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The ReviewThe harrods.com Guide to a Stylish February
ContentsFebruary 2013
February Top 5 Consuelo Castiglioni Interview Womenswear News Menswear News Accessories News My Fashion Week Street Style The Romantics Statement Suiting Sunset Shades Modern Monochrome Stripe Out Hot Metallics Elegant Embellishment The Beauty Buzz Beauty News The Ultimate Next Issue
Editor's Letter
The trends we see
on the catwalk are born and die on the street. Blogger Susie Lau's been toting flatforms since she first arrived on our screens, and Scandinavian blog-stars Hanneli Mustaparta and Elin Kling were practically born wearing SS13's modern minimalist look. So see our how-to guide on getting the looks fashion's coolest stars wear so well…
Harriet Hawksworth, Editor
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theConsuelo Castiglioni interviewAs the mastermind behind Marni, Consuelo Castiglioni is famous for building the ultimate thinking woman's fashion brand. Launched in 1994, the family-run label is renowned for its eclectic and original aesthetic. Harriet Hawksworth caught up with the famously shy Castiglioni as she launches the house's first ever fragrance exclusively at Harrods.
Mrs Castiglioni, you rarely give interviews and generally avoid being the centre of attention. Why?
I prefer my work to speak for itself. Marni is designed with a special audience in mind, women with a certain sensibility. It's not about age, or status, but it's the will to use clothes to express feelings.
Who is the Marni woman?
A self-confident individual who dresses for herself. The Marni woman has a sophisticated approach to style, not necessarily fashion-driven, but based on a strong identity and a personal vision. She is curious and always happy experimenting.
Can you describe your creative process?
The creation of a collection generally starts with the research of a fabric or a material. I am fascinated by the way different textures, colours and prints can define or change a look. Colour, print and architectural shapes are central to my work, they highlight a form or give a new meaning to an item. I work intuitively, using my instinct as a design tool.
Are there any places that you return to for inspiration?
I spend my summers in the Balearic island of Formentera, where we have a house that is my refuge. I love the uncontaminated, dry, sunburnt landscapes. I love the mountains in winter as I am fond of skiing.
Does being a woman designer give you a different perspective?
The approach is more personal. I can try things on, and I actually do, testing items as we go along. As a woman designing for other women, I can tell what works and what doesn't; I would never put something unwearable in the collection.
"Seduction, for me, is not something that you show off. It comes from within, as an expression of inner strength."
How has the luxury industry changed since you first launched Marni in 1994?
It has grown on a big, blown-up scale that sometimes makes things less emotional. I have the immense freedom to work in a family-run business, which gives me the possibility to create freely in a supportive and cocoon-like environment.
What's the best part about working with family?
My husband Gianni is the CEO, my daughter Carolina is the director of Marni.com and Giovanni, my son, works in the retail department. It is very gratifying to work all together. It's like an open dialogue fuelled on passion and attention, with everyone adding their experience and ideas. This way creativity and business can be as one.
Why the name Marni?
That is a family thing too; it is the nickname of Marina, my husband's sister.
How will launching a fragrance help evolve the Marni brand?
The launch of the perfume will add another element to the Marni world. This new step is organic to my vision of the brand; it is the olfactory rendition of the playfulness and the unpredictability that characterises our collections. It is at once subtle, individual and bold. A perfume changes slightly from person to person and becomes truly individual. The perfume will make the Marni message truly multi-sensorial and complete the Marni aesthetic.
What is the significance of the bottle shape?
I wanted something that was at once classic and timeless, yet a bit 'off'. I used red for the small cap as an accent, and added dots as a screen on the bottle, like a signature Marni print. I like how all these elements interact in an object that is at once familiar and new. The name, Bambolina, with its soft shape creates a quirky contrast with the clean, archetypal line of the bottle.
What vision comes to mind when you smell the Marni fragrance?
A world of contrasts, a subtle and unexpected composition of elements. The fragrance has almost a graphic appeal and just like the clothes I design, it is unpredictably feminine. I chose rose, blonde woods and red spices to be the key notes because of the olfactory dialogue they create with one another - a counterpoint of dry peaks and feminine curves.
What is your first memory of scent?
It's the memory of the scent my mum was wearing as I was growing up in Switzerland. I can't locate it or name it, it is just a fading idea, but a persistent one.
What is the Marni signature, in perfume and fashion?
I like to call it silent elegance.
Womenswear News
From the catwalk to the front row, Fashion Week is here
It's all about the Shoulder
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's American Vogue editor, Anna Wintour shoulder robing*! We admit it, we didn't coin the term, but we can affirm that this season's front row wouldn't be seen dead with their arms in their jackets. Firstly, they haven't got time, and secondly, who needs arms when you have a driver?Shop Just In Jackets
*Wearing your jacket/coat as a cape.
Victoria, Victoria Beckham Lands
Posh, VB, Mrs David Beckham - the lady has many names. Victoria Beckham can also add stockist at harrods.com to her signature now that her 'younger sister' line, Victoria, Victoria Beckham has landed. We're talking graphic tunics and printed minis imbued with a modern 60s vibe. We love the striped jacquard number Anne Hathaway teamed with her pixie crop at the BAFTA Tea Party - posh indeed!
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It's Fashion Month!
The snow almost halted our flight to New York. But where there's a will there's a way, and we made it just in time to bring you reviews from the front rows of Tibi, DKNY and Marc by Marc Jacobs to name but three. London saw the style- set out in force while we went backstage to discover the hair and beauty trends from the likes of Burberry and Paul Smith. Next up, Milan.
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Menswear News
Take your pick from our new season get-up trends
Sports Retro
The London Olympics have more than left their mark on the fashion world. However for SS13, sporting style takes a retro turn. Think fresh white hi-tops from Adidas Originals, grey marl sweats from Thom Browne and logo knits from Diesel. Top the lot off with an Armani Jeans backpack and you'll have the trend nailed without even breaking a sweat.Shop Sports Retro
Power Prints
Brace yourselves. Print is big this season. We're talking loud, proud, bold-as-you-dare big. Ok, so we don't expect you to emulate Etro's head-to-toe motifs. However, one of their signature paisley print shirts isn't a bad place to start. Paul Smith designs a lovely floral while Alexander McQueen's skulls will appeal to your masculine side. Just don't stand too near any patterned wallpaper.Shop Prints
Modern Safari
You don't need to step foot in the desert, or even come into contact with sand to look super Safari cool this season. Khaki works with everything as a smart alternative for denim (you can even wear it in the office). Wear it in the form of minimal bombers and slim line chinos – but whatever you do, don't wear combats – they died with the 90s.
Backstage images by Jason Lloyd EvansShop Modern Safari
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Accessories News
This month, it's all about the bag
In The Frame
Much like the stiletto heel, nothing says, "I have a driver" like a tiny clutch. And the coolest clutch to carry right now is a frame clutch. All hard edges, this little guy looks like a jewellery box (see Lanvin's version above) - heavier than your average and certainly not for everyday, but a great way to add edge to floaty evening ensembles.Shop Lanvin
Bag yourself a Mulberry
It is officially time to pep-up your accessories closet, and Mulberry is the only way to go this Spring. From summery spearmint greens, to funky metallics and barely-there nudes, Mulberry's SS13 handbags are to die for. We think the Bayswater in Pistachio Glossy Goat will create the longest waiting list yet (our name's already down).Shop Mulberry
Sophie's World
Any designer who can make a chip fork luxe (gild it and turn it into a charm) is OK by us, so we were super-excited when Sophie Hulme's innovative accessories landed online. From toys to door handles, Hulme takes inspiration from a wide range of everyday objects. We particularly love her ultra-collectable SS13 shoppers with gold hardware.Shop Sophie Hulme
We Love VB
Despite initial reticence, we are total and utter Victoria Beckham converts, and we mean the fashion brand of course. Available in light, refreshing tones such as grey and soft blush, the SS13 line is perfect for Spring.Shop Victoria Beckham
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Ever wondered what it's actually like to design and send a collection down the runway every season? Fresh off the plane from London, we nipped backstage during New York Fashion Week and caught up with Tibi owner, Amy Smilovic to find out...
