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Your Questions About Collier

Lizzie asks…

What is written on the bracelet that Barney Collier wears in Mission Impossible?

Barney Collier has a bracelet on in most of the Mission Impossible Season 7 episodes. I think he has it on in Season 6, but I’m not sure. Does anyone know what is written on the bracelet? Thanks!

admin answers:

The bracelet says “Buyer Beware!”

Maria asks…

I have about 1 1/2 acres of pasture land to rent in Collier street Yalding how much is it wroth each week. It?

I have about 1&1/2 acres of pasture land to rent out in Collier street Near Yalding Kent it has electric and water connected. How much can I charge.

admin answers:

25 a week or so. You can only have 1 horse or one cow on it. Both would be really unhappy, they like at least neighbors.

Sandra asks…

The construction company erecting the structural steel outside of the Collier Building could potentially have?

The construction company erecting the structural steel outside of the Collier Building could potentially have injuries occur to its workers. The structural steel is lifted by a crane and workers may be working on ground level are at elevation to connect the different pieces. List at least 3 basic accident types (from the 11 basic types of accidents we discussed) that could occur on this job and explain how the injury could occur.

For one of the accident types you listed in problem 7, create a reasonable direct cause, indirect cause, and basic cause for the injury.

admin answers:

Read your class material. Then you would not have to be here on YA cheating.

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Usda Organic Fairtrade Shade Grown Coffee – 50 Bags 1 Lb Each (Ground Coffee) French – Dark Roast

Usda Organic Fairtrade Shade Grown Coffee - 50 Bags 1 Lb Each (Ground Coffee) French - Dark Roast

These beans were produced under the shading canopy of native trees. Beans were depulped and washed using pure Andes glacier-melt water sun-dried on wooden table tops and hand selected by Palliris (Aymara Indian women food graders).These coffee beans have also been certified by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center as Bird-FriendlyOur coffee will have a Roasting Date where our roaster certifies when your coffee was actually roasted and bagged. For best results we recommend that you use the coffee
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Rose Geranium 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil- 5 ml

Rose Geranium 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil- 5 ml

Plant Part: Herb * Extraction Method: Steam Distilled * Origin: South Africa * Description: This plant is a perennial hairy shrub growing up to 1 meter high. The leaves are covered with long, soft hairs of variable density and with pink flowers. This plant flowers from September to October and is indigenous to South Africa. The leaves and stalks are used for extraction, and the oil is obtained through steam distillation. * Color: Pale yellow to greenish olive liquid. * Common Uses: It works won
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Victor Electronic Mouse Trap M2524

Victor Electronic Mouse Trap M2524

The Victor Electronic Mouse Trap delivers a high-voltage shock to eliminate mice in less than 5 seconds. Killing up to 100 mice per set of batteries (4AA), this trap is a great value! Easy to use, the trap is simply baited, placed against the wall and turned on. The trap uses advanced smart circuit technology to sense when a rodent enters the units. Once the rodent is inside, the system delivers a humane, high-voltage shock to effectively kill the mouse. A green light blinks to indicate captu
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Your Questions About Organic Dog Food

Steven asks…

Have your pets been affected by the bad dog food?

tallgrassbeef.com
It would be nice if a company could come out with organic dog food. tall grass makes all natural beef and pork for people and are talking about adding a pet food line. I dont think they have added it to their web site yet but you could feed them the scraps.

admin answers:

My poor kitty was 6 years old and she died from the recalled food she ate special kitty and the whiskas treats

Mary asks…

How many dog owners relise some dogs have allergies to colors?

Hello,
I took my dogs to the vets today.I feed high quality/organic dog food.Anyhow one of my dogs was having minor allergies and the vet said it was because my dog was probably allergic to colors.I have to admite I once in awhile give them the treats that have colors instead of holistic treats.Is this true and has anyone else hear it?Thankyou.
The vet says breeds like English Bulldogs are especially sensitive to them.Like colors found in foods such as Beneful.Example:Blue 2,Red 40….

admin answers:

You probably mean food coloring? Allergic reaction to just the color…I doubt any dog has that as they can only detect a few colors.

Lisa asks…

What is the best organic canine food?

