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Waterford — In order to gain a day in case one is needed for future weather-related school closures, Waterford's superintendent of schools has decided to hold school next Tuesday, originally a February vacation day.
February vacation was scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday, but the district has already lost eight full days of school due to Superstorm Sandy and last weekend's blizzard.
"Not knowing where the winter will take us, I felt it was important to take next Tuesday. We already have Monday off, and April vacation is a key time for us to move in to the new high school," Superintendent Jerome Belair said Wednesday.
"I was just looking to see where we could gain a day here and there, and if I rolled the dice, I would miss the chance to take next Tuesday."
He said if needed, other options, including holding school on Memorial Day or Good Friday, are available.
In a letter to parents posted on the school district's website, Belair said state statute requires 180 full days of school by June 30 and that he is concerned about fulfilling that responsibility. As it stands now, school will be in session through June 25.
"We're left with very little room," he said.
The State Department of Education does not allow school districts to extend the school day or to hold school on weekends.
Students with nonrefundable family vacation plans will be provided excused absences for Tuesday, and assignments will be provided by teachers before vacation. Students are expected to complete all classwork assigned to them and should turn in their completed work upon their return to school.
"The first day of spring is March 20th and I am looking forward to it!" Belair wrote in closing.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes three's the charm, but No. 2 fell short at Sunday's Emmys.
Neil Patrick Harris' return gig as host wasn't up to his standards as an overall entertainer (or habitual Tonys emcee). Lukewarm writing and a lack of pizazz kept the Emmys at a low pitch even a pro like Harris couldn't overcome.
Sure, he did fine in a production number at roughly the half-way point of the slightly more than three-hour CBS broadcast. Titled, appropriately, "The Number in the Middle of the Show" (with explanatory lyrics that included "Opening numbers are so old hat"), it briefly livened things up, but didn't match Harris' song-and-dance extravaganzas on Broadway as Tonys host.
The Emmycast began uncertainly with a pre-taped introduction that found Harris attempting to binge-watch the entire past season of TV to prepare for the big night, surrounded by dozens of screens in a mash-up of prime-time programming. It didn't work as a comic bit.
Then Harris' so-so monologue was interrupted by a select group of hecklers — previous Emmy hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
It probably seemed like a funny idea, rounding up these funny folks. Instead, the bit seemed to never end, and mostly reawakened memories of what in too many cases were unsuccessful past hosting displays.
A shout-out to the evening's most delightful moment: the acceptance speech by Merritt Wever for the comedy supporting actress trophy.
In words that should go into the Emmy Winner's How-to Guide: "Thanks so much. Thank you so much. I gotta go. 'Bye."
She was fittingly saluted right afterward by Harris: "Best speech ever."
A decision to highlight the year's choreography nominees with a dance number was preceded by clips of those nominees creating the number. The finished product (which included Harris) was deft and action-packed, but the entire enterprise, including, of course, the announcement of the winner, was labored and too time-consuming.
A much-anticipated feature of the evening was a set of tributes to deceased TV notables that was notable no more for these who were remembered as for the TV legends it neglected (notably Jack Klugman and Larry Hagman, who were included fleetingly in the "In Memoriam" segment).
The five tributes were somber declarations that found Rob Reiner choking up as he recalled his "All in the Family" co-star Jean Stapleton, yet felt hollow when Robin Williams was describing Jonathan Winters' indescribable brand of comedy without a moment of footage exhibiting Winters in action. (This IS television, after all: Show, don't tell.)
A tribute to a pair of historic events conveyed by television a half-century ago (the assassination of President Kennedy and the Beatles' bursting on the scene on "The Ed Sullivan Show") served as little more than a setup for a much-hyped musical appearance by Carrie Underwood, who sang the Beatles' "Yesterday."
Before that, Elton John, no less glorified, sang his song "Home Again" with an even more tenuous excuse for being on this broadcast: He said the song "reminds" him of Liberace, the great pianist-entertainer portrayed in the HBO film "Behind the Candelabara" this past season by Michael Douglas, who introduced John along with co-star Matt Damon. It was a reach.
In short, the Emmycast seemed desperate to sparkle and to make a splash. It didn't quite trust its host and its winners to do that.
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JUNIOR (2011): Played in seven matches during the season ... recorded two shots against No. 6 UCLA (Sept. 2) ... played 14 minutes at St. Mary's (Oct. 7).
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FRESHMAN (2009): Played extended minutes in seven of the 10 matches he appeared in ... provided energy and an offensive spark off the bench ... put two shots on goal, at Portland (Nov. 1) and vs. San Francisco (Nov. 6) ... also took a shot at Saint Mary's (Oct. 25).
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is recovering from a lung infection that has kept the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader in hospital for the last five days, the government said on Wednesday.
"Doctors attending to former President Mandela have reported that he has made progress during the past 24 hours and they are satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment," President Jacob Zuma's office said a statement.
South Africa's first black president, who came to power in historic all-race elections in 1994, remains a hero to many of its 52 million people.
Mandela, known locally by his clan name of 'Madiba', was admitted to Pretoria's '1 Military' Hospital on Saturday after being flown from his home village of Qunu in a remote, rural part of the Eastern Cape province.
The government only gave the first concrete details about his condition on Tuesday, saying he had suffered a recurrence of a lung infection.
When he was admitted, officials stressed there was no cause for concern although domestic media reports suggested senior members of the government and people close to him had been caught unawares.
Mandela, a global symbol of resistance to racism and injustice, spent 27 years in apartheid prisons, including 18 years on the windswept Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town.
He was released in 1990 and went on to use his unparalleled prestige to push for reconciliation between whites and blacks as the bedrock of the post-apartheid "Rainbow Nation".
He stepped down in 1999 after one term in office and has been largely removed from public life for the last decade.
Mandela spent time in a Johannesburg hospital in 2011 with a respiratory condition, and again in February this year because of abdominal pains. He was released the following day after a keyhole examination showed there was nothing serious.
He has since spent most of his time in Qunu.
His fragile health prevents him from making any public appearances in South Africa, although he has continued to receive high-profile domestic and international visitors, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton in July.
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Skinny: The Thunder ends 2012 with a trip to West Valley City, where forecasts call for cloudy skies with temperatures between 10-27 degrees. ... Stockton is coming off a pretty successful week. It beat the Condors twice in Bakersfield on Thursday and Friday, and came home Saturday to play the Las Vegas Wranglers, who won 3-2 in overtime. The Thunder earned five of a possible six points, and is second in the ECHL Pacific Division with 41, three behind the Ontario Reign. ... Before Saturday's contest, the Thunder's NHL parent club, the Edmonton Oilers, sent forwards Philippe Cornet and Ryan Martindale to Stockton from the Oklahoma City Barons. Cornet played for Stockton earlier in the season, and was an AHL All Star in 2011-12. Martindale also has prior experience with the Thunder. ... Cornet immediately contributed, scoring a goal against Las Vegas. He has nine goals in 15 games in a Thunder uniform. ... Tony Rajala is the Thunder's leading scorer with 35 points (17 goals, 18 assists) and 25 games. ... Mitch Wahl leads the Grizzlies with 34 points (seven goals, 27 assists) in 34 games. ... Stockton is 2-0-0 against Utah this season.
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Leadership was a popular topic when Florida baseball players met with the media before Friday's first official practice of 2013. The Gators open the season Feb. 15 with a three-game series against Duke at McKethan Stadium.
With eight players selected in the top nine rounds and nine in the top 20 of last June's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the leaders off last season's squad are sprinkled throughout the country preparing for spring training, which begins Feb. 23.
That means it's time for a new group of leaders to emerge.
"The guys we lost last season were our leaders," said Vickash Ramjit. "but I feel like a lot of young guys have stepped up, sophomores and juniors and the two seniors. Zach Powers, Karsten Whitson, Keenan Kish — basically everybody.
