloth. I prefer the screen method because I can get the pump lower to the floor or even set it down into the floor drain opening at the lowest spot in the floor. These rudimentary filters may still need debris pulled away from them when clogged, but they will keep the pump's impeller clear and free from damage.
Remember, you are fighting gravity and friction while pumping, so use the fattest and shortest hose you can, avoid sharp bends and kinks in the hose, and don't lift the water any higher than you have to. Be sure to situate the outlet end of the hose well downhill of the building. Water pumped out into the yard may find its way through the saturated soil and end up back in the basement or crawlspace again.
Many portable submersible sump pumps cycle on and off via a pressure switch, so they won't turn on until they are under several inches of water. This can be a problem once the water level goes down. I can sometimes activate mine by bumping the pump against the floor, but at some point it will stop with a few inches of water left standing.
Sump pumps with float switches are easier to rig manually because the external floats can be wired or taped into an "on" position, but be careful not to burn out the pump by running it dry. You may get down to as little as one inch of water with one of these pumps.
Regardless of the type of pump you use, you will be left with lots of water still on the floor. So for the next step, you can either bail the remaining water into a bucket with the pump in it, or switch to a wet vac.
Wet Vacs
Wet vacs are very efficient for sucking up water and sludge, and the bigger the vac, the better. I leave all of my European skinny-hose vacs in the shop when it comes to this kind of work and rely on a big, inexpensive vac with a large diameter hose. It works fast, holds a lot of water, and the filter is relatively cheap to replace after extra dirty jobs like this. I know these vacs can be used with the filter off for wet use, but I prefer to leave it on to protect the motor from excess moisture and nasty contaminants.
For efficient wet vacuuming, use the shortest hose you have and avoid loops or low spots in the hose that will act as a trap. Prop a flat nozzle about 1/4-inch off the floor in a corner or at the lowest spot in the floor, and use a large push broom like a floor squeegee to direct the remaining water to the vac.
My vac has a float ball to block off the suction when the vac is full of liquid and you can tell when the ball seals because the motor sound changes to a high-pitched whine. Some of my fancier vacs shut of via an electric circuit that the water closes. Just be sure you know when your vac is full of water so you don't have to wait for a loud pop, a puff of smoke, and all the lights going out to find out.
With my 16-gallon vac full of water, it weighs about 150 pounds so the easy way to empty it is to drop a pump into the tank for several seconds. On jobs without a pump present, fill the tank only partway and empty it into two five gallon buckets that you can carry up the stairs. When clearing a flooded crawlspace, I left the vacuum on the main floor above, rolled it to the doorway when full, and drained it into bucket through the vac's drain port.
Be sure to dump the water outdoors, downhill of the house. Dumping the water into the toilet may result in water rising back up the basement floor drain.
Wet Cleaning
Once the standing flood water has all been sucked up, and you are reasonably sure that the floor drain is not backing up, take advantage of the fact that you have the wet vac system all set up and do any wet cleaning you need to do for the walls and floor surfaces. While everything is still wet, this is your best opportunity to saturate everything with a cleaning product and then provide a good rinse or two with fresh water. The homeowner or their insurance company may require you to use a high-tech anti-mold product, but if not, the old standby is bleach. Lots of bleach.
Mix it 50/50 with water in a large spray bottle and spray down any surface that was wet with flood water. Wood framing, soil pipes, concrete walls and floors—just go easy around the furnace and hot water heater since chlorine is basically liquid rust on steel and iron.
Once every square inch of the affected area is glistening with the bleach solution, give it a little while to soak in and then start rinsing everything from the walls down with fresh water. As before, squeegee the water with a push broom and collect it with the wet vac.
If you have an asphalt-patching or floor squeegee, they work well to rub the floor dry. If not, put a wide nozzle on the shop vac and go over the entire floor slowly to begin the drying process.
Caution! Chlorine bleach and other disinfecting cleaners are toxic to living things—not just to the microbes and spores you are attacking, but to you as well —so be sure to wear an effective respirator and goggles. Avoid direct contact with skin, and provide fresh air while applying any chemicals.
The next few reports will include my visit to a Habitat for Humanity flood-relief job site, recommendations for successfully drying out a building, and requirements of contractors that have been amended and even suspended by local and national building officials during this state of disaster.
This is the second in a series of reports intended to help inform both the victims of natural disasters as well as the contractors they look to in these times of crisis.


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|Once it's in, put 4 quarts in the trans then start it up! Keep adding while idling until it reads full. May take quite a bit. Once showing full, go for a drive and then re-check again idling in park.
|Alright, so all I have to do is hookup the new torque converter. Push it in all the way and give it a little spin until I hear it pop in? Then push it up against the enine and make sure the housing goe's flush against the motor? I've also heard you're suppose to load in enough oil so the dispstick shows full then disconnect the power to to distributor and turn the motor over. Thats suppose to spread out the oil Then keep adding oil. Is this true?
no need to fill the new converter, this has been discussed to death before
when installing it you have to make sure it is seated on the pump, you should push it it and spin slowly until you hear the clunk and it drops all the way in.
Never pull the trans to the motor with the bellhousing bolts(#1 newbie mistake) If the converter isn't seated properly and you pull the trans in with the bolts you'll prolly break off the pump drive teeth.
|BTW, I ordered a new torque converter for the new setup. How do I install this properly? I've heard you are suppose to fill the converter half full of oil before sliding it onto the transmission. Is this true? If so how do I stop it from leaking everywhere? I pulled the old tranny out a few days ago and left it sitting on the garage floor. My dad came home and told me I had a tranny leak as there was red fluid coming from under the garage door. Went out there and a 1/4 of my garage was in a pool of red tranny fluid. I don't want that to happen again... It all came out of the torque converter to tranny area and I'm not sure why but its all out now anyway.
One of thing main problems I have right now is shifting issues. How much is a used rachet shifter worth? Are horseshoe shifters practical for an application where you have to shift in a manumatic style? I've never even shifted in a manumatic style with my currrent shifter because it would never go into first. Is it hard to setup a rachet shifter?
