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this is one post I often re-read. Thanks for it Stan and thanks Randy and Evan and all you talented dog folks for helping also.
this is one post I often re-read. Thanks for it Stan and thanks Randy and Evan and all you talented dog folks for helping also.
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Team Elvis! that was one hell of a post great job.It sounds like you guys are comming together as a team,when that happens there is no better feeling again nice post.
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I brought this back up to the top as I was going to comment on the thread about controlling a dog on the line. I saw the link to this and this sounds exactly what I need. My Scrubdog became very vocal this past summer and I was trying all kinds of things to stop it I wish I would have seen this earlier as it may have saved me some long months. Thanks a bunch and Ill give it a try.
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great post.... kind of stuff I look for at this site. Thank you
What a good reference, thank you for bumping it
Should be a sticky
Stan - I have been dealing with same thing. Unfortunately, this is my first dog and I don't think I have the right skill set to deal with this issue. I don't have him for hunt tests, but I am hoping to hunt with him after putting 2 years into this. I train on weekends with a solid group of trainers, and no one has an answer for this. Do you use Elvis for hunting as well and did the issue transfer over with hunting?
Since duck/goose season opened we go after work and every Sat & Sun.
His manners in the "real" blind have improved enormously.
OK....some days in the blind he gets squirmy when the callin' and shootin' start, but not like it was.
You have the skill sets, you can do it if you make up your mind to!!!!
As far as breaking......Janie Hoctel and Duane Durant helped me with that.
He doesn't break any more..........
In fact, he gets annoying glued to my knee when I am bucket hunting!!
Good luck!!
Stan b & Elvis
Vocal Dog at the Line Correction, road kill style
People who contributed;
Evan Graham, Randy Bohn, Chris Atkinson, Lanse Brown, Susan Bledsoe, Bon Malari, Ted Shih, Rich Pyka and finally Janie Hoctel and Dwayne Durant!
These people gave me advice and more importantly encouragement during this process, thanks.
Janie and Dwayne took us the final yard.
A couple people suggested that I would never fix it and I should get rid of Elvis, he will never make it.
I won't say he has "made it" yet in terms of titles, but we are on our way now.
Those of us that have had to deal with this know the frustration and heartbreak that goes with this issue.
It is a little more complex to me than some think.
I am of the belief that though we contribute to the problem, more often than not there are genetics involved.
Every noisy dog in history is in Elvis' pedigree, well almost.
Add to that "HANDLER ERROR" and the issue worsens before we even know it!
I think this trait is the result of ANXIETY!
The fix is not easy and requires a strong will and dedication.
#1—This is very hard…..STOP RUNNING TESTS!(last season Elvis passed a SH and I shut him down to fix this problem)
#2—This is hard…..STOP RUNNING MULTIPLE MARKS!!(singles—singles—singles)
#3—Develop a standard!!—SIT means SIT!! This is key!
#4—Do NOT use the collar for this( I beleive the e-collar creates more anxiety and noise), use a healing stick, you control the correction level.
(if you nick a dog with the collar at a high enough level, what does the dog do?
He makes a noise.
Using a stimulus that you already know creates that kind of tendency (noise) seems a foolish way to stop noise, doesn't it?
If the dog gets out in front going to the line, whack his azz and make him sit….and I mean WHACK HIS AZZ!!
Don't nag------COMMAND!!
#5—When you get to the line and get ready to run a mark (did I mention a single?) if he makes noise, pick the bird up while correcting for quiet.
Don't put the dog in the truck, he ain't learning in the truck.
Pull him off the line at first and come back up.
Eventually you can just pick the bird up and rerun.
Use the healing stick for sit so the dog is worrying about sitting and the correction rather than noise.
Run a single mark with total quiet.
No duck call, no shots at the line and no noise at the launch station.
Total quiet.
When the dog runs a silent mark PRAISE the hell out of him, I mean treat that dog like you just won the Master National or the biggest trial ever!
Then run another one quietly (a single), if he is quiet PRAISE the hell out of him!!
(we actually had darn near everyone in the club come over and make a big fuss about his being quiet).
Keep doing this until you get a quiet run (did I mention PRAISE the hell out of him?).
Now you have a standard, or a baseline for the dog to reference.
This is key.
Don't try again, acheive success and put him away on a positive note.
Anything other than a quiet mark gets a correction.
This may take time, you didn't get here over night!
I mean a long time.
If he makes noise on the (SINGLE) mark, pick it up and run again!
Start to add a shot, then a call at the station, then gently call at the line.
If he is quiet, PRAISE the hell out of him.
If he is not, pick the bird up and take a stimulus away and run again, quietly.
When he runs quietly, PRAISE the hell out of him.
All the time reinforcing the standard that we have set----and he knows the command-Quiet and he becomes steady.
#6—Do other drills than marks around people, generally these dogs are hi-rollers and want to learn and play and run.
Then run complicated drills and start to challenge the dog.
Marks, for a great marker, I believe get boring.
Make him think!
Evan Graham often states that dogs are "situational learners."
They develop expectations.
Change them, change up routines, challenge the dogs intellect, they will surprise you!!
At this point, all they know is they are going to get the ultimate prize, a retrieve, and no matter how they behave we will give it to them!
BUT.......when you go back to set ups, do EVERYTHING exactly the same every time!
(smart azzez!!!)
#7—If you stick to this, for months, you will win!
All of a sudden you will see an improvement in line manners, if you hold to the standard.
No bird with noise (the ultimate correction), bird and massive PRAISE when compliance to the standard is achieved.
One more thing, if you want your dog to be quiet, stop YELLING at him.
Trust me, he can hear you, I actually whisper now, so he has to concentrate on listening, not making noise.
When I whisper "Elvis," there he was.....GONE!!!
#8—The hardest part……..in our case, after several months of nothing but steadiness and noise corrections he was exemplary.
Many people were amazed and commented on his improvement.
Ran tests where he was silent on each series.
Judges that knew him were amazed.
#9--Often over looked-- SLOW DOWN!!
All of a sudden one day at training he erupted again because he had to wait.
It hit the fan and we had a 4 round main event.
He took round 1, had me early in round 2....then I got him!!
(this is tongue in cheek)
It needed to be established who the Alpha was in the pack.
(this is not tongue in cheek)
It was (and MUST be) established, and Elvis found out he ain't the Alpha.
