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Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health Areas of Global Change Research. National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding supports research on health effects of CFC replacement chemicals and ultraviolet radiation, including studies in metabolism and toxicity of HCFCs and halogenated hydrocarbons; effects of UV exposure on the pathogenesis of disease and on target organs, especially skin and eyes; repair of solar UV radiation-related DNA damage in human cells; and effects of shorter wavelength UV radiation on photosensitivity in people who use many commonly prescribed drugs.
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* The National Institutes of Health devote approximately $28M per year to the study of the effects of UV-radiation on health. This research is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletol and Skin Diseases, and the National Institute of Environmental; Health Sciences (NIEHS). While all of this research was included in the compilations for the USGCRP budget in the FY95 and FY96 editions of Our Changing Planet, for FY 97 only the component within NIEHS is included, since it is done primarily as a result of concerns about global environmental change. For this reason, the HHS/NIH contribution to the USGCRP budget for FY97 is now given as $4M; the entries for previous years have been adjusted for comparability.
Related Research. In addition to focused USGCRP research, NIH conducts research related to human health and other impacts of global environmental change, including toxicity and effects of metals and agricultural chemicals; health effects of air pollutants; metabolism, bio-transformation, and toxicity of pesticides; occupational exposure and health effects of materials used in alternative energy production; and infectious diseases, including encephalitis, malaria, dengue, lyme disease, and leishmaniasis, whose incidence would be affected by climate change.
Mapping of Budget Request to Appropriations Legislation. In the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, USGCRP activities are funded in the NIH section of Title II - Department of Health and Human Services, within the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences account.


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What is the House Edge?
The House Edge is the percentage of each bet that the Casino expects to keep for itself. To put it simply,
the House Edge is the difference between the true odds and the odds that the casino pays you when you win.
Take a coin flip, for Example:
When you flip a coin, the probability of it landing on Heads or Tails is 50%. True odds for this would be 1-1, meaning a bet of $1 could win you $1 profit. However, if the Casino decided to pay 95 for a winning $1 bet, this gives them a House Edge of 2.5%.
You could also consider a similar analogy in simply throwing a single die:
The probability of calling the correct number is 1 in 6 (or 16.7%). This would give true odds of 5-1, so a winning bet should pay 5 times the amount wagered. However a Casino in this situation might only pay 4 times the bet giving them a House Edge of 16.7%.
Why is there a House Edge?
In a Casino, odds are always calculated to benefit the Casino, not the player. Like any other business a Casino is looking to turn a profit, and their method of doing so is by building an advantage into the game.
For certain games that require technique, the House Edge is not built in to the same extent, and if a skilled player delivers a perfect game, the Casino's advantage approaches zero.
The House Edge will always vary from game to game and, within each game, from bet to bet.
House Edge in Traditional Casino Games
Looking at specific games, the House Edge can vary greatly.
Blackjack defies the House Edge
Blackjack is not simply a game of chance as with Roulette. The odds are calculated to take into account the fact that they are fluctuating all the time as the advantage switches hands between the Casino and the player, and with each deal the odds for the remaining cards also changes. This is why players that can count cards accurately often win a lot of money.
Roulette has a built in House Edge to give the Casino an advantage
A Roulette wheel features numbers from 1 to 36, and as such the Casino pays out 35-1 odds. However, these odds are given without taking in to account that there are 37 possible outcomes on a single 0 table, and 38 possible outcomes on a 00 table. True odds should be 36-1 or 37-1, thus the Casino has a House edge of 2.7% or 5.36% respectively.
How to Use the House Edge to Your Advantage
The House Edge is, for the most part, the Casino being open and honest about the built in profit they expect to make from each bet, over the long term. This transparency is a good thing for players, as it forces online Casinos to remain competitive as they don't want you wandering off to another Casino. The House Edge allows you to make an informed decision when choosing a Casino and in selecting games, as a quick comparison might prevent you from opting for a game with a sizeable House Edge. Practising and improving your technique at games that require a lot of skill can help you to narrow the House Edge. This specifically applies to games like Blackjack and Poker, when a strong strategy can reduce the House Edge to virtually nothing.

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Peter Georgescu's Forum essay ("Looking at the future of marketing," AA, April 14) made a lot of sense-especially to those of us on the ad side who have seen campaigns fizzle out or that are too entertaining to truly accomplish the client's marketing objectives.
However, I think the key to Mr. Georgescu's rules is to convince the client or prospective client that there is a correlation between research of brands and media (and allowing a budget for it) and the success of campaigns and, consequently, results.
Shannon Riley
Account executive, Sutton/Reid
Cordova, Tenn.
Haggling but not happy
It's always interesting to see what can be done with statistics. In reporting on your car buyer survey with Automotive News ("Used car buyers generally happy with purchase," AA, April 7), you imply buyers like to haggle. There are two flaws in your assumptions: 47.6% of buyers didn't haggle, and 30.3% of those who did admitted to not liking it.
I conclude from this that potentially 63.5% of buyers would prefer not to haggle (almost 2/3), and in my experience the people who do haggle are biased in answering the question about whether they like it so as to support their actions.
Whether the current strategies of the megastores succeed, they will no doubt change car retailing for the better. Can anyone question the problems that exist in an industry where the consumer will willingly pay a third party (auto broker) to avoid the pain involved in the buying process?
Mitchell Gooze
OMT Group
Santa Clara, Calif.
Fox and the Peabodys
Isn't it ironic that in the same issue in which Bob Garfield lambastes Planters for misleading advertising ("Planters message is piece of junk food," AA, April 14), the Fox Network has taken some liberties in their self-congratulatory ad?
Fox claims "no other broadcast network won more [Peabody] awards." The last time I checked, PBS was still broadcasting. PBS recently received eight Peabody Awards, four times as many as Fox. Even a PBS station, WGBH in Boston, received more Peabody Awards than Fox, with six.
Perhaps the copywriters were more worried about how to word the disclaimer to be able to claim being "the new No. 2 network" to bother counting how many Peabody Awards anyone else won.
Phil Meyer
Director of Public Information
In defense of peanuts
I have been a reader of Advertising Age for five years and have always found the commercial reviews to be entertaining. Often they are direct, honest and critical. I have always appreciated the candor. However, I believe you have crossed the line with the latest review of the Planters commercial ("Planters message is piece of junk food," AA, April 14) . . .
The article was not only lacking research on the subject matter but the tone and content was as if you had a personal vendetta against that company ("What does Nabisco care if you die?"). If that is the case, then you have no business expressing it publicly to that degree.
As far as peanuts are concerned (I am a neutral party and do not depend on peanuts for my livelihood), to classify them as "junk food" is an ignorant statement.
John D. Kershman
Via E-mail
Vulgar, but hardly special
Per your Candies shoes entry from reader Herbert Osman ("Ads we can do without," April 14) . . . First, the ad from Elle is not unique. It uses one of the oldest ploys: celebrity endorsement.
What does Jenny McCarthy represent? Sexy, outrageous behavior. Who reads Elle? The current generation of young women who, of course, want to be sexy and outrageous. How far can you extend Ms. McCarthy's image in this mainstream publication? Bingo . . .
Is it "disgusting"? "Vulgar"? Sure. But hardly special.
Ken Anderson
Via E-mail
In "NHL Ice rinks set for August debut" (April 21, P. 2), the National Hockey League wasn't planning to disclose details of its global rink development initiative last week. But it did confirm that it had licensed various partners to build a single hockey rink/entertainment center in Birch Run, Mich., slated for an August launch. The league didn't say how the facility will play into its larger plan, and final decisions regarding the brand name for the entire initiative haven't been made.
In "Times Square to sell sponsorships for event" (April 21, P. 2), it is the New York office of Landor Associates that created a Times Square 2000 logo for its 10-year sponsorship packages.


