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Do YOU Have A Blog?
November 8, 2007
Recently I ran a poll on this site asking the question, "Do you have a blog?" I received a generous amount of responses and most of the voters said that yes, they do have a blog. Of course I guessed that a very high percentage of people would pick that choice over "no" and "not yet", since after all this blog IS about blogging, but I was surprised at just how high that percentage was.91% of people who voted said that they do have a blog. 4% of voters said that they don't have a blog at all, and another 5% said that they haven't made their blog YET. It surprised me that more people didn't vote that they were going to make a blog but hadn't yet. I thought that there would be more beginners reading this site, interested in finding out what it takes to have a blog and make money online with it.
I really enjoyed going over the responses and finding out what kind of readers I have on this site. It's always important to know who you're writing for exactly so you can do a better job at it. If you haven't run any polls of the sort on your own blog yet, you might want to try it. There's an interesting plugin I use called WP-Polls Plugin. It's very simple to work with and once you starting using it on your site, it will be 100% to your advantage.
For me, running polls is a win-win-win-win! I can learn more about the readers of this site and get feedback to help me out, for one thing. Having a poll within posts or the sidebar also adds a sense of interactivity to a blog and gets the readers interested. And then, once you're done with the poll, you can write up a post sharing the results! Polls are a lot of fun and can be very, very helpful. Any blogger who has never implemented one on their site is definitely missing on some great opportunities.
Tell me, do YOU have a blog and how do you use polls on it, if you do at all?
13 Responses to "Do YOU Have A Blog?"
Nathan Chapman on
November 8th, 2007 5:16 am
I don't have a Poll on my site yet, but I am very interested in one.
Hmm… What do you use to run your polls, Tay?
Ruchir on
November 8th, 2007 9:19 am
I haven't conducted polls yet, because my traffic and reader levels aren't quite there yet. But, yeah I'll be introducing them to my blog after a month I guess…
Michael Eyer on
November 8th, 2007 9:29 am
@Nathan – If you need help installing it let me know. With wordpress it is very simple. About a 5 minute process. I added them to my site this morning. Very easy to use. Thanks for the great post Tay.
Diana13 on
November 8th, 2007 3:20 pm
I do have a blog and I also have had a poll once. My curiosity with that poll was "How time do you spend blogging?". But I think in the future I'll run other polls, too, because it's funny and like you said, I can find interesting stuff about my readers.
Nathan Chapman on
November 8th, 2007 11:33 pm
@Micheal – Yes, Thanks for the offer. Just send me the link to the plugin, and I can do the rest.
Keep up the great work Tay
Wayne Liew on
November 9th, 2007 6:46 am
What I scared most about starting a poll is that no one will be voting on it and in the end I might have to "chip in" the polls myself. :lol:
This might be that my blog is not in the position to start a poll but I am having the feeling that I am going to start a poll soon. I am just trying to think of what to ask.
"Myspace Codes" or Myspace on
November 9th, 2007 7:40 am
I used to have a blog but i no longer update them. i prefer reading people's blog, leave comments and rate them.
- Michael Eyer on November 9th, 2007 10:25 am
david on
November 9th, 2007 5:13 pm
I need to start a poll too to understand the readers.
Tay on
November 9th, 2007 6:47 pm
@Nathan – The plugin I use is called WP Plugins. It really does the job!
@Diana – That's a good topic for a poll. My newest one is, "How long have you been blogging?" I agree with you, polls definitely are entertaining for both parties!
@Wayne – I think everyone has had an experience where they've tried out something new and no one has participated. Myself included, several times! But I think you WILL have success with running a poll once you come up with a good question. They're very fun and quite easy to do. Good luck! :)
Frank C on
November 12th, 2007 9:15 am
I've been blogging, technically, since 2004. However, I only became consistent with it since May of 2007.
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The Document Diva on
December 5th, 2007 6:06 pm
Thanks for the tip. I will implement a poll once my traffic gets higher and more consistent.
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I know it sounds like a "duh", but it's true. The greatest challenge you will ever face in your life is learning to "be" who you already are.
So what makes it so hard to accomplish that simple goal? Why do we spend so much of our lives pretending to be someone we're not?
First of all, it's a human problem that everyone has to learn to deal with because all of us start out as children conditioned to be good and do what we are told. We learn very early in life the importance of pleasing others so they will like us. So we pretend to be the person we think they want us to be. Breaking out of the false self we created for ourselves in childhood is almost impossible because it has become an unconscious life long habit.
So how do we begin "being" who we already are?
Discover your life purpose and the begin living your life in alignment with that purpose. What is your life dream? What fascinates you? What would you do if there were no barriers keeping you from living that dream? What would you do even if they never paid you to do it? Until you discover your life purpose, you will spend your life working for a paycheck as a labor commodity for someone else and their dreams. The day you discover your life purpose, you will be working for yourself, and your work will have deep personal meaning.
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- Once you re-discover your dream and re-discover "who you have always been", embrace the skills you already have, and then start learning what you need to know to make that dream come to the center of your life. Live it! Read it. Study it. Become a teachable person. Embrace change. Take action. Learn what you need to know to make that dream a reality. And never stop moving toward that dream.