Since then……he is quiet at the line.
He barked one bark one time at a shot flyer in training.
He has gone from 100% out of control at the line (actually failed an AKC JH because of noise) to 95% silent and very much under control.
A Standard
Quiet commands
Iron Will
Understanding training partners
Healing stick
Not needed;
E-Collar (creates even more anxiety)
Severe punishment
Erratic administration of standard
This is not a 100% correction, it is in his genes.
WE will always have to watch for this and continue to set and hold the standard.
This is not easy, it is ongoing and in my opinion, it is not entirely your fault.
I am not sure if this will work for every dog, it worked for mine.
It took about 8 months.
I sincerely wish you all the best in this endeavor!!
As does everyone else who ever had to deal with this.
I want to add something……do not even think about where anyone else's dog is in training!
It is irrelevant to you, you have to focus on you and your dog and what your teams goal is, nothing else matters!!!
This is not a quick fix, you must endeavor to persevere!!
You must NOT give up!!!
You must stay the course!!!
This must be adhered to every time you train.
I have added a visit on occasion to doggy day care.
It has helped Elvis anyway, be more settled around other dogs.
Good Luck!!
Team Elvis
Disclaimer: I am not an expert on dog training, I have NO credentials or "pelts" of consequence.
I am just a guy that was to stupid to give up on my dog and I understand that this process is lengthy and difficult and maybe outside the box, if you stick to it YOU can win!!
I have reposted/bumped this post because someone at a HT this passed weekend asked me too.
I have added a couple more things as well.
BTW--we have been proofing this issue for a few weeks.
We now approach the line proudly and fearlessly.
I know we have to watch for this issue everyday, but we are on the same page now.
WE are running at the HRC finished level and MH tests this summer.
I am confident we are ready!
At least we can get to the line and have a chance!!!!!!
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Stan b & Elvis
I'm glad to hear you were able to get a talented dog under control and have a plan going forward. I think things will really start to click for the 2 of you now.
It was also nice to see you acknowledge those who helped you. We all need outside help at some point. There are some very generous folks on this forum.-Paul
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By Sarah Robinson/NEMS Daily Journal
Key economic indicators released this week indicate that Mississippi's economic recovery progress is slow.
Mississippi was one of 25 states to see the rate of unemployment rise in January, and currently has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation.
The adjusted seasonal unemployment rate for the state was 9.3 percent in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up 0.4 percent from a month earlier.
Darrin Webb, state economist at the University Research Center said, "The general story for Mississippi has been a very, very slow recovery."
In Northeast Mississippi, unemployment climbed back into double digits in January.
The 16 counties of the region saw its jobless rate climb to 11.1 percent in January, up from 9.6 percent in December.
While Mississippi's unemployment rate hovers around 9 percent, neighboring states Alabama (6.9 percent) and Louisiana (5.9 percent) seem to be faring better.
The national unemployment rate is currently 7.9 percent, up from 7.8 percent in December 2012 but down 0.4 since January 2012.
Although Mississippi has seen the addition of 14,700 jobs to the workforce since January 2012, the performance is lackluster compared to neighboring states.
"Other states, their private sector has done better than ours has," Webb said.
Webb said that tornados and flooding that occurred in Mississippi in 2011 could be partially to blame for the sluggish rates. He also said that more time is needed to analyze the adjusted rates to get a clearer picture of what is happening.
Rankin County maintained the lowest jobless rate the state, though up 0.7 percent from December. Tunica County now has the highest jobless rate at 20.9 percent.
Lee County, the largest county in Northeast Mississippi, saw its unemployment rate rise from 8.8 in December to 10.0 percent in January.
County-level rates aren't adjusted to cancel out predictable seasonal changes.
Union County had Northeast Mississippi's lowest rate at 8.9 percent, which was the eighth-lowest in the state.
Pontotoc (9.3 percent), Union (8.9), Lafayette (9.0)and Alcorn (9.9) all stayed below double-digit levels.


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The politics of fear
It is reasonably comical that some voted for Obama based on a belief that he was offering hope. They rejected what they called the politics of fear that was asserted to come from republicans and President George W. Bush.
It appears that Obama and democrat politicians have no hope at all. Their one political tactic is fear.
Democrats and liberals alike, you have wrought what you railed against!
Here is an Obama quote:
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In an essay for the Middle East Policy journal, Dr. Joshua Landis examines the Syrian uprising of 2011 and predicts Bashar al-Assad's regime's prolonged survival despite its growing isolation and struggling economy.
Will President Bashar al-Assad make it to 2013? Chances are he will. Despite his regime's rapid loss of legitimacy, its growing isolation and tanking economy, no countervailing force has yet emerged that can take it down.
Many opposition and foreign leaders are predicting that the regime will fall within months. Syrian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Riad al-Shaqfa stated that Bashar would fall "in the next few months."1The U.S. State Department has called President Assad a "dead man walking." Israel's defense minister has insisted that Asad will fall in a matter of weeks. Certainly, the revolutionary process that began to sweep the Middle East a year ago is powerful; most Syrians want change, and many are willing to fight for freedom and dignity. One cannot envision the Assad family retaining power in the long run; all the same, predictions of its rapid demise may be wishful thinking.
Four elements are important in assessing the regime's chances of surviving to 2013: its own strengths, the opposition's weaknesses, the chances of foreign intervention, and the impact of sanctions and economic decline.


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Student work: 'Clue: The Musical'
Posted April 15, 2008; 06:12 p.m.
The Princeton University Players brought the popular board game mystery to life as an interactive show with 216 possible endings. (Video by sophomore Anastasia Erbe.)
Video Closed Captions
Christina Farah:
Hi, my name is Christina Farah, and I'm president of Princeton University Players.
Christina Farah:
PUP is Princeton's mainstream musical theater group on campus. We produce about three to four shows each year,
Christina Farah:
ranging from two-people musicals to casts of 30 or more. Our group is completely student run,
Christina Farah:
from the cast to the directors, to all of the stage hands, costumers, tech, technicians, musicians, everything,
Christina Farah:
and is a really great way to get involved with musical theater on campus. PUP has basically become one big, musical-theater family.
Christina Farah:
We perform in many theaters across campus from 185 to Frist to the small black box theaters in Forbes, Wilcox, and now in the new Whitman theater.
