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Monster Media Inc. puts the quality in the products we create and the service we offer at the top of priorities. But, alongside those essential characteristics we strive toward is an equal concern for how we impact the environment while achieving those goals. We look outside the box and put a lot of thought into how to make the best prints, keep customers happy and at the same time treat the earth with the same respect we offer up to the people we print for. When walking through our offices and warehouse, it is not difficult to find examples of that concern turned into a real part of how our company works.
One of the newest and most exciting additions to the Monster Media Inc printing family has been our recent acquisition of the new HP Designjet L65500 Printer. We are the first company in all of California in resale production to get their hands on this new machine and that is something we are extremely proud of. This new printer boasts performance and quality comparable to low-solvent ink in a water-based ink format. With this new water-based HP Latex Ink technology we are able to print the same grand format prints at the same quality without the production of ozone emissions, hazardous air pollutants or sensitizers. This not only creates a healthier environment for the operators who work around it but on a larger scale shrinks Monster Media Inc's carbon footprint on the environment exponentially. The new HP also removes a lot of the error margin found in low-solvent ink printers by automating a lot of the previously manual functions. By removing operator intervention we save ink, media, time and the amount of waste that we deliver into the environment. It also provides much more consistent color from print to print jobs due to the new HP DreamColor Technologies integrated into the system. Everything about this printer is geared towards making our job easier, your products better and the environment's health better.
Our printers are a big part of what sort of influence we have on the earth's health but we haven't stopped there with our changes. In 2008, we took a look at what sort of role we were playing on the energy crisis the world is involved in and decided that we can not be a hindering presence in it anymore. We went straight up to the roof of our building and realized exactly what needed to be done. Riverside is known for its sunny days 75% of the year, so Monster Media Inc decided to harness that fact and put it to use. Now we run on 200 fully operational solar panels located along our whole rooftop that take our energy usage almost completely off the grid. Every day we put enough energy back into the cities network to take our electrical usage down to a minimal amount. We were the first commercial building in our city to do this and we hope to be the start of a fast growing trend in all places of industry.
We have changed how we print and what energy we use to print with, the last step is changing what we print on. We have taken it upon ourselves to seek out and put hours of research into finding post consumer products to print on that are comparable in quality and also price to the materials already in use with our printers. We are proud to now offer an entire line of post consumer products that can be found in nearly all of our services we offer, ranging from our banners to our flatbed prints to much more. Customers who come to Monster Media Inc can make a choice now whether or not they want to join us in our battle to fight waste and pollution in all of their grand format printing needs. We also recycle every bit of waste material in our warehouse that we can, so that none of our materials and the impact they have on the environment once they leave our doors is taken for granted.


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When it comes to the refrigerated warehousing sector, there are certain specialist types of shelving and racking available. These often come with purpose-built automated racking shelving and state-of-the-art stacker cranes. Understandably, this type of shelving and racking system for sale is never at a bargain price, and many warehouses simply don't have the spatial allowances to accommodate this sort of shelving and racking.
This is precisely why many refrigerated warehouses still tend more toward conventional racking systems. A conventional shelving and racking system for sale from a reputable supplier is more than capable of functioning properly in cold conditions and is reasonable to purchase. Furthermore, conventional racking is perfect for the storage of perishable items.
The racking shelving that Krost manufactures, for example, is powder coated with a baked epoxy finish and passes through a five stage chemical cleaning process before distribution, making it perfect for the storage of pallets containing consumables.
But, the racking South Africa commonly uses in its conventional warehouses also has another, very important benefit for refrigerated warehouses; efficiency.
The Importance of Efficient Racking Systems in Cold Storage
Efficiency in a warehouse is important as it creates faster loading times, higher turnaround, and bigger profits. However, when you add the cost of refrigeration into the mix, efficiency becomes imperative.
The price of keeping a refrigerated warehouse cold is high, so every inch of storage space that isn't properly utilised is essentially wasted money. Because of this, it is vital that cold storage warehouses plan their storage areas very carefully.
The specialised equipment that we mentioned earlier is not only expensive, it is bulky. This means more wasted space and thus minimised profits.
Using conventional racking in a refrigerated warehouse, however, allows for more efficient packing. This means less wasted space – less space needing to be unnecessarily cooled – and thus maximised profits.
Conventional Shelving and Racking for Refrigerated Warehouses
The better packed a refrigerated warehouse is, the more efficient its operation. And, in addition, the less open air that needs to be cooled, the greater the energy savings.
Conventional pallet racking allows for efficiency and energy savings, and it completely fulfils the needs of a refrigerated warehouse.
When dealing with perishables, a FIFO (first-in-first-out) principle is likely to be the norm. Carton live racking is perfect for this picking method as it allows for optimum turnover and minimum time between picks.
This increases efficiency, limits energy wastage, and, importantly, costs less that specialised equipment while meeting the same needs.
For more on the benefits of conventional racking for cold storage be sure to contact Krost right away!
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Willie opened for Bob at the packed stadium. I was on the ground. The bleachers were full too. Here are the photos of Willie.
"These musicians have been with Willie a long time, and along with his two sons, one on drums & one on electric guitar, this is TRULY a family band on the road." – from a review of the June 4th show.


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People in the society have different skills and are competent in a different field where if they join they make the society the best place to be of all the people. If you want to be an expert in any field you can be certain that you need to for through the ideal training. Therefore, if you want to be on the list of the people famous in a particular field you need to go through the training in a recognized institution and get to do the test and pass. The dental practice is among the field that needs the ideal skills, knowledge, and training. Therefore, people who work in the dental practices that you can hire when you need the dental services. The following are the factors to help you hire the ideal dental practices.
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Finally, you need to look at the repute of the thames dental service providers as well. At all cost you need to hire the dentist with the best reputation to all the people. Therefore, approach the few people who have been working with the potential dentist and consult about the reputation of the dentist. It is a guarantee that the dental services are ideal for the dentist with the best repute. It is possible to find yourself having a great time working and getting the dental treatment from the dentist with the best reputation. If you manage to hire the dentist with the ideal repute you van trust any sort of medication they give and be patient to get well with no time. Click on this link to learn more about dental practice: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/adeyemi-adetilewa/dental-care-why-you-need-_b_11707700.html.


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HR Management System
- Are you tired of chasing all that paperwork from employees?
- Are you trying to keep up with your HR data in multiple worksheets and files?
- Are spending way more time entering the same employee information and changes in multiple benefit carrier websites as well as updating your payroll system?
- Are you backed up with all the filing of paper records?
Then it is time to take your HR department Green.
Red Zone HR offers the ideal HR PORTAL solution that is Easy, Efficient, and Economical.
Our web-based HR Management System provides extensive automation of all your HR related activities.
- An HR PORTAL system that can be implemented quickly, and does not require you to invest in any hardware or software.
- Centralizes all your HR and benefits data into a single system, and gives you powerful reporting/exporting capabilities.
- Lets your employees enroll in and change their benefits information on their own, reducing the amount of time you spend gathering and inputting data.
- Automatically and electronically delivers information to each benefit carrier and our payroll provider, eliminating the need to manage multiple forms and manually enter data into multiple systems.
- Increases the accuracy of your data and significantly reduces the amount of time you spend managing and communicating information.
- It is module based, so you only turn on the features you need and want to use.
- Priced so economical that you will be shocked that if is so affordable with all its features.
- HR Administrator Portal: allows the HR department to manage all the organization's HR information and permission levels in one easy spot system through any web browser and internet connection.
- Employee & Manager Portal: makes it convenient for employees and managers to manage their benefits and other HR-related information in real time through one central web-based system that they can access from anywhere.
- Benefits Management: allows employees to enroll online providing a benefits summary statement. Human Resources can manage benefits enrollment approvals and premium reconciliation. Automatically exports benefits data to carriers, and sends benefits deductions to your payroll system.
- Time Off Tracking: employees can see time off balances and easily make time off requests from the system. Requests are routed to the appropriate managers for approval.
