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Visit the Gold Coast Hinterland
South East Queensland's best-kept secret is the picturesque mountain rainforest region to the west of the Gold Coast. Often referred to as the green behind the gold, the Gold Coast Hinterland and the Scenic Rim, the region around Tamborine Mountain (or Mt Tamborine) and the beautiful and extensive Lamington National Park, all part of the Border Ranges.
Find detailed information on the Lamington National Park area, along with a range of family activities including the Tree Top Walk, Rainforest Retreat, Mountain Villas and Canungra Valley Vineyards, all brought to you by the O'Reilly's family
The beautiful Mt Tamborine area also plays host to many fun family activities such as a rope course, golf courses, Gallery Walk with its craft shops and gourmet eateries and the extensive Thunderbird Park.
Things to do at the Gold Coast Hinterland
Gold Coast Hinterland Accommodation
Choose to stay way from the beach scene when you stay at Gold Coast Hinterland. There's a wonderful range of guest houses, bed & breakfasts, luxury rainforest apartments and eco villas. See our picks for the best accommodation providers and book your accommodation online. There is a huge range of accommodation types up 'in the mountains', including private romantic retreats, lodges, mountain chalets and a host of bed and breakfast options.
Lamington and O'Reilly's
For over 90 years the O'Reilly family has been welcoming visitors to our mountain home in World Heritage Lamington National Park. O'Reilly's has long been entertaining visitors to the Hinterlands with their beautiful walks, restaurants and gorgeous accommodation.
Lamington National Park is close by so you can explore the region on foot through gorgeous rainforest treks and find amazing waterfalls and rocky formations.
Mount Tamborine Destination Guide
South East Queensland's best-kept secret is the picturesque mountain rainforest region between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, up in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Mount Tamborine is under 30 minutes from the Gold Coast beaches yet it looks and feels just like a quaint, mountain-top village. Enjoy the tea shops, cake stalls and wander through the scenic township. If you're not quite sure if you want to make the journey up into the Gold Coast Hinterland than take our Picture Tour and see what this stunning countryside has to offer.
Gold Coast Hinterland Destination Guide
Just 30 minutes inland from the Gold Coast is the Hinterland; an area of national parks, rainforest, farmlands, vineyards and quaint little village communities.
The area encompasses the townships of Mount Tamborine, Canungra, Springbrook, Advancetown, Beechmont, Lamington and Beaudesert.
In spite of its proximity to the glitzy coastal strip, the Hinterland is a change of pace with tranquil mountain views and a calmer atmosphere.
Gold Coast Hinterland Scenic Drives
Driving through the winding mountain-side roads of the Gold Coast Hinterland can be an awe-inspiring and thrilling adventure as you make your way from one National Park site to the next, stopping at all the country towns and roadside stalls. If you like the view of the world from behind a windscreen or you appreciate the wavy mountain roads then you simply must get out and drive the Gold Coast. To give you an idea of the best scenic routes on the Gold Coast we've put together a guide and route map for a full days drive, starting at 9am and finishing at 6pm.
Hinterland Bushwalking Trails
Get out and enjoy this beautiful region on foot and trek through the rainforest, past pine forests, under waterfalls and enjoy all the ancient rock formations which animals, such as the mysterious glow worm, call home. With hundreds of square kilometres of rainforest and temperate bushland in the Gold Coast region, stretching from Mount Tamborine in the north, down to the NSW border in the South, the number of bushwalks you can do is really only limited to the amount of time you have and the thickness of the tread on your boots.
Thunderbird Park
Adventure joins nature at Cedar Creek Lodges at Thunderbird Park on Tamborine Mountain. This 112-hectares rainforest property is ideal for day trips and longer holidays.
Thunderbird Park is perfect for a family day out or school holiday experience. There's so much to do here with mini golf, laser shooting games, fossicking for ancient Thundereggs, horse riding and so much more. You won't want to come for just one day.
O'Reilly's Lost World Spa
What's better than getting pampered by the sea? Getting pampered amidst rainforest with a spectacular mountain backdrop. Enjoy the natural therapies and relax with the team at the O'Reilly's Lost World Spa.
Nestled within World Heritage listed Lamington National Park in the Gold Coast Hinterland, O'Reilly's Lost World Spa is a true nature haven for those seeking rejuvenation, relaxation and balance.
Gold Coast Natural Attractions & Farms
Much of the Australian lifestyle is based around the country areas, with farms and properties accounting for much of the land use in this huge country.
Natural attractions are abound in the Gold Coast hinterland, blessed with a combination of rainforest covered mountains, lush green flatlands and plains and of course the beautiful white sandy beaches we all know and love.
Gold Coast Wineries
As one of Queensland's fastest growing wine regions, the Gold Coast hinterland is making its mark with state, national and international wine and tourism awards.
With a range of wineries located at Mount Tamborine, Mount Nathan, Canungra and Lamington, you can fill a couple of days visiting them all. Most of the major tour operators offer day trips to the major wineries on the Gold Coast so you can enjoy a few tasty drops and some delicious food and views at the cellar doors.
Gold Coast Hinterland Tours
These Gold Coast hinterland tours will let you experience this untouched gem that provides a refreshing, natural break from the normal expectations of glitz and glamour that is just waiting to be explored! Behind the Gold Coast's amazing beaches, city skyline and meandering waterways lies an impressive range of rolling hills and hinterland mountains. Southern Cross Go Bush 4WD Tours offers tours that include nature walks, animal spotting and bird feeding, wine tours, lessons in whip cracking and boomerang throwing as well as some awesome off-road 4wd action.


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H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Medication
Medication Summary
Laboratory testing has found the H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) virus susceptible to the prescription antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir. Other antiviral agents (eg, amantadine, rimantadine) are not recommended because of recent resistance to other influenza strains documented over the past several years.
The usual vaccine for influenza administered at the beginning of the flu season is not effective for this viral strain. Also, other antiviral agents (eg, amantadine, rimantadine) are not recommended because of recent resistance to other influenza strains documented over the past several years.
Basic supportive care (ie, hydration, analgesics, cough suppressants) should be prescribed. Empiric antiviral treatment should be considered for confirmed, probable, or suspected cases of H1N1 influenza. Treatment of hospitalized patients and patients at higher risk for influenza complications should be prioritized.
WHO guidelines
WHO guidelines recommend treating serious cases immediately. [27] The guidelines represent an international panel of experts who reviewed all available studies regarding antiviral agents (with emphasis on oseltamivir and zanamivir). Evidence indicates that oseltamivir, when properly prescribed, significantly decreases risk of pneumonia (a leading cause of death for both pandemic and seasonal influenza) and the need for hospitalization.
In the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, oseltamivir-resistant strains were observed in a small number of patients. Most oseltamivir resistance occurred in severely immunocompromised patients with prior exposure to oseltamivir. [28]
For patients who initially present with severe illness or whose condition begins to deteriorate, initiate oseltamivir as soon as possible. For patients with severe or deteriorating illness, treatment should be provided even if started later. Where oseltamivir is unavailable or cannot be used for any reason, zanamivir may be given. This recommendation applies to all patient groups, including pregnant women, and all age groups, including young children and infants.
For patients with underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of more severe disease, WHO recommends treatment with either oseltamivir or zanamivir. These patients should also receive treatment as soon as possible after symptom onset, without waiting for the results of laboratory tests. Pregnant women are included among groups at increased risk, and WHO recommends that pregnant women receive antiviral treatment as soon as possible after symptom onset.
At the same time, the presence of underlying medical conditions will not reliably predict all or even most cases of severe illness. Worldwide, around 40% of severe cases are now occurring in previously healthy children and adults, usually younger than 50 years. Some of these patients experience a sudden and very rapid deterioration in their clinical condition, usually on day 5 or 6 following the onset of symptoms.
Clinical deterioration is characterized by primary viral pneumonia, which destroys the lung tissue and does not respond to antibiotics, and the failure of multiple organs, including the heart, kidneys, and liver. These patients require management in intensive care units using therapies in addition to antivirals.
