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The Fizz's 2017 National Signing Day Thread - 1 day ago
Comparing Dino Babers' First Class To Scott Shafer's - 1 day ago
Syracuse is Still Searching for its First Away Win, and Tomorrow's Game is the Perfect Opportunity to Get It - 1 day ago
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Signing Day Truth & Fiction: Syracuse's Top 4 to Scratch, Top 5 Targets Left
We clarify the picture – who to focus on & who to forget for Syracuse fans.
The Fizz's Dave Van Moffaert is one of the most tapped in sources for SU football recruiting news. Until Signing Day, DVM is working the phones, and posting his predictions, rankings and buzz on how the recruiting class takes shape. Here's his first two installments of the "Scoop." Part I – Part II
With less than two weeks left until National Signing Day, the recruiting landscape is starting to clarify. We're getting a good picture of which prospects SU is in to. But even clearer are which recruits have no interest in coming to Syracuse. Let's help Orange Nation focus on the important races by giving you the top 4 names who won't be coming to SU:
- Anthony Standifer – DB (Crete, IL)
The Fizz highlighted Standifer earlier this month as a potential target for Syracuse after his decommittment from Michigan and need in the secondary. You can never count Tyrone Wheatley out for recruits in his home state, so there seemed to be a small chance to land Standifer. Not happening. With offers from big time programs such as Boise State and Notre Dame, SU is down the totem pole for Anthony. He just scratched Ohio State, but has a trip to Pittsburgh set up. Too bad. He would've been a huge help in the Orange's weak secondary.
- Barrington Morris – OLB (Piper HS, FL)
A couple of national recruiting sites indicate Morris has a scholarship offer from the Orange. He was also rumored to be visiting the Hill this weekend. Neither are true. The Fizz spoke to Barrington's HC, Tom Marante, who said SU is not in the mix and has not extended a formal offer to the big OLB. Marante said that BM is receiving a lot of attention from UConn, Maryland and Northern Illinois. He is a hybrid OLB/DE that could have been an other pass rusher that SU has been targeting of late.
- Justin Thomason – DE (Eagles Landing Christian Academy, GA)
Thomason's head coach, Jonanthan Gess, told The Fizz two weeks ago JT was very interested in the Orange, along with UNC, Vanderbilt, N.C. State, and Western Kentucky. Since then, the DE's preferences have changed. Justin has named his top 4 and SU is not in it. The Fizz had Thomason in the top 5 most likely to land a spot at Syracuse last week. But with SU nabbing verbals from two defensive ends this this week in 3-star Josh Manley and JUCO Mark Garrick, it's not shocking the Orange didn't makes JT's final cut.
- Yoshoub Timms – DL (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
The Fizz has also learned Syracuse pulled its offer from the Florida defensive lineman. It didn't seem like Syracuse was a favorite of Timms after talking with him last week. Syracuse was recruiting him since late spring, and was once considered a top target for Doug Marrone's staff. He is now crossed off the list.
There are now 22 verbal commits for the '12 class, which means there's still a handful of scholarships left. SU must choose these last prospects wisely. Here is The Fizz's updated top 5 targets.
- Wayne Morgan – DB (Erasmus Hall, NY) Odds of committing to SU : 70%
- Zian Jones – DT (West LA , CA) Odds: 45%
- Josh Glanton – LB (Haines City HS, FL) Odds: 40%
- Marcus Pierce-Brewster – DE (San Francisco City College) Odds: 35%
- Dalton Crossan – RB (North Sachem, NY) Odds: 25%
Morgan is the top prize and is the one prospect the Dougie and his staff has to land. NSD is just 13 days away. Follow The Fizz's Twitter for the latest SU recruiting news on who's in, who's out on SU's class of '12.
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Aside from Crossan not one other offensive player in the bunch.
I think Morgan and Jones/Pierce-Brewster would be great pick ups to round off the class.
Still unsure of why Thomason is out if he has a scheduled visit here this week, regardless of Garrick committing.
What's so impressive about Crossan. Other than he's really not wanted by other programs. Another HCDM UTR player. COME ON!!! Something out there is killing us other than HCDM and a poor record!!!
Being reported multiple places that Zian Jones has committed with SU. Good to see!
As for Thomason, I can't recall where but I believe I read somewhere that he will not be visiting SU, and will have a different school visit this week. I'll see if I can find that again when I have some free time.
I hope this season turns out better than last.
On an ESPN insider link I got sent to me, Thomason said he is visiting UNC this weekend.
Need insider to read the whole article.
Is there such thing as too much depth on the defensive line? If so, with all these recent recruits, have we reached that point?
Derek- I don't think you can ever have too much depth on the d-line. Look at the Giants rotating in fresh pass rushers every down. Also, not all these recruits will pan out.
What happened to Wayne Morgan?
Morgan said he was waiting to announce on NSD.
does anyone know why everyone stopped recruiting Morgan except for SU and UConn?
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'Twas nigh unto Pigwacket, on the eighth day of May, They spied a rebel Indian soon after break of day; He on a bank was walking, upon a neck of land, Which leads into a pond as we're made to understand.
Our men resolved to have him, and travelled two miles round, Until they met the Indian, who boldly stood his ground; Then up speaks Captain Lovewell, "Take you good heed," says he, "This rogue is to decoy us, I very plainly see."
"The Indians lie in ambush, in some place nigh at hand, In order to surround us upon this neck of land; Therefore we'll march in order, and each man leave his pack; That we may briskly fight them when they make their attack."
