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This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
|"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
|Single by Fall Out Boy
|from the album Infinity on High
|January 16, 2007
|Neal Avron
|Fall Out Boy singles chronology
|Remix featuring Kanye West
"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the second single from their commercially successful third studio album Infinity on High (2007).[1] The song officially debuted on November 21 at the American Music Awards and was shipped to radio stations that night[citation needed] (with an impact date of December 5 in the United States).[2] The music was composed by vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump and the lyrics were penned by bassist Pete Wentz, following the band's songwriting approach which first began with some songs on their 2003 album Take This to Your Grave. Production was handled by Neal Avron, who also produced the band's previous From Under the Cork Tree album. Commenting on the band's decision to pick the track as the first single, Wentz said "There may be other songs on the record that would be bigger radio hits, but this one had the right message."
The track was a commercial success and the band's major international breakthrough.[3] "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 162,000 first week sales and broke various records. It is the group's first single to chart worldwide in countries including Australia, New Zealand and most of the European nations, where it reached the top five in many. After its Platinum RIAA and ARIA certifications in 2007, in 2013 it was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 200,000 sales.[4] In Australia, it spent nine consecutive weeks at either No. 4 or No. 5.[5]
The song was released as a downloadable track for the video game Rock Band on May 6, 2008, and is also on Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2.[6] The January 2009 issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine lists Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" as second on its list of Rock Band's Five Most Unexpectedly Rockin' Downloadable Songs.[7] The song is also available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5.
The song was first made available for streaming on November 17, 2006.[8] The single was released as a CD single, digital download and also as a 7" blue vinyl and 7" purple vinyl. The vinyls' B-sides, "G.I.N.A.S.F.S." and "It's Hard to Say "I Do", When I Don't", were released as bonus tracks from Infinity on High in certain countries, with both included as bonus tracks on the deluxe editions of the album.
Vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump called "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" the "funkiest thing we've ever done", and attributes the change in musical style to his love of soul music, which he acquired by listening to oldies stations as a child.[9][10] Bassist Pete Wentz describes the song "a bit of '70s funk mixed with [the band's 2003 album] Take This to Your Grave with tight verses and big, fat choruses".[11] The song closing sing-along was influenced by Justin Timberlake's "Señorita".[12]
On "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", Wentz uses wartime-inspired metaphors to discuss the band's newfound popularity; he called the song "kind of a tongue-in-cheek look at the way we are so addicted and obsessed with new arts, cultures and loves — to the point where it just becomes oversaturated."[11][13] He commented, "I think people are gonna read into it what they will. In the back of my head it's a call to arms, but not [in the traditional sense] — more in the way that you sometimes need to just talk to yourself in the mirror."[11] Slant Magazine called it "an unexpectedly funky battle cry that likens the quest for respect and fame to a combat situation."[13]
The song is reportedly about Wentz's frustration with the ever-growing "emo scene".[3] As he told Rolling Stone, "There may be other songs on the record that would be bigger radio hits, but this one had the right message."[12] Wentz's inspiration for the "arms-dealer" metaphor came from the movie Lord of War.[12] The song has also been interpreted to be a critique on artists making music just for the money and fame, an "arms race", instead of music for the fun of it.
Fall Out Boy tried to rush the remix for the song featuring Kanye West onto Infinity on High, but it was not ready in time. A remix to this remix leaked on FriendsorEnemies.com featuring Kanye West, Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob, Lupe Fiasco, Tyga, Travis McCoy, and Lil Wayne. This remix was performed at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, along with Brendon Urie (of Panic! at the Disco).
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics written by bassist Pete Wentz; all music composed by lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump.
CD single
- "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
- "The Carpal Tunnel of Love"
7" blue vinyl
- "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
- "It's Hard to Say "I Do", When I Don't"
7" purple vinyl
- "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Music video[edit]
The video was directed by Alan Ferguson. Beginning with the end of the "Dance, Dance" video, it shows the band members leaving the video shoot among the supposed "fans", all but a few of which turn out to be cardboard cutouts. The video portrays the band in a series of "celebrity" situations such as dealing with paparazzi, as well as recording their song in a very out-of-character hip-hop studio (a reference to a song they recorded on Timbaland's album). Patrick starts singing and making strange movements with his hands, much like Joe Cocker. Guitarist Joe Trohman knocks a bottle of liquor out of a rapper's hand, and a tabloid headline reveals that the rappers proceeded to assault the band and throw them out of the studio. The next scene shows the band playing in a hotel room, making a huge mess partying.
It transfers to Pete, at a photo shoot. The photographer takes a cell phone from his coworker and takes pictures with it, and prompts Pete to show his penis, making it look like Pete took them (in reference to real cell phone photos leaked from Pete's cell phone after he took them to send to his girlfriend). Several teenage girls are outraged after they see the pictures and realize Pete has a small penis.
Following the incident, drummer Andy Hurley goes to a party at a parody of the Playboy Mansion with a crotch-stuffing. The scene goes back to the hotel room. While partying, a heavy set man (who bears slight resemblance to rapper Fat Joe) jumps onto the other side of the bed that Pete is on, causing him to fall through a closed window to his death.
At his funeral, cameo appearances are made by several characters from their previous music videos, such as Pete's date in "Dance, Dance", the teenage girl from "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"'s music video, their stunt man and close friend Dirty, the deer-boy from "Sugar, We're Goin Down" (Donald Cumming of The Virgins), William Beckett of The Academy Is... as the vampire from "A Little Less Sixteen Candles..." and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes (who also danced in "Dance, Dance") and celebrities Seth Green and Michelle Trachtenberg, among others. Joe is performing a guitar solo on top of Pete's coffin as it rises out of the burial, before Pete bursts out. Joe claims this is a reference to guitarist Slash in the Guns N' Roses video for November Rain although some fans have likened it to Synyster Gates's solo in Avenged Sevenfold's video for "Seize the Day".[citation needed]
The ending of the video reveals that the entire video is nothing more than a dream of Pete's. Andy (who was sitting next to Pete) then realizes that they are late for a performance at a school and as they make their way on stage, they continue playing the rest of the song from the last chorus. The end of the video shows Pete attempting to stage dive.
In most public performances of the song, as well as in radio edits, the word "God" is removed from the song, to avoid using the profanity "Goddamn", although "damn" is simultaneously removed in some other versions. This censor was also kept on the Rock Band downloadable track of the song, though it was not censored in the United Kingdom, on United States Rock radio, or in Guitar Hero 5.
