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Of course it's bogus, and about as likely to score a land-claim as the bid to have most of North America returned to the First Nations peoples (even where such claims have legal basis) there's just too much water under the bridge now to do much other than shrug, but as we all know, lawyers don't get paid to shrug.
So it's a countdown to yet another non-event for January 27th when SCO will (this time for sure) finally disclose what has their ire in such a knot, and then the long and painful march to the court date of April 2005, during which period we'll all get deluged by terrabits of pundit profferings --- yeah, I remember the Microsoft Anti-Trust case, and yes, I confess, I even played a part of that media frenzy, chatting with Bob Young while he caught a ferry just to ask his 'reaction' to the finding ... as if it really mattered.
But it doesn't matter, does it. It's bogus, playing into the media hype specifically designed not to inform us, but to feed us more ZDNet advertisements, lined up to dutifully hand our eyeballs over to the flash animation sidebars, and who cares what the content is. It's a shame it can't be wholesome content like Conrad's, but alas, no, it's our own media circus, our own OJ Simpson nee Jacko nee Jackie O (for those old enough, or Maggie T for us Canucks) and it's oh so predictable, like the so-called war correspondents who sit in hotels, barred from direct observation, speculating over rumours and gossip presented nightly via satellite as 'news' ... and now, seeded by the lunacy of SCO, we're about to do it too, again, still.
Of course the solution to the whole IP Patent Opensource Infringment Thing is really quite simple: Release all code anonymously via identity-protecting file-trading networks ... but, like, not many geek egos are going to let that happen --- anonymous code was, once upon a time, quite prevalent, perhaps even dominant, but that was a long time ago, back when we cared more about what computers actually did rather than who it was that made them do it.
In the mean time, come Jan 27 and in that long march to 2005, do yourself a favour: Grab all your headlines via RSS, and at the least hint of anything even remotely related to the SCO caper, just look away and seek instead real news, like Batboy or the latest Jacko story ...

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Although the game is arthouse, that should not discourage mainstream gamers from playing. The 16 bosses in Shadow are each memorable in their own way, and the fights are exhilirating unlike the likes of which I have seen for a long time. And for those who do like arthouse, the landscape of the cursed world will blow you away. For those who like Ico, it's recommended for sure.
Some may complain the game is too short, but I found it still took me 11 hours to beat the game on normal, and now I am fighting my way through hard mode. I would say that with hard mode and time attack included, the game probably has 25 hours or so of solid gameplay.
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Earlier this month, Foreign Policy reportedthe FBI quietly dropped law enforcement as its primary mission and ominously replaced it with "national security." This monumental change of mission for such a well-known and powerful agency was not announced by the Director of the FBI, the Attorney General nor the President. It was not even posed on the FBI's public webpage. According to the article, this significant event was announced this summer in the form of coversheets on documents requested by individuals under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Look at the budget pie. DEFENSE AND ENTILTLEMENTS
Niether party is willing to touch those.
Eliminating WIC, NEA, and a handful of other programs altogether, will not even cover the annual interest on our debt! That's not to say that every program shouldn't be scrutinized and economized, but unless you hit the big items, you're whizzing in the wind.
God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
Tax cut is a four letter word to a lib
Bill Davis
"If you want to talk firsts for Bush, this was the first time in American history that a president took us into a war and cut taxes."
As the talk about the price tag for the war in Afghanistan heats up, we thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at Krugman's claim about Bush being the first to cut taxes after leading the country into war, and to add some context.
Generally, we found, taxes and wars have followed a fairly predictable pattern: Taxes rise during wartime and then come back down in the years afterward.
We'll start with the Civil War. Congress enacted various income and excise taxes to meet the rising cost of the war, most of which were repealed in the years after the war.
During World War I, the 1916 Revenue Act and the War Revenue Act of 1917 increased tax revenue from $761 million in 1916 to $3.6 billion in 1918. After the war, in the 1920s, Congress cut taxes five times.
The same was true during World War II. Tax increases over several years raised revenues from $8.7 billion in 1941 to $45.2 billion in 1945. Again, tax cuts followed the war.
But not with the Bush administration/
I dont care who did what or didnt do something..... I want to see somebody in the now take action. Didnt we pay like billions of dollars to send a rover to mars and watch it hump a rock????? Lets start there.......
DNF- you mentioned entitlements...... I think the good old USA did OK before these were enacted...... how about pulling them back a bit....... Oh wait.... you'll lose the lazy man's vote.... (1/3 of america) Im just tired of footing the bill for people who are lazy and feel entitled..... If I want to help a neighbor out, that's my perogative..... and I have in the past...... But when the government wants my money to dole out to whom they see fit, with little to no vetting..... I have a problem with that, and so should you.
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"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
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Before entitlements (I assume we both were not around then) we were NOT just fine. I'm not for coddling the lazy, but there are people who WORKED all their lives, only to have their pensions and benefits yanked out from under them after their company moved overseas or pulled legal tricks to get out of their obligations.
I would agree to careful vetting of recipients of public assistance. But would not throw out the entire bushel for a few bad apples.
