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I haven't yet put out this December report until now because we are testing the boundaries and I wasn't sure if we were going to see a new signal. We are very near overbought on a weekly chart and we are testing the upper boundaries of the downtrend on the monthly chart. With a significant enough move upwards the trend will change on a monthly basis, but with smaller a move upwards we will reach overbought in the weekly charts without changing the monthly trend. Much of this could change relatively quickly to signal that you should be either more cautious (overbought weekly without a trend change in monthly) or more aggressive (If a new uptrend on the monthly chart is signaled. But being that we are 7 days into December, if I wait until a signal changes there will be no December report at all so I will just tell you to be flexible in this volatile market that does not need much volume to fuel large moves due to the low mutual fund cash levels.
Additionally, I will be providing a more detailed trend report for 2012 later.
Some contrarian signals worth keeping an eye on in the future will be that dow/gold is fast approaching the long term support and I suspect we see gold pause in 2012
Also relevant is that it is down in the 50 to 90% range decline that you tend to see when bubble's deflate. However, dow/gold has a history over the last 100 years of making such extreme moves, so perhaps this could be considered somewhat "normal".
The 10 year treasury yield is coming off bubble highs that are not typical and are now also in the 50% to 90% decline range. Although there were days below the level, it has so far failed to produce a monthly close below the Jan 1941 low of 1.95. Right now it looks like we are essentially testing the lows on the yields.
keep track of updated 10 year treasury yields here.
I believe betting on higher yields is probably not the best idea when the market is looking weak, although there is still a chance yields could perhaps bottom in 2012, but more importantly it represent high risk in bonds that many people may not be aware of. Additionally, Low interest rates typically mean low expectations for stocks and growth as investments are bought on a relative basis. If you get a 3% yield putting your money in the bank and a 5% yield for a 10 year treasury you will need more than just a 7-8% yield to justify investing in stocks. Stocks will need to be more undervalued to justify the investment, or the expectations of growth must be higher. However, if you only get 1% interest at the bank and 2% interest in a 10 year, a 7-8% yield seems much better, and stocks should be considered much more attractive when bond yields are low (if you still expect them to yield 7-8% overall return), especially if expectations of growth rise in the future as wealth transfers out of bonds and into stocks.
Mutual fund cash levels are still near significant lows which is in contradiction with dow/gold and low interest rates being at 'lows'. As a result I suspect we could see an extreme move at some point until these contrarian indicators are more in agreement. The path of least resistance seems to be lower, taking mutual fund cash levels higher… As the euro problems eventually reaches some kind of culmination at least in the next few years.
Liquid Assets of Stock Mutual Funds
Percentage of total net assets
July 2011 3.3% cash
August 2011: 3.4% cash
Sept 2011 3.8%R
Oct 2011 3.5%
(november 6.4, December 6.6?)
"The surveys of 56 leading investment houses in the United States, continental Europe, Britain and Japan showed a typical balanced portfolio held 6.6 percent of its assets in cash, its highest since at least December 2010, from 6.4 percent last month."
I don't know if the spike up in November and December based on the survey can be reliable, but if so they have at least begun to take measures to raise cash and it would be a lot more healthy time to own stocks if true than it was in July.
Levels are still fairly low. This means there isn't much left funding the rally and that the market is both prone to volatile moves as well as an eventual correction, or temporary bear market. Much like the end of any bubble when there is no longer cash to fuel the rally, a panic is more probable in this environment than in an environment where there is lots of cash on the sidelines. However, that is an over simplification as mutual fund cash level is low because money is flowing in and the federal reserve is currently expanding the money supply. The question is whether or not both public and private debt will continue to rise at a fast enough rate to increase the money supply. At some point it is likely it will not, which is why this is such a contrarian indicator that is more a signal of caution than a signal to trade on.
With Macroeconomic environment structurally unsound and the ECB forcing the rest of the world to print rather than making the ECB have the ability to have a more elastic money supply, they are delaying what should turn out to be a pretty significant problem at some point. I think we will see destruction around mid 2012 before a very significant low takes place most likely both in yields and real estate and possibly stock prices. The federal reserve's actions have lulled mutual funds into complacency. You really could argue the decline of cash reserves has been in play since the early 90s
. That certainly doesn't have much on the 30 year decline in bond yields though which I think is most likely out of these to bottom in 2012, which means bonds are actually quietly becoming a "higher risk" investment (relative to it's return) in spite of people viewing them as the contrary.
This could be seen as a bullish trend in treasuries, except for the fact that much like treasury bonds, it is historically very low and the trend is getting stale, and it too has declined well over the 50% requirement for a bubble to deflate, and the yields have the clear characteristics of a blow off climax, exponential top that a bubble has, followed by a sharp decline of over 50 to 90%, which hits the previous lows or undercuts the lows.
You probably don't want to chase multidecade trends, but if you must, there are often a climax bottom/top to close your positions into, so hopefully for those chasing there is that parabolic move. It is an aggressive strategy, but perhaps worth considering the "greater fool" strategy if you are good at the financial game of chicken.
Believe it or not… not much has changed since the November Trend Report in terms of price trends in stocks. The stock prices continue to trend up on a weekly chart, and still have not broken the boundaries on the monthly chart. The limits are being pressed though and significant movement to the upside this month should reverse that trend. However the weekly charts are nearing overbought levels. In fact according to the slow stochastics, the dow is currently just barely overbought. The daily chart shows slow stochastics are at overbought levels as well furthering the case to be made of reducing risk. I would take profits into this strength and remain cautious. As we close out the year, I suspect the market will be vulnerable to a cascade downward sometime in 2012, and perhaps a panic if the ECB continues to print until eventually they run out of money (unless they are given the power to print an unlimited amount, something the Germans seem to fear) in spite of the already low treasury yields in the US and low expectations. If you got more cautious near overbought levels and then you rebalanced and got a little less cautious you should be able to ride the wave the right way.
There are many issues involved and eventually it connects towards being a political problem.
Things to look for to change the structure of the problem are
1)The ECB is given power to operate more like the Fed with an elastic money supply (power to print at will to prevent a bank-run).
2)A central Euro Bond is created
3)Mutual funds raise significant amounts of cash over time so that a sell off doesn't risk further selling by everyone simultaneously.
4)The structure of leverage needs to be greatly toned down or it needs to be clear who can cover the obligations.
If an investment bank that sold derivatives to someone and the bank suddenly can't pay, who fits the bill? Does the person buying derivatives even know who has the other side so they know whether or not they will get paid back or so they can attempt to price in the risk of not getting paid? Or do they just assume everything is okay and become complacent? What about those betting heavily on the decline of the bank that goes down, now how many more people betting against the failure on excessive leverage are in trouble? What about people with deposits at the bank who's deposits were used to speculate on derivatives? What about all the debtors if you suddenly have a shortage of the cash? Bank runs would previously happen when something like 6% of the overall cash supply is withdrawn all at once, and the fed was designed to step in to prevent this from happening. The ECB has a limited ability and could eventually run out. But there also is some amount of change in each derivative's underlying asset value that if exceeded, a derivative run could occur (depending on the derivative, the exposure, the overall amount of leverage, and how connected each asset is to each other and each investment bank is to another and so on). Well judging from the last bailout, it appears that tax payers and consumers and eventually bond holders are on the hook to some degree. Not 100% because Lehman didn't get bailed out. TARP money and AIG bailout and Bear Sterns via non recourse loan by the federal reserve and what have you.
5)If the federal reserve is just going to print the money, this could bring up another problem of skyrocketing debt to cover the panic type events, and if so it is more reason why debt should only be allowed in times of national emergency, because how can you suddenly fund payments for potentially as bad as many times the global GDP without consequences? But realistically, that is not the system. The system does unfortunately have the side effect of perhaps too strong of central government.
There are many structural problems that can't easily be satisfied without reform, but extreme reform that essentially would ipe out the system to start over would probably be too destructive.
While the weekly chart is actually showing a bullish divergence as it makes higher highs in the slow stochastic while price makes lower highs, the monthly chart continues to show higher lows in price while the RSI makes lower lows. The price action is not to be trusted. The important thing remains the trend which also is in conflict with the weekly chart showing an uptrend still. The monthly trend is more accurate and results in greater moves but a longer time period. However the weekly is still to be respected. The allocation in the trend trader is cautious and will get more cautious if we hit overbought on the weekly chart without breaking the monthly trend. Additionally, it is worth watching the trend channel shown above, although you should still be cautious because of the likelihood that this is going to be a false move due to the bearish divergence, you should still watch the key levels of support and resistance, perhaps to slightly adjust or use it to rebalance and reassess your positions. I believe a decline is still coming, but you must remain flexible, and betting against assets going up is traditionally a low probability trade unless everything lines up, so the alternative is to have a larger "risk off" position and minimize the "risk on" position unless the ideal set up occurs. Unfortunately Things just aren't in alignment to make that kind of bet. Instead, being cautious and participating in a mixture of "risk on" (stocks, gold, oil, commodities, etc), "risk off (currency trades, US treasury bonds, Cash) and relatively "delta neutral" (complex options strategies, or else arbitrage plays, bullish and bearish bets in anticipation of earnings, pair trades, post earnings pair trade plays, etc), with a cautious or aggressive weighting depending upon the signals you are getting makes sense. At the moment it is one of caution. Should the crisis escalate to panic due to a number of things such as euro problems, defaults, or further US downgrades setting off fear of a global contagion, not only risk on assets are at risk but even potentially some arbitrage deals that may be dependent upon financing may have difficulties. Others may get cold feet… If possible they will find a way to weasel out. Such recently happened between Skyworks Solutions who was going to buy out Advanced Analogic Technologies. Skyworks made accusations of "fraud" and that the numbers weren't correct. Advanced Analogic fired back with a counters that they weren't honoring the terms of the agreement. Finally Skyworks Solution said it would buy it for a slightly lower offer ($5.85 instead of $6.0+). In another deal TAM and LFL were in agreement of a deal until a regulatory investigation delayed the deal "6 to 9 months" and that the merger would likely not take place until the 4th quarter. It still has not gone through. This type of things happens. Deals still go through they just get delayed. This makes using options as leverage to beef up these returns more risky, esp when the market is vulnerable, and the annualized return could end up significantly lower than initially expected if the deal gets delayed. As such, these "risk arbitrage" plays are not as "neutral" to market conditions as you would ideally hope, especially when market is vulnerable, however they do still have the ability to help to lower your correlation and boost your return in all market conditions. They do have a very high success rate in all conditions if you don't measure a "delay" or a lower offer as a failure. Talking about arbitrage is something that books have been written on and cannot be covered briefly, but the concept is the important part. The concept is that REDUCING correlation is often productive to boosting your return on risk even if the return of that other asset is less. Some misunderstand this and say "diversification" or slightly better "multiple asset classes" for this same reason, but that only sometimes and only partially reduces your correlation. A portfolio with a return of 7% gain with a 2% drawdown is better than one with a 10% gain and a 4% drawdown. Use leverage and your 7% return becomes a 14% return with roughly 4% drawdown (plus leverage costs), or use less leverage and be somewhere between if you can't handle it. The return on risk is what is important and the LEVERAGE is what you use to determine the magnitude of that risk/reward profile that determines your return. Reducing correlation through relatively "delta neutral" strategy(such as arbitrage), as well as owning a mixture of "risk on" and "risk off" is a great way to boost your return on risk. Now taking the THEORY of this and putting it into practice is another issue. If you pick individual stocks, there are risks among those companies. You might have the downside of investing in some bad companies in with the good if you just pick an index fund such as the SPY, and you might take on stock's individual risks to a limited degree but you avoid the risk of a real shocker that can wipe out a huge portion of your cash such as accounting fraud, or an FBI raid and findings of illegal activities, or a major lawsuit, etc. Increasing positions reduces this risk but has the cost of a lot more fees and it is more difficult to manage more positions and you risk making mistakes. So it's a trade off you have to deal with. I prefer using ETFs mostly with a few occasional individual value stocks with a small amount of capital and even smaller amount of "option gambles".
In conclusion of this trend report, a lot of cash and "risk off" assets are advised and confirmed with the monthly trend. The "arbitrage" deals must be picked cautiously and you should make sure they are not heavily dependent on financing.If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on Twitter


