Well, whether we have investments or not, Lehman HAS declared bankruptcy, and the stock market is going nuts this morning. Anyone with investments is likely to feel the pinch very hard.............and, to keep this dog related, the AKC has been losing money steadily, investment wise...and will now lose more. This is going to result in higher costs to breeders and exhibitors, don't think it won't. No matter what else happens, Lehman's Chapter 11 bankruptcy is going to shake the financial market around the world.........those of us who are poor will be poorer (is that a word?) and some who are comfortable now (read "rich") may not be that way too much longer...at least not without tightening their belts. Don't think this won't impact the dog show world... it is bound to. We might not notice it right away...but it will. Peggy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================