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If you were conceived between 1 August 1991 and 31 March 2005
The HFEA has a record of all births as a result of assisted conception from licensed UK fertility clinics from 1 August 1991 onwards. We record information on donors and on any children born as a result of their donation.
As a donor-conceived person, it is your legal right to find out about your genetic origins. You are entitled to contact the HFEA asking for information about your donor, and any donor-conceived siblings.
What information is available?
Between 1 August 1991 – 31 March 2005 this is the information the HFEA collected about donors:
- their physical description (height, weight, eye and hair colour)
- the year and country of their birth
- their ethnicity
- whether they had any children at the time of donation
- any additional information the donor choose to supply such as occupation, religion, interests and a brief self description.
Bear in mind however that not every donor will have provided all of this information. This means that there is the possibility that you will receive less information than you would like – or what you get could be very different from what you expect. We advise contacting relevant counselling and support groups before applying to the HFEA for donor information:
If you are over 16 years old, you are able to apply to the HFEA to find the anonymous information your donor provided.
There is the small possibility to make contact with your donor, once you reach 18 years old. This is only if your donor has 're-registered' at their clinic or with the HFEA and provided current contact details.
See: Contact your donor (donor re-registration) below
Your donor-conceived genetic siblings
Donor-conceived genetic siblings are those born from sperm, eggs or embryos donated by the same donor as you.
If other people have been born as a result of your same donor, you are related to them via your donor.
If you are 16 or older you are entitled to anonymous information about any donor-conceived genetically related siblings you may have - information that doesn't identify individuals. This excludes information about the donor's own legal/natural children.
This information consists of:
- year of birth
- details on the number of donor-conceived siblings you have
- the sex of your siblings.
If you are 18 years or over, you will be able to find out identifying information about any donor-conceived genetic siblings, if both sides consent. Having identifying information means you will potentially be able to get in touch with and meet your genetically related donor-conceived siblings.
The information includes contact details and information on how that person would like to be contacted, rather than biographical information.
Avoiding a relationship with your donor-conceived siblings
16 year olds who intend to enter into an intimate physical relationship can submit a joint application to establish whether they are genetically related. Also, any one who intends to marry, or enter into a civil partnership may submit a joint application to establish whether they are genetically related.
How was your donor's information collected?
The information we hold about your donor has been submitted to us by the fertility clinic where your donor registered. Every HFEA licensed fertility clinic in the UK is required to provide us with information about the people whose donated gametes will be used at a HFEA licenced clinic.
To prepare yourself for what information you might receive, download the donor information form. This is the form that donors are currently required to fill out when registering to donate.
How do I apply for information?
Once you have had a chance to think how accessing information about your donor and/or donor-conceived genetic siblings could affect you, get in touch with us and start the application process:
Contacting your donor (donor re-registration)
In a small number of cases, those who were conceived between 1 August 1991 and 1 April 2005 and are 18 years old and over are able to find out identifying information about their donors – and if they wish – get in contact with them.
People who donated between 1 August 1991 and 1 April 2005, did so with the understanding that they would be anonymous – that is, they would not be able to be identified by children born as a result of their donation.
In 2005, a change in law meant that people who donated during this period have been given the ability to 're-register' as identifiable.
Those that re-register consent to identifying information about themselves being passed on to children born because of their donation. This information is passed on when you, as a donor-conceived person, apply to the HFEA for information.
If your donor has re-registered as identifiable, you will be informed when you make an application to the HFEA. You will be given the choice and time to consider whether you wish to access this identifiable information.
Parents of donor-conceived people can also find out whether their donor has re-registered, although parents will not be able to access identifiable donor information.
What is the chance that my donor has re-registered?
Only a small number of donors have so far 're-registered' – around 90 people as of October 2009 - keep this in mind if you apply to find information about your donor.
It is likely that more donors will continue to re-register at their clinic as they learn about the option of becoming identifiable.
Why can my donor now choose to become identifiable?
In 2005, the laws around donor information access changed. The law change meant that everyone who donated sperm or eggs after 1 April 2005 is identifiable to children born as a result of their donation, once the child is 18 years old. This means that, if requested, contact details can be passed on to people born as a result of their donation.
Because of this law change, it was felt that those who donated before 1 April 2005 should be able to re-register as identifiable if they wish.
The reason anonymity has been removed was because it was recognised by law that many donor-conceived people have a desire and an interest in finding out about where they came from. Similarly the interest donors have in finding out anonymous information about children born from their donation has been recognised.
Donor Sibling Link
The Authority has a sibling register, to allow donor-conceived individuals to make contact with their donor-conceived siblings, from the age of 18, on the basis of mutual consent.
