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US military aid to Pakistan and Afghanistan is being wasted and should be redirected to the police and moderate non-violent groups working for education and the rule of law, according to two Middle East experts who spoke Sunday at the Community Church of Providence.
Hassan Abbas, a Pakistani native and a research fellow at Harvard University, and Joseph Gerson, program director for the American Friends Service Committee, told an audience of 65 that violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan cannot be understood without knowing the history of US involvement. The event was sponsored by the Rhode Island Mobilization Committee, a coalition of peace groups.
"As soon as you go into history," Abbas stated, "you have to face your own mistakes." He and Gerson blame President Jimmy Carter's Cold War policies for the current violence. The US, they explain, with financing from Saudi Arabia and training from the Pakistani military, mobilized tens of thousands of Muslim militants to fight the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. They were trained at thousands of religious schools, or madrassas, built on the Pakistani-Afghan border.
When the Soviets were defeated, Abbas said, "We [the US] thought, 'We created this militant force and we could just shut it off.' " The militants were not so easily controlled, Abbas noted: "They had their own agenda, as well, religious bigotry." Also with the Russian threat eliminated, he says, the Pakistani military used the schools to send militants to fight India in the contested Kashmir region.
Today, the same border region, known as the federally administered tribal area, is the site of intense fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani army. The area has never been integrated into Pakistan, says Abbas, who worked there as a police chief in the 1990s. Since Pakistan's creation in 1948, Abbas said, the government mistakenly failed to strengthen the allegiance of the local population by building schools and hospitals. For 60 years, he noted, in exchange for nominal loyalty to Pakistan, border residents have enjoyed a special status, paid no taxes, and received free electricity.
Billions of dollars in US aid should build schools, strengthen police, and back moderate political groups, Abbas contended, but instead is wasted by the military. Today, Pakistan has "a very tough road. Without international support, they will not make it."
Gerson urged the audience to lobby Congress to oppose President Barack Obama's proposal for supplemental funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and to support Worcester Congressman James McGovern's call for an Afghanistan exit strategy. Gerson also called for an end to the use of drones, contending that the unmanned military planes were responsible for killing 900 Afghan and Pakistani civilians, but only 14 or 15 Muslim militants. "You don't win hearts and minds by killing people's families," he argued. Earlier this month, a United Nations report criticized the US for failing to investigate civilian deaths caused by drones or prosecute those responsible,
Gerson also endorsed US participation in peace talks with the Taliban, closure of US bases near the Muslim holy sites in Medina and Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a reduction in the US military budget, and a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons. Finally, his statement, "No more money for Israel until it commits to eliminate its settlements and move to a two-state solution," brought applause from the audience.
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text: My IOP331 arrived this week, courtesy of Intel, this will be used for working on OProfile PMU code initially, but perhaps some more 2.6 hacking later. I had a bit of a hard time getting it going initially but turns out my flash is bad, but switching to 16bit mode appears to make RedBoot happy to at least proceed to a prompt. That's good enough for me. Tonight i did the kernel changes for timer int based OProfile and got the PMU code to compile, tommorrow i'll wrap up OProfile userspace support and perhaps start on the PMU -> OProfile interface code. I just can't wait to start working on various PCI/PCI-X code/devices with this thing =)

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The US Public Policy Council of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), representing ACM, came out against CISPA, the cybersecurity legislation recently passed by the US House. ACM is the world's largest organization for computer professionals. They are joining a diverse group of individuals and organizations opposing this bill, including a wide array of digital civil liberties organizations like EFF, computer scientists like Bruce Schneier and Tim Berners-Lee, and companies like the Mozilla Foundation.
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The Cybersecurity Act (S. 2105) Threatens Online Rights
The Senate is moving quickly to take up the issue of cybersecurity, with a potential vote looming in early June. This is a particularly dangerous situation because the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) already passed the House, authorizing companies to spy on sensitive user content and pass that data to the government with few restrictions. Under CISPA, the government can use the information it receives for vaguely-defined "national security" purposes or share it with intelligence agencies like the NSA.
There are several bills pending in the Senate. The first one to come up is the Cyber Security Act (Lieberman-Collins). The bill is well over a hundred pages long and includes many components other than sections about sharing data with the government. Here's a guide to help you understand the information sharing sections of the bill, the civil liberties concerns, and how you can speak out.
EFF and an array of civil liberties organizations are engaged in a pitched battle against the privacy-invasive legislation Congress is pushing under the guise of promoting "cyber security." Everyone agrees that network security is important, but a thinly disguised mass surveillance bill won't help address the needs of our country in defending our networks. Even when faced with wide-ranging opposition from security experts and the Obama Administration, the House of Representatives managed to ram through CISPA, a bill widely decried as empowering the military to collect the Internet records of Americans' everyday Internet use.
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Money league fantasy playoffs.
Heres the scenario.............
I have a slight lead going into the SNF game. Im not liking my chances because my opponent has Rodgers and Hanson.
I leave Denario Alexander on my bench btw....
So it comes down to garbage time, Im up by one half point. For some reason Detroit just kicked a FG despite not having enough time left to recover an onside kick and get the ball into the endzone in the event they did. They simply couldnt advance the ball far enough on an onside kick to even get a hail mary throw to the endzone. It was pointless. That ****ty attempt they had at an onside had no chance.
Also, Im not so sure Calvin Johnson caught that ball that got them down into FG range to begin with. They never showed the replay. Nevertheless, I lose by 2.5 on that FG.
:feelsbadman: Feels real bad. Total bull****. Ive lost games in that league this year on the worst bull**** ever. Lost games by half point, one point, and now this. Not to mention losing close ones when miracle bull**** happened. I shouldve finished first in the standings to take the regular season cash. Now I lose in the playoffs on this bull****. I had won 3 of the last 4 championships. :feelsbadman:
I have a 22 point lead over d-day in the staff playoffs, so it looks like I should go to the championship since he only has the Punter to go.
I won the staff league last year and made the second round this year so I guess its not all bad. Cant win em all, huh?
Now the guy is talking ****..... go figure.
Given the fact I have won 3 of the last 4 championships, my team name is appropriately Dynasty.
He just posted some **** saying.... "You may not be aware of this fact, but my team has won the regular season 4 straight years" with the last part in all caps.
My reply....... "Congratulations. Perhaps you should name your team the Falcons."
This is the same ******* who wrote me this riduclous whining email last year because I used a Kenny Powers line in my team slogan area that included "God Damned Champion" in it. He went on this religious rant. I let it go. Im sure J wouldve trolled the **** out of him. I was tempted.
Anyway, Mr. Holier than thou is now talking ****. Imagine that.