Christina Farah:
We're very versatile; we can perform basically anywhere. We love to bring musical theater to every part on campus.
Andy Linz:
"Clue" is a lot of fun. It's a show based on the game. There are six suspects and, through the show, we kind of go through all the different rooms and
Andy Linz:
I give clues for the audience to, like, play along, and we all figure out whodunit.
Caroline Loevner (Mrs. White):
Are you talking about Mr. B?
P.J. Miller (Professor Plum):
The ace swindler himself.
Caroline Loevner (Mrs. White):
You've got some dirt on him, don'cha? Come on.
P.J. Miller (Professor Plum):
Dirt is a substance that lies on the ground; in your case, under your fingernails.
Caroline Loevner (Mrs. White):
You tell me or you'll be sorry, you will.
Willie Myers:
The funny thing about "Clue the Musical" is that, unlike other musicals, it has 216 different endings that are decided by the audience.
We should stick together, females in foul weather. Please don't sell us down the river, rowing up without an oar.
Irene Moskowitz:
It's just a great group of people to be involved with, and it's a great way to meet people on campus with similar interests.
Irene Moskowitz:
It's a lot of fun, and I've really enjoyed being a part of PUP throughout my Princeton career.
Gracie Hoerner:
This is the fourth show I've been involved in this year, which is really awesome because it was really easy to get involved as a freshman,
Gracie Hoerner:
especially -- I'm not an actress. I do more of the technical side of theater, and they're also really welcoming to that.
Andy Linz:
It's my first show with this particular group, and it's a lot of fun.


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Manhatten Oysters
Oysters build their reefs--such as this one on the South Carolina coast--using a specialized cement, one that differs in composition from their shells, as well as from other marine organism adhesives. Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation; photos by Jonathan Wilker, Purdue University
It's A Bird! It's A Plane! No, It's....An Oyster?
Big problems require big solutions, but sometimes big solutions are made up of a lot of little things. Take the waters around Manhattan Island, for example. Even if you don't live in New York City or even the East Coast of the United States, you probably have heard something about the legendary pollution of the East River or the Hudson River. Stand-up comics have talked about "walking on the Hudson" and there are stories of kids cliff-jumping into the Hudson River, where the crucial skill was the ability to judge river flow so you didn't land on a patch of raw sewage! In fairness, the rivers are far cleaner than they once were, but they are also a far cry from the marvelous ecosystem which existed several hundred years ago. So, how do you deal with a problem like this? How do you clean a river? Well, some folks think you do it by learning lessons from the past and by getting a little help from some bivalve friends.
- Shellshocked: Saving Oysters To Save Ourselves at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jPNFifYzYo
- Can Oysters Save New York Harbor at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LANe0PEiELw
And in case you think oyster reefs are all about water quality, they're not. As a matter of fact, Hurricane Sandy had some folks wistfully remembering the oysters of yesteryear. An Oyster In A Storm
Extension Investigation
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- How common was the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in New York harbor at one time? What is the state of the current population? What were some of the causes of this change?
- How do bivalves improve water quality? What effect does this have on the individual bivalve? How does this affect the use of bivalves as human food?
- Do you think that given the present day reality of limited financial resources for environmental restoration that key target species should be identified for support? Why or why not?
- How do oysters affect their ecosystem? Do you think this situation makes oysters more or less valuable as a target species for restoration?
- How do oysters work as storm surge protectors? Are you surprised by this relationship? Why or why not?
- List all of the pros and cons of using oyster reefs as surge protectors you can think of. Given the trade-offs, do you think oyster reefs should be pursued as surge protectors? Do you think they may be good in some areas but not others? Why or why not?
- http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/chesapeake/oysters/garden/guide/ecology/index.php
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LANe0PEiELw
- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/opinion/an-oyster-in-the-storm.html?_r=0
- http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/oyster_reef.htm
- http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/oysters/oyster-reefs
- http://www.delawareestuary.org/pdf/Climate/Chapter%205%20-%20Shellfish.pdf
- http://www.inlandbays.org/wp-content/documents/Kellogg%20-%20Bivalue%20impacts%20on%20water%20quality.pdf
- http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/new-yorks-dirty-secret-effort-clean-americas-largest-oil-spill
- http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/chesapeake/oysters/disease/
- http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/students-press-the-case-for-oysters-as-new-yorks-surge-protector/
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/dining/30harbor.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0


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As far as Bush, I won't argue where he lands on the political left-right scale. He kind of was the worst of both ends! Record high deficit spending, and at the same time, tax cuts and two wars. Not that either is bad in itself, but never in the history of civilization have they occured together successfully. But then again, he 'don't know much about history...'
And BTW, why do you insist on bringing up Bush again and again? Isn't that taboo around here?


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For the past decade, both Star Wars and Transformers have grown into strong brands for Hasbro, and fans of each have occasionally contemplated a potential cross-over line - if not particularly seriously. However, after years of fans bandying about ideas of Star Destroyers transforming into robots a la Mega-Maid from "Spaceballs", Hasbro has picked up this unusual idea and moved it into reality with the unveiling of the first 4 Star Wars Transformers at BotCon, the official Transformers convention which took place this last weekend in Texas. Hasbro announced that 11 Star Wars Transformers are planned for '06, including Vader's TIE Fighter, Luke's X-wing, Grievous' Wheel Bike, Obi-Wan's Ep 3 Jedi Starfighter which were all on display, as was the packaging for Vader's TIE.
You can see images of the displayed sets in this gallery: http://www.tfw2005.com/gallery/Hasbro-Display-Day-2
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I see your point the fact is a small promotion is not the solution. A 199.99 upgrade is well overpriced given that windows is on a lot of computers around the world.
Yeah, I tend to agree more so if MS are going to push out major updates more often, and this is where the whole 'vote with your wallet' thing would hopefully kick in as MS would have sales numbers to work with; if they see all their upgrades happened in that promotion window then I dare say a bean counter somewhere will work out that running it at that point all the time might be a good idea.
Of course if they continued to do a brisk trade (for upgrades) at the full price then, well, the market apparently says 199.99 ISN'T overpriced.