Commercial performance[edit]
The single was a commercial success worldwide. In the United States, the song debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100[14] where it stayed for two weeks (behind Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable"), spending its first nine weeks in the top 10 out of a total of 20 chart weeks. In its Hot 100 opening week with digital availability, the song soared to No. 1 on the Pop 100 chart up from its previous week's position of No. 86. In its opening week, it sold 162,000 digital downloads, setting a new record for the highest bow for a band since radio only titles joined the chart in 1998. Fall Out Boy's multi-format sales for their "Infinity" On High" album opened at approximately 260,000 in the album's first three weeks. Many of these sales were in response to the leading single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race."[15] In addition, its download totals are the largest opening-week tally for a group since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital sales in 2003.[16][17] It also set a record as the highest debut of 2007[18] and is the eighth song to debut at the runner-up position in the history of the Hot 100.[19] Prior to its digital release, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" spent several weeks doing well on Pop radio airplay. In its first week of digital availability the single catapulted to the top of the digital downloads chart as well as the overall pop singles chart. It is Fall Out Boy's first number one hit song[20] and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million units.[21]
It is to date Fall Out Boy's highest charting song (albeit not their best-selling), and on the strength of 162,000 opening week downloads earned the band their first No. 1 Billboard Hot Digital Song and also a No. 1 on the now-defunct Pop 100 chart. It stayed atop the Digital Songs chart for four consecutive weeks, gathering over 500,000 downloads in that period. Internationally, it reached the top position in New Zealand and No. 2 in the UK, making it their largest hit in those countries.[22] In New Zealand it peaked at No. 1, while in Australia it reached No. 4 and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[23] The song was ranked No. 40 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[24] Fall Out Boy reached international fame and success in 2007, with "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" also charting all over Europe, reaching No. 9 on Billboard's European Hot 100 chart.[25] On July 22, 2013, it was eventually certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 200,000 sales.[4]
Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
- ^ John Norris (June 5, 2006). "MTV News Raw: Fall Out Boy". MTV.com (Podcast). Retrieved 2006. Check date values in:
- ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. November 28, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Top 10 Fall Out Boy Songs. watchmojo.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Fall Out Boy"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ "FALL OUT BOY - THIS AIN'T A SCENE, IT'S AN ARMS RACE (SONG)". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ DLC Week of May 6th - Rock Band - Forums Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Rock Band's Five Most Unexpectedly Rockin' Downloadable Songs", PlayStation: The Official Magazine (January 2009): 58.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy post audio of first single off new album". Alternative Press. November 17, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Sciaretto, Amy (December 27, 2006). "Fall Out Boy: Interview with Patrick Stump". The Aquarian Weekly. Diane Casazza, Chris Farinas. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Friends of Fall Out Boy". Chicago Magazine. The Tribune Company. March 4, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c Montgomery, James (November 14, 2006). "Fall Out Boy Exclusive: Pete Wentz Reveals LP Title, Details On Single". Vh1.com. Vh1. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Exclusive: Fall Out Boy Album Deets". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. November 16, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Shetler, Scott (February 16, 2007). "Fall Out Boy: Infinity on High - Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ Mayfield, Geoff. "Billboard Charts: Over the Counter - Fall Out Boy's "High" Time; Glimpses of Ertegun." Billboard - The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment 119.8 (2007): 65. Music Periodicals Database. Web. 25 Sept. 2016.
- ^ a b Beyonce Slips By Fall Out Boy To Remain Atop Hot 100 Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2011
- ^ Beyonce, Fall Out Boy lead U.S. singles chart Retrieved July 6, 2011
- ^ Chart Watch Extra: Out-Of-The-Box Smashes Yahoo Music Blogs Chart Watch Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Chart Beat Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ US Pop Music Charts January 25, 2007 About.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ "American single certifications – Fall Out Boy – an Arms Race". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^ "Artist Chart History: Fall Out Boy". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007)"The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ^ a b c d e f g "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "Chartifacts". ARIA Charts. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
Fall Out Boy. In 2007, the American pop punk band scored two top ten slots on the ARIA singles chart with This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race (No.4 Apr. '07) and Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (No.3 Sep. '07).
- ^ "Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200719 into search.
- ^ "German single certification - Fall Out Boy - This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race".
- ^ GfK Entertainment Charts|German Singles Chart
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "British single certifications – Fall Out Boy – This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American single certifications – Fall Out Boy – This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Official UK Singles Chart of 2007" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Year-End 2007". Retrieved 2012-04-15.


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Two of every five dollars goes to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, all of which provide some form of insurance. A bit more than a buck goes to the military. Then there's a $1.50 or so for assorted other spending — education, infrastructure, environmental protection, farm subsidies, etc. Some of that, like unemployment checks and food stamps, is also best understood as forms of insurance. And then there's another 40 cents of debt repayment. Calvin Coolidge once said that the business of America is business. Well, the business of the American government is insurance. Literally. If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it's an insurance conglomerate protected by a large standing army.
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The Edge Alley is officially open. I stopped by the coffee shop/cafe/workspace/shopping spot in The Edge District last weekend for a look around and some java.
The Edge District is the area around the intersection of Marshall and Monroe (near Sun Studio) on the, well, edge of Downtown.
The "Alley" isn't a literal alley. It's just a space in the building next door to High Cotton Brewing, and essentially it's a room with smaller rooms all around it.
There's a cafe with coffee and food, four shops, and a big community table in the middle.
There's free wifi and restrooms.
They also have a little banquette (below) and barstools by the windows (above) for additional seating.
The cafe part serves coffee and cafe-style food, including biscuit sandwiches. Check out the menus here and here. (I'll get better pics of the menu ASAP.)
I tried the Caramel & Thyme Latte (left) and the Iced Thai Coffee.
The tiny glasses seem typical of froufy, high-quality coffee drinks these days, and I was thirsty from being outside for 14 seconds, so I had to be careful not to gulp mine down in two sips.
However: do not be fooled; there was plenty enough flavor and caffeine in these. Will order again.
Here is some food my friend Allie ate and said was really good. I have a hot date with a biscuit sandwich early next week, so I'll report back.
They also have local shopping inside this lovely place. Here are the shops (click on the links for more info and images):
My Heavenly Creations
Bath and body products. You might remember them from Broad Avenue.
Paulette's Closet
Vintage ladies' clothes, shoes, and accessories.
Hope Wilkinson Designs Shop
Home decor and interior design.
901 Shop
All that good Memphis stuff: t-shirts, art, pillows, mugs, and more.
Retail hours:
Wednesday – Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Coffee/food/community hours:
Monday – Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
There is plenty of parking on the street or across the street in the lot next to the building formerly known as Kudzu's. If you're going to visit Sun Studio, this is a great spot to stop in for coffee or food after your tour.
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The Edge Alley
600 Monroe Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
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Raith Rovers have been dealt a massive blow after it emerged skipper Jason Thomson will be out for up to two months with a broken bone in his back.
The former Hearts defender has already been sidelined for a month with a back injury but the true extent of the problem has only surfaced following an appointment with an osteopath last week.
The full-back heads an extensive injury list that manager Ray McKinnon admits leaves the Kirkcaldy club 'down to the bare bones' for Saturday's home clash with Rangers.
Defender Lewis Toshney is a major doubt with a hamstring problem and forward Mitch Megginson has medial ligament damage.
Both of them missed Saturday's Scottish Cup win over Elgin City and, since that 2-1 victory, the Fifers also have doubts over Kyle Benedictus, Ryan McCord and Grant Anderson, whilst Mark Stewart has been playing through the pain barrier for weeks with an ankle problem.
It is likely to be Friday before McKinnon has an idea of the line-up he can field against Rangers and he admits it is not ideal for such a massive test.
McKinnon, who is relishing the prospect of back-to-back encounters with Hibernian in the New Year after yesterday's Scottish Cup draw, said: "Jason had a scan and it showed a fracture in his back. We're not really sure how long he's going to be out for but it could take up to two months to settle down.
"It's a real blow for the club and for the lad, because he's an important player for us and we were really hoping to have him back.
"There's quite a few others we're monitoring and we're keeping our fingers crossed for the weekend.
