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Ever done any cobra(cobia) fishin'....
I am curious. Have any of you guys ever targeted cobia on a fly rod? I have heard stories about sight fishing for them around oil rigs, bouys, bridge pilings, etc. down south. However I have not heard very much about targeting them in their northern extremes. I had an opportunity to work for a month on a charter boat out of Cape Charles VA this past summer and we targeted this fish almost exclusively. All I can say is that this fish is bad. It seems that this fishery is waiting to be "discovered". |
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Well not with a fly rod, But I have with saltwater rods. Kinda fight like a king mackeral, I'd expect a real good fight on a 9 or 10wt fly rod. And they do seem to hangout around buoys and structure. You do find them cruising up near the surface in open water as well.
Not sure they range up close enough for most of us to get a shot at them around here in the MA or RI though. Perhaps of a boat 20 miles out into the warm plume of water from the Gulf stream south of Nantucket. Do you get them around where you fish? Greg. |
If memory serves, I believe I may have read an article about fishing for cobia off the Outer Banks. Seems until recently they were under appreciated that far north but a dedicated fishery is developing. I believe the article was slanted toward bait fishing but I do believe sight fishing was mentioned. I'll look around and see if I can locate it.
I do remember seeing cobia caught on one of the cable TV fishing shows. They kicked butt! I'd definately target them if they were accessable up here in New England. |
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I read a report a few months back of a Cobia being caught around Millstone in New London. But then again, I think I have heard that even a few tarpon and other species not found in the Northeast have been caught in the warm water outflow.
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I do most of my saltwater fishing in the Chesapeake. For the past five years I have had the opportunity to work with some of the finest capt's on the bay. Every summer we generally catch a few cobras(That is what the good old VA boys call them.) while fishing for other species ie rock,blues,trout, etc. around the Solomons Island/Point Lookout area in MD. They are much more prevalent to the south around the mouth of the Bay.(Cape Charles, VA/Chspke Bay Bridge) Due to there relative abundance(This term is of course relative.) in that area, I do believe you could cast to sighted fish when the conditions and fish cooperate. This would require a very calm day and verrrry good eyes.
I believe one of your best chance would be to cast to sighted fish that are not relating to the traditional structure associated with these fish. I believe those fish that are spotted cruising have been subjected to a lot less angling pressure then the few that are holding next to their traditional haunts. I am not exactly sure what the best type of fly to throw would be but I do know they sure do love trout(weakfish), croaker, and spot. Another technique which I would consider involves a little different approach. Similar to bait and switch but not exactly... |
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Many years ago, a legislator told me it was "country bankers" who killed Indiana banking. They and their lawmakers carried the day in the 1970s and 1980s with regulations against buying banks across county lines. The big Indianapolis banks were thus held in check.
After a while, banks from Ohio in particular, which had deregulated earlier, moved in, and in a heartbeat all the big Indiana banks were gone.
To refresh my memory, I called retired state Sen. Morris Mills, R-Indianapolis, who chaired the Indiana Senate finance committee for many years. He still sees the matter as a great mistake for Indiana.
Mills spent more than a decade pushing a bill to allow banks the right to cross county lines and buy other banks.
"By the time we passed it 13 years later, those guys had all merged," Mills said, "and they were ready to move into Indiana and had the muscle to do it. The Indiana banks weren't big enough to compete."
Game over for Indiana banking.
"They didn't comprehend the bigger picture, back then," Mills said.
Getting to the point of my refresher phone call, I asked Sen. Mills about the anti-gay amendment that's in the news today. Isn't this more of the same, another example of a stick-it-to-Indianapolis mentality? After all, an anti-gay amendment may be no big deal in areas that don't have big companies or a convention business. In Indy, however, we compete with the world.
Mills said he is no fan of gay marriage. But he sees the Indiana Constitution as "sacrosanct."
And then there's just the sweep of history.
"At the present time," Mills said, diplomatically, "I don't think they comprehend what's going on in the rest of the world."
Another example of anti-Indianapolis sentiment: the concerted effort by legislators from outlying areas for many years to keep our city from having a major state university.
"You had groups that grew around Lafayette and Bloomington," Mills said, "that didn't want to see their position diminished at all and killed whatever anybody attempted.
"Of course, now what's happened is IUPUI has grown into what Larry was trying to do," he added, chuckling, referring to his longtime colleague, Sen. Lawrence Borst, R-Indianapolis, who championed a great University of Indianapolis.
That name, however, was snapped up by then. So our major state university in Indianapolis is called ... "Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis."
The list goes on. Indiana legislators allowed casino gambling—but only in outposts as far from Indianapolis as you can get and still be in the state. A casino in Indianapolis? No, not for Indianapolis.
I should add that Mills, a gentleman, didn't say anybody was "country" when we spoke the other day. That was me, resurrecting the term to describe a Statehouse sentiment that condemned Indiana's largest banks to out-of-state acquisition.
But the point remains: What a huge, avoidable mistake those legislators made. Their misjudgment led to the disappearance of an Indianapolis industry that could still today be thriving and benefiting the entire state.
Anti-urban thinking is nothing new in Indiana, of course.
"Indianapolis has always been a rallying cry for someone running on the outside," Mills said. "That's the way you do it; you yell about Indianapolis and you build up your candidate."
Our Statehouse is once again afflicted with this syndrome—legislators on the wrong side of history, to the particular detriment of Indianapolis.•
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these are soo cute! he is a doll! I really love the one of him yawning! ;) I just did my first newborn shoot this weekend and I'm gonna try to get them posted soon!
ahhh! beautiful! I love the wrinkly feet shots :)
I am so impressed that you actually did a newborn session with your son. I was so wiped out with my first daughter that I couldn't even bring myself to do her pictures. I hope I get some as cute as these when our 2nd comes along. These are DARLING!!! Well done mama!!
beautiful pics Anne! good job :)
so cute!
