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A hearing is scheduled Wednesday morning on a preliminary injunction against Santa Ana's Townsend Gang, the 13th Orange County street gang to face such sanctions.
This morning, someone phoned in a bomb threat to Orange County Superior Court, otherwise known as the Central Justice Center in downtown Santa Ana.
While a group of inmates inside "F Barracks" at Orange County's Theo Lacy Jail beat, kicked, stomped and sodomized another inmate for as long as 40 minutes on October 5, 2006, Deputy Kevin Taylor, the senior ranking officer with oversight responsibilities for the area, sat on the other side of a lar ... More >>
The California Attorney General's Office will not pursue criminal charges against Orange County Superior Court Judge Scott Steiner, whose former law school student claimed to have been coerced into having sex with him, according to Steiner's attorney. "The Attorney (General's Office) made the right ... More >>
Dennis Rodman has famously been going to North Korea as a non-appointed ambassador to broker some kind of peace with the United States.But the NBA Hall of Famer is due in a Santa Ana courtroom today to seek peace with his ex-wife, who wants to resolve child visitation issues and domestic violence al ... More >>
See update at the end of this post on the trial being delayed. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 13, 9:47 A.M.: Trial is scheduled to begin this morning for Saul Jose Salazar, who is accused of plunging a pocket knife into the chest and arm of his mother's house guest, killing the 33-year-old family friend.Shoul ... More >>
Way to wrap up your life, Edward Stanley Butler. According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, the 71-year-old San Bernardino man "faces a maximum sentence of seven years and eight in state prison if convicted" of downing vodka and slamming his car into that of Tamiko Kaminaga, 60, ... More >>
UPDATE, JAN. 18, 3:38 P.M.: Accused mass killer Scott Evans Dekraai pleaded not guilty to eight murder counts at today's arraignment hearing in Santa Ana. If a feeling of deja vu just washed over you, fret not; Dekraai also pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing last year. Today's arraignme ... More >>
UPDATE, DEC. 7, 6:05 P.M.: Jaime Jezzuel Lopez was convicted of committing first-degree murder during the commission of a robbery today.The Orange County Register reports that the jury was out for about four hours before convicting Lopez for his role in the bludgeoning death of Rejinold Ha ... More >>
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyClosing arguments concluded yesterday in the Irvine 11 trial. Twelve jurors are in deliberations, weighing about a week of testimony. The defendants--Mohamed Mohy-Eldeen Abdelgany, Khalid Gahgat Akari, Aslam Abbasi Akhtar, Joseph Tamim Haider, Taher ... More >>
Opening statements begin this afternoon in the misdemeanor criminal trial of the Irvine 11, whittled down to 10 Muslim student-defendants from the University of California at Irvine and Riverside since the February 2010 speech at UCI by Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren that drew the c ... More >>
UPDATE, JULY 29, 3:02 P.M.: 29-year-old Thanh Van Tran, who a jury found guilty last month of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Lunar New Year celebrant leaving a Garden Grove restaurant in 2009, was sentenced today to 40 years to life in state prison.Co-defendant and fellow Garden ... More >>
UPDATE, JULY 27, 3:55 P.M.: 25-year-old Christian Trinidad Gonzalez was convicted today of murdering his 2-month-old baby daughter by throwing her onto a couch and shaking her in his Santa Ana apartment. During the sixth day of his trial, and in the middle of cross-examination of his own testim ... More >>
UPDATE, JULY 14, 6:25 P.M.: The Weekly's R. Scott Moxley was in the courtroom this afternoon as the guilty verdict was read in former NFL player Eric Naposki's special circumstances murder trial.Check back for Moxley's latest trial coverage. In the meantime, take a look at his story, "Eric, Get Y ... More >>
UPDATE, MARCH 23, 12:19 P.M.: Former bookkeeper Elyse Marie Kennedy has been ordered to pay back $113,000 she stole from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tustin.That's the amount attorney's agreed upon in the wake of the 37-year-old Santa Anan's March guilty plea to forgery in the theft of $129,00 ... More >>
A man who fatally shot a Lunar New Year celebrator outside D Saigon restaurant in Garden Grove in 2009 was found guilty by a jury today of second-degree murder.The jury also found true the sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death against Thanh Van Tran. The ... More >>
UPDATE, MARCH 24, 4:29 P.M.: Former bookkeeper Elyse Marie Kennedy pleaded guilty today to stealing $129,000 from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tustin between 2007 and 2009. The 37-year-old Santa Ana resident with Herman Munster bangs (at least when this booking photo was shot) was sentenced ... More >>
Here's something every mother of a 14-year-old girl fears: finding e-mails to her from the family's 44-year-old church pastor saying, "Okay, picture dis. U making out with me n my lips are really cracked n dry. As u pull away a lil piece of skin gets stuck 2 u" and, "There are no ways to describe ... More >>
An attorney is scheduled to be arraigned in Santa Ana this morning on charges of stealing $898,000 from 11 victims in an elaborate investment scheme that involved a luxury resort in Baja California, oil fund loans from Ghana and African gold mine revenues in Ghanan and Nigerian banks. Jan Morton ... More >>
Courtesy of the OCDAAdam Randy Baker's booking photoUPDATE, FEB. 10, 5:36 P.M.: The case regarding a New Year's Eve murder and stabbing at a Costa Mesa hotel took a step forward this afternoon. Adam Randy Baker, 23, of Dana Point has been indicted by the Orange County Grand Jury on ... More >>
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED POST DETAILING REBECA NIVAREZ'S CONVICTION.Rebeca Nivarez, 46, of Garden Grove, is expected in a Santa Ana courtroom this morning for the start of her murder trial. She and her 25-year-old son allegedly plotted to rob and murder a Santa Ana jewelry salesman whose body was n ... More >>
Update, January 10, 5:23 p.m.: The Orange County District Attorney's Office has released to the media surveillance photos taken from Godfather's bar in Tustin early Nov. 26 of a man who is believed to have participated in helping facilitate a woman's rape.On the following page, you'll see larger ... More >>
Update, December 10, 12:41 p.m.: Occupy UCI!--"an autonomous body in Orange County attempting to subvert hegemonic, state-supporting/ed protest by promoting radical discourse and militant action"--is accusing campus administrations of conspiring with prosecutors when it came to the timing of ... More >>
Alberto Solis Guzman has been convicted of assaulting his girlfriend's 4-year-old son with great bodily injury to the child's head resulting in his death, but the 30-year-old's lover faces not only that charge but a murder rap and other felony counts at her trial.Like Guzman, who is scheduled t ... More >>
The Orange County District Attorney's Office is reaching out to the public in its search for the former Douglas Nissan desk manager, who is accused of stealing the identities of unsuspecting customers and defrauding banks in the sale of used cars at the Orange dealership.A $2 million arrest warr ... More >>
County prosecutors are seeking the public's help in finding other potential victims of a man arraigned today for allegedly defrauding more than $87,000 from Hispanic victims in real estate fraud scheme. Arthur Gonzales Diaz, 56, of Anaheim, is charged with seven felony counts of grand theft and ... More >>
Authorities are looking for other young victims of Nicholas James Needham, a 27-year-old registered sex offender who used to reside in Laguna Beach but most recently was living, working and--according to authorities--molesting in Orange, where he allegedly reached over a public restroom urinal to ... More >>
Andrew Thomas GalloSeparate murder trials for two alleged drunken drivers begin this morning in Orange County.One you've heard a lot about, the other not so much.Guess that's to be expected when a rookie phenom Angels pitcher is a murder victim in the more talked-about case.
We have a verdict, ladies and gentlemen. Torture dad is going to find out what cellmates do to people like him after all. Read about his testimony, and the jury's decision after the jump.Have you ever heard the one about the man living in a van, down by the river, who is being accused of torturin ... More >>
Long before the Interwebs were awash with lists like "Top 10 Squeaky Cat Toys" and "Top 25 Geeky Video Game Comic Book D&D Tie-Ins," the FBI was issuing its top 10 lists of most-wanted criminals.Perhaps you've even seen them at the post office.The long arm of the bureau extends beyond the 50 ... More >>
UPDATE: Former cop Kevin Michael Sianez, who failed to show up for his Tuesday arraignment, turned himself in (updates throughout). After Kevin Michael Sianez failed to show up for his scheduled arraignment Tuesday morning on a 63-count criminal complaint that alleges the former Santa Ana and Sta ... More >>
UPDATE: Julian Sermano was convicted of murder today (details below . . .) A 58-year-old San Juan Capistrano man was convicted today of stabbing another man to death in a park after arguing over who was a better singer. A jury in Santa Ana found Julian Sermano guilty of one felony count of second ... More >>
Blair Christopher Hanloh, 46, of Long Beach, was charged Friday with stealing more than $3.5 million in a fraudulent scheme that had him allegedly taking over homes he did not own, fixing them up a little, taking ads out on Craigslist and renting the houses out to the unsuspecting.Hanloh, who is ... More >>
Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's OfficeBrian "The Doplerganger" DoplerA Huntington Beach man faces trial this morning for allegedly stalking a police detective who was investigating the defendant for stalking someone else.
Flickr user Aaron Gustafson / Creative CommonsMeant to clean things.Jonathan Jimenez-Gonzalez couldn't take "no" for an answer, so now he's going to prison.
