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Note: This was initially written at the beginning of August 2007. What started out as a diet review turned into a diet scam news story. To follow the story, keep reading beyond this page. Some things have changed, including the identity of "Kimmer," but I have chosen to leave this page intact rather than revise it, for historical reasons.

I have received quite a few questions about this diet, so I am presenting this information about it. However, I want to state up front that I am giving out this information specifically to warn people away from this potentially dangerous diet.

What Is Kimkins?

Kimkins is a diet created by a low-carb dieter who goes by the screen name of Kimmer. It is essentially a diet that's very low in calories, fat, carbs and fiber. The diet is partly based on the original Atkins diet (1972 version), hence its name. In 2007, articles mentioning or explaining the Kimkins diet were featured in People and Women's World magazines, which piqued public interest.

Who Is Kimmer?

"Kimmer" has declined to give her real name. She claims to have lost almost 200 pounds in less than a year and kept it off for five years on her diet. However, there is no independent confirmation of this, and she refuses to meet in person for interviews. She is neither a healthcare professional nor a nutrition expert. In fact, in interviews, she seems unaware of the possible nutritional implications of her diet and has dodged questions about basic nutrition, such as essential fatty acids.

What Do People Eat on Kimkins?

Kimkins has several different variations, some of which are as low as 500 calories per day. Lean proteins prepared with minimal fat are the predominant foods. Vegetables are optional, but a day's eating must not total more than 20 grams total carbohydrate -- this means that effective carbs plus fiber must not be more than 20 grams per day. However, her sample menus have totals much less than this -- at most, about 5 grams effective carbohydrate plus 7 grams fiber. Compare this to Atkins Induction, where 12 to 15 grams effective carbohydrate from vegetables alone is now recommended.

No other foods are on the diet -- no fruit, nuts, milk, etc.

What Are the Potential Problems with Kimkins?

The diet is very low in fiber, essential fatty acids, and many nutrients. This is essentially a starvation diet, which does not contain many of the basics for life, let alone optimal life. A multivitamin and mineral tablet is recommended, but this ignores phytonutrients, essential fatty acids, and other nutrients. In lieu of fiber, or even fiber supplements, Kimmer recommends laxatives, a potentially dangerous practice if taken on a regular basis.

It's very low in calories. Diets that are extremely low in calories do not work in the long run. Eventually, the need for survival takes over and appetite increases. In the meantime, many health problems can result. Very low-calorie diets should only be undertaken under the close supervision of a physician, if at all. Additionally, much of the weight coming off during such a regimen will not be fat, but muscle and other lean body tissue.

What Is the Controversy around "Kimmer" Herself All About?

In addition to the mysteries about her identity, "Kimmer" has been accused of many practices which have riled people up, including:

Banning members (who have paid money) from her website if they disagree with her.

Blaming people for not being strict enough if they don't continue to lose weight very quickly (up to a pound per day). People eating only 400 calories per day have reportedly been encouraged to continue.

Sheltering people who show signs of eating disorders, and encouraging them to keep going (or at least not intervening with their self-descriptions of eating very little).

Blogs from banned members and people who have suffered health consequences from the diet are popping up all over the Internet.

My Take on Kimkins

Kimkins is certainly a potentially dangerous diet, and I would warn anyone tempted by it to stay away. In addition, "Kimmer's" claims of extensive weight loss maintained for five years with the maintenance diet she has described (in at least one interview) seems extremely unlikely to me. In science, there is a saying: "Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof." Beyond short-term weight loss, Kimmer has not produced any proof that her diet has even helped one person -- not even herself.

Further Developments Since Writing This Initial Review

Sept 16, 2007

Since I wrote my review/warning about the Kimkins Diet, there have been further developments, and I have more information about the Kimkins Diet site. I think this is important information for anyone considering the Kimkins Diet approach, so I am faithfully reporting what I have learned.

My Contacts with the Kimkins Company

After my Kimkins review went live at the beginning of August, I was contacted by Christin, the PR person at Kimkins. It was a request that I remove my article, claiming that it had false statements in it. Also included was an invitation to a free account so that I could look at the Kimkins site for more information. I accepted the invitation, and said that accuracy was very important to me and I was open to revising the article in the face of different information. Christin and I exchanged several emails about both my article and the Kimkins plan. The only real discrepancy in my original review was that I said there was "no milk" allowed. It turns out that there is a snack list which includes a 4 oz serving of Dannon Carb & Sugar Control yogurt (1 per day) and 1 oz part-string cheese per day. However, snacks are not allowed on some of the Kimkins plans.

Christin also wanted to make it clear that Kimmer has never claimed to have formal training or expertise as a health care or nutritional professional.

Otherwise, we went back and forth on many points. For example, I said the diet was low in fiber. Christin answered with a list of allowed vegetables which are high in fiber. I replied that not very much of those vegetables are allowed - if total carbs, including fiber, can't be over 20 grams per day, that is not going to be much fiber, especially when fiber supplements are required to be included in the 20 grams. Other points had similar outcomes.

During our correspondence, Christin also admitted that there is no difference in the recommendations for a healthy person in their prime vs an elderly person who's body might have fewer reserves to withstand a low-nutrient and very low calorie diet. I also found out that in general less than 20 grams of carbohydrate are recommended. For example, the vegetarian option, which is stated to be "higher in carbs" is still a maximum of 20 grams. These are just a couple of examples of new things I learned which concerned me regarding the Kimkins Diet. Interestingly, I was to find out that Christin herself was very concerned, and later left the company. But more on that later!...

Simultaneous with all of this, Kimmer asked her members to email me with their weight loss stories, saying I had requested it (not true). I received well over 100 reports of weight loss from Kimkins members as "proof the diet works."

Brief Site Review

Here are some impressions and information I gleaned from my time on the Kimkins Web site:

There are five different Kimkins plans. One is almost all protein - no fats, no vegetables, no cheese, etc. One ("the most popular option") comes out to about 500-600 calories per day. The vegetarian option is limited to 1,000 calories per day. There is a shake option which is 800 calories per day.

The plans are written in a very basic way, and each says to "take a complete multivitamin every day plus other desired supplements." When I asked basic questions about more details of the diet, I was repeatedly referred to various threads on the forums. It's not clear why this wouldn't be on the main part of the site, and all in one place.

The main attraction on the site is the discussion forums. Unfortunately, although there is undeniably a strong and supportive community, people are clearly being encouraged in very extreme eating behaviors, especially very low calorie consumption. There are many examples of people eating only a few hundred calories per day, and being cheered on, or encouraged to go even lower if they aren't losing. I found two long threads called "Egg White Challenge" where members were eating -- you guessed it -- nothing but egg whites.

