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Acquire The Secrets To Hunting White Tailed Deer
Hunting white tailed deer with today's technology far surpasses that of times past, yet so many hunters fail to be as successful as they should be.
There are elements missing in the deer hunters traits, that often times hinder a successful hunt. Let's examine times of yesteryear's white tailed deer hunter, to determine the basic differences.
Hunting white tailed deer in times past, not so long ago even, was a necessity to supplement the food table.
How could just this one aspect change the way we hunt today?
Well, when hunting success or failure means your survival, we have a tendency to look at our situation in an entirely different light.
When we know failure will mean that we or our family won't eat, we pay more attention to our game plan, and rightfully so.
Today's white tailed deer hunter really doesn't have to depend on venison for survival purposes, in most cultures.
This tends to let us be more at ease when we are hunting white tailed deer. How can this affect the manner in which we hunt? A hunter that is hunting in this manner, will no doubt miss the opportunity to read the environment around them properly.
Any white tailed deer hunter that has done all their homework and successfully executed a successful white tailed deer hunt will know that successful hunts don't come easy.
They are aware of all the effort that it takes to be a successful deer hunter. We have all had easy hunts that were successful, however, we also know that is the exception not the rule.
In times past, if you weren't successful you went hungry. This eager trait made you do and learn what was necessary to be able to feed your family.
For the most part today's hunter isn't in this frame of mind, and therefore tends to be not as observant as they should be.
The white tailed deer woods is full of knowledge that one needs to observe and learn to receive the rewards of successful hunting.
If we as deer hunters are too lax to learn... then we suffer sufficiently on every hunt. The signs are there, we just need to think in a survival mode, to see them.
Reading everything that we can get are hands on, is only half the equation, learning to implement what we learn, often times is the hardest part, for one reason or another.
If you become part of the deer woods, you will see that which needs to be revealed to you. If you have read this far then you no doubt understand what I am talking about.
Hunting white tailed deer is serious business, and if you treat it that way, you will see the bounty.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Secrets To Hunting White Tailed Deer
Acquire The Secrets To Hunting White Tailed Deer
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Understanding Buck Behavior
The whitetail buck is often times misunderstood.
They start out in life learning basic survival instincts. One instinct that saves them more than usual, is the ability to stand motionless at critical times. Many whitetail hunters fail to recognize the importance of this fact, to the survival of whitetail bucks. Critical moments and the ability to stand perfectly still enables a buck to go unnoticed by many hunters during many deer hunts.
If we actually knew how many bucks that we walk by, it would surprise most of us, I'm sure.
Bucks learn from a very young age to rely on their mother, when danger approaches. Hence, as they grow older they rely on does' to detect danger. Often times in the whitetail woods, it is the doe that warns of impending danger first.
This unique trait can be witnessed by most hunters that can pay attention to detail. Perhaps you have witnessed this yourself. The more closely that one pays attention to the animal, the more that will be revealed to you. Generally, it takes a lot of time around bucks, to learn the many traits that enables them to survive to monarch stage.
A whitetail buck will outsmart most hunters, by simply relying on the natural instincts that it possesses. Perhaps you have found this to be true.Cracking a whitetail bucks code isn't difficult, if you have the time to invest. They react to most circumstances, in a manner that has enabled them to survive in previous encounters of danger. Since, most deer only inhabit about one square mile its whole life, a hunter needs to familiarize themselves with every feature that is in a bucks home range.
During buck encounters through out the year, it is imperative that you observe his behavior closely, to learn what it will take to bring him down during the next deer hunting season. Veteran whitetail hunters, do not rely on luck. Although a lot of bucks have been shot with luck involved, like being in the right place at the right time, the veteran deer hunter takes the time to figure out exactly where the right place will be, beforehand.
They familiarize themselves beforehand on what the buck will do in many circumstances, and then they use this information to insure a good clean harvest of the animal.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Timing A Crucial Factor
How important is timing when we are trying to bag a trophy whitetail buck? If you have ever hunted day in and day out and not seen a buck, much less a trophy buck, then you already know that something is wrong in your game plan.
It could be something as simple as your timing. Deer are most active during daylight hours, mainly a few hours first thing in the morning, as well as the last couple of hours of daylight.
However, this is not to say that you won't see bucks through-out the day, as different circumstances may cause even a trophy buck to move even at mid-day, such as hunter pressure.
The easiest way to bag your buck, is to find a primary trail and set up just off the trail, preferably downwind, and be ready well before the deer become active.
A simple ground blind will work easily. Just find a tree that is downwind of the trail that has branches that start at ground level. Next trim off the branches just high enough for you to sit down and lean up against the tree, facing the primary trail.
Next drive the branches into the ground in front of you and wait for the does' to come by. If the buck isn't with them, he should be along before to long, if you are hunting the rut, and there is a buck around.
So you can see that timing is very crucial along with many other factors, in determining our success rate.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
Deer Hunting For The First Time... Alone
I remember hunting with my dad and my grandfather as a junior hunter. My first hunting license cost me $1.50
I was 11 years old.
During the years of 10 to 15 years old junior license holders need to be in the company of an adult license holder here in the state of Maine.
I bagged my first deer as an 11 year old and was hooked from that day onward. I couldn't wait until I was 16 years old, so that I could hunt alone.
I save up my hard earned money and bought my first rifle, it was a 30-30 winchester model 94 pre 64.
Each fall I tagged along with my dad and grandfather as they ventured out into the deers domain.
I was as thirsty to learn as anybody could be for the sport. During the next few years I read everything that I could get my hands on, as well as listening very intently to my relatives sitting around talking about their deer hunting adventures.
Then the day came when I could hunt on my own. It happened to be on a school day, but my dad gave me permission to take the day off from school, and go hunting.
The night before my mom made a big batch of chocolate chip pumpkin cookies to take with me out hunting the next morning.
I could hardly sleep that night waiting for the alarm clock to ring the next morning.
My parents owned a good piece of land and down back of the farm was plenty of forests that was loaded with deer, back at that time.
I felt sure that I would get a deer on opening day. Well it came time do head out. It was a cold morning with plenty of snow on the ground.
I made my way down back as daybreak began to arrive. It wasn't long before I cut my first track, it was a buck. I could tell this because he was dragging his feet.
I began to track the deer and before to long I came to the chopping, and decided to sit on a stump and have a cup of cocoa and some cookies.
As I was getting everything out of my pack, my rifle was laid across my lap, just in case.
While I was eating I would let out a call from my mouth, every so often, just as I had been taught by my dad and grandfather.
I didn't really expect what happen next. All of a sudden I look up and there is a very nice 8 point buck that had stepped out of the fir thickets and was staring me in the face.
I dropped everything and tried to get my rifle up to my shoulder to get a shot off, but the deer was quicker than I was. I sat there in a state of confusion.
After a bit I put everything away and went after him, but never saw him again. He made me one tired boy that day and I will always remember that deer as long as I live.
I never bagged a deer that season and realized that I needed to learn a lot more.
It was an exciting day nonetheless.
In the years that followed I realized how many mistakes that I had made on my early hunting adventures and soon realized how to break my old habits and start putting venison on the table.
I'm pretty sure most young hunters go through the same thing. Even when we learn what we are supposed to do, it still takes time and a lot of effort to be able to utilize what we have learned effectively.
So don't despair you can learn and utilize, hopefully a lot sooner than I did.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
Snow Changes Every Aspect Of The Hunt
In cold weather regions snow plays a big role in the hunt. When snow arrives it is now possible to really study deer patterns and habits closely. If you really want to know how deer react in a stalking situation, now is your very best chance.
In a stalking situation, you will notice, deer will always be traveling into the wind, and will often times try to circle back around you. Their nose plays a very important role in their survival, and they use it always.
You will also note that they will take you into the heart of their home range. This is usually the thickest area in the region. More commonly know as a bedding area. This is where they feel the safest, and affords them the upper hand in escape.
They can easily depend on their hearing, and sense of smell to tell where you are at all times. They also can escape un-noticed, should you venture into their bedding area.
This will be where you will see the most tracks of deer activity.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Don't Learn The Hard Way
Yeah I got one for ya. I had a treestand on my uncles 500 acre woodlot. It was positioned on a pipeline that was about 75 feet wide. I was walking to my stand , on snow, which was about a half mile down the pipeline, one morning, just before daylight.
Just as I could start to see a bit I was about 3 or 4 hundred yards from my stand, I noticed the figure of a rather large deer standing broadside in the middle of the pipeline. I didn't have a scope so I couldn't tell if it was a buck or not.
We just stared at each other for what seemed to be an eternity. After 5 minutes or so I let my curiosity get the best of me. I decided to walk slowly to see if I could get closer. I got closer alright, but I should have stayed put and let the sun come up.
Oh well, the deer which I was sure was one of the bigger bucks in the area, decided I was getting to close, and decided to skip off. When I got to where he was standing I saw from its' tracks that it was a nice buck.
Well no stand today, I took after him. I had continuosly jumped him but never had a good shot. About 2 or 3:00 pm he led me to the brook that ran through my uncles property. The brook was to wide for me to jump across, but not for the buck.
The ice wasn't all that thick as I soon found out. Down I go into about 4 1/2 feet of ice cold water. Now I'm pissed. I get across the brook and I take after him again, and I swore to myself I was going to get him, for this.
As luck would have it in the back portion of my uncles lot it was all clearcut. I am hot on his trail because I am wet and cold. I was about 3 or 400 yards from the clearcut, which was where the buck was headed, and me too, when I heard 3 or 4 shots coming from the clearcut.
I proceeded to get to the clearcut and noticed a person standing right in the middle of the clearcut, dressed completely in flouresent orange, with a nice 9 pointer laying at his feet.
I proceeded to walk up to him and tell him thanks for putting an end to my day, and that I had been on that buck since daybreak.
He said he could tell. when he first noticed the buck he was standing just inside of the timberline, and he was real nervous, as he kept looking behind himself.
Well to make a long story short the kid was only 19 years old and was home on leave from the service. It was his first deer. He didn't even have a knife on him to dress it out, so I told him I would dress him out and help him drag it out. And I did.
I got warmed up then LOL.
The buck dressed out about 210. I saw him again the following weekend. Yup you guessed it, right back in the middle of the clearcut.
Funny how things go sometimes.
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Pair Of Fawns Under My Apple Trees
I woke up this morning and there were a couple of fawns under my apple tree bedded down, it is the second week of deer season and the mother hasn't been with them for about a week now, so I figure she is in someones freezer.
Just thought I would post this picture of the pair of fawns.
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The Town of Windsor 2017 Water Quality Report is now available to the public, and concludes that Windsor's water surpasses federal and state standards.
The Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report or "Water Quality Report" is released to Windsor water customers each year, and includes information on the town's water sources, treatment facilities, health information and sampling results from the previous year.
"The report illustrates that the Town of Windsor continues to exceed strict federal and state standards," said Terry Walker, director of Public Works. "We strive to provide residents and visitors to the community the very best drinking water possible."
The report can be obtained on the town's website at windsorgov.com/DocumentCenter/View/12432 or by contacting the Public Works Department at 970-674-5416.

