Sexy Tinkerbell Pixie Fairy Sprite Halloween Costume Includes Wings by Leg avenue

Everybody's been there before. Your faithful and loving companion, be it canine, feline, feathered friend, fishy follower or scaled supporter, begins exhibiting signs that all is just not right with the world. Whether it is listlessness, inability to function, lack of focus or lack of appetite, the multitude of symptoms plaguing your animal at any given time may be quite easy to miss unless you know what to look for. Though too expansive a category to pigeonhole in general, this article will address some of the more common pet health questions.

Stopping the Problem Before it Starts

First of all, you will find that many common heath problems can be cured with simple preventative maintenance. Your pet should be regularly groomed, pedicured (when appropriate), fed a proper diet, exercised, vaccinated, and treated with products which prevent pests (again where appropriate). If you do this, then 85-90% of your pet's health issues will never occur, as this is where most pet health issues arise in the first place... negligence.

Basic Pet health Questions
Some of the basic pet health questions listed below may not apply to all species, nor be as authoritative a listing of all possible health issues which might occur with your pet. Rather, it is a short treatment of some of the more common pet health questions asked by many pet owners today.

#1: When is it Safe to Vaccinate My Baby Animal?

This varies with the species of animal, but generally, you can vaccinate them at about two months. Vaccinations should then roughly be spaced at about four months, or as best directed by your veterinarian.

#2: When Should I Spay My Female Animal?

There is a lot of dispute over this, as many believe that it is safer for your female animal to have a healthy batch of offspring first. After that, she should have stopped weaning first and be dried up. You should NEVER spay an animal that's in heat. Another area that's heavily contended is at what age your female animal can be spayed. Generally, a good consensus on this is about six months.

#3: Is My Animal Overweight?

Though there is no clinically definitive ascertained standard for obesity in animals, such as the human B.M.I. scale, generally an animal is considered to be overweight if it is about 15% over the breed's accepted ideal weight. They are considered obese if they are 30% over that same standard.

#4: Should I Brush My Pet's Teeth?

General veterinarian consensus is that no, brushing your pet's teeth isn't a harmful course of action. In fact, many vets say that without proper home maintenance, professional teeth cleanings for your pet are almost completely useless. Remember, don't use human toothpaste! This can harm your pet!

If you treat your pet well and care for them right, they can be some of the best company you ever have. Like all company, though; your pet can tragically leave you early if you don't take care of them properly.

Angela Hamm is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about pet health questions, please visit Free Pet Health for current articles and discussions.

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Mens Adult Halloween Costumes Western Rustler Cowboy Gunfighter Wyatt Earp Costume Theme Party Outfit

Ride through the Wild West in this cowboy costume!

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How many times have you had your toast or waffle stuck in your electric toaster and you, without thinking, started to use a metal knife to dig the toast out of the toaster? Of course, this could be extremely detrimental to your health!

Toaster tongs are the perfect answer to this problem. This is a really inexpensive craft project that you can sell or have groups of children in craft classes make. You can leave plain or decorate with decals or paint or even Sharpies (which are waterproof).

For one toaster tong, you will need the following:

2-Tong depressors (you can purchase at any drug store)

1- 3/4 inch diameter dowel, cut in one inch long piece

Elmer's Glue

2- tiny tack nails

1. Sand the dowel piece on each side after cutting to make sure it is smooth.

2. Using the Elmer's Glue, place a drop of glue on one end of the dowel and apply one

tong depressor to the glued side.

3. Hold down for a minute and nail the tiny tack nail in while glue is still wet.

4. Repeat with the second dowel on the other side.

5. Let dry about an hour before decorating.

This is a great gift to give to anyone. You can personalize or decorate any way you like with dot flowers or lady bugs or just about any design you can think of. And the recipient of this little gift will thank you for thinking of their safety!

Look for other great craft ideas at http://craftmenagerie.blogspot.com

Michele Graham-CEO and owner of Professional Healthcare Management has 41 years in the healthcare industry. She writes about business issues in all businesses and the healthcare field as well. Additionally, she owned a manufacturing company for 12 years, producing all types of handmade items that were purchased by retail stores nationwide.

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Halloween: Restored Limited Edition

