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Sunday, Feb 19th Fur Sale Contest… no strings attached :)Posted by: | Comments
Someone is going to win $100 towards the purchase of hunting, fishing, trapping or outdoor gear of their choosing… with no strings attached. Here's how it works:
We have 300+ finished muskrat furs headed for the local Genesee Valley Trappers Association auction (link here) on Sunday Feb 19th.
Whoever can guess closest to the nearest penny what the auction sales dollar amount is (before any commissions or deductions) for this entire lot will win a $100 gift card or purchase order to any outdoors store of their choice.
That's it… that simple. The person who guesses nearest the actual sale results wins $100 gift card, certificate or credit to their outdoor store of choice.
The only way to enter is by comment reply at the bottom of this website entry stating your first name and either last name or initial, your one guess at the dollar amount of sales (for 300+ muskrats only) and the name of your selected store of purchase. Here are some examples of a qualified entry format…
Austin Passamonte
Austin P
Bass Pro
John Smith
XYZ Sports Store
Sally S
Gary's Gunshop
That's it… simple and with no strings attached. Simply cast your vote (aka best guess) according to the format above in the comments section of this website post. Not in Facebook… not by email… not by passenger pigeon… the only valid entry format is right here in the comments thread below :)
The lone winner by nearest final price to the penny will be notified here and awarded a $100 gift card, gift certificate or credit purchased towards whatever outdoor oriented gear they choose. This contest is open to all, no restrictions other than one vote per person. Contest ends Sunday morning at 9:00am eastern time. All entries past that point in time are null & void. Tie-breakers will determine a single winner from any potential "ties".
Remember, the only valid entry which counts is a name, dollar amount of fur sales and name of where your prize money will be spent. Other than that, good luck to all and I look forward to awarding $100 to the best (lucky) guess!
Have Fun :)


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We set up a MongoDB development server on CentOS 6.3 and were able to separate different projects by using separate config files and rc scripts. Now we're looking at setting up a MongoDB production environment.
I've read that it is not recommended to host multiple instances of MongoDB on the same server in production. Does that mean each project will need its own production MongoDB environment?
These projects are not very "big" and so do not require a lot of resources, so it feels like we're jumping the gun by giving each its own host. Perhaps we just need to get our heads out of the RDBMS world.
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Firearms Activist Alex Jones Has Major Meltdown On Piers Morgan's Show
January 08, 2013 03:00 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
Piers Morgan has long been an expert at eliciting interesting reactions from others, be they contestants on America's Got Talent or visitors on his CNN show. The latest guest to let his Piers-fueled anger get the best of him was Alex Jones, otherwise known as the man behind the Deport Piers Morgan White House petition.
In December, Piers Morgan attracted quite a bit of attention for his controversial stance on gun control. Not happy with Piers' desire for greater gun restrictions. Alex Jones decided to draw even more attention to the issue by launching the following petition on the White House website: "Deport British Citizen Piers Morgan for Attacking 2nd Amendment." As of this writing, over 106,000 people have signed the petition. Apparently, these 106,000 individuals still do not see the irony in trying to "protect" the 2nd Amendment by completely decimating the cornerstone of the 1st Amendment: freedom of speech.
Last night, Piers invited Alex on his show to explain his stance on gun control, but instead of an intelligent discussion, we received a long, angry rant. And surprisingly enough, Piers was not the one losing his cool! Alex began his tirade almost immediately, accusing Piers of being "a hatchet man of the new world order." Later growing frustrated with Piers' inability to understand his viewpoint, the guest shouted, "1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms! It doesn't matter how many lemmings you get out on the street begging for them to have their guns taken! We will not relinquish them! Do you understand?"
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rant debate included Alex bashing the manufacturers of antidepressant drugs as the real force behind mass shootings, claiming to own over fifty firearm weapons and even extending an invitation for Piers to join Alex for a day of shooting so that he could finally "join the Republic." But perhaps the most entertaining portion of the spectacle occurred near the end, when the gun rights advocate decided he could better make his point by speaking in a mockery of a British accent.
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Piers: Please go back to Britain. And please do not come to America as a foreigner and tell us what to do. You have no right to tell Americans what to do. If Britain will not have you, try Mexico. Piers, you are unwelcome here. Go home and don't let the door slam on your back on the way out. You are a trouble maker. We do not want trouble makers here.
Randy Says:
January 8th, 2013 at 9:52 pm
What I would like to know is Piers an American citizen?? if he isnt and doesnt like the way things are done here, why doesnt he just get on a plane and go to a country where he can be happy? i personally wouldnt miss him at all


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I've worked in news (for papers and television) for years. Headlines are never written before the article is finished.
I know you are trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. But the TP has never given a break to others it has reported on. Sorry! :(
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|E-Collar Introduction
Written by PAT NOLAN
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Dogtra Electronic Training collar (e-collar). Take a few minutes and read your owner's manual to familiarize yourself with the features of your new collar. Be sure to charge your collar the recommended length of time before your first use.
This manual is intended to help get you started training. To download a complete basic obedience manual, including information on stopping problem behavior, go to http://www.dogtra.com/.
Your Dogtra e-collar is a safe, reliable, and effective training tool. With it, you can make perfectly timed corrections even at great distances. In addition, the adjustable intensity feature permits you to match the stimulation of the training collar to your dog's temperament and the distraction level of the moment for maximum training efficiency. However, correcting unwanted behavior is only a fraction of what you can do with your e-collar.
Your Dogtra e-collar can be a powerful tool for encouraging desired responses from your dog. But first, you must identify an e-collar intensity setting for your dog that is high enough to be noticed but not so high as to be disruptive. Then, your dog must learn to act in response to the e-collar and that he can, by his actions, control it.
You will find this method of e-collar training is even gentler than many traditional leash-training methods. Additionally, the e-collar improves communication by providing instant feedback to your dog during training. This reduces confusion, fosters a positive training attitude, and accelerates learning, rapidly producing off-leash reliability.
Even if your dog already knows the basic obedience commands, follow the procedures given. Your dog must learn how to respond to the e-collar for each command before you can use your Dogtra collar for training at a distance.
Problem solving - Train your dog through the basic obedience program before using your Dogtra e-collar to correct for unwanted behavior. Many problem behaviors will resolve because of obedience training; all unwanted behavior is easier to stop once your dog learns to work for you and in response to the e-collar. See www.dogtra.com for information on problem solving.
Balance - If you use the e-collar for only one response for an extended time, you will have a problem teaching your dog other responses to the e-collar. Put equal emphasis on all the commands to keep a good balance of responses.
Confinement - Confine your dog to his crate or kennel for at least an hour before training. He will look forward to training and the chance to work with you.
Confine him after training for an hour to allow his lessons to soak in. He will retain more of his lessons and learn faster.
Repetition - Your dog can learn a new command quickly, but many repetitions are required to form new habits. Therefore, train at least five days a week, no more than six. Most dogs will do well with daily sessions of about 20 minutes each. Some high-energy dogs do better on longer sessions and two sessions a day. Begin and end each session with a few minutes of review of the previous lessons learned.
Consistency - Set rules or boundaries for your dog and stick to them. It is unfair to allow your dog to jump up on you one day and then correct him the next for doing the same thing.
During your training and daily interactions with your dog, do not give any commands that you are not prepared to enforce.
Do not be tempted to take the e-collar off to "see if he does it without the collar." This will teach him to be "collar wise," that is, a dog that acts differently with the e-collar on.
