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26 March 2008
It was a beautiful day today. I went for a walk this morning, but totally wimped out because I was a little chilly. I might have been gone for 10 minutes, tops. Wimpy! I decided to try again after dinner. I had a great 30 minute walk through my neighborhood. I loved seeing the daffodils, budding trees, greening grass, etc... I'll let you know if it turns into a regular thing.
I made pizza again in the iron skillet. My half had onions and tomatoes. Emily's, pineapple. With the leftover dough I made a calzone. I think next time I'll stick with calzones. Or just give up and go back to Pizza Boli's. I love their pizza.
Remember my jimmy-rigged 'vintage' food processor? Here's a picture of it. See the matchbook that keeps it running?
Tomorrow I'll be meeting Karen and Bonnie at the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. I love that place, and can't wait to hang out with my friends. Look for pictures tomorrow!
14 comments:
- Mary said...
Relax and have a fun girls lunch.
- Jay said...
Good job McGyvering that food processor.
Hey .. If call the phone number on the side of the matchbook who's gonna answer the phone? Just curious.
You don't know how tempted I am to call that number. LOL ;-)
- marykay said...
I watched Wifeswap too, and Tim always says he wants a Cajun that can cook, good luck on that one. The one family was my sister made-over, not the carnies!! There has to be a happy medium. Cheesecake Factory never been but, hear its delicious, have a wonderful time and eat some for me! Ohh thanks for the card it made my day!
- Brad said...
Sweetie - I'd remodel a guest room if you'd come !
- Brad said...
I love that I'm two hours behind you - now I get to go watch based on your reveiws !!
- beachgirl said...
Hi Cheryl,
The trip was fun. The people in Las Cabos are sure friendly. They all spoke English. Even the little kids. Amazing. The service was always over the top. You can sure tell that pleasing the tourists is sure their priority.
It was spring break / Easter. Packed. Nothing like here though.
I drove. No problems there. No speeders, no combative drivers. Yellow light. No problem. They stop. Mind boggling. A pleasure for sure compared to where I live for sure.
I am glad to be home though.
Have a fun day today.
- CRUSTY MOM-E said...
HA! My mom had one of those..I remember the buttons and the bright orange slider switch for on off.. :)
Have a nice time with Bonnie and Karen today!!
As far as wife swap goes, I've watched it a few times, but it's on during the CHILD PEAK HOURS over here, so it's a tad difficult. :)
- C.A. said...
I think my Mom still has that food processor!
Cheryl, that pizza looks divine! Please please share with me how to cook it in the cast iron pan.
The cheesecake factory ...sigh. I'd love to go for lunch. Enjoy your day!
Awwwww. What's it like to go out to lunch with friends?? Been so long me hasnt a clue. Aww well my loss. Hope ya has a wonderful time.
- Mo said...
Aaargh. You had a nice day yesterday?
Me? Not so much. I heard somewhere it was spring but um, snow and ice doesn't say spring to me.
Love the vintage food processor. I remember having one of those back in the day.
Enjoy lunch. We (work team) went there for lunch the other day and it was yummy as always. Pictures will follow at some point this week.
Can't wait to see yours.
- Moohaa said...
Did you say Cheesecake Factory? Yummmm!
The pizza looks really good!
Enjoy your lunch!
- SOUL said...
hope you had a great time today-- tell us about it !
pizza looks yummy-- and i hate pizza-- cept white pizza with spinach!
have a good night=
- fiwa said...
Your pizza looks so good - I keep meaning to try that with my cast iron skillet. I'm debating buying a pizza stone, but that's just one more thing to store in my tiny kitchen, ya know?
And hey, my food processor might be a year or two nearer than that at the most, so thanks for the tip on how to keep it running when that part breaks for me! ;)
- Portia said...
Wife Swap is a trip! That and Extreme Home Makeover are the only reality shows I've ever watched. It has to be warm for me to want to go out, walking or otherwise. I hope you enjoy your walks as spring comes around more and more!
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Mountfield dismisses joining pro-Zeman presidential campaign
Prague, Jan 19 (CTK) - The Mountfield company rejects being linked to the campaign in support of Milos Zeman's re-election as Czech president, its spokeswoman Katerina Bohmova said on Friday, reacting to media reports about an advertisement lashing out at Jiri Drahos, Zeman's rival in the upcoming presidential runoff.
Mountfield, a retail chain selling garden equipment, does not interfere in politics, Bohmova said.
The media recently mentioned Miroslav Schon, who is a deputy head of the Mountfield board of directors and also director of the Euro-Agency firm, which, together with the Friends of Milos Zeman association backed by close aides of Zeman, has financed the above newspaper advertisement.
The advertisement presents Drahos as a supporter of migration.
In addition, billboards lashing out at Drahos have mushroomed in the streets of Czech towns.
"The Mountfield company distances itself from the campaign that supports Milos Zeman's presidential candidacy at the cost of candidate Jiri Drahos," Bohmova said.
She said the campaign has been initiated by the Friends of Milos Zeman association, the Euro-Agency company and Schon, in which Mountfield has no chance to interfere.
Drahos said on Thursday the advertisement is a part of a campaign he expected before the January 26-27 second round of the direct presidential election, to which he and Zeman advanced from the first round held on January 12-13.
He said he expects further dirty tricks to be played against him by Zeman's aides.
Drahos published his own advertisement in the Denik daily on Friday, in which he calls on voters to opt for a change and choose [him as] a president to represent them dignifiedly.
In response to the pro-Zeman advertisement, which says "Stop immigrants and Drahos. This Country Belongs to Us!", Drahos's advertisement says "This country belongs to the Czech citizens!" and adds that Drahos is opposed to EU migrant quotas.
At a meeting with voters in south Bohemia on Friday, Drahos said if his rival candidate had not been Zeman, he would have asked him for a fair-play battle.
"It is clear that this would be of no use in the current situation," he said in an allusion to Zeman's controversial aides.
He said he would like to tell Zeman's chief of office Vratislav Mynar, adviser Martin Nejedly and spokesman Jiri Ovcacek that "this country fortunately does not belong to them."
Drahos said he relies on most people having common sense and being able to distinguish nonsense and gabble.
"I would not sink to that level. I would not sink to the level of the flood of lies and defamations I am faced with," Drahos said.
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The School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy of National Taiwan University (NTU-PT) was founded in 1967 as the first bachelor program of physical therapy in Taiwan. Over the past four decades, the faculty members, students, and alumni of the NTU-PT have dedicated themselves in every aspect to promote the development of physical therapy (PT) profession in Taiwan.
In the aspect of education, NTU-PT has installed the first bachelor, master, and doctoral PT programs, and has assisted in the establishment of several PT schools in Taiwan. It will launch the advanced doctor of PT (DPT) program in 2013 as a preceding step to the future entry-level DPT program. This is considered the pioneer clinical education program in Asia.
NTU-PT has dedicated to achieve excellence in research. The faculty members have collaborated with multi-disciplinary experts to develop qualitative and quantitative assessments for clinical use, as well as to investigate the effectiveness of PT intervention for clinical and subclinical populations. The faculty members and students have actively participated in academic conferences and have published extensively in prestigious journals.
NTU-PT has strived to enhance the autonomy of physical therapists in clinical practice. There are two clinical sites at the National Taiwan University Hospital including: the Physical Therapy Division of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department (NTUH-PMR) and the Physical Therapy Center (PTC). These two clinical affiliations provide complementary clinical internship training to our undergraduate and graduate students. Aging society, low fertility, inactivity, non-infectious diseases and inequality of healthcare resources are important health issues in the 21th century that will lead to a substantial increase in the demand and the quality of PT services. The World Confederation for Physical Therapy has advocated that the new scope of PT will consist of health promotion, disease prevention, impairment treatment, and disability rehabilitation. The faculty members, students, and alumni of NTU-PT are dedicated to work in collaboration to redirect the content and focus of our education to meet these challenges!
