When another dog attacks, best option is defense

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 13px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</strong> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What should you do when a dog attacks you and/or your dog, especially without any type of warning (no growling or menacing body language)?</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 13px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></strong><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A:</strong> A dog approaching in a fast, direct manner can be an extremely unnerving experience. You don't really know what the dog's intentions are, but if he approaches with a straight, stiff body at a steady run you certainly have cause for concern. He is more likely to be dangerous if he perceives that you are on his territory or if he has worked himself up by fence fighting or practicing leash frustration/aggression.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRwWVs1d8QT0ZhcyqS0sxjCPTDQAltd0yu0PxsITxc0_ep3yhKm8ge8HGbQ_4_zYEHvpFf7A87Z7ENeIQX0hcFDgu8twhUYrQXtB5dzU6v7XzLs8outumuxN1oa56woWoosE0goi_rXcd/s1600/dog+body+language.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRwWVs1d8QT0ZhcyqS0sxjCPTDQAltd0yu0PxsITxc0_ep3yhKm8ge8HGbQ_4_zYEHvpFf7A87Z7ENeIQX0hcFDgu8twhUYrQXtB5dzU6v7XzLs8outumuxN1oa56woWoosE0goi_rXcd/s640/dog+body+language.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 13px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Remain calm and don't run or flail about. Try to stand in a still, yet relaxed manner at a slightly oblique angle to the dog and avoid direct eye contact. Keep your limbs close to your body and your wits even closer about you! Inventory your person and location for defensive options like a large stick, an umbrella, a backpack or even your jacket. If you are walking your dog and the incoming canine projectile is staring at your dog, it is likely that the interaction is going to be directed at your dog.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 13px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If your dog is about the same size as his potential antagonist and you are in a relatively safe location, you might consider dropping your leash and yelling at the other dog to "go home." You can ask your dog to "wait" (a good reason to attend dog obedience classes and learn this command) and step away from and in front of your dog. If the dog attacks, try to give him something else to bite from your earlier defensive assessment of the environment. Don't grab the attacking dog at the collar, rather circle behind him and grab his rear legs and pull them up and away from the fight. Now would be a good time to put out the strong verbal SOS and get some assistance!</div> </div> </div>

Vacationers Donate 1,500 Hours to WorldVentures Foundation

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">  <b>More than 500 <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a>™ volunteers vacationing in Cancun donated 1,500 hours to support the Foundation's Mexico-based Impact Partner, the City of Joy, in August.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Furthering its commitment to supporting global change for children, the <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a>organized half-day Service Excursions to the City of Joy (Ciudad de la Alegria), where its vacationing volunteers made much-needed repairs to the 12-acre campus and spent time socializing with residents.</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQt3Q6hGS1SHNjAuRDGAwYatR4zvcyUtzOBfV7P6kgUXN2V3grCAGZCjqhs3Ut_gYhrwp80B_LahmPYDC0iW1xScJOrXP8KP1IhPQuUIwjuV5gtrIIW1InmN6rGH6m3B0IPMRYfh3n7QD/s1600/dreamtrips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQt3Q6hGS1SHNjAuRDGAwYatR4zvcyUtzOBfV7P6kgUXN2V3grCAGZCjqhs3Ut_gYhrwp80B_LahmPYDC0iW1xScJOrXP8KP1IhPQuUIwjuV5gtrIIW1InmN6rGH6m3B0IPMRYfh3n7QD/s640/dreamtrips.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"These generous volunteers transformed the K-12 Scholarship School at the City of Joy into a fresh, inviting environment through maintenance, painting and gardening,"<a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a> Executive Director Gwyneth Lloyd said.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>The volunteers were in Cancun as part of WorldVentures' recent Mega-DreamTrips™, which brought members from across the globe to the resort town for nearly two weeks for fun, relaxation—and the opportunity achieve the third prong of the company's brand promise, "fulfillment." To participate in the Service Excursions, volunteers made donations to the WorldVentures Foundation, which will support the nonprofit in its efforts to create change on a global scale for children.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"Once again, the family of <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://worldventures.com/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures</a> Representatives and DreamTrips Members has exceeded our expectations," Lloyd said.</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>About The WorldVentures Foundation:</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Launched in 2010, the <a class="seoquake-nofollow" href="http://wvfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #7c1d21; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">WorldVentures Foundation</a> became the philanthropic arm of WorldVentures with a focus on positive global change for children. WorldVentures Independent Representatives and DreamTrips Members are inspired, serving and implementing sustainable economic and environmental solutions within communities around the world.</b></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; height: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;"> <b><br />R</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">ead more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/09/03/5172802/vacationers-donate-1500-hours.html#storylink=cpy</span></div> </div> </div>

