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This week, Minister Malusi Gigaba will deliver his maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) at National Parliament. The MTBPS is a crucial part of government's budget cycle and provides an update on the government spending plans for the next three years. A lot has changed since February when the former minister Mr Pravin Gordhan tabled his final budget; the country's sovereign credit rating was downgraded, key tax revenue targets have been missed and a shortfall of R 50 billion has already been reported. The ongoing crisis at state-owned enterprises has intensified and as the final guarantor, the government has already provided bailouts to SAA in excess of R 5 billion this year and continued challenges at other state-owned enterprises such as Eskom may present further risks to the fiscus in the months ahead.
Against this declining economic landscape, South Africa continues to face massive social challenges. One out of every two South Africans is currently living in poverty. The rate of unemployment in the country continues to grow – 64% more people are in long-term unemployment today than in 2008.The state is accruing debt faster than it is collecting revenue. Yet-to-be denied reports of obligations in terms of a shadowy nuclear deal that has the potential to cripple our economy are equally alarming.
To mitigate against the drastic effects that these factors will have on ordinary people, the Minister is faced with a significant challenge in balancing the needs against a background of increasingly vociferous calls for radical economic transformation as well as providing the necessary stimulus to a failing economy while at the same time maintaining state expenditure on key socio-economic priorities such as health, education and social services. Notwithstanding these challenges, the minister and his advisers must address the ongoing crises in the delivery of health services.
As the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), we have long advocated for rational approaches to the implementation of austerity measures. In our 2015 working paper, on the causes and implications of the implementation of staffing moratoria, we argued that the causes behind the freezing of posts were primarily budget-related and without clear guidance for the protection of critical frontline health posts [1]. While this warning resulted in guidance from national treasury to protect critical posts, recent admissions from the minister of health and evidence reported by the different provinces demonstrate that health departments did freeze and cut critical health posts. With budget constraints cited as the causes, this has certainly led to mounting pressures on the health service delivery platform. The final National Health Insurance policy document released earlier this year, if implemented, will shape the needed radical transformation of the health care system which would ensure that quality healthcare is available to all regardless of socio-economic status or geographical location. But as with most things, the success of this project is reliant on an efficient public health system, without healthcare workers, a health system cannot function. In a report commissioned by the minister of health investigating service delivery in public hospitals across the country, key findings included the on-going freezing of critical health posts, underinvestment in the maintenance of key infrastructure including medical equipment which has led to a deterioration in the quality of care delivered. [2]
We call on the minister of finance to help resolve the HRH crisis by availing the necessary resources that will ensure that all critical health posts are fully funded.
In our submission in response to the tabling of the national budget in February this year, we drew attention to the growing financial crisis in provincial health departments across the country. We called for the reform of the provincial equitable share formula specifically for the inclusion of rural adjusters that would mitigate the increased cost of service delivery in rural provinces. These added rural costs are the result of the varied implementation context which is influenced by lower population densities, large distances between facilities and resulting diseconomies of scale. We further reported on the failure of provinces to implement sound financial policies in addressing the impact of fiscal consolidation resulting in the growth of unfunded commitments in a number of provinces. Unfunded commitments or accruals are expenditures that have been incurred but in the absence of sufficient funding and are rolled over to the following financial year. This practice has a significant impact on the delivery of healthcare as in meeting these commitments; a significant slide of the operational health budgets is lost to commitments from the previous year, leading to a vicious cycle of underfunding often with disastrous consequences. The Life Esidimeni crisis may be a case in point. [3]
In a joint sitting of the portfolio committees of health and finance investigating the coordination between the national and provincial departments, a number of provincial departments most notably the Eastern Cape, Kwazulu Natal and Limpopo provinces reported unfunded commitments in excess of R13 billion and growing. What this suggests, is that despite nominal increases in health budgets, when adjusted for medical inflation, wage increases and expanding HIV / AIDS coverage, current provincial allocations for health are insufficient. Urgent reform is needed in how we allocate resources for health but more immediately we need to protect the health service delivery platform. There is evidence that points at high levels of unmet need and regression in access to health in some parts of the country. Minister Gigaba can demonstrate his commitment to a healthy life for all South Africans by prioritising the estimated R13 billion needed to address the funding crisis in provincial departments of health.
Medico-legal claims have increased significantly in recent years with lodged claims amounting to R57 billion. The causes of these claims have been widely documented however what is clear is that the large majority of these claims have been as a result of health system failures. Currently, the Public Finance Management Act does not allow for the provision of contingent liabilities emanating from medical negligence. This means that while provinces are aware of impending settlements they are unable to budget for the expense. In order to settle these claims, provincial departments of health have to redirect funding from other programs to pay these claims. For example, in the 2016 financial year, the Eastern Cape Department of Health settled claims in the region of R195 MILLION. In order to meet this obligation, money was shifted from various health programmes including primary health care services. Perversely a large portion of medico-legal claims in the Eastern Cape occurs as a result of failures in care during high-risk pregnancies which are largely preventable if we adequately resourced care for pregnant women and infants at primary care level.
While victims of health system failures need to be compensated, it is irrational to pay medico-legal claims from service delivery budgets. We, therefore, urge the minister to investigate proposals to centralize the management of medico-legal claims to national institutions such as national treasury as well as the allocation of additional resources to deal with the settlement of these claims.
We will be looking out for an MTBPS that addresses these systemic concerns within health, failing which we expect to see further regression in the years ahead at a time when hopes are high for a National Health Insurance that enables equitable access to health care for all who need it.
For more information contact:
Russell Rensburg
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Tel: +27 010 601 7427
Fax: +27 010 591 0499
Cell: 0795443317
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.rhap.org.za
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My computer has had a bit of a stroke and even now as I type, I must periodically stop and wait thirty seconds to see if the words were entered correctly (suspenseful!), and find my place on the page again. It is no small bit of fortune then, that my brother is a (computer) witch doctor, and he is right now enchanting a new hard drive and my brave little toaster will go into surgery this week and hopefully come out the other side STRONGER. With cool (internal) scars that other computers will fear and respect. But do you think other computers like my computer? I worry sometimes.
As I am tethered (voluntarily) to the proximity of my father's bedside I can't help but inhale, for the first time in my life, a lungful of wanderlust. Perhaps it is because I have cured myself of the pressure of having to find myself out there somewhere, (I could be anywhere!) and having myself relatively in tow, can't help but think how nice it would be to run away with myself.
Writing and editing guides to America's National Parks (seasonally), I was often asked "Do you get to go to the parks?" Which if I was in a good enough mood not to be soured by the eventual slight, and managed not to laugh loud and bitterly in the offending face, I would simply respond, "no, there's not a a lot of money in parks guides." Fair enough. But it is a relatively difficult (though still inspiring) thing to research and write about AMERICA'S GREATEST IDEA from a little co-work space off Union Square, in between the dog walker people and the broadway tickets people in the chill of New York winter and then worse, in the beautiful thaw of spring.
National Parks Greg has been to: 6 (Zion, Arches, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, Shenandoah, Acadia)
Writing, for pay at least, so far in my life has been so much less about experience than I imagined. Of course I also imagined writing from a cabin in the woods, with the smell of aged tobacco all around me (in this fantasy, I hire an old fogey once a week to come over and smoke a pipe in my business, we play Go and complain about the European starlings). But both in the experience of writing (at the risk of sounding ungrateful, what experience?) and in the experience necessary to create paying content, so much is missing.
But I've never been designed all that efficiently. I produce an ungodly amount of earwax. I sleep 9+. I don't need a phone to watch a show. I'm carried away by whims. I'm usually too bewildered to be bored. I'm deeply attracted to things that are off and don't make sense. So why not flee from jobs and fiscally forward thinking plans and go toward the edge of the shelf into the less known?
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If you are looking to start your own online shop then there are a number of different shopping cart systems available to you. However, all of these shopping carts don't really look very good unless you have your own template to use with them. If you don't have a good template, then your shop will look like the 'bog standard' store that everyone has. This is why we have found 10 of the best templates that are available for the popular shopping cart software; ZenCart. Enjoy!
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Mitt Romney and Barack Obama sparred before a national TV audience Wednesday night and, at least according to the pundits and even a flash poll of national voters, Romney came out on top.
Described alternatively as aggressive, likable and personable, Romney came across as a viable alternative to Obama, commentators said. At the same time, Obama, seeming slow and perhaps tired, did little to take advantage of openings Romney might have given him.
Romney blasted Obama for his policies, saying they had "crushed the middle class" and being distracted by his effort to pass comprehensive healthcare reform.
"The president would prefer raising taxes," Romney said. "I understand. The problem with raising taxes is it slows down the rate of growth."
For his part, Obama did score a few points. For example, he was praised by critics for asking Romney why he was afraid to share the specifics of his proposals.
