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The thing about oyster farming is that everyone starts for different reasons.
Some people can't get enough of how the taste, some inherited prime farming land, others studied their biology, and some are like the Quahog Bay Conservancy. Founded by Pat and Mary Scanlan in 2014, the conservancy's mission is to revitalize the ecosystem of Quahog Bay to a robust and resilient state. One of their initiatives? Growing oysters. Aquaculture was a natural fit for the QBC's efforts. 100% of the proceeds of Snow Island Oysters go back into funding the Conservancy's efforts to clean the bay. And not only that, but oysters are filter feeders meaning they actually help to improve water quality throughout their lifespan. So, just by eating Snow Island Oysters, you're helping Maine stay beautiful!
We visited their farm on a chilly Wednesday morning to take a look at where it all goes down. 20 nautical miles north up the coast from Portland, ME, Snow Island sits smack dab in the middle of Quahog Bay. Lead by Dave Hunter, we joined him and 3 of his crew members (Dave, Donnie, Peter and Alec) and hopped on their workboat. After a nippy 10 min ride (Maine is struggling hard to make it to spring), we came closer to what appeared to be a nearly untouched island, except for a miniature light house sitting at the very tip with a sign that read 'Snow Island'.
Head of Operations, Dave Hunter (pictured above) – also a full time firefighter up in Brunswick – was a pretty quiet guy at first. In fact, they all appeared to be humble Mainers at first impression. But it wasn't long before they warmed up (only figuratively…it was still really damn cold) and you could quickly see the familial connection between them that is universal in the oyster farming world. A connection that is usually fostered by bearing the often unpredictable New England weather together, while stuck for extended periods of time on a rather small boat. Something we *totally* understand.
"Which one of you is the jokester?" Peter pointed at Alec, just as Alec pointed right back.
The crew showed us one of the areas in which they farm, just east of the island. They grabbed a floating oyster cage from the water, pulled out a bag, and showed off their babies. Dave made a few attempts at perfectly shucking an oyster for us to try. He may be a great farmer, but as he said "I'm not a professional shucker." (Maybe we'll get him down to Duxbury one of these days for a friendly competition to sharpen those skills.)
How they're grown:
Quahog Bay Conservancy, like many small local oyster farm operations, buys their seed from Tonie Simmons, just 30 miles north as the crow flies, at the Muscongus Bay Aquaculture hatchery (you'll meet her next week!). These tiny baby oysters (known as seed) are nurseried in upwellers until being planted in floating mesh bags at about 1⁄2" in size. They will spend their lives there, floating in the clean cold water that surrounds Snow Island until being harvested after 2-3 years.
How they taste:
High salinity, with lots of grassy, earthy undertones. Perfect for a post-breakfast, pre-lunch snack.
After trying a few fresh Snow Islands, we pulled away from the farm area, continued north until we headed west, and eventually back down south, circling the island in full. As we headed around, Peter (pictured above) – a retired Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard – pointed out a bald eagle perched in its nest who has made Snow Island home. It's being amongst the wildlife, along with quiet summer mornings when the water becomes glasslike, that keep these guys going.
This year the Quahog Bay Conservancy bought 300,000 oyster seed to plant with plans to grow up to a million oysters in the coming years. This crew has big plans to expand, all in the name of restoring and conserving the beauty of Quahog Bay.


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TEL AVIV – IDF soldiers fighting in combat units will receive full scholarships for their academic studies after their discharge.
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot met with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon on Sunday and announced that the program would begin in October.
According to a report by Hebrew daily Yedioth Aharanoth, the program is expected to cost NIS 230 million ($60 million) a year.
New immigrant soldiers as well as those from minority groups or from underprivileged backgrounds will also be entitled to scholarships, even if they did not serve in a combat unit.
Eisenkot said that in the future, any donations made out to the military should be earmarked for these scholarships.
"The money will go toward bachelor degrees rather than a gym. This is what will build up the army," he said.
Both Kahlon and Eisenkot expressed their hope that in the future, such scholarships would be available to all IDF soldiers who complete their service – increasing projected costs to NIS 500 million ($130 million).

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Its been a while since LG V30 Plus is available in the Indian market. Earlier in South-Korean region, the device has received a new update and it looks like in India as well LG is generous this time. As suggested by latest details through LG a new update has been released for the device. If you own an LG V30 Plus Indian variant then we are having some great news for you. The fresh update has a lot to offer though is majored to brings Android 8.0 Oreo. So let's check out more about this update.
LG has revealed the Android Oreo update officially through their Twitter India account. The update is arriving with a build number OPRR1.170623.026 while carries the version number V20b-IND-XX. Similar to other brand LG has also worked on AI and this update brings AI recognition in the camera mode. This AI integration in Camera helps the device to recognize the objects in the frame and customizing contrast and colors considering it.
The device, for now, has 8 total categories as per which customization as based: People, Pets, Food, Flowers, City, Landscape, Sea/Sky, and Sunset/Sunrise. The rollout of the update has just started and will be reaching to your device soon sometime. Along with great features, the update brings June security patch to the handset. In case you are eager to use it, we would suggest you visit the software update section in the settings menu. LG India has rolled out it a little late, however, its better to be late than never.
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I've finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods.
There was a lot of urination in that book. Lots of scenes of characters peeing. Both indoors and outdoors, both male and female. And it seems right. The myths that Gaiman mined do not shy away from descriptions of bodily functions.
I'm going to admit that I'm not a long-time Gaiman fan. I know he's got legions of adoring fans, but I've never read his graphic novels. A few years back I read Neverwhere. It was interesting enough, and it held my attention, but it didn't make a tremendous impression on me. More like "Eh, that was nice."
American Gods, on the other hand, while it took roughly a hundred pages to really draw me in, once it got going it had me securely in its grip. And when I finished, I felt sublime awe at what Gaiman had created. He crafted a world and characters that seem much bigger than the novel's four-hundred-and-some-odd pages. Now I know why the man's got himself such legions of fans.
Gaiman, this British guy, came over to the US and focused on flyover country - he took Wisconsin and downstate Illinois and rural Georgia and made it an improbably believable setting for larger-than-life myths, and he did it without ever taking the role of the educated foreigner pouring out condescension for the American midwest. I liked that - I respected that.
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For 20 years conservationists have battled to protect this isolated stream under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. That dream may finally come to fruition with little controversy thanks to a dedicated effort by river advocates and the urgings of the U.S. Army.
For 45 minutes it was glorious. An easy-paced meander through an open valley. Ledgy limestone cliffs to our left, the clear rush of an untouched river to our right. Just us, the trout, and the Army helicopters occasionally thwacking overhead.
