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Guest Blogger the Late Rabbi Milton Gerald Miller on Freud, Psychoanalysis, and Conquering our Fears.
At the age of 40, my father died after suffering from a heart attack while shoveling the snow. I was a toddler, too young to remember him. I understand that he liked gadgets so I'm assuming he would like the Internet, and techy toys, and that he might even have wanted a blog. I found this sermon he gave, well before I was born, and decided that I would 'invite' my late father to be a guest blogger on Shrink Rap. It was originally delivered as a sermon/lecture on Friday night, August 12th, 1955 as the second of a series on Modern Classics that Helped Change the World. Since my father is not here to respond to comments, and a recent tragedy in my family has left me feeling vulnerable, I will ask that commenters be gentle or silent. The writer is not a psychiatrist, the audience was there with an interest in religion, not mental health, and the year was 1955. I did enjoy finding this sermon while looking through family papers.
Conquering our Fears
Tonight, I would like to talk about Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. In approaching this subject, I recognize fully my own limitations. I am a rabbi and I am not qualified to speak on the medical correctness or incorrectness of the theories of Sigmund Freud. But Sigmund Freud was not only a medical man. He also wrote on religious subjects. He discoursed at length on many aspects of religion. In three of his works, Civilization and Its Discontents, The Future of an Illusion, and Moses and Monotheism, Freud spoke about religion. And it seems to me as a religious leader, that if Mr. Freud chose to speak about religion, he should not have too much objection to a religious leader discussing the field of psychoanalysis.
Also, psychoanalysis, even in its own limited field, is concerned about many of the same concepts that religion deals with. After all, the concepts of sin and guilt used by the psychoanalysts were used by religion long before the growth of the Freudian school.
Sigmund Freud, a Viennese physician, had much more influence upon our society than we realize. He first began writing in the Victorian Era. We might call the Victorian Era "the denial of the physical." Exposure of the human body in any was was frowned upon. Some Victorians actually put little pantaloons on the legs of their pianos to hide them. And legs were never called legs -- they were called "limbs."
We might trace the frankness of today's generation to the influence of Freud. Freud, in many respects, pointed out that the physical desires of mankind were normal and, while they were to be repressed in consance with the needs of society, that we all had these physical desires. We have today a generation that is much more healthy mentally than that of the the Victorian Era. And, strangely enough, some studies seem to indicate that morally the present generation is on a par with the Victorian generation.
The mention of Freud generally tends to make the average man react in a number of ways. He either laughs nervously or tells one of the endless series of jokes about psychiatrists and psychoanalysts. Very frankky, I do not fully understand or subscribe to the Freudian theory. There are many schools of though among Freudians and they often disagree. But among them there seems to be agreement on a number of points-- adn I would like to discuss these particular viewpoints.
Freud's greatest contribution to mankind's thinking was in his understanding of man's fears, and his logical explanation of many of them. We may say that there are some logical fears. A man crouching in a foxhole with shells passing over his head is logically afraid. The Army has an expression "only a fool is not afraid." If we stnd in mortal danger of life or limb, we are afraid. The urge to preserve our lives causes us to be afraid. Horses in a burning barn tremble from fear. the sensation of fear in times of danger is a logical fear.
But we also have illogical fears-- fears that on the face of evidence do not warrant the reaction we get. Some people get into an elevator and become panicky. They cannot stand the crush of other persons, the feeling of closeness. Few of us enjoy riding an elevator, but not many of us are intensely bothered by it. The starting and stopping of the elevator annoys us and we do not relish the closed in feeling. But some people-- luckily, relatively few in numbers-- become violently ill when they are foeced to enter elevators or closed places. They have what is called "claustrophobia" or fear of closed places.
We might say that one of Freud's greatest contributions to our civilization was his insistence that a person had to grow up in order to live happily. Not only grow up physically, but grow up mentally and emotionally. Freud discovered that many people's fears and anxieties stemmed from the fact that somewhere along the line in their development, they failed to develop emotionally. While they might be 24 or 25 in terms of years, they still had some emotional attitudes of the three year old. Thus, as has been explained to me, a child at a certain stage of normal development might hate his father. Usually, we grow out of that stage-- but some people are unable to do so. But, say the Freudians, they realize that it is not socially possible to hate your father, so they, at a later age, may turn their hatred into such a way that they "take it out on themselves" or become neurotic. Their mind interprets this hatred in a number of ways-- by hating himself, by not coping with life's problems or in other fashions. The Freudian analyst will attempt to get the person to understand what is bothering him, and get him to act out his difficulties. He may have to re-live the stage of life where he failed to develop emotionally as did other people. The psychiatrist or psychoanalyst acts as a guide and as a participator in this emotional drama. Now, I am not competent to judge whether or not the Freudian theories about infant and child influence on later life are correct. Certainly, the whole of the psycho-sexual development of the infant is beyond my understanding. But the major point that Freud makes seems to me to be a very true one: that we have to grow up emotionally as well as physically-- that a person who is emotionally immature is unhappy. In other words, only the truly mature person --mature in the emotional judgements of life-- can be happy in our world. The emotionally immature person is constantly being confronted by situations that he cannot handle and each situation makes him more and more neurotic.
And this seems to have a particular relevance to religion. Freud was not especially fond of organized religion. He felt, and this statement appears in his book, The Future of an Illusion, that religion is a technique by means of which a person afraid of life tries to find a haven of false security. There is no doubt in my mind that Freud's statement were conditioned by the fact that there is a great deal of infantile faith in the world. We hear quite often of the desirability of a 'child-like faith." Child-like faith means a willingness to let God do everything, to throw yourself in the lap of the Almighty. You want to be wealthy-- believe in my faith-- say some religious leaders. You want to be mentally sound, join my church, say some ministers. An yet religions, just as individuals, can be mature emotionally. A religion can preach and teach an abiding belief in God and in the ethics of man. At the same time, it can say, as Judaism says, there is no easy way to gain an understanding of yourself and of mankind. Study-- concentrate and work for true understanding and you will achieve it. Judaism, I feel, has been such a religion of maturity. Judaism glories in the freedom of the mind to investigate and seek its own answer. Even Freud, with all his disbelief, felt this. In his message to the Vienna lodge of B'nai B'rith in 1926, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, he mad this statement: "Because I was a Jew, I found myself free from many prejudices which limited others in the use of their intellect." Ours is a religion of maturity, a religion that demands a minimum of prejudice and a maximum of intellect.
