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Divers, boaters and scientists are seeing an infusion of oblong, transparent creatures called salps off the Southern California coast -- some that wash up onshore still pulsing with life, to the astonishment of beachgoers.
One species can grow "up to nine inches long; they pulsate, and they're purple and reddish in the center," said marine science Professor Dennis Kelly of Orange Coast College. "Usually, when people see it, they freak out. They think it's an alien."
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Kelly said the influx could be related to unusually warm ocean water in recent weeks.
No evidence so far links the increase in salps to long-term climate change, said biology Professor David Caron of the University of Southern California, who conducts research on marine ecology.
"It's kind of elusive," he said. "No one knows why they come up in abundance."
Another ocean species that has become more noticeable lately, green algae, is associated with the late summer season, Caron said.
The strings of green algae, or "green foam," have no toxic effects, he said.
The salps also are harmless, though they do attract attention.
Paddleboarders are coming across them, Kelly said, as well as divers. The salps can collect in kelp forests, he said.
"Blooms" of salps happen periodically, although Kelly said it's been many years since he saw one this large.


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Selenka, 1867S. horrens is a variable, grey to green/black sea cucumber. It is often variegated with dark patches. It is a medium-sized species (to 300 mm) with a smooth tegument but large and irregular papillae (S. horrens photo). The big tubercles and irregular body form give an "irregular, soft and almost repulsive" appearance (Clark, 1946). Spicules are tables and large "C" bodies (S. horrens spicules). S. horrens many be found on reefs, below rocks on flats.
Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum EchinodermataClass HolothuroideaOrder AspidochirotidaFamily StichopodidaeGenus StichopusSpecies Stichopus horrens
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Scientific synonyms and common namesStichopus horrens Selenka, 1867? Stichopus badionatus Domantay, 1954
Cannon, L.R.G. and Silver, H. 1986. Sea Cucumbers of Northern Australia. Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Australia, 60 pp.
Clark, A.M. and Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. 'Monograph of shallow water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms.' (London:British Museum).
Clark, H.L. 1921. The Echinoderm Fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-223.
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Rowe F.W.E and Doty, J.E. 1977. The shallow water holothurians of Guam. Micronesica 13: 217-50.
Selenka, E. 1867. Beiträge zur Anatomis un Systematik der Holothurien. Ztschr. fl. wissensch. Zool. 17:291-374.
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Has anyone dried cranberries themselves?
Has anyone dried cranberries themselves?
Hi All,
Every recipe for dehydrated cranberries says they have to have sugar. I don't want cane sugar on my cranberries.
Has anyone dried them without sugar… if so, are they so tart they are inedible?
Anyone experiment with using honey or agave on them?
Ideas Please! :)
I have dried mine with honey, they seemed to work fine, although they taste NOTHING like Craisins! When I first tasted them it was like CRANBERRY instead of sweet taste, but I like it because, well, that's a cranberry!
I'm sure agave would work just as well. I just cut the berries a bit so the moisture could escape, then drizzled on enough honey (or agave) to moisten them all around. Then just dry them until they're done! Good luck!
I haven't tried them yet, but here's a recipe with agave.
Hi Khaas Ladki and schmoopee!
Thanks for the info. Now I just need to decide between honey or agave.
Can't wait to see how they turn out.
I haven't tried this myself, but with cranberries just coming into stores I have been thinking about it. I do have one natural foods store near me that I can get apple juice sweetened dried cranberries(instead of sugar) and they are good, When I get a dehydrator cranberries will be something I try and I like idea of trying fresh apple juice to sweeten.
Hi blueyz, Khaas Ladki & schmoopee!
My cranberries came out good but more dry-chewy than I would like and am thinking of adding some oil next time. I do notice on the dried cranberries commercially made there is sugar and oil.
Will be starting a new batch this evening.
Will keep you posted.
I sliced the cranberries in half and sprinkled stevia on them and the are marinating… Will put into the D shortly to see how they come out… Can hardly wait to find out if it was worth the slicing time… LOL
I might put a bunch in the blender and try a leather, it would sure beat all the slicing of those beautiful little boggies…
Hi waterbaby12347
Let us know how they turn out… have you ever tried the honey or agave with some oil as well.