- Payroll Connection:Automated data updates imported to your payroll provider's software reducing your processing time and multiple hand entry.
- Applicant Tracking: provides applicants a professional looking site to search and apply for jobs. Lets HR view and compare applicant profiles according to job requisition and then track interviews and applicant status from start to finish.
- Advanced Reporting: access to a library of standard reports that makes it easy to analyze information from within the system. Reports can be exported to a variety of common formats, including Microsoft Excel.
- Training Tracking: employees and managers know exactly what training has been completed and what and when training needs to be completed.


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international news _ 6th March, 2007
Text by Len Iima (HigherFrequency)
Following in the footsteps of some of the biggest names in club music, Luke Fair is next in line to mix the Balance compilation. Some artists that came before the Toronto based DJ/producer include James Holden, Desyn Masiello, Paolo Mojo and Jimmy Van M. This series which is put out by Australias EQ Recordings (specifically EQ Grey), always offers a diverse sound which reflects the person in charge.
Luke Fair's mix contains an eclectic blend taken from his own sets, and tries to recreate a club night from start to finish. Tracks from Wamdue Project, Tiger Stripes, Robag Wruhme and Francois K go with remixes from King Britt, Ian Pooley, and Tom Middleton. The soon to be released "Balance 011" will be launched at this year's Miami Winter Music Conference followed by a tour with every major city in the world being hit.
"Balance 011" will be released on April 9th.
Disc One
01. Voom Voom - Vampire Song
02. Rich Medina Feat Sy Smith - Can't Hold Back (King Britt Mix)
03. Bioground - Smooth Summer Nights
04. Wamdue Project - Home Planet
05. Hypnos - Red Light
06. Mitsu Serene
07. Acca - Rain (Gravity Dub)
08. Delgui - Highlights (Charles Webster Mix)
09. Julien Jabre War
10. Tiger Stripes Amphytrion
11. Kinka - Burnin'
12. Robag Wruhme - K.T.B. (Ruhig Brauner Mix)
13. Vernell Long & Hebegebe - I Go Now (Awaaz Mix)
14. David Holmes - 69 Police (The New Aluminists Soisante-Neuf Dub)
15. Heroes For Hire - Our House Music
16. Nightriders Gateway
17. Tom Novy - Unexpected (Dub Mix)
Disc Two
01. Alexander Kowalski feat. Joris Voorn - She's Worth It
02. Francois K. - Time And Space
03. Tamarra's World - Trampoline (Akabu Dub Exploration Mix)
04. Timewriter - Booty Song (Ian Pooley Mix)
05. Dusk 'N' Prayd - Playing With Fire (Elextroworld Mix)
06. Elektrochemie LK - Lay Here
07. KLMNT - Zouin (Tiger Stripes Mix)
08. Schwab - DJ's In A Row (Tom Middleton Cosmos Dub)
09. Lissat & Voltax - Footlover (Da Fresh Mix)
10. 16 Bit Lolitas - Difficult If Not Impossible
11. Jordan Rivera & Ferry Nice - Africando (Shik Stylko Mix)
12. Klement Bonelli - Ethna (12th Floor Mix)
13. Marnix - FIRE! (Jamie Anderson Mix)
14. Subtech - A Beat Like This
15. Michell - Need To Know
16. Humate - Curious
Related Article
Party Report : SUBMERGE feat LUKE FAIR & OSAMU M @ UNIT, TOKYO (03/05/2005)
Interview : Luke Fair Interview in Tokyo (03/05/2005)
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My new job (and parents relocating to New Jersey) had me going to New York quite a bit this past year. I make a point to stay in a new neighborhood each visit and get to know a new area a little better. This Christmas visit we stayed in festive Midtown, near all of the beautiful shops and Rockefeller Center. We loved walking around 5th Avenue and looking at all the holiday window displays.
Here's some highlights:
Bar Boulud: We had lunch here with my mom before the Nutcracker. It's almost directly across the street from the Lincoln Center, and the perfect pre-ballet venue. Lovely ambiance, with the inside being like a wine cellar. Cozy booths with abstract (wine themed) art, giant bottles of Burgundy scattered around, and French jazz music playing in the background. I loved their salmon club, and especially enjoyed sharing petit fours and coffee before the performance.
The Nutcracker (New York City Ballet): I danced in the Nutcracker growing up, and have seen it just about every year. It's my absolute favorite ballet, and the New York City Ballet version is without a doubt the most beautiful version I've ever seen. Tickets are a bit pricey, but worth every penny. We sat in the orchestra, but the there wasn't a bad seat in the David Koch theatre (at the Lincoln Center). We went to a matinee, and my only complaint is the that there's a lot of children, and several of the ones seated in our area were being disruptive and misbehaving. So keep that in mind when choosing a time!
The Peninsula Hotel: Hands down, my new favorite hotel in Midtown. Classically elegant in every way, their rooms are large with every convenience you can imagine. There's buttons for the lighting options, television, radio, and telephone. A stand up giant shower next to a cozy soaking tub (with television), and Oscar de la Renta bath products! Plus, if you stay in a suite, a complimentary Mini Cooper and driver (for up to 3 hours a day).
Tips: visit the spa! We went twice. There's complimentary espresso, water, tea, and apples at the pool. I am obsessed with their steam room, which they infuse with eucalyptus. There's an indoor pool, group fitness classes, and a fantastic gym.
La Bonne Soupe: While living in Paris (as a Pescetarian), I ate lots and lots of Moules frites and Soupe à l'oignon. Sadly, it's extremely difficult to find a good bowl in the states and I always crave it! After we checked into our hotel on the first day, I decided to search Yelp! and ended up finding this gem. While we didn't try anything else on the menu, I'm quite certain everything on the menu is delicious. The salads looked huge, and they even sell their own authentic French dressing (which is not anything close to the orange "French dressing" you see at the grocery store).
Magnolia Bakery: We can here for coffee two days in a row because it was THAT good. Personally, I loved their mocha. Brian was a big fan of their cappuccino. Don't leave without grabbing a medium (perfect sharing size) banana pudding.
Bloomingdales (59th Street and Lexington Avenue): First of all, this location is ICONIC! Even though there's hundreds of Bloomingdales locations all over the country, this one is historic and I highly recommend visiting. We wandered around for a good hour, and I could have spent even longer. The window displays were more abstract than holiday, but stunning nonetheless. Though I didn't end up buying anything (despite how much I loved the Burberry coat that was a whopping 40% off), their after Christmas sales were on point!
Nougatine at Jean-Georges: Nougatine is the more casual sister of Jean-Georges, with a lively bar scene in the evening. We went for lunch and though the three course tasting menu was incredible. I had the tuna tartare, sesame crusted salmon, and finished with a citrus pavlova. The meal was around $100, which is quite reasonable for fine dining in New York City.
Shake Shack: On the West Coast a lot of folks rave about In-N-Out, some even comparing it to Shake Shack. After trying Shack Shack for the first time, I have no idea how you could ever compare the two. Shake Shack is like the epitome of an amazing burger place. I am obsessed with their 'Shroom Burger (yay for a yummy vegetarian option) and the cheese fries put the famous In-N-Out animal fries to shame. Don't even get me started on those custard shakes! If they could open a San Francisco location ASAP, that would be GREAT.
Note: didn't bring my real camera (because our suitcase was already 3 pounds overweight and we had both dogs, so iPhone pictures will have to suffice.


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Justin Furstenfeld (An Open Book)
Justin Furstenfeld is a Texas-based artist known for his signature voice and his heart-string pulling lyrics. A true storyteller and troubadour with a powerful stage presence.
His one-man show "An Open Book" is a transparent look at his life, his mistakes and his victories. His willingness to share even the most taboo of topics create and enlightening and uplifting experience for the listener. His story inspires tremendous passion with countless listeners around the world. His message instills hope and belief in second chances.
