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Hyundai Sonata Real World MPG
jchem1 Posts: 2Sorry--not 5000, but 500----would need to be going in lots of circles to hit 5000 miles from MD to NJ......
Just bought a 2012 GLS with 205 65x16" tires and noted the GLS has final drive ratio of 3.25 while SE/Ltd have 2.89 with 18" low profile tires. No clue yet about RPMS at highway speed. hoping for 2000 RPM at 70 to get the 35 EPA number. anyone out here have any experience with RPM at highway speed?
We just returned from first highway trip with 2012 2.4L GLS. Mileage in town has been 22-24 but highway was outstanding. 38 at 67 MPH per computer and at 70-75MPH drops down to 35-36. Car not even broken in.
have not done manual calc but computer seems close.
Hills have noticeable negative effect but speed is the biggest variable. At 65 MPH the mileage is phenomenal IMO. Shifting on hills is very smooth - no searching as on some 6-speed automatics. 2.4L and 6-speed very well mated for the car's weight. We also got the GLS with PEP ($750) to get the alloy wheels but avoid the low profile tires. The 205 65 R16" tires at 33 # of air made for a firm ride with some bouncing on bumps but overall a very well mannered car and the MPG was right on the EPA estimate at 70MPH
Great car and even greater value in one family opinion.
longo2 Posts: 347" No clue yet about RPMS at highway speed. hoping for 2000 RPM at 70 to get the 35 EPA number. anyone out here have any experience with RPM at highway speed?"
I was unaware that the Hyundai GLS didn't have a tach. If that is indeed the case, I would suggest you get a ScanGAuge 2 and plug it into to the OBD2 port under the dash just in front of your knee.
Everything you ever wondered about your cars performance can be set to display. MPG's, Tach, battery charge, gallons used, on and on...it checks the fuel used 2wice every second, and the tach read out is dead on.
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,905The GLS does have a tach.
longo: what I meant was we had not driven the car on the highway yet. Just got back and posted message on MPG. Outstanding on the highway with 2000 RPM (it does have a tach) and 67 MPH it got just under 38 on 100 mile trip. 10% speed increase drops it to 35 that makes sense. Great car so far!
I've had my hyundai sonata for a year now. it gets the expected gas mileage if you drive at 2000 rpm on the highway. however as hard as I try I cannot get the expected gas mileage in the city. my car has 15,000 miles on it now and I've taken several trips. I do my best to keep the rp m's under 2000 rpm without causing an accident but I cannot get the 25 miles per gallon in the city. if anyone has any ideas I would really like to know because this is lori my overall gas mileage. so far I like the car in the way it drives but with gas prices going up, I may have to switch to a vehicle like the toyota prius. has anyone found the secret to the city gas mileage I would really like to hear it.
We have anew 2012 Sonata GLS and are very impressed with the mileage so far. 22-26 in city with the extremes being all stop and go (22) up to 26 with streches including steady speed (26). My conclusion is that getting the car going is the worst MPG situation so if that is maximized then the MPG is poor. The highway at 67 MPH =2000RPM's and 37.6 on last 100 mile trip. That is outstanding in my world. At 75 it drops to 35-36 best.
The hybrids get great city MPG with the battery and the Elantra is rated at 29 city. we wanted a more roomy vehicle than a Prius or Elantra and drive a mix of city/highway so it works for us.
samiam_68 Posts: 775Just drive the car normally and don't pay attention to RPM's and you will get better MPG. RPM's have very little to do with fuel economy.
Curious comment. I try to purchase a car model that has a lower final drive ratio that results in fewer RPM's at highway speed. The result is lower fuel use in my experience. Sport models use a higher final drive ratio (read Corvettes, Porsche, HP Mustangs and others), to get fastest speeds in shortest times at th expense of fuel mileage. The newer 6 and 8 speed transmissions allow for higher final drive without sacrificing overall performance.
hjc1 Posts: 183I think you will find that the trip computer is off by 2mpg (shows 38 -2mpg= 36) Several other Sonata blogs confirm this. I also found that the speedometer is off by 2 miles (verified by using my GPS)speedometer shows 65 actual 63
The only true way to verify mpg is by dividing gallons purchased into mileage
I agree with your last comment. I also did the manual calc and came up 2 MPG less. Strange that Hyundai would elect a program that misstated the actual results. Real test of the car will be the long term durability and how well Hyundai stands behind their stated warranty without a lot of nitpicking and fine print rulings. The internet and forums like this will be a true sounding board for both issues.
I am disgusted with MPG performance. I thought I would average out around 30 mpg. Check this out and (anyone) pls comment.
I've had the 2011 since May 2011. Over 14,456 miles used 530 gallons, average 27.5 mpg. While not great what concerns me is the variability. I've gotten as much as 34, as little as 19.82. Pure highway I can get it up there. City esp. up hills the mpg drops like a rock. But get this: Hyundai did a recal service on June 29 involving the transmission or some such thing, car popping out of drive while you're driving or something. Before the service I was averaging 29.66. After 26.93. That's my real concern, that Hyundai service did something.
Anyone know anything?
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We have had the same experience. highway is EPA MPG or even better. The 24 city EPA is hard to mimic with true city stop and go. Add in some freeway and it jumps right back up. I think the EPA test is heavy on California freeway use and light on chicago suburbs stop and go. Most cars struggle to get 20 MPG with true stop and go due to idling time and start from dead stop that kills MPG average. we mayaverage 28 but it requires lots of higway driving which the car prefers. We have no problem with the MPG vs. the EPA estimate. Beautiful car with all the bells and whistles,
30 MPG city or better in town requirse a low mass roller skate or a car with a $6000 battery that needs replaing ultimately.
Someday we may enjoy taking ethanol out of the mix to restore the BTU energy of pure gasoline and the resulting 10%+ increase in feul efficiency.
Ethanol subsidy to farmers and producers allows us to use more gas which
helps increase the cost of fuel, gas, energy and federal governemnet debt but we prefer the old efficiency of pure carbon fuel - NOT corn!
Ethanol has about 60% of the energy of gasoline so if the fuel is 10 % ethanol you lose 40% of 10% or about a 4% hit on fuel economy.
Still significant though.
I also am having a problem with my 2012 Sonata Limited gas mileage. I'm getting 19 mpg compared to the 24 mpg on the sticker. That's 20% less. My highway mileage is 30 mpg compared to the 34 mpg on the sticker.
I also love my Sonata but I am so very disappointed with the gas mileage. Perhaps when the car breaks in further the gas mileage will improve, but I am not counting on that to happen.
Arrrrgh! I almost wish the EPA would not "advertise" fuel economy listings as posted on all vehicles. Invariably owners, such as yourself believe these numbers to be guaranteed no matter the weather..driving style...traffic conditions...mechanical condition of the vehicle...summer or winter..type of fuel blends etc, etc etc.. I am weary of defending the vehicle as being "to blame" . Once and for all, these numbers are derived in a controlled set of tests performed by the EPA and probably, while able to be met or even exceeded by a certain number of drivers are basically in optimal circumstances. Everything conspires to produce lower actual numbers for most. In short, enjoy the drive and rejoice a car as large,comfortable and quick as the Sonata is can still get economy numbers that were reserved for cars in much smaller size/performance classes not too many years ago. Again, city driving is comprised of stop, then go (slowly) then stop again and idle over and over during which YOU get ZERO (00.00) mpg. Please figure it out before you and others complain about "poor" city mileage it really isn't too hard!!
