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Money is on the mind of Barack Obama Thursday. He'll be raising campaign money in New York and talking about the economy in Virginia. The Democrat joins former rival Hillary Clinton this morning at a breakfast fundraiser for women.
At a New York fundraiser Wednesday, Obama almost forgot a promise to help Clinton pay off her campaign debt. He had already finished his speech and was working the rope line, when he sheepishly remembered and returned to the stage. Later Thursday, Obama discusses the economy with voters in Fairfax, Virginia.
Republican John McCain is in another swing state Thursday. He'll be talking with workers and undecided voters in Belleville, Michigan.
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Algea and anubus
I want to ask 2 questions in this post.
First, is all algea bad for the tank? This growing on my wood looks kinda cool, kinda like carpeted moss?
I had problems with some black algea(diatom?) Was told it was common with new tanks and it will disappear on its own. I got a otto and now most of it is gone. The only remnant is this stuff on my anubus.
My other question is, is my anubus done? It hasnt change much, that black stuff has not gone away.
To answer your question about all algae being bad. IMO no algae is bad but if left unchecked it can take over. I think in planted tanks it would look unnatural if there was not some. In fact most have some in their tanks somewhere( If they want to emit it or not).
Now from your pics of the log that looks like blue-green algae or cyanobacteria. Well atleast to me it does may not be.... but that's not really an algae. Its bacteria that will thrive off of nutrients in your tank. Its one "algae" that is not easy to get rid of.
Black algae is usually black brush algae but not always there are others as well, Staghorn is another type.
Diatoms are brown and are common in new tanks and do normally go away on their own.
I can't really tell whats on your anubias leaves? It doesn't look black to me?
the pic doesnt pick it up. but there's like a black dust on the leaves. it's on that bud as well. it cant be rubbed off with my fingers.
I dont know the name of the algae but know what you are talking about. I get them on my sometimes. Its in my opinion and in my case too much light.
Algae on anubias can mean too much light.
Agree. If Anubias is in direct overhead light, it usually develops algae, commonly brush algae, which can be a nuisance. Floating plants will deal with this.
I don't see any issues with the plants in the photos, aside from the above. The green on the wood does have an appearance of cyano as Boredomb mentioned, though it may be algae; hard to pin down from the photo. Is it slimy and will it come off on your fingers easily?
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Wickedly windy weather creates a monumental battle on the Outer Banks.
A battle between Mother Nature and man. Department of Transportation crews are working to keep Highway 12 clear and passable, as gale force winds hammer Hatteras Island in Dare County. At high tide, a little after 2 p.m., crews were going at it with heavy equipment, tackling wave after wave of the high velocity sand. Motorists experienced mild delays in the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge, just south of Oregon Inlet, where overwash is an ever-present threat to traffic. Other wind sensitive hot spots on the Outer Banks saw similar problems.
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sometimes you can find their kicks for supercheap on killerdana.com and swell.com, but they're usually for people who bind their feet... or clowns.
"The term, then, is obviously a relative one: my pedantry is your scholarship, his reasonable accuracy, her irreducible minimum of education and someone elses ignorance." H. W. Fowler, Modern English Usage
i love that there are more shoe thredz than bike on bfssfg.
The Skids look nice.
I bought these, they match my saddle:
Not too comfy for major skids, however.
vegan shoes? as if a shoe would want to be a vegan... vegetarian maybe, but never a vegan with patchoulli smelling socks.
i got some of these randomly, pretty cheap ~40 from their site. (rocketdogmens.com)
fairly wide and stiff IMO.
have:ea50 flats, black, light, stiff.
144 bcd 3/32" 49t sugino track chainring, possibly 75.
want: risers, light, stiff, 1", black if that can be
144 bcd 46t or 47t chainring any kind or width
macbeths are nice but they fall apart rather quickly.
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tarck bike dot com
Wide-fitting Sidis.
if we're talkin' actual cycling shoes specialized hasn't let me down. otherwise i just wear slip ons or whatever.
and yes i once took out a pair of macbeths in about a month and a half. i seriously brutalize shoes.
if you can, find some Vans Rowley XL2's or XL3's - they're wide, the soles are gummy but stiff, and they're vegan as hell. if you DO end up finding some XL2's, I bet they'll be cheaper than a muh-fuh.
oh, and if you can find some Rowley Shams, they suck but they fit your criteria. They NEVER break in, but they're mids, and they can be retardedly ugly, and if you wear tight pants and have normal size feet, they'll look like moonboots...but at least you'll be rocking the STIFFEST frickin shoe Vans ever made. Oh, and the material doesn't breathe either - have I sold you on them yet?
BMX shoes.. Lotek, Orchid etc. Really stiff soles and fit like skate shoes.
macbeth are the best. i've had one pair for a over a year now so i don't think they fall apart fast and they fit in a toe clip perfectly.
check zappos.com, theres a pulldown menu for vegan shoes. but you can't go wrong with some vans slipons....
is blickblocks not a "chick"?
thats what im sayin! ^
not a 2ksuck'r
i think it is too
just get some vans, authentic or era, whichever
I <3 blickblocks


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Pruning the Republican Establishment
Let's face it, our 50 years of laxness was unable to get us a true conservative nominee for the White House in 2012. We woke up 5 or 6 years ago, but were asleep for generations. One of my favorite quotes goes something like this: "It took a long time to get this way; it ain't gonna change overnight." And I've also learned that everything of value is expensive–in time, in effort, in blood, sweat and tears.
So we have a nominee that is not Reaganesque. Let's surround him with true conservatives. We need one as a VP running mate and we need to stack the Congress with genuine conservatives. Radical liberals must be voted out and help RINOS follow suit. If Romney is surrounded by true conservatives, I'm not stupid enough to believe he'll become one, but my contention is that were this the case, Romney will be forced to move to the right. Even Clinton shifted to the center.