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The Exskelibur II Titan from Boker Plus is a collaborative custom design of Mike Skellern and Fred Burger. Mike Skellern, from South Africa, is well known among many collectors in Europe and the U.S. for his stunning pocket knives. The Exskelibur is a true gentleman's knife with a slim everyday carry design. The stainless steel blade has a horizontal satin finish with a hollow grind. The reversible titanium pocket clip completes this everyday carry knife. This is the smaller version of the Exskelibur I.


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The Indiana Department of Education wants schools to background check all staff, including volunteers and coaches, in hopes of addressing growing concerns over sexual misconduct in Indiana schools.
"The Department is expanding the services it provides to local schools and law enforcements," said state superintendent Glenda Ritz, in a statement. "We will be working with the Legislature to strengthen Indiana's law in the upcoming legislative session."
The department's plan wouldn't require background checks for people beyond licensed educators, but it would provide a discounted rate for schools to get services from certain background check providers. The department says this would encourage schools to screen other adults that come in contact with children, too.
"As a lifelong educator, I know that keeping our children safe and healthy is a responsibility that our schools take very seriously," said Ritz, in the statement.
Whether we like to acknowledge it or not, there's an ongoing problem in Indiana: incidents of school staff sexually abusing or soliciting sex from children.
It's an issue the Legislature has been studying all summer. It's a story that's been all over the news. A recent USA Today investigation gave Indiana an "F" rating on a national scorecard for how states screen teachers, citing holes in the state's screening system.
Currently, state law only requires that districts background check fully licensed school personnel as they are being hired. Screening procedures for other people that come into contact with children, like volunteers and coaches, are left up to local districts.
Under the department's plan, school personnel would also have the option of receiving enhanced training to identify behaviors of potential sexual predators. And the department would continue providing schools access to a state-run school safety training program.
Department of Education officials also say they will propose a change to state law that would streamline the process for revoking an educator's license, after being convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct.
State education officials want judges to be able to revoke an educator license upon convicting a person of a crime. Currently, revocations occur through a separate administrative hearing that happens after an educator is convicted of an offense.
At an August legislative study committee, department officials said prosecutors often neglect to notify the department when school staff are involved in sexual misconduct cases. That notification is required by law.


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LECCE city of art of the Italian south, is known as "the Florence of the South" or the "Florence of the Baroque": the ancient Messapian origins and the archaeological remains of Roman rule mingle fact the richness and exuberance of the Baroque, typically seventeenth-century , churches and buildings in the center, built in local stone, a malleable limestone and very suitable for working with chisel. Architectural development and enrichment of the decorative facades has been particularly fruitful in the Kingdom of Naples and has characterized the city in such an original way as to give rise to the definition of Lecce Baroque. It was among the six candidates Italian cities for European Capital of Culture for the year 2019, and was "Italian Capital of Culture" in 2015.
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'Teza' takes top honors at African film fest
'Nothing But the Truth' comes in second at FESPACOOUAGADOUGOU, Africa -- A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa's top film festival.
"Teza," a feature by award-winning director Haile Gerima set during Mengistu Haile Mariam's 1974-91 rule, won the top prize late Saturday at this year's 40th pan-African FESPACO film festival in Burkina Faso.
Judges praised the film, 14 years in the making, for its strength, depth and poetry conveying the dashed hopes of a returning intellectual elite. Stunning village vistas and shoulder-dancing amid ululations in bars capture an expressive, vital Ethiopian culture.
"The message of the film is peace," Selome Gerima, associate producer of the film and sister of the United States-based, Ethiopian-born director, told Reuters while beaming and clutching her Etalon d'Or de Yennenga (Golden Stallion of Yennenga), Africa's equivalent of an Oscar.
The plot follows a series of horrific experiences endured by hero Anberber, who trains as a medical research scientist in Europe. On his return to Ethiopia full of hope and eager to contribute to his country, he and his friends are violently and cruelly rejected at home and again back in Germany.
Shot in the Gerimas' hometown of Gondar in northwest Ethiopia, the village cast was drawn from locals during three months of filming, many of whom had experienced the brutalities of the regime firsthand.
"Some had experienced the Red Terror. One mother started crying bitterly because it reminded her of when they took her daughter," Selome Gerima told Reuters during the festival, referring to the violent purges that marked Mengistu's rule.
Several entries among this year's competition have raised a critical voice and urged change on the continent.
In the South African film "Nothing But the Truth," which won second prize, director and lead actor John Kani plays a librarian denied promotion, and who believes post-apartheid freedom's dividends have not been realized. In real life Kani's brother was shot dead in a church by police while reading a poem at the grave of a nine-year old girl killed during an anti-apartheid riot.


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His ambition is to make Mufti India's first fashion world brand. It's this vision and foresight that has always kept Mufti ahead of times and competition.


