Technically the above means "mutual exchange"...but I have a different definition...I define the "law of reciprocity" this way..." if you do what you've always done, you will get what you've always got"......during the last campaign for positions on the Board of Directors one of the many important issues to me was increasing club members...even gang members know there is strength in numbers ( thats about all they know)....had I been successful gaining a seat on the board I would have tried to accomplish three things to help our club increase its membership, but before I go on let me make this disclaimer....this post IS NOT an early campaign speech to run for the board next year...I equate that experience with the time I jumped out of an airplane..."been there done that, don't plan to do it again"...The first thing I would have tried to do is to investigate how to put our National on Live video steaming....that way folks at home could log on to the website and watch the ring side action live in real time...I do not believe this would hurt video sales...next I would contact the Animal Planet channel...they have filmed a small piece of our National before, Evan and Ben got about 15 seconds of fame...why not offer them the rights to shoot the whole event and after they edit it, our National can be featured on National TV....and last and most important...we are a large club...I would like to see us have a National Convention every other year at a large hotel..We would have various seminars on all sorts of topics, we would invite authorities on each subject to give presentations and lead discussions...Early this year when I attended the Chicago shows I stayed at the Four Point Sheraton ( a wonderful hotel) the National Association of Racing Pigeons was having its annual seminar there...they were having lots of fun, and I am assuming this would work for us too....time to hit the shower...next week I become a real live teacher!.........be careful what you w ish for , cuz you might get it.....FB ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================