When a donor-conceived person reaches the age of 18, they can choose to place their contact details on a voluntary sibling contact register called Donor Sibling Link, administered by the HFEA. The HFEA will facilitate the exchange of contact details between siblings who consent to be on this register.
Consequently, it will be possible for donor-conceived adults to trace their siblings, on the basis of mutual consent, through the voluntary sibling contact register. It is not possible for parents, however, to trace their child's siblings through the voluntary contact sibling register.
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Someone on Tumblr joked that I was on vacation. I responded with something along the lines of "this isn't a vacation – no one has handed me a Pina Colada or Mai Tai yet!" I've certainly needed a hearty drink after dealing with two little ones who just don't GET the whole "we're in the Navy kids – so suck it up!" I completely understand what they are going through. I really do. Transitions are difficult and transitions that take you across the entire continental United States all the way to an ISLAND are even more so.
Xander is already making friends – our neighborhood ("Navy housing") is FULL of kids! Plus, the school he is attending is a 2 mile walk round-trip so he has time to see/meet kids on the walk to school.
Juliana is having fun – but her "clock" is a little wonky and we haven't really come up with a routine yet. Her normal routine is getting up around 7am and sitting on the couch watching Disney JR while I get Xander ready for school. Here? We have THE most uncomfortable couch in the universe ("boonie" furniture) and no cable. We did buy a new television – a 32 inch that will eventually go in our bedroom! It has a built in DVD player though – so I've been running plenty of Barney and Sesame Street movies for her to enjoy.
It's beautiful here. I can't wait to explore the island more.
But – I'm seriously missing my friends from back home.
On the plus side – I've met a lot of cool people!
Everything will be okay.

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Before we chat with today's author, I want to announce that the winner of today's drawing for Book of Days, by James D. Rubart, is:
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Congratulations! I'll contact you today for your snail mail address, and we'll get your book to you right away. I encourage readers to keep commenting and/or subscribe at right (below my list of books) in order to participate in future book give-aways!
Now let's revisit novelist Janice Thompson, author of Stars Collide (Revell, March, 2011).
Award-winning author Janice Thompson also writes under the pseudonym Janice Hanna. She got her start in the industry writing screenplays and musical comedies for the stage. Janice has published nearly seventy books for the Christian market, crossing genre lines to write cozy mysteries, historicals, romances, nonfiction books, devotionals, children's books and more. Janice was thrilled to be named the 2010 Barbour/Heartsong Author of the Year, with three books on the top ten list for that house.
She is active in her local writing group, where she regularly teaches on the craft of writing. Her online writing courses have been helpful to many who want to earn a living with their writing. Janice is passionate about her faith and does all she can to share the joy of the Lord with others, which is why she particularly enjoys writing.
Please tell us a few random things we might not know about you.
-- I once lied to a fellow camper at church camp, telling her that my dad (Billy Hanna) was William Hanna of Hanna/Barbara (Flintstones) fame. That lie still haunts me, though, to his credit, my dad did eventually work as a movie producer on our co-authored movie, Liar's Moon. (Yes, it's true. I got to meet and work with Matt Dillon. Eat your heart out, girls!)
-- As a child, my dad's idea of a family vacation was a trip to Vegas. I never went camping or slept in a tent, but I did get to see Liberace in person, and even swam with Diane Carroll (at the Sands Hotel).
-- I occasionally bake wedding cakes. In 2009 I baked a lovely four-tiered white cake with strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting that toppled less than an hour before the wedding. I managed to piece together two very messy/ugly layers. Thankfully, the bride did not murder me. It made for a great scene in a later book. (Nothing ever gets wasted.)
How cool about Liar's Moon, Janice! I didn't know you wrote that!
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Stars Collide.
Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy don't just play two people who are secretly in love on a television sitcom–they are also head over heels for each other in real life. When the lines between reality and TV land blur, they hope they can keep their relationship under wraps. But when Kat's grandmother, an aging Hollywood starlet with a penchant for wearing elaborate evening gowns from Golden Age movies, mistakes their on-screen wedding proposal for the real deal, things begin to spiral out of their control.
Will their secret be front-page news in the tabloids tomorrow? And can their budding romance survive the onslaught of paparazzi, wedding preparations, and misinformed in-laws?
From the sound stage to a Beverly Hills mansion to the gleaming Pacific Ocean, Stars Collide takes readers on a roller-coaster tour of Tinseltown, packing both comedic punch and tender emotion.
Sounds perfect for the big screen!
What is it about your lead character that will make your readers care about her?
