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Western employs over 3,500 full-time and contract employees and has an LTM (last twelve months) revenues of $1.18 billion. As the largest Crown timber tenure holder in coastal BC, Western has a superior timber asset base and the largest investment in lumber manufacturing in the region. Western produces a diverse range of high value speciality products that serve global markets.
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As the ideal candidate, you are a supply chain/logistics/transportation executive with senior level experience managing in a complex, multi product, and ideally multi modal, business that distributes products globally. Experience that includes container (rail or ship) is preferred. The role is best suited to a dynamic, high energy leader who is comfortable setting long term strategies in a fast paced and changing environment. You also bring superior business acumen and an ability to transform the business through performance metrics.
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New Yorker staff writer and obsessed foodie Buford (Among the Thugs, 1992) infiltrates a top chef's kitchen to plumb Italian food as haute cuisine.
The author worked as a lowly, often humiliated cooking intern at New York's celebrated Babbo restaurant—the "slave," as he puts it, of chef and partner Mario Batali. Buford sometimes has trouble not stooping to grovel when he brings the American-born, Italian-trained Batali onto the scene, but he nonetheless manages a full portrait of the celebrity chef as occasional paranoid, willful boor and megalomaniacal disciplinarian. The chef frequently assumed a highly visible seat at Babbo's bar, doing no cooking but sipping wine and making sure to be seen while the underlings he had molded labored in the kitchen to fulfill the promise of his innovative menus. Celebrated for personal excesses with food, drink and more, Batali serves as Buford's icon of culinary contradiction, railing against "faggoty French cooking," then, in a pensive lapse, affirming that only women are ultimately capable of "cooking with love." There was plenty for the author to learn as he bungled knife-sharpening, carrot-dicing and other basics, barely tolerated by professional colleagues who were often at each others' throats, all trying to master the art and get their own joints. Buford's experiences at Babbo led him to attempt the delicate art of pasta-making in Italy. Regrettably, his dogged inquiry into the historical transition that led to using eggs instead of water in the dough is a needless drag. After that, he apprenticed himself to a Tuscan butcher, beginning his studies with the pig but moving on to the cow in "graduate butcher school," where he learned the mantra, "It's not the breed. It's the breeding." As he pursues his culinary obsessions, Buford provides an abundance of esoterica on fine Italian cooking, as well as a lot of inside dope on some not-so-savory aspects of selling top-dollar restaurants to the public.
Brightly rendered and sophisticated, as befits a New Yorker writer, but very uneven.

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Contact lenses are small, optical, often soft, and remarkably thin lenses placed in the cornea of one's eye. They improve the vision, and sometimes the physical appearance, of eyes. Contact lenses are usually an alternative to traditional eyeglasses, correcting a person's vision without requiring them to wear ugly, awkward bifocals. However some people with naturally good eyesight still wear contacts, solely for cosmetic reasons - to enhance or change the color of their eye.
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Commodity Markets Meaning
The Meaning of Commodity Market
Commodities mean raw materials needed to manufacture other industrial or domestic goods.
Quite like stock markets, commodity markets allow investors to buy or sell shares of commodities, which may be agricultural or industrial. Commodities can be exchanged, meaning buyers may expect the same commodity from different sources and traders may sell to a number of buyers who would know what they are receiving.
Commodities are generally sold as futures that mean the investor pays for buying a commodity that has not been produced on the date of buying.
Commodity Futures
Unlike shares of stocks and bonds, commodities are treated as 'real assets' because these are supported by real goods and not an anticipated worth.
Commodity futures are traded on forward basis. Simply put it means the investors buy a commodity at an agreed price before the commodity is really produced. That can be to the advantage of the producer as he gets money upfront. It can also benefit the investor is the price of the commodity stays high.
Agricultural Commodities
Agricultural commodities include grains and livestock needed by food industry. As on June 30, 2010, agricultural commodities comprised 29 percent of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. Additional seven percent was made up by livestock commodities like cattle and hogs.
Rice, corn and soybeans and other grains form part of agricultural commodities. Grains are produced in large quantities and can be stocked for a long time. That makes trading more flexible as per market demands.
Agricultural commodities like sugar, cotton and coffee that can't be stored for a long time are termed as soft commodities.
Industrial Commodities
Industrial commodities are those commodities that are used by manufacturing industries as raw materials for producing other goods. Energy forms the biggest part, comprising 32 percent the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. Coal, gas and oil are all energy commodities. Industrial metals and their ores like steel comprised 18 percent of the index, whereas precious metals like gold and silver contributed to the extent of 15 percent.
Pros and cons of commodities investing
Investors make frequent use of commodity as a cover against inflation. That's because when inflation goes up, the prices of commodities are likely to go up, which is contrary to the prices of bonds and stocks that could go down.
Commodities are doing fine with globalization of markets with promising countries like India and China needing more commodities to further their industrial outputs.
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Region: Arnhem
Sector: Shipbuilding, Maritime Technology
Function description maritime vacancy Project Lead Cable Man
Tasks and responsibilities includes:
• Management of subproject Cable, including design, construction, transport & installation and commissioning of the offshore and onshore cable systems.
• Management of the interfaces with other contracts (Platform, land station) and the offshore wind farms in close cooperation with the other project leads in the team.
