Thursday, January 29, 2009
Weather Conditions and Bass Fishing
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If you are planning a bass fishing trip, you may want to review weather conditions before getting started. Many anglers travel to enjoy bass fishing, which some of these men and women are pros and can decide the best time to visit fishing holes. In addition, novice anglers know how to predict weather conditions.
Those of you just getting started may take advice from the pros. On that note, this article is geared for novice anglers, yet the inexperienced can benefit from kind advice.
Bass tend to swim in all weather conditions, yet when fishing the weather plays an essential part in catch. For instance, if the water is stable, bass tend to rest and feed on routine schedules. The schedules play a major role in the time to catch the bass.
Most times bass are predictable during stable weathers. The bass tend to feast during incisive contravention points, i.e. in the middle of the day. Once noontime has delivered them a full tummy, the bass tend to swim near the bottom of the water. At this time bass schools start, which may be a good time for anglers to attend classes? (Fishing)
Cold Fronts and largemouth bass:
During cold fronts, bass tend to feast a great deal. During spurts the bass will feast lightly, which prepares them for friendlier waters. During cold fronts, bass fishing compel anglers to use unique strategies, which include small lures and light fishing lines.
Winter Fishing:
During the colder months, the water attracts sun, which sometimes makes the water warmer. At this time, bass fish tend to swim along the outside of the water, floating up on occasion. However, on warm days largemouth bass tend to rest, which if the water is shallow, the fish are harder to catch.
Warm days:
Largemouth bass tend to feed during warm days, yet water temperature and the season depends on feeding.
Windy days:
Bass tend to gravitate toward brushy areas or timber during windy days. It depends on the degree of wind, and the direction, yet warm windy days attract smaller fish, which attracts bass. If the wind is blowing in the same direction, and the wind is warm, thus bass tend to gather is one region of the water.
If the wind is affecting the water, i.e. if waves are hitting the shoreline, thus bass fish tend to gravitate toward muddy areas, yet on occasion that quickly discover clearer water, which the bass will feed.
Strong winds:
If the winds are strong, likely you may want to wait before going bass fishing. At this time if the waters are shallow, bass tend to swim slowly through the streams. Moreover, water turbulences will send bass to the bottom of the water.
Rainy Days:
Rain draws the attention of everything in nature, including bass. Bass benefit from rainy days and will swim en route for the outside of the water, which may be a good time to fish. At this time, you may want to enjoy bass fishing. However, if the weather is pouring rain, thus bass tend to cease biting.
If you are planning a bass fishing trip, you may want to learn how novice anglers decide on weather condition.
How anglers decide:
Anglers consider cirrus clouds, thunderhead, calm, waves, stall fronts, clear skies, cumulus clouds, heavy runoff, lightning and thunder before, after, and while bass fishing.
Tip: Stable weather tends to produce a school of feeding bass. Go fishing!
Anglers tend to focus on patterns as well. Patterns defined in angler terms refer to the location in which bass swim, and the staging that is required to promote catch.
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Those of you just getting started may take advice from the pros. On that note, this article is geared for novice anglers, yet the inexperienced can benefit from kind advice.
Bass tend to swim in all weather conditions, yet when fishing the weather plays an essential part in catch. For instance, if the water is stable, bass tend to rest and feed on routine schedules. The schedules play a major role in the time to catch the bass.
Most times bass are predictable during stable weathers. The bass tend to feast during incisive contravention points, i.e. in the middle of the day. Once noontime has delivered them a full tummy, the bass tend to swim near the bottom of the water. At this time bass schools start, which may be a good time for anglers to attend classes? (Fishing)
Cold Fronts and largemouth bass:
During cold fronts, bass tend to feast a great deal. During spurts the bass will feast lightly, which prepares them for friendlier waters. During cold fronts, bass fishing compel anglers to use unique strategies, which include small lures and light fishing lines.
Winter Fishing:
During the colder months, the water attracts sun, which sometimes makes the water warmer. At this time, bass fish tend to swim along the outside of the water, floating up on occasion. However, on warm days largemouth bass tend to rest, which if the water is shallow, the fish are harder to catch.
Warm days:
Largemouth bass tend to feed during warm days, yet water temperature and the season depends on feeding.
Windy days:
Bass tend to gravitate toward brushy areas or timber during windy days. It depends on the degree of wind, and the direction, yet warm windy days attract smaller fish, which attracts bass. If the wind is blowing in the same direction, and the wind is warm, thus bass tend to gather is one region of the water.
