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With national coverage, a host of guest stars and spectacular fireworks, the ABC's coverage of Australia's New Year's Eve celebrations should have been a sparkler, so what went wrong?PT1M35S http://www.theage.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-306v1 620 349 January 2, 2014
ABC TV's director of television Richard Finlayson has played a straight bat to criticism over the corporation's New Year's Eve broadcast, insisting Lawrence Mooney and Stephanie Brantz "did a terrific job".
The four-hour live broadcast has sparked a lively debate on social media and beyond with detractors insisting it was amateurish and at times offensive.
"Four hours of live TV is a huge undertaking," said Mr Finlayson. "While there's always things to review and improve, we think our team did a terrific job in celebrating an iconic Australian event.
"Social media is full of a range of opinions, positive and negative. All feedback is useful and our ratings numbers are saying that Australians voted with their remotes in favour of the ABC coverage."
He said he was "thrilled" the broadcast reached a national audience of 3.8million people and won more viewers than Channel Nine's coverage last year.
"Our approach was to create a national event, using a breadth of ABC talent, over four hours, rather than just cover the firework displays as has been the previous practice," he said.
An ABC spokesman said the broadcaster has received some 140 complaints about the New Year special "which is not extraordinary for program with an audience of this size".
Meanwhile, Mooney said he had a "great time" and felt he and Brantz did a "good job".
Earlier, Mooney had expressed his thoughts more fully on Twitter in response to a supportive comment from fellow comedian Greg Fleet: "NYE coverage was a moist babe with sound problems happily stomped to death by folks sharpening knives on holiday. No biggy xx," he wrote.
@thegregfleet NYE coverage was a moist babe with sound problems happily stomped to death by folks sharpening knives on holiday. No biggy xx
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Feb. 21, 2012
|East Carolina vs. Old Dominion
Feb. 22, 2012 | 3 p.m. ET
Norfolk, Va.
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Opening Weekend Recap
East Carolina looks to extend its current winning streak to four games ... The have started a perfect 4-0 14 times in school history with the last time coming in 2009.
Junior Joseph Hughes will make his sixth career start ... In 2011, he appeared in 18 games (one start) where he allowed 12 runs (10 earned) on 22 hits ... Hughes fanned 21 and walked 11 in 22.0 innings posting a 4.09 ERA ... Out of high school he was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 40th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft (pick 1,192).
The Pirates moved up two spots to No. 20 in the latest Perfect Game poll ... They are also receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches/ESPN and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
ECU owns an all-time 301-182 record against members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Junior John Wooten extended his current hitting streak to 10 games with his solo home run in game two of the doubleheader against Milwaukee (Feb. 18) ... Dating back to the start of the 2011 Conference USA Championships, Wooten is bating .457 (16-for-35) with a home run, three RBI, eight runs and has collected five multi-hit games.
Junior College transfer Jay Cannon made an immediate impact in the series opener where he started all three games in right field ... Cannon batted .444 (4-for-9) with a home run, four RBI and scored five runs.
Sophomore Drew Reynolds collected a pair of saves on the weekend working just 1.1 innings where he recorded three punch outs ... In the series opener he entered the game with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth striking out Ryan Solberg on three-straight pitches ... His second save came in the series finale where he retired the side on 10 pitches with two strikeouts ... Reynolds experienced action in the field replacing Ben Fultz in game one of the Milwaukee doubleheader and then started in left field in the night cap.
Senior Corey Thompson batted .500 (5-for-10) against Milwaukee in the series opener ... His two-RBI double in the seventh inning on Saturday in game two of the doubleheader proved to be the game-winning hit ... Thompson also drew a team-best five walks on the weekend.
Wednesday's game will mark the 55th game between the two schools, where ODU holds a 28-26 all-time lead ... ODU won the last meeting 7-4 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium on May 17, 2011 ... Philip Clark and Zach Wright collected three hits in the loss, while Jack Reinheimer and John Wooten each drove in a run ... The last time the two teams met in Norfolk, Va. was on March 4, 2008 where the Pirates won in 10 innings, 20-13 ... On that day, ECU knotted the game at 13 in the top of the ninth and scored seven runs in the 10th for the win.


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"Maverick Films will produce thriller "Buried," hiring Joel Soisson ("The Ppophecy") to direct from a spec script by Jeff Dixon. Story revolves around young urban explorers who find the remnants of WWII medical experiments gone wrong. Urban exploration is a subculture with a growing following. Their goal is to gain entry to restricted areas or abandoned structures likemissile silos, lunatic asylums, subway tunnels or storm drains. Shooting begins late fall in Prague and LA..." (full details)
"David Ross ("The Woods") will make his directorial debut on "The Babysitters," starring John Leguizamo, Cynthia Nixon, Katherine Waterston, Denis O'Hare and Andy Comeau. Pic has begun shooting in New York. Ross wrote and is directing the drama, about a 16-year-old who turns her babysitting service into a call-girl ring for married men after she begins an affair with a customer..." (full details)
"Producer Tony DiDio and director Kevin Connor have acquired the screen rights to Warren Adler's new novel "Target Churchill." Adler is penning the screenplay about an assassination attempt, orchestrated by Joseph Stalin, on the British prime minister. Production on the independently financed project is planned for January in Kiev, London, Washington and Fulton, Mo..." (full details)


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The 100 integers from 1 to 100 are each written onto 100 index cards, which are then thoroughly shuffled. To put the cards back into their natural ordering, the only operation allowed is for a pair of cards to be swapped. Is it always possible to put the 100 cards back in order using 74 or fewer of these swap operations?
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Given a permutation of the cards, an orbit is a collection of cards one can reach from a given starting card by going to its original position, considering the card there, and repeating this any number of times. The shuffled deck is so partitioned into a number of orbits; in its original position every card is an orbit in itself ($100$ different orbits), but with the top card moved to the bottom, the whole deck is a single long orbit.
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Please Participate in Library Advocacy Day June 29th
The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) and the American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office will lead "Virtual Library Advocacy Day," an opportunity for all library advocates to make their voices heard on a national level, on Tuesday, June 29, 2010.
Don't let the physical world limit your influence or damper your voice in Washington, DC. Share your love of libraries and all the benefits that libraries provide for our country's residents and visitors by participating - in a virtual way - to emphasize to our lawmakers the value of libraries in a democratic society.
Here are a few resources that can help you prepare what you'd like to say to our federal lawmakers:
- To get a better idea of the current condition of South Carolina's libraries, read this document from the South Carolina State Library.
- View a short video from the Library Advocacy Day website which highlights some of the current stressors upon library services caused by the Great Recession.
- And, of course, regular readers of Connections know to look to the bottom left for the list of tags and find "Advocacy" to link to earlier posts I've made about how and why libraries are wonderful! [Ignore the "advocay" one. I can't figure out how to delete the misspelled tag.]
Q: What can you do from the comfort of your home or office?
A: Call and/or e-mail our elected officials on June 29 – or the week of June 28-July 2 - to tell them how much you love your library and why it is important to continue funding library related activities and services.
Q: How can you find the addresses of our federal representatives?
A: You can search the ALA's Legislative Action Center by ZIPcode OR go to the BCL's "Government Officials Who Serve You" webpage and click on "Federal Government" to search for a legislator by ZIPcode.
Just five minutes [count them -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes] of your time will help support and strengthen the efforts of the library supporters in Washington rallying on June 29.
"If citizens who care for libraries remain silent, it's the same as saying they are okay with low budgets and closed libraries," ALTAFF Executive Director Sally Gardner Reed says. "The only way for us to make a difference is to make our voices heard."
Don't let your voice in support of libraries go unheard.