"Everybody is stepping up and playing the role of a leader."
Ramjit and Cody Dent are the lone seniors on this year's club and Ramjit talked about his role as team captain, which is voted on by teammates. He said he's "always vocal," but that "leading by example" was the best way to describe him.
Leadership is instrumental for any team to have success. Players need guys to fire them up before games, to inspire hard work in practices or to help spark a come-from-behind rally. All teams will experience some level of adversity during a season, and it's up to the leaders to lead the way through it.
Someone, other than the coaching staff, has to take charge. With so few seniors, underclassmen such as sophomores Casey Turgeon and Josh Tobias are becoming leaders, too. Turgeon talked about serving as a mentor to freshman Richie Martin while Tobias is welcoming the role as well.
"(Leadership) is a little bit different than last year because we had a lot of older guys," Tobias said. "We have to step up this season and teach the younger guys the road to things and talk to them about how to go through practice and the upcoming season — we all just take it in stride."
Positional Possibilities
Sixth-year coach Kevin O'Sullivan said this season's squad will be defined by its versatility because of the number of players able to play multiple positions.
For instance, there's pitcher/outfielder Justin Shafer and, among others, Ramjit working out in right field and at first base.
"I'd love to leave (Ramjit) at first because I think he's got the chance to be one of the best defensive first basemen in the country, but he's also good enough to play outfield, kind of like Preston (Tucker) was for us," O'Sullivan said. "It's all going to depend on how much some of those freshmen develop to have a chance to play first base."
O'Sullivan said he's looking for young players to "step up" heading into the season. With so many holes to fill, several newcomers have opportunities to earn significant playing time, even as starters.
"(Redshirt sophomore) Zack Powers has a chance to play some first base," O'Sullivan said. "(True freshmen) Brady Roberson, Kevin Stypulkowski — if one of those guys can develop, we'd feel much more comfortable at first base.
"Or if (redshirt freshman) Cory Reid, (true freshman) Christian Dicks or some of these other outfielders develop then we can keep Vickash at first base. So, we've still got some questions there."
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One area of little concern is at catcher where sophomore Taylor Gushe is expected to start in place of Mike Zunino, the third overall pick in last June's draft.
Gushe has made a marked improvement defensively. He receives the ball well and gets it out of his glove quickly on throws down to second base. Gushe skipped his senior season of high school to join the Gators last spring and ended up playing in 52 games with 39 starts.
"Obviously, losing a player like Mike (Zunino), you're just not going to replace him," O'Sullivan said. "But with respect to Taylor, I'm really pleased with where he's at. Defensively, he's come light years and he's going to have to hit in the middle of the order and he's certainly capable of it.
"We recruited him for a reason; he came here early, he made a huge commitment to us and our school and to our program. It's his time to go and we're surely comfortable with him."
Backing up Gushe will be Stypulkowski, a talented switch hitter who also can play first base or serve as the designated hitter. Sophomore Mike Fahrman and junior Todd Haskel add depth at the position.
Transfer On Hold
One versatile player the Gators are hoping can contribute is Taylor Ratliff, a junior who transferred from Jacksonville University. He has 82 collegiate starts under his belt over the past two seasons at second base, third base and as a designated hitter. He also can play outfield.
However, Ratliff may have to sit out this season. He has applied to the NCAA for a transfer waiver that will grant him immediate eligibility. As of Friday, a team spokesman said Florida has yet to hear back from the NCAA.
Regardless, Ratliff continues to prepare with the team like he's going to play this season. He was named an NCBWA Freshman All-American after batting .330 with 58 runs, 25 stolen bases and 24 RBI in 2011. Last season, he batted .281 with 12 RBI and was 17 of 19 on stolen base attempts before suffering a season-ending hand injury.


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Four candidates are contending this month for the open position in the Columbia Board of Education. The position was formerly occupied by Paul Cushing who resigned to take an out of state job.
The four applicants are freelance media producer Rex Cone, Tim Parshall, the assistant director of the Assessment Resource Center at MU, Bill Kinney, an ear, nose and throat physician, and Executive Director of Central Missouri Community Action, Darin Preis.
Current board members will select the replacement.
Board President Tom Rose said he wants to make sure the candidate has the right intentions.
"Somebody that sees that we need and try to do what is best for the district as a whole and for our students," Rose said.
Board Vice President Christine King says she also favors a candidate who understands public school systems and who can learn about the Columbia Public School System quickly.
"What I'm looking for is someone who has some knowledge and experience and can kind of jump, can kind of get in and have a short learning curve," King said.
Cone has run for the board before, and Preis has served on the board from 2005 to 2008.
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Buying enough plants to fill all the empty spots in your landscape can quickly become expensive. One way to minimize the number of plants you need to buy over the long term is to purchase perennials. Perennial plants return from the same roots each year. Most multiply and spread, and can be divided every few years to make new plants. Most perennials are not temperamental and, if properly divided, will fare well whether they are divided in spring or fall.
Buying enough plants to fill all the empty spots in your landscape can quickly become expensive. One way to minimize the number of plants you need to buy over the long term is to purchase perennials. Perennial plants return from the same roots each year. Most multiply and spread, and can be divided every few years to make new plants. Most perennials are not temperamental and, if properly divided, will fare well whether they are divided in spring or fall.
When to divide perennials
A good rule of thumb for dividing perennials is to do so in the season opposite of when they flower. So spring and early summer bloomers such as Coreopsis and Iris are best divided in fall, while late summer and fall bloomers such as Mexican bush sage and Joe Pye weed are best divided in early spring. The idea behind this is that the new plants will be able to put all of their energy into root and leaf production, rather than flowering, and therefore have an easier time becoming established. Spring division is ideally done as soon as the new growth emerges, which for many perennials begins in mid February or early March.
How often to divide perennials
Perennial plants are healthiest and most productive when they have room to spread. Most perennials should be divided every three to five years. Some vigorous perennials like daylilies and black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) may need to be divided every other year or they may crowd themselves into non-flowering clumps of leaves and roots.
To determine if your perennials are ready to divide, take a look at the size of the clump and amount of room they have available to grow. Most perennials will spread and run out of growing room over time. When this happens it is time to divide. Some plants resent being divided and should be left alone if possible. These include butterfly weed (Asclepias), euphorbias, Japanese anemones, false indigo (Baptisia), columbines (Aquilegia), as well as Lenten and Christmas roses (Helleborus).
How to divide perennials
Experienced gardeners know that plants are pretty tough. So when it�s time to divide your perennials, be brave. All you need to do is sink your shovel in the ground, loosen the soil deeply around the perimeter and grab the plant. It�s going to be fine.
To move a perennial with minimal root damage, begin digging several inches beyond the outer edge of the clump. The roots will generally extend that far, so digging further out allows you to lift the plant with as many roots intact as possible. Dig a trench around the clump, cleanly severing any long roots, then cut at an angle down and under the clump from various points around the outer edge until you can lever the plant out of the hole. For large plants you may have to first dig a trench, then slice straight down through the center of the plant as if it was a piece of pie, halving or quartering the clump before undercutting and lifting.
It is always best to divide perennials on a cloudy day. Aim to divide plants so the new pieces are 20 to 25 percent the size of the original clump. Protect divisions from drying out by covering them with a damp piece of burlap or placing them in the shade immediately after digging. Never leave them exposed in the hot sun. Plant divisions as soon after digging as possible. If you cannot plant the new divisions immediately, pot them up in containers of potting soil or temporarily heal them in somewhere in the garden.
