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Emily Maynard: This Was No Final Hug Goodbye! Still Engaged To 'Bachelor' Brad?
Emily is tired of people thinking that she and Brad Womack are broken up — is she tweeting to set the record straight?
Is Emily Maynard trying to tell us that she's still with Bachelor Brad Womack? Emily, who was visiting Brad in Austin last weekend, was photographed hugging him goodbye at the Austin airport just before she traveled back home to Charlotte on May 2. But what seemed to be a tearful final farewell may actually just be a temporary separation!
"Final hug goodbye?" Emily tweeted on May 5. "I know I went on the bachelor but that's a little too dramatic for even me."
Emily then followed that message with this: "Just for the record, my profile pic was NOT my farewell hug to my cat either."
Emily and Brad are under contract by ABC to maintain certain public appearances — and they can't speak on the status of their relationship until they have the network's go-ahead.
But as Emily has recently suggested when she tweeted to HollywoodLife.com — "Thank you for your latest story! Nice to know there are still good hearted people in this crazy world :)" — she's tired of the misconceptions.
And one of Brad's relative makes it sound like Emily may even be planning another trip to Austin sometime soon. "Hopefully we can hang out more next time you're here," Primavera Womack tweeted at Emily.
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As far a actual fishing technique for great lakes tribs while using a spey rod.
I can think of the downstream swing with a sink tip; A greased line type swing with a sink tip; high sticking with or without an indicator and indicator nymphing. If you were fishing over fish in a shallow tailout either holding or on the redd you could try a dry dead drifted, a dry skated, a hitched wet or a wet swung off a floating line.
What else am I missing?
Dansteelieman has mentioned there being two different techniques for indicator nymphing. I am interested in hearing them. Here is what I do. I use a right angle leader, styrafoam float, and small shot spaced along the leader below the float. Assuming I am going to try to fish a whole run by standing mid run. II throw above it then stack mending slack up current to get the float drifting drag free through the head. Then either picking up line and high stick through the middle in front of you and reaching to extend it down stream or continiung to mend up current and letting it drift as far as possible till it takes all the slack.
Here is a problem I run into sometimes. While indicator fishing it is nessesarry to give an initial hook set every time the float twiches, stops, sinks, ect.. Not enough to yank everything out of the water but just a twich to move the fly to either get it to stick in the fishes mouth or usually a rock, leaf, stick ect.. but you don't know that till you give it that preset. If there is a take when you have a good amount of slack ( more than a couple feet) do you prefer to swing the rod to remove the slack witch will disrupt your drift, strip in slack as quick as possible to get a tight line witch will end up shortening your drift or throw a quick upcurrent mend and hope for the best?
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Family: Cyprinidae, Carps and Minnows view all from this family
Description To 4" (10 cm). Elongate, rounded; belly flat. Back dusky to dark olive; sides grayish green, with dark lateral stripe, often obscured by dark speckles or blotches; fins plain. Breeding males reddish on lips and fin bases. Snout moderately pointed; eye small; mouth small, ventral; barbels present. 8 dorsal fin rays; 7 anal fin rays; caudal fin moderately forked. Lateral line complete, with 6090 scales.
Endangered Status Five subspecies of the Speckled Dace are on the U.S. Endangered Species List. The Independence Valley Speckled Dace, Ash Meadows Speckled Dace, and Clover Valley Speckled Dace subspecies are classified as endangered in Nevada. The Foskett Speckled Dace is classified as threatened in Oregon. The Kendall Warm Springs Dace is classified as endangered in Wyoming. These subspecies have been variously affected by changes to their habitats and by the introduction of non-native fishes into their habitats. Some of them have very small populations in restricted habitats, and so are vulnerable to any changes to their environments, as an entire population can be wiped out by a single event. Protecting these fish from extinction will involve steps such as protecting their habitats and removing exotic fishes.
Related Species Desert Dace (Eremichthys acros) lacks barbels; has incomplete lateral line; occurs in hot springs in Soldier Meadows, nw. Nevada. Relict Dace (Relictus solitarius) has very robust body; lateral line incomplete; occurs in isolated spring pools in ne. Nevada.
Habitat Cool to warm creeks, rivers, and lakes over gravel or rocks; desert springs and their outflow.
Range West of Continental Divide from s. British Columbia south to s. Arizona.
Discussion The Speckled Dace is one of the most widespread minnows in western waters. There are several subspecies of this highly variable species. It is an important forage fish in some trout streams and is used for bait.


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Description The Northern Clouded Yellow or Hecla Sulphur (Colias hecla) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. In Europe, it is found in the northern part of Norway, Sweden and Finland up to heights of 900 m. It is also found in Greenland, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Quebec, Labrador, Manitoba, the Chukot region, East Chukotka and the Far East.
The wingspan is 36-46 mm. The butterfly flies in June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus frigidus and Astragalus alpinus as well as Trifolium repens.
Dimensions 1 3/8-1 7/8" (35-48 mm).
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For those that may not know, I'm down in Easton MD visiting my Parents for the holidays/selling my entire SW collection(general discussion thread). So as I happened by the toy section in Walmart today; out of old habhabit, to check out what might be new in SW(and really transformers) they had these Comic book 2-packs! They were near the clearence Ilse and not knowing what they were and being a Boba Fett fan I asked the CSR what was up and how much! They WERE regular price unfortunately but they had about 2-3 of each one, So If anybody hasnt gotten a certain one yet I guess I could pick them up for you if you want, and All I'd expect is retail+shpn and maybe a couple extra bucks for my time and gas! LMK they're just sitting there!
Oh, btw dont know how much of a pegwarmer this is, so dont crucify me if this has been said repeatedly('cuase I really dont collect this cr** anymore(really it just not wanting to give my money to Lucas anymore)), but one thing they did have on clearence is that Darth Vader 30th Aniversary coin book with DV figure for only $5.00! Anyone interested in that as well I could pick it up for them! Cool? Lmk!


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Indy Wine Competition highlights eastern wines, heightens judge anxiety
The end of the Indy International Wine Competition offer wine judges what could be a nerve -racking moment.
After tasting top-scoring wines of the competition, you are asked to stand to show your support for wines in best-of categories as well as the best-of-the-competition wine.
Generally, no one wants to be standing alone before his or her peers. Judge Shane Christ, assistant winemaker for Satek Winery in Indiana, shared advice he received last year from enologist-at-large Tom Cotrell: "Don't ever be afraid to stand up for the wine you believe in."
Ah, Grasshopper.
My panel of four, which included Shane, tasted more than 200 wines in the first two days of competition – 200 is about the average, but we took on extra work at the last day. Also on our panel was Nancie Corum, winemaker for St. Julian in Michigan and Paul Gospodarczyk, enology instructor at Des Moines Area Community College. Paul was a sommelier and he judges wine like one. We tended to be aligned on controversial wines, and took to calling our part of the table "The Polish Corridor."
As a panel under Nancie's direction as head judge we also called ourselves the thoroughbreds, as opposed to the showy, trotting Clydesdales who endlessly argued over wines as though they were the U.S. Senate.
But at the end of a three-day wine competition, the panels are gone and judges are seated in two long rows facing each
other. We taste the 30 top wines, many of which earned a "Concordance Gold" – a unanimous decision among the judges to give a gold. That's not an easy task, given that judges are selected from a variety of backgrounds in the wine industry throughout the country. Our panel, for example, was starkly divided over a Concord.
