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In 1988, Azain started as an assistant professor of Animal and Dairy Science at the University of Georgia, where he is currently professor and graduate coordinator. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level animal nutrition courses, freshman seminar, and directs a study abroad program in Toulouse, France.
Azain's research interests include investigating the relationship of macronutrient intake with composition of gain in meat animals, the understanding and manipulation of lipid metabolism, and the evaluation of alternative feed ingredients and feed enzymes in both swine and poultry diets. He has authored over 75 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and he is an active member of the Swine Nutrition Regional Committee (NCCC-042).
He has served as a reviewer, editorial board member, and section editor (Growth and Developmental Biology) for the Journal of Animal Science. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Nutrition and has served on four National Research Institute or National Institute of Food and Agriculture U.S.Department of Agriculture panels. He holds an adjunct appointment in the Poultry Science Department at Georgia.
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Daddy Everyday, Rewriting The Black American Dad Story
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Tasty Sips: Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Those who partied with us over the holidays had the chance to taste Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky – and people are still texting me asking how to drink it…or for cocktail ideas. Auchentoshan triple distills every single drop (which is unique) – and there is no wrong way to enjoy it.
Personally, I love to sip it over coconut water ice cubes or pair it with nibbles of dark chocolate…while looking at the snow fall in the comfy chair right in front of my picture window. Mmmm, toasty…
For those who love a cocktail, here's a super easy drink recipe by my girl Robin Nance, Auchentoshan Brand Ambassador and cocktail designer extraordinaire:
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2 oz Auchentoshan Three Wood
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Welcome to Neumeister Animal Hospital
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Signs A food allergy is a reaction to food involving the dog's immune system. A protein particle in the food usually causes the reaction. Typical signs can include itching, licking, chewing paws etc. In some case the dogs may only show chronic otitis. Gastrointestinal signs such as vomiting, diarrhea, belching, and frequent bowel movements are also possible. Persisting
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December 1, 2017
Many of our existing clients might be aware of the Class IV Deep Tissue Laser Therapy Dr. Neumeister has been implementing since years for a variety different treatments. We have information about the use of laser therapy at the following link of our website: http://neumeisteranimalhospital.com/laser-therapy/ Now
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We would like to share an email we received from Bianca Perkins who's professional service dog ChiChi is sponsored by Neumeister Animal Hospital. On May 8th when ChiChi visited NICC. Cathy Davis (a Neumeister client) invited us to visit during finals week to help students relax and destress in between classes/final exams. Students loved having her there and ChiChi of course loved
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We all had lots of fun spending time together at our holiday party. This year we went to "Pinot's Palette" and painted some "majestic bovines" while snacking on great Greek food from The Corner grill on University.
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Ah yes, spring break came and went. But for whatever reason, travel may not have been an option for spring break. While staying home can be disappointing, I have a few ideas that will help you stay busy in the future. Make a Change for the Rest of the Semester (or longer) Maybe your grades … Continue reading 3 Ideas for Future Spring Breaks Spent at Home
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Michigan provides its residents and visitors with picture perfect scenery. Most of those pictures can be taken at the breathtaking state and national parks. Ludington State Park This park provides a little bit of everything for its visitors. Whether it's the beach, fishing or biking that brings you to this park, it will be sure … Continue reading 5 Best Campgrounds in Michigan
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Before I came to college, I heard so many things about study abroad programs. While I didn't know too much, I knew I needed to go on one! In my eyes, it was an opportunity to travel out of the country and explore yet be productive in my educational career as well… what could top … Continue reading Why Study Abroad
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As a freshman coming into Michigan State University, I knew exactly what I wanted to do for my education. I had a plan. I thought I knew exactly what the next four years were going to look like. Boy, was I wrong! I am a journalism student here at Michigan State, and I truly love … Continue reading Why I Decide To Pursue A Public Relations Minor
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It's 2018. If you're not on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of the other many social media sites, I'm not sure where you have been the last 10 or so years. Almost a third of adults in the United States are on Facebook. Social media is a large part of our society today. Many companies … Continue reading Social Media… The Most Powerful Drug?
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Are you still on the edge about joining MSU's student-run PR firm, Hubbell Connections? This blog is meant to welcome everyone back, and hopefully recruit even more members to our team as well as answer questions everyone may have! If you haven't already, we encourage you to follow our Twitter and Facebook pages. There you … Continue reading Why You Should Join Hubbell Connections
Surviving Finals Week
Ahhh it's that time of the semester again…finals week. You're half packed for winter break, saying goodbye to your roommates and neighbors and campus is looking emptier everyday. Everyone around you is stressed, tired and ready to go home, but you have to stay at it and push through. It might be just me, but … Continue reading Surviving Finals Week
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5 Things to do This Holiday Season
There are so many fun things to do during the Christmas season. I wanted to talk about some of my personal favorites and possibly inspire you to do some of them as well! Weekend or Day Trip to Chicago This is one of my favorites! Every year I go to Chicago with my family a … Continue reading 5 Things to do This Holiday Season
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My summer was by far the busiest I've ever had. I had to hold down two jobs and an internship for three whole months. Can you say stress? Despite this though, I can't say it was all bad. I can name a few highlights. My summer began with a trip to Los Angeles to tour … Continue reading My Busiest Summer


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A photograph of an organic Irish potato taken by celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch recently sold at an auction for more than $1 million.
Abosch, who is known for his portraits of famous people like Yoko Ono and Malala Yousafzai, typically charges up to $500,000 for his work.
He revealed this month that he sold a simple portrait of an organic Irish potato to a European businessman last year.
The man reportedly paid one million euros for "Potato #345," the equivalent of $1,080,000.
Abosch says the man saw it while dining at the photographer's home in Paris.
If the sale price is verified, it will be the 15th most expensive photo ever sold.
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Comedian Ron White is best known as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the "Blue Collar Comedy" phenomenon. However, with two Grammy nominations, a gold record, two of the top-rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history. Additionally, a book that appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, and millions in CD and DVD sales. Ron has established himself as a star in his own right. Ron's new special, "Behavioral Problems," premiered in 2009 on Comedy Central.
