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Make your dog's excessive nuisance barking a thing of the past with our most versatile bark collar. Three correction modes and up to ten levels of stimulation really get the attention of stubborn barkers. The No-Bark quickly distracts a dog's urge to bark; most dogs show a marked reduction within the first couple days of wearing the collar. The collar's intelligent design shortens the training phase with correction modes tailor-made to fit your dog's temperament. Indicator lets you know when collar is on or off. For dogs 8 lbs and over.
Use the Temperament Learning mode (indicated by green light) to track the number of corrections needed to reduce your dog's nuisance barks. As your dog barks, the correction level gets more intense until he stops. This correction level then becomes the startup level the next time he barks, which allows for faster training.
With Progressive Correction (indicated by blue/green light), the collar starts at the lowest level and progresses to the next level each time your dog barks within 30 seconds of the previous bark.
User-Selected Correction mode (indicated by blue light) allows the user to preset the correction level the dog will receive each time he barks.
Lifetime limited warranty.
Note: Includes collar (4.5 oz), charging adaptor, and training guide.
Please click on "More Information" for instructions.
How the No Bark 10R Works
A patented sensor system provides the most reliable bark detection available. The unit delivers a static correction via vocal cords AND the sound of the bark.
Three selectable modes allow the user to choose how corrections are delivered:
Mode Switch: Adjusts the operating mode and level of correction your dog receives when barking. This switch is also used to turn the No Bark 10R on and off.
Sound-Activated Sensor: Detects your dog's bark. The sensor is covered by a user-replaceable Gore-Tex cover for additional water resistance.
Contact Points: Deliver the safe correction.
Vibration Sensor Probe: Detects the vibrations of your dog's barking. Important: The vibration sensor probe is not adjustable.
LCD Display: Displays the current mode of operation based on the color of its backlight and the numeric indicator. Displays the condition of the battery (Full, OK, Low).
Charge Port: Receptacle for the charging adaptor to recharge the battery.
Charging Adaptor: Plugs into a standard wall receptacle for recharging the collar.
Modes of Operation
No Bark 10R Operating Modes Summary
The No Bark 10R has a single push-button that allows the user to turn the unit on and off, display the current operating mode, and change the operating mode. The following table describes how to perform the different tasks.
Note: When using the No Bark 10R, always start training at the lowest level of correction. Watch how our dog reacts, and if necessary, progress to the next correction level if using the User-Selected mode.
Note: When the operating mode is changed, the correction level is automatically reset to Level 1.
Push Button Functions
To Fit the No Bark 10R
To ensure a proper fit, please follow these steps:
Average battery life is a 3 to 5 months, depending on how often your dog barks. However, due to greater use during your dog's training, your first battery charge may not last as long. To conserve battery life, turn the No Bark 10R off when not in use.
Follow these steps to recharge the battery:
Important: Do not leave your dog alone the first few times he receives a correction.
Place the No Bark 10R properly on your dog and wait nearby until he barks. Most dogs will understand quickly that the No Bark 10R is disrupting their urge to bark and will relax and stop barking. Because the correction may be surprising or startling at first, some dogs may bark more at the initial correction. On rare occasions, a dog may get into a bark-correction-bark-correction cycle. If this happens, reassure your dog with calm soothing tones. As your dog relaxes, he will understand that if he becomes quiet, he will not receive anymore corrections. The small minority of dogs that have this reaction will usually only have it the first time they wear the No Bark 10R.
You should notice a reduction in your dog's barking within the first couple of days that he wears the No Bark 10R. At this point, it is important to remember the learning process is still not complete. Dogs will "test" the new learning experience and will increase their attempts to bark. This usually occurs during the second week a dog wears the No Bark 10R. If this does occur, remain consistent and do not alter your use of the No Bark 10R. You must place the No Bark 10R on your dog in every situation when you expect him to be quiet. If your dog is not wearing the No Bark 10R, he may resume barking and his learning would suffer a setback.
Regular Maintenance
|I have more than one dog, but only one dog with a barking problem. Will it cause problems between the dogs if I keep them together?
|It should not be a problem, especially if you follow the procedures described in this guide.
|The No Bark 10R LCD backlight is not flashing.
|Make sure the No Bark 10R unit is turned on. Recharge the No Bark 10R. If the No Bark 10R continues to fail to indicate proper operation, contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-732-0144.
|Will another dog's bark set off the No Bark 10R?
|Can I leave the No Bark 10R on my dog all the time?
|No. Never leave the No Bark 10R on for more than 12 consecutive hours.
|Will the No Bark 10R work for my dog?
|The No Bark 10R is safe and effective for all breeds and sizes of dogs, though it may be too large for dogs under 8 pounds to wear comfortably.
|Can I attach a leash to the No Bark 10R?
| No. this can result in pulling the contact points too tightly against your dog's neck. Attach a leash to a separate, non-metallic collar; making sure the extra collar does not put pressure on the contact points.
|My dog keeps barking (does not respond to the correction).
| Tighten the No Bark 10R and/or trim your dog's hair where the contact points touch his neck to ensure good skin contact. Recharge the No Bark 10R. If your dog still does not respond, contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-732-0144.
|Is the No Bark 10R safe and humane?
|Yes. The No Bark 10R is designed to get your dog's attention, not to punish him. However, the initial correction may startle your dog.
|Will my dog stop barking completely?
|The No Bark 10R effectively and humanely stops barking when it is worn. It should only be worn during periods of unwanted barking.
|Is it possible for my dog to learn not to bark only when the No Bark 10R is on?
|Yes. This is best accomplished by placing the No Bark 10R on your dog only in situations where you never want him to bark, and never placing the No Bark 10R on your dog in situations where you find it acceptable for him to bark.


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Urinary Bladder Cancer Research
Currently, more than 400,000 people in the United States have urinary bladder cancer. This disease detracts from quality of life and takes the lives of more than 16,000 people each year. Most deaths are due to the more aggressive form of bladder cancer, high grade, invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Fortunately, many people with bladder cancer have a less aggressive form of the disease (lower grade, superficial bladder cancer) that is usually not life threatening.
Urinary bladder cancer also affects pet dogs. Unfortunately, most dogs with bladder cancer have intermediate to high grade invasive TCC. Urinary obstruction and spread of the cancer has taken the lives of most dogs with TCC. As summarized below; however, we are making progress against this disease. In the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program (PCOP), a unique combination of epidemiological work, clinical studies in dogs, and complementary laboratory research is being used to tackle urinary bladder cancer. Studies have allowed us to learn some of the causes of TCC in dogs, and this can lead to strategies to prevent the disease. More effective ways to treat TCC in dogs have been identified. These new treatment approaches have extended survival and improved the quality of life for dogs with TCC, and these studies in pet dogs have resulted in clinical trials in humans with bladder cancer.
Dr. Debbie Knapp on the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program's
Canine Bladder Cancer
Cancer of the urinary tract in dogs can affect the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, prostate, or urethra (see image below). Within the urinary system, the bladder is the location most frequently affected with cancer. Compared to cancer in other locations in the body, bladder cancer is unusual, comprising approximately 2% of all cancers in the dog. With more than 70 million pet dogs in the United States, however, even unusual cancers like bladder cancer, are problems for thousands of dogs and their families.
Frequently Asked Questions by Pet Owners
What is bladder cancer?
The most common cancer of the dog urinary bladder is invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of intermediate to high grade. TCC is also called urothelial carcinoma. TCC is a malignant tumor that develops from the transitional epithelial cells that line the bladder. In dogs, this tumor invades into the deeper layers of the bladder wall including the muscle layers. As the cancer enlarges in the bladder, it can cause obstruction to the flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder or from the bladder to the outside of the body. Canine TCC also has the ability to spread to lymph nodes and to other organs in the body (lung, liver, others). TCC most frequently is found in the bladder, but can also develop in the kidneys, ureters, prostate, and urethra. In regards to human bladder cancer, most cases fall into two general categories: (1) lower grade, superficial tumors, and (2) higher grade, invasive tumors. It is fortunate that the majority of people with bladder cancer have the lower grade, superficial form of the disease, which typically does not spread beyond the bladder. Dogs, on the other hand, most often develop the higher grade, invasive form of bladder cancer that can grow more quickly and can spread throughout the body.
What causes TCC in dogs?