Another thing that shocked me is that there is a popular catch-phrase among Kimkins followers abbreviated as "SNATT", which is viewed as a desirable state. There are SNATT T-shirts and SNATT mousepads in the online store of the site. What is SNATT? It stands for "semi-nauseous all the time". Why is seen as this good? Because you aren't hungry if you're nauseated. To state the obvious, being nauseated is NOT A GOOD SIGN!! It is your body telling you that something is wrong!

Latest Doings, or 'But Wait, There's More'

In the past two weeks a lot of developments have occurred.

Staff Abandoning Ship

At the beginning of September, three key administrators have left Kimkins, including Christin, the PR person I corresponded with. Christin was also the "success story" whose photos appeared in Woman's World magazine. (This article drew tens of thousands of people to the site.)

More admins have left Kimkins before and since. One of the admins, Becky, has detailed her journey in this blog:

Becky's Blog

More Developments, Including Kimmer's Identity

Kimmer Identity Revealed - with Pictures

Although "Kimmer" has stated that she did not wish her identity to be known, and that she uses many pen names, it turns out that her real name is Heidi Kimberly Diaz. After a lot of fact-checking, I am satisfied that this is the case. In addition, a private detective was hired by Heidi's ex-partner to take photos, and someone who reportedly knows her has come forward as well. It has been shown that Heidi/Kimmer is not the person in the "after" photos which she has circulated. This is one of the photos of Heidi taken by the PI. It is clear that Heidi did not "lose 200 pounds and keep it off for over five years" as she has claimed.

More Accusations

There have been recent reports that money was collected from the Kimkins site for Heidi's foster children, but that according to authorities she has not had foster children for several years. She also may have been involved in other scams.

Lawsuit in the Works

It has recently been revealed that a class-action lawsuit may be pursued against Kimkins. If you are interested, write to kimkinslawsuit@yahoo.com.

Closing Thoughts

I think in some ways we're all looking for a miracle, and any of us can be susceptible to getting caught up in something that looks like it will deliver. But when it comes to your health -- stop, investigate, get more opinions, and pay attention to the signals your body is sending. And listen to people with experience, such as these brave folks who have stepped forward to try to prevent others from walking into a potentially dangerous situation:

From Christin, ex-Kimkins Public Relations Director, speaking to current Kimkins members:

"It breaks my heart that these people who used to be my friends have now labeled me as an outsider; a "hater." [...]Doesn't it seem odd that [Kimmer] would not provide me with the medical proof that I asked for? And I asked not only as a concerned friend, but as the Public Relations representative in order that I might represent what I believed in wholeheartedly. But I was given nothing to stand on. [...] I understand. I was just as disillusioned as you are trying not to be...maybe even more so. I was on the cover of a magazine telling the world of a program which I had assumed to be safe!"

From Becky, Ex-Kimkins Admin, telling her Kimkins story:

"I couldn't help noticing a growing minority who were NOT doing well at all. [...] For many, their moods were poorer, their energy was down, and their weight loss was stalling more and more. Some complained of weakness and dizziness, even fainting. A few reported losing wads of hair. At least one posted that she had to be hospitalized. I saw many more signs of eating disordered thinking and behaviors."

From Julie:

"I had always been leery of laxative abuse but "Kimmer" asserted quite vociferously that there was new research showing that laxative dependency was a myth. I'm really not stupid. I swear. I went to college, I graduated from law school. Yet still I bought into this crap. So here I am taking laxatives on a daily basis and barely eating. Doing whatever I could to make sure the number on the scale dropped everyday. After all, it must drop everyday. If it doesn't, then you are doing something wrong."

"I began losing hair at an alarming rate. Now I know hair loss is not uncommon with a large weight loss but it really is at epidemic levels among kimkins members. Along with the hair loss and dizziness, the burst of energy I had in the beginning completely disappeared. I was lethargic and listless with a short attention span and mood swings. I would wake up in the middle of the night with my heart racing. I think now that was due to dehydration and mineral loss."

"I don't necessarily blame "Kimmer" for my stumbling into eating disordered behavior because I made a decision to join the site and go on a diet. Anyone can take any diet and go to extremes. But when I joined kimkins, I did not realize that I was joining a site where eating disordered behavior was encouraged, welcomed, and even celebrated."

From Linda, formerly eating disordered, who found those behaviors triggered by Kimkins:

"I was very, very sick for the last 2 weeks. But I didn't care. I couldn't get out of bed. But I didn't care. I was in such the [anorexia] mind set. I loved it. I felt like I could fly. Is that weird? I must have been slowly dying. I have been a cross-country runner for 20 years, sometimes running 15-20 miles at a time (not counting marathons). While doing kimkins, I could barely run 5 minutes without feeling like I was going to pass out. But I didn't care. I was high. It was a high even better than runners high. I was on top of the world because I wasn't hungry."

From KCRita on the Kimkins Survivors blog:

"My hair fell out. I was SNATT all the time. I experienced leg cramps on almost a daily basis–some so bad I nearly ended up calling 911. I could go days without eating, and I was proud of it (not sure I could call those days KK, tho) Hey, I was THIN! And at my age, that was Amazing! I did not care that I wasn't giving my body the nutrition it needed to thrive–I was wearing size 4's for the first time in my life.

October 3-4, 2007: A two-part expose appeared on KTLA television news exploring and denouncing the diet. Separately, it was found that many of the photos used for the "success" stories on Kimkins.com, including the "after" photo of Kimmer in Woman's World were stolen from "Russian Bride" Web sites. (No, I'm not kidding, it's absolutely true.)

December 2, 2007 - A television follow-up on KTLA included a confession by Heidi Diaz. This video is no longer available, and neither are the others, though they were up for several years.

Timeline of the Kimkins Diet

2002 - Heidi Diaz, under the screen name "Kimmer", develops her version of a low-carb diet on the Low Carb Friends diet discussion boards. She reports dramatic weight loss. Some people try her diet and discuss it on the boards. This goes on for several years, with a fair amount of controversy.

2006 - Amid much negativity, in June 2006 Heidi left Low Carb Friends and with a partner who later left, founded Kimkins.com, a fee-based Web site.

January 2007 - An issue of People magazine features people who have lost a lot of weight. One of them credits Kimkins along with another diet. This is the beginning of attention to Kimkins from outside the low-carb community.