"Mitch and Tosher missed the weekend and Benedictus, Anderson and McCord haven't trained this week. Mark Stewart's been brilliant playing through an ankle injury as well.
"We're down to the bare bones and we'll just have to see what we've got available on Friday."


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This Article responds to the nine contributions to the symposium
on Living Originalism. It considers nine different aspects of the argument
in the book: (1) why constitutions around the world contain
vague and abstract language, and how a constitution's choice of language
connects to the purposes of a constitution; (2) the book's theory
of democratic legitimacy; (3) how the book's argument applies to
constitutional cultures outside the United States, and the relationship
between original and implied meanings; (4) the differences between
the book's theory of constitutional interpretation and that of Ronald
Dworkin; (5) whether the book's account of legal principles is consistent
with legal positivism; (6) the book's account of the U.S. Constitution
as both "fallen" and as "higher law"; (7) whether a
"protestant" constitutional culture—in which citizens feel authorized
to state what the Constitution means for themselves—benefits or
harms democratic legitimacy; (8) the book's account of the original
meaning of "commerce" as "intercourse," and Congress's power to
regulate interstate networks of transportation and communication;
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Seasons in Malibu, Beachway Therapy Center, Detox of South Florida, Serenity Malibu and Beachside Rehab offer good treatment programs for people addicted to alcohol, states Consumer Affairs. Most centers require that people abstain from any alcohol or drug use while in the program and that patients undergo mental health counseling, detox and relapse prevention education.
Known for its innovative treatment and programs, Seasons in Malibu is located in California and helps people recover from addictions, notes Consumer Affairs. Of seven online reviews as of 2015, it receives five stars out of five.
Psychology Today awarded the Seasons in Malibu facility with the "Best in Treatment" award in 2014, according to the organization's website. It offers acupuncture, cranial sacral therapy, equine therapy, cooking therapy and shamanic healing. Patients with co-occurring disorders undergo specialized therapy. Each patient has a client advocate to ensure program success.
Located in Delray Beach, Florida, Beachway Therapy Center features alcohol treatment for women and men, explains Consumer Affairs. Of 18 online reviews as of 2015, it receives five stars out of five.
Patients at the Beachway Therapy Center participate in relapse prevention tools and techniques to better deal with emotional and environmental triggers that encourage alcohol cravings, according to the facility's website. It is licensed by the state of Florida and accredited by the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. It has programs with partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment, including intensive outpatient treatment.


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In 2014, the National Library of Latvia moved to a new building known as Gaismas pils or the Castle of Light. I feel like most people either love the new building or hate it, and I'm definitely among those who love it.
When I first visited it, I was amazed by how beautiful it is inside. There is a lot of light wood, glass and metal used in the interior that creates a light and modern feeling that I really like. It is also a great place to get things done because it has this quiet, diligent atmosphere that just calls for productivity. Each workspace is equipped with everything you might need for checking things off your to-do list: a big desk, a comfortable chair, a lamp and several electrical outlets, not to mention the free Wi-Fi. Combine that with a large window that overlooks the river and the city and you're ready for work!
The Castle of Light was also the main venue for the Latvian presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015.
If you want to visit, go to the registration desk and ask for a visitor's band. Just don't forget your passport or ID!


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How the Child's Mind Develops, 2nd Edition (Paperback)David Cohen (author)
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How we learn to think, perceive, remember, talk, reason and learn is a central topic in psychology - and one that sees constant new research. In this very readable book, David Cohen discusses the latest studies and covers all the controversies that have dogged the subject for nearly 150 years. He examines the work of the 'greats' like Piaget, Freud and Vygotsky and shows how the issues that have intrigued psychologists relate to any child growing up today.
This book is for everyone who lives with, works with or studies children. David Cohen examines the fundamental issues of how children learn to read and write, of how their intellectual abilities are measured and the development of their morality. He examines child crime and looks at how modern media affect the way the child's mind develops.
This fully updated edition of How the Child's Mind Develops is an integrated and thought-provoking account of the central issues in child development. Parents, professionals and students will find it an invaluable introduction.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 295 g
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 33 mm
"The second edition of How the Child's Mind Develops has all the virtues and the attractiveness of the first, and it also contains a large amount of new and interesting material. Once again, David Cohen has given us a clear, lively and up-to-date account of children's intellectual and emotional development. Students, teachers and parents will certainly learn a great deal from his wide-ranging and often amusing account of children's minds." - Peter Bryant FRS, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Education, University of Oxford
"In this refreshingly modern account of cognitive development, Cohen delineates both classic theories and recent research, and asks what relevance they have for understanding today's media-savvy child. Given the dramatic changes in the everyday cognitive experiences of childhood, this book will prove an invaluable resource for students and practitioners." - Nicky Hayes, University of the Highlands and Islands
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This is the review of the Kyoritsu 1009 multimeter. Kyoritsu is a Japanese company founded in the 1940 and since than manufacture and sale test and measuring instruments like multimeters, clamp meters, insulation and continuity testers, etc.
The Kyoritsu 1009 is the simplest digital multimeter they produce and with a price of less than 50$ can represent a good choice for starters or like second meter.
I bought this multimeter some months ago because I was searching a good quality and safe multimeter for my shop with a price under 50$. Kyoritsu is a well respected company so I decided to get one unit and make some tests.
This model is an autorange 4000 counts multimeter and it has all advanced function a hobbyist may need:
- voltage, ohm, capacitance, frequency, current measurements
- continuity test
- diode test
- relative mode
- duty cycle
- high impedance on mV range
- display hold
- auto power off
- CATIII 300V and CATII 600V
It ships with batteries and a pair of test leads.
At first sight the multimeter look like good solid construction. The display is not the biggest, but it's clear and maintains good contrast on any angle. Range switch is soft and precise and almost any function of the multimeter has it own position. The holster is made of soft plastic and seems quite reasonable for the meter price. Unfortunately the hostler is not pretuding the front of the meter so it does not protect the display or the range switch. Test leads are quite resonable quality, they include removable insulating caps and state a rating of 10A 1kV CATIII.
In the back of the meter we find the tilt bail that permits to keep it in vertical position (one hand test pass).
The buttons under the LCD are soft and don't miss a shot. On the lower part of the meter, we have the usual 4 banana jack: one common, two for the current measurements and the last for all the other functions.
This multimeter uses averaging method so no TRUE RMS measurements in any AC functions.
I tested the multimeter accuracy in DCV position and the results are quite good. Even if the meter is specced at 0,6% + 4dgt on DCV it was most of the time spot on, and some time with just few digits out. The unit I tested has a practical accuracy of 0,1%. The meter overshoot a little bit at 10V. I noticed also that in the mV range it has very hi impedence (something like 0,5 GOhm) .
Accuracy measurements where made also in the Ohm range and current measurements where we got the most accurate readings. Autorange take just little more than 1s to go from OL to 0 Ohm. Continuity test is not fast as a Fluke, but is more and more faster than the typical Amprobe meter. Diode test has an open circuit voltage of 1,6V so it's just for testing diode and transistors.
Capacitance test is specified up to 100uF and it really overload with a bit more than this, while on the other end, it can consistently read also value of 0,46nF.
Current measurements have three ranges: 0~4000uA, 0~400ma, 0~10A. The meter uses reasonable shunts resistors like 100 Ohm, 1 Ohm, 0,01 Ohm so it will not have too much burden voltage when measuring low currents.