• Performing effective contract management of the cable contract.
• Support the Project Initiation team during tendering and contracting of the contractors for the Cable.
• Ensure compliance with requirements and goals set for SHE, time, cost, risk and quality.
• Setting up and managing a dedicated project team, closely cooperating with other project leads in the team.
• Ensuring project documentation.
• Responsible for primary risk management as part of day-to-day job.
• To ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and the framework of the client corporate manuals and guidelines.
• Areas of work: offshore and onshore cable systems, system integration, testing, commissioning, grid connection, AC transmission technology, cable connections.
• Managing the cable contract based on risk assessment in such a way, ensuring optimal contributing to the project goals, taking into account the department's and broader goals.
• Aligning with relevant authorities, municipalities and land owners.
• Contribution to standardisation of project management approach and optimisation of synergies between projects.
• Aligning with experts and teams within Offshore NL/GER and various other departments and taking into account lessons learned from other large projects.
• Monitoring and evaluation of phase to phase progress focussing on documenting and communicating about 'lessons learned' so future projects can benefit.
• Ensuring high quality project plans, progress and exception reports, decision documents, evaluations and implementing Project Steering Group (PSG) decisions.
• Managing the required (pre)surveys, including the UXO clearance survey
• You contribute actively to a safe working environment for yourself, your colleagues and contractors.
Function demands maritime vacancy Project Lead Cable Man
• Bachelor degree in Cable Engineering or a comparable discipline.
• Extensive knowledge and experience (5 years +) in leading construction and electrical offshore projects and in managing project teams with experts.
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Iowa's new energy plan: More renewable energy, stronger power grid
(December 21, 2016) – The state released a broad report Wednesday looking at Iowa's energy needs over the next decade, with 45 recommendations that range from modernizing the state's electric power grid to improving state tax credits for solar energy.
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Debi Durham, Iowa's economic development leader, said energy is key to economic development and job creation across the state.
Iowa Energy Plan envisions new energy technologies as central to state's economY
(December 21, 2016) – An Iowa energy plan made public today envisions an economy driven by energy research and production, along with the adoption of new technologies in transportation and building operation.
To capitalize on the rapid changes in the energy arena, the report stresses the need to provide an appropriately-trained workforce as well as financing – especially for people who have not been able to access new energy options, energy-efficiency improvements in particular.
State officials propose comprehensive energy plan for Missouri
(October 8, 2015) – Missouri's Department of Economic Development has unveiled 17 recommendations for how Missouri should use and conserve energy.
The recommendations are the end result of an executive order Gov. Jay Nixon issued last year that was intended to "chart a road map toward a more prosperous, secure and sustainable energy future."
Missouri plan pushes for efficiency, higher renewable standard
(October 7, 2015) – A state energy plan made public on Wednesday recommends a wide range of modifications to Missouri's current energy policies, and takes aim at reducing energy use through measures such as mandating utility efficiency programs and adopting a statewide building energy code.
The plan, issued by the state's Division of Energy, comes a day after Iowa's state government announced that it intends to draft its first-ever energy plan. A co-chairman of the undertaking said he hopes the exercise will put a focus on reducing energy consumption in a state that already has made major inroads into producing renewable energy and fuels.
Division of Energy sets recommendations for Comprehensive Energy Plan
St. Louis, MO (October 7, 2015) – The Missouri Department of Economic Development's Department of Energy released recommendations for a statewide comprehensive energy plan Wednesday at a conference in St. Louis.
Iowa creating state energy plan that may focus on efficiency
(October 7, 2015) - As Iowa embarks on crafting its first-ever state energy plan, one of the leaders in the effort said he hopes the exercise will put a spotlight on the question of consumption.
"I think the focus has been on supply," said Pat Meyer, who along with Iowa Lt-Gov. Kim Reynolds is co-chairing the process. "I'm trying to raise awareness on the demand side."
(October 6, 2015) - Inova Energy Group and Battelle Memorial Institute were selected to conduct a study that will inform the state's new energy plan, Gov. Terry Branstad said in a statement. Twelve companies had replied to a request for qualifications.
New State Plan Aims To Put Iowa on the Cutting Edge of Energy Policy
Pella, IA (October 6, 2015) – Iowa is no stranger to energy production."We have a dynamic workforce but our low cost of energy is another reason we stay competitive in the state of Iowa."
But Tuesday's announcement at Pella Corporation was a new step in energy policy. Debi Durham, Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, said, "Ensuring that our state remains in a leadership position in national energy market is vital for the future growth of our state."
Iowa Energy Plan to be crafted by late 2016
Des Moines, IA (October 6, 2015) – State officials have begun crafting a statewide energy plan to meet Iowa's future needs.
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that the Iowa Energy Plan initiative will look to set state priorities and provide statewide strategic guidance to assess current and future energy supplies and demand, examine energy policies and programs, and identify emerging challenges and opportunities.
Jefferson City, MO (September 30, 2014) – Inova Energy Group, a Midwestern-based energy and sustainability consulting firm, has been awarded a contract with the Missouri Department of Economic Development's Division of Energy to help develop a Comprehensive Statewide Energy Plan for the state of Missouri.