Another facet of Freud's work that is of interest to me because of its religious significance is that we can often tell a great deal about the personality of a person and his adjustment to life by even one action. Thus, a person comes to a psychiatrist with the urge to continually wash his hands, Lady Macbeth fashion. The psychiatrist can tell a great deal about an individual with this urge. It becomes the key to his entire personality and emotional makeup. Many of us use similar bases upon which to make personal judgments. I once spoke to the head of a rather large firm and he told me something which I though was most interesting. Before he hired an executive, he took him out on the golf course, provided, of course, the prospective employee could play golf. And the company head cheated shamelessly and openly. He kicked the other man's ball into the rough. He deducted strokes from his own score. He felt that the other man's reaction to his cheating would reveal quite a bit of hidden character. If the man was silent and acquiesced, the employer felt that that he was too meek and did not have the ability to assert himself. If he became furious, then the employer considered him unable to cope with situations. If the prospective employee i ndicationed htat he objected but did so diplomatically, he was then hired as a person who wouldexpress an opinion and was able to handle a situation intelligently.
How many times do we get angry at people for relatively minor acts? And when are we taken to task for this violent reaction to something trivial, we say "He showed his true character when he did that." You know, ministers and rabbis and priests have very simple tests for a person's true religiousity. The judge a person on the basis of just a few facts: Their attendance at service, their community interest, their relationship with their neighbors. Isolated acts speak very loudly about the total personality of an individual.
Another contribution of Freud to our understanding of ourselves was his explanation of many of our common fears and anxieties. I believe we have all watched a child approach a new toy. The child, if he is very young, seems afraid of the toy. He approaches it gingerly and nervously. After a t time, he picks it up and plays with it. Soon, he is playing with it wholeheartedly. He understands that the toy will not hurt him. Equally so Freud, by explaining that man's secret fears and anxieties can be understood and conquered, takes much of the dread out of our mental processes. It is only in the last century that mental disease has been regarded as illness rather than a devil to be exorcised. And it is considered to be a curable illness, rather than an incurable manifestation of evil. Religious groups, and among them is Judaism, have often taught that man can subdue his own passions and desires in terms of his personal needs. In other words, man has nothing to fear from himself. Man has conquered the heights of Everest and the depths of the sea. He has harnessed the atom. The last great frontier of our world will probably be the frontier of man's mind. And, while we may not fully understand the work of Freud, certainly we have benefited from his exploration of the unconscious mind of man. Once we learn to deal with our fears in an informed manner, then we will be close to achieving the goal of the Hebrew sage who said that man is slightly below the angels. Indeed, man conquering the last frontier of the mind, can enter a new golden age, bringing greater glory both to himself and God. Amen.


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Since Green America put out the call to members and the public to Break Up With Your Mega-Bank we've heard from people all over the country who were excited to end their abusive relationships with large banks and begin a healthy relationship with a community development bank or credit union.
As one member put it: "Fed up with the banking/financial system at large, finally got smart and walked out on my corporate institutional bank today. Goodbye, US Bank, and hello to the neighborhood credit union." As more and more people move their bank accounts to community development banks and credit unions it strengthens communities, creates jobs, and makes our country more sustainable.
Mega- banks are starting to get the message, with Bank Of America just the latest to roll back new fees in the face of a customer exodus (no word yet on whether they will improve their lending practices). As a friend on our Facebook wall succinctly noted about BofA's announcement: "Too little too late."
We've also heard from some members that they've encountered barriers to breaking up with their mega-bank, especially if they have online accounts. Luckily none of them experienced the challenges of some Citibank customers who were arrested for trying to terminate their accounts. Later this week, Green America will be putting out a Break Up With Your Mega-Bank Kit that walks people through the steps of breaking up with their mega-bank, and helps them steer all their investments towards social investing.
We want to hear more of your Break Up With Your Mega-Bank Stories. What drove you to break up with your bank? Where are you banking now? Any challenges with closing your mega-bank accounts?
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I began my Starbucks Coffee College journey with a nostalgic visit to the original Starbucks, where the company first got its start. So it was only fitting that after numerous cupping sessions, a tour of the coffee roasting plant, and a few words from Howard Schultz himself, I toured Roy Street Coffee & Tea, one of the brand's very latest concepts. The café — one of three stores that have been renamed thus far — reflects the company's endeavors to reinstate a classic coffeehouse vibe. Were they able to pull it off? Decide for yourself when you keep reading.


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It can be safely said that Jane Austen (pictured at left in miniature, in this Cosway-binding style edition of Pride and Prejudice) is one of the best-loved English authors of all time. Born December 16, 1775, Austen made a mark on the literary world with her romantic fiction set among the landed gentry in England. Interestingly, although she is one of the most popular and well-known authors, there is little known about her private life. There have been several books devoted to her life and work, however, including Becoming Jane Austen by Jon Hunter Spence, published in 2003. It details the early life of Austen and her relationships, based on correspondence between her and her sister, Cassandra. The book is the basis for the 2007 film Becoming Jane.
Austen was one of eight children born to parents Reverend James Austen and Cassandra Leigh Austen - both members of substantial gentry families. Jane, like her sister Cassandra, remained unmarried. All the Austen children were literary with Jane being the most prolific. Her writing career began early when she wrote stories, poems and plays for her family's entertainment. These pieces of work, originally written between 1787 and 1793, now known as Juvenilia, were ultimately bound in three volumes.
Jane Austen is most famously known for her six major novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. However, there are several other novels and stories that were either started, abandoned or published posthumously. One of Austen's earliest works (excluding Juvenilia) was a short epistolary novel called Lady Susan. In 1796 Austen began a second novel, titled First Impressions. She completed the first draft when she was 21 and her father offered the manuscript to a publisher in London but was turned down. This novel later became Pride and Prejudice, and in 1813, publisher Thomas Egerton agreed to publish it and the novel was an immediate success.More impressively, Pride and Prejudice remains a beloved and relevant success today as well, found in curriculae, conversation and book clubs alike. Much of Pride and Prejudice's appeal is attributable to the character of Mr. Darcy. Even now, any literary quiz about romance tends to mention Fitzwilliam Darcy as a romantic ideal. There have been many screen adaptations, with Mr. Darcy being played by Laurence Olivier, Colin Firth and others. None has quite managed to match the Mr. Darcy of our imaginations, though, found in the book. Pride and Prejudice is such a timeless, enormously iconic novel that it has inspired others to write their own interpretations, sequels and parodies. A few of these are Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, and Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James.
Thomas Egerton also published Sense and Sensibility and Mansfield Park. Austen's first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, centers on the experiences of two dissimilar sisters who undergo comparable experiences in the loss of the men they love. Many of the themes and focuses of the novel are clearly parallel to Lady Susan. With a cast of characters satirically drawn, Sense and Sensibility remains another classic example of Austen's skill.