My friends and I had planned a descent of Deep Creek, the 12-mile stretch of water that flows out of Deep Lake in the White River National Forest. It runs into the Colorado River right above Dotsero, where it turns and heads west through Glenwood Canyon. We'd heard that only a dozen or so people had walked down Deep Creek before, but that it was doable. We wanted an adventure and we wanted to get a look at Colorado's next potential Wild and Scenic river.
This isolated stream, which winds through limestone karst cliffs, is home to native trout and rare willows. It's also a high-altitude training ground for the U.S. Army. Because of those competing interests, it's become a surprising focal point for water conservation collaboration. Local water districts, government agencies, advocacy groups and ranchers with grazing rights are all in talks to try to find a way to compromise, to keep the stream pristine without cutting into anyone's water rights or access. To address that, they're hoping for federal Wild and Scenic Designation, but Deep Creek could get additional protection. There's also a proposal to protect all the flows in the creek, which will come in front of the Colorado Water Conservation Board in early 2019. It's a novel ruling that has only happened one other place in the state, Dominguez Creek.
This protection has been a long time coming. Local citizens first proposed it 30 years ago, and Deep Creek was first deemed eligible for Wild and Scenic status in 1995. Last year, the Forest Service found it suitable for protection, which is the next step in the designation process. "Deep Creek is a rare example of an ecologically intact, lower-elevation watershed that is worthy of permanent protection," the suitability findings declared.
Where are the wild places?
Colorado is home to the headwaters of much of the country, but only one other river in the state—a 76-mile section of the Cache le Poudre— is designated Wild and Scenic. It's the most protective status a river can have. Wild and Scenic effectively means nothing can change on the waterway: no additional infrastructure, development or water It's a federal designation, which carries precedent over state water law—tricky in Colorado where water rights are an individual's landowner's legal property—and in the past the designation has engendered fear about locking up water rights, which might otherwise render a river useable.
Ever since the water in the state was first split up through prior appropriations, which designated use-it-or-lose-it legal obligations for water, setting aside any water for habitat management or instream flow has been contentious. But attitudes about conservation and collaboration have changed, especially in light of our decades-long drought. With them, .the conversation about protecting rivers and the values of free flowing untouched waterways have also shifted. Deep Creek has become thecontender for a range of reasons. It's still undammed (leaving it wild won't endanger anyone's current water rights) and its scenery, geology, fish and wildlife are considered "outstandingly remarkable values," one of the major factors in determining Wild and Scenic designation.
I wanted a glimpse of those values, and a chance to see what made this rarely-seen section special enough that ranchers were willing to sit at the table with environmentalists. So many places feel touched and used, even on public land, and it felt like a chance to see something truly wild.
Deep Creek Canyon is an otherworldly landscape of shimmery sky high walls and glass clear pools, but my eyes glazed over with exhaustion. We had walked less than nine miles in nine hours, although the GPS would later tell us we made about four of downstream progress. I had sprained both my ankles, and there was nowhere that looked flat or dry enough to pitch a tent and sleep?. In the depths of the steep, rock-lined canyon I found a body-sized silty spot that kept me out of the water until it started pouring rain at 5 a.m. But isn't this why we come to wildernss? Why we want to preserve it?
The Long Game?
Wild and Scenic designation is slow and tricky. Matt Rice, Director of the Colorado Basin Program for American Rivers, the advocacy group that's working toward designation, says he was surprised at the positive reception when he presented the Wild and Scenic proposal to the entire Colorado Water Congress this fall. "I really feel like it's a big flip," he says. "The paradigm is shifting, and there's a little bit less paranoia, because of the way we've gone about it, and because people, including the legacy agricultural communities, are realizing that the status quo is no longer going to do it."
Their way of going about it is by getting previously warring water users, like paddlers and ranchers, into the same room, and asking them to talk through what might work for all, and then using science and economic data to underline their plan. On Deep Creek, ranchers were initially wary about how their historic grazing rights might be impacted, and environmentalists were worried that designation would bring more traffic. But they've worked through traffic plans and included historic use. That seems to make most people happy.
For the instream flow, the public has the ability to make flow recommendation for a new water right, but that recommendation has to be tied to a specific beneficial use—in this case environmental flows for indicator plant and native fish species. Engineers and fish biologists are currently researching the values of the stream for preseravtion. Rice says it takes about a year for the Water Board staff to do their diligence, but they'll likely recommend the flows by early 2020.
It might take years still for the Wild and Scenic designation to be approved, but it's a major step toward collaborative, non-antagonistic water planning. Rice says that Deep Creek is proving to be a good example for how streams that aren't particularly controversial, or don't have contested water rights, can be a proving ground for future collaboration.
The Scrobbly, Weird Places
Like politics, the walking was slow going. And in Deep Creek the second day was even more demoralizing than the first. The elk trail we'd been following ended in a sheer cliff band, forcing us to backtrack down the banks. Nettles and raspberry bushes sprung up and a choke of dogwood stems closed in. And then the gorge became cliffy and steep, with no bank to speak of. We traversed a imestone ledge, slick as ice. We carefully stepped over ankle-breaking juts of sharp edged granite, loose and slicked with moss. There was just enough current in the stream to keep you off your balance.
Deep in the canyon, we stopped to chug trail mix, let our legs stop shaking and contemplate how much force it must have taken to propel a pile of massive logs on top of each other, to collapse them in like tinder, rotten and crunching.
When we finally popped out on the road just upstream of where Deep Creek runs into the Colorado River, I hit the deck and vowed that I never wanted to see that stretch of river again, even though it was (excuse the pun) deeply beautiful. I would rather just know that it's there, lightly traveled, as protected as possible.
So much of what I consider wild or scenic, designated or not, is man-made or human touched these days. We have our hands in everything: noise pollution from overhead, ghosts of grazing animals, oil and gas drilling on empty lands.
Faced with all of that inescapable development, it feels as if the only places left are the scrobbly weird ones, the scratchy, hard-to-cross creeks, the mountains that are a long walk from the trailhead. There's a constant drive to claim and conquer everything big or rare or untamed. I admit that I have that desire in me, too. I's a big part of why I'm here, but honestly I don't think l like it.
Fighting that drive is the big reason for of Wild and Scenic designation. It might protect us from ourselves and our most base instincts to conquer places, to take advantage of them, and use them until they're gone, just because they're there and because we can. It puts value on having beautiful, almost untouchable rivers. It leaves them how they are, remarkable values intact, no trails, no diversions, just free-flowing water.


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Florida readers may be interested in such a dispute that has led to a delay in construction in another state. The crew was working to restore and renovate a building when the contract with the construction company expired on June 1. The workers continued with their duties for three weeks without a contract, but they have since halted their efforts until a new contract is put into place.
