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Wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I am relatively new to the sport, my first dog was a Chocolate lab that I trained for the most part, outside of some help that I received with FF. We managed through a junior title and were working towards senior title. I utilized him more for a gun dog rather than anything else. He died of cancer in 2010 at the age of 7.
I then had the opportunity to get a black lab that showed a lot more promise and had a temperament that allowed for a better working relationship between the two of us. With the willingness and desire I was seeing in the pup I decided to get a bit more serious and solicited the help of a Pro. It was well worth the money in my opinion. We grabbed a couple of Jams in the derbies in between his first and second year and passed 4 of the 5 passes needed for his Master Title this past summer. I unfortunately lost him at the young age of 30 months to what I was told was mesenteric torsion ( twist of his small intestines) it was devastating and heartbreaking for me to lose another dog so soon.
It has taken me some time, but I have started looking at a few upcoming spring litters. I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with a new pup, and watch what these amazing animals can do in the field. Hope to learn and expand my understanding from this forum.


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The King Crabb wrote:I definitely thought about using something like that, I looked more into mirrors though. I was actually going to bring this subject up after the lighting I'd figured down to a few options. Both of those (I actually looked at them both before you posted them, ironic!) are basically just glorified tin foil. Or if I don't want the canopy to look so ghetto I was planning on using rust-proof (not sure on fish safe, I need to look into it) reflective paint for the inside of the canopy, although I've heard that glossed paint works just as well. Thoughts on that?
We must be thinking the same. The ORCA is suppose to diffuse and reflect the light so that it lights the tank evenly as apposed to a mirror, chrome paint or Mylar which just reflects light. But I'm sure all of the mentioned above is better then wood. LOL If I pick up a roll I'll keep you posted on how it works. Any new pictures yet? I know we are all waiting.

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I disagree that the derby (or the qual) for that matter should be designed with the newbie in mind. Field trials by their very design will never appeal to the masses because most (not all) people want far more instant gratification than field trials are designed to deliver (hence the proliferation of all the other retriever games). On the other hand, field trials will never go away either because there will always be some (not most) retriever people who want to compete with their dogs against the very best even if that means going home most weekends defeated by superior performances. As applied to the derby, I think judges should be concerned with putting out very challenging marks without regard to whether that appeals to the newbie or not. With the quality of the dogs, I don't think judges have the luxury most weekend of throwing a lolly pop first series just so everyone gets the first two birds clean. I don't personally think focusing on challenging marks requires retired guns or triples but wouldn't have a problem running under a judge who chose to use retired guns or triples in setting up their tests on their weekend to judge.
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The anti-trust exemptions that have been provided to all the professional sports have to do with protecting the franchises from charges of restraint of free trade based on the manner in which they limit the mobility of labor. There have also been questions of anti-trust litigation over time from cities that wanted a franchise but were not granted one.
Professional football actually existed for over 20 years before it was organized into franchises with the creation of what subsequently became the NFL. However, the sport did not thrive because there was no way to structure effective competition among the teams.
In a similar manner, our economy does not realize the advantages of a market economy in the absence of competition. Accordingly, the greatest involvement of government in business is to prevent business practices that stifle competition. That is not socialism; it is the protection of capitalism.
I have no problem with the way that professional sports are organized in our country. I simply found it ironic that this thread was using the NFL to illustrate how socialism might work if applied to the sport. The irony is that the whole sport is based on a socialistic redistribution of resources from the stronger teams to the weaker teams.


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I believe that Massachusetts has more people fishing for the stripers and blues than other regions. We have a large population of people compressed into a relatively small land area (mostly focused in the eastern half). The fish are here off our large shoreline during the best months of the year (late April to mid October) so there are just more people fishing. As the fishing has improved there are more people pursuing this hobby, and people are coming here as an angling destination from outside the region. That all leads to more people fishing and catching fish, so the number of released fish (sub-legals) will be correspondingly large. It is just a function of effort IMO.
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Pete -
Have you tried netZero? They have local dialing support even where I live, and we just got hot and cold running water last month If so you get free access and local calling.
Anyway, thanks for visiting when you can. We need a fish doc around here. In fact, I need a witch doctor too... what happened to spring???
talk soon,
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Juro and the board,
I replied to this thread under a different heading, please check that out.
One thing that I will add (after you read the other post). Is that althought there are a number of people that fish with fly gear - the majority of anglers are still fishing with conventional gear. Taking that into account the figures would seem reasonable to me. As fly fishers we may not be causing as much hooking injury as bait or lures w/treble hooks , but I've seen a few people ff'ing play fish unneccesarily to land them - causing stress as well and perhaps contributing to mortality. Those small schoolies really don't need to be brought on the reel IMO, you can just strip them in.