June 2007 - Woman's World magazine features Kimkins on the cover. At this point, the Kimkins Web site explodes with new members, taking in over a million dollars in the month of June alone.

July 2007 - Controversy in the low carb community outside of Low Carb Friends builds quickly. Heidi does an interview on Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Podcast, which brings her further exposure. Inside Low Carb Friends, a dedicated group of members has been working hard for some time to expose Kimkins as a scam and a fraud.

August 2007 - Anti-Kimkins material (mainly blogs) on the net are now spreading like wildfire. People are beginning to report serious side-effects of the diet, and controversy has ramped to a fever-pitch. Kimkins hires a PR director to help deal with the problems. Behind the scenes, we later learn that key administrators are seriously questioning the diet. This leads to them quitting or being fired in early September.

September 2007 - Kimkins administrators leave, including PR director Christin Sherburne, who later reports many symptoms including chest pains and low heart rate. A private investigator was hired to determine the true identity of Kimmer, and photos are posted. A lawsuit is organized.

October 2007 - The story is broken on KTLA-TV. Photos are exposed as fraudulent.

Also, as I had a guest membership on Kimkins, I responded when Kimmer posted something false about my review. In that message, I warned members to be careful about their health I was banned from the forum 10 minutes later.

November 2007 - Heidi Diaz is called for a public deposition where she finally tells the truth about her identity, finances, and her fraudulent claims. Kimkins is discussed on a national morning TV show. Another PR director, who appeared on that show, left Kimkins.

January 2008 - Kimkins on Good Morning America

February 2008 - Women's World Issues an Apology

March 2008 - John Tiedt, Attorney in class action lawsuit, releases report on the depositions of Heidi Diaz.

To this point, the diet is unchanged. There is no minimum recommendation of vegetables, carbs, or even food on most of the Kimkins plans. If followed to the letter, the option labeled "most popular" would contain less than 600 calories and could be much less. Most worrisome of all is that people would not necessarily know if their bodies were being damaged until it was too late.

March 2016 - The Web site is still up, and the diet appears to be essentially unchanged, although it's hard to tell from the outside.

Final Note:  Assuming that you've read this far, you now know that the Kimkins Diet is not similar to Atkins or any healthy low-carb approach. If you are interested in how to follow a healthy low-carb diet, check out:

