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The Minus Religion (-R) of the Left: Passion, Cynicism, and Moral Inversion
Exactly how and why did we get to the pathological situation described by Dr. Sanity? Her diagnosis is accurate, but what is the exact mechanism of this spiritual disease of illiberal leftism?
The "present-tense culture" described by Dr. Sanity (and by Mark Steyn in the essay she cites) is surely one of the most prominent symptoms of the disease, for it represents the very opposite of the deep and perennial truths disclosed in the course of man's 40,000 year old sojourn from pre-human to nearly so. In reality, present-tense culture is already outmoded the instant it appears. Since it is "of the moment," the moment has already passed by the time this offal stuff reaches the consew(m)er -- that "muddy stream where only monsters can swim," as Alan Bloom wrote (quoted in the Steyn piece).
Not so when a genuine artist or intellectual is able to transmit a bit of the noetic light of the Real through sound or object. Exactly why is the wisdom of the Bible so much deeper than any silly atheist rant against it? Because, as Schuon explains, those who articulate the perennial philosophy, "even if they wrote two thousand years ago or lived at the utmost ends of the earth, always have the freshness and perfect 'timeliness' that comes from truth expressed with intelligence; real wisdom does not fade with age any more than does real art." But spiritually crimped and time-bound postmodern relativists abolish truth "in order to set in its place a blind and heavy" pseudo-reality that collapses and crushes the hierarchy of being under the dead weight of its existential blandfill.
Or as Steyn describes it, "A classical education considers society as a kind of iceberg, and teaches you the seven-eighths below the surface. Today, we live on the top eighth bobbing around in the flotsam and jetsam of the here and now. And, without the seven-eighths under the water, what's left on the surface gets thinner and thinner."
So what is most "up to date" is already old and faded, while what is old and venerable, or Ancient of Days, is quite literally ever-new and, more importantly, ever-renewing, Rocky Mountan fresh from the spring. It is of coors "prior to thought, by the headwaters of the eternal, the fountain of innocence, the mind shoreless vast and still, absolved & absorbed in what is always the case, face to face in a sacred space," in Petey's psychobobbling glossolalia.
Back to our discussion of Polanyi, whom I believe nailed the causes of the problem. As we were discussing a couple of posts back, the materialist metaphysics of logical positivism -- even though such a philosophy is riddled with self-contradiction -- undermined any claim to an objective moral order. But the destruction of traditional moral ideals in no way abolishes the moral impulse, any more than the destruction of sexual mores eliminates the sexual impulse. Rather, it leaves the impulse there, but with no wisdom to guide or channel it. Thus, the radical secular modman is a dangerous combination of fanatical passion and hard-headed, biting cynicism, ahistorically focused like a laser on the now, which can never, ever, live up to his unhinged moral passion.
Steyn describes it perfectly: "By using the now-common relativistic formula, all individuals and thinkers in the past are ridiculed, demeaned, and scorned because they fail to live up to postmodern and politically correct standards of conduct. Thus, their ideas are considered meaningless and described as 'hypocritical' -- the absolutely worse possible sin from the leftist perspective."
That the Founding Fathers "could not entirely break out of the culture of their time, but still could push the envelope of civilization forward is irrelevant to the postmodern left. From the left's perch of moral superiority they blithely dismiss these 'white males' as hypocrites with no moral standing. Thus are the foundations and the generationally built constructs of civilization invalidated and destroyed....
"By disgarding reason and reality; by abandoning the past and embracing moral and cultural relativism, the left has brought us to this place where we are morally and physically paralyzed.... This is their quest. To establish themselves as the arbiters of moral behavior by behaving immorally; of being 'reality-based' without the necessity of having to acknowledge reality; of speaking 'truth' to power, without being capable of recognizing truth (isn't all truth relative, after all?)." (Please read the whole thing -- it is filled with similar gems.)
We have seen this pattern again and again since the French Revolution, and it never changes. Today we recognize it as the leftist assault on liberalism, but the deep structure is always the same, for it is also the now attacking the past, a false rationalism assaulting tradition, narrowly construed "facts" undermining wisdom, and ultimately the oedipal triumph of children abolishing parents. One of the lessons of history is that, in order for culture to function, children cannot succeed in their perennial effort to overturn the world of the parents. That the baby boomer generation was the first to accomplish this mission only explains everything about their politics, for it is nothing less than the impossible Triumph of Infantile Fantasy.
Again, the problem with the left is not its "immorality," but precisely its unhinged, out of control morality. There is no sanctimonious moral scold like leftist moral scold -- for example, you are the moral equivalent of Hitler if you don't believe in Al Gore's weather hysteria. Today at American Thinker there is an excellent article on how the left has used the bogus issue of torture as a platform for their insane moralizing. And because of their insanity, they have defined torture down -- tortured its definition, as it were -- so that they could use it as a bludgeon to sadistically attack the country they despise so much.
By redefining torture, the left is able to disable its own collective superego, which would normally prevent the naked expression of their death wishes. But if you brand something evil -- even if it is not -- you can essentially express your most base impulses with moral impunity. And of course, part of the unconscious game is to project this into conservatives, as if they are the violent ones. The left does the same thing by defining down rape, racism, "homophobia," anti-Semitism, etc. Do you see how it works? A couple of weeks ago Ann Coulter was a victim of the leftist hate machine for simply echoing Christian doctrine. They falsely labeled her an "anti-Semite," which then sanctioned -- literally -- the same moral outrage that would normally be reserved for an Adolf Hitler. Of course, they did the same thing to the Dartmouth lacrosse team and to Rush Limbaugh with the phony "phony soldier" controversy. Truly, it happens every day.
And "sadism" is the precisely correct word, for it represents the opposite of sublimation, which is the transformation of a lower impulse into something socially beneficial. In Polanyi's analysis, the left systematically engages in the opposite, or what he called moral inversion, "a condition in which the passions for high moral purposes operate only as the hidden force of an openly declared inhumanity."
In other words, the "passion for high moral purposes" is necessarily hidden by the leftist from himself, who would otherwise regard himself as a hypocrite for holding such sentimental and unprovable ideals -- no better then the religious person he despises! So the leftist is barred from ever examining the source of his own moral passions, allowing them to perpetually operate in the dark. This explains so much -- including why left wing talk radio is so boring, not to mention unsuccessful (since they cannot give reasons for their irrational convictions, and thus appeal to the mind), why they do not learn (since they are always in the now and under influences unknown to them), and why they never need apologize (since they are by definition operating out of their intrinsically superior morality that is guided by unexamined good intentions, which are by definition good).
This means that leftists can never be bad, no matter how much untold damage they cause. They always mean well. And they can never recognize the actual Good, since it can never live up to their unhinged and unexamined moral fantasies of the way things ought to be.
So, what is the specific source of the left's moral passion? Polany felt that it originated with Christianity, which introduced an entirely new kind of morality into the world at large. I don't have time to do justice to the subtlety of his argument here, but if you take the deep moral passion generated by Christianity -- for example, for justice, equality, fraternity, liberty, etc. -- and remove the Christianity, you're going to have problems. Essentially it is the problem that Voegelin called immamentizing the eshchaton, which is a fancy way of saying tyranically imposing the vertical on the horizontal, thereby destroying both. This happened all over Europe in the 20th century, causing millions upon millions of deaths.
