I don't know anything about the budget. Perhaps have no need to know. Helen thought there was a problem and I forwarded exactly what she sent me. I am surprised that in this day and age that teleconferencing or conference calling is not used for the meetings. One of the groups, American GSD Rescue I think, used to meet on a conference call. I am sure a guy like Bill P. could look into it. It could save you lots of time and be cheaper in the long run. Road runner offering unlimited long distance for$39.00 a month and our current Long Distance Carrier at 5 cents a minute for all calls incl. Canada. I believe Evan G had a friend that was looking into Streaming Data for the Next National. Maybe that would be viable. So Utah was recognized as a designated site for the National. Must have missed that too. We have seen problems also with the administration of the loose lead TT too. Your are correct in that there are many pro and con issues. Good work by Sharon in postponing a decision on it. We do not handle resignations so don't think about it. Instead, please send or call Helen and give her your thoughts. helengleasonus@xxxxxxxxx Thanks. From Sunny S. Florida Sue and Glenn Sherwood See us at http://www.germanshepherdsrus.com glenwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================