text: Man, what a late finish for a non- West coast game. Late start for ESPN and then a 2OT. I am tired. Here is what I saw. One, Stuckey looked horrid most of the game. He started getting his offense together late. His defense - nowhere as good as Bynum. Afflalo shot well, handled the ball well, and played fine defense along with a career high 22 points. 2nd game with 4 made threes. Tay. Covered well by Artest, got outplayed in this one. Missed a ton of shots. Kwame. Lots of rebounds, including a whole lot of good work on the O boards. His defense on Ming was good to start, but the Pistons never forced Ming to pass the ball away - thus never forced him to even think about doing something besides shooting. Sorry, no way you never double team a post player when he is killing you. You got to do things to throw his rythm off. We did throw a couple of brief fakey double teams at him but we never stuck with one, trying to force a pass. Hey, I have seen the Pistons in past seasons do great at double teaming the ball and then rotating well when the the opponent tries to pass the ball to an open shooter. It can be done. We could not even try this a few times? Non-sense. Dyess. Made some shots. Worked at least a bit inside. Another wasted 20 rebound game. Worst thing - he played an absolute ton of minutes - especially if you include the day before. Horrible coaching, under any circumstances, to play Antonio McDyess these kinds of minutes. He was worthless toward the end of the game. JMAX. Nothing great. Amir. Played a bit. Curry found a flaw in his defense and never put him back in the game. Of course, we lost the game partially because Dyess was worn completely out. Curry is clueless. He will not improve the play of Amir except by playing Amir. Herrmann. He was negative in his first half stint. He was put in several offensive plays later, and may have ended up positive for the gmae. He missed the potential game winning shot at the end of regulation. A shot, as many point out, was not needed - we only needed a two point shot to win the game. Or even just a foul and one free throw. Bynum. Pretty good. Good D. Scored quite a bit. Did he get out of control here and there? Its expected for a guy just learning the point guard position. Lack of assists, by both Bynum and Stuck? You know, we could maybe use some better plays. The only thing we had going as far as plays was Afflalo hitting his shots off of screens. More plays are needed. This team still looks like its in its first couple of weeks in the season. Herrmann did not play all that much. Amir barely any. So really, we just used a 7 man rotation, Starting Kwame and Dyess, Tay, Afflalo, and Stuck. Bynum and JMAX were the only two subs who got many minutes. So how did that go, with so few subs? Stuckey got enough rest. Afflalo got enough rest. Kwame got enough rest. Dyess and Tay, way, way, way overplayed - especially for the 2nd of a back to back. And they were already overplayed in regulation. Well, we are no longer a .500 team, falling one game under. We may not make the playoffs. Curry seems to still have other agendas besides winning - and has no ability to coach - not even to do the real simple stuff like spell his players once in a while - even if they are creaking with old age. The effort was there. (Stuckey being the huge exception to that for much of the game. PS, can someone tell him he is suppose to have a hand up when guarding a perimeter shooter?) Over 20 offensive boards on a lot of hustle. Of course, a lot of that hustle was from a young player in Kwame Brown who has not been overplayed this season. Go figure. No AI. They mentioned AI is going for more tests yet this Friday, and that he is still experiencing back pain. No imminent return. Rip and Sheed are still sitting out game to game. Sharpe did not play.


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Sponsored by: OHIO CSS
Co-sponsored by: Georgia CSS, New Mexico CSS, Kansas CSS, Tennessee CSS, ATSS/UFT, North Carolina CSS, South Carolina CSS, New York CSS, Alabama CSS, Mississippi, California, Missouri
RATIONALE:The National Council for the Social Studies sponsored the Summer Leadership Institute for many years. This allowed member organizations to meet, network with each other, and to meet members of Congress to discuss issues pertaining to social studies education.
WHEREAS, NCSS and state social studies organizations have valued the Summer Leadership Institute for the development of state leadership, collaboration on a national level, experiential training in lobbying the legislature, and the development and writing of resolutions submitted to the House of Delegates,
WHEREAS, the need for training leaders is a significant one and the skills to be an advocate still need to be nourished for the social studies to survive,
WHEREAS, the need for face-to-face networking opportunities is paramount in order to develop leadership and advocacy skills,
WHEREAS, the Summer Leadership Institute is in the best interest of NCSS because it provides a training ground for NCSS leadership development,
BE IT RESOLVED, NCSS should reinstitute the Summer Leadership Institute utilizing an optimal time commitment capitalizing on technology and face to face networking, including the direct lobbying of our elected officials.
HOD DEFEATED: 45% in favor, 53% against
Sponsored by: New Mexico CSS, Colorado CSS
Co-Sponsored by: New York CSS, ATSS/UFT, Mississippi CSS, Alabama CSS, California CSS, South Carolina CSS, Tennessee CSS
WHEREAS, The use of a NCSS Webinar for the purpose of giving information and exchanging ideas worked successfully on July 30, 2009
WHEREAS, Those who participated voiced a need to continue this process
WHEREAS, NCSS is interested in a more efficient method for national communication
BE IT RESOLVED, that NCSS will continue to use this webinar process with a goal of at least four times a year or as needed.
