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there are immediate answers but the American public wants to debate about them instead and by the time they decide to act upon them their fate is already determined...Yes there needs to be a comprehensive plan but lets solve TODAY's problems TODAY....lets plan for the future so we dont repeat those problems again
"All we have to do is to start "talking" about drilling and prices will go down.
It has happened before."
When, Please privide a source or is this just more right wing propagrama you have dreamed up.
BTW--5 oil rigs are far less intrusive to the landscape than 500 wind mills, and produce far more benefits.
From the AP:The 574 million acres of federal coastal water that are off-limits are believed to hold nearly 18 billion barrels of undiscovered, recoverable oil and 77 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, according to the Interior Department.
If we assume it will take 5 years to get the first drop of oil out of the ground and into our gas tanks, that the fields discovered have a useful life of 20 or 30 years from that point, and that we will be able to collect every single barrel of oil that is projected to be there (not a certainty by any means), we are looking at an incremental increase in domestic production of ~700 million barrels per year, on average. The U.S. is expected to consumer 7.45 billion barrels of oil in 2008, so 700 million represents about 9% of our consumption.
Given that world demand for oil is rising so much, the offshore oil we may be able to drill out of the ground would have little impact on gas prices because the oil market is a worldwide exchange. If we just had a U.S. oil market, then yes, it would have a decent impact, but that is simply not the case.
As a result, it is hard to see how more offshore drilling would impact gas prices at the pump in any measurable way.
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Nah! We don't need no stinking domestic production and the jobs it would create. Let's just continue to be totally dependent on the Middle East. They always seem to look out for our best interests.
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11-03-2013, 12:22 AM #1Member Platy
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Stocking a 42UK Gallon Tank
I'm thinking of setting up an aquarium at the community I'm living at which will be around 191L. It will have a 20L internal filter attached to it (so basically 171L) for the fish.
I'm thinking of adding loads of filter media, and maybe some java moss balls at the top of the filter too (which will be hidden)
With regards to plants the idea is to stock it using: Java Fern, Anubias, Vallisneria and Amazon Swords - all low light plants and a bit slow. Will not use CO2.
My set up (although Aqadvisor.com says its a bit over stocked) is planned as so:
4 x Angelfish
2 x Dwarf Gourami
6 x Congo Tetras (Depends on price - never saw them in Malta)
8 x Serpae Tetras
6 x White Cloud Minnows
1 x Swordtail M
2 x Swordtail F
1 x Platy M
2 x Platy F
1 x Sailfin Molly M
2 x Sailfin Molly F
3 x Siamese Algae Eaters
6 x Panda Cories
In all fairness I'm not seeing it as overstocked, although the Congo's and Serpae might be a bit over present in the community.
Any ideas what I can look at? The fish need to be hardy and can't much rely on cleaning and water changes - could be the guys at the community in years to come will not be willing to spend time on the aquarium.
4 angels will not work in a tank that size, 2 dwarf gouramis may not work in a tank that size unless they are a male and a female. I would not put serpaes in with angels, they are too nippy. The angels would most likely eat the white cloud mnnows, and also the white clouds like lower temperatures. 3 siamese algae eaters would not work in that size tank , they get aggressive as they get older. When I has serpaes they also nipped at my cories. That's all I can think of off the top of my head a the moment.
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I applaud your desire to set up a tank. However, you are looking at a "tragedy of the commons" situation. Everyone likes a nice-looking tank, but they all require a certain minimum amount of work and most people will not want to do it. Particularly if you are the only one with any interest in doing it now. If you think folks won't be dedicated to the tank in the future, I agree it's best not to set it up. It's unethical to set up a tank full of fish if you can't assure them of proper care down the road.
+1 on the White Cloud / angelfish comment. I have one tank with White Clouds and angels, no problem, I have another tank with angelfish and no White Clouds (I put white clouds in there once upon a time and they became fish food...)
In all fairness, if you're not willing to spend time on an aquarium then don't do one!! And certainly not an overstocked one!
It's either gourami or angels. And 4 angels can easily go very wrong in a few months. Also dump the congos, stick with serpae and possibly a school of cardinals. White clouds in very hot Malta is not a good idea.
Stick with 1 pair of livebarers. Lose the siamese and replace with a single ancistrus.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
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I went to a fish show and saw this set up which I really liked:
5 x Tiger Barb
4 x Albino Tiger Barb
4 x Green Tiger Barb
5 x Rosy Barb M
5 x Red Lined Torpedo Barb
1 x Red Tail Black Shark
1 x Bristlenose Pleco
3 x Bronze Cory
3 x Peppered Cory
In the community tank I saw also a shoal of Harlequin Rasboras. I guess it's not recommended to put these fish with Barbs right?
Is this better?
With regards to cleaning, I have the first 7 years sorted so I'm sure in the next 7 years another one to replace me will come up! :) So it shouldn't be a big problem
Your tank isn't big enough to keep torpedo barbs. They grow large and require pristine, fast flowing water.
I wouldn't keep a shark in a tank your size. It's just not big enough.
Don't mix harleys with tiger barbs - they will lose the battle. Tiger barbs should, ideally, be kept in a species only tank - or at least in a tank in which no other fish inhabits the same level that they do.
What do you mean 7 years of cleaning?"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." Carl Sagan
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I'm in agreement with all that's been posted by other members so far, and on both suggested stockings. I don't see the need to detail the issues more, so won't, but if you ask I will as I believe we all have to learn about this and this forum is a great way to learn.