That is my next plan.
I Love Dried Cranberries for Raw Scones!
I dry cranberries without sugar. I like the taste.
I also puree them with apples and dry them as a fruitleather. Its a bit sweeter.
Hi christygirl
Great idea with the apples and cranberries. How does it taste before you make the leather??
Wondering if that might be a good "cranberry sauce" recipe with natural sweetening from apples.
I can't imagine eating cranberries without some sweetener… way too tart for me.
I started the cranberries with the agave & oil last night in the dehydrator… so far it is looking good. I will post results here… and the recipe (if it turns out) in the recipe folder.
I Love Cranberries!
I just bought the apple juice sweetened ones at rawvegansource.com. Dried cranberries are my favorite!
My supermarket is selling 12-ounce bags of fresh cranberries for 99 cents each! Granted, they're not organic, but the price is outstanding. I bought 3 bags and am going to dehydrate them with a little agave. If they turn out well, I'll go back and buy a few more bags. Much cheaper than the Incan berries I bought online, and probably about as tart in flavour.
Hi schmoopee
Is it apple juice or concentrate?
Since going raw in March, I often wonder whether concentrated juices are raw or not.
I use to love to use the organic cascadian farms frozen concentrates in recipes… but think they are probably not raw… do you or anyone know??
Hi 1sweetpea
I especially like to get berries organically grown as I was told by a knowledgable HFS clerk that berries are heavily sprayed… that included cranberries.
What do you think?
You're absolutely right, QTLayla. Cranberries are heavily sprayed. I hesitated before choosing the OceanSpray ones, but the price was definitely right. I thought I'd try the regular ones this time and see how the drying of them goes. I'm going to give them all a soak in water with lemon juice and baking soda, then another soak in plain water. Hopefully, that will clean off some of the pesticides.
Hi 1sweetpea,
Where did you get them for 99 cents each?! I would've jumped on that one, too! I love finding stuff on sale… :D
1sweetpea… interesting idea about soaking them in lemon and baking soda… where did you get this info? Does it work??
to All… I am posting my recipe for the dried cranberries as they definitely came out better with the addition of oil.
Check for the recipe under "Moist Chewy Dried Cranberries".
I had read in Ani Phyo's book that she saves used lemons and cleans her tub and sinks by filling them with warm or hot water, then dumping in the used citrus and letting it sit for a while. Later, she drains the water out and can just wipe away grease and residue. I started thinking that maybe the citrus juice idea could work to dissolve some of the waxes and clean of the surface pesticides from my apples. I had occasionally used dish soap, but that seems kind of gross. The baking soda idea came from my readings of "no poo" threads on this site. People are abandoning shampoos for baking soda and apple cider vinegar rinses to clean their hair. I figure it's the same concept: dissolving oils and waxy buildup from sebum.
So, now I'm making a gritty paste of baking soda and whatever cheap vinegars (or citrus) I have in my cupboard, but am no longer consuming because they aren't raw. I take a clean dishcloth and smear the paste on my (nonorganic) apples and oranges, scrub away for a few moments, then rinse well. I can't guarantee how effective it really is, but it seems to take away that sticky, waxy coating on the fruits.
For the cranberries, I half-filled the sink with room temp water, poured in some baking soda and squeezed lemon into the water, then swished the cranberries around for a few minutes. It looked like a cranberry bog! I fished them all out with a strainer, rinsed down the sink, then refilled it with fresh water, to rinse off the cranberries. After that, I fished them out again and spread them out on a clean towel. I semi-dried them off with another towel, then tossed them all in a large mixing bowl. I added about 2 TB of light coloured agave syrup and evenly distributed it. They're in the dehydrator now. I didn't slice mine in half (too lazy), but I think I should have, because they're taking forever to dehydrate!
The whole baking soda and acid thing makes sense from a cleaning perspective, and I figure it's more natural than those commercial fruit and veggie washes, so I've adopted it. Who knows how much good I'm doing, from a pesticide perspective, but it makes me feel better about eating those non-organic items that ahere perhaps all that's available where I live. Try it on a heavily waxed or powdered-up apple. You'll see that it takes off all that residue and leaves a skin that feels much more natural. All I can promise is that it will be cleaner than when you started. But hey, that's better than nothing!
seems like a good idea to me. BS and ACV to the rescue
Hi 1sweetpea
Thanks for posting those tips… it sounds reasonable that they would work!
