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|Chip 18....originally I was using the techniques in this exact video. But since my accident and balance issues have become problems and I have a 75 lb. male with extremely strong back legs (he can jump 6 ft straight up ) this technique is no longer a option. I sit in a chair to throw the ball or one hand on the fence. I ask any and everyone to spend time with him and try to be creative with playtime. It's a challenge! Vet visits are really challenging. I go in to scope the place out then take him in and tuck him behind my legs and take LOTS of treats to keep him focused on me and following my commands.
Not really a fan of "tools" myself, they tend to mask problems instead of dealing with them (if used incorrectly)
Not really a fan of "tools" myself, they tend to mask problems instead of dealing with them (if used incorrectly) Can you do this?
I'm sure you already investigated this....but try finding someone to work and play with him...a neighbor kid/nephew/niece/sibling/etc.....
Can your dog fetch and retrieve? Take a chair outside and fling a ball with one of those ChuckIt gizmos...Buy a cheap radio controlled 4 wheeler and sit in a comfy chair outside and drive the remote unit around with something attached to it on a string or rope and have him chase it.... I'm just winging it...get creative..and yes...your situation does not make the necessities required easy for you...but the effort will be ever so worthwhile.
Take care as well as a speedy recovery on your aching back.
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Also as Rocky has aged he has become dog aggressive with unfamiliar dogs especially when Mama's around.
I also think it is easier to find a workable routine when the weather is better. It snows where I live, with often icy conditions, and when you have balance issues the weather can be a huge factor.
Keep working at it! You'll get something together, since it is important enough for you to ask on a forum like this one! You'll do great!
If you plan to get back into hiking I highly recommend the "Gentle Leader". It goes around the nose and head so that when the dog pulls on the leash it actually pulls the head downward. This may also make things a lot easier on you. Now he probably wont like it at first so what I did was put it on my 11 month old GSD and let her wear it around the house. Then I hooked the lead on and with minimal training she has made a 180° turn around on walking. She now stays right at my left side and when I stop she automatically sits, I couldnt believe what a difference it had made. I have used it to both calm her down and for her to quit pulling. I took baby steps but it all depends on the dog. Overall a terrific training lead. Good luck and hope all works out for you!
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|thank you for your response I appreciate it. It is a daily challenge and I haven't spent much time with him which I regret highly! I've even used our truck to give him some excersise with someone driving and me sitting on the tailgate. He loved it. There has been issues with having to loan our truck to a family member so it hasn't been available to me to use also I have a walking stick and I can go hiking in the state Park but again availability of the truck. Also as Rocky has aged he has become dog aggressive with unfamiliar dogs especially when Mama's around. As it warms up I plan to try the hiking again. I am a little uneasy because of balance issues but I will give it a go.
Wow, I could have written much of your post myself! I had a spinal cord injury in 1995 and never did regain feeling in my legs or bum. And I have balance issues, too.
I have discovered that just about every activity is possible for me, but I do need to figure out how to accommodate my body. My GSD is close to 8 years old now. But he drove me crazy when he was younger. He was like the Ever Ready Bunny, he just kept going and going.
I played a lot of fetch with him. Indoors I would bury his ball in a pile of cardboard boxes and have him find it. I tried to think of things to do with him that exercised his mind as well as his body. I worked really hard on his obedience, so regardless of how excited or antsy he was, his response was rock solid. Walking him became so much easier for me.
I found some old agility equipment and used that in the back yard. I found a place to take him off leash where there weren't other dogs, so he could zoom around me while I ambled along at a much slower pace. So what if I drove there instead of walking. The point was to get him there, where he could run and I could walk. I use a cane when the footing isn't smooth (and sometimes when it is smooth, too!) and Tanner has gotten really good about not bumping into me hard. Thankfully he was never a jumper.
Keep trying different things! You'll eventually find some activities that work for both of you. It can be done. Just keep yourself safe first and foremost. The rest will follow if you keep working on it.
Good luck!
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Ok my German Shepherd male neutered is 4 years old. I had a spinal cord injury in 2012. I haven't been able to work with him as much as I did. He hasn't forgotten his training so much except in the house. He is so hyper that I can only keep him tethered for maybe an hour. It's like he forgets all of his training and he won't listen like he does outside. Turns into a brat!!! I finally have to put him back outside where he is alone. I hate it but with my balance issues and getting scratched up I have to. How can I get him to calm down in the house. I know exercise is part of the answer but again balance issue and back pain but....
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Merry Meadow Takes Vagrancy
Merry Meadow, a daughter of Henny Hughes, rallies to overtake Jane of All Trades to win the grade II Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park May 17. The 4-year-old filly ran the 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17.36.
Merry Meadow, a daughter of Henny Hughes, rallies to overtake Jane of All Trades to win the grade II Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park May 17. The 4-year-old filly ran the 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17.36.
After finishing second in her 2014 debut, Kauai Katie appears ready for a top effort in the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. III) May 17 at Belmont Park.
Front-running La Verdad left her rivals behind leaving the turn en route to her initial graded stakes win, a 3 3/4-length romp in the $200,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 19.
Todd Pletcher-trained filly makes first start in nearly nine months in six-furlong test at Aqueduct Racetrack April 19.
Ken and Sarah Ramsey, the runaway leading owners in North America, purchased stakes-placed Secret Union for $150,000 to top the Oct. 7 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed and horses of racing age sale.
Richlyn Farm's homebred Lighthouse Bay upset the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course July 27, winning at odds of 21-1 while 2-5 favorite Kauai Katie failed to fire.
Kauai Katie has not run at Saratoga Race Course since winning the Adirondack Stakes (gr. II) as a 2-year-old, but she's 2-for-2 at the upstate oval, having broken her maiden at first asking there by 12 lengths.
A trio of talented 3-year-old fillies from trainer Todd Pletcher, including multiple graded stakes winner Kauai Katie, heads the $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) June 29 at Belmont Park.
Dreaming of Julia stood out on a busy worktab for trainer Todd Pletcher June 16, breezing a half-mile over the Belmont Park training track in 49.07 for the upcoming $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I).
Andrew Cohen missed owning a Triple Crown winner when Big Brown came up empty in the Belmont. This week he tries to complete a personal Triple Crown when Giant Finish tries the Belmont Stakes.
Midnight Lucky more than made up for her lackluster fifth-place performance in the May 3 Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) when the Bob Baffert-trained filly unleashed a powerful 6 1/4-length victory in the May 25 Acorn Stakes.
Grade II winner Kauai Katie will stretch out to take on Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) also-rans Midnight Lucky and Close Hatches while those two turn back in distance in the $300,000 Acorn Stakes (gr. I) May 27 at Belmont.
Overwhelmingly favored Kauai Katie led from start to finish for a seemingly effortless 3 1/4-length victory in the $71,250 Road Princess overnight stakes, the closing day feature at Aqueduct Racetrack April 21.