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Meanwhile, Flies
You must go out to the paddockwhere it's never warm.The ox must be slaughteredfor his shoulder blade.The ox you loved, even. The onewho watched you turn away,going back into the house.Attend the bodyin the field for days,letting beetles devour the meat,washing the oracle boneswith wine. Meanwhile,flies will give birthin the ox's eye, be drawnto the barn cat as she dies, zeroingaround her. Soon you'll askthe necessary question.What is a season?A thing of beauty to be lovedin this life.
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HKBU teams shine at inter-collegiate cross country race
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HKBU athletes performed outstandingly once again at the Hong Kong University Sport Federation (USFHK) Cross Country Competition. They won the first runner-up prize in the Overall Championship, and first runner-up in the Men's Overall Championship. In the individual events, Ngai Tin-yan (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 3) captured the silver medal in the Women's Individual contest.
Tin-yan, captain of the HKBU women's team, said that although 50 students took part in the tryouts this year, only 10 were recruited due to restrictions on team formation. Despite that, there was an overall renewal of membership which gave a big boost to team spirit. To pursue a better result, team members devoted themselves and took part in additional training; regardless of position, whether main runner or reserve, team members did their best in the competition. She added that every single team member or University team candidate is very important and valuable to the team.
After graduating this year from College of International Education of HKBU, Tin-yan continued her undergraduate study at the University. She was very excited to take part in the competition as a member of the University team again. She participated in eight competitions in November and considers this the most important event. Tin-yan said that self-confidence and setting one's sights on producing a new personal best are keys to winning, which enabled her to focus on the event and gain other unexpected benefits.


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First Look at Harrison Ford Sci-Fi Flick ENDER'S GAME
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I never thought there would be a teaser shorter then Ridddicks 22 seconds teaser, but here we get a 15 second teaser. What will be next, 10 seconds?
Is this a teaser of a teaser trailer, or the actual teaser trailer?
It is a fantastic book and well worth the read. This looks every bit as fantastic as all the talent involved has suggested. Ford seems in good form too.
JJ Abrams screened one second of Star Trek footage on some talk show
Am I the only one that liked Rendition? It's not a perfect movie (The pacing is the major problem) but I still liked it.
Whenever I see mention of this movie or any of the books by Mr. Card I feel compelled to mention for those who don't know and may care, that Mr. Card is a RAGING HOMOPHOBE! Whom often gives money to anti equal rights organizations and he has personally campaigned against equal rights to the government. Like I say, I mention it for those who care.
I read Ender's Game in high school and thought it was decent. Though I personally have no intention giving an unabashed bigot one cent for his products whether they have anything directly to do with his bigotry or not. Either way thats money going to fight equal rights for all citizens.
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In the glass, an intense and dense garnet red color characterizes this solar vintage. The aromas of small red fruits combined with a spicy note of chocolate is unveiled quickly. In the mouth, the attack is round and supple, then a generous structure with beautiful melted tannins persists for a long time. The pleasant finish offers notes of strawberries and raspberries. Food Pairing: Ratatouille, chicken with tarragon, rabbit terrine, strawberry tart.
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Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico 2017#17 - Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2019 Bright ruby red colour with purple highlights. Thanks to the harmony of the tannins, combined with the delicate complexity of aromas and the final note of sweetness, the wine is characterised by an excellent balance in the mouth. A very versatile wine, ideally paired with structured main dishes. It also goes well with stewed dishes and medium-aged cheeses.
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Tensley Colson Canyon Syrah 2018With three years of us controlling farming, this is one of the best vintages from Colson to date. This cool vintage gave the grapes plenty of time to hang on the vine and develop flavor and texture. This year's Colson delivers the up-front fruit that we expect year after year, along with spicy, meaty, and peppery qualities that beautifully balance it out. This wine has the ability to age 10 plus years, but is also approachable in its youth.
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Stefano Massone Gavi Masera 2019This delicious wine packs an amazing amount of flavor in a light to medium- bodied frame! Notes of crisp pears and apples with a lovely, lingering, refreshing finish. Best Gavi for the money, HANDS DOWN!
Ego Bodegas Goru Gold Red Blend 2017Gamet with a high layer, intense and bright. High aromatic complexity where the aromas of ripe black fruit are wrapped by the spicy and balsamic smell from the wood. Soft and voluptuous entry on palate. A polished and structured tannin that prolongs the persistence in the mouth and the aromatic flavours perceived in the nose. Pairs well with grilled red meats, poultry, stews, legumes, semi-cured and cured cheeses, fish stews, Jumillano gazpacho and Iberian sausages.
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Meiomi Rosé 2018Delightfully dry with vibrant acidity, the wine opens to delicate aromas of strawberry, rose petal, and citrus. The palate offers mouthwatering flavors of juicy strawberry, watermelon, hay, and grapefruit rind with a cool minerality on the finish.
Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2017Deep ruby in color with intense dark fruit aromas of ripe black cherry, black currant and plum interlaced with complex notes of sweet herbs, clove, vanilla, dark chocolate, and toasty oak. Blackberry, cocoa, and black peppercorn unite on the layered palate with complex notes dark berry and cassis with highlights of bay, anise and mocha. Full yet elegant on the palate, with vibrant fruit and very approachable tannins with hints of nutmeg and vanilla bean add to the long persistent finish.
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Chateau d'Esclans Whispering Angel 2019Fresh red berry fruit characteristics with floral nose. Ripe and fleshy feel on the palate. Dry (zero sugar). Great concentration. Smooth and round finish. No astringent aftertaste or bite. Extremely easy drinking. No matter what style of wine you drink, everyone finds something in Whispering Angel that they enjoy and can identify with (from beginner to wine experts).
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Goldschmidt Hilary Goldschmidt Charming Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016Deep garnet-purple; concentrated aromas of chocolate and black cherry alongside notes of cinnamon and hazelnut. The entry of this wine is juicy with a silky-smooth texture that builds through the mid-palate. Blackberry and black current flavors are supported with well-integrated oak. Nicely balanced and shows the fresh acidity on the finish that Oakville is known for.
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Hearst Ranch Randolph Red Wine Blend 2017This untraditional blend has a harmonious ease about it. With a dense, dark color and supple mouthfeel, this versatile wine overdelivers at every turn. The nose has an unmistakable spice courtesy of the Bordeaux varietals and jammy, lush flavors on the palate. The ripe flavor profile allows this wine to be sipped as an aperitif while the plush weight on the palate makes it a perfect food wine as well.
