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SB 2351 - Click Here For Talk Forum Discussion
Synopsis: (Sen's Olafson, Triplett; Rep's Belter, Kaldor) - Relating to the feeding of big game and hunting big game over bait; and to provide a penalty (2009).
SB 2351 - Relating hunting over bait (2009)
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"Hey look, there's my feed for my pheasants."
"No sir, I am not hunting over bait, I am hunting south of my pheasant feed."
"No sir, that is food for my cows and not for the deer."
Hello!!! Nice bill writing. I bet we see a lot of amendments to this bill.
Tim Sandstrom
It does look like there are some holes in this one.
You are right, tim. I'll becha this one is rewritten and revised a bunch of times.
So according to the bill, it would be unlawful to feed wildlife however, allows the planting of food plots. I'm confused. Who are the food plots for? PETA members!
Yeah this one definately needs some work. If I have ever read a bill that is just begging to get hung up indefinately due to confusion from any number of angles, this is it.......maybe that was the point.
Other states have baiting laws. Anybody know how they are worded differently to work?
Actually, the vast majority of states with baiting laws allows the feeding of wildlife. I will have to go see if I can dig up the big report published a few years back.
Tim Sandstrom
Isnt a food plot intended to feed wildlife? I guess the devil is in the details. If you grow the food yourself (own land) you can get away with it. If you buy the food and put it out they want to make you a criminal.
It isn't ethical to shoot a deer over bait but it's alright to shoot one in a field planted specifically to attract them. I'll never understand that one. I don't care if they ban it but we need to call a spade a spade.
Here's the discussion from 2007 when this bill was up in the past: 2007 HB 1039 Bait Ban Bill
And here is the report: A Review of Wildlife Baiting and Feeding Practices
Wow was that topic a hum dinger in 2007. There are oodles of posts and some darn good discussion. Bingo asked about other states and this is something I researched in 2007 from the report. I don't know if anything has changed in regard to the numbers or not but here's what I found on the number of states with restrictions. I do not have the actual "text" of each ban or restriction. A person would have to go find that by looking in the report and then visiting that state's century code or Game and Fish website.
1) There are 25 states that allow baiting in some way, shape, or form. Out of that 25, 23 of those states allow feeding.
2) Simple math tells us there are 25 states that do not allow baiting. HOWEVER...
3) ...17 of those states. I repeat, 17 of those states allow feeding of deer/wildlife. Which includes Minnesota.
In short, in 2007 68% of the states allow the feeding of wildlife. And like I said in my past discussions the discussion about disease is obviously trumped by the discussion of ethics. With the current law as it is written it does little if anything toward the control of disease. Especially when the number one reason the spread of disease occurred is when deer interact with infected cattle. In the current bill, there is no suggestion of alleviating that problem.
Like it has been said, this bill has a lot of discussion in its future. That is, if it even makes it out of committee hearings with a "Withdrawn" stamped on it.
It will be interesting. Two years ago the bill failed by only 7 votes.
Tim Sandstrom
I guess I'm not sure how exactly this is worded but it sounds like feeding is considered a violation but planting a food plot isn't.
I think what they are attempting to establish here is that you can't go dump a pile of corn out, hang a stand up and sit there until a deer comes in.
You can put some time and effort as well as a little management and plant something that may attract animals and hunt over that.
Yes both are food sources.
Yes both may or may not attract game.
But one has a little more skill and hard work behind it.
There are too many animals in this state being taken on the principle of who's pile of corn/oats/barley whatever was bigger.
The bill would have to be worded like this so hunting next to a soybean field or corn field was legal. If that was considered a violation of the law then there are many areas in the eastern part of the state that you couldn't hunt.
I guess I agree with banning baiting. I think, especially relating to bow hunting deer, its a lazy way to harvest your animal. It doesn't take much skill. Patience, but not much skill.
Food plots are planted for one reason and one reason only. To attract wildlife and usually for the purpose of hunting. Kind of sounds like the baiting definition. A soybean/corn/sunflower/barley/wheat/etcc..are agricultural crops and meant to be harvested, not left up for wildlife to consume. Granted some leave some stand for wildlife, and then ahhh hunt over them. When I think of food plots, I think of the Tecomate seed brands and others that are planted specifically for wildlife use and have no agricultural means whatsoever.
The bill states baiting and feeding of "big game". That is where the bill fails miserably. If they want to be serious about things, they need to replace "big game" with the word "wildlife".
Now in regard to laziness. I disagree. Baiting requires the same effort as any other practice. If one wants to be successful they must understand the animal they are hunting, they must have a detailed location planned for their hunt and they must put their time in over that location. Does a bait pile help attract game? Yes it does. But I can testify that throwing down a bait pile is NOT going to give the same result as building a baseball field in a corn field like the movie "Field of Dreams." Laziness is the wrong word and considering it unethical is also the wrong word.
This fall a friend and I hunted up on a local refuge next to a corn field. I have never seen so many deer concentrated in one area in all my life. The very first night I sat in my ground blind (out in a alfalfa field next to a hay bale) I had five animals within 30 yards of me. My friend had 14 come by him just a little to the northwest of me. Other nights my friend sat there he had several deer in front of him including two animals I won't torture him with (he can offer the rest of the story if he wants...heh, heh). Anyway, using that corn field is no different than an individual using a bucket of seed. In fact, I will always attest that a food plot is twice the hunting weapon when compared to a bait pile. And why stop there? If we want to talk "laziness" or "unethical" is it okay for an antelope to sit over a water hole during a 80 to 100 degree day?
I spent some time emailing Olafson back and forth before this bill came out. Quite honestly, I provided him information that would have made this bait bill bullet proof. I did that because I wanted to cover all avenues and call out the hypocrisy often associated with the discussion of baiting especially when it is accused of disease and hoarding of wildlife.