As Polanyi described it, "Since no society can live up to Christian percepts, any society professing Christian percepts must be afflicted by an internal contradiction, and when the tension is released by rebellion its agents must tend to establish a nihilistic Messianic rule.... It can then only hold on by proclaiming itself to be the absolute good: a Second Coming greater than the first and placed therefore beyond good and evil. We see arising the 'amoral superman'" (or woman, as the case may be; click to enlarge).
It would undoubtedly surprise the proudly infrahuman, anti-Christian rabble of dailykos that they are actually messianic Christians, but there you go. They fall into the category of (-R), of fanatical Christianity with the Christianity removed. It is the subject of another debate whether our Islamist enemies are Muslims with the Islam removed or reinserted.
To be continued....
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Family: Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes view all from this family
Description Olive, brown, bluish gray to black, broken only by a distinct yellow, red, or yellow-orange neck band. 15-17 rows of scales. Divided anal plate.
Dimensions 25.4-76.2cm. (10-30")
Subspecies Southern - half moon spots on midline of belly. Piedmont and coastal plain to New Jersey, Alabama to Florida Keys.
Key - No neck ring. Big Pine Key, Florida.
Pacific - narrow neck ring, spotted belly. San Francisco Bay, California.
Prairie - Neck ring sometimes interrupted. South Dakota, Minnesota, Arkansas, Texas to New Mexico.
Northern - Golden neck ring. Nova Scotia to Georgia, Alabama, Illinois through to Great Lakes, Wisconsin.
San Bernadino - Narrow neck ring, spotted belly. 17 rows of scales. San Diego to Los Angeles County & San Bernardino mountains.
Northwestern - wide neck ring. Washington to Sonoma County, California. Also Idaho.
Coral-bellied - Wide neck ring. Sierra Nevadas, California. Also Idaho and Washington.
Regal - no neck ring. Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas to Mexico. Also Idaho & California.
San Diego - Narrow neck ring, spotting on belly. San Bernardino County to Baja California.
Mississippi - Neck ring no continuous. Illinois, Mississippi Valley through to Gulf and Texas.
Monterey - Wide neck ring. Small spots on belly. Ventura Country to Santa Cruz County, California.
Breeding Breeds Spring/fall. Lays 1-10 whitish/yellow eggs, 25mm (1") long June-July. Incubated for 8 weeks. Mature at 2-3 years.
Habitat Moist forests, grasslands, hillsides, chaparral to desert streams.
Range Nova Scotia through to Florida Keys, along Pacific coast into Mexico.
Discussion Hides under rocks, bark and logs. Coils and displays tail and red underside when threatened. Rarely bites if picked up but will emit fouled smelling musk. Diet of earthworms, salamanders, slugs and lizards. Mildly constricts prey.

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PITTSBURGH (Oct. 8, 1:30 p.m. ET) — Major brand owners are taking sustainability very seriously, using reductions in packaging and aggressive recycling initiatives to illustrate their goals and their message. Several brand owners made their positions known during the Sustainable Packaging Forum, held Sept. 11-13 in Pittsburgh.
"We believe we're really well grounded in sustainability," said Eva Peters, director of packaging development for Pepperidge Farm whose corporate parent is the Campbell Soup Co. of Camden, N.J. The company's goals are based on the principles of protect, reduce, recycle, renew and partner.
Under the company's packaging goals, it will eliminate 100 million pounds of packaging by 2020.
"We are well on our way," Peters said.
That is illustrated in specific cases like Pepperidge Farm redesigning the Goldfish bread and Deli Flats packages and reducing plastics usage by 65 percent. The company received the Gold DuPont Packaging Award for Excellence in Innovation and Waste Reduction for the replacing the original tray-in-bag packaging and shared the award with Printpack Inc., C-P Flexible Packaging and Sealstrip Corp.
Campbell's itself has seen results from lightweighting bottles used to hold the company's V8 brand of juice drinks. The company saved more than 540,000 of plastics. It is also undertaking waste audits in its bakery brands.
"It's a journey," said Peters. "We're still in the very beginning stages of this. We go into the business with enabler ideas. It will be important for us as packaging people to continue to educate. There is a huge opportunity for innovation within sustainability."
Mega coffee company Starbucks Coffee Co. is asking how it can become a game changer for the recycling industry. The Seattle-based company's corporate goal is to declare its cups recyclable.
"By 2015, we want to be able to say that all our cups are recyclable," said Jim Hanna, Starbucks' director of environmental impact. Starbucks defines recyclability as access to markets. The consumer needs to have access to the infrastructure to make the choice to recycle.
"There are no silver bullets out there," he said. "We are trying to develop a playbook that is going to work from community to community to community. We are far from solving this issue but we are well on our way.
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|No experienced advise to offer but I'm pondering the same question for a first build. My brain is telling me to go the cheap blank route but my heart is suggesting otherwise. I may have a compromise, for me. When I bought my 10 wgt DFR I test cast a number of rods and the only two that stood out for me were the DFR and the 9 wgt, 2 piece Backwater (the 3 piece Backwater didn't do it for me). The Backwater blank and components seem relatively reasonable for a rod I really like and I think that is the direction I'll go in.
|John Desjardins
|Rather than buying a rod that your unsure of the action I'd buy a blank that you like to start. If you want to practice winding & finishing guides, or fitting a grip for that matter you can recycle an old or broken rod. It doesn't have to be a fly rod for practice, you could even use a dowel.
|BH Spey
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Unless you will be building the rod in a shop with the close supervision of experienced builders, or are extremely talented and confident of your abilities, I would urge you to consider building your first rod on the cheapest blank you can find. There are a few websites around that specialize in discontinued blanks (D&E Rods) or blem blanks sold by the foot ($4/ft - JJ King). I've built about 20 rods thus far, mostly for myself, and built them all at home after having rented a video and read a Clemens book. My first couple of rods, while not bad - are nowhere near the quality of my later rods. During the learning process I picked up some very inexpensive blem blanks in the $25 to $40 range, two of which are now my favorite rods. So just because its a blem blank doesn't mean its inferior junk.
If you are planning on spending a good chunk of change on t top of the line rod from a premium manufacturer, you are going to have much higher expectations for how you want the finished product to look. Its often difficult to meet those expectations on your very first project.
Good luck to you!
The hardest part of doing the rod is putting the guides on in a straight line on the side oposite the rod's spine.
That said, I made the mistake of once making a rod with a cheaper blank than the manufacturer whose rod action I liked. Remember it takes just as long to turn a blank you won't like the action of into a fisnished rod as it does one that you do like.
The first rod I built was on a Fenwick HMG blank back in 1975. These were very expensive blanks at the time but they had the action I desired so I bit the bullet and spent the money. I was not unhappy with the resultant rod and fished it for 6 years until it was stolen. Then I made the mistake of getting a cheaper blacnk, heck I got two of them for the price of a more expensive one. The rods were OK, but I never really liked their actions, too slow for me. This was really false economy. I ended up giving them away the next year and bought two G.Loomis blanks because I liked their actions.