Fairness - When teaching a new command, do not apply e-collar stimulation without prior guidance. Introduce each command on leash or line so you can gently guide your dog into the desired response. When your dog understands the command, fade out the leash guidance. You want your dog to choose to respond to the e-collar, not the pull of the leash.
Introduce new commands one at a time. If you introduce several new commands at the same time, your dog may have trouble connecting your praise or correction to a particular response. This slows learning.
Praise - Remember to praise your dog with a pat or scratch, and your voice for good performance. In addition, the chance to retrieve or chase a favorite toy is a powerful reward for many dogs.
Distractions - Introduce new commands in an area free of strong distractions. Your dog will learn faster. However, once he knows a command, gradually increase the strength and nearness of distractions in training. If you want your dog to obey in the most distracting environments, you must train in them.
Distance - Start close; it's easy to guide your dog's response and he can quickly complete an action. Once your dog will respond correctly at short distances, gradually work at greater distances. As you increase distances, train first without distractions, then finally work at long distance near strong distractions.
Teaching time frames - Work on each command in turn. When you meet the stated objectives, move on. You may spend one session or several sessions on a command before advancing.
Objective 1 - Find the right initial e-collar setting for your dog
There is no "right setting" to start all dogs on the e-collar. Every dog perceives the stimulation from the e-collar slightly differently. Also, as the distraction level of the environment changes you will need to work up and down on the intensity setting dial to get and keep your dog focused on training. But, you need to find a good starting point.
To use the e-collar in early training you need to identify an intensity setting that is high enough that your dog notices it but is not so high that it upsets him.
Bring your dog from confinement to your training area. He should be wearing his e-collar and another collar, either a flat buckle or slip-type collar. Attach a 15-foot line to this collar and not the e-collar. Allow your dog to relax and explore his surroundings.
With the e-collar on your lowest intensity setting, press and release the Nick button. You may see no reaction. Now continue to press and release the Nick button at random, increasing the intensity setting each time. Watch carefully, as the first signs that your dog notices the e-collar are usually subtle. When they first feel the e-collar some dogs stop and look up; others may turn to look over their shoulder or shake their head; some scratch at the collar.
When you see that your dog has noticed the electrical stimulation, stop increasing the intensity setting. After a short pause, press the Nick button again once or twice at this setting to make sure that your dog did, in fact, notice the e-collar. If he did, this will be the introductory or teaching setting for your dog. (Occasionally, once the dog realizes that he feels something from the e-collar you can reduce the setting; do not reduce below the level your dog responds to.)
The most effective intensity setting for teaching with the e-collar is one that is just high enough that your dog notices the e-collar, but not so high that he shows any panic or distress. If panicked by the e-collar stimulation, reduce the setting; if he shows no reaction, increase the setting.
Using this initial setting, you will help your dog discover that he can stop the stimulation from the e-collar by moving toward you.
Objective 1 - Your dog discovers he can turn off the e-collar by moving toward you
Still working on the 15-foot line attached to his other collar and the e-collar intensity set at your introductory level, wait until your dog is engaged in exploring his environment.
Begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button as you gently pull on the line to turn your dog toward you. Stop pressing the Nick button and praise as soon as your dog moves toward you. Release him to return to explore with an "OK." Repeat. Work several of these.
Moving on . . . When your dog is consistently moving toward you as soon as he feels the stimulation from the e-collar, you are ready to move on.
Objective 2 - Add the command Here
Again, wait until your dog is engaged in exploring his environment.
Command Here in a normal tone of voice and begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button as you gently pull on the line to turn your dog toward you. Stop pressing the Nick button and praise as soon as your dog moves toward you. If he stops before reaching you, start pressing the Nick button and repeat the Here command. Praise him for coming and wait a few moments for him to return to exploring. Repeat.
Work several of these recalls. Remember to praise your dog each time he comes to you before releasing him on "OK" and allowing him to return to exploring. Don't wait to see what he does when you call; begin to press and release the Nick button and add gentle pressure or pull on the line immediately after giving your command.
Stop pressing the Nick button and release the line pressure as soon as your dog starts to move toward you. Your dog discovers that he can stop the e-collar stimulation by coming to you when called.
Moving on . . . You are ready to move on to shaping the Heel response when: 1) your dog responds immediately to your command and e-collar stimulation; 2) he begins to linger near you longer after each recall; and 3) even while he is exploring your dog is mindful of where you are.
Now that your dog knows to move toward you in response to the e-collar stimulation,
you can use that to shape the heel. You want him to discover that moving into heel will stop the stimulation.
Heel is not just a position but a relationship. When he is at heel, your dog is to stay by your left side facing the direction you are, his shoulders even with your legs, close but not touching. When you move he should move; when you stop he should sit. Your dog should watch you and stay in position. You should not have to remind him constantly with commands or leash tugs.
Objective 1 - Your dog learns to pay attention to your movements and stay within five feet of you
Imagine a five-foot circle on your left side. Step off on your left foot and begin walking.
Each time your dog moves out of this five-foot circle, move away from him opposite the direction he left the circle and without command begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button. Each time he moves back toward the circle, stop pressing the button.
Always start walking on your left foot. If your dog lags behind outside the five-foot circle, move forward faster and rapidly press and release the Nick button until he moves toward you. Continue walking.
If your dog forges past you, turn right-about when he passes outside the five-foot circle and rapidly press and release the Nick button until he moves toward you. Praise him when he returns and keep moving.
If your dog passes behind you to walk on your right side, keep walking and use your line to pull him back to your left side as you rapidly press and release the Nick button. Stop pressing the button when he is again on your left.
He will quickly learn the five-foot circle and work to stay inside it.
Moving on . . . When your dog is working to stay inside this five-foot circle, you are ready to add the command Heel and to increase the demands on his attention by reducing the size of your imaginary circle to two feet.
Objective 2 - Add the command Heel and shape the heel response
Replace the 15-foot line with your six-foot leash. Start off on your left foot and command Heel each time you start to walk. Every time your dog drifts outside the two-foot circle, move away from him opposite the direction he left the circle, command Heel, and begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button. Stop pressing the button when he turns toward you
Moving on . . . When your dog is focusing attention on you and working to stay inside the two-foot circle, he's ready to learn to sit when you stop.
Objective 1 - Your dog discovers he can stop the e-collar stimulation by sitting
To Place Your Dog To Sit: Take a short grip on the leash with your right hand and pull up and a bit forward on the leash. At the same time, place your left hand on the dog's back at the loin, thumb toward you, and gently squeeze, pushing down. Use the raised leash to control his front end; use only enough tension to prevent him from swinging away. Squeezing the loin muscles helps to relax them and gives you a better grip, ensuring that you can place the dog into position. Every time you stop at heel, place your dog to sit while rapidly pressing and releasing the Nick button. When you feel him relax his muscles and begin to sit, stop pressing the button.
Moving on . . . When your dog is melting into the sit position as soon as you begin to place him you are ready to add the Sit command.
Objective 2 - Add the command Sit
Now every time you stop at heel, command Sit as you begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button and place your dog. When he is sitting as soon as he hears the command, you can stop placing him. If your dog balks or stops halfway down, resume rapidly pressing the Nick button and place him right away.
Moving on . . . Practice enough repetitions (10-15 a session) so that your dog is sitting quickly on command. From now on, have him sit every time you stop at heel. You want this to become a deeply ingrained habit.