Four lenght's of 3/8x16 all thread cut into studs, or just real studs, will make lining things up a lot easier since you are limited on a tranny jack.
Cut a slot into each one so you can remove the thing after you get it in with a flat screw driver.
6' of socket extensions help with the upper bolts or nut's.
|I used brake lines to replace the trans cooling lines. The autoparts store had various straight lengths with the right fittings on the ends and it was just a matter of bending them in the right places and getting them in there. I found it easier to lay out the old lines and mark where the bends should be on the new lines and also made sure they were the right total lengths.
I pulled the first transmission(TH350). Now...
Well as the title said I pulled my first TH350. It all came out almost perfectly. The exhaust on my car totally sucks so its all getting ripped out his winter so I got started on that knowing I would need the room to get the transmission out from under the car. I lifted the car 22" right on the dime I think it was to a certain high point in my undercarriage right where my front subframe cuts off. However, I couldn't get my transmission cooling lines off first of all because I had no clearance to move the wrench. So I undid everything lowed the tranny down just enough to spin the brass fittings on the cooling lines. BUT, as I was turning them so was the steel line. Its twisted up like a drill bit on the one end now. To get it out I simply cut the lines figuring they should be replaced anyway. I may also be going to a tranny cooler so I would need to redo the lines anyway.
Here's what going back in. Rebuilt th350 with a stage 3 b&m shift kit in it and a 2200 stall torque converter. The transmission has about 1000 miles on it and the torque converter has 50! I bought it off ebay for less then $100 CDN. The guy had it in his car but it was too low of a stall for his car so he ripped it out right away.
I've bought a new filter kit for the new transmission as well as front and rear seals. I figure since I have the thing out now I'll replace the seals just to be safe. Prior to frying my old transmission there was a leak between the engine and transmission. I just didn't feel like pulling the thing yet. But I don't want to have to do this right away again to its getting done before I put it in.
Can anyone give me some advice and tips on doing all the stuff to get it back in? I have a friend coming over on friday to help me put the new seals in and possibly the filter aswel. He'll be able to take a quick look at the car while he's over here aswell. Currently I'm the only one pulling this thing and I'm just following a service manual I picked up at a swap meet last weekend for $20. BTW, best dam $20 I ever spent.
Any recommendations for tranny oil, cooling system, way to fix my chopped up lines, etc?
Here are some high resolution pics:
New tranny and old one just after it was pulled.
Side view of old tranny(where linkage connects)
Perfect estimating by myself. Transmission JUST fit!
Shot of my tunnel and flywheel
speedo gear and horeshoe shifter linkage.
chopped up pail catching tranny fluid from cooling lines and engine held up.
The side of my exhaust that I haven't chopped up yet(its all getting redone to a 3" system that dumps before my 295-50-r15's
Old torque converter(guy who installed my motor put one size to small bolts in this thing! nasty clunking when starter engaged before)
cooling lines cut off at transmission
One last question for this post. I want to go to a rachet shifter. What are the implications for this? The thought of missing a shift and messing stuff up keeps running past my mind. Right now I have a horseshoe shifter and with the old transmission I couldn't lock the thing in 1st. I had drive, reverse, neutral, park, 2nd, and 3rd. But, no first. With a stage 3 I'll need first. Anyone know where I could get a cheap rachet shifter?
Thanks in advance.
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text: Administrators - if this is not the appropriate forum to post this thread, please move it the forum you consider the most appropriate. I doubt that I'm the only one who is totally disgusted with NBC's paltry coverage of the Grand Prix Series. While the men are my favorite discipline, I really wanted to see the competitors in all four disciplines. It was a travesty that very little of dance was shown, and nothing of pairs on US TV. Universal Sports is no longer available to Comcast subscribers (as of 1/1/12), and not everyone is in a position to afford subscribing to icenetwork.com . How in the world can we build on the sport (not just during the Olympics), if NBC shows so little of it? I have written to NBC Sports to voice all my concerns @ [email protected] . I can't guarantee we'll get a decent response from TPTB, but perhaps if LOTS of fs fans bombard them with messages expressing their dissatisfaction with their coverage, maybe we can somehow make an impact, and influence how fs is shown on network TV. NBC, you still have time to redeem yourself before US Nationals!


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So with my FPH2 done just in time for Halloween I decided to go and troop the LA Comickaze con. This was a great chance to break in the suit before trooping other larger events. Needless to say the suit was a hit, once I hit the lobby I think it took about 40 minutes before we actually hit the con floor. I was fortunate to have Ryan(Rubio95) at my side along with two of my other buddies to help me suit up and take pics at the event. I had a great time meeting a few different people and taking pics with all of those who asked. But I will have to say for me the highlight was be asked by Stan Winston Studios School of art to go on camera during their live webcast from the event to talk about the costume you can see it at about the 56 minute mark here Live from Stan Lee's Comikaze! FX Master Demonstrations in Stan Winston School booth. - YouTube
Here are a few pics from Ryan and my other buddies. I will be posting some other pics in the costume thread of the pics that Rubio95 took in the parking garage which turned out great.


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'Monetary terms of the contract were not immediately disclosed but it's believed that Warrener, who became a restricted free agent on July 1, earned a raise over the base salary of $950,000 he made last season.'
Archives for July 2001
Sabres re-sign Warrener to one-year deal
Sabres re-sign D Rhett Warrener
'"Rhett has been an integral part of our team over the past three seasons," general manager Darcy Regier said. "His physical ability and his play against the opponents' top lines have been invaluable to our defensive corps."'
Taylor, Sabres agree on new contract
'Taylor, 29, appeared in 24 games with Buffalo during the past two seasons recording one goal, three assists and four points. Taylor spent most of the last season with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League where he scored 20 goals, 24 assists and 44 points in 45 games.'
Taylor signs 2-year contract with Sabres
'He'll quite likely earn in the neighborhood of last year's salaries, $425,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 if he plays in the American Hockey League.'
Sabres re-sign Taylor
'Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it's likely the 29-year-old center will make close to the $425,000 base salary he made last season.'
