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LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index ("SLI") gained 2.7 percent in February, underperforming the MSCI World Index ("MSCI") by over one percentage point. The SLI lost ground at the beginning of the month following the questions raised on sector growth by LVMH's annual results announcement.
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• Most analysts felt that LVMH's organic growth numbers for 2012 were a bit lower than expected. This, combined with Mr. Arnault's comments about curbing Louis Vuitton's worldwide expansion in order to preserve its image, raised some doubts about growth prospects for the world's leading luxury group and, therefore, for the sector as a whole.
• Such doubts were compounded when, shortly thereafter, the Chinese government banned TV and radio advertisement for expensive gifts as part of a continuing crackdown on corruption, causing the SLI to take another hit.
Going up
• Bucking the trend of political gloom in the country, our Italian contingent did particularly well during the month. Ferragamo, Prada and Tod's share prices were boosted by growing exposure to wealthy travellers from emerging countries (mostly China); the three of them showing share price growth in double digits.
Going down
• Coach slipped by a further 5 percent as investors continue to question the robustness of its core business and its diversification strategy.
• LVMH slid 5 percent following its results announcement.
What to watch
• Imposed fiscal discipline in the euro zone has caused the common currency to become very strong, potentially dampening tourists' appetite for luxury goods.
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Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) Facilities
The naval expansion program formally began in January 1972, when Saudi Arabia and the United States signed a general memorandum of understanding establishing the concepts that the US Army Corps of Engineers would provide construction management and other procurement support and would design and build new deepwater ports on the Arabian Gulf at Jubayl and on the Red Sea at Jiddah. These ports would include facilities for ship docking, drydocking and repair, fuel storage, and maintenance, as well as training, living, and recreation for naval personnel. The construction program also included a headquarters complex for the Saudi Navy in Riyadh. The Corps was to provide fully equipped and operable facilities, including stocks, equipment, spare parts, furniture, fixtures, and operational equipment.
Despite the small size of the Saudi Navy, the Saudi Naval Expansion Program developed into the second largest construction program the US Corps of Engineers managed in Saudi Arabia, even though the expenditures fell far short of the levels of spending imagined for it in the mid-1970s.
The scope of the construction expanded rapidly and dramatically; the Saudi naval command directed the Corps to initiate designs that would extend construction through the 1980s. By October 1974, only thirteen months after receiving approval of the initial master plan, the Corps estimated SNEP construction costs at $1 billion. Changes in scope, inflation of 2530 percent, and the intense competition for resources engendered by the construction boom in Saudi Arabia accounted for the increased costs. Costs continued to escalate; by the time the construction program had run its course, in the mid-1980s, SNEP had absorbed $3.7 billion.
In February and March 1974, the Mediterranean Division awarded the design contracts for ports at Jiddah, to be called King Faisal Naval Base, and at Jubayl, the King Abdulaziz Naval Base. Each naval base was essentially a small city with the appropriate family housing, schools, shopping, and recreational facilities in addition to the training, maintenance, and support facilities for the naval personnel and vessels stationed there. The design contract for the off-shore facilities at both sites was $1.5 million and for the on-shore facilities $4.7 million. Most of the design work went to the same firm that had prepared the master planParsons, Basil. With few exceptions, the two naval bases had similar capabilities and similar construction plans. In general, the designs were created for Jubayl and then site adapted for Jiddah.
The area selected for development at Jiddah had long been the municipal garbage dump. Approachable in 1974 only by a narrow road, the site lay south of the city across a stretch of tidal flats and just beyond an ancient slaughterhouse that, although still active, had declined over the years. About three-fourths of the buildings associated with the slaughterhouse were in some sort of decay, falling in. Everything about it looked rotten. Cleaning up the Jiddah site enough to permit construction cost about two-and-a half times the $10 million spent for site preparation at Jubayl.
On April 20, 1976, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East Division (MED) was formed to oversee construction programs in Saudi Arabia, which by that time had become extensive. These included the construction portion of the $2.5 billion Saudi Naval Expansion Program, which included the building of deepwater ports at Jubail and Jiddah, an interim repair facility at Dammam, and the naval headquarters complex at Riyadh. MED oversaw additional work in Oman, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Somalia during this period. The Saudi program was phased out in 1988 by which time MED had become the Middle East/Africa Projects Office (MEAPO) headquartered at Winchester. Eventually, MEAPO evolved into the Transatlantic Programs Center and then the Middle East District.
The construction contracts for off-shore facilities at both Jiddah and Jubayl called for ship-repair facilities featuring the Syncrolift system. Early in the program (June 1974), the Mediterranean Division contracted with Pearlson Engineering Company of Miami, Florida, to provide both ports with Syncrolift at a cost of $3.4 million. The Syncrolift system featured two closely spaced piers between which a ship would float over a lifting mechanism that operated on synchronous electric motors. The motors lifted the ship out of the water on a carrier resembling a railroad car, and the ship was then pulled into a dry slip for maintenance and repair. Each port received a ship-repair facility with four slips, thus allowing several ships, depending on the length of each, to receive attention simultaneously.
Although the construction plans for the two ports were similar, as construction progressed, the work at Jiddah fell behind schedule. Site cleanup, which involved razing the old slaughterhouse and filling in the dump, took longer than planned. The Jiddah harbor was not as deep as the master plan anticipated, so more dredging was necessary, which also led to delays and increased costs. Dredging was further slowed by a grounded freighter.18 Finally, at the Jiddah site, three different contractors from three different nations competed for space, one building off-shore facilities and two others working on shore. At Jubayl, one contractor, Hyundai, handled both off- and on-shore construction, making coordination easier.
At Jubayl, foundation work for the on-shore facilities began early in 1977; but not everything proceeded smoothly. In March, just as work on the on-shore facilities began, Hyundai workers rioted because of poor living conditions and harsh treatment by their supervisors. The rioting workers destroyed structures, beat several people, and burned vehicles. At Jiddah, construction proceeded in 1977 without incident.
The first U.S. naval vessel, the USS Elmer Montgomery, berthed at the King Abdulaziz Naval Base at Jubayl in July 1979. RSNF ships arrived at Jiddah for the first time in September, when four RSNF minesweepers and a U.S. Navy escort ship stopped there en route on their 63-day voyage from Virginia to Jubayl. Offshore facilities were incomplete; but the channel configuration and the other piers proved outstanding. Between May and October 1980, Hyundai finished work at Jubayl on community-support facilities, warehouse space, and a building for the ship-repair facility. When King Khalid officially dedicated the base in late November, work was not yet complete.
At Jiddah, construction advanced less quickly than at Jubayl. In January 1980, when not all the housing under construction was ready for occupancy, personnel from the Royal Saudi Navy and from the contractors providing operations and maintenanceHughes, Bendix, Holmes, and Narverbegan jointly to use the available housing.
By the end of 1980, the naval bases at Jubayl and Jiddah each consisted of three main groups of completed facilities: off-shore harbor and ship facilities, on-shore facilities to support the naval mission directly, and facilities to support the RSNF personnel.
By early 2015 Saudi Arabia was reported to be planning to build new military facilities, including a naval base at the Red Sea port of Jazan [also spelled Jizan, Gizan or Gazan]. On 25 March 2015 Prince Mohammed bin Salman, minister of defense and special adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, has ordered the construction of a naval base in Jazan, new buildings for the armed forces in Najran, and additional camps in both cities.
Jizan Port [Lat. 16 ° 54 'n Long. 42 ° 32'e] is ideally situated on the southern Red Sea coast and is very close to the main east/west sea-trade routes to Europe, the Far East and Arabian Gulf. Jizan airport offers a shuttle service to the main international airports in the Kingdom. Jizan also has excellent road access to the hinterland container depots & thus is able to serve the whole of the Arabian Peninsula's southeast. Jizan Port is a modern, well-equipped, deep-water port with a highly skilled work force ensuring a quick efficient turn around of vessels at every opportunity.