Kat lives with her elderly grandmother, a one-time Hollywood starlet who still dresses in movie costumes from days gone by. Her grandmother (Lenora) has Alzheimer's and is quite a character. Kat loves Grandma Lenora with a deep, abiding love.
Why will readers enjoy your novel?
Stars Collide is lighthearted, but also packs a punch. Kat's love story is a lot of fun, but deep, hidden issues with her father threaten to hinder the relationship.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
I would love to see Reese Witherspoon tackle the role of Kat. I think she would do a great job.
Matthew McConaughey would make a great Scott. Together, they would make the screen sizzle!
How do you restart the creative juices when you feel a block coming on?
I have a process that I use called "Word and Phrase Association." I use it when I'm stuck. Basically, I choose a word or phrase from the first chapter and build a fast scene around it. Then I choose another phrase. Then another. Before long, I've written multiple scenes (which I place at the end of the book until I can decide where they best fit).
What is the last book you read that you would recommend?
I just finished Tracie Peterson's wonderful new book, Embers of Love. I fell in love with the setting (my neck of the woods – East Texas). I also loved the fact that I didn't know which hero the heroine would end up with.
What are you working on now?
I'm currently writing Love Finds You in Daisy Oklahoma while working on a couple of write-for-hire devotional projects.
Where else can readers find you online?
My website: www.janicehannathompson.com
My online writing courses: www.freelancewritingcourses.com
My facebook page: www.facebook.com/jhannathompson
Twitter: booksbyjanice
Stars Collide book trailer
The book is available for online purchase through the following buttons:
Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?
How do you feel about romantic comedy?
Thank you, Janice, for visiting with us and telling us about your novel. Readers, Janice has offered to give a signed copy of her book to the winner of our drawing on Thursday, March 31. To enter, leave a comment below in answer to Janice's question, above. "Please enter me" won't get you entered. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com.
Be sure to check out my interview with April Gardner and leave a comment at the bottom of her post to enter the drawing for her book.
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New 90 gallon set up
Hello everyone. My wife and I are starting a new 90 gallon discus tank. We both know what we are looking for in setting the tank up but is how to go about it and if it is the right thing to do is the question... Our plan is to have a planted tank with refugium filter system or standard wet dry filter,3d background to make this tank look as natural as possible. The questions we have are what type of lighting, best filtration and co2 system??? Is it absolutely necessary to have co2 for planted tanks? We have had success with keeping discus and have had breeding pairs... Although we don't know a thing about planted aquariums and my wife is clueless about lighting... Any help would be great!!!!
I personally haven't had a problem having plants without any special equipment. I will rarely throw in some plant food, but it is rare. The plants are great since they reduce nitrates. I have had success with them with gravel and sand substrate. As far as lighting, the discus prefer dim lights, so you have to research the plants you are buying, there are some out there that don't require as much light. Another solution is floating plants, they provide great cover for the discus, but will suck up a lot of light for the plants underneath. You can go with brighter lights which will open up your options for plants, but the discus prefer dark. Also, if you are going to try and breed, or even if you don't, make sure you buy plants that can handle the higher water temp that discus prefer as most plants will croak over 82 degrees. I am by no means an expert at anything, but for they last few years have been able to keep the plants alive. I hope whatever shared with you will help you, and good luck!
I'm starting a similar tank to, how many discus are you thinking of?6ft Australian Fresh water turtle tank - 2 macleay river turtles, numerous guppy at varying stages of development.
5ft 150gal planted discus tank - 8 discus, 10 cardinal tetras, 10 rummnose, 6 albino cories, and breeding RCS in tank sump and just about everywhere everything done from scratch, filtration and stand tank
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Keeping discus and plants is difficult since nitrates must be kept very low at all times. Also as justinsofa has said, discus need temps above 82 F and most aquarium plants do not tolerate such temps for too long. Get discus plants (some suppliers do carry these.) Best to pot the plants with a piece of root tab fert.
Keeping breeding discus and plants is impossible due to the requirement of zero nitrates and phosphates at all times.
As for number of discus - the rule is six or more except for a breeding singular pair.
Last edited by Cermet; 11-28-2012 at 12:07 PM.Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
Lighting for most plants should be around 2 watts per gallon. Anubis and java fern can grow in as little as 1 watt per gallon. I use co2 because I have very high lighting and you need to balance out the factors. (to much lighting, not enough co2 = unhealthy plants)(not enough lighting, too much co2 = dead fish)
Co2 is not 100% necessary since there are additives you can buy for your aquarium. Same with the substrate. Filtration depends on how much space, if you have enough go with a refugium (although I'm pretty sure this will make added co2 useless), if you decide normal filter I recommend a ehiem pro 3, as they are quality products and the added co2 can't escape through them.