Barbara Banke's Dreaming of Julia, named after her daughter, has certainly made her presence known along the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) trail.
Hunter Simms, who joined Warrendale Sales four years ago, has become a partner with owner Kitty Taylor in the Lexington equine sales company.
Many of the top contenders for this year's Triple Crown races, including champion 2-year-old male Shanghai Bobby, completed workouts on Monday morning in South Florida and Southern California.
Booked full for the current season, young sire Frost Giant will be headed from his base in New York to stand at Yarradale Stud in Western Australia for the Southern Hemisphere season that begins in August.
Kauai Katie, who had begun her 3-year-old campaign with a smart eight-length score in the Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 1, captured the Forward Gal at seven furlongs in 1:22.13.
Kauai Katie has proven her talent among the best in North America, while Fusaichiswonderful is undefeated with four graded stakes victories earned in Puerto Rico. Pletcher saddles both at Gulfstream Jan. 26.
In her highly anticipated 3-year-old debut, Kauai Katie romped to an easy eight-length victory over Cor Cor in the Jan. 1 Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Kauai Katie is the biggest name of a loaded stakes day at Gulfstream Park Jan. 1. She'll contest the $100,000 Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) while sophomore males duke it out in the Gulfstream Park Derby and Spectacular Bid.
Multiple grade II winner Kauai Katie tops the names of horses scheduled to start the new year at Gulfstream Park, which has four stakes on tap for the Jan. 1, 2013 race card.
Frost Giant capped a brilliant season with his initial crop of runners by establishing a record in progeny earnings for New York-based freshman sires.
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Nov. 11 saw new stakes winners from a trio of freshman sires, two of whom were represented by their first black-type winners.
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Native American Rugs and Blankets
In many ways, the story of Navajo rugs is intertwined with the story of Native American blankets. Weaving among Native Americans first began with the Pueblo people more than 1,000 years ago. Between approximately 1050 and 1300, they produced a wide array of blankets using vertical looms. Cotton was the material of choice, but in the 1500s, the Spanish brought churro sheep to America and forced the Puebloans to weave with wool.
After a Pueblo uprising drove the Spaniards out around 1680, the Spaniards returned in greater numbers in 1692. Their brutality prompted many Pueblo people to take refuge with the Navajo. Thanks to this mingling of cultures, the Navajo learned wool weaving from the Pueblo people. Navajo textiles soon become respected and well known for their quality and artistry.
By the late 19th century, the preferences of white tourists dictated what Native American weavers produced. For example, weavers noticed that many Navajo blanket owners were simply putting their blankets on the floor and using them as rugs. With this in mind, Navajo weavers began making rugs in addition to blankets, using a heavier type of weaving and abandoning stripes for borders. Abstract designs gave way to pictorials like cowboys and horses.
Similarly, blanket customers began using their purchases for decoration rather than on bedding, so many weavers switched from homespun fiber to inferior but cheaper prefabricated yarn. With the adoption of Germantown fibers and aniline dyes, the palette of available colors exploded, and Navajo blankets suddenly became extremely multi-colored.
Even as Native Americans were evolving what they produced to better appeal to the tourist trade, less-expensive manufactured fabrics were pushing their products aside. But in the 1920s, Navajo weaving enjoyed a renewed level of attention that continues to this day.
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Years Of Twitter Mentions Reveal How The Social Network Entered The Mainstream
'New York Times' descriptions evolved with the popular site over the past seven years.
Technology writers face a difficult task: how to distill what are, at times, completely foreign concepts into concise descriptions for readers. What should a "new, free communications service" that "enables subscribers to electronically (and almost instantaneously) broadcast what they're doing" through a type of "group-messaging application" be called? Well, now we'd just call it 'Twitter.' But that wasn't always the case.
Quartz writer Matt Phillips poured through the thousands of instances Twitter appeared in The New York Times from 2006 to the present, taking note of how descriptive phrasings evolved. His findings make for a brief yet fascinating case study on the impact of emerging technology, as we see how the site has grown in our cultural lexicon from "blogging-like tool for quick updates" to "leading social network," mirroring its growth of relevance in our day-to-day lives. And now, in light of ongoing news coverage on the company's planned IPO, Twitter requires no introduction at all.
Below we've reposted a few of the excerpts, which can be viewed in full here.
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"…a blogging-like tool for quick updates"
November 29, 2007
"This short-messaging service allows you to 'micro-blog' your life in 140 character bursts."
September 22, 2008
"…which lets users send short messages with updates on what they are doing, is popular with a tech-savvy crowd but crashes frequently and has not figured out a way to earn significant revenue."
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"…the micro-blogging platform"
October 31, 2010
"…one of the rare but fabled Web companies with a growth rate that resembles the shape of a hockey stick"
January 10, 2011
"…the popular microblogging service"
October 7, 2012
"Bankrolled by venture capitalists, it has grown into a multibillion-dollar enterprise with 140 million users worldwide."
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My car has been making some funny sounds for a while, and every time I mentioned it while it was under the full warranty, Subaru told me the car is supposed to sound like that. B.S. By funny, I mean strange whirring/buzzing sounds when I accelerate, a squeaky clutch pedal, etc. I seriously fail to see how those could be design sounds. Unless the car is supposed to sound like crap, in which case, they're right.
Anyway, I just had new tires put on at a Crest/Jaguar/Ford dealership and mentioned it to them, so they checked. They said the transmission fluid is low and to get a power flush and fill, and if it doesn't go away, to take it to Subaru as it should be covered under the powertrain warranty. Apparently if it were a Ford/Lincoln/Jaguar, it would be. Thing is, I can't make heads or tails of what exactly is covered with the warranty.
This reminds me of the brand new 2000 Eclipse I had in 2000. I had a bad TOB and took it to the dealership where I bought it that said I burned the clutch out, and since I did it, it wouldn't be covered. Mind you, this was three month's later with no real beating on the car. I said bull and took it to another dealership that said it was the TOB and they replaced it free. The second dealership said they would have done the TOB along with the clutch and pocketed all the money, processing it as a warranty issue. I feel like that's what Subaru is doing to me. Under warranty nothing is wrong and it's all in my head. I'm sure now that the car has 60,000 miles on it they'll try to say it's my fault.
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Arsène Wenger has named his Premiership player and young player of the season - and they both come from his squad.
"My list is very short," he said. "It is Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas - and by miles. I cannot see anybody coming close to them."
The manager elaborated in the reasons behind the choice of his captain for the top award.
"Thierry has scored 22 goals in the Premiership again, has scored crucial goals in the Champions League also he is in the Semi-Finals of the Champions League," he said. "Nobody else can compare. He scored the decisive goal for France against Ireland to qualify for the World Cup.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Whether you're on a budget or busy, a new cook book advises that slow is the way to go for preparing the nutritious, largely fuss-free meals many of us crave yet don't have the time to put together.
Sally Wise, author of "Slow Cooker", owns five slow cookers, or crock pots, tools she has been using for over 30 years to cook everything from soups and stews to fish fillets and even cakes.
