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The next task was to work the outlines and the ground.
Each hound is outlined in a contrasting colour, as is each leaf shape.
The outline colour is also used for the little details – mouth, eyes, ears, and at the point at which I took this photo, I'd stitched all the ground (in twisted chain, which I don't think is at all historically accurate, but it was fun!) but not yet outlined the tree trunks.
This photo gives a sense of the effect of the chocolate brown outlines around the green trunks, and affords you a nice close up of the leash on the front hound, worked in cable chain stitch, very small and neat. This is another one where I doubt the historical accuracy, but I was so pleased to find myself thinking up ideas like that I was in no mood to spoil the fun.
I don't usually go in for such overheated ideas as New Year Resolutions, working on the principle that if I want to change something, I don't hang around waiting for the new year to do so. However, stitching the hounds has given me something a bit like one – I need to go back to my first love, to the effects of stitch and thread, and the use of them to denote the textures or the ideas I want to convey. Let's see how that pans out!
I give you The Three Wise Hounds, design by Tanya Bentham, stitched by me. I didn't quite finished them by Twelfth Night, but since Epiphanytide lasts until Candlemas, on the second of February, I think I can get away with it!


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Fast track, what does that mean?
Choosing a study can be very hard. After I finally decided I wanted to study International Media and Entertainment management (IMEM) I had another difficult choice: do I want to do the regular track or the fast track? Eventually I chose to do the fast track and I will explain you why!
First, what does the fast track actually mean? With the fast track, you will do your hbo study in three years instead of four. The first two years are combined in one year and the third and the fourth year will be the same as the regular track. For this reason, fast track is only for students who finished their vwo or a comparable pre-education in high school. (You can find more information about the procedure on the website of NHTV.) I am in a special fast track class, this is nice because my classmates and I have the same level. Some of our courses are the same as the regular track, so then we have lectures with the first or second year. Some examples of these courses are:
- Fundamentals of storytelling (First year)
- Image editing (First year)
- Media legislation (Second year)
- Qualitative research (Second year)
However, we also have courses that are combined, for example: Financial management 1 & 2 and Marketing plan and marketing communication. For these courses we have double the content of what the regular track has in one block. And because all the courses of two years are too much to handle in one year are some courses removed from the fast track. For example, the course Presentation skills and most management courses are removed.
When I chose the fast track last year, I was scared I didn't make the right decision. I was just an average student in high school, so wouldn't be fast track too hard for me? And could I still enjoy my student life besides school? After this first half year of school I know I made the right decision. There is enough challenge for me in the fast track, my grades are high, I have motivating classmates and I have useful and nice courses. For myself the regular track would be too easy, the courses would go too slow. Now you might think: 'Probably only nerds will do the fast track'. I can convince you this is not the case. I have nice classmates and I still have time besides school to do fun things, like going out and doing things with friends.
Still, there some disadvantages of the fast track. This is the first year that this study has a fast track, so there are some bugs in the courses sometimes. For some courses the school still has to find out what works and what doesn't work. Furthermore, there are less practical courses, because you will miss the practical part of the second year, which is quite a lot. And last but not least, the fast track can't go to Flagstaff or Hilversum. This is an excursion where the second year goes to Flagstaff or Hilversum for three weeks to have some experience in television production. This definitely is a pity. Because we don't have this international experience, the fast track has to do either the internship or the graduation abroad.
I am happy I chose the fast track. After these three years, I will have a lot of knowledge about media, I will have done two internships, maybe an exchange and I will have international experience. Then I can always do a master degree on a university, so I will have the practical knowledge of the hbo and the academic knowledge of the university. If you have finished your vwo, you decided to do hbo and you are willing to learn, then fast track will be a good choice for you.

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Mention Idaho wildlife migrations, and most think of animals "escaping winter": the southern flights of birds in the fall, mule deer and elk moving out of the high country into the mild valleys, bald eagles abandoning frozen lakes for open rivers.
This isn't the case for the dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) : This large bird spends the summers in low-elevation foothills, and then migrates into the deep snow of coniferous forests in the winter.
In the summer and early fall, it feeds on seeds, berries and small insects. In the winter, its diet is almost exclusively pine needles.
Now is obviously an easier time to see these birds, the third largest grouse in North America (after the two sage grouse species). They can be seen in low-elevation foothills like the Boise Front and the Bennett Mountains near Mountain Home (where this one was photographed), or in valley areas in Idaho's national forests.
There is some anecdotal evidence that dusky grouse are in decline in some regions. But more research is needed. Now is the time to determine if there are long-term declines. Once a population becomes endangered, recovery is much more difficult.
By the way, the name "dusky grouse" may be unfamiliar, as most know this bird as the "blue grouse." Recently, the blue grouse was split into two species--the "sooty grouse" of coastal regions and the "dusky grouse" that is found in the Intermountain West, including Idaho.