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Cool, dry weather across much of the state allowed for producers to continue their rapid pace for corn and soybean harvest. Temperatures were again below normal last week, averaging 57.6 degrees, 5.8 degrees below normal. Statewide precipitation averaged 0.36 inches, 0.49 inches below normal. The cooler temperatures and lack of rain for most of the state provided an average of 6.1 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was rated at 15 percent very short, 36 percent short, 48 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels were rated at 38 percent very short, 45 percent short, and 17 percent adequate. Corn harvest continued its quick pace with 54 percent of the crop now being harvested. Corn harvest was 19 percent complete at this time last year while the five-year average for this time period is 23 percent. Ninety-five percent of the corn crop is now mature. Soybean harvest has begun in many areas around the state and 8 percent of the crop has been harvested so far, compared to 3 percent at this time last year and the five-year average of 9 percent. Ninety percent of the soybean crop is turning yellow, compared to 82 percent last year and the five-year average of 80 percent. Soybeans dropping leaves increased to 66 percent last week, compared to 52 percent last year and the five-year average of 55 percent. Soybean conditions were rated at 17 percent very poor, 25 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 19 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. In other crops, the sorghum crop was 98 percent coloring, 85 percent mature, and 14 percent harvested. Five percent of the winter wheat crop has been planted. Pasture conditions were rated at 19 percent very poor, 25 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 18 percent good, and 1 percent excellent.
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There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it, childhood cancer is a heart wrenchingly horrific disease that affects far too many families and lives. The Drolet family knows this fact far too well but is determined to try to lessen the number of people who are forced to know the pain of losing a daughter, sister, grandchild to this disease. And on Saturday night at the Hugs for Harper Dinner and Auction held at the East Beach Conference Center on Kiawah Island, they moved even closer to helping find a cure as they raised nearly $30,000 for the Hugs for Harper Foundation. This money will help MUSC bring a full-time research scientist to Charleston to search for a much-needed cure.
Following a day's worth of tennis, friends, guests, athletes, doctors, and family gathered to bid at a silent and live auction, listen to the music from two members of the Blue Dogs, and catch up on the day's activities at the tennis tournament. As the silent auction took place and guests scrambled to try and win the Gucci watch, Tiffany necklace, and sketches by Jamie Drolet, the younger crowd received glitter tattoos from Wonder Works. (During the month of September, stop into Wonder Works for a $5 glitter tattoo and proceeds will be donated to Hugs for Harper!)
As attendees made their way through the food line, they were treated to flank steak with a smoked bacon glaze and grilled okra salsa as well as chicken and scallops in a Dijon mustard and white wine sauce provided by the resort. Guests mingled amongst one another discussing topics from football scores to the upcoming auction, but Harper was never far from anyone's mind. Her favorite colors were used to distinguish between the silent auction rounds,
Harp beer was served, and credit was given to her for the wonderful weather of the weekend. The reasons why the cause is so important were scattered across the room and served as a constant reminder of the heartbreak caused by childhood cancer.
As the silent auction came to a close, the Drolet's took to the stage to thank everyone for coming and welcomed Dr. Ray Greenberg, president of MUSC, to the stage. Dr. Greenberg shared his stories of fighting childhood cancer on a daily basis as well as his time with Harper. Dr. Greenberg's speech led into an emotionally moving video tribute of Harper—reminding everyone of the reason they were there.
The live auction commenced shortly after with guests bidding on jewels from Kiawah Fine Jewelry and Croghan's Jewel Box, an autographed guitar and VIP tickets to a Darius Rucker show, and a Brett McKee private dinner for eight. But these items seem just like a warm-up to get everyone in the bidding mood prior to the evening's most anticipated item coming on the blocks—a portrait of Harper's horse done by Harper herself. As hands flew up around the room, a bidding war broke out as Kevin Townsend duked it out to become the night's second biggest winner.
The top winner of the night? The Hugs for Harper Foundation, of course. After the spirited auction, guests bid their adieus and began to meander on their ways home—many preparing for the championship game in the tournament held on Sunday.


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Shake the can of coconut milk or stir it well (this creates a consistent thickness, since the fat often solidifies at the top of the can).
In a 3- to 4-quart saucepan or wok over medium heat, simmer 1/2 cup of the coconut milk, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about half, 3 to 5 minutes. It will get very thick and shiny and may or may not separate; either is fine.
Add the curry paste, whisk well, and cook, continuing to whisk, for 1 minute. Whisk in the broth, sugar, fish sauce, and remaining coconut milk. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
Add the chicken, carrots, and ginger slices and continue to simmer, adjusting the heat as necessary. After 2 minutes, add the bell peppers and cabbage and continue to simmer until everything is tender and cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
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Kitsuner wrote:Rider4Z wrote:well another example would be to use a crop effect to cut out lip flap. i wouldn't consider that a "use of effects" video.
And those are covered in the category description.
well there ya go then.
on the reverse side tho i think it's silly for a video that uses minimal effects simply to add flow to be considered a "special effects" video. when i think special effects i picture videos like Auriga or Rah Hey!, videos that clearly take advantage of difficult and artistic editing techniques. 'course i'm technically in the wrong thread to talk about this subject but i'm merely trying to make the same point but backwards.
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We've gone around this a million times and end up in the same place - nowhere!
IMHO People should fish the way that makes them feel good within the bounds of the regs. Bait, chum, unbrella rigs, whatever as long as the fishery is healthy enough to withstand the pressure.
Voicing one's preferences (what makes them feel good) is simply waxing poetic, but implying that others do same is not their place.
However people should not take offense to others waxing poetic either.
To each his/her own.
Disconnect between trout and steelhead anglers?
In the midwest, I think you'll find more steelhead than trout anglers fishing with indicators. In cold water, slow currents, and when the fish are taking only nymphs deep in the water column, experienced anglers here seem to prefer the indicator presentation. I think it's all to easy for people to be judgmental based on their own experiences and conditions, and I think it's a gross oversimplification to imply that indicator use implies some allegiance to 'the numbers game'. If that were the case you could well argue we should all be fishing dries year round, and that using any type of sink tip or sinking line is falling prey to 'the numbers game'. So are you steelheaders ready to give up your tips, surf guys your intermediates and baitfish, and trout anglers your nymphs and streamers? You guys need to fish more if the best you can do is get on here and get righteous about technique. Maybe you ought to go fishing with some people who prefer different techniques than yours, and instead of judging, open your mind and pretend for a bit that they might have good reasons too. Open your mind and keep learning...it's much more fun that way.
This is too funny!!
To use indicators, or NOT to use indicators - that is the question!!
Hmmmm... not that many years ago, dry fly purists would hassle you if you weren't fishing dry... and upstream!!! (And I was one of the worst - then I got older, and a little smarter!!)
Me? I now just believe in having fun.
If it's legal, don't knock it. Hell, I can find more to complain about on lack of fishing courtesy these days.
So go out fishing, have fun but fish legally, and have a little concern for your fellow fishermen!! And C&R is a good way to go!!