He's written no less than 10 Top 40 Hot AC and Alternative singles over EIGHT albums and is a creative force with Blue October. With songs like "Into The Ocean," "Hate Me," "Home" "Calling You," "Dirt Room," "Say It," "Bleed Out" and "Fear" from albums such as 2009's Billboard Top 200 #13 debut 'Approaching Normal,' 2011's Billboard #8 debut 'Any Man In America,' the Platinum-selling 'Foiled', Billboard's #13 debut 'Sway,' and most recently 2016's new album 'Home' #1 Alternative Album, #1 Rock Album, #1 Independent Album, #5 Current Album Top 200 reaching audiences around the world. His will release the "Open Book Winter Album" on Friday, November 24th. Featuring acoustic versions of 19 songs from one of his legendary one man shows "An Open Book."
Show Information
- Venue: Brooks & Bates Theatre
- Dates: February 16, 2018
- Event Type: Concert
- Ticket Prices: $30
- Running Time: 100 minutes
- Recommended: All ages
- Website: Blue October
- Ticket Policy: Everyone needs a ticket including infants and children that will sit on your lap.


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Miley Cyrus just revamped her entire sound, but it appears as if she's already "over it!" The singer opened up to Clara Amfo during an interview with BBC Radio 1 Live to talk about her new music as well as her old tracks. Although her new album doesn't hit the stores until the 29th of September, Cyrus says she's already moved on and is ready for a change!
Cyrus claimed she wrote "Malibu" back in June of 2016 and put it out in April of this year. She added, "I've been holding onto it," and for a bit too long according to the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus.
According to Miley, she's already working "on the next one, " and she's "two songs deep." "I'm over this now," and desires something different in her artistic endeavors.
And while the "Malibu" singer is certainly a major success in the music industry, she thinks her new record is entirely different from what's on the radio these days. She hopes "the radio plays it," but her idea of what is successful is possibly different from another person's.
Miley just wants people to "love the music," and most importantly, she wants to love her music. She wants to "be proud of it and hope my fans love it too." It wouldn't hurt to appeal to a new fanbase as well! As for the critics' perception of Miley's new music, many have been critical, and others have praised her departure from politically charged music which is all the rage in 2017; case-in-point: Katy Perry.


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Re Mr John C L'Amie's concerns in your column about the slow progress on the Hilderthorpe Road project:
It prompted me to have a good look at the whole scheme.
The online information shows a tiny sketch which does not include the new overpass to Iceland.
I will need help to identify the advantages we are to enjoy.
New turn lanes along the wider Hilderthorpe Road, the extra paved areas for pedestrians and off road bike paths will be welcome, but I don't understand the reversal of Manor Street.
If a driver comes over the new bridge and turns right into Manor Street he or she will soon be back where they started from or on South Cliff Road, so should have stayed on Hilderthorpe Road. All other routes stay the same.
I think Capability Brown would have had difficulties landscaping this 'River Walk'.
A main road on one side, several car parks along the other side of a damp ditch, parts of which run through underground culverts. No river or water. Most of the original bankside trees gone.
Great artist's impression online...Stratford Upon Avon comes to mind.
A good time to walk Phase one of the beck path from Palace Avenue to Springfield Avenue. Completed several years ago, but now badly neglected, the entire beck bed through Bridlington is long overdue for a clean-up. But I won't go into detail.
The thaw after heavy snow usually gets the Gypsey Race flowing again.
The underlying chalk has to be saturated and the cracks silted up. Then it will have a meaningful flow for a year or more.
This semi-dormant ditch has saved the town from flooding many times.
After the 1948 snow melted, a 6ft deep torrent of water raced through Bridlington for two months, without spilling a drop in the town.
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A little bit of music to set the mood…
Hannah and I arrived in Paris on May 25 on the train from Lyon. As previously mentioned, we had to take a slower train that got us there much later in the day than we had planned originally. We tried a couple of times to reach Grace and Tyler to let them know (they were arriving the night before and checking in to the hostel) that'd we'd be late and they should go ahead and start sight seeing etc etc. But no luck on the contact front.
So our train got in around 1:30 in the afternoon, and we successfully navigated the Paris metro and walked the GRUELLINGLY HOT few blocks to the hostel. At the check in desk, I'm all "Hi. We're checking in. Our friends got here last night. We're all in the same room. Tra la la." And then Monsieur Check-In is like "Non! Zhey did not arrive! Zhey are not here! We are mad zhey cancelled! Zhey will have to pay! If zhey are not coming tonight, we want to sell zheir beds!"
To which I respond with a bit of OH EM GEE ARE THEY DEAD? WHERE ARE THEY??? AHHHHH THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE LAST NIGHT!!!! Except a little bit calmer on the outside.
Luckily, there was free wifi in the lobby, so Hannah whips out her iPhone, and checks email/facebook to see if they contacted us. Thankfully, we had a message that they'd had trouble with the train tickets and had to stay an extra night in Strausborg.
I had just calmed down from thinking they were dead when they appeared on the sidewalk in front of the hostel. A sweaty reunion group hug ensued.
Our room was ridonkulously small (there was barely enough space to stand between the two sets of bunkbeds) but we had our own bathroom and a tiny balconey and AIR CONDITIONING, which we partook of for awhile before venturing into the city.
First up was Sacre Coeur Basilica, which was right down the street and on top of butte Monmartre. It's the highest point in the city, but in an effort to save money, we walked instead of taking the funicular.
Once we got to the top, we toured the inside (pretty; no photos allowed) and then sat on the steps people and pigeon watching for kind of a long time because it was too hot to move. We had shade and a breeze and this view,
so why not hang out there for a long time?
When we finally managed to rouse ourselves, we headed more "in to" Paris to see the Arc de Triomphe.
We wanted to climb to the top, but it wasn't quite dark enough yet, so instead we walked down the Champs Elysees, and saw the gates to what we speculated was the residence of the French Prez (I just checked…it was, in fact, the Elysee Palace, where Le Prez lives) as well as the big fancy National Gallery complex.
We kept walking toward the river and caught our first good view of Le Tour Eiffel!!
It was getting darkish so we walked back up to the Arc to climb to the top. The view was pretty pretty! And we even saw the Eiffel Tower do its sparkley thing.
Spoiler alert: The Eiffel Tower is a vampire.
At that point, it was after 10pm, and The Team was STARVING. But we were trapped in a fancy pants area with not that many options for food. It all worked out in the end, because we got to eat at tables on the sidewalk of the Champs Elysees, at a dining establishment, that shall remain nameless.
It started to drizzle near the end of our meal, so we took our cue to head for the metro back to our hostel.
Day 2 dawned a bit sunnier and MUCH cooler, leading The Team to a collective sigh of relief because the previous day's heat was so draining. The hostel breakfast wasn't stellar, but hey, it was free, so we loaded up on croissants and bad coffee, and then set out for Musee d'Orsay. Because the weather is cruel and unusual, it started to rain while we waited in line.
My favorite moment of the morning was when we were on the way to the metro stop, and Tyler had the map/guidebook out to figure out which line to take to get to the museum, and this adorable old french man stopped and tried to explain to us how to get to Sacre Coeur (since it's the only touristy thing in that area). And he even told us to bring umbrellas because it was supposed to rain. Or at least that's what I'm assuming happened based on my interpretation of context clues and his gestures. It was sweet though.
We spent a lot of time at the museum (which I liked better than the Louvre, in hindsight) admiring the impressionism/post-impressionism housed in the former train station,
then it was back out into the drizzle for some lunch and a walk down the Seine toward Pont Neuf and the Ile de la Cite.
Did you know there's an island in the middle of the Seine in the middle of Paris?
I did not.
It turned out to be a "two-fer" because we saw the Sainte-Chapelle
AND Notre Dame.
Not only did I not know about the island, but I also didn't know that Notre Dame was on it.
Of course it became cloudy and windy and cold again as soon as Hannah and I decided to climb to the top.
We were freezing, but the climb up the tiny winding staircase warmed us up, and as soon as we got out, the bells starting ringing.
