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A game fish is too valuable to be caught only once
Catch and release has been around for a long time and is now very widely adopted in many fisheries around the world, most famously in the USA and New Zealand but increasingly in countries that traditionally catch trout for the pot such as France, Spain and Italy, where 'no kill' zones are now designated in some rivers. One notable exception is Germany where angling on a catch and release basis is not permitted. Many of the clubs and fishery owners that we work with now mandate catch and release or are moving towards 100% catch and release and reduced stocking with farmed trout.
For us at the WTT, and for many anglers, the question is not whether catch and release is a good thing, but how well it is done.
This web page is intended to give a guide to best practice catch and release as well as some of the impacts. The information applies to resident brown trout and sea trout.
Catch and release – the quick guide
- Use barbless hooks
- Bring the fish to the net as quickly as possible
- Keep the fish in the water
- Handle as little as possible, and always with wet hands
- Do not squeeze – it damages internal organs
- Remove the hook using forceps if necessary
- Avoid contact with the bank or gravel as this removes protective slime
- Release the fish by pointing its nose into the current so that water is flowing over its gills
- Support it gently until it swims away
This summary is available as a waterproof card from the WTT shop.
The card also has a table to convert trout length to weight on the reverse — so you can measure the length of your fish while it's resting in your net, and use the table to convert that length to an estimation of weight, based on the trout's condition.
The video below is a good summary of best practice catch and release.
Getting trout to the net
Use a net! For anything but very small fish, a net is the most effective way to perform catch and release with minimum damage to the trout.
The objective is to get the fish to the net and back into the water as quickly as possible to maximise its chances of survival. Evidence shows that a prolonged 'fight' increases the stress on the fish and reduces its chance of survival, especially if water temperatures are high (see below for more on this).
Use tackle appropriate for the situation and the size of fish you expect so that you can land the fish quickly. A 1 or 2 weight rod and very fine tippet is perfectly good for small wild trout, but many rivers now hold wild fish of 2lb and upwards and for this you need a setup that allows you to control the fish and bring it to the net quickly. A 4‑weight rod and 5X / 4 or 5lb tippet is a good start point.
Keep the trout upstream of you if at all possible so that the river is helping you and not the fish. Be prepared to move to keep the trout upstream of you. Pulling a large fish against the current is more likely to result in a lost fish.
Take pride in the speed and skill you demonstrate in landing a big fish rather than the length of the fight.
Don't have a tug of war. Learn how to throw the fish off balance by moving the rod left and right to create side strain. Bring the fish into slack water to net it.
It can help to crouch down as you bring the trout to the net so that the trout is less alarmed. They do tend to spot you at the last moment so be prepared!
As soon as the trout's head is up, get the net below the water. Bring the trout to the net (not the net to the trout), ideally using the flow of the river to help you.
For a lot more useful information on this topic, read Don Stazicker's article 'Fish Fighting Skills for Catch and Release Fishing'.
I'm an advocate of using heavy tippet material as conditions and fly size allow, so trout can be hurried to the net and therefore releases more quickly. As a guide work in the boundaries of 0.135mm‑0.15mm diameter when river trouting.
The video below shows tenkara angler with a soft rod landing a large trout in fast water without a dramatic battle.
The effect of temperature
Trout (and grayling) are cold water fish and brown trout prefer water temperatures of less than 15C, they will start to struggle at 20C and die at 25C. The amount of oxygen in the water declines as water temperature increases, which means that being caught and landed is far more stressful for trout as water temperatures rise, and the chances of survival reduce.
During warm summers with low flows, especially in rivers with little shade, water temperatures can quickly become too high for survival following catch and release. It is the water temperature not the air temperature that matters. A nice cool summer evening for fishing for you may still be a lethal water temperature for the trout, so take the temperature of the water before you fish and if it is at or around 20C, it is better not to fish.
For more information on temperature and trout (and salmon), click here.
Barbless hooks
These are much easier to remove quickly than barbed hooks, and a synthesis of research carried out by the Environment Agency on salmon catch and release showed that they caused less damage to the fish. (EA report 2017). As an added bonus, they are also much easier to remove from your finger, net, hat or trees!
Barbless hooks are now very widely available for fly tiers and barbless flies are available from Barbless Flies, who will donate 50p to WTT for each fly collection ordered without a plastic fly box. The Fulling Mill 'Tactical' range is also barbless.
Will you lose more fish if you use barbless flies? Inevitably opinions vary but many very experienced anglers will say 'no'.
Using a net is the easiest way to minimise handling the fish (and removing slime) and keeping the trout in the water whilst you remove the hook. However, old fashioned nets can damage trout. Knotted string or nylon nets have been banned in many areas because of the damage they cause to scales, tails and fins. The best nets have a fairly fine rubber mesh. They have the added advantage that they dry quickly, as easy to disinfect and don't smell!
If you are wading, hold the handle of the net between your knees whilst you remove the hook.
If you are fishing from the bank or boat, make sure your net has a long enough handle for you to be able to reach down into the water to net the fish. Keep the net and the fish in the water while you reach down to remove the hook. Don't lift the net and fish onto the bank or into the boat.
Removing hooks
You will need to carry long nosed forceps (or a release tool) and it is good to get into the habit of assuming you will always need them. Have them in your hand as soon as the trout is in the net.
Don't squeeze the body of the trout in order to remove the hook. If the fish is thrashing, cradle it belly up in the net whilst you remove the hook. This is especially useful with grayling as they tend to flap about when landed. If you cannot remove the hook quickly (for example if it is the throat of the fish), cut the leader close to the hook and leave the hook behind. It will work its way out and is likely to cause less damage than a prolonged wrestling match.
Research has shown that the highest incidences of deep hooking are generally associated with relatively small baits (for example, worms) and hooks. ref: EA report 2017 Impact of catch and release angling
Holding trout for photos
Cradle the trout just behind the head and hold the wrist of the tail firmly. Keep the trout in the water, lifting it out very briefly to just above the water to take the shot. Always support larger trout with two hands.
Holding a live trout for a photo can be tricky (especially if it is a big trout) and it is tempting to squeeze the fish to get a good grip. However, you could be inadvertently killing a fish that you are planning to release, because the place where most people will hold and squeeze a fish – just behind the head – is where the heart and liver are located. A fish subjected to squeezing of the heart may swim away but die soon after.
This article by Tony Bishop of Bish and Fish New Zealand gives a very good description of the problem and describes how to hold a fish for that triumphant photo!
For large fish, it is also important to support the fish so that the back isn't sagging. Supporting the fish at the vent and the pectoral fins is the best way to achieve this. Those points generally do not indent and put pressure on the internal organs because of the skeletal and musculature structure.
How long should it be out of the water? Ideally less than 10 seconds, certainly not minutes – if water stops dripping off the fish, it's too long. If you need another shot, put it back into the net in the water to recover for a minute or two and try again.
In many respects, digital cameras have thankfully become the new priest, allowing us to get a quick snap for prosperity.
How big is it?
You can use a weigh net but don't hoist the fish out of the water, supported only by the net, for more than a second or two. An alternative is to measure the length of the fish from head to tail using a measure stuck on to your rod. You can measure a trout against your rod easily without removing it from the water. The length of the fish can be converted to weight using these tables (in old fashioned inches and pounds) that take into account the condition of the fish.
Letting it go
Point the nose of the fish into the current so that water is flowing over its gills.
You need a reasonable flow but not a torrent, and clear water, not water full of sediment. If you have done a really good job, the fish will instantly kick away. If the trout is stressed, it may take a minute or two to recover before swimming off. Hold the trout gently in the water until it moves off.
Do not move it backwards and forwards. Water needs to flow through the mouth and out over the gills for the fish to breathe. The unnatural backwards movement pushes the delicate gill lamellae in the wrong direction and hinders their breathing, potentially damaging the gill, causing additional stress and prompting the fish to swim away before it is actually ready.
A summary of things to avoid:
- Holding the trout out of the water for more than a 10 seconds. A gasping trout is 'drowning' in air.
- Laying the trout on grass or shingle or any surface away from the water. Trout are covered with slime which protects them from disease, particularly fungal infections, and contact with surfaces (including rough nets) will remove slime.
- Touching the trout with hot, dry hands as this will also remove slime. Wet your hands before handling.
- Don't squeeze the trout or get your fingers near or in the gills.
- Don't have a wrestling match to remove the hook. Barbless hooks should come out easily but if you can't easily remove it then cut the leader close to the hook and leave the hook in place. The hook will come out naturally in time and this is better than squeezing the trout and holding it out of the water.
Does catch and release make a difference to the number and size of trout?
By not killing fish, it seems self-evident that you will be removing one pressure on a trout population so there should be more fish. It is also likely that there will be more large fish too. And large hen fish will lay more eggs so that means more fish……
Anecdotally, we hear from clubs that have stopped stocking and introduced 100% catch and release that initially the numbers of small wild trout increase, but also that over time the average size of trout caught increases and specimen trout return, as one might expect from a healthy, balanced population.
This is rather simplistic, and there is one big caveat – that the population will increase to a point which will be limited by the available food and habitat – and lots of other factors which come into play in the complex natural environment.
For a science-based summary of the impact of catch and release, take a look at these slides, based on research in the USA cited by Robert Behnke in his book About Trout.
The contribution of big old trout
The suggestion that killing off the larger/older fish on the basis that they are going to die soon anyway needs re-evaluating.
Trout often have very distinctive spotting patterns and this has allowed an increasing body of photographic evidence that shows trout get caught and re-caught over time. This evidence suggests that some trout live longer than we might have thought – 12, perhaps 14 years may not be that unusual. Some examples are given in this article by Dennis Moss.
One example given is the case of a trout first caught by Trevor Ashton on a chalkstream in 2004 weighing 3lb 2ozs and caught again by him in 2011 weighing just 2oz more. This fish was in good condition, and assuming it was already five or six years old when it was first caught, it must have been around 12 years old when caught for the second time.
Large old trout will typically be a small proportion of the total population, but large hen fish are potentially contributing a huge amount to that population because of the large number of eggs that they produce relative to smaller fish. In a Dorset stream, one study suggests that over ¾ of the fry were born from just six hen fish! A large, old trout that has been reproducing for many years is (in Darwinian terms) a very fit fish and well adapted to its environment.
Large fish are more susceptible to physiological stress when caught – they fight harder and for longer, and people tend to take longer to release them whilst they get that 'trophy' photo. Large fish also suffer more during warmer temperatures than smaller individuals because of their gill area to body volume ratio.
Given the contribution that large fish make to the overall health of the population, it makes sense to follow the guidance above and release them to breed and perhaps be caught by another lucky (or highly skilled) angler.
Catch and release and angling pressure
It would be wrong to suggest that all trout that are released, even those caught and released properly based on these guidelines, will survive and breed. Some highly skilled anglers report catching 20 or 30 fish in one day – all safely and no doubt expertly released, of course. But this level of angling pressure – whether from one person or many – will have an impact and we should bear this in mind and think about exercising some restraint and be mindful of the environmental conditions. For example, avoiding fishing when water temperatures are high.
More information
The Keep 'Em Wet website is a very good source of information about catch and release for all fish species.
There are a large number of academic articles that result from research about various aspects of catch and release for salmonids and other fish species. The guidance on this webpage is based on the conclusions that consistently appear in that research (much of which has also been helpfully listed by Trout Unlimited's Brian Hodges in this annotated bibliography).
If you would like more information please contact our Research and Conservation Officer (North), Professor Jonathan Grey.


