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Yep this is change we can believe in. Not. A Trillion here a trillion there. Hear a trillion there a trillion everywhere a trillion. Space Shuttle Ben is at it again and so is Congress.

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Auditors project deeper deficits for Obama budget By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press writer
Published: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:21 PM CDT
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's budget would produce $9.3 trillion in deficits over the next decade, more than four times the deficits of Republican George W. Bush's presidency, congressional auditors said Friday.

The new Congressional Budget Office figures offered a far more dire outlook for Obama's budget than the new administration predicted just last month - a deficit $2.3 trillion worse. It's a prospect even the president's own budget director called unsustainable.

In his White House run, Obama assailed the economic policies of his predecessor, but the eye-popping deficit numbers threaten to swamp his ambitious agenda of overhauling health care, exploring new energy sources and enacting scores of domestic programs.

The dismal deficit figures, if they prove to be accurate, inevitably raise the prospect that Obama and his Democratic allies controlling Congress would have to consider raising taxes after the recession ends or else pare back his agenda.

By CBO's calculation, Obama's budget would generate deficits averaging almost $1 trillion a year of red ink over 2010-2019.

Worst of all, CBO says the deficit under Obama's policies would never go below 4 percent of the size of the economy, figures that economists agree are unsustainable. By the end of the decade, the deficit would exceed 5 percent of gross domestic product, a dangerously high level.

White House budget chief Peter Orszag said that CBO's long-range economic projections are more pessimistic than those of the White House, private economists and the Federal Reserve and that he remained confident that Obama's budget, if enacted, would produce smaller deficits.

Even so, Orszag acknowledged that if the CBO projections prove accurate, Obama's budget would produce deficits that could not be sustained.

"Deficits in the, let's say, 5 percent of GDP range would lead to rising debt-to-GDP ratios that would ultimately not be sustainable," Orszag told reporters.

Deficits so big put upward pressure on interest rates as the government offers more attractive interest rates to attract borrowers.

"I think deficits of 5 percent (of GDP) are unsupportable," said economist Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's "It will lead to higher interest rates to the point where it will force policymakers to make changes."

Republicans immediately piled on.

"This report should serve as the wake-up call this administration needs," said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. "We simply cannot continue to mortgage our children and grandchildren's future to pay for bigger and more costly government."

But Obama insisted on Friday that his agenda is still on track.

"What we will not cut are investments that will lead to real growth and prosperity over the long term," Obama said. "That's why our budget makes a historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform. That's why it enhances America's competitiveness by reducing our dependence on foreign oil and building a clean energy economy."

Obama's $3.6 trillion budget for the 2010 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 contains ambitious programs to overhaul the U.S. health care system and initiate new "cap-and-trade" rules to combat global warming.

Both initiatives involve raising federal revenues sharply higher, but those dollars wouldn't be used to defray the burgeoning deficit and would instead help pay for Obama's health plan and implement Obama's $400 tax credit for most workers and $800 for couples.

Obama's budget promises to cut the deficit to $533 billion in five years. The CBO says the red ink for that year will total $672 billion.

Most disturbing to Obama allies like Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., are the longer term projections, which climb above $1 trillion again by the end of the next decade and approach 6 percent of GDP by 2019.

Among about a dozen major changes to Obama's budget, Conrad is looking to curb Obama's 9 percent increase for non-defense appropriations to show short-term progress and insists that the long-term deficit and debt crisis will have to be addressed via a special bipartisan commission.

"The budget that I'll submit will cut the deficit by more than two-thirds over these first five years," Conrad. "These imbalances are just absolutely unsustainable."

The worsening economy is responsible for the even deeper fiscal mess inherited by Obama. As an illustration, CBO says the deficit for the current budget year, which began Oct. 1, will top $1.8 trillion, $93 billion more than foreseen by the White House. That would equal 13 percent of GDP, a level not seen since World War II.

The 2009 deficit, fueled by the $700 billion Wall Street bailout and diving tax revenues stemming from the worsening recession, is four times the previous $459 billion record set just last year.

The CBO's estimate for 2010 is worse as well, with a deficit of almost $1.4 trillion expected under administration policies, about $200 billion more than predicted by Obama.

Long-term deficit predictions have proven notoriously fickle - George W. Bush inherited flawed projections of a 10-year, $5.6 trillion surplus and instead produced record deficits - and if the economy outperforms CBO's expectations, the deficits could prove significantly smaller.

Republicans say Obama's budget plan taxes, spends and borrows too much, and they've been sharply critical of his $787 billion economic stimulus measure and a just-passed $410 billion omnibus spending bill that awarded big increases to domestic agency budgets.

The administration says it inherited deficits totaling $9 trillion over the next decade and that its budget plan cuts $2 trillion from those deficits. But most of those spending reductions come from reducing costs for the war in Iraq.

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#1) On March 21, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Andyman (87.22) wrote:

Wait a minute. If $9-trillion of the 9.3-trillion deficit were inherited from the Bush administration, then you're complaining about the wrong president!

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#2) On March 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM, zversyp (< 20) wrote:

Wait a minute.  You're speaking as if there's a difference between the two besides an ability to say actual words during speeches.

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#3) On March 22, 2009 at 3:10 AM, uclayoda87 (28.75) wrote:

Prior to the recent CBO update, a WSJ editorial noted that if we tax everyone making over $70,000 per year 100% of their income we could come close to balancing this year's budget.

Unfortunately the WJS did not take into consideration that people making over $70,000 have to eat, get to work, pay a mortgage and of course pay other taxes.  This would lead to futher government assistance programs to support the high earners, who were taxes everything.

The government would eventually decide what you need, but not to worry, this theory was well worked out by Karl Marx.

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#4) On March 22, 2009 at 3:47 AM, KamranatUCLA (29.39) wrote:

we have a shoratge of hot, white, single, blonde girls in Los Angeles. This is already a sign of the communist Obama adminstration...this now...wait in lines to get a loaf of bread later.

Obama needs to do 2 things:

import blonde girls from Texas to Los Angeles so all Persian men/Iranian men would be happy here.

second, he should promote capitalism so that government won't be needed to interfere, so in short he should let Vegas legalize prostitution.

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#5) On March 22, 2009 at 8:09 AM, lquadland10 (< 20) wrote:

LOL I love you guys and your answers.

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Friday, August 24, 2007

Indo/US nuke deal, view from AEC scientist

The following points raised by a retired AEC scientist is worth a read with respect

The Nuclear DEAL?
1. The Indo US Cooperation on the Civilian Nuclear Program and the Agreement is now being called a 'deal', which, in common 'parlance' is not considered a polite word and our Prime Minister is being targeted as if he has made some underhand 'deal' with the US; some political parties including ones supporting the Government are doubting the integrity of the PM; it is a matter of National shame.
2. With his team from the MEA and DAE the PM has spent so much time and effort to bring the agreement to this stage / shape.
3. The opposition is talking of the Hyde Act, that if India carries out a Nuclear Test in future, all cooperation will stop. We do not even know if at all and when, in the distant future, a test/s will be required by the nation / scientists. Circumstances may be different and may be favourable, political alignment may be different; as of now we are in a self imposed moratorium, and correctly so.
4. The whole agreement is on the civilian nuclear program; our weapon's program will continue as it always has been, with our own reactors, reprocessing plants, enrichment plants and heavy water plants. We are not going to be giving the design and technology to any one; why, then are we pointing out that the US will not give these technologies as part of the civilian agreement?
5. About past tests and our strengths - we have been isolated with sanctions since 1974. The DAE scientists, engineers and technologists took up the challenge and after more than thirty years' efforts have brought the nation to this stage of strength and pride that all other developed nations, not only the US but also other developed nations including the Russian Federation and the so called Eastern Block, have extended a hand for us to join them and we, after working and negotiating so hard, do not want to shake hands!
6. Are we conveying our arrogance? No other country, not even those who have been signatories to the NPT have been given such a chance.
7. Due to sanctions, we lived in isolation however, we put in efforts and spent resources to develop equipment, material and systems which are available at a relatively nominal cost. Of course, we are not complaining, we are all happy and proud that we, scientists and technologists were given the chance by the country to prove ourselves; if required we can and will do it again. But is it required? Especially, when we have achieved our objective and the world has recognised so?
8. We are proud of this because 30 years is a long period in the life of an individual (nearly all of one's productive working life) but for the life of a nation this is small.
9. At this stage, if we do not proceed further with the agreement (and not 'deal'), the world will not pardon us and the future isolation / sanctions may be more severe. Can we afford this when we are on the path of economic progress? India's international image will take a severe beating and our principles and our strategic strength will suffer; of course, our neighbours will only be too happy!
10. If ever we have to conduct a nuclear test in the distant future, we will weigh the consequences as we did in 1974, and again, in 1998 and decide; no country can dictate and the situation will be no different! We believe citizens of India should awaken and force all our politicians to support this agreement ; we must seize the opportunity help India attain leadership In addition to voting for the Taj Mahal as one of the seven wonders of the world, here is an opportunity for us to make INDIA, the wonder of the world!