You are clever!
Anyone?? Three times I have tried to post the recipe here for the way I dried these cranberries and it failed every time… I did check the box for publishing it and the save button… but it is not saving it.
To All
Anyone interested in my recipe… I posted it at:
I will post it here if I can sometime in the future!
QTLayla Here is a copy of your recipe, it looks good but I would use a different oil like coconut, flax, hemp, grapeseed or EVOO to name a few… My dried cranberries came out wonderful but still haven't tried the leather… Have made cranberry yogurt, cranberry teacakes and pumplin pecan cinnamon cranberry tea cakes… Will post recipes later as they all turned out wonderful…
Also I have a fruit & Veggie cleaner on my profile, you might check it out…
Moist & Chewy Dried Cranberries
1 pint fresh Cranberries
1 tablespoon unrefined Canola Oil
2 tablespoons sweetener (raw Agave or Honey)
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oil and sweetener until smooth.
Wash and then slice the berries in halves right into the bowl.
Stir to coat well.
Pour onto teflex sheet; spreading to separate as much as possible.
Dehydrate 115 for 2 hours; mix and turn temp down to 105.
Continue to dehydrate until no longer syrupy.
Scrape them onto regular tray to continue to dry at 115 until still moist and chewy but not sticky to touch.
Note: Sorry I don't remember how long it took… I started them at night… turned them down in 2 hours. Next AM scraped them onto the regular tray… and they were done that afternoon sometime.
Linda who will enjoy them as a snack and maybe in some dehydrated scones
Hi waterbaby12347
Awesome… did it finally get published?? [edit: actually I just went to my profile and it shows only the title and 2 ingredients… is there somewhere else it would be here??]
Yesterday it was not there in full… just the title and 2 ingredients… nothing else… strange that it would take days… I wonder if there will be several there since I tried to post it a few times… LOL
I used the organic spectrum canola oil… I have good sources that say it is a healthy oil… is there something I should know?? :(
Originally I had planned on using coconut oil but thought I should refrigerate the dried cranberris in case they were not completely dried… I could not tell for sure… and I thought they would end up too hard since coconut oil does get very solid in fridge temps.
Thanks for posting it here!
Bah!!! Cleary it was a mistake not to slice each cranberry in half. They are taking forever to dehydrate. The biggest ones are still wet, but the tiniest ones are overdried. Boo-hoo. Next time I'll take the time to cut them in half, which will speed up the drying time immeasurably. Now I'm really happy I bought the bags on sale at 99 cents each!!!


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As one group of property owners in East Tosa hopes to establish a business improvement district to promote and enhance North Avenue, another is trying to stop it, worried about anadditional charge on their property tax bills.
At a public hearing Monday night, the opposition was louder, but the Wauwatosa Plan Commission approved the East Tosa BID's preliminary operating plan.
The BID also will need approval from the Budget and Finance Committee and the Common Council. That gives the opposition time to either try to work out a compromise, as Plan Commission members called on them to do, or totally shut it down with an objection petition.
Stretching from 60th Street to Wauwatosa Avenue, the district would include a property with a total taxable assessed value of about $32.8 million. Property owners in the district would have to pay $3.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, with a $550 annual minimum and $5,000 maximum. Residences and non-profits would be exempt.
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With a 2015 operating budget of about $110,000, the BID would spend about $57,000 on staff and administrative expenses, $27,000 on banners and street furniture, and $26,000 for marketing.
Proponents say the BID is necessary to continue the work volunteers with the East Tosa Alliance have done to brand the area and grow businesses.
"We've got a lot of people who are exhausted from volunteering right now," said Brent Nistler, an attorney who works on North Avenue and helped write the BID petition. "This will put in a permanent structure to make sure North Avenue continues to grow and expand."
Alderman Joel Tilleson credited Meg Miller of the alliance and other volunteers for helping to recruit the North Avenue Grill, Bel Aire Cantina, Red Dot, Camp Bar and Juniper 61 to the area.
"They can't do it anymore," he said. "They're stretched too thin."