I never made that mistake again. Pac Bay blanks are OK but they do not make a rod with an action like the Sage rods you mentioned as favorites. They are even a little slower that the Loomis GL3.
I'd second a trip to Smitty's. The first rod I built was a hook & hackle blank, similar in price and performance to the pac bay. That rod turned out fine, I was most concerned with how the finish would come out on the wraps. Turns out the finish was the easiest part of all. Buy the parts from Smitty, the tips you will recieve are more than worth it and you don't pay freight. There are a few things he showed me that I will not post online, I probably could not explain them anyway.
The St. Croix ultra legend is a nice blank for the price if you like fast rods. You might consider a burled cork handle if you choose to turn your own.
Best of luck with your project, it's a great way to get through the winter.
For similar niche I decided to build the Sage 10wt 4-pc VPS (formerly known as the RPL). It's not a 9'er but it does cast with a feel like many other brands' 9wts and will break down for travel. It's not too much for bonefish, not too little for baby tarpon, and great for stripers and blues. They don't make the 9wt in this series in this style.
I had the same thought about how well it would come out, but working with our sponsor Rod Builder's Workshop I am confident it will look su-weet. The handle is on and it looks great, now onto the guides and wraps this winter.
I've cast the rod in it's factory version at the shop, very nice. It was more expensive than some of the others but less expensive than the finished rod off the shelf. Plus I could pay for the parts as I had more change to spend if I needed to.
I think in the end it's about the pride of putting one together.
Good luck!
Blank Recomendations
I would like to build my first fly rod this winter and need some blank recomendations (other components are also welcome). I would like to build a 9 wgt for the salt.
I currently own 3 rods I love: a Sage 910-3 RPLXi
a Redington DFR 908-3 and a T&T 908-4S (I sold my LU and GL3 'cause they were a tad soft for me in these wgts)
Based on this what blank(s) might you all suggest I start with. I thought I would refrain from spending serious money on the blank for my first rod as who knows how it will actually look or fish! I was thinking maybe a Pac Bay, Graphite USA or some such but am open to more knowledgable suggestions.
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A hard slog with low-life smugglers is a small price for avoiding Syrian forces. By Paul Wood
A hard slog with low-life smugglers is a small price for avoiding Syrian forces. By Paul Wood
Attacks on the Press | Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand
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Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report
Syria and Libya were the main themes at the 19th edition of the Bayeux-Calvados Prize for War Correspondents, which took place this weekend in the historical city of Bayeux, a few miles away from the Normandy beaches where Allied forces landed in June 1944 to liberate Europe from the Nazi yoke.
Weeks of sporadic protests seeking government reform burst into full-fledged unrest on March 15, 2011, when thousands of demonstrators gathered in four Syrian cities. Within days, authorities had cut off news media access to Daraa, a center of the unrest, beginning a sustained effort to shut down international news coverage of the uprising and the government's increasingly violent crackdown. As the civilian death toll has reached well into the thousands, according to U.N. figures, the last four months have taken a particularly dark turn for the press. Eight local and international journalists have been killed on duty since November, at least five in circumstances that raise questions about government culpability. Yet one year after the Syrian uprising began, killing the messenger has not silenced the message.
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Not since the worst period of the Iraq war, or in the Balkans the decade before, have so many storied journalists been killed or seriously injured in such a short period of time. Inevitably, the spate of deaths leaves many journalists asking questions about whether and how much they are willing to risk their own lives, and possibly the lives of others. Many experienced journalists might agree on one thing: the decisions one makes about risk are among the most intimate decisions they will ever make.
The killing on January 11 of a French TV reporter has sent a chill through the international press corps trying to cover the violence in Syria. Gilles Jacquier, 43, who was on assignment for the French public service channel France 2, was a seasoned journalist and the laureate of France's most prestigious journalism prizes. As a special reporter for "Envoyé special," France's equivalent of "60 Minutes," he had covered dozens of wars, from Kosovo to Afghanistan, and was considered one of the most professional French war correspondents.
New York, January 11, 2012--French TV journalist Gilles Jacquier was killed on Wednesday in the Syrian city of Homs, according to news reports. Jacquier is the first foreign journalist killed in Syria since the 10-month uprising began.
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The court's decision is limited to Australia and will have no impact on the validity of patents related to Crestor in other countries
Singapore: In a blow to AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company, the Federal Court of Australia has found three patents protecting its drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) to be invalid.
The three patents are a formulation patent with an expiry date in 2020, a patent related to the use of rosuvastatin for treating heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with an expiry date in 2021, and a third patent related to the use of rosuvastatin for treating hypercholesterolemia with an expiry date in 2020. The patents were challenged by Apotex, Watson Pharma and Ascent Pharma.
The court's decision, which is limited to Australia, will have no impact on the validity of patents related to Crestor in other countries. A press statement issued by AstraZeneca states that the development will not impact its financial guidance for 2013.
Total sales of Crestor in Australia for 2012 were approximately $350 million.
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Date Posted: April 28, 2010 - 2:30 am by: Paris
|Courtney Love, Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani
Aside from saying Courtney Love is dead, the Hole singer, who wants to be known now as Courtney Michelle, claimed on the Howard Stern radio show that she had an affair with Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani's husband.
She said:
"Everyone gave me so much shit because Gavin sounded like a lot like Kurt. But man, he was such an Adonis in his day! He got good in bed … something happened. Maybe Gwen taught him, for all I know."
Courtney even said Gwen Stefani knew about the affair when Howard asked if she were having sex with Gavin while he was with Gwen.
"Yes. She does know… Everyone … yeah … and a few other people. We didn't have a lot of pressure on each other, but we did like each other quite a bit."
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Yes. I think essentially, I'm replacing the "tech upgrades" of many 4x games with "economics". Taking the right planet allows you to get back in a game you would otherwise have lost. The upside is that, unlike a game where fixed research points are earned and you keep growing stronger, even if you lose a few planets, here, you constantly need to focus on your most prized planets, else you'll lose your advantage (whereas you don't lose techs for example).
In essence, you want to destroy the slippery slope while allowing fatal blows if the enemy is careless and have a strong focus on economics.
I like to think that all resources are rare: after all, they are finite in numbers, and even if they appear abundant, this will be the case only for a few more turns than an actually rare resource.
How about associating rare resources to a given counter? You retain the base resources used in every ship. For advanced components, you add a rare resource. Its counter component would require another rare resource.
Your suggestion, if I rephrase correctly, is to use a certain number of "regular resources" which are generally common and can be found on most planets. They are essential to building stuff such as ships. Everyone needs them, and you can exist using them alone.
Then, you have another layer of resources which are considered rare, or hard to acquire, and are tied to specific counters. For example, you can build ships and beam weapons with regular minerals, but to have extra armored hulls and armor piercing beams, you need a rare resource (say, duranium for extra armor, and titanium for armor piercing, or whatever).
My initial intent was to allow players to mine dry fuel-planets (gas giants or the likes) and use that excess fuel to bring freighters to planets that have been mined dry and ferry all of the minerals back. This is why I'm working with the assumption that resources are finite and rare, in general.
