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2 cavity divided chimney. One side has a 7" liner. The other side is unused and capped at roof. Is it allowable to run a service line through the chimney to the attic to feed another panel? |
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I don't think there's anything in the NEC that would preclude using this space. However, depending on how it's sealed, it might be considered a "damp" location, and require appropriate cabling and connections. I'd ask the local inspector before I took that route to the attic. |
There may be an alternative that dodges the issue of breaking into the chimney, and the code issue. You may find that there is a space between the framing and the chimney brickwork where you can snake a wire. I've done that once. In another instance, the framing for the chimney was beefy and I was able to drill a hole without compromising the framing that allowed me to easily route the wire down from the attic. |
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Mon, Jan 22, 07 at 23:28
I bought a banana plant from K-mart. I think it's a Cavendish. The stem was oozing some liquid that had a bad odor. I didn't think too much of it and took it home and planted it in the garden three weeks ago. When I read it was a kind of fungus, I'm kind of worried. What should I do with it. Should I destroy it and will it spready the fungus to the other banana plants (if it has not already done so)? Your advice is appreciated. |
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Garden Tour
I've been too busy lately for gardening, much less writing weblogs about gardening, but I wanted to take this opportunity to post a few pictures from Jenny of Rock Rose's lovely garden. While I've seen beautiful photos of it in the past, I didn't realize how extensive it is! I had a lovely afternoon with the other Austin garden bloggers. (The boots above belong to Lori of The Gardener of Good and Evil.)
Please enjoy these photo highlights:
Welcome Cactus
Variegated Agave
a Texas Spotted Whiptail posed for me
Poppy Seed Pods
A gorgeous fountain empties into an amazing pool, surrounded by wildflowers.
A portico opens up to another room of the garden.
A beautiful reseeded columbine
I tend to prefer polite plants, willing to stay in their places and lacking in spikes and points, but I admired the way that Jenny uses poky plants in her garden, especially offset as they are against adobe walls.
Thank you again for hosting our get-together, Jenny! I loved getting to know your garden.
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I love your photos, Rachel. You captured views that I missed. It was fun seeing you again.
Great photos of Jenny's beautiful garden! You even captured a nice pic of the famous Texas Spotted Whiptail that was running on the steps. He really wanted into that hole for some reason. He was so cute! I really love your "polite plants" comment. :-) It was such a pleasure to visit with you.
Great pics as always! I really like that you got one of the columbine. I want one of those.
This was my third time to Jenny's garden but you still managed to capture details I've never seen. I think that's the gist of great photography--the ability to open other people's eyes to things they've looked at but not really seen.
Hi Rachel.
Fantastic photos of Jenny's garden. I was really disappointed to have missed the get together and walking the gardens. Ah well next time.
The first picture of Lori's boots should be an album cover! wait, did I just say album cover, can I already be that old! :-)
Enjoyed your photography.
Thanks for taking those great pictures of my garden opening with a great picture of the "boots". I'm glad you identified my lizard. We have so many off them that it's nice to be able to give them a name. They chase each other all over the garden and dig holes beneath the paving in the veg. garden. The sand base is perfect for them to find a cool place.
The first thing I thought when I saw this post was, "Hey, I have those boots! I need to find out where that chick found hers so I can get another pa-- oh, damn!" Hee!
And I totally missed the fun juxtaposition of the prickly cactus and the welcome stone. I love your photos. You always see things that I miss. I guess that's half the fun of setting a bunch of bloggers with cameras loose in the same spot. I'm going to have to see if everyone else posted pictures too. :D
I've been to Jenny's and your eye is keen. Lovely photos.


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Sounds like, from reading reviews elsewhere, that these are great for about 2 or 3 weeks and then stuff starts sticking - really bad. Think we'll stay away. |
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Ok, since I'm going to be coming out soon, I've decided I'll post how it all goes. I have come out to two friends, and two teachers. One friend took it well, the other took it ok, but he makes homophobic comments, even in my presence. One teacher who knows is my school counsellor, who my friend (the one who took it well) said to go see. The other was my mentor at school who's also an english teacher, and I came out to him by having him check over my personal statement for uni. The topic was civil rights in my country.
I have set a deadline for myself to come out to my parents, because although I think I should come out, I always wake up with a feeling of dread when it's the day to come out to someone. That deadline is a week from Sunday, so if my parents go insane I can bring them to school and my counsellor can talk to them.
However, I think I will probably come out this weekend. I would rather have the flexibility of coming out to the rest of the school before the holidays, and I don't think it would be fair not to tell my parents first. Also, my brother's coming back and would be around for Christmas. Knowing my parents, they wouldn't tell him I was gay unless he asked, and if they got depressed he wouldn't have the slightest clue why, unless I was to tell him.
Anyway, I don't know how I'll be feeling about my parents in a week's time, but I don't think that I will ever regret this. If, in coming out to the school, I was to be shot dead, I don't think I'd even regret that. It may sound disturbing, but at this point I feel so much like an activist that I wouldn't mind if I was to become a martyr for gay rights.
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They are referring to an NYTImes article (pasted below) that was
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Mexico acknowledges US intel agents, won't discuss
Associated Press, 08.08.11, 12:17 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government is acknowledging that U.S.
intelligence agents operate in Mexican territory to help combat drug
cartels, but refused to discuss a report they have been posted to a base
in northern Mexico and have helped in interrogations, wiretaps and running
informant networks.
The participation of U.S. agents and the designation of a new U.S.
ambassador, Anthony Wayne, whose last posting was Afghanistan, has raised
concerns that America may view Mexico as an Afghan-style battleground.
Mexico has already acknowledged it allows U.S. drones to conduct
non-piloted surveillance flights over Mexican territory, though it says it
"controls" the flights; a Mexican official is present in the drones'
control room.
"In recent months, Washington's growing military, political, intelligence
and police interference has been documented in many ways, as has the
Mexican government's acceptance of it," the newspaper La Jornada wrote in
an editorial Monday.
The New York Times reported over the weekend that CIA agents and former
U.S. military personnel are working at a Mexican military base, and that
officials have weighed the possibility of sending private military
contractors. The use of such contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan was
marred by scandals.
The office of Mexico's federal security spokesman, Alejandro Poire, said
in a statement late Sunday that U.S. agents do participate in analysis and
exchange of information, but don't carry weapons or participate in
operations like raids, or arrests.
U.S. Widens Role in Battle Against Mexican Drug Cartels
Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times
Mexican federal police agents training in Mexico City. The United States
has trained nearly 4,500 new federal police agents.