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August 11, 2017
Today Tucker will be put to rest. He's one of the horses I've been working with at "Save the Animals Today" Horse Rescue. My name is Debbie Paps, I'm a Reiki Master and visit the Horse Sanctuary to work with the animals on energy healing. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.
I arrived at the Horse Sanctuary an hour or so before the Veterinarians arrival so I could spend time sending Reiki to Tucker. I could tell he was happy to get his dose of Reiki this morning. I gave Tucker and Hailey Reiki for little over an hour. Hailey is Tuckers corral partner so giving her Reiki today will be very beneficial in keeping her more relaxed and calm. Tucker is leaving her area and she senses the energy of the situation. Hailey knows that her corral mate is becoming lame and she has loving concern for him. Tucker was taken away from his pen and brought to graze on his food under a beautiful shade tree. Hailey was upset and began making her voice known that she suspects something is going on. I went back to her pen and she calmed and was open to having Reiki. It's as if she knew everything was going to be ok. She needed someone at that moment.
I went back to join Karen, Angela and Savanah under the shade tree with Tucker. Savanah, who is one of the volunteers brought a bag of carrots. And trust me, Tucker was really enjoying the moment having all those carrots. We all shared in giving him carrots and taking pictures with him. Love was all over the place! I was sending Reiki the whole time. Pattie came out to say her goodbyes and he was just so at peace and love. He loves Pattie so much for all she does for the Animals. Pattie is the Founder/Owner of "Save the Animals Today"
When the Veterinarian arrived, all hands were on Tucker. We moved him to another area and the vet did what he had to do. Tucker immediately dropped to the ground after his injection. We only removed our hands for the moment before he fell to the ground. I sat on the ground with him, my hands on his back at the sacral and root chakra. I was sending Reiki and calling on Jesus and the Archangels for assistance to make his transition peaceful. I called in the Angels to assist and help take him to the other side. The other Volunteers were at his head stroking his face and giving him love. I can't even remember the time span. It couldn't have been more than three to five minutes before I felt his spirit rise. I sat with my hands placed on Tuckers hindquarters and I suddenly felt his spirit leave the body. It was like a surge of energy that just lifted up and out. It was so enlightening! I have never experienced anything like this before. After I felt his spirit leave the body I knew the body was just a body. His soul had left. I then had a vision of Tucker galloping on very green grass. The green was so vibrant like a golf course. It went on forever. It was so green and Tucker was happy!
Before I left I spent more time with Hailey and she seemed calm. As if she knew Tucker is now an Angel watching over them all.
Later I had more visions. I saw him with a beautiful white horse. They were just grazing in a meadow with lots of oak trees and a stream flowing thru the meadow.
Later that same day I was in my garage doing practice drills with my husband for our match the next day. I was in the middle of a drill and felt this surge of energy go thru and around my body. I have no doubt that it was Tucker. It was unreal. I can't even explain, but I knew it was him. It was so intense that I wanted to stop the drill, but I didn't. It only lasted a short time. It was as if he was saying "Thank you for the Reiki. I love you! I'm going to gallop in the pasture now."
I have been coming to Save the Animals Today and spending time with various animals giving Reiki. Tucker and I spent the most time together and built a deepened spiritual relationship.
Debbie Paps
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Composition and Value - Help!
Hey guys!
I started the follow painting this week, but after I started painted , I realised i was unhappy with something about the composition. I thought the background was competing with the character and the reading wasn´t good. Though I was enjoying the idea, pose and painting.
Today I started Will Terry´s creative composition class, and I tried some modifications based on that to give more rythm to my painting, but I´m still not very happy with it and with a sensation that there´s something wrong.
Here is the modified version. Can you help me with it?
Firstly, I think your work is gorgeous - with this piece I love the colours, the pose, and your painting style is really so nice, painterly yet defined.
The only thing I can say maybe to help, is to think about how clearly your main figure comes across against the background - the cream colour + purple shadows of the dress are pretty similar in tone and value to those in the background. Perhaps it is this which is making your image less striking than it should be - because her pose and the design of the dress is beautiful.
Normally things in the foreground are darker in value than those in the background, I know your dress is pale cream and you won't want to muddy that with a darker colour, so it's trickier to find a solution..maybe work on the crispness of the purple on the shadow side. The other thing, your colour scheme is lovely but one way to differentiate the dress would be to add in some very pale jade green tones into the background, would go with the pink nicely and fit with the cherry blossom theme. Then go with the brightest cream/white highlights onto the dress on the 'light' side, to make sure there's good contrast at the focal point. (these are just ideas though!)
Anyway sorry can't think of better solutions but it is really nice as it is! ...and looking forward to the next version
kamiqueiroz last edited by
@Dulcie Actually, You made a lot of good observation that I hadn´t thought about before. Thank you!:D
I´ll try to work it based on what you said.
Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by
I agree--you have some nice stuff going on here, but we really need your character's silhouette to pop! Value is the best way to achieve that, color can also help. Generally in a scene like this where the background has atmospheric perspective, I like to have the foreground darker and the background lighter, but you need to figure out how you want it to work. I'm excited to see where this goes!
bharris last edited by
This is really beautiful! You've gotten some great advice already and I agree that changing the background color could help pop her out.
Kevin Longueil SVS OG last edited by
@kamiqueiroz Your work is very beautiful! - I had a go at trying to make the figure pop - my thought was possibly just a bit more saturation in the focal point - and to fade the background slightly away from the purples - I liked your first composition best so I worked with that - really nice piece!
Leontine last edited by
@kamiqueiroz Lovely! What a nice illustration. is it digitally? If you think you have to play around with the values, why not try and make the background mountains darker, and keep your character light? Sometimes when you really try something new, it helps. If you need any help, just let me know.
kamiqueiroz last edited by
Thank you , guys! I´m working on it based on yours observation. Rising the saturation has showed a great way to pop out the geisha. These values surelly need to have more work and the jade green background, has helped a lot to pop her too. I´ll work a little more on it and post when I´m finished!
Did some color adjustmens and darkened the color value of her dress
What do you think?
NoWayMe last edited by NoWayMe
@kamiqueiroz I agree with everyone else : your work is gorgeous! I lot of awesome things going on!
I really liked the yellow/cream dress in your first version... I think it was more "happy" than the darker version you just posted. I really like what @kevin-longueil did to increase the contrast and the focal point without changing your original color palette which was very pretty! I think the idea of adding some green in the background is good as well, but I would try a more desaturated pale green.
Please keep us updated! This is a gorgeous piece!
bharris last edited by
I agree with that I liked her dress the cream-yellow. This looks just a little too dark and lost some of the 'feeling' of the fist versions. The jade is a really nice touch to the color scheme though!
Kevin Longueil SVS OG last edited by
@kamiqueiroz Hey Kami - i like your first version still the best - she seems to have lost her luminosity with the addition of the grayer tones to her dress - i think your image is Really nice though - what i did to darken the figure a bit and increase the saturation was to just copy the figure and paste it back in place on a multiply layer - i think it really did the trick - you could also duplicate the layer as a multiply layer and erase back into the image with a low opacity eraser until you are happy with things - after that you could adjust the background with the Hue, Saturation, Lightness sliders until you get the contrast you are looking for (i love those sliders) - if the background is not on its own layer you could select it onto its own layer (thats what i did ..but not very carefully) ..... anyways i hope all of this is not annoying.....basically i really love your first image and feel it just needs a little tweak to be its very best
@Kevin-Longueil actually, I´ve posted the version without the hue saturation adjustments and was waiting for more feedback before post the next version. These sliders are really awesome and helped me a lot!!
Before read your feedback, I put some details and thought it was doing great. I think that´s maybe because I´m doing this piece for a long time and I´m wanting to move on. ><
@NoWayMe I really loved that cream kimono too, but when I´ve darkened it, the color became very muddy and I couldn´t see which color could mantain the same effect. I added some cream highlights to see if it solve this problem of her lack of luminosity.
@Leontine Yes!! It´s totally digital!
After the contrast changes using "Hue/Luminosity" sliders, I´m getting pleased with this results.
You´re helping me a lot, guys!You´re awesooome!
Thank you again.