She believes crock pots are just as relevant today as they were when she was feeding her six now adult children, because they are just so convenient, and economical.
"Crock pots can be bought from anywhere and they allow you to put a meal on, and seven hours later, it's beautifully cooked, using very little energy," Wise, who runs a catering business and also wrote a popular book about pickling, told Reuters from Australia.
"You control what you put into the slow cooker, and it lends itself to using natural produce for a healthy, balanced meal. You can also use cheaper cuts of meat and still get great flavor."
Slow cookers are electric appliances that cook their ingredients by maintaining a relatively low temperature ranging from 94 to 149 Celsius (200-300 Fahrenheit) for many hours. In Asia, for example, they are widely used to make rice.
With the current economic climate driving more people to cook at home, modern hectic lifestyles, and an increase in health consciousness, Wise said she expected the crock pot to see a revival of its 1970s heyday.
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Joe Lieberman: The Resilience and Missteps of a Political Maverick
Joseph Lieberman, the Connecticut Senator who had a turblent relationship with the Democratic Party, is reportedly set to announce he will not seek a fifth term in office.
An official announcement about Mr. Lieberman's 2012 campaign is excepted Wednesday. News outlets — from the New York Times to Huffington Post — are reporting he will not seek re-election.
It would be the end of a long career for the 69 year-old Yale-educated lawyer, one in which he swung dramatically from the center of the Democratic Party to their bullseye after he became an independent following his loss to Ned Lamont in the 2006 Democratic primary.
Whether Mr. Lieberman could have won another re-election to his senate seat is unclear. Although he played a crucial role in repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell - a goal of national gay rights activists - he has firmly ensconced himself in the diminishing moderate branch of his party.
In 2012, the incumbent Democratic president whom Mr. Lieberman did not support will likely draw out the kind of voters who have always disliked the senator. On the other side of the aisle, a rising Tea Party movement, spearheaded by Sarah Palin and other polarizing figures, are likely to draw just as many voters unimpressed with Lieberman's lingering sympathies for his colleague's Democratic agenda.
There is an alternate view of Mr. Lieberman. That of a principled statesmen whose lengthy career was guided by his inner conscious but felled but two political miscalculations.
"The fact that he takes seriously the terrorist threat and is willing to confront the base of his own party tells you a lot about this character," said former Rep. Christopher Shays, a Republican of Connecticut, in an interview Tuesday night.
"He could have done it differently and continue to have the support of his own party … and be able to win election after election," said Mr. Shays, who declined to say whether he heard directly from the Senator about his future.
The first miscalculation came when Mr. Lieberman was propelled onto the national stage as Democrat Al Gore's vice presidential candidate. As the first Jewish politician on a major party's national ticket, it was a history-making moment.
Mr. Lieberman was, at the time, seeking re-election to his senate seat back home. So, he ran for both at the same time. That divided attention may have doomed his ticket, said Mr. Shays.
"Had he spent three more hours in Florida, they could have gotten the 500 more votes," said Shays, referring off-handedly to Democrats narrow, and controversial, loss in that state, which tipped the outcome.
While the national party embraced Mr. Lieberman in 2000, he was never one of their favorites.
Lieberman, like many U.S. politicians, was a hawkish defender of Israel, and sensitive to fostering a healthy business climate back home. But he had supported the Republican-pushed reforms to welfare, and was an advocate of school vouchers.
There was also the Lewinsky speech.
In 1998, Lieberman was one of the first Democrats to admonish President Clinton for his sexual encounters with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
"The President's sexual misconduct and his deliberate efforts to deceive the American people and our judicial system have had a serious and adverse impact on the nation," Lieberman said at the time.
While acknowledging the President "sought atonement" for his behavior, Mr. Lieberman told his colleagues more needed to be done.
"If the House chooses not to impeach, as seems likely, then we must censure. Congress must provide a decisive ending and a strong statement that makes clear to ourselves and posterity that we are a nation that understands the difference between right and wrong, truth and falsehood," he said.
"We must clearly explain the expectations we have of our leaders, present and future, and serve notice that if the President is guilty of wrongdoing he must suffer, at the least, public embarrassment and reproach," said Lieberman.
When Mr. Gore picked Mr. Lieberman as his running mate two years later, it was not a nod to the Democrat's progressive base. No matter. Gore and Lieberman lost in 2000, with Mr. Gore retreating to the private sector, and Mr. Lieberman returning to Washington for another term in the senate.
In 2004, Mr. Lieberman made a brief and unspectacular bid for president. The campaign launched in January of 2003, and by February the following year, he withdrew. Interestingly, Lieberman was not supported in that race by his 2000 running mate, Mr. Gore.
By the time of Mr. Lieberman's next re-election, in 2006, he had staked out a more conservative profile.
Mr. Lieberman supported the military effort in Iraq, and voted to reauthorize the PATRIOT ACT (although not its controversial electronic wiretap rules). In 2003, Mr. Lieberman said the country was correct in going after Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, even though doubts about his military capabilities were surfacing. Mr. Lieberman, bucking the growing anti-war movement in his party, voted against withdrawing troops out of Iraq.
In 2006, an independently wealthy businessman, Ned Lamont, waged a Democratic primary challenge to Mr. Lieberman, almost exclusively based on the senator's support for the war. Mr. Lamont rode a wave of anti-war anger, and sparked a resurgence among the Democratic Party's liberal base. (The same group who felt they had been slighted just two years earlier, when their preferred candidate, nearby Vermont Governor Howard Dean lost out to the Massachusetts' junior senator, John Kerry, a Washington institution.)
Mr. Lieberman lost the Democratic primary, but continued running in the general election, as an independent. The Clintons took a nuanced approach to Mr. Lieberman's second candidacy. President Clinton - now retired - endorsed Mr. Lieberman, while Hillary Clinton, who was preparing for her own presidential bid, stayed with her party's nominee.
After the stunning defeat in the primary, Mr. Lamont was unable to expand his appeal to Connecticut's voters, who wanted to hear about other issues. Also, many were used to the familiar face of their senior senator, and turned off by the nationalization of their local senate race.
Once re-elected, Mr. Lieberman found himself, again, in an unexpected position: coveted.
The Senate Mr. Lieberman was returning to was narrowly divided, and Democrats could not afford to lose him. He was allowed to keep his seniority and committee chairmanship.
In 2008, Mr. Lieberman traveled further across the aisle than he had ever before, endorsing fellow Senator, Republican John McCain, for president, not just in the GOP primary, but for the general election also. Mr. Lieberman was even a featured speaker at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.
There, he made his second political miscalculation, according to Mr. Shays.
"It's very intoxicating speaking at a convention," said Mr. Shays. "It's very tempting to go further than logic would dictate."
At the convention, Mr. Lieberman didn't just endorse Mr. McCain, but was critical of Barack Obama, his own party's nominee. (Mr. Lieberman was elected as an Independent, but he caucused with the Democratic Party.)