Before replanting, take the time to improve the soil. If you remove a wheelbarrow full of perennials, then a wheelbarrow full of compost should be added back into the site before replanting. This will renew the soil and build the site back up to ground level. When the soil is ready, dig a hole that is at least as wide as the division�s roots when spread out. Place the division in the hole and cover with soil so it is planted at approximately the same depth the original clump was growing. Water new plantings thoroughly and apply a two inch layer of mulch. Keep in mind that spring divided perennials often bloom a little later than usual the year they are divided.
Learn more
If you have questions about lawn and garden care, visit ces.ncsu.edu where you can submit questions via the �Ask an Expert� link, or contact your local Cooperative Extension center by phone: in Pender County, call 910-259-1238; in New Hanover County, call 910-798-7660; in Brunswick County call 910-253-2610.
Susan Brown is the consumer horticulture agent with the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension of N.C. State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.


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The U.S. Comex gold futures tumbled 3.44% last week and fell a further 0.33% on Tuesday. Monday was a holiday in the U.S. Upon Wednesday open in Asia, the gold futures rebounded 0.2% after four consecutive days of losses. While the gold futures dropped 3.08%, the Dollar Index rose 1.73% from the end of January to Feb. 15. The Dollar Index retreated 0.14% this week. The S&P 500 index rose 0.73% on Tuesday and has risen 7.34% year-to-date. The Euro Stoxx 50 index surged 1.80% this week on the back of a better-than-expected February German investor confidence index although the stock index rose only 1% year-to-date.
No Harsh Words on Currency Devaluation from the G-20
The G-20 government officials pledged not to use exchange rates for the purpose of competitive devaluation and did not point fingers to Japan. In fact, other countries also wanted to see their currencies weaker. The Euro area economy has gotten worse in the beginning of 2013, prompting the euro/dollar to weaken. The sterling will likely be weaker as the Bank of England suggested that the current real exchange rate is too high for its economic recovery. Many of the core markets are struggling with recessions, implicating that monetary and fiscal policies will continue to be loose, which should support gold prices.
Hedge Funds Reducing Commodities Bets Especially Gold
Speculators reduced their bets on rising commodities prices by 15% in the week ending Feb. 12, the largest weekly reduction since mid-November. In particular, the net long combined gold speculators' positions calculated by Bloomberg tumbled 11% for the week, reaching a six-month low at 128,581 contracts. Better retail sales and consumer confidence in the U.S. have led to poorer gold sentiments because of traders' concerns of an earlier termination of the "QE infinity" in 2013. The market will scrutinize the minutes of the January FOMC meeting to be released on Feb. 20 for the timing and conditions for halting the QE programs. However, the cleaner positioning can prepare the stage for a gold price rebound. The gold-backed ETP holdings were 2,602.3 tons last week, about 1.1% below the peak reached on Dec. 20.
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As expected, the volume traded in the Shanghai Gold Exchange reached a record level on Monday after the traders came back from the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, taking advantage of the 3.37% drop in the gold price last week.


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Channing Tatum Will Play X-Men's Gambit
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Channing Tatum is your new Gambit, America. It's an idea that's been going around for a while now, with Tatum publicly saying he wanted to play the X-Man, but the casting has now been confirmed by X-Men film producer Lauren Shuler Donner. Talking to Total Film (below), Donner said so, flatly, "It is Channing." On why Tatum would make a good Gambit, Donner said, "He's a rogue. Channing, he's a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau. And he can handle the action. We all know that. And he's got a really good heart." What she didn't say is exactly where Tatum would play Gambit. Will it be a standalone movie? Will he have a role in 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse? Taylor Kitsch played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but that doesn't mean too much, as the producers have already proven themselves flexible with continuity. Either way, can someone start working on a Zydeco version of "Pony?" Someone needs a soundtrack for his staff-based dance routine.


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42 U.S. Code § 13616 - Prohibition of evictions
§ 13616.
Prohibition of evictions
Any tenant who, except for reservation of a percentage of the units of a project pursuant to section 13612 of this title or any preference for occupancy established pursuant to this subchapter, is lawfully residing in a dwelling unit in a covered section 8 housing project, may not be evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of the reservation or preferences or because of any action taken by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the owner of the project pursuant to this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 656, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3824.)
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Covered section 8 housing, referred to in text, is defined in section 13619 of this title.
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For centuries, people have known that lead is bad for you, and that lead poisoning can be fatal. However, it hasn't been until the advent of recent technologies that we've understood exactly how and why lead is bad for the human body. Due to its corrosion-resistance and ease of working with it, lead was used in ancient times for water pipes, cooking pots, eating dishes and utensils, and more. Even with the transition from lead pipes to those made of cast iron, copper, and galvanized steel, many times the brass fittings or solder used to join pipes contained significant amounts of lead.
If you've ever taken a chemisty class, you're probably familiar with the concept that water is a solvent. This means that it will absorb things like minerals, metals, and chemicals that it comes into contact with over a period of time. Water sitting in your pipes will gradually leach lead from the joints or fittings. In addition, as the plumbing system in a building ages, the pipes, fittings, and joints will corrode - again leaching lead into the water supply.
When you drink that water, you're ingesting lead. The human body is amazing at destroying or getting rid of many harmful substances, from certain minerals and indigestable fibers to bacteria and viruses. However, these biological mechanisms only work if the body recognizes the invader. Guess what lead is really good at? Mimicking helpful substances that your body needs, like calcium, zinc, and iron. Thus, lead poisoning isn't so much a case of having too much lead, but of having that lead bind to and interact with the enzymes your body utilizes for proper functioning - blocking those good minerals and metals from attaching to the enzyme and doing what they're supposed to to keep your body healthy.
Thus, no safe level of lead in the body has been identified. Even small amounts of lead can disrupt your immune system, interfere with metabolism and vitamin/mineral absorption, inhibit neurological function, and even damage your DNA. Babies and children are the most at risk for lead poisoning primarily because their growing bodies are so much faster at absorbing and processing any lead they are exposed to. When the lead takes the place of the good nutrients a child's body needs to continue growing, bad things happen. Even low levels of lead in the blood of children can result in behavior and learning problems, abdominal pain and vomiting, slowed growth and brain development, nervous system damage, hearing problems, anemia, and in rare cases can cause seizures, coma, and even death. Brain/nerve damage or delayed development in children related to lead poisoning is irreversible.
As of August 6, 1998, the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (the Act) prohibits any person from introducing into commerce, products that are not "lead free" as defined by the Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that for a product to be considered "lead free" under the Act, it must satisfy the performance standard for lead leaching under NSF Standard 61, Section 9 (NSF 61/9). Items covered by NSF 61/9 include lavatory faucets, (excluding metering, self-closing, and electronic faucets), bar and kitchen faucets, valves, supply lines, fittings, and many other products that come into contact with drinking water supplies. The Act applies to residential, commercial and institutional installations, as well as new and retrofit applications.
California Proposition 65, "The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986" is the most stringent law (that we know of) of its kind at either the state or federal level. The federal standard for lead in drinking water is 11 ppb (parts per billion) while prop 65 (Calif) mandates a level of .05ppb. The Center for Environmental Health recommends that consumers run water for 10 seconds before filling a glass to remove water with the highest lead levels (from pre "Act" faucets).
Additionally, with the passage of California Assembly Bill 1953, Maryland House Bill 372, and Vermont Assembly Bill VT S.152, "lead free" is defined as to mean not more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead content in pipe and fittings. What this means for you is the lead content in faucet spouts and fittings will not be legally allowed to have more than one-fourth of one percent of lead, so water traveling through compliant faucets will be essentially "lead free". CA AB 1953 defines lead as less than 0.25%. This bill changes the meaning of term "lead free" in the Health and Safety Code from eight percent lead for pipes or pipe fittings, and four percent lead for plumbing fittings and fixtures to a weighted average of not more than 0.25 percent lead content within each component that comes into contact with the wetted surfaces of pipes and pipe fittings, plumbing fittings and fixtures effective July 1, 2010. However, it is important to note that while products meeting the requirements of the law are defined as being "lead free", they may still contain trace amounts of lead.