Opening statements begin this morning in the Santa Ana trial of a 52-year-old Laguna Woods man accused of strangling and murdering his 82-year-old widowed mother at the Leisure World home they shared.The trial will be held in two phases because Ethan Emanuel Rosenfeld has entered pleas of "not gu ... More >>
UPDATE: Orange County District Attorney lays out the charges against young mother on eve of her arraignment (details at end of post) . . . Wikipedia CommonsA young mother who told her parents she was not feeling well was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined she had just given birth ... More >>
Jason Russell RichardsonThe death penalty trial for a man accused of the 2007 killing of the manager of a Home Depot in Tustin is scheduled to begin in less than an hour.Opening statements are to be heard beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, where Jason Russell Richa ... More >>
A Laguna Hills roofing contractor was convicted today of lavishly spending illegal profits on luxury goods by cheating the Workers' Compensation Insurance system in what the Orange County District Attorney's office called one of the largest known fraud cases of its kind in California history.At t ... More >>
A 36-year-old Sacramento Christian high school teacher and girls volleyball coach could get up to a year in the pokey after allegedly exposing a 17-year-old player's vagina and breasts in the midst of what was supposed to be an athletic massage.The incident involving Minh Anh Nguyen--who faces on ... More >>
Martin Burt Kuehl, 42, of Costa Mesa, faces up to nine years in state prison after being convicted today of being so distracted by texting while driving that he killed a pedestrian.Martha Ovalle, 32, was crossing the interection at Westcliff and Dover drives in Newport Beach the morning of Aug. 2 ... More >>
NBA.comMike SmithWith seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers are pulling off an improbable victory over the Los Angeles Lakers--and Mike Smith is helping to call the action alongside Ralph Lawler on Fox Sports West.Nice work if you can get it--especially when you are facing ... More >>
A 56-year-old man who used to call San Clemente home has been indicted for allegedly torturing, repeatedly shooting and suffocating to death his 21-year-old daughter, whose body he is accused of having wrapped in several layers of plastic and hidden in his RV's freezer. She was murdered in Decemb ... More >>
Remember when school was a safe place to send your kids?Two separate convictions of school employees who sexually assaulted girls were handed down Tuesday.
The trial begins in a Santa Ana courtroom this morning for a 21-year-old Santa Ana man who allegedly murdered a Lake Forest man over a dispute involving a friend's girlfriend. Luis Rivera, 22, had told people in his Lake Forest neighborhood that Edgar Calvillo, Santos Escamilla, 21, of Santa Ana, ... More >>
FreeFoto.com Welcome. The Orange County District Attorney's office shot over the release after the jump about a former caretaker for developmentally disabled adults facing arraignment Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from her clients by writing checks from their account ... More >>
Talk about a party wrecker. This just came in from the DA:A man was convicted today of murdering a family friend on Cinco de Mayo in 1991 by shooting him in the face. Jesus Guillermo Batiz Rosales, 69, Santa Ana, was convicted of one felony count of murder and the sentencing enhancement allegatio ... More >>
Various news agencies have identified the 25-year-old suspect in the beating death of his 19-year-old girlfriend and aspiring model as a distinguished U.S. Army Iraq war veteran who earned a Purple Heart, an Army Commendation Medal and a Combat Infantry Badge. Now, the retired infantryman sits in O ... More >>
It's the last week of 2007 inside Orange County's Central Justice Center, and the place is dead except at each of the three public entrances. A half-dozen young bailiffs have forgotten security fears (Al-Qaeda!) but collect pay and perks while they chat happily about the electronic toys they rec ... More >>
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New Location @ 1037 Aquidneck Ave
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We have moved to 1037 Aquidneck Ave in Middletown
Entering it's 23rd year the Saltwater Edge continues to expand by moving to 1037 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, RI. The new location has over 50% more retail space, a parking lot big enough for boats to turn around and an open floor plan. This is location is less than a mile from our previous location and abuts our earlier Aquidneck Avenue location.
You will find all the surf, fly, inshore and offshore tackle The Saltwater Edge is known for and in the coming months a further expansion of our kayak fishing department.
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Tautog – Show Us Your Teeth Photo Contest
Show Us Your Teeth and Win a Cabo!
Send us your best photo of a tautog and win a Quantum Cabo 50! White Chinners might not have the majesty of a striper or the palette of an albie; but do your best to capture the fun of tog fishing.
The Quantum Cabo 50 is our best selling boat reel. It's strong, smooth and tough with a formidable drag stack. Another feature "boat guys" like is the nitinol bail wire that recoils to it's original shape should you bang it on the gunwale. Many thanks to Quantum for sponsoring this contest.
To enter send your photos to firstname.lastname@example.com. We have committee of three judges including two folks who have had their images purchased by magazines and manufacturers. They know their stuff and then there's me.
Here's the legal mumbojumbo. You enter the image we have the right to use it. Contest ends 12/15 just as the tautog season does.
Have at it!!
Quantum Smoke Bonito/Albie Photo Contest
Quantum Smoke Bonito/ Albie Photo Contest
Winner Announced
First Place: Here is a photo of Pete Jackson landing a fly rod caught false albacore amidst the mayhem of a full blown, all morning blitz at Watch Hill. Photo submitted by Phil Sheffield
Second Place: Adam Durants girls admiring Dad's handiwork!
Third Place: Joe from whyknotfishing.com landing a yak caught albie of an SI Epoxy Jig
Phil contact the shop to claim your prize. Thanks to Quantum for sponsoring this contest and to you for all the excellent submittions.
Gear Review: Stormr Surf Top
The Stormr Surf Top stands as further proof of Stormr's ability to listen to the needs of the user. As with the rest of the Stormr line, material selection and fit are two strengths inherent in the design of this top. Similarly the build quality is excellent as all the seams are glued, blind stitched and thermal taped to keep you dry. Stormr style.
The Stormr Surf Top features neoprene wrist gaskets which will help you stay dry while providing more comfort than the latex style gaskets found on other tops. The adjustable neoprene neck gasket features a velcro closure which allows the wearer to choose between having the neck open to breath or closed to maximize dryness. The waist has a 2-way adjustable seal (utilizing both velcro and drawstring adjustments) to create a snug fit and the overwrapped neoprene waist helps to create a seal.
Stormr has designed some great hoods on their other jackets and the Surf Top is no exception, you'll find a 2-way adjustable hood so you can really "batten down the hatches" if need be.
One of the most interesting and innovative features of the Stormr Surf Top is the large, catch-all pocket located on the front. The way this pocket is attached to the top allows your surf belt to slide BEHIND the pocket, allowing both your surf belt, and the pocket to serve their intended purpose. The design also allows use of the pocket as a hand-warmer, which can definitely come in handy when trying to tie knots under adverse (cold, raw, wet) conditions.
In addition to Stormr's masterful use of neoprene there is material they have incorporated called "stretch fleece" that makes the top noticeably lighter and less inhibiting than anything else we've seen to date. As soon as you put this top on and pick up a surf rod to cast you'll notice what we're talking about. Maybe the best way to put it is that this jacket has that "not wearing anything at all" level of comfort. That is hard to come by in a top designed to be used under harsh conditions.
Fishing Report 9.26.14 – The Perfect Time
Fishing Report 9.26.14
It is the perfect time for surfcasting under a new moon, enjoying the best albie bite in years or making the most of the weather window to battle bluewater species. The weather looks to be spectacular as well. Get out and fish!!
Striped Bass – The amount of peanut bunker has got some better stripers sporadically in the stones. No reports of mullet thus far; but they should be in the wash by now. The current tides, temps and bait supply seem ideal to kick off the migration and get the bass that are around thinking of bulking up.
False Albacore and Bonito – Bonito have uncharacteristically hung around despite the best albie season in years. Typically the bonito get here first, get shouldered aside by the albies and then if we are lucky a bigger 8 -10 lb version fills in for a short visit in October. As we have discussed before find the bait and structure and your likely to find the funny fish most days. We are getting positive reports the length of the Ocean State and from Block. If you find them "picky" try to mix up the pace and the color of your lure or fly. More thoughts on that here and the Top Five Lures For Albies here.
Bluefish – Big and angry what's not to like! Not many reports from the Bay; but they are mixed in with the albies some days and otherwise wreaking havoc on their own out front. Great fly rod fish!
Scup, Black Sea Bass and Fluke- Fishing remains solid and should improve with cooler temps. Tidal Tails have been very effective on tautog.
Offshore – Recent weather has kept anglers in port and searching for the weather window. Sunday looks good.
Wally's Lures: Wood That Works
Among the Saltwater Edge selection of wood lures is a builder from Cape Cod that we simply know as "Wally". Following the successes our customers experienced with the darters that he masterfully crafts, we've continued to add from his diverse line up. We now feature three sizes of needle fish, pencil poppers, his very popular darters and a variety of metal lip swimmers.
Wally packs 50 years of experience into his wood turning and designs. He has tailored his plugs for specific areas throughout New England and it is fascinating to listen to him recount the where's and why's associated with the development of his lures from time spent fishing Charlestown and Watch Hill, the Cape Cod Beaches and up the coast to the New Hampshire shore.
Pictured above is a bass recently taken on one of Wally's LONG 9 metal lip swimmers and below is Wally with a nice fish of his own. From an interview with him recently " I put a lot of emphasis on making my plugs durable. I use all marine grade oil based enamels for color coats, a marine grade oil based primer, seal my plugs by soaking them in a linseed oil based sealer and top coat them with Industrial grade Urethane based top coat. I add pearls and flake to attract ultra-violet light. I do not use epoxies that is why my finishes do not peel after they become chipped. I put great emphasis on durability, I do not consider my plugs to be works of art; I do not strive for that. When I build a plug I build a well engineered fish catching machine period."
A carpenter by trade, his passion for plug building was the result of the inability to find the lures that met his particular needs. The lures that he builds are his own designs and are extensively tested with a focus on their action and cast ability. Other consideration in his designs, which place emphasis the habits of predatory game fish and their response to wounded bait fish are inspired by his daughter, who studied marine biology. This passion, experience and knowledge results in a selection of lures that Saltwater Edge customers can fish with confidence. Wally makes a very well built lure out of great materials.
Please Take the Time to Write
Please Take the Time to Write
Loud and Consistent Voice
The recreational voice has been loud and consistent at the public hearings for Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 6 over the last month or so. Recreational anglers support a an immediate 25% reduction with a one fish option with 32 inches preferred. The process concludes with written comments that are due by September 30th. Please consider writing a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to reiterate and reinforce the consistent message they have heard thus far.
Every Letter Counts!
Comments should be sent to Mike Waine, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, 1050 N. Highland St, Suite A-N, Arlington, VA 22201; 703.842.0741 (FAX) or at firstname.lastname@example.com (Subject line: Draft Addendum IV.)