HOD PASSED: 77% in favor, 22% against
BOD Approved
The board approved this resolution, because it was determined that the resolution was not financially binding nor an unrealistic task for the NCSS staff.
Sponsored by: New York State CSS, ATSS/UFT NYC, Colorado CSS
Co-Sponsored by: Georgia CSS, Tennessee CSS, South Carolina CSS, Mississippi CSS, Alabama CSS
WHEREAS, the constitutional requirement of taking the census of the United States population every 10 years is a significant event, and
WHEREAS, 2010 is a census year, and
WHEREAS, census information is used for apportioning seats in Congress as well as apportioning services to local communities, and
WHEREAS, undercounting is a major problem in taking the census, be it
BE IT RESOLVED, that NCSS devote an issue of "Social Education" on the importance of the census, including lesson plans, and be it further
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NCSS maintain a resource list of and links to partnerships with the census bureau in each state for school districts and teachers post these lists and links on the NCSS website.
HOD PASSED: 57% in favor, 41% against
BOD Defeated
During the board meeting NCSS Director of Publications, Michael Simpson, informed the board that it would be impossible to devote an issue of Social Education to the importance of the census due to the publication's timeline. He explained that planning for what to include in each issue of Social Education occurs a year in advance. It was also determined by the board that what NCSS depicted the importance of the census in recent publications and on the NCSS website was. NCSS 2010 Census resources and articles can be found on our website at: http://www.socialstudies.org/census_2010.
Supported by: Teaching American Indian History, Culture & Current Events Community
Co-Sponsored by: Georgia CSS, South Carolina CSS, Tennessee CSS, ATSS/UFT, Canadian Community
WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Education's Elementary & Secondary Education Title 7, Part A – Indian Education Sec. 7101. Statement of Policy states:
"It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government's unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The Federal Government will continue to work with local education agencies, Indian tribes, and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs that serve Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children;" and
WHEREAS, Sec. 7102. Purpose states: "It is the purpose … to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native students, that such students can meet the same challenging State student academic achievement standards as all other students are expected to meet;" and
WHEREAS, an increasing number of Native children are living off the reservations and attending school in the urban/suburban areas of this nation; and
WHEREAS, increasing public school efforts focus on the requirements of No Child Left Behind and the pursuit of greater success on standardized academic testing causing the amount of classroom time spent in teaching students about the important concepts contained in the various content areas to dwindle; and
WHEREAS, textbook publishers place their greatest efforts on those areas of the curriculum that are tested which excludes most history and cultures of Native people;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Council for the Social Studies call for a renewed commitment to the tenets of Title 7 by schools across the nation and encourage the producers of teaching materials related to the History, Culture and Current Events of American Indians, Alaskan Natives and, including Native Hawaiians, to enable classroom teachers to fulfill their obligation to the unique cultural challenges facing these students.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NCSS issue a strongly worded position statement endorsing
the tenets of Title 7 and recognizing the increased urbanization of Native people whose children
are often being educated in the public schools of this nation
HOD PASSED: 88% in favor, 9% against
The board will be seeking out volunteers to draft this position statement.
Supported by: California Council for the Social Studies
Co-Sponsored by: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, New Mexico
WHEREAS, NCSS defines social studies as the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence and achieve the levels of civic efficacy that the nation requires of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, NCSS believes that civic efficacy can best be achieved through powerful, rigorous social studies curriculum and effective teaching that engages students with significant ideas to connect what they are learning to their prior knowledge and to current issues, to think critically and creatively about what they are learning, and to apply that learning to authentic situations to address the challenges facing our diverse nation in an increasingly interdependent world, and
WHEREAS, all students across our nation, grades K-16, deserve a high quality social studies education to acquire and learn to use the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives, and
WHEREAS, currently, the criteria for effective teaching and learning of social studies varies greatly from state to state as do the mechanisms for measuring student achievement, and
WHEREAS, prior federal initiatives, most notably No Child Left Behind, while intended to improve student achievement for all students, have caused social studies to be marginalized in many schools across our nation, and
WHEREAS, The "Common Core State Standards" Initiative is spearheaded by the National Governors Association's (NGA) Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The Initiative process dedicated to the development of a common core of state standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12,
is supported by 48 states and 3 territories
BE IT RESOLVED, that NCSS urge the President of the United States, the leadership of the United States Department of Education, the National Governors Association's (NGA) Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to support development and establishment of Common Core Standards for Social Studies that will:
bring together social studies experts from the National Council for the Social Studies, its affiliate organizations and other professional organizations to develop and review common core social studies standards that underscore the critical importance of social studies as an indispensable aspect of every child's educational experience, and
demonstrate the need for social studies to be adopted by the U.S. Department of Education and individual states and territories as an essential part of any core curriculum, and be framed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills to include critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills in the context of civic literacy, economic/financial literacy, and global awareness, and thereby advance the cause of student success in the social studies in order that they become competent, responsible citizens and productive working members in domestic and international society.