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Jose Maria da Fonseca Domini Plus 2015Domini Plus is produced with grapes from the estates owned by José Maria da Fonseca in the Douro Superior, showing all the character, beauty and excellence of this unique wine region. Color: Deep red. Nose: Intense aromas of violets, cassis, spice and blackberries. Palate: Full-bodied and concentrated, with rich, black fruit flavors, smooth tannins and a long, persistent finish. Serving Suggestions: Enjoy with grilled red meats, hearty casseroles and aged cheeses
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Bodegas Beronia Rioja Reserva 2015Beronia Reserva 2015 is a deep black cherry colour, clean and bright with a garnet rim. Attractive and appealing on the nose, it displays intense aromas of ripe fruit and herbs over a spicy background, along with distinct mineral notes and hints of tobacco leaf and white pepper that add complexity and youthfulness. On the palate, the most outstanding flavours are of fresh, acidic fruit over a sweet background of cacao and mint notes that make it quite appealing. With sweet, balanced tannins, Beronia Reserva is rounded, well-bodied, flavorsome and persistent whilst also displaying balanced acidity. Perfect for drinking with roasts, char-grilled cutlets, Iberico cured meats and mature cheese. Recommended for drinking until 2027.
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Zarate Albarino 2019Albariño as it should be. Minerality and balance in a bottle. Strongly mineral, balanced and very focused and tight, like a good Chablis. Hidden amongst the steely character of the wine, stone fruits such as peach and apricot lurk. Unlike some paler versions of Albariño, this wine should last well over the next two or three years.
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Pair With:I covered a bit of the Berghoff history in my review of their lager.
While I was visiting, I also managed to try their Hefe-Weizen. This is a Bavarian style wheat beer, unfiltered—and mistakenly served with a slice of lemon (no friggin' fruit, please!)—and represents a pretty fair effort for a contract brewer. It's certainly much better than it had been a few years before.
Brewed only using pale barley and wheat malt, it's pale straw in color and pretty full in body, with plenty of banana and clove overtones to be expected. The finish is balanced and clean, with only the lingering yeasty esters traditional to the style.
Nice effort and a solid three mugs in my book.
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Five Coins by Soleil Rated: R [Reviews - 257] Downloads : 7
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Life of young Justin changes dramatically because of the series of unfortunate circumstances. Will Justin be able to accept the situation and his new status or will he always look for those five coins?
I want to thank LibertySun - an amazing MIDNIGHT WHISPERS' writer - for being my beta. She has not just simply corrected my mistakes, she's actually adapted my foreign weird thoughts into English and added her own charm to this story. Thank you very much for spending your time for me.
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Justin is desperately in love with Brian. But even more he loves his twin brother Hayden, Brian's fiance at the moment. Is there a limit to anyone's love?
I want to express my sincere gratitude to a very talented MW writer - Confused_bliss for being my beta (and personal adviser ;). I'm really appreciate you find time to improve my story!
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Movie poster of the day
This rare Tron poster came free in the Los Angeles Times the weekend the movie came out back in 1982. I remember taking it to Tower Records in Westwood, CA. to get it signed by one of the guys who worked on special effects for the movie, Glenn Campbell (not the rock star). He wrote: "Howie, don't de-rezz" in the yellow area in the bottom left corner... Ironically, that signature has all but de-rezzed in this JPEG. Why Tower Records had the animation compositing camera guy signing autographs and not one of the stars of the film there is a mystery that remains with me to this day...
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text: The regional Three-Minute Thesis competition took place on 15 June 2016 at Newcastle University. 13 postgraduate researchers from the five North East universities (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside) competed against each other, among them Andrew Robertson, Will Cowley and Chris Jones from Durham University. Chris from the Chemistry Department won the third prize with his presentation titled 'Ropemaking with helical gel fibres'. Congratulations!


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Yesterday we tried again. Steu is that much older, and I'm hopeful we got at least one usable photo.
Still, I've seen lots of period photos of blurry dogs.
A few other doggy dots:
- Amazing collection of nineteenth-century pet photos, including this one of a Cavalier. Take the time to look; there are goats, birds (parrots, doves, a chicken, a hawk, a sparrow), kittens, a fawn, rabbits, and dogs of all kinds (terriers, greyhounds, Great Danes, mastiffs, poodles, pointers, spaniels, setters, and others of dubious ancestry). The collection also offers a great look at how pugs looked different in the nineteenth-century. (the site seems a bit unstable in urls; hopefully these links will work for awhile)
- On Sunday, we're going to the Canine Games at Purina Farms. We had a blast last year, and got a few hints that our tiny dog just may be a frisbee dog after all.
- I just started reading Loyal Hearts, the story of dogs during the Civil War. I can't say much about the text yet, but the photos are amazing.
Obligatory knitting content:
- This week I pulled out a project that had been balled up at the bottom of my knitting bag for at least three or four months and finally finished it. Photos forthcoming as soon as I can borrow a baby.
- I bought the ghostie sock yarn off of Rachel and am going to attempt it. I'm trying not to make them my October socks.
- The actual October socks are well underway; I'm knitting the heel flap on the first sock.


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Culture Trip stands with
Black Lives Matter
The original theater opened in 1857 with the present building enjoying its inauguration on May 25, 1908, with Verdi's Aida.
The original theater owes its existence in part to a string of brothels — and the church going people of Buenos Aires. Tired of their grand avenue being crowded with 'houses of ill-repute', the opera-loving European immigrants felt their new home needed a slice of sophistication.
Designed by Charles Pellegrini, the Colón was a success for more than three decades. Two thousand, five hundred could be seated in the main rotunda. A separate gallery was built for people in mourning due to the yellow fever epidemic still sweeping the South American country.
It was then closed and a new theater was proposed. An all-hands-on-deck building program was started as Italian and Portuguese marble were imported and a variety of architects were hired — and fired.
Situated between 9 de Julio Avenida, Libertad Street, Arturo Toscanini Street and Tucuman Street, the site was initially the Ferrocarril Oeste's Plaza Parque.
The U-shaped main room can seat just over 2,400 and has standing room for 1,000 more. The stage, 20m wide and 20m deep, is partly responsible for the acoustics which Pavarotti said made for a great performance venue.
Lasting roughly an hour, and presented in both English and Spanish, guided tours show visitors everything from the front entrance to the performance hall, the museum and the inner workings behind the scenes. Visitors are allowed to take photographs, but only in designated places.
When entering the building be sure to look at the stained glass ceiling from Paris. Vittorio Meano, who took over the head architect's position when the first architect died, described the building as having, "characteristics of the Italian Renaissance, the proper planning of German architecture and the charm and variety of French architecture."
The theater's website describes the tour as allowing visitors to, "feel its magic and mystical in every step. Every guest will feel privileged."
Fashioned after Versailles, the walls are painted in 24-carat gold leaf and gold powder. Close to one of the mirrors is a small golden square that looks out of place. It's not a mistake. The ornament was deliberately left to show what the walls were like after 100 years of pollution and smoking.