Also, you would be unable to mine everything. Even if you have lots of planets, fuel costs would prevent you from ferrying it all. Choosing which resource to mine, ferry and refine becomes part of your overall military strategy. That will reduce the slippery slope effect.
I'm not opposed to the new choice you're bringing to the table though. Having less fuel in play will demand that the players choose what they ferry: instead of mining dry every planet they can and, automatically, bring as much back as is necessary, having richer planets with less fuel to be mined will force them to think ahead and bring only what they really need.


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The staff and owners of the Captain Freeman Inn are excited to welcome Shannon Lane as the new innkeeper and wedding planner at the Captain Freeman Inn in Brewster.
Shannon grew up on the Cape and is delighted to be returning to her old neighborhood in Brewster. She has a BA in Theater from UMass Amherst and can be seen here playing Nancy in a production of Oliver!
She has been planning both social and corporate events all across the country for Team Bonding and will be a wonderful asset in planning the events at the Freeman. Shannon is writing a historical based nautical mystery that will be presented as a weekend long Halloween event. Her favorite activities include hiking, kayaking, swimming, skiing, playing with her nephew Connor and of course her beloved Shakespeare.
Shannon is a delight to have on our team and she continues to bring smiles around the inn
Shown here walking behind the Captain Freeman inn with her nephew, Connor.
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Yes, so true.. she is truly a wonderful innkeeper. We met her on our first visit to the Capt. Freeman last month, what a delightful person !
Yeah! Great addition. She is already making preparations for my visit truly easy and I cannot wait to arrive!


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[2006-03-11] Drought in New Mexico: History, Causes, and Future Prospects
[2014-01-10] The effect of prograde metamorphism on the chlorine isotope compositions of sedimentary rocks Chlorine stable isotope compositions of two Swiss sedimentary sequences and their metamorphic equivalents were measured in order to study fractionation effects during prograde metamorphism and devolatilization. Protoliths ...
[2006-08-30] Oxygen isotope evidence for subduction and rift-related mantle metasomatism beneath the Colorado Plateau-Rio Grande rift transition Spinel lherzolite and pyroxenite xenoliths from the Rio Puerco Volcanic Field, New Mexico, were analyzed for oxygen isotope ratios by laser fluorination. In lherzolites, olivine d18O values are high (+5.5 per mil), whereas ...
[2007-10-29] Relationships between fluid composition and rheology in ecologites from the eastern Alps Finely banded, dolomite-rich mafic eclogites from the Tauern Window equilibrated at >2 GPa/600-650°C. Previous work (Selverstone et al. 1992; Getty & Selverstone, 1994) showed that: a(H2O) varied from ~0.2 to 0.9 across ...
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5.85: Discovery of Electromagnetism
Tamara made the simple device in this picture for science class. She wrapped a wire around a nail and connected the ends of the wire to the terminals of a battery. The nail is attracting paper clips, so it appears to have become magnetized. The device isn't complicated, but it shows a very important relationship.
Q: What does Tamara's device show?
A: The device shows that you can use electricity to create magnetism.
Electricity and Magnetism
Magnetism produced by electricity is called electromagnetism. Today, electromagnetism is used in many electric devices. However, until electromagnetism was discovered, scientists thought that electricity and magnetism were unrelated. A Danish scientist named Hans Christian Oersted (pictured below) changed all that. He made the important discovery that electric current creates a magnetic field. But like many other important discoveries in science, Oersted's discovery was just a lucky accident.
An Accidental Discovery
In 1820, Oersted was presenting a demonstration to some science students. Ironically, he was trying to show them that electricity and magnetism are not related. He placed a wire with electric current flowing through it next to a compass, which has a magnetic needle. As he expected, the needle of the compass didn't move. It just kept pointing toward Earth's north magnetic pole.
After the demonstration, a curious student held the wire near the compass again, but in a different direction. To Oersted's surprise, the needle of the compass swung toward the wire so it was no longer pointing north. Oersted was intrigued. He turned off the current in the wire to see what would happen to the compass needle. The needle swung back to its original position, pointing north once again. Oersted had discovered that an electric current creates a magnetic field. The magnetic field created by the current was strong enough to attract the needle of the nearby compass. The well-known picture below depicts Oersted's landmark discovery.
Oersted Learns More
Oersted wanted to learn more about the magnetic field created by a current. He placed a compass at different locations around a wire with current flowing through it. You can see what he found in the Figure below. The lines of magnetic force circle around the wire in a counterclockwise direction. You can learn more about Oersted's investigations at the URL below.
From Magnets to Electricity
Just about a decade after Oersted discovered that electric current can produce a magnetic field, an English scientist named Michael Faraday discovered that the opposite is also true. A magnetic field can produce an electric current. This is known as Faraday's law. The process by which a magnetic field produces current is called electromagnetic induction. It occurs when a conductor, such as a wire, crosses lines of force in a magnetic field. This can happen when a wire is moving relative to a magnet or a magnet is moving relative to a wire.
- Electricity can be used to produce a magnetic field. Magnetism produced by electricity is called electromagnetism.
- In 1820, Oersted discovered by accident that electric current creates a magnetic field. Prior to that, scientists thought that electricity and magnetism were unrelated.
- Oersted also used a compass to find the direction of the magnetic field around a wire carrying current.
- Around 1830, Michael Faraday discovered that a magnetic field can generate an electric current if a conductor crosses the lines of force in a magnetic field. This is known as Faraday's law.
- electromagnetism: Magnetism produced by electric current.
- Faraday's law: Law stating that a changing magnetic field produces an electric current in a conductor.
At the following URL, review Oersted's discovery of electromagnetism. Also read how the famous magician Houdini used electromagnetism in one of his most famous magic tricks. Then take the quiz at the bottom of the Web page. http://weeklysciencequiz.blogspot.com/2011/10/discovery-of-electromagnetism.html
- What observation led Oersted to conclude that electricity and magnetism are related?
- How did Oersted find the direction of the magnetic field around a wire carrying current?
- What did Faraday discover?
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The Boycott Sodastream Expands to Cannes
Posted by Kirsten Moller in Economic Activism for Palestine on 15th May, 2013 | 2 Comments
The premier sponsor of the Cannes Film Festival pavilion is none other than Sodastream? Its pitch is "no cans at Cannes." Sodastream sells itself as a progressive, green company that fits in well with the creative forward thinking crowd that will be gathering at the film festival. "No cans at Cannes', they say. But SodaStream is not socially responsible. Here's why.
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26th March 2012 01:05 AM #1
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Baby Swimmer
Summer is nearly approaching and my son wants to have swimming lessons. I enrolled him in one of the swimming schools. The coach asked me if I wanted to include my 4-month old baby in the class. Though I have seen videos of babies being thrown in the pool, I've been thinking, is it okay if I let her experience swimming at a very early age?
26th March 2012 01:27 AM #2
I'd do a mommy and me class with her or see if the instructor will allow you to get in the pool during your son's class. Chlorine on the skin can be a concern because the skin is the largest organ in the body and aborbs both nutritents and contaminants from whatever it comes in contact with.
