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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Shopping by Bike
"You take places where the majority of shoppers are already walking, you make them a bit more bike friendly, you put in a few cycle routes covering the last mile or two in each direction and then you do a bit of advertising. These places are called High Streets".
So how does this apply to Darlington? Back in 2007, as part of our ultimately successful campaign for cyclist access to the newly pedestrianized town centre, we blogged an article about the economic benefits to retailers of cyclist shoppers, something that Kim echoes in his article. But just how convenient is it to shop in Darlington?
Well, once you are in the pedestrian area, and the comfort of access to it is pretty variable, shopping right in the centre is pretty convenient. There is good quality bike parking at a number of key points around the main shopping streets, from Northgate at the north end to Blackwellgate to the south. But try almost anything else, and you soon discover that the design of the pedestrian heart was carried out without cycling in mind.
Kim quotes Jan Gehl telling us to invite people to walk and bike in cities by developing quality streetscapes. He might have added that we should actually think about what it is like getting from A to B in these landscapes on a bicycle. Three examples spring to mind in Darlington:
1. Travelling from the town centre to the railway station, a major route for cycling in Darlington. Starting from the Pease Monument in the centre of town, you would hope to be able to cycle down the direct route towards the station, Priestgate. But no, this is one way for motorised traffic in the opposite direction, with no contraflow for cyclists. So there are two alternative options. One is to cycle round a large detour, taking in Crown Street, to arrive at the foot of Priestgate, and then on to the officially signed route to the station via Borough Road. The second is to use the cycle path below the Town Hall, but this delivers you to the wrong side of Parkgate, one of the busiest roads in Darlington. Many cyclists opt here for the obvious and use the pavement.
2. Travelling along Skinnergate and on to Duke Street. This is part of the pedestrianised zone between 10am and 5pm, so is relatively pleasant during these hours. But before and after it is used, one way, by motorised traffic. The fact that cyclists use the street in both directions appears to have confused motorists and police alike, judging from the reactions I have received whilst cycling along. A year ago, as previously reported, one motorist felt it necessary to stop me and tell me off.
3. Cycling to and from the town centre to the nearby Sainsburys on Victoria Road. This supermarket is just a few minutes' cycle from the town centre, yet there is simply no provision been made available for cycling access. Given that it lies on the dual carriageway that is the inner ring road, most cyclists choose to use pavements to access the store. Moreover, returning towards town via the obvious route (S. Arden Street), cyclists are confronted with two short one way streets going the wrong way.
A market town like Darlington still has enough small shops to make shopping by bicycle a pleasant experience. But the devil is in the detail. Planners have clearly not thought through properly what shopping on a bicycle means. These three examples do not require large sums of money to resolve. rather, as Jan Gehl says, they need planners to be thinking more seriously about how to invite cyclists to shop.
11 comments:
- Kim said...
Good points, well made. We need to get people to think differently, maybe it we could get traders to realise that not everyone wants to drive into town they will realise there is value in having people walk and cycle to their shops. After all in a retail business it is footfall the counts, not drive past...
- 4:37 pm, November 16, 2011
- wuppidoc said...
Shopkeepers are the last to think in the cycling direction. They think a boot takes a lot of goods so provide for the bootcarrier = car. They do not look at statistics which would tell them the truth: People with cars do not necessarily buy more than people on foot or bike.
Second and more important: town planners and traffic engineers. If they do not cycle they do not understand the needs of cyclists (except for very smart and empathetic engineers and planners, they seem to be rare). And then third, there are the politicians: Why not make crystal clear that every road plan has to include pedestrians AND cyclists? And why not look at the existing town design and push for a change? Well: Most of them don't cycle. Again it needs imaginative politicians. And if not, they have to be pushed by us: civil disobedience, demos, petitions etc..
- 6:40 pm, November 16, 2011
- Richard Grassick said...
There are also small steps that could be made by traders to show that cyclists are, as Jan Gehl says, "invited". The Campaign suggested a few years back that selective shops might want to install Oxford Rings outside their premises (ie where it was practical to park a bike there without hindering others, where cycle parking was a long way away) to enable cyclists to park securely. Little cost, big gain.
- 11:20 am, November 18, 2011
Research exists (Darlington Borough Council may have this)which indicates that where urban planners have made access to shops easier and more pleasant for cyclists, then people using bicycles tend to visit the town more frequently and spend longer actually accessing the retail outlets. The reasons are pretty straightforward - no time wasted searching for parking spaces and clock watching (I only have an hour on the meter)and no time wasted getting from car park to shops and back again.
Provide the infratructure and the cyclist/shoppers, will come.
- 1:29 pm, November 18, 2011
To get fromm the Pease Statue to the Station, surely you would cross the Market Square [pedestrains and bikes allowed] and then go down through the Town Hall carpark, over the bridge at the bottom turn right and follow the signposted bikeway along the river, over the light controlled crossing and up parallel to Victoria Rd. along the indicated bike route to the Victoria road entrance and into the Station via the ramp access. Rather than the tortuous routes suggested on the blog. Don't look for problems where they don't exist.
- 6:02 pm, November 18, 2011
- Richard Grassick said...
Your back lane parallel to Victoria Road stops at the post office entrance. What's more, the little bit of back lane that does exist is totally neglected with a very poor surface - it is a BACK LANE, think status - and throws you back on to the main Victoria Road.
This is not a case of "looking for problems where they don't exist", more a case of "considering what is, and isn't attractive for shoppers". If you think that such a route deserves the status of official cycle route, your standards are, frankly, piss poor.
- 6:49 pm, November 18, 2011
- Richard Grassick said...
And by the way, I think you have identified the root of the problem with cycling advocacy in Britain. Jan Gehl says we should "invite" cyclists into towns via high quality urban planning.. Many UK advocates want to send cyclists down back lanes and tell them that there isn't a problem.
- 6:55 pm, November 18, 2011
- wuppidoc said...