Ross Squires of "1@32″ created a simple format that you might find helpful by providing the recommended options that you should be including in your letters. These options represent that will most enhance the long-term quality of striped bass fishing, conserve the population, and is the most practical to implement. Just write a quick intro paragraph, paste the recommended options, and add your personal information.
Recommended Options:
Section 2.5.1: Stock Assessment Reference Point Option
Option B: Uses the preferred 2013 benchmark assessment.
Section 2.6: Timeline to Reach Harvest Reduction
Option A: Reduces mortality by 25% in one year.
Section 3.0: Management Scenarios: Coastal Recreational Fishery:
Option B3: one fish per person per day at 32 inches.
Section 3.1 Commercial Quota Transfers
Option A: Prohibit quota transfers from one region to another.
Section 3.2: Commercial Size Limits
Option A: Would require the same size limits for commercial harvesters should the recreational size limit be increased.
The Saltwater Edge is sponsoring a raffle to recognize those who took the time to write. If you copy firstname.lastname@example.com on your letter to ASMFC you will be entered in the "Took the Time to Write Raffle" and might win a prize package that any surfcaster would be happy to receive. Plugs, tins, bucktails, soft baits and teasers from the best brands in surfcasting. You will not be disappointed and it is our way of saying "Thanks for taking the time to write"
Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 6 – Public Hearing Recap
While the turnout at the Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 6 – Public Hearing was commensurate with the population in Rhody and the mix of recreational, for hire and commercial was typical of the other ASFMC Public Hearings the overall sentiment had more "two fish" advocates than I would have anticipated based on the other meetings held in other states.
For Hire Fleet – Some Surprises
The Rhode Island Charter Boat Association took a similar position to other Party Boat Associations and that is the three year phase in and Option B7 (one fish 28-34″ and one fish above 36″). It is easy to understand when you realize that many of their Captains (members) believe they are selling fish and not a fishing experience. Two fish is more fish than one fish. One of the Captains accurately pointed out (just as the Massachusetts Captains did at an earlier meeting) that as other species "are either all gone or over regulated they need to fish for striped bass". I couldn't help; but think he was making the point for the most conservative approach now so that striped bass don't go the route of his previous targets and "are either all gone or over regulated". It's a free country.
Captain Charlie Donilon spoke for the more conservative "one year, one fish" recognizing that it was wise to "take your medicine now" and ere on the side of caution. Charlie also referenced the fact that all the options presented had only a 50% chance of meeting the minimum target. Said another way we are just as likely to be revisiting this topic in three years as not. After three years go by with the two fish bag limit we will be in a deeper hole and a moratorium is the only remaining option. Charlie does a lot of interesting charters in addition to sport fishing including lighthouse tours and shark cage diving. Sounds like a sustainable business model to me! Learn more at snappacharters.com
Five Charter Captains from Block Island wrote one letter advocating for immediate implementation, one fish at 32 inches. The most conservative option available and they fish the last best remaining striper water every day.
Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association – A Head Scratcher
The biggest disappointment of the night came from the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association. A group that does at lot of good for recreational anglers in RI; but this time they seemed tone deaf. Their Legislative Committee vote to support one year implementation and then same slot as the Charter Boat Association. They argued the marginal difference between 28% reduction (Option B7) from 2013 harvest vs the 31% reduction (Option B3) was negligible, While on face that is true it ignores the fact that the likelihood of success in reaching the minimum threshold is only 50% to begin with makes every step away from a conservative approach that much more worrisome. RISAA claims 30 Affiliate Clubs and I haven't heard a surfcaster yet that share's their view. I wondered if the likes of Narragansett Surfcasters, Newport Saltwater Fishing Club and Rhody Fly Rodders and other shorebound clubs knew of this vote. RISAA has a strong presence and this time I think the shore fisherman got the short end of the stick. Very disappointing.
Recreational Anglers – One Year, One Fish @ 32 Preferred
The bulk of the recreational anglers who attended seemed to be surfcasters (rather than boat fisherman) and as such those most effected by the depleted striper stocks. Mike Laptew "The Diving Fisherman" confirmed the lack of bass in what used to be proven fishing grounds. No survey and extrapolation needed. Mike can see the decline. There is good discussion on striped-bass.com to hear a wider variety of perspectives on the meeting from the surfcasters point of view.
In Summary
My sense is that while 1 year and 1 @ 32 is preferred it would be simpler to educate and enforce if the limit was cut in half from the current 2 @ 28 to 1 @ 28. The unfortunate choice of the RISAA Legislative Committee will complicate the effort to get a one year and one fish option. Those concerned with the health of the striped bass stock have more work to do. Three more years with a two fish harvest as RISAA advocates could well leave us in a more dire situation three years from now when this topic is revisited. We need to write letters to the ASFMC and be sure the voice of recreational anglers in Rhode Island is heard loud and clear.
Draft Addendum IV To Amendment 6
Draft Addendum IV To Amendment 6
September 17, 2014 at 6 PM
University of Rhode Island, Corless Auditorium
South Ferry Road
Narragansett, Rhode Island
If striped bass are an important part of your life and you are concerned for the health of the stock please attend tomorrow night.
I went to the meeting a few weeks ago in Buzzards Bay to better understand the process and the hear the Commissions presentation. Since that time I have spoken with Steve Mederios President of the RI Saltwater Anglers Association (the largest fishing club in the state) and Bob Ballou the Assistant to the Director of RI DEM and our government rep on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. As well as a slew of recreational anglers.
Two things to keep in mind.
1) The best science available leaves the Commission and the public with options that only have a 50% probability of reaching the intended mortality threshold. In speaking with RI Director Bob Ballou there is clear frustration among the fisheries managers about this reality. It amounts to a coin flip. Heads you win and tails you…
2) The changes that are adopted by the Commission will very likely be in place for 3 years. That is in part because the Commission has other species to manage and they work with those in three year cycles as well. Given that then a unmitigated disaster would be needed to "revisit" these new regulations within next three years.
At this point I hope I have your attention and you recognize this is a big deal. Potentially a bad coin flip locked in for three years. With this as background the most conservative approach is warranted to return the spawning stock biomass to the minimum threshold. Not abundance mind you; but the minimum threshold defined as the level that the spawning stock biomass attained after the moratorium of the necessitated by the last population crash.
The biomass is determined by use of the following Harvest Inputs:
1) Commercial Quota – Very precise
2) By Catch – Activity is monitored on commercial vessels and extrapolated
3) Recreational Catch – Utilizes angler surveys to determine effort and impact then extrapolated. Enforcement activities are a separate activity.
4) Released Fish Mortality – Scientific data tied to angler effort
5) EEZ – Very tough to gauge with survey results and extrapolation
It is from these inputs that the best efforts of the Commission yield options with a 50% chance of success. That is a tough and tenuous spot.
The biggest unknown is black market sales. This illegal activity creates both management and scientific uncertainty for the Commission as it results in an understated commercial harvest. These "lost fish" amount to a few stealing from many both recreational anglers and particularly law abiding commercial fisherman who have higher costs as a result of following the law. I am told enforcement has been increased in recent years and undercover operations are ongoing; but it saddens me to know that some outstanding fisherman and folks I consider friends would be so selfish. It sucks.
If you want to learn more in advance of the meeting about the process and how to make effective comments review this Primer the folks at One @ 32 Pledge created for the ASMFC meeting on Long Island This group advocates for Option B3.
Please come tomorrow night and let your voice be heard. We will be in the parking lot and encourage you to stop by ask questions and get a raffle ticket to win a pair of Van Staal pliers.
Be informed and be heard. We will hold the raffle after the meeting at a local watering hole.
Fishing Report 9.12.14 – October is promised to no one!
One of the most talented and generous fisherman I know (Mike Everin otherwise know as "Iron Man") told me this many years ago that "October is promised to no one" and we would all be wise to follow his advise. Inshore, offshore, kayak and surf it is prime time. Get on the water now.
The news begins and ends with albies and their spirited invasion of our shores. This is the best albie run in a recent memory. Loads of bait and favorable tides has made for memorable fishing. The peanut bunker and increasing presence of bay anchovies has made for a bit of a guessing game on what to throw; but the fish don't lack for food and this make us hopeful of a longer visit. The feed seems to be best during moving water. Outflows and river mouths are delivering waves of food and when albies are present they tend to hang around. Mike Laptew had a great article in this weeks Fisherman Magazine sharing his underwater observations of albies on the hunt. He describes them as "squadrons" He observed a variety of different formations of the school dependent on how tight the bait was. It is a great read. We have the issue in the shop now and you can access the online version via subscription here. One of the most awesome sights in fishing is the rare sustained surface feed you see when gamefish push bait to the surface continuously and decimate their prey. Baitfish have no where to go, you can see/feel the pressure created from below and some times they stay up for a while. It is hard to imagine how many peanut bunker and albies it takes to create that level of commotion.
Surf Fishing Report
Waiting to hear of mullet in the the surf; but no reports as of yet. Albies from the stones has got shorebound anglers excited and most all the usual locations are are producing with jetties and breachways topping the list. Other locations where deep water is close to shore have been productive as well. Likely a residual benefit of the vast amount of bait that is around. For lures the Po Jee wins for distance and quality of hardware. For finky fish Albie Snax; but you will trade off casting distance. For the fly guy white Bunny Fly's match the hatch. The new Loomis Short Stix arrived this week and they punch out a nice fast, long cast which is just the ticket with the fast movers. At 7.5 feet they are light and powerful. The 9/10 model is perfect for the stones and the 10/11 for weighted lines from a boat. Come by and demo this eye popping addition to our fly rod wall.
Inshore Fishing Report
While epic feeds have occurred on occasion; it is far more common to find fish popping here and there, smaller less intense feeds and fish caught blind casting. All these scenarios can be explained with smaller schools. Mike Laptew observed bluefish under the albies on some of his dives and on one memorable trip stripers below the blues!
For the boat angler the song remains the same. Fish active areas, try to identify a pattern (often structure related) fish ahead of or beside the school and keep you offering in the strike zone.