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Teen bingers' brands
July 21, 2014
A study indicates that youth binge drinking is concentrated among relatively few alcohol brands.
Researchers with the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Johns Hopkins looked at survey data on 1,000 people between the ages of 13 and 20.
At Johns Hopkins, researcher David Jernigan:
"The top 25 brands accounted for 46 percent of all binge reports. Furthermore, a number of these brands were far more likely to show up in youth binge drinking than their overall share of the adult market would suggest."
Jernigan says about 4,300 people under 21 die each year because of alcohol use.
The study in the Journal of Substance Abuse was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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The Mississippi school district sued Thursday over a series of mandatory evangelical assemblies has a history of giving special access to local evangelical churches, including the one whose school-hours evangelism led to the lawsuit. According to the Pinelake Church website, the local school administration had previously invited local churches into the schools at the beginning of the school year, where they moved from room to room praying and "taking dominion" over the public and private schools in the county.
"I began teaching at Northwest Rankin High School (NWR) last Fall," said an attendee of Pinelake Church on the church website in 2012. "Before the school year began, the administration told us there would be a prayer walk at the school. Local churches would come, pray in the classrooms, pray for teachers, with teachers and pray for students. I thought, "Yes! Thank you Lord, for sending some mighty prayer warriors my way!"
The same teacher describes the opportunity she takes, in the context of one of her classes, to share her Christian faith. "Through the Public Speaking class I teach, we are able to talk about Christ, in depth, daily. Students sometimes question other students about where they go to church, their relationship with Christ and what their beliefs are. Students would write in their class journals about the things they had seen, heard and witnessed while at school."
The Rankin County Schools Prayer Guide, published by Crossgate Church in 2010, describes the mindset of those involved in the prayer walks. "We will … exercise our spiritual authority in Christ to bring each campus under the Lordship of Jesus Christ," says the guide. "…Like Israel, we must stand up, cross over and walk in prayer with ownership authority throughout the local schools our children attend. These schools belong to God and He has given them to us as a part of our spiritual heritage. We must now exercise the responsibility of ownership and pray." Among other spiritual strongholds (sins or demons) the prayer manual recommends praying over are unbelief, relativism, poverty, abortion, and homosexuality.
Private conquest-oriented prayers are not unusual in today's evangelical communities, where the Great Commission is often melded with Jehovah's command to Adam and Eve to go forth and, among other things, subdue the earth. Many evangelical churches are also buying into dominion eschatology, in which the means by which Jesus' kingdom returns to the earth is through a takeover of governments and institutions by Christians acting on his behalf.
It is less common, however, for a governmental school administration to invite churches in to a public school to pray with teachers and students. Online references to Rankin County schools 'prayer walks' indicate that they may have taken place on Sundays, and only Christian students and teachers may have been on hand. Nevertheless, teachers who conquer the schools for Jesus on Sunday do not seem able to respect the constitutional separation of church and state on Monday.
On Thursday, a student at Northwest Rankin High School (NWRHS) sued the Rankin County School District and Charles Frazier, the principal, over a series of mandatory student assemblies in which representatives of Pinelake (Baptist) Church attempted to evangelize students. While the school has tried to claim the assemblies were student-run, they have provided no explanation for the reason they were mandatory. According to the complaint, teachers were even stationed at the exits to prevent students from leaving.
The complaint filed on behalf of the student by the American Humanist Association (AHA) claims the students were not told the nature of the assemblies, which took place by class level on three different days in April. Included in the complaint was an email from Frazier instructing senior class teachers to have students go to the first assembly, which occurred on April 9th. A junior class assembly was held a day later, and even after the AHA advised the school district that the assemblies violated the constitution, the school held another mandatory assembly on April 22d, this time for the Sophomore class.


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Recap - Clippers Defeat Philadelphia 107-90
Los Angeles got 21 points and 11 assists from Chris Paul en route to a 107-90 victory over Philadelphia on Monday at Wells Fargo Center.
Los Angeles was the ATS victor, as they covered the 5-point spread as a favorite. Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 185.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Blake Griffin had 20 points for Los Angeles and Jamal Crawford chipped in with 20 points. Chris Paul had 11 assists for the Clippers, while DeAndre Jordan was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Philadelphia got 29 points from Nick Young in a losing cause and another 10 points from Jrue Holiday. Jrue Holiday contributed 9 assists for the 76ers, while Spencer Hawes had 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Los Angeles were victorious, as the score was 56-33 at the break.
Los Angeles had a 43-37 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Rockets. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Milwaukee.


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May 5, 2016
A Winterville man is in jail after his arrest on statutory rape involving a teenage girl.
Robert Roach was arrested Thursday and jailed on a $200,000 bond.
Deputies say they received the report last Friday that the 21-year-old Roach had raped the 15-year-old girl.
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This should absolutely be the parent's decision and the government has no place in it. As the mother of a son with terrible acne, I have found that tanning beds are a efficient and affordable way to help my son's skin clear up. The assumption that the only reason a youth would want to use a tanning bed is to get a tan is flat out wrong. There are plenty of other reasons, such as my son's, there are other skin conditions that can be helped with UV exposure such as psoriasis, and eczema. If a family is about to go on a vacation to a sunny location they may chose to visit a salon to acquire a base tan to minimize the risk of sunburn. Let's be clear, SUNBURN is the factor that increases the risk of skin cancer, not a tan. If the option of tanning in a salon is taken away from anyone, they may seek out other means like home units and spending extended periods of time outdoors. A salon offers a controlled environment of UV exposure to avoid burns, they take into consideration a person's skin type and limit the amount of time a person is in a tanning bed based on science. You do not get that safety precaution through a home unit or outdoors. I feel that limiting access to a salon would have the opposite affect that what is sought by these laws that are being proposed. As for the person that commented before me about tanning beds being "15 times hotter than the sun" you need to do some research. Tanning beds are only 2 to 3 times more concentrated UV. They are designed that way to get tanned in a fraction of the time it would take under the sun. As I said before, a salon limits the time you spend in a bed based on your skin type and equipment being used and the formula is meant to give a client 2/3 the time it would take to induce a sunburn, therefore safely being below dangerous levels of UV exposure. Not to mention the fairest skin type person (skin type 1) are not allowed to tan in a salon because there is too much risk for burning. Salons adhere to safe and responsible practices and should be acknowledged for that instead of wrongly blamed for skin cancer.
