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Phoenix Motorcars and UQM to Develop Plug-In Series Hybrid Sport Utility Truck
25 April 2007
|The all-electric version of the Sport Utility Truck (SUT).
Phoenix Motorcars and UQM Technologies will collaborate on the development of a plug-in series hybrid model of the sport utility truck currently produced and sold by Phoenix as an all-electric vehicle. (Earlier post.)
The Phoenix Sport Utility Truck is a five-passenger dual-cab pickup truck measuring 194 inches in length with a wheelbase of 108 inches. The plug-in hybrid model to be developed will include a small gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine for a range extender, a UQM PowerPhase 100 propulsion system—the same used in the all-electric model—and NanoSafe lithium titanate batteries from Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
The series hybrid configuration (battery dominant with range extender) is similar to that chosen by GM for its first Volt powertrain. Phoenix will announce further details about the configuration of the powertrain and operating strategy in the future.
The development of a plug-in hybrid model of our sport utility truck is an important expansion of our model offering that we expect will meet the needs of a broader range of customers. Plug-in hybrids offer the opportunity to operate the vehicle in the most common driving environments in all-electric mode, saving money and reducing emissions, while maintaining the flexibility to travel cross-country.
We believe a potentially large market will develop for this category of vehicle and we intend to develop a high performing vehicle that our customers can be excited to own and drive.—Dan Elliott, President and CEO, Phoenix Motorcars
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Great news.
I was hoping with the fast recharge they could be the first to pull off a pure electric with no performance drawbacks.
Just the same, I think this will gain them market share because of the extended range.
Horrible news. This is going backwards! If you want a range extender, bolt on a small generator in the bed and plug the damn thing in. Done.
I imagine that said generator would be far worse in terms of efficiency and emissions than a standard vehicle ICE. I don't see how this is "going backwards". The market for PHEVs is likely larger than for a pure EV, and will thus have a greater impact on overall emissions.
I found the article a little confusing. Still, I agree with Richard.
It probably is possible to have a small ICE w/generator carried in the truck bed. Remove it when not needed, use it for longer trips. My estimate $3000-$5000 for a first class job.
But exhaust, sound, and gasoline fumes must be dealt with as soon as an ICE w/generator is added. That is why I suspect they would be better off increasing battery capacity to increase range.
Richard & K
That is what a SERIES Hybrid is! A Small ICE that turns a generator which recharges the batteries. The ICE DOES NOT TURN THE WHEELS DIRECTLY! The electric motor(s) turn the wheels using battery power, and maybe directly from the generator when needed.
A PARALLEL Hybrid is like a Prius. The ICE applies power directly to the wheels, with assistance from the electric motor.
The Phoenix/UQM is a SERIES Hybrid!
On the other hand... Although this article says it is a Series hybrid, the press release on the UQM web site does not specifically say if it will be a Series Hybrid or a Parallel Hybrid...
Parallel or series hybrid, its still ICE...& manifolds, injectors, catalytic converters, mufflers, gas tanks, stuff & nonsense. My 1988 Ford Festiva averaged 45MPG. Just not worth going to a hybrid. Just put extra batteries in the Phoenix. Just transport me & my work clothes & helmet to work. I'll sit next to more batteries. Also build Phoenix so you can adapt to more efficient batteries when they come out....better yet, nano ultracapacitors. But I'm sure they won't be able to upgrade. Hurry up folks! No, don't go that way. Go the right direction!
I think it's great news. All electric would be ideal IF the batteries could charge within 10 minutes, anywhere, guaranteed, but, they can't. A special (expensive) rapid charger is needed to charge on-the-quick. Normal charging time is closer to 6 hours. A small, (hopefully efficient) backup (bio-fueled) generator would be great to allow the batteries to be charged, while camping, on long trips, hauling heavy junk, etc.
More words written about a vehicle that if ever actually constructed, will never be produced in quantity. Its not sufficient to replace the ink, paper, and electrons, wasted in it's description and P R vapor-ware, of the "vapor truck".
More words written about a vehicle that if ever actually constructed, will never be produced in quantity. Its not sufficient to replace the ink, paper, and electrons, wasted in it's description and P R vapor-ware, of the "vapor truck".
More words written about a vehicle that if ever actually constructed, will never be produced in quantity. Its not sufficient to replace the ink, paper, and electrons, wasted in it's description and P R vapor-ware, of the "vapor truck".
dwf: what words did I use that indicate I didn't know what a series hybrid was?
If it truly is a series hybrid, then the ICE will not come on until the battery discharges below a certain level, or if additional electricity is needed for passing or hills. It will probably have mode selection options. One mode for pure electric where the ICE does not come on at all unless the battery gets below some low level like maybe 15% power. A normal mode where the ICE only comes on when the power drops below some higher level like 50 - 85%, or if extra electricity is needed. And a performance mode, where the ICE is constantly running to give maximum power for high electric loads (hauling cargo or fast acceleration). The ICE would be SMALL (just big enough to power a generator), probably flex-fuel, and since it normally won't be running all the time it can deliver very high overall gas mileage (100+ mpg?) running mostly on batteries. You can not meet everybody's needs using pure EV, so stop knocking the compromises.
K: "It probably is possible to have a small ICE w/generator carried in the truck bed."
To me, that says you didn't know a series hybrid was the same thing, just built-in elsewhere so it isn't in the way of your cargo. That, and agreeing with Richard. ;)
The ICE/Generator would probably weigh less than extra batteries and take up less room, and give a range longer than you can take in one sitting.
Stan: Is that a studder, or do you think that if you say it enough times it will become true?
The ICE version of the truck is already in production in Korea (SsangYong Motors' Actyon Sports truck). The Phoenix Motors EV version is a conversion using currently available technology. The Hybrid will either be the original ICE version with batteries and electric assist motor(s) for a Parallel Hybrid, or the EV conversion with a small ICE and generator for a Series Hybrid.
This is a transitional technology play, and will ease us out of our oil addiction, I only wish it was a bio-diesel gen-set.
I also hope someone figures out how to apply this architecture to an F150, that would help the transition of the large volume auto makers
All in all a very good step
A series hybrid engine can be more efficent since it can run a a fixed speed or load and operate in the converter's sweet spot.It can also have a turbo without the tricks you need to prevent turbo lag, cam phase shifting is not needed, or cylinder unloading, etc. etc. It must be pzev in emmissions or I will complain as a stockholder.
It should get the highest mpg L/Km of any in its class.
Stan: Do you think the Phoenix truck BEV is vaporware too?
dwf: if that said I didn't know what.....etc. then you are trying pretty hard to make a fight.
I agreed with Richard - this is not where Phoenix should go. True, it can extend range and allow some operation where fast recharge is not available. But is that where Phoenix has a real market?
Phoenix will live or die by selling light vehicles to municipal agencies and local merchant deliveries, craftsmen, etc. Those vehicles aren't often going far away from the base charger - twenty miles maybe. Fast recharging can be done during lunch or breaks as well as at night.
And even 110v, available almost anywhere - can provide an emergency charge at a slower rate.
About bolting a generator to the bed. I differed with Richard and pointed out it is not simple. You must deal with exhaust routing and emissions, ease of refilling, fumes, and muffling. I might add the center of gravity shifts up. And if you build that stuff into the frame then you face a lot of expense.
So I repeat. Where did I say what a series hybrid was?