The East Tosa Alliance also was recently accepted into the Connect Communities Program of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., which provides resources and training materials for developing commercial corridors.
Alliance President Maya Romboy said even if the BID does not work out, the Alliance will be backing off of its roles in business recruitment and marketing, although it would continue its special events. She and Miller supported the BID as a way to carry forth the group's momentum with paid staff and a budget for improvements.
Several business owners backed the idea Monday.
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The special charge on property owners, which would appear on property tax bills, was the center of opposition to the BID at Monday's public hearing.
Edward Kwaterski, owner of Rimfire Properties, said while he did think the area could use improvements, he didn't think a BID was the solution.
"I'd much rather have that money in my pocket to do the improvements I want to do in my building," Kwaterski said. "Nor do I want to pass on additional costs to my tenants."
The plan could be stopped in its tracks if businesses collect opposing signatures from owners representing at least 40 percent of the assessed value in the district.
Russ Drover, who owns several properties in the village and has opposed the BID there as well, said he has already collected 14 signatures. Although he doesn't own property on North Avenue, he said he is against the East Tosa BID on principal.
The properties that would pay the most, more than $4,000, include McDonald's, BMO Harris Bank, the Lutheran Home, and 7212 W. North Ave., where Thai-Namite plans to replace the former Fattoni's.
Carey Bartlett, vice president of client relations at the Lutheran Home, said the organization fully supports the BID.
"I think just overall having a stronger neighborhood will make for a stronger community and benefit everyone in the long run — our residents and our staff," Bartlett said.
But Pete Venturi, who owns 7212 W. North Ave., spoke in opposition to the plan Monday. He took issue with property owners being charged based on their assessed value, saying it should be based on how many feet on their buildings face North Avenue.
"I just can't pass it on to my tenants," Venturi said. "There's no way I can afford another tax."
Plan Commissioner Jody Lowe also wondered if properties should be charged based on other factors, such as type of use. Some property owners argued their office tenants wouldn't benefit as much as retailers that depend on foot traffic.
"Clearly there are going to be some businesses that are going to benefit from this, and the difficulty is the really mixed nature of North Avenue," Lowe said.
Susie Brkich, owner of Cranky Al's, said the BID organizers are willing to come to the table.
"I see a lot of really angry faces here," Brkich said Monday. "Many of you I adore but I would have liked to have seen you in the planning stages for all of this. We're here to discuss, not to fight."
The Budget and Finance Committee may consider the proposal at a meeting Sept. 16.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Bicycles in Vienna, Part IV: Mixte Galore
In Vienna there is a fairly heavy presence of 1970s - early 1980s roadbikes, in comparison to, say, 3-speeds and cruisers from the same era. I am guessing that this is because of the steep hills. A large portion of the roadbikes have mixte frames.
The interesting thing is, that these are not conventional mixte frames, but a special breed that I have only seen in Europe so far and not in the US: Notice that the top tubes on all the bikes posted above are curved rather than straight.
Here is a more "conventional" mixte, with straight tubes, for comparison:
And here is a curved one again:
Most of the mixtes I see here are fitted with relaxed style handlebars, rather than drop handlebars. Almost all have fenders and rear racks. These are definitely used as commuters. The one on the first photo in this post even ha a skirtguard! Personally, I do not think that a skirtguard looks good on a mixte, but it is interesting to see it nonetheless.
The curved top tubes give these mixtes a super-feminine and graceful look that I find appealing, especially in combination with the yummy vintage pastel colours they come in.
For more photos of bicycles in Vienna, see:
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Bicycles in Vienna: Part II
Bicycles in Vienna: Part III
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Last week, there was a nice '70s Raleigh mixte on Boston Craigslist with a size 24" frame! That would have definitely fit you, if you ride the Roadster. But yes, usually I see them in sizes 17"-19", with the occasional 20-21". I have been wondering myself why mixtes tend to come in such small sizes. At 5'7", most of them are too small for me as well.
ReplyDeleteVery true observation, I've noticed that myself. It's nice that the Mixte frames are mostly curved, especially the old ones. It's only lately that I also see some Mixte bikes with straight top tubes, e.g. from Fahrradmanufaktur.
