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The best first step in finding boarding or daycare your pet will love is asking for recommendations from friends, neighbors, your veterinarian, or trainer. Also search "Kennels & Pet Boarding" and "Dog Daycare" online for info about the businesses, services offered, rates, and reviews.
Once you've found a few facilities that look and feel good to you, visit the site and ask yourself:
• Does it look and smell clean?
• Is there good light and ventilation?
• Is the temperature controlled?
• Does staff seem knowledgeable and caring?
• Are current vaccinations required? (They should be)
• Are "Prepare your pet" guidelines/instructions provided?
• What certifications are in place? Many counties conduct annual inspections; also look for Pet First Aid certification
To this list Kim Hormby, owner of awarding-winning Stay Pet Hotel in Portland, adds: Organization. "Are good notes taken? Do things seem relatively calm and under control when you are there?" She also recommends asking the dog to staff ratio if playgroups/daycare are provided, saying you should feel comfortable with the ratio. Likewise, she says to check out the play space to make sure you're comfortable with its size and cleanliness.
"When I started, the rule of thumb was: if you can't just walk-in and get a tour, then the facility is hiding something. I have always challenged this mentality. I would guess at many facilities, we are not always available to show a walk-in client around because we have high standards of care, and the dogs boarding with us take priority over all else. Oftentimes our staff in the back is busy caring for the dogs while our front staff is busy checking clients in and out. We love to show Stay off, but most of the time doing so by appointment makes it easier for dogs and staff alike."
Questions to ask about boarding:
• Does each dog get daily exercise and attention?
• Are resting boards and bedding provided?
• Are cats housed separately?
• Can cats comfortably/safely move about?
• Is there space between litter box and food bowl?
• What is the feeding routine?
• What veterinary services are available?
• Is grooming, training and/or playtime available?
Hormby says questions she most often hears include:
Q How big are the suites/kennels the dogs stay in?
A Every facility has a different type, style and size of kennel – and some have none, says Hormby. Some, like those at Stay, are 50 square feet, providing plenty of room for beds, toys, and multiple dogs.
Q Do the dogs get exercise during the day?
A Most local facilities offer some type of exercise according to Hormby, who says, "Do your research and ask questions about this service before making reservations if this is important to you." She feels strongly that dogs in boarding should get exercise, fresh air, and social interaction with humans.
Q Must my dog be dog-friendly?
A It depends on the facility. "At Stay we are able to accommodate dogs that are not dog friendly. They get exercised throughout the day via one-on-one time out with staff."
Q Should I bring his/her food?
A Yes. People also ask about required vaccines, which Hormby notes are pretty much the same at most facilities, and include Rabies, Bordatella (kennel cough), and complete Distmper-Parvo. She notes that, "Most vets are also giving the Leptospirosis vaccine again, and while we do not require it, we do recommend it for the health of your dog."
When it comes to finding a place your pooch will love, Hormby says, "Figure out what is best for your dog's personality and seek out that type of facility. Look at your dog's energy, his or her social skills, anxiety, and other issues. Keep in mind that not all dogs want to be around 15-30 other dogs and don't force it upon your dog. Ask about how your dog did and be realistic about what your dog needs and what you need. Finding the right balance is key, and there are a lot of great facilities that can help!"
When asked what's trending in boarding and daycare, Hormby says, "Dogs, dogs, dogs! I'm still amazed by how many dogs are in Portland as I drive around town. Rain or shine, there are always dedicated dog owners out with their pups. And so many small dogs! Portland used to be a big dog town, but in the past three or so years there has really been a balancing out (myself included!). A lot of this is attributed to all the great dog rescue organizations that are helping to bring last-chance pups to Oregon from surrounding states."
The biggest change Hormby says she's seen in daycare and boarding is the level of care provided. "Educated dog owners have clear expectations of how they want their dogs cared for and the industry has definitely risen to the challenge."
In closing, Hormby says, "The first time you leave your dog at a facility is always the hardest!"
Once you and your dog get comfortable with a facility, you shouldn't have to worry. And not unlike childcare with kids, Kim says, "I always recommend saying goodbye to your dog at home before you leave the house. The less of a thing you make of goodbyes at the facility, the easier it is on your dog."
• Stay Pet Hotel — staypethotel.com
• Some statistics in this article provided courtesy of the Humane Society of the United States — Humanesociety.org
• Oregon Veterinary Medical Association — oregonvma.org
Kristan Dael is a freelance writer and the alter ego of Jennifer Mccammon. She lives in Portland with her 4-pack, and strives to produce articles that inform, edify, engage and entertain.


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The past two weeks have been CRAZY at Rite Aid, with tons of freebies and enough +UP Rewards and Single Check Rebate offers to make your head spin. I know it can be a little overwhelming to look at the full list of match ups and attempt to figure out the best plan of attack and learn how to minimize your out of pocket cost without doing 27 transactions and driving the cashiers out of their mind.
I hope it helps when I share my shopping trips and scenarios with you, the idea behind it is to give you a little inspiration and a starting-off point to plan your own shopping trips. I know we don't always need exactly the same things, but hopefully it helps to see a basic layout.
If I'm purchasing several +UP Reward items, I try to do a minimum of 3 transactions to lower my out of pocket. The first two are generally +UP Reward items and then the third is (hopefully) any Single Check Rebate offers there may be that week. This allows me to "cash in" my +UP Rewards from the previous transactions.