@Anonymous: For women this back lane you are suggesting is not attractive especially when it is dark like it is from half five in winter. Are you male, dear A.?? Cycling provisions have to include everybody, kids, women, elderly citizens, not just men between 25 and 55. Cheers!
- 7:05 pm, November 18, 2011
- Brian Vigurs said...
In reply to anonymous he "Beat me to it" for indeed the route described in the post was incorrect. Richard does however make valid points as to the route after the safe and enjoyable track beside the river and the crossing of the dual carriageway. It degenerates into a back lane which is terrible and often strewn with litter and broken glass.
When the NCN route 14 was signed from the station out to Stockton and beyond I also looked closely at alternatives to the route offered by the council to take riders into the town centre and I can honestly state here there simply isn't one given today's traffic flow at the meeting of Victoria road and the inner ring road. The council had no alternative but to avoid this place altogether by directing riders part of the way up Victoria road via the back lane to join it well away from this terrible inner ring road / Victoria road roundabout leaving some 500 metres left to ride albeit in unfavourable but unavoidable conditions.
Look at Bank Top station from the other exit / entrance and you see a wide path running under the bridge to the junction of Hargreaves Terrace, but then you get a "Funnel Effect" caused by the old buildings and the need for a bus lane. Believe me, to use this route on a cycle is inviting death at times.
The comment here – "and then on to the officially signed route to the station via Borough Road", to my knowledge neither the council cycling map nor the signage indicates this route for to take cyclists to the junction of Borough road and Yarm road to arrive at the station at the Yarm road entrance would place them in a very difficult and dangerous place indeed.
I have to totally agree with post that the infrastructure is crap in places, but I would like to see suggestions as to how the route to the station could be improved without the politically suicidal step of banning traffic from what our towns and cities suffer from, narrow streets and ring roads built when cycling was not top of the list nor – perhaps - never even considered.
- 8:34 pm, November 19, 2011
In light of the recent Mary Portas report on revitalising High Streets, I wanted to highlight the response to this from Sustrans: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/resources/in-the-news/dream-high-streets-are-not-just-for-christmas - do look at the research they have done, linked from that article, on how shoppers travel and note the mismatch between how retailers (who generally have more influence in the planning process) think their customers get to the shops and how / how far people actually travel.
Sustrans have done some other work too on traffic restraint and vitality of town centres: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/Info%20sheets/ff39.pdf - note the disconnect between actual shoppers' concerns (good selection of shops, pavements not wide enough and other traffic / safety / pleasant environment-type concerns) and what retailers *think* shoppers worry about in High Streets (parking) – but this needs passing on to planning departments all over the UK to get them to take REAL concerns more into account (e.g. doing surveys of how people use a location) rather than giving the retailers too much say when it is clear that many of their views & assumptions are wrong and they wrongly give the car way too much priority, possibly with adverse effects to their business (see the "Is traffic a threat to trade" bit).
- 1:37 pm, February 10, 2012
- James Clifton said...
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That is a really good idea to only use two of the bulbs and not all four. All four bulbs would most likely result in a lot of algae when used without CO2 and high demanding plants. If you can, it might be a good idea to use just one bulb for a few days before using both.
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When I went in for my consult again I was greeted as if the staff has known me for years. It was such a welcoming experience. As I waited in the lobby I looked around and all of the patients that have been there before were greeted with hugs and kisses and lots of love and kindness. When it was time for me to meet the doctor and the nurse told me to undress I felt nervous and she stated to me not to worry this is normal. When I met with Dr. Arabitg he made me feel so at ease. I went in to speak about my breast and he educated me on breasts, tummy, and my face.
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Online in Philippines? Check out #notocybercrimelaw
In a notoriously litigious country like the Philippines, it's bewildering that the government coupled a law targeting so-called cybercrimes like cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, and spamming with the hoary and over-used concept of libel. And no matter how abusive those crimes may be, it's an even bigger mystery why the government felt it should suspend its lengthy heritage of due legal process by giving the Department of Justice power to shut down websites and monitor all online activities without a warrant.


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Memorial service for Alexander Adam set for Feb. 19
Posted February 12, 2007; 04:07 p.m.
A memorial service for Alexander Adam, a Princeton undergraduate who died in January, is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in the University Chapel.
The service is open to all members of the University community. A reception will follow in the Chancellor Green Rotunda.
Adam, who entered Princeton as a member of the class of 2007, died of cancer Jan. 25 at his family's home in New York City. He was 23.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center-Pediatric Division.


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We have talked about how to pick a wedding photographer in Singapore before, so in this post, we shall talk about how you should pick a wedding photography location in Singapore.
- First of all, you need to decide if you are a nature, urban or a people person. If you love people, chances are, you should go to places like Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, where the view is good but there are still some people in the backdrop. If that type of candid photographs are the type of pre-wedding photographs you like, then you should go for that. However, for people like me, I don't like anyone else other than me and my spouse in the prewedding photograph. After all, it's us getting married, not others. In such a case, for people like me, then a place of nature which is secluded and far from crowds would definitely be a far better choice. For people like that, Macritchie Reservoir is a good choice and you should go there for your pre-wedding photography.
- Second of all, once you know the general type of photograph you're going to go after as mentioned above in point one, you would now need to to make sure that the colour of your dressing is going to look good against that backdrop. This is more about colour combination. If you're not confident about this, make sure to consult your photographer. He or she should be able to advise you on this.
Always pick a good professional photographer and do not ensure that the photographer's quality is worth his or her price. Never work with a photographer or photography studio which photographs you don't like. This is not even like a food court where you can't taste the food before you order. You can check out their portfolio online (e.g. www.grandeurweddingstudio.com/photography-singapore/) before engaging them, so make sure you get a good wedding photography studio in Singapore!


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PGA Tour Sleeper: Tommy "2 Gloves" Gainey
Posted on 21 Feb 2011 by High Fade.
Tommy "2 Gloves" Gainey sounds more like a notorious hit man than a professional golfer. Like many young kids growing up, Gainey played baseball and while typically two gloves are worn when batting, Gainey also carried this practice over to playing golf as well. Gainey is a journeyman, having played on the Egolf Tar heel, NGA Hooters, Gateway, Nationwide and PGA Tour. Gainey also comes ...