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I've got an '03 WRX that I bought almost exactly a year ago brand new. Last winter, I had no problem at all starting the car, but this year, on really cold mornings, the car sounds like it's really struggling to start. I've still got the original battery.
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The birthing simulator so real you have to see it for yourself
Norwegian designers have created birth simulation devices with the aim of reducing the number of newborn babies and mothers that die during birthing in developing countries.
Nearly 50 million babies worldwide are delivered without skilled care. In developing countries the rate in infant death by birth asphyxia and of mothers dying during birth is startlingly high. The maternal mortality ratio in developing regions is still 15 times higher than in the developed regions.
Those terrible figures inspired Norwegian company Laerdal Global Health to create the 'The Natalie Collection', a trio of affordable products aimed at helping to save lives in countries by educating and training midwives to decrease the amount of preventable birth-related deaths.
The rate of infants and women who die in childbirth could be reduced by the availability of trained health professionals. And this does not necessarily mean doctors and nurses but at the very least people who have some knowledge to help the women should things go wrong.
What is the Natalie Collection?
The collection allows an instructor to create very compelling simulations of normal to more complex birthing scenarios.
Comprising of a birthing simulator, suction device and newborn simulator the collection which combines industrial design and education, is a portable and low-cost way of training skilled professionals.
*all images courtesy of Laerdal Global Health
- The 'Mama Natalie Birthing Simulator' is a wearable contraption designed to simulate a woman's womb. It can be used with fake blood to prepare and train midwives for post birth bleeding, which is a leading cause of maternal deaths.
- The device called the 'NeoNatalie Suction', is designed to train midwives to access babies' nostrils effectively but safely to help newborns with breathing difficulties.
- The 'NeoNatalie Newborn Simulator' is a realistic manequin that can be used to train staff in measuring and recording details such as weight, head articulation, umbilical pulse, as well as the babies' breath and heartbeat.
MamaNatalie has unique features for communication training and training control of postpartum haemorrhage.
Has it been successful?
Yes! A training program in Tanzania called 'Helping Babies Breathe', uses the NeoNatalie collection and has shown a 47 percent reduction in newborn death due to asphyxia.
Katinka Von Der Lippe who is involved in the project, said: 'The Natalie Collection is a low-cost, practical, hands-on training kit for the most important and critical moment in life – when a baby is being born.'
'Since the Natalie Collection is based on practical involvement, language barriers have little impact on the learning process,' she added.
Had I not been fortunate enough to live where I do, my first birth story could have turned out very differently. I'm very grateful for the hardworking team that I scored that day, and I'm even more grateful for the training they had. I think this concept is fantastic, what a simple solution that could make the world of difference.
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You may stare at that rectangle in disdain or maybe you can only think about the thousand other things that you would rather be doing? We all get there sooner or later, but the trick is out to get out of it. As yogis, we strive to be aware and dig into ourselves. How do I feel? Why do I feel that? What is the meaning? Sometimes you may not even be aware you are in a rut until epiphany - a rut! Below are some suggestions on getting un-stuck:
Try a different style: Get out of your routine and try a different type of yoga. Try the newest yoga trend and see what the buzz is about. If you have been going to solely one style of yoga, try Kundalini or Hatha or any other style! Advanced yogis may want to go back to a beginning class where you can refocus on the details of the poses (see below in Get down to the details). There is always room for adjustments and improvements! You may just fall in love with a new style of yoga.
Mediate: Meditation can be a very powerful tool. Take a few minutes (or 30) to meditate and clear your mind. There are many, many benefits to meditation! For this problem, meditation has been shown to help the mind open and be more creative, or in other words, puzzle solve. This meditative space may help to solve the rut itself or a stress in your life that is causing the stagnant feeling. You may find that it is just the thing you needed.
Change things up: (timing, flow, etc.) If you always go to the same class at the same time in the same spot with the same instructor you may be feeling bored. Try changing the time you practice as your body and mind will respond differently at different times of the day. Switch up the studio(s) you attend or go to a different instructor.
Every teacher has their own unique way of teaching and their own flow. Challenge yourself to novel and ever-changing classes! This may bring you more balance from constantly surprising your body and mind.
Bring a friend: If you are feeling in a rut, especially if you typically practice at home, try bringing a friend. A new energy in the room may change your own energy. A friend can make the class more fun and social. You can share your love and interest with someone else and that may just re-inspire you. Plus you can grab a (healthy) bite afterward!
Talk to your instructor: Your instructor most likely has been practicing awhile and has probably gone through a rut or two of their own. They can give you advice about what they've experienced and how they got out of it. Instructors can also provide you feedback on what they see in your practice.
Get down to the details: Focus on every minute detail. As you get more advanced you may make less tangible progress as you attempt more and more advanced poses. When you first start there are noticeable differences from week to week, but this slows as time and practice goes by. This can be very discouraging to some.
Remember, that it's not about advancement but about awareness and focus mentally and physically. Make adjustments and corrections to your poses (see Talk to your instructor for advice). A slight adjustment to your hips or a twist here or there can make a once easy pose, now challenging again.
Take a retreat or workshop: Try a retreat or a workshop! This can combine quite a few of the above qualities such as getting out of your routine, seeing new places, new instructors, but can also be very inspiring. Exploring new places and cultures can be eye-opening. Visiting historically and spiritually rich places may present a great feeling of connection.
Going to these specialty trips or workshops lets you meet fellow yogis. Seeing someone else's passion and connecting with someone can be inspiring all on its own.
Head in the clouds: So maybe a retreat or workshop is off limits for you. How about just changing up your space and perspective? Take your mat outside! There is beauty in nature all around us! Find some place that you are comfortable and get into a flow. Yoga doesn't have to be done inside only and sometimes we get stuck in our mentalities. This change of space can also change your perspective.
Pause: Take a vacation from yoga. Explore other hobbies and passions and soon, in a few days or weeks, you'll be thinking about yoga again! Sometimes a vacation is all we really need. Take the time to relax and refocus. You'll find your rhythm again.
These are just some suggestions to get out of a rut. Perhaps one or a combination of them will help. Focus on what makes you happy and healthy and you'll find your way out.


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"VANGELISTI!" a strict voice rang out through the sea of students. There in the shadows, a pale, handsome boy watched, as a young girl of his same age, approached the wobbly stool in response to the original voice. She plopped herself down, wincing as the tattered hat inflicted her perfectly curled black hair. It seemed an eternity passed before the ethereal beauty scurried down from the hat to a cheering table of scarlet and gold, her midnight eyes shining in relief. The boy's eyes continued to follow her movements, even after the sorting had finished and the feast had begun. He pushed himself farther into the shadows of the outskirts of his table, but no amount of shifting could help him; the girl had seen him staring. Their eyes locked, orbs of night, penetrating his own intense cerulean. She looked at him questioningly and, kept his gaze even as the arms started to overtake it, in attempts to gather more pies and, puddings. He shook the hair out of his eyes as a greasy-haired girl, that he was supposed was at least in her sixth year, leaned over next to his ear,
"Disgusting isn't it? We should have known that once Dippet took over, this school would go to hell. Filthy mudbloods running all over the place, thinking they have a right to be here, just because Dumbledore is one of them, and he's so well recognized with the ministry. Half-breeds I can handle, but mudbloods, ugh."