Sabres salvage something from 1999's painful draft class
'"Doug has enjoyed a solid career at the University of Maine," Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said. "We are excited about his signing and look forward to him continuing to develop and contributing to our organization."'
Sabres snag one Bear with the signing of Janik
'Defenseman Doug Janik signed with the Sabres yesterday, and he is projected to play with the Rochester Americans.'
Sabres sign 1999 draft pick Janik
'The Buffalo Sabres signed defenseman Doug Janik, a second-round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, on Tuesday.'
Regier hopes for smooth sailing on contracts
'Regier is optimistic the Sabres can sign all of their restricted free agents before the start of the 2001-02 season. Peca remained unsigned all last season in a bitter contract dispute that ended last month with his trade to the New York Islanders. "I think things will get done," Regier said.'
Hasek retrospective 1997-98 o As good as gold
For all the riches that came Dominik Hasek's way in 1997-98 — the gold, the trophies, the millions — those bobbles could not buy him this: Redemption. Priceless.
Sabres take larger role in Amerks
'"We had to find a way to keep this relationship intact," said Steve Donner, the Amerks' president. "Our hope was to move forward with the Sabres. We were asking them to pick up a larger share of the commitment, and to their credit they were able to do so. That was the only way this deal was getting done."'
Amerks hand control over to Sabres
'Under the terms of a new four-year affiliation contract, the Amerks have voluntarily given up control of hockey operations. The Sabres will be responsible for all players, coaches (Randy Cunneyworth and assistant Jon Christiano will return), equipment and trainers for the American Hockey League team. The radical adjustment in the affiliation means the Sabres hockey budget will increase $500,000 to $600,000 a year.'
Sabres want Noronen with Amerks again
'Martin Biron will be given the opportunity to prove he's ready to be the Sabres mainstay in goal, but Noronen very likely will return for a third season with the Rochester Americans. The Sabres plan to sign a veteran free agent to play alongside Biron in Buffalo. They don't want Noronen sitting in Buffalo, they want him playing.'
Sabres moving in a youthful direction
'With the departure of Hasek and Peca, two of Buffalo's central figures from their 1999 Stanley Cup finals appearance, so goes the odds of Buffalo getting back to the finals any time soon.'
Amerks, Sabres stay together
'After nearly four months of negotiations, the teams finally agreed yesterday on a revamped four-year affiliation that gives the Sabres full responsibility for player personnel and ensures the Amerks financial viability.'


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VIDEO BIOS: Getting to Know the Phoenix Men's Tennis Team
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - As the Green Bay men's team (6-1) continues its 2013 season, Phoenix Flix caught up with the team to ask a few questions. Phoenix fans can view each player's video bio on GreenBayPhoenix.com, and get to know more about the players' lives off the court.
Check out each video below.
Craig Cox
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Throughout the year fans can watch video bios on every student-athlete from each of Green Bay's 16 sport programs by visiting the A.R.M.S. Video Vault on GreenBayPhoenix.com.
Defending Horizon League champions, the Phoenix is off to a 6-1 start in 2013. They will be on the road this weekend taking on Northern Illinois and Toledo Feb. 23-24. The Phoenix returns home April 6.
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Small Business Start-Up, Expansion and Management (Amsterdam)HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute
En Central London (Inglaterra) yCaracas, Venezuela (Venezuela), Wolverhampton (Inglaterra)
£ 12.000 - ($ 249.086)
Información importante
- Curso
- En 3 sedes
- Duración:
12 Days
- Cuándo:
A definir
¿Qué aprendés en este curso?
Intellectual Property
Business Start-up
Accounting MBA
Business Plan
IT Development
IT Management
Sales Training
Course Contents, Concepts and Issues:
Industrial Project Start-Up: Some Salient Factors
- Industrial and Consumer Products: A Distinction and Guide
- Determining Industrial and Consumer Sectors
- Integrating Industrial and Consumer Products
- The Military as a Consumer
- The Health Sector as a Consumer
- Education as a Consumer Sector
- Determining Players, Market Share and Gaps
Company Formatiion and Legal Status: Important Issues to Consider
- Company legal status categorisation
- Factors associated with a choice of legal status of a company
- Issues in favour of and mitigating against particular legal status
- Legal requirement for company formation
- Company legal status and reporting requirement
- Company legal status and accounting requirement
- Company legal status and accounting reporting
- International trade and legal requirement
- Import and Export VS National, Regional and International Embargo
Protecting Inventions: Drawing on Legal Parameters
- Design and Patent Law
- International Convention For Design and Patent
- Intellectual Capital
- Protecting Intellectual Capital
- Intellectual Property
- Inventions as Intellectual Property
- Determination of the Ownership of Intellectual Property: Application of International Convention and Precedent
- Intellectual Property Rights
- International Convention for Intellectual Property Rights
- Copyright and Copyright Convention
- Understanding Industrial Espionage
- Detecting and Averting Industrial Espionage
- Industrial Espionage and the Recovery Process
- Industrial Sabotage and Long-term Consequences
- Identifying Acts of Industrial Sabotage
- Dealing with Industrial Saboteurs
Operational Costing Issues (1)
- Determining Product Needs and Wants
- Scientific Research
- Funding Scientific Research
- Utilising Pre-existing Scientific Research Findings
- Social Research
- Social Research: A Practical Guide
- Using Marketing Research Agents
- Calculating Depreciation
- 'Accounting Depreciation' VS 'Real Depreciation'
- Calculating Fixed Costs
- Calculating Rates of |return on Investment
- Calculating Variable Costs
Operational Costing Issues (2)
- Costing Human Resource
- Integrating Fixed and Variable Costs
- Cost Apportioning
- Accounting for Depreciation in Cost Apportioning
- Projected Sales and 'Externalities'
- Projected Revenue
- Projected Income
- Pricing Strategy and Cost Variables
- Understanding the Balance Sheet
Industrial Product Design and Marketing
- Industrial Products Aesthetics
- Consumer Products Aesthetics
- Social Values and Aesthetics
- Averting Consumer Infuriation: Examples of Costly Mistakes