Sicilian designer Puglisi returns home triumphant

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b><br /></b> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>MILAN (AP) There is no city in the world like Milan, designer Fausto Puglisi says.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Puglisi, 37, is one of six young designers showing for the first time in Milan, part of efforts by the Italian fashion system to energize its "moda Milanese" with new blood.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Not that Puglisi is new to the fashion world. At 18, he left Sicily to seek his fortune in the United States and soon became a darling with the Hollywood crowd. Earlier this year he became creative director for the Parisian house Ungaro, and his own label styles can be found in fashion boutiques in Europe and around the world.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"I owe everything to the Americans," he said, citing designers Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta as his role models, speaking before his show Sunday in the frescoed halls of a famous Milan palazzo.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>But his long stay abroad hasn't dampened his Italian loyalty his dark eyes shine with enthusiasm as he speaks of his Sicilian roots.</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhAHqwvWEAH2ZKBgHbcdoiwMlvsuoAdHwtC73HlGheIeN3k67uAzd8qtAgW_JVuVthI1D1xOqJVTjVVhCxIVLT3nmCsoj-CX1QO-vIFTfEQqjmeTVUhJxWPRKTVB7GAF7K9e6xysLlAoY/s1600/sicily2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhAHqwvWEAH2ZKBgHbcdoiwMlvsuoAdHwtC73HlGheIeN3k67uAzd8qtAgW_JVuVthI1D1xOqJVTjVVhCxIVLT3nmCsoj-CX1QO-vIFTfEQqjmeTVUhJxWPRKTVB7GAF7K9e6xysLlAoY/s320/sicily2.jpg" width="320" /></b></a></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"I am 100 percent Italian," he says, calling the late Gianni Versace "his guiding fashion light."</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>He also wants to thank the designing duo Dolce & Gabbana, for giving him a boost several seasons ago by displaying his styles in the 'new talent' department of one of their Milan boutiques.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>The mixing together of Italian and American influences has defined the Puglisi style, which could be characterized as "edgy couture."</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"I want to go beyond contemporary. Go back to the past to be in the future. Street fashion. Go to excess. Find new ways to excite. Even a T-shirt can become an object of desire," he said.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Puglisi also gave a big shout out to Anna Wintour, artistic director of Vogue America, who he says has a big hand in promoting young Italian talent in the hopes of keeping Milan's place on the international fashion map secure following several seasons of malaise. As part of efforts to revitalize the Italian fashion scene, Conde Nast, Vogue's publisher, has awarded university scholarships to five young designers, artists and journalists.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>"We needed the Americans to tell us to wake up," Puglisi said.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>For spring-summer 2014, Puglisi paired lady-like long skirts printed with California palm trees with masculine shirts, cinched at the waist by a wide leather belt. The shirt is often left open to reveal a black leather studded bra. The outfit could be captioned, "Grace Kelly checks out the dark side of the street."</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>The palm tree motif defines his collection throughout, showing up as dainty embroidery on a silk dress, or as bold sequins on a leather biker jacket. The importance of the belt in the Puglisi collection was epitomized in skirts and jackets made entirely out of buckles and belts.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Pleats and ruffles, slits and crinolines, blacks and bright summer shades everything in the show had an opposite, as befitted its "not always a lady" theme.</b></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s, background-color, border-color, opacity; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>As exhausted as he was moved by the enthusiastic applause, Puglisi walked slowly down the runway for his curtain call, stopping to throw a kiss to front row guest Wintour and whisper a timid "Thank you."</b></div> </div> </div>