Arguably the most fun of all Austen's six published novels is Emma. Detailing the mishaps and misadventures of a young, would-be cupid in Regency-era England, Emma is full of cringe-worthy moments to set the readers' teeth on edge. And it's not unintentional - there is a famous Jane Austen quote that reads as follows: "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." And she does. Emma Woodhouse is so privileged, so self-congratulatory and so entitled, so convinced of her own goodness and importance, that it is impossible to take her seriously, let alone like her, for much of the book. Austen's writing skill, however, allows Emma to develop and grow under the reader's gaze, through experience, embarrassment and at last self-awareness, and in a flash, the reader comes to realize much of her negativity was merely the result of her youth. By the end of the novel, the reader cheers for Emma Woodhouse (and indeed for Mr. Knightley, as well). Emma is much beloved, by may ardent fans.
Jane Austen died in 1817 at 41 from a mysterious ailment that as yet no one has truly identified. After her death, Jane's siblings arranged to have Persuasion and Northanger Abbey published as a set in December 1817. She is buried in Winchester Cathedral and her brother James composed the epitaph which mentions "extraordinary endowments of her mind" but not her writing.
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Set the thermostat at the lowest comfortable temperature and dress in warm, layered clothing.
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Hi guys i can take on this Missle but need a good drawing to work from !!!!Heres a few pics of my work.
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Hi guys i can take on this Missle but need a good drawing to work from !!!!Heres a few pics of my work.
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Yes,yes to Russel you listen.
Guys we need someone that is real good with blueprints to do the gauntlet missle so we can all give input so it's "perfect".We finally have a willing,able machinist to do this just like we've been trying to for years,...let's not let the opportunity slip by.Believe me if I had the skills,or software to do such a complicated project I would,alas I don't .Is anyone up to the challenge?
I'm interested also, please put me down.
Maybe I can help.
I'm a newbie to TDH but I'm a HUGE STAR WARS FREAK
And so is my Brother, Who is also, an ARCHITECT.
I will call him right now.
Of course, He will need what measurements we can come up with.
I have 2 resin Missles, but I'm not at all pleased with them and they are different sizes.
If Russ can't produce them, I have three buddies who are top notch machinists. They can make anything.
Seriously, if we can gather the measurements, this could be done!
I'm willing to help in any way!
RussRep: email sent. M. 8)
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Ok Guys and Gals,
Here's the scoop.
I talked to my brother the Architect and he said Hell Yes he would do it.
I emailed him the link to the Boba Reference cd and he said that with the software he has, all he needs is an accurate measurement of something in the photograph
like part of the missle or gauntlet and the software can figure out the rest of the measurements down to less than 1/64". I'd say that this is our chance to FINALlY have an accurate size all metal missle. And with the work that Russ has posted, I think this is a match made in heaven.
So, What do you say?
That sounds good to me when io have all the info i need i'll machine a sample missile . Then hopefully do a run of them!
He said that hopefully, it won't take but a week to do the blueprints. When he gets them done, I will PM you to find out where to ship them.
Sorry to interupt, but I need this.
Dude, I'm so in
Hi guys got the drawing . But as i am off on hoilday on tuesday wont be able to do any thing till i get back in a weeks time. Then i will start work on it!!!!Looking forward to making it.
Cool, we are looking foward to you making it. Looks like at last we might see this project lift up.
Could someone at least post a photo overlay against one of the MOM photo's to see how accurate this rocket is going to be? It's going into full scale production without any scrutiny and any prototype phases.We've just waited far too long to say there is a drawing out,and it will be machined next week,...that's all I'm saying,not trying to offend. It'll only help the end product,and also in the potential for anyone to buy it.I mean if my resin rocket is more accurate, guess which one will rent space on my gauntlet
I know of at least two members here who have some expertise in this area, but have yet to chime in. We'd all like a metal rocket, but I wouldn't waste the effort if it isn't accurate. I'll concur what Steve said, I'd post the blueprint here first for review before you start cranking these out.
Any idea on a price range yet, Russ?
My brother has started working on his blueprint of the rocket.He has downloaded the pictures from the Reference Cd into his computer at work and started the scaling process. I have 2 resin rockets. 1 MB and the other I'm not sure about(bought off of ebay). The body of the MB rocket looks more accurate. I guess he can use the MB as a guide for size reference. Of course, if anyone has a better or more accurate one that can give me even one measurement off of it then it might save more time. I would post the blueprints here before it ever went into the production faze. I'm not sure where the drawings came from that russ has but I would also like to see them or a prototype before commiting to buying one. Not that I don't trust russ or his drawings, I've just gotten burned in the past and it has cost me plenty.
Of course I dont think anyone will commit untill looking at the finished prototype and price but I really think it is good that there is someone willing to try to make an aluminum rocket. I would suggest Russ to only make this rocket if he thinks he can make an accurate one since all of us wont change an accurate resin rocket for one that is not.
Hi guys i have the blue print i will make to the drawing. Then i will get it machined and post the pics.
I have an MB,and an FP,but both are off to the painters.I know there are others out there too so maybe someone can chime in with their FP measurements.The FP is alot more accurate to take serious measurements off of for comparison to MOM photos rather than the MB,although they both look great.I just would really like to see this in more of a "discussion phase" first.It's moving a little too fast into production.Let's sit back for a bit to make sure we are all in check with the final product
Just an update.
The Blueprints are coming along nicely.
The ribs on the mid section and noles on the rocket tip are being a little tricky.
We have printed out a huge stack of pics from the RCD
to help get an accurate count on the ribs.
But it's coming along nicely.
When finished, pics will be posted, but I'd also like to send a Hard Copy to a couple of TDH members so they can look at the scale drawings in person and give feedback before it goes into production.
Any ideas on who would be the best members to send copies to?
Not Braks.
Quite frankly, I've always found his work here to be a little sloppy!
hey russ
i wonder how you got that blueprint, any updates?
First off this has been around for some time now, second , it was an effort between Boba Phett and I to get this produced. This is the end result of a couple of tries on my part with Phett's plans
One of the major obstacles is price, each one of these babies were $400 to machine, unless it were possible to get them for half that I don't know what type of interest there would be. Right now, as far as Phett and I can tell, it is a pretty accurate reproduction, however without the actual part to compare it to, there is only the ref pics and various other methods to create an accurate copy. As you can see from the last picture I have been down this road before, thanks to Phett, we were able to take what was learned from the other 2 that were made previous to come up with an accurate 3rd version. I wanted it to be the most accurate piece made so far, so every part of that was scrutinized over for a period of weeks before I had a version machined. I cannot claim how accurate it is without an actual reference piece, but from ref pics and using other found parts from the suit, I will say it is VERY accurate. If anyone would like to discuss any "MAJOR" visual discrepancies let me know.
I have been fortunate to see all three of Fettcicle's machined missles in person, and they are top notch; better than any resin copies that I have seen. As he mentioned, they were very pricey to have made which is why I do not have one as of yet.
I would recommend sending one of your prototypes to him for comparison, and from there he can scrutinize it with Phett who lives nearby. They have both spent an extensive amount of time researching this piece of the costume.