God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
It seems like all the money wasted-- tax cuts/wars/ NASA (which you are talking about) came during the last administration and NOW you want them fixed. Wouldn't the time to fix them have during the last administration????
NOW you want to cut the programs or disbanded the programs that help out the people that the last administration put out of work.
The Republicans wanted the tax cuts extended NOW when we can least afford them. Of course anything that takes $ out of your pocket you are against -- lets take it out on everyone but me Just when do you think you Republicans should bite the bullet and take responsibility for what YOUR guy did to put us in the hole we are in now?
You know, what the Bush administration did is just like you being married and your wife runs up all the credit cards and then decides to divorce you and you get stuck with all the bills, house payments, child support and alimony and she walks away owing nothing.
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Roger, you are free to send all of your extra money you have lying around to the IRS. They will gladly take it off your hands. You don't have to wait for them to come get it. Just bag it up and drive on over and give it to them. Obama will send you an autographed photo of himself in gratitude.
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How the Ghost of PRIDE Haunts K-1 and DREAM
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We are all-but-done writing about FEG's financial woes. At this point what needs to be said has been said, and there is a lot of information on this topic that will never be released to the public. Until FEG makes their move, it is a dead horse that I'm sick of beating. So I've seen some articles and questions floating around that pertain to the future of DREAM and K-1, which of course revolves around television and ownership.
What many people tend to forget is way back to the death of PRIDE, the one-off event known as "Yarennoka" and the formation of DREAM. DREAM is not simple a FEG production. There is a company called "Real Entertainment" that was formed by what was left of DSE, and all of those great video packages on those DREAM events, Lenne Hardt screaming out fighters' names and even lots of the fighters themselves participating in DREAM? Thank Real Entertainment. DREAM is a co-production between RE and FEG, which is why you'll never see DREAM on Fuji TV.
So now, to fully understand how this impacts FEG, I'll hand this over to Mike Hackler of MMA-Japan.com, who did some digging and found out exactly what Real Entertainment's services mean to FEG.
FEG is in debt to Real Entertainment around $7 million USD. Real Entertainment's involvement is a large reason why there are problems getting a TV deal done, due to the fact they still have management from DSE. FUJI has no interest in a television deal, solely for this reason. Real Entertainment is also responsible for paying the fighters (as to what extent, I do not know). Many fighters contracts are with Real Entertainment and not FEG.
FEG is stuck. Ishii owns the rights and the brand names with FEG. This makes reorganizing the company extremely difficult, if not impossible. That said, it has been confirmed that PUJI has backed out of this altogether. As any private equity does, FEG is reluctant to allow for managerial changes to take place. This creates a brick wall for outside investors to get involved.
This beautifully articulates how FEG is stuck in a tough position, and some of the power struggles that are going on during this downtime for K-1 and DREAM. Many people I've spoken to have talked about (off the record, as always) Tanikawa wanting to form a new company and leave Ishii out of the business entirely, but as long as Ishii owns the name "K-1" it will be impossible to break away from his influence. [source]


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Battleship bug
The bug seems to be in the PRNG routine (random_fire()). I'll get to it eventually, but a couple of my projects have taken some time recently.
New project
One is a reimplementation of most of the POSIX.2 utilities in O'Caml. I know it's about the last thing the world needs, but it's forcing me to learn a lot more of the language.
I've got a few of the utilities done already (the really easy ones), and another couple underway (chmod and csh). I expect to be done sometime late next year at this rate. If I go completely mad and decide to implement a basic *NIX-style kernel, it'll likely be sometime the year after next.
In terms of releasing the code, it'll start off in little chunks of related functionality (chmod, chown, chgrp is one such chunk), and eventually wind up in one tarball. We'll see which winds up getting released first, but at this point it's a dead heat between chmod/chown/chgrp (which are dead boring to work on) and sh/csh (which are a bit more fun, due to ocamllex and ocamlyacc).
Web woes
I'm definitely letting codegeek.org and codegeek.net go. I am sick and fscking tired of having to spell them over and over again to the same people. My English pronounciation sucks (even though it's my first language), and people never hear me right. At least with membersofthebored.com they never ask me how to spell it.
That being said, I'll now only have three or four websites to do nothing with, rather than half a dozen. For some odd reason, that makes life feel a little simpler.
Happy Chanukah
Yes, I know it's almost over. The yearly Chanukah dinner at my step-relatives' place was a little late this year. As usual, I overdosed on latke. As usual, I had dessert anyway. Nothing makes a Jewish stepmother proud like eating 'til you burst.
Windy city
Windstorm kept me awake until 06:30 or so. Due to the possiblity of power outage, I had three quarters of the house unplugged, and was working on my laptop. The good news is that I didn't lose power or have a surge. The bad news is that I now have a kink in my neck from the lack of laptop ergonomics. Ibuprofen is my saviour.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Younger Americans not only take on relatively more credit card debt than their elders, but they are also paying it off at a slower rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
The findings suggest that younger generations may continue to add credit card debt into their 70s, and die still owing money on their cards.
"If what we found continues to hold true, we may have more elderly people with substantial financial problems in the future," said Lucia Dunn, co-author of the study and professor of economics at Ohio State University.
