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The global debate around data privacy and the surge in sophisticated cyber-attacks has put data center security at the top of the IT agenda. But many CIOs are struggling to come to terms with the complex changes to the type of threats they now face every day.
Traditionally, CIOs could build a castle and dig a moat around the data center, using drawbridges and portcullises to control access. It could be done because applications, compute resources and storage databases were tightly coupled and deployed in silos that were physically separated. However, virtualization and networking of compute and storage is invalidating old security architectures and the consolidation of applications into fewer, larger data centers is drawing the attention of increasingly more sophisticated attackers as a concentrated source of valuable information.
According to a recent data break investigations report by Verizon, of 621 confirmed data breaches in the last year:
* 53% of attacks were external, targeting the data center
- * 73% of companies hacked through web applications in past 24 months
* 61% of security pros say next-generation security addresses only part of the problem*
Impact of virtualization
The proliferation of virtualization is causing organisations to lose visibility and control of the traffic flows between Virtual Machines (VMs), because traditional tools can't see them. An added complication in the virtual environment is the fact that it is dynamic; VMs are created as required and may be moved from one server to another as load or application needs dictate. So the application of security in the virtualized environment not only needs to support the performance needs inherent with operating at the hypervisor level, it also needs to support the very dynamic nature of VM instantiation and VM migration.
Impact of Distributed applications
Lego-like applications, built on re-usable services, are increasingly common in today's data centers. They accelerate development considerably but they also make it more difficult to enforce access requirements because of the fan-out hierarchy per user session and high number of TCP connections per client interaction.
The popularity of public and private cloud models further complicates the control of application to application interactions that may even traverse company boundaries.
To ensure only the appropriate access is granted to each application element, organisations need to re-think their security strategy. Defining access privileges based on IP addresses is inappropriate in a virtualized environment as they are inherently dynamic. Companies must put in place network security solutions that can consistently enforce identity and role-based policies right across these highly distributed environments.
Greater external threats
Mobile workforces with new collaboration tools are driving greater employee productivity and improved customer services at many organisations. The trouble is that the combination of browser-based 'cloud' computing, mobile data platforms and social networking is also bringing a new breed of threat – highly organised botnets that open a callback channel to expose confidential data.
Organisations need to be able to implement a consistent set of security policies across the entire data centre, eliminating the potential vulnerabilities created by having a patchwork of policies.
CIOs must address key security issues head on to deliver the greatest benefits for their organisations.
Building a Motel Model
Instead of castles, CIOs need to think more on a motel model. Sure, the perimeter needs to be secured, but once inside administrators need to be able to fortify each room (VM) independently and easily define, control and monitor who has access and who can pass from one room to another.
Deploying the motel model starts with the network architecture itself. The dynamic nature of the virtual environment means that any physical or virtual security appliance must be able to apply policy to a large footprint within the data center.
Traditional three-tier architectures of core, aggregation and access switches result in tree topologies. The tree has many branches and a security appliance in one branch cannot apply policy to traffic flowing in an adjacent branch which may happen when a VM is migrated or with distributed applications. The first step in creating a motel model is therefore to flatten the network architecture to as few layers as possible using virtual chassis or fabric technologies.
With this flatter physical architecture it is now possible to deploy a range of security technologies that will have a broad footprint.
Inter VM security can be deployed using virtual security solutions. The key needs here are performance and the ability to auto-apply policy to VMs as they are created and moved; either through a default policy or by intelligently associating policy with the type of application running.
Application security can be deployed at a higher level, especially for web based applications that are a major target of attack.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are changing in their characteristics from attacks based on high volume connection requests to much more sophisticated 'low and slow' attacks designed to go under the radar and consume processor resources. Latest DDoS security therefore focuses on monitoring processor performance and relating that to user sessions to identify attackers.
And finally, COIs can deploy deception security solutions designed to identify hacker activity and use role play that deceives the attacker into believing they are being successful while actually fingerprinting them for potential federation across multiple data centres through an attacker database.


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October 27, 2013
Envisioning the Way Through
Libra Daily Horoscope
Your thoughts may be cautiously optimistic where your goals are concerned today, leading you to move forward slowly and guardedly, but with confidence. The hope that you feel incubating in your heart is likely the result of your habit of mulling over your positive visions of the future while crafting and pursuing your plans. Your desire to see that which you imagined become your reality can boost your spirits and motivate you to apply yourself wholeheartedly to those tasks related to your ambitions. Yet you likely also understand that the potential for mishaps is omnipresent. As a result, you may find yourself taking every precaution to prevent mistakes and unexpected pitfalls from impeding the pace of your progress today.
Frequently, the easiest way to make our individual journeys through life more enjoyable is to picture what is to come in our minds' eyes before moving forward. While we may still feel inclined to exercise caution during the decision-making process, we can take comfort in the fact that we have a solid idea of where we are headed. A sense of optimism pervades our thoughts of the future, guiding us toward veiled opportunities which we might otherwise have missed. Likewise, because we have a loose idea of what we will encounter in the days, weeks, and months to come, we can prepare ourselves accordingly, ensuring that we never need to carry the heavy burden of uncertainty. Your positive notions regarding your impending destiny will provide you with the encouragement you need to prosper today.
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Check out these Romantic Soles Katelyn Boots, listed at $65, are $19.50 at 6pm. Plus, shipping is free, making this the best deal we found by $45. These boots are available in cognac micro suede and feature a ruched shaft and side-zip closure. Sales tax is charged in most states.No longer available


text: The Fluid Controls Institute (FCI) announced the latest release of its Standard 10-2-2003, control valve seat leakage. The standard has been updated to allow Class V leakage testing to be conducted with air or nitrogen as an alternative to water. A new Type B1 test procedure was also developed, which is derived by the FCI using equations from ISA Standard 75.01.01. Visit www.fluidcontrolsinstitute.org for more details.


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Events & Exhibitions
Boxbird Studios Open House
From 10/5/2014 to 26/4/2014 Email this event
From the new residents of Boxbird Studios comes an eclectic cocktail of creativity for the 2014 Brighton Open House.
Explore unchartered territory with this all-new collective of revered illustrators, award winning printmakers and celebrated fine artists. Come and see the artists in their natural habitat.
Open Hours: Saturday & Sunday 10 - 5 thought the May Open House Trial.
Exhibiting Artists include
Graham Carter Printmaking/Illustration
Polly Dunbar Printmaking/Illustration
Nick Maland Illustration
Josie Jo Printmaking/Illustrator
Caroline Dunning Printmaking/Illustration
Chris Prewett Printmaking/Illustration
La Shuks (Katie Mac) Print making
Tin Dogs Fine Art Print making


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This year, the Food section wants to help you create a Thanksgiving that rates a perfect 10. Use these Top 10 turkey-day tips. Then, check out the recipes for 10 Superior Sides (six from me and four from Marcelle Bienvenu) and 10 Dazzling Desserts.
On nola.com/food, you'll find 10 Old-School Louisiana Thanksgiving Favorites, plus videos on roasting vegetables and making gravy. You can pick and choose what works for you and your guests, no matter whether you're keeping to an established holiday tradition or helping to create a new one.
So clean the fridge and sharpen your knives. The perfect Thanksgiving is within your reach, and it's a much less bumpy ride if you put some thought into it in advance.
1. First question: Will you potluck? Potluck works best with good communication. Hosts should share their needs. Be sure to let your guests know if they should bring take-home containers.
2. Ask yourself: Do you want lots of leftovers? Some people cook two turkeys so they'll have lots to freeze and use in Turkey Bone Gumbo and other dishes. Or, depending on how many guests you're serving, a turkey breast may suffice.
3. How will you cook the bird? Check your equipment. Do you have fuel for outdoor frying, grilling or smoking? If roasting, ready your pans and roasting rack. Make sure you have an instant-read thermometer.
4. Start early. Make a menu, then make a spreadsheet. This is how the easily distracted among us survive. Fresh turkeys should be ordered ASAP. Cranberry dishes can be made a week ahead and refrigerated. Frozen turkeys should be thawed 1 to 6 days ahead, depending on size. If you want a big bird, get it soon.
Pie dough can be made two days ahead and refrigerated. Nuts and bread cubes can be toasted two days ahead and kept airtight at room temperature.
One day ahead, prep all vegetables and refrigerate airtight. Assemble casseroles except for toppings; cover and refrigerate. Make pies. And don't forget the ice.
5. Make a Thanksgiving Day timeline for all tasks. Check off items as you go. (See Nos. 8 and 9 below as part of your plan.)
6. Ask me! I will be holding a live chat today from noon to 1 p.m. CST on nola.com; we can talk about anything Thanksgiving. And here's the list of all the national holiday helplines. Cut it out. Stick it on the fridge.
7. Set the table well ahead of time. Check on tablecloth, napkins, serving dishes, serving spoons, drinking glasses: See what you need to buy or borrow or ask guests to bring.
8. Figure out what time to start cooking the turkey. If roasting, put the turkey in the oven legs first, because the dark meat on the drumsticks takes longest to cook, and the oven is hottest at the back.
9. The cook should try to block out a solid hour alone not long before guests arrive. This time should be devoted to sitting or lying down, feet elevated, and/or lying in a hot bath. Thanksgiving is a long day.