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Something we all need to remember: The fish you've acquired was quite happy not being owned by you, minding its own business. If youre going to take it under your wing then youre responsible for it. Every aspect of its life is under your control, from water quality and temperature to swimming space. [Nathan Hill in PFK]
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Butternut Squash, Pancetta, and Sage Add 4 oz. chopped pancetta with the onions and cook as directed. Add 3 cups 1/2-inch-diced butternut squash and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Continue with the basic risotto. Add 1 Tbs. chopped fresh sage along with the butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano.Porcini Mushroom and Gorgonzola Gently simmer 1/2 oz. dried porcini mushrooms in 1/2 cup heavy cream until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the cream, coarsely chop, and return to the cream. Cover and keep warm while you make the basic risotto. At the end, instead of broth and butter, add the mushroom cream, 4 oz. room-temperature gorgonzola, and just 1/2 oz. finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.Shrimp, Cherry Tomatoes, and Saffron On a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet, roast 3 cups cherry tomatoes tossed with 1 Tbs. olive oil at 450°F until soft and brown in spots, 15 to 20 minutes. In a large skillet, cook 1 lb. shelled and deveined large (31 to 35 per lb.) shrimp in 1 Tbs. olive oil over medium-high heat until just opaque, about 2 minutes. Instead of chicken broth, make the basic risotto with fish stock or bottled clam juice heated with a large pinch of saffron. Add the shrimp and tomatoes along with the butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano.Roasted Fennel and Lemon Remove the fronds from 1 lb. fennel, chop, and set aside. Trim and cut the fennel bulb into 1/2-inch pieces. On a large heavy-duty baking sheet, toss with 2 Tbs. olive oil and roast at 375°F, stirring once, until tender and golden, about 30 minutes. Make the basic risotto. Add the roasted fennel, fennel fronds, 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest, and 1 Tbs. lemon juice along with the butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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If you've been on Facebook at all since the clock struck midnight on Nov. 1, you've no doubt seen your friends or family post about the things they're thankful for this month.
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• Most folks from the rest of the country seem to think there's nothing to do here, but nothing could be further from the truth. As arts supporter Shawn Brevard has said many times, if you're bored in Tupelo or the surrounding area, it's your own fault. We are blessed with excellent and talented community theaters, ballet and dance companies, art galleries, comedians, filmmakers, many talented painters and artists, and a plethora of outstanding musicians.
• I love Tupelo Community Theatre's Haunted Theatre, which managed to practically scare the pants off of me again this year.
• In one building – the Link Centre – you can check out indie films and chat with the filmmaker; attend at least one excellent concert a month, in addition to a performance by the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra; laugh with our improv group, West of Shake Rag; or quote-along with your favorite movies with its new Words with Films series. That's where my Album Club meets, too. Could one place get much cooler?
• Speaking of venues, we're lucky to have good ones – BancorpSouth Arena, Blue Canoe, Proud Larry's, The Lyric Oxford, just to name a few – that seem to know exactly what we want.
• Music, entertainment and pop culture stores are going extinct elsewhere, but in North Mississippi we have terrific locally owned stores like Album Alley, End of All Music, Poe Poez and Greatest Hits that provide us with our entertainment fix.
• Corinth Theatre-Arts is one of my favorite community theaters around. The Crossroads Playhouse is a cool space, and the folks there are super-talented and have so much fun – and it shows.
• Artists and entertainers deserve our cash, but sometimes the occasional freebie is nice. The Down on Main concert series is a fantastic addition to downtown, and it's free to check out most art galleries around, like GumTree, Caron | Prince or Southside.
• Speaking of free, I'm convinced Oxford's Thacker Mountain Radio is not just the best thing in Oxford, but maybe the coolest thing in the state and probably in the South.
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Recently, lawsuits against owners of confined livestock and poultry feeding units have not been uncommon. In many cases, penalties have been assessed. Proper attention to site selection when the project was started could have prevented much of the litigation. Many operators could have paid more attention to management, or "housekeeping," and avoided the problem.
This guide presents two recent court cases which illustrate the importance of site selection and management. It also offers some general guidelines for selecting a confined feeding facility site and for the management required to reduce odor and water pollution problems.
Air pollution as defined in state law is "the presence in ambient (outside) air of contaminants, which cause injury to plant, animal or human life or property, or which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or use of property."
The Air Pollution Control program had its beginning in 1965 when the Missouri General Assembly passed the "Air Conservation Law." The program is administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Their job is to control air pollution in the state.
Prior to 1965, lawsuits of this kind were tried between private parties under the common nuisance law. No state agency interceded as in Case A, where the suit was brought by the state.
Although individuals seeking relief from air pollution can still have their attorney file a lawsuit under the common nuisance law, there is an alternative to litigation. The Department of Natural Resources — Air Pollution Control (P.O. Box 1368, Jefferson City, Mo. 65101) will investigate and help resolve the problem without litigation if possible. If unsuccessful as in Case A, the agency working with the Attorney General is authorized to file a civil suit to determine whether a violation has occurred.
In Case A, the hog-feeding facility was located close to many rural residents. The fact that over 100 people signed the petition indicated that complaints were widespread and this encouraged the state regulatory agency to act. If the hog-feeding facility had been located a greater distance from the residents the probability of odor problems would have been reduced. In this case, residents felt odors from the hog-feeding facility unreasonably interfered with their right to enjoy life and to use their property. The court agreed.
Management of the facility also played a part in the outcome of this lawsuit. The state agency ordered that the lagoon be emptied within 10 days and abandoned, and that waste be applied to land farther away. Management did not empty the lagoon within 10 days. Moreover, they sprayed the contents of the lagoon on a hay field which caused neighbors to suffer discomfort, nausea, frustration and aggravation.
Case A illustrates how the court ruled on a particular odor problem.
In midsummer 1975, more than 100 residents complained to the Department of Natural Resources of strong, objectionable odors coming from a nearby confined swine operation. A representative of the Air Pollution Control Program investigated the complaints over a period of several months and determined that odors were above the acceptable level as measured by a scentometer.