The Statewide Energy Plan will be developed under the directive of Missouri Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon's Executive Order 14-06 and will identify and recommend policies to meet Missouri's short-term and long-term needs for clean, reliable, affordable, and abundant energy. Specifically, the Energy Plan will recommend policies that encourage efficient use of energy in all sectors of the economy, spur job creation and economic growth, and promote development, security, and affordability of diverse energy sources.
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Fake Humans of New York
I found this wonderful new Facebook page called Fake Humans of New York. You should check it out!
It appears to be caricatures of native New Yorkers, along with these funky absurd little bio/interviews about manta rays or hats, or alien cults. It appears to be updating every day, regularly, in seeming perpetuity, until everyone in New York is drawn, missing or dead.
You know, New York.
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By Oscar M. Baker
Ephesians 1:3-1
1. He blessed us. Not with earthly and carnal blessings, but with every blessing that is spiritual. All we have to do is to claim them and take them, even as Israel was to take the land. These blessings are in heavenly places - not in Abraham, but in Christ. We appropriate them by faith.
2. He chose us. Israel were a chosen people. But they were chosen for a kingdom purposed since the foundation of the world. We have a choosing from before the foundation of the world. The kingdom has its place of blessing on earth, the church has its place of blessing in the heavens. So we see that these two chosen groups in no way clash with each other as to place, nor do they in time. We are chosen to be a holy people.
3. He predestinated us. This has a special application - it is for adoption, a placing as sons. Therefore we become a firstborn. Israel were also a firstborn, but the two do not clash as to time and place. Bounds have been set and the divisions made so that there is no confusion in the workings of God. He has made this adoption for the simple reason that it was in accord with the good pleasure of His will - He wanted to do it.
4. He made us accepted. This acceptance is highly favored in Christ. Being in Him and clothed with His righteousness, we can understand how that this can come about. It is not by any worth of our own. He took our sins upon Himself and gave to us His righteousness. Our sins were imputed to Him, and His righteousness imputed to us. Who would want a better trade? We cannot boast of our acceptance of Him, but we can boast of His acceptance of us, unworthy as we were and undeserving.
5. He caused the riches of His grace to abound toward us. This comes as a result of the redemption through His blood, and even the forgiveness of sins. We will never be able to fathom the riches of His grace. But we do understand a little of the great price that was paid for our redemption and can see that salvation must be free since it cost so much. Abounded means full and overflowing.
6. He has made known a great mystery to us. In all wisdom and prudence, He has seen fit to reveal to us the mystery of His will, to wit, that all things in heaven and in earth have been headed up in Christ, made one. This is according to His good pleasure because of the obedience of the Son and His exaltation above all things in creation. When the earth purpose was set aside because of the failure of Israel, then was the fulness of times in the which the King of kings was made Head of all things in the universe.
7. He purposed for us. It is revealed that God had a plan or purpose which is called here a counsel. It was the expression of His will. And it is for the purpose of us being to the praise of His glory. This is not according to what we have done but according to what the Head has done. Trusting in Christ makes it available to us. Not what we do, but what Christ does through us is pleasing to God.
(Reprinted from Truth For Today, Vol. 20, No. 11)


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Nurse was charged with obtaining drugs by fraud, health care fraud, identity theft, and possession of narcotics for prescribing drugs to herself amounting to thousands of units of hydrocodone and other narcotics. A criminal conviction would have resulted in her incarceration for up to five (5) years and loss of her nursing license. With overwhelming evidence in the case against us, the goal remained to get the best deal for the nurse as possible. Through a series of tough negotiations with the Prosecutor and by portraying a strong defensive position we were successful in dismissing four of the five (5) counts and obtaining diversion pursuant to MCL 333.7411. MCL 333.7411 permits a person who plead guilty to possession or use of a controlled substance to complete probation and once probation is completed the court will dismiss the charge with no resulting criminal conviction. This means that our client can continue to practice as a nurse and will not be excluded from billing Medicare/Medicaid.
After successful completion of the MCL 333.7411 program, the nurse will have no criminal conviction on her record. The nurse was able to maintain employment through this process and her nursing license was never suspended. We were able to resolve these significant charges without exposure to a criminal conviction or any time in jail. Considering the evidence, this was an overwhelming victory for the client.
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On Nov 12th, I attended a lecture by Mid-East expert Caroline Glick (calling her an 'expert' does no justice to her credentials) who pointed out the fact that Libya is now controlled by Al Queda members and sympathizers, and that some of the former regime's weapons have made their way to Hamas in the Gaza Strip to be used to threaten Israeli civilians.
- Caroline Glick.com: About Me
- Jerusalem Post, Aug 18/11: Libya threatens to become terrorist arms depot "Yoram Schweitzer, a senior research fellow at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, told The Media Line that there are already signs that some Libyan weaponry has reached the Islamic militant movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip."
- The Investigative Project on Terrorism, Nov 09/11: Al-Quaida claims it acquired Libyan weapons "…independent observers report that an al-Qaida flag is hanging from the revolution's starting point in Benghazi."
I suspected all along that the so-called Arab Spring, coupled with other key developments (such as the new alliance between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, and the raining down of rockets on Israel from Gaza), would result not in democracy, but in more Islamist terror and oppression.