Ron has always been a storyteller; from the time he was a boy growing up in a small town in the middle of Texas oil country to selling windows for a living in Arlington to performing in sold-out theaters and arenas as a headlining comedian all across the country. For two decades he lived the life of a struggling comedian bouncing around to comedy clubs and driving to gigs in his beat-up Nissan pickup truck. In short, he paid his dues.


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Bay Shore Marina parking fees irk residents
Residents say newly adopted parking rules and fees at the Bay Shore Marina are too expensive for families trying to enjoy the summer.
Before the parking meters were installed, daily parking fees were $5 for residents without a recreation card and $10 for non-residents. Now, the meters cost 50 cents an hour during the week and $1 an hour on weekends and holidays.
The Bay Shore Marina, which overlooks the Great South Bay, features a large dock area for boat slips and Shipwreck Cove Spray Park.
In a statement to News 12 Long Island, the Town of Islip says in part, "The new parking program has eliminated long lines and congestion at the entrance to these attractions. For the most part, the parking program has been very well received."
Town residents can pay $30 for a recreation card that gives free admission to all town parks and beaches for two years. However, starting next year - even cardholders will have to feed the meters.


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Born in South Africa, Phil paints primarily in oils, his subjects are rendered realistically and he prefers to use a variety of his own photographs as reference material, occasionally painting on site.
He has exhibited in galleries in Johannesburg and Auckland and sold many paintings to local residents and overseas based collectors. He has painted several large commissioned works for local and international clients. As an example, he was commissioned to do a 2m wide painting of the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo in Canterbury, New Zealand. For this painting, Phil especially flew to the South Island to sketch and take reference photographs.
Phil's subjects range from wildlife to people to landscape. He finds inspiration from the light of the New Zealand landscape, and capturing the colours of the landscape faithfully is something he always strives for. He is self-taught, and reads art books widely for inspiration and to learn from others.
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- August 22, 2012
Safety is our first concern at The Infants' Home – and our latest fire drill proves preparation is everything.
Moving more than 180 children, 50 staff, 15 volunteers and a group of construction workers to safe ground in the event of fire is no straightforward task.
But this week's fire drill at The Infants' Home went by without a hitch. In fact, our fire wardens say it was textbook training.
Since building on our new Early Learning & Care Centre has started we have had to establish a new safety area off Henry Street.
Ashfield Police and the NSW Fire Brigade were on hand to give some reality to the event and to offer advice.
The firemen were impressed with the children's evacuation to nearby Richmond Avenue.
The Infants' Home conducts regular planning and practice to ensure the safety of children, educators, family members and anyone else on our premises in the event of an emergency.
"It is vital to plan and to practice so we can develop evacuation and safety procedures that are effective," says The Infants' Home CEO Anita Kumar.
"Emergency evacuation practice takes place at least once every three months at different times of the day and on different days of the week."
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Ah, winter, that period of long sleep between the falling of the leaves and the blushing of new leaves. Never mind what the scientists and geeks and those with a lack of romance and poetry in their soul say, winter begins with the first red nose, running freely in icy winds, or the first limb breaking while still holding a leaf or two and burdened with pounds of ice.
Winter, in the northern hemisphere of this dear old planet, officially begins with the Winter Solstice, on or about December 21st. There are feasts and parties and festivals celebrating the occasion, some pagan, some relating to various religions, some just because you got a new pair of skis.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, in Poems, in 1847:
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow.
December is supposed to be the great snowmaker, and for us that live in the shadow of the towering Sierra Nevada, that means skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and just having fun while bundled like a child waiting for the bus. Which brings us to this famous saying, written by Lydia Maria Child in Flowers for Children, and titled "Thanksgiving Day:"
Over the river and through the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way
To carry the sleigh,
Through the white and drifted snow.
Will you have chestnuts roasting on an open fire when those first major snow storms arrive, or just a pint or two of your own special grog? I enjoy the pleasure of eggnog, particularly when it's home made with mounds of whipped egg white meringue topping the brandy and hot water, gently stirred in and dusted with nutmeg or other spices of pleasure.
Good old fashioned rum and coffee covered in thick whipped cream ain't bad either, chum, but I think William Shakespeare may have had the right answer, back in 1594 when he wrote in Love's Labour's Lost:
When all aloud the wind doth blow,
And coughing drowns the parson's saw,
And birds sit brooding in the snow,
And Marian's nose looks red and raw,
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl.
Thus the cycle continues, winter slowly allows more and more sunlight to linger, just a bit each day, mind you, until, yes, a bud appears, then a leaf, and we put aside the skis and boards and skates, and rummage about, knowing full well we put those cut offs in the third drawer down.
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"The Balsam Brands team has grown our retail business by 50 percent for five years," said Thomas Harman, CEO of Redwood City-based Balsam Brands.
Redwood City, CA (PRWEB) April 22, 2015
EY today announced that Thomas Harman, Founder and CEO of Balsam Brands headquartered in Redwood City, CA, is a semi-finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Northern California region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Harman was selected as a semifinalist from 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced on June 11th at the Fairmont San Francisco.
"Once again, I'm very honored by this special recognition," said Harman. "Balsam Brands strives not only to serve our customers who seek high quality home décor, but to attract and mentor the best and the brightest talent we can find. The Balsam Brands team has grown our retail business by 50 percent for five years in the Silicon Valley," Harman added.
Balsam Hill, Harman's flagship brand, is built on three innovations: breakthrough products, internet marketing savvy, and the ability to scale up and down 100x each year. It starts with product; prior to Harman designing lifelike artificial Christmas trees in 2006, there were none. Although the breakthrough technology of molded polyethylene needles had existed for years, Harman was the first to use this technology to craft trees that actually mimicked trees in nature. His background in environmental studies trained him to replicate the subtlety of branch structure, color variation, cultivated tree shape, and needle type to create truly lifelike trees. His trees were an instant success in 2006 and Harman continues to personally design each Balsam Hill Christmas tree today. Harman is passionate about his products and is a named inventor on several Christmas tree patents, regularly involves his entire team in improving the products through ideation and competitive benchmarking, and travels the globe to find new inspiration and tree specimens to help him perfect replicating nature.