You seem really calm - do you get nervous before a show?
Everyone says we're the calmest show. I'm really serene until the last moment and then I have been known to get a little stressed, but I do like to keep a lid on things most of the time!
How important is model casting to a collection? Can the right girl make or break the show?
Sometimes I will have really big fights with my Casting Director because he really wants me to use the hottest girls, as in, the girls everyone is using. In reality, sometimes I just don't feel they fit with the brand. At the moment I am totally in love with Sara Blomqvist (1), she's opening the AW13 show and to me she embodies the Tibi spirit – she just looks so cool!
What was your first ever show like?
Well, I remember it was super early in the morning – a crazy call time. You learn lessons. I was so eager to make an impression that I think I packed the show with dramatic evening looks. I quickly realised that's not what the brand is.
What outfits will you be sporting during fashion week?
I like to stick to clean lines in dark colours, and most of all I like to be comfortable! [See Amy's fashion week outfits (2)]
What can't you make it through fashion week without?
It sounds like a total cliché but it really is my family, they really keep me grounded. [Halfway through our chat Smilovic's son runs up to check whether his teacher has arrived to watch the show].
Who do you love to see wearing your clothes?
For me, right now it's all about the bloggers, I love Elin Kling (3) [Elin styled the Tibi SS12 show (4)] and Hanneli Mustaparta (5); Scandinavians always have such natural, innate style.
What has been your most memorable fashion week moment?
I can honestly say getting snowed in this season was a very memorable moment for me. I live in Greenwich, Connecticut and the snow was so heavy this morning that I literally had to dig my way out. The police were advising people not to travel unless absolutely necessary – so we just dug our way out and drove towards the border. It's a miracle I'm even here.
What do you do straight after a show?
I go for a big dinner with friends and family. It's the best way to relax and unwind after all the stress.
And how do you start the process of designing another collection?
My team and I travel to Paris. We go to all the fabric shows and check out materials. We talk a lot about what we're wearing and what we're wearing it with. So, like, we're loving trainers but we don't want to put trainers in the show so, maybe we'll have a boot with a rubber sole. We chat like that and we hang out, have a drink; it's a fun process.
What can we expect from the AW13 show?
This is one of my favourite pieces from the collection, [motions towards a grass green pant suit (6)] it's woven neoprene. The sports luxe thing is such a good reflection of what the brand's about. This season, there are loads of detachable transeasonal pieces. I've designed the collection so it's totally wearable as the seasons change.
We took seven
SS13 trends worn by fashion's hottest street style stars and recreated their looks. Go ahead and feast your eyes (and wardrobes)...
All street style photography by Jason Lloyd Evans.
Candy colours
coupled with a frisson
of translucence, excuse our expansive prose, but isn't this just darling? Choose neon pastels, chiffon teal and fuchsia
to get the look.
Mix and clash power prints to your heart's content, but don't forget - the key to keeping this look slick is all in a power block clutch and structured black tux, shoulder-robed of course.
Pink, yellow, orange
and everything in between, Summer fashion just got seriously tropical. To avoid looking like a cocktail, mix your citrus shades with a healthy dose of neutral
Fierce is the word.
Don't pull any punches with this boardroom-busting get-up. Jewellery should be silver and punchy, lipstick eye-wateringly bright and don't even dream of wearing a print.
Head-to-toe stripes
have never been cooler. Experiment with shades and widths for a thrown together nonchalance à la Warhol's iconic muse
Edie Sedgwick.
Modernise lacquered shine with soft boyfriend tailoring in natural fabrics like cotton and linen. We love the splash of scarlet here, and nothing does it like a bit of Givenchy
arm candy.
The key to nailing this textural trend is all in mixing your surfaces. Team sequins with studs and brocade with devoré, the sky's the limit as long as it's contrasting.
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Harrods top treatments tested by our resident beauty buff sarah rose edwards
This month:
the nail loft
Nails are having a bit of a moment, so where better to launch our first Beauty Buzz than the Nail Loft? Stationed above Urban Retreat on Harrods' Fifth Floor, this salon has an impressive manicure menu, so we threw ourselves into the trial with some velvet nail art and the Everlasting Manicure, both in Spring/Summer's hottest colour trend - pink of course!
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Velvet nails:
We've all dabbled with a nail pen at some point, but techniques and finishes have progressed beyond wobbly polka dots. Introducing the Original Sugar Velvet Manicure, a new sensation that is already making waves on Instagram and beauty blogs. The process starts with a coat of regular polish in your chosen shade, we went for bright hot pink, so a smooth fuchsia was painted on prepped nails. Next a clear top coat, and then the interesting part. Donning gloves, technician Daiva tapped out hairy pink fibres from a test tube onto our nails, pressing it down with a steel implement and finally removing the excess with a fan brush.Shop nail colour
The result is neat, furry nails with a fabric like texture that is surprisingly velvety - frivolous enough to be fun, but too chic to be novelty. There is a catch though - the effect does not mix well with water, and the wonderful, fluffy effect is dampened on contact. Best keep this one for special occasions.
Look 2
Everlasting manicure:
The Everlasting Manicure is in fact a gel-based treatment that lasts two to three weeks. Not exactly what it says on the tin, but far superior to a standard lick of paint. After a quick cuticle clip and file into our favourite 'gherkin' shape, there was a rainbow of shades to choose from - far more choice than you'd get with your standard Shellac treatment. In the name of experimentation we prised ourselves away from the usual gloomy black, and settled on a natural creamy pink inspired by Cara Delevingne's Vogue cover nudie nails.Shop Nail Care
Colour picked, the process is speedy. Zeena painted on swift coats of polish before placing hands in a sonic looking LED light machine for 40 seconds. Four coats later it was rock hard and ready to go, with none of the usual purse smudges or coat sleeve fears. Everlasting? Maybe not. Impressive? Definitely.
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Beauty News
Fragrance gets a fashionable makeover
Show me the Marni
We love the idea of wearing our favourite label every single day, and now we can. Step forward the new Marni fragrance (exclusive to Harrods), and the unexpected combination of spice, raw woods and rose is the beauty equivalent of the clean lines and masculine undertones we see on the runway. This, along with its well-dressed dotty bottle, makes it the ultimate accessory for SS13, kind of like a Marni clutch, in olfactory form.Shop Marni Fragrance
Look now, look again
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but contrary to Shakespeare's heroine's lament "what's in a name?", sometimes there is something in a name. See by Chloé (available on Monday 25th February) for example. As soon as we heard that the brand was set to launch a fragrance we predicted a cool, modern scent with buckets of Parisian elegance. And we were right; the combination of apple blossom, jasmine and vanilla make this an effortlessly fresh girly perfume. Sorry Juliet.Shop Chloé Beauty
Fancy Florals
Technically Spring is here, but the Great British weather hasn't yet caught up with our fashion seasons. SS13 skies have stopped us donning our favourite floral tea dress, but luckily Harrods fragrance counters are abloom with fresh new fragrances. Get your flower power from energising Flora by Gucci Glorious Mandarin, or if you prefer a lighter, breezy scent Givenchy Dahlia Noir L'eau is just the ticket. For evening try Bottega Veneta Eau Legere, a dark musk and leather blend.Shop Just In Fragrance
For the men
And we haven't forgotten the men. Whilst he might not be keen to don Versace menswear's sheer mesh boxers or sequin embellished tunics (SS13 - what a season!), the brands' new fragrances for men have all the style credentials but are a tad more wearable day-to-day. Choose from oriental Versace Eros or dark and moody Oud Noir (both exclusive to Harrods). Prefer a fresher approach? Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Male is laced with cooling lavender and mint, fashion-forward yet masculine.Shop Men's Fragrance
The Ultimate Foot Fetish
Is it possible to fall in love with an inanimate object?
We are so excited about these shoes because they make everything in our wardrobes look 'now'. Alright, don't hold the front page, it's not rocket science – we just love the idea of teaming them with some perfect boyfriend denims (preferably ripped) and a tight, jet black body top matched with a killer tailored blazer.