Exercise your civil rights to celebrate the 234th birthday of the United States of America. Please contact your federal representative tomorrow -- or at the latest by the end of the week -- to add your voice to those in support of libraries.
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Grace Cordial has been responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Beaufort District Collection at the Beaufort County Library since 1999. The Beaufort District Collection exists to acquire, preserve, maintain and make accessible a research collection of permanent value which records the history, culture, and environment of our part of the South Carolina lowcountry. Besides the research room, Cordial manages the "Virtual BDC:" the BDC web pages, the Online Obituary Index, two digital collections, a new BDC.BCL Facebook page, and the Connections blog.
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The title pretty much says it all. Sabatinis currently has Bell's Hopslam on draft along with Troegs Mad Elf, and Sierra Nevada Celebration and Lindo tells me Southern Tier Choklat (on tap) is on the way.
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There was a healthy mix of new books and old books this week as there is not one book that is repeated in the lists. There are three pre-ordered books that take up most of the list for Kindle and three books on sale this week were able to take up most of the spots for the Nook books.
The latest book from Jamie McGuire, Beautiful Oblivion, was able to grab the number four spot for NY Times. This book is a spin-off series from her NY Times best selling Beautiful Disaster series. James Patterson's new book remains in the top spot for NY Times and will likely stay there for some time.
For the complete list, please see below.
NY Times Best-Seller
1. Invisible by James Patterson and David Ellis
2. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
3. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
4. Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire
5. The City by Dean Koontz
For the rest of the list, you can go here.
Amazon (Kindle)
1. Rain Girl by Gabi Kreslehner*
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. Inamorata by Megan Chance*
4. Act of War by Brad Thor
5. The Empty Quarter by David L. Robbins*
*denotes pre-order books
For the rest of the list, you can go here.
Barnes and Noble (Nook)
1. Chill Factor by Sandra Brown
2. Total Control by David Baldacci
3. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
4. The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard
5. The Pearl that Broke it's Shell by Nadia Hashimi
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But I realize that you may not care, so I will then try to get you to check out my portfolio. Now I just something in my portfolio so I can show you. If neither of those sections scares you away, you might want to contact me for whatever reason, so I'll try to get you to fill out the contact form.
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|This was one of my first experiments using AIR for Android. I only published it to have something for friends and such to see, but it got more than 15,000 downloads. But even if this linked to a real page, it would be more of a portfolio item than a post.
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|The day I was born. Obviously it was a big achievement for me. Why else would birthdays be celebrated? If the parents had done all that much, don't you think they would be the ones getting presents on that day? And just because you're reading this, my birth has affected you, no matter how insignificantly. But yeah, still just filling empty space.


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Beejoli Shah
I was slut-shamed by my Indian-American community
I was a victim of date rape, but my community wasn't willing to face it.
Why this blog post about public masturbation in India is going viral
Lucy Hemmings witnessed a man masturbating in front of her in Mumbai. Now Indians are apologizing on his behalf.
A former Marine is crowdfunding a mission to hunt down ISIS
A noble mission—but is it the best way to help?
What Rolling Stone can teach us about talking about campus rape
When I was raped in college, I felt I had nowhere to turn to. The fallout from the Rolling Stone UVA debacle can change that.
My first year in New York, as told by my Amazon purchase history
A life told in overpriced shampoo, leg warmers, and an unused bikini trimmer.
Sony CEO apologizes for dismissive email about sexual assault victims
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Unfortunately I am disappointed with this colour.
It was SO much more blue in real life than the picture. It's more blue than purple. I also thought it was quit dry. :( Skip this one (Posted on 10/6/15)
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This color was off-putting for me. I looked at it when it arrived and it was MUCH more blue than it looked in pictures. And it definitely doesn't look matte to me, I compared the finish of it right next to mocha (a beautiful matte brown, but it's a natural matte finish, not a non-dimensional matte) and country girl (a shimmery finish) and the finish of it was identical to country girl. I'm not sure if that was just mine or if this is normal for this color. It is still beautiful in my opinion and I TOTALLY use it, but it's just not what I expected it to be. That being said, it's pretty useless without an eyeshadow primer of some sort. I tried to swatch it on my arm without a primer and it was so sheer and the fallout was terrible, the same went for when I tried to apply it to my eyes. With a primer though (I prefer ELF's eyeshadow primer currently) it went on so smooth and creamy, and very pigmented. I always use a primer, so this wasn't a huge deal for me. (Posted on 5/20/14)
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As per normal I will be attending the forge World open day tomorrow. As such i will be taking photos and posting them online throughout the day. Click Here for the pictures. I will try and get as much as i can.
As per normal I will be attending the forge World open day tomorrow. As such i will be taking photos and posting them online throughout the day. Click Here for the pictures. I will try and get as much as i can.
Common sense is just not that common!
Minudra, leader of the Purple Dragons, will kill the false Emperor and bring all into the embrace of Grandfather Nurgle. *Manic laughter*
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Can we start peskering you with questions to ask the FWorlders yet?
like: Wich big titan is next in line? Warlord Warlord Warlord!
and: When will we be able to order the Storm Eagle and wich Chapters will be able to use them?
ooh and if you could get a look at the rules of it that would be awesome!
damn i wich i was rich so i could fly over to visit (and buy my lugage allowence of resin )
+1 to the questions.
Are they ever going to do more 'pilots' for races, specifically Eldar? I thought the Tau Air caste were so cool, they should definitely do more for each race.
also, thanks in advance Minudra, really appreciate the effort you go to. Im pretty excited
I'm excited already. Only day of the year we get to see lots of stuff anymore.
If everybody knows that nobody expects the Inquisition, is it really that unexpected when the Inquisition is found exactly where nobody expected to find them...
Check out my Angels Encarmine Project Log! Now with some Inquisition and Aeronautica Imperialis too!
Most definitely want to know about the Storm Eagle. That, and if they plan to release shoulder pads/lightning claws/thunderhammer-stormshields for the tartaros pattern termies.
Please ask about more Daemon engines, and how those are related to the next IA book. Any info on a release timeframe for IA 14 would also be great. Thanks in advance.
If you get your questions up before 12pm i will try and ask every one. I will then post the replies that evening. Think im gonna need a notepad.
Common sense is just not that common!
Minudra, leader of the Purple Dragons, will kill the false Emperor and bring all into the embrace of Grandfather Nurgle. *Manic laughter*
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Whats next for Eldar of all types(from them at least)?
There were reports that they were going to be making 2nd editions of IA 1&2, bringing them in line with modern rules and points. Are they still planning to do that, and if so how? A lot of the material in those books is now in the main codexes, will they be adding material? Removing some that exists elsewhere? Adding a story like IA3 and above have? And will other IA books be getting a similar treatment later on?
Once upon a midnight dreary...
Originally Posted by Hanska of Kompletely Kroot, May 12 2009, 12:42 PM
This might be closer to FW wish listing than questions but:
- Any more Badab War chapter shoulder pads on the horizon, particularly Carcharodons?
- Will there be any more chapter-themed Storm Shields?
- Any upcoming Wraithlord add on bits (craftworld specific heads?) or variants?
For their hybrid tau battle suit kits - are they stockpiling the old sprues, do they think they'll update the models to the old sprues, or do we need to get any we want now before the sprue gets retired?
The old chimera based kits got remodelled to fit the old ones, but then the sprue changed rather than the model.
any plans to do other variant terminator pattern armour?
Carnage 2008 40K Metal Hammer Winner (Last place!)
40k Bunny - Support the bunny with the bolter!!