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Lezyne's GPS line has long made a name for itself by packing the cosmic power of GPS navigation into the smallest possible space, but the Macro GPS Bike Computer takes a slightly different approach. It essentially packages the same improved functionality of the updated Mini GPS in a larger, more user-friendly footprint. It's still a barely noticeable addition to the cockpit, but the larger screen—equal to the Super GPS's screen and almost twice the size of the Mini—provides an option for those who want a supremely affordable GPS head unit with intuitive simplicity but an easier-to-read screen.
Compared to the more expensive Super GPS model with which it shares a screen size, the Macro GPS drops features like Glonass connectivity, ANT+, and the built-in barometer and accelerometer, none of which hamper its essential mission of providing satellite-generated data to record and improve your ride experience unless you're planning on a gravel tour through the former Soviet Union. Those omissions are even less noticeable in the presence of Lezyne's new Ally app, which allows the Macro GPS to sync with a smartphone in order to do what even the previous generation of the Super couldn't: provide live navigation and Strava syncing. Lezyne Ally lets you set pre-mapped routes to follow, and it also keeps tabs on segments when you're in the hunt.
Even without a smartphone, the Macro GPS reads, displays, and records Bluetooth broadcasts from heart rate monitors, power meters, cadence sensors, and whatever other ancillaries you've got hanging on your frame. This data is all packaged for tidy transfer to Lezyne's Root GPS program, which is accessible through the brand's homepage and which provides an upload interface every bit as intuitive as the Macro GPS's four button navigation. If you're already established on a third party program, the Macro GPS probably has you covered; through Lezyne Ally, it connects to popular training programs like Strava—as mentioned above—and TrainingPeaks.
As the name suggests, global positioning is still the most important aspect of the Macro's game, and its GPS-related feature list includes displaying speed, distance, and elevation. This is supplemented with the usual suspects: laps, temperature, battery life of the Macro and auxiliaries, and the strength of the GPS signal. In short, it's virtually every measurement you need to map yourself on a bike.
The high-resolution display may lack the bling of colorful touchscreen options, but it also doesn't wash out under sunlight and has a backlight function for those days when you get caught under a spring storm or are just out for a late spin after work. You can also toggle between km and miles in the menu, which eliminates the need to laboriously pore over giant, unfolding, multi-language manuals or perform complex button hold maneuvers in order to check your trip distance in metric terms. All of this functionality perches securely atop your bar or stem with Lezyne's included X-Lock bracket.
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I purchased then returned because this GPS unit lacks key features. (Yeah, I'm at fault for not doing my research. Kudos to Backcountry for letting me return the unit!) At first glance, the unit is priced competitively for a cycling computer, but considering all the features this unit lacks, maybe that pricing isn't so great after all. All I want is a cycling computer that links to my Ant+ sensors and provides decent elevation readings. That being said, setting up the GPS unit wasn't overly complicated and the display was super easy to read. I'm currently looking at getting the more feature packed Lezyne model and will hopefully have better luck with my next purchase.
Does this use the same mount as Garmin Edge series?
A Little Difficult To Figure Out
I bought this for my dad as a gift and he initially struggled to figure out the operating system. However, that could possibly be caused by age. He seems to have figured it out after a few Youtube videos
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I just got this in the mail and it is amazing. The functionality of this computer is far superior to any computer within $100 of this computer. I am excited to use it and continue to be surprised by value for this product.
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June 5th was another milestone day in the global rollout of BlackBerry 10, with the full-qwerty BlackBerry Q10 officially becoming available in the USA.
To help spread the word, BlackBerry's Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear was in New York City yesterday talking to the media, and we had the chance to sit down with him and ask him a few questions. With BlackBerry in their quiet period leading up to earnings at the end of this month we kept the scope of the conversation to the Q10 launch (no talking sales numbers, etc).
Be sure to watch the video interview above as we talk about the Q10, the demand for it from loyal BlackBerry fans, and its support from both carriers and enterprises. For those who can't watch the video (you really should!), keep reading for some of the highlights.
On demand for the BlackBerry Q10...
I asked Kristian the infamous Z10 or Q10? question straight up, to which he replied that he currently was using the Z10, but he made it clear that this is the phone *soo many* BlackBerry users have been waiting for:
"A lot of people have been waiting for this device. This is what the BlackBerry lovers have been really, really looking forward to. And it is a fantastic experience, the best of the best, and only from BlackBerry. There is really nobody else who can provide that experience with full touch and with a great, best keyboard."
I've always felt that the competition has simply conceded the keyboard market to BlackBerry, and this was a sentiment that Kristian shared as well:
"If you look at the QWERTY market as an addressable market, this is our market. This is our space. It builds on our credibility. It builds on something only we can offer."
Demand for the Q10 extends into enterprises too of course, where there has been a pent up demand for BES 10.1 services and the new BlackBerry Q10 to launch:
"60% of all Fortune 500 companies are testing, have ordered or are piloting as we speak."
Bottom line, the Q10 is a solid phone and it's going to be a solid seller for BlackBerry over the months ahead with the people who have been waiting for it.
On carrier support...
BlackBerry is clearly happy that they have the support from all four major US carriers, and that they are launching the device at (roughly) the same time and at a price point that appeals to both enterprise and consumers:
"What we are proud and pleased about is that the US carriers are launching it at the $199.99 price point (T-Mobile at $99), which is a consumer price point as well. Carriers are expressing their support - there is a lot of training, a lot of collaboration."
And with all four carriers launching at the same time, you're now going to see exposure, advertising and marketing ramp up in the US.
On launch timing...
Following up on our editorial earlier this week regarding the timing of Q10 launch (so many CrackBerry readers we're expecting/hoping it would land in May), I asked Kristian who's to blame in terms of the Q10 not landing even sooner in the USA:
"BlackBerry always has an interest in rolling out the phones as fast as possible across the globe."
While those in the US have had to wait among the longest to have the chance to get their hands on the Q10, looking at the rollout globally BlackBerry is doing well. According to Kristian, BlackBerry achieved 255 T.A.s (technical acceptances by 255 carriers) in record time. Comparing the Z10 to Q10 rollouts, they have even improved, compressing the launch time windows across markets. Different carriers have different requirements for testing the phones on their networks, etc. So while Kristian didn't come out and directly blame the US carriers for taking longer here to get things approved here, that was still my takeaway. As far as the Q10 hardware goes, it's ready. Things just seem to be taking a little longer in the US. The good news is that the Q10 is finally in the US - that wait is over.
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I stopped in my tracks after sending you the note last week...
Because I got an unexpected email from my father.
My Dad is Robert Kaplan, a professor at Harvard Business School, and I didn't know he got the notes I send you :)
Until he responded to the email about the launch of Compassion Teacher Training in March.
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"The CEO had them made," my dad said, "after he heard feedback from employees that while Cleveland Clinic was a great hospital, many of its employees were distant from the patients and did not show empathy towards them."
Compassion has become a thing at one of the most respected hospitals in the country... and Harvard Business School.
Also last week my friend Erica Ariel Fox, a top CEO advisor, sent a new video featuring herself — produced by one of the top recruiting firms in the world — talking about how employees in 2018 now look to CEOs to help them "find their place in the world."
CEOs used to focus on driving numbers on a spreadsheet. Now, in 2018, compassion is required, too.
This can't be a coincidence.
It's a sign... that compassion is more important than ever.
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anne-sofie overgaard
birth year1990
artist statement
anne-sofie overgaard explores temporality and narrative forms in an interaction between physical materiality and more intangible digital processes such as programming and digital graphics. she works with mixing different physical and aesthetic perspectives and draws on knowledge from different historical traditions in visual art and textile crafts, particularly weaving. she weaves the horizontal and vertical threads together in the loom and breaks the linear perspective in different textural layers, patterns and configurations. at the same time anne-sofie overgaard finds an interest in the evolutionary relationship between the loom and the computer since the binary system of the computer comes from the loom punch cards. this reveals a whole new understanding of the digital system of the computer as a parallelism to weaving.
anne-sofie overgaard is employed by kkart.
2011-2016 the jutland art academy, aarhus
2014-2015 bergen academy of art and design, bergen
2017 tendency, rendezvous artspace, copenhagen
2016 zero-player game, rendezvous curators, solo exhibition, aarhus artspace, aarhus
2016 zero-player, graduation 16, jutland art academy, kunsthal aarhus, aarhus
2016 venus, europa, luna, thoughts in fabrication, rendezvous curators, mini pop-up exhibition, aarhus
2015 propaganda no. 1, propaganda no. 2, the artists fall exhibition, den frie udstillingsbygning, copenhagen
2015 the enlightened weaving, tradition/reaction, rendezvous curators, pop-up exhibition, aarhus
2015 cordoloom, passenger, first year fine art master works, bergen academy of art and design, bergen
2015 the enlightened weaving, galleri bokboden, solo exhibition, bergen
2014 landscape red/green, 3rd year exhibition, the jutland art academy, aarhus
2013 future, directly to the stars – and the roots in herning, anniversary exhibition, the art association in herning and the region, herning
2013 a handful of darkness, spring 13, kunsthal aarhus, aarhus
2012 three women, ministry of culture, copenhagen
2012 bell pull, artists easter exhibition, kunsthal aarhus, aarhus
2016 grisaille, graduation 16, jutland art academy, isbn: 978-87-997337-2-9 2014
almost a centimeter, make your own press, kuno, isbn:978-9949-33-643-2
grants and funding:
2016 15. juni fonden
2015 cca andratx-prisen, the artists fall exhibition 2015
2014 oticon fonden
2014 knud hoejgaards fond


