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Mesut Ozil has stressed the importance of reading games and insists that every pass he makes is measured to find a teammate, something which he had struggled to achieve last season.
The German international is known for his ability to create goalscoring opportunities at will, for which he was renowned since his time at Real Madrid. However, the 26-year-old has taken a lot of flak for failing to click in an Arsenal shirt, an aspect which he is determined to resolve this season.
Ozil made his much anticipated return to first team action against Stoke City when he came on as a second half substitute after being sidelined with a knee injury for over three months.
The former Werder Bremen man revealed that he analyses the runs made by his teammates, along that of the opposition, to carve the perfect pass and create an opportunity for his team.
The German will be desperate to atone for his failure to influence the game last season and has a chance to make things right this time, with Arsenal boasting a lightning quick frontline in the form of Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck.
"Before you get the ball, you think about where your team-mates and the opposition are likely to be. I have an idea of where my team-mates are when I receive possession, and where they could run," Ozil told www.arsenal.com
"Of course what happens next depends on them as well as me. If they make runs into space or we think along the same lines, I can play the pass.
"But if I see the gap and they don't run into it, you can't play the pass. We have so much quality going forward. We have players with a lot of pace, who think about what's going to happen and that makes it easier.
"You have to think before you receive the ball, because the game now is so intense and quick. It wouldn't work otherwise," he added.


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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
What's in yours?
Your refrigerator that is.
For the last seven months I've been on a health kick and have lost a significant amount of weight. As a result, the contents of my fridge have changed a lot. One, there is a lot less generally in there. Two, the contents consist mostly of fresh fruit and veg, meat and a variety of salad dressings.
Over on Daily Paintworks, where my small paintings now reside, a challenge is provided weekly. This week it was What's in Your Fridge? I'd never drawn or painted the contents of my fridge and thought it could make interesting compositions, so I took a few shots and found some that I liked. Plein aire isn't really possible with the fridge door open for ages...
I haven't painted it yet, but here's a sketch of what's in part of the fridge door. The small glass bottles of diet Coke I bought so long ago, they're probably gone off by now. Like many things, I buy them as art props but still haven't gotten around to using these yet. I rarely drink soft drinks, so there's little appeal to me to consume them, but the green tinged bottle with the classic shape appeals for a painting.
Hmmm, perhaps its time to have another look in the fridge.
2 comments:
- Jennifer Rose Phillip said...
drawing our fridge would be boring :p just full of juice cartons, butter an cider bottles.
this is a really great sketch :D
- 20 March, 2013
- Jeanette said...
it was quite interesting to do, all those bottles. I'll get brave and turn it into a painting one of these days. :)
- 20 March, 2013
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Taxes On The Produce of Land
57 Taxes on the produce of land are really taxes on rent.
- They are finally paid by the landlord even if they are originally paid by the farmer.
- When a part of the produce is paid as tax, the farmer computes the yearly value of that part.
- He makes a proportional abatement in the rent to pay to the landlord.
- All farmers compute beforehand what the yearly church tithe will amount to.
- Church tithes are a land-tax of this kind.
58 Tithes and land-taxes of this kind are very unequal taxes, even if they look perfectly equal.
- A portion of the produce given as taxes can be equal to a very different portion of the rent.
- In some very rich lands, the produce is so great that half of it is enough to replace the farmer's capital with ordinary profits.
- He can pay the other half as rent to the landlord if there were no tithe.
- But if 10% of the produce is taken from him as tithe, he must abate 20% of his rent.
- Otherwise he cannot get back his capital with the ordinary profit.
- In this case, the landlord's rent will only be 40% instead of 50% of the whole produce.
- On the contrary, in poorer lands, the produce is so small and the cultivation cost so great that it requires 80% of the produce to replace the farmer's capital with ordinary profits.
- Even if there was no tithe, the landlord's rent could not be more than 20% of the whole produce.
- But if the farmer pays 10% of the produce as tithe, he must reduce the landlord's rent to only 10% of the whole produce.
- On the rent of rich lands, the tithe may sometimes be a tax of no more than 20%, or 4 shillings the pound.
- On poorer lands, it may sometimes be a tax of 50% or 10 shillings the pound.
59 The tithe is frequently a very unequal tax on the rent.
- It is always a great discouragement to:
- the landlord's improvements and
- the farmer's cultivation.
- When the church shares so very largely in the profit without spending for improvement or cultivation:
- the landlord cannot make the most important and expensive improvements
- the farmer cannot raise the most valuable and expensive crops
- For a long time, European tithes caused the cultivation of madder to be confined to the United Provinces.
- Those Provinces were Presbyterian countries and exempt from this destructive tax.
- They enjoyed a monopoly of that useful dyeing drug against the rest of Europe.
- A recent attempt to introduce this plant into England.
- A statute enacted that 60 pence an acre should be received in lieu of tithes on madder.
60 European Churches and Asian governments are supported by a land-tax based on the produce of the land and not its rent.
- In China, the sovereign's main revenue is in 10% of the produce of all lands.
- This 10% is estimated very moderately.
- It does not exceed 3.33% of the ordinary produce.
- The land-tax or land-rent paid to the Muslim government of Bengal before it fell to the English East India Company, was 20% of the produce.
- Ancient Egypt's land tax was also 20%.
61 In Asia, this land-tax interests the sovereign in land improvement and cultivation.
- The sovereigns of China, Muslim Bengal, and ancient Egypt were extremely attentive in building and maintaining good roads and navigable canals to increase the quantity and value of the produce as much as possible.
- They aimed to provide the most extensive market within their own dominions.
- The church tithe is divided into such small portions that none of its proprietors can have this kind of interest.
- The priest of a parish could never find benefit in building a road or canal to a distant place to extend the market for the produce of his own parish.
- Such taxes, when destined for maintaining the state, have some advantages which balance their inconvenience.
- When destined for maintaining the church, they only cause inconvenience.
Taxes On The Produce Of Land which May Be Levied In Kind Or In Money
63 The parish priest or a gentleman who has an estate, may sometimes find advantage in receiving tithes and rent in kind.
- They can both oversee, with their own eyes, the collection and disposal of the tithe or rent because:
- the quantity to be collected is so small, and
- the district where it is to be collected is so small.
- A rich gentleman, living in the capital, would suffer from the neglect and fraud of his agents if his estate rents in a distant province were paid to him this way.
- The sovereign's loss from the abuse of his tax-gatherers would be much greater.
- The most careless private person can perhaps oversee his own servants better than the most careful prince can oversee his.
- A public revenue paid in kind would be mismanaged by the collectors.
- A very small part of the tax revenues would ever arrive at the treasury.
- Some part of the Chinese public revenue was paid this way.
