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Posted: Sun 02 Sep 2012, 01:36
Post subject: Do little puppies, please
Subject description: We shall add by ourself what we need.
Do little puppies, please, We shall add by ourself what we need. Give us the speed, the decorative themes, we have a lot of puplets at our disposal. It's fun, i like it.
But please try to improve the old pets to make them attractive
. Using Ubuntus repository will make us to go away and use UBUNTU, or LINUX MINT. Show your difference.
We dont have any product which can be used seriously by a professional. It's not my problem, i use Puppy for fun. But if i had to use it at my work, it would be impossible.
For instance, Improve Business repository, when i say business, it's a great word. We just need some nice program to make our domestic accounts, but a nice one !
Even Ubuntu has nothing new to propose ! fine cover, and inside old and ugly programs, (when they work).
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Posts: 601
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posted: Sun 02 Sep 2012, 17:09
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I agree with you Pelo that the .pet's that are here and some very unique ones are mostly forgotten and hidden in this forum.
And that is a big shame. Just here the other day Barry him self wrote about ShareInternet, that is a real hidden treasure as if it was something new...
The author, Gyro on this forum made this in 2009.
Tell me one distro that has a better solution for "just" sharing internet or becoming a router than Puppy? Yet it took 3 years to "discover" this brilliant small Pet.
So its not the first time I say this. I even tried once to make a contest like Pet of The Year, but there was non or little support for that.
I do not agree that Puppy users will jump to Ubuntu as you use the Ubuntu repo, but what i can not understand is why one does not use repo from smaller distroes like Tiny Core and Slitaz. This due to all these dependencies and simplicity.
There are many other pets hidden around in this forum and its a shame.
I just need to ask once again if there is like a plan for more new versions of 5.2.8 like 006 or something? Can Playdayz say a few short words about that? The reason I ask is because I like to make a plan my self on releasing stuff and I really love 5.2.8, but like to know if all efforts are now in Precise?
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Location: S.C. USA
Posted: Sun 02 Sep 2012, 20:54
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With work on Puppy being done by volunteers, all over the world, and only a very loose sense of organization, provided by Barry Kauler. Programs and versions of Puppy will only improve, when someone takes it upon them self to work on it and post their work, for others to use.
Most everyone works on Puppy for fun and as a hobby. I know I do. It is always what do I want to do, not what do I have to.
If you are not making money, on what you program, there is no constant reason to come up with a newer version, that you can get more money for.
Most of the really useful programs do get improved, but again only when someone wants to do it.
I think at some point you would be done with improvements and only be adding complexity and bloat.
Look at a typical remote control. Do you even know what half the buttons do?
I sure do not!
Yes programs do seem to get lost in all the forum posts and Puppy related web sites. Some effort has been made to organize Additional Software section of the forum.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
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Location: 500 seconds from Sol
Posted: Mon 03 Sep 2012, 12:24
Post subject: Useful Pets -- Puppy is a Do-Acracy
We can stand around cursing the darkness. Or we can each light a small candle. Or as someone in my Company said in a stage-whisper, as we stood around 4:30 on a dreary November morning listening to the Top Sergeant drone on: "If we all take a bite out of him, maybe he'll go away."
I'll mention this again. Perhaps less sarcastically. A year or so ago, after some objections, the Additional Software Sub-forum was re-organized to provide an index. But it doesn't work automatically or magically. Someone has to write a post on it describing an application and linking to the tread containing the download link of the application. Preferably, that someone would be the application's creator. But it could be any forum member.
Most applications are NOT distro-dependent. Some are Kernel dependent. But the only certain way to find out is to try an application in other than the Puplet used to build it. In the latest versions of precise, exprimo, and slacko, I still use a great thesaurus, artha, created by sikpupy,
, three years ago for Puppy 4.31, which was a T2 build.
If you have a favorite application --one that you alway install as it hasn't found its way among the applications provided by a Puplet Dev-- see if it's shows up on the Additional Software Sub-forum. If it hasn't, post about it. If it has, and it works well under a new Puplet build, post that information. That post will move the application to the top of the Additional Software Sub-Forum's Catgory Discussion tread and keep it within the public's short attention span. If it doesn't work well under a Puplet, post that in the tread of Puplet in which it doesn't work. That's the only way the Dev, and those testers who build applications, will know. Perhaps there's only some lib file missing: an easy fix which can turned into a pet to be installed along with the original application when it's to be used in the Puplet otherwise missing it. And that fact should be posted to the thread on the Additional Software Sub-Forum regarding the application. Or perhaps an entirely new build will be necessary, a new thread on the Sub-Forum started, with a link to it on the old thread.
How are those who can supposed to know if we don't tell them?
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Location: Oslo, Norway
Posted: Mon 03 Sep 2012, 13:23
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I honestly do not think the .pet's should be located in the forum at all.
Like all the .pet's for 5.2.8 should be found in the NEWS section on QuickPet and then organized at some webpage the NEWS points to.
A forum is not the place anyone expects the packages to be found.
Its ok with not all off them being in the lets say Lucid repo, but the forum is just not where anyone would look for it.
So if we narrow the focus and just thinks about 5.2.8.006...
Then what? Could there be a LARGE step for Puppy if one really did this and lighted a small candle for each of these nice little Pupplets?
I can step forward and write a few words about LHMP, as that is the pet I have fought the most with. I can also work with some forum members that would like to help out on this by making a website that is possible for more than just one member to post to etc and host it.
What is a real asset here in this forum is that one can easily give trust to a whole lot of people as one is "proven" by your own forum history and contributions.
I have no problem raising my hand to be the one to add the first .pet into such a system, structure it a bit and then give other forum members the possibility to add more .pet's.
If there was one thing that is going to lift Puppy fast, its to give reasonable attention to the pets as some of them are very unique and can not be found in any other distro...
By adding a little description(not really found in the Lucid repo or packet manager) we then "denerd" Puppy a bit for others to be able to show off more aggressive stuff in their OS:-)
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Posted: Mon 03 Sep 2012, 13:44
Post subject:
Wikis are quite good for organising data
helping Wiki for help
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Posts: 601
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posted: Tue 04 Sep 2012, 06:42
Post subject: From words to action..
