Deceptive Knife Seller on Ebay -DANHOVIS*KNIVESPLUS50

Just letting everyone know about deceptive sellers on Ebay, knives in particular. Lets start out, I dont like to, and never had, prior to my experience with this seller leaving NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. But I feel you must know what this seller did, and maybe some others you encounter might do. 1) Don't ever buy a knife with a blurry photo. Its blurry for a reason. The cameras are too good these days for you not to be able to take a clear picture of the item for sale, even if you have to take it several times you'll eventually get a good one, and thats the one you will post. Most people. The deceptive sellers take blurry photos to hide problems and defining features of the knife that make it possible to desern the model, make, and it also will make it hard for you to see and to tell what blemishes and scatches, cracks are present. My advice; DONT BID on any knife that doesnt have a clear photo of an acceptible angle to view the knife. 2) Vague description. If a person who knows knives leaves a description, its usally very detailed. He wants the buyer to know what hes getting. The seller will list the chips, cracks, and the age if he can tell, handle materials etc. If the description says " 1000 Knife Estate I buy knife I found look good", Dont go there. This guy knows what he has, junk, and hes trying to trick you into thinking he's just an honest estate buyer who got "stuck" with some knives. If you think youre looking at a Damascus Blade, or a bone handle, youll be sorely disgusted when you recieve a piece of garbage "Made in China", fake etched Damascus Blade, with a plasitic handle. 3) If a seller is honest, they will let you return a knife he got the date wrong on, or didnt notice a crack at a pin on the handle, etc. These sellers list their items with a return policy. 4) If it doesnt have a return policy you are bidding at your own risk! If you do have a problem and need to communicate with the seller, let him know what the problem is and talk about it before you just send it back., In the past, I have offered to pay the shipping back if it was truly an honest mistake. Ill work with the guy. Now to my run in with a bonified deceptive knife seller. He did all the things I listed above. Blurry photo, vague description, no return policy, and since I bought several items at his "Estate Sale" on the same day he was nice enough to charged me $6.00 shipping for each item, a total of $18.00 for 3 knives that cost about $25.00. What a guy. I finally recieved the knives, and Lo an Behold a China made etched Damascus, and the 2 other knives he listed with "Abolone" handles, were plastic handled. He later said the spelling of "ABOLONE" and not ABALONE, must have surely tipped me off they were PLASTIC handles. Since I dont think he spelled a single thing correctly in any of his listings, I guess I was supposed to pick up on that well known fact. Well I eventually contacted him, and it went something like this; Im not Wal-Mart, and you thought you were going to steal a knife with your low bid, and the Abolone story yadda yadda. So I went to the arbitration site on EBAY, we traded a couple of emails, and and he still refused to do take any of the items back. This guy is EBAY's worst nightmare for selling. Since I'm honest, I didn't put in a negative feedback on him when I recieved the items, I just gave him a low key positive with the hopes we would resolve our difference. That was a BIG MISTAKE, he left negative feedback on me just for complaining to him in emails. I had paid him for all the knives immediately after the auctions were over! He has communicated with me several times now threatining to post more negative feedbacks on me, for no other reason other that I complained to him, and I'm trying to get my hard earned money back from the most deceptive seller I have ever encountered on EBAY. I hope this guide will help someone to stay away from deceptive sellers of knives and collectibles on EBAY . Thanks and GOD BLESS! *************************Im adding this today; 3-22-07... DANHOVIS tried to extort $100 from me to leave positve feedback for my 3 transactions.. I didnt pay, and he left 3 negatives. He is Ebay's worst nightmare. DANHOVIS IS A FEEDBACK EXTORTIONIST!!!! You buy from him and if he wants he will contact you and say I know a guy who pays $100 for good feedback, how much will yours be worth? And if you dont pay he will leave you a negative. What a stain to the earth. Hope this helps, God Bless. Im updating the guide today 9-27-07, DANHOVIS now has 35 negatives, and has been duping unsuspecting buyers and sellers the way as Ive outline in this review. Please tell your friends to read this before purchasing a knife. DANHOVIS also sells knives as user KNIFESLUS50. ******Update on 12-27-07**** "DANHOVIS" (Total of 46 negatives this year alone!!) has now been taken off of Ebay....BUT he is still out there as "KNIVESPLUS50"!!! Beware of this piece of dirt, he's still a theif and a liar, check out the feedback on that user name. To all the honest buyers and sellers...God Bless

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How to avoid the fake The North Face McMurdo Parka

First, I would like to say that I have purchased a fake TNF McMurdo Parka on eBay and regret it ever since. The jacket is completely falling apart in front of my eyes in less than a week of wear. That being said, I am listing here some ways you can tell a real TNF McMurdo Parka from a fake one before you even attempt to purchase/bid on one on eBay and if you did purchase one already, how you can tell if its authentic or not so you can get your money back. Yes eBay is trying to clean up the fakes on their site but some items

slip through the cracks. I would avoid purchasing ANY TNF items on eBay

for the time being and just buy it from a reliable source such as from authorized TNF dealers.So how can you tell if the McMurdo Parka is fake from the get go? The image is probably the biggest tipoff, if they are using stock photos of the item a red flag should be going off immediately. You shouldn't buy The North Face items based on the stock photos, not just because any seller can get one just by going to TNF website but because you most likely wont be getting whats on that stock photo.The price. Why would anyone sell their Brand New McMurdo Parka for $150 if the MSRP is $299?? Are they stupid or just being really really nice. Let me put it this way: If you purchased a brand new item for $300 and decided the next day that you didn't want it but couldn't return it anymore, would you resell it at half the price the day after? No, you wouldn't because you're not stupid.Look in the seller's store inventory. If they sell nothing else but TNF Denalis, McMurdo Parkas, 2-in-1 Goretex Mountain Jackets, than chances are they are all fake as these are probably the top 3 faked items on the counterfeit market in regards to TNF products. Also, I"ve been seeing alot of Steep Tech fakes such as the Agency and Apogee jackets. Besides, who has such an unlimited supply of these jackets and not an authorized TNF dealer?How can you tell if your TNF McMurdo Parka is fake?Check the Faux Fur trim on the hood. If it looks like roadkill, its fake. Its not as full as the authentic one at all. Just compare and contrast the fur, its not even close. The authentic fur on the hood is much thicker.Example: Fake McMurdo fur hood, looks like roadkill