I'm not sure I'd put my 4 month old in chlorinated water until she's older. I think I'd just introduce her to water in the bath, and when she's old enough to blow bubbles (which will be awhile, as you know) then consider introducing her to a larger body of water like a lake or a pool... and I'd still do a Mommy and Me class first.
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Ok. Thanks Kate.
If ever she comes in contact with chlorinated water, does it have effects on her skin? Such as rash?
1st April 2012 11:16 AM #4
Anytime chemicals come in contact with the skin it can cause rash. I'd say it's not common in young children, but always good to keep in mind and keep an eye on the skin to see if it becomes dry or has a reaction to the chlorine.
Also really good to rinse the skin with warm water as soon as the child leaves the pool (like giving her a shower with you). My babies loved it when I would hold them and give them a shower with me.
Warm regards,
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Now that explains the rash on my baby's legs. I didn't let her swim but she had contact with my sunblock applied on my legs.
Thanks Kate!
2nd April 2012 02:50 AM #6
Sunblock is potent, and I'd agree that the rash on her legs was most likely caused by being in contact with your sunblock. Glad you figured it out :-)


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Peptic esophagitis - discharge; Reflux esophagitis - discharge; GERD - discharge; Heartburn - chronic - discharge
You have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition where food or liquid travels backwards from the stomach to the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach).
You may have had tests to help your doctor diagnose your GERD or complications you have from it.
You can make many lifestyle changes to help treat your symptoms. Avoid foods that cause problems for you.
Other lifestyle tips that may make your symptoms better are:
Avoid drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), or naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn). Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) to relieve pain. Take any of your medicines with plenty of water. When your doctor gives you new medicines, remember to ask if it will make your heartburn worse.
Try these tips before going to sleep:
Antacids can help neutralize your stomach acid. They do not help to treat the irritation in your esophagus. Common side effects of antacids include diarrhea or constipation. See also: Taking antacids
Other over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs can treat GERD. They work more slowly than antacids but give you longer relief. Your doctor or nurse can tell you how to take these drugs. There are two different types of these drugs:
You will have follow-up visits with your doctor to check your esophagus. You may also need to have dental check-ups. GERD can cause the enamel on your teeth to wear away.
Call your doctor or nurse if you have:
Kahrilas PJ, Shaheen NJ, Vaezi MF, et al. American Gastroenterological Medical Position Statement on the management of gastroesphageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology 2008; 135(4):1383-1391.
Richter JE, Friedenbert FK. Gastroesophageal reflux disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 43.
Wilson, J F. In the clinic. Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(3): ITC2-1-15; quiz ITC2-16
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This story is rather weird, though such is any story involving Harvey Updyke, poisoner of the Toomer's Corner Oaks. According to ESPN's Mark Schlabach, Updyke will appear at a charity event in Mobile, Alabama where patrons can either throw pies at his face or put him in the dunk tank.
The gathering is being organized by the charity Roses From Linda, an NPO whose mission is to, "cover airline, bus, or train tickets costs for families to travel to visit their sick or dying loved ones. Money shouldn't be the reason families cannot give each other that one last hug and kiss and say their final good-byes." Proceeds for this event will go to the family of John Oliver, a boy who passed away from neuroblastoma in July.
As for the inclusion of Updyke, organizer T.J. Hodges claims the idea sprung from a brainstorm session on "out of the box" ways to bring awareness to the event.
"The Harvey Updyke idea came from me thinking outside the box to raise money for the family," Hodges said. "I thought I'd take a chance and see if Harvey was interested in helping, and he said he'd do whatever we wanted."
Per the terms of his sentencing, Updyke is not allowed to speak with the media. However, speaking on his behalf, Updyke's wife claims it was the disgraced former state trooper's daughter who convinced him to partake.
"He thought about it and thought about it," Updyke's wife, Elva, said. "His daughter said he needed to do it because it will show that he's not as big of a nut as some people believe. He told them they can do whatever they want to him if it will raise money for kids."
As for the safety of her husband, Elva Updyke does not appear concerned.
"He knows there's going to be a lot of Auburn fans there, but he doesn't care," Elva Updyke said. "He's 65 years old. What are they going to do to him? They'll have security there."
Editorializing here: it's easy to see the pros and cons of this brainstorm. On one hand, Updyke is Public Enemy No. 1 for the Auburn fan base. He destroyed generations of memories and killed off part of a beloved tradition. There would likely be an infinite amount of fans and alumni waiting to take a shot at him – meaning the charity and Oliver family collect more money.
On the other end of the spectrum, if the charity is about a child and remembering life and helping the family, this sure adds a negative element to the event. It's hard to envision people politely lining up to toss a pie or dunk Updyke like a carnival clown. This more seems like a medieval event, where a man is shackled to the stocks and presented for a public shaming.
Thankfully, Updyke is not the only attraction at the event. Katherine Webb, Kevin Norwood and other famous figures around the state have put up goods for auction. Below are some of the other fundraising items, courtesy of the Roses From Linda Facebook page.
Here are the other auction packages available for the "For Ollie" event:
Kevin Norwood will make you a personalized video. How about getting a "Roll Tide" from Mr. Clutch himself!
Homecoming Date with Eryk Anders and Priscilla Wadsworth! 2 winners of this auction will get to go to the Alabama Homecoming game with National Champion, Eryk Anders and Alabama artist, Priscilla Wadsworth.
Katherine Webb will also be doing a personalized video for 1 lucky auction winner! Very cool prize!!
– Working on more. Remember, this is "For Ollie"
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I showed the design prototype to 5 people (the magic number) and have had all positive responses. Except for a "text as graphic when graphic could be text -- but not really" quip from garrett (heh, kinda hypocritical on his part, and a dual content column request from technoir, no real complaints. The frontpage looks very good.
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I present Trevor Blackwell's theory on how printing and then putting the paper in landfills may actually stop global warming:
http://www.tlb.org/faq.html (scroll to the bottom)
I present Trevor Blackwell's theory on how printing and then putting the paper in landfills may actually stop global warming:
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Google Wave may mean that web sites and blogs will be implemented as embedded Waves. The wave demo at http://wave.google.com/ shows how this would work for blog comments & galleries.
In this demo, they basically hint that because of this, Google is rethinking what embedding & javascript mean on a page because they envision a future where the content can and will live anywhere and won't be represented by static HTML.
As you point out, this is already happening, albeit to a lesser degree than I think Google anticipates.
You have it backwards: if inflation occurs, woo-hoo. Inflation means that each future dollar is worth less than each dollar today. When you borrow money today via a bond offering, your payments are (typically, and in this case) fixed for the term, but you will be earning more dollars for equivalent value in the future.
Your conclusion, that now is a good time to borrow, is probably correct.
Agreed. See x.org for how quickly a community can switch to a fork.
Knife. Crime.
The reason you don't get turn-by-turn directions with Google maps is that Google's agreements with map/GIS data providers (all those with copyrights listed in the bottom corner of your map) forbid it.