Juro - I'm only going for the MS degree. I am a little older than the average student, so people sometimes make the connection that I'm going for a PhD. I actually hate school, but my transcripts (length of time) would seem to indicate otherwise.
Sorry for the absence from the board. I need (still do) to focus more on my project and less on the web (it is very distracting and can become addicting - local calls (for internet) $100 for the month. Trying to explain that to my new wife was a little dicey.
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Sorry Juro, Mass is the bulk of the recreational catch, therefore the bulf of the rec catch & release. No data available on the % of MA fisherfolk that are strictly C&R versus "Always harvest", "Occasionaly Harvest" and "Always Poach!"
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There should be a catch and release education campaign. Ma. DFW is not progressive enough about such issues. There should be a drive to put such instructions in the "Abstrast" pamphlet. Granted, you don't need a licsence to fish for schoolies, many of these fishermen also fish freshwater. It's a starting point. It's just dumb that people are still tossing schoolies, or evan worse, stepping on them.
The internet could be a valuable tool here.
BTW, 8% is a lot lower than the trout mortality numbers I used to hear about in TU. I'm surprised it's not higher than 8%. While trout are undoubtedly more fragile, that 8% must be a conservative guess.
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Peter MacNeil is a fish doc but I know his PhD work is raising his sparetime mortality rate lately.
Not to come across as any kind of elitist but I gotta think that the increased rate of hook swallowing in bait vs. lure fishing is a major factor for the current mortality rate. Over the years, I grew up doing both and the difference is night and day. Even with lures, a single hook is all that's needed but people insist on two, even three barbed treble hooks on some lures. Other regions of the country require single barbless hooks for their gamefish to reduce mortality, no mystery there if you ask me.
The majority of my fishing is while standing thigh deep in the water and I agree with Bob, there's no way that nearly 10% of these fish die after my release on single barbless flies, often without even touching the fish by grabbing the fly and inverting it.
On the other hand I have seen people stepping on schoolies to wrestle the barbed trebles out of their mouths on barnacle covered rocks. Drives me crazy.
Bob -
You said MA is the bulk of C&R - is that due to the differences in regulations?
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The MFC hearings provided data that they are using as part of the analysis of the striped bass stocks. One key componet of this data is an assumed 8% mortality rate for bass caught & released. Since Mass has the bulk of the recreational catch and release, the figures they assume for a bycatch mortality are astounding.
Now, I know when you release a fish you can't be certain that it's in good shape. I am certain the clowns that flip them back into the water off a moving boat (recreational or charter) might be pushing that 8% figure but I just can't accept that 8 out of every 100 fish I land are dieing because of the stress of being caught.
Any marine biologists out there who have studied this? What's your opinion?
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Track 5 toes print when clear; sometimes claws show. Foreprints 11 3/4" (2544 mm) long, slightly wider. Hindprints 1 1/4 2" (3250 mm) long, slightly narrower, broader at front; somewhat flat-footed. Stride 46" (100150 mm). Because skunks shuffle and waddle, tracks are relatively close together, and foreprints and hindprints usually do not overlap. When animal is running, stride is longer, and hindfeet print ahead of forefeet. Trail undulates slightly because of waddling walk.
Sign Strong odor if skunk has sprayed recently. When foraging, leaves small pits in ground or patches of clawed-up earth and disturbed leaf litter and vegetation.
Den: Burrow, in any protected place (hollow log, rocky crevice, burrow, under a building), with up to 5 entrances, each about 8" (200 mm) in diameter, and a strong musky odor. Entrances well hidden, but sometimes marked with nesting material and snagged hairs. Burrow has 13 chambers, 1215" (300380 mm) in diameter; one chamber has nest of dried grass.
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Me either. Too much invested to have to count on the breeder to convert to a full. For example right now I have a well bred female all health clearances and a SH with a couple derby ribbons. The breeder is my brother, we are not really speaking anymore for a different reason but if my female was sold on a limited I doubt I could get him to convert it.
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I am looking at taking a trip in 2013. The purpose will be to hunt Merriams in New Mexico. I have been through NM a few times and think it is a beautiful state, so I decided that's where I would like to give Merriams a try. I am from Iowa and have only ever hunted Easterns, but the colors of the bird and the terrain where the Merriams are located has always made me want to give them a try.
So, I am looking for advice on when and where. I have nothing against outfitters, but I think I would like to try it on my own and I am not opposed to hunting public land, I know there is quite a bit of it in NM. Since I am coming from Iowa, I suppose a Northern hunt would be better logistically, but I am open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance, and I can't wait to hear some suggestions.


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Project Syndicate: The New Old Year
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Foreign Policy: Obama's Moment
Zbigniew Brzezinski writes that President Obama should use the first year of his second term to confront difficult foreign policy issues because history, not the public, will henceforth be his ultimate judge.