The exact cause of TCC in an individual dog is usually not known. In general, canine TCC results from a combination of several factors including genetic predisposition and environmental factors. A genetic predisposition is strongly suspected because TCC is more common in specific breeds of dogs. Scottish Terriers have an 18-20 fold higher risk of TCC than other dogs. Shetland Sheepdogs, Beagles, West Highland White Terriers, and Wire Hair Fox Terriers are 3 to 5 times more likely to develop TCC than other dogs. Dogs in related breeds may also have a higher risk of TCC, but this has not been studied yet. Environmental factors identified as risk factors in early studies have included pesticides and insecticides such as "old generation" flea dips. The greatest cause of TCC in humans is smoking. Further study is needed to determine the extent to which second hand smoke could contribute to TCC in dogs.
An association has been found between exposure to lawn herbicides and pesticides and the risk of TCC in Scottish Terriers. Investigators at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine have published a case control study in Scottish Terriers to determine risk factors for the development of TCC. As discussed above, Scottish Terriers have an 18-20 times higher risk for developing TCC than dogs of other breeds. The study was performed to determine if exposure to certain types of environmental chemicals would further increase the risk of TCC in this breed of dog. Environmental exposure histories were compared between 83 Scottish Terriers with TCC (cases) and 83 Scottish Terriers of approximately the same age with other health-related conditions (controls). A significantly increased risk of TCC was found for dogs exposed to lawns or gardens treated with herbicides and insecticides or herbicides alone. In fact dogs exposed to treated lawns were seven times more likely to develop TCC. These findings indicate that Scottish Terriers, as well as other dogs of high-risk breeds for TCC, should be restricted from lawns treated with herbicides and pesticides. The risk of lawn chemicals to dogs in other breeds has not yet been determined.
What clinical signs or symptoms do dogs with TCC have?
Blood in the urine, straining to urinate, and making repeated frequent attempts to urinate are the most frequent signs of TCC in dogs. Pet owners must realize, however, that a urinary tract infection will cause these same symptoms, so the symptoms alone do not necessarily mean the dog has TCC. Less commonly, dogs with TCC can have lameness
due to spread of the tumor into the bones or spread into the lungs and a paraneoplastic syndrome called hypertrophic osteopathy.
How is TCC diagnosed?
A diagnosis of TCC requires a tissue biopsy. Several other types of growths in the bladder, bladder infection, bladder stones, or bladder inflammation can cause similar symptoms as
those in dogs with TCC. Some of these other conditions can also cause "masses" to be seen on radiographs or ultrasound, and these other conditions can cause abnormal cells in the urine, which can be mistaken for TCC. Therefore, the diagnosis of TCC requires a tissue biopsy. This is important because the treatment and prognosis depend entirely on exactly what is wrong with the bladder. A tissue biopsy can be obtained by surgery, cystoscopy (insertion of a fiberoptic scope into the bladder and biopsy through the scope), or in some cases with a urinary catheter.
What evaluation is needed for a dog with TCC?
Once a diagnosis of TCC is made, it is important to determine the extent of the tumor, i.e. to perform "tumor staging". Tumor staging is performed to determine the best way to treat the cancer, to provide some information regarding prognosis, and to establish a baseline set of tumor measurements in order to determine if subsequent treatment is being successful. Tumor staging for TCC includes radiographs ("x-rays") of the thorax to look for lung metastasis, radiographs and ultrasound (or CT scan) of the abdomen to look for metastasis in the abdomen and to assess any changes in the kidneys that result from obstructed urine flow, and imaging of the bladder to determine the exact location and size of the tumor within the bladder (see image above). This information is needed to best plan how to treat the cancer. Also, these tests are repeated during treatment to know if the treatment is being effective.
How is TCC treated?
For dogs with TCC that has not spread beyond the bladder, surgical excision could be considered. In order to surgically excise the tumor, however, it needs to be located away from the neck (also called the trigone) of the bladder and the urethra. Several vital structures in the neck of the bladder (junction with ureters and urethra, urethral sphincter) usually prevent surgical excision of tumors in this location. This is especially true because malignant tumors, like TCC, need to be removed with a "margin" of normal tissue around the tumor. This "margin" often contains microscopic tumor cells that, left behind, would result in cancer regrowth. In addition, most canine TCCs invade down into the bladder wall and therefore, surgical excision requires removal of a complete full thickness section of bladder wall. [Note: in humans with superficial, low grade cancer, this is not typically the case.] Because most canine TCCs are invasive into the bladder wall and located in the neck of the bladder, surgical removal is usually not possible. It has not yet been completely determined what benefit would occur from removing part of the tumor (in dogs in which the entire tumor cannot be removed).
If surgery is not possible, what other treatment options are available? Radiation therapy has been used to successfully control TCC growth in the bladder in dogs. Unfortunately, radiation given in traditional doses when applied to the bladder can lead to harmful complications including a scarred, shrunken bladder, and irritation to surrounding organs. One of the challenges in applying radiation to the bladder is that the bladder can move or flop within the abdomen and take on a different shape depending on how much urine is in the bladder and if structures next to the bladder such as the bowel are pushing in on the bladder. To use radiation therapy successfully in canine TCC, different treatment schemes need to be developed. Studies are underway, and results may help determine if radiation will have a role in treating TCC in dogs.
The vast majority of dogs with TCC are treated with medical therapy, i.e. with drugs. Three different drug protocols are used most often in the standard care for dogs with TCC. The first treatment protocol is to give a drug called piroxicam, or a piroxicam- like drug by itself. Piroxicam is a type of drug called a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug or "NSAID". NSAIDs block the cyclooxygenase (cox) enzyme, and are also referred to as "cox inhibitors". Cox inhibitors include piroxicam, aspirin, ibuprofen, Previcox, Deramaxx, Rimadyl, and others. There is an interesting history behind the use of cox inhibitors for the treatment of TCC in dogs. Veterinarians in the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program and a veterinarian colleague (Dr. T Needham, Wilmington N.C.) became interested in piroxicam several years ago when it was being used for pain relief in dogs with cancer, and unexpected remissions were noted. Two of the first dogs treated (one with metastatic carcinoma, one with undifferentiated sarcoma) had advanced cancer, and these dogs had remission of their cancer when receiving piroxicam, but no other treatment. This has led to numerous studies of piroxicam in animals with cancer at Purdue. In 62 dogs with TCC treated with piroxicam, the tumor went into complete remission in 2 dogs, decreased in size by > 50% in 9 dogs, remained "stable" in size (<50% change) in 35 dogs, and increased in size by > 50% in 16 dogs. Although remission is certainly the preferred treatment outcome, "stable disease" is also considered a beneficial response when the dog is feeling well and enjoying life. In that scenario, the cancer is "managed" as a chronic disease, and the dog lives with it. The median ("average") survival of the dogs treated with piroxicam was 195 days.
The second treatment protocol used as a standard treatment for dogs with TCC is to combine piroxicam with an intravenous chemotherapy drug called mitoxantrone. In a study performed by the Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group, this combination treatment resulted in a remission rate of approximately 35%. In addition to dogs that had remission, 46% of the dogs also had "stable disease" where the cancer did not grow for a period of time. "Average" survival times with mitoxantrone/piroxicam have been in the 250-300 day range. Some dogs live much longer than this, while others do not live this long.
A third treatment that has gained attention in recent years is to use a drug called vinblastine to treat TCC. Vinblastine is a chemotherapy drug that is given intravenously at 2 week intervals in dogs with TCC. Although vinblastine has been used for decades to treat other cancers in dogs, it has only recently been appreciated for its benefit in dogs with TCC. In fact, an "accidental" discovery in cell culture studies revealed the benefit of this drug against TCC. Vinblastine resulted in remission in 35% of dogs, and stable disease (cancer control, but not shrink) in 50% of dogs in a study at Purdue University. A follow up study is addressing the question of whether piroxicam will make vinblastine work better, as is the case with some other chemotherapies.