Between 2001 & 2010, Argentina's political situation became volatile and Teatro Colon suffered as a result. Initial remodeling, both interior, and exterior, began in 2005, but was delayed at the end of 2006 to permit full refurbishment.
Originally planned to be a $25 million, 18-month renovation turned into a three-year effort with the final cost coming in at over $100 million. Altogether, over 645,800 square feet were updated — inside and out.


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Jervis Bay holiday will be memorable and more importantly exciting because of slew of activities that surround the region. If you haven't experienced the thrill and chill of diving into the depths of the ocean, then snorkeling is in your hand to do it first time. The professional guide will ensure your safety. Fishing is a popular activity here. A large number of whales and dolphins find solace in Jervis Bay making it amazingly enthralling for tourists. The sea tour will take you close to them.
Kayak tours over the sea will be a lifetime experience and you can actually see the different varieties of fishes floating below. Scuba diving is far more adventurous and it is operated from the Marine Parks. Bush walks and bike driving is to relax a bit from the excited state of mind. After a long day of cruising, enjoy a latest movie at the quaint village cinema.
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Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas teaches in the MSc, Global MBA, BBA, and Advanced Master's programs. His research interests focus on banking and financial law, company law (including corporate governance issues), markets regulation and Law & Economics. He is a Researcher at the European Centre of Law and Economics (Centre européen de droit et d'économie, CEDE) and Head (with Antoine Masson) of the "Law & Management" research program. He is also the author of a book for which he received the Jean-Bertrand Nogaro Award. Hugues has published several articles in academic journals such as: Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Law Review-RTDF, Bulletin Joly Bourse and Revue Internationale de Droit Economique.


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I am super excited about this new series because dance happens to be one of my passions. Watch this short video that explains the History of Davidic dance and why we use it in worship to our God:
- Davidic dance is inspired by King David (2 Samuel 6:12-15)
- Traditionally danced in a circle, but can also be danced in a line.
- Used to worship God with the gift of dance as the perfect expression of joy before Him (Deut. 16:15-17).
- How can you be joyful before God? Remember the example of celebrating together with your family at a family reunion.
It's that simple folks. There is really nothing complicated about Davidic dance. And one of my favorite aspects of this form of worship is that it can be so simple that young children can dance it with the older generations, but it can also be as complicated as you want to make it for those who are more advanced.
So be sure to stay tuned because I will be breaking this wonderful dance down for all of you so you can easily learn it on your own. SHALOM my friends. We love you guys!
Don't forge to come visit us as Congregation T'shuvat Yisrael (www.Yeshuati.com). If you have anything else you would like to say about this dance please comment below!


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Lobster poachers rob Ja of US$132m
POACHERS have robbed Jamaica of more than US$130 million in lobster meat over the past five years, according to Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton who, in addition to assuring his regional counterparts that Jamaica will fully enforce its Fisheries Act, has encouraged them to find a regional solution to the problem of illegal fishing threatening all Caricom states.
"Jamaica produces approximately 400 metric tons (MT) of lobsters per year," Tufton told the fourth Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism ministerial council meeting in Antigua recently.
"Approximately one-third of the country's production is exported and the local lobster industry makes about US$8 million per year. A conservative estimate is that poachers take at least twice as much lobster as the country does, and at an average price of US$15 per pound; Jamaica has lost approximately US$132.3 million over the past five years," Tufton said in his discussion paper on 'Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Border Security Issues in Jamaican Waters'.
He said the Jamaican queen conch faced a similar situation where losses due to poaching were at one time estimated as being over 400 MT.
However, since 2009, due to the intervention of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), poaching for conch has reduced significantly, albeit it still remains an issue, Tufton said.
He highlighted recent incidents of illegal fishing in Jamaican waters, saying that over the past year the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard reported 42 sightings of multiple vessels poaching on the Pedro Bank, but was only able to apprehend three boats.
Two of the vessels seized towards the end of last year contained approximately 6,680 lbs of lobster meat and 4,740 lbs of lobster head meat, he said.
Tufton also pointed to the January 7, 2011 incident in which a Honduran vessel was found fishing illegally in Jamaican waters and which resulted in the injuring of two Honduran fishermen in an encounter with the Coast Guard.
The minister then told of an incident that, he said, caused Jamaica great concern -- the poaching of sharks.
"On May 8, 2011, the JDF Coast Guard intercepted a vessel of Nicaraguan registration fishing illegally on the North West Ridge of the Pedro Banks, well within Jamaica's archipelagic boundaries," he said. "This in and of itself is disturbing, however, what is of greater concern to Jamaica is the fact that this vessel was fishing for sharks. Jamaica has videographic and photographic evidence of this activity. Eighty-six sharks weighing approximately 2,000 pounds were seized."
These activities, he said, reflect the grave concern Jamaica has for IUU fishing and bring into focus other transnational issues as they relate to criminal activities and border security matters.
"Our intelligence reflects that there is a thriving business in the guns for drugs trade by virtue of using the fishing industry as a guise to carry on these illegal activities," Tufton said.
Lamenting the paltry fines imposed on poachers when they are caught, Tufton said that the US$11.60 charged for fishing without a licence and US$2.33 for operating an unregistered vessel do not act as a deterrent unless the vessel is forfeited by the courts.
In an effort to effectively combat illegal fishing, he recommended the harmonisation of legislation across the region, including the synchronisation of closed seasons for lobsters and conch.
"There is no simple, single or short-term solution to IUU fishing as it is not just an issue for the fisheries sector," Tufton said. "Successful responses will require holistic and integrated policies linked to the drivers for IUU fishing. Success will require independent action by states, bilateral action, particularly by adjacent states, and multilateral action. It will involve greater commitment to and implementation of internationally recognised benchmarks for fisheries management and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance arrangements."
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Row 2: change yarn if desired find chain 2 space from previous row and work 1 single crochet then chain 2 and work 4 double crochet into the same space.
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When desired length is achieved work 1 single crochet In every space with 3 single crochets in the corners for a simple border
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Fish doesn't need to be intimidating to cook. In fact, it is surprisingly easy and since it cooks quickly makes for a fast dinner. Fish filets are nice but if you want to really impress your guests serve them a whole fish. You can either serve a large one for the table or an individual fish for each guest. Your fish monger can clean them for you making preparation even easier.
Think of the combination of vegetables I've used as a method rather than an exact recipe using and substituting whatever vegetables you like or have on hand. If you don't have capers substitute black olives or use both. I like oregano but you can also use thyme, basil or a combination of all three. Experiment with different combinations until you find a winning one for your family. It really is that easy.
I served this with buttered baby red potatoes but mashed potatoes, orzo, or Israeli couscous would also be good.