- VoiceofCanada Special Report, April 20/11: Dramatic increase in Palestinian targeting of Israeli civilians prelude to unified Arab attack? "The confluence of Mid-East events leads one to wonder if Palestinians are deliberately provoking the Israelis as part of a strategic plan involving a coordinated attack against Israel and/or a longer-term plan to strengthen support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Arab countries currently facing popular revolts against despotic and/or western-friendly regimes."
That belief was confirmed when Libya's victorious thugs announced that the bestial Sharia law would be imposed:
- Washington Post, Oct 24/11: Sharia law for Libya?
- VoiceofCanada feature: Islamic Doctrine (Sharia)
Glick agrees: The West fails to understand the real issue in the Middle East – 'genocidal anti-Semitism'
During my Blue Beret vigil at the London mosque (which I launched to protest its support for the Canadian Boat to Hamas) I had a letter published by the Hamilton Spectator in which I suggested that Israel's border are not the problem in the Middle-East, but rather the 'genocidal anti-Semitism' that is inculcated in Muslims:
- VoiceofCanada, June 27/11: Mark Vandermaas letter to Hamilton Spectator: 'Genocidal anti-Semitism is the issue'
- VoiceofCanada feature: (FINAL) Day 26 Update: 'Blue Beret' vigil at London (Ontario) Muslim Mosque vs. support for 'Canadian Boat to Hamas'
Interestingly, Caroline Glick used this exact terminology to describe one of the key factors she believes that the West fails to understand about the region: the overwhelming support in the Arab street for the belief that Jews must be eradicated and Israel destroyed.
One must wonder how it is that the government of Canada could be so blind to the reality that the Arab Spring was more likely a prelude to a new Islamic caliphate run by the Muslim Brotherhood than a democratic revolution of liberalism.
Canada to honour the mission that installed Islamo-Nazi Sharia terror regime in Libya
Only the most naive and disingenuous could have believed that democracy was breaking out in the Middle East, but the government of Canada drank from the U.N. pitcher of Arab Spring koolaid, sending in our air force to install an Islamo-Nazi-Sharia-terror regime. In fairness, the House of Commons – according to the CBC – voted unanimously to send our troops to Libya, so every MP in the country has the stink of this despicable accomplishment on their hands.
Now, the Harper government has announced it intends to 'honour' this inglorious endeavour:
- CBC News, Nov 16/11: Libyan mission Canadian Forces to be honoured
On November 11th. I proudly marched with other Canadian Forces veterans during London's Remembrance Day observances. The pride I feel as a former peacekeeper who served in the Middle East is now tempered by the shame of knowing that my government used my brothers and sisters in arms to help bring Sharia law to Libya and weapons to Hamas. A blind man could have seen it coming and, if there is any justice at all, this sad affair will go down as the lowest point in Canadian military history.
I do not blame members of the Canadian Forces; they were given lawful orders which they obeyed to the best of their abilities. They were failed, as were all freedom-loving people of the world, by politicians who should have known better.
This is a time for apologies, not celebrations.
- Salim Mansur, Nov 26/11: Arab Spring clears way for Islamists
- JihadWatch, Nov 26/11: "Moderate" and "largely secular" Muslim Brotherhood holds rally where participants vow "One day we'll kill all Jews"
- Salim Mansur, London Free Press, Nov 05/11: Arab Spring a mask for ruthless men
Mark Vandermaas, Editor


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Tomato Pachhadi:
Tomato pachhadi is very tasty enough with Rice,Chapathis and Dosas etc.
Tomatoes (ripened)-5 to 6 Large(chopped)
Tamarind paste 1 spoon
Green chillies 3 to 4 nos
For Tampering:
Oil 2 to 3 spoons
Urad Daal1 spoon
Mustard seeds 2 spoons
Menthulu(fenugrik seeds)1/2 spoon
Red Chillies 2 to 3 nos
Hing 1 pinch
place a kadai add 2 spoons of oil,after heating add Chopped Tomatoes, and saute in low fire for 5 to 10 mins until it is tender and cooked,remove from the fire.Place a small kadai for seasoning.Add 1 spoon oil to it.Then add Urad Daal,Mustard seeds,Menthulu ,Red chillies,Hing, remove from fire after it splutters.
Next step is first,grind the seasoning along with Green chillies and Kothimeer.After it is grinded well soft add the Cooked Tomato mixture to it,add salt and grind in to a paste.


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Singer Tract Area Ivorybills in 1948Posted: May 31, 2017 Filed under: Ivory-bill History, Uncategorized | Tags: Don Eckelberry, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, James T. Tanner, John's Bayou, Little Fork Bayou, Roger Tory Peterson, Singer Tract, Tensas River Leave a comment
Just over a year ago, I quoted at length from a 1949 letter to Tanner from Arthur MacMurray (a former student). I'm reposting that transcript below and have some additional commentary. Eckelberry's famous "last" John's Bayou sighting in April 1944 has become a legend, even though Peterson, writing in 1948, had the lone female remaining at John's Bayou until December 1946.
John's Bayou aside, the MacMurray letter suggests that at least three ivorybills remained in the vicinity of the Singer Tract until the end of 1948, although not in the areas that Tanner studied. I read these reports as involving at least three birds because Willett mentioned a pair, whereas Williams and McCallip involve a lone bird. The Williams and Willett reports seem highly credible to me, given that Willett undoubtedly knew ivorybills and MacMurray seems to have trusted Williams's ability to recognize the species.
