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Just wondering if there are any other owners here. I own a new XIX, standard matte finish, standard barrel. I fire factory Hornady 300gr regularly, mainly because of price.
I experienced a feed issue with it, but it turned out to be the magazine - when I switched mags it fed flawlessly with no further problems. I've since disassembled and cleaned the mag, and will try it my next time out.
What I fail to understand is these posts I see all over the internet about how unmanageable this gun is, how it hurts their hands, how they get brass in the head, how it flies everywhere because of recoil (we've all seen the Youtube video of the usual dimwits getting hit with the thing after they fire it).
I fire mine one-handed regularly, as I do with all my handguns - I believe I should be comfortable shooting one-handed with either my left or my right (although it doesn't feel like someone else is shooting when I use my left :mrgreen:) because you might not always have a perfect chance to take the time to shoot with perfect form in an emergency.
I have no issues handling this firearm or firing it accurately. I am a big guy, but my gf is small and slim (if I say skinny she'll kick my ass) and she fires it also without issue.


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This is a discussion on What kind of dog do you own? Are they a good watch/guard dog? within the Home (And Away From Home) Defense Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Hand-me-down poodle with one eye that has a cataract. She can't see or hear very well but she's one heck of a smeller. Insists on ...
Hand-me-down poodle with one eye that has a cataract. She can't see or hear very well but she's one heck of a smeller. Insists on walking point and barking at any dog that dares to bark at her. Totally useless as a watchdog or guard dog but helps me develop/maintain my SA since she is so defenseless.
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Two a speed bump rat terrier and others mixed in but she has heart.
Then Pretzel a Blue healer he is one of the larger of the breed at 1 year this week he is 53 pounds . Right now he is like having a 4 year old kid around.
I have a young Black Lab. She barks at strange noises, people walking past the house (I live on a corner lot), the cat, squirrels, birds & any other critter. When someone comes into the house she'll jump on them & lick them, tail wagging wildly. That's usually after barking & running around in a circle for happiness. That goes for friends, relatives & strangers. Very intelligent & a fast learner. Obeys commands instantly. If I was younger I'd train her for S&R.
Up until last February I had a large Siberian Husky. She died 2 days before her 14th birthday. Gentle as can be but when I walked her around the neighborhood some punk-types would cross the street rather than pass us. She definitely had a wolf-like look & would howl rather than bark. You could hear the howl from a long way off so everyone within earshot knew a wolf lived here. Very intelligent but stubborn when it came to commands. You could tell she understood everything we said but she'd react or obey on her own good time. She'd obey but not before it was understood who was the boss. Very loyal. Used her several times for S&R. She was very sensitive to dead things & once dug up a raccoon skull at over a foot deep & tracked a deer carcass about a mile. The deer was freshly dead & didn't even smell yet, at least I couldn't smell it. It was in a nearby state forest & I told the Ranger about it. After investigation he figured the doe died a natural death as it was quite old.
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I have a Chow/Lab/something else mix - the one in my avvy. She's a great guard dog because she's smart and I took the time to train her well. Chows are a breed that you don't want to leave to their own devices - you have to tell them when it's ok or not to be aggressive. (Having used the word "aggressive" I have to say, she has never shown any true aggression or we probably wouldn't keep her around, she's defensive in the truest sense of the word.) I think she's great, but I wouldn't advocate the Chow breed for a casual dog owner. Also, it seems that the mixes are a bit easier to train - her Chow/Lab daddy's owner said the halfbreed was a much better dog than their previous purebred.
I really don't think she would "attack" anyone unless they tried to grab or restrain her, but she puts on a really convincing show and nobody has wanted to test their luck.
After she was 4 and well trained, we got an adult Lab to keep her company when we were working a lot. His sheer size scares people (and I find that amusing). He has proven to know the difference in random strangers (who he brings a ball and tries to entice them to play fetch) and those who may be trying to cause us harm (he has hackled up and growled when it was appropriate), so he turned out to be an ok "guard" dog as well. He doesn't like strange dogs coming on our property, which was an asset when I kept livestock, but he is OK with them on neutral ground (the park, wherever) so it's not a problem in public.
They have scared off a few bad guys, and alerted us to suspicious people, which is all I really want/expect from them. They earn their keep and I love them.
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Nothing gets past our little Poodle. An attack dog he ain't but if anything or anyone out of the ordinary approaches he's all over it. He makes enough noise to wake the dead and if he could reach the phone he'd probably even call 911 for us.
Mini Dachshund with an alligator mouth and hummingbird butt. But he'll definitely let you know when he hears something. If they came it he'd probably suck up and try to get petted.
Better watch your ankles if you ever come into our house unannounced... you might sprain one tripping over ours as she tries to get out of your way.
Two Chihuahuas and a Pit Bull. The Chihuahuas are good at notifying if there is anyone approaching or coming in. The youngest yaps at everyone, including me, when I come in the door. The oldest one howls when the youngest starts barking. And the Pit is still a youngster (not even a year old yet) but he's big and does not stand for anyone he doesn't know. If someone comes over who hasn't been, we need to either hold his collar or put him in his kennel.
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Mini schnauzer, he definitely lets you know if something is up,so he's a great alerting dog,but size precludes him being a guard dog. I did have a GSD and Husky that had to be surrendered due to wife's health issues, they worked well as a pair, the husky was the face and GSD was the voice.
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Sage advice here.
I had a wonderful, big, super-friendly Black Lab. But he had a ferocious bark and a very deep growl at strange noises. Even my LEO buddy remarked about how much of a deterrent that bark would have been to a 'bad guy'. But my Lab is barking in doggie-Heaven now.
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See avatar... I have a 7 year old rottie that has been socialized with people and other animals. He loves both and is very friendly, but, he knows when something is not quite right. Rotties are not quick reactionary dogs, they are the laid back, wait and see how it pans out type. But when the threshold for him to react is crossed..., pity the fool.
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German shepherd. She will notice anyone/anythjng outside and let you know. She has a different bark/growl and it is very noticeable when she does not like what is outside.


