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When you think of Las Vegas, you probably think of a lot of wild things, including gambling, drinking, partying and a lot of nearly-naked, bejeweled ladies wearing feather headdresses. Then, if you're like a lot of people, you think of the tab you'll run up enjoying all the aforementioned revelries and you decide quietly, calmly, rationally and regretfully to stay home. However, there's more to Vegas than first meets the eye, and if you're not a gambler, you could end up "sleeping with the fishes" if you play your cards right. Don't worry, we're not setting you up like Bugsy Siegel at the Flamingo; we're just recommending that you check out the wild and crazy aquatic life in the middle of the desert. You won't believe what you'll find (and it's all in almost any budget!)
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The Politics of Real Estate
Few industries are as profoundly impacted by the political machinations in Washington as the real estate industry. Whether it's old legislation like Jimmy Carter's Community Reinvestment Act or Barack Obama's massive mortgage bailouts, the U.S. political machine has a huge impact (usually bad) on the business of real estate.
Ideally, we could ignore politics. But here at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter, we insist on seeing the world with clarity - including the reality of Washington's aggressive involvement in every facet of our business, from mortgage lending to real estate sales license; from loan modification regulations to appraisal requirements... every piece of our business is profoundly impacted by politics. So rather than stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality, readers of the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter choose to be informed and prepared.
Mortgage Industry News
Few things change more rapidly than the mortgage market, and with the increasing dominance of GSE's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the mortgage business, it's more important than ever to keep up. Here are a few recent mortgage news updates:
Mortgage News
- HAMP Success Tally Slowly Growing
- Biggest Down Payments in the Country Found in New Jersey
- President Bypasses Congress, Appoints Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau
- Federal Reserve Recommends Expanding GSEs to Turn Housing Market Around
- Mortgage Rates Likely to Remain Low for a While Longer
- Top Former FDIC, Wells Fargo Execs Say Fannie and Freddie Must Go
- FHA Continues to Extend Anti-Flipping Waiver
- More Homeowners Using Delaying Tactics to Slow Down Foreclosures
- Now that It's Passed: The True Cost of the Payroll Tax Cut
- Minnesota Cities Limit Rental Volumes
About Bryan Ellis
Bryan Ellis is an Atlanta-based real estate analyst and publisher of the widely read newsletter "The Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter". With over 200,000 subscribers - including real estate investors, agents, brokers, appraisers and other real estate professionals - the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter is among America's largest sources of unbiased coverage of politics and public policy for the real estate industry.
Bryan Ellis serves as editor in chief for the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter and is assisted by an extraordinary staff of writers, researchers and editors who are each real estate experts in their own right and who assure that the news we report is well researched, factual, and highly relevant to today's real estate industry.
Bryan is very happily married and has two wonderful daughters. He makes his home in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. You can contact the team at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter here.


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RM Seafood
RM Seafood by Rick Moonen was an amazing experience. The food was amazing, the atmosphere is very mellow but also gorgeous.
Only the freshest oysters on this menu.
Oysters were prepared perfectly. None were stuck in the shells and were very fresh! Absolutely delicious!
The calamari pictured above was absolutely amazing! It was extremely fresh! Fried calamari with fried sweet and spicy cherry peppers. We just could not get enough of this dish! If you are a fan of calamari this is a must have!
Salmon was cooked to perfection.
Moonen's mash and garlic spinach, two things that we could not resist trying. The mashed potatoes were creamy and delicious. The capers, red onion, and scallions were the prefect addition to this amazing side.


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T now no longer GT but more like HT had kindly sent me a message from the wilds of Tanzania to remind me that I owed him a present.
And knowing HT I suspected that the way to satiate his carnivorous heart was a meat-based present. I had already procured a couple of packets of beef jerky from the inimitable Duane Reade in New York. DD and I had actually done the obligatory DR run on returning to our hotels after our wonderful meal at Union Square Café (sadly still not written up, though I certainly haven't forgotten that meal!) So it's well past midnight and we're in our finery, I'm carrying a little beaded Chanel evening bag, fully bejewelled etcetera and we're wandering the aisles of this neon drenched pharmacy cum general store filling our basket with the most eclectic purchases (black safety pins - what a good idea!, the obligatory beef jerky, vivid post-it notes, DD's beloved body washes, intriguing potions not available over the counter in neither Sydney nor London and the usual stash of Advil for P and T leading a sun kissed but gel-capped deprived life in Spain). Our mode of dress did seem somewhat incongruous but some time after returning I finally caught the Sex in the City film and was amused to see Carrie and Miranda shopping in Duane Reade looking rather fabulous. So maybe that's how it's done in New York.
One thing that New York is certainly awash with is fine steak houses whereas London doesn't have the same reputation. We have the various Gaucho Grills which I'd always been a fan of until my last two visits at one of the newer ones near London Bridge where we had shoddy service and for the first time I was distinctly unimpressed by the steak and then had to wait for the so-called accompanying vegetables to materialise. You can't knock the excellent meat at Smiths of Smithfield and I'm sure Mark Hix would do us proud at Hix's Oyster and Chophouse but I wanted the sort of steakhouse that you find in New York.