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Yeah, I know Nintendo seriously botched the marketing of the Wii U, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the system. I own both a PS4 and a Wii U, and frankly I haven't detected a difference in the graphic quality. The Wii U has more than enough power.
There is nothing wrong with the control pad either. Even if you opt not to use the screen, it still makes for a comfortable controller. And when it comes to games with maps, the screen comes in handy.
The Wii U library doesn't have much third-party support, but the first-party games are terrific and there are a lot of big titles slated for this year, including Mario Kart, Smash Bros., and Bayonetta 2.
It's still early, but if I had to choose a system for this generation right now I'd go with the Wii U. If you buy one I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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The Cave is a fun adventure game, with a little repetition - from last spring. Really enjoyed this, very good atmosphere game game, some creative levels. Still play it now and then.
Castlestorm - I have not gotten deep into this one yet, but it is very fun. Its kind of like angry birds mixed with Swords and Soldiers. RTS + tower defense, it keeps you multitaking and the different weapon and troop types are all good fun, missions are tweaked so it is always something new, has online, have not had time to play it. Really unique game.
UnEpic - this game is a fantastic value at $10, pretty big world, great action RPG, really enjoying it.
Nano Assault is good - I am not a huge fan of this genre, but I usually do buy a shooter or two a generation, and this is quality.
I agree the upcoming lineup looks good, and already there is a good stable of very nice games. Really happy with it so far. Also wokrs really good for streaming, and the internet browser is nice for streaming youtube.
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Yeah, for me being "old school"(which I find debatable, as the gamepad really dosen't seem very old school to me) dosen't automatically make it a better purchase then the PS4 or Xbox One.
Wii U has a few good looking games, but that's just not enough of a selling point for me, and I can see that there is a noticeable difference in graphics compared to the PS4/Xbox One. The Wii was a bold experiment that paid off, the Wii U just looks rushed and it seems like Nintendo were counting their chickens before they hatched.
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And if we are talking soley 'AAA' games, well then, no there is not 'a lot of variety' on Xbox One and PS4. Nintendo delivers game they do not make, do not know how to make, and cannot make. I am not saying Nintendo 'does it all' either, but if you want variety, it is the best company to start with.
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nothing that's either out already or in the near future that I
want to play. Killer Instinct is the only XBox game that I geniunely
want at the moment, and I can't justify buying a $500 system
to play one game. On the other hand, I can think of over
half-a-dozen physical games (Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101, Zombie U
and the Nintendo first-party stuff) and a few downloadable games
that I want to play for the Wii U, so it's definitely going to be the first
console from the new generation I pick up. I'm sure I can get used
to the gamepad (although how my little cousins react to there
being only one gamepad is a bit of a concern) and the graphics look
good enough (I have a PC, so it's not like I need my consoles to
look perfect).
I will say that it's not the system for everyone - it's probably
not going to have quite as many as shooters and that 3rd-party
support may continue to drop if the sales don't turn around
in the near future - but it works for me, especially since I have
a PS3 and a 360 that will both be supported for at least another
couple of years, plus a decent PC.
Buy A Wii U
I got a Wii U this past Christmas from my wife, and I love it! I have only played New Super Mario Wii U and Super Mario 3d Land, but both games are fantastic. You simply can't get these fun, cartoony, non violent games on any other system.
I'm not worried about the so called lack of games, I really no longer have endless spare time like I did when I was younger, so the Wii U library that is out now is more than enough to give me busy for the forseeable future.
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...Mr. Yamauchi (former President Hiroshi Yamauchi) often said "Editsui-taizen, Tokui-reizen," meaning that we should act regally when things are bad, and be calm when things are going well." Were he alive now, he would tell me to carry an air of confidence.
We built up cash reserves when earnings were strong. Because the entertainment industry ebbs and flows in wild swings, Mr. Yamauchi insisted it is vital to have deep pockets. Without savings, we could not have recovered from a single failure in game systems. Even now, we can afford many options because of our robust financial standing.
We'll change the way we sell products, by managing customer information via the Internet. We'll offer discounts to steady, regular customers. We'll cultivate emerging markets and launch new businesses in health and other areas. In an emerging country, you can expand the user base only after you offer a product line different from advanced economies in pricing.
We should abandon old assumptions about our businesses. We are considering M&As [mergers and acquisitions] as an option. For this reason, we'll step up share buybacks.
Nintendo mergers sounds good, hope they pick good fits and continue to provide and leverage an INDEPENDENT PLATFORM that is not just another 'HD Twin' console
Funny people love to brag about all of this supposed variety on PS4 and Xbox One - but - once again - they ALWAYS get lumped together like Twins Brothers against a Nintendo console - as if they were business partners and not cut throat competitors. That is really telling about the psychology of the game media and the game internet community. I guess there is safety in numbers, but also a ton of redundant games and genres.....
If you want to brag up a console for it's game variety - how bout just pick one?
Buy A Wii U
I've gone for PS4 for this generation and I rarely buy 2 systems in a generation, but I really want Nintendo to succeed.
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Eight New Zealand amateur golfers and two Australian amateur golfers will play the ISPS Handa NZ Women's Open hosted by Christchurch from January 31 to February 2 at the Clearwater Golf Club, joining a world class field including the defending champion World No.4 Lydia Ko.
The New Zealand amateurs to book their place in the National Open are Julianne Alvarez, Chantelle Cassidy, Lita Guo, Munchin Keh, Hanna Seifert, Wenyung Keh and Sai Ma. The NZ Maori Champion, which will be contested in January, will join them at Clearwater, located just minutes from Christchurch International Airport.Wellington's Alvarez earned her place by winning the NZ Amateur Championship and Waikato's Cassidy qualified through winning the NZ Stroke Play Championship.Munchin Keh, Seifert and Lita Guo all qualified as the next three leading players on the NZ Golf Order of Merit, Wenyung Keh and Sai Ma were offered the remaining two amateur invites by the NZ Women's Open Championship subcommittee. The two Australian golfers are still to be confirmed but a minimum of 10 golfers will contest the Bessie Fullerton-Smith trophy for leading amateur in the championship.Gregg Thorpe, the New Zealand High Performance Manager, believed that the tournament provides the country's leading amateurs a rare opportunity to play in a professional event."The chance to play alongside their heroes, contesting for the New Zealand Open trophy, is an opportunity few players get," he said. "For these young women it's the time to measure themselves against an international field of professionals and to see where they sit along their respective development pathways. But most importantly is a time to be inspired by being a part of such an event and participating at this level. For some it will clarify their goals and harden their resolve to reach them." There will be an additional six places available at the Final Qualifying event on Tuesday January 28 at the Russley Golf Club.The teenage superstar Lydia Ko will once again be the main draw card for the event which will be staged at the Clearwater Golf Club in Christchurch from January 31 to February 2.The World No.1 amateur made the tournament a memorable one in 2013. She defeated a world-class field, which included major champions, and three of the previous winners of the event, to become the youngest winner in Ladies European Tour history aged 15 years, nine months and 17 days. It was a special moment for New Zealand Golf. The player everyone had come to see had ensured they went home on Sunday evening smiling.
This year, Ko will be joined by Solheim Cup star Charley Hull from England making her first trip to New Zealand and several other Ladies European Tour players.
They include the 2010 tournament champion Laura Davies from England and Frenchwoman Gwladys Nocera who won the title on the Australian ALPG Tour in 2009, the year before it joined the Ladies European Tour schedule. Kristie Smith and Lindsey Wright won the event in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
This year will also see LET Life Members Sophie Gustafson and Trish Johnson tee it up in NZ along with Melissa Reid, Becky Brewerton, Christel Boeljon and Carly Booth among other internationally acclaimed names.
Among the 2014 LET rookies making their pro debuts will be Scotland's Sally Watson, Nobuhle Dlamini of Swaziland, Sweden's Josephine Janson and Tessa Teachman of the United States.
The ISPS Handa NZ Women's Open hosted by Christchurch is a special event on the NZ sporting calendar as it holds the largest purse (€200,000 or NZ$334,000) for a women's event in NZ.