Now as individuals, our task was to select our favorite from the whites, reds, roses, and dessert wines – then rise when the wine picked were called. The riesling, big red blends and zins, and ice wines were too easy to pick, I thought. The bar for top examples for these wines is so high, I tend to view them critically. However, a spectacular LaCresent or Norton is a really treat.
Without a doubt, all these wines were fantastic. That's not always the case in sweepstakes rounds. A good number of entrants are from Eastern wineries, but to be sure wines from around the country and world are included.
"Usually, a few stinkers slip through, but not this time," said Jeff Siegel under his breath to me. Like me, he is a first-time judge at Indy and the mouth behind WineCurmudgeon.com. "These are all very impressive wines.
After you whittle the list down to your top two or three, you almost end up throwing a dart.
Among the whites there was a gewürztraminer, viognier, auxerrois/riesling, Cayuga, traminette, chardonnel, riesling, LaCrescent, vignoles, vidal and a vidal blend. I selected the vidal, and when the time came to rise – only two stood with me. The riesling, which turned out to be Belhurst 2009 Finger Lakes Riesling, was the overwhelming favorite. "Jim Tresize must have gotten to somebody," quipped contest chairman Christian E Butzke, Associate Professor Food Science at Purdue.
Belhurst's Riesling went on to earn Wine of the Year, and best white wine in the competition was French Lick 2009 Traminette from Indiana.
Among the rosés, was a sangiovese, catawba, chambourcin/foch, and a very sweet Catawba. I selected the
chambourcin/foch blend and 16 people agreed with me, enough to earn the top honor for St. Julian Michigan "Simply Pink" and my panel pal, Nancie.
"I hope you're happy," said Jeff Siegel, the Wine Curmudgeon, sitting next to me when the cutesy name was read. He pushed for the sangiovese. I have no misgivings. (Competition organizers never permit a winemaker to judge their own wines in the initial rounds of judging. Another panel sent it up.)
Reds included a grenache, cabernet franc, Norton, malbec, merlot, cab sauv/merlot/malbec/petite verdot, cab sauv., zin, zinfandel/merlot/sangiovese, Fredonia and Concord.
I wanted to support the cabernet franc, one of my favorite varieties, but it was too green – stemmy green, not varietally green which I accept as part of the aroma profile. The New World-style Bordeaux blend and the zin-based blend (which my panel sent up) were way too much and too easy. The Fredonia was as good as any Fredonia as I ever had.
I went for the Norton, which turned out to be Rappahannock Cellars, 2008. The winner turned out to be Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006, Artist Series Meritage. I've tried big blends from Ste. Michelle in the past and they are upstanding.
Dessert wines included a riesling ice wine, vidal ice wine, and a Port made from traditional port grapes. Personally, I thought the ice wines were good, but less than perfect, and I went for the Port. About six people joined me this time. Overpowered by the "Iced Vidal" from Grand River Valley, Ohio.
Indy offered a great opportunity for judges to focus on wines that people like Siegel and I rarely get to try. I'm OK with the wines that won and the wines I stood up for.
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May 25, 2007 – Erlanger, KY - Toyota has awarded its first general contract to two local companies for construction of its new Blue Springs vehicle plant just outside of Tupelo, Mississippi.
L & T Construction, Inc. and M & H Construction, Inc., both based in DeSoto County, have formed a joint venture for the project and will oversee all site preparation work starting this month and will utilize up to 60 employees for the project. Site preparation includes soil erosion protection, storm water retention ponds, mass excavation and leveling for all building pads, the marshalling yard and rail site.
"From day one, our preference has been to hire local contractors to build our vehicle manufacturing plant in Blue Springs," said Jeff Caldwell, Assistant General Manager of Production Engineering at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. "We are pleased that L & T and M & H submitted a competitive bid and are confident that they will do a good job on the project."
Site preparation work will continue through this fall. Toyota will select general contractors for the next phases of the project – foundation work and steel erection – later this year. At peak construction in summer 2008, approximately 2,000 workers will be on site and the majority of them will be from the local area.
In February, Toyota announced that it had chosen a 1,700-acre site in Blue Springs to build 150,000 Toyota Highlander SUVs annually. The new plant represents a $1.3 billion investment by Toyota that is expected to hire 2,000 team members. Vehicle production is scheduled to start by 2010.
Toyota's goal is to spend 15 percent of the construction budget for Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi (TMMMS) with minority-owned business enterprises (MBEs).
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Williams, Linda Ruth (2006) Auterism and Auteurs In, Williams, Linda Ruth and Hammond, Michael (eds.) Contemporary American Cinema. London, UK; U.S.A. and Canada, Open University Press; McGraw-Hill pp. 139-144.
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Fat Quarter Shop is an exciting place to be right now. Kimberly is only 2 weeks away from the Big Day! So while Mommy is busy working and napping and packing, soon-to-be-Big-Sis Emma decided to step in for her at the Jolly Jabber and update us on her whirlwind life today :) The itty bitty girl sure is growing up and has plenty to say!
I haven't blogged in awhile because I have been very busy! Let's see…where do I start? Well, you can see that I have grown quite a bit! Jocelyn was at my house the other day, and she took this picture of me in my front yard. I was wearing this dress Debbie's girlfriend Mette made for me. I think I'm pretty stylin' in it!
I turned two this Spring and had my birthday party at the Dell Children's Museum downtown! I love that place! I can count to twenty in English and ten in Spanish (gracias, Dora!), and I know my alphabet! I also love going to Goin' Bananas, an indoor play gym. It's about the only place to play that's cool right now. And every time I go, I make new friends. My cousins from Dallas visited a couple weeks ago, and we got to eat pizza, ride a train and play "kitchen"! It's one of my favorite things to do. I've also been playing soccer on Saturday mornings, and Daddy goes with me!
There's also been this other activity going on, called "potty training", which Mommy and Daddy tell me is going great! They say three in diapers is NOT going to happen, so I get to be the "one less".
Which reminds me... I have a feeling that things are about to get interesting here at my house. Mommy has been staying home lately, doing all her work here, which I don't mind! She uses a laptop which used to sit on her lap, but not any more. It's a knee-top now because that's where she balances it. Her tummy sure got big!
They tell me that there are two babies in her tummy; I'm not too sure what that means, but I think I'm about to find out! And…these two babies are boys! So I am going to be a big sister and have two little brothers…can any of you help me out here and let me know what that means??
Mommy and Daddy have painted the room next to mine blue, and it has two cribs and lots of little blue clothes hanging in the closet. I saw Mommy packing a suitcase the other day. I wonder where she is going. I bet it has something to do with these two brother boy babies!
Well, I have to go now! When my new brothers get here, I will send more pictures! Bye!
Love, Emma
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Emma Takes Over
Fat Quarter Shop is an exciting place to be right now. Kimberly is only 2 weeks away from the Big Day! So while Mommy is busy working and napping and packing, soon-to-be-Big-Sis Emma decided to step in for her at the Jolly Jabber and update us on her whirlwind life today :) The itty bitty girl sure is growing up and has plenty to say!
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14 comments:
- Sherri said...
Such a cute, cute, post!
- July 21, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Cyndi Walker said...
What a sweet girl - and how big she's getting! Congratulations on the new arrivals. I'm sure it will all go swimingly... :)
- July 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- Vicky said...