A Low-Carb Food Pyramid

Low-Carb Grocery List

7 Myths About Low-Carb Diets


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The Department for Children, Schools and Families said boys aged between three and five had fallen behind female classmates partly because teaching staff tried to curb their desire for boisterous play involving weapons. Boys were more likely to be interested in education and would do better if encouraged to pursue their chosen play.
Teachers' unions say that toy guns "symbolise aggression" and teachers ought to stop them being used. They also criticised the Government for stereotyping boys.
The guidance, Confident, Capable and Creative: Supporting Boys' Achievements, said national data for 2004-06 showed that in pre-school education, boys performed worse than girls across all areas of learning.
It is a pattern the Government says continues up to the age of 15 and 16. Better results can be achieved if teachers curb their "instincts" to stop boys from playing with toy guns and instead make better use of their interests.
"Sometimes practitioners find the chosen play of boys more difficult to understand and value than that of girls," the guidance states.
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Situational hitting ... The Lobos are hitting an astonishing .667 (98-147) with a runner on third and less than two outs. They are also hitting .397 (25-63) with the bases loaded, and .342 (221-646) with two outs.
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With the X-Pro1, however, Fujifilm has its sights set squarely on professional and semi-professional photographers. It's a bold move into territory that no other major manufacturers have yet explored.
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Image quality is the chief goal here: the camera is built around a newly developed 16-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor (the same size as most consumer-grade DSLRs and some mirrorless shooters) and a re-formulated EXR processor. Fujifilm conjured up a new lens mount—the X mount, no surprise—with three XF-Fujinon lenses set to launch alongside the camera. They're all fixed focal-length ("prime") glass with bright apertures, including an 18mm f/2.0 wide-angle, a 35mm f/1.4 standard, and a 60mm f/2.4 macro piece.
The real head-turner on the spec sheet is the second-generation hybrid viewfinder. Like the finder on the X100, it can switch between optical and electronic viewfinder modes, or use an electronic overlay on the optical image. This time around, though, the optical finder automatically adapts to the focal length of whichever lens it uses—including a zoom lens that's slated for release later this year.
It wouldn't be an X-series camera without a stylish, retro metal chassis—magnesium alloy in this case—with a textured grip. The classy design is a big part of the X-Pro1's appeal, and will be no small part of its final price tag. The body is big by mirrorless standards, but still markedly smaller than any pro-range DSLR.
Of course, it's equipped with all the hands-on control that pro photographers look for, including RAW capture, a shutter control dial, an aperture control ring, an assignable function button, and a jog dial.
The premium approach has worked well for Fujifilm lately. Despite the cost and niche nature of the X100 and X10, Fujifilm has had a tough time keeping up with demand for both models. Like its siblings, the X-Pro1 is the only camera on the market like itself—a notch above the Sony NEX-7, and several thousand dollars cheaper than the Leica M9—so it's sure to be the object of many photographers' desires.
The price hasn't been confirmed, but Fujifilm said in a press conference that they expect the body to cost about $1,700, with lenses around $650 each—those estimates could change before the end of the month, when the official price will be announced. It will begin shipping at the end of February.
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Folkmanis announced the launch of its Perched Eagle puppet at the 2014 Toy Fair. The realistic looking Bald Eagle puppet has a plumage of dark brown with white head and tail. It also has piercing eyes and gold-hued talons and beak. The hand puppet is 17-inches tall and weighs 8.16 oz. It has an MSRP of $35.99.
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For me "socialization" is just exposure to new things. It has nothing to do with people petting my dog, or my dog playing with other dogs. I don't allow my dogs to play with other dogs. My dogs don't really even interact with each other in the house. More because one is a real bitch in every sense of the word.
I take my dogs everywhere. Parks, stores, restaurants. Everywhere they are allowed to come with me.
I agree. It depends on what you call socialization.
I take my dogs lots of places based on their temperaments. But I never expect them to "play" with other dogs. Just be around them without being stupid. We go to park concerts, vineyards dog walks. They have to be able to be around them without going crazy. That's all I ask.
I have friends that we regularly see and socialize with dogs. They become a pseudo pack. With my last make Ike, he would may a bit, chill, sleep with my friends dogs while we were out and about, but ignore strangers dogs.
My USAR dogs have to be able to be in a down stay for 5 minutes with me out if sight with 3-6 dogs all 5 feet apart. They can't harass or bug other dogs. They just have to be.
I don't want my dogs to want to play with every dog we come across. But they need to accept.
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|Also should have said, I socialize more because of the other sports we do and how we live, not because I do Schutzhund. I know people who keep their dogs in a kennel and never take them anywhere but Schutzhund training/trials and home and they are just fine dogs. I have a friend who got a dog over a year old that had not been trained or socialized anything, grew up in a kennel run, and within 2 weeks the dog was a nice house dog, good with other dogs, good with people. Good genetics mean the dog can pretty much be whatever you want it to be (or not). I take my dogs places because I enjoy it, they are companions first. I don't know that socialization really matters as far as getting results in Schutzhund.
"Socializing" means different things to different people.
My dogs (well, my GSDs at least, the mutts not so much) do not really interact with dogs outside our pack. As baby puppies I might let them play with another puppy I know (like on Sunday Legend got to play with his brother for a few minutes), but beyond that, having a GSD that fits in at a dog park is like so not a priority for me.
They are very often off leash around many other dogs, at agility and flyball. Flyball can be chaos. During competition, you have 8-12 dogs at a time all running like crazy with people running and screaming, balls everywhere, and tug toys waving around. My GSDs are trained around this and focus on me and the task at hand. Same with agility, we usually have crates along but often get lazy and just put our dogs in a down while walking courses and taking turns.
Dog socialization to me is getting my dog used to the presence of other dogs and remaining neutral, completely ignoring these dogs. If I'm walking my puppy around and I see other dogs, I work on keeping his focus on me, not fixating or barking at other dogs. I do not run over and let our dogs play.
As far as going places, my dogs all go lots of places, including the dogs I have trained/am training in Schutzhund. I do a lot of other sports and the dogs also participate in community type events like visiting classrooms, representing my husband's school in summer parades, and doing "office therapy dog" where I work. I often bring a dog to work for an hour or so and again, I expect the dogs to remain neutral and pretty uninterested in everyone, unless there is a person I am talking with who asks to pet the dog. They aren't there to run around and run up to every person they find, nor are they there to be forced to tolerate mobs of people grabbing at them.
I do very intentionally expose my puppies and young dogs to a lot of sights, sounds, smells, textures, and weird experiences. This is mostly for me to gauge their reaction, make sure I have a good read on their temperament. I live and work in the city and we often have people over, or I'm traveling to dog competitions with my dogs and they are expected to be well mannered in hotels or staying at guests' homes. They come on vacation with us and I don't want to have to constantly supervise them around all my relatives.
My Schutzhund titled dog is my most well socialized dog but he is also the most aloof of my dogs. He doesn't really care what other people and dogs are doing. I've never had trouble keeping his focus on me. I like that he is safe in a huge variety of situations and I enjoy having him with me when I'm out and about.
You can socialize. Just make a clear distinction between freetime and working time and punish checkouts when in working time when the dog should be on task.
I handle this two different ways depending on the age of the dog. Early on when dealing with puppies you want to use engagement exercises to make yourself look like the most fun thing in the world. High energy food and toy delivery and high rates of reinforcement. The working time for me starts with a "you ready?" Cue and ends with "all done." as the dog is older closer to 6 months or so you begin to use negative reinforcement or positive punishment when the dog gets distracted from the task at hand during work time.