Kayak Fishing Report
September might be the best yak month of the year. Loads of bait, fish on the move, a variety of species and warm water temps. Surf launches at Third Beach or Point Judith should put you close to the funny fish. If you want to check out one of the Jackson Fishing Kayaks say the word. We have demo models of the Cuda 12 and Big Rig as well as the SUPerFISHal stand up paddle board. Give a call and we will get you on the water.
Offshore Fishing Report
The jig bite has improved as over the last few weeks. Ronz's in green and pink are delivering on the overnight. If you want to learn more check out this primer on vertical jigging. The yellow fin bite in particular has been excellent in the canyons. Also word of 40-50 lb bluefin closer to home in the Mud Hole. Look for your weather window.
Remember October is promised to no one! Get on the water now.
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Is there a role for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and Primary Care Mental Health Workers in the delivery of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy for individuals who self-harm? Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, The, 2011, Vol. 6 Issue: 4 pp. 165-174
Hayley Williams, – Primary Care Mental Health Worker at Lancashire Care Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
The aim of this paper is to explore how the role of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be incorporated as a treatment option for individuals who engage in non-suicidal self-injury. Primary Care Mental Health Workers (PCMHWs) and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) are employed to assist patients experiencing common mental health problems through CBT-based self-help materials; this is commonly referred to as low intensity CBT.
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Originality/value – At present, there is a lack of guidance into the treatment options for people who participate in non-suicidal self-injury. There is ambiguity into how PWPs and PCMHWs should manage this client base and training courses designed for these workers do not address the issues of self-harm. It is hoped that this article may promote the development of such protocols.
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Components For Sale
Throttle Friction Grips for
Blade reflex angle gauge...$400
Helicopters For Sale:
Contact Homer at
for further information on items seen below.
All Reasonable Offers Considered. Rotorway
Scorpion II, in process of Mazda Conversion. Includes trailer.
2006 Exec kit, hover tested by Homer. No radios. $40,000, Call Homer.
Complete Helicycle kit (2-25), still in the crates, $50,000.
2004 Exec 162F S/N 6570 250 Hours TT
No damage history. Includes doors, dolly wheels, KY97A
Com, KT76A encoding Transponder, Intercom. New secondary shaft put in at
150 hours and a elastomeric tensioner installed at that time (Andrew
Burr tensioner). Installed new tail rotor belts and Talon gear at
150 hour. Spurling EZ start clutch & cog secondary. Talon leather seats.
Headset hangers. Storage compartment on passenger floor. Odyssey PC 680
Battery. Nav lights. Landing light.
$47,500, Call Homer.
Rotorway 162F. Airworthy Certificate in late 2007. Frame powder
coated white, struts ionized. Gray Suede interior with factory
gauges plus bearing temperature and communication radio. New factory
drive belt system upgraded Chopco tail and oil overflow and easy oil
cap. Friction control on throttle. Less than fifty hours on it.
Owner would like to find a partner for around $25,000 to go 50/50
with. or sell at $57,800.
Jet X with fresh condition inspection. Recently
test flown by Homer. Radio iCom200, KT78 transponder mode-c David
Clark intercom, Talon landing gear, Russ Gerrish doghouse, Recent
elastomeric bearings, LED lights, HEATED CABIN! Located southern Cal.
$60,000 or make reasonable offer, Call Homer.
Very nice helicopter. Engine being rebuilt at Rotorway.
Serial Number 6775, Completed December 2004, ACIS, 170 Hours TT, 7 hours
STOH (Rotorway water jacket upgrade), Lighting package including Landing
& Taxi Lights, Vertical Card Compass, RMI Micro Encoder – Multi-function
instrument + Mode C, King SkyMap IIIC GPS, MGL Fuel Computer tied into
GPS, King KY97A Comm, King KT76A Transponder, PS Engineering Intercom,
Ameri-King AK-450 Remote ELT, Infinity Stick Grip (PTT, Radio frequency
cycle, standby-to-air switch, IDENT switch, Landing Lights, Starter),
Davtron M800 Chronometer, Throttle Dampener, Accessory Power Port,
Behuchnak Cog Belt Drive with oil-driven tensioner, Main Belt Backside
Idler, Luggage Pod, Towing Dolly, Custom Fuselage/Blade Covers, 2-Tone
Chromillusion Trim Paint, Extra set of Ground Handling Wheels, Extra
Fuel/Oil Filters
Price $60,000. Call Homer.
MOSQUITO....51 hr. Factory Built and all maintained current
annual. Comes with floats 25gal hand pump fuel tank. Has all
MGL avionics military cyclic grip. Storage compartment add
on. Has sprayed liner in gas tank for auto gas. Burns 4.5
gal/hr top speed around 100 mph. Comes with helmet with
built in headset and sun visor.
$39,000 Call Homer.
HELICYCLE Run number 5, built around 2006.
Located in New Zealand. 90 hr tt., Microair 760 radio, wired for
transponder and has basic avionics. $55,000 USD, Call Homer.
New Owner MUST SELL...ROTORWAY EXEC 162F 150HP Super
Charged, Fresh Annual, Dual FADEC, ACIS Altitude Compensating Injection
System,Cog Belt Drive, VFR Factory instruments. Narco Transponder, Icom
Transceiver, FADEC, FlightComm Intercom, Custom Secondary Oil Cooler,
Throttle & Collective friction, split tub for easy inspection, new tail
rotor belts, new spare set of Elastomeric Bearings ($1,000), numerous
spare parts, long skid mod, 2000 degree wrapped and coated headers,
Covers include Front cabin, Main Rotor Hub, Full Length Blade, Tail
Rotor Includes: Aircraft Logs, Original Build Manuals, Engine Manual,
Factory Build Instruction Videos, Receiver hitch towing system. No
damage, All Air Worthiness Directives (Mandatory and Advisory)
incorporated and Ready-to-fly. 144 Hours TT . Completed in 2007,
hangered in Arizona until recently.
$39,500, Call Homer.
Scorpion 145, Elastomeric rotor system, Asymmetrical
blades, instrument panel from Cessna 150. $14,000 OBO, Call Homer.
2003 Exec 162F, Total time 295.0, Engine time 95.0
Upgrades: VPS Engine dyno tested at 177 HP, New factory Cog
belt system installed by Mark Peterson, VPS Extended Skids
w/ stainless steel skid shoes, Al B. Backside Idler, Al B.
T/R slider and bushings, Concorde Battery, Stainless steel
pitot tube, Oil cooler installed in fan shroud, Upgraded
Digital Dual Tachometer, King KLX-135A GPS/Com w/ remote
tuning on cyclic, King KT-76A transponder w/ alt. encoder-
currently certified, And Ident button on cyclic, Intercom
system, Halon fire extinguisher, ELT, Homer Bell throttle
$55,000 OBO Call Homer
Jet_X project with complete late model Exec 162F frame
and body, has extra engine, both engines built up by Joe Bedo and are
basically "0" time engines. This is an excellent place to start if your
looking to build a Jet-X.
Call Homer soon on this one. $55,000 (Save
$$ by reselling extra engine and additional 162 equipment to Homer)
July 1994 Exec 90 kit
One of the last Exec 90's before the 162F was produced
120 hours total time, 100 hour inspection completed May 2012.
Last condition inspection May 2012.
All hoses and belts except cog belt replaced 2011
New battery 2011
New Elastomeric bearings 2012.
Spurling Cog belt system
Jack Kane secondary
Al B's idler to prevent main belt slap against frame
Conventional RW manual clutch system
Andrew Burr extended skids
Ceramic coated exhaust manifold
162F muffler system
Towing dolly
Doors included but not made
N number will be removed for own personal future use
The helicopter will NOT have a current condition inspection
$47,000 or First Reasonable Offer.
Call Homer.
ROTORWAY TALON: ICom A210 Radio, King KT-78A
Transponder, Enigma Glass Panel with internal GPS, All 100 Hr
inspection and maintenance items complete, Helipac, Tow Dolly, Dynamic
balancer, 112 hours TTAF $79,500,
REDUCED!!!! Call Homer.
Helicycle: 81.3 hours, XCOM760
radio with MP3 (iPod) input, Microair Transponder with encoder, EI Fuel
Flow computer, Dual Tach (rotorway type) Garmin 296, Fully upholstered
and carpeted interior, Moroso MR Trans cooler, PC925 battery AH1-W Cobra
cyclic grip (real deal, dual trigger, "209" part numbered).
$78k, Call
SALE...Scorpion 162F, A real bargain for anyone looking for an
updated Scorpion. This ship had many of the components that a new
Rotorway machine would have. It was really an EXEC with a Scorpion
frame. For those not paying attention, you missed a good one.
2006 Exec 90, 45 hrs TT. $28,000 EUROS.
Early 80's EXEC kit partially finished, with elastomeric main shaft
system and 152 engine
$15,500, Call Homer SOLD
Here's your opportunity to get into helicopters for
little money!
1978 Scorpion133 Stock machine as it was in that year.
Basic instruments. Flies well for the old hub design as you can see. I
taught myself to fly in a machine very similar to this one. Mine had the
old boat motor for power. This has the newer factory engine with a
little more power. Also has the 3rd generation secondary drive shaft.
Excellent machine to start out with and then upgrade to later components
after you put a few hours on this as it is. First offer over $12,000
gets it. Homer SOLD
Exec 90, 157 hrs. Chain drive with a 30MM secondary,
Icom radio, blades and elastomeric bearings are approx two years old,
painted and balanced by Mark Peterson. All the fuses on the overhead
panel have been replaced with circuit breakers. Recently installed an
Exec162F radiator and more modern oil cooler. It has exterior nav
lighting including two beacons. $30,000. SOLD
Had tailrotor strike but have all
parts to repair it, including new main rotor and tailrotor blades, new
heavy duty tailboom assembly, new windscreen, and new main shaft.
Engine built by Joe Bedo, and a spare engine available, also by Joe.
Merely reassemble and have your own JET EXEC! A
bargain-basement deal. REDUCED PRICE: $47k without the spare engine!
Rotorway Exec 162F built April, 1999, by Homer Bell and the
original owner. Total time: 156 hours. Radios: Garmin SL 40 and GTX 320A
transponder with mode C. ProDrive secondary shaft upgrade and cog belt.
