Boating with man's best friend

Taking along man's best friend on your boating trip could be a great adventure for both you and him/her. For your furry friend boating is like riding in his dream convertible with a blast of sun and fresh air from all directions. Nose in the air, ears blowing in the wind and his/her favorite people; what could be better!

Most all dogs have mastered the famous "Doggie Paddle" but it's always important to stay as safe as possible. Your dog should always wear a life jacket when both in and near the water. That holds true even for breeds of dogs that traditionally love the water and take to swimming quite easily. Such breeds include the following: American Water Spaniel, Barbet, Boykin Spaniel, Bedlington Terrier, Cantabrian Water Dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever, Epagneul Pont-Audemer, Flat-Coated Retriever, Golden Retriever, Irish Water Spaniel, Labrador Retriever, Lagotto Romagnolo (a.k.a Italian Water Dog), Münsterländer (large and small), Nova Scotia Duck Toller, Otterhound, Portuguese Water Dog, Spanish Water Dog, Standard Poodle, Newfoundland , Puli, Wetterhound

When taking your dog on water related outings it's important to keep the following five items in mind.

• A towel just for your dog

• A shirt or sweater made out of water-resistant material

• A non - spill water bowl and lots of fresh bottled to put in it

• A pooper-scooper and a trash bag or two

• A life jacket for your dog

Another tip to consider is shade for your friend. Even though your dog may have many opportunities to jump into the water, it's important he/she has a cool relaxing place for resting. Boat surfaces, such as fiberglass, can get extremely hot in the sun. Dogs absorb heat through the pads on their feet so be sure to protect them. Your dog will surely be enjoying himself/herself so much that excitement could hide the fact he/she is overheated.

Now that you have most everything covered pick the perfect day to go have that amazing adventure with your whole family! Always keeping safety first, your dog is bound to have the time of his/her life. Enjoy your trip!

Streaming Radio – It Offers Music Online and a Whole Lot More

If you listen to all of the commercials out there, it seems like you need to spend a fortune to listen to music online. With download fees, royalty fees, and monthly listening limits, listening to your favorite music online can get awfully expensive.

But if you're looking for a way to listen to all of your favorites and save some money, check out streaming radio!

Streaming radio is just that – radio stations that stream their signals over the internet. With internet radio, you don't need to be in a particular area or region to hear stations you like. Instead, you can listen to any station, anywhere, just with the click of a mouse.

Since these are all real radio stations, they all offer real DJ's, real playlists, real programs, real commercials, and real news updates. It's no different than what you would hear riding around in your car, or at home on your stereo.

And, as an added benefit, internet radio is completely free! When you log onto a streaming radio website, you don't have to worry about subscribing to anything or finding hidden fees later.

But, internet radio offers a whole lot more than just your favorite music online. With streaming radio, you can also unleash the power of talk radio!

Talk radio shows are usually on AM stations that are incredibly tough to get over the air – meaning it can be difficult to listen to your favorite shows while you're at work, driving around, or babysitting the kids.

But, with internet radio, the signal comes through your internet connection – instead of over the air – so that you get crystal clear reception. That way, you can listen to virtually any talk radio show in the world, without battling static and interference.

And, if your favorite talk radio show happens to come on right in the middle of your mid-morning conference with the boss, that's OK, too. Chances are there's another internet radio station streaming the show, so you can catch it later, when it's more convenient.

With streaming radio, you get a whole lot more than you get with music downloads... and, it's a whole lot cheaper!

Ed Miliband Re Writes History

Ed Miliband has stated that the Labour Party of which he is the new leader after Gordon Brown should not take the blame for the substantial debt mountain that Great Britain currently enjoys.

It makes you wonder who he thinks is actually to blame then?

It was his very own party who were in government from 1997 to 2010 some 13 years with their hands on the tiller. Surely they have to take most, if not all, of the blame?

I do not accept that all of the UK's economic problems are to be blamed on the United States or the Global Recession.

It seems to me then that Ed Miliband is in state of denial unable to acknowledge that Gordon Brown as Chancellor locked Britain into a housing boom which ended in a crash due to a lack of proper financial supervision and a light touch on city regulation..

What is it that Gordon Brown said on regulation "The better and in my opinion the correct model of regulation - the risk based approach is no inspection without justification, no form filling with out justification and no information requirements with out justification not just a light touch but a limited touch".. Well there you have it, basically, he was clueless!

How can Ed Miliband argue that the UK banking failure is not a direct result of his predecessor and therefore his very own policital party?

It does make you wonder where Gordon Brown was during the 1973/74 banking crisis (again caused by a property boom) when banks such as London & County and Cannon Street Investments were in difficulty. Surely he must have heard about this as Jeremy Thorpe the liberal politician was a director of London & County Securities?

In those times the Government did not panic as Brown and the Labour Party did they stood their ground, no banks were nationalised, the Bank of England merely provided management and a life boat to those in need and after a few years every thing returned to normal.

For how many years was it of Gordon Brown's chancellorship that we heard those golden words "Mr Deputy speaker I have said before and I say again No Return to Boom and Bust".

Of course the Global recession is a contributory factor but not exclusively as the Labour Government with Gordon Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to when he became Prime Minister in 2007 have a lot to answer. Quite simply in the good years they failed to build up the Granary.

Ed Miliband has said that the Increase in VAT is the wrong tax at the right time I have to beg the obvious question is he actually the wrong man at the wrong time.

There is no doubt that Ed Miliband is an absolute political opportunist. He was, was he not, a member of the Labour Cabinet that according to Lord Mandelson's memoirs wanted to raise Value Added Tax. Not on one occasion but actually twice once in November 2009 and again in March 2010. This obviously goes a very long way to make Ed Miliband's attack on the VAT rise look some what less than cautious. These proposed increases were vetoed by the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The question has to be asked were these at that point of time tax increases that were correct. I do not think that Ed Miliband would know his brother David however might.