I have honestly not seen a wiki as a repository yet, but why not make a repository that looks like one?
If you look at Linux Mint, I think apart from being great distro, the way they organize their programs with a nice GÙI and some text that comes with it, is a key to success as most users wants just to find, understand what it does, download and install a program and then find it in the right part of their menu
Now anyone that like to contribute to a NEW and easy to maneuver can take a look at lucid.schoolux.org. Its a plattform for cooperation and uses software especially for organizing downloads and creating directories and so forth...
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Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 15:59
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I am sorry to say that I will not be able to work on Puppy anymore. My wife has a disabling illness, Multiple Sclerosis. The drugs are better than they used to be so the quality of her life is decent, but we are involved in the worst nightmare of my life with lawyers and insurance corporations simply trying to receive basic medical care (because we live in the U.S.). I simply have to shut down anything else that requires energy other than earning enough to pay the medical bills and trying to receive what the insurance companies had promised. I know that many of you wish us well and it means more than I can say to know such fine people around the world. Cheers, Larry
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Location: Germany
Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 16:59
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Hi Larry,
I'm sorry to hear (read) that and i wish you all the very best. Also i want to say, I'm just glad to be born and living in Germany ---> we have medical care for each and every citizen in our country (we call this Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung).
Also i want to say thank you to all the American people, because of fighting in the 2nd world war, striking down the German-Terror-Regime (1933-1945) and making me able that way to live my life just as i would live in paradise.
Wish you well
LazY Puppy
RSH's DNA
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Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 17:04
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We extend our sincere appreciation to you for your involvement in this world-wide community, and our thoughts are with your family in this difficult time.
Best Regards,
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Posts: 326
Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 17:22
Post subject: Larry
Trust you will get the paperwork and system resolved and be back with us soon. Very sorry to hear your wife is not well. Health is very important and we often do not appreciate it when we have it.
GET the best lawyer you can find! Keep your chin up! Sun still rises in the East!
Take the time you need and THANKS, THANKS, Thanks for all you have given to the community.
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Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 17:23
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Larry, that's really sad news...
I believe everything's gonna be ok for both of you.
PS. I never had an occasion to do so: thank you for the best Puppy I have ever used and by which I've really started my Linux experience.
Take care & Greetings!
[O]bdurate [R]ules [D]estroy [E]nthusiastic [R]ebels => [C]reative [H]umans [A]lways [O]pen [S]ource
Omnia mea mecum porto.
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Posts: 100
Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 19:09
Post subject:
Thank you so much for the great effort on the Puppy development and support.
Good luck with your real life. I wish you and your family all the best.
In case any of you, out there, know of the "perfect" legal contact(s); ones that could lend Larry's wonderful family a hand, please provide those vital connections to Larry.
Thanks again, Larry. Great job!
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Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 19:59
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playdayz wrote:
My wife has a disabling illness, Multiple Sclerosis.
My wife works in the national office, near Edinburgh, of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Scotland.
She is a self management administrator, organizing self management courses for people with MS and other long-term health conditions.
These courses originated in the USA, through Stanford University.
The book supplied, and used during the course by the participants here in Scotland, is I believe, published and printed in the USA.
Title = "
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions
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Posted: Fri 07 Sep 2012, 21:17
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Very sorry to hear about your wifes illness. We all wish her the best and truly wish there was something we could do to help. I too live in the US and know your pain in dealing with insurance companies. Just remember, there is a solution to any problem.
One thing that can help is getting in contact with a local Multiple Sclerosis support group. There should be one in your location. These people have been dealing with the same issues, as you and your wife, and can be a great source of help and information.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
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To be honest, this Tetris mug would probably drive me crazy. I would fill it with my morning coffee and then wait for that one long piece to fall. And I'd be waiting forever, because it never, ever will.
But the board will vanish as if it had, when I finish my coffee (or when I forget to finish my coffee, and let it sit around long enough to go cold). Because someone has finally applied the magic of heat-sensitive paint to the magic of Tetris licensing.
Just don't put it in the dishwasher. That'll give you a permanent game over.
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It wasn't totally surprising to hear that Sylvester Stallone had cut Bruce Willis from The Expendables 3-- Willis's role in both of the previous two films had been pretty minimal, and Stallone managed to replace him with Harrison Ford, a coup by any measure. What was surprising, though, is the tweet that Stallone included with the news:
Sure, he doesn't name Willis specifically in the tweet, but it's not hard to connect the dots and assume that Willis was demanding more money for less work-- something Stallone was clearly unwilling to give. And given that this is far from the first time that Willis has clashed, very publicly, with one of his former co-stars, it's not even all that surprising. Need a primer on the many feuds of Bruce Willis? Hey, of course you do.
The 80s sitcom that launched Willis to fame well before he walked on broken glass as John McClane, Moonlighting paired him up with Cybill Shepherd as a pair of detectives who squabble but, of course, give in to some sexual tension as well. As Willis's career took off his relationship with Shepherd and even some of the crew worsened; here's how the show's producer Jay Daniel explained it in this interview:
Everybody knows there was friction between the two of them on the stage. In the beginning, Bruce was just a guy's guy. Let's just say he evolved. Over the years, he went from being the crew's best friend and just being grateful for the work and all of that to realizing that he was going to be a movie star and wanting to move on. Part of that was because of his strained relationship with Cybill. That sometimes made the set a very unpleasant place to be.
Below you can watch the two foes in action:
Michael Bay
This one wasn't actually from when they were working together on Armageddon-- a massive hit for both of them, mind you-- but much later, when Willis took to the Ain't It Cool message boards and began commenting as "Walter B." He initially stepped in to talk about the upcoming Live Free or Die Hard and defend its PG-13 rating, but at some point someone brought up the idea of Michael Bay directing a Die Hard movie and, well, Willis couldn't hold back:
"Would have ruined DH4. Few people will work with him now, and I know I will never work with him again."
Michael Bay is famously pretty difficult to work with himself, to the point that Megan Fox called him Hitler, but Willis lashing out on a message board is pretty undiplomatic. He seems to have gotten his wish though: the Transformers franchise is carrying on merrily without him.