So what did I do - booked a table for us at Goodman, which is the first UK outpost of a Russian steakhouse chain. And even though I was intrigued by the thought of Russian beef and reservations evaporated when I heard they had their own meat drying room. Mmmm they take their meat very seriously at Goodman. The place is all very masculine with chocolate (or should I say rich gravy) coloured leather clad booths and dark wood tables and the largest steak knives ever. Do Russian oligarchs have particularly large hands? I'm not sure a vegetarian would be entirely happy here, it's all rather beefy and some of the diners looked like they're draped in the pelts of previous dinners. Well it can get very chilly in Moscow!
Our pretty Polish waitress brings us her show-and-tell tray (a little in the style of Gaucho) to explain the provenance and cut of this evenings beasts. We are offered amongst others a New York strip steak, the neat Australian fillet mignon (for ladies), the more marbled American rib-eye steak and the British rib - 800g of pure meaty goodness sliced off the bone for two to share. Or in the case of our resident solid little carnivore a light snack for one. But before we start on the main feature we have to select a few meaty starters.
E (D) goes sensibly for the organic salmon carpaccio with tomato seeds but D, HT and I dive straight in to the meat and whilst HT tucks into the selection of cured meats with spicy mustard D and I opt to split the Goodman beef tartare with avocado and herbs followed by the beef carpaccio, micro-cress, shave parmesan and aged balsamic. I don't generally go for the avocado but I am partial to a little beef tartare and the key word there is 'little'.
Every time I have ordered beef tartare in a restaurant I have found it so filling I haven't been able to do it justice so it's a perfect sharing platter. And D and I both have already set this precedence in Lille's Brasserie André with their signature dish of steak tartare and despite several attempts we've never been able to finish a portion by ourselves. And in spite of not being a fan of the particular texture of avocado - it was a fine tartare and the carpaccio was not too shabby either.
It is worth pointing out that if you are of the vegetarian persuasion you can still enjoy a meat-free starter at Goodman. As you could have fire roasted aubergine, oven dried tomatoes and feta cheese or velouté of Jerusalem artichoke with white truffle oil. We were very happy with our distinctly non-vegetarian starters however and are looking forward to the main meat banquet.
To herald the imminent arrival of our meaty comestibles the largest steak knives ever are delivered. Clearly nothing is to impede our devouring of their fine meat.
HT isn't disappointed and I am just able to very quickly 'pap' his 800g of grass-fed 28 day dry aged (on site) Rib on the Bone (British) for he starts dispatching it. It may have been a dish designed for two but someone's been deprived of beef for a while is sure making up for it.
D has opted for the rib-eye steak whereas E(D) and I plumped for the fillet mignons. I choose to anoint my steal with some classic Béarnaise sauce - delicious!
The accompaniment has to be the hand-cut chips which come highly recommended by our waitress. And for the requisite greenness we have some creamed spinach. The steak is just fabulous, melt in the mouth, cuts like butter with our weapons and very fine indeed – this was a good choice, a Goodman choice.
As soon as we start the chips arrive we realise these are award winning chips and our virtuous thought of sharing one portion between the four of us is blown away immediately and we have to order a top up.
When we clean our plates our waitress kindly offers to escort us downstairs to view their aging room. Here we can see the next few week's dinners maturing and reaching their optimum meatiness. We tear ourselves away quickly in case HT finds a knife and fork and barricades himself in – definitely his idea of a sweet shop!
For dessert they had me at warm chocolate fondant with pistachio ice cream so I didn't bother looking at the rest of the menu. It transpired that I could have indulged in baked vanilla cheesecake, glazed vanilla crème brulée, iced peanut parfait or caramelised apple tart with cinnamon ice cream. If MC had been dining with us he could have enjoyed a selection of artisan cheeses from the board.
Goodman is given a resounding seal of approval by everyone - they certainly know their meat and deserve their three steak forks. It would have been the perfect evening if London transport hadn't so systematically disappointed us at every turn; the gloss of our fabulous feast was slightly diminished by the tortuous two hour journey home. Well at least thanks to Goodman we weren't the tiniest bit hungry!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Not just Goodman but very Goodman
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The Niagara River Greenway Commission has announced that the public comment period has opened for the 37th round of projects. In addition, the commission announced that the public comment time will close at the end of the day on Dec. 31.
Projects are posted atwww.niagaragreenway.org. Comments may be submitted either at the website or by hard copy to the Commission at 2136 West Oakfield Road, Grand Island, NY 14072.
Among the projects in for consistency review is one by the Buffalo Audubon Society for bird habitat Enhancements at Buckhorn State Park and North Tonawanda Audubon Preserve
According to the project application, "Work at Buckhorn Island State Park will focus on upland habitats to complement wetland restoration that has already occurred; both upland and wetland habitats are threatened by rapidly spreading European black alder (among other invasive species)."
"If habitat restoration and protection efforts and adaptive management of targeted invasive species are not implemented their inexorable spread will significantly degrade the existing native vegetation communities and associated avian and wildlife habitat in the park, and will threaten the wetland habitats that have been the focus of previous restoration."