They came unto this Indian, who did them thus defy, As soon as they came nigh him, two guns he did let fly, Which wounded Captain Lovewell, and likewise one man more, But when this rogue was running, they laid him in his gore.
Then having scalped the Indian, they went back to the spot, Where they had laid their packs down, but there they found, them not, For the Indians having spied them, when they them down did lay, Did seize them for their plunder, and carry them away.
These rebels lay in ambush, this very place hard by, So that an English soldier did one of them espy, And cried out, "Here's an Indian"; with that they started out, As fiercely as old lions, and hideously did shout.
With that our valiant English all gave a loud huzza, To show the rebel Indians they feared them not a straw: So now the fight began, and as fiercely as could be, The Indians ran up to them, but soon were forced to flee.
Then spake up Captain Lovewell, when first the fight began, "Fight on my valiant heroes! you see they fall like rain." For as we are informed, the Indians were so thick, A man could scarcely fire a gun and not some of them hit.
Then did the rebels try their best our soldiers to surround, But they could not accomplish it, because there was a pond, To which our men retreated and covered all the rear, The rogues were forced to flee them, although they skulked for fear.
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Album Rating: 4.5Tried a slightly different format for this review, and it looked longer in Word. Anyways, let me know what you think and (helpful) criticisms are always welcome.
I will get this and then I will listen to it.
Digging: Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
I vaguely remembering you mentioning these guys before...hmmm unblack metal....hmmmm
Album Rating: 4.5I d/l'd a couple tracks like a year ago from iTunes (when my appreciation for black metal was MUCH less), and only got the full album a few months ago.
Omg an Emim review! Pos'd
Album Rating: 4.5 YES!
This was a good review. Unblack metal definitely isn't my thing at all though.
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Album Rating: 4.5Thanks, Hawks. Like I said, "Unblack" is gimmicky and misleading.
Album Rating: 3.0I've heard of these guys but never listened to them. I might do so now.
No problem dude. And yeah I just don't think that Christian themes should be associated with black metal. It doesn't really make any sense at all to me. I'm a Christian too so it's not like I think this stuff because of my beliefs or anything, I just think it's really stupid lol.
Album Rating: 4.5Well, black metal gained much its infamy due to the satanic nature. However, black metal to me is more of a musical style than a lyrical theme. That's my take on it anyways.
I've heard of these guys but never listened to them. I might do so now.
Album Rating: 3.0Downloading this now, we'll see how it goes.
amazing album. but really, old Catholicism is the blackest ov the black. ever read the old testament? that shit's fuckin' scary
Album Rating: 4.5The anticipation is killing me!
Album Rating: 4.5Right on, blooz, so someone else has heard this.
nice review, although there are so many cool new releases out/just dropping that I have to skip on this atm. Nevertheless, props on reviewing something original
Album Rating: 3.0First song and I hate the vocals. Maybe I'll get used to them, but that's just first impressions.
Album Rating: 4.5
First song and I hate the vocals. Maybe I'll get used to them, but that's just first impressions.
yeah 'cause the Old Testament is old Catholicism.
Album Rating: 3.0They remind of (at least the high-pitched screams), I hate to say, Dani Filth.
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Ram, Bogomolov Jr and Baker had new ones on at the Open, the red one was pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnh_HBP0h5w
the new line looks great. the colors look really nice. all of the shirts have 2 inches added length, and are slightly more fitted. The materials on the shirts are a bit thinner and lighter weight. These guys are improving their line with each release, and after speaking with representatives from their company I really respect what they are trying to do. They are priced a bit high for a start up though.
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I really dig their stuff. I was stoked when I saw Bogomolov and Brian Baker making the brand looking good. Too bad the socks aren't for sale, yet?
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How would you guys compare the "hitting" shorts to the "match" shorts? When I got sponsored by them they were all out of match shorts so they sent me 4 pairs of hitting shorts. So I got no match shorts...
I am curious to hear the response to the follow up questions. Maybe you will realize you may not have the perfect body after all
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- On a hot and humid day in northwestern Bangladesh, Anisa Begum sits with a group of 25 homemakers, explaining how to use natural fertilisers to increase grain yield.
The 47-year-old mother of two tells them if men can grow crops and make money, so can women. She is a leader of the Common Interest Group (CIG) that brings together women who want to take up farming in this South Asian nation.
Begum has got hands-on training from the local agriculture office on how to maximise crop yield from natural fertilisers. She and nine other successful women farmers last year visited Vietnam, a country known for its efficient grain harvest.
"This is a wonderful feeling," a smiling Begum tells IPS, standing at the courtyard of her home in Islampur village in Rangpur district in northern Bangladesh.
This year she has trained a dozen or so fellow CIG members in the Pairabond area of Rangpur, 255 km from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, and says an increasing number of women have been showing interest in new and improved farm practices.
The CIGs, formed with the help of local agriculture offices, are part of a programme to enhance farm productivity for food security in Bangladesh – the National Agriculture Technology Project (NATP).
"It is absolutely incredible," says NATP monitoring and evaluation officer Mizanur Rahman. "More than two million farmers, 30 percent of them women, are now adopting new technologies in project areas in the northwestern districts."
The areas in greater Rangpur region are known for good quality grains and vegetables, thanks to the soil quality. The nation depends on the farmers of this region for high quality grains and other farm produce.
But traditionally women have been more involved in household work than agriculture. A study titled 'Economic contribution of women in Bangladesh' reveals that just about 21 percent of women in rural areas are directly engaged in agriculture compared to 78 percent of men. The study was carried out in 2008 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics with several partners.
