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Cats live healthier, safer and longer lives indoors. Keep your cat inside at all times, making sure to offer plenty of opportunities for exercise, play and mental stimulation.
Mother cats don't have to think twice about what they feed their offspring. They simply lay back and let nature take its course. In the first days after birth, mother cats produce colostrum, a condensed milk that provides kittens with antibodies that strengthen their immune system. In the weeks that follow before weaning, the milk that cats produce is high in protein and relatively low in fats and carbohydrates. It provides little ones with all the nutrients they need.
For human "parents" of kittens and cats, feeding doesn't come quite as naturally. If you fall into the human-caretaker-of-a-feline category, chances are you've had some concern about whether you're feeding your cat for optimal health. Rest assured that with a little bit of education and advice from veterinary expert, Trisha Joyce, DVM, of New York City Veterinary Specialists, you can deliver all the nutrients that your furry friends need in a way that's on par with mama cat's success.
What All Cats NeedsThe same nutrients are essential for all cats, no matter their stage of life, according to Dr. Joyce. As for many other mammals, these include water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
While a cat's basic nutritional needs remain the same throughout its lifetime, what changes are your feline's caloric needs. Growing and pregnant cats, for example, require more calories than other felines. The way your cat processes nutrients throughout its life cycle also changes. Other nutritional need differences exist, based on the age and condition of your feline. These begin right at kittenhood.
Hello, KittyA kitten grows much faster than a human baby. In its first weeks, a kitten's body weight may triple. Rapid growth continues for around the first six months of its life. This spurt is fueled by calories -- lots of them. "Kittens should be eating commercial growth formulas," explains Joyce. "These are specifically for young cats and are higher in protein content. That's the main difference. They support growth and weight gain, which you want for kittens."
Take-Away Tip: Feed your little love a food specially formulated for kittens.
Fat Cat?While weight gain is desirable among kittens, a steady weight is the goal for adult cats. "As kittens become cats, they become more sedentary, and they're no longer growing. They need less calories than they once did," says Joyce, noting that obesity is a growing problem among American house pets. "Your adult cat's nutritional needs should be met but not exceeded." To allow weight gain in mature cats is to put them a risk for chronic health conditions like diabetes, liver disease and arthritis.
A veterinarian can monitor your adult cat's weight, but you must also be attentive to your cat's physique. You should be able to feel your cat's ribs and see a small tapering of a waist between your cat's rib cage and hips. If a weight problem develops, you can address it by participating in active play with kitty, and also by feeding a commercial weight control diet, which provides less dietary fat without sacrificing necessary nutrients.
Take-Away Tip: Address weight gain immediately by feeding a weight-control formula.
The Stork's ComingA pregnant cat's body is working hard to gestate her kittens, and her caloric needs go up accordingly. At the same time, a pregnant cat can lose her appetite. A nutrient-dense, savory food can tempt a mommy-to-be to eat enough, and the easiest way for a cat owner to provide this is, surprisingly, kitten chow. Caloric needs remain high -- two to three times higher than normal -- during lactation. A nursing mother should continue to eat food made for kittens. Once her babies are weaned, mom can then switch to an adult maintenance, or weight control, formula to lose the baby weight.
Take-Away Tip: Mother your soon-to-be mother by feeding a kitten food formula.
Senior Citizens"Geriatric cats often have medical issues," says Joyce. For example, many elderly cats are diagnosed with kidney insufficiency, a common condition that causes toxins to build up in your feline's blood stream. For cats affected with this condition, a multi-stage renal diet can be introduced to provide the right amount of protein. There are also special diets formulated for more benign health problems, like hairballs. Your veterinarian can suggest the appropriate food plan for your geriatric cat when the time comes.
Take-Away Tip: Feed your older cat according to its health-related needs.
With a little bit of attention to your cat's life stage, feeding your feline for optimal health throughout its lifecycle can therefore be as simple as a trip to your favorite store's pet food aisle.
Darcy Lockman is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based freelance writer and frequent contributor to The Daily Cat. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times and Rolling Stone.
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Playdo9 says: When do you switch from kitten food to regular cat food. My kitties turn one yr. old in July. thanks!
Rob H, Vitality Science says: Glaringly missing from Dr Joyce's daily intake is "soil-based probiotic organisms' (SBOs).
The GI tract makes up 80% of the immune system. When diets lack SBOs, the door is open for both GI and immune disease. Fully
90% of all chronic disease is caused by an unhealthy digestive system.
Dawn Campbell says: I totally agree with the probiotics remarks. Also cats are obligate carnivores and grain based dry food diets are total junk. Cats should be fed a balanced raw diet with plenty of high quality protein.
Cats reach full skeletal development when they are this old:
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Review: Motorola LANPlanner (RF Management Suite, Part 2)
August 11, 2008
This 3D modeler, part of the Motorola RF Management Suite, uses "RF intelligent" WLAN design to cut cost, improve performance.
Motorola LANPlanner
Price: $12,000
Pros: Wizards greatly simplify RF network design, easy prediction and visualization
Cons: Somewhat awkward site survey, no work order or AP config generation
Wireless networks pose unique design challenges. APs behave differently in each location because radio waves are reflected, scattered, and attenuated by the surrounding environment. One cannot accurately visualize signal propagation or quantify a building's impact on WLAN quality of service without modeling tools.
Rules of thumb, like positioning APs to create circular cells with 20 percent overlap, take you only so far. In reality, those cells get flattened and distorted as transmissions are absorbed and bounced off of walls, doors, and people. On the other hand, surveys that painstakingly gather in-situ RF measurements are resource-intensive. In the end, no matter how extensive the site survey, sampling can still miss problem areas.
This is the impetus behind LANPlanner, a predictive WLAN design tool based on Wireless Valley RF modeling technology acquired by Motorola in 2005.
Model, Design, Deploy, Maintain
LANPlanner can be used to create 2D and 3D models of each target venue, using physical characteristics to calculate a site's RF propagation behavior and impact on WLAN performance. When used prior to deployment, LANPlanner automates design tasks such as AP placement and channel assignment, generating a Bill of Materials to guide installation. After deployment, LANPlanner can verify real-world performance and predict the consequence of potential refinements.
We used LANPlanner to design two tiny WLANs to be managed with Motorola's RF Management Suite (one shown below). These designs barely scratched the surface of LANPlanner's RF modeling smarts, but they let us experience Motorola's four-step "RF-intelligent design" process: Model, Design, Deploy, Maintain.