On the command Kennel or Place, your dog shall go away from you to a designated spot and stay there.
This is a very useful command. First, it balances out e-collar response. The Here and Heel commands both ask for movement toward you, and Sit is initially taught by your side, but the Kennel command requires your dog to move away from you in response to the e-collar. In the house, the command is useful to send and anchor your dog.
To start, use the bottom half of an airline shipping crate. Many dogs are familiar with these crates and the crate sides help direct the dog into the proper spot. As soon as he is kenneling on command we will flip the crate half over and use it as a raised platform. If you do not have a shipping crate, any visible target that is big enough for your dog to get comfortable on will work.
Once he knows the command well you can substitute anything he can see as a target for Kennel.
Objective 1 - Your dog discovers he can turn off the e-collar stimulation by getting in the crate
Walk with your dog on leash toward the open end of the kennel. As you approach, shorten your grip on the leash to make it hard for your dog to avoid the crate. When you are about two feet from the crate opening, begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button. Continue walking and pass on the right side of the crate to put your dog in line with the opening. When your dog is in the kennel, stop pressing the button.
After a short pause, step back to face the open end of the crate and call your dog out. Praise him for coming and walk him off the spot. Take a short break before returning to Kennel him again.
Objective 2 - Add the command Kennel
When your dog is quickly stepping into the crate as soon as you begin to press the Nick button and he doesn't need leash guidance, add the command Kennel as you approach. Use the same approach and walk-up you have been doing, but now just before you begin to press the Nick button, command Kennel.
Moving on . . . When your dog willingly enters the crate on your command Kennel and in response to the e-collar stimulation, you are ready for the next step.
Objective 3 - Your dog learns to move away from you to the crate on the command Kennel
Our goal is that our dogs respond reliably to command - not to the e-collar - off leash around distractions. When teaching any command with your Dogtra e-collar follow this sequence:
Teach the desired action - Your dog learns what you want him to do.
Rapidly press and release the Nick button and guide your dog into the desired response. Stop pressing the button as soon as your dog completes the action.
Add a command - Your dog learns when you want him to do it.
In this stage, continue to rapidly press and release the Nick button every time you give the command and stop when your dog begins to obey. This rewards your dog every time he chooses to obey, and ensures the fastest learning.
However, if you continue to reinforce every command with the e-collar and then abruptly stop using the
e-collar stimulation for this command, your dog's trained response will fade quickly. If you were to stop your work at this point, your dog would be e-collar dependent. To prevent this:
Phase out the e-collar - Your dog learns to want to do what you want him to do.
Once the dog knows the proper response to a command and has many repetitions (several weeks of daily training using the new command), begin to use the e-collar stimulation on every other command, then two in a row, then every third, and so on.
By using the e-collar stimulation on a variable schedule, your dog never knows which repetition of a command will be reinforced, so he learns to work harder and faster even when you don't press the Nick button as you give the command.. He becomes obedient to your command, not the e-collar.
Finally, stop using the e-collar on the command and only add stimulation for disobedience or refusals.
If your dog takes the absence of the e-collar stimulation or the presence of a distraction as an excuse to disobey a known command, repeat the command and begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button.
Any time your dog refuses a known command, never repeat the command without adding e-collar stimulation. If disobedience to a known command only results in another command, your dog is no more likely to obey that command in the future.
During training, do not give any commands when your dog is not wearing the e-collar.
If you give commands when you are unable to control the results of your dog's actions you are teaching your dog that obedience to command is optional. Dogs aren't naturally "collar wise" - they are taught that.
Why does a dog bark when he hears the doorbell? Is he barking to tell you the doorbell is ringing? Of course not. He is barking because there are visitors at the door. Does he need to see the visitors before he responds? Of course not. He has learned from experience that the ring of the doorbell reliably signals the arrival of guests.
When a dog first hears the doorbell, it means nothing to him. Through repetition, he learns to expect visitors at the door when the doorbell rings. The doorbell becomes a cue or warning signal.
How does this apply to training with the Pager Training Tool?
When your dog first feels the vibration of the pager, it means nothing to him. He must learn the pager/vibration is a warning (just like the doorbell) that signals low-level electrical stimulation will follow. Soon, your dog will respond to the pager and not wait for the electrical stimulation - just like a dog responds to the doorbell and does not have to see the visitor at the door. Then you can use the pager/vibration by itself, without the electrical stimulation, to reinforce obedience and correct undesirable behavior.
Making the pager/"Nick" connection
Before you begin training with the pager, follow the steps given on page 3 for identifying the proper initial e-collar electrical intensity setting for your dog.
Start in an area of low-level distraction. Your dog should be wearing his e-collar, set at the proper initial intensity setting, and a choke chain or flat buckle collar. Attach a long, light line to this second collar. Allow your dog to relax and explore his surroundings.
Push down and hold the pager button on the transmitter. Watch carefully, as the first sign that your dog notices the pager/vibration may be subtle. When they first feel the pager/vibration some dogs stop and look up; others may turn to look over their shoulder or shake their head; some may appear startled. When you see that your dog noticed the vibration, release the pager button and begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button as you give your verbal command "Here" with slight tension on the line. As soon as your dog moves toward you, stop pressing the button and praise him. When he gets to you, praise him and then give him a release command, such as "OK." Allow your dog to relax and return to exploring the area. Repeat.
As your dog gains experience with the pager, shorten the length of time you hold down the pager button. When you have paired the pager with the stimulation from the Nick button many times you will find your dog starting to respond before you can begin to press the Nick button. He has shown you he understands the vibration from the pager means the stimulation from the Nick button is sure to follow. At this point, stop using the Nick button after the pager.
Training with the pager
Once your dog understands that the pager predicts the Nick, all training strengthens this association. When he responds properly to a command and the pager, he avoids the Nick and receives praise. This reinforces both the desired response and his knowledge that he can avoid the Nick.
When your dog fails to respond to the pager, ALWAYS repeat the command and begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button as you guide or lure your dog into the desired response. This reinforces the desired response and his knowledge that he must act when he feels the pager to avoid the Nick.
Follow the instructions at the front of this manual to teach your dog Here, Heel, Sit, and Kennel. When the instructions say to "rapidly press and release the Nick button," push and hold the pager button until your dog responds. If he fails to respond within two seconds, release the pager button and begin to rapidly press and release the Nick button..
Follow the steps outlined on page 8 and 9 to train with and phase out the use of your pager training tool.
When your dog refuses a known command, never repeat the command without adding the pager/ vibration; if he does not respond to the pager, always follow up by rapidly pressing and releasing the Nick button.
For more training information, including techniques for solving many common behavior problems, go to http://www.dogtra.com. On the Dogtra site, you can download a complete illustrated basic obedience training manual by Pat Nolan of http://www.PonderosaKennels.com.


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Lyons board hires Crispell-Snyder for shelter
August 11, 2011
LYONS TOWNSHIP — Crispell-Snyder of Lake Geneva will do the engineering work for a storm shelter in Country Estates.
The Lyons Town Board on Monday approved hiring the company, contingent on funding being available for the project. Total cost of the engineering is $64,000.
The Country Estates Community Association has already applied for a $184,000 grant through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
That grant, and a matching grant of $553,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would go toward building the tornado and disaster shelter for the mobile home community.
Total cost of the facility has been estimated at $737,000.
Crispell-Snyder will do the site testing, preliminary plans, final plans, write the bid specifications, help the town go out for construction bids and then perform all construction and post-construction inspections of the building.
