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Although it has dropped dramatically in the past week, the water levels of the Assiniboine River held steady last night.
The city of Brandon says that the river level was measured Monday morning at 1,178.7 feet above sea level. That's down three inches from the morning before, but is the same level that was measured last night.
All told, the river has dropped 4¼ feet since its second, record peak on July 13.
Now, though, as the water pulls back, some of the damage is being revealed.
On First Street North, which is still closed, and still partly underwater, the dropping water shows that portions of asphalt have been torn away. On the northbound lanes, water has stopped rushing across, but there are still several inches to drain before it is fully exposed.
Already, however, it's clear that the east-most shoulder has been badly eroded for about 100 metres.
Water still covers much of the southbound lanes.
The city closed First Street North on the morning of July 4, following a plan devised after the flood of 2011 that saw them concentrate on protecting 18th Street North and Highway 110.
When the road was closed, the river level was measured at about 1,178.5 feet above sea level, meaning it has two to three inches yet to drop before the rest of the roadbed is exposed.


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Winx Club Forever
According to Miss Faragonda in "Return to Alfea", the Sirenix power is an ancient power that was born of the magic of the ocean and it will make the Winx more powerful underwater since their Believix power is less effective under the sea. She also mentioned that no one had acquired Sirenix for a long time and that Daphne was the last fairy who had acquired it and that she was the only one who knew where the ancient Sirenix Book is hidden.
When Bloom asked Daphne about the location of the Sirenix Book, Daphne told her not to look for it because when the Ancestral Witches attacked Domino, she acquired Sirenix and was ready to fight them by using it, but the Witches had placed an evil spell on Sirenix and when Daphne tried to use Sirenix it turned against herself and caused her to become a spirit without a body. Bloom ended by persuading Daphne, who reveals that the Sirenix Book is in the Magic Archives of Alfea.
The Source of the Sirenix power is found in the cave where Daphne dwells in Lake Roccaluce which grants Sirenix powers to Fairies who have completed the Sirenix Quest. It also protects the Sirenix powers of Sirenix fairies.
Also, Sirenix grants the Fairies and Trix access to the Infinite Ocean without absorbing all of the Selkies' powers like Tritannus did.
The hair mostly stay in ponytail, with highlight streaks and the hair changes its colors when they go underwater. Their outfits consists of a sparkly mermaid skin top, a belt, mermaid skinned colorful leggings with fins and boots with ribbons wrapped around them. The girls also wear bands made of a piece of jewelry, flower or marine creatures and strips of cloth wound around their arms, and a piece of jewelry in their hair. The wings are colorful and in seashell-shaped. Like the previous fairy powers, whenever the fairies flutter their wings, the water bubbles will be formed with their theme colors.
Dark Sirenix
The outfits consists of a body suits that is less revealing and darker than Sirenix, a pairs of stiletto with fins, a glove made of the same material with the outfit cover a hand and even the socks covering the girls' legs. They wear smeared makeup on there eyes and lips. The hair mostly stays in ponytail or pigtails. Instead of seashell-shaped wings, they gain tentacles.
RequirementsThe fairies need to find the Gem of Self-Confidence, Empathy and Courage within one lunar cycle in the oceans that are all over the magic dimension, or they would lose their powers forever. After that, they needed to activate the source of Sirenix in Lake Roccaluce. Then the fairies' Sirenix boxes will appear along with their Sirenix Guardians, who combine their powers to open the portal to the Infinite Ocean. Finally, Omnia, the Supreme Guardian of Sirenix will appear with the portal to the Infinite Ocean which the fairies needed to cross into and they became Sirenix fairies.
The Witches cannot be allowed to acquire Sirenix by the Sirenix Quest, as the Trix, the only Witches known to have acquired Sirenix, obtained it after Tritannus stole it from Daphne, a Sirenix Fairy, and gave it to them.
Dark Sirenix
After Tritannus forced Daphne to tell him where the source of Sirenix power was, Tritannus headed to Lake Roccaluce to destroy the Source of Sirenix permanently, so Daphne cannot protect her Sirenix from being stolen by him. After he destroyed the source (which was later restored by the Winx using their Harmonix powers and the powers of the Selkies), Tritannus absorbed Daphne's Sirenix powers and used his trident to give a dark version of Sirenix to the Trix. It is unknown how the Trix still keep their Dark Sirenix even Tritannus loses his power and trident.
Sirenix Clues
Sirenix Clues were riddles given to the Winx to find the gems of Self-Confidence, Empathy and Courage.
"With every twist and turn, deeper you go until the Shimmering Shells sing with the ocean's voice."
"Venture where the dark depth of the ocean shine, a precious gem self-confidence lies in the deeps."
"Like a shining ruby under the sea, corals are strings that you feel in a key."
"The Winx had to understand the message in the Ruby Reef's music. It leads them to Data Bridge Castle in which Aisha, Bloom and Tecna have unity."
"Find the Flowers of the Depths. It only answers to courage."
"Find the Yellow Reef and snatch courage from its jaws."
Magical Abilities
Just like each Fairy has a special Believix power, now they each have a special spell/attack that they must master: during the course the will each have a special task which this power is needed although some are attacks other are abilities that use powers that are not meant for attacks but rather for purifying such as Musa's spell which was used to turn the singing whales back to their pure form.
- Bloom: Fire of Sirenix
- Stella: Light of Sirenix
- Flora: Flower of Sirenix
- Musa: Voice of Sirenix
- Tecna: Aura of Sirenix
- Aisha: Tide of Sirenix
Sirenix Wish
Once gaining Sirenix, a Fairy is given a wish which she can ask her Guardian of Sirenix to grant it once she has accomplished the purpose for which she acquired Sirenix.
- Bloom wished for the Sirenix Curse to be broken forever.
- Stella wished that her parents would listen to their hearts more.
- Flora wished that all people on Earth respect nature.
- Tecna wished that all people of Zenith would become connected to the people of the Magic Dimension.
- Aisha wished for Nereus to come back to life.
- Musa has never used her wish.
Sirenix Curse
Sirenix was cursed by the Ancestral Witches when Daphne acquired it, and it caused the Sirenix power to turn against Daphne herself when she tried using it to defend herself from the Witches. It is also revealed that Politea was also cursed by the ancient witches, and her Sirenix power became evil. The Sirenix Curse could punish the possessor physically. And as Tritannus was always attacked by the Emperor's Throne, it was clearly stated by Daphne that it is the effect of the Sirenix Curse. Later, by using Sirenix wish, Bloom breaks the curse put on Sirenix.