But on the flipside they'd look just as magic with an LBD, or shorts for that matter. What we love most about these shoes is that they look like the kind of pair Erin Brockovich would wear to work – remember readers, "good taste" isn't always sexy.
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Instead of breadcrumbs, this mac and cheese is topped with rich, pungent caramelized shallots and creamy, crumbled goat cheese.
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I keep coming back to this recipe, over and over again, for a fantastic basic macaroni and cheese dish. I've experimented with different cheeses, stirred in crumbled bacon, topped with crisped pancetta, and just eaten it straight out of the pot with no toppings or mix-ins whatsoever. I cannot recommend this particular recipe highly enough.
Cut back on the shallots and mixed them into the pasta. Crowd pleaser with ham and biscuits for the holiday!
This has become a go-to recipe as a sure fire crowd pleaser. The combination of sharpness, heat from the hot sauce, sweetness from the shallots, and creaminess makes for a delicious haute cuisine mac-and-cheese.
Delicious! Made a few changes as others suggested as well as a few of my own. I mixed the shallots in with the macaroni and topped the dish with panko breadcrumbs before putting it in the oven. I also added 2 cups of chopped broccoli and I used a diced jalepeno instead of hot sauce. Excellent, I'll definitely make this again on a cold day.
This mac and cheese is amazing!! You can't replace ingredients then rate it low. After making this a few times, I make more sauce as I think it needs a bit more than the recipe states and more shallots for the top. My family and friends have absolutely adored this dish. I'm adding it to the Thanksgiving menu this year. Make it!!
This was just not good. I used cheddar, but the cheese tastes did not marry well. There are better mac and cheese variants out there. No one in the family liked this, and we threw most of it out after a couple of days. Definitely not worth the calories.
I was looking for a rich, flavorful mac & cheese and this dish was pretty disappointing. I followed the directions, so not sure if it's the kind of cheese I used or not. Either way, will not be making this recipe again.
Very easy! Tastes great!
Very good, super fattening and easy to vary. I made this in small individual ramekins as well as larger containers, topping them with panko bread crumbs instead of the onions (which were chopped and added to the pasta). Ham, bacon, pancetta, cooked greens, green onions-all could be worked in here. Use a quality pasta like an imported Italian one-they hold up a bit better with the sauce. Like other readers, I added extra sauce and slightly undercooked the pasta. The individual ramekins take about 10 min. rather than the 15 for the larger dish. Even my teenagers had seconds!
This is my go-to recipe when I am in a hurry. Can be done in 30 minutes. It also makes plenty for the 3 of us and it is great as leftovers - just pop it in the microwave. I have used sweet onion in place of the shallots and it is just as good. If I use elbow macaroni, the ratio of pasta/sauce is perfect as written. If I use a larger noodle, like penne, I need more sauce. Goat cheese, feta cheese, bleu cheese are all good as the topping.

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FEATS intends to be a state-of-the-art implementation of time-series data-mining algorithms in C++. The todo ordered list is:
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Bindings to other languages (Python and R) will be done.
It is intented as a contribution to the UCR Time Series Data Mining Archive [1]. I will try to test the library on the data-sets of the archive, and to implement algorithms described there (after implementing my own algorithms, of course :-) ).
FEATS major goals are:
- flexibility
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Flexibility because it must be a useful fondation to research scientists in time-series data-mining.
Efficiency because it must also be useful on real-world data-sets. For now, the goal is to tackle time-series fitting in the computer memory (1Go). Data-base connectivity for truely huge data-sets will be considered later. For research scientists, it should be useable as a benchmarcking tool (hence the need for an open source code to fight implementation bias).
The means to these ends are :
1) static polymorphism (aka template meta-programming)
Following principles form "Generative Programming", we will make every compile-time knowledge available to the compiler. For instance, heavy use of Boost::mpl or Boost::fusion is to be expected.
Use of coding conventions (such as only one argument) to enable better metaprogrammation (ie. forwarding, code weaving ).
2) relevent encapsulation
Computations can often be eliminated by reusing intermediate results, for example when computing segmentation with n+1 segments). This will be achieved by the use of Functors instead of functions to store and reuse the relevent data.
[1]Keogh, E. & Folias, T. (2002). The UCR Time Series Data Mining Archive
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Different Spey Rod
Took a spey class last weekend and learned a lot. One of things I learned was that my current rod was a poor choice to learn with. Current rod is 11' 9" 6/7 Scott Arc. As a lefty, I had a terrible time figuring out the single spey with my right hand dominant. Double spey with left was fine, snake roll with left was OK, snap T, either way forget it ( I can't dance either). Single left and double right was Ok as well.
When I used a heftier stick- say 14' 9 wt I had a much easier time with all of my casts, the consensus being that my smaller rod required an awful lot of precision in timing that I as a newbie just didn't have yet.
Finally, I am also going to be salmon fishing at least twice more this year and think I will need a heftier stick ( Penobscot and Margaree, I hope). Looking for suggestions, I am leaning towards 14' 9 wt.
All thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, what I did learn and could do was a left single and double with single handed rod, how slick.:D
It is a little easier to learn with a longer rod but not necessary. What line did you have on it? More often than not that is the issue. Sounds like you got most of the casts down and casting with your non-dominant hand on top is tough for anyone and takes a fair amount of practice no matter what rod you use. Did you try casting back handed, ie keeping your left hand up and doing a single across your body? For some this is the answer to having trouble with their non-dominant hand up top and is a perfectly acceptable way to cast.
Spey casting takes a while to get proficient at. It is truly a discipline and do not expect much your first year.
That being said there are lots of nice 14' sticks out there. Really are few if any that suck. I have not cast a bad one in a long time.
For bang for your buck look at the 12' 9" Echo 2. Not 14' but longer than you have...This is a great casting rod and doubles as a overhead rod. You get two tips and at $350 I think it is one of the best rods going. TFO also makes a good 14' 9wt for short money.
But if you got more to spend let us know. There are a lot to choose from. Just let us know how far you expect to cast, size of fish and the belly length of the line you think you are going to be comfortable fishing. Most beginners use short bellies and if that is the case you probably do not need 14' of rod to get the job done.
Thanks Sean- Buy you a beer a the Squire next time I see you there. The current line I have is the Orvis 7 wt. short head. Again, the consensus of the instructors of the class was that my rod will be great, but that the timing required to make it "behave" makes my learning curve long and steep. I checked out ebay this morning and there are several 14' 9 wts on there now. My other thought was to have a heavier stick to use for stripers as well. You know the old adage, buy something that tries to do all things and it does nothing well.
I would whole heartedly agree with your discipline comment Sean. My biggest problem was that I had a lot to "unlearn". A lot single handed habits crept into my casts and set me back. Very frustrating to pick up a fly rod and struggle so much. For whatever reason, my left hand dominant double is far and away my best cast now, that came to me almost instantly, but how I did struggle with right hand single, drive you to drink.
What about the RIO versa-tips? Too hard to deal with for a rookie?
Keep the comments and advice coming.
And I forgot to add, I might just need to add another rod to the collection.:devil:
I've got plenty of loaners if you come and get them.
If you can stay away from tips for as long as possible. Epsecially when you are learning. A straight floater is the best way to learn, tips require better technique and timing to fish effectively. I had the experience of learning with tips first and it was a lot tougher than if I had just stuck with a floater. However you can get a rio windcutter with tips and just leave the floating section on.
Line length to rod length is relative I think for learning. Find a shorter bellied line and you will have a much easier time casting a shorter rod. 55' may just be a little much on that rod. Get something in the 40-45' range and you will be amazed how much easier they are to cast on those shorter rods. Something like a rio scandanvian head or those types of lines will rock on your rod.
I really think you should take a look at those echo 2 rods. Almost a 13 foot 9wt and one of the best 'hybrid' rods for spey and overhead I have cast. Works great with the short belly 55' head lines. Any dealer that deals airflo lines should be able to get you one to try out.
I would try and get a new rod with warranty for whatever purchase you make for your first rod.
Also take Juro up on that offer, I just cleaned house of most of my rods and the 4 I have left are my babies....