10. While the turkey rests, strain pan juices through a sieve into a fat separator. Add drippings to a saucepan of gravy that you have made ahead of time. See the recipe online for Make-Ahead Gravy, or make your favorite recipe ahead of time with chicken broth, a bit thicker than usual. Reheat with drippings and serve.


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TUPELO – Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association on Saturday is launching a retail and restaurant electronic guide.
The monthly e-guide, Get Downtown 1st, will be in e-mail form similar to the organization's 2-year-old Get Downtown e-newsletter. The weekly e-newsletter has more than 1,200 subscribers, according to Megan McCarty, DTMSA's marketing and public relations specialist.
McCarty said the e-guide will allow downtown restaurants and merchants to feature a monthly special. It will be e-mailed on the first of every month.
The weekly e-newsletter is geared more at informing people what's going on downtown, McCarty said, with event information such as live music, plays and art exhibitions.
To subscribe to the free newsletters, go to TupeloMainStreet.com.
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A distinction needs to be made between the Associated Press story regarding Penn State president Graham Spanier's comments on Penn State coach Joe Paterno's status after the 2008 season.
Let's be clear about what Spanier's remarks: Paterno is not going to sign another contract. Ever.
There will be no new written and signed contract. But that doesn't mean Paterno will not be the PSU coach after the 2008 season.
If Paterno and Spanier are on the same page, and both parties would like to move forward, his current contract will simply "rollover". Or as one PSU source told The Patriot-News late Thursday afternoon: "The deal is this (coaching) situation continues on as long as everyone feels comfortable."
Spanier's email included these remarks: "Coach Paterno has not sought, nor has the University offered, a new contract for Coach Paterno after his current contract concludes at the end of the 2008 season," he said.
Added PSU spokesman Lisa Powers via email Thursday: "I saw the AP story and I think the notion that contract talks are 'on hold' is not accurate. ... The president never said or even implied contract talks are 'on hold.' He said there would be no new contracts.''
So no new contract is coming after 2008. But the 81-year-old Paterno may still be the PSU coach in 2009.
Paterno said a few weeks ago that he had coached without a contract from the university in his early years -- basically operating on a handshake deal -- and would be comfortable doing so again.
It appears Paterno has gotten his wish.


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Pennsylvania property tax reform bill gaining steam, lawmaker says
Property tax reform has been talked about for years, and this year is no exception, but is the state any closer to closing the deal?
It's a question Lori Paules, of Allentown, would like answered. It's been two decades since she and her husband made a mortgage payment, but her property tax bill is another story.
"He has Parkinson's and we have to deal with medical issues, so yes, property taxes can be a burden," she said.
So could lawmakers in Harrisburg finally be offering relief to Paules and other homeowners?
"Some may not support it totally, but I think they want a discussion," said Pa. Rep. Mario Scavello, R-Monroe Co.
It's a revised version of the Property Tax Independence Act.
"This one has more personal income tax in it," Scavello said.
The bill would eliminate school district property tax by raising sales tax from six percent to seven percent and increase state personal income tax from 3.07 percent to 4.34 percent.
"This has so many variables in it, and those variables usually scare people away," said Alan Jennings, a community activist.
Scavello said the bill is gaining steam, with 80 legislators already on board.
"I think leaders are looking for 102 co-sponsors, 102 is the number," he said.
The latest version does not include tax on food stamp items or clothing valued under $50. Fresh meats, produce and dairy would also not be taxed.
Proponents said the plan would still be able to fund the public school system, but Jennings said those who can least afford it will be hurt the most.
"Lower income people spend everything they got, which means spending more money on sales taxes than others as a percentage of their income," Jennings said.
If passed, the plan would be introduced in phases, with property taxes not eliminated fully until school districts are out of debt.
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Looking for down home cooking and authentic bar-be-que flavor?
Well then look no further than Tim's Wild West B-B-Q & Catering.
Catering from Tim's Wild West B-B-Q & Catering is a great addition to weddings, reunions, graduations, office meetings and church functions. We'll come to you and cook on site. We can also deliver our menu offerings right to your door, ready to enjoy.
We can handle events for your family or up to 10,000 people. Be sure to try our pulled pork, it's our specialty!
Read on about Tim's Wild West B-B-Q & Catering.
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Boutique Hotel Wellenberg, Zurich
- Free buffet breakfast and WiFi
Main amenities
- 45 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- 24-hour business center
- Airport shuttle
- Terrace
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Library
- Computer station
- Front desk safe
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Free toiletries
- Garden
- Terrace
What's around
- In Old Town
- Fraumuenster (0.3 mi / 0.5 km)
- Kunsthaus Zurich (0.4 mi / 0.6 km)
- Bahnhofstrasse (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Swiss National Museum (0.5 mi / 0.8 km)
- Zoo Zurich (2 mi / 3.2 km)
- Zurich (ZRH) 15-min drive; 6.9 miles/11.1 km
- Singen (ZQA-Singen Train Station) 62-min drive; 44.6 miles/71.9 km
- Zurich Central Station 11-min walk; 0.5 miles/0.8 km
- Zurich Enge Station 20-min walk; 1 miles/1.6 km
- Kuesnacht Station 13-min drive; 4.7 miles/7.6 km
- Rudolf-Brun-Brucke Station 2-min walk; 0.1 miles/0.1 km
- Rathaus Tram Stop 2-min walk; 0.1 miles/0.2 km
- Neumarkt Tram Stop 5-min walk; 0.2 miles/0.4 km
- Onsite parking not available
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
Boutique Hotel Wellenberg, Zurich
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $216
- Standard Single Room
- Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Junior Suite
- Deluxe, One King Bed
- Economy Quadruple Room
- Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 45 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child (2 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding, but may not be eligible for free breakfast
- Pets allowed (dogs only) *
- Restrictions apply *
- 1 per room (up to 15 kg)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle *
- No parking
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In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- 24-hour business center
- One meeting room
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Garden
- Terrace
- Library
- Television in common areas
In the room
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Slippers
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Pillow menu
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 85-cm flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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DiningRestaurant Louis - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
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Additional policies and fees may apply when booking more than 4 rooms. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 2.50 per person, per night
Deposit: CHF 50 per night
Pet deposit: CHF 35 per night
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for CHF 95 per night
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CHF 35 per pet, per night
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of CHF 25 per person (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Here is a list, released by Louisiana emergency officials, of areas where oil was sighted recently. The list is not a comprehensive tally of areas affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Plaquemines Parish
- Oil on about 1.25 miles of the shore of an unnamed island on the northwest side of Bay Jimmy.
- Possible subsurface oil 2.9 miles northwest of Mud Bay.
- Tar balls and pancakes on the beach at the Southwest Pass outlet 1.9 miles south-southwest of the East Jetty.
- Tar balls on the beach for 600 feet with oil sheen just offshore 0.36 miles east of Burrwood Bayou.
- Tar pancakes on 400 feet of shoreline of an unnamed island in the west end of Lighthouse Bayou.
Saturday through Monday
- 1-inch tar balls on a mile of shoreline 2.75 miles north-northeast of Mud Bay.
- 2-inch light brown tar balls on the shore of an unnamed island in East Bay 1.15 miles southwest of Grand Pass.
- Oil sheen in the southeast end of Wilkerson Bay.
- Heavy tar 20 feet long by 10 feet wide and 12 inches deep on the beach behind Bay Joe Wise.
- Oil sheen in Rattlesnake Bayou 1 mile northeast of Grande Ecaille.
- Fresh oil and tar balls, a half-mile long, on the South Burrwood Beach by the Pilot House area.
- Tar balls on the beach near the mouth of the Mississippi River's North Pass.
- Oil on the eastern side of the Mississippi River's Southwest Pass, 4.38 miles northeast of the Southwest Pass Lighthouse.
Jefferson Parish
- 10 to 15 small rust-colored globules retrieved when hauling in trawl and anchor on the west side of Spoonbill Bay.
Saturday through Monday
- Oil sheen 1.5 miles south-southwest of the southeast end of Elmer's Island.
Lafourche Parish
- Oil sheen with brown oil mixed in, a mile long and 200 feet wide, 0.4 mile west of Bay Marchand.
- Oil slick with sheen and brown blobs 1.4 miles south-southeast of the end of Highway 3090.
Saturday through Monday
- Brownish red tar balls, 1 inch to 2 inches in diameter, on West Beach south of Bay Marchand.
- Oil sheen, 200 yards square, in Bayou Lafourche a mile north of the Flotation Canal.
- Oil sheen, a mile long and 50 feet wide, 3.15 miles east-southeast of Bay Champagne.
- Tar balls on East Fourchon Beach to Elmer's Island 10 yards above the water line.
- Three oil plumes approximately 100 feet wide by 1 mile long located 3.5 miles southwest of the east end of Elmer's Island and 0.4 mile offshore.
- Oil sheen 5 miles southeast of the Belle Pass mouth.
Cameron Parish
- Tar balls on the beach 0.44 mile west-southwest of Smith Bayou.
- A 6-inch diameter by inch-thick tar ball on the beach 1.9 miles east of Smith Bayou.
- An inch-thick tar ball, 6 inches in diameter, on the beach 0.4 mile south-southwest of the Johnson's Bayou Heliport.