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WHO To Hold SARS Conference To Review Scientific Findings and Public Health Response
On June 17-18, 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold the WHO Global Conference on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference will bring public health practitioners and leading experts on SARS together to review the scientific findings on SARS and examine the public health interventions to contain the disease. Experts from Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Canada and the United States will discuss the lessons learned in their national response to SARS. Additional sessions at the conference will discuss clinical diagnosis and management, the possible role of animals, preparedness and response coordination, surveillance, blood safety and epidemiological modeling. As of June 2, 2003, the WHO has reported a total of 8,384 cases of SARS worldwide with 770 deaths reported. The United States has reported 66 cases, with no fatalities.
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It has happened! I finally decided to work with another agent, Beth Campbell, in my office, not as a team but in a collaboration that is new and exciting. I bring the technology to the party and Beth brings the word phrasing and great ideas. Together we feel as though we have a lot to offer to the Towne lake area, and this new website is just the ticket to prove it!
This new site will allow you to see what is happening in the various neighborhoods, check out the rental section as well as Restaurant guide and business directory. If you see something that you would like to have on the site, drop me an email and let me know.
Please go check out TowneLakeRealEstate.com and let me know what you think. This will become the pioint source for everything that is going on in the communities that make up Towne Lake. Beth and I will be working on delivering the best of our Real Estate knowledge to Towne Lake in the hopes that we can become the premier agents to work with. Seperately, we are making great strides, but together we feel that we offer more to our buyers and sellers than most other agents.
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Year: 2014
BookFest set for November 22
From 11am till 2pm on Saturday, November 22, 11 regional authors and 1 illustrator will be appearing for book signings at 11 downtown shops.
November's hosting locations are Alleghany Arts & Crafts, Alleghany Historical Museum, Becca's Backwoods, Books N' Friends, Farmer's Hardware, Imaging Specialists, Inc., Mangum-Cater on Main, Sparky's Coffeehouse, Studio Redwood, Touch of Grace, and The Vintage Cottage.
Authors are Doug Butler, Chris Cox, Karen Hall, Jeff Halsey, Suzanne Irwin & Zach Hamm, Illustrator, Ellie Kirby, Aaron McAlexander, Elva Sieg, Diane Trott, and Sam Williams.
Alleghany Arts & Crafts:
|Ann Black
Ivy Rose
Alleghany Historical Museum:
Doug Butler
After Appomattox: NC Civil War Monuments
Becca's Backwoods:
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Building the Blue Ridge Parkway
Books N Friends:
Elva Sieg
Celebrating the Underdog by Tom Sieg
Farmer's Hardware:
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Waking Up in a Cornfield: A Selection of Columns
Imaging Specialists, Inc.:
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Star Route Books
Mangum Cater Pottery on Main:
Aaron McAlexander
The Last One Leaving Mayberry
Sparky's Coffeehouse:
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Cherokee Inc.: The Case of the Incinerated Indian
Studio Redwood:
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The White Bear
Touch of Grace:
|Sam Williams
Garden Snippets
The Vintage Cottage:
|Suzanne Mellow-Irwin
and illustrator Zach Hamm
The Stratford Oaks Tales
2014 NCSH Awards
We attended the Annual Awards Banquet of the North Carolina Society of Historians in Mooresville, on October 25.
We won a Joe M. McLauren Newsletter award for the Alleghany Historical Genealogical Society newsletter we produce.
Our 2014 issue Emma Jean's Blue Ridge Almanac also won Paul Green Multimedia Award. (The 2015 book will be available in November.)
Imaging Specialists, Inc. also redesigned the 14 NCSH award certificates and printed them, this year.
Angel Street
Here's a poster we drew for Angel Street, the play opening tomorrow night (Halloween) in Sparta. It's based on the old movie Gaslight, where Charles Boyer tries to convince his new wife, Ingrid Bergman, she's crazy. We used an actual gas flame for the lamp illustration and found the gradient made a nice, spooky evening background, also.
Plan to join us and the Alleghany Community Theatre at 8:45pm – NO ADMISSION charged, but mainly for adults- not really a kid's event.
Exciting News at ISI!
- We're finishing up the 2015 issue of Emma Jean's Blue Ridge Almanac this week. Books will be available in November, 2014. If you'd like to be a distributor, just let us know.
- ISI is now on instagram. Follow us! (And we're still on facebook. Like us!)
- BookFest is set for November 22, 2014.
Watch for updates soon!
- Recently, we've helped with projects for NC Society of Historians as well as Northwestern Regional Library. More news on these projects will be posted this month.
- Our new site will be launching later this month, and Star Route Books' site and Shop will be changing, as well.


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Pretty Painted Flower Pots DIY
I had a few clay flower pots that I didn't use when I painted the Candy Corn Flower Pots, so today I thought I'd embellish them using some paint and a black permanent marker.
These were unbelievably easy, you need zero painting skills. I chose to use orange and yellow paint for Autumn, (I was trying to make them look like mums.) but you could do them in any color, for any season.