Who's the one trying to pick a fight here? I'm not the one with a chip on their shoulder... jeeze...
EDIT: Change "Richard & K" to "Richard"
There... you happy now???
dwf: yes!
Yes, words fail us all.
These matters often come up because the blogs allow, even encourage, unstudied responses. So I try to work closely to the topic and to exactly what was said and not said. Even though I fail I do try.
About two months ago I ran into a really bad situation. I wrote something as 'K' and someone disagreed. After I rebutted the person started writing messages signed as 'K' himself. Needless to say, they were not nice messages.
I have a stake in Phoenix. Not as a direct stockholder (it is private). So I wish them well. One maxim I have about ventures is 'keep your product line and message simple.'
Richard and K want the vehicle to have a *removable* range extender genset, right? Their complaint about the ICE is that it is not *removable*, right? This has no bearing on their understanding of what a series hybrid is or is not. They just don't want to lug that extra weight around when they will be running off the charge in the battery.
But they both said they wanted extra batteries. This would probably weigh the same, if not more than a genset and certainly cost more.
A previous news item in March said that Phoenix had sold 4 of the straight electric trucks to a California Utility. I hope this item doesn't mean that their sales stalled after 4 units. The news item is not real clear that the utility had actually taken delivery.
A check on the Phoenix web site sounds like the truck is still in crash testing and is not yet certified. It is possible that further sales will occur after certification.
Personally, I'm pulling for Phoenix and hope they make it. I don't know if their business model goes beyond California sales (they are depending on reselling some sort of green credits based on BEV sales in California to balance their costs). I would love to have one of their SUV models but I live on the wrong coast.
Scott: K actually said nothing like your first two sentences. But, no matter, I can see you are paying attention to the distinction between ICE/generation and defining a serial hybrid.
In fact, I discussed (twice) why a removable ICE/g did not seem very good and why I don't think Phoenix should be fooling with one whether the ICE/g is integral or can be detached.
James: You got closer. I commented that added battery power seemed a better route to more range than what was announced. And I meant that only about Phoenix and not every car company in the world.
My reasoning: This hybrid can't get Phoenix any zero emission sales but more battery power can. And Phoenix has already paid the cost to develop their vehicle structure and electronics. Why complicate that? Long range - where serial ICE should someday excel - is a different market.
I certainly can't say more battery power is cheap. If you want cheap don't make electrics at all.
p.s. A possiblility: if Phoenix is looking for an IPO or buyout then announcing a hybrid might 'tart up' the offering.
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Jadar Johnson believes Clemsons defense is not far from turning the corner.
The Orangeburg-Wilkinson defensive back saw progress from the Tigers this season and thinks it will continue under defensive coordinator Brent Venables.
I think the defense is pretty good, Johnson said. Theyre not perfect. They make mistakes here and there, but for the most part, they are pretty good. I think (Venables) is going to turn the whole program around. The things hes putting in on defense are really helping us, and we can see the changes already.
Johnson (6-foot-1, 185) intercepted eight passes and forced three fumbles this season. His normal position is cornerback, but he could be moved to safety next year.
Johnson verbally committed to the Tigers in March. He said Clemson fit what he was looking for in a school.
I just like the environment up there, he said. I like all the coaches. They seem like they care about you a lot. Its just more than football. They want to see you successful in life.
Johnson added that Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was a major reason he committed to the Tigers.
I love a coach like him, Johnson said. It will help you where you need to be. If a coach is lying to you and telling you this and that, its not really going to help you better yourself.
Clemson won the ACC championship last year and reached the Orange Bowl. The Tigers were one game away from going back to the league title game but fell short at Florida State. The likelihood that they could make a quick return to an ACC title or beyond excites Johnson.
Thats real exciting, he said. It gives you more motivation to play hard. When you are not playing for anything, youre not playing as hard as you can.
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Im real excited because thats the best players from North Carolina, so it will help me go up against better competition to help me better myself.
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Apparently pajama bottoms have taken the place of football pants.
South Carolina worked out for two hours on Thursday morning in shoulder pads, but wore either sweats or pajama pants. The most interesting of the day belonged to Swansea linebacker Byron Johnson, who was sporting Superman pants.
Solid special teams
South Carolina has spent a lot of time working on special teams this week. Sandlappers coach Ray Stackley said hes pleased with the progress his team has made.
Weve had a lot of work on that because some of these guys have never played on special teams, he said. We started early trying to get that in.
He added kicker Ben Hinson (Irmo) has been dependable.
Ben Hinson is a quality kid, a smart kid, Stackley said. Hes a very good kicker and is punting very well.
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A few Sandlappers had to borrow helmets from Spartanburg High School cause of issues with their own headgear. Dutch Fork defensive lineman Jamar Winston spent most of the week in Vikings gear before getting his own helmet back Thursday.
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Terugkeer ongewenst (original 2011; edition 2012)
by Charles Lewinsky, Elly Schippers
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Terugkeer ongewenst by Charles Lewinsky (2011)
No current Talk conversations about this book.
"I have learned to live without freedom, without hope. So why do I find it so damned hard to live without my conscience."
The book is telling the partly true partly fictional story about the Jewish actor, entertainer and stage director Kurt Gerron who was very popular in Berlin in the twenties and early thirties. In 1933 he flees from the Nazi's and ends up in the Netherlands after short stops in Vienna and Paris. In the Netherlands he continues his career with performances in the "Joodse Schouwburg" and cooperating on several Dutch movies. With his wife Olga he is being transported to Westerbork and after deported to Theresienstadt. Here the SS asks him to make a movie in which the humiliating life in the ghetto is portrayed as a paradise. Declining the offer means a one way ticket to Auschwitz but accepting means betrayal to his art and oneself. Author Charles Lewinsky was born in 1946 and divides his time between Zurich and France. He has made a career in the movies, directing and as play writer. He wrote several novels who have been translated in various languages. He has won various awards for his books. Review Last year I read my first Lewinsky, the very popular "Het lot van de familie Meijer". Though I enjoyed the use of language in that book I was less enthralled with the story. When I heard the synopsis of this book though I knew I had to have it. A bookshop in Amsterdam was having a signing with Charles Lewinsky and though I was not able to attend there they made sure I got a signed copy 3 days after the release, thanks Athenaeum Amsterdam. When I got really fed up with my books for this month I decided to pick this one up and I am happy I did. The author continues his beautiful use of language in this book. There are so many strong one liners in this book that make you gasp, think or cry. There is one main character in this book and that is Kurt Gerron, the actor. All the other people are playing a role in his life. The most important his wife Olga who seems to be the only person able to see what really goes on in his mind. It is clear he loves her very much and she is the most important. But he himself is the second best in his life. The actor and famous stage director. I loved how the author build his personality. Sometimes you really wonder how he can be so blind to things around him and you really feel like yelling at him because he is making all the wrong decisions. Other times you just want to go and help him. The story itself is partly true part fictional. You do not really get that feeling though when you read it. If you want to know which parts are made up you would have to do a lot of research. If the author would have claimed it was Gerrons diary which he made readable I would have believed it too. It is a book I am going to put on my bookshelf and pick up again in 10 years cause I remembered it was so beautifully written.