HOD PASSED: 85% in favor, 15% against
NCSS has been working on what this resolution outlines. In January 2010 NCSS and the Civic Mission of Schools convened leaders of the other social studies disciplines to work together to build a coalition of organizations whose members will be integral to the state led effort (National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers) to create common core state standards in Social Studies. NCSS is currently completing the development of research-based proposals, with the hope that supporters will fund the work of this group.
Board of Director's added the word "State" into the title of this resolution to reflect the correct name of the initiative
2009 Courtesy resolutions were also passed in recognition of the service to the social studies community of NCSS President Syd Golston and NCSS Conference Committee Chair Eddie Bennett.

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I was speaking to a good friend of mine in Missouri and he was involved in some kinda mess that has led him into looking at fifteen years of incarceration for. I wish I could be there to attend his court date Monday, but I can't.. this is the second childhood friend of that's going to be locked up in prison.
It's kinda crazy how a lot of the people I know growing up in Missouri give me such acclaim for being smart and stuff and not having to do the stuff they do, when I'm really all that, I'm just average.
It's crazy cause anyone can do it, I just stay out of trouble the best I can. I just wish they were like me.
My other friend Tommy is still in prison and he's been in there since he was eighteen, (he's 25 now) not including the time he spent in juvenile which pretty much consumed his entire early teen life.
Another one to the system..


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Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
2067 U.S. Hwy. 278, SE, Social Circle, GA 30025
For many years Georgia was recognized as the "Quail Capital of the World." This title was justified by the state's excellent population of bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). Georgia's high quail population was the accidental byproduct of low intensity agriculture and forestry practices commonly applied throughout most of the state during the late 1800s - mid 1900s. However, veteran quail hunters are well aware that quail abundance has dropped dramatically, making hunting much less productive. Data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Breeding Bird Survey indicates that from 1966 to 1998 Georgia's quail population declined by more than 70 percent. This decline has led to a reduction in the number of quail hunters and quail harvested. In 1962, an estimated 135,000 hunters harvested about four million quail, but by 1998 the number of hunters declined to 42,000 and the reported quail harvest to about 900,000.
Primarily, land use changes are responsible for the quail population decline. More specifically these changes include: the loss of agricultural land, "clean farming" practices, larger agricultural fields, increased use of pesticides, conversion of farmland and native rangeland to exotic grass pastures, increased acreage in intensively managed short rotation pine plantations, decreased use of prescribed fire and increased urbanization.
The good news is that wildlife biologists know more about managing bobwhite quail than any other upland game bird. The first step to improving habitat conditions for quail is developing a management plan that considers the entire life history of the bobwhite relative to the current habitat conditions. For a quail population increase to occur, management practices must address the factor that is most limiting the quail population. For example, planting food plots to increase fall foods will not result in more birds if brood habitat is the limiting factor (which often is the case). Game Management Section wildlife biologists are available to assist landowners with development of management plans to improve habitat conditions for quail and other wildlife species. Also, a detailed booklet on quail management, "Bobwhite Quail In Georgia: History, Biology and Management" is available from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division.
Reproduction - The familiar "bob-bob-white" whistle heralds the beginning of the breeding season for quail. Increases in day length and temperature trigger breeding activity. Pairing begins with covey break up, usually in March. Remnant coveys may be found until early May. In March, coveys often break up during the day and reform just before dark.
Quail are generally monogamous, one male mating with one female. However, studies reveal that polygamous behavior, several different mates during a breeding season, is more common than previously thought. Populations consist of about 15 percent more males (cocks) than females (hens). This uneven sex ratio is a result of hen mortality during the nesting season. Most of the "bob-whiting" in mid and late summer is by unmated cocks in search of hens.
The most important months for nesting are May through August, but some nesting occurs as early as March and as late as October. Preferred nesting areas are those where ground vegetation contains clump-type grasses that cover about 50 percent of the total ground area. Cover of this type offers optimum nest concealment while providing adequate passageways for quail movement. Both hens and cocks collect materials used in nest construction, primarily grasses and pine needles, from within a few feet of nest sites. Hens continue to re-nest throughout the nesting season if previous attempts are unsuccessful. Hens that are in excellent physical condition may re-nest after hatching a brood. Also, some cocks may be left to complete incubation while hens find another mate and begin another nesting attempt. The number of
eggs laid per nest (clutch) decreases with each attempt, ranging from an average of 16 eggs in April to only nine in August. The incubation period is 23-24 days.
A pair of quail generally raises only one brood of chicks per year. However, it is not unusual to see chicks of different ages with an adult bird. Both cocks and hens have strong brooding instincts and will adopt strayed or orphaned young.
Mortality - Quail are a prey species and are near the bottom of the ecological food pyramid. In Georgia, more than 20 different wildlife species have been identified that prey on quail and/or their eggs. Annual mortality rates for quail vary from 60-80 percent depending on habitat quality, weather, predator densities, hunting pressure and other factors.