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Drought fund welcome but climate change strategy still needed
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Beef tracking towards carbon neutral goal
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Time's up to act on emissions, say farmers
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New cabinet welcomed
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'2040', a launchpad for bold visions
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Premier's Adani intervention undermines grazier confidence
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Farmers call for incoming Government to act on climate
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Farmers call for science to trump propaganda
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New global report shows potential for farmers to provide vital ecosystem services
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Climate-Smart Farmer in Focus - Gavin Scurr
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Graziers urge Central Queensland voters to protect groundwater, boost renewable energy
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Graziers meet Queensland Government to talk Adani
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Adani disappointment
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Top of the class
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We reached 600,000 people
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Farmers, industry bodies and experts brave heat to talk climate action
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Farm production falling
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Adani mine: Qld farmers petition Ministers about 'devastating' water impacts
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Australia's emissions trajectory threatens farm viability
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Federal Government Climate Solutions Package an inadequate response
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Drought impact highlights national strategy urgency
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Tough times
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Industry leadership
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Political progress
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Lancet report
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We got your messages through
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Yea farmers get the low-down on climate-smart farming
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2018 marks the 15th year of CRB'S existence. It is not only a new year but also a new season for CRB. What's new?
New Office
After having moved from 2 different offices, we finally have moved into our own new office. With an area of 1500 sq ft, it is 50% bigger than our last office which was becoming too crammed for us. And what is best is that it is within walking distance from our home
New CRB Logo
We have created a new more modern and dynamic logo, done proffessionally
New CRB Website
We have also created a new website to keep our supporters informed of developments as well as to share about our ministry to a wider audience. Please visit our website: http://www.crbsabah.org.my
New Emphases
As we have grown and matured as an organization, we are more intentional and more strategic in our ministry focus.
a) Instead of generally maintaining and encouraging indigenous pastors and leaders under our Leaders' Refreshing Station (Stesen Kesegaran Pemimpin, SKP) program, we are focusing on developing the next generation of younger pastors and leaders under our Young Leaders' Development Seminar (Seminar Pembentukkan Pemimpin Muda SPPM) program
b) Instead of organizing the leadership seminars and retreats as before, we now request the local church/denomination to organize them and we just come in with our team to conduct the training and retreat
c) Instead of getting involved in programs that seeks to help pastors and leaders in improving their socio-economic lives, we focus now more on developing and strengthening their spiritual life, inner life and their life skills through the teaching and training modules we have produced called SKP SET
d) Instead of focusing on ministry to the Indigenous Church, we have started to focus more on ministering in English speaking churches, especially in two areas, namely:
- mission awareness- to share with English speaking congregations the real needs of the Indigenous church
- purpose awakening- to challenge the English speaking congregations to discover their life purpose through our DISCOVER YOUR LIFE PURPOSE (DYLP) seminars. And for those who are so led, to then intentionally invest their resources, talents and skills to support and help the Indigenous individuals and churches
We thank you for your past support and covet your continuing support and prayer as we move into our new season of ministryRead Newsletter Here


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Traditionally, a rift is an open space. It's a place of possibility and promise. Los Angeles hard rock trio THE RIFT lives up to its moniker.
Guitarist ARIS ANAGNOS says, "The name is the best way to describe the band, what we do, and the experience we portray live. The songs are meant to be an opening, and there's a lot you can find within them."
That openness has solidified the group--The Band is ARIS ANAGNOS [vocals/guitar], Johnny Evil (Bass, Vocals) along with OVAIS MALIK [drums]--as one of Southern California's most thrilling new rock upstarts. Since forming in 2009, the musicians have played alongside the likes of Exodus, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Misfits, and more as well as receiving nominations at the Hollywood Music Awards and Ventura County Music Awards. 2016's full-length debut INVENTIONS crystallized their hard rock hooks and generated a ton of buzz on Pure Volume, JamintheVan, Screamer Magazine, Pure Grain Audio, and dozens of radio stations. The album also caught the attention of Grammy winning producer Brandon Friesen who worked famously with Alice in Chains and NickelBack, most recently the Kooks. Now in 2017 the band will release two singles "Rock Narcotic" and "Mysterious". The band feels that with both songs they have reached a new level in song development and that they are onto something very special. "Rock Narcotic" is provocative and one can hear traces of Muse and System of a Down at times. The song is about losing yourself in the music and getting addicted to rock and roll. It has almost a reggae, flamenco vibe at times, but then hits hard with a chunky rock chorus. Aris Anagnos says it's meant to be a tribute to the power of rock and roll. "Mysterious" has an incredible opening sequence, it starts with this airy synthesizer and crashes into a booming rock chorus fueled by a monster drum beat. It's reminiscent of Ann Berlin in parts, and Kings of Leon in other places. Aris said of the two songs "this one gave me chills".
Punctuated by longtime friend OVAIS's impenetrable percussion, it's the familial bond between the brothers and close friends that brings another dimension to THE RIFT. "Being family helps with the collaborative process," adds Johnny. "We tend to think along the same lines. There's a certain magic to it. If I was playing with anybody else, it wouldn't necessarily be there.