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London Model Engineering Exhibition 2011
Later this month is another model engineering exhibition, this time it's the London Model Engineering Exhibition and it's on Friday 21 January 2011 to Sunday 23 January 2011
Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY
As previously reported there are a whole range of stalls selling engineering equipment, materials, kits and tools. There will also be models on display including trains, tanks and planes.
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Directors- please consider yourselves legally on notice. News headlines rife with the latest corporate hacking abound. From TJX Companies, Target, Sears and Snapchat, to Home Depot, Community Health Systems, JPMorgan and Miami-based Total Bank, every board of directors must adapt to a changing cyber world to protect their companies. The U.S. SEC Commissioner stated recently that boards must increase their role regarding cyber security, from upping technical know-how within the board to following up with proper notification and disclosure of breaches.
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The goal is to prevent, mitigate, and promptly manage costs in the aftermath of a cyber breach. These costs include increases in existing customer turnover and challenges to new client acquisition activity and decreases in positive reputation and goodwill. They also include securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative actions based on harm to the corporation through, for example, significantly decreased stock prices.
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These suits specifically implicate breaches of fiduciary duties, such as the duties of loyalty, oversight, and care, as well as waste of corporate assets, gross mismanagement, abuse of control, and unjust enrichment. Disclosure liability is also at stake and involves a company's public statements about cyber security protection measures, its risk level for a breach, and the magnitude of a breach upon occurrence.
State and federal regulators are also increasingly investigating breaches. The Federal Trade Commission, for instance, will look into unfair practices for a company's failure to adopt appropriate cyber security measures. The FTC will also investigate deceptive trade practices for a company's failures to properly communicate if and how its practices deviate from its policies. The Food and Drug Administration is looking into cyber threats to medical devices. And there is an uptick in ongoing regulation and negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice, State Attorneys General, and state consumer protection agencies.
Directors should strongly consider adopting the following best practices to protect the business and legal interests of their boards and companies.
Restructure the board
A director or a committee should focus on cyber risk management. It should be separate from the audit committee and report directly to the full board. Boards should recruit directors with IT governance and cyber security risk experience. Mandatory cyber-risk education is recommended for directors. As part of its Critical Infrastructure Cyber Community Voluntary Program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has identified some resources that may assist boards in implementing a director cyber-risk education program.
Consider appointing a chief information officer (CIO), chief information security officer (CISO) and/or chief privacy officer (CPO), and regularly meet with them to review expectations and plans. These officers should head a department centered on information privacy and security that includes employees solely responsible for cyber security.
Also consider appointing a committee responsible for privacy and security. Its members can include the above officers, plus senior management from various departments. The committee should meet regularly and afterward report directly to the board. The board should also require a cross-organizational team of senior executives to meet regularly on privacy/security issues.
If an outside vendor is brought in, the contract with the vendor must address key issues, including security requirements, warranties, applicable security standards certifications (such as PCI), audit rights, service levels, backup systems, data-destruction policies and breach notification. But even if the company can protect its data without outside experts, the board periodically should engage independent outside consultants to audit the company's cyber security practices and report their findings directly to the board. The board then should review any differences between the recommendations of outside consultants and company officers.
Review budgets and processes
The board should direct adequate funds towards cyber security. It should also regularly review the company's incident response programs. Internally, it should establish chain of command for stopping intrusion, securing networks, and implementing prioritized recovery. Externally, it should establish policies regarding breach notifications to governmental authorities, markets, and customers. The board should further evaluate the process and diligence involved in selecting the company's cyber vendors and the adequacy of employee training on these issues.
Set standards
While standards vary by industry, the primary guidance source on widely-accepted best practices and standards is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework standards for cyber security. Regulators take into account the level of compliance with these. Secondary guidance sources include the International Organization for Standardization and the National Association of Corporate Directors, in conjunction with AIG and the Internet Security
Alliance. Standards should further be cross-checked with those of the IT Governance Institute and Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
Specific measures can and should be instituted, such as requiring that a major software vulnerability be fixed within ten days of its identification. If not timely fixed, the company must explain any delay to senior managers and eventually to the board.
The board should ensure that the company has written security standards and practices as well as written breach-response protocols. The appropriate officers or committee, under the board's
supervision, should periodically review and update these.
Oversee reporting systems
Actively monitor corporate performance by ensuring the company keeps sufficient reporting systems to keep the board informed of company risks and business performance. The board should oversee internal investigations, document due diligence, identify the laws of each state in which a breach's effects are felt and/or impact such state's residents (such as the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014), reconcile any interstate conflicts of law, and ascertain the proper timing and form to comply with notification requirements.
Company statements, reports, disclosures, and other required SEC filings should cover past breaches, both material and executed as well as immaterial and attempted. Courts consider a failure to disclose cyber incidents a material omission per recent SEC disclosure guidance.
Review your company's insurance policies to determine the level of existing coverage for cyber attacks. Like other types of insurance, cyber insurance coverage varies in important ways. Typical coverage options include Directors and Officers (D&O), Comprehensive General Liability, and Cyber Insurance Policies.
Assess the company's cyber security risk profile and valuate potential losses to ensure adequate insurance coverage. Internal costs to cover include business interruption costs, legal expenses, loss of digital assets, and response costs. External costs to cover include third-party damages, credit-monitoring, and customer notification.
Buy or pre-negotiate D &O liability policies to cover damages for claims against directors and officers that may arise from privacy breaches before any cyber attack occurs. The board should consider supplemental insurance specifically for privacy-related liability. Consider counteracting a privacy exclusion by adding qualifying language that covers, for instance, oversight liability or securities claims.
Finally, check the company's formation documents and insurance policies to ensure maximum protection of directors and officers against personal exposure. Consideration should be given to appropriate drafting of provisions in the company's governing documents releasing directors and officers from privacy liability and indemnifying them for losses arising from such liability. In certain cases, exculpatory provisions in a company's corporate charter document or bylaws (to the extent permitted by applicable law) may preclude the bringing of particular types of claims against directors and officers altogether. Lastly, indemnity agreements can provide for advancement of defense costs during litigation and cover any settlements or monetary judgments when the case ends.


