grandma, I'm not trying to be argumentative, either. Probably ought to do this as a PM or in a different thread, but I don't know where it would fit - certainly not here in the Trees Forum. As a pathologist at a state university-affiliated veterinary diagnostic lab, I'm in a public service position; I don't sell any service or product, I don't receive any profit from selling Science Diet, Iams, or any other dog food, and I'm not really recommending any. I don't see many issues related to pets consuming commercially-available pet foods - though the Chinese melamine thing, back in 2007 was very interesting, and we did see lots of dogs back in the late '80s that presented with the complaint of 'eating dirt' - and they were invariably being fed JOY dogfood; it was 'missing' something. Folks are occasionally taken aback at this, but I did not grow up in a family where we had 'pets' - yes, we had hunting dogs, but no real pets - I guess my horses met that qualification moreso than any dog or cat. It's a DOG. It's not my child. You're probably saying, "God, I'm glad HE's not MY vet!" - and I'm probably saying, at the same time, "God, I'm glad I'm not HER vet!" But if you were my client, you'd have loved me, 'cause I'm fun, and I can be very empathetic, even though I don't get those warm, fuzzy feelings about a dog, cat, rat, etc. If you need a diagnosis, I'm your man. I'm much more satisfied doing necropsies and reading biopsies, and letting my colleagues deal with the owners. We currently have a couple of dogs and a cat at home, but my world would be just fine if they were all gone tomorrow. I'm principally a large/food animal practitioner at heart, and while I learned all the general stuff about dog and cat diseases - and worked on my share of them for years, when I was in practice, I'm just not into the whole 'human-animal bond' thing with small animals. But I do like my cows, and enjoyed my goats, when I had 'em. Purina's fine for most dogs; heck, Ol' Roy is fine for most dogs. Any of the name-brand dog foods will do just fine for most average dogs, as they all meet the NRC recommendations for dietary requirements and balance. What else is in there? Ingredients: Whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), meat and bone meal, brewers rice, soybean meal, whole grain wheat, egg and chicken flavor, animal digest, salt, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, added color (Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2), DL-Methionine, Vitamin E supplement, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, manganese proteinate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. You mentioned euthanized animals and cow hooves; no, euthanized animals are not allowed into the rendering chain, and renderers have not accepted dog/cat/wildlife/goat/sheep carcasses for nearly 25 years or more - and since Apr 2009, no materials from cattle 30 months of age or older have been allowed for ANY animal feed, regardless of species - what a huge waste of a useful resource. But, 'meat & bone meal' and 'animal digest' are, indeed, byproducts of the rendering process. If your dog has an issue - allergy, renal disease, etc., then by all means, feed something different, and I'll readily admit that Hill's/Science Diet has some of the best foods on the market for those animals with various ailments, and they've spent many years and millions of $$ making sure that they meet the needs of those health-challenged pets. And yes, Hill's has had a close working relationship with most of the American veterinary colleges and veterinary practitioners for decades; they've trumpeted that fact; it doesn't mean the Science Diet foods are not good, or that there's anything sinister about the association they have with veterinarians. Purple-leaved trees. OK, Forest Pansy redbud is not too bad. I've seen a few nice purple European beeches. I like Loropetalum - and I've seen some nice big, old ones that approach small tree stature. Some of the rosybloom crabs have a lot going for them, and some stay some shade of green-purple pretty far into the season. There are even purple-leafed Nyssa sylvatica and Juglans regia selections out there, if you can find it. The purple-leaf plums and the purple Norway maples(is that Crimson King?) just look like a black thumb in the landscape to me; even the purple beeches don't look right in some settings. But, if you like 'em, go for it; that's my list - probably forgot one or two - like that god-forsaken 'chocolate' Albizia(dang, why'd I put that in there?) I'm done.

Thanks, Michael. I am getting annoyed with my electrician, but he's already done half the job so I think I have to stick with him. I'm searching online, and really having trouble telling the difference between the quality of tape LED lights. They look the same -- what's the explanation for the price differences? Is it crazy markup because it's still new? Remember when a GPS for your car cost $1,400? Then $700, and now they can be yours for $30 or so! Has anyone used the Apollo Warm White Driverless LED strips? (And what is a "driver"? is that the same as a power supply? Is it something else? My head is spinning with all these unfamiliar terms!) Here is a link that might be useful: Apollo driverless LED

That's not arsenic green....and the chemical is copper arsenate....also called Paris green....and ti's a yellow green. I'll bet that paint is "Kemtone" an early latex paint. Lead paint really isn't going to kill you....don't sand it without a good mask and clean up any dust with a wet cloth.....and keep your little kids from eating paint chips.... Lead compounds taste sweet.....that's one of the reasons it's so dangerous for kids. And while Paris green was used as an insecticide, any of that pigment in dry paint wont have any affect on bugs.....But I used to be able to get the most wonderful ant killer....it was called Gramma Green's Ant Killer....and it was green. You put a dab on a cotton ball and leave it on your counter over night. the ants crowded around and took it back to the colony and that was the end.....but alas no more! Been outlawed....and DDT took it's place....and that was outlawed and Clorodane took it's place.....and that was outlawed.....don't know what poison is currently used. Back to the cupboard......the sides are probably oak fronted ply wood if the supports are oak. What are those red knobs made of? Wood? Or bakelite?

I can easily see how the ribbon you received is either cut from a different bolt, or possibly from the same bolt, but from a different section. The photo you ordered from, shows separate thin lines, as well as one 'chunky' panel of color running vertically down the ribbon, and evenly spaced chunky panels running horizontally across the ribbon. The ribbon you received has mostly separate thin lines, and only the chunky panels of color running horizontally across the ribbon, but is missing a chunky panel of colour running vertically down the ribbon. Missing that element makes your sample look less 'plaid.'