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I attach a release prepared by the Peace Secretariat in Sri Lanka to another statement by Human Rights Watch attacking the Sri Lankan government in preparation for the Universal Periodic Review scheduled for May 13th. I believe this is relevant too to the latest letter you have received, distributed by HRW on behalf of what appears to be a conglomeration of Non-Governmental Organizations.
You are doubtless surprised at the intensity with which the record of a democratic government is being assailed by these groups. Whilst some of the points they make are being addressed by the Sri Lankan government, you will note that the statement is replete with falsehoods, several of which are addressed in this release. You will also notice the suppression of the April 2007 UNDP Stocktaking Report which, had it been taken seriously then, would have helped us avoid some current shortcomings.
Whilst I am sure that the motives of some of those involved in this exercise are based on ideals, however inappropriate, it cannot escape the notice of those committed to democracy and pluralism that this exercise is in the interests of the LTTE, the terrorist group that is now on the defensive following the determination of the elected Sri Lankan government to eliminate terrorist threats whilst pursuing a political solution to our problems. The number of moderate Tamil groups who have accepted the government initiative to negotiate, and restore democracy to a Province for too long subject to terrorist threats testifies to the success of these efforts. It would be sad if this programme were disrupted now. Attacks on Sri Lanka could be interpreted by opponents of the government as evidence that the international community is opposed to Sri Lanka .
We are aware that many of you are supportive of our efforts, but we urge you to reject the letter of a group that is not accountable and uphold the democratic principles of the United Nations. We will of course be happy to answer any questions you have in this connection, either informally or during the Universal Periodic Review.
The latest Human Rights Watch report on Sri Lanka, issued as a submission to the UN Human Rights Council in connection with the Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka, repeats several canards that have been refuted in the past, with no response from HRW to the detailed rebuttal of their falsehoods. In particular it begins its offensive by claiming that 'Sri Lanka security forces have conducted indiscriminate bombing and shelling resulting in civilian casualties'. In August the claim was Security forces have subjected civilians to indiscriminate attacks …. Both the government and the LTTE have shown a brazen disregard for the well-being of non-combatants'. These were conclusively refuted in the response of the Peace Secretariat entitled 'HRW's dirty war and the clean record of the Sri Lankan army', sent to HRW. As yet there has been no response to this, nor rebuttal of the arguments with regard to the Kathiravelli incident, the only one in the military action in the East in which civilians were killed.
It was shown in the SCOPP response that that incident occurred because of 'mortar locating radar' so that the forces believed they were firing on LTTE guns. In fact even the HRW report, as opposed to its sensationalistic press release, revealed 'The LTTE had sentries in the area of the camp, ostensibly to monitor the movement of displaced persons' and that they were told that 'In the daytime, the LTTE didn't carry weapons….When the LTTE has heavy weapons, they don't show them because they're afraid someone will inform'. There were bunkers in the camp, though HRW claims that these had been built by the displaced – doubtless without the knowledge or support of the LTTE soldiers in the camp.
Instead of responding to this evidence from their own report, HRW merrily continues with the same vicious allegations, making clear their determination to denigrate without looking at evidence. The same goes for many of the old allegations that are repeated in this latest report, as well as the new ones. It is claimed for instance that, since the abrogation of the Ceasefire in January this year, 'the fighting has claimed hundreds of civilians lives, and tens of thousands more have been displaced'. This is totally untrue. The total of civilian deaths related to the conflict from the beginning of the year till the end of April amount to 325. Of these 137 are due to terrorist attacks in districts in the south of the country, including suicide bombings, with the highest number of civilian deaths in a district being in Moneragala where terrorists not only bombed a bus but shot survivors as they emerged.
The total number of civilian deaths in the Northern province, where fighting is taking place, amount to 80. These include killings by the LTTE, including by a suicide bombing and a claymore that killed five soldiers plus eight civilians in a bus. There were 79 deaths in the Eastern Province, a few of them being of candidates of the TMVP (the former Karuna faction) related to the conflict. The rest were in other southern districts, including in Anuradhapura bordering the North where some of the killings were by the LTTE. This figure is 325 too much, but when compared with the deaths of civilians in other conflicts against terror, the actual figure of less than a score in the course of fighting testifies to the regard of the Sri Lankan forces for civilians. Conversely, during this same period, as a consequence of LTTE bombs alone, 98 lives have been lost. Similarly, the total of displaced has risen by just 149 between the end of December and the end of March according to UNHCR figures.
In actual fact 2384 more people have been displaced, but 2235 have been resettled in the Eastern Province. In the two LTTE controlled districts, the increase has been 480 while in the four areas controlled by the LTTE in three other districts, one has shown no change, another showed an increase of 311, a third numbers going down by 446 in two months before rising again by 2214, and the last a decrease of 1156. Despite all this, HRW has no qualms about asserting a figure of tens of thousands displaced. This is of a piece when, irritated perhaps by the comparatively low figure for displaced in the East within a few months of it being liberated, it insisted that there had been forced resettlement. Again the full report, as opposed to the aggressive press release, recorded a UNHCR spokesperson saying 'Our staff monitoring the situation on the ground say the majority of people are eager to return home, the returns are voluntary and in line with international protection standards …. UNHCR will continue to monitor the returns and report directly to the government on any problems regarding the voluntariness and any deviation from the civilian characteristics of the move'.
Conversely, they inveigh against a return to one area in the East being prevented because of the creation of a High Security Zone, ignoring the fact that alternative lands in close proximity have been found for all displaced families. In fact, taken as a whole, the achievement of the Sri Lankan government in resettling most of the displaced and restoring normalcy to the Eastern Province is a lesson for all conflict affected countries. The fact that local government elections were held there last month, to the satisfaction of the internationally recognized monitoring group PAFFREL, is testimony to this success, as is the Provincial Council election being held now, which has attracted the two largest opposition parties which had boycotted the earlier election. The argument that the former Karuna group, now a political party known as the TMVP, is 'routinely visible' bearing arms in the East may be correct if the term 'routinely' is interpreted very loosely, since given clandestine activity by the LTTE, they need to defend themselves.