- The Chinese bureaucrats and tax-gatherers will find their advantage in continuing this payment method which is much more liable to abuse than any payment in money.
64 A tax on land produce levied in money may be levied according to:
- a variable, market price valuation or
- a fixed valuation
- For example, a bushel of wheat is always valued at the same money price whatever its market price.
- The proceeds of a tax levied on the market price will vary with:
- the changes in the real produce of the land, or
- the changing state of improvement and cultivation.
- The proceeds of a tax levied on the fixed price will vary with:
- the changes in the produce of the land,
- the value of the precious metals,
- the quantity of those metals in coin of the same denomination.
- The proceeds of the tax based on market prices will always be proportional to the value of the real produce of the land.
- The proceeds of the tax based on fixed prices may bear very different proportions to that value.
65 When all payments for a tax are paid with a certain sum of money, instead of a certain portion of the produce, the tax has exactly the same nature as the English land-tax.
- It neither rises nor falls with the land rent.
- It neither encourages nor discourages improvement.
- The tithe in those parishes which pay a Modus in lieu of all other tithes, is a tax of this kind.
- During the Muslim government of Bengal, a very moderate modus was established in most of its zamindaries or districts, instead of the payment in kind of 1/5 part of the produce,
- Some of the servants of the East India Company exchanged this modus for a payment in kind, pretending to restore the public revenue to its proper value.
- This change discourages cultivation.
- It gave new opportunities for abuse in tax collection.
- The collection fell very much below normal when they managed it.
- Those servants may have profited by this change at the cost of their masters and of the country.
Taxes On House Rent
66 House rents have two parts:
- The Building-rent
- The Ground-rent
67 The building-rent is the interest or profit on the capital spent in building the house.
- To put the builder's trade at level with other trades, this rent should be enough to:
- Pay him the same interest which he would have gotten if he lent out his capital
- Maintain the house or to replace the capital employed in building it within a certain term of years
- The building-rent is the ordinary profit of building.
- It is everywhere regulated by the ordinary interest of money.
- If the market interest rate is 4%, the building-rent requires 6% or 6.5% on the building's total cost.
- This might afford enough profit to the builder.
- If the market interest rate is 5%, it may require 7% or 7.5%.
- If the builder gets more profit than this, much more capital will be drawn into building.
- It will reduce its profit to its proper level.
- If he gets much less than this, so much capital will leave.
- This will again raise that profit.
- If the builder gets more profit than this, much more capital will be drawn into building.
68 The house-rent in excess of the building-rent naturally goes to the ground-rent.
House Rent = Building Rent + Ground Rent
- If the owner of the ground and the building are different persons, the ground-rent is paid to the ground owner.
- This surplus rent is the price which the house dweller pays for the location.
- Distant country houses have plenty of ground.
- Their ground-rent will not be worth anything.
- It will pay no more than what that ground would pay if used in agriculture.
- In country villas near a great town, the ground-rent is sometimes much higher.
- The convenience or beauty of its location is frequently very well paid for.
- Ground-rents are generally highest in:
- the capital, and
- places with the greatest demand for houses whether for:
- trade and business
- pleasure and society
- vanity and fashion
69 A tax on house-rent, payable by the tenant, could not affect the building-rent.
- If the builder did not get his reasonable profit, he would quit building.
- This would raise the demand for building.
- In a short time, it would bring back his profit to its proper level with other trades.
- Such a tax would not all fall on the ground-rent.
- It would fall:
- partly on the house dweller and
- partly on the ground owner.
70 For example, if a person rents a house for £60 a year.
- The house-rent tax is 4 shillings in the pound or 20%.
- A house of £60 rent will cost him £72 a year. [60 * 1.2]
- It is £12 more than what he thinks he can afford.
- He will content himself with a worse house with £50 rent which only has £10 tax, totalling £60 a year.
- He will give up the convenience afforded by £10 but will seldom give up the whole £60 convenience.
- This tax reduces the competition for houses of £60 and £50 rent but increases the competition for houses with the lowest rent.
- The rents for those houses with less competition would then get reduced.
- However, this reduction could affect the building-rent.
- All of it must fall on the ground-rent in the long-run.
- The final payment of this tax would fall partly on:
- the inhabitant of the house
- To pay his share, he would give up some of his convenience.
- the ground owner
- To pay his share, he would give up some of his revenue.
- the inhabitant of the house
- How this final payment would be divided between them is not very easy to ascertain.
- The division would probably be very different in different circumstances.
- This kind of tax might affect the house-dweller and the ground owner very unequally.
71 The inequality of this tax on the owners of ground-rents would come from the accidental inequality of this division between tenant and ground owner.
- Its inequality of this tax on the tenants would arise from:
- the inequality of this division and
- the lifestyle cost
- The proportion of the house-rent to the cost of living varies with the tenant's wealth.
- It is highest in the wealthiest state and lowest in the poorest state.
- The proportion of the house-rent to the cost of living varies with the tenant's wealth.
- Basic necessities make up the main expence of the poor.
- Most of their little revenue is spent on getting food.
- Luxuries make up the main expence of the rich.
- A magnificent house embellishes all their other luxuries.
- A tax on house-rents would fall heaviest on the rich.
- This inequality is reasonable.
- It is reasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expence more than in proportion to their revenue.
72 The house rents resemble land rents, but is essentially different in one respect.
- Land rents are paid for their productive use.
- House rents are paid for their unproductive use.
- Neither the house nor its ground produce anything.
- The house rent must be paid from some other source of revenue independent from the house.
- A tax on house rents falls on the tenants.
- It must be paid from their revenue whether from wages, profits, or land rent.
- Such a tax would fall very indifferently on wages, profits, or land rent.
- It has the same nature as a tax on consumable commodities.
- In general, house-rent is the best indicator of a person's spending ability.
- A proportional tax on house rents might produce a bigger revenue than any European tax on consumables.
- If the tax was very high, most people would evade it by:
- renting smaller houses, and
- spending on other things.
- If the tax was very high, most people would evade it by:
73 House rents might easily be ascertained accurately in the same way ordinary land rents are ascertained.
- Uninhabited houses should pay no tax.
- Such a tax would all fall on the proprietor.
- He would be taxed for something which did not give him convenience nor revenue.
- Such a tax would all fall on the proprietor.
- Houses inhabited by the proprietor should be rated to its possible revenue if leased to a tenant.
- It should not be taxed according to its building cost.
- If rated according to the building cost, a tax of 15-20%, with other taxes, would ruin all rich families.
- The house rent of the richest families in Great Britain is only 6.5% or 7% of the original building cost.
- It is nearly equal to the whole net rent of their estates.
- It is the accumulated expence of several generations spent on great beauty and magnificence.
- Its value is very small compared to what they cost.
