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vseasport started following East Cape - I'll take the small ones
East Cape - I'll take the small ones
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionLate August and September we typically see little traffic. It is kind of ironic because this time brings some of our best fishing of the season. This year is no exception. There are not many people in town and the ones that are here are enjoying excellent fishing and having the time of their lives. At the beginning of the month water temp in the Sea of Cortez started to soar and was approaching 90 degrees. Blue marlin and sailfish were providing action but yellowfin tuna and wahoo started to evaporate. Then tropical storm Javier passed by the tip of Cabo San Lucas. The storm was small and never caused much concern but did dump several inches of rain. The storm dropped water temperatures to a more desirable 84-85 degrees. Since that time we have endured a couple other named storms but they also have been small with little wind but dumping more rain. The storms that have passed cooling the water have made it much less likely that a huge hurricane will form. I'll take the small ones that bring rain and get us wet any day. As always, the passing storms have perked up the bite. Blue marlin and sailfish have continued to be consistent and now a volume of nicer grade yellowfin along with a few wahoo are providing action. Porpoise have been hard to find and not holding tuna when we do. The action has been on high spots and drop offs chunking calamari. Obtaining the squid has been another challenge as there hasn't been any to catch. We are buying hundreds of pounds at a time when we can find it. This is creating another challenge with the padrona in my household having our freezers plugged with the bait. Got lucky on this one with straight mono No better way to bond than going fishing I love taking the small ones Saddle up! Always exciting Armando on the release Nicer grade of tuna Sashimi time! Small angler loving the small Accurate Valiant From the private pond right in front of our place Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
vseasport started following East Cape - Hit and miss
East Cape - Hit and miss
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionEntering August we are coming into what is considered the height of huricaine season. Six named storms have passed heading West in the Pacific but our weather has been extremely pleasant. Calm seas and excellent fishing conditions with 83 to 86 degree water temps. Daytime humidity has made it a little sticky but evenings have been comfortable. Marlin continue to be on the rampage. Most of the fleet are having six to eight events a day releasing two to six fish. Getting the hook set has been difficult in many cases because the marlin attack with such aggression whacking at baits and missing. Other game fish have been hit and miss. Off shore schools of porpoise have not been hard to find but most are not holding tuna. This week we had a good tuna bite just a few hundred feet off the beach in front of our house in 50 to 100 feet of water. Before the fleet got on to it we could catch a quick limit but now traffic has made the fish very finicky. Just south of Punta Arena light house at Rincon a few tuna have popped up but it also has been hit and miss with more skipjack than tuna in the mix. Trophy sized roosterfish have made many anglers day but again it has been a hit and miss proposition. One day they will go good and the next be absent. Dorado, anglers are asking but it's not worth talking about. The East Cape Bisbee starts tomorrow. This should be an intersting tournament with the billfish bite we are experiencing. There will be a lot of blue marlin caught. The trick will be weeding out the shorts and finding one over 300 pounds. Below are images we captured this week. Entering August we are coming into what is considered the height of huricaine season. Six named storms have passed heading West in the Pacific but our weather has been extremely pleasant. Calm seas and excellent fishing conditions with 83 to 86 degree water temps. Daytime humidity has made it a little sticky but evenings have been comfortable. Marlin continue to be on the rampage. Most of the fleet are having six to eight events a day releasing two to six fish. Getting the hook set has been difficult in many cases because the marlin attack with such aggression whacking at baits and missing. Other game fish have been hit and miss. Off shore schools of porpoise have not been hard to find but most are not holding tuna. This week we had a good tuna bite just a few hundred feet off the beach in front of our house in 50 to 100 feet of water. Before the fleet got on to it we could catch a quick limit but now traffic has made the fish very finicky. Just south of Punta Arena light house at Rincon a few tuna have popped up but it also has been hit and miss with more skipjack than tuna in the mix. Trophy sized roosterfish have made many anglers day but again it has been a hit and miss proposition. One day they will go good and the next be absent. Dorado, anglers are asking but it's not worth talking about. The East Cape Bisbee starts tomorrow. This should be an intersting tournament with the billfish bite we are experiencing. There will be a lot of blue marlin caught. The trick will be weeding out the shorts and finding one over 300 pounds. Below are images we captured this week. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
East Cape - Nothing but bills!
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionOnce in a while entering thumb print recognition on my iPhone I hold the button down too long and the female voice from Siri asks "how can I help you". Sometimes I can't help myself and ask her crazy questions like what's for dinner or how about a date? The other day I asked "where is the best place to catch a marlin?" I wasn't surprised when she responded Los Cabos, Mexico is the best marlin fishing in the world. Can't argue with Siri. This has been an action packed week. Fishing for billfish has been wide open bending rods and anglers haven't had to travel far. Almost everyday we are getting a triple slam with at least one blue marlin, one striped marlin and one sailfish. The billfish have been on the rampage for a few weeks now and it is nothing but bills until quality roosterfish decided to get in the game. The roosters have become very aggressive charging the boat in packs for our baits. These are trophy size fish as can be seen in my photos below. Armando on the wire Daily triple slams! Blue marlin Striped marlin Sailfish Cockpit Chaos with quadruple monster roosters Hello Bubba Accurate's Valiant 300. There is no better way to have fun. Say aah If you haven't purchased one of Accurate's Valiants come try one of ours. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
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vseasport started following Shades of blue
Shades of blue
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionBillfish have been the name of the game this week. Boats targeting marlin have good action and averaging 2 to 3 fish a day. Most have been stripers but more blue marlin are in the count everyday. Fishing yellowfin tuna has been a tough proposition. A few of the larger 100 to 200 models have been brought to the scale which has gotten everyones attention but most of the anglers with tuna fever are not having success. A few wahoo have been picked off but the solid bite we enjoyed for the last 2 months has tapered off. The bite down south dried up so there are not many footballs. Tuna are on porpoise schools 20 to 30 miles off shore from north of Punta Pescadero spreading south to below Los Frailes. It has not been hard to find porpoise but only about one out of ten schools are holding tuna. Then when the right one is found the fish are very spooky. Kite fishing has been deadly when conditions are right but there has been little wind and the porpoise changing direction and speed too much to make a good bait presentation. Marlin have been scattered everywhere but the best bet has been about 15 off shore on a sea temp break that has been there for a few weeks. Today the Sea of Cortez was very grumpy with small craft advisories in the afternoon and we still managed a blue marlin just 3 1/2 miles from our mooring. Also a broadbill or two are still being sighted everyday. So, the other day I was talking about how spectacular blue marlin are. An angler asked how do you know when you have a blue on the line versus a striper or sailfish? Here is a quick photo illustration. Some of these photos are not my best work but they were all captured this week. THAT'S a blue marlin Striped marlin Blue Stripy Blue Sailfish Getting the idea? Sail Blue Nice striper Today's blue Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