IN August 2015 it was reported that Saudi Arabia had started building up a major naval base on the Yemeni island of Socotra, which it invaded and occupied during the recent military conflict between the countries. "Hundreds of workers from Asian countries have been deployed by the Saudi navy to construct the kingdom's naval base on the island," FNA wrote, citing Arabic-language Al-Ittihad news website. Socotra Archipelago is located about 400 km from the Yemeni mainland in the Indian Ocean and consists of four islands. Its largest island, also called Socotra, was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2008.
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The Johnny Cash Show
Debut: Johnny Cash kicks off his country-music series with guests Bob Dylan, singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Doug Kershaw, and comedienne Fannie Flagg.
Johnny is taping his shows at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry ("I wouldn't do it anywhere but here") with the regular members of his troupe: June Carter (his wife) and the singing Carter Family, guitarist-singer Carl Perkins, the singing Statler Brothers and the instrumental Tennessee Three. Bill Walker conducts a 27-piece "Nashville sound" orchestra. (60 min.)
Highlights… Johnny: "Folsom Prison Blues," "The Wall," "Greystone Chapel," "It Ain't Me, Babe" (with June). Dylan: "I Threw It All Away," "Livin the Blues." Joni: "Both Sides Now." Doug: "Diggy, Liggy Lo." Johnny, Dylan: "Girl of the North Country."
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Once upon a time the image of shared living brought to mind an old, dirty house that one had to take if they weren't an expat able to get good service from a regular realtor.
However, we are well into the new millennium and while places like this still exist, there are some pioneering companies that are making shared living a place to be proud of.
Global Agents is one of those companies with their Social Apartments line of properties. Social Apartments is breaking ground with locations in upscale places like Ebisu, Omote Sando and Azabu Juban.
The premise is simple; take something old and make it better. While traditional shared housing focused on providing a lower budget roof over your head, Social Apartments takes it a thousand steps further. With a huge focus on quality, all locations are not only fully renovated but come equipped in the common areas with fully stocked gourmet kitchens, furniture and electronics of the highest quality.
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However, don't take our word for it. Below are some testimonials that can explain what it is like to live in a Social Apartments buildings better than any article could do.
"In Social Apartments Ebisu, sharing space with the others allows me to get to know more people then I'd meet anywhere else!"
Nishikawa san
27 years old
Social Apartment Ebisu
Nishikawa san
"I heard from my boss that shared living had a lot of benefits so when it came time for me to look for a place to live I decided to look into what shared living arrangements existed and found Social Apartments. I went to take a look at the property and there were so many people talking and getting to know each other, I decided that this was the place for me.
I have an irregular work schedule, which prevents me from going out and socializing at normal hours. However, the sense of community at Social Apartments Ebisu really gave me the sense that I was coming home. There is always someone to talk to and coming into the kitchen welcomed by the smell of something good on the stove is really appealing to me.
Usually the lounge is the busiest between 10pm to 12pm but I usually get home around 2am on weekdays. Despite the late hour, there are always 2 or 3 people there chatting away about something and regardless of our backgrounds, we all listen and respect each other. That's the thing that speaks to me the most about this type of living arrangement. You can have regular or irregular hours and no matter what your profession, people still get along and that to me is a sense of community you can't find anywhere else.
Going out is always fun but there is something about sharing a space with like minded people that adds to your quality of life in a big way."
"The ease of communication makes this place fun and interesting."
Hatan san
31 years old
Social Apartment Eda
Specialized IT Consultant
"At first I thought of Social Apartments Eda as a place to hang my hat. The building's location was close to work and I fell in love with the area on first sight which is why I initially chose to live here. However after moving in I soon pleasantly discovered that there is more here than met the eye.
What really impressed me was the ability all residents have to exchange not only culture but ideas too. It seems we are always meeting new people and everyone has a new story to tell. I find this in reality to be a lot more enjoyable then I first imagined.
For a foreign person coming to Japan for the first time, having a shared living arrangement like this is great because it is a mix of Japanese and foreign residents. If you are looking to practice a new language (for me Japanese), I found it really easy to practice with people in the common areas. But not only language, there are other idea exchanges like sharing of recipes thanks to the gourmet kitchen that we all can use anytime.
The lounge is great too! On the weekdays when everyone is busy working (often late), it is great to come home to people chatting about their day. Compared to living by myself in a completely private apartment, Social Apartments Eda is much much better. Coming home and having someone ask about your day and you doing likewise not only allows you to meet people but get to know them as well.
Having other people around on the workday helps to keep you into the hustle and bustle of the workweek. If I lived in a private apartment never talking to my neighbors then it would be easy to allow myself to fall into a complacency that can effect my work life but not here. Talking through the challenges and successes of my work day really helps to keep me positive, which is beneficial both personally and professionally."
"It's the parties that are the best!"
Nakahashi san
30 years old
Social Apartment Ebisu
Cyber agent worker
"When it came time for me to move, I knew I wanted to be around Shibuya. My budget wasn't super high and I knew from the beginning that I would need shared accommodations. After looking around at many different locations, I decided that Social Apartments Ebisu was the place for me.
There are a lot of many people here all from different backgrounds which is very appealing to me. The furnishings here are great too. At first glance you can see that they are of the highest quality. Convenience of location, great people and great furnishings were the clincher for me; I wanted to live in Social Apartments Ebisu.
On the days off, the lounge is bustling with people and there is always an event going on. It isn't unheard of also to have large parties as well, upwards of 80 people attending! One time there was a French DJ living in the building, which gave a great vibe to the party! I definitely recommend Social Apartments to anyone looking for a fun place to live!
"Social Apartments is the place if you're looking for a different way of life!"
Fukushima san
25 years old
Social Apartment Hana Koganei
"After living with my parents, I decided that it was time for me to go out on my own. I started looking for places to live and found Social Apartments on a friend's Facebook page. After looking through their web site and learning more about the concept of shared living, I was intrigued by what Social Apartments had to offer. After seeing Social Apartments Hana Koganei, I decided this was the place for me!
I haven't regretted it since as after moving in I found there were people here from all walks of life with different values and perspectives, all living under one roof. Japanese and foreign, we all communicate in the shared spaces to mutual benefit and I know I couldn't find this atmosphere anywhere else.
The most appealing thing is that you can have both public and private spaces in the same building. In other shared locations, the separation between the public and private spaces are pretty slim however in Social Apartments, both are separated in a very ergonomic way. If you want your private time you can have it. If you want to be with other people there is always something going on in the shared spaces so really it is always up to you what you want to do!
For me, the lounge at Social Apartments Hana Koganei is the highlight of the building. There is always someone interesting to talk to and that can't be found when you live in an apartment complex completely cut off from your neighbors."


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"Snitch" stars Dwayne Johnson as a father who goes to extreme measures to reduce his son's prison sentence. It was inspired by a Frontline report about federal drug laws and how those incarcerated can reduce their prison sentence by snitching on accomplices. This story takes that idea to the extreme, when a first-time offender chooses a 10-year-sentence for holding drugs instead of ratting out his friends. He won't help himself so his father, played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, steps in to bust bad-guys in his place.
This is when you'd expect The Rock to rip off his shirt and start beating up drug-dealers, but that's not the case in "Snitch." Johnson plays it desperate and scared and surprisingly NOT tough at all. He reminds me of Walter White from "Breaking Bad," but not as mean, believe it or not. With the help of an ex-con, played by "Walking Dead's" awesome Jon Bernthal, Johnson is introduced to drug lords and then cartel leaders, and his personal risks gets higher and higher.
Don't see this one expecting an action movie. "Snitch" chooses instead to be a film about love and the risks we'll take for those most important to us. This might be a real disappointment for fans of Dwayne Johnson, since he's nothing like the tough-guy we're used to seeing. It doesn't always work, since his more sentimental scenes got chuckles from the audience. He's no Daniel Day Lewis, but it's refreshing to see Dwayne Johnson challenge his abilities and he's one of the reasons I'm giving "Snitch" a B. Yeah, a B for The Rock. Believe me, I'm as shocked as you are.