Throne of Skulls 2008 Heat 2 - 142nd! (things can only get better!)
i shall be going (am wildly over excited ) i will most likely be wearing a rather fetching black and white sweater that looks like a xmas sweater on acid, in case anyone wants to say hi! :P will make sure to post anything i hear too
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Hope you don't mind asking a fantasy question, but what is next book wise for them after Monstrous Arcanum? Also I know the whole original idea behind Tamurkhan The Throne of Chaos 4 campaign books was canned, but will the 3 other brothers ever see light of day?
Many thanks for you efforts
Any idea on when DE will be making a (proper) appearance in the IA books?
If there's one question I'd like to see asked it's if they'll ever do any Xeno's from the backround that havent been represented in model form before, such as the Hrud or Slaugth or older ones from RT. It would be nice to know since they are doing stuff such as Fimir for fantasy.
My Extra-Dimensional SF wargame inspired by Olaf Staledon, Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Robert L Forward ect : http://outsidetheuniverseitself.blogspot.com/


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Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-44924
Fadini, G P; Maahs, D M; Siwy, J; Argilés, À; Cerna, M; Delles, C; Dominiczak, A F; Gayrard, N; Iphöfer, A; Jänsch, L; Jerums, G; Medek, K; Mischak, H; Navis, G J; Roob, J M; Rossing, K; Rossing, P; Rychlík, I; Schiffer, E; Schmieder, R E; Wascher, T C; Winklhofer-Roob, B M; Zimmerli, L U; Zürbig, P; Snell-Bergeon, J K (2010). Urinary collagen fragments are significantly altered in diabetes: a link to pathophysiology. PLoS ONE, 5(9):e13051.
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BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM) is variable, comprising different inflammatory and immune responses. Proteome analysis holds the promise of delivering insight into the pathophysiological changes associated with diabetes. Recently, we identified and validated urinary proteomics biomarkers for diabetes. Based on these initial findings, we aimed to further validate urinary proteomics biomarkers specific for diabetes in general, and particularity associated with either type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D).
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Therefore, the low-molecular-weight urinary proteome of 902 subjects from 10 different centers, 315 controls and 587 patients with T1D (n = 299) or T2D (n = 288), was analyzed using capillary-electrophoresis mass-spectrometry. The 261 urinary biomarkers (100 were sequenced) previously discovered in 205 subjects were validated in an additional 697 subjects to distinguish DM subjects (n = 382) from control subjects (n = 315) with 94% (95% CI: 92-95) accuracy in this study. To identify biomarkers that differentiate T1D from T2D, a subset of normoalbuminuric patients with T1D (n = 68) and T2D (n = 42) was employed, enabling identification of 131 biomarker candidates (40 were sequenced) differentially regulated between T1D and T2D. These biomarkers distinguished T1D from T2D in an independent validation set of normoalbuminuric patients (n = 108) with 88% (95% CI: 81-94%) accuracy, and in patients with impaired renal function (n = 369) with 85% (95% CI: 81-88%) accuracy. Specific collagen fragments were associated with diabetes and type of diabetes indicating changes in collagen turnover and extracellular matrix as one hallmark of the molecular pathophysiology of diabetes. Additional biomarkers including inflammatory processes and pro-thrombotic alterations were observed.
CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These findings, based on the largest proteomic study performed to date on subjects with DM, validate the previously described biomarkers for DM, and pinpoint differences in the urinary proteome of T1D and T2D, indicating significant differences in extracellular matrix remodeling.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday Morning
The sun had yet to make an appearance, leaving the foothills in the west a mysterious silhouette still recovering from a long weekend. The smell of the freshly ground French Roast teased life into me, as I waited impatiently for the coffee maker to go through the slow process of brewing the first pot of the week. And as the two groggy bulldogs jumped off the bed, there was no retreating back to the warm comfort that I had foolishly left without so much as one hit of the snooze button. The week had begun.
Pouring the last of the pot of coffee into the aging travel mug, I gave the dogs one last scratch behind the ears. Reminding them to be good. A small request that often goes unheard, like a parent reminding their kids to wash their hands after recess. And locking the door behind me, I failed to come up with a decent excuse to get out of work for the day, my car started without incident.
I found my desk just how I left it, comfortably scattered. But being familiar with the mess, I found the list of people I needed to contact for the week, and relaxed for the first time since waking up. Like most mondays, I spend the better part of the morning trying to remember the events of the last two days. Wishing I had done some things differently, but happy to be off from work, and spending time in the outdoors, chasing trout up and down the canyon.
This past weekend however, was filled with grass skirts, a halloween party, and football. A fun, atypical weekend, that was more recognizable to a college sophomore, than a working stiff, nursing the last of his coffee in a cubicle. So not having fished in nine days, the thoughts of the last trip up the Poudre seemed like the appropriate place to start my week. Replacing the memories of craft beers, Magnum PI, and a poorly played football game, by a hideous football team that will go unnamed.
I had written a post a while back entitled "Up the Poudre", a tribute to the first time that I fished the Poudre River. My wife and I had moved to Colorado the month before. Her for work, and me hoping to find a job in a down economy. So I wasn't surprised when the more reasonable member of our household requested that I not fish until solid employment was gained. How could I argue?
Since that first trip up the canyon, a lot of things have happened. I have been able to fish a river that up until a year or two ago was more of a wish than a reality. I have learned to fish differently from the familiar waters I had known in Minnesota, adjusting to conditions and water that was completely foreign to me, and often times still is. I have started a blog, sharing some of my experiences with people that graciously take the time to read with one small click of their mouse. But more important than that, I have met new people, either on the river, or through this median.
A few short weeks after the frenzy, I caught wind of a friend making his way to the front range, traveling from his home at the top of the mitten in Michigan. Jason Tucker was to fly into Denver, meet up with fellow fly fishing opportunist Jen Kugler, and meet me up in Fort Collins for a couple days of fishing the Poudre and beyond. A friend I had yet to meet, fishing together for the first time, wading in water I wanted to show off. Needless to say, I was excited.
By the time we arrived at the pullout of what would ultimately be the last spot we fished together, the three of us had slid into a comfortable rhythm. A rhythm more telling of friends that had been at it for years, let alone two days. And as we put distance between us and the truck, we walked in silence. Comfortable just to be in each other's company, not worried about an awkward silence than can sometimes plague new meetings. We had a river to meet, and that was conversation enough.
And as our boots found the water, I hung back, letting Jen and Jason take the first run.
*As Jason found out, fishing the Poudre is an experience. We caught fish, but more importantly, we got to know each other differently from the characters we play on our blogs. For those of you that don't know Jason, he is not only a fantastic fisherman and blogger, but he is one of the friendliest most genuine guys you would ever want to spend time with. I had a great couple days of fishing, and am looking forward to the next time we are able to get together. Hopefully, chasing some big browns with mouse patterns in Michigan....but it doesn't matter where, as I know we'd have some fun. If you haven't had a chance to read his blog and musings, please do so at Fontinalis Rising, you will not be disappointed. He has written about this trip, and it shouldn't be missed.
*This wasn't the first opportunity I have had to fish with Jen, and am impressed by her willingness to do whatever it takes to catch a fish. She is a great friend to have on the river, and I am looking forward to fishing again soon. Besides fly fishing, Jen also writes a great blog. Check it out here Fly Fishilicious. It's been fun reading her adventures as she begins this life long pursuit.
*The fishing from this weekend was good. We didn't catch a ton of fish by any stretch of the imagination, but we were happy. And like every fishing trip, we thanked the fish we caught.
Posted by Sanders at 12:01 PM
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Labels: Cache La Poudre, Coffee, Fontinalis Rising, Friends
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Laramie
Walking back to the car, the sagebrush whistled as a stronger than normal wind blew steadily from the north. We were in the high country in search of some late season browns willing to chase ugly looking streamers. But on this day, it wasn't meant to be. And as we broke down our gear in dejection, we found solace in retreating to the comforts of the modest SUV. Not having caught a fish, the "Crullers", jerky, and Gatorade seemed victory enough as we formulated a new plan.