Harman, recognize as a Silicon Valley Business Journal, 40 under 40 in 2013, is not only market innovator, but also a mentor and angel investor in a number of startups.
Now in its 29th year, the EY program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 14, 2015. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
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Protect your largest investment.
There are up to 7 species of wood-boring insect in New Zealand that might attack the timbers of your home or other buildings. The most common of these is the Common House Borer (Anobium punctatum) also known as Woodworm in other parts of the world. A close relative, is the Native House Borer (Leanobium flavomaculatum) is rarely distinguished from the Common Borer and may be the more common.
The life cycles of these insects are similar. Adult females lay up to 100 eggs on bare timber or in old flight holes. The eggs hatch after 4-5 weeks and the larvae bore through the wood, eating it and using yeasts in their stomachs to help break down cellulose in the wood. After 3-4 years the larvae will pupate in a chamber near the surface, then 4-8 weeks later the adult exits the wood by eating its way to the surface creating a 'flight hole'. It mates and begins the life cycle over again. The flight holes are approximately 2mm in diameter for Common Borer and 3-4mm for native borer.
It is important that a thorough survey is carried out to ascertain the extent of any infestation. It is frequently the case that a few flight holes are visible on the exterior of painted weather boards, however when the boards are examined more closely the interior of the timbers are badly damaged and many flight holes are present on the interior surface.
Treatment of timbers to remove borer infestation is the same for whichever species is present.
This combination of treatment will protect your home and your investment .
Don't panic. This is not a problem. Although NO Borer Concentrate does not mix easily with water, as it is formulated to mix with turps or kerosene, the water will not affect the product. The concentrate will still provide protection from borer. It just may not have penetrated as far into the wood and so will not last quite as long. The water will soon dry off leaving the borer protection behind and will not attract borer.
If the area to be treated is small Kiwicare make a ready to use NO Borer Fluid which does not require use of additional solvent.
I have mixed Kiwicare NO Borer Concentrate with water instead of turps and applied to some bare timber affected by borer, what should i do now? I am afraid the water will attack more borer? Thanks.
Turpentine and kerosine are not 'highly toxic' but should of course be used with reasonable care. As with many solvents they should not be used in confined, unventilated spaces with a fine mist or where there are high temperatures. But used in well ventilated areas and using a coarse spray, paint brush or roller they pose little or no risk. Turpentine is, after all, used frequently as paint thinners.
I regularly recommend professional borer control companies and technicians that are members of PMANZ for those people that want a warranty for peace of mind and to accompany documentation on sale or purchase of property. Kiwicare is an associate member of PMANZ.
As with painting ones house it is a question of cost, time and ability to DIY.
Interesting comments on the use of solvents for borer control. Regardless of the pro's and con's they do smell are are highly toxic within themselves. The fact of the matter is the average homeowner cannot effectively control borer, borer bombs have been around since borer and we still have borer! The use of a registered borer control technician through a reputable company is the best way to deal with borer. These companies will warranty their treatments for many years which will give the homeowner peace of mind and also add value if selling the house in the future.
Hi i am a licensed timber pest technician ,if you would like some ideas on treatment or costs for a professional treatment send me an email im sure we can help you email@example.com
Treating a relocatable house for borer.
Before or during relocation is an ideal time to treat a house to protect it from borer.
It is possible to tent a house and fumigate it with methyl bromide to eradicate all borer. This is, however, almost never done because of the costs, regulations and the fact that it gives the house no ongoing protection. It could get an infestation again next season.
The house can normally be more easily treated while it is awaiting transport or after transport and when it is awaiting setting on foundations. Many of the more difficult to reach timbers (sub-floors, roof cavities, etc.) will be exposed and the effective long term treatment with borer fluid in turps or kerosene will not have the disadvantage of lingering smell for occupants; because there aren't any. Also, the interior of the house is easier to treat because of the lack of furniture fixings and fitting that would otherwise make full treatment more difficult.
To sum up, you should be able to treat the house more effectively and more cheaply during relocation than a house still in position giving the greatest and longest term of protection.
We are looking at a relocatable house. There are signs of borer in external weatherboards, window framing inside, old signs in the polished t&g flooring, and underneath in joists. Can the whole house be enclosed in something and effectively fumigated where it is stored? Thanks
sorry i did not mean (exterior) spray i meant to say (residual) low odor spray.
Hi after its fumigated i would treat the timber with a residual chemical with an exterior spray, i would get the room treated and may be the house feel free to email me firstname.lastname@example.com if you need help thanks
You can deal with the borer in your bed slats yourself using NO Borer fluid and/or injecting the holes with aerosol NO Borer Injector. There will be a slight smell for a few hours. It will not linger long. A water based NO Borer trigger spray will have less smell and will be sufficient for your bed slats. Check out the Kiwicare.co.nz website borer page for more information.
You can get the bed fumigated with methyl bromide by a licenced fumigator. This will kill all the borer in the slats but not give nay ongoing protection.
your timber could be fumigated in a container with methyl bromide, the room with the borer and mattress could be mist with Nuvos by a suitably qualified pest control technician. hope this helps
We have a bed borer problem - to our horror we have just discovered that all the slats of our 10 year old fixed-slat bed are covered in borer holes, how is best to treat the wood and will we have to treat our mattress as well? We last shifted five years ago, are in a five year old home and not too happy that we've been sleeping on top of the little critters possibly for the last five years?! We are keen not to have strong smells lingering after treatment so wondering what is best option please?
Great advise! yes boron also has a down side it is not residual and will wash of. Using a Termicide with water as the carrier can give approx 10 year or more depending on the concentrations used, protection in areas where there is no UV and the surface is not exposed to the elements works well, I have discussed it with the manufacturers who supply a timber merchants in Australia who treat timber in a similar method and they give it 50 years i was told! Water is a good carrier also and should not be over looked. I have discussed the use of water or kero with chemical engineers and i have learned some very interesting things as to how the chemical particles are separated further apart when using kero as it takes it deeper into the timber and could could diminish the chemicals effectiveness, a bit in depth here to discuss. A good alternative is an oil, obviously not just any oil but a particular kind if you are worried about saturation, i have also done my own field research from jobs treated over a long period of time and have seen what works best. Sorry no trade secrets given away here! lots of laughs.