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RBS downgraded ahead of expected loss
Analysts at Investec have downgraded Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to 'sell' as the lender looks set to report another big loss for the fourth quarter of 2012.
More than five years on from the start of the financial crisis and RBS is still struggling to recover, with an expected loss of £1.7 billion, and net asset value per share that should fall to around 460p.
The analysts did point out that 2012 saw much of the heavy lifting with some £7.2 billion of net negative exceptional items, the majority of which should not recur, but warned that "normality may still not return before 2017."
On top of this, Ian Gordon at Investec commented: "In our report, The Delusion of Growth, we cited weak macro trends as further delaying RBS's path back to normality. As we discuss, Bank of England data for December has not enthused us either."
RBS still expects to meet its target capital ratios. On 31 September 2012 it reported a group-wide tier one capital ratio (the ratio of a bank's core equity capital to its total risk-weighted assets) of 11.1% and it does not expect this ratio to fall below 10%. Investec believes this ratio will also grow after 2013.
The bank has not been helped by recent scandals, not least the most recent evidence of mis-selling of products, which emerged this week. This time it is the mis-selling to small businesses of interest-rate hedging products.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has looked at a sample of 173 cases from Barclays (BARC), HSBC (HSBA), RBS and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and found evidence of mis-selling in more than 90% of cases.
This is not on the same scale as the payment protection insurance (PPI) scandal, but the FSA has estimated there are around 400,000 cases to be reviewed.
On Thursday afternoon RBS said, rather cryptically, that as a result of the likely hit from interest-swap mis-selling it expected to "meaningfully increase" the nominal £50 million it put aside in the second quarter of 2012.
On top of this, the Libor scandal rumbles on. A division of the bank might be forced to plead guilty to criminal charges in the US for rigging Libor as part of its settlement for manipulating the key interest rate. RBS is expected to be fined a total of around £500 million by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic, but the US Justice Department is also reported to be considering whether to pursue criminal charges against the bailed-out bank.
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The Art of PodgyPandaSeptember 25, 2013
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PodgyPanda is Richard Kuoch, an artist, illustrator, animator and grpahic designer from Auckland, NZ. Based in London, PodgyPanda's motto is "Blink, Smile, Share," and he directs the upbeat attitude of this motto toward his artwork, which isn't hard to see. PodgyPanda's projects range from commercial designs, character diesng, apparel and even vinyl toy projects. If you're into pandas and the incessantly cute, this guy has some art for you.


text: Virginia regulators split on AEP plant transfers By Ken Ward Jr. July 31, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Regulators in Virginia have issued a split decision in a major case over Appalachian Power's proposal to take a greater ownership role in two coal-fired power plants.The Virginia State Corporation Commission on Wednesday approved ApCo's plan to acquire the remaining portion of its John Amos plant near St. Albans.But the commission also rejected the company's effort to take over half of the Mitchell plant near Moundsville from a sister American Electric Power subsidiary, Ohio Power.Virginia regulators also approved ApCo's request to merge with another AEP subsidiary, Wheeling Power.Similar proposals by ApCo are pending before the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The company needs approval from both states to move forward."If the [West Virginia] commission approves both transfers, ApCo still can't go forward," said Byron Harris, chief of the PSC Consumer Advocate Division. "They are one utility that operates in two states, and they need approval from both jurisdictions."Appalachian Power officials could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.The proposal is one of two cases in which the West Virginia PSC is considering proposals by power companies to shift ownership of coal-fired generation plants to West Virginia-based subsidiaries. In the other case, FirstEnergy wants to transfer ownership of its Harrison Power Station to its Monongahela Power subsidiary. Consumer advocates and environmental groups question both proposals, which are worth more than $2 billion combined. The critics worry about the impact on customer rates, argue that the power companies ignore potential gains from better demand-side energy efficiency programs and complain that the plan locks West Virginia into a long-term electrical-generation mix that is too narrowly focused on coal.In a 12-page ruling, the Virginia commission did reduce the price for ApCo's acquisition of the remaining interest in John Amos by $53.4 million to $565 million.Virginia regulators ruled the risk associated with acquiring the Mitchell plant was greater than that associated with the Amos facility. They noted that ApCo currently owns none of the Mitchell plant and has no track record of operating or maintaining the facility."We consider it relevant and important that ApCo already owns [most of the Amos plant]... Virginia ratepayers have already made substantial investments in the Amos units," the commission said.In denying the Mitchell acquisition, the commission also cited the risks associated with a lack of diversity in ApCo's generating fleet. Approving both plant acquisitions would raise the percentage of coal-fired electricity produce by the company to a projected 87 percent by 2017, the agency said in a press release."Eliminating the possibility for additional fuel diversity at this time unreasonably increases customers' risks related to coal," the commission ruling said. "Those risks include, for example, the price impacts on customers, decreases in the supply of coal, and -- as discussed before -- the likelihood of increased federal regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants."The ruling also noted that ApCo proposed to assume "both known and unknown pre-purchase liabilities of the transferred units" and found the risks to be greater concerning Mitchell, specifically mentioning "potential unknown liabilities" associated with the facility's fly-ash impoundment. Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Some states leery of chemicals bill backed by Manchin Previous Story Former network engineer indicted in computer damage Next Story


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There was a moment, it seemed, when Hosni Mubarak had a chance to get away with it.
When the crowds had gathered in Tahrir Square, and were chanting for change, there was a window of opportunity during which Mubarak might have deftly managed the situation in a way that would have allowed him and his family to live out their lives in ease and luxury, albeit in exile.
If he'd conceded, early on, that 30 years as president was enough and it was time to move on, he could probably have made it to the airport before anyone figured out where the money was hidden. Instead he held on until he was forced out, and now Egypt's
Mubarak and his sons and allies will face trial for "intentional murder, attempted killing of some demonstrators … misuse of influence and deliberately wasting public funds and unlawfully making private financial gains and profits."
Mr. Mubarak is in hospital, reportedly from a heart problem. His sons are in jail. His wife has handed over the code to her bank account, and a luxury villa. And you can bet that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is paying close attention.
Assad has been putting up a much more brutal fight to retain his job than Mubarak did in Egypt. More than 800 people
during the 18-day standoff in Cairo. Assad's forces
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, and the Syrian strongman has sent tanks into numerous towns and cities, shelling entire neighbourhoods as a form of "collective punishment" against the challenge to his rule. As in Egypt, the violence appears to have only steeled the determination of the protesters, who say things have gone too far for Assad to buy his way out with half-hearted reforms.
Western powers, which took their time gathering the nerve to confront Assad, are showing a bit more spine. The U.S. has imposed sanctions; the European Union said Monday it would follow suit, and Canada is considering doing so as well.
So Assad knows he's not just battling a brush fire that might reduce some of his powers; he's trying to save everything he and his family have been able to steal in the 40 years they've run the country. He also has to pay much closer attention to the "allies" around him in government, who will be sizing up his vulnerabilities and watching for the moment when he's weak enough to be attacked from within. It has become harder and harder for despots to stash money outside the country and out of the hands of foreign powers or successors seeking retribution. If he has to flee, and manages to get his family out, he still has to worry about the prospect of being charged by the International Crimninal Court, as Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has been.
The arrest warrants appear to have convinced Gaddafi to stick around a fight to the finish, even if it means taking the country's infrastructure with him. The fate facing Gaddafi and Mubarak can only encourage Assad to fight even harder now, before he gets to that stage. Which probably means life in Syria is going to get a whole lot more repressive, dangerous and bloodier before any hope of getting better.
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants advises taxpayers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the nation's tax laws to save money. The AICPA published these tips to coincide with last week's celebration of the day American taxpayers stop working for the federal government and start working for themselves, according to the Tax Institute, which annually calculates Tax Freedom Day.