Thanks for the help fellas. I'll see if I can find an echo dealer and try one out. Interesting comment on the head length as my issue constantly was if I was not right dialed in timing-wise, the rod would "fold-up". When I hit the timing right, set my anchor where it was supposed to be and kept the curve moving, it would fairly fly out. I did find I could shoot about 20 feet beyond the head with the double left. Felt much more comfortable with the double on both sides than the single on either.
I've been fly fishing for almost 40 years and this is just plain starting over. I can certainly see the efficacy of this method in a lot of places, but damn, atlantic salmon fishing is pricey.:Eyecrazy:
Sean- Is that the "scandanavian" rod?
It goes both ways. One tip is a faster action tip that will work better with scando type lines and the other is a more traditional action tip for longer , slower strokes.
So you get two styles of rods in one with the echo, pretty cool.
I just checked their website- there's a dealer about 2 hours from here. Have to check it out. Thanks Mon.
lines for you to try
I have the Orvis Wonderline in short head, medium head and long head in 9 and 10 weight. The Loop 14 footer had a short head and the Meiser had a 10 wt short head, but I'll be picking up a 10 wt versatip tomorrow and putting it on a spare spool. We can meet somewhere and you can try any or all of them on any rod you get that they fit.
Other than that, remember some of the sponsors of speypages will send you lines to try before you buy, which is what I'll be doing before I get another line.
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More testimony is scheduled for the end of June ... Ham will testify; as will the fellow in charge of the group that were ordered to stand down; and the person who relayed that order. (sorry don't remember the names offhand).
I had missed this statement from Dempsey on June 12:General Dempsey made his statement on June 12 in a Senate hearing about the attacks on September 11, 2012, when the attack that killed ambassador Stevens and three Americans that were there to protect him occurred.
Dempsey told the Senate that command of the Special Forcesknown as C-110, or the EUCOM CIFwas transferred from the European command to United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).
This is consistent with a source that told Fox News, back in April, that aid could have gotten to Benghazi within 4 to 6 hours.
Don't remember who it was in the administration that specifically stated that help could not have arrived in time.


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Ok i don't have the link but I am sure most of you have seen the article where people say they probably wouldn't pass a background check and they are sold the gun anyway.
Ok I have an FFL and have been to plenty of shows in VA only. When I buy a gun a background check is done right then and there. Unless I am doing there and buy a gun from another private citizen, which is frowned upon at the show but legal for a face to face sale with no check from private citizen to another.
All of the vendors do the checks the state police are at the show making sure they are done.
Is the article talking about random people selling guns or vendors I couldn't find one that said which it was. Also why is the Mayor sending people to AZ, oh wait I know the answer. Good job spending the NY tax money on an AZ investigation so you can propose new legislation to congress.....or the house of rep....oh wait you might be a little out of your paygrade so to speak. He needs to get a life.
Maybe I am misinformed but what exactly is the loophole?
And on a side note saying you might not pass and passing is something different, if a check was done they would have passed being PI's right? I would hope so anyway, I would have like to have seen them fill out the form and signed it and had a few sections turn out to be false...book em Dano


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"Hey, it's famous actress and writer Carrie Fisher, what are you doing in this spooky old factory?"
"Hi kids, well I figured I should start working on a backup career in case acting and writing don't pan out, and renovating this old mustard squeeze-bottle factory sounded like a great investment at the time when I got talked into-- Wait, is that a gh-gh-gh-ghost?!?"
"ZOINKS! Like, let's get out of here Scoob! You too, Miss Fisher!"
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Whether it's a production paint issue is another question, and I think that is a production or near-production sample too, based on the amount of flash on the arm joints. That eye paint has all the artistry and nuance of an "OBEY" Andre the Giant stencil slapped on an overpass 15 seconds ago.
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Inspired by the electronic Obi Wan and a few posts in the review thread, I tried my hand at a light up Anakin saber. I'm pretty happy with it. It is a tad wider than his plastic saber, but it doesn't look too bad. I made it from a small led light from target. It is silver metal and has a blue LED. I had to switch the bulbs, as the silver case had a white light, and the blue light had a blue case, which was actually goldish metal with blue paint. (I'll use it for a different saber.)
It cut off the trim from 12" Anakin's saber to glue onto the metal one.
The light was on clearance at Target for 2 bucks. They had others at regular price as well. A double Maul saber would rock! I can't wait to try.


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Sweet for Apple is that there may be finally an end to the Android ripoff but sadly Steve never lived to see it.
It started when Samsung was hit by the spectacular ONE BILLION DOLLAR judgement in the USA.
Samsung is now being sued by another Korean Android manufacturer for ripping off patented display technology.
Samsung is the first Android manufacturer that may get hit with a FIFTEEN BILLION DOLLAR judgement from the governments for attacking Apple in the EU.
There is now an outside possibility that ALL other Samsung products including TVs may be effectively removed from the US market for four months if Samsung makes another misstep in the US Courts.
Samsung now has to post an 80% bond that may go to 100% covering Android products sold in the USA for four months.
Samsung was forced to agree never to bring their new Android mini to the USA which is going to hurt Samsung the most in their biggest Android market going forward.
Sadly for the leading global Android manufacturer who arrogantly choose to goto war with Apple over Android that is the equivalent of a financial thermonuclear hit!
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I'll admit, Tammy's right and there are a TON of people here who do exactly that. Lots and lots of obedience. It works. Did for my last dog for the most part, until we ran too many tests in a row once and then we had a problem.
Just an opinion and slightly different way of looking at things. Whatever works works.


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Things are going according to plan for the future of the X-Men film universe… at least according to my thoughts on what we'd see from Fox Studios going forward. As expected, Bryan Singer is back in the fold and will be directing the prequel X-Men: First Class, and X-Men Origins: Magneto is seemingly even less likely to happen than before.
While some X-Men fans were hopeful of the second X-Men Origins film following the history of the master of magnetism, to me it was the least likely of the projects in development to happen. Not only would such a project require a re-cast of the title character, which would never please the full fanbase, but it would therefore be less bankable since the actors would be new to the franchise. Magneto was cool for the X-Men trilogy but would moviegoers buy into him as the lead with Sir Ian McKellen not playing him?
A Magneto origins feature would have been about a his younger self meeting a young Professor X (also re-cast) and their developing relationship before the formulation of the X-Men. While it may have been a great story on paper, we know that there would of course be an infusion of mutant characters who don't belong into the film to make it a flashy blockbuster affair and we don't need that.
David Goyer was signed last summer to write and possibly direct the Magneto spinoff but since then, plans for said film have been put on hold. Goyer's original idea for the story of the Magneto film was as follows:
"The storyline will heavily involve Professor X, the wheelchair-using X-Men leader. That character was a soldier in the allied force that liberated the concentration camps. The professor meets Magneto after the war and while they bond over the realization that they are alike in their special powers, their differences soon turn them into enemies."
Since X-Men Origins: Wolverine debuted to big box office numbers (though we can't say the same for its critical reception), a growing number of X-Men films have been pushed into development. Skip forward to the Blu-ray release of the Wolverine origin movie, and producer Lauren Shuler Donner discussed the main four X-projects in development: Wolverine 2, X-Men: First Class, X-Men Origins: Magneto and Deadpool. First Class and Magneto were already being written by Josh Schwartz and Goyer respectively and a Deadpool spinoff was dependent on the reception of Ryan Reynolds' cameo in the Wolverine movie.
At the time, Donner said that Magneto was low on the priority list:
"David Goyer has written a brilliant script. It starts in the concentration camps and has Magneto coming out of there. But you know, I'm not sure that film is going to be made. The studio has a wealth of potential stories, and they have to stand back and decide which ones to make. And Magneto, I think, is at the back of the queue. Maybe it'll get made in five years – who knows? I can tell you that Ian McKellen won't be playing the character the whole way through. We used Lola technology in X-Men 3 to de-age Ian and Patrick for one scene, but it's very expensive. To do that for a two-hour movie would be prohibitive financially. And to find a younger actor to fill Ian's shoes, that's pretty daunting. It's not easy."