Halloween is as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especially Psycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter of Psycho victim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character in Psycho. In the end, though, Halloween stands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismal Halloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally gripping Halloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years. --Robert Horton
Customer Review: Classic Parts Are Much Better Than The Whole
In my eyes there are two categories of people when speaking of favorite holiday slasher films: those that like 1974's Black Christmas to those who rather prefer 1978's Halloween. Count me a part of the former's category, as Black Christmas is a forgotten perfected-diamond that not only chills the marrow, but is also intentionally hilarious in spots. Halloween, however, is a pretty good movie, damn near great in spots, in fact. Although it features scenes not only worthy of Psycho, and of which have found their rightful place inside classical cinema, yet the parts are indeed better than the whole. Halloween's approximate first 11 minutes and final 36 minutes (yup, I checked the runtime) are truly the reason the film is held in high proverb-- it's too bad that that only makes up a little over ½ of the film's total length. Halloween may in fact have a greater affinity for art-house horror fans like myself, than blood-and-guts fans, so I almost hate to say it, as Halloween I also remember fondly from my younger years, and it is one of those films that got me obsessed with horror, but nostalgia should never get in the way of being an honest and fair critic (or wannabe critic.) Halloween is a good movie, but damn that middle section sure is mightily flawed, and even seems cheesy in parts. Yet, the term arty can also be applied to the good parts of the film, as well. Yet, I hate to use that term "art-house horror movie", as that implies that horror is on the contrary, but I believe when viewing Halloween that it does in fact fit. This is due to the way John Carpenter directs the movie: stylish and relying on Hitchcockian-like suspense and a real sense of horror, rather than bodycount. I also must first point out that the dialogue throughout the film is actually one of the best components of the script. Often the everyday conversations about normal day things that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her school friends have does in fact seem natural, rather than boring. Though we don't necessarily "know" the characters all that well from a literary perspective, we do like them, as they seem like any real life type of girls that both you or I might know in high school. Yet, the overbearing dialogue exchanges between Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and the Sheriff (Charles Cyphers) seems necessary, it's also too bad it's not known until about that 55 minute mark. As the masterful opening scene, and its follow up "escape from the hospital scene" is long forgotten after about another 45 minutes of misstepping true scares. As although the mask-wearing Myers may be indeed a scary villain, not due so much to the ice-cold way he dispatches the characters, but much more due to the fact that he truly feels like evil incarnate. Yet, it also must be said that the way that Dr. Loomis perceives Myers in dialogue at first seems like it's overblown, lame, and not natural. What doctor really talks of a patient in high-strung, diabolical terms: "Death has come to your little town, sheriff." To the films credit, however, although it at first slips into this "only in Hollywood" jargon, yet that is later completely evaded and it even becomes justified when we do later in fact agree with him in that final act when this "bogeyman" character is finally put and secured into a menacing night backdrop. Because, as good as John Carpenter is as generating suspense and menace in the terror scenes, in the initial daylight stalking scenes sadly lack that blood luster. As framing a character that your film makes out to the "The Bogeyman" not just in daylight, but also (hilariously) standing outside a school window just next to laundry, honestly brings a roll of the eyes, and a bad smile to my lips. Then having this evil character possibly hide behind bushes and a bed sheet makes me cover my eyes with my hands, shaking my head. Call me cynical, but it truly feels like two different kinds of films throughout the acts: a masterful frightshow, then a cheesy B-movie, and then back to a white-knuckle terror ride. In conclusion, despite that I still like Halloween and even if its opening scenes and final act are amongst my favorites, I must admit that in parts I can't really take the bogeyman threat that serious. Sorry. Score: 8.0 / 10.0 (In 0.5 increments)
Customer Review: My Favorite Movie Of All Time!
I was only 2 when it was released in theaters but growing up in the 80's it became and instant classic to me. Thank You John Carpenter for making Awesome Movies! And Thank You Mom for letting me watch all those horror movies growing up.

Let's face it, with the economy going the way it is, more and more families are searching for ways to save a few dollars here and there. And now, with the fall season upon us, we are approaching three main festivals that require the spending of money - Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Wouldn't it be great if we could get a few ideas to help us save some money during these times, instead of spending more?

Well, I've got great news for you! Why not take some time to make your own homemade Halloween costume. This will not only save you some money, but it can be a great family activity for you and your children. And in this day and age, we could always use a little more quality family time.

Most of us aren't very creative, so here are four ideas to get you started in making your own homemade Halloween costume:

1. Clothes from Your Closet

Old prom dresses or bridesmaid dresses can turn into a bride's gown or a beauty pageant costume for a little girl. Or raid dad's closet and dress like a Nerd or Businessman. If you dig deep enough into your closet, you might even be able to pull off a last-minute Punk Rocker or Hippie costume.

2. Headbands

Many costumes require little more than a headband and a hot glue gun. If you have those two items at home, look around your house for items to start gluing on. If you have some tulle, a doily, lace, or any piece of fabric, you can make a veil. Add flowers to really 'fancy it up'. Cut some felt pieces and glue them on to make ears (bunny ears, cat ears, dog ears, or any other animal you can imagine). You can even quickly make antennae to be an alien or bug by simply gluing some pipe cleaners onto a headband.

3. Sweatsuits

A white sweatsuit can easily become a cow or Dalmatian. Simply take a Black Sharpie and draw spots onto the fabric. Then put a little black on your child's nose. (Add ears if you have time, using a headband and felt - see above.)

4. Cardboard Boxes

Got a large cardboard box laying around? Cut holes for your head and arms, and then create any number of costumes in minutes. For example, your child can be a TV - just take a black marker and draw a screen and some buttons onto the front. You can even take an old cord and glue it to the back of the box. How about a computer? Same idea -- draw a screen on the front, and then glue a computer mouse (or even a furry mouse as a joke) to the side of the box. Or my favorite -- a washing machine. Make an opening on top of the box (in front of the child's head), or on the front of the box. Inside this opening you can glue a smaller box or bag, and this can be where everyone places the child's candy when he goes trick or treating.

