Questions About Shed Plans Free

pregnant cat questions…?

ok this is my first pregnant cat-well technically shes supposed to be my MILs cat but shes never really been partial to her and now that my MILs out of town “Stevie” has basically claimed me as hers. Ive been around other cats but they’ve always been either spayed or neutered. and yes…if my MIL ever does forfiet “Stevie” to me i do plan on getting her spayed….(my husband and i plan on getting her spayed asap after the kittens are born if my MIL is still out of town).

ANYWAY, so “stevie” has always followed me around and always been lovable, but lately shes been excessively lovable–evidence: shes jumped into my hubbys lap 2 evenings in a row and multiple times throughout the day yesterday…shes NEVER done that with him. Shes also been more vocal…usually she only meows when she escapes outside (yes i said escape…shes supposed to be an indoor cat, but nobody but me really enforces it..hence her getting prego) and wants back in or when shes hungry. Stevie usually sleeps either in my daughter’s room at the foot of the bed or in our room on our bed. Last night she slept right next to my chest and the last few nights shes either slept on the floor in the middle of our room or in te hallway. Oh and shes been hanging out more downstairs-which is weird bc shes usually always in my room or my daughters when shes inside.

Now that you’ve got the basic back story of the last week …(srry this is so long).
Well the other day-the last time she let me get close enough to her stomach- her nipples were obviously larger and pinker but had like white dry-like spots on them and the hair immediatly around it looked like it was either pushed back or not growing around it. You can slightly see something like the kittens moving around every now and then-but you have to really concentrate for a few minutes. She’s DEFINATLY restless. She’s shedding like crazy. She’s DEFINATLY more vocal especially when my daughter’s laying down-whether its nap time or bed time and during the night. She’s gassy (or at least she was last night).And then when i picked her up from in front of the bathroom door (she refused to move for like 10 minutes) it seemed like her butt or her tail was wet enough to get my hand wet in a couple spots but there was no coloration on my hand when i looked and it felt weirder (more gel like) than water/urine.
Ive read in nauseum info on pregnant cats and their behaviours and such. And ive made up a couple spots for her to “nest” (my closet being one of them, and one in the hallways closet) but neither of them she seems to like all that well. The last couple of days shes been like laying on her stomach with her hind legs up and her butt kind of in the air and her back twitching/jerking.

Im just wondering if all of this is normal for a cat. And i have a few questions like:
*What could the wet stuff be when i picked her up?
*What signs exactly should i be looking for when she goes into labor?
*Whats with the back twitching/jerking? (shes never had any fleas or ticks)
*How far along do you think she might be? How long do you think she might have left? (***I’d take her to a vet to make sure how far she is…but the last two cats my MIL has had IVE been the one investing in them-food, vet, litter, litter boxes/scoops, etc.- only to have my MIL just “set them free“. It sounds horrible, but i dont want to invest tons of my money only to have this cat be set free as well…but i WILL take mommy and babies to get checked after shes given birth***)

Any help would be appreciated….oh sorry, my MIL found “Stevie” last July and she wasnt super young but she was still a kitten at that point. So im assuming that she’s either a year or close enough to being a year old now. And she hasnt had any medical problems as far as i know.

How bad is beer when loosing weight?

I happened to get 4 bottles of the weight loss supplement Lipofuze for free. I have been taking them every week and following the slim fast plan as well I have been loosing a pound a day. The balanced meal I eat is not always balanced. A meatball sub here, an Italian sandwich here. Some pasta alfredo there. You get the idea. But I am still shedding pounds rather easily.

My question is that I just recently began brewing my own beer again and in about 5 weeks I will have a case of beer that I made and am going to want to drink. Also around Christmas I am upgrading to an all grain brewery and will have even more beer around. I know I shouldn’t if I am trying to loose weight but how bad for weight loss is a few beers once in a while? I promise not to drink more than 4 or 5 a week. Do you think my weight loss will cease?
Sorry for such a long question.
I could make a light brew but most of the lite beers I would be making would be lagers and I dont have a frementation fridge at the moment. I probably will have one when I get my keg setup but that won’t be for a few months. But making lite beers would be a great idea if I am still on the diet and pills at that time.

Is Congress party running a public company from tax payers money?

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/450-govt-schemes-named-after-nehrugandhi-clan-advani/110993-37.html
Government Schemes/ Projects
Central Government Schemes

1.Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Ministry of Power – A scheme “Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana” for Rural Electricity Infrastructure and Household Electrification was launched for the attainment of the National Common Minimum Programme of providing access to electricity to all Rural Household by 2009. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is the nodal agency for the scheme. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana to be continued during the Eleventh Plan period with a capital subsidy of Rs. 28000 Crore; allocation of Rs 5500 crore for FY09.
2.Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Ministry of Rural Development, Annual allocation plan 2007-08 was Rs.6,400 crore and Annual allocation plan 2008-09 is Rs.7,300 crore.
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers, Department of Women & Child Development, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi 4. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana for benefit of NE entrepreneurs, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India, 5. Indira Awas Yojana, Ministry of Rural Areas and Environment – IAY is a CSS funded on cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 75:25. In the case of UTs, the entire funds are provided by Centre. The target groups for housing under IAY are households below poverty line living in rural areas, particularly those belonging to SC/ST and freed bonded labourers. 6. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme – objective to provide social security to workers in the unorganized sector in a phased manner. 7. Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development, 8.Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojna – Ministry of Labour and Employment – A Self- employment programme for urban poor 9.Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation 10.Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Funded by World Bank 11. Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana, Union Ministry of Textiles, in association with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited 12. Indira Vikas Patra