Precious!! He looks like his sister!
Nicely done! I especially love the basket and the cute little black and white toes! What a sweetheart!
Aww, these are so sweet! You did a great job! I just did Lillian's newborn shots too! It was quite a learning experience! :)
gorgeous pictures! congrats to you!


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2. Non-Malays, Bumiputera Kadazans and other bumiputera, and Indian Muslims are not allowed to buy this property under "Malay Reserved property".
3. A Malay Reserved property is always marked with the words Malay Reserved on the individual titles. Such title is also called Geran Merah in local lingo.
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How the Yankees got Masahiro Tanaka, and what he'll really cost
In one of the least surprising developments of the offseason, the Yankees blew away the field and blew away their business plan from the past two years to sign Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka. To become relevant again after missing the playoffs last year, New York always had Tanaka in mind as the big piece necessary to return them to October.
"It's no surprise," said one rival club executive. "It was obvious to me back when the posting rules first came under fire at the meetings last year. [The Yankees executives] started to turn bright red and were fuming. They were sick. He was obviously their must-have."
According to a source from a club involved in the bidding, most clubs, including the Dodgers, Cubs, White Sox, Diamondbacks and Astros, valued Tanaka at about $100 million to $120 million over six years. The Cubs, despite rumors they would chase Tanaka at any cost, were not the high bidders. The Yankees, given their need, were not about to be outbid. They added dollars, years and the sweetener of an opt-out clause to pull away from the pack, eventually securing him with a seven-year, $155 million commitment.
The signing has to be viewed as a big win for New York, even at those dollars. Tanaka's value is the result of the Yankees' need. Whether he turns out to be a number one, two or three starter, his signing moves them closer to being a playoff team. It's always a good move to address a glaring need when the cost of acquisition is only additional dollars, not talent.
It's just that today New York seems foolish for thinking it had the financial discipline to re-set its luxury tax rate this year by staying under the $189 million threshold. It was because of that goal last season that the Yankees fielded their worst team in 21 years and lost almost half a million paid customers from when they opened their expensive bauble of a ballpark in 2009.
The change to the posting rules did apply a financial hurt to the Yankees. Under the old rules, the money the Yankees would bid for the posting fee -- the blind auction to win the rights to the player -- was non-taxable. But when small- and mid-market teams complained about that kind of a tax shelter giving the rich teams an advantage, baseball changed the rules. The posting fee now is capped at $20 million, which funnels more money to the player's salary -- which counts toward the luxury tax.
The Yankees will shell out $175 million for Tanaka -- $155 million in salary plus the $20 million posting fee. But that's not all. The signing also pushes New York past the $189 million tax threshold, which means a 50 percent tax on the overage. That means Tanaka's salary (if you choose to isolate it and the team remains well above the threshold) effectively gets taxed as much as $77.5 million, bringing the potential effective cost of signing Tanaka to as much as $252.5 million.
JAFFE: How Tanaka's contract stacks up against deals for other aces
What are the Yankees getting for $252.5 million?
Said one executive who scouted Tanaka, "Our evaluation of him was as a number two [starter], not a number one, and with more than the usual amount of risk. He's a good pitcher -- a Dan Haren type."
Like Haren, Tanaka is a strike-thrower with a track record of durability and a well above average splitter. (At the height of his value, in 2009, Haren, a three-time All-Star, signed a four-year, $44.75 million extension.) The risk with Tanaka comes from his heavy usage in Japan and his mechanics. He threw more innings though age 24 in his native country than any pitcher in the major leagues has done since Frank Tanana from 1973-78. He also throws with two distinctive moves in his throwing motion that can be a concern to scouts: he wraps his right wrist as he brings the ball behind him and he brings the ball up first with his shoulder before rotating his hand up, a maneuver that causes him to load slightly later than most pitchers.
CHEN: Is Tanaka better than Darvish? He gets mixed reviews
"One thing you have to remember about pitchers when they come over from Japan," said one prominent agent, "is that you can count on their walk rate just about tripling when they pitch in the majors."
Said the executive who scouted Tanaka, "His walk rate will go up and his strikeout rate will go down. And if he doesn't trust his stuff against major league hitters, he'll nibble and his walk rate will go up even more, like happened with [Diasuke] Matsuzaka. And pitching in that ballpark in the AL East is another factor."
The Yankees understand all the risks. But Tanaka is worth all the risks and the money on the chance that he comes close to doing what Yu Darvish has done for the Rangers. Largely because of a barren farm system, the Yankees knew they could not field a playoff contender in the AL East this year for less than $189 million. A declining CC Sabathia and an aging Hiroki Kuroda offered too much uncertainty in the front of the rotation. The Yankees were not willing to accept the likelihood of punting another season for tax purposes. And so they obtained a 25-year-old pitcher in the prime of his career who brings stuff and celebrity to their brand. Time will tell if it was money well spent, but for the Yankees, it was money they needed to spend to stay within striking distance of the Red Sox and Rays.


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Much has been made here in the States in efforts to get "In God We Trust" off of currency (to much opposition) and remove religeous symbols from public venues. I highly respect europe in it's more seculer and well 'logical' approach. However, god is in the U.K. National Anthem and the Monarch holds a hereditary hounarable title as "Head Of The Church Of England".I'm curius as to how my fellow U.K bretheren take to this?
I understand the U.K. is considerably less religeous than the U.S. (isn't saying much) but how do you folks take to this? Personally I could care less if my currency says "In God We Trust" and I don't care if I'm slapped in the face with a cross every 10 miles driving.