Obviously there is a big disconnect between the steelhead guys and the trout guys here.
I don't use them when I fish steelhead (couple times/year)
I am convinced you will catch many, many, more trout if you use them. I don't think they spook fish in most conditions particularly fast water. Slow water I agree the bushy dry or terrestrial makes a better indicator.
Trout application
I often us strike indicators when nymphing deep. Deep means leaders 12 to 20+ feet long in both moving and still waters. The main purpose for me is to help position the fly deep and help in managing the floating fly line. With a softer tip rod (vs. fast action) , the feel of the take can still be detected before the the strike indicator "indicates". There are times when large trout will actually try to eat the indicator, if that happens, usually in shallower water, say up to 6 feet deep and very clear, then I switch to a fly indicator, a large dry, hopper or similar with a dropper nymph, anywhere between 6 to 24 inches below the dry indicator. I've caught many fish on either fly!
The indicator does not defeat the purpose of hiding the fly (your question) unless it's very large and the fly is very close to it, like it would be in shallow water.
they/we (I'm a half 'kiwi' since I'm married to a kiwi girl) don't do it cuz it's easy, they do it because the fish is mostly feeding below the surface and along the bottom. Why present a dry when the fish isn't feeding on dries? I believe in matching the insects that the fish eat, and if it's feeding on mayfly nymphs I present a mayfly nymph. If it's rising to a caddis I present a dry caddis, and so on.
My point is there is much more to nymph fishing than the 'watch the tip of the line' technique. It is an art in itself that takes years of fishing to master fully. I've seen fishermen strike when I didn't even see the indicator move slightly. So to say that indicators are for novices or lazy fly fishers is to insult these fine and very skilled anglers. To say such a thing is a proof of great ignorance, at best.
And let me know if you're going domn under!
I live there for 3-4 months of the year when it's winter up in the cold north.
Yet there is a certain aesthetic about fishing without a bobber, especially in steelhead and salmon rivers. Could you imagine putting on a big indicator ad split shot when fishing the Dee? The Skagit in April? It just doesn't fit most angler's perception of the experience.
I see the wisdom in how trout anglers put weights and bobbers on their lines but almost 100% of the time it's to make fishing easier, not harder. I find your comment fascinating that in New Zealand dries are too easy so people use indicators and nymphs!
This tells me I need to go experience some of this 'easy' fishing
No offense, but I spent 2 years in New Zealand where fishing with an indicator is as common as fly fishing itself. Dry fly fishing is easy compared to some of the advanced nymph fishing WITH an indicator.
Back to the initial question. The indicator is just a small floating device, like a fly. The fish will not make the connection between the floating little thing on the surface and the nymphs floating along the bottom.
|You are much better of in using a large Dry Fly with a dropper. It gives the fish something else to go after and it is easy to see.
you'll get a lot of differeing opinions on this but in my opinion a strike indicator doesn't do anything the end of your fly line won't ( if you are attentive)
I think it is a rare occasion where a strike indicator will scare a fish.
Now here is where a lot of people will dissagree with me. I think indicators are a huge crutch and people rely on them far too much and as a result the development of their skills suffers. The reason they are so popular is that they are a no brainer to use and are effective even in the hands of total novices. Why? because they require no skill. Skill can be applied to them to make them more effective but skill is not necessary.
In my opinion indicators are for 1. beginners and 2 for people who only care about catching as many fish as possible. 3 have limited uses in specific situations for skilled anglers.
Strike indicator logic?
Can anyone please explain to a rookie:
I assume that a major purpose of a leader is to make the connection between the line and the fly as invisible to the fish as possible. Don't strike indicators tend to defeat that purpose?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Connecticut's legislature on Wednesday voted to raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2017, making it the first state in the nation to do so. Democratic Gov. Dan Malloy, who has touted the proposal alongside President Obama, is expected to sign it shortly.
Meanwhile, Obama and congressional Democrats have been stymied in their efforts to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, with Republicans alleging that such a move would undercut businesses and harm the economy. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, for its part, estimated that a wage hike of that magnitude could cost the economy 500,000 jobs. But most economists have determined that raising the minimum wage by a few bucks wouldn't have much impact on the economy. The White House, predictably, agrees with the latter assessment.
Regardless, the hope among Democrats and supporters of a higher minimum wage is that Connecticut's action will spur other states — and possibly recalcitrant Republicans in Washington — to follow suit. Jon Terbush
Thousands are expected to gather Saturday in Washington, D.C., on President Trump's 100th day in office for the 2017 People's Climate March. Activists are hailing the event as an opportunity to fight for climate protections the Trump administration has threatened to roll back and to push the promise of clean energy. "The climate movement will convene in D.C. to show that the election didn't cancel physics," said climate activist and author Bill McKibben, who helped organize the first iteration of the People's Climate March, which took place in New York in 2014.
The march — which happens to fall on what could be a record-breakingly hot day in D.C. — will begin in front of the Capitol at 12:30 p.m ET. Protesters are expected to make their way to the White House by 2 p.m. ET.
This will be the second science-related march in two weeks in D.C., following last weekend's March for Science, which coincided with Earth Day. Becca Stanek
Late night television is marking the occasion of President Trump's first 100 days in office by condensing four months of news into just seconds.
For a walk down memory lane, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert packed everything into 100 seconds, beginning with "inauguration" and "largest audience" and ending with "tax plan" and "harder than he thought." Some repetitions stand out — the amount of times people say "Russia," for example, is a little concerning:
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Not to be left out of the fun, The Simpsons also brutally encapsulated Trump's first 100 days in a short clip you can watch here. Jeva Lange
A group of Columbia University students draped a Ku Klux Klan hood over a statue of Thomas Jefferson and labeled the Founding Father "the epitome of white supremacy." Protesters from the group Mobilized African Diaspora said the statue of the slave-holding Founding Father "validates rape, sexual violence, and racism" and shows Columbia's "hypocrisy" in recruiting black students as "mere tokens of the university."
Former President Barack Obama pointed out that the Affordable Care Act is "more popular than the current president" during a private, off-the-record event Thursday in New York City, a person in attendance told CNN.
In a recent poll, CNN/ORC found Trump has an approval rating of 44 percent, while 47 percent of voters favor ObamaCare. Only 36 percent of people said they approve of how Trump is approaching health care. Obama added that he believes Trump and the Republicans face an uphill battle changing his law, which provides health care to millions.
A new version of the GOP's replacement bill is expected to be voted on in the coming weeks. Jeva Lange
President Trump was already talking about the 2020 presidential election in his speech Friday at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting. Trump, who on Friday became the first sitting president since the 1980s to address the NRA, fired off an early warning that his potential competitors in 2020 — namely, possible Democratic contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) — will be nowhere near as sympathetic as he is to gun owners' Second Amendment rights. "It may be Pocahontas, remember that," Trump said, using the nickname he came up with for Warren because of her previous claims that she's part Native American. "And she is not big for the NRA, that I can tell you."