The pavement of Highway 14 softened the front two tires, offering relief from the last thirty miles of Colorado "Grade 6" gravel that had rattled us back to the Poudre. Who would have guessed that my backup plan would involve this river…Besides me?
Posted by Sanders at 8:53 PM
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Labels: Cache La Poudre, Friends, The Laramie
Thursday, October 27, 2011
A Project Healing Waters Rod Review
Finding my way down to Denver last week for the premier of the soon to be cult classic fly fishing movie "Connect", I was presented with the rare opportunity to field test a fly rod from Larry Snyder of Flyfishing Crazy. Now, I normally shy away from doing reviews and testing products for people, but this opportunity was different. This rod and series of rods were built exclusively for Project Healing Waters, with the intent of giving 20% (plus, an additional $20/rod) of the proceeds from the sale of each rod back to the organization. Project Healing Waters provides fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying and rod building classes, along with clinics for wounded and injured military personnel. Needless to say, the decision to take this rod fishing was easy.
The rod that I was going to test, was the 8'6" 4wt. A perfect match for most any fishing I do on the Poudre. Pulling the rod out of the case while stringing up, the first thing I noticed was how aesthetically pleasing the rod was to look at. This rod was wrapped in Army colors, but can be customized for whatever branch of the military you desire. I was anxious to hit the water, not only for the fishing, but also to put this rod through the ringer.
The rod itself performed wonderfully. It cast with the same ease and accuracy I would expect from some of the more expensive rods I have owned and tried. The tip was flexible enough to protect my 6x tippet. While the rod itself, had plenty of backbone to play even the largest of fish in the river (not saying that I caught one of those). Stripping some line, I wanted to see how the rod would handle throwing some longer distance casts. And as I expected, it didn't disappoint. The rod was a rocket launcher. And that's saying something if I can lay down a cast of 60 feet or more (if you follow along, you have learned that I don't pride myself on casting).
Besides the fact that this rod is built and sold with the intent of giving back to a great organization, I would recommend this piece of equipment to anyone looking for a high quality rod to add to the quiver. The price point alone justifies some serious consideration, as these rods sell between $335-$345 apiece, and can be customized from the 8'6" 4wt to a 9'0" 8wt. I was really pleased that the quality of the rods matched the quality of the organization that they support.
*These rods are sold exclusively through Flyfishing Crazy, so please check them out. And with the holidays just around the corner, I couldn't imagine a better gift.
*Thanks Larry for presenting me with this opportunity, and for all the hard work you do for PHW.
*To learn more about Project Healing Waters and how you can get involved, please check out there website at Project Healing Waters.
Posted by Sanders at 2:17 PM
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Monday, October 24, 2011
The Greenbacks
Driving home from Montana this summer, I was anxious to return to the front range of Colorado. It was the beginning of hopper season, and I was excited to throw some big bugs to some carefree trout. The high water was receding from a record snow pack in the mountains, in turn, returning a raging Poudre to near normal flows. Flows more suited for a fly fisherman than the blue rubber rafts that make their living pumping adrenaline into miscellaneous adventure seekers.
Over the next several weeks upon my return from the Centennial Valley, my time on the water was spent throwing large attractor patterns sans dropper. Why complicate things? And as far as I could tell, the fish didn't miss the dropped flies anyway. Finding this rhythm felt good. It felt simple.
Like any fisherman that spends much time on the water, my mind tends to wander. It wanders to such important questions like: What's for dinner? Did I remember to feed the dogs? Will Tim Tebow be the starting quarterback for my new favorite team? How long can I reasonably fish tonight without Bridget killing me? You know, the important stuff. But in the ensuing weeks after the Montana experience, I spent a lot of time thinking about something Chris Hunt (of both Trout Unlimited and Eat More Brook Trout fame) asked me, what he asked all of us, "If you are a lover of the outdoors, and you use these cold water fisheries and backcountry areas, and you are not a TU member…why?"
You see, the trip to Montana had not only been an excuse to fish, but it was also an opportunity provided by Trout Unlimited to learn more about their mission, current projects, and some of the challenges that cold water fisheries face today (read more of my initial thoughts here. Montana: A Discussion).
The question I still find myself asking was proposed by Dietmar Grimm, VP of Marketing and Strategy (nice title), "How do we get the next generation of cold water enthusiasts to engage in an organization like Trout Unlimited?" Not an easy question, considering the current demographic of TU members is mostly made up of people receiving more issues of AARP than Trout. But none-the-less, a question that needs to be answered, and is paramount to the future success of the organization.
Being a member of Trout Unlimited for a few years now, I have some working knowledge of how the local chapters work. These local chapters are a great place to get our feet wet, doing a myriad of projects that include but are not limited to; river clean ups, youth camps, Trout in the Classroom, river restoration projects, etc. Despite doing loads of good for their local watersheds, the old way of doing business needs to adapt to a younger generation. No longer will raffles for gear, talks from local guides, and ownership through proxy votes for the next chapter president, be enough to grow, let alone sustain membership. And sadly, neither will the outstanding projects that these chapters promote. So let's face reality, TU's future isn't now, it's somewhere in the distance waiting for someone to come along and implement something new.
Up until last week, I thought that all chapters were created equal. But it took a trip to Denver, to a different chapter, to witness first hand I was wrong. The event I was to be attending was the premier of the movie "Connect", sponsored by the Greenbacks out of Denver. And walking through the doors of the Oriental Theatre I was refreshed by the energy and passion that this chapter prides itself on. Beer to the left (sponsored by Upslope Brewery, who donates a portion of all sales to Colorado Trout Unlimited), raffles to the right (something I appreciate, and hope never goes away at the chapter level), and movie, straight ahead. I'm in.
The thing that stood out to me the most was the age of the folks who wore name tags. It was a relatable mix of men and women, whom looked more like me than my father. A far cry from any other chapter I have had a chance to be a part of. But more surprising than that, was the membership base and people attending the film, they looked both young and old. Balance.
What makes the Greenbacks different? I would have to believe that it is more than social media, their ability connect with a younger generation through Facebook at breakneck speeds. I would also think that it doesn't have anything to do with the "non-traditional" style of events they host, appealing more to the conservation minded fish porn enthusiast, attracting new membership, while still engaging their current base. It probably doesn't have anything to do with both local and state level projects, engaging a larger base of participants. And while we're at it, I don't think it has anything to do with a membership base that is young and passionate, who spread the word outside of chapter meetings and newsletters. And it probably has nothing to do with good people. But what do I know?
Trout Unlimited walks a fine line of past, present, and future. How do they recruit a younger audience, while not alienating the bulk of their current member base? It is a hard question to answer. Especially since the largest portion of TU's monetary donations come from its "older" members. While the youngsters (myself included) are for the most part, just boots on the ground. The easy answer is simple. Follow the Greenbacks. Promote the fisheries, build relationships through a solid community, and make sure, anyone can participate. Oh yeah, hosting a really good movie doesn't hurt either. Did I mention beer for a good cause?
As the show ended, the movie goers applauded in appreciation. There had been fishing from all around the world; Japan, Alaska, Cuba, Yellowstone, Africa and Maine. The buzz in the theatre was palpable. Talk of the movie and the places people would one day fish escorted us up the aisle. Smiling faces washed through the lobby doors, and all was right with the world.
*It should be noted that the Greenbacks are a group within Colorado Trout Unlimited, not a traditional chapter of Trout Unlimited. This post was written with that in mind, understanding that the principles applied by the Greenbacks can be applied to any and all local chapters.