I've seen all three missiles of Fettcicle's and the 3rd version really nailed it (I am biased of course). The first two missiles look really good, but you could tell they were just not there yet. When I saw the third missile in person, I knew it would be tough to find something wrong. Even still, we spent hours going over it at multiple angles and couldn't find anything left to tweak on it. Fettcicle and I temporarily put the 3rd missile onto the glass FP upper gauntlet I have with my real expander and real MQ-1, it blended right in. -Mark
Man am I glad to see "fettcicle",and "Boba Phett" since if any could tweak the gauntlet missle to perfection they could. Hopefully enough interest can be drummed up this time to get this project done once and for all and at a price that isn't cost prohibitive to most.


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Arsène Wenger faced the media on Friday morning ahead of the Premier League clash with Sunderland.
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on what football can learn from Olympians…
I believe that sport is a world of humility and you fight with yourself to be at your best. The Olympics is a great example that we have seen, of people trying to get to their best. But that is the same for you and me, the fight of life is to be as good as you can. In the Olympics, because it is sport at the top level, you see that even more so because they have to wait for four years to have a chance to show how good they are. In our job it is different, but believe me it is not easy to be at the top of your job every three days. I am not sure the Olympic athletes will be capable of doing that, so it is a different problem. The only difference is that in football there is more money involved.
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it is a czech .32 cal automatic pistol. of course mine w/ be a semi auto version.first thing i did was to go to here and read up on history and get a schematic of a semi auto version.
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i also downloaded a manual for a semi auto from somewhere, can't remember where, but i have one if anyone needs it. here is a manual to a fully auto version. it really helped me figured out what was not needed from f.a. to s.a.
full auto vz61 manual.
now when you get your parts kit, don't get overwhelmed by all the little bitty parts. the manual is very helpful in figuring out what is what and where it goes.
i got a plastic box w/ separaters that went from top to bottom, so when i knock it over, everything stays put. i listed the parts by name and # from manual. this really brings it all into perspective.
on to the fun, here is cut receiver.
here is what i hope it looks like when i'm done. i printed this out to scale so i can use it to help lay out overall length.
first thing i did was to grind off rivet, from the inside, holding trigger guard to receiver. next i took the first 2 pieces that incorporate the mag well into it and put them together w/ mag installed. this gave me an idea of how far apart they needed to be once mag was removed. before removal i measured gap at 2 points on one side w/ a mic. then i clamped the larger part to a piece of brass on the inside of receiver. made my measurements w/ smaller piece in place and clamped it to brass. i use the brass as a backing plate to keep inside of mag well from getting excessive weld material in it, and also to keep from blowing holes in receiver while welding. i also used a piece to span cut at receivers thicker end (bottom). i also used a longer piece as a straight edge to align the top of receiver pieces before welding. when done, i tried mag,(it fit), and flipped it over, repeating process on other side.


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I think the big thing is the quality of the food and the weight, growth rate of the puppy. Our breeder recommended having food available at all times, we only have the one dog & it's working just fine. Her weight is good and she eats when she wants, unless crated. She is loose in the house most of the day.
I mix about 35% puppy food into her adult Science Diet dry food. I don't put anything special on the food. More is not always better with food intake or weight.
|I guess in a sense I free feed, since I measure out his food and leave it. I feed twice a day, but if he doesn't eat right away I just keep it down. Sometimes he will eat it later in the day, occasionally I end up throwing the morning food out when it is dinner time. I do mix food in with the kibble to get him to eat sooner. Sometimes even just a little bit of a can of dog food (a few tablespoons). Just enough to cover the dry works. But I don't free feed in the way that he can just eat however much he wants. It is measured out with a measuring cup.
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How much are you feeding "in one go", maybe its too much? Maybe he is eating what he needs and leaves the rest? I would try measuring out a set amount (I always gauge feeding by body condition not "what the bag says", but sometimes what the bag says is a good starting point, then just adjust from there) and putting it down, let him eat his fill. Whatever is left over, you cut from his next meal. He is telling you he doesn't need that much. I would offer that same amount 2 times a day, about 12 hours apart. If you notice that as he grows he licks his bowl clean and looks for more, I would add another 1/4 cup at a time until you meet his need, then just maintain that until his needs change again (ie growth, exercise etc)
Try some HEALTHY add ins - Pumpkin, plain yogurt, organ puree (If you feed kibble, you can boil heart, kidney, liver then put it through the food processor), coconut oil, salmon oil, broth (no salt) - you wouldn't do these all at once of course, but you could start with one thing, add about a tsp, and build to a couple tablespoons over a few days. Do that with each, then start a rotation. It should take about a month to introduce several toppers.
Make eating fun - try a kong! I use any of the toppers, mixed with kibble, stuffed into a kong then freeze overnight/all day. Then feed to your pup frozen, it will provide at least an hour of fun (sometimes more!)
Or, if you have a fenced grassy area (yard), you can take the whole bowl of kibble and throw it across the lawn. Watch as your baby puppy "tracks" his dinner through the grass!
Our boy would be a grazer if we let him.
The vet suggested adding a tbsp or so of quality wet food - we use Wellness CORE or Blue Wilderness and he LOVES it. Gobbles up his kibble at a nice rate, and I always dump any little bits that are left after about 20 mins or so.
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I free fed Traveler from day one. Sure, it depends on the dog but with him, he ate so much and left the rest. He was never a little piggy and had no competition at the food bowl so he just ate when he felt like it.
I was positive he liked the food so I wasn't worried. He's never been fat and matter of fact, he's rather light at 90 lbs.
|Another possibility is that he's not crazy about what he's eating. Maybe you should experiment with other kibbles. Most of my dogs have been somewhat choosy about the kibbles they like.
I agree with Zeeva. Don't go back to free feeding. My parents free feed and it is a pain when I watch their dogs. For me, it's hard to tell which dog ate and how much. So you're always guessing. Let me also say they have three little dogs and have one of those free feeder bins.
My two are on a schedule. Luckily they were very easy to train this way. They eat everything in about 5 - 10mins. My lab is like clock work. When the alarm goes off in the morning, she KNOWS its time to eat...typical lab. My Shepherd goes off her...if it were up to them, they'd eat and eat...which isn't healthy at all. With a picky eater, I would check to see the amount your feeding him...it might be too much. If the amount is okay, adding something to make it more appetizing. Eventually as the dog learns when to eat, wean him off the add in. Once he understands the routine, I think you'll see how much easier it is and healthier. Your are regulating the dog's food intake, not them. Free feeding allows the dog to eat all day, which can cause weight gain. Extra weight on any dog leads to additional health problems, which we all want to avoid! Good luck!
I wouldn't go back to free feeding...
Maybe you can add something tasty to the kibble to get your pup to finish it in one go? I usually add less than a half teaspoon of mayo and it does the trick. You can also tapper down the amount till you don't need to add anything any more...
Also, make sure you're not over-feeding as most dogs even after they get their daily requirements of food will want more.