Peramivir, an investigational, intravenous neuraminidase inhibitor in Phase 3 clinical trials, has been used successfully in adults and children under an emergency investigational new drug program in the United States. It was well tolerated and associated with recovery in the majority of patients hospitalized with severe H1N1 infection. [29]
Initiate antiviral agents within 48 hours
Prompt initiation of antiviral agents within 48 hours of symptom onset is imperative for providing treatment efficacy against influenza virus. In studies of seasonal influenza, evidence for benefits of treatment is strongest when treatment is started within 48 hours of illness onset. However, some studies of treatment of seasonal influenza have indicated benefit, including reductions in mortality or duration of hospitalization, even in patients in whom treatment was started more than 48 hours after illness onset. The recommended duration of treatment is 5 days. [30, 31]
Prophylaxis with antiviral agents should also be considered in the following individuals (pre-exposure or postexposure):
Close household contacts of a confirmed or suspected case who are at high risk for complications (eg, chronic medical conditions, persons >65 y or 65 y or [32]
Reserve antiviral chemoprophylaxis for persons at higher risk for influenza-related complications who have had contact with someone likely to have been infected with influenza.
Individuals not considered to be at high risk but who are nonetheless traveling to Mexico, first responders, or border workers who are working in areas with confirmed cases
Oseltamivir ring prophylaxis can be considered for outbreaks of pandemic H1N1 influenza A, especially among closed populations such as military personnel; ring prophylaxis involved the use of oseltamivir 75 mg once daily to members of the same military unit where contact opportunities were substantial. [33]
Pediatric considerations
Aspirin or aspirin-containing products (eg, bismuth subsalicylate [Pepto Bismol]) should not be included in the treatment of confirmed or suspected viral infection in persons aged 18 years or younger because of the risk of Reye syndrome. For relief of fever, other antipyretic medications (eg, acetaminophen,
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are recommended.
Pregnant women
Oseltamivir and zanamivir are "Pregnancy Category C" medications, indicating that no clinical studies have been conducted to assess the safety of these medications in pregnant women.
Because of the unknown effects of influenza antiviral drugs on pregnant women and their fetuses, oseltamivir or zanamivir should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the embryo or fetus; the manufacturers' package inserts should be consulted. However, no adverse effects have been reported among women who received oseltamivir or zanamivir during pregnancy or among infants born to women who have received oseltamivir or zanamivir.
Prompt use of antiviral drugs during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic improved survival among severely ill pregnant women. The CDC examined reports of severe flu (resulting in death or ICU admission) in 347 pregnant women during the pandemic, including 272 who were admitted to the ICU and survived and 75 who died. Severely ill postpartum women (n=15), including 9 who died, also were reported.
Of the 307 pregnant women for whom information regarding the presence of underlying medical conditions was available, half had underlying conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or hypertension. Among those who died, 86.1% received antiviral treatment with oseltamivir or zanamivir, compared with 94.8% of survivors. Time to initiate treatment from symptom onset was significantly different for women who died, compared with those who survived (P [34]
Pregnancy should not be considered a contraindication to oseltamivir or zanamivir use. Because zanamivir is an inhaled medication and has less systemic absorption, some experts prefer zanamivir over oseltamivir for use in pregnant women, when feasible. [30, 35] Others recommend that, because pregnant women may have a decreased ability to inhale zanamivir, they should be given oseltamivir.
Antiviral Agent
Class Summary
Drugs indicated for treatment of H1N1 influenza A virus include neuraminidase inhibitors (ie, oseltamivir and zanamivir).
Oseltamivir and zanamivir inhibit neuraminidase, which is a glycoprotein on the surface of influenza virus that destroys an infected cell's receptor for viral hemagglutinin. By inhibiting viral neuraminidase, these agents decrease the release of viruses from infected cells and, thus, viral spread.
These antivirals are effective in the treatment of influenza A or B and must be administered within 48 hours of symptom onset to provide optimal treatment. The sooner the drug is administered after symptom onset, the better the likelihood of a good outcome. However, some studies of treatment of seasonal influenza have indicated benefit, including reductions in mortality or duration of hospitalization even for patients whose treatment was started more than 48 hours after illness onset. [30] Antivirals reduce the length of illness by an average of 1.5 days. (In a subgroup of high-risk patients, illness was reduced by 2.5 d.) In addition, the severity of symptoms is also reduced.
On October 23, 2009, the FDA announced emergency-use authorization of the investigational intravenous neuraminidase inhibitor, peramivir. In an observational study of 31 patients, intravenous peramivir was administered to patients with progressive H1N1 pneumonia despite treatment with oseltamivir. [29] Peramivir was well-tolerated, and the 56-day survival rate was 59%. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of peramivir. To request peramivir, see the information at the CDC's H1N1 website or call (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636).
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
Inhibits neuraminidase, which is a glycoprotein on the surface of influenza virus that destroys an infected cell's receptor for viral hemagglutinin. By inhibiting viral neuraminidase, decreases release of viruses from infected cells and thus viral spread. Effective to treat influenza A or B. Start within 40 h of symptom onset. Available as 30-mg, 45-mg, and 75-mg oral capsules and as a powder for suspension that contains 12 mg/mL after reconstitution.
Zanamivir (Relenza)
Inhibitor of neuraminidase, which is a glycoprotein on the surface of the influenza virus that destroys the infected cell's receptor for viral hemagglutinin. By inhibiting viral neuraminidase, release of viruses from infected cells and viral spread are decreased. Effective against both influenza A and B. Inhaled through Diskhaler oral inhalation device. Circular foil discs containing 5-mg blisters of drug are inserted into supplied inhalation device.
Individuals with asthma or other respiratory conditions that may decrease ability to inhale the drug should be given oseltamivir (eg, asthma, pregnancy). Severe respiratory failure caused by H1N1 influenza has been reported in the southern hemisphere during July and August 2009; therefore, in severely ill patients, the ability to inhale zanamivir may be impaired.
Peramivir (investigational)
Investigational neuraminidase inhibitor. Emergency-use authorization issued by US FDA for use of peramivir in hospitalized adult and pediatric patients with suspected or laboratory-confirmed 2009 H1N1 influenza unresponsive to oseltamivir or zanamivir, unable to take PO or inhaled drugs (or delivery route not dependable or feasible), or other circumstances determined by clinician. To request peramivir, see information at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/eua or call (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636).


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My political views are very recognizably Right—that's why I've decided to contribute to this site. But they're also what many on both the mainstream Right and Left would no doubt consider paranoid "conspiracy theory." However, as our world descends into greater absurdity by the day (and, dare I say, depravity), it's becoming exceedingly difficult to deny that a force beyond all human calculation and control has apparently overtaken us. Events are unfolding by an anti-logic, a logic denying all rational logic. We are currently witnessing the rise of an all-encompassing control grid; that ol' Police State everyone used to say was nothing more than the stuff of Orwell's imagination is now here. Dystopia has become reality. Indeed, things that just twenty years ago many would have ridiculed as "conspiracy theory" have already arrived (mass-government surveillance, phony wars, etc.), or else appear to be shortly on the way (human microchipping, transhumanism, or virtual reality anyone?).
This Presidential election is no exception to the craziness. When the electorate of the most powerful nation on earth has been reduced to choosing between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, who will deny that we are living in bizarre times? Leftists know this just as well as anybody else, which is why they've found it necessary to parrot their "Anyone but Trump" motto to rationalize continued participation in this bread and circus. Of course, in typical leftist fashion, not only are they using an empty slogan to rationalize their behavior (like last go-round's "Change We Can Believe In!"), but, in doing so, they also are using it to try to win for themselves the moral high-ground. Voting for Hillary, they really believe, or at least they would like us to think they believe, is some noble action that is going to save the world. Not only are they doing the only rational thing, you see, they're also heroes protecting everyone else from their own stupidity. Leftists, we know, will never forgo the opportunity to pat themselves on the back, even when the supposed reason for self-congratulation is, as in this case, voting for a criminal like Hillary, whose record makes Nixon by comparison look like a saint. Still, somehow, casting a vote for Hillary, they believe, is the equivalent of staving-off the Apocalypse.