I have tried to identify the locations involved. Little Fork Road still exists, south of Little Fork Bayou. It is west of the Tensas, about 10 miles northwest of John's Bayou. North Lake #1 presented a challenge. The only North Lake I could find in the area is the North Lake Marydale Oilfield, which is in Tensas Parish, about 18 miles south-southwest of John's Bayou and 20 miles south of Little Fork Road, just outside what is now Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area. While it's possible that MacMurray (via Willett) was referring to a designation on a lumber company map (H. Baldwin, pers. comm.), it seems reasonable to infer that this is the North Lake referenced in the letter.
It may be worth noting that as of 1943, a number of relatively small parcels in the vicinity of Little Fork Bayou, including the McCallip property, were not owned by Chicago Mill or Singer. Perhaps these parcels provided at least a temporary refuge, MacMurray's reference to all he saw having been cut over notwithstanding. Perhaps this hints at how the remaining Singer Tract birds were dispersing or surviving in degraded habitat. Beyond that, there may be little to infer, except that while Eckelberry and the Fought boys' "last sighting" was valid and makes for a moving story, its lastness is folklore.
The Singer Tract has been cleaned of all its commercial timber as far as I could gather. No Ivorybills have been seen at John's Bayou for at least three years, according to a resident who has lived adjacent to it for twenty-two years. ( . . . but he is on the lookout for them and remembers you.) John's Bayou has a lumber railway passing thru it and passing all the way north to some point due west of Tallullah. The Ivorybills apparently left John's Bayou soon after the large gum tree which had been their nest tree for several years was lumbered.
Mr. Gus Willett is still the local game warden. I phoned him. He expresses his best regards to you. He says that only one pair of Ivorybills are known to be in the region (seen in late November), having moved to North Lake #1. He says that whatever Ivorybills are left are apparently wandering over much larger areas than formerly. He says that all the old stands of gum tree are being lumbered now or very soon, so he thinks the prognosis for Ivorybills is dark and apt to be very brief. He doesn't know whether or not Ivorybills have been found elsewhere in Louisiana or elsewhere in Florida in the past few years.
A friend of the gentleman who resides adjacent to John's Bayou reported that he saw what he thought was an Ivorybill on E.C. McCallip's property on the Little Fork Road 6 miles south of Waverly on December 17th of 1948. So Dot and I spent the night in Tallullah and visited McCallip's place (minus boots – It was very muddy) All the land we saw looked cut over. There were lots of woodpeckers. Saw 5 Pileateds but none of their cousins. I questioned Mr. Ward Williams (address: Del Hi, Route 1, Box 184-A, Madison Parish, Louisiana) who recognizes Ivorybills and distinguishes between them and the "native" (pileated) peckerwoods. He claims to have seen an Ivory Bill there in November. He regards them as nesting residents and thinks he can find a nest of them there without very much hunting. I left my address, and he intends to write next time he sees a bird. He and his visitors were aware of Ivorybills having been at the Sharkey place adjacent (or in) to Singer Tract.
Dot and I found it expedient under the murky circumstances to proceed on to New Orleans for Xmas day.
. . .
Wish I had more optimistic new regarding the what kind of future we dealt the big-woods peckerwood.
Best Regards,
Trip Report: April 26-May 1, 2017Posted: May 6, 2017 Filed under: Cavities and Feeding Sign, Trip Reports, Uncategorized | Tags: bark chips, Bark Scaling, cavity, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, James Tanner, John Dennis, Pileated Woodpecker, roost, sweet gum Leave a comment
I returned to the search area last week and spent as much time as I could in the field. The trip was generally uneventful, and conditions – strong winds, rain, and high water – limited my field time. Woodpeckers are getting quieter generally; full leaf out, heat (temperatures in the high 80s on the 26th, 27th, and 28th), and abundant mosquitoes make things even more difficult at this time of year; nevertheless, I'm planning one more trip before summer.
On the 26th, I hiked to hickory stub that currently has two cameras trained on it, as one camera needed securing. There were no signs of woodpecker activity on the stub. This beautiful Great Egret in a beautiful spot was a highlight. There were Little Blue Herons in the vicinity too, but I couldn't get a clear shot, too much mud and intervening vegetation.
On the 27th, I arrived at the "listening point" (where the March recordings were made) shortly after sunrise. I opted to sit quietly, rather than doing playback or ADKs. I did not see or hear anything.
I met up with Steve Pagans at around 10 am. Since water levels were low, we were able to get closer to the snag with the cavity that I found last month. I spotted a second cavity higher on the stub, on the opposite side.
These cavities are large, similar in size, shape, and unusual appearance. While I suspect they are no longer active roosts, we will put a camera on the snag in June, if it's feasible to do so. The nest John Dennis found in Cuba appeared to have two entrance holes, although Dennis thought one might be too small.
On the hike out, I spotted this wolf spider with her young on her back.
On the 29th, Steve and I visited one of the less accessible parts of the search area. It is an impressive patch of forest, with some oaks and sweet gums approaching or surpassing 5′ DBH. The sweet gum below is probably the largest single trunked gum we've found.
Reminiscent of the Singer Tract.