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CaboSanRoquePosted: May 21, 2015 Filed under: Art, Music, Performance/Installation, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: arts santa monica, band, barcelona, cabosanroque, Catalan, cobla patafisica, instruments, jazz, musicians Leave a comment
CaboSanRoque is a Catalan band which has been performing for 14 years and has released 6 albums, but beyond that they are "sound collectors" and artists. The experimental instruments they create are works of art, they look nothing like the compact and streamlined musical instruments we are used to seeing. These are large, complex machines made from scrap objects, including tape measures, shells, typewriters, hockey masks, a cow skull, and even a washing machine making a gentle hum. The objects are assembled into crazy mechanisms which, when activated, create an array of sounds that range from the beautiful to the strange: clicking, squeaking, banging, rattling, hissing and more. The effect is a wild and jazzy orchestra.
The fascinating contraptions are reminiscent of Michel Gondry's films The Science of Sleep and Mood Indigo. These films create surreal worlds which are full of bizarre inventions, like the "Pianocktail," a piano programmed to mix and dispense cocktails. The setting created in this exhibition was similarly surreal and very magical. Whether you were walking around the room observing the strange instruments, or lying on the floor, eyes closed, immersed in the sounds around you, you were likely to experience a sort of trance.
Picasso/DalíPosted: May 3, 2015 Filed under: Art, Painting/Drawing, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: bathers of es llaner, Dali, group of female nudes, modern art, Picasso, rivals, Spain Leave a comment
As Picasso himself said, "Good artists copy, great artists steal." So Dalí began his career by "stealing" from Picasso, stimulating the development of his own unique style. Picasso was 23 years Dalí's senior and was already an established figure in the art world when Dalí was a young aspiring artist. He was a huge admirer of Picasso and sought inspiration from him.
Dalí's first associations with Picasso were very literal – he boldly stole from Picasso's themes and visual language. This can be seen clearly in the two pieces Group of Female Nudes (1921) by Picasso and Bathers of Es Llaner (1923) by Dalí, which are astoundingly close in their style and content. As he progressed, however, Dalí developed his own personal and distinctive expression while still retaining elements of Picasso's visual language and symbolism, and when Dalí's career took off, Picasso went from being his greatest source of inspiration to being his biggest rival.
The artists first met in 1926 when Dalí visited Picasso's studio in Paris. At the time, Picasso was reworking a style of cubism infused with surrealist ideas of dreams, sexuality and the irrational. The visit equipped Dalí with a newfound maturity in his artistic language, making him more conscious of composition and symbolism in his work. Subsequently, they began to develop in parallel, from their work with surrealist "objects of symbolic function," their powerful responses to the atrocities of the civil war and their work inspired by Velázquez.
In 1947 Dalí painted Portrait of Pablo Picasso in the Twenty-First Century (One of a series of portraits of Geniuses: Homer, Dalí, Freud, Christopher Columbus, William Tell, etc.), a slightly horrific portrait which sums up their deeply contradictory relationship. The painting uses heavy symbolism to criticise the "ugliness" that Dalí saw and disliked in Picasso's later work while putting him on a pedestal and evoking his genius.
Vanishing PointPosted: February 26, 2015 Filed under: Art, Performance/Installation, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: Baroque, Brazil, contemporary art, Latin American Art, perfume, scent, senses, Valeska Soares, vanishing point Leave a comment
Valeska Soares was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1957 and, like most of Brazil's contemporary artists, has been influenced by the historical Baroque and by Neo-Concretism. Her installation, Vanishing Point, is based on the conflict of visual and olfactory perception. In this installation Soares explores the capacity of scent to magnify one's senses and heighten the connection between sense and reason, body and intellect. It comprises of fifteen steel receptacles filled with amber-coloured perfume. The containers vary in shape and are arranged to form the pattern of a Baroque garden, also alluding to the shape of labyrinths in several architectural traditions. The perfume impregnates the room with a sweet smell which soon becomes overbearing and creates an oppressive atmosphere. The simple and minimalist symmetry created by the steel containers contrasts sharply with the frenzied scent to create a contradictory experience.
In Vanishing Point (1998) Soares explores the fine line between being intoxicated by something and being sickened by it, a concept she frequently involves in her work. When describing the role of perfume in her work, Suarez said "perfume has become a metaphor for possibilities of intoxication. It's a substance that crosses that border between being pleasurable and being overintoxicating". In Vanishing Point, the pleasant perfume is something that seduces the viewer, however, once they are immersed in it, it becomes heavy and oppressive. This idea was beautifully represented on the opening night of the installation when bees were lured by the scent of the perfume and fell into the tanks to meet their death.
Vanishing Point fuses elements of the Baroque tradition with contemporary concepts and mediums. The frantic effect of the perfume mimics the excess which is typical of the Baroque period. The installation also has a definite vanitas quality –a common Baroque theme– as the aroma draws attention to the ephemeral character of the garden and the mortality of all living things.
The idea for this piece grows out of Soares' keen interest in spaces, gardens and various ideas of paradise. Her fascination with scents stems from her interest in ephemeral things, in her work she does not attempt to create a logical narrative but rather give people triggers that activate memories so that they can create their own narratives. Each piece is subjective and can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the context of the person viewing it.
Vanishing Point softens rigid geometric forms with the sensuality of perfumes. However, little by little the perfume evaporates, leaving the message that even though steel structures may outlive sensual transient ones it is the abstract and spiritual that leaves a profound mark on our memory. Soares also wished to underscore the temporality of grandeur and beauty in the "feminine" essence against the enduring geometric maze's "masculine" presence with its overtones of order and logic.
GringoPosted: February 19, 2015 Filed under: Art, Film, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: 2003, Belgian, contemporary art, dogs, foreigner, Francis Alys, Gringo, Latin American Art, Mexico, Mexico City, outsider, video art 1 Comment
Francis Alys is a Belgian architect turned artist. He went to Mexico City in 1987 to help with a rebuilding program after an earthquake and has been living in Mexico City ever since. He abandoned his career as an architect and started working in a number of media including photography, video, installation, and painting. Alys is an avid wanderer and much of his work draws inspiration from the streets around his studio in Mexico City.
Being Belgian, Alys occupies an interesting position as a foreigner and an immigrant. From his stance as an outsider he presents his version of reality by taking the mundane and shifting it slightly into the absurd or the poetic.
Humor is very important in Alys' work. He says, "Laughter is a symptom of incomprehension… a simple manifestation of the defeat of intelligence." But While Alys may make us laugh, he also makes us think, at the core of his work we often find the more brutal implications of city life.
In his video El Gringo, Alys explores the discomfort of being an outsider. Gringo, the Latin American name for Americans is usually used to generalize all white foreigners, this video is a comment on the social tendencies to group people together based on their appearance. In the video the viewer follows the camera down a rural path, a few pot hounds approach and start circling the camera and barking wildly. They get increasingly riled up and begin snarling and baring their teeth. The camera suddenly drops and we are left to assume that the man behind the camera has been bitten.
Calder/MiróPosted: February 10, 2015 Filed under: Art, Events, Painting/Drawing, Poetry, Sculpture, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: abstraction, Alexander Calder, astrology, barcelona, Calder, circus, colours, comparison, constellations, friendship, Joan Miró, kinetic sculpture, Miro, Paris, poem, Spain, Surrealism, USA 3 Comments
My old Sandy, this burly man with the
soul of a nightingale who blows on mobiles
this nightingale who makes his nest
in his mobiles
these mobiles scraping the bark
of the orange-coloured
where my great friend Sandy lives
Poem written by Miró for their 1961 exhibition "Miró-Calder" at Perls Gallery in New York
Alexander Calder and Joan Miró first met in 1928 when the American artist visited Miró's studio in Paris. Since then they maintained a deep and mutually inspiring friendship lasting almost 50 years during which they exchanged ideas, letters, paintings and gifts and collaborated on numerous exhibitions. There is a remarkable similarity in their creative sensibility. They were both heavily influenced by the surrealist movement, taking their inspiration from the unconscious, and applied heavy symbolism in their abstractions. They also shared a thematic interest in the circus and astrology.