1. Using the color paint you want your flower to be, paint a few "blob" shapes on your flower pot. Using green paint, paint a couple of leaves. I only did about 2 leaves on each pot, but the number of leaves you do is up to you.
2. Once your paint is dry, grab you black marker and doodle your flower. I started in the middle, added petals and then outlined the leaf.
3. Enjoy looking at your beautiful new flower pot.
The community garden we have a plot at is having an Autumn decorating contest, so these as well as other decorations I've made and thrifted are going to go out in our garden. I will take pictures once we get it all decorated!
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Cute! You are so talented! My flowers would not look that pretty. :PReplyDeleteReplies
aw, thanks! I'm sure your would be super pretty as well. ;)Delete
These are so pretty! I love them! You're so creative! :)ReplyDelete
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I was super inspired by mums! I think they're so pretty.Delete
Pretty! It's always fun doing little projects like this. :)ReplyDelete
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Christmas is days away!! Do you have all your holiday shopping done? If not.. go with a gift sure to make anyone's holiday just as special as they are! Fine jewelry is one gift where you can never go wrong. On Snapped by Gracie, I always try and promote my followers to follow their own personal style and dress for themselves; however, fine jewelry can truly be paired to fit anyone's style no matter what the occasion! As seen in this post and this post, I pair jewelry with my everyday casual clothes as well as my nicer pieces, whether they be trendy or classic!
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Guwahati, Nov. 14: Arunachal Pradesh is finding it difficult to provide land for compensatory afforestation for the loss of forestland because of the upcoming hydroelectric projects.
The Forest Conservation Act 1980 requires that compensatory afforestation should be carried out in equivalent non-forest areas to cover for loss of forestland in non-forest projects, like industries and dams.
Sources said Arunachal Pradesh, where a large number of hydroelectric projects are coming up, has informed the inter-ministerial committee for hydropower development for Northeast that providing non-forest land for compensatory afforestation is a problem as the state has 81 per cent of its area under forest. The state forest department has informed that it has been able to identify only 12,800 hectares of degraded forestland in 11 forest divisions.
On the other hand, according to ministry of environment and forests, which based its report on the state of forest report (2009), Arunachal Pradesh has degraded forest area of 15 lakh hectares.
The committee has asked the Arunachal Pradesh forest department to re-evaluate the figures and to analyse the reason for the variance.
The ministerial committee in its report said that the Central Electricity Authority has estimated that an area of 19,882 hectares of forestland will be diverted for non-forest use in the state for 18 out of 39 projects with a capacity of 100MW or more.
The report further said that if non-forest land is available in the state, compensatory afforestation should be done in the state itself. But if the requisite area of land is not available in the state, the possibility of arranging land in other states of the region may also be explored. If that too is not available, the possibility of compensatory afforestation is other states may be explored.
The issue of compensatory afforestation as a constraint in hydropower development was not raised by other states of the region, but all the states have been asked to prepare an inventory of available degraded forestland.
Developers executing the projects are already showing concern about the delay in getting environment and forest clearances at the state level, which has resulted in delay in implementation of projects.
Sources said there has been an agreement that state governments shall facilitate environment and forest clearances at state level, and in order to speed up the process, a single window clearance mechanism under the chief secretary of the state may be constituted.
The committee has recommended a fixed timeframe for speedy implementation of various steps involved in these clearances.


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Using the Ephix Media Site
I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I basically had to take down the site for The Third Face and replace it with the Dungeon University content. That doesn't bother me at the moment--I haven't been promoting The Third Face for a while now.
Still, this whole thing is only beginning: mentioning this game online while I work towards playable prototypes. I hope to get interest in Dungeon University going from here on out, and this is the first step. After all, it is possible that within a month I'll have a few people testing the game. (More on the prototypes another time.)
Once I get some form of income, I'd like to invest in some other domains besides the rather vague ephixmedia.com. Obviously, once this game gets up off the ground, it'll make sense to have dungeonuniversity.com, and in case of future projects, I'd like to eventually set up an ephixgames.com as a hotspot for my game development ventures. As writing books becomes relevant again, there will probably be an ephixbooks.com and perhaps even a specific thethirdface.com.
All of that, though, is way in the future. This website is still going to be the central hub for all of my various projects, regardless. It's a good umbrella for all of it. (Though I might still grab philnschipper.com some day as a redirect...)
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Conservation Using "Bycatch Reduction Devices" (BRDs), In
Dharmendra Kumar Meena.,
Debabrata panda., 1
Amiya Kumar Sahoo., 1
Bijay Kumar Bahera1.