"Our projections are that the typical credit card holder among younger Americans who keeps a balance will die still in debt to credit card companies."
The results suggest that a person born between 1980 and 1984 has credit card debt substantially higher than debt held by the previous two generations: on average $5,689 higher than his or her "parents" (people born 1950-1954) at the same stage of life and $8,156 higher than his or her "grandparents" (people born 1920 to 1924).
But the study also did uncover some good news: Increasing the minimum monthly payment spurs borrowers to not only meet the minimum, but to pay off substantially more, possibly eliminating their debt years earlier.
Dunn conducted the research with Sarah Jiang. Their results appear in the January 2013 issue of the journal Economic Inquiry.
This study is significant because it is the first to use data on not only how much people borrow on their credit card, but their complete payoff information as well.
"Most data sets available to researchers only contain one side of credit card behavior – borrowing. We have data on how they pay off credit cards as well, which gives us a more complete picture of their debt situation," Dunn said.
"This allows us to estimate more precisely when Americans will be able to pay off their credit card debts."
The data in the study comes from two large monthly surveys. The first is the Ohio Economic Survey, which was conducted from 1996 to 2002. This was the precursor to the second survey, the national-level Consumer Finance Monthly, which began in 2005 and is ongoing. It is conducted by Ohio State's Center for Human Resource Research.
The researchers combined the data to obtain information for 13 years, from 1997 to 2009. They examined respondents from 18 to 85 years of age, and had a final sample size of 32,542.
When the researchers analyzed data from the entire set of respondents at any one point in time, they found evidence of what is called the simple life-cycle hypothesis: Credit card debt increases at younger ages, peaks at middle ages and then tapers off at older ages.
But this is misleading because it doesn't take into account differences in how people who grew up at different times in history may approach credit card debt, Dunn said.
In order to correct for that, the researchers compared the credit card debt of 15 different birth cohorts – people who were born in the same five-year period. The first cohort was 1915 to 1919 and the last cohort studied was people born 1985 to 1989.
Using a statistical model, they were able to compare how people who were born in different time periods, but with similar characteristics – such as education, income and marital status, among many other factors – dealt with credit card debt.
That is how they concluded that young people born 1980 to 1984 had on average over $5,000 more in credit card debt than their parents at a similar point in their life and slightly more than $8,000 more when compared to their grandparents.
In addition, the results suggest younger people are paying off their debt more slowly, too. The study estimates that the children's payoff rate is 24 percentage points lower than their parents' and about 77 percentage points lower than their grandparents' rate.
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Dunn said there are several reasons why younger generations have higher credit card debt.
"Credit is more readily available now, and there have been changes in interest rates and less stigma attached to having credit card debt, which may all make younger people today more willing to go into debt," she said.
With the payoff data available, the researchers were also able to find out how increasing the minimum payment on credit cards affected how much cardholders actually paid on their debt each month.
The 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act led to lenders collecting at least the interest accrued each month as the minimum required payment. Minimum payments for many cardholders were raised again after the recession of 2007.
The good news in this study is that cardholders respond to higher minimum payments by paying well above what they have to. Findings showed that increasing the minimum payment by one percentage point increased the average payoff rate by 1.9 percentage points. That means increasing the minimum required payoff rate from 2 percent to 4 percent increases that average payoff rate by 3.8 percentage points.
The real-world effects could be huge. For example, making only the 2 percent minimum required payment each month on a balance of $1,000 at an interest rate of 19 percent will mean it takes eight years and four months to repay the balance in full.
However, holding other factors constant, if the actual monthly payment increases from 2 percent to 5.8 percent as a result of the new policy, it will take only one year and nine months to pay off the debt.
"Raising the minimum payoff rate can have a powerful effect on how people actually pay off their credit card debt, much more so than you might expect," Dunn said.
Dunn said an increase in the minimum payoff rate may give a psychological jolt to cardholders.
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"That may encourage them to pay off even more than they have to, in order to bring their debt level down."
But even with this good news, Dunn said the results should concern all Americans.
"If our findings persist, we may be faced with a financial crisis among elderly people who can't pay off their credit cards."