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Steven B. Gorin is a partner in the Private Client practice group of Thompson Coburn LLP and a past chair of the Business Planning Group of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. He served as ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee for the amendment to the Uniform Principal and Income Act described in this article.
In summer 2008, the Uniform Law Commission amended section 409 of the Uniform Principal and Income Act (the "UPAIA"). For the text of the amendment, see the appendix to this article. The amendment responds to the IRS's criticism of how the UPAIA treats individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and certain qualified retirement plans held by marital trusts. This article provides the necessary background, describes the IRS's concerns, explains the UPAIA amendment, and discusses the planning implications.
By way of background, let's consider when an IRA or a defined contribution qualified retirement plan (in either case, a "Fund") should or should not be payable to a marital trust. As used in this article, "marital trust" refers to a general power of appointment trust under Internal Revenue Code ("Code") § 2056(b)(5) or a trust for which a QTIP election is made under Code § 2056(b)(7). From an income tax perspective, ideally a Fund should be payable outright to the surviving spouse, so that the surviving spouse can roll over the distribution into the surviving spouse's own IRA. Code §§ 402(c)(4), 402(c)(9), 408(d)(3)(A), and 408(d)(3)(C)(ii)(II). This enables the surviving spouse to maximize income tax deferral by allowing the surviving spouse to use the "Uniform Lifetime Table" found in Treas. Reg. § 1.401(a)(9)-9(A-2). The only time a surviving spouse might want to roll over less than all the Fund is when the surviving spouse has not attained age 59½ and might need distributions before reaching that age. Distributions before that age generally would be subject to a 10% penalty if they come from the surviving spouse's own IRA, Code § 72(t)(2)(A)(i), but not if they come from the decedent's account, Code § 72(t)(2)(A)(ii). Thus, the surviving spouse would estimate what might be needed before age 59½, leave that in the decedent's account if possible, and roll over the rest into the surviving spouse's IRA.
A Fund should be payable to a marital trust only if the estate planning objectives outweigh the benefit of the income tax deferral. For example, suppose the client has children and is no longer married to the other parent. The client has remarried and wants to provide for the new spouse. Ideally, the client would give part of the Fund to the new spouse and part to the children, so that all beneficiaries can maximize income tax deferral. That might not be possible, however, if the surviving spouse needs the Fund's income for living expenses and the client is willing to make the children wait until the new spouse dies. In such a case, the client would likely use a marital trust so that any principal not required for the new spouse's living expenses would be accumulated and pass to the children on the new spouse's death. If the client had made the surviving spouse the outright beneficiary, the client would have had no assurance that the surviving spouse would not use the entire Fund for a use other than what the client intended.
Another good candidate for a marital trust is a client who does not trust the surviving spouse to manage the Fund wisely. The client might not trust the spouse's ability to make good investment decisions or to hire appropriate investment advisors. The client might not be comfortable with the spouse's spending habits and therefore might want a third party to determine distributions to make sure the spouse lives under an appropriate budget.
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Rev. Rul. 2006-26 (the "Ruling"), 2006-1 C.B. 939, requires that the Fund itself qualify for the marital deduction under the same rules as any marital trust. In a marital trust, the surviving spouse must be entitled to all of the trust's income for life. Although a very common drafting approach is to require that all income is paid to the surviving spouse no less frequently than annually, relevant regulations require only that the surviving spouse have the right to withdraw the income no less frequently than annually. Treas. Reg. §§ 20.2056(b)-5(f)(1), (8) and 20.2056(b)-7(d)(2).
The Ruling also has a safe harbor. The safe harbor has two basic requirements. First, the Fund's income must be determined as if the Fund itself were a marital trust. Second, the surviving spouse must have the right to receive this income without regard to the income of any trust to which the Fund is payable.
This safe harbor raised a problem with respect to UPAIA § 409. Before the recent amendment, section 409 generally allocated 90% of any receipt from a Fund to principal and 10% to income. The problem arose because this allocation did not necessarily correspond to the Fund's internal income. Although section 409 also provided that receipts could be reallocated to income to the extent necessary to qualify for the marital deduction, the Ruling concluded that this ability to reallocate would not satisfy the safe harbor. Furthermore, section 409 did not address the safe harbor's requirement that the surviving spouse have the right to receive the Fund's income if the Fund did not distribute all of its income to the trust. Section 409 also did not address the safe harbor's requirement that this income be computed independently of the trust's other income.
The safe harbor is not the only way to qualify for the estate tax marital deduction. But in light of the importance the IRS placed on these issues by going to the trouble of issuing a revenue ruling, the concern arose that many attorneys might draft estate plans not complying with the safe harbor. Hence, section 409 was amended.
The Amendment of UPAIA § 409
As amended, UPAIA § 409 provides that distributions from a Fund are allocated to income to the extent of the Fund's income, determined as if the Fund were a separate trust. To the extent that the trustee does not withdraw and distribute the Fund's income to the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse may require the trustee to distribute the Fund's income. The surviving spouse, however, might prefer leaving part of the Fund's income inside the Fund to accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. If the surviving spouse chooses to do that, the amendment provides that the surviving spouse may require the trustee to distribute other assets equal to that year's accumulated income. The trustee can decide the extent to which these distributions are made from the Fund or other assets. Therefore, the surviving spouse should discuss the trustee's plans before making a formal demand.
Broader Implications
The policy behind the Ruling's safe harbor—that income must be determined based on what the asset generates rather than the 90/10 rule—might be used by the IRS for assets other than a Fund, for example, annuities, defined benefit plans, and other assets payable to a marital trust. The changes to UPAIA § 409 suggest a mechanism for determining such assets' income. If the trustee cannot calculate the income, the trustee could try to find out the asset's value and then make unitrust payments. Unitrust payments would be a fixed percentage of the trust's assets. The fixed percentage would be set by the enacting state somewhere between 3% and 5%, based on an entirely separate safe harbor under Treas. Reg. § 1.643(b)-1 that is incorporated by reference into Treas. Reg. § 20.2056(b)-5(f)(1). If the trustee cannot re-determine the value, each year the trustee would determine the present value of the expected payments, using present value factors that apply to annuities under Code § 7520. The trustee would multiply the present value by the Code § 7520 interest rate then in effect, and the resulting product would be the income subject to the general requirements for a Fund.
In an audit it is hoped the IRS would accept this process as a reasonable approach for determining income in light of uncertainty. But, if the IRS updates the Ruling to reflect the changes to section 409, the IRS is not likely to express an opinion on fact patterns involving assets other than a Fund.
Retroactivity of the Amendment
During the process of amending UPAIA § 409, representatives of the IRS and the U.S. Treasury informally urged that the amendment be adopted with at least some retroactive effect. The author drafted a letter that the ABA's Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section sent to the IRS, requesting a formal approval of the amendment as retroactively saving the marital deduction. As this article goes to press, we await a reply.
Two key issues in implementing the amendment retroactively are (1) determining how to account for distributions already made and (2) determining the effect on income tax returns.
For example, if the trustee received a distribution that was formerly classified as principal but is retroactively classified as income under the amendment, the trustee must distribute that reclassified amount to the surviving spouse. It is possible that, because of discretionary distributions already paid to the surviving spouse, the reclassification of income might not require the trustee to make additional distributions.
Any required additional distribution might have income tax effects under which the trust would receive an additional deduction and the surviving spouse would report additional income. Treas. Reg. § 1.661(a)-2 deducts from a trust's taxable income the lesser of the trust's distributed net income or the sum of the amount required to be distributable to the beneficiary and any additional amounts properly paid or credited to the beneficiary. Treas. Reg. § 1.662(a)-1 requires a beneficiary to include in income the amount a trust deducted for that beneficiary under Treas. Reg. § 1.661(a)-2.
If this affects years for which income tax returns were previously filed, the trustee would have to consider amending the prior returns and giving the surviving spouse an amended Schedule K-1, which would then cause the surviving spouse to need to file an amended income tax return. The trustee would not be obligated to amend a prior return that was filed without fraudulent intent. If the trustee were to file an amended return, however, the surviving spouse would need to file a return so that the income reported on the surviving spouse's income tax return matches the Schedule K-1 income. If the trustee does not file an amended income tax return, then the trustee would have to consider whether an adjustment should be made if the surviving spouse later receives this additional amount without the trust receiving an income tax deduction. UPAIA § 506(a).
In addition, suppose the surviving spouse had the right to withdraw the Fund's income but did not know it. The surviving spouse should be authorized to exercise the withdrawal right for any period covered by the retroactivity within a reasonable time after the effective date of this change.
To avoid the income tax issues and the need for make-up distributions covering many years, the section 409 amendment would be retroactive until January 1 of the year in which these changes are enacted if the marital trust has been funded for more than one taxable year. If the marital trust is not funded until the year of enactment, or will not be funded until a later year, the amendment would be retroactive to the date of death.
General Estate and Gift Tax Planning Implications of the Amendment
The UPAIA amendment is a default rule. It applies only if the grantor does not choose to override it. Before we discuss the implications of the amendment for the drafting of marital trusts, consider some background information.
Providing the surviving spouse with the ability to withdraw other assets is not required by the IRS's safe harbor. But doing so facilitates income tax planning by allowing the surviving spouse to receive the same amount of money without being taxed on the accumulated retirement income. It also avoids an unintentional gift (described in the next paragraph) to the extent that the spouse receives a distribution to replace what was permitted to be accumulated.
To the extent that the surviving spouse permits income to be accumulated and added to principal and does not receive a make-up payment from other assets, the surviving spouse has permitted the lapse of a general power of appointment. Generally, to the extent that this lapse exceeds 5% of the trust's assets, including the Fund, the spouse has made a gift. Code § 2514(b) provides that a lapse is considered a gift to the extent it exceeds the greater of $5,000 or 5% of the assets out of which it can be satisfied. The $5,000 figure is coordinated with other lapses, so it might or might not be available. Code § 2702 provides that, generally, the value of the surviving spouse's right to income and any discretionary distributions are not subtracted from this gift because they are not in the form of an annuity or unitrust interest. Furthermore, because any gift to the remainder beneficiaries is not a present interest, the Code § 2503(b) annual gift exclusion is not available.
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The amendment to UPAIA § 409 helps save the unwary from a fight over the marital deduction. Therefore, all states are encouraged to adopt the amendment. But those who write estate planning documents should consider possible gift tax issues if the amendment is adopted and the surviving spouse does not withdraw all of the Fund's income.Return To Issue Index