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I'll save you a little time searching for scary videos this Halloween. Here are some of the better (more believable) ghost videos I found.
Ghost at Disneyland?
A Ghastly Shadow in Gettysburg, PA.
The Levitating Russian Girl...
From Spain we have the Fallen Angel video. Which, its makers have admitted it's fake. But it's still spooky!
Did this dog see a ghost??
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We're two cat brothers who live in a little house in Bloomington, Indiana. You can also follow us on Facebook! Welcome to our blog!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Mancat Monday
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But...but... you're already packed!!ReplyDelete
It's absolutely not fair that you don't get to go. You'd both better be getting presents to make up for this abandonment!ReplyDelete
Yeah, what's up with that? You even packed yourself.ReplyDelete
Just make sure not to move so that they forget you're there. By the time your Moms are in NY, it'll be too late to turn back!ReplyDelete
Oh no.... so not fair!ReplyDelete
Just refuse to get out of the suitcase. That will do it.ReplyDelete
Oh NO!!!! Not one of those dreaded suitcases!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Not fair at all!!!!!!!!! You're already packed so they should take you along!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Poor Raymond. It's hard when the humans go on holiday isn't it.ReplyDelete
My cats do exactly the same thing!. If I don't keep my suitcase zipped up between packing sessions, I will always find a cat inside :-)
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2010 at 1:31 PM
Oh you poor sweetie. We can send you an address label to our house and you could mail both of you this way!ReplyDelete
I think if you can the suitcase yourself, unzip it and pack yourself inside you should be able to go.ReplyDelete
Well shoot! That is just SO unfair you can't go on a trip. Though we're pretty sure there might be a car ride involved. That part might be a bummer.ReplyDelete
Sorry, Ray, but you and Busby are welcome to come stay with us while your Moms are away, we'd love to see you handsome boys!...Hope your Moms have a fun, safe trip...kitty kisses...Calle, Halle, SukkiReplyDelete
We've tried the old "hide in the suitcase" trick but it never seems to work.ReplyDelete
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
Aw man! Are they leaving you?? So not fair!!ReplyDelete
- Teri and her Stylish Cats ~ Coco the Couture Cat, Brighton, Disco NoFurNo and KelyAugust 7, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Awww, we want to meet Jeter too (Brighton will be in NYC in October and maybe Flat Disco, too?ReplyDelete