Rezensionsnotiz zu Die Zeit, 13.10.2011
Kurt Gerron war ein jüdischer Schauspieler, der in Auschwitz ermordet wurde. Selbstverständlich kann man über diesen Mann einen Roman schreiben, egal, wer man ist und wie alt man ist. Aber dann sollte die Sache doch einen echten literarischen Anspruch haben. Und den sieht Rezensent Tobias Lehmkuhl hier nirgends. Die Sprache sei voller Klischees und der Aufbau des Romans erinnere ihn an die Technik der Fernsehserien. Lewinsky hat Gerrons Schicksal nur benutzt, um seinen Trivialroman mit Bedeutung zu parfümieren. Die "eigene Dürftigkeit", so der abgestoßene Rezensent, konnte er nicht kaschieren.
Rezensionsnotiz zu Süddeutsche Zeitung, 07.11.2011
Ganz schön heikel findet Hans-Peter Kunisch das Verfahren, mit dem Charles Lewinsky in diesem Buch versucht, sich der historischen Figur Kurt Gerrons zu nähern. Für Kunisch stellt der Roman nicht nur die Frage nach dem "richtigen jüdischen Leben im falschen", er tut dies vor allem auf eine gänzlich distanzlose Weise, indem Lewinsky seiner Figur Gedanken und Worte zueignet, die fiktiv und also mit der Geschichtlichkeit der Figur schlecht zusammengehen, wie Kunisch findet. So sehr ihm diese strukturelle Eigenschaft des Textes missfällt, zumal ihm auch immer wieder Unglaubwürdigkeiten die Figur betreffend auffallen, so gut gefällt ihm das Buch dennoch in seinem weiteren Verlauf. Dass Lewinsky ein guter Erzähler ist, bleibt für ihn unbestritten.
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"A Different Kind of Anniversary"
Dr. George C. Nield, Huntsville, Alabama
May 20, 2011
International Space Development Conference
Good afternoon, everyone.
This is the time of year when we get to celebrate a number of aerospace anniversaries. Last month we had both the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, and the 30th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle mission. This month marked the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's launch. All of those events, as impressive and as significant as they may have been, were the result of the efforts of thousands of people working on vehicles that were owned and operated by government agencies – either in the U.S. or in the Soviet Union. However, today marks the anniversary of a very different kind of milestone, one based on an entrepreneurial spirit, tremendous personal courage, unbridled optimism, and the power of free enterprise. It was on May 20, 1927, at 7:52 in the morning, that Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, to begin what was to be a 33-1/2 hour flight in his specially modified craft, the Spirit of St. Louis, allowing him to become the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
Lindbergh's success seemed to awaken the public to the possibilities of aviation, and helped to almost single-handedly transform and energize the aviation industry. In the years immediately following his flight, the number of registered aircraft, the number of licensed pilots, and the number of airline passengers all increased exponentially.
So I think it is very fitting that today we have come together to talk about how the government is trying to enable private industry to take on important new responsibilities in our nation's space program, by delivering cargo, and eventually crewmembers, to the International Space Station.
The idea that the government should increase its reliance on commercial space transportation really isn't a new one. In fact, as former Congressman Bob Walker recently pointed out in a Space News opinion piece, there have been three different presidential commissions over the last 10 years that were tasked with taking a look at the U.S. space program, and all three came to that same basic conclusion.
In its report back in 2002, the President's Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry, which was chaired by Walker, recommended that the government provide incentives to commercial space and observed that public space travel holds the potential for increasing launch demand and improvements in space launch reliability and reusability.
In June 2004, the President's Commission on Moon, Mars & Beyond, chaired by Pete Aldridge, noted that "NASA's relationship to the private sector…must be decisively transformed." It recommended that NASA procure all of its low-Earth orbit launch services competitively on the commercial market.
The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, chaired by Norm Augustine, concluded in its report in October of 2009, that "Commercial services to deliver crew to low-Earth orbit are within reach." It noted that while using such an approach would involve some risks, it could provide an "earlier capability at lower initial and lifecycle costs than government could achieve."
So now that all three reports have been around for a while and most of the printed copies have likely been filed away in various dusty file cabinets and rarely-used government book cases, where are we on implementation?
Well, I am pleased to report that we are in the process of putting some of that advice into practice, of actually making things happen. The Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is ongoing, contracts for the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program have been awarded and performance-based milestones are being accomplished, and the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program is already well underway, having entered the second phase of the program. And how are things working out so far? I think it's fair to say that while the benefits of commercial space are not yet fully proven, we have seen some very encouraging early results. If you look at what has been accomplished in the COTS program for a relatively modest government investment – the development of two new launch vehicles, two new spacecraft, assorted ground and flight systems, a successful orbital demonstration, and numerous ongoing reviews and other tests, it's a pretty impressive return on the taxpayers' dollars.
From the FAA's perspective, as the government regulator for these commercial space activities, we are very excited about the progress achieved to date, and we are committed to working with our partners at NASA to enable a brand new industry and to do what we can to regain America's leadership in human spaceflight as soon as possible.
Note that I mentioned that I am interested in regaining America's leadership in human spaceflight. Some may question that wording. After all, aren't we already the world leader in human spaceflight?
Well, we may be today, but two months from now, after the Space Shuttle Atlantis completes its final mission, the United States will no longer have the capability to launch astronauts into orbit. And without the capability to do that, I think it would be a real stretch to claim international leadership. The capability "gap" that we're about to enter will be a period of uncertain duration, but the fact that we have one at all is something that I find extremely frustrating and completely unnecessary. We've known for more than 7 years that we would be retiring the Space Shuttle—a remarkable vehicle, but one which has now gotten too old, too expensive, and too risky to continue to fly indefinitely. And yet we as a nation were somehow unable to be ready with a replacement system when we needed one. We could probably have a pretty spirited debate on the subject, but rather than argue about whose fault it is, or how we got into this predicament, I'd rather focus on what we can do to get out of it.
I'd like to see a high-priority national goal to minimize the gap by fielding a low-Earth orbit crew transportation system as soon as we possibly can. How long would it take to do that? Well, we went from program start to first human flight for Project Gemini in a little over three years back in the 1960s. Knowing what we know today, don't you think we could beat that schedule today if we really wanted to?
It would be one thing if we had to start from scratch and design, build, and test a whole new launch vehicle. But there are at least three rockets flying successfully today, that appear to have the potential for safely carrying crewmembers – the Delta IV, the Atlas 5, and the Falcon 9. So the only thing we really need to focus on is the spacecraft. And there are a number of U.S. companies who have announced that they are ready, willing, and able to deliver such a system. NASA just selected four such companies as part of its CCDev-2 program, but there are others waiting in the wings who would love the chance to participate. By adding the requirement for a crew escape system, something that we have lived without for the last 30 years on the Space Shuttle, we have the opportunity to field a system with a significant increase in overall safety for those onboard.
With respect to delivering cargo to the ISS, the COTS and CRS programs are scheduled to be able to provide that capability later this year, so I think we are in reasonable shape. For transporting crew though, I'm more worried. CCDev is certainly headed in the right direction, and there is a strong potential for getting to a successful conclusion eventually. But I'm concerned that we are either not going to come up with the funding that will be needed, or that we will waste time arguing about whether there really is a commercial market for crew and cargo, or whether U.S. industry is capable of successfully building and launching rockets without scores of government inspectors looking over their shoulders.
Every day that we delay, is a day that we could have avoided outsourcing this job to the Russians, at $62 million per seat, and instead helping U.S. companies to develop an alternative using American ingenuity, with American jobs, American technologies, and American capabilities, something that will benefit our economy, our national security, our industrial base, and our desire for international leadership.