A K Anand Retired from BARC in 2001 as Director Reactor Projects Group and Director Technical Coordination and International Relations Group

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Monday, November 01, 2010

China's Rare earths policy

EU is slowly learning the might of China's economic diplomacy.
EUobserver / EU concerned by Chinese industrial policy

  India has been a sucker all along with its politicians not knowing much about economic diplomacy. They only know how to smell money. Kudremuckh Iron ore hill is no more with Iran getting it. Bellary iron ore has given rise to a mafia of politicians who can even rule Karnataka. Of course Goa was exploited as also Orissa by Japan.. India did not even know how to play the games which big exporters like Australia and Brazil were  playing. Hope Indians learn to play to their strength instead of blindly following USA.They must learn from China.
The following link tells about China's rare earths policy and how it uses its monopoly.[tt_news]=37141&tx_ttnews[backPid]=25&cHash=312f25a76e

    The following link shows how China can lower the price of Iron ore by just not buying and building stocks of Iron ore through Indian mafia.

   We have monopoly in Sandal wood oil and Mica and we must know how to use our strength to the advantage of Indian national interest..


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Monday, August 22

I survived the first week of week!

It was one hell of a six days but I think I can give myself a pat on the shoulder so
far. I have definitely slacked in the studying which is not good. That said, I think
I was channeling more of my energies into the practicum instead of theory. Of course,
it ain't a breeze standing tall in heels for seven hours a day, six days straight.
My poor feet were screaming in pain by the forth hour and I always wonder how the
managers look so serene doing their tasks. Shift hours ensue disrupted sleep cycles
and coffee breaks in the early a.m.s too but have I told you how much I am enjoying
all these?

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Friday, April 5

Get Scrappy

My craft buddy Chaitali has organized a Get Scrappy Bloghop! Of course I was in as soon as she told me about it :) Who wouldn't like to put the scrap pieces of paper to some good use?

Here are the scrap paper pieces that I used for my card today -

And here is my creation -

Jazzy bronze paper
Cream patterned paper strips
Brown and Cream card stock
Inkadinkado stamp
Wedding bells sticker

Hope you like this card! Do leave me a comment and let me know :)

If you have a paper craft project made from scrap pieces of paper do share it with us through the link on Chaitali's blog.  Chaitali is also giving away a prize to one randomly selected comment from all our blogs!

Now continue hopping to other blogs and check some awesome cards from a bunch of super talented ladies! Enjoy!!!

Pooja   <You are here>

Cindy C. said...

Beautifully done Pooja! You sure know how to transform those scrap paper!

Olga said...

Hi Pooja! Such a beautiful and adorable card! love it!=) x

Kim Heggins said...

Beautiful wedding card and I live your use of scraps, so clever and very nice.

Bethany Stellpflug said...

lovely card! I love the colors you used. :)

Chaitali Narla said...

Love the patterns and the bells! Very cute :)

Joyce said...

Such a pretty card, and a great way to use up scraps, too. I love that bronze paper--never seen anything like that.

MarcyK924 said...

LOVE how you transformed those scraps! I love how you lay them out before you create - great idea! SO pretty!

Cecilia Hsieh said...

Beautiful card, perfect for a wedding. Love your scraps!

Kathy Mc said...

What a sweet wedding card, Pooja! That bronze paper is just stunning and great use of patterned scraps.

Glenna Anderson said...

Very nice! Your choices of paper are perfect.

Margaret said...

Gorgeous! Great job on using your scraps. Love your colors and layout.


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Wednesday, 01 March 2017

New education and training framework launched for end-of-life care workforce

Written by The Editorial Team

Skills for Health, Health Education England and Skills for Care have today announced a new End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework, with the aim of providing tailored, high-quality care and support to patients with advanced incurable illness and their families.

Health Education England commissioned Skills for Health and Skills for Care to develop the framework as an expansion of the existing Common Core Principles and Competences for individuals working in the sector. It was developed in close coordination with a steering group of healthcare organisations, hospices, campaign groups and academic institutions from around the UK.

Most individuals working in health and social care are likely to care for someone approaching their end of life at some time. Bringing core skills and knowledge together in this way will enable organisations, service providers and clinical teams to benchmark their own standards, identify areas they need to improve and take steps to address them.

The framework builds on the Government’s National End of Life Care Strategy and response to the Review of End of Life Care, which stated that everyone has access to ‘high quality, personalised end of life care built around their needs’. This person-centred approach is key to current thinking and policy around end of life care: considering each patient’s individual needs, preferences and available support networks and involving them and their families and carers in decisions around their care.

To achieve this, the new framework promotes greater collaboration between organisations in the health and care sectors and in the community. It is underpinned by six guiding principles, including seeing each patient as an individual, maximising comfort and wellbeing and ensuring care is coordinated, all to help people ‘live as well as possible until they die.’

The framework is applicable to individuals working across the health and social care sectors, as well as their employers, community organisations and education and training providers. It classifies key skills and knowledge into three tiers, ranging from general end of life care awareness to the in-depth knowledge needed to care for and support an individual approaching the end of their life, and their family.

John Rogers, Skills for Health said, ‘Health and social care staff have the opportunity to make a positive difference to the experience of people who are at the end of their life, their families and carers; not just through palliative treatment but also through emotional support. This can be a rewarding but also demanding experience, requiring a diverse mixture of technical skills, knowledge, compassion and resilience. It is vital that staff are equipped to meet these expectations. This new framework will consolidate, clarify and benchmark the key knowledge and competences staff at all levels need to provide patients and their families with the very best support and care at this vulnerable time.’

Sharon Allen (pictured), Chief Executive, Skills for Care, said, “High-quality end of life care that supports people’s needs, as well as their family and support networks, is something everyone has an absolute right to expect. This easy-to-use framework supports social care and health workers to understand the key issues around good end of life care to make sure they can provide quality care and support when the person they are working with needs it the most.”

Professor Wendy Reid, Director of Education and Quality and Medical Director, Health Education England: “We recognise the importance of a wide range of skills in those looking after patients at the end of their lives. The health and care workforce have the opportunity to make a positive difference to the experience of those facing end of life and with the right skills and knowledge, can ensure respect, dignity and choice for individuals and their families.

“This Framework will help organisations provide appropriate education and training that equips teams with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to deliver high quality, person centred, end of life care.”

Find out more about the End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework here.


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Director of Event Planning & Operations

25 Sep 2017

With an unrivalled location on Wacker Drive, just off Michigan Avenue, the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront is in the heart of everything that is Chicago. The hotel boasts 334 spacious guestrooms, Hoyt’s Chicago restaurant and bar, 24-hour business and fitness centers and over 16,000 square feet of private event space. Many of our guest rooms offer stunning views of either the city or the famed Chicago River.

The Hotel offers 47 vacation ownership units in partnership with Wyndham Hotel Group’s sister company, Wyndham Vacation Ownership. As the world’s largest developer and marketer of flexible, points-based vacation ownership products, Wyndham Vacation Ownership has developed or acquired more than 185 vacation ownership resorts throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and the South Pacific that represent more than 23,000 individual vacation ownership units.

The Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront is part of the prestigious Wyndham Grand® ensemble of distinguished hotels within the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand that represent one-of-a-kind experiences in key destinations with refined accommodations, attentive service and relaxed surroundings. Wyndham Hotel Group, part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 8,000 hotels and over 689,800 rooms in 73 countries.

Job Description:

The Director of Event Planning & Operations is responsible for coordinating, supervising and directing all aspects of the Banquet’s operations and Event Services while maintaining profitabilty and high quality products and service levels.  He/she  is expected to market ideas to promote business; reduce employee turnover; maintain revenue and payroll budgets; and meet budgeted productivity while keeping quality consistently high.

Education & Experience:

  • At least 4 years of progressive experience in a hotel or events management experience; or a 4-year college degree and at least 1 years of related experience; or a 2-year college degree and 2 or more years of related experience.
  • Must be proficient in Windows, Company approved spreadsheets and word processing.
  • Strong knowledge of service standards, and different service types (French, Russian, etc.)
  • Knowledge of food and beverage preparation techniques, health department rules and regulations, liquor laws and regulations.
  • Well-developed organizational and logistical management skills required to coordinate and execute multiple events held simultaneously.
  • Familiarity with and knowledge of employment laws required.
  • Knowledgeable and proficient with Union Contracts.
  • Previous supervisory responsibility required.