Predicted wind speeds were 15-20 mph, and the gusts were undoubtedly stronger, so birds were not very active. The gusts were often unnerving, and a couple of large limbs fell, uncomfortably close to us, while we were stopped for lunch.
The forecast for the 30th was for even stronger winds, with thunderstorms in the afternoon. We decided to play it safe and stay out of the woods. Steve went home, and I spent part of the day driving scouting a large patch of nearby forest by car, but I wasn't able to reach the bottomland area that had intrigued me on Google Earth.
The rains didn't arrive until evening, but they were very heavy, with 3-4″ overnight. Thunderstorms continued until mid-morning on the 1st, so I didn't venture out until about 10:30. Conditions were cool and cloudy, and everything was soaking wet. My movements were limited by high water levels; these continued to rise during the four hours I spent in the field. Avian activity was again minimal. Coming across this rattlesnake, the third or fourth I've found over the years, was the day's highlight.
On May 2nd, my last field day, I spent the early morning trying to get to the hickory stub and trail cams. Water levels were too high, so I returned to my car and drove to a more accessible location. While I have been concentrating on it less this season, there have been a number of possible contacts in this area, and we have found abundant sweet gum scaling there every year. As has been discussed in several recent posts, classic, 'Tanneresque' high branch scaling on freshly dead sweet gums is not necessarily inconsistent with Pileated Woodpecker.
Still, I found some very dramatic work on the dead fork of a dying gum. Phil and I first found this tree in February, but most of the scaling has taken place since then. Of particular note were the enormous bark chips found at the base, again all removed since the end of January. My hat, which is shown for scale, is 12.5″ x 12″. Note that this scaling involves some of the largest limbs. Since some gum balls are still attached to the dead limbs, I think it's safe to assume that the bark remains relatively tight; the scaling also looks generally clean, something that I find suggestive of ivorybill. To the best of my recollection, the bark chips are the largest I've ever found from sweet gum limbs.
Later that morning, I found a mildly intriguing cavity in a small sweet gum (~18″ DBH). While it's almost surely PIWO, I'm including it because the shape and skewed angle are somewhat interesting and also to illustrate that even smaller trees can host substantial cavities. The original image was badly backlit, so I've brightened it and rendered it in black and white to make the cavity easier to see. Referencing Dennis again, he estimated the diameter of his Cuban nest tree at 12″. While DNA evidence suggests the Cuban IBWO is/was a different species, more closely related to the Imperial than to the US IBWO, the conditions under which Dennis found a breeding pair seem relevant to the survival of the North American species, and the 'old growth specialist' caricature:
There was a sprinkling of deciduous trees, some quite large. Although this region had been heavily logged and burned over as well, growth was quite luxuriant in spots. A watercourse, as well as the generally rugged terrain, had prevented a clean sweep of all the timber. The pine trees, on the whole, were limited to less than five inches in diameter.
There may be more on this in an upcoming post.


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December Activities Not To Miss In NYC
The holidays are fast approaching! For those who are visiting or staying in NYC, here are some activities not to miss this month:
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"Nashville has a chance to do something extraordinary. Something that will benefit students in every ZIP code in our city." — Ron and Cicely Woodard After asking our son about his first day in third … Read More
Can RESET rally Nashville around educational goals?
"To do our mission we felt we had to set the table for a larger conversation where lots of different groups come and talk more thoughtfully," Shannon Hunt, NPEF CEO and President. Project LIFT began … Read More
Education should be No. 1 priority, so talk about it
"Mayor Karl Dean listed education first among his top three priorities for Nashville when he gave his final State of Metro speech on April 30. He could not have been more right." — David Plazas … Read More
Nashville pre-K paving way for the future
"There are ways that four-year-olds learn best," said Lisa Wiltshire, director of early learning innovation for Metro Schools. "Their brains are developing — they interact with the world in different ways." What does a triangle … Read More
Have a voice in the future of Nashville education
"Nashville is growing faster than many other metro areas in the United States. Our economy is strong, and thousands of people are moving here every month. These are facts we document regularly in the pages of … Read More
Unified Nashville can make a difference for our schools
"When we bring young high school athletes onto Vanderbilt's campus, hoping they will choose our university, I like to put a football and a stack of books on the ground in front of them. Try standing … Read More
Reset debate on improving Nashville public education
"We must stop having narrow conversations designed to divide us over tactics and instead have an honest conversation about how to get greater results faster. We must all be open to different strategies that get … Read More
Foundation hopes to reset talk on Nashville education
"Reset: A verb — To start again. That's what the Nashville Public Education Foundation hopes to accomplish with what it is calling Project RESET. It's an effort to restart the conversation and set new expectations for … Read More
The Tennessean lends support to Project RESET
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Partnership with Foundation, CMA, Gives Students Chance to Play Music in Schools
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Janine has a crucial role within Blueleaf as our Finance Manager, and one of the only roles that spans all departments from marketing to design. Not a penny gets past Janine! Browse caught up with Janine to hear about a 'typical' day for her.
Over to Janine...
07:00: If I've not already been tapped on the head, swatted in the face or continually meowed at by our little kitty, Binx, I'm awoken by the week day alarm, usually followed by a snooze or two.