State Government Schemes

1. Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami Affected Areas, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Budgetary Allocation Rs.2347.19 crores 2. Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme for poor people, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Puducherry 3. Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna – Congress party president and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had announced that the Centre would give a package of Rs.1,500-crore for providing housing facilities to the poorer sections in Delhi, thus announcing the scheme. 4. Rajiv Gandhi Prathamik Shiksha Mission , Raigarh 5. Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Madhya Pradesh 6. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Food Security , Madhya Pradesh 7.Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh 8.Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited is a Government Company established by the Government of Karnataka to cater to the housing needs of the Economically and Socially weaker sections of the society. Registered in April 2000, its authorised Capital is Rs.10 crores with Rs.3 crore paid up. 9. Rajiv Gandhi Tourism Development Mission, Rajasthan 10.Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme, Assam 11.Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Rojgar Yojana, Govt. of NCT of Delhi 12. Rajiv Gandhi Mobile Aids Counseling and Testing Services, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation 13. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyarthi Suraksha Yojana, Maharashtra 14. Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Water Shed Management, M.P. 15. Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission for Tribal Areas, MP 16. Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry 17. Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme, Pondicherry 18. Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas, Punjab 19. Rajiv Gandhi Artisans Health and Life Insurance Scheme, Tamil Nadu 20.Rajiv Gandhi Zopadpatti and Nivara Prakalpa, Mumbai 21. Rajiv Arogya Sri programme , Gujrat State Govt. Scheme 22. Rajiv Gandhi Abhyudaya Yojana, AP 23.Rajiv Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission, Jabalpur 24. Rajiv Gandhi Bridges and Roads Infrastructure Development Programme for the construction of new roads and bridges and strengthening of the existing ones in the state of Haryana 25. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Niwara Prakalp, Maharashtra Govt. 26. Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna for Post Plus Two Students, Himachal Pradesh Government Scheme, Sponsored by, Central Government 27. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme, Maharashtra Govt. 28. Indira Gandhi Prathisthan, Housing and Urban Planning Department, UP Govt 29. Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme, Andhra Pradesh 30. Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, State Govt. Scheme 31. Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana, Govt. of Maharashtra 32.Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP)
You can through the link provided below to know all 450 names used to run Congress company from tax payers money.

Do you think it is right to promote a party from tax payers money ?
http://satyabhashnam.blogspot.com/2009/05/schemes-nehru-gandhi-family-misuse.html

Are our politicians grasping for all the wrong answers on the economy? Makework job creation?

” With attention turning to the next big economic stimulus package, questions are still swirling about our economic troubles. How did we get here? How do we get out? As usual, Washington has all the wrong answers.

According to many politicians, we got here by not spending enough, not consuming enough, and not regulating enough. Now government, like some mythical white knight, is going to ride in to save the day by blanketing the economy with dollars, hiring an army of new bureaucrats, creating make-work jobs, and sending everyone some form of a bailout check.

The debate seems to focus on whether this will cost enough to save the economy, or if this is just a “down payment” with much more government spending to come. Talk like that would be comical, if the results weren’t going to be so tragic.

Worsening Economic Woes Ahead

The results will be worsening economic woes until we learn our lesson. But instead Congress is behaving like drug addicts who must hit rock bottom before they are ready to face reality. They are playing foolish games with the economy now because they are thinking only of political expedience. This talk of job creation is a perfect example.

Contrary to the belief of many, the goal of the economy is not job creation. Jobs can be a sign of a healthy economy, as a high energy level can be a sign of a healthy body. But just as unhealthy substances can artificially give the addict that burst of energy that has nothing to do with health, artificially created jobs just exacerbate our problems.

The goal of a healthy economy is productivity. Jobs are a positive outcome of that. A “job” could be to dig a hole one day, and fill it back up the next, or perhaps the equivalent at a desk. This does no one any good.

“The Austrian school of economics teaches that only a free market economy, unencumbered by onerous government controls, creates long-term prosperity. Politicians, however, tend to be notoriously short-sighted.”

But the value in that paycheck ultimately has to come from taxing someone productive. Some think this round-robin type of economic model is supposed to get us somewhere.

Politicians and bureaucrats have already done their fair share to ensure that jobs in the private sector are prohibitively complicated and expensive to create. They are now shocked that the economy is shedding jobs, and want to simply create hundreds of thousands of jobs to make up for the job losses, through another so-called economic stimulus package.