However, the government has made it clear that the weapons should not be used or displayed, so that, as an NGO hostile to the government put it in asking that elections be cancelled - 'Though weapons are currently only visible in Batticaloa in the hands of the military, there is a deep, widely held conviction that armed groups have not permanently disarmed but only put their weapons out of sight for the moment'. Fortunately the government did not give in to such specious logic, and went ahead with the election, and normalcy is rapidly returning. Another subject used to demonize the TMVP is that of child soldiers and HRW duly claims that the government has 'been complicit in the use of child soldiers by nonstate armed groups'. The government is still waiting for evidence to conduct investigations in this respect.
Queries to Alan Rock, who first made this claim, have fallen on deaf ears. The one instance cited by UNICEF was looked into, and it turned out that personnel involved, soldiers at a checkpoint who had passed through a truck with armed personnel including children, had been given a punishment transfer. UNICEF was asked for information about any other incidents, but could provide none. On the contrary, it should be noted with regard to allegations of recruitment by the Karuna group (the only one cited in this regard except for the LTTE), an estimated 1,800 children were released by them after they split from the LTTE in 2004.
However, this led to widespread re-recruitment of these children by the LTTE and the Karuna faction then claimed that it was forced to take in children who were otherwise in danger. UNICEF figures indicate 351 children recruited by them as opposed to the 453 claimed by HRW and, now that the East is free of LTTE control, release of these soldiers has begun, as noted and welcomed by UNICEF. It should be noted that previously, as indicated in a recent press statement, the former Karuna group was wary of UNICEF because of what seemed undue indulgence to the LTTE, exemplified in the handing over for rehabilitation purposes of $1 million dollars to an LTTE front. Accounts of this grant are still awaited, despite having been requested from UNICEF nine months ago.
HRW then raises the old chestnut about the national Human Rights Commission, both querying how it was appointed and its efficacy. This ignores the fact that the government agrees it could be made more efficacious, but that its pleas for assistance were ignored by those who now complain. In particular, the suppression of the UNDP stocktaking report on the HRC, which established that the questions about the appointment of the HRC in no way vitiated its standing or the integrity of those appointed, suggests a determination to condemn almost worthy of HRW. Now at last UNDP has begun to develop 'a new framework for UN support to the HRC.' This charge is of a piece with the claim that there is impunity in Sri Lanka. This is absurd since, though it may be complained that the Sri Lankan government is slow or inefficient in punishing such activities – a trait it shares with all governments – it has never sanctioned them. Indictments have been issued for some killings, and most recently, with regard to indictments, an indictment has been issued on persons arrested some months ago, but then released following a court ruling.
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed by the LTTE suicide Bomber on 06th April 2008
HRW may see it as a problem that the courts in Sri Lanka are independent and tend, as in jurisdictions similar to ours, to acquit without evidence that may seem impossible to collect – but in the long run we should be glad of this, and indeed many activists have been pleased recently about several decisions in which the Supreme Court has ruled against measures taken for security reasons. Whether the citizenry are happy about this when bombs enclosed is another question, but that is not a reason to complain about the rule of law. Finally, given its categorical refusal to accept UN reports, it is astonishing that HRW adds its voice to the chorus demanding a UN monitoring mission. At least it would be astonishing were it not clear that the determination to establish such a mission, with its lucrative jobs for footsoldiers in the Human Rights army, had been rife even before what was supposed to be a survey by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Certainly Sri Lanka will not be dragooned into submitting to decisions taken on the basis of falsehoods, and prefers to concentrate on strengthening its own national institutions, which belatedly the UN has now agreed to think of doing. Sri Lanka is also worried about continuing denigration of the country in the claim that HRW forwards, that its government 'publicly labeled senior UN officials as "LTTE supporters" and "terrorists" because they highlighted "disappearances" or other rights violations'. The reference is to a criticism by the Government Chief Whip, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, of a statement by Sir John Holmes, who is in charge of Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations., because he made a statement that has since been used by the LTTE and other forces to the government to claim that Sri Lanka is the most dangerous place in the world for humanitarian workers. What Minister Fernandopulle had meant was quite clear, in that he had indicated that he thought Sir John was helping the terrorist cause by describing Sri Lanka as the second most dangerous place in the world for aid workers. And he was correct, in that that phrase has been quoted time and again by terrorists, their supporters, and Sri Lankans who oppose the government, whether or not they support the LTTE or its cause. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle knew what would happen as a result of Sir John's loose talk, and it is a pity that he then became the butt of criticism, without Sir John feeling obliged to explain publicly the circumstances under which he had made his faux pas. Later it was revealed that Sir John had broken an agreement he had with the government which had invited him to Sri Lanka, that he should not give any private interview to the media while he was in Sri Lanka. It has not as yet been explained why he broke his agreement, nor who in his or the UN office made the arrangement.
Significantly, Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, had made a similar agreement, and again her office or the office in Sri Lanka had arranged an interview in violation of this agreement. It was only just in time, when she was being taken away for the interview, that the Minister who had invited her found out what was happening and suggested she stand by the agreement. To her credit, she agreed. Though Sir John later regretted what had happened in a letter to the Minister concerned, and indicated that his statement had been taken out of context, the damage had been done. His remark as quoted has reverberated since in reporting about Sri Lanka, transformed now into being the most dangerous place in the world for aid workers. Elsewhere the incident which contributed to this remark has been discussed at length, and it has been pointed out that, in terms of the UN manual on safety, the agency which sent 17 workers to their deaths had been in gross breach of its obligations. Though those responsible for the murder should be sought and tried, the culpability of the agency cannot be forgotten.