08:00: Arrive at work. Even after over a year of this journey, I'm still amazed at the huge change from my previous commute into London. Ten minutes of country lanes vs an hour of tubes and buses…it's a tough choice! The only delay these days is due to the odd cow crossing – that's one excuse I never heard over the tube tannoy in all those years in the Big Smoke.
Anyway, back to work... I arrive in the office and get busy preparing for my day. Emails and Slack (our internal email system) checked, it's onto my regular, daily tasks of :
- Daily admin (there is a lot of it!)
- Looking for ways to become more efficient financially (a huge focus for me)
- Ad hoc reporting and requests for information, mainly from our MD, Rob Smith
- Regular project status reviews with our Project Managers, in order to keep on top of the job financials. This is key to my role - it's up to me and our Project Managers to make sure that we have a grip on the financial status of our projects at every stage. Are we likely to need overtime for a project? Might we need some new software or a new licence? It all goes into the cashflow and project forecasts.
- Ensuring everything behind-the-scene is ticking along seamlessly to allow the fee-earners (aka Designers and Developers) to do what they do best. Nothing goes undetected by the finance eye.
These are all my daily tasks that I crack on with while regularly being serenaded by the "Happy Birthday Janine" song over the company tannoy. I should warn you, the song is sometimes accompanied by a dance. I love it really, even though if it really was my birthday every time I heard it, I'd be at least 300 years old by now! Yes, we play it that often and I can guarantee it's ringing in every Blueleafers head as they read this.
16:30: Home time. Our flexi-time policy is great, especially now that my husband and I are expecting our first baby in December. It means I get to have a mini-snooze before Mr Evans arrives home from work. Then it is nursery planning and all the other completely foreign things that parents-to-be do. We recently bought a 'simple' utility bag, it is much more confusing than any financial spreadsheet I have ever seen. Thank heavens for Google!


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"'Disgusting,' they said . . . 'Pornographic' . . . 'Un-American trash' . . . 'Unpublishable' . . . Well, it came out in 1959, and it found an audience . . . Town meetings . . . Book burnings . . . And an Inquiry by the State Supreme Court . . . That book made quite a little impression . . ." — William Burroughs
Naked Lunch@50: Anniversary Essays, edited by Oliver Harris and Ian MacFadyen, to be published by Southern Illinois University Press in June 2009, is the first book devoted in its entirety to William Burroughs' masterpiece.
If the continued significance and relevance of Naked Lunch fifty years after it's publication isn't already clear, one look at this book should dispel any doubts. Due out this June with essays by Jonas Mekas, Barry Miles, DJ Spooky, Philip Taaffe, Jean-Jacques Lebel and many more.
Along with this collection and a 50th Anniversary edition of Naked Lunch in the works, a series of events are scheduled in Paris, New York and London starting with Paris in early July. Check Nakedlunch.org as well as Reality Studio for schedules & updates.
Robin Blaser 1926-2009
On a more somber note, poet Robin Blaser passed away last week in Vancouver at age 83, just shy of his 84th birthday. He's probably best know as part of the Berekely Renaissance triumvirate alongside Robert Duncan and Jack Spicer. More >>


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Jugofresh Headquarters & Test Kitchen
Lemon City, Miami, Florida | 2014 (Phase I)
Jugofresh, a Miami-born juice company, is rapidly expanding in South Florida. S+A was chosen as architect and interior designer to develop several new prototype stores and facilities in key markets in Miami. In total, four new projects were completed in the last month, each playing off the strengths of the brand and Miami's revitalizing neighborhoods to create a vibrant image.
S+A designed new juice bars in Wynwood, South Beach and Coral Gables, as well as a new kitchen facility at the company's headquarters in Lemon City. The design for each store reflects distinctive neighborhood character, giving the customer a different sensory experience at each space while strengthening the Jugofresh brand. Working closely with the owner, S+A developed a palette that will be used in future development – including reclaimed wood, natural stones and stainless steel, representing the company's commitment to natural organic materials and high-tech production. Graphic wallpapers were used extensively to introduce color and depth, a nod to the complexity and flavor of the company's juices. S+A also focused on transparency as both a way to reveal how the juices are made, and as a way to make the stores more public.
In Lemon City, just north of downtown Miami, the Jugofresh Warehouse serves as a back-of-house production facility and offices for the company's many outlets, but it also is a demonstration facility for visitors and partners. In the main production space, the effect is to be floating within a primeval forest. The hard edges of the high-tech stainless steel kitchen that wraps continuously around the walls is softened by the creation of an artificial natural environment on the upper walls.
As part of a study for future development, S+A also designed a 22,000 SF facility in Lemon City that includes a hydroponics lab, commercial and juicing kitchens, office space, a 500-square-foot yoga studio, and most importantly, a demonstration garden that wraps from the ground plane up a 75' vertical wall.