I encounter this deluded smugness almost daily. I am sure many of you do, too. Many of our colleagues, friends, and even family have fallen prey to it, sad to say. A quick anecdote illustrates it. Recently my wife and I had dinner with my in-laws. One is a Noble-Prize nominated academic, the other is an Ivy League educated lawyer. They are the kind of people whom society considers informed, and certainly at the very least sane. And yet, the leftist "idle talk" that leaves their mouth is quite often simply astounding. My father-in-law began by commenting that someone (presumably a Trump partisan) had torn down his front-yard's Hillary sign. When my wife asked whether there were any Trump signs up in the neighborhood (perhaps the culprit was a local who'd left a trace), my mother-in-law proudly reported "No," but then concluded on a downcast note acknowledging that "there are probably some Trump supporters out there somewhere…" In a perfect world, you see, there would be no deplorables in those pristine and enlightened burrows of the millionaire leftist elite!
The dinner exchange got me to thinking. Why exactly do rich, educated liberals believe Hillary is the clear moral superior of Trump? Could Hillary do anything to change their minds? She's currently under FBI investigation. And most of her current supporters were alive and presumably not in a coma for the 90s. So have they forgotten Mena, Waco, Whitewater, Paula Jones and others, and Chinagate? Have they forgotten, or do they just simply choose to ignore, the Clinton Body Count that has been circulating on the Internet for years? For a full summary of what I thought everyone by now already knew about Bill and Hillary, see here.
Donald Trump is bad (which is why I will not be voting for him), but Hillary Clinton is no better, and those on the Left saying otherwise and rationalizing their decision to vote for her are simply kidding themselves. The only moral thing to do, as I see it, is not to participate in this rigged reality of a voting system. We already know, from 2004, that Presidential elections can be stolen. And of course no one will have forgotten what happened in 2000. The thing to do isn't, as the mainstream Left is currently doing, to deny that Hillary is trying to steal the election. The thing to do instead is realize that these elections are always subject to manipulation and hence aren't worth taking seriously.
I sometimes wonder: what will it take for people on the mainstream Left (the preferred ideology of your standard-issue university professor) to realize that the current political and media system is bread and circus? Our owners at the top are friends, who openly mock the uninitiated masses for taking this theater seriously.
What kind of world, you ask, would give us the "choice" between Trump and Clinton? Easy: the very world described by a Bible the secular Hillary supporters deride as fairy-tale: a world that "lies in wickedness" (1 John 5:19) and is "ruled by spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12), because it runs "according to the power of the prince of the air" (Ephesians 2:2). In short, a world in which Satan "has blinded the minds of men which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them" (2 Corinthians 4:4).
If you are quick to dismiss the Biblical diagnosis and prognosis of the times, ask yourself: divinely understood, what is the actual difference between Clinton and Trump? I don't see any meaningful one. I see two spiritless people who do little more than argue about job figures, while accurately observing that the other is a congenital liar. Pardon me for not caring about this election. I think I have every right not to. Consider, for instance, the words of Paul's second Letter to Timothy, which foretell what people will become as the End approaches:
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God (2 Timothy 3:1-4).
Notice what Paul doesn't say. He doesn't say, "Well, Timothy, things are going to be very bad one day, and when they become so, just always remember to choose the lesser of the two evils." No, in the very next verse, the Apostle tells us to put evil things and evil choices and evil people away from us: "from such turn away" (2 Timothy 3:5).
The only morally defensible political act in our current political reality is the subversive one of not voting. However, that is precisely what the Left especially this election cycle refuses to accept. Too many on both the Right and Left are refusing to "opt-out" of the system (and no, voting for Trump is not a way of doing so). Every four years, the American people are seduced into participating in a meaningless charade, which is why those who do decide to vote end up having to rationalize the decision with the "anyone but X" logic.
Stop doing that. You aren't saving the world. You aren't doing anything noble. You are looking for heroes where there are none. A vote for Hillary is no different than a vote for Trump, since, either way, you're endorsing a covetous, prideful, foolish, self-involved, greedy liar. And if you're going to ignore reality and still vote for Hillary anyway, then do it in secret rather than shouting it from the rooftops as if you're somehow saving the world from evil by opposing Trump. You're not.
You can't save the world, but God can save you from it. When you've been delivered from this present world, you won't be wasting your time voting for either Hillary or Trump, because you'll finally understand that, in the eyes of God, they're carbon copies. As someone grieved by the intensifying moral and spiritual devolution of this country, I have nevertheless learned no longer to trust the mainstream politicians and pundits on the Right, who only pay lip-service to the values of "God and Country." I've been fooled by their empty promises too many times to allow myself to get up for the letdown again.
God does not call on us to choose the lesser of two evils. He calls on us to put away and rebuke evil. Hillary is evil, which is why voting for her is just as evil as voting for Trump. For the leftist Trump opponents out there who are riding on your high-horses, think again. If you cared about character and reason as you claim, then you wouldn't be supporting a degenerate like Clinton, much less insisting that it somehow makes you morally and intellectually superior to those who are voting Trump.
To anyone among the Leftist intelligentsia who may be reading, this election, rather than boasting in the self-glorifying silliness of your "Anyone but Trump" slogan, here are words actually worth living by:
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them (Ephesians 5:12).
Stop squandering the gift of existence obsessing over the phantom that you're going to save the world on Nov 8 by voting for Hillary Clinton. Tonight, make time to be alone, silence everything, and finally confront what's truly the most important crisis you're facing, the one of real infinite consequence–and get right with God.
- At the Heart of Progressivism - October 10, 2017
- Do not as we say, lest you be like us - September 23, 2017
- The Lie System: How the University Manufactures a False Reality - September 20, 2017
- First They Came… - April 19, 2017
- "Fake news" and the strong delusion: who's deluded? - December 1, 2016
- Clinton, Wikileaks, and Spirit Cooking - November 8, 2016
- "Anyone but Trump"? No, no thank you, not when a vote for Clinton is a vote for Satan - November 2, 2016


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David Bird, ex-president of the NFA, has died
David Bird, ex-president of the National Federation of Anglers (NFA) and Chairman of the Specialist Anglers' Alliance, sadly passed away on Wednesday 18th August.
From Mike Heylin, Chairman of the Angling Trust -
It is with the greatest regret that we have to inform you that David Bird a good old friend and a tireless Champion for angling and fisheries died this morning, August 18th 2010.
David was a past President of the National Federation of Anglers and until the formation of the Angling Trust in 2009 was Chairman of the Specialist Anglers' Alliance.
David started the concept of Information Sheets when he was President of NFA and they were later taken on by NAFAC. Angling Trust now publishes them, so his original idea lives on.
David was a very dear friend, mentor and a special inspiration for many of us involved in the administration and development of angling organisations. He had done it all in angling, been a successful match angler, match organiser, club secretary, NFA rep, President of the NFA, Conservation Director of the ATA, chairman of the SAA and finally chairman of the Fish Welfare Group, of which he was immensely proud.
He enjoyed nothing more than his trips to Kenya hunting marlin, sailfish and other exotics with Maggie his wife and was looking forward to the next only last week.
He became President of the NFA at a time when change was needed and gave his health to that struggle. He was only in the job a short time before it took its toll and he had to resign. But he never gave up the fight for stronger representation of the sport he loved so dearly.
He had fought for angling for over thirty years and it was his life.
He and I worked closely together for many years, had many and frequent massive rows about policy but never once did those arguments dent our friendship. I last saw David at the Game Fair, an annual pilgrimage for him. He was obviously not well and waiting the results of some medical tests. He and I shared a cup of tea and we spoke at length but he no longer had the energy I knew him for. He had planned today (Wednesday) to have a living wake because he didn't want us to have a funeral for him that he would not remember. He would have enjoyed having his friends around him one more time. He died only three hours before we were due to see him again.