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Oh hey, its me. Yeah I still post here. I've been stuck in Los Angeles this summer subletting from a Korean student who doesn't have cable or internet. Needless to say I wouldn't have sublet from her if those facts would have been available to me at the time of leasing. It's ok though because she won't be getting her August rent since I had to endure the summer without internet. I think its fair. I could have gone somewhere with free wifi before today, but why would I when I can day drink at the beach, go to Dodgers games (even though I could care less about the Dodgers) or take weekend trips to Vegas?
Yeah, so what a weird summer. Rays are still awesome. Indians suck. Brewers management made a bold move. The NL West is trying to set records for suckitude. Oh yeah, and the college football Blue Ribbon previews came out this week.
The Blue Ribbon previews are always my official signal that football is just around the corner. Combine that NFL mini camps and I have a hard on. I won't deny that the Indians demise has contributed to my excitement for football, but I was this same way last summer when they were good.
Football has overtaken baseball as America's Pasttime. Throw in added extras this year like reuniting Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and it doesn't get much better.
Rhetorical question: What are the odds that Olbermann and Patrick turn Football Night in America into a political talk show. I say 8:1. If it happens I'll be pissed.


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And the hits just keep on coming. But it's the glamour of it all that I appreciate.
By the way, what a day.
Some highlights:
6 a.m.: Wake up call.
8 a.m.: On the shuttle to the Tampa airport
8:15 a.m.: Going nowhere in Tampa morning rush hour traffic.
8:30 a.m.: Check in at the Delta.
10 a.m.: Take off from Tampa.
11:15 a.m.: Land in Atlanta.
11:50 a.m.: Finally finish taxing to the gate in Atlanta
12:55: p.m.: Find out that because the connector plane came from Mexico it needs to be fully screened by the TSA.
1:15 p.m.: Call my wife and tell her I'll meet her for dinner.
1:45 p.m.: Scheduled 12:53 p.m. flight out of Atlanta for Bradley finally gets off the ground.
2:45 p.m.: Old sleeping guy next to me gets an elbow for hanging way too far over the arm rest for about the 17th time.
3:50 p.m. Arrive at Bradley. Turn on the cell phone to get the message that 5 players have been kicked off the team.
3:51 p.m.: Call to tell my wife we'll have to do dinner later this week.
4:25 p.m.: Shuttle bus to car park lot finally starts rolling after 10 minutes of wating for the guy who threw his golf clubs on the luggage rack, said he'd be right back, and never came back.
4:45 p.m.: Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on Interstate 91.
5:15 p.m.: Finally get off I-91 in Hartford and into the office.
8:55 p.m.: Phone rings, it's Nollis Dewar.
12:04 a.m.: I'm tired.
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I have literally spent the entire Friday evening on the couch watching tv and researching wedding venues. I had intentions of running this evening, but when I got back to my apartment starving and tired and saw all sorts of good food that Dean had picked up today, any motivation I had went out the door. Instead of burning calories and getting a good sweat in, I chowed down on olives, brie cheese, crackers, salmon and wine.
Dang brie cheese! It's just too easy to eat way too much of that stuff!!
I found the wedding venue search to be rather frustrating. I had a feeling a downtown Chicago would be too expensive, and what I have found so far has confirmed that. I wasn't originally thinking about doing a KC wedding, but my mom found this pretty awesome downtown KC venue that I could get really excited about and that seemed reasonably priced:
KC is a great city! It really is. Obviously my family and several of my friends are still in the KC area, but the majority of Dean and my friends and potential guests would have to travel to KC, and if we're already expecting people to travel, then why not have them travel to a place like Sonoma, you know? KC could be fun, though. So it's an option. I would definitely have to serve some KC BBQ. haha.
It's now been two weeks from surgery, I had my stents taken out, and have been given the A-Ok to resume all normal activities. Stents, you ask? Yup, when they drill through your sinuses, they have to make sure they keep everything open during the post-op period, so I had stents in my nose/sinuses. Lovely, huh. I didn't really feel them, though, but I was terrified to get them taken out. Why? During my first post-op appointment, I felt a lot of pressure in my sinuses when the surgeon was scoping me and almost vasovagaled, aka passed out. It was sooooo embarrassing, because there was another resident in the room (whom I knew form medical school) and a medical student, who all knew I was also a physician/resident. Doctors aren't supposed to pass out! haha. Oh well. It was probably because I hadn't eaten much that first week after my surgery and didn't have lunch that day. I was totally fine yesterday though!
For those curious, here is part of a picture my doctor sent me from my surgery. They use 3-d reconstructed CT images to guide themselves through my sinuses during the procedure. There's a lot of complicated anatomy near a lot of important structures, like your eyes/vision and brain, so that's in part why the bone drilling and suctioning is done under general anesthesia (well, and because of pain). You don't want to move when someone is that close to your eye and brain (especially if you're a radiologist and your career depends on your vision)!
I only included part of the picture he sent me, because I figured no one would want to see the bloody inside of my nose taken from the scope camera. haha. Eeew.
Where the green lines intersect is where I believe his scope was at the time.