74 Ground-rents are a better tax subject than house-rents.
- A tax on ground-rents would not raise house-rents.
- It would all fall on the owner of the ground-rent.
- He always acts as a monopolist.
- He exacts the highest rent for the use of his ground.
- Its value varies with the wealth or poverty of his competitors.
- The most rich competitors are in the capital.
- Thus, highest ground-rents are always found there.
- The wealth of those competitors would not be increased by a tax on ground-rents.
- They would probably not be disposed to pay more for the use of the ground.
- It is unimportant whether the tax was paid by the inhabitant or by the ground owner.
- The more the inhabitant pays for the tax, the less he would pay for the ground.
- The final payment of the tax would all fall on the owner of the ground-rent.
- The more the inhabitant pays for the tax, the less he would pay for the ground.
- The ground-rents of uninhabited houses should pay no tax.
75 Both ground-rents and ordinary land rents are a revenue which the owner enjoys without any care of his own.
- Taxes on such rents would not discourage industry.
- The national annual produce of society might be the same after such a tax as before.
- Ground-rents and ordinary land rents are, therefore, revenue which can be best taxed.
76 Ground-rents are a more proper subject of taxation than ordinary land rents.
- Ordinary land rents depend partly on the good management of the landlord.
- A very heavy tax might discourage this good management.
- Ground-rents which exceed ordinary land rents all depend on the good government of the sovereign.
- By protecting the industry of the people, he:
- enables them to pay more than the real value of the ground which they build their houses on
- compensates the ground owner more for the loss of letting others use it for housing.
- By protecting the industry of the people, he:
- It is most reasonable to tax a fund which owes its existence to the good governance by the state.
- Such a fund contributes more towards supporting that government than other funds.
77 I do not know of any taxes on house-rents in which ground-rents were a separate subject of taxation.
- The tax contrivers probably found in difficult to ascertain which part of the house-rent should be ground-rent and which should be building-rent.
- It should not be very difficult to distinguish those two.
78 In Great Britain, house-rent is taxed in the same proportion as land rent by the annual land-tax.
- The valuation in each parish and district is always the same.
- Then and now, it is extremely unequal.
- This tax is lighter on house-rents than on land rents.
- In some few districts where house rents have fallen considerably, the land-tax of 3 or 4 shillings in the pound has an equal proportion of the real house rents.
- Untenanted houses are subject to the tax.
- In most districts, these are exempt from it by the favour of the assessors.
- This exemption sometimes creates some little variation in the rate of particular houses though that of the district is always the same.
- Improvements of rent, by new buildings, repairs, etc. go to the discharge of the district, which occasions more variations in the rate of particular houses.
79 In Holland, every house is taxed at 2.5% of its value without regard to:
- the rent it actually pays or
- it being tenanted or untenanted
It seems difficult to oblige the proprietor to pay a tax for an untenanted house from which he can derive no revenue.
- In Holland, the market interest rate does not exceed 3%.
- 2.5% of the house value is more than 1/3 of the house rent.
- The house valuations are very unequal and is always below the real value.
- When a house is rebuilt, improved, or enlarged, there is a new valuation, and the tax is rated accordingly.
80 The contrivers of house taxes in England thought that it was very difficult to determine the real rent of every house.
- They regulated their taxes according to more obvious circumstances which they imagined to be proportional to the rent.
English House Taxes
81 The first tax of this kind was hearth-money.
- It was a tax of 24 pence on every hearth.
- To determine how many hearths were in the house, the tax-gatherer entered every room.
- This odious visit rendered the tax odious.
- After the revolution, it was abolished as a badge of slavery.
82 The next tax was a tax of 24 pence on every inhabited dwelling-house.
- A house with 10 windows was to pay 48 pence more.
- A house with 20 windows and more was to pay 96 pence.
- This tax was then so far altered that houses with 20-29 windows were ordered to pay 120 pence.
- Those with 30 or more windows were to pay 240 pence.
- The number of windows can be counted from outside without entering the house.
- The tax-gatherer's visit was less offensive than the tax of hearth-money.
83 This tax was afterwards repealed and replaced with the window-tax.
- It had many revisions and additions.
- At present (January 1775), the window-tax lays a duty of:
- 36 pence on every house in England and
- 12 pence on every house in Scotland.
- In England, this tax increases gradually from:
- 2-pence, the lowest rate for houses with seven windows or less, to
- 24 pence, the highest rate for houses with 25 or more windows
84 Such taxes are the worst and most unequal.
- They fall heavier on the poor than the rich.
- A house of £10 rent in a country town may have more windows than a house of £500 rent in London.
- The dweller in the house with £10 rent is likely poorer, yet the window-tax makes him pay more.
- A house of £10 rent in a country town may have more windows than a house of £500 rent in London.
- Such taxes are directly contrary to my first maxim of taxation.
- They do not offend much against the other three maxims.
85 The window-tax and all house taxes naturally reduce rents.
- The more a man pays for the tax, the less he can pay for the rent.
- However, since the imposition of the window-tax, house rents have risen.
- The increase in house demand was so great that it raised the rents more than the window-tax could sink them.
- This demand is proof of:
- the country's great prosperity, and
- the increasing revenue of its people.
- Without the tax, rents would probably have risen higher.
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Dublin, Ireland is a city that is alive with Irish history and culture. Whether you are planning your vacation to explore your Irish roots or to just enjoy the city and surrounding countryside, you will find that there are many fun things to do in Dublin.
The list of the top ten fun things to do in Dublin has been created for your consideration.
1. National Leprechaun Museum – This is a great place to learn about the history and culture of Ireland as well as to hear some traditional Irish tales.
2. Dub Linn Gardens – Located behind historic Dublin Castle, visitors will enjoy a relaxing stroll through these beautiful gardens which have recently been developed into formal gardens. The gardens are also surrounded by beautiful artwork.
3. Custom House – This beautiful house depicts the history and amazing architecture of Ireland. Visitors will marvel at the pavilions, arcades, columns as well the beauty of the central dome.
4. Dublin Zoo – This is one of the best fun things to do in Dublin for the entire family. Enjoy the many animal exhibits such as tigers, elephants and a white rhino.
5. Guinness Brewery Tour – Any fan of the famous Guinness Beer, must not miss one of these tours. When you first walk into the atrium, you will notice that it is a huge pint glass encompassing the entire seven story building. This glass could hold 14.3 million pints of beer.
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10. Panda Play Café – This is one of the best things to do in Dublin for kids. Kids are able to run around and play on the skuttlebugs, trampoline and in the play house while parents can relax with a cup of coffee or other refreshments.
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There is currently no mini tort for motorcycles, as a motorcycle is not considered a "motor vehicle" under the Michigan No Fault law. Therefore, the No Fault laws do not apply to motorcycles. For more information, take a look at my recent blog post, "Can you file a mini tort claim for motorcycle damage?"