Physical requirements:

  • Long hours sometimes required.
  • Weekends, holidays & evening hours are required.
  • Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day. Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day.
  • Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.
  • Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Fundamental Requirements:
  • Oversee all aspects of the hotel’s banquet operation and events planning.
  • Coordinate and monitor all phases of Loss Prevention in the banquet operation.
  • Ensure inspection of all banquet areas for cleanliness and maintenance on a regular basis.
  • Control and maintain all service equipment. Write service requests as necessary.
  • Supervise proper tabulation of all banquet checks and ensure that all checks are presented to guests for signature.
  • Requisition liquor, etc. for banquet bars.
  • Generate group business by maintaining good customer relations and making sure the client’s needs are met properly.
  • Effectively plan and communicate to all departments the expressed need of the customer.
  • Assist managers in day to day operations, ensuring staffing is appropriate to business levels and that a positive and efficient work environment is maintained.
  • Work directly with the Executive Chef to ensure all catering options/menus are presented to the customer accurately and effectively.
  • Ensure that all appropriate communication for upcoming business is complete and distributed in a timely manner to the management team.
  • Work closely with the Audio/Visual department to ensure room set-ups, A/V needs, and special requests are handled in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Assist the General Manager and Accounting department in analyzing service, standards and finances of the conference center.
  • Respond to guest complaints in a timely manner.
  • Sell and up-sell conference services and banquet services functions.
  • Assign banquet/meeting rooms based on the needs of clients.
  • Establish rapport with meeting planners while promoting hotel facilities and services. Conduct walking site inspections.
  • Plan and conduct pre & post event meetings with clients and applicable departments.
  • Maximize exposure through creative promotion both during and pre /post event.
  • Keep abreast of market trends, competitor's activities and guest/client feedback.
  • Respond to all correspondence to clients.
  • Greet guests during events.
  • Work with managers to keep them informed of issues as they arise.
  • Hire, train, develop, coach and counsel managers that are direct reports.
  • Monitor quality of service in Banquets.
  • Know meeting room sets and capabilities.
  • Enforce all department SOP’s.
  • Audit Function Space diary.
  • Meet and greet in-house all meeting planners upon arrival and check in on them daily.
  • Maintain pricing integrity and propose upscale menus for all groups.
  • Complete all month end catering and banquet reports.
  • Enter and monitor accurate Delphi records on a daily base.
  • Understand and train managers on incentive program, shop calls and upselling techniques.
  • Build a base and interact with outside planners and vendors for special events.
  • Ensure compliance with all liquor laws, and health and sanitation regulations.
  • Organize and conduct department meetings in a timely manner.
  • Comply with weekly and monthly forecasting procedures and assist in departmental budget.
  • Accurately forecast all group pick up and manage the process of cut off dates and assist in hotels inventory management.
  • Ensure preparation of required reports, including but not limited to Kronos, payroll, revenue, employee schedules, and quarterly action plans.
  • Conduct staff talent reviews and performance reviews (mid-year and annual) in accordance with Wyndham standards.

 WHG  is a drug-free workplace and requires a background check and drug test prior to employment.

Please see Job Description.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application please email your request to Mycareer@Wyn.com and provide the job title and location to which you are applying.

© 2006-2017 Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved. Wyndham Worldwide and affiliated brands and logos are service marks and/or registered trademarks of Wyndham Worldwide or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.


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Tuesday, 17 February 2009

PARK CITY, Utah - A little-known 24-year-old British actress has emerged as the "It" girl of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Carey Mulligan is being compared to Audrey Hepburn for her vastly different performances in two films directed by women that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

MORE: Lou Blogs From the Sundance Film Festival

In Lone Scherfig's "An Education," which has garnered perhaps the best critical response of any film so far, she plays an English schoolgirl in the early 1960s who is seduced by a sophisticated 30-something man played by Peter Saarsgard. Scripted by novelist Nick Hornby, "An Education" co-stars Dominic Cooper, Emma Thompson, Alfred Molina and Sally Hawkins.

Mulligan plays an 18-year-old American in first-time director Shana Feste's "The Greatest," which premiered in the dramatic competition. Critical response to this tearjerker shot in Nyack, NY, has been mixed.

But Mulligan was acclaimed for her performance as a young woman who becomes pregnant during a one-night stand with a classmate. He dies in a car accident - and she goes to live with his grieving parents, played by Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan.

Mulligan, who had small roles in "Pride and Prejudice" and "And When Did You Last See Your Father?," will be seen later this year in a pair of big-budget American flicks, "Public Enemies" opposite Johnny Depp and "Brothers" with Jake Gyllenhaal. In the meantime, buyers are reportedly pursuing both of her Sundance titles. The producers of "An Education" accepted a $3 million bid yesterday from Sony Pictures Classics.

Searchlight did snap up a low-buzz title, "Adam," for an undisclosed sum. Max Mayer's romantic dramedy stars Hugh Dancy as a Manhattanite with Aspberger's syndrome who falls for neighbor Rose Byrne.

And Magnolia was reported to have paid in the low to mid- six figures for rights to "Humpday," one of the most talked-about starless titles at the festival.

Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard, veterans of the DIY, improvised genre known as mumblecore, star as two straight guys who plan to make a gay porn movie together in the comedy, directed by Lynn Shelton.

In a sign of the rapidly changing direction of distribution for small indie features, "Humpday" will be made available on video-on-demand a month before its theatrical debut this summer.And IFC announced it would use its video-on-demand network to make five features available simultaneously with their debuts at March's South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

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Friday, 9 October 2015

Something weird is happening, mom is moving furniture here and there upstairs. The vacuum cleaner is also on and off. I'm sure you understand that I'm very busy supervising her crazy behaviour. It looks like things are changing in many rooms of the house. I don't like changes. Especially when nobody consulted me first. It might even disturb my night sleep...

  1. dood...yea....yur mom staff purrson haz broken a rool frum de cat law book oh roolz....
    itz against de law ta knot consult with a kitteh bee for makin changes oh any kind
    in de houz hold.......we hope her noes what kinda trubull herz in ~~~~~~ ☺☺☺ !!!

    heerz two a redfin perch kinda week oh end ♥♥♥

  2. Yeah, we notice that moms do not ever inform us of changes!
    That just go ahead and we have to deal with the uproar.
    Hope you get to do some exploring though ;)
    Purrs Georgia and Julie,
    Treasure and JJ

  3. Even your tail is in a question mark :)

  4. You better keep a close eye on what's going on, Carlos.


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Monday, January 28, 2008

Carnival is almost here!!!

 It was the week before carnival, all were in a rush for supplies but mimi. lol. It's been a while since i've updated but i've been busy with school, work and my costume!!. lol. I must admit i;m the kind of person who hates be disorganized when it coems to import thigns such as carnival. So this post is to help my fellow masqueraders whom have not really gotten their act together yet.

First step, create a list.
Now creatign a list eliminates the running up and down to the saem store over and over because of memory lapse. This list should include your accessoires and what ever necessities needed for costume.
My list comprised of:
  1. stockings from micles
  2. face jewels
  3. spirit gum
  4. spirit gum remover
  5. spray on glue
  6. pink glitter
  7. extra boy shorts
  8. earrings to match costume
  9. purse to match costume
  10. boots or sneakers
  11. neutrogena spf55 sunblock lotion
  12. Spray paint for boots or sneakers
  13. wings for my titania costume
2nd and 3rd step. Locate where items can be found and budget

For many of the items needed you can visit Samaroo's, Tulip Productions, Naipaul's, Wonderful world and eye Candy.
You should call around these places, pricing your goods, so that you can manage your money accordinlgy and not have to waste gas and time looking for these items. It allowas you to also select the place with the better price, thus avoiding the heartache of seeing the same good for 3/4 or 1/2 the price paid.

I hope this was helpful to most masqueraders. I fulfilled evertything on my list except for boy shorts and glitter.
In my next post i'll disclose my carnival appearance

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Thursday, September 08, 2011

Clay Aiken Montage Reflects 9-11 Anniversary

9-11-01 Tribute Montage by Yollie950
'Grace of God' and 'It's in Everyone of Us' by Clay Aiken.

The 10-Year Anniversary

America Remembers 9/11/01
In memory of the senseless devastation and tragic loss of lives in America 10 years ago today.

To the survivors of loved ones lost in the 9/11/01 terrorist invasion, know that America remembers. This country also pays tribute to the brave men and women whose heroic actions saved lives in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.

"Grace of God" and "It's in Everyone of Us" by Clay Aiken are featured in the 9-11-01 Tribute Montage, which also can be viewed at YouTube.

One of final photos by the late Bill Biggart.

Photographer Leaves 9-11 Legacy

Professional photographer Bill Biggart died taking pictures when the second tower fell. In the aftermath, some of Biggart's digital photos were recovered from his camera's memory card.

You can read the story at Bill Biggart's Final Exposures. View a slide show of his amazing photos from Seeing the Horror. Expandable, the first is printed below.

God Bless America - Remembrance Flag is expandable.

In 2001, I wasn't in the habit of turning on the TV that early; but, for some reason, I was watching the TODAY Show that fateful morning. I remember with horror and disbelief as I watched the terrorists' planes fly into the twin towers and the terrible aftermath we witnessed in real time the rest of that day.

According to those who commented in the 9/11/2009 blog, Canada and other flew flags at half mast that fateful day in 2001. Jannet Moranz posted this reflection:
It was a day that no American living on this planet at the time will ever forget. Sometimes I measure my life in terms of before and after.

Anniversary Design Depicts Then, Now

Commissioned to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9-11, the drawing by EKTIMIS depicts through symbolism the New York city skyline and its reflection in the adjacent Hudson river.