Once the public comment period has ended, the NRGC will review projects and on Jan. 21, 2014, vote on the consistency of the projects in relation to the Greenway plan.
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Almost five years ago Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, opened its doors in Westfield, thanks to the vision and generosity of Dr. Gerald Glasser and the leadership of Keith Hertell, our first board chair, and all the other founding board members. We opened our doors on the third floor of the First United Methodist Church and started our program.
Since then we have served over 1,200 children and their parents and guardians coping with loss due to death, or supporting a family member with a life altering illness. We have provided education to over 7,000 youth and adults and trained 232 adult and teen volunteers, 98 of them from Westfield. We are currently serving 225 children and their parents from 48 NJ towns every two weeks.
All of our services to grieving children and parents have always been, and will continue to be free and available as long as people need them.
With our imminent move to our new home in Mountainside which will allow us to expand and double the number of children and families we can serve, we want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts to the community of Westfield. Thank you for embracing and believing in our mission, supporting us in our work and stepping up in every way imaginable. From individuals to the schools to the local clergy, foundations and businesses, you have made it possible for so many children, teens and adults to get the support, hope and healing they so desperately needed at the worse time in their lives.
This is a bittersweet leaving for us – we are so grateful and overjoyed to be in a position to move into a space of our own, one which will enable us to help more children and families, but we are a bit heartbroken to leave the community which has supported us from the very beginning, a community which so many of us – from the staff to participants, donors and volunteers, call home.
We take comfort in the fact that we will be nearby, and as we embark on this new and exciting journey we hope you all will be a part of it and please come visit us! Our Open House is Feb. 22. Stay tuned for more details. A very special thanks to our first home at the First United Methodist Church for opening their doors to us in 2012. We are forever grateful. With love from Imagine.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Ladies Day at the Galway Races
I have been completely AWOL, but it's not due to laziness it's because I've had the most incredibly busy summer. I moved to a new place, started a science internship, meet new people and learnt so much. With the summer starting to draw to an end and I'll soon be returning to college once again, I have at last found some time to sit down and write an actual proper blog post! I've loads to share from the summer months that have passed, so I thought I'd start with the famous and fabulous Galway Races. I had never been before and was lucky enough to get to attend on Ladies day, along with 42,000 other beautifully dressed people.
My beautiful dress was made by my mammy and is incredibly comfortable. I love the tiny flower print, bow sash and bright net peaking out from underneath. The net has a great affect on the shape of the dress, creating a ballerinaesque skirt which is great fun to wear. I paired it with a cream cardigan with flower corsages (Primark), gold River Island heels (borrowed), sunglasses (Moschino at TK Max)and cupcake necklace (Juicy Couture, birthday present). I was not pleased to later find my beloved €20 Moschino sunglasses broken in my bag! My budgeted ladies day hairpiece consisted of two Primark pink feather pieces at €2.50 each, I clipped them at the front of my huge messy bun.
A perfect day out, and despite the shocking amount of money that is spent at the races, if you don't have ample quantities of cash you can still enjoy it. The only new items I purchased for the day was my Primark feathers, there is often student tickets on offer and my beating came to a grand total of €2. The atmosphere and energy was just amazing, I would recommend it to anyone. And of course the glamour at Ladies day is not to be beaten so you will enjoy hours of fashion inspiration and competition!
Hope everyone is enjoying their week and a huge thank you to everyone who continues to follow and read my blog!
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I would like to share with you my latest blog post in the form of a slideshow. I am starting to experiment with different ways of creating content and I hope that your find this informative and worthy of your attention.
In the slideshow below, I touch on the high-points of electroculture – what it is, how it works, and some applications. Enjoy!


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Crewe in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lee's Retreat
—April 5-6, 1865 —
Next Stop
Nottoway Court House
4.7 miles
Erected by Virginia's Retreat.
Location. 37° 10.615′ N, 78° 7.687′ W. Marker is in Crewe, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Marker is at the intersection of W Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) and Meade Street, on the left when traveling north on W Virginia Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crewe VA 23930, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Roger Atkinson Pryor (within shouting distance of this marker); Lottie Moon (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370 (approx. 1.2 miles away); T. O. Sandy (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ella Graham Agnew (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Nottoway Meeting House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ingleside Training Institute (approx. 3.6 miles away); Nottoway Court House (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crewe.
More about this marker.
Regarding Crewe. Part of a driving tour following General Robert E. Lee's route from Petersburg to Appomattox. While visiting the site a more detailed description is played on short range radio on AM1610. Or call 1-800-6-retreat.
Also see . . .