Eight tips for improving your vacation photos

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> If you want to improve your vacation photos, read on, but we give a hall pass to the readers who submitted photos for the Travel section's annual "What I Did on My Summer Vacation." They can stop reading here because they’ve obviously mastered photo basics — and beyond.</div> <div class="p402_premium" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> In fact, they made it difficult to whittle down the 1,500 submissions to something manageable, which you’ll see in the Sunday print Travel section and online.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBKuqPsh2rlHlVmLSvOlyIclpJ3r2A_D58KDEfVQAhXZ5KBUZ-D5vwuj9ZypB3TW_UjppRWbjnUmdCLVpNkUuovdlploj8KOiV_plbvazLSKBQ_g20bGZmc5HI1UcSkYmbN1s3M3pkgs2/s1600/travel+tips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBKuqPsh2rlHlVmLSvOlyIclpJ3r2A_D58KDEfVQAhXZ5KBUZ-D5vwuj9ZypB3TW_UjppRWbjnUmdCLVpNkUuovdlploj8KOiV_plbvazLSKBQ_g20bGZmc5HI1UcSkYmbN1s3M3pkgs2/s640/travel+tips.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> These days, with cellphone cameras, everybody is a photographer. Many of the photos were taken with phone cameras (mostly iPhones), which put the power in everyone’s hands.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> But, like all power, this one can be misused. I know. I do it all the time. My middle name is not “Visual Intelligence.”</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> So I asked my photo guru — Richard Derk, the travel photo editor for the L.A. Times for many years — to share some of his tips for taking better pictures, for being prepared and for getting yourself out of a jam, if need be. Here are some of his suggestions:</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Don’t be afraid to move people around or to move yourself to get better light. If you’re in a dark room, move your subject to the window. If you’re facing the sun, move so the sun is behind you.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Want to take a picture at noon? Take a nap instead. Derk says that L.A. area directors liken shooting at midday to taking a picture in a microwave. Early morning and late afternoon light are best for helping bathe your picture in a flattering light.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Hold still. Derk wasn’t talking about not moving the camera (although you should try to hold steady, of course). He’s talking about the photographer. If you have a great photo with a nice light, stay there for a moment and see if someone walks through the picture, adding another dimension to it. This takes patience, which is a trait of good photographers.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Under the category of being prepared, he suggested taking extra batteries or a battery charger or a device with which you can repower your phone or your camera. There’s no worse feeling than seeing that little “battery low” signal coming from your camera when you know that great photo is just a click away.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Don’t be overprepared either, he said. Travel light; take with you just what you need; there’s no use lugging a bunch of photo equipment if you’re not going to use it. The stuff gets heavy and it’s easily damaged so leave it at home unless you’re doing a heavy-duty shoot.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Keep your lens clean. If you carry your camera phone in your pocket, as I often do, grime is going to accumulate in that lens. Don’t use alcohol on it (or any lens). Instead, try lens cleaning solution (use judiciously on any electronics) or, in a jam, use contact lens solution.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --Take extra photo cards, if you’re using a camera, and don’t forget to reformat them regularly.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> --If a card corrupts, don’t panic. There is software that can help -- in Derk's experience, he recovered about 80% of what was on a card. He has used Image Rescue by Lexar (about $35) with good results.</div> </div> </div> </div>

Travel tips: Sicily, walking in Yorkshire and place to stay in the Forest of Dean