There is some discussion below regarding the use of diesel or kerosene as carriers for insecticides when treating timber for borer.
Diesel is not recommended by Kiwicare for use with its borer products. Kerosene is recommended for use as it gives excellent penetration of timbers to give the longest term protection. But it should not be used in confined spaces without good ventilation and personal protective equipment, and the creation of mists should be avoided. Low pressure sprayers can be used but if ventilation is poor then use of a brush or roller will prevent mists.
I have carried out many professional borer control treatments with this and similar products over the last 30 years. Common sense has meant I have never encountered any of the problems suggested.
However, I did change the methodology used by one of NZ's largest pest control companies to the use of di-sodium octaborate (boron) because used properly it is effective but it does not result in the smell associated with the use of kerosene or turps. Borate does have to be applied with low pressure, high volume equipment to get sufficient saturation of the timber for good control and is not normally an option for the DIYer who wants to control the borer in his or her home.
Also you miss understand what they mean by breathing apparatus, it is not a mask like a face mask which you suggest, it must be a separate air supply either air tanks, ie like we use when we fumigate with cyanide disks or methyl bromide or an outside uncontaminated air supply.
i also point out this point from shells info you missed regards you comment:
Precautions Under working conditions mists can occur at any temperature. It is therefore necessary to take precautions to avoid breathing any vapour or mist by using, for instance, air breathing apparatus, ventilation and extraction fans to remove mists and vapour from the working areas.
I would suggest any one intent on spraying in any confined space talk to the shell representative regards this use of a petroleum ie diesel, kerosene product before they use it in this way. I talked to them and they said under no circumstances should it be used under a house or in a roof void ie enclosed area in this manner! Be careful, if you give the wrong advise and something goes wrong even if you have public liability insurance it wont replace there life or brain cells. When i worked for some other company's in my younger years, i did suffer from severe headaches after spraying these products, i now know it was from a lack of oxygen. i was lucky that was all! I also used commercial equipment for spraying so the jobs where quick so mixed with luck i survived minus some brain cells - lots of laughs. I would never send any one to do that! I suggest before any advise is given maybe try it your self 1st - No just kidding i wouldn't suggest that.
Thank you.
Kerosene and dieseline (diesel) do not form high vapour concentrations at normal temperatures so "their vapour pressures are too low to pose these hazards under normal conditions."
Kerosene and diesel, as the Shell website states are "less likely to produce as high vapour concentrations as gasoline they are very prone to the formation of mists," So precautions including wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of mist particles is a normal precaution.
And the statement on contact is relevant to people who "continually handle petroleum products." It is still recommended to wear personal protective equipment while treating the borer in a house with kerosene, turpentine or any other borer product.
Hi this is directly copied from shell nz web site: Vapours and Gases Gasoline, hydrocarbon solvents and LPG gases are the most hazardous petroleum products at normal temperatures and pressures as vapours create a fire risk, and they can build up very rapidly in poorly ventilated areas, creating a risk of asphyxiation for people working in the area. The problem, though potentially severe, diminishes through kerosines, diesoline, fuel oil and lubricants, as their vapour pressures are too low to pose these hazards under normal conditions.
Mists While kerosine, diesoline, fuel oil and lubricants are less likely to produce as high vapour concentrations as gasoline they are very prone to the formation of mists as a result of their dispersion in air by mechanical processes. Mists are regarded as toxic by inhalation as the micro-droplets can coalesce on the lung surfaces and prevent extraction of oxygen from the air by creating a barrier.
Precautions Despite the variation that exists between products, under poor ventilation and high temperatures vapour can occur with all products, and under working conditions mists can occur at any temperature. It is therefore necessary to take precautions to avoid breathing any vapour or mist by using, for instance, air breathing apparatus, ventilation and extraction fans to remove mists and vapour from the working areas.
First Aid Symptoms, which occur if vapour or mist is inhaled, include irritation of the nose and throat, nausea, headache, dizziness, and depression. In extreme cases unconsciousness. Move the affected person to fresh air. If not breathing, apply artificial respiration. SEEK MEDICAL HELP URGENTLY.
Contact with Skin and Eyes In the course of their work some people continually handle petroleum products. The hands can pass these products on to other parts of the body. If this occurs regularly and frequently it may give rise to various skin complaints. Prolonged contact through improper use can cause dermatitis or even, where heavy contamination occurs, over many years, possibly skin cancer.
Thank you for comments but I think some of them are inaccurate.
I am not aware of where you have obtained your information. The Shell material safety data sheet (MSDS) on diesel states:
And as for causing cancer:
In other words the rats had to be fed large quantities of diesel to induce cancer.
Kerosene, which is a recommended solvent for use with NO Borer fluid should only be used in areas of good ventilation and good personal protection equipment worn. Kiwicare also recommends painting on the product or using a coarse spray rather than a mist.
The Shell MSDS for kerosene states:
Inhalation: In applications where vapours (caused by high temperature) or mists(caused by mixing or spraying) are created, breathing may cause a mild burning sensation in the nose, throat and lungs.
Kiwicare does not recommend the use of diesel with NO Borer Concentrate. The recommended solvents for good product penetrating are turps and kerosene.
Are you or your company listed on the Pest Management Association website - http://www.pmanz.co.nz/technicians.aspx?
Are you a member of the Pest Management Association of NZ?
Hi i am also a Licensed commercial and domestic pest controller (BORER PROOFING SPECIALISTS) We are based in Christchurch and service surrounding areas. If you have any further questions feel free to call me on 03 9814022 i wrote the info on not using kero etc for the reasons given above
Beware of spraying deisel or kero under floor or in roof voids, as the Shell oil company that supplies it states it is not to be sprayed in a confined area with out using an air supply like breathing apparatus as used when doing a gas fumigation. if you do go ahead and spray with out using this you will at the very least get a serious head ache, the down side of this is, that it is from a lack of oxygen to the brain, however you also risk suffocation under the house causing death or brain damage!!! If that has not put you of, Shell also states it -will! cause skin cancer if it gets on your skin ie face from the mist landing on it while spraying. Do Not Use Diesel or Kerosene these are dangerous solvents!!!!!