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Top end of NHL draft looks very competitive
We're a month into the Canadian Hockey League season and U.S. high school and college play aren't under way, but already there has been some significant movement on Red Line's early season list.
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And we're happy to report that things at the top end of our list look very competitive. We like the depth we're seeing, and this draft class includes a number of players ranked solidly in our first round who should be able to push the top 10 and stand a good chance of elevating themselves into that elite group if they can improve one aspect of their game or take things up just one more notch.
We're thinking specifically about guys like defensemen Matt Dumba and Morgan Rielly out in the Western Hockey League. Each has a standout quality (for Rielly, it's his tremendous power play acumen, while the sheer intensity of Dumba's game earns recognition), and the tools to develop into big-time players if they can smooth out a couple of rough edges.
Similarly in the Ontario Hockey League, Finnish import Olli Maata might not display flashy offense right away as he gets accustomed to the North American game, but he's a very strong and intelligent blue-liner who makes very few mistakes.
Finally, Swedish wingers Sebastian Collberg and Pontus Aberg are both off to great early starts and could easily challenge the top group. In fact, we suspect that Aberg, who is already playing against men in the Swedish Elite League, will get a serious boost at Christmas when he will almost certainly perform for Sweden's loaded world junior championships team.
On the negative side of the ledger, a rash of serious injuries to top prospects in both the Ontario and Quebec leagues have marred the early season.
In the OHL, Alex Galchenyuk, Adam Pelech, Daniil Zharkov, and Alex Gudbranson — all candidates for the first three rounds — have each been bitten hard by the injury bug.
Over in the Q, the Halifax power forward duo of Martin Frk and Andrew Ryan— both potential first-rounders — have yet to take the ice for the Mooseheads, and look to be another couple of weeks away from returning to the lineup.
•Scott Kosmachuk (47)— Has been the biggest revelation of the early season for us in the OHL. Showing much better offensive skills than we thought, and has really exhibited a pit-bull mentality.
•Colton Sissons (35)— This up-tempo, high-energy player is fast becoming an RLR favorite. Relentless in puck pursuit with an extremely high hockey IQ.
•Pontus Aberg (15)— We already loved his passion and desire, and his four early season goals in the Swedish league don't exactly hurt the cause either.
•Raphael Bussieres (51)— Terrific skater who plays a pretty solid two-way game, and this year he has started to pile up the points.
•Fredrik Anderberg (117)— Can't ever seem to stay healthy long enough to get untracked. He has some offensive skills, but hasn't been able to deliver on his promise yet.
•Kalle Torniainen (55)— Left Finland after last season to play in Sweden. Now he's already left Sweden to head back to Finland. We're not sure what's going on, but on the surface, it doesn't look good.
News and notes from around the scouting community
•Guelph winger Scott Kosmachuk has given early indications that he will be a significant riser in Red Line's rankings. He is in top condition early on and logging a ton of icetime for the Storm. He combines excellent speed with several gears and a fearless "get to the net" attitude. Both of our primary OHL scouts have already noted that Kosmachuk backs up his skill with a willingness to go to the dirty areas and drop his gloves when provoked. He's also strong on the puck and works both ends of the ice.
•Still a year away from his draft year, Max Domi is turning heads with both his hockey smarts and last name. Traded from Kingston to London over the summer for a huge price, Domi has paid immediate dividends for the Knights. He managed a hat trick in his first OHL game and followed that up with a solid effort against Guelph. He has already shown much better puckhandling skill than dad ever possessed, and excellent vision of the ice. The only remaining question is whether the constant pounding he will take because of his talent and name will take a toll on his still growing 5'10" frame.
•While taking in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's season-opening showcase event last month, a couple of New Jersey Hitmen really stood for us. Smooth skating left winger Jason Stephanik is an offensively gifted prospect who showed deft stickhandling skills and creative instincts despite seeing very limited ice time on a veteran club. He scored a great goal on a blurry-fast release from the slot, receiving the puck and snapping it off to the top shelf all in one motion before the goalie could even get set. His vision is a real plus, too.
Hitmen defenseman Brett Pesce, a late '94 who isn't eligible until 2013, has even more longterm upside. He has fine size (6-3, 175) and outstanding four-way skating ability, and for a young kid playing mostly against 19-year-olds, he shows no hesitation to handle the puck in his own end under pressure.
He shows very good offensive tools: sees the ice and distributes the puck well as a quarterback on the power play, and makes long, lead stretch passes through the neutral zone. Though not physically strong yet, has a great frame and is not shy around the corners. We liked Pesce at this summer's U.S. Select 17 Festival, and will be keeping close tabs on his progress.
•In recent years the North American Hockey League has expanded to nearly 30 teams, which has forced teams to shed the dinosaur mentality and bring in some younger players. This past month the league held its annual showcase in Blaine, Minn., and while most NHL scouts in attendance were only being thorough, Corpus Christi IceRays goaltender Anthony Stolarz had scouts abuzz and is the NAHL's first legitimate pro prospect since Pat Maroon.
At 6-5, 200, Stolarz is a huge and confident butterfly goaltender in the Pekka Rinne mold with lively and long octopus-like limbs and remarkably fast feet for a goaltender his size. Despite wearing leg pads that are barely knee-high, he has a lot of layers to him as he battles hard, does well in traffic, and is a skillful and intelligent puckhandler.
Stolarz was an unknown entering the showcase, but with his tools and after posting a .939 save percentage and allowing three goals in two games, he is now firmly on the map and will have NHL scouts making the trek out to see him this season. Reportedly his representatives have reached out to OHL clubs, so it looks like he will be going the major junior route.
Red Line Report's top prospects
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|1. Nail Yakupov
|6-0, 190
|Oct. 6, 1993
|2. Ryan Murray
|6-0, 191
|Sept. 27, 1993
|3. Filip Forsberg
|6-1, 176
|Aug. 13, 1994
|4. Nick Ebert
|6-1, 195
|May 11, 1994
|5. Henrik Samuelsson
|6-2, 195
|Feb. 7, 1994
|6. Griffin Reinhart
|6-4, 204
|Jan. 24, 1994
|7. Alex Galchenyuk (injured)
|6-1, 197
|Feb. 12, 1994
|8. Zemgus Girgensons
|6-1, 187
|Jan. 5, 1994
|9. Mikhail Grigorenko
|6-2, 192
|May 16, 1994
|10. Morgan Rielly
|6-0, 200
|March 3, 1994
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- He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a mixed selection of chocolates.
- If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite.
- The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
- Will passengers waiting to board please go to the ticket counter?
- Each transaction at the foreign exchange counter seems to take forever.
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counter noun [ C ] (OBJECT IN GAME)
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counter noun [ C ] (DOING COUNTING)
› a person or machine that counts
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counterverb [ I or T ]uk /ˈkaʊn.tər/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
› to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something:
When criticisms were made of the school's performance, the parents' group countered with details of its exam results.
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C2 in a way that opposes something:
Bob's decision not to take the job ran counter to his family's expectations.
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Try the Virginia Dept. of Taxation web site. I think you need to be a valid business in Va. not in Fairfax County. I know you need to be able to collect sales tax.
There should be a "starting a new business" link.
Some HOA's restrict running businesses out of homes.
What the BATF form is saying is, you must be in compliance with all state and local laws and ordinances.
Good luck.


