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MB Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBFI), the holding company for MB Financial Bank, N.A. (the "Company"), announced today that it repurchased in full the ten-year warrant held by the U.S. Department of Treasury (the "Treasury") to purchase 506,024 shares of the Company's common stock issued in 2008 to the Treasury as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") Capital Purchase Program. The price paid by the Company to repurchase the warrant was $1.5 million.
On March 14, 2012, the Company repurchased all $196.0 million of the Series A Preferred Stock that was issued to the Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. The Company has repurchased all securities issued to the Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.
MB Financial, Inc., a Chicago-based financial holding company, is the parent company of MB Financial Bank, N.A. MB Financial Bank is a locally-operated financial institution that has been delivering competitive personalized service for 100 years to businesses and individuals who live and work in the Chicago metropolitan area. MB Financial Bank has approximately 90 locations throughout the Chicagoland area. More information about the Company can be found at http://www.mbfinancial.com.
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Overberg at a glance
Yes, it does exist! This enchanting place where mysterious giants visit the shoreline, fynbos fairies frolic against majestic mountain slopes and a human heart can soar to the stars. Just follow your dream along the R44 from Cape Town and within an hour you will reach the magical coastal towns of Rooi Els, Pringle, Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond, located in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve – a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Whale spotting: Enjoy wonderful whale watching opportunities from June to December when Southern Right and Humpback whales migrate to these coastal waters to calf and nurse their young.
Penguins: The Jackass Penguin Colony at Stony Point, Betty's Bay, is one of three unique breeding colonies on the African mainland.
Famous Fynbos: This whole area is truly a garden for all seasons, renowned for the splendor of its floral kingdom. You will never cease to marvel at the wonder of the 1600 exquisite fynbos species that grace this region. One of the best places to do just that is to visit the well known Harold Porter Botanical Garden in Betty's Bay, one of nine botanical gardens in South Africa.
Star gazing: The night skies are extremely spectacular, due to the fact that there are no street lights in some of these towns.
Hiking, cycling, mountain biking, horse riding, angling, swimming, canoeing, deep sea fishing, diving, surfing, kite surfing, sand boarding ... or just relaxing in the sun! Long white beaches, clean amber coloured rivers, fresh water lakes, lagoon at Kleinmond, safe tidal pools for children, walking trails, breathtaking surroundings and fragrant air makes this area a paradise for outdoor activities. There are golf courses at Kleinmond and Arabella.
SHOPPING: Apart from the normal selection of shops and supermarkets, various gift shops, art galleries and potteries provide an exciting shopping experience.
DINING: You can pick and choose as each town offers several tempting places where you can treat yourself to a mouthwatering meal.
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum welcomes volunteers
Would you enjoy getting your hands dirty in the garden while learning about desert plants from Arboretum horticulturists and groundskeepers? Or do you prefer keeping them keyboard-clean to work in an office environment? Arizonans who have time, skills and positive energy to share are welcome to join our volunteer program!
Your don't have to be a botanical expert to volunteer at the arboretum, although, of course, Master Gardeners and horticulturists are always welcome! Whether your skills are botanical, clerical, or social please pay a visit or call the Arboretum to learn more about the wide range of volunteer positions we have available. Arboretum assistants help weed the gardens, grow and propagate greenhouse plants, lead bird walks and botanical tours and even help staff the business office and gift shop. Volunteers assist with special events such as the Spring and Fall plant sales, Australia Day, the Herb Festival and our Welcome Back Buzzards event.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
HST's For Haiti and Honduras Project Update
Hello friends! I don't know about you but my February is flying by-so filled with parenting, teaching, quilting, cooking and cleaning. It seems every time I come up for breath to write here at least a week has gone by!
Seeing as it is February 23 today, I wanted to give an update on our HST collection. I am very grateful for every donation we have received. When I started this project on the 1st of January I didn't have a goal in mind--because that would have been my goal--I start projects in areas that God leads us toward and then wait as HE calls people to serve. That is why I love my job with Margaret's Hope Chest--I feel absolutely no pressure--just joyful service.
And so I wanted to thank the following people for sending HST's over the past few weeks: {remember that my mail runs very slow (takes about 2 weeks to get to me after you send it) and we have missed a few deliveries over the past week due to airline issues}
Britt, Maureen, Lynn, Ros, Carol, Anita, Joan, Amber, Sharon, Sherry, and Cathy.
I have heard from these ladies that they have enjoyed making these blocks and like me, they consider it joyful service.
We are still accepting HST's--I just noticed that Amanda Jean put a link up on her blog about the project and I wanted any readers coming from that link to know that HST's for Haiti and Honduras can be sent through the end of the month.
Here is the post that describes the project details.
And come back tomorrow because I have something pretty awesome to show you!
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- Lynn said...
I am so happy to help. It is a good way to use up some bits of fabrics. In fact I have another envelope here to send to you today!
- February 23, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- Donna Becker said...
I'm delighted to find your blog, and think your goals are wonderful. While I can't participate in the current project, I'm really looking forward to joining in on future ones. Thanks for the opportunity to be of service!
- February 23, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- bhafer said...
I just came over from Amanda Jean's Blog and am planning on making some tonight and will mail this weekend. I am sure I can whip up some for you. I look forward to following your blog and sewing with a purpose! Your work is very inspiring. Thanks.
- February 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Brookie said...
I learned about the HST for Haiti and Honduras from Amanda Jean's Blog. What a great cause. This evening I am going to look through my stash and whip up some blocks and get them out this weekend. Thanks for the opportunity to help. Peace be with you.....
- February 23, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- KaHolly said...
I slipped some HSTs into the mail today from TX. Hope you can use them!!
- February 23, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Tami said...
I'm popping a few HST's in the mail today. I'm here in VA though, so you should get it in a day or two!
- February 24, 2012 at 11:36 AM
- SeeLifeMarvels said...
Small package out to you today. If I leave the computer now, another will go tomorrow.
- February 28, 2012 at 6:43 PM
- Carol E. said...
It's March 6, and i just saw your request for HSTs. I made 16 in just a few minutes and will mail them off. Thanks for an easy way to participate. (I am not ironing these, as I think they may travel better in the still-folded position.)
- March 6, 2012 at 8:22 PM


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Denise Bode, chief executive officer at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), will resign the post and return to private practice as a tax attorney, effective Jan. 1.
Bode's resignation comes during a time of great uncertainty for the U.S. wind industry. And the timing of the announcement brings into question the prospects of production tax credit (PTC), which expires Dec. 31, being extended this year.
According to AWEA, Bode had been considering stepping down but did not want the news to serve as a distraction from the association's focus on securing the PTC's extension.