Figure 2-1: Displaying a LANPlanner design's sensor coverage. Click here for larger image.
To get started, we installed LANPlanner version 10.1.5 on a Windows XP laptop with a Cisco 802.11a/b/g adapter. Each license ($12,000) gives you the right to run this Win32 program on a single system (XP or 2000, but not yet Vista). An activated license is required, not just to create and edit designs, but also to view them. This made it harder to review our designs with others elsewherefor that, we had to rely on printed reports.
You might be tempted to install LANPlanner on a beefy desktop with a nice big monitor, but we recommend spending your license on a laptop with a 32-bit PCMCIA slot. Why? You'll want a mobile device with a Netgear WAG511v2 or Cisco AIR-CB21AG-A-K9 PC card to use LANPlanner's site survey feature. LANPlanner comes with AirDefense drivers that must be applied when that card is installed, in lieu of manufacturer's drivers. Alternatively, site survey licenses can be purchased separately ($2,500)for example, to let remote office staff supply site readings to a central designer.
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Predictive modeling tools can only do their job really well when given sound input, so invest in prep time before creating a LANPlanner project.
Gather building floor planspreferably AutoCAD (dwg) files with embedded detail about building materials. If AutoCAD files don't exist for a site, LANPlanner can import simple floor plan images (e.g., jpg, gif, bmp files), but then requires input to establish scale and describe walls and windows and other RF barriers on each floor.
Alternatively, LANPlanner can let you draw floor plans, but free-hand drawings won't be as efficient or accurate. Our advice: do your homework and start a project with accurate building data; big shortcuts here diminish what you gain from using LANPlanner.
To create a new project, LANPlanner starts by presenting a list of available building materials, drawn from its extensive RF attenuation library. That list can be applied as-is or edited, but must include the major materials used by your site (or represented by layers in your AutoCAD file). Our designs used library defaults for common materials like drywall, wooden doors, glass windows, and concrete foundations.
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Figure 2-2: Drawing with the Building Floor Manager wizard. Click here for larger image.
Before drawing exterior walls, we selected "foundation" from the drop-down menu. When drawing interior walls, we chose "dry wall," and so on. This task is a bit tedious, but it's very straight-forward and fastif you have the necessary data. Fortunately, those using AutoCAD files can skip this stephighly recommended for large sites.
After all floors have been formatted this way and scaled by drawing a line of known length, LANPlanner assembles the building by stacking floors (ordered by floor number). If floor plans are accurate and a good alignment point was selected, LANPlanner displays a 3D map that looks like your building (see figure 2-3). Eyeballing that 3D map from different angles gives you a chance to spot and correct basic mistakes before continuing to WLAN design.
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Some people are addicted to love. Others are addicted to drugs. I'm addicted to Target. Seriously....
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Jason Wu whizzes out of stores
Well, dear readers, I'm afraid we have another Missoni debacle on our hands. After my first post this morning, I raced to the Mountain View, CA Target store, where I counted approx. 50 people already in line at 10 minutes to 8. Not wanting to bet those odds (as I'm sure those in line would pick clean whatever Wu was in stock) I quickly made it over to the Sunnyvale store... only to find that at 8:02am, all the Wu was gone :-(
I commiserated with several frustrated shoppers who came in after me about how Target had again let them down. One woman said she had tried to order online in the wee hours, only to have items "disappear" from her cart, much like what happened to many online shoppers with Missoni. Another shopper - who was lucky enough to nab herself the striped t-shirt dress - said she got there right as they opened the store, but found very little Wu on the racks in the firstplace. A Target clerk confirmed to me that their store had received VERY little stock, so she wasn't surprised that what they had was gone in two minutes.
After "stalking" some shoppers coming out of the dressing room, I was able to grab the gray lace t-shirt and this lovely scarf when someone returned it to the rack. I have to say that from the picture online, I would have passed on this scarf, but in person it's much more beautiful and intricate. I briefly considered trying a third Target store, but then realized it would be fruitless, and headed home instead.
Some of you have already written in to report similar incidents at your own Target stores: very limited stock, and greedy shoppers (probably eBay vultures) nabbing most of what was on the racks. A quick check online shows over 5,800 eBay listings under "Jason Wu Target" already, which is just plain disgusting. Target should really limit the amount of designer items one can buy at checkout. They've done this in the past on "bulk items" (like cases of Coke) so why not for other items as well?
I am thankful that I was able to place my early morning online order without any hiccups, otherwise I would be even more upset over my lack of luck in store. It looks as if most items are now soldout online. How about the rest of you out there? Did you score any Wu, or were you left emptyhanded?
23 comments:
- Kristin said...
The rockaway nj store was limiting purchases to 5 items this morning, they explained bc the collection had just gone on sale
- February 5, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- g.yang said...
The store I went to had a small collection. Most of the dresses I wanted weren't even there. I was pretty disappointed but at least I got the clutch I wanted. I would have shopped online but because I was afraid I wouldn't wake up early to hit the stores, I went to bed. I should've just stayed up and ordered online.
- February 5, 2012 at 11:52 AM
- sydney85 said...
I had trouble online ordering one of the sweaters. I would put it my basket and it showed up but then when I went to pay it showed I had an empty basket. I went to two Target stores and got the same navy scarf which is really lovely but I would have liked a few more pieces. Both the Target stores in Austin only had a few pieces of the whole collection.
- February 5, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- kayerikson said...
Just came back from the redwood city store (got there at 10)
Quite a bit of stock but everything is large or extra large
The t shirt with the kitty is adorable but in Xl could almost wear it as a dress! I was disappointed in some of the fabrics
Polyester blouses just looked like something my grandmother would have worn
Maby they Just didn't translate to large sizes well?
All in all I wasn't too bummed they didn't have my size
Tho I wish target could find a system to keep stock and sizes on the floor longer (and off eBay)
- February 5, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Target Addict said...
Kayerickson, I'm sorry to hear that as I purposely AVOIDED the Redwood City store due to the sellout they had in minutes with Missoni :-(
And I'm worried about the sizing now, too. The t-shirt I bought this morning was a small, and I was surprised it fit. Unlike past designer collabs, the Jason Wu line seems to fit generously. I'm afraid that the items I ordered online will end up being too large.
- February 5, 2012 at 12:26 PM
- Gretchen said...