You are too precious for words, Miss Emma! What an adorable child you are! We're all helping you count down the days until your little brothers arrive! You're going to be an awesome big sister! Give Mommy a hug for me, will you? xox
- July 21, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- kmel said...
Oh my, how cute is she? My guy just turned two too so if you ever need someone to hang out at Goin Bananas with, let me know! -- Kim at True Up
- July 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- jaybird said...
you have be cracking up!!.. too funny!
- July 21, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- pdudgeon said...
what an adoreable dress. you do indeed look lovely Miss Emma.
- July 22, 2009 at 6:56 AM
- Jette said...
You are beautiful Emma in your new dress, I can se you are a busy little lady.
God luck to your mom.
- July 22, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Barbara said...
Miss Emma, you are too cute!!!!
Oh how busy you are going to be, supervising and caring for two baby brothers. You will be the best big sis.
- July 22, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Golfheader said...
I like this update, from Emma's perspective!!!!!
Have fun with those boys. They will love to play "kitchen" with you.
- July 22, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Love 2 Quilt said...
Thanks for the update Emma. You sure are pretty in your new dress. I bet you will like being a big sister! You'll be able to teach your brothers all kinds of new things.
- July 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- PunkiePie said...
Very cute post! Good luck to you!
- July 22, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Purple Quilter Queen said...
Congratulations! 2 baby boys - how exciting. I'm sure big sis Emma was be a big helper! Best of luck. Please share photos too. Jennifer
- July 23, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- Rilla said...
What a beautiful little red head Emma is in her pretty dress. Being a grandmother of five I know how sweet she is. Congratulations to Mom and Dad on the expected twin boys. What a lovely family you will have. All the best.
Rilla - Kemptville, Canada
- July 23, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- Perry said...
Great article!!! Love the last picture, I think there is a hint of a little stubborness in that "smile"...hmmm, wonder where that comes from, lol. I am so excited for you!!! Less than 2 weeks now!
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I think this thread belonga be in the briny deep with the rest of the garbage posts.
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i really want to see one of our guys hit someone so hard they get fined before the end of this year...
Who was it that made division champs out of crap in 2008?????
Jeff Fisher? Just kidding. Just kidding.
Maybe he could part the grass so Hartline doesn't trip over it?
The above post is not subject to penalty under the TOS I declare the Hayden Fox defense. " It is impossible for the staff to know my context therefore I cannot be penalized"
IMO, the empirical, objective intelligent reality is that no one ever really turned water into wine - but if I had to make a guess, it would be The Easter Bunny*
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At TRU today, I saw another Elite blaster that was new to me, the Rough Cut 2x4. This is the oddest-looking blaster, it's essentially a sawed-off shotgun in the back and then the front looks the old Hornet 6-shot with 2 rows of darts. The Rough Cut however is an Elite and under the "Multishot Madness" banner as well, the gimmick is that it fires 2 darts per trigger pull, and to be honest it looks a tad awkward. $20, I say too much.
At Target I saw another new Elite, the Retaliator - I hadn't seen it before, so it's new to me anyway. It's obviously the successor of the Recon, uses the same pistol design with a few changes, identical barrel, a new 12-shot clip which looks kinda not great and seems like a waste of resources to develop that instead of just include either 2 6ers or an 18, and it's sporting a new stock and a new forward grip.
Also, I had been looking for the Strongarm again and just about given up when there was 1 Strongarm out of location right as I was leaving the toy area altogether, so I bought it. $13 at Target. Fully loaded, it's 14 ounces, 2 ounces lighter than my fully-loaded Maverick. While looking like a longer blaster, the Strongarm is not even a full inch longer than the Maverick. Despite the cylinder looking much smaller, it's the same diameter to the centimeter, so I guess looks can be deceiving, the 2 blasters are the same width and their widest, but the Strongarm looks sleeker.
It looks pretty sharp, there's a lot of sculpted detail at the front simply to look nifty, and where the Maverick has a lot of sculpted flat-head screw details of differing sizes the Strongarm has hex-screw details. The Strongarm's cylinder hinge unlock button is a streamlined 3-channel design that calls back to the Maverick as well. The slide is a bit beefier than the original, although shorter top-to-bottom and there's no sculpted detail under it. The Nerf logo is on the opposite side of the slide from the Mav, as are the warning and copyright texts - the copyright date, btw, is 2011. The back of the slide and the bottom of the pistol grip both sport loops for carabiners, but I think using either would be a mistake - the slide isn't as strong as the Mav so it'll bounce around and probably ruin the slide mechanism over time, and the one on the grip a carabiner would jab into an adult's palm attached to that spot.
The right backside of the muzzle is open, this turns out to be so that your darts don't get fully ruined if they don't clear the muzzle all the way since the cylinder rotates after each shot, this is probably also why the cylinder doesn't extend past the front of the darts.
I'll be honest, in terms of use, in virtually every way this is an improved experience from the Maverick. The grip has a very slightly nicer ergonomics, without a pommel knob and various pronounced grip textures of the Mav, as well as a larger trigger guard area, the Strongarm is a more comfortable hold (although the Mav has a more rounded space for the middle finger under the trigger guard). The weight distribution is better too, the Mav is a tad too nose-heavy where this is balanced over the trigger guard. The trigger pull is a bit lighter, and it's about 2/3rds the distance; the slide distance is the same but a bit lighter as well, and unlike the Mav the Strongarm makes a clear click sound and feel when the slide is properly primed - I can't count the number of friends who have tried the Mav and had the slide not engage. The cylinder breaks from the body much further, where the Mav exposes just 2 dart chambers the Strongarm exposes twice that many with full access and you can see 5 chambers; the cylinder while broken out and spun also ratchets, and that ratcheting seems to be purely for the "clack clack clack" sound experience of spinning the cylinder as the mechanical elements are all handled by the body. Oh, and of course the Slamfire works great, I could not get it to misfire or misbehave no matter how fast I pumped the slide.
With the Strongarm, perhaps the biggest functional improvements over the Maverick deserve their own section as I haven't mentioned them yet:
- the chamber load status can be seen from the back of the cylinder when broken out, when you're spinning the cylinder it's not just for pretend anymore;
- there are real sights instead of the crummy tac-rail sights on the Mav, here you not only get a V rear sight but a square U sight at the front of the slide, and an orange A front pin sight, so "building the castle" has never been easier, assuming you care about proper sighting with a Nerf blaster;
- the rear of the slide exposes a slit that displays whether the blaster is primed or not via an orange panel that raises and lowers.
Where the Maverick still has it over the Strongarm is looks with its "semi-automatic meets revolver" styling and just more detailing in general; a fully enclosed cylinder; the cylinder's outer two chambers can be reloaded without breaking the cylinder; and a cylinder that rotates with a trigger pull whether or not the blaster is primed.
These differences come down to personal tastes whether they're good or bad changes: the Maverick is louder in priming and firing; and the Mav ain't covered in digital camo pattern.
The Elite darts that come with the Strongarm are a big darker foam than the Triad darts and the 30-pack darts; the Strongarm darts' orange tips a bit duller than others. Also, one of the darts my Strongarm came with was a defect, had a mold flaw that looks like a big crack in the orange tip so it doesn't fly straight (although distance seems unaffected) - the crack gives it some visual style, but it's out.