AWEA also said that Rob Gramlich, senior vice president of public policy, has agreed to serve as interim CEO through a transition period. Gramlich joined AWEA in 2005 and oversees its federal, state, regulatory, and data and analysis teams.
Bode's tenure, which began Jan. 1, 2009, after stints at the American Clean Skies Foundation and the Independent Petroleum Association of America, was marked by highs and lows.
She resided over one of the largest growth periods in the wind industry's history " doubling capacity. For example, in 2009, installed capacity of U.S. wind farms surpassed 10 GW, a record.
However, Bode's critics characterized her as an ineffective leader who often chose to reflect on the industry's positive aspects as opposed to communicating a road map through some of the industry's biggest challenges and periods of uncertainty.
Her tenure was also marked by a failure to attain a national renewable electricity standard (RES) at a time when the House, Senate and presidency were seemingly aligned for success.
In June 2009, a measure requiring electric utilities to meet 15% of their electricity demand through renewable energy sources and energy efficiency by 2020 had passed the House as well as the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Despite having 16 months to secure approval of the full Senate before the 2010 mid-term elections, efforts to pass the bill failed.
According to a released statement, Bode is excited about the next chapter in her career.
'I am excited to be returning to private practice,' she says. 'With tax policy the dominant interest of my career and prospects for a real tax reform bill in the air, I can't imagine a better time to make this move.'


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Mississippi Swiftly Moves To Legalize "Gay Segregation"
Unfortunately, Tuesday night's late action in the Mississippi legislature were not punchlines from an April Fool's joke. Though the legislation appeared to be dead earlier in the legislative season it now appears that an Arizona-style "Gay Segregation" bill is on its way to becoming law in Mississippi after both the state House and Senate rushed the bill through by a wide margin last night.
"This is a victory for the First Amendment and the right to live and work according to one's conscience," hate group leader Tony Perkins said about the vote. "This commonsense measure was a no-brainer for freedom, and like the federal [Religious Freedom Restoration Act], it simply bars government discrimination against religious exercise. The legislature gave strong approval to a bill that declares that individuals do not have to trade their religious freedom for entrance into public commerce."
"We remain hopeful that courts throughout the state will reject any attempts to use religion to justify discrimination," Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of Mississippi's ACLU chapter, said in her own statement. "Nobody should be refused service because of who they are."
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has promised to sign the bill into law, which will make Mississippi the first state to return to a Jim Crow-era of segregated society.
(Via WaPo)
I guess I don't get it? I don't know the specifics of this law, but let's look at the Arizona Law. Are you all saying that People's freedom of religion is not valid anymore? That it's not a constitutional amendment? Let ask this. If you want to have a Gay wedding and want to hire a Limo Driver or Photographer, who's an objector, someone that finds it morally wrong. (I'm not saying its wrong) Why would you want them at your wedding if they don't want to be there? Like wouldn't you be afraid of bad photos and a bumpy ride in the Limo? Why must we force a person to attend an event that they don't want to be part of and if they don't attend it, we sue them? I just don't get it?
What other business do you suppose ought to be able to deny service to gay people? Pharmacists? Gas stations? Hospitals? Where on earth would you draw the line, and using what criteria? To say nothing of the fact that Christianity is far from the only religion, and gays are far from the only people that could be discriminated against.
Let's be clear, this is a new complaint. A new, illogical claim of "religious freedom" that is a response to the momentum of marriage equality. It's a new way to fight now that they know the battle is mostly lost to them. Never before, in the decades and more that bakers, florists and photographers have been in business, has there been a need to "opt out" of selling their products and services. Were there never people getting married whose behavior didn't jibe with these businesses amazingly delicate religious sensibilities?
you ask a great question. I don't know the answer...but it should be at least considered. all I'm saying is that there should at least be some sort of consideration. Some shouldn't give up their rights so that other rights are accepted......where do we draw the line...should there be a "bright" line......we're suppose to respect diversity....where do we draw the line???? that's all I"m saying
I don't think it's about endorsement or approval....it simply is that don't want to be there, they don't want to be part of it, they think it's evil....it's their religion........I'm only raising the question? I just get tired of seeing people be called "haters" and dismissed. I think if someone has a religious belief, in in this case, we're speaking about Gay Marriage, that requiring them to participate (be that it's a service) isn't asking them to approve, what difference is it if they approve or not, we all lead our own life? But forcing them into a business transaction when it's going to make them personally uncomfortable, being at an event that is defiling or debasing what they hold near and dear to their heart, serves no purpose other than forcing someone to do something they don't want to do...giving yourself power? "If you don't perform the service, I'll sue you for discrimination"....lol..... I'm not sure if I'm expressing myself here well. Again, why would anyone want to hire someone who doesn't want to be there? Why would you want someone to be part of your marriage ceremony (service provider) if they aren't supportive of it? Something so personal? I just don't get it?...
The tea party and right wing repubs are attempting to create these kinds of laws all over the country. MS is not the first state, nor will it be the last where we'll see them try to bring hate to the dinner table. I only hope the courts continue to strike these laws down as they happen! Personally I'd like to see a million gay march on the MS coast for pride in June!
I can't imagine the federal government will allow this to remain. if they do it will be just another area that will need to fight again for the freedom they deserve. history seems to repeat itself when it comes to unfair treatment so it can repeat itself when it comes to fighting for freedom.


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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Xcel Energy has reduced its proposed Minnesota electric rate increase.
The Minneapolis-based utility said Monday it lowered its proposed rate increase to 8.2 percent. Xcel proposed a rate hike of 10.7 percent in November.
Xcel Energy cites changed circumstances since its original request. The revised proposals reduce the utility's requested rate increase to about $220 million, down from $285 million.
Minnesota officials had urged state regulators to slash Xcel Energy's original request, citing "rate shock" among customers. The state Commerce Department recommended a smaller rate hike of about 3 percent to 4 percent.
Judy Poferl, president and CEO of Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota, an Xcel Energy company, says the revised request allows the utility to make upgrades while reducing the size of the requested increase for customers.
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Monday, July 22, 2013
EKOS poll shows flagging Liberal support
May 22-26 (though that poll was not released until last week as well), and since then the Liberals dropped 4.3 points to 30.4%. That drop is outside the margin of error, and part of a larger trend as the party had been at 38.6% in EKOS's Apr. 30-May 2 poll.
But the Conservatives continue to tread water well below where they need to be. They were up 2.1 points to 28.4%, but that is not a statistically significant amount of change and is only 2.2 points up from where EKOS had them in their earlier poll. It is a similar story for the NDP, who were up 2.5 points to 23.4% support, but that is after having dropped in EKOS's poll from the end of May. The party is still below where they were at the end of April.
The number of undecideds and non-responses was 17%, mostly unchanged from EKOS's previous poll. The Greens had 8.5% support, while the Bloc Québécois was at 6.3% and support for other parties at 3.1%.
