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Beautifully illustrated, it tells the tale of “Worthless,” a neglected dog who is callously left by his uncaring human “owner” to live his life chained to a rickety wooden box |
in extreme temperatures. This is, unfortunately, the fate for far too many dogs. Luckily for Worthless, he has good friends, Sly Fox and Otto the Otter. Through teamwork, bravery and |
a little luck, Worthless's life takes a turn for the better! This book teaches the importance of compassion, friendship, collaboration, acceptance, and the fact that all deserve freedom from oppression. |
It is perfect for children and adults of all ages, and the life lessons learned in this book will resonate within all who read it." – Robin Helfritch Co-founder, Open |
the Cages Alliance Catherine Hedges founder of Dont Bully My Breed, Inc.: "A New Name for Worthless; A Hero is Born, is a wonderful combination of fantasy and reality, and |
a reminder that no dog is born "Worthless" but, any dog, in the hands of the wrong person, can be treated as worthless. The book shows children everyone has worth |
and is a great lesson in self esteem, as well as emphasizing the importance of loyalty and friendship and what can be accomplished when friends work together. It shows the |
importance of compassion and love and should inspire kids to ask questions about animal cruelty and neglect. It is evident in Shepheard's heartwarming story and stunning illustrations that he is |
a person with a great heart and one hopes that his message will impact every adult or child who reads it." – Catherine Hedges Founder of Dont Bully My Breed, |
Inc. Nikki Brown - The UK DOG WHISPERER from Canine Angel: "'A New Name for Worthless: A Hero is Born' is just such a delightful book with a really simple |
yet powerful message about how these creatures that we humans call “Dogs”, can teach us all the important lessons of forgiveness, love, devotion, courage, bravery, living in the moment and |
never holding a grudge. The story is about how this dog views his world after being chained up to a dog house all his life suffering all weather conditions and |
being given the name of “Worthless “ by his human owner, reminding us all that neglect and cruelty still exists in today’s world. The beautiful illustrations help to ignite your |
imagination and take you into this dogs world where all he ever wants is the opportunity to show he can be the dog that he was born to be, and |
show that even though he has been mistreated he can still find it in his heart and soul to forgive, love unconditionally and become man’s best friend. A great read |
for kids and adults, and every dog owner or potential dog owner needs to have this in their book collection." – Nikki Brown – The UK DOG WHISPERER – Canine |
Angel Leigh-Chantelle -Australian Vegan Activist/Singer Songwriter: "Worthless the Dog is much more than his namesake. His friends Sly the fox and Otto the sea otter unite to free him from |
his unbearable life chained to a rickety wooden box, all Worthless has known as a home. Beautifully illustrated by Rocky Shepheard and written in the first person from Worthless’ point |
of view, A New Name for Worthless: A Hero is Born is a wonderful story of courage, friendship and bravery. Families can read this wonderful book together and learn lessons |
in patience, humility, forgiveness and respect, all taught by Worthless the dog. This is a great resource book for Humane Education released by the not for profit organisation Dogs Deserve |
Dr. Armaiti May: "What an inspiration! Engaging as it is educational, this children’s book brings to light the little-known problem of dogs being neglected and left to languish on the |
end of a chain rather than with their family inside the home. This dog’s story of hardship, collaboration with his fellow animal friends, and ultimate freedom from unfair confinement warms |
the heart. It is beautifully told and fills the reader with empathy for the dog’s predicament as well as admiration for his determination to free himself and find a more |
loving home." – Armaiti May, DVM Using age-appropriate messaging, this book targets the following Humane Education aspects for coursework and can be used to stimulate discussion about these issues with |
students and children: • Dog Chaining • Importance of friends • Working as a team • Wildlife education book follows the success of Puddles On The Floor, by Lorena Estep |
and illustrated by Tamira C. Thayne, and is only the second children's book created specifically for Dogs Deserve Better. It can be bought in package with Puddles at a discounted |
price, see below for package deals. book is perfect for family fun reading, and for humane education from kindergarten-through 6th grades. If you're a nonprofit who would like to buy |