But it has been forgotten, despite a Sri Lankan reporter bringing the question up when the bodies were found. It is hard to escape the conclusion that international agencies have impunity in such matters, from the international media, as well as their own governments. So there has been no question of finding out who advised Sir John to breach his agreement. He doubtless had no idea of what would result from his indiscretion. Having spent the last few years in Paris and London, doubtless he assumed that people played by the rules, so it did not matter if he himself broke them. Even now, when he sees his remark quoted all the time – assuming that is, that he has time to think of Sri Lanka – he doubtless does not think of his own culpability, but bristles with indignation that he was called a terrorist. That Mr Fernandopulle died in a suicide attack last month did register with Sir John, but he scrupulously avoided any criticism of terrorism, and instead took the opportunity to mention 'the rising toll that fighting in Sri Lanka is having on civilians'. In strongly condemning, not a terrorist attack targeting a democratically elected Minister, but 'all violence and indiscriminate attacks against civilians', Sir John was again playing the LTTE game, of suggesting that terrorism can be justified.
The implication is that the Sri Lankan government also engages in indiscriminate attacks on civilians, as asserted by HRW too. This does not make them terrorists. Complex language is necessary to show that, without being terrorists themselves, they are playing into terrorist hands. In Sir John's case it may be appreciated that this was unwitting, but as HRW goes on and on with the same vicious chestnuts, one begins to wonder whether they are really quite as innocent as they seem.
Prof Rajiva Wijesinha
Secretary General
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process
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Careful with that spelling (for some reason I preferred it to Canute or Kanute). Here is my premise. I think, like Clay Shirky, that we are living in a period of transformation rivalling the changes in society triggered by the printing press, the telegraph, the telephone, photography, film, television, or the start of the Internet (web 1.0). The application of social media inside and outside of business is changing everything. However, since around 2009 some of us on the leading edge of this curve, who up to this point have talked about enterprise 2.0 or web 2.0 applied to business, have been drifting towards using the term Social Business to describe it. Language is important. For me that language is wrong. If I ask the average woman or man in the street what a social business is they would tell me about organisations with a social conscience, philanthropic goals and ethical conduct - micro-blogging, collaboration and social media monitoring wouldn't enter their heads.
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JOHN BLAKE was definitely the break-out character of The Dark Knight Rises, coming from seemingly nowhere (he's nowhere to be found in the Batman canon) and stealing the show in a lot of ways. And that's no easy feat when you have Anne Hathaway's brilliant take on Catwoman and Tom Hardy's brutal Bane to compete with, not to mention the rest of the talented cast.
Now, Movie Masters has created a John Blake figure, featuring a likeness of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He comes with a piece of the make-your-own Bat Signal, as though you needed any more reason to collect 'em all.


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St. Michael's Athletic Association hosts three major tournaments each year to help support the Association and keep sports playing fees at a reasonable price. The second week of August starts the school year off with the annual soccer tournament for teams from the surrounding area to participate in pre-season playing time against competitive teams. The 4th Grade Holiday Tournament runs the first week-end in December and wraps up the second Saturday in December. 8 boys and girls team compete and are guaranteed three games to start the basketball season. The last tournament is the longest running, the annual McMahon tournament. This tournament is for 8th grade boys and girls teams and usually runs the second and third week of March to wrap up the basketball season. |


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The third and final installment in director Christopher Nolan's lauded Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, is a bombastic spectacle that concludes in epic fashion one of the most popular trilogies in recent memory. It never quite reaches the heights of its stellar predecessor, The Dark Knight, but it's a perfectly fitting conclusion to one of the defining franchises of this era. This is a summer popcorn movie that aims to deliver top notch entertainment and does.
Rises picks up eight years after the events of The Dark Knight. Batman has receded into the shadows of obscurity after falsely claiming responsibility for the killing of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, and in kind, billionaire Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has recoiled into the depths of Wayne Manor as a recluse who no longer shows his face in public. He hobbles around his sprawling mansion with nothing more than the assistance of a walking stick and the companionship of his loyal British butler, Alfred (Michael Caine). Only Wayne and Police Commissioner Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) know the truth about what happened eight years earlier - Harvey Dent, Gotham's shining symbol of justice and beacon of hope, had undergone a violent transformation at the hands of the Joker that turned him into a murderous mad man. Batman killed Dent to save Gordon's family, but he hid the truth from the public so that they could continue to believe in, and rally around, Dent's perceived heroism.
In the ensuing years, with the help of the newly enacted Dent Act, crime in Gotham had all but ceased. When the story resumes, the police force is resting on its laurels and Batman is nowhere to be found. Arch villain Bane (Tom Hardy) senses this vulnerability and emerges from the underworld with a devastating plan to destroy Gotham and the decadence it represents. Bane is introduced in an incredible opening scene in which he orchestrates the hijacking of an airplane in mid flight. It's one of the more spectacular action set piece ever put on film. (That's partly because it actually was put on real film – Nolan shot on large-format IMAX film and thankfully chose to employ a noticeably small amount of CGI, which sharply contrasts most of today's big-budget action films.)
Bane is arguably the most ruthless of any of Batman's adversaries. Physically, he's an absolute monster – unfathomably strong, amazingly agile, and relentlessly vicious. Psychologically, he's even worse – breaking the spirit of his opponents is at least as important to him as finishing the job. No matter how brutal he is, however, as a character, he lacks the spellbinding charisma that made Heath Ledger's legendary performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight so magnetic. Much of the fault here can be attributed to the fact that Bane permanently wears a metallic mask that looks menacing but often makes it difficult to understand what he's saying. Hardy does his best with the role, but as a character, Bane is disappointingly bland and one-dimensional.