1. Central Inland Fisheries Institute,
Barrackpore, Kolkata, 700 120
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simplest term bycatch refers to non-targeted species retained, sold
or discarded for any reason (Alverson et
al., 1994).Bycatch includes both
discarded and retained incidental catch of non-targeted finfishes and
invertebrates, as well as also involve endangered, threatened or
protected species. 'Incidental catch' is the retained catch of
non-targeted species and 'discarded catch' is that portion of
catch returned to the sea because of economic, legal or personal
considerations. Fisheries bycatch has been identified as a primary
driver of population declines in several species of marine mega-fauna
such as elasmobranchs, mammals, seabirds and sea turtles.
bycatch in Indian and world fisheries
(2010) estimated the bycatch discards from mechanised trawlers
operating in Indian EEZ at 1.2 million tonnes. The Global bycatch by
the world's marine fishing fleets was estimated at 28.7 million t
in 1994, of which 27.0 million t (range : 17.9-39.5 million t) were
discarded annually and shrimp trawling alone accounted for 9.5
million t (35 %) of discards annually. In 1998, FAO estimated a
global discard level of 20 million t (FAO, 1999). Average annual
global discards, has been re-estimated to be 7.3 million t, based on
a weighted discard rate of 8%, during 1992-2001 period (Kelleher,
reduction has been attempted by (i) a reduction in the overall
fishing effort by removal of excess capacity, regulatory bans, trade
related measures and consumer behaviour, (ii) a reduction in bycatch
per unit effort by technological interventions and (iii) management
actions. Various types of bycatch reduction technologies have been
developed and deployed in the fishing industry around the world.
reduction in trawl fisheries
trawls in general and shrimp trawls in particular have poor selective
characteristics. Some of the advantages in reducing the amount of
unwanted bycatch caught in trawls are (i) reduction in impact of
trawling on non-targeted marine resources, (ii) reduction in damage
to shrimps due to absence of large animals in codend, (iii) shorter
sorting times, (iv) longer tow times, and (v) lower fuel costs due to
reduced net drag. Operation related approaches to bycatch reduction
include appropriate choice of fishing area, fishing depth and fishing
time and season. Gear related approaches include trawl design
improvement, mesh size optimization, br catch reduction devices.
size regulation is a common measure for reducing the bycatch of
juveniles and small sized non-target species in trawls and is an
important step towards reducing the growth overfishing, rampant in
Indian fisheries. The use of square mesh instead of traditional
diamond mesh generally increases selectivity, in respect of many
species (Boopendranath and Pravin, 2005).
Reduction Devices
developed to exclude the endangered species like turtle, and to
reduce the non-targeted species in different gear systems are
collectively known as Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs). BRDs can be
broadly classified into three categories based on the type of
materials used for their construction, viz.
Soft BRDs, Hard BRDs, and
Combination BRDs. Soft BRDs make use of soft materials like netting
and rope frames for separating and excluding bycatch. Hard BRDs are
those, which use hard or semiflexible grids and structures for
separating and excluding bycatch. Combination BRDs use more than one
BRD, usually hard BRD in combination with soft BRD, integrated to a
single system. The salient features of some of the important BRDs are
described in the following sections.
windows and square mesh codend
windows made of large square mesh netting (square mesh window) or
parallel ropes (rope BRD) or simple slits (bigeye BRD) or rigid
windows (fisheye BRD) are provided on the upper side of the codend or
belly and they function based on the differential behavior of fishes
and shrimps. Fishes that have entered the codend tend to swim back and
escape through the openings, at the top in the front section of the
codend. The square meshes have the advantage that the mesh opening is
not distorted while under operation, unlike diamond meshes. The
codends made of square meshes maintains a cylindrical shape while the
diamond mesh codend assumes a bulbous shape with the accumulation of
Escapement Section
radial section of netting with large meshes or parallel ropes is
provided between hind belly and codend. Small sized fishes, jelly
fish and other bycatch components which have low swimming ability are
expelled due to enhanced water flow through large mesh section.
Often, a funnel made of small netting is provided to accelerate the
water flow inside the trawl and guide the fish towards the codend.
Actively swimming fishes swim back and escape through the large mesh
netting section surrounding the funnel, where the water flow rate is
weak, while the shrimps are retained in the codend. Studies using
Radial Escapement Device have shown 20-40% reduction in the fish
bycatch (Boopendranath et al.,
with guiding panels
nets (also known as veil nets) are cone shaped nets inserted into
standard trawls which direct unwanted bycatch to an escape hole cut
into the body of the trawl leading to a second codend. The large
mesh funnel inside the net guides the fish to a second codend with
large diamond mesh netting, while shrimps pass through large meshes
and accumulate in the main codend. Bycatch exclusion rates of 15-50%,
with shrimp loss of 5-15% has been reported in sieve net installed
trawl operations in different fishing.
grid sorting devices
designs of rigid grid sorting devices have been developed for
separation of shrimp from non-shrimp resources, such as Juvenile and
Trash Excluder Device, (JTED) and Juvenile Fish Excluder cum Shrimp
Sorting Device (JFE-SSD). Operations using rigid oval grid device has
given a bycatch exclusion of about 64%, in Indian waters.