1. Lee's Retreat to Appomattox. Civil War Traveler guide to the retreat. (Submitted on March 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. Lee's Retreat. Virginia's Retreat guide. (Submitted on March 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
3. Civil War Traveler - Southside Virginia & Lee's Retreat. Lee's Retreat: Radio Message Scripts. Stop 24: Crewe. (Submitted on May 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
Categories. • War, US Civil •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 900 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


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Connecting Classrooms
Pen Pal Projects
Connecting Classrooms is a project that is bringing classrooms from diverse locations together to learn about one another through pen pal exchanges and other forms of communication. This project started very simply when a handful of teachers that I have worked with in different countries expressed an interest in having a partner classroom in another country. Teachers Michael Palmer at Pechersk School International in Kiev, Joe Giulietti at the American School of Budapest, John David Hartnick at DeRust Futura Academy in Grabouw, South Africa, Ken Buescher at Stadley Rough in Danbury, CT., and Gael Lynch at Reed School in Newtown, CT., were among the first ones to participate. Joe and Ken maintained a weekly skype conference that lasted through two school years.
The project broadened somewhat in March 2008 when I traveled to a conference in Bucharest, Romania, bringing with me letters from approximately twenty classrooms in the USA. All of these letters were distributed to teachers from new "Bridges" sites including Finland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Australia, Poland and more. Some of these new connections flourished and resulted in productive relationships, others fizzled out in spite of good intentions. It is our hope that we will continue to develop a highly effective model for facilitating pen pal connections.
In October 2009 I brought more than 1000 letters to Africa from over 50 classrooms in the USA. Many of the letters were successfully delivered. Some were not. One of the mysterious aspects and sometimes frustrating aspects of pen pal ventures is sometimes they work out incredibly well and other times they fail. We will do our best to try to help you when we can but there are no guarantees beyond that.
Shown below are two dedicated volunteers, Mary Jain Dayger and Darlene Humphrey. In the photo they are organizing the directory of teachers who sent letters to Africa in October 2009.
Mary Jain (MJ) will be managing communications with the various partnerships that evolve. We plan to use this web site to report on these classroom connections.
How to Get Your Class Involved
If you would like to pursue a pen pal connection with students from a school far away please send an email to email@example.com letting Mary Jain know that you are interested. We cannot guarantee we'll be able to arrange a connection for you but we will try. There are web sites that are primarily dedicated to facilitating pen pal connections. Bridges of Peace and Hope is not a "Pen Pal" site. Our mission is to enable diverse groups of students and teachers to work together to promote respect, understanding, and cooperation through collaborative educational projects. Establishing a pen pal connection is one way to start these collaborations.
The link below will bring you to a document that provides guidelines for preparing your class letters to send to prospective partners.
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I have been working on my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' and here are some more of my recent images. I am really enjoying expanding on the story of evolution in my sketchbook. It makes me think straight away as to how it relates to my ever growing collection of objects and the time it takes to nurture it.
This is only a small selection of my objects!
Sharks teeth!
These are some of my bugs (insects) mixed media images:
The above two drawings started life as mono prints, then collage and a Sharpee pen added.
I could not resist painting this bug. Trying to get his colour just right was a bit of a headache but layering the colours works perfectly.
Please check the Sketchbook Challenge website out. It is very interesting to see everyone's take on the theme and the varying art materials used. Time for me to place my artwork on the Flicker page and join in the group activity. Look forward to seeing you there. Are you joining in?
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In 1963 we were awarded our Royal Charter. This means that we are the only organisation in the world able to award Chartered Colourist (CCol) status – the pinnacle of achievement for coloration professionals.
We have a set of internationally recognised professional coloration qualifications that extend to honours degree level. In addition, we offer a range of practical, industry-proven training courses. These training courses are taught by experts, and driven by what's happening in industry. Each year we help thousands of people at every stage of learning and career development, with training, qualifications and our extensive resources.
An important part of the Society's commitment to maintaining the professionalism of its members is its scheme for continuing professional development. Details of the scheme can be found on the link to CPD on the left.
Central to our status as an educational charity is the Colour Experience – workshops and activities for children, young people and students.
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RACHMANINOV: Vespers – Netherlands Radio Choir/ Kaspars Putnins – BIS multichannel SACD 2039, 60:20 [Distr. by Naxos] *****:
Recently I gave five thumbs-up to the Latvian Radio Choir's performance of this demanding and much-loved work, one which has suffered brilliant and terrible performances over the years, and also gets pegged into the idea that only Slavic singers can properly do justice to the work—which is nonsense.
Then along comes the Netherlands Radio Choir to add their own take to this work, equally as adept and finely-honed, not to say big-boned—which it is—that proves the point. The best recordings these days are coming from all over the world, proving that Rachmaninov is as universally beloved in non-Slavic countries as Gershwin is in Russia.
This is a wide, beautifully paced recording that does full justice to the surround sound concept, using the basses to full effect and a wonderful sense of spatiality and depth that is so lacking on many standard stereo issues. In fact, I have noticed over the years that purely choral music often benefits more from the surround treatment than many orchestral pieces. Perhaps it is the similarity of timbre in the voices that resonates so well as opposed to having to capture so many differing instrumental characteristics—I don't know, this is just a guess—but something about many choral recordings seem to flood the speakers in a way that I don't always get otherwise.
There are no weak spots here at all, only superbly wrought vocalizations of one of the seminal choral works of the last century, almost symphonic in scope, and as powerful a piece as you are likely to hear. If you still don't know this work, by all means hasten to make its acquaintance. This is a good place to start.