A note about EKOS: they have a good disclosure policy, with their reports being very complete and full of numbers. It would be best if they could also include their unweighted sample sizes in their reports, but the firm is not shy to share this information when asked and Frank Graves is always willing to talk about methodology in great detail.
These numbers from EKOS are interesting, as the firm has had a tendency in the past to low-ball the three major parties. But that has not been the case in their last two polls, with the Liberals at 39% and 35%. Their two previous polls had the leading party at less than 30%, and you have to go back to March 2012 to find an EKOS poll where the leading party had more than 33% support. So, this suggests that EKOS is recording a real dip in Liberal support, something that other firms have been hinting at. It is too early to definitively say that the honeymoon is over for Trudeau, but it is certainly not too early to ask the question.
Regionally, support for the parties was mostly wobbling within the margin of error and similar to what other polls have been showing. But the Liberals did lose significantly in Ontario (down 5.5 points to 32.7%) and Quebec (down 6.3 points to 29%). Elsewhere, the New Democrats were narrowly ahead in British Columbia (which has become a real three-way race in the last few months) while the Tories were in front in Alberta and the Prairie provinces. The Liberals were still ahead in Atlantic Canada, but have moved away from the 50% they were enjoying in April-May.
Of interest in this poll is the support among immigrant Canadians. Jason Kenney is credited with having done a great deal of good work for the Conservatives among these voters, and he has retained some responsibility in this domain despite his change of ministry. The poll suggests the Conservatives still have the advantage among this demographic, with 35% to 33% support for the Liberals. But they would prefer to have a wider edge than that.
On turnout, the Liberals would likely do better than the Conservatives as they were ahead among voters 45 and older.
In terms of seats, the Conservatives would still narrowly beat the Liberals due to their advantage in the West and in rural Ontario, taking 126 to 112 for the Liberals. The New Democrats would hold 60 seats, buoyed in large part by their strong B.C. numbers, while the Bloc Québécois would take advantage of the weakness of the NDP in Quebec and win 38 seats. The Greens would take two.
In the B.C. election, the forecast did not actually get a huge number of seats wrong (in fact, of all the prognosticators ThreeHundredEight got the most correct), but the ones that were wrong went all in the same direction, magnifying the error. But on average, of those that were wrong the probability forecast averaged about 68% confidence that the right call was being made (not exactly high). That translates to a margin of about nine to ten points. So if we apply that range to the federal forecast, we see that Quebec is the real battleground.
That is because with a range of just under 10 points, the number of seats each of the parties could win in Quebec is wide enough to drive a truck through: 11-50 seats for the Bloc Québécois, 20-38 seats for the Liberals, 0-37 seats for the New Democrats, and 5-12 seats for the Conservatives. No other province showed that wide a variety of potential outcomes, suggesting that the next election could be won or lost in Quebec. The Conservatives are powerless in that regard, and need to hope that Quebec is split three ways instead of plumping for one party as the province did in 2011.
Ontario also did show some wide variations, at between 32-60 seats for the Tories and 37-69 seats for the Liberals, but that was primarily due to all of the close Conservative-Liberal seats in the province (the NDP ranged only between 17 and 28). British Columbia had a high proportion of close races (12-24 seats for the NDP, 9-17 for the Liberals, and 4-17 for the Conservatives), while Alberta, the Prairies, and Atlantic Canada had only a handful of seats that could go either way.
The New Democrats could win between 34 and 106 seats, which means that if the three parties end up very close in the popular vote the NDP does have the potential (tiny as it is) to come ahead in the seat count. They also have the potential to return to fourth-party status behind the Bloc Québécois, who could win as many as 50 seats and return to prominence or fall just short of official party status in the House of Commons.
The Greens could win between two and four seats, the extra two being very unlikely wins in Ontario and the North.
This gives a good indication of where the parties stand: the race is very much between the Liberals and Conservatives but the NDP is still in the running, while depending on how things go for the other parties the Bloc can remain on the fringes or return to influence. Quebec is the biggest battleground, while the Conservatives' fate lies in Ontario. Federal politics in Canada remain at a crossroads - and likely will continue to be straight through to 2015.
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Perhaps the headline should read "NDP support evaporates in Quebec"!ReplyDelete
23% and 9 seats do not put the NDP on course to become the next government.
It'll be interesting to see how the Greens do in the long run on Vancouver Island. They already have quite the machine there.ReplyDelete
Another striking result in this poll is the unbelievably tight 4-way race among the <25 demographic, with the Conservatives actually coming out on top!ReplyDelete
Éric, do you plan to revise your monthly average for May in light of EKOS' belatedly released poll? It would temper that wild Liberal spike a bit.
I'm guessing the 2nd Green seat, apart from May's seat, is Victoria?ReplyDelete
Thanks for the well-written update!ReplyDelete
I only planned on looking at the charts and graphics but somehow ended up reading the whole thing.
Finally we can look at the actual state of things, now that Trudeau's bump seems to have subsided.ReplyDelete
How is that you have the CPC losing a seat in the Territories? Didn't Leona Agglukak win something like 70% of the vote in Nunavut?ReplyDelete
It really is fascinating to me to see, leading up to 2015, how the three parties are tightening in terms of support. I wonder how this all translates when one factors in Ekos' s latest leadership approval ratings (Mulcair jumped some 5-6 points). 2015 could is looking to be the first election in our history where three major parties going into the election have a shot at government. Exciting times.ReplyDelete
Whatever this poll may say, I would be willing to bet almost any amount of money that the BQ will not do anywhere near that well in 2015. In fact I would be surprised if they crack 20% and hold on to more than 2 or 3 seats (if that). They have no money, no incumbents, Duceppe replaced by a totally dull invisible Paille, no real issues, no raison d'etre, a ridiculously unpopular PQ provincial government. In 2015 the ballot question in Quebec is almost certain to be "how do we get rid of Harper?" and its hard to see how the answer to that question will ever be "by voting BQ".ReplyDeleteReplies
No real issues except; separation.Delete
That is their lifeblood and why they will continue to poll around a quarter of the electorate. It is also their raison d'etre. Support for independence typically floats between about 30-50% and there is a committed following of 10-20% who will always vote for a separatist party whether federally or provincially.
Knowing what the ballot question will be two years hence is anyone's guess. In terms of Quebec that question is likely to be Quebec specific. With all the problems La Belle Province is currently experiencing fiscal federalism or corruption or just about anything could come to the fore.
Voting for the BQ could force a change in government so long as they agree not to support the Tories. A vote for the NDP is not likely to be much more productive in this regard as whatever happens the opposition parties will need to work together. If for instance the BQ got 0 seats and the NDP 98 the Liberals may be less than eager to topple Harper and enter into a forced marriage with the NDP. Liberals may feel such a move may create internal divisions.
