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Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Call today about AB 751: Elimination of Electoral College Bill - Correction/Update
Have you heard about this new bill in Madison, AB 751, The National Popular Vote Bill? I doubt that you have unless you listen to Vicki McKenna or WVCY. The Public Hearing is today.
But don't feel like you have been asleep at the wheel, the bill was only just introduced 2 days ago on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Also on Monday, they announced the Public Hearing for today, Wednesday, Feb. 17th at 1pm.
Think they are trying to ram this one through below the radar? (I heard Vicki mention it yesterday. She also talked about it today in her first 45 minutes. Do listen to the first hour for Wed. Feb 17. I then Googled the bill number and found WVCY's Homefront blog page on it.)
The actual bill proposes "entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote."
Now at first blush, that might not seem like a bad idea, to just count the popular vote. But think about it. If popular vote alone decided elections, the most population dense states would dictate who our president is. The top 3 states being California, New York and Texas. Urban areas would decide for us all. Even if you factor in the top 10 states, like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, etc. Wisconsin is still not a player. So what about the other 40 states in the Union?
If this change goes through, why would any presidential candidate bother coming to Wisconsin?
An even more insidious aspect of this bill is that
it calls for a Constitutional Convention (Correction, it doesn't call for it ) it SIDESTEPS the Constitution to make the change from the Electoral College to Popular Vote. (More on that below the legislator info.)
CALL YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE! Find your State Legislator
Ask them how this would help Wisconsin residents have any voice in presidential politics?
Brookfield's Representatives: Rich Zipperer (608) 266-5120 and Leah Vukmir (608) 266-9180
List of Representatives on the Committee of Elections and Campaign Reform: (From Homefront)
Rep. Jeff Smith (Chair) 1-888-534-0093
Counting only the popular vote flies in the face of the wisdom of our Founding Fathers, who realized they had to balance the influence of densely populated states with those of less population. That is why we have a House of Representatives, whose membership is based on population, balanced by the Senate, that gives every state the same number of representatives. In a similar way, the Popular Vote is balanced by the Electoral College.
As I mentioned above, this bill
would call for a Constitutional Convention SIDESTEPS the Constitutional amendment process to make the change from the Electoral College to Popular Vote.
(A Constitutional Convention isn't directly pertinent now but the concerns are still valid.) I still remember my high school American History teacher's warning about Constitutional Conventions. (My opinion on this goes way back!) She cautioned that once they are called, anything goes; it is all open to change, even the Bill of Rights!
This is what Eagle Forum says about Con Cons or Constitutional Conventions (Read the whole piece, it is worth your time. My emphasis is in red):
"The trouble with a Con Con is that there are no rules in the Constitution or in any law to limit a Con Con's purpose, procedure, agenda, or election of delegates. Congress has repeatedly rejected bills to establish rules or procedures. There is no way to control a Con Con in advance or to require it to consider only one subject. The Article V provision that authorizes the calling of a Con Con refers to considering "amendments" (note the plural)."
I am trying to find the exact quote* about calling a Constitutional Convention, but it went something like this: Why would I exchange the wisdom of our Founding Fathers for those in the Congress today? Can you imagine Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in charge of a Constitutional Convention? They can't even stick to our written Constitution. Make those calls!
UPDATE: This afternoon, I spoke to Diana Cieslak of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (she is DianaC in comments). She said that National Popular Vote doesn't call for ANY change to the Constitution, but it does sidestep the traditional Constitutional amendment process. The theory is that eventually the Constitution would need to be amended if enough states adopt this measure.
She also said that if enough states, totaling 270 electoral votes, adopt National Popular Vote, then the Interstate Compact clause in the Constitution would go into effect and they could agree to a National Popular Vote winner, usurping your state's popular vote regardless if your state passes this or not--italics are my words.
Diana directed me to a piece she wrote last year: Electoral College or NPV It answers a lot of questions about the Electoral College and National Popular Vote.
Save Our States Director, Trent England, was in Madison today talking to legislators about the dangers of NPV. I don't know what happened at the hearing.
More reading: Save Our States: "Wisconsin would lose big time!" under National Popular Vote
Badger Blogger: Not just no...
Don't Knock the Electoral College
Beware of Attacks on the Constitution
Proposed Legislation Can Circumvent Vote of Wisconsin Residents
*Mark Levin, a Constitutional Lawyer, mentioned that quote some weeks ago.
NOTE OF INTEREST: I was curious about kohler's many l-o-n-g comments on this blog, so I Googled kohler National Public Vote. I found many of the same comments with kohler's name on Badger Blogger's piece, Topix - Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont's piece: National Popular Vote is a bad idea that hurts Vermont (on that paper's site it states kohler, Mountain View, CA), and on many others. I guess he really wants this change? I don't know...I just found that interesting.
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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 346, August 18, 2006
Compiler Warnings
The compiler can quickly point out many common bad coding practices if you use the right compiler flags. The GNU C compiler does a particularly good job of doing this, though most compilers have several levels of diagnostic messages. When you are developing code or moving to a new architecture it is a good idea to let the compiler give you as much information as possible.
The GNU C Compiler
The GNU C compiler (gcc) has some great diagnostic warnings that can help you track down bad coding habits and possible bugs in your code.
The following warnings flags are available:
-Wformatwarns when formatting strings do not match the parameters of the subroutine (e.g. in a printf call).
-Wimplicitwarns when a function or parameter is not explicitly declared
-Wunusedwarns when a variable is declared but never used.
-Wcommentswarns when a "/*" is found within a C style comment
-Wreturn-typewarns when a non-void function reaches the end of a function and has no return value.
-Wallturns on all of the warnings above.