Known Sirenix Possessors
Dark Sirenix
- The name Sirenix comes from the word "siren", which was the name given to legendary creatures who lived on islands at the entrance of the Strait of Messina found between Sicily and southern Italy and which lured sailors with their enchanting voices and music to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. They were originally portrayed as being half-woman half-bird creatures. Later they began to be portrayed as half-woman half-fish and their English name came to be Mermaids in this appearance. In most languages "sirena", "sirene" or another variation of these is how mermaids are still called.
- This is the first transformation in the series that is available for both fairies and witches.
- The creators redesigned the Sirenix looks in the transformation after it was leaked from Comic Con.
- Sirenix adopted some ideas from Harmonix's concepts.
- The fact that Sirenix has the ability to grant wishes may be derived from the fact that in Mythology, mermaids have the ability to grant wishes.
- Dark Sirenix allows the user to grow tentacles and even control them and was a name given by the Queen of Sirenix Guardians, Omnia.
- This is the first transformation to match both animations: 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional. Enchantix and Believix in 3D had different poses from the original 2D transformation.
- During Musa's Sirenix 2D transformation, her arm ribbon first appears on her left arm, even though it's really supposed to be on her right arm. However, when she strikes her final pose, the ribbon seems to be in the correct position.
- Flora's Sirenix wings appeared to be smaller than the actual size in her 2D Sirenix final pose.
- Stella's highlights are in pink in 3D transformation, but become purple in 2D one.
- Sirenix gives the Winx a special power, such as Stella's Light of Sirenix, Musa's Voice of Sirenix, Tecna's Aura of Sirenix, Flora's Flower of Sirenix, Aisha's Tide of Sirenix and Bloom's Fire of Sirenix.
- It is unknown if Daphne had already used her Sirenix wish or not.
- It is also unknown what Daphne's special Sirenix power is.
- Flora has pink highlights on her hair, but in 2D transformation and scenes, they mostly disappear.
- Bloom's hair turns into a darker shade of orange and Aisha's hair becomes a unsaturated brown, but in their 3D color change their hair goes back to their original colors.
- Aisha appears in all 3 episodes in which the Winx earn the 3 mystical gems to finish the Quest of Sirenix.
- Musa is the only Winx who never uses her Sirenix wish.
- The special effects for the fairies whenever they flutter their wings or use their powers are water bubbles.
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Because I am somewhat of a health freak thanks to my abnormally slow metabolism, my personal favorite item is the broccoli and brie omelet with egg whites paired with home fries (no, not the frozen crap) and wheat toast (pictured below). However, I occasionally splurge and order the crab cake eggs Benedict and the veggie burger for lunch! Both are scrumptious. Along with this delicious breakfast you also have access to their infamous coffee bar! They sport a variety of flavors from sweetwater organic coffee such as Vermont blend, french roast, vanilla nut, and my ultimate favorite - the blueberry blend. **After the last menu renovation, they no longer have this omelete instead I have been getting the build your own with feta and spinach, it's delicious! They also do not have the crab cake benedict which stinks because that was ones of my faves.
My mom ordered the french toast with bacon. I thought it was pretty tasty, although I would have like the bread to be soaked a little more (it was a tad dry) however, I did appreciate the fact that they used REAL maple syrup (sorry Aunt Jemima).
One thing I appreciate about this place is they don't have an up charge for egg whites, my boyfriend has even asked for just one yolk in his omelet and they were happy to oblige.
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Saturday, October 9, 1999 Published at 18:38 GMT 19:38 UK
Crash experts pursue grim task
Work has started on removing the carriages from the crash site
Pathologists searching for victims of the Paddington rail disaster are carrying out a delicate examination of the ashes of the most seriously burnt-out carriage.
Police say at least 40 people died in Tuesday morning's collision and fire, which happened when the express ploughed into a commuter service run by Thames Trains which had passed through a red light.
It has taken more than four days for coach H to be made safe enough to be searched by Dr West and Dr Hill, who will spend two or three days working at the site with a team of specialist Metropolitan Police officers.
Superintendent Tony Thompson, of British Transport Police, said: "It is everything you could expect of a scene that was affected by a fireball with an estimated temperature of 1,000 degrees...but some items of jewellery which could help identify the deceased may have survived."
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has ordered the Health and Safety Commission to begin an immediate investigation of track and signal operator Railtrack's role in the safety of Britain's rail network.
He made the announcement after he and senior rail industry figures discussed the crash with Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday.
"Some of the coaches were the same as those involved in the Southall crash," said a Great Western spokesman. "After Southall, some carriages with only light damage were deemed repairable, subjected to a full safety assessment and reintroduced into service."
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Sports fans across the country have held a minute's silence for the victims.
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Sports fans across the country have held a minute's silence for the victims.
An interim report by the Health and Safety Executive has said that the immediate cause of the crash appeared to be the Thames train jumping a red light, although it also highlighted failures within the UK rail system.
It ordered Railtrack to make improvements to 22 signals around the country which train drivers have repeatedly passed at red.
A second inquest opened and adjourned at Westminster Coroner's Court on Saturday named a further 10 victims of the crash.
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Brocato smoothing system
I find myself at Ulta looking at the products again and notice that Brocato has a smoothing system available. I googled it when I came home and became interested in their curlinteruppted demi-permanent system. I watched a video of Brocato applying it to a models hair. Never heard of this stuff - can not find that much info on web. Anyone have any experience with this stuff? He seems to have a lot of different products, but I am specifically interested in the smoothing system - is this another type of keratin treatment??
brocato smoothing treatment
I have had this treatment. Previously, I had the keratin treatment, which I loved. It leaves your hair smoother, but you can still make it curl. I don't recommend the brocato treatment, based on my experience. It will take ALL the curl out of your hair, and your hair will no longer hold any curl, at all, no matter what you do. Further, it has left my hair somewhat frizzy and unmanageable. The ends look like they're split (the keratin treament gave me beautiful looking ends). Also, if you color your hair it will take the color out of your hair. I had to wait 2 days before I could get my hair dyed, and in the meantime, I looked awful. The keratin treatment doesn't take the color out. I'm an Ulta customer, and if they don't get the keratin treatment back, I'm going to go to another salon to get it.
Brocato doesn't work.