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Hi I have an 18 week old GSD and until recently he was free feeding but our trainer told that we cannot continue this she told us to put his food out and if he hadn't ate it within 15 minutes then lift it then give him nothing until his night feed then again lift it after 15 minutes she said it should take 3 days!! We are now on day 5 but he's still not eating his food in one go and I am worried he is not getting enough food can anyone help should we continue this or go back to free feeding??
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Period.My border collies are smarter than your honor student!! You have to own one to know.
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Period.My border collies are smarter than your honor student!! You have to own one to know.
Hard to follow a animal act, carry on.
You've got that right. There are three of them here. One has the cat cornered, the second is reading Art of War, and the third is finishing it's tactical plans for a rope descent on to the dining room table to eat my taco salad.
I've got a border collie and an Autralian Shepherd. I prefer Australian Shepherds myself. We got the border collie as a puppy. He is my wife's dog. Man, he is a huge headache :p
I had a Border Collie. Best frisbee dog I ever had. I trained him to pull me on inline skates with dog sled commands. To smart for his own good. Great dog though.
I used to raise them. You absolutely have to give them a job to do, or they will find something to occupy their time.
So where are the pics? Don't leave it to our imagination!
Pics On The Way As Soon As My Wife Shows Me How To Post Them!
after having my BC mix for 2 years now i have to agree that they are the best dogs out there! being a mix mine isn't so over the top, having to stay busy at all times, but she's the smartest and most loving dog I have ever met. AND she's all mine!!


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Sanchez Watt has joined Crawley Town on loan until the end of the season.
The London-born striker, who returned from a stint with League One's Sheffield Wednesday earlier in January, will team up with the Red Devils to gain further first-team experience.
In Steve Evans' side, Watt heads to a team who have gone from strength to strength since joining the Football League - and will be looking to help the ambitious second placed League Two club secure their second successive promotion.
While briefly back with Arsenal this month, the 20-year-old featured for the Reserves against Fulham, and his second string tally for the season now stands at seven goals in 10 appearances.
The former FA Youth Cup winner, who signed professional forms with Arsenal in July 2008, has previously taken in loan spells with Leeds United and Southend United.
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Combat Arms went down for a content update. This includes a new map(short fuse), new equipment, and some other stuff. It also announce that players will be given a chance to unlock 20 PERMINENT weapons, which will help the game A LOT.
They have also announce something that I've wanted to hear for awhile, that they are doing something against hackers. Content update: Combat Arms Server Status -- Online FPS Action Perminent Weapons: Combat Arms News -- Online FPS Action <<<look at those, they are sweet lol. Fight against hackers: Combat Arms News -- Online FPS Action
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Someone please help! I can't find where there is a discussion of bounty hunters other than Boba, Jango, and Zam. What about Bossk, Greedo, Dengar, 4LOM, Zukkus(sp?), and others? Is there already a board to post on for those characters? I know there's not a lot of info on them like the Fetts, but I know I've seen it somewhere.
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Mikel Arteta has set his sights on surpassing last season's goal tally when the new campaign gets underway.
The Spaniard notched eight goals in all during 2011/12 - including two for Everton - but he wants to contribute more from midfield this time around.
"Last year I scored eight - all in the Premier League - so this time I want double figures. Hopefully I can do that, more than ten goals would be quite good I think," he said.
Arteta, whose tally last season included the winning goal the last time Arsenal met Manchester City, is eagerly awaiting this Friday's match against the Premier League champions at the famous 'Bird's Nest' stadium.
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I read the book Balloons, Balloons, Balloons ten times today and I said the word "balloons" about 300 – 400 times. I thoroughly enjoyed it each time, especially with my ten appreciative audiences.
I was a reader today at "Party in the Park," KPL's Ready to Read celebration of the nationally recognized "Stand for Children Day." Over 1,400 preschoolers and their caregivers gathered in Bronson Park for an hour to hear stories read by local community leaders and costumed story book characters. The readers moved from one small group of preschoolers to another.
This fun event has a serious purpose: to focus community attention on the fun and importance of sharing books with young children. And fun it was….who couldn't enjoy having ten preschoolers shout "balloons" repeatedly! The balloons had tough competition though from Clifford the Big Red Dog, the Man in the Yellow Hat, Madeline, and other familiar story book characters who were there.
Thanks to all the volunteer readers, the organizers and helpers, the caregivers and the children….and the rain even held off until it was over!
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Hello People. Been a Boba fett fan for years and stumbled across TDH last week. Quality people, tips, tutorials and threads. I have been inspired to build my 1st helmet!!!!!! :jaster:jodo:jango:fettpre:fettrotj:fettesb:albino
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Hello People. Been a Boba fett fan for years and stumbled across TDH last week. Quality people, tips, tutorials and threads. I have been inspired to build my 1st helmet!!!!!! :jaster:jodo:jango:fettpre:fettrotj:fettesb:albino
You started to build this just last week? Well done you. Have you ever done anything like it before? Hello by the way and welcome :-)
wow looking great!!!
I used to build models years ago. Never done anything like this though. Made loads of mistakes but learning as I go and overall quite pleased for my 1st effort.
bloody hell if you have never done this before you would never no!!!!
you're a natural!
Thanks for your comments people. I will keep adding pics as I go!!
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The helmet is coming along great! This forum is full of great informaiton, and the people here are really helpful if you have any questions, welcome :)
Got to thank wizardofflight and digifett for the online tutorials. Been a mission to build so far but there threads are great. Wigwam
Slowly but surely!!! Dome is easier than i thought, just takes time and patients!!!!!
Got some more done today. Should be ready for paint soon!
more sanding to come.......!
That is impressive to say the least...can't wait to see more!
Loads of adjusting due to first time round errors. But now coming along nicely. Got most of the sanding done but now time to put part together and do the final filling.....then the final sanding, again!!!! Dome is rough but as i was sanding filler/bondo it leaves natural looking dents so decided to go with the rough look. Being a bounty hunter surely the dome can't be that smooth???? Personally I think it will look better, Comments on that welcome...... :fettesb
Ready for paint nearly. one more sand of fine detail areas!!!
Hi and welcome!
lookin good
Good work man. congratulations!!!!!!!!
Ok so here is a better update on my 1st attempt. I havent done any model making for about twenty years and finding this website a few weeks ago and trying my first build is one of the best things i have ever done!!!!! If you are afraid to have a go, trust me, just do it!!! You will enjoy!!! Your Mrs or Mr wont though!!!!!! Experienced TDH members will probably notice the following......!!!!!
But apart from my mistakes I am really pleased with the outcome so far. Still loads of painting to do and I still plan to make a second, better one when I am done.
- My dome is too high and i didnt sand it totally smooth because I thought a few natural looking dents would be better.
- I made up my own green because i couldnt find a correct one.