"Is the reason that Governor Romney is keeping all these plans to replace secret because they're too good?" Obama said. "Is it because middle class families are going to benefit too much from them?"
But by and large, the night went to Romney. Writing for the Associated Press, Charles Babington said the debate gave new hope to Republicans who had been beaten back by a drumbeat of bad poll news for Romney.
"Romney managed to highlight his top campaign themes — calling for lower tax rates, less regulation, the repeal of "Obamacare" — while largely fending off Obama's demands for details on how to pay for his proposals or safeguard Americans' health and well-being," Babington wrote.
Obama and Romney will now try to capitalize on, or correct, the positions staked out in the debate. Obama has campaign rallies in Denver and Madison, while Romney was heading to Virginia. All three are states that could swing either way in November.
The next debate will be between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee, on Oct. 11.


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Do you run a small or micro-business?
Does your company employ up to 30 members of staff? If you do then as accountants we think it's only right to warn you that unless you act swiftly and auto-enrol onto one of the new workplace pension schemes before October, 2015, then you could face enforcement action.
Under new pension laws, UK employers are legally obliged to automatically enrol their staff into a workplace pension if they meet certain criteria. Non-compliance can lead to fines starting with a fixed penalty of £400 but escalating to daily fines set at a minimum of £50 per day. Civil penalties and court action can follow for persistent failures.
The new pension rules have been gradually phased in since 2012, with the larger firms going first.
At the present time medium-sized firms are staging. So far the Pensions' Regulator has announced that around 4 million employees have been enrolled into a workplace pension as part of the auto-enrolment process.
However, that number could prove to be the tip of the iceberg, as from October, 2015, employers with a workforce of fewer than 30 employees will be obliged to start the staging process. Now October might sound like a world away, but the sooner you start to plan, the better. Why should you be taking action now? Well, simply because pensions' providers believe employers will ideally need to plan at least a year in advance for the staging process to run smoothly. Under the new pension rules, 30,000 firms will have to comply by January, 2016, but that figure will rise dramatically in 2017 when 70,000 firms will need to comply in each of the months of January, February, and March.
There is help available for employers, and the Pensions' Regulator has compiled a checklist for employers to do as part of their planning process for auto enrolment. However, one of the key tasks facing employers will be deciding which pension scheme to use. If employers already have an existing pension scheme, then the choice will be easy. For employers without such a scheme however, the task will be more onerous.
What options are open to you? Well, you have 4 available pension scheme options open to you:
- National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).
- 'Industry-wide' schemes such as NOW Pensions.
- Traditional providers, L&G, AVIVA, Scottish Widows etc.
- Affinity group schemes.
- National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).
NEST is an independently-run, not-for-profit pension scheme that is backed by the Government. It is designed for low-to-moderate earners, those whose employer didn't previously offer a pension scheme and self-employed business owners themselves. It will be responsible for picking up schemes that are not placed elsewhere. At the moment, there is a cap on contribution levels and you can't transfer savings from other schemes.
Traditional pension providers.
The more traditional providers have remained tight-lipped about what sort of workplace pensions they will be offering after October, 2015. However, what is known is that all will demand minimum numbers of employees, at least 10- sometimes 20- and then all will require that substantial contributions are made, (typically starting at around £100 per month per employee). With such rigid terms and conditions, these types of pensions are unlikely to be attractive to small and micro employers.
Affinity schemes.
The final option open to employers are affinity schemes. These schemes are a sort of hybrid option, bringing together a traditional pension provider, a firm of financial advisers and a portal to manage the scheme and report to the Pensions Regulator. The key features of Affinity Schemes are:
- Help and support.
- No minimum numbers and no minimum contributions.
- Low charges.
- No contribution charge – 100% allocation.
- Flexibility.
If you are concerned about the new auto-enrolment qualifying scheme or have any other concerns relating to tax planning, business structures, book keeping, business planning, and growth, raising finance and VAT registration, then call Steven Glicher accountants on 0161 485 8007 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Poetry Lights Up Edinburgh Thursday, 11 February 2010Posted by edincityoflit in Events, Poetry in Edinburgh, Poets.
Tags: Gael Turnbull, Lord Byron, Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson
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As part of the February 2010 citywide reading campaign – Carry a Poem – locations in Edinburgh are 'carrying a poem' in the City of Literature: The National Library, Leith Walk, the Royal Mile, the City Chambers (Cockburn Street) and the Usher Hall. For one night only, Edinburgh Castle also lit up.
The National Library of Scotland
So, we'll go no more a roving
So late into the night,
Though the heart be still as loving,
And the moon be still as bright.
Lord Byron
Lord Byron – or George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron if you want to get a little formal – was born in 1788, schooled in Aberdeen, and was a major Romantic poet. He wore a lot of frilly shirts and wrote great love poems. His mum was Scottish so we're claiming him as one of ours…The National Library of Scotland has some of his letters and artefacts in their John Murray Archive and the lines projected are from the poem 'So, we'll go no more a roving'. You can visit the archive on
line here http://www.nls.uk/jma or nip down to George IV Bridge to see the exhibition yourself and have a cuppa in their excellent cafe.
The Royal Mile – (on the pavement, near City Chambers entrance archways)
Keeping and forgetting time,
my pulse to your pulse, rhythm and rhyme
Gael Turnbull
Gael Turnbull was born in Edinburgh in 1928 and worked on what he termed kinetic poems; texts for installation in which the movement of the reader and/or of the text became part of the reading experience. He also used to busk on the Royal Mile which is why we've projected his poem there. This poem was written specially for the Scottish Poetry Library, and if you want to read more of his work, hunt down the collection There Are Words by Shearsman Books. http://www.spl.org.uk
The City Chambers – (back of City Chambers building, Cockburn Street)
Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a' that,
That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth
Shall bear the gree an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's comin yet for a' that,
That Man to Man the warld o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that.
Robert Burns
You probably already know everything you need to about Robert Burns and these lines which are taken from the poem 'A Man's a Man for a' That', but did you know he came to Edinburgh in 1787 and you can go for a walk in his footsteps – you can visit the Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature for a virtual tour.
The Usher Hall
Our lives, and every day and hour,
One symphony appear:
One road, one garden – every flower
And every bramble dear.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson is an Edinburgh-lad, born in 1850 in 8 Howard Place, in the New Town. He's perhaps best known as the author of the now world-famous book Treasure Island, but he wrote many books and was also a poet. Although troubled by illness his whole life, he was a traveller and true bon viveur. These lines are from one of the short poems in Songs of Travel. www.robert-louis-stevenson.org
Leith Walk
James Hoggs' 'Love is Like a Dizziness' is projected at the Foot of the Walk.
Andrew's Story: 'The Land of Nod' Saturday, 6 February 2010Posted by edincityoflit in Stories.
Tags: Robert Louis Stevenson
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The poem I carry with me is The Land of Nod, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It's ostensibly a child's poem, of course, and I've read it to my own daughter. Its lines about the land 'up the mountain-sides of dreams' being full of 'many frightening sights abroad' and 'curious music' took on a new resonance when I read that RLS finished this poem and the others which make up A Child's Garden of Verses in Bournemouth, coughing up blood and suffering from an eye infection that made it painful for him to be anywhere other than in the half-dark.
A scary place indeed – especially when you consider that, the year after, he was to dream most of the plot of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde there whilst being treated for his illness, apparently with cocaine…
The Land of Nod
From breakfast on through all the day
At home among my friends I stay,
But every night I go abroad
Afar into the land of Nod.
All by myself I have to go,
With none to tell me what to do —
All alone beside the streams
And up the mountain-sides of dreams.
The strangest things are there for me,
Both things to eat and things to see,
And many frightening sights abroad
Till morning in the land of Nod.
Try as I like to find the way,
I never can get back by day,
Nor can remember plain and clear
The curious music that I hear.
Alena & Mark's story: 'Where Go the Boats?' Monday, 18 January 2010Posted by carryapoem in Stories.
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Having both passed their 90th birthdays, Alena and Mark Fraser recently collected a booklet of poems as a gift to their family and friends: "The theme of our booklet is simply serendipity and the passing years – gems which have appealed to us from time to time. Often we remember how particular pieces were found. How could we forget the voice of Albert, Duke of York, faced with unexpected responsibility as George VI and coping with his still troublesome stammer in his Christmas broadcast of 1939: "I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year"? (This is from'God Knows', a poem by Louise Haskins.) Our mothers read to their children, especially from R. L. S. and A. A. Milne – but why should the Water of Leith at Colinton have been remembered from childhood by Stevenson as dark brown? Was there effluent from James Gillespie's snuff mill just upstream from the Manse garden? Or was it simply that hill burns are apt to turn peaty after rain?"
Alena and Mark Fraser have long been members of the Scottish Poetry Library.
BIOGRAPHY – ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Wednesday, 6 January 2010Posted by edincityoflit in Poets.