The shelter plans call for it to be 81 by 47 feet.
The above-ground structure will contain survival supplies as well as provide a secure location to wait out a tornado or other natural disaster. It will be handicapped accessible.
Country Estates serves 206 manufactured and mobile homes, and population of about 400.
According to plans released earlier, the doors of the shelter will be keyed to unlock when the disaster alert siren sounds.
The storm shelter cannot be used as a multipurpose building.
The shelter's 12-inch concrete walls are to be designed to withstand 250 mph winds. It would also be able to withstand blows from projectiles or wind-propelled objects.
The shelter would be built on the site of a baseball diamond, located near the middle of the mobile home park.
Its location should give residents between 10 to 20 minutes to get to the shelter to be secure. Plans call for the ball diamond to be relocated.
The shelter will have its own power generator.
Current estimates are that it would cost about $5,000 a year to properly maintain the shelter, although actual costs may vary from year to year.
According to research by the community association, a tornado did touch down near Country Estates in the 1970s which demolished a trailer on Creek Road, on the outskirts of the park.
If the association can't get the 25 percent CDBG grant, it would have to raise its association dues to pay off a loan.
Ganka estimated that a 20-year loan of $184,500 at 4.5 percent interest would come out to be an annual payment of $13,572
If that's divided by the 206 households, it would cost $66 per household per year, which would translate to $5.49 a month.
Country Estates is just south of Hospital Road. Offices for the Country Estates Sanitary District are at 6978 Prairie Lane.
The shelter will be just east of the sanitary district office on Prairie Lane.


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The cool dude Salman Khan turns a widower and a working class father of two in Mahesh Manjrekar's Hindi adaptation of the Marathi movie Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho. No one had probably imagined the chiseled Sallu to play such a deglamorized role.
Surprising all his fans, the Wanted star has agreed to add some kilos to fit into the character. The movie is now being shot in Sri Lanka, in which Mahesh Manjrekar will be seen playing the role of his father.
The original Marathi film deals with a teenager, who loves to play cricket instead of spending some time in studies and Salman could easily connect with the role.
According to a source close to Khan, "As a child, Salman Khan also had a volatile relationship with his father Salim Khan like the central character in the film. He has shared his hatred for formal education and also the way he was beaten in childhood".
Manjrekar added, "Salman loved the Marathi film. The film can open a new kind of fan following for this star as he never tried this middle class kind of film earlier. The cool dude needs to play a not-so-cool dad now".
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The grind
Posted 07 December 2012 - 01:14 AM
These equips don't even have a unique sigil or rune."
I cannot agree more. THIS THIS THIS! They have a huge beautiful open world where they can make you run around and gather materials to make a unique looking weapon but they failed short in giving an incentive for players to continue being out in the world. Instead everyone is clustered into LA staring at the TP and the Mystic forge or in Curse Shore farming like there's no tomorrow.
This leads to the end game of this game, dungeons. Everyone is in LA spamming for dungeon groups. That's it, that pretty much rendered the whole game world empty. This is why I decided to take a break from GW2 or playing it on a slow burn. Everything that looks cool takes an excessive amount of grind, do that or dungeons. There's nothing out in the open world for us.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 01:46 AM
A good first step was adding unique drops to the dungeon bosses, (though I haven't heard enough about these drops to know if they were done right). There's also the dungeon sets for tokens and karma gear from the Orr priest vendors (so far as pve is concerned).
But how about a unique weapon from a jumping puzzle? or unique chest piece from an 'outdoor dungeon'? Maybe throw in some unique gloves and boots that drop off of certain rare champion mobs? They could have a rare and difficult to trigger+complete dynamic event chain that drops a particularly BA helm.
Or just more items sets that are acquired uniquely from the above sources.
Edited by Arewn, 07 December 2012 - 05:35 AM.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 01:53 AM
Posted 07 December 2012 - 02:07 AM
The_Tree_Branch, on 06 December 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:
i never talked about tokens,. i said random small chance of getting those great skins. read carefully before trying to troll kido.
tokens are a nice addition. but the random rare skin weapons were a nice addition to pve in gw1. now its all grinding for mats (including precursors)
And btw: chrystas, FoW, UW and sorrows furnace chests droped uncommon ones. Hoh chest gave rares.
Edited by The_Blades, 07 December 2012 - 02:08 AM.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 02:11 AM
Lordkrall, on 06 December 2012 - 11:34 AM, said:
But the thing is: Either we have to repeat stuff for our e-penis thingies. Or we would get them all without much work, which would lessen the achievement even more.
The only other real way is to have bosses drop them.
But that would still mean you have to repeat the instance over and over and over and over and over and over and over again to POSSIBLE get the item you want.
Why not make short personal instanced encounters of exceptionally high challenge and difficulty instead?
Items gotten through incredible grind had no prestige value to me whatsoever, and I equate prestige with usually skill.
Edited by Trei, 07 December 2012 - 02:15 AM.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 02:15 AM
Soki, on 06 December 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:
You have some fair points, and I do share your concerns. However, I believe you are looking at this from the wrong angle.
First of all, I like how the mystic forge items are at the moment. Having set recipes, no matter how expensive or excessive they are, will mean there will be a clear sign of progression for the player trying to obtain them, which is necessary. However, to me it seems there isn't enough of these items in the forge, especially relatively easy ones to get, and so a brand new lv 80 player is just thrown into this situation where he needs to get 350+ lodestones to get anything cool. Anet, in my opinion, desperately needs to add a lot more, easier, items to get in the forge for one, getting people introduced to using it, and two, close the gap between crafted exotics and mystic forge exotics, much like what ascended items are for.
In terms of grind, however, this game only becomes one when you make it so. One of this game's major strong-points is to have all the content available to you at all times. The whole point of this is so you can gather the materials you need for a cosmetic item while playing the modes and areas you enjoy (The game isn't fully at this point yet, but the basis and the philosophy are there). Having to get 350 molten lodestones for vulcanous wouldn't be so bad if molten lodestones or cores were easily obtainable in other areas of the game, such as PvP or WvWvW (like trading in glory or badges for cores). Anet has expressed that they want to introduce these aspects into more parts of the game, bu the real question is when this will happen.
Furthermore, the act of focusing on one goal will make that goal seem longer to get than if you weren't focusing on it. When people decide "I'm going to get full t3 cultural armor at level 80" and all they do is try to get it, they have just set themselves up for a long, long grinding game, and it becomes tiresome and boring. However, if they were to make that goal a long term one, like a legendary, then the game would still have enjoyment while still having a form of progression.
For instance, I have 2 tier 3 culturals on both my level 80s, and yet I have not spent more than 4 hours farming in the game. By just doing map completion and dungeons with friends, in about 3 weeks I got enough to buy both sets for my thief and warrior. I would have certainly gotten it faster if I just farmed orr for days on end, but I don't believe I would have had as much fun as I did just doing dungeons and map completion.
What this game needs is more engaging forms of content, which will eventually come in later patches, that reward players and help them progress towards their cosmetics.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 03:05 AM
MazingerZ, on 06 December 2012 - 07:37 PM, said:
However, in my example with the Hardened Leather, you can't use that material in crafting until you are already level 400 and get no XP or levels at all from turning the raw mat into boot soles. The same problem happens when a level 400 crafter wants to craft for the market of lower-level buyers. The only value you get out of crafting at that point is the value of the finished product. Perhaps the solution is to allow a master crafter to make those same items using fewer materials, assuming that part of mastery is learning to minimize waste.