Ground handling towing dolly. Extra filters. $41,000, Call Homer.
Exec 162F, 2000 kit, original owner, kept in temp
controlled building.
FAA airworthiness in 2012, 60 hours since new. All new belts, hoses and
elastomeric bearings, 35mm Secondary w/ factory Cog Drive, Hydraulic
main clutch, electric water pump. Pilot seat is lowered to
accommodate a taller person, Doors, building manuals, drawings and
maintenance videos and records are included, Electric water pump and all
the upgrades.
$55,000, Call Homer.SOLD
Exec 162F, 115.6 TT, kept in temp controlled hangar,
well equipped with the Garmin XL250 and Garmin Transponder, long skids
and reversed legs, reinforced tail cone, new belts and current
inspection. All RotoWay inspections have been completed. Original
drawings, videos and manuals included.
$42,000, Call Homer.
Small Project to complete:
Asymmetrical rotor system.
M/R blade rivet mod is complete. 50% fiberglass mod completed (instead
of the wooden blocks),
Cyclic mod 90% complete -
remaining are included; 6 inch frame extension 50% complete. Comes
with the John Spurling electric clutch &
TWO 152 engines, twin
carbs – the installed one has 17 ground run hours on it.
Included are two FAR
superior ground handling wheels, documentation/drawings.
$10,000, Call Homer.
Exec90 Rollover: 87 hrs ship and engine, Behuncik cog
belt system, valcom 720 radio, no damage to tailrotor or stabilizer.
$14,000, Call Homer. SOLD
ROTORWAY EXEC 162F N133DR, built by the original owner and Homer
Bell in 1995. In 2005, machine was disassembled and some
improvements were installed, including the Behunick belt drive system,
checked all specifications, reassembled and test flown by Homer.
Has been stored indoors in a heated garage. Several additional
upgrades made since 2005: VAL COM 760 TSO VHF Communications
Transceiver, Antenna for Transceiver, Garmin GTX Model C Digital
Transponder, new battery in 2010, Fluid Ballast system. Doors and
Lights included but not yet installed. $35,000, Call Homer. SOLD
Also available at an additional cost: closed Silver Eagle Trailer
capable of carrying the ship without disassembly.
$15,000, This one is in my shop. Scorpion 152
with elastomeric rotor system, asymmetrical blades, and heavy duty
chain. The machine was updated in 2000, and flew approx 90 hrs
before being sold. New owner tore it down before passing away, and
thus it has sat for ~10 yrs. It needs new belts and hoses, and
some general clean up, but with the aforementioned upgrades, it will fly
great...just a little slower than the Exec.
If I rebuild and repaint, asking $25,000. A
fantastic opportunity to get into rotorcraft in an inexpensive way with
a little work and very little cash. Homer SOLD
Complete 2002 Exec162F, almost all still in the boxes. Body is
just sitting on the frame. Stored in climate controlled room. $34,000,
Call Homer. SOLD
Newly built Jet-X just finished. Over $130K
invested. To many aircraft, must sell something. Asking $115,000 for
helicopter, enclosed 30 ft trailer for $8,500. Call Homer SOLD
1994 Oshkosh Grand Champion - Very well Built Exec 90 with many
added features, $32,000, Call Homer. REDUCED!
Exec 162F for sale, 2007 with 320 hours. Nice ship
built by Mark Peterson. Belt driven with hydraulic tensioner, hydraulic
clutch, radio and transponder, landing lights, strobes. Owner needs
hangar space for plane. $47,000, Call Homer.
2002 Exec 162F with radios and transponder.
Completed and started, then taken apart to be shipped back to states.
$30,000, call Homer.
1995 Exec90. 291 hrs, new battery, luggage pod, new drive chain,
new RPM gauge, new skids, NEW
SET OF LOTUS FLOATS valued at $6,000, new windscreen, covers for
all major components, $38,995. Call Homer. REDUCED AGAIN!
1987 Exec 152, Still in Boxes. $14,000. Call Homer for
Scorpion, 180 hours. Factory welded frame, all new belts in the
last year. 1-3/4" elastomeric rotor system (same as on talon),
Newer elastomeric bearings, Asymmetrical factory MR blades, RW-152
engine, Saturn pointless ignition system, Current TR blades, IC-A6 hand
held radio with flightcom intercom and sigtronic headsets, Strobe and
Nav lights, 30mm secondary with chain drive (no chain bath leaks),
Professionally Tig welded frame.
$18,000 (price includes trailer) Call Homer. SOLD
2009 Rotorway Talon, 35 hours. Next Generation FADEC, Cog
Belt Drive with Hydraulic Tensioner, Glass Cockpit, Wider, Higher
Landing Gear, External Battery Connection; Inertia Seat Belts,
Reinforced Tail Boom with Cherry Max Rivets, Low RPM Warning System,
Leather Interior, Garmin 196 GPS, Upgraded Fly-wheel and Starter, Icom
IC A210 Radio and Intercom, Infinity stick grip, LED Position lights,
Dual Landing lights, comes with Helipod.
Price $81,000, Call Homer.SOLD
Another Award-winning Helicycle for sale. Kit number 2-16, AW
Cert March 2004. 130 TT, GPSIII built into panel, FS450 fuel flow
meter, dual tachometer, aux tank. All associated special tools and
spare parts included. Chrome exhaust pipe included but not
$59,900 includes trailer.
Call Homer.
Helicycle, $67k, Call Homer. Enclosed trailer with 8' door
available for additional fee.SOLD
Group 4 Helicycle kit, Minimal work completed. Airframe and
Landing Gear Powder Coated, Auxillary 5 gal. Fuel Tank, Half Doors,
Ground Handling Wheels, Throttle and Collective Friction, Fully Welded
Controls, Seat Upholstery, Oil Temperature Gauge and Sensor, Complete
Set of Construction DVD's & Manuals, T-62 Solar Turbine Engine in
Original Crate, Main Rotors in Original Crate.
$39k, Call Homer. Trailer available at
additional cost.
Group 4 Helicycle with ~35 hours on it. Has an Xcom radio
and a Micro Air Transponder with a blind encoding altimeter.
Engine has some issues. Owner has medical issues and has
PRICE FOR QUICK SALE: $58k
Call Homer for details.SOLD
Group 4 Helicycle kit, 10% of work has been completed. Owner
selling due to medical issues. Transporting the machine to a new
owner is always a possibility for Homer as required. Selling cheaper than purchasing new, $38k. Call Homer.SOLD
2003 Exec 162F kit, Some work completed. ACIS Engine,
Pro-Drive Cog Belt, Radio & Transponder, Light Package. Windscreen
needs to be replaced, thus priced for a quick sale. $28k OBO, Call
Very nice 10 year old Rotorway Exec 162 with 190 hrs. Includes
Cog drive, EZ clutch, trailer, and radios. $38k, Call Homer
2002 Exec 162F, Very Low Hours.
$41,500, Call Homer.
Group 2 BJ Schramm checked-out Helicycle for sale. 20 Hrs
TT, Aux tank, MicroAir VHF, Always stored indoors. Excellent
Condition and Paint Quality.
$49.9k, Call Homer.
Early 2000s model Exec 162F, may need engine work, $31k...Call
Homer. SOLD
ESTATE SALE: Early model Exec with Extra Parts. $20k, Call
Rotorway Exec Trailer for sale: $10k.
$42k, Call
Group 3 Helicycle, still in boxes. $39,000...Call Homer.
Complete Group 5 Helicycle kit. Some
options. $40k, Call Homer.
HELICYCLE KIT Complete Group 5 Kit, partially built. Much
work already done. Stored in a dry building, powered by T62
Turbine Eng, Complete FACTORY Construction on balanced tail rotor & main
rotor blades. Polished landing skids, Powder coated frame & painted
body. 1/2 doors, ground handling wheels, throttle & collective
friction, fully welded controls, seat upholstery, powder coating, chrome
tail pipe, still to be delivered: dual sensors & connectors.
$43,769...Call Homer
2004 Exec 162F in showroom condition, 250TT, always hangered, Acis
supercharger, mode c transponder, modified seal on drive chain oil
bath, does not leak one drop. Oil breather vent hose to underside
of ship, engine is as dry and clean as out side of ship.
Custom made cargo baskets (12lb each). Dodge viper red over white, with
blue pearl paint job.
$45k, Call Homer.
1995 with approximately 100 hours on it. It has the Talon landing
gear on it, and has the cog belt drive. $37,000. Call Homer.
Rotorway 162F, N4004J, S/N# 6797
Registration issued... September 20, 2004, TT 134 hrs.
Pro-Drive main rotor shaft drive, EPI secondary drive shaft, Behuncheck
main drive belt stabilizer and Rotorway supercharger drive belt
stabilizer, No radios or ELT. Always kept in a new heated hanger.
Mid -80s Exec90 kit, majority of components
included, however no engine. Blades, Main shaft, body, frame,
tailboom. $11,000.SOLD
2002 Exec 162F, Built Doors Included,
Interior finished, Factory light kit included, Transport wheels,
Throttle lock, Cog belt installed, Factory chain and chain bath included
with pulley Electric clutch included, not installed. Built Cargo
pod included. Only 4.5 original hrs. All videos and construction
manuals, Original engine crate, Original packing cards, $37k. Call
Homer. SOLD
Helicycle with less than 25 hrs, has had
tail rotor strike and landing gear damage. ALL DAMAGED MAJOR PARTS HAVE
BEEN REPLACED. Needs minor work to finish the rebuild. Get in the air
quick with this ship. Basic ship with no radios, but lots of new
parts. Priced to sell at 37K, call Homer.SOLD
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resignSyllabification: re·sign
Pronunciation: /rəˈzīn /
Definition of resign in English:
1 [no object] Voluntarily leave a job or other position: he resigned from the government in protest at the policy
More example sentences
- By 1909 Einstein was recognised as a leading scientific thinker and in that year he resigned from the patent office.
- The Chancellor resigned from office and decided to leave the academy on his own.