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Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, into a family of lighthouse engineers. Despite making an attempt at studying engineering, and then studying and qualifying as a lawyer, by the time he was in his early twenties it was apparent to Stevenson, and eventually to his parents, that his calling was to be a writer. The ill-health that had dogged him from his earliest childhood had provided him with the space and time in which his imagination could flourish.
Although his travels in search of a climate conducive to better health kept him away from Scotland, much of the fiction he was developing in the 1880s reflected his deep interest in his native land. While most famous for his novels, Stevenson was also a poet, best known for A Child's Garden of Verses. He also wrote much lyric poetry, and a range of lively verse in Scots. It was in his poetry that Stevenson most effectively expressed the pain of his separation from Scotland.
Find out more about Robert Louis Stevenson through the Scottish Poetry Library's Poets A-Z.


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Dr. Jeffrey Stidman is here every Wednesday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. Dr. Stidman most commonly performs procedures to find cancer, polyps and blockage. The procedures he performs at Lawrence Health Services Specialty Clinic are:
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If you haven't seen it yet, check out the review the I Am Second small group materials received over at SimpleChurch Journal. They have a great blog about living missionally and how the church can benefit from getting down to the basics. Here are some excerpts: They incorporate many of the principles that we have […]
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Days like these
It's a day like today that makes me thankful I'm Second. Not because of anything I've done, but because of the people I'm fortunate to have in my life. I've had an amazing two weeks that have been slam-packed with trainings, a staff retreat at a new part-time job, a dance competition, and deadlines on […]
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Billy's I am Second group
We got an encouraging email from one of our I am Second group leaders today that I wanted to share with you. This past week was by far one of the most moving and spiritually enlightening weeks we've had in our group. This week we ended on John Meador's video. At first glance, it really […]
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Sony hasn't been very forthcoming about their worldwide plans for the release of Gaikai, just that it will start at some point in early-ish 2014 in North America, but as SCE President Andrew House told Weekly ASCII Plus (via Dualshockers), it may begin as a beta test:
Probably at the beginning we'll operate it as a beta test. The actual titles and the methods of purchase are still being planned at this stage.
House also made the announcement at TGS about how Sony was planning to sell 5 million PS4s before the end of this fiscal year (March 2014). They came to that lofty number after looking at the 1 million pre-orders as of gamescom and "afterwards the positive interest from the users continued to grow, so we set a large goal."
With the PS4 10x more powerful than the PS3, and much more affordable, Andrew says that the reaction in the American market has been "very positive," while it also being a "full fledged multi-functional entertainment device out of the box" helping out as well.
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If there is one thing I will miss the MOST about Kansas, it's my dear friend, Jaimee.
BUT that's not what this post is going to be about.
It's about the Kansas sky.
My favorite past time from Kansas is just sitting in the backyard with Chad enjoying the sunset and a cocktail. I have seen some of the most beautiful skylines right there in Southwest Kansas.
I've got a few pictures of the skyline that I've taken over the past couple of years that I will share.
There is nothing more peaceful, I swear.
The colors were always so vibrant and beautiful.
This was actually a picture I snapped as a storm was rolling in. The clouds before the storm were always so scary!!
This was the skyline DURING a storm. It was lightening constantly so it was very easy for me to get a shot like this!
This is one of my favorites. I hope we can see sunsets like this from our new house.
I might even print one off to hang in our new home.
The last picture from our backyard. I will miss it so much!
This wasn't from our yard, but it was from the fields by my husbands work.
The skies are beautiful during the daytime, too!
Now do you understand why I miss it already?
I don't miss the crazy weather, the snakes, the poisonous spiders, how dry it is, or the extremely strong winds.
…but the skies were breathtaking.


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Who's hot? Our take on the Tour's hottest players coming off a tough test at Chambers Bay.
1. Jordan Spieth – 445.5 points
With a world-class performance at the U.S. Open, Spieth is now one of only six players to win the first two legs of the Grand Slam in a single year, and one of only 16 to claim both the Masters and the U.S. Open—in an entire career. Following American Pharoah's horse racing Triple Crown, Spieth will now look to match Ben Hogan in 1953 by winning the British Open for his third straight major. The Texan has a commanding lead in our rankings, and taking the next two weeks off isn't likely to change that. He will return to play at the John Deere before heading to St. Andrews for the Open Championship.
2. Dustin Johnson – 284.16 points
Johnson's three jack on the 72nd hole leaves him with a pair of runner-up finishes in majors, and with no tourneys on his schedule for the next three weeks, he'll have plenty of time to rehash what happened at Chambers Bay. He does have one win this year, at the WGC-Cadillac back in March, but he'll surely need another one to get over this Open loss. Winning at the home of the golf could be just the ticket.
3. Rory McIlory – 269 points
Despite a balky putter, McIlory was in the running until a pair of bogeys on Nos. 15 and 17 left him with a T-9 finish. He's taking another two-week break—his second in five weeks—before heading to the auld sod for the Scottish Open, one week ahead of the British.
4. Kevin Kisner – 238 points
Kisner has been on a serious roll since losing in a playoff at the Heritage back in April, and he continued his great play with a T-12th at the Open. In our nine week window, Kisner boasts a runner-up, a T-5 and a T-8. He's taking the week off and will return to action at the Greenbrier on July 2.
5. Louis Oosthuizen – 225 points
After a regrettable 77 during an opening round alongside Tiger Woods (80) and Ricky Fowler (81), the South African charged back with three straight sub-par rounds—highlighted by an eye-popping 29 on the backside on Sunday—to earn a hard fought T-2. He'll head to the Travelers at TPC River Highlands this week, where his length off the tee could give him an edge.
6. Brandt Snedeker – 201.67 points
Snedeker's game has perked up since his second place finish at Colonial, T-6 at the Byron Nelson and 8 spot at Chambers Bay. He'll head to Connecticut for the Travelers with some momentum. He's also riding a hot putter, and is currently ranked 6th in strokes gained on the greens this year.
7. Justin Rose – 201.5 points
Despite spending almost a week at Chambers Bay, Rose couldn't get rolling and wound up finishing a disappointing T-27. His overall game looked fairly sharp but a balky putter was a serious problem. Rose is taking some time off before returning to defend his Scottish Open title.
8. Hideki Matsuyama – 193 points
The Japanese star boasts six top five finishes so far this year. He was solid at Chambers Bay finishing T-18th. He is taking the week off and will return at Greenbrier to prep for a British Open run.
9. Tony Finau – 188.68 points
If you're looking for a long shot pick at the Travelers, Finau might be your man. Just 25, the Tour rookie has finished in the top-20 in his last five starts, including a T-8 at Memorial and a T-14 at Chambers Bay. A big hitter off the tee, Finau ranks 56th in greens hit and continues to struggle with the flat stick once he gets there. If he can keep his putting in check, he could be a contender.
10. Brooks Koepka– 188.17 points
Another wise choice for the Travelers, Koepka hits it a long way but still has control off the tee. He makes a ton of birdies and eagles and despite being an average overall putter he leads the Tour in putts from 4 to 8 feet.
Inside the rankings:
*Off the GOLFstats player rankings, we determine the hottest players based on the last nine weeks on the PGA Tour. Keys to the system:
*132 points for regular tour win. All finishers in top-50 get points via a declining scale.
*198 points for a win in WGC events and the Players Championship, 264 points for a major win.