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by g. david schwartz
Nate was an African American who did his work
well. He was always friendly to all who passed
him (don't worry Nate, Marie told me how you
made fun of some things what would have humored
me as well) but I mention you because you were a
good man. You would have done anything any
patient asked or need. So I want to say that I
am especially ashamed at what I saw the last
days you worked at the hospital and I want you to know that I was offended.
Nate was leading an elderly woman
out to her automobile. He was walking beside
her and when she slipped, Nate reached out to
hold her from falling. In an instant a man
leaped from the drivers side of the car, put
his face right in Nate's face shouting and
screaming obscenities, telling Nate to get his "nigger hands off of my wife."
I sat on the bench outside
witnessing the entire facade. The man was so
rude and benignant (racist) that I wanted to do
something. I stood, brave me, as Nate just
turned and walked back into the hospital. It
seemed odd to me to witness such nonsense, such
sickness right outside a hospitals door. If I
was Nate, I would have pushed the bigot out of
my face, or at least spoken my mind, but Nate
was not as foolish as that. Nate was a wise
person, much wiser and human as the white individual who was so wrong.
Nate did not want to talk and
took my condolence with a sad face. I like to
think that the sadness was not because Nate was
thinking all Caucasians were so idiotic, not
that Nate had lived an entire life among such
stupidity but Nate was feeling sorry for such sad human being.
But because Nate did not lash out
in defense of himself, I like to think…. I like
to think I am lucky to have known a man, a real
man, with the strength to hold his temper and hold his fists.
Nate Crumply I have always liked
you but after that incident, I respect you more.
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Issue Fifty-Four
April 2009
G. David Schwartz – the former president of Seedhouse, the online interfaith committee. Schwartz is the author of A Jewish Appraisal of Dialogue. Currently a volunteer at Drake Hospital in Cincinnati, Schwartz continues to write. His new book, Midrash and Working Out Of The Book is now in stores.


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Relief. That is the only word I can use to sum up my feelings as the ball bobbed into the Fulham net past Martin Stekelenburg. As Jonjo Shelvey pulled the trigger, I crossed my fingers in hope that this shot, after he had hit 3 similar chances over, wide and at the crossbar, would nestle where every Jack wanted it too. It did, but via a pleasant piece of fortune as the ball pinballed off Dan Burn and then Brede Hangeland leaving Stekelenburg bamboozled to where the ball was actually going. It wasn't the prettiest of goals, but after a stingy December/January in the points department for the Swans we'll take what we can get.
The goal seemed to be all we would need as Fulham looked as crestfallen as their lone striker Dimitar Berbatov, who's non-chalant coolness seems to have morphed into melancholic disinterest. In fact, the only real threat Fulham seemed to offer all game came from Alex Kacaniklic, who they seemed determined to use as little as possible.
The Swans had the game in the bag by the 75th minute, as Chico headed home from a Jonathan De Guzman freekick. Whilst we are on the subject of the Dutch-Canadian-Fillipino midfielder, it's safe to say that he has irritated large portions of the support with some tepid midfield performances over the past few months and his erratic corner taking; however, I thought De Guzman had one of his best games in a Swansea shirt for a while this evening and his delivery was much improved for a player who is described on his Wikipedia page as a 'freekick specialist'. Keep it up Jonny.
The sheer madness that is the 2013/2014 Premier League season means that Swansea have gone from being doomed and absolutely torn to shreds by pundits over the weekend, to all of a sudden neatly slotting into the top half of the league. Obviously, it is still early days yet, but hopefully this victory will spur us over the next few weeks as we meet several teams in the lower regions of the league – West Ham, Stoke and of course our Welsh pals from just up the M4.
I was never as convinced of our supposed decline as others, although obviously it was clear that we did need to improve our lukewarm showings sooner rather than later. I've never been one to blame the Europa League for our poor form, but I think that our trvails on the continent have certainly help fill up our physio room a lot quicker and the sheer volume of injuries recently has certainly played a large part in pummeling our points total. It now looks like we are coming through the worst of it with injuries thinning out with the return of De Guzman and Dyer. (who I thought made a great difference when he came on tonight)
We have played a lot of tough fixtures over the opening months of the season and I think most would agree that the second half of our season appears much kinder having already played many of the 'big clubs' at the Liberty. Our record against teams in the bottom half is very good and better than the other clubs sitting in the bottom 12 (6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses against the bottom 12) and this will surely mean a lot more points being attainable for us over the coming months. Plus, our Europa League games are now diminishing and maybe even becoming non-existent after we come up against a star-studded Napoli side.
The Swans didn't set the world alight tonight, but a very professional and comfortable victory over a team desperate for points. 2 games undefeaten – let the run commence!