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Quote from Sheepz »Splicers are one of of the best main deck affinity bashing options out there. I know stuff has really changed, but I think it has a place as a two off. Depends on the build I suppose.
Quote from Jendo87 »With this talk of Wisp, why are people still running blade splicer? It's a three mana creature that doesn't really help against most of the meta game right now. Its a shame since it can't really block Goyf/anglerfish/Tasigur/Eldrazi by itself, also against those decks you need something to stop them, wisping splicer calls for blow outs like mentioned above, however wisping their attacker will always cut off an attack if it hits the battlefield.
Now I know I'm biased, I think I probably will be with this card. Even in Monowhite.
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Vial, with thought knot seers and smasher the vials become less good. The threats are more spread out over the curve
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1 Sorin MB is, in fact, an experiment of mine. My meta is crowded with Naya Zoo or Naya Burn decks, and it feels like an ok card to MB. Much like a singleton Batterskull in UR Delver/Blue Moon shells, it is a good card to access some life gain and stabilize the game after some creatures hit the board. If I don't see it, probably won't miss it. If I can't cast it due to missing land drops, it is a single dead card in my hand. It should probably be replaced with a proper 3rd Smasher if I feel like it annoys me more than helps. TBH, it was able to provide HUGE life swings in the matches I've found it. Unfortunately, it was the kind of match life gain was not so relevant, like game 1 vs Nahiri Control. Still, by turn 4 even a 4/1 lifelinker Flickerwisp is relevant in an aggro matchup.
Now, for the 2 SB Leylines, I just want some game against Burn, discard effects (BGx decks and 8-rack) and the occasional combo that needs to target players to win. Grishoalbrand comes to mind, although vs Ad Nauseum it is a mistake considering Laboratory Maniac. It can also be sided in vs storm if I pair it with Zealous Persecutions, covering both Grapeshot and Empty the Warrens. It really shines when I can get it out of my hand before the game begins vs Jund and the like, as it blanks 2 to 3 cards in their hands. They usually pack MORE discard and MORE removal against me, and Lily's -2 is back breaking against my Smashers. Is there a better way to shore up at least Burn and BGx matchups? Is Fiendslayer Paladin a real card expecting Pyroclasm or Anger of the Gods type of effects out of our opponent's sideboard?
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Vial, with thought knot seers and smasher the vials become less good. The threats are more spread out over the curveThe deck has pretty much the same cmc curve. Blade splicer becomes strangler, and resto angel becomes TKS.
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Vial, with thought knot seers and smasher the vials become less good. The threats are more spread out over the curveThe deck has pretty much the same cmc curve. Blade splicer becomes strangler, and resto angel becomes TKS.Unless you run the Smashers as well, which does warp the curve a little.
What warps it more is Tidehollow Sculler, which led to me eventually cutting it and smoothing the curve overall with early-game artifacts and less WW and WB cards. With 4 TKS, and 2 Smasher, as long as you limit it to 8 2-drops, you'll have 13 3-drops to profit nicely off Vial.
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One last thing. I'm sure you guys have covered what I'm about to say but please enlighten me. What the consensus on Declaration in Stone as sideboard tech for extra removal? Is Dismember still the best option? I mainly need an edge against grixis delver.
Quote from Chalupacabra »I agree that Sorin can be great in WB. I ran him when I was still playing the Anafenza combo and Flip Lili in the deck (before I switched to Lingering Taxes). He's fantastic, but rough to cast, and is functionally similar to Vault.
Leyline is only good if in your opener. The likelihood of this with only 2 is small. Late game it can be okay, but not against Jund or Burn.
If you have it, try Auriok Champion in those slots instead. It has great game against both decks.