Tom Ochsenschlager, AICPA vice president of taxation, says, "Take Uncle Sam up on his offer! Implement these tax strategies today to save yourself money."
The five easy, tax-saving strategies the AICPA recommends are:
- Stash as much money as you can into a retirement account such as a 401(k) plan or Individual Retirement Account. What you contribute to these accounts won't be taxed until you withdraw it. If you choose to invest in a Roth IRA, the dollars you invest now will be taxed now, but they'll be tax free when you withdraw them.
- Don't make Uncle Sam an interest-free loan! If you received a tax refund this year for the taxes you paid last year, you probably are having too much money withheld from your paycheck. Work with your employer to fine tune your withholding so you are having only as much withheld as you will owe.
- Research the education savings options available to parents and other family members. 529 plans are designed to boost college savings; no deduction is available for the contributions, but the money grows tax free in the plan, and the money paid from these accounts for qualified education expenses is not taxable. A Coverdell Education Savings Account can be used to pay for qualified elementary, secondary and higher education expenses; the contributions to Coverdell accounts aren't deductible, but the contributions grow tax free. Education costs can be offset by eligible taxpayers by taking either the Hope Scholarship Credit or Lifetime Learning Credit. Tax deductions are available to qualified taxpayers for up to $2,500 of interest paid on student loans.
- Go green and save money. Buying an eligible hybrid or other alternative-fuel car or truck may qualify you for a tax credit.
- Make a gift to your kids. You and your spouse can each contribute up to $12,000 to each of your children without triggering the gift tax law. Children can report up to $1,800 of unearned income, such as interest from a $12,000 investment in a CD, at their marginal tax rate which is likely to be less than yours.


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This is one of 2007's strongest releases, this band show us another greath display of misanthropy, pain, suffering and human catastrophy.
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From the opening "doomsday", Commandment instantly gets the blood flowing. This song have many mid tempo parts shared with extreme ones, having a really great result. The highlights through the cd are of course the rhythm guitars sections that are really awesome, reminding of Hellhammer and very early Celtic Frost, "Resurrection of the Rotten", "Thou Shall Kill", "As the Blade Turns", and "In a Vacant Grave" showcase the bands crushing progress. Barnes' vocals kill as always as the band stays true to their roots here; brutality, carnage, zombies and death.
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Humanitarian Terry Waite has agreed to become patron of the Citizenship For Life project helping students in Mullion, Falmouth and Penryn.
Charlotte Chadwick, community network manager for both the Falmouth and Helston areas, made the announcement at last week's meeting of Helston Town Council.
She said the agreement came after the 12 students involved in this year's scheme – which is aimed at giving the students new skills and building their confidence – visited Mr Waite's charity Emmaus, which supports homeless people.
Mr Waite, an envoy for the Church of England who was held captive in Lebanon between 1987 and 1991 after trying to secure the release of four hostages, is UK patron of Emmaus, which offers homeless people a home, work and the chance to rebuild their lives.
His involvement in Citizenship For Life will help the future of the programme, which is now in its second year.
Each youngster taking part has a mentor from a business, local government, military, public sector or voluntary background and every month students and mentors take part in a different visit.
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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2014-03-31
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Father Steven Reilly, LC
John 4:43-54
At that time Jesus
left Samaria for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that
a prophet has no honor in his native place. When
he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since
they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem
at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the
feast. Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where
he had made the water wine. Now there was
a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. When
he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from
Judea, he went to him and asked him to come
down and heal his son, who was near death.
Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs
and wonders, you will not believe." The royal official
said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
Jesus said to him, "You may go; your son
will live." The man believed what Jesus said to
him and left. While he was on his way back,
his slaves met him and told him that his
boy would live. He asked them when he began to
recover. They told him, "The fever left him yesterday,
about one in the afternoon." The father realized that
just at that time Jesus had said to him, "Your
son will live," and he and his whole household
came to believe. Now this was the second sign
Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.
Introductory Prayer: Father, I come before you with faith,
hope and love. I will give my best effort to
be attentive to your grace and inspiration during this
time of prayer.
Petition: Lord, help me to
have greater fortitude and faith.
1. No Prophet Has Honor
in His Native Place: Pay careful attention to how St.
John the Evangelist introduced this saying of Jesus. "At
that time Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. For Jesus
himself testified that a prophet has no honor in
his native place." If Jesus knew there were no honors
awaiting him in Galilee, why not go somewhere where
the reception would be better? Jesus is trying to
give us an example: he is not interested in "honor",
but rather in carrying out the mission. He is
the Prophet par excellence. He himself is the message
the Father has for humanity, and personal considerations will not
keep him from his appointed task. We must be
committed in our own personal mission, whether or not
we can expect to be honored, or even appreciated. Our
purity of intention is a good thermometer for following
2. Signs and Wonders: Jesus does the miracle, but
not without reminding everyone that true faith cannot simply
be based on "signs and wonders." Why is this?
Perhaps what Jesus is criticizing is the jaded religious
outlook that can experience the presence of the divine only
in the spectacular, while failing to perceive it in
the quiet and small ways that God makes his
presence known. With deeper faith, we can see God all
around us. That beautiful sunset – isn't it a
masterpiece of God's creative power on display? The unexpected
apology – wasn't that the working of grace? That helping
hand stretched out to us just when we needed
it – wasn't that Christ in our midst? The
person whose faith doesn't need "signs and wonders" is precisely
the person who sees so many more signs and
wonders – the everyday, loving presence of the Lord.
"He and His Whole Household Came to Believe." No
grace given is strictly personal, just between "me and
Jesus." Everything is meant to radiate beyond the individual
to build up the entire body of Christ. The royal
official received the miracle he requested, but afterwards it
wasn't simply a return to business as usual, now
that his son was back in action. Indeed, the
healing was the occasion for something far bigger: "His whole
household came to believe." This grace has borne abundant
fruit. At the outset, our Lord had remarked about
the lack of honor given to the native son-prophet. This
entire family and household coming to faith is the
confirmation that sacrificing honor is more than compensated by
saving souls.
Conversation with Christ: Lord Jesus,
what joy this family's conversion must have given to your
heart! Their faith was a marvelous sign of the
efficacy of your grace. Help me to have greater
faith, to see you present in the small and big
things of life, and to draw others closer to
Resolution: Like the royal official, I
want to help my family to have a deeper faith.
I will bring up a spiritual topic at family
dinner and try to encourage a more faith-filled perspective.
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Thought to be a first of its kind at a community college or university in Canada, the facility will be available for applied research projects and partnerships with the architectural, construction and government sectors. It includes incubator space for small and medium-sized businesses.
"Our goal is to be the Canadian leader in the delivery of BIM training programs," said college president Anne Sado at the opening.
"Our state-of-the-art facility not only provides enormous learning opportunities for our students, but also for our industry partners.
"Together, we'll work on projects that cover all aspects of virtual design and construction — from project procurement to building processes and facility management."
The facility has been equipped with the necessary hardware and software, including a 3D Viz screen system by Christie Digital Systems.
The opening of the lab is considered an important milestone in the construction of the college's newest applied research facility, the Green Building Centre. The space is intended to foster innovation in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors.
Guests at the opening included nine members of the board of the Canada BIM Council (CanBIM).
"This is a bold move by George Brown and one that will likely set them apart as a college seeking better alignment with industry by ensuring its graduates can get up to speed quickly in a rapidly evolving industry," said council president Allan Partridge, a principal at Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd.
He said CanBIM, which held its annual general meeting, regional session and technology exhibition on the same day as the lab opening, has been actively exploring how to better align academia and industry around the BIM agenda.
"This is the first of what we will likely see as a trend across Canada."
At the opening, CanBIM vice-president Tom Strong, director of virtual construction at EllisDon, demonstrated the complexity of BIM coordination using the new technology.