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Accounting for deferred taxes/
Deferred tax expense is the net change in the deferred tax liabilities and assets of a business during a reporting period. The amount of deferred taxes is compiled for each tax-paying component of a business that provides a consolidated tax return.
The accounting for deferred taxes requires that a business complete the following steps:
- Identify the existing temporary differences and carryforwards.
- Determine the deferred tax liability amount for those temporary differences that are taxable, using the applicable tax rate.
- Determine the deferred tax asset amount for those temporary differences that are deductible, as well as any operating loss carryforwards, using the applicable tax rate.
- Determine the deferred tax asset amount for any carryforwards involving tax credits.
- Create a valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets if there is a more than 50% probability that the company will not realize some portion of these assets. Any changes to this allowance are to be recorded within income from continuing operations on the income statement. The need for a valuation allowance is especially likely if a business has a history of letting various carryforwards expire unused, or it expects to incur losses in the next few years.
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Choosing gluten-free medications can seem like walking through a minefield.
Dozens of manufacturers and arcane lists of unpronounceable ingredients can be overwhelming. Now there is a website that will help you pick the medications based on their ingredients.
The Pillbox website was developed by the United States government to aid in the identification of unknown pills (oral solid dosage form medications). It combines images of pills with appearance and other information to enable users to visually search for and identify oral solid dosage form medications.
Go to the Pillbox Search Page. Enter the name of the medication and list the ingredients you do not want to consume. Then, click the checkbox that says, "Find pills WITHOUT this ingredient." A list of medications will appear.
Once a pill has been identified, additional information is provided, including brand/generic name, ingredients, and the National Drug File identification number. Links are provided to NLM drug information resources, such as drug labels from DailyMed and the Drug Information Portal, which searches NIH and FDA drug information resources.
Feedback is welcomed regarding this project. Please send comments/suggestions to email@example.com.
Pillbox's source data is known to have errors and inconsistencies. Read this document for more information. The Food and Drug Administration, National Library of Medicine, and pharmaceutical companies are working to improve the quality of this data.
Author Information: John Libonati, Florida
Publisher, Glutenfreeworks.com
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Interview published in a blog! Have a read here Illuminate Women Music
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C8H10N4O2 (caffeine) premiered by C21 Orchestra (orkest de ereprijs & Thallein Ensemble) on 20th April 2018 @ Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
My little Telemann tribute Air for voice flute is OUT NOW on this amazing album by Tabea Debus!!
Two performances of Air for recorder take place on 8th March- Tabea Debus at BBC Maida Vale Studios and Kathryn Bennetts at Tonbridge Parish Church.
Tabea Debus premieres my little tribute to Telemann this Saturday in London! Click Baroque At The Edge for more info.
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Police investigating "incredibly toxic drugs" involved in Lil Peep's death
Fentanyl may have played a role in emo rapper's death
The powerful opioid drug fentanyl may have played a role in rapper Lil Peep's death, according to new reports.
The emo rapper (real name Gustav Åhr) passed away earlier this month (November 15) from a suspected drug overdose, although a definitive cause of death will not be determined until full toxicology results are published. He was 21.
TMZ now reports that Tucson police are investigating whether fentanyl – the drug also thought to have played a role in Prince's death – may have factored into Peep's suspected overdose. Police are said to have received "multiple tips" that Peep was in possession of "incredibly toxic drugs laced with the potent opioid". The Tucson Police Department have not yet confirmed the reports.
It has also been reported that Peep was found dead on his tour bus with drug paraphernalia, Xanax, marijuana and an unknown tan powder also found in the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Lil Peep's brother has denied that his death was the result of an intentional overdose, saying: "He thought he could take what he did, but he had been given something and he didn't realise what it was… It was an accident, it really was an accident. He was super happy with where he was in life."
- For help with Addiction in the UK, you can visit the Action On Addiction website. In the US, visit Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or call 1-800-662-HELP.


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Western Market & Central
We got back to the city from Lamma Island and decided to do the second half of a walking tour we had started but hadn't complete in our first week. Our legs were a bit tired but the thirst to see as much as possible kept us moving. Realizing our trip was nearing the end was perhaps the catalyst as well as a case of FOMO. I had never heard of FOMO until a few weeks ago. FOMO is the Fear of Missing Out in case you missed it too.
We started out late afternoon and headed towards the Western Market. This is my favourite time of day for photography and I soon found out I liked these markets. The light rarely hit the street but soft pleasing rays bounced from one building to the next. I was amazed at the level of activity with trucks being emptied, warehouses being filled, empty boxes wheeled away on trolleys and shelves neatly stocked with everything from shark fins to nuts and dried pork.
As we got closer to Central the neon lights and billboards took over and the area had a real downtown metropolis feel. Our legs were quite happy when we hopped on the bus at Central and 15 minutes later we were back at The Peak. Great adventure today. This is what travel is all about.


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Nation Marks Fifth Anniversary of Enduring Freedom, Terror War
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2006 - Five years ago tomorrow, America was still stinging from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as it began striking back in the global war on terror.
President Bush appeared on national television to inform the American people he'd unleashed U.S. military might against the enemy.
Land-based bombers and Navy strike aircraft from carriers launched Operation Enduring Freedom shortly after 12:30 a.m. Eastern time on Oct. 7, 2001, attacking al Qaeda training camps and Taliban military bases in Afghanistan. In addition, U.S. and British ships and submarines launched about 50 Tomahawk missiles.
Bush ordered the air strikes after the Taliban rejected U.S. demands to close terrorist training camps and hand over al Qaeda leaders operating in their midst. "None of these demands were met," he said during his address. "And now, the Taliban will pay a price."
The coalition focused its attacks on sites used to recruit and train terrorists and help them communicate, aiming to defeat al Qaeda and the Taliban regime that harbored them and to prevent Afghanistan from ever reestablishing itself as a terrorist sanctuary.
Bush warned that the military action there would be just one front in a long, ongoing attack against terrorism. "Today, we focus on Afghanistan, but the battle is broader," he said.
In a message to the Defense Department later that day, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld emphasized that the war on terror isn't a mission the American people went looking for. "Rather, it was thrust upon us," he said. "We take these actions in self-defense. We take them in deliberate response to the acts of war directed against the American people."
Five years after coalition forces entered Afghanistan, U.S. officials measure progress in three major ways:
-- Al Qaeda and terrorist safe havens are gone;
-- The Taliban was removed from power; and
-- Afghanistan has a democratic government that sets an example for other countries in the region.
Last month, Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks by noting headway made against terrorists and those who harbor or support them. "We helped drive the Taliban from power in Afghanistan," he said during a Sept. 11, 2006, address to the nation. "We put al Qaeda on the run and killed or captured most of those who planned the Sept. 11 attacks, including the man believed to be the mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed."
While Osama bin Laden and other terrorists remain in hiding, Bush said, the United States' message to them is clear: "No matter how long it takes, America will find you, and we will bring you to justice."
Meanwhile, the United States continues to promote what Bush calls an equally important of the terror fight: setting conditions that prevent Afghanistan and other nations around the world from serving as safe havens for terrorism. And the best way to do that, the president said, is to promote democracy.
Afghanistan now has a constitution and a democratically elected president, parliament and provincial councils, voted into power by 8.5 million Afghans. Last week, as Bush hosted Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House, he praised the Afghan leader as solid partner in the war on terror whose example is helping stabilize the region.
As the United States and its coalition partners help bolster this new democracy, they're also helping ensure Afghanistan's security forces have the capability to defend their new government. The Afghan National Army is now 30,000 strong and the 43,000-member Afghan National Police continue to take shape.
Twenty-three provincial reconstruction teams operating throughout the country are also helping improve the Afghan people's quality of life and extending the national government's reach.
Bush acknowledged these and other achievements made in the terror war during the Sept. 11 anniversary last month, reiterating the call he made five years ago as he announced the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom. He reminded the nation that the terror war won't be fast or easy, and he called on Americans to unite as they face the challenges still ahead.
"If we do not defeat these enemies now, we will leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons," he said.
"Our nation has endured trials, and we face a difficult road ahead," he said. "Winning this war will require the determined efforts of a unified country. So we must put aside our differences and work together to meet the test that history has given us. We will defeat our enemies; we will protect our people; and we will lead the 21st century into a shining age of human liberty."
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have you guys seen the goodies at valley cruise press lately? they're doing fantastically fun things and anyone with a denim jacket needs to shop their new line like yesterday. the married duo behind valley cruise work with a handful of independent artists to create unique, sassy and vibrant pins+patches (as well as new t's and scarves) sure to spruce up any old wardrobe. here are a few of my favorite images from our lookbook shoot last month.