4 whole trout, cleaned, scaled, rinsed, and patted dry
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 large eggplant, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 zucchini, diced
1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
1 small red onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, divided
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
Juice of 1 lemon plus 8 lemon slices
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Coat four pieces of tin foil with spray and place a trout in the center of each foil piece and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Thinly slice two of the garlic cloves and distribute the garlic slices and 8 slices of lemon evenly inside the four fish. Generously season the outside of the fish with salt and pepper.
- Place the tomatoes, eggplant, green and red peppers, zucchini, fennel, and onion in a medium-sized bowl.
- Mince the remaining two garlic cloves and add them to the vegetables along with the capers, lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, and oregano. Toss well to combine all of the ingredients.
- Evenly divide the vegetables over the top of each fish.
- Tightly wrap each fish with the foil to create packets. Be sure to seal the edges so that the juices don't escape.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake the fish for 35-40 minutes. Take care when opening the packets since hot steam will escape.
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Chris C. – Maple Grove, MN
It has been said that there are two types of people in this world, those who "eat to live" and those who "live to eat."
I am definitely in the latter group! I like to eat…a lot. My diet can be summed up in four food groups: fats, sweets, carbs and beer. I ask, is it really food if it isn't deep-fried and dipped in queso, ranch dressing or hot fudge? I didn't think so either. Food temptation is constant at home, work and socially. I work for a company that keeps a whole wall of unhealthy snacks stocked – chips, candy, and high-calorie drinks. They even have a beer fridge and an ice cream freezer stocked full every day to keep us happy. With such an unhealthy diet and constant temptation, it really isn't a surprise that I was overweight. I've been a Life Time member for a few years now and have seen the 90-Day Challenge numerous times and thought about joining, but always had some excuse not to. Not this time. I didn't like how I looked or how I felt. Now was the perfect time for me to make a change!
Plus, I had the perfect plan that couldn't fail – diet AND exercise! I know, genius right? Well, turns out I'm not the first to come up with this plan…. If you Google "diet and exercise," you get 1,970,000 results. Apparently, the hard part isn't figuring out what to do. It is actually doing it. I knew with the right plan I could achieve some pretty dramatic results. I just needed to be realistic and let my inner-competitive spirit drive me. When I told my wife I entered the 90-Day Challenge, she asked what I'd win. I said, "$10,000." She said what do you get for second place, and I said, "I don't know, I'm not planning on getting second place!"
For diet, I needed a complete overhaul.I wanted to be healthy and realistic – no starving! I needed to limit calories, processed carbs, starches, fat, sugars and alcohol. I didn't want to be a hard-core calorie counter, and I didn't want to feel drained of energy. A typical breakfast was a large protein shake made with spinach, Greek yogurt, flaxseed and fruits. It was surprising how filling it was and packed with nutrients for the day! For lunch and dinner I'd usually have some sort of lean protein with vegetables or a salad. I tried to limit my portion sizes and drink lots of fluids, black coffee and water, no sodas. If I felt like I needed a snack, I ate a piece of fruit, a few carrots or something healthy. I limited alcohol to special occasions and only had 1 or 2 drinks – always to be offset by extra exercise the next day: 1 beer = +1 mile. I took a multi-vitamin and fish oil as supplements. The first few days were hard as I worked through my unhealthy cravings. Healthy food then started to taste better, and I soon didn't crave the unhealthy foods. Avoiding the temptations became easier.
Routine exercise was not part of my daily regimen, so I had to make it routine. I wanted to focus on cardio to help with the weight loss, but I didn't want to look emaciated when I was done, so I needed a plan for strength training also. I didn't want to bulk up, so I did lower-weight, higher-rep strength workouts 3-times a week on the major muscle groups to tone up. I ran 5 or 6 days a week without fail. There were days when I felt like Forrest Gump – "Run Chris, Run!" I could barely run a single 10-minute mile when I started so I'd walk, but in the third month of the contest I ran a 10K, 10-Mile and Half Marathon race! I prefer to run outside, but I loved the new treadmills at Life Time…where else could I run a course in New Zealand, Germany or the Grand Canyon without having to worry about wind or rain? And Life Time is always open, 24-hours/day! I also enjoyed using the sauna and whirlpool at the end of my workouts.
Finally, it wouldn't have been possible without a great support network. My wife and kids were very supportive about my diet and workout needs. My sister-in-law was my running partner and helped push me farther and faster. The rest of my family and friends were also very supportive – they'd always ask, "have you won yet?" instead of "are you done yet?" I liked the vote of confidence.
I like how I look, how my clothes fit, and how I feel. I'm optimistic this 90-Day start will lead to a change for the rest of my "Lifetime"!


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ITLAPD is on the City of Lake Worth's
Commission agenda next Tuesday.
To see and read this for yourself, use this link and then,
- Scroll down for "September 19, Regular Meeting".
- Then click on "Agenda & Backup".
- When download is complete go to page 61.
- Read entire agenda item 6B, "Proclamation declaring September 19, 2017, as International Talk like a Pirate Day".
- Please share with your friends and neighbors!
Continue reading for the news from yesterday, and learn more about the City of Lake Worth's ITLAPD event next week.Two former Lake Worth City commissioners at the urging of The Palm Beach Post editor, still stinging from the medical marijuana debacle last week, fired off angry letters to President Donald Trump today calling on the City of Lake Worth to cancel next week's International Talk Like A Pirate Day (ITLAPD) festivities (learn more about ITLAPD below). The letter said in part,
Dear Mr. President . . . to have ITLAPD continue is nothing short of malfeasance, misfeasance, badfeasance, evilfeasance, and smellyfeasance . . . save your legacy and eliminate ITLAPD forever from our American shores.If you didn't know, ITLAPD is on September 19th every year. Just by coincidence, the next regular City Commission meeting is next Tuesday, September 19th. Protests are planned by anti-ITLAPD groups and the pro-ITLAPD groups are said to be rallying as well.
Stay tuned for more on this
To learn more about ITLAPD please continue reading and Thank You for visiting today.
developing situation.
"The ITLAPD Proclamation"
in our City of Lake Worth is
only four days away!
Just don't expect EVERYONE (see below) to be in the mood when you say, "Arrrrrr, Ye Bilge Rat!"The excerpt below is from a hilariously funny and quite clever news article by former Post reporter Willie Howard in September 2012 titled, " 'Talk like a pirate day' in Lake Worth has some up in arms":
[R]esident Lynda Mahoney said the pirate day proclamation sounded "juvenile, nonsensical — a day that might occur in a kindergarten class."
She said the city should not waste time on such foolishness because it has serious problems. [City Manager Michael] Bornstein responded in part with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi: "If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide."