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Dr. Zivkovic's research is focused on the role of diet and nutrition in Precision Health. Precision Health emphasizes individually tailored approaches to optimize health and prevent disease. The Zivkovic Lab has four overall research themes: 1) Investigating the functional biology of HDL; 2) Assessing the effects of diets and dietary constituents on inflammation; 3) Integrating clinical, metabolomic, proteomic, glycomic, transcriptomic, and genomic approaches to characterize metabolic phenotypes and their responsiveness to different diets; and 4) Investigating the effects of diets and dietary constituents on the gut microbiota and how they in turn affect host health


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Tennis elbow and Golfer's elbow
Tennis elbow is also known as lateral epicondylitis and Golfer's elbow as medial epicondylitis. These conditions are due to a tendinosis (problems with the tendons that attach to the elbow).
These can occur at any age and are not always related to sport.
They present with pain on the outside (Tennis) or inside (Golfer's) of the elbow. The pain may be felt in the forearm too.
The diagnosis is predominantly clinical but scans (US or MRI) may be needed to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other problems in the elbow.
The treatment in most cases is conservative. This includes analgesia and physiotherapy. Injections are also an option if the above fail. As a last resort, surgery can be considered. After surgery, the patient will have a wound on the outside or inside of the elbow. These will take approximately 10 days to heal. Patients will be allowed to mobilise the elbow as comfort allows.


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Jeremy Neale Interview at BIGSOUND 2014
1700 was lucky enough to interview Jeremy Neale at BIGSOUND 2014. Jeremy Neale:www.facebook.com/jnealemusic
REMI Interview at BIGSOUND 2014
1700 was lucky enough to interview REMI at BIGSOUND 2014. REMI:www.facebook.com/RemiKolawoleMusic
L-FRESH The LION Interview at BIGSOUND 2014
1700's Phoebe was lucky enough to interview L-FRESH The LION at BIGSOUND 2014. L-FRESH The LION:https://www.facebook.com/LFRESHTHELION
1700 The Falls Special 2014 Pt. 1
A team from 1700 ventured to The Falls Music & Arts Festival Lorne to chat with artists and bring some of the […]
Hip-Hop Playlist: Wednesday January 28th 2015
Hip-Hop Playlist: Wednesday January 28th 2015 Best of 2014 presented by Jocelyn Album of the year: J.Cole – Forrest Hills Drive Best […]
Season 02, Week 11 – The Nostalgia Critic
Erik Magister is joined once again by The Punk as they talk about one of their favourite reviewers: The Nostalgia Critic. Rahven […]
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Our Mission
The mission of the LACMA Health Equity Council is to foster an environment for LACMA which promotes the full health potential and well-being of every member of society, advocating for equity and justice for all.
Black, Latino and Pacific Islander residents of Los Angeles County have twice the mortality rate from COVID-19 than do white residents according to new data from the LA County Department of Public Health, a troubling reminder of the role racism and inequity play in healthcare every day.
The work of the new LACMA Health Equity Council will strive to promote the full health potential and well-being of every member of society and advocate for equity and justice for all. The long-term plan for the council is to educate members and the broader community and engage community organizations.
In doing so, LACMA will:
Advocate for the elimination of socioeconomic injustices that drive health inequities
Support the dismantling of policies and practices that uphold discriminatory systems adversely affecting our patients and communities
Lead the transformation of the local medical community towards anti-racism practice
Create a platform to support organizations and communities working to end to all forms of discrimination and oppression
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The case of AM (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 180 involved a family that had two teenage sons who had lived in the UK for over 7 years. No member of the family had permission to reside in the UK. They tried to rely on a concession widely known as the '7-year rule' (now found in the Immigration Rules and primary legislation).[1] For background on the rule, see my previous post.
The Home Office refused the family's applications and they appealed to the First-tier Tribunal. The Judge dismissed the appeal, finding that the distress of removing the children would not be be "long-lasting or irreversible" and that they could return to an extended family in Pakistan. But the key reason why the children's claim to remain in the UK was rejected was their parents' poor immigration history:
Notwithstanding that the children's best interests were to remain in the UK, the judge held that they should be refused leave to remain which necessarily meant that the other three applicants' cases had to fail also. The reason was that their parents had shown a blatant disregard to the immigration law, choosing to remain illegally on the expiry of their visas. They did not seek to regularize their status for many years, and even when they did, they remained illegally in the country after their applications had been refused.
When the family appealed to the Upper Tribunal, the UT disagreed and found that the test of whether it was 'reasonable' to require the children to leave the UK was an issue to be determined from the perspective of the child alone (as the language of Rules and legislation suggest following the previous case of Treebhawon and others [2015] UKUT 674).
The Secretary of State appealed to the Court of Appeal and won. In a mercifully short judgment, the Court of Appeal confirmed (again) that the 'reasonableness' test allows decision-makers to consider the wider public interest of firm immigration control, in harmony with the previous authority of MA (Pakistan) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 705 (which I've blogged about here).
That guidance applies to paragraph 276ADE(1)(iv) of the Rules, even though on the face of it the Rules make no reference whatsoever to public interest factors (see § 22 of the judgment). The Court upheld the decision of the First-tier Tribunal.
But there's a kink in the reasoning.
This decision, like MA (Pakistan) before it, expresses some reluctance before taking this path. I think that's because beneath the technicalities, the law is allowing decision-makers to punish children for the sins of their parents, sometimes where there is little or no justification for doing so.
It's questionable whether the broad definition of 'reasonableness' being applied in the Court of Appeal produces outcomes that are likely to respect human rights legislation, in particular, the protected right to family life.
It's also questionable whether this approach gives effect to the duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and does justice to the long line of case law on the weight to be attached to the best interests of children. We're reminded by the Supreme Court that children must be treated as autonomous rights-holders, not vehicles for other people's rights.
If the end result is that children are being punished for the sins of their parents, that may put the UK in breach of its international obligations on child rights and respect for the right to family life.
[1] See paragraph 276ADE(1)(iv) of the Rules and section 117B(6) of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
Read my FREE table of case law in this area here.
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So, I'd lost this handwritten copy for… well, an embarrassingly long time. But I found it, and typed it up this morning, and I got preached to all over again. It was a good thing.
The free floating worry that isn't usually present in my life kept me awake last night and grumpy this morning. Is it sympathy for my friend who's lost her husband? Is it sympathy for my friends taking the GOEs? Is is my own agnst over lack-of-car: hamstrung-and-hands-behind-back, I-have-no-life-and-can't-make-plans? Is it old stuff rearing it's ugly head? Anxiety that I won't do my job well enough at work, now that I've successfully made a good first impression?
I don't know, and the more I try to figure it out, the grumpier and more unhappy I become.
So, here it is. The T@7 (Not Explicitly Christian) sermon I preached on Dec 3rd.
There's something about worry,
Isn't there?
That just consumes you
Anger is the same way
Well, the same, but different
Anger happens after the event
Whatever "it" is
Worry happens before
There's something about worry
That is self-centered
Not narcissistic
But not trusting, either
I worry because I don't believe
It will be okay
Whatever "it" is
I worry because I think
It can't be done
With the resources
At my disposal
Whatever "it" is
There's something about worry
That is demanding
Demanding a certain expectation
Expecting a certain outcome
And fearing the outcome won't occur
Worrying about it
There's something about worry
That ignores God
God's presence
God's abundance
God's willingness
For the best for us to occur
How do we manage
To be so forgetful
About something
So wonderful?
We do it all the time,
Or, at least
I do it all the time
And sometimes
In the middle of my worrying
(And on the bad days,
In the midst of my freaking out)
I trip and stumble
Into a pothole of God's love
Or I remember something
Something like,
"It's not the weight you carry
But how you carry it"
And I think, "Wow."
Because in that moment when I stumbled
I had a flash of understanding
Not always the kind
You can think through,
But a flash of understanding
The kind where your tight shoulders
And your brow
And your breathing
And once more you feel safe
You feel like,
"Whatever the outcome, it's okay."
Because it's hit you
-consciously or unconsciously-
God loves you
God wants the best for you
God has everything in the world
To give you
If only you'd be willing –
If only I'd be willing
To accept it
And in that moment
When I stumble
And my tight shoulders loosen
And I can't quite explain it
But I'm calmer now,
I realize
I have accepted it.
…And here I am, desperately looking for a pothole to fall into.