Fish Excluder cum Shrimp Sorting Device (JFE-SSD)
has evolved a unique solution for this problem by developing the
Juvenile Fish Excluder cum Shrimp Sorting Device (JFESSD). The JFE-SSD
brings down the bycatch of juveniles and small sized non-targeted
species in commercial shrimp trawl, at the same time enabling
fishermen to harvest and retain large commercially valuable finfishes
and shrimp species. In addition, the fishermen would benefit
economically from higher catch values due to improved catch quality,
shorter sorting time, longer tow duration, higher catch and lower
fuel costs. JFE-SSD operations off Cochin (India) have realised
bycatch reduction up to 43% with shrimp retention of
96-97%. Juvenile
and Trash Excluder Device (JTED)
consists of three rectangular panels joined with hinges, installed in
the trawl codend. The first two panels consisted of a framework of
parallel vertical bars designed to allow fish to escape from the
codend. The third panel consisted of a rectangular sheet of
small-mesh netting to prevent escaped fish from re-entering the
codend. The evaluation of JTED in Vietnamese shrimp trawl fishery has
shown exclusion of 73% of juvenile fish, 16% of valuable fish, and 8%
of shrimp, although most valuable fish and shrimp were smaller than
the minimum legal landing size.
Excluder Devices
were introduced in US shrimp fishery in late 1980s. CIFT-TED is an
efficient turtle excluder device developed at Central Institute of
Fisheries Technology (Cochin, India) with focus on reducing catch
losses, which is a cause of concern for trawler fishermen in adopting
the device. CIFT-TED is a simple single grid, hard TED design with top
opening. It consists of an oval frame measuring 1000x800 mm and is
constructed with 10 mm & #248; stainless steel rod. Five vertical grid
bars of 8 mm & #248; stainless steel rod are welded to the inside of the
oval frame. The spacing between the deflector bars is 142 mm and the
maximum spacing between the frame and the adjacent deflector bar is
90 mm. The frame was fixed in the TED extension at 45° angle. Catch
losses during the experimental operations due to installation of
CIFT-TED were in the range of 0.52-0.97% for shrimp and 2.44-3.27%
for non-shrimp catch components ( Boopendranath et
al., 2010b).
reduction in purse seine fisheries
seines like other surrounding nets are not selective. Special escape
panels known as Medina panels, which are sections of fine mesh that
prevent dolphins from becoming entangled in the gear, and back down
manoeuvre have been deployed to prevent capture of dolphins in purse
seines. Selection of mesh size for the purse seine appropriate for
the target species, proper choice of fishing area, depth and season
could also lead to better selectivity of purse seines.
reduction in gillnets
of gillnet mesh size and hanging coefficient according to the target
species and size group and judicious deployment of gill net in terms
of fishing ground, fishing depth and season in order to minimise the
gear interaction with the non-targeted species are important bycatch
mitigation measures for gill net fisheries. Lost gillnets continue to
gill and entangle fish and other marine organisms leading to unwanted
mortality, this process called ghost fishing. One approach to
minimise ghost fishing by lost gill nets, is to use biodegradable
natural fibre twines or time release elements to connect the netting
to floats (Hameed and Boopendranath, 2000). Another approach to
prevent ghost fishing is to locate and retrieve lost fishing gear.
reduction in hook and line fisheries
with sea birds during long line operation are minimised using dyed
bait, deploying bird scaring devices (streamers) in the area where
bait is set and by using sub-surface setting chutes for operation of
branch lines. Sub-surface setting chutes, bluedyed bait, weighted
baits and side-sets were reported to have reduced the bycatch of
seabirds in the Hawaiian longline tuna and swordfish fisheries. Sea
turtle mortality in long line operations have been reduced by using
circle hooks in place of conventional J-hooks.
reduction in trap fisheries
to reduce bycatch in trap fishing include optimised trap design and
trap mouth configuration according to the target species and
provision of escape windows for juveniles and nontarget species in
the design side and appropriate choice of bait type, fishing area,
fishing depth, fishing time and season in the operational side to
minimise gear interaction with non-target species.
reduction technologies have been mandated and effectively implemented
in several scientifically managed fisheries in the world. However,
its adoption in less effectively managed fisheries with open access
regime may require the active involvement of stakeholders in the
process, supported by a system of incentives and disincentives and
training. A rights based regulated access system based on a strong
inclusive participatory system of management seems to be necessary
for facilitating large scale adoption of bycatch reduction
technologies. BRDs and TEDs most appropriate for the regional fishery
conditions should be adopted and enforced legally, after careful
scientific evaluation and commercial trials, in order to ensure
long-term sustainability of fishery resources, protect biodiversity
and safeguard sea turtles from accidental mortality associated with
shrimp trawling. A National Plan of Action for bycatch reduction in
fishing gears, particularly targeting trawling sector, is necessary
for the sustainability of Indian fisheries.
D.L., Freeberg, M.H., Murawski, S.A. and Pope. J.G. (1994) A Global
assessment of fisheries bycatch and discards, FAO Fish. Tech. Paper
339, FAO, Rome: 233 p.
Pramod, G. (2010)
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Marine Fish Catches in the
Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, Field Report (Pitcher, T.J., Ed.),
Policy and Ecosystem Restoration in Fisheries, Fisheries Centre,
University of British Columbia, BC, Vancouver, Canada: 29 p.