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The never changing saga of American attempts to bring democracy and good government to the people of this planet continues in Washington D.C. with the arrival of President Hamid Karzai from Afghanistan. President Obama met with the man who is has incredible talent to make gobs of money from US aid, but has a somewhat hard time getting rid of his corrupt cronies so the Afghan army has the leadership and money to wage effective war against the Taliban. Karzai and Obama agree in the importance of having Afghan soldiers in charge of fighting, they do not agree on how this goal can be attained. Karzai wants money, he wants control, he wants US soldiers to hang around and make certain the corrupt rulers of Afghanistan continue in power.
We Americans went down this road in China during the 1940s, in Vietnam during the 1960s, and for the past decade in Afghanistan. No money or soldiers should be sent to Afghanistan until Karzai selects technocrats to run the government and gets rid of his criminal buddies–including members of his own family!


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Our faculty publishes leading-edge research in a wide variety of fields. We prepare students to understand domestic and international affairs. Our areas of focus include national security and foreign policy, legal studies, environmental affairs, world politics and policy, global development, and international business.
Department of Political Science
Future U.S. diplomat receives prestigious international affairs fellowship
Following a highly competitive contest, Daniella Zelaya was recently named one of only 30 students nationwide to receive the 2016 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship.
Nneoma Nwankwo named Virginia Tech's Undergraduate Student of the Year:
Nneoma Nwankwo of Lagos, Nigeria, who will graduate in May with a degree in political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, is Virginia Tech Undergraduate Student of the Year.
VT Magazine features IS alumna & UN official
International Studies alumna Kelly Tallman Clements, a member of the Class of 1988, is profiled in the Virginia Tech Magazine's recently released Winter 2016 issue.
PSCI OLMA alumnus appointed to professorship in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Congratulations to Dr. Adis Maksić, a 2009 graduate of the Political Science On-Line MA Program (OLMA)
Professor Milly returns from Fulbright semester in Japan
Welcome back to campus Professor Deborah Milly, who spent Fall Semester 2015 in Tokyo, Japan conducting research.


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Pendant measure about 1.5cm by 1.5cm
Amber is an organic material made up of fossilized natural botanic resins. In Greek, amber is known as elektron which mean The Sun. This beautiful rock has been used as jewelry and ornaments for thousands of years.
This gemstone is valued for its healing properties that could give one a lovely sense of health and healing. It will be perfect for those who are recovering from illness or injury. It is also said to be ideal for elderly people as it promotes longevity.
It helps balance the emotions, clear one's mind, disperse negative energy, and relieves stress by clearing phobias and fears.
When worn on the skin as the amber is warmed, it releases succinic acid, a healing oil, into the skin which enters the bloodstream.
Amber is also said to have anti-inflammatory properties, which help reduce inflammation in the body. It also has been said that amber is electromagnetically active and charged with organic energy, producing negative ions to have a positive effect on the body.