*points are lost for missed cuts, DQs or WDs: 10 for regular events, 15 for WGC and Players, 20 for majors
*All points get degraded 1/3 after weeks 4, 5 & 6, and by 2/3 for weeks 7, 8 & 9
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text: Fly Fisherman - January 03, 2016 Getting Started with the Right Fly-Fishing Gear Your rod and line should match in weight. Your reel should also be sized to match your rod and line for a balanced outfit. Barry & Cathy Beck Photo How To Fly Fish: How to choose the right rod, line, reel, and other gear for your fishingG.Loomis IMX-PROTo get started fly fishing, at the very least you'll need a rod, reel, line, and a box full of flies. If you are shore fishing for pond panfish or wet wading a small trout stream on a hot summer day, you can be comfortable in sneakers and shorts, but to fully immerse yourself in all trout fishing has to offer you'll also need waders and boots; a wading jacket; and a vest or chestpack to help carry your flies, leaders, tippet, split-shot, hemostats, and often a water bottle, lunch, and camera.Choosing a RodAll rods have several important characteristics—length, line weight, and pieces. This information is usually printed in some abbreviated form on the base of the rod shaft near the cork grip or handle and on the outside of the rod tube.Line weight. When someone says "I'm using a 4-weight rod," they are not actually referring to the weight of the rod, they are referring to the weight of the line the rod is best suited for. (The actual weight of the rod in ounces is usually printed on the rod shaft along with the line weight.) You can purchase fly lines in weights 0 through 15, and fly rods are sold in corresponding "weights" to match these lines. A 5-weight rod is designed for a 5-weight line, a 10-weight rod is designed for a 10-weight line, etc. Expert casters sometimes over- or underline their rods for specific purposes, but if you are a beginner it is important that your line and rod are correctly matched. The line weight is important for many reasons. A heavier line traveling at the same speed as a light line has more kinetic energy and can more easily deliver larger flies over longer distances and help you overcome obstacles such as wind. Since a rod made for a heavier line is also heavier (in ounces) and stiffer by design, it is a more efficient tool for landing large fish such as steelhead, salmon, or saltwater fish such as tuna and billfish.The drawbacks of a heavier line weight are obvious. Heavier line weights are more tiring to cast. It's possible to cast an 8- or 9-weight line and rod all day, but it is physically challenging. A heavier line lands on the water with a splat that can startle trout in calm water, and a rod that is too heavy can take the fun out of landing a small, beautiful native trout.A common line weight for most trout fishers today—in medium to large rivers and stillwaters—is a 5-weight. It has the heft to cast grasshopper imitations or a nymph and strike indicator rig on a windy Western river, but is still adequate for smaller dry flies and wary trout.As you develop your fly-fishing preferences you'll find a need for a lighter rod for especially spooky trout in flat water, small flies, spring creeks, and tiny mountain brooks. A 5-weight is a good rod in a drift boat or wading a large river, but if you get into bass—which sometimes require large flies—or large trout and steelhead on big rivers where long casts are required, you may want a 6-weight or larger. Rod length. Most trout rods are from 7 to 9½ feet long. Anything shorter or longer than that is a specialized casting tool you may consider later.Your first 5-weight rod for trout fishing in medium to large rivers should be 8½ to 9 feet long. Ask at your local fly shop what length they use on your home waters.Long rods give you more line control—you can lift more line from the water and reposition it more easily when you have a longer lever. However, longer rods are a little heavier, more awkward in a boat with two anglers, and more likely to catch on overhanging branches and shrubs while casting. Longer rods up to 10 feet are excellent for stillwater fishing from a float tube where there is no shrubbery and your body is low to the water—the extra length can help maintain your casting distance. Rod pieces. Twenty years ago, most rods came in two pieces with a ferrule in the middle to join the sections. An 8-foot rod would come in a 4-foot tube that easily fit in the trunk of your car. Four-piece rods were considered travel rods, since the compact size was easy to pack in carry-on airline luggage. Most fly fishers preferred 2-piece rods since 4-piece rods were generally heavier and the extra ferrules acted as "dead spots" on the rod that hampered the rod action.Today, modern materials and construction techniques have mostly overcome these drawbacks, and most experts agree that the 4-piece models of top brands now cast just as well as their 2-piece counterparts. Due to their convenient size, far more people buy multi-piece rods, and some companies no longer sell 2-piece rods.Beware of buying rods with too many sections—such as 5- and 7-piece rods—unless you have a specific need. Ferrules can slip and twist and you can break the rod at the ferrule if you seat it incorrectly. A 4-piece rod fits in any backpack, you can strap it to a mountain-bike frame, and you can stow it in an overhead bin on any commercial jet. There's rarely a need for anything more compact.How much should you spend? As with a bottle of wine, a high price doesn't guarantee a great rod, but it's a reliable indicator. Taste is also an important factor and everyone has different preferences. You can often find a bottle of wine—or a rod you enjoy casting—for a moderate price.The most important thing you can do is to test cast different rods at your local fly shop. If you don't have a fly shop where you live, or you haven't yet learned to cast and can't tell the difference between a great rod and a broomstick, the next best choices are to rely on the advice of an experienced mentor, or buy an inexpensive rod just to get started and plan to replace it once you refine your skills.Most fly rod manufacturers have entry-level or value rods for between $100-$275. These are a great way to get started without breaking the bank.Another great way to learn to cast before you make your fly rod purchase is to enroll in a fly-fishing school. These programs frequently do a wonderful job of immersing new fly fishers in the world of entomology, casting, and presentations, and use of the school's equipment is a good opportunity to "try before you buy."You immediately notice cosmetic differences between a value rod and a $700 premium rod—the cork has more imperfections, the rod guides are chrome—not titanium—the epoxy finish may not be as attractive, the reel seat insert may be graphite instead of exotic hardwood, and the reel seat hardware will be similarly inexpensive.As you gain expertise, you may notice that these differences are far less important than the performance levels of an entry-level rod compared to a high-end rod that has different design specifications and proprietary materials. These expert-level rods are often lighter (in ounces), have a lighter feel or "swing weight," and most importantly are designed for specific needs such as long casts, delicate presentations, or lifting heavy sinking lines.Rod designers vary the graphite in their best rods—and sometimes add other materials like boron or Kevlar—and use high-tech resins, epoxy, and polymers to bind the graphite fibers into a cohesive tube. These advantages are unimportant to a beginning caster but as your skills and knowledge increase, you're likely to seek the best rods to get the most out of your sport.Tiny microspheres make floating lines bouyant. The core gives the line its strength. Darell Wilson IllustrationFly LinesIn spin fishing, the line is a nearly weightless monofilament trailing behind a relatively heavy lure. In fly casting, the weight and energy is in the fly line itself, which makes the line an essential consideration.In terms of casting performance, fly lines are perhaps even more important than the rod you use. Unfortunately, some intermediate and even advanced casters use lines that are worn out or lines designed for other purposes. Don't make these mistakes. Expert casters replace their lines when they lose their buoyancy or slickness. As a beginner, you don't need the extra challenge of an old, worn out fly line.If you are new to fly fishing, and want to get started fishing for trout in rivers and streams, your first fly line will likely be a general-purpose floating weight-forward freshwater line such as Scientific Anglers Trout, RIO Gold, Cortland Trout Precision, or Orvis Generation 3 Trout. These high-quality floating lines are designed to meet the needs of most trout stream anglers. You can use them for dry-fly fishing, nymphing, and most streamer fishing.Sinking lines have tungsten flecks in the coating to make them dense. Darell Wilson IllustrationTaking the Next StepAs you progress as a fly fisher you will need more than a general-purpose floating line. For instance, most floating trout lines are poor choices to cast bass popping bugs, catch trout in deep water, or catch steelhead and salmon in large swift rivers.Before you can make a wise purchasing decision for a specialty fly line, it's helpful to know how the lines are built, and how the core, coating, and taper of each line affect performance.Core. Think of the core as the skeleton of the fly line. It gives the line all its strength, determines how much or how little it stretches, and also determines how flexible it is. Fly lines with monofilament cores generally have less stretch and are less flexible (stiffer) than lines with multifilament cores. Stiff lines cast farther because they "shoot" better and tangle less frequently. In cold weather and in cold water, however, lines with monofilament cores often have too much memory, leaving you with coils that are difficult to cast. Monofilament-core lines are therefore best suited for hot weather or tropical species like bonefish.Lines for trout and other coldwater species are most often made with multifilament cores which gives the line manufacturer more control over how much memory the line has, how much stretch it has, and how stiff (or limp) it is.There are a few lines out there with no-stretch cores made of Kevlar or other materials. The benefits, say manufacturers, are solid, quicker hook-sets on fish, and performance casting due to the fact there is no stretch to drain energy from your casting stroke. The downside is that if you can't stretch the line, it's difficult to remove line coils after you strip it from your reel. No-stretch cores might have someadvantages but have never really caught on with the general angling public and you should probably avoid them while you are learning to fly fish.A weight-forward line has a narrow rear running line and a thin tip section. The head carries most of the line mass and determines the line weight.Coating. The coating is the plastic covering the manufacturer applies over the fly line core. Most line companies use polyvinylchloride (PVC) for the fly line coating—the same PVC used for everything from making credit cards to household pipes. PVC can be made soft and flexible by adding plasticizers and you can make it slippery by adding lubricants. Most fly line companies have their own propriety combinations of these ingredients to produce the line qualities they are looking for.[The U.K. company Airflo does not use PVC as a base material for its fly line coatings. Airflo uses polyurethane; a polymer it says is more durable and resistant to cracking. Cortland has a single specialty saltwater line made of a proprietary blend of polyethylene that is inherently buoyant. The resulting line has an overall smaller diameter which means it has less wind resistance, and creates less disturbance when it hits the water. Cortland says the polyethylene coating has a lower coefficient of friction and shoots farther than PVC-coated floating lines, and that polyethylene is more durable and abrasion-resistant than PVC lines. The Editor.]By varying the plasticizers in the PVC coating, manufacturers can also make a fly line more or less stiff. A line advertised as a bonefish line should have a stiffer coating that still shoots through the guides when it is 95 degrees F. and won't turn gummy and more prone to tangling. Trout lines are specifically designed to perform best in cold water.The fly line coating—or rather, what a manufacturer adds to the fly line coating—also determines whether a fly line floats or sinks. Manufacturers can add tungsten powder to create a dense line that sinks, or add glass microspheres to make a less dense floating fly line. Manufacturers also combine these materials to make a line with a tip that sinks and a floating rear portion.