10/13/2023 0 Comments Cat not using litter box![]() ![]() So if your cat just pooped behind the couch, an honest look at your litter box servicing standards is a really good idea. It actually reduces the chances of your cat looking for a new bathroom facility! We’ve all done it, and no-one is judging you for it.īut, keeping a litter box well-serviced has a greater benefit than just keeping your home smelling fresh. Servicing a litter box means keeping the litter box clean and sweet smelling, to a standard that your cat finds attractive.īecause many cats keep a tidy litter box, and cover their poops neatly, it can be tempting to leave the cleaning out process for another day.Ĭleaning out the litter box is no-one’s favorite job. What do I mean by litter box servicing? Servicing your litter box If none of the simple solutions above apply and your cat is regularly having accidents, then the chances are one of these two applies to you. The two most common reasons we see for regression in litter training in adult cats are: This Bengal cat is happy using a litter box door, some cats may not be The same applies to electrically operated litter boxes that hum or whirr when the cat is still nearby. Covers and lids, or cat flap style doors can be enough to put some cats off using the litter tray at all. With it comes to kittens or new cats, or cats with a potty training problems, simple is usually best. You can even get litter boxes that ‘sense’ they have been used and ‘empty themselves’ You can get litter boxes with lids and doors, or that are integrated into the furniture. Nowadays litter boxes can be all singing, all dancing and as complicated as you like. Once upon a time, a litter box was a simple plastic tray with some soil in it. And one litter box for every four rooms in the house is another good rule of thumb. One upstairs and one downstairs is probably a minimum for many family homes. And if your home is very large have more than one litter box. ![]() The solution: place the litter box in a family room or where the cat spends most of their time. When you are only six inches tall, going up a flight of stairs and along a corridor all by yourself can seem an awfully long way. Using a litter box reliably in a small part of the house is the best way to get a new cat or kitten into good habits, before you expand the number of rooms the cat has access to. Having too few litter boxes in a very large house is another possible cause, or letting a kitten or new rescue cat have too much access to too many rooms too soon. And consider putting the litter box somewhere where the door can be left open. The solution: Put a notice on the door of any room that contains a litter box “Please Leave This Door Open When You Leave” or something similar. But people tend to shut the door during (and after) use! The bathroom is a popular place to put a litter box. It’s worth thinking about where the cat’s litter box is located. This is a really common problem in large busy families. Especially young cats such as recently potty trained kittens, and rescue cats that are not yet very familiar with your home.įor example, a family member might have been inadvertently closing the door to the room with the litter box in. Litter box accessĬan your cat access their litter box without fail, whenever they want to? Day and night?įailure to provide continuous access to the litter box is a common cause of potty training problems in cats. ![]() We’ll start with common simple problems as those are most likely to apply to you. And the easiest to fix. If that’s not the case, I suggest you work down through each of the following sections to see which one applies to you. And you can skip straight to that section below. If you have just added a new cat into your home, this is quite likely the cause of any house training accidents. Why is my cat pooping outside the litter box? We’ll look at all the common and the less common causes of a change in litter box habits in domestic cats. Sometimes a cat not using the litter box has a simple cause, and a simple solution! And sometimes the solution is a little more involved.
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10/13/2023 0 Comments Cake mass moca![]() The piece by Spencer Finch, titled Cosmic Latte mimics the gentle arc of the Milky Way as observed from the Northern Hemisphere and attempts to duplicate the warm color of the universe as recently determined by two astrophysicists. An intern hurries me through a portion of the vast industrial spaces of the existing museum, exposing me to a speed-version of Mass MoCA’s experiential adventure: snatches of odd vocalizing and somber harmonizing, evocative of Gregorian chants, in a passageway lined with corrugated metal, part of a sound piece composed by Julianne Swartz, followed by a swarm of hundreds of yellowish-white LEDs spanning the wooden ceiling of an 80-foot-long gallery. (photo by Douglas Mason)ĭue to a wrong turn on the country roads that connect Kingston to North Adams, not far from