Studies suggest quail chick mortality is 50 percent or more between hatching and 15 weeks of age. This loss can be reduced by improving brood habitat, particularly by creating large blocks (2 - 5 acres) of annual weeds that are canopied above but open underneath. During the first few weeks of life, chicks require the high protein diet provided by animal matter, primarily insects. Management practices, such as winter disking and prescribed burning, produce an abundance of insect life at or near ground level. These management practices also provide chicks with an overhead canopy of annual weeds. This protective canopy of weeds can help to increase chick survival by protecting them from the heat of the sun and from predators.
In addition to summer losses of chicks, another significant loss of bobwhites occurs during either the hunting season or the breeding season. If habitat conditions on an area are good and hunter harvest is low, spring and summer mortality will equal or exceed that of winter. The quality of available habitat controls the size of a quail population. Summer quail production usually exceeds the ability of the habitat to support the young through an entire year. Natural mortality from factors such as predation, disease, and, in some cases, starvation must occur. Studies show that annual losses of 60-80 percent remain fairly constant, whether or not an area is hunted. Therefore, a hunter harvest of 25-35 percent of a fall population may replace part of the natural losses without endangering next year's population.
Weather also can be an important mortality factor for quail. In Georgia the worst weather scenario is prolonged drought during the spring and summer. Drought negatively impacts quail populations by reducing weed seed production, available cover and insect abundance. These factors ultimately result in decreased quail reproduction, survival and recruitment into the fall population. The best buffer against drought is the continued provision of quality habitat, especially nesting cover, brood habitat and food resources. When rainfall does occur, quail populations can respond quickly.
Food Habits - Food resources utilized by quail vary by season and depend on the natural availability of food items and the quail's nutritive needs. Peak fruit consumption, for example, occurs in the late spring and summer while mostly insects are eaten during the summer and fall. The typical annual bobwhite diet consists of 60-65 percent seeds, 15-20 percent fruits, 15 percent animal matter and five percent green vegetation. Bobwhites in Georgia can survive without drinking water, provided succulent vegetation and insects are readily available. However, a quail population needs some form of free water (rain, dew, etc.) to thrive, particularly in more arid regions.
Behavior and Movement Patterns - As summer ends and fall approaches, quail form into groups of individuals called coveys. The average covey size is about 12-15 birds and usually consists of birds from two or more broods. Occasionally two or more coveys may be found together resulting in the "40 bird" covey that quail hunters often talk and dream about hunting. If covey size becomes low during the fall and winter, the remaining birds may join with another covey for the remainder of the winter. For this reason, it is not advisable to use covey size as the determinant factor in deciding whether or not to harvest additional quail from an area during the hunting season. Birds remain in coveys until spring approaches, when they "break up" and disperse to begin the mating season.
Habitat Requirements - Bobwhite quail are an early succession edge species. They need an interspersion of cover that is predominated by annual and perennial weeds and legumes, clumped native warm season grasses, and a mosaic distribution of briar and shrub thickets. Quail densities are highest, and respond best to management, in areas where there is a contiguous distribution of suitable habitat (perhaps 5,000 acres or more). Fragmented landscapes comprised of small isolated blocks or "islands" of habitat are not capable of sustaining high densities of quail, and these habitat fragments may limit the potential of quail to respond to management. Soil conditions also are important to consider when managing land for quail. Soils with the greatest quail management potential are the well-drained sandy loams and clays. Deep sands and wet soils limit prospects for improving quail populations. Due to site conditions and current land use patterns in Georgia, the Upper Coastal Plain generally offers greater potential for quail management than does the Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont or Lower Coastal Plain physiographic provinces. The Southwestern portion of the Upper Coastal Plain tends to have the best quail potential because of high soil fertility and summer rainfall. This is not to say that quail management is futile in other regions, but expectations must be tempered with realization of the bird's habitat needs and the condition of the land.
Across Georgia's rural landscape the primary habitat components that are missing for quail populations to rebound are nesting cover, brood range and year-round food availability. Most lands have vegetative cover that is either too dense or too sparse at ground level.
Agricultural fields and woodlands can be enhanced for quail through the judicious application of management practices. As previously mentioned, management must address the limiting factor if the quail population is to increase. Additionally, both harvest and habitat management should be conducted in anticipation of the worst weather conditions. This is best accomplished by developing a detailed management plan that is tailored to the property under management consideration. At a minimum, a management plan should include an inventory of current habitat conditions and specific recommendations relative to the type, timing, location and costs of needed management practices.
Croplands - Providing suitable conditions for quail on as little as 2-5 percent of commercial crop fields can result in substantial increases in the bird population. Croplands can be enhanced for quail through the management of fallow habitats including field borders [1], hedgerows, field corners, ditch banks, wetland borders and fallow fields [2] or patches. Combinations of winter disking, planting and selective application of herbicides can be used on these sites to provide nesting cover and brood habitat during the spring/summer and food and cover during the fall and winter.