The Bells…of…Nooo-tre DAAAAAME! (Ah AH ah, ah AH ah)
No but seriously, it was so loud and cool! And we could kind of see through the slats and saw the bells moving!
The rest of the day was spent getting stuck in childrens' playground equipment (Tyler) and jumping over walls of guarded palace complexes to follow cats (again, Tyler) and not protecting us from creepos who reached out and tried to touch us (also Tyler). We had dinner in the Latin Quarter (that's Latin as in Virgil, not latin as in Cha Cha) and that was about it for another great day in Paris.
I've only posted the first set of pics on fb (the ones that correspond to the events herein recounted) but more coming soon from Versailles and the rest of Paris!


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Araluen is a small town near Braidwood in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. It lies in the valley of Araluen Creek, that joins the Deua River at roughly the midpoint in its course. At the 2016 census, Araluen had a population of 168 people.The name 'Araluen' meant 'water lily' or 'place of the water lilies' in the local Aboriginal language. At the time of European settlement Araluen was described as a broad alluvial valley with many natural billabongs covered with water lilies. Unfortunately, no such billabongs exist in the Araluen valley today. As with most river and creek valleys in south-eastern Australia, the natural landscape of Araluen Creek and its valley were destroyed by rampant and extremely destructive gold mining during the 'gold rush' in the latter half of the 19th century. The town experienced a decline after a flash flood in 1860 virtually destroyed the town, killing 24 people.
A second flash flood came in March, 2012 killing one person.Araluen experienced a great population increase during the gold rush. It had various schools between 1867 and 1956. Araluen West Public School operated from 1867 to 1919, although it was called Bourketown Public School during its first two years. Araluen Upper Public School operated from 1872 to 1888. Araluen Lower Provisional School operated from 1943 to 1956. Araluen West Evening Public School operated from 1880 to 1886 and in 1890 and 1892. Araluen Evening Public School operated in 1880 and 1881.Two rare plants growing in the area are the Araluen Gum and the Araluen Zieria.
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When I leaned down to kiss her lips, every instinct inside of me was telling me not to do it because it was wrong, but all the same, I didnt stop myself and I kissed her anyway. God, if Taylor would ever find out, then he would mess me up pretty badly. I wouldnt fight back either, I was being devious and I couldnt really help myself.
And when she didnt pull away when our lips touched, I knew that there was more to that kiss in the library that what I had thought. I thought that I was going to die right then and there. I had liked Beth for such a long time and this was finally happening, like I dreamed it would. Well, its not exactly the way I dreamed it would be, but it was close enough.
When she slid her tongue across my lips, my knees almost trembled. This was wrong. As much as I wanted it to happen, I didnt want to do it. I pulled away, pushing her away at her shoulders. She looked somewhat disappointed because I had pushed her away, but at the same time, she looked relieved.
Beth, I uh, I dont think that was good. I stammered. She looked up into my eyes and backed away a little more from me. She nodded, then looked down at the ground.
Ike, Im sorry. I didnt mean to put you into a situation like that. This never happened, ok? she said, a tone of warning in her voice that seemed to say that if I told anyone, she would do something really serious. I nodded, not wanting this to make our friendship uncomfortable.
Were still friends, right? I asked her.
She nodded. Only if you still want to be friends.
What I really want is to be more than friends, but since thats impossible right now, I guess that Ill have to settle for *just* friends. I said. Her eyes, they lit up when I said that. It looked to me that she wanted to be more than friends, too. Maybe it was just my imagination playing evil games with me. She sighed, then turned to leave. My heart fell. Maybe it was just my imagination after all. Then she turned back to face me, with a smile on her face; one of those sexy smiles that she only shows Taylor. She held out her hand to shake mine.
Friends...for now. She said, and I readily shook her hand, agreeing to her compromise. After we shook hands, she turned and left.
No, I didnt just see that. Oooh, there was NO way that I just saw that. I blinked my eyes tightly, trying to rid the image from my head, but it was still there and it would not go away. Beth, Isaac, my smile, no! She smiled at him. Any other smile wouldnt have bothered me at all, but that was MY smile! She gave him that sexy smile that makes me shiver with pleasurable tingles. And that made me wonder why she gave him that smile. What happened before I came down the stairs?
I kept my thoughts to myself, and I wasnt going to let this bother me. Hell, it was going to bother me like crazy until I found out exactly what happened, but I was not going to let anyone know what was wrong with me. Let them think that I was just plain moody or something. If Beth picks anything up, then shell know whats wrong with me. She can always pick up on whats bothering me and I never have to tell her.
I called her later that night. As soon as she said hello, she sensed that something was wrong. It was the truth, too. I was still mad.
Tay, whats wrong? she asked me, her voice sounding really concerned.
Dont you already know? You *should* know. I said, with a little attitude in my voice. I heard her gasp. She knew.
You mean, you found out about what happened? she asked.
I saw you. I said. Beth, why?
I couldnt help it, Tay. He started everything.
I dont care, Beth. I saw the way you looked at him before you left, and it hurt. Thats my look you gave him. I said.
But Taylor, it was an accident. Honestly. She said, hoping that I would believe her. The tone in her voice, her pleading, it made me believe her. I had no other choice. Besides, maybe what I saw was just a misinterpretation.
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It was one of those moments when the fashion world seems, well, a little spooky. Early one March morning in Milan, an intimate little crowd gathered at a showroom on Via Togni to see the fall 2001 runway show from the Swiss brand Bally. It was the same spot where, until recently, Jil Sander had shown her collections. But with Sander banished from her own label, Bally had taken her space to use as its showroom. All of which acted as an eerie reminder of just how quickly a designer of Sander's stature can blip off the radar, and a staid accessories dealer like Bally can transform itself into a fashion name hot enough to move into Sander's old digs without raising as much as one highly maintained eyebrow.
And just in case anyone doubted Bally's ability to step so boldly up to the plate, the show was one of the best in Milan. The collection was that rare thing: smart and sophisticated and grown-up, fashion that had edge without going over the edge. There were everyday urban basics (leather or suede coats, pants and wrap skirts with buckled waists), flavored with a touch of both the equestrian (jodhpurs and riding boots) and the Edwardian (strict, high-necked shirts with ruched shoulders and fan-pleated skirts).
It was the latest move in a carefully orchestrated campaign that began last October, when the word was out that change was afoot at Bally. Key editors were sent a groovy, geometric B-print tote with their invitation to the company's spring 2001 presentation, which featured sporty perforated-leather zipper jackets and miniskirts, purses with striped webbing straps, and leather sandals with colorful plastic heels. From there, the company's makeover gathered steam. In came a red-and-white B logo, based on the Swiss cross, created by graphic designer Boris Bencic, a sensual spring advertising campaign lensed by Norwegian photographer Solve Sundsbo (a man, a woman, a beach, and a consignment load of bags and shoes), and a team deployed to update the company's boutiques. Already a new prototype Bally store -- designed by Australian architect Craig Bassam with a wooden interior crafted by Swiss cabinetmakers -- has opened in Berlin, with a similar store due to appear in Los Angeles in spring 2002. Out went more than 100 stores in less hip and desirable locations, along with most of Bally's more traditional (read: dull) inventory. For a 150-year-old company that's always gone about its business without anyone bothering to check its vital signs, this unexpected and sudden transformation was nothing short of a coup.
The man behind this metamorphosis is Scott Fellows, an amiable 36-year-old Chautauqua, New York, native who has been Bally's creative director for the past eighteen months. Fellows doesn't have the most conventional résumé for a designer -- he didn't spend his formative years plucking pins off the floors of Parisian couture ateliers, instead picking up a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and an M.B.A. from Harvard, which he followed with a stint at FIT. But in a fashion arena where the corporate culture of LVMH and the Gucci Group dominates, Fellows could well be indicative of what the next generation of designers will be like: savvy operators as versed in sales projections as they are in skirt lengths. "Can fashion be art?" asks Fellows rhetorically. "Maybe, but that doesn't make for a $500 million business." Words that would no doubt be music to the ears of many a chief executive.