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Bob's Most Excellent Kayak Adventure
Loyal readers of this blog will likely remember a post I did way back in September 2009, entitled "Kelly's Excellent Canoe Adventure". Kelly was a coworker who owned an old aluminum Grumman canoe and he happened to live just a short portage from the Susquehanna River in Owego. That trip was a good one for two reasons: Kelly paddled me around while I fished, a luxury to any fisherman, and 2) the fishing was very good. But since that enjoyable trip, most of my fly fishing has been afoot – wading the muddy and rocky shoals, riffles, and pools. While I've certainly caught a good number of smallmouth bass over the last years on the hoof, I've always wondered – what's it like in the back country – could there be places where the bass are bigger and less visited by feather-throwing types?
I set the goal to get out and float the river again the following year after my first Susquehanna float. But the trip somehow eluded me. I changed jobs in 2011, lamented high water for two years and a lack of time in others. So back when the big river was still locked in ice, I developed more resolve towards this goal. And with the river flowing low and clear and the weather splendid, I found one recent weekend to be the perfect opportunity. My daughter and son were home from work and college and could assist in doing shuttle service to make sure I had the reliable kayka-conveying Subaru Outback in place for me at the boat launch in Owego. All I had to do was gear up and get in the water at the NY DEC fishing access in Apalachin.
The trip would take me down-river past a favorite honey-hole and beyond to an area along the Hiawatha Links Golf Course where google satellite imagery showed me some very bassy looking water. I had never fished this area. The call was too great to ignore and somewhat pathetic Salmon River reports just added to the appeal.
Come one Friday evening I hauled my kayak – an Old Town Loon – from its pond-side lair. I was able to get it on the roof rack and tie it down single-handed. The next morning I was off to the access, with a stop thrown in for a Sausage Egg McMuffin and hash brown. Us river rats have to eat, don't you know!
The river was fogged in as expected with the air temps in the mid-40's. I had my kayak ready to go at the access and met another angler getting ready to launch his river boat to fish the long pool in front of us. We talked fishing and shared stories, one of mine being the infamous meet-up with a musky covered in this blog some time ago.
I launched my kayak and fished the tail of the pool, then slid down the riffle following the tailout. In just a few minutes I pulled ashore at one of my favorite pools on the river. Most recently, bass fishing has not been as good as it normally is, but I had to at least wet a line just in case. Between wet wading and enduring the chilly morning air temps and fog, I was close to shivering after about 20 minutes and without any action, decided to get back in my kayak and enter into the unknown waters beyond.
As I paddled downriver, the fog began to burn off, the air temps warmed, and the colors of fall came out. With a little bit of sun poking through, I noticed the northern bank of the river was still dark with shade. A downfall piqued my interest, so I tied on an olive soft hackle bugger that I tie with a little added schmaltz (gold flash and some long rubber legs) and that has served me well this year.
I cast upstream of the downfall and as I drifted past, stripped my fly down and across its edge. I only needed to do this twice before setting the hook on a nice fish. It immediately bolted downstream, jumped high and mighty, and I was all smallie smiles…
The north shore of the river hosted a number of such places – areas where debris piled up during floods, downfalls, eddies – and all of them were shaded from the strong morning sun.
I missed a few strikes and even spooked some bass, witnessing the telltale "puff of river bottom" as I glided down the river about 20 feet off the shoreline.
I passed a few river braids on my voyage that were inviting but fishless…
And then I came to a wide riffle and a river bend where the water slowed and the bottom disappeared. A river braid re-entered the river just above the the bend, but what looked very fishy was the line of thick weeds that formed on a bar at the transition point. I fished the edge of these weeds and was soon rewarded with a take and another nice bass…
I continued to paddle, drift and fish as I passed through the bend. In some ways it was difficult fishing as there was so much good water to explore but only so much time to fish and make the long paddle down to Owego. There was also the fall colors and a rich selection of wildlife on display, including blue herons, bitterns, mink, osprey…
After fishing the big bend, I came upon a stretch of river that was a lot more like the St Lawrence River than what I'm used to on the Susquehanna. The northern shore was rocky and in places large boulders jutted from the river. As I paddled closer, the bottom came into view, strewn with large rocks in places. Depths varied – in some places the waters were shallow – in others the bottom would fall away. After recon of a 50 yard stretch, I paddled back to the head of this stretch, rigged one of my own crayfish flies, and started casting. It didn't take long to catch a few nice smallmouth bass, with smaller ones mixed in as well. As I suspected, this was great holding water for smallies. But it was holding water for other predators, which I soon learned.
I hooked a small bass that, as most bass do, went airborne and then bulldogged down in the 6 foot depths beneath my kayak. As this bass ran around, I saw a golden brown flash come out of nowhere and snatch my fish. My line tightened immediately, my rod bent over double and what had to be a big musky slowly towed me up-river.