Transaction #1
(4) Cover Girl Classic Colors Blush $5.69 (2 rang up $2.84)
(2) Cover Girl Loose Powder $6.05 (1 rang up $3.02)
Charmin Basic Bath Tissue $6
(3) Puffs Plus w/ Lotion Facial Tissue $.89
Organix Cough Drops $1.50
Used (3) $8/2 Cover Girl coupons from 10/2 PG insert
Used $.25/1 Charmin coupon from 10/2 PG insert
Used $.25/3 Puffs coupon from 10/2 PG insert
Paid $11.80, Received $11.50 in +UP Rewards
Transaction #2
(4) Kit Kat Snack Size Candy $2.50
(2) Reese's Snack Size Candy $2.50
Revlon Emery Boards (10 ct) $.75
Saline Soothers Wipes $1
Similasan Children's Cough Relief $3.99
Zarbee's Nighttime Cough & Cold Drink $6.99
Used (2) $1.50/3 snack size candy coupon from 10/16 SS insert
Used $.50/1 Saline Soothers coupon
Used $1.75/1 Similasan coupon from 9/11 SS insert
Used $1/2 Reese's 10.5 oz+ Rite Aid Video Values coupon (October)
Used $1/2 Kit Kat 10.78 oz+ Rite Aid Video Values coupon (October)
Used $11.50 in +UP Rewards from previous transaction
Paid $8.98, Received $7 in +UP Rewards
Transaction #3
Luvs Family Pack Diapers $14.39 w/ Wellness+ discount
Used $7 in +UP Rewards from previous transaction
Paid $7.39, Received $2 +UP Reward
Total spent out of pocket: $28.17
Will submit for: $10.99 in Single Check Rebates
Final price: $17.18 + I still have a $2 +UP Reward to spend
After all is said and done, I spent about $15 on TONS of practical items. This purchase rounded out my candy supply for trick-or-treaters, my medicine cabinet is now stocked full of all-natural cold and cough products for the coming winter months and I even picked up a few items to donate. $15 is about the price of JUST the box of Luvs diapers, so I'm pretty thrilled with my trip.
One thing to note on the Cover Girl scenario: I could have lowered my out of pocket even more, but I only had three of the $8/2 coupons and I felt like buying the toilet paper was more useful for our household right now.
I can't wait to hear how you did this week, I am having so much fun shopping at Rite Aid lately!
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Rehabilitation has been a common trope in films with a central character who is disabled since the earliest years of cinema. This trope is often used to support an overcoming narrative that upholds the benefits (and benevolence) of medical science or to alleviate the fears of the non-disabled that should they acquire a disability it can be cured. The 2002 film Secretary subverts the idea of disability being at the mercy of the medical establishment by proposing BDSM as a viable, if not superior, method to overcoming self-harm.
The film centers on Lee Holloway, a woman recently released from a mental institution. The character comes into her own and ceases to injure her body after she begins dating; first a friend from high school and later entering into a Dominant and submissive relationship with her boss. On the surface the film seems to follow a standard rehabilitation narrative. However, that is undermined by the film establishing a romantic triangle between Holloway, her old friend who also has a mental health history and her sexually dominant boss. The notion of rehabilitation and pathologized behavior is subverted by Holloway finding a new and more satisfying way to cease her self harm not through the medicalized environment of the mental hospital but by engaging in non-normative sexual practices that at the time were still listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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U.I.S. is made up of airsoft hobbyists in the C.S.R.A. Most players are firmiliar with military tactics and
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Sometimes when I am walking around the city a homeless person will talk to me. Usually they are very rude and I think "Maybe if you were not so very rude, you would be better at having jobs." I do not say this though, because I am not rude.
First, maybe homeless people should not shout so much. I know they are outside, so it's O.K. to use Outside Voices, but it can be very scary. It can be so scary it makes you yell a little bit.
Another good thing homeless people can do is practice oral hygiene. Teeth are important in your life. Maybe it doesn't have much to do with being rude, bit it is a pretty good idea I think.
Also, I do not have any money. When you ask me for money, and I say I have no money, and you say "Bull Shit." it gives me Bad Feelings.
Finally, it is very rude to pee in a building. Pee is actually pretty clean, but it smells real bad. Also it is PRIVATE. Also you should wash your hands.
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Desolate Era - Volume 36 - Chapter 27
Book 36, Daolord of the Fourth Step, Chapter 27 - The Second Palace
Ji Ning was stunned. A godsense legacy... and ten scrolls filled with Omega Daos? The master of the Azureflower Estate, Autarch Qi, didn't have a master-disciple relationship with Ning, but in truth he had done far more for Ning than any ordinary master would.
''These eleven scrolls of Omega Daos represent eleven absolutely dazzlingly Daolords,'' the white-haired elder said. ''All of them trained to become Daolords of the Fourth Step... but unfortunately, they all failed in the Daomerge. Despite that they left behind their Daos to posterity. Factor in the first one you received earlier, and you have won for yourself a total of twelve Omega Dao scrolls. These are all of the Omega Dao techniques which my master has collected.''
''They all failed in their Daomerge?'' Ning felt a tremendous sense of pressure.
''If my guess is correct... your path should be that of the Omega Dao as well.'' The white-haired elder looked at Ning, who nodded. Given how easily Ning had knocked the Archon-level guardian out of the palace, the white-haired elder had quickly come to this conclusion.