Since I've been given the green light to work out again, I plan on running tomorrow morning. So excited! I miss my early Saturday morning long runs!
1. Favorite type of cheese?
Brie and truffle cheese
2. Olive fan?
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE olives. Dean was actually mad at me tonight because I ate all the olives and only left him, like, three olives. Oops. ; )
3. Ever passed out? (not alcohol related)
I do when I'm sick and in response to certain types of pain. It's not the sight of things…..like I can watch people draw my own blood, but certain "deep" pains/pressures can make me woozy. Same thing happens when I'm sick. I had food poisoning once (that started on a four hour flight to California). I was literally vomiting every 15 minutes. When I got off the plane, I couldn't walk more than ten feet at a time without almost passing out. The airline almost called an ambulance for me but I refused to let them. I wasn't about to pay for a hospital visit and ambulance ride for some food poisoning! What a waste of resources in my opinion. Haha, the airlines did, though, set me up at a local hotel. I think I slept for 30 hours straight.


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Nice little map, I really like your mountains.
My first map drawing about four hours by hand.Materials use:
- Pencil hard 5 H
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- Earser
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- Paper
This map is only begining of my drawings a hand map.
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Nice little map, I really like your mountains.
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looking really good, love the colors... perhaps the wood should "crawl" up the mountains in some places?
I swing my sword of cool repping +2 and rep Thee.
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Yeah, those mountains look fabulous. And it's always nice to see some scanned handdrawn maps!
If this is just the beginning I'm very anxious to see more.


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14 December 2012
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Full-time staff position
13 September 2015
SNV Nepal is looking for a:
Senior Advisor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Based in Kathmandu, Nepal
(International contract)
SNV has adopted a programmatic approach to its work in three different sectors- Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Water Sanitation and Hygiene. This is to ensure that within each sector, there is a clear framework for working at scale for impact and to assure quality at scale and to create a wider platform for knowledge generation and result validation.
The SNV Asia WASH strategy identifies three programmes:
SSH4A programmes consist of 4 components: 1) Sanitation demand triggering and follow-up; 2) Strengthening sanitation supply chain development; 3) Developing Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) for hygiene and sanitation marketing; and 4) Improving WASH governance and multi-stakeholder sector development.
Similarly, FWSS consists of Improving WASH Governance, Post Construction Support, improving capacity and performance of Implementers and Operators.
The programmes aim to design interventions to sustain hygiene behavioural change communications over time. As this cannot be done within the scope of any programme within a limited period of time, the programmes focus on building the capacity in local line agencies and other relevant actors to develop, test and implement BCC. Anchoring innovative BCC in local organisations is the essence of the BCC component.
The objective of this position is 1) to contribute to overall quality of programme content, business development for Resource Mobilisation and management of the programmes, and 2) to lead the BCC components of the WASH sector programmes - building on the existing foundation focusing on strengthening BCC (develop, test and establish innovative localised behavioural change communication strategies with relevant stakeholders).
This is a senior advisory position that aims for strategic positioning, network development, resource mobilisaton, review & evaluation of advisory services, coaching and knowledge development.
Reporting and accountability
The WASH Advisor will report to the SNV WASH Sector Leader of SNV Nepal.
Contract Duration: 2 years with the possibility of extension.
Desired start date: As Soon As Possible.
Medical facilities: There are a few international standard healthcare facilities in Kathmandu; daily connections to Bangkok or Delhi for advanced healthcare.
Educational facilities: International schools in English and French are available in Kathmandu.
Security situation: Improving political situation and stability and no direct security threats; low to moderate criminality levels.
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Please apply by clicking on the apply button above and completing your application in our in-house recruitment system before 30 June 2013.
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Full Disclaimer: Hi, My name is Emily and I'm a total newbie regarding anything related to showing/competing dogs.
There, I feel better now that that's out in the open
I've been researching Obedience rules & I have a couple questions.
1) Novice , Open and Utility levels have two sets of classes . The "A" classes are considered Novice handler classes. "B" classes are considered the pro's..lol.
2) Every exercise is scored against the set of rules for that exercise. I would go to AKC and download the rules and then read the judges section. Gives you a better idea of what they are looking for.
3) You are required to have three qualifying scores under two different judges for a title. You need three novice "legs-scores" to obtain the CD title.
I would suggest if you are really interested to attend a show locally and be prepared to sit for awhile. You will want to watch the Novice A and Novice B classes so you can see the differences. You could ask for some help and explain that you are new to the sport and it seems someone is always happy to explain.. Just don't ask a team right before they are going in the ring.. some of us like to get mentally prepared and get our dogs warmed up and watching us....
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By the time I finish typing this out someone will probably beat me to a reply but oh well LOL
1. All dogs must start at the novice level. Novice is divided into A and B classes. Novice A is only for first time handlers. So with a very few rare exceptions, everyone only has one Novice A dog. For handlers that have titled dogs before, they must show in Novice B. Once a dog earns a title from novice A, they may stay in that class up to 30 days, then if the handler still wants to show in novice they must show in Novice B.
Open is the next level. Dogs that have not already earned an Open title (CDX) may show in Open A. Again dogs may stay in Open A 60 days after earning the title, and then they must show in Open B. The exception is if a handler has ever put an OTCH on a dog (OTCH is the top level title), then they MUST show any future dogs in the B classes.
Utility comes next (UD). The same rules apply for the A and B classes - dogs start in the A class unless the handler has previously put an OTCH on a dog.
A handler may always choose to show in the B classes even if they qualify to show in the A classes.
After the dog has earned the UD, there are additional titles that can be earned from Open B and Utility B - UDX, OM, and OTCH
2. A perfect score is 200. Points are deducted from there. Placements are based on score, 1st through 4th place in each class. A and B classes have separate placements.