*I would also like to thank and credit Tim Romano for the fantastic photos used in this post. Thanks for letting me pirate such great images. And another special thanks to Kyle Perkins (Compleat Thought), for helping the helpless...me.
Posted by Sanders at 6:47 PM
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Labels: Conservation, The Greenbacks, Trout Unlimited
Thursday, October 20, 2011
CiCi the Worm Turns 1
Watching CiCi destroy the last of the tennis balls we had gotten for her, the first year of her life played unapologetically in my mind as I walked the latest victim of her wrath to the waste basket. Now, it could be said that we knew what we were getting into. I mean, how couldn't we have learned from our older, yet equally destructive, menace. Rex had shown the same unbridled enthusiasm for anything wood, denim, wicker, metal, dry wall, and rubber. Apparently, he wasn't a special case. I had blinders on, like any parent must. "Isn't he cute, god, he really made a dent in our windowsill, was that my sandal, oh Rex, you're the best…"
CiCi was supposed to be easy. We had just been through the same thing a short five years ago. And in five years, with the advancement in breeding technique, it wouldn't be too far fetched to expect that the chewing gene would be successfully replaced by the "I just want to lay here and do what I'm told" gene. Would it?
The arrival of our second came in December, right before we were to head back to North Dakota for the holidays. I had just returned home from a weekend of pheasant hunting, and as I walked through the front door, I caught a glimpse of something new, a visiting pet. Scanning the small living room for its owner, I realized what had happened. This one, was not going home. Our family had grown by one. Surprise! Remind me to freeze all of our accounts next time I skip town for a few days.
Between going to the vet and CiCi's lack of self-control, it has been a fun first year. Her ability to shred a hat is impressive, but more impressive than that, is her ability to garner forgiveness. She is truly the devil in disguise. And for that I love her.
A short list of CiCi's destruction:
1) Macbook power cord (you gotta love proprietary prices on something so basic)
2) Cubs hat 1
3) Cubs hat 2
4) Patagonia Hat (Thanks Russ for the replacement)
5) 2 pairs of sandals
6) 3 pairs of dress shoes
7) Carpet
8) A few neck ties
9) 1 dress shirt
10) Wicker basket
11) 2 sets of knitting needles
12) 1 dog bed
13) 1 Comforter
14) A table leg
15) 2 Cabinet drawers
16) Blinds
17) 2 windowsills
18) Bottom of a golf bag
Pretty sure that covers most of it. It has been a good year.
Posted by Sanders at 11:44 AM
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Selling Out
Driving north on interstate 25 between Denver and Fort Collins, it is hard to miss the suburban sprawl that has exploded in the last 10 years. Strip malls, housing developments, fast food restaurants, and Starbucks's hug the highway in a perverted exploitation of water and land. But in a time where more and bigger is better, we simply call this type of development "progress". Maybe it is, but I'm not one that has ever been motivated by such things.
There was a time in our country's history when we pushed west in discovery of the unknown. Leaving our homes east of the Mississippi for this "Manifest Destiny", to claim what was rightfully ours. Taking from some, propelling the fate of others into the unknown as we nailed stakes into the ground to build an empire like no other. This was all done in the name of progress, never wavering in scope, we pushed hard.
It is this push for progress that has defined us as a people. We became connected through railways, roads, and commerce. We fought to make our mark, and successful we were. The ideals of the "American Dream" drove this explosion, the world was at our fingertips, we just had to reach out and grab it.
There was also a time in our country's history where we chose to protect certain lands from being exploited. National Parks were created and deemed too beautiful to "develop". We understood the value of shared ownership, and that the people whom pay their taxes deserved to share in the spoils of such beauty. I am reminded of that every time I string a fly rod in search of healthy trout in Rocky Mountain National Park. These are my fish.
As the proposed Pebble Mine and the fate of Bristol Bay hang in the balance, so too does the very existence of a species, a livelihood for many, and a culture. The salmon of Bristol Bay interconnect the region as they have for generations. They provide a livelihood for many, sport for some, and life to a pristine part of the world. They are under attack (as a friend wrote), and need someone to stand up and fight for them.
The potential mine waste from this operation is not worth the consequences. The devastation of such action, would not only be reckless, it would be regrettable. There is no need to cut our nose to spite our face. Asking a species, community, and industry for forgiveness later is not an option, as we still have the opportunity to do what's right. Foreign investment or domestic, it doesn't matter. The end result is the same; No Salmon, Loss of Jobs, and the fleecing of a culture.
Do what's right…Don't sell out…Please help save Bristol Bay.
*Trout Unlimited and Save Bristol Bay are at the forefront of this fight. Please check out both www.tu.org and www.savebristolbay.org, to see how you can help.
Posted by Sanders at 11:56 AM
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Labels: Conservation, No Pebble Mine, Save Bristol Bay
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Why We Do This
I made my way to the lake around noon. The air was cool, as the snow from the previous night hung quietly on the needles of the resting pines. There was peace in the air, and I was the only one there to feel its presence. This might be the last opportunity I get to fish this lake for the year, and I was happy I wasn't too late.
Noticing an icy film hugging small sections of the shoreline, I took a drink of water, and quickly started to rig my rod in anticipation of casting to some cruising greenbacks. My hands were cold from not having worn gloves, so tying knots with the 6x tippet proved challenging. In an act of defiance, my fingers proved futile, and took the likeness of frozen sausage, rather than sure footed tools of the trade. But after some struggle I was ready to go, and I made a mental note to put gloves in the pack for next time.
I started on the east side of the lake, working my way north in a counter clockwise direction. Being too cold to wade, I worked hard to find areas to fish that had enough room for a modified backcast. But for the most part, I stuck with roll casting, as not to disturb the traps behind me. I worked the water hard for the next hour or so, rewarded with a few hungry cutthroat that rose to a size twenty Griffith's Gnat. It was thirty five degrees, and the fish were looking up. The cold that had gripped my body upon arriving at the lake was gone, and was now just an afterthought as I continued to cast unapologetically to these colorful creatures.
Reading a few of my favorite blogs the night before, there seemed to be something in the air. Re-evaluation. Re-evaluation of the reason and reasons us bloggers choose to share this type of activity. For some, blogging is a way to share their adventures through written word, others share their photography through beautiful images captured in the moment, and some like to share their knowledge. Knowledge gained through years of both successes and failures.
Why me? Why do I choose to share these experiences that up until seven months ago, were nothing more than a routine? The easy answer would be that I like to write. Maybe it is that simple. Or, it could be that my wife had become bored with the stories that I brought home of every trip I took up the canyon. Another possibility is that I wanted to network with a group of people that share a similar passion. And through this forum, I would be able to not only share my tales of success and failure, I would have the opportunity to learn from others that have fly fished a lot longer than I have. But more importantly, maybe the outdoors is meant to be shared.
As these thoughts were processed, I continued to fish. The sun had now started to push through the clouds, making brief appearances that both teased and warmed. The feeding fish had slowed down, for what I imagined as heavy eyelids from a larger than normal lunch. But more probably, the fish were simply choosing to feed on the next round of insects that were making their way to the surface.
A few reties later, my efforts went unnoticed. The sun was hidden by some new clouds, and a freshening chill could be felt as the light snow was blown off the pines behind me. The lake lay still in front of me, as the wind shifted directions. There was solitude in this silence, and my thoughts went blank.
The quiet was broken by the sound of something large breaking branches and making its way not fifty yards behind me. Not wanting this to be my last shared experience, I started making noise, lots of noise.
As the sound faded off into the distance, I tried to steady my nerves. And looking out into the water, I saw a fish near the surface. I made a cast. And as the line landed softly, I noticed a large silhouette making its way along the west side of the lake…
This is why I do this. All of it.