Speaking for the FAA, we want to do everything we can to support our partners at NASA, and to work closely with industry, to enable these commercial space missions to be both safe and successful. So let's get on with it!


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Discussion in 'Steelhead' started by _WW_, May 19, 2012.
Real fisherman get their breakfast at some gas station...
.......after they hit at least one run.
Hey Mumbles, I was just seeing if you were still paying attention to this thread. Glad not to be the boss of you; I'm not seeking more responsibility in my life.
Real fishermen don't get their breakfast advice from other fishermen.
I'm very fond of those Breakfast borritos at the rockport store, they are the bomb ate 7:30 in the morning
Nice to see the passion, I hope it can turn into meaningful action. Curt brought forth some good things to think about moving forward and Bob Triggs brought up the Commission hearings. The North Sound closures were the catalyst for forming the WSC 12 years ago, so I respect and share the passion with you.
I will offer my $.02... by asking a few questions:
Is this protest about having a C&R opportunity at any cost (to the fish) or is it about bringing to attention the plight of wild steelhead and demand management/recovery strategies put into place than just simple closures so they can recover sooner and we can justify to enjoy the season again?
Why just the Skagit? I sure miss the Sky in the Spring...
Why not load the buses to go to Commission hearing in Feb. to support the Skagit/Sauk and advocate the river managed as a wild salmonid river only period? I know the WSC put a lot of work into a rules proposal packet that could use all your support by attending the meeting and speaking up. Or simply bring your voice demanding more be done to recover wild steelhead.
How about using the Occupy venue to raise awareness of the plight of wild steelhead on the Skagit and help raise money for the Barnaby Reach restoration project to protect and restore critical habit for the Skagit?
My intention is to provide some additional things to think about to help channel the frustration of not having a C&R Season on the Skagit into action. Wild steelhead conservation and advocacy is a tough road. So indulge me to be blunt; The days of I just want to fish are over and sooner we utilize some of our time to get things done or get on the bus the better.
Sincerely, nice work. I believe it is good to get fed up and do something, send a message, hopefully it is the right message...to have abundant wild steelhead first that allows for opportunity sooner or later...hopefully sooner.
The goal is to restore the catch and release season on the Skagit/Sauk.
Rich -
Here are my thoughts/spin on some of the isues you raised. Clearly like most fishing issues there's some diveristy in thoughts.
Frist why the Skagit?
For me and many of those that have chimed in on the "Occupy Skagit" the Skagit/Sauk is our home river. More importantly as the 2nd and 3rd CnR steelhead rivers (the NF Nooksack was the first) in this State the Skagit/Sauk became the poster child of that management approach. Over the course of the decade of the 1980s that fishery developed from a fishing opportunity oddity to a huge success with anglers visited by virtually all the "who is who" in our sport every spring. It could be argued that it was through those CnR fisheries that many of us developed an appreciation and understand of the region's wild steelhead. Finally much of the basin's steelhead habitat remains unchanged (some even improved) from the 1980s, many management type issues have been at least partially addressed since the 1980s, in short the stage is set that all that is needed to see a return to the fishing of the mid-1980s is improved marine survivals. Early indications are that the region may be on the cusp of PDO shift. If so improving runs should follow. Changes in current management paradigms is needed if the angler will be able to take early advantage if and when retruns improve.
If we are looking to re-focus steelhead management what better place to start than the Skagit/Sauk. It is my belief that such an effort is much more likely to move things forward if it is narrowly focused rather that the broad approach covering a number of issues and basins. The wider approach just allows the debate to be too easily diverted to side issues rather on the principle issue. Success with the development of a new (return to the old?) management scheme on the Skagit would serve as the template for elsewhere.
CnR Opportunties -
Many of us do recognze that CnR steelhead fisheries like all fishing is a blood sport and some fish will die as the result of that management option. Whether we call that minimal mortality on the resource fishing impacts or harvest really means nothing. What is important that due to the uniqueness steelhead and steelhead fishing (folks will spend serious $$ to just catch and release a wild steelhead - not the case with a lot of fish resources) looking at the CnR management tool as early entery into wild steelhead fishing not only makes economic sense it would seem to me to be a no brainer.
Barnaby reach restoration -
Without getting into too much detail the wandering of the river channel across the flood plain in that reach between Illabot Creek and Sauk was driven by natural river processes. Those processes have largely been disrupted by the upper river dams that have seriously altered natural flows and gravel/bed load recruitment. Without hose process the success in other restoration efforts (especially for steelhead) will be significantly limited.
This is not an organized group like WSC and I, for one, hope it never becomes that. This a grass roots protest on the foolishness of steelhead management on the Skagit and hopefully to get the c&r season back. You want to join us, do so. If not, don't. If you want to protest the same thing on the Sky, do it, perhaps I will join you.
At what escapement level, and how many consecutive years at or above that level will WSC go to bat for a C&R fishery on the Skagit/Sauk? Until some SERIOUS changes are made to the management mentality, why on earth would ANY angler support closing the last portion of winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit? You have to see the concern, right?
There are superbly managed fisheries around the world that see far less than 5500-6000 wild anadromous fish (the glamour variety) returning. Why is this particular river and its fishery being held hostage?
C&R fishing is not the problem. Never was. Taking it away can't do anything to fix the problem. If anything it will further the decline as time passes and meaningful interest wanes.
Curt, are there any 4(d) issues that will have to be addressed before a C&R season is possible?
I'll begin by echoing WW's initial thoughts for Occupy Skagit. He said, "If WDFW is going to pretend to manage wild steelhead, I'm going to pretend to fish for them."
From that I conclude that the primary purpose is to raise awareness at WDFW, hopefully at the Commission level. From what we have seen, WDFW is barely advocating for the wild steelhead resource (for evidence examine the progress on a PS steelhead management plan), and clearly has done nothing, perhaps even less than nothing, to advocate for the wild steelhead angler.
The acceptable cost for CNS opportunity isn't settled and likely varies a fair bit among the prospective "Occupiers." Since CNR is still a blood sport, I expect that all Occupiers are OK with the incidental mortality associated with CNR seasons. The last existing WA steelhead management plan allowed the Skagit CNR season whenver the wild steelhead run forecast equaled or exceeded 80% of the floor escapement goal of 6,000 fish, or 4,800. I think this is at odds with WSC, which if I recall correctly advocates fishing only when run forecasts exceed the escapement goal. I'm OK with the lower bar for several reasons. First, the available evidence indicates that CNR fishing is not a cause of population decline, nor does it measurably limit the survival and recovery of the population. Second, WDFW and NMFS permit fishing on co-mingled stocks of both threatened and endangered salmon, not because it's good for the listed fish, but because society places such a high value on harvesting fish, unlisted or not. And NMFS does not find this action inconsistent with the survival and recovery of the listed species. Come on! You've got to be deeply wedded to harvest management for this to pass the red face and chuckle tests. Third, WDFW and NMFS permit fishing on SW WA rivers when and where listed steelhead are present. Presumably this is also consistent with the survival and recovery of the listed species. Fourth, CF&G and NMFS allow targeted fishing for listed Eel River steelhead that are not even co-mingled with hatchery fish. And this too could only occur if it is consistent with the survival and recovery of the listed species. Given these examples I'd have to say I'm surprised that anyone in charge suggested that the Skagit CNR season be closed.