[Tiny glass spheres have been the industry standard for decades but RIO recently began making fly lines with an additional buoyancy material it calls AgentX. As part of its Super Floatation Technology (SFT), RIO uses glass microspheres on the interior of the coating and AgentX in the exterior. The result, RIO says, is a higher-floating fly line that is also smoother since it doesn't have the microbumps associated with microspheres. The Editor.]While some companies go the extra mile making their lines smooth, Scientific Anglers has recently unveiled a whole series of Sharkskin lines with a textured surface you can hear going through the rod guides, and feel with your hands. According to SA, the textured surface reduces friction because only the high points rub against the rod guides, and Sharkskin floats higher because of the way the ridges create contact points with the water's surface.The lines illustrated above show some of the characteristics that can help you fish more effectively from top to bottom. Shown (left to right) are the profiles of a weight-forward floating line; a weight-forward floating line with a short, clear intermediate tip; an intermediate-tip line; a fast-sinking tip line; a fast-sinking shooting taper; and a super fast-sinking shooting taper.Taper. A fly line's taper directly affects the way it shoots, turns over a heavy fly, presents a small fly delicately, or casts efficiently at long or short distances. The line taper (its outside dimension) is the result of varying thicknesses of the line coating—some parts are thicker and have greater mass, other parts are thin and have less mass. This distribution of mass along the length of the line determines how the line will perform in a variety of conditions. For instance, if you want the line to easily cast a large, wind-resistant bass popper, you need most of the line weight as close to the fly as possible. This additional mass, concentrated at the head of the line, helps turn over large flies during the final delivery. However, this is not ideal for fishing small flies on flat trout water where you need a long, delicate tip for stealthy presentations.There are two major groups of fly-line tapers: weight-forward and double-taper. Double-taper lines are economical and sufficient for most short- to medium-range fishing situations but have fallen out of favor with most fly fishers because they are not the best lines for making long casts.Weight-forward lines cannot be reversed like double-taper lines. They have a narrow, level-diameter running line at the rear that shoots through the guides easily allowing for longer casts. The head of the fly line includes the front taper that starts at the tip and gradually increases in diameter; the belly, where most of the weight is concentrated; and the rear taper that decreases in diameter as it joins the rear running line. Look for the abbreviated WF on your fly line box to determine if it is a weight-forward line.Weight-forward tapers include nearly every specialty line on the market, including lines made for bass, tarpon, steelhead, salmon, trout, and pike. If you want to make your casting as easy as possible and enjoy productive fishing, choose the weight-forward specialty line that matches your situation. If you are fishing for trout, get a line advertised as a trout line. If you plan on fishing for bass, you will be frustrated trying to cast large bass bugs with anything other than a bass line. It isn't just a marketing ploy—there are significant differences between the various specialty lines.(top to bottom): A weight-forward line, double-taper line, a weight-forward line with a compound front taper, and a shooting taper.Shooting TapersThink of shooting-tapers as radical weight-forward lines designed for distance casting. They still have a thin running line and all the weight up front, but the transition is more severe. Shooting tapers—often called shooting heads—are typically heavier than a regular weight-forward line, and the running line is thinner and lighter.Often, the shooting head itself is separate from the running line and you connect the two using a loop-to-loop system. This allows you to keep a single running line on your reel and change the shooting head from floating to sinking, or from one weight to another depending on the fishing situation. A sinking shooting-taper with a floating running line can also be called a sinking-tip line.Some shooting tapers are integrated, which means the shooting head and the running line are contiguous just like a regular fly line. These lines still have the same casting characteristics as other shooting tapers but there is no loop connection to jam up in the rod guides. The disadvantage is that if you want to change an integrated shooting taper you must replace the whole line. You can't just change the head of the fly line.Sky Blue or Sunset Orange?Which color of fly line should you buy? If you are just getting started, you should use a brightly-colored fly line you can easily see in the air and on the water. The easier it is for you to see your fly line, the easier it will be for you to improve your casting and presentations. It can also help you locate your fly, detect strikes, and determine whether your fly may be dragging or not.Trout can see colors, but most of the time color is far less important than a heavy splashdown or the shadow caused by a moving line. This is especially true on most American waters where the clarity is not always perfect and there is frequent flotsam in the water the trout deal with every day.In New Zealand—where the water is famously clear and often free of floating weeds, sticks and logs, and other debris—a fluorescent fly line can spook trout. Guides there insist on using drab, olive-colored lines to avoid spooking trout.Fly lines with monofilament cores can have a clear coating. "Clear" may seem to be the best color in terms of not spooking fish, but an all-clear line serves little purpose since in most cases the trout only sees your leader. Clear sinking-tips or clear full-sinking lines for lake or saltwater fishing can be an advantage since you can use a short leader and gain more control over the depth of your fly without sacrificing stealth.Getting DeeperTrout, bass, steelhead, and many other fish come to the surface for exciting moments of topwater feeding, but most of the time they skulk deep, not feeding, or feeding only occasionally on food items that come to them. Using a floating line is a pleasure, but if you want to catch fish regularly, you need to get down to them. In fly fishing, there are two general ways to do this: You can either use your floating line with a long leader and attach weight (split-shot usually) near the fly end of the leader, or you can use a sinking line and allow the weight of the line to sink the fly to the fish.In shallow water up to 2 or 3 feet deep, a floating line with a weighted fly, or a fly and split-shot attached 6 to 12 inches above it works fine for both dead-drifted and swimming flies.In moving water from 3 to 6 feet deep you can effectively probe the bottom by dead-drifting flies with a weighted nymph rig. At this depth in moving water, streamers and other swimming flies tend to ride up too high in the water column unless you use an unwieldy amount of split-shot. An alternative is to use a sinking or sinking-tip line.As mentioned previously, sinking lines have tungsten powder in the line coating which makes them denser than water. (Sinking lines originally contained lead powder but tungsten is heavier and less toxic.)Sinking lines fall through the water column at different rates, from intermediate 1.25 to 1.75 inches per second (ips) to fast-sinking 4.5 to 6 ips. Extremely fast-sinking lines sink as fast as from 7 to 10 ips.Some sinking lines are marketed by their grain weight—300-grain, 400-grain, etc.—but don't be fooled by the weight of the fly line. Grain weight helps you match the line to the rod but the grain weight isn't what makes fly lines sink—there are 750-grain floating lines out there. It's the density of the fly line that causes it to sink, so match the grain weight to your rod weight (see chart on page 10) and match the sink rate (in inches per second) to your fishing situation.Full-sinking lines are best suited to fishing in stillwaters (lakes and ponds). They are designed to get flies down to the level where the fish are feeding, which could be 1 foot under the surface or 60 feet under. When you are fishing over sandy shallows 1 to 3 feet deep, you may want to use an intermediate line to keep the fly where the fish are feeding while avoiding hanging up on the bottom. If the weather is extremely hot, and trout are holding in the cool depths of the lake, you'll need a fast-sinking line to get down to them. An extremely fast-sinking line that sinks at 10 ips will take around 12 seconds to get the fly 10 feet deep, so you'll have to use the countdown method: Cast, then count to 12 to get the fly where you want it.Lines that sink uniformly (evenly) or tip first are the best lines for fishing stillwaters. Because they sink in a straight line, they allow you to detect strikes easier and set the hook more efficiently.Some sinking lines do not sink uniformly: The middle sinks faster than the thin, less dense tip, creating a U-shaped belly that can cause you to miss strikes. When the fish takes the fly, the tension may take up some slack in the belly while the angler doesn't feel anything.Most modern full-sinking lines sink uniformly to provide a straight-line connection to the fly, allowing you to detect a high percentage of strikes and thus catch more fish.Sinking-tipsSinking-tip lines have a front sinking portion connected to a rear floating line. They are better in flowing water than full-sinking lines because you can mend and control the rear portion of the fly line while the tip continues to sink to the fish's level. Sinking tips range from intermediate- to fast-sinking to bring the fly to the fish through a variety of both depths and currents.Since it takes time for fly lines to sink, you'll need a fast-sinking tip to get your fly down to the fish quickly in fast-moving water.The length of the sinking portion determines not how quickly the line sinks, but the final depth of the fly. Because the line sinks at an angle from the base of the floating portion to the tip of the fly line, a longer sinking portion will ultimately get deeper. For instance, a 30-foot sinking-tip section that sinks at 5 ips will get your fly much deeper in the water column than a 10-foot sinking section with the same sink rate.Sinking-tips are extremely important pieces of equipment for West Coast steelheaders who use them to swim flies slow and deep in the water column. Pacific salmon fall to the same strategies and no angler should visit British Columbia or Alaska without a full compliment of sinking-tip lines for 8- to 10-weight rods.Striped bass fisherman who fish off jetties and in deep tidal rips also require fast-sinking-tip lines to reach the fish. Trout fishermen use them to "pound the banks" from drift boats, to fish streamers in deep holes, and billfish anglers use the weight of heavy sinking shooting-tapers to deliver extremely large flies quickly at short distances.Cleaning Your Fly LineFly lines collect dirt, algae, and salt. A clean line floats higher, casts farther, mends more easily, and will last longer since things like dirt and salt are abrasive.Fly lines should be cleaned regularly with warm water and a mild soap such as Ivory. Wipe the line with a soft cloth.RIO sells a fly line dressing to coat the fly after you clean it. Cortland sells a Fly Line Cleaner Pad that does everything in one step. Scientific Anglers sells a line cleaning pad and line dressing package.It was once popular to clean fly lines with automotive products such as Armor All or other cleaner/protectors, but