Yes you are absolutely 100% correct the market has repeatedly told Microsoft "shut up and take my money". But Microsoft needs to also understand that the entire market has changed rapidly in just the last few years. Smartphone and tablet sales are currently larger than pc and this trend not going to slow down. People are starting to look at computers as nothing more than typewriters. Unless you actually have business on a computer you have no reason to own one anymore. Poor writing I need coffee


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Yosemite National Park, Sept., Leica DLux4, 30 sec exposures. Really exciting to see red shift and blue shift from the stars! Not so big. A quality panorama of a starfield would be hard, wouldn't it? Unless using multiple cameras.
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This is a really cool shot! It's inspired me to start thinking about hooking my GigaPan up to my telescope tracking mount and try some astrophotos with it. Very nice work! I'll try to post some more thoughts in a bit, but wanted to post some props right away! :-)
One of the reasons why people made such a big deal about the Nikon D700 was because the image is really clean with high ISO's up to 6400. After that it gets a little iffy, but I have taken pictures up to 25,000. I didn't do any post processing other than to crop the picture to see the close-ups of the stars.
I see what you mean. Your photos demonstrate it well, and as you say the 4 second exposure seems like a good starting point. All the noise from a high ISO really bothers me, though you don't have much showing up in your shots. Did you do any post processing? I was able to reduce the noise in the images I took, but lost a lot of the stars and color in the process so tried to split the difference. I live near a lot of light so I won't be able to get a clear night sky again anytime in the foreseeable future, unfortunately. Thanks for your input.
I know exactly how you felt with the excitement of actually taking pictures of stars. I was pretty excited when I was doing just that with my Nikon D700. I made a bunch of tests and posted them on Flickr if you'd like to look at them. It appears that 4 seconds is about where you want to be to get stars without getting star trails. Of course the higher your ISO the more stars you'll capture. I got pictures of the milky way at the Grand Canyon using ISO 1600 and 3200. I wanted to do a Gigapan of the sky, but decided against it since it was too windy. It wasn't until later that I tried making a HDR that I shot about a minute apart that I realized the stars moved too much. Here are the pictures that will probably help you a little. I basically tested to see what shutter speed I could use so the stars didn't streak: 85mm lens f/2.8 10 seconds www.flickr.com/photos/59419492@N00 /3615119233 / www.flickr.com/photos/59419492@N00 /3615939704 / 85mm f/2.8 8 seconds www.flickr.com/photos/59419492@N00 /3615938122 / www.flickr.com/photos/59419492@N00 /3615939600 / 85mm f/2.8 4 seconds www.flickr.com/photos/59419492@N00 /3615936942 / www.flickr.com/photos/59419492@N00 /3615119313 /
I had the streaks on each frame, as i had suspected i would, but was trying to split the difference between getting a full field of stars and some expected streaking. Like I said i was really excited about getting the red shift (light waves compressing towards us across the universe) and blue shift (light receding). When i checked the back of the camera and saw all those red and blue dots, as well as the milky way, that was just great. if I try it again, I might consider 4 cameras, each facing a different direction, and a 15 second exposure. Lots of movement going on, earth, stars, light bending and scattering through the atmosphere. It would be a real challenge to get a clean 360 starfield gigapan, especially with low noise.
The problem with doing a picture of a star field, especially at 30 seconds a frame is that the Earth moves and the stars aren't stationary. So if you stitch them all the frames together you get a picture that looks like you left your camera shutter open for a few minutes, meaning you get star "streaks."


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Couldn't you just run a tiny sketch on the Arduino with a #include and a function in a .h file on the SD card?
If you're interested in perusing this option I can link you my code and schematics, but they are very early in development.
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I saw the Animated Swoop in Target the other day. He looked pretty cool.
If I didn't have too many toys already, I'd probably collect a lot of the animated line.
There's some nice stuff. Leader Class Megatron and Voyager Starscream are still the most tempting for me in the animated. Although I really like Jazz.


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After leaving The View we stopped at a Navajo market place and looked at all the silver and pottery, then drove over the State line AGAIN from Utah into Arizona, heading for Canyon De Chelley (pronounced Shay) This area is known as the Four Corners and you can actually drive to where Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico meet. It did and does have the biggest convergence of Indian tribes and clans.
We drove into Chinle hooting at our excellent navigation & driving skills, and proceeded on to the South Rim road of Canyon De Chelley. The walls of this canyon are 1000 feet in places, with a floor mostly flat and green with grass
A couple of the viewpoints are placed so you can see the ruins of huge buildings built up against and often under part of the cliff face.
When we were done here we programmed Chaco Canyon into the GPS and were pleased and not at all suspicious that we were apparently already on the right road!
Wow, we could be there by dark!
Lead on, McDuff!! Tally-ho! Carry on, soldier!
Mild concern when the road turned to dirt, of course with snow either side too, but easily distracted by the horsies running loose and able to be patted, and marvellous photo opportunities.
But oh, regret when we realised how slushy and deep the 'road' was....yes we did get momentarily bogged and to be frank I was looking to the sides of the road to see what sorta shit we could use to whack under the tyres, but a few turns of the wheel and gently backing up helped.....had to do that a few times and I broke out in a sweat I can tell you - we went a slidin' around too and Viv even started videoing the fun
I had to back up that bloody road for what felt like 3 or 4 miles but was p'bly only about a mile and a half before it was dry enough to attempt turning around.
Amusing moment when we backed past a Ford F350 that had stopped to PUT THEIR CHAINS ON. I restrained myself from waving as I reversed past them.
Once we were driving forwards again we couldn't stop laughing, berrating ourselves for our stupidity and congratulating ourselves for a narrow escape. We drove back into Chinle and found another way to Chaco.
Now you all know how much planning and research we did on this trip, right?
And yet, we still drove into a National Historical Park in New Mexico in the dark, on another dirt road (dry this time) and were a bit shocked when there was NOTHING THERE!. The park was there, the ruins were there for sure, but the closest town is 60 miles and it was 7.30 pm.
We got to a place called Peublo Pintado where the lovely peeps in the servo told us to go to Grants, Arizona where there were motels and even a Denny's. We did, and there was. Our car is dirty, so are our clothes and we are having the time of our lives.....we'll try again for Chaco Canyon tomorrow. H�g�onee'
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Sosa brings Afro-Cuban jazz to Princeton
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 8 p.m. · Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
Posted March 20, 2008; 10:53 a.m.