Appreciate any feed back!
take care
haha that card would have some epic powers like "annhilate all players with water"
LOL...I know, right. How about "Flesh to Salt" or "Part Waters", "Bear Mauling" would be a great spell haha
I haven't sang god save the queen in a long long time. I prefer our National Anthem, Flower of Scotland! :p
my only problem with that is the use of the phrase 'I could care less' when you mean 'i couldnt care less'. I just dosnt make any sense!!?
oh c'mon Grammer nazi! ;) lol...but thanks it was rather late when I wrote this. (and you forgot the apostrophe)
i thought it was god attack the queen.
I'm not one of your UK brethren, but I do have some thoughts on the "In god we trust" and so forth. Personally, I find it pretty offensive that motto is on our currency, that legislatures start sessions with a prayer, and all the other 卐tian bullshit that has been shoved into our supposedly secular government.
I live in Nashville, TN, and would be happy if I got a cross only every 10 miles. Here, it's more like every 10 feet.
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Two butterfly species which for generations were the commonest and most familiar in Britain, the "cabbage whites", have now gone into steep decline, figures show. Pesticides are thought to have slashed the numbers of the large and small whites, whose caterpillars have chomped their way through untold millions of cabbages and cauliflowers to the eternal annoyance of gardeners. They are the only British butterflies to have been considered a serious pest.
Fifty years ago, they were the best-known of our species, partly because they were ever-present in vegetable gardens, having adapted to human habitation almost as well as house sparrows. Their numbers were extraordinarily high, and swarms of them, sometimes huge flocks from the Continent, could run into millions. In August 1911, for example, a Professor Oliver saw a gigantic cloud of large whites in Sutton Fen in Norfolk; he estimated the numbers to be six million insects over two acres. In 1846 there was a record of large swarms of small whites which obscured the sun in Kent.
Now, however, the picture has changed dramatically: the large flocks have vanished, with both butterflies declining all over Europe. New figures from the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme show the large white declined in the UK by one-third between 1976 and 2008, while the small white dropped in numbers by one-fifth.
Martin Warren, chief executive of the charity Butterfly Conservation, blames this largely on pesticides. "Commercial crops of Brussels sprouts, say, would all be sprayed nowadays, and not many people grow cabbages in their gardens – and those that do would probably use pesticides." However, Dr Warren says, it is possible to protect crops from cabbage whites organically. "Fine mesh netting will stop them," he says. "And as they are also fond of nasturtiums, you can plant a row around your crop, and the butterflies will lay their eggs on those first."
The third of our status reports concerns three more early season butterflies, the large white, the small white and the green-veined white, all closely related members of the pierid family, which also contains the two species we covered yesterday, the orange tip and the brimstone.
Readers can find the profiles of individual species written by our Environment Editor, Michael McCarthy, at independent.co.uk/britishbutterflies
7 Large white
Pieris brassicae
Easily identifiable as the largest white species, this striking insect is distinguished from the small white not only by its size but by the heavy black tips to the forewings which continue down the wing sides. Females have two black spots on the forewings. It has two broods a year and its population can be considerably boosted by migrants from the Continent. The black and yellow caterpillars take in toxic mustard oils from cabbages and are poisonous; their striking markings are thought to act as a warning to other creatures. They are very conspicuous on cabbage leaves.
Larval food plants: Brassicas – that is, all members of the cabbage family, such as cabbages, cauliflowers, Brussels sprouts, etc, as well as wild cabbage in coastal areas, and also nasturtiums.
Where seen: Anywhere, but very common in gardens (especially those with vegetable patches), allotments and agricultural land.
Current conservation status: A decline in Britain since 1976 of 33 per cent, probably because of pesticide use, and few migrations from continental Europe.
8 Small white
Pieris rapae
A smaller version of its large white cousin, this butterfly is if anything even more common, and with the meadow brown of late summer may be the commonest species in Britain. The adult insect is distinguished from the large white by less bold markings; the caterpillars are quite different, being green instead of black and yellow, and harder to find, as they start feeding from the inside of a cabbage rather than on the outer leaves.
Larval food plants: As with the large white butterfly, brassicas – all members of the cabbage family – and nasturtiums.
Where seen: Anywhere, but especially gardens with vegetable patches, and allotments.
Current conservation status: The small white is 20 per cent down in numbers since 1976, probably because of increased pesticide use.
9 Green-veined white
Pieris napi
This pretty little butterfly is still very common and is sometimes taken for a cabbage white. In gardeners' terms, it is blameless, for it feeds strictly on wild members of the cabbage family. Sometimes occurs in gardens but more likely to be seen in dampish areas away from human habitation. Can be differentiated from the large and small whites by heavy green veining on the underside of the wings. May be Scotland's commonest butterfly.
Larval food plants: Garlic mustard, hedge mustard, lady's smock, watercress, charlock, wild cabbage, wild radish.
Where seen: Damp meadows, wet fields and ditches, edges of lakes, woodland rides.
Current conservation status: Butterfly Monitoring Scheme data show a 16 per cent decline since 1976, but the population generally is believed to be healthy.
Joining the Butterfly Hunt
Whether as an afternoon diversion from a picnic, or a summer-long quest to track all 58 of Britain's butterfly species, The Independent's Great British Butterfly Hunt aims to offer a glimpse of the beauty and fragility of our rich natural heritage.
And for those of our readers with a competitive edge, we offer a competition. The aim: to see as many of our native butterfly types as possible. The prize is an afternoon tracking the most elusive, the brown hairstreak, with expert Dr Martin Warren. It is the very last of UK butterflies to emerge (at the end of August), medium-sized and brown, with distinct "tails" on the hindwings. This hidden wonder of a creature can best be spotted by the "white pinprick" of an egg, laid on blackthorn.
The winner's rail travel expenses within the UK will be covered and lunch provided.