You don't have to spend a lot of money to create a fun, inexpensive homemade Halloween costume. Just look around the house and use a little imagination, and your child will soon be wearing one of the best costumes in the neighborhood!

Brian Lehr has put together a fun Halloween site, filled with helpful resources to make this Halloween the best ever for you and your family. Visit Homemade Halloween Costume to discover this world of family fun!

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Egyptian Cleopatra Child Halloween Costume Size 8-10 Medium (D49702M) (DF38)

Egyptian Cleopatra Child Halloween Costume Size 8-10 Medium includes: Dress w/ attached belt, neckpiece, headpiece and cape w/ attached armband and cuffs.

Coasters come in all different shapes and sizes nowadays and you can get very fancy when it comes to putting graphics on them. There are also many different types of trends when it comes to what types of graphics are hot. There are a lot of coasters on the market that cater towards the tastes of movie or cartoon buffs.

Retro style coasters are very in and they feature pictures of famous movie stars. Pictures of Elvis, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe are very popular. The favorite retro style of coasters is roughly from 1968 and is the tin plastic type of drink coaster. These are very kitschy looking and are often also sold in a tin can as a set of four, six or eight coasters.

You can also get Elvis or Marilyn coaster sets. These are usually black and white images that have been tinted a bit with sepia to make them look even more retro and attractive. They usually are square and come in a boxed set that have four, six or eight coasters. The most popular way that these coasters are sold is usually in a novelty can or box as sets of four and the price is generally below five bucks.

The Beatles are also a popular theme, especially coasters with images from their most famous movie "Yellow Submarine." This is a vivid and fun way to dress p dcor in your home that may already be from the sixties or seventies. The vivid blues and yellows of the cartoon go well with retro-modern designs.

Another big favorite is retro humor bad girl coasters. These are actually based on images from famous old book covers. The look is very fifties and also very illustrative.

Cartoons also make a great coaster theme. You can get sets that feature The Simpsons, Wonder Woman, Superman, Spiderman, The Jetsons-you name the cartoon and there is probably a drink coaster designed in its name.

The most common type of coasters is a glossy cardboard one, but you can get these in tin, PVC and cork. You can also get them in clear acrylic with the image embedded right into the object. Acrylic coasters are very durable and last a long time.

Ceramic coasters with images of cartoons or old movie star icons are also popular and a good choice because they last a very long time. You can also find some companies who will do these types of coasters in leather or aluminum.

These do not have to just be novelty items. You can also get your business inscribed on the back or front of one of these. Most promotional coaster companies can give you the very latest graphic computer technology in order to make these coasters look as slick as possible. They do not cost a great deal and they are good way to get your word out about your business. One thing you must make sure of before you put the name of your business on a coaster is to make sure that you have the copyright.

Sarah Martin is a freelance marketing writer based out of San Diego, CA. She specializes in international cuisine, fine wines, and travel. For a great selection of coasters and other drink coaster sets, please visit http://www.thristycoasters.com/index.html.

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Realistic Brick Halloween Prop Accessory (B9414)

Realistic Brick Halloween Prop Accessory - Great gag prop to fool your friends, or to use as a weapon prop for theater or film. Latex shell filled with soft foam, realistic size and color. (Please NOTE: This product is a specialty item that may take up to 10 business days to produce.)

Halloween is a new and confusing holiday for most ESL learners - and for some, it's also controversial.

A few years ago, as I was teaching a class of adults about Halloween, one student said that he and his wife and children wanted no part of the holiday, because their church taught that it was (in his words) "devil day".

Many people, including ESL students, sincerely feel that their beliefs won't let them celebrate Halloween - and will tell you so. What does an ESL teacher do when confronted with a statement like this? Argue that Halloween is harmless fun? Drop the subject and switch to irregular verbs for the rest of the class?

We don't have to do either. I think we all know better than to get into what would end up as a religious argument with students. Avoiding the subject isn't the way to go, either. Halloween is a reality of North American life that touches people whether they like it or not.

That's the best place to begin. Tell the students they need to know what to expect on the night of October 31st - trick-or-treating, firecrackers, pumpkins and all. Next, get into why these things happen: the pagan and Christian roots of the celebration. Explain the ancient Celtic new year and the All Saints' Day custom of beggars asking for food in exchange for their prayers. Explain, also, that Halloween celebrations began in Britain died out there, but lived on in the U.S. and Canada (as one of my TESL instructors said, it's the colonies that preserve the old traditions). In other words, give the class information rather than advocacy for either side. Even students who don't celebrate Halloween may find its background interesting.

You'll probably want to avoid Halloween crafts, or anything else that would make the class feel as if they were involved in getting ready for the holiday - or have an alternate activity ready. Halloween activities could also be optional take-home work.

Handle this potential controversy with respect for all involved, and you'll be demonstrating a little bit of what makes our society great.

Jane Wangersky is an ESL teacher and author. To get a reading for your ESL class right now, visit her site, The ESL Dollar Store.

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