Results of another treatment study are expected to be published in the next 6 months that define another treatment option for dogs with TCC, that is "metronomic" chemotherapy. The term metronomic chemotherapy is used to describe the frequent (typically daily), low dose, oral administration of chemotherapy. In order to be given daily, the drug doses are quite low. In fact at the doses used, the chemotherapy is probably not having direct cytotoxic activity, i.e. not directly killing the cancer cells. This type of chemotherapy schedule was developed with the goal to block the formation of new blood vessels in the cancer, that is to have an "anti-angiogenic" effect. If the cancer cannot gain access to new blood vessels, it cannot grow. Recently, other mechanisms of cancer control have also been proposed for this metronomic treatment approach. The expected outcome of metronomic chemotherapy is that the cancer will stop growing for a period of time (ideally for many months or more). The cancer is not expected to shrink, but to stabilize in growth. Briefly, in a study at Purdue University, a series of 31 dogs with TCC were treated with low dose oral chlorambucil (also called leukeran). In the study, 1 dog had remission, and 20 dogs had stable disease, for a cancer control rate of 70%. This was encouraging since the cancer in all but 2 of the dogs had already developed resistance to other therapies. The median ("average") length of life from the start of chlorambucil to death was 7 months, and this extended life was after other therapies had stopped working. The therapy was well tolerated with toxicity being very uncommon. The veterinarian can discuss with the pet owner whether "cancer control", rather than cancer shrink is an appropriate goal for an individual dog.
Regardless of the treatment pursued, the typical plan followed in most dogs with TCC at Purdue University is to measure the extent of the tumor before treatment, and then to remeasure the tumor after 4-8 weeks of treatment (depending on the drug used). Various tests are also used to detect any side effects. If the tumor is shrinking or remaining stable in size after 4-8 weeks, and the dog is feeling well on that therapy, then the same treatment is continued. If the cancer is not responding, i.e. if it is growing, or if the dog does not feel well on that particular treatment, then a different treatment is initiated. After each 4-8 weeks of treatment the tumor is remeasured to confirm the treatment is still being beneficial.
Beyond the options discussed above, there are other treatments that can also help dogs with TCC. One of the more active types of TCC treatment in humans is "platinum" chemotherapy, primarily consisting of the drugs cisplatin and carboplatin. These drugs have had considerable antitumor activity against canine TCC as well. Cisplatin, however, is not used in dogs very commonly anymore because of risk of damage to the kidneys. Carboplatin is used, but needs to be dosed carefully to limit the risk of side effects. Carboplatin may have a new role when combined with a new type of drug – a demethylating agent. Stay tuned for results of ongoing research.
Pet owners that know humans with bladder cancer often ask why intravesical therapy is not done more often in dogs with TCC. Intravesical therapy, which refers to placing anticancer drugs directly into the bladder though a urinary catheter, is a mainstay in the treatment of humans with superficial TCC. The drug is expected to stay in the bladder where high concentrations can come in direct contact with the cancer. Initially, it was not known if intravesical therapy would be of benefit in dogs because TCC in dogs would be deeper in the bladder wall, and tumor masses would often be larger than those treated in humans. This would limit the access of the drug to the tumor. A clinical trial of intravesical therapy (specifically intravesical mitomycin C) in 12 dogs with TCC at Purdue University revealed two important findings. The first finding was that the antitumor effects were encouraging, consisting of partial remission in 5 dogs and stable disease in 7 dogs. Unfortunately, the second important finding was that in 2 dogs, the drug appeared to pass from the bladder into the blood stream and then throughout the body. These dogs had toxicity similar to what would occur with high dose intravenous chemotherapy. Although both dogs recovered, if a larger amount of drug were to be absorbed into the blood stream, it could cause more serious and life threatening side effects. For this reason, intravesical mitomycin C therapy is not typically given to dogs if there are other treatment options available.
In order to improve the outlook for dogs and human with invasive bladder cancer, the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program is conducting clinical trials in dogs with TCC. Dogs that take advantage of the clinical trials as well as standard care over the course of their cancer, can have longer survival, typically well beyond a year for many dogs. Clinical trials in dogs are similar to clinical trials in humans. The dogs live at home with their families, and come into the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital periodically for evaluation and treatment. Quality of life for the dogs is the highest priority, so treatments evaluated in clinical trials are selected with the goal of having antitumor effects with low risk of serious side effects. The advantages for a dog participating in a clinical trial are that the dog is receiving treatment that is expected to be as effective or more effective than standard therapies, the dog is helping veterinarians learn important information that is expected to help other dogs and even humans with bladder cancer, and the dog is receiving some "hope" if standard therapy has failed. In some instances, participating in a treatment trial is less expensive than other treatments.
Many pet owners have observed humans undergoing chemotherapy and are concerned that some of the serious side effects of chemotherapy in humans will also be observed in pet dogs. Fortunately, most dogs treated with chemotherapy, experience much less toxicity than humans receiving chemotherapy. The side effects of chemotherapy are considered acceptable in most dogs. Treatment protocols are selected with the goal of maintaining or improving quality of life, at the same time the cancer is attacked. The pet owner should discuss the possible benefits and risk of specific medications that their dog may receive with the attending veterinarian. Cox inhibitors like piroxicam have few side effects. In some dogs (<20%), however, piroxicam will irritate the stomach or intestine. Therefore, if a dog on piroxicam has loss of appetite, vomiting, or dark tarry-looking stools, it is safest to stop the piroxicam and consult the veterinarian before starting the medication again. The new cox inhibitors, selective cox-2 inhibitors, are not expected to cause stomach irritation as frequently as piroxicam does.
What is the prognosis for dogs with TCC?
Early studies reported survival in dogs with TCC as "0 days". At that time, it was thought there was "no hope" and many dogs were euthanized at the time of diagnosis. It is not known how long dogs with TCC that are not treated will live. Survival is affected by the growth rate of the tumor, the exact location of the tumor within the bladder, and whether the tumor has spread to other organs or not. The median ("average") survival in 55 dogs treated with surgery alone (before drugs that could help were identified) was 109 days. The median survival in dogs treated with early chemotherapy alone (cisplatin or carboplatin) at Purdue University was 130 days. Median survival with piroxicam treatment in 62 dogs with TCC was 195 days. As mentioned above, approximately 35% of dogs receiving mitoxantrone and piroxicam have remission, and the average survival is around 250-300 days. The survival times in all of these studies, however, varied tremendously from dog to dog. Some dogs died after only a few days, while others lived more than two years. As mentioned above, dogs who live the longest are those that receive more than one treatment protocol (one after the other switching therapies when the cancer begins to grow) during the course of the cancer. Factors that have been identified in our studies that negatively affect survival time include more extensive tumor within the bladder, spread of tumor beyond the bladder, and involvement of the tumor in the prostate gland. Regarding metastasis of TCC in dogs, approximately 20% of dogs with TCC have detectable metastasis at diagnosis, and 50-60% have metastasis at death.
Although progress has been made, and TCC is considered a very "treatable" disease, there is still much to be learned. We are not satisfied with the "efficacy" of current therapy, especially long term. Therefore, we are continuing to study TCC to determine better ways to prevent, manage, and treat this cancer.
What symptomatic care can be given to dogs with TCC?
Dogs with TCC are very prone to developing bacterial infection (cystitis) in the bladder. Therefore, frequent urinalysis, culture, and treatment with antibiotics may be necessary. A secondary bacterial infection can result in a sudden worsening in symptoms (blood in urine, straining to urinate) in dogs with TCC, and these dogs will improve with treatment with antibiotics. A frustrating aspect of urinary tract infections that is being encountered more often in recent years is the development of bacterial infections that are resistant to commonly used antibiotics. These infections often require treatment with injectable antibiotic therapy.
TCC can block the flow of urine into and out of the bladder. Complete obstruction can rapidly lead to a buildup of urea and life-threatening complications. If urine flow is obstructed, stents (small tubes) can be placed in the ureters or urethra, as needed, to open up the "channels" and restore urine flow. Our group is working closely with Dr. Larry Adams, a veterinary urologist at Purdue, to provide this opportunity for dogs that need it. Urethral stents are typically placed with fluoroscopic guidance in a non-surgical procedure. Ureteral stents can be placed surgically, and in some cases non-surgically. Another approach to bypass urethral obstruction is to place a cystotomy tube (small diameter tube that goes from the bladder through the wall of the abdomen to the outside) to allow emptying of the bladder.
Can TCC be prevented?
Steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of TCC in dogs, especially in dogs in high-risk breeds (Scottish terriers, West Highland white terriers, Wire hair fox terriers, Shetland sheepdogs, beagles) include: (1) avoiding older generation flea control products, i.e. flea dips, (2) avoiding lawns treated with herbicides and pesticides, and (3) feeding vegetables at least three times per week. These will reduce the risk of TCC, although some dogs will still develop the cancer if these recommendations are followed. There are other causes for TCC that have not yet been identified. The role of exposure to cigarette smoke in bladder cancer risk in dogs requires more study, but it would be best to limit exposure to smoke as it can cause other disease in dogs too.