- Sources of Investment Funds
- National Governments
- Social Development Funds
- Economic Development Funds
- City Regeneration Funds
- Regional Governments
- The World Bank
- Venture Capitalists
- International Venture Capitalists
- Angels
- Dragons
Marketing Industrial and Consumer Products: A Basic Introduction
- Product as a Concept
- Pricing, Competition and the 'Snob Appeal': Niche or Mass Marketing
- Physical and Virtual Place
- Creating Product Awareness
- The Business Plan: A Guide To Entrepreneurs and Investors
- The Business Plan as A Guide to the Entrepreneur
- Using the Business Plan to Attract Investors and 'Fund Holders'
- What Should Be Included in the Business Plan
- Tweaking The Business Plan Without Losing the 'Focus'
- Establishing Contingency: The Most Unlikely Scenario
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On sensitivity: Part I
And then there are the recent papers examining the transient constraint. The most thorough is Aldrin et al (2012). The transient constraint has been looked at before of course, but efforts have been severely hampered by the uncertainty associated with historical forcings – particularly aerosols, though other terms are also important (see here for an older discussion of this). Aldrin et al produce a number of (explicitly Bayesian) estimates, their 'main' one with a range of 1.2ºC to 3.5ºC (mean 2.0ºC) which assumes exactly zero indirect aerosol effects, and possibly a more realistic sensitivity test including a small Aerosol Indirect Effect of 1.2-4.8ºC (mean 2.5ºC). They also demonstrate that there are important dependencies on the ocean heat uptake estimates as well as to the aerosol forcings. One nice thing that added was an application of their methodology to three CMIP3 GCM results, showing that their estimates 3.1, 3.6 and 3.3ºC were reasonably close to the true model sensitivities of 2.7, 3.4 and 4.1ºC.
In each of these cases however, there are important caveats. First, the quality of the data is important: whether it is the LGM temperature estimates, recent aerosol forcing trends, or mid-tropospheric humidity – underestimates in the uncertainty of these data will definitely bias the CS estimate. Second, there are important conceptual issues to address – is the sensitivity to a negative forcing (at the LGM) the same as the sensitivity to positive forcings? (Not likely). Is the effective sensitivity visible over the last 100 years the same as the equilibrium sensitivity? (No). Is effective sensitivity a better constraint for the TCR? (Maybe). Some of the papers referenced above explicitly try to account for these questions (and the forward model Bayesian approach is well suited for this). However, since a number of these estimates use simplified climate models as their input (for obvious reasons), there remain questions about whether any specific model's scope is adequate.
Ideally, one would want to do a study across all these constraints with models that were capable of running all the important experiments – the LGM, historical period, 1% increasing CO2 (to get the TCR), and 2xCO2 (for the model ECS) – and build a multiply constrained estimate taking into account internal variability, forcing uncertainties, and model scope. This will be possible with data from CMIP5, and so we can certainly look forward to more papers on this topic in the near future.
In the meantime, the 'meta-uncertainty' across the methods remains stubbornly high with support for both relatively low numbers around 2ºC and higher ones around 4ºC, so that is likely to remain the consensus range. It is worth adding though, that temperature trends over the next few decades are more likely to be correlated to the TCR, rather than the equilibrium sensitivity, so if one is interested in the near-term implications of this debate, the constraints on TCR are going to be more important.
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- M. Aldrin, M. Holden, P. Guttorp, R.B. Skeie, G. Myhre, and T.K. Berntsen, "Bayesian estimation of climate sensitivity based on a simple climate model fitted to observations of hemispheric temperatures and global ocean heat content", Environmetrics, vol. 23, pp. 253-271, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/env.2140


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Information about Sleep Paralysis
Sleep Paralysis as Nightmare
Sleep Paralysis in Literature: Le Horla
SP & Narcolepsy
SP in Myth & Legend
The Hallucinations
The Intruder
The Incubus
Bodily Experiences
Prevention & Coping
Sleep Paralysis
Associated Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Experiences
In this site we provide information on the many features of sleep paralysis and associated experiences. The material below has been gathered from many sources, including our own research into the sleep paralysis experience.
If you have experienced episodes of sleep paralysis, it will be very much appreciated if you will take some time to fill out the Waterloo Unusual Sleep Experiences Scale (English) (Français)
before reading on. You might actually find the information provided on this web site more relevant if you take a few minutes to fill out the questionnaire now.
Publications making use of the Waterloo Unusual Sleep Experiences Scale
Cheyne, J. A. (2010). Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis. In M. Thorpy & G. Plazzi (Eds.), Parasomnias and other movement-related sleep disorders. Amsterdam, Elsevier.
Cheyne, J. A. & Girard, T. A. (2009). The body unbound: Vestibular-motor hallucinations and out-of-body experiences. Cortex, 45, 201-215.
Cheyne, J., A., (2009). Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations. In T. Bayne, A. Cleeremans, & P. Wilken, (Eds.), Oxford Companion to Consciousness. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Abrams, M. P., Mulligan, A. D., Carleton, A. D., Asmundson, G. J. G. (2008). Prevalence and correlates of sleep paralysis in adults reporting sexual abuse. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 1535-1541.
Solomonova, E., Neilsen, T., Stenstrom, P. Simard, V. Frantova, E., & Donderi, D. (2008). Sensed Presence as a correlate of sleep paralysis distress, social anxiety and waking state. Consciousness and Cognition, 17, 49-63.
Cheyne, J. A. & Girard, T. A. (2007). The nature and varieties of felt presence experiences: A reply to Nielsen. Consciousness and Cognition, 16, 984-991.
Cheyne, J. A. & Girard, T. A. (2007). Paranoid delusions and threatening hallucinations: A prospective study of hypnagogic/hypnopompic hallucinations during sleep paralysis. Consciousness and Cognition, 16, 959-974.
Girard, T. A., Martius, D. L. M. A., & Cheyne, J. A. (2007). Mental representation of space: Insights from oblique distribution of hallucinations. Neuropsychologia, 45, 1257-1269.