I’m about to get a cockapoo puppy.I need recommendations for organic dog food.
I’m actually not purchasing the puppy from a pet shop.
I’ve actually visited this breeders farm and it’s FAR from a puppy mill!LOL

admin answers:

Please, don’t buy from a pet store. Http://stoppuppymills.org/ http://saynotopetstorepuppies.com/ http://millbusters.com/

If health of a dog or puppy is important, you won’t support pet stores or people who purposely make mutts. You’ll get puppies from Champion titled dogs. Akc.org has a list of show dogs that breed.

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Castor & Pollux Organix Turkey, Carrot and Potato Adult Dog Food, 12.7 Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

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Twenty years ago, Brian Connolly and Shelley Gunton saw an opportunity to make high quality, healthy food for dogs and cats. As pet parents, they understood how people truly consider their dogs and cats to be members of their family-and are always seeking better quality products for their pets. That was the beginning of Castor & Pollux Natural PetWorks. We assembled a team of experts in animal nutrition, organic and natural ingredients, processing, packaging, distribution, veterinary medicine, a
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Nutiva Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, 54-Ounce Containers (Pack of 2)

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Nutiva's cold-pressed, Organic virgin coconut oil has light taste, pleasant aroma, and pure white color. Please note that any tiny brown specks found at the bottom of Nutiva's Coconut Oil are from the coconut fiber and are indigenous to virgin coconut oil. It is deliciously healthy cooking oil. Better than butter and are USDA Organic. Unrefined with no trans fats, rich in lauric acid.
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Plan Toy Farm Animal Set

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The set includes a cow, a calf, a piglet, and a sheep dog that have moveable heads. Also includes a sheep with removable wool to give a 'just-sheered' look.
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New – Fresh Bolivian Organic Coffee 1 lb by Good Dog Coffee

New - Fresh Bolivian Organic Coffee 1 lb by Good Dog Coffee

1 lb. of Custom-roasted coffee. Ground Coffee. French (Espresso) Roast These beans were produced under the shading canopy of native trees. Beans were depulped and washed using pure Andes glacier-melt water, sun-dried on wooden table tops and hand selected by "Palliris" (Aymara Indian women food graders). Delicate harvesting and processing together with a custom French (Espresso) roast make this coffee one of the best coffees you will ever drink! This level of roasting maximizes a strong coffee f
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Your Questions About Dog Training Collars

Ruth asks…

What is the purpose of a training collar?

I’m trying to get my dog not to pull and lead, so I got a Sporn Halter. After going online, people said that I should combine the halter with a training collar. But I can’t find a good explanation of what it is. Also advice on what to do? Thanks

admin answers:

It is a device people use so they don’t have to actually train the dog.

Throw the harness out and TRAIN the dog to walk nicely on a leash. A basic obedience class can help you with that.

Michael asks…

Can you tell me some positive experiences you have had with electronic dog training collars?

I know many people don’t like the idea of using electronic shock training collars. But I also know most people don’t know how to train their dogs properly which results in dogs biting people, running away and getting hit by cars. Tell me some positive stories.

admin answers:

In 43 years of owning, training, breeding and showing dogs, I have used an electric collar once.

We live on 180 acres, but do have a country road on 2 sides of the property. Our dogs are kept in our fenced yard unless we are working, playing or walking them.

My one dog was about 3 years old. Trained for agility and competing..basic “companion obedience”. He would come when called, would “heel” or “side” when told, when released, would trot ahead of me 50 feet or so, stopping and checking periodically to make sure I was still coming. If I turned and walked the other direction, he would turn too, run to me. He would “wait up” when told, and “down” at a distance when told.

In other words: he was HIGHLY trained. I had put a LOT of time into him. And he KNEW what was allowed, and to “obey”

Well, one day, at around 3 years old, as I said, he and my daughter’s dog kicked up a jack rabbit…and off they went. To the end of our property into the neighboring orchard…they would not call off. To me, this is absolutely NOT ALLOWED! Because it is dangerous. The rabbit could have run a different direction across the road….

So, I borrowed a friend’s E-collar.

Only because I KNEW my dog KNEW what “Micah, come” meant.

Took a week of walking daily until we kicked up another rabbit. Off he went. I called, in my normal happy voice “Micah, come!”…no response. Gave him another chance, “Micah! COME” louder. No response. Hit the button, he stopped and jumped. Again, I said “Micah! Come” still in a happy voice. He came, I told him him “Good Boy”.