"Mudbloods?" he asked uneasily, finally breaking his gaze from the mysterious girl. The older girl sighed,
"Muggles you twit! You know, the scum of the earth, ordinary people."
"Oh, of course." He said not really understanding.
"What's your surname anyway?" she inquired skeptically, "I haven't met a decent Slytherin who hasn't known a muggle's proper classification."
"Riddle. Or at least that's what I'm told. My mother died after I was born and I don't know my father. I've been in an orphanage with these so-called mudbloods my entire life."
"You poor soul. I'd generally move from anyone that's made contact with mudbloods but you're a Slytherin and Slytherin's aren't filth. Just be sure to steer from their kind, stick with your house, you can't trust anyone else." She sympathized, her murky eyes boring into him. He nodded absently and tried to make eye contact with the girl, Vangelisti. "I'm not sure I ever said, by the way," the fellow Slytherin continued, "my name is Eileen Prince, I'm sixth year. If you ever need anything, tell me. Just be careful who you're with, wouldn't want anyone to catch you with a Hufflepuff, or worse, some blood-traitor in Gryffindor. They're almost as bad as associating with mudbloods."
Tom nodded occasionally as the girl babbled on, not really comprehending what she was speaking of. His mind was reeling with questions as he observed the mysterious at the Gryffindor table toss back her long, midnight hair and, giggle at the remark of a vivacious blonde on her left. She caught his eye and smiled and Tom felt the heat rising into his face even more. He had a feeling that this girl was going to ruin him somehow, someday.
It had been an exhausting morning and Verity was happy to leave her mother at the platform once she had collected her things.
"Verity Anne! Straighten your sweater out! I will not have my daughter look as if she is unkempt!" a prim woman with short auburn locks, snapped, her blue eyes glinting at the eager eleven year old standing before her, eagerly smoothing her knitted pullover as her mother instructed.
"Sorry mum." The girl mumbled sourly. She was ready to leave for the train and go on her way to find a compartment, but her fussy mother was making it rather difficult.
"Listen to me Verity, follow all the rules, no going out of bounds, and you have to promise to write at least once a week, just so I know you're still alive and all is well. Study hard, just because I'm not there to crack the whip does not mean you have consent to slip in any of your academics."
"Yes mother, you've told me that a thousand times all ready! May I please go now? Everywhere will be full if you keep reminding me!" Verity insisted.
"Oh all right! Go, go, go. I'm just worried, first impressions are very important. If you're going to be Head Girl, I can't have you ruining your chances just because you made dense choices in your first year."
"Mum, I know. I'm leaving now so goodbye and send my love to Daddy."
"Goodbye my darling. Have a safe trip and have a fun year. I'll see you at Christmas." Mrs. Vangelisti sniffed, enveloping her only daughter into a tight hug. She watched tearfully as Verity strode onto the train and never looked back.
"She's bloody insane!" Verity muttered madly. "It's not as if I'm going into missionary work, I mean I'll see her soon enough as it is!" She looked despairingly at the many occupied compartments, and continued to trudge along to the back of the train, her trunk wheeling behind her.
It seemed to Tom that all of the compartments were full and that it was hopeless to even try to find one unoccupied. Perhaps he would just sway along with the train in the aisles for the afternoon until they would reach his new home. Or at least, that seemed a fine idea until the train started moving and he proceeded to tumble onto his very own trunk, a pain shooting up through his leg. His bright eyes snapping open as a pair of arms hoisted him upright.
"Are you alright?" the owner of the pair of arms in question asked him.
"Yes, fine. Thanks I guess." He muttered. Seeing he wasn't in the mood for conversation, the stranger moved on with a curt,
"Well if you're sure. Hope your leg doesn't bother too much."
Tom looked up just as the speaker turned on her heel; a wave of black curls whipping her soft face. He stared after her a bit until she entered a loud compartment, filled with laughter and sputtering. It was some time until he moved from that same spot, a pain still present in his leg, his thoughts lingering on the girl.
"YOU!" a harsh voice barked, clearly belonging to one of authority, "Get to your compartment!"
He glared, "as you wish." And proceeded to step into the last compartment of the train and into the shadows; feeling safe.
Verity spent a good ten minutes before she found a compartment where she felt comfortable. Tara Prewett, and old family friend of Verity's, was seated in a compartment with three other people.
"V!" Tara squealed, "I was wondering when you would be here! This is Penny," a meek, brown haired girl smiled, "Joey," the sandy haired boy smirked at her appreciatively, "and Sarah!" a girl with intense gray eyes and white blonde hair grinned and waved. "Everybody, this is one of my best friends Verity! She's in our year too!" Verity let the redhead bubble on for a few moments before she finally took her seat and fiddled with her wand.
"What house do you think you'll be in?" Sarah asked her, shushing Tara as she did.
"I'm not really sure," Verity laughed "everyone in my family has either been in Slytherin or Gryffindor!"
"Odd combination." Joey quipped up.
"Oh, yes I know, my family isn't really built on actual care or love, my family is still quite supportive of arranged marriages, and my parents really had no choice. My mum was in Gryffindor and my father in Slytherin, in fact, they were enemies throughout school."
"My parents were betrothed too, as you well know." Tara supplied, "Although, they were both in Hufflepuff, not as many problems you see."
"Pardon?" Penny squeaked. "I'm sorry, it's just neither of my parents were, well, they weren't, not that I know of…." She trailed off.
"You mean to say your parents are Muggles!" Verity exclaimed. "I mean they can't do magic." She clarified to Penny's confused look. "My father doesn't usually allow me to talk with muggles, really it's nothing to be ashamed about, it's just he, as well as all Slytherin's do, believes we purebloods are superior to everything and everybody else. A load of nonsense if you ask me, it's all about your capabilities, but you'd do good to avoid Slytherin's, they'll hex you I'm sure!"
Joey nodded, "Slytherin's are the worst. Everyone knows it. Every wizard that's ever gone bad has been out of Slytherin."
"But," Verity glared, "I wouldn't worry about being in Slytherin, if you're a muggle then you definitely won't be in there." It remained quiet for a few moments before Joey burped and eased the tension. Normally such a thing would be passed over, not even reagrded as a memory, bhut there nervousness took over and everyone was swept into a fit of laughter. Between laughs Verity managed to choke out a few jumbled words about changing into her robes and left the compartment.