Here's a short code illustrating bad C coding practices which gcc can catch.
c613n6% cat warning.c #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> /* Example code showing the 5 warning types that gcc can detect. -Wall will enable all of these. */ void bad_formatting(unsigned long long val) { /* format %d does not match the type of val. In this case, this mistake results in the wrong value being printed. */ printf("val=%d\n",val); } no_return_type() { /* this subroutine does not has an implicit return type (int) */ return 0; } int main() { /* the variable ii is declared but never used */ int ii; unsigned long long jj=(1ll<<63); bad_formatting(jj); /* nested comments could potentially cause problems /* */ /* main does not return an int value */ }
Here's a look at the various warnings we see with these warning flags:
c613n6% for f in "-Wformat" "-Wimplicit" "-Wunused" "-Wcomment" "-Wreturn-type"; > do > echo $f > gcc $f warn.c -o warn > echo > done -Wformat warn.c: In function `bad_formatting': warn.c:15: warning: int format, different type arg (arg 2) -Wimplicit warn.c:19: warning: return type defaults to `int' -Wunused warn.c: In function `main': warn.c:27: warning: unused variable `ii' -Wcomment warn.c:32:57: warning: "/*" within comment -Wreturn-type warn.c:19: warning: return type defaults to `int' warn.c: In function `main': warn.c:35: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
The XLC Compiler
The default behavior of the IBM xlc compiler is to show informational messages. At that warning level the xlc compiler only warns about one of the conditions in the code above (i.e. for "/*" being detected within a comment). The "-qflag" compiler option will alter the severity level of messages which should be written to the compiler listing and terminal (see the xlc man page for options)
Additionally xlc can produce warnings when 64 bit portability issues are detected:
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Limited government is topic of talk, March 13
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lecture titled "Is Limited Government a Lost Cause?" will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in 104 Computer Science Building.
Charles Kesler, director of the Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World and associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, will discuss whether limited government is feasible in the 21st century.
Kesler is editor of the Penguin-Putnam edition of "The Federalist Papers" (1999), and he has co-edited with William Buckley "Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative Thought" (Harper and Row, 1988). His research interests include the founding of America and modern conservative political thought.
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Now Citigroup Private Bank Dumps Gold, Too
Citi Private Bank (C) joins Goldman Sachs (GS) in raining on gold this week. The firm's head of asset allocation says in a note that it has decided to get rid of its exposure altogether.
In the note dated April 5 but emailed to reporters on Wednesday, the firm's global investment committee urges investors to add to U.S., European and Japanese stock positions while cutting munis and investment grade bonds, as well as the yellow metal.
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[T]he outlook looks increasingly uncertain for interest-rate sensitive asset classes. As economic recovery gains traction, we expect to see interest rate and inflation expectations gradually rise. With this in mind, we have reduced our positions in municipal bonds and corporate investment grade fixed income to reduce our duration exposure. We remain heavily underweight in government bonds.
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He will probably be there at 12, I picked 0 because I don't want him. Didn't read the poll question.. sorry.
I meant CHANCES; and not CHANGES. Typo.
I don' think he is worth a number 1 just because he appears to be one of the best this year. That doesn't make him good enough. There is depth at WR this year, but the top end isn't exactly stellar.
I actually would prefer Allen and believe Patterson is going to be a primadonna.
25%. I doubt that he gets past both the Jets and Bills with that kind of ability. It's possible he goes as high as 6 to Cleveland.
"I'm no longer concerned with the things I don't have, I'm just living for love and laughs."
I certainly hope he's not available at 12. I have no interest in this player unless we picked him in the second round. To me it's all about value. A project at number 12 is not good value in this draft.
As everyone knows, I really like the kid and hope he is both available and our pick at 12. I do think he will be available. There are about 5-8 guys that I'm confident will be gone before we pick. I don't think the Bills will take him because they need a QB and need to select him in round 1 or 2, so why not get the QB you want here and pick from the deep selection of guys in round 2? The Jets have a lot of holes really, but they have Stephen Hill and I doubt they invest their top pick on another physically gifted young WR this year. They will likely take a defensive lineman or linebacker. Tennessee has a lot of needs and don't see WR very high for them. San Diego has WR's and probably will go OL or defense. If Lane Johnson is available, I think he's their pick.
But, Ireland hasn't been good at picking WR's, so I wouldn't be at all suprised to see him wait until round 2 and grab a couple of them. It mitigates the risk he looks foolish, fits with the Green Bay plan, is an area where there are likely to be a lot of good prospects, and Ireland will not be so harshly criticized for taking a WR there. I hope we take Patterson at 12, but I wouldn't be surprised if we waited.
If Patterson falls past us, then he might fall quite a bit. Sure, Carolina, St. Louis and Pittsburgh could take him, but they have other needs as well. If a starting LT is available that's what St. Louis will take. Pittsburgh also needs to rebuild it's defense and it's likely that a good prospect falls to them on the defensive side of the ball. They'd be just as happy with Markus Wheaton, Robert Woods, DeAndre Hawkins, or Terrance Williams, many of whom may be around in round 2. The next landing spots for him probably are St. Louis again at 22 or almost any team from that point down. So, Patterson could slide from 12 to the 20's simply based on team needs. I'd love to make a miracle trade with Cincinnati to give up the #12 to get the #21 and #37. That would be nice.


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Family: Cactaceae, Cactus view all from this family
Description Among the most beautiful cacti; large plants with many stems in full flower make breathtaking mounds of scarlet. It is highly variable, often with two strikingly different forms growing in the same area.
Habit: native perennial succulent; single stem, or up to 300 stems in dense, woolly mound; each stem cylindrical or spherical, 2-12 in (5-30 cm) tall or more, 1-6 in (2.5-15 cm) diameter, with 5-12 ribs.
Height: 6-12 in (15-30 cm); diameter to 48 in (120 cm).