As we know, Deadpool was greenlit and they're bringing in writers (possibly the writers behind Zombieland) to handle that film; Wolverine 2 was pushed ahead and is being written by Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects), and the most recent development of course was the confirmation of Bryan Singer taking the helm of First Class and writer Jamie Moss brought on board to pen the script. Add to that the fact that Donner is in the early stages of also planning a possible X-Men 4 and New Mutants movies and there's no room for Magneto anytime soon with all of these fresh new projects introducing new characters, large casts and plenty of cross-over opportunity.
There's only so many resources to go around and from Fox's perspective, which have more potential to not only bank the most coin, but spawn new franchises?
Continue to Page 2 for my prediction on Magneto and what Bryan Singer has to say about it and the character being in First Class...
Before I get into the latest on the topic of Magneto, this is what I said on October 25th in Part two of my look into the future of the X-Men:
"I'm sorry for the Magneto fans out there but I think the idea of a movie featuring a younger Magneto and Prof. X has been replaced by X-Men: First Class where they can again play with a large cast of characters to market and merchandise. If my predictions on that come true, I think it's possible we see a younger Magneto working alongside Patrick Stewart's Xavier in that movie to build and start the school for mutants."
It's not a stretch at all considering all of the talk in the first X-Men movie about Magneto helping build Cerebro and their history of being friends before their different perspectives forced Xavier and Magneto onto different paths. Then of course, the end of X-Men Origins: Wolverine which was inserted specifically to lead into X-Men: First Class.
So, now that Bryan Singer is on board and already has the story he wants to tell in mind, this is what he had to say about the story of First Class in an interview with THR's Heat Vision Blog:
"…it's secret. But it's basically about the formation of the X-Men. How they began and the relationship between a young Xavier and a young Magneto."
No surprise here. Heat Vision went on to ask about if the X-Men can become overbearing with Wolverine, Deadpool and Magneto all possibly getting new solo movies.
"This story would probably utilize some of the Magneto story because it deals with a young Magneto, so it might supersede that because this would explore that relationship between a young energetic professor and a disenfranchised victim of the Holocaust."
Supersede the Magneto movie? How interesting. It's almost exactly like my thoughts on this. Bryan, give me a call if you'd like an assistant on First Class. ;)
Don't expect a Magneto film anytime soon, there's too much potential in other X-Men properties that haven't been explored yet and more for the title team.
For a little more detail on what we can expect, Singer also touched on the topic in speaking with Daily Variety last week.
"This is the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there relationship took a wrong turn… There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from 'X-Men' will figure into the plot, though I don't want to say which ones. There will be a lot of new mutants and a great villain."
For those curious about Singer's other projects, it looks like he may be doing Jack the Giant Killer first (possibly in 3D after he saw Avatar) and they've just finalized the deal for Battlestar Galactica and are still in negotiations for Excalibur.
I'm excited to see Singer back in the fold and I expect he'll bring the franchise back to the high standards he set with his first two X-Men movies. I also would like to see McKellen back for First Class alongside Patrick Stewart, perhaps using that de-aging tech employed in the last two installments. They'd only need McKellen for the first First Class movie if this does end up turning into its own franchise of prequels as producer Lauren Shuler Donner hinted at before.
I promise that more X-Men goodies are on the way, so stay tuned into Screen Rant and follow me on Twitter @rob_keyes.
Bonus: If Ian McKellen were to have his own Magneto movie, here's a cool fan-made concept trailer.
Sources: THR, Variety


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It's really weird to see this kind of thing. I look at the top of the page and automatically think "oh, another corporate web site". Then I scroll down and, hey presto, it's a Debian swirl and a link to www.debian.org.
Happy new thingy
To celebrate, I've been hacking down the Debian OpenSSH bug list with vigour. It's slightly depressing that I'm pleased about getting it below 220, but hey. The single most useful thing anyone familiar with OpenSSH can do there is to look for bugs they believe are solved and dig out the actual changes in CVS that fixed them, so that the bugs can be closed with confidence. As such, I've been making a lot of use of 'cvs annotate', 'cvs log', and 'cvs diff' recently; does anyone know of a tool that combines the three so that I don't have to keep switching terminal windows?


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Should George Lucas consider opening a Star Wars "The Experience" theme park??? ...Most definitely YES!
I know that there are Star Wars conventions and alot of Star Wars stuff has been donated to the Smithsonian Museum...however I really think that a SW theme park would be great for both SW fans and non-SW fans alike. (Look at the success of DISNEY WORLD in Florida, California, France, Tokyo and what about "STAR TREK: The Experience" in Las Vegas)
A STAR WARS Universe Theme Park could be a place where tourists could feel like they are really touring the Star Wars universe and be a place where fans can come and:
- The hallways of the Deathstar and see Stormtroopers walking in formation and standing guard
- The hallways of Cloud City on Bespin
- The Detention Block
- Trash Compactor
- Yoda's Hut on Dagobah
- Ben's Hut on Tatooine
- The Carbon Freeze Chamber on Bespin
- The Jedi Council Chamber on Coruscant
- The Bridge of Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer
- Darth Vader's Quarters
- Jabba's Palace on Tatooine
- Han and Leia's Hotel suite on Bespin
- The Emperor's Throne Room
- All of the ships on Tatooine (i.e. Luke's Landspeeder, T-16 Skyhopper, Sandcrawler)
- All of the ships in the Rebel Base on Hoth / Rebel Hangar (i.e. Millenium Falcon, X-Wing, Snowspeeder, A-Wing, Y-Wing, B-Wing)
- See all of the Beasts in SW Universe (Tauntaun, Rancor, Wampa, Bantha, etc...)
- All of the ships in the DeathStar Hangar (i.e. Shuttle Tyderium, Tie Interceptor, Tie Bomber, Tie Advance, Tie Fighter)
- The Landing Platform on Endor (i.e. AT-AT, AT-ST, and Speederbikes)
- The Mos Eisley Cantina
- Other Restaurants on Coruscant, Alderaan, Tatooine, Naboo etc...
- Stormtroopers on Tatooine Patrol
- Darth Vader and his Snowtroopers storming the Rebel Base on Hoth
- The Trash Compactor Scene
- Luke's escape from Wampa Cave on Hoth
- The Battle of Hoth
- The Sarlaac Pit
- Space Battle from Star Wars - A New Hope (Expanded on Movie Screen)
- Bespin Escape
- Space Battle from Star Wars - Return of the Jedi (Expanded on Movie Screen)
- The Battle on Endor
- Luke and Darth Vader's duel on Bespin
- Darth Vader's meeting with the Bounty Hunter's
- The Emperor's Arrival to DeathStar II
- Han Solo getting frozen in Carbonite on Bespin
- Luke training with Yoda on Dagobah
- Qui Gon, Obi Wan and Darth Maul Duel on Naboo
- Mos Eisley Cantina showdown
- Han Solo, Chewbacca meet Obi Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker in Cantina
- The destruction of Alderaan
- The Detention Block rescue
- Bikerscouts on Patrol on Endor
- Luke surrender to Vader on Endor
- Luke and Darth Vader's duel in the Emperor's throne room
- Various roller-costers / rides, and 3-D presentations like STAR TOURS at MGM Studios in Florida
- Official Star Wars replica movie props (i.e. lightsaber hilts, blasters, gaffy sticks etc..)
- Official Star Wars replica costumes (i.e. Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, Boba Fett etc...)
- Any Star Wars toy (including vintage stuff) ever released by Hasbro
- Fans (in costume) could be filmed against a blue screen and then digitally replace characters in the original movie...thus creating their own custom movie scene.
- Their favorite character in the Star Wars universe...by having guest appearances by the actors / actresses who appeared in the movies
- The creative staff...again by having guest appearances by the various people who were / are involved in the production of the SW movies
Anyway, please let me know what all of you SW fans think of my idea and whether you think that George should seriously consider it and pursue it someday. I'm certain I speak for all of the SW fans around the world when I say that I would LOVE to have place like this to go and get lost in the SW universe!


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NPGA has moved aggressively to counter a legislative threat to the Propane Education and Research Act (PERA). Specifically, on November 16, 2011, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) filed two amendments intended to be proposed to the energy and water development appropriations bill (HR 2354). The first amendment would repeal PERA and the second would eliminate funding for Department of Energy (DOE) employees overseeing the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC).