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The magazine provides ten written pieces on what the president could accomplish in his second term particularly without the help of Congress, including dumping unsavory allies, a trade deal with Europe, and cutting power plant pollution.
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Description ADULT MALE BREEDING Has a streaked reddish brown back and reddish brown wings with two faint wing bars; rump and tail are gray. Plumage is otherwise mostly gray, except for black face and white undertail coverts. ADULT FEMALE BREEDING Similar, but without black face. ALL WINTER BIRDS Similar to breeding female. JUVENILE Similar to winter adult, but with faintly streaked underparts.
Dimensions Length: 5-5 1/2" (13-14 cm)
Habitat Locally common summer visitor (mainly May- Aug) to rocky slopes with impenetrable scrub or (in California) dense chaparral; threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Winters in similar habitats from southwestern U.S. to Mexico.
Observation Tips Easily overlooked when not singing.
Range Southwest, Texas, California
Voice Song starts with a slurred, whistling tsee'ooerr-tsee and ends in a rapid trill; call is a thin tzik.
Discussion Distinctive, but unobtrusive pink-billed sparrow that is often a challenge to see. Sexes are separable when breeding.


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Track Sometimes all 5 toes and semi-retractile claws print; small toe often does not print. Foreprint 47" (100175 mm) long, varying with size of animal or condition of snow, and about as wide; heel pad often showing 2 lobes, a wide lobe in front of smaller round lobe, which does not always print. Hindprint similar to foreprint. Tracks are about 4 1/2" (112 mm) wide (larger in snow). Stride extremely variable; straddle 78" (175200 mm). Wolf and dog tracks are similar but have only 4 toes and much different lobing.
Sign Scat: Often more than 5" (125 mm) long, more or less cylindrical, usually tapering at one or both ends, semi-segmented; often showing hair or bone fragments.


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Hmm - thanks. Worth checking, I guess.
Hmm - thanks. Worth checking, I guess.
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I definitely haven't seen UBP's in last year's numbers at all. Most of my sightings have been at NoHo Target by the way. The most I've ever seen at one time was 2 Tatooine and 1 Christophis. They're usually on the end-caps. The GI Joe UBP's are out in much larger numbers though. Have you tried the old DPCI trick?
Burbank TRU had the Ep 2 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Ring for $24.98, down ten bucks from the original price. Since I also had the TRU 20% off coupon in my wallet, I ended up buying it, $19.98.
NoHo Target had a lone CW Dooku, I bought him.
Burbank Target had great shame, and no CW figures whatsoever. Burbank TRU had some CW Codys and some other stuff.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
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Anyone have an extra Leia Mighty Mugg? It can be loose (if in new condition). My daughter wants one now, and they have disappeared from retail or online.
Thanks, Darkagent. That's the closest I've come. Saw the sarlaac and was official turned off by it. The Christophsis set was already gone, though. So, still looking.
And yeah - the Joe pack is getting way better distro (or just isn't as popular). I hit 4 Targets total today. Ugh.
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HOUSTON – Mississippi State and Ole Miss are making their final pitches to Houston 5-star defensive end Chris Jones.
Both schools are scheduled to visit him Saturday, four days ahead of national signing day.
Jones, an MSU commitment since June, has pumped new life into his recruitment with a weekend visit to Oxford, the only other official visit he has taken after an official visit to Starkville.
Jones has more than coaches seeking his signature on national signing day. He has fans of both Mississippi State and Ole Miss lobbying – begging – for his services.
He says whether fans in Oxford chant his name on a surprise visit or some Mississippi State fans have made critical remarks because he even took the weekend visit, he doesn't let it get him too high or too low.
"You can't make everybody happy. You can't please everybody," he said. "You've got to do what's good for yourself. Fans are going to be mad if fans are going to be mad. I really don't care about that. You just can't let it get to you."
'It's my decision'
Jones said Tuesday night, he'd like to take both parents to see both schools. His mother went to Mississippi State with him, his dad to Ole Miss. As for now, that isn't in the plans, though.
"I want the whole family to visit each school. I want them to look around with me and see how they feel," Jones said. "I know it's my decision. I just want to hear my family's thoughts about it, too."
Jones' phone lit up for much of a 15-minute interview before his team's division basketball game against Louisville.
It has happened a lot after a meteoric rise that has him as high as No. 2 prospect in the country by 247Sports. The service named him to the All-American Team this week.
The 6-foot-7, 255-pounder expects to announce his college plans on Feb. 6 – signing day.
"I'm going to wait," Jones said, "I want to go where I can have some time to think about it, think on my decision, make sure it's what I want to do. I feel that's what's best for me."