Leaf: spine, straight or curved, white, to 1.5 in long; central spine to 2.5 in long; in cluster of 3-12 per areole; spines rarely absent.
Flower: scarlet to orange-red, yellow at center, vase-shaped, 1.25-2.5 in (32-64 mm) wide; remains open day and night for 2-3 days.
Fruit: red oval berry, 0.5-1.5 in (12-38 mm), with deciduous spines.
Flower April to June, depending on location and variety.
Habitat Arid shaded sites: upper edge of Mojave Desert, coniferous forests, igneous and calcareous rock outcrops, cliffs, sandy hills, rocky hillsides, dry mountain woodland, mountain chapparal, canyons, grasslands with igneous soil; 500-10,000 ft (150-3000 m); also cultivated ornamentally.
Range Southeast California, east to southern Utah, central Colorado, and west Texas, and into Mexico.
Discussion Also known as kingcup cactus, kingcup hedgehog cactus, red-flowered hedgehog cactus, crimson hedgehog cactus, strawberry cactus, mound cactus, Mojave mound, spinemound. The flowers of this cactus are pollinated by hummingbirds.
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Art museum premieres Jasper Johns exhibition
Posted October 11, 2008; 07:25 p.m.
This fall the Princeton University Art Museum is the first venue for the traveling exhibition, "Jasper Johns: Light Bulb," organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
On view at the Princeton museum through Jan. 4, the exhibition examines the role that a simple object, the incandescent light bulb, has played in the work of American artist Jasper Johns.
The light bulb made its initial appearance early in Johns' career in a 1957 drawing of a bare bulb hanging from an electrical cord. It was also the subject of his first sculpture, "Light Bulb I" (1958), whose creation coincided with his first solo exhibition in New York at the fledgling Leo Castelli Gallery. This everyday object would eventually dominate Johns' limited sculptural output and become a recurring motif in his prints and drawings for the next 20 years.
"Jasper Johns: Light Bulb" brings together for the first time Johns' light bulb sculptures and the related works on paper, including several drawings from the artist's collection that have never before been exhibited. Johns, who often produced counterpart prints to his paintings and sculptures, viewed printmaking as a medium that encouraged experimentation. The exhibition, which includes seven sculptures and 18 prints and drawings, highlights the relationship between Johns' two-dimensional and three-dimensional works, the importance of artistic process, and the artist's underlying concern with the manner in which people perceive, label and categorize objects.
"This exhibition provides a wonderful opportunity for viewers to explore Johns' remarkable ability to extract from a single, seemingly simple and often-overlooked object from our daily lives a range of meaning and formal possibility," said Kelly Baum, the Locks Curatorial Fellow for Contemporary Art at the museum.
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INGOMAR – Tuesday's Class 1A baseball playoff game between Tupelo Christian Prep and Ingomar had it all – 26 runs, 22 hits including a grand slam, five errors, some aggressive base running and a double play.
There was an early 6-0 lead by TCPS, which was followed by a five-run rally by the host Falcons. In the end, however, the visiting Eagles were the ones moving on to the state quarterfinals with a series-clinching 19-7 victory in five innings.
"It was an adventure," Ingomar coach Andy Wilbanks said. "It wasn't pretty on our end or their end."
TCPS (21-7) opens its quarterfinals series Friday at Thrasher, then will host Game 2 Saturday in Tupelo. The game times will be determined today.
"This was not the game we were looking for," TCPS coach Will Lowrey said. "Early in the year we relied on our pitching and our defense. We haven't played well under pressure lately."
Falcons don't quit
Ingomar (19-7), a team with just two seniors in the starting lineup, saw its season come to an end.
"I was proud of our guys; we didn't quit," Wilbanks said.
TCPS starter Drew Carter struggled on the mound after a solid first inning. He walked five of the six batters he faced in the second inning and walked in two runs.
Ingomar starter Tyler Dowdy, who recorded 11 strikeouts against the Eagles in Game 1, was touched for 12 runs and 13 hits. One of those hits was a solo homer by J.G. Lipscomb in a six-run TCPS fourth inning.
"Our guys had a game plan at the plate," Lowrey said. "We were swinging at everything the last game against Dowdy. We came to the plate picky.
"We were able to put pressure on them, put the ball in play. We were able to take advantage of some mistakes."
TCPS clinched the victory with a seven-run fifth inning. The key blow was a grand slam home run by No. 9 batter Zach Bridges.
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The more one looks at the depth of the "crisis" the more that is unveiled about the schemes that have been underway for some time...the schemes to kill capitalism that is. Check this out for example:Brookings was the main player evidently in the g20 summit. Brookings is headed up partially by this dude: http://www.brookings.edu/experts/pascualc.aspxInstitutional reform to put responsible agency into effect as a foundational characteristic of social organization in global society in the 21st century would seem to be a good antidote to the practices that led to the global financial crisis (read capitalism). Responsible agency rests on the principles of transparency and accountability that underpin integrity and the restoration of trust and confidence in social life (Marxism) on which the health of the economy depends. If the demise of the Western model of capitalism leads to institutional reforms that promote a global culture of responsibility, it (capitalism's demise) will be a major step toward a sound global economy is built on solid social and cultural foundations (Marxism) (from this site: http://www.brookings.edu/articles/20..._bradford.aspx
It appears (surprise-surprise) that the world outlook on "Western Capitalism" is one of disdain and that capitalism is viewed as the very cause of all the world's economic and social problems.


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We pick out some of the finest PlayStation games to capture the spirit of competition.
London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
Step onto the stage of sporting history and take your shot at immortality by competing in events such as athletics, swimming, shooting, cycling, rowing and more. You can play using your PlayStation Move motion controller and invite up to seven players to share in the Olympic dream via PlayStation Network. Join the gold rush in London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games on PlayStation 3.