Girard, T. A. & Cheyne, J. A. (2006). Timing of spontaneous sleep paralysis episodes. Journal of Sleep Research, 15, 222-229.
Cheyne, J. A. (2006). Sleep paralysis: State transition disruption and narcolepsy. In C. Bassetti & E. Mignot (Eds.), Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia, New York: Dekker.
Otto, M. W., Simon, N. M., Powers, M., Hinton, D., Zalta, A. K., Pollack, M. H. (2006) Rates of isolated sleep paralysis in outpatients with anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20, 687-693.
Cheyne, J. A. (2005). Sleep paralysis episode frequency and number, types, and structure of Associated Hallucinations. Journal of Sleep Research, 14, 319-324.
McNally, R. J. & Clancy, S. A. (2005a). Sleep Paralysis in Adults reporting repressed, recovered, or continuous memories of childhood abuse. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19, 595-602.
McNally, R. J. & Clancy, S. A. (2005b). Sleep paralysis, sexual abuse and space alien abduction. Transcultural Psychiatry, 42, 113-122.
Simard, V. & Nielsen, T. A. (2005). Sleep paralysis-associated sensed presence as a possible manifestation of social anxiety. Dreaming, 15, 245-260.
Cheyne, J. A. & Girard, T. A. (2004). Spatial characteristics of hallucinations associated with sleep paralysis. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 9, 281-300.
Girard, T. A., & Cheyne, J. A. (2004). Individual differences in lateralization of hallucinations associated with sleep paralysis, Laterality, 9, 93-111.
Cheyne, J. A. (2003). Sleep paralysis and the structure of waking-nightmare hallucinations. Dreaming, 13, 163-179.
Cheyne, J. A. (2002) Situational factors affecting sleep paralysis and associated hallucinations: Position and timing effects. Journal of Sleep Research, 11, 169-177.
Cheyne, J. A. (2001). The ominous numinous: Sensed presence and other hallucinations. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 8, 133-150. (Also published in E. Thompson (Ed.) (2001). Between Ourselves: Second-Person Issues in the Study of Consciousness. Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic)
Cheyne, J. A., Rueffer, S. D., & Newby-Clark, I. R. (1999). Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations during sleep paralysis: Neurological and cultural construction of the night-mare. Consciousness and Cognition, 8, 319-337.
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September 29th, 2016
Believe it or not, many new vehicles come without a spare tire. Manufacturers have a few different reasons for that, including weight savings, space efficiency, and cost. When you're stuck by the side of the road, though, none of that really matters much, does it?
Instead, these vehicles come equipped with an inflation kit and/or a can of sealant.
Sealant is a gooey substance in an aerosol can that's designed to coat the inside of the tire due to centrifugal force once you get rolling again, hopefully sealing the puncture. These products, such as Fix-A-Flat, have been on the market for decades and tend to work pretty well on a minor puncture. They're not a permanent fix, however. Your speed should be limited after using ...[more]
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August 25th, 2016
There are so many tire designs on the road -- all-season, high performance, touring, light truck -- and even within a specific tire design, there may be several choices of tread patterns. What differentiates them, and what are the pros and cons of each tread design?
-- Directional tread has a pattern of grooves and chevron shapes, all pointed in one direction. This design makes it easy to direct water away from the tire's contact patch and prevent hydroplaning in wet weather, and also offers low noise and great road manners. The directional design means tires can only be rotated front-to-rear and not side-to-side or diagonally.
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The tire is such a commonplace item -- it's on every car, every truck, every bicycle, every aircraft. It's easy to not give the tire a second thought, but like every other technology, the tire has an interesting history of advances and failures.
In the 19th century, carriages and wagons used steel strips for "tires" on their wheels, with the punishing sort of ride that you'd expect. In later years, they were shod with strips of natural rubber, which was an improvement but was still problematic. Solid rubber still rode pretty rough, and the natural, uncured rubber would get gummy in hot weather and shrink and harden in cold temperatures. Charles Goodyear was able to help with the invention of vul ...[more]
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hey guys,
My name is Alex. Just joined the boards and am also new to duck hunting. This is my first season. I am 24 and got interested in duck hunting because I always enjoyed watching the geese and ducks migrate this time of year and also love shooting clays so I figured it would be fun to put some meat on the table also. So far I've only got one bird this year, a green winged teal. Been hunting a small pond that a buddy and myself got permission to hunt from the landowner. Havent seen hardly any birds on the days we hunt ( I'm only able to hunt weekends) yet it never fails that on my way into work in the mornings there are birds everywhere. This past weekend we went to hunt our spot and the landowner had guests so we could not hunt. So we decided to try Mazonia for the first time, got there late, around 8, because of our spot not working out. saw nothing and headed home. Really hoping the remaining part of the season works out. My hunting partner and myself are both new to this and are limited on budget. We don't have many people we know to help us out so we are figuring where to go, when to go, all that stuff on our own, which I am fine with. But would like to get some birds here eventually, lol. If anyone in the general area (I live in Plainfield but don't mind driving) would like to show me the ropes that would be great as our spot doesn't seem to be holding bird, but I certainly don't expect that to happen as I understand people want to protect their hunting spots. Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself, Thanks, and happy hunting.
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Stars React to 70th Golden Globe Awards Nominations
On the heels of the nominations announcement for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, some of the nominees have already issued their reactions.
Taylor Swift tweeted her thanks for having her song "Safe and Sound" nominated for Best Original Song- Motion Picture. "Best birthday surprise EVER-just found out that Safe&Sound is nominated for a GOLDEN GLOBE!! Thank you @goldenglobes and HFPA! #hungergames."
Regarding his multiple nods for "Django Unchained" including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Drama, Quentin Tarantino told press, "It's very gratifying to get this many nominations from the HFPA for a film I worked so hard on and am so passionate about. I look forward to having fun at the Golden Globes with my cast mates and fellow nominees."
And as for her pair of nominations for both "Paperboy" and "Hemingway & Gellhorn," Nicole Kidman gushed, "As an actor you look for roles that are rich, complicated, and that stretch you and this year I was blessed to find two. To have the chance to play them was a gift in itself and to then be acknowledged this way is icing on the cake. Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press!"