vseasport started following East Cape - I want one
East Cape - I want one
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionThe East Cape is heating up. Our humidity is starting to rise and now daytime temperatures are starting to tip 90 degrees. Evenings are still cooling a bit and very pleasant. Game fish have been fickle and hard to figure out. Smaller yellowfin tuna have been consistent south of Frailes trolling hoochies, Yozuri's and cedar plugs. The larger model yellowfin have been with porpoise schools offshore but it has been hard to get them to go. It has been a risk versus reward thing. The risk is getting skunked but the reward is the potential of catching a cow or even a super cow. Striped marlin have been consistent and the best bet for sure action. We released our first blue marlin a couple days ago and have had several short biters. The aggressiveness and speed of a blue marlin always amazes me. The great wahoo bite we have enjoyed for months has tapered off and roosterfish have not been much in the mood. We have been sighting schools of trophy size roosters in the shallows but they are spawning now and not showing interest in our baits. We have also had an unprecedented showing of broadbill swordfish. Everyday on the VHF there are reports from fleet boats that have spotted one. It is hard to get them to bite but some anglers have been lucky. "Rude Girl" boated two fish in one day a couple weeks ago and Monday they hooked another. We were just a few hundred yards from them when this last event happened and they called us to borrow a gaff. There is just no justice! I want one! Rude Girl skipper brought me a piece of fish for loaning him our gaff. It was very nice but somehow the ones we have caught just tasted a little bit better. Blue marlin starting to make a good showing Nice bonus while fueling up Mark Kerns and friends were determined and pounded the shoreline for roosters but had to settle for limits of tuna Striped marlin bending rods The gamble paid off for these anglers. We deployed the kite and the fish liked the Yummie Jon Marks and Freddy Lamay liking the new Accurate Valiant 300 Super cow on Jen Wren III. I want one! Sashimi, from the sea to the plate. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
vseasport started following East Cape - Over matched
East Cape - Over matched
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionWe started this season with a sputter but East Cape fishing is finally off to the races. It is time for all the cyber fishermen to push away from their computers and get down here. It is happening! After a few days of wind last week we are back to calm seas and very comfortable weather. Schools of porpoise have arrived from 20 to 40 miles offshore holding tuna. There are a lot of small fish that some days are a bit finicky but there are a few cows mixed in as well. We are seeing huge schools of flying fish and also metering spots of squid. The stage is set for the bite to just keep getting better. Several boats have sighted swordfish and some of the fish have been aggressive and ready to bite. Rude Girl bagged 2 in one day. El Regalo spotted 4 in one day, got 2 to go and boated one. We had one chasing the bait but the fish got bill wrapped and that was that. On the inside striped marlin are on the prowl. We were terrorized by a huge blue marlin I'd call a Bisbee contender but couldn't get the hook to stick. When it came up and shook off the lure it's bill looked as thick as a baseball bat. Wahoo, roosterfish and pargo are also providing action for anglers fishing the shoreline. Accurate's BX600 won't be over matched. Jerry Rootlieb landed this 220 lbs cow on the little reel that packs a punch. Vivian Stotesbury gets her first one over 100 Greg Stotesbury getting 'em on the yummy Fish candy washing up on the beach. We are finding dead squid floating at the tuna grounds A few dorado in the mix Consistent striped marlin bite Wahoo have been bending rods It doesn't get any better than this! Well, maybe it does Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
East Cape - Sea temp drops, bite stops
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionOur East Cape season was progressing nicely with picture perfect weather and the bite starting to turn on. Wahoo and dorado were being caught in bigger numbers. Mostly smaller grade tuna were also starting to show off shore. There were a few larger fish in the mix. Living in a tropical environment and working on the ocean we always carefully monitor weather forecasting. It has become a ritual for me. So, early this week out of the blue the forecast indicates 20+ knot winds and small craft advisories for the next four days. My first thought was to not believe it but that turned out to be wishful thinking. In the middle of the night the surf start to pound and it was evident the forecast was correct. In the morning just as predicted here it came. While it stayed relatively calm on the inside, offshore became un-fishable. The first day of wind caused sea temp to drop 4 degrees from 81 to 77 and shut off the bite. The inshore temperature in Palmas Bay has now stabilized at the 77 degree mark and inshore things have picked back up for wahoo, roosterfish and snapper. Further to south of Pulmo there has been a more dramatic effect with the water turning ugly green and dropping to 71 degrees. South of Frailes where the largest volume of wahoo and dorado were being landed has now completely shut off. I am on the beach today but anxious to get back out now that the weather has straightened out. Dan Vincent bagged this 106 pound tuna using the kite. Nanette Jensen with her first roosterfish Gary Murphy with his personal best Janice Johansen with a monster pompano Eric Leer with his personal best Wahoo continue to please anglers Rick Lial with a nice wahoo Looking for roosters we found this fat leopard grouper Green tooth Baja gator Weather has calmed and we are going looking for more of this. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
vseasport started following East Cape - Sea temp drops, bite stops
vseasport started following East Cape - Magic Jack
East Cape - Magic Jack
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionIt is exciting to finally have something to talk about besides the gorgeous weather that has persisted for more than 2 months and tough fishing. Just when I was starting to think we were going to struggle all year the Sea of Cortez came alive. At the beginning of the week dorado, marlin and wahoo were bending rods. As the week progressed the action started to diminish. The moon was getting bright and many thought it was shutting off the bite. Then Magic Jack, aka "Mr. Lucky" or Jackurate as many know him showed up and gamefish came to the party. It has been constant action since he rolled into town. Accurate's new Valiant 300 has been so popular I haven't been able to get my hands on them for our boats. This little reel only weighs 9 ounces and packs a punch. Magic Jack handed me one and the first words out of my mouth were striped marlin. I know Accurate didn't have marlin in mind when designing this little reel but OMG it is so much fun. Before lunch we were releasing a striper baited with the Valiant. If you are looking for a challenge and want to have a some fun this is it. Dorado putting on a show East Cape is heating up! I said it before and will again, If wahoo is on your bucket list now is the time to be here Striper on a Yozuri First morning Magic Jack's team had 2 double hookups While Jen Wren III was on a double so was Vaquera Magic Jack's Baja office Billfish have become aggressive. Lights on Small reel big fish Look who else is providing action. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
vseasport started following East Cape - All in!
East Cape - All in!