Calder's mobiles have been been described as "living Miró abstractions" (Genauer, Emily, New York World-Telegram, 15 February 1936)
Beating the BoundsPosted: October 26, 2014 Filed under: Art, Painting/Drawing, Performance/Installation, Photography, Sculpture, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: art theory, BBC, boundaries of art, Charlie Gere, contemporary art, Duchamp, Enst Gombrich, Grayson Perry, Keith Tyson, Leo Tolstoy, Martin Parr, Reith Lectures, rubbish, tests, urinal Leave a comment
In this day and age it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish a work of art from an ordinary object. In the second installment of his 2013 Reith Lectures, Playing to the Gallery, artist Grayson Perry talks about the tricky boundaries of art and how we can attempt to gauge whether or not something qualifies as art. To answer this question Perry has devised a series of tests which can be applied when looking at the questionable object. Read the list below (it might also be a good idea to print it out and carry it in your wallet — you never know when it might come in handy).
Are you looking at a work of art or some old rubbish?
- Is it in a gallery or art context? For example Duchamp's urinal was understood to be a work of art because it was on a plinth in a gallery. Keith Tyson used his power as an artist to convert all the objects and fixtures in the gallery into works of art: the light switch became "the apocalyptic switch" and the light bulb became "light bulb of awareness"
- Is it a boring version of something else? Leo Tolstoy said, "In order correctly to define art, it is necessary first of all to cease to consider it as a means of pleasure and to consider it as one of the conditions of human life."
- Was it made by an artist? Art historian Ernst Gombrich said, "There is no such thing as art, only artists." So you have to be an artist to make art.
- Photography- problematic. We live in an age where photography rains on us like sewage from above. So how do you know if a photo is art? (1) If they're smiling, it's probably not art. (2) if it's bigger than two metres and it's priced higher than five figures. — Martin Parr
- Is it a limited edition? If something is endless, it's giving away part of its qualification as art.
- The Handbag and Hipster Test – Often you can tell by the people who are looking at it, after all art belongs mostly to the privileged and educated. So, are there lots of people with beards and glasses and women with big handbags looking a bit perturbed and puzzled by what they're staring at? Then there's a good chance that it's art.
- Theme Park plus Sudoku – Is there a queue? "People nowadays, they love queuing for art, especially participatory art – you know the sort of art that kids can crawl around […] People want an outrageous and exciting experience from art and then they want to slightly puzzle over what it's about."
- The Rubbish Dump Test- It was one of Perry's tutors at college who introduced him to this test saying that If you want to test a work of art, throw it onto a rubbish dump. And if people walking by notice that it's there and say 'Oh what's that artwork doing on that rubbish dump', it's passed. But of course many good artworks would fail that because the rubbish dump itself might be the artwork.
- The Computer Art Test – Professor Charlie Gere said, "You know it might be art rather than just an interesting website when it has the grip of porn without the possibility of consummation or a happy ending."
Perry explains that his tests are not watertight, however if you apply them all and visualize them in a Venn diagram, "the bit in the middle is pretty well guaranteed to be contemporary art."
Click to listen to Grayson Perry's complete lecture, Beating the Bounds
Click to read about part 1 of the series: Democracy Has Bad Taste
The illustrations are exclusive drawings for the 2013 Reith Lectures made by Grayson Perry
Danger BookPosted: October 20, 2014 Filed under: Art, Film, Painting/Drawing, Performance/Installation, Zoowithoutanimals writes about Art | Tags: artist books, book, Cai Guo-Qiang, chinese, Danger Books, explosives, fire, fireworks, gunpowder, Ivory Press, suicide Leave a comment
'Be careful of books. Be careful with books. Be careful or one can become a weapon-wielder. Be careful or one can become the victim' -Cai Guo-Qiang
Artist books are not so much books as book-like objects. They are in themselves a work of art, they come in all shapes, sizes and forms, often challenging our notions of what constitutes a book. Artists have come up with some pretty inventive ways of presenting their work, however the most bizarre I have encountered is by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang.
Cai Guo-Qiang's Danger Book is made up of a series of drawings made using gunpowder and glue. Within the pages is attached a bundle of matches with a string that dangles out of the edge of the book, inviting the reader to pull it and in so doing ignite the book and set off the gunpowder. Thus each book is unique and comes with a kind of performance included in the price.
Read The Transient Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Danger Books: Suicide Fireworks. Edition of nine unique books, one prototype and one artist's proof. Each book is individually titled.
Height: 75 cm | Width: 41.4 cm | Depth: 2 cm
The video below is a documentation of the process of making a Danger Book:


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It may be #Brexit for the UK, but for Larry the Cat, he votes Remain. The official feline of No 10 Downing Street will remain in his residence even after the Cameron family leaves.
Adopted in 2011, Larry is the chief mouser at No 10 Downing Street, and according to a Cabinet Office spokesperson, is a "civil servant's cat and does not belong to the Camerons – he will be staying."
The Cameron's are expected to leave soon, as Theresa May officially becomes prime minister on Wednesday.
Larry was the first cat at the residence since previous mouser, Humphrey retired in 1997. According to an unofficial Twitter account setup in Larry's name, he's ready to make a "good impression on someone on Wednesday" and is happy about his ability to remain.
Photo Credit: Larry on the steps of No 10 earlier this month. Photograph: Steve Back/Barcroft Images


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Raised in both Iowa and Kansas, George Phippen was a mid-west farmboy. He taught himself how to paint while serving in the military during World War II. He then moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he studied for three months with Henry Balink. Phippen began his professional career as a self-taught illustrator and a commercial artist. He started working with oil in 1948, while selling works for Christmas cards and calendars.
Phippen finally settled in Prescott and Skull Valley, Arizona, where he established a ranch, studio and foundry, and became a highly respected sculptor and painter of western genre. Best remembered for his bronze sculptures such as Cowboy in a Storm, Phippen was one of the founders and the first president of the Cowboy Artists of America.
One of his sculptures, "Wimpy," was commissioned by the King Ranch in Texas to commemorate its first registered Quarter horse. The work is in the collection of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
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The 2019 Skeena fisheries took a heavey hit through a veriety of factors with numerours closers and in some cases, no fisheries at all.
However, the 2020 seaosn is just around the corner and the preliminary outlook suggests possible opportunites along the Skeena.
Our Executive Director, Greg Knox, provides an overview of both the 2019 post seaosn review and the 2020 forecast.
View 2019 Season regulations here.
Please note that in-season changes to regualtions are posted as "fisheries notices" links (eg. FN0567)
In-season North Coast Salmon Updates.
Follow the in-season updates by DFO to better understand the catch number and estimates for the North Coast. Plese note that catch numbers and estimates are preliminary and are subject to review.
2019 Pre-Season Forecasts
Sockeye: 1.7 million estimated to return to Skeena which is above what's needed for spawning, but below the 2-2.5 million average. Both fresh water and marine fisheries are planned.
*Update* Early in-season indications for Skeena Sockeye are currently at the lower end of the pre-season forecast range of abundance. Escapement numbers are suggesting that total will be much lower than the 800,000 threshold to continue recreational Sockeye retention.
Chinook: 40,000 estimated to return to Skeena, which is below the historical average of 60-100k. Fresh water and marine recreational fisheries are planned for the Skeena and north coast. No commercial fisheries planned.
Coho: Expecting poor returns similar to last year. Fisheries are planned, but may need to be adjusted in-season depending on returns.
Pink: Expecting poor returns similar to last year. Fisheries are planned, but may need to be adjusted in-season depending on returns.
Chum: Expecting poor returns as this species has been depressed for sometime. Most fisheries are closed for chum retention and are in the rebuilding phase.
Steelhead: Difficult to predict pre-season and no estimates have been made. Last year saw a strong return of steelhead to the Skeena and Nass systems.
Moving forward, SkeenaWild will be pushing for abundance-based management plans to be developed for all species, starting with Chinook. This would clearly set out the levels (# of fish estimated to be returning) for which different fisheries can take place, and place a greater priority on conservation, which will help avoid last minute surprises. The only species we currently have an abundance based management plan for is sockeye, and it works very well at the aggregate (Skeena watershed) level.
Why are we seeing these poor returns?