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Exhibitions due to "150 years of the Ringstrasse": "Ringstrasse – A Jewish Boulevard?" & "Too modern for the first row – The architectural history of the Secession"
"Ringstrasse – A Jewish Boulevard?" (March 25–October 4, 2015). The exhibition at Jewish Museum Vienna addresses the bright and dark sides of the Ringstrasse era as well as the major role Jews played as patrons of the arts and owners of buildings. (1., Jewish Museum Vienna, Dorotheergasse 11, www.jmw.at)
March 28–April 5, 2015. The established music festival presents atmospheric music by first-class performes – From Early to Modern Music. (various venues; www.osterklang.at)
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March 21–April 6, 2015. Vienna's Easter Markets in front of Schönbrunn Palace, on Freyung or Am Hof offer culinary delights, elaborately decorated Easter features and more. (www.ostermarkt.co.at, www.altwiener-markt.at, www.kunsthandwerksmarkt.at)


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Madison - Royal Rotter, age 88, died peacefully at home on February 20, 2013. He was born in Milwaukee on June 19, 1924, the sixth of eight children, to Louis and Sarah Rotter. He graduated from Washington High School in 1942, then came to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Fast-tracked by the U.S. Army, he received his BS degree in 1945 and his MD in 1947. He interned at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago and took his residency in internal medicine at University Hospital in Madison, 1949-1952. He married Muriel Sweet of Madison on April 6, 1952. During the Korean War he served as Captain in the Army Medical Corps and Chief of Medicine at Fort Lawton, Washington--having narrowing missed assignment to the Hanford, Washington plutonium production site. He returned to Madison and, from 1955-1985, had a private practice in internal medicine at 1901 Monroe Street. He served simultaneously on the Clinical Faculty at the UW Medical School, and was for several years Chief of Medicine at Madison General (now Meriter) Hospital. In 1985 he joined Physicians Plus on Park Street, retiring from practice in 1990, though he continued to do physical exams at the Veterans Hospital for another ten years. He was a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Roy was a member of Temple Beth El and served as its vice president. Long after his retirement he remained active in the Madison medical community, frequently attending workshops and seminars on new findings in his field. He felt deprived of a liberal arts education during his science-heavy college years in Madison, so he used his time in retirement to audit classes on U.S. history and European art at the University of Wisconsin. Never a research scientist, he nevertheless co-authored an early article (1953) on the manifestation of sickle cell anemia symptoms in African-American soldiers who flew across the country in unpressurized airplanes on their way to Korea. He loved hosting parties, travelling, puttering in his garden, eating good food, and, most of all, spending time with his family.
He is survived by his beloved wife Muriel, his brother Merton, of Milwaukee, his children Andrew (Hamilton NY), Sari (Brookline, MA), and Nancy (Roslindale, MA) and their spouses, and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday February 25, 2013 at Temple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Dr., Madison. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, following the services.
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The RIM PlayBook tablet has been pulled from the shelves at major U.S. online retailers like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and RadioShack. These companies are no longer listing the tablet, but RIM's official website still has the PlayBook available for sale. By pulling the tablet from the shelves, I can only predict that a new PlayBook generation is on it's way.


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In January 2007, two boys were found in the Kirkwood, Mo., home of Michael Devlin, a 41-year-old pizza parlor manager. One of the boys, Ben Ownby, had been kidnapped just four days earlier; the other, Shawn Hornbeck, vanished at the age of 11. For the next four years the young boy lived with his abductor in plain view of others and only an hour's drive from where he went missing. Invisible Chains explores the psychological factors involved in the kidnapping that startled a nation-from Michael Devlin's criminal profile to the reality behind Stockholm syndrome-and recounts the riveting story of the abduction and miraculous rescue of Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck.
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I got mine from that mail order place that starts with "C"!!!
A fish gripper sounds great. I like the light weight, it floats and at 12bucks it sounds like a great deal. If it holds up to Bluefish I'm sure it will be fine with Stripers.
Thanks for the info guys... I'll have to find a fish gripper. Is there a sponsor that carries them that you know of? I didn't hear the brand name either. It would help to call around and find them. feel free to send a PM if need be.
I have had one like Sean Juan speaks of for a couple of years now and really like it. Weighs next to nothing and have had excellant results. Have not had a chance to try on a really large one, damnit, but to the mid 30's has been vey effective. Blues can chew up the plastic some but I just sand the nicks out when I get home.
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I just wanted to mention that I recently got a "Fish Gripper" its similar to a Boga but made of plastic and significantly cheaper (12 bucks), floats, and weighs like 5 oz so I wear it from my wading belt and don't even know its there. Gave it its first bluefish test run and really liked it, haven't tested it on really big striper yet.
Hi Sean and Jim,
I think I had pretty good access to the water from my SOT and didn't have to bend over too far, just the angle the fish came in from the side, it's length and the choppy wave action made it tough to get to the tail. I think the O.K. Prowler I have has excellent stability, just the fish was too big to put in the kayak without it being on top of me or hanging over the side.
I do think the Boga will help solve the problem of getting a good hold of the fish for me. I'll have to pick one up and try it out, hopefully there will be another large one to try it out with. I was using 17lb flouro and it held up good as it was hooked in the lip, might go 25lb in the future.
I didn't go swimming so that part was good, water is still quite cold this time of year.
Just to not another difference may the be the sit on top/sit inside deal. The Pungo, I've been using has excellent secondary stability and does not require as much of a lean. I'm not knocking the sot's, there's times I wish for one, just pointing out a difference. Boga sounds like a good solution. FWIW - I usually run 25 or 30lb floro - grab the leader, place the rod in the yak pointing back under my arm or over the shoulder to give some slack and then get the other hand on the mouth.
Hey, if you didn't go swimming I call that a huge success.
Way to Go!
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I use a boga myself.
Once I have the fish clipped, I secure the rod and go from there.