We encourage entrants of all ages. Simply send us, by Monday 17 August, 12pm, your butterfly diary. Briefly list each native species you see; the date and time; and the exact location. And please add one very brief description (no more than 250 words) of your butterfly hunt.
The judges will take into account the number of species spotted and also the description.
Enter by post (Butterfly Hunt, The Independent, 191 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9RS) or email (firstname.lastname@example.com). The winner will be announced in the newspaper. For terms and conditions please see independent.co.uk/comprules or send an SAE. Best of British.
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SC Republican Commodities Broker Uses FOIA to Investigate Electronic Voting
By Joan Brunwasser
My guest is South Carolina commodities broker, Frank Heindel. Welcome to OpEdNews. But we're not here to discuss pork bellies, orange juice, or the vagaries of the market today. I'd like to talk about your interest and concern about our elections. Can you tell our readers how you first became interested in this topic?
Technically, I am a grain trader – predominantly trading in corn, soybeans and wheat.
I first became interested in our voting machines after the Ohio EVEREST report was released in December 2007, which detailed how the iVotronic machines were unsuitable to be using for safe, reliable elections. After Alvin Greene won, I figured it was time to roll up my sleeves and try to understand what was really happening. I like Carl Sagan's quote about extraordinary claims requiring extraordinary evidence so I dove in, looking for all the evidence I was legally entitled to view. I have always been skeptical of any type of claims derived from black boxes, whether from commodity futures trading schemes, or economists' claims of outlandish numbers of jobs being created.
MRFF and Five Client Co-Plaintiffs
File Federal Lawsuit Seeking Injunction
to Stop USAFA's Unconstitutional
National Prayer Luncheon
January 31, 2011
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ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque-based Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has just filed a formal Federal court complaint and will imminently file a companion Motion for Temporary Injunction today in Federal District court (Colorado) demanding that the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cancel its upcoming National Prayer Luncheon, on the grounds that it is a blatant violation of the plaintiffs' Constitutional rights as guaranteed by the First Amendment. MRFF is proud to retain the services of renowned civil rights attorney David Lane in filing this injunction.
MRFF has previously demanded that USAFA rescind their invitation to former Marine Lt. Clebe McClary to speak at the aforementioned National Prayer Luncheon event. This lawsuit filing is in direct response to the Air Force Academy's lack of acceptable response to MRFF's demand."Egregiously sectarian statements like [those] from former Lt. McClary blatantly exclude not only non-Christians, but also the many Christians who do not subscribe to a particularly fundamentalist view of Christianity," said Michael "Mikey" Weinstein, President and Founder of MRFF. Please see below for links to articles providing extensive background on former Lt. McClary's invitation to USAFA's prayer luncheon.
Supporting Information:
MRFF's January 20th, 2011 Demand Letter to U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould:
A recent article from Truth-Out, which provides a thorough explanation and background information regarding USAFA's invitation of former Lt. McClary, entitled "Onward Christian Soldiers … To Hypocrisy":
Another recent article that provides background information on former Lt. McClary's invitation to USAFA's prayer luncheon, entitled "Air Force Academy Speaker Thinks USMC Means 'United States Marines for Christ'":
Military Religious Freedom Foundation website:http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/
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Former Bush-Administration Official Was Beaten to Death
John P. Wheeler, the former Bush-administration official whose body recently was discovered in a Delaware landfill, was beaten to death.
The Delaware Medical Examiner's Office has announced that Wheeler died from blunt-force trauma, according to a report at delawareonline.com. Does that mean Wheeler was the victim of a mugging gone wrong? That's what one of Wheeler's friends thinks, according to delawareonline, but we find that to be an unlikely explanation.
Wheeler, who had served as a Pentagon official and presidential aide, had extensive experience in the areas of aerospace, technology, logistics, intelligence, and cyber warfare. His body was discovered on New Year's Eve, and officials took almost four weeks to announce a cause of death. Many mysteries, however, remain about the case. Reports delawareonline: The official cause of Wheeler's death was "blunt-force trauma," agency spokesman Karl Kanefsky said about a case that has drawn worldwide media coverage. Kanefsky would not say which part of Wheeler's body sustained the lethal blows.
Clarence Thomas Appears to Have 'Knowingly and Willfully' Violated the Rule of Law for Twenty Years
By Brad Friedman
The words "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW" are famously chiseled above the main portico of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. But is one of the Justices seated in that building, with a lifetime appointment, now receiving special treatment under the law instead?
Evidence is mounting that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas violated federal law by failing to report his wife's annual salary of more than $120,000 per year from conservative political organizations by checking "NONE" on the box for "Non-Investment Income" for his wife Virginia on judicial Financial Disclosure Reports for the last 20 years.
According to the "self-initiated amendment" letters [PDF] signed by Thomas as dated Friday, January 21, 2011 and stamped as "RECEIVED" by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Committee on Financial Disclosure on a Saturday, January 22, 2011, the Justice failed to reveal such sources of spousal income even on his original nomination disclosure forms during his contentious 1991 confirmation hearings.
The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape
Drugged, raped, and pregnant? Too bad. Republicans are pushing to limit rape and incest cases eligible for government abortion funding.
By Nick Baumann
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger the life of the woman.) But the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act [1],"a bill with 173 mostly Republican co-sponsors that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has dubbed a top priority in the new Congress, contains a provision that would rewrite the rules to limit drastically the definition of rape and incest in these cases.
With this legislation, which was introduced last week by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Republicans propose that the rape exemption be limited to "forcible rape." This would rule out federal assistance for abortions in many rape cases, including instances of statutory rape, many of which are non-forcible. For example: If a 13-year-old girl is impregnated by a 24-year-old adult, she would no longer qualify to have Medicaid pay for an abortion. (Smith's spokesman did not respond to a call and an email requesting comment.)
