Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Speer & Hornady 495 Round Ball : Black Powder / Muzzle loading at GunBroker.com
Here are 3 boxes I'm offering on GB. Buy em now & beat the price increases. Next time I buy RoundBall they will be at least $14.00 per box.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Fallacy of Passive Management
NY state parks has developed a passive management program for it's lands. The article below while not specific to our situation outlines the problems of "passive management" . FYI: passive management is a term for wilderness & almost non use with very restrictive public use.
The Fallacy of Passive Management
Here is a short opinion on a email I sent out today.
I took one master plan from the Allegheny state park area which is listed here http://nysparks.state.ny.us/inside-our-agency/master-plans.aspx with the 6 or so other park plans
I'm going to assume that this it the base goal for all parks with the exception of a few watersheds, WestPoint ect... You’ll see I highlighted a few lines. It’s my opinion the state could never achieve these goals in any of their parks regardless of the present fanatical situation New York is in. This thinking and the eco-laws is what gave the antis the firepower to sue the Feds and states. They, the government simply could not follow their plans as written. Thus the antis sued and the Government which used taxpayer money to fight them. Many times it was money from the coffers of sportsmen’s programs.
If you look at this article http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2008/07/the-fallacy-of-passive-management/ on Passive management it explains the down fall of the project.
In My Opinion, the DEC, State or Greenies which ever name or group you choose had already set the stage to cut the labor force within the DEC. The present financial situation made, hastened this.
To be blunt, a state does not need a 1,000 biologist when it turns half its land holdings into non-use or passive areas. Tending bird watchers and hikers is a lot easier than dealing with the very strong opinionated hunters, trappers and fishermen.
IF ~ IF we tell the state as stated in the resolution; that we want the DEC to remain as it is. This will fly in the face of all those who have complained for years that the DEC was better off as a Fish & Wildlife instead of being combined.
I did not write this to “poop in someone’s flat hat”! I just want people to understand the states parks service goals.
Like I stated earlier, just my opinion of which I have many.
Regards,
Bill Brookover
The Fallacy of Passive Management
Here is a short opinion on a email I sent out today.
I took one master plan from the Allegheny state park area which is listed here http://nysparks.state.ny.us/inside-our-agency/master-plans.aspx with the 6 or so other park plans
I'm going to assume that this it the base goal for all parks with the exception of a few watersheds, WestPoint ect... You’ll see I highlighted a few lines. It’s my opinion the state could never achieve these goals in any of their parks regardless of the present fanatical situation New York is in. This thinking and the eco-laws is what gave the antis the firepower to sue the Feds and states. They, the government simply could not follow their plans as written. Thus the antis sued and the Government which used taxpayer money to fight them. Many times it was money from the coffers of sportsmen’s programs.
If you look at this article http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2008/07/the-fallacy-of-passive-management/ on Passive management it explains the down fall of the project.
In My Opinion, the DEC, State or Greenies which ever name or group you choose had already set the stage to cut the labor force within the DEC. The present financial situation made, hastened this.
To be blunt, a state does not need a 1,000 biologist when it turns half its land holdings into non-use or passive areas. Tending bird watchers and hikers is a lot easier than dealing with the very strong opinionated hunters, trappers and fishermen.
IF ~ IF we tell the state as stated in the resolution; that we want the DEC to remain as it is. This will fly in the face of all those who have complained for years that the DEC was better off as a Fish & Wildlife instead of being combined.
I did not write this to “poop in someone’s flat hat”! I just want people to understand the states parks service goals.
Like I stated earlier, just my opinion of which I have many.
Regards,
Bill Brookover
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Food Prices IMHO with quotes
food prices
by BPB
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For over a year now, actually longer, the markets have told us we'd see at a min of 50% food price increases. With that said, the lame stream media hasn't reported on it much as dance with the stars was more important.
(and $900.00 TV's are now $199.00)
3# of bacon at the Bi-Lo in Washington ,Ga was $20.00 Thanksgiving week. We found the same bacon at ChinaMart in Athens for $13.99. Still a rip off, but my father in law likes his bacon as well as me so I picked it up for him.
FYI: Bi-Lo is Tops markets
Company History:
Tops Markets LLC is a subsidiary of the U.S. operations of Dutch supermarket giant Royal Ahold N.V. In addition to the Tops chain, Ahold also owns Stop & Shop, Giant Food, BI-LO, and Bruno's Supermarkets. With its headquarters located in Williamsville, New York, Tops is comprised of some 160 Tops Friendly Markets, more than 200 Wilson Farms and Sugar Creek convenience stores, and B-Kwik Food Markets superettes. Tops' units are located in central New York and neighboring parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/compa...y-History.html
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While people cuss ChinaMart for its vampire tactics on small town America you can see Tops is no different~ other than a name change from town to town.
Food has risen by 1 to 3% monthly with some dips for about 3 years now. But it's reported at a much lower rate. All you have to do is look at your food bill to see the increase.
Sugar is the biggest rip off. Sugar should be the cheapest commodity around; but since it is subsidized it cost twice as much here in the states as in other countries. The only thing different today than in the past, in the ships holds, is the lack of slaves to sell on the docks along side the sugar and molasses.
What cooks my ass is how food prices are not factored into the consumer price index.
According to the WSJ article;
Costs are being driven by growing demand for meat in China, India and other emerging markets. That's driven up grain prices, which in turn boost the cost of chicken, steak, bread and pasta. Grain prices also have been nudged higher by drought in Russia, planting problems around the world and speculative trading.
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In a Canadian article some time back the government had farmers slaughter hundreds of thousands of hogs sending the majority of them to the landfill. Why, because if they would have hit the open market prices would have dropped to low.