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Bloomberg is out with a lengthy story today about how the top U.S. banks have benefited from an effective subsidy to their borrowing costs, based on investors' certainty that these banks are essentially backstopped by the U.S. government. The full story, by Bob Ivry, is worth a read, but here's the gist:
Bondholders who lend money to the six biggest U.S. banks are so convinced the government will bail out these institutions that they are willing to accept lower returns — a marketplace subsidy worth $82 billion from 2009 through 2011, [World Bank financial economist Deniz] Anginer calculates.
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At around 9:30 am, we pulled out of Cojita on a cool overcast day. Before we got out of town, Gerardo pulled up besides us on his scooter to bid us goodbye and wish us a great trip.
After 24km of enjoyable cycling past verdant farms and pasture land, we got near Tocumbo town. We stopped at the fork for the bypass road and Tocumbo center. Hermano Espinoza pulled up in his pick-up truck and asked if we needed directions. We said, thanks, but we were okay and merely deciding whether to go into town or not. He strongly recommended going into town to see the spectacular church designed by the same architect who designed Azteca Football Stadium in Mexico City. Who could refuse this proud ambassador for Tocumba?
We rolled over to the church to take a look and were surprised to see this modern concrete structure. Hermano walked up, carrying his work gloves, and started giving advice on the best way to the next town, Los Reyes. I think he was suppose to be working instead of talking to us because he said something to the guys there working on the public fountain. He also mentioned that he was a cyclist and the assistant to the town mayor. Anyway, he gave us some great insight into the road ahead and guided us to the best restaurant in town for lunch. Thanks Hermano!
Here in Los Reyes, the vibe was different. We got some curious stares, like 'where did they come from?' Few nodded or said hello. Michelle waited while Dave checked out some hotel options. The best bet was the Plaza Hotel, an old bunker a half block off the town plaza. The lady on the desk was not friendly at all and seemed more interested in getting back to her soap operas. The cleaning lady was helpful though and got us up and running on the wifi. We later talked to a young guy working there who said it was a family run hotel owned by his mother-in-law. We didn't say it, but we thought the mother-in-law must have been the witch on the front desk. We were looking forward to moving on from Los Reyes.


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When two-time Toyota Racing Series champion Nick Cassidy received a last-minute call-up to participate in the GP3 testing he headed straight to Estoril, Portugal.
Aucklander Cassidy had been contacted by the British-based Marussia Manor Racing team, which had already confirmed Brit Dino Zamparelli and was testing Tio Ellinas and Italian Vicky Piria.
Cassidy took to the track last weekend, driving the new GP3 car, a more powerful version than the one Kiwi Mitch Evans won the 2012 GP3 championship in. "It's only one day's testing at the moment so we'll have to wait and see," said Cassidy.
The 18-year-old clocked 33 laps in the wet morning session but felt his lap times weren't where they should have been. Despite the car not being quite how he'd have liked it, Cassidy still turned in a time quick enough to put him 13th fastest of the 27 drivers.
He was also within half a second of some of the drivers who have full-time gigs in the series.
Cassidy managed to click off 41 laps in the dry conditions in the afternoon and finished 14th, just under a second off pace-setter Lewis Williamson's time of 1min 27.6secs.
"In the morning we were probably a bit further off the pace than we would have liked to have been," he said. "In the afternoon, though, when we went out we were competitive straight away. It was dry for the last two hours and at one stage I was sitting at the top of the time sheets and then comfortably inside the top three.
"Towards the end of the session we changed to a second set of tyres and it rained on my out lap and then someone went off and caused a red flag. It was our last set of new tyres, whereas a lot of the others had two or three sets to use when the track dried out later so they went a bit quicker."
Though Cassidy's times as indicated may not have been as dynamic as he wanted, the European-based drivers also had the previous two days of testing to get their car setups right, get a feel for the track and put in a big number of laps while the Kiwi was in transit.
"I was really surprised how quick we were able to get on top of the car whereas a few guys on the last day of testing were struggling a bit," said Cassidy.
"I was quite worried to start with to be honest, as I had not driven the new, more powerful car. And to be quite competitive straight away was a relief."
Marussia is keen to do something this season with the young Aucklander. Cassidy and his backers have some funding already, but need more to compete in the GP3 circuit.
Though he hasn't signed on the dotted line, there is a possibility he will make it for the opening GP3 round at Catalunya, Spain, on May 11-12.
"I'd really like to run the championship this year with them and we're working hard at trying to make it happen.
"It's been a seriously crazy time at the moment and everything is happening quickly.
"Ever since [he was called] it's been non-stop and I'm really hoping we can get it all together. It would be crazy to have Mitch racing GP2, Richie Stanaway in Porsche Supercup and me racing GP3 all at the same meeting."