We learned in 2008/09 that any NDP/Liberal coalition that depends on the BQ to survive is like plutonium. A BQ resurrection would only help Harper by taking a chunk off seats off the table for his real opponents.ReplyDelete
Its true that there are about 20% of Quebecers who are hard-core separatists - but the BQ got 23% in 2011 and that left them with 4 seats. From 1970 to 1993 there was no real sovereignist option in Quebec at the federal level - what did separatists do in those days? many simply didn't bother to vote, others held their nose voted for whoever was seen as the alternative to Trudeau-style federalism - sometimes that was Creditistes, sometimes the Tories under Mulroney and sometimes it left dribs and drabs for the NDP. Now that the BQ has been annhilated and has almost no incumbents, a low profile leader and no money...and support for sovereignty is at an all-time low - its hard to see the BQ as having anywhere to go but down. People can disagree with me but I predict that in 2015 the BQ gets about 15% of the vote and 1 or 2 seats at mostReplies
The other parties still do need to avoid the mistake the Bloc made in discounting the NDP as an opponent. In 2011, the NDP also had no money or organization in Quebec and almost no incumbents.Delete
I do agree, though, that a major comeback for the BQ is not in the cards in 2015.
Seconded. If it wasn't for Gilles Duceppe's personal popularity and performance, the Bloc could've easily collapsed as early as the 2008 election (in 2006 they had adscam going for them but still ended up doing worse than they had hoped considering what a bombshell that was in QC). Duceppe was always outstanding in the debates, but Layton finally managed to outmanoeuvre him in 2011. To be honest I know just about nothing about Paillé, but it's really hard to imagine anyone coming close to matching Duceppe.Delete
No doubt it will be tough sledding for the BQ in 2015 but, so long as they exist I think they can expect roughly 20% of the vote. As the chart above shows the BQ only needs about a quarter of the vote to gain a large number of seats when the vote is split 3 ways.Delete
I object to the phrase "real opponents", it is a belittling comment. In this country people are free to vote for who they choose. An ample amount of time is given to voters to research parties, candidates etc... It is arrogant to suggest there is a right way and wrong way to vote. Presuming "real options" caused Brian Topp to so badly miscalculate the events of December 2008. He assumed the GG would invite Dion to Rideau Hall once it became clear Harper no longer held confidence in the Commons. He forgot one very important step-the Government must lose a confidence vote first! Frankly, after reading Topp's book I was left with the impression the NDP felt they were entitled to govern. It seems to be a common mistake with the NDP as the last BC election proved that one can not win government without campaigning.
Ed, I interpreted DL's "real opponents" reference to simply mean as viewed strictly by Harper. He's in no danger of losing power to the Bloc Québécois, but he could lose power to the NDP or Liberals; so in that sense the latter are indeed his "real opponents" and he'd be delighted if the BQ would take as many seats away from them as possible. Otherwise, I agree with what you said.Delete
The coalition did not fail because of the BQ. It failed because Layton and Topp had no idea they had to first defeat the Government. Had Layton and Topp known how government formation worked they would not have publicised their potential actions. Harper would have lost a confidence vote and the GG would decide on a course of action.Delete
Correction - in 2011 the NDP had almost no incumbents and almost no organization in Quebec. But it actually did have a lot of money. They spent close to $20 million across Canada in election 2011 and several million were spent saturating the airwaves in Quebec with ads. The NDP didn't have much of a ground game in Quebec in 2011 but they did have a big "air" presence...one that the flat broke BQ is very unlikely to be able to duplicate in 2015. There was also polling evidence long before the 2011 election campaign began that Jack Layton was the most popular federal party leader in Quebec...in contrast Daniel Paille is a total unknown. I suppose its POSSIBLE that in 2015 there will be an outbreak of "Paille-mania" across Quebec, but somehow i doubt it!ReplyDeleteReplies
They did spend some money on province-wide ads, but in some ridings that they won the party spent not a dime!Delete
This is true - but you can sometimes get away with spending nothing on the local campaign in a riding if you have millions being spent nationally on advertising and if the central party is flooding your riding with calls etc...Delete
BTW: When I referred to the NDP and the Liberals as Harper's "real opponents" what i meant was that they are the parties that Harper himself sees as his "real opponents". Harper knows that he could lose the next election to the NDP or the Liberals or to some combination thereof. Its conceivable that Tom Mulcair or even Justin Trudeau becomes PM if harper loses his majority. The BQ is not seen as a real opponent by the Tories. Daniel Paille is not going to become PM in place of Harper and if anything Harper WANTS the BQ to come back because every seat the BQ takes is one seat less for the NDP and/or Liberals - the parties that represent a real threat to his hold on power.
Your explanation makes little sense to me. How do you know what Mr. Harper thinks or who he regards as his staunchest competition? To accept your explanation is to accept either that you are Stephen Harper or have para-normal abilities.
Realistically Harper will not lose the next election to the NDP. As the graph above demonstrates they have a maximum seat potential of 106 seats.I don't pretend to know what Mr. Harper thinks or believes but, if one follows your logic every seat may make a difference for the Tories. The 20 or so seats where the Tories are competitive in Quebec may be the difference between a majority or minority or losing government itself. As we saw in the Autumn of 2008 a vote for the BQ is a vote for the NDP and Liberals so the idea of a BQ comeback is just as dangerous as a Liberal victory or some form of coalition.
Won't the new 338-seat House of Commons need 170 seats for a majority (50%+1)? That would seem consistent with the current majority number which is 155/308.ReplyDelete
This is all so speculative. It's interesting to analyze these polls, but when we talk about the Liberals will get this, the NDP will get that, the BQ will receive that etc., there's no way of knowing whether these numbers will be anywhere near that in 2 years time.ReplyDelete
It doesn't really make sense that the BQ would be going up in Quebec since they are invisible and don't even have their leader in the House of Commons yet.
Most significantly, I would point out that it's risky to use English (eg. outside Quebec) pollsters to make conclusions on the Quebec numbers. It's important to point out that CROP & Leger are considered the experts on polling in Quebec. EKOS and the other outside Quebec pollsters don't really have the ability to read the scene there. We need to wait for CROP & Leger's next polls before making conclusions on Quebec.Replies
In the 2011 federal election, Ipsos-Reid and Nanos Research were the closest to the mark in Quebec, while Forum Research and Léger Marketing tied for third. CROP, which released its last poll a little less than two weeks before the vote, was the worst performer (largely because of that).Delete
38 seats for the Bloc? LOL wut? Their leader is an an unknown, Daniel Paillé (who lost in his own riding in 2011 mind you).ReplyDelete
A party needs a well know leader. Paillé is not a Bouchard and he is not a Duceppe. The BQ seat numbers are too far out IMO
so what you are saying Ed is that Daniel Paillé's popularity, name recognition and charisma is on the same level as Jack Layton's?ReplyDelete
Seriously. Everybody loved Jack, nobody knows who Paillé is
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The Quality Team and Docs Team are pleased to announce the results of the recent Docs Competition. The judges were impressed with a wide range of "very high quality" submissions, all of which can be found here. In time they will all be included in the new User Guide, and each entrant will receive full credit. Read on to find out who won!