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionIt has been another outstanding weather week. For the last 2 days we have had a few sporadic lightning storms with some scattered showers. Humidity has spiked and now it is feeling very tropical. None of the rain or lightning has been wind related and the Sea of Cortez has continued to be calm with surface water temps holding been 78 -79 degrees. The bite continues to be inconsistent but is showing some signs of improvement. This week marlin, dorado, wahoo and tuna were all on our score card. Lack of surface action has been odd. On any given day we normally do as much hunting as fishing looking for tailing billfish or sighting dorado, wahoo, feeding tuna and bird action. Right now there is almost none of that and most bites have just been blind strikes. Tuna are coming drifting chuck bait and not boiling or breaking the surface. Most effective on wahoo has been slow trolling live bait. It has just been a slow pick. Having lots of patience has been key. We have just been working hard pounding the water and shaking them out. Sashimi time! Armando on the wire Diego leadering a hoo Just picking at them all day makes a nice mess of fish Tim Galli and crew winning first place in the Borggreve/Leonero charity tournament Scott Tucker with a nice wahoo Tim Galli with the lucky dorado that put his team in first place Jen Wren boats "all in" for our 2016 season Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
vseasport started following East Cape - "The fever"
East Cape - "The fever"
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionIt has been another spectacular weather week on the Sea of Cortez. May on the East Cape is always about as beautiful as any place on our planet and this year has been no exception. Seas have been flat and the 75 to 77 degree water has been blue and clear. The last few weeks the bite was inconsistent but when looking back through last weeks camera roll there is no doubt we had our moments. Our fishing fleet has had fewer departures than normal. It is most likely because of reports of slow fishing. One thing guaranteed is if you don't have a line in the water you won't get bit. A few years ago we hooked two swordfish on my birthday. The first came unbuttoned after a short battle but we were fortunate enough to get a second chance and land the second. In my book a broadbill is the ultimate catch for an angler, the grand prize. Many anglers never even get the opportunity to see one much less land one. To give you an idea, on an average my guess is that we see one out of about one hundred days of fishing. So, yesterday was my birthday. I have "the fever" and swordies are always on my mind. More yesterday than normal because it would be incredible to pull the hat trick and land another on this day. We had billfish and wahoo action most of the day. It started to get late and time to turn toward home when we found two turtles tangled in an onion sack. Watching them struggle we pulled in our lines, approached them and were able to cut them free. Call it karma, not 15 minutes after freeing the turtles a broadbill swordfish popped up in front of us. My heart started to pump and we scrambled for the gear to bait the fish. Bait out I watched the swordie turn its purple glow and sink out. It never took our bait or surfaced again but the experience made it a birthday to remember. Slurp, slurp Roosters are perking up More dorado in the count Circle hooks do work. Lucky shot with mono Wahoo action Tuna still a little hard to find It was a mess but we got them free Jen Wren on GRINDTV: http://www.grindtv.com/fishing/mysterious-deep-sea-denizen-found-in-sharks-belly/#4fZKMgmZgP2kYMLf.97 Hooked this thresher drifting bait for marlin Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com
East Cape - The spring crash of 2016
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionEast Cape weather could not be more perfect. For several weeks we have been enjoying warm sunny weather. Very comfortable, not too hot, not too cold. Sea temps have been 76-77 degrees and the water is clear and blue. Live bait has been abundant and the stage is set for a great fishing season. The bite, I have figured out, is like the stock market. Some days it is up and others it is down. When the market is down analysts and brokers advise to stay the course. History tells us in the long term it always goes up. At the moment we are experiencing what I call the "Spring crash of 2016". Fishing is as tough as it has been in many years. Why? Some reasons I have heard from others is it is the moon phase, or the current is too strong, others say the water is too warm or that commercial fishing has taken its toll and is causing impact. I say it is none of the above and just fishing. When they want to bite they will and much of the time it will be in conditions contrary to when theories predict they should. The fish are here. We can see them in our fish finders and once in a while coax one into biting. Like when the market is down, not all stocks are. Now, we are paying our dues and doing our best to scratch them out. Like the market, I'm certain this down time will be short lived and forgotten. In the meantime everyday sighting the parade of sea life has not been a bad consolation prize. Porpoise, whales, mantas, turtles and more has kept it entertaining. That's a wrap! Polo on the wire Love a first marlin smile Doug Herrick is getting worked Diego on the release New bling for my baby Vaquera back in the game. On another note. Operating a sportfishing business can be challenging. Last year we were very fortunate and didn't have any major equipment failures. This year, like the fishing, we are paying our dues. Second trip of the year Jen Wren blew a transmission. We were lucky to find a replacement quickly and the boat was only down for a couple of days. The week before last we had another misfortune when Vaquera snapped a prop shaft and we lost one of her propellers. This repair was a bigger challenge but we were able to find a new set of matched props, have a new prop shaft built and get her back in operation. With boats my theory is not wondering if it is going to break. It is just a matter of when it is going to break. We are as methodical and vigilant with our maintenance as we can be but breakdowns just come with the territory. Mark Rayor Teamjenwren.com
East Cape - Inshore, off shore everywhere
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionEast Cape - Inshore, off shore everywhere For more than a week now East Cape weather has been nothing short of spectacular. We have been enjoying warm sunny days with temperatures in the mid to high 70's sometime pushing 80 degrees. The Sea of Cortez has been like a pond with hardly a breeze. The water is blue and clear. On our mooring we can literally see a dime in 40 feet. The forecast has no harsh weather in sight and we are soaking it up. Water temperature has been very unstable ranging from 73 to 78 degrees. Typically, our sea temp gauge is very stable and changes gradually. Yesterday while trolling I watched the reading bounce around like a ping pong ball. Somehow this clear blue warmer than normal condition is having a negative impact on the bite. For anglers that are flexible, on most any given day we can find a lot of action someplace but right now inshore offshore and everywhere it is just a slow pick. We are working hard pounding the sea waiting for our few opportunities. While waiting with anticipation the side show has kept it exciting with sightings of whales, porpoise, mantas, sea lions, turtles and pelagic bird life. More and more bait starting to puddle up on high spots so hopefully game fish will start to show in bigger numbers. Just a heads up for those enjoying the beaches and swimming in the sea. Every spring for a short period of time stingrays move up into the shallows. They are not aggressive but if accidentally stepped on they will swing around and sting with their tail. The sting is very painful. It will drop you to your knees and make you cry. If stung the best remedy is applying hot hot water. A good practice when walking into the water is to shuffle sand out in front of you. The sand will alert the ray and it will leave. It's a bird It's a plane No, It's a sailfish 15 year old Tommy Ferris with his first Don't gaff that marlin! Oh, it is just Accurate Jack with his camera pole Pat landed this grouper while fishing his kayak In memory of our good friend Russ Sauer. We will have a celebration of life Mariner's Farewell this weekend. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
East Cape - Two finner