By GINGER THOMPSON
Published: August 6, 2011
WASHINGTON - The United States is expanding its role in Mexico's bloody
fight against drug trafficking organizations, sending new C.I.A.
operatives and retired military personnel to the country and considering
plans to deploy private security contractors in hopes of turning around a
multibillion-dollar effort that so far has shown few results.
The United States is assisting Mexican police forces in conducting
wiretaps, running informants and interrogating suspects.
In recent weeks, small numbers of C.I.A. operatives and American civilian
military employees have been posted at a Mexican military base, where, for
the first time, security officials from both countries work side by side
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Officials are also looking into embedding a team of American contractors
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police from operating on its soil, and to prevent advanced American
surveillance technology from falling under the control of Mexican security
agencies with long histories of corruption.
"A sea change has occurred over the past years in how effective Mexico and
U.S. intelligence exchanges have become," said Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico's
ambassador to the United States. "It is underpinned by the understanding
that transnational organized crime can only be successfully confronted by
working hand in hand, and that the outcome is as simple as it is
compelling: we will together succeed or together fail."
The latest steps come three years after the United States began increasing
its security assistance to Mexico with the $1.4 billion Merida Initiative
and tens of millions of dollars from the Defense Department. They also
come a year before elections in both countries, when President Obama may
confront questions about the threat of violence spilling over the border,
and President Felipe Calderon's political party faces a Mexican electorate
that is almost certainly going to ask why it should stick with a fight
that has left nearly 45,000 people dead.
"The pressure is going to be especially strong in Mexico, where I expect
there will be a lot more raids, a lot more arrests and a lot more parading
drug traffickers in front of cameras," said Vanda Felbab-Brown, a
counternarcotics expert at the Brookings Institution. "But I would also
expect a lot of questioning of Merida, and some people asking about the
way the money is spent, or demanding that the government send it back to
the gringos."
Mexico has become ground zero in the American counternarcotics fight since
its cartels have cornered the market and are responsible for more than 80
percent of the drugs that enter the United States. American
counternarcotics assistance there has grown faster in recent years than to
Afghanistan and Colombia. And in the last three years, officials said,
exchanges of intelligence between the United States and Mexico have helped
security forces there capture or kill some 30 mid- to high-level drug
traffickers, compared with just two such arrests in the previous five
The United States has trained nearly 4,500 new federal police agents and
assisted in conducting wiretaps, running informants and interrogating
suspects. The Pentagon has provided sophisticated equipment, including
Black Hawk helicopters, and in recent months it has begun flying unarmed
surveillance drones over Mexican soil to track drug kingpins.
Still, it is hard to say much real progress has been made in crippling the
brutal cartels or stemming the flow of drugs and guns across the border.
Mexico's justice system remains so weakened by corruption that even the
most notorious criminals have not been successfully prosecuted.
"The government has argued that the number of deaths in Mexico is proof
positive that the strategy is working and that the cartels are being
weakened," said Nik Steinberg, a specialist on Mexico at Human Rights
Watch. "But the data is indisputable - the violence is increasing, human
rights abuses have skyrocketed and accountability both for officials who
commit abuses and alleged criminals is at rock bottom."
Mexican and American officials involved in the fight against organized
crime do not see it that way. They say the efforts begun under President
Obama are only a few years old, and that it is too soon for final
judgments. Dan Restrepo, Mr. Obama's senior Latin American adviser,
refused to talk about operational changes in the security relationship,
but said, "I think we are in a fundamentally different place than we were
three years ago."
A senior Mexican official, speaking on condition of anonymity, agreed.
"This is the game-changer in degrading transnational organized crime," he
said, adding: "It can't be a two-, three-, four-, five- or six-year
policy. For this policy investment to work, it has to be sustained
Several Mexican and American security analysts compared the challenges of
helping Mexico rebuild its security forces and civil institutions -
crippled by more than seven decades under authoritarian rule - to similar
tests in Afghanistan. They see the United States fighting alongside a
partner it needs but does not completely trust.
Though the new United States ambassador to Mexico was plucked from an
assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Obama administration bristles at
such comparisons, saying Mexico's growing economy and functioning, though
fragile, institutions put it far ahead of Afghanistan. Instead,
administration officials more frequently compare Mexico's struggle to the
one Colombia began some 15 years ago.
Among the most important lessons they have learned, they say, is that in
almost any fight against organized crime, things tend to get worse before
they get better.
When violence spiked last year around Mexico's industrial capital,
Monterrey, Mr. Calderon's government asked the United States for more
access to sophisticated surveillance technology and expertise. After
months of negotiations, the United States established an intelligence post
on a northern Mexican military base, moving Washington beyond its
traditional role of sharing information to being more directly involved in
gathering it.
American officials declined to provide details about the work being done
by the American team of fewer than two dozen Drug Enforcement
Administration agents, C.I.A. officials and retired military personnel
members from the Pentagon's Northern Command. For security reasons, they
asked The New York Times not to disclose the location of the compound.
But the officials said the compound had been modeled after "fusion
intelligence centers" that the United States operates in Iraq and
Afghanistan to monitor insurgent groups, and that the United States would
strictly play a supporting role.
"The Mexicans are in charge," said one American military official. "It's
their show. We're all about technical support."
The two countries have worked in lock step on numerous high-profile
operations, including the continuing investigation of the February murder
of Jaime J. Zapata, an American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
Mexico's federal police chief, Genaro Garcia Luna, put a helicopter in the
air within five minutes after receiving a call for help from Mr. Zapata's
partner, the authorities said. Then he invited American officials to the
police intelligence center - an underground location known as "the bunker"
- to work directly with Mexican security forces in tracking down the
Mexican officials hand-carried shell casings recovered from the scene of
the shooting to Washington for forensics tests, allowed American officials
to conduct their own autopsy of the agent's body and shipped the agent's
bullet-battered car to the United States for inspection.
In another operation last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration and a
Mexican counternarcotics police unit collaborated on an operation that led
to the arrest of Jose Antonio Hernandez Acosta, a suspected drug
trafficker. The authorities believe he is responsible for hundreds of
deaths in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, including the murders
of two Americans employed at the United States Consulate there.
While D.E.A. field officers were not on the scene - the Mexicans still
draw the line at that - the Americans helped develop tips and were in
contact with the Mexican unit almost every minute of the five-hour
manhunt, according to a senior American official in Mexico. The unit, of
about 50 officers, is the focus of another potentially ground-breaking
plan that has not yet won approval. Several former D.E.A. officials said
the two countries were considering a proposal to embed a group of private
security contractors - including retired D.E.A. agents and former Special
Forces officers - inside the unit to conduct an on-the-job training
academy that would offer guidance in conducting operations so that
suspects can be successfully taken to court. Mexican prosecutors would
also work with the unit, the Americans said.