Owners of the 3300-hog-feeding facility were directed to take corrective action within a certain time period as outlined by a consulting firm. Problems continued to occur and by 1979, the Attorney General, acting on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources, initiated litigation against the hog-feeding firm, asking for injunctive relief and penalties.
The plaintiffs dropped the request for an injunction but the court assessed a $3,500 penalty against the owners of the hog-feeding facility for odor violations. The court also stated that even though that penalty was assessed, it did not affect the rights of those who suffered from the odors to seek recovery from the defendant for their individual damages, thus leaving the door open for additional litigation.
In Case A, penalties were assessed because of odor problems or air pollution. The circuit court determined that the operation of a hog-feeding facility had violated state law covering air pollution.
A brief and useful definition of water pollution is depositing or causing anything to be deposited in either surface or sub-surface water that unreasonably interferes with its use by others
The water pollution control program is also administered by the Department of Natural Resources.
In Case B, the hog-feeding facility was located on a rolling, stony and porous soil, which requires lighter applications of waste. Concentrated pit waste was applied to a soil-plant filter area in quantities which killed the vegetation and the soil-plant filter could not function. Moreover, heavy rain washed the waste into nearby streams. When applications of waste are made properly, plants remove some of the nutrients and filter the runoff. Leakage from the lagoons and pit was also a factor in the underground water pollution.
Location and management of the confined feeding facility can prevent odor problems and water pollution. If a disagreement goes to court, it must decide who has the greater right — the animal producer, the nearby residents or the downstream residents — if water pollution is the issue. Ask yourself whether you would like a hog confinement unit which discharges waste into the water supply across the road from your residence. Then plan your own facility according to the way you would like to be treated.
Case B is an example of a court ruling on a water pollution problem.
Citizen complaints to the Department of Natural Resources of water pollution from a confined swine production facility brought an investigation by the Water Pollution Control staff. Lab tests confirmed that there was indeed water pollution in streams, springs and wells. After further investigation of the facilities and the method of waste disposal, the agency found that the geology of the area was such that pollution of streams, springs and wells could occur unless management followed a carefully designed plan in the collection and disposal of animal manures.
Further investigation showed that even though a soil-plant filter was a part of the plan, heavy application of concentrated pit waste had destroyed the vegetation. Concentrated pit waste applied to rolling bare land prevented the soil-plant filter from functioning effectively. In addition, unsealed lagoons and cracks in the concrete pits permitted leakage into the porous soil found in that area. Three springs downslope from the lagoons were running gray-black odorous water which deposited black sludge on the gravel stream bottom. This polluted water then disappeared into the groundwater as the stream went underground.
The circuit court assessed a penalty of $5,000 plus costs against the hog producer. In addition, the court ordered that a plan for operation and maintenance be developed with the aid of a geologist within 30 days to prevent underground water pollution. The defendant was required to collect samples from springs, wells and streams and have them analyzed to determine whether water pollution was continuing to occur.
In this case, the court determined that the operation of the confined hog-feeding facility had violated state laws on water pollution.
Site selection for livestock production facilities is the best way to minimize the potential for future odor and water pollution problems. Many environmental problems could be avoided if livestock producers exercised better judgment in locating their facilities. Selecting a site to minimize odor problems involves such factors as air movement, distance from neighbors or property line, size of operation and the visibility of facilities.
When selecting a site to minimize the risk of water pollution, consider the geologic properties of the terrain on which the waste impoundment will be constructed, distances to wells and streams, and the availability of a suitable soil-plant filter to receive the waste.
Air movementTraditionally, the direction of prevailing winds has been the first consideration in selecting sites for livestock production facilities. However, investigation of many odor complaints indicates that odors in still air move horizontally or downhill in a drainage pattern similar to water. Because of the still air, odors flow in a relatively undisturbed streamline.
Since little dilution of the odor takes place under these conditions, the odor intensity at some distance away from the source can be nearly as great as the intensity at the source.
In selecting a site, consider not only wind direction but also the elevation of the production facility relative to that of surrounding dwellings. Avoid sites where downhill terrain would provide a channel for odors to move from the source to a nearby residence.
Prevailing winds are important. South to southwest winds are prevalent in most of Missouri, so residents to the north and northeast of livestock production facilities are most likely to complain of odors.
Figure 1Areas where potential groundwater pollution may restrict location of waste management facilities.
Specific soil and geologic evaluations are recommended for sites located in Zones 2, 3 and 4.
Facility sizeFacility size or the number of animals is an important consideration in evaluating odor potential. Predictions of odor levels or intensities based strictly on numbers of animals are very difficult to make. However, it is probable that the larger the facility the greater the odor production. Most of the severe odor problems in Missouri have occurred at relatively large swine operations (400 sow-farrow-to finish or larger). Anticipate future expansion when you are evaluating odor production potential.
Visibility of facilitiesHighly visible livestock production facilities are subject to more odor complaints than facilities which are screened or hidden from view. Select sites with minimal visible contact with neighbors, public roads and passers-by. Invisibility will not eliminate the possibility of odor complaints but facilities which cannot be viewed by the public are less likely to receive odor complaints.
Distances from odor sourcesUnfortunately, there is no means of evaluating the necessary distance between production facilities and residences which will eliminate the risk of odor complaints. Consider all factors to making a judgment on safe distances.
Two considerations are property lines and non-owned residences. In Missouri, the regulatory agency takes odor measurements at the property line when investigating a possible violation. Even though there are no non-owned dwellings within odor-detection range, the agency may still issue an odor violation on the basis of measurements taken at your property line.
Also, when facilities are located within odor-detection range of your property line, you need to evaluate the potential for any type of residential development across the property line. Being there first may help but does not guarantee immunity from legal procedures arising from odor complaints.
Table 1 shows separation distances which have yielded reasonably few odor problems, if the items in the Checklist for site selection can be answered in a positive manner. If some of the items in the checklist reflect potential odor problems, the separation distances in Table 1 may need to be increased. In any case, many factors besides separation distance contribute to potential odor problems. Use the table with this in mind.