So the idea behind the free training to women was also to encourage small entrepreneurship in agriculture. The local agriculture office has been very supportive.
Sarwarul Haque, agriculture officer in Mithapukur sub-district, tells IPS: "Initially we had a hard time convincing women to invest more time in agriculture. We demonstrated how they could adopt new technologies and reap benefits."
Through the CIGs, women learn new technologies such as cultivating drought-resistant and high yielding aromatic rice, vermicomposting and planting all-season tomato seeds that keep the crop free of the leaf curl disease.
Rowshan Ara, a successful woman agriculturist in Pairabond, tells IPS: "When the demonstrations began in Islampur village, there were hardly any women who showed an interest in agriculture.
"Today out of about 5,500 people in Islampur, 1,200 are farmers, and over 40 percent of them are women involved in farming."
Before joining the CIGs, many of the women used to be farm labourers, earning as little as Taka 70 (88 cents) a day for 10 hours of physical labour, cultivating and harvesting rice.
A woman farm labourer, depending on the season and the size of the cropland, can make a maximum of Taka 1,500 or 20 dollars a month.
Increasing participation in agriculture has changed things. A woman can now earn anything between Taka 5,000 and 8,000 (64 dollars and 100 dollars) a month by growing fine quality grain that is in great demand abroad.
Momena Begum, 42, says, "I chose vermicomposting and by the end of last year I sold vermin [red earthworms] worth 4,500 dollars. I made a nearly 30 percent profit."
Vermicomposting has become very popular as farmers reap rich benefits from a healthy soil. It is cheaper than chemicals (less than 25 cents a kg). Producing pest free seeds at home is another popular practice.
Parul Sarkar, Momena Begum's neighbour in Pairabond, says: "I learnt how to produce natural fertiliser from decomposed water hyacinth. The plants are available in plenty, so there is hardly any need for big investment. The fertiliser gives one and a half times the yield compared to chemical fertilisers in vegetables. With a small investment I started supplying the local market."
Sarkar made over 380 dollars from the sale of natural fertilisers in the first quarter of this year. The income was in addition to the 90 dollars her husband earned from hard labour harvesting crops.
A growing number of women have been joining the CIGs. From less than 20 such groups in Mithapukur in 2009, the number has now gone up to more than 240.
Such efforts to boost national food production are designed and jointly funded by the World Bank, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the government in a 82.6 million dollar project known as the National Agriculture Technology Project (NATP).
Adopting new technology in agriculture has had tremendous impact. Retailers, brokers and wholesalers prefer to market natural fertiliser-based vegetables and grains as they are cheaper compared to crops grown with chemical fertilisers.
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My local shelter has started a new donation program though "CLYNK". In case you haven't heard of it, let me walk you through. First you go to your local shelter or participating rescue group. In my case that is The Humane Society of Knox County. They give you a package of biodegradable plastic bags.
Each bag comes in a paper wrapper with a sticker on it. The sticker has a bar code specificly for that rescue group. You fill the bag with returnable bottles and cans.
When it is full you peel and place the sticker onto the bag in the assigned spot.
Then simply take the bag and drop it off at your local Hannaford grocery store collection point. This happens to be pretty convienient since I shop there anyways. The collection point scans the barcode and the money collected from the returnables goes into their account. You have nothing to keep track of AND they provide the bags so you aren't out anything but your drop off time. It is a fabulous program and SO easy to participate in. Please consider helping out your local shelters or rescue group. Those nickels might not mean much to you but they can add up to a heck of a lot of much needed funds for the animals in need.
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CUMBERLAND, Maine — School Administrative District 51 will lose an award-winning administrator when Kimberly Brandt becomes assistant superintendent in Regional School Unit 16, which includes Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot, on July 1.
"It's hard; I've been the principal here for eight years, and I do love it here," said Brandt, 52, who lives in Poland Springs. Brandt has worked in SAD 51 since 1999 and served as principal of Greely Middle School since 2005.
"[SAD 51 is] a wonderful place to work, [with] a lot of support from everyone, from families and from staff … but I saw the opening in my community, and I thought … 'I'd like to check this out,'" she said Tuesday. "As much as I love it here, this is the next step in my career path, and I look forward to the new learning."
Brandt, who was honored last year as Maine's Middle Level Principal of the Year, had been a Spanish and French teacher, teacher leader and acting assistant principal before becoming Greely Middle School principal. She also taught in Maryland prior to her Maine experience.
As a teacher, she said, she felt she could impact all the students in her classes; as a principal, she could expand her influence to the entire school, Brandt said.
"And so, the idea of being at the assistant superintendent level, I can potentially impact all of the students in all of those schools," she explained. "That's very appealing to me. Plus, it's my own community, and I look forward to bringing what I've learned … to those families and students."
SAD 51 Superintendent Robert Hasson on Tuesday called Brandt's resignation "a tremendous loss to the Cumberland-North Yarmouth district. We're very, very happy for her, and her new challenge in RSU 16. She's been an incredible leader, fantastic principal, and (has) also done a lot district-wide."
"Her focus on literacy, professional learning and school climate has resulted in a middle school that is really exemplary," he added.
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The Northeastern United States boasts a diverse habitat for whitetail deer. From vast tracts of untamed forests in northern Maine where a hunter can walk for days without seeing another human being, to densely populated suburbs in southern Connecticut with barely enough cover to hide a rabbit, the whitetail has made itself at home. Its' unparalleled ability to adapt and evolve has made it a perfect inhabitant for this region of the country. But that same ability to survive (and thrive) in New England is setting up one of the greatest challenges for the regions' deer hunters. How do we hunt this wily animal while it makes itself at home in backyards, next to highways, and in areas where hunting is at worst, dangerous, or at best, generally not accepted? It's a complicated question, with a more complicated set of answers.