The skyline illustrates the current city skyline, while the reflection in the river illustrates the same skyline prior to 9-11 with the World Trade Center standing.

One of three specially-commissioned artworks by EKTIMIS, the high grade 24" x 32" wall poster can be ordered at 9/11 Tenth Year. The sample below is clickable.

Poster commemorates 10th anniversary of 9/11.

The four eagles soaring in the top left corner of the drawing depict the four divisions of the U.S. armed forces that were dispatched abroad to protect the country, soon after the events on 9-11 - the U.S. Air Force, the Army, the Marines, and the Navy.

The two eagles hovering above the water (separated from the four above) represent the two divisions of the U.S. armed forces that stayed behind promptly after 9-11 to protect the U.S. homeland - the National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard / Border Patrol.

The stems of red roses held tightly within the claws of one of the hovering eagles represent and memorialize the lives lost since 9-11. The falling red petals from the roses leave a visible trail in the water back to the image of the World Trade Center twin towers, further depicting the connection of the lives lost with the towers.

Gander, NF, hosted stranded travelers in 2001.- Clickable.

Canadian Town Honored at 9/11 Event

In her blog comment this week, Sandy Hall wrote about a little known part Canada played during the week of 9/11/01:
Our paper has been running articles all week. One story that touched my heart was about the friendships that were formed in Gander, Newfoundland, when the town became home to thousands of stranded travelers and welcomed these complete strangers into their homes.

The tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland, hosted passengers from 38 planes that were forced to land in Canada after the US was attacked. The town was honored for its help in a ceremony in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Read the complete story at the CBC News site.

Countless Remembering 9/11 galleries are featured at Life Magazine online. Also, see Revisiting 9/11, unplublished photos by James Nachtwey at Time.

Where were you on 9/11 10 years ago? Share your reflections and personal experiences in the comments below. Staying vigilant and united, we will never forget September 11, 2001.

God bless America!

See previous Carolina entry for I AM NORM/National Inclusion Project progress/voting links in the Pepsi Refresh campaign for a $50,000 grant.

The 2010 9/11 entry paid tribute to the 343 fallen firefighters who gave their lives saving others at Ground Zero: Iron and Steel Brigades Honor 9/11 Fallen.

Thank you for sharing your 9/11 experiences in the blog comments. To leave a remark, scroll to the bottom of that section, click on the "Post a Comment" link, and write in the box provided.

chel4clay said...

I love the commemorative poster of that day, the day from hell. It's still hard to see these pictures and hear the stories. It tears at the heart and the memories are still so vivid. Beautiful montage, the song choices are perfect.

Anonymous said...

Remember being home with husband , he was getting ready for work . Our concern was where our son was. And on the phone we were. Terrible thing to happen and too sad. Was very proud of president Bush, how he stood up for the country and handled the situation at hand. Hope nothing like that happens again. Love the Wi.

Sally said...

Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
~Robert Burns

claysweetea said...

Thank you for this blog. There are no words.

Sandy said...

I was at work and remember as clear as day the horrible events of that day!

As all the planes were grounded, reality set in the next day as you looked up towards the sky and could actually feel the quietness in the skies and knew WHY!

Our paper has been running articles all week and one story that touched my heart was about the friendships that were formed in Gander, Newfoundland when the town became home to thousands of stranded travelers and welcomed these complete strangers into their homes.

Life Magazine on-line also has a pictorial spread from the days events.

I think many of us feel that we lost something so important that day that we'll never get back and that is our freedom.

Great blog Caro...thanks!

T said...

Caro, beautiful blog commemorating 9/11. Until now, it brings back vivid sad memories of what happened that day. I still grief for all the families who have lost their loved ones.

The opening video just speaks of it all especially with Clay's song "Grace of God". Just listening to the lyrics gave me goosebumps while watching this very touching video.

Thanks so much Caro for another great blog. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the families that lost loved ones on this tragic event.

Anonymous said...

Wow!!! What a wonderful blog Caro, you always know just how to put things to beautiful words. However, I am not able to open "9-11-01 Tribute Montage by Yollie950"...I guess YouTube took it off for some reason. I will never forget that tragic day and where I was.

Anyway, ANOTHER great blog Caro....

Have a great week.

Anonymous said...

hi caro, good blog. thanks for the link to Bill Biggart last picture. they said a lot.
I still can not comprehend why human being can decide to do such action & kill other human being.
I just can not understand.


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Monday, December 31, 2012

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to my dear stitching friends! I know something looks really strange below... other than the photo being a bit overexposed because I just do not have this photography talent... I loved this little Oakhaven Yahoo Group freebie that came out last year... I started it at some point, got annoyed by the many color changes in the lettering, tucked it away... and just found it a few days ago while tidying up a little bit in my stash room. So, I managed to finish it last night, still in 2012, so I figure it's all good, right?
Happy New Year 2012
Oakhaven Designs
32 ct Silvery Moon Linen, DMC Floss
2012 was a mixed year for me. My NH psychotherapy practice, although is only one day a week, has begun to take off quite well. My MA practice continues to thrive. I am contracted with more health insurance companies than I can count, and as a result, I do get a really nice mix of different types of clients and issues to address. This year has brought more relationship and marriage counseling to my practice than ever before. My CE (continuing education) was off the charts this year. I seem to be addicted to continuing education. I think that points to my innate desire to get my doctorate, but my age and wanting to keep our finances stable as we spiral towards the last decade before retirement age keeps me from doing anything at all with that desire. The time has come to think about retirement planning, not spending $200-$300K on more education. It just cannot be. On the health front, well I still have my tinnitus and my really pain neck, shoulders and back. I have come to the conclusion that the two issues are likely not related. Still without any health insurance here, I do my best to make the most of any appt I do get with any doctor. It is unfortunate that my neck, shoulder and back issues likely come from stitching - as in very poor, curled up, leaning to the left posture when stitching. When I grip my stitching I feel pain for a bit, then it passes. Next day it is awful in my left wrist and hand. Huh. My tinnitus appears to be linked to my deviated septum and bone spur in my left nostril. Really, really need to see my ENT and see what we can do about it, and what that will cost. I have an orthotic for TMJ now, and my headaches are signficantly relieved by this, at times... the little electric shocks under my skin from menopause cause me great confusion re: my TMJ as at times the shocks (hormone decline) sometimes are like a starburst in back of my head or curl up as if from my jaws to the top of my head. That is that on the health front. It is why I do not stitch or blog much any longer. Am on Facebook, though. Nice to see some of you over there. In general, I have to pace myself better in all areas of my life. Hoping for the best for all of you in 2013!!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Homespun Elegance Ornaments

Here is to hoping that all of my Christian friends had a lovely Christmas yesterday... I have a couple more ornaments that I finished up in the last few days..
Blessings To All Ornament
Homespun Elegance
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40 ct Natural Linen, WDW, GAST and DMC Floss
Pomegranate Joy Ornament
Homespun Elegance
JCS 2012 Christmas Ornament Issue
32 ct R&R Reproductions Creek Bed Brown Linen, DMC, Crescent Colours, WDW Floss

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Lots of Christmas Ornaments

I heard a couple of days ago from Jayne (cannot find her blog link now) that she received the ornament I stitched for her for the HoE Stitcher's Choice Christmas Ornament Exchange. I wanted to get it out to her as quickly as possible, so I only took a quick snap of it before I mailed it off to the UK... praying Jayne would take a nice photo and put it in the HoE or her own blog. Unfortunately, she did not... so all I have is my quick snap... sigh...
Christmas Eve Ornament
Pickle Barrel Designs
JCS 2012 Christmas Ornament Issue
36 ct Flax Linen, WDW Floss
And here is a photo I put up on Facebook today of the four lovelies I have received this month...
I received this beauty from my dear friend Margaret earlier this week. She says it is a Drawn Thread design. I am behind the times, I did not recognize it. Such a beautiful ornament, thank you Margaret... you are a love.

I also received this other beauty from Marie, another really dear friend, this week. Wow, she somehow found a Shepherd's Bush pattern I also was not familiar with. How beautiful are these ornaments, right??
And a much better shot of the sweet Drawn Thread ornament that Katrina sent to me too...
I have here a much better photo now of the beautiful Homespun Elegance ornament that I received from Lillie for the HoE Stitcher's Choice Ornament Exchange :-)

Monday, December 17, 2012

Lovely Ornaments from Lovely Friends

I am so blessed to have these two new lovely ornaments on my tree - both stitched by very, very good stitching pals of mine! I apologize immediately for how very dark these photos are. I only just now had a chance to take the photos, and it is only 45 minutes from sunset here in New England, and it snowed last night and is rather dreary here today.... but here they are:
I received this lovely ornament from my old stiching pal Katrina today. I just love it. Katrina has blessed me with a new Christmas ornament for my tree for more years than I can count. I, of course, also stitch one for her. I always look so forward to what treat she will send each year. This year, a simply stunning Drawn Thread Santa for me! Wish you could see it in better light (maybe on Katrina's blog soon??)... thank you so much Katrina. Another one for me to cherish!
And, a few days ago, another beauty arrived! This one is from Lillie for the HoE Stitcher's Choice Christmas Ornament Exchange. I believe this one is by Homespun Elegance. Equally as stunning as the one from Katrina! Oh, she sent me some goodies too - some trims, tiny other ornaments... in a fit of cleaning, the trims went up to my stash room. Ooops!!! Maybe Lillie will put up a better photo of this on her blog soon too. I love, love, love my two new ornaments, and even more special they are from my friends!

