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What are you using to keep your pet (and your house) flea-free? It turns out that many flea and tick treatments may contain toxic chemicals that can poison pets and harm people. According to a new report from the Natural Resource Defense Council, (NRDC) high levels of pesticide residue can remain on a dog's or cat's fur for weeks after a flea collar is put on an animal. Residue levels produced by some common flea collars could be exposing you, your pet – and your kids – to carcinogens at levels 1000 times greater than the EPA's acceptable limit for children.
This news is particularly unsettling for pet-owners with children, as a child's developing body is extremely susceptible to damage from exposure to high levels of pesticides. They are also more likely than adults to come in contact with flea collars as they pet and play with their pets and to put their hands in their mouths after contact. The NRDC found that residues from two pesticides used in flea collars — tetrachlorvinphos and propoxur, among the most dangerous pesticides still legally on the market — were high enough to pose a risk to both children and adults who play with their pets.
So how do you keep your pets flea-free? Fortunately, the NRDC has done the dirty work on this and put together a handy pocket guide that shows you which chemicals to avoid, which ones are safe, and even the best chemical-free methods to keep fleas off your pets.


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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
They say 'live every day as if it's your last' – but you never actually think it's going to be. At least I didn't. The thing is, you don't get to know when it happens. You don't remember to tell your family that you love them or – in my case – remember to say goodbye to them at all. But what if, like me, you could live your last day over and over again? Could you make it perfect? If your whole life flashed before your eyes, would you have no regrets? Or are there some things you'd want to change...? Read a sample.

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text: National Discussion and Debate Series Education and the Economy The rapid growth of China, India, Brazil and other emerging powers has dramatically altered the complexion of the global economy in recent years. At the same time, rising deficits, high trade imbalances, a declining dollar, and a lingering economic downturn have placed America's position within the global economy in peril-and have policymakers deliberating over the keys to America's economic future. One area often cited as critical to the nation's future economic strength is higher education, particularly that America must dramatically increase the number of college-educated citizens to remain a leading economic power. [ more ] Watch Online Participants Resolved: To remain a world class economic power, the U.S. workforce needs more college graduates Paul Solman Paul Solman has been a business, economics and occasional art correspondent for PBS NewsHour since 1985. He answers viewer questions on The Business Desk. He is also the presenter for and author of "Discovering Economics with Paul Solman," a series of videos distributed by McGraw-Hill. Solman is part of a national consortium to teach "Financial Literacy" to Americans at every educational level. His work has won various awards, including several Emmys, two Peabodys, and a Loeb award. Margaret SpellingsMargaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education from 2005 to 2009, is the President and CEO of Margaret Spellings and Company and a leading national expert in public policy. Spellings also serves as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Executive Vice President of the National Chamber Foundation, and Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group. Her prior positions include White House Domestic Policy Advisor (2001-05) and Senior Advisor to Governor George W. Bush (1995-2000). Richard VedderRichard Vedder is the Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity--an independent higher education think tank in Washington, DC. He is also Distinguished Professor of Economics at Ohio University and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Vedder served on the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education and has authored eight books, including Going Broke By Degree: Why College Costs Too Much. Vedder's upcoming book is tentatively titled Universities and Human Welfare. Michael LomaxMichael Lomax is the President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund-the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. Immediately before joining UNCF, he served seven years as President of Dillard University in New Orleans. He taught literature at Morehouse and Spelman Colleges and the University of Georgia. He served as the first head of the Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs and was elected to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, serving as its first African-American chair. George LeefGeorge Leef is Director of Research at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy in Raleigh, NC. He was previously on the faculty of Northwood University and a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate. Since 1996, he has served as book review editor of the Foundation for Economic Education's magazine, The Freeman. Leef is the author of Free Choice for Workers: A History of the Right to Work Movement, and editor of Educating Teachers: The Best Minds Speak Out. Research and Scholarship White Paper Does the U.S. Need More College Graduates to Remain a World Class Economic Power? Dr. William Zumeta, University of Washington The world is "getting smaller," that is, we live in an interconnected, interdependent, global society and economy that is increasingly dependent upon knowledge driven technology and innovation. Change—technological, economic and social—seems to occur ever more rapidly. Read more Forum Current Debates in Higher Education David Breneman Do we have enough college graduates to remain a world class economic power? Is the college business model broken? David W. Breneman, a University Professor and the Newton & Rita Meyers Professor in the Economics of Education, served as Dean of the Curry School of Education from 1995 to 2007, and as Director of the Public Policy Program at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He presented a Miller Center Forum on February 22, 2010. Click to watch Public Conferences Examining the National Purposes of American Higher Education: A Leadership Approach To Policy Reform June 9, 2008, Miller Center of Public Affairs On June 9, 2008, the Miller Center joined with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges to examine the challenges facing America's higher education system. Participants included elected leaders, trustees, state higher education and college executives, and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Read more Miller Center Fellows Ringing the Bell for K-12 Teacher Tenure Reform Patrick McGuinn, Drew University and Institute for Advanced Study, February 2010 In February 2010, the Center for American Progress released a report written by former Miller Center Fellow Patrick McGuinn on the issue of teacher tenure reform. McGuinn's study gives an overview and history of teacher tenure, analyzes past and current reform efforts, and offers a set of policy recommendations. Read more Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive Resources on Higher Education Policy The Miller Center's Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive is collecting materials on U.S. Public Policy. Below are links to resources on higher education policy. The 1989 Education Summit: A Reevaluation John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Remarks at Amherst College (October 26, 1963) Bill Clinton, National Service Address (April 30, 1993) External Sources Lumina Foundation for EducationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of LaborHouse Committee on Education and LaborSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & PensionsInstitute for Higher Education PolicyAssociation of Governing BoardsThe Chronicle of Higher Education


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Mar 11, 2011 - Udi Fogel (36) and Ruth Fogel (35) along with three of their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and 3-month-old Hadas were were stabbed to death by terrorists in their home in Itamar, in northern Samaria.
Ruth grew up in Jerusalem, the daughter of Rabbi Yehuda Ben-Yishai of the Meir and Ora Torah Institutes and rabbi of the French immigrant community. Rabbi Ben-Yishai described his deceased loved ones as "pure souls, righteous of the earth, loved ones, holy ones."
Udi and Ruth Fogel lived in Netzarim, in Gush Katif, and after the 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip moved to Ariel. They settled in Itamar two years ago, where Udi served as a rabbi and teacher, and opened his home to his students. A former neighbor from Netzarim related that they were "an amazing family, always the first to volunteer for everything."
According to a neighbor and good friend, Ruth was an exemplary mother as well as a good teacher. This year she took a leave of absence from her teaching job to be at home for her children. She also devoted time to the young couples in the community, a subject close to her heart. Hospitality was an important feature in the Fogel home and they often hosted friends and family gatherings.
Udi''s parents recalled the last time they saw Udi, Ruti and the children, on the previous Saturday night. They celebrated the beginning of the month of Adar Bet in Itamar, danced, sang and laughed.
The eldest daughter of the Fogel family, 12-year-old Tamar, promised her relatives: "I will be strong and succeed in overcoming this. I understand the task that stands before me, and I will be a mother to my siblings."
Ruth Fogel was buried at the Har Menuchot Cemetery in Jerusalem alongside her husband Udi and their three children. They are survived by their daughter Tamar, 12, and sons Ro''ie, 8 and Yishai, 2.