I picked up the dot-print shirt dress in stores and the lighter blue scarf. I really wanted the kitty scarf and the shirt, but they were sold out when I got to Target. I LOVED the black dress, but it wasn't available long online (and now I see they're all for sale on e-bay...not exactly nice of people...or fair). I hope your black dress fits...it's gorgeous! :)
- February 5, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Royaltygirl said...
I was there when the doors opened in Houston and was able to get the items I had on my list except the ones that were not shipped to that store. I did find the tops sized a little large and got an xs when I usually wear a small. The navy dress ran small in the top for me so I sized up and really love it! My daughter and I decided to try a more rural target 10 min away later and they looked like no one had been there to buy anything! Everything was still in stock and untouched. The products were the same as my other target though so I didn't buy anything there. We had sooooo much fun shopping!!!!!
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- February 5, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Lou said...
I went to a popular Atlanta store and ALL accessories were gone. There were some clothes in sizes m, l, and xl but not my size. Most of the skirts and dresses were completely gone.
- February 5, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- Gail said...
I am supremely disappointed in Target today. I stopped at the same store that had tons of Missoni stuff and guess what no Jason Wu items. So I zoomed to the other store in town. Once again no Jason Wu items the closet store carrying it is now 35 miles away! It doesn't indicate this on their website it just states the items are out of stock. And why only some items in the store and not online. I really wanted the cat scarf-the one only item after losing three cats to illness's last year. I'm emailing target to voice my digust.
- February 5, 2012 at 1:25 PM
- Judy C said...
I was at the Knoxville Tn store at noon today and no one was even looking at the Wu stuff. I'd guess we are over the designer push here if this is the way it is going.
- February 5, 2012 at 1:34 PM
- Shopping Celle said...
I went to my store this morning at nine. There was quite a bit left but some of the pieces I had my eye on were not there. Wanted a scarf but they were all gone. Also wanted the stripe sweater and I never saw any. Did anyone see these in store? Loved the look of the gold textured peplum top but only large sizes were left. Been trying to order online from phone all day with no luck . I did get the blush tee with black bow and best of all I got the red & navy jersey dress. It is super cute on.
- February 5, 2012 at 1:55 PM
- Anne said...
I'll just do what I did with Missoni - wait until the returns hit the store or show up at Goodwill. ;)
- February 5, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- kkatt said...
I was able to score 2 kitty t-shirts(S & M to see which one fits better) & kitty scarf, but kitty tote was all gone at 9am. There were quite bit of clothes still left, but I wasn't interested in. Then I went to another Target about 30min. away, and it was even worse. All accessories were gone. Clothes were almost all gone.
The first Target store lady said they got very small about of accessories.
Kitty tote... someday...?
- February 5, 2012 at 2:05 PM
- Karen C. said...
I was at the Warwick, RI store at 8:30am this morning. Being most people in RI are not fashion-nuts, it wasn't crowded at all and there were still a few XS sizes left. Even so, I overheard a few ladies complain about a MALE EBAY vulture buy a huge stock of items, including the navy floral skirt and top I had wanted! I was also upset that my Target had a VERY limited stock, and NO accessories at all. Still after reading everybody else's stories, I consider myself lucky that I left with the black pleated skirt, the pink dot print shirt, and the cream dot print shirt dress.
- February 5, 2012 at 2:11 PM
- jacquelyn said...
I went in on the way to manning a Girl Scout cookie booth. It was about 9:00 and the store had good stock but only of a few of the items. I wanted the flower satchel but it had already sold out. I tried some stuff on in the fitting room and noticed on the way out a big pile of clothes others had tried on an rejected.
- February 5, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- CarolA said...
Our local Target in Illinois had NO Jason Wu items at all!! Staff stated their store was unable to carry the collection and the nearest stores were about 70 miles away that may be be carrying Jason Wu! Are you kidding me!! Online, only a few items were available, nothing I wanted (purse & T-shirt only.) Ebay already with over 8,000listings!! This is riduculous. I live 50 miles from Chicago so am not exactly in the boondocks!!!
- February 5, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- tina said...
When the Missoni went on sale online, I managed to purchase 4 pieces. With the discount, I wound up paying 20 dollars per piece. I will wait it out the with JW line. Maybe I will get lucky again.
- February 5, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Amandah said...
Hi, everyone!
If you live near the Pasadena store on Lake Avenue, I am heading there right now (5pm PST) to return the yellow "gathered" top and the light blue cardigan. They're super cute, but don't work well if you're short-waisted like me. So, if you've got a nice long waist and wear a medium (or have a short waist and are nearly anorexic), head on over to pick them up (assuming the employees don't take them). I should be there about 5:30 pm.
- February 5, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Sue's Cupcake Adventures said...
I actually went to 3 stores in the LA area and I have to say I was lucky to get a few tops and dresses. I was able to order 2 scarves & he navy coat. I really wanted the cat tote & scarf but was unable to get it online or in stores.
- February 5, 2012 at 5:38 PM
- Arti said...
I was able to get four pieces- the mesh flower top, the short-sleeved pink polka dot tie blouse, the blue flower scarf and the blue flower handbag (which is what I really wanted). The bag is darker in person than the pictures posted online, but it still looks cute and I'm happy. Yes the sizes run large: I'm usually a medium, and I got a small in the two tops I got.
My store was not packed at all, but the selection was limited. The store didn't carry the trench coat, which was the other item I really wanted.
Still a happy camper though!!
- February 5, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- Heather said...
I didn't go at opening (to avoid any potential chaos), so racks were pretty picked over when I got there around noon. Still, I was able to try on a decent assortment of things. Online, I ordered the cat tee and cat scarf. In store, I got the belted navy floral chiffon dress and another cat tee in case there was an issue with my order. The scarf was my #1 item, so I'm basically thrilled. I'm really surprised by the sizing, though. I was swimming in most of the XS things.
- February 6, 2012 at 12:00 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Our store has NOTHING but two shirts.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:40 PM
- Red Lipstick said...
The Aliso Viejo store in California has some stuff as of 2/9. I had returned a few things there and checked the racks.
I hope others can have the opportunity to purchase my returns ;)
- February 10, 2012 at 7:36 AM


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- Date: Monday, January 14, 2008
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The Freedom to Read Foundation, in cooperation with the National Constitution Center, proudly presents An Evening with Anthony Lewis on Jan. 14, in conjunction with the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting. Mr. Lewis is one of the country's preeminent First Amendment experts and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. Serving as moderator for the discussion will be Chris Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, a member of the FTRF Board of Trustees, and a First Amendment expert in his own right.