- An inch-thick tar ball, 6 inches in diameter, on the beach 0.55 mile southeast of the Johnson's Bayou Heliport.
- Tar balls on Holly Beach south of Porpoise Boulevard.
St Bernard Parish
Saturday through Monday
- Oil sheen in Chandeleur Sound 4.1 miles northwest of the Curlew Islands.
- Oil in the marsh grass north of Deadmans Bayou 1.90 miles west-southwest of Turtle Pen Isle.
- Oil in western Christmas Camp Lake 1.68 miles northwest of Point Cahill.
Terrebonne Parish
Saturday through Monday
- Oil sheen with tar balls, covering an area a mile in diameter, in Timbalier Bay 4.25 miles north-northwest of Brush Island.


text: On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Yuval Yaari wrote: > DJ Pumps wrote: Cool! >> 1. What is is? >> 2. How does it work? >> 3. How do you install/configure it for personal emails >> pulled from your ISP/university/whatever? (how do I use it >> even without being root and without having any control over >> the mail server) >> 4. How do you install/configure it for your own mail server? >> 5. Why would someone want to interface it using Perl? >> 6. How does one interface it using Perl? > > Good questions, thanks. You're welcome. Now, use them as the skeleton for your lecture. Don't think I'll let you get away with writing about it on the mailing list! > #3: > The only way I used it so far is with Evolution. > Any mail client that can pipe your mail to a program, and check for exit > code (such as Evolution) could be used. [...] I used it with pine 1-2 years ago, and then stopped. So, it would be nice if you can give a few cookbook tips on how to do it in popular mailers: mutt pine evolution mozilla-mail . . . > #4: I could only speak about my hackish qmail/vpopmail integration. > I can copy-paste from other sites about Sednmail or qmail with patches > (there are a few), but I will warn you in advance that I didn't try these. > And if you're using Sendmail, it's time to move on to qmail anyway :) That's fair. Please do that. > #5 & #6: > I can't answer these myself. > As I said, I installed it on my mail server and that's about all I'm going > to do with it. Perhaps you'd like to look around for uses and suggest them + a snippet to demonstrate? >> I would really like to hear in depth answers to the above 6 >> points. > > Optimists, aren't we DJ Pumps? :) Well -- you seem to want to do it but lack the skeleton, and I meerely suggested one for you. I hope you'll do it though... I'd love to hear that. > Please consider the line: >>> I just installed/configured it. Well, as most of us probably didn't you're already a few steps ahead. :-) -- Shlomo Yona shlomo at cs.haifa.ac.il http://cs.haifa.ac.il/~shlomo/


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Hey all,
I tend to lurk a bit because I've only been on the wagon here for about 3 months. But when I found out that one of my favorite docs at the hospital had passed away, I had to post it on here. I thought this guy was incredible when I first met him 25 years ago. I remember thinking man, he's probably about ready to retire. Surely he can't climb many more mountains...
Up until last week at 82 years old, he was still seeing patients. Still going on incredible hikes, kayak trips, and in general making me look like a slug. I've never met another person so devoted to enjoying life than this man. Read his writeup in the seattle times here:
Travel | Spokane adventurer and doctor dies on Cuba hike | Seattle Times Newspaper
Now THAT's how to go! And he started most of this after the age of 50. *whew* I still have time to recover from being a desk jockey
http://cattaillady.com/ My blog exploring the beginning stages of learning how to homestead. With the occasional rant.
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Senior night turned out to be golden for Diamond Boyd.
The Elk Grove standout 5-foot-10 forward scored her 1,000th point with a free throw in the second quarter and finished with a game-high 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 steals in the Grenadiers' 59-35 victory over visiting Dundee-Crown.
"To be honest, I had absolutely no idea how many points I had," said Boyd, who scored 17 points by intermission when the Grens (14-8) led 29-10. "I've been wondering because I've seen some of my friends do it (reach 1,000).
"I was hoping I was close. It was really cool to do it on senior night, and I could have never done it without my teammates."
One of those teammates, Kelly Naughton, has played the past four years with Boyd on the varsity.
"This was a big night and I'm glad we did so well," said Naughton, who had 11 points and 3 assists. "I am so proud of Diamond. She deserves everyone of those points. I'm so glad I've gotten to play with her for four years and it will be sad when we are through."
Grens coach Kathie Swanson started her five seniors. Boyd and Naughton were joined by Stephanie Solis, Kari Czeszewski and Isabel Velasquez.
"It was great celebrating senior night and watching the girls play together and executing," Swanson said. "And then Diamond getting her 1,000 point just capped off the night."
Junior Melissa Solorio added 13 points for the Grens, who committed only 5 turnovers.
Elk Grove (14-8, 5-1) visits Prospect (11-10, 2-4) today at 7:30 p.m. in the Mid-Suburban East. The Grens host first-place Rolling Meadows (20-1, 6-0) on Friday and then Zion-Benton visits on Saturday for a nonconference game.
"It's a busy week," Boyd said. "But we are going to fight through it."
St. Viator 50, Lake Forest Academy 48: St. Viator junior guard Erin Fabbri hit 2 free throws with 3.4 seconds left to lift the Lions to their third win in the Season's End tournament at Fenton High School.
After Lake Forest tied the game at 48, St. Viator guard Susie Moynihan called a timeout and the Lions were able to set up their final play.
Fabbri got a handoff on the wing and used a screen from Michelle Presslak to drive to the basket when she was fouled before converting the winning free throws.
Fabbri led the Lions (14-10) with 28 points, including 2 3-pointers.
Sophomore Jessica Hohlweg added 7 points for the winners while junior Didi Aburaad added 5, including a 3-pointer.
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MLive Flint's Wintry Mix (Feb. 3): Wintry Mix is a weekly package that highlights non-basketball sports in the Flint area.
Athlete of the Week
Austin Kane, Flint Powers boys ice hockey
Chargers goaltender Austin Kane had a big week for seventh-ranked Flint Powers hockey team last week. Kane made 20 saves as the Chargers blanked host Davison 3-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 29, secured a 6-0 shutout victory with 15 saves over Walsh Jesuit (OH) on Friday, Jan. 31, then capped off a 2-0 weekend with 24 saves in a 4-1 win over Toledo St. Johns (Ohio) on Saturday at the Grand Rapids Catholic Showcase.
Kane has given up just one goal in his last three games.
"He's probably played some of his best games since he's been at Powers," Powers coach Travis Perry said after Kane's performance on Saturday. "He looks comfortable and hopefully we can keep riding him into playoffs."
Coach of the Week
Tracy Greene, Davison girls bowling coach
Greene coached Davison to a win at the Saginaw Valley League meet on Saturday, Jan. 25, and in return the 8-0 girls bowling team was listed as the No. 1 team in Division 1 by the Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Coaches Association on the rankings that was released Jan. 31. Davison defeated Saginaw Heritage 17-13 at the SVL girls meet at Colonial Lanes in Flushing.


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Last Updated: 02/01/13 9:36pm
Chelsea 0 QPR 1. A great strike from former Chelsea winger Wright-Phillips settles this tie. Great start to the New Year for QPR. Back to the drawing board for Benitez and the Blues.
Luiz fires another wayward effort into the stands. He was a full 25 yards from goal again. Clear-cut opportunities have been in short supply for the hosts tonight.
Redknapp on his feet, moving nervously around his technical area. He sees his side wide another free-kick. The seconds tick down. Chelsea frustrated.
Mata over the set-piece, which is nodded clear by Onuoha. Ball back with Mata. He curls in a dangerous delivery. Ivanvovic gets a touch, but glances the ball narrowly over the top with Cesar beaten.
Bertrand can't find a way past Mackie, who is happy to lump the ball forward towards nobody. Chelsea come again. Blue shirts piling forward. Plenty of red ones back though. SWP concedes a corner.
Taarabt down after being hacked at by Ramires, who is lucky not to be booked. QPR able to run the clock down a little more. They are urged to get on with things by Lee Mason.
Chelsea claim a corner, as Fabio appears to glance the ball behind, but they get nothing. Another aimless cross into the box is easily dealt with by the visitors.
Luiz takes, but goes low and straight at the wall. Yet again Chelsea fail to make the most of a promising opening. Cesar orders his defence to push out.
Azpilicuate hangs a cross into the box. Ivanovic has stayed forward, and isn't going back. He doesn't win the header, but the ball drops his way again and he is caught by a rash challenge from Hill right on the edge of the box. Yellow card shown.
The corner comes to nothing. QPR have rarely been tested from set-pieces tonight. They are edging towards a much-needed win which could spark a survival surge.
Redknapp calling for calm from his players. He still has two changes to make should he wish to do so. On the field, Chelsea force a corner.
Hazard halted in the edge of the box. Bertrand takes over. He hits a veru hopeful shot from distance, but wins a corner. Set-piece taken short, before QPR head clear.
No nerves from Fabio as he calmly chests the ball back into the arms of Cesar from in front of his own goal. That's what QPR need now, calm heads. They need to dig deep again and hold on if they can.
Torres looking to get on the end of a hanging cross. Again he has defenders in his face and get high enough. The ball drops inside the box, where Cesar collapses on it.
How will Chelsea respond? They have been knocking on the door for some time, but it won't open. They will feel that they now need two against the side which sits bottom of the table.