Verity hummed to herself as she shuffled down the aisles of the train, her brows knitted in curiosity as she spied a boy that looked to be her age just a ways down the aisle, just standing there swaying with the train, his trunks set out beside him. Suddenly the train jerked to the right and the boy lost his footing, his leg crashing into the corners of his trunks. Rushing up to him, she propped him back on his feet fussing on whether or not he was okay. After a quick mumbling of reassurance, Verity found he no longer wanted to talk, no doubt embarrassed and left back to her compartment, very aware that this boy was watching her every move.
"I'm so excited! A shame that Penny is in Ravenclaw while Tara is in Hufflepuff though. Luckily we're all in the same house and you didn't get put in Slytherin after all." Sarah raved to Verity, while Joey attacked a piece of roasted lamb. He nodded,
"You were up there for ages! I thought for sure you were going to be somewhere else!"
"Well," Verity admitted, "it just couldn't decide! At first it said something about Ravenclaw but then switched to Slytherin! Finally it figured Gryffindor was the best place for me in the end. A bit scary actually. I don't want to offend anyone, but I would've been downright miserable had I been put anywhere but Gryffindor. Sure Ravenclaw isn't too bad I suppose, but look at the Slytherins! They all look as if they are angry or irritated about something!"
"You're right of course," Sarah giggled, "Gryffindor is the best house after all!"
Verity continued observing the table clad in green and silver, her eyes catching a pair of startlingly intense blue ones. It was the boy from the train, she soon realized, and he was, again, staring at her with great interest. She had watched him being sorted; His name was Tom Riddle and had been placed in Slytherin. She knew, that he too, had watched her sorted and was just as curious. She tried to turn her attention back to Sarah and Joey but found herself gazing at the boy again; finally, when he caught her eye, she dared a smile, surprised to find him blush in response.
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Heidi Klum: Peppy at the Polls
Looking pleased to have cast her ballot, Heidi Klum made a delighted exit from her local polling place in Brentwood, CA on Tuesday (November 6).
The German-born supermodel looked casually patriotic as she rocked skinny jeans with a red, white and blue plaid button up for the presidential picking excursion.
A short while after the polling station stop, Heidi posted a picture of herself sporting an "i voted" sticker on her Twitter page with a caption reading, "Did You?"
Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Miss Klum was featured on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" the same afternoon - during which she dished it was her "second time voting in America."


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Q's about OEM WK body kit
does anyone on here have the painted OEM WK body kit. i want to purchace the oem body kit accessorry from JFJdotcom. i am wondering if it is the same as my textured plastic body kit, just painted, or is it a little larger like the srt. pls only reply if you are certain. if they are the same i will just get mine painted, but if its has the larger sides like the srt then i will purchase the kit.
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The kit is definently larger than the stock wk side skirts and lip. The mopar kit is the exact same as what the SRT comes standard with. You will not be disappointed.
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where did you purchace your kit from macmac?? oh BTW your jeep is sweeeet
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if you buy from justforjeeps...call and talk to Peter and ask for the JG 5% discount
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that is where im going to buy them. i e mailed the yesterday for availablity and they said they could find a kit for me. 5% is better than a kick in the pants:)
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i got mine off of ebay.. brand new.. for a great price...
one of the best purchases for my jeep.. drastically changed the way it looked
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Like scott said, the side skirts are the srt8 skirts and the front bumper lip is shaped different from the stock, goes straight down then bumps out. The front lip is the same width as the stock, but when you get it painted and because of the shape it looks much better. I paid about $300 to have mine painted, so almost worth getting the ones already painted to match your paint code. Cheaper. When I installed my kit I was careless and just ripped the stock side skirts off ruining the mounting tabs. The front lips comes off simple with just 5 plastic clips with no damage. If I were you i would try to remove everything carefully intact and try to sell the stock parts. I happen to have someone buy my stock front lip for a few bucks cuz she cracked hers off roading or sumthing. might make a few bucks back, just an idea.
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TO be honest, I think it would have been inpossible to save the tabs on the stock skirts. I know my tabs were ripped to shreds when I took mine out, not able to salvage them at al. For the front skirt.. very easy, and all tabs still in place.
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If I had another set of hands when doing mine I could of been pulling the skirts straight out while someone else used a screw driver or pliers to push the plastic tabs in together. I bet it can be done without damaging them. But I really didnt care, ended up cutting them in pieces for the trash. Lol. I happen to just change them out and had the parts in my back yard when someone posted they are looking for the front bumper lip, so worked out buy chance. If I didnt see that post I would of tossed it.
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Oh, and if they have your paint code for the kit get it, it cost me $300 to have the pieces painted, so added up together the $418 for the price of the primed kit off ebay then paint is over $700. The primed kits are a litle over $500 and $100 more for them painted thru J4J, so def worth it.
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Do it bro, it makes a big difference. I actually bought my wk without knowing it had the kit on it. I searched autotrader for weeks but my eye would constantly get drawn back to this one. After i joined sj i was informed by the members that the previous owner put the body kit on it. The dealership told me they were all like that.
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Matt you lucky sunnavagun.
Yeah the look is great, i kinda don't need it now since the jeep is black. Maybe later in the future.
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TJDS on TYT: Sen. Ted Cruz says soldiers biggest concern is ……well, you won't believe it.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz appeared on Meet the Press to tell an impassioned story of soldiers he met on duty in Afghanistan. They allegedly clasped onto his arm and earnestly asked…for -which- Republican agenda point that has nothing to do with being on a tour of duty in Afghanistan? Right. Comedian Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola (Host TYT University) break it all down on this installment of The Jimmy Dore Show.
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Hey Jimmy,
For your show, the point, and for some of the others the mic is picking up people talking in the background. Obviously for your show there are people watching and laughing along with you, I'm not talking about those people. Along with them, you can hear someone having a conversation while you're talking and for these other shows people are laughing out of place. Its very distracting and makes the shows seem cheap. If the people there don't have a enough respect to stop and listen why should I?
When any of these shows are being recorded, is it not the most importing thing going on at that moment? I don't think it is and I don't know why that would be.
Thanks for all your hard work buddy.
ps. If your are tired of all the Hillary praise here is a more honest report of her work.
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This clip is not the best example because there is audience participation and maybe that's who talking, but its clear as day (to me) just before the first clip starts.
This might be one of those things that are hard to notice but as soon as you do its as annoying as hell. I bring it up, this third and last time, because I'm a fan of this show and some of the other TYT stuff. I hope they can fix it.
I found it very distraction on the point:
Military Industrial Complex, Drones, & Torture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorYjdSSKJo then I came here to watch this show and noticed people laughing out of turn. The original post contains a lot of anger I brought from the point. I apologize if its off the marks. It still sounds to me, even on this clip, that some of the people in the studio are not watching the fucking show. I guess Jimmy has confirmed that when a show is being recorded in a working newsroom it is not the most important thing happening in the studio, go figure. I'm glad that Jimmy has acknowledged it as being distracting so that's good for me. Thanks Jimmy.