Warm ocean conditions mean that less food is available for salmon to feed on. Zooplankton feed both salmon and the smaller fish that salmon eat – they are the basis for the entire food chain in the North Pacific. Warm ocean temperatures in the North Pacific between 2013-2016 meant less nutrients available and poor zooplankton productivity. Ocean temperatures cooled in 2017-2018 which meant better conditions for salmon, however that warm water returned this past fall and maintained through the winter and spring, and will likely continue into the summer, which means poor conditions for salmon in the ocean.
In the fresh water, we saw unprecedented drought conditions this past summer and fall. This meant that adult salmon returning in the summer and fall faced difficult conditions and additional stress. The young salmon often got stranded and died in pools in the shallows on the edges of rivers. This drought continued into the spring and will likely continue into this summer. We're currently experiencing about 56% of normal snowpack in our region. Predictions are that we will have a dry summer and without adequate rain, this low snowpack will result in below average water levels which will pose serious risk to salmon as they attempt to spawn.
What can we do?
Poor ocean and fresh water conditions mean that we all need to be more careful thoughtful in how we manage fish. This situation is likely not going to get better any time soon and climate change is here to stay, making these conditions more common. There are a number of things that you can to help this situation:
Educate yourself:
- Stay updated on in-season returns by visiting Tyee Test fishery or using the SkeenaWild Fishing App.
- Adapt and base your fishing plans on which species are doing well and which ones need to be left alone.
- Watch and share videos like this one.
Get involved in local conservation efforts:
- Donate to groups working on these issues
- Show up to events
Use your Voice:
- Share info and talk with your friends & neighbours.
- Be a voice for salmon
These issues are becoming more and more important and we all need to step up if want to continue to be able to come out here and enjoy this resource with our friends and families. The future of this resource depends on all of us.
Here's what we're doing:
1. Working with our indigenous partners to rebuild weak wild sockeye populations.
2. Participating in the Pacific Salmon Commission to reduce Alaskan interception of our salmon.
3. Participating in the Integrated Harvest Planning Committee and provide a strong conservation voice in developing annual fishing plans.
4. Actively supporting selective fisheries that protect weak populations.
5. Working to protect critical salmon habitats in the watershed.
6. Working to improve science, monitoring and decision-making
DFO's Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) Implementation Plan
The WSP is a progressive federal plan to protect and restore salmon stocks on the West Coast of Canada. SkeenaWild has made the Skeena a priority watershed for implementation and has undertaken a great deal of work with the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) and partners in implementing the policy over the past decade.
DFO has shown slow progress in recent years, but has renewed interest in implementing the policy. They are undertaking consultations to design a new WSP implementation plan. We have been working with partner organizations (Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Raincoast Conservation, and David Suzuki Foundation) to ensure DFO does not water down the policy. They were initially proposing to remove the implementations steps, or 6 key strategies, from the policy.
SkeenaWild worked with the Lake Babine First Nation Fisheries Department to actively engage in consultations involving the development of a draft implementation Wild Salmon Policy plan. This engagement has produced positive results in that the draft implementation plan specifically references Skeena benchmarks and status. SkeenaWild and First Nations have been urging DFO to accept interim Pacific Salmon Foundation benchmarks (minimum and optimum spawning levels) and status for several years. Having them incorporated in the draft implementation plan is significant progress. This will provide the basis for moving forward with the implementation of the WSP in the Skeena Watershed, and add further protections for weak stocks.
SkeenaWild's salmon ecologist, Mike Price, initiated a partnership between SkeenaWild, Simon Fraser University, Raincoast and LGL in writing and are publishing a paper in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences on the lack of Wild Salmon Policy implementation. The paper was released in mid August and received major media attention. The report exposed the massive cutbacks to salmon counts in British Columbia since the 1980's (from 1500 streams/rivers per year to less than 500 currently). This forced DFO to react, stating publicly that they will be allocating significant new funding for stock assessment work.
First Nations Support and Rebuilding
SkeenaWild has been supporting the Wet'suwet'en in implementing research aspects of their Morice sockeye recovery plan, characterizing the genetic structure of small populations (such as Atna Lake and Morice Lake-shore spawners), estimating the spawning escapement of sockeye from their tagging program independent of DFO, mentoring young fisheries biologists. We also developed a monitoring program for the collection of sockeye scales and genetic tissue for baseline characterization of populations and future conservation studies.


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Vol. 3 No. 4 - August/September 2003
The Mongoose 411, from Engrave-a-Crete, is a compact engraving saw with a powerful, high-rpm motor. Designed specifically for decorative concrete, it will enable you to easily cut beautiful patterns and designs with great accuracy, whether you're making straight lines or circles.
Made from a solid block of 6061 aluminum, the Mongoose has a spring-loaded head that allows for excellent control. You press down to cut, and when you let up, the blade pops out of the cut. The saw uses 4" diameter blades up to 3⁄8" wide, and cutting depth is adjustable with the turn of a screw.
To align the Mongoose for a cut, you simply place the front and rear guide/pointers on the chalk line and cut. The guides flip up and out of the way to cut closer to walls. The rear pointer keeps the saw on track when reverse cutting.
The vacuum port, which connects to most standard shop vacs, makes cutting virtually dustless.
With the addition of the optional center pivot and connecting tubes, you can cut perfect circles and arcs. The center pivot has cross hair guides with sighting holes to help align it exactly over layout lines.
For more information about the Mongoose, visit the Engrave-A-Crete Web site or call (800) 884-2114.
Engrave-A-Crete has announced the addition of the Mongoose 3 to its famous Mongoose family of decorative concrete engravers. The Mongoose 3 features an innovative three-wheel design.


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11 Aug Welcome !
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Hello ! Welcome to the blog of Luke Simon Photography. Like most blogs I guess, this is here to document the work we do and give you a little insight into our world. I'm hoping that the point of difference here will be the images. I'll let you be the judge though.
Each year I'm fortunate enough to photograph numerous weddings of some really inspirational and unique couples – and hopefully you'll agree, capture some equally unique and inspirational images from their day. I welcome your comments.


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Amora Bosco is a spoken word perfopmer and life skills facilitator based in Berlin, Germany. Growing up in Mombasa's thriving hip hop scene Bosco performed, recorded music, and created an artist network and event management organisation focused on promoting Kenyan hip hop acts. Bosco has a diploma in community development and social work. Currently, she is a practicing dental hygienist and facilitates workshops on a range of topics.
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I was born and raised in a coastal beach town in Abruzzo Italy. Born into a family of sailors, I grew up with a strong connection and appreciation for all things nautical.
When I was a teenager, I began taking the art of knot making seriously and started making Knot Boards out of bristol board paper and super glue.
I attended Nautical College to study marine navigation and began working around the world on supply vessels, tug boats, and cruise ships as a Navigational Officer. During long contracts at sea, I continued to practice my craft.
In 2015, I moved to Canada and noticed people were interested in my Knot Boards. In November 2016, The Knot Captain was born.
With the exception of the materials used, every inch of every Knot Board is entirely handmade by me. My hope is that people will appreciate the art of knot making, and view my work as a beautiful display of both art and history combined.
Luciano Bianco
Owner & Artist


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Eating Animals341
Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is the groundbreaking moral examination of vegetarianism, farming, and the food we eat every day that inspired the documentary of the same name.
Bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his life oscillating between enthusiastic carnivore and occasional vegetarian. For years he was content to live with uncertainty about his own dietary choices but once he started a family, the moral dimensions of food became increasingly important.
Faced with the prospect of being unable to explain why we eat some animals and not others, Foer set out to explore the origins of many eating traditions and the fictions involved with creating them. Traveling to the darkest corners of our dining habits, Foer raises the unspoken question behind every fish we eat, every chicken we fry, and every burger we grill.
Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is a book that, in the words of the Los Angeles Times, places Jonathan Safran Foer "at the table with our greatest philosophers" -and a must-read for anyone who cares about building a more humane and healthy world.
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Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Eating Animals. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages. Everything Is Illuminated received a National Jewish Book Award and a Guardian First Book Award, and was made into a film by Liev Schreiber. Foer lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the novelist Nicole Krauss, and their children.