I have long curly hair with unfortunetly lots of frizz. Last year I had the Keratin done and Ulta Salon for about 200.00 not including the products to buy with it. This treatment lasted a good 5 months in my hair and only took about 2 hours to do. Keratin did not take all my curl away either but gave it a soft beach wave which I've always loved! Also, ZERO frizz - air or blow dryed. So this year I called back to Ulta to have it redone for the summer, didn't want to deal with that humidity frizz. They said they no longer did the keratin because the employees didn't like to breathe it in, understandable. They said they had the Brocato treatment which is better than the Keratin treatment. I paid 200.00 plus product and it took almost 3.5 hours to do. Lots of steps to it. I didn't wash my hair for 48 hours like instructed. I was super excited to see how my hair would do after the first wash. I used the blow dryer and.. no difference, no difference at all. I went back to the salon they looked at my hair and agreed it didn't work, but they said they treatment helped my hair feel better and smoother. Whatever. So moral of the story don't confuse it with the Keratin or similar treatments. They are totally different and in my opinion the Keratin is 1000 times better.
P.S this is the first review I have ever left in my life. That is how dissapointed I am.
Brocato Straightening Treatment
3 Months post curl interrupted treatment! In the long run NOT AT ALL PLEASED. When I left the salon after having the treatment, blow out and flat iron - my hair was shiny and soft, but the treatment stripped out my color! Smell was really bad for several days! After washing I still had to go to the salon for blow out and flat iron to get anywhere near smooth and silky. It was straight yes, but straight and frizzy. Nothing that I could wash dry and go with. My hair began to break off terribly even with bi weekly salon deep conditioning treatments. Long story short I went in with mid back length, colored, but not overly processed hair and have finally just decided to screw it and start over. I now have chin length. Don't do it ladies!
Brocato Smothing System NOT Recommended
I had the 'up to 12 week' Brocato Straitening System done on June 30th. My hair is curly on one side - wavy on another and straight and breaking in others. I followed the instructions the stylist gave and didn't wash my hair for 3 days and use sulphate-free shampoo.
But the bottom line this is a Chemical treatment that lightens your hair, which means it's damaging you hair on some level so no matter what the stylist says it's NOT going to improve your hair. There is no Keratin in this product at all. I don't recommend it and all i did was waste money which is an issue but it's caused damage and hair breakage, which is the very thing I was trying to stop and this did more than any blowdryer and flat iron could have done in 3 months.
Both Brocato and Ulta should take this off the market it is a bad product and terrible service to offer.
I wrote this review in hopes that someone would read it and might not ruin their hair. I love my curls but my hair was too short for them and now this caused an inch to be cut and it's still breaking. The added toner is to hide the damage the product causes.
Don't use this product - Brocato Smoothing
I too went to Ulta and had the Keratin treatment twice and loved it. I returned later to find they had the Brocato smoothing system and was also told this would be just as good. And the whole la ti da about the Keratin. Also understandable about the fumes.
Anyway, I waited my allotted time before washing my hair and when I did finally wash it, it tangled so badly that I could hardly comb throw it. Then it started breaking off every time I washed it. Needless to say, I was afraid to wash my hair. It's already fine and curly so losing my hair was not what I wanted to see. My hair was down to the middle of my back, I have since cut off 6 inches trying to cut out the product. My ends are still straight and frizzy ....weird but true.
I bought some Ovations to see if it can help my hair and it's not be coming out so much and doesn't seem to be breaking off anymore but it still tangles where my hair meets the Brocato hair and it's been almost a year since I had this done. :tongue3:
I see Ulta has a new product called KeraStraight Smoothing Treatment. I wonder if it's any good.
I really would like to get the Keratin Treatment done again. Loved it. :happy7:
I swear by Brocato
I have been using Brocato via my stylist @ Arthur Christine Salon in Vienna VA since last June (when she was located at Salon Daniel) and from first treatment, I have been so pleased, I have had numerous other referrals sent to Rachel (my stylist) to receive the same treatment.
My hair is naturally curly and without anything (product) applied to it, I have ringlets of curls and a bit of frizz around my crown. What sold me on the brocato was that after having done it and waiting 1 week before washing it and going swimming (in a chlorinated pool) on day 7 after the treatment, I blew dry and flat ironed my hair just as instructed (small portions) and I got the same results as my stylist. The following week, I didn't have time to flat iron it so i decided to go curly again and I still had my curls only my frizzy crown was not there as well as the fact that my curls were more defined.
After 3 months of going swimming at least twice a week and alternating between straight and curly styles, my hair was still just as healthy and shiny black as it was when I first had the treatment in June. I'm not sure as to why others have been having these problems but I can say that when I first started going, I had Rachel cut all of the "nasty" out of my hair and my hair was just barely past my shoulders and now, one year later, my hair is comfortably 6 inches longer than what is was last year and my ends are all smooth, my last trim was almost 5 months ago and I still get many compliments on my hair. I think that there is something to b said about making sure that the professional who is using ANY product on your hair needs to know what they are doing as well as making sure that you as thier client knows how to care for your hair in their abssence.
After being chemical free since a 'big chop' in 1994, I was hesitant about putting anything permanent in my hair that would alter it's texture. I bit the bullet anyway and went with this smoothing treatment at Ulta. My hair is just past my shoulders even when not straightened.
I'm not displeased but, I do miss my natural hair. I've experienced some breakage and knotting/tangles but, not more than I expected. (hello! that's why I don't to chemical straightening!!) The worst of it has been the smell. It does have a distinct odor.
On the upside, I kinda like the new curly/wavy pattern I get when I wash and go. I let mine air-dry. If i want more 'style', I randomly use my curling wand for a 'go to' style.
I had the full Brocato smoothing treatment done and it is not good. Not only is my hair not straighter, not easier to manage, but it smells awful and it feels damaged. I have caucasion hair with some resistant wave to it. It was not even THAT curly to begin with. This stuff is no good.
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I used Sherwinn a few times. It lays nice and has a great gloss. Its like trying to sand a diamond though! Really not user friendly to color sand and polish. The other thing I dont like about the Sherwinn line of paints is that they have a wax base in them. this means that if you get a little speck on your base coat and decide to sand it, then recoat the area, you have a pretty good chance of the paint lifting in that spot. The sanding actually makes the paint almost slick like. The other thing is the blending. You have to almost flick your wrist with a small quick snap of the wrist in order for it to blend properly.