the Massachusetts state line, I arrive late for the press briefing about the new 120,000-square-foot Building 6 opening Sunday, May 28 at Mass MoCA. Happy almost one year to my two favorites.Building 6 sits at the western perimeter of MASS MoCA’s campus, its prow-like triangular footprint shaped by the confluence of the north and south branches of the Hoosic River. So of course, we made some time to sneak down there and have a little portrait fun with some of her favorite pieces. ![]() Jackie’s love for the museum started because of her amazement with Sol LeWitt, who has multiple floors with of his artwork throughout Mass MoCA. Mass MoCA is amazing and allow you to take portraits in your favorite exhibits. | Cake – Austin Bayliss | Caterer – Gramercy Bistro | | Dress – Madison James | Boutique – The Wedding Embassy | | Hair & Makeup – Hair Gallery at the Mill | A unique path to take as you entered into the building and made your way from ceremony to reception, a long family style table to interact with loved ones, a surprise band to kick the night off. They crafted a day that would make the experience of their wedding exciting and fun for all that came. They chose their venue with a full heart of knowing the love and wonder it brought both of them as they visited its exhibits together. Together these two created the most joyous day for all of their loved ones. Matt is the perfect blend of spunk and excitement for her. She is resilient, strong, kind, and of course creative. This lady is all things wonderful and the fact that I get to share parts of my life with her in it, makes this darn world a more beautiful place for me, and everyone else that is able to have her around. ![]() There is this magical spirit to my best friend, that glows even brighter when she is surrounded by artists, and art – whether contemporary, modern, or romantic. You can walk from mom and pop downtown pizza places to the beautiful museum that seems to be so comfortably placed surrounded by trees and architecture of previous decades. Little roads that hug the mountains and rivers, eventually climbing you up in elevation where the overlook lets you discover the magic of the small town of North Adams. The route to get there alone is gorgeous. If you have never been to Mass MoCA in North Adams, it is a must. Tucked away in a tiny artistic town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, my very best friend vowed her life to her love. 10/13/2023 0 Comments Contextual coherence meaning![]() The characters Isabella, Nijo, Joan and Marlene all talk cohesively about these subjects but notice that they almost always use the pronouns I/me. Two discourses run parallel, one about the ordering of a meal, and one about death, religion and sin. It is relatively easy, in this extract, to pick out the lexical cohesion – and the author has helped by making it explicit via her notation system. These characters are interacting, but not fully.Ĭompare your answer with the sample answer below: Commentary Their individual texts are cohesive, but their joint discourse in the sequence paragraphs 6-11 is not. There are some more local lexical cohesions: the repetition of hair in paragraphs 4 and 5 footmen, butler, pantry, silver, Marquise and family, cousin in 4 and 6 the number sequences in paragraphs 9 and 11.īoth Matthew and Walter are preoccupied with their own concerns and only pay half attention to the other. At no point does Matthew enter into Walter’s reverie about having been an aristocratic painter. In paragraph 11, Matthew continues with lexemes unmarried, bachelor, and in paragraph 12 Walter finally returns to Matthew with the word paper, referring anaphorically back to the census of paragraph 9. In paragraph 10 Walter ignores this and continues with his own cohesion with paragraphs 4, 6, and 8 with the lexemes him (referring anaphorically to Monet), easel, Monet, painting, scene. In paragraph 9, Matthew is cohesive with paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, with the lexemes unmarried, divorced, widowed, bachelors. In paragraph 8, Walter is cohesive with paragraphs 4 and 6 with the words Monet and studio. In paragraph 7 Matthew continues with pregnancy in be fruitful and multiply. In paragraph 6 Matthew and Walter begin to diverge: Walter continues with the lexeme paint. Matthew provides cohesion with marriage with expecting a baby in paragraph 5. (A lexeme encompasses all the derived forms, so the lexeme marriage contains marry, married, marrying, marriageable, etc.) In paragraph 4, Walter uses the euphemism got a young woman into trouble for ‘got pregnant’, which is in the same semantic field as marriage (in the wider context of the novel, it will transpire that Walter is a fantasist), and goes on to link this to the lexeme paint. In paragraph 3 Matthew continues the cohesion by repeating the lexeme marriage. Walter answers anaphorically in paragraph 2. Matthew begins with an observation about marriage. Muriel Spark, 1960, The Bachelors Analysis of lexical