Could not agree more with your comments. EPA "ESTIMATE" not guarantee. The new model Sonata offers all the creature comforts, size, safety, GREAT warranty, extreme value for the price paid and if all that is not enough, the Hyundai Assurance plan that was offered up till 1/3/2012 to guarantee trade in value if you maintain the vehicle properly. Other than holding your hand in the dark, I don't know what else they could offer.
I have no interest in going back and forth on this mileage issue but suffice it to say I live in San Diego where we have the best weather in the world, I do not have a lead foot and try very hard to maximize my gas mileage. I get 19 mpg in the city (20% less than the sticker) and 30 mpg highway (10% less than the sticker).
Say what you want, but I think Hyundai knows the mpg's are exaggerated.
pegeseus Posts: 6I've had my 2011 Sonata for a year now and the mileage is definitely nothing to write home about despite the EPA claims. I just say why try to fool us? If they just drop the EPA across the board to REALISTIC expectations then everyone will be happy with their purchase and those who DO get optimal mileage will be thrilled. It's a win-win for everyone.
I got so fed up with my lackluster mileage that I've taken to EXCLUSIVELY driving with the cruise control on. I use the gas and break in my car only when absolutely necessary. Otherwise if I'm above 25mph, the cruise control is able to take over. Even being extremely conscious about not having a lead foot and coasting whenever possible, I've found that I consistently get much better mileage by using CC than I ever got using the pedals. Never got higher than 21 MPG on a tank of gas using the pedals and now I can get 24-25MPG with primarily city driving using only my thumbs to drive!
the many thousands of people who have purchased this vehicle. with the expectations of decent gas mileage. I feel they have a expectations to receiving gas mileage close to what is listed on the windows. if the gas mileage is not going to be close to what is the manufacturer claims then they should accept the ramifications from the people who purchased the vehicle. although, I can only see for myself. I have tried almost everything to get the listed city gas mileage. when manufacturers use gimmicks to get the public to purchase their products. they often find that the public will retaliate by not purchasing their vehicle, or lo ng terms. the purpose of forums such as this 1 is to ask question s and to be calm informed. I saw your comment about I wish that they would not print the epa listings for this vehicle. and I strongly believe if they had not han days sales would have been reduced by as much as 75 percent. be careful of what you ask for.
Arrrgh yet again! If anybody is trying to fool anybody blame the EPA they set up the rules, the tests and proceedures and take responsibility for the numbers printed on every manufacturers sticker, not Hyundai they only supply the cars and have no more to say about the outcome than any other manufacturer. If the "numbers" come out looking good (such as they have)Hyundai, as anybody would, (and everybody else DOES) uses those numbers in advertising and why not? Should they say ah hell these numbers are bogus so don't buy our cars??? For those who want stellar city mileage maybe you should be looking at a hybrid, city driving is where they shine the brightest. You know, the right tool for the job. Oh, and I guess San Diego has no traffic?? Right. Finally, read the small print on your sticker...it says in essence, mileage may VARY. Yeah, it will depending on individual circumstances. It ain't no guarantee folks, not even close. And NO I do not work for Hyundai.
The epa numbers should be a piece to cake to beat - especially on the highway. They just made the tests harder a couple of years ago and even the old tests were 28% higher than the published numbers so people wouldn't whine.
Hyundai clearly has issues with meeting the EPA numbers as many are noticing. My Accord on the other hand has averaged nearly 4 mpg over the highway rating for its lifetime (128k miles).
Hyundai has a lot to offer and Consumer Reports rated the Elantra above the Civic, but despite Elantras higher epa numbers the Civic got 8 mpg more for the CR highway mpg test than the Elantra. The Sonata does not seem to be off by as much, but still seems to have trouble with EPA numbers while other vehicles have fewer problems.
I don't think Hyundai is cheating on the tests, but they probably are optimizing their cars to do well on the EPA tests, possibly at the expense of real world mpg.
I rented a 4 cyl Sonota for a week and it got about the same mpg as my Sienna minivan. Disapointing.
LASHAWN Posts: 303If you still have to the vehicle's monroney label, look below the big bold numbers for the fuel economy in the fine print that says expected range for most drivers. If your car's mpg is in that range than your car is getting the fuel economy it's supposed to get period end of story. Now if it's getting less than that, then you have something to complain about. Please people remember, their are too many factors involved when you consider a vehicle's fuel economy(cargo, occupents, weather, road conditions, etc. etc.)
Yes, about the best I can say about the whole "disappointing" fuel economy issue with this car, or many others if you can believe the comments all over the web sites, is this....look at the sticker, test drive the car you may like and its competition, decide then buy. THEN take those economy numbers with a grain of salt. If you are close (and happy) or exceed them (very happy) enjoy your new ride. If they are close and you are not happy consider all the variables listed. If they are far, far off then reconsider the personal conditions that you can control then control them. If you are still far off then maybe you have a problem that requires a dealer look-see. I have seen others post this car or that car (Honda and Toyota come readily to mind) routinely exceed the EPA posted numbers even mini-vans ) and I take these posts with the above mentioned "grain of salt" because while good cars they do not have the patent on super fuel economy while Hyundai is still negotiating the patent rights....
magrx Posts: 3I have a 2012 GLS w/6 spd manual. Averaging 25 mpg with spirited driving and about 27 conservative. This is in mixed driving, city / highway.
The MPG gauge is very optimistic showing about 2 mpg more than actual.
I still trust the pencil and paper method of computing mileage more than any vehicle computer.
Set the trip odo to 0 when you fill it and do the math at the next fill.
mmarro Posts: 2I have a 2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited (non-turbo). I had a 2011 Sonata Limited and made the "mistake" of trading it in for a 2012 Kia Optima. Obviously I did not like the Optima, as I am right back to the Sonata.
Anyway.....I live in Chicago and we definitely have crappy weather, and deal with the "winter blend" of gas more months of the year than the "normal/summer" blend of gas. I have had the car for almost 2 weeks now. It came with a full tank of gas in it, and I finally filled up yesterday. I do about a 50/50 mix between "highway" (although it is not true open road highway driving, as it is Chicago, and it is more stop and go highway driving, but not as bad as stop and go in the city of course) and "city" driving. I calculated my MPG manually when I flled up yesterday, and I got 27MPG - and I never use cruise control.
When I had my 2011, it was in the summer, so the "non winter blend" gas and I got around an average of about 29MPG with the same driving style, travels, etc. that I have now. The winter blend will account for lower milage due to the additives that are put in the gas.
But, needless to say, I am thrilled with my Sonata and the gas mileage it delivers (not even using curise control as I said) and I am not a "slow/speed limit" driver either.
I am almost up to 123,000 miles on my 2009 GLS 4 cyl. automatic. My lifetime average is is 35.09 mpg. The lifetime covers 121.5k miles. I missed the first fill-up amount and then two other fill-ups at some point.
I try to maximize my fuel efficiency and have a job that puts me on the road a lot and gives the opportunity to do so. I would say that my driving consists of a good 90-95+% highway/interstate driven at 60 mph with cruise control and easy hills. My worst tank was 30.4 and my best was 39.1.
Most of my driving consists of a rural highway ride to the interstate (eight miles at 45-55 mph), and then another 50+ miles to a bigger city where the last mile or two will be city traffic. I notice that the longer my highway stretches are, if I'm going 100+ miles out to a destination, then my mpg gets better. Conversely, the more city driving I have to do the worse it gets.
Speed can play heck with the mpg, too. While I mainly try to do 60 most of the time, there are plenty of times where I have to hoof it up to 75+ for the whole time and my tank mpg will get down to 32-33 or so.