Hi Richard,
If the wooden ceilings are of unsealed timber, i.e. not painted, varnished or polished they should be sprayed or painted with NO Borer Concentrate to erradicate the borer and give long term ongoing protection. However, if the timbers are sealed, and you don't fancy the work involved in striping the timbers, then Borafume Fumigators used over a period of 4-5 years will give you good reduction in borer activity, but little ongoing protection. So use Borafume fumigators regularly thereafter to maitain control.
We have identified borer in the vaulted wooden ceilings of our cottage. It is a difficult area to access and treat the holes individually. What other options (e.g borer bomb) are available?
Thanks Richard
Use Borafume Fumigators under the house if you are unable to get under to treat the floor timbers with NO Borer Fluid. The wooden furniture will best be treated with aerosol Borer Injector by injecting individual flight holes and by treating any bare wood with borer fluid. The handy ready to use NO Borer is ideal for treating bare wood on pieces of furniture.
Hi there
We have borer in our floor boards and now attacking some of our wood furniture. Are we best to bomb under the house or inside the house? I am concerned about bombing in the house as have small child.
Thanks for your advice
There are some insects other than borer beetle that will us ethe borer flight holes as a place to hide or lay eggs. Although the adult female borer beetle often lays her aggs back in old flight holes it is unlikely that is what you are seeing.
I've noticed small insects with wings hanging around the borer holes (common borer) and going into the holes. Any idea what these would be?
Diesel is a BAD idea. My Dad treated a cabinet that had picked up borer while in storage by carefully injecting each borer hole with diesel, using a syringe. It may have killed the borer, but that cabinet, and anything you put in it has reeked of diesel for last 10 YEARS since! It makes keeping glassware or plates or anything to eat or drink from in the cabinet impossible as they pick up the smelll too: so the cabinet is now pretty much useless.
I should also have mentioned that borer like timber that contains a little moisture. That is why they attack floor timbers where the moisture from the ground keeps humidity higher than in the roof. So check that there is good ventilation to timbers and fix any leaks. A dehumidifier and/or air conditioner will help to dry out the interior of a house and reduce borer attack
Permethrin is the active ingredient of most borer treatment products including NO Borer from Kiwicare. Permethrin is a synthetic version of pyrethrum that is extracted from chrysanthemum flowers and has the same mode of action but is designed to remain effective and protective for much longer. Permethrin is toxic to borer but of extremely low toxicity to you or me and that is why it is used in many common household insecticides.
The other treatment used to get rid of borer in infested timber is sodium octaborate. This is also of very low toxicity but it requires the timber to be very well saturated to leave a high level of the chemical on the timber where borer would attack it. It is usually only used by professional operators with the correct equipment.
You can prevent borer attacking timber by using ready treated timber or hard heartwood timbers which borer cannot attack. Also borer do not lay eggs on painted or varnished surfaces. The problem with painted weatherboards is that the borer attack from the unpainted surfaces inside the wall.
I hope that is of help.
is there a non-toxic way to get rid of borers?????
Hi Don,
These are exit holes. The entrance holes for wood boring insects are so small as to be almost undetectable. The female lays her eggs in or on the wood and the tiny larva that hatches burrows its way in. The risk with the exit/flight holes is that the adult females often choose old flight hole to lay her eggs, giving them protection and bare timber to start feeding on when they hatch. That is why I suggest treating the hole with a NO Borer Injector to kill any egs or larva in there and to prevent adult laying eggs in them.
I hope that helps.
Hi there,
that you for the reply. Yes, the holes are oval, and 6x4mm and 5x4mm. There has been no further activity, but I'm not sure if these are 'exit' holes or whether the little guy is still in there burrowing away....
many thanks,
Hello Don,
If the sideboard was fumigated on arriving from China (as it should have been) there should not be any live borer in it at that point. The only way it could have then been attacked was here in New Zealand. This suggests to me that the sideboard has been here for at least two years or it wasn't successfully fumigated. If not successfully fumigated then there is a risk that what has caused the damage is of foreign origin.
The larger flight holes that you describe could be from the native Two Tooth Longhorn borer. Are the flight holes oval rather than circular and as large as 7mm? This native borer can do great damage because the labyrinths they produce are so much larger.
If the flight holes are only a little larger than you are used to with the common borer then it is likely to be the native cousin whose flight holes are around 3mm in diameter.
There is one other possibility. Could it be that the flight holes were already there but not noticed? If so the sawdust known as frass could have fallen out of existing holes when the side board was knocked or moved.
The sideboard can be treated using the NO Borer Aerosol Injector and NO Borer fluid as described below.
I would also suggest letting off NO Borer Borafume fumigators in the house to knock off any adult beetles about and doing a pretty thorough check around other timbers in the home now and over the next several years.
I've noticed two fresh holes in my oak sideboard, and a pile of 'sawdust'. There is no other evidence of any other holes or old borer anywhere in the house. The holes are larger that what I've experienced from borer before, about the size of a large nail hole. The sideboard is about 6 months old, and originated from China. Even though the container was fumigated, is it possible it's a foreign pest? The reason I ask is the size of the hole is quite unusually large to what I've seen before.
Piano Borer
Hello. This may be a question of how valuable your piano is. If your piano is antique or of high value you may feel is worth contacting a fumigation company. They can seal the piano in a container or plastic and fumigate with methyl bromide. NO Borer Borafume fumigators are not designed to pentrate the timber fully and would not have the same effect, even if the piano was sealed. MBr fumigation is very much a professional operation and should only be undertaken by a registered fumigator. Methyl bromide will penetrate all the wood and kill all insects within it. However, it does not provide any ongoing protection. Check the Yellow Pages for local MBr fumigators.
Carrying out treatment of the piano with NO Borer spray and injector will protect your piano for many years. I appreciate that it may be difficult to reach some parts of the piano where there are flight holes but it may not be necessary to treat all the exposed (i.e. unpolished or unvarnished) surfaces and still get good control. However, be aware that this treatment will not eradicate the borer larvae that are deep in the timber until they emerge.
Ideally a combination of fumigating followed by protective spraying and injecting would be the way to go for full protection.
I hope that is of some help.