End of story. Never used it again.

But…..remember, I only used it because I KNEW he KNEW what “come” meant. He was simply too caught up in the chase and chose to ignore me. And by ignoring me, he could have gotten killed.

Micah is gone now. I lost him to cancer in old age. Dear, sweet, fun buddy boy.

I have a 3 year old BC now…..who I have also invested a lot of training in and continues the tradition of our walks. So far, she has called off groound squirrels immediately.

I would never use an e-collar for “training”. I do not feel it is right, nor fair to shock a dog if the trainer hasn’t already taught the dog “what to do”….If I didn’t think I could control my dog off leash, I would not allow my dog off leash, as I had not done my job.

Susan asks…

How old to use an electronic training collar?

At what age can I begin using an electronic training collar to work on training my black lab for bird hunting, etc.?

admin answers:

A-er,,,,, I forgot ,,,,, ROFL

What you didn’t say is how old your pup is now.

We use a set program with our dogs starting with ENS at three days of age. Http://www.breedingbetterdogs.com/achiever.html
Then at 5 weeks we start introductions (water, birds, gunfire,etc) before fear memory develops (11-12 weeks)
From 12 weeks through 6 months all training is kept on a fun only basis. It is important during this time not to get heavy handed in any way because the puppy lacks the cognitive skills to understand a correction. The pup is completely food oriented so take advantage of it and cookie train during this time frame. Do easy single marks in the field, and work on the three foundation actions in the yard (sit, kennel, recall)
Between 6-7 months of age the pup will develop a newfound independence and self awareness. This is your signal that the pup is no longer food oriented and has developed other motivations (should not need an explanation). The pup also will have developed the cognitive skills to understand corrections and formal training can now begin with a good “basics” program.
Get either “10 minute retriever” by Amy Dahl, or “Smartworks for retrievers” by Evan Grahm to use for a basics program guide. Both of these books will discuss “collar conditioning” and “proofing” the pups foundation. I proof in reverse order of what the foundation actions were taught, recall first, kennel, and sit last. I also start FF at the same time teaching the delivery (drop) first, then “hold” then “fetch”. Consider 3HC as a conclusion of fetch and you will be on your way to teaching your dog to handle.

A good source for training books and information is www.dobbsdogs.com

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Bolivian Usda Organic Shade Grown Coffee – Decaf – 1 Lb (Whole Bean) French – Dark Roast

Bolivian Usda Organic Shade Grown Coffee - Decaf - 1 Lb (Whole Bean) French - Dark Roast

These beans were produced under the shading canopy of native trees. Beans were depulped and washed using pure Andes glacier-melt water sun-dried on wooden table tops and hand selected by Palliris (Aymara Indian women food graders).Our coffee will have a Roasting Date where our roaster certifies when your coffee was actually roasted and bagged. For best results we recommend that you use the coffee within 6 months of the roasting date and within 30 days after opening.Custom roasted coffee means th
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Your Questions About Organic Dog Food Delivery

Sandra asks…

Does anyone know how to make or mix my own garden soil?

Since very few veggies want to grow in my Florida “sand” yard, I want to make raised beds (about 24″ tall as bending over is highly overrated once you zoom past 50 🙂 and will need a LOT of dirt – its way too expensive to haul home bags and getting it delivered would involve a $60.00 delivery fee and hiring someone to help me schlepp it all around the house to the back area. I read years ago how to mix garden soil using dog food and large bags of stuff (I think alfalfa pellets and cat littler were in there but not sure) but didn’t keep the article. If you know how I can build up a LOT of good dirt without spending a fortune I’d be grateful.

admin answers:

Surely if you make what you need from ingredients such as those that you have suggested you’ll still end up bringing home the same weight of material but in a more expensive form? (I’m sure dog food and cat litter cost more than a bag of soil if you measure it by weight!)

Anyway, soil is basically a mix of sand, clay and silt, plus the humus that gardeners love to dig into their soil of course.
As your soil is mostly sand from what you say, you would need to add clay soil to it to up the clay and silt percentage. Check the link to the soil texture triangle to see what I mean. You can check what your soil is made of at the moment using the other link but I think you already know that!
Then you’d need to dig in the organic matter, such as used mushroom compost or farmyard manure to up the humus content of the soil.