3. A qualifying score means you earn at least 170 of the possible 200 points, and more than half of the available points for each exercise. If you do not pass an exercise it is called an NQ (non qualifying).
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here's a link to the rules and regulations, most things are pretty clearly explained in there.
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Hi Emily! Don't worry about being a newbie. We were all there at one point or another.
Let me see if i can answer some of your questions.
1. There are different divisions of Novice, Open, and Utility. Each major class is divided into A and B sections. The A sections are for "beginner" handlers who have not titled a dog in that class. For example, Novice A is for handlers who have never titled a dog in obedience before, basically complete beginners.
2. Mostly, you are competing for a "perfect"score, against a standard. The rule book lists major and minor point deductions. You start with 200 points and then lose points as you go along. There are placements, so you are competing against other dogs, but only because the scores are ranked. I hope that makes sense.
3. To get a qualifying score, you have to get at least 170 points, scoring at least 50% of possible points in each exercise. For example, if you have a perfect score going, but you completely fail one exercise, you can't qualify, even if you would still have over 170 points.
I highly recommend you read the rule book thoroughly. Also, when I started, I read "Successful Obedience Handling" by Barbara Handler (yes, her real name). You can find it on amazon.com. The book breaks down the rules and each exercise.
Good luck. Don't be afraid to ask questions! We love to help new people get into our wonderful sport of obedience.
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I have learned some rules the hard way- by being a blockhead. For example, I once forgot bc running late, and did a CD leg with Tally wearing his Orvis collar with his name and number stitched on it. Usually, I change it to a plain flat leather one. We Q'd, but then the elderly ring steward caught the collar on the way out and we lost our leg bc the judge had not written in his book yet.
Another time, I was running late and wore my flipflips in the rally ring. Tally came front, and just caught the tips, so when I stepped back to do the 1,2,3steps, I left my shoes!
The judge was like, hey Cinderalla, get your shoes. I was flustered and excused myself.
Finally for our last CD leg at in outdoor show, it was downpouring rain like I cannot explain in words- torrential. I had a rain coat on that had a small loge reading "Yale University Crew". Since this is not dog related, I did not think twice about it.
Lol, the judge made me take it off and I ended up in my t shirt out there soaked to the skin( poor Tally did his downstay in an ever-deepening puddle) but he got a great score and finsihed his title bc he is such a good boy.
Most people are not as dumb as me, but I learn some things the hard way!
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[QUOTE=Loisiana;2213618]By the time I finish typing this out someone will probably beat me to a reply but oh well LOL
The exception is if a handler has ever put an OTCH on a dog (OTCH is the top level title), then they MUST show any future dogs in the B classes.
Utility comes next (UD). The same rules apply for the A and B classes - dogs start in the A class unless the handler has previously put an OTCH on a dog.
Poor Mighty.. He is gonna have to be in the "B" classes.. UGH!
OKay so he really will be 5 before he goes into the ring..
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Thank you so much everyone. This makes MUCH more sense!
And I'm super glad to hear about the A/B classes. I was scared to death of having to compete against a seasoned handler
Another question . . . even though Zoe has her BN (I haven't titled any other dog) . . . we're still Novice A when we enter a trial??
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When I first play this game I though, alright pretty good done and good price for it content. The graphics are alright but there are alot better racing game out there these days with better graphics and more unique's maps. The sound is done well but it gets repeatable. The vehicles look a little bit the same and there only are 25 vehicles. The maps all look the same they got a few changes but not much.
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This is a fascinating racing game. Graphic textures are mediocre, the driving handles average at best and I wouldn't say the level design is on par with what is expected from these types of games. But there there's that litte extra, "nichefactor" or whatever you want to call it which can transform a game from being average to something beyond average. That is the strongpoint in this game. The cars and vehicles in this game are incredibly well designed. No matter if you have amazing texture graphics and vehicular handling if the feel isn't there. Luckily that is precisely this savior: its a game with nice atmosphere and feeling. It's not GOTY-material but certainly worth your time.


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What do you do when the father asks you to consider abortion?
I am pregnant with my 4th child. My previous 3 were with my ex-husband. I have been dating a man for 3 years, living together for 2 (kids and all). We have discussed marriage, moving forward etc for a long time. He has never been married and has never had a child of his own. He wanted to wait for the "perfect" girl. Needless to say I come with baggage...3 kids and an ex-husband who is the ever other weekend dad. This has been very hard on our relationship and we were considering seperating so he could have a chance to see if this is really what he wanted. Then I found out I was pregnant 2 months after we removed my IUD (medical problems). We were not careful in protecting and here I am. He was happy when I told him, but now has major regrets of not taking a seperation even to the point he asked if I would consider aborting the baby. I would never abort a baby regardless. I am having a difficult time trying not to stress and cry, but how do you handle this?
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That really stinks. Kudos to you for not aborting - I never would either. I I would tell him that your hurt he would even ask. That's such a crappy thing to ask someone...especially when you supposedly love them and want to have a life with them. Keep the baby, ditch the man. Keep him involved inbaby's life so long as he continues to be a good influence. If at any point he starts getting really unreliable etc, baby may be better off not knowing him that well. You'll have to use your best judgement there. So sorry...hope things owrk out.posted 03/15/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
YOU are the one that gets the choice in whether or not to abort. You are the one that has to carry the baby and ultimately live with the decision. If he didn't want to chance having a baby, he shouldn't have had unprotected sex with you. I would give him some time though, some men jump to abortion when they first find out they're going to be a father, and then after a couple weeks of getting used to it decide they want to keep the baby.posted 03/16/2013 by Jessica9582
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Houseboats offer slice of the high life on Sutton Lake
SUTTON, W. Va. -- The beach? Been there.
The mountains? Done that.
Camping? Never again.
The lake? Well ...
Try a houseboat.