If I could do it all over again I would seriously cut down on socialization once the dog is past I say 6 months and limit it to (like other posters here) to dogs within the family and other close friend's dogs.
I socialized the **** out of my dog going for a long time. We had meetups with other off leash dogs, and I let him play with other dogs a lot. I then had to get a lot of work into him to make sure he understands when it's time to work and even till today he will lose focus and start sniffing around for play time.
Obviously we cleaned that up a lot (we did it by teaching him using other dogs that could care less about him that there's really nothing in it for him to run up to strange dogs - and that the good things in life are right here with me) - today you really won't be able to tell he's losing focus as a bystander (I can because I know him better than anyone else and I can tell when he's peeking around) but I just feel that maybe I wouldn't have had to spend the time working on focus around other dogs IF I didn't teach him it can be so much fun being around other dogs to begin with.
I know lot of people that do what I described I would do - a little socialization, with the understanding that it's not all that fun to play with strange dogs and the socialization gradually stops. Seems to work well for them - but I don't know if it's temperament vs the way they were raised.
But if I had to do it all over again, I would make other dogs to be as little of a deal as possible (as opposed to being a "big deal").
My dogs don't go socialize with strangers dogs, but they do with dogs we know. That's how it would be regardless of their "working" or sport status.
i've never had a problem having my dogs listen. I supposed if all I ever did was turn them loose with other dogs from day one and yelled commands at them they never learned nor listened to, i might have a problem. My friends that I take my dogs to, don't do the work with their dog I do with mine. I'm crazy, they're normal, but their dog has a real problem listening when he's playing with mine. So, last time I was there I blocked him from having any access to my lovely ladies until he listened to some OB commands from his mom and dad. And when he complied, access was granted we did that off and on over the weekend and guess who learned to listen a lot better with a little work?
But I do train my dogs, and I have zero problems with my dogs finding other dogs more fun than me, and if they do, they know to listen to me anyway
if the dogs are safe and I have control, I'm not going to lose any by letting them be dogs with other dogs. I think it's very healthy for dogs to be able to be around and hang out with other dogs. It's not necessary, but if I can, I am going to allow it.
My dogs socialize with dogs that belong to close friends of mine who I trust, but not super frequently. They also are off leash around other dogs in both IPO and agility, so they are really used to it at this point. I also have 4 dogs of my own too, so its kind of like a group socialization thing within my own house
Carma and Kastle, who belongs to Falon on this board
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Carma, Wuma (my boyfriend's dog) and Aiden. All intact - 1 female, 2 males
Aiden, Carma and Tulah
And yes, some drool even more than others. Normal
Other than a few times in a controlled situation as a puppy, my dogs don't play with dogs outside their pack. Vala has a son that belongs to a club member and I have let the young dogs play with him at times. For the most part, though, my dogs don't need doggy friends. I only expect them to treat other dogs with respect and ignore them when on the field or in other daily situations.
I do take my dogs places as do most people who compete. My guys have been in hotel rooms and hung out visiting in the lobby. I take them to pet supply places and to the park. I live in the middle of no where so my dogs don't see many normal every day life type things so I will take them to town at times and just go for walks. When I showed horses my dogs also went to shows with me.
In the situation with the lady with the purse, getting her focus on you and reinforcing the down is how I would have handled it. She was in a down and whining and making noise is not part of the down. She is young and still needs to understand the rules.
Working/sport dogs- socialize?
hi guys, I have a few things I wanted some feedback on. So Anna is 6 months old now, she is starting to do much better with other dogs (as she use to be VERY Barky and sound really scary whenever we saw another dog). It seems as she gets older the reactions are going away and she's starting to play with a few dogs that I know (dogs who belong to friends of mine). My first question is, is it ok to socialize a sport/working dog with other dogs? Other protection sport people (mainly on Facebook) are telling me not to. They say if she discovers that other dogs are more fun she will stop listening to me.
My next question, I had Anna in petco, she was in a down, while I spoke with a friend (I was holding the leash and about a foot away from her). When she started to make this strange bark/growl/whine, the sounds she makes when we do bite work. I quickly looked at her to see what in the world she was doing and saw her staring very intensely at a lady who was about an isle away looking at a ferret cage. The women had a large bulky purse over her shoulder- ANNA THOUGHT IT WAS A SLEEVE!! (Or a tug- whatever). I said "Anna NO" moved her from her down, so that she was facing away from the lady and she stopped. Is this behavior normal? Do people who do protection sport just generally avoid public settings with there dogs? I wasn't to hard on her, she's only playing. should I have corrected her more for it?
Last thing- she is starting to drool like crazy when she sees her ball, or tugs. I took some pics while we played today.
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Hood Theological Seminary seeks to prepare women and men for leadership in the Christian church, a church that finds itself in the midst of an increasingly diverse society. Founded and sponsored by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (A.M.E. Zion) Church, the Seminary has a special—but not exclusive—interest in training those who minister with and among historically marginalized communities, and those who work in a pastoral or secular capacity during their seminary education. The African American church's historic insistence on recognizing the social, political, economic, and global implications of the gospel, the A.M.E. Zion identity as the "Freedom Church," and the Methodist focus on scriptural holiness with personal and social responsibility shape the emphases in the theological curriculum.
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The Seminary bears the name of a renowned bishop of the denomination, James Walker Hood, who inspired others in the denomination to join with him in creating an institution for the training of Negro youths for the Christian ministry. In 1879 those pioneers created the Zion Wesley Institute in Concord, NC. Three years later, by invitation of the citizens of Salisbury, they relocated the Institute to this city. Under the leadership of its first president, Dr. Joseph Charles Price, the Institute was chartered by the State of North Carolina in 1887 and renamed Livingstone College in honor of Scottish physician and explorer of central and southern Africa, Dr. David Livingstone.
Hood obtained independence from Livingstone College in 2001 and became a free-standing seminary with its own Board of Trustees. Dean Albert J. D. Aymer was appointed and inaugurated as its first President.
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What else? Jones vs Shogun, Aldo vs Faber, Grice vs Bermudez (back and forth but Grice really took a severe twatting), Bigfoot vs Fedor, Nick Diaz vs Scott Smith.
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"A fee has been agreed with Liverpool for Jordan Henderson and he travels to Anfield with the club's blessing," said a Sunderland statement.
The Anfield club hope a deal can be finalised before Henderson joins England's Under-21 squad on Wednesday for the European Championships. Liverpool striker David Ngog, 22, could move in the opposite direction as part of the deal, but that has yet to be confirmed.
Henderson came to prominence as Steve Bruce's Sunderland made a fine start to the season and was rewarded with an England call-up by coach Fabio Capello.
He won his first full England cap in the friendly defeat by France at Wembley in November. Henderson will become Kenny Dalglish's first signing since being named permanent manager at the club.
Henderson's potential acquisition fits in with Liverpool's policy under Kenny Dalglish, director of football Damien Comolli and owners Fenway Sports Group to pursue young, and preferably English, talent.
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Hello. Thank you for your interest in my bee equipment. I was a beekeeper for 14 years, and yes, over the years I have had a few issues with foulbrood despite my treating with antibiotics. I always tried to weed out the infected equipment to be destroyed. Most all of the equipment I am selling has not been out in the field for many years, and none of it includes comb or frames. I'm selling out because I've lost interest in beekeeping. It seemed like it was getting to be a lot of work and just was not fun anymore. Getting older I guess. As far as a state insepction reference, I do not have one to give you. Hope this helps. Jim