"Can fashion be art?" asks Bally's Scott Fellows. "Maybe, but that doesn't make for a $500 million business."
Fellows, fresh from a six-year stint at Salvatore Ferragamo as global marketing director, arrived at the Texas Pacific Group (a large, private equity fund that owns Ducati Motor, Continental Airlines, J.Crew, and Del Monte) before it bought Bally in late 1999. He was hired by his former roommate at Harvard, Abel Halpern, a partner and managing director at Texas Pacific (now also chairman of Bally), to act as an "industry consultant" -- to identify a fashion or luxury-goods house that the fund could buy. First they went after Fendi, but that potential merger was derailed by an alliance between LVMH and Prada. Then came Bally. At first, it didn't seem like the most obvious choice on which to spend, according to sources close to the company, around $60 million (with another $175 million reputedly earmarked for future investment), but Halpern thought otherwise.
"Scott and I looked at it and thought it was intriguing," says Halpern from his stark dark-wood-and-leather office in Texas Pacific's new European headquarters in London. "It had no point of view and it was overdistributed, but it had this interesting archive. It was the global jet-set brand in the fifties and sixties." Fellows agrees. "We discovered this jewel of a company, but one that needed to be polished. My aim was to take Bally back to what it used to do -- making beautiful things for everyday use."
Fellows is fond of repeating his mantra for Bally: ''Everyday extraordinary.'' In short, he's interested in making fashion that's hip and desirable but isn't going to scare the life out of you. Fellows is relying on his ability to tune into the tastes and sensibilities of what every Prada-wearing, Wallpaper*-reading, sushi-dependent thirtysomething worldwide wants right now. That shouldn't be too difficult, since he -- flitting between Bally's Swiss headquarters in Caslano and his cantilevered glass house in New Canaan, Connecticut -- fits that description perfectly himself.
"It's what I'm all about and it's what my team is all about," says Fellows. "We all love fashion, but we're not slaves to it. We're all in or around our thirties, we all used to go out every night, but now we're always traveling, always working, and because of that we need fashion that performs for us 24/7."
But getting a label to walk the line between high-fashion fantasy and straightforward sartorial needs is a tricky balancing act. Fellows believes that many of his contemporaries are crying out for clothes that are basic without being Banana Republic, and are as luxurious as anything you'd find at Prada or Gucci without being quite so avant-garde. Talking about Bally's latest accessories, he cites the workmanship of the hand-stitching on the shoes, or the leather linings -- rather than the more usual (and much less expensive) nylon -- in the bags. "I really do think that people will understand the difference. They'll recognize the quality," he says. Nor is he too worried that the collection doesn't push the fashion envelope quite enough. After that first show, cutting-edge model Stella Tennant was clamoring to walk off with the riding boots she wore in the show -- and, marvels Fellows, "they were a size too small for her."


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Aggelos Bletsas was born and raised at the city of Chania, at the north-western part of the historic island of Crete, Greece. He received with excellence his diploma degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1998, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Media Arts and Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA in 2001 and 2005, respectively.
He worked at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), Cambridge MA, first as a consultant and then as a Postdoctoral Fellow and at Radiocommunications Laboratory (RCL), Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as a visiting scientist. He joined Electronic and Computer Engineering Department (ECE), Technical University of Crete, in summer of 2009, as an Assistant Professor and promoted to tenured Associate Professor at the beginning of 2014 and to full Professor at the end of 2018.
His research interests span the broad area of scalable wireless communication and networking, with emphasis on relay techniques, signal processing for communication, RF and bioelectric energy harvesting, radio hardware/software implementations for wireless transceivers and low cost sensor networks, RFID, time/frequency metrology, inference algorithms, bibliometrics and system integration (synthesis). His current vision and focus is on single-transistor front-ends and backscatter sensor networks, for LARGE-scale environmental sensing. He has also commenced a line of research towards batteryless, ambiently-powered computers!
He is Senior Member of IEEE, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC) and Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of major IEEE conferences. He also served as Associate Editor of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, since their foundation, from 2011 until summer of 2016. His research projects have funded a significant number of talented graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and lab technicians, as well as the establishment of a rapid prototyping fabrication laboratory that allow students to transform deep mathematical thinking to tangible, working systems. He was the national representative and management committee (MC) member in the EU COST IC1301 Action "Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics (WIPE)". He holds two patents from USPTO and he has been included in here.
Dr. Bletsas was the co-recipient of IEEE Communications Society 2008 Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications, best paper distinction in IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), September 2009, Siena, Italy, best student paper award in IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology & Applications (RFID-TA), September 2011, Sitges, Spain, best paper distinction in IEEE Sensors Conference (SENSORS), November 2013, Baltimore, USA, best student paper award-SPCOM track and conference-wide best student paper award, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), April 2015, Brisbane, Australia, best student paper award in IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA), September 2017, Warsaw, Poland and best student paper award in IEEE International Conference on Modern Circuits and System Technologies for Electronics and Communications (MOCAST), May 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece. He is also proud of his students who were winners for two consecutive years of the 2009-2011 and 2011-2012 best Diploma Thesis contest among all Greek Universities on "Advanced Wireless Systems", awarded by IEEE VTS/AES joint Greek Chapter. In December 2013, he was the recipient of the 2012-2013 Technical Univ. of Crete Research Excellence Award [honorary speech on "Civic/Academic Capital and Research"].News:
Dec. 2018: Promoted to Full Professor! Unanimously elected Full Professor at TU Crete. Effective in Feb. 1, 2019. Big, wholehearted thank you to my students, colleagues, advisors, professors, teachers and of course, my family. Great honour, feeling very proud!
Sept. 2018: Making parents proud! Stanford's Prof. J. Ioannidis research on brain drain, featured in front page of the highest circulation newspaper in Greece, included Aggelos as one of the 45 most influential Greek researchers, under the age of 45, based on citation data. Only 5 out of 45 work in Greek Institutions (Aggelos was one of them)!
Disclaimer: citation data are useful but they cannot (and should not) replace evaluation based on actually reading the content of the papers!
Sept. 2018: overview paper in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine is out: "The Art of Signal Processing in Backscatter Radio for μWatt (or less) Internet-of-Things (IoT)".
May 2018: Best Student Paper Award at IEEE MOCAST 2018: M. Ouroutzoglou, A. Bletsas and G. N. Karystinos, "Intelligent Noncoherent Sequence equals Coherent Detection: Experimental Proof in Industrial RFID". Michail Ouroutzoglou is currently a 4th-year undergraduate student at the TUC School of ECE!
April 2018: ``Hot Topics in RFID'' Invited Speaker, "Batteryless, Ambiently-Powered Internet of Things That Think: An Asynchronous Message Passing Approach", IEEE RFID 2018, April 12, Orlando, FL. Slides available here or here.
Dec. 2017: plenary talk "Plants as Bioelectric Wireless Sensors and Batteries with Scatter Radio and Low Cost: What we learnt!", Bioelectronics Talk Series, IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (AUTH) Chapter, KEDEA Conference Hall of AUTH, Thessaloniki, Dec. 2017.
Dec. 2017: Panos Alevizos officially completes his Ph.D! Panos is the first Ph.D. graduate of the group. Thesis document ``Intelligent scatter radio, RF harvesting analysis, and resource allocation for ultra-low-power Internet-of-Things'' can be found here. Congratulations to Dr. Panos Alevizos, a shining, rising star in wireless com!
Nov. 2017: 2-hour invited lecture at IDEA League Doctoral School on Transiently Powered Computing (TPC 2017), TU Delft, Netherlands, on ``Intelligent Signal Processing for Ultra-low-power Communications: Backscatter and Beyond''.
Sept. 2017: Best Student Paper Award at IEEE RFID-TA 2017: G. Vougioukas and A. Bletsas, "24μW 26m Range Batteryless Backscatter Sensors with FM Remodulation and Selection Diversity".