With respect to widening the protest to include other rivers or other actions, I'd fall back to my suggestion when the WSC was formed: focus on one thing - relentlessly. In the case of WSC it was statewide non-retention of wild steelhead. For Occupy Skagit it pretty much has to be CNR on the Skagit only. One step at a time, then other waters and other actions.
Amen Salmo!!!!
I owe you a beer for so eloquently typing those words! Well said!
Freestone -
Yes there are ESA issues that have to be considered for any Puget Sound basin steelhead fishery. The current allowable impacts under ESA is a 6 basin aggregate impact of 4.2 %. As I recall the current all fishery impacts on the Skagit is approximately 3%. Any fishing that would be in addition to those currently in effect would have to demostrate that the impacts will remain below that 4.2%. Remember that those allowable impacts is for the aggregate population and even if the Skagit run increases there may not be as much run for additional fishing as one would thing.
Also because those impacts`exploitation rates limits they apply regardless of the run strength; in other words the fishery would have the same (curren) season structure whether the Skagit run size was 2,000 adults or 20,000.
While there certainly there is the option for the managers to apply for something other than the 4.2% aggregate they have not done so and development, review, and ultimately approval takes sometime (years). For Puget Sound there is individual stock allowable impacts that varies considerably depending on the productivity of the stock in question and what the modeedl increased risk from those impacts maye. Again as I recall Skagit summer/fall Chinook allowable impacts are about 50%. I'm pretty confident that a similar analysis for Skagit winter steelhead would yield a allowable impact significantly larger than 4.2%. One could also make the case that allowable impacts could increase with increasing run sizes without undue risk to the stocks. Unfortunately none of that work has been dne.
Salmo g
There is a new Steelhead management plan -finalized in 2008 (public comment allowed in 2006. That plan has done away with that 80% of the escapement rule. While there is room for up to a 10% impact on under escaped runs that is trumped by ESA fishing impact guidlines.
In regard to CnR fishing the plan states -
"b. Catch-and -Release: Catch-and release fisheries will be used to mximize the opportunity to catch and release steelhead (or catch rate) and provide extended fishing periods for hatchery and/or naturally produced fish that are more abundant than the escapement objective. Catch-and-release fisheries can be targeted on hatchery or wild fishbut they must be consistent with wild fish protection guidelines."
DOT is woking to place some road protection in at the 101 hole by cascadia. There is water cooler talk of big $ mitigation money coming, for that reach, and only half baked strategies for putting it into projects. If you have ideas, now's the time to get them in the hopper.
One thing that no one has really broached here is, pre-season forecasts. Would DFW have opened the Skagit of the preseason forecast had come above the floor? (I think no, and that's what I've heard--second hand). The proximate cause for the loss of C&R was the low per season forecast. There is the "Fed" specter and that does play a role, but, the feds bought off (I presume) on the 11'-12' management plan, that outlined guidelines for harvest given an adequate escapement forecast. The '11-'12 management plan called for a 16% exploitation rate if the run were forecasted to to be above the 6k floor. Miscalculations and over exploitation to be "made up" in subsequent years.
Another issue, I'm pretty sure that the "kelt adjustment" is in violation of the endangered species act. Take is take is take. Pre-spawn omykis=post spawn omykis, as far as the ESA is concerned. I don't care if the kelt adjustment makes any biological sense, I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't hold up if it were ever challenged. So, there may be (likley are) higher impacts that are really captured.
More inconsistencies by WDFW..... Almost every river on their list has threatened or "depressed" status, and rarley meet their escapement goals....yet they still allow fishing on most all of these rivers.... Catch and keep or catch and release. So to put it mildly... WDFW is consistently inconsistent
Well kind of inconsistent. I'm not aware of any targeted fisheries on these on threatened populations of steelhead. There are incedental impacts from fisheries trargeted at other species. So, there is a distinction that is meaningful to the Feds, but when it comes down to it, it still translates to impacts. There is a lot of support for allowing incedental take in order to sustain harvest on heathy populations. And, even if they don't end up meeting escapement, the pre-season forecast might have indicated differently, and that's what the based a opening decision on.
The probelm for us is that DFW doesn't value C&R. They go to great effort and allocate portions of allowable take in order to allow people to exploit (bonk) 'harvestable surplus' of healthier species. But, they won't make the effort to allocate additional impacts to c&r. Just doesn't rank high enough on their priority list/constituent give away hierarchy.
Thanks for the update reminder. Old timer's disease must be getting to me. Of course there's the 2008 plan. I just forgot about it yesterday. Must have had "Occupy" on my mind.
Thanks Curt!
Like it or not guys, the trick will be to figure out how to work within these impacts. The extra C&R take (the % ascribed to it, not what you think it ought to be) will have to come from somewhere. Some other fishery will have to be impacted and many of these other users groups fight for their allocation way louder than we do. The squeeky wheel gets the grease, or should I say the take, so go be squeeky!
Here is a quick read on the economic impact of highly sought after recreational fish.
do we need to sign up or show up or both - in that order??


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Kochi,June 23,2013: Whoever thinks everything is fine with the Commissioner of Entrance Examination's office and those managing its site are mistaken. The official website of the CEE went down for more than 36 hours since Thursday giving anxious moments to students.
On enquiries it was revealed that the official Kerala Government body managing the www.cee-kerala.org site did not support the site functioning causing heartburns to the CEE and also the users. This was in stark contrast to the functioning of the other site of the CEE www.cee.kerala.gov.in where the options are registered. It is managed by the National Informatics Centre.
The official site went out to the dark at the very crucial time when the students and parents were visiting it. On Friday from morning itself the site went off. Since the day was scheduled to begin option registration everybody thought it was due to heavy traffic. But the snag continued even the next day. When enquired a highly placed official of CEE told Mathrubhumi Education Online that it was due to the problem with the web supporters, C-DIT.
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Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Fargo sees record rainTuesday's record rainfall in Grand Forks and other parts of the Red River Valley should help some area crops, but it is too early to tell whether the moisture signals an end to the region's nearly year-old drought.
By: Kevin Bonham, Grand Forks Herald
Tuesday's record rainfall in Grand Forks and other parts of the Red River Valley should help some area crops, but it is too early to tell whether the moisture signals an end to the region's nearly year-old drought.
"One rain does not a drought break," said Mark Ewens, climate forecaster with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks.
The agency reported that 1.96 inches of rain fell at Grand Forks International Airport. That breaks the record of 1.30 inches, set in 1993.
Rainfall totaled 2.06 inches at the Weather Service office in Grand Forks, surpassing the mark of 1.22 inches in 1902.
Another band, along and south of Interstate 94, produced rainfall totals of as much as 3 to 5 inches in some points between Valley City, N.D., and Wadena, Minn.
Fargo also set a record, with 2.35 inches, breaking the mark of 1.05 inches in 1993.
Limited spread
While heavy rain fell in the Grand Forks area, others points to the north and between the U.S. 2 and I-94 swaths received little moisture.
"It was really spotty. In Grand Forks, for example, the area was pretty small," Ewens said. "You don't have to go very far south of the city to see that the rain diminished very dramatically."
Thompson, N.D., for example, received about one inch, while Reynolds, N.D. recorded about 0.70 inch. By contrast, rainfall totaled 0.04 inch in Mayville, N.D., and 0.07 inch in Hatton, N.D.