Battery consumption is typically less than 1mA, and never bigger than 1,5mA. I cannot measure any power drain when the meter is in auto power off state. At this power consumption the two AA cells will last almost forever. The battery warning appears at 2,3V and up to this point all the three fundamental measurements (DCV, ACV, Ohm) present a stable reading. At 1,7V the display begin to dimm and the meter shut off.
Opening the meter reveal a quite simple construction. Input protection is not the best I have seen, it uses only some resistors and one PTC (no mov or spark gap at all). There are some unpopulated footprints on PCB that I can guess where originally drawn for some more input protection components.
The current measurement are protected by 600V rated fuses. The ADC is a COB and is covered by some epoxy or resin so no identification is possibile. On the pcb you can find also some transistors, some trimpot for adjusting the calibration of the meter and a bunch of passive components.
Banana socket is well engineered, the contacts are not split type and they are completely secured to the case. This construction should avoid any mechanical stress to reach the PCB during leads insertion. Last but not lest PCB wiring, component placement and soldering job are good.
My only concern with this meter is the input protection so I decided to connect it to the 240V mains and stress it a little bit. When it was connected to mains I stressed all functions of the meter including Ohm measurements and range switch. The PTC seems to works very well and the meter recovered in few seconds from the stress. After this "extreme" test I checked again the accuracy of the meter and it was OK.
What is missing to this meter? It would be good to have the TRUE RMS AC and temperature measurements but meters with this functions usually are well over the 50$. The meter is missing also the backlight and the analog like bar-graph, but you cannot ask for everything in a 50$ meters.
I think this is a good meeter for starters and maybe it can also be considered like a professional entry level. CAT specifications seems to be reasonable and the 600V HBC fuses give me the confidence that if you really need you can stick it to 230V.
For the same price you can find some meter with more functions but I think build quality of this meter is a little bit above the average the other cheap Chinese meters.
If you are on a low budget but you occasionally play with mains maybe this meter can be a good and safe buy.
If you liked this multimeter and want to buy one it is available in my shop →here or if you feel more comfortable you can buy it also form my store at
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The Million Dollar Portfolio team uses a straightforward, four-point framework in assessing the quality of any company's executive management: OATS (ownership, allocation of capital, tenure, and stewardship). I described the framework at some length here; today, I'm going to illustrate how to apply that framework with three CEOs who made the grade:
- Robert Wilmers, M&T Bank
- Lew Frankfort, Coach
- Joseph Steinberg, Leucadia National
The following table summarizes the results for our four criteria:
- Ownership: We prefer CEOs whose interests are aligned with shareholders through a significant ownership position in the company they run.
- Allocation of capital: We like CEOs who have a track record of smart capital allocation decisions that produce good returns.
- Tenure: The length of time spent in the executive suite is linked to effectiveness and performance. We like CEOs who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to the company they are running.
- Stewardship: A "soft" quality, stewardship refers to the CEO's willingness to treat shareholders as true partners.
Robert Wilmers
M&T Bank
Lew Frankfort, Coach
Joseph Steinberg, Leucadia National
3.2% of shares outstanding (sixth- largest shareholder)
1% of shares outstanding
10% of shares outstanding (largest shareholder)
|Allocation of Capital
See discussion below
5-year average return on capital: 37%
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|Tenure (Average, S&P 500: 6 years)
CEO since 1983
CEO since 1995
President since 1979
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|Annualized Stock Outperformance Over S&P 500*
35.3% (!)
*Measured on a total return basis (except for M&T Bank) from the date on which the executive was named CEO when possible or the earliest date for which stock data was available: M&T Bank (beginning date: July 16, 1985), Coach (Oct. 6, 2000) and Leucadia National (June 1, 1988).
Sources: Capital IQ and company websites.
Robert Wilmers, M&T Bank
Wilmers demonstrates good stewardship in the way he communicates with his shareholders. His shareholder letters are direct, and he's not afraid to admit to mistakes (this is exceedingly rare among company leaders).
Warren Buffett offered his endorsement when he said: "[M&T] has been run very well ever since Bob took over. The tone at the top is important in any business, but there is no business where it's more important than banking." Berkshire Hathaway
In terms of capital allocation ability, M&T Bank's recent acquisition of Wilmington Trust at a distressed price is a great example of the deal-making prowess that has propelled M&T Bank into one of the top three spots in all of its main markets. M&T Bank is a smart, focused acquirer -- this isn't empire-building of the sort that was practiced at Bank of America
Lew Frankfort, Coach
Selected by Barron's three years running as one of its 30 most respected CEOs, Frankfort is a 30-year veteran of the successful luxury goods retailer. In terms of capital allocation, the numbers speak for themselves, with a five-year average return on capital approaching 40%. Early in his career at Coach, Frankfort was instrumental in developing Coach's own stores and the push into international markets -- both of which have paid off handsomely.
Frankfort is one of the best-compensated CEOs in retail, and we'd certainly prefer it if he received a greater percentage of his compensation in restricted shares rather than stock options. Nevertheless, the company has been extremely successful under his leadership, and shareholders have been rewarded with great returns.
Joseph Steinberg, Leucadia National
Every year, Steinberg and Leucadia Chairman Ian Cumming write their letter to shareholders, which is frank and informative -- it clearly isn't the product of a PR flack. The very first page contains a long-term performance scorecard that stretches back to 1978, the year before Steinberg became president.
Smart investors value honest communication from the people who are entrusted with our capital, and Leucadia shareholders can have no regrets about having put their faith in Steinberg. The scorecard is enough to verify at a glance management's skill at capital allocation. From 1979 to 2009, Leucadia's book value per share grew at an annualized rate of 18.5% -- more than 10 percentage points ahead of the S&P 500 over a 30-year period. That's a world-class performance.
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About Karin
Karin Billings is a multi-faceted artist, using the mediums of acrylics and oils. Her unique, expressionistic style lends itself to a very broad interpretation: lively figures expressed in amazing colors and motion; landscapes that make you want to reach out and pick a flower or travel across the Ringling Bridge as the sun sets on Sarasota.
A very specialized part of her repertoire is her use of the ancient Asian art form of Gyotaku, which uses real fish to make prints. The color, texture and shading of each fish is replicated, and every result is a reproduction of the original fish.
Karin has always supported Animal Rights and continues to pledge a portion of her proceeds to Animal Organizations. Married to Jim Billings, Karin lives most of the year in Sarasota, Florida, but returns each summer to Hamburg, Germany. Please contact Karin by phone or email. Her studio hours are by appointment only.


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Registration under way for 2015 Polar Plunge
Staff Report
The Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Illinois will begin at noon, Saturday, March 7, at Olson Lake at Rock Cut State Park, 7223 W. Lane Road.
It's not every day that people are willing to "go jump in a lake" — particularly in the winter — let alone do so with thousands of other people, including members of the law enforcement community. But that's exactly what will happen on various weekends in February and March as part of the annual Polar Plunge.
The Polar Plunge is one of the premier fundraising events for the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics Illinois. In 2014, more than $2.1 million was raised by 7,352 plungers statewide; in 16 years, $12.3 million has been raised by more than 47,000 plungers. The event has grown from one location in 1999 to 20 locations across the state.