Graphing the lifetime mpg shows a seasonal variation (thank you cold weather and winter mix). Best mpg is the warmer months with minimal AC use. I usually won't get over 36 mpg on a tank from october to april. I start hitting 36+ in may, but that's usually on the super highway heavy jaunts.
I have to say I am impressed. I am considering getting a new GLS at the end of the year. I expect to drive it the same way and am curious to see if it will do better. It should, given the six-speed transmission and GDI.
We owned a Fit for about a year. The wife mainly drove it. I stuck to my Sonata. However, I did drive it enough for the first fill-up, trying to maximize mpg. I managed to get 43.1! For the year my wife drove it, she usually would get the high 20's. She mainly drove it for work, which is 3 miles round-trip.
You are correct. There is no comparison. The Fit is a light-weight thing. I think I could have made it a highway MPG monster, but the wife just couldn't stand it and traded it in for a 2011 Sonata Limited. She LOVES the Sonata Limited. I haven't been able to put it through some max mpg paces, though. I just keep piling the miles on my 2009 GLS.


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My customers... electrical layout, lighting and resale value.
As a small contracting firm we do our fair share of basements. Our clients are growing families looking to add more usable living space. Priorities tend to be a rec room, an extra bathroom and a bedroom for guests if possible.
Our clients' main concerns are cost of the project, that the space looks good and is functional for their needs and that everything is done to corresponding building codes.
We have some tools to help clients plan their renovations and try to be as helpful in their planning stages as possible. The better planned the basement renovation, or any renovation, the better the final product and the more likely you'll stay on budget.
The main reason is to increase living space. They can turn a 900sqft home into a 1500sqft home without packing up and moving.
Insulation, biggest heat loss in a home is the basement. Increase floor space.
There are so many reasons to finish a basement, you would be bored reading my reply.
It depends on the client. Some want play area's for the kids. Some want play area's for themselves, pool tables, big screen theatres etc. Work out rooms, finished storage area's. Extra bedrooms for guests, bathrooms. Bar and entertainment area's. Some clients I have had finish the basement for use as a rental unit or units. There's the short list.
All of your insulation and water intrusion issues must be adressed first and properly.
Now if you desire all or some of your basement to be finished here is a list for you to follow:
1) Spend some time and put together an idea of what you want to do with the space.
2) Know what you are comfortable spending.
3) Make sure you hire a contractor or designer to plan the use of space with you. The structural issues can be addressed at this point.
4) Be sure you are comfortable with the contractor you hire to do the work.
Extra space for them or kids
Resale value
Insulation upgrade
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The main reason our customers renovate a basement, is to utilize unused space, to add bedrooms, family rooms, additional bathrooms. Beyond that, bars, wine rooms & theater rooms would be part of higher end lower level renovation.
As I mentioned in the previous question, the value of your home can be increased with basement development. The second reason would simply to utilize the space that isn't being used.
Most basements become places to store "stuff" ... that you probably will never use. (x-country skies, exercise equipment, vacation clothing, etc.). If you do the job well and think about what you want, the basement can become a very welcoming area and virtually double your living space.
Basement renovation projects can be enjoyable and rewarding, however, they require pre-planning, budgeting and the right materials. A new basement makes your home stand out. It also helps you get the most out of your life's biggest investment.
There was a time when the basement was merely unfinished space used for storage. Not any more. Today, they are fully functioning, live able spaces, where people go to unwind, relax and enjoy home theatres, bars or custom gyms and spas. They are also the ideal place for home offices and nanny suites or for separate living space for elderly relatives or older children. Best of all, a newly renovated or refinished basement will build equity in your home, and makes your house more valuable and more attractive to potential buyers.
Many new homes built are left with unfinished basements for the new homeowner to design.
Finishing an unfinished space in your home is one of the most cost effective ways to add equity and increase the value in your home.
Legal Basement Suites are an extremely popular way to have your home pay off the cost of the renovation
If your family is growing and you need more space, or you want to create revenue, your unfinished basement is the answer!
Do the planning first !!
The main reason I have found is increase in living / playing space and of course the resale value added to a finished rec room.
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a couple of weeks ago i posted a blurb about mobile searches. today i found an aximsite discussion thread where the very cool google local for mobile tool was discussed (see our geek.com coverage as well). this is the first real search tool i have seen that is optimized for the mobile browser, but when i tapped the home link it took me to another google search engine that also appears to be optimized for the mobile browser. this google mobile search engine allows you to search the web, images, and now local info. the new local function is still shown as a beta, but i found it to work very well. you type in what kind of place you are looking for (museum, your office, post office, etc.) and in what city you are trying to find it (it appears to work now only in the u.s. and canada). google returns a small map that can be zoomed in on or scrolled, and also lists the options for what you were searching for. you then tap on a listing and have the option of getting driving directions (shown in mobile-formatted text steps) to or from that location. i tried it out from work to home and it was spot-on accurate. i even just entered my home address without any commas or zip code and the search engine found it right away. google local for mobile has just earned a bookmark/favorite on all my mobile devices!
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|good start (12:00pm est wed apr 13 2005)
now if we only have a more user friendly device to take advantage of these content – by not happy yet
|sweeet, but… (12:38pm est wed apr 13 2005)
if i use the
(which is where the geek link goes) then it shows up on my t616, but the searches get an error and it just sends me back to the local search page.
thanks google, but it's usless to me. – by bigeye
|it's really good on the blackberry (4:20pm est wed apr 13 2005)
i love it on the blackberry, but i rather have seen a blackberry client instead of a general web client.
– by gillian
|it works (9:12pm est wed apr 13 2005)
works real well on my sprint treo600. no errors when it searches and it returns search results really quick. – by wwwcrawler
|great on the t3 (8:57am est fri apr 15 2005)
just tried it on my t3 via nokia 6310i and cingularws. works without a hitch and is fast. a great addition for the mobile community – by dangelo
|thought this was for mobile phones (2:20pm est fri apr 15 2005)
i can't find one on which it works. tried on motorola v710 (which supports wap 2.0,which i thought was xhtml compliant) a lg vx6000,
works great on the treo 650, but the majority of the planet carries regular mobile phones, not pda phones. (yes, i carry both) – by erg.
|yay (6:05am est tue mar 21 2006)
works on my motorola i920! – by mike


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Benitez hails Gerrard in wake of marriage gossip
Liverpool Rafael Benitez has saluted his captain Steven Gerrard's form in the wake of rumours about his private life.
Gerrard scored twice against Burnley on Sunday after a week in which allegations surfaced that his marriage to Alex Curran was in trouble. In an interview with OK! magazine she denied there were any problems and Benitez has praised his captain for his professional attitude on the pitch.
Curran said on Tuesday: "There have been loads of rumours going around Liverpool saying that me and Steven have split up, that he's moved into a hotel and ridiculous things like that. This always comes up every couple of years.''
Benitez is hoping the 29-year-old takes his form from Turf Moor into Liverpool's Europa League semi-final second leg with Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Thursday. They trail 1-0 from the first leg and are without star striker Fernando Torres, while David Ngog (hamstring) and Dirk Kuyt (calf) are also major doubts.
"It was important for him to score with all the rumours and he was playing well,'' said Benitez. "I think it has been very good for the team. Now we can concentrate on our game and try to do the best, like Gerrard the other day scoring two goals. We have a lot of belief and everyone is ready so we have to show this on the pitch. If he is a leader on the pitch the rest of the players will follow him.''
Benitez says he hopes Gerrard's positivite attitude at the training ground in recent days can rub off on his team-mates and inspire them to book a place in the final in Hamburg.