fly line manufacturers tell us the opposite. Harsh soaps can dry and crack fly lines. Automotive products may make your line slicker immediately after treatment, but in the long run deplasticize the line, making it crack prematurely.At the end of the fishing season clean all your lines and wind them back onto their original line spools or store them in loose coils. Always store your lines out of direct sunlight. Ultraviolet light and high heat (a hot car trunk, for instance) can cause the line coating to deteriorate swiftly. With proper care your lines should last from three to five years under normal use. Anglers who fish more than 100 days per year may replace their primary lines annually to get maximum performance.ReelsIn conventional fishing, the reel is an integral part of the casting process. In fly fishing the reel doesn't play a role in casting, but it's still an important piece of equipment. It needs to be sized and balanced correctly for the rod weight. A reel that is too large is heavy and awkward. A reel that is too small makes the rod tip feel heavy because there is no counterbalance. Manufacturers size their reels to certain line/rod weights, so be sure to get a reel that matches your rod.A good trout reel can run from $50 up to $500. Lower-priced reels are cast: Molten aluminum is poured into molds to form the reel spool and reel housing. More expensive reels are machined or sculpted from blocks of aircraft-grade aluminum. Machined reels have much more exacting tolerances—each piece fits together more closely—and machined pieces are by nature made from harder, more durable aluminum and can withstand more abuse.Good reels are anodized, an electrolytic process that hardens the reel surface by increasing the depth of the oxide layer on the surface of the aluminum alloy. Anodized reels are corrosion resistant, and more durable.Arbor size. The arbor is the spindle or shaft at the center of the reel. Some reels are advertised as "large-arbor" reels but hopefully what the manufacturer means is that the reel circumference, width, and the arbor are all larger to help you pick up line faster while reeling, and to store the line in looser coils. If you merely increase the arbor size and leave the reel diameter and width the same, you don't have a functional large-arbor reel, you merely have reduced the reel capacity.Drag type. All reels have drag—the mechanical function that controls and slows the line as it comes off the reel. This prevents backlash—not just when you are dealing with a large, long-running fish but also when you are pulling line off the reel by hand to prepare for casting. A smooth drag can also help protect fine tippets and small flies when you fight large trout. The simplest drag mechanism is click-and-pawl. It has been used in reels like the Hardy Perfect for more than 100 years and it still works well for most trout fishing.Disk drags work more like the brakes on a car, where a pad rubs against a smooth surface to create friction. The surfaces can be metal, cork, Rulon, Teflon, carbon fiber, and several other types of materials. Disk drags are smoother than click-and-pawl devices, and can apply much more tension. They are required for saltwater fishing, or any fishing where the fish are strong and you need a mechanical advantage to wear the fish out. As a result, many trout fisherman also use a disk drag just in case they hook the big one.Simms Freestone BootWading BootsWading boots are as important to fly fishers as mountaineering boots are to climbers, and for good reason. If you slip and fall the fun is over, and in some cases your life could be in danger. Therefore, your primary concern with buying wading boots should be safety, stability, and fit/comfort.Felt soles have been the fly-fishing industry standard for decades. Felt wears rapidly on rough dry rocks but holds up reasonably well in the water, and clings to even moss-covered rocks. The problem with felt soles is that they absorb and hold water and can therefore transport pathogens and nuisance species like didymo algae, whirling disease, and New Zealand mud snails. Because of these threats, responsible manufacturers have found an alternative—sticky rubber soles originally developed for rock climbing and sold in the fly fishing market under various brand names including Aquastealth and Vibram.While the Fly Fisherman editorial staff has not had a chance to use the new Simms/Vibram rubber-soled boots, the other rubber soles we have tried do not perform as well under a variety of conditions as regular felt soles. In a gravel-bottom river like Alberta's Bow or Montana's Bighorn, the only difference you'll notice is that rubber-soled boots are much cleaner when you get in and out of the boat, and when you throw your boots in the bag after a day of fishing. However, in difficult wading situations in deep, fast current, and when navigating round, moss- and algae-covered boulders, rubber soles do not "stick" as well as felt. In these situations, we recommend rubber soles with metal (tungsten) studs. Studded rubber soles perform as well or better than felt in any situation—except on the fiberglass floor of your guide's new drift boat.You can also add your own removable studs to rubber soles using a power drill and Simms Hard Bite Boot Studs ($14.95, 20 per package) which are ¼" hex-head screws with tungsten carbide pellets welded to the screw head. In a pinch, you can also use ¼" galvanized sheet metal screws. Fasten 8 to 12 screws to the contact areas on the boot soles and you are ready for action.Besides river traction, other important factors to consider are comfort, support, and stability. In swift, rocky rivers you need a boot with a stiff sole and good ankle support. Falling down is only one of the dangers of wading—you can also easily twist your ankle, bash your toes, or bruise your foot bottoms if you have cheap, flimsy boots.Patagonia Middle Fork Packable WadersWadersOn a hot summer afternoon, there's nothing better than wet wading in a pair of quick-dry shorts and wading boots. Unfortunately, the best fishing is often in the evening when the air cools, or in spring and fall when it can be cold all day. To make the most of your fishing day, you need to stay dry and comfortable, and that's why a good pair of breathable waders are important.Old-fashioned neoprene and rubber waders are bulky, heavy, and trap perspiration, leaving you wet and clammy at the end of the day or earlier. Breathable waders (Gore-Tex and other brand names) may be the most significant improvement to fly-fishing tackle in the last 15 years.Breathable waders transport moisture from the inside of the wader to the exterior, even while standing in deep water. In fact, the movement of perspiration toward the outside of the wader is most efficient when you are standing in cool water because the temperature difference (warm on the inside, cool on the outside) is what makes the one-way membrane work.Gore-Tex is one type of breathable fabric licensed by wader manufacturers such as Simms and Cloudveil. Patagonia, Orvis, and other wader manufacturers have their own breathable fabrics. Many companies use premium fabric and construction in their most expensive waders and sometimes use a completely different brand of fabric (with different construction methods) for more economical models.With waders, you get what you pay for. Expensive waders should be more comfortable—they are tailored to fit more sizes, have articulated knees and left and right booties and, according to the manufacturers, the fabrics are more durable and more breathable, which should keep you drier and more comfortable.Cheaper waders rarely fit as well (fewer size choices, fewer tailoring details) but if a standard medium fits you fine, and you rarely encounter rigorous fishing conditions—high heat; cold, wet weather; thorns and briars—then a value wader may be the best choice for you.Good waders can cost from $100 to $700, so making a purchasing decision may be difficult. It's hard to predict how long waders will last—a sharp stick, barbed wire, or thorns can end the life of any wader prematurely—so the "extras" that make the wader functional and comfortable become important. Things like built-in gravel guards, wader belts, fleece-lined hand-warmer pockets, pockets for tippet spools and other items, a comfortable shoulder strap, or a front zipper are all available options.When it is hot in the summer, you may want a wader that easily folds down and converts to waist-high pants to keep you cool. Plan on doing any winter fishing? Be sure to size your waders appropriately for accommodating extra clothing layers such as quick-drying synthetic underwear and insulating shirts and jackets.Simms G3 Guide VestVests and packs. In addition to a rod, reel, line, waders, and boots, you'll need a vest or pack to carry your fly boxes, tippet spools, leaders, split-shot, strike indicators, fly floatant, dry shake, and many other accessories, not to mention your lunch, water, and other necessities.Before deciding on a vest, hip-, or chestpack, decide how much you want to carry. If you prefer backcountry hiking and fishing, you might want something with a removable backpack to carry your boots and waders while you walk. If you are a match-the-hatch angler on an insect-rich river, you'll need a pack that accommodates many boxes for all your different types of fly patterns. Some anglers can keep it simple: If you are rock-hopping a small mountain stream, and all you need are a few attractor drys and some beadhead nymphs, a small chestpack might be best (and it's also much cooler). It may take some time to decide what's right for your type of fishing. Fly boxes. Flies are a big investment of money and—if you tie your own—time. You don't want your fly collection to get wet if you wade too deeply or drop a box in the river. Most trout flies are tied on hooks that can rust, so a waterproof fly box is more than a good idea.You also don't want your dry flies to blow away in the wind—one of the main reasons old-fashioned compartmentalized fly boxes have fallen out of favor. Foam boxes keep your flies in place but hooks can destroy the foam. Slitted foam boxes keep the flies in place, organized in neat rows, and because you remove and insert the flies from the same slit, the foam does not deteriorate and require replacement.Orvis Ultralight Wading JacketWading jackets. Don't underestimate the importance of a good wading jacket made specifically for fly fishing. Often the best fishing is in the spring and fall when it is cool and wind, rain, and even snow can accompany your fishing. If you have no jacket, or don't have the right jacket, weather can force you off the stream and cause you to miss some of the best fishing of the season. There have been dozens of times—in an Alaskan downpour (in a jet boat), drifting through a hailstorm on the Henry's Fork, or steelheading in a Great Lakes blizzard—where my fishing companions have commented that their jacket may be their most important piece of fishing equipment. If you are too cold and wet to continue fishing, your rod brand becomes irrelevant.Wading jackets are short so they don't drag in the water when you wade deep. They have large pockets for fly boxes and convenient zippers so you can reach inside to your vest without unzipping the jacket. The hood should be adjustable so you can wear it over your baseball cap, and fleece-lined hand-warmers are a nice touch.Get a jacket made of a breathable material, so moisture doesn't build up inside when it's cold out. As with waders, there are numerous breathable fabrics on the market, each with varying degrees of breathability and durability.Your jacket should also have a durable water repellent (DWR) coating, a chemical treatment that causes water to bead and run quickly off the exterior of the jacket instead of soaking the outside of the jacket. When the exterior gets waterlogged, it can make you feel cold and wet, even though water isn't actually penetrating the jacket membrane. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Trying to "undo me" is a difficult task. Realizing that I am my worst critic, I've pledged to stop beating myself up over myself. I always think I'll never be the best at something - that I don't have enough of what it takes. Or that my future is a black hole of nothingness that I have found myself falling into for twenty-nine years.