GOAL QPR - WRIGHT-PHILLIPS. Granero swings over the corner and Oscar nods clear. The ball drops to Taarabt, who lays it into the path of SWP. He drills low into the bottom corner from 20 yards out. Great strike. Shock is on!
Luiz has a kick out at Granero. Chance for QPR to work Turnbull. The free-kick is a long way out, though, and the visitors take it short. Good choice as SWP wins a corner off Azpilicueta.
Mata gets his first touch. He is closed down quickly. No way through for Chelsea. QPR get so many bodies behind the ball it is impossible to pick the lock.
Mata introduced by Benitez in place of Moses. Chelsea now have their three first-choice ball players behind Torres. They still have 15 minutes in which to try and work their magic.
Ambitious effort from Hazard is blocked. He is then found in space, cutting the ball back to Oscar. He ends up floating an effort which is neither a shot nor a cross into the arms of Cesar.
Taarabt prepared to chase a lost cause down the QPR left. He gets a loud round of applause from the visiting support. He has worked tirelessly for the collective cause tonight. Not what you expect from him.
Ivanovic surging forward, before asking too much of Hazard. Nelsen in the right place again for QPR. Chelsea try going the other way. Cahill lobs the ball into the box, but Cesar comes and claims.
Oscar over the set-piece this time. His delivery is nodded clear by Fabio. Mackie then chases out to prevent Lampard returning the ball to the box. QPR digging deep in pursuit of a point, or maybe more!
Poor pass from Derry gives Chelsea the ball back. Cahill this time leads them forward. Azpilicueta takes over. He battles with SWP and Fabio and ends up winning a free-kick wide on the Chelsea right. Another chance to load the box.
SWP catches Azpilicueta. Free-kick to Chelsea 30 yards from goal, just to the right of the penalty area. Hazard whips over the delivery. He gets too much on it and Torres can't keep the ball in play. Wasted again in the final third.
Hazard dancing away from tackles. He finds Luiz, who tries to return the ball to Hazard. Nice idea, but QPR have enough numbers back to snuff out the danger.
Ball in the net, but it won't count. Moses bundles the ball around the box, before it trickles out to Lampard. He wastes no time rifling into the bottom corner, but the flag has gone up. We remain goalless.
Nice football from Chelsea, with Hazard involved again. He makes a yard of space for Moses. He hammers goalwards from the edge of the box, but sees his shot take a slight deflection on its way over.
Oscar skips past Derry. He crosses early towards Torres, but Onuoha does really well to get in front of the Chelsea striker and glance the ball to safety.
Hazard skips past Onuoha. He then rolls the ball into the path of Luiz. He looks to strike first time, but gets his foot under the ball rather than around it and fires high into the crowd. Finishing tonight has been terrible.
Taarabt caught by Cahill. He bounces up before being brushed aside again. He gets his free-kick. Nice to see players looking to stay on their feet. QPR unable to make anything of another attack, as the flag goes up.
Derry left all alone at the back post to meet the set-piece. He nods straight at Turnbull. He should have gone back across goal, rather than near post. There were a lot of bodies in the six-yard box and a touch could have taken the ball into the net.
Nice from Taarabt, as he somehow feeds a pass into Mackie. He beats the offside trap and is in for a moment. He takes a touch, but sees Cahill stick out a leg and put in a brilliant last-ditch tackle. Corner to QPR.
Marin back on his feet after being clattered by Hill. He is then summoned to the sidelines and replaced by Hazard. Like-for-like swap as Chelsea seek added creativity.
SWP striding forward again, but sees a long-range shot blocked at source by Cahill. Marin then goes down at the other end, as the ball squirts into the box. Moses can't get past Fabio and onto the ball.
SWP able to spring clear. Luiz gets back at him, but can't stop him. Taarabt is then found inside the box, but he has no-one to aim at in the middle. He cuts the ball back to Granero, who forces a comfortable save from Turnbull with a curling effort.
Sliced clearance from Cesar keeps QPR on the back foot. Chelsea asking all the questions at the moment. QPR getting everyone back behind the ball. It works as Fabio cuts out a pass down the line from Azpilicueta.
The game is starting to open up a bit. Redknapp may be plotting changes. Chelsea may also think fresh legs could help them force a breakthrough.
Good defending by Hill as he gets in front of Torres, stopping the Chelsea striker from getting a header in on goal. QPR then look to counter with Fabio, but the flag goes up.
The resulting corner for Chelsea comes to nothing. The Blues starting to cut through a little easier now. QPR need to regroup and go again. Mbia concedes a free-kick, doing little to ease the pressure.
Oscar causing QPR problems again. He combines with Bertrand, before ghosting into the box. The ball ends up running loose to Torres, who is denied by a brilliant block from Cesar. Should have scored.
Marin tries again. Moses comes towards the near post, but Derry gets there first. Chelsea able to keep the pressure on and Cahill wins another corner. Marin's delivery is met by Ivanovic, who powers a header inches over the top, clipping the top of the crossbar.
Oscar spins inside the box, opening up a yard of space. He rolls the ball back towards Lampard. He has bodies in his face and can't get a shot away. He settles for a corner. Marin's first effort is put behind again by Fabio.
Ivanovic trying to get forward again, but loses the ball. Taarabt can't do anything with it. He lacks options and is caught on the ball by Luiz. Mbia then bursts forward, but Cahill puts in a well-timed tackle to halt him in his tracks.
Marin dances past Derry with ease, and to the dead-ball line. He fires a low cross across the face of goal. Moses only needs to get a touch six yards out, but fails to as he sticks out a leg. The ball runs away on the far side.
Room for Ivanovic to move into, as he pops up down the left wing. He wins another corner. Again Cesar comes to punch. Torres works the ball back wide to Marin.
Positive from Bertrand as he gets well forward down the Chelsea left and forces a corner. Marin over the set-piece. Cesar comes to meet the delivery and punches to the edge of the box.
Did either manager have inspiring words of wisdom for their troops at the break? Both have been around the coaching block a few times and know what it takes to take something from a game like this.
Players back with us and we are ready for the second half. Here's hoping it's more entertaining than the first!
Ryland Mannion says: "If Chelsea bring on Mata and Hazard then I reckon they could get a goal or two."
Ashley says: "I understand the need to rotate players at times but we have three big names needed, off the pitch #thinkrafa."
Glenn Bowelman says: "Well Chelsea seem to be trying too hard at the moment, they need to get a foothold on this game and stop peppering the QPR goal at every opportunity, hopefully once Chelsea score they will be able to take a breath and push for the win they deserve."
Remember you can also bet in-play at Skybet.com. Chelsea are now 4/9 to take the spoils, with QPR 10/1 and the draw 9/4. You can get 2/1 on Chelsea edging this 1-0.
How do you see the second half going? Get your thoughts in to email@example.com or @SkySportsChrisB.
Chelsea 0 QPR 0. An uneventful first half comes to a close. QPR will be delighted to be level, Chelsea need to offer much more if they want to take maximum points.
Rare touch for Turnbull as he hammers clear for Chelsea. He is then called into action again as he races from his line to collect the ball at he feet of SWP.
Lampard twisting and turning 35 yards from goal, but he has three red shirts for company. He is found in space moments later, but a chipped effort never troubles Cesar as it drifts wide.
QPR taking a few chances at the back, but see the ball up to haflway. Redknapp slumped in his seat. His side haven't offered too much, but they haven't been carved open either.
As I say that, Oscar forces a smart save from Cesar from a deflected effort. The keeper was going the wrong way and had to stick out a leg. The loose ball makes its way to Moses, who lashes high over the top.
Moses away from Fabio, but the Brazilian does really well to get back at the Chelsea forward and put in a great tackle. QPR have 10 men behind the ball and aren't leaving any gaps.
Fabio well forward from left-back. Once again QPR end up with their wires crossed and a promising attack breaks down. Chelsea back into their passing stride. Ivanovic with a third effort from a long way out which sails into the stands. More groans from the crowd.
Another wayward pass from Luiz. He is trying to be too clever at times. Everything has be clipped through the air, when a simple ball along the ground would do the job. Mata warming up. He is much needed at the moment!
Taarabt can't find Mackie. He throws his arms in the air. He isn't seeing much of the ball. It soon comes back his way, but he expects SWP to run past him and the winger doesn't go. The ball runs harmlessly through to Turnbull. Both sides struggling in the final third.
Granero does well to track Marin and put in a timely challenge. Chelsea then work the ball backwards again. They need to try something different. When they do come forwards, Torres pokes a tame effort straight at Cesar.
Ivanovic allowed to stroll forward again. This time he is dead centre when he looks to pull the trigger from 25 yards. Once again he gets underneath the ball and fires it over the top.
Derry clatters into Marin. He caught him around the neck. Could easily have been booked for that. No caution given. Chelsea quickly back underway, working the ball from wing to wing.
Marin swings the ball high towards the back post, but Cahill and Ivanovic can't get a touch. Oscar sends the ball wide to Marin again. His second cross to the back post tempts Moses, but he bundles into the back of Fabio and concedes a free-kick.
Mackie offside again...just. He is at least trying to break behind. Chelsea amble forward again. Luiz goes wide to Azpilicueta, who sees a cross deflect behind. Set-piece taken quickly, before Nelsen concedes another corner.