- I copied count dookies ESB paint stencils when i am using ROTJ range finder topper.
- My "ears" are about 1cm too far back.
- I painted the whole thing using enamal and BRUSHES when it seems everyone uses spray or air brushes.
- I could go on........
So thanks to everyone for your comments and if you havent tried to make one yet, get to it!!!!!
Oh.. and my Dent and arrows < > are too high!!!! Oh well!
Simon, UK
Still, not bad for your first scratch build lid...good job
For a first go, quite nice! The forehead looks a bit too tall to me though. . .
I know the dome is too large. This is mainly to learn from my mistakes and a fancy dress party in february so im not that bothered. Next one will be better...
welcome.its lookin good.
Seriously the Cheekbone plates are destroying me how the heck do I do them I have tried quite a few different ways. Someone Pls help.
I cut some triangle slits and a bit of bending in the right direction. I worried about it too but then stopped once i had coverered them in filler/bondo. Dont worry about them being perfect as when you have filled and sanded they will look fine.


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Cobilynn Dickinson lives with fear every day.
Her son has autism, and he's a runner who doesn't always respond to his name. So the South Jordan mother bolts the door as soon as the family enters the house, or she has a sibling stand guard when she's unloading groceries. She recently installed an alarm system to alert her when doors are opened.
"For the last three years, I haven't left his side," she says of her 4-year-old, Hagen. "When he gets out, he just runs. … He can be anywhere and he won't answer you."
He's been found safe so far, but the hazards are there: He ignored the ditch and busy road to once hide in a car. "That's the fear that we live with everyday," she said that he will get hit by a car, drown or simply disappear.
A new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics shows such behavior is a common, and dangerous, problem: In an online survey of parents of 1,200 children with autism, half said their child had attempted to wander off after age 4, when most children have outgrown the typical-toddler behavior. Wandering, or elopement, was defined as the child leaving a supervised, safe space or the care of a responsible person.
Autism spectrum disorders are characterized by a lack of communication and social skills. The disorder means children don't realize they should let their parents know where they're going, and it makes it difficult for them to return after they wander, says Utah pediatrician Paul Carbone, who treats children with autism and has a 9-year-old son on the spectrum.
He co-edited a new American Academy of Pediatrics' book, "Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know," which includes information on wandering. "There's some potentially disastrous consequences to it," he said.
And it's not because the parents are neglectful: The study showed siblings who didn't have the disorder were less likely to elope.
Unafraid, but in danger • Utah parents whose children have an autism spectrum disorder say they have several locks on doors in their homes, including the room of their autistic child. They've found their children blocks away in stranger's houses, or near busy streets. Police often get involved.
"All of us have had our children run away at some point," said Mirella Petersen, president of the Utah Autism Coalition.
She said her now 5-year-old son Jaden used to hide in unfinished homes being built in their neighborhood. He got past her lock-up devices and was once found at 5 a.m. delivering water to kids' homes, giving each their favorite color of cup.
She credits two years of behavioral therapy, learning about boundaries and safety, with getting him to stop.
Monday's study shows such therapy can help, but it called for further research on interventions. It found that children who eloped had more severe autism, with lower intellectual and communication skills. They commonly left their home, stores or schools.
Among the children who wandered, 1 in 4 were missing long enough to cause concern. Many families lose sleep or give up activities outside the home because of the behaviors, according to the study.
And while the children who ran away did so because they enjoyed running or exploring, or were trying to avoid a situation that made them anxious, many could have been seriously hurt. Of those who went missing, a quarter could have drowned and more than half could have been injured in traffic.
Police were called about one-third of the time, according to the study. It was conducted by the Interactive Autism Network at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Maryland.
Kendria Adams called the police when her daughter disappeared at age 4. Julia didn't know her parents' names, phone number or address and didn't respond to people. She was found down the street at a stranger's house. She had walked inside, gone upstairs and started playing.
"Julia didn't seem to be bothered by it one bit," said Adams, of Centerville. "That's what's hard about it. If another typical child was lost they would be distraught. They would start crying."
The study showed the found children were often content.
Tips: Signs, swimming lessons • While the study showed the wandering attempts peaked at age 5, Adams said it remains a concern. Julia wore a medical ID bracelet until age 13. Now 17, the teen is a rule-keeper and doesn't wander on her own. Still, "nobody can answer the door when Julia's home and we're not," Adams said. She fears her daughter would leave with whoever was there.
Adams recommends parents pass out fliers to neighbors to alert them what to do if they see their wandering child that's what helped them find Julia that winter.
"Knowing your neighbors and your community can be a huge benefit to the well-being of your family and your peace of mind," she said.
Carbone advises parents to do the same, along with locking doors and windows and putting up small stop signs to prompt the wanderers to stay home. He also suggests fencing the yard, putting them in swimming lessons to help them stay safe if they do escape and using wearable identification. Many children with autism may not like to wear IDs they can feel, so there are tags for shoes and pant loops and even codes that can be ironed on clothes.
Lt. Mark Lowther, with the Weber County Sheriff's Office, also suggests parents inform police that they have a child with autism. He helps train officers around the state about autism, in part because they will likely be called in to help with searches. He tells them to examine bodies of water first and offers tips, such as letting a family member approach the child once he or she is found.
Dickinson enrolled her son in the Carmen B. Pingree Center for Children with Autism, where he's learning to stay close by holding hands, to walk when he's outside and to stop.
"It's just a matter of time and constant teaching for him to understand what we mean," she said.
New guide for parents
Paul Carbone knows about autism as a pediatrician and as a parent.
The Utah doctor has a son on the autism spectrum disorder. And he treats children with autism. Now, he's co-edited a book, "Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know," which is published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
A resource guide for caregivers of children with autism, its 15 chapters covers the gamut, including defining the disorder, warning signs of autism, therapies and alternative medicine.
The book also gives a shout-out to Utahn Carmen Pingree, the advocate whose name graces the Salt Lake City elementary school for children with autism.
In an interview, Carbone said he didn't want the book to paint a false picture of autism that every child hits and every couple gets divorced. While some children, whose autism is severe and who have other intellectual disabilities, may always be dependent, other children with autism thrive, he said.
"We wrote this book with the idea that it would deliver a very hopeful message," he said. "We think the newest generation of children with autism really face a better future than past generations."
With proper support, he said, "The sky can be the limit for these kids."
Heather May
To learn more
For resources on preventing wandering, go to nationalautismassociation.org


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Building up the pre-release hype, "Only God Forgives" just debuted a new international teaser trailer for all to enjoy.
And with a cast that includes heavy hitters like Ryan Gosling and Kristen Scott Thomas, this flick isn't for the faint of heart.
Shedding a little more light on the thriller ahead of next month's release, RADiUS-TWC released a new trailer for "Only God Forgives."