I quickly realized that if I was to land this fish, I better get to the other side of the river where the slope to shore was gradual and made for easy wading. I used my free hand to slowly paddle across and downriver as the musky swam upriver. I gradually made my way to shallow water and, keeping rod high and steady pressure on the fish, beached the kayak and struggled to my feet. I then got parallel to the fish, put sideways pressure on it, and tried my best to work the fish in to me, knowing it was probably not hooked.
I could only hope the musky would hold on long enough for me to get close and grab it (carefully) under its gills. But as in my first encounter with such a fish, it was not to be. I could see the beginnings of the sink tip section of my fly line when the fish had finally had enough and released the fish. Remarkably, this bass looked virtually untouched, save one or two puncture marks. I could only surmise that the musky had fully engulfed the bass in its mouth for the bass to escape major tooth wounds. I actually released the bass and it swam away. Also amazing was the fact that my 1X tippet held up to a mouth of teeth known for line-parting effectiveness.
After leaving two great fish to fight another day, I took a moment to soak it all in, trembling a bit from a great battle. The musky had twice taken me down to my backing and bucked my fly rod with massive head shakes for over 20 minutes.
I decided then that it was time to call it quits. Sometimes it's good to end on a high note, stopping at the end of a crescendo. This would certainly be one of those days even though I never landed "the fish of a thousand casts". But also, as afternoon advanced into evening, it was still a long way to Owego. Effortless, so effortless, that long paddle home seemed…
One Response to "Bob's Most Excellent Kayak Adventure"
Great post, great pics, great fish! In fact, I'm envious – I haven't had one of those days in a while. Thanks for sharing the adventure!


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Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing President Donald Trump over a so-called "hush agreement".
Daniels claims she and Mr Trump had an affair starting in 2006, but he denies the allegations.
So why is this story important? And what do you need to know?
Who is Stormy Daniels?
Stormy Daniels was born Stephanie Clifford in Louisiana in 1979.
She moved into the adult film industry first as a performer, before in 2004 branching out into directing and also writing.
Her stage name, Stormy Daniels, comes from Mötley Crüe's bassist Nikki Sixx's daughter Storm, and the US whisky Jack Daniels – which southerner Ms Clifford chose after reading an ad calling the drink "a Southern favourite".
You may also recognise her from such films The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, and the music video for Maroon Five's song Wake Up Call.
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She also thought of running for a US Senate seat in Louisiana in 2010 but called off her run after she said her candidacy was not being taken seriously.
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It all goes back to July 2006 – when the White House was merely a twinkle in Donald Trump's eye.
Ms Daniels says she met him that month at a charity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, a resort area between California and Nevada.
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"He was all sprawled out on the couch, watching television or something," she said in the interview. "He was wearing pyjama pants."
Ms Daniels alleges the pair had sex in the hotel room (Mr Trump's lawyer said he "vehemently denies" the allegation.)
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So what more has she said?
Ms Daniels said Mr Trump suggested he could bring her on to his TV show The Apprentice.
She also recounts watching a shark documentary with the future president.
Ms Daniels says he's "terrified" of the animal and – look away, shark fans – he apparently told her "I hope all the sharks die."
She claims the pair kept speaking for years afterwards. Ms Daniels said the last time they spoke was in 2010, around the time she called off her US Senate bid.
However, rumours of the affair started to appear before the November 2016 presidential election.
The Wall Street Journal reported just days before the vote that Ms Daniels had been in discussions with ABC's "Good Morning America" programme to tell all about the reported affair, before abruptly cutting off talks.
Why is the story in the news now?
It's been building up for a few months and isn't going away.
In January, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, made a $130,000 (£94,000) payment to Ms Clifford in October 2016, one month before the election.
The Journal said the money was part of a non-disclosure agreement with Ms Clifford, which said she couldn't discuss the affair publicly.
"These are old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election," a White House official said.
Mr Cohen denied the payment. In a statement to the Journal, he called the allegations "outlandish", and said they'd been "consistently denied by all parties" for years.
But in February he announced he had in fact paid Ms Daniels the money.
In a statement to the New York Times, Mr Cohen said neither the Trump campaign nor the Trump organisation knew anything about the payment, which he had made from his own pocket. He says he wasn't repaid.
"The payment to Ms Daniels was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone.
Shortly after the Journal article, Ms Daniels launched her "Make America Horny Again" tour at a South Carolina strip club on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.
The manager of the club, Jay Levy, said he had booked her the day after the Wall Street Journal article about the $130,000 payment.
A leaflet for the launch poked fun of the alleged affair. "He saw her live," the flier said. "You can too!"
What's the latest news?
Ms Daniels on Tuesday said she was suing Mr Trump, claiming he didn't sign the non-disclosure deal, or "hush agreement".
Her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, tweeted about the lawsuit with a link to the documents filed in a California court.
The next day, reports surfaced saying President Trump had won a restraining order against Ms Daniels in February.
The order, won in private arbitration proceedings, reportedly stopped her from sharing "confidential information" about their alleged relationship.
"This case has already been won in arbitration and anything beyond that, I would refer you to the president's outside counsel," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.
Ms Daniels' lawyer called the White House comments "ludicrous".
CNN reported on Thursday that President Trump was upset with Ms Sanders for the comments, as it was the first time anyone from the White House had indicated that Mr Trump was in any way involved with Ms Daniels.