Following the program, Lewis and Finan will sign copies of their most recent books. Mr. Lewis' book, Freedom for the Thought We Hate, has been hailed as "a stirring account of America's evolving idea of liberty" by Publisher's Weekly. A columnist for the New York Times op-ed page from 1969 through 2001, Mr. Lewis has been the James Madison Visiting Professor at Columbia University since 1983. His previous books are Gideon's Trumpet, Portrait of a Decade and Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment.
Mr. Finan's latest book, From the Palmer Raids to the PATRIOT Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America, was highly praised by critics. Library Journal said it "[c]ould be the definitive study of a perpetually complex, contentious issue." Both books will be sold courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop.
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Two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday killed three people and wounded scores. A look at the facts in the case:
Two bombs exploded about 10 seconds and 100 yards apart at about 2:50 p.m. Monday in Boston's Copley Square, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. An 8-year-old boy, a 29-year-old woman and a Boston University graduate student from China were killed, and more than 170 were wounded. The explosions occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the winners had crossed the finish line, but thousands of runners were still on the course.
A department-store surveillance-camera image shows a man dropping off a bag at the scene of the one of the blasts, a top city politician who was briefed by police said Wednesday. He said officers are chasing leads that could take them to a suspect.
Authorities have said they believe the bombs were fashioned out of ordinary kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails, ball bearings and metal shards. They suspect the bombs were hidden in duffel bags and left on the ground.
The 8-year-old boy killed in the bombings, Martin Richard, was remembered by friends and neighbors as a vivacious boy who loved to run, climb and play sports. Also killed was Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager from Medford, Mass., whose father, William Campbell, said she had gone with a friend to watch the race.
The third victim, Lu Lingzi, was a graduate student at Boston University studying mathematics and statistics, according to the school. She was scheduled to receive her graduate degree in 2015.
Officials at three hospitals that treated some of the most seriously injured survivors said Wednesday they expect all of their patients to survive. At least 10 hospitals treated patients following the bombings, and at least 14 were still in critical condition Wednesday. Dozens of others have been released.
President Barack Obama called the bombings an act of terrorism but said investigators do not know whether they were carried out by an international organization, a domestic group or a "malevolent individual." He said, "The American people refuse to be terrorized."
The area around Copley Square was closed after the attacks. On Wednesday, the federal courthouse in Boston was evacuated for about an hour because of a bomb threat.
Law enforcement agencies have pleaded for the public to come forward with photos, videos or any information that might help them solve the case.


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Bedford mulls fiscal year switch
BEDFORD — Changing from calendar to fiscal year accounting creates several advantages and challenges to town administrators and taxpayers, but town councilors say the time has come to give it serious consideration.
The town has been budgeting for a January to December calendar year with property tax bills payable on July 1 and Dec. 1. If the town moves to a July to June fiscal year it could mean several changes, including when tax payments are due, and possibly moving elections and the annual Budgetary Town Meeting to May.
"Essentially, we begin spending in January. We collect our first round of taxes in June and July to fund what we've already spent for the prior six months, and then continue spending through the end of the year and collect the final tax portion in December," said Finance Director Crystal Dionne at the Aug. 14 Town Council meeting.
The town council previously discussed moving to fiscal year accounting in 2005 and 2009.
Dionne said the disadvantages of the current system include the town's reliance on its fund balance to pay bills, delaying some projects until receipt of tax money, and closing one year and preparing a budget for the next year at the same time. Dionne said although the current system has worked, the town collects money in arrears and spends money for three months without budget approval."
The very core of prudent fiscal management tells us we should have money in the bank before we start spending it," she said.
Dionne presented the pros and cons of moving to fiscal year accounting and said the most important is bringing the town's accounting in line with the state's fiscal year to make budgeting for state revenues more predictable.
"This one, I think, is incredibly important for us because with some of the reduced revenues, additional costs we're seeing passed down by the state has been going on for a lot of years and we'd be foolish to think it's not going to continue. Many of these changes are coming down from the state after we've adopted our budget, then we are in reaction mode because we are in mid-budget year," Dionne said. "Perhaps the state may say, 'By the way town of Bedford, your $900,000 meals and rooms tax will be cut in half,' and we have to react right then and there."
The main disadvantage of moving to a fiscal year is initially budgeting for 18 months to transition from Jan. 1 in one year to July 1 the following year, if that option is chosen.
Councilor Bill Dermody, who is among those in favor of moving to a fiscal year, said this option is like, "giving birth to an elephant. Your checkbooks are going to have a hernia during this transition period."
"We are getting bigger. Our budgets are getting bigger. It makes more sense to do business in a more up-to-date fashion," Dermody said. "How do we do it with the least stress and pain on the taxpayers?"
According to Dionne, the town has four options: make the change in one year with a one-time spike in the town portion of the tax rate; reserve a portion of the six-month conversion budget over a defined number of years to mitigate the impact on the tax rate; issue a bond for the six-month conversion costs; or adopt quarterly tax billing to minimize or eliminate the increase in the tax rate.
With option 1, creating an 18-month conversion budget would have an impact on taxpayers because the town would initially send out tax bills covering an 18-month period, and subsequently continue its semi-annual billing in June and December. This one-time adjustment would not include county, school or state property taxes for that period.
"Just the town portion would be reflective of what we need to raise in taxes for 18 months rather than one year. It's a one-time disadvantage," Dionne said.
Option 2 would allow the town to establish a reserve fund in anticipation of transitioning to fiscal year accounting. With this option the town could set aside money a little at a time, but would have to budget this item every year.
Dionne said although she is not in favor of bonding operating costs, option 3 — issuing a bond for the six-month conversion costs — may be more acceptable to taxpayers.
"It's easily explainable. It does mitigate the spike in the tax rate. It does spread the transition out over a number of years and allows us to make the transition immediately," she said.
This, however, would increase overall costs of the transition, depending on the interest rate of the bond.
Option 4 would set up quarterly tax billing but, Dionne said, quarterly tax bills may confuse taxpayers and bank escrows, and increase operating costs for the town's software updates and preparing, mailing and collecting bills four times a year. This option needs more analysis, she said.
Town Manager Jessie Levine said about 40 communities in the state have made the transition to fiscal year accounting and only four have chosen quarterly billing.