Meanwhile, Hayden Panettiere was thrilled to be nominated for her role in "Nashville"- "I'm in total and utter shock, I'm literally still lying in bed and feel like a kid in a candy store right now. I'm so floored by it and I think Connie would agree that the show's creators give us so much to work with that it makes it easy for us to come every day and do our jobs."
Max Greenfield couldn't believe it when he got the call that he was nominated for his gig on "The New Girl." "I got the phone call at 5:30 in the morning, and now the house is awake -- including my daughter, who is never up this early. She has demanded Dora The Explorer, so that is happening. This is amazing, though. There was an email going around when it happened with my manager and my agent and a bunch of people, and my only response was 'Does this mean I'm as good of an actor as Ed Harris?' I can literally tell you what movie theater and where exactly I was sitting when I saw Pollock."
The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will take place on January 13th and will be hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.


text: Massachusetts students rank first in the nation for the fifth consecutive time MTA President Paul Toner applauded educators for the "remarkable achievement" of their students, who scored top in the country in reading and math for the fifth consecutive time."Your hard work has paid off once again," said Toner, praising teachers, education support professionals and administrators for the state's success on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a test often called the nation's report card. NAEP is administered to a representative sample of students throughout the country and provides overall scores state by state as well as breakdowns in scores by subgroups.According to the 2013 NAEP results, Massachusetts ranked first alone among the states in 8th grade mathematics, and tied for first in 4th grade reading, 4th grade mathematics, and 8th grade reading. On all four tests, Massachusetts students scored well above the national average. Massachusetts students have scored first or tied for first place on all four NAEP tests in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013.


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The amount of data that users need to analyze for insights is growing by leaps and bounds. To make sense of that data, business analytics and business intelligence (BI) applications use a great deal of processing power, which can affect their performance. This is of little interest to business users, analysts and executives, all of whom expect to be able to access, analyze and process the data and intelligence they need as rapidly as possible.
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Hi. I've asked a similar question before on this board and have gotten an edifying response regarding S. Korea. However, I'm wondering more and more about Japan.
Actually, here is my scenario: I have a Bachelor's in English Literature, a Masters in Library and Information Science and am only a few credits away from earning a Masters in English Literature. I am a 33 year old American male. Is there a cut-off age for teaching in Japan? Is there a market for me in Japan? If not, can anyone suggest where I can go? I'm trying to do the research myself but it's difficult finding the proper info. I'm considering Japan because it seems that S. Korea is not very American friendly, and it doesn't appear like there is much to do in China. Also, what happens when a TEFL teacher gets older? Not to say that I would definitely want to spend the rest of my life doing this, but if I liked it, would they force me to quit when I hit 36 or 40 or some other age, despite the experience I would have by then? Of course, being a male is another factor to be considered. Can anyone help me with these questions? I would be grateful.


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Woman accused of cashing late mother's checks
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A Gainesville woman was arrested Friday after being accused of forging and cashing one of her deceased mother's checks and attempting to cash another one.
According to the Gainesville Police Department, Charolette Nicole Foster, 25, of 1615 NE 16th Ave., was arrested at a check-cashing business on Northwest Sixth Street after trying to cash a $60 check from her deceased mother made out to Foster.
The teller there recognized Foster as the same woman who was successful in cashing another check from her late mother's account four days earlier at the same business. In the earlier case, the business had been notified by the bank that the account belonged to a woman who had died In April 2011.
A GPD arrest report stated that Foster later admitted that she was trying to cash her late mother's checks so she could pay some bills.
A search of Foster's purse revealed the late mother's checkbook and a search of Foster's vehicle located more checks and her mother's Social Security card, police said.
Foster was charged with uttering a forged instrument, a felony.
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This is quite an interesting list -- top 10 security/quality issues Microsoft should address asap -- per eWeek
corporate world is unsure just how well it can trust Microsoft's
Windows 7. Windows Vista was a nightmare that most companies didn't
adopt. Internet Explorer is in the news, thanks to a security breach.
And Windows Mobile
is still the also-ran in the market..."
security woes are troublesome. Not only is Windows not nearly as secure
as users would like, but Internet Explorer is causing trouble for users
as well. "
quick glance around many of the markets where Microsoft operates
reveals a staggering issue: the competition is innovating far more
rapidly than Microsoft. "
strategies have focused mainly on the short term. The future of
software is, at least by most accounts, centered on the Web. And yet,
as the most important software company in the industry, Microsoft is
lagging behind the Web software innovators. That's a major blunder"
Social Business transformation
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Microsoft confirms Windows 7 and Windows 2008 security hole
Not sure why Microsoft took time to acknowledge this?
"Microsoft has issued a security advisory to acknowledge a crippling denial-of-service flaw affecting its newest operating systems — Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
In the absence of a patch, Microsoft recommends that affected users block TCP ports 139 and 445 at the firewall. Windows users should also block all SMB communications to and from the Internet to help prevent attacks."
You can drive a bus through some of Windows 7 holes says eWeek blogger Andrew Gracia
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You can drive a bus through some of Windows 7 holes, says Andrew Gracia - the eWeek Signalling IT blogger
"Honestly, it's hard to take Microsoft seriously about the security of its products when you can drive a bus through some of their holes"
IBM thought leadership in fighting cybercrime and Tivoli safety/security solutions
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Check out IBM's safety and security solutions here:
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'Starting with tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators, Campbell and the Buffalo Sabres will spend the next week ricocheting around North America. Far and away the longest, most grueling trip of the Sabres' season, the whirlwind tour takes them through Ottawa, Philadelphia, Colorado, Dallas and Boston – all in eight days.'
Archives for February 2001
Sabres open long, long road trip
Varada, Smehlik to miss Sabres' road trip
'[Varada] had a headache Monday and must be symptom-free for seven days before being cleared to play, team spokesman Mike Gilbert said.'