wholesale for fundraising purposes, please call us at 757-357-9292 for pricing options. you'd like DDB to come to your school or group for a reading/visit, please call 757-357-9292 or e-mail |
by Rocky Shepheard Copy Pak of A Dog Named Worthless: A Hero Is Born Book Perfect for Gift-Giving! One Stop Shopping for all the kids in the family. almost $4.00! |
FREE Hero Kids' Pak Includes: A New Name for Worthless, Puddles on the Floor, and Happy Dog! Coloring Book. The Hero Kids' Pak is the perfect classroom or home teaching |
aid, allowing parents, teachers, and facilitators to give children the 'whole Hero experience,' Hero Kids' Pak (FREE Hero Unchained 3 Pak Includes: A New Name for Worthless, Unchain My Heart, |
and Scream Like Banshee.The Hero Unchained 3 Pak is the perfect family pack, something for everyone in the family, and teaches about chaining, being a foster parent to a dog, |
and how you can get involved with making a dog's life better. Hero Unchained Pak (includes Hero Unchained Pak Plus Includes: A New Name for Worthless, Unchain My Heart, Puddles |
On The Floor and Scream Like Banshee. The Hero Unchained Pak Plus takes the family pack above and adds in Puddles on the Floor, for those who want both children's |
books. Hero Unchained Pak Plus (includes —Special Fundraiser! Signed Copies of A Dog Named Worthless - A Hero Is Born Special Signed Copy by the Author Rocky Shepheard. All $10 |
Published: Oct. 17, 2006 Updated: Apr. 20, 2010 Two-and-a-half-year-old Nina was bright-eyed and bouncy, full of laughter and hugs -- when you could get her attention. She often seemed to be ignoring her parents when they spoke to her, and |
when she did respond, many of her words were slurred. Concerned, her parents arranged for a hearing test -- and learned that Nina had moderate hearing loss in both ears. Outfitted with a hearing aid, and provided with speech therapy, |
she is just beginning to regain some of the ground she lost during the first years of life when important language skills are being learned. "Hearing impairment is the largest congenital disability, affecting about six out of every 1,000 infants," |
says Duke pediatric audiologist Ann Mabie. "For a very long time, people thought you couldn't test infants' hearing, and would just wait until children were two or three years old. But by the time you wait for children not to |
talk, a window of opportunity has shut." In fact, those tiny, shell-like ears that parents marvel over when getting to know their new babies are just the most visible parts of a highly sophisticated machine. Human infants spend the first |
year of life learning about their environment, and by one year of age, already understand far more language than they are yet able to use -- unless an undiagnosed hearing impairment disrupts the process. While hearing impairments are difficult at |
any age, they’re especially devastating in young children, because their brains rely on auditory stimulation to develop the capacity for oral communication. This makes early diagnosis and treatment of childhood hearing losses essential. Happily, all newborns in North Carolina now |
have access to the specialized screening needed to diagnose infants with hearing loss, thanks to state legislation passed in October 1999. Even babies born with normal hearing, however, can develop a hearing loss later in infancy or childhood, due to |
ear infections or head injuries. So parents should be aware of clues that their children might have difficulty hearing and insist on tests if they suspect hearing loss (see below). Mabie urges all parents who suspect that their child might |
have a hearing problem to get the child tested by an audiologist or physician with expertise in this area as soon as possible: "Every day you wait is a day lost." Hearing impairments caused by problems in the middle and |
outer ear can sometimes be treated medically. For impairments originating in the inner ear, a hearing aid and speech therapy can help. "Hearing aids help provide access to speech, and with some intensive speech and language therapy, hearing-impaired kids will |
do fine in a normal classroom." Children with severe to profound hearing impairments typically will require more extensive rehabilitation, and cochlear implantation may be indicated. At Duke, otolaryngologists have begun using sophisticated new technologies to help even tiny children with |
hearing impairments to interact with the hearing world. When Lauren, a two-month-old infant from western North Carolina, was diagnosed with profound hearing loss due to a malformation in her inner ears, or cochleas, she was immediately fitted with hearing aids. |
Shortly before her second birthday, she came to Duke for a cochlear implant. Duke specialists in speech pathology and audiology worked to perform a detailed evaluation of Lauren’s hearing loss, using the most precise diagnostic technologies available. Duke neurotologist (ear |