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Family: Anatidae, Ducks and Geese view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has chocolate brown head and nape, with white breast extending as stripe up side of head. Plumage is otherwise gray and finely marked, but note cream and black vent, and long, pointed tail, often held at an angle. Eclipse male resembles adult female, but retains pattern and colors on wings. ADULT FEMALE Has mottled buffish brown plumage. JUVENILE Similar to adult female, but complex feather markings are less well developed.
Dimensions Length: Male, 25-29" (64-74 cm); female, 21-23" (53-58 cm)
Habitat Several million occur in North America; numbers are declining due to changes in agricultural land use during breeding season. Favors marshy edge habitat and adjacent farmland for nesting. In winter, on arable fields, marshes, and estuaries.
Observation Tips Easiest to observe in winter. Often upends in water to feed, revealing striking vent colors and elongated tail.
Range Great Lakes, Alaska, Western Canada, Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, Southeast, Eastern Canada, New England, California, Rocky Mountains, Texas, Northwest, Plains
Voice Male utters a whistling call; female's call is grating and harsh.
Discussion An elegant duck. Feeds on aquatic plants by dabbling and upending; also feeds on land. Male is unmistakable; even rather drab female has distinctive, elongated appearance with pointed rear end. Unobtrusive during breeding season, but feeds in the open areas in flocks at other times. Looks long-winged in flight; male's gray wings and green speculum (with white trailing edge) are striking; female's white trailing edge on inner wing is obvious. Sexes are dissimilar in other respects.


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Iranian Atomic Urgency
• CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviewed Defense Minister Ehud Barak about the Iranian nuclear threat. In Part 1, Amanpour's fixated on an Iranian fatwa banning nuclear weapons (ooooh) while Barak gets testy on the issue of Israel and the US sharing the same view on intelligence assessments.
In Part 2, Barak is irritated when Amanpour gets hung up on the nuance of whether Ahmadinejad expressed his desire to either wipe Israel off the face of the map — or — to simply remove the unnatural Zionist entity. The conversation eventually turns to the Syrian uprising.
Spring Winter
• An encouraging sign: Syrian opposition leader Nofal Al-Dalawibi was interviewed by Israel Radio.
Dalawibi's interview marked the potential beginning of a change from that mindset, should the Syrian opposition struggle prevail. When asked about the "fear that many Israelis have" that Islamic forces may occupy the political vacuum in Syria if Assad falls — and what effect that would have on Syria's relationship with Israel — Dalawibi replied that the Syrian people do not want any more fighting. Syrian civilians have been left out of the political process for over 40 years and they only want peace, he added.
Dalawibi was speaking by telephone from Paris to Israel Radio's Arab Affairs Correspondent Eran Zinger. Portions of the recorded interview, conducted in Arabic and translated into Hebrew for listeners, were released Friday and Saturday.
Rest O' the Roundup
• Two Israeli naval commandos injured aboard the Mavi Marmara talked about the incident for the first time. YNet writes:
Meanwhile, Y. also landed on the deck. "As I was sliding down the rope, I saw a group of people fighting. I had no choice, as I couldn't climb back up. So I kept sliding down and saw four or five terrorists waiting for me there, armed with clubs, metal pipes and chairs. I came down, and they immediate started to beat me up, focusing on my head. I was wearing a military helmet, but they got it off, shattered it and started to pulverize me with blows to the head. While doing it, they started pulling me towards the edge of the deck, in order to throw my overboard."
Seconds after landing on the Marmara's deck, his left arm was completely crushed and remained hanging from his shoulder. Y. managed to pull out his handgun with his other hand and fired at the legs of his assailants.
"At that moment, I spotted one of our soldiers on the other side of the deck, with two terrorists standing above him and beating him up; he was bleeding on the floor. So I fired at the two terrorists and brought them down."
How did you know who's a terrorist and who's an innocent civilian?
"There was no problem identifying them. The terrorists wore orange life vests, protective vests, and gas masks. All of them were equipped with cold arms. This is not what innocent peace activists look like."
By this time, A. also managed to pull out his handgun. "The moment the assailants saw that I was holding a gun and waving it, they got away. I then looked up and saw another terrorist with a handgun aiming at a member of my squad. At that moment I opened fire at him and finished him off. I went back and saw that the terrorists who were on top of me earlier were now fighting my comrades. I opened fire at another one who jeopardized another soldier and took him down."
• NY Times correspondent Isabel Kershner visits the Arava Power Company, "now the leading commercial developer of solar power in Israel." Its 18,600 solar panels are generating electricity and now international investors:
"God could not have invented a better place to do solar power," he said during a recent tour.
• The UK just can't get rid of Al-Qaida cleric Abu Qatada. It may take another 12-18 months to resolve whether he can be deported to Jordan. Details at The Guardian and Daily Mail.
For more, see Thursday's Israel Daily News Stream.
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Think chicken pot pie sounds good? How about badger pot pie?
I'm sure I'll be thinking about (dreaming about) chicken pot pie all day, thanks to this morning's Dallas Morning News Wine Panel story about it, including, of course, the wines that work with them. Tina Danze provides a recipe with a couple of easy shortcuts, in case you catch the craving, too. It made me think back to a story I wrote for a magazine a hundred years ago about the history of chicken pot pie. I couldn't remember what magazine it was, or when it was published, but I do remember happily testing some really good recipes. So I just dug up the story in a scrapbook: It was a 1997 piece called "The Ultimate Comfort Food" for Delta's inflight magazine, Sky (which, alas, doesn't have an online archive, or I'd link it).
But I will share some interesting historical tidbits. George Washington used to enjoy a precursor to chicken pot pie that included artichoke crowns, dates, candied lettuce stalks and raisins in the filling. But pot pies date back much farther than that. "In the 16th century," I wrote, "anything that fluttered was popped into a pie–quail, partridge, waterfowl and even crow. Remember the 'four-and-twenty blackbirds'?" Even dormice (as in more than one dormouse) and badgers went into pot pie fillings.