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Prepare Your Heart for National Convention 2019
הַלְלוּיָהּ We were made. We have a Maker. So, why, why did this Maker make you and I? Our journey takes us back to the ancient Hebrew Scriptures. It is here we first learn about our Maker. His name is יהוה from which we get the English spelling Yahweh or in shortened form, […]Read Post


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A new report shows that out-of-stock rates for online purchases of consumer products in the U.S. are nearly twice as high as in-store availability. The report, issued by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), shows potential online sales losses as high as $17 billion a year globally because products are not available when consumers want to buy them.
The report, "A Worldwide Study of Extent, Shopper Reactions, and Implications for Non-Food Online Retail Categories," looks at online availability of baby care, fabric care, hair care, oral care, skin care and shave care products at retailers in the United States as well as China, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Extent of online products not available online (U.S.)
According to the report, The number of items that are available online (OLA) is 80% worldwide and 85% in the U.S. The 15% out-of-stock rate online in the U.S. is nearly double the out-of-stock rate of 8.3% for physical stores.
Consumer reaction to out-of-stocks is quite different in the online sales compared to stores. U.S. consumers are more likely to remain on the e-commerce site and switch a brand or substitute an item within the brand, which the researchers dubbed "the Amazon effect." However, if a physical store is out of a product, the consumers are more likely to switch to another store to find the product.
Worldwide, brands and retailers both suffer the adverse consequences equally when consumers do not find products available online. The report found that worldwide, 31% of the total loss is to retailers and 33% is to brands. In the U.S., retailers on average suffer 25% of the adverse consequences compared to 35% for brands when products are not available online.
"This is one of the first studies on online availability after previous reports over the past decade studying on-shelf availability and its effects on consumer purchasing patterns," said Keith Olscamp, a GMA director of industry affairs and collaboration. "The findings should encourage retailers and brands to collaborate and enhance online availability in the fast-growing area of online retail."
The report highlights the significant sales revenue at stake for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. To extrapolate to the industry level, the Global Top 100 publicly listed consumer goods manufacturers had sales of $1.7 trillion (wholesale) in 2016. The report estimates that if 5% of sales is online and what is available online is 80%, then online sales are $85 billion industrywide, and the online lost sales opportunity is $17 billion.
How shoppers react when product is unavailable online
"Greater on-shelf availability of products is already a top priority for our industry, and this report shows the critical importance of reducing out-of-stocks for online sales as well," Olscamp said. He added that GMA companies are working to cut out-of-stocks through the GMA Supply Chain Committee as well as a separate joint task force with retailers.
The report was done by Daniel Corsten, professor of operations and technology at IE Business School, and Thomas Gruen, professor of marketing at the University of New Hampshire. They previously did GMA reports in 2002 and 2008 on retail out-of-stocks.


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One piece is never enough. And even during lunch break at school Auntie Rie's macaroni and cheese brought in lucrative revenues to a budding entrepreneur. Yes, I sold my macaroni and anyone else's piece I could hi-jack from their lunch bags before we left the house. A side dish to a Bahamian meal, macaroni and cheese is also a regular accompaniment for sure on Sunday and at Christmas.
1 – 8oz pkg Elbow or cut macaroni pasta
1 medium Onion, chopped small
½ med. Green Bell pepper, chopped small
2 ½ cups Cheddar cheese, sharp – grated
1 tbsp Butter or margarine
1 can Evaporated milk
2 Eggs
1 med. Hot pepper
1 tsp Thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Dash of paprika (optional)
Boil macaroni in salted water until soft and slightly over cooked. Drain water. While hot add 1 ½ cups of cheese and all other ingredients. Mix until blended. Pour into a well-greased baking pa. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and then paprika. Bake at 300º for 30 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes before serving. Cut into squares and serve. Allow any? Uneaten portions to cool at room temperature before storing in refrigerator.
May be served with chicken, beef, fish or eaten alone. A 1 inch square can go for as much as $1.50


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Of course Kishani Perera nailed it with Rachel Bilson's living room in this month's Lonny magazine.
Add it to the inspiration files.
images via Lonny magazine
Chic, inviting and comfortable. Perfection.
Kishani's work has always been a favorite.
Such a great mix of textiles and that sofa - good god I want to marry it and have it's little velvety blue babies. xxx
really?!! love the colors and textures (velvet gets me every fall). can't wait to look at the new Lonny.
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"Best. Band.EVER!! I've danced the night away with Lost Wax and friends' weddings and I couldn't be more happy I was able to dance the night away with them at our wedding!! The song selections cater to any audience and they bring so much energy to the dance floor. Everyone was dancing all night long and couldn't stop talking about how great the band was the next day. Highly, highly recommend!"
"Just. Perfection. Lost Wax was one of the first vendors we chose and it was the best decision we could've made! They kept the 'program' of our reception moving perfectly and when it was time to get the party started – they brought it big time. The music was easily the most raved about element of our reception – I don't think anyone left the dance floor all night!"
"Lost Wax is INCREDIBLE!!!! My husband and I, along with all of our wedding guests, were completely blown away by Lost Wax at our wedding on 12/15/18. They are so much fun, and such great singers and performers! They kept the party going all night long and had everyone on the dance floor! They truly made our wedding!! Our guests still haven't stopped talking about how amazing they are! We also had them sing during our ceremony, and they NAILED IT. They learned all of our songs for our ceremony, first dance, father daughter dance, mother son dance, last dance, etc. They exceeded every expectation. They were so organized, fun to work with throughout the planning process, drafted a killer day of timeline, and were extremely professional. Choosing Lost Wax was the best decision we made. They are by far the best band I have ever heard. Do yourself a favor and hire them!!"


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Many people underestimate Stuttgart, because they know little about our city. Here you can watch a few videos about Stuttgart which will show you how wonderful the metropolitan area and the surroundings are.
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The numbers: They were ok. Profits rose 0.5% to $1.91 billion. Sales rose 1.5%. The Frito-Lay snacks business was the star of the quarter. Frito-Lay helped drive PepsiCo Americas food sales in North America up 7%. Latin America food sales rose 14%, of which 3% was organic volume growth. The rest was price increases. Shares were up slightly in premarket trading.
The takeaway: The North America drinks business is still a dog. Beverage revenue for PepsiCo's Americas declined by 1.5% while volume fell by 4%. The lack of fizz in the beverages business provides more fuel for activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is pushing for changes at Pepsi. Over the summer Peltz publicly declared that Pepsi should get rid of its lagging drinks business.
What's interesting: The soda business continues to be flat. Carbonated soft drink volumes declined in the "mid-single digits" in North America. Pepsi prefers to spotlight the "liquid refreshment" business, which encompasses a broader range of drinks in addition to the bubbly stuff. In an conference with analysts back in May, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi batted away a question about the soda pop business by pointing out "60% of the market is non-carbs. And within carbonated soft drinks, colas are a smaller percentage and declining. So I think there is a maniacal focus on colas. It is not the right way to look at a beverage market that is so huge."


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Flipping real estate is a major investment that has become popular not only due to its profit potential but for the enjoyment of turning an ugly duckling into a swan. However, there are rules that must be followed to ensure a successful flip.
What You Need to Know
Investors in foreclosed properties must educate themselves about financing and have a comprehensive knowledge of the local housing market they are buying into. They need to research the neighborhood surrounding the foreclosure property to view what types of homes are selling the fastest. Types of properties to pay attention to are multifamily dwellings like duplexes, apartment and condominium complexes and single residences.
The investor must learn about financing investment properties and know that investing in flipping homes is a bit different from traditional real estate investments. The financial plan must include the best way to finance the purchase with the added condition of maximizing profit when the property is ready for sale. Possible financing options are remortgaging an existing asset or obtaining a home equity line of credit.
Financing anything always requires a good credit score to obtain the best terms. A low credit score can be improved in many ways. It's a good idea to have the highest possible score before searching out financial options.
Building a Team
It may be wise to consider an investment partner to help get through the challenges that will most certainly arise with flipping foreclosed properties. Ideally, an experienced real estate investor and foreclosure flipper would be the best collaborator.
A real estate investment network is not easy to build but it may be the most important asset a successful foreclosed home flipper can have. The network should include:
- Credit advisor or mortgage broker
- Real estate attorney
- Accountant
- Trusted and experienced general contractor
- Property appraiser
- Insurance agent
- Title company
This may seem like an expensive group of advisors, but bear in mind, they are on-call to be sought only when their services are required. They need to be trusted acquaintances that are familiar enough with your business that they will offer assistance immediately when called upon. Building and maintaining relationships with the network is an essential part of the flipper's success.
All investments involve risk, but foreclosed home flipping is more fun than most because unlike stocks and bonds, it is a hands-on adventure where investors can clearly see the result of their efforts.