"I was talking with the laundry man before I left Melwood and he told me 'I think about the game against Olympiacos','' said the Liverpool boss, referring to Gerrard's stunning late strike which secured the two-goal cushion to allow them to progress out of the group stage and eventually go on to win the Champions League in the 2004/05 season.
"We will take this, 3-1 (the score against the Greeks). The people believe so the staff have to believe and the players have to have belief too. It will be massive to be in another final so I think everyone will be pushing.
"These games are easy for me in terms of preparing the team talk. It is just to give two or three ideas about the game plan and then leave them to it as they are so focused to succeed.
"We have some players with experience in very important games. The main thing will be to push from the pitch and the players have to go there and show character, commitment and quality.''
Atletico have been strengthened by the return of previously suspended Argentina international Sergio Aguero and Benitez is wary of the threat posed by him and first-leg goalscorer and former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan. Conceding an away goal at Anfield would mean Liverpool would have to score three but the manager is confident his side have it in them.
"We know they are very good on the counter-attack and Aguero and Forlan are dangerous because we know both can score goals,'' said Benitez. "We have to work very hard. We had the experience of playing them in the Champions League (last season) and they also beat us in a pre-season friendly.
"But if we can't keep a clean sheet we are ready to score more goals. It is always easier when you have Torres on the pitch but we have Gerrard, Alberto Aquilani, Ryan Babel, Yossi Benayoun or maybe the defenders. If we attack and create chances we have people who can score.''
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NEW YORK ( Real Money) --
"For most private investors, the bad news is good news for stocks story just doesn't pass the smell test."
I saw that tweet this morning and I wrote in return that "it's always been like this."
The follower then came back to the effect that even if it is has always been like this, that doesn't make it right.
And there' that word again: "right." I think that "right" has to be the most expensive word in the business. This is not an ethics class. It isn't an exercise in some bizarre form of justice.
Yet what seems obvious to me appears opaque to others, and I seem like someone who wants to get away with something, while those who think it's not right represent the true path of reason.
How did this happen? How could so many people feel like @PaulKinglsey, who typed that tweet?
I think that debunking the tweet's misperception is central to trying to figure out the next leg of this market, because it holds the key to whether stocks can attain a higher level than we have reached already.
First, there is no smell test. When you invest in stocks you are trying to divine the direction the market will take. That requires lots of history and lots of pattern recognition and a lot of homework. Some, such as technicians, often think that pattern recognition is all that matters. Others think the whole exercise is wrong and they just look as stocks as an investment class that had done well over time so you need to own some of it.
Others, me included, like the pattern recognition and the quality of the asset class and believe that the best-of-breed stocks within that asset class can be discovered and exploited. Nowhere within the trio of reasons to own stocks is a smell test. What you are betting with when you invest when bad news is good news is the history leading up to when the economy flips into high gear and good news is good news. That's an explosive time for the market and you have to invest during the bad-news-is-good-news phase in order to reap the biggest gains. In other words, you have to be early and you have to anticipate.
If you wait until the tweeter wants the market to smell good, you have probably missed a great deal of the move.


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4 bedroom house for saleStenkrith House , Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Sold STC £425,000
Property Description
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A stunningly attractive stone built detached Victorian house with four bedrooms (two with en-suite and two share an en-suite) kitchen, dining room, living room, sitting room, and utility room. There is a separate annex with an additional bedroom and store room (which would convert into an en-suite room) and an additional stone built building which has the potential to be a further bedroom, working area or garage.
Stenkrith House is a very charming detached country house with elegant proportion and style and possesses very adaptable accommodation. The house has been renovated to a very high standard retaining many period features Stenkrith House stands in its own grounds and occupies a prominent position on the fringe of Kirkby Stephen adjacent to the very attractive tranquil Stenkrith Park and the River Eden and has extensive views of the surrounding hills. Stenkrith House has previously been run as a very successful Bed and Breakfast.
Kirkby Stephen, a popular Upper Eden market town provides a good range of everyday facilities including a supermarket, general shops, hotels and public houses, primary and secondary schools and the Parish Church of St Stephens. There is also a station on the scenic Settle-Carlisle Railway Line providing daily access to Carlisle in the west and Skipton and Leeds in the east. Carlisle, Penrith and Kendal are all within commuting distance, with the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales and National Parks within an hours drive. The area has good access to all major networks including the A66, A1 and M6 all within 30 minutes drive.
with wooden door into vestibule with Victorian tiled floor, window, radiator, coat pegs and double glazed doors into hallway;
with Victorian tiled floor, decorative archway, radiator, telephone point, under stair cupboard, Victorian decorative glazed internal door with decorative glazed panel leading to front entrance vestibule with Victorian tiled floor, electric radiator and wooden front entrance door;
141 x 55
with wooden floor, part tiled, very large built in cupboards, toilet, sink, plumbing for washing machine and vent for tumble dryer, window with wooden shutters, extractor fan and loft access;
149 x 1311
with pine base units, pine larder cupboard, large central workstation with built in microwave, electric hob, large cupboard and space for dishwasher, integral bin, granite work surface, Belfast sink, tiled floor, part tiled walls, window and radiator;
1310 x 1210
with oak flooring, coving, window and radiator;
1411 x 139
with marble fireplace and hearth, decorative coving and picture rail, wooden floor, large window with wooden panels and wooden shutters and window seat, wooden floor, and TV point;
1411 x 139
with decorative coving and picture rail, cast iron fireplace with Victorian tiles, granite hearth, TV point, two windows;
with split landing, radiator and window;
1310 x 127
with built in cupboard, overhead cupboard, wooden floor, two windows and radiator;
En-suite Shower Room with shower cubicle with screen and mains shower, toilet, sink, tiled floor and walls, mirror, light and extractor fan;
141 x 1310
with two built in cupboards one with shelves underneath, wooden floor, radiator and window;
with sink, toilet, shower with glass screen, mains shower, tiled wall and tiled floor and mirror with glass shelf;
141 x 96
with overhead cupboard, window with wooden panels, alcove and radiator;
1410 x 1310
with two windows with wooden venation shutters and wooden panels around window telephone point and radiator;
En-Suite Bathroom with sink, toilet, bidet, bath with mains shower, glass screen, wooden panel around bath, bathroom cabinet with mirror, tiled floor and tiled walls;
Adjacent to Stenkrith House is a single storey annex with an entrance hallway with a flagged floor leading to
129 x 119
newly renovated with two windows, sloping ceiling and electric radiator;
with wooden shelving;
Adjacent to the annex is a newly built stone building 232 x 13 (which has the relevant planning permission) which has the potential to be an additional bedroom, office or garage;
To the rear there is a wooden garden walled gate and pathway with flower border leading to wrought iron archway. Through the archway there is a gravelled and flagged patio area.
To the side there is a further pathway with flower borders leading to a wrought iron gazebo. To the right of the gazebo there is double wooden gate which leads to two secure parking spaces which are accessed through an electric gate at the roadside.
To the front there is a pathway and steps down to extensive lawns with trees, shrubs and a water feature. The lawns are edged with a wooden fence and beyond the fence there is a high river bank and the River Eden. To the other side of the house there is a greenhouse and fruit bushes.
Mains water, electricity, gas central heating, double glazing and mains drainage. The telephone is installed subject to BT regulations and broadband is available.
Please Note The mention of any appliances and/or services in these details does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order.
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Elections can bring a lot of stress and strife into the lives of many people. They can even go so far as to destroy friendships and family relations.