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Credit & Debt
Paycheck to (Unpredictable) Paycheck: Is Income Volatility the New Normal?
Volatility in Income Can Make Saving and Spending Tougher
Despite low unemployment rates in the United States, many Americans struggle with paychecks that differ from week to week, leaving them scrambling to prepare for a stronger financial future."We knew from our first report, Weathering Volatility, that consumers across all income levels are facing a significant amount of income volatility and that they don't have the financial buffers to sustain these financial ups and downs," said Diana Farrell, President and CEO of the JPMorgan Chase Institute. "Our new report takes a deeper look at this issue to understand the impact that a person's job and paycheck can have on that volatility and the ways in which consumers are managing it."
"When you don't know how much you'll be paid from one month to the next, you have to be really careful," says Erika Maastricht, a home health aide in Michigan whose on-call schedule varies every week. "You develop strategies to save whenever you can, but sometimes it seems like you'll never get ahead."
Maastricht isn't alone in trying to navigate income fluctuations. New research from the JPMorgan Chase Institute reveals that pay volatility is prevalent throughout the United States.
Navigating the Uncertainty
According to the report, most of the month-to-month volatility in take-home pay came from changes in paycheck amount of how often an individual is paid within a single job, rather than fluctuations from multiple jobs or a job change. For example, some months have five Fridays, which causes a difference in monthly amount.
The JPMorgan Chase Institute report noted that many people experience nearly $500 in income swings across months. Although that can include spikes in earnings,it's usually more often seen as dips.
In order to deal with income fluctuations, some Americans end up like Maastricht, employing strategies they hope will act as a buffer for the times when income is lower. For example, she puts her "fifth Friday" paycheck during those months with an additional pay period directly into savings.
"Recently, I had medical bills that almost wiped out what I'd saved up," she says. "That wasn't fun, but I was happy I had it, rather than going into debt."
Working to Get By
Although income volatility is prevalent across all income levels, the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that it was most notable among the young, those living in the West and those in lower income tiers.
Marlene Malon, a service worker in California, says her fluctuating paycheck barely covers necessary expenses. So she is constantly getting creative to make that money last. She spends four hours every Sunday morning going through free newspapers for coupons and supermarket sales. She buys in bulk when she can, in preparation for the lower-income months.
Malon admits that the income volatility can be exhausting, especially because it involves numerous sacrifices. She doesn't invite anyone over for dinner, for instance, and her family doesn't exchange gifts on birthdays or holidays.
Once a month, she'll treat herself to a gourmet coffee drink or a small bottle of nail polish. "I have to do that little bit of self-love with a treat like that. It may sound silly, but it helps."
Second Job Blues
Another major finding from the recent research is that a second job often doesn't immunize people from income volatility. They may be taking on that work to make up for shortfalls in a primary job.
That's the care with Minnesota farmer Karla Pankow, who deals with monthly and seasonal fluctuations in income. Like many farmers, she takes on other jobs even in the peak growing season, but still ends up relying on bartering to stretch her finances. For instance, she teaches fitness classes at a local gym in exchange for a membership. She also barters homegrown produce in exchange for repair work on her equipment and vehicles.
"It would be nice to know exactly how much is coming in every month, but it just hasn't worked out that way yet," Pankow says. "It takes creativity to keep thinking about what other options you have for making money, and saving what you do have."
Going for Gigs
Although second jobs aren't quite the income lifter many might think, the results are more positive among those who are part of "the gig economy," the report found.