A license that allows turn-by-turn directions that is controlled by GPS costs money, hence why there aren't any free apps that do this, except for one, AndNav for Android, that uses Open Street Map data instead of commercial map data.
In fact, AndNav started out doing this with Google Maps until running into this problem.
I have paid, including the developer fee and taxes, $450 for an ADP1 from Google. One of the key selling points for developers is that they can publish hooks that are available to other apps, called "intents." Most major actions, like "call so and so," or "go to the home screen" are done with intents. New ones can be added and then called by other apps.
In light of this, I think it is pretty shitty of them to restrict access to software that will be publishing intents that applications I develop could interact with. I suppose I'll have to independently contact developers and see if they'll play nicely.
A lot of people want to read news so that they can be informed about what's happening in the world, not so that they can share and comment on it. These people might be willing to pay if it means continued access to news from on-the-ground, professional correspondents.
My hypothesis about making people pay for access to a news site is this: you get people who value it, and you keep out a lot of the crap.
Sorry if that's not egalitarian, but have you ever looked at your local paper's web site? On mine, each article typically has hundreds of comments to the effect of "how is babby formed," or "barrrak hussein osama gonna give teh aids." Why would anyone intelligent put in the effort to contribute to a discourse like that?
The counterpoint is not "slashdot." At least we have moderation and most of the crap gets pushed to -1.
I like how you liken "climate change deniers" to religious bigots. "Religious zealots" would be more appropriate, and they exist on both sides.
Yeah, this is the basic idea of how science is supposed to work, but that's not the point that comes across in your post. The parent post is a troll.
The last time I was presented with the "agreement" for the iTunes store, I pulled up a terminal and ran wc on it. It was 4,931 words long, not including referenced agreements. You can go buy a CD at a store with out signing a contract, much less one nearly 5,000 words long.
It contained all manor of claims of how Apple could unilaterally change the terms for purchased music and required that you "agree to agree" to future terms.
Having taken some contract law courses ( but IANAHPAADL - I am not a highly paid Apple attack dog lawyer), much of it seemed unconscionable. Specifically, consideration from Apple (ability to play already purchased songs, access the store, etc.) seems weak-to-non-existent in light of the fact that it can be arbitrarily revoked according to the terms.
Also, I am generally an Apple fan, but this is one area where I think they are really out of control.
Let me get this straight -- we should suggest to people who are highly credulous that there is the possibility that they might receive legitimate email from "suitably important-looking government address"?
That will never cause bigger, more successful phishing scams.
Exhibits A, B, C, and G will be grounds for a DMCA takedown notice. The youtube version will have the sound muted so as not to leak any copyrighted material without just compensation.
"GUI Interface" is redundant. I think that's the qualm, or at least part of it.
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This roundup summarizes some notable recent items about scientific research, selected from news reports compiled in Sigma Xi's free electronic newsletters Science in the News Daily and Science in the News Weekly. Online: sitn.sigmaxi.org and www.americanscientist.org/sitnweekly
Taking Air Pollution to Heart
In the past few years, medical researchers have linked air pollution with heart disease. In particular, high levels of particulate matter in the air constitute a risk factor for the disease, along with the usual suspects: smoking, high blood pressure, aging, physical inactivity, poor diet, and high levels of so-called bad cholesterol. A new study shows that exposure to ultrafine particles promotes atherosclerosis in mice. The research also suggests the biological mechanism that may be at work. The tiny particles, together with certain oxidized lipids in the blood, turn on genes involved in vascular inflammation.
Gong, K. W., et al. Air-pollutant chemicals and oxidized lipids exhibit genome-wide synergistic effects on endothelial cells. Genome Biology 8:R149 (July 26)
A Southpaw Gene
Biomedical researchers have discovered a genetic signature linked to handedness. When someone inherits this particular pattern from his or her father, it seems to predispose the person to be left handed, whereas receiving the same genetic pattern from one's mother has no such effect. This curious genetic pattern lies close to a gene called LRRTM1 (shorthand for leucine-rich repeat transmembrane neuronal 1), which, the investigators showed, is largely switched off when it is maternally inherited. The study also suggests that the genetic pattern linked with left-handedness may influence one's susceptibility to developing schizophrenia—but, again, only if it is inherited paternally.
Francks, C., et al. LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry (published online July 31)
How Now, Brown Cloud?
The glaciers of the Himalayan and Hindu Kush regions of Asia have been shrinking at increasing rates over the past several decades. Although it is tempting to blame burgeoning levels of carbon dioxide, new research carried out over the Indian Ocean using unmanned aerial vehicles suggests that atmospheric brown clouds are equally capable of heating the atmosphere at these high elevations. Such clouds result from biomass burning and the combustion of fossil fuels.
Ramanathan, V., et al. Warming trends in Asia amplified by brown cloud solar absorption. Nature 448:575–578 (August 2)
Three Syllables, Sounds Like . . .
Psychologists studying the way captive orangutans communicate with humans report an interesting finding. When the animals believe they are at least partially understood, they repeat whatever gesture they think worked. But if they fail in an attempt to communicate their desires (in particular, their wish to be given an especially tasty kind of food), they quickly abandon whatever strategy they were using and try another one. This behavior thus communicates to the observer, be it a human experimenter or another orangutan, whether the gesturer has been understood—a phenomenon familiar to anyone who has ever played the parlor game charades.
Cartmill, E. A., and R. W. Byrne. Orangutans modify their gestural signaling according to their audience's comprehension. Current Biology 17:1345–1348 (August 7)
Gene Popsicles
Biologists have uncovered evidence of bacteria surviving perhaps as long as eight million years in ice. The investigators examined samples taken from the Dry Valleys of the Transantarctic Mountains, where some very ancient ice remains. Their analyses of thawed ice revealed a soup of bacterial DNA, and experiments demonstrated some metabolic activity. Most probably, the ancient organisms were revived from an inactive frozen state, although it is also possible that these hardy bacteria remained alive and well the whole time, surviving in tiny fluid inclusions within the ice.
Bidle, K. D, S. Lee, D. R. Marchant and P. G. Falkowski. Fossil genes and microbes in the oldest ice on Earth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. 104:13455–13460 (August 14)
Save Your Energy
Batteries are a familiar way to store energy for use in portable electronics, but they are not the only means available. When the demand for power is high but the overall energy-storage requirements are modest, capacitors can also be used—ones especially designed for this purpose. These "supercapacitors" or "ultracapacitors," as they are called, normally contain electrodes made of activated carbon, which are immersed in an electrolyte solution and separated by a porous insulator. Engineers have now integrated all these elements into a flexible paper-like energy-storage device that uses carbon nanotubes for the electrodes. Their invention can serve as a capacitor, a battery or as a capacitor-battery hybrid.
Pushparaj, V. L., et al. Flexible energy storage devices based on nanocomposite paper. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. (published online August 15)
Not So Alike After All
Although two separate analyses of the complete human genetic sequence were published in 2001, neither of those investigations mapped the entire diploid genome—which includes chromosomes inherited from both mother and father. But a newly released genetic study has now managed that feat. Unlike the earlier work, which analyzed DNA from various subjects, the new work used material from just one person: J. Craig Venter, the biotechnology entrepreneur who, not coincidentally, spearheaded this project. This study suggests that the variation in genetic sequence between different people, formerly thought to amount to only 0.1 percent, is likely five times higher.