While I won't protest the idea it may offer an opportunity for disease transfer there has not been any disease in North Dakota (as far as I can recall). The most recent discovery came from a cow in southwest ND. Cattle often are carriers of disease in many situations, hence the vaccination and prolonged efforts to keep them "clean." Many times, deer and cattle mingle in the same proximity and ESPECIALLY during times we are experiencing now. Baiting and even the feeding of wildlife targets deer and other wildlife specifically. In other words, the interaction of cattle and deer over a feed or "bait" area can easily be avoided by the hunter. However, the interaction where ranchers feed their cattle has very little control and in my opinion is basically impossible. But, if Olafson and other supporters of this bill want to blame the hunter for disease transfer I think they are grossly mistaken when we all know the story is different.
What is kind of kept in the background is the ethics and "hoarding" of wildlife theory. Disease is the poster child for the bill but it is obvious in NDGF publications that they are in support of a bait and feeding ban because there is a claim wildlife is taken from the general public. As I stated to Olafson in my email it is again, grossly hypocritical to again blame the hunter AND ESPECIALLY the non-landowning hunter for the "stealing" or "hoarding" of wildlife. There is no denying a trend is quickly sweeping the state where many individuals are managing their property for wildlife. Even farming or "active" landowners are providing habitat and food sources. The idea that piles of seed are different than a food plot is laughable to me when in fact, the power of a food plot far exceeds the power of a pile of seed. The number one rule to wildlife is habitat. Food plots provide not only habitat they supply a constant food source. There's a two for one attribute when it comes to food plots.
What I am getting at is the ban on bait is not going to fix the problems of "hoarding." In fact, it's my belief the bait ban will handicap the non-landowning hunter from access deer on another's property and make the "hoarding" of wildlife more signifcant. It doesn't take much research to understand the power of food plots. Take a look at the hunting shows out there or just take a look over the landscape when you are driving the countryside. Like my buddy and I, there was one place and one place only animals were frequenting on a regular basis and that was a corn field. The same is true in any sunflower, corn, soybean or pea field throughout the landscape. Just imagine what happens when those fields are not managed as food plots on a person's property. There will be a retention of animals. Again, a glaring example is a farmstead south of Parshall, ND where it is not uncommon to see a hundred deer roaming among the trees. The reason? There is a large corn plot surrounded by trees. It's a situation where habitat, food and security remain year round. I wouldn't leave if I was a deer either.
Now with all that said, I would go as far as supporting a bait ban but it better be restrictive to everyone involved in the outdoors and not just a single group. There are many hypocritical aspects to this subject and to ignore them is just bad policy. I look forward to the testimony on this bill but at the same time I am a little discouraged in how this bill was written. I mean, I supplied several emails and first hand experience with both food plots and baiting to the main draftsman of this bill and nothing was placed in the bill. It appears my assistance fell on deaf ears. I hope more discussion is put forth in committee. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Tim Sandstrom
From the response I have gotten, at least the Leg get the intent of this bill and I do believe with some wording tweaks it is going to pass.
Food Plots are no different than planting and or managing property with habitat that is attractive to wild like. Food plots provide a benefit year around and not just during the time a person has a stand hanging and then stops feeding. Food plots do not suddenly stop being there at the end of the season and leave neighbors to deal with the artificial congregation of animals that dumping of bait causes.
I can go on and on, because I have heard all the lame excuses before when I lived in WI, from I have to bait because the neighbor does, or he has more money and can afford food plots and I cannot so to be equal I have to dump out corn etc....
Then comes the issue of disease which is the primary reason this bill will pass. People who support baiting try and say food plots cause an equal amount of nose to nose contact but every single study has confirmed that to be false. So the best thing to do is contact your reps and let them know how you want this to go. They have been given this issue to decide and like it or not what they do is what we deal with.
I have made it clear to mine that I want something done that is A affective,B enforcable,C fair. Fair being not to place any undue burden upon cattlemen.
I think all three are easily done!
Tim - the reason for the 'big game' is to allow the feeding of song birds.
You mention baiting of pheasants, is anyone really serious in that you 'bait pheasants'? Give me a break.
This subject has been completely beat to death over the last several years. Anyone who says they do bait and 'it doesn't account for big deer', it is a lot of work, it is the same as a food plot, it is no different than a corn field, etc. is just a plain liar. Baiting works or no one would do it.
In my opinion, if you want to bait I do not care. Just don't sit around and lie to my face. I have hunted over bait and also without bait. Baiting flat out works. Those that bait know so and that is why they are so dead set against getting rid of it. End of discussion.
Your first paragraph makes my point better than I could ever imagine.
So like solocam said, lets call a spade a spade and stop with the ethic b.s. If this ban is about disease so be it but don't try and tell the public it is a way to eliminate or even help with the "hoarding" of wildlife because it isn't going to do a single thing. In addition, I want the lame excuse that it is unethical to hunt over a bait pile to be removed from the discussion because it is no different to hunt over a food plot or water hole.
And my final thought on it is don't come crying to the hunter when cattle infect deer. We all know our deer heard is clean in North Dakota and when we get disease in this state it will be from livestock to wildlife from a feed lot or other feeding area. It's just something out of our hands and eventually will happen.
So let's cut the bull honky and make this bill about disease and nothing else. Anything else is just plain silly and hypocritical.
I hope the other 17 states I mentioned above get the point too.
Tim Sandstrom
Where did I say "baiting" of pheasants. Come on, if we are going to be worried about disease we must be consistent. People FEED pheasants. By current draft, this bill would allow me to put a pheasant feeder out with the intention to feed pheasants while I sit up 200 yards off a commonly traveled trail.
And just for the record, people "bait" pheasants all the time by planting food plots for them. Again, the ethics can be argued about that if we really want to get critical.
Put the ban in the name of disease and disease only and everyone will save themselves all sorts of levels of hypocrite.
Tim Sandstrom
I didn't finish reading your post. In no way did I say it doesn't work. I said it works and I say food plots work BETTER! So, by definition often inflicted toward "baiters" the same should be said about those that hunt over other wildlife attractants.
By the way, I consider both of them ethical. Just wanted to make that clear so someone doesn't go saying I am calling food plot hunters unethical. All I was pointing out is the hypocritical nature of it all.