Watch out for: Your country's rise up the online leader board, thanks to National Pride points for every medal you win.
adidas miCoach
Call on an all-star team of sporting heroes to help you get into shape in adidas miCoach on PS3. The finest athletics, tennis, football, rugby and basketball performers are on hand to inspire you into action, including heptathlete Jessica Ennis, footballer Kaka and tennis player Ana Ivanovic. They'll put you through your paces using more than 4,000 specialised exercises.
Watch out for: The fitness regime tailored to your favourite sport, delivered to you by the top athletes who swear by it.
See if you can emulate Spain and win EURO 2012 in thrilling style by downloading this add-on pack for EA SPORTS FIFA 12 to your PS3 from PlayStation Store. EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2012 features all the teams that contested the tournament, so you can guide your own team to glory in stunningly accurate recreations of the stadiums seen in Ukraine and Poland.
Watch out for: Challenge modes, which mirror some of the most dramatic scenarios from the championship and task you with overcoming them.
Survival is closely followed by style in SSX on PS3. Defy the laws of gravity along some of the world's most demanding mountain ranges, including the Himalayas and the Alps. Enjoy the freedom to hurtle down these mountains any way you choose – just remember that to be the best, you need to look good while you're doing it.
Watch out for: Your rivals' ghost riders appearing alongside you, giving you a target time to beat.
Sports Champions
You've tried extreme snowboarding, you've aced the tennis courts. Now, how about turning your hand to bocce, the variant of bowls played on soil or sand? Or gladiator duels to determine the master of the arena? In Sports Champions, pick up your PlayStation Move motion controller and do just that. Try exotic sports from around the world to find out who deserves to be crowned overall champion on PS3.
Watch out for: The opportunity to duke it out among the whole family for the Champions Cup.
Move Fitness
Step into your own personal gym with your PS Move motion controllers and Move Fitness on PS3. By picking up two motion controllers – one in each hand – and following personalised exercise programmes, you'll get fit and shape up in the comfort of your own living room. Shoot basketball hoops, pull off punch combos, play dodgeball and more on your way to peak fitness.
Watch out for: The option to design your own, unique exercise programme on Facebook with the Move Fitness: Workout Planner.
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition
Take a break from a game of tennis in the park, find a comfy tree to lean up against and get a taste of professional sport on PS Vita in Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition. Enter glitzy international tournaments and dazzle the crowds with your stroke play, then use your fingers to add spin and swerve to your shots, as well as pull off unstoppable volleys and cross-court smashes.
Watch out for: You, on-court. Take a photo of your face using the front camera of the PS Vita system and easily add it to your own player.
Le Tour de France 2012
Strap on your helmet and get ready to chase down the yellow jersey as Le Tour de France 2012 comes to PS3. Take part in the world's most prestigious cycling competition by coaxing the best out of your fellow riders and forming alliances with other teams to close in on first place, stage by dramatic stage.
Watch out for: The thrill of co-ordinating your team to help protect your leading rider and squeeze out the competition.
Everybody's Golf
Tee off for the quirkiest round of golf you'll ever play in Everybody's Golf on PS Vita. With every ball you sink, you gain credits to spend on even better equipment, costumes and characters. Smooth out your swing, perfect your putt and even play in your favourite real-world settings thanks to the front and rear cameras of PS Vita.
Watch out for: Skilful secret characters unlocked by winning tournaments in real style.
Cliff Diving
Cool off after working your way through this hectic list by taking a dip in Cliff Diving. An augmented reality experience on PS Vita, you'll join Diver Dan as he looks to scale the highest cliffs and make the biggest splash. Use your AR Play Cards and rear camera to make perilously high diving platforms appear from any flat surface – and then hold your nose and take the plunge.
Watch out for: Hidden hazards – if Diver Dan is injured, your prize money is spent on medical bills.
Join in an unforgettable year for sport and look out for these great titles in stores or online at PlayStation Store right now.
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This site has been lateral.pycs.net, lateral.fibertel.com.ar, lateral.blogsite.com, and has been, for several years, lateral.netmanagers.com.ar.
Well, I am slowly going to deprecate that URL, and the new URL will be http://ralsina.com.ar where you already can find it since a few months ago.
It will involve some work moving comments around and such, but nothing much should change, all old links should remain valid, and all comments should stay attached to the right post.
I will contact the various planets that aggregate it, but since the feed will remain constant thanks to feedburner, I expect not to lose anyone in transition.


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Sry- I meant Orwell's 1984.
As for P&P.. I was like eh. It couldve been a lot more focused and shorter.
Sry- I meant Orwell's 1984.
As for P&P.. I was like eh. It couldve been a lot more focused and shorter.
hurray for birthdays!
I watched Enigma last night, its based on the Robert Harris book we talked about a few pages ago. If you have yet to see it DON'T BOTHER! It butchers the book. Two thumbs down from JJB.
Read another Louis L'Amour: The Lonely Men. I have really enjoyed the 2 I've read so far. It's back to the end-of-the-book-wraps-it-up style, sometimes on the last couple of pages even.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Finished Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden. Well-researched, detailed description of a sad moment... I had a hard time getting through the field medic parts (graphic and empathetic) and you just wanted to grab some people (they're not "characters" in a non-fiction account) and tell them "do something!" Then, you want to shake some of their hands and say "thank you." A good book; there's now a "war" book on my list.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Currently reading Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Volume 6.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Bowden has a book called Killing Pablo, the hunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Same detail used in BHD is in Killing Pablo. , and gives an insight as to what the government is capable of when it comes to spying on people.
I've had Pilling Pablo in my hands many, many times at the bookstore, but have yet to buy it.