Grammy-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa will bring his unique style of Afro-Cuban jazz to Princeton for a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The performance will cap Sosa's three-day visit to the University as part of the Council of the Humanities' visiting fellows program. Anthony D.J. Branker, director of Princeton's jazz program, nominated Sosa to come to campus to meet with students and offer master classes. His visit is hosted by the Department of Music and the Program in Latin American Studies.
Sosa is a major force in the world of fusion music who synthesizes different cultures, from African, Latin American and Afro-Cuban to American hip-hop and jazz. His latest release, "Afreecanos," continues Sosa's explorations of the roots of traditional music throughout the African Diaspora, using modern jazz harmonies and the latest audio technology. "Afreecanos" incorporates musical traditions from Cuba, Brazil, Morocco, Senegal, Guinea, Mali and Mozambique.
The March 29 concert, "From Cuba to Africa: An Evening of Black Atlantic Jazz," will feature Sosa with his Afreecanos Ensemble, including Senegalese vocalist Mola Sylla. It is sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies, the Department of Music, the Council of the Humanities, the Center for African American Studies and Princeton University Concerts.
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women get the 'spotlight' as these femme fatales pose for public records. All of these intriguing shots were taken at the turn of the 20th century in New South Wales, Australia. These women were photographed right after their respective charges were levied on them, their crimes can be found underneath each mug shot.
9. Elizabeth Singleton, 27 April 1927
Elizabeth Singleton had multiple convictions for soliciting and was described in police records as a 'common prostitute'. She was imprisoned at Long Bay but the details of her sentence have been lost. DOB: 9 July 1905.
12. Ettie Sultana, 17 November 1922
Prostitute Ettie Sultana worked in northern New South Wales and in the Queensland cities of Brisbane and Toowoomba for most of her career. She had multiple convictions for prostitution, theft, drunkenness, swearing and vagrancy. She was sentenced to six months with hard labour. DOB: 31 December 1885.
26. Nellie Cameron, 29 July 1930
Nellie Cameron was one of Sydney's best-known, and most desired, prostitutes. Lillian Armfield, Australia's first policewoman, said Cameron had an 'assured poise that set her apart from all the other women of the Australian underworld'. Aged 21.
28. Pearl McFadden, 31 October 1928
Pearl McFadden may have been supporting herself by working as a prostitute. Many sex workers were charged with vagrancy and having insufficient means of support, as it was a relatively easy charge to prove. McFadden was sentenced to six months with hard labour. DOB: 1910.
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Mildred Kruss married her first husband in 1914. After the marriage broke down she neglected to go through the difficult and expensive divorce process. Upon marrying her second husband in 1918 she was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to six months with light labour.
Myrtle Lee, described in the media as 'a well-dressed woman', stabbed Mary Moon twice at the residence of a Chinese man in Alexandria. The press emphasised the racial nature of the attack with a headline 'White and Yellow'. Lee was sentenced to six months gaol.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 5:26 PM GMT on February 27, 2010
A great earthquake with magnitude 8.8 rocked the coast of Chile at 6:34 GMT this morning, generating a potentially dangerous tsunami that is racing across the Pacific Ocean. The great quake is the 7th most powerful tremor in world history (Figure 1). Preliminary tsunami wave heights for the California coast near Santa Barbara are 2 - 2.5 feet. The wave is expected to arrive between 12:15 - 12:35 pm PST. The tsunami is expected to arrive in Hawaii between 11:05 - 11:42am HST, with a wave 8.2 feet high expected in Hilo, on the Big Island. A tsunami from the 9.5 Magnitude 1960 earthquake in Chile killed 61 people in Hilo. Today's quake was so strong, that it triggered a seiche in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, over 4,500 miles (7,000 km) away. The lake sloshed back and forth, creating a wave 0.4 - 0.51 feet on either side of the lake.
Figure 1. Wikipedia's list of strongest earthquakes of all-time.
Preliminary tsunami amplitude forecasts:
La Jolla, CA 2.3 ft
Los Angeles, CA 2.0 ft
Malibu, CA 2.6 ft
Pt. San Luis, CA 2.3 ft
Half Moon Bay, CA 2.6 ft
Crescent City, CA 1.7 ft
Morro Bay, CA 2.2 ft
Santa Monica, CA 3.3 ft
San Francisco, CA 0.7 ft
Pismo Beach, CA 4.6 ft
Hilo, HI 8.2 feet 11:5am HST
Honolulu, HI 1.6 ft 11:37am HST
Kahului, HI 7.2 ft 11:26am HST
Nawiliwili, HI 3.0 ft 11:42am HST
Haleiwa 1.6 ft
Kawaihae 2.0 ft
Port Orford, OR 0.7 ft
Moclip, WA 1.3 ft
Seward, AK 1.3 ft
Stika, AK 1.3 ft
Kodiak, AK 2.3 ft
Tofino, British Columbia 1.7 ft
Today's great quake occurred at the boundary between the Nazca and South American plates about 325 km southwest of the capital Santiago (population 5.3 million). The depth was estimated at 35 km. At least four aftershocks of magnitude 6 or higher have occurred, the largest being a 6.9 aftershock. Fortunately, the area close to the epicenter is relatively sparsely populated, but there may be heavy damage in Concepción (est. pop. 300,000) and Chillan (est. pop. 170,000), which lie 115 km and 100 km to the south of the epicenter, respectively.
Figure 2. NOAA's preliminary forecast of tsunami wave energy for today's earthquake. Image credit: NOAA Tsunami Warning Center.
New York City slammed with its 4th largest snowstorm on record
The snow from the fourth extreme snowstorm to wallop the Northeast U.S. this winter dumped a remarkable 20.9" of snow on New York City's Central Park yesterday and Thursday. This is the 4th largest snowstorm for the city in recorded history. According to the National Weather Service, the top ten snowstorms on record for New York City's Central Park are:
26.9" Feb 11-12, 2006
26.4" Dec 26-27, 1947
21.0" Mar 12-14, 1888
20.9" Feb 25-26, 2010
20.2" Jan 7-8, 1996
19.8" Feb 16-17, 2003
18.1" Mar 7-8, 1941
17.7" Feb 5-7, 1978
17.6" Feb 11-12, 1983
17.5" Feb 4-7, 1920
The storm also helped New York City set a new all-time snowfall record for the most snow ever recorded in a month--36.9". The old record was 30.5", set in March 1896. However, the old Lower Manhattan WB Station recorded 37.9" in February 1894. Yesterday's snowstorm puts New York City's snow for the 2009 - 2010 season at 51.4", making it the 11th snowiest winter since 1869. Chris Burt, author of Extreme Weather, lists the city's all-time seasonal snowfall record at 81.5", set in the winter of 1867 - 1868. This measurement came before official records began in Central Park, and were done be the NY Park Commissioners (see "Annual Report NY Park Commissioners", 1868, by John B. Marie). The second snowiest winter in NYC occurred during the winter of 1995 - 1996, when 75.6" fell.