Given that the bill also would forbid the use of tax benefits to pay for abortions [2], that 13-year-old's parents wouldn't be allowed to use money from a tax-exempt health savings account (HSA) to pay for the procedure. They also wouldn't be able to deduct the cost of the abortion or the cost of any insurance that paid for it as a medical expense.
Ex-worker at JBLM collected activist data
by JEREMY PAWLOSKI
A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord employee who spied on war protests in Olympia helped compile detailed information on protesters, including names, photos, addresses and, in some cases, Social Security numbers, according to 133 pages of law enforcement records released by the City of Tacoma.
A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord employee who spied on war protests in Olympia helped compile detailed information on protesters, including their names, photos, addresses and, in some cases, Social Security numbers, according to 133 pages of law enforcement records released by the City of Tacoma.
The records relate to a Pierce County detective's recruitment and use of John Towery, the former JBLM employee, as a confidential informant who conducted surveillance of local protesters against the Iraq war.
The detailed information collected about the protesters continues to be stored by area law enforcement agencies, said Tim Smith, who requested the documents.
Unfinished Business: Suffering and sickness in the endless wake of Agent Orange
Vietnam and the United States have a common enemy.
Its name is Agent Orange.
From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed millions of gallons of the herbicide, which contained the toxic chemical dioxin, to defoliate the jungles and forests that gave cover to Ho Chi Minh's northern forces in what was then South Vietnam.
Greenpeace protests at Koch brothers' rally
Billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch accused of distorting US democracy
by Ed Pilkington, in New York
Prominent figures on both the right and left of the US political spectrum gathered in the luxury enclave of Rancho Mirage in the Californian desert today amid increasingly heated debate about the influence of the secrecy-loving billionaires Charles and David Koch on the political process.
About 200 key figures in business, energy, the media and law were expected to assemble at a five-star hotel at the invitation of the Koch brothers for the latest of their twice-yearly discussion groups on how to forward their libertarian causes. The talks began at 1pm with sessions that focused on how to fight the Obama administration, which the Kochs see as a threat to the free market and unfettered wealth.
As the attendees arrived in their private jets, they were greeted by an airship that circled over the hotel's golf courses and tennis courts bearing the logo: "Koch brothers dirty money."
How the US Chamber of Commerce's Egyptian affiliate went to bat for the dictatorship
As Egyptian protests continue to rage and thousands of people in that country continue to demand democratic reforms, many commentators are rightly calling upon the international community to show solidarity with the demonstrators and join them in battling the Mubarak regime.
However, there is at least one powerful, multinational entity that has continually stood by Mubarak and the Egyptian elite and has continually fought efforts to democratize the country.
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The Obama White House is said to have reached out to Putin staffers wanting to have a quick sit-down moment just prior to the beginning of the G20 Summit hosted this week by Muslim Brotherhood advocate and Turkish Dictator President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was a blatant attempt at a photo-op said to have been suggested and strongly pushed for by longtime Senior White House Adviser, Valerie Jarrett.
Regardless of personal views world leaders might have of his tactics, Russia's Putin is now seen as the single most influential player in the war on Islamic terror and the Obama White House was desperate to try make itself appear equally worthy of the fear and respect the world has for Putin's determination to wipe ISIS off the face of the planet.
The result was this photo being aggressively pushed for widespread publication by the Obama White House.
What the White House won't be pushing is the apparent reaction Putin had to Barack Obama's self-serving overtures. He was seen laughing among his staff shortly after the already famous "coffee table" moment, and looking over at Mr. Obama with what is being described as "dismissive derision."
When images of Barack Obama shaking hands with President-host Erdogan flashed across one of the many monitors placed throughout the G20 summit it proved further fodder for rebuke by the Russian strongman, who then pointed to a monitor while shaking his head at the sight of the widely smiling and seemingly passive American president.
"He's a child…he's a child!"
Mr. Putin's attitude toward ISIS is no laughing matter, though. He remains intent on that group's ultimate destruction and has set out to do just that, waging an air war that has already dwarfed anything the Obama policy has undertaken over the last eighteen months since the president declared his intent to "contain" the ISIS threat.
Just a day prior to the Paris terror attacks President Obama again said publicly that ISIS was contained. That opinion is said to have been repeated among various world leaders as they meet in Turkey, only lessening Mr. Obama's already plummeting significance on the world stage.
And where Obama was often seen laughing and giggling while being photographed, Putin's demeanor grew increasingly serious as he was greeted by one fellow world leader after another.
It appears that for Barack Obama, the war against ISIS is an inconvenient political matter that runs counter to his longtime support of the Muslim world, whereby for Vladimir Putin, it is a far more serious affair requiring strong and direct intervention.
The world is looking to Putin and dismissing Barack Obama.
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Michael Cuddyer still not near returning for Rockies, remains day-to-day
Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer, the reigning National League batting champ who hasn't played since April 17, said he remains on a day-to-day rehab with a hamstring injury.
"I know it's not what everybody wants to hear. It's not what I want to hear," Cuddyer said. "I'm just trying to do something more every day."
Cuddyer said his return has no set timetable, but he will remain with the team through the home stand and may travel to Texas next week for the team's two games in Texas. But might not.
"You do what you can on the bench and be a cheerleader," he said. "But you always want to be on the field to contribute."
Cuddyer's absence in right field has resulted in more playing time for Justin Morneau at first base. Cuddyer is his backup at first. But with Cuddyer out, the Rockies called up Wheeler to help at first.
Cuddyer also talked about Troy Tulowitzki, who was approaching 1,000 career hits, entering Saturday's game at 998.
"Not too many guys have been fortunate to get to 1,000 hits," said Cuddyer, who has 1,380 hits in a 14-year career. "So it'll be special for him."


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NEW YORK - In Chris Rock's new film, he plays a mustachioed, bespectacled banker. He's often funny, but just as often serious and self-examining. It's a realistic film adapted from the 1972 French classic "Chloe in the Afternoon."
