Hollingsworth to Stay at FCC

Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel for the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, has decided not to retire. He had announced last week that he would leave the FCC in January 2008.

Riley states, “After spending the entire weekend thinking about the decision [to retire], it became more and more clear to me that it just isn’t the right decision for me right now. There are several issues on the table that I want to continue to work through with the amateur community.”

The Enforcement Bureau is the primary organizational unit within the Federal Communications Commission that is responsible for enforcement of provisions of the Communications Act, the Commission’s rules, Commission orders and terms and conditions of station authorizations, as well as enforcement of Amateur Radio rules (Part 97).

SOURCE: ARRL

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A hunter, James Harris, 37, of Tama, Iowa was shot in the leg by his dog when the dog stepped on the trigger of the man’s shotgun. The hunter was hit in the calf Saturday, the opening day of pheasant season, said Alan Foster, a spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Harris put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence when he went to retrieve a shot bird. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped on the gun, Foster said. Harris was listed in good condition Tuesday, officials at University Hospitals in Iowa City said. Foster said no citations have been issued.

There is apparently no truth to the rumor that the dog was previously owned by Dick Cheney.

Speaking of “Dead Eye Dick”, he is back in the news today after visiting the exclusive Clove Valley Rod & Gun Club in Union Vale, NY. The club is a sprawling preserve along the western slope of Clove Mountain, where a 5-foot-by-5-foot Confederate flag hung in a garage at tached to the club headquarters.

That story and photos of the flag are in the New York Post.

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I recently ran across this tongue-in-cheek guide to food freshness. It caused me to stick my head into our refrigerator to start reading expiration dates. I belive you will, also.

The Layman’s version of how to tell if an item is still good (just for fun, of course)

THE GAG TEST: Anything that makes you gag is spoiled (except for leftovers from what you cooked for yourself last night).

EGGS: When something starts pecking its way out of the shell, the egg is probably past its prime. (more…)

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