In terms of aim, the Strongarm is so accurate that when I tested it against the Triad firing at the same target, the 2 blasters' darts hit the same spot at the same time like a V, that was darn impressive. Of course, individual dart issues create individual performance issues so since there's no barrel, only a muzzle, dart issues will have free rein to do what they want, but in general it's a straight shooter.
Overall, yes the Strongarm's not as rough and tumble-looking as the Maverick, but don't discount this blaster, it's got all of the Maverick's strengths in an Elite package and none of its performance drawbacks, all while being 2 ounces lighter and better balanced. The Strongarm also has a few features the Mav lacked, and enjoys styling cues that are direct homages to its illustrious predecessor. A definite recommend.


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In less than six months, the people of southern Sudan will vote in a self-determination referendum that is expected to result in the secession of the South roughly a year from now. The dynamics shaping the historic and dramatic changes in Sudan are fluid, yet some of the core issues facing southern Sudan will endure regardless of the outcome of the referendum. In this field dispatch for Enough, southern Sudan field researcher Maggie Fick identifies some of these key, lesser recognized, flashpoints.
In the immediate aftermath of Sudan's elections back in April, several potential flashpoints emerged. While the polls had passed generally peacefully in the South (at least at face value), the post-elections period has been marked by an escalation in tensions.
JUBA, Sudan — While celebrations marked the inauguration of Sudan president Omar al-Bashir to another term of office in Khartoum, the mood was more somber and determined in southern Sudan. The people of southern Sudan are looking ahead to the referendum in January 2011 when they will vote to determine if the south can secede to become an independent country.
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Although the bulk of the results for Sudan's recent national, regional, state, and local elections have been announced, the potential for local outbreaks of post-election violence in certain areas of the South remains. At this tense juncture, the results of several hotly contested races for state governor may spark local violence and potentially broader conflict in the near future, with consequences for the South's fast-approaching self determination referendum. This dispatch provides a brief overview of some of the more disconcerting situations.
"Many people are surrendering," Mohamed Yousuf Omer says, gesturing toward some of the people leaving the polling station at Hai Jalaba Basic School in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan on Sunday. "I think I also may have to." Omer tells me that he could not find his name on the voter registry list posted at the polling station. No name on the list, no point in joining the line of men and women waiting to cast their votes in the first multiparty elections Sudan has held since 1986 -- the year Omer, now 24, was born.
"Surrendering" was the word used by several voters I spoke to, who seemed to think that perhaps it was not God's will for them to vote. Unfortunately, the polling troubles I've seen so far here in South Sudan are less than divine: They're technical and administrative. This election is more complex, more ambitious, and more byzantine than even most Western countries would attempt. Southern voters, 85 percent of whom are illiterate, have 12 separate ballots to fill in. Voters in the North must fill in six. Just three days of polling will have to accommodate 15.7 million voters. An estimated $300 million to $400 million has been funneled into these polls, including $100 million from the United States, in hopes that Sudan can pull it off.
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Amjed Farid is a young student activist involved with the Girifna movement in Khartoum, Sudan. As a participant in this movement, Amjed shared some of his thoughts on the goals of Girifna.
Jonathan Hutson, 202-386-1618
REPORT RELEASE: Deal Making in Sudan
Read the report: http://www.enoughproject.org/publications/deal-making-sudan
JUBA, SUDAN/ WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Enough Project at the Center for American Progress today released the following statement:
A series of deals in February 2010 over elements of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, largely went under the radar of international media attention, but offers important insights into the current dynamics of deal making that may trigger a return to North-South war. The Obama administration should heed the lessons from these deals and encourage coordinated international action, argues "Deal Making in Sudan," a new report from the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress.
"The motivations and means by which Khartoum and Juba negotiate the most contentious political issues in Sudan will ultimately determine whether the South's self-determination referendum proceeds peacefully or plunges the country back into war," argues the report by Maggie Fick, Enough's South Sudan field researcher. "The strategy (or lack thereof) behind the international community's involvement in these negotiations will also have an enduring impact on security throughout the Horn of Africa."
Without a coordinated international effort aimed at ensuring the timeliness of negotiations, one or both of the parties could use a delay in discussions to their advantage next year. The fact that the positions of the international community toward Sudan remain poorly coordinated and designed at this late hour could well spell trouble ahead.
"More and more of the negotiations between North and South appear to be taking place without effective international support or guidance," notes John Norris, Executive Director of the Enough Project. "While that may produce some deals in the short-term, that approach is unlikely to resolve the big-ticket issues that could spark a return to war such as how to split oil revenues or how to divide contested border areas. Enormous amounts of work remain to be done."
Enough is a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Founded in 2007, Enough focuses on crises in Sudan, eastern Congo, and areas of Africa affected by the Lord's Resistance Army. Enough's strategy papers and briefings provide sharp field analysis and targeted policy recommendations based on a "3P" crisis response strategy: promoting durable peace, providing civilian protection, and punishing perpetrators of atrocities. Enough works with concerned citizens, advocates, and policy makers to prevent, mitigate, and resolve these crises. For more information, please visit www.enoughproject.org.
Enough experts analyze the agreements being negotiated by the major parties in southern Sudan's upcoming independence referendum.
All signs indicate that Sudan, Africa's largest state, will very soon split in two—either peacefully or violently. In a self-determination referendum scheduled for January 2011, the people of southern Sudan are widely expected to vote for separation from the north.
In the absence of an effective response by the Sudanese government to the LRA, many local men and boys have taken community security into their own hands. They are part of a loose-knit, meagerly armed, local defense force called the Arrow Boys.
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Federal judge Denny Chin, a 1975 Princeton graduate and this year's Woodrow Wilson Award recipient, presents a talk on the many high-profile cases he has overseen during his career. Chin's lecture was part of a daylong slate of activities during the University's annual Alumni Day program. He was honored during a luncheon along with Elaine Fuchs, a 1977 Princeton graduate alumna who is this year's James Madison Medalist, and winners of the University's top honors for undergraduate and graduate students.
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Presentations of Princeton's top awards for alumni and students, along with lectures and family activities, were among the full day of events held across campus Saturday, Feb. 26, during the University's annual Alumni Day program.
Cellular biologist Elaine Fuchs, a 1977 Princeton graduate alumna who received the top honor for graduate alumni, the James Madison Medal, and federal judge Denny Chin, a 1975 Princeton graduate and this year's recipient of the highest undergraduate alumni honor, the Woodrow Wilson Award, presented morning lectures at Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall.
Alumni Day attendees listen to Fuchs present her Madison Medalist lecture.
Later Fuchs and Chin were honored at a luncheon in Jadwin Gymnasium with winners of the University's highest honors for undergraduate and graduate students.
Fuchs, who is the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at Rockefeller University and a pioneer in the study of skin biology, detailed advances in her field in a lecture titled "Skin Stem Cells: Their Biology and Clinical Promise." An outspoken advocate for and mentor to female scientists, Fuchs also noted that she was one of a few female graduate students in the sciences at Princeton in the early 1970s and that some faculty who initially were not receptive to her eventually became important mentors.
Fuchs discusses advances in the field of stem cell research in the years since she received her Ph.D. from Princeton in 1977.
"This is really the place that gave me a chance," she said. "The professors here gave me a chance to demonstrate whether I had what it takes … and what I really find important is that they were willing to change their views based on what they were seeing."