''The Daomerge for any Omega Dao is extremely, extremely difficult,'' the white-haired elder said. ''Anyone who succeeds in the Daomerge for an Omega Dao would gain inconceivable power, after all. It only makes sense that its Daomerge is incredibly difficult.''
Ning nodded in understanding. Samsara Daolords all chose different Daos. It was much like constructing a building. Ordinary Daolords who walked ordinary Daos merely had to build a thatched cottage! Even if they succeeded in the Daomerge, they would always remain within that cottage. They would be correspondingly weak.
The Omega Dao, however, required the construction of a giant palace that was tens of thousands of meters tall! That meant it needed a far more stable foundation... and even if the cultivator failed the Daomerge, he would still be able to easily dominate those weaker Emperors.
To become a Daolord of the Fourth Step meant that all of the basic preparations had been completed. One could attempt the Daomerge at any time. If you failed the Daomerge, your palace would begin to crumble. If you succeeded, it would be completed and eternal.
But of course, this was just a metaphor. To master an Eternal Omega Sword Dao was far more complex than creating any so-called palace.
Ning fully mastered all eleven scrolls of the Omega Dao, then accepted the crystal of godsense.
Whoosh. The godsense surged into his body, causing an awesome scene to appear within his mind.
A graceful youth dressed in a white robe with blue trims appeared in Ning's mind. The youth looked ordinary at first, but the more one stared at him the more one would feel that he was deadly attractive. After becoming an Autarch, every single inch of his body had become naturally filled with the unspeakable aroma of the Dao! This sort of Dao-aroma would naturally generate feelings of irresistible attraction to weaker cultivators.
The graceful youth was standing within an ordinary-looking study, teaching a group of children. Ning had become one of the children as well, and he listened obediently as the young Awakener taught him.
Soon, the image changed to become that of an army camp. A military officer was drilling his soldiers with the spear. The military officer was the graceful youth, while Ning had become one of the soldiers.
Then, the scene transformed to become a barbarian tribe. The witch-doctor who led this tribe was teaching the young tribesmen, with Ning one of the tribesmen and the graceful youth the witch-doctor.
One scene after another played out. They all seemed ordinary, but they carried an ineffable, indescribable aura to them. Time flowed on for what felt like a trillion years. Ning started as a mortal, became a cultivator, and now was a Hegemon.
The graceful youth stood there in the void, a group of cultivators standing behind him. All of their auras were at the Hegemonic level, with Ning amongst them.
Whoosh. The graceful youth waved his sleeves, sending an ordinary-looking gust of wind towards Ning and the other cultivators. However the power of this gentle wind suddenly skyrocketed to become a billion times more powerful. The wind instantly reached an absolutely inconceivable level of power, instantly annihilating Ning and the other cultivators. However, Ning and the others then reappeared once more.
''This is my Dao. All of you have seen what there is to see. You may leave, now. Shoo.'' The graceful youth smiled as he waved gently at the group.
Ning suddenly came back to his senses.
''You woke up?'' The white-haired elder looked at Ning.
''I'm up,'' Ning said. ''I feel as though a trillion years have gone by... but I can sense from the local spacetime that only a day has actually gone past.''
Ning felt indescribable emotions in his heart. In the process of accepting the legacy, he had been 'trained' from a child to the point of becoming a Hegemon. Autarch Awakener had indeed displayed his Dao... but he had done so through countless demonstrations over the course of what felt like trillions of years. Ning felt a strong sense of attachment to him, as though the Autarch truly was his master and elder. When he thought of how Autarch Awakener had already perished, Ning felt a sense of sorrow in his heart.
''You've already viewed everything there is to view in the first palace. You can now enter the second palace, which is the final palace,'' the white-haired elder said.
''The second palace?'' Ning was startled. The first palace already contained the countless techniques which belonged to the cultivator civilizations, and even included countless retrofitted Sithe techniques. It even held Omega Daos and Autarch Awakener's own Dao! What could the second palace possibly hold?
''Follow me.'' The white-haired elder walked forwards.
''Yes.'' Ning followed from behind. They walked to the end of this palace hall, where a passageway appeared in the walls. They entered the passageway, arriving at a second hall.
Ning could see that the second hall was clearly much smaller, roughly three hundred meters in size! It was laid out in accordance with the principles of the Eight Trigrams, and the four walls were filled with bookshelves and jade scrolls. However, the jade scrolls here numbered in the tens of thousands at most. There truly were far fewer here than in the previous hall.
''Are there even better techniques here?'' Ning was puzzled.
''You've already seen all of the techniques of two different types of civilizations. What 'better techniques' are you expecting?'' The white-haired elder gave Ning a glance.
''Then these jade scrolls...?'' Ning stared at the surrounding area.
''You'll know soon enough.'' The white-haired elder pointed at the very center of the second hall, at the center of the Eight Trigrams. As he pointed, the ground in the center began to bulge upwards, transforming into a stone dais that was shaped like the Eight Trigrams and clearly meant for use as a meditation mat. The stone dais was black with a few specks of white light glowing on its surface. ''Sit there.''
Ning didn't hesitate. Given how might Autarch Awakener was and how powerful the wards within the Azureflower Estate were, it would be easy for the estate-spirit to kill him. Hell, even Hegemons would be slain with ease. Ning didn't worry about any tricks or traps at all.