ReplyDeleteBoston also has many parked vintage Mixtes and other beautiful 30- or 40-year old road frames with racks, baskets and even fenders (occasionally) in pastel colours. I think Schwinn and Fuji are popular, also Raleigh, of course, and a few smaller English brands and some French ones, too.
Boston Mixte chic needs its own series of posts!I do not remember seeing many mixtes on the streets in Boston, but that is probably because I was not quite so interested in them at the time. Now that I check Boston Craigslist, it is certainly full of them: a nice Motobecane, Peugeot, Raleigh, or Univega can be picked up for a good price after a week or so of hunting.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, diamond frames are more popular than Mixtes not just because there are more male cyclists but also since a decent percentage of female riders seems to own and use men's frames. But I do see Mixtes often, both parked and ridden and sometimes carried in and out of apartments. They look darn nice with the two thin bars going diagonally to the rear wheel.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that Mixtes tend to come in pastel colors, which I find delicious!
Triangle frames are just plain stronger, with less flex, so they last longer and eventually there will be more of them.
All the more reason to pamper a mixte!It's driving me Crazy! Lovely site. I am a bicycle restorer and just picked up the exact same Hercules Mixte that is in the first pic on this page. It has a five speed internal sachs coaster hub in perfect working condition and everything is original right down to the beautiful green and white seat and the white bar tape that ot rolled of the factory floor with. However, I cannot find anything anywhere about this bike. It was made in Austria and was definitely imported to the states. I got it from a thrift store as a lot- I bought three bikes for almost nothing.
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By Bob AdriancePublished: December 2011
It started out simply enough, as a quick father-son nighttime fishing trip into Mexican waters. And then Dan drove his boat over an expensive tuna pen, and the Mexican Navy arrived.
A despondent Dan Richter and his badly damaged 29-foot Seaswirl were tied up at the Navy base in Ensenada, Mexico, this past October, when he spotted a mysterious man walking down the pier toward his boat. Dan wasn't under arrest, but he certainly wasn't free to go home, either. After a long night without sleep in a place where none of the people he'd been dealing with spoke English, Dan was almost begging to go home.
The man was about six feet tall, distinguished, with white hair and a relaxed, personable manner. He continued walking toward Richter's boat, stopping occasionally to exchange greetings with people on the pier he seemed to know. When he finally reached the boat, he smiled broadly and said, "Hello, Dan, my name is Oscar. Your lawyer Jim sent me." Dan felt instantly relieved, if only because Oscar was friendly, spoke fluent English, and wasn't wearing a uniform. But he didn't have a clue who Oscar was, and he'd never heard of a lawyer named Jim.
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The night before, Dan had been fishing off Mexico's Isla Coronado, a few miles south of San Diego, California. He and his 14-year-old son Brian had been gingerly working their way past a series of tuna pens that were marked by buoys he'd spotted on radar. The buoys were each marked by "strobes" that Dan said were more like dimly lit flashlights. Thinking he was safely past the last one, Dan powered up, then noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He swung the wheel sharply to port but it was too late; they struck an unmarked tuna pen. Even though they were only traveling at eight knots, the boat went airborne and came to rest inside the pen. Both outdrives were badly damaged, with one hanging precariously by its hydraulic cables.
Once he'd secured the dangling outdrive to the boat, Dan used the VHF to call the U.S. Coast Guard, which dispatched a patrol boat and helicopter. Very quickly, maybe a half-hour after the initial call, the Coast Guard hailed him to say the rescue vessel was getting close and requested that he shoot off a flare to mark his location. Dan complied. Seconds later, he watched a set of navigation lights getting closer and closer, which, to his surprise, turned out to be a Mexican Naval Patrol boat. Dan called the Coast Guard.
The next few minutes were, in his words, "scary and chaotic." While he was on the VHF telling the Coast Guard about his predicament, his son overheard two men on the Mexican Naval Patrol boat talking in Spanish about getting money, and told his dad. Another man stepped aboard, and told Dan to switch to Channel 11. Dan learned later that collisions with tuna pens typically resulted in large, even enormous, fines.
Dan Richter and his son Brian got more adventure than expected when they inadvertently sailed into a commercial tuna pen off the Mexican coast.