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionEast Cape - Two finner Last week we returned to home sweet home (the East Cape) after spending 10 days in the Los Angeles area and exhibiting at the Fred Hall show in Long Beach. The 5 day show was a marathon and test of my endurance but it was an opportunity to see a lot of old friends and also meet new ones. We were chased out of town by a huge storm bringing rain and strong winds that blew over trash cans and generally made a mess. We flew 1,000 miles south and got here just in time to meet the same storm we had just left. Thunder, lightning, rain and wind departing with a beautiful rainbow presented a spectacular photo opportunity and below I have posted a few of my favs. Since the storm we have enjoyed calm seas and warmer air temperatures. I have stowed away my winter long sleeved T's and am enjoying the arrival of spring. The Sea of Cortez is a consistent 73 degrees and a beautiful blue. In spite of excellent conditions our season is starting with an inconsistent bite. We have only fished a few days and have scratched out a few yellowtail, marlin and sailfish but haven't found a hot spot. It has just been hunt, pick and keep looking. The sighting of a broadbill swordfish on our second day fishing has gotten my heart pumping. Many anglers never get the opportunity to see one much less catch one. For many years I have had "swordie fever", AKA "two-funner", in my book a swordfish is the ultimate catch. This fish has earned its reputation as the gladiator of the sea and fight like no other. One day a few years back there was just Chuy Cota and myself on Jen Wren. We baited and hooked one. The battle was on and after some time I finally brought the fish to the surface and watched Chuy sink the gaff. After catching my breath I commented to Chuy "we have fished together for years and this is the first time you ever asked if I needed help". He looked me in the eye and replied " It is the first time I ever thought you might". Writing about this has made me curious about the term "two-finner". I know the broadbill is the only billfish with a rigid dorsal fin that doesn't retract. It is a term commonly used by anglers with the fever but Google had trouble with it and tries to change my spelling. My computer doesn't recognize it either and wants to auto-correct spelling. After searching many ways a story written by Gary Graham popped up. The piece has a lot of info and is an interesting read. Well, it was for me. I was shocked when I clicked on the link and scrolled down: http://roadtrekker.blogspot.mx/2009/07/swordfisha-magnificent-obsession.html. That is enough of that. The boat work we have left can wait, there is a two-finner out there with my name on it and I'm going hunting. Up close and personal. This two-finner was not interested in our offerings Goodbye to winter Looking for the pot of gold There's Vaquera at the end of the rainbow Hamachi time Unusual for sailfish this early Bachelor party fun Looking to put another swordie on the deck. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
East Cape - Life after tuna
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionIt has been a windy winter and some time since I wrote my last report. We have had our heads down working hard getting boat maintenance finished in preparation of the upcoming season. New turbo chargers, transmissions, after coolers, bait systems, electrical and building a new trailer are the only things that have been in our recent radar. Last week I thought we were turning the corner from winter having a few calm days and warmer temperatures. Guess it was wishful thinking because for now the winds of winter have returned. Tomorrow will be our first charter of the season. The few anglers that have been out report good marlin fishing. Also lots of mackerel on the La Ribera high spot along with a few yellowtail. An abundance of bait is good news and I'm hopeful the yellowtail will stick around for a while. Reflecting back to last year, El Niño conditions made fishing a little tougher then normal most of the season. The Sea of Cortez always produces but we actually had to work to find fish. 2015 was a poor year for tuna in comparison to the norm. It can be frustrating because some anglers have what I call "tuna brain". It is yellowfin or bust. There were days we motored over fish where there was action trying to satisfy anglers who just had to have tuna. The smart bet went where the action was and those willing to compromise had bent rods, big smiles and filled coolers. Sashimi We did have our moments Always something biting in the Sea of Cortez Never know what will happen scrubbing the hardware at the end of the day. Always consistent There is life after tuna It is show time! We will be at Fred Hall in Long Beach. Please stop by if you are in the area. I will be doing a daily seminar on fishing the East Cape Disruptive technology! After 8 years I have been granted a patent on a device that is going to change the game. Come see for yourself at the Cousin's Tackle exhibit at Fred Hall Building boat trailers is hard work! First one in the water for our 2016 season, my girlfriend Vaquera. Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841
The shine is off the dime
vseasport posted a topic in Boating and Fishing DiscussionThe shine is off the dime For more than 20 years every winter we have taken a camping trip to our favorite spot in Magdalena Bay. During the winter north winds are relentless on the East Cape where we live making conditions unfavorable for fishing. Mag offers miles of mangroves where the water is calm and the bite has always been off the hook. Our trip has always been planned on an extreme tide because clamming for chocolate clams when the tide is out has been very fruitful. Another bonus to our almost secret spot aside from being able to pull our rigs right to the waters edge is a primitive commercial shrimp camp. Pangeros drag their nets all night and we have always been able to load up on jumbo shrimp at a not so jumbo price. This year's trip started as always. After a few days of preparation and packing we departed Buena Vista and headed north through La Paz toward Ciudad Constitution. Arriving at our turn off Hwy 1 we headed down the 20 miles of washboard dirt road. This year the road wasn't as bad as some years but we have seen it a lot better. I always watch my odometer with anticipation waiting for it to be over. Along the way I'm always concerned another camper will be in our spot. Amazingly enough we have never had any company other than our group and this year was no exception. Upon arrival the place looked the same as always and we proceeded to set up camp. My buddy John helped me get our inflatable off my trailer and I helped him with his aluminum boat so we could go fishing at first light while the tide was up. Mag has always been a very special place. Spectacular sunsets, bird life, sea life sights, listening to the coyotes and just sitting around our camp fire can be mesmerizing. In the evening and again in the morning John and I (in fun) were razzing each other about where we would fish and who would do the best. The joke is that fishing has always been so good it hasn't made a difference where we went the bite was always WFO for spotted bay bass and grouper with a few halibut in the mix. Four inch rubber twin tails has been our bait of choice but I think a hot dog would work. I caught John not paying attention and was able to slip a banana in his boat and off we went. Jen and I found fishing tougher than ever before but finally found a spot where we were able to bag several grouper. Returning to camp we found that John and Lorraine were not as fortunate and found nothing but tough fishing. We laughed that it must have been the hex of the banana and I cleaned our catch and got ready to go clamming. I have always tried to bargain with the shrimpers telling them for a good price I would buy more. Their reply has always been how many hundreds of pounds do you want? This was the first time we weren't able to buy jumbo shrimp. It was explained that all they were getting were mediums. I hate to be a snob but cleaning and dealing with small shrimp is a major pain after being spoiled by the grande model. Clamming was as easy as always. When the tide is out we just walk on the sand and wait for a clam to squirt and then dig it up. It doesn't take long to fill a 5 gallon pail and we have all we need. There is nothing like fresh clams and we prepare them every way imaginable. It was a several day feast of clams along with fresh fish but the jumbos were missing. The following morning preparing to fish I noticed the fuel tank was missing from my boat. I told Jen not to say anything figuring John was getting back at me for the banana trick. My plan was to mix a little oil in a fuel can and head out like nothing happened. I was not paying attention going about my business when things started to go south. Jen returned reporting the fuel tank from John's boat was also missing along with his tackle box and a few other items. Now the shine was off the dime. After 20 some years of never having a concern our camp was infiltrated in the middle of the night and some of our personal property was taken. It was nothing of great value but the principle that it happened kind of put a crimp on our vacation. Some reading this will bad mouth Mexico but I think it is just a sign of the times and it could and does happen everywhere. I still feel much safer here than in most places and will return to our hideaway to see if the jumbos have returned and the fishing has improved. Nothing like camping at the waters edge Chocolate clams were abundant Yum, yum Jen managed to sneak out a couple of flatties Not this year Always prolific bird life You've got mail! What a guy will do to get a signal. That is my cell phone in a plastic bag on the end of the fishing rod. The extra altitude is just what it took. Some guys just don't listen. I told him the bite was better on high tide High tide just after sunrise Sunsets like this will keep me coming back Mark Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing US cell 310 308 5841


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I called the office and told them what happened and they called me back a week later to let me know they would try to get them fixed and that they would make a note of the things that were not done. They never called about the dolls getting fixed and they charged me for the next visit even though I was not happy with the service. I signed a guarntee that stated I would get a free cleaning if I was unhappy. I was unhappy and they still charged me! I didn't know it until I got my monthly credit card statement.
The last time they came, they used our office equipment. I decided to leave the house so the leader would do the work and not try to talk to me. When we came back my husband picked up our label maker and it said "Last message... "Tina and Annie's Phone" Tina and Annie were our 2 maids.