Tears of the Sun
This 2003 thriller is almost completely forgotten, but according to a lawsuit that Willis filed against the production company, it created ""extreme mental, physical, and emotional pain and suffering." You can read the full complaint at The Smoking Gun, in which Willis seeks damages after being struck in the forehead by a projectile that was meant to simulate bullets in a battle scenes for the war film. Of course, if you ask director Antoine Fuqua, Willis might have been making a big deal out of nothing. At the time Fuqua told the BBC (via E! Online) that Willis was a "pain in the ass" on the set, and revealed "We got along off camera, but shooting, we just didn't get along." Details of the suit's settlement aren't public, but if Willis had made out with $100 million or something crazy, we probably wouldn't see him starring in the likes of the next movie on our list.
Cop Out
You probably remember this one. Kevin Smith, never afraid to burn bridges and to draw as much attention to himself as possible, didn't just blame critics for the failure of his ill-fated comedy Cop Out; he blamed Willis, in the most harsh terms possible. Here's just a snippet of what he had to say on Marc Maron's podcast (via Film Drunk), after revealing that Willis wouldn't sit for the poster and that if it weren't for Tracy Morgan, "I might've killed myself or someone else in the making of that movie":
It was difficult. I've never been involved in a situation like that where, one component is not in the box at all. It was fuckin' soul crushing. I mean, a lot of people are gonna be like, 'Oh, you're just trying to blame the movie on him.' No, but I had no fucking help from this dude whatsoever."
But Smith wasn't done! In his memoir Tough Shit, via Flavorwire, he laid into Willis even further, and started blaming him not just for making his life miserable, but for ruining his childhood dreams:
"Where was the happy-go-lucky charmer who made Maddie Hayes fall so madly in love?" Smith writes. "There were no staff limbo parties like there'd been at the Blue Moon Detective Agency whenever Bruce was around. The singing pitchman who made me believe that Seagram's Wine Coolers were a manly enough spirit to chug at a high school kegger? He turned out to be the unhappiest, most bitter, and meanest emo-bitch I've ever met at any job I've held down. And mind you, I've worked at Domino's Pizza.'
Granted, Kevin Smith drives us crazy and we would probably go nuts working on one of his sets too. But it's not hard to assume he's in the right on this one.
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Finally we come to poor Jamie Edwards, an interviewer for the London-based radio station Magic 105.4 who lobbed some bad questions at Willis and Mary-Louis Parker, but seems to be unnecessarily punished with some majorly hostile answers.
Willis is far from the only actor with a track record of squabbling with collaborators and the press, and I'd still probably wind up on a set with him instead of notoriously short-tempered James Cameron, even though I adore Cameron. But if you're trying to figure out who to side with in the new Stallone vs. Willis beef… history seems to be speaking for itself.


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People come to the Hamptons for many reasons, the most common of which include our beautiful clean beaches and sweet little villages. Others come to golf, sail, hike, explore history, or just relax and enjoy it all. But this last weekend we had guests at A Butler's Manor who were on the East End to do something I had heretofore been unaware one could do out here: Skydive.
Skydive Long Island in Calverton (about 25 miles northwest of us). I knew nothing about skydiving (and my fear of heights is such I'm not likely to try it anytime soon), so was fascinated to learn that a first time jump is always a tandem jump (seen here) with an experienced professional; Laura's jump instructor has clocked over 14,000 jumps!! Also, notice the hands in the bottom of the picture. That's the photographer (you were wondering about this already, right?) who jumps with you...he has a video camera, plus some sort of TeleTubby-looking camera on his head that takes a strobe series of still photos, like this one. The cameraman can't launch his parachute until AFTER you do (otherwise it would get in the way of his photography of you). Now that's thrill-seeking!
Needless to say, Liam and Laura's description of their jump was THE topic over breakfast the next morning!! Still, they said that the next time they come stay, they're going to skip the sky and just enjoy the blue of the pool!
(PS: Doesn't the East End look cool from way up there!)
Quote of the Day: May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. --Edward Abbey
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Up in the wild blue yonder
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Now that I've learned to follow a blog, I just may be cool enough to sky dive in the Hamptons! Love, love, love your blog page. Plus, with your busy schedule,it helps me keep up with you. Glad your foot is better. MargueriteReplyDelete
That sounds cool. We have a similar thing here where you can go tandem hang gliding so that an expert is in charge of the hang glider (just like your parachute experience) and you can enjoy the ride. Come visit us in the rainforest! http://myblog.rainforestinn.com Maybe we will be able to stay in your beautiful place which appears to be quit a bit fancier than ours :) - Bill & LaurieReplyDelete
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Not all Halo: Reach midnight launches went according to play. Take for instance this one in Winnona, Minnesota's Gamestop, which was plagued not only by an inebriated gamer and a handsie cop, but LAG!
Some highlights for those of you who can't quite make it out or don't want to risk listening to the expletive-laced video at work:
Cop: Police
Tosses guy into display.
Cop: Stop Crazy guy: You better try harder... bitch. Cop: Stop resisting
Cop: Stop resisting, get your hands behind your back. Crazy guy: I already do... fag. I already do.
Cop: Get up. Crazy guy: I already am... fag. I already am. Cop: Get up. Crazy guy: I'm all (laggy) (ready) (raggy)
I hear that's what being thrown head-first into a floor will do to you.
I've updated the last quote in here to reflect that while I swear I'm hearing him say laggy, some readers think he's just saying ready again. Or maybe he's made up a new word: raggy!
[Thanks for the vid, Greg]


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Anderson confident he's future White Sox shortstop
CHICAGO -- In Derek Jeter's first full season of professional baseball 20 years ago at Greensboro, N.C., he committed 56 errors playing shortstop while helping turn 57 double plays.
That gaudy total of miscues certainly didn't hamper Jeter in becoming one of the best overall shortstops in Major League Baseball history.
CHICAGO -- In Derek Jeter's first full season of professional baseball 20 years ago at Greensboro, N.C., he committed 56 errors playing shortstop while helping turn 57 double plays.