In Chin's lecture, titled "The Life of a Judge: From Megan's Law to Bernie Madoff," he used humor to bring levity to an overview of the many weighty and often emotional, high-profile cases he has overseen in his 17 years as a federal judge. These included examining the constitutionality of the Megan's Law sex offender registry and the 2009 trial of financier Bernard Madoff. Chin, who was born in Hong Kong, also discussed his family's journey to the United States and reflected on his standing as a prominent Asian American judge.
"My appointment was important to many people," he said. "It's hard to imagine that today I am still the only active Asian American federal appellate judge in the country."
From left: The winners of the University's top student awards gather with Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman (third from right) and Dean of the Graduate School William Russel (center, rear) prior to the luncheon in Jadwin Gymnasium. From left are: Jacobus winner Noam Lupu, Pyne Prize winners Alex Rosen and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, and Jacobus winners Giada Damen, Marcus Hultmark and Silviu Pufu.
In addition to Fuchs and Chin, top student award winners recognized at the Alumni Day luncheon were graduate students Giada Damen, Marcus Hultmark, Noam Lupu and Silviu Pufu, who each won the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, Princeton's top honor for graduate students; and seniors Alex Rosen and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, who shared the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate.
Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman said in introducing the student award winners, "This year's honorees have impressed us all with their accomplishments and their promise for the future."
Tilghman talks with Alumni Day attendees during a break between the two morning lectures at Richardson Auditorium.
In addition, a daylong slate of activities for alumni, parents of current undergraduates and families took place in several campus locations. These included tours of the new Frick Chemistry Laboratory and of the prehistoric "Dinosaurs and More" holdings in Guyot Hall; a panel discussion with the first students who participated in Princeton's pre-enrollment service abroad initiative, the Bridge Year Program; lectures by University faculty on topics such as Greek tragedy, immigration, health and happiness, electronic plastics, and North Korea's nuclear situation; a discussion led by Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye on "Navigating the College Admissions Process"; and a service of remembrance honoring deceased Princeton alumni, students, faculty and staff members.
Videos of Alumni Day lectures will be posted for later viewing on the University's Webmedia site.
David Parris, a 1970 Princeton graduate alumnus and curator of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum, leads a tour of dinosaur fossils and other prehistoric samples in Guyot Hall, home of the Princeton Environmental Institute.
Thomson-DeVeaux celebrates with her mother, Vivian Thomson, a 1977 Princeton graduate, and father Scott DeVeaux, a 1976 graduate.
Tilghman greets Rosen and members of his family at a reception prior to the Alumni Day luncheon at Jadwin Gymnasium.


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May 15, 2005, in Latifiyah, Iraq
A colleague told CPJ that they were killed after meeting with newspaper staff in Baghdad and getting assignments for the week. The journalists were on the way home to Karbala, their hometown, when armed men ambushed their car. The colleague told CPJ that the journalists' throats were slit and their bodies were left on the side of the road. At least four other journalists were killed after being ambushed on roads in the area south of Baghdad. Initial press reports said that the journalists were traveling with a driver, who was also killed.
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ShepleyC26 wrote:if you're thinking of getting serious...invest in a quality turkey vest. my first few years i didnt have one and now it comes with me everytime i hit the woods. it holds everything i could possibly need, while making them quietly and limited movement accessible
Welcome to the T&TH forum and good luck this spring. I think your first couple of times out just try to limit the 'oh crap I can't believe I just did that' moves.
I would recommend that when you go into the field get there early and figure out where you are going to set up and then place dome kind of markers such as sticks in a semi circle pattern at your maximum comfortable shooting distance. This way if the turkey comes into that circle you know he is in range.
I would also recommend getting the Super Elite 3 turkey vest as it has a built in seat and tons of pockets for everything you might need.
Go out scouting before the season to get acquainted with the area you will be hunting as you would hate to get lost in the first day of your hunt.
If possible go roosting the night before as that will help you be in close proximity to the turkeys the next morning.
There are a LOT of good turkey hunters here and everyone are very willing to help with any questions you may have.
Be safe and enjoy the hunt whether you are able to harvest a gobbler/Jake or jot.


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Senator Coburn took my Twitter message that as far as what should be good for the public should also be good for those representing us, or the "What is good for the goose, should also be good for the gander clause." Well, this clause was introduced in an amendment to the committee.
On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment, courtesy of Republican Tom Coburn which would require all Members of Congress and their staff members to enroll in any new government-run health plan. Congressman J...John Fleming has proposed an amendment that would require Congressmen and Senators to take the same health care plan that they would force on us. (Under proposed legislation they are exempt.) Congressman Fleming is encouraging people to go to his Website and sign his petition. The process is very simple.
Senator Coburn and Congressman Fleming are both physicians.
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Well, maybe not, but the DAV server really screams out for it. The versioning-oriented Wikis would also love such a thing. And the VMS junkies would look up briefly.
The implementation is not really as important as a stable, standard interface - several million programs could use versioning in general.


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This issue of RTW is a self inflicted wound by ORGANIZED LABOR.
They were warned against putting a referendum on the MI ballot to make collective bargaining a constitutional right.
It lost soundly by a 60% to 40% margin.
Had they listened for a change, they would not be out of business now.
The "CASH COW" for the secular progressive party has been slain!!
Perhaps Finlander can speak directly to this.
Congrats to the people of MI, you have won.
Perhaps now you can get some businesses to flourish in your state.
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We all know that Charlie Manuel has been publicly supportive of Brad Lidge. But what does Ruben Amaro Jr. think, on a day when all of Philly seems to be buzzing with Lidge-related anxiety? After all, he's the general manager, "the decider," to quote a former president.
Reached by phone a few hours ago, Amaro did not say, suggest, hint or imply that he was thinking about making a change at the position. But he did place the onus for any decision largely on Manuel.
"Those are mainly decisions for Charlie to make," Amaro said. "But I believe in Charlie and I believe in Lidge. There is no question he has had some rough games. He has had some struggles, but when Lidge is pitching right, I'll put my money on Lidge."
Of course, Lidge isn't pitching right this season, and I don't have to retype the stats to prove it. My personal opinion hasn't evolved on this since I blogged last night. It's a problem for the team. Some of the more sabermetrically-inclined members of the Philles Zone community have rightly pointed out that a closer's importance is overstated, and the Phils should just put different people in that role or mix-and-match. I almost always agree with sabermetric arguments, but actually covering baseball has changed my view on this one.
Yes, the save stat is one of the dumbest metrics in baseball, and middle-relief swingmen are more valuable than closers—at least modern, one-inning closers in the post-Eckersley/Sutter/Lee Smith era. But actually getting to know relief pitchers has taught me that they like to be in prescribed roles, and they really do believe that the ninth inning is different from any other.
So while the Jamesian crowd smartly notes that stuff that works in the seventh innings should translate to the ninth, it just doesn't seem to work that way for the humans who play the game. That's why demoting Lidge would potentially create new and serious problems for the bullpen, reshuffling the whole mix with weeks to go before the playoffs.
Also, Manuel was also asked today whether he would use Lidge again four days in a row. "If he's sore or if he's stiff or whatever and he feels like it's going to be tough for him, if he tells me I won't use him," Manuel said. "I mean that. But at the same time, I felt like he was ready."