Sunday, December 09, 2012

Tiny Stocking Ornament Attempts

OK.... so I attempted to make my first pair of JBW teeny, tiny Christmas stocking ornaments.... geesh, wish cutting out a template was easier for me to do... some of that skill, some don't. Drove myself nuts yesterday.... here are my results...
Chalet with Snowflakes
JBW Designs
32 ct White Belfast Linen, DMC 4210
JBW Designs
32 ct White Belfast Linen, DMC 4201
Both stitch 1*1

Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Gift for Katrina

Heard last night that Katrina has received the little Christmas ornament that I stitched up for her... perhaps my longest running stitching/blogging pal, we trade ornaments annually.... even if we do not have much contact during the year. She says this wee one is on her little girl's tree, and I am tickled by that idea!! I am also remarkably surprised at how quickly the postal service got this from NH to New Zealand... a week!
Greetings from New Hampshire Ornament
Lindy Jane Designs
40 ct Natural Linen, DMC and WDW Floss


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Christmas Challenge: Wish Upon A Star

The latest challenge was to write a Christmas/holiday story without using the words “Christmas” or “holiday”. This is what I came up with. Will let you know how it does in the challenge.

Wish Upon A Star 1,000 words

“Tell Tina I’m only enduring this for her.” Lieutenant Rick Davenport slid out of the booth he’d just claimed.

His partner, Dave Tracy, laughed on the other end of the phone. “Careful. You might get into the spirit of things. I’ll owe you one.”

Rick shook his head at the cute blond waitress headed his way. Humbug. He’d finally worked up the nerve to ask her out. He hated to admit his reluctance to ask her for a date, but his divorce had left him gun shy. “I still say you need to name that baby after me.”

Dave snorted. “I may love you like a brother but no way I’m naming my kid Dick Tracy. Uh-oh, there’s a nurse here handing me scrubs to wear. I guess it’s show time.”

“Go get ‘em, daddy.” Rick swiped his thumb across the screen. The blond waitress was now taking someone’s order. Sighing, he pocketed his phone.

He pushed open the glass door and zipped his jacket against the December chill. He hadn’t always been a Grinch but the hoopla reminded how alone he’d been since the split. Rick glanced back. The pretty blond was laughing with a customer. Bah-humbug.

Soon after Rick parked at the strip mall, a yellow bus with a Shop with a Cop banner on the side drove in. Hunching his shoulders against the wind, he trudged across the parking lot. Eager kids piled out, followed by enthusiastic uniformed officers.

One of them grinned and waved Rick over to a tiny blond pixie clutching the hand of a morose sandy-haired boy. Rick huffed out a mirthless laugh. The boy’s mood matched his own. The little girl, however, danced with anticipation.

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First, Last and Always a winner!

I honestly didn’t think I’d win this last 1k Challenge. The competition was very stiff and the finish was so close. Out of 30 possible points I won with 28.45 and the second place winner had 28.25 so definitely a photo finish.

First, Last, and Always 1,000 words

The speedboat bounced along the choppy waters of Penobscot Bay. Standing at the wheel, the teenager with spiked hair widened his stance but didn’t slow down. Josie clutched the metal container against her chest afraid its contents would spill before she made it to the island.

Was it only a week ago she’d blocked the doorway, denying entry to the two Navy officers on her front stoop? As if not letting them in could somehow manipulate the truth, as if, like Schrödinger’s cat, Alan wouldn’t be dead if they didn’t speak the words. But those officers were on to her little game and outwitted her, guiding her to the couch before she could thwart their intentions.

“Bastard,” she muttered, looking at the urn cradled against her chest. Why had he left instructions that his remains were her responsibility? Hadn’t he hurt her enough when he was alive? Why reach beyond the grave?

The boat slowed and the kid maneuvered toward the pile of weathered wood that passed for a dock these days. He pulled earbuds down around his neck, Safe and Sound still blaring. “Uh, ma’am, are you sure this is where you wanted to go?”

Ma’am? When had thirty gotten old? Josie glanced up at the crumbling bricks. What salt air and harsh Maine winters had started, neglect was finishing. “Yeah, this is it.”

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Digging Up More Than Bones

Another 1k challenge winner! I had fun with these two characters.

“Dr. Grainger?”

The deep whiskey smooth voice broke Annabelle’s concentration and she looked up from the pottery shard she was uncovering. Well-worn black cowboy boots hung over the edge of the excavation pit. Looking higher, she met burnished brown eyes. Those amazing eyes were in a face with bronzed skin, prominent cheekbones and thick black hair worn in a single braid down his back, characteristics of a Navajo ancestry. He wore a white shirt open at the neck, suede jacket, faded jeans and a turquoise studded belt. Definitely a mouth-watering picture.

“Dr. Grainger?”

Caught gawking, Annabelle flushed. “Sorry. Yes, I’m Dr. Grainger. But, please, call me Annabelle.”

She placed her hands on the edge of the pit to heft herself out, but he leaned down and offered her a hand. Before accepting help, Annabelle brushed her dusty hands on her khaki pants. Not that it did much good since her clothes were almost as dirty. His large hand not only swallowed up her smaller one but contrasted with her paler skin. His long fingers and palm were callused.

He easily pulled her out but hesitated before letting go of her hand. Even free of the small pit she had to look up to meet his gaze. Unlike her, he looked and smelled fresh, like leather and spice.

“Thank you,” she said but it came out more like a breathless squeak and she winced.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

Don’t Lease during “Rainy” Days

When your credit card stays unused for some time already and it’s just tempting to lease a car, knowing that you only have to give a low monthly payment and repairs are not one of your concerns already, the best thing to do is think harder.
Car leasing might sound a good car deal option for anyone buried neck deep in debts, especially with its growing popularity and the number of topnotch cars available for lease in the market. Think ahead of your financial situation; once you start leasing a car, at the end of the contract, you would have to lease another car or buy out your current leased car. This means you would be a slave to your car dealership for your monthly payments for another three to five years.
So if you have a hefty amount for savings, try to pay all your debt and instead settle for a used car. Car leasing is good for those who were able to save up for the rainy days and there’s still some coming in from another source. With this used car option, you can actually own the car and there won’t be down payments and monthly payments to haunt you for years. You can get good price packages for a used car also.
Otherwise, do look for other alternative ways of earning and look for a car lease deal that would suit your needs well.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Carys Project....

February 17, 2011

This was your first time painting. You loved it, I can't wait to do even more artsy stuff with you this summer. I outlined your hands on the paper and then you painted all over it. I like how you just did a bunch of spots instead of smearing it all together, very artistic! You couldn't wait to show Daddy when he got home.

February 18, 2011

I got you some new flip flops from Old Navy and you were so excited! Every other day you ask to go to the beach. This morning still in your pajamas you put on these shoes and ran around yelling, "got my flip flops, going to the beach!"

  1. So cute! I think when baby #2 is born you should continue the Carys project, do some ______ project and some Carys & ______ project! I love it! It feels cool to be connected!

  2. Thanks! Hopefully I can keep it up, but i think i will need to get a new camera. My memory card is seriously held in by scotch tape!


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No. 05-101

Argued:     Decided: November 28, 2005

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     In 1987, respondent Kenneth T. Richey was tried in Ohio for aggravated murder committed in the course of a felony. Evidence showed that respondent set fire to the apartment of his neighbor, Hope Collins, in an attempt to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend, who were spending the night together in the apartment below. The intended victims escaped unharmed, but Hope Collins' 2-year-old daughter Cynthia died in the fire. At trial, the State presented evidence of respondent's intent to kill his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend, but not of specific intent to kill Cynthia Collins. The State also offered expert forensic evidence to show that the fire had been started deliberately. Respondent did not contest this forensic evidence at trial because his retained arson expert had reported that the State's evidence conclusively established arson. Respondent was convicted of aggravated felony murder on a theory of transferred intent and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal, where he was represented by new counsel.

     Respondent sought postconviction relief in state court. The state trial court denied his request for an evidentiary hearing and denied relief on all claims, and the state appellate court affirmed. Respondent then sought federal habeas relief. The District Court permitted discovery on certain issues, but ultimately denied all of respondent's claims. The Sixth Circuit reversed, holding that respondent was entitled to habeas relief on two alternative grounds. First, that transferred intent was not a permissible theory for aggravated felony murder under Ohio law, and that the evidence of direct intent was constitutionally insufficient to support conviction. Second, that the performance of respondent's trial counsel had been constitutionally deficient under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (1984), in his retaining and mishandling of his arson expert and in his inadequate treatment of the State's expert testimony.