If those three young Kiwis, with Brendon Hartley who does simulator work at the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, are all in the pits on a Formula One race day it'll be like winding the clock back.


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Interview: "If each of us accepts this kind of suffering, it's a shame on humanity"
In early October, Ali Al-Za'tari, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan visited New York to discuss some of the major humanitarian and development challenges facing the east African nation.
Sudan, he says, is at a critical juncture in its recent history. "We're talking about the establishment of a changed thinking in terms of how Sudan wants to envisage itself in the next couple of years," he said.
"Does it want to continue to be a recipient of humanitarian aid, or does it want to get out of this conflict issue?"
Q. Ali Al-Za'tari, thank you for joining us. Blue Nile and South Kordofan have been in the news quite a lot of late. What's being done to support people in those conflict areas?
A. We're doing our best to reach the people that we can reach in both states. We're now focused completely on [Polio and Vitamin A deficiency] vaccination campaigns [in South Kordofan].The agreement is for the 5thof November to be the start date. We need the two sides to agree on the mode of transporting vaccines and agree on cessation of hostilities.
Q. Do you think there will be a cessation of hostilities?
A. We hope that there will be. I was informed by the government that they will be declaring unilaterally a cessation of hostilities from the 1st to the 14thof November. I hope that the SPLM-North (the Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North) will agree. If both agree - and the cessation of hostilities stands and holds - that will enable us to move the vaccines into these areas.
Q. Turning to the disputed region of Abyei: Thousands of people are starting to return to the area after almost two years. What kind of support is being offered to them?
A. All sorts of support is needed in Abyei: health, education water and sanitation, midwifery – even assistance to livestock herders. We have a complex situation in Abyei, not just because of the rains that have turned that area into mud, but because of the conflict between the two states [Sudan and South Sudan] over the referendum.
From a humanitarian point of view: We are there but curtailed. We do not have the access that we would like to have, especially from the North -- not because we are prevented by Khartoum, but because we are prevented by the precarious security and safety situation that does not enable us to deliver aid in that area.
But the needs are very pronounced. And while we have plans, we are often short in terms of the resources that we require.
Q. Looking at Darfur. It is 10 years since the crisis started, and the situation seems to be getting worse. What are the prospects for the people of Darfur?
A. I think Darfur is one of the most critical questions for Sudan and the entire world. We have fighting between tribes and intra-tribal fighting. We have rebel groups that are fighting the government forces. In between, innocent people are victimized and 300,000 people [displaced] in 2013 alone.
Now the government is interested in moving Darfur from a humanitarian stage to a development stage. We do acknowledge this wish; we are working with them.
But you still have more than 1.4 million people dependent on aid in Darfur. You have IDP camps – the largest hosting more than 200,000 people outside of Al Fasher (the capital of North Darfur). You have people in need in all aspects of life and nothing short of massive government support and donor support, together with the United Nations and national and international NGOs, will rid Darfur of its humanitarian needs.
But that would have to be based on a crucial foundation of security. A formula for peace has to be found. Otherwise we will continue to have this fighting that is shedding blood and killing and maiming people by the hundreds on a monthly basis.
Q. What do you think it would take to put Darfur back at the top of the international agenda?
A. The suffering of the people is just beyond belief. And if each one of us accepts this kind of suffering, it's a shame on humanity. We should not accept it.
We should not accept that families – women, children and men –are covered with plastic sheeting on ground that is scorched by sun and that they have to share their food with dust and insects and have no access to clean water. We can't accept that women have to walk long distances to bring water and be subject to attacks and abuse on the way back and forth.
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Promoting Enthusiasm
Rusty wrote an insightful post titled "What Can I Do To Help?" about reactions to new ideas [1]. He suggests that people make an effort to have a positive approach when someone talks about a new idea, it's quite common for people to point out reasons why the new idea might not work out which is discouraging for the person who had the idea. I think that is a really good point. I probably haven't done too well in that regard in the past and will try to do better in future.
Code Written by Assholes
Rusty previously wrote a post titled "If you didn't run code written by assholes, your machine wouldn't boot" which implies that we should just let assholes be assholes [2]. That doesn't go well with his "What Can I Do To Help?" post. Note that I'm not accusing Rusty of hypocrisy here, giving advice to help people who want to get along well with others is not in contradiction with refraining from giving unsolicited advice and encouragement to difficult people who have expressed no interest in improving their behavior. A comment on the latter post by "Doctor Whom" says "If I had seen this kind of talk when I was a teenager, I would have thought twice about picking up coding", presumably given the number of people who read Rusty's blog there are some teenagers who experienced some discouragement towards a career in computers (or a hobby in FOSS) from Rusty's post.