Not just any houseboat. This one is more like a posh, personal floating hotel. Imagine stretching out on a comfy chaise chair, basking in the lap of luxury on the topside sun deck, soaking up a slice of the high life on the clear green waters of Sutton Lake.
Ah, sweet summertime.
Vacation options in West Virginia multiplied this spring when Sutton Lake Marina introduced two huge rental houseboats outfitted with every imaginable amenity -- plush carpeting, three bedrooms, full bath and powder room, canopied upper deck with a water slide and a wet bar with icemaker and fridge; a fully equipped kitchen with gas and electric refrigerators; an entertainment center; air conditioning; two giant insulated ice chests filled by the marina and scads of other niceties, your own miniature mansion on water.
The vessels are manufactured by Fun Country Marine Industries in Indiana for 12 marinas operated by Forever Resorts.
"They've been in the rental houseboat business for 20 years and have locations at prestigious, high-end lakes, like Lake Powell in Arizona, Lake Tahoe and Lake of the Ozarks," Sutton Marina owner Bill Hunt said.
"They couldn't find houseboats that worked well for them as rental boats, so they started building these. There are several hundred in operation throughout the country. When they get to be about 10 years old, they sell them."
Hunt bought two from the Lake of the Ozarks marina.
No other lake in West Virginia offers houseboat rentals, Hunt said. "We're very proud of them."
The boats, measuring 14-by-59-feet, operate with two 115-horsepower outboard engines.
"Another inch in length would require a captain's license to operate it," marina manager Karen Swiney said, "so they stop at 59."
The generator runs a three-ton air conditioner.
Renters take an hour-long orientation course to learn to maneuver the boat. Then they make a trial run with lake personnel on deck. "We take it out and let you drive it with us aboard," Swiney said. "If you're comfortable with it, we have a taxi come get us. Or we can take it out and anchor it for you so you don't have to drive it at all."
"There are a lot of dials and switches," Hunt said, "but the controls are electronic, so it's very easy to operate."
As the ad brochure points out, "If you can drive a car, you can pilot one of our houseboats."
The boat holds 275 gallons of gas. Not that you'll need it. Swiney said most renters mosey immediately to Wolf Creek -- the finger deemed by regulars as the prettiest place on the lake -- and moor there for the duration.
Mosey describes the pace. You don't zip around the lake on a boat this big. Top speed is 14 knots, or about 16 miles per hour.
Some renters bring a small runabout or pontoon for lake exploration and fishing. Or, for an extra $195 a day, the marina will supply a tag-along pontoon as a yacht tender. An extra $30 provides a nicer pontoon with a grill and potty and a motor big enough to tow water toys.
The houseboat itself won't break the bank, especially if couples or families split the tab. You can book a three-day prime-season weekend for $1,290.
"It's very cost effective for a family or a couple of families," Swiney said. "The boat sleeps 10 very comfortably. It's way cheaper than motel rooms -- and a lot more fun."
Two bedrooms have queen-size beds. A third bedroom features two queen-size adjacent beds equipped with privacy curtains. There's a queen-size sleeper sofa in the living parlor. "And there's plenty of room for sleeping bags," Swiney said.
She recommends the four-day midweek (Monday-Thursday) package. "It's $100 cheaper, at $1,190, and you get an extra day."
An entire week (Monday through Sunday or Friday through Thursday) costs $1,735. You can rent by the day for $385 if the boat isn't occupied.
For $195, you can board early and have everything arranged before you take off. Another $195 buys a last night at the docks so you can pack up and depart the next morning.
Spring (April 22 to May 29) and fall (Sept. 1 through Oct. 2) offer the cheapest rates. Off-season weekends cost $895, four-days midweek will run $795 and a seven-day booking is $1,195.
"Fall is a beautiful time up here," Swiney said.
To moor the boat, Hunt suggests tying up to two trees with 150-feet of line. "No anchors to fool with, and the boat never moves."
Formed 50 years ago by the construction of the Sutton Dam, the lake covers 14 1/2 miles. Land attractions include a swimming beach, picnic area and playground.
Swiney takes particular pride in the clarity of water from the Elk and Holly rivers. "We have gorgeous water. Last summer, you could drop a coin in the lake and see it drop 22 feet."
Hunt and his wife, Mary, bought the marina in 2009, burned down the aged facility they found there and replaced it with new docks and a floating grocery, café and store. Merchandise includes fishing supplies, and even a line of swimsuits.
A retired real estate broker, Hunt said he put "way over six figures" into the marina makeover.
The Hunts arrived in West Virginia from Virginia as hippies in the 1970s, he said. "We were here two years before we knew the lake existed." They started boating at Sutton from the time they discovered it.
In the mid-80s, they moved to Washington, D.C., always with the thought that they would retire in West Virginia. When they learned the marina was available, they snapped it up.
Hunt rewards slip tenants with a few fringe benefits. On Memorial Day weekend, he bought 200 ribeye steaks and invited slip holders to a cookout. A Low Country Boil is planned for Labor Day weekend.
"If it weren't for them," Mary Hunt said, "there wouldn't be us."
When Hunt isn't monitoring things at the marina, he's probably off enjoying his hobby. He restores and shows antique boats.
For more information about houseboat rentals, call the marina. at 304-765-2120.
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Robert Higgs Discusses Effects of WWI on the Tom Woods Show
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The 1967 Outer Space Treaty designated space for peaceful purposes as the province of all mankind. Virtually all spacefaring nations now favor a new treaty to accommodate major changes in geopolitics and military technology. The United States, however, has blocked negotiations, citing potential threats to U.S. rights, capabilities, and freedom of action.