If the wind is affecting the water, i.e. if waves are hitting the shoreline, thus bass fish tend to gravitate toward muddy areas, yet on occasion that quickly discover clearer water, which the bass will feed.
Strong winds:
If the winds are strong, likely you may want to wait before going bass fishing. At this time if the waters are shallow, bass tend to swim slowly through the streams. Moreover, water turbulences will send bass to the bottom of the water.
Rainy Days:
Rain draws the attention of everything in nature, including bass. Bass benefit from rainy days and will swim en route for the outside of the water, which may be a good time to fish. At this time, you may want to enjoy bass fishing. However, if the weather is pouring rain, thus bass tend to cease biting.
If you are planning a bass fishing trip, you may want to learn how novice anglers decide on weather condition.
How anglers decide:
Anglers consider cirrus clouds, thunderhead, calm, waves, stall fronts, clear skies, cumulus clouds, heavy runoff, lightning and thunder before, after, and while bass fishing.
Tip: Stable weather tends to produce a school of feeding bass. Go fishing!
Anglers tend to focus on patterns as well. Patterns defined in angler terms refer to the location in which bass swim, and the staging that is required to promote catch.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Americas Most Affluent Neighborhoods
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These towns have prospered in recent years--but some have tougher times ahead than others.
In an economy like this, even the richest communities across the country are feeling the pain.
Take Southlake, Texas. With an estimated median household income of $172,945, this Dallas suburb is the most affluent neighborhood in the country, mostly due to real estate growth. In 2005, the area doubled its town square shopping center, which bolstered the median household income by over $42,000 since the 2000 census. (Even accounting for inflation, that's still a big bump.)
Brian J.L. Berry, dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, says that what separates Southlake from its white-collar counterparts is undoubtedly its town square.
"It is an upscale community with an expression of that status in its town square," says Berry. "If there is anything special about the suburb, it is that square."
The only problem is that there's not much room for Southlake to grow. Add to that the highest nationwide unemployment rate in 14 years and the second-lowest consumer confidence index in 34 years, and it's clear that even neighborhoods like Southlake have the potential to be affected by the recession in some way.
Behind the Numbers
To determine America's most affluent neighborhoods, we looked at average median household income estimates--in communities with populations between 20,000 and 64,999--from 2005 to 2007, provided in the U.S. Census' American Community Survey.
On Dec. 9, the Census released data estimates on communities of this size for the first time. These include cities, towns, villages as well as census-designated places (CDP), a type of neighborhood that lacks a separate municipal government, but otherwise physically resembles one of these other places.
Topping the list is Southlake, followed by affluent New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., suburbs. But the list could see some shuffles in the months or year ahead.
The Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute for Supply Management's index of manufacturing activity--which the trade association releases each month--fell to 36.2 in November 2008 from 38.9 in October. (An index of 50 or lower indicates that an economy is contracting.) That's a 26-year low.
Unfortunately, it's not just manufacturing jobs that the U.S. economy is currently shedding. Wall Street, one of the biggest employers of white-collar workers in the nation, lost 16,000 jobs in October alone, according to New York state labor market analyst James Brown.
Those who still have jobs in the industry are unlikely to receive big bonuses like they have in the past. Those bonuses often take care off the upcoming year's mortgage payments. Without that extra injection of cash, the homeowner moves, downgrades or can't pay his taxes, decreasing the neighborhood's affluence.
"We know that, in particular, bedroom communities that have been affected by job losses are going to be hurting and certainly won't be insulated from the economic downturn," says Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, an Irvine, Calif.-based listing firm that tracks real estate foreclosures.
For bedroom communities like Darien, Conn., that depend on New York's financial industry, town-center commerce and municipality taxes on pricey homes, these aren't encouraging data points.
Same goes for Los Altos, Calif., where most residents are employed by technology companies, which are currently scaling back (search and advertising behemoth Google has said that it will significantly reduce the number of independent contractors it employs). Westport, Conn., a bohemian bourgeois village with a 60-minute commute to Manhattan, also falls into this group.
Good Time for Government Work
Some affluent communities, however, may emerge from this recession relatively unscathed.
Places like Potomac, Md., and McLean, Va., whose populations consist primarily of government officials--jobs that tend to remain safe during economic downturns--will fare better.
And upscale college towns, such as University Park, Texas, which is home to Southern Methodist University and is located just five miles north of downtown Dallas, tend to house more university administrators than investment bankers.