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Daily Fishing and Outdoor Report
Well, for you birders I have a bit of owl stuff, including a somewhat odd owl observation I made on the backside of Holgate, in the grasses, a goodly distance from our usual owl-spotting locales along the frontbeach.
When I first got to the back cut to do a touch of clamming, I was alerted by Stu to snowys being out and about. Driving in, I hadn't even been looking for them. I decided I better sharpen my eye a bit when I got around to driving off. However, I had some hiking first, to get in my clamming effort, needing only maybe 20 to enhance near-scratch spaghetti sauce I would be making.
Anyway, no sooner do I getting a good hiking stride going across the ice-flattened meadows (near the mud flats), than, very pheasant-like, I spook a snowy owl – which I had somehow not seen, though the reason I hadn't spotted it would become clear real quick.
The spooked owl went a short distance and landed. That's when got interesting real fast. That big bird was filthy. I'm talking 20 shades of black and gray.
No, it wasn't going through some seasonal plumage switch. The darkest summer phase never gets as dark as this snowy. What's more, I know the look and hue of a bay mud bath and this bugger was wearin' it.
And it seemed to know its look. After it landed a short ways off, it looked over at me just like I must have looked as a kid when I came home filthy to the gills and stood before my mom all "What?!"
Frustratingly, I was a goodly distance from my truck – and my camera. I had broken a rule I seldom break by heading out without a camera having my back. Hey, it was a thoroughly uneventful day to that point.
As I moved closer to it, on my way to clamland, the dirty bird sluggishly lifted off, seemingly weighed down a bit by its muddiness. Knowing bay mud the way I do, that bird isn't going to be glowing white any day soon, so you birders keep an eye open for it.
(Below: I don't think my sighting was just a juvenile snowy, as seen here)
But that wasn't the end of the snowiness. Watching Mr. Uncleam fly eastward, I spotted two more owls to the north, , both baptismally white, perched on the flattened grasses, facing bayward.
Anyone who's been snowy owling this winter knows they usually perch far more beachward – and facing the ocean. These perched owls were postured purely toward the west, bayward – and not very spot-able from the frontbeach. I'm guessing these might be owls migrating birds north.
As to how in bloody hell that first owl got so filthy, I can only guess it went big-time after prey that had moved onto (or above) the mudflats. I've seen many photos of owls pinning prey down to the ground (mud) by spreading it wings and chest over its catch. But, how this owl was muddied all the hell over indicated some serious rolling around.
Possibility: Might the mud owl have gotten into a heated, roll-over battle with one of the now-arriving snowys? After seeing those photos of the two eagles locked in mortal territorial combat, that life-and-death struggle possibility is not out of the question, in fact, I can picture the owl I saw saying, "Ya should see the other guy."
Above: egotvonline.com
Yes, I'll be going back for a better look to see if maybe prey remains are near the point where I first spooked the owl.
SEAFOOD.COM By Peggy Parker - March 13, 2015
Washington, DC – In the latest version of their Status of the Stocks Ratings, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) notes that 85% of the global tuna catch comes from healthy stocks. Skipjack tuna stocks contribute more than one half of the global catch of tunas, and they are all sustainably managed. At the same time, there are clear danger signs in areas such as the Western and Cental Pacific, where Bigeye continues to be overfished well above MSY, and yellowfin is approaching or may have exceeded MSY.
The report compiles the scientific records of 23 stocks of the major tuna species worldwide, done by each of the regional fisheries management organizations into one document, serving as a one-stop resource for comprehensive tuna stock information.
Stocks are defined by species and geographic region, such as albacore caught in the western and central Pacific. There are four major regions, and the western and central Pacific Ocean is the most productive for tuna, supplying 58% of the global tuna catch. An additional 13% come from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Only ten percent of global supplies come from the Atlantic, and 20% are from the Indian Ocean.
In the entire Pacific region, 92% of the tuna landings are of sustainably managed skipjack, yellowfin, and albacore.
However, in the largest area, the Western and Central Pacific, there are clear signs of problems. First, Bigeye tuna is overfished, and overfishing is still occuring. Average catches of 142,532 tons over the past five years are well above the MSY of 108,500 tons. One of the problems is the fact that certain types of FAD (fish aggregating devices) lead to high catches of juvenile bigeye. This has clearly had a negative impact on stocks and has not been addressed by the RFMO.
A second problem is yellowfin, which is still in a healthy zone in the Western and Central Pacific, but is approaching an overfishing state. The latest catches catches are close to or exceed MSY, of 548,000 tons.
The report also ranks the status and management of each stock in terms of abundance, mortality caused by fishing, and environmental impact or bycatch.
In terms of exploitation, 52% of the stocks are experiencing a low fishing mortality rate, 9% are experiencing overfishing, and 39% have a high fishing mortality that is being managed adequately.
In contrast, most bluefin stocks and 2 out of 6 albacore stocks are overfished, but combined they make a relatively small fraction of the total catch.
Since the last version released in September 2014, notable updates were made in the following sections:
* Eastern Atlantic bluefin abundance ratings improved
*Western Atlantic bluefin ratings improved for exploitation rate
*Indian Ocean albacore ratings improved for exploitation rate
In 2013, the catch of major commercial tunas was 4.6 million tons. Fifty-eight percent of it was skipjack tuna, followed by yellowfin (27%), bigeye (9%) and albacore (6%). Bluefin tuna accounts for only 1% of the global catch.
ISSF uses the ratings in this report to prioritize its advocacy efforts with the tuna Regional Fishery Management Organizations that are in charge of managing these stocks.
There are clear issues in the Western and Central Pacific, with bluefin stocks, and with some albacore stocks. So although the total global picture is quite healthy, in individual regions there are areas where much stronger managment measures are needed if tuna is going to be considered to be a sustainable product.
Prescribed Burning
Several times during late winter and early spring, the skies over New Jersey fill with smoke. While this often causes concern for our residents, it is common for them to be informed thatClick to view video on Prescribed Burning the Forest Fire Service is merely conducting a "prescribed burn."
What is a prescribed burn? Technically, a prescribed burn is: "the skillful application of fire under exacting conditions of weather and fuel in a predetermined area, for a specific purpose to achieve specific results."
Since 1928, the Fire Service has used fire as a tool to protect the lives and property of our residents living near the forestlands of New Jersey. We do this by setting fires under exacting conditions to reduce the underbrush (the "fuel" for a fire), in areas that are prone to fire, or that may be located in a position where we feel we can defend against an oncoming wildfire. The use of fire in this way requires a level of skill and competence that we encourage through extensive, ongoing training.
The primary purpose of prescribed burning in New Jersey is to reduce the hazardous accumulations of forest fuels. This aids in the prevention of wildfires, reduces the intensity of the fires, and also provides a foundation for safer, more effective fire suppression and protection operations.
It has proven to be an effective and economical practice in protecting New Jersey's forests and safeguarding the state's residents. While the principle reason for prescribed burning is wildfire hazard reduction, it also has numerous secondary benefits, including:
• Wildlife habitat management
• Site management for forestry activities
• Ecological plant and animal management
• Forest disease and pest control
• Nutrient recycling
• Grassland management
• Improved accessibility
• Enhanced appearances
Prescribed Burn Application
The History of Prescribed Fire in New Jersey
The Native Americans were the first to introduce prescribed burning to New Jersey's woodlands. Research suggests that the Lenni-Lenape Indians may have used this practice for over 1,000 years. It was used primarily to facilitate travel, improve hunting, drive away insects, and also increase the supplies of browse, nuts and berries.
Early settlers harnessed fire for somewhat different purposes - to clear lands for town sites, homes and agriculture. During the Industrial Revolution, the extensive use of fire to clear land resulted in large, uncontrollable conflagrations that soon threatened life and property. Attitudes began to change and fires were then feared. As early as the 1750s, attempts were made to legally restrict the use of fire and to promote fire protection.
Since the 1920s, cranberry and blueberry growers protected their property by using prescribed fire to remove heavy accumulations of forest fuels from around their fields and buildings. In 1928, prescribed burning practices were utilized to protect state forestlands. Burning was initiated along roadside safety strips. The protection strips were normally between 25 and 200 feet wide. However, after large destructive fires in the 1930s, the practice expanded to include large blocks of woodland. From the 1930s to the '60s, Dr. Silas Little of the U.S. Forest Service, in association with other forestry professionals, conducted research on the practice and effects of prescribed burning. In 1948, the practice of prescribed burning as a fire management tool was introduced to the public; soon after, it expanded to involve both private and public lands.
Prescribed burning is a job requiring knowledge of forest fuels, fire behavior, suppression techniques, local weather conditions, and fires effects. Consequently, a written plan must be developed well in advance of the proposed burn to allow time for review and the preparation of all necessary permits.
Planning considerations include a site map depicting the burn area, objectives and techniques; ranges of preferred weather conditions (wind, temperature, relative humidity); smoke management considerations (developed areas, highways); burning techniques, equipment and manpower needs, emergency suppression procedures, permit requirements and notification procedures. New Jersey's prescribed burning season is limited to the period between October 1 and March 31.
In the spring following the burning season, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reviews all previous burning projects on state lands and begins formulating plans for the next year. All plans for Division of Parks and Forestry lands are reviewed by a team of natural resource specialists; this technical forest management team provides information regarding other natural resource interests. After their review has been completed, the proposals are made available for public comment. The final documents are completed in time to begin pre-burn preparations.
For prescribed burning for private forestlands, the landowner, a professional forester, or his legally authorized agent must develop a plan. These plans are submitted to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service for review, approval, and permit insurance. The prescribed burns must be completed at the owner's expense. However, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service can provide specialized equipment if the landowner is willing to reimburse the Forest Fire Service for its equipment and operator's wages.
Good preparation is the key to a successful prescribed burn. The following steps should be taken:
Step 1:
Review the plan and conduct a thorough inspection of the burning area.
Step 2:
Note any special considerations within or adjacent to the proposed site. The area must be surrounded by control line free of any flammable material. Streams, lakes, roads, and similar fuel breaks usually make effective lines.
Step 3:
Locate and clean any internal firing lines. These lines can be established with a tractor and fireplow unit. The fireplow cuts a path through the organic material down to the mineral soil. The lines are plowed in the fall after the leaves drop but before the ground freezes. Lines should be oriented in a north-south direction to take advantage of prevailing westerly winds when conducting the burn.
Note: Sites should properly plan and prepare to ensure that the burn is safely controlled and that the fire behavior achieves the desired results.
Executing the Burn
Once the planning and preparation work has been completed, it is necessary to await the proper fuel and weather conditions. In New Jersey, only about 15 optimum burning days occur during the burning season. Once a burning day has been selected, a number of details must be accomplished
• Review current and expected weather conditions
• Inspect conditions at the site
• Notify local authorities
• Brief burning crews
• Ensure readiness of burning and fire suppression equipment
• Set a test fire to confirm burning conditions
If everything is found to be acceptable, the burning crews ignite the control and interior lines in a systematic and progressive procedure to assure that the entire area is burned over in the planned manner. NJ Forest Firewardens utilize drip torches as well as other devices to ignite the lines. A five or six person burning crew may burn 600 to 1,000 acres in a day. The area must be monitored until the fires are secure and will not escape the area.
Prescribed burning in a given area is normally repeated on an interval of 3 to 5 years. Some hazard reduction blocks require annual burning, while others may exhibit acceptable fuel levels with burning intervals of 8 to10 years. Annually, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service burns an average of 10,000 to 15,000 acres of public lands and 5,000 acres of private lands.
Smoke Management
Management of smoke from prescribed burning is a critical issue. It can affect air quality, highway traffic, and nearby properties, and is subject to Federal and State air pollution laws. Recent changes in the Federal Air Pollution Standards require reduced emissions of particular matter, as well as gaseous emissions. All adjacent smoke-sensitive areas must be identified in the burning plan. Wind direction and speed, and smoke dispersal are some of the atmospheric characteristics that should be considered before conducting a burn. Firing techniques also affect smoke emissions. Backfires produce considerably fewer emissions than other firing techniques does.
Wildfire in New Jersey
Land-use pressures, improved transportation, more leisure time and an increased desire for a more rural lifestyle have resulted in a proliferation of residential subdivision and developments in wildland area that are subject to forest fire hazards. The majority has been planned and built without due consideration for forest fire protection.
The potential for a wildfire disaster in New Jersey has been dramatically illustrated numerous times. Large conflagrations occurred several times from 1930 to 1977, and most recently in 1995. The most notable of the fires was on the weekend of April 20-21, 1963, when wildfires destroyed 183,000 acres of land, consumed 186 homes and 197 buildings, and were responsible for 7 deaths. In 1995, one wildfire burned 19,225 acres in Ocean County, and during the summer drought of 1997 an 800-acre fire damaged 52 homes and threatened over 300 more homes in Berkeley Township.
The "Wildland Urban Interface" is the term used to describe the placement of residential communities within forested areas. This trend is confined not only to New Jersey, but has become a national issue as well. Forest fires burning into developments have taken an increased toll on improved property. Several fires have reached disastrous proportions, destroying homes and taking lives. Residents of wooded areas must take this threat seriously and take precautions to prevent future disasters. Prescribed burning to reduce forest fuels, coupled with other fire protection measures, can provide an effective level of fire protection for homes in the wildland urban interface.
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What: WHISTLER NATURALISTS AGM AND BIRDING PRESENTATIONS The Whistler Naturalists present their annual general meeting which will be followed by a report titled "Lessons from Whistler's Breeding Bird Surveys and Atlasing." Great way to get involved in this organization.
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I'm about to take the entire rest of December off. Common belief holds that I ought to be using that time to reflect on my life, my goals, and my values. Instead I'll be playing with the kids, visiting with family, catching up on all those TiVoed episodes of Desparate Housewives (I admit it!) and hoping the rest of season 2 of Battlestar Galactica that I missed comes around. And when the new year kicks off, I hope that it finds me blogging more. Because I want to blog more. I really do. I want to write about interesting stuff and have people read it and - doggone it - enjoy it. But I'm no Rory yet, or even a Remde. So I resolve to blog more in 2006. Yes, that's what I'll do. I also resolve to quit working late at night, but if I do, I'll let my blog be more stream-of-consciousness and see what happens.
Maybe I can't get good at blogging because I'm not opinionated enough. Or perhaps I am opinionated, just about the wrong things for this subject area (technology) or outlet (blogging). Should I resolve to become opinionated about technology, or would that just make me less enjoyable to be around?
I also resolve to try to answer more post-event questions from webcast and live attendees. Sometimes it seems that Microsoft is this black hole where you send a question and never hear back again. I know that ticks you off. It would tick me off too. So for all those people who sent me questions and never heard back, sorry about that. I will try to be on top of those things more and if I don't know the answer I'll tell you that too.
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The build for NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool continued as the NXT UK tag title match was finalised in this episode's main event.
We're watching this on a slight delay due to some technical issues – the second half of the NXT UK double-header'll be reviewed on Thursday! We're straight in with the opening credits, as we're still in Liverpool's Olympia, and into the opener!
Dan Moloney & Jamie Ahmed vs. Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams
Well, how's a random tag team match to get us underway? Moloney and Ahmed have been cannon fodder, and you'd expect the team of Amir Jordan and Kenny Williams to perhaps not have too much trouble against them.
Again we have the "heh heh, Kenny Williams doesn't want to dance" routine, as we start with Ahmed working the arm of Jordan early on, but Amir switches around and tags in Williams, who drops a leg over Ahmed's arm for a near-fall. Jordan returns with a version of Rolling Thunder to Ahmed for another two-count, following up with a leaping forearm into the corner before "Screwface" tried to fight back. Ahmed pulls Jordan off the middle rope and follows up with a back elbow before before he then tags in Dan Moloney, who keeps up the beating. Butterfly suplexes from Dan get him a two-count, as he used his size to overwhelm Jordan… at least until he was caught in a backslide and a big back body drop!
Tags follow as Ahmed and Williams come back in, and there's a springboard back elbow to Ahmed, then a gamengiri from the apron before Williams had to deal with Moloney too. A back elbow off the top deals with Ahmed, who misses a blind tag as Jordan tagged in, capitalising on a wheelbarrow facebuster by landing a senton bomb onto Ahmed for the win. Solid fare, but it was distinctly lower-card stuff. **¾
Kenny Williams can't believe they've won, as both men celebrate before we fade into a recap of "last week's" contract signing. That leads into a Gallus segment next. Yay?
Sure enough, Gallus head to the ring next as the three Scotsmen look to add some more sizzle to Joe Coffey's title match this Saturday. There's a smattering of boos as Joe does the "no-one likes us/we don't care" routine, and I struggle to engage with this promo. Coffey vows that Pete Dunne will get what's coming to him, because this is their Kingdom.
Nigel McGuinness in front of the green screen casually drops in that Pete Dunne's been NXT UK champion for nearly 600 days. That's worrying when they keep mentioning that…
We segue to a "press conference" for Toni Storm vs. Rhea Ripley. Sid Scala's doing the talking for Johnny Saint, because of course he is. Nina Samuels has a question off screen, which Toni responds to by saying that she's been based in the UK for years, but Rhea's coming and going. Another questions asks what Rhea'll do to keep hold of the title, to which Ripley gets offended as she took it as someone wanting secrets. Radzi's got a question too, which prompts Toni to bring up how she was injured in the original tournament final. We muddle real world with tapings timelines a little, as Rhea Ripley keeps pointing out that Toni's not beaten her… Glen Joseph pipes up calling Rhea's win a "fluke", as he gets the tempestuous question, calling Rhea a rip-off. She gets riled up, claiming that Toni is a copy of her. If anything Toni's a copy of Bet Lynch…
Rhea keeps saying she beat Toni Storm, and that leads to the staredown to end the ill-tempered segment. This was a nice twist on the usual press conference that usually ends with someone going through a table.
Ligero's got a vignette, dismissing Joseph Conners' criticism of him (and others) as a "shiny new toy". He brings up his history with Conners, and they face off next week.
Isla Dawn vs. Xia Brookside
This was Isla's first match since losing her NXT UK title shot several weeks ago… and she's up against a Xia Brookside who was experiencing a homecoming here.
Isla accepts the opening handshake, as we begin with a lock-up and a wristlock from Dawn, but Brookside gets free and responds with some headscissors to keep Dawn on the mat. Those are escaped, as Isla switched into a knee spreader, before a strait-jacket choke forces Xia to almost dance her way free and into a reversal. Dawn quickly reverses it though, so Brookside bridges back and rolls backwards for another reversal as we're staying on the mat, reversing back and forth. It's a low-key technical outing this, with Dawn pulling Xia over the knees as we're still trading those strait-jackets, before they switched up into an indy'riffic series of pins, racking up near-falls to confound referee Drake Wuertz.
The end comes amid that sequence when Xia leaps up for a Victory roll, but straight out of WrestleMania X, Isla Dawn plays the Owen Hart, sitting down on the roll for the pin. A hell of a match, and one that went largely unappreciated judging from the lack of crowd noise. ***
There's a video package to build up the Dave Mastiff/Eddie Dennis match on Saturday. It's based around Eddie being annoyed with management seeing Mastiff as a "monster", when he's the real monster here. Crazy eyes overcome weight differentials it seems, and for a video package this did a pretty good job.
We see footage of Jinny attacking Isla Dawn backstage as she was having a breather after her match.
Damien Weir vs. Jordan Devlin
Weir actually gets an entrance here, and his music's very… no fun.
Much like his opponent here, whom anywhere else would be a hell of a match, but here I fear it'll be squash territory. The Liverpool crowd greet Devlin with "shit Finn Balor" chants as he threw Weir over his head with a wristlock takedown, before Weir was taken into the corner for some boots. Devlin works over Weir's arm, deriding his opponent as "not even a challenge"… and as soon as he says he's having fun, Weir fought back. Standard. Devlin quickly cuts him off though, landing a uranage and a standing moonsault before a backbreaker stretch looked to force a submission. Some elbows aggravate things, as does an over-the-shoulder backbreaker and a double armbar stretch. Weir almost nicks a win with a Victory roll, then with an enziguiri as Devlin started to get frustrated, but he cuts off a tope from Weir with a gamengiri on the apron.
Back in the ring, Devlin slingshots in with a cutter, before he pulled Weir into a belly-to-back suplex as the Ireland's Call finally gets the win. A glorified squash, and this is one of those matches that "would have been better on the indys" if you're looking at it from a ratings perspective. Instead, it just warmed up Jordan for an eventual match with Travis Banks. **
Post-match, Devlin calls for a mic as he wanted an interview, but instead out comes Travis Banks… Devlin powders instantly. Banks challenges Devlin to a match "right now", but of course Jordan doesn't accept.
We recap the last time Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews faced James Drake and Zack Gibson – the former PROGRESS tag team champions won then, and they'll have to do it again to make it to the NXT UK tag team championship finals.
Moustache Mountain are backstage in their big coats ahead of the main event. They don't think either team has a chance against them in the finals in Blackpool, with an ominous line from Trent: "it's where it all began, and it's where it'll end with us…"
NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews vs. James Drake & Zack Gibson
They still can't call Drake and Gibson "Grizzled Young Veterans" here, so Nigel McGuinness throws in many references instead.
Drake and Andrews start us off, and there's an instant distraction from Gibson as the former PROGRESS tag champions double-team Andrews in their own corner. They're looking for a quick win, dumping Andrews with a Doomsday Device for a near-fall, before hitting the slingshot backbreaker/elbow on the outside for another two-count.
A cross-chop to the throat of Andrews gets Gibson a two-count as the Welshmen were struggling to even get out of neutral here. There's a grounded cobra clutch from Gibson, before Drake came in and dished out a forearm as the crowd noticed the likeness of him on his own rear. Gibson takes us back to a chinbar as they frequently exchanged tags, with Andrews finally getting free, knee sliding past Drake and Gibson before making the hot tag to Webster! A Rude Boy moonsault press took down both men, as Webster (taped-up shoulder and all) uncorks some dropkicks and a clothesline. There's a Pinball Wizard-like senton off the apron into Gibson, as a Baba O'Riley Buster (Angel's Wings) drop Drake in the ring for a near-fall.
Gibson tags back in as the capture enziguiri takes down Webster, who then went for a monkey flip… only to get caught on the ropes as he eventually takes Zack to the floor with headscissors. Mark Andrews tagged back in during that, and he's instantly flying to the outside with a 'rana on Gibson, before Webster assists with a standing 450 splash onto Gibson for another near-fall. Another knee slide from Andrews looked to have him evade Gibson, but instead he turned around into a Ticket to Ride as Zack turned the match on its head. Drake and Gibson go for another Doomsday Device, but Andrews fights free and catches Drake with a top rope 'rana, sending him into Gibson, then into a Pinball Wizard senton bomb from Webster.
Flash tags back in to help with an Andrews reverse 'rana that almost got them the win. Andrews tries to head outside with a tope into Gibson, but that's caught and turned into a huge Helter Skelter on the ramp, leaving Webster alone in the ring as he's almost pinned with a Drake schoolboy. A headbutt from Webster looked to give him some hope, as he worked into an Eton Rifle… but Drake catches it and throws him into a Ticket to Mayhem as Gibson and Drake booked their place in the final. I enjoyed this one – Webster and Andrews clearly weren't at 100%, but at least this wasn't a blow-away loss, which means they should remain in and around the title picture after Blackpool. ***½
The penultimate NXT UK before Blackpool was a solid show, and one where the bulk of the "good stuff" came outside of the ring as the press conference and video packages built up well. Inside the ring, it was largely competitive squashes – which usually isn't a bad thing, but I'd have liked to have seen more direct Blackpool build here.