     We now grant the State's petition for writ of certiorari and vacate the judgment below.

     The Sixth Circuit erred in holding that the doctrine of transferred intent was inapplicable to aggravated felony murder for the version of Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2903.01(B) (Anderson 1982) under which respondent was convicted. See Richey v. Mitchell, 395 F. 3d 660, 675 (2005). The Ohio Supreme Court's interpretation of that section, as announced in its review of respondent's case, directly contradicts the Sixth Circuit's analysis:

"The fact that the intended victims escaped harm, and that an innocent child, Cynthia Collins, was killed instead, does not alter Richey's legal and moral responsibility. 'The doctrine of transferred intent is firmly rooted in Ohio law.' Very simply, 'the culpability of a scheme designed to implement the calculated decision to kill is not altered by the fact that the scheme is directed at someone other than the actual victim.' " State v. Richey, 64 Ohio St. 3d 353, 364, 595 N. E. 2d 915, 925 (1992) (citations omitted).

This statement was dictum, since the only sufficiency-of-evidence claim raised by respondent pertained to his setting of the fire. Nonetheless, its explanation of Ohio law was perfectly clear and unambiguous. We have repeatedly held that a state court's interpretation of state law, including one announced on direct appeal of the challenged conviction, binds a federal court sitting in habeas corpus. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U. S. 62, 67-68 (1991); Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U. S. 684, 691 (1975).

     The Sixth Circuit held that the Ohio Supreme Court's opinion should not be read to endorse transferred intent in respondent's case because such a construction would likely constitute "an unforeseeable and retroactive judicial expansion of narrow and precise statutory language," Bouie v. City of Columbia, 378 U. S. 347, 352 (1964), in violation of the Due Process Clause. 395 F. 3d, at 677 (citing United States v. Lanier, 520 U. S. 259 (1997); Bouie, 522 U. S. 52, 59-60 (1997). But assuming all that, Ohio law at the time of respondent's offense provided fully adequate notice of the applicability of transferred intent. The relevant mens rea provision in §2903.01(D) required only that "[n]o person shall be convicted of aggravated murder unless he is specifically found to have intended to cause the death of another." Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2903.01(D) (Anderson 1982) (emphasis added). Respondent's intention to kill his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend plainly came within this provision. There was no reason to read "another" (countertextually) as meaning only "the actual victim," since the doctrine of transferred intent was "firmly rooted in Ohio law." State v. Sowell, 39 Ohio St. 3d 322, 332, 530 N. E. 2d 1294, 1305 (1988) (citing Wareham v. State, 25 Ohio St. 601 (1874)). Respondent could not plausibly claim unfair surprise that the doctrine applied in his case. See Lanier, supra, at 269-270 (requiring, as adequate notice for due process purposes, only "reasonable warning," rather than fundamentally similar prior cases).

     The foregoing provision was in effect at the time of respondent's crime in 1986. The Sixth Circuit reasoned, however, that the following subsequent clause in the version of §2903.01(D) that existed in 1986 foreclosed transferred intent in this case:

"If a jury in an aggravated murder case is instructed that a person who commits or attempts to commit any offense listed in division (B) of this section may be inferred, because he engaged in a common design with others to commit the offense by force or violence or because the offense and the manner of its commission would be likely to produce death, to have intended to cause the death of any person who is killed during the commission of ... the offense, the jury also shall be instructed that ... it is to consider all evidence introduced by the prosecution to indicate the person's intent and by the person to indicate his lack of intent in determining whether the person specifically intended to cause the death of the person killed ... ." Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2903.01(D) (Anderson 1982) (emphases added).

Contrary to the Sixth Circuit's reading, see 395 F. 3d, at 673, this clause by its terms did not apply to every case in which the defendant was charged with aggravated felony murder, but rather only to those in which intent to kill was sought to be proved from the inherent dangerousness of the relevant felony. See State v. Phillips, 74 Ohio St. 3d 72, 100, 656 N. E. 2d 643, 668 (1995) ("R. C. §2903.01(D) does not apply in this case because the trial court never instructed that the jury could infer purpose to kill from the commission of an underlying felony 'in a manner likely to produce death' "). Here, however, intent to kill was proved directly. It was not inferred from the dangerousness of the arson; it was shown to be the purpose of the arson.

     The Sixth Circuit also argued that dicta in a case decided by an intermediate Ohio appellate court, prior to the Ohio Supreme Court's opinion here, rejected transferred intent for respondent's crime, and thus rendered its application in respondent's case unforeseeable and retroactive. 395 F. 3d, at 675-676 (citing State v. Mullins, 76 Ohio App. 3d 633, 602 N. E. 2d 769 (1992)). But that case was decided long after the 1986 offense for which respondent was convicted, and thus has no bearing on whether the law at the time of the charged conduct was clear enough to provide fair notice. Lanier, supra; see also Marks v. United States, 430 U. S. 188, 196 (1977).

     Because the Sixth Circuit disregarded the Ohio Supreme Court's authoritative interpretation of Ohio law, its ruling on sufficiency of the evidence was erroneous.

     The Sixth Circuit also held that respondent was entitled to relief on the ground that the state courts' denial of his Strickland claim was unreasonable. 395 F. 3d, at 688. As petitioner contends, the Sixth Circuit erred in its adjudication of this claim by relying on evidence that was not properly presented to the state habeas courts without first determining (1) whether respondent was at fault for failing to develop the factual bases for his claims in state court, see Williams v. Taylor, 529 U. S. 420, 430-432 (2000), or (2) whether respondent satisfied the criteria established by 28 U. S. C. §2254(e)(2). See Holland v. Jackson, 452 U. S. 649, (2004) (per curiam). Similarly, the Sixth Circuit erred by disregarding the state habeas courts' conclusion that the forensic expert whom respondent's trial counsel hired was a "properly qualified expert," App. to Pet. for Cert. 347a, without analyzing whether the state court's factual finding had been rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. See 28 U. S. C. §2254(e)(1). Compare App. to Pet. for Cert., 347a, with 395 F. 3d, at 683. In addition, as petitioner contends, the Sixth Circuit erred in relying on certain grounds that were apparent from the trial record but not raised on direct appeal--namely that trial counsel (1) inadequately cross-examined experts called by the State, (2) erred by prematurely placing the forensic expert counsel had hired on the witness list, and (3) failed to present competing scientific evidence against the State's forensic experts--without first determining whether respondent's procedural default of these subclaims could be excused by a showing of cause and prejudice or by the need to avoid a miscarriage of justice. See App. to Pet. for Cert. 340a-341a, 351a-354a (state courts' holding that these subclaims should have been raised on direct appeal); id., at 109a-110a (District Court's holding that this default was not excusable under Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U. S. 722, 749-750 (1991)). Respondent, however, contends that the State failed to preserve its objection to the Sixth Circuit's reliance on evidence not presented in state court by failing to raise this argument properly before the Sixth Circuit. See Brief in Opposition 24-26. Because the relevant errors had not yet occurred, the Sixth Circuit has had no opportunity to address the argument that the State failed to preserve its Holland argument. It is better situated to address this argument in the first instance.

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     For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Sixth Circuit is vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

It is so ordered.

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What is full cost recovery?

Full cost recovery (FCR) means securing funding for, or “recovering”, all your costs, including the direct costs of projects and all your overheads. Every organisation, whether voluntary, public or private, needs to recover all its costs, and ideally generate a surplus, or it cannot pay its employees, rent office space, offer its products and services, or plan for the future and the continued development and delivery of its services.

Funding to cover your costs can come from a variety of sources including:

  • Fees
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  • Trading activities or payments in exchange for a particular product or service.

In an organisation there are two types of costs:

  • Direct costs that are incurred as a direct result of running a project or service
  • Overhead/indirect costs that are incurred by an organisation in order to support the projects that it runs

The full cost of your organisation includes:

  • The direct costs of all your projects and services
  • All your overheads

Therefore, the full cost of each of your projects includes both the direct costs and a portion of overheads.

If you are not recovering the full costs of a project you are creating a deficit for your organisation. This deficit has to be met through additional fundraising or through subsidy from your unrestricted funds. Your unrestricted funds are not limitless. If you are not achieving full cost recovery you are jeopardising the longevity of your organisation and hence the services you provide.

Why has full cost recovery become so important?

  • Pressure on funding
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  • Need to calculate costs accurately when contracting
  • FCR is a mechanism to allocate overhead costs to projects that is easy to understand and acceptable to funders
  • The cost allocation principles of FCR are endorsed by the Charity Commissioners, HM Treasury, a panel representing the voluntary sector that includes funders and are consistent with the Statement Of Recommended Practice (SORP)

Funders get:

  • Stable organisations and services
  • Better services
  • No cross-subsidisation

Principles of full cost recovery:

  • Materiality
  • Average costs (rather than marginal costs)
  • No cross-subsidisation
  • Use of cost drivers (any situation or event that causes a change in the consumption of resources)

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Cash4Gold's Response to LA Times Article

LA Times Unwilling to Correct False and Misleading Article About Cash4Gold

The Los Angeles Times on Feb. 6 published an article about Cash4Gold that contained false and misleading information and misquoted Cash4Gold's CEO in a material way, which significantly altered the meaning of what he said. Cash4Gold sent the newspaper a detailed letter outlining the many errors in the story and calling on The Times to immediately post a correction to the article in print and online.