That gaudy total of miscues certainly didn't hamper Jeter in becoming one of the best overall shortstops in Major League Baseball history.
Tim Anderson, the White Sox No. 3 prospect, according to MLB.com, smiles upon hearing that story and is completely aware of Jeter's opening shortstop effort. But a reinforcement of confidence wasn't exactly needed by the team's top pick and 17th overall in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.
Yes, Anderson committed 19 errors at shortstop in just 63 games for Class A Kannapolis. But that short season of work didn't stop Anderson from believing shortstop remains his best position. The White Sox stand in agreement with the 20-year-old.
"There was going to be growing pains," said Minor League field coordinator Kirk Champion. "You throw him in the South Atlantic [League], with the speed of the game, and then just working on some things mechanically and defensively, and things like that."
"It don't bother me," Anderson told MLB.com of his elevated errors total during an instructional league interview. "It's just stuff that I was working on. It changed a lot of stuff compared to junior college. Other than that, it doesn't bother me."
A discussion involving an Anderson position change seems to be quite a bit premature considering he hasn't even reached 300 at-bats as a Minor Leaguer. He felt improvement at the position throughout his time with the Intimidators, not to mention from instructional league work at Camelback Ranch.
Anderson discussed changes made in his pre-step before the pitch is delivered and his throwing motion as tangible causes for encouragement.
"Basically, it's how I get set," Anderson said of the pre-step alteration. "I was going left foot, right foot, and now I'm going right foot, left foot. Just jump straight up and down. I would usually be leaning to the left or leaning to the right. Now, I'm just on both sides on my feet.
"My throws were tailing a little bit. So I wasn't getting length on my arm. Now, I'm getting length and it's getting better."
This error total borne of inexperience becomes a small negative compared to the athleticism Anderson flashes whenever he's on the field. Even in a low-key October instructional league contest, there's a burst of energy coming from Anderson turning a line shot toward the corner into a stand-up triple.
Over his 267 at-bats for Kannapolis, Anderson batted .277 with one homer and 21 RBIs. He knocked out five triples and swiped 24 bases in 28 attempts. Anderson did strike out 78 times, a total once again coming from inexperience but one that caught Anderson's attention. Yet, Anderson felt better offensively in instructs, specifically feeling more confident as a two-strike hitter.
The first-round selection already has developed a couple thousand Twitter followers through his @TimAnderson7 account. There's inherent pressure coming from being a first-round pick, but Anderson also understands the responsibilities of being responsible where communicating with the fan base through social media is concerned.
"Everybody is watching me," Anderson said. "All eyes are on me when I do something. I have to be really careful. Everybody is excited.
"Some guys do expect a lot out of you, but it doesn't bother me. It's the same game. We are all playing the same game."
When asked where Anderson sees himself playing that same game in 2014 and much further down the line, he quickly and definitively states, "I'm a shortstop." He could end up some day at second base or even as a center fielder, but no change is being considered.
"He has made a lot of strides," Champion said of Anderson's instructional league work. "He swings the bat and he's a heady guy. He just feels like that he's getting it.
"I don't know he's going to play himself off that position. We are counting on him to be that guy. We will continue to work it. He played second base three or four times. He's getting exposed to that part of it too. But he's getting his at-bats and bulk of innings at shortstop."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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Aviva Premiership
Short makes switch to Sandy Park
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The monster lock will run out in front of the passionate Chiefs' supporters next season © Getty Images
Peter Short has joined last season's Aviva Premiership surprise package Exeter Chiefs on a one-year deal from Bath.
The monster lock, weighing in at 19-stone, had an injury ravaged season with Bath last term making just six appearances, but in six seasons at The Rec he turned out for the West Country side on 145 occasions. Short looked set to join Top 14 Orange side Stade Francais, but due to the upheavel happening in Paris, the deal fell through. Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter pounced and is delighted to have got his man.
"We had a look at him before he decided to go to Stade Francais. We met him a while ago but it looked like that had gone cold for us. With developments at Stade things changed and when he became available again we met him again and had another chat and watched more games because he came back fit towards the end of the season, including playing against us," said Baxter.
"He didn't play much last season, but we feel he can add something to the squad. He's the type of player I was looking to bring in to the front five. He's a bit bigger and sometimes that element of bulk is what you need in certain games and at certain times of the year. He's also a good line-out forward and good at restarts, which sometimes you don't see as the job of the bigger second rows. He's capable of playing in the back row and that's a good fit for us because we ask a lot of our front five, we expect them to work very hard and get through a lot of work. He's a bit older and the benefit of that is that he brings a lot of experience to a younger pack. He ticks a lot of boxes for us so it was an easy decision to go for him once he became available again."
Despite being one of the inform Premiership locks a couple of seasons ago, Short has struggled with injuries of late, but Baxter insists he has no concerns over the fitness of his new second-row.
"In many ways he's in great shape physically. He's about 120kg but only about eight per cent body fat - he is in great shape. He had a bicep injury last season but that can happen to any forward over the course of their career - we've had several players do that at the club and they've all come back fine. He's also had an ongoing knee injury throughout his career but it hasn't stopped him playing," Baxter said.
"We've done a full screening and we know what the concerns are, but if you checked any forward at this time of year they would all have bits and pieces wrong with them. Tom Hayes and James Hanks were bashed about last season but it didn't stop them playing. I'm very confident Peter is the sort of person who knows how to manage himself, how to look after himself after training and after matches to keep himself in the best possible condition."
Short follows in the footsteps of fellow second-row Aly Muldowney who has joined from Glasgow Warriors and the lock is relishing the chance to run out at Sandy Park.
"Obviously I've had some really good few years at Bath, but things are starting to change up there and I'm now looking forward to a new challenge with Exeter. The set-up is clearly fantastic and you can see the club is built on solid foundations. Talking to Rob as well, he's an impressive guy and I liked what he had to say about the future direction of the club. You can see the club are wanting to build on last season and I want to be part of that as well," Short said.
"Exeter had a great season last year and full credit to them for that. You can see they are a tight group of players, they're well-conditioned, and they know what they are doing and they want to get better. As I said, it's going to be a new and fresh challenge for me, but it's one that I am relishing."
