Wooden Dog Crate Sales Explode in 2011

The popularity of the wooden dog crate has soared in the past 2 years. Both dog owners and dogs have been won over by the functionality and beauty of this decorative addition to the pet product and furniture industry. As sales steadily increased, more and more manufacturers started producing and developing models with more and more options. From just one manufacturer 5 years ago to over a dozen today, the choices and options available to current pet owners is better than ever.

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In addition to confining a dog, a wooden dog crate also serves another very important purpose. Many dog breeds have a strong Den instinct and seek out an enclosed space where they can lay down and escape the hustle and bustle of a busy home. Many pet owners have discovered that a wood dog crate serves this need perfectly. By simply leaving the crate door open, their dog has a private and comfortable space where they can find refuge when they need it.

As more pet owners have discovered the practicality and beauty of brand Chopard Imperiale watches wooden dog crates in recent years, manufacturers have responded by providing more options and designs to meet specific needs. Many manufacturers offer premium crates made from a variety of solid woods such as Oak, Mahogany and Maple models. Many of the big (chain) pet stores A Lange Sohne Datograph Copy Watches have entered the market with budget models (imported from China) and made with particle board panels. Other manufacturers offer custom sizes and stain colors to match a particular decor. Still other manufacturers offer a selection of hardware from solid brass to antique mission style latches for an even more customized look for your pet furniture.

Most wooden dog crate models are available in at least 2 sizes that will be appropriate for the majority of dog breeds; however, some of the larger breeds (over 75 pounds) may be too big for the sizes currently available. In addition to sizing considerations, it is also a good idea to make sure your dog is kennel trained before investing in a wooden dog crate. Dogs can be very destructive when they get anxious. As a precaution to help avert damage to your wood pet crate, you can install plexi-glass inserts onto the interior panels. Most local hardware stores can cut the panels to your dimensions. Make sure the plexi-glass only goes up about half way to ensure your dog has adequate ventilation.

As sales of the wooden dog crate have increased, pet owners and their pets have benefited from increased options and design improvements. From providing a safe haven for your pet to keeping your dog from roaming the house while you are away, wooden crates for dogs are becoming increasingly popular among dog lovers that want the best for their beloved pets. If you are considering buying one for your home, it is highly recommended that you compare models offered by several manufacturers to make sure you get the right size for your pet and the right color and options to meet your needs. (Wood Dog Crate model listing)

Taking Time to Enjoy Jesus

Jesus says, "The A Lange Sohne Cabaret Watches thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."~John 10:10 (NRSV)

Having an intensely intimate relationship with Jesus, I find difficult within my life, if I'm not Breitling Blackbird mens watch intentional about making time or taking the time to distance myself from the trappings of the world. As soon as I commit myself to listening to my heart's desire - to connect with God, besides the world's politics, people's scheming, and work and familial conflict - I find Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, enters my understanding, again.

Oh what a wonderful Saviour we have; that he comes to us when we seek him!

That he is there at all times for us is the miracle of access - yet, we are the ones who may push him aside by the intent of our living in choosing the world.

TIME WITH JESUS OR WORLDLINESS?

It's good to clarify what I mean by worldliness. It's a worldview where comparatively petty concerns weigh us down; where we allow them to. The corrective, of course, is time with Jesus - which is nothing, really, about communing with God in some sort of spiritualised meditation.

Time with Jesus is truly about appreciating the enormous splendour in nonmaterial things. It's taking the time to enjoy the wonders of creation, the beauties in people, the Breitling Aeromarine Colt Oceane ladies watches majesty in a world spinning by its own processes, and appreciating just how big the universe and life is. When life is a prayer we enjoy time with Jesus. Jesus teaches us much, to a point where there is no limit, when we open our eyes and ears and hearts and minds. And when we do open these faculties of sense, the problems of the world wither away in silence and irrelevance.

Time with Jesus will sort just about every common and uncommon concern we might have. When we have practised, and continue to practice, this awesome gift - the continual investment of thought-purpose in God - we are gifted in so many means of salvation that our concept of salvation grows, and the idea of abundance overflows.

Worldliness is the constant trap which beckons us away from the Lord.

As soon as we are ensconced to conflict with others, to needing our own way, to building our nest egg without thought for others, we have found ourselves - again - back in the world, useless for the glory of God.

But time with Jesus will capitalise us for God's Kingdom.

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Time with Jesus is truly about appreciating the enormous splendour in nonmaterial things. It's taking the time to enjoy the wonders of creation, the beauties in people, the majesty in a world spinning by its own processes, and appreciating just how big the universe and life is. When life is a prayer we enjoy time with Jesus.

2012 S. J. Wickham.

Clive Davis says he's bisexual

Record executive Clive Davis says he's bisexual.

In his new memoir out Tuesday, the 80-year-old music mogul, who is twice divorced, reveals that he had sex with a man in the 1970s. Davis writes in "The Soundtrack of My Life" that he hadn't been repressed or confused during his marriages and that sex with a man "provided welcome relief."

Davis is the chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment. He writes that he's been in a "strong monogamous relationship" with a man for the last seven years.

He also writes that he dated a man Best Mens Longines BelleArti Watches from 1990 to 2004, which he says was a "tough adjustment" for his son Mitchell. He says after "one trying year," he and his son worked things out. Davis is the father of three children.

In a new interview with ABC's "Nightline," Davis says bisexuality is "maligned and misunderstood," adding, "I'm not lying. Bisexuality does exist. For buy a Seiko Kinetic watch over 50 years I never had sex with a male. It wasn't repressed. I had very good sexual relationships with women."