Ning walked over, then sat down in the lotus position atop the stone dais.
Whoosh. A bone-chilling cold instantly pervaded his entire body. Ning shivered. He could sense that the speed at which his truesoul 'thought' had just skyrocketed. He was now able to think unfathomably faster than before.
''My master spent untold amounts of effort to construct this Azureflower Estate... and its heart is this stone dais,'' the white-haired elder said as he pointed at the stone dais. ''The countless formations in this estate have pooled their power within it, ensuring that it has an absolutely incredible supportive effect! Sitting on it is akin to being in a prajna-state of constant epiphany.''
Ning nodded. When he sat atop this stone dais, the effect was indeed much stronger than that of the Stone Censer of Reunion. Ning couldn't help but lower his head to look at the stone dais. This was simply too incredible and marvelous. With this stone dais, he would be able to cultivate the Dao much more quickly than before. Most likely, even his chances at the Daomerge would be improved by a bit.
''My master originally constructed this stone dais for himself. He spent his time cultivating atop it, and he paid an absolutely astronomical price to create it. Now, he has left it to those who are linked to this place by karma and destiny.'' The white-haired elder watched as Ning excitedly lowered his head and gently stroked the stone dais, then continued;''Now that you have passed the trials, you can come use this stone dais for as long as you are alive. I suspect that it is highly unlikely a second destined person will make it here in the next 108,000 chaos cycles.''
Ning nodded excitedly. This was definitely a truly supreme and peerless treasure.
''Calm down first. Once you've completely calmed down, I'll talk to you about something else,'' the white-haired elder said.
''Alright.'' Ning could sense that his heart was still trembling. He had first viewed the countless techniques belonging to two different types of civilizations, then discovered this stone dais which vastly surpassed the Stone Censer of Reunion. Ning naturally was in a state of shock!
A long while later, Ning finally began to calm down. He looked at the white-haired elder, his heart tranquil.
''Now that you are calmer, I'll explain.'' The white-robed elder said, ''The reason why my master left behind so many arrangements and even permitted you to view all of these techniques... is because of a final, dying wish he had.''
''A final wish?'' Ning was stunned.
''Yes.'' The white-robed elder nodded. ''You should have already trained in the 'Ninespace' technique, yes?''
''The 'Ninespace' technique?'' Ning was startled.
''Those Nine Chaos Seals,'' the white-haired elder explained. ''My master created the Nine Chaos Seals. They allow you to establish a brand new space within your sea of consciousness where an azure flower will bloom. This is the 'ninespace' region. It can convert Immortal energy, divine power, heartforce, and all other types of energy into a single mist-like form of energy. Of all the techniques which my master created in the countless years after he reached Autarchy, this is his proudest... but also his greatest regret. Even when he died, he still felt regret over this technique.''


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Chapter 6: "Progress"
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Der Riese - Dr. Maxis' Lab
A green glowing ray emitted from the weapon and made explosive contact on the test dummy. Following the explosion the dummy seemed irradiated from the blast and bits of cloth began to burn off and dissipate.
Dr. Maxis ran a device around the test area to detect how far the radius of the weapon's explosion reached.
"Around 1.2 meters from our test subject there is residue visible on the tracker. A very powerful weapon indeed. Dr. Porter! Continue testing with our new weapon and continue tweaking. Our friends in the Reich should be very impressed by what we've accomplished today."
Dr. Porter removed his goggles and deactivated the firing mechanism.
"Yes, doctor. There is much potential in this project. I will report on any findings on the weapon as they come. Are you leaving for lunch, Dr. Maxis?"
"No. Samantha is visiting us today, and I'm spending the afternoon with her. I have...unfortunately not been there to care and love her as I should have been. You understand, Dr. Porter, yes?"
"Absolutely doctor. Enjoy your afternoon with your daughter."
Samantha Maxis entered the Der Riese facility around 1300 hours. It was the weekend and her father had promised a surprise gift for her that day if she were a good girl for the week.
The nice man at the reception desk guided her to her seat to wait for her father. Eagerly waiting she kicked both her feet and hugged her Teddy.
Sam rarely saw father anymore. He was always busy working on science. It was always so lonely at home without her father. Before mother passed away, the three of them were always together and life was great. But today Samantha would finally spend time with her father, and she would find out what her gift was.
Fifteen minutes passed and Ludvig Maxis entered the lobby. He held his arms wide to catch Samantha as she came running towards him. He knelt down to hold her with all his love.
"It warms my heart to see you, Samantha. Have you been a good girl while I was away? How is Katrina? You haven't run her out of the house yet, have you?"
"No father. She takes good care of me and Teddy. She says I've been a good girl, daddy."
"Well then, Samantha. I guess that means you can get your gift I've been saving for this day. Though, I didn't have any doubt you were a good girl. Now, wait here one moment Samantha."
Maxis turned to another man in white and whispered in his ear for a moment, and the man, with a name-tag reading Harvey Yena, went into another room and came back with a rectangular device and a leash attached to the fluffiest, most beautiful dog Samantha had ever seen. Dr. Yena turned on the device which began to spin some of its internal wheel-like parts.
Samantha covered her mouth with her free hand and smile with glee. She had always begged father for a dog of her own but he always turned down the idea, believing she was not old enough. Ludvig knelt down again by Samantha and her new-found best friend.