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BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston women's basketball (7-2) used a huge 57-29 advantage on the boards to close out 2013 with a 64-49 victory over Husson University (3-4) Monday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center.
The Beacons overcame 25 turnovers and uncharacteristic struggles at the free throw-line by turning 26 offensive rebounds into 23 second-chance points against a much smaller Eagles side.
Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) recorded her seventh double-double in a row with a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in 24 minutes of play. Junior Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) was nearly as effective inside, as she registered 10 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench.
Senior Shelby Buck (Greenfield, Ohio) chipped with 11 points off the bench including three of UMass Boston's five 3-pointers.
Husson center Rebecca Young paced the Eagles with 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks in the team's second-straight loss.
The Beacons overcame some of their offensive shortcomings with a strong defensive effort, holding the Eagles to just 30.6 percent shooting from the field and a 4-for-20 (20 percent) clip from behind the arc.
Both teams struggled to establish any kind of momentum in a very sloppy game. The two teams combined for 42 turnovers and 32 fouls, while shooting a combined 16-for-35 (45.7 percent) from the charity stripe.
UMass Boston led the game the entire away, after getting out to an early 10-4 lead. After two quick jump shots, seniors Elisa Ogawa (Yamanashi, Japan) and Buck knocked down back-to-back threes to make it 10-4. Husson would keep the game within two possessions throughout the first 10 minutes but a 9-0 run spurred by two Katrina Edwards' (Springfield, Mass.) pushed the UMB advantage to 28-14 with 4:40 to play in the half.
After a short Eagles run cut the deficit to 31-25 at the break, UMB used a 7-0 flurry out of the break, capped off by another Buck three, to push the lead back to double-digits (38-25).
Despite Husson's best efforts to chip into the deficit they failed to get closer than eight the rest of the way, as UMass Boston used some timely shooting and their big size advantage to clip any chances of a comeback.
The Eagles will return to action Tuesday at 1 p.m. when they close out their four-game road trip at Brandeis University. UMass Boston will take to the road as well, as they travel to Salve Regina University Thursday at 6 p.m. for a non-conference matchup.


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People with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities*, like all people, have inherent sexual rights. These rights and needs must be affirmed, defended, and respected.
For decades, people with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities have been thought to be asexual, having no need for loving and fulfilling relationships with others. Individual rights to sexuality, which is essential to human health and well-being, have been denied. This loss has negatively affected people with intellectual disabilities in gender identity, friendships, self-esteem, body image and awareness, emotional growth, and social behavior. People with intellectual or developmental disabilities frequently lack access to appropriate sex education in schools and other settings. At the same time, some individuals may engage in sexual activity as a result of poor options, manipulation, loneliness or physical force rather than as an expression of their sexuality.
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A brand-new musical based on the novel and film of the same name arrives on Broadway starring Norbert Leo Butz.
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text: In her 1979 masterpiece, Kindred, Octavia E. Butler explored time travel, American slavery, and the social tensions of race and gender—the tough stuff that keeps tying us in knots. Now the mind-bending story has been transformed into a graphic novel, adapted by Damian Duffy and illustrated by John Jennings, expanding this examination of our troubled history into a vibrant format that widens its reach to newer audiences. Come hear Duffy and Jennings along with Chicago artist Krista Franklin for a discussion of the power of Kindred and what it takes to translate a novel into a graphic novel.


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quote:Originally posted by bill vossTrue, but these were complete tacos w/cheese, beans, and lettuce, thrown in the vat and then coated with mexican cheese upon their exit from said deep fryer. chimichangas, supposedly invented in arizona, follow the same concept as the flautas,and I love both those treats, but the deep fried tacos have always seemed a different sort of beast to me. My sisters & I, now far flung from our KCK roots, have searched in vain for something that approximated the deep fried experience.
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We haven't had too much of a Blake-reel on the site ever since he dunked over a car and hyped a football recruit, but here he is. Against Phoenix on Sunday, Blake Griffin took a pass from Mo Williams off the pick-and-roll, threw this dunk over Marcin Gortat's head, and got called for the offensive foul. It was his sixth of the game, and he racked up a technical for the overreaction, but — in Suns coach Alvin Gentry's words — "That was one hell of a dunk." Gentry added, "I don't care if it was a charge. That might be as impressive of a dunk as I've seen in the NBA in 23 years. I think that was the best dunk he's had since he was in the league." The Clippers lost 108-99, and Griffin was just 6-for-18 from the field with two boards, but at least there was this.
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2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup strong brewed coffee
1 cup vegetable oil
8 ounces sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
Chocolate Fudge Frosting:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup granulated sugar
Five 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
10 tablespoons butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
30 to 40 chocolate wafers or sandwich cookies
36 gummy worms
For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 F. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, coffee, oil, sour cream, vanilla and eggs. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour into the cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full. Hang over medium high heat place top coals. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool in the tins for 10 minutes. Remove from the tins and let cool completely on wire racks.
For the frosting: In a medium saucepan, combine the cream and granulated sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate and butter, stirring until melted and smooth. Let cool for 10 minutes. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar. Let the mixture cool until it reaches a spreadable consistency. Top the cooled cupcakes with the frosting. Makes 2 1/2 cups.
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My (semi) apology to Nate Silver
Nate Silver dropped by Morning Joe today to talk about his best-selling book "The Signal and the Noise," as well as the 2012 election. We had a good talk.
If you are blessed enough to be able to avoid political chatter on Twitter, you may not know that Silver became a sort of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for liberals seeking peace and serenity during the turbulent 2012 presidential campaign. Just as the Beatles had the Maharishi to guide them through the tough times after the death of their manager Brian Epstein, progressives had Silver's New York Times blog to comfort them after the first presidential debate. My liberal friends spent countless hours manically refreshing the "538" blog every three minutes or so throughout most of October seeking reassurance that President Obama would win. Water usage on the Upper West Side took a dip during that time when progressives realized that bathing regularly would keep them away from the site. Nate Silver provided cool assurance in the middle of a crazed political hothouse, and he did so by offering readers detailed numerical formats with 27 decimal points kept Democrats sane.