Hometown:New York, New York
Date of Birth:February 21, 1977
Place of Birth:Washington, D.C.
Education:B.A. in Philosophy, Princeton University, 1999
What People are Saying About This
The everyday horrors of factory farming are evoked so vividly, and the case against the people who run the system presented so convincingly, that anyone who, after reading Foer's book, continues to consume the industry's products must be without a heart, or impervious to reason, or both.
Customer Reviews
I already know I won't ever eat a chicken again. Now, I'm working on getting eggs out of my diet as well. Even if you think you've read and heard it all about how our factory farms operate, read this book anyway. You will learn something new. I've been an on again, off again vegetarian, (like the author) and after I'm finished with this book, it will be very hard to be even a casual meat eater. It may just turn me vegan! I also love the fact that he takes both sides of the argument by including letters from the people that work at factory farms, but really, I don't believe feeding the world has to destroy it. Americans eat too much meat, plain and simple. That's why we have a lot more disease and obesity in this country than anywhere else in the world. The Western diet is the most unhealthy, disease promoting diet on the planet, and yet people are so unwilling to change. Find out the facts and do what feels right to you. I think it's funny to live in a country where if you mention you don't eat meat, people get angry with you and wonder what your problem is. Now I know those people just feel guilty or feel like I'm quietly criticizing them. We have to be conscious eaters or we will be unhealthy. Mr. Foer has done loads of research and all we have to do is read this book. Highly recommend this book!
I highly recommend this book for anyone. Even those who already think they are on the writers side will be moved. Hopefully this book will wake up others to the dire problem we are living in.
I can't tell you how surprised i was that in the beginning Foer dedicates a whole chapter to the story of his childhood and his grandmother. I'm nearly done with the book, and i actually finding myself wishing it would be longer. What i like about it is that he mingles with the gritty facts a witty humor and pairs them against touching stories and truthful insights. He shows the story from all sides. He looks at the subject of eating animals as a verb (the action of our eating them) and as a adj+noun pair (the animals that we eat). And he asks the vital questions in non-confrontational ways. We can eat meat...but does that mean we should? He guides you through his mindset of how he became a vegetarian with facts. Its almost like you're sitting there with him as he tells the story. Uncovering the methods of factory farming is something most of us would rather not do. I have been a vegetarian for a little over 4 months now, and i'm more convinced than ever. Farming used to be an honorable thing. My grandparents did it in their backyards. But just the combination of the words "factory" and "farming" should be enough to show how the scales have been tipped. We are eating mutants, plain and simple. Turkeys can't even reproduce naturally. This book educates you without making you hate the people responsible. Foer interviews many, including ranchers and slaughterhouse managers. He shows the story from their side. He presents us with the question of, "Is it possible to be a conscious omnivore?" (To eat meat that was not factory farmed.) He goes on to say it IS possible, but extremely difficult. All in all, it is a novel much more complex than you would assume. Vegetarian or staunch carnivore, it should be read.
This book was very educational in more ways than one. Not only giving the view point on an animal's life but the view point on the farmer's, too. The research was great and the facts are original, probably the best I've seen in a book. Which is why I would recommend this book to anyone, even if you're not for animal rights just because it is that interesting.
Most of us have read, seen, or heard people talk about Food, Inc. This book is on the same wavelength. The author investigates farming factories to learn how animals are raised, processed, and packaged. What he uncovers is quite disturbing, sad, and disgusting, hence my current vegetarian status. Everyone should learn about American factory farms, what's happening to these animals, and what our bodies have been allegedly absorbing, all starting in the late 80's, early 90's and increasingly worsening into the present day. The downside to this book is his memoir style of writing that looks into the food culture of his past and his values for his nutrition and his family's. I couldn't help but ask myself on many occasions, who cares? But, I guess it's good to see his motivation and passion. The bottom line is that the book presents practically inarguable facts that should be life changing, if you're willing to go there.
Foer deftly draws the picture of factory farms in 21st century America, and if you've somehow managed to miss all the newspaper articles, news reports, tv shows, websites, etc., about this institutionalized cruelty, do yourself a favor and buy this book. Every American has a right to know about where our food comes from and how that "food" is treated during its life. What I particularly enjoyed about this book is that Foer includes interviews of and essays written by people in the industry; by hog farmers, by slaughterhouse workers, by people raising organic meat - and they make good arguments, too (though I don't mean to mislead you - it's always clear what Foer's opinion is about the matter at hand).
Thank you, Jonathan Safran Foer! My eyes are wide open! I have heard horror stories about factory farms for years, and have always tried to purchase free range family farm products but this book is a real wakeup call for me and hopefully many others. I began reading "Eating Animals" with the intention of learning more about where our food comes from and hopefully learn some ways to use my dollar (as a consumer) to combat the horrific treatment of animals raised for food. What first struck a chord with me is the notion that we are cognizant beings with a choice as to what we eat. Animal flesh is not necessary for our survival but rather a cultural, social, and automatic response for many of us. It goes hand in hand with feelings of acceptance, togetherness, and taste. I had no idea that by the end of this read I would be changing my diet because of it. The information presented is stunningly graphic, uncensored, and real. But, ultimately it is really important and will change the way you think of food. Through education and awareness, we arm ourselves with the tools to make a switch in the way the farming industry in America (and the rest of the world) operates.
Eye opening! I have not eaten meat since I read this book a few months ago. Not for the weak stomach. Some details are horrifying.
I have been vegetarian off and on throughout the years, just like the author, but it will be hard to ever enjoy meat again. Before I picked up this book I had already set my mind to become vegetarian again, and now my goal now is to become vegan. but this book reveals the horrid disgusting truth about factory farming and makes you really think about the decisions you make with the food you eat. It is a must read.
I enjoyed the read.
A driving force behind your next meal choice... I've read quite a few books on the animal welfare movement, and Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer is one of my favorites. This book, in summary, analyzes how animal products in the United States are produced and sold to consumers. The author presents the reader with facts about the meat-packing industry, and presents possible solutions to the horrendous conditions exposed in his studies. Unlike many books that address the idea of vegetarianism and veganism, Eating Animals does not brainwash the reader into giving up meat and dairy products. This book is the perfect balance between offering an argument and presenting the facts to go along with it. Safran Foer does not make the reader feel guilty for eating meat, but rather gives them the inspiration, and assistance, to make a change. The amount of evidence that Foer gave to defend his arguments absolutely blew me away. There was no shortage of graphic worker testimonials (those were the driving force behind why I gave up meat), references to government law, and shocking statistics from various censuses. It is quite obvious that the author spent a great amount of time researching and writing this novel. I highly recommend this book to anybody who has a passion for animals and a desire to do their part on the issue of animal rights and animal welfare. It is a must-read for vegetarians and vegans alike, but beware, many situations exposed in this book are very graphic and require a tough stomach. However, the author's willingness to expose these harsh truths of the food industry is one of the main reasons to read this book. All omnivores definitely should educate themselves about where their meat and dairy products are coming from, so they can make informed decisions that affect the well-being of themselves, their family, and planet earth. This book really opened my eyes- I highly recommend it to anybody who is willing to read it!
The very beginning of this novel had me intrigued. I had never really thought about why I ate any sort of animal. It was more or less something taught to me from my parents sort of like putting on a coat before you go out in a snow storm. I thoroughly enjoyed the humor and honest revelations Foer sets out to conquer in this book. I was also surprised at what really goes on behind the scenes in the food industry. I found this to be an intriguing read. It really makes you think. I've also walked away with a greater knowledge from both sides of the spectrum.
We need to keep in mind one thing. As with any other industry/business, there are good and bad ones. I say that because my own family owned a poultry farm, working for a much larger company (so they would provide the birds/food and come back to pick them up 42-45 days later). Compared to the book, it is indeed very accurate BUT at least on our own place, with 7,000 birds, things were definitely not as described (meaning horrendous) as in the book. It was actually pretty good and I would let anyone in to see how the birds were raised/treated. What happend later at the slaughter house, I have no idea and cannot comment on that. The main point is simple: if human beings want to eat for no money at all, on the really cheap side, there is no other way to do without the big farming operations. It gets down to you, to decide if you want to pay a premium (like I do) to get your food from small, local producers that raise their animals (poultry, pork, beef) the way it was done 60, 80 years ago. What I liked the most is the author, even though he is a vegetarian, does NOT try to brainwash you to become one; all he wants is to show you the facts of farming in America. He leaves it up to you to decide what to do once you have all the information. It is a great reading and will definitely make you think twice when shopping at your big chain grocery store.