Tomorrow, Antonio Bastardo (shoulder strain) will pitch a Gulf Coast League rehab game, Clay Condrey (oblique) will throw in a simulated game, and J.C. Romero (forearm strain) will throw a bullpen session, according to Amaro. The GM said that he still hopes to have all three back this season.


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The MIAA champion Hope baseball and softball teams were among the nation's top NCAA Division III teams in several statistical categories this spring.
The Flying Dutch won their first MIAA softball crown in a decade, winning a school-record 33 games, while the Flying Dutchmen, behind a late-season surge, gained a baseball co-championship with Adrian and posted a 26-14 season mark.
The teams excelled on defense. The softball team ranked 20th among all DIII teams in fielding percentage (.966) while the baseball team was 44th in the country (.959). Individually, junior Mike VanderVelde ranked 15th among all DIII players in the toughest to strikeout category (4Ks in 154ABs).


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Congrats to Rick, Trey and the Fineline crew. Another good trial.
Congrats to Rick, Trey and the Fineline crew. Another good trial.
Any update on the Open?
Open Callbacks to Land Blind:
4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 41, 43, 50, 51, 56, 57, 62, 63, 69, 73, 74, 75, & 77.
Total 27
Rumor is that judges called back all dogs the retrieved the 3 birds without being handled.
Jim Pickering
Hi - does anyone have all of the Derby placements? Thanks,
Sue Reynolds
Thanks, Jim. And by the way...congratulations on the big win last week!!!
Robert Dozier
PLEASE share info on the Open and Am!!
Gwen Jones
Gemstone's Stimulous Bailout ( Cash ) QAA
Gemstone's Skyy Blue ( Skyy ) QAA
Gemstone's Formal Attire ( Tux ) QAA
In Memory
FC Gemstone's "The Raven" (Raven)
1 Dave Smith/ Teddy Ebner
2 Dave Smith/Luke Konsionowski
3 Jim Pickering/Willie
4 Chad Baker/Grady
RJ Ledford/Lucy
Jams Smith/Liza & Sletten/Taz
Chad won the Am with Grady. What an amazing dog!
2nd was Kenny Cox
3rd Pickering
Sorry Gwen, can't remember 4th.
Charlotte Kaiser: " The Problem Lies In The Talent."
Congrats Chad & Grady
From your daughter,
AFC Repo (Grady & JoJo)!!!!
FC AFC Black Magic's Return to Lender "Repo"
FC AFC Cropper's Get Sum "Getty"
Cropper's Diamond Cutter QAA "Swayze"
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SEC making some NOISE with some ESPN #SCTop10 Plays of the Week!
SEC making some NOISE with some ESPN #SCTop10 Plays of the Week!
I heard many of the Texas high school commits were defecting to A&M to play for Coach Sumlin. Who by the way declined any NFL interviews for a coaching position.
I think next years Aggie QB will be Kenny Hill. A Southlake, TX product who lead their team to the state championship. Sumlin will probably reshirt Kyle Allen, the number one 2014 qb prospect from AZ.
Wayne Nutt
Go Nutts with dog training
HRCH Patton's Parker Co. Shadow "Shadow"
HRCH Clineline Hijacker "Jack"
HRCH Marks a Lot Midnight Hudson, SH "Hudson" RIP (5/26/01-6/18/15)
Castile Creeks Rawhide, MH "Rowdy"
I'm pretty sure he said Stanford was too much for MSU as well.
Fantastic win in the Rose bowl for the Spartans! Special win for the Big 10. This one was as good as advertised.


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Hello both,
What a wonderful lot of pictures! You look so happy in the motel room---and so clean!!!!
I'm pleased everything is going so well according to plan.
I had your message today when I got home from a National Trust outing to Avebury. It has been a gorgeous day so we enjoyed it very much.
It was good to hear your voice, Darrell, but there were lots of crackles and bangs on the line so I didn't hear the last part.
I hope the weather cools down a little for you to enjoy your climbing, with no more snakes!!!
I shall be incommunicado from Sunday, so I shall not see any of your messages until I return. Then perhaps I shall have some news for you.
Much love to you both
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When Friday morning dawned with a beautiful sun in a clear blue sky, we realised that we weren't in Buxton, after all. We headed back to Summersville Lake, to do some of the routes we couldn't get on the previous Sunday when it was really busy. This time it was very peaceful and we wore ourselves out. Darrell did one of his favourite routes so far - Satisfaction Guaranteed - and it did what it said on the tin!
On Saturday we had one of those epic days that all trad climbers will relate to. We decided to go to Star Trek Wall on Fern Buttress, reputed to have some 'easy' trad routes. It was a long, treacherous walk in: spider webs everywhere, biting insects, poison ivy, acorns propelling from the trees like missiles every few metres and snakes suddenly slithering out from under rocks.
Eventually, we got to Star Trek Wall and it took us about an hour of faffing about with ropes and gear and setting up belays for climbing off a ledge in order to ultimately only climb 3 routes totalling about 40m! Even more amusing was the abseil down and having to shimmy down a tree trunk in order to avoid getting tangled up in branches and foliage.
So now we're in a motel in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, en route to the Red River Gorge tomorrow. Not the most upmarket location - there are at least 12 fast food joints within a stone's throw -but it's been 90 degrees today (32 C) so the air conditioning is welcome, as is a shower big enough to comfortably shave your underarms and legs in (that's Amanda's comment, not Darrell's, by the way).
Hello both,
I'm so glad you have this blog. It's great to see all your photos and hear all about the different experiences you've had. Glad you put those upscale plastic wine glasses to good use! Hope the weather stays nice for you - we are melting here in VA as it is back in the mid 90's again. Have you both been playing your instruments in the evening? Take care.
Rain..? Don't talk to me about rain. Went for a walk in Grin Woods yesterday because the sun was shining. Half way round a storm of biblical proportions rolled in. Torrential rain turned to hail. I was completely drenched in minutes. Green Lane flooded, Temple Road was a river, Sevenways junction flooded. It coincided with the kids coming out of the community school. They were divided into two camps: the ones who took shelter under trees, screaming at every flash of lightning and waiting to be picked up by their parents, and those who thought, "What the hell?" and waded through the raging torrent. I joined the second group of what the hellers. Lots of fun.
Temperature in Buxton today about 13 degrees. Smashing!
Off to the opening production at the new arts centre tonight. You really didn't need to travel thousands of miles. We have enough excitement here...
Lots of love Ca xxx
Wild Seed looks steep. What grade was it?
The trad routes interlude amused me. Tut tut, you should know better by now!
Allen XX
Hellllooooooooooo. Sounds like you having a ball. Must share with you a sad maths teacher story seeing as you will appreciate my disappointment with myself! I am the proud wearer of a new maths T shirt that has the classic where's X question on in followed by the comment 'here it is' with a line pointing to the x on the right angled triangle.Do you know the one I mean? Anyway- been wearing it at school, and kids have been loving it along with rather marvellous Pi t shirt which has pi to 1million dp. I'm sounding sad arent I.... anyway teaching pythag and forget to wear it. Kids told me off. I'm gutted I missed my moment!
T time gotta go. food battles to be fought!