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Here is your Fight Size Wrestling Update For February 3rd!
* WWE released a video with Corey Graves narrating the Top 4 Things that Undertaker has yet to accomplish in WWE. You can watch the video above.
* WWE did a Superbowl 51 photoshoot with Nikki Bella and Maryse representing their favorite teams. Nikki's a Patriots fan and Maryse is rooting for the Falcons.
You can see the entire gallery by clicking this link.
* Staying on the topic of the big game on Sunday, here's a video of predictions being made by superstars such as AJ Styles, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, The Miz and Sasha Banks among others.
* Here's Ric Flair speaking at Wing Bowl 25;
"Get Drunk, Eat Chicken Wings! Then take your woman home and do your thing! Woooooo!"
* On this week's "Brocast," Matt Riddle spoke about meeting Triple H at last year's Royal Rumble. It was certainly a memorable encounter:
* At the end of the most recent episode of Xavier Woods' UpUpDwnDwn, Big Show let out a monstrous fart and cleared the room:
* And finally, check out the podcast from this past Wednesday with Sean Ross Sapp and Fightful founder Jimmy Van talking about the week in wrestling.


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Over the past 2 years I have had the honour of working with Drs Naomi Simmonds and Waikaremoana Waitoki, with Te Kotahi Research Institute (https://www.waikato.ac.nz/rangahau/) on a small research project funded by Cure Kids and the Better Start National science challenge. The research 'Te Taonga o taku Ngākau' is a part of a wider commitment that many Māori people have undertaken to contribute to the positive and supportive transmission of mātauranga Māori towards wellbeing for tamariki and their whole whānau. As such it is a part of a whānau ora aspiration. Whānau ora in this context is not about policy or programmes but is about our inherent desire for wellbeing within our whānau.
'Te Taonga o taku Ngākau' is a Kaupapa Māori research project that situates the wellbeing of tamariki Māori within the context of well and thriving whānau. The purpose of the research was to consider frameworks, values and actions for whānau transformation that exist within mātauranga Māori as share by whānau ourselves. Importantly, the research seeks to share ways in which whānau generate, through purposeful action, wellbeing from within mātauranga and tikanga Māori.
This blog is to share the Te Taonga o taku Ngākau report. It is a report that synthesizes the research with a specific view to prioritizing the voices, experiences, knowledges and practices of the research community that have shared their taonga with the research team. Please feel free to download and share.
Ngā manaakitanga.


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The re-posting of After Ullanor episodes on the Freebooter's Network continues with Episode 6.2: Discussing the Descent.
So here is the listener feedback episode for Descent of Angels. Greg also fills us in about his recent holiday at the Hour Heresy Weekender!
I'm sorry about the sound quality on this one. It's not exactly poor quality or anything, but it's not to our usual standards and I hope it isn't difficult for anyone to listen to.


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"Home buyers are more informed than ever with their Internet searches and ongoing research; however, there's a critical need to transform that information into analysis and advice that helps consumers make the best home-buying and selling decisions."The plethora of information now available has resulted in an increase in the percentage of buyers that reach out to real estate professionals to "connect the dots". This is obvious as the percentage of overall buyers who used an agent to buy their home has steadily increased from 69% in 2001.
"Few households are interested in borrowing money to buy stocks and bonds and few lenders are willing to lend them the money. As a result, homeownership allows households to amplify any appreciation on the value of their homes by a leverage factor. Even a hefty 20 percent down payment results in a leverage factor of five so that every percentage point rise in the value of the home is a 5 percent return on their equity. With many buyers putting 10 percent or less down, their leverage factor is 10 or more."2.) You're paying for housing whether you own or rent.
"Homeowners pay debt service to pay down their own principal while households that rent pay down the principal of a landlord."3.) Owning is usually a form of "forced savings".
"Since many people have trouble saving and have to make a housing payment one way or the other, owning a home can overcome people's tendency to defer savings to another day."4.) There are substantial tax benefits to owning.
"Homeowners are able to deduct mortgage interest and property taxes from income...On top of all this, capital gains up to $250,000 are excluded from income for single filers and up to $500,000 for married couples if they sell their homes for a gain."5.) Owning is a hedge against inflation.
"Housing costs and rents have tended over most time periods to go up at or higher than the rate of inflation, making owning an attractive proposition."Bottom Line We realize that homeownership makes sense for many Americans for an assortment of social and family reasons. It also makes sense financially.


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For her appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show Live! Katy Perry looked stunning in a gold Solace London dress and strapped heels, sporting a sassy blonde short and gold earrings. Katy Perry is just dope period. I love her.
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Unincorporated McHenry County
The Manor and Fox Lake Vista
Solid Waste and Recycling
Collection Guide
McHenry County under their authority has franchised certain areas of unincorporated McHenry County. The County initiated the process to help lower waste collection costs for its residents, and to provide additional services. We are pleased to announce that Lakes Disposal Services, Inc., has been selected as the exclusive hauler to provide residential refuse, recycle and landscape waste collection for the residents of The Manor-Crystal Lake and Fox Lake Vista-Spring Grove in unincorporated McHenry County. Our comprehensive solid waste program is designed to encourage recycling and waste reduction, reduce litter in the neighborhoods and ensure that waste is disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.
To find if your home is located within the franchised service area, please see the maps below:
Fox Lake Vista (click to download a PDF)
The Manor (click to download a PDF)
ATTENTION: McHenry County Contracted Areas of "Fox Lake Vista" Spring Grove
Lakes Disposal will begin its 2022 Fall Loose Leaf collection program in your area per the below schedule:
October Leaf Vacuuming will be completed the week of October 24th - All leaves must be at the curb Monday October 24th at 6am.
November Leaf Vacuuming will be completed the week of November 14th. All leaves must be at the curb Monday November 14th at 6am.
Work crews will collect loose leaves throughout the above-mentioned week. Loose leaves must be piled behind the curb, ready for collection prior to 6 a.m. on the morning of Monday and crews will work throughout the week until collection is complete.
When participating in loose leaf collection, residents should remember not to rake leaves into the curb or street. Crews will pass by each house on the route one time. All loose-leaf piles must be free of trash, sticks, limbs, bottles, cans, and other debris. The vacuum hose is only 6 ft in length so have the leaves as close to the road as possible. Avoid parking along the street on leaf pickup weeks. If your car is parked in front of the leaves, we cannot vacuum them.
Residents concerned about blowing leaves can continue to bag their leaves in yard waste bags or in 32- gallon containers marked yard waste. These will be collected on your normal yard waste collection day.
Curbside Collection Services
All residents will have access to refuse collection, with their choice in size of refuse toter, as well as recycle collection with a 96-gallon recycle cart, and yard waste collection.
Household refuse, recycle and yard waste will be collected between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM on your scheduled service day, please have all items out by 7:00 AM. Please keep in mind, separate trucks pick up refuse, recycle and yard waste and bulk items, so these materials may be collected at different times of the day.
Residents paying "by-the-bag" for their refuse collection must pay an additional fee per quarter for recycle and yard waste collection. By the bag refuse stickers can be ordered directly from Lakes Disposal, and will be promptly delivered to you.
Pick-up Schedule
|The Manor
|Fox Lake Vista
Bulk Items
One bulk item such as a couch, chair or table will be collected each week at no additional charge.
Special pick-ups are a one yard minimum and will be charged per yard at $18.50 the first year, $19.50 year two, and $20.50 year three. Special pick-ups must be pre-arranged for scheduling and payment. If you choose to have this done on a day other than your scheduled service day an extra trip fee will be charged.
Electronic Waste
The Illinois Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act prohibits any person from allowing or to cause mixing of any of the items listed with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill. Electronic items such as televisions, monitors, computers and printers are some of the most common items no longer allowed in the regular trash. Lakes Disposal offers collection of these items directly from your home for an additional fee; however, you must call in advance to schedule a pick-up and make arrangements. Customers also have the option to bring their items directly to drop off sites throughout the area, most of which have no fee. Please visit our Electronics page under Recycling.
|Keyboards & Printers
|Video Cassette Recorders
|Electronic Mice
|Digital Converter Boxes
|Cable Receivers
|Fax Machines
Recyclable materials are collected curbside weekly on your primary day of service. Recyclable materials do not need to be separated. Recyclables are separated at an automated recycling plant. Do not mix household refuse and recyclables. All recyclable materials should be rinsed free of food. Cardboard boxes must be broken down, flattened and cut into a manageable size (2'X2'). Cardboard should be placed next to your other recyclables.
Yard waste is collected weekly, April 1 – the 2nd full week of December. Yard waste collection is offered at no additional charge to residents paying a quarterly rate.
Tree limbs, branches or brush must be bundled with twine, and may not exceed 4 feet in length and 2 feet in diameter, with individual branches not exceeding 3 inches in diameter. Yard waste containers must be no larger than 35 gallons. Each yard waste bag, can or bundle may not exceed 50 lbs.
If you use cans for your landscape waste instead of biodegradable Kraft paper bags, please mark (paint) the cans containing landscape waste. This will help identify the landscape waste to the drivers so your pick up is not inadvertently missed. Yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected.
Three loose leaf, curbside collections will be provided annually, one each during the spring, October and November.
Christmas trees will be collected the first two weeks of January at no additional charge from all residential households. All decorations, stands, etc. must be removed from trees. Do not place trees in plastic bags; trees in plastic bags will not be collected.
White goods such as refrigerators, freezers, ovens, washers, window and central air conditioners, dryers, water heaters, water softeners, etc. require a special pick up as separate disposal is required by the state. There will be a fee of $25.00 per appliance for collection; residents must call to schedule a collection in advance.
Observed Holidays
|New Year's Day
|Labor Day
|Memorial Day
|Thanksgiving Day
|July 4th
|Christmas Day
Scheduled collections that fall on or after an observed holiday will be delayed by one day the week of the holiday only.
Vacation Policy
Residents are required to call Lakes Disposal PRIOR to stopping service for extend vacations. Vacation hold must be a minimum of four weeks and there is not a maximum. Residents must provide a return date and all balances must be paid before the hold can be applied; credit will be issued the following billing cycle.
Dumpster Rental
Dumpsters are a great solution for any homeowner, business owner, or contractor. They are generally rented for spring cleaning projects, small remodel projects, roofing, clean outs, etc. Whatever your task is, we have the right container to haul it away. Call Lakes Disposal to receive a quote and order your dumpster today.
If you would like more information about this program please contact our Customer Service Department at (815) 675-0400 or (847) 366-8582. You can also visit our website at www.lakesdisposal.com.
P.O. Box 296, Fox Lake, IL 60020
(847) 366-8582 or (815) 675-0400
Visit our website at lakesdisposal.com