I'm an animal lover and it was very hard for me to read this book but it has changed my life. I would recommend this book for everyone to read just so they know how unreputable and corrupt the meat industry is.
As i progressed through the book i became increasingly amazed at how rounded the author's evidence is. Not only did his testimonials offer manny dufferent point of views on the subject of the meat industry, but he provided information on so many things related to the meat industry that most people rarely consider. This take on the health risks and enviromental impacts of what we eat is truely thought proviking. I've reccomended ths book to lots of friends and coworkers and especially my family, it really makes you take an informed lifestyle and moral decision.
Heartfelt yet factually supported argument against the status quo
Notes are not linked in the text. Great read though.
It has been a while since i have read a book that does such a good job of presenting current information on the state of the animal food industries. I appreciate his inclusion of perspectives from the other side, the folks who are actually raising the animals. He also presents a lot of information on how, even in supposedly better "free-range" type circumstances, there are still concerns to be addressed. Foer's writing style and skill keep this an interesting read all the way through.
This book was exceptional - a real page-turner. I couldn't put it down. Foer is vegetarian, but he writes so eloquently and in an unbiased fashion. He combines humor with reality and introduces facts that I, as an animal advocate, had never before known. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is brave enough to know the truth behind factory farming!
...But already hooked! The first 15 pages flew by (trial version) and I immediately bought it after so I could continue. Can't wait for more!
Being a huge fan of Jonathan Safran Foer's fiction, I will admit that when I saw his latest title was non fiction and had to to with vegetarianism--I was less than excited. Yet, I decided to give it a try and I will be thankful I took the time for the rest of my life. I had been exposed to the Vegetarian culture earlier in my life, but never imagined I would follow. The way that Foer mixed his own family's stories in with factual evidence created a very convincing case. I brought the book home and my wife and I (both being gigantic animal lovers) decided to make the change. I have never been healthier!
I loved the book because it was very interesting and I learned about and considered things I would probably have never considered. After reading it, I am more convinced of moving toward a meat-free life style. Wonderful work Mr. Foer!
I became a vegetarian this year because I decided that if I wasn't willing to kill an animal myself to eat it, I shouldn't probably eat it. After reading this book, with its vivid descriptions of slaughtering practices, I cannot eat animals anymore. I do think that he did justice to the subject and provided a balanced look at the types of meat that are available. He talked about farms like the one that I grew up on ... small, organic, subsistence-based. But so much of our meat is not produced this way, the thesis is clear. I really appreciated the work and effort that went into the book. Thank you Mr. Foer.
This book is not groundbreaking, it's not revolutionary, and it won't tell you much more than you already know if you're immersed in the vegan or animal rights movements. However, I think it has a good introductory tone and it will touch people in ways that other, more direct books will not. Safran speaks in a stream of consciousness approach at times, and I often found it a bit tangential, but he eventually makes his way back. He is honest and forthright with his emotions and reactions, and his honesty is appreciated. It's an easy, quick read, and I suggest it for anyone interested in animal rights. You might not learn anything new, but it's always good to brush up, right? It's also a good book for anyone just entering into the realm, so it would make a good gift for that specific someone.


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I have been searching forever for duvets that I could actually afford. Seriously why does a simple white duvet have to be over a 100 bucks! My mom promised she would bring down a sewing machine she scored for me at a quilting party. I need to stop thinking about buying things and remind myself I can make it. I feel like I get caught up in a buying trap. Making it myself is so much more rewarding! Here are two projects from marthastewart.com above and below. Above is a shot of duvet made with two flat sheets sewn together and below is a no sew embroidered pillows project.
Trying to Be Thrifty: Handmade Duvet
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Any recommendations on where to shop for cute/trendy fabric… at an affordable price?
a duvet is soo easy to sew! you should totally do it. you will be so pleased with the results, and with the money you save. finding the right sheets will take most of the time, and once you do, it's just an afternoon project from there! good luck!
I totally agree about getting caught in the "buying trap". I am trying to learn to sew now, so if you know how you should make your own stuff. From what I can tell, you have great taste and I am sure whatever you make will be fantastic.
Thanks for posting this! I've been looking for a simple brown duvet cover but couldn't bring myself to pay that much for what they were asking for. I'll just make one with some really soft sheets!
Try Ikea, too. I got a really nice all-white duvet cover there for about $20 last year. Back and border of front are solid white cotton, middle section is pintucked white cotton. Lovely and simple!


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Burglar attacks resident with acid, paint
Update: Police say they will leave no stone unturned after a 66-year-old father was attacked with a concoction of acid and paint by a home invader.
Peter Nelson had been lying on his lounge in his Dunmore Circuit home watching the final stages of the Champions League Twenty20 final when he dozed off about 2.30am.
Police believe the burglar picked up the phosphoric acid from Mr Nelson's car port before entering the home via the car port door. Mr Nelson uses the chemical in his work repairing bath tubs.
The father-of-two said he woke as the intruder doused him the household paint and phosphoric acid mixture before he started shouting and swearing at him.
He then grabbed a set of car keys and tried to steal the car from the driveway.
"The paint went all over my glasses, which was better than it going into my eyes …with the acid it could have blinded me," he said.
Mr Nelson said he then started yelling for help from his son who woke from his bedroom and tried to chase the intruder on foot after he failed to steal the car he had grabbed the keys to.
The smell from the chemicals was apparently so strong police who first arrived at the home were overcome by the fumes.
I'm vulnerable in the fact that I'm old and weak and disabled…what if it had been a single grandmother, I was just lucky that my son was at home because he's often away," he said.
The 66-year-old said he only realised about 45 minutes after the attack the pain he was experiencing was not consistent with simply paint on the skin.
Mr Nelson remains in a stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital receiving treatment for chemical burns to about 16 per cent of his body including his neck, shoulder, torso and upper leg.
Detective Senior Constable Jamie Paterson said the attack was "absolutely vicious and cowardly".
The intruder is aged in his early 20s, about 170cm tall with dark skin and was wearing dark clothes. He was last seen headed towards Dalvik Park.
Anyone with information about the attack or the man is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Designed in a classic silhouette, the Hayame Unisex Shirt is a piece you cannot go past with its pointed collar and button-through design in an optic white shade. Whether going to work or paired casually with blue jeans, it's guaranteed to wear beautifully over time.
- Length: 73cm size medium
- Relaxed fit
- Lightweight cotton shirting; slightly sheer
- Optic white shade
- Pointed collar with button-through front
- Patch pocket to front
- Long sleeves; adjustable buttons to cuffs
- Curved hemline
Fabric: 100% Cotton
Care instructions: Cold hand wash. Do not tumble dry.
Size & Fit: Cal wearing a M. He is 187cm (6'2") with a 38cm (15") chest, 72cm (28.5") waist and 94cm (37") hips.
Bella is wearing an XS. She is 171 cm tall, 81cm Bust, 61cm Waist & 86cm Hips.


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Talking about addiction with children can be difficult. This clip is a great starting point.
Traditionally we have tried to steer kids away from addiction by frightening them. Perhaps a more useful approach is to talk about the way our bodies and mind respond to addicting stimuli like drugs, alcohol, gambling, gaming, pornography, etc. This short animated film is a great jump-off point for a discussion in a class or at home with your own kids.
Script, direction, animation: Andreas Hykade Animation
Artwork: Angela Steffen
Duration: 4 minutes, 30 seconds
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Computer Mouse Inventor Doug Engelbart Dies Aged 88
Ryan Martin / 7 years ago
There is very sad news to reveal today as the inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart, has died aged 88. The mouse is something so revolutionary yet now so ordinary as we all take it for granted and nearly all of us use one with our PCs in one form or another. Doug first developed the tool in the 1960s as a wooden shell covering two metal wheels and he patented it (back when the patent system meant something for innovation) well before widespread usage. Furthermore, Doug was just an all-round innovator as he worked on early versions of email, word processing and video teleconferences at a California Research Institute.