The Polar Plunge season will kick off with a SUPER Plunge — where participants raise a minimum of $2,500 and plunge into Lake Michigan once an hour every hour for 24 hours — on Feb. 20 and 21 at Northwestern University's North Beach in Evanston, Illinois.
Any adventurous soul is invited to join law enforcement officers, as well as media and business and civic leaders from their community, by donning bathing suits, costumes or any clothing of choice (just no wet suits!) to jump in a lake. Each plunger must collect a minimum of $75 in donations that will be used to support Special Olympics programs in Illinois.
Plungers are encouraged to form teams to spread the fun. Each team member must raise the minimum of $75 in donations, and all team members' individual fund-raising totals will be merged to form a combined team total. Teams are placed into divisions based on size and are awarded prizes for the most money raised.
All plungers will receive gifts, compete for prizes, and enjoy food and camaraderie with other chilly participants. For every $500 a plunger raises, he or she will get an entry into the drawing for this grand prize.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run is the single largest year-round fund-raising vehicle benefiting Special Olympics Illinois. The annual intrastate relay and its various fundraising projects have two goals: to raise money and increase public awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois. Each year, more than 3,000 officers in Illinois run more than 1,500 miles carrying the Flame of Hope through the streets of their hometowns and deliver it to the State Summer Games in Normal in June.
Individuals and teams can register for the Plunge on the Special Olympics Illinois website at http://www.plungeillinois.com or by contacting local organizer Debbie Kelly at (815) 288-2939.
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Sakuramadelica by Takeshi Suga is a creative photography collection attempting to capture the essence of life.
Sakuramadelica is an ongoing photography project by Sugam who aims to reveal soul through his work. These woozy luminous photographs are mostly of Sakuras, beautiful Japanese cherry blossoms, that fill the image with a feel of bliss.
The images are saturated shots of spring settings where the line between clarity and coloration is blurred. Since Sakura trees bloom only once a year, their incorporation into art is an age-old practice. Sakuras have been used in many art forms, but Suga twists it to make his photographs stand out. Suga plays with in-camera color effects and exposure to create a drastic haze effect that makes viewers feel like they're in a psychedelic haze.
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Actor-filmmaker Michael Stein writes, directs, and stars in this over-the-top satire of the Hollywood film industry. Set in Los Angeles on the eve of St. Valentine's Day, the indie comedy presents four different vignettes featuring a cast of characters ranging from a frustrated film projectionist (Stein), a porn director (Andy Dick), a producer who claims to be the devil (Stephen Tobolowsky), and God herself (Faye Dunaway). ~ Sandra Bencic, Rovi
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The activities of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University are focused on three thematic priority areas:
- EU external relations: This module examines EU policies that aim at enhancing the EU's global and regional role. These include the EU's strategic partnerships as a tool of its foreign policy, with a particular focus on the EU's relations with North American partners (Canada, the US, Mexico), on the one hand, and the BRICS countries (especially Russia and China) on the other. Module leader: Professor Joan DeBardeleben.
- EU economic governance: This module examines EU policies in the economic realm, focusing on Economic and Monetary Union as well as trade policy (including the CETA and TTIP agreements). Attention is devoted not only to the substance of EU policies but also to decision-making processes in EU institutions and broader public debates in the member states. Module leaders: Professor Patrick Leblond and Professor Crina Viju.
- Migration and identity in the EU: This module examines how the EU and its member states deal with the challenges associated with human mobility and migration. Issues examined include EU policies towards refugees, the securitization and externalization of EU migration policy, dealing with internal mobility as part of the free movement rights of EU citizens, the integration of immigrants into the societies of EU member states, as well as issues of collective identity. Module leaders: Professor James Casteel and Professor Martin Geiger.


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- Wedding: June 2014
Does anyone know what designer this knock off is based off? Thanks!
Does anyone know what designer this knock off is based off? Thanks!
@Haileycwest: Try http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-to-id-a-wedding-dress-from-a-picture#axzz2oziSQW3S hope this helps!
It reminds me of Dolly Couture.
Maybe Stephanie James Couture?
@flying_hearts: Agreed. It looks like a knock off of the Dolly Couture Avila Bay dress
@Haileycwest: I agree with PP's- it's a knock-off the Dolly Couture Avila Bay dress. Their dresses are already very well priced so if it's what your looking for style-wise I'd give it a go with them. I got my dress custom made from them & the whole process was great. They can make in-house changes to any gown you want for minimal price. I put together a top & bottom from two different dresses with a few custom touches of my own & it came out awesome & under budget!
@Bearimbolo: That was the exact dress I was thinking about.
@Haileycwest: I've read a lot of really great reviews about Dolly Couture. You can even become FB friends with the owner (Dolly Thicke) and see photos of the dresses on real brides.
@flying_hearts: @BrandNewBride: @Bearimbolo: thank you!
@BeckyS0: you ordered through dolly couture or Carly custom dress on etsy?
It looks like the combination of 2 or 3 dresses of Stephanie James Couture.
ETA: You might also want to look at Whirling Turban, besides Dolly Couture. dollycouture.com
@Haileycwest: I ordered with dolly couture. I don't know how much the etsy shop is charging but that dress at Dolly Couture was around $500-$600 when I looked at it last year. I was able to get my custom dress for just under $700. I also went with them as opposed to an etsy retailer because I was 100% sure they did quality work that would look great & hold up well. My expereince with etsy has been great sometimes and really horrible others…. I didn't want to have to worry about that with my wedding dress at all.
Here is the dress Dolly made custom for me. She was great to work with & bounce ideas off of & their salon in LA is super cute & fun if you are ever in the area to try on their gorgeous dresses!
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Heh... That's from Ctrlaltdel. Awesome webcomic, other than DLC that is.Nysonge wrote:Why do you think there is dual spec?
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Samsung's Galaxy A3 (2017) is now receiving its first software update in Europe, almost half a year after it was released. Better late than never? Maybe, though software-wise the A3 (2017) is and has always been anything but up to date. It launched with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on board many months after Android 7.0 came out.
And now it's getting an update which includes the May security patches… at the end of June. In fact, it's pretty obvious that most A3 (2017) owners will only get this in July, because such rollouts take at least a few days to reach every unit out there. That makes the phone almost two months behind even when it comes to security updates.
The rollout is currently underway for the SM-A320FL model, the one sold in Europe. After applying it you'll be on the May 1, 2017 security patch level and the new build is A320FLXXU1AQE1. Aside from the security fixes, it also brings with it some unnamed performance and stability enhancements.
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EZ Trade Options Review
EZ Trade OptionsRating: 1.00/10
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|Match bonus
|Bonus Size
|Max Payout
|Out-of-Money Reward
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|Deposit Options
|Credit/debit cards, wire transfer
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|US dollar, euro, Great Britain pound, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Russian ruble, Japanese yen, Chinese yuan, Swiss franc
|Minimum Deposit
|Minimum Trade
|Maximum Trade
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|Currencies, stocks, indices, commodities
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|High/Low, One Touch, 60 Seconds, Long Term, Pairs, Ladder
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|Introductory articles, live trading sessions, weekly strategic sessions, personal training sessions, eBook
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EZ Trade Options is a binary options broker owned by a company called EZTO LTD, operating out of Dominica. While the website is only available in English, USA traders are not allowed to participate. EZ Trade Options is open to traders from all other regions. At this point, however, it is impossible to give them a recommendation for the simple reason that their website is a mess. There are also some inconsistencies with withdrawal fee information.