In the crime drama, Julian, a drug smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Amping up excitement for it's summer release, a new poster featuring Ryan Gosling was released via Yahoo! movies for "Only God Forgives" on Thursday (June 13).
The one page photo, which shows a side profile of the hunky 32-year-old actor wearing a white t-shirt, follows another poster that was released last week featuring co-star Kristin Scott Thomas.
For mature eyes only, a new clip from "Only God Forgives" hit the web on Wednesday (May 22) ahead of its big summer release.
The dramatic thriller follows Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld who sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
He's fiercely dedicated to his craft, and Ryan Gosling ended up missing the premiere of his new flick "Only God Forgives" at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in favor of a new project.
The "Lars and the Real Girl" guy apologized for his absence in a letter to Cannes director Thierry Fremaux, who was understandably disappointed at the news.
It's already getting a ton of industry buzz, and "Only God Forgives" has just been announced as an official competition selection at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Additionally, the Nicholas Winding Refn flick has also just released two new international trailers and a new poster for all to enjoy.
Featuring a bruised and battered Ryan Gosling, a new Red Band trailer for "Only God Forgives" is now online.
Directed by the same helmsman who partnered with the 32-year-old actor in "Drive," Nicolas Winding Refn, the film follows a Bangkok police lieutenant and a gangster who settle their differences in a Thai boxing match.
Giving fans a glimpse into his new tough-guy role, Ryan Gosling stars in a new teaser for the upcoming thriller "Only God Forgives."
The 32-year-old hunk plays an American ex-pat living in Thailand who hides his family's illegal drug business by running a Thai boxing ring. However, Ryan's character's brother is murdered and his mother asks him to find the killers.


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The Marist Red Foxes cruised to a doubleheader sweep of the Canisius softball team on Saturday, posting a 5-0 win in game one before dropping the Golden Griffins 8-0 in five innings. Marist improved to 24-22 overall and 14-4 in MAAC action with the wins, while Canisius dropped its fourth straight to fall to 16-30 overall and 6-12 in the MAAC.
Marist junior Melanie White moved her record to 6-6 on the season as she went the distance in the circle and allowed five hits while letting only one Canisius base runner to reach third in the game. Sophomore Alexis Roman had two singles for the Blue and Gold in the loss and freshman Jessica Berzins extended her hitting streak to six games with a single in the top-half of the sixth. Senior Jen Consaul took the loss for the Blue and Gold as he record moved to 15-19 on the year. Consaul allowed five runs, four earned, on seven hits while striking out two.
In the second game, the host Red Foxes scored three times in the bottom of the first and then added two more runs in the second en route to an 8-0 victory in five innings. Marist collected eight runs on eight hits off Canisius freshman Sarah Andrews, who slipped to 1-7 on the year with the loss. The Griffs were able to break up Marist starter Janine Lalli's bid for a no-hitter when sophomore Meghan Cuda recorded a base hit in the top of the fifth inning.
Canisius will close out the 2014 season on Sunday when the team plays at Quinnipiac. Game time is set for 12 p.m.
Game Notes: Canisius nows leads the all-time series with Marist by a 27-14 count... This marks the first time the two teams haven't split a MAAC doubleheader since 2008... Canisius has been shutout in three of its last four games... Senior Valorie Nappo say her season-long six-game hit streak come to an end in game one.
Courtesy: www.tomwolf.smugmug.com
Marist Takes a Pair from Softball
Courtesy: Canisius College Athletics
Release: 05/03/2014


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as the in the title..how did i miss the introduction thread..DOH!!.
some of you will know me..a lot of you won't
in the process of putting my jango costume together..any help when i need it would be gratefuly accepted..lol
i'm john from the U.K. and have been costuming and trooping for the last three years mainly as TK..but i have seen the light and decided to go mando!!
so a big hello everyone..nice to be here!!


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Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2010
Revenue and Taxation Code
Property Taxation
Part 2. Assessment
CHAPTER 1. Taxation Base
Article 1. Taxable and Exempt Property
Section 219
219. Business inventories and exemption. [Repealed by Stats. 1980, Ch. 411, in effect July 11, 1980, operative January 1, 1981.]
Construction.—The expanded exemption (Stats. 1974, Ch. 1441) applies only to business inventories escaping assessment in fiscal year 1975–76 and thereafter. Applying the expanded exemption to escaped assessments meeting the specified conditions which are entered on the 1975–76 tax roll and on tax rolls in ensuing years irrespective of the year of the escape would result in a gift of public funds in violation of Article XVI, Section 6 of the Constitution. California Computer Products, Inc. v. Orange County, 107 Cal.App.3d 731; General Dynamics Corporation v. San Diego County, 108 Cal.App.3d 132
219. Business inventories and exemption. For the 1980–81 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter, business inventories are exempt from taxation and the assessor shall not assess business inventories.
History.—Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 411, in effect July 11, 1980, operative January 1, 1981.
Construction.—Replacement spare parts that potentially rotated between the vendor's supply of spare parts and its customers' computer equipment did not qualify as business inventory. The replacement parts were not inventory intended for sale because customers paid no consideration and received any and all replacement parts at no additional cost and the vendor did not treat the pool of spare parts as inventory for income tax and accounting purposes. Amdahl Corp. v. County of Santa Clara, 16 Cal.App.4th 604.
Raw materials.—Cobalt 60 used by a taxpayer for the purpose of irradiating its customers' products did not come within the business inventory exemption. Although de minimis amounts of mass were lost and absorbed into the customers' products in the irradiating process, the cobalt 60 was not an item delivered as part of the provided service. Sterigenics International v. Orange County, 47 Cal.App.4th 1541.


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A government proposal to offer performance-based bonuses to immigrants who complete a state-funded language course within one year has raised many concerns among teachers and students. If students pass the highest level of the Sevenska for Invandrare within a year they would receive a financial reward. However, instructors and students are leery that speed is better than allowing students to progress at their own pace. All agree the goal is for students to become proficient in the Swedish language so they can enter the job market, but some believe pushing the pace is a mistake. According to Annika Wall, an instructor, very few students have the ability to complete all SFI courses within a year. "Those who struggle have difficulties and struggle for years aren't going to be helped by the smartest getting money."
There is fear acceleration only adds pressure to teachers and students. My parents were uneducated immigrants who took several years before they gained mastery of the English language. During this period my father worked and gradually learned English as did millions of other immigrants. Speed is not the solution, learning a language and being able to use it are the goals. So what if it takes some a few years to gain the mastery?


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By Joe Brewin
Arsène Wenger says the team that wins the Premier League this season will do so with a positive outlook.
Wenger takes his Arsenal side to Stamford Bridge on Saturday to face Chelsea as the Gunners look to make it eight wins in nine.
The Frenchman, an advocate of attacking football throughout his career, says there is only one way to win the title this year.
"There is too much offensive potential in the league for a team to survive just on defence," he said.