cohesion ‘Put that vulgar little bit of paper away,’ Walter said. Since 1951 the bachelor population has increased by –’ġ2. ‘Unmarried males of thirty and over,’ said Matthew: ‘three hundred and fifty-eight thousand one hundred. Monet was silent for fully ten minutes – the painting was a simple, but rather exquisite roof-top scene –’ġ1. ‘I can see him now,’ said Walter, ‘as he was when he was assisted into a chair before my easel. That’s including divorced and widowed, of course, but the majority are bachelors –’ġ0. ![]() Unmarried males of twenty-one and over: six hundred and fifty-nine thousand five hundred. He straightened out the sheet, following the typewritten lines with his finger, as he read out, ‘Greater London, the census of 1951. ‘These are the figures,’ Matthew said, and took from inside his coat a bundle of papers from which he selected one which had been folded in four, and which was split and grubby at the folds. Just before he died he visited my studio with his friends, and –’ĩ. It’s everyone’s duty to be fruitful and multiply according to his calling either spiritual or temporal, as the case may be.’Ĩ. ‘I’ll tell you this much,’ Matthew said, ‘there’s no justification for being a bachelor and that’s the truth, let’s face it. ‘I went abroad to paint, but my cousin the Marquise –’ħ. She’s got long black hair.’ He saddened into silence and gazed upon the girl in jeans dispassionately, recognizing her as Ronald’s former girl-friend.Ħ. Matthew said, ‘I know a girl who’s expecting a baby by an old spiritualist. My hair turned white at the age of nineteen.’ĥ. The family made a settlement and I went abroad to paint. Of course there was no question of my marrying his daughter. The butler caught him reading Nietzsche in the pantry. ‘I got a young woman into trouble at the age of eighteen,’ Walter said. Every time I go home to Ireland my mother’s ashamed that I’m not married to a girl.’Ĥ. My sister wants me to get married and so does my uncle. ‘Only my brother-in-law thinks I should get married. ‘I haven’t anyone in mind,’ Matthew said. ‘I’m thinking of getting married,’ Matthew said.ģ. 10/13/2023 0 Comments Chicago snow totals now![]() ![]() The northern suburbs may not see a single snowflake during what initially had been expected to be a two-round storm. Several cities across Cook County will be opening warming centers as temperatures are expected to drop to single digits in the coming days, she said. “We also wanted to arm you with information that you’ll be able to keep yourselves and your family safe.” “Given the predicted severity of the storm that’s coming, we wanted to assure residents that we’ll do all we can to try to ensure your safety,” Preckwinkle said in a news conference Tuesday. Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board, encouraged people to stay inside as much as possible and suggested those who are able to work remotely from home do so during the storm. Southwest Airlines, which made up the vast majority of the Midway cancellations, said they were due to the impending winter storm. ![]() As of 5 p.m., 247 flights had been canceled for Wednesday at O’Hare International Airport and 68 flights had been canceled at Midway, according to the tracking website FlightAware. The Illinois Department of Transportation also is deploying more than 1,800 trucks and snowplows to clear roads across the state.īy Tuesday afternoon, flight cancellations for the coming days were rolling in at O’Hare and Midway airports. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation and activated 130 members of the National Guard to assist with emergency operations in central Illinois ahead of a winter storm Feb. Richard Neely, commander of the Illinois National Guard, talks to reporters at the Illinois Emergency Management Agency office after Gov. 10/13/2023 0 Comments New family guy episodes![]() It's really a plot somewhat similar to that episode of Drake & Josh where Josh decided he was better off without Drake and decided to stop getting involved with him. All the while, Peter and Lois and the remaining kids find their themselves becoming increasingly more irritated with each other with Meg to put up with them. ![]() All the while doing so, she finds her life taking an increasing turn for the better and that she does things just fine on her own without the Griffin's help or approval, including doing her own laundry and making her own schedule to the point where she eventually moves out of the house. At first they don't seem to mind or take her seriously until she begins blowing off thankless Peter and Lois often dump on her and family occasions to be with her friends more instead. In the ensuing chaos, Stewies very existence is threatened. In this particular adventure, Brian accidentally messes with the flow of time, causing events to move backward. I'd like to see a saga that spans over several episodes starting where Meg get fed up with being taken for granted and renounces her loyalty to the rest of the Griffin family. Some