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With the Sun in Gemini in the 12th house you are becoming informed about your fears. You discover personal power by communicating that which scares you most. Your central purpose is to let your mind unwind by finding an outlet for your nervous energy. You shine by letting the infinite talk through you. Coming into your own requires being alert to your, and other people's, "tell." Attaining self-realization means that you know when someone is lying and you know when you are lying to yourself. Being you means having a knack for spinning tales of fantasy.
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creating a Playstation Home event for Over The Wall because they make a child with a serious illness smile!
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Will have contests and prizes to give away!
To attend send a friend request via PSN to: TBA
Dress code: Anything you like! Will be different contests based on different themes however.
The event has been made possible with the help of Lockwood Publishing who have helped get the event recognised within Home and allowed us to make it extra special and really enjoyable.
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Our name is Pixels4Progress, Initially we started as a group of 4 people when we held our first event but have since expanded and have set ourselves the target of doing bigger and better events with our love of gaming!
We are a group of long time Playstation Home users who have all met through the platform over the years and come from the places all over Europe and North America. We initially only viewed Playstation Home as a virtual experience on the Playstation 3 but believed it could be used to get like minded people together to help make an impact in reality by supporting charitable causes.
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After staying in business for 68 years, Taylor's Jewelry, 518 Court St., is closing its doors.
Ray and Carol Taylor said they have decided it's time to retire. "We tried to sell the business but in this economy we were unable to do so," Taylor said.
When the store closes after its going-out-of-business sale, downtown Fulton no longer will have a jewelry store.
"We will stay in business until we sell off the inventory. We won't be rushed to close the business. That's the plus side of not selling the business. I also own the building," Taylor said.
"It's a great place to do business downtown because the store is located at a crosswalk and it's easy for people to walk across the street to get to us," Taylor said.
Taylor put up a going-out-of-business sign on the front of his store on Tuesday. "The store has been extremely busy. People are looking for bargains," Taylor said.
Jody Paschal, owner of Gidley's Shoe Store in downtown Fulton, said "It's sad that no one wanted to buy the store. At one time we had four jewelry stores downtown. Taylor's Jewelry brought a lot of business downtown. The other day I sold a pair of shoes to a lady who went across the street to buy coordinating jewelry at Taylor's," Paschal said.
"I personally bought a lot of gifts at Taylor's. That's where I would go to buy wedding presents," Paschal said.
Taylor said the Taylor family jewelry store was started in 1942 by his father Ernest Taylor.
"My dad was working in a shoe factory. A doctor told him he was allergic to the dye used in shoe leather. He needed to find another way to earn a living. He had a friend who was involved in the jewelry and watch business who mentioned to him that because of the war there was a big demand for watch repair because it was difficult to find new watches during the war. My father took a correspondence course from the Wisconsin Institute of Horology to learn how to repair watches and clocks," Taylor said.
His father bought some showcases and started a watch and jewelry business during World War II and opened a shop in his home on Grand Street in Fulton.
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In the early 1960s the jewelry store moved to Court Street next to Callaway Bank.
Taylor worked for Ovid Bell Press for 13 years. When his father decided to retire, Taylor and his wife bought the store from his father in 1974. In 1976, he moved the business from 524 Court St. to the current larger location at 518 Court St.
"I've been married to my wife Carol for 52 years. We decided to close the business while we were still in good health. I will be 74 in March and my wife is younger," Taylor said.
Taylor said competition over the years as changed the jewelry business, especially from big box discount stores and even the Internet. "There's still a lot of business changing watch batteries, sizing rings and jewelry repairs," Taylor said.
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Mrs. Taylor had high praise for the store's employees. "Jo Hensley has been here for 23 years and Carmen McEwen has been working her for seven years. They have been invaluable in making our business successful," she said.
When the store celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2002, State Rep. Danie Moore presented the store a framed resolution from the Missouri House of Representatives honoring the store for its 60th year as a family business.
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A recent article by Jodi Wilgoren entitled At Center of a Clash, Rowdy Children in Coffee Shops brought to light a long-time problem in America: the rise of the child as the focal point of the family.
There probably isnt an American alive who hasnt wanted to vacate a store because of a shrieking child whose parents seem oblivious or because of rowdy children charging up one aisle and down another through a store, upsetting displays and creating havoc while their parents shop. Just the other day, while shopping, I heard a mother say to her son, who was obviously picking up and handling store merchandise, You need to put that back now. If you be good, Ill buy you candy. My jaw dropped. The message to the child, loud and clear, was, If you do something bad but stop when I say to, Ill reward you.
Thats called operant conditioning, a concept developed by B F Skinner who stated, emphatically, that you could teach an animal to do anything you wanted if you reinforced the behavior enough times. Skinner is famous for the Skinner Rat Box where he reinforced wanted behaviors by reward. B F Skinner was also a humanist a religious world view that believes man is but one system of many systems, all interconnected and interdependent; with an infrastructure that is analogous across systems. In other words, man is not better than animal, tree, air or water. To say his world view is flawed would be an understatement. Animals act on instinct, lacking the God-given higher order ability of humans to think and reason.
Children arent animals. They are small human beings. They have a brain. They have intelligence. They can think and reason.
There is an old adage, a very good one at that: children should be seen and not heard. Its a good one. Children should not be the center of attention, either in the familial unit or in public. But the transformation of our society has made them that way. Everything must be for the child, the child must be the center of attention even when among adults. Just read Dr Spocks book on child-rearing. He, of course, admitted before he left our earthly realm that his philosophy didnt and doesnt work, but walk into any book store and you will find his book, revised and updated, sitting on the shelves, awaiting purchase by some unsuspecting and gullible parent out to raise his/her child the right way.
And we spend so much time catering to the every whim of the child that we fail to provide the two things children need most love and discipline.
