Problem: When your pet meets your infant ,it might not be love at first sniff. When Jennifer brought her baby home from the hospital, her cherished dogs had very different reactions. Her Boxer, Sonya, was immediately gentle and protective. But Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming. "If any diapers or toys were on the floor, he peed on them," says the Greenbrier, mom. In the eyes of a pet, there's a new star in home who's stealing his spotlight. Even the gentlest animal will probably act up if he doesn't get his usual attention. These simple steps will help your pet adjust and keep your baby safe.

Introduce Them with Care

Your newborn and per's first encounter can set the tone for their relationship. To make it as smooth as possible, try this trick from Caryn Ruiz:"Before we left the hospital, my husband took blankets home to our dog, Daisy, so she'd know our newborn Devon's smell." When you get home, have your husband carry the baby so you can greet your pet without worrying about her jumping on you. A cat will likely walk away at first, while a dog probably wants to investigate right away.

To introduce your baby, get down on your pet's level and let her have a hello sniff. Don't panic and pull your baby away unless your pet is barking or hissing, because it'll send the message that the baby is a threat.

Learn the Safety Basics

No matter how smoothly the introduction goes, there are certain safety rules you should follow. Never leave your baby alone with the pet. Even the gentlest animal can react unpredictably. Your baby's crying could frighten your cat, or your dog could suddenly become territorial. Consider setting up baby gates to limit your pet's access. To keep your cat from jumping into the bassinet , try putting mosquito netting over the top. Cats hate sticky paws, so keep the crib and changing table off-limits by lining the edges with sticky strips made for furniture. You can also train your dog to sleep in a crate .
1. Do animals always love the babies first
2. Who had a baby
3. How many dogs does she have
4. Who was kind and on guard
5. How did the other react
6. What did he do
7. What is the first step for introducing the baby and pet
8. What trick did caryn use
9. When should you pull baby away from animal
10. What animal will most likely walk away from you
Answer: 1. no
2. Jennifer
3. two
4. Her Boxer, Sonya
5. Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming.
6. something gross I wont say
7. get down on your pet's level and let her have a hello sniff.
8. took blankets home to our dog, Daisy, so she'd know our newborn Devon's smell.
9. your pet is barking or hissing
10. A cat

Problem: Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia ( SBA; ; ), is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which include British military bases and installations, as well as other land, were retained by the British under the 1960 treaty of independence, signed by the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey and representatives from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, which granted independence to the Crown colony of Cyprus. The territory serves an important role as a station for signals intelligence and provides a vital strategic part of the United Kingdom communications gathering and monitoring network in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

The territory is composed of two Base Areas. One is Akrotiri, or the "Western Sovereign Base Area" ("WSBA"), which includes two main bases at RAF Akrotiri and Episkopi, plus all of Akrotiri Village's district (including Limassol Salt Lake) and parts of eleven other village districts. The other area is Dhekelia Cantonment, or the "Eastern Sovereign Base Area" ("ESBA"), which includes a base at Ayios Nikolaos plus parts of twelve village districts.

The Sovereign Base Areas were created in 1960 by the London and Zurich Agreements, when Cyprus achieved independence from the British Empire. The United Kingdom desired to retain sovereignty over these areas, as this guaranteed the use of UK military bases on Cyprus, including RAF Akrotiri, and a garrison of the British Army. The importance of the bases to the British is based on the strategic location of the island, at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean, close to the Suez Canal and the Middle East; the ability to use the RAF base as staging post for military aircraft; and for training.
1. How many base areas comprise Akrotiri and Dhekelia?
2. What is in the Western one?
3. what is the Eastern Base?
4. When were they created?
5. Why did the UK want to maintain control of these areas?
6. What are included in the base areas?
7. what agreements set the bases aside for the British?
8. were any other agreements involved?
9. which ones?
10. why did the British want to keep military bases in the area
Answer: 1. two
2. Western Sovereign Base Area ("WSBA")
3. Dhekelia Cantonment
4. in 1960
5. its a vital strategic part of their communications gathering and monitoring network
6. British military bases and installations
7. the 1960 treaty of independence
8. yes
9. the London and Zurich Agreements
10. it guaranteed the use of UK military bases on Cyprus

Problem: Published in 1896 and one of the most memorable horror stories ever written, Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker,is the story of a vampire ,someone who lives on human blood. Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires and set his novel in Transylvania. Even today,there are readers of the book who believe that Transylvania is a mythical country,a figment of Stoker's imagination. Nothing could be further from the truth. Transylvania is part of modern-day Central European country Romania,and the country does indeed have a history of mythological vampires.

However,Romanians are always puzzled by the description of the novel's central character, Count Dracula,a tall,elegant aristocrat with impeccable manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with. Romanian vampires are half-human creatures who live solitary lives in the forests,not aristocrats living in castles with well-stocked libraries.

So where did Stoke get the image for his Dracula? The answer becomes clearer when one learns of his relationship with a man called Henry Irving,the greatest British stage actor of his time.

Stoker was working as a civil servant in his home city of Dublin when he first met Irving. Bored with his tedious life and work, Stoker took every opportunity to visit the theatre and for a while was the drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail. One of the reviews he wrote was of a performance of Shakespeare's play Hamlet,with Irving in the lead role.

Irving was so pleased with Stoker's review of his performance that he asked to meet him. Stoker couldn't believe his luck when one night,he was invited to a dinner party where Irving was the guest of honour. Irving entertained the assembled dinner guests with some renditions of famous poems and speeches from Shakespeare.

Stoker was already writing the first chapters of Dracula and began to base the central character on Irving,in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character. Sadly,Irving never did,but the two men became close friends,and in 1878 Stoker left the civil service and became Irving's manager in London.
1. Who wrote Dracula?
2. What was it about?
3. Where did it take place?
4. Was it a typical vampire to others that were written about?
5. Did Bram base the character off of someone he knew?
6. Who was that?
7. Did they work together?
8. How did they become acquainted?
9. How did they start talking to each other?
10. Where did they meet?
11. Did they see each other after that?
12. When was that?
Answer:
1. Bram Stoker
2. story of a vampire ,someone who lives on human blood.
3. Transylvania
4. No, he wasa tall,elegant aristocrat with impeccable manners who also happens to speak very good English.
5. his relationship with a man called Henry Irving
6. the greatest British stage actor of his time.
7. Stoker took every opportunity to visit the theatre
8. he wrote a review of a performance of Shakespeare's play Hamlet,with Irving in the lead role.
9. Irving was please with his review and asked to meet him.
10. a dinner party where Irving was the guest of honour
11. Yes, he became Irving's manager in London.
12. 1878