President Trump revives his "Pocahontas" jab against Sen. Elizabeth Warren https://t.co/F1rJAUm1Ks
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Though Trump is starting to look ahead, he certainly hasn't forgotten about that big night months ago when he won the presidency. "Sports fans said that was the single most exciting even they've ever seen," Trump said, referring to his election night upset. "That includes Super Bowls, and World Series, and boxing matches. That was an exciting evening for all of us."
Trump promised the NRA that because it "came through" for him in the election, he is "going to come through" for it. "The eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end," Trump said. Becca Stanek
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer raised some eyebrows this week when he blamed the Trump administration's decision to hire Michael Flynn as national security adviser on former President Barack Obama — but now President Trump is passing blame off on the previous administration, too.
On Friday, Trump told Fox News' Martha MacCallum: "Just remember, [Flynn] was approved by the Obama administration at the highest level." While Trump is technically correct that Flynn served under President Obama, Obama also fired Flynn in 2014 during Defense Intelligence Agency shakeups.
In February, Flynn resigned from the Trump administration after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with the Russian ambassador prior to being sworn in as national security adviser. Additionally, Flynn was directly told in 2014 not to take money from foreign governments without explicit permission, but he took $34,000 in December 2015 for a speaking gala concerning Russian TV and more than $500,000 for lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests ahead of the November election.
"When they say we didn't vet, well Obama I guess didn't vet, because [Flynn] was approved at the highest level of security by the Obama administration," Trump said. "So when [Flynn] came into our administration, for a short period of time, he came in, he was already approved of by the Obama administration and he had years left on that approval." In fact, Flynn's clearance was revoked when he was fired by Obama in 2014.
Retired Adm. John Kirby expressed disbelief at the Trump administration's spin of the situation: "It's absolutely just ridiculous to me to pitch it away on the Obama administration," Kirby told CNN's Jake Tapper. "Yes, he got his clearance while President Obama was still in office, but that's one piece of a much larger process." Jeva Lange
It is not such an exaggeration to call the tension between the Trump administration and the press tasked to hold them accountable an all-out war. President Trump has a light trigger finger when it comes to blasting off tweets disparaging the media, and his staffers reportedly have made a game of intentionally feeding misinformation to reporters.
Never before, then, has there been such a strange and curious time for Politico to run its annual survey of the White House Press Corps. With responses from more than 60 journalists, Politico found that 68 percent believe Trump is "the most openly anti-press president in U.S. history," while 25 percent "occasionally" and 7 percent "often" heard complaints about their stories from the White House.
Perhaps most startling of all, over half of journalists covering the White House say they have been lied to by members of the administration. Seventeen percent said the lies were constant, while 46 percent said they were merely occasional. Just 12 percent said they had never been lied to. The least helpful aide for the press was counselor Kellyanne Conway, followed by chief strategist Stephen Bannon; the most helpful aides were Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, followed by Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
But with all the talk of the media being the "enemy of the American people" coming from the White House, reporters remain relatively unfazed. Seventy-five percent called the accusations a distraction, while only 25 percent said they were a real threat.
See the full responses at Politico, and read The Week's editor William Falk on what it has been like covering the Trump presidency in his editor's letter here. Jeva Lange


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RIC Equestrian Club's First Show of Season
Pictured is Brittni Lombardi '14, aboard Apollo, on her way to winning second place in the intermediate flat class.
RIC's Equestrian Club competed at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association competition this past Saturday at the Johnson and Wales Equestrian Center in Rehoboth, Mass.
Brittni Lombardi '14, aboard Apollo, won second place in the intermediate flat class. Gabriella Cataldo '16 rode Pablo to third place in the walk trot class. Amanda Gaskill '14 earned fifth place on Twigs in the novice flat class, and Erin Nunes '14 piloted Lydia to fifth place in the advanced walk, trot and canter classes.


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Raymond James's Tavis McCourt this afternoon writes that he is raising his growth estimate for smartphones after reviewing Q1 sales data from Gartner published with that firm's global sales report on Tuesday.
McCourt now sees smartphone unit sales rising 36% this year, higher than a prior projection for growth in a range of 25% to 30%, noting that strength in China and emerging markets is helping to produce upside.
Sales in China, per Gartner, rose 110%, higher than the 105% rate in Q4, while emerging markets saw 66% unit smartphone growth, higher than the global 43% growth rate.
"China is pulling forward massive smartphone demand into 2013, and based on penetration rates," notes McCourt, though he observes that with 65% of handsets sales in China being smartphones last quarter, "we can probably expect smartphone growth to slow to 10-20% in China in 2014 as it will
be approaching penetration rates seen in the U.S./Western Europe today."
"Expect India and Latin America to drive smartphone growth post-2013."
As far as vendors, Apple's (AAPL) 16% unit growth in the quarter paled beside Samsung Electronics's (005930KS) 59% growth:
But Samsung is consolidating Android share in the developed world and actively going after price points in emerging markets where Apple is not. In order for y/y iPhone growth to accelerate at a sustainable level, we believe its price point needs to be lower or bigger-screened iPhones need to be introduced. We believe both these options are in the product pipeline.
BlackBerry (BBRY) saw "deterioration" in smartphone markets but the company could be helped by opening up its "BBM" instant messaging service to iPhone and Google's (GOOG) Android:
BlackBerry volumes were down 37% y/y globally and down 33% y/y in emerging markets for the second quarter in a row. Only six quarters ago, volumes were up 111% in emerging markets. BlackBerry's share of emerging market smartphones was 2.7% in 1Q13 down from 3.9% in 4Q12 and even below its 3% global share. Given the rapid deterioration of trends in emerging markets, where BBM functionality had been the primary driver of Blackberry adoption, it certainly makes sense to open up BBM to other platforms given the share loss that is occurring to low-end Android devices anyway.
Nokia (NOK) is not "winning any battles":
Nokia's smartphone volumes were down 56% y/y to 5.9 million (does not include Asha) vs. 13.3 million in 1Q12. Overall handset volumes were down 24% for Nokia. There remains little evidence of success as of yet in Nokia's handset turnaround strategy.
Regarding China, McCourt notes,
The Chinese market remains severely fragmented, with Chinese-based manufacturers, including ZTE, Huawei, Lenovo and a large assortment of white-box vendors holding roughly 75% share of all handset sales and 67% of all smartphone sales during 1Q13. Smartphones represented 65% of all handset sales, up from 33% just one year ago. Meanwhile, Nokia's share continued to shrink and is now under 3%, while Samsung grew its share to 13%. Of note, Apple climbed to 6.3% share of total handsets in China, surpassing its previous high of 5.6% shares reached one year ago during the iPhone 4S launch. We expect an iPhone on China Mobile could bring it more into the consistent 10% share range.