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Due to the influence of the Solar Eclipse of January 6, 2019 children play a prominent role this month. Through the influence of Saturn in Capricorn, you see your children, children in the family or immediate surroundings change. Children need your attention and guidance.
You spend a lot of time with children, playing, exercising and do creative things together. There can be good news in your family, something to celebrate!
Pay attention to your own inner child as well and be more aware of your creative self and your creative journey in this life. January 2019 also shows room to travel with your family or you go on a trip to visit family or you get a family visit.
Your planet of Career is the swift Mercury. Despite direct Mercury, your career is at the back burner, because your attention is mainly focused on family and domestic affairs.
This month is all about the details and discovering new ideas and find inspiration. There may be a reorganization, internal investigation, work stoppage or competition at work. In your own company you are faced with bureaucracy due to changes in legislation and regulations. You have to be alert to maintain your position, because competition is lurking. The student Virgo can suffer delays in January 2019 or must work hard to make up for a delay.
The Sun enters your House of Work from January21, 2019. A favorable productive period to find a job or get more assignments for your own business.
Try to be less critical, Virgo. Not everyone does it better the way you do!
In the last week of January 2019 you will notice that more time is needed to make a success out of a good idea.
Venus is your planet of finances.
The transit of Venus through the financial sign of Scorpio has a favorable financial effect for Virgo in the first week of January 2019.
There is profit to be made from the sale of real estate.
However, be cautious with speculative projects, because they may not deliver the desired result.
The total Solar Eclipse in Capricorn of January 6, 2019 does not directly affect your finances. Budget monitoring and thrift remain advisable. Due to the unpredictable influence of Uranus and Mars in Aries, there may be uncertainties or unanticipated events in January 2019 about money such as shared resources such as partner's money, alimony, taxes, loans, insurance, and so on.
In the first three weeks of January 2019 you are vulnerable, so you are more likely to catch a cold or flu. You hold your health is for the most part in your own hands. Your diet, more exercise, go to bed on time, quit smoking and alcohol. No longer allowing stress in your life. Releasing bad habits is a good start!
Your good intentions from the beginning of January 2019 will take you all year round!
The Lunar Eclipse in Leo of January 21, 2019 falls into your House of Cosmic Consciousness.
This cosmic event reveals hidden pain and secret desires in the next six months. Although this can be painful for you, this cosmic passage is desperately needed to let go of old pain and karma in order to continue. A form of therapy can help you to cope with this.
From January 21, 2019 you need peace and relaxation.
Do not be so critical. Not only to others, but also to yourself. You're making it a thousand times harder for yourself than it need be. Pay a compliment! And do not forget to give yourself a well-deserved compliment so now and then!