His incredibly intricate plan for destroying Gotham involves many unnecessary detours, relies heavily on some information he almost certainly couldn't have obtained, and hinges a number of convenient coincidences. In other words, the movie is loaded with plot holes and logic flaws. This is a comic book film though, and for that reason alone most people probably won't have a problem giving it a pass. For others, suspending disbelief to the point of ignoring glaring plot gaps and unanswered questions will be much more difficult. (In an effort to not include any major spoilers in this review, I'll avoid discussing specific plot points in depth. For a look at some of the film's more problematic elements, this piece is a good place to start.)
Bane isn't the only villain in the film. Anne Hathaway turns in an enjoyable performance in the somewhat superfluous role of Catwoman. She's a sophisticated cat burglar (get it?) who rips off the wrong guy and does business with the wrong people. She plays the part with a fluffiness and self-awareness that provides some of the only "light" elements in the entire series. The best and most relatable performance in the film comes from Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young city cop named Blake. His earnest dedication to saving Gotham and his resonant backstory give the film a crucial human element it otherwise would have sorely lacked.
The action sequences here are mostly beyond reproach. They are far and away Nolan's most impressive strength as a filmmaker, and his sweeping landscape shots are uniformly superb. (It should be noted that he is greatly aided in these areas by the predictably outstanding cinematography of Wally Pfister, who has shot Nolan's last 6 films.) Nolan strains, however, when he attempts to wax philosophic about the nature of heroism and why society needs symbols it can rally around, which he mostly does by letting his characters make long, literal speeches, early and often, about those very topics.
Despite my own criticisms, though, this is a solid, fun summer blockbuster. Nothing more, nothing less. It doesn't transcend the comic book genre as some diehard fans would suggest, but it doesn't need to. It's incredible to look at, especially if you see it in an IMAX theater (the one in Providence is probably the closest for most readers), and many of its action scenes are exhilarating. It features an impressive slate of great actors and its craftsmanship is of the highest order. Sure, its plot crumbles under intense scrutiny – any scrutiny at all, really – but it begs the question: how much should one really scrutinize the plot of a Batman movie? Probably not much. I found a lot of flaws in the movie, but they didn't outweigh my overall enjoyment of it.
There are plenty of great and enlightening films out there. This isn't one of them. But one doesn't attend a boxing match or a football game looking for enlightenment – he attends it looking for enjoyment and entertainment. Why should this be any different? Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Rating: B+
Rated PG-13 - 164 Minutes
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My hubby was heading out today just to do some odds and ends. He need to buy oil, go to the bank and visit Bunnings.
He took my youngest man with him whom I had dressed this morning in jeans, a cute shirt and a little vest.
As they were leaving it suddenly struck me that the constrast between my little boy and his daddy was quite striking.
My husband is a VERY daggy dresser!! He thinks nothing of wearing jeans with oil stains and he loves his very old 80's style knitted jumpers. He has one jacket that he wears all the time and it makes me start singing the "I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK" song over and over in my head.
He has a uniform for work and when he is dressed in that he scrubs up well but left to his own devices it's a very different outcome.
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DemeterDragon I don't ever want 2 see a remake of a Hitchcock movie. They usually suck! But this reinvisioning gets my vote. "Stoker" HBO Dec. 7 8:00 pm.
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DemeterDragon Hitchcock's classic "Shadow of a Doubt" has been reinvisioned into a film called "Stoker." It looks interesting & im gonna give it a chance.
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ArastuLFC Just saw The Stoker...completely blew my mind! Amazingly twisted movie. Loved it!
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megg689 | Thank you for all the responses. I really appreciate it. I know for sure I would have such a hard time if something ever happened to my daughter and I was the one who fought hard to keep chloe. Not to mention the strain it would place on my marriage I'm sure. I agree my daughter's safety is number one I don't want to do anything to compromise it. We have already started the process of finding a gsd rescue to send our dog to. Both of us feel like that is probably best for chloe and her best chance at a successful new life. We haven't heard back from the rescue we tried to contact. I will look around on here for a list of more rescues in our area. We live in the dfw area in tx. If anyone knows of any where please let me know. Thank you again. | |
selzer | Some things you cannot take back. I suggest you find a home that has no children for her. | |
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But as you said, once he was mobile forget it, she was done with him. In our case our dog Bridgette bit our son. Not badly but, we didnt manage the separation very well and one day he didnt respect her space and bit his hand. It wasnt very bad at all, hardly any broken skin but once she died (she was 16 and was put down a few months after that) he was petrified of dogs. He would literally climb me to get away from them. It took over a year of being very patient, taking him to petco to meet other dogs (we had only had Bridgette) and work with him over time so that he would feel comfortable with us getting our Lulu. So I guess my advice to you is this, if you cant keep them completely separate and manage them VERY well at least for a year or so for your dog to get to know and understand your child, then I probably knowing what I have already been through, would rehome the dog to either an older child only home or no kids at all. HTH's |
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The dog would not be staying in my home with the situation you are describing. The dog is telling you she is not comfortable with the baby walking, loving on her, and acting like a 1 year old child. Your child is going to grow up more every day and push limits with the dog. Since there is growling already, why are you waiting until something back happens, which undoubtably will in the future. The dog is not happy with a moving squeeling wobbly human , listen to her and be sensible. your husband is thinking about your child and a possibly horrific injury/mauling . Rehome now before the inevitable happens and let the dog have a home without kids. Think about your baby, not the dog. |