In the last four quarters, the brand "other" controlled 52% of unit sell-through in China, he notes.
In India, Nokia controlled 21% of sell-through in the last four quarters, Samsung 20%, and "other" accounted for 53.4% of sales, which is interesting in light of an earlier report by Global Equities Research on that country:
India handset sales volumes grew just 0.8% y/y to 54.1 million, down from 57.3 million in 4Q12. Nokia's share declined 320 bp 24.6% to 21.4%, as the strong demand from the launch of new Asha phones during the second half of last year appears to have disintegrated. Meanwhile, Samsung' share decline slightly from 21.8% to 20.3%. Smartphone demand remains subdued as the rollout of 3G coverage in India continues to be slow. More than half the market (53.4%) is still dominated by non-Western, largely Chinese and Indian handset vendors, including Micromax, with low-end feature phones.
Apple continued to hold the stop spot in Canada, he observes, though BlackBerry made gains and should add to that with this quarter's Q10 release:
The launch of the BlackBerry Z10 in 1Q13 finally reversed Blackberry's share slide, jumping from 6% in 4Q12 to 13.5% this quarter. For some context, two years ago in 1Q11, BlackBerry had 21.8% share. Even more share gains are expected in 2Q13 with the launch of the QWERTY-keyboard Q10 in Canada. Following the strong iPhone 5 launch, which lead to 44% share in 4Q13, Apple's share dropped to 40.1% in 1Q13. Samsung held tightly to its number two position despite its share declining slightly to 29.8% from 32.1% in 4Q12.


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To mark the first anniversary of the UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD's) and the unanimous adoption of the Political Declaration on NCDs by 193 Member States - a milestone in global health history - IDF Europe developed an Advocacy and Communications Toolkit to support diabetes stakeholders in their advocacy work.
One year on this major breakthrough that firmly positioned diabetes and NCDs at the top of the global health and development agenda, IDF Europe wants to take stock of the achievements made since the adoption of the UN Political Declaration, and the steps that still need to be taken in order to reach the goals that have been set, and ultimately to improve the lives of the millions of people living with diabetes and prevent others from developing this condition.
In order to support you in your future diabetes advocacy and communication work, IDF Europe has developed this step-by-step Advocacy and Communications Toolkit. Whether you are working for an organization that has a well established advocacy and communication programme, or whether you have been tasked with establishing such a programme, we hope that you will find helpful advice and resources in this toolkit to guide you in this process.
You can download the IDF Europe Advocacy and Communications Toolkit here.
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wow, you did a great job on those! I am loving the idea of a pink strawberry with that light green stem! So cute!ReplyDelete
Wow! Those are all so cute. I sure wish I had more time to play with my crafting supplies. Maybe I'd find more time if my room were more organized then I wouldn't be so worried about having kids in the room while I was crafting. hmmmm......gotta clean!ReplyDelete
These are so pretty! I really love the colors you used.ReplyDelete
Robyn you have been a very busy girl. I love this color combo and what you have posted.ReplyDelete
Maybe you should look in to getting one of those "stampin top #" blog markers and see what number you're at. It seems like your counter is speeding up the charts. Mine never gets this many hits my blog marker would say " bringin up the rear".LOL
OMW! You have been busy Robin! How do you do it? Im in awe! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Great cards and I love this idea! I don't know if I could bear to use one whole sheet of patterned paper up but I'll definitely give it a try.ReplyDelete
Wow Robyn! Love your cards!!!ReplyDelete
Wow Robyn! These are just beautiful! Great job!ReplyDelete
I think these came out terrific - I really like the CB embossed patterned paper - adds just that little extra to the card.ReplyDelete
oh my goodness! Each one is just as cute as the next!! Really nice work here... the cards are all adorable! So glad I found your blog!ReplyDelete


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When we arrived, the ladies gave us fresh baked scones and juice which was nice of them! Then we split into 2 groups. I was with the guys out in the wetlands doing tree and plant releasing most of the day. All (or most) of the plants we had to release were marked by stakes and green covers/protectors so they were easy to identify. The hard part was just bending over/squatting and ripping out the weeds (and avoiding wasp nests- which we saw one of).
At 12ish we went and had lunch on the ladies' deck (they had a little dog too :) ) and discussed our different educational systems, lol
I think we had lunch for like an hour and then worked again 1:30-3:30. It was more of the same really, just in different areas of the wetlands. There were a few helicopters going by overhead for a while, which were kind of annoying...disturbing the peacefulness of the area. But the lady who owns the land said there's a flying school nearby, so it happens frequently. Towards 3:00 we kind of got lazy but at 3:15 we were done and walked through a yard with chickens over to where the other two girls were weeding. The chickens were really tame and even let some of us pick them up! Soon after, we headed out. It was a nice day, and actually I'm going to be coming back here again on May 10th when we'll be doing some planting.
I didn't do too much tonight, just trying to burn my pics to a CD with no success. I did have to wash one of the bathrooms for my weekly task though, fun fun.
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CBS Insider: Justin Upton is still on the trade block
The Arizona Diamondbacks made one thing for certain after last weekend's signing (three-year contract worth $24 million) of veteran Cody Ross, one of the team's five outfielders was bound to be moved before the 2013 season.
With one year left on his contract with Arizona, left fielder Jason Kubel appeared to be an obvious target. While Kubel did hit 30 home runs and 90 RBI in 2011, his batting average dropped considerably from .287 to .250 over the final two months of the season.
However, as CBS MLB Insider Jon Heyman reported Thursday, Kubel might not be the only Arizona outfielder up for grabs at this point.
Enter 25-year-old right fielder Justin Upton, he of the constant trade rumors over the last three years.
Heyman spoke to a person close to the situation this week and it was suggested that "someone will go," although a name was not provided. So Heyman relied on his own deductive reasoning.
That means either Upton, the wunderkind who spends a lot of time on the trading block, Jason Kubel or Gerardo Parra is likely to be dealt. And since it's not too likely that it'll be Parra, who the D-Backs want to keep for his defense, Upton is now one of two prime candidates to be traded.
Arizona owner Ken Kendrick remains a big fan of Upton's, as he suggested in this space a few weeks back. He is such a big fan sources suggest he'll need to be convinced any potential Upton trade is is something they need to do.
While a general manager's word only means so much these days, the timing of Heyman's report is interesting considering Kevin Towers' recent comments .
Two days after the D-backs shipped off 21-year-old pitcher Trevor Bauer to Cleveland in a three-team deal that netted them shortstop Didi Gregorius, reliever Tony Sipp and first baseman Lars Anderson, Towers reiterated that the organization had never been close to trading Upton this winter.