The new lead free act went into effect nationally in 2014.
Q. "Do you offer drinking water safe fittings?"
A. In compliance with safe drinking water legislation, we offer a variety of low lead fittings and other AB1953 compliant products here.
Q. "Will IPS-sized fittings work with NPT pipe thread?"
A. Yes. Many companies and individuals use the abbreviation IPS which normally refers to iron pipe size. When we use the term 'IPS-sized' we are referring to pipes with NPT threads. NPT is the abbreviation for National Pipe Thread Tapered which is the thread standard used in the United States for galvanized, black, brass, stainless steel, PVC, ABS or other materials to connect pipes and fittings in plumbing. We offer more detailed information about NPT pipe threads here.
Q. "I'm hearing a lot about lead-free these days. What does that have to do with plumbing products and how does the new lead-free legislation affect me?"
A. Basically, the laws implemented Jan. 1st, 2014 require plumbing products that come in contact with drinking water to be "essentially lead free" (less than 0.25% weighted average). For further information about how the law determines what is "lead free", rules regarding which plumbing products must be "lead free", and who these laws will affect, please click here.
Q. "Why are some of these fittings, valves, and nipples not for potable water?"
A. Starting January 1st of 2010, California and Vermont enacted new low lead laws. Effective January 2014, our U.S. Congress also passed the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act (public law P.L. 111-380) which revised the Safe Drinking Water Act definition of "lead free" to mean 0.25% or less (weighted average) in pipes and fixture fittings used for potable water. Before then these top quality brass products were legal for potable water and used throughout the world and actually contain much less lead than products manufactured before the 1980's.
If your home has copper water piping and those pipes were installed before 1986, your copper pipe/fittings were generally joined or soldered together with "50/50" solder. 50/50 solder was comprised of 50% lead and 50% tin and had been used by the majority of plumbers to join copper pipe and fittings for many decades. For homes that have 50/50 solder in their water piping we recommend that you install and use a lead removal filter for your drinking water. Lead has been determined to have significant negative impacts on health, especially for children, and there is no safe level determined for human consumption.
For more information about what lead free laws mean for you and frequently asked questions about lead in plumbing, click here.
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Although these products were used for many years before safe drinking water laws became stronger, they are NO LONGER acceptable for use in potable water systems due to the lead content. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that for a product to be considered "lead free" under the 2014 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, it must satisfy the performance standard for lead leaching under NSF Standard 61, Section 9 (NSF 61/9). "Lead free" is defined as to mean not more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead content in pipe and fittings.
What this means for you is the lead content in faucet spouts and fittings is not legally allowed to have more than one-fourth of one percent of lead, so water traveling through compliant faucets will be essentially "lead free", but please be aware that due to the definition of "lead free" as containing not MORE than 0.25%, there may still be trace amounts of lead in products that are defined by law as being "lead free" and for potable/drinking water.
The 2014 law changed the meaning of the term "lead free" in the Health and Safety Code from eight percent lead for pipes or pipe fittings, and four percent lead for plumbing fittings and fixtures to a weighted average of not more than 0.25 percent lead content within each component. The items noted as being NOT for use with potable water systems may have been previously allowed for use in potable water systems, but do NOT meet the newer standards laid forth in the 2014 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and therefore cannot be safely used for potable/drinking water applications.


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CENTURION, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama is receiving the embrace you might expect for a long-lost son on his return to his father's home continent, even as he has yet to leave a lasting policy legacy for Africa on the scale of his two predecessors.
Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush passed innovative Africa initiatives while in the White House and passionately continue their development work in the region in their presidential afterlife. Obama's efforts here have not been so ambitious, despite his personal ties to the continent.
His first major tour of Africa as president is coming just now, in his fifth year, while Bush and Clinton are frequent fliers to Africa. Bush even will be in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, next week at the same time as Obama, although they have no plans to meet. Instead, their wives plan to appear together at a summit on empowering African women organized by the George W. Bush Institute, with the former president in attendance.
For Obama, one potentially memorable aspect of this trip -- a meeting with former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela -- remained in doubt. Mandela is hospitalized in Johannesburg in critical condition. Obama arrived in South Africa Friday after visiting Senegal.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Obama said it was uncertain whether he would get an opportunity to see the 94-year-old Mandela, a personal hero to the president.
"I don't need a photo-op, and the last thing I want to do is to be in any way obtrusive at a time when the family is concerned about Nelson Mandela's condition," he said.
In French-speaking Senegal, Africa's westernmost country, spirited crowds greeted Obama on his visit, with revelers frequently breaking into song and dance at the sight of the first African-American president. However thrilled they were to see him, many said they wish his visits weren't so rare.
"Two visits in five years, it's not enough," said Faye Mbissine, a 30-year-old nanny who took an early morning bus to come see Obama on Thursday outside the presidential palace. "We hope that he can come more."
Manougou Nbodj, a 21-year-old student, said he hopes Obama will bring American resources like jobs and health care. "If Obama can work with Macky Sall the way that George Bush worked with Africa before him, then we will be happy," he said, referring to the Senegalese president.
One of Bush's chief foreign policy successes was his aid to Africa, including AIDS relief credited with saving millions of lives and grants to reward developing countries for good governance. Bush followed on momentum on African policy that began under Clinton, who allowed several dozen sub-Saharan countries to export to the U.S. duty-free.
Obama has continued the Bush and Clinton programs during tough economic times. But his signature Africa policy thus far has been food security, through less prominent programs designed to address hunger with policy reforms and private investment in agriculture.
On Friday, Obama toured displays in small thatched booths at his hotel grounds on a bluff overlooking the ocean, meeting with farmers and entrepreneurs who are using new methods and technologies to advance the cause of food security.
"This is a moral imperative," he said. "I believe that Africa is rising and it wants to partner with us not to be dependent but to be self-sufficient.
Witney Schneidman, former deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said Obama's efforts are not like Bush's AIDS initiative "where you put people on a medicine to save their lives — very, extremely important. This is more of a structural change, and I think that's going to take time."
Under Clinton and Bush "you had this major funding, major attention, major initiatives going to Africa, and then President Obama came in, and there was a sense of stall, in a way," said Jennifer Cooke, director of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She said that's understandable as he grappled with wars and an economic crisis, and she gave Obama credit for working diplomatically with African governments in his first term.
But, she said, "they weren't big, splashy initiatives that got peoples' attention either in Africa or here at home, and no big money and no big ideas that really helped define what Obama was about in Africa."
That's a disappointed those who were expecting more from the first African-American president, especially after his speech during a brief stopover in Ghana his first summer in office, in which he spoke personally of his father's life in Kenya and declared "a new moment of great promise" in Africa. "I have the blood of Africa within me," Obama said.
Schneidman argued that Obama's personal connection may also have been an impediment to deeper engagement in his first term. "The whole birther movement here in the U.S. that was sort of questioning his place of birth to begin with ... I think it was a real constraint on dealing with Africa," Schneidman said.
Mwangi Kimenyi, a Kenyan who directs the Brookings Institutions' Africa Growth Initiative, said Obama may be a victim of misplaced sky-high expectations on the continent when he was first elected.
"Africans still consider Clinton their president," Kimenyi said. "If you go to Africa and mention Clinton — I mean, he is a hero, even today. I don't think President Obama is going to approach the level of President Clinton at all, in terms of respect, in terms of what they feel, and it's partly because, as one whose family is from Africa, the expectations were rather high."
"There is not that feeling that, you know, we have our son there," Kimenyi said. "There's probably more reference of a prodigal son than a, you know, son."