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Hagstrom Super Viking Semi-Hollow Guitar, Dark Baltic Sea
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The Super Viking is Hagstrom's most versatile guitar, and offers itself as a brilliant medium between the Super Swede and the Viking; two of the company's most sought after guitar models. The Semi-hollow body offers the classic Viking versatility and ranges from a bright clean tone, over to a much crunchier blues/rock tone when the amp's gain increases. The all Maple body means the guitar's shape and size can transfer the feel and weight of your playing into the sound that is reflected from the amp. The neck is made of Hagstrom's ingenious Resinator Fretboard material. This synthetic version of Ebony is a 50/50 (Mahogany/composite) material, and acts as a consistent version of the Ebony wood's tone, without using the endangered timber. This is a more responsible way of production, and supplies the player with a hard wearing, great sounding fretboard.
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- Strings: D'Addario EXP 110 (10-46)
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NaNo has grown rapidly since it began and this year nearly three billion words have been written by those who signed up on the website. I suspect that many more writers participated but did not sign up. The site provides much support and encouragement for those that do; forums, ideas, suggestions, and solutions are available if a writer gets stuck. Participants can also join local NaNo communities. For example, Vancouver's NaNo has nearly 5000 writers this year and Toronto nearly 8500. I also know of unregistered, small NaNo communities that were established locally.
I asked our writers how they managed, what they learned, and what they were going to do with their output:
- Two actually wrote a 40-50,000 word novel from scratch.
- One decided to flesh out a previously written manuscript and ran into severe time restraints. She didn't complete the process. Also commented that starting a new ms would have been a better decision.
- Two met their minimum words/day and often wrote more when they could.
- The writer with a young family had the most difficulty in finding time to write.
- There was no similarity in the time of day chosen to write; two even did some at work!!
- Two were delighted that they actually managed it; that a novel's first draft could be written in a month.
- Both were pleased to have developed the habit of daily writing and swear they'll continue.
- Our writers' group will continue to encourage them to maintain the habit.
- Plans are afoot to revise the two complete mss and to pitch them to commercial publishers when ready.
- All will be workshopping their chapters at the writers' group.
- If you participated in NaNo, how did you get on?
- What did you learn?
- What would you do differently?


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Super Bowl 50 in 2016 Will Be The First Without Roman Numerals
Kinda cool RT @darrenrovell: Here's the regional Super Bowl 50 logo with SF landmarks engulfed in fog pic.twitter.com/9a8AgxmnKy
— Chris Biderman (@ChrisBiderman) June 4, 2014
So apparently the letter L (the roman numeral for 50) wasn't as sexy as a series of XXX's so the NFL just used the numbers instead (Super Bowl 30 was my favorite!). It'll be the first Super Bowl logo in NFL history without roman numerals. It made me wonder if back in ancient times when the gladiators fought at the Colosseum if emperors used our numbers just to be cool… I'm going with no on that.


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text: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the global biosensors market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation (PKC) with the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation. The company has set a new standard in the biosensors market with its innovative, highly sensitive biosensor. This unique, multi-pathogen detection device utilizes electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to detect pathogens such as E. coli 0157:H7 and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus. It offers higher sensitivity, accuracy, cost-savings. Other key advantages are its greater portability and reusability; and a shorter, less complex testing process than other biosensors in the market. This exhibits PKC's market expertise and technological excellence. PKC biosensors' sample preparation is conducted in a controlled environment, which eliminates the possibility of contamination. Additionally, PKC biosensors require minimal human intervention and provide immediate, real-time pathogen detection. The product has a longer lifespan than similar solutions and can operate efficiently for more than five years with repeated use. Unlike other pathogen test instruments that utilize test strips or incubators, PKC biosensors use a biosensor container with an electrochemical sensor attached to the base, along with a liquid mixer and a microprocessor that records biosensor readings. This entire device is encased in protective housing, which includes a container holder. This technology lets the pathogen detection status be obtained remotely in real time using radio frequency identification (RFID) readers. "PKC's new biosensor offers a number of advantages over the other pathogen test solutions in the market. For example, the lateral flow method requires about eight hours for sample preparation and testing, while PKC's new technology takes only four hours," said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Dr. Rajender Thusu. "Further, PKC's technology can detect E. coli 0157:H7, even when it is present in colonies of hundreds, a considerably smaller population than required by other test methods." Additionally, PKC's technology requires a consumable input of only bacteria culture medium, which makes this solution highly cost-effective. Using a vertical orientation of colonies, instead of existing test solutions' horizontal orientation, significantly accelerates the detection process.


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Frankly I don't know what I can say about the latest music sales figures from Apple except "wow". While completely unrepresentative of the actual distribution, it's still food for thought that the iTunes store has now sold almost half as many songs as there are people on the planet. Clearly a lot of people don't agree with Andy that the industry needs to improve the way it sells music online and are quite happy with the current offerings.
Curiously, at least to me, this means that the owners of those three billion songs are also quite happy to be restricted to using their iPod (or PC) to play said music - not to mention unconcerned with the DRM restrictions imposed until recently. Hopefully Apple can follow up this story by announcing a touchscreen iPod soon. Or perhaps it can tell us when we're getting the European iPhone and on which network.


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For decades at Hamdpen-Sydney College, writing has been the focus of the learning process. If our students can clearly explain in written form the ideas discussed in class and in readings, we believe they understand these ideas. If they can persuasively construct written arguments, we believe they have considered multiple perspectives to find truth.
Student writing at the College is not limited to English class and the social sciences; our students write extensively in classes such as chemistry, physics, and computer science, too.
As students transition into their careers, they use their writing skills to varying degrees. An insurance salesman may not write during the workday as much as an attorney. A veteranarian might write much more than we expect. Some Hampden-Sydney alumni, because of their experience writing and their comfort with composition, become the de facto writers of their organization. We can say without a shadow of a doubt, though, that some Hampden-Sydney graduates love writing and are putting their education to great use. Among them are journalists, including Walter Miller '72, a writer/producer at CNN; Matthew Karnitschnig '94, Germany Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal; and Matthew Philips '07, an associate editor at Bloomberg Businessweek.
Though they may work in different forms of media, live in different countries, or cover different topics, their work is remarkably similar. They all use their writing skills all day, every day.
All three of these alumni began their journalism careers at a local newspaper. Miller had just fi nished his master's degree in history and needed a break from academia. He took a job at his hometown newspaper and worked there for a year and a half before realizing that he really wanted to go overseas.