In the absence of proven criteria, considering your neighbors rights is the best guide for estimating safe distances to non-owned dwellings. Have an open mind. If you see the potential for offensive odors, chances are your neighbor will too.
Table 1Guide for estimating separation distances. Values in table are for estimation only. Distances greater than those shown do not necessarily guarantee failure
Geologic properties of terrainLocate an earthen waste impoundment on soil that will easily seal to minimize the risk of groundwater pollution. Much of the southern half of Missouri has highly permeable, gravely, rocky, sandy or blocky-structured red clay soils which may allow wastes to seep into the groundwater. In such areas, ask for specific recommendations from specialists in soils and geology. Take special precautions, such as over-excavation and backfilling with a compacted clay layer, to minimize the risk of groundwater pollution. The cost of constructing adequate earthen waste impoundments on this type of terrain will be greater than for construction on good clay-type soils. See the map in Figure 1 to locate areas where soil and geologic evaluation are recommended.
Distances to wells and streamsThere are no regulations specifying the necessary distance between sources of contaminants and private water supply wells. Apply the guidelines currently used for public water supplies. These criteria are:
You can situate earthen waste impoundments near streams with little risk of stream pollution if they are properly constructed and managed. However, recognize that such an arrangement would be sensitive in the case of waste overflow and that future expansion is often curtailed by locations too close to a stream. Do not locate impoundments in an area that floods more often than once every 10 years.
Availability of soil-plant filterA suitable soil-plant filter is necessary for final distribution and utilization of livestock wastes. The proper application of wastes to a soil-plant filter area, sized for the number of animals in the facility, will ensure a minimal water pollution risk. Locate facilities so that transporting and distributing wastes to the soil-plant filter is within your management and equipment capabilities. With solid or liquid manure hauling systems, you may be able to use soil-plant filter areas farther from the facilities. However, these systems require more labor and management. Irrigation systems require less labor and management input but the soil-plant filter must be located relatively close to the waste impoundment.
After approved facilities have been built, proper management and operation of the facilities will reduce the risk of air and water pollution. Good housekeeping is still the most effective means of minimizing odor production, regardless of facility type.
Reducing odor levelsSome management and operational techniques can be employed to reduce odor production in existing facilities. Good housekeeping minimizes the time raw manure has contact with the atmosphere. Odor emission studies indicate that frequent manure removal and deposition into storage treatment facilities such as a lagoon or pit significantly reduces odor emissions.
Lagoon odor can often be reduced by aeration, covering the lagoon or reducing the waste load on the lagoon. Aeration requires the use of a mechanical device — usually a pump or blower, or combination of the two — to introduce atmospheric air into the lagoon. This process allows the growth of facultative or aerobic bacteria and creates an environment in which wastes are stabilized with relatively little odor emission. The disadvantages of aeration are a high initial investment and significant operating costs.
Lagoon covers can also be effective in reducing or eliminating odors. Unfortunately, most commercially available covers at present are too costly to make them a feasible alternative. An exception is the natural cover or crust which develops on dairy lagoons as a result of fibrous material (hay or silage) in the ration. Lagoons with this crust generally emit little or no odor.
Reducing the waste load on a lagoon will usually result in a corresponding reduction in odor. Lagoons become overloaded when producers expand their facilities without expanding the lagoon capacity. Reduce waste load by building additional lagoon capacity or by removing some fraction of the solids from the waste flow received by the lagoon. Typical solids separation techniques include settling, screening, or a combination of screening and pressing. These techniques can remove up to 50 percent of the solids.
Odors emitted during waste distribution should be a primary consideration in management of spreading operations. During both surface spreading (liquid or solid) of manure and irrigation of lagoon effluent, there is considerable contact between waste and the atmosphere. Conduct waste distribution operations when climatic conditions are conducive to odor dilution and dissipation. Dry, gusty or windy days usually provide quickest odor dilution, while still, damp air allows odors to accumulate and concentrate.
Managing to minimize water pollution riskPlan carefully to ensure that waste impoundments do not overflow. You should initiate irrigation or hauling operations before waste impoundments are completely filled so climatic conditions (rainy periods, wet soil) do not force delays in waste distribution. Apply wastes to the soil-plant filter at rates which prevent runoff and which take the crop's ability to absorb nutrients into consideration.
Studies of air and water pollution cases indicate a number of problems common to larger facilities.
Corporate or big business imageLarge complexes or corporate-type facilities are more likely to receive complaints. In some cases, a complaint may be the plaintiff's outlet for expressing reaction to the facilities.
Outside investorsFacilities financed by non-local investors are more susceptible to complaints. Local residents may feel they are putting up with the odor while outside investors reap the benefits.
Facilities not located on the investor's landCorporate facilities are sometimes constructed on a purchased tract of land at some distance away from land owned by the investors. Plaintiffs feel that such facilities should have been constructed on the investors property instead of a purchased tract of land in their community.
Facilities on a small tract of landA fairly common procedure for large corporations is to purchase a tract of land only large enough to accommodate the physical location of the facilities. Under such conditions there is little opportunity for odor dilution or dissipation between the odor source and property line. Further problems arise in locating non-owned land where wastes can be spread.
Poor initial public relationsComplaints are more likely to arise if the neighbors were not informed of the plans to construct a confined feeding facility. Community reaction to construction may not be positive, but potential plaintiffs will not feel they were uninformed if advance information is available.
Poor initial system managementOften, owners or operators do not know how to handle the new facility. They need time to develop optimal management capabilities.
Make every effort to ensure proper system management from the beginning. A common mistake is to begin loading a lagoon with manure before sufficient water volume has accumulated for the development of bacterial population. Plan ahead to have a sufficient volume of water in the lagoon before starting facility operation.