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 17px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 2px 0px;"> Take me there: Ragusa, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/sicily" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Sicily">Sicily</a></h2> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> Why go?<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A new Ryanair flight from Stansted to Comiso has put this south-eastern corner of Sicily on the radar. Comiso is a gateway to the province of Ragusa, which is home to some of the island's most beautiful baroque towns and beaches. On the same latitude as Tunisia, it stays balmy well into October.</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> What to do<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Don't miss the baroque towns of Ragusa, Modica and Scicli, with their ornate palazzi and churches. Soak up the sun at the beach resort of Marina di Ragusa, or the attractive fishing villages of Sampieri and Donnalucata.</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> Where to stay<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A contemporary boutique hotel in a medieval building, Hotel Novecento in Scicli makes a great base, and its breakfast of sausage flan, pastries, local cheese and honey will set you up for the day (<a href="http://www.novecentohotel.it/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">novecentohotel.it</a>). Casa Talia is a charming B&B on a hillside overlooking Modica (<a href="http://casatalia.it/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">casatalia.it</a>).</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> Where to eat<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Michelin-starred chef Ciccio Sultano serves up dishes such as roast baby pig in a chocolate and marsala sauce at the acclaimed Il Duomo in Ragusa. For a more down-to-earth take on Sicilian cuisine, try Agriturismo Rosacambra, near Marina di Ragusa. Sicilians run on arancini (deep-fried rice balls). The best are at Cantunera in Comiso (Via G di Vita, 17), which takes the street-food staple and turns it into an art form.</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> Insider tip<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />"If you want a really special place, there is a wonderful sandy beach called Randello, which is backed by a thick pine forest," says Comiso resident Mimma Trovato, treasurer of the local Unesco Club. "There are no restaurants or food stalls, as it's 4km from the nearest village, Punta Braccetto – but this is part of its charm."</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 17px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 2px 0px;"> Pacing the Pennines: take <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/yorkshire" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a> in your stride and embark on a walk</h2> <span class="inline wide" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; display: block; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGzOxL1qu9LHCkBhrUdPgW1d27cCKFxdn8Qw9d_7cZhdMUaI3WcAKpXAmecZo7ksY6Ab3dwDUx-Cu1ExqIiU32MUYjJzfzlA0y5Ff6JuxidxZFVbPUeEeWMbB6Y2_yBEe47sypKGBhm9d/s1600/Sicily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGzOxL1qu9LHCkBhrUdPgW1d27cCKFxdn8Qw9d_7cZhdMUaI3WcAKpXAmecZo7ksY6Ab3dwDUx-Cu1ExqIiU32MUYjJzfzlA0y5Ff6JuxidxZFVbPUeEeWMbB6Y2_yBEe47sypKGBhm9d/s400/Sicily.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="caption" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.858em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px; width: 460px;"><br /></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> In September 1938, the writer and illustrator Alfred Wainwright set off from Settle in North Yorkshire for a walk across the Pennines. Over the next 11 days he walked 247 miles, completing a circular journey which took him through the Yorkshire Dales and up to the high moorland around Hadrian's Wall. His account of the walk laid untouched in a drawer until it was discovered and published in 1986, forming the basis for one of the UK's best-loved long-distance walks (<a href="http://penninejourney.org.uk/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">penninejourney.org.uk</a>).</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Wainwright's Pennine Journey, a number of events have been organised along the route, including the inaugural North Pennines Walking Festival (28 September-6 October,<a href="http://www.northpennines.org.uk/Pages/NorthPenninesWalkingFestival.aspx" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">northpennineswalkingfestival.org.uk</a>). Celebrating the writers and artists who have taken their inspiration from the Pennines, the nine-day festival will include 50 guided walks and various talks.</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> On 28 September, groups of walkers will complete the 18 different stages of the journey as part of the "PJ in a day" challenge. And on 5 October you can join the author David Pitt, who revised and updated Wainwright's guide in 2010, on an anniversary walk from Settle station (<a href="http://wainwright.org.uk/pennine_journey.html" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">wainwright.org.uk/pennine_journey.html</a>).</div> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> And if that's not enough to inspire you to pull on your walking boots, the popular Black Sail Youth Hostel (<a href="http://www.yha.org.uk/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">yha.org.uk</a>) in Ennerdale, which is one of the most remote and picturesque stops on the route, will reopen on 21 October following a £260,000 refurbishment.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 17px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 2px 0px;"> It's getting autumnal, so head for... the Forest of Dean</h2> <span class="inline wide" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; display: block; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><img alt="Robin and Wren Cottage, Mitcheldean" data-pin-description="Under £50: Robin and Wren Cottage, Mitcheldean" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/9/18/1379506710342/Robin-and-Wren-Cottage-Mi-008.jpg" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;" width="460" /><span class="caption" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.858em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px; width: 460px;">Under £50: Robin and Wren Cottage, Mitcheldean</span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Robin and Wren Cottage, Mitcheldean</strong> A pair of cute and compact cottages in a rural location at the end of a quiet track (the lack of Wi-Fi and dodgy phone signal only add to the sense of seclusion). There are dreamy views across the valley, a wildlife garden with a pond and bird hide, and footpaths leading from the front door into the forest. Each cottage sleeps two. <br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />From £34 a night (<a href="http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/forest-of-dean/176199" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/forest-of-dean/176199</a>)</div> <span class="inline wide" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; display: block; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><img alt="The Rock B&B, Coleford" data-pin-description="Under £100: the Rock B&B, Coleford. " height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/9/18/1379507132570/The-Rock-BB-Coleford-008.jpg" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;" width="460" /><span class="caption" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.858em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px; width: 460px;">Under £100: the Rock B&B, Coleford.</span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Rock B&B, Coleford</strong> This popular motel-style B&B ticks all the right boxes: a great location, friendly owners who are happy to advise on day trips and walks (the hike to Symonds Yat Rock is recommended), modern, comfortable rooms and delicious breakfasts. It's dog-friendly and there's a drying room for wet clothes and cycle storage, too.<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Doubles from £62 per night, B&B (<a href="http://www.stayattherock.com/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">stayattherock.com</a>)</div> <span class="inline wide" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; display: block; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><img alt="the dome garden, mile end" data-pin-description="Under £150: the Dome Garden, near Mile End" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/9/18/1379506482915/the-dome-garden-mile-end-004.jpg" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;" width="460" /><span class="caption" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.858em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px; width: 460px;">Under £150: the Dome Garden, near Mile End</span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Dome Garden, near Mile End</strong> A cluster of futuristic white geodesic domes in the heart of the ancient Royal Forest of Dean. Proper beds, wood-burning stoves and en suite flushing loos place this at the luxury end of the glamping spectrum. Campfires, pizza nights and bike trails in the forest keep the kids happy.<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />From £395 for a three-night weekend in a dome sleeping four (<a href="http://domegarden.co.uk/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">domegarden.co.uk</a>)</div> <span class="inline wide" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; display: block; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><img alt="Tudor Farmhouse hotel, Clearwell" data-pin-description="Under £200: Tudor Farmhouse Hotel, Clearwell" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/9/18/1379506374272/Tudor-Farmhouse-hotel-Cle-005.jpg" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;" width="460" /><span class="caption" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.858em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px; width: 460px;">Under £200: Tudor Farmhouse Hotel, Clearwell</span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tudor Farmhouse hotel, Clearwell</strong> This lovely 13th-century stone farmhouse has been converted into a relaxed hotel. If it's wonky floors and exposed beams you're after, book a room in the main house, but the most luxurious and airy rooms and suites are in the Cider Barn annexe. The restaurant prides itself on using produce sourced within a 20-mile radius.<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Doubles from £95 to £200 a night B&B (<a href="http://tudorfarmhousehotel.co.uk/" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">tudorfarmhousehotel.co.uk</a>)</div> </div> </div>