Destructive Winter Storm Xynthia battering Portugal and Spain
A powerful 969 mb low pressure system named "Xynthia" is rapidly intensifying of the coast of Spain, and stands poised to deliver a devastating blow to Portugal, Spain, and France today and tomorrow as it powers through Europe. Sustained winds of 60 mph (96 km/hr) were reported today at a Personal Weather Station in Costa del Morte, Spain. The pressure fell to 969 mb as Xynthia passed overhead. For comparison, Winter Storm Klaus had a minimum pressure of 967 mb. Klaus, which hit northern Spain and southwest France January 23 - 25, was Earth's most costly natural disaster of 2009, causing $5.1 billion in damage and killing 26. Models predict that Xynthia will continue to intensify today, reaching 962 mb as it moves into the west coast of France Sunday morning. Sustained winds of 50 - 65 mph (80 - 105 km/hr) with hurricane-force gusts up to 100 mph (160 km/hr) are possible along the north coast of Spain tonight and the west coast of France on Sunday as Xynthia barrels through. The storm is also bringing an exceptionally moist plume of tropical moisture ashore, as seen in precipitable water imagery from NOAA (Figure 4). This moisture is likely to cause moderate to severe flooding in portions of Europe over the weekend.
Figure 3. Visible satellite image at 12 GMT of Xynthia.
Figure 4. Satellite measurements show a region of extremely high atmospheric moisture is associated with Winter Storm Xynthia. This moisture will surge over Portugal and Spain today, potentially creating serious flooding. Image credit: Sheldon Kusselson, NOAA/NESDIS.
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Panel discussion planned on 'nation-building,' Oct. 7
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:02 p.m.
panel discussion titled "Iraq and Afghanistan: The Commitment to Nation-Building" is set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
Panelists will include: former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Robert Finn, visiting lecturer in Near Eastern studies; Julie Taylor, instructor in Near Eastern studies; and Nicholas Guyatt, lecturer in history.
They will evaluate the progress thus far in the two countries toward reconstruction and normalization. They also are expected to analyze the United States' role in the wars and their aftermath.
The event is sponsored by the Global Issues Forum . For more information, contact Taufiq Rahim .
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Now the Weird Beards are gone! Man!! I really liked them. They should've stuck the statue challenge out a little longer.
Now the Weird Beards are gone! Man!! I really liked them. They should've stuck the statue challenge out a little longer.
I've been saying this for the last two weeks, but this next episode SHOULD be a non-elimination round. The Okie boys were good, playing for the right reasons.
Really hate Marie. She's just a shrill witch. Gotta wonder if she acts like that all the time, and if she realizes she acts like that.
The ladies struggling with the song at the Vienna Boys Choir should've flashed their boobs. That would've gotten the clue...and made the boys happy.
Notice how the ladies were a little more covered up in the UAE? Bet that was hot, temperature wise.
When will karma bite Marie in the butt? Hopefully soon.
Figured the baseball bunnies would go. They had a good run. And they were easy on the eyes.
The wife normally doesn't watch AR with me, but she was in the room watching Sunday night. When the snake jumped out during Afghanimals' search of the tea plantation, she jumped.
Really hoped Marie would've been last. Really hope she doesn't win next week.
Boy, the guys made ugly women.
For once, I'm satisfied with which team won AR. Jason and Amy ran a good race. The ER docs just fell part during the last two legs, and I noticed Travis really didn't encourage Nicole when she was struggling. C'mon dude! Travis became really focused -- maybe obsessed -- with winning the money.
And after Marie's deal was revealed, I'm really glad she didn't win.
Thought Leo and Jamal could've pulled it out but unfortunately the robot challenge was their demise.
An all-star edition! Great! Now we have to wait to see which teams are returning!
I feel for Bopper. He really wanted to run the show but your health is more important. Glad a compatible replacement was waiting in the wings.
Now that the bickering Sri Lankan sisters are gone, I can enjoy the show. Didn't care for their constant yapping the last time around.
Leaving the backpack behind was the kiss of death for Team Kentucky. Don't know what I would've done. Mallory had the passports but Mark's clothes and other essentials were left behind.
Gotta love the cowboys. Go from the top of the pack and drop, but yet they survive. And giving the express pass to the country singers was okay. That team isn't a threat. The one blonde just flirted her way for it.
Sending the taxi away was the kiss of death for Joey and Megan.
I've noticed this: some of the teams that were obnoxious/over-the-top in previous seasons (Joey and Megan, Greg and Jessica) have really toned it down. At this point, there's not a team I don't like.


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It was Red Ribbon week at my daughter's school this week and their first dress up day was tie dye t-shirts and wouldn't you know she didn't have anything tie dye in her closet. So we decided to do a little art project together and make something with what we had on hand.
I have seen several different examples and directions for this on the internet so we took what we found from various searches and modified it just a little bit.
Here's what you'll need and the steps we followed:
- Pre-washed white or light colored t-shirt (cotton takes color great)
- Rubbing Alcohol (Note: mine was 91%. If your alcohol has a lower percentage it may not work as well)
- Liquid dropper (we used an old medecine dropper)
- Small plastic cup(s)... really we only needed one
- Rubber bands
- Variety of colored Sharpies (we stuck to color wheel colors, no brown or black)
**** Extra Embellishment: (fabric, scissors, iron on paper, and an iron) - we made a sparkley peace sign to put in the center of the shirt.
My super helper, ready to get creative!
Choose a spot to start and put your cup in right side up and secure a rubber band around the cup rim holding the shirt tightly in place.
Pick your colors and create a small design in the center of the stretched circle. We kept our designs to the size of a quarter or half dollar because the alcohol will make the colors spread out a lot.
P.S. remember that complimentary colors will turn brown when they mix
(ex. using blue and orange together)
Using your dropper drip approximately 10 drops of rubbing alcohol in the center of your design and watch the colors spread.