"We never came close at all, no closer than the last two years when we went to the winter meetings," Towers told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf on December 13. "We value this kid very highly — for obvious reasons — and you know, we said the only way that we would talk about moving Justin is if we got a package back that made us a better ball club in 2013 and beyond, and that didn't happen."
Heyman predicted that the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays could all be in the market for Upton's services, but it still seems unlikely that any of those clubs could compensate Arizona with the level of major league talent that Towers would seek heading into Spring Training.
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The astonishing 1977 debut album from drumming legend Bill Bruford.
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Dimensions 8.6-10.8cm. (3 3/8-4 1/4").
Breeding 10 eggs laid in June. Hatches in October.
Habitat Temperate forests of moist Douglas fir, maple, and red cedar woodlands in Oregon.
Range Oregon along Columbia & Hood Rivers.
Discussion Scattered colonies. Active April-May. Found in logs, under rocks or bark near water.


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2007 Yahoo! Games GTA IV Content: Day Two Coverage
Grand Theft Auto IV - General News | @ 04:26 PM MDT | By Slim Trashman
Sorry guys, but Yahoo!'s exclusive content on GTA IV is still yet to be released. We're expecting to see that new information and screenshots tomorrow when Yahoo! release their interview with Dan Houser.
Today, another article, this one based on what we've already learned thus far about GTA IV. You can check that out here: GTA IV: What We Know So Far
Edit: They mistakenly wrote that the following information is confirmed, however it is actually false.
And while the game's HUD is largely gone, you'll see armor and bulletproof vests actually worn by Niko, and you'll watch them deteriorate when shot during combat. In a similar manner, damage and gore will be represented to a far greater visual degree than before; expect some of the game's more extreme violence to be far more disturbing than ever.
This information was supposedly coming from an magazine called "Turkey XBox Mag" and it was actually all made up on the Gamefaqs forum. Then it snowballed to XboxLiveAddicts forum, where it went on to CVG, then it was on AOTS, and now on Yahoo. This goes to show how easily false rumors can spread.
Stay tuned again tomorrow for our coverage on day three of the Yahoo! Game GTA IV coverage featuring an interview with Dan Houser.
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Research on Effectiveness of Empowering Couples Program
Impact of Empowering Couples Program for Married Couples
Vince Arnold (2004)
This study represents the first experimental study to determine the effects of the Empowering Couples Program (ECP) in a weekend format. This randomized Pretest-Posttest Control Group study assigned 29 couples who volunteered to participate in a marriage enrichment retreat or a wait list control group. The ENRICH Inventory and Stages of Change Questionnaire (SOCQ) were used to measure before and after treatment effects.
Marital satisfaction increased for the couple and for the females. On the ENRICH scales, females increased their pre-post scores on 9 of the 13 scales, while males scores increased on only two scales, and couple scores increased on 6 of the 13 scales. Combined treatment groups showed gains in 46.6% of the domains. Effect size (ES) of these gains ranged from .16 to .95. Over one-third (36%) moved up one or more couple types, demonstrating increased couple satisfaction.
Couples reported very high levels of satisfaction with the program. Ninety percent of the couples that responded to a 4-month follow-up survey stated they would highly recommend the program to their friends.
Reference: Arnold, V. (2004). Empowering Couples for married couples, Marriage & Family Journal, 7(4), 237-253.
Effectiveness of Empowering Couples Group Program (click here)
Ted Burleson (2004)
A pre-post study by Ted Burleson (2004) clearly demonstrated that the Empowering Couples Program can significantly improve the quality of a marriage. There were 43 married couples that participated in an Empowering Couples group program. On the 17 ENRICH Couple Scales, males significantly improved on 14 out of 17 scales, females improved on all 17 scales and the couples improved on all 13 areas containing couple scores.
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Although I am not really into this genre, I really liked Soul Eeater. The story is of a typical shounen naruto style but it's not too long. Animation is pretty neat with some spicy details I enjoyed. The characters might not be realistic but they can make you laugh. If you like this shounen style anime I'll highly recommend Soult EaterSee full review
The sequel of the great higurashi no naku koro ni. In this anime you'll get answers to the questions from from its prequel. It follows a strict storyline in contrast with higurashi no naku koro. It also flows better. When I finished watching I was left with a strong feeling of nostalgia.See full review
A typical paranormal anime. The main story is divided into smaller chapters (liek Bakemonogatari) but they follow a storyline. Highly influenced from western world according to paranormal. The title of this anime says it all.See full review
Although I had low expectation from this anime, I ended up loving it! The storyline is amazing with great plot. You should not let thet fact that you understand nothing in the beginning let you down. The first episode might not be promising but after a couple more you most propably get stuck with it. Higurashi no nako koro ni tries to pass deeper meanings such as the bi-dimensionality of time.See full review
Plot of Death Note is amazing, but sometimes it might make you think that the writer just "tries to prove he is smart". Animation is almost flawless. Negative element is that it is longer than it should but you can't just drop it.See full review
One of the best animes I've ever watched. Story and plot are amazing. It combines innocence with strong violence almost perfectly. It is very gory but only when it has to; Amimation is of great detail. A must watch anime.See full review
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette can be considered mature in a good way. Although it can be hard to follow and sometimes seems a little forced to produce elements it can't like surrealismSee full review
Maybe an overrated anime. Possibly gained its popularity by the big amount of episodes. The storyline is poor and sometimes the story flaw can get extremely slow. Targeted audience is males aged between 9-14See full review


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Sandi Miller
Sandi Miller
Sandi Miller, 54, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, June 3, at her home.
She was born to Emmet and Leota Miller on July 17, 1958, in Brainerd. She loved to draw and write and was passionate about music.
Sandi is survived by her mother, Leota Miller; sons, Christopher (Amber) Filkins, Michael Filkins and Sean Filkins; daughter, Hannah Filkins; brother, Brian Miller (Coral); sister, Vicki Miller; and grandchildren, Talia, Cyrus, Henry, Joshua and Penelope.
She was preceded in death by her father and sister, Gloria Williams.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes. Visitation was one hour prior to the service.
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I feel a Bruce deuce coming on.
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Thread: How to conceive twins?
27th February 2012 08:42 AM #1
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How to conceive twins?
With my next pregnancy, I am thinking how wonderful it would be to conceive twins. But how? I know one factor depends on your genes/ heredity. But what are other important factors to consider in order to conceive twins? Especially a boy and a girl?
27th February 2012 10:13 AM #2
Hi momikatie,
This is a question that I've seen numerous times which means you're not the only one who would like to influence the ability to conceive twins.
Things that increase the likelihood of having twins are most often linked to genetics, as you mentioned. If there are twins in mom's blood line (Grandma, Auntie or Mom had twins) then the likelihood of you releasing more than one egg at one time, and conceiving twins goes up.
The other thing that increases the likelihood of twins is maternal age. As a woman gets older, her chances of conceiving goes up slightly.