Pet Health : 10 Toxic Foods for Dogs

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Maintaining good pet health for your dog includes knowing what not to give her. By making sure that you know about the most toxic foods for your dog, you can ensure that your pet stays healthy and avoids unneeded trauma or pet health issues. The following are 10 common household foods that are extremely toxic to dogs.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUzXqwSCVsD6zkW7YNiYQDiUpqpBSC1-gEJFGY9_qvJy5GmTnHc6KZP4SXD90BmXoSB3DGc0YOut3fuLd6P6ZEM5s7xgV0IgZGHcN5OxLWydju47mM86Q4yz6okBwVUn-C30Epfk3BijJ/s1600/pet+insurance+reviews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUzXqwSCVsD6zkW7YNiYQDiUpqpBSC1-gEJFGY9_qvJy5GmTnHc6KZP4SXD90BmXoSB3DGc0YOut3fuLd6P6ZEM5s7xgV0IgZGHcN5OxLWydju47mM86Q4yz6okBwVUn-C30Epfk3BijJ/s640/pet+insurance+reviews.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>1. Chocolate, coffee, tea, soda and anything else with caffeine</b><br />These items all have compounds that are known to be toxic to dogs, causing severe heart and nervous system damage. Be very careful not to let dogs get even a bit of these things, be they in icing, cocoa powder or even chocolate milk. The quantity needed to affect a dog varies with body mass, but avoid them at all costs.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>2. Mushrooms</b><br />These can be extremely injurious to pet health, and even fatal, to dogs. Some kinds are worse than others, so it is best to prevent your dog from coming into contact with any mushrooms of any type. Ensure that dogs are not attracted to wild mushrooms either as these are poisonous to everyone, including humans.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>3. Onions and garlic </b><br />These can cause severe liver damage and can be fatal in certain quantities. Make sure that you prevent your dog from having any kind of onion, be it dried, shredded, on pizza or of any color. Watch out for garlic and garlic oil or powder that can be found on bread and other commonly eaten prepared foods.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>4. Nuts</b><br />Most nuts are bad for dogs; macadamia nuts are the worst. Nuts have compounds that accelerate the growth of bladder stones and weaken the bones.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>5. Avocado and persimmons</b><br />Avocados cause fluid accumulation in the lungs and are very toxic to dogs. Every part of them, including fruit, pits, jacket and leaves, are dangerous. The same goes for persimmons.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>6. Tomatoes, potatoes and rhubarb</b><br />Tomatoes, especially unripe green ones, are toxic and can cause all sorts of problems that can lead to heart failure. Potato jackets are especially bad for dogs, as is the entire rhubarb plant. In fact, some parts of rhubarb are toxic to humans, too.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>7. Grapes and raisins</b><br />It is not known why grapes cause sickness in dogs, but they are dangerous nonetheless. If your dog eats them, you can take her to the veterinarian to pump her stomach. Unfortunately, effects are not noticeable immediately.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>8. Nutmeg </b><br />This appears in various foods, especially those eaten around the holidays. It can be lethal to dogs. Avoid feeding gingerbread cookies, eggnog and other nutmeg-laced products to your canine friend.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>9. Alcohol</b><br />While it is something that may happen in movies and on television, dogs should never ingest liquor of any sort in real life. Alcohol causes various behavioral problems (similar to humans) and may cause seizures, cardiac arrest and death, depending on how much alcohol a dog has consumed.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <b>10. Baking soda, baking powder and yeast </b><br />Leavening agents can cause serious gastrointestinal problems for dogs including spasms, seizures and heart problems. Effects may not be noticed immediately, so make sure you get your dog to the vet quickly.</div> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><br /></span></div> </div>