Most of the time I just clip it on, remove the fly and wave good bye (always with bluefish). If I'm looking to have a picture taken I hold the boga with my left, and side my right hand under the belly. The fish will thrash and this will often propel her right into your lap. If not I control with the boga and lift with my right arm.
Just have to be careful fishing around rips and the surfline - in those areas its best to just let it go quickly.
Hi Jim and Mike,
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions, I definately need more practice dealing with larger fish to get more comfortable with handling them. I was about to get blown into a hazardous area and perhaps rushed myself too much. I ended up grabbing the leader and tried pulling the fishup and forward along the kayak to get a hold of his tail. It was too long! I didn't land him in the Kayak, But had a good close look as the fly got pulled out. It was rather frustrating experience. The wind was howling and it was choppy making it that much harder to deal with the fish.
In retrospect I should probably have pulled him forward using my other hand and put the rod in a holder with some slack in the line. I should not lift it up out of the water as much as the heavy weight made it too easy to pull the hook out. If I could have gotten a hold of his tail with one hand then I would have at least a good hold of it and might have been able to pull him in. I didn't look like it would fit in the foot well area anyway, a rope through the gills and tie him off and drag him in would have worked best probably, I didn't even have a rope for that, I simply wasn't prepared to deal with that big of a fish. It's not a bad problem to have, But it would have been nice to land this one.
Thinking it through alittle further I think I need a boga grip since I couldn't reach the tail and a rope to tie the fish off with. Bringing it in the Kayak with so little available space is probably a bad idea, dorsal fins and sharp teeth depending on the species is no fun to have in your lap.
Live and learn...
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I have had to good fortune to:
1. Land some moderately large fish in the yak, no monsters though.
2. Pull lots of heavy lobster traps into my yak. I have a 5 trap license and putter around with the traps in the summer.
The key to pulling in the big traps is to use the arm OPPOSITE the side of the kayak that the trap (or fish) is on. So if the striper is on the right side of the yak you keep centered over the yak and pull it up with your left arm. That is your only hope.
I actually stopped yak fishing in the surf. Waves will kill you if a bass pulls you into the surf. But I do yak fish quite a lot in estuaries and protected areas (like upper Pleasant Bay for example...at least before the cut).
Did you land the monster fish?
I've been fortunate enough to run into a few large in the yak. If I'm going to keep one I rope it through the gills and bleed it out. Made the mistake of bringing one on board and hammering it in the head, thought it was dead til it poked a few holes in my calf with the dorsal. Bleeding them in the water really helps the quality of the meat.
I really wish they'd go with a slot limit. I let most of the fish go but it's nice to keep one for a cookout now and then. I'd much rather keep the occasional fish that you know isn't going to make it when released than the breeders. Figure there's less crap in the little guys too.
Glad to hear you got into them.
Landing Big fish in a Kayak
Hi Guys,
I had a very difficult time during the Spring Clave this year handling a very large bass in the kayak. The wind and waves were tossing my around and I couldn't get a good hold of a very large fish to land it in the yak. I didn't want to drop my rod in the yak to get both hands on the fish, I was also concerned that is was so heavy I might roll it if I leaned over too far.
How do you land a 3-4 foot long fish in the waves and wind?
What to do with it after that too, run into shore with it? Stringers?
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"Where were you?" was the refrain of the night at East Cooper Community Outreach's 20th anniversary celebration as guests queried one another's whereabouts during Charleston's watershed disaster: Hurricane Hugo. Stories of destruction and survival related to the category four storm that struck the Lowcountry on September 21, 1989 were relayed throughout the party, which was hosted by an organization founded in the storm's wake to assist residents with food, clothing, shelter, and emergency care. Over the past 20 years, ECCO has grown from a flash point emergency supplies distribution center (the former Jabber's grocery on Coleman Boulevard) to a nonprofit staffed by 14 people who administer more than a dozen programs aimed at assisting East Cooper residents with self-sufficiency via a "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" code of consciousness.
Bright blue tape affixed to the glass doors of the Omar Shrine Temple in the shape of "X"s elicited chuckles from storm veterans who recognized the window fortification technique, and the functional "decor" hinted at the party dressing that awaited guests inside the cavernous room. Caution tape, styrofoam coolers, emergency cots, and storm-warning flags were artfully strewn around the room, while radar images of Hugo flashed across two giant screens. Hundreds—hundreds!—of casually attired party attendees enjoyed a buffet dinner courtesy of Cru Catering, danced to the Mighty Kicks, and bid on scores of auction items (silent lots covered a whopping 22 tables, while the 11-lot live auction culminated with a trip to Napa Valley).
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A&M had a few poor play calls also. We even win without a field goal kicker. You guys give Saban hell. Maybe he will leave for the Cowboys.
Boy it feels good to be on this side of the "what ifs". It also feels good to get a come from ahead win.
A&M had a few poor play calls also. We even win without a field goal kicker. You guys give Saban hell. Maybe he will leave for the Cowboys.
Boy it feels good to be on this side of the "what ifs". It also feels good to get a come from ahead win.
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I'll agree to that. At that range, you should line up and run the ball back to back to back and even on 4th and inches.