"I wanted to go to New Zealand, but, because of visa restrictions, I ended up going to Hong Kong where my sister and her husband were living. After soliciting every English-language newspaper and international wire service in the city, I had nearly worn out my welcome."
Finally his luck came through. Someone had quit at United Press International's wire service office and Miller was offered the job. For the next five years, he was an editor and correspondent, reporting around the region. He spent three months in Pakistan and traveled into Afghanistan with the mujahidin. Following a stint in India, Miller and his fiancé spent five months "traveling on the cheap around India and China. In the mid-1980s, they moved to Japan, where he spent five years as the Asia reporter for Cox Newspapers.
Walter Miller '72 transitioned from newspapers to television in the early 1980s and writing continues to be a crucial part of his work.
Miller and his wife decided it was time to move back to the United States, so in 1989 he shifted gears, left the newspaper business, and turned to television with a job as a writer/producer for CNN. At this time, CNN was the only 24-hour cable news network and it was less than 10 years old. In 1986, it was the only network with live coverage of the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger, but it would not be until the first Persian Gulf War that the network would reach viewers around the world and demonstrate its ability to provide continuous coverage of breaking news.
As Miller says, "A lot has changed about the job since then."
Now, he is a member of the team that produces the 11:00 am show hosted by Ashleigh Banfield. Every day, he researches and writes at least one segment for the program. He writes the anchor's script and talks with any non-CNN guests in preparation for their appearance on the show. For his segment, he also compiles appropriate video, sound, and graphics. Unlike during the late 1980s, research is done primarily online, producers use social media to make contacts and attract viewers, even the anchor works hundreds of miles away from the production crew.
"The host is based in New York, but we are in Atlanta. Every morning we have a conference call to discuss the stories of the day and to work out the show. Though each show has a fair amount of flexibility, what we cover is somewhat dictated by the news on earlier shows and-of course-breaking news can result in all of your plans going out the window. Having your segment get bumped can be frustrating, but it's just part of the business."
When he is writing his segments, Miller has to keep in mind that he is writing for both an external audience and for the anchor. While the story must be clear and factual, it must also be written in a way that the anchor is comfortable reading.
"We are always told to write in the voice of the anchor. Those are nebulous instructions. When you sit down to write a script, you try to make it familiar and easy to read. Ashleigh Banfield has a very conversational delivery, so I have to take that into account. Every anchor has words and phrases he or she doesn't like. They all have preferences. It's an ongoing battle that adds even more pressure to the job. I've seen writers taken off a show or even shown the door because they can't adapt their style."
The pace is quick. The deadline is firm. Every day is a new story going in a new direction. Miller says, "I enjoy the challenge. When it's over at the end of the day, which can be very intense, sometimes you are so drained you just want to find a place to go to sleep. You feel so exhausted from the focus you are putting on your work and from being under deadline. A lot is expected of you. It's unrealistic to say, but you just can't make mistakes."
Looming deadlines and the need for perfection are recurring themes in the world of journalism. As an associate editor specializing in oil and natural gas news for Bloomberg Businessweek, Matthew Philips works hard to keep up with the breakneck pace of the industry.
"I work in the front of the magazine," says Philips, "mostly in the global econ and markets and finance sections, editing, reporting, writing. We take a good part of the reporting and stories that are done by Bloomberg News, which has about 2,000 reporters around the world; it's a real nice asset to have in this day and age when places are shrinking. They tend to write for a finance audience, so we repackage that information for a general audience. I also write a lot about energy and a lot about natural gas. It's a good mix."
With the growing demand for web-based journalism, Philips writes two or three web stories for every print story. "I do tend to write daily for Businessweek.com."
Philips works with his editors to determine which stories to pursue and he has a signifi cant influence in what he covers, particularly now that he has established himself in the energy market. His knowledge of the subject matter and access to sources is important to his success. He says, "On a daily basis, I try to talk to an economist or an analyst. I do a lot of research, which is important in this industry. Trained economists are more often pointing things out than most people would themselves, so it's crucial for me to be in touch with them."
He says, "The economy is the story here and in China, as well as Europe. Whether we are writing about the fiscal cliff or consumer and business trends, there is plenty to write about."
Economics was not his major in college, so he has had a lot of on-the-job training. However, he also spent a year at Columbia Business School in New York on a fellowship. "I was a history major at Hampden-Sydney and I took only one economics class. I think it was Money & Banking with Dr. [Kenneth] Townsend."
"When I first started out, I was a generalist at Newsweek for the bulk of my time there. I think that helped me out because in the world of magazines it boils down to clean copy, a nice narrative with a compelling story, and an understanding of the details. The most important skills transfer across topics. A lot of the things we pick up are very jargon heavy and in many cases it is up to us to 'unpack' it. You have to have a general audience in the back of your mind all the time. Whether you are writing about companies or banks or economies, the skill sets go across all subjects."
When he graduated from Hampden-Sydney, Philips (at right) took the advice of Professor Susan Robbins and went to work for a local daily in Virginia. "Totally by my good fortune, I coldcalled the Goochland Gazette and they were looking for an editor. I was 22 and the extent of my experience was working on the college newspaper. They took a chance on me and for two years I ran the newspaper. I was writing, editing, doing the layout, taking photos. The experience showed me exactly what is involved in putting together a newspaper."
From there he went to Virginia Lawyers Weekly and then to Richmond.com where his goal was "to always scoop The Richmond Times-Dispatch." In 2005 he applied to Columbia University's journalism school; he saw it as a way to learn about the profession and to get to New York City. He landed an internship at Newsweek, which recently announced it would end its print version and appear only online, and was hired after that. He worked at the weekly magazine for five years, went to Freakonomics.com for a year, and has now been at Bloomberg Businessweek for a year.
Philips sees his job as more than being a simple messenger. He is putting news into context and explaining why it is important. "I can report on the monthly jobless claims just as well as anybody but the trick is explaining why it matters, what is interesting about this month versus last month, and being able to extrapolate and explain what's going on. With economics reporting you are trying to wrap your head around things like 'why are consumers buying while at the same time businesses are cutting back,' 'why is the economy so schizophrenic right now?' Those questions to me are very interesting."
Hampden-Sydney College really prepared Philips for his chosen career, and not just because he worked for the student newspaper. He says the emphasis on writing and analysis developed skills that he uses every day.