Edited by BrettM, 07 December 2012 - 03:07 AM.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 03:53 AM
This kind of annoys me because I felt the quest to gear up to exotics was actually well done with multiple methods and a couple methods being fun. I earned half of my exotic armor through karma I gained from karma doing WvW and fought to capture the God temples so I spend that karma on exotic pieces. That's a pretty fun method of gearing up. But in order to get anything cosmetic or any ascended armor? Hope you have fun grinding mats.
I thought explorable mode dungeons would fill this niche but they're easy when everything has exotic gear, it's just a matter of grinding the dungeon enough to get the tokens. Other then deep levels of fractals (which even then involves grinding agony resistance) there's no real challenge in this game.
People tend of blame the mystic forge but I don't think it's our local genie's fault. It's just the methods of getting the stuff to throw in there that's boring.
What about an ascended piece of gear that you received by completing all the mini-dungeons and jumping puzzles in the game (maybe the explorer society mails you something that you toss in the mystic forge), that could be a fun quest. Or maybe adding some tough world boss and having his chest drop exotics. Or just a tough meta-event that takes a server effort to finish. Anything other then grinding.
I probably wouldn't hate ascended armor so much if there were more interesting methods of obtaining them other then grinding mats or grinding tokens. As it stands right now after you finish your quest to get exotics, the game stops being interesting.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 04:00 AM
Posted 07 December 2012 - 04:43 AM
these supposedly very nice must have armours/weapons that one has to grind for, do they have an equivalent with a different skin? same states different skin that one can get somewhere else by simply playing the game?
Posted 07 December 2012 - 04:45 AM
The_Tree_Branch, on 06 December 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:
Sorrows Furnace.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 04:49 AM
Lafiele, on 07 December 2012 - 04:00 AM, said:
Not to sound confrontational, but when you look at it like the quoted poster, it tends to overlook the actual problem.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 05:30 AM
pumpkin pie, on 07 December 2012 - 04:43 AM, said:
these supposedly very nice must have armours/weapons that one has to grind for, do they have an equivalent with a different skin? same states different skin that one can get somewhere else by simply playing the game?
Yes they do.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 05:37 AM
Posted 07 December 2012 - 05:54 AM
pumpkin pie, on 07 December 2012 - 04:43 AM, said:
these supposedly very nice must have armours/weapons that one has to grind for, do they have an equivalent with a different skin? same states different skin that one can get somewhere else by simply playing the game?
currently, Legendaries (the impressive grindy weapon/armor skins) ahave the same stats as Exotics and Exotics can be obtained within about a week of playing the game apparently.
**this will change however***
ANet has stated that once more Ascended gear gets released, Legendaries' stats will be bumped up to be on par with Ascended gear.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:16 AM
Posted 07 December 2012 - 10:22 AM
Bryant Again, on 07 December 2012 - 08:16 AM, said:
Posted 07 December 2012 - 10:52 AM
FoxBat, on 06 December 2012 - 04:09 PM, said:
I'm more worried if the current skill and playstyle setup actually allows for content that's player skill oriented. More lethal red circles and 1 shot bosses, there surely must be more to gaming than that?
Edited by Arquenya, 07 December 2012 - 10:53 AM.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 01:29 PM
Bryant Again, on 07 December 2012 - 08:16 AM, said:
Do you know a fourth way? What do you propose?
Posted 07 December 2012 - 01:47 PM
BrettM, on 07 December 2012 - 01:29 PM, said:
Do you know a fourth way? What do you propose?
Depends if it's for the sake of making the game or making the money. When looked from that angle, I think the answers are easy to couple together
Regardless of the outcome, this weird ordeal with the vertical progression still all feels really 'sneaky' to me. I don't like it.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 02:38 PM
Soki, on 06 December 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:
Good players are not rewarded for overcoming challenges – the majority of the game's status symbols and cool items are gained from performing an easy task for an inordinate amount of time. This sums up my opinion, and why I think GW2 is not as good a game as it could be – but I implore you to read the rest of the post if you're going to add to the discussion.
Sorry, I didn't read the rest of your post but I'll agree with your anymore. Yea, it would be nice if some more difficult challenges actually rewarded you cosmetically not just with stats. An example would be the Halloween Clock tower jumping puzzle, a lot of hate but regardless it had some difficulty to it. It would have been nice if you actually received a unique Halloween themed shoe skin for it. Instead of a exotic stated plain skin item.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:10 PM
Shadowrose, on 07 December 2012 - 12:28 AM, said:
Lacking self confidence, are we? Learn to have an opinion of your own.
>.> Perhaps you should actually read the posts I've made over the last year...I'm one of the few in this forum that DOES have an opinion of my own. My comment was directed at you, but others like you as well. Y'all completely ignore what's written and make up some ridic shit about how no one wants to work for anything. You do realize that's not what was said in the OP? Not all of us want to face roll grind then buy it all. That's something my 6 year old plays not me as an adult. I want to work for things using my skill. How silly~!
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Nov 20, 2012
In the wake of our national ticket's loss we've heard what we believe are some erratic and erroneous criticisms and suggestions from some Republicans, which if followed would be injurious to the conservative movement.
Too many are buying into the deception propagated by Liberal commentators: that Obama's election represents an historic strategic shift in the electorate founded in a fundamental demographic change. Make no mistake; this was a tactical win. When the campaign itself credits multitudes of paid telemarketers in Chicago calling every conceivable ethnic, racial, and gender niche in only nine states, promising whatever each marketing niche desires, you are operating tactically, not strategically.
The Left wants us to believe it's an historic strategic shift so that our response is that we either buy into their Liberal world-view and agenda or face political irrelevancy.
We should not take this path; it's not who we are! Following the "advice" of both our external Leftwing enemies and the internal RINO appeasement wing of the Republican Party will lead us into the swamp and ruin us.
This is the same advice that was proffered to us by the RINO wing after the 2008 debacle. Ignoring the fact that the failed RINO "moderate" candidate was the one they insisted was the "only" one who could "reach across the aisle" and "capture in the Independent vote" led us to a massive defeat. Their solution after McCain's defeat was even more of the same. The 2008 post-mortem offered by RINO leaders such as Mitch McConnell and Colin Powell insisted that the Party had become too conservative, too limited in its appeal and too "regional."
They were proven wrong on all accounts in 2010 when the Conservative Base, fueled by the Tea Party Movement, resurrected their moribund party (as it did in 1980, 1984, and 1994) and led it to an historic national victory.
We Conservatives by nature live in, and practice in our daily lives, the color-blind society that Liberals are so fond of referencing but are at the same time so absent from the Liberal world-view, language and daily practices. To Liberals, everyone is part of some racial, ethnic, or gender group, (usually victimized) and their programs and policies are all tailored to secure and hold each of these groups thru government benefits. This insidious discriminating segmentation of society is endlessly analyzed by pollsters and happily amplified by the Liberals' allies throughout the mainstream media. We Conservatives view people as individuals with life stories, values, talents, ambitions, and personalities without regard for surface aspects such as skin color and ethnicity etc.