specialist) Debara Tucci, MD, then selected the cochlear implant that would be most appropriate for Lauren. After Tucci surgically implanted the mechanism -- a marvel of micro-engineering -- into Lauren’s inner ear, the tiny computer chip that controls the implant |
was carefully adjusted to transmit just the right auditory signals to Lauren’s brain. The result is a girl who is learning how to communicate with those around her right on schedule. Whatever intervention a child with hearing deficiencies may need, |
time is of the essence. As the mother of one hearing-impaired child puts it, "Once you find out and take action, things only get better, not worse.” If your child exhibits any of the following behaviors, have him or her |
How to Check Your Dog’s Pulse 6 of 7 in Series: The Essentials of Dog Care for a Healthy Pet To check your dog’s pulse, you need to locate the femoral artery, which lies just below the skin on the inside of the back legs, between two large muscles where the leg joins the body. With your dog standing, reach |
around in front of the rear leg where it joins his body, and slide your fingers into the groin area. You can feel the femoral artery pumping each time the heart beats. When you have found the artery with your dog standing, try it with your dog lying on his side. Count how many pulses you feel in 15 seconds |
and multiply by 4 to get the number of beats per minute. Dogs normally have a pulse between 70 and 120 beats per minute. In puppies, the pulse ranges from 120 to 160 beats per minute. Become familiar with your dog’s pulse rate and how his pulse feels when he is relaxed as well as after exercise. If you have |
CHICAGO – Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. Doctors know the |
number of knee replacement operations has surged in the last decade, especially in baby boomers. But until now, there was no good fix on the total number of people living with them. The estimate is important because it shows that |
a big segment of the population might need future knee-related care, said Dr. Daniel Berry, president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and chairman of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was not involved in |
the research. People with knee replacements sometimes develop knee infections or scar tissue that require additional treatment. But also, even artificial knees wear out, so as the operations are increasingly done on younger people, many will live long enough to |
almost certainly need a second or even third knee replacement. “These data are sobering because we didn’t know what an army of people we’ve created over the last decade,” said Elena Losina, lead author of the analysis and co-director of |
the Orthopedics and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “The numbers will only increase, based on current trends.” Replacement joints can greatly improve quality of life for people with worn-out knees, but they’re not risk-free |
and it’s a major operation that people should not take lightly, she said. Modern knee replacements in the United States date to the 1970s. Since then, advances in materials and techniques, including imaging scans to create better-fitting joints, have made |
the implants more durable and lifelike, surgeons say. Losina and colleagues came up with their estimate by analyzing national data on the number of knee replacements done from 1998-2009, U.S. census data, death statistics and national health surveys. For example, |
in 2009, more than 600,000 knee replacement operations were done nationwide. The study estimate includes people who had knee replacement operations that year and in previous years who are still living. Overall, 4.5 million Americans are living with artificial knees. |
That includes an estimated 500,000 who have had at least two replacement operations on the same knee. Knee replacements are most common in people older than 80 – 1 in 10 people in this age range have them, the study |
found. Though they’re less prevalent in people younger than that, there are still more than half a million Americans in their 50s with the artificial joints, and based on current trends, operations in that age group are expected to increase. |
According to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, knee replacements tripled in people ages 45 to 64 between 1997 and 2009. Doctors think two trends have contributed to that increase: the nation’s obesity epidemic and amateur athletes who |
don’t adjust workouts to spare aging or even injured joints. Both can lead to or worsen arthritis, the main reason for replacing knees. Donna Brent, 63, is in the latter category. The Deerfield, Ill., administrative assistant says decades of racquetball, |
tennis, softball and other sports took a toll on her knees, but she got used to living with the pain, even when she became bowlegged and developed a limp. When pain “started getting in the way of some of my |