He was formative in the development of the Fish Welfare Group which exists today and carries on the work he started. He, along with others, defended angling when it was under attack from the animal rights movement and remained vigilant to the danger of personal attacks on his home.
David had an opinion on everything, from Europe and the Common Fisheries Policy to the international needs of fish and angling and anglers. He had a world vision, was well read in his subject and had an incisive and agile mind in developing new ideas and carrying them into fruition. David was not everyone's cup of tea, but he was a dear friend and I was proud and privileged to know him. When we were together we both felt we had known each other for ever and we were brothers.
The world is a poorer place for his leaving us but we are all richer for the fact that he was here. It is our responsibility as anglers to continue so much of what David started.
I hope he can now find the peace he could not find in life.
God bless you David.
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The U.S. was hoping for big-time performances from its two best boxers at the women's world championships.
And that's exactly what the Americans got.
Olympic medalists Claressa Shields and Marlen Esparza won their divisions in Jeju, South Korea, on Monday, giving their country its first double gold at the worlds.
"It really hasn't hit me yet," Esparza said. "But I'm so happy."
The teenaged Shields -- who won gold at the 2012 London Games -- finished an impressive week with a unanimous decision over China's Qian Li in the middleweight division. She was named outstanding boxer of the tournament.
Esparza had a tougher bout, taking a split decision over Lisa Jane Whiteside of England to add a world title to her Olympic bronze from two years ago.
"I think my experience really played a big role in this tournament," the flyweight said. "My nerves have impacted me in the past but because I've been here so many times before, it wasn't as nerve-racking."
Tiara Brown added a bronze medal for the U.S.


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Former Zamalek coaches Alex McLeish and Frank Nuttall bid farewell to Zamalek fans, wishing the club a lot of success for the future.
Former Aston Villa and Birmingham manager Alex McLeish terminated his contract with Zamalek by mutual consent to become the fourth manager to leave the Whites this season.
"I would just like to say goodbye to Zamalek sporting club and all the friends that I made here in Egypt," The Scotsman said.
"I really enjoyed my time here and I would like it to be longer but we had a great success in African Champions League and I wish the team very well in that tournament.
"I would like to express my thanks to everyone I worked, the board, directors and the players of course. I wish the players and the Zamalek fans a lot of success.
"It was a great time I had here in Egypt and I really looked forward to the challenge and I am sure that you will get success in the future.
"I would like to thank the president for an easy transition to deal with the contract, we had a good mutual agreement and I thank him very much," The 57-year-old concluded.
Frank Nuttal, who joined Zamalek's coaching staff last month after quitting Kenyan team Gor Mahia, expressed his thanks to the club and wished everyone at the club good luck.
"I would like to express my thanks to Zamalek sporting club, the board of directors, the staff and the players for the opportunity to coach here at the club."
"We have good memories for our time at the club, especially our qualification to the last eight of the African Champions League and we wish everyone at the club success and good luck for the future."


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OVERLOAD Art Exhibition Wollongong : Are you pumping too much iron?
That is one of the key questions that will be asked during Haemochromatosis Awareness Week when it is launched from Wollongong this week. The highlight will be the opening of 'Overload NSW' Art Exhibition, curated by local artist Anthony Marshall.
Anthony's inspiration came after hearing of the initial Overload art show held in Hobart, 4 years ago, and every year since. Anthony has suffered significant long-term medical problems as a result of late diagnosis of haemochromatosis and is passionate about raising awareness in his local community. Approximately 1 in 200 Australians are at genetic risk of developing iron overload or hereditary haemochromatosis, and Anthony says that very few people he knows have even heard of the condition.
Hereditary haemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder that causes the body to absorb excess dietary iron. This builds up in organs and the joints over many years, eventually becoming toxic. If untreated it can lead to more serious conditions including osteoarthritis, liver cirrhosis and heart failure.
Anthony says "This is something I can contribute. Use my skills and talents to raise awareness of this condition so people will realise it is more common than they think. There is a simple test if there is any suspicion of iron overload and a good future when it is detected, monitored and treated in time." Treatment is simple, drug-free and effective. Regular venesection, like giving blood at the blood bank, unloads iron. Often this can be done with the Red Cross Donor Service and the blood is useful.
"It's fantastic to see so many wonderful artists willing to participate and help out too" says Anthony, who is looking forward to meeting other people with haemochromatosis over the weekend. Participating artists have previously submitted works to the Archibald Prize competition, and include well-known artists Paul Ryan, Anh Do and Jennifer Jackson.
'Overload NSW' opens at 7pm on August 8 at Project Contemporary Artspace, 255 Keira St, Wollongong www.ha.org.au/overloadnsw
The exhibition is timely as Haemochromatosis Awareness Week is observed from 10 - 16 August this year. The week is a time to focus national attention on the condition to raise awareness in the community and alert those at risk of iron overload that they should talk to their GP about their health.
For more information about haemochromatosis call 1300 019 028 or go to http://haemochromatosis.org.au/meetings/ for details about the public information meeting in Corrimal at 2.00pm on Saturday 8 August.
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Haemochromatosis, or inherited iron overload disorder, is the most common genetic disorder in Australia. It causes the body to absorb excess iron which builds up in the organs and joints over many years and eventually becomes toxic.
Early symptoms include joint pains, fatigue, weakness and sexual dysfunction.
If untreated it can lead to serious and potentially fatal symptoms including diabetes, liver cancer and cirrhosis, heart failure and osteoarthritis.
Despite being so common (one in 200 have the genetic pre-disposition) it is not well known and is frequently overlooked. Often only the individual symptoms are treated and the underlying cause is not recognised.
Tests for the condition are simple and cheap.
If people are diagnosed early and treated then haemochromatosis is no barrier to a normal healthy life.
Treatment is simple, drug free and uncontroversial. Regular venesection, like giving blood at a blood bank, unloads iron. Often this can be done at the Red Cross Blood Service and the blood is useful.
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Haemochromatosis Australia is the not-for-profit support, health promotion and advocacy group for people with haemochromatosis and their families.
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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron gave his "full support" to a government minister at the center of a controversy over whether News Corp. was too close to its regulator in a key deal last year, but an aide to the minister resigned Wednesday over the matter.
The moves are fallout from allegations Tuesday that Jeremy Hunt —the government's minister for culture media and sport—was too close to News Corp. during a regulatory review of the media company's bid for full control of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC.
Dozens of emails and texts that passed between Adam Smith, a special adviser to Mr. Hunt, and Frederic Michel, News Corp.'s director of public affairs, appear to show the pair essentially strategizing together to win approval for the deal and comparing notes about an "opposition" that included other media outlets and the Labour Party. The emails were released in conjunction with a judge-led inquiry into British media practices.
Mr. Smith resigned Wednesday morning, adding to the list of political woes face by the Conservative Party-led coalition government, which is in the midst of its most difficult month since it took office in 2010.
Polls show that support for Mr. Cameron has fallen sharply, including among members of his Conservative Party. There was more bad news Wednesday with news that the U.K. slid back into recession in the first quarter of 2012.
Mr. Cameron in Parliament on Wednesday gave Mr. Hunt his "full support," saying he does an "excellent job" and sought independent guidance on the BSkyB bid when he wasn't required to. He added: "The fact is the problem of closeness between politicians and media proprietors had been going on for years and it is this government that is going to sort it out."
Speaking to lawmakers himself, Mr. Hunt—who faces calls to resign over the matter—said he acted with "scrupulous fairness throughout" and told Parliament that allegations that he backed the News Corp. bid for BSkyB are "laughable."
"Throughout [the BSkyB deal] I have strictly followed due process, seeking the advice of independent regulators, something I didn't have to do, and after careful consideration, acting on their advice," he said. He added that he spoke to both supporters and opponents of the merger during the process.