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Baasha is one such role. And Rajnikanth is the actor born to play that role. I am sure someone can point out some 1940s black and white hollywood movie from which this concept was copied. Or, folks can point out that this is a direct rip-off of Hum, and Amitabh did a great job in that movie. Sorry people, you are talking about movie facts and factoids. I am talking about a cosmic happening, that occurs once in a century.
Manikkam (Rajnikanth) is an average auto driver in an average neighborhood in Chennai. He lives with his step-sisters, brother (all younger), his step-mother and works hard to bring up and protect his family. He is a fast-talking, jovial kind, who is surrounded by friends, and leads an innocuous life. He is afraid of any act of violence or aggression, and whenever is provoked looks the other way and avoids any confrontation. There is even a rich girl auto customer of his (Nagma), who falls for his charms.
The local rowdy (a perfectly cast Anandaraj) wreaks havoc in the neighborhood, and when Manikkam's brother, who gets appointed as the local Inspector of Police, tries to intervene and bring the rowdy to justice, things start taking unexpected turns. The rowdy corners the Inspector/brother and when is about to chop off his hand, Manikkam intervenes, and pleads to forgive his brother and offers to undergo any punishment but to let his brother go. Taking up this offer, the rowdy ties Manickkam to a lamp post and beats the crap out of him - all through this, Manikkam just smiles and takes-in the treatment without uttering a word. When he is finally let go, covered in blood and drenched from the rain (even the Gods cry when a good man is beaten up, see), his brother asks him "Ungallukku kovame varatha?" (won't you ever get angry?), he answers with a laughter that really doesn't answer anything.
Surely this is odd behavior. But we know something else is there under the surface. (Also the fact that there are lot of mysterious footage in negative film with ominous music in the background to indicate that something else is there.) Then we learn that, Manikkam is actually Baashha, a don in his previous life in Bombay, who is forced to take up a career in underworld because of the injustice he sees and to avenge the death of this friend. He takes over Bombay's underworld and becomes a terror and friend to all, depending upon which side you are looking from. This leads to the inevitable clash with the bad-don, Antony. The fact that Baashha's dad is a long-time employee of Antony leads to complications. Unexpected things happen, and Baasha's dad dies, only after extracting a promise from Baasha that he should leave town and live life as an average citizen and bring up and protect his brother and sisters.
To keep his promise, Baashha moves to Madras (after staging his death in a road accident and leaving behind his underworld methods), reverts to his original name Manikkam and becomes an auto driver in an average neighborhood. All his acolytes take up equally innocuous careers like tea shop owners, push cart vendors, fellow auto drivers etc., and lead life as average citizens around Manikkam. And we are back where we left off.
This background sets up a perfect ground work for Rajni to unleash his power. He is the ultimate super star - no, that is not just a fan fawning. He embodies heroism (or at least the kind that works on fantasies and celluloid) like no other. He doesn't try in the least to be liked or be heroic. He doesn't have the self consciousness of many other actors, and is not afraid to just be there on screen. This gives him enormous power - and makes him thousand times more interesting. Trying to be heroic on film is like trying to sleep. The harder you try to be heroic, the less likely you will succeed. The less you do and think, the more effective you'll be. Rajni knows this.
He is an excellent actor and has impeccable timing and sense (he gets very little credit for his acting skills - it is time someone gave him his due). Watch him underplay his role for most parts in the first half. There is not a single emotion or gesture which is over done - he gives a performance that is a study in how to give only the bare minimum of what is required and get away with it. He is not insecure to hold back and no do much when it is not called for. But once the ball starts rolling, and he has to enter his hero phase - like the scenes where he is interrogating as Baasha, he doesn't hold back - he experiments, he pushes it to the limit, and is unafraid to do so (imagine some other actor making sounds like "hey, hey, hey, hey, hey….naan our thadava sonna…"). One wrong step, his performance risks being a caricature and un-intendedly funny. Not when Rajni is in charge.
This sets up one of the best scenes in any film. When his sister is refused admission into a medical college, and the college principal tries to misbehave with her, she recedes and cries, sitting in the canteen. When Rajni hears about this, he takes her back to the principal's office, and requests to speak with the principal in private for a minute. Then he says, "My name is Manikkam" at which point he shuffles out of his submissive posture, unfolds his hands and puts it on the principal's table, looks up and continues "I also have another name..." (now, the camera shifts to outside the principal's office and we see what happens through the glass walls). With only Rajni's gestures and the background music, we come to know what is happening. No other actor can pull this off - this scene was born to be played by Rajni, Rajni was born to play this scene.
Does the film have negatives. Yes it does - but that is more intellectual than experiential. For example, the way women are characterized and spoken about by Manikkam etc. - wont sit well with any well reasoning person. But, that is a problem with any Rajni movie, and majority of movies per se. Setting that aside for a moment, this is as good a movie as it gets for Rajni fans, or fans who love to hero worship and want a perfect story for their hero to show his powers.
The movie is directed by Suresh Krishna with a light touch. The film has a wafer thin script and plot, and rest of the departments of the movie are adequate - if you take Rajni out of the movie, you can almost see the movie fall apart and crumble. The entire movie is held together and taken to the stratosphere by one man, his persona and his performance. This is the first movie that featured a special title card for Rajni - where the word "SUPER STAR" slowly appears on the screen in blue dotted letters with a cheap version of the James Bond theme music playing in the background. I remember watching this film in Udhayam theater, when it was released, and the SUPER STAR title card appear on screen - I had goose bumps allover. And the film that followed lived up to the title card experience. It was pure bliss for Rajni fans, and probably the best Rajni movie that will be ever made. Once, if you are lucky, in your lifetime you'll have such a transcendent experience, and the memory of it to go back to. I was one of the lucky ones.


