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< < < < << THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER < < < < CLASSIC VERSION: < < < < The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his < < house < < and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant < is a < < fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the < ant < < is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies < out < < in the cold. < < < < < < MODERN VERSION: < < < < The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his < < house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks < < he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come < winter, < < the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know < why < < the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold < and < < starving. CBS, NBC and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering < < grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a < table < < filled with food. < < < < "America" is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a < < country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? < < < < Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody < cries < < when they sing "It's Not Easy Being Green." < < < < Bill and Hillary Clinton make a special guest appearance on the CBS < Evening < < News to tell a concerned Dan Rather that they will do everything they < < can for the grasshopper who has been denied the prosperity he deserves < by < < those who benefited unfairly during the Reagan summers, or as Bill < refers < < to < < it as "Temperatures of the 80's" < < < < Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where < the < < news stations film the group singing "We shall overcome." Jesse then < has < < the < < group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake. < < < < Al Gore exclaims in an interview with Peter Jennings that the ant has < < gotten < < rich off the back of the grasshopper, and calls for an immediate tax < hike < < on the ant to make him pay his "fair share." < < < < Finally, the EEOC drafts the "Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper < Act," < < < < Retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for < failing to < < hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to < < pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government. < < < < Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a < defamation < < suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal < < judges that Bill appointed from a list of single-parent welfare < recipients < < who can only hear cases on Thursday's between 1:30 and 3:00 PM when < < there are no talk shows scheduled. < < < < The ant loses the case. The story ends as we see the grasshopper < finishing < < up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is < < in, which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him < since < < he doesn't maintain it. < < < < The ant has disappeared in the snow. And on the TV, which the < grasshopper < < bought by selling most of the ant's food, they are showing Bill Clinton < < standing before a wildly applauding group of Democrats announcing that < a < < new era of "fairness" has dawned in America. < < < < The grasshopper is found dead in a drug-related incident and the house, < now < < abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once < < peaceful neighborhood. < < < < << < < < < < < < < < Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Return-path: sentto-1293958-144-968674576-mjb5778=aol.com@returns.onelist.com Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd02.mail.aol.com (v75_b3.11) with ESMTP; Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:17:18 -0400 Received: from hp.egroups.com (hp.egroups.com [208.50.99.201]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:17:01 -0400 Received: from [10.1.10.143] by hp.egroups.com with NNFMP; Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:16:19 +0000 Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:16:16 +0000 From: caninesolutions@egroups.com Subject: [caninesolutions] Digest Number 144 To: caninesolutions@egroups.com Reply-to: caninesolutions@egroups.com Message-id: <968674576.21312@egroups.com< MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Unknown Content-type: text/plain Precedence: bulk Delivered-to: mailing list caninesolutions@egroups.com Mailing-List: list caninesolutions@egroups.com; contact caninesolutions-owner@egroups.com X-eGroups-Return: sentto-1293958-144-968674576-mjb5778=aol.com@returns.onelist.com List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:caninesolutions-unsubscribe@egroups.com< -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~< <FONT COLOR="#000099"<GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! 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Text file/SEMINAR From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< 7. Room - uh kinda ... From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< 8. Old Question of the week From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< 9. Re: Room - uh kinda ...more From: "Kelly Campbell" <resqk9@hotmail.com< 10. Re: Text file/SEMINAR From: SARK9TRNR@aol.com 11. Re: Text file/SEMINAR From: Lynne Engelbert <lengelbert@home.com< 12. Re: Text file/SEMINAR From: Danczrr@AOL.COM 13. Re: Search Weekend From: "John and Dora" <sosard@interhop.net< 14. Fw: Three Virus warnings!! From: "John and Dora" <sosard@interhop.net< 15. Re: Text file/SEMINAR From: SARK9TRNR@aol.com 16. Re: Text file/SEMINAR From: Leonard Lauria <leonard@speedy.cc.uky.edu< 17. Re: Text file/SEMINAR From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:42:40 -0400 From: "Joe and Melissa" <sardogs@sensible-net.com< Subject: Too good not to pass along.. THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER CLASSIC VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold. MODERN VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving. CBS, NBC and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. "America" is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody cries when they sing "It's Not Easy Being Green." Bill and Hillary Clinton make a special guest appearance on the CBS Evening News to tell a concerned Dan Rather that they will do everything they can for the grasshopper who has been denied the prosperity he deserves by those who benefited unfairly during the Reagan summers, or as Bill refers to it as "Temperatures of the 80's" Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing "We shall overcome." Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake. Al Gore exclaims in an interview with Peter Jennings that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and calls for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his "fair share." Finally, the EEOC drafts the "Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act," retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government. Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill appointed from a list of single-parent welfare recipients who can only hear cases on Thursday's between 1:30 and 3:00 PM when there are no talk shows scheduled. The ant loses the case. The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is in,which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him since he doesn't maintain it. The ant has disappeared in the snow. And on the TV, which the grasshopper bought by selling most of the ant's food, they are showing Bill Clinton standing before a wildly applauding group of Democrats announcing that a new era of "fairness" has dawned in America. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug-related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< MORE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Sister Margaret died and through some error found herself in hell. She immediately called Saint Peter and said, "This is Sister Margaret. There's been a terrible mistake!" She explained the situation and Saint Peter said he'd get right on it. The next day the nun didn't hear from Saint Peter and called him back. "Please set this error straight before tomorrow," she begged. "There's an orgy planned for tonight, and everyone must attend!" "Of course, Sister, "he said. "I'll get you out of there right away." Apparently, her plight slipped his mind, and the following morning he received another phone call from hell. He picked up the receiver and heard, "Hey, Pete, this is Maggie. Never mind!" ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 12:02:41 -0400 From: "Joe and Melissa" <sardogs@sensible-net.com< Subject: Please Read This is an oldie, but one that I feel needs to be brought to light again. No matter how you may want to spell TEAM.. there is no "I" in it. Mel Lessons of the Geese This Fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. FACT: As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an "uplift" for the bird immediately following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock has at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on it's own. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. FACT: When a goose flies out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone. It quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front of it. LESSON: If we have as much common sense as a goose, we stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others. It is harder to do something alone than together. FACT: When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation, and another goose flies to the point position. LESSON: It is sensible to take turns doing the hard and demanding tasks and sharing leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent of each others skills, capabilities, and unique arrangements of gifts, talents, or resources. FACT: The geese flying in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. LESSON: We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of encouragement (to stand by one's heart or core values and encourage the heart and core of others) is the quality of honking we seek. We need to make sure our honking is encouraging and not discouraging. FACT: When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two other geese will drop out of formation with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it dies or is able to fly again. Then, they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with their flock. LESSON: If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by our colleagues and each other in difficult times as well as in good! ~ Written by Angeles Arrien ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:32:50 -0400 From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< Subject: Any of ya's ???? Hey guys just heard Mark E. won't be able to attend - any other SAR managers out there - - Kathleen on Peter's team ? Dawn on GLSAR team ? Dave Holcomb ? Looks good on the resume guys - - will be work but educational too - - ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:40:20 -0400 From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< Subject: Camping invite/GLSAR drill Just a lil' invite - - GLSAR is having an overnight wilderness/work drill the last weekend of the month on my property - 120 acres surrounded by 4000 acres federal land just north of Cadillac and east of Mi-Wa-Taka Mich. - - rolling hills , serious color time , tough terrain etc. Camping is planned for Friday and Sat. nights - work all day Sat. , sun. break camp. You'll need water / food/warm clothes / tents . We have two tracks , maps , though you'll need to get with a GLSAR member that's been there to ever find it , and wildlife . Kids , wifes, dogs, family are all invited . The color is breath taking . Any interested are welcome to join the GLSAR team for this. Sande ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 15:12:53 -0400 From: "Joe and Melissa" <sardogs@sensible-net.com< Subject: Dog Bite article No suprise really.. but wanted to share... Mel Dog bites threaten home insurance Homeowner coverage may be cancelled if your pooch is considered too aggressive Charles V. Tines / The Detroit News MetLife no longer writes coverage for people who own a pit bull or four other dogs with attitudes. By Charlie Cain / News Lansing Bureau Chief A sizable increase in the number -- and severity -- of dog bites in Metro Detroit is increasingly forcing insurance companies to cancel homeowner policies at homes where the family pooch has displayed a bad attitude. At least one national insurance company, MetLife Auto & Home, no longer writes homeowner coverage for people who own any of five different breeds of large, often