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I'm with your husband on this one, and I have been through this. We had a corgi that was very poorly bred, very nervy, and a rescue. We got pregnant unexpectedly and knew we may have a problem with that dog and the baby. She was fine until the baby started walking, then it was the same as you describe, growling if my son came near her, unprovoked, and when we scolded our son she would come running from out of no where to nip him (she actually nipped a friend's toddler). This dog was not clear in the head. Yes, I could have trained her, hired someone (this was before GSDs, SchH TD's etc), kept them separated, etc....She eventually nipped at my son, and that was it. We have a zero tolerance in our house for unprovoked aggression towards children, doesn't matter where it came from...it was completely unprovoked and a result of terrible genetic instability. I rehomed her to family across the country. Paid to have her shipped to them. She's doing great, happy as can be, but cannot be trusted around children.....and that was a corgi....if it had been a large breed like a shepherd, I probably would have put her down. As harsh as that sounds, the safety of children everywhere is priority, and genetics are genetics. I asked my TD about her after I started training. TD said she would have probably suggested putting her down. The dog had great obedience, but was very very nervy and fear aggressive. I know lots will probably give you a long list of things you could try, and at the minimum I would say get a trainer experienced in fear aggression to assess the dog. I looked at it this way, if my corgi bit my child, left permanent damage, scaring, etc...I would never forgive myself. Also, if I trained, spent the money, environment managed, etc...I would never trust her, would resent her, and the relationship would not be a healthy one. I know a lot of people judge me for rehoming her, but I could care less. My husband has scars on the left side of his face from a terrible GSD bite when he was a boy. From a dog that "never hurt a fly." It's one thing if we are talking about adog, taunted, tortured, or teased by the child, but this seems like what I dealt with, unprovoked, unstable, unclear, responses...as a result from poor genetics....but def get a professional opinion by someone that can witness the dog in person. |
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your daughter is 1 yr old. i think teaching a 1 yr old how to behave around a dog is asking the impossible. my children come before the dog, hands down. |
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I have never been in your situation before. And I feel for you and your husband. I can only suggest a few things. First, teach Chloe that it is OK for her to walk away from the baby. I had a friend teach her old cocker to " run ginger run" when their baby got mobile. You never want the dog to feel obligated to interact. It's OK for them to want away. And it should be encouraged. If you force interaction, then you are effectively taking away the dogs ability to choose a safer response. Second. Make the baby something good. Teach her to feed treats, if possible, she is sooo young. 1yo is pretty young to teach most dog things. They are just not capable of learning stuff like that yet. Third- human aggression and dog aggression are totally different things. Because she went after a dog before in no way means she will go after your daughter. Fourth- keep them separate for now. Give the dog a crate, in an area the baby has no access to. Give her a chance to unwind from the family and the stress if the baby. Fifth- your babies safety comes first. End Game. If the dog, and you, can't find a way to keep the baby safe, the dog should be rehomed. Maybe an unpopular opinion. But could YOU live with yourself if your dog hurt your baby? Could you? No. Toddlers are scary to most dogs. They wobble, the charge forward, hands out, make funny noises, eye level and grip hard and in weird ways. It's a tough human age for the best if dogs. But your babies safety HAS to come first. Sent from Petguide.com Free App |
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That's a tough situation. I've never been through it, so can only offer this advice: start *managing* the dog right now. No access to the toddler at all. Crate, tether, separate the two, until someone can help you with more. I doubt you will have to rehome. I've had some tough dogs, but none I have had to rehome. But I don't have a baby at home, either. That's a tough one. But I do think there's a solution Sent from Petguide.com Free App |
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NEED HELP! 3yo gsd skiddish aggressive towards 1yo daughter. husband wants to rehome! Hi so I'm new here. Found this site desperately searching for answers trying to convince my husband not to just give up and rehome our almost 4 yo gsd. Chloe is an amazing dog she is one of 3 in our pack. The other 2 are small breeds. When we bought her we were told she was a lab. But later found out otherwise. She is the best dog we have ever had. Shes so smart and loyal and obedient for the most part. We have a 1 yo daughter who has recently started walking and talking and is absolutely in love with her doggies. Especially our gsd chloe. When we brought our daughter home chloe was so protective of our baby. She watched over her and came to get us at the slightest hint that something may be wrong. She truly seemed to love our daughter. Now that she is mobile she wants absolutely nothing to do with her. She growls at her if she gets within a foot of her and if she touches her. Its a short warning growl and she's never even turned her head towards her to hint at nipping her. We are teaching our daughter about respecting dogs space and to be gentle. However my husband is worried that she will never adapt to our daughter and eventually snap and bite or attack her. She has attacked our female small breed before so my husband pictures that happening to our daughter. I should add we never leave our daughter alone with any of the dogs. We corrected the situation with the dogs and there haven't been any attacks since. I feel like this is a new phase and every change we go through with our daughter growing the dogs have to learn and adapt as well. My husband is set on rehoming her. I have about a couple weeks to try and prove that we can make this situation work and all we need is just to work with both our daughter and dog. Any advice on how to help gsd adapt to children and make our family work is greatly appreciated! I love my gsd and am heart broken at the idea of rehoming her. Especially before even giving her a chance to change by working with her. It just isn't right. Please help. Thanks |


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3:55pm Tuesday 8th October 2013 in Sport By Iwan Gabe Davies
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons star Toby Faletau has been compared with the world's finest number eight Kieran Read who recently set the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship alight.
The similarity with the masterful New Zealander was made by legendary Springboks captain Gary Teichmann who captained Newport between 1999 and 2001.
The 27-year-old Read was in sublime form on the weekend in a try-scoring man of the match performance as his side beat South Africa in a 38-27 classic at Ellis Park.