To the north, Pembina, N.D., reported 0.01 inch.
While rainfall officially measured 2.7 inches in the Devils Lake Basin, totals ranged from 0.21 inch in Starkweather, N.D., to 4.59 inches at Woodland Resort.
Looking ahead
Even factoring this week's rain, much of North Dakota and northwest Minnesota remain dry, as total precipitation over the past two weeks lags 50 percent or more below normal.
"While it is good news for those that received it, there are several things to consider," the Weather Service said in a rain analysis released Wednesday afternoon.
Heavy rains, such as those late Tuesday, can result in as much runoff as absorption into the soils, especially in the heavy clay-based Red River Valley, the report said. That runoff already was seen Wednesday in some rivers.
In addition, Tuesday's rain covered just narrow strips of the drought-stricken valley.
"Stressed or weakened crops can be damaged by excessive rain rates, hail, high winds or a combination of the three," the report said. "Stunted crops can be drowned in lower-lying areas, and mud splattering of leaves can stress certain crops."
"Droughts such as we're seeing in the Red River Valley developed over the past 10 or 11 months," the report said, "and will be slow to be mitigated completely."
The Weather Service forecasts potential showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday, mainly across northwest Minnesota.
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Dining Out Locales We Love!
Posted in: In The Know
Date: August 13, 2013
In Texas, there's no shortage of delicious dining, and when it comes to scouting out the best in the area, don't fear, we've done the oh-so-tough work for you. Here are the top three places we're talking about this month.
Mi Cocina
Dallas' popular Tex-Mex restaurant made a move south to The Woodlands where the upscale restaurant is focused on high quality ingredients and an emphasis on service. Located at The Woodlands Mall, Mi Cocina is known for its Mambo Taxi®, a classic frozen margarita featuring Sauza Blanco tequila with Mi Cocina house-made Sangria. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, the restaurant also features a gourmet take on traditional fajitas, enchiladas, tacos and other Tex-Mex staples. Mi Cocina is located at 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive.
Blue Mug Café
With an inviting, casual and comfortable setting, Blue Mug Café is set right at the intersection of Woodlands Parkway and FM 2978 and features a full menu of moderately priced food influenced by international tastes combined with time-honored recipes from around the world. Open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and dessert!), Blue Mug is more than just a restaurant but a nice hang out as well. Try the Caponi sandwich stacked with Cajun turkey, honey ham, hard salami, provolone, red onions, tomatoes, lettuce, chipotle Caesar dressing on a rustic sourdough bun. Or perhaps Jefe's Pot Roast Grilled Cheese – Angus beef pot roast, apricot BBQ sauce and sharp cheddar cheese grilled to perfection on a sourdough bun. We could go on, and on and on…
Luca & Leonardo
Located right on The Woodlands Waterway, Luca & Leonardo's is a romantic Italian restaurant with a birdseye view of the fountains at Waterway Square. As a guest, you become part of the Luca & Leonardo familia while dining there with warm, friendly service from the moment you step in their doors. Signatures include Rotoli – prosciutto rolls stuffed with foie grass and figs – and Ossobucco alla Griglia. They also now feature live jazz during brunch on Sundays. All around a great spot for date night or catching up with friends.
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FORT WALTON BEACH — The small group of attendees to Monday morning's Mass at Saint Mary Catholic Church said a special prayer for the next man to step into the role of pope.
Members of the Catholic church were stunned when the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation was made. He is the first pope in 600 years to step down from the position.
"I was surprised when I heard the news," said Elia Saxer. "I thought he was a good leader because he upheld the teachings of the Catholic church."
Gloria Conrad said the announcement of the resignation was initially a shock, but she said Pope Benedict always had intentions of stepping down should he not be able to fulfill the duties of the pope.
"In many ways, I think it was wise," Conrad said. "I hope the successor isn't someone extremely conservative, but I don't have anyone in particular in mind."
Mass attendees on Monday morning said they trust the process to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. The resignation will call for a conclave to elect a new pope by mid-March.
"I pray we will get a great successor. We need a person who is equipped to handle the position," said Lancy Colaco. "What (God) does he does best, so we now pray for our Pope Benedict and his successor."
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Joe Machado
Joe joined Morgenthaler in 2005 as a member of the Private Equity Team. Since joining the firm, Joe has worked closely with several current and former portfolio companies, including Extrusion Technologies, Comm-Works, Ryan Herco Flow Solutions, Phillips and Temro Industries, RotoMetrics, Enginetics Aerospace, Satellite Logistics Group, and United Pipe & Steel.
Prior to joining Morgenthaler, Joe was an Associate at American Capital Strategies, a mezzanine and equity buyout firm with $5 billion under management. Prior to that, Joe was an Associate at Thayer Capital Partners, a late stage private equity firm with $1.3 billion under management. Joe began his career as a Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst at Raymond James & Associates, a regional investment bank focused on small capitalization companies.
Princeton University (B.A. in Economics), Harvard Business School (M.B.A. with Distinction)
Board Seats:
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Portfolio News:
- Morgenthaler Private Equity Announces the Sale of RotoMetrics
- Morgenthaler Private Equity Announces the Sale of Enginetics Corporation
- Morgenthaler Private Equity Announces the Recapitalization of United Pipe & Steel Corp.
- Morgenthaler Private Equity Announces the Sale of Phillips & Temro
- RHFS Sold to Greenbriar
- RotoMetrics Acquires Gerhardt
- Morgenthaler Announces Acquisition of PenValve by RHFS
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An Australian teen was found disoriented and covered with leeches and insect bites after spending nine weeks in the Australian Outback in an attempt to run away from home.
Matthew Allen went missing north of Sydney prompting his family to fear the worst, believing he was dead after massive searches turned up nothing. He was last seen by his family on Nov. 27, according to the New South Wales Police Force.
But two months later, Allen, 18, was found by hikers in the bush near Sydney. He only weighed around 85 pounds and was covered in leeches and mosquito bites, while suffering from gangrene, according to The Australian newspaper.
He was located only around 650 feet from homes in the suburb of Westleigh, just under a mile from his family home, but it is unclear if he spent the entire time there or if he moved around.
"It was a 400 meters walk in, in difficult terrain, to reach the patient and he was found sitting near the creek," paramedic David Zids told the paper. "He had lost a lot of weight. He was fairly weak from malnourishment. He'd only been drinking out of the creek, which runs off an urban area."
Police said that when he was located, he was airlifted out of the bush via a rescue helicopter. Authorities said they think he was in the bush the entire nine weeks he was missing.
Speaking on Allen's condition, police inspector Glyn Baker told Sky News, "He was completely exhausted, completely dehydrated, suffered significant weight loss, somewhere up to 50 percent."
He added, "He was suffering from partial blindness and he had leeches all over him. He was not living under any shelter and was exposed to the full conditions since reported being missing."
Authorities said that Allen suffers from mental health issues, without elaborating, according to Sky.
The Independent reported that he took no extra clothes along with him nor did he take his cellphone. Baker said that Allen apparently tried to hide from trails in the area, which is popular for hiking.
"Hikers often walk along tracks in the area and we think he might have stayed hidden from them," Baker said.
Glen Nash, with the Australian School of Mountaineering, told the Australian that, though not easy, it is possible to survive in the bush for nine weeks on only water.