The legislative outlook for the energy and water appropriations bill is uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) attempted to combine this bill with two other appropriations bills but this initiative failed. Therefore it will not be taken up until after the Thanksgiving recess. Considering the failure of the Supercommittee to reach a deficit reduction deal, NPGA expects Congress to now attempt to pass funding bills perhaps as part of an omnibus, or "catch-all", bill.
The sudden emergence of this effort is likely linked to the "Christmas tree tax" controversy that was the subject of media coverage last week. Sen. DeMint blogged about it in particular on November 9, 2011. We have made direct contact with Sen. DeMint's Chief of Staff to differentiate PERA and PERC from the other agriculture check-off programs that focus on promotional activities. We have also made our point to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) who is the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee.
The prospects of the DeMint amendments moving forward are hard to gauge at this point. They would be considered "legislating on an appropriations bill" and therefore subject to a point of order on the Senate floor which would force their retraction. Further, since they have not received full buy-in from the Senate Energy Committee leadership, they can be characterized as outliers at this point. Nevertheless, we are treating them with the utmost seriousness because they represent the philosophical opposition to check-off programs, which is gaining credibility from the groups on the right.
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Not too long after the successful landing of D-Day in June 1944, everyone realized the Allies would eventually win. As such, there was no rational reason for Hitler to continue the war, much less with the frenzied sadism with which he did so. But then, there was no rational reason for him to have started it, either.
The last year of the war was its most bloody, destructive, genocidal, and hellish. The suffering that took place is truly beyond imagination -- and this includes the suffering caused by the Allies, which wouldn't have been at issue if the Nazis had simply relented. And the sadism and barbarity of the Russians might actually exceed that of the Nazis, if that is possible. The Russian savagery that took place in east Prussia is in the same league as the Holocaust.
Anyone who is sanguine about human nature needs to read this book and get a clue; also anyone who doesn't appreciate the rare and beautiful thing we had going in this country until the left got the upper hand. They will not rest until we are just like the decadent Europe we rejected long ago.
Anyway, this gives me a chance to reflect on an old post about a book called Hitler and His God: The Background to the Hitler Phenomenon.
Now, not to get too far ahead of ourselves, but we shall soon see that Nazism represents a perfect shadow of what we might call "Christian evolution," or the possibility of further spiritual development within a Christian framework. In virtually all areas, Hitler wished to invert Christianity and literally create a new religion that represented its very opposite. As John Toland wrote, "National Socialism was a religion and Hitler was its Christ."
Van Vrekhem makes a convincing case that there actually wasn't any such thing as "Nazism" in any consistently articulate sense. Much less was Nazi Germany primarily "fascist." Rather, its ultimate principle was not only the fuhrer in general, but Hitler in particular. Truly, just as Christianity is not fundamentally a religion of "ideas" but of a person, so too can it be said that Nazism was a man. Furthermore, as we shall see, he was most definitely a kind of "word made flesh," only in a very different sense than that with which we are familiar.
Nevertheless -- and this is another key point -- the Hitler phenomenon could not have occurred in the absence of our intuition of the cosmic principle that allows word to become flesh. In other words, it was as if Hitler were hijacking a legitimate channel for a very illegitimate end. But when you think about it, this is not fundamentally different than when someone uses language in order to lie. Our cosmos is created in such a way that objects and symbols may embody, encode, and transmit truth. But for that very same reason, they may encode and convey lies. Likewise, if art is to exist, it will be capable of transmitting the celestial beauty from above as well as diabolical ugliness from below.
Van Vrekhem goes into considerable detail about the utter trauma sustained by the German people in the wake of losing World War I. For most Americans, our history has been so comparatively uneventful that we just can't imagine what it would be like for every pillar of stability to be obliterated. I suppose we got a taste of it in the Great Depression, which was precisely why so many nations lurched toward a fascist solution.
There is no doubt that FDR rode to power on a similar messianic wave as Hitler, which is precisely what allowed him to usurp and wield presidential power in a theretofore unprecedented way. Most of what FDR did was demonstrably harmful to the economy, but the need was so deep for a "strong man from above," that the people actually embraced it. Again, there was a kind of perfect resonance between the messiah and the masses. (We will later discuss this in the context of Obamania, as it is a reflection of these same enduring principles.)
Now, to back up a bit, there is no doubt that man has been dealing with an ongoing existential crisis with the onset of modernity. I'm not going to press the point, partly because it's just too obvious, but the rupture between the Middle Ages and the scientific revolution was so great, that we are still dealing with its implications. It is as if there are tectonic plates in human time, more or less continuous planes that occasionally shift, causing an earthquake in history. One such quake was the "axial period," during which most of the world's revelations were downloaded from above.
Then, after the world was largely oriented around these revelations came the massive quake of the free markets, democracy, and the industrial and scientific revolutions. In his book Modern Fascism, Veith discusses the deep alienation that resulted from the dramatic change from an agrarian, religious, hierarchical, and essentially timeless (or cyclical) existence to one that was suddenly ordered around the machine, the clock, democracy, and (small r) reason.
If we say that man appeared approximately 200,000 years ago, his outward circumstances changed little between then and the Agricultural Revolution some 10,000 years ago. Afterwards not a lot changed for the average Joe until the Industrial Revolution, beginning in the 18th century. So in the overall scheme of things, our current lifestyle is truly just a blip -- 300 years out of a total of 200,000. No wonder, therefore, that humans have such a strongly romantic and nostalgic streak.
But some people are more romantic than others, none more so than the late 18th and early 19th century Germans -- perhaps as a reaction to how rapidly they found themselves hurtling into a new and unknown world. While they apparently represented the apex of "civilization" by the onset of World War I, that civilization was superimposed, so to speak, on some very experience-near collective memories of blood, soil, and mythology that were not just bubbling under the surface, but existing side by side with the advances.
Back to that idea in just a moment, but we can get a glimpse of the same phenomenon in our contemporary culture, in which, for example, the most cutting edge science exists side by side with the most primitive new age magic and mythology, a la Deepak and his ilk. Instead of seeing these things as opposed (i.e. scientistic fairy tales and new age mythology), perhaps we should see the new age as a kind of fascist revolt against the anti-humanism of postmodernity.
In any event, as we shall see, the cultural matrix that gave birth to Hitler was a deeply "new age" one, with all sorts of books, movements, and secret societies exploring the occult -- seances, spiritism, chanelling, reincarnation, hidden knowledge, etc. This phenomenon was only ramped up in the wake of the catastrophic loss of World War I. For example, Van Vrekhem discusses how much interest there was in contacting the dead, given how many parents had lost their sons to the war -- some five million dead between the German empire and Austria-Hungary.
Veith writes that "fascism is essentially a response to the alienation that has been a part of the spiritual landscape of the West since the Enlightenment.... Science, technology, and the economic realities and environmental damage of the industrial revolution isolate the individual from nature. There has thus been a genuine yearning for community and for an organic unity with the natural world."
Living a life of cold logic is intrinsically alienating. There is nothing Rational about living a life of pure (again, small r) reason. But nor is there anything rational about abandoning reason altogether and living a purely instinctual life, which is clearly what occurred with Nazi Germany, but also to a lesser extent in the 1960s, not just in America, but all over the developed world.
I remember a particular patient who was maybe a decade older than I, and who was a young adult by the end of the '60s, whereas I was still a young teen. He was a deeply alienated man, and quite hostile to religion. Interestingly, he frequently articulated his alienation in the form of nostalgia for the 1960s, which, you might say he missed out on. He was more a witness than participant in the dionysian frenzy of that decade, which made him feel as if that is what was missing in his life. If he could only go back and relive the '60s, but this time do it right -- completely obliterate his ego and live some sort of communal life with no tension, instant sexual gratification, no boundaries, etc. For him, it was as if there had been this giant, boundary-less party taking place, but he had been on the outside looking in. (The film American Beauty also explores this theme.)