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I ran across the photo of a young woman and, my curiosity piqued, I had to do a little research. I discovered the story of Seaman 1st Class Harry Frederick Bradshaw, one of scores of thousands of young Americans who lost their life in WWII.
Harry was raised in Nashua and Belle Plaine, IA, graduating from Belle Plaine High School in 1939 and joined the Navy soon thereafter. While on leave on May 4, 1941, he married my grandmother's sister's oldest (twin) daughter, Jeanette Janis Scoles. According to researcher Evelyn Park Blalock, they were childhood sweethearts. They were married by a local Presbyterian minister. Jeanette went to live with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Bradshaw in Belle Plaine and also spent time in Nashua, while Harry served.
He was stationed on the USS Arizona until October 1941. He served briefly on the USS Wharton to get stateside to San Francisco. He headed to a training in Virginia from there. His final leave was in November of 1941 and he returned home to his wife and parent. He returned to Hawaii via the USS Neosha, leaving port in San Francisco on 30 Nov 1941. The USS Neosha arrived in Pearl Harbor on December, 6, 1941. He was supposed to return to the Arizona on the 6th, but because of the emergency, he did not reboard the Arizona, saving his life.. Having survived the attack, his emergency orders had him transferred permanently to the Neosha on the 7th.
Harry is honored on the list of survivors inscribed at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, and on the Tablets of the Missing in Manila, the Philippines. The U.S. Navy also placed a cenotaph memorializing Harry in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa.
She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, 22 June 1938; launched on 29 April 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Emory S. Land, wife of Rear Admiral Emory S. Land (Ret.), Chairman of the Maritime Commission; and commissioned on 7 August 1939, with Commander AV. E. A. Mullan in command.Conversion at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was completed on 7 July 1941, Neosho immediately began the vital task of ferrying aviation fuel from west coast ports to Pearl Harbor. On such a mission she arrived in Pearl Harbor on 6 December, discharged a full cargo to Naval Air Station Ford Island, and prepared for the return passage.Next morning, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor found Neosho alert to danger; her captain-Commander John S. Phillips-got her underway and maneuvered safely through the Japanese fire, concentrated on the battleships moored at Ford Island, to a safer area of the harbor. Her guns fired throughout the attack, splashing one enemy plane and driving off others. Three of her men were wounded by a strafing attacker.For the next five months, Neosho sailed with the aircraft carriers or independently, since escort ships-now few and far between-could not always be spared to guard even so precious a ship and cargo. Late in April, as the Japanese threatened a southward move against Australia and New Zealand by attempting to advance their bases in the Southwest Pacific, Neosho joined Task Force 17 (TF 17). At all costs, the sealanes to the dominions had to be kept open, and they had to be protected against attack and possible invasion.As the American and Japanese fleets sought each other out in the opening maneuvers of the climactic Battle of the Coral Sea on 6 May 1942, Neosho refueled the carrier Yorktown and heavy cruiser Astoria, then retired from the carrier force with a lone escort, the destroyer Sims.Neosho burning, 7 May 1942.Next day at 10:00, Japanese aircraft spotted the two ships, and believing them to be a carrier and her escort, launched the first of two attacks which sank Sims and left Neosho-victim of seven direct hits and a suicide dive by one of the bombers-ablaze aft and in danger of breaking in two. She had shot down at least three of the attackers. One of her crewmen, Oscar V. Peterson, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts to save the ship in spite of his severe injuries suffered in the attack.Superb seamanship and skilled damage control work kept Neosho afloat for the next four days. The sorely stricken ship was first located by a RAAF aircraft, then an American PBY Catalina flying boat. At 13:00 on 11 May, the destroyer Henley arrived, rescued the 123 survivors and sunk by gunfire the ship they had so valiantly kept afloat against impossible odds. With Henley came word that the American fleet had succeeded in turning the Japanese back, marking the end of their southward expansion in World War II.
Harry was declared missing on May 8, 1942. He was declared Killed in Action May 8, 1943 and awarded the Purple Heart.
Harry Bradshaw is Declared Officially Dead by Navy Dept
Word Received here by his widow Monday brings sympathy from Sec Knox
My heart felt heavy for Jeanette who really never got a chance to start her life with Harry. I thought of the power of young love and how all of her hopes and dreams were dashed as it would for too many other young wives She'd remember Harry, though, through the eyes of their child, Dennis, who was born nine months after that leave. Jeanette remarried many years later and died in 2004 in New Hampton, IA.Mrs Harry Bradshaw received word Monday from the Navy Department that on May 8, 1943, he was officially declared to be dead. He had been reported missing since May 8, 1942 when the tanker, Neosha, was sunk in the Coral Sea. Harry was in Charge of laundry on the Neosha. With the official declaration of his death, was a message of sympathy from Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, which read as follows: "I extend to you my sincere sympathy in your great loss and hope you may find comfort in the knowledge that your husband gave his life for his couuntry, upholding the highest tradition of the Navy. The Navy shares in your sense of loss of his service.Mrs Bradshaw is the former Jeanette Scoles.Nashua Reporter, 16 Jun 1943, pg 1