Otherwise you would need to consider taking a medication such as Clomiphene (Clomid) which stimulates the ovaries to release an egg. The doctors will actually warn mothers that they may release more than one egg at a time, which could result in multiple pregnancies. Though having 2 or 3 babies may be desirable, you could end up conceiving more than that, which then puts you at higher risk of problems during pregnancy.
Another risk associated with taking an ovarian stimulating drug is something called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This is when the medication stimulates the ovaries too much and the ovaries become very swollen with fluid. This can cause mild to severe complications (can even be life threatening). Here's a good article that explains more about Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome.
As for whether you can "sway" your chances of having a boy or a girl, this is very possible, and, in fact, I did this with my first child. My husband wanted a girl, so I learned all about how to sway the gender towards a girl, and we conceived a girl.
Please ask your question about "gender swaying" in a new thread and I'll be happy to give more tips, if you're interested in learning more about this, even if you can't do much to increase your chance of having twins.
Warm regards,
5th March 2012 07:00 AM #3
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Hi Kate,
Thanks for all the information. Yes taking Clomid is very risky for me and of course for the baby if the pregnancy pushes through. And I don't want to experience ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome because I believe it would be very painful. Thanks for the insight.
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I was on a low dose of clomid when I conceived my twins. I wasn't on clomid to intentially have twins, just to get pregnant because I was having trouble conceiving. In fact, I was told we had a 2% chance (or something like that) of conceiving multiples.
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Is it true that if your into hormonal pills this can give you possibility of having twins in the future when your ready to get pregnant?
29th March 2012 09:02 AM #6
If you're taking hormonal pills that induce ovulation, then see my response above about how that would increase the possibility of having twins, but also, some of the risks that come along with taking that kind of medication.
Warm regards,
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Can conceiving twins be strongly influenced by the paternal side? My partners Grandaddy was a twin and it skipped his fathers generation and he himself has a younger brother. I'd love to have twins but it's skipped him and his dad........
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No. It is influenced by the maternial side and twins are a result of hyperovulation, where two eggs are released. So twins aren't hereditary - but hyperovulation can be. I go into more detail on the subject here
I also list out some other factors that can influence one's chances of conceiving twins. However, there is always a chance that you could conceive twins. It can happen regardless of genentics
Twins are wonderful!!! Good Luck
1st July 2012 10:04 AM #9
I just received this question and thought I would post it here and offer my response so that everyone can benefit.
I just recently suffered a miscarriage and now i feel like i really want twins because of the miscarriage. I just want to know what options I have that would help me try to conceive twins. I'm going to try and start taking prenatal vitamins that have folic acid in them and I hope it will increase my chances.
However, I also knew that pretty much the only things that increase the odds of having multiples is if the mum has multiples on her side or if the mum is of later maternal age (the odds increase as you get older).
It is very important for any woman who is thinking of getting pregnant to be taking a high quality prenatal vitamin with folic acid and you can start this 6 months before conception. Of course if you're already trying to conceive you will want to start it right away. And be sure you're following a fertility diet and getting really good preconception care.
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DETECTIVES from the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) have named a person of interest.
He has been identified as Horace Haughton, otherwise called 'Omer Haughton', 'Dean Haughton' and 'Dr Garcia Enriques Perez'.
It is alleged that Haughton has fleeced more than $9 million from individuals, under the pretense that he could provide vehicles for them on hire purchase, with an upfront processing fee of $70,000. He reportedly operated from an Old Hope Road address in Kingston. Several reports were made to the police after individuals did not receive their vehicles after making payments, and an investigation was subsequently launched.
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Robert Darnton, the Shelby Cullom Davis '30 Professor of European History at Princeton, received an honorary degree this summer from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England.
Considered one of the most significant social and cultural historians of Europe working in the United States today, Darnton conducts research on 18th-century France, the history of books and censorship. He has been a Princeton faculty member since 1968 and an honorary professor in the University of Warwick's history department since 1996.
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I have a young dog that retrieved doves perfect, now that it's duck season, she wants to carry them buy the wing. Any advice would be nice!
I have a young dog that retrieved doves perfect, now that it's duck season, she wants to carry them buy the wing. Any advice would be nice!
When he brings them to hand, say, "Good boy," and pat him on the head.
By the way, as he gets more experienced, he'll carry them by the body.
Howard Niemi
You really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013
get your dog out and TRAIN! caryalsobrook 2013
At our house and blinds it is Atta Girl!!!
John Cottenham aka jacduck in many circles before the internet
"Duck hunter's minds are like concrete. All mixed up and permanently set."
How young is young? If under 8-10 months, this may be a mouth size challenge. My youngster only recently was able to carry properly at 10 months or so. If you've FF'd the dog and she IS big enough to hold the birds, may want to revisit FF with ducks. Otherwise, time is likely to cure this.
On the bright side, any chomping issues will NOT render the bird "unfit for the table"!
She is 16 months, she was FF but she was extremely hard to train compared to my older dog, once I get some birds I may try going through it again with them thanks
My pup did the same thing from 10-18 months. She's 24 months now and its pretty much disappeared on it's own. Seems like it was puppy play she just grew out of on her own.
With young dogs in training I will remove the heads and wings from training bird, then there is only 1 way to carry it...
Gavin B.
at my first training day with my pro friend, my dog was picking up the bird funny. one of his clients said get your dog and have her watch. He got his FC dog and had him pick up a bird several times in front of her. She watched, then picked it up the same way.


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After a violent coup in the United States overthrows the Constitution and ushers in a new government regime, the Republic of Gilead imposes subservient roles on all women. Offred, now a Handmaid tasked with the singular role of procreation in the childless household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost everything, even her own name.
"A Real Post Apocalyptic Tale"
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost): he drums in the All-Star Jazz Band, has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn't know he's alive), frequently finds himself sitting across from his school counselor (who bribes him with candy), and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute). But when Jeffrey gets sick, Steven's world is turned upside down as he is forced to deal with his brother's illness, his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece, the band, overdue homework, girls, and of course, Dangerous Pie.
"Marvelous, wonderful young adult fiction!"
For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.
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Amos Decker witnesses a murder just outside FBI headquarters. A man shoots a woman execution style on a crowded sidewalk, then turns the gun on himself. Even with Decker's extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, the killing is baffling. Decker and his team can find absolutely no connection between the shooter - a family man with a successful consulting business - and his victim, a schoolteacher.
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With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper-class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name.
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Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday.
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Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe.
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"An Inspiring 'Conversation' .."
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people.
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Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable planets.
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Pirriwee Public's annual school Trivia Night has ended in a shocking riot. One parent is dead. The school principal is horrified. As police investigate what appears to have been a tragic accident, signs begin to indicate that this devastating death might have been cold-blooded murder. In this thought-provoking novel, number-one New York Times best-selling author Liane Moriarty deftly explores the reality of parenting and playground politics, ex-husbands and ex-wives, and fractured families.