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So I started painting my little bunker board. As you already know I am lazy and so I didn't take any pictures from structuring with the sand/glue/black paint mixture I used, also no pictures from drybrushing with codex grey and no pictures from first layer of vallejo light rust. But I managed to take some pictures from the actual look with added boltgun and flesh wash. Next step is some vallejo dark rust followed by another soft layer of light rust again. The plan is to get those two layers done today. Maybe I also get it done to water some light rust down to add some further rust that should look like it runs down some walls from the pipes. The next step would be to paint the small cracks in the floor with some green to look like algae which I want to fill up with some water effect to look like puddles. I also wanna add some algae to the walls to represent high air humidity inside the bunker. After that I plan to paint the skulls that are laying around in some of the tiles. This is followed by adding the water effect stuff and finallly those tanks which I plan to be filled with some stuff, maybe some bodies from experiments or similar.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Bunker Board Project pt.2.1 - Painting the rust
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Grey London, part of WPP's Team News, has unveiled a campaign to promote The Sun's award-winning football coverage ahead of the big Prem...
The campaign introduces a new line that will underpin The Sun's football-based communications throughout the entire season: We Feel Football, celebrating the devotion and emotional turmoil fans will experience week in, week out, from the first chance in August 'til the last near miss in May.
Centrepiece is a 60' TV commercial narrated by Nazareth's 1970s power ballad Love Hurts, which recognises for every winner there must be a loser; for every moment of ecstasy there must be an equal moment of despair, and exalts the pain experienced by long-suffering fans with a devotion to the beautiful game.
The spot – a snapshot of the heartbreak felt by those with a blind love for football and which finishes with the line 'All season, we'll be there' – was directed by Martin Kalina through Pulse, and will also run in the form of two separate 30' edits.
Dave Monk, deputy ECD at Grey London, says: "We wanted a director who really understood the tragedy and raw emotions of the football fan. Fresh from experiencing a heartbreaking defeat in the World Cup Final, Argentinian director Martin Kalina brought a load of talent and a bucketful of tears with him."
David Robinson, Marketing Director at The Sun adds: "For a large number of Sun readers, the back page is their front page. We speak for the football lovers, with an insatiable, endless appetite for the game – despite having their hopes built up and then crushed, time and time again. And yet, they always come back for more. As always, The Sun provides a voice and an active support for the fans - in print, in digital and on video - and we, like the fans, feel football."
Creative Credits:
Project name: The Sun - We Feel Football
Nick Stringer (Chief Creative Officer, News UK)
David Robinson (Marketing Director, The Sun)
Kate Bird (Head of Marketing, The Sun)
Lizzie Crees (Marketing Communications Manager, The Sun)
- Deputy Executive Creative Director: Dave Monk
- Creative Team: Jonas Roth & Rasmus Smith-Bech
- Agency producer: Amy Cracknell
- Creative producer: Sarah Benson
- Planner: Mike Lean (Planning Director), Hamish Cameron (Senior Planner)
- Account team: Natalie Graeme (Managing Partner), Tamsine Foggin (Business Director); Helene Doukas (Account Manager)
Media agency: M/SIX
Production company: Pulse
Director: Martin Kalina
Assistant Director: Luis Mermet
Editor: Leo @ Stitch
Producer: Sam Levene
DOP: Julian Hohndorf
Post-production: Absolute
Audio post-production: Sam @ 750MPH


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Monday evening marked the second time this year that tragedy hit close to home for community activist Hal Baskin.
His son, Hal Jr., 25, was shot with the son's friend while both were on a front porch in Englewood, a neighborhood that has become a nationwide symbol for gun violence in Chicago.
The shooting happened less than five months after Baskin's great-nephew, Ronald, was fatally shot while visiting the neighborhood on Mother's Day.
Baskin, 61, is a former gang member who has been a community activist for decades, a perennial candidate for alderman and head of the PEACE Community Center, an anti-violence group in Englewood.
In a telephone interview Tuesday, Baskin said he didn't believe his family has been targeted in spite of the two shootings since May. He said the latest shooting is likely part of an ongoing gang conflict in the neighborhood that has nothing to do with his son.
"It (was) a warm day. It could happen to anybody. They're not targeting the Baskins," he said. "Maybe somebody was looking for the opposition. Who knows? A lot of people were out there. A lot of kids as well."
The two recent shootings aren't the only violence the family has had to endure. Another of Baskin's nephews, Rodney Jr., was fatally shot in Englewood in 2006. Baskin's brother, Rodney Sr., was killed in 1994.
Shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Baskin's son was on his friend's porch in the 6600 block of South Peoria Street when he was shot in the hip, abdomen and chest, his father said. His son's friend, 30, suffered a graze wound to the head.
Baskin said his son was "walking and talking" Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Stroger Hospital but still had a bullet lodged in his hip. The wounds to his chest and abdomen were from bullet fragments, he said.
In addition to the younger Baskin and his friend, two boys, 13 and 16, were wounded in separate shootings in Englewood and West Englewood, all within a three-hour span Monday.
Baskin said the rash of shootings is emblematic of the violence plaguing the two neighborhoods, sometimes referred to by residents as "Chiraq."
"The police are doing an admirable job, but they can't do it themselves," Baskin said.
Tribune reporter Adam Sege contributed.


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Marengo Holiday Housewalk 2012
September not only marks the start of Autumn, but it also kicks off holiday craft fair season! The Pretty Crafty Arts and Craft Fair was held at the Del Webb Edgewater community center with a variety of crafters displaying their hand crafted wares. With approximately 75 vendors participating, guests strolled through walkways, breakout areas and the main lobby to view a balanced blend of gift items.
We displayed our handcrafted explosion books, notepads and greeting cards along with pre-made scrapbook pages for the avid scrapbooker. Our event scrapbooks was one of the things that was extremely interesting to everyone. One of the ladies we told our story to started to get very emotional and said it would be the perfect thing to give to her daughter who would soon be having a baby shower. We felt so humbled that we could touch people in this way!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table — it was great meeting you and we hope to see you at your next event!!


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Abdul-Baha says:
It is the hour of unity of the sons of men and of the drawing together of all races and all classes. You are loosed from ancient superstitions which have kept men ignorant, destroying the foundation of true humanity.
The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 19)
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Tru64 UNIX
|DEC, HP, IBM, Compaq
|OS family
|Working state
|Retired (supported until December 2012)[1]
|Source model
|Closed source
|Initial release
|January 1992
|Latest release
|5.1B-6 / October 1, 2010
|DEC Alpha
|Kernel type
|Hybrid kernel
|Default user interface
|Command line interface
|Official website
|Tru64 UNIX Software
Tru64 UNIX is a discontinued 64-bit UNIX operating system for the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA), currently owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Previously, Tru64 UNIX was a product of Compaq, and before that, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where it was known as Digital UNIX (formerly DEC OSF/1 AXP).