Sugar and spice were sometimes used to mask funky meat, and the sweetness followed the pies across the Atlantic to the American colonies. In Eliza Smith's The Compleat Housewife, the first cookbook ever printed in the U.S. (1742), there was a recipe for "A Sweet Chicken Pye" with sweet potatoes, chestnuts, bone marrow and barberries. Oysters added to chicken pot pie came into vogue in the late 19th century. Then, in the 1930s, New York City's "21″ Club started serving lobster pot pie. (Yes, I'll have that, please!)
In his 1972 book James Beard's American Cookery, Beard explained that suet crust was originally used, but "Nowadays rich pastry is used as well as biscuit dough, puff paste, or rough puff paste," but "Tart pastry and flaky pie pastry are not suitable." Old-fashioned recipes called for top and bottom crusts, but Beard didn't like that, as the bottom crust inevitably became soggy. At that point, modern cooks were using top crusts only. Beard's filling called for poached chicken "cut in substantial pieces," pearl onions and sliced carrots, but no peas — he suggested peas, snap beans or another green veg as an accompaniment. His white sauce uses broth and heavy cream, and much less flour (only 2 tablespoons) than our recipe uses. Other classic recipes include mushrooms, peas and potatoes, as well as carrots and pearl onions. Chicken pot pies suffered many indignities at the hands of mid-century American housewives, then was celebrated and elevated by American chefs from the 1970′s through the 1990s. "There's a great variety in terms of what you can do," I quoted Boston chef Gordon Hamersley as saying. "If you took a traditional chicken pot pie with carrots and peas and spiced it up, you could do a curried version or one with chiles–a Southwestern version. Or you could do an Asian version with chiles, garlic, a pinch of five-spice powder and a little something sweet like mirin." (Of course then you'd have to send the wine panel out to do a whole 'nother match-up!) In 1997, the year the story was published, the pot pie circled back to the "21″ Club, where then-chef Eric Blauberg was doing a game pot pie with squab, lamb, foie gras, truffles, peas, corn, baby carrots, roasted pearl onions and fingerling potatoes, "bound with a thyme-infused game sauce and topped with puff pastry."
Super Bowl food, right?!
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Your blogger has been absent from this space for some time. This is unintentional; other projects have taken up much time. This post tries to touch on something the things this blogger has been considering in the interval since the last regular post went up — on Algeria, Mauritania and MUJWA in very general terms. It is incomplete, more posts will continue on a more or less regular basis from now on.
Since the last post, which drew many comments because it was incomplete and was written more or less on a time crunch. The comments left by readers are worth reviewing as they clear up confusion on some important points on what were then recent events in Mauritania. That post was trying to get at something that still stands: Mauritania is facing many structural political problems at several levels and these almost certainly take first place when compared to issues like the terrorism file (which is important on its own and in its own way and more so when added on to these other troubles). The last two months saw impressive and in some cases unprecedented manifestations of popular protest; this week Nouakchott saw what was perhaps the largest single demonstration in its history, numbering, depending on what source one looks at, 40,000 people (and possibly more) a number which speaks for itself in a country of roughly 4m people, close to a quarter of whom live in or near the capital city. The discontent mentioned in the last post and several others before has grown over the last several months, owing to the standard inequalities and injustices suffered by Mauritanians and others in north-west Africa, not to mention the relatively dire food security situation, the upsetting of grazing patterns in the eastern part of the country brought on by the conflict in Mali, the not so special style of corruption preferred by the current president and leadership which is more narrow that in the past and less satisfying to key parts of the tribal and business and social fabric. This blogger has more thoughts on the last part of this and has written about it before (and will put more on the blog soon); in the meantime there are multiple fine resources for some of the recent events in the way of protests. The youth movement, which looked as if it were going to petter out a few months ago has increased its online presence and has put up much in the way of images and videos on Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the social media board. The trouble likely to come from the election fiasco will be a key flash point soon enough (probably more so than in Algeria, for some comparison). It used to be said that nothing ever happened in Mauritania (aside from coups), that it was a "quiet" country. This idea is less and less appealing. Great coverage of recent events, including Nasser Weddady's recent posts here, here and especially here where he has posted the opposition coalition's 43 page manifesto demanding a national unity government (in Arabic), on the grounds that the government has been essentially extra-constitutional since the government pushed back last year's elections (this situation sort typifies the kinds of challenges facing Mauritania this blogger has tried to emphasise in the last several months) and Lissa Hunt's recent tweets and posts. Right now is a critical time for Mauritania.
Your blogger no longer agrees with himself in whole when it comes to the Algerian elections. He wrote a piece for Fair Observer at the end of December (which was published at the beginning of January) regarding the prospects for Islamist parties in the May elections there. The view was the elections do not particularly matter; at that point it was difficult to say what "might" happen other than that one can say it is likely few Algerians will vote with relative confidence. It is now clear the consensus in the regime is that some iteration of Islamists, be it the MSP-led coalition of Islamist parties taking seats from parts of the FLN and RND or some of the small secular parties or the several recently formed Islamist parties getting seats on their own and thus making up a divided but more numerous stake out for the religious trend generally. Whatever the case the lower house less important than much foreign press coverage and commentary has made it out to be — do not forget the upper house, the Majlis al-Ummah, a third of which is appointed by the president and which has veto power over the lower house. What will come out of the constitutional reforms that are being ginned up for this year may change this, though it is doubtful. And if "Islamists" perform in line with the trend seen elsewhere in the Maghreb the outcome will probably look more like Morocco, with palace Islamists (the MSP, which as this blog and many, many Algerians have noted, has been in government for close to a decade and its members still serve in the cabinet in important and lucrative posts such as public works; meaning there are probably thick files on them held by the security services which may help regulate them if they attempt to get out of line as has happened in the past), than Egypt or some such. There are plenty of other trends more interesting than the elections to watch in Algeria and to take as indicators of the mood in the country; some of these overlap with the elections (or will do so) and some of them stand on their own. The succession issue at the top of the regime and in the deep state probably matter more than how the lower house get rearranged. There was the notable resignation of Sa'id Sa'di from his post as the chief of the Rally for Culture and Democracy which has earned a bum rap from many for various reasons — its more or less supporting for the military, its aggressive secularism, its ideological direction, whatever one wants. This blogger wrote about its (ex-)leader's links with the head of the security services last spring and its participation in the February protests. That well known relationship is yet another dingy point on Sa'di's reputation with many Algerians who pay attention to him. Rumours after his resignation, though, suggest he probably suffered some pressure from the regime as a result of his activities and rhetoric in 2011; realignments and subtle shifts look likely for small factions and cosmetic elements supportive of or tolerated by the regime.