Our Coach would have called the same BS except the DB would have ran it back the whole way lol
Gee. Crummy old ex-Big 12 scrubs beat the mighty Alabama from the invincible SEC. Let the excuses begin.
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Team Stat Comparison
TA&M ALA 1st Downs 23 17 3rd down efficiency 11-18 7-15 4th down efficiency 0-1 1-2 Total Yards 418 431 Passing 253 309 Comp-Att 24-31 21-34 Yards per pass 8.2 9.1 Rushing 165 122 Rushing Attempts 46 31 Yards per rush 3.6 3.9 Penalties 4-26 6-56 Turnovers 0 3 Fumbles lost 0 1 Interceptions thrown 0 2 Possession 32:27 27:33
Man LSU Linebackers need to drop back some.
LSU Half-Time Stats; Zach M. looking pretty good so far.
LSU Passing C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT Zach Mettenberger 12/18 174 9.7 2 0
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MSST LSU 1st Downs 8 13 3rd down efficiency 1-3 6-9 4th down efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 147 236 Passing 123 174 Comp-Att 12-14 12-18 Yards per pass 8.8 9.7 Rushing 24 62 Rushing Attempts 10 19 Yards per rush 2.4 3.3 Penalties 2-10 0-0 Turnovers 1 0 Fumbles lost 1 0 Interceptions thrown 0 0 Possession 12:19 17:41
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Now that we have another fab Queen figure on the way... how about turning in a couple handmaiden figures for us!
I have the Starship... no handmaidens. I have the palace set up... no handmaidens... where are they????
Now that we have another fab Queen figure on the way... how about turning in a couple handmaiden figures for us!
I have the Starship... no handmaidens. I have the palace set up... no handmaidens... where are they????
I definitely want to see a Padme' in orange handmaiden costume figure, the rest are identical to me anyway, so just put that one out and I'll buy 4.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Handmaiden two pack I say! Handmaiden two pack!
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I don't see why they haven't made those orange handmaidens yet. I also don't see why they didn't at least release Shmi Skywalker in the episode 1 line.
shmi is in the works as we have seen in the action figure section
count me in for some handmaidens but how about the red garbed ones on coruscant as well?
With all the criticism about the salt 'n' pepper shaker figures, Hasbro may have shied away from making the handmaidens as this is technically how they would have turned out due to the costumes they wore.
I'm all for the marroon cloaked handmaidens and the all orange robed ones but I hate the orange/yellow ones.
Give it time and we'll get one or two. Look how long it's taken for us to get any more ewoks or Hoth figures.
I posted this in the POTJ forum, too... I think a Queen Amidala Collection would be great, although it may be a little late now. It would be a collection of two-packs, each with a Queen and a handmaiden. The handmaidens could quite possibly all be the same figure, thus reducing the cost. But the Queen figures would have to be incredibly detailed, of course, to do the costumes justice. Perhaps this could be developed for Episode II or something.... I don't know how important the handmaidens will be in the next movie.
I am down for handmaidens. At least one. I would also like to see Amidala in whtie with the Globe of Peace.
"It can't rain all the time."
"Quote the Raven, Nevermore."
Screw the toys. Send over some real handmaidens!
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Been there done that. Three to four weeks before running on it. If you push too soon the dog could break it open again and you would be back to square one.
See what your vet says and then add a week or so to that unless the vet fully understands that your dog is a field dog. I have my vet say I could resume "normal" activities 3 days after he trimmed Deuce's toenail down to a bloody nub when he shattered it last spring. We went out to train after 4 days with the nub well scabbed over.... needless to say after one retrieve at full speed (this dog doesn't know slow) the toe nail was bleeding profusely.
While it is healing fully think about getting some protective dog boots. Put some gauze over the wound, then vet wrap, then slide the foot into the dog boot. Take some video of you dog as they get used to wearing the boot because it is hilarious to watch them walk until they get used to the feeling of wearing a boot.
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Asian Stocks Drop, Led by Nikkei 225, as Overheating SeenJonathan Burgos and Anna Kitanaka
Asian stocks dropped, with the regional benchmark index heading for its biggest loss in two months. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid the most since May, while Chinese shares fell for the first time in three days.
Honda Motor Co., an automaker that gets 81 percent of its sales overseas, sank 3 percent in Tokyo as a stronger yen dimmed the outlook for exporters. GS Yuasa Corp., a supplier of lithium batteries to Boeing Co., slumped 4.5 percent after All Nippon Airways Co. grounded its fleet of Boeing Dreamliners. Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., the nation's No. 3 lender, fell 2 percent in Hong Kong after Premier Wen Jiabao said China should "gradually" establish a property tax system.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.7 percent to 131.74 as of 7:02 p.m. Tokyo time, with more than two stocks falling for each that rose. The gauge rallied 11 percent from Nov. 14 through yesterday as Japanese shares surged on speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pursue more aggressive stimulus policies and reports showed China's economy is recovering and .
"We're seeing shares at an overbought level after such a strong rebound recently," said Nader Naeimi, Sydney-based head of dynamic asset allocation at AMP Capital Investors Ltd., which manages almost $126 billion. "The market just needs to consolidate before coming back. The fundamentals are looking better. It's not going to be a deep correction, just some consolidation. Markets never go up in a straight line."