Councilors asked Dionne and Levine to provide calculations on what impact the move would have on taxpayers based on a $400,000 home, including costs for all four options. Dionne said the Town Council will further discuss the possibility of moving to fiscal year accounting at either its Sept. 11 or Sept. 25 meeting.


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I don't know anyone who still uses the phone company for phone service. We've all switched to Comcast, Vonage or Ooma. But wow, it's still expensive. Comcast charges $45 for phone service (less as part of my $170 internet-tv-phone bundle). Vonage is minimum $13/month for limited minutes with unlimited incoming. Ooma only charges taxes and regulatory fees, but it's a few dollars a month and the hardware isn't cheap.
I'm going in a different direction.
I stripped my cable subscription down to pure Internet. It's guaranteed 22 mbps (I get a steady 15 mbps) and it costs $80 a month, all in. TV and phone are gone.
I bought this device for $45 the other day (shipping included) – the OBi100. It's much like a Vonage ATA. You plug Internet, electricity and a phone into it. What it doesn't have is any kind of service, so on its own all you can do is call other OBiTalk users.
You CAN, however, log into Google Voice with with device and use that as your phone service. And since Google Voice is free (for now), there are exactly zero charges for this setup.
Sayonara, Comcast Phone.
I set the device up yesterday, total time was about 20 minutes. It's plugged directly into my home's phone network so all the phone jacks work. I've been testing it for a day and it works as well as the Comcast phone did. And it's totally free.
The only issue I can't resolve is I can't seem to get call screening to work properly, although I'm guessing I'll figure it out when I pay enough attention to it.
This is a beautiful add-on service for Google Voice. Google should be building ATAs themselves and selling them to users without any setup hassle at all. Until then, though, I'm happy with this setup. And even happier with the zero dollars I'm now paying for home phone service.


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Caprivi region, Namibia
A conservation framework for empowerment in Namibia's Caprivi region
Conflict and poverty have long gone hand in hand in Namibia's Caprivi region, one of the poorest in the country. When not divided by secessionist impulses within, it has suffered from too close a proximity to civil war in Angola and civil unrest in Zimbabwe. In recent years, its best hopes of turnaround have been linked to its wildlife resources and the empowerment of its communities through a framework known as Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM).
One legacy of Namibia's colonial past was a deep community suspicion of top down wildlife protection programmes, which denied traditional food and income sources to communities and increased costs from incursions into farmland by the now protected wildlife.
The usual result was widespread subversion of programmes, unhappy communities, and continuing degradation of landscape and resources and continuing declines in the populations of species such as the African elephant. Among the great variety of other wildlife found there are impala, duiker, roan, sable antelope, bushpig, francolin, springhare, baboon, lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, hippopotamus, hyena and crocodile.
Regional CBNRM Project for Capacity Building
WWF has been involved in developing the CBNRM programme throughout Namibia, and in the Caprivi area supports Namibian NGO Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation.
Links between Livelihoods and Wildlife
CBNRM, given legislative force in 1996 is incorporated in Namibian development planning. It gives communities conditional ownership of natural resources and the ability to benefit from consumptive and non-consumptive use of wildlife. This opens up sustainable additional revenue sources for communities, including conservation based employment, game hunting, sale of game and game products, sale of craft products and tourism.
Strengthening the people's assets
A 2003 study found key benefits from the creation of governance structures for the conservancies - the creation of pools of people with skills in management, organisation and negotiation and the creation of mechanisms for engaging with the private sector. Communities are more linked to their resource base and this helps not only with identifying threats but also opportunities.
Tourism as a strategy for rural development & poverty reduction
Capacity is being built through training and appropriate infrastructure that includes offices, craft markets and campsites that give local communities a more direct stake in tourism. The emphasis on participation extends to ensuring that women in particular are involved in conservancy activities and have opportunities to be elected to positions.
The resultant improved wildlife management practices are increasing this resource, and wildlife is returning to areas from which it had disappeared. The more positive attitude to wildlife has meant that conflicts between humans and wildlife are better managed through initiatives such as targeted compensation and "Problem Animal Management" schemes.
Benefits Generated from CBNRM
A number of studies conducted in the area note that it is the poorest people who are most dependent on natural resources and the most likely to suffer from resource depletion or animal depredations. Wildlife provides an important safety net to them and during times of adversity and resource shortage, its use is more commonplace. It provides both food and to a lesser extent income security.
CBNRM initiatives are directly addressing the issues of the poorest groups through improving resource security, addressing conflicts and reducing risk by providing more diverse livelihood options.
Strengthening CBNRM has led to its recognition as a rural development strategy by the government. It has subsequently been incorporated into the second Namibian National Development Plan.


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Asker Jeukendrup, PhD, is a professor of exercise metabolism in
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Birmingham in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. He is an active researcher
credited with many of the new findings in sport nutrition in the past
decade. He is a registered sport and exercise nutritionist, having
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British Olympic Association, African runners, and several Olympic and
world champions.
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invited delegate to the IOC Consensus Conference on Sports Nutrition in
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Medicine and the EuropeanCollege of Sport Sciences, the Physiological
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and the American Diabetic Association. He is also the editor of the European
Journal of Sport Sciences. In his leisure time, he enjoys running,
cycling, and competing in triathlons. He has completed more than 17
Ironman-distance races, including the Ironman Hawaii four times.
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Educational loans are our only form of financial assistance other than merit scholarships. Students who wish to finance their legal education with educational loans must complete a FAFSA (W&L school code 003768) and direct that it be sent to Washington and Lee University. The University's Office of Financial Aid will not begin work on your file until your FAFSA has been received. Loan packages are typically mailed in mid-March. Absent unique circumstances, admitted students are offered loans to meet the total cost of attendance at W&L Law. Qualification for state and federal educational loans is determined by applicable regulations and by the availability of funds.