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TRUTH ABOUT PITBULLS and AB1634 MANDATORY ALTERING~*

~Lisa and pet Chloe, shown above~

@@@@*UPDATE@@@@@ Make sure to see the dog blogs below under PITBULLS--updated February 2008----very important to know who is working against the dogs,owners,dog breeders,pet laws, and more}}}

FLASH---AB1634: PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE 98% OF ALL DOGS/CATS BY MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTER --BEING REVIEWED BY LEGISLATURE SOON--2008!!

[proposed law was shot down July 2007; Levine withdrew it but has vowed to bring it back in Jan 2008, and Levine was pushing Los Angeles' MSN on 2/2/08, which has been approved 100% so far]

The MSN law is seriously flawed, it has not worked in 95% of the places which passed it, and eliminating 98% of all dogs/cats (but NOT feral cats!)-- by claiming it is necessary to save the 2% of animals which cannot find homes in California is just plain ludicrous. They already passed SB861 (co-authored by BadRap dog rescue of SF, CA United Animal Nations, Jennifer Fearing, Sacramento, now at HSUS--NOT surprising) mandating altering for all pitbulls And NOW they want to do the entire state.

In fact Los Angeles just voted affirmatively on it on February 2 2008. On its face, altering appears to "save animals" but unfortunately, that isn't near the entire story. What it comes down to is that altering privately owned animals but NOT feral cats means you immediately will NOT be saving many more cats, but you WILL be killing more DOGS. (Those that rescue animals already know this, except for Judie Mancuso, the co-author of AB1634. She is naive to think it will work.)

It should be mentioned that in June 2007, Levine had the proposed AB1634 worded whereby it stated, that IF one was to be allowed to have ONE litter (and only one) of pups, the owner of the litter MUST GIVE THE PUPS AWAY FOR FREE. REPEAT--THE OWNER MUST GIVE THE PUPS AWAY FOR FREE. [To get out of the accusation that this would amount to a "taking", the owner would be required, upon obtaining the permit to have the litter, to sign a statement which in effect, meant that owner was taking the litter permit in consideration for signing the document giving animal control the right to search owner's house/and agreeing to give the pups away for FREE.] Obviously, no reputable breeder in their right mind would sign such a document, and the extremists know that.

It's a sad day in the United States when radicals (animal rights extremists)-- think they can affect every pet owner in this way. check out baddoglaws.com or saveourdogs.net for details. Especially note that ADL (Animal Defense League of Los Angeles) which has placed relentless pressure on Los Angeles to "stop" the killing, has used criminal tactics and tertiary targeting to make it known they will NOT stop. [ADL is considered a wanna-be ALF or ELF and while they may not rise to the same terrorist level on the surface, they are monitored by the FBI as links to the others.] And unknown to most until recently, certain animal rights extremists attempted last year to snuff out a well known canine advocate; the perpetrator (one of them) will be sentenced to federal prison soon when his sentence is approved--which will likely be between 25-39 years prison time, with no time credit for good behavior. So don't believe that animal extremists don't commit crimes against people--they most certainly do. And it is not surprising that canine advocates or breast cancer scientists are targeted.

Of course ADL explains clearly that they are VEGANS and protest all forms of animal useage. baddoglaws shows ADL's exact words where they openly admit they are a grassroots militant group that will use tactics that can put them in jail and that they will not bail out of jail. Why, that would be compromising their wonderful ethics, eh?

TRUTH ABOUT PITBULLS

OHIO SUPREME COURT HEARS TELLINGS CASE

August 1 2007, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled AGAINST the dog owners! A reconsideration filed for the record was not acted upon by the court, so an appeal to the US Supreme court followed. Unfortunately, the court declined to hear the case; as approx. 5,500 cases are submitted per year, the Court hears only about 110 of them. There are currently BSL cases in Aurora, Colorado and Denver, Colorado. A BSL case in Arkansas Federal Court was recently originally started by RDOWS. Also, the federal district case against Los Angeles mandated spay/neuter (after a year and a half) was dismissed by Judge Chesney of San Francisco, but again, this is not that surprising (for federal court, especially the 9th Circuit, which has the largest amout of cases overturned by higher courts in the United States.)

As an example: Judge Chesney sentenced Issac Asimov's son, who had 14 printers going, printing child porn---to wearing an ankle bracelet. [Issac Asimov, noted author]You can see that San Francisco is completely nuts. They condone marriage between same sexed persons, but want to eliminate dogs having puppies. Check out Craigslist online in SF and see what sexual topics are allowed, while dog/puppy rehoming for fees which they "feel" are "selling" are not allowed, and most will be flagged off.

Some AB1634 proponents are now trying to say that the court has ruled mandated altering as constitutional and that AB1634 is therefore "constitutional"......

This is an incorrect statement--the court in SF, only said that a local area (not a state) has the right, under rational basis, to implement laws involving the health, safety or welfare of its citizens, which is typical for them to say for ANY challenge to any constitutional case. All challenges as such, use the same standard. It should be noted that the Judge did not go into detail, because it is probably already known that if this was challenged on a statewide basis law (not a local law), it would likely prove to be "not" constitutional.

Based upon the Los Angeles allegation of "overpopulation", the Judge said it was rational as to the local area at issue- but that is NOT saying it is rational for the entire state. Proponents of AB1634 will have a large battle on their hands.