But regarding his special adviser, Mr. Hunt said, "The volume and tone of those communications were not appropriate in a quasi-judicial process."
For his part, Mr. Smith in a statement said he doesn't "recognize" all of what was in the emails and texts between himself and Mr. Michel. But he added: "I appreciate that my activities at times went too far and have, taken together, created the perception that News Corp. had too close a relationship with the department."
The trove of emails released Tuesday by the inquiry included messages in which News Corp. lobbyist Frederic Michel suggests that two of the company's editors could be asked to meet with government figures to help promote the BSkyB deal. In one October 2010 email to Matthew Anderson, a top aide to James Murdoch, and others Mr. Michel says a close ally of one government minister "would be VERY receptive to a message from Patience on this: Matthew can we discuss asap?" The reference appears to be to Patience Wheatcroft, then editor of The Wall Street Journal Europe. Ms. Wheatcroft left the paper weeks later to become a member of the House of Lords.
A News Corp. spokeswoman declined to comment on the emails. Ms. Wheatcroft didn't reply to requests for comment.
News Corp.'s multibillion-dollar bid to take full control of BSkyB collapsed last July following revelations of phone hacking at News Corp.'s U.K. tabloid, News of the World. News Corp. is BSkyB's biggest shareholder with a 39.1% stake.
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In this, the second in what may perhaps evolve into a three part series of off-the-cuff surveys with Frenchwomen on what they think of us, their responses go from the sublime to the slanderous.
I think a bit of context is order this time: I interviewed women from the ages of just-turned-40 to 91. It makes the responses more interesting than ever because their points-of-view cross three generations, including of course those who experienced World War II.
Not everyone has been to the States, all have friends or acquaintances from and traveled through Great Britain. Many times impressions come from films, newspapers, magazines and books. No matter what informed their opinions they do not hesitate to expound upon them.
(Remember we're all clustered under the "Anglo-Saxon" umbrella for convenience.)
Here we go. . .
Benedicte: In my experience the English and Americans are hypocritical in business. They say one thing if it's to their advantage and if the situation changes so does their attitude. I don't see much loyalty toward their colleagues.
I do admire the way American women don't hesitate about getting divorced when they're not happy. Nobody does divorce better than Americans.
Mimi (never been to the U.S.): Anglo-Saxons are most definitely not Latins. They have a rigor and a discipline we don't have.
I think America produces les belles femme, often un peu pulpeuse, which I think is very appealing.
For me there is a strange dichotomy, a sort of ambiguity with American women. It's essential for them to be married, yet they pride themselves on their individuality and independence and then fight all the harder for it inside their marriages. Strange.They're not comfortable unmarried and society I think further makes them feel that way.
I don't really believe in feminism, but I admire the way Anglo-Saxon women have fought so fiercely for their rights.
English women have a reserve we don't have, which I respect. They seem to revere tradition, which I think is important. As you know our relationship as a country is historically complex with Great Britain, but my personal encounters have been nothing but pleasant.
Josephine (91-years-old, visited the U.S. once and has had many English friends): None of them is sufficiently well-dressed. They simply don't have that French elegance we so admire. They're not soignée truthfully.
I'm an extremely open person so I always go toward others which has made for excellent contacts wherever I am.
Juliette (83-years-old, worked for decades in the U.S. and is now back in France): I find young American women far less polite than the young men.
As much as I loved living and working in the States I must say I never got over being shocked about America's obsession with money and how they measure and judge one's character by how much money they have or have recently acquired. It's dreadful.
Aurore (40, married to an American; they live in France): Let me say up-front: I love Americans and in particular all of my husband's family. They are frank, say what they think and don't care or live their lives worrying about what other people think.
They're kind and generous. Sometimes one feels 'out of sight, out of mind' because many don't seem to be very good at staying in touch, but the minute we're all back together again it's as if we saw each other the day before.
When we visit my husband's cousins they have such exuberance it's contagious. I think it's great the way families do sports together during the week or the entire family goes to watch a child's baseball game.
The women pretty much wear whatever falls into their hands as long as they're comfortable. I was raised differently and although I have a sort of admiration for that attitude, it's not me at all. Maybe they're more comfortable in their skin than we are.
On the other hand, I think women in New York, for example, have that too perfect look as if they've spent hours on their hair, make-up, clothes. It seems artificial, a brittle facade.
In couples, even married couples, I feel and see a certain prudence, a reserve that we rarely see here. One must be very careful with what might be construed as seductive innuendo, which we think of as fun and games — no one is ever offended. I notice rarely after a certain age do couples hold hands walking down the street; touch one another in a gentle, affectionate way like a stroke on the cheek or a hand on the shoulder. And perhaps what surprised me the most was when I see couples sitting very properly at opposite ends of a sofa.
Marie (has an English daughter-in-law whom she loves): It's simple, I adore the English and the Americans. If it weren't for them where would France be today? The courage, conviction and loyalty they showed toward us. How can anyone ever forget?
I love the individualism and esprit of independence that runs through their veins.
If I were to have one negative comment it would be: I detest the culture of money over all else — the mentality of Wall Street and The City. It's tragic.


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The Wolf's angel is the Rune of the Viking God Vidar (the Son of Odin and the beautiful Giantess Grid.) Vidar is the Destroyer of the Evil "Fenris;" the Monster Wolf. Therefore the Wolf's angel is believed by some to Protect against Werewolves. With its capacity to Bind and Destroy forces of Disorder and Dissolution it was used by the freemen, peasants and farmers of the Viking Lands as a Symbol of Protection, Liberty, and Independence.
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There's something intriguing about a thick, chunky pair of eyeglasses. Over the years, there are quite a few personalities (usually intellectuals and/or creative sorts) whose public personas have become inextricably tied to their choice of eyeglasses: think Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Buddy Holly, and Lisa Loeb (Don't hate on Lisa! You know you jammed to "Stay (I Missed You)" back in the day!). More recently, the trend towards thick frames was reignited thanks to celebrities like Kanye West (and his "Big Brother") Jay-Z, both of whom strove to shift the cultural paradigm and transform the formerly mocked Urkel look into a desirable nerdy chic aesthetic. Bottom line: we tend to associate thick glasses (whether rounded a la Clark Kent, tortoise shell a la present day Johnny Depp, or horn-rimmed like the ones Harry wears on Mad Men) with astuteness, artistry and perspicacity.
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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman | Random House Books for Young Readers | July 2012 | Hardcover $17.99
Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high.
Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered—in suspiciously draconian fashion. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering with the captain of the Queen's Guard, the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian Kiggs. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life.
One of my new favs! I checked it out from the library, but I think I'll be buying a copy of my own as soon as I can.
Seraphina is the first book in a new young adult fantasy series by Rachel Hartman. The story is set forty years after the end of the war between humans and dragons in a kingdom where both species must attempt to share both space and knowledge. The peace is tenuous, though, and the particularly gruesome murder of a member of the royal family seems to indicate rising dragon aggression. Tensions between the species are mounting despite the best efforts of the leaders on both sides. Titular character Seraphina suddenly finds herself in the middle of it all when she is thrust into the spotlight as the court's most talented young musician and confidant of the heirs to the throne, despite her attempts to avoid attention in order to guard the terrible secret of her true heritage.
This is a book that can easily be enjoyed by both teen and adult fans of fantasy fiction. It might also be a great story for parents to share with their younger kids, though the reading level is definitely most appropriate for middle to high schoolers. It has all of the expected elements of a classic fantasy tale: looming war, royal drama, a bit of magic, and, of course, dragons. However, the story itself is anything but expected. The reader will be delighted by little surprises throughout and will finish each chapter wondering what will happen next and trying to guess who did what.
The plot wraps up nicely at the end, though the reader is left wanting more – not in the way that one is left unsatisfied after eating a bag of chips, but in the way one hopes to return to a restaurant after enjoying an exquisitely perfect meal. Hartman's fans will be happy to know that her next novel, tentatively titled Shadowscale, is expected in early 2014. Readers can also enjoy her short story, The Audition (a prequel to Seraphina), in ebook form for free at Scribd, an online library/publishing platform.