"I sometimes miss those history classes with Dr. [James] Simms and Dr. [Ronald] Heinemann; I learned a lot. Those were classes where I learned to take in a volume of information, analyze it, form an opinion about it, and write about it. Learning to do that over and over for papers at Hampden-Sydney has served my career for certain."
When he first graduated from college, Philips admits that he felt like an anomaly among his friends, most of whom were in finance or law. He says, "Maybe I was a little naïve to think that I could have a career doing what I love, that I could make it work and that writing was not just something to do in my spare time. I really am fortunate that I get paid to do what motivates me.
There was a brief time, while he was in business school that he thought he might want to change careers, but he quickly realized that was not the case. "There I was learning about debt and equity and that kind of stuff and I'm thinking how I could have written a story differently if I had known that sooner. I was catching myself translating this information into how I can use it as a journalist. That's when I said, 'You are what you are.'" Philips was clearly a journalist for good.
Realizing a commitment to a career in journalism came a little sooner for Matthew Karnitschnig. He studied abroad during his junior year and held an internship at ABC News in London, primarily with the radio division. There he learned to write quickly and concisely. The following summer, he had another journalism internship at his home in Arizona. He was not completely certain what to do with his life after graduating from Hampden-Sydney in 1994, so he returned to Europe to study at the University of Vienna to "fi gure out what to do with the rest of my life." It was then that he decided to go to journalism school, like Philips, at Columbia.
"This was before the Internet had taken off, and I had a lot of old school professors like Ray Cave (who worked for decades at Sports Illustrated and Time), who was a wonderful mentor for me. He had also gone to a small, liberal arts school and he advised me to go back to the South and work in a small daily newspaper to really learn the trade, and that's what I did."
Though many of his classmates stayed in New York, Karnitschnig set out to get his feet wet elsewhere. He worked for about nine months in Kinston, North Carolina, where he covered the "classic cub reporter beat" of courts and police. He also covered a hurricane that gave him additional exposure and a major story.
"After almost a year, I got a call from someone at Columbia, which is one reason that going to Columbia became quite useful, about an opening with an American news agency in Germany—Bloomberg—and because I spoke German they wondered if I would be interested in applying. I did and I decided to do it."
Mathew Karnitschnig '94 (left), the Germany Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal makes a rare appearance on screen to explain the significance of the French election to the European economy.
He moved to Frankfurt for his introduction to overseas reporting and to covering economics. For Bloomberg News' wire service, Karnitschnig covered Germany's economy for a professional audience. After a couple of years, he left Bloomberg to lead a team of reporters at Reuters covering corporations in Germany. Another couple of years later, he began writing for Businessweek in Germany. The Wall Street Journal came calling a year later, courting Karnitschnig to write for them in Vienna. He has been with the Journal ever since, spending some time in New York, first covering major media companies and then mergers and acquisitions during the financial collapse of 2008. "That was a very stressful period. That beat is a sink or swim scenario. If you do well, you can be very successful. If you screw it up, it can be very bad for your career."
Karnitschnig is now the Germany bureau chief in Berlin, overseeing the paper's coverage of all things Germany, such as politics, the automotive industry, and the economy. The office is also responsible for covering the European Central Bank, so his office has been key in covering the European debt crisis. "Because I am the economics editor, that is what I focus most of my time on: Greece and Spain and the future of the Euro, what this crisis means for Europe going forward."
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal has overtaken USA Today as the most widely read paper in the United States, and it has a significant global footprint. "It is an American paper and it is read by business elites around the world. Most of the stories we write are written to be accessible to a lay reader but also relevant to a professional reader. Because we cover such a broad spectrum of subjects-there are people in the U.S. who are interested in European politics; there might be people in China who are also interested in what's going on in German politics right now-so we try to write in a way that people-no matter where they are-can understand what is going on and what is important. The goal of the paper, I think, is to be a primer for people in important positions around the world about what's going on in the global economy at any given time."
Karnitschnig agrees with Miller and Philips that a liberal arts education is perfect for someone in journalism. He says, "If you have that kind of background, as opposed to a narrow focus, it enables you to jump into subjects that you might not have spent years studying but to capture the essence of what's going on, to understand complex issues, and then to be able to explain them to other people. That's essentially what we're doing."
He also says that a journalist also needs unflappable integrity: "You run into a lot of gray areas in this line of work and you need to be able to deal with those. This is a profession where your reputation for integrity is absolutely crucial. Once you lose that, you may as well quit."
"The emphasis on writing," says Karnitschnig of his Hampden-Sydney experience, "was probably the best preparation I had for doing this type of work. I had Professor [Mary] Saunders, who was instrumental in so many ways, and Professor [Lawrence] Martin was too. Going to Hampden-Sydney was a decision that influenced the rest of my career."
As the leader of the Germany bureau, Karnitschnig spends much of his time behind the scenes. He shies away from social media and commentating on news events. He says, "I am the person a lot of people don't see because I oversee a lot of reporters. I drive the coverage. I help people come up with ideas about what we are going to cover and how we are going to cover it and I edit the stories that are going in the paper. Every now and again I will appear on TV to talk about what's going, but really it's not about me."
For each of these men, being a reporter is not about them, it is about finding the news, deciphering the news, and writing the news. However, this doesn't mean their work goes unnoticed. Karnitschnig, for one, was part of a reporting team that was a finalist for the 2012 Gerald Loeb Award, which is given annually for excellence in financial and business reporting. Miller's work at CNN as led to numerous Peabody Awards, a DuPont-Columbia Award, and an Emmy Award.
While these men-and many other Hampden-Sydney alumni working as journalists-are getting the most out of the composition-based curriculum at the College, we all understand the value of what we learned on The Hill. Whether we spent all of our time in Gilmer Hall labs or in economics classes in Morton, we value the positive influence that learning to write well has had on our lives.


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paint door moulding trim (with photo)
The plastic trim or moulding on my doors is looking really old and damaged. I was wondering if it's possible to paint them without making it look worse.
Has anyone tried this before? After some online research SEM products come up. I'm not even sure which of their paints I should use.
Here's what it looks like right now (hopefully image will show):
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Don't paint them ! you can use these products I prefer the mothers but they work fine what I do is get a roll of 2" low tack masking tape ( Blue masking tape ) put that on then use the mothers they look brand new and stay that way for awhile
Hey thanks. These look like they fit the purpose.