Clinton first drew extensive attention to Africa in 1998 when he made the longest trip ever by a U.S. president, with stops in six countries that had never before been visited by any occupant of the Oval Office.
Bush's trip this week is his third in 19 months to promote his Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partnership to combat breast and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. On this visit, he and his wife, Laura, plan to help renovate a cervical cancer screening and treatment clinic in Zambia before heading to Tanzania for the African First Ladies Summit advocating investment in programs for women and girls.
"Frankly, Africa is a place that we had not yet been able to devote significant presidential time and attention to," Obama foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes said. "And there's nothing that can make an impact more in terms of our foreign policy and our economic and security interests than the president of the United States coming and demonstrating the importance of our commitment to this region."
Associated Press writer Robbie Corey-Boulet contributed to this report.
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University of Hawaii campuses celebrate spring 2012 commencementUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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Posted: May 4, 2012
HONOLULU - The University of Hawaiʻi System announces its spring 2012 commencement schedule:
UH Mānoa College of Education Department of Educational Technology
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Wist Hall 234, UH Mānoa campus, or at the Diamond Head Amphitheatre in Second Life (SL) Island http://tinyurl.com/DHAmphitheatre
Speaker: Dr. Ana Donaldson, President, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Candidates: 24
*The UH Mānoa College of Education Department of Educational Technology hosts its second virtual graduation ceremony at the COE Second Life (SL) Island. Contact Dr. Peter Leong at 956-3902 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
UH Mānoa College of Education Convocation
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Andrews Outdoor Amphitheater, UH Mānoa campus
Candidates: 200
UH Mānoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene Recognition Ceremony
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hawai'i Theatre
Leeward Community College
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Tuthill Courtyard, Leeward CC campus
Honolulu Community College
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Waikīkī Shell
Speaker: Al Carganilla, Principal, Farrington High School
Student Speakers: Ryan Adverderada and DonDee Reames
Candidates: 626
University of Hawai'i Center, Maui
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Elleair Rainbow Ballroom, Maui Beach Hotel
Speaker: John A.H. Tomoso, Executive Director, Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Inc.
Candidates: 97
UH Mānoa Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa campus
Candidates: 30 undergraduate and 7 graduate
Kapiʻolani Community College
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The Great Lawn, Kapiʻolani CC campus
Speaker: Sheldon Tawata, Kapi'olani CC counselor
Student Speaker: Helen Marie Hites
Candidates: 1,380
Kauaʻi Community College
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Kaua'i CC campus
Hawaiʻi Community College
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium
Speaker: Lui Hokoana, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Hawai'i System
Student Speaker: Koran Munafo
Candidates: 445
Website: http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/graduation/
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium
Speaker: The Honorable Brian Schatz, Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawai'i
Student Speaker: Anthony Holzman-Escareno, Candidate for a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in philosophy
Candidates: 727
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – Baccalaureate Degrees
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Stan Sheriff Center, UH Mānoa campus
Speakers: UH Mānoa alumni Dr. Claire Asam, Trustee of the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust and Dr. J. Kuhio Asam, Executive Director of Lunalilo Home & Trust, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Hawai'i Foundation
Student Speaker: Jenna Robinson, BA in History and Ethnic Studies candidate
Candidates: 1,400
*The ceremony will be webcast live at http://www.hawaii.edu/dl/commencement/
Windward Community College
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Palikū Theatre, Windward CC campus
Student Speakers: Dominick Shortall and Abraleen Keliinui
Candidates: 195
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – Advanced Degrees
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Stan Sheriff Center, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: Anton Krucky, Co-founder and President/CEO of Tissue Genesis, Inc.
Candidates: 800
University of Hawai'i Maui College, Moloka'i
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Moloka'i Education Center
University of Hawai'i Center, West Hawaiʻi
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Hilton Waikoloa Village, Monarchy Ballroom
Candidates: 95
University of Hawai'i–West Oʻahu
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall
Student Speaker: Cheryl Ann Natividad
Candidates: 155
UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: Marc Nivet, EdD, Chief Diversity Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Student Speaker: Daniel Sugai, Class President
Candidates: 64
UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Andrews Amphitheater, UH Mānoa campus
Speaker: The Honorable David Ezra, U.S. District Court, District of Hawai'i
Faculty Speaker: Mari Matsuda, Professor of Law
Student Speaker: Brent Kakesako (representing full-time students); Erin Kalapodes (representing part-time students); Moana Numanga and Elmira Hadzhieva (representing LLM students)
Candidates: 101 JD, 12 LLM
University of Hawai'i Maui College
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theatre
Speaker: The Honorable Brian Schatz, Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawai'i
Student Speakers: Michelle Kawelau Wright, valedictorian
UH Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa campus
Candidates: 25 cadets; 7 posthumous degrees to be handed out to family members of the Varsity Victory Volunteers


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I joined a bazaar with Flashlightbatteriess and was pretty disappointed this time round. The bazaar was held at Soul, a pub at Odeon Towers. It was super cramp and pretty dark due to the lack of lightings.
I arrived at the venue about half an hour earlier and the queue was already a bend and around the building. I was pretty lucky to be able to get a spot in the bazaar. There were some who were really late, could not even get into the area. In the end, the organisers had to do a refund informing them that they ran out of tables. Some who did not want to leave actually set up their tables along the road. Though glad that I have gotten a table, my space was not exactly pleasant, I wasjust outside the female toilet and the walking space was hardly squeezeable for two people. 😦 Comparing to others, I was considered pretty fortunate. I tried walking around the bazaar and could see two rows of tables hiding in both corners of the pub without lighting. There was a room filled with sellers and tables as well which I would not even dare to step in. Shoppers who stepped there, claimed that the room to be a battlefield before they walked away.
I am totally disappointed with flashlightbatteriess this time round. I think they should at least survey the place before they commit.
On the bright side, for the bazaar, I actually stepped myself away from the computer and worked very hard through the weeks to create more jewelry and accessories for the event. Now that the bazaar is over, I shall be launching them on ChippyChipDovey {shop} as well as ES Creations. On top of those, I will be placing some of the items in the Toys Outpost box in Vivio.
A set of victorian rose ear studs for your selection. They come in 10 different colours. The rose cabochon are specially imported from USA. Each flower is made using the fall and spring 2011 pantone colours. I am so in love with these sets of ear studs. Firstly, the colours are vibrant and gave out a natural sheen. Secondly, they are not painted thus even if I accidentally drop it, a little chip will not make a difference.
Can't help but kept some of the colours for myself. 🙂
I also created 2 sets of earrings with the rhodium and gold plated four petals flowers earstud imported from Japan. I attached a pure white czech teardrop glass bead to the stud. With the beautifully crafted ear stud, a simple white glass is good enough to show its elegance and beauty.
This pair of earrings was crafted with nine swarosvki pearls stringed and wired into a loop before attached a rhinestone charm. Though a simple pair of earrings, the shine from the pearl crystals and bling from the rhinestone are definitely souls attracting. 🙂
The bazaar is already over but I am not stopping my crafting and beading hobby. Stay tune for more items which are coming soon in both ES Creations and ChippyChipDovey {shop}. 🙂


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Wouldn't the ROW (Regular and OT wins) be the tie breaker before 'head to head'?nuckster wrote:Canes in overtime! Given that the Canucks beat the Canes 2x this season, all we can afford is one point tonight via overtime in order to secure the 6th pick.
Canes have 34 ROWs to our 30.


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Dmitri Smirnov is a Moscow-trained composer, whose fluent, sumptuous and elegiac music owes much to his admiration for his teacher and mentor, Edison Denisov * Together with his wife Elena Firsova, achieved prominence in the 1970s as one of the leading Russian modernist composers of his generation * His life-long fascination with the work of William Blake has led to innumerable pieces including two operas, vocal and choral settings of Blake's poetry and colourful instrumental pieces based on Blake's paintings * Is fascinated by the arcane and mysterious, often basing his pieces on hidden codes and alphabets spelling out in notes the names of friends and heroes * In recent years, especially since settling in England in the early 1990s, has shown a more neo-romantic side, heard most powerfully in orchestral works.