Owners and managers of larger-than-average facilities should realize that they will not be judged by the same standards as the average-sized facilities in a community.
Prediction measurement and evaluation of the impact of odors from livestock production facilities is a crude science. But a few time-tested rules can prevent air and water pollution problems.
Pre-planning and obtaining assistance from experts are the keys to developing a production system which is socially and environmentally acceptable. In Missouri, the Department of Natural Resources, MU Extension and the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service cooperate to provide assistance to livestock producers.
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Im officially off chinese food forever.
I knew better than to trust Asians. Of all cultures, the Asians have always freightened the **** out of me.
Anyhoo, I had some chinese food for dinner. Usual place we typically get takeout from once or twice a month. I noticed the carrots and peas had a particular crunchy texture this time. Not detured, I continued to destroy my plate. About half way in, I bit into something that had sort of a bleach flavor. I sat the plate down because I had already swallowed whatever it was. I was eating the rice at the time. I of course resumed eating in a minute or so. As I bit into my last piece of chicken, that same flavor I got earlier was there, only way stronger. I immediately ran for the sink as I felt I was about to vomit. My nose burned. I still dont feel completely right. That was a couple of hours ago. Im done with chinese food. Id trust something Bumpus cooked up during hunting season more at this point.
I'm eating Chinese right now. Kinda weird though when you can hear the cooks in the back yell "Que?"
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|Gear Talk - Fly Stuff Spoken Here Sage advice & fresh perspectives
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|Just a quick update. My Spotters from Australia did not arrive before my trip to Andros so I will not be able to report on them, at least as regards flats fishing, until later in the year. I ended up using an old pair (ten years or more) of prescription Specialized Eyeware SE1000 glasses that were several prescriptions ago and they worked fine. Obviously, the changes in my prescription are tiny because I had very little trouble spotting fish. The lens color would best be described as dark amber.
|Just be careful when you buy the cheap open water glasses. The one thing sometimes forgotten is we also need these glasses to shield us from both UVA and UVB rays. Cheap glasses rarely have the 99-100% blockage and that's what you need if you use them any more often than just occasionally. Cataracts and other eye problems are not worth the small amount of $$$ saved by buying too cheaply.
Thanks to all for the feedback and seems the opinion of the forum mimics the marketing press, for the most part.
Conclusion: Primary Glasses (shallow water) - Buy another pair of smith frames in Copper tint and buy after market side shields (if I can find them, still looking). Seem to be a great value (cost vs. performance) and very common amongst fisherman.
Secondary Glasses (open waters)- Buy a decent pair of grey lens in a light weight sport frame (side glare less of a concern/impairment). Maybe pick up some cheap $20 glasses in green and blue for experimentation...
Now the tough part... Convincing my wife that I really need to spend what will likely be >$200 bucks on a pair(s) of sunglasses
In the end, the lenses just filter light and the retinas stimulate on photon arrival. Impulses are sent down an optic nerve but what you "see" is conjured by the brain.
I am convinced that people who are great fish spotters are most equipped on the back end within the gray matter regardless of the color of their lenses.
On topic, most of the time when I am spotting by color there is little to no shape recognition to leverage. It's entirely possible that shape spotters are seeing nothing at all in these cases without color recognition. I know it's a handicap for me *under those conditions* to have anything but the most pronounced color recognition.
But everyones eyes (and perceptions) differ. A happy angler is one who has found something that works for him/her.
|Action Optics "Fishbone" model has all the charateristics you have described. I have four pairs of these glasses in different lenses. The Fishbone model has been discontinued and you can buy them for as low at $30, if you can find them -- they sold for $159 when new to the market. I like the Copper and Brown lenes the best, but have grey and yellow as well. Do a Google search and an eBay search to see what you can find.
This discussion points out another problem. Having multiple pairs of glasses for different conditions can get seriously expensive and can become almost prohibitively expensive if you require prescription glasses. My older pairs, like the greys I mentioned above, are from an older prescription so although I use them on occasion, they are really backups now as I don't have quite 20/20 vision with them.
I have to get the prescription glasses and can't get the wraparounds, because of the curvature of the lenses, so I use side shields to cut the glare. You can get side shields at peepers.com. They have some from Costa, not sure if you can get them at the Costa site or not. They will not fit over wide glasses arms.
I have used action optics and costas and like them both. I also use caccoon fitovers over my regular glasses at times. I use the copper for shallow water/flats fishing. If its very bright I have used the copper/brown caccoons over top of copper lenses. Sometimes copper is just not enough for me on very bright days. It varries for me. Somedays one combination works best somedays another.
I haven't tried green yet but own both (high-end) grey and copper. My retinas disagree that copper is unilaterally better than grey as a blanket statement.
Copper is better for contrast flats spotting situations. Grey is better when color is key and contrast is not the visual queue.
Could be the northern flats striper angler faces more color-based situations than the tropical angler, although I have taken advantage of / suffered from both in either situation.
I have been in situations where the subtle green color tones of the slow-cruising slack current ghostly bones over marl are the only clue of their presence, but it's much more common for me to queue on movement by color on Monomoy's grainy sand flats.
I'm curious to try the greens but not expecting quite the returns the hype would lead us to believe.
I've owned a pair of Costa Del Mar glasses for 4 years Love them! They are a full wrap around design but the lense does wrap around...the frame sides do, are plastic with insert plastic shields.........they work well for my heavy RX as there is no distortion by the lense. Fits and self adjusts to the shape of your face after a couple of wearings.........light is totally blocked out and the fact that the lense itself doesn't wrap reduces foggging up on long walks as well as sweat or sun tan lotion getting on the lenses..
My lenses are grey.........you are right...there is no distortion of color...I do 90% salt....never had a problem spotting fish although I haven't used other colored lenses to compare.
re polarization and head tilt.......according the optomologist I orderred them from,..."head tilt to increase polarization effect is not necessary if whoever makes them, lines up the lenses properly"........he made a notation on the order, and i never have to tilt my head.