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Colleen Lynn of Seattle WA was allegedly bit by a dog and then commenced, supposedly, 100% on her own accord, (according to Kory Nelson of Denver) to start the bite blog known as dogsbite dot org. The site is updated and filled with every single news report she can gather, whether true or not, and then it is compounded by showing graphic photos of bite victims, and how victims are not monetarily compensated properly. This site is focusing and fosters hate against dogs, dog owners, dog breeders, and other legal entities.

It pushes, promotes, and perpetuates hatred toward law abiding people, dog owners, dog advocates, and anyone who dares to take a stand against something like preserving one's rights. Why? Because the site does NOTHING more than attempt to list "pitbull" incidents as evidence that the dogs are all timebombs waiting to happen. It does nothing but push sensationalism, drama, and accounts which have likely not been verified. Further, it then highlights the statements of idiots; for example, one recent statement:

"PITBULLS AND ANGRY PEOPLE SHARE THE SAME DNA"

This was taken from an article written by Mike Scarlett out of Australia, on 2/14/08, and HE even cites the CDC "statistics"...he then goes into a biblical connection and somehow tries to link killer dogs with killer people.

Everyone who knows anything about canines should be closely monitoring this blog (but don't send in any comments to the owner) because this is how hate crime is perpetuated. RDOWS has already called Kory Nelson on it (see the RDOWS Wordpress blog by RDOWS) but of course he claims she did it "all herself." Right--a person who doesn't have a dog and likes cats, who has an art degree is NOW a canine expert???? Pushing M. Clifton and his news clippings? Trying to disguise the site as a "victim" site?? Come on, that site is nothing more than a thinly veiled, financially motivated, hate site against people who own certain breeds of dogs, and where Nelson and Clifton claim such dog breeds need to be taken out.

If Nelson wants to call ACF strawmen for dogfighters, and then proceeds to say the same thing about those who advocate for the dogs, we all know where his head is at----and he is giving this blog owner ALL the information he can, so he can continue on his manic way of pusing BSL across the country.

Look at whydogsbite.blogspot.com for a good laugh in testing your canine IQ so you can recover from looking at the senseless junk being perpetuated by a newly minted "dog expert" webmaster. People underestimate the damage this junk can do to dog owners.

Greetings........

We are advocates against anti-pet laws and against Breed Specific Legislation, Mandatory altering, and any canine laws that we consider unconstitutional. If you know anything about bully dogs, APBTs, etc, then you know that the proper temperament for an APBT is non human aggressive. That the PSI of the jaw is NOT 2,600psi. (That is likely an alligator.) It has been theorized by the Science Channel on TV that a T-Rex dinosaur may have had a bite pressure of 4,000 lb? The average dog bite pressure is about 320psi.

A rather recent troubling web site has appeared out of Seattle WA, by a webmaster named Colleen Lynn. Sadly, she chooses to use her talent to publish and focus hatred toward owners of dogs that may be pitbulls, resemble pitbulls, or even are pitbull dogs. We know there is no canine breed known as pitbull but we speak generically here. In addition, she blatantly states that it is the "ANTI BSL LOBBY" that needs to change the laws to get victims compensated when they are bitten by dogs. That may be true, if only because she is guided by the "messenger" boy Nelson??!! And surely Lynn isn't going to get the job done. That's obvious.

It is believed that Kory Nelson, city attorney out of Denver, self-proclaimed "messenger" and self-titled "political' pundit (for who? PETA? HSUS?) has again employed his solicitation tactics, this time focusing on individual victims, and using his authority from his professional job (if we can call his behavior professional?) to solicit both people and city councils alike. Apparently telling the SF Chronicle that it is justified to shoot a pitbull running in the street was not good enough of a pitch for him. He has to go further. And indeed he has.

Check brent's blog, which is btoellner.typepad.com/kcdogblog, (unofficial watchdog on animal welfare issues) and discuss the hatred the site above (not watchdog site) uses to show people should not own any dog "they" "think" are all timebombs waiting to go off....and which has listed a contact phone number to a Chevron gas station under WHOIS. Which was later changed to the "Seattle Police Dept."...and then changed again after Police Dept. found out. How is that for credibility? The site is strictly for propaganda purposes, as no discussion is actually allowed, especially if one is pro-dog. (Trust us, anyone who would parrot K Nelson and his manic drive to kill dogs cannot be a thinking individual)

Myths are perpetuated by many, especially animal extremists. They love to say that spay/neuter will cure all. What it will do is stop the end of well-tempered dogs being born. In fact, one of the city council persons personally stated that they will "alter them out of existence", in reference to pitbull type dogs--and this is common thinking among those that wish to generalize about the dogs. Many of the "new" laws being pushed keep claiming that this will stop "dangerous" dogs---but just think about it for a second.............. 99.9% of ALL show/champion/obedience dogs are NOT altered. Millions of non-altered dogs are FINE and present no problems to society. In fact, show/obedience/champion/titled,etc, that is, dogs that have received PLENTY of training, are "OKAY" to breed, but others are eliminated.

Anyone who knows anything about canines realizes this is simply ridiculous, inconsistent, and hypocritical. Yet the extremists push it because it gives them power over "animal control." They use it as a stepping stone. Extremists have infiltrated many animal pounds, shelters. Achieving a PETA 'NO BIRTH NATION' IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER WITH MANDATED ALTERING--if you don't know what No Birth Nation is, google it and it will lead right to PETA.

One rescue we know in Sacramento will not allow any of their animals to be adopted to the Greater BAY AREA anymore. Why? The Bay has been instrumental in pushing mandatory altering for everything alive; hence, there are few/no pups available to adopt. If the dog fanciers/owners in the Bay don't care enough to even challenge their own unconstitutional law which allows breed specific discrimination, then when those same people cannot find a pup to adopt or buy in their own darn neighborhood, well that's just too bad isn't it?