Certainly most reasonable answers to this question will have to revolve around hunting. Passionate attempts to use birth control, high fences, and other non-lethal methods have failed in almost every case. Yet gun hunting is illegal in many of these suburban areas, and if it is not, it can be just plain dangerous! So bowhunting would seem to be the only hunting alternative that stands a fighting chance to be effective, but not overly intrusive or dangerous. But this is not the kind of bowhunting most of us are used to. The suburban bowhunter needs to know how to effectively hunt in conditions that, well, aren't necessarily conducive to deer hunting. This article is dedicated to exploring the good, the bad and the "ugly" when it comes to bowhunting in suburbia.
Suburban does from Massachusetts
Suburban Hunting Is Definitely NOT For Everyone
This type of bowhunting is not for everyone. Period. It takes a certain type of hunter to be effective in suburbia. So how do you know if it is "for you?" If you long for the quiet solitude of a big hardwood ridge, or you prefer edge hunting on a few hundred acres of farmland, you are not a suburban bowhunter. On the other hand, if you can sit in a treestand within hearing distance of a busy road, and you don't mind the drone of a nearby lawn mower, you might be a suburban bowhunter. The bottom line here is that suburban deer hunting is different than what you experience when hunting the big woods. It is neither good nor bad, right nor wrong, better nor worse. It's just different. It comes with its' own set of challenges, and its' own unique advantages.
Let's explore the plusses and minuses to see if you think you have what it takes to be a suburban bowhunter.
The "Eye" Is Upon Us
Just like the great "eye" in the movie series "The Lord Of The Rings", we find ourselves under more significant scrutiny when we hunt in suburbia. This is by far the biggest challenge to this type of hunting. The eyes of non-hunters and anti-hunters are literally always upon us. They see you coming and going, and they see every aspect of your behavior as hunters. And while most suburban hunting can be done in pieces of woods big enough to "hide you", in some cases people on neighboring properties may even be able to see you in your treestands! And as uncomfortable as that sounds, it may make you feel even more uncomfortable because you can see and hear them! You'll be subjected to the sound of children playing in nearby yards, lawn mowers running somewhere up the road, and lot's of traffic noise - not sounds we are used to hearing on stand. The suburban bowhunter has to learn to shut those sounds out, and concentrate on the task at hand, just like the whitetail has learned to filter those extraneous noises. And in more extreme cases, the suburban deer hunter needs to be able to handle the verbal abuse from anti's on neighboring properties. Eventually, no matter how well you are concealed when you are hunting, the neighbors will see you coming and going. And if they don't like hunting, they probably are going to make sure you know they don't like hunting!
Statistically bowhunting is the safest form of deer hunting with respect to accidents or injuries involving a third party (i.e. not to the hunter him/herself). And many states require completion of bowhunting safety courses prior to obtaining a license (for instance, the state of Connecticut has recently instituted a mandatory course for all bowhunters). However, we can not escape the fact that hunting in a suburban setting does increase the possibility of an accident occurring that involves a non-hunter. It stands to reason that if we are hunting in highly populated areas, we are more likely to encounter more non-hunters traveling through our hunting areas than we would if we were hunting "the big woods." The good news however is that bowhunting by its' very nature reduces the risk of an accidental shooting. Why? Bowhunters must get very close to their quarry. This drastically reduces the likelihood of making a mistake in target identification. And because arrows have such a short range, so-called "line-of-fire" accidents are much less likely than with guns. So even though suburban hunters find themselves in closer proximity to yards, streets and houses than may be "comfortable," paying attention to legal limits with respect to proximity and distance will generally make accidents highly unlikely. But let's be honest here - the suburban bowhunter needs to pay special attention to this risk, for everyone's sake.
Gaining Permission To Hunt
Most states require permission to hunt private property, and some (like Connecticut) require written permission from each landowner. While gaining permission to hunt any private property is generally a challenge, gaining permission to hunt small tracts of suburban land can be even more challenging. Social pressures against hunting are often much stronger in suburbia, and fears (realistic or not) of hunting-related accidents or problems are certainly much higher as well. But just like gaining permission to hunt farmland, this is primarily a relationship-building and trust issue. If you can represent yourself well, prove your trustworthiness, and hunt in a safe and ethical manner, you have a good chance to attain (and retain) permission. After all, in many cases deer are considered pests in suburban neighborhoods. They eat expensive landscaping, trample gardens, knock over bird feeders, and in some cases, cause diseases like Lyme's Disease. The key is often finding an "unhappy landowner" who needs you as much as you need them. This sort of relationship, once attained, can be ideal for both parties. But remember, it's a delicate balance - hard to get, easy to lose!
Ted Godfrey – Muzzleloader Buck from Nantucket Island (MA)
Recovering Wounded Deer
Recovering wounded deer is among the most significant of suburban challenges. Bow-killed deer rarely drop in their tracks (at least, not when I shoot them!). So if you are hunting a small chunk of private land, chances are very good that the deer you shoot will die on another piece of property. Getting permission to get that animal can quickly turn into a nightmare. Just imagine arrowing your "buck of a lifetime" only to see it wander off and die on an adjacent property. Then imagine knocking on the door to be greeted by an irate anti-hunter who refuses to let you on the property to recover the deer. At best, you need to contact a game warden and enlist their help to recover the deer. And even if you do eventually recover the deer, pressure from neighbors may result in the loss of your hunting permission in that area. Let's face it, most non-hunters don't want to see a deer run in their yard and die. And certainly, no anti-hunter would EVER cooperate in the recovery of a wounded deer. Even when the deer dies on the property you hunt, you face challenges. Often it becomes necessary to extract wounded deer after dark, so as not to attract any undue attention or offend those around you who don't like to see "dead things." Exiting the property quietly and without disturbing the property owner, or neighbors, is in everyone's best interest.