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Even during Mitt Romney's post-debate surge, Silver put the president's chances of winning at around 75%. During this same time, Gallup and Rasmussen released a flurry of polls that pointed to Mr. Obama's doom.
During a Morning Joe discussion, I mocked both liberals and conservatives for cherry-picking polls to prove their candidate was all but assured victory. Channeling former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan who once said that a week was like a lifetime in politics, I predicted the campaign would have many more twists and turns.
I had been through enough political campaigns to know that predicting the outcome of any election with numerical certainty was tricky business — especially in a presidential campaign that had been in flux since that first debate. More to the point, predicting an outcome to the nearest thousandth of a decimal point several weeks out seemed like a fools' errand (and still does.) After my critique, liberals pounced on my claim from the left as conservatives bristled from the right when I mocked their conspiracy theories about "biased" media polls.
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Monday, 5 July 2010
Do people cycle in the Netherlands because it's difficult to drive here ?
For a long time I've argued that the Netherlands wins cyclists mostly by making cycling pleasant. Use of the carrot rather than a stick. It's much better to convince people to do something because they want to do it than to force them to do something they don't want to do. And that's how it is here. There is no "them vs. us" feeling around cycling vs. driving. Most people both cycle and drive.
Of all the cities in the survey, Amsterdam has easily the highest cycling rate. It has been shown that increasing the proportion of journeys by bike has many benefits, amongst them improving conditions for the remaining drivers.
This is born out by this research which reveals that not only is Amsterdam good for cyclists, but it is also a better city for drivers than car oriented cities such as London, Madrid and Paris. For drivers, Amsterdam is on a par with Los Angeles and only very slightly worse than Berlin, Montreal, New York and Melbourne.
The worst place in the survey for cycling is Beijing, a city where driving is rising as fast as cycling is falling.
Roads in the Netherlands are actually very good. They're an efficient network, well maintained. They are also well sign-posted and car parking is not difficult to find. It's an easy place to drive. However, despite this, car ownership is actually relatively low for such a wealthy nation.
People cycle here because they feel that they can. Cycling is attractive, convenient and safe.
Why doesn't everywhere try to emulate the Dutch success in cycling ? It really is difficult to find an excuse which holds water. Even the world's best cycling infrastructure is not actually expensive. It's quite possibly the most cost effective method for improving conditions for drivers.
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london is trying to improve its cycle paths with blue lanes.it is having difficulties. i dont think it is money, but lack of space. the roads are narrow and the houses and shops are built right up to the roads, with no extra space next to the roads for bike lanes. i have suggested making some roads bikes only, but those people living along those roads wont like it, because they wont be able to park right outside their houses.
and there is no way anyone is going to agree to bulldoze the houses to create more space for bike lanes. any suggestions how to create the space for the bike lanes?
- 5 July 2010 at 00:36
- David Hembrow said...
Anthony, London's "superhighways" are quite exceptionally awful.
However, London suffers no more from a lack of space than any other city. Many Dutch cities are also old, and faced the same difficulties. I have some before and after photos which show the sort of thing that has happened in every city here, and could also happen in London.
There are also plenty of roads in London which have multiple lanes for motoring. In many cases, removing one lane, or re-arranging car parking, would be enough to provide a proper segregated cycle path. On road cycle lanes are not what is needed to result in mass cycling in London, or anywhere else.
- 5 July 2010 at 01:01
- Marco te Brömmelstroet said...
The IBM study is slightly misleading though. The index is a black box of many indicators. Amsterdam has the worst commuting time of all European cities with 31,5 minutes! However, because the Amsterdam people do not complain too much about it, the index score gets slightly better.
So, careful in drawing too sharp conclusions from this...
- 5 July 2010 at 09:35
- freewheeler said...
"i dont think it is money, but lack of space. the roads are narrow and the houses and shops are built right up to the roads, with no extra space next to the roads for bike lanes."
I'm sorry but this really doesn't hold water. Central London actually has incredibly wide roads, all over it. Where I live in Outer London the roads are narrower but the space for segregated cycling infrastructure on the Dutch model very definitely exists.
The first problem in London is that the majority of cycling campaigners show little or no interest in what the Netherlands and Denmark have achieved. They are locked into 'vehicular cycling'. If there is no vision among cycling campaign groups, it's no surprise that there's none at all among traffic planners, who are predominantly able-bodied male car drivers who enjoy a subsidised car dependent lifestyle.
The second big problem is that the road space which exists for cycling infrastructure is often currently dedicated to car parking. Getting rid of the cars will be a political challenge but this seems to be what happened in Copenhagen (from below) and in Groningen (from above, in the form of enlightened traffic planners).
Unfortunately where I live car dependency is promoted and encouraged in every aspect of the road network. Bus users, cyclists and pedestrians are all seriously inconvenienced by the priority given to the individual who chooses to use a gas-guzzling 4X4 to drive short distances in a dense urban environment.
London doesn't have a single road where the cyclist has primacy over the motorist. It's absurd and grotesque that six-lane highways like the Euston Road don't even have a cycle lane, let alone separated cycle paths on the Dutch template.
Closing off whole roads to traffic, with no exemptions, is certainly part of the solution.
- 5 July 2010 at 10:30
Well, I'm a bit surprised and you could make a different conclusion from this study ;-) I expected a much higher commuter pain level for e.g. L.A. One could argue, that optimizing car infrastructure like in L.A. indeed helps to make car drivers happy. Until now I believed that creating a dedicated car infrastructure would cause more traffic... huh, I STILL believe that :-))
This study is done by IBM and it pretends to deal with commuter problems. In fact it deals with CAR commuters and its only aim is to promote sophisticated car commuting optimization by IBMs computer systems, not to focus on optimization of commuting in general.
- 5 July 2010 at 10:35
- Ryan said...
I'm surprised Montreal ranks as high as they do for good driving.
As for excuses? I've heard them all.
From Canada being too cold (including Vancouver which hardly goes below 0), to an ageing population.
In a span of four months, I've heard the term "biking age" thrown around. People claiming that those who are essentially 55 and older simply can not ride a bike therefore we should be adding more car lanes.