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Kenneth Scalf
A longtime resident of Addy, Kenneth Cordell Scalf, 95, passed away in Chewelah on March 29, 2013. He was born to John Henry and Mabel (Thornson) Scalf on October 1, 1917 in Des Moines, Iowa, one of six children. Ken loved his county and his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and he talked often of the greatest commandments as the bed¬rock for his life: Found in Matthew 23 verse 37 - 40. Though a man with strong convictions on many subjects and solid prin¬ciples of right and wrong that led him to firmness and some¬times sharpness towardothers in that regard, he was kind-hearted, generous and caring. He was attentive for opportuni¬ties to contribute to others, to give care to those in need, and to offer words of encouragement generally. Characteristically, Ken had a smile, warm greeting, and cheery remark. He was respected in the community and moti¬vated by the belief that he had something to contribute. Many years ago, he ran for Mayor in Homer, Alaska, and in 1996 he ran for "Constitutional Sheriff" of Stevens County.He grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and in 1933 hopped a train West and went to Bigfork, Montana, where for a time he joined uncles and grandparents. In Montana, he fought forest fires, trained in a "strong man's course," and ran in the Rockies. He would fight in the ring on weekends for entertainment. Self-styled "tough guys" would come from far and near to challenge him. He learned tracking techniques and would hunt deer to help feed people in the Depression. He was intrigued by Alaska and stowed away on the Matanuska in 1936, came to Ward Cove near Ketchikan and worked in the CCCS, and fish can¬neries. Ken returned to the states and joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served his country honorably and courageously in the South Pacific as Chief Boatswain's Mate in the 107th Seabees' Battalion, and saw plenty of action. Ken had several remarkable stories of combat and engineering solutions associated with his work on Tinian. He was proud of his country and proud to be a veteran; he wore his Seabee's hat whenever he was in public. In 1945, he created a war surplus business in Seattle, only to return to Alaska. He worked on various electrical projects and for electrical contractors and served as Union Represen¬tative for the IBEW, Local 77, Seattle. He received a "Q" clear¬ance, and worked for the Department of Labor and Industries, Safety Division, State of Washington. He worked in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and was in the electrical trade for 50 years. His family would sometimes go with him to where his work led him. He superintended crews of several hundred in extending electrical power throughout Washington State, and would shut down unsafe work or working practices. Ken moved to Homer, Alaska 1970, built Glacier Drive Inn on the Spit and a log/rock home on Kalgin Island in the Cook Inlet. He purchased a fish site on the island. His extended sec¬ond time in Alaska was a high point of his life, but eventually he came back to milder climes and settled in northern Stevens County.Ken was always on top of politics and current events and shared his views with anyone who would listen. In his later years, in addition to his natural interest in and concern to help others, he also liked to play cards socially, watch the birds and wildlife that he fed, garden fruit and vegetables, and preserve the harvest. He spent countless hours researching on the In¬ternet and had many wonderful friends he keeps in touch with. He is survived by his two sons Clyde, of Deer Park, and Martis, Goshin, Indiana; along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and lots of friends. Many of his friends were with him only in memory because of his age.A memorial service for Ken will be held at a time and location to be announced and also posted on this website. Please visit this on-line memorial to sign the guestbook and share in the memorial personally—a story meaningful from your life and associated with Ken at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com.


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When you come with us, you'll have the opportunity to experience Jerusalem's Wailing Wall. Meet the owner of a riad in Morocco, who'll join you for a traditional meal made with piquant spices. In Turkey, enjoy the company of our Local Specialists who'll tell you about the unique spiritual order of the Whirling Dervishes.


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Thousands of patients every year entrust their dialysis treatment to nephrologists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, assured of the most advanced and accessible care. Not only does the Medical Center own and operate several outpatient dialysis facilities across northwestern North Carolina -- one of the nation's largest university-run programs, we are also one of the first academic medical centers in the U.S. to offer procedures to maintain dialysis vascular access on an outpatient basis. More than 2,000 vascular access procedures have been performed at our Dialysis Access Center (www.dagwfu.com) since its inception in January 2007.
The Nephrology team at Wake Forest Baptist includes an interventional nephrologist, Dr. Shahriar Moossavi. Fewer than a dozen academic medical centers in the U.S. offer the services of this relatively new specialty.
Dialysis vascular access management requires multi-disciplinary approach. Wake Forest Baptist interventional nephrologists help coordinate the vascular access monitoring and maintain long-term access patency to reduce hospital visits and number of missed dialysis treatments.
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Global Gets Fresh!
Bold New Look Launches for Entertainment and News Brands
To access the official press site visit: http://shawmediatv.ca and follow us on Twitter at @GlobalTV_PR / @shawmediaTV_PR
TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Beginning today, viewers tuning in to Global will notice a fresh change as Global launches a new look and feel designed to reflect the networks' top-rated programming and news lineup in a big, bold and dynamic environment.
"Global's identity refresh is part of the larger re-positioning of the Shaw Communications portfolio of brands designed to ensure our relevancy to both our customers and viewers across the country," said Jason Keown, Senior Director of Marketing, Global Entertainment. "Our creative is both fast and dynamic with a vibrant colour palette that unifies our entertainment and news brands across all platforms."
Global Entertainment introduces four vibrant colours - red, yellow, purple and green - infused into a big, confident design plate as a backdrop for all promos, IDs, on-air elements plus, off-air advertising components. The new creative for GlobalTV.com will launch the following week. Then in March, Global News will adopt two new dominant hues of blue across all branding for national and local news properties, encompassing set design, on-air graphics, online and off-air branding.
Both Global Entertainment and Global News will use large, bold type and imagery with every graphic filling the screen. Two new voices will represent the network's big, friendly sound.
Shaw Media's award-winning Creative team partnered with BDA - Promax/BDA 2012 Creative Agency of the Year - on the concept and development. BDA's current clients also include ESPN, the BBC, Disney, Sky and NBC Universal.
Global Television is a Shaw Media Network
About Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw is a diversified communications and media company, providing consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Home Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging programming content (through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.4 million customers, through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional television networks in Canada, Global Television, and 18 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B, NYSE - SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca.
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UPDATE: Councilmember Mike O'Brien called Seattle Weekly back this evening to offer clarification on what his "significant statement" tonight in support of Sawant will be. According to O'Brien, the statement will fall "short of an endorsement." Instead, according to O'Brien, he'll tell those on hand at UW that having third-party candidates like Sawant and other outside voices involved in the electoral process is a positive thing, and helps push issues to the forefront of political discussion that might not otherwise get there - like, for instance- the $15 an hour minimum wage debate that Sawant has helped champion.
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This evening at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Washington's Miller Hall, Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien, Mayor Mike McGinn and City Council candidate Kshama Sawant are scheduled to appear to discuss "the threats they see posed to Seattle and Washington by climate change and the role that policy makers need to play to address climate justice," according to a press release from the Sawant campaign. The event is hosted by Confronting Climate Change (CCC), Divest UW, the Student Association of Green Environments (SAGE) and UW Earth Club.