June 2017: Google Scholar included 2006 PhD thesis paper as CLASSIC in the Computer Networks & Wireless Communication list, ranking it 1st!
Feb. 2017: WCL 2014 paper in a list of 3 WCL papers among all WCL papers published in the 2014-2016 period, nominated by the journal for the 2017 ComSoc Heinrich Hertz Award, Feb. 2017.
Jan. 2017: Low-tech hardware, high-tech algorithms: FlockMop, i.e., cooperative mobile network targeting flock of smart (but cheap) cooperating mops/vacuum cleaners! See video below from the term project of students in my fall 2016-2017 undergraduate "TEL412 Analysis and Design (Synthesis) of Telecom Modules" class!
Group team ASTRAPI wins "Seeding Ideas Harvesting the Future" TUC 2016 Innovation Contest, July 2016!
First Batteryless Digital Environmental Bistatic BackScatter Sensor Network: short packet communication with scatter radio principles, forward error correction and non-coherent decoding, with a plethora of batteryless sensors!
Simple Scatter Radio Sensor with Capacitive Principles!
"Reinventing Wireless with Scatter Radio", COST IC1301 RF Energy Harvesting for Sustainable Electronics Management Committee Meeting, Sept. 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Coherent processing paper and software code for Reception of Gen2 RFIDs and computational RFIDs (sensors) in software-defined radio USRP2 (with a single card), available online.
"Reinventing Wireless for the Internet of Vegetables", Internet of Things: Technologies that Matter, MIT Enterprise Forum-Greece, Eugenides Foundation, Feb. 2015.
Conference-wide Best Student Paper Award, IEEE ICASSP 2015, Apr. 2015: P.N. Alevizos, Y. Fountzoulas, G.N. Karystinos and A. Bletsas, "Noncoherent Sequence Detection of Orthogonally Modulated Signals in Flat Fading with Log-Linear Complexity."
EarthTalk Magazine on Group's Research: The Internet of Vegetables? Sensors on Plants could Revolutionize Agriculture, April 2015.
Bistatic Scatter Radio Demo: How many transistors do you need to wirelessly network a tomato greenhouse?


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In 'When Can Puppies Go Outside' we look at why opinions vary on the right age for puppies to go outside for the first time.
You'll find more helpful puppy information on this topic in the green box. In this article we'll look at finding a balance between puppy vaccination safety and socialization.
And help you choose the right time to take your Lab puppy out into the big wide world.
- The argument for keeping puppies at home
- The argument for taking puppies out
- How can I take my puppy out safely?
- When can my puppy go to puppy class?
- Can my new puppy go in the yard or garden?
- When can I take my puppy for a walk?
- How can I socialise my puppy at home?
- When can I take my puppy out – the compromise?
- When can puppies go outside – summary
Taking your new puppy out
When you bring your new puppy home you'll be looking forward to showing him off to all your friends and family
And taking him out for walks.
But you might have been given conflicting advice.
You may have been told to keep your puppy at home until after his vaccinations are complete at 14 weeks old
Or thereabouts
To complicate matters, you may also have been told that outings are vital for key aspects of puppy socialization
And that these outings needs to be completed before your puppy is 13 weeks old
Obviously you can't follow both these pieces of advice at the same time, but don't worry, there is a solution. And we'll talk about that in a moment.
Let's look at the vaccination v socialization issues first.
When can puppies go outside – waiting for vaccinations
There are two main reasons that puppy owners want to get out and about with their puppies.
The first is because they know it's important for puppy socialization. The second and much more common reason is because taking your puppy out is fun!
You didn't go to all that trouble to buy a puppy, just to sit at home for several weeks, and you want to show him off to your friends, and include him in family outings
So it's pretty frustrating to be told you need to stay at home until your puppy is fully covered by his vaccinations
Why do new puppies have to stay at home?
The reason many vets and breeders will advise you to keep your puppy at home until after his vaccinations have taken effect, is because they want to protect him from infectious diseases.
You can find out all about your puppy's vaccination schedule in our FAQ here.
Responsible owners are often told by their vets, to keep their puppy at home until one week after his final vaccination.
And not without good cause.
Because he won't have full immunity against disease until that point
Scary diseases
Puppies are vulnerable to infection. Regular outbreaks of parvovirus still occur in most parts of the world. And parvovirus kills. This is a big problem for puppies.
Not to mention all the other dog diseases that are still prevalent in many countries.
The problem with staying at home
However, there is a problem with the traditional advice to 'stay at home with your puppy', because lack of socialization kills puppies too. We'll look at that in a moment.
First, let's look at how puppies catch diseases, because this information will help you to keep your puppy safe.
How do puppies catch diseases?
New puppies can't catch diseases from you or your family, because most germs that can infect a dog, don't infect humans, and vice versa.
However, there is a risk that your puppy can catch diseases from other dogs.
Other dogs don't need to be sick in order to make your puppy ill.
The other dog could be a carrier ( a dog that can infect other dogs without becoming ill himself) , or he could be incubating a disease but not showing symptoms yet.
Even more importantly your puppy can catch some diseases just by sniffing or licking the urine or faeces of an infected dog.
And we all know how dogs like to sniff and lick at things on the ground.
So basically, your puppy is at risk from other unvaccinated dogs, and from sniffing at wee or poop that he finds on the ground. Let's keep these two risks in mind.
Because increasingly nowadays, experts are recommending taking your puppy out right from the day you bring him home, under certain strict conditions.
I'll explain why views are changing on this, but if you decide to take your puppy out visiting before he has had all his shots, you will need to follow the safety guidelines below.
Why do new puppies need to go out?
You may be wondering what all the fuss is about, and why puppies need to go out before their vaccinations are complete.
If other dogs and places that they have pooped are so risky, why take a puppy out at all.
You might well think it would be a whole lot easier just to keep your puppy at home for a few weeks, especially once he starts to get heavy. After all, carrying a 22lb puppy around is no joke!
But here's the thing. Many dogs die every year because they become aggressive and their owners have to take the terrible decision to have them put to sleep.
Preventing aggression
Thousands of people are bitten by dogs every year. Postmen are attacked, guide dogs are attacked, and many children get bitten.
Each year a few people die as a result of dog attacks. And hundreds, if not thousands, of dogs are destroyed for aggressive behaviour. Most of these sad situations could have been avoided.
Clearly, aggression in dogs is a problem. Both for the dogs, and the people that they bite. And we now know a great way to prevent aggression in most dogs if we start when they are puppies
Why dogs bite
The simple fact is that almost all dog bites are caused by fear. Confident, friendly dogs don't bite people.
So, one of the best things you can do for your dog, is to bring him up to be confident and friendly. And the way dogs become friendly is through a process called socialization.
Fearful dogs
"All labs are friendly" you might say, but this just isn't true. Tiny puppies normally love everyone. They are happy to be cuddled and petted by anyone who happens to be passing. That changes before they are three months old.
Nature has designed puppies to become very fearful of strange objects, people, animals, and situations, as soon as they are physically capable of exploring alone, at around four months of age.
This fearfulness was a good strategy in the wolves from which our dogs are descended, in a world where strangers might well view a puppy as a snack. Most wild animals are extremely nervous of strangers in this way.
But fearfulness is not such a good idea for a dog living in a modern human society. Whilst a poorly socialised puppy will love his family and close friends, he will consider the rest of the world to be a threat.
And dogs that feel threatened, are likely to become aggressive and even to bite.
The importance of socialization
The truth is that many puppies, even many lovely Labrador puppies, begin to lose their love of strangers after eight – ten weeks old, unless they have been socialized.
By thirteen weeks, a Labrador that has been shut away at home will start to become a little nervous of anyone he hasn't met before. And he will begin to get anxious in situations he hasn't come across before
The more people your puppy meets, and the more places your puppy goes in the first twelve weeks of his life, the less likely he is to be fearful.
Poorly socialised dogs are often aggressive. And biting or aggression tends to buy a dog a one-way ticket to the pound.