Cash4Gold also requested that the newspaper follow-up with other media outlets to ensure that corrections are appended to subsequent stories that appeared which were based on the original, erroneous Times report.

Since February 12, the newspaper has refused to take the appropriate actions, despite repeated follow-up requests from Cash4Gold. Below is a copy of the letter received by the Los Angeles Times.

Green Bullion Financial Services LLC

February 12, 2009

Russ Stanton, Executive Editor
Los Angeles Times
101 W 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 91101

Dear Mr. Stanton,

I am general counsel for Green Bullion Financial Services LLC, owner of the The article, "Cash4Gold offers don't always shine" by reporter David Sarno published by the Los Angeles Times on February 6, 2009, contained false and misleading information. The article also misquoted Chief Executive Jeff Aronson in a material way, which significantly altered the meaning of what he said.

In addition, Mr. Sarno made a very serious error in his report with regards to the Florida attorney general's office. He reported that the Florida AG's office was "examining nearly 60 complaints about Cash4Gold." In fact, we have a copy of Mr. Sarno's request, in which he asked for information on the wrong company: To make matters worse, the figures he received from the AG's office included complaints filed against other companies with similar names. Due to the highly competitive space we operate in and our company's success, many unscrupulous companies have sprung up that have grabbed similar-sounding names to confuse customers. Clearly, they have also confused journalists like Mr. Sarno as well.

Finally, and most egregiously, Mr. Sarno was explicitly told by the AG's office that it was "not investigating" Cash4Gold. That key fact was not included in the report, leaving the impression to readers that Cash4Gold was operating under a cloud of suspicion and triggering other sensational and inaccurate reports.

Mr. Sarno clearly holds a negative view of direct response companies, which he describes as "quick-money schemes." He is entitled to his personal views. But publishing false or misleading statements, or deliberately omitting critical information that would be favorable to Cash4Gold, is dishonest journalism.

Given this, I want the Times to correct these mistakes in print and online, and follow up with other news organizations, in print and online, that have republished its article to ensure that they append the correction to their coverage.

Specifically, Mr. Sarno's article included the following inaccuracies or misrepresentations in a clear effort to portray Cash4Gold and its executive team in a bad light:

1. Mr. Sarno reported the complaints of two Cash4Gold customers without doing any fact-checking to determine whether their claims were correct. Neither did the reporter talk with the customers to find out whether they still held those views. It obviously makes a huge difference whether a complaint is valid or current and seems fundamental to consumer reporting. In fact, Mr. Sarno ignored evidence provided by the company that those allegations were incorrect, outdated or lacked credibility.

• In the first case, Mr. Sarno quotes Frank Poindexter claiming that he mailed Cash4Gold "150-$200 worth of gold" but "all he got back was a check for 15 cents." In fact, the company frequently receives worthless material, such as dog chains, and in those cases will send a customer a check for the value of the goods, even if it is very small. (The company uses best industry practices for testing precious metals.) The customer has the right to refuse that check, which Mr. Poindexter did, and the company sent his goods back to him. Cash4Gold informed Mr. Sarno of those facts and provided him a detailed report of the transaction with dates and a tracking number showing that Mr. Poindexter's articles were mailed to him. Instead of reporting those facts, Mr. Sarno simply repeated Mr. Poindexter's accusation, which made it appear that the company was trying to cheat him.

• In the second case, Thomas Valle claims that he had asked the company to return his gold and diamonds because he wasn't satisfied with Cash4Gold's offer, and said "it has been a month" and the jewelry hadn't arrived. In fact, Cash4Gold provided Mr. Sarno with a full report on the transaction and the tracking number with a date indicating that the jewelry had been mailed back to Mr. Valle within 11 days, as promised by the company. So to be clear, Mr. Sarno had direct evidence suggesting that Mr. Valle's complaint wasn't credible, yet he chose not to use that information. Instead, he quoted Mr. Valle's claim as if it were true, making the company appear as if it had acted in bad faith.

The only thing Mr. Sarno did was to quote chief executive Jeff Aronson stating that the company had "resolved" the two complaints. That is insufficient and clearly suggests that the company was at fault.

2. Mr. Sarno states that "The Florida attorney general's office says it is examining nearly 60 complaints about Cash4Gold." That is false, as I explained earlier in this letter. We are currently working with the attorney general's office to find out exactly how many complaints have been filed against my company, The attorney general is obliged by law to look into any complaint that it receives. That is routine business and it is irresponsible to imply otherwise. The attorney general is not currently investigating my company, as Mr. Sarno was told.

3. Mr. Sarno quotes Mr. Aronson saying the following: "Tell me one company in the world that wouldn't die for that [complaint] ratio." This leaves out a material part of the quote that renders the report false. In fact, what Mr. Aronson said was "Tell me one company in the DIRECT RESPONSE BUSINESS [Uppercase words were dropped by LA Times reporter] that wouldn't die for that ratio." Mr. Sarno knew that his edited version of the quote would make no sense for any company in the direct response business. The accurate quote fairly positions Mr. Aronson's company against its competitors. As Mr. Sarno knows, an employee for Beck Media listened in on that interview.

4. Mr. Sarno deliberately misuses the Better Business Bureau statistics to depict Cash4Gold as a company suffering a high level of customer dissatisfaction. In fact, a fair reporting of the BBB stats would show the opposite. Mr. Sarno reports that the Better Business Bureau has processed 269 complaints nationwide about Cash4Gold in the last 36 months (out of 500,000 transactions) and then compares that negatively to the complaint record of Southwest Airlines Co. That is clearly unfair, comparing a direct response jewelry company to an airline that has one of the best customer service records not only in its industry but in the corporate world. A responsible journalist would have compared Cash4Gold to direct competitors in the jewelry sector, or the Internet sales, or direct response business. For example, during that same 36 months, one of the country's leading jewelers, Kay Jewelers, had 465 complaints and DirecTV had 25,193 complaints, according to the BBB's website.

Or perhaps the reporter should have compared with the Los Angeles Times, which has an "F" rating and 277 complaints during the same period.

5. Mr. Sarno states that "Cash4Gold has tried on multiple occasions to pluck thorns from its side by pressuring bloggers who criticize its service." However, Mr. Sarno did not even ask Jeff Aronson, the chief executive, about this during his interview or include a response from the company in his article. That's shoddy and unfair journalism. Had he asked Mr. Aronson, he would have been told that the statement was wrong on several counts.

• Cash4Gold has never offered to pay any blogger to remove critical posts from a blog or website.

• Cash4Gold did not authorize Joe Laratro, or anyone else, to pay bloggers to remove critical content from their blogs or websites. Joe Laratro was an independent web consultant for Cash4Gold at the time he reached out to

• Mr. Laratro has made the following statement: "Last year when I worked as a public relations vendor for Cash4Gold, a website posted an item that unfairly represented how the company does business. Without telling anyone at Cash4Gold, I sent an email to the website,, offering to pay the site to remove or change the item. Cash4Gold was unaware that I made the offer and it was the only time I offered to pay any site to remove any comments about Cash4Gold. I am no longer a vendor for Cash4Gold."

• More to the substance of the matter, the article was inaccurate in several fundamental ways. Shouldn't Cash4Gold fight to protect its reputation against unfair reporting, whether on blogs or in the Los Angeles Times?

I am deeply concerned that Mr. Sarno's report is the result of a deep-seated bias against Cash4Gold, and his work has spawned a number of negative and potentially defamatory reports. I ask The Times to immediately post a correction to the article and follow-up with other media to ensure that the correction is appended to any material based on the Times report.

Thank you for your prompt attention.

Cathy Lerman
General Counsel
Green Bullion Financial Services, LLC

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Lulworth Castle

Visited August 2013

Location Lulworth, Dorset
Entrance Fee Yes
Railway Station Nearby No
Parking Yes
Facilities Toilets, play park

'My Castle, it is ruined'- cried the owner of Lulworth on the fateful night of August 29th 1929. Herbert Weld had to be restrained from entering his castle, which was engulfed in flames. The disastrous fire left the castle completely gutted, a condition it remained in until the 1980s when restoration finally began. It re-opened to the public in 1998.

The castle was built in 1610 as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, a grandson of the Duke of Norfolk. It was visited by King James I in 1615 for a hunting party.  In 1641 the castle and estate was bought by wealthy landowner Humphrey Weld, whose descendants still own the land to this day.

During the Civil war the castle was occupied by parliamentarians, who stripped lead off the roof to make musket balls, these were later used in the siege of Corfe Castle. At this time the Weld family seat was nearby Bindon House, but this was burned down by the parliamentarian troops, so once the castle was returned to the Weld family it became the main family home. It remained lived in by the family until the fatal fire of 1929.