Opening an Account (If You Can)
Your first step to getting started on EZ Trade Options is to open an account — if you can. In theory, this should be quite easy. You just fill in the short form on the right side of the page and click the green button labeled "Create Account." That should do it — only it doesn't right now. Whether you are on Chrome or Internet Explorer, you get an error.
At first I thought this might just have to do with my country being blocked (I am in the USA), but as I attempted to explore the rest of the site and encountered one broken link after another, I figured out it was a legitimate error.
One of the few functioning pages is the one which lists the account types, of which there are four:
- Basic: Deposit $250+, get a 25% bonus.
- Plus: Deposit $500+, get a 35% bonus.
- Premium: Deposit $1,000+, get a 50% bonus.
- Ultimate: Deposit $10,000+, get a 100% bonus.
At the Basic tier, benefits include personal training sessions and "fast withdrawals." At the Plus level, you get live trading sessions. Premium traders can enjoy a weekly strategic session, and Ultimate traders qualify for all of these same benefits plus higher payouts.
There are no other benefits or tools mentioned. If you scroll down to the lower navigation, you will find an "Education Center" which lists articles, guides, and an eBook. All of these links are dead. Perhaps that is not true when logged in, but at the moment I would not count on it in light of the many other dead links which take you either to "Coming Soon" pages or the homepage.
Normally I would not remark so heavily on the navigational errors if this was a brand new broker, but it isn't. EZ Trade Options has been around since January of 2016. That is more than enough time to get a site working properly. All of these malfunctions make me wonder how many bugs the trading platform has. Losing money because of all this poor design would just be a waste.
Confusing Withdrawal Terms
There is a $100 minimum withdrawal threshold for EZ Trade Options, which is pretty standard across the industry.
Withdrawal fees are downright confusing. The only page to reference for information is the terms of service page, which lists contradicting information.
Wire transfer fees are $25, and "There is no fee to withdraw via credit card so long as the account didn't fall into our non-use or dormancy rule."
That sounds great, but the page also states, "The cost of withdrawals once the account is verified and is not subject to the non use fee is $25 or 2% of the withdrawal sum (the greater of the two)."
There is no indication that is a reference purely to wire transfer withdrawals, so one must assume it applies across the board or can be arbitrarily imposed. If so, that is a rather hefty fee.
Trading on EZ Trade Options
The trading platform on EZ Trade Options is Finantick. A few brokers seem to use this platform, but it is not one which I encounter very often. You can definitely trade on your laptop or desktop, but you can only trade on your mobile device if the site design is responsive; EZ Trade Options still does not have apps for Android or iOS devices.
The minimum trade size on EZ Trade Options is $15, while the maximum is $1,000. $15 is lower than the $25 minimum I have seen on a lot of other sites, but also higher than the $10 minimum which is also common.
Types of assets available to trade include currencies, commodities, stocks, and indices. There is an ample variety of trade types including High/Low, One Touch, 60 Seconds, Long Term, Ladder, and Pairs.
As far as customer services goes, if you need help while you are trading, you can only reach the company 24/5, not 24/7 (at least they are honest about it). Unfortunately there is no live chat feature on the site; if you want to talk to someone live, you need to pick up the phone. Otherwise you can send an email or use the web form. Live chat is pretty much standard with binary options sites nowadays, so this is another drawback.
One nice feature which EZ Trade Options does offer is a demo account. You need to contact customer service to request one, but there do not appear to be any limitations or strings attached. This provides you with a chance to test out your trading strategies and explore the proprietary platform without risking money.
Conclusion: EZ Trade Options Needs a Lot of Work
As of right now, there are not a whole lot of solid reasons to recommend EZ Trade Options. I appreciate that they offer a demo account and a number of different trade types, and if there really are no credit card withdrawal fees, that is also great.
Beyond that, however, all I can cite are drawbacks. The unclear terms of service surrounding fees are a bit concerning, and the fact that half of the pages don't seem to load properly is also an obvious problem. And then there is the matter of the broken registration form.
So for now, I would recommend avoiding EZ Trade Options. There is nothing particularly amazing about this site that you cannot find elsewhere, and the company has a lot of work to do to get this broker up to the bare minimum of acceptability, let alone par.


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Introducing Mia Yokoyama Haack
This morning at 3:17 AM, Mia Yokoyama Haack was born weighing in at 7lb 8.5 oz. Now my world domination crew is complete!
Mia is a fast little one as labor started around 11 PM and she was delivered only four hours later!
This time around, we did a water birth at a birthing center which involves the momma sitting in a big tub for the last part of labor and delivery, which made for a much more comfortable experience than last time. I think she'd definitely recommend it.
We were back home by 6:30 AM which just amazes me. Momma and Baby are doing well. I'm still getting over my cold, but I think the adrenaline of the whole experience helped a lot. :)


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"A dog is not a thing. A thing is replaceable. A dog is not. A thing is disposable. A dog is not. A thing doesn't have a heart. A dog's heart is bigger than any "thing" you can ever own" – Elizabeth Parker
You may have noticed (by the myriad of photos adorning this blog) that we are rather fond of our little rescued mutt, Garp and his fly in, fly out sister Ivy (my mum's nutty little hound from Staffy Rescue) who spends alot of time with us.
I have had a dog throughout my life – from the pedigree Airedales I grew up with to the perfect staffy pup my mum bought for me from a breeder at a difficult time in my 20's (saying goodbye to her 11 years later was one of the saddest days of my life). And, of course, I loved each and every one of these different souls equally.
From now on, however, I would only consider adopting a "rescue" mutt. They are quirky and resilient souls who have had a bit of a rough start to life and deserve that second chance of finding their "forever home" which so, so many of them in desperate need of. At this time of year, inexplicably, pounds are full to the brim.
I follow Pound Rounds on facebook and every few days the sad and innocent faces of the young, middle aged and old "death row" dogs are shared. These dogs have just a few days to find a home and it is quite a devastating reality check to witness. The Pound Round community is a generous one and last minute donations and people willing to foster / adopt save some of them but, unfortunately, it is a perpetual cycle and, clearly, there needs to be a better system in place to stop so many healthy animals ending up in this situation.
It is a strange world we live in where we have puppy farms and dodgy back yard breeders churning out thousands of puppies to meet the demand for certain breeds and pet shops, whilst overflowing pounds are simultaneously killing hundreds of thousands of them ( estimated to be 250,000 Australia wide healthy dogs and cats) due to lack of willing homes. This is nonsensical and morally skewed.
I would love to see people needing to obtain a licence to buy an animal – it is way too easy at the moment. You need one for a jet ski but not a dog. Go figure. People need to be educated on the lifelong commitment, cost (estimated to be around the $20,000 mark for a dog's life !) and obligations which come with owning an animal. Animals need to be desexed to stop this rampant oversupply. People need to learn to walk and socialise their dogs to prevent problems like biting, digging and barking which lead some people to surrender their dogs. People need to plan ahead for having babies, moving house, animals becoming large and all the other unsurprising occurrences which lead to some people to give up their animals.
So, please, if you hear of anybody planning to bring an animal into their life, have some resources up your sleeve to recommend to them. There are brilliant (and, unfortunately, copious numbers of) rescue groups in every state.