Tim Sandstrom
There is no denying that bait increases the chances of encountering wildlife. Does this lead to increased success bowhunting, absolutely. I have hunted over bait, but after this past season could care less if they ban it. I would much rather hunt a agric/food plot anyday. My success rate should I have decided to take an animal skyrocketed compared to my bait pile. In fact, I never hunted over my bait once I had access to this corn field thanks to a generous landowner. You can't make deer come where they don't exist.
In my opinion, you write and pass wildlife bills based on scientific data and safety. There is only one real reason to put an end to baiting and that the threat of disease. Not one person on this site can argue that! Unfortunately, too many personal issues are pushing it. In the end, it will pass but I hope it does because of science and not because someone says it is unethical/laziness. Those are personal beliefs and should have no relevance.
I guess I'll just have to put a sign up by my bait pile, oh I mean this is only Pheasant feed.
Tim - my response (actually it is yours) to your question regarding pheasants:
"Hey look, there's my feed for my pheasants."
"No sir, I am not hunting over bait, I am hunting south of my pheasant feed."
Tim Sandstrom
FBO Staff | Jan 21, 2009 7:53AM
I get so frustrated with this topic. So many people have their head shoved up their backside. Again, don't ever accuse me of being against baiting as I am not. I just hate the lies. Again, I have hunted over bait and it draws deer to a very precise spot - and since I have a brain, I put my stand within range of that spot. Does it work? ABSOLUTELY!
I have also hunted fields and trees and farmyards and food plots sans bait. Did I see deer? ABSOLUTELY! Were they all coming to a precise spot? Not as predictably.
I still can't figure out why they can't just limit the size of the bait pile to say a 5 gallon bucket. That would be easier to enforce IMO.
The unpredictability of it is what creates the challenge of hunting.
Do some scouting, put up a trail cam and try to figure the deer out.
Like I've said in other posts, it really doesn't take much skill to dump a pile of food out and wait. All you have to do is execute the shot. And with today's equipment in archery and firearms it gets easier every year.
mathews25 - while I say I have hunted over bait it is not something I do very much. Mostly I do that if I am with one of my friends as he spends hundreds of dollars on bait each year and is gracious enough to ask me along. I enjoy going along and hunting new ground so I do. It is not illegal so I do not see it as a problem.
In areas without defined travel routes, such as the pot hole country in the central part of the state, individuals will likely go without a deer most years if they cannot bait. There is no single source of food and they are much more random in their movements compared to river bottom deer for instance.
If everyone wants to bring up ethics, what about all the devices we use to aid in our hunting, to "outsmart" the deer! Those of you that are saying that hunting over bait is unethical do you think using a ground blind, scent cover, doe urine, or a compound bow is all that ethical too? Then what about hunting next to uncut fields, have you all never done that? What about using a rifle that can take a deer before he even knows your around? What about fishing for that matter. Using a fish finder or live minows. How ethical is that to you? I have hunted without bait and with bait and do prefer without just for my own minds eye but nobody should be throwing stones about ethics.
The way they have this bill is introduced is a perfect example of people starting something they have no clue about. The bill written this way will be an enforcemnet nightmare for the Game and Fish Dept. If they (the promoters) of this bill want it done right, give it to the Game and fish to write it. Thus,making it a disease issue, which is their main reason for it in the first place.
I still can't figure out why they can't just limit the size of the bait pile to say a 5 gallon bucket. That would be easier to enforce IMO.
HUNTNFISHND | Jan 21, 2009 11:49AM
So how close than those piles be and if you are hunting an area that someone else is can you now both have 5 gal of bait out and at what distance apart?
No bait is the easiest way to enforce this. Normal ag activity of feeding cattle is clear regardless of how many may attempt to say otherwise.
Like I said before I watched and went through all of this when I lived in WI. Once a clear ban on baiting was in place it made enforcement easier.
Tim is right in that our deer herd will most likely be infected from cattle, but the spread of disease in the deer herd will be greatly reduced by a bait ban as will the spread of disease to other cattle herds.
The sponsor of this bill does not hunt, has no judgment on the ethics of baiting, he like almost all of the cattlemen I have spoken with see this as long overdue especially when they find out to what extent baiting is taking place in the areas where infected deer are most likely to show up.
The disease is in the MN herd from infected cattle but is being spread from operation to operation by deer and MN does not allow baiting legally. The speed of it expanding in the deer is increased with bait piles.
Like someone said before, this issue has been beaten to death on the ethics side and facts ignored on the disease side. There is no disputing the science that in piles of food, disease spreads faster and more effectively increasing the number of animals that will eventually carry disease to other areas and animals.
Here is my bill:
It is unlawful for an individual to engage in the artificial feeding of big game for the sole purpose of hunting. Artificial includes grain, seed, mineral, salt, fruit, vegetable, nut, hay, or any other natural or manufactured food placed in a given random area. As used in this section, baiting does not include agricultural practices; gardens; wildlife food plots; agricultural crops; livestock feeds; fruit or vegetables in their natural location, such as apples on or under an apple tree; or unharvested food or vegetables in a garden. This
section does not apply to wildlife management activities by and under the direction of the department. An individual who willfully violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a class A misdemeanor for a subsequent offense.
Give me some input!!
You didn't answer the question appropriately. You said I said "baiting pheasants". If you look at the response of mine, that you posted for me, you will see the word feed. If that doesn't help you I will explain something else. We use to raise pheasants and in doing so we built feeders. In addition to raising pheasants we have also used them during tough winters (1997 being the most recent). That should help you understand bait versus feed. But the situation for both doesn't negate their equal potential. Deer don't discriminate a feeder full of durum intended for pheasants. By current definition, this bill would allow me to feed pheasants which would ultimately attract all types of wildlife, and as long as is set up a certain distance from that feed, I can technically still use bait as an attractant.
The whole jist of this: There cannot be any feeding of ANY wildlife if we want to be sincere about disease. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it.