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The MSCI Asia Pacific Index's 14-day relative strength index, an indicator of market momentum, reached 75 yesterday. A level above 70 is considered by some investors as a sign the shares have risen too far, too fast.
Shares on the Asian gauge traded at 14.2 times estimated earnings, compared with 13.3 for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and 12 for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News.
Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 2.6 percent, posting its biggest decline since May 18. The gauge retreated after yesterday climbing to its highest level since April 2010.
Readings for the 14-day RSI for both Japan's benchmark index and broader Topix Index were at least 80 yesterday. The Topix's RSI has been above 70 for 19 days, the longest streak since 1989.
"There should be some short-term selling amid a feeling that shares are overheating and the yen has stopped sliding," said Hiroichi Nishi, an equities manager in Tokyo at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7 percent as a report showed the nation's foreign direct investment declined for the first full year since 2009 as economic growth slowed and manufacturers relocated to markets with cheaper labor.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 0.1 percent, paring losses after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the government would consider curbing demand from overseas for properties if the needs of locals aren't met.
Taiwan's Taiex Index declined 0.8 percent. South Korea's Kospi Index dropped 0.3 percent and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 0.5 percent.
Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.3 percent today. The gauge yesterday added 0.1 percent as a rally in retail and transportation companies overshadowed concern about discussions on raising the U.S. government's debt ceiling.
Japanese shares fell even as a report showed the nation's machinery orders, an indicator of capital spending, rose 3.9 percent in November from October. The median estimate of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 0.3 percent increase.
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Exporters declined after the yen rose for a second day, extending its rebound from the lowest level against the dollar in more than two years. A stronger yen reduces the overseas earnings of the nation's carmakers and electronics manufacturers when repatriated.
Honda dropped 3 percent to 3,280 yen. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, decreased 2.6 percent to 4,155 yen. Canon Inc., the world's largest camera maker, sank 4.1 percent to 3,250 yen.
Brother Industries Ltd. dropped 5.7 percent to 909 yen as Credit Suisse cut its rating for the Japanese office-equipment maker to underperform from neutral.
GS Yuasa decreased 4.5 percent to 321 yen, while All Nippon Airways slid 1.6 percent to 182 yen. The carrier's entire fleet of Boeing 787s was grounded after pilots of one of the jets made an emergency landing after receiving a battery-fault warning and smelling smoke, Ryosei Nomura, a spokesman for ANA, said.
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Chinese lenders and developers declined after Premier Wen said China should "gradually" establish a property tax system that covers trading and ownership. The comments were made during a visit to the finance ministry yesterday, according to a statement posted on the central government's website.
Agricultural Bank of China slipped 2 percent to HK$3.95. Bank of China Ltd., the nation's fourth-largest lender, lost 1.1 percent to HK$3.67. China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the biggest mainland homebuilder traded in Hong Kong, fell 0.8 percent to HK$24.80.
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I posted a new link today on the blog it is the BSA Legal site.
As I looked around the site I was comforted by this statement on the homepage.
"Scouting has been under relentless legal assault and publicity barrage since the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Scouts' First Amendment right to freedom of association in 2000. Scouting will defend itself and the constitutional rights we all share as Americans.
Most importantly, Boy Scouts of America will not allow the attacks to sway it from its mission: to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law." BSA Legal.org
I highlighted the areas that made me smile.
I guess I just do not understand how people think. Why must they attack something that has done so much good for our Country and the World? We see it every day in America, too many people are quick to sue and knock someone else down. For what? Money? Fame? or is it just that they are so unhappy with their lives that they need to make it miserable for the rest of us?
My gut tells me it's the latter.
I am glad we have BSA Legal and those that fight for us. A question I had to answer over and over during my 21 years in the Army was why do you serve? The answer is simple. Someone has to do it. There are those out there with nothing but hate and discontent in their hearts and those folks need to be dealt with. Weather it is Osama or the ACLU someone needs to stand up for what is good and right.
About a 100 years ago someone by the name of William Boyce saw value in the Scouting. And throughout that 100 years, people all over America have continued to see the value of Scouting. It is right that Scouting is defended.
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Inheritable genetic modification (IGM, also called germline engineering) means changing the genes passed on to future generations. The genetic changes would be made in eggs, sperm or early embryos; modified genes would appear not only in the person who developed from that gamete or embryo, but also in all succeeding generations. IGM has not been tried in humans. It would be by far the most consequential type of genetic modification as it would open the door to irreversibly altering the human species.
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During his Class Day remarks on June 4, Senior Class President Jim Williamson told his classmates to recognize the people who had helped them reach their goals -- and proceeded to very visibly thank his own mom. The event on Cannon Green is held the day before Commencement as a celebration of Princeton seniors' achievements and features student speeches and the presentation of awards for community service, athletics and leadership. Williamson was presented with the W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize for his service to the class.
Top left: Parents, wearing orange plastic ponchos to protect against a light rain, snapped pictures of their daughters and sons.