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Seeing is Believing
Presented by Generous Art at Wells Mason Gallery
November 10, 2012 - January 6, 2013
Emerging and international artists show new work at the Wells Mason Gallery in East Austin. In an age of image obsession, what happens when we begin to identify with our own carefully curated images? Do we encourage our own eyes to deceive? Addressing issues of art and identity, the Wells Mason Gallery will host an opening reception for "Seeing is Believing" at the gallery in East Austin. This exhibit will also be part of the upcoming East Austin Studio Tour, and it will remain on view through January 6, 2013.
The Wells Mason Gallery exhibits contemporary art by emerging and
internationally-known artists. "Seeing is Believing" will feature:
Jennifer Chenoweth — an Austin painter and sculptor whose quick painterly gestures form the basis for a new kind of visual language.
Larry Graeber — an innovative San Antonio painter and sculptor with an intense expression of analytical abstraction.
Jim Huntington — a veteran sculptor from Texas with abstract works in prominent museums and sculpture gardens around the world.
Wells Mason — an award-winning designer and free-thinking sculptor in the Austin area whose work is metaphor and message.
"With this exhibit, we're exploring whether seeing is believing, and whether our strongest beliefs are born of habit," says Mason.
About Wells Mason
A graduate of the University of Texas, Mason is no stranger to the Austin art scene. From 1996-2000, he was co-owner of a contemporary art gallery
in central Austin, showing work by up-and-comers like urban artist Stephen Tompkins and outsider artist Daniel Johnston. Since 2000, Mason's studio has been headquartered in Coupland, Texas - just 40 minutes northeast of Austin. Mason's cutting-edge furniture designs and provocative sculptures have garnered critical acclaim through solo exhibitions in Dallas and New York City, as well as local attention in Arthouse's "New American Talent" Exhibition Series in 2006 and 2009. His work was also recently featured in Forbes magazine.
Press quality images are available upon request. For more information, or to schedule an interview, please contact Wells Mason at (512) 466-9577 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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sheetrock mud...how big a gap will it fill?
what I need to know is this: how big a gap will that pre-mixed "mud" fill? maybe 1/4 in. ? what about bigger gaps? say 1/2 in.? isn't there some filler you can use for big gaps? I've got a strip about 3/4 in. wide that I'd liike to fill rather than cut a strip of sheetrock to fill it.
Generally, any gaps over 1/8" should be:
1.) Filled with a narrow cut of sheetrock, then taped and coated.
2.) You can sometimes get away with filling the gap with compound several coats (allowed to dry), then applying tape over the area, then coating like a seam.
In your 3/4" situation, I suggest that your install a narrow sliver of sheetrock, then apply compound over it, then apply your tape, coat, etc...
Drywall mud tends to shrink as it dries, which is why it is not a good idea to fill cracks with it. I would say the number 1 failure I see in DIY projects has to do with drywall. If you take your time, and bed and tape the joint after installing a filler strip, then go back and skim coat over it, you will be much happier with the result. One last thing: Don't try to make it happen all at once.....you have to give the mud time to set between coats...the difference in good looking job or something you hope no one ever sees.
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Malnutrition in South-Asia. Poverty, diet or lack of female empowerment?
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Despite economic growth, and a reduction in poverty, malnutrition is still rampant in South-Asia. This indicates that non-economic factors are important, and we use a nation-wide survey from Nepal to identify factors that may explain why small children are stunted. In contrast to designated studies of child nutrition we do not have information on individual food intake, but we demonstrate that analysis of large sample surveys is a good supplement to designated studies, with the main benefit being that findings are nationally representative. We find that pulses are critical for child growth, and that boys are more often malnourished, maybe because they are expected to take other food than breast milk. Furthermore we find that girls are more likely malnourished if they have many older brothers, and we find that female empowerment improves child nutrition.
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Big Ten Media Day - Joe McKeown
Oct. 25, 2012
JOE McKEOWN: I'm just excited to get going. Like most people this time of year, we're actually 4 and 0 instead of probably everybody else is 0 and 0. We took our team to Italy and played four games, so I'm counting those. I have five freshmen and four seniors back basically, so we're really looking forward to trying to blend this team together. It should be a lot of fun.
Q. Can you talk a little bit more about Italy and how that might have matured your team and the experience?
The culture part of it and the team bonding part, you just can't replace.
Q. Can you speak a little bit about how Danielle had such a great season last year, really emerging last year and what kind of role is she going to play this year as a senior?
Q. I understand you guys talked a little bit about this last night, but there's a proposal out there for some changes on the women's side of basketball, lower rims, shot clock. Do you think the game needs some changes? Is it necessary? Is it practical?
You have to look at changing things if you feel like they're not working. I will say this: I would like to see a bigger basketball. I'd like to see us use a big ball again, and I think we miss a lot of lay ups. Some of it is your ball, some of it is you've got bad lay up shooters, and I've got a little bit of both probably, but I've said that for years. I don't know about lowering the rims, but I do think we shouldn't be intimidated by change, either.
Q. Who are a couple of the freshman kids who might be impact players this year who I might see very early in the season playing?
Lauren Douglas is a 6'2", kind of utility player, can play second base, shortstop, third, everywhere. But she can do everything. Just learning the game for us. She's from Memphis, Tennessee. Those two have really stepped up.
Like most freshmen they're up and down, but I'm excited about them.
Q. Can you talk a little bit about Karly Roser? She has one year under her belt, how she's matured and how her game might have improved over the summer?
I'm really excited about her. She's shooting the ball a lot better, and she's running our team better. She's kind of taking control of practice, which you want to see as a coach.
She just needs to get her confidence level way, way up. It's tough when you're a sophomore when you've been playing 35 minutes a game as a freshman and your roles change a little bit. If she has a great year, that's really going to help us.
Q. You have two seniors, Kendall Hackney and Danielle Diamant. What kind of ownership are they taking with this team in their senior year?
They're both healthy now and they're both playing real well.
Q. You have some new coaches in the league. How do you think they're going to impact the Big Ten?
All three of the coaches coming in will have an impact on that program. Their track record is terrific. It's great for the league when we do have job openings, the level of coaches that come into our league.
Q. You talked a little bit about your trip to Italy in the preseason, as well. Which player have you seen make the biggest improvement so far this year?
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This is a traditional Mexican pork and homiy stew often served at Christmas time. At the table, pass bowls of chopped lettuce, sliced radishes, chopped onions, and shredded cheese.