If you have a reactive or aggressive dog, you can find out more about dealing with this issue here.
Some dogs need a lot more socialising than others. Temperaments vary, and it is not possible to be sure what temperament your dog has inherited at this stage.
Almost all eight week old puppies that have been raised responsibly will appear friendly right now. But this is not an indicator of how friendly they will be in the future. It is important not to be lulled into a false sense of security by this.
Deliberate socialisation
Deliberate and extensive socialisation is the only way to be as sure as you can be, that your dog will be free from fearfulness and from the aggression that often arises as a result.
Whether or not you decide to carry your puppy everywhere, or to risk putting him down on the ground, time is short. So you do need to plan your puppy's socialisation and to execute the plan quickly and with determination.
It isn't difficult to do, and you'll find instructions here. How to socialise your puppy.
The opportunity for socialisation is all but over by the time the puppy's vaccination cover is complete.
But which is the greater risk to your puppy? Disease? Or Aggression? And what is the answer? We'll have a look at that in a moment, but first, what are the alternatives?
Can't I socialize my puppy at home?
In the past, when almost all vets recommended puppies stayed at home for thirteen weeks, some owners diligently tried to socialize their puppies at home
But this is very difficult to achieve effectively
You would literally need to invite dozens of different people to come to your home during the four weeks between eight and twelve weeks old. And even then, there is no way you would cover all the possibilities.
Covering all the bases
You need your puppy to meet people in wheelchairs, people in uniform, old people, children of different ages, especially small children.
You need to cover all the bases.
Your puppy needs to see trains, and buses, to hear the wind blowing and feel the rain in his face.
He needs to be exposed to all aspects of the hurly burly of our human world.
For this reason, and to secure a safe future for your puppy, you really do need to take him out as much as you possibly can for those crucial first few weeks of life.
You cannot bring the whole world into your living room.
When can I take my puppy out? – It's a compromise
So, if puppies need to go out to be socialized, and puppies need to stay home to be safe from disease, what is a poor puppy parent supposed to do?
The answer is usually a compromise
Veterinary professionals are naturally focused on your dog's health, and some vets do still recommend keeping your puppy at home until he is fourteen weeks or so old.
But as we have become more aware of the risks of poor socialisation, canine behaviourists, dog trainers and experienced breeders have increasingly been recommending that new puppy owners take their puppies out and about from an early age.
The consensus is that the risk of poor socialisation outweighs the risks of disease.
It isn't an easy decision for you to make, especially if your vet takes the more traditional view. And it is something of a compromise.
However, it's a compromise that is increasingly becoming the norm.
I personally recommend that you take your new puppy out and about, right from the time you bring him home. And it is essential that you do this in a way that minimises the risk to your puppy
So if your puppy needs to go out into the world, how can we make sure he doesn't catch some nasty disease?
How can I take my puppy out safely?
We talked earlier about the way in which puppies catch diseases. Either from direct contact with other dogs, or through contact with their urine or faeces.
If you are going to take your puppy out in public, and many experts now believe that you should, then you need to take some precautions. You must not simply put him down on the ground and let him take his chances.
Here are some do's and don'ts to follow, to minimise the risks of your puppy becoming infected while you take him out and help him discover that the world is a friendly place.
Until your puppy's vaccination cover is complete, for maximum safety
- Do NOT place your puppy on the ground in places where other dogs have pooped or urinated
- Do NOT allow your puppy to play with strange dogs, no matter how friendly they seem
- Do NOT allow your puppy to play with your friend's dogs unless those dogs are fully vaccinated
- DO carry your puppy everywhere you go unless you are certain the ground is not contaminated
- DO consider letting your puppy attend a well supervised puppy class if he and the other puppies have all had their first vaccinations, especially if you have no friends with safe vaccinated dogs for him to meet.
Are there risks in this approach? Probably, but in most locations in Europe and North America, these risks are small.
A study in America found that puppies attending puppy class with other vaccinated puppies were no more likely to get sick than any other puppy.
Carrying your puppy outdoors
Labrador puppies get heavy quite quickly. So for those outings where we cannot put the puppy down on the ground, a lot of use some kind of shoulder bag to put the puppy in. This takes the strain off your back and leaves your hands free
Nowadays you can buy designer back packs to carry small dogs around and some Lab puppies will fit in them for a week or two
The XL version of the Nicrew back pack pictured near the beginning of the article, claims to hold pups up dogs up to 22lbs in weight, but if your pup is average-to-large for his age, you'll probably need to improvise with a large shoulder bag after the first couple of weeks. Or you may be able to find a sling like this one below, that will fit your pup.
They all vary so it is worth checking the sizes and measuring your puppy carefully.
When can my puppy start puppy class?
Check with your vet, but in many areas, puppy classes will take puppies after their first vaccination.
A study was published in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association in spring 2013, and looks at the frequency of parvovirus infections in puppies that attended puppy classes, compared with puppies that did not.
The puppies had all had their first vaccination (which can be done at eight weeks old) but were not fully immunised. It found no increase in the risk of parvo in the puppies that were mixing regularly with other puppies in class, compared with 'stay at home' puppies.
This is heartening information and supports the view that careful and appropriate socialisation does not increase the risk to your puppy of catching this unpleasant and often fatal disease.
When can I take my puppy out in the yard?
I have talked about the need to carry your puppy and keep him off the ground. But what about at home on your own property?
I have had a number of questions recently from people that are concerned about letting their Labrador puppy out into their own garden or yard, before their vaccinations are complete.
They have often been told on the one hand to take the puppy outside often for potty training purposes. And on the other hand not to put their puppy down on the ground at all, in case he catches something.
No wonder they are confused and worried that the puppy might catch an infection in the process
This is especially true of people that know, or suspect, that wild animals enter their property at night.
Will wild animals infect my new puppy?
The disease that most dog owners are concerned about is Canine Parvovirus.
In the UK for example, foxes are susceptible to this disease and the virus can survive for some time in infected faeces.
So the inevitable conclusion is that there is a possibility, however remote, that a sick wild fox could defaecate in the garden, where a puppy plays, and that a puppy could them be contaminated by contact with this 'fox poo'.
Keeping perspective
While no-one, least of all your vet, will be willing to guarantee your puppy won't get sick from wild touching the faeces of a wild animal in his own yard or garden, it is important to keep this in perspective.
The risks may vary depending on where you live, but for most of us they are likely to be very low indeed. And they need to be balanced against the risks of keeping your puppy isolated indoors until his vaccinations are complete
Talk to your vet
Talk to your vet, and listen to any information he may have about your particular location. If there is an epidemic amongst the local wildlife, then you may need to take extra precautions. But in most cases, this won't apply to your puppy.
Your vet may naturally be more concerned about the risks of a puppy catching parvovirus tomorrow, due to his advice today, than by the risks of the dog biting a child two years down the line, for which he is most unlikely to get the blame.
But, you need to weigh up the likely risks are of your Labrador puppy catching parvovirus in his back yard, against the risks to keeping your puppy isolated indoors until his vaccinations are complete.
The risks are poor socialisation, less fun, and slower potty training and recall training progress
Learning about outside
A puppy raised in the sterile and controlled environment of your kitchen may be fearful when exposed to the wind and the rain.
He will be unfamiliar with the feel of grass under his paws, of sunshine and soil, birds singing, aeroplanes passing overhead and all the other unimaginable delights and thrills of simply being outside.
I think being outside is an important part of early learning and wouldn't want my puppies to miss out on this.
Potty training
Even if you carry your puppy outside many times a day to experience these things, your potty training progress is going to be delayed.
You'll need to teach him to relieve himself on puppy pads to begin with and then teach him all over again, how to use the garden.
This may be inevitable if you go out to work, but if you are able to spend time with your puppy during the day, you'll benefit from teaching him to pee outdoors from the start
Recall training
Early puppy recall training involves moving away from your puppy while he trots after you.