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ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- Approximately five years ago we were interested in getting a puppy for our children. Being animal lovers, our first effort was to visit the Old Bridge animal shelter but unfortunately there was only three dogs and were not a fit for our home. We then went to Pet Paradise on Route 9 to simply 'look' and get an idea as to which breed we may be interested in. Needless to say, we fell head over heels for a Miniature Pinscher. Given that we were unfamiliar with this breed and lacking knowledge of how to tell a healthy puppy from a sick one, we did not realize that this puppy was terribly sick.
After many visits to the vet, staying up many nights to address his various needs and most important keeping him warm all the time (including nights when we decided it was best for him to sleep in our bed under the covers instead of a cold cage) we finally brought him back to health. While re-visiting Pet Paradise several months after our first purchase we found another MinPin who was also sick. We were not looking for another dog but after hearing the staff's attitude regarding the puppies that die (they just simply look to get their money back from the breeders) we decided to purchase this puppy as well (expensive rescue!).
Again, after much attention, love and visits to the vet we were able to save this puppy as well (and she is an absolute delight). The third and last puppy we 'rescued' from Pet Paradise was a MinPin who weighed barely over 1 pound. This was the most difficult of the three, but we put much effort into this and he grew up to be a healthy dog. Our vet, to this day, will remind me that she never thought these dogs could be saved. As an animal lover I find it unacceptable that retail stores like Pet Paradise can have such lackadaisical attitudes towards their 'inventory'.
A quick search on the internet reveals many resources to adopt pets from non-profit organizations that truly care about the animals and finding the right homes. If you are considering getting any animal (dog, cat, hamster etc.) PLEASE, PLEASE research these non-kill shelters for the perfect addition to your family. You are guaranteed a healthy pet that has been assessed for not only medical concerns, but also any potential temperament problems. They truly have an interest in making sure that your new pet will be a fit with your family and environment.
Also, please consider adopting mature (non-puppy, non-kitten etc.) animals as many of them are already house broken (yeah!!) and their personalities are already developed leaving fewer surprises for you. The fewer animals that we purchase from retail stores will impact the mills that supply these animals (many of them are run with one goal – profit). Many of these mills have deplorable conditions which results in sick puppies, kittens etc. I just reviewed one mill in PA, which crates the animals outside with no protection from the weather! You can also impact the amount of animals that are euthanized every year in 'kill shelters' when you adopt an animal.
Last, but not least, please make sure that you neuter your animals to ensure less 'little paws' running around. As a result of this experience, we refuse to enter Pet Paradise or any other retail store that sells animals. We patronize stores for purchases such as food, grooming necessities etc. that specialize in this as their core competency and do not sell these poor animals that were brought into this world via a mill. We can all make a positive impact on this terribly sad aspect of animal cruelty, if we try!
ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- Before I bought my puppy, I did a research online. I read reviews about PET PARADISE. I read horrible stories where I just don't believe, but I was stubborn and did not want to believe my eyes. I am 17 turning 18, and I have always loved animals. I never had a puppy and I was attached to this puppy or whatever he was. I knew I had to buy him, not including the vet bills and the food they made me buy, and other needed accessories. I knew money was hard to make, but losing him was something I just couldn't manage.
My mom brought him to the vet 2 days after the purchase, my mom was embarrassed when she found out he is not a purebred like I was told by the sales, and I was told by the pet store he was healthy, but he was taking this pill and this liquid medication, which appears to be too strong for my puppy. He also had skin problem, all these information was just heartbreaking. So, I came home from work finding out he is not a purebred (so I was ripped off) and he is sick. I tried to stay calm while my parents continuously yelling at me. I knew there was nothing I can possibly do, so I just cleaned his crate, fed him, played with him for an hour, and then just went to do homework.
The following 2 days were hell for me. I come home from school then off to work, come back home at 9:30 and expect controversy from my parents. On October 13 Friday, I was studying for SATs because SATs was the following day. My mother came home around 6 started yelling, "I told you not to get him he's unhealthy". I just remember crying thinking I just can't take this any more. I told her to call the vet and we are going there now. I went to the vet she told me "Your puppy is not what I thought he was, not just that, he's also unhealthy". I started to cry a little because I knew where this was going - "unfit for sale".
I remember driving home just crying, knowing that I have a huge test the following day, just made me feel horrible. I ran into my house grabbed him and just cried. He is my first puppy, my birthday gift, my Christmas gift, and I had a costume for him for Halloween. My father came home, and we all left to bring him back to Pet Paradise. I remember holding him, remembering how I carried him home the day I bought him, I was just shatter. He was just crying in the car, I know he did not like car rides. We arrived at Pet Paradise, I refuse to watch him leave, and I just sat in the car.
I was honestly devastated, and SATs was just not something I needed the following day. They say they are animal lovers, but honestly I believe they're in just for business. They can care less for these innocent puppies, when their minds are all on the cash. They are heartless people in my mind and always will be. They ruined my Halloween, my 18th birthday, and my first experience with my own puppy. These puppies are innocent, and I feel bad that these sick puppies are not treated well.
Puppy Mill Businesses should just not be allowed, it's a selfish business when nearly all these puppies being sold are sick or going to be sick and these peoples are actually making money sending these puppies to die. I also read Philly's Story. It was very, very upsetting. I really hope something like that would never happen, breaking a little girls heart, that's just cold hearted. I just want Pet Paradise to be closed, before Christmas just so no one will be hurt when they find out their puppy is sick, and is unfit for sale. I went back to Pet Paradise, my puppy is no longer there, and I wonder where he is. I felt terrible bringing him back to that place.
I just wished I could have convinced my parents to have kept him. DON'T EVER GET A PUPPY FROM PET PARADISE. THEY ARE THE WORSE PET STORES IN NJ. JUST GOOGLE PET PARADISE COMPLAINTS trust me you will get a list. Please spread these stories. Thank you so much for your time.
ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- After reading many of the online reviews on the consumer complaint websites I feel that I am just repeating the same story with different names. However maybe my letter will put in motion what should have been done years ago with Pet Paradise. They should be SHUT DOWN! I will preface this story with I knew before I went into this store that I should not purchase from a Pet Store. The puppies come from puppy mills. The "papers" they provide are fraudulent and ridiculous. But my emotions got the better of me and my family purchased an 8-week old Chihuahua from Pet Paradise in Englishtown, NJ on September 1, 2006.
After deciding to buy the puppy who we named "Gracie", we were barraged with the paperwork contracts to sign. Our salesperson, **, was explicit in explaining how incredible Pet Paradise's health guarantee is and supplied us with a copy of the New Jersey state law regarding the sale of puppies. We were told how important it is to get our puppy checked by a veterinarian and if the puppy was sick with kennel cough (she explained it was very common in puppies) then we needed to get her on a "very strong" antibiotic at once. Do not let the veterinarian give us an antibiotic like "Clavamox" because it just like giving the puppy water!
I laughed so hard inside at this absurd comment. I asked her at that time if she was a veterinarian which she replied she was not but she knows how the veterinarians practice... "They just want you to have multiple office visits so that they can make money on their patients!" Sounds like that's what they do by getting their puppies from puppy mills and then charging obscene prices for them! Should have been a red flag right there for me but once again my emotions got hold and my daughter was already attached. That's the heart of their business. They play on these poor dogs and cats cuteness. They know we cannot resist.