My advise is to go to a reputatable optician/optometrist and have them order for you.........mine said that he would replaceme them for no cost if i was disatisfied with the quality.
No need...they are perfect!
I got the side shields from LLBean 6 or 7 years ago. Don't see them on their website but a quick google search produced a few results. The ones I have use a flexible core with a cloth casing and are very comfortable.
Most of the new premium lenses have an anti-reflective coating on the inside of the lens that works pretty well for blocking glare from the back.
I have to agree that tilting the head can make a major difference when sight fishing no matter how well your glasses fit.
Dark bronze/brown lenses work well for my eyes in most environments. The HCL bronze color from MJ is a favorite.
Lightweight is key if you are going to have them on 10hrs/day...
Thanks for feedback so far...
Luckily I don't need RX, yet!
Smcdermott - where did you get the after-market shields? I haven't seen those yet. This might be the solution I'm after. Gives flexibility to put on/off as needed.
JR SPEY - The pair I had were Smith Action optics as well. Hope your Andros trip is fruitful and definitely interested in feedback on the spotters. I'll google spotters next chance I get and check them out.
jfbasser - Agree, tilting your head technique can help 'tweak' the last bit of glare reduction from the surface (water, road, etc..) you are looking at. This is because of the quality of polarizer, orientation of lenses w/ frame/eye, and some other environmental/physical factors related to the alignment of electro-magnetic fields of light the w/ respect to the orientation of the polarizer (I think... My photon-optics skills are a bit a rusty).
The main concern I have is over reflections on the inside surface of the lens (between eye ball and lens). This reflected light isn't affected by the polarizers the same way so tilting head won't work. Wearing a broad rim hat, fat frames that seal up to your skin, and other tricks help but aren't always practical/functional.
|I accidentally left my Rx Smith Optics in my room at a lodge when permit fishing this past October. I spent the next two months trying to find another pair that I liked. I went through a bunch of companies and wasn't pleased with any of what they offered. I then was going to resort to Smith Optics again, but I couldn't get them to answer the phone in person nor return my voicemails. I ended up ordering a pair of Spotters, from Australia. They come highly recommended by a couple of fishermen whose opinion I respect. They are quite a bit more expensive than Smith, Maui, etc., but if they are better for spotting fish they'll be worth it. I'm hoping they'll be here for a trip to Andros in two weeks. If they come before I leave I'll report back on them here when I return.
|Script lenses? Reason I ask is that I just went through this and getting script lenses was a bit more of a challenge at least for glass lenses that I wanted for scratch resistence in the salt. Tough to get a wrap lense with a heavy script. I ended up with Mauis and use a pair of aftermarket side shields to keep the glare from coming in the sides.
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Position papers: Barberton Municipal Court clerk
10/24/2013 - South Side Leader
Zack Milkovich vs. Diana Stevenson (incumbent)
Voters living in the Barberton Municipal Court district will vote for one candidate for court clerk in the Nov. 5 General Election. The Barberton Municipal Court serves the communities of Barberton, Clinton, Copley, Coventry, Green, New Franklin and Norton. The race is nonpartisan. The information provided below was submitted by the candidates, with their responses to our questions printed as submitted.
Zack Milkovich
Describe the duties and responsibilities of the Barberton Municipal Court clerk and why you are the most viable candidate for the position?
"The main duties of this position is to ensure the court runs efficiently, keeping track of records and timely filing of fines. I would give prompt and courteous service to those who find themselves dealing with the court system in Barberton. The collection of outstanding fees will be a priority under my guidance. I will accurately maintain, safeguard and store all court documents as well as disperse any fees as directed by the Ohio Revised Code. My experience in the House Legislature as a State Representative in crafting a 62 billion dollar budget has honed my skills in a sometimes challenging environment. By employing knowledgeable staff who will strive to serve those served by the Clerk of Courts is imperative in a successful Clerk."
How would you propose to improve the functions of the clerk? Please be specific.
"If elected, I will combine programs and, if possible, use less staff by using the most up to date technology to serve the clerk of courts constituency in a timely, prompt and efficient manner. Additionally, the constituency will have a direct link to myself and my staff, as my number one priority is to serve and meet their needs."
Diana Stevenson (incumbent)
Describe the duties and responsibilities of the Barberton Municipal Court clerk and why you are the most viable candidate for the position?
"The Clerk of the Barberton Municipal Court is responsible for the day to day operations of the court. The office serves as the hub of the judicial system through which all case documents flow. It is where the judicial process begins and ends, from the filing of a citation or a case through the collection and distribution of funds, all of which must be completed in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code and the Local Rules of Court.
"The Barberton Clerk is also responsible for receiving and accounting for all monies flowing through the court. This includes costs, fines, fees, bonds, and payments. This duty requires strict accounting procedures as prescribed by the Auditor of State.
"Further, it is the Clerk's responsibility to hire, maintain and oversee the employees of the Clerk's office. It is important to have procedures in place for the supervision of these employees.
"I am the most viable candidate for the position because of my 20 years court experience and hands-on experience in the courts and the clerk's office. I know and understand the procedures necessary to make the Clerk's office run smoothly. I have the ability to work with law enforcement, the Prosecutor's office, and the Judges, in order to help in the efficient operation of the judicial process. As clerk, one of my top priorities has been providing prompt, courteous service and helping the people who use the court."
How would you propose to improve the functions of the clerk? Please be specific.
"If elected to continue serving as Clerk of Courts for the Barberton Municipal Court, I will continue to work with the Court judges in order to increase collections for the court and to continue to use various forms of technology in order to improve the efficiency of the office. Additionally I will ensure that the Clerk's office continues to provide prompt and courteous service to the people who use the court. I will also continue to support the agencies and law enforcement officers which the court serves.