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Lucas Davenport's first case as a US marshal sends him into uncharted territory in the thrilling new novel in the number one New York Times best-selling series. Thanks to some very influential people whose lives he saved, Lucas is no longer working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension but for the US Marshals Service, and with unusual scope. He gets to pick his own cases, whatever they are, wherever they lead him.
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Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice explains that there are 13 reasons she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.
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Billy Harney was born to be a cop. The son of Chicago's chief of detectives, whose twin sister is also on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Alongside Detective Kate Fenton, Billy's tempestuous, adrenaline-junkie partner, there's nothing he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant state's attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself - who suspects Billy isn't the cop he claims to be. They're about to be linked by more than their careers.
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One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional memoirists: powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives.
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Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on a high school show choir (a modern glee club) called "New Directions", at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. The music featured on the show is usually remixes of popular songs, many of them being fairly well received to the public.
Purpose of the MEP
The primary purpose of the MEP is to foster the development of AMV's that use Glee as an audio source. The secondary purpose, of course, is to create an entertaining and enjoyable compilation of short Glee snippets to best develop/show the show's unique audio sound and flow.
MEP Specs
1) All AMV's should be developed with 848x480 and 16:9 AR. [1]
2) All AMv's should be set with 23.976 FPS. [2]
3) Finals should be submitted as Lagarith Lossless AVI OR H.264 MP4.[3]
4) Videos should be no longer than 2:00. [4]
5) Videos should have the highest video quality as possible. [5]
[1][While in the past I've allowed both 640x480 and 4:3 AR to be mixed with the 848x480, I've learned that in the long run it's more distracting than helpful when the AMV is finished. And, in my experience, 848x480 is generally nicer looking than 640x480. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause editors.]
[2][If your FPS is not set at this rate when I am sent the final, then I will NOT change it for you, but I will notify you about it and allow you to send in another final with the correct FPS.]
[3][I prefer MP4, but if you'd prefer to have complete control over your track's quality, then lossless is fine.]
[4][While I am going to be fairly strict about this, if the cut requires the track to be 5-10 seconds over the time limit, then that's fine]
[5][While I don't expect mirkoSP perfection, it still needs to be pretty to look at! If you're unsure, please pm before you begin.]
Source Restrictions / Other
1) Audio is restricted to ONLY music found on the glee soundtracks.
2) Any anime is fine. Must be acceptable by org standards. [AKA: No excessive gore or nudity or sexual scenes]
3) No duplicate anime. [Editor A is using Naruto, that means Editors B C and D cannot use Naruto]
4) No duplicate audios. [Editor A is using "It's My Life", that means Editors B C and D cannot use "It's My Life"]
5) Collabs on tracks are fine.
Editor List / Track Information
[Red = Complete]
[Blue = Beta Received]
[Green = Nothing]
Username: [Spelled correctly please!]
Anime: [Use the anime name that the catalog recognizes it as]
Song Title: [Correct title please!]
Song Artist: [Will be defaulted to the "Glee Soundtrack" for the catalog entries]
Username: Angelyco and Nygmatech Enterprises
Anime: School Days and Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Song Title: "It's My Life" / "Confessions Part II" (Mash-up)
Song Artist: Originally by Bon Jovi / Usher
Username: Minimoto
Anime: Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsu no Kishi~
Song Title: Faithfully
Song Artist: Journey (Glee Cover)
Username: CodeZTM
Anime: Undecided
Song Title : Don't Stop Beliving
Song Artist: Journey (Glee Cover)
Username: Angelyco
Anime: B Gata H Kei
Song Title: "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Song Artist: Originally by Color Me Badd
Username: moonbunnychan
Anime: Princess Tutu
Song Title: Defying Gravity
Song Artist: Glee Soundtrack
Username: AimoAio
Anime: Unknown
Song Title: Bad Romance
Song Artist: Glee Soundtrack
Anime: Various
Song: What If
Glee Artist: glee soundtrack[/color]
Anime:(idk yet, i wanted soul eater, i'll beat up malik for it so you might as well change it now )
Song:Push it
Glee Artist: glee soundtrack
Username: Kionon
Anime: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Song Title: A House is not a Home (Kurt Hummel version)
Song Artist: Glee Soundtrack
[All times tentative/subject to change]
Beta 1 Deadline : September 30, 2010 [Miss Deadline = Lose Anime/Song Reserve, but still can make beta and/or final for project]
Beta 2 Deadline : October 17, 2010 [No Consequence, but must see Beta 2 BEFORE Final is Sent]
Final Deadline : October 24, 2010 [Last day for Finals to be Sent In]
Compilation 1 Sent Out : October 31, 2010
Comments Regarding Compilation Due : November 3, 2010
Compilation Final Sent Out : November 7, 2010
Comments Regarding Final Compilation Due : November 10, 2010
Other Information I Forgot To Add
1) Can reserve 1 track at a time, but can complete 2 AMV's for the project
2) There must be at least 4-5 seconds of footage before and after your track. No fading to black before or after either. It makes transitioning a nightmare.
3) Took out the rule about track reservations. You can claim up to two at first, but you have to finish the first two before moving on to another track.


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Beast of a system. 8 GB GDDR5, 2 teraflops, harddrive, cloud, updated controller . . . . really produced some nice visuals, especially this early on. Also stated it will be released Holiday 2013
Negatives: No PS3 BC, no look at the console and no price announcement. With everything they put into this badboy, I'm thinking $499.99. But this thing is definitely future proof. Not a day one purchase for me, but I'll get one eventually.
Sony stocked dropped wih the announcement. People in the West freaked for awhile, throwing up all sorts of theories as to why. While i havent seen any sort of official reason why, i read an article that jogged my memeory.
In asian cultures the symbol for 4 is either exactly or extremely familiar to the symbol for death. When they have to, say, pour 4 drinks they pour 2, then pause, then pour the final 2. Like how many people avoid walking under ladders or breaking mirrors, many still avoid the number 4.
Anyways, amusing move by Sony.
Terrorist attack count against the Anything Goes Thread: 6
One thing is for sure, though. With 8 gigs of unified memory, no one will be able to use the "limited RAM" excuse anymore when their games are poorly designed for the system. *cough* Bethesda *cough*
Bethesda will show Fallout 4 as their next big game and Im on the fence for day one purchase. Games like Watch Dogs and now Assassins Creed: Black Flag Oct. 29 on ps4!! (they leaked that on accident) I might just get it. Supposedly every Big developer is working on a ps4 title so the list of games will grow.
PS they will show the box or maybe circle shaped (orbis??) at E3. No need to show everything in the Feb conference. Overall great presentation and showed what most people want to see first. Content.