We were told that we had to buy a bag of puppy food from their store because it's sooo important to keep them on the same food. Puppy food for the dog lover's soul (or something like that) I cannot remember because they don't sell it anywhere else that I am aware of - not the major chains anyway. Why would you put a puppy just weaned from its mother on a food that isn't sold at Pet Smart or Petco? Why? They must be making money on that deal. We also had to buy a crate from them as well and were told we had to crate train the dog. HaHa.
I don't crate train but I bought the crate anyway. They didn't have one to fit a one lb. chihuahua but we still had to buy one that was too large. Still making money! I couldn't get out of there fast enough. We were told to force feed the dog if she wasn't eating. Anything the dog would eat. That is ridiculous. She even gave me a few jars of Gerber Banana Baby food! Do dogs eat fruit? Why were these people allowed to open up a pet store? They are obviously completely uneducated on animal care.
Well, long story short...Gracie was checked the next day by our veterinarian. She appeared to be fine..but were told "She could still be in the incubation phase. Watch her carefully". Two days later back at the vet with horrible coughing. X-rays were taken, she had pneumonia. My vet felt since she was so small and young that she should be taken care of by a critical care veterinarian. Off to Red Bank Vet. She was very ill and needed 3 days in the hospital - oxygen, iv antibiotics (hope that's strong enough for Pet Paradise ). At this point there was nothing I wouldn't do to save Gracie and I certainly would never bring her back to Pet Paradise.
Our bill was $1800 and the worry immeasurable. After three weeks of intensive caring for our new puppy with multiple medications and repeated visits to the veterinary hospital she is doing much better. During this time we documented EVERYTHING and sent all bills and certificate of unfitness to Pet Paradise. They assured us they would take care of it, we had to make sure that we submitted our bills to the pet warranty company which they work with for issues such as ours. We sent them all receipts certified mail. How surprised were we when we received the return receipt signed by a **, could this be the same ** that works in the Pet Paradise Store?
When I asked them about this they acted dumb and had no idea what they were talking about. They own the pet warranty company. Talk about deceptive business practices! It has been over thirty days since the papers were submitted and still no check. They have used every stalling tactic known to man. Not only are they not paying us which is required by NJ State Law..(within 10 days) they are being deceitful. They have hung up on me and my husband on two different occasions. When threatened with a complaint with the Div. of Consumers Affairs they welcomed us to do so. I have never dealt with such unscrupulous people in my life.
It is a shame that they are in the animal business and that the animals are the ones ultimately suffering in this situation. I am so embarrassed that I bought an animal from these degenerates. I knew better and I did it anyway. Hopefully my story will help in the elimination of "puppy mill pet stores" because that is EXACTLY what Pet Paradise is. I hope that the state of New Jersey does the right thing and thoroughly investigates these people.
MALBORO, NEW JERSEY -- I always said to everyone don't buy dogs from pet stores just because my friend bought her dog from freehold raceway mall's pet store in N.J. and the dog had one leg that grew shorter than others, and she had to forfeit her papers to the pet store and then they would pay the dog's medical bills.Well what did I do? I went to Pet Paradise recently and took one look at this gorgeous creature and say to my mom "I love this dog" and then well, she says to me she will buy it for me. t will cost 1,600.00.
Well before buying the puppy I ask this fat slob guy who works there and who finally sold the puppy to us, "Are these dogs from puppy mills?" "No" he says, "our store only buys from breeders", then I ask "Can I have their phone number?" he says "Yes if you want it." "OK" I say then the guy says "If you want the puppy there's a down payment of 450.00." I said "Well the puppy is four months old can I get a discount on the puppy?" He asks the boss ** she says "No way".
So we decide to take him anyway so I did the down payment & fat guy says "You cannot have him for ten days. He's sick with a (cold)". That's all he said even though it was running a temperature. That was a Thursday,and then Saturday comes and me and my husband go to the pet store to visit my pup guess what? ** sees me and says "I called you one hour ago you can take your puppy home". I was shocked. It's not ten days yet, what because whoops I guess I missed their call. I'm here now, and I don't have my 50 dollars off a puppy coupon - it's in my drawer home. I also did not remember this either when I went to pay at the register.
I was overwhelmed with paperwork about this pup and signing everything, then the people at the desk say "Bring your pup to the vet by 14 days" then before I leave they tell me "It has kennel cough not a cold and all pet store dogs have this" they say! Also I ask for the breeder's number and they tell me "Everything's in the papers", it was not. I was just leaving with my pup now halfway out the door it came back to me, MY $50 off COUPON!! So I said "Excuse me I forgot to give you my coupon. It's at home." Fat boy seemed pissed. He goes in the back and gets the (boss). She snaps at me "Sorry you must present it before being rang up sorry" - that was it.
Also ** the owner made me by chicken soup puppy food. She said "You cannot have the pup if you don't buy it because changing food will make him sick!" Well I didn't want to feed my pup this because it was made of duck ingredients which I don't like, ducks are like dogs to me. I had a pet duck as a child. I don't like to buy duck products - that's just my personal business. She didn't care, I had no choice. I was made to buy it but never did I give that puppy food to my pup. I will donate the bag to a shelter. When I got home I made an appointment to see my vet, he says my puppy has tracheobronchitis and Giardia, and also it had a hernia operation too.
The pet store never told me anything about a hernia operation and only through close exam of my pet's papers did I see it written in small writing. Well the vet gives me a 'not fit for sale' letter to give to the pet store. The next day I go to Pet paradise and tell ** the owner/boss. She says "Do you want the puppy or not?" I loved the puppy and thought "What will they do with this puppy if I give it back?" In the beginning they said the pup's been at their store three months before I bought him. "Why?" I thought. My pup's one of the most cute of the dogs she had there, how could no one want this beauty?
Then I find out **'s sister owned shake a paw puppies on Fischer Blvd in Toms River NJ that (closed down) that same time the Pet Paradise had my puppy. Those three months, well could it had been my puppy was at shake a paw and when it closed down he was shipped to Pet Paradise? "Could be" that's what I think. Well I told ** I wanted to keep my puppy. Then she made me sign papers that I decided to keep the puppy forever. Anyway I still have him and have been trying to crate train him with a crate divider for two months now and he's peeing and pooing in his crate exactly where he's sleeping on himself.
Every morning we let him outside. 6 am he gets poo all over his nice white coat and he's turning yellow from peeing on himself. I thought dogs don't pee or poop where they sleep - he does! And he's going on the floor if he in for two minutes free in my home, this dog's learned this in a pet store caged for three months. Peeing in a cage with paper that's all he learned from that pet store. Now I'm being tortured trying to potty train him now! How will he ever be a family member and be in my home if I cannot trust him for two seconds peeing on the floor? I'm concerned maybe he'll never learn. Now what do I do? Any suggestions about my potty training this dog?
Please don't buy from those ** in Pet Paradise you might not be able to deal with what I dealt with already. Also later I went on petshopdogs.com and found my pup's from a USDA puppy breeder or Puppy mill (the hunte corporation).
ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- Back in January I made the mistake of going to a pet store to purchase my dogs. I purchased two dogs from PET PARADISE. When I asked the price of the dogs I almost fell over but I was assured by the saleswoman ** that I was paying for quality. If my dogs were sick in any way I would be fully reimbursed until they were better up to twice the price of the dogs. I was also informed that the dogs were just checked, the day before, by their own vet and found to be fit and healthy. I don't mind paying a little extra for peace of mind and this warranty sounded great.
I brought the dogs to my vet and found they both had Giardia (a parasite). One of them had a skin infection and, believe it or not, had already had a surgery to repair a hernia!!! My vet told me that my dog was unbreedable because this was a genetic defect. I checked her medical papers and didn't see any sign of this operation on them. How did their vet miss ALL of these problems unless they were never checked? I called ** when I returned home and was assured again that ALL medical bills would be covered. When I asked her about the surgery she said "I should talk to ** the owner".