sports,” she gave in to her doctor’s advice and had the operation last June on her right knee. She said she feels better than ever, is back to exercising and plans to resume tennis and softball when the weather warms |
up. During knee replacement operations, surgeons slice off a small portion of the worn-out surface on the ends of both leg bones that meet at the knee, then implant an artificial joint usually made of plastic or metal. Typical operations |
last about two hours, require a few days in the hospital and cost about $40,000. Artificial knees generally last 15 to 20 years. While some are promoted as lasting 30 years, these estimates are generally based on use among older |
people more sedentary than baby boomers who expect new knees to let them be as active as they were before surgery. Sometimes that’s possible, though doctors often discourage knee replacement patients from engaging in high-impact sports including jogging. The National |
Last week, President Barack Obama ordered interim regulations designed to enable wildland firefighters employed by the federal government to purchase health insurance through their jobs. For anyone who has seen this summer’s catastrophic wildfires, this seems like a no-brainer. People who risk their lives to save other... |
federal labor laws, most firefighters don’t qualify as permanent employees. Even though they may put in nearly a full year’s worth of hours during the fire season, the demand for men and women skilled in fighting wildfires drops precipitously during the winter. Keeping thousands of firefighters on the payroll all year ... |
even less sense. Come spring, it makes sense to attract those who know what they are getting into and who already have been trained to fight fires effectively and safely. Every employer, including Uncle Sam, knows benefits are not cheap. Employers also know that good benefits help attract and retain good employees. Sea... |
One quits, another is hired, only minimal training is required. Quality may suffer – newly hired servers make more errors, for example, and the thumbs of new landscape personnel are not quite as green – but inexperience goes with the territory and the budget. That is hardly true of firefighters. These are not slow bloo... |
job. They may never have another job as hard as this one. The hours are long, the working conditions are miserable and the work itself can be backbreaking, not to mention potentially fatal. They must respond quickly to rapidly worsening situations on unfamiliar terrain, and the consequences of not doing it well are cat... |
these young men and women won’t fight fires as a lifelong career. Similarly, not all enlisted military personnel serve until retirement; that does not mean their service is not valuable for its duration. While they serve, they deserve good benefits, and that certainly includes health insurance. Insurance is available t... |
an individual policy knows it can be difficult to find and difficult to use – distractions that firefighters certainly do not need. Individual insurance also can be more expensive than seasonal firefighters can afford, but the lack of insurance hampers their ability to seek care. And they do need care, not only because... |
because occupational hazards are not the only health-care problems they face. Like everyone else, they catch colds and flu and fall off their bicycles on their days off. Also like everyone else, they may have families. Letting them purchase insurance through their job is the right thing to do. It is also not a benefit ... |
When I was learning carpentry from a master carpenter, I tried to do something with a tool close at hand instead of going to get the correct tool for the job. Of course, I butchered the piece of wood and eventually had to get the right tool, which got the job done in a fraction of the time that I |
wasted with the convenient-to-reach tool. The same lesson applies to power quality tools, which range from a simple screwdriver to a $24,000, 32-gigahertz (GHz) spectrum analyzer. Not only can you waste time and not get the answer you are looking for, you might even be led to the wrong answer using the wrong tool for t... |
the variety of tools available, here’s a quick safety reminder. Always assess the hazards and skills required for the task, and ensure you or whoever is doing it is a “qualified person” per the National Electrical Code definition. Ensure all personnel within the possible hazard area wear the proper personal protective ... |
wherever possible, make connections on de-energized circuits only. Even something as simple as taking a panel cover off to tighten a screw can be disastrous. Accidents don’t always happen to someone else. On the low end of the price range is an item in everyone’s tool kit: a digital multimeter (DMM). A DMM can measure ... |