I've got borer in my piano, what's the best way of treating that? Although the borer is in the wooden frame and casing (rather than in the mechanisms), painting on No Borer concentrate or injecting into borer holes does not seem practical as they are mostly inside or underneath (as well as at the back). There doesn't seem to be any borer anywhere in the rest of the house (which is only 20 years old). One idea I've had is to fumigate it by placing the whole piano inside a giant plastic bag, but I don't know whether that would work and I don't know where to get such a plastic bag from. Grateful for advice.
The smell of kerosine will usually have gone sooner than 2 weeks but it does depend on the area treated, ventilation and the weather. If you are treating the sub-floor and the floor is well sealed i.e. no gaps up to the house, there is good ventilation and the weather stays warm and dry the smell will disapate in a few days.
The Kiwicare ready to use trigger spray product is water based and so has very little smell but it is only suitable for small areas of timber and does not penetrate into the timber as well as the concentrate in kerosene or turps and therefore will not give protection for as long as the concentrate.
Good luck.
im thinking about treating my under floor with kiwicare concertrate and kero just a bit worryied about smell does it go after 2 weeks for sure?
The new holes can be identified if you have good eyesight and see that the wood inside the hole is clean. Older holes get dirty over time.
The best times to use Borafume fumigators is during the flight season from November through to March. Ideally twice in the season, say November and January. In order to get the best control borer bombs should be used for at least four years consecutively because the borer larvae (woodworm) eat their way through the timbers for 2-3 years before emerging as adults and the bombs target the adult beetles.
I hope that is of help.
As I live in an old villa in otago it is hard to determine old holes from new. When should I bomb to get the most from it and how often should I do it. thanks
Checking and treating timbers inside a wall where there is no access is difficult without opening up the wall. However, if you are seeing flight holes appear on the external wood i.e. the outside of weather boards or the panelling inside the house, then you know that the wall is being attacked by borer. You can also be pretty sure that there are many more (typically 4-5 times as many) flight holes on the wall interior.
Ideally the timber should be treated with NO Borer or similar by removing some weatherboards or interior panelling. If this is not possible or desired the option of injecting the visible flight holes with NO Borer Injector and using fumigant 'bombs' like Borafume can slow borer attack significantly and over a period of 3-4 years use can reduce activity to almost zero.
I have never seen an official figure for the number of old houses in NZ that have a borer infestation. The figure would vary by geographic location and the quality of the building material used. Borer attack the softer sapwood and leave the harder heartwood untouched. My guess after surveying many houses around the country would be that the majority of untreated houses over 50 years old have active borer infestation.
How could we check and treat timbers inside the wall or where it is impossible for people to reach. is there a figure as for what percentage of old houses would have been borer infested in NZ? Thanks.
Awesome tips here
Borer in furniture.
Hi Mike,
Once the NO Borer concentrate and turps have dried off completely the cabinet will be safe to put the baby clothes in. The smell of the turps will be a good indication of how well the treatment of the cabinet has dried off. The smell of the turps on the clothes would be more of an issue than the insecticide in the NO Borer.


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A few weeks ago, about the same time that the words "Seattle abortion clinic shut down" caught my eyes, I was told that 40 DFL had saved 9 lives through prayer and petition. All said and done, one might be tempted to be discouraged. "After all," you think, "aren't millions of abortions actively supported annually in the U.S. alone?"
To teenagers the ratio of nine to millions is quite a gap. As young people we tend to view the world subjectively and not consider those few children that were saved. But think about it for a moment. In a few years nine will have turned into nineteen, then thirty-five, then fifty, etc. This brings up an interesting question: just how many lives were saved? The number could be endless.
Do not think there are slim pickings among the fruits of our labor. Such doubting leads to despair and leaves a person wondering why he even bothers being actively Pro-life. This is one of those times that the future is on our side. I by no means want to disregard or forget those babies who have suffered at the hands of abortionists, but it is still very possible one day to tip the scales of the number of aborted children versus the ones who were saved. Wouldn't it be something if just those nine babies started it all?


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BookTrib Podcast: Novel Concept Episode 12. A discussion about breaking up with my book.
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Set in contemporary Shanghai, BESOTTED (87,000 words) explores themes of sexuality and identity through the story of two American women who are fooled into love, and the man who comes between them. I was inspired to write the book after living and teaching in Shanghai.
Sasha, a depressed expat who left the States to escape her father, finds salvation in Liz, a broken-hearted newcomer to Shanghai—a city where new identities are tossed on as easily as knock-off purses. Dorian, a charming womanizer who believes he's ready to settle down, offers Sasha another option, but she rejects his advances, clinging instead to Liz as her only chance at happiness. Liz isn't so brave when asked to bring their relationship out of the bedroom, though. Her fear and her lover's dishonesty leave Liz searching for an escape. She finds it in Dorian: after an afternoon at a bar and a night in his bed, she feels certain her betrayal will be the end of the relationship. Sasha is willing to forgive almost anything, though, and finally Liz flees the country without saying goodbye. Five years later, the fate of Sasha's new relationship depends on her figuring out why Liz abandoned her.
Fans of My Education by Susan Choi and Necessary Errors by Caleb Crain will enjoy BESOTTED, which takes an unflinching look its characters' sexuality, their failures and betrayals. The novel captures the spirit of the television show Girls and 2013 Palm d'Or winner Blue is the Warmest Color, based on the graphic novel by French author Julie Monroh.
I am currently looking for representation for this work of literary fiction.
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The dark truth behind MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM
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First sorry for my poor English
Since all Muslims claimed that Jesus is not the son of god
And claimed that bible isn't correct
Let's see
Proof that muhammad is a false prophet
Bible says " many false prophets will arise and lead many astrays" Matthew 24:11
Another verse says
" but the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name which I have not commanded him to speak .... That prophet shall DIE " Deuteronomy 18:12
Muhammad said what god didn't commanded him to say and muhammad said
"I have fabricated things against god and have imputed to him words which he has not spoken " al-tabari 6:111
So the prophecy in the bible appeared :)
Let's not forget om qirfa or qirfa's mother when he command his men to attack her
And kill her " they cut her body half using camels
And took her daughter for sexual reasons or i don't know why
Then they took qirfa's mother's head to muhammad and he put it in I front of people
Is that a prophet ? The religion of peace ? C'mon u gotta do better than that
He command his men to fight non-Muslims and god didn't command him to say that
Let's not forget many of his horrible crimes .