My husband called and canceled our service and asked for a call back to confirm. They never called. So I called again, left another message and faxed them as well. I got a call the next afternoon saying "We got your cancel message" No question as to why, or if they can change things, or if they could still fix my dolls. I still got charged and the job was still terrible. They never dusted my husband's furniture, they never dusted our lamps or tables, they never cleaned our desks, our window coverings were never dusted. Our sliding glass door runners were never vacuumed out, they didn't wipe down any of the doors, they never swept or mopped around the trash can in the kitchen. The list could go on and on.
It was the worst service I have had. I have had maids since I was 3 years old and I have never seen such poor service. To top it all off, I saw Tina at a school fair for my daughter and she informed me that she usually receives tips. My only conclusion could be that since I was not tipping them that they would not do the job and use our equipment as they saw fit.
I filed with the BBB and they are now stating that I didn't tell them within 24 hours that I was dissatisfied and that I told them my dolls had been thrown away! Neither is true AT ALL! I still have the dolls sitting right here!
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this is John the Firefighter that use live next door to you, I do not know this guy personally but I seen your report, you lied about lots of things , once you said you were remodeling, once you said you were just moving in, the guy posted a report on your home you paid not move in move out cleaning and cleaning companies don't wash walls regardless, I had his company clean for me about 10 times no complaints here. You lied about moving out as well( I watched You! ) trying to save extra 25 buck come on trash a company to save a buck, and they come bACK AGAIN AND FIXED YOUR COMPLIANTS ( BESIDES WASHING WALLS WITCH THEY DONT DO COULD DAMAGE PAINT) SELECT MAIDS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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I totally understand what you're going through. I had a terrible experience w/Select Maids, maybe even worse because the idiotic owner actually was stupid enough to insult me in emails. I've posted them all on this site also. :)
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MWelcome to Hartland Farm.
Thank you for visiting our website. Hartland Farm is open for tomato picking. Sweet corn is available to pick August 13 and 14 and possibly longer. We will have already picked sweet corn on weekends while the corn lasts.
The fun field and corn maze will open September 10, 2016.
Green Truck Farm is open for Pick Your Own raspberries and blueberies. They will be open 9-5 while berries last but you must call before coming out to check availability as berries can get picked out. The number to call before coming out is 540-316-7715. Berries are 4.00 per pint. Use directions to Hartland Farm and you will find the berries. Containers are provided.
Virginia's Homegrown Tomato Festival is August 20, 2016.
Bring your own tomatoes for tasting if you have them but all are welcome. More info to come here and on Facebook as details are worked out. You will need to tell us that you are coming so we have enough hotdogs.
Call us at 540.533.6901 or 540.532.0436 for information.
We offer for sale in our open seasons tea grown in America's only tea garden, Charleston Tea Plantation. We drink the teas and they are incredibly good. Green tea is paired with mint making it delicious for non green tea lovers! The tea plants are grown without pesticides and fungicides.
Pair this wonderful tea with our delicious honeys and you have a treat for yourself or a gift for someone special. We have honey from Kelly's Apiaries on the mountain above us. Delicious infused honeys are also available.
This year we are expanding the market to include more Christmas ornaments.
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You will find Hartland Farm in Markham, Virginia on Route 66 at exit 18. We are about an hour drive west of Washington, DC. The tomato patch, sweet corn, pumpkin patch, corn maze and fun field are located in the front fields inside the entrance at Hartland Orchard. To get to Hartland Farm use 3205 Hartland Lane, Markham, VA 22643.
For Christmas Trees, use 12230 Belle Meade Rd, Markham, VA 22643.
Hartland Orchard, Hartland Farm and Green Truck Farm are three family businesses operated on the Green family farm. Call Hartland Orchard for tree fruit information at 540.364.2316. For pick your own strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry information, call Green Truck Farm at 540.316.7715
Visit Hartland to pick your own sweet corn and tomatoes summer and for fall fun with our pumpkin patches, corn maze and fun field. End your year with a visit to Hank's Christmas trees where you can cut your own tree or buy a beautiful pre cut Frazer fir from southwest Virginia.
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Special thanks to Laura Cotterman and Estate Serenity Images for the better photos on our site. Laura takes beautiful photos and she teaches photography.
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Each starter pack enables you to start playing Corunea. You get all the cards you need to taste 2 very different classes.
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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights Chapter 3 Summary
READ THE BOOK: Chapter 3
- Lockwood is ushered upstairs to a bedroom and warned that Heathcliff would not be happy if he found out anyone was sleeping there.
- The bed is a curious structure, with sliding panels and windows. Inside are a bunch of old books and a ledge with names scribbled on it: Catherine Earnshaw, Catherine Heathcliff, and Catherine Linton. Other books have journal entries in the margins and on the blank pages. Reading them, Lockwood provides a flashback to when Heathcliff and the author of the entries were young children together.
- This is what we learn: Hindley (whoever that is) runs the house when father is gone. Catherine describes him as a "tyrant." Between Hindley's cruelty and Joseph's oppressive preaching, things are pretty grim. Hindley treats Heathcliff like a servant and outsider—though it's not yet clear exactly who all these people are to each other.
- Catherine and Heathcliff console each other by hiding under furniture or running on the moors. It all reads like a drop of joy in a sea of oppressive misery.
- Back to the present: Lockwood drifts into a psychedelic dream about Joseph and a visit to a chapel in which he sits though an endless sermon by one Jabes Branderham. The sermon culminates with all present in the chapel attacking one another while Branderham hammers on the pulpit in an effort to bring order to the crowd.
- A delirious Lockwood awakens to realize that a pine cone at the window is the real cause of the loud taps. Because the window is soldered shut, Lockwood has to break it and reach out to move the branch.
- The branch turns out to be an ice cold hand and a voice moaning "Let me in" (3.47). Identifying itself as "Catherine Linton," the voice declares that it has "come home" (3.49). Rather than just letting the miserable ghost in, our ninny of a narrator rubs the hand "to and fro" (3.50) across the broken glass in an effort to release its frosty clutch. The ghost moans some other vital information that doesn't compel Lockwood to be any more sympathetic.
- Heathcliff comes in to see what the racket is. He is visibly shocked to see his bumbling tenant in the noisy oak-paneled bed.
- Lockwood tells Heathcliff about his dreams, and the ghost, and says he is convinced that the house is haunted. Heathcliff becomes emotional but tries to hide it. Lockwood knows something's up, though, when he sees Heathcliff sobbing and shouting out the broken window: "Cathy, do come. Oh, do—once more! Oh! My heart's darling, hear me this time—Catherine at last!" (3.83).
- Now we know that in addition to being really irritable, Heathcliff is heartbroken. He basically wants to be haunted by a ghost. What's up with that?
- Lockwood spends the rest of the night sitting in the kitchen, watching the various household members insult each other. At dawn, Lockwood wanders back to Thrushcross Grange in the thick snow. He's a mess.
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Greetings Eva from Wellington
hi rosina,grafitti or urban art? i think inner cities will always have this dont you? have you seen my recent upload in streetart, a mural showing the beatles,tell us what you think, i also managed to capture grafitti on one of my illuminated man statue photos!take care...steve
No thank you. Bad taste for me. However it is a nice capture. Good shot Rosina.