Their victory in a breathless encounter saw New Zealand crowned as the southern hemisphere's top dogs for an impressive seventh time in nine years.
Faletau, 22, is fast building a reputation as the best number eight in the northern hemisphere.
He has already won the Grand Slam with Wales in 2012 as well as helping his country retain their Six Nations title this year.
Faletau then starred for the British and Irish Lions in their series-clinching 41-16 third Test triumph over Australia in July after being snubbed for the first two games against the Wallabies.
Earlier this week, the great Martyn Williams hailed Faletau as important to the national team as Adam Jones and Leigh Halfpenny and "head and shoulders above any other number eight in Wales".
Teichmann, one of the most successful captains in Springboks history who skippered them to a record 17 consecutive Test match wins which included clinching the 1998 Tri Nations series, is also a big fan.
"Toby really impressed me during the last World Cup in New Zealand and, like every good number eight, he has that power and explosiveness.
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Former boy-bander A.J. McLean, 34, and wife Rochelle DeAnna Karidis announced they are expecting their first child together on Sunday.
Announcing the news through YouTube, McLean said, "I just wanted to say thank you guys for all your love and support. We recently got married— I was the most recent Backstreet Boy to take the plunge." He then said, "Because we love you all so much, we wanted to share with you—for the first time—something very special. We're having a baby!
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Saturday, December 14
UFC on FOX 9: Alp Ozkilic def. Darren Uyenoyama, split decision; Abel Trujillo def. Roger Bowling, TKO (punches), 1:35 R2; Sam Stout def. Cody McKenzi, unanimous decision; Zach Makovsky def. Scott Jorgensen, unanimous decision; Bobby Green def. Pat Healy, unanimous decision; Edson Barboza def. Danny Castillo, majority decision; Ryan LaFlare def. Court McGee, unanimous decision; Joe Lauzon def. Mac Danzig; Chad Mendes def. Nik Lentz, unanimous decision; Urijah Faber def. Michael McDonald, submission (guillotine choke), 3:22 R2; UFC flyweight title: Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez, KO (punches), 2:08 R2.
Friday, December 6
UFC Fight Night 33 : Alex Garcia def. Ben Wall, KO (punches), 0:43 R1; Krzysztof Jotko def. Bruno Santos, unanimous decision; Justin Scoggins def. Richie Vaculik, TKO (punches), 4:43 R1; Caio Magalhaes def. Nick Ring, unanimous decision; Takeya Mizugaki def. Nam Phan, unanimous decision; Bethe Correia def. Julie Kedzie, split decision; Clint Hester def. Dylan Andrews, TKO (doctor's stoppage), 5:00 R2; Soa Palelei def. Pat Barry, KO (punches), 2:09 R1; Ryan Bader def. Anthony Perosh, unanimous decision; Mauricio Rua def. James Te Huna, KO (punches), 1:03 R1; Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva fought to a majority draw.
Saturday, November 30
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale : Josh Sampo def. Ryan Benoit, submission (rear-naked choke), 4:31 R2; Sean Spencer def. Drew Dober, unanimous decision; Jared Rosholt def. Walter Harris, unanimous decision; Tom Niinimaki def. Rani Yahya, split decision; Akira Corassani def. Maximo Blanco, disqualification (intentional foul), 0:25 R1; Raquel Pennington def. Roxanne Modafferi, unanimous decision; Jessamyn Duke def. Peggy Morgan, unanimous decision; Chris Holdsworth def. Davey Grant, submission (rear-naked choke), 2:10 R2; Julianna Pena def. Jessica Rakoczy, TKO (strikes), 4:59 R1; Nate Diaz def. Gray Maynard, TKO (punches), 2:38 R1.
Friday, November 22
Bellator 109 : Lester Caslow def. Jay Haas, submission (guillotine choke), 2:44 R1; Brent Primus def. Brent Glass, submission (rear-naked choke), 3:20 R1; Bubba Perkins def. Ian Rammel, TKO (punches), 2:38 R3; Goiti Yamauchi def. Saul Almeida, KO (punches), 2:04 R1; Blagoi Ivanov def. Keith Bell, submission (rear-naked choke), 3:59 R1; Mike Bannon def. Ahsan Abdulla, technical submission (arm-triangle choke), 1:51 R1; Terry Etim def. Patrick Cenoble, unanimous decision; Will Brooks def. Alexander Sarnavskiy, unanimous decision; Rick Hawn def. Ron Keslar, KO (punches), 0:55 R3;Bellator middleweight title: Alexander Shlemenko def. Doug Marshall, TKO (punches), 4:28 R1.
Saturday, November 16
UFC 167 : Gian Villante def. Cody Donovan, TKO (punches), 1:22 R2; Sergio Pettis def. Will Campuzano, unanimous decision; Jason High def. Anthony Lapsley, unanimous decision; Erik Perez def. Edwin Figueroa, unanimous decision; Rick Story def. Brian Ebersole, unanimous decision; Thales Leites def. Ed Herman, unanimous decision; Donald Cerrone def. Evan Dunham, submission (triangle-choke), 3:49 R2; Ali Bagautinov def. Timothy Elliot, unanimous decision; Tyron Woodley def. Josh Koscheck, KO (punches), 4:38 R1; Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald, split decision; Rashad Evans def. Chael Sonnen, TKO (punches), 4:05 R1; UFC welterweight title: Georges St-Pierre def. Johny Hendricks, split decision.