Sending snogs
L+J x
Hi Allen. Wild Seed was a superb 11a (about French 6b+). The top was pretty steep but covered in jugs. Haven't managed anything much harder than that yet but I'm working on hitting 12a before we leave. We're now in Red River Gorge, Kentucky, and the climbing is even better than at 'The new' as they call it. Weather still excellent but you'll be pleased to hear there are thunderstorms forecast so we may have some enforced rest days soon. There's a big mix of sport and trad routes in the areas we've visited but your right, it's best I stick to bolts, just thought I ought to give the rocks and friends an airing, having brought them all this way!
Still not entirely sure how this blog thing works so I don't know if you'll get a message about this reply. I'll email you as well!
Lovely to hear from you and of course I don't think you're sad! I'd have loved to wear one of those tee shirts but had to wear a shirt and tie at our posh school don't ya know! Not missing it much! Been doing so much climbing we haven't had time to update the blog recently but there's a 70% chance of rain tomorrow so it may happen. Lotsa love from D and A xx
Wow - some really nice pictures there. And still almost summer-like conditions. It's going to be a real shock to the system when you get back to Buxton. I've just been looking at some pictures from Ruth, out for a Saturday walk along the 'edges' in the Peaks with Sheffield Uni walking club and it looks much more like an English autumn than you're experiencing. Continue having a great time, and look forward to hearing the traveller's tales in person in due course.


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British Labs/No force
After more than 30 pages on this thread it would appear that like most things when you get a topic that is either based on supposition or another's opinion you will get controversy ,such is a forum.
I took an early interest in this thread for obvious reasons , being as I from Scotland. At the time of my insertion to the thread it was clear that the perception from many that 'No-force' related to either clicker' or positive only training, and that a 'few' in the same camp swamped us with testimonials and accolades.
I therefore 'tried' to introduce a bit of 'British humour' with pictures and light hearted response.
Which,In my opinion resulted in the same response you get from UK Gundog forums ?..We ain't all that different after all!
I come on this forum to learn from what you guy's are doing with your dogs. It has already been mentioned that there are two sets of rules which guide us apart, yet we achieve the same goals, whether they are in competition trials and tests, or just hunting/shooting!
You guy's are actually pretty lucky! We aren't allowed to use e-collar, or FF, or caged birds or many of the other tools available to you!? , we have to work with what we've got ! under the law and rules before us, for that we rely heavily on the decades of selective breeding for the traits that are best shown for the purpose we strive for, the most important being that of game finding! and line manners , No matter what theatre of gundog work you enter.
Let me give a few facts about how we train and the type of trainer in the UK, that I can truly state regarding the original post of Brit Labs/No force.
99% Of all UK Professional handler/trainers do not use 'clicker' training
There has never been a FTCH in the UK that has been trained with 'positive only' training.
There has also never been a FTCH in the UK that has been collar conditioned and FF used as a programme for retrieving.
So that said?, if the UK /Brit Labs don't use e-collar or FF ,and also don't use positive only or clicker?
Then how the heck , do we get these dogs to do what they do.
My post/reply is not to promote or advocate what we do ,or condemn what others on your side of the pond do!..Merely to point out the differences that we all work with, and why the same differences in each camp ,whether positive only or CC, or using a Ken Dodd Tickly stick? (Many of you won't know what that is, but you can Google it)
I know it's a long post, for many to read!..I make no apologies, it was necessary to explain what I have read and interpreted on the forum from 'all you guy's'!
Therefore, if you are not interested in some of the things we do in our shooting field without the use of everything You guy's have at your disposal then you not need see the following home made clips.
This is not a test or a trial,but it could be?,because they are asked on a daily shoot to perform the same. And more often with other dogs at their side.
Over here, on a Shoot day, whether walking up in a line, or driven game there primary function is to retrieve wounded game 'first'!..to the exclusion of all else.
Now there were more than 50 birds shot in that sequence ,with more than 100 shots fired!
Multiple marking?>
In our game the dog must remain steady with no collar and no noise, and honour others around it, with the same determination as one who wants to retrieve.
The dog must also be soft of mouth! and take direction on Blinds , with control and direction in the field full of scent and distraction.
This last clip was more 'proving a point for many on this side of the pond,on my part ', but you get the idea?..so sorry for the comments!
In all cases the dogs are non slip!
Let me confirm, that none of these clips are intended as a promotion to field trailing in the UK! More to show what the dogs in the UK have to do! Whether they trial or not.
I do hope ,that the next posts on here regarding British Labs, and the next post I see in the UK regarding US retrieving is perhaps seen in a different light?
I wish you all a very Happy new year.


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Bikers Beware
Dear Alibi,
After five years of making the arduous trek in my car to CNM's Westside Campus, this summer I was transferred to Main Campus—an easy bike commute. To mark the occasion, I donated my piece-of-crap, CO2-spewing Ford Escort to KUNM and became a biker.
Years ago the thought of giving up my car and relying on my bike was about as abhorrent an idea as listening to a born-again preacher ramble on about how much Jesus loves me (and, by the way, vote Republican) while being stoned. But in the last five years, while I was learning the intricacies of Albuquerque's very bad corporate radio stations, the city has become way more bike friendly.
So there I am on my dinner hour, riding up Silver (the Bicycle Boulevard), rolling up to Cornell, making sure I am the only one at the four-way stop, and then riding through the stop sign when I get told to pull over into the alley by two bicycle cops who were staked out right there. The first cop informs me that I ran the stop sign and that bikes are supposed to follow the same laws as cars. He goes on to inform me that he's only out there doing this because the Mayor's Office has gotten a lot of complaints lately about bikers not obeying the traffic laws. He also basically stated that they were going to be out there every day for the next couple of weeks so I should warn other bikers what they were up to. Consider yourself warned.
Twenty minutes later I'm looking at my two warning notices and wondering a couple of things: 1) Evidently there isn't enough crime in the city to keep these two fit, professional cops busy? And, 2) Why are there so many stop signs on Silver? If Silver is really supposed to be a bicycle boulevard, the major east-west thoroughfare for bikers, then shouldn't it actually be conducive for biking? I know they've labeled it and have changed the speed limit to 18 miles-per-hour, but that's not enough.
During rush hour in a car, I can travel up and down Coal and/or Lead at 30 miles per hour and only have to stop at San Mateo, Carlisle and University. On Central at roughly 6 p.m., I can make the same trek and, if I'm lucky, not even have to stop. Yet, the bicycle boulevard has a stop sign roughly every four blocks. Now, I can actually see the logic of stopping at University, Yale, Girard, Carlisle, Washington and San Mateo, but can someone tell me why I should have to stop at Buena Vista, Cornell, Stanford, Princeton, Richmond, Amherst, Hermosa, Solano, Aliso, Morningside and Monroe? Having to obey traffic laws on this bike boulevard is akin to riding a roller coaster where you never get to go down. It's accelerate up the hill. Stop. Accelerate up the hill. Stop. Accelerate up the hill. Stop. It makes absolutely no sense, yet this is where we're supposed to be biking?
So what to do? Well, maybe the solution would be to ignore Silver? If we're supposed to obey traffic laws and thus under the blind eyes of Lady Justice are essentially cars, then maybe we should just start traveling up Central or Lead/Coal and actually take up a lane like a car? 'Cause if the purpose of traveling up Silver is to create a safe, bike-friendly route that is efficient, then Silver isn't quite there yet.