Top 5 Most Affluent Neighborhoods
1. Southlake, TexasMedian Household Income: $172,945
2. Darien, Conn.Median Household Income: $160,274
3. Los Altos, Calif.Median Household Income: $158,745
4. McLean, Va.Median Household Income: $156,292
5. Potomac, Md.Median Household Income: $154,370
No matter how bad the economy gets, it's unlikely that suburban Chicago's Lake Forest, Ill., will become another Flint, Mich., the devastated former auto-industry town with long-running unemployment and poverty.
While certain employment sectors in just about any community may suffer in a recession, neighborhoods such as Lake Forest--where the median household income is $150,000--don't rely on one industry for survival.
For those with this kind of wealth, a couple of down years don't equal a lack of food on the table. A downturn just means forgoing that second home purchase.
However, those who already signed a mortgage on a second home could face the same fate many are currently experiencing on their first homes.
"In all likelihood, the people in the more affluent neighborhoods weren't exposed to the same risky, toxic [mortgage] financing," says Sharga. "However, there are anomalies. Those highly affluent, multiple-property owners who have lost jobs may face several foreclosures."
Living in one of America's most affluent neighborhoods has its privileges--among them, not feeling the recession in quite the same way as everyone else.
by Lauren Sherman at Forbes.com
In an economy like this, even the richest communities across the country are feeling the pain.
Take Southlake, Texas. With an estimated median household income of $172,945, this Dallas suburb is the most affluent neighborhood in the country, mostly due to real estate growth. In 2005, the area doubled its town square shopping center, which bolstered the median household income by over $42,000 since the 2000 census. (Even accounting for inflation, that's still a big bump.)
Brian J.L. Berry, dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, says that what separates Southlake from its white-collar counterparts is undoubtedly its town square.
"It is an upscale community with an expression of that status in its town square," says Berry. "If there is anything special about the suburb, it is that square."
The only problem is that there's not much room for Southlake to grow. Add to that the highest nationwide unemployment rate in 14 years and the second-lowest consumer confidence index in 34 years, and it's clear that even neighborhoods like Southlake have the potential to be affected by the recession in some way.
Behind the Numbers
To determine America's most affluent neighborhoods, we looked at average median household income estimates--in communities with populations between 20,000 and 64,999--from 2005 to 2007, provided in the U.S. Census' American Community Survey.
On Dec. 9, the Census released data estimates on communities of this size for the first time. These include cities, towns, villages as well as census-designated places (CDP), a type of neighborhood that lacks a separate municipal government, but otherwise physically resembles one of these other places.
Topping the list is Southlake, followed by affluent New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., suburbs. But the list could see some shuffles in the months or year ahead.
The Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute for Supply Management's index of manufacturing activity--which the trade association releases each month--fell to 36.2 in November 2008 from 38.9 in October. (An index of 50 or lower indicates that an economy is contracting.) That's a 26-year low.
Unfortunately, it's not just manufacturing jobs that the U.S. economy is currently shedding. Wall Street, one of the biggest employers of white-collar workers in the nation, lost 16,000 jobs in October alone, according to New York state labor market analyst James Brown.
Those who still have jobs in the industry are unlikely to receive big bonuses like they have in the past. Those bonuses often take care off the upcoming year's mortgage payments. Without that extra injection of cash, the homeowner moves, downgrades or can't pay his taxes, decreasing the neighborhood's affluence.
"We know that, in particular, bedroom communities that have been affected by job losses are going to be hurting and certainly won't be insulated from the economic downturn," says Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, an Irvine, Calif.-based listing firm that tracks real estate foreclosures.
For bedroom communities like Darien, Conn., that depend on New York's financial industry, town-center commerce and municipality taxes on pricey homes, these aren't encouraging data points.
Same goes for Los Altos, Calif., where most residents are employed by technology companies, which are currently scaling back (search and advertising behemoth Google has said that it will significantly reduce the number of independent contractors it employs). Westport, Conn., a bohemian bourgeois village with a 60-minute commute to Manhattan, also falls into this group.
Good Time for Government Work
Some affluent communities, however, may emerge from this recession relatively unscathed.
Places like Potomac, Md., and McLean, Va., whose populations consist primarily of government officials--jobs that tend to remain safe during economic downturns--will fare better.
And upscale college towns, such as University Park, Texas, which is home to Southern Methodist University and is located just five miles north of downtown Dallas, tend to house more university administrators than investment bankers.