What's been the reaction?
South Carolina congressman Mark Sanford is one of the few Republicans to comment. He told the Washington Post the claims are "deeply troubling".
"If it was a Democratic president and hush money had been paid in the campaign, would there be a series of hearings going on?" Mr Sanford asked. "I think you could probably point to a fair number of indicators that suggest there would be."
Democrats Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice, representatives for California and New York respectively, asked the FBI to investigate Mr Cohen's payment to Ms Daniels.
The Daniels-Trump debacle has also trickled down to a rather more local level.
In Utah, Republican representative Mike Noel introduced a bill to rename a road to Donald J. Trump Utah National Parks Highway.
But Democrat state senator Jim Dabakis told local press that if the bill makes it to the upper house, he would propose a change to rename an adjoining road the Stormy Daniels Rampway.
What could it mean for President Trump?
The allegations surfaced at a tricky time for White House officials, and don't appear to be going away.
As well as the ongoing investigation into possible collusion with Russia, more and more of Mr Trump's staff have left or are under scrutiny.
The last thing the White House needs is another scandal to respond to.
It's also raised the spectre of a former president.
Remember that Bill Clinton faced impeachment proceedings after lying about his affair with staffer Monica Lewinsky.
Lanny Davis, a lawyer who served as special counsel to President Clinton, on Wednesday accused Republicans of "utter hypocrisy" for the way they're treating Mr Trump compared with how they treated Mr Clinton.
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OAKLAND - Patrick Fiammetta-McConnell was sentenced today to 157 months in federal prison for carjacking, robbery, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.
McConnell, 31, of Oakland, California, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2012, to carjacking, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2119; interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a); possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(viii); one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
According to court documents, McConnell admitted that on July 27, 2011, he and codefendant Ismael Eduardo Axtle each used a firearm in the course of a carjacking and robbery of a San Francisco parking garage employee. Days after this incident, on August 1, 2011, McConnell was caught with a stolen vehicle and 40 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition. McConnell initially fled on foot from law enforcement officers, but was ultimately apprehended carrying several baggies of methamphetamine which he admitted he was planning to sell. Officers later found a .40 caliber handgun in the trunk of yet another stolen vehicle in McConnell's possession.
United States District Court Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong imposed McConnell's 157-month sentence and ordered him to begin serving his time immediately. Judge Armstrong also sentenced McConnell to 4 years of supervised release to follow his term of imprisonment. Axtle pleaded guilty on May 14, 2013, to robbing the parking garage as well as other unrelated crimes, and is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Armstrong on July 30, 2013.
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I, honestly, thought that allotments go back to the 1900's, maybe when the World War II had just finished, but no. The idea and start of allotments actually goes back to 1649!
The practical need to grow food, is part of our history and as such, farmers etc...required small acres of earth for the food production. However, this was a struggle with the land.
This all goes way back to when the Saxons were able to clear land and use it for usage, until the Normans came along and claimed ownership. The first mentioned of allotted land, arrived late in the reign of Elizabeth I when allotments were attached to tenant cottages for compensation for the reawakening of land.
In 1649, somebody called Gerrard Winstanley led a group of men to take over land. This done well in protest of the people, who were being robbed of their land by the Normans. At this time also, food prices were high. Winstanley's men began to cultivate the land. He claimed that all men had the 'right to dig'. Winstanley captured man's imagination, however the protest was sadly killed by the authorities. Although, the spirit of 'right to dig' still lives in many of us today!
Disappointingly, during the industrial transformation, thousands abandoned the maintenance way of life and relocated to cities to work in the factories. Still, there was a change in the air with the General Enclosure Act of 1845, the Allotment Movement and with it came a new principle; local councils were to provide land.
This went on and on, until even public parks were turned into allotments. It was estimated that 1.4 million allotments were used to produce 1.3 tonnes of fruit and vegetables per year! I'd love to produce that many!
Today, we have higher interests for allotments and so much to do with them, such as combination of crops, fertilizers, appropriate equipment and tools. It's amazing how they coped during that time, having only the simple compost and manure, basic gear and appliances, still grew as good as today!
I've got a lot of respect for the older generation of our society!...
...and looking at the photo above, if not, better crops!
In the 1970's, my Mum had an plot in Bebington Road Allotments. It is a great honour to be part of Bebington Road Allotments, where my Mum was.
I recall, as a small child, playing on my Mum's allotment. One memory in particular, playing on my metal Ferguson tractor, even chain driven, with little legs powering it. With my tipping trailer, I filled it up with my Mum's onions before they had grown, I understand why my Dad shouted at me now!
It would have been lovely to have had my Mum's old plot to carry on the good work that she did, but somebody else at the moment is doing a good job on that plot and being in Bebington Road Allotments is enough for me, a great privilege.
Also, everyone I have met there are brilliant too. Let's just hope that allotments, in particular Bebington Road, goes on for years to come!
Happy Growing gardeners!