As for the mainstream media, this election cycle has again proved the case that there can be no doubt they are completely invested in promoting the Liberal agenda, advocating for the Democrat leadership and most emphatically, for this particular president. They have slanted stories, printed and aired endless puff-pieces on Obama, spiked serious stories and finally straight-out lied to protect the president's electoral chances. The most serious subterfuge was the mainstream media's complete news blackout on the Benghazi story as it developed with government e-mails surfacing almost daily. When it all comes out, the suppression of this story could become a watershed moment and will hasten the ultimate irrelevance of the legacy press in our country. Until then we must recognize that our political activities will, to a significant degree, transpire within what amounts to a propaganda state.
That propaganda state and those who serve it must not be given any legitimacy and at every opportunity it must be directly confronted with the scorn and disrespect it deserves.
There are three erroneous suggestions currently emanating from too many high profile Republicans and supposedly right-leaning media organs that deserve special examination:
First, we're told we must change our policies and "reach out to women" since Obama garnered the majority of the women's vote. Wrong – our Movement doesn't view women as a separate gender group requiring special benefits. Women benefit mightily from the free-market, limited government principles of conservative governance. The Left created a "war on women" out of thin air and accused Republicans of perpetrating it. The Liberal media compliantly amplified the attacks, which contaminated and distracted virtually every Republican federal race in the country and was clearly most prominently in the presidential race. Since the criticism is based entirely on a liberal canard, no change in conservative "policy" is required. However, effective messaging must be developed which demonstrates how the full spectrum of conservative principles and policies benefits women. Every Conservative candidate in the country needs to take the message to every woman's group in their districts that their best interests lie with conservative solutions.
Second, we're told to reach out to Black Americans. While we always have, our efforts have so far not borne much fruit. True, there are many prominent Black Republican and Conservative officeholders and party leaders; however, they're ignored by the media and go unrecognized or disparaged by liberal politicians. Again, no change in our policy is required; but conservative solutions have to be fashioned around the insidious problems of the inner city so that Black Americans understand how such policy solutions can be utilized to resolve them. Our candidates must spend significant time communicating these policies within the cities during their campaigns and incorporating them into their governance. Conservatives must take make strong efforts to work within the Black Community in order to spread the messages of individual empowerment and free markets.
But before we can get the votes of the Black Community we must prove to them that we are courting their vote in the first place and that our Free Market policies will be more successful than the Entitlement State programs that have massively failed them, their children and their communities.
But we need to do this with more than words; we need to do this with direct, tangible actions.
We need to enter the Black Community and build relationships with them. We need to make contacts with local Church, Youth and Community organizations and offer them our services in terms of helping people who have been disadvantaged by the Welfare State. We need to demonstrate how working within the private sector can free them from the perpetual failure of government dependency.
We can approach these communities with offers to hold Job Fairs where inner city youth can learn about the proper preparation of resumes and interview technique; we need to have our small business men offer their expertise to inner city businesses by giving them quality business advice; we must prove to this community that we offer an alternative to the disaster that Big Government has delivered them into and that ours is the way out.
Third and most prominently, we are told we must alter our stance on immigration, which in essence is that we believe our federal immigration laws must be followed and our sovereignty protected thru orderly and secure borders. We are told we must reach out to the fastest growing ethnic group in the country – Hispanics. However, a 2011 poll in California indicated only 7% of Hispanic voters objected to Republican immigration stances. Instead, a generous safety net, strong government intervention in the economy, and progressive taxation are cited by Hispanics as driving their attraction to the Democrat party. We may simply face the same education and messaging challenges about free-market economics we face elsewhere, but to win over this important voting block we must develop an effective strategy.
There is no reason why we can't reach a community that Conservatives have so much in common with: a strong sense of traditional family values, a religious orientation, military service and a population that understands creating small businesses is a pathway to the middle class.
Incidentally, there are more Hispanic-Republican officeholders in the country than Hispanic-Democrat officeholders, so we at least have a place to start.
The Left has perfected demagogic messaging, regularly amplified by the media. We have to perfect messaging stressing the enlightening and liberating qualities of conservative solutions. Conservative candidates also must continually call out the disingenuous and biased mainstream media and must ceaselessly repeat the "biased media" mantra until it seeps deeply into the public consciousness.
Conservatives have the values and principles that will return the Republic to a sound financial footing. We just have to realize that suggestions we abandon our basic principles is a Leftist trap that must be avoided. To provide assurance that this is the right track to take, we should recognize that Republicans dominate the U.S. government bodies closest to the people: the Federal House of Representatives, state legislatures and 30 state governorships.
In the end, we must now accept that after two Presidential elections, the candidates preferred by the so-called Republican Party Professionals, faux conservative television pundits and witch doctors reading the polls as if they were tarot cards in order to produce predictions that are less accurate than the daily horoscope, have totally failed.
The same RINO Republicans who see the Conservative Base only as serfs to be frightened, pockets to be picked and tools to be used every election cycle brought this disaster upon us.
Despite the tremendous victory we provided to the Republican Party in 2010, the phrase "Tea Party" wasn't even mentioned at the 2012 Republican Convention and many of its advocates, including Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman and, Herman Cain, were all deprived speaking roles.
We must accept that the RINO Republicans are not our allies and have proven they are incapable of bringing us victory.
The Conservative Base preaches independence and self-reliance. The time has come for us to strictly practice that philosophy in relation to those RINOs who have betrayed us and whose weakness has once again led us into the abyss.
The time has come for us to declare our own independence from their failure to deliver.
The time is late but the time is NOW.


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by Catherine Barnett
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It took me a while to connect with the poems in this collection. Some poems I had to reread several times until they began to click (though I think the distance had more to do with my headspace than with the poetry. Once it did click, though, I discovered poetry that took the everyday and commonplace and didn't so much as elevate it, as roll around in it, feeling the sharp and soft edges and appreciating them for what they are.
The collection is split in three sections.
The first, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful," features a dozen or so poems named "Chorus," which alternate with other poems with individual titles. The titled poems all deal with an "I" narrator, an individual, who could be the same individual in each case, while the Chorus poems all focus on a "We" narrator that takes up the song of the populace that circles the individual. Sometimes, while driving or walking down the street, I'll break out of my own personal narrative and be stunned by how many lives are going on around me, each with their own stories, their own internal monologues — reading "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" reminded me of that experience.
The second section, "Of All Faces," is comprised of a single long poems, called "Sweet Double, Talk Talk," a modern love story, full of sex and intimacy and distancing and coming round again. It's beautiful and subtle and bitter sweet, like love often is. I read this through a couple of times and connected deeper with it on the second reading.
The last section, called "The Modern Period," is a series of poems that approach everyday moments, such as visiting a doctor, and finds deeper resonance in each moment.
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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Flag officers, civilians, and SES members were honored at the 26th Annual Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference Awards in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 16-18.
The three-day BEYA conference, sponsored by Aerotek and Career Communications Group (CCG), attracts thousands of STEM professionals and also serves as a learning tool for students interested in pursuing professional interests in engineering.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert presented the Stars and Stripes Navy honoree award to Rear Adm. Willie Metts at the Stars and Stripes dinner Feb. 17. Each of the Stars and Stripes awards recognizes the significant accomplishments of African Americans in government and industry who have achieved exceptional career gains in the fields of STEM. More than 40 Navy flag officers attended the ceremony, as well as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West and Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Following the dinner, Greenert and West took the opportunity to mingle with conference attendees. Greenert also spoke with Midshipmen about their future careers with the Navy.