"As Clerk, I have implemented leading edge technology including website upgrades with mobile capabilities in order to provide better public access. I will continue to incorporate technology into the daily operations of the clerk's office. I would like to implement real-time docketing in the court in order to increase efficiency in the office. This would lead to implementing electronic court filing to better use the time and skills of office staff leading to increased efficiency and cost savings.
"I will continue my aggressive collection efforts though diligent reporting of delinquent accounts to the collection agency, through continued use of license forfeitures, warrant blocks and registration blocks, and through working with the Judges on any additional collection methods which they have the authority to implement."
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Today I received a comment on the blog about my last post. It seems that an Irish Scouter is a bit unclear as to my position and/or does not see consistency in my opinion. He asked 4 questions and I thought.. just to kick this horse a little more.. I would not just hit 'approve' on the comment and leave it at that. Nope, you all will get the pleasure of reading my response and lets see where it lands.
His questions are as follows.. oh.. and my response.
1. If this list that is due to be released has someones name on it that has never broken any law nor can they be seen as a danger to a youth how are they able to clear their name.?
First of all, lets remember where this list comes from. No one's name is on the list unless they put it there. The files are generated from applications submitted by the person to become a member of the BSA. It is during the checks that the person is deemed ineligible. So, they can clear their name by not getting into trouble in the first place. NO.. I have no sympathy for anyone that has or will hurt a child. In short the person in the file or list will have "self identified" themselves as someone who may potentially be a risk.
Second point on the files. Who is going to see them. These files are not going to be released to the local newspaper and will not be placed on bulletin boards in lunch rooms across the city. The BSA has been instructed to make the files available upon request. I know for certain that I will never see these files, nor will 99% of the public.
2. If someone who is public about their homosexual yet was a member as a youth but as soon as they turn 18 they must then leave because they may be a risk and find themselves on a list.
That is the current policy, has nothing to do with the files. Nowhere on the Boy Scouts of America Application for membership is there a question about sexual orientation. So given the current practice of background checks it will never come up. Most of us in Scouting really don't care about the sexuality issue. But to answer the question.. Nope they would not "find themselves on a list" as this is not a piece of information that is on the application and I am sure not part of a background check either.
3. Should all military service personal be barred from American scouting. Some have fired on innocent children in a combat zone some may suffer from ptsd at a future date. ?
Yes All military service personnel should be barred from American Scouting… ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? NONE have fired on innocent children in a combat zone. OH… unless you served with LT. William Calley in My Lai Vietnam.
This is a non issue. A soldier that commits a crime is a criminal and the Military, unlike civilian courts drop the hammer. This would make him a convicted felon and therefore he/she would be ineligible to serve in Scouting..just like any thug that would fire at innocent children.
I did two back to back tours in Iraq and served in the Army for 21 years. Never saw what you suggest. Stop watching Vietnam war movies. I am sure you think we all smoke dope and drink too. I have been diagnosed with PTSD.. but then again, they diagnose everyone with a combat identifier.. I earned a CIB (Combat infantryman's Badge) and a Bronze Star. My PTSD only flairs up when people that don't know what they are talking about pop off. If you want to talk about firing at innocent civilians I have story I could share about British Soldiers in the Basra area that would make you puke… but that is neither here nor there…. we are talking about Scouting right. Oh and don't forget our founder served in the Army.. I am sure that his soldiers were angels.
4. How can you stand by as your organization prevents personal who follow the scout law and are being honest about being gay and then kicked out and their name added to a list FULL of people who break the law. ?
John, you claim to read the blog. I outlined my position on this issue in this post REACTION. Again. They would not be "on the list".
OK this horse is now officially kicked. In John's opening statement of his comment he said, "I read your blog and have done so for a while, this is the second time that I nearly deleted all links to your site…" I hope that you find my response satisfactory John, if not then I invite you to delete my feed from your reading list. I am not changing my thoughts and ideas because of comments. You asked how I can stand by our organization? Well that is simple. Even if it has issues, the Boy Scouts of America, the Scout Association, Scouts Canada, and all of the other 160 some odd Scouting organizations are still the best youth program on Earth and I am not willing to throw the baby out with the proverbial bath water.. are you?
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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Today I received a comment on the blog about my last post. It seems that an Irish Scouter is a bit unclear as to my position and/or does not see consistency in my opinion. He asked 4 questions and I thought.. just to kick this horse a little more.. I would not just hit 'approve' on the comment and leave it at that. Nope, you all will get the pleasure of reading my response and lets see where it lands.


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Mr Salveson joined Piper Jaffray in 1993 as an associate, was elected managing director in 1999, and was named the group head of Piper Jaffray's International Healthcare Investment Banking Group in 2001. Mr Salveson was appointed global head of investment banking and a member of the executive committee of Piper Jaffray in 2004, and has served in his present position as vice chairman, Investment Banking since July 2010.
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I haven't posted much about it recently but the status of EasyORM is thus: EasyORM 0.5.0-alpha9 has proven in our reasonably stressful production environment to be quite robust. The Java version is very very slowly progressing, having been scrapped and restarted.
Basically, I'm building a set of components that will make implementation of a tool such as EasyORM a lot easier:
- Templates - A generalized nested (heirarchical) template system intended for use by code-generators. This is 100% done and I really should establish a Freshmeat project for it.
- BeanBuilder - Using Templates, this tool takes a description of a JavaBean and produces source for that bean. Allows terse description of robust beans, including type-safe collections as attributes and so forth. This is about 98% done -- using it to build SQL (see below) has proven quite instructive and so I'm making it a bit more flexible before releasing it.
- SQL - A toolkit for modeling the structure of relational schema, including a MySQL DDL parser. The parser is written using ANTLR and is about 98% completed and quite robust in its support of MySQL's DDL (as it's IMPLEMENTED, not how it's DESCRIBED in the docs -- the docs have a number of mistakes). The model is written using BeanBuilder and is about 85% complete.