[FONT=Book Antiqua]He passes to Moses - He shoots, he scores![/FONT]
Mummy of the raincoat is a gigantic trollop.
I just recently finished Freedom Next time by John Pilger which made facinating reading, the book takes a look at various injustices across the globe.
One chapter is entitled Stealing a Nation and deals with the dispossesed Chagossians of Chogo(or as it is now called Diego Garcia), who were evicted from there homes when their Island was sold out from under them by the british (who had inherited it from france in 1815) to the americans(its A military base now.).Successive Government on either side of the Atlantic refused to Awknowledge there was ever a permenant settlment on the Island prior to it being sold and reparations of any meaningfull sort have never been made.
Another The Last Taboo covers the whole the Israel/Palestine Issue (The last Taboo being able to question Israels Actions without being called an Anti-semite)
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Manu Ginobili (back) will not travel to New Orleans for the season opener and will be reevaluated on Thursday.
C.J. Miles will start over Monta Ellis again in Game 4 vs. the Cavaliers on Sunday.
Stephen Curry buried the Blazers during a 119-113 win in Game 3 on Saturday, scoring 34 points with four rebounds, eight assists, two steals, one block and five 3-pointers in 39 minutes.
C.J. McCollum scored a team-high 32 points during a 119-113 Game 3 loss to the Warriors on Saturday, adding six rebounds, two steals and six 3-pointers in 39 minutes.
Mike Conley scored a playoff career-high 35 points during a thrilling 110-108 overtime victory over the Spurs in Game 4 on Saturday, adding nine rebounds, eight assists, one steal and four 3-pointers in 42 minutes.
Kawhi Leonard was incredible during a 110-108 overtime loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday, scoring a playoff career-high 43 points with eight rebounds, three assists, six blocks and seven 3-pointers.
Updating a previous item, Rudy Gobert (knee) remains doubtful to play against the Clippers on Sunday.
Paul Millsap torched the Wizards during the Game 3 116-98 victory, scoring 29 points with 14 rebounds, five assists, one steal, two blocks and two turnovers in just 33 minutes.
Rudy Gobert (knee) has been upgraded to questionable to face the Clippers on Sunday.
Jusuf Nurkic (leg) will start and play limited minutes in Game 3 against the Warriors on Saturday.
Matt Barnes (right ankle, foot sprain) and Shaun Livingston (right index finger sprain, hand contusion) are out against the Blazers on Saturday.
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JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) warns the public about weather-related traffic problems on U.S. Highway 78 in Union County.
Due to necessary maintenance repairs in the travel lane, motorists should expect intermittent stops in traffic along U.S. Highway 78 between State Route 30 and State Route 15 in New Albany, MS. The recent wet and freezing wintry weather has begun deteriorating roadway along U.S. Highway 78 by seeping into fissures and breaking up the pavement. This has resulted in the formation of dangerous potholes along the roadway.
At this time, traffic is passing on the inside lane of the highway. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes if possible.
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A Tractor in GTA San Andreas.
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The Tractor is, as implied, a tractor in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The Tractor is generally designed as a simple, open air, farming tractor with large driving wheels in the back and a pair of steerable wheels in the front.
Like the Combine Harvester, the Tractor, is simply not well suited for use as an actual road vehicle. Their incredibly slow speed makes them a particularly insidious road hazard in San Andreas, and a common cause of accidents and pile-ups. However, the Tractor is capable of hill climbing on moderately steep slopes, but is considerably slow in doing so. Its smaller front wheels also makes the Tractor less responsive during steering due to lesser traction. Despite its unsuitability for travel on major roads, the tractor is commonly found on large thoroughfares, in the countryside and even along highways.
The Tractor has a semi-unique ability to tow a car from one point to another, something it shares with the Tow Truck (and Baggage, to a degree). This is very useful when transporting locked cars, or special vehicles in the game. The Tractor also has its own trailer, called the Farm Trailer.
Like most industrial vehicles, the Tractor cannot be modified in any modification garages.
- The default radio station in the Tractor is K-Rose.
- The Tractor is depicted as having a three-point hitch at the back, although it serves little purpose in-game as the towing hitch is not connected to the mechanism.
- The Tractor is one of only a few non-civil service vehicles in the game without a radio.
- Sometimes, in car parks in Red County, tractors spawn facing walls. The NPC in the tractor keeps ramming the tractor into the wall until it blows up.
- When towing large vehicles with the Tractor, such as Tankers or Roadtrains the vehicles will glitch up and fling themselves around at very high speeds.
- In a field west of Palamino Creek, near the broken bridge.
- Tractors are found around Flint Range
- In the western portion of Blueberry Acres
- In a field northwest of Hilltop Farm
- Two are found around the Flint County Safehouse
- Parked in The Farm
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Economic and policy experts will explore "The U.S.A. Financial Crisis: Problems and Solutions" in a conference set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 27, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Participants will address solutions put forth by the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan group of experts from the Heritage Foundation, the Brookings Institution and the Peterson Foundation. Speakers will include Alice Rivlin, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and former director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget, and David Walker, chief executive officer of the Peterson Foundation and the former U.S. comptroller general.
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I get the Disney XD Channel or whatever it is in my cable package.
I'm not that concerned about having the channel.
What I'd like:
Further adventures of Ahsoka Tano in some medium. I'd read books or comics about her. But I'd like to see Ashley still employed portraying her.
I'd really like to see Ahsoka confront Darth Vader one day, knowing full well who he is. I could handle it if he kills her, but I want to see him regret it and struggle horribly because of his decision to join the Dark Side (under Palpatine).*
* The Dark Side would possibly be great for Anakin if he got rid of Palpatine. In fact, if Obi-Wan had joined Anakin, the younger Jedi would be loving it. He had good intentions. After reading Darth Plageuis, I understand Palpatine did not.