Boopendranath, M.R
and Pravin, P (2005) Selectivity of Trawls, Fish. Technol. 42(1):
M.R., Prakash, R.R. and Pravin, P. (2010b) A review of the
development of the TED for Indian fisheries, Indian Ocean
—South-East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle MoU Website,
Boopendranath, M.R.,
Pravin, P., Gibinkumar, T.R. and Sabu, S. (2008) Bycatch Reduction
Devices for Selective Shrimp Trawling, Final Report on ICAR Adhoc
Project, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, 220 p.
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Discards in the world's fisheries marine - an update, FAO
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Off The Ball co-presenter looks at the tactics on both sides ahead of Saturday's 12.30pm kick off16:44 Friday 2 December 2016, 16:44 2 Dec 2016
The first time I saw the 3-4-3 style system properly being used in England was the FA Cup final in 2013 when Wigan Athletic beat Manchester City in the final.
Roberto Martinez used the system and it was the first time I'd really seen it used.
When teams I played against used wing-backs, it actually would have been the old standard 3-5-2 with two up front.
The 3-4-3 that Antonio Conte has used with success at Chelsea is an interesting one. It's not the way that Conte would want to play. He says it himself that he sees himself as a back four man.
But he's used this system with Italy and used it with Juventus in the past and it's a system that really works for him. He can coach it really well and get the best out of the players that he's got.
It was needs must for him because of the way the team were playing before. They got hammered by Arsenal, lost badly against Liverpool prior to that, back four wasn't working and he felt they were too vulnerable.
He's changed the system and it's worked collectively and individually.
Eden Hazard was playing well anyway prior to that but he looks incredible within this 3-4-3 system.
There's no responsibility defensively on him. He knows he's got someone behind him and the man behind Marcos Alonso also has someone behind him in many respects as well. There's adequate cover down that side. So Hazard's been a revelation since the change and Diego Costa has been Diego Costa. I just love watching him play and I think he's been sensational again this season.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola congratulates Nolito after the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Picture by Martin Rickett PA Wire/PA Images
With the back three, you've got a bit of structure and it helps David Luiz to step in. As crazy as it sounds, he's now got a bit of freedom from centre back because he doesn't have that total responsibility on him to defend, which I think everyone watching the game would recognise that one of David Luiz's biggest strengths isn't his defending. He struggles with his positional sense at times and can get caught out, whereas now he's got cover.
He's the best ball-player that they have in the back-three. He can play midfield as we've seen before at Chelsea.
But what's really been important is in front of the back-three. N'Golo Kante was good in the early stages of the season but looked ropey in the Arsenal game. But by and large he's had a good season.
But when we talk about Hazard being back to the best that he was at two seasons ago, Nemanja Matic is back! Back to the levels he was hitting two or three seasons ago as well.
Matic and Kante alongside each other is working well. Matic is able to step in like he was a couple of years ago and start attacks going forward.
So there are a number of factors within the system that make it work. And there hasn't been much change in terms of personnel recently. Conte has been able to use by and large the same team for the past six to seven weeks.
Chelsea have got spells where they have got to contain, and they can do it. But yet they've got that bit of creative spark as well.
Manchester City, like the Blues, are in their first season under a new manager. I feel this game against Chelsea is THE biggest game of the season so far for Pep Guardiola.
I was at Burnley last week and it was almost as if Guardiola's recognising that he's got to play different ways. David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Ilkay Gundogan were rested. But I think those four will start in this match.
It suggests to me Fernando and Nolito won't start. So I'm not sure Guardiola's going to start Yaya Toure in the game because I can't see De Bruyne or Silva not starting this game.
City played a different way last week. They went long a lot. I don't think I've seen the goalkeeper Claudio Bravo kick as many times long in a game.
I think Guardiola maybe recognised that Burnley's strength was to go and press them and put them under pressure. They were giving it away a couple of times early on so there was a change of tactics.
Aleksandr Kolarov went so long so often too.
I don't see them necessarily doing that this week. I don't think Chelsea are going to press as much because last week it was Burnley who were at home and had to get a response after their result against West Brom.
That's the thing I'd be looking at this weekend. I think City will get a bit more freedom with them being at home and being able to play more freely.
So there's an intriguing thing really within this. When you bring four or five of the main players back into the City team. I think they will be a lot stronger than the previous week but I think they've also got one eye on the Champions League game against Celtic a few days later.
There have been a lot of personnel changes in the City side compared to Chelsea this season but that has mostly been down to the Champions League commitments. So Guardiola has to use his squad to cope with all the travelling. It does take its toll on a side. Chelsea don't have to worry about that.
But can City find a way of unlocking Chelsea? There are ways to hurt that system and Guardiola would have played against that system during his own career.
It's quite easy to see him changing and going for a three at the back himself. It can free up an extra man in midfield and they can get more bodies further forward.
But Guardiola, by and large, has mostly been a back four man. Whether or not we might see the inverted full backs coming into play where they go man for man with the two Chelsea wide men, Pedro and Hazard, we'll have to wait and see.
That would leave you on 2-on-1 defensively which still gives you that stability going forward and less responsibility for midfielders to track back in.