text: I only purchased two bottles from the new Hans Christian Andersen collection but I thought you might enjoy some reviews! I ordered The Red Clouds and A Merry Life from Violette Market's etsy shop on 1/16/12 and received them on 1/25/12. As always the Violette Market bottles come individually wrapped in plastic and then inContinue reading "Violette Market Little Fur Tree Reviews"


text: Pamunkey Indian Reservation is a Native American Reservation located in King William, Virginia, United States. The reservation lies along the Pamunkey River in King William County, Virginia on the Middle Peninsula. The Pamunkey Reservation contains approximately 1,200 acres (4.8 km²) of land, 500 acres (2 km²) of which is wetlands with numerous creeks. Thirty-four families reside on the reservation and many Tribal members live in nearby Richmond, Newport News, and other parts of Virginia.


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Well, when I rolled into Philadelphia, for the reading at UPenn I was sick. Just as well, because the entire Northeast was covered in a sleet storm. We were literally falling over each other on the ice as we fumbled our way to the Kelly Writers House. Even though we were about half an hour late, a roomful of people were patiently waiting. While I was reading I broke into a sweat and my glasses kept slipping off my nose, but, hell, nothing would stop me from reading for and poisoning the minds of young people! Thank you Mayumi, Warren, Jo and Jessica for having me and Lisa Chen over! Haverford and Bryn Mawr — you guys rock!
Then 24 hours later, it was off to the Asian American Writers' Workshop for another reading with Tao Lin and Lisa. I've been a member of the Workshop since 1992. The place has had its ups and downs, IMHO, but it's off to a great start in 2008. Lisa's so shy, I just had to put a picture of her here. Thank you Nina, Jeannie and Ken for having us!
I'm still a little sick, so this is enough typing for me today. The tour continues next week in LA, SF, Berkeley and Seattle. Watch your ass, West Coast!