In short, it's a long way from "Pootie Tang."
"I Think I Love My Wife," which opend in theaters Friday, is Rock's second time directing. The first: 2003's "Head of State," a farce in which an alderman suddenly becomes a presidential candidate.
"If I did 'Head of State' tomorrow, it would be more like 'All the President's Men,'�" says Rock. "It would be that tone, with jokes."
Finding the right tone in movies has been challenging for the 42-year-old Rock. Many of his films - from the underrated "Pootie Tang" to the Farrelly brother's "Osmosis Jones" - have been absurdist.
"I'm in ANOTHER place as far as films are concerned," Rock, in his trademark emphasis, says of the aesthetic shift. "I wish I had gotten here awhile back."
Rock's brilliant standup act - for which he's won Emmys - has always been grounded firmly in reality. "I Think I Love My Wife" draws from his standup material, which has often dealt with relationships and a reluctant acceptance of married life.
"Those are the choices in life: You can be married and bored or single and lonely," Rock said in his 2004 HBO special "Never Scared." "Ain't no happiness nowhere."
In "I Think I Love My Wife," Rock plays a married man with children whose fidelity is tested when an attractive old acquaintance begins dropping by his office (Kerry Washington). There are definite gags (including a heavily advertised one involving Viagra), but much of the basic plot is taken from Eric Rohmer's movie - one of his six moral tales.
"I know it sounds silly. People are like, 'Chris Rock and Eric Rohmer?' But if you study his movies and then you study my standup, they kind of go together," says Rock. "We immediately said ('Chloe in the Afternoon') was like a great house with no furniture - no funny furniture, only serious furniture."
Rock co-wrote the script with his friend and frequent collaborator, comedian Louis C.K., who has honed an act known for its ruthless honesty about married life. Louis C.K. believes this is a new direction for Rock.
"I do think there are people that will go, 'Why is Chris Rock doing that?'�" he says. "But it's actually a lot closer to who he is as a person and as an artist than any other film he's made before. People who are always expecting big (Adam) Sandler-like comedies out him - they're barking up the wrong tree. That's not true to his voice."
Rock has long spoken of his deep admiration for another Brooklyn standup turned filmmaker: Woody Allen. It's not hard to see many parallels between a typical Woody Allen movie and "I Think I Love My Wife," a romantic comedy set in New York.
Rock used Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" as a reference, but acknowledges his film is "so not on his level." Of his identification with Allen, Rock says: "I'm a nerd. I'm a little guy. .�.�. the last guy you'd expect in a romantic movie."
Of course, Hollywood is often unreceptive to change. Rock says the film was "definitely hard to get made" and that while most of his movie ideas sell before a script has been finished, he says "nobody jumped" at this idea.
He maneuvered the complications of international film rights to get approval for the adaptation, and wrote the script on spec without a deal in place. Once the screenplay was completed, studios were still unconvinced.
Rock summarizes their reaction: "You? Grown-up? Got anything where you're a kid?"
"Guys play characters that won't grow up and something catastrophic happens and they have to grow up to save the day - that's pretty much what today's comedy is about," says Rock. "Nobody wants to make movies about grown-ups."
In the end, Fox Searchlight picked up "I Think I Love My Wife" (made for about $11 million) for distribution. That Rock's film landed at a boutique division specializing in independent movies is a barometer of his new direction.
"It's just part of the business. Whatever you do, if it's successful, you can do THAT again," says the actor-comedian. "Hopefully people will say, 'Oh, this is what he should have been doing all along.' Hopefully."
Rock lives in Brooklyn - not far away from his childhood home of Bedford-Stuyvesant - with his two young children and wife (Malaak Compton) of 10 years.
How did she feel about a movie based on a bored husband?
"She was a little scared at first, but when she realized it was a remake, she was cool with it. It made it less personal," says Rock, who assures he's "very happy" in his family life.
Rock, who hosted the Oscars two years ago, has also brought family life to the small screen with his acclaimed TV series "Everybody Hates Chris," which is based on his childhood.
The "Saturday Night Live" alumnus has played several dramatic supporting roles in the past ("Nurse Betty," "New Jack City"), but it's clear Rock believes "I Think I Love My Wife" opens a new chapter for him.
"I don't see myself writing any other movies that aren't in this kind of tone, this real tone," he says. "You live and you learn. You grow."
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Mark Seely recently had a show at Ulysses. I knew his work to be incredible and anomalous already, but the reminder was intoxicating. So is the guy. See for yourself…
Have you always had dope style? Well, I just go with whatever I like, whether it be hip or not. But I suppose to answer the question, I'll just say thank you. And yes.
Do people in Salt Lake stare at you? Sometimes. I don't really notice anymore…not to mention, I chose to look this way. I shouldn't get pissed if people look; that's like wearing hot-pants and then being offended when people look at your arse.
Who or what inspires you? Katka. Franz Kline. Robert Motherwell. Nietzsche. Pain. Suffering. Blood; spilt or shared. Balance.
Who is your style Icon? Thom Browne
Share a pivotal moment of your life: Hmmmmm. Every moment. If you're not changing, you're stagnating.
You seem pretty main stream (*rib*). Are you? What does that even mean? I do love Abba, does that count?
What's the most generic thing about you? My underwear.
What book(s) are you reading right now? Haha, I am supposed to be reading A Game of Thrones.
Is there something you're looking forward to? The downfall of my enemies, the success of my friends and family, and a long life with the love of my life {Katka Jana Sodomova}.
Do you follow any blogs? Tell us your 3 favorites: Not my cup of tea.
If you owned Salt Lake City, you would… Haha. Well, I don't think I can talk about that….
So, why Salt Lake? My people are here.