Winner of both the William C. Morris YA Debut Award and the Cybil for Fantasy & Science Fiction, Hartman's first novel is highly recommended by professional critics and recreational readers alike. Seraphina is also included in this year's Teens' Top Ten list, which is put together by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) each year. The list is released on Celebrate Teen Literature Day in April and teens have all summer to read as many of the 28 nominated titles as they can. Teens can then vote for their favorites when nominations open in August. Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week in October. The list can be found online on YALSA's website.
- The Audition at Scribd
- YALSA's Teen Top Ten
- YALSA's Morris Award
- Cybil Awards
- Official website of Rachel Hartman
A version of this review originally appeared in the Galveston Daily News in May 2013. My opinions do not reflect the views of my employer.
Publication information: Hartman, Rachel. Seraphina. New York: Random House, 2012. Print.
Source: Public library
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly, are set to decamp to the Action Democratic Party, ADP.
According to the Lawmakers, while over 700 employees are working at the 24-Member Assembly, the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has been starving the Lawmakers of funds.
One of the Lawmakers who did not want his name on print, alleged that Obaseki last week, slashed their overheads by N25 million.
"We have therefore, decided that since he does not listen, we may leave the party for him and others, and thank God, we have the newly-registered ADP in the State as an alternative.
"He was elected in the same way that we were elected, even as we laboured to ensure his victory, so we cannot be taken for granted", the Lawmaker said.
It was also learnt that the Governor has allegedly cancelled the Members' security votes, as well as their regular overseas trips to attend the Edo Convention, in the United States of America.
Some of the APC Lawmakers lamented that the Governor has done nothing on the matter, even though they had reported the matter to party leaders, including ex-Governor, Adams Oshiomhole.
The Lawmaker said: "The Governor does not care about our welfare. We are all aware that things are hard, but that does not mean that the Lawmakers have to be denied of their entitlements, even as we are the poorest State Assembly in the country.
The generator we are using at the complex is over 30 years old. We used to travel twice a year as part of our oversight duties, but the Governor stopped it.
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
Page: 86Elated at this incident, the Athenians at one word gave a cheer, and dashed at the enemy, who, embarrassed by his mistakes and the disorder in which he found himself, only stood for an instant, and then fled for Panormus, whence he had put out. The Athenians following on his heels took the six vessels nearest them, and recovered those of their own which had been disabled close inshore and taken in tow at the beginning of the action; they killed some of the crews and took some prisoners. On board the Leucadian which went down off the merchantman, was the Lacedaemonian Timocrates, who killed himself when the ship was sunk, and was cast up in the harbour of Naupactus. The Athenians on their return set up a trophy on the spot from which they had put out and turned the day, and picking up the wrecks and dead that were on their shore, gave back to the enemy their dead under truce. The Peloponnesians also set up a trophy as victors for the defeat inflicted upon the ships they had disabled in shore, and dedicated the vessel which they had taken at Achaean Rhium, side by side with the trophy. After this, apprehensive of the reinforcement expected from Athens, all except the Leucadians sailed into the Crissaean Gulf for Corinth. Not long after their retreat, the twenty Athenian ships, which were to have joined Phormio before the battle, arrived at Naupactus.
Thus the summer ended. Winter was now at hand; but dispersing the fleet, which had retired to Corinth and the Crissaean Gulf, Cnemus, Brasidas, and the other Peloponnesian captains allowed themselves to be persuaded by the Megarians to make an attempt upon Piraeus, the port of Athens, which from her decided superiority at sea had been naturally left unguarded and open. Their plan was as follows: The men were each to take their oar, cushion, and rowlock thong, and, going overland from Corinth to the sea on the Athenian side, to get to Megara as quickly as they could, and launching forty vessels, which happened to be in the docks at Nisaea, to sail at once to Piraeus. There was no fleet on the look-out in the harbour, and no one had the least idea of the enemy attempting a surprise; while an open attack would, it was thought, never be deliberately ventured on, or, if in contemplation, would be speedily known at Athens. Their plan formed, the next step was to put it in execution. Arriving by night and launching the vessels from Nisaea, they sailed, not to Piraeus as they had originally intended, being afraid of the risk, besides which there was some talk of a wind having stopped them, but to the point of Salamis that looks towards Megara; where there was a fort and a squadron of three ships to prevent anything sailing in or out of Megara. This fort they assaulted, and towed off the galleys empty, and surprising the inhabitants began to lay waste the rest of the island.


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Instead, in order to truly capture what they do, we ran an outdoor advertising campaign for the client for which we used earthy tones, pastel hues and simple nature drawings to convey the picturesque locations of their plots. This was followed with a 20-page Brochure Design with the tagline "Plot bhi, investment bhi" and Newspaper Advertisement Design that told the same story.
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Now you might need a double take on these first two cards - no they are not identical, they are just alike.
The base card is Kraft that I layered with some DP from my Provocraft Americana Patchwork collection. The image is a digi image from Karen's Doodles that I printed and colored in with my pencils and gamsol. I used markers here and there for little touches. I cut the image out with my oval nestie and then cut out a scallop oval nestie to layer behind the image. Before I placed the image panel down I took a piece of scrap Kraft card stock and added a length of ribbon to it and added it to the center of the paper. Once the image panel was added I picked out some primas and some eyelet/brads and added them with glue dots around the panel. Once everything was in place I added some stickles for a little glitter here and there and I was complete. The next card is basically the same with just a different image from Karen's Doodles.
This image was also printed and colored with pencils and gamsol. I generally print the image out then hit it with the heat gun for a minute to make sure that the printer ink does not get all muttled up when using the gamsol. I've not had any trouble with the images that way.
Some of you who've been follower's for who have come to my blog for a while may remember this image. I've had this stamp for years and years - it is probably one of the first stamps I purchased. It is an image from D.O.T.S. (yes, it's that old!) who is now called Close To My Heart. I just love this image, it's very "Fall-y". The base card is Real Red that I layered with Creamy Caramel and some DP from Paper Pizzaz. If you notice that the orange layer kind of looks a little like wood grain? That paper did not have a maker on it ~ but I sponged some Close to Cocoa ink around that layer before adding it to the card.
I stamped the image and colored it with my pencils and gamsol then cut the image out and adhered it with pop dots to the card. I had a couple of the Chocolate Chip swirls on my desk left over from another project and I added those to the corners for a little fun.
I hope that you enjoyed these cards today, and that they inspire you to create something Fall-like. As I look out the window today I see all the Fall colors and it's so pretty. Even though I'm a little busy I just might take the pooch for a walk, it's a beautiful day! Not too long before the cold Winter will be upon us.
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Im a college student that has zero use for a knitted baby sweater.
BUT my good friend is pregnant and a few weeks ago, I learned she was having a boy. It was go time. I cast on for this knitted baby sweater that night and finished it the next day. I cant get over how cute it is. It's a quick knit that only took one day and I like the fact that the project took less than one skein of yarn. I'm discovering how much fun it is to make baby things and feel like it could be a dangerous new addiction, ha.
I gave the baby sweater to my friend yesterday and she absolutely loved it. Might have to make more of these.