But a former American law enforcement official familiar with the unit
described it as one good apple in a barrel of bad ones. He said it was
based on a compound with dozens of other nonvetted officers, who provided
a window on the challenges that the Mexican police continue to face.
Some of the officers had not been issued weapons, and those who had guns
had not been properly trained to use them. They were required to pay for
their helmets and bulletproof vests out of their own pockets. And during
an intense gun battle against one of Mexico's most vicious cartels, they
had to communicate with one another on their cellphones because they had
not been issued police radios. "It's sort of shocking," said Eric Olson of
the Woodrow Wilson Center. "Mexico is just now learning how to fight crime
in the midst of a major crime wave. It's like trying to saddle your horse
while running the Kentucky Derby."
Eric Schmitt contributed reporting.
U.S. Sends CIA Operatives To Mexico To Escalate War Against Drug Cartels
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The U.S. is sending new CIA operatives and retired military personnel to
Mexico as part of a push to expand it's role in fighting the country's
powerful drug trafficking organizations, according to a New York Times
report published today.
For the first time, small groups of operatives and civilian military
employees have been deployed to a Mexican military base to work alongside
Mexican security officials, collecting intel and planning operations in
the war against the cartels. The Times reports that the U.S. is also
considering embedding private security contractors into a special Mexican
counternarcotics unit.
The new operations have been devised to get around Mexican laws
prohibiting foreign security forces from working inside the country and to
prevent corrupt security agencies from getting their hands on advanced
American military technology, officials told The Times.
The Obama administration compares it's efforts to help Mexico to U.S drug
war initiatives in Colombia. But security analysts say the challenges are
more akin to Afghanistan, where corruption and violence have similarly
degraded democratic institutions and the criminal justice system.
Incidentally, the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico was pulled from an
assignment in Kabul.
The escalated U.S. operations in Mexico comes on the heels of a new
national security strategy to fight transnational organized crime,
released last month, which authorized new sanctions against Mexico's
growing criminal networks, including the brutal Los Zetas cartel.
In a report to Congress last week, Texas Department of Public Safety
Director Steven McCraw wrote that the cartels have militarized their
tactics, and now ""incorporate reconnaissance networks, techniques and
capabilities normally associated with military organizations, such as
communications intercepts, interrogations, trend analysis, secure
communications, coordinated military-style tactical operations, GPS,
thermal imagery and military armaments, including fully automatic weapons,
rocket-propelled grenades and hand grenades."
The letter, obtained by the El Paso Times, states that Texas federal
investigation found that 300 Somali immigrants were smuggled into Texas
and California through Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico between 2006 and 2008.
A smuggler who took the Somalis told U.S. authorities he also moved seven
Muslim extremists across the southwest border.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/
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Michael Wilson
Director of Watch Officer Group, STRATFOR
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Technology Showcase: Outdoor Loudspeakers
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Kent Morris
Weather-resistant and weatherproof options to withstand the elements.
By treating both the internal and external aspects of its weatherized enclosures, Martin Audio goes the extra step to ensure its AM10 loudspeaker survives any outdoor environment. Designed as a primary sound reinforcement for stadiums and arenas, the textured high-density polyurethane-coated AM10 employs a reflex-loaded 10in. woofer with a waterproof cone mated to a 1in. compression driver mounted on a 90-degree-by-50-degree CD horn. The galvanized steel grille is backed up by a water barrier, and the cabinet is oriented horizontally to prevent sightline obstructions.
With a decade's worth of experience selling the industry-standard OS10 line of indoor/outdoor loudspeakers, Niles Audio is certainly at home in the weatherized loudspeaker category. Now, with the introduction of the PS6Si stereo-input outdoor loudspeaker disguised as a terracotta planter, the company's reach extends to the garden. The PS6Si can accommodate a live plant while still providing dual-channel output through a 6.5in. dual voice-coil polypropylene woofer with a butyl rubber surround along with a pair of 1in. fluid-cooled tweeters tied to a waterproof input panel and burial-rated connection cables.
Though OAP does not stand for Outdoor Audio Products (it actually stands for O'Rouke Audio Products), it could since the plucky manufacturer offers almost all of its product lines in a weatherized version. With stainless-steel hardware, a waterproof mesh under the grille, and the company's proprietary roadcoat epoxy finish on exposed wood surfaces — plus clear Lexan over the input plate — OAP oudspeakers are sturdy enough to last for years in theme parks and sports venues. The company's premium PX-1060 coax design is capable of long-throw performance and is suited for use in stadiums and concert sheds. The weather-resistant option makes a solid choice when clarity and longevity are essential to success.
Direct-weather loudspeakers are a breed apart from weather-resistant designs thanks to a ground-up approach to environmental concerns. One Systems is a pioneer in the direct-weather field as witnessed by its 208CIM compact vertical array loudspeaker. With a focus on articulate delivery of the vocal range, the 208CIM is composed of two 8in. woofers with the top driver also incorporating a coaxially mounted large-format compression driver. In spite of its compact 19in. height, the 208CIM is capable of extended-duty high output in play-by-play announcement applications. With a copolymer-based enclosure, stainless-steel-and-aluminum hardware, a three-layer direct rain-shield grille, and weatherproof gland nut, the loudspeaker meets the stringent requirements of Mil-Spec 810 for moisture and sun survivability.
If the job calls for an outdoor loudspeaker inside a waterfall, OWI can meet the spec with its CW703 three-way 70V model. Sporting a glass-fiber-reinforced concrete enclosure, the CW703 grants hotel lobbies, restaurant waiting spaces, and outdoor shopping-mall common areas a refreshing combination of cascading water and full-range background music. With four taps up to 15W, the CW703, part of the firm's L.A. Rocker series, is scalable to the environment. Its hefty 200lb. weight ensures the waterfall stays in place regardless of the prevailing winds.
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My name is Tank!
Facts about Tank
- Breed: American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever Mix
- Color: Black
- Age: Adult
- Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
- Sex: Male
Tank's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, and up to date with shots.
Karen said that she knew this one was hers to save the minute she saw him. TANK is the quintessential big dog who thinks he could be a lap dog.
Taken out of the Fresno SPCA, this big dignified dog has been given good nutrition and the love of a cool foster family to present as the sleek guy he is now. TANK is about 85-90 lbs., about 3 - 4 years old, has been neutered and heartworm tested, is UTD on all vaccines, and walks well on a leash, then comes home to cozy up with his people after his exercise. He appears to be a mixture of Lab and American Bulldog and maybe something else. He is a big love of a fellow, whatever breeds he is made up of! He likes all kinds of people and most big dogs--Little dogs and other small animals are not his favorite, however. This is a beautiful guy who would be a loyal lifetime companion.