One thing we added: we put a couple more dots and lines of color on the outer edges of the circle and added alcohol drops to them just before removing our rubber band.... then we blew on the area to speed the drying and make the colors mix and bleed together in an irregular circle design
Note: I had a piece of plexiglass that we put inside the shirt while working to prevent color bleeding through to the back side (cardboard would work too)
I love the instant results of this project!
We made a bunch of designs going up the shirt (looked almost like a funky caterpillar at first)
Then we started filling in different areas with more circles and overlapping some of them.
We did not do the back of the shirt and we did leave white areas on purpose.
The fun of it is that you can do it any way you want! And it's so easy!
* You will definitely want to heat set the colors by tossing the shirt in the dryer for a while before wearing.
Our last step was to create this glitzy peace sign using fabric and no sew iron on paper.
We were so happy with how it came out!
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N.º máximo de huéspedes4
Cuartos de baño1
Tamaño80 m²
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The living room (large) will by agreement be possible to use a double air bed so the apartment can accommodate max 4 pers The living room has access to even a small balcony with afternoon / evening. There is a lovely kitchen with dishwasher and dining room for two and bathroom with shower.
The apartment is adjacent to a beautiful area of forest and harbor area, where there is ample opportunity to work both on foot and by mountain bike / bicycle etc.
Normas del alojamientoNo smoking.
No pets.
Guests should be considerate of the neighbours and keep noise to a minimum after 11pm.
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Lisbeth is the perfect host, her attention to detail is fantastic. Lots of towels, comfy lovely sheets, kitchen well equipped,thinking of all your needs including a sewing box. She ensured that we are perfectly settled, sending her helpful friend to welcome us and upon departure. The apartment is also lovely, decorated to good taste.
The apartment was really nice and comfortable. All was clean and we missed nothing. We came as a group of four and there were more than enough sheets and towels for all of us. Because we did not want to come to close (at night) we brought our own inflatable mattress to have an additional bed and there was definetly enough space for that.
I wish I had such a nice apartment myself :-)
We came a little unprepaired to Odense, because we were just intending to visit a concert there. But our host Lisbeth prepared nice and useful information about Odense and Fünen, making our trip the perfect weekend.
Thanks a lot!
My wife and I recently stayed at Lisbeth's nice and comfy apartment. It was a beautiful apartment with all the necesssary facilities. As the advertisement says, it was really nice and comfy. It is located at a short distance from Odense center, and has a bus stop right in front of it. In regard to service, Lisbeth is very friendly. We enjoyed our stay very much, and give it the highest ratings.
Nette, komplett ausgestattete, gemütliche Wohnung in zentraler Lage. Jederzeit wieder! Lisbeth hilft gerne mit nützlichen Tipps. Wir haben die Tage in der Wohnung sehr genossen!
Det her er en super dejlig lejlighed og Lisbeth er den perfekte vaert.
Det eneste der var en lille smule irriterende (naar man normalt bor paa landet) er trafikken. Der koerte biler/busser og lastbiler uden for stue vinduet fra kl 5 ca.
Mine boern laa dog i et andet vaerelse og de hoerte intet :)
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- Stanley J. Robboy, MD, FCAP, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Pathology, Chief, Division of Diagnostic Services, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- George L. Mutter, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Division of Women's and Perinatal Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Jaime Prat, MD, PhD, FRCPath, Professor and Chairman of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain; Visiting Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
- Rex Bentley, MD, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Peter Russell, MD, FRCPA, Professor of Pathology and Director, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Malcolm C. Anderson, FRCPath, FRCOG, Emeritus Consultant Histopathologist, Department of Histopathology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
This critically acclaimed book has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring you state-of-the-art assistance in diagnosing pathologies of the female reproductive tract. It covers more than 1100 common, rare, benign, and malignant lesions, and tackles the questions so often asked and not answered elsewhere. All entities are illustrated by well-chosen photographs of outstanding quality. The updated text provides the latest advances in immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, and cytogenetics, as well as the most current concepts, classification and staging systems for all diseases and disorders of the female genital tract. "Road maps" at the beginning of each chapter help you navigate the book more quickly. You'll have everything you need to effectively diagnose and confidently sign out gynecologic and obstetric reports.
New to This Edition
- Features a "Road map" at the beginning of each chapter to help you navigate and access the material more quickly.
- Provides you with the latest advances in immunohistochemistry to reflect the development of reliable techniques.
- Covers cytology more extensively, including cytologic/histologic correlations, additional cytologic images, and additional material on differential diagnosis to reflect modern diagnostic practice.
- Includes the latest classification and staging systems for all diseases and disorders of the female genital tract, so you can provide the referring physicians with the most accurate and up-to-date diagnostic and prognostic indicators possible.
- Uses more bullet points, diagnostic flowcharts, decision-making algorithms, and summary tables to make it even easier to find what you need.
Key Features
- Covers all benign and malignant disorders of the female genital tract to provide you with a comprehensive resource for use in the reporting room or in formal study.
- Offers a complete visual guide to each tumor or tumor-like lesion to assist you in the recognition and diagnosis of any tissue sample under the microscope with over 2500 high-quality, full-color illustrations.
- Provides expert advice on how to avoid diagnostic errors with practical advice on pitfalls in differential diagnosis.
- Integrates histopathologic features with data from ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics and discussions of the relevant clinical manifestations of gynecological diseases to provide you with the necessary tools to make a comprehensive diagnostic workup.
- Features summary tables, diagnostic flow charts, and analytic tables to facilitate rapid interpretation and accurate diagnosis.
- Approaches definitions, clinical features, gross features, microscopic features, and differential diagnosis consistently and uniformly for quick and easy access to the information you need.
- Readers praise its readability and practicality for both daily and reference use by both the novice and experienced pathologist.
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By Errol Castens/NEMS Daily Journal
NEW ALBANY – Voters here will decide March 19 whether to legalize liquor inside city limits.
Under a state law passed last year, cities of at least 5,000 people (or cities that are county seats) in counties that have voted against legalization of liquor and wine may hold such an election if 20 percent of the registered voters sign petitions to that effect.
Members of New Albany Spirit delivered petitions from 1,085 of New Albany's 5,280 registered voters, and on Tuesday night aldermen set the election date.