However, let me bring up one more example, because I found it very disrespectful. On TYT's first hour with David Sirota, I think it was Friday's show Feb 1 2013 (I cant find the full clip, sorry no direct example), at one point in that show David was taking the time to explain a very serious subject (and many were discussed in that hour). It sounded like a party going on in the background. Fuck it was pissing me off. There were times on that show when you needed to be able to hear a pin drop. The message was intense and utterly ruined by laughter.
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2:44 p.m., January 5. 17th Ave NW and NW Market St
A man called police after problems with a shopping cart led to an assault. The responding officer found the victim sitting on the curb in a parking lot. The victim said that a black male had pushed his shopping cart of belongings around the corner of a nearby store. When he went to get his cart back, the suspect pushed him from behind, causing him to fall to the ground. The victim said that he would recognize the suspect if he saw him again. He also said that he drinks a lot and, and he had a hard time describing the incident. H said that the suspect had stolen a beer from his cart. A clerk inside the store said that he saw the two men arguing and that he recognized the suspect as a regular. The suspect was not found in the area.
5:14 a.m., January 4. 24th block of NW 80th St
A burglar struck a Ballard-area business and left with a large gumball machine. An employee of the business arrived at around 5:00 a.m. on the 4th to find the front door shattered. The only item that had been stolen was a five foot tall gumball machine, with an estimated value of $500. The employee said that there might be surveillance footage of the burglary.
10:00 p.m., January 3. 20th Ave NW and NW 56th St
Police responded to a report of a man who had passed out and appeared to have been beaten on the night of January 3. The responding officer spoke with the victim, who said that he had been riding his bike when he came upon a group of white males at a bus stop. He said that he stopped and got off his bike, and he wasn't sure what happened after that, but he "saw stars" and passed out. The victim late woke up and told a friend about the incident, and it was the friend who called police. The victim said he had been drinking and could not remember the incident well. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
7:35 a.m., December 30. 100 block of Holman Rd NW
A Mongolian restaurant was burglarized on the night of December 29, and the burglar appeared to have a sweet tooth. Police responded to reports of a broken glass door at the restaurant and searched the premises but did not find any suspects. The business had an alarm but it was not activated. The officers and employees determined that the only items that had been stolen were two red coin-operated candy dispensers. No fingerprints were found at the scene. The responding officer searched the area for the candy machines but did not find them.
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"There's nobody like (Peyton Manning) in the league. Nobody studies like him," Ryan said. "I know Brady thinks he does. I think there's probably a little more help with (New England coach Bill) Belichick with Brady than there is with Peyton Manning."
While preparing to play the Colts, Rex took a jab at Tom Brady, and you have to wonder he assumed he'd beat the Colts all along. It wasn't as easy as it sounds, but the sixth-seeded Jets went into Indianapolis, held Peyton Manning at bay, and beat the Colts 17-16 on a last-second field goal by Nick Folk.
The much-maligned Mark Sanchez led the Jets on a four-play drive to get the Jets from their 46-yard line to the Colts' 14-yard line, setting up Folk for the 32-yard field goal as time expired. Sanchez had a typical game, going 18/31 for 189 yards and an interception, but he showed up when it mattered.
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Hi guys, I want to store the array 'path' in the variable so I can generate it dynamically but I am having trouble with using it later… here is an example:
$my_path = '[something][value]'; echo $my_array{$my_path};
Any idea how to make it work?
You need to reference the element in the array as it is a multidimensional array.
LOL I know, the $my_array has both something and value fields thats not the problem, this is just an example… the question is how to reference element in an array when you have path in variable.
You'll have to elaborate, please give a more extensive example.
maybe is too advanced for me… but what is with the curly braces?
wickedpixel said
maybe is too advanced for me… but what is with the curly braces?
It's essentially wrong, you would only use curly braces around clauses such as if/while or defining functions and classes.
My guess is the OP made a typo…
I find the example of using the curly braces somewhere on the web, I don't want to use them I am just trying to figure a way to make it work and I know that the curly braces are wrong, so I need another solution
Again we're going to need a better example…
$my_path = $first_string.$second_string;then use that so search for a value in an array?
$value = $my_array[$my_path];
being this dynamic probably is better if you search first if the array has that key in it ?
if (array_key_exists($my_path, $my_array)) { $value = $my_array[$my_path]; }
or else you will get errors..
Hmm but wont I get path like this:
$my_array[[something][value]] // and what I really need is $my_array[something][value] // or is it the same in php?


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Source: news.yahoo.comA gunman targeted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [left] as she met with constituents outside a busy supermarket Saturday, wounding the Democrat and killing Arizona's chief federal judge and five others in an attack that left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge.
The assassination attempt left the three-term congresswoman in critical condition after a bullet passed through her head. A shaken President Barack Obama called the attack "a tragedy for our entire country."
Giffords, 40, is a moderate Democrat who narrowly won re-election in November against a tea party candidate who sought to throw her from office over her support of the health care law. Anger over her position became violent at times, with her Tucson office vandalized after the House passed the overhaul last March and someone showing up at a recent gathering with a weapon.
Police say the shooter was in custody, and was identified by people familiar with the investigation as Jared Loughner, 22. [right] U.S. officials who provided his name to the AP spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release it publicly.
His motivation was not immediately known, but Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik described him as mentally unstable and possibly acting with an accomplice.
Dupnik said Giffords was among 13 people wounded in the melee that killed six people — including 9-year-old Christina Greene, 30-year-old Gifford aide Gabe Zimmerman, and U.S. District Judge John Roll.
The 63-year-old judge had just stopped by to see his friend Giffords after attending Mass. Dupnik said the rampage ended only after two people tackled the gunman.
Also killed were 76-year-old Dorthy Murray, 76-year-old Dorwin Stoddard, and 79-year-old Phyllis Scheck, investigators said.
The sheriff blamed the vitriolic political rhetoric that has consumed the country, much of it occurring in Arizona.
"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," he said. "And unfortunately, Arizona, I think, has become the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry."
Giffords expressed similar concern, even before the shooting. In an interview after her office was vandalized, she referred to the animosity against her by conservatives, including Sarah Palin's decision to list Giffords' seat as one of the top "targets" in the midterm elections.
"For example, we're on Sarah Palin's targeted list, but the thing is, that the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. When people do that, they have to realize that there are consequences to that action," Giffords said in an interview with MSNBC.
Greg Segalini, an uncle of Christina, the 9-year-old victim, told the Arizona Republic that a neighbor was going to the event and invited her along because she had just been elected to the student council and was interested in government.
Christina, who was born on Sept. 11, 2001, was involved in many activities, from ballet to baseball. She had just received her first Holy Communion at St. Odilia's Catholic Church on in Tucson, Catholic Diocese of Tucson officials told The Arizona Daily Star.
The suspect Loughner was described by a former classmate as a pot-smoking loner, and the Army said he tried to enlist in December 2008 but was rejected for reasons not disclosed.