Posted by Sanders at 12:12 PM
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Labels: Cutthroat Trout, HIgh Country, Moose, RMNP
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Trail
As the trail began to taper, I found myself focusing more on each step. The climb was getting harder, the path more rugged, and my breathing became more labored. It was a simple test from this high alpine lake's gatekeeper, making sure that if I passed, I would find its reward. Access.
Like most trails, the most worn part of the path is at the beginning of the trailhead. But as you climb and gain some distance from your beginning, it begins to change. It narrows. Your focus narrows. The fly rod in your hand is no longer a reminder of the water you could have been fishing two hours ago, but simply the reason that guides you purposefully forward. And with each passing step, the fish that live in these places gain meaning, they earn respect.
The sun disappeared beneath the blanket of low lying clouds, just as the first drop of rain could be felt tapping the brim of my hat. And as I looked out into the lake, the comforting smell of autumn wafted in the air, brought to life by the seasonal shedding of the aspen trees that waved quietly on a stiffening breeze. The calm that had surrounded an ordinary morning was gone, I found myself alone, and a solitary smile creased my lips.
Posted by Sanders at 9:22 PM
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Labels: Cutthroat Trout, HIgh Country, RMNP
Monday, October 3, 2011
A Frenzy Amongst Friends
1) A temporary madness
2) A violent mental or emotional agitation
3) Intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity
4) A gathering of outdoor bloggers trying to squeeze seven different bodies of water into two and a half days
The calm before the storm passed quietly over the foothills of the front range, before being blown out into the dusty plains of eastern Colorado early Friday morning. And in that quiet, the "Rocky Mountain Frenzy" began before anyone of us truly had a chance to think about the itinerary. Twelve women and men, six rivers, one lake, one weekend, and two great motivators; fish and friends.
Friday: 1:04 pm. "Ted's Place". Cache La Poudre River. Laporte, Colorado.
As the cars started to roll in, excited smiles could be seen through each windshield. It was time to put real live faces with some of the names we have gotten to know through different URLs. And after a few hearty handshakes and laughs, it wasn't hard to notice the bond that brings a motley crew like this together.
The drive up into the canyon is one that I've done a hundred times before. And like the previous times, I take notice of the spots I have yet to fish, but someday will. The canyon stretches long, and with only a half day of fishing, we doubled down and drove anxiously to a spot on the map simply marked "big fish". This wasn't my map of course, as I wouldn't be so reckless as to imply that I actually catch big fish from said location. But being marked in such a way, this spot garnered enough votes to justify the drive. I agreed.
The pullout found us staring down into a large pool of water that became dubbed as "the nursery", a fitting name to a spot that had more than a few "big fish" feeding frantically on an unseen protein. And as the water boiled, our rods were rigged with an anticipation I haven't felt in a long time. People had come to fish my home water, and I was proud.
Looking into a fly box, my fly line hung lazily in some slack water with the bug still floating high. "Gulp". I had hooked another fish in spite of myself, we laughed.
*The Poudre has been fishing great as of late, so I've been told by the fine folks at my local fly shop. On this day, we were only able to land a few fish between all of us. Even though the fishing may have been slower than I had hoped, we got to see a great river. And like the frenzy itself, fishing the Poudre was a good reminder that "we" are not always the ones in control.
Saturday: 8:58am. Rocky Mountain Anglers. Boulder, Colorado.
I fidget. My hands are always moving, my wife gets mad because I'm constantly tapping my feet, don't give me a staple or a paper clip because I like to see how many twists it takes to break, and I still play with my food. So playing with the sleeve from my coffee cup, I wasn't surprised to be called out by such behavior. Smiling to myself, I was reassured that I was in the right place.
Boulder Creek is a narrow, boulder filled, pocket water, plunge pool fisherman's dream. And like most small streams, the measure of the fish is not defined in inches, but rather in the fun of witnessing the innocence of the trout that inhabit this type of water. And on this day, the trout were feeding heavily on anything with rubber legs. We were in luck.
*A special thanks to Jay Zimmerman at Rocky Mountain Angler's for taking the time to snap a few pictures of the group, as well as, making all of us feel at home before and after our Boulder Creek adventure. I would also like to thank the many trout in the creek that could obviously tell I was in desperate need of a confidence boost. And to the brook trout that was no longer than the length of my left pinkie, may you grow healthy and give some other long-rodder a smile one day.
Saturday: 2:36pm. Below the dam on the Big Thompson River. Estes Park, Colorado.
Three elk wading in the water greeted us as we pulled into the parking lot. They reminded us that just because we carried fly rods, we weren't the only ones entitled to these waters. The sun was high in the sky, and the hot weather was an excuse for creatures of both the two legged and four legged variety to cool down by spending a few hours wading in a river.
Twenty minutes down the canyon, we found our spot and pulled off to the side of the road. Walking the bank, a peaceful river stared back at us, as if knowing what we were asking of it. Positioning my feet both quietly and carefully, I stripped some line to place my first cast. A small pocket along the near bank invited the "Clown Shoe Caddis", and the quick strike was missed before I knew what had happened. The fish and river awakened me, and I was fortunate to be fishing in such a surrounding.
*We lost track of the number of fish we caught that afternoon. Patterns and casting ability didn't matter, and I was thankful for that. The Big Thompson is an interesting place to fish. It's constantly pressured, but for some reason the fish are willing more often than not. Dave and I had a great time walking the banks and casting to the fish we had come to see. On the drive home, Dave reminded me of my fidgeting by making the comment, "Did you just turn the hat on your head all the way around?" Yes I did.
Sunday: 8:47am. The banks of Glacier Creek. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Upon entering the park, the seasonal metamorphosis of life danced in celebration. We watched the bull elk heard his harem of cows, we saw the hillsides shine in brilliant yellows and golds, we felt the cool wind of change usher in a new season, we were experiencing something great. And upon stepping into the waters of Glacier Creek, we saw brightly colored fish, getting ready to bring new life to a park that was already filled with it.
Feeling the cold water run past my legs, I realized that waders might have been a better option. But trusting the weatherman, I knew that it was only a matter of time before things heated up, and when they did, I'd appreciate the fact that I was wet wading. Spooking a nice brook trout upon entering the creek, I realized that a little more stealth would be needed if I actually wanted to catch one of these finicky fish.
I watched the slow rhythmic rise of a small brook trout, feeding under an overhanging willow. Tying on a size 22 blue winged olive emerger, I placed my first cast above his head on the far bank. The second cast hit its mark and floated peacefully past the hungry trout without even so much as a courtesy refusal. A few more casts, and a few more patterns proved to be more of a workout for me than a meal for him. Running out of ideas, I tied on a small beetle and made my cast. I missed my target, but the fish turned anyway. And as the brook trout opened his mouth to eat this wayward insect, I set the hook out of pure excitement. The fish never got to taste the bug, I was early, and he was out of luck.
*Finding fish wasn't the problem, getting them to play along became the issue. The cool night had put a chill in the water, which will act as my excuse as to the lack of fish that were caught from a normally productive stream. But fishing with a Damsel more than made up for slow catching.
Sunday: 11:23am. Lawn Lake Trailhead. Near the banks of the Fall River. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
The sun was out, and the choice to wet wade was finally paying off. The water felt cool, and was a nice contrast to the heat that blanketed the meadow that surrounded the Fall River.
"Way to go Sanders, you spooked him", I heard Dave say as I stepped into the water.
"He'll be fine", I replied confidently.
I had watched the small brown dart for cover under the cut bank in front of me. Placing my first cast of the afternoon, I watched the fly land upstream. Luckily, the attractor fly found the outside seam, and as if oblivious to the intruder behind him, a flash rose to the Madam X.