SWP pops up on the left wing for QPR. He is alllowed to cut inside onto his favoured right foot. He goes for goal from 20 yards out, but drags a poor effort a long way off target.
Space for Azpilicueta, who hangs over a cross. Cesar opts to punch as he comes through the crowd. He doesn't make the best of contact, but QPR can see the ball to safety. Redknapp would have been looking for his keeper to come and claim that, rather than throw a fist at it.
Marin picks Mbia's pocket, before finding Oscar. He looks to bend the ball towards the bottom corner, but sees his effort flick off Hill and behind for a corner. The resulting set-piece comes to nothing.
Good flick from Mbia, but QPR have no-one down the middle. That's what happens when you play no recognised striker. Luiz then loses the ball for Chelsea in midfield, but the Blues get numbers back quickly.
Derry tracks back with Moses, preventing him from crossing. Chelsea try again, with Azpilicueta darting towards the box. He is blocked off. Luiz decides to go back to Turnbull when the ball drops his way.
Chelsea looking to keep QPR pegged inside their own half. Fabio unable to clear his lines, but he does win a throw. The visitors are having to work really hard for little reward at the moment.
Ivanovic well forward again from centre-half. QPR slow to get out to him, inviting a shot. From 25 yards he looks to pull the trigger, but gets his effort all wrong and fires high into the stands.
Hill comes through the back of Torres, but gets away with it. Lampard is then pulled up for a challenge on Derry. QPR move the ball forward, but Taarabt takes a tumble and gets nothing.
Sloppy touch from Oscar brings groans from the stands. QPR able to go from back to front in one pass. SWP onto the long ball and away from Azpilicueta. He shoots early, but fires across Turnbull and wide of the taregt.
Ambitious from Marin, who this time decides to go for goal himself. He is found 20 yards from goal, slightly to the left of the penalty area. He takes a touch in field before curling the ball high into the stands while looking for the top corner.
Torres twists past Nelsen and finds Oscar, who finds Moses. He forces a corner off Hill. Ivanovic rises highest to meet the set-piece. His header flicks off the leg of Torres and wide. The Spaniard had no time to react.
Marin bursts into the box. He is then caught in two minds and ends up playing a pass inbetween Lampard and Torres, offering neither a sight of goal. Final ball lacking at the moment.
Better from QPR as they work the ball across midfield. SWP then plays a terrible pass and gives it back to Chelsea. Wasted. Bertrand picked out on the left, but his cross his nodded clear by Nelsen.
Torres guides the ball on to Oscar, who breaks past his frontman. He opts to go for goal early as three defenders close in on him. He scuffs his shot badly and it trickles well wide.
Ivanovic has room to move into, but allows Marin to take over. He in turn looks for Bertrand, who goes down on the edge of the box. Mackie did touch him, but not deliberately and outside the area. Nothing given by Lee Mason.
Luiz kindly gives the ball back to QPR. The visitors also looking to play their way out, but have Chelsea pressing as high as possible. Mbia finds a route down the left, before picking out Taarabt. He fires straight at Turnbull from distance.
Head tennis in midfield. Oscar then takes a blow to the face and goes down. He was caught by Luiz, his own team-mate, who only had eyes for the ball and was taking everything that got in his way!
Moses drifts in field from the right. He rolls a pass into Lampard's path. He can't bring the ball under his spell and the ball squirms away from him. Oscar then unable to pick out a run into the box from Moses.
Former Chelsea man Wright-Phillips thrown on in Hoilett's place. He gets a decent reception from the crowd. He barely got warmed up and wouldn't have exepcted to be involved so soon. Can he influence proceedings?
Moses invited forward by Torres. His cross takes a deflection, taking the ball to the edge of the box. Luiz arrives on cue, but hammers a volley into the pitch and over the crossbar. Hoilett down and may not be able to continue.
Taarabt looks to break through midfield. He drifts past David Luiz, but then gets things all wrong. He appears to kick the pitch before connecting with the ball and an attempted pass sails out of play. He sits on the floor shaking his head, and well he might.
Flag up against Mackie. Bertrand stepped up at just the right time. Close call and Chelsea were playing a very high line. Azpilicueta floats a dangerous cross into the box, which Torres can't quite get a head to.
Taarabt involved now, but wide on the QPR right. The visitors work the ball in the opposite direction, to Mackie. He clips the ball forward, but Cahill gets a toe to it before Granero. Chelsea unable to find a killer pass as they look to counter.
Oscar is operating wide on the right at the moment. Not really where he wants to be. He wants to get involved down the middle. He has freedom to roam. As does Taarabt, who is yet to have a meaningful touch.
Moses brushes off one tackle, but is knocked slightly off balance and can't dart between two defenders. He soon has the ball back and Chelsea decide to indulge in a bout of keep-ball in the middle of the park.
Cahill steps across to prevent Taarabt from racing into space behind the Chelsea back four. Ivanovic calls on his team-mates to calm down as he rolls a pass to Lampard. Chelsea could actually do with injecting a bit of pace into their play.
Brilliant touch from Oscar drops the ball into the path of Marin. His cross-shot is blocked by Hill. Marin is then looking to get involved again, but sees a pass down the Chelsea right roll behind for a goal kick.
Chelsea prepared to keep things simple at the back, working the ball from side to side. Lampard dropping deep on this occasion to get involved. Patience the order of the day.
Marin too eager to impress on his first Premier League start. Terrible tackle. Chelsea take the opportunity to calm things down. Luiz strolling out from the back, as he operates in a holding role once again. His long ball forward is too high for Torres.
Marin crunches into a challenge on Mbia. He is late and high, as he catches Mbia on the shin. He is lucky to stay on the field. Could easily have been a very early red card.
Cahill walks the ball out from the back before playing a terrible pass out to the left. Bertrand and Ivanovic have to race back to keep the ball in play. Chelsea yet to get going.
Cesar, who is wearing trousers, takes a chance as he allows a back-pass to run across him, across the face of goal and away on the far side. Marin chases all the way and comes close to blocking the eventual clearance.
Scrappy opening, with neither side able to get the ball on the deck. Midfield looking very busy. Will need something special to slice through there.
John Terry grabbing a few words with Harry Redknapp as those not involved on the field make their way out of the tunnel. Pre-match pleasantries done and dusted and we are ready for the off.
Players have emerged from the tunnel so we will have to leave the feedback there for now. There will be further opportunities to have your say at half-time and at the final whistle.
On the other hand, Rob Davies says: "Right, people may be laughing at me at the end of the game but I believe this is QPRs night. Will everything that's going on around Chelsea at the moment that's why. 1-0 QPR, early penalty hold on for dear life!!!!"
One last prediction from each side before we get underway. Luke May says: "Close game tonight, 2-1 to Chelsea would be nice :)."
Mohammed Omar thinks we could be in for a goal fest. He says: "I see another Chelsea hammering perhaps 7-0 with Lampard and Torres both getting a brace. Please Chelsea don't let Lamps go, a #real legend."
Thierry Nyan is backing the Blues to get the job done. He says: "QPR should brace themselves for a beating tonight because Chelsea have become quite resilient now and Marin will do great #cfc."
Paul Yearsley, a Fulham fan, is expecting a close contest. He says: "I'm wanting QPR to get massacred 5-0, but I think it will be a competitive 2-1 win for Chelsea."
Rick Shirran has offered a word of warning to the Blues, saying: "I think this game is going to be a test for Chelsea, not quite the drubbing everyone will be expecting. Hopefully Chelsea will run riot and a cricket score will ensue but we will have to see."
Bartholomew Maida thinks Benitez has got his selection spot on. He says: "It's good that Rafa has opted to rest some of the key players, especially Mata and Cole. They have had many games recently, they need to freshen up. I wouldn't complain if Chelsea win 2-0. It will be understandable, what matters at the end of the day is 3 points. Kudos to Rafa, he knows whats good for the team."
Paul Ryan has faith in the visitors. He says: "I'm predicting an upset tonight. Nelsen to rise like a salmon in the box and head QPR into the lead. A dogged Cesar to keep the Chelsea seige out from thereon in!"
Sean Little sees QPR getting on the scoresheet, but struggling at the back. He says: "Hoping for Chelsea to win 5-1 and Oscar, Moses both to score."
Chris Hague thinks the home side could run riot, and line his pocket in the process. He says: "That's my Bosingwa 1-0 bet at 400/1 down the swanny!!! David Luiz Chelsea 3-1 at 115/1 will have to do instead!!! "Did u see how Clint Hill was ran rings round at weekend??? Think Oscar will do the same tonight... No chance of Torres lol."
Louis Yianni is another looking forward to seeing Marin from the start. He says: "Glad to see Marin straight in the action on Sturridge's departure! I think 4-1 Chelsea #ComeOnYouBlues."
Del Dowling thinks Chelsea will get there in the end. He says: "Chelsea to win after a slow start 2-0, Torres then Mata off the bench! COYB."
Iain fears for QPR, saying: "I don't see QPR stopping the rot yet - worse still they're away. 5-0 Chelsea with the goals being shared between Mata, Hazard (both on from bench), Lampard, Torres and an Ivanovic header coming towards the end."