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NY District 13 Little League: Links
Official Little League Baseball Web Site
Little League Tournaments History
Winners of District, Sectional, State, Regional and World Series tournaments from many states and Canadian Provinces from 1958 to present.
John Skilton's Baseball Links
Variety of different baseball related web site links
Interesting histories of Little League District winners in boys major division by State
Little League Site Finder
Find web pages of Little Leagues throughout the US.
Colonie Little League
Tri Village Little League
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Little League
National Little League
Guilderland Little League
Hudson Valley Little League
Albany Police Athletic League
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New York State District Administrators Web Site
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Netflix Drops Second "House of Cards" Season 2 Trailer: Watch Here!
The first teaser only featured Robin Wright smoking a cigarette and looking out the window, so for their follow-up trailer, the "House of Cards" producers wanted to give the audience a little insight into the inner-workings of Season 2.
Slated to release on Friday, February 13th, the sophomore run of the popular Netflix series looks to be even more scandalous than the last.
According to Netflix, all thirteen episodes of the second season will be available for streaming from the get-go, so Valentine's Day weekend may be spent in front of the television.
Starring Wright, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kelly, Kristen Connolly and Kate Mara, "House Of Cards" follows the insane world of Congressman Francis Underwood and his cronies.
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A morning with Tintoretto might well be followed by a morning with carpaccio or Bellini.
The double N puzzled me at first, but carpaccio spells anyhow.
You can readily see the difference between his work and that of carpaccio.
Ruskin did but popularise carpaccio, and buy and sell Turner.
Here is an arm-chair by carpaccio: you who came in late, and are standing, to my regret, would like to sit down in it.
The predella of the picture is full of stories almost in the style of carpaccio.
It will be remembered that carpaccio painted a very similar subject.
They were like the little monks who run from St. Jerome's lion in the picture by carpaccio.
With his long black hair, his pale face, and his burning eyes, he looked like an Italian painted by carpaccio or Ghirlandajo.
And then in the next how carpaccio must have enjoyed his work on the costumes!
raw meat or fish served as an appetizer, late 20c., from Italian, often connected to the name of Renaissance painter Vittore Carpaccio (c.1460-1526) but without any plausible explanation except perhaps that his pictures often feature an orange-red hue reminiscent of some raw meat.


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Downtube Shifter (7:00); Brent Grulke Birthday, Brentmas w/ My Luck, Austerity Measures, the Rite Flyers, Wannabes, Pedaljets
Sat., Jan. 25, 2014, 9pm
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Brent Grulke was born Jan. 25, 1961, a date he jokingly dubbed "Brentmas." SXSW's creative director died of a heart attack in 2012, but his legacy as an unwaveringly enthusiastic music fan and connoisseur of Guinness-infused fellowship ensures Brentmas' continuance. Reunited Lawrence, Kan., post-punk inciters the Pedaljets and veteran local lager-pop contrarians the Wannabes headline this year's observance. Veronica Mars faves the Rite Flyers and Stickpony foal Austerity Measures bolster the hosanna chorus along with debuting Doctors' Mob/Reivers/Dharma Bums amalgam My Luck. – Greg Beets
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This could be called "Learning from every athlete who has done something stupid off the field", but given the current situation going on with Aaron Hernandez, I think the name fits for now.
I don't care if he's guilty or innocent or saw it happen or what. The point is, this shit keeps happening to you guys and nobody seems to learn from it.
I don't get you guys. At one point in our lives, you and I were the same. Most of us were lower-middle class kids with a dream of one day playing professional sports for millions of dollars. At some point, I figured out that wouldn't happen for me, but the dream did come true for you.
So here you are. You make a living by playing a game that I assume you love and get paid, in many cases, more money in a month than most of us make in a year. You can afford private chefs, private drivers, your own bowling alley/basketball court/full service bar in your own home.
You work along side other people just like you. You build strong relationships with these people that often development into some of the best lifelong friendships you'll ever have.
You are living as perfect of a life as anyone could ever dream.
Why then, do so many of you decide that in order to entertain yourselves, you are going to hit the town with people of questionable character, people you may not get along with, and go to places where you need a gun or a knife?
If I know ahead of time that in order to feel safe at a certain location, I need a weapon — guess what? I don't go. I'll go somewhere else. If had your money, I might not go anywhere. I'd invite all of my friends over to hang out at the bar in my house and get served by the private bartender on my payroll who would also bring us food made by the private chef on my payroll.
We'd sit around and listen to music, watch movies, play video games — all the while surrounding ourselves with whatever beautiful women that would be willing to hang out with us — for free. If I needed anything from the store, I'd send a runner.
Am I saying you should just lock yourself up in your house? Of course not. You are likely some sort of celebrity. Go out to events and hang out with other celebrities — people who have as much to lose as you do. Remember, you are a millionaire. No need to hang out at grungy local bars, strip clubs or at an old friend's house who still lives in the shitty part of town and makes his living by breaking the law.
Chances are, you've got a teammate who might be of questionable character. Maybe he's been in the news for doing some stupid shit. My advice: DON'T HANG OUT WITH THAT ASSHOLE!
Take some time and do an internet search of some celebrity mugshots. Ugly stuff. Read about some of the dumb stuff these idiots did, all of which could have been easily avoided.
Got girl troubles? Cut her loose. Got a kid with this girl and still want to cut her loose? Get a lawyer, head to court, figure out custody, visitation and child support — then cut her loose. But be a good dad to your kid.
Listen people; I make a fraction of what you make, live in a house a tenth of the size of yours, work at a job I'm not real fond of and run a website for nothing on the side. That said, I got a pretty easy life. I can't imagine how easy it would be if all I had to do was go play my favorite sport and collect ridiculous sums of money for doing so.
Just think about all of this next time some idiot friend of yours wants to go to a strip club in a shady area or a dance club where people get shot frequently. Just don't go. And don't carry a gun. And don't do drugs. And don't punch strangers. Or girls. And don't drive drunk and speed.
Oh, and try not to murder anyone.