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Zemlin: It's an interesting year for Linux on the desktop. We are starting to see some of the major levers of platform adoption for desktop computing be pulled more dramatically this year than they ever have. If you think about what makes a desktop platform successful, the fact that Windows comes pre-installed on most computers when they're purchased on the marketplace obviously [is a] big advantage. And you're starting to see companies do the same with Linux. You're starting to see companies like Asus and their Eee PC. It's a small subnotebook that costs, I think, less than US$400. It comes pre-installed with the Linux platform, and it really enables them to target a whole new demographic that they've never been able to effectively sell into before, you know, in Asia, women over 30, or people who could never afford a US$600 to US$1,000 PC. And you're seeing those offerings now being replicated from Everex with their CloudBook product. Lenovo is now shipping Linux on its X series line of products. You're starting to see for the first time...Dell announced last year that they are shipping pre-installed Ubuntu Linux specifically, on their notebooks.
So you're starting to see OEMs pre-ship Linux for the first time, which is interesting, but if you look kind of underneath that, the more interesting picture is -- why are they doing that? What is compelling them? Is it because Linux is more functional than it's ever been? The answer there is yes, it is more functional. But that functionality combined with the economics of the situation, where if you think about the bill of materials for a PC, [if] you've got Microsoft in there, I think the OEM [cost] is somewhere between US$50 to US$75 to license Windows. On a US$300-400 PC you're talking 30-40 per cent of the price of the computer, which is a significant amount of money. So not only is it one of the largest components of the actual PC, but it's the highest margin component, right? If you look at the stock market, you can see Microsoft has about a 30 per cent net profit. You've got Intel making like 15 per cent profit margins. Then you've got Dell at like 5 per cent. And so when companies like Dell or Asus or Lenovo or all these companies look at those profit margins, they say, "Why wouldn't I just create my own operating system and ship it with the device? I'm therefore higher up the food chain with a higher margin product on a lower priced PC that I can use to penetrate larger markets."