TCC screening for early detection
The Wellness Clinic in the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital is providing a TCC screening program for older dogs in high-risk breeds (Scottish terriers, West Highland white terriers, Wire hair fox terriers, Shetland sheepdogs, beagles). The screening includes an ultrasound exam of the bladder and tests performed on the urine at six-month intervals. This program is considered optional in the care of dogs. Although the screening is expected to lead to earlier diagnosis and the chance to treat the cancer before it becomes advanced, it is not yet known if it this screening program will improve the outlook for dogs or not. Pet owners who wish to schedule an appointment or check the availability and costs of the program can call the Purdue Small Animal Clinic at 765 494-1107. Stay tuned, as an expanded option for TCC screening is under development in 2013.
What can be learned from dogs with TCC that will help human cancer patients?
In the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program at Purdue University, we study specific forms of naturally-occurring cancer in pet dogs in order to learn new information to help animals and to help human cancer patients. This is possible because certain naturally occurring canine cancers greatly resemble that same form of cancer in humans. This is true with bladder cancer. Canine TCC is almost identical to human invasive TCC in histopathologic characteristics, molecular features studied to date, biologic behavior (sites and frequency of metastasis), and response to medical therapy. Our laboratory is studying the risk factors (environmental and genetic) for TCC, methods to detect TCC earlier, and methods to more effectively treat TCC. These studies are expected to benefit both animals and humans with cancer. In fact, our work has already led to clinical trials in humans with TCC at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Canine Bladder Cancer Clinic at Purdue University
Within the Oncology Section in the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, a Canine Bladder Cancer Clinic has been established to care for dogs that have TCC or dogs suspected of having TCC. The clinic is staffed by Dr. Deborah Knapp, other veterinarians specializing in oncology, veterinary technicians, and assistants. Diagnostic procedures including cystoscopy, cancer staging tests, and multiple types of therapy are offered. The Canine Bladder Cancer Clinic also has ongoing clinical trials to help dogs with TCC while learning new information that can help other dogs and potentially humans with this cancer. Veterinarians in the Bladder Cancer Clinic work closely with primary care veterinarians in the dog's home town to provide the most complete care. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call the reception staff at 765 494-1107, or you may call Christine Royce at 765-494-1130.
Download this pdf document to learn more about Canine Urinary Bladder Cancer.

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Vertigo is a sensation of motion or spinning that is often described as dizziness.
Vertigo is not the same as light-headedness. People with vertigo feel as though they are actually spinning or moving, or that the world is spinning around them.
Peripheral vertigo; Central vertigo
There are two types of vertigo:
Peripheral vertigo may be caused by:
Central vertigo may be caused by:
The main symptom is a sensation that you or the room is moving or spinning. The spinning sensation may cause nausea and vomiting.
Other symptoms can include:
If you have vertigo due to problems in the brain (central vertigo), you will usually other symptoms, including:
The doctor or nurse will examine you. This may show:
Tests that may be done include:
Medications to treat peripheral vertigo may include:
The cause of any brain disorder causing vertigo should be identified and treated when possible.
Persistent balance problems may improve with physical therapy. To prevent worsening of symptoms during episodes of vertigo, try the following:
You may need help walking when symptoms occur. Avoid hazardous activities such as driving, operating heavy machinery, and climbing until 1 week after symptoms have disappeared.
Other treatment depends on the cause of the vertigo. Surgery may be suggested in some cases.
The outcome depends on the cause.
Vertigo can interfere with driving, work, and lifestyle. It can also cause falls, which can lead to many injuries, including hip fractures.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have vertigo that does not go away or interferes with your daily activities.
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What do Keane think of…?
You sent in your "What do Keane think of...?" questions by Twitter. And the band sat down to answer them at the last show of the year in Bournemouth. Here's what happened....
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Great video! Awesome, it was funny. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It's a bit late, any way I love you guys. I hope you'll have a good year and a Happy New Year! Thanks for this video, I love it. I hope you'll come back to Sweden. Kisses and hugs!
Hope everyone had a good Christmas ! I was laid up with flu so have only just tuned into your message. I would LOVE a B side concert .......... and could you sing Allemande Tom. It's so beautiful. Stay safe on your travels xx
........Tim hermoso hablando español!!!!!!!!!! Y quiero un te hecho por Tom!!!!!
Oh my god, I can't believe it!.. Captions!!! ... %))) It's great, thank you, thank you!!! * * * Merry Christmas * and * Happy New Year * for everybody !!! * * *
Hello guys!!! A little bit late but...Merry Christmas to you!!! All my best wishes for you!!! I miss you so so so much guys!!! Please...come back to Paraguay sooner as you can!!! I love you more than anything guys!!! Kisses from the country loves you so much...Paraguay!!!
adorable video!!! I love tim when he talks spanish!! :D
Hey guys!! You are adorable and I love your sincerity (money! XDD). If Tim or any of you want to learn Spanish I offer myself as a teacher. First lesson: Merry Christmas is ¡Feliz Navidad! So, ¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!
"The way you want it to" ?!!!! Dear Jesse if you go on I will fall in love with you !..... ;)))))
A setlist made by fans ? But it's my dream !!!! I tried few months ago for Olympia but nothing...you are witness Mr KM !!!! Not even Atlantic, naughty Keane ! Fans could vote for songs they want to listen at shows ! It's a brillant idea. A B-Side style show ??????? A Yes resolute from the FLBS/BSLF (Front de libération des B-Sides/ B-SIDES LIBERATION FRONT) from Paris founded the 15th may 2009 (see the archives ;) ) by 1 woman & 2 cats....
"What do Keane think of when they nedd to be musically inspired........Money ! " Excellent Jesse !!!!!!! :)))
Happy New Year Keane!
Haha what a funny interview! Merry Christmas Keane. Love ya!
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I love you and marry christmas from Argentina .
OK°°°°!!!! esta increible el video. Yo les deseo lo mejor de Navidad, mientras puedo decir lo siguiente: Debajo de este manto, corrumpido de estrellas y constelaciones que congregan y contemplan mi canto y resplandecen el cielo azul, solo puedo decir: Gracias por los miles de corazones. Se agitan, se liberan, se levantan y respiran dulce aire envuelto, el sol del cielo ha nacido, ¡Corazón mio canta, canta!! el silencio de ésta noche, se ha ido... Espero les guste, Feliz Navidad.
Merry Christmas to You Keane!!!!.
Great video :)))))) Merry Christmas, guys! Hope to see you back in Budapest 'very soon', as promised!
La creatividad, la imaginación, la pasión y la menor experiencia está en los 20-27 años. A partir de los 28 años vamos todos en general disminuyendo nuestra creatividad pero aumentamos la experiencia. Excepto los genios, que siguen siendo creativos. Tocar el piano puedes hacerlo a cualquier edad. Componer, crear, hasta cuando ? Qué piensas of ?
Hello guys! I loved it and also your Santa´s cap with the lights on :) You looked very cute! I can´t wait for you to come to my country and see you play and sing your songs with you. Merry Christmas and enjoy this day with all the ones you love. xoxo Cecilia- Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Great "what do you think of" video :-) ! The idea of a b-side gig can be great :-) ! Merry Christmas to you guys
What a nice video. :) You guys should do these kind of things much more often. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone!!!!!!!!!!
Happy holidays. From México city, come back very soon 😁😁😁😁
FELIZ NAVIDAD!!! Keane and all yours fans.
AAAAAAAAAH! SE ME OLVIDABA, FELIZ NAVIDA!! Y UN PROSPERO ANIO MIS MEJORES DESEOS PARA TODOS USTEDES Y SU FAMILIA TAMBIEN ... TIM TE AMO!! LO MEJOR DE LO MEJOR PARA TI ERES MI FAVORITO EL MEJOR COMPOSITOR Y PIANISTA... DE REGALO ME GUSTARIA QUE VOLVIERAN A MEXICO SIIIIIIIIII!! UN CONCIERTO EN MEXICO...xDDD
Hello guys. Thanks for this post. Happy holidays and all the best for 2013 with your families. Saludos from Chile.