- So, taking drastic steps, John resigned from his job and, with his one suitcase, stayed in Southampton.
leave, hand in one's notice, give notice, stand down, step down
informal quit, jump ship
1.1 [with object] Give up (an office, power, privilege, etc.): four deputies resigned their seats
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- I further call on her to present a public apology to the family, and then to resign her office.
- The Deputy is resigning his seat in the light of the Government's decision to abolish the dual mandate.
- Precisely what transpired is unknown, but he resigned all offices and spent the rest of his life in Europe, dying in Boulogne.
give up, leave, vacate, stand down from
informal quit, pack in
Law disclaim
literary forsake
1.2 [no object] Chess End a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated: he lost his queen and resigned in 45 moves
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- The game was over after 25 moves but he tried some tactics before resigning in 34 moves.
- Your only reasonable choices are to either make the move immediately or resign.
- He proceeded to strategically outplay his opponent in very convincing fashion, and the latter admitted after the game that he had been close to resigning after the first time scramble.
2 (be resigned) Accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided: he seems resigned to a shortened career she resigned herself to a lengthy session
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- At the moment, it is extremely difficult to find a decent house either for rent or purchase at affordable rates and many people have resigned themselves to accepting anything called shelter.
- My husband has resigned himself to my 'hobby' and accepts it.
- In the summer of 1647 and again in the autumn of 1648 a majority in the two Houses, unable to see the way forward, resigned themselves to accepting such terms as the king would accept.
reconcile oneself to, become resigned to, come to terms with, accept
patient, long-suffering, uncomplaining, forbearing, stoical, philosophical, fatalistic, acquiescent, compliant, passive, submissive
2.1 archaic Surrender oneself to another's guidance: he vows to resign himself to her direction
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- She had sufficient control over herself to accept his decision without a murmur, and to resign herself to his will.
- The wife of a man born to be a leader need only resign herself to his guidance; whereas the wife of a fool, conscious of superior power, is bound to take the reins in her own hand if she would avert calamity.
- She looked once or twice at her brother in a way that made his heart ache; but she seemed to have resigned herself to his direction.
late Middle English: from Old French resigner, from Latin resignare 'unseal, cancel', from re- 'back' + signare 'sign, seal'.
- 1
resigner noun
- Example sentences
- Well, if we take the 121 rebels, plus the 5 or 6 resigners, we're looking at some increase on that basis alone.
- Therein lies the problem for Aberdeen and every other member of the 10 'resigners'.
- Though he was an MP for a family borough from 1853 and in Derby's cabinet in 1866, his prickliness and rigidity made him an awkward colleague and a natural resigner.
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The Phillies swept the playoff-poised Padres right on out of Petco on the strength of dominant starting pitching.
Good pitching beats good hitting, and apparently, overcomes bad hitting. Yesterday, Cole Hamels carved up the Padres through eight shutout innings, retiring his final 16 batters, in a 5-0 statement win to complete the sweep of the league's best team. Cole finally received a long-overdue care package of run support to help pick off the camouflage-clad Pads (uniform tops that emulated the look of the crowd and pants the color of turf would disguise them better in a ballpark setting).
The joy in being a Phillies fan in the Era of Aces is that now we get to watch them pop the Dodgers in the mouth with a pitcher who's even better than Hamels tonight in Cy Young hopeful (front-runner?) Roy Halladay. Then the Phils have a let-up in Kyle Kendrick, who isn't terrible by any stretch and could easily assemble a quality start. Then they're back to Roy Oswalt, the vastly improved Joe Blanton and finally circle back to Hamels.
That's airtight. It's why you should be feeling very hopeful about reaching the postseason, and very excited by what they can achieve once they get there.


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Malago Greenway victory for common sense!
By WindmillMan | Monday, October 19, 2009, 13:21
This is great news about the Malago Greenway being ruled out as a possible route for the BRT bendy bus scheme.
It amazed me that it was even considered, when you think about it. For a start, the road under the railway bridge is far too narrow for bendy buses to use it without causing serious problems.
Instead of a pleasant riverside walk, the Greenway would have effectively become a bus lane. There would have been a bus stop on Cotswold Road, the Malago would have been concreted over and the trees cut down.
The loss of habitat would have had a serious impact on all sorts of wildlife, from birds and bats to butterflies. Bedminster has too few wildlife spaces to recklessly get rid of or reduce the ones that we do have, however small they are.
And of course the increased traffic would have clogged up the Hill, what with 16 buses an hour using the route and all the normal cars trying to use it as well. It would have been traffic chaos!
Well done to everyone that wrote to Bristol City Council to tell them your concerns. It's nice to see that we've been listened to and common sense has prevailed this time.


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What is Esoteric Astrology?
Humanity is entering a 2,160 year cycle called the Age of Aquarius, where astrology
will gradually evolve toward that which is known as Esoteric Astrology.
Esoteric Astrology looks towards causes rather than effects, to the
life of the human soul that lies behind the outer form, the body.
The soul
is that imperishable, perpetual existence that takes repeated cyclic
embodiments - in male or female bodies and in varying cultures; part
of its purpose is to expand consciousness, and to work out karma. More...
Libra and Money:
Old Paradigm &
Corporate Entities
An Esoteric Historical Overview
Potential Corporate ransformation: Resource Sharing
Externalisation of Third Ray Ashram
Venus -Re-Examination of Values
Steve Jobs - Transition Decision
Esoterically, Libra rules money and is associated with money for several reasons:
1. In northern hemisphere
symbolism, The Scales of Libra represent the harvest of the previous
sign Virgo, that is weighed, bartered or exchanged.
2. Libra is ruled by Venus,
long associated with gold and wealth - in its lower outer expression. In
its higher expression Venus is the radiant golden light of the
illumined mind or the causal body. Venus also rules Taurus, another sign
associated with money and its acquisition; esoterically Taurus is the
'mother of illumination'. Note the higher themes of light and
illumination of which gold is the symbol. More...
Scorpio Full Moon 2011:
Occupy the Planet
"Warrior I am and from the battle I emerge triumphant."
Occupy the Planet: The Soul of Humanity Takes Charge
The Horoscope of Occupy Wall St: Scorpio Rising
Scorpio and the Star Sirius
Scorpio and the Triumphant Battle
The Scorpio Entity, Qantas
Equilibrating of the Moon and Earth Chain Souls
Julian Assange Update, Moon in Scorpio
Israel's Chiron in Scorpio and Its Mars Return
Final Word from Scorpio, Theodore Roosevelt
In the few short weeks that the
Occupy Movement has been birthed, it has become the fastest growing
group EVER in the history of the USA, if not the world. We have heard
all the slogans, from Occupy Wall St (OWS), to occupy thousands of
cities around the world, occupy the Fed, occupy the future, Occupy the
Now, occupy Qantas, occupy Sirius, Occupy Yourself and so on. Occupy is a
command and resolution, an affirmation and an ideal. More...
The Information Revolution:
Wikileaks and
Julian Assange
"Wikileaks could become as important a journalistic tool
as the Freedom of Information Act." - Time Magazine.
The information revolution is related to the third ray of active
intelligence. The world currently finds itself in an intense phase of
this ray cycle. The third ray rules computers and the types of minds
that write or hack codes; it is closely associated with the fifth ray of
science and both rays currently rule over the Western races. More...
Destiny of the Races
and Nations II:
Astrological and Ray
Cycles in History
Phillip Lindsay
The author always endeavours to make practical this sometimes
very abstruse science, hence there are many references to current world
events such as the Japanese Tsunami, the Chilean Earthquake, World
Kalachakra, Occupy Wall Street, the world financial crisis, the
Wikileaks affair or the blending of races and cultures. There is a large
section of essays on the United States of America.
The five planetary chakras is another subject that is explored
in-depth, including the major centres in the USA. Likewise the destiny
of South America and the Sixth Rootrace is investigated, with its
connection to the Mayans, 2012 and the planetary centre we call
Shamballa. More/Buy...
Capricorn the Unicorn
Capricorn the Unicorn
Capricorn the Sea-Goat: Varuna, Neptune, the Sea Gods
Saturn, Structure, Destruction
Venus and Intelligent Love
Capricorn: Magic and Mystery
J.R.R. Tolkien. Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: A Movie for the Masses
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
Last year's newsletter on
Capricorn covers a little more about the Unicorn, its symbolism and
relation to the Lion (Leo).[2] The unicorn is sometimes depicted with a
goat's beard, perhaps symbolic of the wisdom accrued by the goat on its
transformational journey to the mountain top.
The unicorn has always been a
symbol of spiritual purity and grace; in ancient myths it could only be
captured by a virgin, alluding to the relationship of Capricorn to
another earth sign, Virgo.
The single horn was believed to
transform poisoned water and to heal. Until the nineteenth century,
belief in unicorns was widespread among historians, alchemists, writers,
poets, naturalists, physicians and theologians.[3] The unicorn is also a
symbol of transformation from the centaur in Sagittarius, the previous
sign to Capricorn. More...
and the Fifth Rootrace:
The Coming Sixth Rootrace
A Brief Overview of History: Three Major Crises in the Three Rootraces
Although there are seven rootraces to every great round or
manvantara of evolution, the first two and a half were etheric and did
not 'individualise', hence three strictly human rootraces have elapsed.
The crises of these three rootraces are symbolised by the following
numbers – representing branchrace, subrace and rootrace:
3.3.3 – human individualisation, birth of the human soul in ancient Lemuria 21.6 million years ago.
4.4.4 – the Atlantean war and the physical destruction of Atlantis around 4 million years ago.
5.5.5 – culmination of the development of manas or mind around 2,000 CE – 16,000 CE.
These are not just 'convenient'
figures (although they serve as such), but are profoundly descriptive
of stages of consciousness that mark the major signposts of esoteric
history. More...
A Brief Esoteric History:
Evolution of Consciousness
through the Rootraces
The secret history of the world
is revealed in many traditions, the durations of which far surpass the
miniscule figures used in modern times. H.P. Blavatsky (HPB) brought
together many of these historical and chronological strands in her
magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine (1888), a major foundation stone for
the emerging Aquarian cycle.