"I'm so sorry you find this fun, silly proclamation anything more than that," Bornstein wrote in his response to [former commissioner JoAnn] Golden. "I could easily become consumed with a sense of over correctness in almost everything involved in government. However, I refuse to become devoid of all the wonderful human emotions including, most importantly, humor."
A proclamation for ITLAPD went off without a
hitch at the City Commission last year.
Former District 4 Commissioner Ryan Maier
won "Best Pirate Hat"!
The "gadfly",* Chris McVoy, PhD, later lost his
bid for re-election.
[FF to 1 minute 15 second mark for ITLAPD proclamation]
won "Best Pirate Hat"!
The "gadfly",* Chris McVoy, PhD, later lost his
bid for re-election.
[FF to 1 minute 15 second mark for ITLAPD proclamation]
To learn more interesting facts about ITLAPD use this link to Wikipedia. Below is a short and informative video; learn more tips how to "Talk Like A Pirate".


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Advice for sailing YOLOFor the not aware, YOLO stands for You Only Live Once. This is generally associated with people accomplishing their bucket lists, quitting a bad job or marriage for accomplishing something they've always wanted to do.
First of all, I am the first one that envies the life of people living an Alternative lifestyle. Either giving up everything to go Sailing, Vanning, Biking, etc. God knows my YouTube subscriptions and blogs that I follow are full of people living it up, such as Sailing La Vagabonde, RAN Sailing, Hasta Alaska (aka Kombi Life), etc.
I almost did that myself, but....responsibilities and making sure I will retire with decent means, held those plans in check. I did, however, compromise by moving out of the city to live by the water with access to boating and fishing year round (not boating, but yes fishing). I have definitely improved my quality of life, not beating traffic and living in nature and on the water, plus having a great community all around.
So, a pet peeve of mine is definitely when someone seems to throw everything to the wind (literally and figuratively). The following two recent cases show what the dark side of YOLO can be:
Case 1 (detailed article here, which is spread all over facebook).
Nikki Walsh and Tanner Broadwell bought at $5,000 1969 Columbia 28-foot sailboat to sail around the world. Their trip lasted 2 days. In the end the boat sunk to the bottom of the ocean. They departed Tarpon Springs, Florida. By 9PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, their boat was at the bottom of the sea. They were able to save their dog, a dinghy, and their IDs before abandoning ship to a SeaTow.
This one pains me, as I know the couple. Mike and Rebecca Sweeney of ZeroToCruising, perhaps they should rename their blog CruisingToZero (bad joke, I know).
They left Canada about 8 years ago sold everything and bought a catamaran PDQ 32, sailed down to the Caribbean. They then went into business and chartered a boat for about 2 years from what I remember, then left that (due to unfortunate circumstances), bought an Amel 46 sailboat with the intention to sailing it to Patagonia. Unfortunately, issues were found after buying the boat. They have a pending lawsuit regarding the boat issues. They then decided to bike down from California to Patagonia instead. Suddenly, in Costa Rica, they are completely out of funds.
How does that happen? Lack of planning? Lack of acknowledging reality? Hoping for a miracle? Biking through central America is as cheap as it gets.
Thank god I know these guys will bounce back as they have a great network and many friends, but it is very unfortunate and sad to see.
General Advice for YOLOing (for sailing specifically):
- Learn to sail first
- Never enter a strange harbour at night
- Have an overall backup plan (totally missing in both cases)
- Better planning, especially financially, I know life can throw curveballs, so being conservative is better/safer.
- Example: On buying a boat, I would say a good rule of thumb would be to buy a boat that is less than 10% of your net worth. Probably higher when younger as time give you a chance to recover, but at most 30%. The reason for this is to make sure you are not sunk (pardon the pun) financially should disaster strike.
- Have a revenue stream to keep you afloat.
- House being rented out (or passive investments)
- Books or articles revenues
- Work and travel. Replenish the cruising kitty frequently.
- Less attractive, but do-able: make money while travelling (here, here, here, and here)
- Others?
I am not trying to condescending in anyways, but frankly, I don't see too many of these pieces of advice on the internet. Hopefully, some people see this and think about consequences and more importantly PLAN better.
Okay, off my soapbox.
Now go, plan and enjoy life!


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Feeling gloomy? There's good news and bad
WE MAY be in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime mining boom, but 2011-12 has been a year many investors would rather forget.
WE MAY be in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime mining boom, but 2011-12 has been a year many investors would rather forget.Superannuation and property most people's biggest assets have been buffeted by a nasty combination of global weakness and wrenching change in the domestic economy.Super funds look like eking out a 0.5 per cent gain over the financial year, says SuperRatings, while the S&P/ASX 200 Index is on track to fall by 10 per cent after more eurozone turmoil. Capital city house prices have slumped an average 4.5 per cent.With so much bad news, it's easy to get despondent. Consumers have not been this pessimistic about their finances over the coming year since the early 1990s recession, a Westpac index shows. Wary investors have quit sharemarkets and rushed to financial havens, driving government bond returns to record lows.In spite of all this, key economy-wide figures suggest things might not be quite as bad as we think.For one, the pervasive sense of gloom has hardly stopped people from hitting the shops.TD Securities strategist Alvin Pontoh this week pointed out that consumers' bleak mood would normally be consistent with annual spending growth of about 2.5 per cent. In the year to March, however, official data showed a 4.3 per cent jump in consumer spending."Consumers are saying one thing and doing another," Pontoh says.Official readings of the jobs market are also stronger than the highly publicised layoffs of recent months suggest. And it's not just mining jobs that are being created. In the year to May, the biggest job gains actually came in professional services, which created 77,600 positions.JPMorgan chief economist Stephen Walters says this suggests the economy has more going for it than mining. "Most of the jobs have been created in services like science or healthcare. That's implying that it's still a pretty decent economy."As well, many households are about to receive tax cuts or higher benefits. Overcompensation for the carbon tax is forecast to leave many lower and middle-income households financially better off.People earning more than $80,000 will receive no tax cuts, and many will lose benefits on health insurance. But overall, UBS chief economist Scott Haslem estimates the wave of new payments and tax cuts will help lift households' "free cash flow" (income after interest, petrol, tax and utilities bills) by 8 per cent in the year to March 2013. That is double the 4 per cent rise of the previous year.These reasons for confidence, however, have been swamped by the persistently worrying news from overseas. Households have been pulling their heads in. They are still spending, but are no longer willing to always bid up house prices. Growth in housing credit has slowed to a record low of 5.1 per cent a year, compared with 20 per cent in 2003."They're seeing what's going on in Europe and thinking, 'maybe carrying all that debt is not such a good idea, maybe I should start paring back a bit'," JPMorgan's Walters says.The effects of this greater caution have become clearer in the past year. Entire industries that profited from debt-fuelled consumption are under pressure, with margins being squeezed from retail to banking.This week's second profit downgrade from Boral in as many months also showed the slow housing market has hurt some manufacturers.As the year wore on, investors have also become increasingly concerned about a slowdown in Australia's biggest trade partner, China.China's Purchasing Manufacturers Index, a gauge of its industrial activity, has fallen below 50 points, indicating activity is well below average.Pengana Capital fund manager Tim Schroeders says investor fears of a slowdown have spread beyond China to all the so-called BRICs Brazil, Russia, India and China."What we've seen is a significant slowdown not only in China but, more importantly, economies such as India and Brazil," he says. "Basically they cannot sustain high growth rates with a developed world that's growing at sub-par levels."This realisation of a weaker growth environment has sparked a rush for high-quality, well-financed companies while speculative mining stocks are out of favour."Single-project companies that are at the beginning of spending large amounts of capital are extremely vulnerable," he says.Finally, it's clear that commodity prices have probably peaked. The price of iron ore may seem far removed from households, but the fall in prices means the economy is no longer receiving a free boost to national income. This translates to weaker growth in wages and profits.All up, two sure-fire wealth creators of recent years a buoyant property market and rising commodities prices have come off the boil in the past year.Is it any wonder people are feeling gloomy, even if aggregate figures suggest the economy is still in pretty good shape?