Hey!! Hi!! Thank you for taking time to prepare this nice present for us :) You're too nice as always :) and we are so lucky to be your fans. Thanks to all KM staff as well, they have been fantastic in the past months, with all the updates. #Tim, congrats on your Spanish, you seem to have a flair for latin languages :D (I might ask you for some Italian in the future...just joking). Anyway... I just love the sound of your voice, I had to say that. It's like being home, I can't actually explain that. Ok it doesn't really matter, I'm quite emotional in this period and I'm just raving. I'm going through some troubled time and it's funny how Tim's voice, or Tom, Richard and Jesse's laugh can cheer me up. Thanks. A #b-side concert would just be a dream come true !!!! A lot of extra-work for Jesse I guess. Just in case... don't forget to play Myth!!! I admitt those are not the best questions I've ever heard, but I loved the video, your funny answers, and the idea of wishing us Happy Christmas in such a lovely way. Christmas is just another day, at least for me, but every day is a good occasion to celebrate and share the love for music and friendship ..so, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow (and so on...) I wish you will find the right and wise answers to give to the questions of your life, or at least a trustworthy friend to discuss the question and have a good laugh with. Vi amo. I love you :) Simona from ..Florence, Italy
Great video! ----------------THANK YOU for sharingyour time with me ;-) I am from germany and was at your show in HAMBURG. I Miss you soooo much!! Please come back to GERMANY very soon. I listen to HOPES AND FEARS since 2004!
No sé porqué escucho canciones con piano pero con ritmo. Está claro que hay que poner ganas, sentir lo que cantas como si fuera tuyo, tocar el instrumento con el máximo de pasion. Al final la pasion en una canción és lo que la hace sublime. En la revista Q, Tim Rice decía que ya no estaba a tiempo de encontrar una gran composicion. Yo creo que lo importante como deseo del 2013 es componer sintiendo las notas haciendotelas tuyas. Y el contenido de la letra ha de conciso pero directo, que la gente se la sienta suya.
Absolutely brilliant! Really been looking forward to seeing a new 'what do you think of'. Haha loving toms guide to making a cup of tea, that's just how I make it ;) and completely agree about a b-side gig! It would be so lovely to hear the songs that rarely get performed live, even though they are so good! Allemande and walnut tree are very beautiful, as are all masterpieces from keane :) I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year xxxx
I just love how down to earth you guys are. You're so relaxed, so easy going, so charming. You always make me smile. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Gosh i just love you guys so much!! Thanks for the music and all the amazing moments of this years, i wish you all a merry merry xmas!! I LOVE KEANE THE BEST BAND EVER!!! Tom, Tim, Jesse, Richard I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!
Tom and Richard llevan el mismo gorro iluminado. Tim sin iluminar. Y Jesse sin nada. Tim, conoces un grupo británico que se llama The Style Council. La canción "Shout to the Top". El pianista tiene nervio, y con el dedo mano derecha hace una escala de notas seguidas. Es soul, funk,..... és del año 1980 ... pero vale la pena escuchar ... el ritmo es electrizante. Tom, te atreves a cantarla ??? Marisa. Barcelona.
very funny this video. And hope you are going to do a b-side gig as well. Would be lovely. So wishing you guyas a great x-mas and a wonderful new year!
Nice to see that Tim was wearing the hat this time (unlike the end of the Bournemouth gig!) any reason for that Tim!!? loved loved loved the gig (had no voice for the following 2 days!) wishing Keane and families a very happy christmas and new year - thank you for the music and keep it coming. Merry christmas to all fans here and around the world - the best in the world x x x
Aww that was cute :D Merry Christmas to Keane too :3
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! My favourite bits were Tom's dopey : 'What do I think of What?' (oh, wake up) and also when making tea, it's bag, milk, water, let it steep, take bag out. It's never been water in first, what kind of business is this?! It's been another great year and a lovely Xmas to you and yours.
Thank you guys! This year I attended 5 gigs and all were wonderful, as usual! B-sides gig...yes please!! It would be awesome, just like a b-sides CD...please? Merry Christmas and Happy 2013 for all from The Netherlands!
Love to see you laughing... Merry, merry christmas to all of you, may the new year bring as much joy and fun as it can!
Hi, boys! MONEY! I had a laugh! Money makes us inspired, aint it? :D Yes, I'm for B-SIDES gig!!!! Please, please, please?! What do you think of before you go right on stage? Jesse: "the first note." That's so sweet, Jess! It sure does breaks the ice and gets the ball rollin'! May the four of you have the merriest of all Christmases with your families and loved ones! *hugs & kisses from Belgium*
Hi guys! Loved your answer! That one about B-side playlist for show was awesome!!! Cool Santa Claus hat! Nice video! Merry X-mas! Hugs from BRAZIL, SÃO PAULO!!!
Thank you Mr. KM you´re the best and the guys are amazing for doing this for us
ME ENCANTO ESTE VIDEO!!!!!... GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS!!!!... KEANE.. NO CABE DUDA QUE SON UNA GRAN Y ATENTA BANDA ♥ LOS AMOOOO!!!! ♥ FELIZ NAVIDAD A TODOS ... KEANERS ♥ ♥ saludos desde Mexico (:
Merry Christmas to Keane! Love this!
ISA, from Brasil, Sao Paulo *** Wow, what a great video, thank you and Happy Christmas everyone! XXXX
Feliz Natal e Próspero Ano Novo! This video is so funny. Thank you Tim, Tom, Rich and Jesse for being so kind, I wish you ( keane family, Mr. Km.com & worldwide fans) a Merry Christmas and Happy 2013. Beijos, Regina.
Beautiful fun thank you very much for such a wonderful gift of heart I wish you a beautiful Christmas ........ KEANE 2013 and is the best band in the world thanks for making my heart happy with your music Tom, Tim, Richard and Jesse a kiss for all ....... ^ _ ^ MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HO,HO,HO,HO KEANE, HO,HO,HO
THANKS YOU for this nice video I wish you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013**HAPPINNESS***LOVE for you and your familly This year with you has been wonderful I hope that the success of long Strangeland continura** in fathers christmas i find very cute ** you stay ALWAYS for me the BEST °° LOT OF LOVE **BIG KISSES from FRANCE** je vous adoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Merry Christmas to you too! I'd really like a b-sides gig. It would be fantastic!! You have GREAT b-sides. Tim...cuando quieras te vienes a Madrid y te enseño a pedir tapas....jajajaja (you look lovely talking spanish). xx
Feliz Navidad i os deseo lo mejor para 2013. Una pregunta para Keane: Qué piensan de la música actual ? Qué estilo mueve el mundo musical ? Para Tim: Qué piensa de una buena composicion ? Marisa. Barcelona. Petons.
Nice video. I'm all in for the b-sides gig. But why not make it a b-sides/rarely played live songs gig? :) Then they could add marvelous songs like On a day like today. Happy holidays and all the best for 2013!
Merry Christmas Keane and please come back to Mexico again¡¡¡ =)
hahaha me rei me encanto chicos...los queremos... y desde colombia les deseamos prospero año nuevo ¡¡ feliz navidad!!
jjajjajajaa I like it when the video is finished the voices they do, it was very funny!! and Happy Christmas and New Year, Greetings from Argentina !!! we LOVE u!!
Thank you for this amazing video, thanks for this great album that is Strangeland. I wish that this 2013 has many good things for you. TIM: the day that you like but I can teach Spanish words, I LOVE YOU !! Happy Holidays and very kisses from México. REGRESEN PRONTO.
Merry Christmas Keane !! :) Tim, your Spanish is really good. Greetings from Peru ;)
awesome! merry christmas to you too!
Thank you beloveg guys for one more incredible year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas Keane!! I love you guys!! Please come to COLOMBIA!! Kisses!!
pour l'avoir goûter, je peux dire que le chocolat chaud du sovereign est délicieux, ainsi que le gâteau au chocolat :)
Oh, Tom, how I would love to hear you perform "Allemande" again! Would travel pretty far to be part of that event!
Haha keep practising your Spanish Tim!!! Hey where can I get one of those hats??? I love them
Hi guys KEANE FROM PERU: I facina this video a nice gift for all fans especially the Peruvians, adore us. I found very funny the way they answered the questions and very glad tom, he as always! ♥♥♥♥keane, i leve you forever ♥♥♥♥ bye boys
Today is my birthday!!! This is the greatest gift ever!!!! Love you Keane!!!
Aww...here is my huge Thank You for this so special Xmas gift, you guys are just amazing, always cherishing us fans with so much love and care - you're truly four of a kind, and with such a great sense of humour, so funny the whole video!! :) Wish the four of you and your families a very Happy Xmas, enjoy the Holidays season with great joy and fun! The same wishes go as well to all the "Keane Team" , thanks a lot once again for giving us so much! Lots of love from Lisbon/Portugal ***
Thank you for answering all of these questions! Thank you for another amazing year and a happy Christmas to you too! And a happy new year!