These flexible, highly accessible opportunities to work could potentially buffer against income and expense shocks. And this online-platform economy is growing fast, participation doubled about every six months across the three years , the JPMorgan Chase research found.
"I absolutely love working this way, because I make some extra money and I still have the freedom to do what I want," says Mini Newell, who does legal work in Washington, D.C. during the day, but picks up spare jobs via TaskRabbit in the evenings and on weekends. Her gigs are varied, from standing in line at restaurants that don't take reservations to picking up prescriptions for someone who's just had surgery.
"When I thought about getting a second job, I knew I didn't want a rigid schedule, or to clock in somewhere," says Newell. "These gigs let me choose my own pay rate, and I can take the tasks that seem interesting to me."
Newell sets income goals for each month, and then does gigs until she meets that number. "I take this work very seriously, but at the same time, it can feel like a game when you're trying to make a certain amount. That keeps it fun."
Elizabeth Millard is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, and Delta Sky Magazine, among other publications.


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Ta da! Love this new tangle created by Australian Margaret McKerihan. As soon as I opened the email from TanglePatterns.com with the daily tangle, I knew I had to give it a try. Also included are Flux, Knightsbridge, Tipple, Cadent, and a few others. The string is #163, which gives a stacked appearance.
An exciting event is taking place this summer. Artists in the Bay Head area, NJ are joining together and opening a community co-op. Ten artists are creating a public space to showcase and sell their work and support, connect, and interact with those interested in art. Stop by The Gull Gallery if you're in the area. It opens this Friday for the summer months. A few of my Zentangle tiles will share a wall with Elizabeth Gillin's art — she's a friend who is a landscape and children's portraiture artist.
Hope to see you this summer.


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Ok, I have a confession. I have a total "white girl" side to me. The side that craves PSL's every year around mid-September. The side that geeks out over all things fall related. And definitely the side that loves anything that tastes like pumpkin this time of year. Make it infinitely more healthy than a Pumpkin Spice Latte (seriously check out these nutrition facts, they are shocking) and you have me hooked. I expected these to be pretty average, honestly, but was pleasantly surprised by how these paleo pumpkin bars set up and tasted like an upgraded version of pumpkin pie. Not cloyingly sweet like so many people
butcher make that Thanksgiving classic. Much better, honestly. So try out these paleo pumpkin bars and celebrate this wonderful time of year.
- Crust:
- 1 Cup Pecans or Almonds
- 1/4 Cup Almond Flour
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
- 4 Pitted Dates
- Ground Ginger and Ground Cinnamon to taste, about 1/4 – 1/2 tsp. of each
- 1 tsp. Maple Syrup
- 2 T. Coconut Oil
- Filling:
- 1 1/2 Cup Pumpkin Puree (NOT PUMPKIN PIE FILLING THAT STUFF IS GROSS AND FULL OF SUGAR)
- 8 Pitted Dates
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1/2 Cup Canned Coconut Milk
- Vanilla, Allspice, Pumpkin Pie Spice (make your own with cinnamon, clove, ginger, and nutmeg) all to taste. I recommend 1/4 tsp. of Allspice, 1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice, and 1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 T. Honey
- 1 T. Maple Syrup
- Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper, aluminum foil, or plastic wrap.
- Add the dry ingredients of the crust to a food processor and crush until it is all the size of small crumbs. Add the wet ingredients and process until the crust comes together. Smash into the pan with your fingers in one layer.
- Add all the filling ingredients to a blender (or food processor) and blend until all the ingredients are very smooth. Pour into the crust, smooth into an even layer, cover with plastic, and put in the fridge to set up for at least 3 hours. Cut the paleo pumpkin bars into squares and serve once completely chilled.
It's really important to let these bars chill completely. The coconut oil is the main binding ingredient, and it needs to be cold to work. If you pull them out early, they will be wet and won't hold their shape. In short, they won't be good at all. Then you won't like my blog anymore, and that's sad for everyone. I hope you like these more than pumpkin pie! Don't tell your mom.