When establishing linear practices like field borders, hedgerows, wetland borders and ditch banks the best rule to remember is wider is better. They should be at least 10 feet in width and widths of 30-100 feet are preferred. A good approach is to use the width of the available disc harrow, or multiples of the width, which will facilitate strip management. When possible, field borders should be maintained around the entire crop field. However, field borders even on one side of a crop field may provide significant benefits to quail. When feasible, all fallow habitats should be connected to facilitate the protected movement of quail throughout the cropland area.
Strip disking during fall/winter can be used to maintain favorable structure and plant species composition for quail in fallow habitats. For example 1/3-1/2 of the site can be disked each year (November through February) and allowed to remain fallow the following summer. Fall/winter disking encourages the development of ragweed, partridge pea, beggarweeds and other quail food and cover plants. As a general rule, fallow habitats should not be disked, or otherwise disturbed, during spring and summer as this encourages undesirable plants like coffeeweed, sicklepod, Johnson grass and Bermuda grass. Also, disking in the spring and summer may destroy nests or disturb birds on nests.
Planting [3] also can be used as an integral part of managing these fallow habitats for quail. Plant annual grains like corn, Egyptian wheat, brown top millet and grain sorghum in the spring and summer to provide food and cover in the fall and winter. Wheat or oats can be planted during late fall. Plantings should be established in strips, and then allowed to remain fallow the following year and rotated across the site. Another option is to plant reseeding annuals like partridge pea, kobe lespedeza and beggarweed, then encourage these to reseed with periodic fall/winter disking. Plant only a small portion of the managed site (generally less than 25 percent) in any given year, maintaining the remainder in desirable weeds and grasses to provide adequate nesting cover and brood habitat.
Periodically, the use of herbicides may be needed to control the invasion of trees and/or exotic grasses into fallow habitats. Even with frequent soil disturbance, sweetgum and other light-seeded trees may invade fallow areas and shade out desirable food and cover plants. Spot spraying with an approved herbicide can address this problem. Another common problem is the invasion of Bermuda and other exotic grasses, into and underneath the weed canopy in fallow habitats. These grasses restrict quail movement and can become so thick as to out-compete desirable vegetation. The best solution is broadcast spraying of an approved herbicide to control exotic grasses within and adjacent to fallow habitats prior to establishment. Many of the fallow habitats that once provided excellent food and cover for quail have
[1] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2245
[2] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2244
[3] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/legacy_assets/Documents/planting guide small game.pdf


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What they tell you?
"... competitive hourly rate." – This does not really say much, especially if you do not know what the current rate is.
"... a low cost of living." – This may have been true about 10 years ago, but grocery prices and utility bills have caught up with the rest of Europe. Inflation is fairly high in Hungary.
Some private schools claim that you can earn up to €1000 a month. Of course you can, when you do loads of overtime and take on private students.
What they don't tell you?
You will be paid cash in hand (no tax) or the tax is declared for the minimum wage and you get the rest cash in hand. Corruption is pretty much widespread in Hungary. Just make sure the Hungarian tax authorities don't catch you!
The school does not pay for your flights.
Most schools do not provide accommodation. Landlords usually charge foreigners very high rent with a deposit and a month in advance (but do not expect to get the deposit back).
The school does not pay you during the holidays (and there are plenty of them).
Don't get ill! You won't get any sick pay.
The school does not guarantee you a full timetable. A bad term can result in you working just to keep your head above the water.
Your timetable will probably be as follows if you work in a private school in Hungary:
Monday to Friday 7.00 am – 9.30 am and then from 6 pm to 7.30 pm. The school might also expect you to teach on Saturday mornings as well (and don't expect to be paid extra for this).
It is also possible that you might have to work at lunch time as well.
Many private schools even require you to do a lot of paperwork and write reports. Of course, this is also unpaid.
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Are you winning? No, this is not about Charlie Sheen! I mean, are you one of the "fortunate" ones leading application delivery in a firm that is winning?
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Help with Puppy Temperament Test at 4 months
I got my puppy when she was 8 weeks old and she is now a little over 4 month old.
Is the way she is right now an accurate gauge of her "temperament"? I have no other dogs to compare her to, but it seems she can be described as:
1. Having very high food drive. She loves to eat and will work for treats with high enthusiasm.
2. She does not really like being petted by strangers. Will avoid their touch and only allow them to pet her if she thinks I'll give her a treat when she sits nicely while getting petted.
3. She LOVES other dogs. LOVES them. Will play with other puppies and young dogs forever, jumping on them, chasing them, biting on them, etc.
4. She wants to be near me all the time (normal for all GSD puppies I imagine). But I have made some progress with separation anxiety. For example, I can leave her in the crate for hours and leave the apartment, and she will make no noise and just go to sleep. But today for example, she barked and ran to me (away from my girlfriend) when I walked down the road, even though she tried to hold onto the leash.
5. I have taught her to remain CALM in the apartment. Right now, she does not chew/bite any furniture, shoes, or items that are off-limits. She does not nip/bite any human flesh. She responds instantly to "LEAVE IT" or "NO BITING".