Friday, November 15
Bellator 108 : Rob Sullivan def. Sergio da Silva, unanimous decision; Dan Matala def. Ryan Cafaro, TKO (strikes), 3:52 R2; Will Martinez def. Kevin Roddy, submission (rear-naked choke), 3:50 R1; Anthony Morrison def. Kenny Foster, majority decision; Liam McGreary def. Najim Wali, submission (armbar), 1:31 R1; Tom DeBlass def. Jason Lambert, 1:45 R1; Sam Oropeza def. Chip Moraza-Pollard, TKO (punches), 0:37 R1; Patricio Freire def. Justin Wilcox, TKO (punches), 2:23 R1; Marcos Galvao def. Tom McKenna, TKO (strikes), 4:29 R1; Bellator heavyweight title: Vitaly Minakov def. Alexander Volkov, TKO (strikes), 2:57 R1; Quinton Jackson def. Joey Beltran, TKO (strikes), 4:59 R1.
Saturday, November 9
UFC Fight Night 32 : Dustin Ortiz def. Jose Maria, TKO, 3:19 R3; Adriano Martins def. Daron Cruickshank, submission (Kimura shoulder lock), 2:49 R2; Thiago Tavares def. Justin Salas, submission (rear-naked choke), 2:38 R1; Omari Akhmedov def. Thiago Perpetuo, 3:31 R1; Sam Sicilia def. Godofredo Pepey, TKO (punches), 1:42 R1; Jeremy Stephens def. Rony Jason, KO (head kick), 0:40 R1; Ryan LaFlare def. Santiago Ponzinibbio, unanimous decision; Brandon Thatch def. Paulo Thiago, submission (strikes), 2:10 R1; Rafael Cavalcante def. Igor Pokrajac, TKO (strikes), 1:18 R1; Cezar Ferreira def. Daniel Sarafian, unanimous decision; Vitor Belfort def. Dan Henderson, KO (head kick), 1:17 R1.
Saturday, November 2
Bellator 106 : Josh Smith def. Darren Smith, unanimous decision; Cleber Luciano def. Joe Camacho, unanimous decision; Mike Guymon def. Aaron Miller, submission (triangle choke), 4:20 R2; Brandon Halsey def. Hector Ramirez, TKO (punches), 0:52 R1; Cristiano Souza def. Alejandro Garcia, submission (rear-naked choke), 3:06 R3; Jesse Juarez def. Joe Williams, submission (guillotine choke), 0:57 R1; Mike Richman def. Akop Stepanyan, TKO (punches), 4:05 R1; Joe Riggs def. Mike Bronzoulis, unanimous decision; Bellator featherweight title: Daniel Straus def. Pat Curran, unanimous decision;Bellator interim light heavyweight title: Emanuel Newton def. Muhammed Lawal, unanimous decision; Bellator lightweight title: Eddie Alvarez def. Michael Chandler, split decision.
Saturday, October 26
UFC Fight Night 30 : Brad Scott def. Michael Kuiper, submission (guillotine choke), 4:17 R1; Jimy Hettes def. Robert Whiteford, technical submission (triangle choke), 2:17 R2; Cole Miller def. Andy Ogle, unanimous decision; Jessica Andrade def. Rosi Sexton, unanimous decision; Luke Barnatt def. Andrew Craig, submission (rear-naked choke), 2:12 R2; Al Iaquinta def. Piotr Hallmann, unanimous decision; John Lineker def. Phil Harris, TKO (punches), 2:51 R1; Nicolas Musoke def. Alessio Sakara, submission (armbar), 3:07 R1; Norman Parke def. Jon Tuck, unanimous decision; Jimi Manuwa def. Ryan Jimmo, TKO (injury), 4:41 R2; Melvin Guillard vs. Ross Pearson, no contest (unintentional illegal knee), 1:57 R1; Lyoto Machida def. Mark Munoz, KO (head kick), 3:10 R1.
Friday, October 25
Bellator 105 : Steve Garcia def. Shawn Bunch, TKO (punches), 3:29 R3; Eddie Larrea def. Rocky Ramirez, submission (heel hook), 1:45 R2; Luis Noguiera def. Frank Baca, submission (arm-triangle choke), 4:41 R1; Volkan Oezdemir def. Josh Lanier, TKO (strikes), R1 3:13; Raphael Butler def. Joseph Bryant, TKO (punches), 1:04 R1; Desmond Green def. Angelo Sanchez, TKO (doctor's stoppage, cut), 1:04 R2; Jesse Brock def. Adrian Cruz, unanimous decision; Eugene Fadiora def. Andreas Spang, TKO (strikes), 4:19 R2; Siala-Mou Siliga def. Ron Sparks, submission (key lock), 4:19 R2; Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Ricardo Tirloni, submission (triangle choke), 1:08 R1; Will Brooks def. Saad Awad, unanimous decision.
Saturday, October 19
UFC 166 : Kyoji Horiguchi def. Dustin Pague, TKO (punches), 3:51 R2; Andre Fili def. Jeremy Larsen, TKO (punches), 0:53 R2; Tony Ferguson def. Mike Rio, submission (D'Arce choke), 1:52 R1; Adlan Amagov def. T. J. Waldburger, KO (punches), 3:45 R1; K.J. Noons def. George Sotiropoulos, unanimous decision; Jessica Eye def. Sarah Kaufman, split decision; Hector Lombard def. Nate Marquardt, KO (punches), 1:48 R1; Tim Boetsch def. C.B. Dollaway, split decision; John Dodson def. Darrell Montague, KO (punches), 4:13 R1; Gabriel Gonzaga def. Shawn Jordan, TKO (punches), 1:33 R1; Gilbert Melendez def. Diego Sanchez, unanimous decision; Daniel Cormier def. Roy Nelson, unanimous decision; UFC heavyweight title: Cain Velasquez def. Junior do Santos, TKO (strikes), 3:09 R5.
Friday, October 18
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Scared wrote:GTA4 pushed the PC 'to it's limits'...but not visually.
I have more faith in this being a good port though.
Yup, horribly bad port. And the layers and layers of DRMish crud also pushed my PC (and me) to its "limits".