The private sector must be permitted to do that, but instead they are massively burdened with taxes and webs of red tape and regulation. Washington’s bandaids will only prolong this agony.
Long-Term Prosperity / Short-Sighted Gains

The Austrian school of economics teaches that only a free market economy, unencumbered by onerous government controls, creates long-term prosperity. Politicians, however, tend to be notoriously short-sighted.

I am left with these questions – who is going to be left standing to tax in the private sector to pay for all these public sector make-work jobs? Is Washington really to be considered some sort of savior for creating unproductive jobs in place of the productive jobs they eliminated?

We are at an economic dead-end and those in power are in denial.

The truth is our economic problems are due to loose monetary policy, central economic planning, and the parasitic expenses of government. Unless we assess these problems honestly, we unfortunately have a long way to go until, like the junkie, we hit rock bottom.

http://www.quebecoislibre.org/09/090115-13.htm

At least, that is what Ron Paul thinks.

Do you agree, or not? Why?
slew, I assure you I never meant to forgive other government sins by speaking out on the one.

What’s the answer to this Buddhist koan (story)?

(I’VE INCLUDED THE STORY IN ITS ENTIRETY, OR YOU CAN JUST READ MY SUMMARY OF IT)

SUMMARY: An emperor has a revelation. He realizes there is no special point to his life, and now he feels free. Now, having opinions about life pained him – he saw them as walls. He did what was necessary out of duty and didn’t mourn his old certainties, but he lacked delight. He KNEW there had to be more to life than the freedom of pointlessness. So, he sought hints from the world. He realized he felts remorse for murders, he also sought advice from great scholars, yet advice didn’t seem to touch what he was looking for – he sought a feeling. The final lines read:

“Then the emperor heard of a sage from India. The man was himself a legend; it was said that it had taken him three years to make his way over the seas. The emperor knew nothing about the sea, but he imagined waves as the grass of the steppes in a high wind. He tried thinking of China as an ocean that he passed through, and nomads as pirates with horses. Though his own obligations prevented him from undertaking such journeys, he respected this kind of solitary accomplishment.”

WHAT IS THE ANSWER? I feel exactly like the emperor felt right now, yet I don’t have an answer.

FULL STORY:
“Bodhidharma’s Vast Emptiness”

Emperor Wu had two unusual experiences that changed his life. These essentially inward events led him to certain achievements that are remembered today, more than a millennium after his death. The first experience happened when his armies had to repel an invasion of horsemen from the northwest. The horsemen carried with them whatever they owned, and they weren’t afraid to die. The emperor had himself ascended to the throne in the standard way, by overthrowing the previous, weakened monarch, and he believed that he understood the riders. To steady his troops he visited the front lines and sat in the firelight on a small hill. This is when the emperor had his first peculiar experience.

Banners whipped loudly overhead and the wind felt as though it were inside his chest, tearing and banging. Something of the desert’s tedious immensity was conveyed to him. The wind cleansed him of any anxiety and also took away other things the solidity of which he had never questioned before. It took away his august rank and his name. He stopped planning, and he also stopped thinking about the outcome of the battle. When everything he usually depended upon was gone, he knew immediately what to do. In the predawn, just before the nomads liked to attack, he sent horsemen into the center of their camp and immediately pulled them back again. As the pursuit came, the center of his line kept falling back. The nomads rode into the vacuum he had opened and he closed on them from both sides.

After his return, while the ministers celebrated, the emperor went into the garden to be alone. On the hillside, he had felt quite certain that he was going to win. At that moment, in the wind and the vast land, he was small and unimportant, and this sense of his unimportance allowed him to be clear about what needed to be done. Being important now seemed to him to be just a prejudice that confined him.

Once he forgot about having a special point to his life, he felt remarkably free for an emperor. There were some complications. On certain days he considered leaving his room but couldn’t find a reason to. He still gave interviews at court before dawn but was sometimes beset by a sense of unreality. Shedding his old beliefs had not been so hard. He hadn’t done anything to achieve his new way of seeing things; it was a gift from wind and war. Having opinions about life — ideas about being an emperor, about his own dignity and the motives of his ministers, having to dislike this person and admire that one — pained him now; he could feel these familiar attitudes as walls crowding around him. Yet some understanding, he was certain, eluded him. He did what was necessary out of duty and didn’t mourn his old certainties, but he lacked delight. There had to be more to life than the freedom of pointlessness.

The emperor sought hints from the world. He noticed that he had remorse about the murders involved in his ascent to the throne. His qualms, as he thought of them, were the beginning of a new curiosity about his own life. At the same time he began to entertain famous teachers who passed through. Sometimes they were helpful. They usually praised him and gave carefully bland advice, often involving diets. Sometimes it was even good advice, but the question he had was something like a feeling — a mingling of excitement and uneasiness hard to formulate — and advice didn’t seem to touch it.

Then the emperor heard of a sage from India. The man was himself a legend; it was said that it had taken him three years to make his way over the seas. The emperor knew nothing about the sea, but he imagined waves as the grass of t