Levy, S. et al. The diploid genome sequence of an individual human. Public Library of Science Biology 5(10): e254 (October)
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In a series of emotionally lucid and superbly written melodramas over the past decade (Open Hearts; Brothers; After The Wedding), the Danish helmer Bier and her co-writer Anders Thomas Jensen have set a consistently high standard. But their first shot at a romantic comedy has distinctly mixed results.
Even the presence of Brosnan, a very underrated comic actor (check out Matador and Married Life) fails to rescue a film whose pace and timing is at best ponderous. Meanwhile, the plot's serious subtext, embodied in the title, never makes for more than a mildly entertaining piece of sentimental floss. And an unintentional level of incongruity is added when Brosnan speaks English and everyone else speaks Danish, which he appears to understand. The polyglot Danes would never dream of being so rude.
Copenhagen hairdresser Ada (Dyrholm), waiting for the all-clear from doctors after breast cancer treatment, comes home to find her deadbeat husband Leif (Bodnia) nakedly entwined with Tilde from accounts. She drops him like a stone but they agree to put a brave face on matters for their daughter's impending wedding in Italy.
En route to the nuptials, Ada bumps (literally) into vegetable tycoon Philip (Brosnan), an expat Pom, whose son is (surprise!) the groom. From an unprepossessing beginning, they ... well, you probably know what happens.
The sure touch Bier displayed in her earlier films seems to have deserted her here: Brosnan's Philip, work-stressed and romantically burnt-out ("I've danced all the tango I'm ever going to dance") seems to have been downloaded from stereotypes.com. And as for Ada, it's hard to care about a woman who has measured out her life with lemon puddings.
If there's any chemistry between them it's well hidden. There are certainly moments - such as the scene in which Philip explains the circumstances in which he became a widower - when we glimpse Bier in the form of old, but the film as a whole is really an uncomfortable blend of comedy, drama and farce. It's hard to say whether the English title or the original (The Bald Hairdresser) is more ill-conceived. Certainly, the movie is.
Stars: 2.5/5
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind, Sebastian Jessen, Paprika Steen, Kim Bodnia
Director: Susanne Bier
Running time: 116 mins
Rating: M (sex scenes, offensive language, nudity) In English and Danish with English subtitles
Verdict: Misses the mark
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First, before I start ranting, thanks for actually getting the Shuttle made.
That said, I just have to say. . .
$125? $125? This is going to be the most expensive retail price for any Star Wars toy since the POTF2 line began.
I mean, the Queen's Starship (the next most expensive piece) was in triple digits, but it was fully electronic and had a cool pack-in figure!
The Shuttle is having nothing? And yet costs about the same as some people's car payments?
You listened to us on the Shuttle, but have you listened to anything else? Exclusives are bad, and FAO exclusives are the worst of the bunch! This is a vehicle that shouldn't retail for more than, say, $70. And yet, thanks to it being an exclusive at FAO, it's almost twice that.
And with a production run of 5,000, it will never be available at clearance prices!
Most people can't get to a FAO. They're not conveniently located whatsoever, and some of us like to actually see our triple-digit toys before buying them. You've turned many a collector away from being completists with fiascos like Masters of the Dark Side, the Eopie, and most of the later CommTech figures. Not to mention the "I should sell for $35 but I'm $80" Fambaa. Looks like you're going for the rest of 'em.
Thanks, Hasbro. I think I speak for the majority of collectors when I say I'd have preferred no Shuttle to a $125 FAO Shuttle.


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A beautiful college freshman's life turns upside-down when she learns she was adopted... after a failed abortion attempt. As Hannah embarks on a journey in search of answers and healing, she'll discover the power of forgiveness and how life can be so much more than what you ... Read More
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A beautiful college freshman's life turns upside-down when she learns she was adopted... after a failed abortion attempt. As Hannah embarks on a journey in search of answers and healing, she'll discover the power of forgiveness and how life can be so much more than what you have planned.
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When it comes to "Christian" movies, I'm extremely iffy.
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The storyline blended together, the message got across clearly, the acting was very well done and the soundtrack was well put together. This is one movie I will be watching again and again.
- Beyond speechless! by TenthAvenueNorthGirl on 1/17/2013
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- Awesome Movie! by Awesome Movie on 8/29/2012
I saw this movie when it first previewed in my area. It is a moving story of one girls life of surviving abortion. It is a must see for all young girls, youth groups, any age. I took my 75 year old mom to see it for my third time :) Very well made movie. The actors are wonderful!
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I loved this movie. Being adopted myself it was a wonderful picture of God's perfect plan. Learning more about the behind the scenes portion of the movie made it even better. This in one I believe you are sure to enjoy!!
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This movie touched me. It reminded me of my past and gave me a hope for tomorrow. Well done.
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Great modern for all teenagers. It promotes chastity, purity, and true love. Would recommend to the whole family.


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|Great Lakes Steelhead & Salmon Amazing "Inland ocean" fisheries
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|thank you all for the opinions.
|what about just `touching' the sides of the point with a file or stone,and bending the barbs down halfway,helps me with the doubles i use here,the smaller sizes=`wee doubles' make it tough to keep them pinned,i also bend the body of the fly with my hemos=results=points go down,out
I live in the PNW and use the AJ spey hook in both #5 and #7 for summer fish and have not had a hook open up. However, in summer I use 8lb tippet and if I horse a fish, it will break the tippet if it decides to take off.
I find the AJ spey hook in #5 to be a very good hook for low water spey flies and even carry a few royal blue and red spey flies on them in winter for when we get a freeze and the water gets low, clear, and cold (in the low to mid 30's). I've caught fish to 13lbs on the AJ #5 in the low, clear, cold conditions just mentioned and did so on my 16' T&T rod with 12lb tippet with no probelm. I just have to remember not to horse the fish or the hook may bend or open up.
The #7 AJ spey hook I use only in the low water of mid-summer to mid-fall and use it tie spiders and light wire Spade's finding it too short and small for a spey fly to look right.
I use the AJ spey in #1.5 and #3 for spey flies in winter and the #3 during the early summer and later fall as well as during very early morning and very late evening in summer low-water. In fact, I use the #3 more than any of the other sizes during winter. I also use the #1.5 for marabou spiders for winter fish. And the #3 makes for a very nice bunny leech hook and it the hook I use for the fuchsia bunny leeches I tie and fish for chum, and I've caught chum to 22lbs on it without a problem. I also use the #1.5 for some full dressed, married wing classics I fish in winter because I prefer the smaller wire it is made of over the heavier wire of standard salmon irons, which results in fewer flies lost to logs or rocks.
I use the AJ blind eye #1.5 for dee flies that I only fish during winter/spring. I haven't used the AJ #3/0 because it has such a large gap that there is too much probablility of damage to smaller fish like Dolly Varden, although when the return eye is opened up and straightened out, it makes for a very nice, long dee on which to tie double wing dees.