The winners were as follows:
The prizes, kindly donated by O'Reilly, will be in the post soon. Other entrants can expect fame and the gratitude of the KDE community.
The judges also highly commended Richard Moore's entry on Customizing Window Behavior as well as Deepak Sarda's entry on Audio CD Ripping in KDE. The Docs Team would like to extend their thanks to the winners, and to every other entrant, for their excellent work.
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The examples seem to have disappeared from the online version of my text. Anyone wanting to see them can find a copy at:
By Richard Moore at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
"all of which can be found here" ?
It seems that I'm not able to find my submission...
By Andras Mantia at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
Re: "all of which can be found here" ?
Hi Andras,
By Philip Rodrigues at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
Re: "all of which can be found here" ?
By Andras Mantia at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
docbook is so lame
Am I the only one who thinks having to click on *endless* links and navigate *endless* structure to read documentation is completely unnecessary?
Looking at the UserGuide TNG, I see tons of links. I click on one and what do I get? Many more links... Then I click a link... More links... A tiny piece of text and to get the rest I have to click Next, Next, Next, Next,...
This is really hard work to read.
By KDE User at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
Re: docbook is so lame
Just because the source is docbook, has nothing to do with how much text is on the page, that is simple thing to change. Not everyone agrees with you that pouring everything into one page is a good idea, but it's easily done.
In any case, there wouldn't be a tiny amount of text to read per page, if there were more contents, which was partly the point of the competition, and one which i think succeeded admirably. Each chapter in the competition sample doc, will in fact be either a page, or part of a larger page, when it is merged into the larger document.
By Lauri at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
Flat toolbars
While reading one of winning entries, I wanted to try to flat toolbar mode, but it seems really broken (always appears as the top toolbar, even if it has been set oriented to left, and it doesnt return to flat mode if double clicked again).
By carewolf at Sat, 2004/10/16 - 5:00am
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By Rizwaan at Sun, 2004/10/17 - 5:00am
Needs some work..
"The normal way to send instant messages in KDE is to use the IM client, Kopete."
Hopefully that's going to be rephrased, I don't like the idea of a KDE manual stating that using third party applications is abnormal. :-(
By Rob Kaper at Sun, 2004/10/17 - 5:00am
Re: Needs some work..
Two points:
First: Obviously KDE documentation can not cover third party applications, since we have no way to know if they are available. That's always been the case.
Secondly: Obviously, these are the unmodified, as submitted entries, since judging them in any other form would have been really dumb. Of course there is proofreading and some copy-editing to be done.
By Lauri at Sun, 2004/10/17 - 5:00am
Re: Needs some work..
I wrote that, so I suppose I should comment.
I suggested the normal way of IM'ing was Kopete because:
I had to say something. suggesting the KDE IM client seemed a better idea than suggesting gaim, for example.
I use kopete, and so felt I could write about it. how many reviews have you seen that were written by people how had used the software for a couple of days? It isn't the same but it is similar.
if you think these reasons suck, then send in a patch.
By Peter Nuttall at Mon, 2004/10/18 - 5:00am
Re: Needs some work..
Mentioning Kopete is just fine with me, I just think it could be rewritten to say something like: "KDE includes a multi-protocol instant messaging application, Kopete". Or something along those lines. It's merely the word 'normal' I don't like. :-)
By Rob Kaper at Mon, 2004/10/18 - 5:00am
Re: Needs some work..
It could do with a little massage, that's all. KDE has to remain fairly app-agnostic, because the distributions do customize which applications are available, but tend not to customize the documentation.
"Normal" has implications, as Rob pointed out, that not using Kopete is abnormal, so yes, that sentence needs a rework, but not by much. Pointing out it is the default conveys the message you were trying to get across, without making a value judgement on people who choose not to use it, so everyone is happy.
By Lauri at Mon, 2004/10/18 - 5:00am
Re: Needs some work..
how about replacing normal with default? then it would read:
The default way to send instant messages in KDE is to use the IM client, Kopete.
By Peter Nuttall at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
Switch session
I read in this documents that there is a submenu to switch session, but I do not have this (and I just updated to KDE 3.3.1 yesterday!).
By Marc at Sun, 2004/10/17 - 5:00am
Re: Switch session
You must reserve X servers in file "Xservers".
By Anonymous at Sun, 2004/10/17 - 5:00am
Re: Switch session
OK, I did it.
By Marc at Sun, 2004/10/17 - 5:00am
Launching Applications ... with kicker
I think the "Launching Applications" entry should mention kicker [buttons].
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When Danan was first introduced I wondered if she was an elf.
But haven't the past pronouns of the King always been described as 'he'? I thought the Skull Knight referred to the Elf King as male at one point. Wish I could look up these points more thoroughly, but I'm in the process of moving with all my books packed away.
Good call, Skeleton! I was wondering if Danan was more than what she initially let on because it seemed a little odd how she interrupted Cucca when Cucca was about to introduce her. I thought she might be trying to hide her identity for some reason by posing as a servant, but I never guessed she might be an elf, let alone possibly the Queen! Very much looking forward to seeing the full episode! Edit: I just realized right as Puck was about to say to Guts "Don't be impatient, it's ok. Because the King (Queen?) of Elves is..." At that moment Danan brings in the cake and Puck gets distracted. Now I really think she is the Queen!
When Danan was first introduced I wondered if she was an elf. Both her unique appearance/clothes and her name (which reminded me of the goddesa Danu/Dana and specifically the Tuatha Dé Danann) were what made me wonder. It's nice to see that confirmed. I can't wait to see the episode.
where are the dwarves though i need to see them now
big traditional fantasy elves?
Ah, well I assume the Japanese sentence must have somewhat of the same tone to what the translation version makes him say.
Edit: I just realized right as Puck was about to say to Guts "Don't be impatient, it's ok. Because the King (Queen?) of Elves is..." At that moment Danan brings in the cake and Puck gets distracted.
It's also interesting to notice that Schierke suspected that the moonlight boy could have been related to the elf ruler, and he always appeared very human in form, just like a child, so I have recently been kinda expecting to see the elf king (whoever the ruler would be) or some kind of elves to show the ability to change to a more human form.