But again, this was just a symbol of my patient's current alienation, which could only be resolved now, not by dreaming and fantasizing about the past. The blogosphere is a pretty sorry place, but some of the sorriest people of all are the ones like my patient, who are now in their 60s and posting on dailykos about how much they miss the 1960s, and how the Obamessiah is going to bring back that sense of community and oneness.
Again, this is anything but progressiveism; it is pure romanticism, which is always backward looking -- and not just backward looking, but backward to an idealized past that never existed to begin with. It is pure projection of present existential pain, and escapism into the past. No one is more conservative than a progressive. It's just that what they want to conserve is childhood and all of its privileges, e.g., irresponsibility, dependency, entitlement, rebellion against the grown-ups, polymorphous perversity, weak boundaries, etc.
Which is perfectly understandable. For someone who lives without any religious telos, the denial of impulses seems stifling and arbitrary, because it "leads nowhere" (since God does not exist), and merely becomes bourgeois respectability or rank hypocrisy.
Thus, as Veith writes, "If objective knowledge is alienating, subjective experience is liberating and healing. Authentic experience comes from unleashing the emotions, cultivating the subjective and irrational dimension of life." So never ask why the left is so hysterical and irrational, because that is the whole point. It is a way of life. You will look in vain for the "rational end" they are seeking, because the emotional irrationalism is its own end. I am quite convinced that leftism is simply a "way of life" -- or, more precisely, a way of managing one's emotional life, of dealing with the pain and conflict of existence. It will be with us so long as cosmic alienation is with us, as an alternative to religion.
In Hitler & His God, Van Vrekhem goes into considerable detail about the "volkisch movement" that was a big part of the appeal of Nazism -- or which Nazism co-opted, to be precise. At the root of this movement was the idea that Christianity was a foreign influence superimposed on a much deeper reservoir of primitive beliefs. Christianity unifies people through a common belief system, but "volk" indicates "a tribal unity of blood, unmodified by ideas of a common humanity. Religious in the intensity of their beliefs, volkists had had no real equivalent in other Western nations."
The concept is especially difficult for normal (non-leftist) Americans to comprehend, being that we are the first nation explicitly created around abstract and universal principles instead of more primitive modes of blood, soil, mythology, etc. But here again, we can see how the modern doctrine of multiculturalism is in reality a quite primitive reversion back to earlier ways of life. Multiculturalism is specifically a rejection of American principles, what with its obsession with blood and race instead of ideas. This is why when you criticize Obama's ideas, they accuse you of being a racist.
For Americans -- and for Christians -- "essence" is in the individual. That is, we are created in the image of God, so that our deepest personal essence partakes of divinity. But for the volkists -- and for the multicultural left -- essence is in the group: "Volk is a much more comprehensive term than 'people,' for to German thinkers ever since the birth of German romanticism in the late eighteenth century, Volk signified the union of a group of people with a transcendental 'essence.' This 'essence' might be called 'nature,' or 'cosmos' or 'mythos,' but in each instance it was fused to man's innermost nature and represented the source of his creativity, his depth of feeling, his individuality and his unity with other members of the Volk. The essential element here is the linking of the human soul with its natural surroundings, with the 'essence' of nature."
Now, why do you suppose "global warming" has become the left's new religion? Here again, you need only scratch the surface of their irrational rhetoric to appreciate a reservoir of primitive, volkisch-like sentiments of "unity" with mother earth, of healing the planet, etc. Never mind that premodern humans were the worst stewards of the planet imaginable, in part because they were so fused with it that they didn't know the environment existed. Ironically, we only know about the environment because in the Judeo-Christian metaphysic, man transcends nature. But again, in the absence of a truly integral religious framework, this transcendence will be experienced as alienation, as if human beings have been exiled from mother earth, and need to come back down and re-merge with her like the prodigal mama's boy.
For (non-left) Americans, the individual stands above the state, and derives his inalienable rights from the Creator. But for the volkist, the group is the supreme identity that stands above or behind the state. Truly, in Nazi Germany, there was only one individual, Hitler; but in turn, he was merely the "embodiment" of the volk, which is rooted in blood and soil. Thus, "it was the genius of Adolf Hitler to wed the volkisch flight from reality to political discipline and efficient political organization."
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Education Week's annual ranking of state school systems, released last week, wasn't kind to Mississippi. The state got a C-minus rating, ahead of only three states – Idaho, Nevada and South Dakota – in the publication's Quality Counts survey. But there's good news in the survey as well. Mississippi received an A and ranked 10th in the nation in the area of standards, assessment and accountability. That doesn't make up for the F the state got in K-12 achievement, but it suggests Mississippi's education leaders understand that without higher expectations there will be little chance for significant improvement.
Higher standards are critical, but they alone can't achieve the progress in student achievement that Mississippi seeks. There's momentum in the Legislature, for example, to adopt a policy pioneered in Florida in which students who aren't reading on grade level by the end of third grade aren't promoted. That's a higher expectation, but in Florida it came with more than a simple mandate.
Florida pumped considerable resources into pre-K programs – an area where Mississippi falls abysmally short – and in reading coaches in the lower grades. Mississippi leaders, including Gov. Phil Bryant, are at least beginning to talk about those needs, but action will speak louder than words.
Mississippi is also just coming to the recognition of the absolute primacy of excellent teaching in achieving student success. The state has challenges in that area, in large measure because it hasn't done enough to attract top-flight students into teaching and hasn't paid them sufficiently when they enter the profession. Upgrading both the expectations and the rewards of being a Mississippi teacher must be high on policymakers' education reform priority list, and it's not there yet.
All of this eventually relates to funding as a necessary component. Mississippi passed a law defining adequate school funding, put it fully into effect 11 years ago and then ignored its requirements in all but two of those years. Financial challenges got in the way, no doubt, as state revenues went south with the economy. But a billion dollars over a decade or so – the shortage in full funding, as defined by the law – is a lot to overcome.
Quality Counts' F grade to Mississippi on K-12 achievement is representative of what motivates the current wide-ranging discussion about the most effective ways to improve.
The problem is complex and the solutions aren't simple. But acknowledgment that we aren't where we need to be is the necessary first step. Mississippi's highest ranked educational component – its accountability system – says we're at last being honest with ourselves about where we are.


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The coho flies will be in the mail tomorrow. You should have them by Friday.
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And again! many thanks for your generous offer!!!
I'd be glad to do so.
I can send them too you now, all I have to do is get your address and take them out of my stock or fly boxes ans send them off. PM me your address and when you want me to send them.
"FT" I'm going to ask a HUGE FAVOR.
This post will be long gone before late next fall. May I ask you to tie up one of each and send same? I've got a 'special fly board' that I keep track of these types of flys; so next year I can do several up and be good to go.
Would be most appreciative.
Typing in the dark is a pain in the butt! God I'll be glad when we get this place "organized."
"Move" is just a mis-spelling of "hell."
For the silvers, try hot pink or hot fuschia bunny flies with cerise and dark blue Kystal Flash tied at the front and nearly as long as the bunny strip tail on a #4 or #6 hook. Tie the bunny as a zonker at the rear of the body and then add a hot pink or fuschia plastic chenile body. tie the body off befor the hook return and then pull the bunny strip forward, tie it off and then wrap it aroung the hook 2 or 3 times. This fly can be weighted with bead chain or extra small lead eyes.
Another fly to try would be what I call a Blue and Purple Pheasant, also on a # 6 hook. It has a tag of silver oval, a purple braided mylar body, very light blue calf tail wing, and a blue-phase ring-neck phaesant rump feather collar hackle tied after the wing is tied in. This fly works well with upriver silvers.
A third choice is a flash fly again on a #4 or #6 hook, Silver Flashabou tail, silver body (I like metallic Estaz), red, blue, purple, or hot pink hackle, and a silver Flashabou wing.
Fish all of these with some movement by stripping it the line at various retrieve rates from slow to extra fast until you find the one the fish hit.
They have also picked up the bunny fly on the swing, especially the biger fish seem to like the bunny fly fished this way.
Can't speak to the rivers in the Eugene area but
suspect your shot at salmon would/could be fairly limited. Sorry if I sound like a shill for the local Chamber of Commerce but that time frame is smack in the middle of our Fall Salmon/end of the peek for summer steelhead on the upper Rogue.