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WPP shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of a program that, if successful, will make them and Sir Martin Sorrell (aka June 21), a lot of money. For you, WPP kids, that means more business based advertising rife with acquisitions and less advertising-by-creatives.
The deal will, according to Adweek, put some $96 million in Sorrell's pocket, if he outperforms 9 other companies in the next 5 years. Oh S.Marty, what about the children?


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As concern about North Korea deepens, the U.S. and China are at odds
The United States called for "global action" and warned that the North is pushing the region toward war.
Know another article with a different perspective to this one?
Drills by US & allies near Korean Peninsula 'taunt & provoke' Pyongyang – Moscow
The military exercises the US and its allies regularly conduct near the Korean Peninsula are only provoking North Korea's leadership into taking a confrontational stance, a senior Russian diplomat said.
The world is holding its breath as Trump takes Kim to the brink of war
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers from the military base in Guam participated in a strategic bilaterial mission with South Korea and Japan before North Korea threatened to strike Guam.
Trump's First Major Foreign-Policy Success?
The president is right to do nothing publicly about North Korea.
James Mattis: North Korea risks ending 'its regime and the destruction of its people'
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday said North Korea's pursuit of a nuclear arsenal is taking the rogue regime down a path that will end with its destruction and that of its people, echoing the strong language coming from the Trump White House.
'A gift for the American bastards': North Korea's Kim fires back at Donald Trump
Kim Jong-un saw the opportunity for maximum mischief offered by the most auspicious date in US history to launch a missile, literally and verbally


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From bears to berries
A wildlife biologist turns her sights on climate science and the elusive huckleberry.
The current debate over removing certain grizzly bear populations from endangered species protection often strays into arguments over hunting, but grizzlies might have less to fear from hunters than they do from the possible demise of an unobtrusive berry. Studies of grizzly and black bear scat show that huckleberries, at times, can make up to 15 to 50 percent of their diet. Given that female grizzlies can't reproduce without sufficient body fat — about 20 percent of their total weight — the barely knee-high huckleberry gains ecological significance far beyond its size.
Crouched amid deep green alpine shrubbery and grass, a beige U.S. Geological Survey cap shading her face, Tabitha Graves leafs through berry bushes, painstakingly counting huckleberries 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Glacier National Park on a cold August day. Graves is a wildlife biologist with the USGS in northwest Montana who has devoted most of her professional life to grizzlies. She thinks that understanding how climate change will affect huckleberries, one of their main food sources, is crucial to understanding how it will affect the threatened bears themselves.
Graves places a grid, roughly eight inches by eight inches and open in the middle like a picture frame, over a huckleberry bush and calls numbers off to her assistant: three ripe berries, five white, two green. "That's a lot of white berries," she comments before moving onto the next set of bushes. The whiteness is caused by a fungal infection called monilinia, but it's not the main reason she's here. In 2014, Graves launched a pilot project to compile a comprehensive record of this beguiling berry in order to figure out how changes in climate might affect its growth and production. She's seeking to answer essential questions: Where and under what conditions do huckleberries grow best? Her careful counting and documentation of the health of huckleberry patches is intended to help forest and park managers make the best management decisions they can in an uncertain future.
While much is known about huckleberries, she says, "very little of what's out there is in scientific journals or peer-reviewed studies." Most of it is in the heads of a wide variety of people: tribal elders, commercial and recreational huckleberry pickers, bear managers, professional silviculturalists and botanists. Early research was done without modern tools or much knowledge of the effects of climate change, and most modern research is buried in obscure U.S. Forest Service technical reports. The previous baseline for Graves's own work was set by Katherine Kendall, her predecessor at West Glacier's USGS office, in the 1980s. Kendall's work focused on berry productivity, and Graves is monitoring many of the same sites to understand how sunlight exposure, slope aspect, snowpack and other factors affect the plants' timing and growth.
With no birds singing, no insects humming, no tourist helicopters droning overhead, the silence makes the day seem colder. For company, Graves and her assistant have only the occasional appearance of a group of hikers tramping downhill from a night at Granite Park Chalet, asking how far it is to the bottom. Counting berries in the woods is quite a change from Graves's previous work analyzing samples of bears' hair, but both approaches can help researchers better understand how grizzlies survive and reproduce.
While grizzly bears are generally seen as highly adaptable, climate change still poses a threat. Shifts in temperature and snowfall are likely to impact food sources, from huckleberries and serviceberries to salmon and whitebark pine nuts. And these changes, along with temperature fluctuations that have altered the times bears enter and exit their dens, intensify the possibility of conflict with humans, grizzlies' greatest survival challenge.
Graves leads the way to another site farther up the trail, where she keeps track not just of berry production, but also the effect of seasonal climatic variations, pests and pollinators throughout the growing season. The lower study sites were covered in bushes full of plump ripe berries. Here, the berries have not yet ripened. Graves and her assistant step carefully through the short, sparse foliage, dotted with tiny yellow St. Johnswort flowers and the husks of Glacier lilies, to find her discreetly tagged study subjects. Their voices calling out counts and percentages penetrate the high alpine silence.
The pilot project is scheduled to run for three more years, depending on funding, and even then the information will likely be incomplete. As Graves points out, her observation sites are located only in spots humans find easily accessible, which aren't necessarily the same as those preferred by grizzlies. She envisions a study that relies instead on tracking grizzly bears, following their natural ranges to get a fine-grained idea of food sources and uses.
For now, she turns and heads back down the trail, pausing to pick handfuls of berries — free, for the moment, to eat and simply delight in their tart flavor.
Antonia Malchik writes from northwest Montana. Follow @amalchik