Paul Carruthers is another expecting a comfortable night for the hosts. He says: "QPR have no chance tonight, Rafa is settling in well and it is great to see Marin getting a starting line up. Sorry QPR fans I think your time in top flight football is up, can't see you staying up this year.. Comfortable win for Chelsea tonight with Torres getting on the score sheet once more."
Ashley Baldock surprised by Chelsea's selection, saying: "No! Can't believe it.... Cole and Mata on the bench, would have thought Chelsea would be going for the big win today and a clean sheet. Mata has improved the team's performance so much this season and QPR have a good attacking front which could possibly break Chelsea's back line down. With Cole at the back it wouldn't be a problem.... (there goes the points in my fantasy football tonight)."
James Pillow disagrees and thinks the Blues will ease to another three-point haul on home soil. He says: "I think we will win 4-0. Torres brace with Oscar and Mata off the bench to score as well. Happy about Ba possibly coming in. He might pull us back in the title race."
John Wark thinks QPR are capable of snatching the spoils this evening. He says: "At last no Cisse in the team! Hoilett playing. Hopefully him Mackie and Taraabt can cause havoc on the break. Benitez gone for a weak team. Time for Harry's magic to rub off and we sneak away with a 1-0 and 3 vital points!!"
QPR team: Cesar, Fabio, Hill, Nelsen, Onuoha, Hoilett, Mbia, Granero, Derry, Mackie, Taarabt. Subs: Green, Ferdinand, Park, Cisse, Wright-Phillips, Dyer, Faurlin.
Chelsea team: Turnbull, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Bertrand, D Luiz, Lampard, Moses, Oscar, Marin, Torres. Subs: Hilario, Cole, Ferreira, Ramires, Mata, Hazard, Piazon.
You can also bet in-play throughout the game at Skybet.com. Chelsea start as strong favourites at 1/5, with QPR 12/1 and the draw 11/2. You can get 14/1 on Fernando Torres to open the scoring and Chelsea to win either 3-0 or 4-1.
Can Chelsea make it five league wins in a row or will QPR spring a surprise? Who will be the men to keep an eye on? Let me know your thoughts.
Feel free to offer your opinion on tonight's game by contacting me direct at firstname.lastname@example.com or @SkySportsChrisB.
Chelsea, as mentioned, are looking upwards, while QPR have no choice but to, as they are back at the bottom. Victory tonight would offer Harry Redknapp's men a timely boost, in their first fixture of 2013.
It is, however, time for attention to turn to events on the field, with there plenty riding on this tie for both sides.
Much of the focus in west London this afternoon has been on comings and goings, with Daniel Sturridge on his way out of Chelsea and Demba Ba possibly on his way in.
London derby at the Bridge, with Chelsea looking to clamber back above another capital rival - Tottenham - into third spot in the table.


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Lori Lynch (left) and Helen Tyson are excited to be planning the inaugural Parrsboro Film Festival, which will take place on Oct. 14-16. Andrew Wagstaff - The Citizen-Record
PARRSBORO – For decades it has been known for its theatre productions, and now this town is moving into the world of films.
The inaugural Parrsboro Film Festival will take place on Oct. 14-16, showcasing the work of some of Atlantic Canada's finest up-and-coming independent filmmakers. The event will be hosted by the Parrsboro Band Association, with all films shown on the large 16-foot screen at the band hall.
Lori Lynch and Helen Tyson, two of the chief organizers, said the idea has been kicking around for a few years, and got off the ground this year with help from some valuable contacts made through Ship's Company Theatre and the artistic community.
"We decided on what sort of theme we wanted, and right away we wanted Atlantic Canadian films," said Tyson. "Then we decided that we wanted them to be fairly recent, although we weren't too rigid about it, and started looking for what filmmakers we could get. We just started getting in touch with people, and most have been pretty generous with us."
The festival will screen four feature films, including Faith, Fraud and Minimum Wage by Nova Scotia screenwriter Josh MacDonald, directed by George Mihalka; Just Buried, directed by Chas Thorne, and Whirligig by the same director, and A Drummer's Dream, a documentary from John Walker.
For the full schedule and more information, see http://www.thehall.ca/parrsboro-film-festival/.
(For the full story, see the Oct. 13 issue of The Citizen-Record)


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22, 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's brazen scheme to rebuild the old
Soviet Empire by annexing Ukraine has backfired. The backlash is brewing
throughout the former Soviet republics that Russia calls its "near abroad."
trying to win the electoral contest in Ukraine for his pro-Russian puppet and
then seeking to steal an election, Putin sacrificed valuable political capital
and credibility in the region. That his allies in the KGB and the Russian Mafia
likely sought to poison pro-Western candidate Viktor Yushchenko when they
couldn't defeat him just compounds the blunder.
overreaching by this would-be czar is most reminiscent of the 1991 Moscow coup
attempt by hardline communists. They sought to oust Mikhail Gorbachev and turn
the clock back — but instead triggered the liberation of Russia, the dissolution
of the Soviet Union and the victory of Boris Yeltsin.
end result of Putin's arrogant assumption that he could take over Ukraine by
manipulating its democracy is likely to be a massive rush of nearby states away
from the "Confederation of Independent States," set up by Russia to dominate its
sphere of influence, toward the European/U.S. camp.
repercussions of Putin's audacity began to reverberate over the past month and
are likely to accelerate after the likely Yushchenko victory in Ukraine's new
election Dec. 26.
are picking up the seismic shock from the streets of Kiev in the little nation
of Moldova, where we are helping the pro-democracy forces.
tiny nation, formerly the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova, was once a
province of Romania but was given to Moscow in the Hitler-Stalin Pact of 1939.
Nominally independent since the Soviet Union broke up in '91, Moldova has
actually been headed by a communist government that would like to go back under
Russian hegemony.
November, the communists held a comfortable lead in the coming election. A
national poll by the International Republican Institute (an international
pro-democracy foundation funded by the U.S. Republican Party) found that voters
saw Russia as more of a partner than a threat by the lopsided margin of 68
percent to 25 percent.
now — in the aftermath of the Ukrainian mess — Moldovans are not so sure: They
rate Russia favorably as a partner by only 52-38. Now, the polls show that
Moldovans want closer relations with the European Union and the United States
more than they want to be tied to Moscow.
increasing feeling of freedom in the former Soviet empire has roiled Putin and
his Kremlin cronies. They're relatively mellow in their international comments —
but for Russian consumption, they are breathing fire.
Markov, director of the Institute of Political Studies and a Putin buddy, was
quoted in the Moscow Times as saying that relations between Russia and the West
"are gradually slipping into the danger zone of possible conflict" and predicts
that "a crisis in international relations could come at any moment."
Vyacheslav Nikonov, head of the Politika Foundation think tank and a
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Leaving the Dojo
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Devon Natario
Dojo: Northwest Jujitsu/Coeur D'Alene, ID
Location: Coeur D'Alene
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 109
Re: Leaving the Dojo
1. Is leaving his old sensei justifiable?
Indeed. We must all make our own decisions in life, even in the arts. Leaving without a word to his Sensei in my opinion is rather rude. But sometimes people do not want to confront others, especially when they know it may bother that person. But he may find that, the Sensei really does appreciate him, and there were other reasons why the promotion has not taken place. This may help in the growth of the student to approach the Sensei.
2. Should he approach his old sensei and tell him the truth or leave and tell lies about the real reason for his leaving?
Approach. Once can not achieve greatness in spirit by lying and deceiving. I know that sounds awfully spiritual, but to leave unfinished business in the arts bother people sometimes as well for long periods of time. The Sensei has passed down knowledge to this student, taken the time to show the student things he has learned, the least the student could do is approach and tell the truth.
3. Can he do his resignation in writing or better personal?
If it is that big of a deal I suggest writing it out on an e-mail or something, and then maybe meeting in person.
-I have done this before. I left an Isshin Ryu Karate Sensei because I felt I wasn't progressing or learning enough. I approached him and discussed why I was leaving. I think I had been there only a mere six months.
He was angry about it. He went off on me, telling me how much I had learned and how much I had progressed etc etc. He then told me that I wouldn't find another place to train in that area (Sierra Vista, AZ) that I could learn any more than what he was talking, etc etc.
Needless to say I ended up finding a Jujitsu instructor that was teaching out of his garage and I ended up helping him teach at his first official dojo years later.
I thought I would show my experience with quitting in case you wanted to know if anyone else has gone through what you are asking about. I have... It's a weird predicament to be in, and I only trained for six months.
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James Pethokoukis
One more reason why 2011 looks bad
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Paul Krugman and the New Normal
Paul Krugman makes his case for the New Normal:
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What's $62 trillion in deficits anyway?
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Using Fannie and Freddie to influence the 2010 midterm elections
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Posted: 9/17/2008 8:01:40 AM EDT
My vet was out to the house a little over 2 weeks ago.
Ignoring the fact my only gun isn't even in this state, I wouldn't have been able to do it myself. As it is I feel completely guilty about holding him while the vet gave him the shot and he died in my arms.
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:13:06 AM EDT
Last year I put down our Irish Setter. He could no longer stand up or walk under his own power. It seams to me he knew it was his time. I took him to the vet, had him put down painlessly, brought him home, and buried him in the pasture.
This felt right too me.