Altering will not cure dog -human aggression. (If you want to know why they say these things, it's because their known goal is to eliminate animals as pets. They believe this is slavery....they believe animals are not a commodity. ) ISAR (International Society for Animal Rights) claims that purebred dogs are the "Plague of Purebreds" and they blame the AKC for issuing paper on purebred dogs, and for creating genetic misfits. Check online for the ISAR site where you will see this is their position. When you hear Bob Barker tell everyone to spay/neuter, you are listening to the number one ISAR spokesperson.

First they say eliminate this breed. Then, eliminate all breeding. Then, eliminate all dogs being sold. Then, eliminate all dogs as pets. It's not that difficult to figure out. They even tell us that is their plan. PETA, in particular, advocates to kill all pitbulls to end "abuse" of the dogs. (Shall we eliminate abused kids to end their abuse?! What about the ABUSER????) PETA GOT OFF REAL REAL EASY on the felony animal abuse charges--they were charged instead with "littering"!!! and using false information to gain possession of the dogs they killed. They killed almost 100 animals and then threw them in dumpsters. That was definitely NOT justice served in North Carolina!! PETA managed to kill 97% of the pets they took in for 2006, and adopted out 12. Wonder why they didn't kill the last 12, so they could make it 100% kill???

Media reports are just THAT---stories. Many of them are wrong and call every dog alive a "pitbull".....so you cannot believe 70% of them. We advocate both at the legislative level, and in the courts to right the wrongs that lawmakers create. It's sad but true, that many people 'create' bad dogs by NOT training, NOT socializing, and abuse. Many 'bad' dogs are created through the environment, but many animal extremists believe that breeders create all the bad-tempered dogs by design.

Even the Best Friends Animal Society in Utah has decided (without any expert help) that "aggression" is 'bred into the genes' of dogs by people who want aggressive dogs; they have decided that they want to promote the EUROPEAN method of aggressive dog control--what is that? It's called banning breeds and killing them. (If you don't know what they have banned in Europe, please do the research-----CORGIS are restricted in Italy, as an example, no minors or criminal can own them; there are about 90 other restricted breeds!)

Did you know that it is impossible to scientifically determine which dog is an American Pitbull Terrier? Many laws assume that people can tell which dog is an APBT because it "looks" like one. This is not the case. Many dogs 'look' like a pitbull type dog but are just mixed breed dogs and some are not even mixed with APBT. Although the COURTS have stated that people know what type dog they own, in CRIMINAL cases, the government must prove the dog's breed beyond a reasonable doubt under laws which single out dog breeds. This is not possible with American Pitbull Terriers. And is not likely easily done with several other breeds from mixed parentage.

BSL? It cannot be proven to work because scientifically, no dog breed is inherently dangerous. IF it was true, we would have a lot more people who sustain serious injuries---come now---if you can call ONE breed inherently dangerous, then that breed would all be doing the same thing in huge numbers. Instead of 10 fatal attacks, we would have 10,000 of them. And we don't. One of the largest problems of BSL is that it promotes certain breeds as DEFINITELY dangerous and ignores other breeds---then the public believes they are "protected" from being harmed. What the public doesn't understand is, the chance of being maimed fatally by ANY dog is about the same as being struck by lightning. And come to think of it, if one only thinks about that one issue (being maimed by a dog)--you know what? If you keep thinking of it day after day after day, it WILL eventually happen to you if your mind power is seriously used. So be careful what you think about!

Please----let's get one thing straight when it comes to BSL laws. It doesn't matter how the law is worded, when the owner is subject to CRIMINAL SANCTIONS---the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt, as in any other criminal matter, that the owner is guilty. The standard of proof cannot be deviated from-----therefore, if the government cannot prove the dog in question is actually what the government claims it is, then the owner cannot be convicted. This is usually never mentioned when you hear about BSL cases----because the government (which passes BSL ) wants people to think that just owning a dog makes the owner guilty of, or subject to, a crime. This is not the case. If you own a dog that may resemble a banned breed, you would do well to consult with an attorney familiar with BSL cases PRIOR to both licensing and registering the dog.

NATHAN WINOGRAD HAS JUST RELEASED HIS NEW BOOK ENTITLED "REDEMPTION" WHICH BASICALLY EXPLAINS WHY

1) THERE IS NO REAL ANIMAL "OVERPOPULATION"

2) SHELTERS THEMSELVES ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM IN FAILING THE ANIMALS AND NOT FINDING THEM HOMES FOR MANY REASONS.

If you do not know who Nathan is, we suggest you research online. He has always been right and is still right today. His group has just filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles and M. Mayeda for failing to proeprly care for the animals and failing to abide by CA law/killing animals early.





People love to blame APBTs and protection line dogs. The statistics show that fatal attacks are not done all by APBTs. And the CDC studies are nonsense because they didn't even get all the dog breeds listed, which skews the entire study. The CDC admits this and cautions NOT to use their study as a reliable source of percentages. Yet many dog BITE attorneys quote that study like it was the Bible. Governmental authorities and animal extremists like to use it to bolster their position for breed bans and mandatory spay/neuter. In Los Angeles they actually think they can implement mandatory altering for all dogs, then they plan to call all pitbulls "unadoptable" and ban them from the city once they get the no-kill scheme in place. Hmm....we see a problem there.

Recently evidence has shown that "rehomed", rescued and shelter dogs are responsible for a substantial amount of the fatal attacks across the country. [Only approx. 15% of all dogs are from shelters.] Nearly 40% of the attacks have been attributed to "altered" (meaning neutered) dogs, despite the false 'theory' that altered dogs make a dog "non-aggressive" to people.

What is not surprising about this, is the fact that many rescue people believe in "saving" animals that do NOT have good temperaments, and they believe that the dog may bite people, but it won't bite people IF you do such-and-such with the dog. An example: Rescue from around Fairfield, CA, collected mostly bad dogs to adopt out. One dog had already been returned 3-4 times for aggression. Another was a known biter. Another was anti-social and hated kids. Another had already harmed a child. But still, these dogs were being adopted out. AND the leader of the rescue claimed there was nothing wrong with these dogs.