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Sunshine and fantastic beaches – the Algarve is a great place for a holiday. But the eastern Algarve, with its vast wetlands which stretch from Faro to close to the border with Spain, is a nature lover's wonderland. The system of barrier islands and peninsulas creates a variety of habitats in which wildlife, especially birds, can thrive.In the spring, we visit the Alentejo. Inland from the coast, the Alentejo is an entirely different landscape to the Algarve, but just as enchanting. Great plains dotted with cork oaks stretch to the horizon. Protected areas, where hunting is banned and only traditional methods of agriculture are practised, have become one of the most important bird watching centres in Portugal and a perfect environment for the Great Bustard, the heaviest of flying birds. In the autumn, the Alentejo is replaced by a walk in Portugal's wild west at Cape St Vincent.
Your holiday hotel is on the outskirts of the historic town of Tavira. The busy market town has no less than thirty-seven churches and a lovely arched Roman bridge spanning the River Gilau. The pleasant old centre has arcades, shops and cafes.
Price Includes
- 7 nights half board accommodation in the 4* Vila Gale Albacora, near Tavira
- 3 guided walks
- Walks accompanied by an expert birdwatcher
- Services of a tour representative
- Return flights and coach transfers
DAY ONE: Flight to Faro, transfer to your hotel, forty minutes away, for seven nights half board accommodation.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In resort with three included walking excursions.
Walk 1: The Ria Formosa Natural Park. In the morning, transfer to the start of your walk near Faro (27 miles). The Ria Formosa nature area is one of the most important protected areas in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. You walk towards Quinta do Lago, passing salt marshes carved into a labyrinth of tidal flats, salt ponds, warm water lagoons and channels which provide shelter to many bird species, including Flamingos, Spoonbills, Storks and Hoopoes. The walk takes you through the area of Ludo, located in the middle of a complex of saltpans at the edge of the São Lorenço River, passing along salt mountains, eucalyptus and pine tree forests. The walk is level and about 4 miles. You return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
Walk 2: 15-mile transfer east to the wetlands of the Castro Marim Nature Reserve, on the mouth of the river Guadiana, the natural border between this side of Portugal and Spain. From the main road near the old town of Castro Marim you do the first part of the walk next to salt marshes, saltpans and cultivated fields towards the Visitor Centre – a good area for waders, warblers and even the Little Bustard in the dry flats of the marsh. 2.2 miles, ascent/descent 30m. Short transfer to the next walk through the more industrial saltpans of Cerro do Bufo. Along this dirt road you can see waders, gulls, terns and herons on one side and ground birds in the fields on the other side. Expected birds to be seen on the day are Crested Lark, Black-winged Stilt, Flamingo, Spoonbill, Avocet, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Kentish Plover, Dartford Warbler, Stone Curlew. 3.75 miles, ascent/descent 10m.
Walk 3 (spring departures): An early start for the journey to Castro Verde in the inland province of Alentejo (83 miles). Alentejo is one of the most beautiful and sparsely populated areas of Portugal and holds one of the best-preserved steppes in Europe. The Special Protection Area of Castro Verde is full of birdlife and in the spring the fields are carpeted with wildflowers. You pass the grassland and oak woods in search of the iconic Great and Little Bustards, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Bee-eaters, the first Rollers of the year, Black-eared Wheatear, Iberian Grey Shrike and raptors such as the Black-winged Kite, Booted and Short-toed Eagle, Red and Black Kite, Griffon and Black Vulture and sometimes even young Golden, Bonelli´s and Spanish Imperial Eagles. 6.8 miles, ascent/descent 200m. Depending on the day of operation, lunch is included in the Castro Verde LPN visitor centre. Time permitting, a stop will be made on the return journey in the old walled town of Mertola on the Guadiana river. Return to the hotel late afternoon.
Walk 3 (autumn departures): An early start for the 82-mile transfer to the start of today's walk from Vila do Bispo to the lighthouse at Cabo São Vincente. It is the most south-westerly point in mainland Europe and was considered by the Romans to be the end of the known world. Our walk affords stunning views of the ocean and takes us across the Vale Santo where, in October, migrating raptors may often be seen including Booted, Short-toed and Bonelli's Eagles, Griffon and Egyptian Vultures, Honey-buzzards and Black Kites, various falcons plus Black Storks. The walk is a little under 8 miles and has a few gentle inclines. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
DAY EIGHT: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Your Hotel
Four Star VILA GALE ALBACORA , Tavira (seven nights)
The hotel is situated in a protected area at the mouth of the River Gilau on the outskirts of Tavira. It is a 40 minute walk to the town centre, or 20 minutes after taking the ferry to the opposite bank. The hotel operates a courtesy bus during the day Wednesday to Sunday (schedule subject to change) and taxis are cheap. The hotel is built on an old tuna fishing settlement and the old school is now a tuna fishing museum. There is plenty of nearby birdlife at the saltpans and low-tide mudflats of Forte do Rato (10 minute walk away) and the Sítio das 4 Águas (just across the river). The hotel has a bar, restaurant, outdoor pool, and spa area (charges apply). Wifi is free throughout the hotel. Bedrooms (converted from the old fishermen's houses) have bath/shower and wc, hairdryer, cable TV and minibar. Prices are based on standard rooms. Rooms with river view are available on request at a supplement. (www.vilagale.com)
Walking & Birdwatching in Portugal
Departing From
- Edinburgh
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- Bristol
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- East Midlands
- Gatwick
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- Liverpool
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