Do you know a parent or grandparent who tried to order a young person how to vote? Are there friends or acquaintances that want to tell others how to vote? Have you known children who try to control the votes of old parents? I suspect that we all know some people who have done this.
Some of these events turn into heated arguments and hard feelings that may last for years or even a lifetime. Emotions sometimes spin out of control when others try to tell you what to do. This reaction is quite understandable.
I have known some great leaders on the job and at all levels of government over the years. The one thing they had in common was the ability to be positive and bring people around them to choose the right course. They avoided negative thinking and demonizing others who held different views.
The problem is not that people have disagreements, but rather how they are handled. Healthy conflicts and disagreements give us the opportunity to set forth our ideas and learn more about the ideas of others.
Certain people can be difficult to deal with because of their emotions. Some of these are chronic complainers who find fault with everyone but himself or herself. Others may have a self-serving bias and take credit for all that is good and blames others when things don't turn out well. Some have what is called a confirmation bias so that their beliefs, even when contrary to the facts, can prevent them from learning and changing for the better.
Then, of course, there is the person who explodes and shouts whenever anyone disagrees with them. Some people are "negativists" who believe that nothing new or different will ever work. Others make the mistake of expressing their opinions as facts.
The effective leaders that I have known have had several common abilities. They resolved differences through respect, negotiation and compromise. Whenever possible, they dealt on a one-on-one basis and not in the presence of others on sensitive personal issues. They listened to what the other person had to say, used thoughtful consideration and a pleasing tone of voice.
They would try to get emotions out of the situation and focus on solving the problem. Sometimes the best course is simply to agree to disagree and proceed without rancor.
Tell people what you believe, rather than what you don't want. Take time to think, rather than to react instinctively. One of the most effective things is to lighten up and use humor. Don't be afraid to laugh at yourself.
Nothing is accomplished arguing about politics or any other issue. It may destroy a relationship or friendship. However, I believe that healthy objective discussion can be a good thing. It can be an opportunity to learn.
It is one thing to explain to others how you plan to vote and why. However, it is quite another to attempt to pressure someone to vote a certain way based on your opinions alone. Our society needs to relearn what it means to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
Chuck Drury is an Anoka resident, retired engineer and former technical director of Federal Cartridge Company.


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Regional General Manager - Airports
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- Jet Professionals
- Location
- Asia
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 21 Jun 2013
- Closes
- 19 Jul 2013
- Sector
- Aviation and Airlines, Airport and Ground Staff, Airport Customer Service, Business Services, Business Development, Communications, Facilities, Managerial and Executive, Marketing Strategy and Development, Public Affairs, Sales
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Jet Professionals, on behalf of our client airline in Asia, have been asked to source suitable candidates for their senior vacancy, Regional General Manager Airports - Worldwide.
The airline is expanding rapidly and this vacancy is a senior position and would allow the succesful candidate a great deal of authourity to manage all of the airports on the airlines network and grow with the carrier.
Purpose of Position:
Guide airport leadership teams and help develop skill levels of those teams towards a more engaged and proactive position within the airport community and company.
Responsible for airline operations, compliance, and financial results throughout the route system.
Help develop and implement system wide standards for ground operations customer service and standards for both customer interface and facility experience.
Negotiate airport agreements and build relationships between the airline and the airport authorities, leveraging the brand in its route system for favorable incentives or cost advantages where feasible.
Negotiate and implement vendor contracts for airport services maximizing customer service value and controlling cost. Set service level agreements consistent with the brand strategy.
Key Result Areas:
Helps develop and implement customer service standards for consistent delivery across the route system.
Ensure airport and airport team compliance with safety, security and regulatory compliance requirements.
Liaises with senior management staff to represent airport issues, opportunities and challenges, to help evaluate effectiveness and efficiency.
Develops airport authority relationships worldwide to ensure consistent brand presentation and seek opportunities for decreased operating costs at those airports.
Implements brand strategy at airport facility locations to the maximum extent possible for consistent delivery of customer service standards.
Sets and achieves operating budgets for the airport division.
Reviews and recommends changes in airport operations, airport and vendor relationships to align organization goals and customer service initiatives, position for growth.
Manages the efficient and effective management of staff, work task allocation, systems and processes – for a cost effective operation.
Manages and ensures the safety and security of staff,company property and customers at all times.
Manages and achieves revenue through improving airport systems.
Management and statutory compliance.
Relationship management.
Education / Training
Diploma or degree in Aviation or Business Finance Management, or equivalent
At least 10 years' supervisory experience in airport operations.
Experience in budget planning and complication
Experience with airport / airline liaison functions.
Experience with the negotiation and implementation or airport lease agreements, customer service, and good handling providers.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledgeable in airline aviation and airport systems
Must possess a sound knowledge of airline and operations
Well versed with airport handling and procedures
Knowledge of the application of regulatory processes
High level communication skills to maintain effective and efficient networks and relationships with service providers and aviation stakeholders
Statutory Requirements
Audits – Airport station operations, IOSA requirements, Dangerous Goods.
Safety Management – audit corrective actions, MOR management, and Aviation Quality Database review and follow up, Safety Action Group management and Operations Safety meeting coordinator for Airports.
Promulgation – ground handling agreements
Performance data (airports) with Flight Operations and Engineering.
If you are interested in this vacancy and fulfill the requirements please send your CV to email@example.com


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I live down in FL, and are farmer's markets run during the fall/winter.
I finally got my health department certification, so I was able to sell legally. I ended up selling 3 dozen cupcakes. I was hoping to sell more but the other vendors said that it was slow. There will be another market next month, and then in Nov, it will run weekly.
I had so much fun, passed out tons of samples and business cards, and got 4 email inquiries. The health dept inspectors did stop by, and made a bee-line for my booth. I did have my license with me and showed it to them and they were on their way. There was another vendor next to me that sold artisan honey and he thought it was hilarious on how they zeroed in on me.
The manager of the market loved my booth, even though I wasn't happy with it. We had a couple of banquet tables with the covered cake plates and I had out trays of minis to give out as samples. We ordered a banner that didn't come in time but we will have it next month.
Wow sounds like you had a wonderful time and 3 dozen sounds like a lot of cuppies to me. Congratulations on your first time.
sounds like a good start! congrats!
Did you take a picture of your booth? I would love to see it.
Wow! Sounds like a good start to ME! Sometimes it takes a while for people to know you're THERE too. At farmer's markets in my area, people come for VEGGIES, they're not LOOKING for sweets necessarily, so I didn't sell as many as I'd have liked... But good luck with the rest of the season of marketing!
Hi mjarvis78,
Congrats on becoming legal!! I would love to come visit your booth!!! What farmers market are you selling at?? Your cuppies look sooooo yummy!!! Conrats again!!
The health dept inspectors did stop by, and made a bee-line for my booth. I did have my license with me and showed it to them and they were on their way.
That is so funny!


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Lisburn sisters have recently raised a staggering £1224.40 for TinyLife, Northern Ireland's premature and sick baby charity after taking part in the charity's annual Pram Push fundraising event.
Lynette McIlroy and Jill Tennyson took part in the event at Stormont Estate last month.
TinyLife is a charity close to the hearts of this local family, following the premature birth of both sisters baby sons, just weeks apart.
Lynette's little boy, Ollie was born at just 27 weeks weighing 2lb 4oz followed by Jill's son, Carter at just 32.5 weeks and weighing 4lb 13oz.
Both babies spent time in the Royal Jubilee's neonatal intensive care unit where TinyLife provided the girls with emotional support during those difficult weeks.