Sure enough, a poster on infamous Craigslist, posted the story of adopting the known biter. She took the dog home and it immediately tried to bite a family member. The rescuer person then lashed out at the adopter and blamed her for letting a family member attempt to pet the dog. When we see scenarios like this, we are not surprised at the number of dog altercations out there. Thank God, this rescue is no longer showing pets at Pet Smart in Sacramento, and the rescue has closed down.

Another study done/ recently published, in attempting to categorize dogs which bite children, showed that 93% of the dogs which had bitten children were ALTERED. This was surprising to the people doing the study, as many believe that altering a dog will render it non-aggressive. This is not true and in some instances it might reduce some dog-dog aggression, whereas in others it may have little and no effect.

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For new dog owners without any dog experience, it is best to avoid a dog where you cannot ascertain the history of its background, esp. if you have small kids such as age 4. Many dogs are mistreated and if temperament testing does not show aggression, they assume the dog is ok when it is NOT ok. This has nothing to do with breed of dog but everything to do with the unknown background.

One of the best defenses against dog BITES is to safety train your kids *BEFORE* you get a dog, no matter what type dog it is. It is a fact that many bites are done by smaller dogs, and it is a fact that many owners of smaller dogs allow the dogs to rule the roost, and thereby allow the dog to control the master.

When this is done by a larger dog, everyone blames the dog. When this is done by a smaller dog, very few people blame the dog. Lots and lots of small, yappy dogs are biters. And having owners that let them get away with such behavior is inappropriate.

One of the key goals we have is to take down the law in Colorado involving APBTs and mixed APBTs. Kory Nelson needs to go as well. Currently there are two lawsuits in Colorado challenging the law.

If you want to know more,contact us.

Colorado is particularly disturbing because Kory Nelson loves gloating about the dogs going down, yet he claims he had nothing to do with the law. However, if you read his "secret government" Yahoo Groups website (you can see it on doggiedefenders.com) you will quickly see that this person has a personal agenda against both the dogs and those who rally to try and protect innocent canines. You will notice the similarity to the dogsbite site by Lynn, mentioned above. There is no discussion allowed, just their views and their adamant ranting that they won't stop what they are doing.

It's a downright shame to see an attorney pimp himself off as a self-proclaimed BSL man, and he was quoted in the SF Chronicle as saying that a person is justified to shoot a pitbull in the street.

We consult with groups all over the United States on dangerous dog issues, dangerous dog law, trial for unconstitutional canine laws, illegal seizure, civil rights issues.

We have been on ebay since 2000. Help us save all dog breeds from extinction. Mandatory spay/neuter of all dogs is unconstitutional AND it will not stop dangerous and aggressive dogs. Remember---Rosa Parks was just one person. Yet her act alone changed the course of history. Don't ever think that what YOU do doesn't count. We are all good at something, and every good thing counts. We do it for the dogs.

Maybe you do too.

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Deliver Your Baby And Love It !

This guide is intended to inform you of things you can do to make your "BirthDay" the most pleasurable experience. I am a mother of four with experience in delivering babies in three different atmospheres.

Be informed.

You will not experience a flaw free birth if you do not educate yourself. Do not expect that your doctor will inform you of everything you need to know either. Before making any decision, speak to a Doctor and a mid-wife. Ask for patient referrals. Ask them to tell you how important your decisions are in their care for you. Get them to put it in writing, and you will see how truthful they are. Research all of the Hospitals, birthing centers, and midwives in your area, and find out thier mortality rate for babies and mothers. Look for amenities that you are looking for.many mid-wives offer portable birthing pools, most birthing centers have pools or tubs, and some hospitals offer bathtubs in the room. If you like to soak in the tub, this is a must for you. However some hospitals do not have a doppler that will allow you to be monitored in the water, so pass it up because it is not worth the hassle if you have to get in and out.Know beforehand your quickest route for the mid-wife to get to your house, or you to get to the hospital or birthing center. Find out how many people will be allowed to be with you. If you want your older children to be with you, find out if it is allowed. Find out if your spouse is allowed to stay overnight with you. Get the price up front. Set up a payment plan, or file your insurance.Research and see if you are eligible for medicaid (many states have money available for mothers even if you don't live in poverty and have insurance.) if you are self pay, and you decide to deliver in the hospital, remember that their are hidden charges for things such as receiving blankets, and in some places tv use.Get an itemized list of what you will be charged for.

There are many books to choose from, but many contradict each other. I reccomend four books. If you read these, I assure you that you will have the confidence , and wisdom to be able to conceive and Deliver your baby laughing !





Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize

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How to Find Inventory for your Ebay StoreGymb

The big thing everyone wants to know about selling on eBay is where to

find the stuff to sell. Most people won't give you the time of

day if you ask them where they get their inventory, so I'm about to let

you in on a big secret. There are three basic steps to finding

things to sell: figuring out what you should sell, finding it, and

knowing how much to pay for it.



The most important thing you need to know when you're thinking about

what to sell is go with what you know and like. Think about

it. I sell (mostly) children's clothing because I have a child

and enjoy finding cute clothes for her (and other children). A

single, 40-year-old man probably wouldn't have the first clue about

selling children's clothes, but he might be great at selling automotive

parts. It is almost impossible to pick up something that you have

no interest in just because you might be able to make some money from

it. You CAN make money selling almost anything, but you'll have

FUN doing it if it is something you truly enjoy.



Figuring out what you like isn't as hard as it might seem. My

husband used to tell me that if I could shop for a living we'd be

millionaires. Well, we're not millionaires by any means, but I do

get to shop for a living now, and I love it! Shopping isn't work

for me, but I know plenty of people for who it is. My dad hates

shopping for clothing, but can spend hours in an antique store, when

I'm yawing after 10 minutes. Sell what you like!