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Scared wrote:GTA4 pushed the PC 'to it's limits'...but not visually.
I have more faith in this being a good port though.
wazzuppi wrote:Cant you guys see??
they are pulling this 35 gig card so no one bothers to pirate this game. Its obvious
tacitus42 wrote:Still not sure if i'm gonna pre-order or even buy within the first month, though.
I've stopped buying games on day 1 since Battlefield 3.
PalZer0 wrote:No question about the DRM used?
PC World, I am disappoint.
c0mc0 wrote:It's generally down to the fact that the majority of the gaming community don't really give a ****.
Otto-matic wrote:More accurately they don't give a **** as long as it isn't something terrible.
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lol you went with that and not this...Hidden: show
On a side note, I honestly dont see this game "pushing the limits" in the way a game is meant too. One thing I hated about GTA4 was how badly optimised it was. I had two gtx 480s at the time and it still would not run things perfect (dont think it supported SLI).
Now ad 35gbs of textures to that mix and seriously... how could it even appear that they would have done this any better? Heck, technically they dont even make PC games considering they are all ports (and the last major release was terrible). I am interested in this game, heck I am still interested in Red Dead Redemption being released on PC (if it ever happens) but I am first going to see what kind of flak this game is gonna receive.
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Starring: | George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis |
Director: | Steven Soderbergh |
Genre: | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Studio: | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
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Rental release: | 21 Jul 2003 |
Main languages: | English |
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Excellent, thoughtful sci-fi
By DominicUK (13 reviews) , 13 Oct 2003[Highly rated reviewer]
Not everyone will like Solaris. Some will complain that it isn't up to the original 1972 film, while others may not like the distinctly non-Hollywood introspective plot. It is certainly to a wider audience than the original (being about half as long), but it does suffer slightly from a more 'Hollywood' style explaination of what's going on.
Everyone would probably agree that it is a very well made film though. Clooney is the best he's ever been, and the cinematography is excellent. The quiet soundtrack adds to the whole feeling of the film perfectly. The film is thought provoking and is a good example of genuine sci-fi that makes you think about it after the film as finished.
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Even if you love the Tarkovsky original this is well worth watching
By davidc475 (30 reviews) , 10 Aug 2013Superb film. I am a huge fan of all the Tarkovsky films, and the original Solaris was the first film of his that I had watched, so I was both curious and cynical as to what this version would be like. Although the overall mood of the original is perhaps more intense this version is equally good as it has different strengths. I understood more of the subtleties of the plot in this Hollywood version, particularly the 'there are no answer's, only choices' bit which is pretty profound. If like me you are a Tarkovsky fan, don't be put off, try this film as well as you won't regret it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A film for the mind
By Ghost-Walker (1 review) , 18 Mar 2013Not all films are for all viewers, and for that we can be thankful. Variation is king. This film is a slow (which is appropriate) paced journey into self. The fact it is a sci-fi is secondary to the questions it raises about what it means to exist - to live, to love, to die. If you want fast paced action, forget it. If you want glorious space battles with cgi monsters coming out of the screen, try something else. If you want a well executed thought provoking film, then give it a try. I suspect you will not be disappointed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Move along now please! Nothing to see here.
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I'm fairly certain that George Clooney is the reincarnation of Cary Grant. Aside from being killingly charismatic, both are masters of comedic timing. In Clooney's new film, "The Men Who Stare at Goats," he proves that being funny is an art form, one in which winks and nods are not required.
The opening title states, "More of this is true than you would believe." On that note, there's some incredibly hard stuff to swallow. Small town newspaperman Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), recently dumped by his wife, heads to Iraq for the big scoop. He finds it via Lyn Cassady (Clooney), who was a member of an elite special-forces unit, the First Earth Battalion. Founded by acid-head Vietnam vet Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), they believed that wars could be won utilizing psychic powers (one of which was the ability to telepathically kill goats).
Flashing back 20 years earlier, we are witness to the hilarious training procedures conducted under Django's supervision. Bridges is firmly in his element in this film, resurrecting his The Dude character in "The Big Lebowski." He's the same guy, only older and more crisply fried. There are a lot of Coen-esque (as in the brothers) things going on in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," but director Grant Heslov's (producer of "Good Night and Good Luck") own flair for the absurd is unique.
The casting couldn't have been any better. Assembled are a gifted group of actors with a flair for wacky. Kevin Spacey shows up nearly halfway through the movie as Hooper, fellow First Earther who puts a hex on Cassady. And, let's face it, he's the best backstabber in the business (i.e. "The Usual Suspects").
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Kevin, Quoting "Cheng, Kevin " <kc40 at hw.ac.uk>: > Hi there > > Am new to the mailing list and wondering what we can talk about? I have been > trying to find MPI-CH or MPI help/forums/community but couldn't find any. > > 1. Is it possible to set up MPICH-1 or MPICH-2 on a single machine and trick > it to emulate 2 hosts? Basically developing on a single machine but doing > MPI_Send, MPI_Gather calls. Yes, this is already built-in. Just start mpirun with "-np 2" or a similar request with mpiexec for MPICH2, and use a local rsh/ssh. > > 2. Is it possible to have two hosts, one Windows MPI-CH, and one Linux > MPI-CH, to work together? > Then you would need also need different binaries for the program for each platform. This is not a straight forward setup, also if you have Linux on two different platforms. But MPICH will convert the transferred values, between different processor architectures. > 3. Is it possible to have MPI-CH-1 and MPI-CH-2 work together on separate > hosts? No. What should happen, if one node requests a MPI-2 operation, when the other node doesn't know anything about MPI-2? There is a MPICH list: http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/mpich2/maillist.htm Cheers - Reuti
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