As for the "unpredictability" aspect. Come on mathews, I hunted up on the refuge two years ago down deep in the bottom. I patterned two bucks using a trail. I had two opportunities at them but held out hoping a bigger buck was in the area but one never showed. These animals were not moving toward feed they were simply moving out of the marsh during the evening. All it takes is habitat, travel corridors and homework. That homework is STILL required to use bait. You are not going to be successful if you just go throw out a bait pile in some random location. It just doesn't work that way.
Point being, it's not correct to think you can't predict deer movement without a food plot or bait pile. In addition, it is wrong to think that a food plot is too spaced out. A smart hunter will set up on the most traveled trails to that food plot and greatly enhance his opportunity at a deer. I was fortunate to utilize the accommodations of my friend spending just a few days up at the refuge this year. He had great opportunities and so did I. Keep in mind, this is over a 160 acre harvested corn field. My friend had to swing and misses and I never was able to make it back up there because the snow made travel impossible.
Let's not spin the ethic web folks because it just simply isn't convincing.
Ban baiting for the comfort in believing disease will not spread but don't ban it because of the ethic or hoarding mentality. And especially don't call one's self a more "mighty" hunter because he hunts over a food plot and not a bait pile. They accomplish the same exact thing.
Enough said. Make sure to contact the appropriate individuals and promote the right type of ban and not a hypocritical kind. I have already contacted the main draftman of this bill but I will send to others in the committee.
Tim Sandstrom
How are you going to stop deer from yarding up in winters like this?
Deer are going to congregate with or without bait!
What about water holes aren't diseases spread at waterholes too? Are we going to ban waterholes?


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(Atlanta-January 24, 2013) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will meet with Mayor Ed Pinero and other local officials to tour the Picayune Wood Treating Superfund Site in Picayune, MS and to discuss the final phases of the soil cleanup on January 24, 2013.
The meeting will also provide the opportunity to update the conceptual Reuse/Redevelopment Plan. The plan developed in 2005 by city leaders, local stakeholders, and residents, primarily identified the property for recreational use. The Reuse Plan will then be provided to MDEQ and the City of Picayune by the summer of 2013 in an effort to place the property back into productive use.
The Picayune Wood Treating Site has been undergoing a cleanup of the contaminated surface and subsurface soil since late November 2011. The surface work is scheduled for completion by summer 2013. The soil remedy involves construction of two slurry walls and excavation of approximately 160,000 cubic yards of soil contaminated with creosote and pentachlorophenol. The excavated soil will be placed in two separate cells. The next phase of the cleanup will involve groundwater treatment. The total cleanup costs for both soil and groundwater are estimated at $30 million. The cleanup is being conducted through an Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contracted with Kemron/CMC.
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1100: Vows
Title text: So, um. Do you want to get a drink after the game?
This comic deals with misdirection plays in American Football, which are feints, moves intended to misdirect or fool the opponents about what is really happening. A standard misdirection play involves the offence misdirecting the defence into thinking that the play being executed is actually a different play such as that a passing play is a running play, that a ball being run left is actually being run right, or that a field goal or punt end up being attempts to get a first down.
Occasionally, especially at the high school level, extreme misdirection plays are attempted where teams try to misdirect the opposing team into thinking that a play is not even being run. Good examples of that can be found on YouTube, such as this "wrong ball" trick, or that "five more yards" trick. These are considered to be dirty tricks and usually only work in little league football.
In this comic, a couple is about to get married, but the bride defects at the last minute, answering "no" to the ritual and mostly ceremonial question whether she agrees to it. It turns out that Cueball, the groom, has been tricked into thinking that he is at his own wedding rather than playing in a high school football game, in what must have been an extremely elaborated misdirection play designed to make him believe a succession of events leading him to wed "Amy"... But "Amy" turns out to be a player for the opposing team and runs the ball in for a touchdown. That clearly constitutes the greatest high school football misdirection play of all time.
Randall really takes here the deception in a misdirection play to the next level; and actually to an improbable one, in that it is unlikely that a relationship could develop to the point of marriage within the timeframe of a football game, with Cueball not noticing that Amy was in fact a football player, or that he was standing on the football field. See also The Matrix.
The title text is apparently what Cueball wants to say to "Amy", which could mean that he did not realize the complete trick, and amazed by "Amy" still wants to date "her". Or it could more simply be Cueball suggesting a drink to his opponent; or the opponent to Cueball. The title text could also imply that the deception efforts actually resulted in real feelings and thus while not ready to wed or give up the game, Amy could be inquiring if after all that he'd be willing to go for drinks. This could thus be a date or a no hard feelings jesture. The shy tone implies a dating type interest from whichever speaker it happens to be.
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Somebody please explain what a "High School Misdirection Play" is. I did my best to explain American Gridiron, but I'm not a sports nut (far from it). lcarsos (talk) 16:38, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- How about now? TheOriginalSoni (talk) 16:52, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- I assume that a "Misdirection Play" is where the ball is made to look like it is passed/thrown/handed to one player who then proceeds to run as if they had the ball, attracting the defensive players away from the actual person holding the ball. Highschool football has a tendency to use more "tricky" plays than "higher" levels of play (college, professional) as there is more chance of success for a risky, surprise type of play compared to games with more experienced players. Similarly, there are more "surprise" plays in college ball than in the NFL - I think there are more "two point conversions" in college ball. J-beda (talk) 17:04, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- In American Football, the team on offense must move the ball down the field past the defending team (similar to most field sports, such as football (soccer), rugby, or hockey). In order to do this, sometimes the offensive team will try to trick the defensive team into thinking the ball is, or will be moved, somewhere where it's not. This is called a misdirection. One example of this (the one I'm most familiar with) is the Screen Pass. In the comic, the "bride" is a member of the offensive team and, it is implied, has courted and promised to wed cueball, who is playing on the defense, in an incredibly elaborate attempt to misdirect him about the intended football play. It is quite absurd. 126.96.36.199
- Boise State is a team known for their trick plays because they used 3 in a row in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl Joehammer79 (talk) 19:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- This is false. They used 3 trick plays in the fourth quarter & Overtime, but they were not 'in a row.' jjhuddle 19:06, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- I stand corrected. 5 years of college football made me forget all the little plays in between. Joehammer79 (talk) 19:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- This is false. They used 3 trick plays in the fourth quarter & Overtime, but they were not 'in a row.' jjhuddle 19:06, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Is anyone else struck by the fact that if there's continuity of stance in panels 1-3, then "Amy" is running backwards through the End Zone? --18.104.22.168 20:43, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
- I think in the last panel "Amy" actually has turned around and is running forward, because the veil is then trailing and the ball looks to be in the crook of the arm. lcarsos (talk) 20:50, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
"...the priest asks (for the sake of formality) if the bride takes the groom to be her husband..." No no no no no. Most of the dialogue during the ceremony is understood to be poetic or discretionary ("obey," anyone?) But, there are a few questions during a wedding ceremony which are legal essentials, NOT formalities. One is to ask each person whether they actually want to marry the other person, that one, there, calling him/herself "Rob" or "Amy." Another is to get each one to explicitly declare there is no legal impediment to them getting married to that there person.