Bella Rosina graffiti e...graffitaro!..ciao..ciao LAura r
GREAT pic Rosina but... you should know by now that I love your pics. Straight to favourites. The "NOW" in the ground is the KEY of this pic. It becomes so central once you notice it. It takes this photo from good to GREAT.
p.d.: got some pic of a graffiti guy in Buenos Aires, and I should upload it someday.
Very nice Voted, greetings My june Contest
Belíssima foto.
foto é uma informação mto rica...........
Bellissima immagine "underground"!!Best regards.Corrado
Rosina so, I am headed to Melbourne in January.... can you let me know of a few spots that is off the tourist area to explore?
I wish you and your family a Happy New Year from Toulouse (France)
WOW ., I love this pic, It's a very good idea :p I like it ^^ See ya ♥
I really loved the graffiti in Melbourne, it was some amazing work .... i want to go back and explore more one day
Photo taken in Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia


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Julie Culley is in her third season as a coach on the Loyola College cross country and track staff, but in her first season as an assistant after stepping down as head women's track and field coach to pursue a running career.
A distance runner, Culley now trains for her own races while helping out the Greyhounds with her experience.
Culley arrived to the Loyola campus in 2004 and immediately produced three ECAC qualifiers. She later introduced the Loyola indoor track program, which has helped the Greyhounds prepare for the outdoor season. In each of her two years with the track program, the Greyhounds have garnered a fifth-place showing at the outdoor MAAC Championships.
A 2004 graduate of Rutgers University, Culley ran track and cross country for the Scarlet Knights and earned numerous awards and accolades during her career. A three-time Academic All-America selection, Culley was named the Big East Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior. A two-time recipient of the Athletic Directors Excellence Award, she was named as the Hedley-Singer Award winner, which is given to the top Rutgers female athlete each year. She also was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of New Jersey during her Rutgers career.
As a cross country runner, Culley was named as an All-America pick during her senior season in addition to earning all-district notice three times. She qualified for the NCAA Championships as a sophomore and was the Metropolitan Champion in 2000 and 2002. She was named the team's MVP three times.
On the track, Culley's accomplishments are just as impressive. A two-time selection as the team's MVP, Culley holds the Rutgers school record in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter events in addition to the distance medley relay.
A member of the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Culley was a four-year member of the Rutgers Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
A native of Lebanon, New Jersey, Culley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and political science from Rutgers, is a graduate of the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy, and is a certified personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
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Ceú entre Londres e Amsterdã.
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ok i have two problems number 1
date and time
when i post a topic or comment, the time is titaly wrong i went to options > general and the option to change the time was not there only this
UTC time is: 2005-03-31 2:01:13 am
Times in the weblog should differ by: 10 hours
so my question is how do i change it to my local time ?
question 2.
this is a strange one basicly to veiw my blog i have to type
however if u click the title of my blog the link is
"http://maximhome.no-ip.org/blog" (notice the missing "/" at the end)
my page will not load without the "/" at the end
in general settings there is a option to change this but it wont let me add the "/" at the end. so im stuck. also no users can register but im not to concerd about that just yet id rather sort out these two problems,
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Before the odor of burned gunpowder has left the air of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, the US is lecturing India not to go off half-cocked and attack Pakistan, simply because all of the attackers in the terrorist assaults in that city arrived by boat, apparently from neighboring Pakistan. US officials, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, are calling on India to engage in a "transparent" and "thorough" investigation into the attacks to establish who was responsible.
How different this is from the American government's response to the 9-11 attacks in the US!
`Instead of a "transparent" investigation, we got secret sessions of the Congressional intelligence committees, closed-door interviews of key officials, including President Bush and Vice President Cheney by the 9-11 Commission, and of course the secret round-up of thousands of mostly Islamic people living in the US, many of whom were held for months incommunicado and without charge, some of whom were subjected to torture, and many others of whom were deported to likely arrest, torture and even death.
Instead of a calm assessment of what had happened and who was responsible, the Bush Administration rounded up Saudi members of the Bin Laden family, and others connected to the regime in Saudi Arabia, whence came most of the people reportedly involved in the hijacking of the four planes used in the attacks, and, with no attempt at interrogation, flew them home to Saudi Arabia. Then, again with only minimal evidence, the US launched an all-out war within days upon Afghanistan, with the goal of ousting and destroying the Taliban government of that country (reportedly rejecting an offer by the Taliban regime to hand over Bin Laden and his merry men). Shortly after that aggressive move, the Bush/Cheney administration shifted its focus and launched an even larger all-out war against Iraq, a nation that had no connection whatsoever with the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
So much for transparency and measured responses.
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Here again, we have an example of the US expecting one mode of behavior for the rest of the world, and another for itself.
We Americans, it would appear, are not required to operate in a logical manner, are not required to think through the consequences of our actions, are not required to obey international laws, and are not required to listen to the counsel of others. If the United Nations will not support our plan to attack and topple the government of another sovereign nation, we will just do it ourselves. But other countries may not behave in this manner.
There is another way that India and the US are different which has come to light in this latest atrocity. Following the Mumbai attacks, India's minister of security resigned, in an admission that his department had failed to discover an attack that was clearly at least six months in planning, and had failed to prevent the massive loss of life because of inadequate preparation of police and troops for such an eventuality (police and soldiers were not equipped even with sniper rifles and scopes that might have enabled them to shoot and kill some of the 10 terrorists with minimal threat to their hostages).
Nobody resigned for the manifold failings that led up to and allowed for the 9-11 attacks (Well, CIA Director George Tenet eventually stepped down, but only after being praised and awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush!). Nobody resigned for intelligence failures, nobody resigned for air defense failures, nobody resigned for investigative failures, nobody resigned for the lies that were the basis for the attack on Afghanistan and the war against Iraq. There has indeed been zero accountability in the US for the biggest national security disaster since Pearl Harbor. But in India, it took only days for the chief person responsible for security in the Indian government to resign his post in disgrace.
Let us hope that saner heads prevail in India when it comes to Pakistan, as the story of this latest terror action is exposed.
And let us hope that Americans finally demand an honest accounting of what happened on 9/11/2001 and that those who are guilty of allowing it to happen, and of sending the country off on a pointless, bloody and seemingly endless jihad in the Middle East as a result are exposed and forced to pay for their ineptness and their crimes.
In that regard, it might help if the corporate media would adopt the same skeptical and inquisitive approach to 9-11 that it appears to have taken with the Indian tragedy. In the wake of the Mumbai attacks, we have corporate reporters openly questioning government sources and terrorism experts about who was behind the attackers, even to the point of suggesting, as analyst Brian Jenkins of the Rand Corporation did on NPR on Tuesday, that the Pakistan government could conceivably have orchestrated them (though he thought that was the least likely explanation), or that "rogue elements" of Pakistan's intelligence services might have been behind them. No such speculation is allowed in our corporate media when it comes to 9-11, despite clear evidence that, at the very least, some advance knowledge of that attack existed both within the US intelligence establishment and the Israeli Mossad (somebody placed bets against the stocks of the two airliners whose planes were hijacked and two large investment banks with offices in the Twin Towers in the days before the attacks, through an investment bank, Alex Brown, whose CEO had recently moved to the number three position in the CIA, and several men who were observed videotaping the attacks were arrested by New Jersey cops and then later released, following US State Department intercession, after being identified as Mossad agents).