About the bible when Muslims claimed that its not the original one it's fraud
Muhammad him self admitted that the bible and Torah are the god words and it's true and original when he command his men to read it for him even quran says that bible and Torah haven't corrupted
BESIDES where's the original quran that been wretten on rocks and leaves ?
There's a copy in turkey and it's not the original one the one in turkey is from Othman
Age after he burned all the old qurans why did he burned it ???
SCIENTISTS FOUND OLD BIBLES SINCE 68 ad and more than 10 other ancient bibles and compared it with the bible that we read today and it's the SAME!!!
Unlike Quran when it say that Jesus mother is Aaron sister , Aaron is Moses brother
And he died thousands year before merry and Jesus come
That is a major issue in Quran !
There's a proof in Quran that Jesus is son of god
" Jesus the son of Mary was a messenger of Allah and his word and a (spirit from him) " Quran 4:171
Spirit from him , from WHO ?
From god :)
About the crucify
In Quran Jesus said " peace on me the day I was born and the day I die and the day I shall be raised alive " Maryam 19:33
The bible mentions about 500 Eyewitnesses who saw the risen Jesus
Even Ahmad deedat couldn't beat McDowell on this debate
People found many issues in Quran but Christians respected Muslims and didn't say anything but Muslims couldn't stop make fun of the bible GOD WORDS
By the way isis are doing as Muslims were doing before
Forgot to say that Quran been written after Muhammad died
By looking for people who heard verses so that makes quran on the edge
Anyone can change god's words that time right ?
In Quran you have a verse says that Quran can't be change and in the Arabic version it doesn't say al QURAN actually the verse didn't mention the Quran maybe it means the bible or all the holy books !
We have many verses in bible as well I will say one
Matthew 24:35
Plus I bet there was more than 1 million copies of bible before Jews fraud it
It's impossible to take all those bibles and burn it and then rewrite it again!
Bible is more accurate than Quran Jesus stidents wrote it but the people who wrote the Quran were strangers they claimed that they heard the verses that's why when they wrote the Quran they asked for 2 people that heard the verses !
Jesus did miracles but muhammad didn't
Jesus created Human body and gave it the soul he bring dead people to life
Muhammad didn't muhammad used the sword to make Islam bigger
Jesus used Love :)
At the end there's no proof to claim that bible is corrupt but there's verses in bible and Quran says that bible and Torah arnet fraud muhammad him self admitted
At the end we worshipping the god
Don't say that we worship Jesus , Jesus never said I'm your god worship me !
He said worship god ONLY GOD
That's it thanks for reading I won't reply to anyone
Because all I will hear is cursing from Muslims for saying the truth
I decided to take this debate on to be a debate, not in comparative religion, but in religious interpretation. We are debating two views of interpreting the Islamic religion. I shall, hence, like to start off with a brief overview of the main tenants of the interpretation of the opposition. I would like to call the opposition's views the "Christian" view of Islam, whilst calling mine the "Secular" view of Islam. The Christian view asserts three things:
The Christian view holds Lord Jesus to be, not only the Prophet, but also the greatest (albeit not the last) Prophet. [1] This makes all other Prophets who diverge from Christian teachings ultimately suspicious in the eyes of traditionalist Christians. The Qu'ran gladly warns Christians and Jews not to impede and neutralize Tawhid, or "oneness." [2] They ultimately see this as "Shirk," or polytheism. And this is where the confusion starts. The Secular view I would like to present states three things:
Hence, in this discusssion, I will refrain from, unless absolutely necessary, interpreting Islam from a viewpoint of Hinduism etc. I will necessarily affirm that this interpretation, which I see as the objective interpretation, is better than the Christian interpretation of the religion. Ultimately, I do not present the secular view as the contingent alternative, but rather a necessary alternative-for it is the original way to interpret every religion. This leads to BoP lying on the opposition solely. With this, I would like to refute all of the opposition's main points.
a.) Muhammad as a False Prophet
The opposition starts here with quoting the Bible. From a Christian perspective, this is justified. But this debate weights two views of the religion-the Secular and the Christian. Hence, objectively, the Bible cannot provide any justification to prove that Muhammad is a false Prophet. Hence, upon further interpretation, the verses the opponent gives cannot provide justification whatsoever for rejecting Muhammad, for it is based mainly on his perspective, not not the objective perspective. The opposition then attempts to go within the framework of the Islamic religion to prove that Muhammad was a false prophet-this is what, if necessarily done, could carry some weight. The opposition cites historian al-Tabari as saying "I have fabricated things against god and have imputed to him words which he has not spoken." Content with this, the opposition says that "the prophecy in the bible appeared." How vile and utterly revolting this is-since al-Tabari is not the word of Muhammad at all, as the opposition states, and since al-Tabari never said this. Within the whole jurisdiction of the Islamic religion, only the Qu'ran is accepted to be verbatim. al-Tabari provides no insight (apart from commentaries) whatsoever on the teachings of the Qu'ran-he neither writes a chapter, nor a verse in the Qu'ran, ultimately leading this to reject the vile attempts of sophistry which the opposition employs. But even if al-Tabari was a Surah in the Qu'ran, he never did say those words. In the quoted passage, he (intends as a disclaimer to his histories) to say that "this writing of mine may [be found to] contain some information, mentioned by us on the authority of certain men of the past, which the reader may disapprove of and the listener may find detestable." He never means to destroy and corrupts the whole word of the Holy Qu'ran. [3]
b.) Qirfa
The opposition presents the story of Qirfa as a story of an innocent old women being killed via the orders of the Prophet Muhammad. But historical records are still more or less confused about who "Qirfa" really was. Some books published after the death of the Prophet ultimately showed that she might have been killed during a raid led by Abu Bakr. Others narrate that Muhammad sent his companions on a traditional raid. However, the opposition's views that the Prophet Muhammad ordered Qirfa to be killed is preposterous. We have no evidence of that. Apart from that, her daughter was indeed captured, but she was not prostituted. Islamic histories narrates that Muhammed "sent her to the people of Makkah, and surrendered her as ransom for a number of Muslims who had been kept as prisoners." [4]
c.) The Bible is Corrupted
For once in the whole of the rant, the opposition correctly interprets Islam. Islam does claim that the Bible is indeed "corrupted." However, the Bible was not corrupted in the sense that the opposition thinks of it to be. The Bible as we know it now is a collection of writings from St. Paul etc. The Islamic religion thinks that the spreading of Christianity led to the ultimate degeneration of the Bible-leading to doctrines that were never taught and spread by Jesus apparently true. For example, the doctrine of Trinity was an addition: accordingly to Adolf Harnock, "[in the 2nd Century] Jesus was either regarded as the man whom God hath chosen, in whom the Deity or the Spirit of God dwelt, and who, after being tested, was adopted by God and invested with dominion." [5] This is the view that Islam takes regarding the Gospels (Injil). Keeping true in the spirit of secular analysis, I would like to start off by saying that Jesus did not write anything-we know teachings from a huge collection of speeches and letters that were recorded down. Because of this, we can never be sure of the de facto word of Jesus himself-and the Muslims have a very good bet, as Jesus was a monotheist. If Jesus was a monotheist, then he cannot justifiably claim that God is infested within his body, for God cannot be two-God is indivisible, and He is indeed one. Again, Injil refers to the original dictations and speeches (even writings) of Jesus.