His life was full of achievements starting off as an electrical engineer student from Oregon state university before serving as a radar technician in World War II. He then founded the Stanford Research Institute and his own laboratory the Augmentation Research Center. His laboratory helped develop ARPANet a government research network that led to the internet.
Sadly his patent for the mouse expired in 1987 and he made very little from it, but over 1 billion computer mice have been sold and it is all thanks to him. Engelbart was awarded the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT prize in 1997 and the National Medal of Technology for "creating the foundations of personal computing" in 2000.
He leaves behind his second wife, Karen O'Leary Engelbart, and four children.
Image courtesy of Robert Holmgren (Flickriver.com)


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Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
"Bill Kirchen's Honky Tonk Holiday Party"
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
Audience recording, very good quality
mp3 @ 192 kbps
Getting in the Holiday spirit now, here's the irrepressible Bill Kirchen once again, with his Too Much Fun Trio doing one of his "Honky Tonk Holiday Party" shows from a few years back. It of course features the fantastic guitar mastery of Kirchen in a fun mix of not-so-traditional holiday songs (such as 'Truckin' Trees for Christmas', 'Reindeer Boogie', 'Silent Surfin' Night', and 'Daddy's Drinkin' Up Our Christmas') and his own new and old classics (such as 'Rocks Into Sand', 'Too Much Fun', 'Semi-Truck', and 'Hot Rod Lincoln') done as only he can. A really fun holiday show featuring one of the greats.
01. Bump Wood
02. Rocks Into Sand
03. Truckin' Trees For Christmas
04. I'll Be Home For Christmas
05. Santa Looked Alot Like Daddy
06. talk/intro
07. Ain't Got Time For The Blues
08. Word To The Wise
09. Valley Of The Moon
10. Working On A Building *
11. Silent Surfin' Night
12. Reindeer Boogie
13. intro Betsy & Rose
14. Blue & Lonesome ^
15. Run Run Rudolph
16. talk/intro
17. Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
18. Hot Rod Lincoln
19. talk/intro
20. Mele Kalikimaka *
21. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
22. Semi-Truck
23. I Couldn't Pass The Bar *
24. Man In The Bottom Of The Well
25. Sleepwalk
26. The Times They Are A-Changin'
27. encore call
28. E: Too Much Fun
Bill Kirchen - guitar, vocals
Maurice "Mac" Cridlin - bass, ukulele
Jack O'Dell - drums, ukulele, vocals *
^ w/ Betsy-Dawn Williams & Rose Sinclair (of Girl Howdy) - vocals
Note: Girl Howdy opened
Bill Kirchen_2010-12-16_NorthamptonMA_Holiday show.rar
Link updated 10/28/2018
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Sunday, December 14, 2014
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun - 2010-12-16 - Northampton, MA
2 comments:
- Unknown said...
Can you repost this show?
I'll probably ask for another Bill Kirchen repost in a minute....:^)
And thanks for all the great music!
- October 26, 2018 at 5:10 PM
- BBKron said...
All links for Bill Kirchen shows ate now updated and working. Thanks for your interest and feedback.
- October 28, 2018 at 5:01 PM
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Nevada Southern Railroad
Bring the kids (regardless of age) and have a fun time riding the train, coloring, doing a craft, and listening to a children's story. Purchase regular tickets to ride the train and join our Storytime Crew in the dining car of the train, on the regularly scheduled train runs (10AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, or 2:30PM). We furnish the coloring pages and markers, craft materials, and the story. Sit with your kids, have fun, take photos or videos, and watch the beautiful desert scenery from the comfort of our train.
Also joining us this Special weekend while the Author of Aggie's Purple Hands, Rhonda Gaitlin who will be signing her books; they will also be available for purchase.
Children are provided coloring pages and markers, craft materials, and a story read by one of the museum volunteers on the 40 minute train ride from our station in Boulder City to Railroad Pass and return. You ride in the dining or ADA car in climate controlled comfort, and enjoy the beautiful desert scenery as we slowly ride the rails on the journey. Adult fare is $10.00, children 4 to 11 are $5.00, and those under 4 ride free. Dress comfortably, and enjoy the great Storytime train. You will want to take time for a further adventure in the community of Boulder City, for breakfast before the train ride or lunch after in one of the great restaurants in Boulder City, plus the fun shopping.
This event runs each third Saturday of the month except for December.


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Ambassadors Weeks
Botschafter Nikel sprach an der Uni Warschau im Rahmen von Ambassadors Weeks zum Thema deutsch-polnische Beziehungen.
Botschafter Nikel sprach an der Uni Warschau im Rahmen von Ambassadors Weeks zum Thema deutsch-polnische Beziehungen.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you very much for inviting me here. I am truly delighted to have the opportunity to speak at such a historic venue. As I was crossing the square in front of this building, I saw the statue of Nicolaus Copernicus. This remarkable mathematician changed the world by explaining it differently. His publication of the Copernicus' model in 1543 was a major event in the history of science, triggering the Copernican Revolution. Moreover, Copernicus is highly valued by Poles and Germans alike.
I am pleased to speak about my perspective of Polish-German relations at a place where a great Polish-German scientist is remembered and where science plays a vital role today.
Allow me to present three theses:
I. Business and civil society are the fundamental pillars of German‑Polish relations.
Germans and Poles live together by a shared history that has spanned centuries. The tragedies of the twentieth century play a special role in our memory. In our remembrance of the crimes of Nazi Germany, to which millions of people in Poland fell victim, we also take History as an admonition for the future. Today relations between Germany and Poland are among the best they have ever been in our shared history. This should not to be taken for granted. It's a treasure to be kept.
Since the collapse of Communism and the end of the Cold War, we have opened an entirely new chapter in the relations between our two countries. Choosing to move forward together courageously, Germans and Poles began a long process of reconciliation. Nowadays, many people can no longer remember what a long way the people of our two countries have come together. Today German‑Polish relations among the people are, at least to some extent, independent of the political mood.
Last year we celebrated the twenty‑fifth anniversary of the German‑Polish Treaty on Good‑Neighbourliness. With a rich and varied programme under the motto "We celebrate – świętujemy", we organised events including concerts, art exhibitions, panel discussions, film evenings, theatre projects and even mobile gardens – to great success.
This positive trend in our relations did not come out of nowhere. Many actors have contributed, including the Catholic Church in the 1960s in the famous exchange of letters: "We forgive and ask for forgiveness". Meanwhile hundreds of twinnings between cities and towns in our two countries have been established. To this day, I receive many queries from Polish municipalities that are seeking a German municipality to form a twinning. Many of these twin towns are engaged in intensive exchange.
On both shores of the Oder River, people are facing similar questions about the future.
They are asking how they should approach air pollution, electromobility and the expansion of public transport. City twinnings bring people together. They provide conditions under which partnership, cooperation and friendship can grow. Warsaw's active twinning with Berlin offers an impressive example of this.
Many German Länder are working together intensively with Polish voivodeships. Since 2003, there has been a vibrant partnership between the Land of Saxony‑Anhalt and the Masovian Voivoideship.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the German‑Polish Youth Office (GPYO) is another especially notable connection between our two countries. First and foremost, the GPYO promotes encounters between German and Polish school and youth groups. More than 100,000 youth from the two countries participate in these events each year. More than 2.5 million young people in total have taken part since the GPYO's founding in 1991. Every participant is a potential ambassador for good German‑Polish relations.
In the area of education and culture, too, close ties have developed. More than 1,300 partnerships have been created among universities and other institutions of higher education. Poles are also the world champions of German learners. More than two million pupils in Poland are learning German. I am especially pleased about this.
Today Germans and Poles can say with confidence that the trust we have sown has blossomed. We have developed a host of close and friendly relations at the grass root level.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Our very close economic ties are another pillar of our partnership. For more than two decades, Germany has been Poland's most important trading partner by far. More than a fourth of Polish exports go to Germany.