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Mediation costs less money, takes less time, and gives you more privacy and control over the outcome of your divorce than contested litigation ever will … when it works. The problem is, it doesn't always work. If your spouse is determined to fight to the death, or is purposely hiding money, or just refuses to mediate, then divorce mediation is not going to work for you. Otherwise, mediation can be a great way to resolve your divorce. Here are 10 divorce mediation tips to help you make mediation work in your divorce.
10 Divorce Mediation Tips to Make Your Divorce Mediation Process Work
1. Pick the right mediator.
All mediators are not created equal. Some are better at handling highly conflicted emotional situations. Others are better at handling complex financial arrangements. Some mediators will mediate cases involving domestic violence, others will not. If your case is complicated in some way, or if it involves any special issues, make sure you find a mediator who is qualified to handle those issues. Otherwise, your mediation may flounder or fail simply because your mediator can't successfully navigate you through the specific problems your case presents.
2. Keep the lawyers out of the mediation sessions.
Lawyers are trained to be advocates. They are used to fighting in court, and their focus is solely on winning, regardless of the cost. Unfortunately, all of the skills that make lawyers great in court, make them a disaster in mediation! Instead of helping parties reach an agreement, most lawyers only fuel the fight. While getting a lawyer's legal advice before and after mediation is essential for making the best agreement, having the lawyer present during the mediation session is rarely a good idea.
3. Be prepared.
Talk to your lawyer before you go to mediation. Make sure you know what your rights and responsibilities are. Make sure you understand how child support in your state is calculated. You also want to make sure you have gone over all of your financial documents before the mediation session. If you don't understand any of those documents, talk to a financial professional and educate yourself before you start mediating. Trying to negotiate a financial settlement when you don't understand your own finances is a recipe for disaster.
4. Do your homework.
When the mediator asks you to provide financial documents by a certain date, do it! If you need to get property appraised, or get pension information, or investigate school district boundaries so you know where you need to live after your divorce in order to keep your child in the same school, do it! You can't talk about what you don't know. If you (and your spouse) don't do the tasks you need to do in order to move your mediation forward, you will go nowhere.
5. Know what you want and need before you walk into the mediation session.
Before you start negotiating you have to know your bottom line. What do you absolutely need to have in order to settle your case? What do you want to have? (Note, that what you want and what you need are not always the same.) What are you willing to give in on? The more you know the answers to these questions before you walk in the door, the more effective you will be during the mediation sessions.
6. Think about what your spouse wants and needs before you walk into the mediation session.
You know your spouse way better than the mediator ever will What is important to your spouse? What does your spouse want and need in the divorce? What is your spouse willing to give up? If you know the answers to those questions you will be better able to trade something your spouse wants for something you want. I know it sounds corny, but you are going for a win/win.
7. Be honest.
If you want your attorney to review the agreements you make before they are set in stone, tell the mediator that! Nothing will kill a mediation faster than having one party consistently changing the agreements they make and asking to re-visit issues that everyone thought were settled.
8. If you get too emotional or are feeling angry or bullied, ask to take a break.
Mediation sessions may not be fun, but they don't have to be total torture either! If you feel like you are getting overwhelmed and you can't think straight any more, take a break. It is far better to stop and clear your head, than it is to let yourself get sucked into an argument that derails the whole mediation session, simply because your emotions got the best of you.
9. Control your emotions.
I know. Easier said than done. Mediation is hard work, and not letting your spouse push your buttons when you are already teetering on the edge is tough! The best way to handle yourself while you are in a mediation session is to make a strategy for calming yourself before you even walk in the door. How to do that? One of the easiest techniques to use when you feel yourself being triggered by your spouse is to be quiet, breathe deeply, and count to 5 before reacting. It also helps to keep your end game in mind: focus on the big picture and try to let the small stuff go.
10. Keep an open mind.
There is more than one way to do just about everything in this world. The more you are fixed on having things done YOUR way, the less likely you are to having anything done at all. Part of what a mediator does is to help you brainstorm creative ways to resolve your issues. Maybe there are solutions you never thought about! Give yourself permission to explore all of the available options, rather than fixing your sights on doing things your way.
Is Divorce Mediation Right for You?
Mediation does not work in every divorce. But, if you use these 10 divorce mediation tips, you will dramatically improve the chances that divorce mediation will work for you.
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On August 13th, New York State witnessed the greatest 24-hour rainfall, 13.27 inches, in its recorded history. The state record – last set in 2011 – was broken in West Islip, Long Island, fewer than 30 miles from the Queens border.
A flash flood watch went in effect throughout New York City, and beaches in Brooklyn and Staten Island were closed to swimmers the following day. The heavy rain had overloaded sewer mains, necessitating the release of untreated sewage directly into local waterways.
If the City's climate scientists are right, New York will steadily become a wetter city, subject to more frequent and intense rainfall – and thus, more overloaded sewers and water-related health risks.
And at the very same time that New York's climate is shifting, the City is engaged in what will be a decades-long effort to address a long-standing problem: the need to capture stormwater before it overwhelms sewers and treatment plants, triggering the release of untreated sewage into Jamaica Bay, the Bronx River, and other waterways.
Average annual precipitation currently ranges between 43 and 50 inches in New York City, depending on location. The New York City Panel on Climate Change notes that, between 1900 and 2011, precipitation in Central Park increased about .7 inches every decade.
Almost 30 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater are discharged annually into New York City's waterways.
And perhaps more importantly, in its Climate Risk Information 2013 report, the Panel adds that "larger percentage increases are expected in the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme precipitation." The Panel defines an extreme precipitation event as one with more than 1 inch of rain.
Today, as little as a quarter-inch of rain can overwhelm municipal sewers. The end result of extreme – and not so extreme – weather is ongoing contamination of our local environment. Almost 30 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater are discharged annually from over four-hundred combined sewage overflows (CSOs) into New York City's waterways.
The scale of the problem that the City is trying to solve is "huge," said Larry Levine, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council's water program.
An Over-Taxed Wastewater System
Climate change adds a further layer of complication to what has already been a pressing problem for New York City: stormwater management.
The de Blasio administration is working to address two parallel issues. First, large sections of the city rely on what is now considered an outmoded sewer system.
[A second, entirely separate issue is the fact that areas of the city like Staten Island's east shore and sections of eastern Queens do not even have proper storm drains. These communities were developed on an "ad-hoc basis", often in low-lying, marshy areas. Neighborhoods like New Dorp Beach and South Beach on Staten Island, which were devastated by Superstorm Sandy, are now racing against time to put stormwater infrastructure into place.]
Much of the city, however, relies on what is known as a combined sewer system. Household and industrial wastewater, rainwater, and street runoff are all collected in the same sewers and then conveyed together to the City's treatment plants. Approximately 70 percent of New York's sewers are combined says the City.
New York City's 14 wastewater treatment plants together treat 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater daily. The City says it is able to remove about 85% to 95% of pollutants from wastewater before it is disinfected with chlorine and then discharged back into local waterways.
But during heavy rains or snow, combined sewers can fill to capacity and are then unable to carry household and storm sewage to treatment plants. The mix of excess storm water and untreated sewage must be released directly into the city's waterways.
Find the CSO release site closest to you.
Major Improvement but Water Quality "Failures" Persist
There are two equally valid stories to be told about the quality of New York City's waterways, which is heavily impacted by stormwater management.
On the one hand, water quality has improved significantly; to the point where swimmers, kayakers, and other recreators are seen with greater frequency in more and more sections along the city's coastline. Wildlife has also responded to improvements in local water quality.
Indeed, New York City residents might be surprised to see the results of a recent six-year study which looked at 15 Hudson River estuary sites in the five boroughs. The majority of samples collected from sites like the Dyckman Street Beach in the Bronx, the Pier 96 Kayak Launch, and the Battery found that the water was safe for swimming.
The study, carried out by Hudson Riverkeeper, in conjunction with CUNY Queens College and Columbia University's Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, actually collected data from 74 estuary locations between New York Harbor and Waterford, Saratoga County.
Nonetheless, the other story is that one-quarter of the water samples collected from the 15 New York City estuary sites failed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "safe swim guidelines" for fecal contamination.
Last year, New York ranked 20th in beach water quality out of thirty states.
Perhaps more telling, the percentage of failing New York City samples jumped from ten percent in dry weather to thirty-five percent after wet weather. Wet weather was defined as at least one-quarter inch of cumulative rainfall in the preceding three days.
The entire state is facing similar issues. Last year, New York ranked 20th in beach water quality out of thirty states, the Natural Resources Defense Council found. Thirteen percent of samples collected at local beaches throughout the state exceeded EPA "safe swim" bacterial levels.
Combined sewage overflow (CSO) releases are seen as a primary culprit in local waterway fecal contamination.
Toxic Releases and Their Impact
Untreated human waste, and the pathogenic bacteria and viruses that come with it, is the most well known component of CSO discharges. The most common illness associated with swimming in sewage-polluted water is gastroenteritis, says the EPA.
Gastroenteritis occurs in a variety of forms that can have one or more of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, stomachache, diarrhea, headache or fever. Children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk.
Swimmers and others who cross paths with a CSO release can encounter debris flushed down toilets (syringes, tampon applicators, etc.) and trash washed off city streets. Any substance on city streets, or poured down storm drains, can end up in a CSO.
Riverkeeper's website provides a disturbing list of compounds that have been found in CSOs: ammonia; pesticides; petroleum products (from gas stations and auto repair shops); toxic metals; and other hazardous substances like paints, oils, solvents and cleaners.
CSO discharges can also damage local ecosystems because their elevated nutrient content can combine with hot weather to create dangerous toxic algae blooms. These blooms are extremely hazardous to humans and animals, and can create "dead zones" in local waterways.
Similarly, CSO releases containing food waste, and dead plant and animal tissue, deplete oxygen needed by fish and plant life to survive.
Trouble in the Gowanus
CSO releases into the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn have been documented for years by local residents who say that the canal becomes "one huge toilet" after a major rainfall.
"Last night's [July 2nd, 2014] heavy rain caused another Combined Sewer Overflow event," wrote neighborhood resident and local blogger Katia Kelly.
"By 11 PM, much of the waterway was covered with raw sewage. The smell was unbelievable…It is unfathomable to think that the new residents of the 700 unit Lightstone Group Project at the shores of the canal will have to deal with this every time it rains heavily."
In the aftermath of the July 2 storm, and following other major downpours, residents in the nearby Gowanus Houses public housing development have also reported that raw sewage backs up into their kitchen sinks.
One of those residents happens to work for local City Council Member Steve Levin. Levin said that he had spoken with the City's Department of Environmental Protection and the Housing Authority about the back-ups. "It's hard to say what's going on," he stated, but added that he believed the back-ups were caused by "some combination" of the CSO releases into the canal, and plumbing issues within the development itself.
Levin stressed that NYCHA had been very responsive in dealing with similar issues at other developments in the area. He also noted that long-term clean-up plans for the Gowanus Canal included "sewage holding tanks" that would help to control the releases.
"We would like to see as much of an effort as possible," Levin said, "to determine what's going on in the intervening years before all of the [sewage management] infrastructure is implemented." He said it would be "helpful" if DEP could examine all of the existing infrastructure in the surrounding area and "make sure that everything is in good repair."
Neither the DEP nor the state Department of Environmental Conservation would respond to questions for this story about CSO releases into the Gowanus Canal, or sewage back-ups at the Gowanus Houses.
The Public's Right to Know
Residents in Gowanus and other neighborhoods cannot obtain real-time information on rain-related releases from individual CSOs, despite 2012 state legislation requiring "publicly owned treatment works to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage."
According to state law, residents must be notified within four hours of a sewage overflow. The state DEC must report the estimated amount of the overflow, the location and duration, the reason, and a description of steps taken to control the release from happening again.
The lack of publicly-available data on rain-related CSO releases is technically a violation of state law, said Phillip Musegaas, an attorney with Riverkeeper and director of its Hudson River Program. But, he added, there is a straightforward reason for the lack of data: the City does not know exactly how much sewage is coming out of each of its 426 CSO release points during rain events.
The City estimates the size of releases using modeling based on the amount of rainfall and the impact of similar rain events in the past. City residents can check online to see if a water quality advisory has been issued for their area.
Some of these "areas" are very broad, encompassing multiple neighborhoods, and making it hard to know what is happening at the local level. Musegaas said that Riverkeeper has repeatedly raised the problematic nature of this method of tracking with the City to no avail.
"Why not install monitors on the biggest CSO's? Pick twenty or thirty," said Musegaas.
Musegaas added that climate change also made the use of modeling more questionable. "If you're basing your modeling on one place [rainfall measured at LaGuardia Airport] and one year, that's a problem."
Why does the lack of data about releases of raw sewage into an already polluted waterway like the Gowanus matter? "The thing that's going to make you actually physically ill is what comes from the CSOs – it's raw sewage," said Council Member Levin.
Neither the City nor the State responded to questions about how releases from CSOs across the city are tracked.
Some communities living close to CSO release points are taking the lack of real-time data into their own hands. The Newtown Creek Alliance is now attempting to track local CSO releases and alert area residents by text message when flushing their toilets will send waste directly into the creek.
It is important to note that, during the summer months, the City collects and then publishes weekly data about water quality in 70 locations across the five boroughs. The data is published on a monthly basis the rest of the year. The latest available data is from August 18th through August 21st.
What's the Goal? The City and State Face Off on Water Quality Standards
CSO discharges operate in a grey area relative to federal and state clean water regulations. They are essentially pollution releases that are managed by government.
"The City is supposed to reduce [these releases]," said Larry Levine of the NRDC. "What would be illegal is if they don't follow through on specific plans [to reduce volume]."
And the City is actively working on a long-term plan to reduce CSO releases based on a series of "Consent Orders" it has entered into with the State. In the next three years, the City must produce plans for ten separate water bodies or "sewer sheds" – areas of the city where raw sewage is released into waterways.
According to the City, the goal of each plan "is to identify appropriate CSO controls necessary to achieve waterbody-specific…standards, consistent with the Federal CSO Policy and the water quality goals of the Clean Water Act."
The areas targeted for CSO reduction are: Alley Creek, the Hutchinson River, the Bronx River, Coney Island Creek, Flushing Bay, Flushing Creek, the Gowanus Canal, Jamaica Bay and its tributaries, Newtown Creek, and Westchester Creek.
The ten area plans will eventually form the basis of a citywide CSO reduction plan.
However, the state DEC has rejected the first long-term plan submitted by the City, which covers Alley Creek in Queens. At issue is to what extent the City actually plans to clean-up Alley Creek. The City aimed lower than what the State says is required by federal law.
"The City's proposed long-term CSO control plan unlawfully failed to identify CSO controls that would either clean up Alley Creek enough to allow full fishable/swimmable use or, if that were not attainable, clean up Alley Creek enough to allow…[that] use on a seasonal basis," Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote in a document filed with the New York State Supreme Court this June.
The City "misses the mark," said Schneiderman, by attempting to only adhere to state water quality standards that are not as stringent as federal standards. "Under the federal Clean Water Act, DEC's regulation of pollutant discharges to such water bodies as Alley Creek, can be no less stringent than the requirements set by federal law."
The water quality standards that are ultimately established for Alley Creek could set the tone for the nine other waterbody plans to come, said Levine. The State and the City are now in litigation.
'Green Infrastructure' Will be Key
The State and the City have reached agreement, however, on the use of green infrastructure to "improve the overall water quality in New York Harbor waters."
The idea is to capture and make use of rainwater at the source, before it enters the city's combined sewer system. By changing its fundamental approach to stormwater management, the City is not only reducing pollution levels in local waterways, it is also preparing for climate change.
A State order requires that by 2030 the City be able to divert the first inch of rain from 10 percent of New York's impervious surfaces using a green infrastructure "adaptive management approach."
Examples of green infrastructure projects include: blue roofs and green roofs, which use mechanical devices or vegetation to slow roof water from draining too quickly; porous pavement for parking lots so water can be absorbed into the ground; tree pits and streetside swales for roadways so water can pool in underground holding areas and dissipate in the ground or through plants; wetlands and swales in parks; and rain barrels in some residential areas.
The State's order requires five-year incremental milestones to meet the 10 percent target, and annual reporting on progress. The City has committed $187 million toward meeting the first five-year target in 2017.
And the City says it will utilize an estimated $2.4 billion of public and private funding over the next 18 years to install more green infrastructure technologies. Through the order, the City maintains flexibility to prioritize green investments in neighborhoods that it says "will benefit most from reductions in combined sewer overflows."
How much of a difference can green infrastructure make?
The City estimates that its use could lead to the annual removal of approximately 1.5 billion gallons of CSO releases by 2030. Roughly 8.4 billion gallons could be removed by 2045, using green and "targeted" gray infrastructure.
That's almost one-third of the estimated 30 billion gallons released by CSOs each year.
"Green infrastructure is the right solution," said Larry Levine. "The City is making some serious progress." But, Levine cautioned that solutions to the city's wastewater problem are going to be "long-term."
And, Levine added, the City "should improve its stormwater management standards for new development projects." Standards for new buildings should require on-site management – through green infrastructure, not discharge into sewers – "of at least the first one-inch of rainfall in any storm," Levine said.
A similar approach is already mandated in other parts of New York State.
Instead, the City requires new development sites "to temporarily hold on to runoff and then release it slowly into sewers," says Levine. "That approach helps to reduce overflows but, by the City's own calculations, it's much less effective than keeping that runoff out of the sewers entirely," he concluded.
The pressure to address stormwater management is unrelenting. At the time this article was being finalized for publication, a flash flood warning was issued for New York City. "Rain rates up to 2 inches per hour are expected," said the National Weather Service.
And climate change makes the goal of a truly sustainable city – one which no longer pollutes the environment around it – both more challenging and more urgent at the same time.
Is it reasonable to expect that all of the city's waterways should eventually meet the federal requirement that they be swimmable and fishable?
"Absolutely," responded Phillip Musegaas. "That's what the Clean Water Act calls for…to make sure that these public resources are healthy…It's a good goal to have."