This is the best Christmas gift ever. Thank you so much guys for this video! Merry Christmas to everyone :) I can't wait to see you guys next year. Kisses from Chile.
Thank you for this video, have a woderful christmas and a happy new year, lots of love from Mexico.xxx
Thank you @KEANEOFFICIAL! The captions - brilliant idea!
Thank you for doing this. You made me smile! Just for the record hot chocolate at the SLC was very good. Merry Christmas to all in Keaneland!
I love this video! I love Keane!!! Thanks for post!! Keane is a special band ♥ Merry Christmas from Brazil :D
you are amazing .. know that we love you and we hope to pass incredible! FROM ARGENTINA WITH LOVE!
Ciao Tom, Tim, Richard e Jesse , che bel regalo di Natale avete fatto ai vostri fans: siete stati divertentissimi e spiritosi e mi è piaciuta molto la risposta di Richard riguardo al tè : anch'io l'adoro, è buonissimo!!!Mi piace molto prenderlo a colazione con la brioche con lo zucchero, una vera squisitezza!!! Grazie di cuore per i vostri simpaticissimi e allegri auguri di Buon Natale, ricambio con affetto e sono davvero contenta di vedervi così felici, siete in gran forma e questo mi fa immensamente piacere!Vi auguro delle feste serene circondati dall'amore delle vostre famiglie cari ragazzi! Un abbraccio forte da Sabrina from Catania, Sicily!!!
Very nice video. Love it! Thank you! Hope you guys have a very special time. My sister Luciana Brazil (it's her username ;) ) will be very happy! Lots of love from... BRAZIL!! Fernanda (The Frog Prince Squad)
awwww!!!there is captions!!! Thank you sooooo much!!it will be very helpful to me!!!! Thank you!!! Love from Taiwan-Chi
wow~ Merry Christmas to all ~ they are so cute~ hope will have a B-side show , hahaha XD
Also, a big thank you and very Merry Christmas to everyone at keanemusic.com for all the hard work they do to keep us all in the loop. We appreciate it so very much!...Happy Holidays to you all! Sherry W., Michigan, USA. @sambawoman
Thanks for the Christmas cheer, guys! Loved it!...I hope you all have that Merry Little Christmas you all very much deserve....I'll see you next month in Royal Oak, Michigan. I'll be using Santa's sleigh to come across the State(I'm on the exact opposite side from Royal Oak,) and I'll be wearing a snowmobile suit, no doubt! ...Happy Holidays to all your loved ones as well.....Enjoy your time off!....Cheers! Sherry W., Michigan, USA. @sambawoman
Very nice vid!! Thanks for asking and Happy Christmas for all of you guys!!! I so love Keane!! P.S.: Funny santa hats!!!
B-side show... one word: yes Thanks for taking time to do this, shame the audio is so poor but still very enjoyable.
I love u guys!!!!! Kisses!!! I love your santa caps!!!! lol
Awesome. And I can't wait to see you guys next month for your first concert in Vermont! Plus I hear you are getting interviewed by my local radio station. Hope that means I may see you guys wandering around my tiny town, Montpelier (which is the smallest US Capitol and proudly has no fast food restaurants!)


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Remember when we all went on that beach vacation and wore matching white swimsuits...
Sorry everyone wasn't included, I went with people I had on facebook and I couldn't even find useable face shots of all of you. So if you are left out, please pretend you are taking the picture or sipping on a margarita, but you are there!
Also Carolyn, I'm sorry there were no black ladies in these photos, so I put you on the brownest white girl.
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Taylor Swift opens up in Vanity Fair magazine
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Taylor Swift graces the cover of the April issue of Vanity Fair magazine, and in the accompanying article, the superstar songstress discusses everything from relationships to real estate.
According to Swift, she has only really had two boyfriends over the past 3 years (Conor Kennedy and Harry Styles). Swift doesn't talk about what went wrong with the One Direction heartthrob, but she does let someone speak on her behalf. A source tells Vanity Fair that Harry pursued Taylor for a long time, but once he had her, he had a wandering eye, and the relationship went south.
Check out some of the highlights from the interview and be sure to pick up the issue when it hits newsstands later this month.
On being dubbed a serial dater:
"If you want some big revelation, since 2010 I have dated exactly two people... there are slide shows of a dozen guys that I either hugged on a red carpet or met for lunch or wrote a song with... it's just kind of ridiculous."
On being called desperate:
"For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that's taking something that potentially should be celebrated—a woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way—that's taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist."
On buying houses near her rumored boyfriends:
"People say that about me, that I apparently buy houses near every boy I like—that's a thing that I apparently do. If I like you I will apparently buy up the real-estate market just to freak you out so you leave me... One of these things I say to myself to calm myself down when I feel like it's all too much . . . If there's a pregnancy rumor, people will find out it's not true when you wind up not being pregnant, like nine months from now, and if there's a house rumor, they'll find out it's not true when you are actively not ever spotted at that house."
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THE SHOW MUST GO ON: The best shows continue to pop up in the most unexpected places in town (of course, the biggest surprise of all would be if the New Vault 350, or whatever name they're going with now, would do something. Like open. Or return our calls). The latest comes at the godly hour of 2p.m. on Sunday with a performance by Jonny Fair & the
Xtrodinaires at the rollicking roadhouse that is Grace First Presbyterian Church, just a stone's throw from our house (sorry about the broken windows, guys; just fact-checking) at 3955 Studebaker Road.
It shouldn't be a surprise, but it is a fairly unballyhooed series of spectacular shows that Minister of Music Stan
DeWitt has been booking into the house of worship since 2006, with acts that have included David Wilcox and Sir Paul McCartney guitarist Laurence Juber.
The Jonny Fair show will be the final show of this year's series, and it should be great. Fair has the sort of voice we all imagine we have while driving down the freeway with the stereo blasting, except he actually has that sort of voice. Velvet's the only material that comes to mind.
The best part, unless you're cursed with a conscience, is that it's a free-will show. Sadly, though, you'll want to give freely, because the funds for the series are drying up. The Grace First concert began in 2006 with a bequest to the church by the Meiklejohn family, and it's imperative that you shell out some coin for the Sunday show - or just donate for the sheer joy of it.
The next series is already in the planning stage, says Stan, and it already includes a show by Glen Phillips, the vocalist for one of our former favorite bands Toad the Wet Sprocket.
SULTAN OF SWAT STUFF: Our junior, first-year columnist Rich Archbold, an obsessive amasser of autographed baseballs, claims to have a baseball signed by Babe Ruth. And we'd like to believe him, just as much as we'd like to believe some of his other claims, such as his having been a submarine driver in the Air Force.
If you want to get a good look at a verifiable Babe Ruth-autographed baseball, head down to the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectible Expo today and Saturday at the Long Beach Convention Center, where organizers are making a big deal out of sports stuff this time around. The highlight of the category is $314,000 worth of Bambinoware, including the signed baseball, an excellent autographed bat, a letter signed by him (twice, for some reason), a paycheck and a dozen other items of Ruthian interest.
The expo hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more dope and a discount, go to www.longbeachexpo.com.
CAUSE: We're pretty sure you can spend every weekend, at least in the spring and summer, running around helping people. Literally. Helping people just by running around.
This Saturday's big run is the AIDS Walk/Run at the Aquarium of the Pacific. You can run 5K or 10K or walk it. You can walk it with or without a pet. The possibilities are almost endless.
Either way, you'll want to get to the Aquarium about 7 a.m. for registration. The runs start at 8:30 a.m. and the walks, with or without pets, start at 9:30 a.m.
We would pay a lot more to walk the course than to run it, but, counterintuitively, the fee for running is $40; walkers pay $30.
There's lots more. Check it out at www.aidswalklb.org.
NO CAUSE: If you want to just run/walk for the fun of it, Saturday is also the day for the Wrigley River 5K Walk. Or Wrigley River Run/Walk 5K and 10K, but when you get a choice of walking or running, and a choice of 5K or 10K, you'd have to be a moron to do anything but walk the 5K. Otherwise, your body begins to eat itself. Trust us, we didn't get to be this old by scampering around at blazing speed.
But, we can't teach you anything. You're going to do what you want to do.
More than a thousand adults and hundreds of kids (who will run the Tadpole Trot) are expected to participate in the fifth annual running/walking event through the historic Wrigley district and along the L.A. River trail.