World Ventures Dream Trips is this for you?

<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: arial, helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips</h2> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Let’s just get to the point. The <strong>World Ventures Dream Trips </strong>opportunity is what people are calling an attractive and very marketable product. Not only do they have a proven track record in their first 5 years being featured in the Success From Home magazine, not once but twice, but they also have a leadership team that members call family.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> If you’re looking into <em>World Ventures Dream Trips</em>, you’re gazing into a legit and ridiculously awesome opportunity that could potentially change your life, assuming that it’s the right fit for you and your family.<span id="more-188"></span></div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> World Ventures is a travel based network marketing company started in Plano, Texas in 2005, and it operates in all 50 states and now more than 20 countries. Some of those countries include South Africa, Israel, United Kingdom, and soon to open Australia and Mexico, to name a few. World Ventures is making dreams come true through Dream Trips as they truly show the world how to “Make a Living…Living.”</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> World Ventures has taken the bulk buying concept of Sam’s and Costco and brought it to the travel industry. Now that just insane! The only difference is now you get paid to travel and shop at the same places you’re already shopping at and more. When is the last time Sam’s or Costco paid you to go in there and buy their products? Probably never, right?</div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips Video</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Check out this video about the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">World Ventures Dream Trips</span> lifestyle, enjoy.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="443" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6LlcTBI3Wjk" width="591"></iframe></div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> So what did you think of it?  Looks like a lot of fun, right?!  If you’d like more information about World Ventures Dream Trips, click the banner below.</div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> World Ventures Dream Trips Review</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> As you can see, the WorldVentures Dream Trips model is truly amazing and has a product that most people are attracted to. You can definitely live the lifestyle of your dreams, doing all the things you just love doing, and just by sharing the Dream Trips product which is really only telling other about your experience, it’s just comes natural. Then on the other hand, sadly 97% of people that get into this business or any MLM home based business will struggle to make money and usually won’t recruit more than 3-5 people their whole MLM careers.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Look, the internet isn’t going anywhere, and there’s a proven MLM lead generating system that will teach you how to market your business, and more importantly brand yourself as a leader online allowing you to dominate in the World Ventures Dream Trips MLM. There are so many social media sites and ways to get your brand out that you don’t even need pay for advertising anymore. Just follow the leaders in the industry who are doing it already, over and over again and making a fortune.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> This is the exact reason that many, many people are building their World Ventures Dream Trips business online now. By leveraging the power of the internet, social media, and attraction marketing, there are no limits to where your lifestyle and business can go.</div> <h3 style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #183152; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26px; margin: 5px 0px;"> Join World Ventures Dream Trips</h3> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> So what are you waiting for? Come join me in exploring the world and make some extra money; while having fun! Look, I’m all in with this, and I’m doing it with or without you, but I’d rather do it with you.  Maybe this business isn’t the right thing for you, and that’s OK.  So forget the business part of it, and just join the club, take your family on a vacation, or just travel for less.</div> <div style="background-color: #ebf2ff; color: #161618; font-family: 'lucida grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px;"> Think about it, what are your fondest memories? I bet a lot of them are when you were with friends and/or family on a vacation or weekend getaway. Those memories stay with you. Let me show you how you can make more great memories. 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