The issue of alcoholic beverages has been one of interest for the past several years in Union County. Voters rejected countywide legalization of liquor in 2008 and again early last year, but New Albany voters approved the sale of beer and light wine inside the city in 2010.
"I'm hopeful," said Angele Mueller, owner of Tallahatchie Gourmet, which is both restaurant and catering service. "Right now I cannot get a liquor license to serve alcohol even in wet counties. If I'm working in Oxford or Tupelo, I have to hire somebody other than me to do it. If it passes, then I can get one."
Mueller noted if wine and liquor are legalized, she would likely serve on-premises as well.
"I feel like some other restaurants will probably come to town if that happens," she said. "My mom is visiting this week from Albuquerque, and she'd love to have a glass of wine, but we can't do that here, so we're going to dinner in Tupelo."
Despite the overwhelming passage of liquor in Corinth in December, New Albany's passage is no sure thing. Signs opposing legalized alcohol popped up around town last year after the law was amended, and many churches have organized their opposition before each referendum in recent years.
Under the new state law, city officials can decide to allow both on-premises (restaurant) sales by the drink and package-store sales by the bottle or to restrict sales to restaurants only. Corinth officials, whose voters approved legal liquor in December, passed an ordinance that allows both.
New Albany Mayor Tim Kent said if voters approve alcohol, he expects the Board of Aldermen to limit sales.
"I haven't talked to all of them, but I think it's going to lean toward restaurants only," he said. "If they did decide to allow stores, it would be in very restricted areas. I don't think we're going to have liquor stores downtown."
Voters – for or against – are already eager to participate in the election. City Clerk Frankie Roberts said she's already working with a printer to get absentee ballots printed.
"People are already calling about them," she said.


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Thank you, Brenda...
Looks like another good weekend for you!!!
Thank you, Brenda...
Looks like another good weekend for you!!!
Choctaw's Daring Greatly (10/19/2015)
Choctaw's Piscataquis Sebec UD MH CGC WCX ***(All-Breed AM 2nd)
UCDX HR SR Sand Dancer's XX MTB Ranger UDT, MH, WCX **, UKC HR Finished & U-B Legs, OTCH Points, Utility B Win, Agility HIT (1/20/2001-7/24/2015)
HR SR Scarlett's Andi O'Malley CD SH OA NAJ CGC (OAJ-2 Placements) 9/16/1995-3/31/2011
Amateur Results
1st-#18 Aarrow O/H Bart Clark
2nd-#26 Sky O/H Tommy Parrish
3rd-#1 Pink H/Clint Joyner O/ Mike Ballezzi
4th-#40 Jane O/H Tommy Parrish
RJ-#7 Dreamer O/H Ken Neil
Jams- 38,37,31,17,16,14,12,5
Congrats to All !!!!!
Way to go Bart and Aarrow not even 3 yet.
Congrats Bart and Aarrow!!! Pretty impressive
Open results?
Josie Ottman
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Congrats to my friend Bart and his wonderfully talented young man Arrow...If I were around I would buy you some frog legs!
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1:1 NKJV)... 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (John 1:1-4NKJV)
No evolution, no monkey ancestors, no big bang!
Full results up on EE. Thanks everyone, it was great to see you all again!
Lucy, MH
Lucy II, MH***
Jet, MH***
Lily, MH***
CONGRATULATIONS!!! To O/Mike Johnston, H/Jason Baker, & Black Shamrock's Margarita "Rita" for placing 3rd in the derby at the Central Savannah RC spring field trial on 3/15/13. This gives Rita 26 derby points and makes her the highest pointed pup from the litter. Way to go Sandhill Kennels.
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Huge congratulations to Barton Clark on your Amateur WIN with Arrow . . 76 Derby points - 2012 high point Derby dog - hasn't run a Q that we can find - comes out and WINS the Am and Arrow is still TWO! That's impressive!!!!
Congratulation to Jery Kamphuis and Buddy on the Open WIN!
Seaside's Rogue Warrior, owned by Chip McEwen, jammed the Open and Amateur . . . Shooter has been in the last series in three consecutive trials . . . knocking on the color door . . .
John Lash, great to see you and many thanks for shooting the flyers. Hope to see you soon.


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Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel heads into the last four races of the Formula One season knowing the fate of the championship is in his hands after a commanding win in South Korea.
The Red Bull driver secured a third win on the trot on Sunday and leapfrogged Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to the top of the drivers' standings.
It looks like a two-horse battle for the title after the chasing McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button endured a dreadful weekend at Yeongam.
Hamilton was 10th while his fellow Briton was dumped out of the race moments after the start by an apologetic Kamui Kobayashi.
Hamilton and Button, both former world champions, admitted afterwards that their assault on the crown was over.
Kimi Raikkonen, of Lotus, is third in the championship but a hefty way behind the two at the top of the pack while Red Bull's Mark Webber is fifth, behind Hamilton.
Vettel, who is going after a third title on the bounce, tops the chart with 215 points, Spaniard Alonso is on 209 and Raikkonen 167.
"For many months, it was something of a real roller-coaster ride, but we finally found our strength again and since Singapore it works," said the German, after he and Webber enjoyed a Red Bull one-two in Korea.
"Today the team did everything right, and I didn't do anything stupid - we sure want to keep it that way."
Singapore last month began a sequence of imperious victories for Vettel who gradually closed the gap on Alonso, also a double world champion, before usurping him on Sunday.
Alonso was third in the race, his teammate Felipe Massa fourth.
But the 25-year-old Vettel said nobody at Red Bull was getting carried away.
"What I think is important is that we have to keep things simple. That means that we have to concentrate on ourselves because we cannot influence what others are doing and starting mind games now about what others will do in the next races is a waste of energy."
Ferrari, who have overtaken McLaren team in the constructors' championship, refused to sound disheartened as the highly-skilled Alonso has consistently been able to get the most out of his inferior car.
"It's true that Red Bull was quickest all weekend, but our aim was to be right behind them and we achieved that," said the 31-year-old Alonso.


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that this country is not in as bad a shape as I think it is :-)
Love your shelves also. " A country boy ( change gender as needed, vbg ) can survive ".
By the way a family member sent a picture to me of a lady with her cook book ( open ) clipped onto a skirt\or pants clothes hanger with the hook over a cabinet knob to keep it up out of the flour etc. Good "redneck" idea.