The third essential is the officiant's duty to look at the pair and see if, in his best judgment, they are sober and sane. YMMV, but pronounced intoxication or delirium would make the wedding questionable and a serious officiant would not sign off on the license. The last essential involves the signing of the paperwork by five persons -- the officiant, the bride and groom, and two witnesses.
I've been doing weddings since 1999. Neither footballs nor parachutes have ever been involved, but one ceremony included a kilt and a freshly caught bigmouth bass.Noni Mausa (talk) 14:03, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
- I think Mausa is being overly prescriptive. The requirements to marry vary depending on the faith and the jurisdiction; for one thing, the ceremony and officiant, like the kilt and bass, are optional. As I recall, the marriage license was less work to get than my parking permit. Blood test, sign here, mazel tov. Dragonsaver (talk) 20:26, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
Let me state first that I am a big fan of xkcd. Yet this cartoon is not only totally unfunny but also the title text totally fails to add to the joke. Am I alone with this opinion, or is this typically American (with obsession towards A. football and highschool sports in general)??? 184.108.40.206 22:12, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
- Stereotypes aside, I'm also one to say this isn't one of Randall's funnier pieces, though I see where he is going: in this case, extreme extrapolation of circumstances. But then again, there are those that thought that Waiting for Godot was wonderful while I thought it was dreadfully tedious, and there are those that enjoy dissonant music while I would rather hear fingernails down the chalkboard. There is a matter of taste -- some may find humor in the sheer absurdity of the circumstances portrayed, or enjoy absurdist theater, or revel in dysharmonious notes played together while others don't -- and there's a matter of, um, not every play resulting in a touchdown (to borrow the terminology from Football Américain.) Oh well. There's always the next one. -- IronyChef (talk) 00:19, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
You don't need to be American, an American football fan, a sports fan, or anything else to find this funny (I am none of those things). The joke here is simply about a misdirection - a common tactic in team sports - being carried to a ludicrous extreme, as examined above. The context of sports is just that, a framework for the joke. It could be any other situation just as easily. 22.214.171.124 11:23, 27 February 2014 (UTC)


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NerdWallet, a consumer advocacy website, ranks Havelock as the 10th best city in North Carolina for young families.
NerdWallet, a consumer advocacy website, ranks Havelock as the 10th best city in North Carolina for young families.
According to a release, the rankings factored in the quality of public schools, average home value, cost of home ownership, average income and economic growth.
The nine cities ahead of Havelock in the rankings were all near bigger metropolitian cities such as Charlotte or Raleigh. Havelock was the only city east of Interstate 95 in the top 10.
According to the survey, Havelock has seen strong growth since 1999, while the cost of home ownership remained a comparatively low $1,269 per month.
Havelock public schools rated a seven on a scale of one to 10.
The survey noted Havelock as the home to Cherry Point with plenty of recreational and outdoor opportunities in the city and in nearby locations. It listed the Cherry Point Air Show and Havelock Chili Festival as well as Craven Community College�s Institute of Aeronautical Technology.
Morrisville, located between Raleigh and Durham, rated No. 1 according to NerdWallet. The top 10 list can be found online at www.nerdwallet.com/blog/2013/best-north-carolina-towns-young-families/.


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Eve of Impact Review
Some games have a very limited scope, and that's actually okay. Case in point is Eve of Impact. Essentially a mix of classic arcade shooters Missile Command and Asteroids, Eve of Impact isn't deep or complex, and there's no variety. The game offers one game mode with the sole objective of surviving as long as possible to earn as high a score as possible.
Yet, there are enough little things about the game to make it well worth a look for lovers of classic shooters. Eve of Impact is simply presented, but the graphics are excellent. The Earth is in the center of the screen, with a shield around it. There's a percentage marker to easily let players know how much shield is left, and when it hits zero, the game ends. Amidst the starry background, asteroids will start to come from off-screen while mankind struggles to launch escape ships from Earth.
Some say the world will end in fire.
The score is actually how many humans have been saved, and the manner in which the asteroids are dealt with affects the score. In an intelligent and distinctive move, the object isn't actually to blow the space rocks up. Instead, players use the shockwaves from missile explosions to deflect the meteors away from Earth. Actually destroying the meteors causes more panic on Earth, which, in turn, leads to fewer humans saved for a few seconds.
Asteroids can come from any direction and as things progress, they appear in larger and more hectic groups. There's little doubt Earth is doomed in Eve of Impact, and the point is to simply beat your last high score. The excellent physics-focused shooting gives the game a nice distinction, and the solid graphics and sound all make this a fun, if slight sci-fi diversion.


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"We just don't think it's fair that customers that don't have solar panels on their homes should subsidize these solar panel customers any further."No, that doesn't make any sense. After all, isn't the whole point of those with solar panels being that they don't need much (if any) energy from the utility? I know in many places, the local utility will actually buy excess solar energy from home owners. But, here we are again with "entitlement society" at work. The idea, via Xcel, is that it's somehow owed its fees -- and if people are willing to go with an alternative, then they need to keep paying up anyway.