Lynette said: "Having a premature baby and spending prolonged time in hospital can so traumatic for all the family but to know that there is help on hand and a listening ear can ease the pressure immensely."
It was following Ollie's discharge from hospital, after a tiring six months, that Lynette and Jill decided to give something back and so they signed up to take part in the TinyLife pram push, pledging to raise as much money as possible for the baby charity.
Jill commented: "After what we had been through, we wanted to raise money for TinyLife to ensure that other parents, like ourselves, could benefit from TinyLife's range of services in the future.
"We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends, family and colleagues who sponsored Ollie and Carter at the pram push and would like to thank them."
The boys are now healthy and meeting their milestones, Ollie is 9.5 months old and Carter almost 9 months and happily making their way into toddlerhood.
The TinyLife Pram Push 2014 raised over £10,000 with more monies expected in.
TinyLife would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in the event for their support and generosity despite the awful weather conditions.
For more information on our upcoming fundraising events, please visit our website www.tinylife.org.uk.


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Al-Fayed's ex-secretary 'not lying'
Mohamed al-Fayed's former secretary has denied that she was close enough to the Harrods owner to lie for him.
And under cross-examination during Mr Hamilton's High Court libel action against Mr al-Fayed, she said she would not risk jeopardising her legal career by lying for her former employer.
She said: "It's taken me nine years and I wouldn't risk that for anybody, I can assure you."
Ms Bozek worked for Mr al-Fayed for 13 years before going into the law in 1994.
On the ninth day of the libel action, QC Desmond Browne had suggested to her that her relationship with Mr al-Fayed "remains sufficiently close for you to be prepared to lie for him".
Ms Bozek said it was "absolute rubbish" for Mr Browne to suggest she had realised Mr al-Fayed's allegations were unlikely to be believed if they were based solely on his own account of face-to-face payments to Mr Hamilton.
Ms Bozek said: "I wouldn't jump in and put myself into this sort of situation unless I was telling the truth. I do not fabricate evidence."
Ms Bozek also rejected Mr Browne's suggestion that she, Mr al-Fayed and two other employees agreed to provide a "tale" which they all knew to be untrue to give the Harrods chief the corroboration which was missing from his evidence.
She said she would not be able to give independent evidence if she had been working for Mr al-Fayed.
Mr Browne asked Ms Bozek about evidence she had given to Sir Gordon Downey's inquiry in which she said that at the time of the Hamiltons' visit to the Paris Ritz in September 1987, she had started to feel that the couple were taking advantage of Mr al-Fayed.
Ms Bozek said that while many people "politely declined" Mr al-Fayed's offers of trips to the Ritz, the Hamiltons "were very ready to jump in and accept" the invitation.
The hearing was adjourned until Wednesday.
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Windows Phone 8 Marketplace will support app submission/purchases in more markets than Android7/6/2012 | Tags: windows-phone
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Here is a little titbit for developers. Microsoft recently revealed that the Windows Phone 8 marketplace will support app submissions from over 180 countries worldwide, a rather large number that provides nearly universal worldwide coverage. Paid apps will also be distributable to the same 180+ countries.
What is however interesting is by how much this number exceeds the current Android Google Play store numbers.
Google Play will only let developers submit apps from 31 countries, and distribute paid apps to only 129 countries, both lower than the Windows Phone 8 number.
This effectively means if you are a developer from the 150-odd countries supported by Windows Phone but not Android, you may very well be better served selling your apps in Marketplace than on Google Play.
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Vickie & I headed to Great End. Vickie was hoping to solo Central Gully. But as it was full of people (why?) it made sense to avoid it and find a different (quieter line). I'd got my pooches and decided for a walk(!) around to meet Vickie near the summit.
The forecast was not too good (75 mph winds on summits and ridges plus a severe wind chill). So we were prepared. However, the snow was not so good, deep and not consolidated. So it made for difficult conditions.
We missed each other on the west ridge, so I headed down the east side (main path), whilst Vickie headed down the way I came up. It was atrocious on the summit. The dogs were getting cold and at every opportunity bedded down. At the bottom of Great End we met up, had a very welcome coffee whilst we watched the remaining three parties climb Central Gully. It was after 2pm so no doubt they'll be coming down in the dark.
We wallowed back to the car at Seathwaite and finished lunch. It was a good day considering and one to talk about in the pub when we get old.


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ISLAMABAD: Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the PML-N leader, claimed on Monday that he had managed to bring about an "almost complete consensus" of all opposition parties inside and outside parliament on the names of two retired judges to head the caretaker government in the run-up to general elections.
"The consultation process has almost been completed with all the opposition parties on the names of those suggested by me to head the caretaker government and we are about to reach a consensus on the names of two retired judges," the PML-N leader told reporters outside the Parliament House.
Chaudhry Nisar did not name the two retired judges, but his apparent reference was to Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid and Justice (retd) Shakirullah Jan, whose names were on the list of seven persons suggested by him to other opposition parties in September as his party's nominees for the caretaker prime minister.
He said the PML-N would come out with a final name after holding a consultative meeting of the leadership.
According to sources in the PML-N and in the other parties, besides the two retired judges, Chaudhry Nisar had suggested the names of 83-year-old Baloch nationalist Ataullah Mengal, former Supreme Court Bar Association president Asma Jahangir, Pakhtunkhawa Milli Awami Party chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, former JI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed and former chairman of Awami Tehrik Rasool Bakhsh Palejo to head the future caretaker government.
Later, Mr Mengal and Mr Achakzai informed the PML-N leadership that they were not interested in assuming office of the caretaker prime minister, reducing the list to just five.
Chaudhry Nisar had said on Aug 28 that the PML-N had short-listed nine names to head a caretaker government, but added the list would be released only after consultations with other opposition parties, including Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and nationalist parties.
The PML-N leader had hinted that none of the short-listed persons belonged to Punjab and that the list did not include the name of any retired bureaucrat or a retired military man. Rather, he said, it comprised retired judges, senior lawyers and politicians having good repute.
The 20th Constitution Amendment provides for the appointment of a caretaker prime minister by the president in consultation with the prime minister and the leader of opposition in the outgoing National Assembly. In case the outgoing prime minister and the leader of the opposition do not agree on any name within three days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, they will forward two names each to a parliamentary committee to be immediately constituted by the National Assembly speaker.
The committee will need to decide on a name within three days.
If the committee is also unable to decide on a name, these names will be referred to the Election Commission, which will make the final decision within two days. A similar procedure is to be followed in the provinces in case of disagreement between the outgoing chief minister and the leader of the opposition.
Chaudhry Nisar had also disclosed that the PTI had rejected all nominations and had sent two new names. The claim was later rejected by the PTI.
In response to the PTI's denial that the party was consulted on the issue, the PML-N leader claimed the PTI had not only rejected all the proposed names but suggested the names of Federal Tax Ombudsman Shoaib Suddle and industrialist Abdul Razak Dawood as probable candidates for the caretaker prime minister.


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Dean Baker is an economist worth listening to. He was one of the few who recognized the housing market bubble. He forcefully predicted that mortgages were in peril — at a time when better-paid financial professionals were doubling down on toxic assets and collecting massive bonuses for being so smart.
Baker, who heads the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research, is warning that Republican brinksmanship over the U.S. debt ceiling could hurt one of the GOP's most cerished constituencies: investment banks.
"There is no doubt that the failure to raise the debt ceiling would be very bad news for the economy," Baker writes. He predicts an even more grim re-run of the recent crisis, hurting us all. A default would "shake the financial markets even more than the collapse of Lehman in September of 2008," freezing credit markets and forcing companies "to dump millions of workers, as they could no longer meet their payrolls."