6. She occasionally (and randomly) barks. But I tell her to be "QUIET" and she eventually listens to me (it does take some repeating). I socialized her in a tourist center so she can see 100+ people and make no noise. But will domly bark once in a while at someone for some odd reason.
7. She will play fetch but not for very long, and only when treats are involved. She does not seem all that interested in fetching every object I throw.
8. She does seem to want to chase cats, but just to sniff them and play with them.
9. She is submissive to me, where a stare from me will send her into the sit position, or the down position.
What kind of dog will she be? I am also considering getting a Golden Retriever puppy and getting a female would be easiest. Just wondering if my GSD puppy (who seems submissive to me) would get along with another female GR?
Sounds like you are doing very well with her and it seems like she is a good, typical GSD pup. Keep up the training and play sessions. Peronally I would not another dog until you have raised her for at least 1.5 years and only then add a male dog to avoid the two-female-problem.
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Socializing/ manners training for excited 2yr old
My 2yr old GSD Maverick is really sweet but his manners with other dogs (and sometimes people but that's for another thread) are not very good. On walks seeing another dog or hearing one anywhere close to him will make him very excited and he wants to immediately investigate and meet them. So pulling and sometimes barking and wining will happen. We got him when he was 1 and i wanted to socialize him as soon as possible but i don't know anyone who owns a dog remotely near his age and my parents were too timid to take him to the dog park so when he just turned two they gave in and we took him to a dog park. I took him on a long walk before entering but that changed nothing he was just as excited, we kept him on the leash the whole time so he wouldn't bother anyone, a lot of people there looked kind of annoyed that an inexperienced dog was around. Ok so the main problem is the way he introduces himself, first off he immediately goes face to face and if i don't make him turn around he will either start licking other dogs privates or (biggest problem) he starts to push down on the other dogs shoulders with his head and will begin to mount. So now he's been to the dog park 3 times on leash so i can correct the mounting. Is this the best thing? How can i fully socialize him with other dogs? He likes to play and have fun and has had good experiences with relatives dogs who were older. Just want to know what is the best thing to do about this, sorry for the long post just and i really appreciate any amount of help you can give, Thanks!
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So, he's fine with dogs away from the dog park, but he gets over excited in the dog park.
Stop going to the dog park. Work on proper behavior with familiar dogs as to keep him from becoming over excited.
You go to the dog park for you, not your dog. There are plenty of ways to exercise him without going to a place where bad behaviors are allowed to be practiced.
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I'd only go to the dog park because you won't be able to control the other dogs AND your dog if they run up suddenly.
Have you purchased a Gentle Leader HARNESS? Huge help to guide and get control of the front of the dog more easily.
Plus I'd be looking around for some great dog classes. May need a few privates initially so the instructor knows what to expect. It seems like just uncontrolled excitement so with you learning what you need to learn to guide this, I bet you will have this much better WITH HELP!
good luck!
First off, thanks! second the gentle lead does look like it will be good but i use my skateboard when i walk him because he has so much energy, also i don't know anyone who has a dog big enough to play with him so classes will be my best bet i guess.
Group classes are good. My 10month old is full of energy too. However she is very good with other dogs. You describe mounting behavior, which is a dominant act. It would be better the have Maverick with the same dogs frequently, so he gets to know them. I go to a dog class every week. We practice socialization in the beginning of the class, then stay, short leash, long leash, depending on the dogs level. The last 20 minutes they get free play, which is great for a high energy dog. The gentle leader is a god send for controlling the head, the pulling. Make sure he has a good solid sit and don't let him get close enough to mount another dog. You can greet another owner at 6 feet, put your dog in a sit. Talk to the human and slowly approach inch by inch. That is what we do in class and my energetic GSD is very good. Once he has his sit stay and down stay in place, take him to shopping centers. I got a year old male that had never been trained and he became a perfect gentleman. I took him to a shopping area every day for 15 minutes. The entire training took a full year, but at the end I could take that dog anywhere. I am repeating the same with Heidi, take her into banks, hardware stores, the post office, etc. There s nothing like a well trained GSD. Other wise people will be afraid of Maverick, which is not a good thing. BTW, Wolfgang was my first GSD, and I hired a professional trainer for 10 weeks, she came to my house every week and I would practice in between, and take him into public. One final thing, is he neutered? it would be a good idea and he is the right age. I am on GSD # 4 and have used the techniques I learned from the first trainer on all my dogs.
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*I know allot of people on these dislike the Gardner brothers but if we can keep personal feelings out of the discussion and stick to which one is the better marker it would be appreciated. thanks
Posted 26 January 2013 - 05:44 PM
eXTCy (can't tell if its still for sale but...)
Both are great markers So that shouldn't be an issue, a Rotor will be good used and your current tank is debatable but too exp to upgrade if you're on a budget, hope this helps!
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Talking in performance it would be the mini but since it is too small for you i will recommend you the gog
Would the GoG be a better choice then the mini? I think the mini is going to be too small for me. overall what is the best performing marker?
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The mini is a good gun, but at that point I would just save up and get a used Axe. And the Halo Too is a great choice, but I would also suggest getting a 4500psi tank, preferably from Ninja if you can afford it. Basically, for 250 get the eXTCy, anything above that save up for used Axe.