When polls are conducted as to why more people don't cycle, they site a lack of safe bike lanes.
When cities think of putting them in, usually the same people complain that a lane or two for cars is being taken away.
I'd say for Canada (and the US) it boils down to culture.
Cars are good, bikes are for kids.
It's a shame we can't be more like Germany which has a culture of cars, yet still has respect for bicycles.
- 5 July 2010 at 11:26
- David Hembrow said...
Marco: I know where you're coming from, but driving in NL really isn't difficult, unless you make the mistake of trying to go through a residential area.
A 31.5 minute commute is really not that long. The world average is 40 minutes each way and many people in the US commute for much longer than that. The average US one-way commute time is 26 minutes over an average distance of 16 miles - a cyclable distance. And according to the same link, the worst days have an average of 46 minutes over the same distance - a speed which can be done by bike with greater consistency.
Michael S: You're right that they appear to be completely fixated on cars in the study. I don't think they mention bicycles once, even though they are such a part of the picture in Amsterdam.
- 5 July 2010 at 11:29
- David Hembrow said...
Ryan: As you know, people continue to cycle all through winter here. It's too cold is a classic excuse.
And yes, the Dutch also continue into old age. I've got an absolute corker of a post coming up on the subject of elderly cyclists, but for now you'll have to make do with these.
- 5 July 2010 at 11:38
I think it's ironic to see Los Angeles and Amsterdam achieve the same score here.
Motoring fundamentalists often complain that Amsterdam is so car-unfriendly, or that it's conducting a "war on motorists". Congestion, car free zones and high hourly rates for parking are usually cited.
Los Angeles on the other hand, is supposed to be the walhalla for cars, a place where anything and everything must bow to the needs of the automobile. People get into their cars to cross the street in LA. Nobody walks or cycles anywhere. Trains are for people who are afraid of flying and busses are for hobo's and the mentally ill. Yet for all the pampering and the millions of dollars invested in car use, the commuting experience is apparently equal to that of Amsterdam, where cycling is given a higher priority. Personally, I don't think that's a coincidence.
- 5 July 2010 at 19:33
Your broken record comments on the value of cycle paths as the one true path to cycling utopia unfortunately obscures the very real and intensive programme of 'mobility management' which the Dutch have practised over the last 40 years.
Clearly good cycle tracks get people cycling, and the Dutch build the best ones in the world - thanks for illustrating them. Yet it isn't the only way these things work, and designing motor vehicles out of towns is critical to this. You basically admit this in your comments when you say driving is easy: "unless you make the mistake of trying to go through a residential area." (ie, 85% of most urban areas) and, in your second comment, pointing out your blog post outlining how Assen managed to almost completely eradicate the car from the town centre, presumably through restrictions on motor traffic.
Internally inconsistent blog post, and not the first from you.
- 6 July 2010 at 17:35
- David Hembrow said...
Jim: I think you're misunderstanding what is meant by the restrictions on residential areas.
As I only know your first name and don't know where you are from, it's difficult to know what would be a good example for you. However, residential roads here are very different from the equivalent roads in the UK, for example.
Rat-running is a very rare phenomena in the Netherlands. Residential roads really don't provide good through routes for drivers, whether they were designed not to or whether this was retrofitted.
And yes, town centres are generally not all about cars. These have been changed not only here in Assen, but in all city centres. Groningen is another good example.
However, even when you have done these things, and civilized many residential and city centre streets, cycle paths segregated from motor vehicles remain absolutely fundamental. That's why there are roughly a quarter as many km of segregated cycle paths in the Netherlands as there are of roads and why building more of them is still such a high priority. There are over 29000 km of cycle paths - not counting substandard recreational only paths in the countryside, about 136000 km of road, and also about 5000 km of on road cycle lane.
I'm really not sure where you think there is an inconsistency. However, you seem rather upset by this post. If you don't like what I write, you don't have to read it.
- 6 July 2010 at 18:38
- Ryan said...
David; we do have a fair amount of people who cycle in the winter as well as a great number of elderly who ride.
Usually those excuses of "too cold" or "too old" are the same people who will find any possible reason not to cycle, more often than not out of laziness.
I look forward to your future post on elderly cyclists.
- 7 July 2010 at 01:58
- freewheeler said...
I think 'Jim' is spotting a contradiction where none exists. I would love to see genuine car-free zones in Britain. I also think mass cycling is only ever going to develop if Britain starts building the kind of segregated cycle paths that the Dutch enjoy.
Politically it's easier, I think, to start with the cycling infrastructure. Although it would be nice to see some roads in central London designated as car free.
The problem in Britain is that we are being offered everything except good quality cycling infrastructure.
- 7 July 2010 at 12:29
- John in NH said...
I find the comments in response pretty interesting. When I see the pictures and video of David on his routes, be it separated or in downtown areas, the cars seem to be moving along just fine. Yes maybe they wait a bit more at lights, or drive slower in many areas, but I don't see that as a problem. It is not so much anti-car as a policy, it is smart transportation planning. That policy of best fit(it seems) means that in some areas cars are disallowed due to the use of the area and the best transportation option (foot and bike) The Netherlands still has fast roads, highways and access to most areas for people in a car. But it also provides the same for cyclists and for mass transit (I presume).
That is the key here. In the US the culture is that if you are not with us you are against us and that is not quite correct. Just because I personally do not like cars, and prefer bikes does not mean I am going to segregate everything so cars are not able to access the areas that it makes sense for cars to access. I am not against cars (OK I am personally, due to their misuse as a form of transportation) I see their uses for many things and see the need for that type of personal mobility.
However we need to be thinking about choice. In a way it is against cars since there is limited funding for even roadway repair( although that does not seem to stop new highways and expanding bridges from 4 to 8 lanes...) However as it seems a bicycle, if provided for, means road capacity can be significantly increased as drivers get on their bikes because it is more convenient, that means that road expansion is not needed and as wear and tear is reduced constant upkeep is also reduced. It is much cheaper to build a bicycle path to accommodate 1000 bicycle and hour than 1000 cars an hour. If bicycling is seen as normal and done where possible and where easy then the people that need a car or need to make deliveries have an easier time of navigating their space.