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If Not Us, Then Who?
If bowhunting is not going to be the primary method of controlling the deer population in suburbia, then what will be? You need not look too hard to understand failed attempts in the recent past to eliminate deer hunting in particular areas. From towns in eastern Massachusetts, southern New York, southern Connecticut and even islands such as Nantucket, deer are thriving. And towns are struggling to deal with the explosive population growth. Some areas are holding special deer hunts (like the Nantucket hunt being held in February this year) while others, like the town of Wilton, Connecticut, are struggling with their options. While their ideal deer density is 10-20 per square mile, they are faced with densities of 40-60 deer per square mile! And Lyme's disease has grown to epidemic proportions, according to a recently published town report.
Non-hunting methods of population control, including deer "birth control", high fences, and hiring sharpshooters, have proven costly and vastly ineffective in most cases where they have been utilized. Ultimately, the "free labor" provided by deer hunters appears to be the best answer, both from a cost and an effectiveness perspective. For once, hunters may actually be viewed as the solution, not the problem…
Records Don't Lie
Don't think for a moment that suburban deer hunting is limited to shooting does and small bucks. Quite the opposite! While your opportunity to take a mature doe will certainly be good, so will your chances of encountering a big mature buck. Lack of hunting pressure allows these animals to get great age, and as we all know age equals rack size! The NBBC records include many giant archery bucks - several of Boone & Crockett size - that have been harvested in Fairfield County Connecticut and Westchester County New York - both of which are in close proximity to New York City!
Here are just a few examples. Fairfield County Connecticut has produced more than 125 entries to the Northeast Big Buck Club record book, with the vast majority taken by bowhunters in densely populated areas. Ten of those bucks score 160" or better, and more than two dozen score better than 150"! Westchester and Suffolk counties in New York are well known for their dense deer and human population, yet some of the biggest archery bucks in all of New York have come from these counties. In fact, the NBBC has record two archery bucks from this area that gross over 170". And in Massachusetts, in 2004 a 210" 16-Point non-typical was killed by a car near Boston! So the bottom line here is that these suburbs, islands and densely populated areas are also home to some monstrous bucks. After all, records don't lie!
Ted Reutter – Archery Buck from Fairfield County CT
Seeing Deer - Almost Guaranteed!
Suburban areas are creating some unique hunting opportunities for those deer hunters who can adapt to this type of archery hunting experience. After all, many suburban "zones" have virtually unlimited doe permits, allowing for many more harvest opportunities, and lot more venison in the freezer. Deer populations can be astronomical (40 deer per square mile is not uncommon) providing for many more encounters, and eventually more chances to harvest deer. And certainly there is a great advantage to being able to slip into or out of your treestand with a 1 minute walk! Certainly your odds of seeing multiple deer, and getting quality shot opportunities, is greatly improved when deer densities are high, and huntable pockets of woods are small. On top of that, many of these areas have legalized baiting, which really begins to tip the odds in the hunters favor.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Where this challenge will all end is anybody's guess. Over the next few years we are likely to experience the good, the bad and the ugly of suburban bowhunting. Personally, I believe bowhunters are in an unprecedented position to become the solution to the growing suburban deer burden. Deer/car collisions are rising, Lyme's Disease rates are rising, vegetation destruction in confined areas (such as islands) is dooming future new growth, and a variety of other problems are only the beginning of the challenges we will face. In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently reported that annual deer/car fatalities are twice what they were ten years ago. And there is evidence that the public is becoming increasingly less tolerant of growing wildlife populations, according to a new survey of the nation's wildlife professionals. As the populations of species such as bear and deer continue to grow, and contact with people becomes more frequent, wildlife professionals say they fear that the public is beginning to view wildlife as pests and not with the awe and respect they deserve. According to a survey of state fish and wildlife agencies conducted by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA), 75.7 percent of the states reported they fear their public is becoming less tolerant of wildlife overpopulation issues.
So it stands to reason that suburban bowhunting is not just an opportunity for a hunter to fill his/her freezer with venison - it is a necessity to stem the pending collision between the deer population and the human population. If you are a hunter, you might consider suburban hunting as an obligation to provide a necessary management tool to help resolve this issue. And if you decide that suburban hunting is just "not for you", you might consider being a little more supportive of those among us who do take on the challenge. In any case, we all need to do our best to be part of the solution!
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Metro Denver apartment vacancies rise to 3-year high
Apartment vacancy rates in the Denver Metro area increased to 7.9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2008, rising from 6.1 percent during the same period last year. According to a report released today by the Apartment Association of Metro Denver and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs' Division of Housing, 2008's fourth-quarter vacancy rate is up from the third quarter rate of 6.5 percent, and is the highest vacancy rate reported in three years.
Vacancies have been rising each quarter since the first quarter of 2008. Vacancy rates last topped 7.9 percent during the second quarter of 2005 when they reached 8.0 percent. Vacancies peaked at 13.1 percent during the first half of 2003.