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Help can arrive from an unexpected direction when one is in a tough situation.
Help can arrive from an unexpected direction when one is in a tough situation.
Bobbie Anderson wrote about it:
"My daughter Blaire and I live together and try to do as many good deeds as possible – since we rarely have much money to donate or (use to) support our charities.
"Well, karma returned our way this time.
"Blaire is paying cash for her education and is currently attending Brunswick Community College.
"After saving up to pay for the semester, we've been eating from food pantries, saving up money for the very expensive books that are required for each class.
"We had purchased all except for the chemistry class, and this one was the most expensive, $230-plus (and a workbook). (At about this time) Blaire had just not done well on an exam and was sitting alone crying on the phone to me.
"(Then) this 'ANGEL' stopped by, a lady who works at BCC, and asked Blaire why she was crying.
"After explaining our poor-to-nonexistent finances, this angel took my daughter to the bookstore and purchased the book for her.
"UNBELIEVABLE! Things like this don't happen to us – and since (then), she has introduced Blaire to ... tutors who can help her, taken her 'under her wing' and showed her how she can apply for scholarships."
North or south?
This column recently featured a bit of once-common tombstone verse that drew comments from readers.
Remember me as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me
Martha Jeter responded:
"That same verse is out at Oakdale (Cemetery). Many, many years ago my grandfather James Freeman Mann and my great grandfather Edward Mann scratched on that same stone, 'To this I can't consent until I know which way you went.' An interesting bit of folklore: On a tombstone on Portsmouth Island on the Outer Banks, long uninhabited, but still in the graveyard that same epithet. Portsmouth Island was settled by the early English settlers. Possibly that might be the source for 'Remember.' That's how folklore spreads," she wrote.
Please email stories of good deeds to Will Jones at firstname.lastname@example.com. Or, if you wish, you can submit them online at StarNewsOnline.com/goodwill or mail them to StarNews, attn: Goodwill, 1003 S. 17th St., Wilmington, N.C. 28401. Include your name, address and phone number.


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Back in 2005, Sony took to the E3 stage to announce the PlayStation 3 in an explosive show. Between all the huge prices, pre-rendered CGI trailers, Ridge Racers and PS3 exclusives, Ubisoft's Killing Day was revealed.
Looked at the video last week to see if the cgi video would hold up to the games released now.
I can easily say that the games released right now are soo much better looking then what was promised at e3 2005/2006


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 2nd Sep 2012 22:29 UTC, submitted by martini
The announcement says: "The Beta release is comprised of 54 webOS components available as opensource. This brings over 450,000 lines of code released under the Apache 2.0 license, which is one of the most liberal and accepted in the open source community." Now it's time to get this stuff up and running on modern devices. I suggest the Galaxy SII. Not out of self-interest or anything, by the way.
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RE: ...not out of self-interest too
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As far as I know, if it run Linux it can run WebOS, if your tablet can run Linux, then go ahead and install it.
As for the GS2/GS3/GNexus, the issue is Xorg. Android use its own graphic layer. The solutions are to run X in android graphic layer (a la Mac OS X) or wait for the OSS drivers to be mature enough. The last solution may be Qt for Android, but once there, it will still probably take quite a lot of effort to go the last mile and make WebOS run on top of it.


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cairnswk wrote:neanderpaul14 wrote:Cool idea cairns, awesome for a first draft.
Always look forward to your maps.
I notice there are 2 terries marked Witch Hill, are these going to connect, and/or be a bonus??
Thanks NP. Witch Hill at the bottom is the same as Witch Hill at the top in the inset.
Okay, cool. Thanks Cairns. Also are the "S"s on some people there to indicate they were sentenced?


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You can't ignore the call of the great outdoors in the Murrumbidgee River Corridor, easily accessible from Canberra. All kinds of natural communion are possible along this short, lovely section of the river's epic 1,600km journey from the mountainous Australian Alps. Take short walks near Uriarra Crossing or Tharwa or tackle the 27km Murrumbidgee Discovery Track. Swim, kayak and picnic at Casuarina Sands and play cards in the shade of Cotter campground. Fish for Murray cod and listen to native birds warble in the bushland. Pick your day destination from Canberra or combine a few scenic spots on a riverside camping trip.
It's only a 20 minute drive from Canberra to Uriarra Crossing, at the corridor's northern entrance. Unpack your picnic next to families of yellow-tailed black cockatoos, swim or hit the water in a canoe. A number of easy, well-marked walking trails also weave through the area. Spend two hours and meet a colourful array of birds on the Woodstock Nature Reserve Walk. Follow the Uriarra Loop along the Murrumbidgee and Molonglo Rivers or hike from Sheperd's Lookout to Molonglo River through stands of black cypress pine.
Further south lie the family-friendly beaches and picnic areas of Cotter Junction. Fish beneath the slender casuarina trees at Casuarina Sands or pitch your tent in the well-equipped Cotter campground. Walkers can follow the stroller-friendly Cotter Explorer Track along the banks of the Cotter River or continue to Cotter Caves on the Bullen Loop. For more of a workout, head uphill on the Stony Creek Skyline Track.
Casuarina Sands also marks the start of the 27km Murrumbidgee Discovery Track to Point Hut Crossing, in the corridor's centre. Tackle the track in sections or walk the whole way, camping overnight. The first, challenging 8-hour hike connects Casuarina Sands with the pretty swimming spot of Kambah Pool. Along the way, you'll take in river oaks, red stringy barks, scribbly gums and breathtaking views. Walk 7km from Kambah Pool to Pine Island, past native forest and farmland and the dramatic Red Rocks Gorge. Take a dip or fire up the barbeque at Pine Island or walk an extra hour to Point Hut Crossing for rewarding river views.