All races start and finish on Pacific Avenue just south of Willow Street at the Holy Innocents Parish.
Registration ends at 1:30 p.m. today, so hop online now at www.wrigleyriverrun.com. Buy-in is $30; $5 for the Tadpole Trot.
FRIDAY READING/PLAYLIST: First Fridays in Bixby Knolls don't come any earlier in the month than the one this evening, and, while it'll be jammed with the usual great stuff - art, music, food, performance - it's so incredibly literary that it's in danger of being overrun by geniuses and college perfessers. We will be making yet another of our self-terrifying appearances, this time at the Historical Society galleries and offices; Suzanne Sumner Ferry will be signing her book "The Day the Stars Stood Still" at the Expo Arts Center; and Rick Wicked's will be hosting a book signing about organic cooking. It all happens tonight between 6:30 and 9 in the heart of the Knolls on Atlantic Avenue between San Antonio Drive and Bixby Road. Oh, and as long as we're stuck in the stacks, here are some bookish tunes for you:
1. "Brave New World," Iron Maiden
2. "Catcher in the Rye," Guns N' Roses
3. "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Metallica
4. "On the Beach," Neil Young
5. "Wuthering Heights," Kate Bush
6. "Yertle the Turtle," Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. "Sylvia Plath," Ryan Adams
8. "Paperback Writer," Beatles
9. "Soul on Ice," Graham Parker & the Rumour
10. "1984," Spirit
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Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff is looking for a "Strange Desire." Or at least that's what he said in the Craigslist ad he used to announce the debut album from his side project Bleachers.
In the post titled "Artist seeking 'Strange Desire,'" Antonoff tells fans the album will be out July 15th. He also explains that the title Strange Desires comes from a lyric he wrote for the record's final song -- "Feeling like I never was young I followed a dream and a strange desire."
Antonoff says mourning a childhood he feels he never had is an important theme on the new album. He says the past decade has been both "bizarre and wonderful," and he wrote these songs as a way to think about his life as it has unfolded so far.
Antonoff plans to bring Bleachers to a number of festivals this summer, including next month's Governors Ball in New York, the Firefly Music Festival in Delaware, and Glastonbury across the pond in England.
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After 37 Facebook statuses, 135 Instagrams, 74 tweets, 274 WedStyle images uploaded, and 55 designer runway shows posted, Bridal Fashion Week has officially come to an end! Whew — WeddingWire's editorial team now has more wedding dress inspiration than ever before. So, what exactly do they do with it all? Discover the 10 must-know trends that are worth any bride-to-be's while.


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Clearfield •The sun didn't filter through the stained glass windows. There was no organ music echoing off the solid timbers of the high ceiling, or a procession of children with palm fronds. Congregants held white printer paper instead of song books.
It didn't matter.
"We may not be in our old building," Tina Ramirez told the Clearfield Community Church members Sunday morning, "but we are still here."
The church held Palm Sunday services at the Wasatch Elementary gym after a Tuesday fire gutted their church building a few blocks away. With a simple table-top cross, potted palms and a collection of daffodils decorating the space, the day's message of renewal seemed particularly fitting.
Pastor John Parsley held a large blue parade banner salvaged from the flames as he preached, sending the smell of smoke wafting through the room.
"This may be a symbol of you, of us," he said, and paraphrased Winston Churchill. "'Never, never, never, never give up.'"
Parsley was working on a sermon in his office Tuesday when someone came to warn him about the fire, and left the book open to Matthew chapter 5 as he left. The blaze had started after a computer used as a card catalog at the church library overheated.
"It was an old, old computer," said Gerald Nichols, a small group coordinator at the church. "It got turned on once a month."
"It's such a small, inconsequential thing, to have caused so much pain," said his wife, Cathy. Though there are often dozens of children at the church for home schooling, that day there were only about 13 junior high-age kids, and everyone got out safely.
The fire burned fast and hot, in part because the 35-year-old sanctuary didn't have a sprinkler system it was grandfathered in under old rules, said North Davis Fire Chief Mark Becraft.
"It was a very, very dangerous fire," he said, one that forced his firefighters out as the stairs started to fall. At one point, firefighters turned off their hoses to allow the blaze to consume the heavy timber on the building's west side, removing the fuel. "If we hadn't done that, it would still be smoldering today."
The blaze caused $750,000 to $1 million worth of damage. Though some of the brick walls still stand, the inside of the building is now a nest of twisted, blackened beams, the stained glass windows that were near the ceiling destroyed. Seven of those were handmade by member Edward Isler, who is retired from Hill Air Force Base.
"The pastor was just saying, 'Isn't that something, when the sun is low, it casts [shadows of] the etchings on the floor?'" said Isler on Sunday. One window, an image of a wafer and a wheat stalk, was created in memory of his wife.
"We would always say 'We've got to remember to take a picture of them,' but we never did," said his daughter, Tine Wolfe.
The congregation about 170 people on Sunday will hold services at Wasatch Elementary for the foreseeable future, but are insured and plan to rebuild. The less-damaged part of the building, including the fellowship hall, could be repaired in five months, said Bill Storing, chairman of the stewardship and finance committee, but it will likely be at about two years before the full church is rebuilt.
"The congregation is the church," said Clearfield Mayor Don Wood. "The goodness and the heart of the people."
April Ehrig of West Point has been attending the church of 20 years, and got her seminary degree and did a mission to the Czech Republic. She seemed to hold back tears as she talked about the fire.
Still, "situations like this tend to bring people together," she said. "It tells you what's important."
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text: More than 300 people attended the Turkish Islamic Union conference organized in Baku, Azarbaijan on November 17th, 2010. The conference, which had media coverage, it was heralded that the moral values of Islam will prevail throughout the world in the End Times. In addition, the importance of Turkey and Azarbaijan being united as sister countries under the Turkish Islamic Union as soon as possible, was emphasized in the conference. You can watch a section from the conference, in which Mr. Adnan Oktar attended via video conferencing and gave messages of love and unification from here.


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A new funding opportunity is available for University of South Carolina graduate students to help pay for innovative research and creative projects, the Office of the Vice President for Research has announced.
The SPARC (Support to Promote the Advancement of Research and Creativity) Graduate Fellowship provides up to $5,000 that students can use in a variety of ways, including for salary, supplies, travel and other costs essential to promoting research, creative and scholarly activity. USC expects to award 50 SPARC fellowships in April 2013.
To apply for a SPARC fellowship, graduate students must write a competitive research proposal, an invaluable skill for seeking national fellowship awards from the federal government and private foundations.
All doctoral students are eligible to apply. Master's students in terminal degree programs with a thesis requirement are also eligible to apply. The two eligible master's programs are the Master of Fine Arts and the Master of Arts in Public History. Applicants must be current students at the time of application and must be enrolled during the year the SPARC Graduate Fellowship is to be awarded. MFA and MA in Public History students may apply in their first year of graduate study at USC. Doctoral students may apply no earlier than their second year of graduate study at USC.
The application deadline is Jan. 30, 2013. A number of application workshops will be held between now and January to clarify the application process. The workshop times and dates will be posted on the website: http://www.sc.edu/research/sparc.shtml
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Kimi Räikkönen bagged his second podium on the trot in Barcelona, charging hard to finish third behind first time grand prix winner Pastor Maldonado and, by just half a second, Fernando Alonso.
The Finn was disappointed not to finish on the top step, though, claiming that the Lotus E20 had the potential to have won every race this year so far. Nevertheless, he is now fourth in the Drivers' Championship, just 12 points behind leaders Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso.
Starting on the second row behind team-mate Romain Grosjean, he passed the Frenchman at the start. He held third till the second round of stops, and when Alonso pitted from the lead on Lap 45 the Iceman enjoyed two laps at the front, before being passed by the resurgent Maldonado. Struggling with degradation, he was soon holding up Alonso before pitting for late rubber on Lap 49 and then setting off on
a final sprint on fresh rubber. As the laps counted down he slashed the gap to Alonso by a couple of seconds a lap while the Spaniard struggled with grip. He entered the final of 66 laps 2.3 seconds behind the Ferrari and screamed across the line just 0.6 adrift.
Romain took the chequered flag just ten seconds behind his team-mate, securing fourth place. He had lost several positions at the start, and lost a bit of front wing to Bruno Senna which didn't help matters, but he recovered to score 12 points.
Currently sitting third, the team now moves within 14 points of McLaren and 25 behind leaders Red Bull Racing in the Constructors Championship.