Remarkably, Republicans are now actually warming up to such a catastrophe, in hopes it would force Obama to make deep cuts to social programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
But Baker argues that the real victim would be Wall Street. "A debt default would almost certainly make all the major banks insolvent as they would have to mark down the value of U.S. government debt," he explains. And the pain wouldn't be short-lived.
"Even when the economy revived, the U.S. financial sector would never hold the same place in the world as it does today. Without the ironclad financial backing of the U.S. government standing behind them, the Wall Street gang could never again be the dominant actor in international financial markets."
Baker's article is worth a read in its entirety.


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When we hear the words "track dogs," we think of racing Greyhounds. When we hear the words "showing and conditioning," we think of show dogs.
In Texas however, those words often have totally different meanings. "Track dogs" are dogs who put in an honest day's work helping to condition show goats and sheep. Yes, there are serious conformation shows for sheep and goats, ranging from 4-H and Future Farmers of America to major fairs and Nationals. The sheep and goats are evaluated for fitness and muscle – something that perhaps more dog show judges ought to look at!
While a show dog can quickly adapt to working out on a treadmill or biking alongside a handler, show sheep and goats aren't so amenable. So serious livestock competitors had to come up with other ways to get their small ruminants in shape and keep them that way. Enter the track dog.
Herding dogs tend to either be "headers" or "heelers." Most top sheep trial dogs tend to want to go to the heads of the livestock – or head them – to turn them and then fetch the livestock to the handler. Heelers are more likely to follow behind the livestock – driving them to where the handler wants them moved.
Ida Parmer of Yata Hae ranch in Groesbeck, Texas, points out the problems with a header type dog as a track dog. "Just speaking from experience, using a dog that is a natural fetch-gather dog – sometimes called a head dog – frustrates and confuses the dog. He is genetically inclined to always try to go to the head of the livestock and turn the stock back to the handler. The handler has to constantly correct the dog and bring him back to the rear of the stock, which makes the dog feel he constantly fails. Eventually, a good dog will stop working or will be apprehensive. It's called "learned helplessness"; no matter what he does, it's never good enough for the handler, and he eventually gives up. This is why I always choose a dog that prefers to heel or is a natural heeling dog, like the Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd or German Coolie, although, some Coolies can be fetch-gather dogs like the Border Collie or Kelpie."
For exercising show sheep and goats, owners build a working track. This is usually a round or oval track just wide enough for one or two animals to be worked at a time. The dog's job is to stay behind the livestock, but keep it moving to build up muscle and condition. A dog that prefers to heel is better for track dog duty, as it will naturally want to stay behind and push the animals on.
The Walkers of Hillsboro, Texas, work with Border Collies. They have an oval track about 4 feet wide that measures 25-by-50 feet on the inside. The goal is to work one, or at most two, sheep or goats around the track.
As Jimmy Walker describes it, a track dog's career is ideal for a dog that may not make a top-notch herding trial dog. "Any dog that is interested in working the stock is a potential track dog," Jimmy says, "however most of mine are dogs that aren't showing a lot of natural herding instinct," but more chasing instinct. Jimmy's focus is on herding, so he uses dogs that don't excel at herding as track dogs. "They would rather chase than herd."
Like good herding dogs, track dogs must be biddable – responsive to their handler. Without control, they are simply chasing and not truly working the livestock.
Jimmy points out, "I start them the same way I would a good herding prospect. I get in a small pen and start the dog circling some gentle dog-broke goats [goats used to being worked by a dog]. I want the dog lying down and calling off [the livestock] on command. When they are, then we go to the track. In the track, there's a fence between me and the dog. I want complete verbal control before I get in there and have that obstacle between us." The goal is to keep both the dog and the livestock safe.
The breed Ida uses for livestock exercise dogs is unique. Her Yata Hae German Coolies have natural heeling ability, which makes them excellent track dogs. The breed was developed in Australia, but is thought to have origins in Europe with input from various herding breeds. Coolies tend to be similar to Kelpies in many ways, but have more variation in coat, ear type and color. The breed standard places heavy emphasis on working ability and soundness.
The setup for Ida's livestock is similar to that of the Walkers. "I have an oval pen and a round pen. Both pens are set up like a race track. The track, or alley way, is wide enough for one animal with good clearance on both sides. The curves on the outside either have solid wood, tarp or orange snow fence along them. This keeps the animals from running into the fence. The track is narrow; this stops or helps the animal from trying to turn around and keeps him running in a predictable pattern. It's best to work the animal both directions to keep his muscle tone even on both sides. Working an animal uphill and downhill helps build chest and hip-butt muscles." This sounds very much like an excellent conditioning program for a show dog!
The dogs are working hard too, as they will exercise multiple groups of livestock over a day. Sheep and goats are not designed to run for long periods of time, especially at a fast pace. As Ida emphasizes, "Speed depends on the animal; only enough speed is used to build muscle, increase stamina, and condition the animal. Run time is kept short. Animals are allowed to rest, and then they go again. Ambient temperature is also a factor. I never run a dog when the outside temperature is too hot," possibly causing harm to the dog or stock.
It is also important to train your future working dog slowly and carefully.
Ida pays special attention to her puppies and young dogs. "I start my track-exercise dogs like I do my herding dogs. They learn basic obedience as puppies with a good foundation with a good recall and stop. They are around the stock, but never allowed to work or play with the stock while growing up. Training is always positive and fun. They are evaluated for their desire to work on baby lambs or kid goats starting at 4 months. They are never allowed to work alone or unsupervised, and are always placed in a position to succeed and never get hurt. They are tested on stock to evaluate their mental maturity at 8 months. Most are not mentally mature until after their secondary fear development stage is over. This occurs anywhere from 6 months to a year old. I want to make sure they are physically and mentally mature to start work and handle the pressure."
Track dogs are often fitted out with bells on their collars. The bell serves as a conditioner for the livestock that a dog is behind them and will push them to work. Even recalcitrant sheep and goats learn that the sound of a bell means you must move and exercise. Novice sheep and goats may be paired with experienced animals to learn the ropes and make the dog's job a bit easier.
Next time you hear the words "track dogs," you will have a new definition to try out!


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Below is the typical weather in Gran Canaria in November including day-time maximum and night-time minimum temperatures, monthly rainfall figures and the average number of daily hours of sunshine & daylight and sea temperature.
|Daytime Max Temperature
|24°C (75°F) in November
|Night-time Min Temperature
|18°C (64°F) in November
|Sunshine Hours (Daily)
|6 Hours per Day in November
|Monthly Rainfall
|35 mm (1.4 inches) in November
|Days with some Rainfall
|4 Days in November
|Heat and Humidity Discomfort
|None in November
|UV Index (Maximum)
|5 (Moderate) in November
|Sea Temperature
|22°C (72°F) in November
The average maximum daytime temperature in Gran Canaria in November is a warm 24°C (75°F), while the average minimum night-time temperature is a comfortable 18°C (64°F). On average 35 mm (1.4 inches) of rain normally falls in Gran Canaria during November with rain falling on 4 days of the month. You can expect on average 6 hours of sunshine a day in Gran Canaria during November.
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The Saga of Wolf Recovery in Washington
In my experience so many conflicts are avoidable simply by checking in and asking simple questions. In our office we do it all the time. Is anyone else too hot? Is my humming of Beethoven's 9th Symphony bothering you? Can I put popcorn in the microwave? Anytime someone deals with a space or any other resource that is shared or co-owned a little consideration is an order.