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Two posts on National Review Online claimed that President Obama was untruthful when he said that the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC "open[ed] the floodgates for special interests - including foreign corporations - to spend without limit in our elections." In fact, four justices of the Supreme Court agreed that the logic of the decision "would appear to afford the same protection to multinational corporations controlled by foreigners as to individual Americans" to make certain election-related expenditures.
NRO: Obama's statements about Citizens United was demagogic, "false"
Ponnuru: "[P]resident claimed, falsely, that the Supreme Court had given a green light to foreign corporations to run political ads." In a post on NRO's The Corner blog, Ponnuru stated: "The most demagogic moment (so far!) came when the president claimed, falsely, that the Supreme Court had given a green light to foreign corporations to run political ads."
Bradley Smith on NRO: "President wrong on Citizens United case." From a post by law professor and former FEC commissioner Bradley A. Smith:
Tonight the president engaged in demogoguery of the worst kind, when he claimed that last week's Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, "open[ed] the floodgates for special interests - including foreign corporations - to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities."
The president's statement is false.
The Court held that 2 U.S.C. Section 441a, which prohibits all corporate political spending, is unconstitutional. Foreign nationals, specifically defined to include foreign corporations, are prohibiting from making "a contribution or donation of money or ather thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State or local election" under 2 U.S.C. Section 441e, which was not at issue in the case. Foreign corporations are also prohibited, under 2 U.S.C. 441e, from making any contribution or donation to any committee of any political party, and they prohibited from making any "expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication... ."
This is either blithering ignorance of the law, or demogoguery of the worst kind.
Four justices: Logic of decision would appear to protect "multinational corporations controlled by foreigners"
Stevens: Logic of decision "would appear to afford the same protection to multinational corporations controlled by foreigners as to individual Americans." From Justice John Paul Stevens opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in Citizens United v. FEC - an opinion joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor (footnotes omitted):
If taken seriously, our colleagues' assumption that the identity of a speaker has no relevance to the Government's ability to regulate political speech would lead to some remarkable conclusions. Such an assumption would have accorded the propaganda broadcasts to our troops by "Tokyo Rose" during World War II the same protection as speech by Allied commanders. More pertinently, it would appear to afford the same protection to multinational corporations controlled by foreigners as to individual Americans: To do otherwise, after all, could " 'enhance the relative voice' " of some ( i.e. , humans) over others ( i.e. , nonhumans). Ante , at 33 (quoting Buckley , 424 U. S., at 49). Under the majority's view, I suppose it may be a First Amendment problem that corporations are not permitted to vote, given that voting is, among other things, a form of speech.
Stevens: Decision will "cripple" government's ability to prevent "corporate domination of the electoral process." Stevens also wrote:
The Court's blinkered and aphoristic approach to the First Amendment may well promote corporate power at the cost of the individual and collective self-expression the Amendment was meant to serve. It will undoubtedly cripple the ability of ordinary citizens, Congress, and the States to adopt even limited measures to protect against corporate domination of the electoral process. Americans may be forgiven if they do not feel the Court has advanced the cause of self-government today.
Smith himself reportedly said decision could open door to foreign corporate cash. David Weigel reported in The Washington Independent:
Former FEC Chairman Bradley Smith tells me that, indeed, the decision seems to let foreign corporations spend whatever they like, as long as they find a loophole that protect them from the ban on election spending by foreign citizens.
"To the extent that there may be some foreign corporations that don't fall under the category of foreign nationals, that might be something Congress can deal with," said Smith. "I think the court would probably uphold the constitutionality of that. I can't say for certain that they would."
Other experts say Citizens United decision might lead to campaign money from foreign corporations
Several experts argue that decision opens door to campaign money from U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations. Politico reported: " 'It is a plausible inference from the court's opinion that [foreign] money can't be restricted,' said Michael Dorf, a Cornell law professor who has backed giving foreigners the right to contribute to U.S. campaigns. 'For me, that's not such a terrible thing.' " Campaign finance reform advocate Fred Wertheimer stated: "Under the Supreme Court decision, foreign countries, such as China (and its Sovereign Wealth Fund, the China Investment Corporation), foreign corporations and foreign individuals are now able to make campaign expenditures to directly support or oppose federal candidates, so long as these expenditures are made through foreign-controlled domestic corporations." A post on the Center for Public Integrity website reported:
Some legal observers fear the ruling would open up the floodgates for any corporation operating in the United States, no matter who owns them. J. Gerald Hebert, executive director and director of litigation at the non-partisan Campaign Legal Center, told the Center for Public Integrity that the existing prohibition on foreign involvement does not refer to foreign controlled domestic corporations. "With the corporate campaign expenditure ban now being declared unconstitutional, domestic corporations controlled by foreign governments or other foreign entities are free to spend money to elect or defeat federal candidates," he believes.
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Castleton Lyons near Lexington, Kentucky, is an American horse racing stable and breeding business best known by the name Castleton Farm.
The farm was established in 1793 when Virginian John Breckinridge, a future U.S. Senator and Attorney General, purchased 2,467 acres (10 km²) of land and on a portion of it established a thoroughbred horse breeding operation. On his passing, the property went to his daughter, the then Mrs. David Castleman who eventually built a mansion on the horse farm site and gave it the family name. Under Mr. & Mrs. Castleman, Castleton Farm continued as a thoroughbred operation but would add the breeding of American Saddlebreds as well as Standardbreds for harness racing.
The original property changed hands several times with parts sold to different parties. In the early 1890s Wall Street tycoon James R. Keene acquired the farm and purchased additional land to bring the operation to almost 1,000 acres (4 km²). Keene usually referred to the farm as "Castleton Stud" and under his direction it became one of the greatest thoroughbred operations of its day. The farm bred and/or raced future U.S. racing Hall of Fame horses Kingston, Domino, Ben Brush, Colin, Sysonby, Maskette, and Peter Pan.
As part of a program honoring important horse racing tracks and racing stables, the Pennsylvania Railroad named its baggage car #5865 the "Castleton Farm".
Upon the death of James R. Keene in 1913, the farm was taken over by his son Foxhall P. Keene. He continued the operation on a slightly reduced basis but sold it in the 1920s to fellow New Yorker, David Look. Look would have considerable success in harness racing but was forced to sell the farm after experiencing personal financial setbacks during the Great Depression.
In the early 1940's, heiress Frances Dodge founded the Dodge Stable. She was the daughter of Michigan automobile pioneer John F. Dodge and a half-sister of Isabel Dodge, owner of the highly successful Brookmeade Stable. In 1945, Frances Dodge purchased Castleton Farm and relocated her Dodge stable there. After she married New York City advertising executive Fredrick Van Lennep in 1949, the farm underwent major renovations in order to breed and raise both saddlebred show horses and standardbreds. The Van Lenneps made Castleton Farm one of the preeminent operations in both disciplines. Under Mrs. Van Lennep, Castleton's show horse Wing Commander became a six-time World Grand Champion and with her husband, she enjoyed enormous success in harness racing that included a number of Hambletonian and Little Brown Jug victories from horses such as "Harness Horse of the Year" winners Victory Song (1947), Emily's Pride (1948) and Speedy Scot (1963). Among the other noteworthy Castleton harness horses were Hoot Mon, Strike Out, and Ensign Hanover.
In 2001, Irish businessman and racing enthusiast Tony Ryan acquired Castleton Farm from the Van Lennep Family Trust. Ryan renamed it Castleton Lyons and undertook renovations to the property while returning to its original roots as a thoroughbred operation.
The Castlefarm Farm Cemetery lies at an "intersection of two of the tree-lined farm roads, and is an open green space flanked on one end by a twelve foot high horseshoe-shaped hedge." It is not only the final resting spot of a number of Standardbred and saddlebred mares and stallions, including Wing Commander but also, in unmarked graves, the gravesite for the thoroughbred stallions Commando (c. 1898-1905) and Kingston (c. 1884-1912).
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According to a new poll, about 30 per cent of Americans haven't seen a single one of their Facebook friends in the past two months.
Thanks to the invention of Facebook, we're able to keep up to date on all of our 'friends' lives through the feed, but most of us ever only ever see these friends through the computer monitor.
If that sounds strange, it may surprise you that those who hadn't seen any of their Facebook friends were the majority group polled.
The second highest polling group were the 23 per cent who said they had seen one to 10 per cent of their Facebook friends in the same period.
In fact, only 10 per cent admitted to seeing 90 per cent or more of their Facebook friends.
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During this week, In Focus magazine is running their Documerica Series. This photography series is part of the Documerica Project started by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 1970s to document and show the effects of modern life on the environment over the course of several years. However, while photographers were primarily supposed to get images showing the effects of pollution and urban sprawl, they were also encouraged to capture daily life for the average American. This week, In Focus is sharing some of their photos on their website.
These photos are a fascinating glimpse at what was a very interesting time in American history. The turbulent days of the late 1960s were just behind us and the beginnings of the digital revolution were just being created. Transistors, microchips, and data compression technology were just over the horizon. Though there were difficult times in the 1970s with stagflation and petroleum shortages in the latter part of the decade, for the most part, the 1970s were a time of renewal in the arts and sciences. They were also an era where the old met the new as the last ranchers faded away and the new pioneers continued on with trips to the moon. Several of the photos from New York reflect this where you can see the classic era skyscrapers, such as the Empire State Building, standing against the same backdrop as the more modern era skyscrapers like the Twin Towers. Mining and manufacturing were still large bases in the American economy but they had changed drastically from the days of men with pickaxes and hammers to become more mechanized.
Thus far, In Focus has shown us photos from New York and from the Southwest in their Documerica Series. We're looking forward to seeing more in this series from them as they bring back the look and feel of life during the shifting 70s.