Note: remember 1 discus = 10 gallons
A Uv sterilizer can change this to 1 discus = 6-7 gallons
This might just be me but I was always unable to keep plants alive with discus. Mine simply preferred really high temperatures, like 86 f all the time. Any lower and the stress stripes and hunger strikes would begin... Probably because mine were only young adults and not quite full adults yet...
Last edited by koaladarshana; 01-05-2013 at 02:57 AM.
It really doesn't need to be all that complicated. I would have a sand bottom, lots of driftwood with anubias plants attached to the wood. (Anubias are not planted, but attached.) You would not need expensive lights and no CO2. You could also add some tall plants like Vals to the back of the tank. They also grow decently in sand and without high lights.
Since you tank is the same length as a 55 or 75, I would keep no other fish with those Discus other than maybe some cardinal tetra's or Bristlenose pleco's. You could probably have 5 Discus.
Last edited by Lady Hobbs; 01-05-2013 at 03:12 AM.
In my 100 gallon I am able to have 8. It is a tall tank (they love tall tanks) and with all tye plants bring the nitrates down and my uv sterilizer controling water quality I am able to get away with 1-2 water changes a week. ( usually I did 1 everyday).
+1 for LH, anubis and val look great, nice greens, and easy to grow. Anubis is a little slow on the growing so be patient.
Also I never keep a discus under 4-5" in a planted or substrated tank.


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8.3. Private and Public Insurance
8.3.1. Major Market Segments: Property/Casualty and Life/Health
8.3.2. Risk Sharing between the Private and Public Sectors
8.3.3. Insurers' Vulnerability and Capacity to Absorb Losses188.8.131.52. Quantifying Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity8.3.4. Adaptation
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Alice Kay Kitchen
McFarland- I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes--I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! Job 19:25-27.
Alice Kay (Neal) Kitchen went home to be with her Lord after a short battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday, February 25, 2013 at Agrace Hospice Care. She was born on February 22, 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Myron and Celia (Spawn) Neal. She met Ernie Kitchen in 1959 when she was sophomore at Dewitt Central High School. They started going steady on December 16, 1959 and Ernie proposed 5 years later to the day. The couple was married on September 5, 1965 at the Methodist Church in DeWitt, Iowa. Alice received an Associated Arts degree from Clinton Community College in 1965, then a Liberal Arts and Library Science degree in 1967 from the University of Iowa. A few moves around the Midwest and 2 babies later, they settled in Waunakee, and finally to McFarland where they currently live. Alice worked at Westport Town Hall, First Assembly of God, Felly's Flowers and First Presbyterian Church in Waunakee, where she still has a room named after her to this day. They were very involved in their local church. Alice's sweet spirit, gentle manner and obvious love for God impacted many children and teenagers' lives. Starting with a pup tent on their honeymoon and ending with many road trips in their RV, Alice and Ernie were lifelong travelers and managed to travel to all 50 states and 33 countries. Alice was a devoted mother and homemaker who adored her family and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was an excellent pianist and delighted her church families and many friends with her musical talents. She was a light and joy to her beloved ladies Bible study group.
Alice is survived by "her best boyfriend" and husband, Ernie, treasured daughters Sheri (Scott) Bartz and Barbara (Jonathan) Ulma, adored grandchildren Daniel Koch, Matthew and Mark Bartz and Elizabeth Ulma, sister Donna (Larry) Seever, sister-in-law Janice (Milton) Kane, nephews Robert Seever, Matthew (Lisa) Seever, Brent (Jenny) Smith, and niece Tammy Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, parents-in-law, Levi and Florence (Holst) Kitchen, numerous aunts and uncles, brother-in law Marvin Smith and nephew Brent Smith.
Funeral services will be held at City Church, 4909 East Buckeye Road, Madison on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 2:00. Visitation will take place from 12:30 pm until the time of the service. A meal will be served after the service. A private burial will take place at Highland Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial in Alice's name to First Presbyterian Church of Waunakee.
Alice's family would like to thank the compassionate staff of Agrace HospiceCare Inc. for helping us in our time of need.
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Will Kawajiri throw a wrench in Strikeforce's plans?
- Written by Dave Walsh
On December 6th, MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani broke the story about the Tatsuya Kawajiri/Josh Thomson lightweight match-up that is set to take place just days away at DREAM's DYNAMITE! 2010 show.
Both men have fought and held for numerous championships and have faced some of the best fighters on the planet in their careers. The fight between the two has been talked about since Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker, announced a working deal with DREAM last summer. Nearly sixteen months later, MMA fans get to see the two top 10 lightweights go head to head. In that time, both men have had nearly polar opposite careers.