Poland also plays a major role in German foreign trade. Last year Poland was our seventh‑largest trading partner by volume, ranking it among our most important Partners.
Poland is Germany's leading trading partner by far in Central and Eastern Europe.
Last year the volume of trade between Germany and Poland passed the milestone of 100 billion euros for the first time. This makes the volume of Germany's trade with Poland more than twice that of its trade with Russia.
In the past 25 years, more than 700 billion Polish zloty have been invested in Poland directly from abroad. This is an impressive total, which has contributed to modernising the Polish economy. German companies remain at the forefront of foreign direct investment in Poland. Since the end of the Cold War, German entrepreneurs have invested some 28 billion euros in Poland, thereby transferring technology and creating an estimated 300,000 jobs.
This figure does not include the investments made by small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) that lie below the threshold of a million euros.
Especially in regions close to the border, there have been many such investments. The vast majority of German investments are start‑ups: company takeovers or the privatisation of state‑owned enterprises only account for a small proportion. German companies are also increasingly investing in technologically advanced production and services, and are expanding their research and development activities in Poland.
Ladies and gentlemen,
All of these things make it perfectly clear that civil society exchange and business ties have created a network of deep, strong roots that run beneath the surface of both our countries. This strong foundation keeps us firmly tied together regardless of what storm may be blowing through the treetop.
This leads me to my second thesis:
II. When it comes to the challenges of the future, Germany and Poland are engaged in a dialogue that is close, but not always easy. What unites us is much stronger than what divides us.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today we face major new challenges in the European neighbourhood. Peace, security and stability can no longer be taken for granted. Borders are being shifted through military force. Foreign territory has been occupied and annexed – in violation of both international law and the existing security order in Europe.
Moscow bears responsibility for this. The annexation of Crimea in violation of international law and the aggression in eastern Ukraine make this very evident.
Nowadays, the security of Germany and the security of Poland are inextricably intertwined: Poland's security is also our security.
During the Cold War, Germany could depend on the solidarity of its alliance partners.
Today, loyalty to our alliance partners is a cornerstone of German foreign policy.
At the NATO Summit last summer in Warsaw, we decided to do more to protect NATO's eastern flank because the security environment has deteriorated.
NATO countries currently station battlegroups in the Baltic states and Poland on a rotating basis. In each country, these battlegroups are comprised of approximately 1000 soldiers. Germany is sending some 500 soldiers to Lithuania. These deployments make it clear that NATO allies keep their promises and protect and support one another. This also sends a clear signal to anybody not to challenge NATO.
There is no alternative to strengthening deterrence and defence. However, our collective response also includes an offer of dialogue to Russia. Despite all difficulties, we must keep the channels of communication open. To this end we make occasion-related use of the NATO‑Russia Council, which met three times in Brussels last year.
This double strategy of deterrence and dialogue has served us well, even during the Cold War era.
At the end of the day, dialogue is not a gift to Russia, but is in our own interest.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Germany and Poland closely work together in the European Union. All of us can sense the advantages of the EU: we are able to travel freely in Europe. We can study throughout Europe through the Erasmus Programme, and we can seek jobs all over Europe. People benefit from an integrating Europe. It is no coincidence that Poland's membership in the EU has the highest approval ratings here.
This also has to do with EU funds. Poland receives the most funding of all the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. For the period from 2014‑2020, this total is approximately 82.5 billion euros.
Poland is using this money well. Anyone who travels through Poland today can see that clearly. The country's infrastructure has improved noticeably, and its prosperity has grown.
Germany has also benefited from Poland's economic development – and not only because of the aforementioned high volume of trade. On the whole, Poland's EU membership is a success story.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today the European Union faces major challenges. Brexit, a rising tide of populism and the refugee crisis have all contributed to this. We must ask ourselves fundamental questions about the future of the EU.
Now, the voters in France have a clear choice between a pro and an anti-European candidate. Let's hope for the best for the run-off vote on 7 May.
Isolating oneself is neither in the interests of Europe nor of the United States. We all benefit from free and fair trade that builds on shared values. We should greet globalisation and digitization as an opportunity and shape them in a positive direction together.
The rise of populist movements, which has been rapid in some cases, is worry some. We must take a firm stand against these movements. Populists play on people's fears, offering them seemingly simple solutions to complex problems.
We in Europe suffered many bitter experiences in the twentieth century. Our cooperation today rests on a firm foundation of shared values. Freedom and the rule of law, human rights and democracy are not negotiable and must under no circumstances be jeopardised.
This is a lesson we draw from our shared history. We can only succeed in shaping the future if we hold firm to our shared values.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we should take the British withdrawal from the EU as a wake‑up call in order to preserve and defend European integration. In Valletta in three days, the EU Heads of State and Government will set the common guidelines for the Brexit negotiations. What we want to achieve, is a fair and orderly withdrawal for the UK.
The task at hand is to ensure good and comprehensive relations between the EU-27 and the UK after Brexit. At the same time, the UK must not be better off outside than inside the EU.
The task for the European Union is to stay together in the long term and to regain its ability to act. We can only solve the crisis of the European Union together. No individual Member State, however large, can move the EU forward on its own.
In the key areas of security, stimulating the economy and combatting unemployment, the European Union must become stronger. That is why we need better integration.
The Rome Summit on the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome at the end of March 2017 has sent a clear and united signal for the future of the European Union. The EU-27 has demonstrated that they can act in a unified way under difficult conditions:
We will act together, at different paces and intensity where necessary, while moving in the same direction, as we have done in the past, in line with the Treaties and keeping the door open to those who want to join later.
Our Union is undivided and indivisible.
This leads to my final thesis:
III. Germany and Poland must engage in even closer dialogue – even about difficult topics.
Even good friends sometimes have differences of opinion. This is entirely normal. These kinds of situations occur in every family. Then it becomes important to speak openly and honestly about the different positions:
The German minority in Poland also plays an important role in our bilateral relations. It serves an important function as a bridge between our two countries. We will continue to support the German minority, and we also expect the Polish Government to continue its constructive cooperation in the spirit of the Treaty on Good‑Neighbourliness. There must not be any steps backward when it comes to the concerns of the German minority.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is another issue. It is essentially a commercial project financed by European companies who bear the investment's risk. In this context, we must ensure that gas cannot be used as a political instrument against Europe. To this end, it is important that the transit pipeline through Ukraine is secured. We also want the legitimate interests of Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic be safeguarded.
We have stated this to Russia clearly as a precondition. We must also interlink the European gas network better so that the potential failure of any one supply source can be replaced by another at any time.
That is to say, we take the concerns expressed here and there seriously. However, we also ask for understanding. In Europe we decided years ago to liberalise the gas supply. Today European companies are responsible for the gas supply in Europe. These companies make the relevant decisions – including decisions about the construction of pipelines. It is the task of political leaders to enforce the proper rules.
A tragedy is playing out on the southern borders of Europe. Violent conflicts are raging in Syria, Libya, Yemen and many other places. Freedom and human rights are being trampled upon. Many people are being driven by fear to set out towards Europe. These people hope for aid, protection and a better life.
We need to work together to overcome this crisis. We must combat the long‑term causes of displacement, improve local assistance, and protect Europe's external borders better. We need agreements with the countries of origin and transit countries – like the agreement we have with Turkey. This is especially true for our neighbours in North Africa The objective must be to curb illegal migration and to put a stop to the deadly doings of smugglers.
Within Europe, we must keep advancing the reform of the Common European Asylum System and make it crisis‑resistant. We must show solidarity with our partners in southern Europe. This time they need it. On some other occasions, others may need this solidarity.
Ladies and gentlemen,
All these challenges have two things in common: we cannot counter them alone and we need good German‑Polish relations in order to overcome them.
We have seen that German‑Polish relations are working very well in many important areas. In other areas, such as migration, we need to improve, all the more so in times of crisis.
Our history commits us to keep working on intensifying this partnership. What is at stake is nothing less than the preservation and guarding of a special treasure. And this is a matter of our shared responsibility for the future in the heart of Europe.
Thank you very much.
Warschau, 26. April. 2017


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