"The common rule of thumb in our industry is you can live for three minutes without air, three hours without shelter in extreme environments, three days without water and, depending on who you talk to, three weeks without food," said Nash.
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Welcome to the Carnival of Tandem Nursing
This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Tandem Nursing hosted by Mommying My Way. Our participants have shared their personal stories of the highs the lows and information on what to expect if tandeming is in your future. Please read to the end of each post to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.
When I became pregnant with our second child, Joseph, I was elated. Instantly, I thought forward to tandem nursing Abbey (who would be 2.5 years at Joseph's due date) and our new baby, and I was really looking forward to enjoying the experience of nursing two children and the bond that it would form!
When the actual tandem nursing experience came to pass, elated wasn't quite the right word for the feelings that surfaced. At times I found myself feeling like a mommy dog, nursing a litter of pups! But it still was wonderful, and it's been an interesting and beautiful experience, and a stunning example of how our bodies are made to mother and how our mothering is meant to evolve.
Tandem Nursing During the Newborn Period
One of the first things that Abbey said about her baby brother was "Mommy, you need to give my brother Mamas. He wants mamas to drink!" and she started to undo my nursing tank and gently nudge Joseph's head toward my breast. Sharing was not an issue for Abbey. She constantly wanted to "share mamas" with Joseph, and was happy to do so. But she wanted to share with Joseph every time that he ate. . . and as a newborn eats upwards of 12 times per day, I had to tell Abbey that sharing with him every time he nursed was just not feasible nor was it a comfortable thing for me.
When planning to tandem nurse, I urge you to do some meditating on the newborn stage, and prepare some appropriate limits and explanations for your older child about why a newborn baby nurses so frequently, and how that is different from the pattern of nursing that they use as an older child. You're not a baby; you're my big girl: For Abbey, it was vital that I explain to her that she just could not nurse all day long. . . statements like "Babies drink mamas all the time because they're growing really really fast. You're a big girl, and big girls drink mamas sometimes AND eat food to grow tall and strong!"
Abbey still enjoys eating her snack and then running around the house showing off her strong muscles and long legs.Abbey while Joseph nursed in mid-morning or mid-afternoon was also helpful. I'd preface her snack with "Wow, won't Joseph be excited when he is old enough to have this yogurt like you! What a special snack!" and then when she was settled with her snack, I would settle down to nurse Joseph.
Tandem Nursing an Older Baby and a Preschooler
Simply saying "No thank you" and asking Abbey to respect my words when she would ask me for "mamas" started to happen more and more as Joseph grew into a crawling infant and would need to nurse for reasons other than just sustenance.
When he would [and still] "ask[s]" to nurse by rooting at by breast or signing for milk because his gums were sore from teething pains or if he fell and bumped his body while trying to learn a new gross motor skill, I would scoop him up and nurse him. . . and Abbey wanted me to do the same for her.
At this point, I just had to start saying "No thank you" to her requests to nurse. . . evolving my child-led-weaning ideals to save the happiness of the household, and do best by both of my children.
I was feeling touched-out and challenged by Abbey's intensity and demanding nature regarding my "mamas". And mommy off balance is not good for a family.
Teaching Bodily Integrity:
I needed to come back to a place of balance and peace, and setting limits with my nursing preschooler allowed me to reinstate balance and peace in our tandem nursing relationship and in our household.
I had planned on letting Abbey naturally wean and not imposing my feelings on her requests at all. But this type of all or nothing approach just didn't work out for our family, and so I taught Abbey a respect for my bodily integrity right alongside teaching her about her own.
Committing to and explaining bodily integrity: I told Abbey, "This is my body, and these are my "mamas". I choose to share them with you because I love you, and I know you need to nurse sometimes. But I can't nurse you all the time, and I feel so unhappy when you throw a fit over nursing. Ask me calmly about nursing, and then mommy can enjoy nursing you!"
If you find yourself feeling touched-out by tandem nursing, I urge you to contemplate the WHO's recommendation on breastfeeding past infancy, and meditate on what it means for you.
They recommend breastfeeding to 2 years of age and then after that, as long as is mutually beneficial and desired.
I asked myself, "I know that breastfeeding my older child is normal and healthy for both of us. But I am having a hard time. What would make this nursing relationship desirable once more for me? What can I change to make it beneficial for ME?" So that I could provide a peaceful and comforting nursing relationship for Abbey instead of one filled with strain and struggle.
Finding Peace:
What I needed was peace in our nursing sessions. With some work, establishing and enforcing nursing limits for Abbey, we have once more come to a place of peace in our tandem nursing story. Now, Every day when Abbey comes downstairs from her nap, she asks to nurse on the sofa – she offers her brother one breast or the other, and takes the other "mama" for herself. Switching after a couple minutes, holding hands, playfully tickling and tugging at each other, my little toddler and beautiful child tandem nurse at my breast . . . and I am finally, actually elated about tandem nursing, just like I dreamt I would be.
- My Tandem Nursing Journey: Jenny at I'm a full-time mummy is sharing her tandem nursing journey so far…
- Built for Two: No matter how much you read and plan, things may not always go as you expect. A few things that Jennifer at True Confessions of a Real Mommy wished she knew when she was planning to tandem feed her toddler and newborn.
- Tandem Nursing – Magic Cure?: Jorje of Momma Jorje had high expectations of tandem nursing easing her toddler daughter's transition from being the baby to being a big sister.
- Mutually Desirable – Navigating a Tandem Nursing Experience: Amy Willa at www.amywilla.com talks about limit setting and meditations that help her navigate an intense tandem nursing experience.
- My Adventure in Tandem Nursing: Alicia at Lactation Narration tells her story of nursing her daughter through pregnancy and then tandem nursing.
- 4 months in: the good/hard: Becca at Exile Fertility writes about the joys and struggles of having two nurslings 17 months apart.
- Tandem Nursing: One at a Time: When tandem nursing resulted in a nursing aversion, Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children looked for ways to meet everyone's needs.
- Why Nurse a 4 Year Old?: One of the questions Dionna at Code Name: Mama keeps getting is, "but why breastfeed a four year old? What are the benefits?" Today she answers that question.
- My Hurt Feelings: Shannon at The Artful Mama shares how her first son reacted to nursing after the birth of his brother and the gift she received the last time he nursed.
- Carnival of Tandem Nursing: A Letter To Myself 7 Years Ago: Dulce de leche shares the advice and reassurance that she would have given to herself if she could go back in time.
- Nursing Both My Babies: Cassie at There's a Pickle in my Lifeshares her experience with nursing and transitioning into tandem nursing. She also gives tips for struggles.
- Our Tandem Nursing Journey: Kim at Life-is-Learning describes her journey into tandem nursing and why it is important to her.
- Based on her own experience, Lauren at Hobo Mama dishes about the benefits and downsides to nursing multiple children.


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That night, I dreamed of my mother, remembering that she once had wanted to adopt a child from Vietnam, but my father hadn't felt the same way. It was the first time she'd ever appeared in my dreams. I woke up knowing I could be—and would be—a mother. I also knew how that was going to happen.
A few days later, in the car on our way to dinner, I told my husband that I wanted to look into adopting a girl from China. "You're enough for me," he said. "But if you want to find out more about that, we can."