And as far as the Gardner brothers go, I believe that only Adam Gardner is involved with GoG, and so far they are just keeping quiet and making great guns for the money, and they are a much better value than their Smart Parts counterparts.
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If im looking for a gun in the $250 price range then is the GoG eXTCy the best option?
At the $250 price range it really depends what you're looking for in a marker. In short if you're looking for reliability and efficiency go for the eXTCy. If you like shot quality and a lighter marker the Rail's a better choice. Check out my comparison review when you find the time.
And yes,
You can definitely get more bang for your buck if you invest more money in a mid-end. In my case, I love my Etha and I'm glad I purchased that over the eXTCy and the Rail. However, if smoothness and quietness is what you're looking for then both the Rail and eXTCy will beat the Etha in those 2 departments. Keep in mind also that the Etha is quieter than the Etek 3/4 and I actually prefer the Etha over the Etek.
I don't know how the Axe compares to the Rail and eXTCy regarding shot quality.
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As people may or may not know from a previous post. I just recently bought a kimber stainless pro carry II. My first kimber and first 1911 at that. Well I liked the gun so much. I decided (thank you visa) to buy another one. I got the Kimber CDP II 1911 .45 acp. I shot 50 rounds and had ZERO problems, except a manual error. I didn't push the magazine all the way in by a little and it failed to load once, but no real big deal. Better than my stainless pro carry II did its first 50 rounds and that thing shoots like a well oiled machine now. So clear skies for this gun I believe. Also might I add, this is the most accurate gun I've shot. Heres the target from the range. FYI I wasn't aiming for the X in general just chest shots. By florida law I have to wait 3 days before I can take it home and baby it. So Wednesday I'll post pics asap!
was that at 25 yards?
no more like 25 feet... I generally practice from the 7 yard mark.. thats about where you would be confronted by someone.
Congratulations, it looks like your collection is on a roll.
Enjoy the new toys.... Now a few thousand rounds to reduce that group by a foot....
Well, you killed him, but he suffered for awhile. Congratulations on the new Kimber - Aim small, miss small.


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AMES, Iowa — Dubuque County Extension is partnering with Loras College and Ann Mauss, associate professor of computing and technology at Loras, to provide computer literacy training to older citizens in the county as a part of the Mid-Life and Beyond Program through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
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Actually, it works for more than just "a week or less trip." We've been using an Air Head fulltime for 6 years with no problems. It starts the composting process quickly enough to keep up with two people for 4-6 weeks before we have to empty it. I wouldn't recommend peat moss, either. Coco coir is more environmentally friendly and comes in nice little compact "bricks" that are easy to store and small.
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I have a 1980 Gulfstar 44 with a composting head in the forward head. It works good for a couple as long as your only taking a week or less trip. They also require peat moss be added to your leavings and so you need to carry peat moss. Also if you do not want to clean the opening every time you #2 you can put a coffee filter over the opening and the whole thing falls in clean. Be careful in rough water that the toilet remains firmly on the base or the urine will collect in the wrong tank. all in all it works for a limited amount of poo poo
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Just found your thread. I have a 1977 GS 37 aft cockpit. Purchased in the fall of 2011 , so one season sailing her. Planned projects are fixing hatch and port leaks and contemplating a composting head. love this boat. I am in Hull, MA
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Thanks for the info. Traveler is in the cockpit I haven't sailed a boat with the traveler in the cockpit so we may find out how we like it. We will go back for a second look at the boat after we have some questions answered.
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I haven't done any work to my chain plates, but they appear to be in good condition. They are not glassed into the hull, they are bolted in (and mine are also sealed with something that might be 5200). The chain plates are accessible from the interior of the boat for inspection, and my surveyor said they were fine so I haven't bothered with them. The water and fuel tanks are largely inaccessible; both have a ~6" diameter access port in the top, but that won't let you access most of the tank because of the baffles. Also my access ports are frozen in place. I bleached my water tank quite thoroughly and added a nice filter and the water seems fine (it has no taste or odor). I wash with it, brush my teeth with it, and on occasion drink it, but I still drink mostly bottled water because I've never had it professionally tested. My boat came with a holding tank already installed. It's under the counter in the head, outboard of the sink. It's shaped to fit up against the curved hull there. I just finished replacing the entire head and hoses (everything except the holding tank), so I'm quite familiar with that setup. There are removable panels inside the cabinet behind the toilet which allow access into the space where you run the hoses up to the deck fitting for pump out (and where you'd also pro was bably want to put your vented loops). That same panel allows access to at least one chain plate.
1976 was pretty early in the production run for the Gulfstar 37, so things might be slightly different on your boat. Is the traveler in the cockpit or forward of the companionway? The very early ones had the traveler in the cockpit, which I don't think is a very nice design.
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Hi Meador and Thanks for the email. I haven't posted enough to send a private message so.....