Establishment of the lab is one of several BIM-related initiatives at the college designed to produce graduates with the skills to lead BIM departments in design and construction businesses. George Brown already offers training programs in Autodesk's Revit and Navisworks software. The college is poised to pilot the curriculum for a graduate certificate program in BIM management in January.
"Now that the students are savvy with the software, we wanted to take them beyond that type of training into BIM management, so that they can fit into design and construction firms as design specialists or BIM co-ordinators," said Clint Kissoon, chair of the school of architectural studies and the Angelo Del Zotto school of construction management at the Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies.
Kissoon said the new incubator space in the new BIM lab will be particularly beneficial for small and medium-sized businesses that don't have the financial resources to set up in-house BIM departments. The lab will give firms access to cutting-edge equipment and highly qualified college staff and faculty.
While some BIM labs have been put in place in the private sector, Kissoon said he is unaware of any other such facilities at the community college or university level in Canada.
"I think I can safely say that we are the first."
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The youngest person so far to sail solo around the world, Jessica Watson of Australia on Thursday announced that she has assembled the youngest crew ever to compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
About 10 months ago, the then 16-year-old girl Watson battled fierce storms and loneliness at sea, become the youngest person to sail non-stop and unassisted around the world in 210 days.
She sailed into Sydney Harbor to a hero's welcome on May 15, 2010, having finally completed a 23,000 nautical mile-journey with seven months after setting off.
In January 2011, she has also be named the Young Australian of the Year.
Watson will not be eligible to race until she turns 18 on May 18 this year, but she has assembled a 10-member crew of young sailors to compete in in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in December 26.
The sailors from Australia and the United Kingdom range in age from 17 to 21 and the team has already begun training. They will sail a Sydney 38 yacht, fittingly named "another Challenge".
According to coach Chris Lewin, the crew will start training intensively for three months towards the end of the year.
"It will be so important for the team to learn quickly and effectively," he told ABC Sports on Thursday.
"It's not our job to make them the youngest crew on the water, it's our job to make them the best crew on the water."
Watson said she wanted to prove the Hobart race was not just for older sailors.
"I am so excited to announce this project today. It has been a busy process selecting our crew, but I am absolutely delighted to be working with such a dynamic and motivated group of young sailors," Watson told Sunshine Coast Daily on Thursday.
"We have just spent a week training together in Melbourne (of Australia) and getting to know each other and everyone has bonded so well."
"We wanted to give this opportunity to young people and people who wouldn't necessarily have had the chance to do the race."
Meanwhile, Commodore Gary Linacre from Sydney's Cruising Yacht Club said the teenagers will cause some fantastic challenges against the other teams in a highly competitive division.
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, Australia and finishing in Hobart. The annual race distance is approximately 630 nautical miles (1,170 km).
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THE man behind Dame Edna Everage is coming to Glasgow as part of his farewell tour.
Barry Humphries will perform at the King's Theatre from Tuesday, February 11 to Saturday, February 15.
The show - Eat Pray Laugh - will give audiences the chance to bid farewell to Humphries, arguably Australia's greatest entertainment export, and his unforgettable characters such as the Honorable Sir Les Patterson, Sandy Stone and, of course, the iconic Dame Edna.
The show is directed by award-winning Australian theatre director Simon Phillips, who directed the original Priscilla Queen of the Desert, with design by Tony Award-winning Brian Thomson, who designed the original Australian and London productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Show, as well as the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games.
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|March 31, 2013, 10:46 AM
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Old Mauser .257 Roberts
Back in the 80's, while cleaning out local American Legion Hall basement, they came across a closet with a bunch of old rifles that had basically fallen apart, and were going to throw them out...supposedly old war memorabilia. They offered one to Dad since he was a hobby gunsmith. He bought a stock blank mail order, and rebuilt the rifle...the barrel was good (.257 Roberts).
After he died, I inherited the rifle...and wish I'd asked more questions about it. I pulled it out of the gun safe the other day & got to wondering what exactly the back story was...so started looking around the internet.
The only visible markings are the left rear of barrel is stamped with "257 ROB", and behind it on the receiver it's stamped with some type of Arabic looking script.
By looking at www.turkmauser.com, it appears it might be an old Model 1893 Mauser from the Ottoman Empire era.
The first 4 chars of the scripting are a year code, which translates into 1894.6 Gregorian calendar (1312 Islamic calendar).
There's also a crest on the top...Has markings of 1936, Ankara Military Factory...doesn't show T.C. though.
So I'm guessing it was originally built in 1894, but in 1936 was modified to 257 ROB. From what I've read, most of these were modified to 8mm, so wondering where/when 257 ROB came into play & why. Also wondering what exactly the arabic script on the receiver says.
If anyone can provide any additional info or backstory, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks for the info...JR
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|March 31, 2013, 11:20 AM
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The Turks were not building any .257 Roberts rifles, not even if you called it 6.35x57.
What happened was that the Turks brought all their rifles to the same caliber, 8mm, and as near the same configuration as possible in and after 1933. Then a few years ago they dumped thousands of obsolete bolt action rifles on the American market, always hungry for something cheap to plink with.
Yours is one of those surplus rifles that has been sporterized.
It has had a .257 barrel installed, the action drilled and tapped for scope mount, and no doubt the bolt handle bent to clear, then buffed out and reblued. Hopefully it got a low scope safety and maybe even an adjustable trigger.
The stock has a nice gloss, I assume it is a conventional sporter style replacement, not the old military wood.
I haven't a clue as to what the oriental chicken tracks signify.
There is a site devoted to the Turkish Mauser but he doesn't translate, either.
|March 31, 2013, 05:40 PM
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Have you shot the rifle? I'd be interested in your shooting impressions.
I can no longer buy firearms due to living on a small fixed income in my old age, but for many years I lusted for either a sporterized Mauser or a Remington 700 in .257 Roberts or 7X57.
"Don't let macho be your epitaph."
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|March 31, 2013, 08:36 PM
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257 Roberts
Gun Parts Corp AKA Numrich has 257 Roberts barrels available for small ring Mausers.
|March 31, 2013, 09:34 PM
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Maybe I can add a bit more. AS FA stands for ASkari FAbrika (Army Factory); Ankara (the capital of Turkey) is the location of the factory. The markings were put on when the rifle was updated for Turkish service. I suspect the T.C. was there but was removed when the rifle was gunsmithed in the U.S.
The maker was Ludwig Loewe. I can't read Arabic either, but the six pointed stars were a Loewe trademark. In spite of many references to "Turkish Mausers", no Mauser receivers were made in Turkey as they never had the tooling. They could, and did, rework and rebarrel millions of rifles, as Jim Watson says.
.257 Roberts is an excellent cartridge. While somewhat dated, it still has thousands of fans. It is essentially a necked down 7x57 and reloaders should keep to that approximate pressure range (40-45k psi). It is quite OK in an 1893 action if that rule is followed; it makes a good low recoil deer cartridge, and will do for varmints as well.
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|April 1, 2013, 07:59 PM
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The markings are in Turkish which was written with the Arabic Alphabet until Ataturk made the switch to the Latin Alphabet. The four characters in the center of the first photo are numbers which AFAIK translate to 1312 Anno Hegira=1894 AD so it's an old one.
|April 1, 2013, 10:07 PM
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Thanks for the info guys.
When Dad acquired the rifle from the Legion basement, the stock was pretty much in pieces and had to be replaced, but as far as I know, the 257Rob barrel that's on it now is the same one that was on it then. So that's a big mystery...how & when it became a 257Rob.
I'd still like to know what the arabic script says.
Sure wish I'd have asked more historical questions about it when Dad was still around!
|April 1, 2013, 10:35 PM
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The markings on the left side rail of those rifles was almost always the manufacturer; on contract rifles it might be in the language/alphabet of the purchasing nation.
As already mentioned, the conversion to .257 Roberts took place right here in the U.S., not by the Turks or the Germans. Unless the gunsmith put his name on the rifle or you can learn it some other way, he will likely remain unknown.