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The Savannah Spoken Word Festival was founded in 2005 by Ralph "RenaZance" Dillard and Clinton D. Powell, Co-founders of the Spitfire Poetry Group. The event was begun as a way to honor National Poetry Month and also highlight the growing culture of Spoken Word poetry and display it to new and familiar audiences. The Savannah Spoken Word Festival continued for 6 years as a weekend filled with open mics, poetry slams, and artist showcases. On January 2, 2011, the city of Savannah, Georgia, lost one of its strongest advocates for the creative arts with the death of 42-year-old poet and theatre director Clinton D. Powell. Because of this, the festival was unheard of for two years but never forgotten. So with the backing of the Performing Arts Collective of Savannah, Spitfire Poetry Group, along with great literary organizations like Way Of Real Discovery (W.O.R.D), SeerSucker Live, and others have come together to bring back this wonderful festival. The SSWF will offer a fresh look at one of the city's best kept secrets, as well as highlight the hard work of those keeping the craft alive. The Savannah Spoken Word Festival is on track to becoming a premiere festival in the Coastal Empire and plans on entertaining and educating the world about the art of spoken word.
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Discussion in 'Southwest' started by igotsneakerz, Mar 3, 2009.
Trying to decide when I'm a rock the Travis joints I wanna UnDS asap
Anyone notice on the left side of House of Hoops Galleria towards the exit of the mall, they still have Kevin Durant in an OKC uni 2 years later, Kyrie Irving in a Cleveland uni 1 year later , of course Lebron just left Cleveland l...but hes in a Cleveland uni and Kobe 3 years after retirement. Time for an update HOH phone was dead so couldn't snap a pic, but it's time for an update HOH and Harden needs to be on there....
House of hoops is a Nike thing for footlocker. As long as Harden is with Adidas he won't be up.
Still coulda added Paul George, correct the Jerseys on KD, Kyrie, (they've had plenty of time) and LeBron I mean that mural is soooooo outdated. Especially for a high end mall with specialty store like HOH. As outdated as it is it could still have Harden still wearing Nikes
Anyone know when the Flight 23 at the Galleria opens?
Was there 2 days ago and checked to see. No opening soon signs, but I did hear hammers banging inside. My guess is either back to school time, or around black Friday time. I'm hoping theres some (I dont what to call them since the store has never been open ) I guess restocks?.?
No one from the H posts on here no more, huh?
Still here... just in JB and sports mostly.
Regional forums kinda fell off IMO.
Truth be told, it's mostly been general and sports for me as well.
I use to frequent JB, but priorities in my life have begun to change a bit in the last year or so AND the "shoe grind" isn't one of my main priorities anymore to frequent JB as much as I use to.
And judging by the active of the site in the last few months, it appears ppl are starting to feel the same way as me (including these damn regional forums)
JD Sports opens tomorrow in the Galleria. I wonder if they're restocking anything good.
Might have to check them out
anyone in Houston need IKEA shoe trees? Got 31 pairs I need to let go for 1/2 the price.
at 50cents a pop?
Got 26 size large (11 new) and 5 size small for $25 total. They go for $1.99+tax each.
i'll buy them all
I remember a few years ago someone posted a link to a website that had Houston happy hours and events listed each week. Any of you remember what it is?
They raised the price?
Any Houstonians know a good Jordan restoration place they'd recommend I got a pair I'd like to restore, but havent the slightest idea where to go.
Some information: I've experienced some bleeding from the red, onto the white mesh. I've tried everything I've know to try and fix it the mesh is turning a slight pinkish color probably from the red inside the shoe. I really like this shoe and would like to keep it, if it can be fixed if not I've already opened a claim with Nike as a defective item. FYI If you own these don't sweat to much in them as that is what's caused the bleeding.
Are TS 1s dropping in Houston tomorrow? I saw a vid on IG from Damn Dee of people lining up. It looked like he was in the Rice Village Area.
Travis has a spot in Rice Village, rumor is there is going to be drop there tomorrow around noon. Shoes and clothes. It's a rumor...but from the picture posted, it looks like they have a security gate up already.
So what's going on? Are they releasing at the pop up tomorrow? Heard they shut it down. Somebody give me the run down on what the deal is.
Anyone have a Houston consignment shop they recomend? Never been a seller, and dont plan on doing it much in the future, but got a few shoes I want to get rid of. I dont want to mess with having to sell on goat/stockx/ebay and deal with shipping etc. I know I'm lazy, not worried about getting top dollar, or anything just somewhere that can flip em fairly quick for me.


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Imperial Bank Building is a two-storey building situated along downtown Calgary's historic Stephen Avenue Walk. The building embodies the Neoclassical architectural style and features a rough-faced sandstone exterior, decorative armorial shield designs, fenestration pattern and style, a roofline cornice underlined by block modillions, a parapet and original interior elements, including some window components. Imperial Bank Building offers a flagship anchor restaurant opportunity in a prominent location. The building is linked to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, one of the most desired premier hotels in Calgary. Hyatt is connected to the Telus Convention Centre which hosted 458 events in 2016. The hotel has 355 guest rooms including 13 suites featuring city and mountain views. It has 33,000 sf of meeeting space and 13,500 sf of ballroom and offers valet and underground parking. The building is also adjacent to Arts Commons Centre, Olympic Plaza, Calgary Tower, City Hall and Gallery of Visual Arts. It is surrounded by nine major shopping centres/department stores, a mix of boutiques, art galleries, pubs and bars. C-Train offers a fast and efficient way to get around downtown Calgary and Centre Street 'C' station is accessible at the Hyatt Hotel on 7th Avenue, which is known as the free fare zone. Passengers can ride free either C-Train route between 3rd Street East and 11th Street West along 7th Avenue, but a fare must be purchased if travelling outside of the downtown area.