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According to a federal grand jury indictment, the drug trafficking organization, primarily based in Anne Arundel County, also dealt in cocaine, prescription drugs, steroids and other drugs. Law enforcement officials said they seized at least 30 cars, 60 pounds of marijuana, $300,000 in cash and 35 guns in the investigation. About 250 agents executed the search and arrest warrants.
As part of the indictment, the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the court's approval to formally seize at least $10 million, eight properties, 22 bank accounts, 24 cars, and the assets and inventories of three businesses.


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Would there be much point upgrading from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 5C?
Would there be much point upgrading from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 5C?
I know the iPhone 5C is technically better, but it's not much better, right?
I think I just like the colours
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JanSt / MOD Sep. 26, 2013 at 21:22
No point. It scored slightly better in benchmark tests, and the battery is a tad better. Buy a colorful case
matt101101 / MOD Sep. 26, 2013 at 22:00
Oh dear...please, save your money. Buy your kids something nice, go on a better holiday this year, treat the Mrs, anything really, just don't "upgrade" from an iPhone 5 to a 5C. I'm fairly sure the 5 will be worth more in 12 months time anyway, due to being a more premium device.


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"In an effort to catch up in time for its sequel, I've been playing a healthy amount of Metro 2033 recently. For those reading who aren't familiar with the series, it's set in post-apocalyptic Russia, where the few survivors have flocked to the subway tunnels to escape the destruction and radiation. Most of the game takes place in these tunnels, with some infrequent and ill-advised trips to the surface."
oh i see what hes saying, hes basically sying that gameplay doesnt have to be the best to make a game fun but a good story and cast can make up for it,and i have to agree,PoP08,walking dead,heck most point n clicks like phoenix wright,etc...
I think it's a mix of things, but the mechanics and game itself have to be fun and entertaining enough to keep peoples interest. If you look at The Walking Dead by Telltale Games, those game told excellent stories, but the actual gameplay elements were clunky at times, but most people just remember the great story.
Dead Space 2 this game isn't fun it's very scary, a torment, but a great experience.
For me, the gameplay has to be at least a little fun. That's why I was so glad to see a lot of wrpgs make their way onto consoles this gen...don't get me wrong I loved the concept of the older turn based rpgs, just not the gameplay..found it a bore/not challenging with the mindless combat watching battles play out for me..winning every one because I was bored enough to grind through countless enemy's to level up. When I first played Oblivion I was like omg I can actually play RPGS now instead of watching them! I was so excited.


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Some studies suggest a gluten free diet will lessen the symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to MedicineNet. This diet does not help all patients, however.
Many people suffering from fibromyalgia also suffer from a gluten intolerance. This is why a gluten free diet seems to help relieve symptoms. Dairy, sugar, yeast, gluten and aspartame all seem to make the condition of fibromyalgia worse. The best way to determine which foods will make the condition worse is to cut out one food item at a time and see if the symptoms lessen. What makes one fibromyalgia patient sick may not have any effect on another sufferer of the condition.


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Preview of New Studio Design
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Oh Rhonda it looks beautiful the little corner shot you showed us. I cannot wait to see the rest.ReplyDelete
Beautiful. I know it is going to be over the moon pretty.
Such a lovely corner, Rhonda -my studio does not look at all like your beautiful room, I gust have too much of materials, and don`t want to throw away :-(ReplyDelete
Must be a thrill resting there !! Hugs, Dorthe
Lovely! I'm working in that direction too, hopefully I'll make progress as well as you have! What is it about January that gets us fired up and then upon drifting into February we very often drift off the mark? 😊ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see the rest. Seeing other studios fascinates me. Everyone's needs are different, so their storage solutions are different. I have so much stuff that I had to resort to something that looks a little warehouse-y. But, I also have a few spots where my personality might show through. Also, I share my space with my wife, so our personalities show a bit of a clash. We use the master bedroom for our studio. There isn't enough room. We should have used the living room!ReplyDelete
Rhonda, love the gold script "a little bit French" ... It feels like a French parlor here. As if I am waiting to be fitted for and elegance French dress maker all in couture fashion.ReplyDelete
It's so refine, elegant to say the least and who wouldn't want to spend every bit of their spare time in this room creating, reading or just dreaming.
Love all your little pretty vignettes, yes it's you all of you.
As for the table in the corner I love it blonde surface it adds a bit of raw elegance, Grace and beauty to all things French.
See you soon darling.
Looking lovely already!ReplyDelete
Organizing,yes,it is maddening at the time,but feels oh so good when completed! Here's to keeping on Rhonda!
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Ohhhhhh..... i can't wait to see the rest. it is such a beautiful creative haven....no wonder you find such calm there.ReplyDelete
Something I need to do alsoReplyDelete
Your studio is something we all would like to be there and touch in person
You have the touch of photographing your studio to look like a dream
I have been doing the same thing! I got new flooring after taking out the carpet and refurbished some furniture... lots of shelving and hopefully will be done in a couple weeks to perfection... as much as I can!! Your studio will be lovely, I'm sure!ReplyDelete


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The idea of planning a trip to Thailand can usually be challenging. Thailand being a big country with 76 provinces and each province having a distinctive feature can leave an individual with a big question on where to start in planning for the trip.In order to have an effective plan for your trip, you have to consider a couple of things that will become useful during the trip to Thailand.
The most important aspect that you will have to consider is the amount of money the trip will cost.This will help you in to determine what type of services or products that you will comfortably be able to afford.This can help avoid overspending that may lead to you being stranded in a foreign country.
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On deciding what is the best time to travel you have to do a little research on the weather. Thailand is generally dry between the months of November and April making this period convenient for travel.The low season months are the best to travel because negotiating of activities and accommodation is easier.You can also decide to go during big festivals so that you do not miss out on such exciting cultural events.
The list of what to pack is usually a challenge.It is good to pack less clothes and be flexible to buy an outfit or two when you are on the ground.In Thailand with the faily steady weather, casual dressing is favorable.Packing too much can be a burdern and this should be avoided.
You cannot plan a trip to Thailand without knowing what places you will go.There are many beautiful places in the region starting from the Thai islands, Thailand`s northern capital Chiang Mai, the best rock climbing area Railay,the rich cultural town of Ayutthaya among many other beautiful places that you cannot miss to visit.
When it comes to money in Thailand breaking large can be a problem.It is advisable to use your Mastercard and Visa because they are accepted in malls and some hotels although there is an additional charge.
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Welcome to Thursday and another roundup of apps. Oddly, iOS really upped its app game this week with lots of must have apps and additions. Android came in with a few but not nearly as many. But Windows Phone might have been the biggest winner with new software from Microsoft. Let's take a look, shall we?