quality phenomena, such as voltage imbalance. It can also be used to find voltage drops across contacts and other devices that should have very low drops. Excessive neutral-to-ground voltage is often a steady-state condition. Clamp-on power meters are slightly more expensive ($300–$3,000) but used similarly. Though onl... |
have limited harmonic measuring capabilities. Be wary of the 3 assumptions some meters make, which contend that all three phases are identical and, therefore, give you three-phase answers with a simple multiplication. Also, most clamp-on meters use current transformers that cannot measure (or tolerate) direct current (... |
readings for extended periods. They are useful for finding time-correlated problems, such as the voltage drops at a certain time each day. Several manufacturers offer both single- and three-phase loggers ($500–$3,500) that come with software for downloading the data onto a computer for analysis. Some plug right into an... |
and safe connections. Most electrical contractors doing power quality work have several monitors, which can monitor a wide range of power quality phenomena. Read the specifications and the user’s guide before taking one out to troubleshoot for a suspected power quality problem. This is especially important when looking... |
instrument is 64 times per cycle, it is not possible to determine harmonics above the 32nd, and even that is suspect in the real world of measuring. If the current probe is a Rogowski coil (flex-probes) and you are measuring in a room with a half dozen 500-horsepower motors running off adjustable speed drives, much of ... |
going to be skewed by the antenna-like pickup characteristic of those probes. If using a current transformer that isn’t rated for DC and there is an inrush current condition on a saturated transformer with a DC offset, it won’t produce reliable data. However, using the instrument within its limitations provides a wealt... |
simultaneously do for you. Right in the sweet spot of power quality monitors are capturing the waveforms of disturbances, such as the arcing transients that occur before the voltage sag is cleared by the distribution circuit protection device or the slight frequency and phase shift that occurs when switching from utili... |
a particularly susceptible piece of equipment dropping off line. Whether doing a benchmark survey to compare the site data to the commissioning data or troubleshooting a process interruption that only occurs once per month but with large financial consequences, a power quality monitor in the $3,000–8,000 price range ca... |
and characterization functionality as a power quality monitor, a high-speed (200 megahertz–1 GHz) digital oscilloscope ($3,000–5,000) can be a valuable tool to have at your disposal when looking at noise or transients that are above the bandwidth of power quality monitors. Likewise, a spectrum analyzer ($10,000–15,000)... |
present in a system and fall below the fundamental frequency or above the harmonic range of most power quality analyzers. For random or burst signals, a noise logger ($4,000–8,000) is an invaluable tool, and for a hands-free, no-contact look for hot spots that can result from high impedance contacts or harmonic losses ... |
camera ($4,000–20,000) is the tool of choice. Of course, the most used tool for power quality tasks is likely the screwdriver (priceless). BINGHAM, a contributing editor for power quality, can be reached at 732.287.3680. |
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, October 19, 2011 Glossary terms from: One of many choices or courses of action that might be taken in a given situation. Any activity or organization that produces or exchanges goods or services for a profit. Consumer Price Index (CPI) A price index that measu... |
services and compares the cost of this basket in one time period with its cost in some base period. Changes in the CPI are used to measure inflation. People who use goods and services to satisfy their personal needs and not for resale or in the production of other goods and services. Spending by households on goods and... |
using goods and services. A sustained decrease in the average price level of all the goods and services produced in the economy. A severe, prolonged economic contraction. The central bank of the United States. Its main function is controlling the money supply through monetary policy. The Federal Reserve System divides ... |
bank is directed by its nine-person board of directors. The Board of Governors, which is made up of seven members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to 14-year terms, directs the nation's monetary policy and the overall activities of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Market Committee is the offi... |
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