For the record, Miura's elves are actually pretty traditionnal, more faithful to old legends and folklore than the high fantasy version popularized by Tolkien.
Ah nice, thanks for that! Just incase anyone is curious, it seems we are going to be getting another release next month.
what exactly happened to isidro on the 2nd page? was he pushed up by the wind?
Puck's brothers(?) are perfect
Serpico is popular with the ladies , they seem to be associated with the wind from the looks of it
Loving Azan having a conversation with a couple of dwarves
Can someone explain to a complete layman how the Flower Storm King translation got so muddled up?
For clarity, if Danan turns out to be the ruler of the elves, her gender isn't something Miura pulled a last-minute switcharoo on. It's just that all along it's been one of those ambiguous Japanese titles that all translators assumed gender for.Miura never specified the gender (even though he easily could have with either 王様 for a king or 女王 for a queen). Instead, all along, he's just used the kanji 王 in each case, which means simply ruler/sovereign and indeed, can also mean king OR queen, because Japanese is insane.
Also, for years I had, for some reason, imagined the elf ruler to be somebody quite scary. I'm glad to see that it seems to be somebody who's very kind.


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As noted above, CDIP's data acquisition is a two step process. The first step is recording the stream of measurements from the station's sensors on a local computer called a 'shore station'. This is a constant, non-stop process; the shore station is continuously linked to the sensors and records their readings - generally one or more sample per second - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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The hardware in the Lab is responsible for contacting all of the shore stations, collecting available data, and archiving it permanently. When CDIP first started operations, this was all handled by a Nova minicomputer. The Nova contacted shore stations with a specially designed modem and communications boards, and then archived the data on nine-track reel-to-reel tapes. In the 1980s the switch was made to PCs. While the modem and communications remained largely the same, the x86 PCs in use archived data to floppy disks in addition to tapes, making the data much easier to handle. The use of a PC as the Lab's main data acqusition machine continued until the end of the 1990s, when the switch was made to a Sun Ultra 10 workstation. The Sun, still in use today, uses standard modems and network connections to contact the shore stations, and it archives all the data collected on a hard drive and DLT tapes.
Evolution of Lab hardware:
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Nova 1200: 1975-1980
x86 PC: 1980-1999
Sun Ultra 10: 1999-present
Complementary sets of software are used in the field and in the Lab. For communications and data transfer, kermit is used on both the shore stations and lab computers. Customized kermit scripts transfer data and system information using a number of network and modem protocols. These scripts provide extensive diagnostic information, allowing any communcations problems to be quickly and automatically addressed.
To read data from gauges and manage it locally, the shore stations use a combination of CDIP-developed FORTRAN and C code. The very same FORTRAN libraries are used in the Lab to manage and analyze the data once they come back from the field. For displaying the data and calculated parameters, the shore stations use MATLAB to generate a range of tables and plots. Similarly, in the Lab MATLAB is used for creating a great many of the graphical products found on CDIP's website.
For more details on the data acquisition software and setup, please refer to the documents listed below. Any questions regarding the content of these documents should be directed to the
Shore station software:
- A description of all the shell scripts and compiled code in use on CDIP Sun shore stations.
Data/processing flowchart:
- A chart showing data flow on the field stations and in the lab, based on a buoy station.
Field QC - buoys:
- An outline of the quality control checks used by the data acquisition code with Datawell buoys.
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AGCO Expects to introduce its second-generation guidance system, Auto-Guide2, to the market in the last half of 2009. Auto-Guide2 will incorporate the latest electronics, receiver and navigation technology, which will allow use of satellite signals from U.S. GPS satellites, as well signals from the Russian GLONASS and European Galileo satellite systems.
The system was developed in partnership with TSD Integrated Controls, a joint venture between Topcon Positioning Systems and Sauer-Danfoss.
Auto-Guide2 will allow key navigation components to be easily transferred from vehicle to vehicle. The GNSS antenna, receiver, terrain compensation and controller will be housed in a single unit, called a TopDock, which will mount on the vehicle roof.
minimal when moving among compatible AGCO vehicles.
The base unit will be set up for sub-meter and decimeter guidance accuracies, with no unlock codes for various guidance patterns. Steering at the real-time kinematic (RTK) level will require a simple snap-in module that contains enhanced inertials and the radio for communicating with the RTK correction source.
The TopDock will plug into Auto-Guide2-ready machines and operate through the machine's ISO-compatible terminal without the need for additional screens in the cab. The one display will operate the tractor, Auto-Guide2 and ISO-compatible implements.
"This will allow true one-button farming," Craker says. For example, up to 36 tractor functions, including engagement of Auto-Guide2, will be able to be controlled through the tractor's headland management system. "That is something you can't do if you don't have your [navigation] system integrated into your tractor," he says.
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STOCKTON, Calif. - Marc Venning made sure to celebrate his 22nd birthday in a big way by clubbing a pair of doubles and driving in three runs as UC Santa Barbara defeated Pacific, 9-2 on Saturday night, to already capture the weekend series.
Venning had a run-scoring double to give UCSB its first run of the game as part of a six-run fourth inning and he scored on Lance Roenicke's two-run double moments later. Brandon Trinkwon hit a two-run double and the Gauchos were in control of the game.
Although Pacific rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, Gaucho starter Austin Pettibone had the best start of his young career. The freshman from Yorba Linda, Calif. went 7.0 innings and allowed just two runs - one earned - with three strikeouts to improve to 6-2.
Venning was the lone player to enjoy a multi-hit game as part of the Gauchos' 11-hit attack against seven Tigers pitchers, but every UCSB starter had at least one hit and all but two reached base multiple times.
Venning, a junior from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., had a two-out, two-run single in the seventh that plated Greg Mahle and Ryan Palermo and gave the Gauchos an 8-2 lead.
Joey Wallace's first triple of the season scored Trinkwon from first in the eighth for the final tally.
While Pacific had nine hits off Pettibone, the freshman right-hander manuevered through the Tigers lineup deftly and worked his way out of jams. After UOP scored twice in the fourth, the Tigers still had runners on first and third with one out. But Pettibone struck out Tyger Pederson and got Taylor Murphy to fly out to end the threat.
In the fifth Pacific had runners on second and third with two outs, but Pettibone induced No. 3 batter Dustin Torchio to hit a soft line drive to second base to end the inning.
UCSB, 20-17 overall and 6-5 in the Big West, go for the series sweep against the Tigers (11-26, 1-7) on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. The Gauchos will throw LHP Zak Edgington (1-3, 3.16 ERA) against UOP's RHP Mike Hager (3-2, 4.22 ERA). The game can be heard live in Santa Barbara on AM 1290 or worldwide by clicking here with the pregame show starting a half-hour earlier.