At DYNAMITE! last year, Kawajiri won a dominating decision over the tough, Kazunori Yokota. In the first half of 2010 he nursed several injuries and waited for an opportunity to fight Shinya Aoki for the DREAM lightweight title. He was unsuccessful in his July bid when Aoki forced Kawajiri to submit with an Achilles lock barely two minutes into the fight. Thomson also spent the beginning of the year recovering from past ailments. When he returned to the Strikeforce cage in June, Josh Thomson submitted Pat Healy in the third frame in a tougher than expected bout. The former Strikeforce lightweight champion continued his winning ways when he earned a very narrow (and controversial) decision over Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante. With that win, "The Punk" looked like he had positioned himself for a title shot and a rubber match with Gilbert Melendez. So that brings up the question, is the reward of a potential lightweight classic worth risking one of the biggest fights Strikeforce could make in 2011?
I'm sure most fans would say it is. The stylistic match-up between Thomson and Kawajiri almost guarantees fireworks and it's rare to get two top 10 opponents face one another outside the UFC. It's also one of the most compelling and competitive fights on DREAM's New Year's Eve card. However, Melendez vs. Thomson is a proven formula for a fight of the year candidate. Both of their first two fights had MMA fans praising both men's performance and yearning for the next installment. I would personally say that Tatsuya Kawajiri has a very good chance of throwing a wrench in Strikeforce's marquee lightweight championship affair. He has a very similar style to Gilbert Melendez (as evidence by the Melendez/Kawajiri fight in 2006) and Thomson has exactly looked stellar in his past two outings. Kawajiri probably will have some ring rust, but I think he's got a very good chance of going into DYNAMITE! and winning a close decision.
Scott Coker and company don't gain much from a Josh Thomson win. He's already got two solid wins under his belt, and with the nature of his rivalry with Gilbert Melendez, another win really isn't necessary to set up that trilogy fight. If you had to make a list of the biggest fights Strikeforce could make, I'd be comfortable in predicting that Melendez/Thomson III probably cracks the top 5 to 10. There aren't many fights that can be so easily as that one. Melendez/Kawajiri II takes a lot more marketing firepower.


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Well they are claiming the forcast but local word has it they can't fill the stadium so a 40% chance of rain is the reason for the move.
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I began this journey on the beaches of San Diego by quoting Helen Keller, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Well I've been on countless daring adventures but none quite like this. Instead of focusing on the physical aspect, I wanted to take this opportunity to dive deep into my heart and soul, and challenge myself mentally. I needed a recharge and a little bike therapy was in order.
It felt incredibly freeing to move my body and mind all day long, I'd never felt so alive! Traveling at 15mph is the perfect speed to really FEEL the world and appreciate all of Mother Nature's magic. But it wasn't the spectacular sights that I'll remember most about this trip. It's the amazing people I met all across this great country. I was so lucky to have reconnected with old friends was blown away with how quickly I became close with total strangers. Their endless amounts of kindness and generosity humbled me and solidified my belief that there is a lot more good in this world than bad.
As I pedaled from big city to small town and everything in between I asked everyone I met a simple question, What do you love most about life? Their answers were simple, heartfelt and inspiring.
So now it's my turn to talk about what I love most in life… Every single day, with each stroke of the pedal, I thought about all the people that I love and how lucky I am to have them in my life. and I thought about all the people I haven't yet met and will someday love. My wife, my children, new friends, maybe even a dog. I love life, plain and simple…I know I'm not always gonna be a pefect human being, but I'm determined to follow my heart and spread as much love and happiness as possible…there's nothing more important in this world.
My legs might be a little stronger after all this, but it's my heart that has grown most on this journey.


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I recently had the opportunity to make a 5+ hour drive from San Francisco down to Santa Barbara. An obvious necessity during extended driving sessions down the California coast is music, and plenty of it. Therefore, I had my trusty iPod in tow pumping tunes on my slammed ride. But there was something special supplying the power to keep the iPod battery topped off - The MySoldius Universal Solar Charger.
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An overnight fire at the Webster County Courthouse destroyed the building. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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In Alcorn County an icy bridge on U.S. 72 west of Central School Road caused a couple of minor accidents that closed the bridge to westbound traffic for short time about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Traffic was detoured around the bridge onto Old Highway 72 and back with only minor delays.
UPDATE 9:20 a.m. – From JB Clark – Much of Northeast Mississippi has been blanketed with snow this morning with up to an inch falling in parts of Tupelo.
The heavy snowfall has tapered off and John Sirmon, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Memphis, is predicting it will be completely stopped by noon.