If you would like to meet Tank please contact Westside Rescue at firstname.lastname@example.com for an application. Tank's adoption fee is $150 which helps to defray some of the cost of his neuter, micro chip and vaccinations.
Other Pets at Westside Rescue Inc
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Tank, a Fresno American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever for sale in Fresno, or seeking a American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever dog from a breeder in Fresno.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Fresno already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Fresno breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever breeders who help with American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Fresno paves the way for another one to be saved.


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"Home of Expeditionary Forces in Readiness"
By Cpl. Jo Jones | | August 16, 2010
Service members listen to guest speakers during a pre-separation seminar at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. The seminar is one of many resources offered through the Transition Assistance Management Program to help service members and families who are retiring or transitioning from the Marine Corps to civilian life. (Photo by Cpl. Jo Jones)
Gerardo Cruz (left), a veterans employment consultant with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, conducts a mock interview with Staff Sgt. Mikkel Simpson (right), a diesel mechanic supervisor and a staff noncommissioned officer in charge with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a pre-separation seminar at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. Service members and families who are retiring or transitioning from the Marine Corps to the civilian world take courses and utilize resources offered through the Transition Assistance Management Program. (Photo by Cpl. Jo Jones)
Service members practice job interviewing techniques during a pre-separation seminar at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, recently. The seminar is one of many resources offered through the Transition Assistance Management Program to help service members and families who are retiring or transitioning from the Marine Corps to civilian life. (Photo by Cpl. Jo Jones)
Now that Simpson's end of active-duty service date is fast approaching, he faces some new challenges as he prepares to leave the Marine Corps and make the transition to civilian life. How does he dress for success? How does he write a resume? What educational, medical and veterans benefits is he entitled to?
Active-duty service members and families who are preparing to retire or transition out of the Marine Corps can get these questions answered before they make their departure. Personnel with the Transition Assistance Management Program, Marine Corps Community Services aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, provide the means and resources to help these individuals get a head start on life in the civilian sector.
"We want to make sure, when an individual gets out, that they know exactly what they're going to do, whether it's going to college or getting a job," said Regina Steward, an employment assistance manager with Personal Readiness and Community Support Branch, MCCS.
Although service members must attend the mandatory seminars no later than three months prior to their EAS dates, Steward stressed it is important to take the TAMP courses as soon as possible, ideally one year before the EAS date and two years before retirement.
"If (service members) get in here early enough, it gives us enough time to actually work with individuals and get them to the point where, if they are going to work or school when they get out … they have options," said Steward.
Retirees are encouraged to attend a pre-retirement seminar, held quarterly, two years before their retirement date.
Service members who are finishing their tours of duty attend a regular three-and-a-half day transition assistance management program, offered on a weekly basis. Both the retirement and regular seminars are conducted at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center aboard the base.
On the first day, representatives from a number of organizations such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Camp Lejeune's Traffic Management Office inform service members and families about topics such as veterans benefits, insurance information and financial planning.
The next two and a half days are spent in the Transition Assistance Program employment workshop. Department of Labor instructors teach a number of classes such as resume writing techniques, job interviewing skills, and salary and benefits negotiation practices. The seminar's attendees also get a chance to meet civilian and federal government employers.
Steward added counselors are available to meet with service members and their families on a one-on-one basis to come up with individual transition plans. Resume paper, computers and printers are also provided for the job seekers.
Steward said service members and families who utilize TAMP's available resources are not only getting a jump-start on their future goals but are also saving money in the long-run.
"I would like everyone to come over and utilize our services – they are free," emphasized Steward. "If they go out in town and get the services they receive here, they could pay anywhere from $50 to $2,000 and up. When they leave here, (they've got) everything they need. It's a one-stop shop."
Simpson, a diesel mechanic supervisor and a staff noncommissioned officer in charge with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, plans to pursue career opportunities in the Department of Homeland Security once he finishes his time in the Marine Corps. Although he had a basic understanding of the civilian world and adequate job-marketing skills, Simpson said taking the three-and-a-half day course significantly helped him refine his skills and gave him confidence to make a smooth transition when pursuing his future endeavors.
"The program showed me that my resume was good, but with the tools they gave me, now it's much better," said Simpson. "They also provided networking opportunities and points of contact you should maintain out in the civilian world."
Dave Walters, the TAP coordinator with MCB Camp Lejeune, said one the biggest challenges service members and families face is translating their military skills and experiences into civilian terminology, especially as it pertains to job searching. Walters said the course addresses these issues through classroom learning and practical application exercises, thus equipping the soon-to-be-civilian employees with new skills and proactive, can-do attitudes.
"It's very important to go through this program because … for some, (the military lifestyle) is all they have known, so they are ingrained into a certain way of doing things," said Walters. "So we enlighten them about what to expect when they go to the workforce, be it the executive level, retail, running the cash register – it doesn't matter – whatever your forte is."
Walters added the skills and confidence gained in the seminar not only apply to jobs but also to everyday life activities.
"It's a whole new lifestyle," said Walters. "Whether you've been in for four years or 34 years, this is the lifestyle you have led, and the civilian world is completely different."
Sgt. Cody Long, a training noncommissioned officer with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, has served in the Marine Corps for almost four years and plans to pursue a career as a firefighter. Long said he has learned a lot about benefits that will help him and his family when he leaves the Marine Corps in six months.
"When you have a family, it's really important to take this (seminar)," said Long. "This is an excellent program to help us transition from the military to the civilian world."
For more information regarding TAMP, call 451-3212 or visit the website usmc-mccs.org/tamp/index.cfm.


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Paramount Pictures' "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" is among the new crop of films being released this Christmas season. But is it good pick for your family movie night?
Plugged In Online film critic Bob Waliszewski suggests movie-goers may want to keep their money in their pockets.
"Pics like Anchorman 2 feel more like a Gatling gun barrage of joke-a-second absurdities and crude nonsense," he writes. "It's all part of a throw-it-up-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks formula that gets harder and harder to sit through as a two-hour storyline meanders on and on and on and on into territory that's meaninglessly strange, regularly crass and deliberately doltish."
Bob Waliszewski, director of Focus on the Family's Plugged In shared his opinion on "Anchorman," as well as"A Madea's Christmas," "Dinosaurs" and "Saving Mr. Banks" on CBN News Today, Dec. 20. Click play to watch.
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It is hard to avoid being drawn to the glowing neon innovations that we see on the marketplace. There is something about the bright colors of lively glowing neon that seem to be simply irresistible. Whether it is our inner childhood memories of glow sticks from the circus, glow-in-the-dark mini putt or simply a fascination with bright and glowing objects. Most of us love or at least have some sort of fascination for the vibrant products.