As its original name suggests, Tru64 UNIX is based on the OSF/1 operating system. DEC's previous UNIX product was known as Ultrix and was based on BSD.
It is unusual among commercial UNIX implementations, as it is built on top of the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University. (Other UNIX and UNIX-like implementations built on top of the Mach kernel are GNU Hurd, NeXTSTEP, MkLinux, macOS and Apple iOS.)
Tru64 UNIX required the SRM boot firmware found on Alpha-based computer systems.
In 1988, during the so-called "Unix wars", DEC joined with IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and others to form the Open Software Foundation (OSF) to develop a version of Unix. Dubbed OSF/1, the aim was to compete with System V Release 4 from AT&T Corporation and Sun Microsystems, and it has been argued that a primary goal was for the operating system to be free of AT&T intellectual property.[2] The fact that OSF/1 was one of the first operating systems to use the Mach kernel is cited as support of this assertion. Digital also strongly promoted OSF/1 for real-time applications, and with traditional UNIX implementations at the time providing poor real-time support at best, the real-time and multi-threading support was heavily dependent on the Mach kernel. It also incorporated a large part of the BSD kernel (based on the 4.3-Reno release) to provide UNIX API. Back at the time of its proliferation, OSF/1 was the third major flavor of UNIX together with System V and BSD.
DEC's original release of OSF/1 (OSF/1 Release 1.0) was in January 1992 for their line of MIPS-based DECstation workstations,[3] however this was never a fully supported product and was cancelled before the end of the year. DEC ported OSF/1 to their new Alpha AXP platform (as DEC OSF/1 AXP), and this was the first version (Release 1.2) of what is most commonly referred to as OSF/1. DEC OSF/1 AXP Release 1.2 was shipped on March 1993. OSF/1 AXP was a full 64-bit operating system and the native UNIX implementation for the Alpha architecture. After OSF/1 AXP V2.0 onwards, UNIX System V compatibility was also integrated into the system.
The Open Software Foundation[4] created OSFMK which was a commercial version of the Mach kernel for use in OSF/1, it contains applicable code from the University Of Utah Mach 4 kernel (such as the "Shuttles" modification used to speed up message passing.) and applicable code from the many Mach 3.0 variants that sprouted off from the original Carnegie Mellon University Mach 3.0 kernel,[5] [6] it also consists of improvements made by the OSF such as built in collocation capability, realtime improvements, and rewriting of the IPC RPC component for better speed use among other things.[7]
Other vendors
HP also released a port of OSF/1 to the early HP 9000/700 workstations based on the PA-RISC 1.1 architecture. This was withdrawn soon afterwards due to lack of software and hardware support compared to competing operating systems, namely HP-UX.[8]
Apple Computer intended to base A/UX 4.0 for their PowerPC-based Macintoshes on OSF/1,[9] but the project was cancelled.
IBM used OSF/1 as the basis of the AIX/ESA operating system for System/370 and System/390 mainframes.[10]
OSF/1 was also ported by Kendall Square Research to their proprietary processor architecture used in the KSR1 supercomputer.
In 1994, after AT&T had sold UNIX System V to Novell and the rival Unix International consortium had disbanded, the Open Software Foundation ceased funding of research and development of OSF/1.
OSF/1 AD (Advanced Development) was a distributed version of OSF/1 developed for massively parallel supercomputers by Locus Computing Corporation.[11] Variants of OSF/1 AD were used on several such systems, including the Intel Paragon XP/S and ASCI Red, Convex Exemplar SPP-1200 (as SPP-UX) and the Hitachi SR2201 (as HI-UX MPP).
Digital UNIX
In 1995, starting with release 3.2, DEC renamed OSF/1 AXP to Digital UNIX to reflect its conformance with the X/Open Single UNIX Specification.[12]
After Compaq's purchase of DEC in early 1998, with the release of version 4.0F, Digital UNIX was renamed to Tru64 UNIX to emphasise its 64-bit-clean nature and de-emphasise the Digital brand.
In April 1999, Compaq announced that Tru64 UNIX 5.0 successfully ran on Intel's IA-64 simulator.[13] However, this port was cancelled a few months later.[14]
A Chinese version of Tru64 UNIX named COSIX was jointly developed by Compaq and China National Computer Software & Technology Service Corporation (CS&S).[15] It was released in 1999.
TruCluster Server
From release V5.0 Tru64 UNIX offered a clustering facility named TruCluster Server. TruCluster utilised a cluster-wide filesystem visible to each cluster member, plus member specific storage and an optional quorum disk. Member specific files paths were enhanced symbolic links incorporating the member id of the owning member. Each member had one or zero votes, which, combined with a possible quorum disk, implemented a cluster formation algorithm similar to that found in OpenVMS.