But when Everton tried to match Chelsea, it went horribly wrong in that 5-0 defeat. Everton cannot play three at the back against the caliber of Chelsea.
So it's going to be interesting to see what Guardiola tries to do and I'm looking forward to seeing Saturday's tactics.
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Details Posted: October 31, 2017 Location: South Haldley, Massachusetts Salary: Open Employment Type: Full-time Organization Type: Higher Education Institution The Mount Holyoke Fund Marketing Officer reports to the Associate Director of The Mount Holyoke Fund/Marketing Specialist and helps coordinate messaging, collateral materials, Web content, e-communications and audio-video in support of Advancement goals and consistent with other communications of the College. The Officer will serve as a liaison to the Office of Communications to coordinate the calendaring and production of division-wide marketing efforts. Roles and Responsibilities: Manage communications intake calendar for Advancement. Liaise with central communications office and external vendors to develop collateral material Leverage social media and information technology to promote events, engagement and giving opportunities. Develop ideas for MHF marketing campaigns to help achieve annual fundraising goals. 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"I've always had an affinity for entertaining people," said Cedillo, who traveled from San Bernardino County for the audition. "Any time you get an opportunity to do something that is fun and not like work, it's a blessing."
The performers who auditioned had experience in a variety of disciplines.
Justice Hedenberg, 23, recently moved from Vermont to Los Angeles to advance his career as an actor and stuntman.
A former gymnast and skateboarder, Hedenberg has some TV and film experience but has never performed in a Western-themed show.
"My friend told me about this," he said of the audition. "I couldn't say no."
The stunt coordinator for the new show is Carl Ciarfalio, a professional stuntman with a storied career in major films, who got his start in the first Wild West Stunt Show at Knott's in 1973.
Beyond athleticism, stunt performers need to have the "ability to adapt to the action and the ability to stay in character," Ciarfalio said. A goofy character, for example, would need to maintain silly expressions and mannerisms.
And Knott's new stunt show has its share of colorful characters, with monikers such as Scratch, Skunk Mayfield and Col. Randall Hawkins. The 20-minute show pits Hawkins against the infamous Mayfield clan, who are in Calico to exact revenge against Hawkins, who humiliated Ox Mayfield years earlier.
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hey, guys! i am happy to introduce bria as today's guest poster. bria and i have chatted over the interwebs for quite some time now. she is very knowledgeable in all things yoga, and has offered to share some information today. i hope you enjoy reading them!
Hey, everyone. My name is Bria, and I'm a Yoga instructor based in New York City. I've been reading Janetha's awesome blog for awhile now, and am super psyched at the chance to guest post here. Thanks, Janetha! Today I'll be talking about getting started (and keeping going), in Yoga.
As a Yoga instructor who teaches many classes in the gym setting, I interact with Yoga newbies almost daily. We're talking about the types of people who would most likely never wander into a Yoga studio on their own. I love this about my job! Many of these people have, over time, become my regular students. It's been amazing to see them grow and develop, on the mat and in their lives.
I often chat with folks who want to try my class. I see them peek in at what we're up to from, say, the weight room or the treadmill. Often, I can see they are intimidated, even scared to join in. Intimidated, but intrigued.
Indeed, it seems that these days, everyone is curious about Yoga, which is a good thing (clearly I'm biased here, but hey, there are tons of benefits.)
But as we all know, sometimes finding (and keeping) the motivation to try something new can be a huge challenge. Allow me to debunk a few Yoga myths I hear often, and to offer some motivation tips.
Myth Number One: Yoga is only for flexible people, and I'm not flexible!
Yes, Yoga does improve flexibility, but it does not require flexibility. In fact, the inflexible often see the greatest gains from Yoga. Besides, if you aren't so limber, how are you going to limber up by not stretching? Uh, hello! That would be like me thinking I could get strong or cardiovascularly fit by avoiding cardio and strength training. (For the record, yes, I DO cross-train).
Yoga not only improves flexibility, but it strengthens, tones, improves coordination and balance. It improves propriorecption, and calms us down. Yoga also offers us a smooth, refreshing boost of energy and clarity of mind.
Myth Number Two: I tried Yoga once or twice, and didn't like it. So it's not for me. Ever.
A little secret: When I first tried Yoga, I was bored and not really feeling it. But I knew it was good for me, and I felt relaxed afterwards. I stayed curious and circled back to it until I found a teacher and style of Yoga that resonated with me at that stage in my life.
Now I'm not going to say that Yoga IS for everyone. But I truly believe there is a type of Yoga out there for most of us. What rocks your best friend or boyfriend's world might leave you cold. (Or overheated, in the case of hot Yoga….hot Yoga isn't for everyone. But that's a whole 'nother post topic!) So try different teachers, other class types, a different studio. Search around until something resonates. Take a beginner's class or set of classes if that is offered in your area. Focus on the benefits.That's what I did back in the day, and it was literally a life-changer.
Myth Number Three: But I don't have time.