Adams County reported the highest vacancy rate of 8.8 percent, and the Boulder/Broomfield Area reported the lowest rate at 6.1 percent. All areas reported increases in vacancies compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. Vacancy rates for all counties surveyed were: Adams, 8.8 percent; Arapahoe, 8.3 percent; Boulder/Broomfield, 6.1 percent; Denver, 8.0 percent; Douglas, 7.4 percent; and Jefferson, 7.3 percent.
In general, a vacancy rate of 5 percent is considered the "equilibrium" rate. Rates below 5 percent indicate tight markets.
The fourth quarter's increase marks the third quarter in a row during which vacancy rates have increased, although vacancies have historically increased from the third quarter to the fourth.
"Recent unemployment data showing a decline in employment gives us some idea of what's driving this growth in vacancies," said Gordon Von Stroh, a professor of Business at the University of Denver, and the vacancy report's author. "It's hard to fill rental units without job growth."
Observers noted that there are many ways that renters can drive down occupancy.
"When job growth is slow or negative, people get roommates, move back home with parents, or find other ways to cut housing costs," said Kathi Williams, director of the Colorado Division of Housing. "The drop in demand will also tend to discourage growth in rent levels."
Average rents during the fourth quarter increased to $888.22, increasing 28 dollars since the fourth quarter of last year.
Overall rents have been flat since the second quarter of 2008 when the average rent was $886.14. Only Arapahoe County and the Boulder/Broomfield area have reported growth in rents since the second quarter.
The highest average rent was reported in Douglas County at $1020.79, and the lowest was reported in Jefferson County at $819.71 Average rents for all counties were: Adams, $872.68; Arapahoe, $865.30; Boulder/Broomfield, $962.27; Denver, $903.41; Douglas, $1020.79; and Jefferson, $819.71.
The Vacancy and Rent Surveys are a service provided by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs' Colorado Division of Housing and the Apartment Association of Metro Denver to renters and the multi-family housing industry on a quarterly basis. The Colorado Vacancy and Rent Survey reports averages and, as a result, there are often differences in rental and vacancy rates by size, location, age of building, and apartment type. The Report is available through the Apartment Association of Metro Denver at www.aamdhq.org; and limited information is available online at the Division of Housing web site: http://dola.colorado.gov/cdh/


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This comic was done about a year ago for a competition. The theme was "Quality ageing" so basically we had to draw comics about how awesome it is to be old. I had a pretty good concept but that was too much so I had to soften it a little bit. I'm not very happy with the result, anyhow the art isn't that bad. I looked at a lot of Bruce Timm stuff. Read it and feel free to comment your opinion!
Old stuff new stuff
I recently been published in a Hungarian literature magazine called Café Bábel. It's in black and white but still it's cool that it got printed in a paper outside the comic field. The book includes articles and comics by several other Hungarian authors around the topic of fairy tales...well sort of.
In the mean time, I'm currently working on a new comic. More to come!
In the mean time, I'm currently working on a new comic. More to come!
First dawing of Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
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Sweet Revenge from Miklós Felvidéki on Vimeo.
The stuff I posted pics of before. Have fun with it!
I did most of the boob animation. It was nice.
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Yesterday I bought my first stamps for this time around in India. It reminded me of my last stay here.
That day, early February 2008, I glued Rs. 2500 (about $60) worth of stamps on a Doti in the shape of the Indian map. The Doti is the south Indian male wrap around 'skirt'. I bought it for the purpose of wrapping a parcel to be shipped to Israel. Indian post office regulations, or just the mandatory tradition, requires every parcel shipped (abroad?) to be fully wrapped and stitches in fabric. Then every spot where stitches begin/end/cross has to be sealed with molten wax !
Later, back in the USA, this beautiful quilt served me to cover items left in my parked car.
Some of the stamps, like the set of 4 flower stamps on the upper left and the white sheets with the brown woodcarving on both the right and left have a scent of their featured picture: flowers and sandal wood.
Nasik, Maharashtra, India 2007
My India: Where every village is home - Experience !
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DC Fashion Week is considered one of the fastest growing international fashion week exhibits in the world. It's held twice a year in February and September, and typically reaches an audience of more than 10 million people. Today, DC Fashion Week will collaborate with Inova Health System's Office of Sustainability to showcase the work of eco-friendly fashion designers and help support environmental sustainability in the fashion industry. It's a great initiative that highlights the fashion world's impact on the environment & public health and encourages people to see, learn and take action.
An example of the eco-friendly designs is blue wrap (pictured above), a recyclable material woven from the plastic polypropylene and used in hospitals to cover sterilized surgical instruments — head here to learn more about it. The whole week will showcase fashion designers using organic cottons & dyes, as well asrecycled and reused materials. The featured designers will be Das Man, Nigeria's Estella Couture and the Kourtney Jaeson Collection.
WHEN: 6pm-8.30pm Monday, February 18, 2013
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LONDON — Valerie Curtis is fascinated by feces. And by vomit, pus, urine, maggots and putrid flesh. It is not the oozing, reeking substances themselves that play on her mind, but our response to them and what it can teach us.
The doctor of anthropology and expert on hygiene and behavior says disgust governs our lives — dictating what we eat, wear, buy, and even how we vote and who we desire.
In science, disgust has languished unstudied — it was once dubbed the "forgotten emotion of psychiatry" — while emotions like fear, love and anger took the limelight.
But Curtis, who refers to herself half-jokingly as a "disgustologist," is among a growing group of scientists seeking to change that by establishing the importance of the science of revulsion in everything from sex and society to survival.
"People are disgusted by things without even realizing it. It influences our lives in so many subtle ways, and it's really important that we understand how great that influence is," she told Reuters in an interview.