** Palpatine was also a vengeful teenager, manipulated by Darth Plageuis (Damosk) who was a Force-talented corporate raider (a monopolist with the Dark Side).
While Anakin was a resentful teenager, he wanted to do good by people and free slaves, share his love with Padme, etc. He didn't start off consumed by a need for revenge (it was fear and insecurity).
For Palpatine, it was a deep resentment of a loss of entitlement he thought he deserved for being Naboo royalty, and a rebellion against his father.
Next, I'd like a cartoon version return to the OT era with Han, Luke, and Leia, but that's only on the basis that it creates or expands on new characters that could be in jeopardy - if it's set in the OT era.
As they've made statements it will NOT be, I'd like the Legacy or immediate pre-Legacy era to be explored.
Who were Roan Fel's parents?
Who were Ania Solo's parents?
Who were Cole Skywalker's parents? (that's Cade's grandparents and Ben Skywalker's offspring).
The movies (if they preserve the EU) would focus on these characters' grandparents (Jaina Fel, Ben Skywalker, Allanah Solo).
Why did Dark Horse jump so far into the future instead of deal with those questions in the first place?
I'd love to (and can, even in the Legacy era) see Yuuzhan Vong in some sort of motion-action medium (film or cartoon preferably but video games would be marketable).
If SW goes back in time before the PT, KOTOR is alright, but what about Vima Sunrider in the TOTJ era?


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Well, that was fun. I wonder what to do next ...
Well, that was fun. I wonder what to do next ...
I have achieved a zen-like state of detachment, which should carry me through the weekend. The weather will be nice on Saturday and I'm very tempted to take a road trip, but I'll probably spend the weekend testing software. After next week it will be much easier to relax and goof off...right? I have been procrastinating doing the cooker update on the Mandrake half of my work machine. There's really only one or two packages that need to be updated for Nautilus (actually for Mozilla 0.8), but I tried to do it all at once, which was a mistake. I'll rsync the packages from home tonight, if things go well, and deal with this tomorrow.
I attended one frantic meeting too many last week, but overall it was a very productive week. Unfortunately, many of my todo's slid, which means this week could be a slow one. I want to take a look at the GNOME 1.4 betas, and I think I could generate some useful feedback, if I can find the time. On another note, welcome to advogato, Dunc (aka Duncan MacKinnon). On yet another note, did my taxes tonight in about an hour with Turbotax. Painless!
Busily decoding mbp's latest diary entry.
I recently saw blizzard for the first time in 5 or 6 years. That was pretty cool.
I've just coined Brett's First Rule of Reasonable Software:
For every annoyance that you add to a piece of software, add one or more conveniences to make up for it.
Nobody talks about mindshare anymore. What a relief!
Fire alarm tests during work hours are infinitely annoying. Makes me want to start a real fire.
I'll probably be working through the next two weekends to verify Nautilus bugs for our next milestone (PR3) and look for show-stopper bugs. We're always looking for people to help out with Nautilus testing. </plug>
Have I mentioned recently that I love bugzilla?
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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So, when Basta approached its distributor partner with an idea for a seeded hangtag, the rep knew just the right product. She suggested the seeded paper hang tag, an idea that became a resounding success. "They wanted to elevate their brand," the rep says. "They thought that this would be effective in showing their earth consciousness and organic materials."
Basta donates a part of its profits to causes that promote clean water. The company promoted this eco-conscious initiative on the back of the letter-pressed tags. Beyond complementing Basta's environmental efforts, the wildflower-seeded tags promote a free-and-fruitful attitude that is in keeping with Basta's worldview. The rep adds: "It allows the business to show the customer they are thinking of them in other ways than just selling swimwear."
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The World Diabetes Congress 2015 Vancouver Programme Committee is composed of the following members:
Programme Committee Chair
Bernard Zinman is Director of the Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes and holds the Sam and Judy Pencer Family Chair in Diabetes Research at Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada. He is Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Senior Scientist at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr Zinman was Director of the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre (1993-2000) and is involved with diabetes care and research at both national and international levels. Dr Zinman is the Principal Investigator of the University of Toronto Centre and Vice Chair for the DCCT/EDIC (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications) study. Dr Zinman completed his medical degree at McGill University, where he also received his postgraduate training in internal medicine. He undertook further training at the University of Toronto in Endocrinology.
Dr Zinman has authored more than 400 publications in national and international journals, and over 60 book chapters and editorials. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Charles H. Best Medal for Distinguished Service in the Cause of Diabetes (awarded to the DCCT Investigators), the Alois Beringer Lecture Award, the Frederick G. Banting Award and the Gerald S. Wong Service Award of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA). In 2006, Dr Zinman received the American Diabetes Association's Outstanding Physician Clinician Award. In 2009, Dr Zinman was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Novartis Prize in Diabetes. In 2011, Dr Zinman was appointed to the Order of Canada, in recognition of his achievements in diabetes patient care and research.
His main research interests include the long-term complications of diabetes mellitus, the development of new therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes in Aboriginal communities and studies directed at the prevention of diabetes.
Stream Lead, Basic and Clinical Science
Steven Kahn, MB, ChB, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle. Additionally, he is Director of the Diabetes Research Centre at the University of Washington.
Dr Kahn received his medical school training at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He did fellowships in endocrinology and metabolism with the Diabetes and Endocrine Research Group in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington. Dr Kahn's research interests include the role of beta-cell function in the pathogenesis and treatment of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. He has performed physiological studies characterising beta-cell function in individuals with diabetes and those at increased risk and is an active participant in a number of large multicentre clinical trials in which interventions are being tested to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. Aside from his clinical studies, he has an extensive basic research programme examining the role of islet amyloid in the loss of beta-cells in type 2 diabetes.