It's an intriguing lineup, for a number of reasons. But the biggest may be what might come out of O'Brien's mouth. According to a member of Sawant's media and communications team, O'Brien is expected to make a "significant statement" in support of the Sawant campaign this evening. Asked whether that means an endorsement, the source said she didn't have any details, but she "hopes so."
Reached for comment, Sawant Communications and Fundraising Director Geov Parrish confirmed that the Sawant campaign expects O'Brien to make a "significant statement" at the UW tonight, saying "I probably shouldn't say any more." We've called O'Brien for comment and will update this post accordingly when he gets back to us. (UPDATE: See above.)
If O'Brien does endorse Sawant - a big if - it would make for an interesting play. Hell, even if O'Brien's expected statement in support of the Sawant campaign constitutes everything short of an endorsement (which seems far more likely, given the circumstances), it will still be newsworthy. While five members of the City Council endorsing McGinn's mayoral challenger Ed Murray was somewhat predictable, a Council colleague of four-term incumbent Richard Conlin endorsing (or vocally supporting) his Socialist Alternative challenger would not be. Should Conlin prevail, and should O'Brien best his challenger, Albert Shen, it would no doubt make for some awkwardness in Council chambers over the next four years.
That said, O'Brien looking to get in on the excitement created by Sawant's grassroots campaign could also be very shrewd. Despite his liberal credentials, O'Brien's campaign has largely been under the radar this season. If he's feeling any heat at all from the Seattle Times-endorsed moderate Albert Shen, then getting in on some of the Sawant mojo could be beneficial.
And what about the other speaker tonight, Mike McGinn? According to campaign staffer Aaron Pickus, he's not aware of any plans for O'Brien to issue a "significant statement" in support of Sawant, and the mayor is "not planning anything like that."
Whatever happens tonight, it's safe to say it's been a solid week for the Sawant campaign. The Socialist Alternative candidate was endorsed by Former King County Democratic Party Chair Daniel Norton and current 37th LD Democratic Party Vice-Chair Jeanne Legault this morning at an event at City Hall, and, according to a press release issued this afternoon, the Sawant campaign has now raised more than a $100,000 and attracted over 300 volunteers.


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What to CookWeeknight Cooking
Cook This: Dinner Tonight
Inspiration for tonight's dinner -- virtuous, satisfying, and quick.
We've neatly condensed the recipes below, but to read the full-fledged versions (and save and print them) just click on the recipe links or photos. Dinner is served!
The Menu:
Foil Roasted Salmon with an Aromatic Jus by monkeymom
One Pot Kale and Quinoa Pilaf by deensiebat
The Grocery List (for 4):
- • 2-3 pounds salmon filet
- • 1 cup quinoa
- • 1 bunch lacinato kale
- • 1 Meyer lemon (regular lemon is fine)
- • 2 scallions
- • 1 large shallot
- • 1 tablespoon toasted walnut oil (you can use olive oil)
- • 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts (sliveered almonds are also great)
- • 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
- • 1 large leek (you can substitute green garlic or spring onions)
- • 4-6 fresh tarragon or thyme stems (you can substitute your herb of choice)
There's a good chance you have 1 cup of white wine, salt and pepper, 1 garlic clove, 2 bay leaves, and extra virgin olive oil on hand -- but if not, now's your chance to stock your larder!
The Plan:
1. Prep time: Heat oven to 400 degrees, bring 2 cups of salted water to a boil in a covered pot, and double-line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Cut the leek in half lengthwise, rinse thoroughly, then slice it into thin strips (reserving the dark green leaves whole). Wash and chop your kale into 1" lengths. Thinly slice a garlic clove and the large shallot (or a small onion). Zest and juice the lemon then mince the scallions. Add the quinoa to the boiling water, lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes. All the real work is done!
2. Onward to salmon: Perfect time to get the salmon into the oven. Lay out the dark green leeks on the foil and cover with half the sliced leeks and fresh herbs, all the sliced shallot and garlic, and 2 bay leaves. Rest the salmon on top of the greens. Sprinkle a generous amount of salt and pepper and rub with olive oil. Cover the salmon with the remaining fresh herbs and leeks. Bring up the edges of the foil so you can add the wine. Seal the edges together to form a compact tent around the fish. Into the oven it goes for 25-30 minutes.
3. Pilaf it up: Top your quinoa with the kale and let simmer for another 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat and allow it to steam for 5 more. In a large serving bowl, combine half the lemon juice, all of the lemon zest, scallions, walnut oil (or olive oil), pine nuts and goat cheese. When the quinoa and kale are cooked, tip them into the the bowl and toss to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper and the remaining lemon juice if desired.
4. Countdown to dinner: Remove the salmon from the oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes. Set the table. Unwrap and move the fish to a serving platter. Discard the dark green leek ends. Top it with the aromatic vegetables and jus.
Last step? Pour yourself (another) glass of crisp white wine. You deserve it. Why? Because dinner is served.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to an 88-79 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
Tyreke Evans added 11 points for the Pelicans, who have won four of their past five games.
D.J. Augustin scored 23 points, Taj Gibson added 17 and Joakim Noah had 14 for Chicago.
Davis also blocked six shots and the Pelicans dominated in the paint, outscoring the Bulls 50-34
New Orleans led 50-39 at the half, and with Davis dominating the middle maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half until the final minute.
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"Thinking Out Loud" call-in radio programs set for OctoberUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto, (808) 956-6165
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Director, Center for Oral History, Social Science Research Institute
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Warren Nishimoto, (808) 956-6260
Director, Center for Oral History, Social Science Research Institute
Posted: Sep 8, 2010
UH Mānoa's College of Social Sciences announces the October guest line-up for the call-in radio program titled, "Thinking Out Loud" Talking Issues, Taking Action."
- October 4: Hui Panala`au: Hawaiian Colonists, American Citizens (Guest: Noelle Kahanu)
- October 11: Issei Women (Guest: Kelli Nakamura)
- October 18: Kanu Hawaii, Commitment to Community Activism (Guest: James Koshiba)
- October 25: Discussion on the novel, Anshu: Dark Sorrow (Guest: Juliet Kono)
All call-in radio programs air on AM 1210 KZOO at 6:30 p.m. and are hosted by UH Mānoa faculty including Christine Yano, George Tanabe, Willa Tanabe, Warren Nishimoto and Michi Kodama-Nishimoto. To join the hour-long discussion, call (808) 941-5966 or email firstname.lastname@example.com anytime during the program. Questions and comments may also be entered on the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i Facebook page.