"You would think that if a team today plays against Manchester United or Manchester City and just sits back, at some stage they would be punished because there's too much offensive potential.
"You could do that 10, 15 years ago. One or two teams could survive like that. But, overall, if you add all the offensive forces in the Premier League, there is too much there to resist.
"You could see even the other night when Manchester City played with their second team against Wolves. They [Wolves] were 1-0 up. They were there with their heart but suddenly, when they started to attack, you could see there was too much there."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Eichler, NetScouts USA All-Stars Win Four Nations Tournament
By: Ryan Hartwig (@RyanHartwig)
CHANGSHU, China (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The NetScouts USA All-Star team, which included former Green Bay women's basketball star Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.), posted a perfect 9-0 record in China over the last two weeks en route to the Four Nations Tournament championship. The team capped off the unblemished title run on Thursday with an exciting 68-64 overtime victory over China.
Final Four Nations Tournament Standings
1 – United States 9-0
2 – China 6-3
3 – Australia 2-7
4 – Hungary 1-8
Eichler averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in the tournament, which was highlighted by a five-point, five-rebound, two-assist effort in the USA's 83-56 rout of Australia on Wednesday in Changshu. Eichler also scored five points and grabbed four boards in the team's victory over Hungary in Chengdu on June 22.
China proved to be the United States' toughest competition in the round-robin event, as all three victories over the Chinese were by a combined eight points.
For a complete recap of each game, visit the NetScouts Basketball website.
Fresh off the Four Nations Tournament victory, Eichler and her teammates next head to Qinhuangduo near Beijing for a pair of scrimmages against China's U19 national team (June 29-30) before heading back to the United States.
Eichler was a four-year starter at Green Bay from 2009-12 where she aided the Phoenix to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, four Horizon League regular season titles and three conference tournament titles. Eichler's teams posted an astonishing 122-12 overall record and advanced past the NCAA Tournament First Round on three occasions. She finished her career as the school's all-time leader in games played with 133.
A member of Green Bay's 1,000-point club, Eichler earned second-team all-league and all-defensive team honors as a senior in 2012-13 after finishing second on the Phoenix in scoring (11.8 ppg) and steals (45). She was also an all-newcomer team pick as a freshman in 2009-10, and played a key role in Green Bay's run to the Sweet 16 in 2010-11.
Two of Eichler's former Phoenix teammates – Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) and Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) – recently played in a similar tournament in China with the NetScouts All-Star team. Ritchie and Sension also helped the USA to a championship in the tourney with a 7-2 record.
NetScouts Basketball organizes and coaches all-star men's and women's teams which represent the USA in international competition. This enables highly successful players who have recently completed their college eligibility to represent their country, get experience playing international basketball and enjoy an amazing cultural experience.
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Milk quality is high. Prices are crazy. Packages are tiny.
During a trip to Japan this month, visits to food markets were eye-opening. There were both similarities and differences to the United States.
First of all, Class 1 fluid milk use in Japan (they call it "city milk") is in steep decline. Since 1994, total consumption per year is down nearly 20 percent. Three big reasons are a population that is gradually falling, also steadily aging, and an infant birthrate that is the second lowest in the world.
In dairy cases we saw a wide variety of milks, both conventional and organic. Milkfat contents varied tremendously. In just one store we saw milks with 2.0, 2.5, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 4.2 percent milkfat but none lower and no nonfat.
Prices varied even more. In a very large supermarket a name brand milk cost the equivalent of $10.08 per gallon. The low-cost "store brand" was the equivalent of $4.76 per gallon. Organic milk cost the equivalent of $22.96 per gallon. However, milk was not sold by the gallon.
At every store, all dairy product package sizes were small. The biggest fluid milk container was one liter (1.06 quarts), but half and quarter liter sizes were most common. The largest cheese package was 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of shredded mozzarella. Steak was typically in packages of 100 grams (3.5 ounces). Small sizes, we were told, are necessary because the typical refrigerator in Japanese homes is small, and most consumers shop every one or two days.
Raw product quality standards and customer safety assurance are extremely high. On the carton of one of the fluid milk brands was printed the name and photo of the farmer whose cows produced the milk inside it. One market also advertised that it carried no dairy products of any kind from China.


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i don't mean to sound like a dick, but that ending ****ing sucked.
So, while the ending wasn't nearly as bad as people made it sound, it was still infuriating. I had a feeling for quite some time that one of the first civilization would end up being the main bad guy. So Juno's plan to conquer the world was not that surprising. That said, I hate how after the Battle of Monmouth, the story goes completely ****ing haywire:
So are we to believe Connor abandons the Patriot cause, yet somehow still ends up at the Siege of Yorktown? And to top it off, the French join him in shelling New York for ****s and giggles after the war has concluded? Made zero sense.
I also hated how they did away with easily one of the most memorable and likable villains of the AC franchise in Haytham. He got very little in the way of a proper send off in my mind.
Overall, from Monmouth on, the story goes completely sideways, and ****s up consistently. I guess we're just to assume that the Revolutionary War goes the path of history and that's that. I didn't like how we got no closure on any of the founding fathers, or what they are up to now, other than Lee threatening to "burn their corpses."
The ending of Desmond definitely sets up for ACIIII on the next gen systems with a new protagonist, or Desmond communicating to the new protagonist through the animus.
Frustrating ending, yet expected, yet somewhat satisfying. Meh, I don't even know how I feel, since I've been used to these endings since the original AC.


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FOX News Channel teaser misrepresented Kerry's position on same-sex marriage
Research ››› ››› ANDREW SEIFTER
Throughout the day on July 14, FOX News Channel aired a teaser for Hannity & Colmes that misrepresented Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) position on same-sex marriage.
The text of the teaser was published (and can still be viewed) on FOXNews.com's Hannity & Colmes page, under the title "Guests and Topics: July 14":
The same-sex marriage debate has been heating up in Congress and on the campaign trail this week. Sen. John Kerry has been slamming President Bush's position on the controversial issue... So why won't he take a stand on the issue? Is Kerry dodging the issue so that he can court voters?
Kerry opposed the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage -- an amendment the U.S. Senate defeated in a procedural vote on July 14. That position was widely reported: for example, by the Associated Press here; by The Washington Post here; by CBS here; by The Washington Times here; and by The New York Times here. Kerry reiterated his opposition to the amendment in a July 14 statement: "[H]ad this amendment reached a final vote, I would have voted against it, because I believe that the American people deserve better than this from their leaders."
Despite the FOX News Channel teaser advertising Hannity & Colmes's discussion of Kerry's position on same-sex marriage -- and despite the Senate's defeat of the federal marriage amendment earlier that day -- the July 14 edition of Hannity & Colmes did not address the topic of same-sex marriage. Neither FOX News Channel nor Hannity & Colmes provided a reason for the programming change.
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