"We felt like rock stars, because we were the first people he met with after he did his press conference. It made me feel like someone important," said Midshipman Allen-Wesley Powell. "I walked out onto the floor and a general pulled me aside and introduced me to the people he was with, and it was a great experience right off the bat. Honestly, my head is still spinning. It's a lot to take in. There have been a lot of stars and stripes here - they really don't call it the Stars and Stripes dinner for nothing."
"This is just mindblowing," said Kami Carter, chemist for the Materials Engineering Division of Naval Air Systems Command. Carter was honored with an award for Most Promising Engineer during the HBCU Engineering Deans' power breakfast. "I'm surrounded by all of these more experienced people, and it is just so inspiring to come out and be honored like this. I aspire to be like them, and yet here I am today. There are no words to say how honored I am."
Also honored with special recognition at the HBCU Engineering Deans' Power Breakfast Feb. 18 was Veradie Ore, deputy program manager for NAVSEA PMS 435, and Ben Thompson, new technology insertion engineer for Naval Air Systems Command. Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy and Vice Adm. David Archizel presented the respective awards.
The weekend culminated with the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala Feb. 18. Navy honoree Walter Reuben, test and evaluation manager for NAVSEA PMS 450, was presented the award for Outstanding Technical Contribution - Government by McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command.
In addition to the multiple award events, BEYA also hosted several mentoring workshops dedicated to matching more than 250 STEM students and Midshipmen with military and civilian leaders. The various workshops included more than 40 Navy flag officers and Senior Executive Service (SES) officials who participated in small roundtable discussions with students, about topics including leadership,career opportunities, and networking.
"I've actually been coming to BEYA since I was a Midshipman, and things like the Centennial Seven mentoring session, which we had when I was a Midshipman, have been really influential for me," said Lt. Dane Brown, an instructor at the United States Naval Academy and BEYA Modern Day Technology Leader Award honoree. "I feel it's important that while I'm here, and while I come back, I help push some of the mids along that way, and I feel BEYA is a great place for it."
Midshipman Christopher Simmons, who has a goal of becoming a nuclear engineer upon graduation, said BEYA was a great opportunity to meet prospective leaders in his future career field.
"I just wanted to make some connections, meet some new people and see who are the top engineers in the armed forces and the civilian sector," said Simmons. "I've been here before, and it's pretty interesting. People have a lot of interesting things to say, and they've done a lot of interesting things. It's cool to hear what people have contributed to the world."
"I think that's what it's all about, recognizing the importance of diversity and watching the trend of where we're going," said Brown. "Clearly we're doing a good job, and we just need to keep along that path. I'm really glad we do something like this. Bringing the military and industry together, and more importantly our students, and paving the future is so important. I hope that is something we continue to do."
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Collecting from the Wild
Our Society has in the past organised days when, by arrangement with local Surrey Heath Rangers, we have been able to collect potential bonsai material from the wild. This material has been mainly Pine and Birch which seed freely amongst the Heather and which the Rangers are glad to have thinned out in order to maintain the open heathland. Our visitor, John Sanger, came from an entirely different collecting environment in South Wales where he has access to the mountainous countryside and forestry plantations. He bought with him a collection of his own photographic slides with which to illustrate his talk.
John emphasised that on no account should collecting be undertaken without the landowners permission. Failure to do so could leave the collector open to charges ranging from common theft to damaging the environment. In South Wales the Forestry Commission licensed Bonsai Societies for a modest fee. This enabled members to collect from specified areas in a manner which was acceptable to both landowner and bonsai enthusiast.
Faced with a variety of collectable material there can be a tendency to rush in, collect a lot of material and if four or five survive then people are happy. John considered that thought should be given to when where and what. Although there were varying opinions as to the best time for collecting, John`s experience suggested November to April was a good time. December and January collections needed winter protection by placing in a box covered by polythene.
Nothing collectable can be found under dense tree cover. In the Forest Commission plantations of S.Wales the fire breaks could be a source of Yew, Pine, Hemlock and Beech. John generally looked for mature material which shows healthy bark characteristic of the species and which can be found with natural jins and sharis. Good material could also be found on farmland and moorland.
Slides of a windswept Hawthorn and a Field Maple illustrated some of the material John had found. A tall Field Maple was reduced to 12 inches before lifting and this technique could be applied also to Hawthorn and Quickthorn. Another slide shown the Field Maple in John`s garden sprouting new leaves having had the top V-cut and sealed.
John`s list of tools included hammer and chisel because sometimes rock had to be removed, a crowbar, a spade, pruning saw for heavy roots, heavy anvil type secateurs, cord and heavy gloves. For safety reasons a mobile phone and a second person were really needed when collecting in remote areas.
The sequence for lifting a tree should start by removing the surrounding grasses, brambles and other unwanted growth. The height could be reduced and branches shortened but branches should not be removed as this could hinder recovery. John recommended cutting through the soil at a spades width from the trunk severing any roots. A second cut should be created another spades width away and soil cleared from between the two spade cuts. Any foreign roots should be removed. Anchor roots can be cut by undercutting the tree. It might be necessary to sever anchor roots with cutters.
Roots respond to the growing situation. Sloping ground causes long roots on one side. Rocky soil encourages long tap roots. Swamps and waterlogged soil lead to fibrous roots. If roots are found to branch too far from the trunk then John`s technique is to sever the roots and leave for 1-2 years with some feeding by slow release fertilizer. This works well for Beech and Hawthorn. To reduce weight, surplus soil should be removed before wrapping the roots in sacking. On his collecting trips John sometimes has had to carry the tree for two miles.
On arriving home the tree is soaked in water with an additive like Superthrive for 24 hours. When planted into a box made from untreated wood the tree is held stable by tying the tree to an inverted U frame. John prefers to plant in boxes rather than into the ground. During planting, any seeds, insects and foreign bodies should be removed. John`s compost comprises 50% grit, the remainder being sand and peat free organic material.
John talked us through a series of his collecting projects using his slides to show the collecting site and stages of collection.
An Oak which had been collected from a swampy situation. Several large quince showing car damage and collected when the local council were digging them out. A Hawthorn and an Oak collected from a riding school field where horses had nibbled the growth down to a low level.
John had found a multi-trunk Beech in a hedge only to discover that it was the stump of a 30 year old tree which had been covered with soil and had layered itself.
Despite John`s modest claims about his speaking ability he provided the audience with an educational and entertaining evening which must have made some members wishing that they could find a similar collecting environment.
The New Bonsai Magazine
January saw the first edition of Bonsai published as a joint Anglo-Dutch operation with Ferrand Bloch as the Editor.
It will be published every two months instead of the previous quarterly issues but still will be only available by subscription (£22.50 pa). As promised in early publicity it uses better quality paper with a thicker cover giving it a good feel and better appearance.
The stage by stage photographs of projects are much clearer than some seen in past editions but that might be the result of using a professional photographer instead of those taken by a bonsai enthusiast. A gallery of Shohin photos is magnificent. Unfortunately there is a limited input of UK bonsai articles. But as the Editor of this modest newsletter I know that content depends on contributions being forthcoming.
Next Meeting. 13th March 2001
Developing Cedars as bonsai trees.
Copyright & copy; 2001, Surrey Heath Bonsai Society.


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More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Ice Age Monsters of South America describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology--how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics; and the interactions among them and with their environment. It also tells the stories of the scientists who contributed to our discovery and knowledge of these transcendent creatures and the environment they inhabited. The episode known as the Great American Biotic Interchange, perhaps the most important of all natural history "experiments," is also an important theme of the book, tracing the biotic events of both North and South America that led to the fauna and the ecosystems discussed in this book.