If you could design anything, what would that be? Modern homes. I have a million ideas, I just need the investors. Wink.
What thing can you not tolerate? Religious arrogance.
Where do you see the world heading? Have you seen the movie "Idiocracy"?
Share your opinion on aliens: We are monkeys, genetically altered by aliens. Maybe. Whatever.
What attracts you? Significance. Beauty. Uniqueness. Depth.
What is your favorite drink? Whiskey.
Describe your ideal work space. Retrofitted warehouse, open, lots of history and character, and clean lines.
Have you always been an artist? Yes.
Lets talk about the swastikas: Let's. Seriously. The swastika symbol has always been, and will always be a symbol of good luck, power, balance, the sun…. nothing negative. Pfffffft…if you associate the swastika strictly with the Holocaust, then you may as well add the cross, among other icons linked with genocide. The point is, any symbol means whatever you want it to mean.
What is your creative process? Catharsis. No process, just unadulterated, emotional blood-letting.
Seems like your art says a lot about you. Say something about that. It does.


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Caponata | |
Category | Vegan recipes |
Servings | 2 |
Time | 60 minutes |
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Caponata is a Sicilian eggplant dish consisting of cooked vegetables with chopped up fried eggplant, celery, sweeten vinegar, and capers with sweet sauce.
- 2 1/4 pounds (1 kg) eggplant (aubergine)
- 1/2 pound (225 g) green olives packed in brine, pitted
- 6 ounces (170 g) salted capers, rinsed
- 1 1/4 (570 g) pounds celery ribs
- 1 cup tomato sauce (optional)
- 2/3 pound (300 g) onions
- 2/3 pound (300 g) tomatoes
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Basil
- 3/8 cup pine nuts
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Strip the filaments from the celery sticks and blanch in lightly salted water for five minutes. Drain and cut the celery into bite-size pieces, sauté them in a little oil, and set aside.
- Wash and dice the eggplant, strain and sprinkle liberally with salt, and let sit for several hours to draw out the bitterness. In the meantime, blanch, peel, seed and chop the tomatoes.
- Once the eggplant has sat, rinse away the salt and pat the pieces dry. Finely slice the onion and sauté them in olive oil; once they have turned translucent, add the capers, pine nuts, olives, and tomatoes. Continue cooking, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the tomatoes are done, about 15 minutes, and then remove the pot from the fire.
- While the tomatoes are cooking, heat another pan of oil and fry the eggplant, in batches, to prevent lowering of the frying temperature. When the last batch is done, return the tomato pot to the fire and stir in the eggplant, together with the previously sautéed celery. Cook for several minutes over low flame, stirring gently, then stir in the vinegar and the sugar; when the vinegar has almost completely evaporated, remove the pot from the fire and let it cool.
- Serve the caponata cold with a garnish of fresh basil. Caponata keeps for several days in the refrigerator. May served served on toast as an appetizer, as a side dish, or as a main dish for a light meal.


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My family recently celebrated a milestone shared by families throughout Hardin County and across Kentucky — my son graduated from high school. We enjoyed a formal dinner and dance, the graduation ceremony and a blow-out of a party with family and friends.
As I told those gathered to rejoice on Caleb's behalf, our celebration was not merely backward-looking as we reflect on 12 years of education and investment. It also was forward-looking as we count the blessings of opportunity that await him in the months and years to come.
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Paying a fair share
I have heard quite a bit lately from President Barack Obama and his supporting cast of shills attacking those who have been successful and claiming that they need to pay their fair share."
Ted, white and blue I fully support Ted Nugent's right to have made the comments he made to the National Rifleman's Association and do not feel they in any way support the cancellation of his appearance at the Moral Welfare and Recreation concert in June. My view, as a retired U.S. Army veteran, a retired Army sergeant major, is one that the commander(s) who made the decision felt that because Nugent made these comments with foresight and malice toward their commander-in-chief that intent implied.
Re-electing Obama is in America's best interest
The sky did not fall I saw comments about the "leadership" position taken by the mayor and city council in the paper Thursday concerning alcohol in city parks. It reminds me of the verse in the Bible that says if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall in the ditch. If you truly want to be leaders, you would stop futile attempts to legislate morality. I grew up in this town, and for years I wished alcohol would be legalized.
ISSUE: Alcohol at city-owned properties OUR VIEW: Elizabethtown's policy is proactive, balanced
With increased interest in alcohol sales at city-owned property, the Elizabethtown City Council took up the issue, setting a new policy and taking a proactive approach to inevitable questions.
The city approved limited alcohol availability at Pritchard Community Center and authorized the Historic State Theater and Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau boards to set policies for those facilities.
Here's the thing about statistics. You can find one to support any point. It might be tempting to run with the numbers concerning driving under the influence arrests between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2 — the first holiday week after beer sales started in three Hardin County cities. We should tap the brakes on that idea. During that week, nine were arrested for DUI in Elizabethtown, five in Radcliff and one in Vine Grove. During the same period the prior year, seven were arrested for DUI in Elizabethtown, one in Radcliff and two in Vine Grove.
Governor without grit? Thanks to Marilyn Parker of Louisville for her letter to the editor titled "The Absentee Beshear" published in the Sept. 27 edition of The News-Enterprise. She firmly stated what I'm sure many thousands of Kentucky taxpayers are concerned about in regard to the governor and his very poor fiscal management of the state, his shifting of taxpayer money to balance the budget and his failure to address the state's enormous debt caused by unfunded mandates promised to unions.
TERRIBLE TUESDAY 911 was the call and the date, when so many lives met their fate.
Who would have thought such a crime, could have happened here in our time?
The world trade center hit by hijacked planes, and a part of the Pentagon zapped in vain.
A downed plane headed by evil foes, averted targets by brave everyday heroes.