This realization - though it's not something new that has popped into my brain - but the commitment to changing it is new - was brought about when I was enjoying a meal at Daphne's reading Eat, Pray, Love. There were a lot of things the main character was realizing about herself, especially in India, which is the part I was reading at that moment. It was then I understood that in order to have peace - in order to stop worrying about the stupid stuff - I will have to make a conscientious effort to "undo me".
I think to step out of one's self is something everyone should do more than once in their lifetime. Maybe even twice, three times, okay eight. See your soul - not your shell. See the beauty of one's heart. Not the twisted labels that society, family, friends or the world put on us but the essence of who we are and the love that breathes inside our souls. It might not be about you not being perfect but that the world is an imperfect place. Maybe its not about trying to put the square peg in the round circle but trying to put a round circle around the square peg and recognizing this impossibility. I don't know if this makes any sense, I could be rambling but I hope you get my geometry.
All I know is that I am loved, I feel love and am very much in love.
In this life, in my life - why worry about more?
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Undo Me
Posted by Shaharoh
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Let's aim for one reinvention for now and see how that goes. It is difficult to switch to that "I can" attitude. It's so easy to get stuck and feel down, I'm glad that book over your meal gave you a kick in the butt. I had a recent kick in the butt too, but there are layers of things that need to be undone when you wait too long between and that kick only hit the first few layers. Like Shrek said,"Onions have layers" and so do we right?ReplyDelete
I soo agree with you and seeing it as layers is definitely a way to make progress without getting overwhelmed. I'm happy you had a recent kick and would love to hear about it. Lol - I love Shrek - I've seen all 3 but not the 4th yet.ReplyDelete


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Exterior Hazard Control Division
The basic objective of the Exterior Hazard Control Division's Weed Abatement program is to eliminate the incidents of grass and rubbish fires where possible and to reduce the severity where they cannot be eliminated.
Every year, fires threaten homes and properties as a result of unnecessary combustible debris and vegetation. It is every property owner's responsibility to eliminate these fire hazards upon their property that may endanger their neighbors and the community at large. Every property owner, regardless of residential, commercial, or parcels of land are ultimately responsible for managing their vegetation to meet fire district requirements. As a public service, the fire district offers lists of some area contractors who perform vegetation management work, such as, mowing, disking, and "weed-eating". The fire district does not endorse contractors nor imply approval of the quality of work performed.
Weed Abatement
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District has established minimum standards for weed abatement.2019 Minimum Weed Abatement Standards.pdfECCFPD Ordinance 2017-02.pdf
"Weeds" means all wild plants growing upon the streets or private property in this jurisdiction. It includes sagebrush, chaparral (chamise, coyote brush, greasewood, broom brush, buckwheat), dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable materials which are capable of being ignited and endangering the public safety by creating a fire hazard.
Property owners are ultimately responsible for managing their vegetation to meet fire district requirements. As a public service, the fire district offers lists of some area contractors who perform vegetation management work, such as, mowing, discing, and "weed-eating". The fire district does not endorse contractors nor imply approval of the quality of work performed.
2019 Weed Abatement Complaints
For complaints within the City of Brentwood limits – (925) 516-5405
For complaints within the City of Oakley limits - (925) 625-7031
For all other complaints – (925) 634-3400 or fax Weed Abatement Complaint form to - (925) 240-2130ECCFPD Weed Abatement Complaint Form as of 06-2017.pdf
Property owners are ultimately responsible to verify abatement meets fire district requirements. For more information regarding Weed Abatement, please contact the Exterior Hazard Control Division at 925-634-3400.
Defensible Space
Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation, debris and other types of combustible fuels have been treated, cleared, or reduced to slow the spread of fire to and from the building.
The most important person in protecting houses from wildfire is not a firefighter, but the property owner. It is the action taken by the owner before the wildfire occurs that is most critical. Everyone needs to know about defensible space.
100 Feet of Defensible Space is the Law
In January 2005 a new state law became effective that extended the defensible space clearance around homes and structures from 30 feet to 100 feet. Proper clearance to 100 feet dramatically increases the chance of your house surviving a wildfire. This defensible space also provides for firefighter safety when protecting homes during a wildland fire.Checklist.pdf2007DefSpaceBrochure.pdfDefensibleSpaceFlyer.pdf
Learn How You Can Create Defensible Space Around Your Home
Weed Abatement Contractor Lists2019 WEED ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR LIST.pdf
THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ARE EXCERPTED FROM THE EAST CONTRA COSTA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORDINANCE NO. 2017-02 ADOPTING THE 2016 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WITH AMENDMENTSECCFPD Ordinance 2017-02.pdf
SECTION 320 Exterior Fire Hazard Control.
320.1 General.
320.1.1 Jurisdictional Authority. The Board of Directors, retains its power and rights to act pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 14875), Division 12, of the Health and Safety Code, to clear or order the clearing of rubbish, litter or other flammable material where such flammable material endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard. Fire hazard abatement will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of said Part 5 and this ordinance. In the application of the provisions of said Part 5 to fire hazard abatement proceedings under this ordinance and the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, the terms "Board of Directors" or "Board," when used in Part 5, means the Board of Fire Commissioners of this jurisdiction under this section; and the officers designated in Health and Safety Code Section 14890 are the employees of the jurisdiction.
320.1.2 Contract for Services. The Board of Directors reserves and retains the power to award a contract for fire hazard abatement work when the employees of the jurisdiction are not used to perform the abatement work.
320.2 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chapter 2:
Cost of Abatement
Defensible Space
Priority Hazard Zone
Reduced Fuel Zone
320.3 Weeds and Rubbish a Public Nuisance. The Board hereby declares that all weeds growing upon private property or streets in this jurisdiction and all rubbish on private property or streets in this jurisdiction are public nuisances. Such weed nuisance is seasonal and recurrent.
320.4 Abatement of Hazard.
320.4.1 Prohibition. No person who has any ownership or possessory interest in or control of parcel of land shall allow to exist thereon any hazardous rubbish, weeds, trees, or other vegetation that constitutes a fire hazard. Destruction by burning within this jurisdiction is unlawful unless the written permission of the Fire Chief or designee is first obtained, and all other applicable permits are obtained from appropriate governing agencies or jurisdictions.
320.4.2 Specific Requirements. The Fire Code Official is authorized to enforce the minimum abatement standards for land in residential, rural and/or rural residential, business, industrial areas, or land which is unused or vacant outlined in this Section. The Fire Code Official is authorized to enforce additional or more stringent abatement on certain properties due to site-specific issues with terrain, regrowth, location, land use, or fire related history. The Fire Code Official is authorized to enter upon private property to do so, to the extent allowed by law.