We stalked the banks of the river for the next couple of hours, trying our best not to spook the fish. Finding small pockets, undercut banks, and plunge pools proved to be most effective. The fish were both eager and wary to our offerings, making the fishing both frustrating and fun.
*The Fall River is a special place. It is a unique watershed that can offer a fisherman the "Grand Slam" (Rainbow, Brook, Brown, Cutthroat). On this day, we picked up both brown and cutthroat trout. And watching Jen land her first cutthroat, a contented smile said it all.
Sunday: 2:41pm. Big Thompson River. Estes Park Colorado. Round Two.
The elk had moved on from the day before, replaced by two doe mule deer surveying the five fly fisherman that had just entered their territory. The crowd from "Elk Fest" in Estes Park was finally thinning, and the water in front of us seemed more tranquil. Maybe it was a sign that the "frenzy" was coming to a close, or maybe, it was simply the quiet that surrounds the end of any weekend. Either way, slowing down felt right.
We watched a group of fish feed lazily in a deep pool on the near bank. Soft dimples made small rings in the quiet water. Trying to stay out of sight we cast our flies gently above the feeding fish. Ignoring our offerings, we made a simple change of flies. Fish on.
"We're heading over to Lily Lake, we're going to try and find a few Greenbacks", Dustin informed me, as Emily and Stephanie were already waiting at the car.
"I think we're going to stay here a little bit longer, the fish are biting and we're in a groove", I said. "We'll meet up with you in a little bit."
I never made it to Lily Lake. The fishing was good. The frenzy was over.
*Round two at the Big Thompson was more of the same from the day before. We caught fish from a river that wanted us there.
Monday: 5:16pm. My Couch. Fort Collins, Colorado.
As quickly as the weekend started, it came to a close. Travelers from Colorado, Utah, and Ohio went their separate ways, surely to reemerge from behind their web aliases and fly fishing handles with stories of glory from the front range of Colorado. And like most weekends, there just isn't enough time. There is not enough time to fish with everyone, time to spend with family, time to catch that one last fish, or time to make one last cast.
But as short as the weekend seemed, we made time for new friends, shared some laughs, caught some fish, fished new waters, and stepped out from behind the computer screen long enough to appreciate it all.
*I would like to thank everyone involved for making the first annual "Rocky Mountain Frenzy" live up to its billing. Thank you to Emily for all of your hard work and preparation in organizing such a great few days. Thank you to Stephanie and Dustin for all of your efforts in planning, it was awesome.
And as you look for more tales from this weekend, please check out the following blog/sites:
David: Back Country Fish Nerd
Andy: AJSutts Blog
Erin: Mysteries Internal
Kyle: Compleat Thought
Howard: Wind Knots and Tangled Lines
Jen: Fly Fishilicious
Stephanie and Dustin: Antlers and Gills
Emily: The River Damsel
Larry: Fly Fishing Crazy
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By Jimmy Harris
A Gretna man invited to live in relative's house for a year eventually sexually assaulted the relative's daughter, authorities say.
Rigoberta Huapilla, 26, of Gretna, was apprehended Sept. 25 for lewd and lascivious behavior in relation to the claims of child molestation made nearly two years ago.
According to arrest reports, Huapilla would climb into a girl's bed and fondle her with one hand as he used the other to cover her mouth so she couldn't scream for help.
A Milton woman reported to Florida Highway Patrol dispatch for erratic driving Sept. 27 was found in possession of a variety of drugs and now faces drug dealing charges, according to FHP.
Misty Giorgio, 33, of Milton, Fla., of selling drugs, drug possession and possessing drug equipment.
That morning, a caller to dispatch reported Giorgio to running drivers off the road with her reckless driving. An officer soon spotted Giorgio and trailed her for several miles, watching her weave from lane to lane. He stopped her after he could determine she was speeding.
Homes in Quincy's historic district will once again play host to an assortment of Americana, rock and blues bands when the fourth annual Quincy Porchfest comes to town Oct. 24.
Sixteen bands will play beginning at 1 p.m., and the day will culminate at the Leaf Theater with a two-hour performance from a jazz big band named Thursday Night Music Club.
In addition, organizers will introduce a new attraction to Porchfest called the Sketch Crawl, which is a drawing marathon where artists will be sketching and journaling throughout the day.
The Quincy commissioners were given an update at their Oct. 13 meeting on the efforts made by the Gadsden County Development Council.
Beth Kirkland of the GCDC spoke to the commissioners about the GCDC's work to design and fund a comprehensive economic development strategy for the county.
Neal's Temple
plans event for
A Women's Retreat will kick off at 1 p.m. Oct. 30, Neal's Temple Holiness Church, Havana, Savannah, Ga., and continue through Nov.1. Contact persons are Sis. Shane Bozman, 850-688-5230; and Shirley Adams, 850-504-5465
Operation Christmas Child in Quincy
For the past few months we've been taking care of our youngest daughter's two cats, Mohawk and Target, while our daughter spends some time with my sister in California.
They're both gray tabby cats, each about 10 years old.
My husband calls Mohawk "Hawkeye" or "Hawk" and I've nicknamed Target "the weasel" because he's long and he slinks through the house like I imagine a weasel would.
Lately, we've noticed another cat hanging around, white with butterscotch coloring.
When is the last time you've been read to?
Was it a pleasant, soothing experience?
Some of us are fortunate enough to remember our mothers or dads reading to us, especially at that greatest time of all, just before going off to sleep.
At our house we had a set of books called the Junior Classics.
Each of my brothers and sister had a favorite story my mother would read.
With the conclusion of this week's
FHSAA-member school volleyball action, there will only be one more week of regular season volleyball before district tournaments start the week of Oc. 19.
This week actually marks the end of district play for our four county teams — Munroe, Tallavana Christian, East Gadsden and West Gadsden. Districts with a large number of teams will actually begin on the 19th with tournaments culminating usually on a Thursday in order to not compete with Friday night football.
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Cruise travelers on either side of the dining debate will soon have more fodder for discussion: Carnival Cruise Lines will begin a flexible dining trial on Carnival Legend, beginning with the June 29 sailing.
Legend passengers will be able to choose traditional main seating, traditional late seating or flexible dining as their dining preferences. If flexible dining is chosen, cruise travelers can dine in the main dining room any time they wish between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. If traditional dining is chosen, passengers will be assigned a table and tablemates. Carnival cruisers must indicate their preference prior to departure, and that choice will be in effect for the entire cruise.
Carnival has not yet announced an end date for the trial nor revealed any plans to introduce flexible dining on other ships.
This is the first time Carnival has ever tested out a truly flexible dining system. Under its current Total Choice Dining program, passengers can choose one of four possible seating times for dinner in the main dining room or opt to eat in an alternative venue, such as the Lido Buffet or Supper Club. But they're still assigned tablemates.
Carnival is one of the last holdouts for the traditional dining system. Royal Caribbean began flexible dining trials last fall and plans to implement a similar program to Carnival's later this year. NCL, Holland America and Princess already offer some variation of flexible dining.