PetRescue is an Australia Wide organisation – it amalgamates many of the rescue groups out there to make it easy to search for your new family member. Breed specific rescue groups (I have just been swooning over the bull terrier rescues available) are represented too and there are even ones devoted to deaf dogs (Hear no Evil) !
We got our little fella, then aged 3, from Monkia's Doggie Rescue which are a great no kill rescue group located on the outskirts of Sydney. He had been waiting for a home for 8 months after being rescued from an inner city pound which defies belief as he is the world's most adorable animal. I love Monika's stringent application rules – to ensure you have done your homework prior to adopting one of their dogs and they thoroughly suss you out to ensure that you are going to be a devoted fur baby parent.
Avoid "free to good home adds" in gumtree and the like at all costs. They attract undesirable people who use "free" animals for a range of dreadful things and do not address the over breeding problem in any shape or form. Likewise, sales on the internet are more than likely going to be puppies sourced from puppy farms or "backyard breeders".
Following the recent change in government to Labour's Daniel Andrews, Victoria is moving in the right direction to cut down on unscrupulous puppy farms and pet shop sales. I hope that they follow through with their promises and that other States follow their lead. In the meantime, it is up to individual council's to take the lead in regards to encouraging responsible pet ownership. Mine does not appear very proactive in this regard and could take notes from Sutherland Shire Council animal shelter which is a wonderful example of what some "thinking outside the box" can do. They give library talks to provide free education about responsible pet ownership, advertise their dogs in their best light on facebook and set up bins in the local IGA to enable people to readily donate food etc. They have a great net work of local volunteer dog walkers to tend to the dogs whilst they are waiting for their forever home. Renbury Farm and it's efforts to provide mental stimulation for it's shelter dogs are a great organisation too.
Of course some people do want a certain breed of dog (although, keep in mind that there are rescue groups for many breeds) and it would be a shame for some of the beautiful breeds around to die out. There are legitimate, kind, ethical breeders around who care for their dogs and encourage you to visit them when seeking out a pup. The RSPCA have a responsible puppy buying guide here.
Oscar's Law is an amazing organisation to follow and/or donate to and is a hub of knowledge about everything concerning "puppy farms".
I too want Oscar's Law Sia!
Should you need any further inspiration to encourage yourself or others to "adopt not shop" :
The ultimate pin up rescue dog is local Sydney boy Pikelet. I love the Life of Pikelet photos and the variety of foster dogs which share his bed. Too cute.
If you love photography and dogs as I do, have a look at these sad, beautiful, haunting portraits of dogs on their last day on earth immortalised by Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang . This may sound like a completely morbid subject matter but it does show the individuals behind the numbers, raises awareness and gives some respect to these souls.
Landfill dogs is another wonderful organisation from the US who do everything they can to portray rescue dogs looking for homes in their best light. Stunning photography and dogs.
I would love to hear about your fur baby and how he/she came into your life.
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Life With The Crew
Great post Ing – thanks for sharing good resources. I wanted to add that even if people want a specific dog breed, they can still rescue and adopt instead of buying a puppy. For just about every dog breed, there is a rescue side of it. Several of my purebred Corgis are/were from rescue groups.
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Thanks Katie – I think of you of the queen of dog rescuers with what you do ! Too true as regarding the rescue groups for specific breeds, Australia is pretty good for that x
Sarah @ Sarah's Heart Writes
Great post. Our two dogs are both rescue dogs. Both of them have a myriad of baggage but we ADORE them. Great resources too. Thanks for posting xx
Tread Kindly
Thanks so much Sarah – love hearing about your rescue hounds and I know what you mean about the myriad of baggage, ours is the same but it makes him just that little bit more unique and special (and teaches us patience and understanding !) x
One Small Life
I know I say it every time I visit here, so apologies for the blatant repetition, but I love what you do here Ing, providing non-judgemental, HELPFUL and practical advice on all sorts of ethical issues. Just brilliant.
We are not dog owners and have no plans to be in the near future. Although at some stage I would like my kids to experience the joy of a dog, right now I just feel it would be too great a responsibility.
I've told my daughter she might be able to have a couple of guinea pigs this year, and if she takes to that well and takes on all the responsibilities that come with it, then maybe I will know it's time for a dog, but we'll see.
I also have my concerns about the guinea pigs and will have my work cut out for me making sure they are coming from a reputable breeder – perhaps a future post on this Ing? Help a girl out?
In the meantime I can't follow any of the sights you've mentioned. I know it's head in the sand stuff, but I just don't think I could take looking at all those sad faces and knowing I couldn't do anything to help. 🙁
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Thanks once again lovely Kate – you are always so encouraging and I love your feedback. As for the guinea pigs, I know that the RSPCA in NSW has them so I am sure that they would be at the RSPCA (or Animal Welfare League) in your neck of the woods too. That would be the best place to start – let me know if you have any problems sourcing them and I will help ! (A friend of mine has had rabbits – the flop eared ones – whilst she has had a young child and they have proven to be a wonderful pet) xx
George Laporte
What a well written articulate article, I really hope some people who haven't thought much about rescuing over shopping think again after reading this. Having grown up with dogs purchased from random backyard breeders I never gave it a second thought until in my late twenties, purely for lifestyle reasons I decided toget a mature dog (I was newly single, working full time) so going rescue seemed the obvious choice. Since that first, wonderful, so loving, life changing rescue dog I have never looked back. He sadly reached the end of his life a year ago, and the obvious choice for me and my now fiancé was to go back to the rescue and bring another rescue doginto our lives. Yes it's hard at first with their different issues and backgrounds… But bringing up a puppy, that's way harder! And puppies are a lot more work for a lot longer time frame. Rescue dogs have so many benefits, many of them already have basic training, are toilet trained and aren't as crazy as those cute little puppies that need oh so much exercise. Ive recommended to many first time dog owners going rescue mature dogs over puppies, and many of them have come back and thanked me since. I just couldn't imagine it any other way.. All dogs love their owners, but rescue dogs have that something extra where they've hit rock bottom and they truly appreciate all the extra love and life you can offer them. Think of your dog, that you love so much, and then imagine that dog alone at a pound/shelter just wanting a loving home. And then realise that is reality for so so many dogs just like the pooch curled up with you – please don't support breeders, the last thing this world needs is more people making money out of puppies. There is a crazy over supply of dogs in this world – de-sex, rescue, and turn it around so that dogs are much appreciated, sought after creatures they deserve to be rather than an over supplied commodity to be consumed and dumped at human whim.
Tread Kindly
Thanks so much for commenting George. You are obviously just as passionate and converted to the rescued pooch as I am and I couldn't agree more with your comments. Rescue dogs do have that extra special something don't they and it breaks my heart to think of so many of them out there in the pound. Good luck in the search for your new family member – and lucky her/him to end up in such a loving home as yours.
Naomi (dayscareen)
It breaks my heart to think of all the wonderful and beautiful dogs that die because there is nobody that wants them. You are absolutely right, there needs to be laws and procedures in place t make sure people breed and own dogs responsibly. Having a dog is perhaps the greatest comfort and gift and they deserve so much more than some of them get. If only I had a house big enough to house all the dogs in the world that need a home and some love. Thank you for this post, you have inspired me.