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Recently a lot of people have been coming down on Lance Armstrong for using PEDs and essentially vilifying him for doing so.
This upsets me.
There is no question that Lance Armstrong is an inspirational man that has done incredible things for cancer research and the world itself. Yet still the media insists on destroying his image and convincing us he is a man worth hating. I want to know why.
Why does it matter whether he did PEDs?
What do we gain from having him confess to doing it?
Lance Armstrong admitting to using PEDs does fuckall for everyone. In fact it is only detrimental to society. Don't get me wrong, I\m not saying I support or condone cheating, but consider everything Lance Armstrong has done with his legacy. He has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research, served as an inspiration to countless people as they too struggled with cancer and continues to devote his life to other people. And now we want to take that all away from him. Think of terrible people that the Western world has supported, corrupt, abusive, exploitative people like Gaddhafi, Papa Doc Duvalier, Paul Biya, etc. Those are people that have been supported by Western media and governments. Lance Armstrong is an evil villain. those guys are great leaders. That's the fucked up society we live in.
A big story in sports right now is Ray Lewis. A hero, right. A great an that has inspired tons of sports fans for a decade. HE KILLED A MAN. LANCE ARMSTRONG SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES. WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
I'm sure I'm being unfair to Lance by saying he only saved thousands.
I give Lance my full support when he destroyed the lives of people that try to vilify him. He's doing incredible work for the world, work that puts 99.99999999% of the rest of the world to shame and you wanna ruin his career? For what? To get a good news story? To further your own career? This man is doing great work and all you fucking care about is yourself? You selfish scumbag, I'm glad he fucked you in the ass.
And those former cancer patients who feel "betrayed" by him. He was an inspirational figure during a tough time in your life, was he not? He helped you get through your cancer did he not? He gave you something to live for, did he not? Now that people are saying he used PEDs you feel "betrayed"? BOO FUCKING HOO, get over yourself. He did what he set out to do, it's the rest of the world's fault he became the villain. We love seeing the hero fall from grace so we can all feel better about our own fucking pathetic lives. Grow up you fucking punks.
I'm so sick of all this bullshit, Lance Armstrong cheated so he could become an amazing person and do amazing things for everyone. He is an altruist that is being vilified by selfish assholes that just want a nice story.
Lance, you will always be a legend and a hero in my heart. I wish that one day I could even hold a candle to the things you've accomplished in your life. Thank you.


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AWS Unveils New Logo and Tagline
In an overall re-branding effort, the new "Inspiring the World Forward" tagline and new logo for AWS will assist the service driven organization in communicating about the future of welding as a high-tech, highly-skilled industry.
The American Welding Society (AWS; Miami, FL) has a new look: the non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the science of welding has unveiled a new logo and tagline – "Inspiring the World Forward" – as part of the first phase of re-branding for the organization.
The new logo reflects a contemporary interpretation of the established AWS diamond insignia with modernized font and beveled metal elements. Meanwhile the tagline, "Inspiring the World Forward" focuses on AWS's goal to enhance the industry's stability, strength and future.
"Our new logo and tagline reflects a new era for the Society as it represents a more contemporary style propelling us into the future, while still maintaining a link to our rich history with our iconic diamond," said Lorena Cora, the marketing director of the American Welding Society.
As part of a comprehensive re-branding effort, the new logo and tagline will assist the service driven organization in communicating about the future of welding as a high-tech, highly-skilled industry.
The new brand identity will be rolled out slowly and introduced in all of the American Welding Society's communications and marketing materials. A new AWS website will also be unveiled later this year, marking the second phase of the organization's rebranding strategy.


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FWP has recognized a problem with wolves in the Bitterroot, even if it hasn't taken the steps demanded by outfitters. As the issue of state management over wolves raged in federal court in 2010, the agency requested that U.S. Fish and Game extend management privileges in the Bitterroot in time for a 2011 hunting season to cull the wolf population. The animals were once again delisted last spring, however, placing management in FWP's hands and giving officials time to arrange a fall hunt. FWP maintains its stance that a fair-chase season should be enough to fill quotas.
"Hunters may not realize that there are good, accessible areas for wolf hunting remaining, and that there are still open quotas," Quentin Kujala, FWP's fish and wildlife section chief, said in a statewide wolf quota update this month. "For those wanting to harvest a wolf, now is the time."
Boulanger wants more. Hunters can't meet the state's quotas under the restrictions placed on wolf hunting, he says, arguing that FWP's hunting regulations and harvest quotas amount to a "predator protection plan." His temper flares when he thinks back on all the explanations FWP has offered for not taking more aggressive action against wolves.
Locals have demanded more lenient predator hunts, pointing to Idaho as a model. Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife has outlined the differences in predator control between the two states on the group's website. Idaho allows baiting and trapping for lions, bears and wolves; Montana doesn't. Non-resident predator tags in Idaho are $31.75; in Montana, they're $350. The seasons are longer in Idaho. You don't have to wear orange. There's no wolf quota.
Rattling off this list, Boulanger's voice rises.
"When the discussion at the meeting turns into increased bear harvests, increased lion harvests and increased wolf harvests," he says, "Craig Jourdonnais says, 'You know, I was reading a study the other day, and if you remove more than 6 percent of the adult sow bears, you're going to have an impact on the population, so we better be careful.' Craig, that's the problem! ...You're breaking your own rules! It says you must manage [predators] and you're not! Our deer and elk numbers are 63 percent below objective, we're in the toilet, we have no recruitment and you just say you want to be careful about the bears?"
- Photo by Chad Harder
- FWP's Ben Jimenez searches for an ear tag near the remains of an elk calf in the West Fork.
It isn't Jourdonnais's fault that there aren't any elk up the West Fork, Boulanger says. And it isn't the fault of Jourdonnais's boss, regional wildlife manager Mike Thompson. Boulanger blames seven people: FWP's director, its commission and the governor who appointed them. "The commission in Helena is so far disconnected from the general public," he says, "that you could have a war in the streets of Darby with wolves hanging off of poles and street signs, there could be lynching and bombings and mayhem, and the commission would just be, like, 'Let's have a meeting.'
"Their idea of addressing the wolf harvest was to extend the season [to February 15], and you don't have to wear orange," Boulanger continues. "When that doesn't work, what are they going to do? Extend it another month?"
Earlier this month, FWP requested a second extension for the wolf hunt in the West Fork, ending April 1.
No wolves have been harvested from the area since the agency issued its first season extension in December.
Bleeding beyond borders
The situation doesn't appear to be getting better anytime soon. In fact, the problems in the West Fork are beginning to bleed beyond the borders of District 250. The elk population in the East Fork has plateaued in the past few years. Jourdonnais notes that bull calf numbers are actually declining and that calf survival is becoming a concern.
FWP is now looking at scaling back hunting opportunities in District 270 this fall. Bull elk hunters may have to get a permit, though the number of permits would remain unlimited since the elk population there remains above the agency's management objective of 3,000.
What's behind this downward trend?
The first year of the elk study has highlighted at least two new priorities for FWP's biologists. Kelly Proffitt, who heads the study, says the higher-than-expected ratio of lion kills on calves last year suggests a need to understand better the distribution and density of feline predators in the East and West forks. But until her team gathers more data on wolf predation this winter, Proffitt won't know how high a priority additional lion data will be.
After collecting body-condition data from roughly 200 adult elk cows in various drainages throughout 2011, Proffitt says the study will likely also branch out to investigate forage quality later this year. "What we've seen with the body-condition work," she says, "has highlighted the need for us to...actually get out and do some vegetation sampling and try and better understand the nutritional resources available to elk, particularly the West Fork elk."
Meanwhile, locals demand action.
FWP understands their concerns, Jourdonnais says.
His experience in the Upper Bitterroot has taught him that economic factors are an important consideration in wildlife management, he adds. "When you have a loss of hunter numbers and you have more restricted opportunities, certainly businesses feel that," he says. "It's not something we should just ignore."
Montana's current ability to manage wolves through public hunts places some control in the hunters' hands. And Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife is doing what it can to encourage such hunts, by offering a $100 prize to any hunter who bags a wolf. But so far this season, hunters have only filled 60 percent of the statewide 220-wolf quota.
Dustin Nielsen at Big Bear Taxidermy and Jerry Dicken at Mountain Spirit Inn say they haven't heard of many hunters venturing into the West Fork for wolves. Scott and Julie Fillingham have heard wolves howling a few hundred yards away, they say, but "can't get them out of the trees to get a shot."
Boulanger offered his clients a lion-wolf combo hunt this season, but only in his outfitting district on the Selway in Idaho, where lax restrictions and cheaper tags are more enticing to non-resident hunters. "Obstacle one: the price," Boulanger says of marketing Montana wolf hunts. "Non-resident tags are $350. What's the chance of killing a wolf? Slim to none."
- Photo courtesy of Craig Jourdonnais
- State biologists prepare to release a cow elk on Andrews Creek after checking its health.
Boulanger's dug into state and county laws, hoping to find a more aggressive way to fight elk predation. He points to a section of Montana Code that outlines a petition procedure for livestock owners to implement a county-based predator bounty program. In mid-January, the Ravalli County Commission released a draft of a county wolf-control policy that calls for a quota-less hunt with extended seasons and allows trapping.
The issue sets neighbor against neighbor in the Bitterroot. Marc Cooke, in Stevensville, who is pro-wolf, says he hasn't lost any friends over wolves yet but he's been in countless heated discussions. Cooke founded the National Wolfwatcher Coalition eight months ago in an effort to balance anti-wolf sentiments and already has 3,975 members nationwide, he says. "What I see happening is, you've got the individuals that are radicals on both sides, and there's no room to compromise. They're digging in."
Cooke says he's not against hunting, just "irrational fear and hate." He adds that he thinks the wolves are the targets of subconscious misdirection. "I think people see wolves as a form of the federal government," he says. "They didn't have enough input when [wolves] came here, and now that the wolves are here, they're not happy." FWP has already gone too far with its wolf hunts, he says.
Others, like Jerry Dicken, don't think they've gone far enough. "The wolf," Dicken says, "is a sore subject."
Yet Ben Jimenez says there's been a positive response to FWP's study. The locals might razz you a bit, he says, especially when they get to know you, and they may not have the kindest words for his agency, but they understand the importance of learning more about the complexities of the West Fork's elk. Beyond solving the mystery of the Upper Bitterroot's elk decline, the study's data will provide a thorough baseline for comparison with other elk herds throughout the region—a component that state managers largely lack at present.
"I don't think there's going to be one quick fix," Jimenez says. "It took us a while to get to this point, and it's going to take us a while to get back."