Federal law enforcement officials were poring over versions of a MySpace page that included a mysterious "Goodbye friends" message published hours before the shooting and exhorted his friends to "Please don't be mad at me."
In one of several Youtube videos, which featured text against a dark background, Loughner described inventing a new U.S. currency and complained about the illiteracy rate among people living in Giffords' congressional district in Arizona.
"I know who's listening: Government Officials, and the People," Loughner wrote. "Nearly all the people, who don't know this accurate information of a new currency, aren't aware of mind control and brainwash methods. If I have my civil rights, then this message wouldn't have happen (sic)."
In Loughner's middle-class neighborhood — about a five-minute drive from the scene — sheriff's deputies had much of the street blocked off. The neighborhood sits just off a bustling Tucson street and is lined with desert landscaping and palm trees.
Neighbors said Loughner lived with his parents and kept to himself. He was often seen walking his dog, almost always wearing a hooded sweat shirt and listening to his iPod.
Loughner's MySpace profile indicates he attended and graduated from school in Tucson and had taken college classes. He did not say if he was employed.
Giffords was first elected to Congress amid a wave of Democratic victories in the 2006 election, and has been mentioned as a possible Senate candidate in 2012 and a gubernatorial prospect in 2014.
She is married to astronaut Mark E. Kelly, who has piloted space shuttles Endeavour and Discovery. The two met in China in 2003 while they were serving on a committee there, and were married in January 2007. Sen. Bill Nelson, chairman of the Senate Commerce Space and Science Subcommittee, said Kelly is training to be the next commander of the space shuttle mission slated for April. His brother is currently serving aboard the International Space Station, Nelson said.
Giffords is known in her southern Arizona district for her numerous public outreach meetings, which she acknowledged in an October interview with The Associated Press can sometimes be challenging.
"You know, the crazies on all sides, the people who come out, the planet earth people," she said with a following an appearance with Adm. Mike Mullen in which the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was peppered with bizarre questions from an audience member. "I'm glad this just doesn't happen to me."
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Cadillac Escalade, EXT and ESV Forum - 2007-2014 Discussion, Loaner Car in Cadillac Escalade Forums; I took my 2007 Escalade AWD in today for it's first service as well as had the driver's side mirror ...
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I took my 2007 Escalade AWD in today for it's first service as well as had the driver's side mirror issue everyone seems to be experiencing. Anyway, the service and the mirror thing all went well (I'm getting a new side mirror); For some reason, they stuck me in an Enterprise rental car.
I did not get a Cadillac from Enterprise, I ended up with a Chevy Trailblazer because "that's all they had".
Anyway, to make a long story short, I got the dirtiest, stinkiest Trailblazer I have ever seen. It wasn't washed, it had a sticky steering wheel that force me to wash my hands after everytime I drove it and they gave it to me with 1/4 tank of gas. I have a 2007 Escalade fully loaded for crying out loud!
Not sure what everyone elses' experience is with loaners from Cadillac but I have never had to get a rental car, let alone a super dirty one, from when I have taken in my Acura, Lexus or Ford vehicles in to their respective dealerships.
This is my first Cadillac and I just wanted to find out what others' experience has been with their Caddy loaners and what not.
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It depends on the dealership and costs allowances. Not every dealer will give you a rental let alone a Cadi rental. I would have complained to the rental vehicle company, it's not cad's fault that the rental company gave you a dirty vehicle with no gas.
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I hear you man, when I took My 06 STS for service, they tried to put me into a malibu. I have nothing against malibu personaly.but I was pissed because I paid top dollar for for cadillac brand, so i think that i deserved to be treated as a cadillac customer,and after I told general manager that i will consider that as a discrimination. they got me 05 STS from their used car lot
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Establish a good relationship with your dealer and you will get taken care of.
When we bring ours in for service and we usually get a Lade EXT or a Deville.
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When I had my 05 EXT in service, they offered me a Cobalt. I needed something bigger. They said they had the Trailblazer, but it got dropped off and no chance to clean it.
So, I had to get the Trailblazer. Man it was dirty, they even left the full shop vac in the back!!! Plus it was the most basic model there was.
That was from Enterprise as well. My first loaner was a LeSabre, but you can hardly see the trunk when backing up and it came with no parking sensors.
I was expecting a Cadillac loaner as well, but it seems that I'll never get one I was hoping to catch the new 07s. Oh well.
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My dealer gives me a choice of a Hummer H2, 07 lade, H3, or a sts every time
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I get shown the waiting room or the parking lot where my parents are waiting for me. It sucks not being 25 in NY. No rental cars for me~Steve
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I got a new (18 miles) STS and an 07' Tahoe when they came to flatbed my truck, the 07' Tahoe came from Enterprise, it was new and clean, of course my newest 07' has a broken engine.
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I'm 21 and I get an Escalade or Hummer without any problems.
Re: Loaner Car
This really is something Cadillac should have taken care of, across the board, a long time ago. Owning a Chevy or Pontiac (even a $50k+ Tahoe or something), it's bad enough of an inconvenience either dealing with the dealer shuttle or no car at all most of the time, but when you buy a Cadillac, it shouldn't even be a QUESTION.
Yes, quite a few dealers have taken it upon themselves to cover the expense of either offering Cadillac loaners off the lot or nearby rental cars, but that's not how it works at any other "luxury brand". Have an Infiniti? Take it in for service and there's always a clean new Infiniti waiting for you, no questions. Have a Lexus or BMW? Same thing.
Even if some dealers do it, it needs to become a corporate policy just like it has for competitors--when you pay for a Cadillac and it has to come in for service, it should be a nice smile, hello, and "here's your keys" to a clean new Cadillac loaner out front. GM can reimburse the dealers for the added expense (just like everyone else does), and then it's never even a question--and you have happier owners in the end. Why this still hasn't been taken care of in the year 2006 is ludicrous.
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my dealer only has Caddy loaners (escalde, etc...) or if none enterprise on site gives Escalade, DTS or CTS. Also not sure if part of the warranty, but service or warrnaty car comes if requested.
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All Cadillac vehicles under original factory warranty provide a rental car if your vehicle is in for a warranty-covered repair...
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depends where you are, in new york state it is illegal to give out loaner cars for insurance purposes so they always give you a enterprise rental, new jersey dealers always give you enterprise too, it doesnt bother me as long as i have a car to get around in im fine. what pisses me off is when they dont give you a loaner.


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Success and Spirit
Success and the Spirit An Aquarian Path to Abundance. Lectures and Meditations from the Teachings of Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga. He had a unique perspective on how to achieve success–everything comes from within you. This book contains more than 15 lectures and 40 kriyas and meditations to give you the practical techniques to become more peaceful, more bountiful, more joyous and more giving. Three keys to Success and the Spirit: 1) Know who you are 2) Allow everything to come to you 3) share it with others!