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"Having a dog is perhaps the greatest comfort and gift" – no truer words spoken Naomi. IIf only everyone thought like this, the world would be a better place. Thanks for your kind words x


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Weekly Worksheet
The Wild Kingdom of Animal Adjectives
January 31, 2012
This week's worksheet introduces students to a whole host of animal adjectives that they can use in their descriptive writing and add to their insult arsenals. It's so much more fun to refer to someone's eating habits as "porcine" instead of just saying they "eat like a pig," right?
Visual Thesaurus word maps can show students to which animal genus each adjective refers, and then students can think about how each of these adjectives could be used figuratively. Click here for the worksheet.


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Defending champions Pakistan beat South Africa by 11 runs to knock the Proteas out of the World Twenty20 and keep their own semi-final hopes alive.
In a must-win game for both sides, Pakistan were in dire straits at 18 for three but made 148 for seven thanks mainly to man-of-the-match Umar Akmal's 51.
South Africa, chasing a relatively modest target, were then held to 137 for seven with spin, primarily off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal (four wickets for 26 runs), proving their undoing.
The Proteas slumped to 68 for four and despite a fifty from AB de Villiers couldn't break the Pakistan slow bowlers' stranglehold.
Pakistan had an early wicket when Herschelle Gibbs (three) was caught at mid-on by Misbah-ul-Haq off all-rounder Abdul Razzaq.
It looked as if the batsman was early on the shot, undone by the slower pace of a Beausejour pitch slower than the one South Africa had grown used to in Barbados.
South Africa were now 12 for one and that became 23 for two when captain Graeme Smith chipped spinner Abdur Rehman to rival skipper Shahid Afridi at mid-off.
Jacques Kallis was caught in the deep off Ajmal for 22 and Rehman struck again to get rid of JP Duminy after Umar Akmal, running in from long-on, took a fine catch.
De Villiers though was still there. But his 53 off 41 balls came to an end when he tried to play an audacious scoop shot off Ajmal and skied a simple catch to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to leave the Proteas 101 for five.
South Africa, who needed 51 off the last five overs, then saw the experienced Mark Boucher lbw to Ajmal for 12.
They eventually got the target down to 17 off the last over, from Ajmal.
Four singles followed before Botha was stumped by wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and that left South Africa needing an impossible 14 runs off two balls.
Earlier, a stand of 51 in six overs between Umar Akmal and brother Kamran (37) revived the innings before Umar put on 61 with Afridi (30), who'd won the toss.
Charl Langeveldt, maintaining an admirable line, took a career-best four wickets for just 19 runs from his four overs.
South Africa's seamers had early success but the Akmal brothers got the innings going again, Kamran slog-sweeping Roelof van der Merwe and Umar playing a similar stroke for six against the left-arm spinner.
Umar Akmal reached his 31-ball fifty in style with a fourth six, driven straight off Langeveldt. But, two balls later, he failed to clear the boundary and was caught by Gibbs off Langeveldt.
Pakistan knock South Africa out
Defending champions Pakistan beat South Africa by 11 runs to knock the Proteas out of the World Twenty20 and keep their own semi-final hopes alive.


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Behrami makes Watford move
Watford have announced the signing of midfielder Valon Behrami on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
The Switzerland international completed his medical at the newly-promoted Premier League club and makes the move from Hamburg.
A statement on Watford's official club website said: "Watford FC is delighted to announce the signing of Switzerland international Valon Behrami on a three-year deal."
Switzerland international Valon Behrami has signed for Watford
The 30-year-old, who was born in the former Yugoslavia, has previously played in the English top flight for West Ham between July 2008 and January 2011.
Behrami has earned 59 caps for his country and has scored twice on the international stage.
He has also previously played for Italian sides Genoa, Verona, Lazio, Napoli and Fiorentina.
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Created for Letters from the Field, a group exhibition and publication curated by the nine residents of the Node Center for Curatorial Studies 2012 Berlin.
Text from curator Maeve Mulrennan on the piece.
"Ruth Le Gear is strongly attracted by the scientific method behind investigation of non physical phenomena, as well as the more intuitive process of understanding these phenomena including homeopathy. These methodologies are polar opposites but she feels that crucial connections are involved in perception and a unified experience is created from differences."
Le Gear's new video piece presents the viewer with a lost civilization. She utilieses fictions surrounding Lemuria and Atlantis and recontextulasises them in contemporary Berlin. It was a widely held nineteenth century belief that these two islands were real but lost places. After this belief was proved false, it entered the realm of fiction. These fictions gave reasons for their downfall; they became lost because a mistake was made, something went wrong. Lost cities recur in utopian literature, for instance with Thomas Moore, William Morris, Charlotte Perkins Gilliam and many others, demonstrating a necessary human need to explore fictional scenarios in order to understand more about the self.
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In Branch in the 50s and 60s, many households owned a daybed. It was almost always set up in the kitchen. This unique piece of furniture was nothing more than a single bed with a head which could be raised or lowered for one's comfort. Because the kitchen was the central room in the house, the daybed held a very important role in everyday life. It was as significant as the sofa is in today's living room.
Our daybed was located close to the radio shelf. Since we had no TV during my childhood years, listening to the radio was a preferred pastime. There were times when six or seven bodies were seated snugly on the daybed listening to the strains of Kitty Wells and Johnny Cash reaching us all the way from Nashville via CJON.
My late father was well known by everyone for his penchant for sleeping. The daybed was one of his favourite haunts. Whenever he took up repose in the kitchen, we knew the daybed would not become available for a few hours. Daddy was not a light sleeper. I can still see him slumbering comfortably while the little ones climbed all over him. Years later, I recall seeing my father sleeping in that same kitchen. At that time, I felt he looked out of place resting on something called a davenport with not a chick nor a child to pester him.
No particular member of the family could claim exclusive rights to the daybed. The only time I can remember being allowed sole use of it was one time when I was really sick with the flu. At that time I was too ill to really enjoy the privilege. By the time my flu had improved, someone else was using it as their sick bed.
The daybed was a multi-purposed piece of furniture. I can still picture Mommy changing the baby's diaper, propping him up with his bottle on a pillow and wrapping him cozily in warm flannelette. Someone would be ordered to sit close by to monitor the infant and truth be told, we did our job responsibly.
By the same token, this memory evokes one of a near tragedy. One cold fall night, my infant baby brother Reggie was sleeping soundly on the daybed while the Aladdin lamp blazed in its bracket above him. For some unknown reason, the lamp chimney broke and only by the grace of God was his life spared. To the day he died, he still bore scars where the hot, shattered glass landed on his arm.
On cold winter nights, we often drank mugs of cocoa as we sat on the daybed warmed by the hot liquid and the crackling wood stove. Although I am quite sure our sibling relationships were not always harmonious, this memory conjures a wonderful feeling of togetherness.
Last, but not least, the daybed was a necessary addition when we girls commenced dating. Many nights, the daybed was utilized as sleeping space by overnight boyfriends. It was also a handy annexation as a late night place for courting, but I dare not go into that aspect for fear that I may incriminate myself.
Today, I look around my home and that of my siblings and I admire all the convenient furnishings. Not one of us owns a daybed. However, I continue to keep my eyes open at yard sales and at second hand stores. Even if I happen across one, my kitchen is way too small to hold it. For sure, it would not look good in any other room.
— Marina Power Gambin was born and raised in her beloved Branch. She is a retired teacher who lives in Placentia where she taught for almost three decades. She can be reached at email@example.com