"Now, you must be very diligent with her, Samantha. Owning a dog is a great responsibility."
"Yes, father. Oh, I love her."
"You must feed her every day, and walk her, and be very careful when you play with her. You know she's going to have puppies?"
Samantha's bright green eyes raised up to her loving father. Not only a dog of her very own, but soon puppies.
"Really? Can I keep the puppies too father?"
"We'll see, Samantha. One step at a time."
Dr. Yena ended the recording Dr. Maxis had requested. Following the previous week's events, Dr. Maxis had not struck Harvey as the sentimental type. Thank God he had convinced Maxis to give her the testing dog. No telling what type of experiments they had planned for the mother and her pups, seeing what had already been done to human subjects at Group 935 and worse, Division 9 in Japan.
Dr. Yena shifted his pose unsure of what Maxis wanted to happen next. The father and daughter continued speaking for a few minutes, occasionally sharing a hug or a laugh. Finally, Dr. Maxis raised up and motioned for the recorder from Dr. Yena.
"Thank you, Dr. Yena. Samantha and I will be gone for the next few hours. Be sure to check in on Dr. Porter's work every so often, and try to follow up with Dr. Richtofen on the weapon ideas sometime this evening. But first, treat yourself to a break. It's been a busy week for all of us."
"Yes, doctor. Thank you."
Dr. Yena left the lobby for his locker and passed Dr. Schuster. He waved at the doctor but he seemed in such a hurry Dr. Schuster did not notice.
"Dr. Schuster! Are you alright?"
"Yes! Yes, everything is alright! Erm- have you seen Dr. Richtofen anywhere?"
"Well no, last I saw him was in yesterday's meeting."
"Well if you see him let me know, please. I, uh, need to speak with him."


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Amateur reviewer watching every Warner Bros. cartoon from Bosko to Cool Cat.
Thursday, 11 April 2013
265. Pied Piper Porky (1939)
Release date: November 4, 1939.
Series: Looney Tunes.
Supervision: Bob Clampett.
Producer: Leon Schlesinger.
Starring: Mel Blanc (Porky Pig), Danny Webb (Mouse -- and Cat?).
Animation: John Carey and Dave Hoffman.
Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling.
Sound: Treg Brown (uncredited).
Synopsis: Porky plays a Pied Piper, and has managed to clear all the rats out of town. All but one, a Rochester caricature, whom Porky fails to clear out.
The title card disclaimer fades out where we find a horizontal pan going right; as our story takes place in Medieval times in the 'Ye town of Hamelin' in the lower part of Saxony, Germany--though is notorious for the folk-tale, of course, the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The backgrounds, probably by Dick Thomas, look very stylised and modern - and a rich feel for 14th century Germany. Among the crowds in the streets; we truck in where a local newspaper screams with the headline: PIED PIPER RIDS TOWN of RATS! which is famous, according to folklore. The newspaper pans down to a caption reading: Piper's Feat Gives Mayor a Big Kick.
He then jams with his flute in this song sequence, as the off-screen chorus continue singing. Anyone happen to know the name of the song being sung by the off-screen chorus. I just know its going to be a popular song with substitute lyrics.
After the song is over, Porky hears the sound of an off-screen voice: 'That's good sonny, but that ain't the way I heard it!'. We pan to the right and find Porky hasn't got rid of one particular mouse who is a caricature of Eddie Anderson, and his voiced by Danny Webb. The audience, off-screen, screech 'A rat! A rat!' - a silly little Avery-esque gag which you would hear at pantomimes. Porky walks over to the mouse with vengeance: 'Y-You can't get away with that!'. Afterwards; the mouse jumps off the figurine and runs away from Pied Piper Porky. He nibbles himself a mousehole and blows a silly face towards Porky with a 'You can't catch me' attitude.
The black Rochester mouse then walks over, hypnotised through the pipe's music. After walking a few paces, he then stops and turns to the audience and remarks: 'If you think I'm going in there, you're crazy'.
I wonder whether that line is a radio reference or some sort...as it was used in a few more Warner cartoons like Wacky Wildlife. After the mouse dances, he jumps up on top of Porky's chest, holding onto his flute. He comments, holding onto it, 'This thing's no good, boss. Blow a hole!'. He snaps the flute in hat, gives the broken half to Porky, then he bounces off his nose and plays the pipe to Umbrella Man.
Another wit won by the black mouse as he enters back inside his hole. Porky looks at his broken pipe, and this time he gives it up as he slams it to the ground. He walks over, and (appears to be improvised by animation) he uses a box for Plan B.
He mutters, as he opens the box, 'That rat...can't do that to me'. The box already reads it's an old-fashioned mouse-trap. What makes it 'old-fashioned' is be pulls out a cat to help catch the mouse.
He orders the cat: 'Go get 'em--slapsy catsy!'. He sniffs inside the mousehole and then starts snarling. The cat impersonates John L. Sullivan with his posing, and breaks the forth wall by showing its fists. After the mouse steps out of the hole: some amusing personality animation appears where the cat slowly stops showing his fists. Much to Clampett's and Warners personal charm, the cat screams like a girl and he jumps out of the scene. The cat reacts frighteningly and lifting his blouse, afraid of the mouse (rhyming not intended). Afterwards, there's a close-up shot where he speaks in a Mexican accent: 'Me, a pussy cat, afraid of a teeny, weeny mouse'. He chortles to himself, and remarks 'So they're scary', admitting he is scared.