Ahhhh, the "t word." Can you commit to one class a week? Can you take some of what you learn in the class and incorporate it into your other workouts and day-to-day life? For example, try stretching out between sets in the weight room rather than just wandering around. Do a few breaths in downward dog after a run. At your desk, stretch a bit throughout your workday. Breathe deeply as you lie in bed at night to help you find a restful sleep. Meditate for two minutes in the morning to set a positive tone for your day. Wow, you just did Yoga!
Myth Number Four: But I'm not good at it. Or I'm afraid I won't be good at it.
Oooohh, this has got to be one of my favorites! (As you can see, it's variation of some of the above concerns). A lot of guys struggle with this. Hello, male ego, anyone?
Simply put: Not being good at something can actually be fun. It's a chance to be a student again, to perhaps defy your expectations, and to face your fears. We truly grow in life when we allow ourselves to face up to things that intimidate us. And trust me, most people in Yoga are too focused on their own practice to really get all up in your biz if you're struggling. Odds are, you
To me, the most intriguing parts of my personal Yoga practice are poses that I cannot do well, the side of my body that isn't as limber, and calming my mind during meditation. In other words, the places where I struggle.
Mistakes are a part of life, and we all make mistakes. Allow yourself room for mistakes and detours, because these are often the places where true creativity and breakthroughs emerge.
Give yourself the chance to amaze yourself. The things we discover on the Yoga mat can lead to big discoveries in our lives. What once seemed impossible can become merely challenging. Truly. I've experienced it firsthand, and so can you, one breath at a time.
Myth Number 5: But other people are sooooo much better at it.
Well, this isn't such a myth because, sometimes, yes, they are damn good. Chances are, they have been practicing Yoga for a long time, or have some sort of other movement experience or yeah, natural talent, that makes things look easeful for them.
Let them inspire and motivate you, not intimidate you. Guarantee you they struggle with something in Yoga. Trust me on this.
Motivation Tips:
1. Focus on the benefits, in the good feeling Yoga gives you.
2. Let go of the all or nothing mentality. A pose a day and a few mindful breaths a day is a great start. Really!
3. My mentor always says, "progress not perfection." I love this mantra.
4. It helps to remember it's just a class, not a competition.
5. Remember that things change, and that it's okay. Certain poses get easier over time. Others might become more challenging. Your mind might be calmer one day than the next. This is all part of the process, and a great chance to learn about your own body and mind connection.
Thanks for reading, and if you want to visit me, I blog about food, Yoga, and randomness at WestofPersia.com . My Yoga site is BriaYoga.com Feel free to reach out to me with any questions, or to come take a class if you're in NYC,. Jump into one of my workshops or retreats if you'd like. It was fun sharing with you all!
Thanks for reading, and thanks again, lovely Janetha, for the opportunity to guest post.


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Constantia Flexibles is one of the world's leading manufacturers of flexible packaging and labels. The group supplies its products to numerous multinational corporations and local market leaders in the food, pet food, pharmaceuticals and beverage industries. In recent years the group has developed from a supplier with a strong European regional focus into a group which is active on a global basis in the world's most attractive and fastest-growing markets for flexible packaging and labels. Constantia Flexibles stands for premium positioning, leading technology, customer proximity and highly efficient production facilities. In total Constantia Flexibles has over 4,000 customers worldwide. Over 10,000 employees in 55 production locations in over 23 countries supply innovative flexible packaging solutions on a global level. The business of Constantia Flexibles is divided into three divisions - Food, Pharma and Labels.
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• Search for alternatives sources and products
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• Degree in either industrial engineering or chemistry
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Over the last few weeks I have been busy decorating the kids playroom. It's still in working progress because I haven't painted the walls yet. Hubby said it can wait until the new year which is fair enough. We have enough to be doing to the run to Christmas anyway. What I did want to do though was to create a little seating area for the kids.
We installed a TV a few weeks back for them. I decided to buy a white Samsung which goes lovely with the room. All the walls in the house are a light grey and the tiles are a darker grey. I wish the existing storage units we had were white because they would go better in the room but because our old house was all wood, so were the storage units. To keep the trend going, I picked up another storage unit from IKEA the other day. Compared to the from Argos we had, this one was so much easier to build and it's so light.
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First of all I went online and bought customised foam from efoam.ie. It's a very handy website. You can input the length, width and depth and use many different shapes and thickness. Next I was browsing for decent looking fabrics that will go well in the play room. The storage boxes underneath are a king of turquoise colour so I went with the same colour for the fabric. I found my material on myfabrics.co.uk. They have lots of different designs.
I went off to B&Q at the weekend to pick up a staple gun which was only €5 and double sided sticky tape. Yesterday evening I was busy cutting the fabric to the size I want, stapling it to the foam and sticking the tape around on top of the staples. My original plan was to just lay the new seating on top of the bench but because it's foam, the staple at the bottom of it will come out of easily which is not safe with the kids around. With the double sided sticky tape it will hold it in place and won't move around at all.
Once done with that, I could stick it onto the top of the IKEA storage unit. It's very sticky so there is no way it is ever going to move. I am very happy with my DIY project I have to say. The only thing we are missing now, are a few cushions to make it super cosy for the kids.
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