Dave: A productive day at the office
Slowly but surely, cagey veteran Dave Andreychuk has recognized that if he wants to stay in the lineup and contribute, he has to do it from his office in front of the net…
Sabres' shaky defense deflects Lightning
'Despite a three-goal lead deep into the third period, the Sabres lost focus. A couple of scary injuries preceded two Lightning short-handed goals, and the Sabres had to hold on for a 5-4 victory in front of a sold-out matinee house.'
Holzinger should pay plenty for his cheap shot
'"He's just trying to play aggressive and he doesn't know how to do it," said Sabres winger Rob Ray. "And that's why he's getting in trouble for it."'
Woolley and Varada take severe hits
'An on-ice wedding was performed before the game for Rob Woodrow of Alexander and Tracy Clark of Tampa. Woodrow wore his Sabres jersey and Clark her Lightning jersey for the ceremony. But after they were pronounced man and wife, Clark lifted off her top to reveal a Sabres jersey underneath.'
Fund raising fits Sabres alumni
'Perhaps the biggest goal Gerry Meehan ever scored for the Buffalo Sabres wasn't against the Philadelphia Flyers in 1972. It was his creation of a Buffalo Sabres Alumni group in the 1980s.'
Sabres bring in Campbell
'When the Buffalo Sabres depart for Ottawa today for tomorrow's game against the Senators, left winger Vaclav Varada won't be on the plane. Instead, Brian Campbell will take his place.'
Lax Lightning lose in debacle vs. Sabres
'Playing with little discipline, fire or intelligence, the Lightning fell behind 2-0 after 15 minutes and dropped a 5-4 decision to Hasek and the Sabres, self- destructing along the way in extending their road winless streak to 11 games.'
Bolts' power play still powerless
'The Lightning entered Sunday's matchup against the Sabres 3-for-64 on the power play in their previous 10 games. They went 0-for-9 in beating the Blues at home and 0-for-9 again in Saturday's scoreless tie at Philadelphia. Against the Sabres, the power play was 0-for-4.'
Lightning rally provides excitement, but no win
'Stung by an awful first 10 minutes and three power-play goals, the Lightning made an uneven performance more frustrating with a rally that fell short as Buffalo won 5-4 at HSBC Arena on Sunday.'
Face shield? No brawler wears one
'[Matthew Barnaby's] job description won't allow [a face shield], he said. "The job I do out there, I really can't wear one unless everyone else is wearing one," he said. "It would be pretty hypocritical.'
Sabres 5, Lightning 4
'The Buffalo Sabres felt fortunate to come away with a victory on Sunday.'
Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 4
'Red-hot Miroslav Satan and Vladimir Tsyplakov scored 10 seconds apart in the second period and the Buffalo Sabres held on for an ugly but effective 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.'
Buffalo Beats Bolts
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I'm currently looking to weather up the flightsuit for my ESB build. As I was studying the ESB photos, its pretty obvious that my suit is darker and with a more slightly more vibrant blue. I'm now considering how to bring the color down to something closer to the ESB color. My first thought was to soak it in a light bleach wash, but a friend recommended against it because it may take it too far away from the correct color (or ruin it altogether).
Here's some pics of how it currently looks -- with and without a flash, in comparison with reference photos of the ESB Fett. I think in natural light it looks a lot closer to the image with the flash (its not nearly as deep or blue/purple as the without flash pics here).
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Decision : CONF 201 VII.C.28
SOC: Wieliczka Salt Mines (Poland)
VII.28 Wieliczka Salt Mines (Poland)
At its eighteenth session in 1994, the Committee approved an amount of US$ 100,000 to purchase the dehumidifying equipment required for the preservation of the salt sculptures of this World Heritage site in Danger.
A contract to this effect was negotiated and signed between the Culture Sector of UNESCO and the Polish Permanent Delegation. The project is to be completed before the end of 1997.
The Committee commended the Polish authorities and the Marie Curie Foundation for their efforts in order to preserve the precious salt sculptures at Wieliczka, and requested to be kept informed about the outcome and results of the preservation project.
DocumentsDecisions Report
Context of DecisionWHC-96/CONF.201/07A
Themes: Conservation, List of World Heritage in Danger
States Parties: Poland
Properties: Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Year: 1996
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testing color....
Color me Purple
wow, I had no idea I had passed 50 woots LOL
wizard7926 wrote:Sigh. I liked my black square, but it was its time to go.
However, I'm color-deficient, and I really can't tell what color I am now -- the three middle colors look nearly identical to me. Help me out, normies!
Wizard, you are green -- green as new minted money. Green as grass. Green with jealousy for all the people who have more than you -- or maybe they should be green -- in awe of your self control.
I wish I had self-control... I have 48 Shirt woots alone... not counting what I have bought at the other woot sites...
I wonder what my color will be?
So I am now reconciled as being OCD.
Obsessive Credit-Card Disorder
And those that wonder, yes my house is still full of un-opened and unused woots. I started with two lemonaders and one is still unused/unopened.
Okay, so like I noticed the other night that my post at sellout.woot sported a purple qube instead of my treasured black one, and I thought it was just because my screen had gone wonky. I whacked the monitor, adjusted the settings, and....still purple. So I decided it was either:
a. because my eyes were tired that early in the morning, or
b. the woot gods had decided to grant me the color of royalty because I was so extra special.
Then I see this today. So you're saying that I'm no longer better than everyone else??? *sob*
I want my black qube back! And until you give it to me, I'm going to hold my breath until I turn purple and.....
Oh, wait a minnit.....
Posting simply to see what color square I have.
Woody1 wrote:So I am now reconciled as being OCD.
Obsessive Credit-Card Disorder
And those that wonder, yes my house is still full of un-opened and unused woots. I started with two lemonaders and one is still unused/unopened.
I had those. Three of them. That was an unfortunate impulse buy. They're long gone.
Actually, I started with the Cuisinart ice cream maker.
DebbieDunlap wrote:Posting simply to see what color square I have.
Hmmm ... looks like I have about six more Woots to get to purple. No problem. Christmas is coming ...
... and isn't it about time for a Woot-Off?
color me...