After you figure out what you want to sell, you have to be able to find

the inventory to sell. Because I sell mostly clothing, I can't

speak for other areas, but I can give you a basic idea of where to find

inventory. This is important: THERE IS NO SUPER-SECRET PLACE

WHERE E-BAYERS FIND THEIR INVENTORY!!! Inventory can be found in

the most usual places. Shop the clearance racks at your favorite

stores. There are a good 10 stores in my area that I shop for my

inventory. The secret to finding the "good stuff" is to SHOP

OFTEN! If you only go to your favorite store once every two

months, there's a good chance you'll miss out on the clearance

items. Go to your favorite places at least once every two weeks,

if only to scope out what's out there. Try to visit stores in

less populated areas so that there is more selection. Finding

your favorite places WILL TAKE SOME WORK, but it will be worth it in

the end when you have great stuff to sell!



Okay, so you've figured out what to sell and you've figured out where

to find it, now you need to know how much you should pay for it.

First, it's important to know that everyone makes mistakes when

purchasing inventory. I'd bought things for way too much and

passed things up that could have been great. First, if you have

an idea of what you are going to be shopping for, look at completed

auctions on eBay for those items. For example, if you know that

The Children's Place has a great sale going on, check out auctions of

that brand to see how much things are selling for. When you get

to the store, you'll have a basic idea of how much you can sell an item

for, and be able to buy it for an amount that makes sense to you.

Personally, I try not to pay more than 20% of retail price for items,

knowing that I'll probably be able to sell them for 40-60% of

retail. This is a formula you'll need to work out for yourself,

however, based on what you sell.



It's important to note that you must SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY, even if

it's just a little bit. Do your research, take $50, buy things

you think will sell, sell them, and then go shopping again with your

profits. It can take some time to build up your capital, but it

will be worth it!



Good luck!

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The Absolute Beginners Guide to Digital Info Products

Digital information products are fiction and non-fiction writings that can be downloaded, viewed, and created on computers. In this article you will learn about the different types of digital information (info) products, and where you can get them for free.When people talk about digital info products they are talking about e-books, reports, and articles. The difference between them is the size, e-books generally 10 pages plus, articles being one page, and reports in-between. In saying that, there are no hard and fast definitions as the author usually will decide.E-booksThe words ebook and e-book are used interchangeably and is literally an electronic (or digital) version of a book. The term can also refer to a hardware device that is used to read digital information products (ebooks). For the purpose of this article I will use the term e-book to mean individual work in digital format. Popular e-book formats - Image files: This format can generally be viewed on all computers and are generally much larger than the other formats. - .PDF: These files require adobe acrobat reader to view. - .DOC & .TXT: - These are more easily editable and viewed with windows MS Word, and notepad respectively. - .EXE: - These files can only be viewed in windows, and sometimes require the user to be logged onto the internet to view. Also note you may require an SP2 fix to view some .exe e-books. - .HTML: - This is a common web page format, viewable on your internet browser.Advantages - Text can be searched. - Takes up little space. - Can be used with text-to-speech software. - Low cost distribution.Disadvantages - Can be incompatible with some computers. - Can be hard on the eyes. - In some cases e-book can be hacked. - Care required in file handling to avoid damage or loss.Private Label Rights (PLR)PLR is where you have the rights to change the info product in any way that you desire. Often you will find PLR ebooks where you can insert your own links in the ebook. There are many PLR articles out there, and they are designed to be altered and then republished. Duplicate content is frowned upon by search engines, article sites, and visitors.Resell RightsWhen an ebook contains resell rights it means that you can sell it for profit, and then your customer can also sell for profit. Resell Rights are a huge selling point and make ebooks a lot more popular. The most valuable resell rights are the ones that are limited. For example, say the author only sells 100 resell rights, then there are only 101 people selling the product. Whereas if the same ebook has full resell rights to all then the first 100 could sell to 10, thus creating 1,000 people selling. Then end result with more resellers, the price/value of the ebook will generally decrease.Where can I get Info Products for free?There are many places you can get free ebooks. Try using your favourite search engine to search for earn smart free ebooks is a good place to start. There are also many free ebook directories which are easily found through your favourite search engine.

