He is also credited with formulating the clause in Article I of the Latvian constitution (the Satversme , adopted in 1922) stating that the sovereign power of the State of Latvia is vested in the people of Latvia ( Latvian : Latvijas tauta ) rather than the Latvian people (Latvian: latvieÅ¡u tauta), and is thus responsible for laying part of the legal groundwork for a multi-ethnic nation-state and political nation.
The term cur refers to the lowest class of nameless dog or Pariah Dog, generally a mixed-breed dog. Originally the word cur referred to a certain English purpose-bred, short-tailed cattle driving dog known only from historical records, the cur dog,:pages 459â460 but in modern usage it applies to any mixed-breed.
Cur breeds are short coated, medium to medium-large dogs used to hunt squirrel, raccoon, bear and mountain lion. In Texas and Louisiana, their prey is wild hog. Their treeing instinct is strong and they can tree small and large game and hold them at bay until hunters show up.