Among his numerous awards for his research are the Novartis Young Investigator in Diabetes Award, American Diabetes Association Distinguished Clinical Scientists Award, The Endocrine Society Clinical Investigator Award and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs John B. Barnwell Award. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Physicians, and currently serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. He has published more than 400 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and numerous reviews and book chapters related to his research.
Stream Lead, Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples
Malcolm King, a Member of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, is a health researcher at Simon Fraser University, joining the Faculty of Health Sciences in September 2012. In his career in pulmonary research, beginning at McGill University and then at the University of Alberta, Dr King has developed new approaches to treat mucus clearance dysfunction in chronic lung disease, and is now working on addressing issues in airborne disease transmission, as well as research aimed at dealing with the respiratory health inequities facing Aboriginal people.
At the University of Alberta, he served as Chair of the Aboriginal Healthcare Careers Committee from 1993 to 2009. This training programme has graduated more than 70 health professionals. Dr King served as President of the Canadian Thoracic Society in 1999-2000, and from 2000-2004 was a member of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. In his role as Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health, he leads the development of a national health research agenda aimed at improving wellness and achieving health equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
His achievements have been recognised by the Alberta Lung Association (1999), the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (1999), and the University of Alberta, Board of Governors (2003).
Stream Lead, Education and Integrated Care
Unn-Britt Johansson is Professor in Nursing Science at Sophiahemmet University and at the Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Stockholm, Sweden. She is also Chairman of the Board of Education at Sophiahemmet University and Chairman of the Board of the National Clinical Final Examination of Bachelor's programmes in Nursing in Sweden.
Professor Johansson has been a registered nurse since 1989, she started her research in 1997 and finished her doctoral degree in 2000 at Karolinska Institutet. Her main research interest is patient education, psychosocial support for persons living with diabetes and development and evaluation of questionnaires. She is a supervisor for several doctoral students. Currently she is also the Programme Leader for the specialist nursing programme in diabetes care (also leading to a Master's Degree in Nursing Science) at Sophiahemmet University.
Professor Johansson is also a member in the FEND Executive Committee and, since 2013, a member of Diabetes Education Consultative Section (DECS) of the International Diabetes Federation.
Stream Lead, Global Challenges in Health
Gojka Roglic is a medical doctor who trained in clinical diabetology and epidemiology. Having worked in her native Croatia during the 1991-1995 war, she has experience in the management and public health aspects of diabetes in disasters. She joined the World Health Organization in 1999 and her main responsibilities are global numerical estimates of diabetes prevalence, complications and mortality.
Stream Lead, Living with Diabetes
Gordon Bunyan from Australia is a Vice-President of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) first elected in the 2009-2012 triennium and Chair of the Governance & Membership Committee. Before that, he was the Chair of the IDF Western Pacific Region (2006-2009). Mr Bunyan has been involved in diabetes advocacy for almost as long as he has been living with type 1 diabetes – almost 40 years. He has held positions on the State and National Boards of Diabetes Australia since 1976 as a Vice-President and as honorary legal counsel of the national organisation, is a Director of the Diabetes Australia Research Trust, a delegate to the IDF Western Pacific Region (WPR) Council since 1989, and a member of the IDF Board since 2005.
Gordon's interests are diverse, but in his 25 years of involvement with the international diabetes community, he has focused his attention on management and organisational improvements, research funding as a member of the Executive Committee of the IDF BRIDGES translational research grant programme and providing advice from the perspective of those who live with diabetes every day. His key aim has always been to ensure a balance between the professional, educational, medical, and scientific arms of IDF, and the interests and needs of people with diabetes and those who love them.
As a lawyer he has been called on to work to improve management and governance structures for IDF and the IDF Western Pacific Region and its business operations. One important result has been an increased involvement and representation of people with diabetes in the activities of the Region. He was a member of the Living with Diabetes Stream for the 2006 Congress.
Playing an active role in the development of the Living with Diabetes Stream for the 2015 Vancouver Congress is a welcome return to work which will have a direct impact on the lives of people with diabetes, their loved ones and the teams of professionals dedicated to continuous improvement.
Stream Lead, Public Health and Epidemiology
Edward Boyko, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Washington and Staff Physician at VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle. He received his BA degree from Columbia University in 1975 and his MD degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1979. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Chicago in 1982, and fellowship training in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program in Seattle in 1984. He is the former Director of the VA-funded Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC). He has held several national positions including Associate Editor of the journals Diabetes Care and the American Journal of Epidemiology; former Chair of the NIH Kidney, Nutrition, Obesity, and Diabetes (KNOD) study section; Chair of the ADA Epidemiology and Statistics Interest Group; Member of the ADA Scientific Sessions Planning Committee; Public Health and Epidemiology Deputy Stream Lead for the 2013 World Diabetes Congress held in Melbourne, Australia; and past President of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group.
Dr Boyko's research programme focuses on the epidemiology type 2 diabetes and its complications, associated metabolic disorders, and obesity. Dr Boyko's best-known research was conducted in the Japanese American Community Diabetes Study, a prospective study that followed Japanese-American residents of King County, Washington State for 10 years for the development of diabetes and related conditions.
In 2013, he received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology. In addition to his research interests, he also provides care for a primary care patient panel at VA Puget Sound in Seattle. He has mentored over 50 trainees and junior faculty members over the course of his career. In 2004 he received the University of Washington Medicine Award for Outstanding Mentorship.


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Dave Heiner, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Microsoft, wrote a post about the fact that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not doing enough to force Google to conform with antitrust laws. More specifically, Microsoft is upset that Windows Phone still cannot get a full YouTube app while the competition (Android and iOS) are able.