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PC Building A Computer FAQ

11 Steps to successfully building your PC Author: Greg Monkiewicze-mail: gmonkiewicz@gmail.comWarning: Some tweaks and steps mentioned in this guide such as overclocking are ment to be used by experienced users only and not by beginners. I am not liable for any damage that could have been caused by this guide. Index of reference: ---------Contents:---------1.Body Step 1: Preparing your case. Get your case ready before you get started Step 2: Adding power. If your case didn't come with a PSU it is time to install it now. Step 3: Preparing your motherboard, installing the backplate and mounting it,. Screw the motherboard mounts into your case, install the backplate and mount the motherboard. Step4: Socketing your processor and adding the memory. Install your CPU and RAM modules. Step 5: Arming the switches. Connect the case switches and lights to your motherboard. Step 6: Powering external peripherals. If your case and your motherboard have them, connect them. Step7: Installing your video card. Step 8: Taking your computer for a test ride. Giving it a test boot will help you solve your problems easier than having to deal with all of the hardware at once. Step 9: Preparing your hard drives and optical drives. Connecting your hard devices. Setting jumpers, powering them and connecting them to your motherboard. Mounting them into your case. Step 10: Installing the rest of your cards such as your sound card, TV tuner, etc. Step 11: Final steps. Connecting any remaining peripherals to the PSU such as fans. Configure your Bios to have to correct CPU speed and boot drive. Vocabulary: Don't know what PSU means? Definitions will be listed below. 2. Credits3. Legal4. Contact Information------- Step 1: ------- Most PC cases are packed with a small amount of hardware. Things such as screws, standoff mounts, front-mounted USB ports and proper screws for fans should all be included in a box inside your case. Before continuing any further you must first remove your case door and pull out that box. Since the case will be probably laid down on its side to facilitate your job it is suggested to take off the other side panel in order to prevent it from getting scratched. ------- Step 2: ------- If your case didn't come with a PSU (power supply) then you need to install the one that you bought. Normally there is some sort of mounting bracket screwed onto the back of the case. You need to first unscrew it, and then slide the power supply into your case and screw the bracket down. ------- Step 3: ------- To mount your motherboard you must first install the motherboard mounts into your case. Each motherboard has a somewhat different standoff configuration. All that you must do is hold the motherboard close to the tray and note which holes line up with the holes on the tray. It is important that you do not add any extra standoffs since short contacts on the back of your motherboard can render your system unbootable or can either cause permanent damage to your hardware. There are dozens of possible backplate configurations, the thing on the back of your case with holes for the PS/2 USB etc. Each motherboard comes with a custom plate which can be placed into a standard size hole in your case. It is to be mounted from the inside. Make sure that is facing the right way. The PS/2 ports or usually near the PSU. To install the motherboard you must simply line up its rear connectors at a rough 45 degree angle and slide it in. Once you have lined up the backplate and the rear connectors then lower the front edge of the motherboard. And screw down the motherboard. Make sure not to strip the screws. ------- Step 4: ------- The most delicate part of assembling your entire system is socketing your processor. Make sure you are grounded before you handle your CPU. You may simply touch a metal portion of the case before you pick it up. For the Athlon and Pentium 4 procedure is simple, but if you have a new Intel LGA775 processor it is more complicated. (later on) The first step that you must do is lift the little lever beside the socket. The processor will slip into the socket by itself without any means of force if properly aligned. Once it is sitting in its socket you can lower the lever back down until you hear it click. Now you NEED to add thermal paste to the CPU. If you are using a stock heatsink you may use the thermal pad that is provided. If not, apply a thin layer of paste to your CPU's heat spreader and smooth it down with a business card. This is usually as simple as setting the heatsink in the socket, lining up a couple of clips and snapping them into place. Intel's new LGA775 CPU is supposed to have a new era of performance by removing the need for pins in the CPU and reducing resistance. The socket's life span is a skimpy 25 insertions. Before you handle a processor make sure you are grounded. Unlock the socket leaver and flip the load plate open. Remove this plate and keep it in some safe area. If you need to ship the motherboard back without a processor in it this cover will provide protection. Pick up the CPU with your fingers and carefully align it with the notches in the socket. The CPU simply must be inserted straight down into the socket. Be careful not to drop the processor or let it slide when you seat it since this little movement will be capable to bend the pins. Once the CPU is seated and the notches match you finally have to put the load plate back down and lower the socket lever. Job Done. Installing the memory, RAM, is very easy. Before you install the memory you should first consult your motherboard's documentation to determine which slots need to be filled in order to enable dual-channel mode. Usually the slots are color coded but this can differ among manufacturers. Examine the Ram and the memory lot and note that the sticks only go in one way. You must simply line up the notch in the RAM stick with the slot and then push down on the stick while applying even force to both ends of the stick until it clicks into place. ------- Step 5: ------- To connect the case's buttons and light to your motherboard you will have to consult your motherboard's manual since each motherboard is different. Connecting the headers is as simple as lining up the pins and adding a little amount of force until the wire slides into place. All that is needed to get your system up and running is the power switch connector. Once you have connected the reset and power switches it is time for the lights to be plugged in. It doe not matter which wire goes to which lead for the switches but the lights require proper polarity. Your manual will be able to tell you which of the pins are positive and if you do manage to get it backwards nothing will happen so do not worry. ------- Step 6: ------- Connecting a USB and FireWire post is extremely easy since case enclosures include pre-configured connectors for each type of port. All that is needed to be done is to line up the connectors with the appropriate header on the motherboard and gently push down. FireWire and USB cables are both keyed so they won't go in if they are not aligned properly. Sometimes you will find a case where the USB cables are not in a convenient block but are instead each separate wire. You must consult your motherboard manual in that case to make sure that you connect your wires correctly. You must be absolutely certain that you do not switch the USB and the FireWire headers. If you make a mistake and plug the wrong device into the wrong port you can destroy both the device and the motherboard. Many motherboards lack onboard headers for front mounted FireWire but there is alternative since most Sound Blaster Audigy 2 cards include internal FireWire headers, When installing the soundcard just slip your fireWire cable onto the header at the top of the PCI card. ------- Step 7: ------- To install a video card is simple. First of all you need to remove the slot cover (metal) that lines up with the AGP or PCI Express slot. If you are having trouble telling which the video card slot is, you can usually choose the one closest to your CPU. The trick to installing if to apply an even gentle push across the length of the board. There should be no need at all to push hard to get an AGP or PCI Express card into its slot. Just make sure to line up the card's backplate with the slot and make sure that the card is level with the slot and gently push the card down into the slot. Once the card is properly inserted into the slot you must then screw the backplate into the case and connect any external power from the power supply if needed. If your graphics card needs multiple power inputs then you should refrain yourself from using one cable with two ends since it will not deliver enough power. ------- Step 8: ------- Before installing all of the hardware you should take a moment and power up your