Police and firefighters working around the clock, trying to rescue and help, dealing with shock.
Facebook reflections from readers on Hardin County Remembers 9/11.
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Support honest elections I am concerned that the secretary of state be committed to honest elections. That is why I am supporting Bill Johnson. I know Bill will not allow leftwing groups such as ACORN to corrupt elections with forged voter registration cards or by bringing felons, illegal immigrants or the dead to the polls. Can the same be said of Alison Lundergan Grimes?
These are the names of those who called Kentucky home and died in service in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. Area service members' names appear in bold type. Each listing includes the following information, in order: rank, name, age, hometown, service branch, unit, unit home, date of death and place of death.
1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III A Fort Knox soldier on his first combat tour in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, died April 3, 2011, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his base with indirect fire. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III, 26, of Denton, Texas, was an ordnance officer assigned to Company B, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke. He was less than three years into his military career.
Coal is not Kentucky's future It seems every level of state government is endorsing coal mining. Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell have spoken out against federal regulations imposed on the coal industry by the Environmental Protection Agency. Local leaders attended a FACES of Coal press conference Friday in Elizabethtown. Again the theme was that the EPA is endangering Kentucky's future by requiring full compliance with federal law to obtain a permit to mine Appalachian coal. Here are the facts these coal advocates have avoided:
Meth puts Hardin County's residents at risk Methamphetamine is an extremely dangerous drug, yet there are some people in Hardin County who choose to forego the associated risks in order to not only utilize, but manufacture it as well. Because of meth's highly addictive nature, a single use can lead to dependence, as well as a blighted future attempting to obtain and manufacture enough to sustain the insatiable desire for the original euphoric sensation.
Intimidation tactics Recently you ran an opinion by The Washington Post about climate change researchers being harassed. I don't know the truth of the piece, but I do know climate change skeptics are subjected to intimidation and/or disciplinary proceedings because of their views A Daily Kos contributing editor suggested that Steve Milloy of www.junkscience.com, commit suicide or be euthanized for the crime of opposing global warming alarmism. The posting was removed.
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Ca"pon (?), n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. capn (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. akin to to cut, OSlav. skopiti to casrate. CF. Comma.]
A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.
The merry thought of a capon. W. Irving.
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Ca"pon, v. t.
To castrate; to make a capon of.
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Australia legend Shane Warne has landed in London and is remaining coy over speculation could make a sensational Test comeback.
The 41-year-old former leg spinner, with Test 708 wickets to his name, retired after Australia's 5-0 whitewash of England in the 2006/07 Ashes series, but calls have grown for him to make a short-term return to the international game following his country's dismal start to the current series.
The stark danger of Australia losing a home Ashes series for the first time in 24 years has prompted the talk, which Warne himself has done little to quash.
While commentating on the second Test in Adelaide last week he admitted he could never say never, while he has also mentioned the idea on his Twitter page in recent weeks.
He has now arrived in England for some promotional duties and tweeted upon his arrival: "Just landed in London, it's freezing and was welcomed by press and photographers asking am I making a comeback ? What have I missed ???"
Earlier in the day, the Victorian had used his column in the Daily Telegraph to acknowledge the speculation that was mounting, particularly in Australia, where Sydney Morning Herald writer Peter FitzSimons had called for him to replace under-fire Ricky Ponting as captain.
"There has been a bit written in Australia and people have been asking me about making a comeback," Warne said.
"All I can say is that it is very flattering to hear those words."
Some bookmakers are offering odds as short as 6-1 that Warne will play in at least one of the remaining three tests, while in his homeland, fans have launched the website http://www.bringbackwarne.com, to which fans can make donations, all of which will be paid to Warne should he play.
The current total stands at AUS dollars 3791.
Darren Lehmann, one of Warne's friends and former team-mates also added in the Herald Sun: "He would have to be fit obviously but he's a genius, he could do anything."
Ahead of Australia's losing 2009 Ashes series in England, Warne had suggested he would be willing to answer an SOS call from Ponting.
He said at the time: "If Australia really needed me and there was no-one else around and Ricky thought I could do the job, you would weigh up the options.
"If there were no other spinners around and Ricky came out and said 'Mate, can you please help us out for this one-off tour, we need you' that is something I would weigh up."
Ex-England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is hoping his former opponent decides to play again.
He also told the Herald Sun: "I'd love to see Warnie play again, it would be unbelievable.
"He'll talk it up but if he doesn't think he can come in and perform as he did before he stopped playing Test cricket, I don't think he'll put himself out there to do it.
"But I hope he does. Warne's aura would bring something to the side, he'd make a difference in the dressing room.
"They're missing that bloke to give the rest confidence - for 15 years, the guy who did that was Shane Warne."
Warne's last competitive appearance came for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League in April, and he has confirmed he will play for them again in 2011.
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April 27, 2011
A newly-released study from the Congressional Research Service bolsters claims that the nation's largest banks profited off the Federal Reserve's financial crisis-era programs by borrowing cash for next to nothing, then lending it back to the federal government at substantially higher rates.
The report reinforces long-held beliefs that the banking system in essence engaged in taxpayer-financed arbitrage: They got money for free, then lent it back to Uncle Sam while collecting juicy returns. Left out of the equation are the millions of everyday borrowers, like households and small businesses, who were unable to secure loans needed to tide them over until the crisis ended.
The Fed released records under pressure in December and March that showed the extent of its largesse. The CRS study shows for the first time how some of the most sophisticated financial firms could have taken the Fed's money and flipped easy profits simply by lending it back to another arm of the government.
The report was requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who likened the crisis-era emergency loans to "direct corporate welfare to big banks," in a statement. The cash likely was lent back to Uncle Sam in the form of Treasuries and other debt "instead of using the Fed loans to reinvest in the economy," Sanders added.
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