3126.96.36.199 Parcels Five Acres or Less in Size. All weeds must be maintained at a height of no more than 3 inches. Weeds and grasses must be mowed, with material mulched and scattered or raked and bagged, and removed from the parcel, or disced (see Section 3184.108.40.206). All combustible rubbish or debris, including but not limited to: cardboard boxes, pallets, trash, wood rounds/chunks, rubble, etc., must be removed from the parcel. Parcels may require additional abatement during the season due to the regrowth of weeds and other flammable vegetation.
3220.127.116.11 Parcels Greater than Five Acres in Size. All parcels greater than five acres in size must have 30-foot fuelbreaks and 15-foot crossbreaks (see Sections 322.214.171.124 and 3188.8.131.52). Crossbreaks should divide the parcel into approximately 5-acre sections. Fence lines may require hand mowing/weed eating to ensure completion of fuelbreak. When terrain is too steep or rugged for a tractor, a handmowed fuelbreak may be required . All cut material should be mulched and scattered or raked, bagged and removed from parcel.
3188.8.131.52 Fuelbreaks Along Roadways. Fuelbreaks along roadways are required as part of the property line. Road right-of-ways shall be cleared to a minimum of 10 feet horizontally from the edge of driving surface and 13'6" vertically.
318.104.22.168 Active Pastureland. Active pastureland shall be provided with 15-foot wide fuelbreaks and crossbreaks if a sufficient number of animals are present to steadily reduce height of grasses during the summer months to 3 inches or less by the end of August, irrespective of parcel size. If this requirement cannot be met, 30-foot fuelbreaks and crossbreaks shall be required.
318.104.22.168 Active Cropland. Active cropland shall be provided with 15-foot fuelbreaks or crossbreaks if the crop is to be harvested by mid-June. If there is to be a later harvest, 30-foot fuelbreaks shall be required.
3126.96.36.199 Orchards. Orchards are to be maintained by complete abatement, including grasses under tree branches (see Section 3220.127.116.11). This may require pruning of lower branches to allow equipment access.
322.214.171.124 Tree Litter. Tree litter (eucalyptus leaves and bark, coniferous needles, leaves, fallen branches, etc.) shall be removed from the base of trees, tree stems, and limbs within 10 feet of the ground and maintained throughout the fire season.
3126.96.36.199 30-Foot Fuelbreaks. 30-foot fuelbreaks, where required, shall be provided around all structures, combustible storage, trees, shrubs and brush, along ridgelines, fencelines, ditches, and along the sides of, but not in, creeks. Fuelbreaks and crossbreaks are a continuous strip of disced or dozed ground following as closely as possible to the property line, and along one side of all fencelines, ditches, and on top of all ridgelines. Remove from the property all debris, rubble, junk, piles of dirt, etc., Which would obstruct or impede vehicles and/or equipment used for abatement work or fire suppression operations.
3188.8.131.52 Mowed Fuelbreaks. Mowed fuelbreaks shall be 60 feet wide and mowed crossbreaks 30 feet wide due to ability of the remaining surface material to support a fire growth.
3220.127.116.11 Discing Quality. All discing work, including fuelbreaks, shall be completed so that all weeds, grasses, crops and other vegetation or organic material, which could be expected to burn, shall be completely turned under to the point that there is not sufficient exposed fuel to maintain or allow the spread of fire.
320.5 Abatement Procedures.
320.5.1 Abatement Order. The Fire Code Official may order the abatement of the weeds and rubbish described in Sections 304.1.2 and 320. On making the order, the Fire Code Official will mail a copy of a notice to the owners of the affected property as their names and addresses appear upon the last county equalized assessment roll, or as their names and addresses are known to the Fire Code Official. As an alternative to mailing, the notice may be posted upon the affected property and published in the jurisdiction, not less than 15 days prior to the date of the abatement hearing. Copies of the notice will be headed with the words "Notice to Abate Weeds and Rubbish" in letters at least one inch high. The notice will be in substantially the following form:
You are hereby notified that weeds and rubbish constitute a fire hazard on the following described property owned by you:
(Describe property by common street designation, by metes and bounds, Assessor's code area and parcel number, or by reference to attached map).
You must remove the weeds and rubbish within fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice. If you fail to do so, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (District) will remove it, and the cost of the abatement, including administrative costs, will be collected as property taxes and will be a lien on your property until paid.
You are further notified that the District Board of Directors has declared that such weeds and rubbish constitute a public nuisance and that such weeds also constitute a seasonal and recurring nuisance.
You may appear before the Board of Directors of this jurisdiction on (time and date) at (place- room, street, address, and city) to show cause why this order should not be enforced.
(Signed): (Name of Fire Code Official)
320.5.2 Hearing Date. A date for hearing on the notice will be sent at least fifteen (15) days after the date of the notice. The date of the notice is the date on which the notice is placed in the United States mail or the date on which it is posted on the property. At the hearing, the property owner or his agent may appear to show cause why the order should not be enforced. For good cause shown, the Board of Directors may extend the time for compliance with the order or may rescind the order.
320.5.3 Contract Award. If the owner fails to comply with the order, the Fire Code Official may have the weeds and rubbish abated either by employees of this jurisdiction or by contract. If a contract is awarded, it will be by public bid, awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. A contract may include work on more than one parcel. Concerning any contract previously awarded as provided in this subsection and that has been fully extended as provided in that contract, it may thereafter be extended on its same terms and conditions for a further period (not to exceed one year) by agreement of the Board of Directors and the involved contractor.
320.5.4 Abatement Report of Costs. The Fire Code Official or his or her designee abating the nuisance will keep an account of the cost of abatement in front of or on each separate parcel of land and will render an itemized report in writing to the Board of Directors showing the cost of removing the weeds and rubbish on or in front of each separate lot or parcel of land, or both. Before the report is submitted to the Board of Directors, a copy of it will be posted for at least three days on or near the chamber door of the Board with a notice of the time and when the report will be submitted to the Board for confirmation. At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the Board of Directors will hear it and any objections of any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abatement. Thereupon, the Board of Directors may make such modifications in the report as it deems necessary, after which the report will be confirmed. The amount of the cost, including administrative costs, of abating the nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of the land mentioned in the report as confirmed will constitute special assessment against the respective parcels of land, and are a lien on the property for the amount of the respective assessments. Such lien attaches upon recordation, in the office of the County Recorder, of a certified copy of the Resolution of Confirmation.
320.5.5 Cost Assessments. Upon confirmation of the report of cost by the Board of Directors and the recordation of the Resolution of Confirmation, a copy of the report of cost will be sent to the County Auditor, who will enter the amount of the assessments against the parcels. Thereafter the amount of the assessments will be collected at the same time and in the same way as County taxes are collected. The owners are subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of county taxes are applicable to these assessment taxes.
320.6 Alternate Mitigation. In lieu of ordering abatement as provided in Section 320.5.1, the Fire Code Official of this jurisdiction may order the preparation of firebreaks/fuelbreaks around parcels of property where combustible weeds, crops, or brush are present. In determining the proper width for firebreaks/fuelbreaks, the Fire Code Official will consider the height of the growth, weather condition, topography, and the accessibility to the property for fire protection equipment. The procedure set forth in Section 320.5.1 for the abatement of weeds and rubbish shall apply to the preparation of firebreaks/fuelbreaks.
320.7 Subsurface Fires.
320.7.1 Peat Fire. It is the duty of each person, firm, corporation, or association not to permit a peat fire in or a fire involving combustible vegetable matters under the surface of the natural ground to remain upon the property. It is hereby declared that it is the duty of any person as herein defined to take all necessary precautions to extinguish any subsurface fire involving peat or vegetable material at the owner's own cost and expense.
320.7.2 Fire Suppression Costs. If there exists upon the lands or property of any person as herein defined a subsurface fire involving the burning or combustion of peat, vegetable matter or vegetation, and the owner or occupant thereof has not taken reasonable precautions within a reasonable time to extinguish or minimize such fire or combustion, this jurisdiction may, in addition to its regular duties to extinguish or minimize such fire or combustion, go upon the lands of any person as herein defined and extinguish such fire or combustion. Any costs incurred by the District in fighting the fire and for the cost of providing rescue or emergency medical services shall be a charge against the property owner. The charge shall constitute a debt of the property owner and is collectable by the jurisdiction incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, express or implied. (See Health and Safety Code §13009.)


text: Susan O'Neal wrote: > The only other questions I have is what general time frame > is the bardic competition, is the site wet and what is a Plague Frog. I can do two out of three! Site is wet, period containers of course. Plague Frog is a "hot potatoe" type game we like to play. We toss a frog about the circle until the music stops. If you are caught holding the frog at that time, you have caught the plague and must die. Good deaths do count. The final person standing in the game is a carrier who gets to take the frog with them and spread the plague. Bardic time, I'm having a lapse. Perhaps our current bard can tell us. Britta the Red -- If you can't set a good example, then you'll just have to be an object lesson.


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