The Movement for Unity and Jihad (MUJWA) has been described in various ways: a "splinter" from AQIM, a reorganisation of the group's southern front, a victory for Algerian or some other intelligence service in infiltrating and splitting up AQIM, and other things. There is not enough information available on the group or its membership to assess the validity of such claims. One has to start up with certain assumptions in order for most of these theories to work out. Some of these have more support based on what is known of MUJWA's leaders and recent AQIM activities – or rumours and reports of AQIM's activities – other have less support. As yet not many of them are particularly convincing based on the available information about the group.
The narrative in the group's initial (and thus far only) propaganda video does not jive easily with the theory that the group is a "reorganisation" of AQIM's operational structure and that the group is not really a splinter faction — it announces a break with AQIM, and essentially rephrases and reframes AQIM's narrative against western powers and jihad for its own purposes. The group's first operation, the kidnapping of European aid workers in October 2011, and its first announcement in December suggest it may have formed in the early autumn or that the group's members went rogue from AQIM after the October operation. Relatively little is known about the key individuals associated with the organisation: Virtually all of them, from the group's reputed leader, Hamada Ould Mohamed Khayrou to Sultan Ould Badi appear to be Arab Mauritanians or Malians from the Azawad (from north of Gao especially). And their attacks thus far, the October 2011 kidnapping of European aid workers and the recent suicide bombing at Tamanrasset, suggest a north-ward orientation, not surprisingly done in a fashion similar to AQIM itself. At present the group's objectives and trajectory appear contradictory and even confusing. This blogger is not prepared to make conclusions as his friend Andrew Lebovich has in terms of the group's true motives or nature based on such little information at this stage, though his analysis has important points, for example on possible coordination/communication between MUJWA and AQIM make some sense and are compelling. His point on both groups demanding the release of Major Abderrahmane Ould Meidou is also worth considering; and as he reocognises in the update to his original post on the issue, social and personal relations between the group are somewhat inevitable given MUJWA's genealogy. This is one of the more important elements — Hamada Ould Mohamed Kheirou (also Khayrou/Khayri/Kheiry) is an individual whose background and relations with AQIM's leadership is worth considering and comparing with other Mauritanian leaders of late such as Khaled Chinguitti, who was promoted at some point in 2011 and had taken on important operational leadership roles and was reportedly killed some months ago fighting with MNLA men in Mali, though his death was reported by only one source (ANI; though readers may be aware of other reports that do not rely on the ANI account, if they exist). As more information stacks up a more or less clear picture may materialise. Or it may not. At this point this blogger does not agree or disagree with any particular analysis of the matter per se.
The group presents interesting questions: What tensions exist in the relationships within and between AQIM's southern katibat and suryiat in terms of their ethno-national composition? Much attention goes to supposed tensions between two of AQIM's southern commanders, Belmokhtar and Abu Zeid; what about tensions at lower echelons? What personal factors would contribute to driving a group of Mauritanian and Azawadi Malians out of AQIM into a new group oriented southward (at least in its rhetoric)? (This could speak to their area of operation and potentially their relationships with other groups operating in the area.) What kind of longevity will this group have in a competitive environment where it must compete with groups such as the MNLA and Ansar ed-Din in addition to AQIM? What will AQIM's ultimate response to MUJWA be? At present there are more questions than answers.


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The subject says it all. I'm passing because I don't want to pay shipping on something that will be easy to find later.
grievous fighter
The subject says it all. I'm passing because I don't want to pay shipping on something that will be easy to find later.
grievous fighter
I'll pass as well since they won't be that tough to find at retail but it's good to know that they're starting to ship. The AT-AP looks more grey than on the titanium version.
ooh, I was SO tempted to get this right now. I even had them in my shopping cart. However, I think they are going to be easy to find since they are mass market sales. Even with the discount code I'd still be paying more for these from Hasbro than at retail, so I'll take the chance and wait for them.
But thanks for sharing the link anyway.
Move along, move along
I agree, I am going to pass on them for now and await local retail. They will be available all year. The also have Obi-Wans Starfighter up. Just go to new this week and select Star Wars.
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E-mu Audity 2000
The Audity 2000 takes its name from the classic and one-and-only Audity, but that's about it. Although, the Audity 2000 has the same synthesis architecture as the Proteus, and the Proteus's synth chips were designed with the original Audity in mind. The Audity 2000 is a digital synth with an unprecedented 16 simultaneous arpeggiators. That's great for trance and techno! With an emphasis on electronic groove music, the Audity 2000 offers up many dance type sounds but with an uncomfortable digital "tinny" overtone. Its 12-pole digital resonant filter is nice...but it's no Moog.
The Audity 2000 features 64-voice polyphony with six analog outputs and a S/PDIF digital output. Patch editing is tedious, but it uses a Modular PatchCord architecture (probably inspired by the designs and concepts in the synth from which it takes its name) for extreme sound-sculpting capabilities. Originally released in 1998 with version 1.0 software, subsequent upgrades including a 2.0 version finally led to the inception of the Xtreme Lead-1. The Audity 2000 has been used by ATB and The Crystal Method.