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Challenges are
Papertake,......Shiny, Sparkly and special.
Crafting life pieces......sketch.
Secret Crafter....3 embellishments, 2 papers and 1 image.
Our Creative Corner......Anniversary.
Fab n Funky......Fancy edges.
Ahhh...this is too cute, the image and the papers are so pretty.
Thanks for taking part in our Sketch Challenge this month.
CLP Designer
This is so cute Daniele. I love the layout of your card and all the lovely sparkle.
Clare x
gorgeous card,sweet image and lovely colours thankyou for joining us at fab'n'funky
Oh I'm so happy you are feeling much better~!!
Your card is too cute,love the image,but then again,any Cuddly Buddly images are wonderful!
Oh this is ADORABLY CUTE! I love the colors and the image is FANTASTIC!!! Thank you for joining us in CLP Challenge!
CHEERS!!!! YEAH!!! Fun card I just love it. The image is soooo cute.
Thank you for joining us this month at CLP challenge.
Hugs Bonnie
CLP Designer
Sweet, sweet card! Love it!
Got to search for it a little - there was no direct link to it from the CLP challenge blog, only the link to your overall blog. Thanks for playing along in the May challenge! Hugs, Hege


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June 19, 1986: June 19, 1986: The 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act became law. "The 1986 SDWA amendments required EPA to apply future NPDWRs to both community and non-transient non-community water systems when it evaluated and revised current regulations. The first case in which this was applied was the "Phase I" final rule, published on July 8, 1987. At that time NPDWRs were promulgated for certain synthetic volatile organic compounds and applied to non-transient non-community water systems as well as community water systems. This rulemaking also clarified that non-transient non-community water systems were not subject to MCLs that were promulgated before July 8, 1987. The 1986 amendments were signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on June 19, 1986.
In addition to requiring more contaminants to be regulated, the 1986 amendments included:
- Well head protection
- New monitoring for certain substances
- Filtration for certain surface water systems
- Disinfection for certain groundwater systems
- Restriction on lead in solder and plumbing
- More enforcement powers."
Commentary: The 1986 amendments arose out of Congress's frustration with how slow EPA was adopting regulations under the original 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act. The 1986 amendments were prescriptive in that the law told EPA what it had to do and set strict time limits for the requirements to be accomplished. One provision that was doomed from the start was the requirement for EPA to set 25 new maximum contaminant levels every three years. This problem would be fixed in the 1996 amendments.
Note the timing of these two blog posts. It took 101 years but some of the major problems identified in the sanitary survey of NYC were solved by drinking water legislation and regulation including the SDWA Amendments of 1986.
June 19, 1865: New York Times Book Review—Report of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens' Association of New York Upon the Sanitary Condition of the City. "At last we have a reliable report upon the social condition of New-York City; a report, moreover, that is no common one; no more compilation of statistical data, overpowering with figures and perplexing with misstatements. This is a book demanding and arresting attention; a live book; remarkable, not more for the extent of research and magnitude of labor involved in its preparation, than for the public spirit it represents and whereof it is the offspring….
The report before us, however, does not hinge on hearsay or repeat misrepresentations. Its facts are hard, palpable; its deductions convincing, its arguments unanswerable. They are the production not of an individual or a committee, but of an agency which may be called ubiquitous, since its operations penetrated every [part] of our city, and its personal scrutiny progressed, almost simultaneously, in every neighborhood. A retrospect of the actual labor performed by that agency would embrace the social and sanitary history of half a million of our people."
Here is a 21st century analysis. "New York City Sanitary Survey reports a death rate of 33 per thousand (compared to Philadelphia at 20 and London at 22). Public health had deteriorated to conditions like those of London two centuries earlier said Dr. John Griscom, who wrote the first sanitary report in 1844. The 1865 report shocked the city: Domestic garbage, filth and the refuse of bedrooms of those sick with typhoid fever, scarlet fever and smallpox is frequently thrown into the streets, there to contaminate the air, and no doubt aid in the spread of these pestilential diseases. Some 18,000 people are living in cellars below the high water mark. 'At high tide the water often wells up through the floors, submerging them to a considerable depth. In very many cases, the vaults of privies (latrines) are situated on the same or a higher level, and their contents frequently ooze through the walls into the occupied apartments beside them.' As a cholera epidemic sweeps the city, the mayor of NY refuses to call together the aldermen who constituted the old Board of Health, maintaining that they are more dangerous to the city than the disease itself."


text: ANZAC Day 2019 Posted on April 23, 2019 by cdwp-admin ANZAC Day 2019 Canberra Dental Care will be closed on Thursday 25 April to honour those who have served our country. We will also be closed on Friday 26 April. We will be back to normal surgery on Monday 29 April 2019.


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Washington (CNN) - Call it the call after the speech.
Minutes after President Barack Obama finishes delivering the State of the Union address, he'll be phoning into a conference call with supporters across the country.
The call is being put together by Organizing for Action, the non-profit grassroots organization that was formed out of the Obama re-election campaign. The group is also organizing State of the Union watch parties Tuesday night.
OFA's website has been advertising the call by the president, saying "after he delivers the State of the Union, President Obama is hopping on the phone for a special online call with supporters to talk through how we can help put his words into action."
An OFA official tells CNN that so far thousands of supporters have already signed up to listen into the call, which is expected to last around ten minutes in length.
CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
Sign me up!
Here we go again....Still campaigning with his supporter. It's a shame but he has a relationship with half of the country, but gives the other half a one finger salute.
Ho Hum. As if we couldn't see that coming!
Simpson-Mazoli bill made 3000 illegals to amnesty program under idiot Reagan, please do not do the same mistake. Do nor reward for being here illegally. They all need to respect the laws. Immigration fraud is so rampant. Cut it out.
texas, i think he has more than half, unlike your mitster who has 47% supporters
How about the budget cuts to ease the existing deficit??? Where are they??
@Ancient Texan-has Romney called you?


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I love to thrift. Number one hobby. Well, after drinking coffee. Lots & lots of coffee. My perfect day is lots of thrifting & lots of coffee. And here I will show my thrift hauls, scores, sometimes fails, DIY projects & anything that goes with my love of thrifting!
My name is Pamela & you might know me from my personal blog itspamdel.com. But I thought since thrifting would take over that blog I would make a separate blog just for the love of thrifting!