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|April 2, 2013, 11:10 AM
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|April 22, 2013, 07:13 PM
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At least in my opinion the .257R is an excellent hunting cartridge with a broad range of uses; varmints to Rlk (at short ranges).
BTW, I have been hunting with my .257R in a small Ring 93 Mauser for 40+ years. It is one of those "magic" cartridges that shines when handloads are developed for it.
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|April 25, 2013, 08:20 AM
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On the closeup picture of the receiver, I can tell you the first 4 symbols are numbers. Which ones, I don't know, but recognize them from my time in the middle east.
I recently returned from a joint, multinational deployment in Kabul, where I worked with a handful of Turks. I emailed 1 the closeup photo to ask for a translation. When I hear back, I will let you know.
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I found an old Mauser too, the barrel receiver was-is painted over, so working on getting that resolved and the stock is rotted/damaged, so getting a newer one. Great history on the Mauser and glad you are looking into it. The LGS said it is a great action.
Oh, I have been to Turkey, but can't read any of it!
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My booboo in calling the marking "Arabic". As SIGSHR says, it is Turkish written in the Arabic alphabet. Odd, since I have corrected others on the same thing, pointing out that we use the basic Roman alphabet, but that doesn't mean this is written in Latin.
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According to Colin Cowherd, all the greats got great by rolling the dice. I tend to agree. If you never take a chance, don't ever expect good things to just come your way. The key is knowing the right time to roll. Still, I'm pretty damn cautious generally speaking.
Yesterday had Mohawk flows appear to be nearing a return to something more reasonable, and I decided to risk life, limb, and a fishless day in hopes that levels would drop into prime smallie levels (anywhere near 1,500 cfs). Sadly they stayed up (5-6,000 cfs), and I had not so much as a tug in the raging waters. Joe did manage one little guy, so I didn't feel too bad for abandoning a perfectly good plan in favor of some risky wading. Hey, you win some, you lose some. It was still nice to have 360' of casting room, despite a bit of wind.
Tonight, methinks it's about time to check in on the creek again, see how she held up throughout all the rain, and if the trout that seemed absent during my last visit have yet returned. Hows that weather lookin?
July 30, 2008
Rolling the Dice
According to Colin Cowherd, all the greats got great by rolling the dice. I tend to agree. If you never take a chance, don't ever expect good things to just come your way. The key is knowing the right time to roll. Still, I'm pretty damn cautious generally speaking.
Posted by FoulHooked at 3:24 PM 1 comments
July 29, 2008
Why does it always rain on me?
In desperate need of some fishing (haven't been since the 22nd, and after a stressful weekend...), I headed into the (relatively) unknown yesterday, despite residual high-waters from the unrelenting rains we have seen for the past, what is it, 6 days now?
The goal was to scout a nearby reservoir for a bass outing scheduled for today. I had been to the res. before, trolling for walleye, but only ever caught (massive) sunfish. However, as listed by DEC and evidenced by the juvies near the cartop-launch, there are smallmouth and largemouth there. Unfortunately, the area around the reservoir is completely wooded, so I thought it prudent to confirm that casting room existed from the dam.
Short answer; it does.
So, all the way to the end of the dam (and to the top of the spillway), and low and behold, I immediately spot a 12" LMB cruising along the top of the spillway ("WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS? YOU COULD BE SWEPT OVER IN A SECOND!"). Anyway, the water was moving pretty good above the spillway from a good ways back through the bay from the main reservoir, as you might imagine after all the rain, so I cut off the frog fly and threw on a weighted olive/green bunny-strip contraption with some flash that I came up with.
As I said, casting room exists...but it isn't exactly always where you need it...so, standing on a concrete wall, 6' above the water, with trees to my back left, bushes to my back right, more trees about 50' behind me, and tall weeds everywhere between, I decided to make sure I got as much line out as possible before starting to cast. This meant dropping the fly to the water while I stripped some line off the reel.
Curiously, or rather, not so curiously, the fly sat on top of the water, the dense, dry fur counteracting the weight of the heavy wire hook and wraps of lead. "Good," I thought, "this way it won't hang up while I get ready and into position."
Then I saw her. She agreed with me that it was good. The fly had hit without much fanfare, but apparently had made enough of an impact to attract her attention. I didn't know what to do. She was 5' from me (well, plus the additional height), staring at it. But not like a bass normally would...I've seen plenty of bass follow, and she was acting more like one of those snobby browns you find on a clearwater stream. The fly was motionless, except for the slight tug of the current. I could try to move it, which would likely sink it, but would that be a good thing or bad? Should I twitch it? Should I sink it? Should I try to dap? I was frozen. So she took mercy on me, and with a sudden explosion, engulfed the 6" of half-wet rabbit fur before I had made a decision.
I don't know exactly why, but all of a sudden I had 18" of feisty smallmouth bass on my line, and what little I had managed to strip out before I noticed her there was immediately gone. And of course, there was the spillway to worry about...she headed directly for the deep hole in front of it. To pull her up would likely send her over the other side. So we played tug-of-war for a little bit and she finally moved forward out of the trap, and I brought her close...but I had nowhere to land her (remember, 6' concrete wall). Sadly, I flicked out some slack, and was thankful to once again be fishing barbless.
So I made a few more casts...no follows or hits (the fly now acting the way it's supposed to, underwater), but a few twigs and leaves. So, time for a changeup. Of course I was thinking of changing just the fly...Ma Nature had a decidedly different change in mind, and sent the lone dark cloud visible for miles directly overhead, dumping on me for about 30 minutes, thunder, lightening, the whole deal. I got off the dam and under some leaves (which afforded no reprieve from the torrent), and realized, indeed, the sun was still shining. I was soaking wet and freezing, and the sun was shining. I laughed, waited it out, and headed back.
As the sun helped me dry, I made a few more casts, and realized that I just didn't have the energy or desire to sling weighted flies any more. So, I reverted. Hey, I had to make sure the fish were there, I couldn't bring Joe to a 1-fish pond with expectations beyond reality. So, ultralight rig with 8" plastic worm brought in a couple largemouth, and I was satisfied that there were adequate fish to warrant more trips. And I was wet, tired, hungry, happy, a little angry, and a little sad.
My car, however, is quite upset with me for leaving the windows cracked throughout the storm. Seems avoiding the lightning may very well lead me to being electrocuted by the power window circuits.
Oh well, live and learn.
Posted by FoulHooked at 1:02 PM 1 comments
July 28, 2008
Moving On
Couple pieces of (what I consider) great news this bright and beautiful Monday (well, Monday's always suck...but at least I'm home) morning. If you want to skip the BS for the really important stuff, head towards the bottom.
Posted by FoulHooked at 9:54 AM 3 comments
July 25, 2008
Before I go...
How fitting. As the Pacific salmon populations crash (so dire, apparently, that brown bears are turning to humans as food), news on Atlantic salmon continues to improve.
See Ted Williams' Blog for more info on this "Great Salmon Year."
Posted by FoulHooked at 11:31 AM 1 comments
Because I wanna be a cowwwwwboyyyy baaaabyyyyy
You guys hear of this new artist, Kid Rock? Pretty cool stuff, check it out.
Anyway, see you Monday ("And when I say see you, I mean see you, buddy! Because potatos have quite a number of eyes."), with some news and announcements...perhaps more than you bargained for.
Till then, careful wading...the rivers are coming down, but they're still high.
Posted by FoulHooked at 11:06 AM 0 comments
July 24, 2008
T'aint so bad
Patterson signed the bill. Times Union called it "risky." I don't think that headline is appropriate. Or rather, I think it is ambiguous.
The point is, as stated in the article, the "streamlining" process approved by Patterson is to go hand-in-hand with updated guidance documents (the scoping document and impact statements mentioned). I am lucky (or perhaps, unlucky) enough to be in a position to understand essentially what this will entail...and it will likely include additional volumes of material by which applications must be measured.