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This Flustration is Killing Me!
Last time I checked, the words flustrated, acrosst, and nucular were not included in Webster's English Dictionary… but perhaps I am mistaken. I'm not saying I've never made up a word, or used a word in the wrong context, but I certainly don't converse using a pseudo-dictionary. The only person who can get away scotch free with that is George W. Bush. I do believe his version of the Declaration of Independence has the phrase 'uninalienable rights'. Irregardless to what he may say, uninalienable is not a word.
Still, it amazes me to no end how politicians and other public figures can butcher the language so terribly. Didn't they go to school? Um, hello? We covered basic grammar skills back in elementary school. Sorry to say, but if you haven't yet grasped the basics of this whole grammar thing, an Ivy League school might not be the place for you, my friend. And when I say my friend, I mean George Bush.
I'm sure we just come off to be a bunch of unedumacated hillbillies to foreigners. If the President of the United States uses non-words during public speeches, we are headed for trouble.
Contrary to popular belief, Saddam is not Bush's biggest foe… that would be grammar. Subject/verb agreement is right up there with Weapons of Mass Production (Quote: Washington D.C., November 27, 2002). But as Bush says, "Education belongs to everybody. High standards belongs to everybody."
But enough with the Bushisms for now. Lets talk about adults. Well, not so much adults, but just society on the whole. Who in this country is responsible for proofreading billboards and other advertisements? Whoever it is… they deserve to be pink slipped. Anyone who lets a billboard for Ikea advertise with "Come check out our stool samples!" should consider a new vocation. Or, my personal favorite, the warnings that say "Sharp, keep out of children." Not that I don't condone the keeping out of children part… although it is humerous to think of. But certainly, yes, keep sharp objects both out of their reach… and out of them, for everyone's sake.
Personally, I find it embarassing and humerous all at the same time. I mean yes, it is disappointing that our President had to pay his way through college… but he does say some of the darndest things. Apparently to him, we just live in a processed world. Now, in my head, that registers as though we have all been pushed through a giant food processer, and are now all tiny slivers of our former selves… but I think he was aiming for some deeper meaning… but who knows with all of his malapropisms.
All I can say is that I feel pretty dern smart in this world. There is just no excuse for some of the things people in this world say and do. And, for once, I completely agree with George Dubya… "One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end,"… well, something to that effect.