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Project Humanbeingsfirst.org said:
The Real Terrorists – by Zahir Ebrahim
Project Humanbeingsfirst issued the following caution letter earlier, precisely to warn against falling prey to this sort of red herring "simply because all of the attackers in the terrorist assaults in that city arrived by boat, apparently from neighboring Pakistan." It can be read at (also excerpted below) print-humanbeingsfirst.blogspot.com/2008/12/letter-to-pakalert-press-dec052008.html
It is important to remember the dialectics of deception employed in both manufacturing consent among the mainstream, and manufacturing dissent among the handful of conscionable rebels! Many good peoples are getting wrapped up in multiple red herrings because of it.
One such red herring was unraveled by Project Humanbeingsfirst in this rebuttal to Mr. Paul Craig Roberts, in response to which he called me, and I quote: "you are a completely stupid fool, a disgrace to humanity". That deconstruction of the dialectics of deception can be read at print-humanbeingsfirst.blogspot.com/2008/12/letter-paul-craig-roberts-rebuttal.html
Begin Excerpt (The Real Terrorists)
The atrocity in Mumbai last week, and the bizarre data that is emerging, will make more sense if one stops viewing this heinous terrorist act from the traditional Indian-Pakistan lens. It is urgent that people in both nations begin to appreciate what's at stake so that each may initiate proper self-defense against accurately identified hidden dangers from the overt 'katputli tamashas'.
The following News Flash is Project Humanbeingsfirst's position on this manufactured terror. To appreciate it, please study the methods of Rand Corporation, CFR, Zbigniew Brzezinski, et. al., and acquire an understanding of the notion of world-government. Political science runs the world, and the children of Machiavelli are deeply rooted in waging war by way of deception – a game of conquest "as old as mankind". From the East India Company to Free Trade to the War on Terror – all enablers of pretexts for "imperial mobilization" and "full spectrum dominance". In the West, typically, the smartest students study humanities and social sciences, and the think-tanks as well as the Pentagon are populated with scores of PhDs in political science and history. What do you think they do there? What do you think they do at the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, and the Carnegie Endowment for Peace? How about at CFR and RIIA? They are united in one common global agenda – world government. And they get there by shrewdly employing the overarching political science concept articulated by David Ben Gurion "what is inconceivable in normal times is possible in revolutionary times"!
Therefore, please don't blame the Hindus or ISI or Jihadis – patsies and mercenaries come in all stripes, ethnic origin, and social class. And the best recruits for patsies are always those who have grievances or are disgruntled. The best recruits for mercenaries are the ruling-elite, politicians, and military men. In both cases they know very little, in fact often zero, and are merely the 'trigger pullers' of average intelligence. Instead, look for those 'ubermensch' who employ them. To do so, one has to understand the agendas, and what scheme of things is really being enacted on the world-stage. That, according to the forensic reports of Project Humanbeingsfirst (available on its website), points to an entirely different motivation-space and entirely different criminals from the 'katputli tamashas' being enacted for public consumption.
News Flash:
Terrorist rampage in Mumbai, India – Watch for "Hindustan Patriot Act" being enabled shortly! The last bastion of democracy, the largest in the world, had to be converted into a police state as "World government could only be kept in being by force". This isn't an isolated event. The monetary collapse, the Obama government, predictions of first year of horrible terrorist acts worldwide to be blamed on the manufactured 'Militant Islamists' – enablers of endgame. Stop blaming either the Indians, or the Pakistanis. This has been a mil-ops all the way – no different than the Marriott Hotel terrorist act in Islamabad. See Press Release WHAT'S TO BE DONE – Massive Bomb Blast in Islamabad Marriott September 20, 2008. The same applies to Mumbai.
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Thank you.
Zahir Ebrahim
Project Humanbeingsfirst.org
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A Call for Women's Rights in Kurdistan
A Call for Women's Rights in Kurdistan
By Namo Abdulla - Rudaw
20, 2011
On Friday, I was at a dinner event at which
prominent businessman Marc Lasry said he used to
dance with and have "a secret crush on" US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton. "She was quite a dancer,"
he added, while calling Mrs. Clinton on stage to
speak on women's rights.
Mrs. Clinton was sitting at a different table than
her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, who,
like the rest of the audience, laughed. The
audience's tables included Platinum, Golden and
Silver, which cost $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000
As I am not from this society, I can't know if Mr.
Clinton's smile genuinely represented his feelings
or not. I don't know if Mr. Lasry's comments made
him jealous at all. But I am certain that even if
Mr. Lasry had said his relationship with the
Secretary of State was more than just a crush, Mr.
Clinton, whose affair with Monica Lewinsky remains
historic as much as it is notorious, wouldn't cause
the same reaction as it would in a Kurdish man, who
could slay his wife in an "honor killing" over such
a comment.
This is, of course, just a matter of how two
different cultures treat women. But the question is:
Should we leave it this way merely because it is a
cultural matter? In post-Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a
woman, no matter how old she is, still can't get a
passport without the approval of a "male guardian" –
i.e. a brother or father.
Held in New York City's Chelsea Piers along the
Hudson River, the dinner was organized by the
International Crisis Group under the title, "In
Pursuit of Peace," and award four women who have
made extraordinary accomplishments in their
patriarchal societies.
The women included prominent Tunisian journalist
Sihem Bensedrine; Somali human rights activist
Shukri Ismail; Guatemala's attorney general, Claudia
Paz y Paz; and Afghan human rights activist Sima
In a room where the marvelous golden and silver
tables had their surfaces decked with glasses of
vintage wine, it gave a harmonious feeling to see,
for instance, Shukri Ismail, wearing a headscarf and
confidently approaching the stage get her award.
"So let us pledge ourselves to the proposition that
women must be equal citizens and equal partners with
men," Mrs. Clinton said, "recognizing that the
changes we seek and the aspirations of the people
that we support will not be realized overnight.
That's true around the world; it's true even in our
own country."
Mrs. Clinton went on to recall a number of
influential examples. With hearing of each one of
them, I felt sorry for women in my country. As a
journalist working in Iraqi Kurdistan, I remembered
the days in which murdering women became so frequent
that it no longer became newsworthy.
Of the stories that I recalled that evening was the
pale 22-year-old woman who had married a man without
the approval of her family. She had miraculously
survived an intense shooting that left her husband
dead with 17 bullets in his chest. Four bullets
struck her hip as well. The culprits, one of whom I
interviewed, were at large.
At this time, I was stringing for the New York
Times, and finally managed to convince them that the
story was worth publishing and different from other
typical honor killings.
Another touching event that remains with me was a
young woman who was too shy to talk to me over the
phone about the miserable situation engulfing her
after she underwent female genital mutilation in
Kurdistan. "My husband hates me. I can't fulfill his
expectations," she told a female friend of mine over
the phone.
Let me be short and clear. I know, as any other Kurd
or perhaps Muslim does, that there are cultural
differences between the West and us. I also know
when westerners such as Secretary of State Clinton
talk about women's rights, they may speak from a
Western point of view.