Throughout HPB's works are scattered details of this ancient
history – culled from the Vedas, Upanishads, the Zend Avesta, Old
Testament and so forth.
(In the interests of
simplicity, I have elected to keep this article relatively
footnote-free; most references are from HPB and can be found in my
writings where they are fully referenced and footnoted.[1])
In the denial or ignorance of
its true origins lies the source of disempowerment for Humanity; in not
knowing its divine source, the nature of the human soul or the very
lengthy evolution of human consciousness that stretches back some 21
million years. More...
Aries Full Moon 2012
Cusco, Peru: Home of the Sun God
Semana Santa (Easter Week), Cusco.
Señor de los Temblores:
Christ of the Earthquakes
Jesus and the Roman Catholic Church
Exaltation of the Sun in Aries
Fourth Initiation of Jesus
Resurrection and Ascension
Finding myself in Cuzco Peru, writing the Aries newsletter seems
most appropriate, why? Because the Sun is exalted in Aries and Cusco is
the home of the Incan sun god. At the winter solstice every year at 0
degrees Cancer, the Incas summoned the Sun god through a spectacular
festival called Inti Raymi, still celebrated on June 22 every year. When
the sun was at its furthest distance from the equator, the sun deity
would be invoked, entreating him to draw nearer, lest he be lost in the
dark cosmos, praying for a good harvest and protection against famine
and hunger.
Aries is one arm of the
cardinal cross that it shares with Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The same
significance of this southern hemisphere festival can be applied for
Capricorn in the northern hemisphere. The cardinal cross traces the
journey of the Sun through the two equinoxes and two solstices every
year. Perhaps this is why Cusco was regarded as the 'four-sided sun
empire'. More...
Soul Cycles
of the Seven Rays II:
Esoteric Astrology
Phillip Lindsay
These essays range over a
variety of zodiac sign perspectives from Aries to Pisces, esoterically
considered. Topics covered include the Japanese Tsunami, Chilean
Earthquake, World Kalachakra, Occupy Wall Street and Wikileaks. There
are profiles of William Blake, George Washington, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama, Julian Assange, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Netanyahu, Sir David
Attenborough, J.R.R. Tolkien, Nikos Kazantzakis, Edgar Cayce, Rudolph
Steiner, Geoffrey Hodson, Da Free John, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson. The bonus essay is The Lives of Francis
Bacon, delving into the previous incarnations of the One known as the
Master R, or Count St Germain. More/Buy...
Origins Odyssey: Travel Blog # 6
Greece and Crete: Part III: Crete
Crete: Foundation of Europe
Crete, Manu Master Hilarion
The Temple of Knossos:
The Minotaur's Maze
Mt Idi: Birthplace of Zeus
Asger Lorentsen and
The Golden Foundation
Sailing across on the ferry from Athens to Crete gave a sense of
excitement and expectation, as such voyages always do - a journey into
the unknown, into the past, into some of the oldest mysteries that lay
hidden in the mind of time.
Traveling in ever-trusty Monty the motor home, I spent a few
months exploring and living on Crete, broken by a six week visit to the
USA for the University of the Seven Rays annual conference in April
2011... More...
~ The Astrology of Flight MH370 ~
Part I ~~~ Part II
"Star of the Hero", by Nicholas Roerich.
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TIME & HISTORY: Re-Establishing
This essay explores the problem of
TIME as applied to human history thus far unfolded; it looks at the
dating methods of science and precession cycles used by the ancients in
traditions such as the Hindu, Egyptian and Mayan civilisations. Some
highlights of the past are examined, such as the origin of the human
soul, the mystery of how apes were created, why the great Atlantean war
and subsequent cataclysm ensued, through to the present day, into the
next rootrace.
In many disciplines, whether it is consensus or alternative
archeology, anthropology, geology or other sciences, a major problem
within and between these sciences is the factor of time. The lack of a
clear perception about TIME and the true historical chronology of this
planet is the major impasse that is preventing a clear understanding of
human history. More...
The Five Planetary Centres, Part II
The Master Djwhal Khul, who has
given the teachings for the New Age, said that He purposefully
scattered the teachings in all His books, to force the student to make
connections, so as to awake the dormant cells in the brain and arrive at
right understanding independently.
It is clear therefore, that
each student has to do this work of connecting by themselves and to
arrive at their own personal conclusion. DK also said that students grow
by finding the answer to their own questions and nobody should do it
for them. Hence no student should expect to find the right presentation
of thought given by anyone and that they all have to work by themselves.
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The Blending of Races and Cultures:
Moving Toward a New Race and Universal Religion
Perceptions of Current World Events
Reaction to Planetary 'Islamisation'
Jews and Arabs: The Semitic Subrace
The Greater Cycles of the Races and the Yugas
The Lesser Cycles of Pisces and the Sixth Ray
The New Group of World Servers
The Three Main Groups of Humanity
The New World Religion
Serving the Greater Whole Through Right Relationships
This essay examines current
world crises of racial and cultural assimilation, with an emphasis upon
the crisis within the Arab Muslim world, where a revolution in
consciousness is taking place. The situation is viewed within the
esoteric context of the greater and lesser cycles, ray and astrological
influences. It is proposed that these events are the crises that will
eventually lead to a New World Religion - that recognises all faiths as
part of the one Whole. More...
Astro-Historical Analysis
This essay explores the rise of Nazism in Germany from the
period of the Industrial Revolution in Europe through the time of
Bismarck, until World War II. Horoscopes of the various protagonists are
examined and compared so that a picture emerges of the forces that
helped to shape one of the most significant events of the Twentieth
To paraphrase the great
philosopher George Santayana, those who do not remember their past are
condemned to repeat their mistakes. Hence, the importance of
understanding history so Humanity does not stay bound to the wheel of
samsara; just as individual souls learn their repeated lessons over many
lifetimes, eventually liberating themselves, contributing to the
greater pool of collective consciousness. More ...
as Little
The New
The Master Jesus once said:
"Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
"At the first great Initiation
the Christ is born in the disciple. It is then that he realizes for the
first time in himself the outpouring of the divine Love, and experiences
that marvellous change which makes him feel himself to be one with all
that lives. This is the `Second Birth,' and at that birth the heavenly
ones rejoice, for he is born into `the kingdom of heaven,' as one of the
`little ones,' as a `little child'—the names ever given to the new
Initiates. Such is the meaning of the words of Jesus, that a man must
become a little child to enter into the Kingdom."
Some of you may think this as very basic and
even platitudinous, and it is. Nevertheless, it is still a healthy
attitude to maintain in this age of claim-making, false prophets and
over-blown egos – even in the field of occultism. How our innocence can
be taken over by blind ambition, when aspiring to become a 'rich young
man'. The innocent becomes the worldly and world-weary. How do we
maintain that balance? Utter simplicity is one key to staying childlike.
The World
(Transcript USR Conference 2011)
The Methuselah Project is an initiative started in 2007 by a
group of students of the Ageless Wisdom that seeks to address the world
glamour related to the Jews. We are well aware of the controversy and
the difficulties surrounding the Jewish situation. The separativeness
which seems to be inbuilt in the Jewish people and a corresponding
rejection by the rest of the world has compounded an ancient and
deep-seated glamour.
The Master Djwhal Khul (D.K.)
has called this a major world problem, and has stated that because of
its great significance, it is definitely part of his Ashram's work.
Hence The Methuselah Project
seeks to contribute to the New Group of World Servers a fresh
understanding, through the creation of a new thought-form that will
absorb and redeem the old one. The Methuselah Project also gives
subjective support to all individuals and groups who are seeking
solutions to the Jewish question.
In order to heal this world
problem, we need to make the effort to look beyond and beneath the outer
appearance, penetrating deep into the roots. More...
Taurus Full Moon 2012 (Wesak)
"The Month of May is one of deepest significance to all who are
affiliated with the Great White Lodge (as are all true esotericists),
in that the Wesak Festival takes place and is of moment and deep import.
The period is always one of prime interest and rare opportunity ..."[1]
The Three Major Spiritual Festivals
Venus and Taurus: Light and Wisdom
Taurus the Bull: Nandi, Vulcan and Shiva
Ajna Centre and the Third Eye
Taurus Rules the New Group of World Servers
The Great Opportunity at Wesak
Solar Eclipse Conjunct Alcyone - May 20, 2012
May 20 Eclipse in the Mayan Tradition
Eclipse Path Links East and West
Venus Eclipse on the Gemini Full Moon
Taurus is the second of the
three major solar festivals that set the tone for each year. The
initiating fire of Aries precipitates to earthy Taurus and is
distributed in airy Gemini. However, Taurus or the Wesak Festival is the
most important of these three full moon periods - a time of unique
opportunity, particularly for co-perative group work by those conscious
servers of the Plan:
"Endeavour to make the Wesak
Festival a universal festival and known to be of value to all people of
all faiths. It is the festival in which the two divine Leaders, of the
East and of the West, collaborate together and work in the closest
spiritual union; the Christ and the Buddha use this festival each year
as the point of inspiration for the coming year's work. See that you do
likewise. The spiritual energies are then uniquely available." More...
and the Mayan Calendar:
and the Sixth Rootrace.
Part I.
"… Brazil will function as the
leading division of the great sixth race ... [Brazil] will later
represent the best of that which the Latin races have eventually to give
… Brazil, (or rather what that country will then be called …) will
represent a linking interpreting civilisation, based upon the unfoldment
of the abstract consciousness, which is a blend of the intellect and
the intuition, and which reveals the wisdom aspect of love in its
beauty." [1]
As the Sixth Rootrace does not
manifest for another 25,000 years, the reference to 'Brazil' ('what that
country will then be called') probably includes an area across South
America that incorporates other nations like neighbouring Bolivia and
Peru. More...
Origins Odyssey: Travel Blog # 5.
Greece and Crete
(Part II)
Introduction: Peru>Knee>Australia.
Mycenae and the Cyclopean Giants
Delphi, Apollo and Pythia
Each travel blog lately
has required some more recent news before back-tracking to catch up on
overdue blogs. And so at this point in June 2012, I have recently
returned to my native Australia, although that is a strange phrase these
days as I feel more like a visiting backpacker!