Top 5 Most Affluent Neighborhoods
1. Southlake, TexasMedian Household Income: $172,945
2. Darien, Conn.Median Household Income: $160,274
3. Los Altos, Calif.Median Household Income: $158,745
4. McLean, Va.Median Household Income: $156,292
5. Potomac, Md.Median Household Income: $154,370
No matter how bad the economy gets, it's unlikely that suburban Chicago's Lake Forest, Ill., will become another Flint, Mich., the devastated former auto-industry town with long-running unemployment and poverty.
While certain employment sectors in just about any community may suffer in a recession, neighborhoods such as Lake Forest--where the median household income is $150,000--don't rely on one industry for survival.
For those with this kind of wealth, a couple of down years don't equal a lack of food on the table. A downturn just means forgoing that second home purchase.
However, those who already signed a mortgage on a second home could face the same fate many are currently experiencing on their first homes.
"In all likelihood, the people in the more affluent neighborhoods weren't exposed to the same risky, toxic [mortgage] financing," says Sharga. "However, there are anomalies. Those highly affluent, multiple-property owners who have lost jobs may face several foreclosures."
Living in one of America's most affluent neighborhoods has its privileges--among them, not feeling the recession in quite the same way as everyone else.
by Lauren Sherman at Forbes.com
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Water Treatments in Fish and Aquarium Care
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How to condition water
Fish of all sorts expect a pH measurement of acid and/or base water. The common pH level is typically 6.5 and no higher than 7.5. Water types include saltwater, alkalinity, hardness, soft water, and so on. Alkalinity water is measured buffers, which its capacity is based on test results conducted from water.
Alkalinity is a choice for many fish, since it will regulate pH balance, thus preventing the balance to drop. With this in mind, you can add buffers to regulate alkalinity as well.
Hard water is based on the amount of minerals, which is often unregulated. The reason is that soft water lacks the ability to produce dissolved minerals, while water softened by machines does not supply a variety of minerals. For this purpose, most aquarium and fish owners will purchase water treatments, while using ordinary tap water to fill the tank.
Water treatments
Water treatments include NH3, NO2, and NO3. The symbols represent chemical based formulas, which define ammonia. For instance, the second symbol represents nitrites, while the third symbol represents nitrates. The first symbol represents ammonia.
If you are a starter, you should use test kits to test the waters prior to putting your fish into the tank. The kits provide you tools that will show results of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, chlorine, and related chemical buildup. Keep in mind that fish naturally produce ammonia via waste, which turns to nitrites. Testing should be conducted during tank cycle.
Since, tap water is laced with chlorine and chloramines you want to have water treatments on hand. Fish, unlike people cannot live as long while drinking chlorine/chloramines based waters. Water supplies often include hypochlorite, which is used to disinfect polluted waters and to provide fresh drinking water for humans only.
Myths:
Some people believe that salt should be added to all fish tanks. Facts: salt is not beneficial in all instances, and nor is it necessary to add to all fish tanks. However, some tropical fish find it useful to relieve stress.
Back to water treatments
The types of water treatments include the decholorinator-based solutions. Decholorinator are ideal to purify water, cleansing it of chloramines, yet the treatment will discharge ammonias.
Therefore, before you purchase water treatments, the first thing you will need to do is know what is in your tap water. You can call your locate water company to find out what the water contains. Let the company know that you are housing aquarium fish, so that these people will take interest in your needs. Otherwise, the company may take offense, wondering who you are.
Tap water likely will include chloramines, copper, chlorine, metal, phosphates, and sometimes will include TCE. (Trichloroethylene)
Tap water advice:
When filling your tank with Water you can let the water run from the tap five minutes to purify the water, as well you can let the water stand overnight to remove additional chemicals.
If your tap water only includes chlorinate you can use water treatments, such as the sodium based thiosulphate dechlorinators. However, if you have additional chemicals in your water you want to speak with your local pet store operators to find out which additives are best suited for removing all types of chemicals. It is wise to ask about the best water treatments as well for the local pet store.
Additional tips:
In addition to your aquarium and fish, you will need hose, bucket, nets, etc to clean your tank. You can take up inexpensive products online, or at local nature-based stores. In addition, to learn more about water treatments visit the Internet to search through a variety of products.
Fish of all sorts expect a pH measurement of acid and/or base water. The common pH level is typically 6.5 and no higher than 7.5. Water types include saltwater, alkalinity, hardness, soft water, and so on. Alkalinity water is measured buffers, which its capacity is based on test results conducted from water.
Alkalinity is a choice for many fish, since it will regulate pH balance, thus preventing the balance to drop. With this in mind, you can add buffers to regulate alkalinity as well.