Young Brian, whose mother was born in Mexico, and who spoke perfect Spanish, began telling the men that what they were trying to do was illegal, "That pen wasn't marked. My uncle works for the Mexican Border Patrol and he will hear about this." Meanwhile, the Coast Guard arrived, and sent over an inflatable with five crew aboard. Two climbed onto Dan's boat. One of the Mexican Naval officers said they didn't want money, they only wanted to help. It was the man who owned the damaged tuna pens, however, who did want money. A Mexican Naval officer in scuba gear dove under the Seaswirl and, with the help of the patrol vessel, pulled the badly damaged boat out of the pen. It turns out that the same officer later told Brian that the accident wasn't his father's fault and gave him his contact information, just in case his father was charged for the damage.
At this point, Dan said he was becoming optimistic. The Mexican Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard had been talking back and forth, and Dan thought his boat was about to be towed back to San Diego by the Coast Guard. But they were in Mexican waters, and the Mexican Naval officers said it would be towed to Ensenada. Dan opted to stay with his boat. At his request, the Coast Guard took Brian home, but not before the young man gave instructions in Spanish about how his father should be treated.
The rest of the story involves a long list of concerned people, none of whom had ever met Dan Richter. The first was David Walker, a towing dispatcher at Vessel Assist in San Diego, who made a phone call to Fred Ventura, an emergency dispatcher at BoatUS headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. BoatUS Vessel Assist has a very tall VHF tower, so Walker had been relaying the VHF exchanges between Dan and the Coast Guard. As soon as he heard Dan and his boat were going to Ensenada, he checked the computer and saw that Dan was insured with BoatUS Later that same night, at about 3 a.m. EST, Ventura opened a claim for Dan and forwarded it to the BoatUS Claims Department. The following morning, Kerry McCook, a claims adjuster for BoatUS, called an attorney in San Diego, James Alcantara (the aforementioned "Jim"), and asked him to do whatever he could to help Richter. Jim called a colleague in San Diego, Carla Ishno, an attorney licensed in both the United States and Mexico. Ishno called the director of tourism in Ensenada, who happened to be her uncle Oscar!
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Dan may have been in Ensenada, but he certainly wasn't there as a fun-loving tourist. Still, he appreciated Oscar's visit and was willing to go along with a perfect stranger "just to get out of there." Oscar took Dan to the port master who, it turns out, had already heard from the owner of the tuna pens. Oscar and the port master started talking back and forth in Spanish. Dan listened, or at least tried to. Oscar then turned to Dan and said, "I don't know what your son said to those guys, but [the man who owns the tuna pen] wants to make a deal: If you won't press charges against him, he won't press charges against you. Just sign this paper."
Dan was surprised, but wouldn't sign anything without talking to Jim, his new lawyer. Oscar read the paper and then used his cell phone to read it to Jim. (This was when Dan learned that Jim had been hired by BoatUS) The port master looked it over. Jim said they were all shocked that the owner of the tuna pen had offered to make a deal that didn't involve Dan paying him huge sums of money. Finally, with everybody's blessing, Dan signed the paper and was told by the port master that he was free to leave.
Things were looking up, but the story wasn't quite over; Dan and his mangled boat had to somehow get back to San Diego. A man named Gerard, who "knows everybody and can get things done," suddenly appeared. It turned out that Gerard had been hired by Jim and wasted no time arranging for the damaged boat to be hauled at a marina and put on a trailer. He then drove Dan back to the border. Jim, meanwhile, got on the phone and arranged for Dan to come back across the border despite not having a passport. (Getting him through customs still took almost five hours, but that's another story.) When he finally walked back into the United States, Dan was met by Jim, who'd been waiting. The two men smiled and shook hands warmly, both feeling great relief. Dan hadn't slept for two days. Thankfully, that was about to change.
Dan Richter's advice on what he would have done differently is simple: Don't fish behind Coronado Island at night. Carry a high-intensity search light to scan waters that are used extensively for commercial fishing. Whenever you venture into foreign waters, bring your passport, even just for an overnight. He adds that it helps to have someone aboard who speaks the language; just about everyone who was interviewed for this story credits Brian for helping to get his father released without having to pay a huge fine. Finally, Dan is quick to mention BoatUS's role in helping to get him and his boat home quickly, "I can't say enough about how well I was cared for. Everyone at BoatUS was truly outstanding."