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Every freelancer and self-employed professional deals with this problem sooner or later. Where do you go when you're officeless? Working from home is convenient, but so distracting; working from a café is nice, but so impractical. And besides, it can get quite lonely when it's just you and the laptop. The solution is as simple as it is brilliant – shared working spaces.
These spaces are ideal for the professional of the new era – writers, designers, developers, bloggers, online shop owners, affiliate marketers, programmers, entrepreneurs, and anyone whose contract doesn't come with a permanent office. For these people, renting an office space is both expensive and unnecessary. They don't need much more than a computer and an internet connection to get work done.
So what happens in the shared spaces? Basically, you rent a desk by the hour, day, week or month. Most shared working spaces provide all the facilities that exist in a regular office. There are different kinds of contracts for the desks, but it is always more worthwhile than renting an office of your own.
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.: Is Baptism for the Dead a Christian Practice?
1 CORINTHIANS 15:29: "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?"
Latter-day Saints (Mormons) believe that water baptism by immersion "is the first saving ordinance of the gospel….All who seek eternal life must follow the example of the Savior by being baptized and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost."(True to the Faith, 2004, p. 21) Baptism, according to Mormonism, is the prerequisite to receiving the "gift of the Holy Ghost" and is a necessary step in the process of being exalted to the highest level of heaven. Believing that non-Mormon dead relatives will have an opportunity to receive the Mormon "restored gospel" in "spirit prison," Latter-day Saints take it upon themselves to help "save" them by engaging in proxy baptism on behalf of their dead ancestors. Mormon Apostle Bruce R McConkie explains:
"…though held captive in the spirit prison, these prisoners of hope looked forward with desire and expectation to their redemption…a redemption that would be complete only after baptism for the dead had been performed for them in this mortal sphere where there is water."—Mormon Doctrine, p. 601 Continue reading Mormon Baptism for the Dead