Hard water is based on the amount of minerals, which is often unregulated. The reason is that soft water lacks the ability to produce dissolved minerals, while water softened by machines does not supply a variety of minerals. For this purpose, most aquarium and fish owners will purchase water treatments, while using ordinary tap water to fill the tank.
Water treatments
Water treatments include NH3, NO2, and NO3. The symbols represent chemical based formulas, which define ammonia. For instance, the second symbol represents nitrites, while the third symbol represents nitrates. The first symbol represents ammonia.
If you are a starter, you should use test kits to test the waters prior to putting your fish into the tank. The kits provide you tools that will show results of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, chlorine, and related chemical buildup. Keep in mind that fish naturally produce ammonia via waste, which turns to nitrites. Testing should be conducted during tank cycle.
Since, tap water is laced with chlorine and chloramines you want to have water treatments on hand. Fish, unlike people cannot live as long while drinking chlorine/chloramines based waters. Water supplies often include hypochlorite, which is used to disinfect polluted waters and to provide fresh drinking water for humans only.
Myths:
Some people believe that salt should be added to all fish tanks. Facts: salt is not beneficial in all instances, and nor is it necessary to add to all fish tanks. However, some tropical fish find it useful to relieve stress.
Back to water treatments
The types of water treatments include the decholorinator-based solutions. Decholorinator are ideal to purify water, cleansing it of chloramines, yet the treatment will discharge ammonias.
Therefore, before you purchase water treatments, the first thing you will need to do is know what is in your tap water. You can call your locate water company to find out what the water contains. Let the company know that you are housing aquarium fish, so that these people will take interest in your needs. Otherwise, the company may take offense, wondering who you are.
Tap water likely will include chloramines, copper, chlorine, metal, phosphates, and sometimes will include TCE. (Trichloroethylene)
Tap water advice:
When filling your tank with Water you can let the water run from the tap five minutes to purify the water, as well you can let the water stand overnight to remove additional chemicals.
If your tap water only includes chlorinate you can use water treatments, such as the sodium based thiosulphate dechlorinators. However, if you have additional chemicals in your water you want to speak with your local pet store operators to find out which additives are best suited for removing all types of chemicals. It is wise to ask about the best water treatments as well for the local pet store.
Additional tips:
In addition to your aquarium and fish, you will need hose, bucket, nets, etc to clean your tank. You can take up inexpensive products online, or at local nature-based stores. In addition, to learn more about water treatments visit the Internet to search through a variety of products.
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Friday, January 2, 2009
Rare Bugatti untouched for 50 years could fetch millions
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LONDON (AFP) – A rare Bugatti supercar left to gather dust in an English garage for half a century could fetch millions when it goes under the hammer next month, a report said Thursday.
Experts believe the car -- one of just a handful ever made -- could fetch as much as six million pounds (6.2 million euros, 8.7 million dollars) when it is auctioned at the Retromobile car show and sale being organised by Bonhams in Paris in February.
Harold Carr, a surgeon, apparently abandoned the rare Bugatti in his lock-up in northeastern Newcastle after buying it in the 1950s.
When the reclusive Carr died in 2007, his nephew found the Type 57S Atalante when he cleared out the garage and was amazed to learn that just 17 of the model were ever made.
His nephew, an engineer from Newcastle who wishes to remain anonymous, told the city's Evening Chronicle newspaper: "We just can't believe it.
"It's worth so much because he hasn't used it for 50 years. It was one of the original supercars. When it was built it could reach 130 miles (210 kilometres) per hour when most cars could only do 50.
"Of course we're delighted and we're going to make sure the money is shared out among the family. It's a wonderful thing to leave."
The Bugatti 57S was originally owned by British aristocrat and racing enthusiast Earl Howe, who was the first president of the British Racing Drivers' Club.
He took delivery of the sporty two-seater Atalante in 1937 and kept the car for eight years.
After it changed hands several times, Carr bought it in 1955, and drove it for a few years before parking it in the garage in the early 1960s where it remained until his death.
James Knight, international head of Bonhams' motoring department, said: "I have known of this Bugatti for a number of years and, like a select group of others, hadn't dared divulge its whereabouts to anyone.
"It is absolutely one of the last great barn discoveries... The Atalante is incredibly original and, although she requires restoration, it is 'restoration' in the true sense of the word.
"From my perspective, save for some of the interior, all original parts can be restored or conserved in order to maintain originality."
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