Along the corridor's south, Tharwa Bridge, Tharwa Sandwash and Angle Crossing are more idyllic, gum-lined spots where you can swim, picnic, fish and canoe. From Tharwa, you can detour into the wildlife-rich bushland of Namadgi National Park. Or stay near the river on short bushwalks - one leads you to the burial site of a local Aboriginal warrior, another to a unique nineteenth century cemetery.
Fishermen can snare trout, golden perch, redfin and Murray cod all along the river, except at the Gigerline Nature Reserve near Angle Crossing. Off-limits are protected species such as the Murray River crayfish, Macquarie perch, silver perch, two-spined blackfish and trout cod. There's many a peaceful place to drop in a line.
Whether it's adventure, recreation or relaxation you are seeking, there's something for everyone along the Murrumbidgee Corridor.


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House of the Day: An Antique Lover's Dream
One is a loft. The other, an eighteenth-century farmhouse. Both are antique havens for sale. Jackie Bischof has the details on Lunch Break. Photo: Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal
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When it comes to choosing a new source unit for your cars dashboard, everyone has their own set of priorities. For some, the main goal is simply good sound. For others it may be compatibility with their personal music player or Bluetooth enabled cell phone. Or, maybe you want video playback and a good GPS navigation system. But if you're like me, you want it all!
It's good for people like me then, that JVC has produced a product with all of the above, and then some! The new KW-NT3HD is a double DIN chassis unit, featuring a removable 6.1-inch TFT LCD touch screen, GPS Navigation, Real Time Traffic info (KW-NT3HDT model only), DVD, CD, iPod/iPhone, Bluetooth enabled, HD tuner, this baby has pretty much everything anyone could need in terms of connectivity and convenience. This model is designated as the JVC KW-NT3HD in the Canadian market, but gets an additional "T" on the end of its model number in the US market that indicates the available "Traffic" function.
This headunit is one of the most feature laden products I've seen in quite a while. So to try and cover every feature JVC has built into the KW-NT3HD would be virtually impossible in the space we have in the magazine. Let's start with the powerful 400MHz processor running Windows Automotive. This setup provides blazing fast processing speeds for all the functions, whether it's the GPS or video playback. With the KW-NT3HD, things like map refreshing or chapter selection happen quickly. The onboard GPS system uses Navteq data, and 6 million points of interest are provided by InfoUSA. Not enough? By using data from Google Maps, new POI's can be downloaded to memory. The 3D style GPS display includes lane information, speed limit displays, and furnishes voice guidance and text to speech in three different languages. Location information comes from three separate sensors, the GPS signal, a vehicle speed pulse signal, and a built in gyro sensor, providing excellent accuracy even in poor satellite reception conditions.
In the United States where HD Radio is becoming increasingly popular, the JVC KW-NT3HDT model provides a free lifetime license to HD Total Traffic Network, providing real time traffic information, as well as a bunch of other handy info like sports scores and weather updates. Currently, the Canadian KW-NT3HD model does not have the traffic function available. However, the Canadian model also includes the HD Radio tuner for future expansion in Canada, which the company has confirmed will start to happen during 2010
Another popular feature that can be utilized thanks to HD Radio is built in iTunes tagging for songs you hear on the radio. You tag the song, and the next time you connect your Apple device to iTunes, the site will provide you with information on the song and artist. And speaking of your iPod/iPhone, the JVC KW-NT3HD allows control of the content via the on screen menus, or via the device itself so your passenger can play DJ if they feel like it. Regardless of how it's controlled, all of the iPod data is still displayed on the screen. And of course any unit this high-tech is going to have Bluetooth functionality built in as well, so you can enjoy full connectivity for hands free calling, or streaming audio via Bluetooth, all wirelessly. For instance, you could run your Pandora app from your iPhone, and stream it wirelessly to the KW-NT3HD. This same function can also be done through USB using "External Mode". The benefit is that users can listen to audio from any app (ex. Pandora, other internet radio apps, games, Youtube, etc.) while their iPhone/iPod touch is plugged in through USB and still keep their battery charged with good sound quality.
And the almost endless list of features and cool gadgets just keeps growing… The JVC unit also includes an adjustable adaptive volume control that automatically increases the volume with vehicle speed, a connection for steering wheel controls, an input for a rear view camera, and an almost infinite selection of 30,000 button illumination colors.
On the audio side of things, the JVC has a built in 4 channel power amplifier, front, rear and subwoofer RCA outputs, with 2.5 volts of signal available, and there are also audio/video inputs, and a video output to drive additional screens.
The display and controls are very simple to use, and the touch screen interface is well thought out. I appreciated the rotary volume control and overall simplicity of the layout and menu design. In a product with this much functionality and capability, things can get really complicated in a hurry but the engineers at JVC have done an excellent job at the ergonomics and logical menu layouts. I was quite surprised to be able to find and adjust pretty much anything I wanted without needing to refer to the 95 page owner's manual, which by the way, is thoughtfully provided in a printed book instead of a cheaper but really inconvenient CD.
Adjustments are straightforward and clear, and that's a good thing, because there are a ton of things that the user can play with and tailor exactly as you'd like them. For example, there are built in high and low pass crossovers, each with 10 different frequencies and four different slopes to choose from. And there's also a built in seven band EQ, independently adjustable levels for each source, a subwoofer volume control, adjustable gain for the internal amp, and much more. Another thoughtful touch is how the whole faceplate comes off the unit for security purposes. Inexplicably, the only USB connection is front panel mounted. Don't get me wrong, it's really handy for using a flash drive, but it's also the only place on the unit to connect your iPod. I really wish the unit had an additional USB port in the rear so I could leave my iPod connected all the time, and have the wiring hidden.
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Best Kids Parties: A Simply Sweet First
Name: Veda Jane (1)
Location: Birmingham, AL
I had so much fun putting this party together for Veda Jane. I was itching to entertain (and lets be honest, needed an excuse to craft), and seeing how this has been the most eventful year of my life, a proper party celebrating the one who changed it only seemed fitting.