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Point of note that an aggregate function is meaningless in the WHERE clause of an SQL statement. Common sense really considering the return from the function cannot be calculated until the rows have been returned. I discovered this on trying to retrieve a set of distinct categories based on the existence of at least one visible record classified in that category. The solution uses the HAVING clause.
SELECT lookup.category
FROM data LEFT JOIN lookup
ON data.cid = lookup.cid
WHERE data.visible = 1
GROUP BY lookup.cid
HAVING count(data.id) > 0
ORDER BY cname ASC
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I cannot get enough of the new features in PHP 5, and the SQLite extension is no exception. Besides the speed and simplicity, one of the most interesting features is the ability to define custom functions for direct use in the SQL statement.
In a content based public domain application, dynamic creation generally involves three steps:
sqlite_create_function() effectively removes the need for step 2 altogether - instead define and associate formatting functions with
sqlite_db object and use them in the SQL statement.
For example, regularly I will use an image_manager table to store references to image files across a broad range of content. With MySQL, the
CONCAT() function
allows concatenation of the image file name (stored data) and the directory path (parameter) within the resultset. But the resultset must still pass through a formatter function to confirm the existence of the image, and get additional information for the file (eg the height and width).
In contrast, with SQLite, the formatter function is defined and attached directly to the
sqlite_db object.
function get_image_file($data) {
$file = IMG_DIR . $data . ".jpg";
if (is_file($file)) {
$stats = getimagesize($file);
$str = "<img src=\"/g/$data.jpg\" "
. "width=\"$stats[0]\" "
. "height=\"$stats[1]\" />";
else {
$str = "NO FILE";
return $str;
$db = new sqlite_db("db.content");
"get_image_file", 1);
Now the SQL statement can include the user-defined function to retrieve the image files directly into the resultset.:
$res = $db->array_query(
"SELECT image_desc, "
. "get_image_file(image_file) as image "
. "FROM image_manager "
. "WHERE image_ref = $param", SQLITE_ASSOC);
The resultset $res is now ready to send direct to the appropriate markup for display. This powerful utility has a range of uses from advanced content parsing, for example with PEAR::HTML_BBCodeParser, to just replicating some of the advanced SQL functions of other RDBMS with added user flexibility.
The ability to use PHP from within SQL allows you to simplify the actual script making it accessible to larger audience of developers. This allows PHP to be used as a templating engine that simply populates HTML structures with database data. In many instances this can simplify the code so much that there is no need to place a templating system on top of PHP. Beyond the code simplification, this also improves performance and reduces the script's memory footprint, since no data manipulations need to occur in user-space. SQLite Introduction, By Ilia Alshanetsky
Here are some useful links to more SQLite related pages.
Posted on Mar 29, 2004 at 01:09:38. [Comments for SQLite Custom Functions In PHP 5- 0]
The PEAR::DB_DataObject package is rapidly becoming an integral part of my development arsenal. Building small scale content management becomes surprisingly simple, producing code in the CMS API layer that is concise and clear. Here is a little walk through comparing this package with its uncle - PEAR::DB - for batch deletions.
Take a simple shopping cart that includes customer and order entities as part of a wider database. These
are inevitably linked in a one-to-many relationship on the customer_id field. As part of a spring clean, we
want to remove all customer records that do not have an associated order record (i.e. all customers that have
not placed any orders), while enforcing referential integrity. A typical DML method to achieve
this is a
LEFT JOIN as follows:
customers LEFT JOIN orders
customers.customer_id = orders.customer_id
orders.customer_id = NULL
The following snippet uses PEAR:DB to perform the batch deletion, based on the result of the above SQL:
$db =& DB::connect(ss_dsn());
$query = "SELECT customers.customer_id "
. "FROM customers LEFT JOIN orders "
. "ON customers.customer_id = orders.customer_id "
. "WHERE orders.customer_id IS NULL";
$result = $db->getAll($query);
$prh = $db->prepare('DELETE FROM customers WHERE customer_id = !');
$sth = $db->executeMultiple($prh, $result);
Here, the
getAll() method is used to return the set of results as an array of arrays, so
they can be plugged directly into the
executeMultiple() method with a prepared statement.
The same result could be achieved by walking through the result set deleting each record in turn. For example:
$result = $db->query($query);
while ($result->fetchInto($record, DB_FETCHMODE_OBJECT)) {
$db->execute($prh, array($record->customer_id));
Ok, now let us walk through the process using DB_DataObject. The approach is quite different. One of DataObject's main features is to make the DML virtually transparent, and rather than working with field values stored in arrays, we are working directly with the entities mapped onto objects.
find() method
Here is the snippet:
$customer =& DB_DataObject::factory('customers');
$customer->whereAdd('user_id > 0');
while ($customer->fetch()) {
if(!$customer->getLink('customer_id', 'orders', 'customer_id')) {
Removing the SQL from this layer makes the code considerably less error prone, especially
if the relationship is threefold or greater. This approach can be readily adapted to the case of a single deletion.
To ensure referential integrity will not be violated when removing a record, SQL statements must be executed against
all entity classes holding a relationship with the current record. With DataObjects the database queries are executed internally, and all
the current layer needs to do is test for link objects. Multiple relationships can actually be stored in a
configuration file, and the integrity test achieved by simply calling the
getLinks() method.
The release of PHP 5 Release Candidate 1 sees a dramatic step forward for PHP into Object Orientated design and development. PEAR::DB_DataObjects complements this nicely.
Posted on Mar 27, 2004 at 04:51:18. [Comments for Enforce Referential Integrity With DataObjects- 0]
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The other day I discussed a simple technique for selecting the next and previous records from a MySQL database using variables. Here is a little tip for extending this to limit the results to a defined number of most recent entries.
Having selected the unique ID for the next and previous records, as discussed in the previous blog entry, another variable can be defined which counts the number of records posted more recently than the previous record. Then the previous entry is only returned if it is within a predefined boundary for recent entries. Here is the full SQL:
# set the boundary to the most recent five results
SET @lower_bound := 5;
# set the id of the previous entry
SELECT @prev := uid
FROM table
WHERE uid < {x}
ORDER by uid DESC
# set the id of the next entry
SELECT @next := uid
FROM table
WHERE uid > {x}
ORDER by uid ASC
# get the number of records posted more
# recently than the previous record
SELECT @records := COUNT(uid)
FROM table
WHERE uid > @prev
ORDER by uid DESC;
# create a return result array, but only include
# the previous record if it falls within the boundary
# of most recent records
SELECT IF(uid = @prev,'p','n') as pos, uid, title
FROM table
WHERE (uid = @prev AND @records < @lower_bound)
OR uid = @next
A typical application of this solution is distinguishing latest news items from the news archive in a small scale News Desk (i.e. where new items may only be added occasionally so the date is not a reliable factor for determining the latest posts). By integrating a couple of simple mod-rewrite rules in the configuration or .htaccess file, and a cache module (eg PEAR::Cache_DB) to compensate for the additional database overhead a complete News Desk with latest items and archive items can be readily simulated through a single source.
Posted on Feb 08, 2004 at 04:30:40. [Comments for Selecting MySQL Next And Previous Revisited- 1]
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Another little SQL snippet here for MySQL.
This one is useful when summarizing
<select> data from an HTML
form (perhaps stored as an
ENUM datatype).
SELECT @total := COUNT(*),