Curtis's somewhat revolting interests stem from her many years of work in public health, seeking to improve hygiene and reduce unnecessary death and disease around the world.
As a director at the internationally respected London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, she has conducted research into hygiene behavior in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, China, India, Uganda, Vietnam, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan.
In 2002, she founded a global public-private partnership involving the U.N. children's fund UNICEF, the World Bank and the household product multinational Procter & Gamble to promote hand-washing.
"I've been trying to understand disgust for 30 years, and what I've found is that people the world over are all disgusted by similar things: body products, food that has gone off, sexual fluids — which, with a few exceptions, we don't tend to share with other people — bad manners and immoral behavior," she said.
In a book to be published this month titled "Don't Look, Don't Touch," Curtis argues that while revulsion at rape and disgust of dog poo seem at first glance to be very different things, they have common roots in what she calls a "parasite avoidance theory" of disgust, or PAT for short.
It looks at disgust from an evolutionary perspective, arguing that our most repulsed ancestors were aided in the "survival of the fittest" race by their disgust instinct — avoiding disease, deformity and death — and thereby living longer, having more relationships and producing offspring with a sense of "healthy squeamishness."
Curtis compares the disgust response with fear and its flight or fight response — which makes us instinctively run away from or avoid things that might eat us.
"Even more importantly for our evolution was disease," she said. "Disease is something that will eat us up from inside — and what's important is that disgust keeps you away from them.
"Disgust is an organ — like an eye or an ear. It has a purpose, it's there for a reason," she said. "Just like a leg gets you from A to B, disgust tells you which things you are safe to pick up and which things you shouldn't touch."
Avoiding dirt and disease also requires us to avoid each other, to a certain extent, Curtis says, which is how disgust also drives manners and socially acceptable behavior.
"Every time we come into contact with other people we do a sort of disgust dance — where we want to get close to people and have social interaction with them, but at the same time we are also terribly careful not to disgust them."
And so, she argues, evolved manners and social behavior.
"With disgust, you start with microbes, go on to manners and then on to morality," she says. "It's an emotion that teaches you how to behave. It helps build the moral framework of society."
It's this all-encompassing reach, according to Curtis, that makes disgust so fascinating — and that has brought it in from the cold as far as serious academic research is concerned. While 10 years ago, there were probably fewer than a handful of research papers on disgust or revulsion published in scientific journals, now there is a vast scientific literature and many books dedicated to picking them apart.
"It's actually now become a bit of a plaything of scientists," says Curtis.
In the lab, she adds, where scientists seek to observe and analyse causes and effects of human emotions, it is difficult and dangerous to generate real fear, and nigh on impossible to induce genuine love, but disgust is far easier to create.
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Those are a brilliant pair of photos ...and you look relaxed and dare I say really happy....SW has done you loads of good. I cheated yesterday ...and when I say cheated I mean it ...a day of eating everything wrong ...due to a dayout having a little non stash retail therapy with DD and that HAS to include coffe and cakes x 2 ...and lunch. Being good again today xx
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You look like Michelle Pfeiffer on top of the piano in 'The Fabulous Baker Boys'!! Minxy.....
LL Jan xx haha! thats cracking photo! Its nice when its clean and you have a lot of space! Happy WOYWW! Thank you for visiting my desk and my blog, Dont be ripped off - the CD is a 3 disc set and can only be purchased from Create and Craft. That way you know you will be getting the original and decent goods. Sorry for the late reply = i was at work, and only just got back.
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I showed gary and he said can I meet you on my own as you scare him very much
..lol I think he's worried that 2 of us in the same house and something completely cataclysmic would happen...... maybe even the end of the woooorld...
Looking absolutely GORGEOUS honey!!!!!!!
Gail xxxAMAZING picture! I think this picture should win the prize of funniest blog around this week or something! And that paint brush in your mouth haha. What a great way to have paper dreams later on when I'm off to bed :)
I would see have this picture framed somewhere above my craftspace :)
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I mistyped my name and its printed ALL OVER the site & Sketchbook so if I become Famous I'll be forever known as
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I SHALL be having it corrected before the tour!
THe pickleberry course is all day Saturday 16th Oct - I'm at Lizzies this coming Thurs on my way to France - and will be booking us in ( us two plus you if you can make the date)( can I count on you to come as a scantilly clad artiste?) Oohh speaking of hot dates - tell Craig there is nothing to be afraid of... yet.....
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My house is not TV material - its a real home and it has bits falling off it - never mind....
I Will reserve three places at Pickleberries and book your self a late pass so the three of us can go for dinner after in cantebury or somewhere....
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SOLANA BEACH – For the second straight week, Santa Fe Christian sent an opponent crashing from the unbeaten ranks. The Eagles scored six touchdowns in the first half and crushed visiting Palo Verde Valley 48-0 on Saturday afternoon.
"We prepared better a lot this week than we had previously, so I actually thought it was going to be a blowout," said Santa Fe Christian senior Connor Moore.
In the first quarter, Moore found the end zone on both offense and defense. At defensive back Moore intercepted a Ryan Galvan pass and returned it 48 yards for a score, the first of two interceptions for scores on consecutive Palo Verde Valley (2-1) drives.
"Coach (Dan) Egan had the scout team running those plays all week, so I read that pretty well and he threw the ball right to me," Moore said.