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:37:06 AM EDT
+1 I've put down every dog that we've owned over the years when they needed it, usually with a .45 or .357 mag. Take them out to the desert with their favorite ball, a last meal, play while the sun comes up and say goodbye and do the deed when they aren't looking, quick and painless. Just the way I was raised - that a man takes care of his own dog when time comes. Not like I enjoy it or I'm killing a dog in the prime of it's life, it's old and suffering, I'm bringing an end to the pain. I have no regrets, though I have shed a few tears afterwards, but that was because of losing my friend - not because I shot it.
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:48:56 AM EDT
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:53:10 AM EDT
Friend of mine made a mess of it. He tried drugging his GSD with sleeping pills and then using a hammer to brain him. It didn't work. I had previously offered to loan him a gun for the task and he finally took me up on it after giving up on the hammer.
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:55:39 AM EDT
Just ask the vet to push the plunger. Then you've done it and it still is cleaner.
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:59:36 AM EDT
Wow. I saw this thread early before I went to bed and knew I didn't want to open it then, even now I am not so sure. In case I missed any replies, is it just age or are there other physical conditions (sight, organ failure, etc,)? There are vitamins for bone/joint therapy that help, all over the counter stuff but really work. Got a BIL that used to have to lift his dog into the back of his SUV and since giving the vitamins the dog is jumping in. 9yr old Lab.
Aside from that, I couldn't do it. I found mine that went off to die when I was a teenager, had it from a puppy and I was a child. I couldn't even go with my Dad to bury her. I had a hard time watching I AM LEGEND because of that scene, even though it was a little easier knowing there was a disease involved.
I have another BIL that had to do it for the family pet. Sight, hearing, health, all going down hill. He was an avid hunter so he knew where to do it and as easy as possible. No one else in the family could do it. He doesn't talk much about it to this day. It's different when it's your friend.
Call a vet, and a good friend.
Posted: 9/17/2008 8:59:39 AM EDT
My dog is such a part of our family it would be like shooting a kid.
GL with that man.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:15:13 AM EDT
I would say handle it yourself. A coworker had a old dog that needed to put down. I offered to pick the dog up when no one was home so he wouldn't have to know when it happened. It wasn't my dog so I had no attachment to it. He never gave me the ok and ended up taking it to the vet. Said it was the worst thing he had ever done. The dog knew something was up.
Now if you do it yourself. Make sure with you being in the city can you discharge a gun and not have the neighbors call in a gun shot.
Now to the dog. Having to put down a family pet is hard. If you don't think you can do it get some help from someone you can trust. Some animall lovers feel this is worse than killing a person.
Dig a hole first. Spoil the old dog with whatever you want. Walk hiim over with a lead and remover the collar. A .22 will work, I've put many down with it. Barrel to the top of the head. Pull trigger and they fall over into the hole. As some suggested put something in the hole to get its attention. I had one move and it wasn't a clean kill like I want. Since then if I use a .22 its 3 shots as fast as possible. You said you had a 9mm, use it. It guarantees that it will be a one shot deal and no suffering from the dog. But depending on the attachment to the dog this will be a hrad thing to do. You have to look at it as just a dog and no a long time friend. Thats why a good friend may be better at it than you.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:19:51 AM EDT
Had to put down my Doberman years ago due to a stroke and we chose to have the vet handle it. I would much rather have the final memory of petting/holding my dog as he drifts off to sleep rather then putting a round through his head. Killing your buddy would be tough to live with, mercy killing or not.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:23:31 AM EDT
They'll do it for free, they'll do it fast.
Hell, they'll do it without even asking.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:27:45 AM EDT
Be there with the dog, let the vet put him down. Or check with a vet that is close and see if a house call is affordable.
When our golden retriever was getting near her time to go, my dad took her to the vet. We're gun people but shooting her was not an option. He petted her as the vet gave her the shots. She picked up her paw, laid it on my dad's hand and went to sleep.
The least a good friend deserves is a pine box. Build one.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:41:18 AM EDT
DONT DO IT!!! you will regret it. a friend of mine did this years ago and if fucks with him still. the humane thing to do is to take it to the vet. sorry about your dog.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:47:13 AM EDT
Listen I don't know if you've ever been hunting, but if you have you should know that even a head shot doesn't always kill instantly and sometimes there can be movement from the body from nerve impluses still being sent out that can be very disturbing if you're looking at your family pet.
It's messy, it's not at all pretty or pleasant, and frankly it will make your family always view in a negative light however slight for the rest of their lives like it or not.
It's not very expensive to have a vet do it. Gather up some pop cans, loose change, and borrow money from Grandma if you're that poor to do it.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:48:16 AM EDT
I'm sorry, but last time I took a dog of mine to the pound to be put to sleep it was so scared it pissed and shit everywhere. It was scared out of its mind, I would rather not go through that again. Especially since my dog is an English bulldog, they are very skittish and wary of strangers. If you even yell at them the wrong way they get a sad look on there face and will sit in the corner for hours. If I catch my old dog pissing on the floor I just look at her and she gets this insanely mopey look on her face and will every so slowly walk towards the back door with her head hung low. They are very sensitive to everything.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:50:29 AM EDT
I will most likely find a vet that does house calls. What do people do with the body when they do this? I live in suburbia, it likely would not be a good idea to bury a 60pd dog my backyard.
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:51:47 AM EDT
Why not?
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:59:14 AM EDT
My yard is not very big, and I have another dog that likes to dig. How deep of a hole does one need to dig? †
Posted: 9/17/2008 9:59:54 AM EDT
The vet will do this for a nominal fee or at least mine does. Check around.
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:01:18 AM EDT
3 or 4 should be good.
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:04:48 AM EDT
Another vote for the vet. That is the most humane way to do it. I've put pets down myself and I've taken them to the vet. I prefer the vet deal. I don't like blowing holes in "family" members...
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:08:26 AM EDT
I had my vet come to my home and put my rottie Buddha down in our back yard.
I didn't want my boys last experience to be a fearful one, in an unfamiliar anxiety producing place such as a vets office.
He was at home, with the people he was crazy about....at ease and comfortable. He was sitting in the grass, I was rubbing his head and the ve did what he needed to do. It was over without any issues...other than my own.
It doesn't get any better.
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:08:55 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 9/17/2008 10:10:23 AM EDT by junker46]
Your quote gives your username a different twist...
Eta: for spelling
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:09:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 9/17/2008 10:14:39 AM EDT by M4]
What a fucking moron your friend is...what a complete idiot. Someone should "brain" him for being such a complete dumb ass. The price the dog had to pay for having a fuckin' retard of an owner....unreal.
Good thing I wasn't around for that stunt, or your friend would be the one a mess was made of.
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:13:08 AM EDT
This is what I will do with my dog when his time comes. Unless for whatever reason shooting him is the only option.
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:14:19 AM EDT
same here my dog had gotten out adn somebody shot him right thru the chest.. he managed to get home but was already bleeding out.. we took him to the vet to try and save him but it was too late i opted in my emotional state to have the vet do it there .. i regret it bc it was on that damn steel table the only good part was i was holding his head and the last thing he saw was my face
damn now im crying
Posted: 9/17/2008 10:17:34 AM EDT
Also, let's not forget that filling your garage up with a poisonous gas is a bad idea for anything in your home you might not want to kill - including yourself.
Cardboard box with a ventillation sleeve to the exhaust and do it in the driveway would be a much better idea if you wanted to go the CO route.
Even still, modern vehicles put out very little carbon monoxide. You're really looking at oxygen displacement rather than poisoning. If that's the case, you need to leave them in the environment for at least 15 minutes to ensure death, longer is better.
I'd think the quicker timeline of a bullet is much, much easier.
And as for suffocation being 'humane.' On the one hand, yeah, they just "go to sleep" - if by "go to sleep" you mean "pass out" and by "pass out" you mean suffer oxygen depravation and brain damage. It's a little better than drowning them, but it's not far off.
I vote to use the gun.
Posted: 9/17/2008 11:46:02 AM EDT
I just had to do this last week with my beloved 10 year old alaskan malamute "Bear". Let the vet come out a perhaps sedate the dog first. Then the real shot. Don't try to do this yourself..it could go badly. This is a terrible thing to do even with help..don't make the memories any worse than necessary. I felt my buddy deserved to be laid to rest intact in his natural majestic beauty ...not with half his head gone etc. Do it right for him and yourself. He fell asleep in my arms and slumped into me and was gone. I feel for ya...I wept for days.
Posted: 9/17/2008 11:56:49 AM EDT
I've done it. Was fairly quick, but not pretty. I used a .22 Magnum
Posted: 9/17/2008 12:03:50 PM EDT
Not to hijack the thread, but here is a story about a botched putting an animal down method. A guy where I worked for my first job had a family and their dog was old and not doing well. He was also insanely cheap. He decided the best way to put down the dog was to put a large cable tie around its neck and let it suffocate to death. Well, as soon as the cable tie was around the dog's neck he was up and more moving more than he had in awhile. The guy went to his shed and got a shovel and started beating the dog in the head. The dog is spasming, choking, and trying to run away. He finally killed the dog with the shovel to head method, only to look up and see ALL of his kids staring at him through the living room picture window. They saw their dad try to choke to death, and when that did not work, beat to death the family dog.