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"That's four to five additional points you can just tack on," McCreary said, which would move Kissell from a plurality to a majority. "It shows his expansion potential."
As Hudson mentioned, though, Kissell's numbers come before Republicans have really gone after him and his record, as well as the Democratic Party in general. The Republican presidential nominee and various outside groups are sure to blanket North Carolina with ads attacking the Democratic brand, and whoever runs against Kissell is unlikely to lack resources -- the Club for Growth endorsed another potential challenger, Iredell County Commissioner Scott Keadle, this week.
But for a Democratic incumbent plopped in a district 10 points more Republican than before, with hundreds of thousands of new constituents to meet, Kissell's poll shows him in reasonable shape -- which is why his campaign told everyone about it.
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Re: The purpose of roads (Letters, July 29). I love to imagine life before and without cars -- quiet and lovely. The slower pace, the clean air, the normal climate, the healthy people.
I'm wishing for, but not really expecting, a day when all motorists obey all the laws of the road and all show courtesy and respect for all other forms of life and travel. But I wonder if it's normal to despise others who make wiser choices because they make us feel guilty.
Pedestrians (damn them for crossing my path so slowly or even jaywalking) are not using machines, nor are they likely to cause any harm. So they infuriate me as I zoom along on my old road bike, probably running over and killing the odd bug or worm.
I understand why motorists hate me as I commute on my super-efficient two-wheeler, getting my exercise and feeling like a kid, while they get fat, lazy and stupid.
I just wish they would remember bicycles were invented before cars and the roads were paved for cyclists.
Filled with self-righteous cheek, I pedal along at 10 kilometres per hour, singing the slow song of the Earth.
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Eighty-six of the first 102 units at the development, at 15155 W. National Ave., are being marketed as affordable housing units, reserved for multifamily residents earning no more than 60% of the median income of Waukesha County, according to information provided by MSP.
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The purchase of Bieber Securities, an 11-broker shop, by the brokerage arm of Montreal-based National Bank for an undisclosed sum, received regulatory approval last week.
Guy Bieber, president and CEO of the 13-year-old firm, said after deflecting numerous advances from larger players over the past five years -- including Winnipeg's Richardson Partners Financial -- he decided he had found a good fit with National Bank Financial.
"They approached us before Christmas and quickly made it clear to us they're extremely entrepreneurial. They already had one good office here and they wanted to add to their market share in Manitoba. We looked at it from our clients' perspective and agreed it would be a very good fit for them and ourselves," he said.
A spokesman for the Investment Dealers Association, which regulates investment dealers across the country, confirmed it has given its blessing to the transaction.
Bieber said National Bank Financial has agreed to maintain his two-person corporate finance department in Winnipeg, which will enable many local companies to continue to access much-needed financing. He said while he will now be a vice-president and resident manager for the sixth-biggest bank in the country, the vast majority of his operational decisions will be made locally.
"We'll be working for a publicly traded corporation, that will probably mean something. But they've told us we can run the operation autonomously. We'll work with our clients the way we think we should," he said.
A spokesperson from National Bank could not be reached for comment. The Bieber Securities acquisition represents the third addition under its corporate umbrella this year, following the purchase of Aquilon Capital Corp., a Toronto-based investment firm, and Everest Financial Group, a Quebec-based brokerage firm.
Dan Richards, president of Strategic Imperatives, a Toronto-based consulting firm to the financial services industry, said National Bank has been trying to expand its footprint in English Canada for more than a decade.
"Bieber Securities will be an interesting bolt-on to what National Bank already has in place. National Bank is more entrepreneurial and offers more scope than the other bank-owned firms typically would, that will give Bieber Securities a little more autonomy than they might have had otherwise," he said.
Bieber Securities has 37 employees in offices in Winnipeg, Brandon, Steinbach and Dauphin. It was founded in 1995 by Guy Bieber and his brother Greg, who had established themselves at what is now BMO Nesbitt Burns. Greg Bieber left the firm in the summer of 2003 to join Richardson Partners Financial.