aggressive, dogs: pit bulls, rottweilers, chow chows, German shepherds and bull terriers. "Our overall position is that if you have one of those breeds in your household, we will not insure you because we don't believe there's a way to match the risk with the rate," said Richard Bernstein, a MetLife vice-president. "Dog bites tend to be difficult cases, emotionally traumatic and costly." The Insurance Information Institute in New York said insurers now shoulder a quarter of the record $1 billion cost associated with dog bites -- from medical treatment to "pain and suffering" damage awards. A third of all homeowner claims result from dog bites; about 70 percent of insurance carriers won't renew coverage to a policyholder whose dog has bitten someone. "We're seeing a surge of dog bite claims with pit bulls and rottweilers," said Mike Erwin, a spokesman for the institute, which represents about 350 companies nationwide. "Those are not just a nip, but a tearing of the skin that requires a lot more medical treatment and as a result, the costs go up." Dogs were particularly aggressive in Detroit last year; the city reported 1,574 dog bites -- up 38 percent from 1996. Macomb County reported 1,020 dog bites last year, up 9.5 percent from a year earlier. The Oakland County Animal Shelter, which covers much of the county, said the number of bites there remained constant at about 800. Nationally, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said 4.7 million dog bites were reported in 1997. Justin Harbert, a 4-year-old Warren boy, joined the growing list of victims last week when a neighbor's chow chow lunged at his throat. It took 12 stitches to close the boy's wound in Bi-County Hospital. "It didn't really dawn on me that there might be a problem," said his father, Gary Harbert, who was taking his son to breakfast and stopped briefly at the neighbor's house. "I saw my son go to pet the dog and the dog jumped across the table and went for his throat." The Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that nearly half of all children will be bitten by age 12. Gary Mitchell, a spokesman for the Michigan Association of Insurance, said the larger dogs that people are buying now to protect their homes are a particular concern. Too often, the dogs are bred to be vicious at puppy mills, he said. "More people will be bitten by poodles and cocker spaniels than pit bulls this year simply because there are so many more of them," he said. "But the serious injuries are caused by dogs like the pit bull. The increase in lawsuits is the result of the attacks by these large, aggressive animals. "People want them for protection, but the problem is these dogs often don't know the difference between a burglar and the kid next door or the mailman. Those are the people who are being bit and those are the people that are suing." Last year, 2,795 postal carriers were bitten and the U.S. Postal Service now is routinely suing dog owners. Farmington Hills attorney Sam Bernstein said his office handles "quite a few" dog bite claims and he has seen "a lot of gruesome attacks, particularly by dogs whose owners allow them to roam the neighborhood." He said Michigan is like 30 other states with strict liability laws that say if your dogs bites someone, you're responsible. "There seems to be much more serious injuries today among people who are bitten by dogs," Bernstein said. State Farm Insurance, Michigan's largest provider of homeowner insurance, said it had 441 dog bites claims last year, up nearly 41 percent from 1996. "For the last two years, Michigan has been the fifth-highest state in the amount paid out in dog claims by State Farm," said John Carroll, a company spokesman. The insurer's Michigan costs last year were $81,367 in medical claims and another $3.27 million to settle liability claims. "We don't deny coverage based on breed since any breed can be trained to bite," Carroll said. "But after one bite, we insist the homeowner resolve the situation. "The policy will be discontinued if they continue to keep the dog on premises." Dan Hattaway, a dog bite expert at State Farm's national headquarters in Bloomington, Ill., said the company had 14,000 dog bite claims last year -- up 27 percent from 1996. "We had been running at about a 3 p________________________________ Message: 16 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:11:21 EDT From: Leonard Lauria <leonard@speedy.cc.uky.edu< Subject: Re: Text file/SEMINAR watch it jeff! < < Dan..you got that one..Either way someone is going to lose a mobile home! < Either you have done a lot of Ky searches, or Virginia used to be part of Ky < but formed it's own state because everyone ran out of relatives to marry! < < :) Jeff < -- Leonard Lauria Greater Kentucky Search Dogs, President/K9 Handler leonard@uky.edu http://speedy.cc.uky.edu/GKSD Sr. Systems Programmer UK Computing Center Madison Co. Rescue Squad, SAR Team Leader 128 McVey Hall http://speedy.cc.uky.edu/Rescue Lexington, Ky. 40508 FAX: (859) 323-1978 Madison County SAR Coordinator "Life is what happens while you're making other plans." -Raymond Carver ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 17 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:39:49 -0400 From: Sandra Anderson <sandraan@concentric.net< Subject: Re: Text file/SEMINAR I love it - sounds right to me !!! Sande Lynne Engelbert wrote: < < How about "they both take everything you've got"? < < Lynne < < At 9:05 PM -0400 9/10/00, SARK9TRNR@aol.com wrote: < < < <Hey all! < <Speaking of tornadoes, can anyone tell me what a Kentucky divorce and a < <tornado have in common? (This will be the Buckeye version of the question of < <the week!) < < < <Jeff < < < <Post message: caninesolutions@egroups.com < < < <Subscribe: caninesolutions-subscribe@egroups.com < < < <Unsubscribe: caninesolutions-unsubscribe@egroups.com < < < <List owner: caninesolutions-owner@egroups.com < < < <URL to this page: http://www.egroups.com/group/caninesolutions < < Post message: caninesolutions@egroups.com < < Subscribe: caninesolutions-subscribe@egroups.com < < Unsubscribe: caninesolutions-unsubscribe@egroups.com < < List owner: caninesolutions-owner@egroups.com < < URL to this page: http://www.egroups.com/group/caninesolutions ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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