The temperature is supposed to climb into the low 40s as the afternoon sets in. Sirmon said most of the snow will begin to melt around 11 a.m.
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So, we're just going to overlook the fact that when the previous episode ended, it was on a colorless, empty ghost town-type environment and when this ep starts it's basically Mos Eisley Spaceport in white and with Battle Droids playing the role of Sandtroopers? That drove me NUTS. This was an interesting episode, it just had next to nothing to do with the last two.
While we've done the "lost clone" bit on the show before (although not via amnesia), I liked this one and would have preferred a longer storyline focusing on that aspect instead of just jumping from idea to idea with contrived plot devices pushing it through. Dee Bradley Baker did a great job here, thanks for focusing on that, even during the episode I was checking his IMDB to see what weightier works he's done since this shows he clearly has the chops for it (the answer, surprisingly, seems to be none more nuanced than this, that deserves to change). Gregor was interesting to follow, and his armor ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING for once, that was nice to see, armor that doesn't immediately kill the guy inside the moment an enemy glances it (or at it).
Gascon's side of things really didn't work any better for me than before though, he blusters into a diner which gets a starving man kicked out and eating garbage (with HUGE teethmarks from him, he must unhinge his whole jaw) and then his big strategy involves stomping into the enemy stronghold which gets a guy killed, chiefly because said guy didn't have any grenades - since they obviously would have done the job and he has ALL HIS OTHER EQUIPMENT. And then the weird ending where he's delivering a message one moment about a soldier's job to sacrifice (not a very complete message to give the kiddies either) and then the next moment looking for Gregor's return was all a mess. Oh, and lest I forget again, Gascon sends the astromech - keepers of all the weapons and the big prize for the mission - out on PATROL alone with no backup! This guy officially sucks at life, to borrow a term from the internet.
The droids barely got to do anything again this episode, for a droid-centric storyline the droids sure don't get much screentime or action, it's frustrating. Nobody wanted to watch Col. Gascon, that's why we've never seen him before and he doesn't have his own show. Yet it's all Gascon and WAC yet again. WAC did get a funny line with the "Go on, save yourselves!" "Ok!" moment.
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Hi all
I have already solicited info from Todd & Juro....but I will put this out to the general membership too! ;)
I 'm looking to buy or build a spey rod. I will use this for Salmon River Salmon & steelhead as well saltwater fishing for bass & blues.
I'm a pretty good single handed caster....untested (untrained) w/ a Spey.
I am usually pretty technical and strive for good form.
So what do you think is a good all round rod option for me. Both in a built rod or a good blank to custom build upon.
I'm thinking 7/8 13' .....but what do I know. :Eyecrazy:
Thanks in advance for helping me spend my birthday present! :eek:
Ohhh Budget! $400 plus or preferably minus. :D
I built a 12'-6" 7 wt with a forecast blank so far, and this is my first year useing it, I'm pretty happy. It is actually closer to a to an 8wt from what I've been told. I have it lined with a 540 grn skagit compact head. It seems pretty forgiving and served me well on the Deschutes and also handled Salmon river Kings and steelhead in these higher flows. Total cost for blank and components is under $150 so it isn't much to get started you'll spend again as much on the line and tips. As I'm sure you've been told it will all depend on what type of set up you plan on useing. My next rod will be a Rainshadow 12'-6" 6wt set up with a scandi head for lighter presentations and poly leaders they also have a 13'-7wt. Gary Anderson help design them and he was very helpful with any questions I had. Since I'm new to this also I look forward to everybody elses comments.
For a river of that size and flow I would fish my CND Solstice 13'8" 6/7/8 and I'm sure it would be ideal. In fact, there are few rivers where I would opt for something smaller and at that point I'd likely go single-hand Spey casting (see Simon Gawesworth's book / video) with my trusty 9.5 ft 8wt Sage RPL.
I would go bigger though - rivers like the Thompson call for the big guns, 16 ft is barely enough on those real western rivers.
The purpose of Spey casting is to reset the fly at the top of the swing with as little as one motion, sometimes two, while requiring only a small fraction of the backcasting room of overhead casting. Once learned it maximizes the time that the fly is in the water and covers significantly more water than overhead casting. Once mastered it uses very little energy although you may need a hot tub or massage therapy during the learning curve :)
Good to hear that the Salmon River is becoming swing-friendly... my last visit it was far from it.
Thanks for the reply...I sent you another e-mail
You mailbox is full. So to answer your PM:
Hi Joe
Well...3 major camps. Dee style wings and Spey upright and spey laid down wings. (and of course cross overs).