I've already written a response to the "If you didn't run code written by assholes" post, among other things I suggested that people who are minor assholes should be assisted to be less difficult and major assholes should be excluded [3]. In that post I was working on the assumption that for every significant task that needs to be completed (such as making a popular OS bootable) someone will do it, if the person working on it disappears then someone else will take over – there is a community of programmers who will work on whatever needs to be done.
The Importance of Individuals
But in terms of new ideas it really comes down to individuals. Most projects which are significant and important now probably started out as one person or a small group who had an idea that seemed unlikely to succeed at the time. So while any big and successful project can have people replaced (which is among other things a requirement of long-term success) there are situations in which individuals with ideas matter.
Another important factor is that even ideas which turn out to be impractical are still useful. Someone who has an impractical idea about a technical issue and investigates it fully will learn a lot and may end up working on the less radical ways of solving similar problems – this is good for the individual and the community.
Another Way of Promoting Enthusiasm
In terms of promoting enthusiasm it seems that one thing that can be done by high profile people is to avoid writing posts like "If you didn't run code written by assholes, your machine wouldn't boot". When people in positions of power and influence appear to have no interest in promoting good behavior it really discourages people who are vulnerable to the assholes – which among other things means most members of minority groups. Obviously Rusty could't stamp out all asshole behavior, but if he announced a plan to try and make things better in that regard then it would help. It's difficult to be enthusiastic when faced with discrimination from a minority and disinterest from the majority.
Of course with the way the Internet works I'm sure someone will say "what about the assholes who have great ideas, shouldn't we nurture their enthusiasm by letting them keep doing asshole things?". I think that for the major assholes this won't be a problem, for example anyone who's racist will be well aware that many people disagree strongly with them and thus won't be particularly discouraged when they meet more people who disagree. For the minor assholes (people who don't want to be assholes) it will be somewhat discouraging to be corrected, but that could be a learning experience for them that's worth more than support in implementing their latest technical idea.
- [1] http://rusty.ozlabs.org/?p=282
- [2] http://rusty.ozlabs.org/?p=196
- [3] http://etbe.coker.com.au/2011/05/25/are-assholes-essential/
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The question is, will Taylor Swift continue her winning streak and pull through for country music at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards? While Swift leads the country genre with eight nominations, including five nods outside of the Country Field, she is only second to Beyoncé, who leads overall with 10 nominations. Swift's General Field nods include Album Of The Year for Fearless, as well as Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "You Belong With Me." She shares a collaborative Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nomination with Colbie Caillat for the song "Breathe."
Country newcomers the Zac Brown Band eceived a nomination for Best New Artist, as well as nods for Best Country Album for The Foundation and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for the song "Chicken Fried."
While you could say Swift and the Zac Brown Band are representing country music in the overall categories, let's not forget the Country Field nominations within the genre.
Swift, Lee Ann Womack and George Strait lead the genre with three nominations each.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
It's possible for Swift to take this category, but I would love to see Lambert pick up the GRAMMY for "Dead Flowers," the debut single from her latest album, Revolution. On the contrary, this could very well be a great year for Womack. Her last win was in 2002 for a collaboration with Willie Nelson.
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
This category is really tough. Urban has his star power to rely on, but I think I would put my money on the "Texas Troubadour," George Strait. "Living For The Night" was an awesome song and Strait had a great year with it.
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Sugarland is the incumbent in this category and is usually my first pick. But putting them head to head with newcomers Lady Antebellum is going to give the duo a run for their money. Lady Antebellum has had a great year and could quite possibly take one home. Hey, "it happens!" I can't ignore the fact that Books & Dunn, within the last year, announced the retirement of the duo. It would be great to see a GRAMMY win as a final salute.
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
The Bentley/Griffin duet, while awesome, is probably the most unknown in this category. Underwood's rendition of Travis' "I Told You So," then a duet, really took off this summer. But Paisley/Urban's "Start A Band" is my number one pick in this category.
Best Country Song:
I think Johnson is an excellent artist/performer and he is an equally awesome writer. My nod goes to Johnson and Slater for "High Cost Of Living." If you haven't given this a spin, do so. It's raw and real. Lady A's "I Run To You" and Swift's "White Horse" are also major contenders in this category.
Best Country Album:
Again, I wouldn't be surprised if Swift took this award. She is highly talented and worthy of it, but I think the Zac Brown Band should take it for their debut album, The Foundation. The album has already produced several radio hits, including "Chicken Fried," "Whatever It Is" and "Toes," while "Highway 20 Ride" is climbing the charts as I write this. We'll see, but hopefully this will be an even better year for the Zac Brown Band.