Ultimately I want each of these tools to do as little as possible because I know that each piece will probably undergo MASSIVE revision as I learn more about it. It may not seem like it on the surface but O/R mapping contains a LOT of non-trivial problems to deal with: Besides the obvious (mapping objects to relational schema), things like robust generation of efficient and reliable code aren't as trivial as they might at first seem. There's also issues of usability with respect to the mapping definition language, GUIs, etc.
Setting aside EasyORM for a moment, I made a simple but handy little tool called DataDiff which will compare the contents of identically-named tables in two databases on a MySQL server and return rows that differ between the two. Sort of like a NATURAL FULL OUTER JOIN, except that MySQL doesn't do FULL joins, and NATURAL joins don't give the desired results if columns contain NULLs. In addition, the tool will optionally ignore the values in DATE/TIME/DATETIME/TIMESTAMP columns. Basically, this tool was built as part of an initiative to have a push-button release process that included extensive regression testing. It isn't enough to ensure that the front-end produced the "right" answer, one must also ensure that it did the right thing in the back-end as well. DataDiff allows us to do this.
DataDiff is one of a handful of small tools developed internally for our Java-based development efforts, and as time permits I'll release the others. All of these tools are focused on quality-management by automating testing and to a smaller-extent enforcement of "best practices" where applicable.


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I have been in discussions lately.. yeah still talking about "The issue".. the good news is simply this. All of the discussions that I have been engaged in as of late are about where we go from here. Moving on.
The "Gay" thing really has become a secondary issue. What has become the primary topic is what we want Scouting to look like in the near and far future. Most Scout leaders that I have talked with, emailed back and forth to, and bounced ideas via Twitter want to get back to basics. I totally agree.
What this new spark has done for me is to look at what Scouting is really all about and why we do it. It has brought back memories of when I was a boy and the great times that I had as a Scout. It has asked me to look at how I work as a Scoutmaster and the example that I set for the boys of my Troop.
I am satisfied about how I am a Scoutmaster, but as with most things in life, I can do better. To do better I need to get back to basics. I need to teach, coach, train, and be a mentor to our Scouts in the tradition of what the Scouting Movement promotes and why it has had a lasting impact on not just the United States, but the world.
I think we fall short in the US in that we are not good historians. We don't look to the past to see what got us here. We fail to look to the founders of the movement both here at home and of course Baden Powell as he founded Scouting with an idea and a promise.
Once again, I have been diving into Aides to Scoutmastership. If you have not downloaded a copy or got a hard copy.. stop reading now.. open up another window and download your copy.. read it.
… OK.. you are back… Great stuff in there, right?
Last night after the troop meeting a group of parents and I talked in the parking lot.. yeah.. you know, the meeting after the meeting. They wanted to assure me that they are in it for the long haul. That they believe in Scouting and they believe in how we offer the program in our troop. We talked about religion and it's role in Scouting and what responsibility, if any, we have as troop leaders when it comes to religion. We don't really have a role, other than being a good example. What I wanted to share with the parents was my loyalty to the program, to the troop, and to Scouting.
When I got home, I pulled out my copy of Aides to Scoutmastership and started to dig in. I wanted to see what BP had to say about our roles. And I got hung up on this section:
Loyalty to the Movement
Let the Scoutmaster remember that in addition to his duty to his boys he has a duty also to the Movement as a whole. Our aim in making boys into good citizens is partly for the benefit of the country, that it may have a virile trusty race of citizens whose amity and sense of "playing the game" will keep it united internally and at peace with its neighbors abroad. Charged with the duty of teaching self-abnegation and discipline by their own practice of it, Scoutmasters must necessarily be above petty personal feeling, and must be large-minded enough to subject their own personal views to the higher policy of the whole. Theirs is to teach their boys to "play the game," each in his place like bricks in a wall, by doing the same themselves. Each has his allotted sphere of work, and the better he
devotes himself to that, the better his Scouts will respond to his training. Then it is only by looking to the higher aims of the Movement, or to the effects of measures ten years hence that one can see details of to-day in their proper proportion. Where a man cannot conscientiously take the line required, his one manly course is to put it straight to his Commissioner or to Headquarters, and if we cannot meet his views, then to leave the work. He goes into it in the first place with his eyes open, and it is scarcely fair if afterwards, because he finds the details do not suit him, he complains that it is the fault of the Executive.
Fortunately, in our Movement, by decentralization and giving a free hand to the local authorities, we avoid much of the red tape which has been the cause of irritation and complaint in so many other organizations.
We are also fortunate in having a body of Scoutmasters who are large-minded in their outlook and in their loyalty to the Movement as a whole.
It took a bit to digest that, remembering the time and place in which BP wrote the Aides to Scoutmastership. Like I said in a post last week… the more things change, the more they stay the same. You see, the world was a crazy place then.. and you know, with the exception of cool phones and the internet.. it's still a crazy place.
When we demonstrate loyalty to the boys in our Troops, no matter what we personally think, we teach them valuable lessons in citizenship. It is no secret that our country is divided politically. The Boy Scouts of America prohibits us from participating in political or social activism in our role as Scoutmaster. We can not march in parades, use our position in Scouting to support a candidate or cause. We can however remain loyal to the process and teach that to our Scouts. Above all if we believe in Scouting we remain loyal to it.
It is because of generations of Scout leaders that came before us that got us through the rough spot in Scouting during the 70's. It got us through World Wars and many issues "of the day". Scouting did not change.
Anyway, I don't want to get into a rant here. I just think that we need to get back to basics. Aides to Scoutmastership is one way that we can learn about what got us here.
Now that you have a copy, lets get into it and get back to the basics of the Scouting movement.
Have a Great Scouting Day!