National Bank, the smallest of the Big Six banks, has $123 billion in assets under management and 3,350 employees in offices in Canada, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K.
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Artist Anthony McCall has unveiled plans to create a spinning column of cloud a mile high on Merseyside next year as part of the Cultural Olympiad for 2012
McCall's Column will be sited at Wirral Waters in Merseyside and be visible across the North West region throughout the Olympic year. It was commissioned by Arts Council England as part of Artists taking the lead, a series of 12 public art commissions across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Apparently, a "coherent convection" of cloud and mist, will be created by gently rotating the water on the surface of the Mersey and then adding heat which will make it lift into the air like a water spout or dust devil (see here).
A scale model of the installation is on show at McCall's current London show.
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I think this is a really nice idea. Organic and ever changing... Think I could be mesmorised watching something like this for quite some time... it's interesting and ever changing and will also encourage and engage kids thinking about the science behind it. Bet it will look great on approach to Liverpool John Lennon Airport right over the Mersey!
Not quite sure how it relates to the Olympics in particular though! Hopefully will be able to see it from my parents house.
2011-03-03 12:48:55
Errrrr... This may work on a day when there is absolutely no wind but I doubt very much that it will if there is any kind of lateral wind., the water vapour will just be blown away, surely? In nature, tornadoes and the like are created by extreme weather conditions, winds of 100 to 300 miles per hour!
2011-03-04 00:01:17
O for O'some !!! Lets attempt to challenge nature !!! WOoooHHooo !
2011-03-04 10:26:08
A mile high. I think there's some serious leg pulling going on here.
2011-03-04 15:08:57
I imagine an artist deserving of £500,000 to commission this would do a little testing before it actually happens and before the results we're promised. This is great and very creative! Good job.
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Contributing to the cultural life of the Sacramento community
SACRAMENTO FINE ARTS CENTER presents a 2nd Saturday Reception Every Month of the Year!
Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Inc., 5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608 916-971-3713 Hours Open 11 AM to 3 PM Wed. thru Sat. Tuesdays 11 AM 7 PM.


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Bono, Elton, Timberlake, Blige Boost Robin Hood Gala Draw
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Elton John, Bono and Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige will be featured performers at the Robin Hood Foundation's 25th anniversary gala next month.
The May 13 event, which raises money for New York's poverty-fighting organizations, will have actress Jessica Biel and her husband, Justin Timberlake, serving as co-chairmen, according to an invitation mailed to donors and companies this week.
The couple will share the spotlight at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center with fellow co-chairmen KKR & Co. Co-Chairman Henry Kravis and his wife, Marie Josee; CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves and his wife, Julie Chen; and Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones II, Robin Hood's co-founder.
"The evening is going to highlight the groundwork our grantees have done over the past quarter century that will help us improve the lives of New York City children over the next 25 years," Robin Hood spokeswoman Patty Smith said in an e-mail.
Since its start in 1988, Robin Hood's annual gala has become the largest single-night annual fundraising event for a nonprofit in New York. The party raised $59.2 million last year, $47.4 million in 2011 and $87.8 million in 2010 with the help of a big donation from Open Society Institute Founder George Soros.
The organization has raised and distributed more than $1.25 billion in its history. Robin Hood announced this week that it has given out all the $70.5 million it raised for Hurricane Sandy relief.
(A limited number of tickets are available for the May 13 gala at $3,000 for individuals, and $30,000 to $250,000 for tables. Information: +1-212-245-6570, ext. 20, or firstname.lastname@example.com.)
Muse highlights include Katya Kazakina on art, Rich Jaroslovsky on technology.
To contact the reporter on this story: Patrick Cole in New York at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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SAGE Advice for CFO's
Wednesday - 11/12/2008, 1:40pm EST
FederalNewsRadio has been Tracking the Transition -- and following the money.
Today, the Council for Excellence in Government released the Federal CFO Roadmap to give current and in-coming CFO's insights about the job, the duties and the issues facing them.
Patricia Healy is currently the chairwoman of the CFO Strategic Advisors to Government Executives community.
She formerly served as the deputy CFO at the Agriculture Department, now works for CGI -- and tells us more about what CFO's need to know. Click to hear the interview.