Update Update

[bort]

...trip to Germany...

What cities/regions? Do anything tuba related while you were there? I *love* going to Germany, and get all worked up just thinking about it.

[TubaRay]

Maybe that was more "stupid gripes" than "Update Update."

Seems to me that "stupid gripes" would fit in "Update Update," anytime. Then again, maybe not. Update Update was intended to be about meaningless things. I'M SO CONFUSED!

[bearphonium]

...trip to Germany...

What cities/regions? Do anything tuba related while you were there? I *love* going to Germany, and get all worked up just thinking about it.

Alas, it was a family sightseeing visit, and no tuba activities were found. I did hear some lovely chamber music outside a museum in Fussen, and went to a museum with quite a musical history piece, but no tuba. This was as close as I got:

Lumix Fussen 201 (480x640).jpg

[tofu]

Great story about giving a two legged Chihuahua mobility and a life via a 3D Printed Wheelchair. Nice example of the customization 3D printing offers.

TurboRoo is an adorable 6 month old chihuahua from Indianapolis, Indiana who just wants to play and run around like any other puppy. But Roo was born without his two front legs, and even a trained breeder found his needs to much too handle, so at just a month old he was adopted by a tech at a veterinarian’s office in the city. Eager to give the little dog wheels, the tech Ashley Looper, set up a fundraising campaign hoping for even the smallest donations. And the response she got was nothing short of remarkable.

Word reached Mark Deadrick, president of 3d printing company 3dyn, who designed this specialized 3d printed wheelchair just for Roo. The small cart is outfitted with a custom harness and can switch between two to four skateboard wheels which allow him to explore to his little heart’s content. But the story gets even better! Now that he’s able to move around freely, Ashley is training TurboRoo to be a service/educator dog so that he can inspire children with similar disabilities. He’ll surely be putting a much needed smile on many children’s faces from here on out. And if you’d like to see just how far he’s come, watch the video of TurboRoo before he got his wheelchair at the end of this page.

http://www.cubebreaker.com/chihuahua-3d ... heelchair/



You have been updated on TurboRoo!

[Dan Schultz]

Can I get that 'doggie thing' in silver?

[bisontuba]

Very cool!!
Mark

[Jose the tuba player]

My asshole landlord got arrested! Karma is a bitch
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/t ... 2709.story" target="_blank

[bisontuba]

movie title:

- Dumbest and Dumbestest

~ or ~

- The Jerks

...??

I think the title should be: 'Where's our new caddy Eric Cantor?'
Mark

[Donn]

You guys have the right idea, though - let's have a really stupid political discussion in the Update Update thread!

[tbn.al]

Wait a minute! I thought all political discussions were really stupid.

[windshieldbug]

Wait a minute! I thought all political discussions were really stupid.

Update: Only if you disagree with them. Then you should discuss religion instead.

[tbn.al]

Update: Only if you disagree with them. Then you should discuss religion instead.

+1

[ppalan]

...for the sake of efficiency and to preserve our dwindling supply electrons, can we talk about the politics of religion?
Pete

[sousaphone68]

Father Ted | An Ecumenical Matter: http://youtu.be/ptd_h0dF7NE" target="_blank

[TubaRay]

...for the sake of efficiency and to preserve our dwindling supply electrons, can we talk about the politics of religion?
Pete

Oh please! I'm a Baptist, we wrote the book on politics in religion.

With a little research, I believe you'll find that isn't entirely accurate. Remember. It took a while for the Baptists to even exist. Other Christian denominations existed long before you guys. Baptists have merely taken the ball and run with it.

[bort]

I'll be heading up to Anchorage, Alaska soon to terrorize all who live there.

Awesome! What are you going to see/do while you're there?

I've been kind of obsessed with going to Alaska recently. I've long missed my opportunity to go this summer, so it'll have to wait until next year. Have a great trip!

[bearphonium]

The Oregon Tuba Ensemble got to play at a Simpsons mural dedication in Springfield, Oregon yesterday. We had a blast!

Wait, that might have been a real update... Hmm.

I made two doctors appointments for last week. Both were cancelled since the doctors were out of town, and rescheduled for the second week of September, when I know have 3 days of appointments right in a row... YOU HAVE BEEN UPDATED

[scottw]

But who will keep us all in line while you are out there gallivantin' around?

[windshieldbug]

He wanted to know how we were doing and how this part of Alaska was.

Well, how WAS it at 5:30 AM?

[tofu]

Nice explanation of black dog syndrome in the Toledo News. The update portion of this update:

the unexpected consequence of this "syndrome" is that her organization has the Cadillac of breeds: black labs and black lab mixes.

So be like Cruiseboating Schlep & go down to your local shelter and adopt a black Cadillac!

http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/2614 ... pe=generic

"Invisible Black Dog Syndrome" hurts adoption chances

By: Casey Roman - email

Hard statistics on this issue are hard to come by, but anecdotally shelters say that black dogs are the last to be adopted and therefore, the first to be euthanized. (Source: WECT)
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) -
It's not a disease and it's not contagious, but "Invisible Black Dog Syndrome" is a sad, real condition affecting animal shelters.

The term refers to the propensity of would-be-adopters walking right past the black dogs in the kennels and instead opting for lighter colored or spotted breeds.

"There does seem to be a public perception that black dogs are aggressive or black dogs are associated with evil," said Lynn Chriswell, a volunteer at the Columbus County Animal Shelter.

Hard statistics on this issue are hard to come by, but anecdotally shelters say that black dogs are the last to be adopted and therefore, the first to be euthanized. Besides the aggressive stereotype, Chriswell says lighting has a lot to do with it.

"The budget isn't there to have tremendously wonderful lighting and so a black dog essentially disappears in his kennel," Chriswell said. "He's a black animal in a grey kennel without a light above to show how beautiful he really is."

Walk through the shelter with this in mind and you can see how the dark coats simply don't stand out next to their fair-haired brethren. In some corners, all you see is a big set of shiny teeth.

"They're grinning!" Chriswell exclaimed. "But that can be misconstrued as aggression."

Being hard to see means being hard to photograph and therefore, hard to advertise for adoption. The black pups sit in shelters patiently waiting for someone to take the time to take a closer look; Someone like Pat Hairston of Canines for Service.

"Drop the expectations," Hairston said. "There are so many wonderful dogs that are thrown away every single day."

More than half of Hairston's new recruits from shelters are black dogs – the ones who seem to be left behind.

For Hairston the unexpected consequence of this "syndrome" is that her organization has the Cadillac of breeds: black labs and black lab mixes.

Some of her dogs are now in training to help wounded soldiers get back on their feet.

"Ask the kennel worker if they can pull that dog out and take it to a room so you can meet it," Hairston recommended. "Because if it's in that grey shelter, you may not see its personality and the full potential of that dog."

The "syndrome" also applies to black cats.

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