Current status
With their purchase of Compaq in 2002, HP announced their intention to migrate many of Tru64 UNIX's more innovative features (including its AdvFS, TruCluster, and LSM) to HP-UX. In December 2004, HP announced a change of plan: they would instead use the Veritas File System and abandon the Tru64 advanced features. In the process, many of the remaining Tru64 developers were laid off.[16]
The current maintenance release, 5.1B-6 was released in October 2010.[17]
In October 2010, HP stated that they would continue to support Tru64 UNIX until 31 December 2012.[18]
In 2008, HP contributed the AdvFS filesystem to the open source community.[19]
These versions were released for Alpha AXP platforms.[20][21][22][23]
|Approx Date
|March 1993
|April 1993
|Hardware only release
|July 1993
|September 1993
|November 1993
|Hardware only release
|March 1994
|April 1994
|Logical Storage Manager (LSM) v1; AdvFS v1; ASE v1 introduced
|May 1994
|Hardware only release
|July 1994
|August 1994
|SMP support
|September 1994
|ASE v1.1; System V Environment
|September 1994
|Hardware only release
|Digital UNIX 3.2
|February 1995
|Digital UNIX 3.2A
|March 1995
|ASE v1.2
|Digital UNIX 3.2B
|May 1995
|Hardware only release
|Digital UNIX 3.2C
|July 1995
|Digital UNIX 3.2D-1
|January 1996
|ASE v1.3
|Digital UNIX 3.2D-2
|January 1996
|Hardware only release
|Digital UNIX 3.2E
|March 1996
|TruCluster v1.0
|Digital UNIX 4.0
|March 1996
|CDE made default desktop
|Digital UNIX 3.2F
|June 1996
|Digital UNIX 3.2G
|August 1996
|Digital UNIX 4.0A
|September 1996
|ASE v1.4
|Digital UNIX 4.0B
|December 1996
|X/Open-compliant Curses
|Digital UNIX 4.0C
|April 1997
|Digital UNIX 4.0D
|December 1997
|Y2K readiness; extended UIDs/GIDs; class scheduler; JDK 1.1.4; Netscape 3.04
|Digital UNIX 4.0E
|November 1998
|ASE v1.5; USB support; AdvFS atomic write data logging; Sendmail 8.8.8; ODBC/JDBC; Netscape 4.05
|Tru64 UNIX 4.0F
|April 1999
|USB keyboard/mouse support; limited DVD support; Netscape 4.5; COM for Tru64 UNIX
|Tru64 UNIX 5.0
|July 1999
|Improved performance/scalability; Hot-swap; Sendmail 8.8.8; OpenMP; Netscape 4.51; X11R6.3
|Tru64 UNIX 5.0A
|April 2000
|UFS Delayed metadata option; Sendmail 8.9.3; Netscape 4.7; ISO 9660 install disc
|Tru64 UNIX 4.0G
|May 2000
|Maximum 256 X clients (formerly 128); Netscape 4.7
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1
|September 2000
|Extended System V functionality; Tcl/Tk 8.2; IPv6
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1A
|September 2001
|Online CPU addition/removal; UNIX 98 Conformance; X11R6.5; Netscape 4.76
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B
|September 2002
|Big Pages; IPv6 Enhancements; Netscape 6; Unicode 3.1
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-1
|November 2003
|Name Service Switch (NSS); Mozilla 1.4
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-2
|August 2004
|Unified Buffer Cache Scaling; Perl 5.8.4; Mozilla 1.6
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3
|June 2005
|AdvFS robustness; Accounting refinements; LSM enhancements; Mozilla 1.7.5
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4
|December 2006
|POSIX conformance; Rebranding (COMPAQ to HP); 2007 U.S. DST changes; BIND 9.2.5
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-5
|March 2009
|Standards conformance; Support for latest DST changes; BIND 9.2.8
|Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-6
|October 2010
|Defect fixes only. Support ended 31 Dec 2012
- ↑ Tru64 UNIX Support Roadmap
- ↑ Salus, Peter H. (1994). A Quarter Century of UNIX. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. p. 217. ISBN 0-201-54777-5.
- ↑ Ellen Minter (1992-01-28). "Press Release — OSF/1". Newsgroup: bit.listserv.esl-l. Usenet: email@example.com. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ The Open Group
- ↑ Jim Magee. WWDC 2000 Session 106 - Mac OS X: Kernel. 12 minutes in.
- ↑ http://www.db.opengroup.org/ar/technologies/mk-dbleplus/white_paper.htm
- ↑ Douglas M. Wells. "A Trusted, Scalable, Real-Time Operating System Environment" (PDF).
- ↑ "PA-RISC R&D Operating Systems". OpenPA.net. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ↑ Corcoran, Cate (4 November 1991). "Apple reveals plans for updated A/UX, PowerOpen Unix development alliance". InfoWorld. pp. 1, 115.
- ↑ "IBM announces AIX/ESA mainframe version of Unix". 1992-04-01. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ Zajcew, Roman; et al. (1993). An OSF/1 UNIX for Massively Parallel Multicomputers (PostScript). USENIX Winter 1993 Technical Conference.
- ↑ Steve Lionel (1995-04-17). "Re: OSF vs. Digital Unix". Newsgroup: comp.unix.osf.osf1. Usenet: email@example.com. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ "Compaq Tru64 UNIX Runs on Intel's Merced Simulator". 1999-04-08. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "Compaq kills Tru64 development on Intel's Merced". 1999-09-22. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "China National Computer Software & Technology Service Corporation Chooses Compaq's Digital UNIX Technology as Basis for China's 64-Bit UNIX". INTERACTIVE BUSINESS NETWORK RESOURCE LIBRARY. 1998-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ↑ Ashlee Vance (2004-12-02). "HP laughs off Tru64 promises, welcomes Veritas". The Register. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ↑ "Release Notes for Version 5.1B-6". November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ "Tru64 Roadmap October 2010" (PDF). November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ HP (2008-06-23). "HP Contributes Source Code to Open Source Community to Advance Adoption of Linux". HP. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ↑ Cheek, Matthew (1999). Digital UNIX System Administrator's Guide. ISBN 1-55558-199-4.
- ↑ "Tru64 UNIX Online Documentation and Reference Pages". Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "DIGITAL UNIX Release Notes for Version 4.0B". Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ "DIGITAL UNIX Release Notes for Version 4.0E" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tru64.
- Tru64 UNIX - HP's official Tru64 UNIX site
- Tru64 FAQ from UNIXguide.net
- comp.unix.tru64 - Newsgroup on running, owning and administering Tru64 UNIX (web-accessible via Google Groups)
- comp.unix.osf.osf1 - Newsgroup on running, owning and administering OSF/1 (web-accessible via Google Groups)
- HP Tru64 Unix man pages and shell accounts provided by Polarhome


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Review: Logitech G710+ Mechanical Keyboard
Logitech was very late into the mechanical keyboard game. In fact, its usual competitors joined preceding makers such as Filco, Deck and Ducky two to three years before Logitech had a response. While Steelseries, Razer and Corsair have offered varying types of mechanical keyboards, there hasn't been a keyboard that manages all of the following well – build quality, back lighting durability and customization, a wide range of switches and macro-able keys. The current keyboard I use is a Razer Blackwidow Ultimate (1st gen) which has had its ups and downs.
I was sent an early review set as the Logitech G710+ is due to launch in Singapore in the coming days. The standard retail price is S$219 which is around S$29 higher than other brands in this category of keyboards. Here is an in depth look at Logitech's very first mechanical keyboard.
Logitech has gone beyond its usual style in the design of the G710+. Unlike its G series keyboards that are slim and minimal, the G710+ touts trapezoidal edges that encases a bold, striking facade. The keyboard is moderately heavy and requires a hefty amount of desk space with its length significantly longer than the Blackwidow Ultimate.
The G710+ utilizes Cherry MX Brown switches with white LED back lighting
The G710+ utilizes Cherry MX Brown switches with white LED back lighting The type of switches used are of a personal preference and you should read more about it here, especially if you are planning to get a mechanical keyboard. The switch type selected will dramatically change the experience of the product. Because of this, it is always better to go down to a shop and try it out personally before buying any mechanical keyboard.