A child needs to know, as he/she grows up, what is and what is not acceptable. And despite the claims of the children are like flowers, we must let them bloom crowd, a child who is allowed to shriek to the detriment of everyone else within hearing range isnt blooming, hes demanding discipline, hes demanding that his parents give him guidance. The same is true of the child who throws a temper tantrum or is rowdy and unruly in public. Parents take them into restaurants and expect everyone else to put up with their screams while trying to eat a meal they paid to enjoy; they take them into stores and let them race up and down the aisles being rude and disrespectful to not only the store owners and employees but everyone in the store.
The problem isnt the child; the problem is the parent(s). I watched in total disgust one time as a mother chased her small child through a store parking lot, grabbed her child by the arm, and shrieked at her, Whats the matter with you, dont you realize you could get run over by a car. I wanted so badly to walk up to that mother and say, Everyone in this parking lot can hear you, what message do you really think you are sending to your child? But the mother was clearly out of control of herself and of the situation. My saying anything to her would have only set her off further. But the message she sent to the child was Im not in control and you arent safe. The message she didnt send, but that the child obviously needed to hear, said quietly and with authority, was, Stay with me. Do not run through parking lots, cars cant see you, could run over you, and you could be killed. Logical, direct, and understandable to the child. It was obviously, however, that the lack of discipline here was long-standing.
When the consequences of disobeying has consistent and immediate consequences, the child learns to discipline self and knows that he is safe, that he is loved. Waiting until a child is fifteen to say no doesnt work. The time to say no and reinforce that no with appropriate and consistent discipline is when the child first begins to explore his/her environs, when the child reaches out to touch that nick-knack on the coffee table or decides the toilet bowl is a grand place bath the cat.
I listened in horror as a Bible study leader told parents they should child-proof their homes. Parents should not child proof their homes. What parents should do is teach children that what is the childs is his or hers; what is someone elses, they keep their hands off of. Anyone who thinks a child is too young to understand that concept is deluding themselves. Children catch on to the concept very quickly, especially when failing to obey brings consistent and immediate consequences.
When I challenged the Bible study leader, the look of horror on the faces of other parents in the room told me that the church didnt have a good Biblical foundation. I didnt go back. Sparing the rod really does spoil the child.
Parents need to know where their children are and what their children are doing. When the child wants to play with the electrical outlets, slap his/her hands, No. You dont play with outlets. Outlets kill. The child understands. Hes got a brain. He can think. And the smart parent doesnt just walk away and figure thats the end of it. The child has a brain. The child will try again. And if the consequences are the same, the child learns not only that his actions are not acceptable but that he is safe, that he is loved, that he has someone older and wiser on whom he can depend and to whom he can turn.
Today parents who spank their children are being charged with child abuse. To that I say hogwash. Spanking a child is not child abuse; spanking a child when that child has done something wrong is telling that child that his actions are not acceptable and that the people to whom that child looks for his safety and well-being, his parents, care about him. The you must let the child bloom crowd claim spanking is teaching the child that hitting is okay. That would be true if the child and parent were equals, but that doesnt hold true when the parent is supposed to be the one in charge.
And there is a great deal of difference between spanking a child and beating a child. Spanking a child is done without anger because the child has done something that he needs to know is not acceptable and will not be acceptable at any time in the future. Spanking a child when one is angry is another story, and too many parents dont lay a hand on their child until the anger boils over and the parent is no longer in control. And that is child abuse.
Children need to learn what is socially acceptable. They dont learn that when parents dont teach it. This isnt a matter of teaching diversity, this is a matter of teaching the child to respect the rights and feelings of others. When the child points at someone who is crippled or in a wheel-chair and says, Look, mommy, hes weird or something even worse, as children in their innocence will do, and the parent giggles nervously or simply ignores the child instead of slapping that tiny pointing finger and saying, we dont point, we dont say things like that, its rude and disrespectful they send a message to the child that making fun of others who are perceived as different is acceptable. When parents allow children to talk back or back sass as it was called in my young days, they send a message to the child that defying authority is okay and that their years of living is equal in experience to the experience and knowledge of their parents. That is simply not true; the child knows it isnt true; and the child feels unsafe. When parents allow their children to interrupt adult conversations just for the sake of being the center of attention, they send the message that the child doesnt need to respect his elders.
We see the result of the children should be allowed to bloom humanist philosophy around us all the time and it is no more evident than in how children act and how they dress. There are too many children looking for someone, anyone, who cares enough to tell them No, that isnt acceptable. You see them every day on the streets. They have no morals, they have no standards, and they have no values. They have no respect for anyone or anything. They run in herds just like cattle do.
These children didnt just get that way; they have been made that way by a system that portends to protect them. That system is there to justify its existence not to protect children. And no better example of that exists than the Wenatchee Witch Hunt. And the fault for that system being there falls on the American people who allowed it to come into being.
In closing, an incident in an ice-cream shop has remained vividly in my mind through the years. I was waiting to enjoy a double-scoop of my favorite flavor when a harried mother came in the shop pushing a stroller with one hand and grasping the hand of a small fussy boy with the other. The little boy immediately started acting out, running his grimly little fingers all over the glass display cases for the various flavors of ice-cream available and talking loudly while mama scolded and the employees cringed. Mama finally got around to, If you dont quit that, Im not buying you any ice-cream which brought immediate shrieks of rage which was an obvious pattern as she did nothing while the little boy continued his behavior. I watched all this and had finally had enough.
This was a small shop and everyone was being subjected to an ineffective mother and an undisciplined child. I squatted directly in front of that little boy, and I looked him directly and sternly right in the eye, and I said, Do you want to clean up the mess you are making on that glass? The little boy looked at me for a second, he wasnt sure I was serious. The look on my face obviously told him I was because he retreated behind his mother and stayed there, quietly, to the pleasure of everyone in the shop. His mother never said a word; I hoped, and I have no doubt the store employees hoped, that she got the message.
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