The idea that this is a war on cars or that we are anti-car needs to be debunked. The policies that are best for all are anti-car in some ways, true, residential slow zones, pedestrian centers, narrowed car lanes, removal of on street parking, but that is a consequence that car facilities do not provide the best use of space and resources for the community, not that we are anti-car per-say. We need to re-frame the debate such that the anti-car argument is instead thought of as a pro-community, pro-accessibility, pro-mobility, and pro-business argument because in truth that is exactly what it is.
- 8 July 2010 at 18:29
- Daniel Sparing said...
I very much agree that driving is also very pleasant in Holland -- I was very surprised how "boring" it was to drive from Leeuwarden (the northern edge of the country) to Delft in some two hours.
Traffic is very good here -- the fact that drivers actually obey the speed limit (and the dozens of inventions of traffic engineers) means that highway flow is very continuous here.
Now of course on a workday morning or evening, highways are very congested, but that is what you deserve when you try to drive to work 5 times a week, I tend to think.
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"Hello," says my husband in an extremely formal voice leaving a message for our vet, "we're looking to put our dog into Camp Bow-Wow..." I giggle from my spot on the couch, where I am lying because my entire body hurts today. "...so we need a copy of her vaccinations..." I start to giggle louder, because hearing my husband say the words "Camp Bow-Wow" is suddenly the funniest thing I've ever heard.
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Update, 5 hours later: The dog totally passed her interview/trial play session, but she spent the entire 2 hours of her trial there standing atop a platform in an attempt to avoid the other dogs. Because pretty much, she doesn't think she's a dog. The staff at Camp Bow-Wow was really nice, and the other dogs seemed quite well-behaved. I did try to explain that our dog would probably be happiest if left for long periods in her cabin, chilling on her comfy cot, but you know, I think this is gonna work out fine.
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"Hello," says my husband in an extremely formal voice leaving a message for our vet, "we're looking to put our dog into Camp Bow-Wow..." I giggle from my spot on the couch, where I am lying because my entire body hurts today. "...so we need a copy of her vaccinations..." I start to giggle louder, because hearing my husband say the words "Camp Bow-Wow" is suddenly the funniest thing I've ever heard.
10 comments:
- Julie said...
Since we no longer have a dog, I am not much help other than to say that we found Best Friends to be extremely expensive when we used to do it in Mass considering what you got and found that private places offered more for the money. Good luck!
- December 21, 2008 at 2:30 PM
- Whitemist said...
I am completely biased - pet smart down near where City Limits Diner is has the best Pet person in the world there - David (see my Blog). They have a pet hotal and a day camp with several levels of care. Of course the main issue, David, who is some what disabled has the best heart for these animals and the people at Pet Smart treat David very good as well.
- December 21, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- CT Mom said...
Was wondering why you're enrolling your dog in Club Bow Wow? Is it in anticipation of your pending addition to the family? Or for fun?
We don't have one here, which explains my ignorance. Well, doesn't TOTALLY explain my ignorance, as I am ignorant of so many things on so many levels.
But I digress ... sorry. I tend to do that.
- December 21, 2008 at 8:05 PM
- Stamford Talk said...
Oh no, she's not there to PLAY, or to get out of our hair. She's the most mellow, unplayful dog in existence. She will be there for a couple of overnights while we are busy with the holiday. The whole "have fun at camp" thing is something the dog has to suffer through since our vet's kennel is completely full. I might not have made that clear in the original post.
We brought her in today because they like to meet the dogs before they take them. They have to make sure the dog gets along with other dogs, basically!
- December 21, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Mr. Z said...
While Bull's Head is our vet, and primary boarding location, we've also used Best Friends up in Norwalk. They do a nice job up there.
Best Friends really isn't any more expensive than Bull's Head or Camp Bow Wow, I don't think.
Will be interested to hear your thoughts on Camp Bow Wow and appreciate Whitemist's comments on the Pet Hotel down at Pet Smart. It's always good to have options when the mongrel needs a home away from home.
- December 21, 2008 at 9:24 PM
We stopped boarding our dog at Bulls Head years ago after she came home with an infection. We still use them as our vet, but we're not comfortable with having our healthy animal stay in a facility that also houses sick animals--I'm sure they do their best to keep things separated, but no one's perfect. We now happily use Northwind Kennels in Bedford--a bit of a trek northward, but it's a nicer ride than traveling to Norwalk.
- December 22, 2008 at 5:05 AM
- Whitemist said...
Bull's head is on my list of place never to go again after a misdiagnosis of heart worms that caused some severre complications.
- December 22, 2008 at 9:16 AM
I wish I had a dog that did nothing! For those of us who have dogs that are high energy and drive us crazy if they don't get exercise and play time daily with other dogs, day care has been a wonderful option. And the best part is that they get used to the place through day care and then if you have to board them there, they are ok and used to the place. Yes, it's crazy, but most of us who have dogs are probably not the most normal either. I use best friends in Norwalk and they are cheaper and offer more packaged deals than Camp Bow Wow. I tried Camp Bow Wow but my dog wouldn't settle in there. They have cameras on all the time, but the counselors move in and out of the day care rooms too much that my dog wouldn't settle in as she likes people around all the time. And it was concerning that they would leave the dog day care room even for a few minutes and just rely on the camera. But if you don't have a high-strung dog, than either place is fine. They both will exhaust your dog and that is why I go.
- December 22, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Hi - Our lab FInn has been to Camp Bow Wow several times. He LOVES it there. WE are actually leaving him there for the week between Christmas and New Years while we are away. When we were away this summer for 2 weeks he was there and we loved watching him from our computer in NAntucket. The staff is awesome at Camp Bow Wow. Every time we go there my dog practically drags me in because he is so excited to be back.
- December 23, 2008 at 11:48 AM
My dog Benny has boarded at Camp Bow Wow and he's been really happy. Came home absolutely exhausted from all the playing! Plus they have the camper cams so you can watch them playing while you're away, although if you have a Mac the resolution isn't so great so while Benny was there I wasn't exactly sure which of the three small white fluffy dogs scampering around was him.
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