In general, Cherry MX Brown switches are a lot quieter and offer greater resistance than Cherry MX Blue switches that the Blackwidow Ultimate utilizes (note that Razer's stealth editions uses Cherry MX Browns). The upside is that you will be a lesser nuisance to those working near you. The bad news is that the 'clicky' feeling is compromised in this approach. Pick what you prefer because tastes and preferences vary widely. Unlike the Corsair Vengeance series that do no sport 100% mechanical keys , the G710+ sports full mechanical keys. The only exceptions are the media and lighting keys which is a non issue unlike Corsair's approach.
It also must be noted that the G710+ ships with the W, A, S, D keys and arrow keys in grey, setting it apart from the rest which are in black. Logitech does not provide replacement black key caps for these special keys in the box. Most gamers, would not mind this though. In fact, most prefer to have the W, A, S, D and arrow keys highlighted in a different colour.
The back lighting on the G710+ is excellent and moderately customizable. There are 5 levels of brightness. However, brightness settings are split into two modes. The first controls only the W, A, S, D and arrow keys. The second controls the rest of the keys. This means you can have the back lighting set to a different level for the special keys as compared to the rest. I also like the way in which Logitech sets aside two buttons dedicated to controlling the lighting. No more pressing 'Fn' combination keys to set brightness levels. The back lighting is done well which is not surprising after being a user of the Logitech G15v2 keyboard in the past.
There are 6 'G' keys in total and 3 modes which allows a total of 18 macros to be recorded and stored. This is consistent with Logitech's preceding gaming keyboards and matches Corsair's K90 while outstripping Razer's Blackwidow. You can record macros on the fly or do it step by step via Logitech's Gaming Software.
The G710+ also provides the usual media keys with a smooth scrolling volume control roller. The roller is a really nice touch but it does look borrowed from Corsair's Vengeance series. To top it off, there is also a key that disables the Start button which ensures you do not accidentally switch out of your game when you accidentally hit the Start button. Like all the latest keyboards in the market, the G710+ sports the new windows logo.
The keyboard also allows you to connect a single USB device to it. It acts basically as an extension. The port is located at the middle on the back of the keyboard. As such, the G710+ has a thick and sturdy cable that splits into 2 USB connections – one for the keyboard and one for the single USB port. This will come in handy if you utilize a USB headset. The base of the keyboard also allows you to route the cable from the back to the front via its underside. This is a nice touch considering the location of the port.
There is one downside to the hardware end of the G710+. For some reason, Logitech decided to break from its usual all-matte set up to place a glossy surface in the middle portion of the keyboard. Yes, this makes the design look better but I have always questioned the viability of using gloss on a peripheral that will be covered in fingerprints very quickly. The good news is that gloss only covers areas that your fingers will not usually reach and that the rest of the keyboard is in matte. Nevertheless, I don't see why a gloss surface had to be fitted in in the first place. You should have a look at my smudged Blackwidow to understand the pain of gloss surfaces.
Go down to the store and give it a whirl. The tactile feel of different switches is difficult to describe and purely subjective.
Besides some use of gloss, the keyboard is sturdy and rugged. The back lighting was done right and the media keys are excellent (especially the volume roller). Also, macro options are equal to the best you can find on the market. Your decision at this point is whether you like MX Brown switches. As mentioned earlier, go down to the store and give it a whirl. The tactile feel of different switches is difficult to describe and purely subjective. I would like to see Logitech offering more switch options in future.
As a keyboard, there isn't much you can program software wise besides the G-keys and this is all you will do with the Logitech Gaming Software. At the time of this review, version 8.40 was the latest available and screenshots shown below are based on that.
Akin to the G600, the LGS 8.40 gives a complete set of customization options for the G710+.
- Keystroke: Assign a single keystroke. You can set delay and repeat options.
- Multi Key: Record and assign multiple keystrokes, basically macros. Again, you can set delay and repeat options.
- Text Block: Enter a block of text that will be instantly typed out when you hit the assigned button. While you can do this in a macro, this method is more refined and not prone to hiccups. Repeat options also available.
- Mouse Functions: Assign the following functions to any key. Left click, Right click, Middle Click, Back, Forward, Double click, DPI up, DPI down, DPI Shift, Default DPI, DPI cycling, Mode switch, G shift.
- Media: Assign the following media commands. Play/pause, Stop, Previous, Next, Volume up, Volume down, Mute
- Hotkeys: Assign the following commands. Close window, Show desktop, Next tab in browser, Previous tab in browser, Restore default zoom, Copy, Cut, Paste, Undo, Redo, Open charms (Win 8), Search charm (Win 8), App bar (Win 8).
- Shortcut: Create a shortcut to any local or network applications, files, folders, computers or URLs.
- Function: Assign predefined shortcuts. Email, Web browser, Media player, Calculator, My computer.
- Ventrilo: Assign the following native ventrilo commands. Command 1, 2, 3, Mute/unmute sound, Mute/unmute microphone, Push to talk.
Interestingly you can set Mouse Functions on the keyboard's G keys. The clicking functions work with any mouse. DPI settings and the rest work only with Logitech's G series mouses.
Logitech's G710+ keyboard is a solid but pricey entry to the mechanical arena. Logitech has got the balance right on both hardware and software. Some niggling issues remain such as certain gloss areas and the subjective choice of switches. Besides that, there is nothing much to complain. This is a solid keyboard which fetches quite a fortune but the final upside this product has, is a 3 year warranty as compared to its competitor's single year coverage (Singapore).
Logitech's G710+ keyboard is a solid but pricey entry to the mechanical arena.
If Cherry MX Browns are your thing, the G710+ is the most feature rich mechanical gaming keyboard available that has been well executed. Be prepared to pay a high premium for this balance.


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How to insure your shelter pet
When it comes to pet ownership in the United States, the numbers are staggering. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), about 62 percent of all U.S. households have at least one pet, totaling about 78 million dogs and 86 million cats. What's more, a large percentage of these companion animals come from the nearly 7 million dogs and cats placed in shelters each year.
And while adopting a shelter dog or cat can bring plenty of joy to a home, it can also put a strain on the family budget. According to APPA, Americans spent almost $53 billion on their pets in 2012, and the average cost of food, supplies, medical care and training for a dog or cat can approach $1,000 annually.
If you're one of the millions who already owns a pet, or want to adopt a furry addition to the family, pet insurance may be the best option to help ease the financial burden.
According to Chris Ashton, co-founder and co-CEO of Petplan pet insurance, only one percent of U.S. dogs and cats are covered by insurance. But, Ashton says, this number is starting to grow.
"I think it's being driven by the rising cost and advancements in vet care," Ashton says. "The things they can do for pets these days are just unbelievable. But it's also very expensive."
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"This is my third dog and first rescue, but it's the first with pet insurance," Moss says. "But trust me, now that I have it, I'm very glad it's there."
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Since June is National Pet Adoption Month, it's worth considering the growing connection between pet insurance and animal rescue organizations.