Free knitting pattern found on Ravelry: Baby Sophisticates Sweater
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Best Bobbers For Night Fishing Dan Johnson September 3rd, 2013 | More From Dan Johnson Share0 Tweet Email Share on Facebook.Share on Twitter.Share on Google+Nighttime is the right time to target a variety of species, from walleyes to catfish. And when you need to suspend bait above bottom, lighted and glow-in-the-dark floats are invaluable strike indicators. No need to cast a fish-spooking flashlight beam across the surface to check your bobber. Plus, you always know where your rig is. To help anglers find the best bobbers for night fishing and their style of fishing, we reviewed the options and rounded up 10 top picks for lighting up the night. GALLERY: Top 10 Bobbers For Night-Fishing 1 of 10
Billy Boy Catfish Fanatic Lighted Flo-Glo Bobber
Built for cat fans looking to dangle beefy livebait, this ultra-buoyant, 3-inch foam float also shines for most any nocturnal fishing mission requiring a large, lighted bobber. Illumination is provided by a Flo-Glo Light Stick inserted in the top. Each bobber comes with four Light Sticks, which may also be purchased separately. Other nice touches include extra weight to boost casting distance, and a bottom-mounted, clip-on design, allowing the bobber to be fished as a slip or fixed float. $4.99. bettstackle.net
Billy Boy Catfish Fanatic Lighted Flo-Glo Bobber
Built for cat fans looking to dangle beefy livebait, this ultra-buoyant, 3-inch foam float also shines for most any nocturnal fishing mission requiring a large, lighted bobber. Illumination is provided by a Flo-Glo Light Stick inserted in the top. Each bobber comes with four Light Sticks, which may also be purchased separately. Other nice touches include extra weight to boost casting distance, and a bottom-mounted, clip-on design, allowing the bobber to be fished as a slip or fixed float. $4.99. bettstackle.net
E.B's Lighted Reversible Slip Bobber
There's a lot to like about this slick slipbobber. Dual internal switches and multiple options in LED lights let you choose between six different lighting colors, which is handy whenever you deploy more than one bobber and want to keep track of which one's which. Powered by four replaceable lithium batteries, it's durable and resists leaking. Available in 1- and 1.25-inch diameters. $12.91. ebsbobbers.com
Gamakatsu Fire Tip
Powered by a gutsy lithium pin battery, the Fire Tip lives up to its name, yielding light visible at up to 100 yards under the right conditions. We also like the soft rubber tip and high-impact plastic body, which are extremely durable. While Gamakatsu once offered the tail-finned Night Flyer and a larger size option in the Fire Tip, these are out of production, though with persistence you can still find them at some tackle shops and online. The remaining production model, the 4¼-inch Fire Tip, floats 1/5 ounce of weight, and is a great option for panfish and walleye rigs not requiring major ballast. Gamakatsu promises that replaceable batteries, which it produces, last more than 24 hours. $17.84. gamakatsu.com
Little Joe Nite Brite Lighted Pole Float
Thanks to time-tested Nite Brite technology, this top-shelf, center-slip balsa float fires up 20 times brighter than most conventional lighted bobbers. We also like the replaceable E.L. battery/light combo, which is easy to turn on or off by simply pushing or pulling its moveable top. Perfect for presenting oversized livebait to trophy catfish and other large predators, the float is available in 6-, 8- and 10-inch sizes, in weighted and unweighted options. $5.84-$8.91. lindyfishingtackle.com
Mr. Crappie Lighted Flo-Glo Bobber
This little hard-foam float is a top option when you need a small, sensitive bobber for panfish. Available in 3 sizes: 1¼-inch round, 1½-inch pear, and 2½-inch cigar, all of which may be fished as slip or fixed floats. Comes with four high-vis Flo-Glo Light Sticks, which are inserted in the top of the bobber, one at a time, of course. $4.99. bettstackle.net
Rod-N-Bobb's Lucky Jack Lighted Bobber
Easy to see and easy to use, the Lucky Jack relies on a replaceable light/battery stick that offers up to 21 hours of runtime and may be switched on and off to conserve juice. Available in four sizes, 4¼ through 5¼ inches, and three light colors. $8.49. rod-n-bobbs.com
Rod-N-Bobb's Revolution X Lighted Bobber
Rod-N-Bobb's expanded their night game with the new Revolution X series, which blends premium, vintage balsa bobber designs with the company's 1.5-inch Beacon Lightsticks. Available in ½-inch pencil, 7/8-inch oval, and 1-inch oval shapes that may be fished as slip or fixed floats. $3.99. rod-n-bobbs.com
Tackle 2000 Night Stalker Rocket Bobber
Glow bobbers eliminate the need for batteries or light sticks, and this one is a hit. The Night Stalker brings the easy-casting properties of the original Rocket Bobber to the table, along with a fine glow after just two minutes of charging with any common light source. Fishable fixed or as a slipfloat, it also features a slit in the top that doubles as a hook disgorger on small fish. Available in 4¾- and 6¼-inch sizes. $3.50. tackle2000.com
Thill Nite Brite
An iconic option for the night shift, the versatile Night Brite center slider features a replaceable E.L. battery-and-light combo that makes it easy to turn on the light. Just unscrew the high-vis yellow cap and push in the battery top. When you're done fishing, simply pull it back out. Available in 4- and 5-inch sizes with red, green, and yellow light options. May also be fished as a fixed float. $7.69. lindyfishingtackle.com
Thill Splash Brite
Ease of use is amazing with the fully automatic Splash Brite, which lights up when it hits the water. No buttons or batteries, just cast it out and the bobber does the rest. The built-in battery lasts over 30 hours, after which you have a great daytime slipfloat. Available in three sizes, capable of suspending 1/16-, 1/8-, and 3/16-ounce cargos. We also like the premium brass grommet, which aids line flow and wards off nicks. $5.79-$5.89. lindyfishingtackle.com Share on Facebook.Share on Twitter.Share on Google+ Share0 Tweet Email Load Comments ( ) Don't forget to sign up! Get the Top Stories from In-Fisherman Delivered to Your Inbox Every Week Even More Gear & Accessories Show More Get the In-Fisherman Newsletter FREE! Get the top stories delivered right to your inbox every week. Best Fishing Times: Solunar CalendarRead Now! Advertisement ▶ Now on Tablets! Subscribe & Save! Temporary Price Reduction! Subscribe Now Give a Gift | Subscriber Services WAIT!DON'T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE! Get 8 issues for the low price of just $8! Subscribe!


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Wouldn't development be so much easier if we could just ignore complex research into the workings of human agency – our ability to think and act to change our conditions and achieve our goals – and reduce it to something that we have either more or less of, depending on our circumstances?
Such a simplified model of human behaviour would no doubt make the work of development professionals easier, but would it really produce more realistic policies and programmes?
The need to understand human agency is at the very heart of good development thinking and practice
While undoubtedly abused and misunderstood by some, "agency" is no less an artefact of academic jargon than notions of being "innovative", "entrepreneurial", "adaptive" or "politically smart" in explaining how people deal with structural realities (as put forward by the blog's author, David Booth). To reduce agency to the exercise of choice, or to being clever enough to make good choices, within limits afforded by structure, rather than recognising it as a part of human nature that can be cultivated and deployed in creative ways to reproduce, resist or reshape structure, is to misread the agency-structure resolution posed by Giddens.
In structuration, agents do not simply make individual choices available to them among the options dictated by structure; they also think and act in ways that either confirm or disconfirm that structure. That is, they act upon the social norms that define what options are currently permissible to them (PDF). This is one of the central lessons that can be drawn from theories and methods of power analysis (PDF) (as opposed to political economy, which often equates agency with choice) and of feminist analyses of gender and women's empowerment.
Power analysis recognises that agency is often subordinated by ideology, discourse, values, belief systems and social constructs, and that it can be transformed by practices of critical and reflexive awareness (PDF) and freeing of the imagination to envision alternatives (PDF). The outcome of such processes is not 'more' or 'less' agency, as something actors have more or less of in some inverse relationship to a structurally-defined set of choices. Rather, it is forms of thinking and action that either reproduce or critically challenge structure, defined for example as "networks of social boundaries that enable or constrain freedom".
This is agency and structuration with a power lens.
Connections between individual agency and collective agency
Feminist scholarship and activism has long recognised and validated these dynamics, revealing the connections between individual agency (power within) and collective agency (power with) as people recognise, reimagine and enact differently the gendered power relations in society (PDF). Such empowerment practices typically iterate between the intimate, private and public spheres of personal and collective experience, ultimately transforming the scope of choice. These processes for example put women's rights on the table as a legitimate issue, so that they will eventually be taken up in legislation and in individual moments of choice.