@offices := COUNT(IF(type='offices',1,NULL)),
@units := COUNT(IF(type='units',1,NULL))
FROM `tblunits`;
SELECT CONCAT(@total, ' [',
@offices, ' office',
IF(@offices != 1,'s',''), ', ',
@units, ' unit',
IF(@units != 1, 's',''),
Once again these two queries utilise variables, and make use of conditional testing
within a
COUNT function to calculate the summaries. The
could just as easily have been done in PHP, but I chose to use
the PEAR::Package::DB
getOne() call. Short and simple!
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Chantal Sutherland's ride from catwalk to parade ring lands her in Dubai
Just before the turn of the millennium, Chantal Sutherland decided to be a jockey.
Her father counselled it was not a good idea.
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As an owner of thoroughbred racehorses, he had an intimate knowledge of the sport's dangers and as a parent he realised the pitfalls of youthful exuberance. What's more, he did not think his daughter would make any money.
Yet in two weeks, she will become the first woman to ride in the world's richest race when she partners Game On Dude in the US$10 million (Dh36,732m) Dubai World Cup.
"My dad is very excited and he's coming with me," Sutherland says of her first trip from America to Meydan Racecourse. "I told him and he said immediately, 'I am coming with your mom'. My sister is coming with her husband and I will have just got married [to Dan Kruse] so my husband is coming, also."
It has been a long road to recognition for the 36 year old rider whose ascent up the ladder of sporting achievement has been slow. Having painfully missed out on Breeders' Cup success last year, the Winnepeg native is unlikely to let another gilded opportunity slip from her grasp.
In November Sutherland fell just short of becoming the first woman to win the Classic at Churchill Downs. Her father took her out for dinner beforehand to tell her how proud he was at her just being in the line-up, and she looked to have made a winning bid by scraping the rail from the front in the $5 million contest.
When Sutherland reached 300 metres out she still led and Mike Smith, her former fiance, lay in ninth place on Drosselmeyer and in a seemingly hopeless position. In just 35 strides, however, the complexion of the race changed.
Like a ghost in white silks, Smith and Drosselmeyer stealthily loomed up in the centre of the track where Sutherland could not see them and rode off in to the night with her dream.
The anguish at losing when such a defining moment in her career was within reach haunted Sutherland. Racing is a game where defeat is far more part of the fabric of the sport than victory but it seems the mental and emotional scars have only just healed. "You have to accept and be content that you rode a winning performance," she says, although not altogether convincingly. "I think Game On Dude was the best horse in the race, but we were beaten by the situation. I know I did everything I could have done.
"Sure, I was quiet for a time after and slept a lot. I wasn't sad, I was just like, 'wow, I was beaten' and had to work it all over in my mind but as time goes on you take the positives out of that experience. Let's be honest, riding in the Breeders' Cup is part of the good times."
In comparison to other riders such as Mikael Barzalona, who this season was asked to ride full-time for Godolphin at the age of 20, and William Buick, Dhruba Selvaratnam's retained rider in the UAE and a winner at Group 1 level at 21, success has been a long time coming to Sutherland.
Having ridden ponies provided by her father when a teenager she rode trackwork during her time at York University where she double majored in occupational psychology and mass communication. Not content with the danger and speed of thoroughbreds, for good measure she obtained her pilot's licence in a Cessna 152 at Brantford Flying Club in Canada but having stalled in the sky she felt flying was not for her – we all have our thresholds.
She was riding by 2000 but it was a trip to America, where she sought out the legendary jockey Angel Cordero, that finally put her on the right career trajectory. The Puerto Rican is the only rider from his country to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and after over 7,000 victories, which included all three legs of America's Triple Crown series, and the three-times champion jockey whipped her into such good shape that on her return to Canada she won two Sovereign awards in succession for the best apprentice rider from the jockey club there. With the Canadian season so short, Sutherland hunted for other opportunities.
She returned to America and having ridden in California it was her appearance in the Animal Planet television series 'Jockeys' that really propelled her to stardom, with her on-off relationship with Smith translating to the celebrity pages. Photoshoots with renowned photographers Annie Leibovitz in Vogue and a spread in Playboy shoot by former film star Bo Derek have helped to create a burgeoning media presence.
She was filming the second season of 'Luck', also a television series which stars dual Academy Award winner, Dustin Hoffman, and Nick Nolte, but the show was cancelled on Wednesday due to "unacceptable" risks to equine performers.
Back in racing Sutherland is in her prime and there is no greater accolade than keeping the ride on Game On Dude, especially when there are more celebrated riders queuing up to take the saddle off her. Following the injury to Animal Kingdom earlier this week, she now rides America's premier challenger in the World Cup. Trained by Bob Baffert, the five year old has been ridden by some of the most proficient jockeys in the world. Robby Alborado won the Dubai World Cup for trainer Steve Asmussen on Curlin in 2008. David Flores has also won in Dubai on World Cup night. Rafael Bejarano is a Breeders Cup winner, Martin Garcia has won the Preakness Stakes, a leg of America's Triple Crown, while Jeremy Rose has won two legs. And yet, it is the more tender touch of Sutherland that will coax the gelding into the stalls on March 31.
Baffert was looking for a lightweight rider for the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in March last season and he chose Sutherland. Although Sutherland's friendship with Baffert's wife, Jill, initially had something to do with it, the pair promptly won. Sutherland was then jocked off for Flores and Garcia, who didn't win in two subsequent runnings, so Baffert gave her the leg up again in the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup and they finished second by a nose to Baffert's First Dude.
Sutherland has been riding the horse ever since.
"I never dreamt in my life it was possible to be in a position to win the Classic with a female rider," Baffert said. "She is friends with my wife, but it was me who made the call. I needed someone to do the weight. I would have gone with a heavier weight if I thought she couldn't get the job done. But she did what I told her to do. When she came out of the paddock she didn't look nervous. As sweet and naive as she comes across sometimes, she is a tough girl."
Sutherland is naturally thankful for being allowed to take the ride on Game On Dude, but is fully aware that her talent merits her position.
"I could do the weight when Game On Dude ran in the Santa Anita handicap," says Sutherland, explaining how she got the ride in the first place. "Bob allowed me to ride the horse but after that they then took me off for Flores and Garcia. They didn't have the same effect that I had. Game On Dude seems to know me and I let him do what he wants to do so Bob reckons we are a great match. It feels so good to have been chosen ahead of those riders. I am so proud, honoured and privileged to have this opportunity. I think it is great for women, the USA and Canada."
Sutherland may well believe that her presence in Dubai is great for women but she stops short of making the sort of statement that other sports people in similar positions have made in the past. She arrives on March 26 and has been inundated with interview requests but rather than use the opportunity as a platform to start a debate about the role of women across the Arab world in relation to those in North America, she would rather her actions in the irons did the talking.
"I am a guest in the country and I don't want to ruffle anyone's feathers. I'm just there to ride Game On Dude and I just want to win a slice of 10 million dollars," she says. "I hope I am a role model also and can inspire young women to do what they love, dream big and be the best they can be."
It is an approach that has worked for her well so far.