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03-03-2013, 07:25 PM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Confused about cycling
I started reading about keeping tropical fish weeks ago and decided to do a fishless cycle. I went to my local aquarium centre and the chap there told me I didn't need to do that I could use a biological supplement instead, and could start adding fish a few days after getting the tank. So......
Day 1 I filled the tank. (160L)
Day 3 I tested the water; PH 7.6, PHHR 8.2, Amonia 0.5, Nitrite and Nitrate 0.
Day 8 Added 10 neon tetras.
Day 10 Asked the centre about my readings and they suggested a 30% water change and to use the biological supplement for a further week.
Day 13 Added 3 platys and 1 dwarf guarami
Day 14 I tested the water; PH 7.6, Amonia 0.5, Nitrite 0.25 Nitrate 0
I am so confused as to whether I have cycled my tank, or is that just for fishless tanks?. What should I do now? I was going to do a 10% water change on Tuesday.
Also when I went to another centre yesterday to get the fish the boy there told me I should wash out the sponges in the filters, but then I thought I read somewhere that this contained benefical bacteria.
I would really appreciate any advice anyone can offer. Up to now I have just 'googled' my questions, but that is just making me more confused, so I thought I would ask some experts.
Thanks very much.
Firstly never take fish store employees advice as gospel. Most of them I have encountered are not very knowledgeable about fish.
I have never used instant cycle products, but I know a few members here who have used them with success. I suggest you read the sticky here on cycling with fish. From the readings, your tank is not yet cycled. Please invest in your own test kit so you can keep an eye on the progress of your tank.
You can rinse out your filter media if it becomes dirty, however this is not advised when cycling and it should only be done using old tank water or dechlorinated water.
You are def not cycled. In fact you are just beginning.
Now that you have fish in there, you need to be testing daily, and probably doing daily W/C's to keep those readings where they need to be.
As Aeon stated, please go read the sticky and they'll tell you about where you are.
You ALWAYS have to cycle your tank. There is no getting around it. The only short cut there is is to add media from an already cycled tank. That give you an instant cycle.130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
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Thank you, very helpful advice.
So that being said, do you know some one with an aquarium that has been running with fish for several months? If yes, ask said person for some of their filter media or sponge and introduce it into your filter. Keep up the water changes and please think about getting your own water testing kit. It keeps you informed and it's a great piece of mind knowing your water parameters are where they are when you want to know them.
Remember water changes done correctly wont hurt and your correct when you read that you only rinse off your filter stuff in used aquarium water never stuff out of the faucet. I have used faucet water treated with de-chlorinator instead as Aeon stated.
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No sadly I dont. I am now doing daily water changes and have bought a testing kit. The amonia is 0.5 and the nitrite reading is 1.0.
Am not sure whether I should be cleaning the gravel though in my water changes. Also how long on average before a tank is cycled once there are nitrite readings?
I do feel a lot happier now that I have found this site though. Thanks.
Good luck and ask more questions if you need to.30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
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As for cleaning the gravel, if your cleaning it with a syphon type of device, go ahead and clean up some of it. If your thinking of draining the tank and cleaning the gravel in a bucket, don't do that please. During the cycle process without any fish in the tank you normally just leave it all alone until your done (except for a water change near the end), cycling with fish takes alot more energy which you are finding out, hehehe.
I like your reply about getting a test kit, well done! Sounds like you have it under control chrissi. Keep that energy level up, the finish line is in site.Warning; Bulldog Pleco guarding my Sons tank now..
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The nitrite part of the cycle is usually the longest part, especially when cycling with fish. You must do enough water changes to keep the ammonia and nitrites levels less toxic but still present to keep the cycle moving along. Your nitrite reading is 1ppm, so you need to do at least a 75% or two 50% water changes and bring them down to .25ppm. Ammonia and nitrites need to be kept low during a cycle with fish.
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I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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well I have been doing things a little diffrent this year. every fish I have caught has been on big flies really big flies. mostly big egg sucking leaches 4in to 6in long all black with chart head. You may want to also try olive and purple leaches. Sculpins 3in to 5 in long. look back a few weeks at the sculpin thread there is a bunch of good flies in there. I also have been throwing the circus peanut in olive, I am sure it would work in black as well. In the spring and summer and early fall white baitfish patterns work well as well. I am not saying that small and medium sized flies won't/aren't working but I have chosen not to throw them. I have been targeting extreemly aggressive fish. now that temps have dropped I may have to return to some smaller flies. I will post picts for you this afternoon of the flies I have been using. next time I am on that side of the state fishing I will shoot you a pm.
I bought it on ebay with the rod and reel, so I'm trying to figure out the various components.