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In November 2015, there was some good news on this front which went largely unnoticed. In the Plenary session of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, one of the short resolutions was:
LectionaryI don't think there are any major changes to the 2010 version, so I presume (and hope) that the approval of the Holy See would not present any problems.
The Bishops' Conference agrees to seek the approval of the Holy See for the use of the Revised Standard Version (2nd Catholic edition 2010) and the Revised Grail Psalter (2010) in the preparation of a Lectionary for use in England and Wales.
Since there may be some questions regarding details, it would be well to clarify a few points.
- The RSV Catholic edition of 1966 is still legitimate for use in England and Wales, though no new lectionaries using this version have been produced for many years.
- The 2006 (2nd Catholic edition) published by Ignatius, was brought into accord with Liturgiam Authenticam.
- The most noticeable change is the use of modern pronouns and verb forms. In the 1966, the form such as "Thou didst" were used in texts where God is addressed directly.
- Other changes relate particularly to favouring Catholic renderings of versions of disputed texts. The most famous of these is the translation "Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son" (Is 7.14) rather than "young woman."
- The RSV is very different from the New Revised Standard Version. The NRSV was strongly committed to inclusive language (see this page for information) and was rejected for liturgical use by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
For English Catholics, the change to using the RSV will be a vast improvement. We have been largely limited to the Jerusalem Bible version which is not a translation from the original texts but from a French translation. Worse than that, it is filled with laughable colloquialisms.
Off the top of my head, and therefore without references, but with a weary familiarity with an utterly undignified text, here are just a very few examples of what we may soon be able to say goodbye to:
"You make a fine king of Israel and no mistake!" [Jezebel to Ahab]It would be worth publicising your favourite silly verses from the current Jerusalem Bible lectionary, because as sure as night follows day, we can expect a whingeing sub-marxist campaign against this sensible and long overdue resolution of the Bishops. Be prepared to be told how you, the people, are being oppressed by the fancy words and non-inclusive language of the inspired scriptures translated with reasonable accuracy.
"Peter, who had practically nothing on ..."
"Simon, son of John, you are a happy man ..."
"and he began to feel the pinch" [the prodigal son]
"Leave off! That will do!" [Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane]
"You don't seem to have grasped the situation at all" [Caiaphas]


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A friend brought home a 9 week old puppy on Wednesday. The puppy comes from a pet store. I know, I know. We've talked extensively about that and she understands that the issues she's now having come because of this pup's less than ideal background. I know the temptation will be to lash out and I truly understand why but that's not going to help the situation as it stands because the puppy is already in the house so I would appreciate it if responses could focus on what my friend can do now. Okay, that said. The pup is consistently growling and biting with what seems like no warning. She's done it with my friend and her husband, their 2 boys and the vet. At times, she is calm and will tolerate petting, even on the belly, and she'll play nicely but then she switches and starts growling in a threatening way and seems aggressive. The trigger for this behavior is unclear so far. The vet was very concerned about it because the pup growled several times during her check up. I cannot personally observe the situation because we're in different states so I'm going on what I've been told. I can ask for more specific info if that is helpful.
My thinking is that the pup has clearly been under a great deal of stress and needs to be given considerable time to adjust to a new home & new people. I don't think the pup spent adequate time with her litter & mother so she hasn't learned what she should have from them and, certainly, she hasn't been well socialized with humans either. Other than time and patience, what can my friend do to deal with the growling & biting? I do know that the growl is the pup's way of communicating her discomfort with a circumstance & without that she'll go right to biting so we don't want to discourage growling but I don't know how to advise my friend to work with this puppy so that she doesn't feel the need to growl. Any advice or suggestions would be very appreciated.