Back to the thread, for the poster who said carbon monoxide poisoning is not that bad, you are wrong. The animal will suffer if put to death that way.
Posted: 9/17/2008 2:10:58 PM EDT
Yeah - my dad put down our old dog. He was sick.. had skin cancer we think. Poor guy would some times howl in pain. Took him to a field and let him run around one last time.
I remember saying something about our old dog and I said "I always imagined you took him out to a field and shot him yourself." He said that he did. He never liked vets and that would just stress him out more.
Posted: 9/17/2008 2:37:44 PM EDT
Good for you. Best option by far is a house call from a vet. No matter where you live you should be able to find someone to do this.
Option 2, do it yourself, if for some bizarre reason you can't get a vet out.
I would never take a pet to the vet for this. They all hate the vet's office in the best of times, to say nothing about something like this.
Posted: 9/17/2008 2:44:23 PM EDT
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I cant read thru these threads like these anymore.......for Christ's sake, braining a dog with a hammer?? What in Gods name are some people thinking??
If you can stomach it, a 22 mag to the back,base of the head ,centered ,pointed twords the eyes is quick and clean. I had to do it to my old GF's kids beagle puppy and it was probably the hardest thing Ive ever had to do.
Take it to the vets..........save yourself the heartache
OP .......sorry for your
Posted: 9/17/2008 2:53:19 PM EDT
as a thought... some human skulls have repelled .22 caliber. not sure how the density compares to you bull dog... but...
and I like the vet-to-home senario> i can see A LOT of bad things happening to both the pet (physically) and you (emotionally) if you try to put it down "painlessly" at home with a bullet
Posted: 9/17/2008 3:13:17 PM EDT
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I had to put one of my dogs down 2 years ago. You will be OK. The image will stay in your head though.
I used a GLOCK 21.
Posted: 9/17/2008 3:13:51 PM EDT
What an awful thing to have to do...I have yet to have to put down a dog but I'm afriad the time is not far off
I personally would not opt to do it myself...I think the dog will suffer less the way the vet does it...I'm not a very good shot and I know under the circumstances I would be nervous and maybe be crying....I wouldn't want to wound him. I have shot deer with much more powerful weapons than a .22 and in extremely vital areas but it is still never instant death.....
Best of luck to you whatever you choose.
Posted: 9/17/2008 4:03:46 PM EDT
Had my Lab-Pit mix 15 years and had to put her down two months ago. Wife and kids did not want a vet to do it. Put her to sleep with some meds and one .22 to the back of the head did it. As hard as it was I am glad I did it and kept it in the family. The last thing she seen before going to sleep was all of us around her and she was at peace.
Posted: 9/17/2008 4:05:51 PM EDT
Give him a wonderful last meal, take him out someplace nice, lie down in a field next to him, stroke him, say soothing things to him, and when his eyes close, stick the muzzle of a .22 into his ear and pull the trigger.
Don't fuck it up.
Posted: 9/17/2008 4:11:45 PM EDT
Your vet will be able to handle this much better than you will. Don't do this to yourself.
Posted: 9/17/2008 4:12:59 PM EDT
OP, check your IMs
You reallllyyy don't want to kill a dog that is old, but otherwise in good health.
It'll fuck with you for a while, as opposed to letting your friend slip away in the night.
Posted: 9/17/2008 4:30:50 PM EDT
Why did I open this thread?
Posted: 9/17/2008 4:31:13 PM EDT
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To the OP: Before long, I'll be facing the same situation. I've been thinking about the eventuality for some time.
Our plan is a vet house call.
My boy has known the vet longer than he has known us, and he is supremely comfortable with "Doctor Tom".
Tom will come to our place, start an IV, and I may push the plunger.
Due to the thought of the other dog/coyotes/etc. digging him up, we will most likely have Dr. Tom take him to be cremated - and pay extra to make certain we get only Bear's ashes.
Burying the urn shallow with a small monument doesn't prevent us from moving without the boy, and may allow for the two of us to be buyied together eventually.
Posted: 9/17/2008 5:50:16 PM EDT
Wow after reading some of the replies I really don't know how any of you guys could put your dogs down by shooting them...not meant as a flame...I just couldn't do it without hurting and feeling so terrible. My little buddy is laying here next to me on the couch and it makes me feel bad just thinking about having to do it someday. Sorry about your best friend...but I would have the vet do it...it would be too much for me.
Posted: 9/17/2008 5:50:40 PM EDT
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Ok I've done both vet and up close and personal. Personally I prefer doing it myself, just felt better in the end. If you chose to go this route, and have never before diy. I will give you some pointers and advice.
I recommend that you use a gun suitable for the job. I would not recommend a shotgun for anything smaller than a buffalo. This is your friend, you will have this image in your head. I used a 9mm on a 95lb American pitbull terrier, it got the job done without disfigurement.
Dig the hole first (important) hardest hole you will ever dig. After the hole is dug, take your bud for a walk make sure he is happy ect.... Sit him down facing the hole, or as others have stated put his favorite meal in the hole.
Now as for the act, contact shot at the base of the skull from the rear traveling down and forward, you do not just want to sever the spine but also destroy the cerebellum, your bud will be lights out before the bullet exits, not feeling a thing. There will be blood, more than I expected, even tho I know that the heart will still beat for a few seconds( heart tissue generates its own electrical pulse). It bothered me enough to shoot twice more to the torso to destroy the pump the image will be in your head, that sucks.
Do not screw this up it will haunt you!
Posted: 9/17/2008 5:56:28 PM EDT
Beau - tribute poem to an old Dog
However you do it, make sure its humane.
Posted: 9/17/2008 5:59:16 PM EDT
Have a vet come to your home. Yes you can find one to do it. I did it for my German Sheperd when she became to weak with cancer.
No way I could have done that to her myself.
Posted: 9/17/2008 7:30:56 PM EDT
Only you know if you can handle it or not.
When it was time to put down our little buddy, my wife gave him some sedatives in some peanut butter and held him till he went to sleep. I took him out in the woods on the mountain near our cabin where he liked to play. I dug a grave. He was wrapped in his favorite blanket and I laid him in the hole. He was sleeping soundly. I placed the pistol against the base of his skull and fired a single round. He stopped breathing and went limp. I sat there and cried a bit with my hand on his body.
I'm sure he didn't suffer. After a while I filled in the grave. He was a good dog.
I went back where my wife was and she saw I was teared up. She had been crying also. It's never easy but you must take responsibility for the hard things as well as the easy things.
What ever you decide to do, I wish you well. May your friend go easy into the light.
Posted: 9/17/2008 7:37:09 PM EDT
DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF. I worked for a vets office for over a year. When I say don't do it yourself I mean it. Do you really want the last image of your dog to be the bloody remains of its skull littering your backyard. You also cannot discharge a gun within city limits. The best option is to pay extra for the vet to come to your house. They use a drug called Euthansol that basically gives them an overdose of anesthesia. They literally just go to sleep. It is very peaceful and the only way to go except under dire circumstances. With a bullet you are likely to miss and just further add to your pooches misery. AGAIN, PAY TO HAVE THE VET COME TO YOUR HOUSE.
Posted: 9/17/2008 7:44:41 PM EDT
DO NOT LET an animal suffer.
He LOVES YOU> DO HIM A FAVOR AND GET THE VET TO HELP>
Posted: 9/17/2008 7:45:33 PM EDT
You'll be labeled a nutjob here, for trying to do it yourself.


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The recommended daily amount of fiber varies based on age, weight, gender and calorie consumption. If you consume a 2500 calorie a day diet, your dietary fiber intake should be about 35 grams. To enjoy the health benefits of fiber, this amount can be obtained either by foods or a fiber supplement.
Best Food Sources of Dietary Fiber
Some of the best food sources of soluble fiber include, oats, beans, lentils, apples, peas, citrus fruits, berries, sweet potatoes, pears, barley and artichokes.
Some excellent sources of insoluble fiber include wheat bran, most other whole wheat products and any fruit or vegetable with a skin.
Glucomannan is a soluble fiber that has gained popularity recently. It is a relative of the sweet potato and has been shown to work well as a laxative and prebiotic. It's beneficial effects are similar to psyllium, but has been shown to be better tolerated, especially for people intolerant of grains. All reported glucomannan side effects have been mild and usually include abdominal discomfort or gas.
Whole Foods
An important thing to understand is how our diets have become a nightmare of processed, manufactured junk. White breads are referred to as "enriched" simply because the manufacture has added some B vitamins to the finished "product."
They make no mention of all the nutrients that have been removed from the fluffy white food product they have created.
Even when consuming fruits and vegetables this is important to understand. A potato with the skin has a good amount of fiber. If you remove the skin it now has about half. After you process it into dehydrated mashed potato flakes it may have less than 1 gram. Whole foods are best.
Gastrointestinal distress is widespread, and also big business in the United States. If you watch TV for 2 hours you will see ads for products targeting everything GI related: acid reflux, stomach aches, constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, hemorrhoids…now even dysbacteriosis.
In my opinion, these are all related. We must stop thinking of our GI tract as completely separate organs. They are different parts of the same system. A disruption to one is a disruption to all, or at least most. This is not normal, we do it to ourselves. The good news is that under most circumstances these conditions can be easily corrected.
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