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What's New This Season at Crotched MountainSkiers & riders visiting Crotched Mountain for the 13/14 Season will discover Southern New Hampshire's only high-speed detachable quad chairlift, The Rocket. With access to over 100+ skiable acres, The Rocket is capable of launching our guests to the True Summit in just under 4 minutes! Crotched Mountain is also home to Midnight Madness. Every Friday & Saturday night during January and February, Crotched's trails are open until 3 a.m., with live entertainment, slopeside bonfires and much more – you're guaranteed to have an amazing time!
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Kitchen Post #4..."Where we eat"
Hope you are enjoying all your Christmas gatherings - with friends and family. What a beautiful and blessed time of year!
"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness." - Bob Hope
16 comments:
- NanaDiana said...
Cathy- It looks wonderful! You have done a great job...and although I do like a distressed look I think the clean simplicity of your table and doors is just right. It looks like it is going to be a wonderful Christmas at your house! xo Diana
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- patty said...
love love love the barn doors!
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- Country Gal said...
Oh what a lovely kitchen it is ! Love your decorations. Maybe strip the table down and stain it close to the colour of your chairs or floor ! There is so much to choose from to do with wood furniture ! I am learning a lot from Papa the woodworker here ! Cant wait to see what you choose to do ! Have a wonderful day !
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- Deppen homestead 1862 said...
Cathy~ I was just blogging around & found you~ oh, my went back through your posts ~just love your new home~ Beautiful ~ the kitchen is amazing!!Old fashioned farmhouse all over it~ love them doors~
amazing creativity & decorating~ very inspired~
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- Pam at Antique or Not said...
Cathy, it all looks so pretty! You have really done a wonderful job!
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- Stacey said...
Oh I love those barn doors! You obviously put so much thought into each little detail in your new home. It really shows!
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- Country Dreaming said...
Still looking good!
- Saturday, 17 December, 2011
- Kim~HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs said...
I've enjoyed looking at your beautiful kitchen. Love the picture of the covered wagon in the background...my dear Gram had one very similar to it :) Thanksfor sharing your lovely pictures!
- Sunday, 18 December, 2011
- Paula said...
I am in love with every single detail in your pretty new kitchen. If we ever build, barn doors that slide will. E on my list.
- Sunday, 18 December, 2011
- Into Vintage said...
Love these peeks into your home -- those sliding barn doors are just incredible! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. -amy
- Sunday, 18 December, 2011
- Tardevil said...
You know, that distressing will take care of itself, eventually! ;o) Maybe the side chairs would look better painted red, if you can't find any mis-matched. Love the centerpiece. Would love to see how you paint the ornaments. Merry Christmas!
- Sunday, 18 December, 2011
- Kim said...
Omigosh I'm squeeling with delight to have discovered your blog! Not even sure how I got here but I'm going to be following you from now on. I was drawn to your name because there is a neighborhood close by that is called Cobblestone Farms! Have a merry Christmas!
- Monday, 19 December, 2011
- SweetPepperRose said...
Love those big sliding doors! and the wood floor, and the layout of the kitchen, and... well just all of it!
Bookmarking this as reference for my make over ;)after my craft room.
Merry Christmas
- Tuesday, 20 December, 2011
- GennieG said...
I love your home, it is so beautiful, warm and inviting. The kitchen is gorgeous and your barn doors are awesome!!! I love those and all your decor. So happy I found your blog.
- Thursday, 22 December, 2011
- Deborah said...
Where did you get your kitchen cabinet hardware & light over your farm house table? Love it all!
Debbi Nightingale
Cheboygan, MI.
- Thursday, 26 January, 2012
- Amanda Lockwood said...
Hi, I love the light fixture over the table. Where did you get it?
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REVIEW ROUNDUP: Call of Duty Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II has been released. You might have noticed.
Unusually last night's midnight launches took place before the review embargo was lifted, leaving thousand waiting until this morning to discover whether the game now sitting in their consoles is any good.
Fear not. It sounds fantastic.
Tether the plethora of modes here together and you get a Power Rangers-style mega-force that's much more than the sum of its parts, and only the overly familiar template and a lack of soul keep it from nabbing a higher score," Official PlayStation Magazine wrote in its 8/10 review.
Although it's technically brilliant, running at a constant 60fps, it lacks the esoteric charm, ideas and personality to rank as a true classic. Black Ops 2 is the ultimate expression of what Call Of Duty has achieved on the current generation of consoles, but it'll take PS4 to unshackle the series from its current limitations."
GameSpot also awarded the game 8/10, concluding: Though zombies mode is stagnating, the rest of Black Ops II is lively, and it's great to see some shifting in the familiar structure.
Developer Treyarch's storytelling prowess has once again resulted in an engaging, exciting campaign, and the addition of league play to the online multiplayer arena is an intriguing change that could reinvigorate the formula that has endured for so long. By reaching forward while remaining rooted in the things it does so well, Black Ops II offers a great shooter experience."
Also in the 8/10 party was Polygon, adding: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is made up of so many dissonant parts that it's hard to believe they were all made by the same studio. Black Ops 2's campaign and Zombies mode are disappointments, especially coming off the across-the-board success of its predecessor.
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