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If you sit down at a restaurant in Saigon and ask for water nine times out of ten they're going to give you a 10,000–30,000 VND bottle instead of a free glass. So if you want to eat out on a tight budget drink what the locals drink: tra (pronounced cha).
Tra is Vietnamese tea and it can be served two ways: tra da, or iced tea, and tra nam, hot tea. While in the north and central areas on the country you may be more likely to get served hot tea, in Saigon you will predominantly see iced tea brought to your table. Typically the tea is a green tea made with a mixture of jasmine leaves. Occasionally you might find a fancier tea made from lotus or artichoke but these are more of a specialty item and will carry a higher cost. Usually, the tea will come to your table in a glass but sometimes you'll get a pot of hot tea along with an order of coffee, which you use to fill the empty coffee glass after you've finished, kind of like a coffee chaser.
You can find tra da almost anywhere that food is sold in the city, from the street cart to the finest restaurant. The price for tra da can vary greatly. For example, many cafes and restaurants throughout the city will give you a neverending glass for free, just for sitting down. Other restaurants, like Barbecue Garden, will charge a nominal fee of around 3,000-5,000 VND for each glass you drink. Then there are other restaurants, usually the more expensive places in town, that will charge a grievous amount compared to the rest. Usually this more expensive tra da will be a stronger brew in a bigger glass but sometimes it is basically the same thing that you'd get for free from a place like Bobby Brewers.
Although the wide variance in price can be frustrating, tra is something that you may come to enjoy and expect if you visit any café or restaurant in the city. The next time you sit down at a Saigon restaurant, drink what the locals drink by ordering a glass of tra!
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Yesterday, the White House released a long-awaited set of recommendations that are focused on helping individuals take greater control of how their data is collected and used for online marketing purposes. It includes what's being referred to as a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights."
The language is vague. The timeline to completion is long. The guidelines, for now, are "opt-in" for organizations. All true.
But folks? The glory days of scraping and selling and repurposing customer data are over. The Oval Office has spoken on the issue of privacy and personal data, and its bill of rights is crystal clear: Tell me what you're collecting, how you're using it, protect it well, give me a copy, and give me a chance to correct it, delete it, or opt out entirely.
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Plenty's been written already about Facebook's IPO filing yesterday. I won't rehash the many excellent analyses that you've surely already seen.
Instead, I want to take this blog post into thought-experiment territory. I want to think about a world in which Google and Facebook are primary competitors in a mano-a-mano battle—not just for our eyeballs, but for our data, too. For the right, as it were, to be our "digital identity."
Over the holidays, my mother—67 year old tech-accepter, Kindle-owner, smartphone-avoider—called me into the office to show me her Facebook newsfeed. "How," she asked, "do they know that I'm interested in Persian classical music and that I live in Los Angeles?" As I was explaining behavioral targeting and computational advertising, I glanced over at the computer, only to see her click through and order tickets from that Facebook ad.
So I asked, "Do you trust Facebook?" To which she replied, "Of course not!" as she entered her credit card number, home address, and email address for a very spendy concert ticket.
"Do you trust Google?" I asked. "More than Facebook, I suppose," she answered. "But Facebook shows me stuff I like more often than Google does."
That experience, plus a brainstorm with my colleagues on the Customer Intelligence team here at Forrester got me thinking: What if, as a consumer, you had to choose between Facebook and Google? Which service is more valuable to you? Which will BE more valuable in the future? I decided to compare the competitors (and let there be no mistake—Facebook's S-1 filing very clearly identifies Google as Enemy No. 1) across the dimensions of Forrester's customer engagement cycle:


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Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona has said she is thrilled after becoming engaged to her former bodyguard.
Katona - who previously married singer/songwriter Brian McFadden in 2002 and taxi driver Mark Croft in 2007 - is set to tie the knot for a third time after her boyfriend George Kay proposed in front of Kerry's four children at the top of Blackpool Tower.
Kerry, 32, told the Sunday Mirror: "I'm thrilled but a bit overwhelmed by it all.
"I was totally in shock about it, especially as I knew nothing, but my girls knew what was going on.
"There were roses and champagne and George got down on one knee. It was the most romantic thing in the world. I am so happy."
Kay took Katona and her children Molly, 12 and Lilly-Sue, 10, from her first marriage and Heidi, six, and Max, five, from her second, to Blackpool Tower for what Katona thought was a family dinner, before he popped the question and Molly presented her mother with a diamond and gold engagement ring.
A shocked Katona added: "I knew something was going on but I had no idea what it was.
"He got down on one knee and said I was his world and that me and the kids were his family and would I make him the happiest man in the world by marrying him? All the kids were screaming 'say yes Mummy' and they were really excited."
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In the weeks after Hurricane Sandy damaged thousands of New Jersey shore homes and businesses, town and county governnments warned that property owners who didn't suffer direct damage might end up shouldering the burden of taxes previously paid by owners whose properties lost assessed value because of the storm.
So far, that worst-case scenario has not come to pass on the shore, reports the Asbury Park Press ("Spikes in local taxes averted by post-Sandy federal funds," by Susanne Cervenka
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"The fear of wildly increased property taxes sparked by superstorm Sandy did not pan out this year for most homeowners affected by the superstorm, thanks mostly to emergency federal funds," the Press reports. "But could the so-called "Sandy tax" — an increase in local tax bills caused by billions of dollars in lost property value from storm damage — happen next year? The short answer: maybe. No one will know the full impact on taxes until the next round of local budgets is approved in 2014."
The loss in value was real: In hard-hit Mantaloking, where hundreds of high-end homes were totaled, the average assessed value of properties fell by almost a million dollars. But the effects vary widely: Nearby Bay Head and Harvey Ceders, by contrast, saw little change in average valuation. Complicating the picture further is the fact that property value losses related to the housing market crash loom larger than storm damage losses in many shore towns. "The net taxable property value in Monmouth County is down almost $1.6 billion," the Press reports, "but only about $504 million of that is attributed to Sandy, according to county records."
In the long run, rebuilding after Sandy may boost shore town property values. Says Lavallette Mayor Walter G. LaCicero: "No one is replacing small houses with small houses. A house that was worth $100,000 on the tax rolls is being replaced with a house worth $300,000."


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