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Archive for the 'dreams, think big, Jim Rohn, Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Stephen R. Covey, 7 habits,' Category
Here is a summary of ten positive thoughts from Mr. Qaiser Abbas's training on developing a positive mental attitude:
1. It takes equal energy to think small and big. So why not think BIG!
2. Change impossible – to I'm possible. You will note that impossible can also be read as: I M POSSIBLE (Its the matter of reading and perception! – Here is inspirational story of Honda: http://wp.me/pHUHq-9X)
3. Gratitude and Negativity cannot be together – hence remove negativity NOW! (and replace it with Gratitude. Every one has some thing in life to be thankful for. (Read more from: http://wp.me/pHUHq-4i)
4. Your mind's eye should see – and what you see – is what you will possess. Remember your mind cannot differentiate between a dream or what you are thinking in reality. A negative imagination will only make you negative and depressed. Hence THINK POSITIVE. The pictures you show to your mind will become a reality – hence show positive things constantly.
5. The Law of Attraction – ask – answer – receive, hence how you are living now is what you have attracted. (Read summary of The Secret: http://wp.me/pHUHq-4q and the three principles of the law of attraction: http://wp.me/pHUHq-3Y)
6. Live with PRIDE – Promise, Risk (Calculated), Innovation, Drive, Empowerment
7. Focus on your inner positive juice – don't worry of the outcome. Remember if you don't have it – you can't give it. So enable yourself towards positive states.
8. Give to your colleagues, positive and timely feedback for their behaviors – knowing that ultimately they will reach their goal. However, note that all the time feedback is not given – but this does not stop us – we work around, we fall but we re-bound.
9. Have a positive state of mind. Make this your shield. Create this behavior and enabling state which is excitement, enthusiasm, anticipation, confidence, motivation, energy – this will lead towards empowerment. Don't be in paralyzing states of anxiety, stress, depression, anger, hate, and resentment – that only lead to negativity.
10. Your STATE can change by your BODY (Posture, Breathing), Language (Tone, Metaphors), Focus (Pictures, Dark/Bright). So, if you want to turn negative thinking into positive, change your body posture – (Try it – believe me, it won't cost any thing!)
Note: Mr. Qaiser Abbas is a motivational and inspirational speaker. He is author of best selling book: Tick Tick Dollar. Read his earlier posts from this blog: http://wp.me/pHUHq-gt
Get rid of CIA trap!
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From Qaiser Abbas, Motivational & Inspirational Speaker and the Author of best selling book: Tick Tick Dollar!
No matter which part of the world you live in and what are your views on politics, terrorism, human rights and global warming it is important for you to know what CIA trap is. It is irrelevant what race, religion, and culture you belong to. I don't want to know your age, education or family. I have no interest in your history, friends, failures, disappointments or setbacks. I don't even wish to know your goals, dreams and vision for the future.
Whatever future you want to create, please don't become a victim of CIA if you are really committed to reach your goals. You probably didn't like the suspense. You want to know why? Why CIA is your biggest dream killer?
What this CIA has to do with your most desired goals, ambitions and future? My answer is …. Everything! CIA can block your vision, damage your present and throw you out of the game. What does this CIA stands for?
C is 'complacency'
CIA trap starts with 'complacency' that entices you to become complacent, comfortable and relax with whatever you have already achieved despite a strong need to move ahead. It convinces you to indulge in an attitude of satisfaction even in the absence of any significant achievement. When complacency sets in, organizations belonging to the elite clubs like fortune 500 companies disappear from the business map.
Complacent teams are bound to embrace embarrassment. Complacent individuals lose their competitiveness and fall behind the success line.
Stop being complacent today. Avoid the temptation of sluggishness, lethargy, idleness and laziness. Take every single day as an opportunity to go beyond where you were yesterday, even a few inches. Don't accept the smug strategy that allures you to think as self-satisfied, haughty, and arrogant. Complacency will kill you. Allow yourself to experience some 'creative stress' on a daily basis.
I is 'inefficiency'
When trapped by CIA, even the most competent, capable and talented people become inefficient. Once this 'inefficiency' cuts into their skins, it gets deeper and deeper. It then starts running in their blood.
Have you ever seen amazingly gifted people ruining their life with disgusting mediocrity? Who has not witnessed some remarkable artists', musicians, actors, teachers, writers, publishers, politicians and leaders who popped up with a bang and grabbed our full attention? You might also have seen them becoming a victim of 'complacency' at a later stage. These 'once successful' starts then dwelled to long on less than their very best. Therefore, world 'labeled' them as inept, wasteful, clumsy, useless and even hopeless.
You can still get out of CIA trap if you decide to say good bye to inefficiency and replace your feeling of inadequacy with competence, effectiveness, and value.
Failure to do so will throw you in to the third degree of CIA imprisonment.
A is 'apathy'
Apathy means having a 'who cares' attitude!
Apathy is the worst of all human emotions. People with apathetic tendencies begin to behave as indifferent. They show lack of concern toward everything around. Such people devastate organizations by becoming uncommitted towards business goals, unconcerned towards customers; casual towards quality issues, and unworried about their own contribution.
Nothing can kill personal and business relations as quick as apathy. Apathetic individuals, teams, groups, committees, unions, communities, and societies can effortlessly craft dissatisfaction, chaos, confusion and turmoil. Apathy can destroy motivation, drive, and enthusiasm for personal and organizational growth.
In short, keep away from the CIA (complacency, inefficiency and apathy) trap at every cost. You know why? Because once trapped, some people can go beyond and happily choose to become an agent of CIA. They actively engage themselves in dragging people in to complacency, inefficiency and apathy (CIA)
In my decade long interaction with both top leaders and managers around the globe, I have caught many of them secretly working for CIA. A majority of them was completely unaware of this truth.
Are you sure you have protected yourself against the likelihood of becoming a CIA agent? Say no to complacency, inefficiency and apathy (CIA). Replace complacency with some anxiety to surpass performance standard. Substitute inefficiency with effectiveness, efficacy and worth. Trade apathy with care, attention, consideration and awareness.
The day you quit to follow CIA agenda (complacency, inefficiency and apathy) and commit yourself to demonstrate initiative, drive and engagement; you will begin to experience a rewarding change in every result you produce. It's a personal promise.
Why some people achieve their dreams? Read the POP principle by Qaiser Abbas from: http://wp.me/pHUHq-ga
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If you want to live an exceptional life, listen to Jim Rohn!
Ideas provided by Jim Rohn are not only exceptional but I can surely state that once we decide to apply what he has said, we can live an exceptional life. Test for yourself. In this post, I would like to share seven key ideas from his audio programs. If you want to remain motivated and inspired in day to day life, my recommendation: Jim Rohn's audio program. Here are the ten ideas. Take time to think on these and share your thoughts:
1. A prayer for every day:
Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems. Wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.
2. On action:
If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what youve always gotten.
3. On success:
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
4. On making fortune:
Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.
5 – What can we change?
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
6. Foundation of success:
Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.
7. Become a person who attracts success:
Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
If you want to read my previous post on Jim Rohn's, click: http://wp.me/pHUHq-73
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Can a person be at peace and at war, both at the same time?
Can a person become a 'peaceful warrior?
After reading Dan Millman's book: The Way of a peaceful warrior, my answer is 'Yes'
One of my friends recommended me to watch the movie: The Peaceful Warrior when I posted top three motivational movies on this blog (you can read about three motivational movies from this link: http://wp.me/pHUHq-fz)
The book is based on a real life story of an athlete who suffers with an accident and his leg is broken.
This book (or you may watch the movie if you want) is about a young person who meets a mentor called Socrates at a gas station. His mentor teaches him to be at peace with himself first rather than fighting a war. He gives him practical guidance to walk on the path of focus. Even after meeting a major accident, that young person is able to become athlete again. It is a must watch if you want to get motivated to achieve big in life.
The Author of the book has claimed: The book that changes lives!
In this post, I would like to share three ideas from this book:
1. We should live in present
No tension of past or no worry of the future – only present!
Some one said: You cannot change your past but you can certainly destroy your present by worrying about the future.
A peaceful warrior is at peace in the given moment. A peaceful warrior is present in whatever he or she is doing. I remember another great saying: Past is gone, future is yet to come, you are blessed with a gift of current moment – that is why it is called: PRESENT!
2. Happiness is the name of a journey not destination
It may happen that we get what we wanted but after that, we feel empty!
One should enjoy the path – the journey of life – every moment of it.
3. Have solitude and discover what is inside us
A peaceful warrior spends time in silence and tries to discover one self. One of the difficult tasks is to be at peace and harmony with oneself i.e. to discover the inner self!
Once a person is silent and tries to 'listen' to the voice of silence, peace is achieved which comes from within. (Who can change you? Here is an interesting post: http://wp.me/pHUHq-9F)
Message of the day: Let's live in the present!
Your thoughts?


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I have to admit this little chart generator is a little tricky, but once you have the syntax it works ok.
Techniques: Chart Generator for knitting
19 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
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Free Knitter's Graph Paper generator
17 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
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This will be very useful. Just plug-in your gauge and the generator will make you a sheet.
If I knew who to thank for sharing this handy program I would.Whoever you are this is great!
Yarn Calculator Link
09 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
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Here is a link to a yarn calculator, useful when deciding how much yarn you will need for your project.


text: The AUC is hosting a pool session at Kinsmen on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7pm. For more info call Cathie at the office (427-9125). These sessions are the result of the city stopping last year the regular Saturday night scuba time. The AUC has filled the void and will be offering drop-in pool times over the winter period. More info is on our website Alberta Underwater Council