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1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1547, Pollock-1720, Low R.7, PR63 Gilt NGC. CAC....Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Monumental 1877 Copper Half Union Pattern
1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1547, Pollock-1720, Low R.7, PR63
Gilt NGC. CAC. Large Head. Large Liberty Head design by William
Barber on obverse, reverse design similar to contemporary double
eagles except for the FIFTY DOLLARS at the bottom rim. Stuck in
copper, gilt, with a reeded edge. The half union or fifty dollar
pattern issues of 1877 are among the most storied and celebrated
patterns in all of American numismatics. Until the 1915-S
Panama-Pacific fifty dollar pieces they were the only U.S. coin
issues with a denomination of fifty dollars, and even today they
remain the only U.S. patterns of that denomination.
Struck in Copper, Judd-1547, PR63 Gilt
Seven to Nine Known Outside of Museums
They are also scandal-ridden issues with juicy stories of skullduggery and Mint shenanigans closely associated with them. While such tales neither increase nor decrease the coins' inherent beauty and considerable rarity, they certainly increase their cachet and marketability.
In 1877 the Mint created a remarkably variety of patterns, some of the most varied in the entire panoply of U.S. pattern issues. They include the long and interesting series of 1877-dated half dollars and silver dollars by George T. Morgan and William Barber and/or Charles Barber. But the fifty dollar or "half union" patterns (a "union" supposedly representing one hundred dollars) are by far the most remarkable. The Judd pattern reference, 10th edition, notes that Mint Director Henry R. Linderman (himself an avid coin collector and a highly conflicted individual) apparently ordered the patterns created, despite the apparent lack of any defined need. One piece each of the Large Head and Small Head fifty dollar patterns were struck in gold (Judd-1546/1548), along with perhaps a dozen or fewer examples of each in copper (Judd-1547/1549), some of which were later gilt, as in the case of the present example.
The Large Head pieces show the point of Liberty's coronet equidistant between stars 5 and 6, the neck truncation is much closer to the date, and the lowest hair curls end in a point, while the Small Head pieces show the coronet tip close to star 6, the truncation is distant from the date, and the lowest curls are rounded.
The www.USPatterns.com website estimates that from seven to nine specimens of the Judd-1547 exist today outside of those in museum collections, namely the Smithsonian, Connecticut State Museum, and Harry W. Bass, Jr. Research Foundation specimens.
The Large Head and Small Head gold half unions at one time were the center of a numismatic cause celebre, an uproar created when William H. Woodin exhibited the unique gold pieces, for which he had paid the unheard-of sum of $10,000 each, at the New York Numismatic Club in 1909.
In our FUN Platinum Night offering of a Judd-1373 gold 1874 Bickford eagle (Heritage, 1/2010, lot 2373) we discuss at length the circumstances surrounding William H. Woodin's acquisition of the piece and the trade that resulted in the return of the two gold half unions to the Mint. We reproduce edited portions of it here:
"One of the greatest stories in American numismatics involves the sale and recovery of the 1877 fifty dollar half union patterns by the Mint in the early 20th century. The fabulous trade William Woodin supposedly transacted with Mint officials to secure their return is almost certainly the conduit by which the gold Bickford pattern eagles entered the numismatic marketplace. However, like most good stories in numismatics, the details of Woodin's trade have been deliberately obscured to protect the guilty. Only in recent times have the full details of the transaction emerged from the shadows.
"The traditional story, as Edgar Adams outlined in an article in the July 1909 Numismatist, tells of Woodin purchasing the two half unions from Philadelphia coin dealer Capt. John W. Haseltine for $10,000 each, a record price for any coin at the time. The publication of the story resulted in much public dissatisfaction, as it was generally felt the coins were national treasures that should never have been sold to a private individual. The government threatened legal action to recover the coins and, after much maneuvering, a settlement was agreed to in which Woodin returned the half unions to the Mint in exchange for 'three crates' of pattern coins, with Haseltine acting as the middleman. William Woodin became the premier collector of patterns in the country at one stroke. His giant pattern windfall included specimens of many issues that were extremely rare or unknown before that time. As David Akers posited, the two Judd-1373s were undoubtedly part of this treasure. However, many details of this classic numismatic tale have proven to be false.
"Even though Adams named Haseltine as the seller of the half union patterns in his 1909 article, noted pattern researcher Saul Teichman has recently uncovered the true source of the half union patterns, and the identity of the individual who reimbursed Woodin when the deal was reversed. Haseltine was merely the front man acting as agent for former Chief Coiner A. Louden Snowden. Noting a gap in the Mint's pattern collection corresponding to Snowden's tenure there, Teichman believes Snowden acquired many patterns during his time at the Mint, essentially paying bullion prices for the rare pieces. As Teichman says:
'If one looks at the Mint collection, there is a gap with regard to coins from 1874-1877. This is probably not an accident. I believe all of the gold patterns from the 1872 Amazonian set, the two Bickfords, the two 1875 Sailors Head sets, the two 1876 double eagles in addition to the two 1877 half unions come from Snowden as well as most of the 1877 half dollars and the silver 1876 dollar patterns.'
"Teichman's research confirms that Snowden was the source for the coins. Having obtained the half unions in a questionable deal during his years of service at the Mint, he was the individual who had to restore them to the Mint and repay Woodin for his loss. The only means for him to do this was to hand over to Woodin all the patterns he had acquired over the years, including the Bickford eagle patterns in gold. Interestingly, there was even a cover story in place to explain the absence of the half unions after Snowden acquired them. Robert Coulton Davis was aware the gold coins existed when he published his seminal work on patterns, but he was told they had been melted:
'One specimen of each of these patterns was struck in gold and placed in the coin cabinet at the Philadelphia Mint. But afterward, as no appropriation had been made for them, they were melted up, much to the regret of those interested in coins, for they were the only coins of this denomination in gold that have ever come from the United States Mint.'
"Of course, Snowden later claimed he purchased the patterns to prevent them from being melted."
The legendary gold half union patterns are now national treasures, ensconced forever in the National Numismatic Collection of the Smithsonian Institution. As such, advanced collectors eagerly pursue the few examples of the copper and gilt patterns that appear in the numismatic market. Lot 1887 in the fabulous Lemus Collection, Queller Collection Part Two (Heritage, 1/2009), was a PR65 Gilt NGC example of the Judd-1547, a piece that brought $207,000.
The present gilt copper specimen is likely one of seven or eight specimens of the Judd-1547 available outside of museum collections, including both gilt and nongilt pieces. The surfaces show bold and generous luster on both sides, with yellow-gold central devices and lightly tinged mint-green-gold in the fields ceding to deeper orange-gold near the rims. Scattered hairlines appear on each side, with a minor curving scrape protruding from the rear of the curls at back of the head into the field near star 12. Prominent doubling is most pronounced on the date and lower stars on the obverse and the lower dentils, less so on the lower neck, curls, nose, and other features, with corresponding areas of doubling on the reverse: It appears that this coin was struck twice, with one strike slightly off-center from the other.
Ex: American Numismatic Rarities (6/2004), lot 1684. (NGC ID# 2AEW, PCGS# 61891)
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University of Richmond men's basketball standouts T.J. Cline and De'Monte Buckingham aren't through collecting hardware from their stellar 2016-17 campaigns just yet. The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced its University Division All-State men's basketball teams on Thursday with Cline (Player of the Year) and Buckingham (Rookie of the Year) as two of the focal points.
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Let's look at a few examples of the great debates taking place among readers who post comments on the articles on globeandmail.com – and what makes them stand out.
Great debates are often feisty, sometimes angry and always passionate. They become passionate because people care so much about the issue. It is a hallmark of a democratic society that such debates are encouraged as the best way to air all viewpoints and get to the bottom of what matters to people.
I covered Ontario politics for many years for The Globe and Mail. Most days during Question Period, when the politicians were playing for the media and the cameras, the questions were pointed and partisan. And this was a good thing because it held the political leaders' feet to the fire. Opposition MPPs tried to knock cabinet ministers off their message track with new information based on their research or a clever way of asking a question that often elicited something new. If you've never been to see these debates, you really should go.
This week, there have been a few good examples in comments posted to globeandmail.com that have raised great issues and have seen hard fights in the corners.
In the first case, The Globe and Mail's editorial board called on the newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone pipeline. These days, rather than just print a few letters in praise or (mostly) opposing the viewpoint, e-mails flood in with very passionate criticism against the editorial. (By the way this is a new feature, a morning online editorial called First Take.)
The top-rated comment online took aim at the editorial asking: "Why on earth would the 'time' to approve the pipeline be immediately after an election? I don't care much for politicians who think like that, and I certainly have even less patien(ce) for journalists who approve and actually have the lack of decency to encourage such disreputable behaviour. Always on guard for democracy, eh?"
Here's another commenter who took aim at the editorial: "I guess Hurricane Sandy was a chimera and global warming a hoax . . . or the writer of the piece has not a clue about the effects global warming is having on our planet. Must be nice to live in a bubble of your own imagination."
No doubt Keystone will continue to be a live issue, and it is invigorating to see the passion and fury around such an important issue to Canada.
Much debate also surrounded one of this week's Hot Button blog, a feature which reflects the buzz and chatter in social media. The post by Erin Anderssen made the point that while many are snickering about the alleged drunken performance by ABC's Diane Sawyer during U.S. election coverage, maybe she was simply exhausted or had health issues instead.
For days this was the most popular story on the site. The top comment on it (voted by readers with the thumbs-up feature) agreed. "Perhaps we should hold judgment until we know the facts. Is she diabetic? Was she having a blood sugar problem? Was she so exhausted that she couldn't function? If she truly was drunk, she needs help and shouldn't lose a wonderful career because of this one incident."
The second highest-rated comment said: "Slurred speech and other such behaviour can be a sign of stroke as well which is not funny at all...."
Despite the differences in these two examples, in both cases you see readers engaging in thoughtful, often passionate, debate.
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