Have you done any work on the chain plates? We are looking at a 1976 37' after 36 years in salt water I worry about them they are behind a wood panel. Do you know if they are glassed in. Have you done any work on the tanks and have you added a holding tank? It looks like a solid boat at a good price.
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HI this is an old discussion but if you are still on the forum I would like to know how your work on your Gulfstar 37 turned out. I'm looking at one for sale and would like to know more about this boat.
I also just purchased a 1979 Gulfstar 37 this past August.
I think this particular model receives an unfair amount of criticism which is based off of earlier, more 'motorsailer'-like Gulfstar models. After reading comments about this boat online, I was hesitant about this model until I saw it in person. When I finally did check the boat out, I was impressed by the quality of the the interior, and the functional layout of the decks and cockpit. Also, the rigging is sized appropriately and the chainplate mounts appear solid for coastal and limited offshore cruising.
While I do not think this boat would make the ideal boat for a circumnavigation, I would have no qualms sailing this boat to the Caribbean. The previous owners sailed this Gulfstar 37 several times from Maine to Belize, and did several offshore runs to and from Bermuda. They had owned several large sailboats before this Gulfstar, including a 60' wooden ketch and a Catalina 40 and considered this boat their best yet.
My greatest concern with the boat is the water and fuel tanks that are glassed into the floor. Their location makes them near impossible to inspect, and I've wondered exactly what kind of lifespan I should expect out of a fiberglass tank. When it does come time to install a new tank, I've thought about swapping the location of the battery bank with the fuel tank to ease access to both.
Also, engine access is not spectacular. It's a good thing I am still young because getting around the engine requires a fair amount flexibility and dexterity.
So that's my 2 cents. I'm sure I'll have a great many more comments about this boat after I pick apart every system on it over this winter.
I bought a Gulfstar 37 aft cockpit in September. I absolutely love it. I'm now living aboard. My surveyor said it was suitable for sailing to Bermuda, and my rigger (who has completed a circumnavigation) said he would feel comfortable circumnavigating in it. My ambitions do not extend that far, I think Bermuda or the Caribbean is my limit for this boat, but this is my first boat and I'm very inexperienced, so perhaps I'll get more bold with time. The hull and deck seem to be built very solid. The deck is cored, but on my boat there was no water intrusion (apparently this is rare to find in a GF37). The hulls are known to blister, so you will probably want to apply a barrier coat of epoxy (one of my spring projects), but if it's solid now after 30+ years, it probably has had all the blisters repaired or wasn't one of the ones to blister in the first place.
I think the interior is second to none for this age, size and price range. It has tons of storage space below, and the lazarettes are cavernous. It is a very fast boat -- I have regularly sustained 8.5kts in moderate winds (theoretical hull speed is about 7.5kts). With my limited sail-trimming ability, I can only get it to point about 55 degrees off the wind, which still isn't bad IMHO.
The only problem with the boat I've had so far is the water tank... it's fiberglass, molded into the bilge. You can't clean it due to the placement of the baffles, and you can't replace it without ripping out the entire sole and possibly compromising the structure of the boat. I'm determined to drink my tank water though, so I'm currently building a really nice filter setup.
The listing broker of my boat used to work for Gulfstar, and he was also a Gulfstar dealer when they were new. He gave me a detailed history of the company. He told me that there three distinct phases of management of the company, with the first and third producing very poor quality boats (mostly motorsailers) and the middle phase producing very solid and good-performing sailboats, and that is the phase that the GF37 falls into (~1976-1980). Also, I was told the GF37 was one of 3 differnet length boats (up to the GF43) made from the same hull mold, the only difference being the shorter ones essentially had the stern chopped off. This gives the GF37 the waterline length and interior space of a 43.
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a little OT, but it is amazing the people who show up to disasters. when i did katrina, there was a man and his wife working in the staff shelter. to this day, i don't know who he was, but apparently he was quite wealthy. he and his wife were mopping floors and cleaning toilets. one day we had a bunch of fantastic food show up. turned out that he didn't think we were eating healthy so he had a bunch of salads and other stuff brought in and he and his wife spent the day preparing some good food for all of us who had been out in the field. had another one when i was in Iowa. was running a kitchen operation and the HQ manager took me aside to ask me if i minded taking a guy with no training, but who really wanted to work. it was odd, but i didn't care. another pair of hands. turned out he wanted to get out and see the disaster so that he knew best how to direct his big donations....which usually included things like rebuilding school...but he didn't want anyone to know who he was.never found out who he was either :-)there are a lot of quietly generous people out there and you never know when you are working with one!
The government is buying a crap load of "training" ammo for it's agencies, Department of Homeland Security, Social Security agents, National Weather service and such. I would buy it when you can find it.... that is the orders in, the only exageration is some has not been shipped to them....
Well Sterling, maybe our Fed Govt is more religious than I thought, cause I'm sure that its left hand and right hand never know what the other is doing. Smiley
"When it comes to helping people. Jesus said not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."Well Sterling, maybe our Fed Govt is more religious than I thought, cause I'm sure that its left hand and right hand never know what the other is doing. :)


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