Dee syle are typically a pair of wings, v shaped, laid flat, diverging and slightly upward pointing. (kinda like a royal coachman)
The spey upright wing is usually a single or double hackle, centered on the top of the fly. tied in at the head and pointing rearward. hackle(s) are in vertical posture.
The spey laid down wings are usually matched bronze mallard feathers tied in at the head and tented (kinda like a tented caddis dryfly wing). These are the toughest to get right.
I wish you were closer....it is much easier to show you at the vise.
A good reference is "Spey and Dee Flys" by John Shewey and " Advanced Flyfishing for Steelhead" by Deke Meyer. Also Trey Combs book "Steelhead". (A good read in any event.)
I have been posting some Spey and Dee ties on "Stripers ON-Line" flytying forum. Some are classics ...some are derivitive. Search my name to find the ties.
Feel free to ask further questions and i will do my best to give you a good answer.
Good luck tying and hopefully we can meet up sometime to fish the Salmon, Deleware or my Adirondack streams!
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It's actually quite difficult to get one double-handed rod that will both speyfish for you as well as saltwater fish, unless you actually plan to speycast for stripers. Most guys use the double-handed rod in the salt as an overhead rod and there are very few rods that will overhead cast AND speycast well. There are a few that can do it if you are willing to buy separate lines for each. I made a T&T double-handed rod serve both purposes for awhile, and it did all right. The old Loop Green line also did OK, although I didn't actually enjoy speycasting with it as much as the Yellow line. If it were me, I'd figure out which I'm likely to do most often and get yourself well setup for that and make the other somewhat of a compromise. Chances are quite likely that if you enjoy the double-handed rod you'll eventually buy a different rod for the other arena. Read Rich Murphy's chapter(s) on speyfishing for stripers (Fly Fishing for Striped Bass) as there you could use the same rod and line you'd likely use on the Salmon River. His techniques, though, aren't suited for all striper fishing locations. Sometimes you just have to overhead cast.
From a beginners perspective here are some thoughts. Choosing a line was one of the hardest aspects for me because there are so many opinions on the matter. I use my rod for both spey and overhead, it is a T&T 12' 8wt and it has been a great rod for my level of casting. I eventually went with a 550 grain skagit and put on heads of T11-T14 for spey. 12' was about the max of T14 I could throw for the first several outings but was eventually able to use 15'. There are places that call for a 20' section but I'm not there yet. I've used both the skagit line and windcutter. The windcutter was much less forgiving. Slight mistakes or being out of position even a little bit really caused the cast to fall apart.
The Rio outbounds worked well for overhead. Their site will have the recommended lines for most rods out there. I ran down from VT one weekend to join Juro and Beulah rods for a clinic and it was most helpful. Especially some great tips on line control which helped with both spey and overhead.
In talking with many folks about equipment the T&T 13' 7wt for the Salmon was considered by lots of folks to be the perfect rod (if there is such a thing). It is a pricey rod no doubt however. A good alternative was the Sage VT2 in the same size and I believe they have been closed out so you may be able to find one in your price range.
Just a quick note on those rods, a friend who has been using 2 handers for stripers for some time found that both were too light for stripers and not stiff enough for overhead casting as JR Spey pointed out.
The hardest part for me was getting started. Eventually I just got to the point where I said I have to buy somehting and get casting. Glad I did. Once my casting improves I'll probably begin looking at other options and dive deeper into the more technical aspects of rod design and lines.
If you are looking to build a rod I would give Bob Meiser a call. Super nice guy who loves to talk about rod design.
Thanks Gseries...Great info and very much to the point of my current experience and decision making.
Yup, a lot of things to consider. At Juro's advice I am searching out a 13'4" CND 6,7,8 but am considering Meiser and Beulah also. For building a rod, the Meiser and Beulah blanks are a bit less expensive. (less $100)
Can anyone give me a comparision/recommendation for a 6,7,8 13' rod by these 3 brands (CND, Meiser, Beulah)
I have also seen Sage Spey rod "kits" on E-Bay. Any info on the Sage offerings?
Thanks all....it has been a lot of help to me!
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Any other input?....west coast guys????
Hey Juro....did you have a chance to check out my questions on a.) what you may still have for sale and b.) CND blanks for a build.
Thanks all.....I'm about ready to put in my Birthday present request! :biggrin:
Sorry Jim -
I've been blasted at work on a short week then heading out to the west coast to start a new aerospace project. Luckily it might warrant a spey rod in the luggage :cool:
Not sure if my previous opinions came thru but there is no such thing as a single rod for true spey fishing and striper fishing. We might want a city car and an oversand vehicle all in one too but one's not going to like Storrow Drive and the other isn't going to handle the trail after the July 4th traffic.