I think all in all it’s going to be a lot easier, and probably cheaper, to get a big pile of soil tipped out the front and barrow it round the back to fill your new raised beds. Sorry I couldn’t be more help 🙁

PS Dog food scattered all over the garden just sounds like a recipe to grow rats to me!

Nancy asks…

Homemade food for babies/toddlers?

I make a lot of food for my 12 month old that is easy to freeze and re-heat…baby “hot pockets”, mini meatballs, different pastas, little pot pies, etc. I use mainly organic ingredients and all of the foods are baby friendly, tasty, and healthy. I have been thinking about setting up at the local farmer’s market, but am not sure if it is worth my time and effort…you have to undergo kitchen inspections by the health dept. and become a certified food handler, etc. i figure there are lots of moms who don’t have the time or energy to make the meals for their kids that they like and this would be a great alternative to mac n cheese or the gerber graduate meals. So what do you think? Would it sell???

admin answers:

YES!!! I would buy it for sure, save me the time of doing it.

EDITED:

After reading some of the other responses, I feel that the suggestion of delivery is a great one.

On another note, I have no concerns whatsoever about the cost of feeding my kids. AT ALL, as far as we are concerned, our children should eat as naturally, healthily (is that a word?) and organically, as possible. We already pay extra for wild meat, and organic foods. To be honest, they do get ‘treats’, like hot dogs, etc, but thats rare.

I think your idea is a great one. Try it out on friends. Have them buy the ingredients (to save your $$$) and prepare them some baby food. See if it works, then consider public. I think the market may be not the ideal choice. When I think market, I think hippies. I don’t know why….
Perhaps, run out of your home, you could choose a day (Saturday.???) that people could come pick up their food for the week, or for an additional fee, you could deliver on another day.

Don’t give up on this idea, it obviously flies, or Heinz and Gerber wouldn’t exist.

Sharon asks…

Does this sound legit? I posted an ad on Craigslist looking for a toy breed and she responded. Is it legit ?

Hi
Bella and Kenny are still available. They are hand raised and
home trained with all papers, has been fully checked, KC Registered

and have a good relationship with other pets and well trained too, they
are close ringed…closed bonded and vet checked with up to date vet records.

I am looking for a good home and will meet up any
requirements if need to be for delivery…they are micro chipped, will come
with a pedigree and they are 12 weeks old, they are already KC Tested..

they will be going out with a free cage and other
accessories like toys, blankets, food menu and organic food etc.

I am giving them out because I am here for an assignment and my
job requires a lot of time so I immediately realized that they are
going to be lonely. that is why I have decided to give them out to a loving
and Caring home where they will be loved and will be given all the
time they need.

Temperament of BELLA and KENNY.

They are good companion puppies..Courageous,
extremely lively, proud and enterprising, they give
and demands affection. Bold and saucy. they are
strong-willed, intensely loyal and become very
attached to their owners.
When strangers are present, they follow their owner’s
every move, keeping as close as possible.. .

they are intelligent, learn quickly, and
respond well to proper, gentle (positive reinforcement)
training. They are
well-socialized with strangers and other puppies so if you are really
interested and wants to take care of them, get back lets see how they
get home,
I just have a few questions for you;
where are you located…………..?
Will you be taking both of them? if not, then the male or the
female…………?
Do you have a large yard where they can play…………………?
Do you have a vet that you will take them to if
needed……………………….?

if there is any other thing you will need to know about Bella and Kenny please
do feel free to send me an e-mail OK. Thanks and awaiting
your response asap.
Greeting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

admin answers:

Anyone who would respond to a craigslist ad and wants you to pay to have the dog shipped to you, that is a scam … And it is not just cameroon people, many people right on this continent are doing that scam too … They may not have asked for the shipping money yet, that will be in the next email and if you are not using an anonymous web-based email, they can even use your email from your internet provider to steal your identity … Do not reply, this is 100% a scam … And look for a small breed rescue where you live … There is one where i live that has only toy breeds for three hundred dollars … Some are puppies, some are adults already trained, all are vetted …

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Your Questions About Dog Training Boulder

Daniel asks…

Know Anything About The Humane Society?