"Despite government scrutiny, Google continues to block Microsoft from offering its customers proper access to YouTube," said Heiner. "This is an important issue because consumers value YouTube access on their phone: YouTube apps on the Android and Apple platforms were two of the most downloaded mobile applications in 2012, according to recent news reports. Yet Google still refuses to allow Windows Phone users to have the same access to YouTube that Android and Apple customers enjoy. Microsoft has continued to engage with YouTube personnel over the past two years to remedy this problem for consumers.
"As you might expect, it appears that YouTube itself would like all customers – on Windows Phone as on any other device – to have a great YouTube experience. But just last month we learned from YouTube that senior executives at Google told them not to enable a first-class YouTube experience on Windows Phones."
Heiner mentioned that the European Commission has addressed Google's business practices and is working toward a resolution that will keep Google in line, but the FTC, however, is taking it a little too easy on the search giant.
"Meanwhile, in the United States, news reports have stated that the FTC may close its investigation if Google merely makes certain "voluntary commitments" to reform its behavior," wrote Heiner. "Separately, news reports suggest that Google will finally agree to live up to its promises to make its standard essential patents available to all on reasonable terms. Unfortunately, this agreement appears to be less demanding than the pledge the U.S. Department of Justice received from Apple and Microsoft nearly a year ago."
Heiner complained that Microsoft had raised the issue about the full-featured YouTube app almost two years ago, and while the European Commission and the FTC are both investigating the matter, Microsoft wants the matter resolved once and for all.
Microsoft is just one tech company that is consistently targeted by the European Commission regarding antitrust laws.
It started in March 2004 when a European Commission high court found the company guilty of
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Should SSG only concentrate on collectible news and not report on other things like prequel news?
Should SSG only concentrate on collectible news and not report on other things like prequel news?
I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
Woo-hoo! First vote! I control the poll!
ahem...Anyhoo, this site has become my all-purpose stop for all things Star Wars. In fact the only other site I visit with any regularity is starwars.com. I like having all my SW news and info coming from one un-biased source, instead of having to go traipsing around the net getting a little bit here and a little bit there. Especially now with my slow connection.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
This is the only real Star Wars site I come to, so if you stop with non-collectible related star wars news, where will I get it?
"Watch this, I'm going to horrify you into a coma..."
My vote is no. There is more to starwars than just collectibles.
But I was going to Tosche Station to pick up some Star Wars figures!!!
Since it takes FOREVER for Star Wars.com to load on my computer, this is the only Star Wars site I visit. I've been visiting regularly for the past six monthes and have seen very few articles that I've not been interested in. Though I'm most interested in the collectible articles, I don't think the website should change that drastically and only cater to one portion of the SW universe. But, hey, that's just me.
Having SSG focus on collectibles only is like buying a Star Wars figure and not getting the accessories and the weapons.
The figures is good, but the other cool stuff packed with it is what makes it great!
The fact that this site not only caters to the collectible end of the things but also provides a lot of information that comes from starwars.com. I personally like to see the mix of all facets of the STAR WARS universe. Granted I am a collector and I want to hear who got what, where, when, how, why, etc. But I also like to know things like Lucas getting his award, or Natalie Portman is promoting Episode II here....
Bottom line is SirStevesGuide is more than a site. It is a community. You can't have an effective community of you decide to axe a portion of it. If you look at it in terms of real life, you can't have a thrivin community without police or fire protection. Remove one of these essential elements, and chaos rules.
This site is the best because it delivers what the fans want! Let's not tinker with success!
"I find your lack of faith disturbing!" - Lord Darth Vader
I too voted no.
My primary focus is collectibles but the other news is also helpful and enjoyable.
This is the only place I go and would like it to remain well rounded so to speak.
Has this anything to do with the "official fansite "question.
Limit the site so as to avoid a possible fight?
If so fight anyway.We'll help.
Bye to all.thanks for some good times.
I originally started coming to SSG for info on and about POFT2 stuff. But as you guys expanded into other areas I also started coming here for the info. Its nice having a one stop site for most every Star Wars. SirSteve and the crew have done such a great job with this site, my hats off to you guys.
"I'm sick and tried of these motherfrakkking Sith on this motherfrakkker plane!"
Mace Windu - Episode 2.5: Sith on a Plane
Keep on reporting everything! I come here not only for figure info but also news on SW. I may not look at everything that's posted for news, but I like that I can come here and pretty much get all the info posted by starwars.com and other sites. It saves a lot of time for hunting around everywhere else to see what's going on.
Keep up the good job, Steve!
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Any one got any updates and results from North Platte? Thank you!
Any one got any updates and results from North Platte? Thank you!
Heard Blythe got 2nda with Huck,3rd with Faith, 4th with Dice.sorry don't know anything else
A Sportsman is gracious in defeat, humble in victory and appreciates the opportunity to compete. HPW
Same to you Bob, Huck had 2 seconds in the Derby in consecutive weeks.Finn Throws some nice pups!!
1st - #19 - Beaver Creek's Tug of War (o) Sol & Mary Jo Semmler (h) Jim Beck
2nd - #10 - AFC Hockley Creek's Big Hitter (o) Trey Bickley (h) Robby Bickley
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My 4 year old BLF will whine a bit, but only when she's bored and the coots are around. You see when she was a pup and the ducks were few between I would shoot her coots, the coots gave us something to do and built her enthusiasm for the game. I only shot the coots for the first year, but now at the break of dawn when the coots get out of the tules and make their way into the pond my girl just can't figure out why I'm not shooting them for her. I don't have to get physical with her to stop, a simple "quite" usually works for a while.
Other than what was outlined above my dog is not a vocal dog, she does not whine during training or testing. And when the action is good in the blind, not sound. My son says she has ADHD, I can't argue with that.