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Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp 141-152
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The archaeobotanical significance of immature millet grains: an experimental case study of Chinese millet crop processing
- Jixiang SongAffiliated withSchool of History and Culture (Tourism), Sichuan University
- , Zhijun ZhaoAffiliated withInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- , Dorian Q. FullerAffiliated withInstitute of Archaeology, University College London Email author
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We present evidence from ethnography and experimental processing of foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) in China that spikelets containing incompletely filled (or immature) grains constitute a significant portion of typical millet harvests and are removed along with other by-products after threshing and winnowing. This study provides a baseline for the identification of immature foxtail grains in archaeobotanical assemblages. Immature millet grains are a frequent component of archaeobotanical assemblages in Neolithic and Bronze Age China, and criteria for their recognition are presented based on our modern experimental result and illustrated with archaeobotanical examples from Shandong and Henan. It is seed morphology rather than size that plays a determinative role in the identification of foxtail millet. It is suggested that those grains with a narrow egg-shaped embryo, which is about 5/6 of the whole grain, and having a round shape can be classed as foxtail millet even though they are small, flat and squashed. While different grades of immaturity in millet grains might be defined, the interpretative potential of these appears to be negligible as all immature grains are concentrated in winnowing waste. This study confirms the suggestion that the ratio of immature to mature millet grains can be employed in archaeobotany in considering whether or not early stage crop processing (threshing and winnowing) contributed to the formation of particular archaeological millet assemblages.
KeywordsSetaria italica Panicum miliaceum China Neolithic Identification criteria Experimental archaeology
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- Title
- The archaeobotanical significance of immature millet grains: an experimental case study of Chinese millet crop processing
- Journal
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
Volume 22, Issue 2 , pp 141-152
- Cover Date
- 2013-03
- 10.1007/s00334-012-0366-y
- Print ISSN
- 0939-6314
- Online ISSN
- 1617-6278
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Setaria italica
- Panicum miliaceum
- China
- Neolithic
- Identification criteria
- Experimental archaeology
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- Jixiang Song (3)
- Zhijun Zhao (2)
- Dorian Q. Fuller (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 3. School of History and Culture (Tourism), Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, China
- 2. Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 27 Wangfujing Dajie, Beijing, 100710, China
- 1. Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY, UK


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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz today presided over the regular weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers. Welcoming the Wye Plantation Agreement reached recently by the Palestinians and the Israelis by means of U.S. mediation, King Fahd expressed the hope that it would be a step forward towards the real peace required by all, in a way that fully preserves the rights of the Palestinian, and that it would constitute a starting point for a new phase leading to a just and comprehensive peace for all the countries of the region.
Information Minister Dr. Fuad Abdulsalaam Al-Farsi reported that King Fahd went on to underscore the importance of the agreement, while emphasizing the necessity for coordination among all members of the international community to exert efforts to put an end to the various aspects of Israel's irresponsible practices, including its perpetual violations of UN resolutions and its illegal plans to affect the identity of the Holy City of Al-Quds [Jerusalem]. The Kingdom stands firm in support of any Arab effort towards peace, security and stability in the region, in a way that complies with our aspirations, including the restoration of all rights based on the UN Security Council Resolutions 242, 338, and 425, and the principle of land for peace. In this respect, King Fahd praised the role being played by the United States of America in its capacity as co-sponsor of the Middle East peace process, which resulted in the signing of the recent agreement, viewed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a positive step towards realizing peace in the region.
Turning to domestic matters, King Fahd commended the support being rendered by the government to the health services, referring to the considerable progress made in terms of human and technological capabilities. King Fahd also paid tribute to the efficiency and ability of the Kingdom's young people in whose hands the future of this sector lies, and exhorted them to greater efforts to serve their country and its citizens.
The cabinet then passed a number of resolutions, including approval of a draft project prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the establishment of free-trade zones between the Kingdom and each Arab country on a bilateral or multilateral basis, and authorization for the Ministry of Finance and National Economy, in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry and other concerned authorities, to embark on the necessary negotiations with interested Arab countries.


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Few growers can argue that Sea Of Green (S.O.G.) cropping methods are some of the most productive ways to reach your medicinal harvests goals fast with amazing results.
S.O.G. growing methods (which should not be confused with SCRoG) make use of the principal that when grown in a controlled environment, individual plants can be very productive in less space. Likely originating from flower growing management practices, S.O.G. gardening is highly suited to cannabis production, although it may be prohibitive to some.
The S.O.G. method gets it's name from the fact that plants are grown and harvested in relatively higher planting densities. Finished the plants tend to be short, almost identical in stature and tightly packed, giving the appearance of a sea of green.
There are some real advantages to be found for bud growers with S.O.G.
Yields per watt tend to be very high because no space is wasted. Every inch of linear under a high intensity grow light is packed full of buds -- there is little space wasted and just enough for air and light to reach all parts of the plants.
Crops can be harvested very quickly. There is little or no time required for vegetative growth. Rooted cuttings are established in one gallon containers or four- to six-inch growing blocks (like Rockwool Cubes). After just a few days in a vegetative growth plants become established and gain vigor. After propagation they are ready to enter the bud phase.
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1. Avoid light hotspots in the canopy. To keep the crop canopy even, raise your lights a little higher than normal or consider using 600W HIDs where you might typically use a 1000W grow lamp.
2. At least twice during the budding cycle, do serious pruning of all the plants in the garden. Remove excess foliage and thinner side branches. Train the crop to put all of the energy into the top buds, which are packed tightly together under bright lights.
3. Keep fertilizer strengths lower, and be cautious with nitrogen levels. Too much fertilizer can create stretching with higher planting densities of smaller plants.
4. Avoid excessive watering, and keep plants drier to can help to control growth -- but don't water-stress plants.
5. A flow of air across the top of plants encourages a healthy exchange of gases in the dense canopy of buds and leaves. It also helps keep plants short and squat.
Strain selection will have a lot to do with the results and how you need to manage your S.O.G. bud garden. Indica dominant strains tend to grow dense with fewer side branches. Typically, S.O.G. plants range from 9 to 24 inches in height at maturity. Yields can be be double over conventional methods when all factors are optimized.


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I realize I get packet-level checksums via the protocol itself, but I'm wondering what the best practice is to ensure that a transfer hasn't failed, or partially completed etc.
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Halle Berry has won the title of Most Beautiful Woman many times. But what many people don't know: She must constantly monitor her diet to control her diabetes, using a high protein low carb diet that has been shown to provide the most benefits for glycemic control and reducing cardiovascular disease risk, reported Medical Research News on July 30.
"Because I'm diabetic, I totally changed my diet and workout regimen a few years ago. I don't eat fried foods or refined sugar — only natural sugar in fruit and vegetables. And I don't eat carbs a lot," she told Woman's Day.
She enjoys fish, salads and soups as well as protein drinks and energy bars but avoids foods such as bread and pasta. Halle's high protein low carb diet "had more favorable effects on blood lipid profile, glycemic control (indicated by greater reductions in glycosylated haemoglobin – primary clinical measure of blood glucose control and the requirements for blood glucose controlling drugs) and for reducing daily blood glucose fluctuations," said Grant Brinkworth, Senior Research Scientist for CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences in South Australia.
The newest study showed that although "very low carbohydrate, high protein, high unsaturated fat diet and a high carbohydrate, low fat diet achieved similar weight loss, improvements in body composition and health risk markers," the high protein low carb diet has more advantages for those with diabetes. Moreover, other studies have shown that low carb diets trump low-fat diets for weight loss and overall health.
Researchers found a significant difference in whether study participants could reduce or even halt their diabetes medication. After 24 weeks on the high protein low carb diet, participants could lower their medication dosage and potency two-fold, reported Medscape on July 30.
However, exercise plays a key role in the improvement. "Lifestyle modification for diabetes treatment recommends both diet and exercise, and therefore, to understand the role of the dietary patterns being tested as a diabetes-management therapy, they need to be evaluated in combination with physical activity," Dr. Brinkworth said.
Halle works out with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, author of "The Body Reset Diet: Power Your Metabolism, Blast Fat, and Shed Pounds in Just 15 Days," according to Shape magazine. He focuses on shaping Halle's lower body by having her work only one arm or one leg at a time when strength training with dumbbells.
In addition, Halle enjoys hiking and kickboxing. Her fitness choices provide both cardiovascular benefits and toning.
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