Views of women's empowerment grounded in economics, which emphasise women's access to resources, their achievements, and their agency understood as the power to make strategic life choices, recognise the structural limits to women's options posed by the conditions and consequences of choice in the socio-cultural context. Empowerment therefore requires collective solidarity as well as individual assertiveness to act in transformative ways upon those conditions and consequences.
Agency in this view is not something women have more or less of in order to exercise choice; it is action on the field of possible choices.
These understandings and practices, well documented by activists and scholars over many decades, conceptualise agency as more than quota per person, a variable determined by circumstances, or a degree of choice within the options afforded by structure.
Instead agency is manifest in qualities of thought and action – individual and collective – that either reproduce or challenge those very structures. It would be a sad loss if these appreciations of agency's role in social change were silenced by a "simpler, cleaner and evidence-based" paradigm, and dismissed as "academic affectation" in favour of "innovative, adaptive and entrepreneurial" jargon to explain human behaviour.
Jethro Pettit is a Director of Teaching and Learning at the Institute of Development Studies. He is interested in the use of participatory learning methodologies to create and communicate new knowledge and ways of being, which lead to changes in power relations.


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do you think Asians can pull off blond hair? do you think they look bad with blond hair? what would you think if you saw one with blond hair?
right now I'm a red head and I am on the process of bleaching it to blond.
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I'm a big fan of black hair and pale skin, so while Asians might be able to pull off blond hair, why would they want to mess with what they have?10|10|0
pale skin? O.o I guess it depends which region of Asia they come from cause some have damn naturally hot tans :P


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"I live on water and I'm constantly on a dock," Stewart said.
Stewart said she has dealt with the damage too many and has tried to fix her own iPhone.
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The rice trick is just one trick on the websites list of ways to make your smartphone last longer.
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Hey Fools,
I was wondering if any of you could offer me some advice concerning starting a business, whether that advice is in what books to read, lessons learned etc.?
I am in the rpocess of reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad and it has gotten my fever going to open up a brewery/brew pub again. I have had this itch on and of, and in the process have come up with a biz name, motto, a list of beers to have throuhgout the year, both specialty/seasonal and standards. I've narrowed down my area to ventura County, they are one brewery shy of meeting their limit, plus my family lives around there and so are my favorite surf spots. I've been homebrewing for nearly 4 years and anticipate winning my first 1st place this May, we'll see though. Nonetheless, I have read up on what other breweries did to get started in their respective area, and in some cases (ala Dogfish Head) its almost blind luck they got it going at all.
I am familair with the laws regarding breweries in CA, but didn't know what accounting book to read or any other advice, lessons learned etc that would be handy. I figure this place and this community would be a great source of insigh. My background is in ocean science and aquaculture, non of which will provide me the freedom that owning a successful biz wil, of course I didn't realize that then....
I see the brewery opeartion starting in the next 2-3 years. I want to make sure the school loans my wife and I have are paid off in full, at which point we'll be back in SoCal and I can finalize site selection.
Anyways, any insights, tips, pionters or direction is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance
If you've got the time and money to get started, get started. You'll figure the rest out as you go.
If you don't have the time or the money you'll need both and the mantra of "investors" that will invest in "your" business are, family, friends and fools in that order.
Either way my advice is go for it. History is full of examples of entrepreneurs failing until they made it.
Starting a business requires deep pockets and patience. In my experience it takes at least one year to break even, and two years to take profit. My business was a Hairstyling Salon with two employees. Personal armour in the form of positive attitude is a must!
If you aren't comfortable with accounting, hire an accountant. Sure, you'll have to pay for it rather than doing it for free yourself, but you'll have enough on your plate doing everything else that you don't want to worry about learning and doing the accounting on top of that.
You can always learn later as you go. You can probably at least handle the bookkeeping yourself and let the accountand do the more difficult stuff.
BYU has a great online accounting class. The class is not religious and is very instructive.
One thing to do is to come up with a business plan with some rough guesses at cash flows: How much to get your licenses, how much to get you brewery set up and how much to get the pub side of things set up and how much your burn rate is going to be per month. Assume it takes you a year to get to breakeven. Can you come up with that much money?
Thanks for all the input! I guess I need to start by making a business plan and go from there. So, more DD needed. I was always thinking that it would take 2-3 years to break even. So I guess that thinking was worst-case scenario.
Has anyone ever used interns from a college to help with aspects of startign a biz.? Iwas thinking abotu talking to a marketing prof at UCSB about getting some of his/her students to do a marketing projectfor the biz for credits? Anyone done something like this?
Iwas thinking abotu talking to a marketing prof at UCSB about getting some of his/her students to do a marketing projectfor the biz for credits?
That's a great idea if they're willing, and they're usually looking for some real world project they can help with. You'll get some good ideas and probably a couple of crappy ones, but no loss if it doesn't cost you anything, right?
That's exactly what I was thinking. In fact, I was wondering how many other projects I could get done for free by going to a 4 yr institution and offering a real-life project/internship with real-world applications. I was toying with the idea of a microbiologist to help with yeast maintenance, I'm not so sure about a studetn studying accounting. Any other aspects of running a business that could be aqcuired this way?
Be careful not to study yourself out of business...
I don't think you'll be able to expect to get free accounting, but in all likelihood you'll probably be able to find a few willing accounting students to do your accounting fairly inexpensively. If you go that route I'd suggest doing your best to keep that person if you're happy with them.
Outside of that, I don't really know enough about the brewery business to have any other ideas, like with the microbiologist, other than to suggest using the same strategy I just laid out with the accounting.
The only other thing which should be obvious but is important enough to bear repeating... since you chose this location in part because of family being nearby, do your absolute best to keep your living expenses to an absolute minimum, and be expected to work a ton of hours for at least a couple of years. Take as little capital out of the business to either reinvest or pay down/off bills. Don't spend money you don't have on advertising assuming that it'll pay for itself down the road, because too often, you're screwed if it doesn't. chk999 makes a great point about start-up cash. It's hell trying to run an under-funded business.
chk999 does make a good piont about under-funding start-up costs, and from all my reading about what successful business people have had to do to ensure success early on, I was planning on maintinaing my current life style, which is way below our means. In fact, my reasoning for waiting for 2-3 years is so that we can pay off all our student loans and be debt free before this venture begins.
I don't want to be in the position were I am struggling to pay those loans off while struggling to get the brewpub going. So, in 2 years they should all be paid off, we can set aside some savings, and move back home. During that time, I am perfecting the recipes at home and trying to learn as much about the industry and materials as possible. I'll probably probe my family to see who would be the best person to pitch the idea to in the meantime as well.
You're suggestion about the accountant makes good sense.
Now I am left with one question concerning family. When do you give them discounts etc, or not. I've got a huge family, and I don't want ot be a scrooge, but I want to ultimately make a profit. Any insight?
I concur with posts 2, 3, and 8
the most important things:
1) don't borrow money2) expect to work like a dog and expect not to make any money for a year or two3) watch expenses like a hawk4) use an accountant unless you are gifted that way5) make a list of cheap and creative marketing ideas6) plan your work and work your plan
If you're already living way below your means, you're off to a good start.
As for family discounts, totally your discretion. If they're supportive, they won't expect any while you're starting out. After that and your'e in a better financial position, help them out relative to how much they helped you get there.
Thanks everyone for your input! It is helping me formulate my game plan with more detail thatn before. It'll be hard to do this without borrowing money, but I'm nearly done with the book Rich Dadd, Poor Dad and it has given me many ideas to generate money with little on hand.
Try to avoid making big up front investments. If you can lease or buy used, that can help you get started. Once you are profitable, you can always go out and buy land, property and fancy new equipment.
Networking is likely to be your best marketing. Since booze is so heavily regulated, your challenge will be to get it into bars and retailers.
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