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Top women chess players are threatening to boycott the world championship in Iran because they will be forced to wear hijabs.
Female Grandmasters will risk arrest if they do not cover up to compete in the strict Middle Eastern country due to host the knock-out tournament next year.
The World Chess Federation, known by its French acronym Fide, has now been accused of failing to stand up for women's rights after telling players to accept the laws and respect 'cultural differences', The Telegraph reported.
US women's champion Nazi Paikidze said: 'It is absolutely unacceptable to host one of the most important women's tournaments in a venue where, to this day, women are forced to cover up with a hijab.
'I understand and respect cultural differences. But, failing to comply can lead to imprisonment and women's rights are being severely restricted in general. It does not feel safe for women from around the world to play here.' [Daily Mail] Read more


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Insects and other foods the trout may be eating:
1. Blue-winged Olives
mostly Little BWO
Isolated hatches
2. Cinnamon Caddis - Mostly Abrams Creek
3 Little Sister Caddisflies - Mostly Abrams Creek
4. Midges - hatching in isolated locations
5. Little Yellow Stoneflies - hatching (Little Summer Stones)
6. Slate Drakes - hatching
7. Little Green Stonefly - hatching
8. Cream Cahills - hatching in Isolated locations
9. Beetles
10. Grasshoppers
11. Ants
12. Inch Worms
13. Crane Flies
14. Helligramite
15. Streamers - matching sculpin, baitfish and small crawfish
Rain, Rain, Rain and Some Tips
I am back home from another fishing trip working on our video for those trout in
spring creeks so clear that you can tell what sex a scud is from a hundred-feet
away. Well, maybe not quite that clear but certainly much clearer than some of the
streams I passed over coming home. It is raining as I write this and warnings of flash
floods are constantly being broadcast over the radio I am listening to early this
morning. I doubt there will be much fishing going on in the Smokies today. The
streams look like they are pretty well blown out and probably getting worse.
Although this may have fouled up some peoples fishing plans for this weekend, it
doesn't hurt the trout in the park. When I think about the last couple of years, it is in
fact wonderful, that is unless it changes to a major flood. I haven't thought about
that. It certainly didn't affect the number of people in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
Theres no shortage of visitors.
I have been concentrating on stalking fish and casting to them in gin clear water.
Now I am thinking about writing something about fishing stained water and it
occurred to me that some of the things you need to do are just about opposite of
each other. You don't have to worry about staying low and hidden from the trout.
They want be able to see you well for a while, or until the water clears back up. I
want be fishing today or tomorrow it looks like. Its not because I wouldn't like to
experiment with the water but because I have other boring things to do. It made me
think of this situation about three or four years ago.
I don't remember the time and I don't want to have to look it up my video log books
but it was during hot weather and the water was up and out of the banks in most
streams in the park. I wanted to try to catch trout under the adverse conditions. I
knew large brown trout would take advantage of the low visibility situation caused by
the stained water and come out of their hiding places to feed in the daytime. I didn't
know exactly what I wanted to do but then I thought about fishing the Alabama River
above Mobile Bay for bass. Around 1980, when I was living in Mobile and wasn't
saltwater fishing, I fished some local bass tournaments. We would run our bass
boats about thirty miles out of the Delta and up in the river to fish simply because
the bass were larger. It wasn't exactly a bass fishing heaven up there but the fish
did tend to stay in isolated locations and move around with the changing water
levels of the river. Normally, when you are fishing lakes and the water rises, you fish
the shallower water around the banks. Thats because the bass will move to the
banks to feed. When the lake start falling, the bass will move off the banks back into
deeper water on structure.
My friend Ed Catrick, convinced me things were just the opposite in the Alabama
River. When the water was high, it ran out of the banks of the river and into the
woods where it normally wouldn't be. When it dropped back down into the banks,
you would find little streams of water flowing out of the woods into the river draining
the flooded land around the river. In the water draining into the river was all kinds of
food for the fish. Several kinds of terrestrial insects, worms, grubs and etc. The
baitfish and bream would gather to dine on all the available food being washed into
the river in the small drainage streams. The bass would gather around those areas
and feed on the baitfish and bream. That is where you fished a small crankbait or
spinnerbait to load the boat with bass for about a day or two when this situation
occurred. Our limits of ten bass would double the those guys that fished the lower
Delta area of Mobile Bay.
Now back to the park and trout fishing, after the Alabama River situation ran
through my mind, I decided to try to find the same thing happening when the water
was running back into the streams of the Smokies. The first day, all I could find was
flooded streams where the water was out of its banks some. It was not draining back
into the streams. The second day I found some drainage areas just like I was
looking for. I fished the Little River not far below the turn off the main road to
Elkmont. Fishing the areas where the water was draining into Little River from the
woods, I was able to catch several trout in a short time. They were about fifty-fifty
browns and rainbows that ran about the normal size except for one brown that was
a solid fifteen inches. That one took a chartreuse Wooley Bugger. I fished a variety
of flies and did very well but if I had of stayed with streamers, I think I may have
scored well on larger brown trout. That was my thinking after I caught the larger
brown trout anyway. The next day I tried it but the water coming into the streams
was only little trickles. Most of the water had drained back into Little River. The
streams tend to drain back down in their normal range very fast.
Even if we do get too much rain today, I doubt it will be very long before everything
is back in perfect condition, water level wise anyway. It usually only takes a day, or
maybe two if it has blown out very much. If you do go, stay out of the dangerous
water and fish the areas where water is draining back into the stream from the
bank. For large browns try your favorite streamer. Normal size nymphs fished below
an indicator will probably catch plenty of trout in the type areas I am writing about.
At 5:00 AM this morning, Little River is still at 2.5 feet, down from 3.00
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It's safe to assume that all The X Files fans remember where they were the moment they heard the troubling news that Mulder and Scully had broken up. Creator Chris Carter confirmed the sad split in September 2015, breaking the hearts of fans who were just getting excited for the revived show to return after nine seasons for a six-episode run.
Well, now we can all rejoice – because in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Carter is hinting that there might still be a spark or two between our beloved skeptic and believer -- played by Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, respectively -- in the upcoming season 11.
Dropping hints that the duo will be drawn even closer this season, after sorting out their differences in Season 10, Carter told EW that fans who were hoping for more of a romantic reconciliation "have something to look forward to."
Not that it's going to be smooth sailing from the offset, though. The pair certainly look close in a production still for the new season, but, in a role reversal from last season's cliffhanger, Scully is the one who seems to be in danger, lying in a hospital bed with Mulder praying over her. (You may recall that it was Scully trying to save Mulder at the end of last season, as she was the only one who seemed to be immune to the alien virus sweeping the planet.)
Carter also tells EW that their son William, who Scully gave up for adoption 15 years ago, will play a big part in the new season, making for more tense scenes between the two.
The duo are currently filming 10 brand-new episodes in Vancouver, and judging by what Carter has to say, there's plenty of surprises ahead. We'll get to find out more about the true ramifications of Scully's abduction and the chip in her neck. And Barbara Hershey is also arriving to play what's been described as a "powerful figure," but don't be fooled by the fact she has red hair, as Carter says she's no relation to Scully and it's purely coincidental.
What do you think about the idea of Mulder and Scully getting back together romantically? Give us your view in the comments below.