Collaborations or co-creations often spring from this approach and are a good thing, too. More heads tend to add value to the product and also help spot those little issues that might turn out later to be Godzilla-like in their repercussions. It is also a matter of courtesy.
That is why the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's position of support for the US Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) gray wolf delisting proposal is so troubling. It was done in the absence of any visible effort to gather input from those people who actually own the wildlife in question—the citizens of Washington, all of them.
And while the agency certainly can and should make informed pronouncements about Washington's wildlife, they should be more humble and circumspect when commenting on elements of federal rules or regulations that impact wildlife and habitats beyond their jurisdiction and owned by other states and citizens. The agency would be unlikely to think that their successes in managing bears or elk, for instance, would give them license to comment on Alaska's bear management plans or Colorado's steps to cull diseased elk. But giving a blanket and unqualified endorsement of the USFWS is essentially the same action.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is basically a good agency and we feel that we have a productive working relationship with them. That said, we do think that they often miss important details like the broader implications and unintended consequences of this and similar actions. To be clear, those unintended consequences include incomplete recovery in western Washington, stalled recolonization of states with great habitat and organized resistance such as Utah, Nevada and Colorado, and diluted opportunities in California. They also, like many wildlife agencies, forget that their public is much broader and more diverse than the hunting, angling and ranching communities. These are important players and stakeholders but are not the only voices when it comes to wildlife. Please join us in asking the agency and the Fish and Wildlife Commission to be more deliberate, judicious and sensitive to the views of all owners and users of Washington's magnificent wildlife resource. Please take action below.
WDFW Please Reconsider Your Position on Wolf Delisting
The following state legislators in Washington are asking questions about the Department's position, and we thank them for the efforts and their leadership on this issue:
State Senator Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas Island)
State Rep. Kris Lytton (D-Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan Counties)
State Rep. Hans Dunshee (D- Snohomish County)
Senator Christine Rolfes (D-Kitsap County)
By Bob Ferris
I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s and watched Westerns with my dad. We liked the action, wildness and, at times, the messaging contained in the films about cowboys, mountain men, desperados and the first folks in the Americans. Somewhere in the proteinaceous filing cabinets of my brain I am sure that I have a collection of favorite scenes and lines. And one of my favorites is the scene between Clint Eastwood and the late Will Sampson in The Outlaw Josey Wales (below).
I think of this clip because I was just getting briefed on Nick Cady's trip to Washington to speak before the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife wolf team on behalf of these recovering canids. Our intent in sending Nick to Olympia was two-fold. First, after developing a relatively strong Wolf Plan in Washington, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, under pressure from the livestock industry, has been steadily whittling away at protections for wolves. And clearly the Wedge Pack train wreck still stings and we wanted to make absolutely sure that happenstance was not repeated.
Our second intent was to bring what we have crafted through nearly two years of negotiation in Oregon north so that parties in Washington can benefit from all the hard work and lessons—both good and bad—that we have learned through our efforts in Oregon.
The message delivered by Nick and others in our collation is much like the movie's in that it proffers a clear choice between a path of unpleasant and painful, mutual destruction or one where we figure out exactly what we need to do to live relatively peacefully together. Our preference is for the latter as our experience tells us that the most creative and effective solutions come from situation with similar dynamics, but we are also fully prepared for the former.


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In My Opinion
- Autonomous Kenpo
- Before Enlightenment, Chaos
- Being a Martial Artist
- Ego Sum, My Ego
- In the Name of Honor
- In the Name of Honor: Part II
- Never, ever, ever...
- Physiology of Chokes
- Positive Aggression
- The LaBounty "Family"
- The Title of Master
- Thoughts on genuine practice
- Web of Knowledge
- Where Have the Basics Gone?
- Where the Art resides
Never, ever, ever...by Stephen LaBounty (2008-12-14)
Never, ever delegate responsibility for your own safety.
Never, ever override your own experience and commons sense on the say-so of some self-appointed "expert"
Never, ever ignore what your eyes see because it isn't what you imagined. And strive to always know the difference between what your eyes are seeing and what your brain is adding.
Violence is bigger than all of us. There's more out there and more kinds of violence than we'll ever see and certainly more than we'll ever could survive.
Violence is a bigger subject than any person will ever understand completely or deeply.
Rory Miller
Theory informs, hard, real practice convinces.
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text: Ralph Calvin Erickson1924 ~ 2011Ralph Calvin Erickson "Cal", our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away peacefully on December 12, 2011 at the age of 87. He was born February 16, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Florence Josephine Gustaveson and Ralph Fredrick Erickson; the third of five children.Cal grew up in the Salt Lake City area, attending Garfield Elementary, Irving Jr. High and East High School. He was drafted in the Army in 1942 and he served for over three years during World War II. He served in both theaters (the European and Pacific). Dad was proud of his military service and later in life would often pull out his Army uniform to wear to work every Veteran's Day. Cal graduated from the University of Utah with a BA in Political Science. He also spent time at the University of Mississippi and the University of Georgia while in the Army. After the Army, Cal lived and worked in New York City and enjoyed the vibrant life of the city in the 1950s. He saw Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Dorsey, and others perform in NYC. Cal loved music, especially the Big Band era music. He knew an endless amount of songs. After some time in New York, Cal decided he needed to serve the Lord as a missionary. Cal served in the California Mission from 1955 to 1957.After many years of waiting for the right lady, he met and married Myrna Green on May 23, 1964 in the St. George Utah LDS Temple. They were blessed with three children, James, Caroline, and Ann. Cal worked for many years in the sales/retail industry. He worked for Auerbach's, ZCMI, and Anderson Lumber among others. He was working up until he was 83 years old for Ace Hardware keeping the nuts and bolts aisle organized, a job no one wanted to do but Dad. He loved to work and enjoyed meeting many, many people over the years. It was hard to go anywhere with Dad and not have him run into someone he knew. He was a true people person. Dad's trademark whistle was a symbol of his positive outlook on life. He loved life. He was optimistic and cheerful. He loved to help people and took joy in seeing people happy. Dad was a ravenous reader and could spend hours devouring the newspaper, the scriptures and any book around. Dad was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many positions including High Priest Group Leader, Stake Clerk, Stake MIA leader, and he was a faithful hometeacher. He loved the Lord and could bring any subject in conversation back to the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is survived by his wife, Myrna; son, James (Holly) - West Jordan, UT; daughters Caroline (Doug) Green - Salt Lake City, UT, and Ann - Westminster, CO; five grandchildren (Annie, Justin, Jacob, Abigail, and Jack), one brother Ken and one sister Linda. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Carole and Phyllis.The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff at Garden Terrace for the tender, loving and dignified manner in which they cared for Dad during his final weeks. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 16, 2011 at noon at the Forestview LDS Ward building 1111 E Charlton (2818 S). Viewing to be held Thursday evening, December 15, 2011 6 to 8 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary (3401 S Highland Drive) and one hour prior to funeral services at the Forestview building. Interment at Wasatch Lawn.


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A panga boat which authorities say may have been carrying as many as 20 people has been discovered in the ocean off of Montecito.
The empty, 30 foot long boat was discovered about 200 yards off the coast of Montecito just after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning (02/01). Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol officers, and U.S. Coast Guard sailors determinated that the boat had at one point been carrying about 20 people. However, no one was found during a search of the shoreline.
Similar craft have been used recently to smuggle people, or drugs into the country illegally from Mexico, with several turning up along the Ventura, and Santa Barbara County coastlines.