The renovation of the castle after the fire concentrated on making the building water tight, and restoring the exterior. When you first see the castle it does appear to be in good condition on the outside. However, the inside is a very different story. It has not been possible to restore the interior to its original condition, therefore it provides quite a striking contrast- the well maintained exterior giving way to the interior- ravaged by fire and left with bare walls and no internal floors. The kitchen and the cellars remain in a better state of repair, and these contain an exhibition about life in the castle up until the time of the fire.

Despite having four circular towers, only one has access to the roof. The spiral stair case was put in during the restoration of the castle, allowing visitors to appreciate the view from the roof of the tower. Lulworth Castle House, the new family home built after the fire, can be seen from the roof.

In terms of entertaining the children at Lulworth, there is quite a lot to do. The castle has quite a good trail, the children have to go around the rooms looking for bats (plastic, not real) and then marking them on an outline of the castle interior once they have been found. The prizes for getting all the bats are quite good. There is also a children's room in the basement of the castle, with puzzles, games etc.

Outside in the castle gardens there are garden games, mini golf, space hoppers, swingball. A prize can also be claimed for playing some of these games. Then in the grounds themselves there is a squirrel trail which takes you around the woodland, spotting squirrels all the way. Finally, there is a small adventure playground in the woods.

Nearby to the playground is a disused zip wire - it has been tied up to prevent anyone getting on it, and the site is overgrown with weeds. This is a relic from the days when the castle operated as a larger attraction. There were animals in a petting zoo, and the stables housed tea rooms, something sadly lacking at the castle these days.  Economic conditions forced these extra attractions to be closed down. The rusting zip wire, and the two peacocks strutting around  the woods, presumably the only survivors from the petting zoo days, are a little bit like the castle itself- remnants of better times in the past.

Not wanting to end on such a sombre note- a visit to the castle is actually still worth the while- despite there being no facilities for refreshments on site, and high car-parking charges. There is enough to do there to justify the entrance fee (which is free to English Heritage members) When you have finished at Lulworth, we recommend a drive along the coast to Durdle Door. This is also part of the Lulworth estate, owned by the Weld family. The views are simply stunning.

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Burmilla - Shorthaired Cats

As the name suggests, the Burmilla is the product of crossing a Burmese with a Chinchilla. It possesses the body conformation of a Burmese, but with a softer, tipped, or shaded coat. The development of the Burmilla can be said to have filled a need in the cat world: that of a tipped, solver Shorthair of Foreign type.

During 1981 in Great Britain an accidental mating between a Lilac Burmese queen and a Chinchilla stud, both owned by Baroness Miranda von Kirchberg, produced four kittens that were to become the Burmilla’s founder-members. The possibility of establishing a new, true breed was quickly realized, and with that aim the Burmilla Cat Club came into being in 1984. The Burmilla has still to achieve recognition in Britain, and is only just about to be introduced in the US, but it is seen at an increasing number of shows and has already won numerous friends and admirers.

This cat is renowned for its excellent, even tempered disposition.
The Burmilla is bred with a silver or golden ground color tipped in black, or any of the Burmese or other standard colors.

Black-tipped Burmilla
The Burmilla is rapidly becoming one of the most popular of the new shorthaired breeds.

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Medium in length, lithe but muscular.

The fur is short, but longer than the Burmese, and dense and soft in texture. Fur has a rough feel at the tips.

Medium to long, it should taper to a round tip.

Medium length and slim. The forelegs are slightly shorter than the hind legs.

The paws are a neat, oval shape with black pads.

Gently rounded, with a medium width between the ears. The nose is short with a terracotta nose pad outlined in black. Trace of tabby markings are a distinct “M” decorate the forehead.

Large, set well apart, with a round lower lid and straight upper lid. All shades of green are accepted.

Medium to large, set moderately apart. They are broad at the base, have rounded tips and tilt forward slightly.

Picture: Black-tipped Burmilla

Black-tipped Burmilla
Gentle shading that contrasts against a silver undercoat, and delicate tabby markings visible on the points lend this variety a quiet air of distinction. Tail is ringed in the same color as the tipping.

Picture: Brown-tipped Burmilla

Brown-tipped Burmilla
The pads of the Brown-tipped Burmilla and the penciling around the eyes and lips correspond in color to the tipping.
- Eyes are outlined in brown.
- Slight ringing on upper legs.

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Lymphatic Tumors

These notes are provided to help you understand the diagnosis or possible diagnosis of cancer in your pet. For general information on cancer in pets ask for our handout "What is Cancer". Your veterinarian may suggest certain tests to help confirm or eliminate diagnosis, and to help assess treatment options and likely outcomes. Because individual situations and responses vary, and because cancers often behave unpredictably, science can only give us a guide. However, information and understanding about tumors and their treatment in animals is improving all the time.

We understand that this can be a very worrying time. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask us.

What is a lymphatic tumor?lymphatic_tumors-1

This is a tumor of the lymphatic vessels of the skin or subcutaneous tissue.

"Lymphatic vessels are a network of... vessels that drain lymph... from body tissues."

Lymphatic vessels are a network of capillaries, ducts and larger vessels that drain lymph (a fluid containing proteins, other chemicals and cells such as macrophages and lymphocytes) from body tissues. The channels pass through a series of filtering lymph nodes (glands) and eventually into the bloodstream.

Some lymphatic tumors are benign (lymphangioma) and some malignant (lymphangiosarcoma). Both types are soft, poorly defined masses that may exude serous fluid. They are difficult to excise surgically because the borders are so poorly defined, but spread to other parts of the body (metastasis) is rare.

What do we know about the cause?

The reason why a particular pet may develop this, or any cancer, is not straightforward. Cancer is often the culmination of a series of circumstances that come together for the unfortunate individual.

Little is known about the cause of these tumors but some benign ones may be congenital malformations (hamartomas).

Is this a common tumor?

"...rare in dogs and cats."

Lymphangiomas are rare in dogs and cats. They are usually found in dogs less than eight years of age. Malignant tumors are even rarer.

How will this cancer affect my pet?

These tumors are usually found under the skin along the ventral (lower) midline of the abdomen and limbs. Lymphangiomas are fluctuating swellings that may become as large as 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter. Edema (local water retention in the tissues) is the main clinical feature of both benign and malignant tumors. Clear blisters, oozing fluid and ulceration are common signs of malignant tumors.

In cats, distinction of lymphatic tumors from tumors of blood vessels (arteries and veins) is not always clear. Most lymphatic tumors are on the caudal (rear) abdominal wall but a few are intra-abdominal or internal chest masses.

How is this cancer diagnosed?

Clinically, the tumors are poorly demarcated, soft swellings that may ooze clear fluid. They can be confused with inflammatory reactions.

In order to identify the tumor, it is necessary to obtain a sample of the tumor itself. Needle aspiration for microscopic examination of the cell sample (cytology) is not diagnostic. It is usually necessary to submit a tissue biopsy sample for histopathology, the microscopic examination of specially prepared and stained tissue sections. Your veterinarian will submit the samples to a specialized laboratory where a veterinary pathologist will examine the samples. Examination of the whole lump (excision) is preferable to a small part (biopsy), as this will allow the pathologist to assess the adequacy of excision. Distinction of benign and malignant tumors is difficult even on microscopic examination.

What treatment is available?

"Treatment is surgical removal."

Treatment is surgical removal. This may need to be extensive because of the spreading nature of the tumors. For malignant tumors, radical surgery or limb amputation has sometimes been curative.

Can this cancer disappear without treatment?

Cancer rarely disappears without treatment but as development is a multi-step process, it may stop at some stages. The body's own immune system can kill some cancer cells but is not effective against this type.

How can I nurse my pet?

Preventing your pet from rubbing, scratching, licking or biting the tumor will reduce inflammation. Any ulcerated area needs to be kept clean.

After surgery, the operation site needs to be kept clean and your pet should not be allowed to interfere with the site. Report any loss of sutures or significant swelling or bleeding to your veterinarian. If you require additional advice on post-surgical care, please ask.

How or when will I know if the cancer is permanently cured?

'Cured' has to be a guarded term in dealing with any cancer.

The histopathology report will give your veterinarian the diagnosis that helps to indicate how it is likely to behave. The veterinary pathologist usually adds a prognosis that describes the probability of local recurrence or metastasis (distant spread).

"Lymphatic tumors are difficult to cure surgically."

Lymphatic tumors are difficult to cure surgically and multiple recurrences are common, even for benign tumors. They may grow very large. Cure of malignant tumors is difficult. Distant spread to internal organs (metastasis) is occasionally reported.

All cats followed up in one study were euthanized within six months because of poor wound healing, local recurrence or metastasis.

Are there any risks to my family or other pets?

No, these are not infectious tumors and are not transmitted from pet to pet or from pet to people.

This client information sheet is based on material written by: Joan Rest, BVSc, PhD, MRCPath, MRCVS

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