of Family Guys best episodes come from Stewie and Brians various zany exploits. Hartman, Buck Strickland, Jeff Fischer, Lucky, Cotton Hill, Carter and Babs Pewterschmidt, Buck Strickland, Preston Lloyd, Director Avery Bullock, Mihn and Mayor Wildwest will be introduced. recurring including Kahn, Klaus, Tom Tucker, Principal Shepherd, Dr. ![]() The new series will be a new adventure for the Hills, Griffins, Smiths and their friends. American Dad!, Family Guy and King of the Hill will merge into American Guy of the Hill in 2026, the main characters will include Hank Hill, Bill Dauterive, Dale Gribble, Boomhauer, Peggy Hill, Luanne Platter, Bobby Hill, Stan Smith, Francine Smith, Roger Smith, Hayley Smith, Peter Griffin, Lois Griffin, Meg Griffin, Chris Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Joe Swanson, Glenn Quagmire, Cleveland Brown, Olivia Fuller, Jillian Russell, Diane Simmons, Connie D'amico, Pouncey the talking cat, Patty Patterson, Ruth Rutherford and Esther Esthederm. I would like to see Family Guy, American Dad! and King of the Hill becoming one sitcom series. 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter 10/13/2023 0 Comments Adobe premiere pro trialWeb design- In addition to creating and retouching images, Adobe's software is also an essential tool for web designers.Drawing and illustration- The program includes all the necessary tools and brushes (in addition to being able to create your own) to shape any type of digital illustration from scratch.Creation of graphics and effects- Photoshop is the leading program for creating digital content, becoming the most used tool among professional graphic designers. ![]() ![]() Manipulation of photographs- As a digital composition tool, Photoshop allows for transforming and modifying elements of a photograph, adding all kinds of unique effects.Image editing, correction, and retouching- Photoshop CC allows for all kinds of basic edits (cropping, color adjustments, brightness, etc.) as well as correcting and retouching images (improving photos, smoothing skin, removing imperfections, etc.).Known as the industry's reference program, Photoshop is the most downloaded and used program when it comes to creating digital content. It is used in a wide variety of fields, becoming the standard software for graphic design, photo editing, and digital illustration. Photoshop is a well-known image and photo editing program developed by Adobe. Would you like to know why? What is Adobe Photoshop and what is it used for? Despite having a quite steep learning curve, Photoshop is presented as the industry standard compared to alternatives such as GIMP, Krita, CorelDraw, or the more recent Procreate. Developed by Adobe and integrated within the Creative Cloud suite, Photoshop is a powerful tool to enhance, edit, and manipulate any image with amazing results. ![]() Dinkar Kamat Updated 22 days ago The market-leading image and photo editorĪdobe Photoshop CC is the image editing software market reference, becoming an essential tool for professionals and enthusiasts in the world of digital photography. 10/13/2023 0 Comments Easy vanilla pudding recipe for kidsPro Tip: Fold an additional 12 oz container of whipped topping to make extra pudding cups if unexpected guests arrive to your event. Gently fold into the pudding mix by lifting and turning the whipped topping until incorporated. Then, add the whipped topping to the bowl. Pro Tip: Play a fun song or set a timer for 2 minutes to encourage young chefs to keep whisking until the mixture is thickened. Chocolate, banana cream, or cheesecake are other delicious flavors to consider. You can use a vanilla pudding mix or swap for your favorite flavor. Next, add Greek yogurt, milk, and dry pudding mix to a large mixing bowl. Pro Tip: Another option is to toss the sandwich cookies into a food processor and pulse until crushed. Using a rolling pin or a large can, crush the Oreos into small pieces. Place Oreos into the ziplock bag and seal after removing all the air from the bag. strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries optionalĪfter gathering the equipment and ingredients, follow the step by step instructions below to make dirt cups for kids.3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding and pie mix.Looking for other no bake desserts to serve? Check out any of these 70 No-Bake Recipes For Kids– each and every recipe is delicious and kid-approved! Equipment Simply provide the equipment, ingredients and recipe card below and let them take over! It is a great recipe to keep in mind the next time your kids and their friends are begging for a treat. They have an absolute blast layering each ingredient then topping it off with a berry. These dirt cups with vanilla pudding are also an easy no bake dessert to let kids make all on their own. You will be amazed at how many kids (and adults) will be raving over this version!