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You say you won't ride without coffee, and point out that even the Deathless Man in Tea Obreht's The Tiger's Wife gets to drink coffee. Your husband says you should sell The Tiger's Wife.
Starbucks at 7:30 isn't much as much fun as you'd hoped. You read in bed till 3 and didn't expect to get up till 10. There are a lot of people in suits, looking as crusty-eyed and exhausted as you feel. (Don't they wish they were going on a bike ride at 7:30.)
Then you realize you don't have to bike ANYWHERE unless he drives you to Borders afterwards. He agrees.
Borders. Our Borders closed recently, and I just read at Reuters:
Borders Group Inc inched closer to liquidation on Sunday after a bidding deadline passed without offers, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Bids for the second-largest U.S. book store retailer Borders were due at 5 p.m. Eastern Time Sunday ahead of a bankruptcy court auction scheduled for Tuesday, the paper said.
I inhaled Borders, have missed it the last few months, was happy with the ambiance, noted the number of people hanging out in the cafe, and felt sad that it will probably be the last time we're in a Borders store. The book selection is small now: no more Trollope, no John Sayles, and much more pop lit. Some plastic plants by the information desk were partly wrapped up in garbage bags. Somebody was taking books OFF the shelf.
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To reserve your spots, we require a non-refundable deposit of 50% upon booking the hunt, and lodging is paid in
full due to limited beds. The balance of the Spring snow goose hunt is due upon arrival. When you book two or
more days your deposit is for the 2nd and third day. Your balance is for the first day of the snow goose hunt.
***Under certain circumstances, deposit will be reimbursed upon James's approval*** We guarantee to hold your
hunting dates for 15 days after booking before receiving your deposit. If the deposit is not received with 15 days,
your dates will be open for other parties. Deposits must be made by credit card, check, money order, etc. upon
arrival of the party, the party must pay the remaining balance in cash, money order, or cashier's check. No
personal checks please. NO PAY, NO HUNT, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!! Although snow goose season starts in
February, CANCELLATIONS must be made no later than 10 days before the scheduled spring snow goose hunt!!
Before you send us any money understand that when you book a snow goose hunt with us, you are going to hunt
with us. All money paid in is non-refundable.
This information is intended as a tool for hunters—the group that will play the major role in reducing the snow
goose population. It contains the observations, comments, and strategies compiled from wildlife specialists and
hunters familiar with the snow goose. Because the experience of hunting the snow goose in the spring is relatively
new, the knowledge base is also relatively small. For the spring hunting enthusiast, however this fact is less of a
limitation than an added attraction of the adventure.
The story of the remarkable growth in the snow goose population is laced with irony—having reached record high
numbers, the flock is now on the verge of disaster. The swollen ranks of the snow goose have exceeded the
capacity of their breeding grounds to support them. The skyrocketing counts mean that starvation, a dramatic drop
in reproductive rates and the potential for the outbreak of disease are serious threats to the flock. Consequently, in
1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a spring light snow goose "conservation order." The order allows
hunting in the spring and relaxes the normal regulations on provisions such as the use of electronic calls, bag
limits, shooting hours and shotgun plugs. Its goal is to protect the long-term welfare of the population by reducing
its numbers to roughly 50 percent—a population level that scientists believe the breeding grounds can support.
Despite the importance of achieving this goal, the fundamental principles of ethical behavior have not changed.
While the conservation season encourages an increased harvest, it does not encourage unethical practices or
wanton waste. Although the snow goose numbers need to be reduced, hunters must continue to harvest these
migratory waterfowl in a respectful, lawful and ethical manner. This includes:
• Learning to distinguish between species in the air
• Being certain of the species being harvested
• Only shooting the snow goose that are within range
• Using the snow goose that are harvested
• Properly disposing of the remains from the dressed snow goose.
Snow Goose Background
Latin: Anser caerulescens caerulescens
Average length: M 29", F 28"
Average weight: M 6.1 lbs., F 5.5 lbs.
AP Sports Writer
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—A century after the snow goose teetered near extinction, the winged waterfowl are
presenting quite a different dilemma for many scientists and nature lovers.
There are way too many of them, prompting the federal government to approve expanding hunting methods and a
longer season for snow geese in hopes of eventually cutting in half a population that at one time was too small
largely because of hunting.
There are now 5 million geese in just the Central and Mississippi flyways — the high-altitude highways by which
the birds migrate from wintering grounds in the U.S. to spring nesting areas in Canada. It's an increase of 300
percent since the mid-70s, according to federal data. Another 1 million snow geese use the Atlantic flyway.
The overpopulation has created a virtual goose gridlock on the ground, and scientists especially fear the potential
ecological risk on the delicate nesting habitats.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations approved for this spring had been provisionally in place since 1999
in the central United States. Federal officials and scientists hope the efforts are working, with the snow goose
harvest up and population growth rates down.
The range of the Mid-continent snow goose extends from the tundra region of Canada to the Gulf Shores of Texas
and Louisiana. The spring migration, however, funnels through a comparatively narrow strip of the Midwest,
beginning in Texas and Louisiana and working its way north through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, North and South Dakota. Averaging five to six pounds and lacking natural
camouflage, the snow goose is extremely alert, wary, and suspicious. These traits are magnified hundreds of times
over by their habit of traveling in large flocks. Complicating the matter further for the water fowler, many flocks
contain birds that are eight to twelve years old, with some over 20 years in age. After experiencing hunters year
after year, these mature snow geese have seen it all, making them doubly wary and advancing the snow goose's
reputation as the most challenging of all waterfowl to hunt.
Snow Goose Location
When the spring migration occurs, tremendous numbers of the snow goose will pass through the continent's
heartland in a matter of weeks. The Snow goose migrates quickly, sometimes traveling hundreds of miles at a
time. This means the snow goose is moving through an area in waves, often staying only a day or two, and seldom
more than a week. As a result, a willingness to travel, scout, and communicate with other hunters is often crucial to
finding the snow goose. The following list offers some tips on locating geese and hunting locations:
• Locate the general area of the snow goose concentrations and narrow the search as much as possible—
which state, which country, which part of the county. This step can be simplified by taking advantage of the
resources available from wildlife agencies within each state, including specific information sources such as web
sites and snow goose hotlines.
• Locate feeding and roosting areas by fields, sloughs, or lakes. This step will require scouting in the area.
• Locate landowners within your hunting area. Most landowners welcome courteous snow goose hunters in
the spring and are able to give you current information as well as permission to hunt.
• Locate other hunters who are working your area. They are not your competition; they are your best allies.
Sharing information and possible coordinating strategies will give you the best opportunity to connect with the
highly mobile, unpredictable snow goose.
Weather Makes A Difference
Hunters accustomed to fall hunting and migrations that are pushed by northern cold fronts may need to adjust their
thinking. Snow and cold winds from the north can stop a spring migration while warm southerly winds will
encourage the geese to move.