From illuminated glass skulls to neon military muses, there is a heavy demand for glowing neon products that range from; art and photography, fashion apparel, automobile paint jobs, signage and even tattoos. If this isn't something that you are particularly interested in I am still willing to bet that if you happen see a innovative glowing neon product you will take the time to check it out.


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Places and Spaces
Real estate, development and retail in New York's Capital Region
Monthly Archive for February, 2012
House of the Week: Gable-front house in Schenectady
This week's selection is a Gable-front house at 1348 Union St., Schenectady. It was built in 1905 and sits on a quarter of an acre. It is 1,920 square feet and has five bedrooms and 2 and 1/2 bathrooms. According to the listing, it has wood floors throughout the house, hot water heat, a formal […]
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A note on House of the Week
I would like to answer questions that have come up about how I choose House of the Week. It is fairly random, with a few guidelines. I want this feature to show a variety of houses from the Capital Region – Albany, Saratoga, Rensselear and Schenectady counties, but as Chris did in the past, I […]
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Market Center coming along
When I lived in Franklin Square, Saratoga Springs, condominium buildings were just starting to rise around the old Victorian where I had an apartment. Now, the parking lot that once separated me from the Price Chopper on the other side of Division Street is gone and another six-story building – this one with a new […]
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Requesting 9-1-1/dispatch/non-emergency call records
Release of 9-1-1/dispatch/non-emergency records under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act/Federal Privacy Act
E-Comm is the 9-1-1/dispatch communications centre that is utilized by various public safety agencies throughout B.C. Pursuant to the Emergency Communications Corporations Act, authorization to release any 9-1-1 or call-taking/dispatch/non-emergency records created by E-Comm must be granted by the agency we provide service to.
Section 9(1) of the ECC Act provides:
For the purpose of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the records of an emergency communications corporation relating to any services provided to a member of the corporation are deemed to be the records of that member.
Section 9(4) of the ECC Act provides:
Despite the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a person does not have a right of access under that Act to a record of, or in the custody or under the control of, an emergency communications corporation that relates to services provided by the corporation to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
For clarity, if the police or fire were involved, the specific police or fire department in the relevant jurisdiction should be contacted by you in writing. If the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) was involved, then the BCEHS should be contacted.
Non-emergency phone numbers for police, fire and ambulance are available on our website. You can obtain mailing address information through these phone numbers, from your telephone book or through department websites. DO NOT call 9-1-1 for contact information.
For your information we are providing the attached link that outlines the FOIPP process: Ministry of Citizen's Services.
For all other FOIPP requests that relate to E-Comm, please submit your request in writing to:
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Superhero Novels: The Best of 2010 and a Peek at 2011
Masked, a collection of straight-up superhero stories was the best book of 2010. So sayeth SuperheroNovels.com. Each of the contributing authors fearlessly embraced the tropes of superhero fiction and successfully expanded the genre's horizons. Hats off to the project's editor … Continue reading
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Superhero Novels Alert: With Great Power Come Great Stories
"All superhero fiction is defined by the villain," said Gini Koch, author of Touched by an Alien. "Batman is nothing without the Joker." And so it went Friday morning at Comic-Con as a riot of authors gathered to discuss the … Continue reading
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1982, CBS (TV). Directed by Douglas Camfield. James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey, Lysette Anthony, Julian Glover, George Innes, Ronald Pickup, John Rhys-Davies, David Robb, Stuart Wilson.
Decent Films Ratings
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Moral/Spiritual Value (+4/-4) |
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Content advisory: Stylized tournament and medieval battlefield violence; intense threat of torture; romantic complications; negative clerical depictions.
A National Catholic Register "Video/DVD Picks" capsule review.
By Steven D. Greydanus
To date, the best screen version of Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott's great tale of chivalry, is not the classic 1952 Hollywood film starring Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor (though that's still worth watching). Nor is it the five-hour 1997 BBC miniseries, which follows Scott's story more closely than the Hollywood version but ruins its spirit, subverting the characters with angry PC clichés and replacing the romance and grace of Scott's tale with brutal violence and crude sexual references.
The best version is the 1982 TV movie starring Anthony Andrews ("A.D.") as Ivanhoe, Olivia Hussey and James Mason ("Jesus of Nazareth"'s Virgin Mary and Joseph of Arimathea) as the Jewess Rebecca and her father Isaac of York, and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings), and Stuart Wilson (The Mask of Zorro) as villainous Norman knights.
Adapted by John Gay and directed Douglas Camfield, this retelling takes its boldest narrative risk at the outset, omitting entirely the tense supper scene at Cedric the Saxon's hold and skipping directly to the tournament. The tournament, though, is decently staged, and once the story gets going Camfield makes good use of the time saved up front.
As in Scott's story, the titular hero is sidelined by injuries for most of the film, and is really a supporting character. In turn, due weight is given to King Richard the Lion-Hearted (Julian Glover, such a natural in the role that he reprised it for the same director in an episode of "Doctor Who"), returning from the Crusades to deal with his treacherous brother John (Ronald Pickup, much better here than as the voice of Aslan in the BBC Narnia movies), and to Robin Hood (David Robb, a huge improvement over ill-cast, wooden Harold Warrender in the classic version) and his Merry Men (marred only by a less-than-holy Friar Tuck).
In fact, the whole cast is excellent, with the unfortunate exception of Lysette Anthony as Ivanhoe's love Rowena, who's totally outclassed by Hussey's dazzling Rebecca.
Product Notes
Long available only in out-of-print VHS, Ivanhoe has now received a welcome DVD release from Sony.


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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
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My name is Poncho!
Facts about Poncho
- Breed: Chihuahua
- Color: Tricolor (Tan/Brown & Black & White)
- Age: Puppy
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Male
Poncho's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Smudge was found as a stray that no one claimed. He is a very sweet little boy approximately 8 months old and fully vetted. We can only assume what Smudge's life was like before being found by the angels of Catnip Trails. He was initially terrified of human hands, yet cried when left alone. He didn't know how to walk on a leash, and cowered at the sight of people. He had obviously been gravely mistreated, but was still eager to trust. He craves affection and will melt when shown a kind hand and soft touch. Smudge is both crate & house trained and strives to do everything 'right'. He is a very smart boy who is eager to please, yet knows how to entertain himself. Smudge is very gentle, but does not understand toys yet, and is just learning that play can be both safe & fun. Sure he acts all tough with other pets from a distance, but will try to hide under his blanket if any dog or cat comes too close. He's a true baby and needs a fur-ever family who can show him that love & affection are the spice of life.