I noticed the different colors and it's nice to know what they mean now..have a long ways to go to get to black though.
Goodbye black square!
I wonder what color I am now...
But, but, what if I don't like the color of the next cube? Does this mean I must stop purchasing so that my cube won't change color? Oh, the horrors!
Wow, some people just buy a lot of scaffolding, don't they?
Did anyone yet mention how like a World of Warcraft expansion this is, where you have the chance to level up your character even more?
Well if you did, you'd be a NERD.
Ha. I said it.
Tho' it's still true.
Ooh, I didn't know about the colored squares either; I just buy shirts. : )
Sorry, posting to see what color I am!
beckyeas wrote:But, but, what if I don't like the color of the next cube? Does this mean I must stop purchasing so that my cube won't change color? Oh, the horrors!
There's always...the next color. Unless, of course, you don't like black. Then you're doomed. DOOMED.
[edit] Wow, Google ads are good:
97 by my count :D almost there....
Just testing like everyone else...
I'm no longer better than everyone else... almost though!
cgwodehouse wrote:I loathe you.
and this is why I don't participate in this whole "internet" thing. it is way too easy to inspire loathing.
nice change but some of the colors are to close to the same. i also like the idea of having the box next to our name when we log on.
I still want a Box of Carbon.
color check as well...
Colors change as do the seasons.
woot has mastered the psychologies. i want to buy more.
You would think this doesn't matter ... and yet ..
I lost my black box :-(
color check
Not even sure how many items I have bought. Too lazy to add them all up. Stumbled onto this site in '05 and am getting too old to stay up till 1:00AM so haven't got a Boggy Old Creature in quite a while. Of course, I still have ordered my fair share of crappy stuff anyways. And now for the color check.
hmmm....apparently, once you go black, you CAN go back now.
Checking status, Update still elite...
And I am...?
Wow! So this is what it feels like to be a minority I'm one of only two white guys in here.
color test
Solely testing to see what color I have
Gaa purple - this might backfire on Woot, clearly I need to cut back on the purchase rate.
If my wife sees the 50+ I might have some explaining to do. Oh wait I have SW bobbleheads in the garage - that conversation has already happened..
I wanted so much to have that little blue qube...denied!
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|wolfy dog
|When I am cooking , he knows exactly where I need to go next and lies there in front of the counter/cupboards, having to move away constantly. I don't mind and neither does he.
|Tina D.
We were all at a festival in town a couple weeks ago, and took both dogs with us. Scooter is a lab mix. He is everybody's best friend, immediately, no questions asked. Mia is my GSD. She will tolerate strangers petting her, and will even lick their faces sometimes. She has never, ever growled at a stranger. She is just standoffish with them. Except with any children, she adores them! At this festival, everyone was oohing and ahhing over her. She is a big beautiful girl, if I do say so myself! Lots of people had pet her, she was wonderful.
My husband had taken the 2 kids off to get a snack. I was standing off to the side, in a quiet area. I had both dogs on their leashes. Anyway, a straggly looking guy was off to the side, and I saw him look over. He had the "Nice dogs, I wanna pet them" look on his face. I didn't care for the look of this guy for some reason, but I figured it would be fine. He started walking over, and Mia started doing a very low, deep growl in the back of her throat. She stayed put, sitting tall right in front of me. It wasn't very loud, so I don't know if he heard it. Or maybe he didn't like how she was looking at him. Either way, he changed his route and went waaay around us! LOL
I don't know if Mia sensed that he made me uneasy, or if she herself didn't care for him. But she has never done that out in public, as a reaction to anyone.
As if that is even a challenge for my shepherd......she's already pretty much mastered telekinesis as well.
|no, dogs can't read minds. they can tell by tone of voice and body language you're mood.
GSD can read your thoughts
Our first GSD could definately read my mind while driving, he rode to work with me every day of our lives, and as the saying goes he was a awesome "back seat driver", with the exception being he sat next to me in the truck- this dog erupted on bad drivers before the thoughts could leave my lips, it was so uncanny, he was super intelligent. Other GSD's we have had over the last 40 years were also very good at reading thoughts, I have no doubts that they are super perceptive on human emotions-Bob
|Harry and Lola
|I would like to say yes. I truly believe they are in-tune with me on a level most humans can't experience. They should and tend to use their 6th sense (psychic/intuition whatever you want to call it) first then their nose, ears and eyes.
|I watched a video yesterday that made me cry and Robyn gently licked every tear off my face and stayed really close to me, I could see the concern in her face, she was looking me intently waiting to see if I was going to keep crying or not.
|N Smith
My dogs are incredibly attuned to me, my female and I have an amazing connection.
There is one incident that stands out to me at this moment:
When Ironhide was about 3 we were having a "trainer" wind down time after classes were over. My son who was 6 at the time, was running around the training space dragging a tug toy, which Ironhide would pick up, tug with him a little, the drop it and let him run away again. Another trainer was puppy sitting a Labradoodle, who was going through sort of a board and train. He was friendly, but rude with other dogs. So she let him out to have "how to be quiet training session" and he right away beelined for my son to "chase" the toy. However, I am not comfortable with my son playing this way with other dogs, I know my dogs and their response, so that is why it is ok. I had just started to yell "No!" when Ironhide swooped in, pushed him aside and herded him away from my son. Once he had been herded to the other side of the room and leashed, she went and picked up the toy and played with my son again. She got a very good reward for being such an intuitive girl!
It is a pleasure reading all these stories, thanks for sharing.
Zeeva - I'm sure I did have a picture in my head of my backpack sitting on the office chair with keys inside.
I've read somewhere that since dogs don't have a language or words, that their thoughts are comprised of pictures. So if you think in terms of pictures, they have a sort of sixth sense to be able to see that and hence read your mind.
Have no idea how true it is. I think in terms of a jumble of pictures and words and I've never really consciously tested the theory...don't really know if it's even possible. But for some reason, in my mind, it makes sense and I think it's a pretty neat theory.
Do you recall thinking of the office and your keys in terms of pictures...?
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