Late in the first quarter, Moore scored on a 2-yard quarterback keeper that put Santa Fe Christian (3-1) ahead 21-0. The Eagles turned a fast start into a blowout in the second quarter with touchdowns from running backs Jarrod Watson-Lewis (50 yards) and Tony Miro (23 yards) on the ground, and Moore finding Watson-Lewis for a 23 yard score just before halftime for a decisive 42-0 lead.
"We have everything on offense, it is just about us finally clicking," Moore said. "It took a couple of weeks for our offense to get going and I think we're there now."
Santa Fe Christian outgained Palo Verde Valley 271-64 in a dominant first half. The Eagles added one more touchdown in the second half and shut out the visitors from Blythe, a town located hours east on the California-Arizona border.
"I tip my hat to Palo Verde Valley," said Santa Fe Christian head coach Nick Ruscetta. "That's a tough deal to drive five hours to come out and play us."
Since losing 21-0 to undefeated Westview in its season opener, Santa Fe Christian has won three straight. The Eagles have looked increasingly impressive each week, and earned their most convincing victory of the season against Palo Verde Valley.
"That's why we play the nonleague schedule we do," Egan said. "The Coastal League has gotten really competitive, so we try to play the best schedule we can so that going into league we are battle-tested."
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by Genevieve Heard
Australia's population reaches 23 million today according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) online population clock.
How do they know it's today? They don't really. The clock provides an estimate only, working from the last census, and accounting for the average rates of births, deaths and net migration since then. The result is an addition of one person every minute and 23 seconds.
Nevertheless, the milestone justifies some serious reflection on the growth of the Australian population. The latest ABS data shows that our population grew by 1.7 per cent in the year ending September 2012. Australia has consistently recorded growth rates of between 1-2 per cent since 1971, higher during the mid-20th century population boom. Only once in 200 years have we recorded a negative annual rate.
Despite this, Australia has demonstrated considerable anxiety over population growth. Australian governments have long been concerned with the ability of the nation to fill and defend our size-able land mass. In 1904, a NSW Royal Commission determined that a rapid decline in the birth rate (to a "low" of around six babies per woman, mind you) threatened the "moral influence of the family" and "the strength of the nation". Two Commonwealth inquiries followed in the 1940s, making little progress beyond such moralising.
The post-war baby boom quelled these anxieties for a time. In addition, mass migration accelerated population growth. Australia became one of few nations in the world to accept a large-scale immigration program as a permanent policy feature.
Today, over a quarter (27 per cent) of Australia's population is overseas-born, a proportion considerably higher than in other receiving countries such as the US (13 per cent) and Canada (20 per cent). Immigration added 228,000 people to Australia's population in the year ending September 2012, or 60 per cent of our growth.
And yet, in recent decades, particularly as Australia's birth rate declined to record lows around the turn of the 21st century, population anxiety has resurfaced.
These days, it's not so much about staffing our defence forces, and Australia seems to have accepted that much of its land mass is uninhabitable. Nor is it about nationhood or morality. Rather, the justifications for concern over Australia's population growth are now purely economic. It is accepted wisdom that perpetual economic growth requires perpetual population growth.
This concern is primarily generated by industry. Quite simply, a larger population means a larger market. The Business Council of Australia, for example, has long advocated for higher immigration and briefly devoted some attention to encouraging births too.
Remember Steve Vizard's inaugural population summit in 2002? A target of 50 million Australians by 2050 was put forward by industry leaders, such as the late Richard Pratt. Unfortunately for these lobbyists, demographers were obliged to demonstrate that such a target was impossible within the parameters provided by current levels of fertility and mortality. Faced with such realism, the population summits have disappeared from the calendar.
Nevertheless, Australian politicians are ever mindful of powerful business interests, and their endorsement of a "big Australia" (to use Kevin Rudd's words) only seems to vary by degrees. Though the rhetoric might have altered to suit public sentiment, high immigration targets have been pursued under Howard, Rudd and Gillard alike.
Our national anxiety about sufficient population growth belies the fact that our growth rate is high by the standards of developed nations. There are many countries with much lower long-term fertility rates, and weak or non-existent cultures of accepting migrants. Japan is already shrinking. On current trends, the population of Western Europe will also be smaller at the end of the century than it is today. Even the economic powerhouse that is modern-day China, thanks to its one-child policy, will reach a peak population in 2025, after which it too will start to shrink.
Many of Australia's source countries – faced with intrinsic decline – have become receiving countries themselves. The competition for skilled migrants, particularly from countries facing rapid population ageing, will become intense. Under these circumstances, it is arguably unwise to rely on high immigration for our continued prosperity.
Decline does not feature in Australia's current population outlook. Australia's fertility rate has bounced back sufficiently that we effectively replace ourselves from one generation to the next. The established immigration program then gives our policymakers an additional tool with which to supplement growth if necessary, and (in theory) manage specific economic issues, including labour shortages in specific fields.
We need to leave our misplaced anxieties over population growth behind, and turn our attention to sustainability. The Australian government insists that the immigration program is meeting the needs of the mining boom, but the majority of immigrants still head for Melbourne or Sydney. There are many who argue that Australia's major cities are already overcrowded, as evidenced by traffic congestion, failing public transport systems, and prices that render housing beyond the reach of many.
To my mind, the important question is not so much whether we have sufficient growth, but whether we can manage the growth we have. Can we ensure that infrastructure keeps up with population growth? Can we neutralise the environmental impact of this growth? Can we spread the wealth already generated by growth? If we don't address these questions, we compromise the very quality of life that is coveted by migrants to Australia.
Our population of 23 million may be relatively small, but our population outlook is the envy of other nations. Now there's something to celebrate.
This article also appeared in The Conversation.
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