Steve Siadek, cofounder and chief operating officer of Healthy Paws Pet Insurance, says that pure breeds are generally more expensive to insure than mixed breeds (since hereditary problems like hip dysplasia in pure breeds are passed down from generation to generation). And since most shelter pets are mixed, it's a good bet that your rescue pup or kitten will be less costly to insure than a pet purchased through a breeder.
Furthermore, an increasing number of pet insurers are teaming up with adoption centers and animal rescues across the country to offer new adoptive parents a trial run of insurance. For instance, Petplan recently teamed up with the North Shore Animal League on Long Island, NY. Every pet that gets adopted from North Shore comes with a free 30-day trial of insurance.
"Shelters spend all of this time and effort re-homing pets, but so many of them get returned, especially when the pet gets sick and owners have to spend money on treatment," Ashton says. "We're hoping this will really help raise awareness for pet adoption and also helps lower the rate of pets being returned to shelters.
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Age is important to consider when thinking about insuring your shelter pet.
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"(Senior pets) most likely have one or more preexisting conditions that would be excluded from coverage," Siadek says."Ask for medical records from your shelter and understand what conditions exist and how they will provide ongoing care for those conditions. "
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If you adopt a shelter pet that's older than a year or two, it's important to learn their medical history. How this affects the process of obtaining pet insurance varies from company to company.
For instance, Ashton says Petplan does not require medical records for enrollment, but they are required once a claim is submitted. But if someone wants to determine whether their older pet's existing medical conditions will be covered, Petplan offers a by-request medical underwriting service at no charge.
Meanwhile, Healthy Paws requires a newly adopted pet to have a check-up by the pet parent's own veterinarian before providing insurance.
"This check-up is an important step regardless of pet insurance and is just part of being a good pet parent," Siadek says.
Bad dog (or cat)!
Because shelter pets come from all sorts of circumstances, new adoptive parents may need to correct certain bad behaviors like fear aggression or excessive barking once the pet comes home. Pet insurance can come in handy with this issue as well.
According to Ashton, Petplan will cover behavioral therapy for your pet if the veterinarian recommends it—but only up to a preset maximum that's determined by your policy.
According to Alison Andrew, vice president of marketing for Trupanion pet insurance, many insurers will offer the option to slightly increase your monthly premium costs to cover something like behavioral modification. For instance, Trupanion offers a five-dollar-per-month rider that customers can purchase in order to provide coverage for behavioral modification.
"Make sure your shelter provides a behavioral assessment," Andrew says. "It's in everyone's best interest that the new owner has the best experience of having that pet in the new home."
How to shop for pet insurance
When shopping for pet insurance, Wendy Toth, director of content for Pet360 – a pet advice website, says consumers should make sure the provider covers the following conditions (which often can be excluded):
• Coverage for cancer.
• Coverage for chronic diseases: "If your pet comes down with a chronic disease, some insurers may only cover treatment during the year your pet was diagnosed," Toth says. "You want to make sure this coverage isn't limited."
• Coverage for hereditary and congenital diseases.
• Coverage for medical conditions common to your specific pet: "German shepherds, for instance, are prone to hip dysplasia. Some insurance providers won't cover these types of conditions," Toth says. "Make sure you ask about these issues before buying insurance."


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The Rock Creek Community Association is a volunteer organization chartered to maintain the entrances and common areas of Rock Creek and support projects to improve our neighborhood. Our goal is to increase the quality of living in Rock Creek and at the same time increase property values for all residents. The RCCA meets every second Wednesday of the month at the Rock Creek Country Club. Meetings begin at 7 pm and last approximately one hour. Everyone is welcome!
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Posted on Mar 18th, 2018
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THANK YOU TO THE MANY HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE GIVEN RCCA GENEROUS DONATIONS AFTER OUR REQUEST FOR HELP HERE AND IN THE RECENTLY MAILED SPRING AND WINTER, 2018 NEWSLETTER. Your generous donations have helped to pay for maintaining the entrances to Rock Creek and for special projects such as the new Rock Creek sign boulder at the Kahneeta entrance, and the upcoming re-landscaping of the Cornelius Pass entrance.
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Visitors to the Hebrides looking for a real taste of island life need look no further than Ness in Lewis, the location of Donald 'Sweeny' Macsween's croft tourism venture, Air an Lot.
Air an Lot – Gaelic for 'on the croft' – offers tourists and locals alike the chance to experience the day-to-day happenings on an island croft, from feeding the animals to cutting peats. "It just depends how hands on people want to get," says Donald of the activities available.
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Through Air an Lot, Donald also sells fresh eggs, meat boxes, and sausages, and is starting to branch out into areas such as sheepskin rugs and wool, too. "I enjoy working with animals on a daily basis, and I think it's important that they're valued as well. If that animal has had to die to produce food, then it's only right that we make the most use possible out of that animal."
Although Air an Lot is coming into its own this year, the croft tourism business has been more than four years in the making. After graduating from university and working as a journalist for the BBC, Donald worked for the local council on a European-funded project, one that helped provide opportunities for young people to stay in the islands through a focus on enterprise.
"When I was going round talking to these kids I was thinking to myself, 'I'm telling them to pursue their passion, and I'm not doing it myself,'" remembers Donald. It was a realization that led him to "actively pursue" his own interests, working seriously on the croft and documenting the ups and downs of a crofting life on his popular blog, Air an Lot.
Thanks to social media and word of mouth, people started asking if they could take their children to visit the croft and interact with the animals. From there, it's only grown. Bookings are coming in from families, school groups, and tourists, all wanting to get a taste of croft life and interact with the animals, many of whom, like his sheep dog Bud, only respond to Gaelic.
Donald and his family's crofting experiences are even the subject of a TV series on BBC Alba, also named Air an Lot. The half hour-long episodes give an often humorous look at the life of a crofter, and the first series has been nominated for Best Factual Series at the 2017 Celtic Media Festival.
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The reality of crofting is often a difficult one, with early starts, late nights, and constant preparations for the future. "You're basically spending your summer preparing to get through the winter," says Donald. "You're getting your hay to feed animals in the winter, you're getting peats to warm your house in the winter, so our whole year is pretty much about survival."
While a typical day on the croft usually includes checking on the livestock, making sure everything is clean, collecting eggs, and feeding the animals, it all depends on the time of the year, and of course, the weather. "With livestock, it's difficult to predict things, particularly in the winter and early spring, the weather is a huge factor," he explains.
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It's an enthusiasm that makes a visit to Air an Lot all the more enjoyable, and when it comes to experiencing the croft, Donald hopes visitors will "be slightly more aware of what it's like to be a crofter, and significantly more aware of where their food comes from."
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