What fly colors are you using? I caught a nice brown on a light yellow rabbit strip with white spey hackle on #5 AJ on the hang down. Will try again today for steel.
depneding on how old your line is it most likely came with the compensator if you purchased it in the past 2 years. The Compensator is an intermediate sink section that ensures the fly stays down. as for leaders I am fishing between 3 and 5 feet half 25 lg maxima and half 12 lb Seguar floro. good luck out there
|Thanks Rambo. What is a sinktip compensator? Good to hear of your luck. I'll keep plugging away. I've left the eggs/nymphs in the truck to avoid temptation. Tommorrow looks like another promising day, temp predicted to the 40's. More sinktips on order.
hey Grouseman they are taking them on the swing. I too fished the mo yesterday and I did end you hooking up with a nice male on the swing. I spend most of the day messing around with a new rod and with tuning a some new lines. a lot of us are using windcutters and removing tip 2 all together and using rio big boy 24ft heads in 200 300 and 400 grain sizes, the flow and water leval picked up yesterday so you would have needed a slightly larger tip. you could also try to use the sink tip compenastor with your rio 15 ft tips to get a bit of depth.
|H2O i have been mostly attaching the t-14 to the end of a full length windcutter. i don't like them cut back because i think the thicker line end is much harder to sink. recently i have also used a clouser line for the niagara because it turns over anything and all the casts are less than 50'.
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What are you attaching the T-14 too ? Running line ? Belly ? Between mono leader ?
By the way. The little trib down here is blown today. I fished it yesterday afternoon and picked up a few on Clouser tied Emerald Shiner and black & blue buggers. With the exception of one the fight was like that of a garden slug in the icey water, and someone should have set up a hot dog stand to feed all the anglers
Nick describes the presentation for deep winter fishing to a "T". (BTW - those pictures from the clave are nothing short of amazing and I will post a gallery as soon as I have time to build it, thanks!)
I never weight the tippet. For sinktip lines, use a short leader - 4-6'. For floating lines with metal tubes, use a long leader - as long as you can turn over with the line you're using. Don't forget to investigate Ed Ward's Skagit methods for a compromise between the two.
|Juro is right on as usual. on the niagara i use t-14 in about a 12' hunk with four feet of 0x leader and a brass 1.5" tube. this gets down in about 10-14-ft, not on the bottom but where the fish can see it. the other method is a 15; mono leader and a 2" copper tube. this is not much fun to cast but works well in the very clear water where the tip is spooking fish. the thing to keepin mind is slow and deep, this should be your mantra as you fish each run. cast straight across and grease line or dead drift the fly to about the 45 deg mark make a big upstream mend and let the fly work slow and deep as possible across to your side let it hang for a few seconds and start over. keep working on them and you will find some willing fish, just try to make it as easy as possible for them to get the fly.
|What length leader/tippet? Do you weight the tippet? How about floating lines and longer leaders with weight? Thanks for your quick reply. It's 50f out right now!
My advice: Shorten up the head, use a more robust sinktip.
For 60-70ft casts you can go to a Rio Windcutter, Airflo Delta, or SA short head (cut) (54ft heads, 6ft leader, shoot 10ft of running line - pc of cake) with a 15ft type 8 tip and that will cast and bring the fly deeper. Or with the Rio Windcutter you can upsize the line to a higher line weight and remove the center section, creating a shorter "Skagit" style setup, using a section of T14 which is serious sinktip, and that should get you there.
Reason: the more compact the grains and diameter of the line pushing the tip, the heavier the tip can be.
If you need to go more than that you need to find different water to swing
note: if you are standing next to the chuck and duckers and indie boys you might not be in good swingwater anyway. You want to be able to cover water where the fly can be slowed by tension through the swing to pass in front of the fish where they are holding, including the hang down. In many spots where weight and indicators are effective the fish are 90 degrees to you in other words the path of the fly / hook is upriver and straight across in front of you instead of swung down and across with a nice s-l-o-w pass. If depth is so important, than the spot might not be the best as steelhead will move for a fly in the right circumstances and these are the ones where the swing is king. Find a stretch that you can cover with successive swings where you can apply tension on the line, slowing the fly through a slow swing, and hanging down in a likely spot for a grab as well. Then step through the whole run, systematically covering every fishy inch. I have found most indie / chuck and duckers to stay put in one spot, which is another thing that works against the swinger whose game is coverage.
I have Rio Accelerator with tips line for my Sage 2-handed rod. The green tip which I think is type 6 weighs 150gr for the 10wt. Today I was fishing a run on the Muskegon that was 4-7 ft deep and with 60-70 ft casts I wasn't hitting bottom. I'm wanting to get deeper. Can you give me suggestions. I've read river reports from today of all kinds of steel being caught by the indie and c/d boys. Is anyone catching steelhead swinging flies in this colder weather? Thanks.
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