This years (actual numbers) count as of Nov 9th (last report date, but matchs up with your dates was.
Summer run steelhead: 13,777
Fall Kings (they take flys!) 19,639
Silvers (not big on flys) 6,077
As the Kings and steelhead both like the same kind of flys (both love Willie Gunns ... go figure) and small dark (either black, brown or olive) you never know what will hit the end of your line. Silvers ... everyone's still trying to figure out what will get these buggers attention.
Rod wise: 8wt minimum 9 or 10wt's if a lot of kings in the area. Maps I got if you deside to fish this area. I can also fill you in on the rest if you deside to fish the upper Rogue River. As an example in the Shady Cove area (about 15 miles up stream from Medford) you're plunk in the middle of a ton of good water. 20 minute drive to the top end/hatchery area. Two or three 'full housekeeping' motels in the town so you can cut your costs (booze store is just about across the street so you can keep your single malt's stocked up.
salmon fishing Oregon
Myself and two pals are coming over from the UK. in Oct. or Nov.to fish for Trout and Salmon in Oregon.Any advice would be appreciated.
We have been advised that a good base would be Eugene.
Any tips on where to fish?what tactics?what tackle?
Any advice on any usefull books?what maps ect.
Any other good web sites(hope I am not being disloyal)
Any advice on tspt needs,types of accom or any other thoughts.
Not a lot to ask for on my first post I think you will agree.
May you all go to the big tackle shop in the sky,but not yet.
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Time to stir the pot again and call out those Scouters that choose to be Patrol leaders, Mommy/Daddy Coddlers, baby sitters, in short.. those that don't do it right.
Yep.. I'm gonna piss some folks off with this one and to be honest. If the shoe fits wear it.
I am going to preface all of this by saying in our Troop we have kids with ADD, ADHD, Autism in many spectrums, ADOS, OCD, etc…
The reason I must say that is because we don't treat any of them different. They are expected to be Scouts. They do the work, they learn, they participate, and they don't have their moms and dads hovering over them. Nope they have a Troop guide or a Patrol Leader that expects them to be part of the team.
They eat, sleep, play, and work as part of their patrol. That is the way it is supposed to be. We don't let the moms and dads camp with the patrols when they go. They stay with the adults. They are not part of the program, they are just there for the fresh air. And some of them are in the Order of the Arrow.
So this morning I got an email from one of my ASMs. He is down at the Conclave for our OA Section. The Order of the Arrow, you know, Scouting's honor society. Anyway, his email was simple.. he asked; "The OA is Scouting's honor society right?" Those that have demonstrated their ability to be considered an honored camper, one that is dedicated to serve, and a Scout that has been chosen by his peers as someone who represents values found in the Oath and Law. Right?
Well, I suppose not any more, at least according what he witnessed down at Conclave. Dad's hovering over Scouts to make sure they got out of their tents. Rolling up the sleeping bag for the Scout? Making sure the Scouts clean up after themselves? Now th is is minor stuff I guess, but what I know for sure is that when minor stuff happens, so does major stuff.
Now, I am a Brotherhood member of the OA. And very proud to say so. I consider it an honor to have been chosen to be a member. I also expect other members to act in accordance with the values and attitudes set forth by the Order of the Arrow.
Here is what I think the problem is. Too many people are just getting in. There are no secret clubs within the BSA, but if we are going to call the OA Scouting's Honor Society.. well then lets act like it. Lets be selective on who gets in. Why not honored campers or Scouts… it is not for everyone.
I see this at ordeal weekends. The candidates are supposed to spend a day laboring in silence. This is not a suggestion, it is asked of the candidate so they can spend time-serving and thinking about a life of service. I don't want to give too much away here, you may want to go through the ceremony one day… but I can't tell you how many times I have asked Scouts and Scouters to remain silent explaining to them the reasons only to get a roll of the eyes and "Whatever dude".
So how does this get fixed. The Scoutmaster.
The Scoutmaster sets the ballot for the annual election. The youth vote on the candidates, but the Scoutmaster sets the ballot for those eligible.
Just because a Scout meets the criteria of being 1st Class, 15 nights of camping with 6 of which are at resident camp does not gain him entry into the Order of the Arrow. Sorry, but true.
So Scoutmasters hold the key to making sure that honored Scouts get into the Order. This makes the OA stronger. At least it will take on the appearance of an Honor Society.
I am glad that kids that make "C's" are not in the National Honor Society. I am glad that you must have good grades to get in. I am glad that not everyone that trys out for the Varsity Football team make it. I am glad that not every Scout will be an Eagle. Do I want them all to try, yes. But I am glad that only 4% will make it. It makes it special. Sometimes, less is more. When there is less there is harder work to get to it. If it is Scouts goal to be an Eagle Scout he needs to work hard for it. If he wants to get into the OA, he will demonstrate leadership, service, and living the Scout Oath and Law before he gets elected. If he wants to be on the varsity Football team, he will hit the weights, run, and practice all summer to get there. If he wants to be on the honor roll, he will study hard. He will work for it. None of it will be given to him.
When I was in the Army, I was promoted to Command Sergeant Major at the age of 36. I worked real hard, went to all the right Schools, and applied my self. On any given day in the United States Army there are only 550 Sergeants Major. I was one of them. It was an honor to be the Sergeant Major of an Infantry Battalion. And it was an honor to be counted among the 550 other Sergeants Major that put themselves in that position.
So it is with anything that is deserving of the title "Honor". Not everyone gets a participation ribbon in life. And when we push Scouts through, or allow the nature of organizations to be less for the sake of having more we tear away at the organization.
So when we see mom and dad rolling up sleeping bags or hovering to make sure that Franky First Class gets to meals on time, we have failed. We have failed the Scout and we have failed the organization. It is no longer an honor. It's just another weekend in a tent.
Ok.. I know you have an opinion, I gave you mine, lets hear it. Please leave a comment.
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The following is a guest post by Lori Grace. Lori explores the topic of GMO's, specifically information suppression and the lack of labeling which make it difficult for Americans to make informed choices about food and farms.
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I did some shooting with some of the Winchester ammo I had in stock just to see what they would do. After doing some shooting last week on the Long Beards I noticed they went to the left. So before I tried the turkey shells, I checked to see if my gun is shooting true or not. I found out that my gun is shooting to left and had me wondering how I ever killed a turkey in the last 5 years since I have been shooting this gun and choke. So I will be looking into getting some sights before the season starts.
I tried out and compared the Winchester Supremes, Double X, and Longbeards. All of these shots are 3.5" shells and from 25 yards.
3" circle.....42 hits
10" circle....209 hits
3" circle......48 hits
10" circle.....267 hits
3" circle.....85 hits
10" circle....321 hits
If you are wondering why I don't have a hit count on the Double X well its because I really didn't like the pattern. IMO, its too spread out compared to the others and couldn't determine where the center point was. Would it kill a turkey at 25 yards? Yes but I just don't like it.
When my Supreme stock runs out I believe I will go with the Longbeard #6. I really do like the pattern. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to go to a place to try them out at longer distances.


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This week, you might say the theme is school, or what we do when it finally lets out for the summer!
We'll start by introducing you to a new charter school that lots of us are just beginning to learn about–The Crossroads Academy. Sponsored by the University of Central Missouri, it is wrapping up its first year in operation, offering grades K-5. Eventually, they'll expand to K-8.
Despite the name, you won't find it in the Crossroads. This school that embraces what they term 21st Century Learning is actually smack dab in the middle of downtown.
Crossroads Academy, by the way, defines the boundaries of downtown for its student body as the Missouri River to Linwood, State Line to Woodland. Classes for next year, including the addition of 6th grade classes, are already filled up. There is currently a waiting list.
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A few days ago, one of our younger guests dropped off a lovely note at the front desk here at Tranquility Bay. The note contained a list of names he felt should be given to our resident iguanas– and made the wonderfully good point that if cats have names, so should iguanas. We are delighted to share this note with you now, and are happy to assign the names to our iguana family.
Can you spot any of these iguanas on property? Take a picture and share it with us on our Facebook page! We'd love to hear from you.
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