Porky ends up being caught into a bowl of the cat's heads and the mouse fighting each other with that cartoony, early Clampett-esque effect. The fighting stops as they crash to a wall.
The chase sequence; and I like how Clampett arranged for the fighting and the background is displayed in panorama. The black mouse ends up cornered...but finds a way to outwit the cat by playing 'noughts and crosses'. The mouse draws up the game on the wall with a pencil; where the mouse uses noughts, and the cat uses crosses for the game.
The mouse wins as he manages to use the noughts diagonally. The Rochester-esque mouse comments: 'Hot dog, I win!'. He beeps the cat's nose and scrams. I quite like the characteristics of the cat in that cycle which combines with personality asides. The cat slams into a wall, as the mouse just makes it inside the mousehole. Well, of course, Bill Hanna would time that gag in Tom & Jerry (after this cartoon of course) but, even he would have at the unfunny timing there: Gee, I can sure think of an earlier cartoon where Clampett's timing on a similar gag was very funny..(Me thinking Rover's Rival).
Porky arrives at the spot on time, to save the cat's life. As the '9' ghost is about to drift away: Porky forces the ghost right back into the cat's soul. Why not, its a cartoon. He grabs out a bottle to revive the cat by giving him some catnip dynamite.
He pulls out the cork of the remedy bottle and pours it down his throat. There is some really 'fluid' animation where the liquid is seen noticeable around the cat's body and then the cat wakes up completely alert.
The '9' cat then warns the other lives through a trumpet call and they all dive down the cat's body; and even making him much more muscular. The cat then makes a really speedy start as he uses his legs to help increase his speed; and you can also hear the notorious sound effect...later to be used for the Tasmanian Devil. Porky watches the scene with hope the mouse will be completely ridded off. However, much to his surprise, the mouse walks out---completely indestructible and walks out as the cat is seen as the mouse's new fur coat'. A really dark gag ending, I'd say, and kind of disturbing..but its also amusing as Clampett has (in my opinion) created a funny character whose height can outnumber his enemies. The mouse comments with his new, dandy coat until he walks out posing.
True, Porky doesn't make much of a contribution and it may not present too much of Clampett's own wackiness, but the one character who steals the whole cartoon, is the mouse. The mouse really does resemble the wits of the character personality that the Warners guys were really hilarious at developing. I particularly like the mouse as he is a very witty little mouse, and also no matter how tiny he is...he has the knack of outsmarting all his enemies who are much more larger. The mouse really does have a lot of wackiness and charm which shows that Clampett, at least, put in a tad more effort than his other cartoons. While earlier he made really bland and horrible characters such as the ghost in Jeepers Creepers or Pinky in Porky's Picnic--yeah, I believe he made a hell of a mouse. You could say the cartoon would be an early idea for crafty characters like Bugs Bunny or Tweety; and I can really see the mouse most likely had an impact on the audience.
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'This thing's no good, boss. Blow a hole!'.ReplyDelete
It's actually, "Fulla holes!"
Slapsy Catsy is a reference to Slapsy Maxie Rosenbloom, a heavyweight champ turned actor and nightclub owner.ReplyDelete
Agreed on "Paying the Piper" being superioi, and the song sung at the beginning is Johnny Mercer and {?]Harry Warren's "Mutiny in the Nursery".ReplyDelete
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A regional team of first responders continued a search Friday morning for an Oktibbeha County woman who is missing in southwestern Clay County.
Victoria Hudson, 23, disappeared early Thursday after her car wrecked near Mhoon Valley Road, off Highway 50, authorities say.
Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said officials began looking for Hudson at about 5 a.m. Thursday, after Hudson had twice called 911 seeking assistance. Hudson's phone lost power at 7:33 a.m. and while authorities found her car, Hudson hasn't been seen or heard from since.
First responders from Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties searched until dark Thursday, and resumed their efforts at about 6:30 a.m. Friday.
"We're going to work on the assumption she's alive until we are given evidence to the contrary," Scott told media gathered at the scene Friday morning.
Meanwhile, Victoria's mother, Glenda Hudson of Pheba, waits with other family members at a nearby church -- hoping and praying for good news.
"It's difficult to sit here and wait and not be out there looking for her," Glenda said. "But we're going to let the professionals do their job and hope they come back with good results.
"She's a beautiful lady who's a joy to be around," she added. "We're praying that she's healthy and not injured."
Victoria Hudson, a fourth-year student at Ole Miss studying forensic science was reportedly driving from Oxford early Thursday where she was visiting friends.
"It's been pretty tough," said Victoria's cousin, Sabrina Word. "Not much sleeping and a lot of praying. Right now it's just a waiting game."
Oktibbeha County Emergency Management Director Kristen Campanella said responders initially believed Victoria Hudson was in Oktibbeha County. She said Victoria, who contacted law enforcement at about 3:40 a.m. Thursday after the crash, thought she was in the Polly Bell Road area. Victoria called 911 twice, Campanella said, and both times was routed to the Clay County Sheriff's Office before requesting to be transferred to Oktibbeha County.
However, Campanella said coordinates showed that Victoria's cell phone was last active in Clay County.
"We got coordinates from C Spire around 10 (a.m.)," she said. "Coordinates are more reliable than what tower she's pinging off of. By having those, we can narrow it down to exactly where her phone was."