computer to make sure everything is working properly. Make sure that the ATX power connector is in (the big one) that comes out of your PSU. You cannot connect it in a wrong fashion since it is keyed. You should also connect the ATX 12V connector to your motherboard and it too will only fit one way. Verify that your CPU fan is connected to either a three pin motherboard header marked CPU or to a four pin Molex connector from your PSU. When all of your power connectors are in place, connect your keyboard, monitor and power to the system. You should be able to see the POST screen. ------- Step 9: ------- Before being able to use your HD you must first consult your case manual and mount whatever is necessary to install your hard drive in your case. Then you must configure your hard drive for your machine. There are currently two types of basic hard drives today. There is the familiar parallel ATA which uses the wide 80-pi ribbon cable and the new Serial ATA (SATA). Two drives may be connected to a standard Parallel ATA ribbon while on a SATA cable only one drive can be connected. Parallel ATA can be either used with Hard Drives or Optical Drives. They are configured using the master and slave method. Parallel ATA drives connect to the IDE ports on your mother and each port is single IDE channel. Your machine will only be able to either read or write to one drive at a time if you have two drives connected to your IDE ribbon. You must set up a drive's master/slave setting with plastic jumpers in order to use either one or two drives. To find the jumper settings simply look at the device's configuration labeled on it or look in its manual. There are three main different configurations that you can chose to use for parallel ATA devices. You can use the Hard Drive and Optical Drive on separate channels mode which means that each drive has its own channel and at the system can access both drives at the same time. The performance issue is good when you are copying big chunks of data from an optical drive to your hard drive. You can use the Hard Drive on one channel, two optical drives on the second channel which means that your hard drive is going to be on the primary channel while the other two optical drives will be sharing the secondary IDE channel. This is great for optical drive to Hard Drive performance for either drive but it is pointless to do optical to optical disk copying since both drives share the same time and only one drive will be able to read or write at a given time. The last configuration that is possible to use is the each drive on its own channel mode which would be perfect since each hard drive and optical drive would have its own IDE channel and all devices would be capable of working simultaneously. This mode will allow you to do optical to optical copying without a problem, HD to HD copying and optical to HD copying without any problems. The procedure to mount a HD is different in every case. You would most probably like to slide your hard drive into one of the 3.5 inch bays with the connector side out. When the drives are in the drive I recommend using two screws on each side of the drive. If you use less screws then your drive will be unstable and will be prone to moving around and there is not point of having more since that is just too much. To connect your drives you will simply have to connect the power to your hard drives from your PSU and the data connectors. If you are using SATA drives then you job is simple. You must simply plug each drive into one of your motherboard's SATA ports. It is recommended to use the ports built into your motherboard's chipset for the drive that will contain your bootable version of Windows. It is possible to find which ports on your motherboard are SATA controllers since it can be found in your motherboard manual. You should be careful not to add too much pressure since the SATA controllers are fragile and can easily break. Some SATA drives offer both types of power connectors, the four pin Molex and the new SATA connectors. DO NOT USER BOTH CONNECTORS! since it will fry your drive. You may use either or since it does not really matter. To insert the cable it is as easy as aligning it with the port and using even pressure to push the cable into the port. If you are planning on installing Windows on a parallel drive it is recommended to use native parallel ATA ports since you will have to suffer the hassle of installing mass storage controller drivers every time you reinstall windows if you use a RAID controller. Configuring your Optical Drive is as easy as configuring It to be the proper master or slave. To determine what the settings are you should refer to the top of the drive where normally the configuration is displayed for the jumpers. To mount the optical drive you must simply remove the front slot cover from your case and push in your optical drive in thru the front. To connect your optical drive you must simply follow the same steps as with your HD. You must simply connect your power supply and data connectors to the drive. The old analog or SPDIF connectors on the optical drive are no longer needed to be connected since all drives can digitally extract CD audio. ------- Step 10:------- Installing the rest of your cards such as your sound card, TV tuner, network card and any other type of card that you may want should be installed with this simple procedure. First you must remove the slot covers (metal) covers from your case for the PCI slot you want to use. You may decide to use whichever one you want since it really doesn't matter. Next line up the card with the slot, push down on the card evenly into place and then lock it down using screws. ------- Step 11:------- It must feel great to know that you have complete putting all of your components together but you aren't done yet if you really are a PC enthusiast. You must first do a complete double check to see if everything is properly connected and that your cables are tidy by tucking them out of sight which will improve air flow and tidiness. You then must tweak your BIOS for Performance and Reliability. You must first press the "del" key or F2 while computer is POSTing. You should first adjust your memory latencies. These small settings can yield big performance gains. You can find the memory timings setting normally in the Advanced Chipset submenu of the main screen. You must change your "Configure SDRAM Timing by" setting from "SPD" to "Manual" or "User". SPD uses the default settings which were built into the chip. The "Manual" or "User" setting allows you to determine the settings for your RAM Clock, CAS Latency, Row Precharge Timing, RAS Pulse Width, RAS to CAS Delay and the Bank interleave. Memory speeds are measured in MHz and the latency is how fast the module can send and receive a request. DDR RAM is capable of having a CAS latency of 2.0 or 2.5/. To improve performance you should try lowering your latency values. If your CAS latency is 3.00 you can try to lower it to 2.5 and see if your system works properly. If it does then you can try to lower it to 2.0 and see if it can handle those timings too. If not then move it back up to 2.5. You can try the same with the other settings as well. To test the stability of your memory you should get yourself a memory benchmarking utility such as http://www.memtest86.com/Memtest86. The other main settings that you must tweak before you start installing Windows are the CPU speed and the boot order. Adjusting the CPU speed is as simple as entering the appropriate submenu and setting CPU speed to automatic. If you feel confident you may try to do some overclocking techniques to make the best out of your processor. You must never forget that to do this you also need appropriate memory which can take the heat. An important thing to also set in your BIOS is the boot order which will let it know which hard drive to boot off first. You should look for a setting labeled "Boot Order" and change the default order so that your main HD is first. This will allow you to boot off of the HD without waiting for the optical drives to spin up every time you boot the system. -----------Vocabulary: -----------BIOS: Basic Input-Output System CAS: How quickly a module can send date after receiving a request. CPU: Central Processing Unit or Computer Processor DDR: Double Data Rate Dual-Channel: Running two exact memory modules which boosts performance since two tasks can be done at any given time. You may write and read information simultaneously. HD: Hard Disk Drive IDE: Intelligent Drive Electronics or Integrated Drive Electronics MHz: Megahertz POST: Power On Self-Test PSU: Power Supply Unit RAM: Random Access Memory or Computer Memory SATA: Serial ATA, ATA stands for Advanced Technology Attachment SDRAM: Synchronous dynamic random access memory SPD: Speed

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Orignal From: PC Building A Computer FAQ