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If your charity or organization works with volunteers (churches, art museums, food banks, hospitals, schools, for starters), keep these insights in mind:
- Communication must be a top priority. Volunteers are making time for your cause, and have busy lives. Communicating goals, expectations, and the dates you need their help ensures they are fully informed.
- If given a choice between a volunteer appreciation events and respecting their time, your volunteers would prefer that you respect their time. Respecting your volunteer's time is the highest form of respect.
- Volunteers are donors; the gift is time, not money. Treat your volunteers as you would a major gifts donor. Financial donors can earn more money. Volunteers will never be able to earn more time.
- Relationships are more important than programs. If your program or agency requires volunteers to make it effective and efficient, make sure your priorities are in order. People first.
- Make it easy to volunteer. Don't place unreasonable expectations for training or preparation on your volunteers. Provide them with the resources they will need to be effective, keeping in mind training and preparation time is part of their volunteer experience. Good will only goes so far. Even the most dedicated volunteers will be demotivated if you are not prepared for them, or if you create an environment that discourages enthusiastic service.
- Say gratitude for their service in ways that are meaningful to your volunteers. An unexpected thank you note or sincere word of encouragement goes a long way in nurturing your relationship and speaking to your volunteer's heart. Every volunteer wants to know their service and time is appreciated and that their effort is making a difference.
Volunteers are a precious resource, who are frontline ambassadors and champions for your cause. Their service on behalf of your cause is part of their life story. You can help volunteers make the chapter that includes your cause worth telling by showing them the respect they deserve, and keep them coming back.
How do you nurture a culture where volunteers are appreciated? Download a free Cause Manifesto poster for inspirational and practical insights to help you lead by design, and create a culture of communication.


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Barcelona given green light for Camp Nou redevelopment
Barcelona have been cleared to press ahead with their plans to redevelop Camp Nou and create two new venues in the surrounding area.
The 'Espai Barca' project has been in the pipeline for several years, but has now officially been given the green light.
Barcelona City Council has approved the project, with work expected to begin in the summer.
Mayor Ada Colau said: "It is a very special day and it is a historical project in which we have been looking for a proposal that everyone agrees on for years and today we can announce that we have reached an agreement for the urban transformation of Espai Barca.
"FC Barcelona and the city of Barcelona have an inseparable relationship It makes us go anywhere in the world and it was very important to reach this agreement.
"The whole project will take place without any expense on the part of the City Council of Barcelona, Barca will take care of the entire economic cost."
The La Liga giants will not be moving home as part of the Espai Barca proposals, but Camp Nou will be getting a face lift.
The development work will see the venue remain the biggest stadium in Europe, with a capacity in excess of 100,000.
Among the alterations being planned is the installation of a roof which will provide shelter from the elements for all of those in the stands.
The intention is for all works to have been completed by the end of 2021 or early 2022.
The Camp Nou will be getting a facelift in the #EspaiBarça project #FCBLive pic.twitter.com/5ooi4H3qmN— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 26, 2015
The Espai Barca project is about much more than merely Camp Nou, though, with there another two arenas to be constructed.
The first, the €90 million Palau Blaugrana, will be the new home of Barcelona's basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal teams.
It will be able to house 12,000 spectators for sporting fixtures and 12,500 for other events.
Some 8.5km away from Barca's main base, the Estadi Johan Cruyff will also be built.
Work has already begun on the 6,000-seater venue which will host Barcelona B, Barcelona Femeni and UEFA Youth League games.


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text: I heard (read) a lot of good things about Etsy.com. I bought beads from there (when I was into making jewelry) and recently, BumJoy cloth diapers. A couple of weeks ago I decided to try out Alchemy, the piece of Etsy where you can request custom items to be made by the crafty maidens and the crafty maidens bid on them. Kind of like the design-bid-build method of project delivery. Oh wait, I guess it's more like design-build...Anyway, I bid on a couple of requests for custom paintings and I won one! It is a group portrait of three little girls. I promise to post the progress reports! :)


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Today, having an online business presence that is mobile and can be accessed offline via mobile apps and different devices is very important for business. Think about it - most people have a mobile device within arms reach day and night, where ever they are. Never before have so many people world-wide been so reachable!
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I have come across an easy-to-use non-coder mobile app platform that will allow anyone to build mobile apps for iphone, ipad, android, kindle and web apps. If you can send an email then you already possess most of the skills needed to create your own mobile app.
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South Brooklyn Internet launches ETSY Shop!
South Brooklyn Internet launches ETSY Shop!
The South Brooklyn Network is proud to launch its ETSY Store featuring the artwork of Mark D Phillips.
Phillips award winning photography is striking. He has photographed World leaders, professional sports and some of the biggest events that occurred in the last thirty years.
The South Brooklyn Network ETSY Store
His photographs of the Gowanus Canal show a superfund site in the heart of gentrified Brooklyn in a way that many have never seen. He began documenting the canal soon after he moved to the neighborhood in 1989. The canal of the 90s was a wasteland, visited by few and avoided by most. Today's development on the canal is staggering.
The South Brooklyn Network ETSY Store will expand throught 2016 and we hope you will enjoy the presentation and help support The South Brooklyn Network by purchasing your keepsake of Mark D Phillips' dynamic art.
Star Field Flower on the Gowanus
The Lone Kayak across the Pond


text: Every teacher's goal is for students to use critical thinking in the work they do. Students who can think critically grow into lifelong problem solvers. Critical thinking with students means that they can take information and analyze it, draw conclusions, form and defend opinions with data to back it up, reflect on their work, and approach problems in a systematic way. Where does that begin in the classroom? And how do we promote critical thinking in the lessons we do with students? Here are a few suggestions:


text: BUSINESS Canada actors strike wraps 4:00 AM PST 2/21/2007 by Etan Vlessing , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Studios OK terms of Web residuals Canada's actors strike is over, and this time it looks as if it is for real.A tentative deal to end the country's first-ever actors strike was reached Tuesday after the major Hollywood studios agreed on newly written contract terms for Internet residuals.Hollywood studio CEOs on Friday shot down an earlier attempt at a tentative deal to end a strike by ACTRA, representing 21,000 domestic performers, over fears that its landmark new-media residuals terms will set a precedent for their own upcoming contract talks with Hollywood unions and guilds beginning this year (HR 2/18).But late Tuesday, Stephen Waddell, chief negotiator for ACTRA, and John Barrack, his counterpart at the Canadian Film and Television Producers Assn., representing major domestic producers, said they will now take the new Independent Production Agreement to their memberships for ratification.Also recommending acceptance of the new labor deal are Quebec producers aligned with the Association de producteurs de films et de television du Quebec. "We're both ecstatic. I'm recommending to my board in the morning that we sign on," the CFTPA's Barrack said during a phone call with Waddell. Ratification from ACTRA members for the new pact will take as many as six weeks as it will be secured as part of a mail referendum. Waddell said his union's leadership will recommend acceptance to its rank and file. The likely end to the six-week-old Canadian actors strike follows after Nick Counter, president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, agreed to new language to give Canadian actors residual rights for Internet-based performances. An impasse over Internet compensation initially triggered the ACTRA strike Jan. 8, and proved a major stumbling block to its resolution.As part of a new IPA, Canadian actors will receive a 10% wage increase over three years and landmark payment formulas for performances showing up on the Internet, cell phones or other new digital platforms. Under the revised new-media residuals terms, U.S. studios and their affiliates can choose option B in the IPA agreement, which allows them to negotiate with ACTRA on a production-by-production basis, setting minimum fees for Canadian actors.In return, ACTRA has secured a "reopener" provision in the IPA that allows them to renegotiate the Internet residuals terms for the IPA by Jan. 1, 2009, or after the major studios conclude their own talks with the U.S. guilds and unions. The idea is to enable the studios to sign on to the IPA, without prejudicing their own upcoming contract talks.The end to the ACTRA strike will see no traditional return to work for domestic performers as production never ceased during their labor dispute. Instead, about 200 Canadian producers defied the CFTPA leadership and signed individual deals with ACTRA to spare their film or TV shoots picketing or other labor action.ACTRA's Waddell said use of the controversial continuation letters will end, restoring labor peace in the Canadian film and TV production sector.In addition, the CFTPA will end its attempt through court-ordered arbitration to define whether ACTRA is in fact a union able to mount a legal strike outside of the jurisdiction of the IPA."All the fights are gone, and we've reformed the IPA protocol with greater certainty," Barrack said. The likely end to the ACTRA strike comes as the CFTPA gets set to hold its annual convention in Ottawa from today-Friday, and U.S. producers gear up for the spring and summer shooting season. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Etan Vlessing email@example.com etanvlessing AP firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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Sterling Silver Sewer Rat Necklace
This little rat is probably more cute than feral.
There are two versions: Silver Rat and Black Rat (Both are solid sterling silver).
The piece measures 14mm x 27mm and is presented on an 80cm sterling silver box link chain. If you want a shorter chain or a finer chain you can email us to request that.