Helen ,I have been asking for our National to be put on line "live" for over three years...had I been elected to the Board I would have used all my persuasive charms to get it done...there is no good argument against it...I am happy to see that a person such as you, a highly respected and long time voice and member of our club believes as I do...perhaps in our life-time we will get it done....Ed Hill VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx wrote: I suppose,like me, some of you watched on either Fox News or CNN on the US Senate Confirmation Hearings. The first 3 days were on regular cable TV. On Friday they both put it in Streaming Video.on their web sites Now,I know nothing about the mechanics of how this is done. But I have a question to the Board,List administrators,And Listers. You know how many of us National "stay at homers" have enjoyed Evans running comments, on the Blog that Zoe and Marge arranged for us. We all commented that it was like being there. Five years ago,no one ever heard of a Blog The GSDCA already has a wonderful web site,and at least two photographers( one stationary,one roaming). Would it be impossible, either financially,or mechanically. to view our National on our web site via streaming video. This might be the stupidest question,I've ever asked,but the worse that can happen is for me to be told I'm nuts. Now I thought about the argument against doing this( if it could be done ) That fewer people would actually attend the National--but I think that's wrong. People will always compete and go-----that people wouldn't buy the videos from the photographers. I don't think that's a problem. People buy the videos for many different reasons,--entertainment ,historical memories,education,evaluating dogs in slow motion &comparing,---all sorts of personal reasons. The benefits of this ,besides letting our "stay at homers" view it,is to maybe increase our membership. You could have a National viewing party,invite your puppy people over.---Now I am getting carried away Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================