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Reality Check: Doyle's Last-Minute Ad On Education
WISC-TV Analysis Finds Claims Hit-And-Miss
MADISON, Wis. - In a last-minute ad, Gov. Jim Doyle tries to set himself apart from his Republican challenger Mark Green on the key issue of education.
In the ad, Doyle makes claims about Green's record in Congress and boasts of his own accomplishments.
A WISC-TV analysis found that the claims made in the ad are hit-and-miss..
"In Washington, Congressman Mark Green voted with George Bush to cut education $2.2 billion and raise the cost of student loans $2,000 dollars a family," the ad says.
A WISC-TV analysis found this claim to be "true." Green supported a Bush budget plan to cut money for education next year.
As for student loans, Congress recently raised interest rates, but the $2,000 figure is an estimate by a Pittsburgh-based financial-aid expert.
Next, the TV ad says: "Now, Green's plan for Wisconsin cuts 4,700 teachers from our schools."
WISC-TV found this claim "needs clarification."
Green's budget plan hasn't directed any cuts. The Wisconsin Association of School Boards predicted large layoffs based on a Republican-drafted version of the last state budget, but it never became law.
Green's plan is to put tighter controls on spending, and it is likely that less total dollars would be available for schools under Green's administration than Doyle's. But teacher layoffs are likely to be the last option to cut costs.
The ad then shift's from Green's plans to Doyle's record.
"He stopped a $400 million cut, increased the tax deduction for college tuition and proposed a required third year of math and science," the ad says of Doyle.
WISC-TV found this claim "needs clarification."
Doyle increased school spending by $400 million more than the Republicans; the Republicans didn't propose cutting funding by $400 million.
Doyle did increase the tax deduction for college tuition, but tuition costs are up about 50 percent in four years, and a governor has some control over tuition rates.
WISC-TV found the claim that Doyle proposed a third year of math and science for high school students to be "true," but it hasn't passed.
Finally, Doyle's last claim about "getting a better grade" is "true." A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial praised Doyle's school plans compared to Green's.
Previous Stories:
- November 3, 2006: Reality Check: Thompson Says In Ad That Green Supports Stem-Cell Research
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Continuing the strong tradition of graphical excellence in the FINAL FANTASY series, the game melds realistic gameplay and fantastical art direction. FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: THE CRYSTAL BEARERS is a unique experience for this holiday season and accessible to gamers of all levels.
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* Encounter the first FINAL FANTASY game developed exclusively for Wii, complete with motion-driven gameplay and intuitive controls that are accessible to gamers of all levels. Enjoy a variety of actions and third-person shooter style gameplay
* Step into the hero's shoes and experience the action first-hand! Control Layle's crystal bearer powers to battle adversaries, navigate through obstacles and move objects at will in a highly interactive environment
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 12:33 PM GMT on July 24, 2007
The July 2007 issue of Scientific American has an article called "Warmer Oceans, Stronger Hurricanes" (referred to as "Warmer Water, SUPER HURRICANES" on the cover). The article is written by Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth, head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and a lead author on the landmark 2007 climate report issued by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The article makes the case that "evidence is mounting that global warming enhances a cyclone's damaging winds and flooding rains." The article presents some solid evidence to substantiate that point of view, which I will share below. However, I was disappointed in the general tone of the piece, which was over-hyped and did not paint an objective view of the current scientific thinking on the global warming/hurricane issue.
The hype
First off, the reader is hit with a dramatic full-page artist's depiction of the global super-hurricane of the future--a massive 5000-mile diameter Caribbean storm the size of North America. The storm's 200-mile eye is wider than the Florida Peninsula! Whoa, I said when looking at the whopper "SciAmicane". No doubt many readers perusing the magazine, trying to decide whether to buy it, had the same reaction and plunked down their $5 to read about this grim threat. OK, lets talk reality here. The largest tropical cyclone on record, Supertyphoon Tip of 1979, had a diameter of 1380 miles--less than one third the size of the SciAmicane. A storm like the SciAmicane cannot physically exist on Earth unless the oceans were to super-heat to about 122°F (50°C). Only an asteroid impact or similar calamity could create such a hypercane. Even the most extreme global warming scenarios do not heat the oceans to 122°, so the SciAmicane is there to sell magazines, not to illustrate what global warming might do to hurricanes.
Figure 1. Comparison of sizes: the Earth, the largest tropical cyclone on record (Supertyphoon Tip of 1979, 1380 miles in diameter), and the recently discovered hurricane-like vortex on Saturn (the Saturnicane). The "SciAmicane" is about the same size as the Saturnicane--5000 miles across.
The article also calls attention to 2004, when "an unprecedented four hurricanes hit Florida, and 10 typhoons made landfall in Japan". I've erroneously made this statement, too, but the truth is that Japan was hit by only four typhoons in 2004. Ten tropical cyclones that were of typhoon strength at some point during their life did hit, yes, but six of these had decayed to tropical storm or tropical depression strength by the time they hit Japan. The article then refers to a "consensus explanation" emerging to explain recent hurricane activity patterns, and "that explanation forebodes meteorological trouble over the long term." I'd say that the issue is still very much under dispute. In fact, the consensus statement on hurricanes and climate change adopted by the World Meteorological Organization in December 2006, in response to the recommendations of a panel of 125 hurricane researchers was thus: "Though there is evidence both for and against the existence of a detectable anthropogenic signal in the tropical cyclone climate record to date, no firm conclusion can be made on this point." Trenberth's article gives a list of four publications to read in the "more to explore" section, but none of these include the recent articles that call into question the strength of the global warming/stronger hurricane connection. (I apologize for not reviewing the many excellent articles that have appeared on this subject of late!)