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I'm not entirely sure how to rate this. I really liked it, but DH didn't and DD wasn't too sure. DH thought the hominy was "weird". What? It's just corn. I omitted the cayenne and added an anaheim chili with the onion and garlic. I also used a little chicken broth with the water for just a little more flavor. I think if I make this again, I'll add cumin as well. The fresh cilantro is fantastic, don't skip it! I served this with cheddar-onion biscuits. The leftovers are in the freezer for my lunches later this week. Made for PAC Fall 2007.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into small cubes
- salt and pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 6 cups water
- 6 cups hominy, drained
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
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- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the pork, season with salt and pepper, and saute until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, and chile pepper and saute until the onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat, and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Add the hominy and oregano and simmer for another 30 minutes.
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Two recent cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) show that municipal tap water can harbor the amoeba responsible for the fatal disease, according to CDC researchers.
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If the golden grillwas a bit over the top for your tastes (or your wallet, with it's $12,000 price tag!), there are many alternative grills. I'd recommend something in the midrange, both in terms of size and price, for the average griller who wants to tackle great burgers, steak, chicken, veggies and the occasional grilled pizza. But if you are interested in the polar opposite of the blinged-out ... Read More »
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It looks like Cinco de Mayo (as well as the 133rd Kentucky Derby!) is e upon us, so I thought that something with a little bit of south-of-the-border flare seemed to be an appropriate gesture towards the holiday. I could have made an intense Mexican Chocolate Loaf Cake, but I opted for Huevos Rancheros instead. The name huevos rancheros means "ranch-style eggs" and the dish ... Read More »
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When I've written about making hamburger buns (and hot dog buns)in the past, I generally left out any sort of instructions for making the filling. Basic hamburgers are made with ground beef, which is seasoned and grilled over a relatively high heat, leaving a juicy inside and a patty with very slightly crisp edges. The timing for grilling hamburgers varies so widely that I won't ... Read More »
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How do I get my cat to stop peeing on everything?
My 3 year old, fixed, male cat is peeing all over my house! He has peed all over my counter tops, couches, movies, ect. This problem has been going on for about a year and we have tried everything! My husband and I are at our wits end. We have used feli-away, he has been tested for health issues, the plug-ins, and even behavior meds. Any other ideas?
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Have you changed litters? Is his box in the same place? Have you tried a covered box vs. an open box? What are you cleaning the urine spots with?
I know Oscar will only do his business in a covered box with Tidy Cat litter in the same spot in my bedroom. Anything else... not gonna happen.
You have to clean those urine spots with an enzymatic cleaner to get the smell completely out. If he "smells himself" in an area, he's going to go back. I personally use Simple Solution, which I get at Petsmart. It's good for dog and cat spots.
Good luck. Cat pee is not a fun thing to deal with.
Oscar J. Cat answered on 2/3/09. Helpful? / 0
You may also want to try putting as many litter boxes as it takes for him to get the idea. When I caught Lily peeing on the clothes in the laundry room it was right after my dog had chased her and traumatized her. Also, there are as many behavior/anti-anxiety meds for cats as there are for humans. If one didn't work, you may want to ask your vet for another. You may also want to contact a veterinary renal specialist that your own vet can refer you to to make sure that he's structurally sound.
Izadore (Izzie) answered on 2/3/09. Helpful? / 0
First, get a vet check again. If you have the money and can find one, consult with a cat behavioralist. One method I've heard of is to cage the cat (I don't know what kinds of cages they have in your country, but here we have 6 foot cages with three levels, and enough room for a litter box), and keep the cat in the cage until it's figured out that toilet stuff goes in the toilet. I've never tried it, but I've heard it works.
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Sweet piece charlie, I am envious.
So where are the pics or how come I cannot see them?
Shipwreck, you really have not lived till you've handled a P7. The single action trigger is smoother and easier than anything other than a good 1911 and the safety of the cocking mechanism just has to be used to believe. The low bore axis, soft recoil, and thin size in simple incredible. Surely someone on this board who lives near you will invite you out. Lurk around the Park Cities Tactical and I'm sure you can find a group out having fun with theirs.
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I think I'm gonna' have the whole thing hard chromed by either Fords or Tripp Research down the road. Thanks for the compliments and yeah, the grips feel real good. I bought it unfired.
I gotta say - DON'T Go with Tripp - not if it is a gun U love. He ruined a 1911 of mine in Jan 06, and I even gave him a chance to fix it (I've told the story many times here). Anyway, after that experience - I kinda learned that if the finish is not messed up, be happy w/ what ya got if it is one of your fav guns.
If you have to hard chrome it, I've heard good things about MetaLife. Or, maybe NP3 it.
Charlie - Not sure what you like in holsters.
If you like leather check out Del fatti Leather - I am using the ISP-4 and really like it. If you can't stand the wait they can be had from Lightning Arms Sport
I have also used Blade-tech UCH Holster works well.
I carry mine in a Blade-Tech IWB or an Alessi CQC/S.
I bought my P7M8 w/ AF date code back in March when it was supposedly the last ones they were getting in. Out here in SoCal I paid 1500.00. A few with the AG date codes came in recently w/ the Trussville marking and they were quickly bought up at 1600.00 apiece. It's so freaking expensive when it comes to HK firearms out here, but to a few the high price is worth it.
When I do it (and it may be a few months away), it will be Fords. I'm going to carry it and shoot it a while before I have it hard chromed or put night sights on it. I'm expecting a pancake holster from Don Hume any day now. I've been wanting a P7 for a long time and finally decided to take the plunge.


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1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant a pedantic teacher
2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned a pedantic insistence that we follow the rules exactly
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It may seem pedantic to harp on what looks like mere procedure, but this is one case where the process is the forest. —Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker, 29 May 2000
Yet not since Kenneth Roberts has anyone written of early New England life in such vivid and convincing detail. (The minor inaccuracies will stir only the pedantic.) —Annie Proulx, New York Times Book Review, 28 Apr. 1991
What I'm objecting to is that picture books are judged from a particular, pedantic point of view vis-à-vis their relation to children—and I insist that a picture book is much more. —Maurice Sendak, Caldecott & Co., 1988
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In Shakespeare's day, a pedant was a male schoolteacher. The word's meaning was close to that of the Italian pedante, from which the English word was adapted. Someone who was pedantic was simply a tutor or teacher. But some instructional pedants of the day must have been pompous and dull, because by the late 1500s pedant had gained an extended sense referring to anyone who was obnoxiously and tediously devoted to his or her own academic acumen.
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