In early 2003, we registered with an adoption agency and began an 18-month "paper pregnancy." During that time, I kept in touch with Jill, e-mailing her occasionally. I promised to visit so I could meet her daughter, but as often happens, life got in the way. Still, the little girl in the Snow White costume and her mother were never far away in my thoughts.
When my husband and I returned from China with our nine-month-old daughter, Madeline Jing-Mei, in November 2005, Jill was one of the first people I e-mailed. "I did it!" I wrote. "I'm a mother, and she's beautiful!"
"Congratulations," she wrote back. "You're embarking on the greatest adventure of your life."
We recently reconnected on Facebook, and I reminded her that meeting her was the single most important encounter I'd ever had with a stranger. "I can't imagine my life without Madeline. She's the happiest child, and I adore her. I would have never really thought about adopting a baby from China if I hadn't met you that day," I told her. "You changed my life."
"You were just ready to hear what I had to say," said Jill. "It was meant to be."


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Annual Installation/Awardee Dinner,
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter held their annual Officer Installation and scholarship award dinner at the Veterans Memorial Building in Lafayette, CA on Friday June 27. Three deserving students, one a junior at Cal Maritime Academy, one soon to be a freshman at Cal Maritime Academy and one from High Point University in North Carolina were each awarded $1000 dollars toward their tuition. Ms. Beverly Byl from Cal Maritime was the guest speaker in which she gave a very interesting presentation on CMA and what the school is doing to prepare their students to succeed after college. In addition, General Wykle was in attendance where he swore in the 2014-2015 new board of directors and chapter officers and
gave the audience an overview of what is happening with sequestration and how the NDTA is working with the DOD.
At the end of General Wykle's speech, the SFBA BOD thanked him for his 12 years of leading the organization and presented him with a Seattle Seahawks bucket hat to wear while rooting for his team or protecting his face and head while fishing.
Will Martin,
Chapter President
March 11, 2014
The annual emergency preparedness luncheon was very informative. Participants learned the role of first responders as well as the role of an incident command post to include it structure. The luncheon speakers were Joan Kelley-Williams of the American Red Cross, Ana-Marie Jones/Lars Eric Holm of Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD) and Paul Hess of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. The speakers provided information on how their orginaztion prepares for national disasters and followed up how individual families can prepare. By touching on how preparedness is done on a national level, state level and then on to a local level, it enable all participants to easily to conclude the importance of being prepare and how each of us can personally prepare.
The large luncheon participation was in large part due to the support of the Port Of Oakland, American President Lines and Matson Navigation. A special thanks go out to the Port of Oakland has repeatedly supply the chapter with a facility to host the emergency preparedness luncheon at no cost to NDTA-SF.
I also like to thank all those who came out for the luncheon. We change the format a little each year to keep it interesting. This year we added a piece on mass shooting to keep it relavant to todays events. However, the primary focus stays the same, "be informed and be prepare".
The San Francisco Chapter welcome your comments and suggestions.
Reginald C. Ali, 2nd VP
Annual Crab Feed January 17, 2014
The San Francisco Chapter wishes to thank all those who participated and welcome any comments you may have to improve this or any other chapter event.
Reginald Ali, 2nd Chapter VP
Day At The Races
The NDTA San Francisco chapter hosted it annual "Day at the Races" fund raising event on October 26th . It has become a mainstream event which the chapter has been hosting for over twenty-five years. Even after all these years member still find it enjoyable event. In fact, members have been known to bring their children and grandchildren to the event. The event proceed go to the chapter scholarship fund.
The chapter host the event at Golden Gate Fields race track because they have great food, good service, and warm and friendly atmosphere that ensures the chapter's members and their guest will experience a pleasant afternoon. The race track also caters to both seniors and children which enables the entire family to enjoy the outing.
There were no big winners or losers either, just a pleasant afternoon spent enjoying friends and business associates. The chapter put on several fund raises events each year to award scholarship provide connections that help keep the partnership between the transportation and logistics industry and the military alliance strong and our country's ability to respond effectively to military logistical needs.
We thank you all for your continue support in keeping our country strong.
Reginald C. Ali,
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Anyone been able to download TR5 yet? TR4 is still the only thingshowing
on fix central so perhaps there's somewhere else on IBM's monolithicmaze?
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Subject: IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5 offers performance,
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IBM announcement
IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5 offers performance, usability, and
integration enhancements
Some stuff coming in TR5 (available October 9)
Some stuff in a new HTTP group (available December 15)
Some stuff in a new DB2 group PTF (planned November 9)
Also announced was some new hardware.
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Staybridge Suites Dallas-Las Colinas Area
Dallas area extended stay hotel provides outstanding quality.
Travelers looking for a comfortable and inviting hotel can count on the Staybridge Suites® Dallas - Las Colinas Area hotel. This extended stay hotel in Irving, TX is easily accessible to businesses and attractions in the bustling metropolis. Located near the Dallas – Fort Worth (DFW) airport, our hotel accommodations and spacious suites make you feel right at home.
We offer convenient business travel accommodations for our guests. Our hotel is short drive from the DFW airport, the Dallas Convention Center and near Microsoft, Verizon, Nokia and other Fortune 500 companies. Enjoy free wireless everywhere throughout the hotel and be sure to join us at The Social every Tuesday through Thursday evening for complimentary appetizers and drinks.
Leisure travelers visiting the Dallas area will enjoy a round of golf at the LB Houston Golf Course or an adrenaline-filled horse race at Lone Star Park.
Staying awhile? Our hotel offers free breakfast served daily, a pet-friendly policy, free laundry, a full-size kitchen, and a large, outdoor pool making your stay pleasant and home like. We invite you to come and enjoy quality comfort at a value that will make your visit at Staybridge Suites Dallas-Las Colinas one you'll love to remember.
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Excelent place to stay
July 03, 2015
Hard to putt all positive experience but from my experience staying in lot of hotels in Europe , USA , Canada this place is excellent because everything is balanced and employes are awesome. When I need something even it is out of working hours like i am late for breakfast they will provide me and they stay longer. Hotel is really good and employes also.Room service , maintenance , kitchen ... they are really good. It is hard to make all list but from my personal opinion and experience staying in lot of different hotels in different countries this is number 1 for me. Really good value for the money .
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Came to the DFW area for two purposes, first for the wife to see a doctor and second to celebrate her birthday. This place made the whole weekend a pleasurable one!
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Very Clean comfortable and relaxing. While out on business its the little thing that matter. the hotel staff made sure i had everything i needed for my stay. The rooms where very clean and everything worked in the hotel. Very quiet clean and relaxing.
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Annual Diving Report
Fatalities and serious diving injuries are rare and often seem to be associated with unsafe behaviors or hazardous conditions, but they can occur without apparent cause.
Understanding the contributing factors could lead to safer diving. The primary goal of DAN's Annual Diving Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities, and Project Dive Exploration is to further this understanding.


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Modern is a style, a statement and a way of living. It refers to an era Past, but also to an era in the making. Houston House is a progressive Houston skyline fixture that has reached its latest and most significant evolution.
Each amenity at Houston House is designed to awe and to redefine the meaning of rental living - like our full-size basketball court and 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center. If our amenities don't elevate this landmark dwelling to a new level of modernity, then our ageless 360 degree view will. Stop by today and experience our fully re-imagined mid-century lobby and revel in its historic designer roots - instantly understand why you can't help but desire to call Houston House your new home.