Kimi Räikkönen: "I had a good start, but I hit the rev limiter and couldn't take the other two, and then we fell back too far in the middle stint. By pitting late the third time I had a lot of speed for the finish and, given one more lap, I probably could have overtaken Fernando, but that's easy to say afterwards."
Romain Grosjean: "Both cars finishing strongly in the points is great for the team. It was pretty difficult for me at the start of the race as it was hard to get the front working properly with the wing damaged, but we made some changes and at the end of the race the car was really flying."
Lotus GP's James Calado took a storming pole position and second place in Barcelona's Saturday round, followed by a strong drive to fourth on Sunday to push his way up the driver's standings to third.
While others, including team
-mate Esteban Gutierrez, were impeded by a yellow flag on their flying run in qualifying, Calado was two tenths faster than anyone else. In the race, traffic and a bold tyre strategy from rival Giedo van der Garde pushed Calado to second. Starting P7 in Race 2 he then battled Gutierrez through Turn 1 and then hunted championship leader Davide Valsecchi down but just missed out on the final podium place, finishing fourth.
Gutierrez left with five points to show for a testing weekend. Qualifying 11th because he had to abort what looked like a pole lap due to yellow flags, he finished Race 1 tenth and earned a further two points for setting the fastest lap. On Sunday he fought his way up to seventh.
Lotus GP sits second in the team standings on 128 points, behind leaders DAMS on 157.
James Calado: "Race 1 I started from pole and was quite aggressive with Fabio [Leimer] at the start. I was leading when I came into the pits but Fabio was right behind, and we left side-by-side. Giedo [van der Garde] only changed two tyres, which is how he managed to move ahead in the stops. We should look at that for Monaco because there's obviously a lot of time to be found. From there I just tried to save my tyres, and had to make do with second. Race 2 I made a good start but then got boxed in at Turn 1, where Giedo and Esteban got past. Then I made it past him and Max Chilton too. I got right up behind Davide [Valsecchi] at the end there, but I couldn't get past and seize third because the car was sliding around too much while I was in his slipstream and I was hitting the rev limiter at the end of the straight."
Esteban Gutierrez: "The result is not ideal, and our qualifying position affected us a lot. But I did my best. I enjoyed the latter stages of Race 2 as I fought with Giedo [van der Garde], but unfortunately I wasn't able to take sixth. Five points from this weekend is better than nothing, but I know we are capable of a lot more. We'll keep pushing!"
Lotus' American GP3 driver Conor Daly took his first GP3 win on Sunday at the Circuit de Catalunya, at the opening round of the 2012 GP3 Series.
On Saturday, he qualified his black and gold car on the front row behind Antonio Felix da Costa, with team-mates Aaro Vainio in P3 and Daniel Abt in P6. Abt made a jump start, managing to get into the lead before he being penalized. Meanwhile, Daly went backwards and finished sixth. Vainio battled throughout to retain his third place.
In Race 2, Daly started third. He outsprinted polesitter Robert Visoiu via the grass into Turn 1, while Tio Ellinas took the lead after a jump start. When he pitted for his drive-thru penalty on Lap 6, Daly was able to cruise into the lead and seal a popular victory. Vainio, meanwhile, finished fourth and Abt seventh.
After two races, Daly sits second in the championship behind Race 1 winner Mitch Evans. Lotus GP leads the Team's Championship by three points.
Conor Daly: "It's really cool. I made a mistake yesterday in Race 1, I didn't have the best start, and I didn't put ourselves in a good position. I was lucky enough to redeem myself today at the start. It feels so nice to have my first podium and my first win. It feels really good to be in this form heading to Monaco. The car has been really good. The Lotus GP guys have been fantastic, the way we have worked together during testing has been awesome."
Team Bullrun's Lotus Evora GT4 finished second in its class on Saturday at the Snetterton 300, just up the road from Lotus' headquarters in Norfolk. Martin Byford's qualifying lap was enough for third on the grid, and team-mate Richard Adams did the first stint of the three hour race. There were six safety car periods during the race, and two were particularly costly for Team Bullrun as they, with third driver David Green, had to unlap themselves twice. Nevertheless, they adapted their strategy and managed to move up a position, scoring the fastest lap along the way, to finish second. The team now leads the championship.
Richard Adams: "Our nearest rivals finished fifth, so this second place is really great news and now we lead the championship, which obviously feels fantastic. It wasn't an easy race and we lost out twice behind the safety car, having to unlap ourselves. What really got us this result today was the Evora's excellent fuel consumption. Driving behind the safety car for so many laps meant we were able to take a gamble and pit one time less than we ordinarily would have, and the gamble paid off."
Lotus-AJR had a character-building weekend in Monterey, California, when they dealt with a series of technical issues which kept their Evora GT from the front. An engine issue meant the team had to switch to a 2011-spec powerplant and a lack of practice for driver Bill Sweedler meant the car had to start at the back of the grid. His team-mate Townsend Bell took the start, and he was catching his class rivals when the gearbox started to misbehave on Lap 22. After pitting for repairs it was Swedler's turn, but he too was dogged by a half-shift issue.
ALMS will take its yearly break for teams to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The next event will be the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix, July 6-7 at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut.
Bill Sweedler: "It was a tough weekend all round. We are really pleased with how far the car has come since Long Beach, but we need some development and laps under our belt before we go to Lime Rock in July. I was able to turn some solid laps in the race when we went back out. It was nice to feel the progress that has been made by the Lotus AJR team since we ran at Long Beach three weeks ago. The team is going to continue on the development path during the Le Mans break, do some testing and keep moving forward."


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The certificate in Law and Public Policy requires course work at both the Law School and the Department of Public Policy (DPP). To be eligible for this certificate, students must make formal application to, and be accepted in, the Law & Public Policy certificate program.
Interested students should submit an application to the Law & Public Policy Certificate Faculty Advisor, preferably before the start of registration for their third semester—i.e., by late March of their first year. The application should consist of a brief essay describing why the student is interested in public policy or non-profit management and laying out a proposed course of study that satisfies the requirements for the certificate. A current transcript is also required. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with the Faculty Advisor (and/or his or her counterpart at the DPP) before planning their application.
The certificate in Law & Public Policy requires course work at both the Law School and the Department of Public Policy (DPP). To be eligible for this certificate, students must make formal application to, and be accepted in, the Law & Public Policy certificate program. All candidates for the certificate in Law & Public Policy must complete:
- A 3-credit course in Administrative Law, which is a pre- or co-requisite for the program.
- 12 credit hours of course work, which must include 2 courses at the DPP and 2 policy-related courses at the Law School.
- Either a supervised writing project (sufficient to fulfill the Law School's upperclass writing requirement) on a public policy-related topic, or a supervised externship in public policy, with a significant writing component.
Rather than selecting from a menu of designated courses, students in the Law & Public Policy program design their own curricula in consultation with, and subject to the approval of the certificate program Faculty Advisor. All courses at the DPP are eligible for credit toward the certificate, as are all law school courses with a significant public policy component. Courses taken at the DPP are graded under ordinary DPP standards but recorded on a student's Law School transcript on a pass/fail basis. Up to 6 credits of DPP course work may be counted toward the 86 credits required for graduation. Such credits are not included when calculating a student's GPA and do not count as against the 12-credit limit on pass/fail grades. Students may request a transcript from the DPP with their actual (letter) grade on it, which upon request will be included in the student's Law School academic record.


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The energy information regulations: compliance and guidance
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Complying with the energy information regulations for suppliers and dealers.
The Energy Labelling Directive 2010/30/EU is a framework designed to communicate complex information about the energy consumption and performance of energy related products.
An energy-related product means any good which has an impact on energy consumption during use, including parts intended to be incorporated into energy-related products covered by the directive of which the environmental performance can be assessed independently.
The directive allows consumers to make informed purchasing decisions and helps to encourage competition between and ensure a level playing field for manufacturers.
Within the UK Regulatory Delivery is responsible for enforcing the responsibilities of suppliers and misleading information, local authorities for the responsibilities of dealers and the Advertising Standards Authority for information requirements.
EC guidance
The European Commission has produced guidance on the Energy Labelling Directive and its implementing measures. This includes a frequently asked questions document.
The Energy Labelling Framework Directive is implemented via product specific Commission regulations.
The Commission regulations currently in force are summarised on the Commission website
The Directive is part of UK law under the Energy Information Regulations 2011 as amended by the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
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