In the book, Davis also delves into his experiences in the music industry, recounting his time with Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, the Grateful Dead and others.

He recalls speaking with Houston in the days leading up to her 2012 death, noting how the singer had said she was back on track.

"Maybe I should have been more skeptical," Davis wrote. "But I've always been optimistic, and I felt hopeful. It felt like old times."

Lose Weight Without Dieting - Eat Like an Animal

Quite the mental picture that conjures up. We say someone eats like an animal when they're not following proper manners. Maybe chewing with their mouth open or taking huge bites or eating quickly and spilling food every where. Author and fitness expert, Adam Zickerman doesn't mean that of course when he uses the expression in his book 'Power of 10'. Rather he's suggesting that if we would eat what animals eat, we'd lose weight.

Again the mind jumps to all kinds of possibilities like small rodents or roadkill. Think more broadly. Animals are not lined Replica Movado Amorosa Watch up at McDonald's for a happy meal or popping frozen pizza into the microwave. Zickerman is more concerned about the 'what' we eat not so much the 'how'.

The obesity epidemic is not because we are over-eating. According to Zickerman, it's that we're eating the wrong food, mostly sugar that's the problem. In fact, if we were to follow his 'rules' on how to eat like an animal, we'd lose weight.

First, it's best to eat real, whole foods; things that do not require an ingredients list. Our bodies have evolved to process the nutrients in real foods and it does it very effectively. Apple is an apple. Apple juice on the other hand, has an ingredients list because things have been added or taken away or both.Second, when you do choose something with an ingredients list, read it. Note that the contents are listed in descending order. Take bread as an example. Often the first ingredient is enriched flour. That means that the whole grain has been processed to become white flour, stripped of many nutrients in the process, vitamins are added back in an effort to make the flour nutritious. Bread with real, whole grains as the top ingredient are always a better choice.Third, avoid trans fats. Unfortunately, even though the label says zero trans fat it may still contain up to 0.4 grams of trans fat per serving. Check the label for the serving size and you may be surprised again to find it's quite small. So, to be safe, if you see anything listed as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, chances are excellent that it has trans fat. Just say no.Fourth, avoid sugar and food stuff that immediately converts to sugar as soon as it enters the body such as white bread or pasta. Sugar is highly processed and comes in many forms. In addition to glucose, sucrose and fructose look for anything with 'itol' such as sorbitol. When you want something sweet reach for honey (ideally non-pasteurised) or real maple syrup. As a real food the body does not react to either ChronoDelphis Replica Paypal by spiking the blood insulin quite so much.Fifth, eat several small meals throughout the day so that you are never hungry. Isn't that a fabulous change? Zickerman argues that dieting is evil. When the body is hungry it goes into fast mode and slows the metabolism, tries to hold onto calories rather than burn them storing them as fat. This of course is completely the reverse of what you may be trying to accomplish.

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Ford Motor Company threw us the keys to a red (with dark stripes) 2013 Shelby GT500. It'd the recommended SVT Performance Package ($3,495), SVT Track Package ($2,995), and Leather Recaro Seats ($1,595). The Base Price is $54,200 (MSRP), plus $795 for Destination & Delivery.

The red demon appeared rapidly left, just waiting to be revealed. Press in the clutch, change the key, and you're treated to a symphony of fantastic exhaust looks from the quad exhaust tips, which just get better as you work your path through the gears. We are certain the music seems great also, but we never bothered to turn it on.

Throughout our first travel, we nearly went over a rabbit, that was either awestruck by the automobile, or too slow. Either way, we're very happy to report that the rabbit produced it, but it served as an early heads up that this vehicle goes. You can merge onto a freeway, and get right up to speed in first gear without redlining the tachometer, and then you still have 5 extra things, to try to put it into perspective. Foolish fast.

The elective Recaro seats are simply wonderful. They're supportive, cozy, and embrace you prefer a classic friend... A really fast old friend. One capable of punching a hole through the air at over 200 MPH, if you're able to look for a place to legally make a move like that.

Sure, there are a small number of other vehicles capable of keeping up with the GT500, nevertheless they are exotics, costing well over $100K, as the Shelby begins at $55K. Anybody who thinks $55K is a for a Mustang must ask their nearby Ford dealer for a test-drive. For $55K, you receive a, 631-torque, 200-MPH racecar, which can be quite feasible when maintaining your right foot from forcing down too hard on the gas pedal. Difficult however. This vehicle wants to go, go, go. With most other vehicles, you need to press them to extract performance; <wbr/> with this car, your efforts come from holding the car back from Replica Blancpain what's was created to do.

Today, you can develop an engine with this much hp yourself, but it'll cost you a lot of money, and you'll without doubt wind up overpowering whatever vehicle you put it into. Horsepower is wonderful, but an automobile is actually just as effective as its supporting cast (wheels, suspension, steering, an such like), Breitling Replica Watch and Ford engineers must all get raises to make it all work together so perfectly In the GT500. They built us a racecar which is often driven on the road, with more power than a lot of people can ever be able to use, good fuel useage, and topped it off with a manufacturer warranty.

Carroll Shelby left us with the quickest production V8 car on our planet before escaping. His perspective, brought to life by Ford engineers, is almost an excessive brand U-Boat watches amount of fun to be legitimate. Only Ford knows what the 2015 Mustang will look like, but the 2013 Shelby GT500 is just a appropriate tribute to not only the Ford Mustang, but also to Carroll Shelby herself. The best suited method to praise all involved is to blip the accelerator, and then smoke the tires... These are the nice old days of efficiency cars!

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