Again, as in the past we'll be paying for China & India's so called emerging market~ which has lasted way past the emerging state for some time now. I suppose their emergence will be final when every person in China & India has a cell phone next to their piss pot & hog trough.
by BPB
________________________________________
For over a year now, actually longer, the markets have told us we'd see at a min of 50% food price increases. With that said, the lame stream media hasn't reported on it much as dance with the stars was more important.
(and $900.00 TV's are now $199.00)
3# of bacon at the Bi-Lo in Washington ,Ga was $20.00 Thanksgiving week. We found the same bacon at ChinaMart in Athens for $13.99. Still a rip off, but my father in law likes his bacon as well as me so I picked it up for him.
FYI: Bi-Lo is Tops markets
Company History:
Tops Markets LLC is a subsidiary of the U.S. operations of Dutch supermarket giant Royal Ahold N.V. In addition to the Tops chain, Ahold also owns Stop & Shop, Giant Food, BI-LO, and Bruno's Supermarkets. With its headquarters located in Williamsville, New York, Tops is comprised of some 160 Tops Friendly Markets, more than 200 Wilson Farms and Sugar Creek convenience stores, and B-Kwik Food Markets superettes. Tops' units are located in central New York and neighboring parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/compa...y-History.html
###
While people cuss ChinaMart for its vampire tactics on small town America you can see Tops is no different~ other than a name change from town to town.
Food has risen by 1 to 3% monthly with some dips for about 3 years now. But it's reported at a much lower rate. All you have to do is look at your food bill to see the increase.
Sugar is the biggest rip off. Sugar should be the cheapest commodity around; but since it is subsidized it cost twice as much here in the states as in other countries. The only thing different today than in the past, in the ships holds, is the lack of slaves to sell on the docks along side the sugar and molasses.
What cooks my ass is how food prices are not factored into the consumer price index.
According to the WSJ article;
Costs are being driven by growing demand for meat in China, India and other emerging markets. That's driven up grain prices, which in turn boost the cost of chicken, steak, bread and pasta. Grain prices also have been nudged higher by drought in Russia, planting problems around the world and speculative trading.
###
In a Canadian article some time back the government had farmers slaughter hundreds of thousands of hogs sending the majority of them to the landfill. Why, because if they would have hit the open market prices would have dropped to low.
Again, as in the past we'll be paying for China & India's so called emerging market~ which has lasted way past the emerging state for some time now. I suppose their emergence will be final when every person in China & India has a cell phone next to their piss pot & hog trough.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Animal Farm movie~How true
Hum, GREED something I spoke about last year at this time. Naturally the person I directed it at didn't grasp what I was saying. Even thought it was explained to him twice before.
http://youtu.be/NZldlyeR8DU
http://youtu.be/NZldlyeR8DU
Public utilities sold to private operators??
Pulled from the internet~
St Lazare Foundation – of Prince Charles-Philippe d’Orléans Duc d’Anjou Saint Lazare Investment will be the largest owner of aquatic property and will thus face the prerogatives of future international ecological policies from the point of view of an influential investor in the Carbon Finance marketplace. Water will soon become an instrument of power and influence. The Saint Lazare Foundation aims to become an essential global player specializing in water. Its strength and distinctiveness derive from the three pillars on which it stands:
■ A think tank
■ An investment source
■ A centre of operations
Affiliations: United Nations - World Water Forum - World Water Council - UNESCO European Union NGOs - International Office for Water - Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council Vatican The World Society
The World Society was created to finance the Saint Lazare Foundation. The World Society is a global network, which offers unique advantages to its members. It comprises those men and women around the world who are part of the economic, financial, social or cultural elite. The World Society is one of the world’s most exclusive societies. Joining the World Society is a unique opportunity, a privilege. The future is water. The members of the World Society are among ‘the happy few’ who will become key players in the future of our planet. The World Society: What separates the elite from the elites
The object of the World Society is……the financing of the Saint Lazare Foundation and all of its activities. The World Society is a global network which offers unique advantages to its members. It comprises those men and women around the world who are part of the economic, financial, social or cultural elite. The World Society is one of the world’s most exclusive societies. Joining the World Society is a unique opportunity, a privilege: fees and selection criteria are set accordingly. The future belongs to those who invest in it. The future is water. The members of the World Society are among ‘the happy few’ who will become key players in the future of our planet.
St Lazare Foundation – of Prince Charles-Philippe d’Orléans Duc d’Anjou Saint Lazare Investment will be the largest owner of aquatic property and will thus face the prerogatives of future international ecological policies from the point of view of an influential investor in the Carbon Finance marketplace. Water will soon become an instrument of power and influence. The Saint Lazare Foundation aims to become an essential global player specializing in water. Its strength and distinctiveness derive from the three pillars on which it stands:
■ A think tank
■ An investment source
■ A centre of operations
Affiliations: United Nations - World Water Forum - World Water Council - UNESCO European Union NGOs - International Office for Water - Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council Vatican The World Society
The World Society was created to finance the Saint Lazare Foundation. The World Society is a global network, which offers unique advantages to its members. It comprises those men and women around the world who are part of the economic, financial, social or cultural elite. The World Society is one of the world’s most exclusive societies. Joining the World Society is a unique opportunity, a privilege. The future is water. The members of the World Society are among ‘the happy few’ who will become key players in the future of our planet. The World Society: What separates the elite from the elites
The object of the World Society is……the financing of the Saint Lazare Foundation and all of its activities. The World Society is a global network which offers unique advantages to its members. It comprises those men and women around the world who are part of the economic, financial, social or cultural elite. The World Society is one of the world’s most exclusive societies. Joining the World Society is a unique opportunity, a privilege: fees and selection criteria are set accordingly. The future belongs to those who invest in it. The future is water. The members of the World Society are among ‘the happy few’ who will become key players in the future of our planet.
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