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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have had virtually unprecedented success with their free zones programmes, which have attracted high levels of FDI and export-oriented industry and helped the country cement its reputation as a maritime trade and global financial centre. In addition to an exceptionally stable political environment and high investment ratings, the UAE's zones are noted for their attractive fiscal incentives, as well as the ease and speed of administration.
UAE free trade zones have the complete backing of the government and the country's private sector leaders, and as such account for a larger share of trade and FDI than almost any comparable programme in the world. The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in Dubai alone accounts for more than 20% of the UAE's more than $12 billion USD annual FDI, as well as more than half of all Dubai's more than $33 billion in annual exports. Jafza was the first such zone introduced to the UAE in the 1980s. Operated by global maritime logistics leader DP World, it has become one of the largest and most widely-recognised free zones on the planet. At present, more than 40 free zones exist in the UAE, including new sites, like Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone and Dubai South, envisaged as fully integrated, sustainable techno-cities.
Such projects demonstrate the Emirates' willingness to move beyond a traditional conception of free zones. In fact, the country has already had success in pushing the model forward. Its Dubai International Financial Centre operates with its own unique judicial and fiscal systems, following British Commonwealth Law, offering special incentives to financial institutions, and housing the NASDAQ Dubai stock exchange. The Dubai Silicon Oasis, founded in 2004, is a techno-park district whose aim is the development of local R&D and cutting edge high-tech.
The UAE's free zones' incentives include 100% foreign ownership, long-term corporate tax exemptions, full capital repatriation, personal income tax and import-export tax exemptions quick incorporation with a single point of contact for administration, and human resources services, among others.
City of tomorrow
The concepts of smart city, logistics centre, industrial centre, and free zone converge in the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) major development projects. Dubai South is not a typical free zone.
The 145 square kilometre integrated urban centre is the UAE's flagship development programme for the coming years. It is centred physically around the Al Maktoum International Airport, in Jebel Ali to the south of the main urban area, and strategically around special incentives and conditions to attract foreign investment and generate a half million new jobs in the already thriving emirate.
"Dubai South is a flagship urban development project … expected to be a self-sustained city that seamlessly connects a number of residential, commercial, infrastructure, and hospitality initiatives," Aranca research analyst Apoorva Patil said of Dubai South to the Gulf News Journal in December 2016. "The site has been particularly designed to benefit from the region's booming aviation sector and has been built around Al Maktoum International Airport, which is expected to be the world's largest airport upon completion of all phases."
Al Maktoum has reported steady growth in the number of international passenger arrivals. Internal projections make it the region's, and possibly the world's, largest air transit hub in the coming years, with Thomas Reuters' Zawya service reporting a targeted figure of 130 million passengers by 2025. To that end, the world's largest VIP terminal was opened January 2017.
At the terminal's debut, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum said of the milestone that it is "yet another significant step towards realising Dubai's vision of becoming the aviation capital of the world," adding that "with the opening of the world's largest facility for private aviation, Dubai South has raised the bar on luxury travel, redefining the passenger experience."
Zawya also reports that Dubai South will be home to an 18.5 square kilometre logistics area connected with Jebel Ali Port, the emirate's largest port and free zone area and home to the majority of Dubai's exporting activities and foreign company headquarters. A similar, concurrent project is underway in the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone (UAQ FTZ), with a second phase of construction set to take place as part of a long-term vision to build a tech-based, environmentally friendly urban centre in the UAE's least-populous emirate.
The free zone announced recently that it has had a flurry of investment activity and distributed 1,500 business permits, anticipating 2,500 or more total in the coming months. UAQ FTZ is billed by the government as a smart city being built in line with the national goals of reducing fossil fuel dependence and producing home-grown industrial innovation. "Renewable energy, education, health, technology, water and space will be the primary target industries for us", Johnson M. George, UAQ FTZ's general manager, said of the zone's sectoral focus.
Ambitious projects like these aim to move the UAE toward an ever more diversified economy, while fostering a reliance on the country's logistics excellence in all of the major surrounding regions. Early reports of property investment, interest from foreign companies, and major benchmarks hit have on the whole been positive, and the world will be watching to take cues from their development trajectories.


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After much thinking, I think I've decided to sell the truck as planned. Then I will use the money from the truck to square away the exhaust on the car, get the van fixed back up, and stick the rest away.
This way I get to keep both the vehicles I love and we get some extra cash on hand!
I like not having a car payment.