This process of getting a puppy to follow you, is the basis of the more formal recall training that you will be doing later on.
It's important get your puppy following you around in all kinds of different outdoor locations while he is small if you possibly can.
This will stand you in good stead later, when he is more independent.
Your garden or yard is the ideal place to begin.
A balance
So we have to try and keep a balance. To accept that there is perhaps a tiny risk to a puppy being put down in your back yard, just as there is a risk in living.
Most dog owners feel that this risk is an acceptable one, and that the pay-off of a normal, healthy puppy upbringing during those vulnerable weeks, is worthwhile.
For these reasons, and because it makes housetraining an easier, smoother journey, the majority of puppy owners do allow their puppies into the garden from their very first days at home.
If you live in a high risk area and simply cannot do this, then it is important that you carry your puppy out and about as often as you can, and in different types of weather.
When can I take my puppy out for a walk?
In most cases, you can put your puppy down on the ground in public places one week after his final shots. Check with your vet though as different vaccines may come with different instructions.
Make sure your puppy wears a well-fitting harness that he can't wriggle out of for these early outings
Because of the risks in putting a puppy down on contaminated ground, unless you are fortunate enough to have access to private land, you really should not think about taking your puppy for 'walks' before this point.
But the risk of disease is not the only reason.
Puppy exercise requirements
The fact is, puppies do not need nearly as much exercise as older dogs. And while we enjoy taking them, small puppies don't actually need walks in a formal sense.
Many experts feel that excessive exercise and long walks are actually harmful to small puppies.
So while getting out and about with your puppy and introducing him to as many new experiences as you can is important.
Making him walk for mile after mile is probably not a good idea.
When can puppies go outside – Summary
'When can a puppy go out' is an issue on which experts disagree. In the past, vets all insisted that puppies should stay at home until about one week after the puppy had had his final shots.
Many older puppy books still recommend this.
Keeping puppies at home is a good way of making sure that they don't come into contact with other dogs, or their waste products.
But attitudes towards taking puppies out are changing. The chances are you will still meet some people that advise you to keep your puppy at home. But most experts today recommend you get your puppy out and about – with care.
Some breeders go even further and say that provided the puppy has had its first vaccination, you should take him out and about, putting him on the ground as normal, and not worry about carrying him everywhere.
And as your puppy gets heavier, it is certainly tempting to do this.
If you decide to play it safe and carry your puppy everywhere until he is done with his vaccinations, a shoulder bag will help take the strain!
More information on puppies
You can find out more about socialising your puppy in the Puppies section of our website.
For a complete guide to raising a healthy and happy puppy don't miss The Happy Puppy Handbook.
Published in April 2014, the Happy Puppy covers every aspect of life with a small puppy.
The book will help you prepare your home for the new arrival, and get your puppy off to a great start with potty training, socialisation and early obedience.
The Happy Puppy Handbook is available worldwide.
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving next week, we here at The Anchor think it is important for us all to remember to Whom we are to be thankful and how it is that we are to give thanks. Most Americans are conscious of the roots of the holiday — in the thanksgiving that the Pilgrims gave to God for having survived their first year in Plymouth, even though many of their fellow colonists had died over that year. They knew that good things and bad happen in this life and that they needed to be thankful for God's presence everyday of their lives.
There is an expression which is often said in African-American and/or Protestant circles. One person will say, "God is good." And another person (or a whole congregation) will respond, "All the time." Sometimes the "God is good" phrase is said in reaction to something which went well in the speaker's life, while the response reminds the speaker that even when things are going terribly, God remains good. Heather Spring Gilion wrote a blog in the dancingonmyashes.com website (we need Andy Rooney back from the dead to analyze the names of websites) on Sept. 18, 2013 entitled, "Is God really good all the time?" She spoke about her experience of having her father (at age 49) die shortly after her wedding and then her husband and brother-in-law dying nine months later in a canoeing accident (sounds like she stole this from the Old Testament book of Ruth, but this was all too real for her).
Heather said that during the nine months between these two tragedies, "I could not reconcile my pain with His all-the-time good. I was broken. I was sad … I was prideful to think that He owed me a life of ease — of no hardships ... My response to my father's death flushed out this belief: I knew better than God. He should've healed my father, for crying out loud! He messed up." (She sounds a little like St. Martha after Lazarus' death — "Lord, if You had been here my brother would not have died.")
Heather's husband, James, kept trying to get her to trust in God again, but then he and his brother-in-law died. "This was my breaking point with God. I was ready to once and for all denounce my faith … I didn't like Him and didn't want to have anything to do with a God like this. I remember standing alone on a hillside in Vermont. Well … not quite alone. The Creator of the universe was there. I was broken and dealing with the kind of pain that makes me want to throw up even now. Today, 13 years later, I still struggle with putting words to this moment because something happened to me on that hillside. I stood before God feeling justified in all my accusations, but as mad as I was that He would let this happen, I could not deny that God was near and that He cared."
Heather could say this because she had a foundation of faith below all of her hurt. This is not to say that people of faith cannot renounce God because of what they (or people about whom they care) have suffered. As Heather describes in her website, God is always reaching out to us, but often our bitterness or pain or other distractions keep us from "hearing" Him. The Pilgrims (although they had a faith which was very hostile to anything which smacked of Catholicism, in part due to the bad example of some of our fellow Catholics back then, in part because of their difficulty understanding our doctrines) did have a faith in Christ which helped them to understand that the cross would be a part of their lives. They understood that God is good all the time and they wanted to thank Him for being good to them.
Pope Francis spoke of thanksgiving on a date we don't normally associate with it — last Ash Wednesday. He said, "Awareness of the marvels that the Lord has wrought for our Salvation disposes our minds and hearts to an attitude of thanksgiving to God for all that He has given us, for all that He has accomplished for the good of His people and for the whole of humanity. This marks the beginning of our conversion: it is the grateful response to the stupendous mystery of God's love. When we see the love that God has for us, we feel the desire to draw close to Him: this is conversion." Heather and the Pilgrims had an understanding of this reality. Do we? Do we realize that the ultimate reason that the phrase "God is good" is true is because of the Salvation He has won for us? Does this realization move us to give thanks to God and to change our lives?
February 5 of this year the Holy Father spoke about the best way in which we can give thanks (a way which the Pilgrims did not understand). "Jesus' gesture at the Last Supper is the ultimate thanksgiving to the Father for His love, for His mercy. 'Thanksgiving' in Greek is expressed as 'Eucharist.' And that is why the Sacrament is called the Eucharist: it is the supreme thanksgiving to the Father, Who so loved us that He gave us His Son out of love … [T]he Eucharistic celebration is much more than a simple banquet: it is exactly the memorial of Jesus' Paschal sacrifice, the mystery at the center of Salvation. 'Memorial' does not simply mean a remembrance, a mere memory; it means that every time we celebrate this Sacrament we participate in the mystery of the Passion, death and Resurrection of Christ. The Eucharist is the summit of God's saving action: the Lord Jesus, by becoming bread broken for us, pours upon us all of His mercy and His love, so as to renew our hearts, our lives and our way of relating with Him and with the brethren. It is for this reason that commonly, when we approach this Sacrament, we speak of 'receiving Communion,' of 'taking Communion': this means that by the power of the Holy Spirit, participation in Holy Communion conforms us in a singular and profound way to Christ, giving us a foretaste already now of the full communion with the Father that characterizes the Heavenly banquet."
The pope then said something which we can apply to our celebration next week: "We don't ever thank Lord enough for the gift He has given us in the Eucharist! It is a very great gift and that is why it is so important to go to Mass on Sunday. Go to Mass not just to pray, but to receive Communion, the bread that is the Body of Jesus Who saves us, forgives us, unites us to the Father. It is a beautiful thing to do!"
Many parishes will have Mass next Wednesday night or Thursday morning for us to give thanks to God. Even if you cannot go then, please take the time when you do go this week to unite yourself to Christ's thanksgiving in the Paschal Mystery, so as to grow in the belief that God is good all the time.