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Poncho, a Dundee Chihuahua puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Chihuahua for sale in Dundee, or seeking a Chihuahua puppy from a breeder in Dundee.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Dundee already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Dundee breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Chihuahua breeders who help with Chihuahua rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Dundee paves the way for another one to be saved.


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My name is Meeka!
Facts about Meeka
- Breed: American Pit Bull Terrier Mix
- Color: Gray/Blue/Silver/Salt & Pepper
- Age: Adult
- Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
- Sex: Female
Meeka's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, and up to date with shots.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA......Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful...........OHH, did I mention WONDERFUL????? This lovebug needs a forever home. There couldn't be any pup easier than this little girl. She is a lounger, a cuddle puss, a snuggly, little bucket of love. Who wouldn't want this little slice of sweetheart pie sitting tight right next to them on the couch, possibly riding shotgun in the car, smiling, fuzzy, little head hanging out the window taking in all the sights, causing parents and children to point and smile themselves. This little girl is a winner all the way around. She is a complete family girl just waiting for a family of her very own to complete her sweet, doggy life. She has so much to offer. Please come get this once in a lifetime baby and make her your own. You'll fall in love and she'll just fit right in as if she was always meant to be there. Please have a heart for this girl. You can't go wrong with this baby♥
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A touch of class by Marina Scott
NESTLED among the Cheshire countryside and ideally located just a few miles off the M6, the Crewe Hall Hotel provided the stunning backdrop to the 2010 Pro Pan/ Dog World Pup of the Year final.
As you drove into the entrance and along the poker-straight driveway lined by established trees and large signs from the sponsors, you knew the event was going to be special.
Located in extensive grounds, the Grade 1 listed building has been attracting refined guests since the 17th century, including the Queen, so it was no surprise that this years event had drawn a large section of the dog showing elite in terms of dogs, breeders, judges and exhibitors.
On the morning of the event, the weather couldnt have been more perfect to start the day − clear blue winter sunshine and, thankfully for the dogs, it was also dry underfoot. This allowed those exhibitors who had travelled up in the morning to get to the event with plenty of time to spare and to appreciate the beautiful buildings and surrounding grounds and ensured the dogs stayed in pristine condition.
Array of goodies
The hotel mixes historic Jacobean and sharp 21st century architecture and the Pup of the Year competition was held in the new area of the site within the Events Centre. The holding area contained spacious benches for exhibitors and the name of each dog had been carefully printed on hard-back banners and placed on the top of each bench. Each exhibitor was showered with an array of goodies from the generous sponsors which included many items such as bedding, dog food and a Dog World Annual.
In the next room, the green-carpeted ring was surrounded by a white picket fence and decorated with the sponsors names. The dogworld.tv team members were positioned at both sides of the ring to capture the dogs at their best.
The commentary box enjoyed a prime location at one side of the ring and contained two of the best commentators in the business, Frank Kane and Dr Jessica Holm. This duo, best known for their broadcasting work at Crufts, has been part of this event for the past six years.
The audience was made up of invited guests including show officials and judges of the qualifying heats. Another member of the Pup of the Year team who has become part of the furniture was Anne Bliss, who has acted as chief steward for the past 20 years. Anne was supported on the day by Jim Peach and Denis Rockall.
Purinas Liz Wood, UK and Ireland commercial director, kicked off proceedings right on time just after noon. She explained how the final can be a springboard to success and last years winner certainly made a great example of that. Lee Cox and Tom Isherwoods Chinese Crested Ch Vanitonia Unwrapped went on to become Top Dog all breeds after winning a record eight best in show awards at all-breeds championship shows during a single year. Nora was not present for a lap of honour as her owners were relaxing on a well-deserved break in Jamaica.
Officiating at the Pup of the Year final was one of Britains most popular judges, Terry Nethercott, who has been judging dogs for more than 35 years. He is best known for his world-class handling and presentation skills with Pekingese, but has also bred champions in Whippets and Tibetan Terriers. Hes judged all over the world, gives CCs in 33 breeds and has the honour of judging the utility group at Crufts this year.
The finalists were given generous applause as they were introduced into the ring one at a time and the judge was able to take his first look at each puppy. There were 32 finalists listed in the catalogue as 32 qualifying heats were held at championship shows during 2010.
Unfortunately the Cairn Terrier, Stradivarius Petrushka owned by Ray Munday who had qualified at Scottish Breeds was absent. She had come into season and it was too late for the replacement to attend.
The qualifiers were of the highest quality, ranging from a tender ten months old to the mature age of 22 months. Some had already gained CCs or RCCs and a few had even gained their crown and had group placings or wins to their name.
Many of the exhibitors had qualified dogs for previous finals but a couple were fairly new to the world of sponsored finals. Kimberley McCosh from Lanarkshire had qualified her Lhasa Apso Luekiki Diemos to Spyaniki, this being only her second show dog. Exhibitors had come from all corners of the UK and the furthest travelled exhibitors, Jackie Stubbs and Lucinda Thompson, had made the trip all the way from Northern Ireland with a Rottweiler and a Whippet.
The puppies were brought into the ring in threes and judged individually. Mr Nethercott assessed the puppies quickly and efficiently and after putting his hands on each dog, he asked to see them move individually around the ring and up and down. The commentators kept the audience up to date with the details of each dog and their wins and some funny stories. But when one of Bert Easdons Yakee Pekingese refused to walk the whole length of the ring, Frank joked, Come on Eileen!, much to the amusement of the audience as this was the dogs name.
It wasnt long before all the finalists were asked back into the ring in number order and the judge selected a shortlist of 12. They included: the 17-month-old Lakeland Terrier Saredon Mack The Knife owned by Judy Averis and Tony Barker, who had not been shown since he qualified; the 16-month-old Great Dane Vanmore Sound Investment owned by Laurence Morgan-Evans, who has one RCC; the 16-month-old French Bulldog Ch Jafrak Pistols At Dorn owned by Frances and Jack Krall; the 17-month-old Longhaired Dachshund Ch Bronia Lotario, owned by Emily Mitchell who has four CCs, all with BOB, and a G1 at the Scottish Kennel Club; the 14-month-old Whippet Barnesmore Snoop Dog owned by Lucinda Thompson and who has notched up ten BPIS wins at open and championship level; the 16-month-old German Shorthaired Pointer Pawnic Henrietta of Malmelsa owned by Sarah Downey, who has been lightly shown as she has been successfully working in the field; the 14-month-old Tibetan Terrier Araki I Know You Want It owned by Ann Sinclair and Suzy Roffey who has one CC and one RCC; the 13-month-old Bichon Frisé Chasnaz A Touch Of Frost at Pamplona owned by Michael Coad; the 17-month-old Pekingese Yakee Ooh Ah Cantona owned by Bert Easdon and Philip Martin, who has three CCs and two RCCs; the 14-month-old Rottweiler Cotarinn Brothers In Arms for Sakanda owned by Jackie and Andrea Stubbs, who was unbeaten in puppy classes in Ireland and has two RGS and one GS with BOB; the 14-month-old Golden Retriever Rosinante Lover Boy by Tannadice owned by John and Brenda Taylor, who was BPIS at the joint Golden Retriever clubs championship show and also has two RBPIS at open level; and the ten-month-old Samoyed Nikara Diamond Dancer owned by Sue Smith and Val Freer, who is Northern Samoyed Pup of the Year, was PG2 at Boston and the previous weekend had taken BPIS at both an all-breeds open show and the Samoyed Club championship show.