The good science
There's quite a bit of good science in the article, which is worth reading if one keeps in mind its biases. In particular, I like the discussion of how global warming has affected precipitation and atmospheric water vapor. The 0.6°C (1.0°F) rise in Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) globally since 1970 has increased water vapor in the atmosphere by 4%, thanks to increased evaporation. This in turn has led to an 8% increase in global precipitation. Trenberth makes the point that no given hurricane can be blamed on global warming, but one can say 8% of a given storm's rainfall is due to global warming. There's also a nice discussion about how weaker than normal trade winds over the tropical Atlantic in 2005 caused less evaporational cooling than normal, allowing the ocean to heat to record temperatures. Finally, the conclusion of the article is one I certainly agree with:
We would all be wise to plan for more extreme hurricane threats.
Both theory and computer models predict a 3-5% increase in hurricane winds per degree C increase in tropical SSTs, and there is concern that the actual increase may be much more than this.
Jeff Masters
For a technical treatment of hypercanes, see Dr. Kerry Emanuel's paper, Hypercanes: a possible link in global extinction scenarios.
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Campagnolo's new 11-Speed Chain is narrow. At 5.5mm, it's easily the narrowest chain that Campy makes. They call it the "Ultra Shift" chain because of its incredible shift precision. The first thing you'll notice when you start to pedal the bike is glorious silence. Less interference from adjacent sprockets and chainrings make the 11-Speed chain quieter and quicker-shifting than Campy's previous generations of chains. Its minimal size and hollow pins mean the 11-Speed chain weighs an incredible 245g. Plus, a re-formulated outer link material and a Ni-PTFE anti friction treatment give the new chain 20% greater longevity.
Please note: installation of the new Ultra Link chain requires the use of Campagnolo's UT-CN300 chain tool. It's expensive, but it's necessary for the precise installation of the narrow chain.
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Yeah, the Sandtrooper looks like something you would pay Gentle Giant or Sideshow $150-$200 for. It's amazing! Plus, the $20 pricetag is not going to stop me from buying multiples. Really nice to see the Sandtrooper-specific details on this guy.
R2 looks great as well, but I'm hoping those opening doors fit a little better on the production version. I could have done without the booster rockets for another OT related accessory, but I really have no complaints. It's really the best R2 figure I've seen.
I had planned to pass on Maul unless the photos just totally blew me away. Well, I'm still planning to pass on Maul.


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Stifel Nicolaus's Kevin Cassidy today pounds the table for shares of Intel (INTC), which he rates a Buy, with a $33 price target, writing that the company will gain an edge in the smartphone and tablet markets as processing power becomes more important.
Intel this year has announced a number of partnerships to develop smartphones based on its chips, with companies that include Google's (GOOG) Motorola unit. To date, however, Intel has gained little traction selling chips for either phones or tablets. Intel is up against a gaggle of chip makers, including Broadcom (BRCM), Qualcomm (QCOM), Nvidia (NVDA), all of whom license the competing chip architecture of ARM Holdings (ARMH).
Cassidy opines that increasing processor demands dovetail with Intel's ability to manufacture chips better than anyone else:
As consumers demand more performance from mobile devices, we believe silicon processing will become the most important differentiator in processor/system-on-chip selection by OEMs [...] The key focus for Systems-on-Chip may move from the CPU to all the other functions the SoC supports. In our view, with the CPU typically making up only about 10% of the die size, the design of the other 90% will drive performance and power efficiency.
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It is hard to imagine a more cynical, deceitful and self-serving excuse for not proceeding with immigration reform legislation than that concocted by Republican House Speaker John Boehner last week.
"There's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws. And it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes," the Ohio Republican said at a news conference.
Translation: Once again Speaker Boehner cannot control the radical fringe of his House caucus so he is trying to shift the blame to the White House.
Despite Speaker Boehner's transparent efforts, the continued Republican opposition to immigration reform is being exposed in all its xenophobic ingloriousness. Ensconced in carefully drawn conservative districts where the only threat comes from the right in a Republican primary, a large number of House members will not entertain any policy that allows undocumented migrants to gain legal status.
Speaker Boehner needs the courage to work around them, not only because it is good policy, but also because it is good politics.
It is unrealistic to round up 12 million undocumented migrants and deport them. It is far better to find a way to move those migrants who are otherwise law-abiding residents into some form of legal status, getting them out of the shadow economy and fully involved as members of their communities.
Politically, if Republicans want to win national elections, they must stop alienating large segments of the population. Remember, President Obama was re-elected with more than 70 percent of the vote among Latinos and Asian Americans.
Instead of working to find a path to get a bill passed, Speaker Boehner returned to the big lie that the Obama administration is weak on enforcement of immigration law. The opposite is true. As The Economist recently noted, America is expelling illegal immigrants at nine times the rate of 20 years ago. Nearly 2 million deportations have taken place under this president, far more than under any predecessor.
In a vain effort to win GOP support for reform by showing he is tough on border control, President Obama is, if anything, overreaching, tearing families apart, causing more poverty and suffering, while enriching contractors who run detention centers.
President Obama needs to call the speaker on his bluff and remind Republicans they will pay a political price for intransigence on this issue.
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We designed and developed our Williams Sonoma Smart Tools collection to make it easy for you to watch cooking videos, search for recipes, listen to music and even video chat while you cook and entertain. This complete three-piece set includes the Bluetooth® Speaker, Kitchen Stand and Screen Shield to expand the versatility of your iPad® in the kitchen— or anywhere in your home.
- Designed and developed by Williams Sonoma.
- Speaker features Bluetooth technology that wirelessly delivers exceptional sound quality from any Bluetooth-enabled device; a line-in port connects iPods and other portable music players.
- Speaker has speakerphone capability, a built-in rechargeable battery and two USB ports for convenient charging of your device.
- Speaker is designed to nest perfectly under the Kitchen Stand.
- Kitchen Stand supports a tablet device horizontally or vertically in four different positions; notch in back for power-cord management.
- Removable Screen Shield affixes securely to frame of iPad to provide a clear, anti-glare, bubble-free surface that protect iPad from splatters in the kitchen.
- Screen Shield has large corner tabs for easy removal (black tabs for first-generation iPad; gray tabs for second-, third- and fourth-generation iPad).
- Stand and Speaker have nonslip silicone bases for stability and a premium finish that's easy to clean.