The opposition then asks me to show "the original quran that been wretten on rocks and leaves" (emphasis added, horrid spelling original). The opposition then agains goes to his dogmatic way of arguing-the Qu'ran was dictated verbally by God to Muhammad, and it was only shortly after Muhmmad's death that the first copy of the Qu'ran was printed. The oldest Qu'ran we know of was printed in 649-75AD, mere decades after Muhammad's death. [6] Since then, it has remained unchanged.
d.) Peace vs. Context
Ultimately, the opposition says that ISIS are "doing as Muslims were doing before." This is absurd-the opposition presents no supporting claim to it, and the fact that throughout history Islam protected and respected Christianity in the region proves this to be so: in fact, was it not vile that Islam protected Jews in Jerusalem before it fell, but these same Jews were brutally slaughtered when, in 1099, the Crusaders sacked it? Muhammad led by the sword, because if he did not lead by the sword, he would've died. But Muhammad led by love-after taking Mecca, he spared every Fitnah within the city to show that his army was not a barbaric cult. Ultimately, I do not claim that Islam is a religion of peace or violent-people are violent. Religion is neutral. [7,2]
[1] http://www.biblestudytools.com...
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CV | Publications | Collaborators
Research Overview
As Director of the UCLA Empirical Research Group, my job is to help promote high quality empirical legal research at UCLA. Most of my larger projects fall under the broad umbrella of law, the social sciences and public policy, although I also am happy to provide guidance and support for any empirical research efforts in the law school. Prior to joining the UCLA School of Law, the bulk of my research focused on comparative and international politics and public policy, with a particular emphasis on Japanese politics, and parties, elections and political institutions around the world.
Abbreviated CV
Director, Empirical Research Group, UCLA School of Law, 2016-
Adjunct Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, 2015-
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, 2015-16
Assistant Professor (Political Science), University of British Columbia, 2006-14
Killam Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, 2004-06
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2004
B.A. in Politics and East Asian Studies, Oberlin College, 1997
UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Research Grant (with Malloy, Corbett, Hicks), "Agent-Based Modeling of Solar Power Adoption by Los Angeles County Residents", 2017 ($127,400)
SSHRC MCRI (Co-PI): "Making Electoral Democracy Work", 2009-16 ($2,500,000)
Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 2007-14 ($25,000/yr)
SSHRC Grant: "Party Leaders and Prime Ministers", 2011-14 ($92,000)
SSHRC Grant: "The Consequences of Mixed Electoral Systems", 2007-10 ($72,000)
Katharina P. Coleman and Benjamin Nyblade, "Peacekeeping for Profit? The Scope and Limits of "Mercenary" UN Peacekeeping," Forthcoming, Journal of Peace Research.
Hanna Bäck, Wolfgang C. Müller and Benjamin Nyblade, "Multiparty Government and Economic Policy-Making. Coalition Agreements, Prime Ministerial Power and Spending in Western Europe." Public Choice 170(1): 33-62. January 2017.
Benjamin Nyblade, Angela O'Mahony and Aim Sinpeng, "Social Media Data and the Dynamics of Thai Protests." Asian Journal of Social Sciences 43(5): 545-66. October 2015.
Benjamin Nyblade and Angela O'Mahony, "Playing with Fire: Pre-Electoral Fiscal Manipulation and the Risk of a Speculative Attack." International Studies Quarterly 58(4): 828-38. December 2014.
Benjamin Nyblade and Angela O'Mahony, "Migrants' Remittances and Home Country Elections." Studies in Comparative International Development 49(1): 44-66. March 2014.
Robert J. Pekkanen, Benjamin Nyblade and Ellis S. Krauss. "The Logic of Ministerial Selection: Electoral Systems and Cabinet Appointments in Japan." Social Science Japan Journal 17(1): 3-22. Winter 2014.
Benjamin Nyblade and Steven R. Reed, "Who Cheats? Who Loots? Political Competition and Corruption in Japan, 1947-1993." American Journal of Political Science 52(4): 926-41. Oct 2008.
Robert J. Pekkanen, Benjamin Nyblade and Ellis S. Krauss, "Electoral Incentives in Mixed Member Systems: Party, Posts and Zombie Politicians in Japan." American Political Science Review 100(2): 183-93. May 2006.
Ellis S. Krauss and Benjamin Nyblade, " 'Presidentialization' in Japan? The Prime Minister, Media and Elections in Japan." British Journal of Political Science 35(2): 357-68. April 2005.
Languages: English (native), Japanese (professional fluency)


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Matthew Perry has always been candid about his struggles with substance abuse over the course of his career, and especially during his time on "Friends." And he's not changing that policy now, like he was when asked by a BBC Radio 2 interviewer what his leastfavorite "Friends" episode is. It turns out, that's kind of a tough one.
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