Terry Nethercott made no hesitation in asking quickly for the award boards and chose the Bichon Frisé Chasnaz A Touch Of Frost at Pamplona as his winner for a delighted owner/handler Michael Coad. Bred by Leah Davis, he is by last years number three Top Dog all breeds Ch Pamplona Bring Me Sunshine. Raz is 13 months old and has been shown only three times at championship shows where he was BP on each outing. According to Michael, he has a very laid back temperament, just like his Dad, Eric.
Michaels partner, Geoff Corish, who hasnt been too well lately, was watching from the sidelines. Geoff piloted the Smooth Fox Terrier Ch Glendraterra Sunset Strip to win the event back in 2006, so the household are level pegging now for the number of Pup of the Year wins.
Runner-up went to the French Bulldog Ch Jafrak Pistols At Dorn, owned and bred by Frances and Jack Krall who have qualified five Giant Schnauzers for the final before. Percy was made up at Manchester following CCs at the Midland and Northern French Bulldog Club and LKA. As a puppy, he notched up several BP wins including PG2 at Bath. He apparently has a bad habit of gardening but perhaps is just trying to live up to his pet name.
Perfect setting
Following photographs, exhibitors and visitors were guided through the maze of the hotel to the lunch in Crewe Halls Long Gallery. It made a perfect setting for an afternoon catch-up and before the buffet lunch was served, guests listened to the presentations which included the Catherine Sutton Memorial Trophy, which was presented by daughter Pat Sutton to Michael Coad, owner of the winning puppy.
Then Marion Spavin presented the Ch Dialynne Gamble Memorial Trophy to the runner-ups co-owner, Frances Krall. As Lee Cox and Tom Isherwood were not present to receive the Rossut Jasmine Memorial Trophy (for the breeder of the previous years winner), Dog Worlds managing director Stuart Baillie asked the audience for a big round of applause.
Then Judy Averis (Saredon) was presented with the Award of Excellence by DOG WORLDs Simon Parsons. Judy has proved herself to be one of Britains most talented breeders, not just in one breed but in quite a handful of them. At any show where terriers are scheduled you are very likely to find not just one but two or even three of the best of breed winners come from the same kennel, and its not unknown for them to take first and second in the group.
The kennel is a household name in Welsh Terriers, Lakeland Terriers and Airedale Terriers and has produced champions in several more breeds. These include a Crufts best in show, a National Terrier best in show and countless more overseas. In addition she has acted as mentor to many young terrier people from all round the world, making sure the art of presenting a show terrier is passed down the generations.
After a short pause, Adrian Willson, Kerrys husband, was invited to the floor to present the Kerry Williamson Memorial Award. It was almost exactly a year to the day since Kerry died so tragically young. The award was set up by Dog World in her honour to recognise the unsung heroes in some aspect in the dog world.
For the first year, it was awarded to Chris Roberts, who has been secretary and trustee of the Cairn Terrier Relief Fund for more than 25 years. She also sits on the committee as secretary of the UK Cairn Terrier Breed Club and sets up Relief Fund stalls at breed open and championship shows. Adrian read out part of one of her nominations which read: "Her dedication and selflessness are incredible, she would move hell and high water to help a Cairn in trouble. No matter what time of day or night, however far she will have to travel, she can always be relied upon to help.
After presentations were made to the judge, commentators and stewards, the guests were allowed to enjoy the food and drink well into early evening. Then it was time to say goodbye to another Pup of the Year. Next year hopes to be extra special as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. So remember to get your puppies entered in the 30 remaining qualifying heats to have a chance to attend Pup of the Year 2011.
Successful partnership by Simon Parsons
THE ASTONISHINGLY successful partnership of Geoff Corish and Michael Coad has now won Pup of the Year twice and the honours are even.
Although they are known as Britains most versatile professional handling team, both their POTY victories have come with their own dogs Geoffs in 2006 with the Smooth Fox Terrier Ch Glendraterra Sunset Strip, co-owned with Jenny Thornton and Roger Bebbington, and Michaels with his Bichon this year.
Michael started showing dogs in his native Ireland and his first breed was the Pyrenean Mountain Dog. His first titleholder, Ir Ch Perenvay Goolagong, was born in 1971, and from her he bred Ch/Ir Ch Karlina of Perenvay.
He then became interested in Standard Poodles and his first big winner came from Wendy Streatfields Leander kennel in the UK. While there he saw one of the early British litters of Bichons Frisés and fell for the breed in a big way. Wendy had imported from across the Atlantic and provided foundation stock for many kennels.
He ordered a puppy from Wendys next litter and Snow Shamrock of Leander crossed the Irish Sea. He sired five Irish champions and Bichons bred or owned by Michael scored the first Irish BIS wins for the breed.
On to the 80s and Michael came to live in England, eventually joining forces with Geoff who was already well established as a top handler and breeder. Before he emigrated he had obtained Tiopepi Mad Louie at Pamplona from Clare Coxall. He gained his title in both countries and Geoff handled him to the breeds first UK general championship show BIS win at the Scottish Kennel Club.
The next big star was Ch Sibon Fatal Attraction at Pamplona, bred by Marion Binder, who was also a BIS winner and was Top Dog all breeds, Louie having been runner-up for that award.
Further Bichon champions followed, including a Louie/Fatal son who then went to the US, but the next top winner was Ch/Am Ch Parays I Told You So, jointly owned with Phyllis Sewall and Lori Kornfeld from the US. Geoff and Michael admired him at a show in California and were later offered the chance to campaign him in the UK. Buster won many all-breeds BIS awards, the group at Crufts and was once again Top Dog all breeds.
In the last few years, Michael has dominated the breed winning with several homebred champions, among them Ch Pamplona Bring Me Sunshine. Eric was number three all breeds last year and has three RBIS awards. He is by a son of Buster and also traces back to Louie and Fatal.