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Toxoplasmosis is one of five infections that carry a frightening TORCH prefix. What is this disease and why should it be feared pregnant?
What is TORCH infection?
TORCH is an abbreviation in which the letter T is toxoplasmosis, O is from English others, that is, other infections (syphilis, hepatitis A, and B, chlamydia), R-rubella, it is rubella, C is cytomegalic, i.e. cytomegalovirus and H – herpes simplex – all known herpes. And the doctors dumped all these diseases in one heap, not by accident. Despite the differences in the symptoms and the course of the diseases, all these ailments have one thing in common – they blossom against the background of reduced immunity and pose an increased threat to the life of the fetus in the womb.
Who is the carrier of toxoplasmosis?
For some reason, it is customary to think that it is possible to catch toxoplasmosis only from cats. However, the carriers of this disease can be dogs, as well as pigs, cows, sheep and other domestic and wild animals (total over 300 species). Then why do all the "stones" fall on cats? Yes, because in the intestine of the cat this unicellular parasite most actively multiplies. As a result, with unusually persistent oocysts (parasite eggs), the urine and feces of the animal being released into the environment. Given the habit of cats licking their fur, it's not hard to guess where else toxoplasm from the intestine can migrate. However, doctors believe that getting infected with toxoplasmosis is much more likely for fans of steaks with blood, as well as for owners who are used to taste the raw meat.
Symptoms of a disease:
- enlarged lymph nodes;
- weakness, sleep disturbance, worsening of appetite;
- increased spleen and liver;
- in acute disease, high fever, vomiting, convulsions;
- with chronic toxoplasmosis: pain in the muscles and joints, spasmodic fever, headaches, chills.
Than toxoplasmosis is dangerous?
For a healthy person, toxoplasmosis poses no danger, since it often occurs in a mild form, often invisible to the patient. But for people with reduced immunity, it is dangerous, as it can go into a chronic form and stealthily undermine the internal organs (heart, lungs, stomach, liver). But still, the most dangerous infection is toxoplasma for pregnant women. The fact that during pregnancy, maternal immunity is significantly reduced and the parasite can freely settle in the body, and eventually slip through the placenta and infect the embryo, causing severe damage to its internal organs, and sometimes the death of the baby. However, this is only possible if the woman first encountered toxoplasma before the 12th week of pregnancy, which is quite rare, in about 1% of cases.
Considering that toxoplasmosis often takes place in a latent form, it is possible to detect the disease only with the help of serological tests. With their help, you can tell exactly whether there is a parasite in the body and whether there are antibodies to it. If there are no antibodies, then the woman has never encountered this pathogen before, and consequently, she automatically falls into the risk group. That is why, during pregnancy, she will have several more times to take repeated tests.
If immunoglobulins G (IgG) are found in the blood, then toxoplasma has already been in the body, but immunity has successfully coped with it, which will no longer allow the parasite to host on its territory.
If, in addition to IgG indices in the blood, IgM antibodies are also detected, then this indicates that the parasite was in the body at the time of the analysis. How it will behave further and how immunity will respond to it, will show further studies of titers (the number of immunoglobulins). If in the next three weeks the number of IgG titers will grow 4 times, this indicates that the disease has penetrated the placenta to the child. But this is not a verdict. To assess the degree of threat to the health and life of the child, a pregnant woman is carefully examined (ultrasound, amniotic fluid, puncture of the umbilical cord, PCR). If the results are unfavorable, a decision is made to terminate the pregnancy.
Treatment of toxoplasmosis is usually not required. As for pregnant women, they can be treated only after 16 weeks of pregnancy. As for HIV-infected people and other people with impaired immunity, the need and method of treatment in each case is determined by the infectious disease doctor, who is in every clinic.
How to prevent a disease?
Avoid contact with unfamiliar cats and dogs.
If the fluffy beast lives with you, do not kiss it, and after cleaning it, be sure to wear gloves (even if you just decided to wash the bowl from which your pet is eating)
Toksoplazmu can pick up and dig in the garden (do not forget about gloves), as well as picking berries and fruits from the ground (carefully wash them before eating).
When processing raw meat in the kitchen, be sure to wash your hands (with soap) afterward, as well as the knife and the cutting board.
Do not eat poorly roasted meat and even more so do not try raw salt.


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The gaming industry is currently hitting the world of digital entertainment. Therefore, picking up the best laptop for smooth and easy gaming is becoming important for thousands of people, who love games. What are the basic requirements for the gamer's laptop? Here is the answer!
5 Things any gamer's laptop should have
- The Core i5 processor is likely to fit most modern games. However, if your budget is not strictly limited, consider choosing an extremely powerful Core i7 CPU.
- Having enough RAM is vital for enjoyable playing. The minimum amount of RAM of a gamer's laptop is 8GB. However, this might not be enough for some memory-consuming games. Therefore, it's a good idea to pick up 16GB RAM.
- Here we can recommend following the rule "the more HDD, the better". That is why you can easily combine SSD and hard drives for maximum performance.
- 15 or 17-inching screens are good enough for gaming purposes. As for the resolution, make sure to have not less than a 1920*1080 display. Note: touchscreen option is not required for most gaming laptops.
- Your keyboard should fit you perfectly. We recommend choosing the units with LED backlighting for having even more comfort during playing.


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HiSET Preparation
with Brenda Hio-Hamdan
If you are an adult without a high school diploma, the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) program could be your route to improved career prospects, a college education and increased earnings potential. Adult diploma programs are central to the mission and tradition of Maine Adult Education. Get your diploma and be one step closer to achieving your life's goals! Our daytime learning center is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and Friday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.. We also have an evening session Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at Camden Hills Regional High School.


text: March 24, 2018March 26, 2018 The 16th Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR) 2018 by Photographer Luqman Hakim Zubir Armed Forces Team Uranus skippered by Salleh Ahmad at the Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR) 2018 . The 1st overall in IRC1 class won by Mata Hari Registry. First in the Racing Class, THA72 skippered by Australian Tom & Kevin Whitcraft. Regular team Alive from Australia is skippered by Duncan Hine. Zuhal from Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM). A regular participant in regatta team Char Chan, skippered by Kazuki Kihara. Sailors are waiting for the right time in the race. THA72 from Thailand keep the momentum in the race. All six classes competed in seven races over the past five days in Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR) 2018. The photo essay on local newspaper Harian Metro published on March 24, 2018. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related