īest served the day the recipe is made, we share our tips and tricks to prepping and serving these cups in just 15 minutes! For other crowd favorites that are prepped and served in under 20 minutes, check out Easy Broccoli Salad (without Mayo), Chicken & Cheese Pinwheelsand Summer Fruit Kabobs. Packed with gluten-free Oreos, whipped cream, Greek yogurt, and vanilla pudding mix, they are sure to please any crowd!įrom birthday parties to graduation celebrations, this famous dirt dessert will be a huge hit! Our healthier version is filled with even more flavor and nutrition in each cup than a traditional dirt pudding recipe. Our dirt pudding recipe can be made in individual cups to serve as a grab-and-go dessert, perfect for entertaining. Dairy-Free (All recipes on CKC are gluten-free).If you want pictures of each step, head over the CHOW and see the great visuals they offered. Get ready for a cake-filling, cupcake-topping, spoon-eating recipe to end all recipes. Hands down the best light and fluffy cake-filling Ive ever made or eaten. You can use regular vanilla extract if you prefer. Yield: Enough to fill and top a two-layer cake. I think it gives the pudding a really nice look and flavor. I used a vanilla bean PASTE that has actual vanilla beans in it (you can see them in the photo). I did have one or two SMALL lumps which my children were quick to point out, the ungrateful little mongrels! Overall, this recipe is incredibly easy to make, it just takes a tad bit of patience to stir it and allow it to thicken. So, the homemade vanilla recipe that I chose to make was originally found on CHOW and what I thought was unique is that the egg yolks are added to the milk before you even start heating it! I had high hopes that I would end up with a smooth pudding at the end and was certainly not disappointed. I know from past dessert recipes that pudding with eggs will be richer and creamier but I sometimes have issues with 'curdling' the egg mixture because I heat it too quickly. So, I browsed through a LOT of homemade vanilla pudding recipes online. They certainly do not care if they eat artificial colors, preservatives and chemicals at every meal but they are also very happy eating my homemade stuff as well. I have been trying to find homemade solutions to some of these treats that will show my children that I am NOT a horrible mother. While I splurge occasionally and I am not going to say my kids NEVER get store bought treats like that, I try to make it a very rare occurrence. Garnish with Cool Whip and graham cracker crumbs if desired. Pour into graham cracker crust and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until ready to serve. ![]() WHY? Because I don't buy them things like pudding and jello and those artificial squeeze bottles of milk flavorings. Pour contents of pudding mix into a medium-sized mixing bowl. ![]() So, my children think I am the meanest mom every created. ![]()
10/12/2023 0 Comments Onyx hotel boston pool![]() Most important.we all slept great, this from people who live in the country. ![]() The rooms themselves are smaller, pretty much a theme for Boston but done in muted contrasting colors, with comfy bedding and linens, great TV's, wireless internet, and bathrooms. On my Birthday I was presented a bucket of Sam Adams', which made the trip even better. We had drinks and snacks one night in the Ruby Room, it was nice to have that available on the property The customer service at the hotel was excellent, despite being full to capacity due to the Bruins win and the parade the staff was always helpful, friendly and professional. ![]() Hanover street, heart of the North end, and all that great Italian food is just far enough away to walk off your meal back to the hotel. The hotel is also close to a T, which we used a lot in our 5 days in Boston, The Charlie Card that allows you to use all MBTA assets within the greater Boston area, (and Salem, Concord, and Lexington) is a great value (kids under 12 free w/adult). The convenience extends to a 7-11 on the corner, and a CVS a block from that, and at least 20 bars, pubs and restaurants in the immediate area of the hotel. If you opt to eat out, there is an Au bon pain bakery accross the street for breakfast, and a Subway 250 feet away, for picnics or late night munchies. The continental breakfast included coffee, juices, yogurt, fruit, cereal, breads & pastries, just enough to get going. And we all slept well in our adjoining corner rooms 1001 & 1002. We arrived the night the Bruins won the stanley cup.The hotel is about 900 feet from the Garden, and a huge awaiting crowd on the streets raised hell until the police gently shut them down around 1 AM, which was about the time we got to sleep. We had drinks and snacks one night in the Ruby Room, it was nice to have that available on the property 10/12/2023 0 Comments 20 watt dusk to dawn light bulb![]() To view multi-family and commercial property Dusk-to-Dawn lighting options, please visit our Commercial Dusk-to-Dawn Program webpage. (Program is subject to available funding.)
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