I have recently filled out an application online for a volunteering job at my local Humane Society? How will I be notified? How long will it take?

admin answers:

It depends entirely on the one you actually went to. At the Boulder Humane Society they have a process. You apply to be a volunteer and then you must attend the volunteer information session, which is posted on the website with date and time. Volunteer apps can be completed online, on paper, before the session or at the session.

Next, you get a phone call within a few days asking you to attend a volunteer interview. They group the volunteer interviews based on which jobs/projects you want to work on at the shelter (kennel assistant versus, say, special events assistant), and at your interview they get some more information on you, you get more information on them, and you find out when the trainings for your area of interest are. So, for a kennel assistant, you’d need to go to the dog or cat center trainings before you can start actually volunteering. For some positions, they have different training or no separate training session (especially ones without any animal contact).

Some of the Boulder HS’s communications are by phone and some are by email.

So for you, go to your local Humane Society’s website and look for information on volunteering, or at least to get the contact number for who to ask. If you can’t find a volunteer coordinator contact, just call the shelter and whomever answers the phone should be able to connect you to the right person to ask.

Mary asks…

What do you hear in nature?

A description of what would you see hear and feel if you spent some time alone in nature.

admin answers:

Having spent a good amount of time hiking in woods and fields around the state of NY, I’ll tell you what I usually hear and feel:
Crunching of leaves as small animals like squirrels sneak around on the ground
The swishing/whispering sound of the wind blowing through the needles of an evergreen tree
The cold, frigid wind blowing south along the Hudson River valley as I was climbing Breakneck Ridge and, a little later, the first warming rays of the sun as it broke over the horizon on that cold November morning.
The sound of my heart pounding as I ran down the other side of this mountain, when there was no one else around.
The sound of a pilated woodpecker hammering on a tree somewhere nearby looking for insects to eat.
The cautious steps of several deer, as they walked farther down the trail, looking at me warily as I walked along the trail and observed them there.
The excited panting of my hiking companion, my german shepherd dog, as he struggles to climb the mountain with me, and the sound of his nails scraping against the rocks and boulders we are climbing.
The low level rumbling and clack clacking of a long freight train slowly making its way south along the tracks on the west side of the Hudson river.
The flapping of an American flag someone has placed at the top of the mountain I am climbing this morning.

Chris asks…

i am looking for the poem ‘the night train’ where can i find it?

this is the night train crossing the border

admin answers:

Night Train (Commentary for a G.P.O. Film, July 1935) by W.H. Auden (1907 – 1973)

This is the Night Mail crossing the border,Bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner and the girl next door.

Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb:
The gradient’s against her, but she’s on time.

Past cotton-grass and moorland boulder
Shovelling white steam over her shoulder,

Snorting noisily as she passes
Silent miles of wind-bent grasses.

Birds turn their heads as she approaches,
Stare from the bushes at her blank-faced coaches.

Sheep-dogs cannot turn her course;
They slumber on with paws across.

In the farm she passes no one wakes,
But a jug in the bedroom gently shakes.

II

Dawn freshens. Her climb is done.
Down towards Glasgow she descends
Towards the steam tugs yelping down the glade of cranes,
Towards the fields of apparatus, the furnaces
Set on the dark plain like gigantic chessmen.
All Scotland waits for her:
In the dark glens, beside the pale-green sea lochs
Men long for news.

III

Letters of thanks, letters from banks,
Letters of joy from the girl and the boy,
Receipted bills and invitations
To inspect new stock or visit relations,
And applications for situations
And timid lovers’ declarations
And gossip, gossip from all the nations,
News circumstantial, news financial,
Letters with holiday snaps to enlarge in,
Letters with faces scrawled in the margin,
Letters from uncles, cousins, and aunts,
Letters to Scotland from the South of France,
Letters of condolence to Highlands and Lowlands
Notes from overseas to Hebrides
Written on paper of every hue,
The pink, the violet, the white and the blue,
The chatty, the catty, the boring, adoring,
The cold and official and the heart’s outpouring,
Clever, stupid, short and long,
The typed and the printed and the spelt all wrong.

IV

Thousands are still asleep
Dreaming of terrifying monsters,
Or of friendly tea beside the band at Cranston’s or Crawford’s:
Asleep in working Glasgow, asleep in well-set Edinburgh,
Asleep in granite Aberdeen,
They continue their dreams,
And shall wake soon and long for letters,
And none will hear the postman’s knock
Without a quickening of the heart,
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?

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