The program is sponsored by UH Mānoa's Center for Oral History, Center for Japanese Studies and College of Social Sciences; the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; Hawai'i Council for the Humanities; and Barnes & Noble Bookstores.
For more information on "Thinking Out Loud" and its hosts, see http://jcch.com/thinking-out-loud.asp. To listen to archives of past shows, see www.kzoohawaii.com.


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Petsmart has made it possible, through both cash and in-kind contributions, to launch the first ever Emergency Shelter for families with their pets in Arizona. There are many families in homelessness with their pets.
According to the Director, "it was just horrible to hear a homeless family refuse shelter because their pet(s) weren't welcome. Now we welcome the entire family, including the pets. Thank you so much Petsmart for making such a huge difference in the lives of these families.


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Play "Get Me To The GRAMMYs" And Win
"Get Me To The GRAMMYs," a unique social media game for music fans nationwide, will launch Dec. 17 and run through Jan. 29, 2013. Fans of the GRAMMYs on Facebook will have the chance to win seven weekly prizes from each of the GRAMMYs' six participating partners: Delta Air Lines, Harman, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hitlab, MasterCard, and Procter & Gamble.
Prizes range from music gift cards to the Ultimate GRAMMYs Superfan prize featuring two tickets to the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
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Jan 07, 2013, 04:02 EST
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company, today announced it has fulfilled the requirements for CE Marking in Europe for APPY1, the Company's blood-based appendicitis test. Initial commercialization in Europe is planned to commence in the first quarter 2013 in key territories, including the UK, Italy, France, Germany and Benelux countries. The Company expects to announce agreements with top EU distributors beginning in the first quarter 2013.
Steve Lundy, President and CEO of Venaxis, stated, "We are pleased to report this important accomplishment, which allows us to market APPY1 in Europe and initiate the next critical phase of our market development effort. This initial phase will involve finalizing agreements with selected distributors, working with those same distributors and placing APPY1 in the hands of select hospitals in each of our target European territories. Our strategy is to leverage the experience of these key opinion leader hospital sites over the first half of 2013 in order to generate meaningful, multinational data for APPY1 that will allow us to refine our approach to the broader EU market and prepare for full scale launch later in 2013. As we work in parallel to gain U.S. regulatory clearance, EU market development remains a top priority for Venaxis, and we believe this strategic approach will maximize our potential for increased market penetration and allow us to ramp sales quickly once those activities are completed."
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After the slowest profit growth of any Asian peer in the past five years, the 125-year-old company is projected to almost triple earnings this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, amid a surge in milk powder prices and record Chinese demand. Bega, Warrnambool's local rival and its largest shareholder, may be able to raise its bid by squeezing out more cost savings, said RBS Morgans Ltd. Bega needs to boost its offer to A$7.50 a share to win over Warrnambool investors, Canaccord said. "Dairy, in particular, is benefiting from increased Asian demand," Stephen Scott, head of research at Ord Minnett Group Ltd. in Sydney, said in a phone interview. "There's not a lot in the listed space left once Warrnambool goes." Warrnambool, which supplies milk to make Philadelphia cream cheese, is named after the home town of its founders in the state of Victoria. 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China, the world's most populous nation, is setting new records for milk-powder imports, and demand for produce in India is outstripping local production, Warrnambool said in an Oct. 9 filing. This year, the price of exported milk powder will surge 33 percent, butter will rise 16 percent and cheese will climb 12 percent, the company said. Profit Jump Warrnambool's net income in the 12 months ending June 2014 is forecast to rise to A$20 million ($19 million) from A$7.49 million, according to analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Southeast Asia's six-largest economies -- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam -- are also unable to produce enough dairy goods to meet local demand, Rabobank, which specializes in agricultural research, said in a July report. Milk consumption will jump 27 percent between 2012 and 2020 to 14 billion liters in those nations, Rabobank said. 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Warrnambool, maker of Sungold milk, fell 0.6 percent to A$7.23. Bega, based in the New South Wales town of the same name, owns about 18 percent of Warrnambool. Saputo's market value of C$10 billion ($9.7 billion) is more than 17 times larger than Bega's. Higher Bid Saputo's proposal, in addition to cash, offers Warrnambool investors as much as 56 cents in tax credits for each of their shares. Eligibility depends on a shareholder's own tax liability. Even accounting for the potential credits, Warrnambool's share price reflects a "mild expectation" of a higher offer, said Canaccord's Topy. Bega "could increase its bid quite significantly," Belinda Moore, an analyst at RBS Morgans in Brisbane, said in an e-mail. According to Moore, Bega may be able to double its estimated cost savings from the takeover to A$15 million. Bega has "no present intention" to raise its bid, though "reserves the right to do so," the company said in an Oct. 11 filing. Sandy Vassiadis, a spokeswoman for Saputo, echoed that sentiment in an e-mailed response to questions, saying the company "has no intention to make changes to the offer, but we maintain the right to do so." Cheap Production In addition to their proximity to Asia, Australian dairy producers are attractive targets because the country's mild winters reduce feeding costs for dairy herds, said Scott at Ord Minnett. "We have a bit of advantage in producing dairy effectively and cheaply," Scott said. For the bidders, those attributes have outweighed Warrnambool's recent track record. No dairy producer in Asia with a market value of more than $100 million has reported worse sales and profit growth in the past five years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company's compound revenue growth rate in the period was almost zero, while profit fell 21 percent on that basis, the data show. Saputo, as a foreign buyer, would also have to overcome potential regulatory hurdles. Some farmers oppose Decatur, Illinois-based Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.'s planned A$2.2 billion purchase of Australian crop handler GrainCorp Ltd. The deal is being evaluated by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board, the same body from which Saputo will need approval. Ripe Targets Saputo's proposal is also dependent on investors holding more than 50 percent of the shares selling. Bega and Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co., an Australian dairy producer whose own bid for Warrnambool was rejected in 2010, own about 35 percent of the stock. Murray Goulburn said Oct. 8 that it will "take time to consider its options," and a representative for the company declined to comment further. Demand from Asia's expanding economies means Australian producers will remain in buyers' sights, said Neil Pathak, a mergers and acquisition lawyer with Gilbert & Tobin in Melbourne. "They are going to have a great demand for food," he said. "We are ripe for foreigners looking to buy good agribusinesses." 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