- Designed in USA; made in China.
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- Speaker connects wirelessly with any iPad®, iPhone® iPod Touch® or other Bluetooth-enabled device; uses a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery (included).
- Stand: Wipe with a damp cloth and dry immediately with a dry cloth.
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Rated 3 out of 5 by deez from Perfect Fit? I use a variety of tablets but this product has limits and will only work with the ipad stripped down, no case, or additional armor that adds to the thickness of the ipad which means it needs to be a "perfect fit." My MS Surface will not fit at all and the my Samsung tablet will fit if I remove all the armor and force it in. It is easy to use and setup and the quality of the sound is good enough for the kitchen. but depending on the type of cooking/baking your doing I recommend that you wipe the two platforms down (especially the speaker unit) as soon as it gets splashed or splattered. I like the small platform and round design, when not in use it doesn't take up too much counter space. You can link just about any bluetooth device, phone, tablets, etc which makes it versatile.Date published: 2014-07-12Rated 5 out of 5 by RockyRocks from Happy Wife I love this product - it was a surprise gift from 'hubby'. I've had it about 2 months now thus far everything is working well. The sound is crisp and clear provided you don't have any obstacles in the way. I found that out when I was using facetime. We didn't realize it at the time that you must CHARGE the battery BEFORE USE . . . ta !? (it wasn't in the instructions / manual . . . my fault). I called Customer Service to get help . . . well let me say: I do LOVE the CUSTOMER SERVICE provided by William-Sonoma. Even when they don't have answers they do the research and try to get the information for you via email, iphone or telephone. Meanwhile, hubby is pleased with his purchase because his wife dances to music while cooking. What do they say: 'happy wife happy life' . . . its lovely!Date published: 2014-06-15Rated 3 out of 5 by Buyer66 from Needs to be removed from cover Bought for a gift. Liked the blue tooth portion but not the iPad holder because you need to take it out of its protective covering in order for it to fit. Was afraid it might get broken or cracked if accidentally knocked over.Date published: 2014-05-28Rated 5 out of 5 by HVick from The best Christmas present ever My husband bought me this great set for Christmas 2013, and four months later I still love it! I always watch TV shows in the kitchen while I cook and bake, and before i could barely hear my iPad over anything I was doing. The bluetooth speaker is great - I can even hear my shows when I run the food processor or blender. The stand is perfectly angled, and the screen protector is awesome. I did break one of the corner holders off when I accidentally dropped my iPad, but I was able to glue it back together.Date published: 2014-04-28Rated 3 out of 5 by techycook from Not for iPad Air I was so excited to receive this as a gift, but the screen protector is too large for the iPad Air. It doesn't look like there's an air-compatible version to exchange it for, but I hope they are coming out with one soon since Apple has retired most of their previous models! I might just be tempted to still use it even though it doesn't fit properly. I haven't seen any other products out there like this.Date published: 2014-02-20Rated 5 out of 5 by Andreainthekitchen from Home cooks dream product! I purchased the I-Pad, Kitchen kit ... it includes the base to hold the I-pad, a speaker, which fits nicely with the base and a screen protector. I love to watch live streams of cooking shows while I'm in the kitchen ... I also love to prepare meals while face-timing with family and sharing recipe's. This is a wonderful group of products for anyone that loves to cook and loves to share or watch others cook. OR sometimes I just like to listen to music... this is a space saver on the counter. I really enjoy and love my new products from Williams and Sonoma! Thanks!Date published: 2013-11-11Rated 5 out of 5 by norcalpatty from Great purchase Bought this for my daughter who finds all her recipes online, great stand and audio quality is excellent. Very happy with purchase!Date published: 2013-10-19Rated 5 out of 5 by Billfromchi from Looks like Apple designed it themselves Beautiful design a very solid build. Very stable. Works nice on a desktop too. I like listening to music while I cook and this fits the bill. Screen cover is nice also. Very fast on and off. I suffered a stroke and lost some vision. My cookbook collection is pretty useless now. This is a lifesaver for me.Date published: 2013-09-22


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Representatives of the Lakewood Ranch Little League will testify before the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners today, in hopes of keeping the league's sponsorship signs at its facility.
League President David Dees is expected to plea his case at 11 a.m. today, after the league was notified by the Manatee County Parks and Recreation Department that its sponsorship signs do not meet county standards.
County crews, he said, are slated to remove signs on the property Feb. 16, the league's opening day.
"(The board of directors) has spent considerable time assuring that these signs are attractive, consistent, safe, and profitable," Dees said in an email to parents about the situation. "They are categorically our most reliable source of revenue and offer the greatest opportunity for growth."
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Father Daughter Dance at Ripley's AquariumLocation: Ripley's Aquarium
Father Daughter Dance at Ripley's Aquarium is a great way to spend time with your daughter while enjoying the atmosphere of the aquarium! This is open to fathers, uncles, grandfathers, etc.! Dress is semi-formal and there will be dancing, refreshments, desserts, photos and fun.
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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett shares a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, then see how things actually turned out.
Conclusion: Moonlight Musings
Although I longed to be on that northern ridge, I slowly crept up the southern ridge and eased toward the crest. I was 100 or so yards from the turkey, but we were separated by a deep, steep expanse.
So maybe I was surprised when the bird ripped it after my first call and ran to the gun 30 seconds after touching the ground. At 5:40 a.m., I was standing over a flopping 3-year-old, thankful that I hadn't blown a great morning.
The gobbler had flown down to the short side of the terrain, but he had angled to the west because the ridgetop directly north and east of the roost had pretty thick foliage. Further, there was a beautiful saddle at the western edge of the draw, which gave birds easy access to the bottom, the southern ridge, or the hayfield or big timber to the west. Best, my setup was in a perfect calling position atop the long, open southern ridge.
The spot was so good that I killed a gobbler there the next spring. And actually, I should have shot two more birds there another year. But that's a sad story -- and two bad-ugly decisions -- for another time.
What decision did you make?
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