But there are certain universal things for which
cultures truly need to compromise. There has to be
no justification for taking the life of a woman.
Men must convince themselves that beating a
vulnerable woman does not represent manhood; it
rather represents lack of it. When our sisters and
mothers want to work outside and show that they have
more ability to serve the society than merely being
confined to a kitchen,www.ekurd.net
we should not prevent them from doing so. We should
admit that it is wrong to determine a girl's future
husband while she is still in the cradle or her
mother's womb.
More importantly, we should pressure our government
to enforce the beautiful laws it has passed;
otherwise, the society is nothing more than a jungle
where only the strongest can survive.
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There is no snow because spring just melted it all away Actually I'm going to need the pieces I use for snow for the 3rd challenge.
Which I can start work on now
All the doors open, and every room is accesible.
There are stairs or a ladder to every room as well. This is the first castle I have actually completed, and my first time doing a diagonal wall/building.
In hindsight, it might have been better to make the floor plan a little larger. But it works pretty well.
So here are some pics:
Any comments or criticism welcome! Thanks for looking
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Tuesday Dec. 23, 2008
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's athletic department is reporting 11 secondary NCAA violations in the past six months, including two from the program of new women's basketball coach Dawn Staley.
The school said Tuesday that a women's basketball coach impermissibly text-messaged a prospect and that a coach incorrectly publicized an informal practice scrimmage.
The name of the coach wasn't included. All violations are considered low-level infractions of NCAA rules. The school releases such violations twice a year because of regular open-records requests by The Associated Press and other news organizations.
The department said it also conducted 661 drug tests. Five came back positive for marijuana and one for alcohol.
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When Milwaukee artist Della Wells was a little girl, she and her mother saved cereal box tops and sent them in to get a free doll. The doll was like a little pillow, stuffed and easy to cozy up with. She also remembers getting her very first black doll. Her aunt gave it to her.
"I played a lot with dolls," she says. "They stimulated my imagination." »Read Full Blog Post
Crisply executed dialogue elevates 'Understudy'
"All I see are movie stars movie stars movie stars," laments Harry, the journeyman actor in Theresa Rebeck's rollicking "The Understudy," now on stage in a fun Renaissance Theaterworks production that opened Saturday night. "It's like a disease," Harry continues. Or "maybe more like 'pathology.' Or 'ongoing cultural disaster,'" he concludes.
All true enough, if one is keeping track of the numerous Hollywood stars making fools of themselves on Broadway. But as Rebeck's title suggests, Harry is now understudying one of them: an action-movie stud named Jake, himself improbably understudying an even more famous Hollywood co-star. »Read Full Article
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is opening this week in West Milwaukee
Dickey's Barbecue Pit devotees in Milwaukee won't have to drive quite as far anymore: One is opening Thursday at 2149 Miller Park Way in West Milwaukee.
The franchisees of this Texas-based chain are Bianca and Larry Visk. An electrician, he worked in Afghanistan for five years for a U.S. contractor, and decided when he returned that he wanted to open a restaurant, said his wife, a piano teacher. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
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Rogers targets a clean sheet against Legia Warsaw
Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers has underlined the importance of keeping a clean sheet in his side's Champions League play-off first leg with Legia Warsaw at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday.
Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers has underlined the importance of keeping a clean sheet in his side's Champions League play-off first leg with Legia Warsaw at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday.
Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers is refusing to get carried away despite his side's comprehensive victory over title rivals St Patrick's Athletic.
Dundalk host BATE Borisov at Oriel Park on tonight (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7.30pm), hoping to overcome a 2-1 first leg deficit in their Champions League qualifier.
Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has disputed the decision to dismiss Lilywhites goalkeeper Gary Rogers in Friday night's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division 2-2 draw against Shamrock Rovers.
SSE Airtricity Premier Division champions Dundalk have made their first signing off the off-season with goalkeeper Gary Rogers moving to Oriel Park.
Two goals from in-form striker Gary Twigg gave Shamrock Rovers a 2-0 win over St Patrick's Athletic in this Dublin derby at Tallaght Stadium.
Charlie Haggerty, Jason Quigley and Bernard Roe chalked up their second hat-trick of wins for Ireland in 24 hours in Lithuania tonight to march into the Danas Pozniakas Olympic Youth sem-finals in Vilnius.
Ireland came for behind to claim an 8-6 victory over England in Friday night's U-21 international at the National Stadium in Dublin.
Derry City may have showed signs of tiredness following their European travels, but it was Galway United 'keeper, Gary Rogers, who kept the Candystripes at bay at the Brandywell.
Goalkeeper Gary Rogers has today agreed a deal to go professional with Galway United.
New signings Gary Rogers, Chris Deans and Tony McKeever come straight into the Bray Wanderers squad as boss Tony McGuirk tries to improve on a run of just one point from five games as they entertain Derry City at the Carlisle Grounds tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).
Eircom League Premier Division new boys Dublin City have completed the signing of Drogheda United goalkeeper Gary Rogers.
Former Meath junior footballer Gary Rogers has re-signed for eircom Premier Division side Drogheda United, following weeks of negotiations with the club.
Drogheda United goalkeeper Gary Rogers may be on his way to eircom League champions Shelbourne.
Cork City enjoyed their seventh home win of the success at Turner's Cross as a 65th minute goal from Kevin Murray gave them all three points against an already safe Drogheda United side.
David Moore was Waterford's hero last night, as his late brace sent them through to the Eircom League Cup quarter-finals.
Five-times TT Formula One world champion, Joey Dunlop, has died following a crash while taking part in a road race meeting in Tallinn today.
Grants have been awarded on an unprecedented scale to 10 Irish professionals under the of the Team Ireland Golf Trust.
Minister for Sport, Dr Jim McDaid has announced grants by the Team Ireland Golf Trust totalling almost £200,000 for 18 of the Country's promising young golfers.


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I have used the free Mollom plan to protect the forms on this site with CAPTCHA or text analysis. For the past few months, it has been working very poorly to be honest. Comment posts that were very obviously spam were getting though consistently and I have been removing 20-30 spam posts en masse about once a week.
I submitted a ticket when I first noticed this happening with Mollom support and got a quick reply, but after my initial replies the request was waiting a follow-up from them for quite some time (and twice, at that).
Today I got news that it was a service-wide issue and it has been resolved. Hopefully you will notice a significant reduction in spam posts! Honestly I am not very happy with Mollom at the moment and may look to other alternatives if this doesn't pan out, but then again it's a free service and it worked wonderfully in the past so I can't complain. You get what you pay for.
The issue was more that I was looking at taking 5-10 clients to their basic paid plan, but after my experience with their customer service I am hesitant to do so. As always, I guess time will tell.
Positive coincidence: Just as of today, we've identified and fixed a major bug in Mollom's content classifiers, which has been deployed to all servers. We expect a significant improvement with regard to the amount of uncaught spam posts that previously slipped through on various sites.
I'd recommend you to monitor the situation some more in the next few days. If you still experience too many uncaught spam posts on your site, please get in touch with the Mollom support team, to analyze why certain posts were not blocked, as this is not supposed to happen.
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