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The 'Liberty-Loving Latino' Who Uses Talk Radio to Make Texas Great Again
"As a Latino American I want American citizens to be put first; all immigration should be halted until this government takes seriously the threat of illegal immigration."
A version of this story ran in the February 2018 issue.
Editor's note: With the far right ascendant in Texas politics, once-marginal ideas and people have found a place in the political mainstream. Our recurring Fringe Factor series is an introduction to the often-unknown, but influential activists, thinkers and operatives who play a growing role in shaping the state.
Chris Salcedo, a conservative talk radio host in Dallas, is a man of many neologisms. For five hours a day, Monday through Friday, the 47-year-old fills airwaves in Dallas and Houston with invective against "resident Obama," the "basket of bias press" and "crony crapitalists." Salcedo, who calls himself a "liberty-loving Latino," also revels in proving that Hispanics can champion border walls, immigration bans and tax cuts for the wealthy.
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Salcedo moved in 2006 to Dallas, where he worked as a TV reporter and anchor for four years before moving into talk radio. Today, Salcedo fills the early-morning drive-time slot on KSEV 700 — the Houston-area station owned by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick — and a late-morning slot for the Metroplex's WBAP 820. He held down a regular gig on Glenn Beck's The Blaze until its recent round of layoffs.
Though Salcedo is in many ways a standard-issue conservative talker, he's picked a side in the Texas GOP's civil war, aligning himself with his boss, Dan Patrick; the House Freedom Caucus; and Empower Texans, the far-right enforcer group funded by Midland oilman Tim Dunn.
On air, Salcedo spent last year's legislative session railing against Joe Straus, the moderate Republican speaker of the House who stymied a number of extreme bills. Salcedo has called Straus "a Democrat" and a "pile of manure," and hailed his recent retirement announcement as "manna from heaven."
Salcedo is no voice in the wilderness. His guest list has included Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Greg Abbott, numerous Texas congressmen and state lawmakers and, of course, Patrick, who made his own name during more than two decades in Houston talk radio. Neither of Salcedo's stations has a massive following — each ranks third among "news/talk" in its respective area — but they reach a politically potent audience.
"Talk radio helps spread the 'movement conservative' gospel among those people most likely to participate in the Republican primary," said Mark P. Jones, a Rice University political scientist. Mostly Anglos over 40, Jones said, the talk radio audience can propel outsider candidates through primaries and into noncompetitive general elections.
Salcedo brings something new to the pasty world of talk radio. Beck's radio network promoted his show as "politics with a side of Latin flair," and its website trumpeted: "The national media can never seem to find a conservative Latino to speak on the big issues. It didn't take us long." But far from feeling tokenized, Salcedo leans into his identity and uses it to absolve fellow conservatives.
In a May interview with Michael Quinn Sullivan, the Empower Texans head recently in hot water for calling a black lawmaker "thuggish," Salcedo said, "I have broken bread with [Sullivan] … so I can attest as your liberty-loving Latino, folks, that accusations of racism toward Empower Texans are not founded in reality."
For Salcedo, it's actually liberals who take a jaundiced view of Hispanics. "I understand the Democrats and Joe Strauses of the world think if you have a Latino surname, chances are you're illegal. That's their prejudice," Salcedo told the Observer. "The idea that the Latino community supports allowing illegal alien felons out on the streets and supports illegal immigration, which is wrong and immoral, it's a fallacy."
Salcedo argues the GOP can win voters of color without softening its immigration stance, citing polls that indicate Abbott and Patrick won the Hispanic male vote in 2014. In an interview with Salcedo that November, Patrick concluded, "We don't need moderate or weak Republicans moving to the middle to appease the left," saying his anti-abortion and border security message had worked. "Amen to that," Salcedo replied.
Now the 2018 primaries look primed to push the Texas GOP even further to the right, as conservative challengers line up to take on centrists clinging to life in the statehouse. An analysis by Jones found that the most moderate quartile of Republicans is facing nearly the same number of challengers as the other 75 percent combined. The top target, said Jones, is likely pro-choice Houstonian Sarah Davis, who's drawn the opposition of her own governor.
Asked whether he'd be riling up listeners to oust Davis and her ilk this year, Salcedo interrupted before the question was even out. "Absolutely," he said.


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As firms seek new ways to reach potential customers, Instagram has grown into an especially attractive option for certain demographics. Intuitive, straightforward, and available on nearly every device, Instagram excels at immediately engaging viewers and keeping hold of their attention for the long haul. According to Statista, Instagram has nearly a billion monthly active users — second only to the behemoth Facebook among social media channels. Even more impressive, 500 million of those users are active on Instagram each day. It should come as no surprise then that Instagram content sees 23 percent higher engagement rates than similar Facebook content. Nor should it be shocking that proactive firms are clamoring to utilize these high engagement rates to build their audience, position themselves as thought leaders, and attract new customers.
"Instagram gives us an opportunity to connect with the general public by sharing insights into topics on the minds of our clients, as well as providing an intimate look into life at Goldman Sachs, and we think people will find there's a lot more to our firm than simply being a financial services company," states Goldman Sachs Global Co-Head of Brand & Content Strategy Amanda Rubin.
Just as email and instant messages must be properly retained and supervised to meet your firm's unique regulatory requirements, so too must business-related Instagram content. Yet with the increased adoption and use of Instagram by firms of all types and sizes, many lag behind. The 2018 Electronic Communications Compliance Survey Report from Smarsh found that while social media channels such as Instagram are in high demand as communications tools among both clients and employees, a little under half of all survey respondents do not yet have a supervisory solution in place around Instagram. Firms in regulated industries will need to bring Instagram communications into their recordkeeping purview, which is best accomplished using a tech-driven solution to retain, supervise, and publish content to Instagram, with capabilities to conduct e-discovery and to automate related workflows.
However, there is a caveat to keep in mind: Facebook has announced plans to restrict API access to Instagram personal accounts starting in December of 2018. By early 2020, Facebook plans to eliminate API access completely. As a result, firms — specifically regulated firms, who must capture all electronic communications for monitoring and supervision — must switch to business accounts to remain compliant. Facebook has created a replacement for personal accounts, dubbed Instagram business accounts, that will serve much the same purpose while maintaining API access for partners. Once linked to a Facebook Page, an Instagram business account allows admins to post and promote content right from Instagram, which makes it easy for readers to contact a business and offers access to additional metrics beyond those offered by personal accounts.
It's important to get a head start on creating a transition plan as soon as possible. The complexity of this plan will necessarily hinge on the number of products, services, and users represented by your firm's personal accounts, but luckily Facebook has made it easy to convert a personal account into a business account. In "Settings," just tap "Switch to Business Profile," then ensure that your account is linked to a Facebook page with a correct and verifiable email address, phone number, or business address — and that's it. You're done. Depending on how many personal accounts your firm utilizes, the task of shifting each of them to a business account may take time, which is why it's crucial for your firm to begin now versus waiting until 2020.
Instagram is an increasingly valuable tool, but as with all other communications channels flowing through your firm, it requires diligent oversight if it's being used to conduct business. The shift from personal accounts to business accounts is not too daunting, but it does take time. With a bit of planning and foresight, your firm can be more than prepared to utilize Instagram to its fullest potential.
Visit our Instagram Capture page to learn more about how to enable a unified compliance and e-discovery workflow across all communication channels being used for business within your organization. And for more on the unique compliance requirements presented by social media, read Social Media Triggers Ongoing Compliance Requirements. Retain, search, and review all your content in one place, creating efficiency and providing peace of mind.
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Crusher Wear Parts: Jaw
The materials used for manufacturing the jaw plate is manganese steel as it has very high resistance to impacts received by the crusher when large stones enter the machine.
The jaw crusher consists of a fixed jaw plate and a swing jaw plate. The jaw plates can be straight, with teeth or even separated in two pieces.
The profile of the jaw plate differs depending on the hardness of the aggregates that the crusher processes, the desired size of the rocks at the exit of the crusher etc. EGNATIA Foundry can help you select the correct jaw plate profile that can be straight, with sharp teeth, with curved teeth, sparse or dense mounted.
Apart from the jaw plates, common jaw crusher spare parts made of manganese steel are the cast parts that adjust the size of the aggregates leaving the crusher and the side lining plates that protect the machine from wear.


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Episode 11 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, Duncan, Jon, and newcomer extraordinaire Jeff talk about bad Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. No, wait, come back, it's still about anime!
Record of Lodoss War (44:31)
Gunbuster (1:29)
Occultic;Nine (7:15)
NieA_7 (12:15)
Blue Exorcist (21:39)
Scum's Wish (25:29)
Working!! (37:08)
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!! 2 (42:11)
Related Links:
Yasuhiro Takeda's memoirs of the early history of GAINAX (and Japanese sci-fi conventions)
Who is Fumiko Orikasa?
Who is Ryo Mizuno?
Record of Lodoss War is boring because no one cares about your RPG campaign
Notes on the 1972-75 Japanese translation of Lord of the Rings
Translator's overwrought reasoning for translating Shingeki no Kyojin as "The Eotena Onslaught"
Example of an Anglophone blog dedicated to sakuga