Yes, there are potential threats here. But I, for one, am satisfied (for the time being) with how the state is handling this. The provisions set out by Patterson (which were likely influenced by the concerned voices of the masses, good job guys) should help set the groundwork for "responsible development of the resource." And if you followed the conversation at all, these were ideas under consideration by NYSDEC anyway.
We're not out of the woods yet, but hopefully this bill, in combination with the required updates, if carried out responsibly, will provide for a more thorough, uniform review of drilling applications. With any luck, this will be a blessing, not a detriment, to the environment.
On a related note, CNBC reports on a pro-active approach of the companies in working with agencies and organizations to address water needs. (July 16)
Posted by FoulHooked at 4:31 PM 0 comments
July 23, 2008
There's no such thing as roughing it these days...
Posted by FoulHooked at 2:02 PM 4 comments
Is the sky falling?
Listen to this.
Feel free to ask Mr. Patterson to hold off on signing the bill, if that is how you feel...though it may be too late already.
How do I feel?
I don't know. I don't know exactly what the bill entails. My understanding is that this so-called "streamlining" is more of a combination of an update to NYS policies to include/allow for newer drilling technologies and a "standardization" of the process to allow for a more effecient review of applications. Both of these could be very good things.
Still, there are many remaining issues that have not been specifically and satisfactoraly addressed in any media that I have had the chance to look at:
-Surface water usage
There are in fact safegards in place to protect against excessive surface water withdrawls...however, whether the bill itself addresses how these safegards apply to gas well applications, I do not know
-Surface water contamination
Same deal
-Groundwater contamination via hydrofracking
Hydrofracking is a buzz word. Hydrofracking is not bad. Hydrofracking may have been used to develop your residential water supply well. However, to my knowledge, hydrofracking for petroleum development is exempted from coverage under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This is obviously not good. DEC has assured us that drilling and fracking fluids will be investigated before any permits are issued (and I, for one, having dealt with the Minerals dept) believe them. Also, keep in mind that the process will be used on formations 5,000-9,000' below the surface, much farther than any domestic water wells. However, that does not mean the bill does not require more examination.
Honestly, I wish I had more time to look at the issues more in-depth. There are some big issues out there still. A couple other points I would like to make:
This bill has already passed the legislature.
NYSDEC has about as good a track record as you can expect in overseeing potential environmental threats (perfect by no means, but far better, and more reasonable, than anywhere else I have seen in this country).
NYCDEP has a big interest in this as well (surface water removals and contamination)...if you think they will allow anything they perceive as a threat to their drinking water to occur, you are sorely mistaken.
As with any sensitive issue, I think caution is prudent, but I would make sure to include caution in reacting to inflammatory "enviro-nut" remarks too. Key to practial environmentalism is responsible development of available resources. If you're worried this bill is irresponsible, make your voice heard. I for one am not going to play chicken little. I will be watching it like a hawk though.
I was hoping to put a little more into this, but the timing of it all has limited me a bit, and I felt I had to get something out today.
Full disclosure - in case you missed this, I work for an environmental consulting firm outside of Albany, NY, and deal extensively with a slightly different part of the minerals industry and NYSDEC Minerals department personnel. I also have experience working with drilling crews, though never (yet) for petroleum.
Posted by FoulHooked at 1:23 PM 0 comments
July 22, 2008
"No time, NO TIME!"
"But she did..."
So much going on, so little time. Perhaps, if it is storming tonight when I get out of work, I'll forgo the Mohawk in favor of the "virtual river of information," that great, ubiquitous internet. The way things are shaping up though, that is not a foreseeable alternative.
In the mean time...
Newcomb was fun. Short version-3 bass between 4.5 fishermen hitting the water Friday night and all day Saturday. None of them on flies. But it's all about just getting out there...right?
Hit Cohoes again yesterday with Brian, lots of fish including a few ~12 inchers and one over.
Geoff over at The Angler's Net sent this my way...great topic that I've been following (from a distance) for a while...I may have to weigh in if time permits.
Always good to see fisheries articles in the hometown pape...Post Star will have something tomorrow on switching landlocked salmon strains for stocking purposes...implications....?????? (Should we be stocking Adirondack lakes with Maine salmon? Does it matter? Will we actually see the improved survivability and spawning rates they are touting?)
I ordered a tuna fish sandwich today...I couldn't help it...I kind of felt guilty/hypocritical...now I feel sick.
Tomorrow, parents need some work done. Thursday, a stop at the eye doctor's. Friday...well, we won't go there just yet....
Have a nice day.
Posted by FoulHooked at 1:35 PM 2 comments
July 18, 2008
Awww, he just a baby
Met Alex in Cohoes yesterday...apparently he was expecting something more "gentlemanly" than a scruffy unshaven twenty-something...that's ok though, I was expecting him to actually put a fish or two on the line...his or mine, wouldn't have mattered. I kid...but seriously.
Actually, I had a blast. He took us to the carp, and they were plentiful...and hungry...just not stupid I guess. He tried to spot me to a few, but I think they were in a particularly spooky mood (or maybe I just smell worse than I thought) where we started out. So we switched tactics to work our way through the deeper (relatively) water, mixing up blind and sight casting.
The fish out nearer the channel seemed much more at ease (I had two boil on either side of me, within arms length, immediately after my cast, within 10 seconds of each other), but not enough to take our offerings. There were carp rooting, cruising, splashing and sipping off the surface, but nothing we came up with got more than a look. Well, I did end up with a 5" smallmouth on a desperation white wooley bugger. I knew I saw it disappear and thought "Finally, get ready...here we go!" Needless to say, he did not take me into my backing.
It was an ultimately frustrating and exciting experience. I found myself struggling to clean weeds off the fly in time to make a presentation to a passing fish, only to be utterly denied. Angling is the pursuit of an unknown potential against significant odds...for people like us, that's a large part of why it can be so addicting. Without having hooked one, carp have already hooked me.
Since the faster water (smallmouth) was pretty crowded at that point, Alex was kind enough to show me his public pond (for some reason, that just sounds dirty), where we nabbed a few panfish and small bass. Aside from a few bugs (and the patchy skin on my ankle from wet-wading through the muck/weeds/carp-crap), it was a nice way to round out the evening. I even got to break the 3wt back out for the first time in (? weeks ?). That was a completely strange feeling.
And now, back north this afternoon. Genny, Jack, campfires and smallmouth are all calling my name. I hate to disappoint...
tendonitis, please go away, i can feel you flaring up again
Posted by FoulHooked at 1:36 PM 3 comments
July 16, 2008
Drums Along the Mohawk
I had a history teacher in high school who would always reference that movie. I've still yet to see it. I'm so uncultured. But it's hard not to think about the rich colonial history of the Hudson-Mohawk river basins when you're standing knee-deep in them.
Granted, the 18th century Mohawk Delta had little resemblance to today's, what with all the dams, bridges, roads and buildings...still, as I waded out onto the shale bedrock flats, alone but for a few geese and gulls, it was a nice moment.
That moment was shattered as I approached the first hole, and immediately felt a twinge of panic run through my body as an apparent sea-monster was headed at me, about to devour me whole. OK, it wasn't quite that dramatic, but I will admit to feeling a bit of a fight-or-flight primordial reaction upon seeing the back and fins of a massive (I mean MASSIVE...we're talking likely approaching 4') carp, and not realizing exactly what it was at first.
As soon as my heart calmed back down, I did something foolish and made a couple casts to it with my 5/6 Cortland travel rod...luckily the fish was not as reckless as I, and my outfit remains in one piece.
Back to the task at hand - Smallmouth. Have you ever worked way too hard to get to a spot, only to realize later that it was completely accessible via another, easier route? You know you have. Tuesday was one of those days.
Exhausted and covered in spiderwebs, I finally set up beside a nice run and drifted/swung an olive beadhead bugger through a few times. Couldn't believe nothing was hitting. I mean, it looked like perfect water. But all I got was rock and weeds. I was getting frustrated, when I suddenly realized that what I thought was the bottom was indeed fish the whole time. Thankfully I had sharpened my hook, otherwise I never would have known, seeing as I wasn't setting it when I felt "bottom."