Nevertheless, as mentioned in
the introduction to Travel Blog #4, my knee had been giving me trouble
on my second Saturn return, forcing me eventually to put my South
American sojourn on hold, to return to Australia and utilise the medical
facilities here. More...
Scorpio Full Moon 2014
Illusion and Initiation
Emotional Independence
Scorpio & Ophiucus, the Serpent Bearer
Scorpio & Aesceplius the Healer
As a part of the watery trigon of Cancer and Pisces, Scorpio is known for its intense emotional testing, ultimately culminating after many lifetimes - at the second degree initiation, where complete control of the astral body is demonstrated. The second degree is ... More ...
Libra Full Moon 2014
War, Peace and the Smoke of Battle. Solar Storms.
Jupiter in Leo and the Pointer Stars.
Mercury Retrograde in Libra.
USA's Perpetual
War. Guns Guns Guns Aries-Libra.
Libra the Law and Judgement.
Manipulation of the Law: Social and Spiritual
Italy: Turin and
Rome Visit
Libra is known as the Peacemaker, the sign that subdues the warring pairs of
opposites - individually, in groups and in nations. Libra the Scales weighs the
balance between Libra and its opposite sign Aries, ruled by Mars, the god of
war. Venus, as ruler of Libra, is the harmonising factor. Venus and Mars were
lovers in ancient mythology, pointing to the union of opposites, male and
female and the Libran theme of sex. More ...
Virgo Full Moon 2014
Illumination & Revelation
Cosmic Virgo: Ancient Sign
Virgo: 6th Sign. 6 Pointed Star
Virgo: 9th Month, Gestation, 9
Virgo, Celibacy and Sex
The genius and uniqueness of Virgo is that it produces the form
as well as stimulates the life within that form and, therefore,
nourishes and energises two lives simultaneously."
In exoteric astrology, Virgo is known as precise, meticulous,
perfectionist, a nurturer and healer, discriminating and analytical, but also critical and
fault-finding. These are all traits of the developing mind of humanity. More...
Leo Full Moon 2014
Jupiter in Leo:
Royal Planet in a Royal Sign
Leo and Group Work
Mars in Scorpio: Applying the Blowtorch
Leonine Anatomy of Israel-Gaza Crisis
Zionism. Hamas. Israel's "Terrorism" Excuse.
Hamas: Khalad Meshal.
Transiting Saturn in Scorpio on Israel's Chart
Jupiter entered Leo on July 16, 2014 for the first time in twelve years.
Hence, Jupiter spends approximately one year in each zodiacal sign. As a
Sun-ruled sign, Leo is a symbol of creativity, generosity, leadership and
royalty. More ...
Cancer Full Moon 2014
Mystery of Water, Blood, NeptuneGod
Movedon Face of the Waters
Circles: Patterns of New Consciousness
Barber: Neptune in Cancer, Pisces Sun
Donations Reminder. New Website.
Cancer the Mother is related to the manifestation of all forms, whether it is
the birth of souls coming into incarnation and appropriating physical bodies,
or soul-inspired ideas precipitating onto the physical plane.
The Moon is the ruler of Cancer, governing the earthly tides and building
processes in nature. The Moon is exalted in Taurus and rules Virgo esoterically;
like Cancer, both signs, are closely aligned with the feminine principle and
Mother Nature. More ...
Gemini Full Moon 2014
Communication and Telepathy
Busiris: The False Teacher
Russell Brand: Loquacious Gemini
Great Britain: Gemini soul
Pentecost: Right Human Relations
World Invocation Day
Note: Summer in Europe
Gemini is well
known as the sign of commun-ications and the dissemination of information; it is
the third of the new year's first three festivals, where the impulse in Aries
finds its consolidation in Taurus and distribution through Gemini. The Easter Aries festival
celebrates The Christ, the Wesak Taurus festival celebrates the Buddha, whilst
the Gemini festival of Goodwill celebrates The Christ again ... more...
Taurus Full Moon 2014
Wesak Festival
Structure of Shamballa
Role of World Servers
Cycles of the NGWS
Israel's Dance with Destiny
The importance of the first three spiritual festivals of the year - Aries, Taurus and Gemini - cannot be emphasised enough. Taurus marks the high-water mark of the spiritual year because those Liberated Beings who guide Humanity, meet in yearly conclave, but this year there is an extra special meeting, as will be elaborated upon later. They gather to receive, literally, the "Word of God", the new impulse that was released in Aries - and transmit the "new codes", the Planetary Plan that is amended annually, through their various subjective ashrams of workers, to Humanity. More ...
Aries Full Moon 2014
Beginning of Creative Process
Impractical Idealism Aspirant
Rage and Revolution
Songkran Festival Chiang Mai
LOST: Flight MH370
As the door to the New Year opens, Aries brings in the theme of creativity
and direction, "Aries is the sign of beginnings—the beginning of the creative
process, the first step of the soul ...
towards incarnation, the beginning of recurring and constant cycles of experience, the beginning of the period wherein
the soul changes its direction, its purpose and its method, and finally enters
upon that definitely defined process which we call spiritual regeneration and initiation." More ...
Pisces Full Moon 2014
Soul Rulership of Pisces
Pisces Pink
Floyd, Sixties
Ancient Karmic Meaning of, "I leave the Father's home ..."
Putin and Destiny of Russia
Media Tasks in 2014: Help Needed
Jupiter and Neptune, traditional co-rulers of Pisces, reveal much
about this sign; they transmit respectively the energies of the second ray of
Love-Wisdom and the sixth ray of Idealism and Devotion; these are coincidentally
the only two rays that pass through Pisces, complementing the great sensitivity
and mystical nature of this sign. More ...
Aquarius Full Moon 2014
11th Sign & House:
Group Relations
Aquarian Shadow:
Selfish Groups and Corporations
Why is Uranus the Planet of Occultism?
Uranus, Aquarius and Sex
The Incoming Seventh Ray
Aquarian USA: Dark Night of the Soul
Release of the Djwhal Khul Picture in Colour
The zodiac signs are regarded as the quality of life experience,
whilst the houses are the areas of life experience, "The
horoscope, built around the Sun sign, is adequate for ordinary [unawakened]
humanity. The exoteric planets rule and the [wo]man lives within the
limitations of the twelve houses ... the houses concern the prison of the soul
and its limitations ... More ...
Capricorn Full Moon 2014
Year of the Cardinal Grand Cross
Capricorn: Life and Death
Capricorn and Initiation
Jupiter in Cancer, Sugar and Revolting Peasants
Capricorn Japan Revisited: Fukushima
On New
Year's Day, coinciding with the new moon in Capricorn, the grand cross between
Pluto-Uranus, Mars-Jupiter, heralded how 2014 will shape up. Again, in the full
moon chart for Capricorn (January 16), the grand cross is still activated, but
evolves to an exact focus, April 22-24, 2014. More ...
Sagittarius Full Moon 2013
The Sequence of the Zodiac
Sagittarius, Mars and Emotions
A Tribute to Nelson Mandela: Sagittarius Rising
the Sun moves from Scorpio to Sagittarius, it continues the sequence of humanity's
annual, 'evolutionary exposure' to the zodiac signs - our ongoing revelation
about ourselves and our relationship with one another and the world.
All of the signs are related through the three zodiacal
crosses, but also sequentially as the graded steps crucial to the unfoldment of
consciousness. More ...
Scorpio Full Moon 2013
Trials & Tests of Scorpio
Human Hierarchy
Narcissism & Ahamkara
Scorpion, Snake and Eagle
gather again to reflect and meditate upon the qualities of the sign through
which the Sun travels on its yearly course, culminating at each full moon. In
the exploration of Esoteric Astrology, one is always reminded that the signs
and planets have many mysteries yet to be revealed.
is not a finite science and to use a Scorpionic allegory, the deeper one
penetrates into the arcana, more profound truths await revelation; richer seams
await the persistent miner for the heart of gold. More ...
Libra Full Moon 2013
The Essence of Libra
Libra, Money and the Etheric
Telepathy and the Etheric
Libra Rules the Cusp of the Ages
Right Human Relationships
Rumi & Roerich: Messengers
U.S. Debt: Crisis, Mercury Retro.
Libra is a sign of balance and harmony
because it manages to balance the pairs of opposites by taking the middle way
between them. Libra's opposite is Aries, the sign of the original impulse, the
raison d'être, the beginning of all causes, thoughts and actions that eventually
have their consequences in Libra.
Libra represents therefore, the Law of
Cause and Effect, or karma - hence the exaltation of Saturn, the Lord of Karma,
in this sign. More ...
Virgo Full Moon 2013
World Events: The Glass Darkly
Ceres & Hygeia
Road to Damascus
Virgo is traditionally associated with diet, hygiene and purification. In the Johfra painting above, the virgin holds a sheaf of wheat, indicative of nurturing through food but also generally, as a loving nurturer and healer - Virgo, the Mother of the World. Hence the annual cycle of Virgo is an excellent period to initiate health regimes, fasts, exercise disciplines etc. Virgo facilitates attending to the micro-matters of health ... More ...
Leo Full Moon 2013: Sirian Blue Moon
Birth of Consciousness
The Month of August
Significance of 4
Leo and Regulus
Many Sirian Pathways
Sirius and the Egyptian Tradition
As detailed in the first Leo newsletter for 2013, this is the
second of two Leo full moon festivals and hence a 'blue moon';
appropriate, as Sirius is the source of the blue Love-Wisdom energy, the
very fabric of our entire solar system. Our Sun (or Solar Logos,
'Sol'), is the progeny or incarnation of that stupendous life we call
Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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Leo Full Moon 2013
Blue Moons
Leo and Gold
Leo Soul Brazil
Occupy the Heart:
Generosity and Kindness
This full moon period for July 22 is the first of two Leo full moon periods for 2013. Astrologically, a 'blue moon' is the second full moon that falls within the same astrological sign,
not the same calendar month as is widely interpreted; it is
therefore a potent doubling of energy associated with that
zodiac sign. Blue moons are relatively rare and the last one
that occurred in Leo was 2002. More ...