As a warning the next time you pull up behind a biker on Central and want to curse the biker out because they are obeying the law and slowing you down, thank the mayor. Evidently, he's so worried about the city's budget woes he's stopping bicycles for not stopping. That's right. He's issuing citations to bicyclists.
Don McIver
Boys Gone Wild in an Agency Turned Rogue
Dear Alibi,
In your face! That's Jim Lane of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish on his Facebook page on Oct. 29. There he high-fives his staff, precisely: "We kicked butt yesterday." How so? Lane, chief bureaucrat of the department's Wildlife Management Division, is boasting of his/their victory at Ruidoso on Oct. 28 where a complicit Game Commission sided with the department on huge increases in killing bears and cougars for recreation and also (bogus) for public safety. The big losers here are not just large carnivora but conservation, scientific ethics and what's left of the department's public reputation. Except among hunters, cattlemen and Charlotte Salazar, it's nose-dived to a disgraced kaput.
Who is this new guy on the block, Chief Jim Lane? I thought bullies of all sorts were out of season. But no, there's a safe haven in state government with an onward push by Game and Fish featuring a devotee from the shady hollows of Kentucky. With this recent hire, the department has got itself a real gunslinger, a point man with plenty of good ol' N.M. backing, to put our outlaw carnivores in their proper place. Wildlife conservation, it is said, began with Daniel Boone. How ironic that it ends with Kentuckian Jim Lane in New Mexico.
So don't be fooled by the nice job they do with propaganda about conservation and science in their media offerings. It is but a smokescreen for reprehensible pioneer policies (Boone was a lone voice of restraint among his Appalachian peers). What the department really wants is more revenue for their coffers following the dogma that fewer predators (lions) means more deer and thus more licenses sold, and secondly, a lighter work load for stressful, budget-busting bear control operations during the "nuisance" season. They are practical people foremost.
The acrid smell of spent ammo rises like intoxicating incense as bravado laughter erupts around the coffee pot. Yes siree boys, "We kicked butt yesterday." On to Clovis and those pronghorn. Is this what New Mexicans want from state government in these troubled times?
Jeffrey A. Davis
Wildlife Biologist, retired
Sandia Park, New Mexico
Yes and No
Dear Alibi,
[Blog, "Pornotopia CENSORED has been cen ... canceled" Nov. 5] I'm all for following the rules and bending them a bit here and there. The trouble comes when the rules change every single time you look them up.
Without going into details—I'll leave those to Molly and Matie, who can speak with authority—what happened is this: The people planning Pornotopia chose a venue with appropriate zoning—playing by the rules—and called the city to make sure this was fine. They said, Yes, that's fine. Then, at the last minute, they said, No, that's not fine: We're now interpreting the zoning code in a way that forbids what you want to do. Incidentally, their interpretation also renders as "adult entertainment" any film that shows a bare boob. Even one. So the film festival was canceled.
The alternative show was planned around their new interpretation of the zoning regs—trying to play by the rules. But then the city decided that no, if that went down, they'd find some way to shut the event down. If not the zoning code, then some other law. I believe some of this happened in writing. The rest was done through phone calls.
Bottom line: How can anyone play by the rules when the people in charge are continually changing them and the course of action they approve one day will get you prosecuted the next?
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Praise for Thai Vegan
Dear Alibi,
[Restaurant Review, "Thai Vegan," Oct. 28-Nov. 3] Thai Vegan popped up around the same time my partner and I decided we were going to stop eating meat, and it made the transition seamless and painless. We've eaten there over a dozen times and have taken friends and business associates who are always duly impressed. The food is served with genuine pride, and we are always recognized and fussed over—it's good when a restaurant feels like home. Thai Vegan rocks!
Kelly Vickers
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Thanks for checking out my progress site! You know, I've read a few other progress logs and forum threads online by guys using the Bathmate Hydromax. Some of them good, and some pretty awful. I thought it would be a great idea to write my own here and share all my successes and failures using the pump over a few months.
I have been using a different penis pump for a while already, and I have gotten used to using it. But, I really want to start getting some great results with the Hydromax and that's what I'll be documenting here.
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Just to give you some background, I did first try using Jelqing techniques I learned on a couple of sites, but I just couldn't get on with that. It wasn't the right fit for me and the limited amount of time I have during the day. So, I started using a basic pump for a short while, but I was reading about all these guys that are using the Hydromax and loving it, I thought I should give it a try too.
If you want you can get a bit more background on me here, I'm just a normal guy really with many interests outside of penis enlargement. Feel free to hit me up and send me a message! It would be great to get some feedback on my progress log and what you think about it. One of the reasons I'm doing this log is help keep me moving forward. I can sometimes get demotivated when results don't come steady or in good time. I guess I'm a bit impatient.
What's In My Progress Log?
I'll be covering some of my starting stats including BPEL, NPBEL, BEG, and FL. I think these are the most important penis measurements to take in the beginning and to keep track of throughout. I'm hoping to get some good size increases mainly in girth as I'm not far off my length goal already.
Plus, I'm gonna try and record how long I use the pump, when I move up to a longer time, if I include another other stretches or Bathmate girth blasters for example. I might even end up getting a new model at some stage. To start with I'm using the standard X30 pump without the extra air ball. But, I'm thinking of getting the next size up – X40 in either standard or Xtreme. I'll see how I feel about that nearer the time.
Anyway, I'll get started with the first log soon and I'll be posting as often as I think I've got something worth reporting. Start reading at the Read Paul's Log link here!
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text: The last two times we were out upland hunting my Male gets out of the field with cherry red testicles that are very raw and irritated. I assume it is due to both the temperature and the rough cover. It does not affect him during the hunt but once we get home he seems extremely painful. I have seen some males that really suck their testicles up to the body but he carries his lower which is probably part of the problem. I give him a dose of Meloxicam to help with this but I want to help prevent this and the next day is is back to normal. I know that the easy fix is to Neuter him but this is not an option. I am going to try Utter Balm or Bag Balm to see if this helps. I am sure I am not the only person with this problem, can any one offer me advice on how to help him.


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Can you say exhausted? It was a wild week in California! I'm sure that you've all heard the news by now that Richie Sambora bought 100 guitars, 50 destined for Iraq, and 50 to Afghanistan, and gave 7 of them away to lucky winners who were able to be at Camp Pendleton.
A culmination of months and months of work, we finally were able to see the final chapter. Two years ago, I met Joel Roman, who subsequently introduced me to Richie Sambora. Within about 20 minutes, Richie had made the decision to buy 100 guitars to give away to active military.
It was a brilliant and generous idea, and one that he felt strongly about. The Richie Sambora Special Military Edition Voyage-Air Guitar was personally signed and numbered by Richie.
The event at Camp Pendleton was amazing! A whole day planned for the troops and their families at Camp Pendleton, it included a beach party, activities for the kids, a motor cross exhibition and live music all day. I was completely freaked out by the motor cross guys, doing stunts that literally made me sick to my stomach. I later got a chance to meet them and HAD to buy a T-shirt, which I had them sign while I was wearing it! Bet they never had that request before! Ha!
We were summoned to the back stage press area to watch Richie giving the guitars away and taking pictures with the troops. We got to personally meet each deserving marine that received a guitar. The Marines were grateful and over-the-top excited about getting to meet Richie, and then he personally signed the top of the guitar for each winning marine.
It was an amazing afternoon with a very kind and gracious man. I am so proud to be associated with this project. More news soon!