Erics son Raz was bred by Irish-born, English-resident Leah Davis who has a small kennel of Bichons and Chinese Cresteds, producing some good stock in both breeds. Her best known Bichon was Razs granddam Ch/Ir Ch Rusmar Magic Jewel for Chasnaz, bred by Dawn Russell. She was mated to Ir Ch Rusmar Nzuri Rainbow to produce Chasnaz Opal Elegance, linebreeding to Ch Rusmar Magic Rainbow who can also be found behind Eric.
Opal Elegance produced two puppies, a dog and bitch, in her litter to Eric and Michael was impressed with both when he saw them at eight weeks. He saw Raz again at 12 weeks, by which time Leah had sold the bitch. He was determined that the dog wasnt going anywhere so came to an arrangement with Leah, and Raz came to Pamplona. "I needed another male like a hole in the head, he says but he felt Raz was a gorgeous puppy.
Like most from the line, he went through an awkward looking stage at around five months but quickly bounced back and his first show was Blackpool where he was BP under Eleanor Bothwell. He repeated this at Welsh KC under Ellis Hulme, and then qualified for the Pup of the Year final at Richmond under Patsy Hollings, since when he has not been shown.
Michael hopes to take him to some of the shows this year but he is still campaigning his sire.
Bichons, especially those descended from Buster, are one of those fortunate breeds where males can happily live together, and when I talked to Michael, he had four generations of males running happily in his kitchen.
Michael and Geoff share the trimming duties. Currently at home, Michael has one Standard Poodle, a few Bichons and now two Pyreneans for years he has wanted to return to his original breed! Geoff breeds Lhasa Apso and French Bulldogs with the famous Sealaw affix, and they also sometimes have clients dogs staying. They are fortunate to have long-term, reliable kennel helpers, who move in if they are both away at shows.
We are sure we need not outline their successes in other breeds. Michael has produced several Standard Poodle champions, of which the best known was Ch Pamplona Something Special, a multiple BIS winner, Top Dog all breeds and CC record holder. He has also bred a Miniature Wirehaired Dachshund champion.
Among the many BIS winners they have handled are two at Crufts for Geoff, the West Highland White Terrier Ch Dianthus Buttons and Lhasa Apso Ch Saxonsprings Hackensack, and one for Michael, the Kerry Blue Terrier Ch Torums Scarf Michael. Geoff handled, and later owned, the Lhasa Ch Saxonsprings Fresno, Top Dog all breeds and CC record holder.
Friends were delighted to see Geoff enjoying Michaels triumph at POTY for he hasnt been too well recently. He is due to go into hospital for an operation on Saturday, and to stay there a week, so he aims to be back on top form for Crufts where he is judging.
Kerry Williamson Memorial award
WHEN DOG WORLDs managing director Kerry Williamson died after a short illness in February 2010 it came as a huge shock not just to her colleagues but to all those in the world of dogs who had met Kerry.
Kerry joined DOG WORLD in 1979 where she was able to merge her passion for dogs with her career. Over the next 31 years whether it be as an exhibitor, a judge, a canine journalist or as managing director of the company when Kerry came into contact with people they remembered her. The many tributes to her that poured in after her death was announced spoke of her warmth, her kindness and her ability to get on with people.
In the months that followed her death the idea of the Kerry Williamson Memorial Award was devised by a group of her friends and colleagues. The idea behind the award was to reward and acknowledge the efforts of those who had selflessly used their knowledge, skills and given their time to the benefit of dogs and specifically those who had worked away behind the scenes, or had achieved notable success from just a small kennel.
DOG WORLD readers were asked to nominate people who they felt would be worthy recipients and through the last weeks of December 2010 and early January this year dozens of nominations were sent in.
"Readers had clearly understood the kind of people we were looking for, says DW managing director Stuart Baillie, "we had nominations for people who had put huge efforts into their breed, those who had worked tirelessly to collect data on health issues and for those who had, over a very long period of time, made huge efforts to support the world of dogs in whatever way they could to help their peers enjoy the hobby.
One nomination stood out and that was for Chris Roberts, secretary of the Cairn Terrier Relief Fund, a woman about whom one nominee said: "Her attitude to elderly dogs is commendable, she believes there is a right home for every dog. While another nominee said of Mrs Roberts: "She would move hell and high water to help a Cairn in trouble... no matter what time of day or night, however far she will have to travel she can always be relied upon to help.
At the Pup of the Year final last week Kerrys husband Adrian Willson was there to present the Kerry Williamson Memorial Award for the first time. It was, he said, an award which perfectly reflected Kerrys values and he spoke movingly about Kerrys commitment to dogs in general and to her own breed, Tibetan Spaniels, in particular.
Adrian then presented Mrs Roberts with her award to great applause from the audience.
The Kerry Williamson Memorial Award will be presented each year at the POTY final and DOG WORLD will be seeking nominations for next years winner, towards the end of 2011.
Award of excellence
Each year Dog World gives the Award of Excellence to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the British dog scene, as a talented breeder/exhibitor or in some other field.
This years recipient is Judy Averis who with partner Dave Scawthorn, her son John and their team run what must surely be one of Britains most successful terrier kennels of all time.
Judy is a second-generation dog breeder as her father Les Atkinson was a famous professional handler, winning BIS at Crufts in the 1960s showing the Lakeland Ch Rogerholme Recruit. In her own right she has proved herself as a leading breeder not just in one breed but in quite a handful of them.
At any show where terriers are scheduled you are very likely to find not just one but two or even three of the best of breed winners come from the Saredon kennel, and its not unknown for them to take first and second in the group. The kennel is a household name in Welsh Terriers, Lakeland Terriers and Airedale Terriers and has produced champions in several more breeds including Wire Fox Terriers, Dandie Dinmonts, Kerry Blues and Irish.
Among top winners bred or owned at Saredon are a Crufts BIS winning Welsh, Ch Saredon Forever Young, two National Terrier BIS winners, the Welsh Ch Saredon Dressed To Impress and the Lakeland Ch Saredon For Your Eyes Only, and countless more overseas.
In addition Judy has acted as mentor to many young terrier people from all round the world, making sure the art of presenting a show terrier is passed down the generations.
Judge's report by Terry Nethercott
I would like to thank everyone involved with the organisation of this wonderful event. I had so many outstanding puppies to go over.
My eventual winner was Michael Coads stunning Bichon Frisé, Chasnaz A Touch Of Frost at Pamplona, completely balanced with lovely outline, good free movement, prepared and presented to perfection.
My reserve was Frances and Jack Kralls French Bulldog, Ch Jafrak Pistols At Dorn, close to my winner, cracking fawn whom I would not change in any way- a real star.


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