For a river the size of SR, I would go with the Solstice 13'8" 6/7/8. It has no confusion about whether it's spey or overhead, adaptable from Scandi to long belly (lightened up), light as a feather and casts itself. It's one of those rods where you don't know where the power is coming from in that little whip.
I also like the T&T mentioned, and Bob Meisers works of art, and Burkie's got some amazing rods in that range as well as the big names - Sage and Loomis, etc. If you're going to try to hit lightning on the first strike then pay more and go with something people swear by and gather a lot of feedback.
Otherwise go with something reasonable and cheap and get the knack for it, then go for the lifetime purchase. That's what I did... start with reasonable tools and get the skills up to parr many years ago.
Keep in mind the price point reaches a point of diminishing returns and it takes a skilled Spey caster to appreciate the subtle differences in the upper range. As you climb the ladder it's really not that important in fact if you can cast well with a crappy rod you'll be a magician with a really good one.
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I recently purchased a Meiser Highlander S in a 13' 6" 7 wt that I really enjoy casting. I am fairly new to the sport, and much in the learning mode. I am looking forward to trying it on the SR, however I have only played with short belly lines (Vector 6/7 and 7/8) with ploy leaders, and have not moved to the skagit area yet. I have no doubt this rod will perform well with skagit lines
My main focus is fishing for Atlantics.
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You might want to consider one of the switch rods too. I recently got a Deer Creek 11-8 and love it for the versatility it brings. It will fish skagit, scandi or regular lines overhead quite well. At around $350 plus a versatile line system, I got mine through Bob Meiser, it gives a lot of options.
Thanks JT!
I was looking at building that exact same rod. Meiser seems to have great kit options for building. Do you feel that the highlander is a rod that you will grow into as your experience grows? Like you I have been single hand fly casting forever. I am not so sure of the learning curve for this new tool.
What kind of casts have you found to be easily learned and useful to get you up and fishing? I look at these videos and wonder if I will ever become proficient! :Eyecrazy:
I would ask the same question of my fellow newbies out there in speyland.
Thanks again...great info and exactly what I am looking for! :D
After being nervous about switching from single to 2hand casting for a long while, all I can say is that it is a lot more intimidating than it is difficult at least in terms of a double spey and circle C/snap T (not sure there is a difference between the two) when using a skagit line. I believe both are considered easier casts but they will get you fishing in short order and are easy to learn. A couple of guys from the forum had me on my way with a few quick tips at the spey clave last year on the Cape.
Some of the casts required over your opposite shoulder when you are dealing with wind and current direction can be a bit tougher but the basics remain the same and some one with your single handed rod experience will be able to pick up on the nuances quickly. Learning to cast with your opposite hand is much easier as well.
Some guys like to boom out 100+' casts and I don't blame them, spey casting is beautiful to watch. But I think that on our smaller NE rivers like the SR, line control and slowing down the swing and getting to the right depth is the bigger challenge, not casting.
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Jim; Yes, the Meiser is a rod I feel you can definately grow into. I can feel it each time I practice with it. Although I have not used it to fish with yet.
I started with learning the single spey, against conventional wisdom I discovered, with an 8/9 wt 13', and it is currently my best cast. I can perform, to some degree, all of the basic casts, but have a ways to go to consider myself proficient. I have a long way to go with left hand up. I started with a mid-belly line (65' head), and that was a mistake for me. Once I dropped back to a short head in the 50 - 55' range, I experienced great improvement. I agree with others that learning the Snap Z, Circle C, and Double Spey will get you fishing sooner than other casts might. Getting the right line for you, and your casting style is very important, and requires some experimenting. I will suggest the Red Shed Fly Shop as a great source for loaning lines to test drive. It has worked for me. Talk with Poppy at www.redshedflyshop.com.
I fish Atlantics 2 or 3 weeks a year, and that gives me considerable spey fishing experience with the river right and left and wind conditions. I also have a Meiser Highlander 3/4/5 wt with a Scandi head that gives me an opportunity to practice spey while trout fishing. I rely heavily on Rio's Modern Spey Casting DVDs with Simon. My wife feels I must have worn the discs out by now. I pick up little bits every time I watch it. I also have Al Buhr's book, Two-Handed Fly Casting which has been quite helpful.
As you will find, muscle memory can be difficult to overcome at first.
An added resource
Jim, Here is a resource that might be helpful. It is relative to spey casting instruction, etc..
www.flyfishingresearch.net. Click on Bob Pauli's spey casting instruction booklet.
Also www.speypages.com is a great resource forum for gaining information from an international membership.
Good luck.
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