An Oktibbeha sheriff's deputy stayed on the line with Victoria until her phone lost power.
Scott said responders found Victoria's vehicle after a Tennessee Valley Authority helicopter spotted it. He said it was nose down in a creek "way off" the road and appeared to have gone through a gate.
Before authorities arrived, Victoria had "apparently left (the scene) at some point against the advice of 911," Scott added.
Thursday's efforts included aerial searching, including with some drones. Scott said he doesn't know how useful that will be, going forward, due to the terrain.
"There's a lot of timber and gullies," he said. "It's difficult."
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A man was shot dead on a sidewalk in Salt Lake City early Saturday morning, and the suspect turned himself in to police by the end of the day.
David Gonzales, 28, was found fatally shot at 970 S. 300 West, according to Salt Lake City police Lt. Josh Scharman.
The suspect, 27-year-old Nicholas James Valdez, turned himself in Saturday evening at the Salt Lake County jail in South Salt Lake.
Valdez was booked on suspicion of homicide, a first degree felony, and three counts of discharging a firearm.
Donald Valdez, a relative of the alleged shooter, was booked on suspicion of obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony.
Scharman said he wasn't sure how the two are related.
Gonzales' body was discovered on the sidewalk after dispatchers received a 911 hang-up call from the area Saturday about 7 a.m.
Scharman said police do not believe there are any other suspects in the killing, but are asking any witnesses to come forward.
"Anything that they may know might be very crucial to us," Scharman said.
When police arrived to investigate, they saw a bunch of people running from the scene, according to Detective Dennis McGowan.
According to Utah court records, Nicholas Valdez has prior convictions for several minor crimes. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to a class C misdemeanor count of interfering with a police officer. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to public intoxication and disturbing the peace. And in 2006, he pleaded guilty to possession of alcohol by a minor.


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I can't believe I let December slip away with only one post! When I started this blog, I told myself I would make it more successful than any other past attempts. And by successful, I mean it wouldn't end up in the virtual blog graveyard that surely exists somewhere out in cyberspace. So instead of making excuses, and there are a few good ones with as crazy as the holidays get, I'm going to see 2012 as a clean slate. It works out anyway, since all the reading challenges I was researching totally stunted my reading progress. Every time I wanted to start a book, I would tell myself it could count toward my 2012 goals if I waited. Maybe that's silly, but it's 2012 now and it's full steam ahead and I guess regular updating should be a new year's resolution.
There is something I want to share from 2011, though. I want to preface this by saying that I love Charles Dickens. I read A Tale of Two Cities in middle school and it was a wrap for me. Yet, as many of his novels as I've read, a few multiple times, I had never read A Christmas Carol. I know that's practically sacrilegious for a Dickens fan to admit considering it's one of his most popular works. You can't even turn on the TV during the holidays without seeing some version the story. (I just saw the Jim Carrey CGI version for the first time this year and rather enjoyed it, but I have to admit that the Disney version with Scrooge McDuck is still my favorite.)
Anyway, I finally read A Christmas Carol this Christmas because, for the first time, I payed a visit to Dickens Christmas Village in the Philadelphia Macy's and I wanted to read it first. Naturally, I loved the book and the Village was outstanding as well.
Dickens Village is a life-size walk through of A Christmas Carol. It's like stepping back in time to Dickens' 1940s Victorian London with narrow alleys and tiny shops lining cobblestone streets. In "It's a Small World" fashion, each scene of the book is depicted by highly elaborate vignettes and animatronic characters. As you walk through each scene, you can read the corresponding parts of the story in beautiful calligraphy painted on wooden signs. The mere size of this walkthrough is incredible, but it's the tiny artistic details that are truly breathtaking.
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So lovely Kathleen!
That would make a lovely greeting card. :)Reply
What a beautiful peaceful picture. Luna was beautiful and I hope the picture brings you some measure of comfort. So sorry for her loss!Reply
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Carrying an alabaster jar of frankincense as his gift for the Messiah, this olive wood wise man is handcrafted from the finest olive wood.
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Museum & Research » Family History Research » Indexes and Settler Register
Genealogy Indexes and Waihi and Districts Settler Register
This project is gathering family names of people who settled in Waihi and surrounding areas in the early days. Many early Waihi people have descendants scattered worldwide.
Due to the growing interest in family history, Waihi Arts Centre and Museum Association (WACMA) is recording known names onto a museum data base called PastPerfect. It is hoped this will assist with research queries and reconnect families.
Can you help provide some family history information?
If you have ancestral history information that can help us with the Settler Register, please download our Waihi and Ohinemuri Pioneer Family Register Form.
Sea passenger links to Waihi
"From there to here" - Vessels relevant to passengers with Ohinemuri / Waihi Links
Vessels of river and sea
River and sea vessels that served the Ohinemuri /Waihi and Eastern Coast of Coromandel Peninsula


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North West hospitals and clinics could run out of medicine in just days as a go-slow at its central medicine depot enters its second month, provincial communications Tebogo Lekgethwane has confirmed.
"With the strike, it means nothing is coming into the hospital or clinics", warns Glenda Muzenda, who manages the Stop Stockouts Project, a civil society coalition that monitors medicine availability in the public sector.