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- Body dimensions: 59mm/2.3" diameter, 89mm/3.5" body length (without barrel)
- weight approx. 400g/14oz
- twist-up eyecup (3 positions, 9mm difference)
- comfortable eye relief (18mm)
- smooth zoom-ring movement
Having been a fan of my Leica zoom 22-7.3mm for quite some years my expectations were rather high. My benchmark was this:
ZAOII's vs. Leica 22-7.3mm
Fortunately the skies were cooperative at the very first evening showing a 12 day's moon with fairly good seeing conditions. I did compare the new zoom against the ZAOII's and the old zoom at different focal lengths of 16mm, 10mm, 8mm, 6mm, and 5mm. The main target for the higher mags was crater Gassendi. As reported in the given link the old zoom and the ZAOII's again were so close that it wasn't possible to see differences. The new zoom instantly could be seen as being on par with both. But after the comparisons had been performed for more than one hour it even seemed to excede both for coming slightly better into focus, not by a large margin but repeatedly so. It kind of looked a tad "sharper" which I did interpret as being may be even more contrasty. At any rate: it can easily compete for contrast, definition, and absence of stray light. And of course it substantially surpasses the ZAOII's for its huge AFOV and its generous eye relief.
This week the sun made for a very tough test target for stray light and ghosting. With a filtering of ND5 (100 000 times) the apparent brightness of the solar disk is still 1.6 magnitudes brighter than the full moon. Putting the sun just outside the field stop there could not be seen even the faintest glow. This is equal to the ZAOII's where the approaching solar disk can be seen already through the triangular cuttings without generating stray light within the field of view.
Saturn gave a very pleasing view with natural colors slowly drifting through the large field of view without the necessity to refocus. To conclude this little report: the double cluster looked magnificent at different magnifications displaying pinpoint stars up to the field stop. Finally, the E and F stars within M42 could equally easily be observed with both Leica ASPH zoom and the ZAOII's.
- wide AFOV: 58.5° at 17.6mm up to 79.5° at 8.8mm
- virtually flat field (within my measurement uncertainty of 0.05mm)
- no astigmatism up to the field stop
- extremely sharp
- extremely high contrast due to complete absence of straylight and ghosting
- no eyeball reflections
- neutral color rendition
- parfocal
- no kidney beaning
- replaces three high quality eyepieces (even more with barlowing)
- barlows very well
- with a quality barlow lens element and extension rings it covers all focal lengths
- expensive (800 Euros/1080 USD)
- 2"-adapter not yet available (I'm using a modified Baader adapter T2-#16)
- no click-stops (I don't need it: see below)
Summary: Is it the "ultimate" eyepiece? For me: YES. For others as always: YMMV (or better: YMWV). My UWAN16 and the old Leica 22-7.3mm zoom have been sold already, and eventually I will even sell my ZAOII's since I don't think them to be used often any more after – of course – much more comparisons. Together with a premium barlow lens (Baader VIP Modular) and a two-stage scheme of adding extension rings I have 3 barlow factors of 1.5x, 2x, and 2.5x. Thus a focal range of 17.6mm down to 3.5mm gives me everything I would need.
The attached picture gives an impression. From left: Zoom with 2"-barrel, barlow lens for 1.5x, 30mm T2-extension for 2x, 32mm T2-extension for 2.5x. The two combos 1.5x and 2x fit within the 2" eyepiece holder of my Baader Maxbright diagonal, the second extension will be placed outside the eyepiece holder. The white markings on the eyepiece body are little pieces cut from a nylon cable binder and glued onto small strips of transparent selfadhesive tape. They enable "feeling" the chosen magnification and are placed such that they give with my TEC140 mags of 60x, 80x, and 100x unbarlowed and the corresponding magnifications multiplied with the barlow factors.


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Fly from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu, and leave behind the rest of the world as you enter one of the last pristine rainforests in Argentina. The trip begins with a drive among the yerba mate (tea) plantations. As you cross through the Iguazú National Park, your local naturalist guide points out local wildlife and rainforest plants and discusses the environmental problems of the region and the importance of protected areas.
Check into your room and after a short orientation to the facilities and activities available, wander the lodge grounds and explore the Argentine rainforest. Tonight enjoy a wonderful welcoming dinner!
Today you have plenty of opportunities to explore and learn about the diverse ecosystem surrounding the lodge. After an early breakfast, begin your day with a short hike to the San Francisco River. Wildlife is most active early in the day, so being up and about at sunrise increases your chances of seeing animals. Enjoy a peaceful float through quiet, safe waters - this stretch of the river is known as the "Forest Gallery" and is a great chance for camera enthusiasts to get snap happy! Wild fauna tracks are common along the muddy shoreline; take a look, hone your tracking skills, and learn to decipher what happened a few hours ago at the riverbank.
Return to the lodge for a delicious lunch before heading out to explore the various interpretive trails with one of the resident naturalist guides. The biodiversity of the area is incredible, with ancient trees, medicinal plants, orchids, bromeliads, butterflies, beetles, bird life, and some mammals. Scattered through the nature reserve are a number of subtly-built observation towers and blinds, allowing you to view flocks of parakeets and other animals at close proximity.
This evening you might visit one of the observation towers and use the scopes, binoculars, and spotlights for nighttime game-viewing. Alternatively, take a walk to one of the swamps located in the Yacutinga Reserve, where the humidity produces an array of life. Watch as the swamp becomes a hive of activity at dusk, and listen as a jungle symphony commences once darkness descends. Be sure to look for toucans nesting at sunset!
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before heading out to spot fresh wildlife tracks, complete the lodge's checklist of viewed fauna, or stroll along the hanging "Cat-Walk" and "Orchid's Trail." If all that sounds a little busy, you might prefer instead to spend your morning relaxing at the pool! Mid-morning bid farewell to the magic of Yacutinga and continue your Argentina travels to your new home close to the spectacular Iguazu Falls.
Upon arrival settle into your hotel and explore your surroundings.
Please note - additional excursions can be arranged this day. One recommended option is a four hour jeep safari in the forest with zip line canopy tour and waterfall rappel.
Today explore the Argentinean side of Iguazu Falls and watch the cascading water from various angles. Begin the day by boarding a small train to Devil's Throat Station, where there's a suspended walkway with spectacular views. Later explore the two walking circuits, beginning with the upper walk. This is about a quarter-mile long and takes approximately 45 minutes. From here you can see the Two Sisters, Bosseti, Adam and Eve, Bernabe Mendez, Mbiguá, and San Martín Falls. The lower circuit has been described as the "most beautiful thousand meter walk in the world." Heading in a clockwise direction you get a very different perspective of the falls; watch out when you get to the middle of the walkway - you might get wet!! Make your way through the jungle in a rugged 4x4 vehicle, traveling the limited-access Yacaratia Trail to the nearby of Puerto Macuco. Here leave the truck behind for an inflatable speedboat, in which you navigate four miles (7 kms) along the lower Iguazu River. Bring your swimsuit and be prepared to get wet in the refreshingly cool spray from the falls! Approaching the picturesque falls in Devil's Throat Canyon, brave a mile of rapids before finishing your adventure surrounding San Martin Island. Return with zodiacs to Macuco port and back to the hotel.
Enjoy breakfast in your hotel this morning, and spend free time exploring the town of Puerto Iguazu. Take the flight of your choice back to Buenos Aires today.
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