After two months of vet visits and hundreds of dollars later the dogs were finally healthy. I submitted my vet bills, attached my agreement and sent them to Pet Guardian (Pet Paradise's insurance company). Several weeks later I received two checks equalling about $130 and a list of procedures and tests and medications that weren't covered because they were "preventative". I could not understand how antibiotics and wormers prescribed to cure my dog of afflictions that it came home with could be described as preventative. The best part was that they covered the meds on one dog but not the same exact meds for the other one.
I called Pet Paradise and this time got the owner ** on the phone. Let me tell you she doesn't like it when people call with a problem, she gets nasty. I told her that the bills I submitted weren't being paid by her insurance carrier. I told her that I called the insurance carrier twice directly and never received a return call. What's going on? In a huff she said that she'll call them and hung up on me. I never gave her any information except that I wasn't paid. How she can call an insurance company without a claim number? Sounds a little fishy.
Anyway she calls me back and tells me that they will pay for the meds but not the office visit or the initial tests, or the antibiotic for the skin infection. I told her that that made no sense. Now she got really nasty and started yelling at me that I should have taken the dogs to her vet and I wouldn't have had these problems. I informed her that if her vet had actually examined the dogs and treated them that I wouldn't have had to nurse them back to health, not to mention the fact that he hadn't noticed the 2 inch incision on her abdomen.
She told me I should get a lawyer thinking I would back down. I told her I would and two weeks later miraculously a check arrived at my house for the balance of the bills. This shop needs to be inspected, their records searched and the dogs examined by an independent vet. No one should have to go through what I went through. As a consumer, I should get what I pay for, whether it be a dog, a car, or a cup of coffee. As a human being, what these dogs are being subject to is criminal. DO NOT BUY FROM PET PARADISE.
MARLBORO (ENGLISHTOWN), NEW JERSEY -- This is the absolute worst pet store! Do not purchase animals from them. Almost all of them are sick. They are inbred. They breed sick animals. Unfortunately, the sickness doesn't appear until after it's too late to return them. And at that point, why would you want to anyway? You fall in love with your pet. Myself along with MANY others have purchased animals from them and they are all sick. My dog went blind after 6 months of purchasing him - he was only 8 months old. An animal eye specialist said that he had glaucoma which was most likely inherited from one of his parents.
The owners couldn't care less when I called them. They did absolutely nothing about it but insult me and try to bully me on the phone! The owners are so disrespectful and are complete scum of the earth (I hear that from people in the town that know them personally too!) They are husband and wife and the husband (the fat ** that he is) thinks I was scared of him when he tried to threaten me on the phone. Try again **. Yours is coming real soon - I promise you that!
I am and will do anything in my power to get this place shut down so these people, who are scum of society, do not have anything to do with animals again! The best thing to do is spread the word to EVERYONE that you know not to purchase anything from this store!
MARLBORO, NEW JERSEY -- Bought a puppy from Pet Paradise. First, kennel cough (pretty common), Then an infection in the foot. Paid for everything, never even mentioned it to the pet store. Then the dog is diagnosed with mange and is now unbreedable. If we ever wanted her to have puppies, they would get it. I called the store and got THE WORST customer service I have ever experienced in my life. The owner, yes, the owner insulted me on the phone and would not listen to a word I had to say in between her insults. She tried to tell me that every dog was born with mange. That is NOT true. Every dog is NOT born with mange.
They did agree to pay for the treatment, but said I had to turn in her papers because now she's not breedable. If I had to hand over papers, I wanted some money back because now I paid $3,000 for a dog with no papers. She said there was no way I was getting anything back unless I bring the dog to her for a full refund. And this person handles animals every day. I'm now thinking about pursuing a case in small claims court.
NEW JERSEY -- 7/24/07 at 09:53 AM - I went to Pet Paradise in Marlboro, NJ the other day & fell in love with a Wheaten Terrier. When I asked one of the teenagers running the store to see papers on that dog, she hesitated, but them got them for me. The dog had a phony family pedigree tree, because my breeder from my wheaten that just died was on it, & he said he has nothing to do with that paper. Also, the breeder they got the wheaten from ** in IOWA IS A PUPPY MILL. If you Google his name, you would cry from his conditions, especially the photos of the dirt & rusted cages these dogs are in. HORRIBLE!! PET PARADISE should NOT be in business. PLEASE SHUT THEM DOWN!!!


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Investors are dumping gold funds at the fastest pace in two years in favor of equities, compounding a slump that has wiped $560 billion from the value of central bank reserves.
Exchange-traded products linked to gold dropped $37.2 billion in 2013 as the metal reached a two-year low yesterday. Gold funds suffered net outflows of $11.2 billion this year through April 10, the most since 2011, while global and U.S. equity funds had net inflows of $21.25 billion, according to Cambridge, Massachusetts-based EPFR Global.
Central banks are among the biggest losers because they own 31,694.8 metric tons, or 19% of all the gold mined, according to the World Gold Council in London. After rallying for 12 straight years, the metal has tumbled 28% from its September 2011 record of $1,923.70 an ounce. Growing economies and corporate profits, along with slowing inflation, boosted global equities by $2.28 trillion this year at the expense of the traditional store of value, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"There's a perception that risk has been lessened, and with that, investors are looking for assets that either generate income or have growth potential, neither of which gold has," Anthony Valeri, a market strategist with LPL Financial Corp. in San Diego, which oversees $350 billion. "We've seen a grab for yield, and without a yield, gold has been left out."
Bear Market
Gold futures in New York slumped 17% this year, the worst start since 1981, after a 9.3% drop on April 15 that capped the biggest two-day decline since January 1980. The metal tumbled into a bear market on April 12, losing more than 20% since the record close in August 2011, the common definition of bear market.
Bullion lost ground as the U.S. recovery gained momentum, the dollar rose and Federal Reserve policy makers signaled they may scale back on stimulus, curbing demand for gold as a haven. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said April 10 that the turn in the gold cycle was quickening and that investors should sell gold.
The metal's appeal as a hedge against inflation has been eroded partly by the slowing rise in consumer prices even after five years of government stimulus. The cost of living in the U.S. fell 0.2% in March, the first drop in four months, as cheaper gasoline and clothing kept consumer prices in check, Labor Department data showed yesterday. Inflation expectations as measured by the break-even rate for five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities reached the lowest since Jan. 2.
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(Fight starts at the 3:50 mark. I know, it's no "mumblegumblemurglegurgle" but I promise that the next one will be funnier.)
Because we feel obligated to pass along whatever disgusting, pro-wrestling inspired, or plain brilliant videos we come across on a daily basis — often regardless of their relationship to MMA — here's a video of UFC veteran Rob "The Rosedale Reaper" Kimmons breaking his ankle in three places during his headlining fight with Tyler Stinson at 'Epic Fight Night 1′ yesterday. While the break itself isn't all that gruesome when you've
masturbated to witnessed such horrific moments as Corey Hill vs. Dale Hartt, it's what leads up to it that truly sets this gem apart from most MMA injury videos out there.
Just over 30 seconds into the first round, Kimmons and Stinson land simultaneous left hooks, sending both fighters crashing to the mat. Murder boner status: Half-mast. But as Kimmons tumbles to the canvas, he does so with his ankle twisted beneath him — think Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga, then tuck it into your belt. The presiding referee fails to notice this, of course, and allows a wobbled Stinson to slinky his way over to a clearly down-for-the-count Kimmons and drop a few more unwarranted punches before calling it a day. Murder boner: Achieved. Mazzagatti disciple: CERTIFIED.
We'd like to wish Rob the best of luck on his road to recovery, as well as ensure him that by the time he is retired, MMA refs will still be mostly incompetent when it comes to protecting their fighters. We've never been known for our bedside manner.