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By Jim Spencer
Some trappers use urine at every set they make. Other trappers never use it at all. Most of us fall somewhere in between.
It was a classic good news/bad news situation. The first set — the best set, in my opinion — was a baited dirthole at the V where two woods roads diverged in a brushy area, and it was dug up in typical canine fashion.
The right side of the pan and most of the right jaw were exposed, the dirt covering pulled away in a fan-shaped pattern, and the bait hole had been dug out from the right side.
The second set, the backup set I'd made in case a pair of animals came through or in case another critter found the primary set first, was a blended-in flat set in front of a cantaloupe-sized rock. It was 40 feet up the right-hand woods road from the V.
I'd doused the rock with a good dose of red fox urine, but hadn't used any other bait or lure. The backup set had also been worked, but this time the sign was a little different. Instead of sitting there looking silly, with its pan and jaw bared to the elements, this trap had a firm grip on the right front pad of a big dog coyote.
I remade both sets, using only red fox urine at both, and two days later, caught a female coyote in the set at the V. Two days after that, the backup set connected with still another female. It wasn't a record-setting accomplishment, but it wasn't bad for two sets at one location. I'd gladly settle for that kind of catch ratio at every stop on my predator line, wouldn't you?
That episode is a prime example of why I use urine at most of the sets on my upland predator line. I doubt I'd have caught any of those three coyotes if I hadn't had my backup urine post set in place the first night.
When a coyote works a set and either digs up the trap or fires it without getting caught, it doesn't come back. I'm not sure the animal that dug up my bait-hole set was the one I caught the first night, but as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't make any difference. That first one was the dominant member of the pack, and the others kept coming back until I picked off some of them, too.
The Urine Equation
If you're an upland trapper and you're not using urine on at least some of your sets, I believe it is costing you fur. Urine is the finishing touch that can turn a good set into a very good set, and add a little bit to your catch ratio.
Even if using urine at sets only increases your catch by 1 percent, that's an extra catch for every 100 trap nights. Do the math: 20 sets for five nights is 100 trap nights, so if you trap three weeks with 20 sets out, a 1 percent increase in effectiveness translates into four extra catches. If those catches are gray foxes, that's an $100 bucks or more worth of fur. Not a bad trade-off for $6 or $7 worth of pee, I'd say.
And I'm a firm believer the judicious and proper use of urine at predator sets increases my effectiveness a lot more than 1 percent. That percentage increase is anybody's guess, but if you pressed me, I'd say in the neighborhood of 10 percent.
For Upland Predators Only
A canine or feline uses its urine the same way a teen-aged boy uses spray paint on a water tower: as a way of telling the world, "Hey, everybody, I was here."
Urine is a territorial marker, but not in same manner as a "Posted, Keep Out" sign is used in the human world. Territories of canines and felines overlap, and while coyote packs, fox pairs and individual bobcats or lynx avoid each other, they still are interested in keeping up with each other.
Using urine makes sense when you make sets for canines or felines. For mink, raccoons, otters, weasels, muskrats and beavers, forget it. Beavers use castor to mark their territory, of course, but that's a behavior unique to the species and doesn't belong in this discussion. Urine is attractive to upland predators, and upland predators only.
Except for squirrels and other small rodents, and also rabbits. And deer. And cows. All of these animals are attracted to urine because it contains salts and trace minerals, so using urine where these animals are plentiful can decrease your trap-night ratio, because many sets will be put out of commission by the unwanted animals working them to get at the urine.
Urine Won't Mask Sloppy Sets
Used properly, urine is a very good attractor. Used wrong, it can cost you a lot of fur — or at best, fail to give you any extra catches.
Many trappers believe urine is a suspicion remover, and maybe that's true. However, that doesn't mean it will cause a suspicious or reluctant animal to work a set well enough to get caught. It's always been my belief that when a furbearer is suspicious of a set or an area, it simply leaves. It doesn't hang around, trying to decide whether to come on in or not. It just goes away to another part of its territory, and maybe it returns on another day. Or maybe it doesn't. Not while your sets are there, at least.
In other words, using urine at your sets is not going to compensate for making sets off your target animal's travelway, using contaminated traps and other equipment, not bedding your traps well or committing any of a dozen other common trapline sins. Pee won't wash away sloppy trapping techniques.
What pee will do, though, is maybe make the animal stick around a few extra seconds when it works your set. Maybe the critter will want to add a little of its own urine to the squirt you've already placed there, and in so doing, it shifts its feet and increases its vulnerability to getting caught in your trap.
Where to Squirt
First, notice the verb. Squirt. Not mist, but squirt. If you've ever watched a dog water a tree or fire hydrant, you know he doesn't excrete a fine mist, but rather a concentrated spurt. That's how you should be applying the stuff out of your applicator bottle.
Next, if you're using lure or bait, the urine should be applied slightly above and slightly behind the primary attractor, not directly on it. Again, use the urine as an incentive for the critter to stick around an extra second or two.
Do not spray any urine on the trap bed itself. This is a common mistake, done in the belief that it will mask any residual odor. What it really does, though, is focus the furbearer's attention where you want it least — on the dirt covering your trap. Keep the smells of lure, bait and urine beyond the trap, where you want the furbearer's attention to be. Likewise, don't spray urine on your shovel, trowel, sifter or other trapline tools.
If you're not using any other attractor except the urine, being right on the travelway is crucial to your success. Coyotes, foxes and bobcats don't go out of their way to anoint a signpost, and if you try to pull one off their route with a squirt of urine, you're almost always going to fail. If you're not absolutely sure of the animal's line of travel, use lure or bait as well, or use the urine post set as a back-up set with a lured or baited set nearby, as illustrated in the sets at the beginning of this article.
Because urine is attractive to both male and female bobcats and canines, and because the method of evacuation is different (for the canines, at least) it is usually better to have a fairly low backing for the set — a cantaloupe-sized rock, for example, or a wood chunk or the end of a log. However, don't pass up a larger or taller backing if you're sure it is on the travelway.
Most inexperienced trappers set the trap too far from the backing. Six or seven inches from pan to backing works best for me on all of my target predator species — coyotes, bobcat, gray fox and red fox.
Urine Pecking Order
Most predator sets are attractive to all four of the above species, as well as raccoons, skunks, opossums and others. However, there's a definite pecking order in the world of upland predators, and in most parts of the country, coyotes are at the top. Bobcats come next, then gray foxes, then red foxes. Therefore, your choice of urine depends on what animals you desire to catch.
If you're trapping strictly for coyotes, by all means, use coyote urine. You'll also catch some of the other three species as well, but some individuals of these subdominant species will shy from sets where coyote urine is used. If you want strictly bobcats, use bobcat urine. It's more attractive to bobcats than the urine of other species.
But if you're like most of us, you want to catch whatever's there — except possibly skunks and opossums. In that case, I believe the best choice is red fox urine. It's reasonably attractive to the other three furbearers, especially when it's right on the travelway, and it doesn't intimidate reds into refusing your sets.
How Much?
It's possible to use too much lure, especially call lures with a strong, skunky base. Bobcats don't seem to exhibit any adverse behaviors, but if you use too much of a strong-smelling lure at your sets, you're going to have problems with canines that come into the set shoulder-first, rolling and spring your trap with their back or the scruff of their neck.
It might be possible to use too much urine, but unless you're hauling it around in a slop bucket, I doubt it.
What you can do, though, is use much more of it than you need. Neither bobcats nor canines are in the habit of emptying their entire bladder contents on one spot. They squirt a little here, and a little down there somewhere. That's the way you should apply the stuff, too. One or two healthy squirts with your applicator bottle is plenty.
Freshen Your Sets
I usually leave predator sets in place for six to seven days, rarely longer. The initial application of lure is sufficient for that whole time span, but if the set hasn't made a catch by the third check, I usually freshen it up with a new shot of urine.
My records show an increase in catches on the fourth and fifth checks after I add urine. I also usually re-apply urine to all of my sets after a rain.
For Use as Needed
It just makes good sense that fresh urine is more attractive to furbearers than old stuff. I'm not a chemist or lure expert, but I have no doubt some of the more volatile ingredients in fresh urine decompose, age or dissipate over time.
Some might disappear within minutes. No doubt that's true, but I've never been able to detect any difference in catch rate with fresh or old urine. I've had good results with urine more than two years old.
Anyway, unless you're going to carry a live red fox around with you and squeeze it every time you make a set, there's really not much you can do about the problem.
Because of obvious logistical problems with the live-fox solution, the next best thing is to not get too far ahead on your urine supply. Don't let it get contaminated, keep it in a cool place, and save your worrying for things over which you have some control.
Jim Spencer of Calico Rock, Ark., is the executive editor of T&PC.
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Ne-Yo served as the introductory performer to this year's NBA All-Star Game in Houston and, judging from the overwhelmingly negative response from fans online, did not deliver the slam dunk he'd hoped for. Despite the incongruity of love songs to preclude the announcements of the East and West All-Star players, the R.E.D. singer pushed on with two of his biggest songs: "Let's Go" and "Let Me Love You."
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It Takes 192 Days to Pay for Government Spending and Regulations
In case you missed it, July 11 was "cost of government" day, the day, theoretically, in which Americans finally pay — from wages, profits, interest and other income — for all government spending and regulation for the year. The amounts include every penny the government spends as well as an estimate of the costs each person pays for government regulations.
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Isolating the cost of regulation without also factoring in the social and economic benefits makes it seem like "it's money down the drain. It doesn't begin to make a positive contribution to what is a serious conversation about what the government does and how we should pay for it," said James Horney, federal fiscal policy director of the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Ok, so maybe Mr. Horney is right. Obviously, there is some benefit to government spending and regulations — but it's safe to assume there's waste too, isn't there? Or do we even need to assume that anymore — isn't it closer to being a fact than an assumption? Does anyone know the true cost versus benefit of the government? Are we getting a "good deal?"
What's the point, you may ask? The point is that taxes and associated government costs have a major impact on the state of everyone's personal finances. It's our money that funds the government and we have the right and responsibility to see it used effectively. Of course we supposedly assert those rights and responsibilities when we vote, but that issue is for a different blog.
Anyway, we can all rejoice now that we can celebrate cost of government day along with its better-known cousin tax freedom day.— FREE MONEY FINANCE
Study: Government costs half a year of income [CNN Money]
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