HIV-positive patients who would normally be sent at least a month of antiretrovirals (ARVs) are now being issued with as few as three days' worth of the drugs, Muzenda says. ARV rationing in the province means that patients are having to return to clinics to pick up smaller batches of the drugs more often, increasing the risk they will miss doses, she warns.
Muzenda fears that treatment interruptions will put patients at risk of developing resistance to the medication.
"Patients are still going to clinics and are coming back empty-handed."
Workers affiliated with the trade union Nehawu at the province's medical depot are refusing to work until the provincial government meets a set of demands, including salary increases, committing to insourcing general workers and the axing of head of health Andrew Thabo Lekalakala. The call for Lekalakala's dismissal comes after he signed off on a multimillion contract with Gupta-linked company Mediosa for a mobile clinic. Lekalakala has since been placed on special leave.
North West head of health Andrew Thabo Lekalakala awarded the Gupta-linked company Mediosa a contract of more than R30-million rand for a mobile clinic.
Nehawu's provincial secretary Patrick Makhafane says he expects the protest action to continue on the heels of a new round of failed negotiations last week. Premier Supra Mahumapelo has now convened a crisis MEC task team that includes the MECs of health, social development and education to negotiate with the union. However, the latest meeting between the unit and Nehawu on Thursday was cancelled.
Aids lobby group the Treatment Action Campaign, as well as public interest law organisation Section27, have also sent staff to the province to investigate.
Meanwhile, the province has sought the help of the national health department, which has asked pharmaceutical suppliers to begin bypassing the depot and begin delivering directly to clinics, according to health minister spokesperson Popo Maja. He adds that Gauteng and Northern Cape health districts are being roped-in to supply medication to the North West.
Aspen Pharmaceutical began ferrying shipments to clinics last week after workers refused to accept ARV shipments delivered to the provincial depot, Group Senior Executive Stavros Nicolaou says. Aspen is one of the four companies that provide ARVs to the public sector nationally.
"Suppliers, such as ourselves, have set up a direct delivery system....so that patients are able to start receiving their medication again, especially the chronic medicine," he explains.
Nicolaou says he hopes that clinics and hospitals will be re-stocked by the end of next week.
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Decatur's two Rotary Clubs brought home awards from the district conference on April 23 and 24 at Callaway Gardens.Rotary Club of Decatur was one of the top award winners, getting 11 honors in the large-club division.Rotary of Decatur-Daybreak won three awards in the medium-club division. Meanwhile, the reach of philanthropy is website design Adelaide expanding, even to include countries traditionally seen as charity recipients.The Foundation tackles some of the world's most pressing social and environmental problems, which means increasingly looking beyond the United States for solutions.
Led by President Jeanne Payne, the 200-member Rotary Club of Decatur received four first-place awards, including attendance and membership growth. This is a 33 percent decrease in total dollars since last year and a 7 percent increase in the number of projects.It is important to call your form according to it's purpose. If your form is an enquiry form, make sure you state that and what required fields are.If the form is a newsletter, please state clearly what the subscriber gets and ensure that your newsletters arrive as promised.
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Everything else could be obtained from the actual enquiry during the call. Just keep in mind that when someone is looking for quotes for price difference or specific service, they want to easily able to send off their query.The forms by default have a button labelled "Submit" with grey color and small font. For best practices change the colour of the button to something bright, make the button bigger and increase the font size.


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SEO management can be complex and intimidating, and there's a lot of misinformation out there. But there are simple steps you can take to make it easier. You may be aware of the basics, but if your services apply to a particular area, local search is where you can really cash in. And if you do it right, you might just get pinned at the top of the Google results page, right up there with all the other superstars in an area called the local 3-pack.
An example of what the local 3-pack box looks like at the top of a Google search results page.
It's important to know that local search indexes are separate from organic search information. Local indexes are populated from business-record sources. And that's where you come in.
Maximize Your Business Profile
If you don't already have an account with Google My Business, start by creating one. Then claim your online business profile by searching for it or selecting "Add Your Business".
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Curating your site reviews on the business page is important as well. Ask satisfied customers to rate your business. However, the star ratings for your business will only show in search results if you mark up your website's pages with the correct schema. Do this for every page on your site that has reviews of your business and search engines will be more likely to present star ratings next to your indexed link. Five stars can go a long way to get clicks.
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Ask yourself this question: If other sites don't care enough about your website to link to it, why should the search engines care enough to index it? Link building is not easy, but it is essential for success in search. And if you're local, sales growth can be directly attributed to improving your search game. In fact, Search Engine Watch reported in 2016 that 18 percent of local searches performed on mobile devices lead to a sale within 24 hours. So how does it work?
Search engines like Google and Yahoo will crawl site-to-site links in order to determine your rank and index priority on their results page. They also use these links to discover new pages. Remember, they can't put you in front of potential customers if they don't know who you are.
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And, by the way, don't stress if you do not receive responses from every inquiry, most likely you won't, but make a good practice of following up tactfully.
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You may already know that adding keywords and duplicating them is a good strategy for getting indexed on results pages. However, unlike link building, there is such a thing as overdoing it.
The key is to find the sweet spot. If your content doesn't read naturally because you've stuffed it with search terms, this is sign that you are overusing keywords. If GoogleBot detects that you've been keyword stuffing your page, you will be penalized, and they don't make it easy to re-enter the graces of the SEO gods.
The best strategy to using keywords responsibly is to stay focused on your customers. Repeating a keyword phrase should not undermine the integrity of your content.
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