So, inevitably, the code was cracked, fish were won over, and even in all my stink and sweat, I was a happy boy once again. Nothing big, mostly under 10", but who's gonna complain about catching fish in the center of the city?
So that's what I've been doing this week. Supposed to meet Alex tonight for some more of the same...hopefully even get into some carp (am I ready for this?). Then for the weekend it's back to the Adirondacks for even more smallies. Apparently last weekend was the start of a real warmwater kick, and I'll be happy to ride the wave until the next target comes along.
Speaking of targets, Mr. DayTripper himself is going to be spending quite a bit of time in my neck of the woods...er...something. OK, so he probably won't be the oldest freshman on campus...but for a minute, I had visions of Rodney Dangerfield on the dive team...and immediately regretted it. Congratulations Alex, don't party too hard.
Posted by FoulHooked at 11:18 AM 1 comments
July 15, 2008
Continuing in the wrong direction...
The Adirondack Almanack brought this story to my attention this morning. Essentially, EPA got smacked down by the Supreme Court in their attempt to regulate further reductions in mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions. (Everyone knows mercury is bad...SO2 and NOx from the mid-west are why so many absolutely gorgeous Adirondack ponds are completely devoid of fish.)
Question: What is the role of EPA if not to protect the health of Americans (CAIR was "predicted" to save 17,000 deaths/year) and our environment from pollution?
If they overstepped their bounds so be it...hopefully the legislature will take note and get something through in short order.
Posted by FoulHooked at 9:57 AM 0 comments
July 14, 2008
Wherefore art thou so distant, British Columbia?
Someday...someday I will make a pilgrimage to the Pac NW. How can you not...especially when Bacon over at BWTF waxes literary over it in his Dean River salmon series. "so laser. ultron badassness."
Posted by FoulHooked at 9:27 AM 0 comments
July 13, 2008
Bronzeback Paradise
Spent all day Saturday wading the Grass River up in Massena for smallies. I learned several things;
-I can indeed still cast my 5/6 wt (hasn't been done in quite a while)
-Smallmouth don't tire nearly as quickly as I thought
-In additon to slower/stillwater pools, they will also hold in and aggressively feed from trouty-looking lies
-Setting the hook on a 10" creek chub with the same vigor as a 12" smallmouth will likely propel it directly at your nether-region
-The Grass River has some really beautiful riffles
-I love fishing for smallmouths and will make it a point to get to the Mowhawk this week
-I still hate deerflies and horseflies
-Beaching is often a more reliable alternative to a landing net
Posted by FoulHooked at 9:21 PM 1 comments
July 7, 2008
A week of swimming in the ocean, relaxing on the beach, soaking in the hot tub, watching friends funnel beers at the pool, attempting to discard the farmers tan, pounding the sand into submission with my body in attempts to dig volleyball spikes, a bit of fishing...takes more than a day to come back from that, but I'm trying.
Apparently, Alex is back at DayTripper...it's good news but I just don't know if I trust him yet after his previous declaration.
Too much catching up to do, in work and reading...as I'm a little behind, here's (likely) the best video of the year if you haven't seen it already, from MoldyChum.
Posted by FoulHooked at 2:51 PM 0 comments


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John Force seems very calm these days, less distracted, almost relaxed — if anyone can associate relaxed with the drag-racing icon who has 24-hour nitro energy and has been known to talk faster than the Funny Car he drives at 300-plus miles per hour.
John Force seems very calm these days, less distracted, almost relaxed — if anyone can associate relaxed with the drag-racing icon who has 24-hour nitro energy and has been known to talk faster than the Funny Car he drives at 300-plus miles per hour.
There are a few key elements that may explain his (almost) serene state of mind.
He's built strong teams around his two NHRA racing daughters — Courtney (Funny Car) and Brittany (Top Fuel) — and is confident they are in good, safe hands.
At 63, he's never felt better. He works out religiously and is as mentally sharp as he's ever been. He still talks about partying, but no longer does. "I haven't had a beer since my accident (in Dallas) in 2007," he said.
He recently named driver Robert Hight the president of John Force Racing, taking a major workload (and stress load) off his shoulders. He also recently signed a new five-year contract with his sponsor, Castrol.
And, John Force and Mike Neff are back to being what they were three years ago: Force driving, Neff being the full-time crew chief — and the two working together just like they did in 2010, when Force won six events and his last world championship.
The Neff thing is big.
"It's just like we were when we won the championship in 2010," Force said Friday between qualifying rounds at Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville. "Mike is a good guy. He never panics. He takes a lot of stress off me because I know he has confidence."
Neff also was Force's crew chief in 2011 and 2012, when he won only one race each year. But Neff also was a driver on the Force team at the same time, and it was a tough juggling act for Neff.
Now, Neff has only one job: help Force run fast and furious again, and help him win again.
"Getting away from the driving thing, that's definitely a relief for me," Neff said. "Not having to drive, that's a big burden (off me), mostly the mental drain. I have time to concentrate on other things."
Neff actually had a better year driving in 2012 than Force, who finished ninth in the points standings. Neff won four races in Funny Car and finished third in the final standings. But Neff thought it was time to turn his full focus back to Force, NHRA's winningest driver, and his legendary Castrol GTX Ford Mustang.
"It was his call," Force said. "He said if the team's going to prevail, it's too much (to do both)."
"The timing was right," Neff said. "He told me I could drive as long as I wanted. But, with Brittany coming on in Top Fuel, and Courtney going into her second year, there was too much going on."
Now, there is one clear focus for the Force-Neff team: winning.
"I love working with John. He's the most exciting driver out there," Neff said. "John does have a lot on his plate. He's always going 100 miles an hour. But one thing I can say about John is he's never lost that drive for winning.
"It's amazing how he keeps his energy up, and to just drive, to do what he does. He truly loves this as much as anybody. After all his accomplishments, he still has that burning desire to keep doing it.
"That's amazing. … his passion for what he does out here."
Force seems to have more passion than ever coming off back-to-back disappointing seasons in which he won only twice and fell out of contention for the season championship.
"I want to win. That's what my life is all about," Force said. "If you're going to win, you have to live it every day.
"I've signed with my sponsor for five more years. I'm going to do it good. If I can't do it good, I'm getting out of the driver's seat. I'm going to win some races. I'm going to win me a championship. That's what the mind set has to be.
"I'm good enough to win. If I can't, I can't — but I have no excuses."
Force said not to expect one of those NHRA farewell tours from him anytime soon, if ever.
"I don't plan on leaving," he said. "Everyone talks about a farewell tour. I won't have one. When I step out of the car, it will be the day I don't feel right. Some decide to leave after having a bad season.
"If you don't lose some, then winning would have no meaning. Every bad season is a learning experience, just like a good season is a learning experience."
Force said it isn't about the money anymore.
"I do it because I love the cheers of the crowd and being out here with my children," he said. "We've got dreams for the future.
"If I'm going to give a future (in racing) to my children — and I'm going to — I'm going to sit here and race until they drag me out of that seat."
NOTES: Force did not have a good first day at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville. Through two rounds of qualifying (with two more to go today), Force finds himself in the 17th position (out of a field of 18). The top 16 advance to Sunday's eliminations. Force had trouble getting down the 1,000-yard track both times and had to settle for a top run of 6.577 seconds elapsed time and a top speed of only 101.51 miles per hour. Sitting in the No.1 spot in Funny Car is Cruz Pedregon (4.059 and 305.49 mph). Friday's other fastest qualifiers were Doug Kalitta (3.801 and 325.85 mph) in Top Fuel, Mike Edwards (6.473 and 214.31 mph) in Pro Stock and Matt Smith (6.804 and 197.28 mph) in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 or email@example.com. Also check out Andreu's blog at Gatorsports.com.