Once the snow goose has arrived at a location, regard gusty winds and fog as favorable. Under these conditions,
the geese are usually more active and fly lower. On bright, still, "bluebird" days, the snow goose tends to loaf in
one location, exhibit more caution and fly at greater heights.
Technique Counts
Between Resting and Feeding Areas—Tim Brown, a South Dakota hunter, says scouting is the key to successful
pass shooting. He recommends locating both the flock's roosting and feeding areas and then identifying the flight
patterns as the snow goose moves between them. Hunters can then position themselves between the resting flock
and the previous day's feeding area. He cautions that it's important not to set up too close to the roosting snow
goose. If you do, one shot may put thousands of the snow goose in the air, all heading in the opposite direction.
Use wind to advantage by setting up downwind from roosts, allowing it to muffle shots and carry the sound away
from the snow goose. Additionally, the snow goose will usually fly lower when working against a headwind—the
stronger the wind the better.
Between Large Flocks—Watch for pass shooting opportunities when the snow goose are moving back and forth
between two large flocks. Under favorable weather conditions, this movement can occur throughout the day.
Snow Goose
Hunting Over Decoys
Opinions vary on the most effective approach to using decoys. Usually, hunters will set large spreads numbering
from three or four hundred, up to massive sets of 2,000 or more. Other hunters favor smaller spreads of two or
three dozen decoys, trading the attractiveness of large spreads for the ability to move to a more favorable location.
Here as in pass shooting, scouting is critical to determine the location of geese. If they are feeding or roosting on
private land, always ask for permission to hunt.
Commonly, hunters who placed hundreds of decoys will use lightweight rag and windsock style of decoys, as well
as white plastic bags, and silhouettes, all of which allow a large set to be completed within a couple hours. When
wind is present, lightweight decoys have the added advantage of providing movement within the set, and there are
hunters who say that decoy movement is vital to effectiveness.
Some hunters have found that large numbers of widely-spaced decoys attract large flocks of the snow goose, while
smaller sets of tightly-placed decoys attract singles and pairs. Consider using both approaches by creating two
spreads about 75 yards apart. While individual decoys in large sets are often widely spread and randomly placed,
setting the decoys in distinct groups of five to eight decoys, resembling family groups, may improve the set.
Separate each group from the next by five to ten yards.
Hunters employ several arrangements in their decoy spreads:
• The fishhook spread points the shaft downwind. When this method is working, incoming geese follow the
shaft in and land in the opening of the hook, which is where the blind is located.
• The "U" or half-moon spread resembles a crescent, with the tips of the crescent pointing downwind.
Approaching geese will be flying into the wind toward the center of the bend which is where the blind should be.
• The teardrop decoy spread is wide at one end and narrow at the other with the blind in the center.
• Floating decoys can be used in typical water sets, or placed in shallow sheet water that has collected in a
field that the snow goose is using. Shell or silhouette decoys are also very effective in shallow water.
• A variety of "flying decoys" is frequently used by hunters. These decoys add realistic movement, increasing
the attractiveness of the set.
Electronic Calls
The use of electronic calls is allowed during the spring conservation order. Often referred to as "e-calls."
Electronic snow goose calls use high-volume speakers to broadcast the recorded sounds of large flocks of feeding
the snow goose. Their use can dramatically increase the chance of a successful hunt. A study at Louisiana State
University demonstrated that electronic calls are over eight times more effective than mouth calls. While one
electronic call is effective, two or more may be better. Supplement the electronic calls with traditional mouth calls.
Camouflage and concealment
Because the snow goose tends to approach a decoy spread from a much greater altitude than ducks or dark
geese, they have a broader view of the spread, as well as more time to see anything that seems unnatural. It's
worth the time and effort to make sure you are well concealed.
When dressing in camouflage, don't forget to conceal your face. Camouflage face netting is particularly important
for hunters who wear glasses.
• Snow goose hunters frequently dress in white clothing. However, if the snow goose is flaring, lifting up, or
slipping off to the side before they are within range, try switching from white to traditional camouflage and moving
100 yards downwind of your decoys.
• Don't forget the obvious—movement is certain to flare already suspicious birds.
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Hendra virus has been confirmed in a dog on an infected property near Macksville, on the NSW mid north coast.
"This follows the death of a horse from the virus on the same property on Thursday, 4 July 2013," NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Ian Roth said.
"Samples from the dog were sent to the Department of Primary Industries' Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute for laboratory analysis and results last night confirmed the Hendra virus.
"It is most likely that the dog caught the virus from the infected horse following close contact.
"The dog was sampled by a local private veterinarian and the Senior District Veterinarian from the local Livestock Health and Pest Authority as part of routine monitoring of the quarantined property."
Mr Roth said the dog, along with two other remaining horses, and two other dogs, previously tested negative to the first round of testing on 6 July. A cat was assessed as low risk and not sampled.
"All other remaining animals on the property remain healthy and have so far been cleared of the Hendra virus.
"The cat and a dog who have had contact with the infected dog will be re-tested and monitored for a further 20 days before quarantine measures are released. The horses and the second dog which have not had contact with the infected dog will continue to be monitored until they complete the last round of clearance tests due in ten days.
"DPI recommends that people keep dogs and cats away from sick or dead horses and the body fluids from sick or dead horses to reduce the risk of such an infection happening."
In accordance with national biosecurity policy, the positive dog has been euthanased.
NSW Health has been notified and will follow up and assess the people who had contact with the infected dog.
Mr Roth said this is the second reported case of Hendra virus in a dog outside of an experimental setting.
"In July 2011, a dog in Queensland tested positive for Hendra virus on a property where Hendra virus infection had been confirmed in a horse.
"There is no evidence to suggest that dogs can be infected with Hendra virus directly from flying foxes.
"Research is continuing to increase our understanding of the transmission of Hendra virus."
Mr Roth said Hendra virus has been confirmed in four horses and one dog on the NSW mid north coast this year.
"The four separate properties are all located on the NSW mid north coast, in the Macksville and Kempsey areas," he said.
"Following extensive testing and decontamination, quarantine measures have been lifted at the first infected property at Macksville. The remaining three properties remain in quarantine and movement restrictions remain in place for all horses and companion animals on these properties."
Hendra virus is a virus that infects large flying foxes (fruit bats) which can be passed on to horses and, rarely, from horses to people, and on two occasions from horses to a dog.
Property assessments indicate it is likely that flying foxes in flowering or fruiting trees including white cedar trees were the source of infection in all infected properties.
If you suspect your horse has Hendra virus keep everyone and dogs away from the horse and call your private veterinarian immediately or the Emergency Disease Watch Hotline - 1800 675 888.
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