The heavy wire AJ spey hooks I use only on G.P.'s because the standard wire AJ's don't have enough mass in the hook bend and point to keep a full-dressed G.P. riding properly in the water with the hook point down, while the heavy wire ones do. I tie them in both #1.5 and #3.
For standard winged flies, Ally's Shrimps, and Irish Shrimp flies, I use either the Daiichi 2441 or the 2141 depending on the time of year. In winter I use the 2441 only in sizes #1/0, 2, and 4 and almost exclusively for Ally's Shrimps is several colors for my own fishing. In summer fall I use the 2441 in #4 and #6 for Ally's Shrimps I fish in the heavier water on a floating line so they sink a little instead of being in the film. The 2421 I use in #4,6,8 for summer-fall fishing and usually only tie Ally's Shrimps or Irish Shrimps on it for my own fishing.
The Daiichi 2131 (Ververka's low water hook, or AJ's River Dee Low Water hook) I use for dry flies (except Bombers, which I put on Daiichi 2220's in #2,4,6) in #4,6,8 and for true low-water featherwings (the body is only 1/2 of the shank with tail, wing, and hackle reduced in size in proportion to the body) in #4,6,8 with #6 being most common.
The Daiichi 2151 (also known as AJ's Steelhead Iron) I use exclusively in summer/fall and only in #8,10 for tying Spade in several colors, which are fishing on floating line.
I wish Alec had a blind eye AJ spey hook in both #3 and #5 on the market (although I've told Alec many times since before he put the #1.5 blind eye on the market that the #3 would be perfect for larger speys) because both would be perfect for spey flies. If you open up and straighten the eye on these, like Steve Gobin has done for years, you get the same thing. It would just be very nice if they were available already made this way.
|I've found that the 2051 AJs #5s will open up and break off points on snags but I still use 'em anyway. For the get-down stuff, I'm using Kamasan B190 Deepwater Salmon Singles. Not as pretty as an AJ but they do get down. Generally, if I have to use a T-6 or a T-8 then I'm switching over to the Kamasans.
|I bought a pack of targus hooks from Cabelas and have found them to be a decent heavy wire hook. They have a nice shape for tying hackled spey flies and landlock salmon type flies.
Even though I'm out there a couple times a year I'm sure there are more qualified people on the forum to answer this. I do know that in the summer on the Deschutes a size #5 AJ is very common. John and Amy Hazel who guide out there do most of there flies on light wire AJ. In the summer on the deschutes I have found 10 lbs to be an average fish.
My experience with winter fishing is that most of the people I've fished with stick to heavier irons due to the potential for larger fish in heavier flows. I think the ability of the larger iron to sink also plays a large role.
The smaller AJ's have always been a source of internal conflict for me. I think they are a beautiful hook and I think they fish very well with a floating line for near surface presentation. I have certainly landed fish on them up to 15 lbs although I have also straightened a few out (the most vivid memory I have of straightening one was trying to turn a fish on the Umpqua that was headed for rapids where I had no chance to follow, the fish came loose and the hook gap was opened up when I retrieved the fly back in. For reference I think I was fishing 12 lb tippet but might have been 15).
For the GL I really prefer the2441, 7999 and 2151. I also fish the AJ heavy wire spey. I wish Alec would come out with the heavy wire in #5 and #7. Those would be perfect for the GL winter fishing.
I've been rambling, but in summary I avoid AJ #5 in big rivers for winter steelhead but like them for dry line summer steelhead.
The nice thing about this forum is I'm sure someone will disagree and share another perspective .
not offended at all, and how i got to defending a tiemco is beyond me. another question for someone who has fished the pnw (you), does anyone use standard aj's in #5 for those big fish rivers? i have always thought they were a little on the light side. i know friends that use the larger 2051 for atlantics but that #5 seems awfully light. opinions, please.
Black Francis,
Didn't mean to offend. I know they can be used, but I'm not a fan of light wire hooks in bigger rivers. That includes the Niagara. We all have our own styles .
Black Francis , I use that Phil Rowley pattern as a damsel imitation for big kamloops rainbows in lakes. It is my favorite subsurface trout pattern. Never thought to try it for steelhead and while I usually do not fish weighted flies for steelhead, do not see the need seeing you only have a three foot leader with a sink tip, I may give it a try.
I use the 200r for a bunch of summer patterns and it is a great lower cost hook. Too bad they do not make it a little bigger for winter use.
that fly has caught just about everything, especialy in clear water. i think it makes a good emerging hex for the smallies on lake erie
these things are swung not deaddrifted i use tips also but like the fly to be weighted to keep it down with the tip.
that pnw stuff is bs the fish get just as big here in the gl as they do out west. the rivers don't get any bigger than the niagara. that hook has just as heavy if not heavier wire than a #5 aj. go compare them if you don't believe me. i have nothing against aj's or daiichi and you have seen our hook selection to prove that, but i would bet on the strength of these two side by side. aj #5 vs 200r #4. go see for yourself i have them right in front of me.
sometimes it's just a fish hook. now i too prefer a black, up eye, but that wasn't the question.
|I found that the AJ steelhead iron has a thin enough return wire that I can fit a cone head over it with no problem. It actually holds it in place pretty well and a bit of thick cement secures it. I have some popsicles I tied with the cone and work pretty well for higher water. I also tie a cone head steelly muddler on that hook.
Black Francis,
I agree with you that the fly you pictured is a very good match for the 200R. Hook return wire never poses a problem to me because I don't tie or use flies for steelhead with bead heads. I don't fish dead drift and only swing flies; therefore, I use sink tip from type 3 to a section of 700 gr Deep Water Express to take the fly down.
Alec Jackson markets the Daiichi 2151 as the 'Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron', but he only offers it in #4,6,8, and 10 (he calls them #3,5,7,and 9, but they are the same sizes). It is a heavier and shorter straight looped eye hook than the AJ Spey Hook (Daiichi 2050, 2051, 2052, 2055, or 2059). Alec also has a heavy wire version of the AJ spey Hook (Daiichi 2060, 2061) available in sizes #1.5 and #3, which I like to put G.P.'s on since they have less tendency to roll over with the heavyier dress of a G.P. compared to a spey or dee.
Another hook Alec markets under a different name is the Daiichi 2131 Veverka Low Water Hook. Alec calls it the River Dee Low Water Hook, but it is Veverka's hook. Alec names the sizes differenty (#3,5,7,9) than Daiichi (which sizes them as #2,3,6,8) even though they are the same hook.
Your local dealer should be able to get these hooks from Alec or from Anglers Sport Group (the Daiichi distributor for North America). Aaron (River Run Angler, a site sponsor) carries many of them and can get them quickly for you if he doesn't have them in stock since his shop is only about 25 miles from Alec, all it takes is an email or private message to Aaron.
Do you ever use this pattern for browns and smallies? Looks like it would be great for them.
Thanks -- working on two new sites -- one day I'll get them finished.
The hook is a Kamasan B220 #8.
My best winter colour producer for this fly has always been yellow floss body with yellow chickaboo grizzly hackle.
|Thanks Peter. Love your streamer page. What size hook is that?
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