I wanted to keep it simple though, so I threw a little snack gathering for her playgroup buddies at the park and featured her favorite dishes dishes: goldfish, watermelon, strawberries, blueberries, cookies, and cake! The "tablecloth" is wrapping paper that triggered my coral and navy theme for the whole thing, and I ordered the paper bags for invitation envelopes and paper straws off of Etsy. The cake was simple, made from a box, polka dotted with candy melts and topped with a paper "V". I pre-canned peach strawberry juice in jars, set out a few picnic blankets, and enjoyed the afternoon with friends!
I know she's only 1, and she won't remember it until she goes back and reads her diary entry all about it one day, but I like to think that she she felt the love last Thursday while she splashed in the baby pool and downed 14 pieces of watermelon.
Thanks Laura, we're sure she did! Readers, find Laura at Twirl.
(Images: Laura Rowe)


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Live updates
Judges dismiss review into 'Essex Boys' murder conviction
A gangland killer, serving life behind bars for the notorious 'Essex Boys' murders, has failed to convince top judges his conviction should be reviewed a second time.
Michael Steele, 68, was jailed at the Old Bailey in January 1998 alongside 49-year-old Jack Whomes, after the pair were found guilty of executing three men on isolated farmland in Essex.
Patrick Tate, Anthony Tucker and Craig Rolfe were gunned down with a pump-action shotgun fired by Whomes as he ambushed their Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex in December 1995.
The prosecution case at trial was that Steele, of Great Bentley, Essex, lured the three to the country lane and ordered Whomes to carry out the triple shooting, in the aftermath of an importation of poor-quality cannabis.
Steele has always protested his innocence, but his conviction was upheld by the Appeal Court in February and his bid for a judicial review was dismissed in the High Court today.


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Opinion: Russian Frenemies
Editorial board member Matthew Kaminski on the fraying relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Photos: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Reel World
A Strong Ticket
Tired of the elections already? Perhaps all you need is a little fictional refresher. The Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe is bringing its Big Screen Classics series back this September for a look at "Election Year Films." The new series launches on Saturday, Sept. 13, with the 1939 fave Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, the movie stars Jimmy Stewart as a naive small-town politician who evolves into a cynical Washington insider. Director Frank Capra kept his usual feel-good sense of Americana while exposing hypocrisy and corruption in our government. The screening starts at 7 p.m. and tickets will set you back five lousy bucks. Future "Election Year Films" include the 1962 political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (Friday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m.) and the 1972 Robert Redford satire The Candidate (Friday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m.). Tickets for each film are available at the Lensic box office (211 W. San Francisco St.) and online at TicketsSantaFe.org. As always, you can check out more Lensic info at lensic.org.
Film Review
Man on Wire
Delightful doc explores high-wire high-tension
The year 2008 has been an odd one for film. Sure, the box office overflowed thanks to films like The Dark Knight and Iron Man. But with the demise of several independent (or semi-independent) distributors, the indie film offerings have felt like slim pickings. Art house theaters have been limited almost exclusively to documentaries this year. A look through our local Guild Cinema's lineup from the year finds a wealth of nonfiction films like Planet B-Boy, Passion & Power, Body of War, Gashole, Girls Rock!, Let's Get Lost, Rumi Returning, Constantine's Sword, Dalai Lama Renaissance, Encounters at the End of the World and Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. Even mainstream theaters filled out their summertime schedule with documentaries like Young@Heart, American Teen and The Little Red Truck. It's hard to complain about the variety, though, when the quality remains so damn high. All in all, 2008 has been a hell of a year for documentaries.
Film Review
Frozen River
Quietly engrossing indie film makes a run for the border (the northern border)
In a year starved for indie film, it's practically a treat to rest your eyes on a simple, unassuming drama like Frozen River. No exploding Gotham streets, no death-defying Jeep chases through South American jungles. Just low-budget, minor-key character drama in a decidedly unexotic locale.
Idiot Box
Dinosaurs = Good
"Primeval" on BBC America
BBC America has been doing a cracking job lately of picking up the slack left by Sci-Fi Channel. A slate of original hits like "Doctor Who," "Torchwood," "Hex," "Life on Mars" and "Primeval" make Sci-Fi's lineup of "Battlestar Galactica" (yes!), "Stargate Atlantis" (meh) and ... um, lemme think ... oh, that chintzy "Flash Gordon" series (yeesh) look almost anemic.


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Interim Dean of Libraries
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In the November 2006 issue of Car and Driver, we invented the "Lightning Lap," wherein we took a bunch of sporty automobiles down to Virginia International Raceway to benchmark their overall performance—not just how they accelerated, braked, gripped, or handled, but how they combined these tasks.
To think of it another way, our Lightning Lap test showcases a car's ability to quickly and safely traverse a challenging section of pavement without running the risk of putting a car through someone's front yard. Automakers such as Porsche, BMW, GM, Mercedes, and Audi perform a similar test by running cars on what is widely considered to be the world's most demanding racetrack, the 12.9-mile Nordschleife of the Nürburgring near Cologne, Germany.
The Ring is 5000 miles from our Ann Arbor headquarters, so we settled on what we feel is a worthy substitute, the 4.2-mile Grand Course at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), located near Danville, Virginia. The Grand Course is the longest layout available at VIR and possesses a testing combination of elevation changes, long straightaways, and a scintillating mixture of high-, medium-, and low-speed corners. It's not a track that can be mastered in a few laps.
Our measure of overall performance is simply the lap time a car achieves on the Grand Course. Last fall, the quickest of 17 cars was the Ford GT, which ran a lap in a tick over three minutes (3:00.07). This second batch of 13 cars features several interesting new models as well as a few repeat performers that experienced problems last year (the Ford Shelby GT500) or have had a significant mechanical change (such as the '07 Chevrolet Corvette Z06's new shocks).
As we rolled up to the track in May, bets were placed as to whether the improved Z06, the Porsche 911 GT3, or the Porsche 911 Turbo would be the first to break the three-minute barrier. Read on to see whether any