Emmy Award-winning actor Bradley Whitford, best known for his role on NBC's "The West Wing," discussed how politics has been tainted by show business in his address. He encouraged the members of the class of 2007 to get involved in world affairs because "we need you."
Students and families connected across the green by cell phone and waving during the ceremony.
Above left: Scott Wolman was selected by his classmates to give a lighthearted address about their years at Princeton.
The class of 2007 named five people as honorary class members, including Charlie Wilder, a manager at the University's Rockefeller and Mathey dining halls (right), who hammed it up with Class Day co-chair Chris Chaney. Others were the Class Day speaker Whitford; Maitland Jones, the David B. Jones Professor of Chemistry; Murray Peyton, a 1957 alumnus; and Fred Hargadon, who retired as the University's dean of admission in 2003 after this class was admitted.
Above left: Humorous addresses by their classmates kept students in smiles throughout the event.
An umbrella provided a colorful cover for this group of friends.
At left: Seniors and their families gathered on Cannon Green behind Nassau Hall for the event.
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Members of the class of 2007 bid parents and teachers a fond thank you on Monday, June 4, marking their last days at Princeton with a lively Class Day ceremony that recognized students' accomplishments and saluted those who had helped the members of the class reach their goals.
The graduating seniors also thanked their Class Day speaker, actor Bradley Whitford, by making him an honorary member of the class of 2007.
Students and other audience members donned orange plastic ponchos as they gathered in a light rain on Cannon Green to commemorate the milestones achieved in the last four years. "Sit back, get comfortable and get a little nostalgic, and together we will celebrate," said senior P.G. Sittenfeld, one of the class day chairs.
As he reflected on his college days, senior class president Jim Williamson told the audience, "Princeton isn't just about conquering our fears and finding new things. It's about the act of searching for them."
He also recognized the people who had helped the members of the class of 2007 reach this day. "Right after Class Day, go up to your parents, call your favorite high school teacher, find your favorite professor and let them know how much they meant to you," he said. He took care of his thanks from the podium, holding up a large sign that read, "Thanks Mom."
Others reminisced about some of the highlights of the last four years, which included getting to know the Tulane University students who were welcomed to Princeton after Hurricane Katrina, meeting members of their grandfather class, the class of 1957, and celebrating the football team's victories over Harvard and Yale with a bonfire on Cannon Green.
"We have all managed to absorb and contribute to what makes Princeton University the best old place of all," said senior class officer Jennifer Mickel. "We will cherish (our years at Princeton) during our subsequent journeys in life, and our memories will always keep us coming back to Nassau."
Scott Wolman, who was chosen by the class to give a lighthearted address, attempted to answer the question, "What's next?" "Sure, the world beyond FitzRandolph Gate is nothing like Princeton, and that's a little terrifying. But it's also a relief, because it means that our short time here will seem that much more special, that much more enduring. What's next? Who cares? Bring it on, real world."
During the ceremony, awards for community service, athletics and leadership were presented to the seniors.
President Shirley M. Tilghman saluted Whitford, best known for his role as Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on NBC's "The West Wing," with a tongue-in-cheek confession: "I learned everything about running Nassau Hall from watching 'The West Wing.'"
Whitford discussed how politics has been tainted by show business.
"In presidential politics there is nothing more important than being good on television," he said. "In the age of television, viability and style are substance. ... I spend my life trying not to be bad on television. I would hope the leaders of the world would be held to a higher standard than a television actor."
He encouraged the members of the class of 2007 to get involved in world affairs. "We need you. We need your bright Princeton minds to illuminate (the future). ... We need your active participation to make it happen."
Princeton's graduation activities culminate Tuesday, June 5, with Commencement ceremonies at 11 a.m. on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall.


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Just curious whats your favorite duck, puddler or diver? Mine is a widgeon, I say most is a mallard
Just curious whats your favorite duck, puddler or diver? Mine is a widgeon, I say most is a mallard
I like them all.. But a Pintail is on top of my list.
Do you mean to eat or shoot? I like shooting teal and their also good eating.
HRCH Dallys Wild Willow SH Born 11-06-97 Left Us 1-30-12 will always be in my thoughts RIP Willow
Drake woodie....never had opportunity to see or harvest a drake pintail, but it's on my bucket list for sure!
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My favorite is the Canvasback. The limit is one and usually "encountered" on a late season, more difficult hunt. My only duck mount is a pair of canvasbacks.
I can remember every "Can" and what dog retrieved it. The first was in North Dakota by "Daisy" and the last was in Pool 13 of the Mississippi River by "Limit". The lone exception was a 'bull" that was "netted" via a tender boat.
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Coffee Producer Speaks Out About His Fair Trade Cooperative and Town
Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates, Guest Posts on 15th August, 2011 | No Comments
The Global Exchange Fair Trade Store in San Francisco hosted a Fair Trade Talk with Gilbert Ramirez from CoopeAgri in Costa Rica and Courtney Lang from Fair Trade USA. Gilbert's town Pérez Zeledón is the very first Fair Trade Town in Latin America. Hear how it went, and read perspectives from a Fair Trade coffee producer.
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