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Q: ArrayList empties out when moving to another class completely basic java student here. I am having a problem with my project for AP Comp sci in which when I create an object for my cartClass in my MenuClass, I get this very long list of errors(repeats these lines over and over):
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StackOverflowError
at ICSMenuClass.<init>(ICSMenuClass.java:27)
at ICSCartClass.<init>(ICSCartClass.java:20)

Now my other concern is the fact that when I add elements to my item and itemprice ArrayLists, they arnt stored in the ArrayList when I go to my cart class(The code is VERY messy, also im only adding items to the 'item' and 'itemprice' ArrayLists):
import java.util.*;
public class ICSMenuClass extends Objclass{

//  public static void main(String[] args)
//  {
//
//      ICSMenuClass i1 = new ICSMenuClass();
//      System.out.println(i1);
//  }

ArrayList<String> ItemName = new ArrayList<String>();
ArrayList<Double> ItemPrice = new ArrayList<Double>();
public ArrayList<String> item = new ArrayList<String>();
public ArrayList<Double> itemprice = new ArrayList<Double>();
ICSCartClass icsc2 = new ICSCartClass();
ICSMenuClass icsm2 = new ICSMenuClass();

//public ArrayList<String> item = new ArrayList<String>();
//public ArrayList<Double> itemprice = new ArrayList<Double>();
//public ICSCartClass icsc1 = new ICSCartClass();

public Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);

public ICSMenuClass()
{

    //super(item, itemprice);
    //item.add("Lemon");
//      this.item = item;
//      this.ItemPrice = ItemPrice;
    iteminfo();
}

public void iteminfo()
{

    String user = "admin";
    String uselessfiller = "null";
    String addItem = "addItem";
    String removeItem = "removeItem";
    String changePrice =  "changePrice";
    String gocart1 = "GoCart";

    //final ArrayList<String> combined = new ArrayList<String>();

    //item.addAll(itemprice);

    System.out.println("Who is this?");
    String userused = scan.nextLine();
    String viewInventory = "SeeInventory";

    if(userused.equalsIgnoreCase(user))
    {
        int j = 1;
        while(j < 2)
        {
        System.out.println("Would you like to edit an item? y/n");
        String answer;
        String yes1 = "y";

        answer = scan.nextLine();

        if(answer.equals(yes1))

            System.out.println("What would you like to do?  (Type: addItem, removeitem, changePrice, SeeInventory, GoCart)");
            //scan.nextLine();
            String ans1 = scan.nextLine();

                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //Add Item
                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                if(ans1.equals(addItem))
                {
                    AddItemtoInventory();

                }else{

                //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //Remove Items
                //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                if(ans1.equals(removeItem))
                {
                 RemoveItemfromInventory();

                }else{
                //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //Change Price
                //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                if(ans1.equals(changePrice))
                {
                    ChangePriceofItem();

                }else{
                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //View Inventory
                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                if(ans1.equals(viewInventory))
                {
                    CheckInventory();
                }else{

                if(ans1.equals(gocart1)){

                    this.item = ItemName;
                    this.itemprice = ItemPrice;
                    icsm2.GotoCart();
                }else{

                if(ans1 == "n"){
                            //AccountLogin acctlogn1 = new AccountLogin();
                            //System.out.println(acctlogn1);
                            System.out.println("Ok");
                        }
                    }

                }   }}}}}

}

//Adding item to inventory

public void AddItemtoInventory()
{
    System.out.println("Ok, how many items would you like to add?");
    int i = 1;
    int desireditemnumb1 = scan.nextInt();

    while (i <= desireditemnumb1)
    {

        String filler1 = "null";
        String useless1 = scan.nextLine();
        useless1 = filler1;
        System.out.println("Ok, enter item #" + i + " and the ISBN number   after it.");

        String itemname = scan.nextLine();
        item.add(itemname);

        System.out.println("Please add a price to the item: ");
        Double itemprice1 = scan.nextDouble();
        itemprice.add(itemprice1);

//          System.out.println("Please set the amount of the item to add to the inventory: ");
//          int i2 = scan.nextInt();
//          for(int j = 0; j < i2; j++)
//          {
//          invAmount.add(itemname);
//          }

        System.out.println("Added " + itemname + " to inventory");
        i++;
    }

    System.out.println("would you like to see your inventory?");
    scan.nextLine();
    String seeinventory1 = scan.nextLine();

    if(seeinventory1.equals("y"))
    {
        System.out.println(item + "\n" + itemprice);

    }else{
        System.out.println("Ok...");

    }
}

//Removing item method

public void RemoveItemfromInventory()
{

    System.out.println("Ok, how many items would you like to remove?");

    int i = 1;
    int desireditemnumb1 = scan.nextInt();

    while(i <= desireditemnumb1)
    {
            System.out.println("Ok, type the number which the item is allocated");
            System.out.println(item);
            int index1 = scan.nextInt();
            item.remove(index1);
            itemprice.remove(index1);

            System.out.println("Removed " + item.get(index1) + " from inventory");
            i++;
    }

    String yes1 = "y";
    System.out.println("Would you like to see your inventory?");
    String yes2 = scan.nextLine();

    if(yes2.equals(yes1))

    System.out.println(item + "\n" + itemprice);
}

public void ChangePriceofItem()
{

    System.out.println("Ok, type the number which the item is allocated");
    System.out.println(item);

    int index1 = scan.nextInt();

    System.out.println("Ok, now choose the price the item will cost");
    double itemprice1 = scan.nextDouble();
    itemprice.set(index1, itemprice1);
    System.out.println("Changed price of " + item.get(index1) + " within inventory");

}

public void CheckInventory()
{

    System.out.println(item + "\n" + itemprice + "\n" + invAmount);
    double sum = 0;

    for (double i : itemprice)
        sum += i;
    System.out.println("The value of the inventory: " + "$" + sum);
}

public void GotoCart()
{

    System.out.println(icsc2);
}
}

And my cart class:
import java.util.*;
public class ICSCartClass extends ICSMenuClass{

public Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);

public ArrayList<Double> ItemPrice1 = new ArrayList<Double>();

//  public static void main(String[] args)
//  {
//
//
//      ICSCartClass c1 = new ICSCartClass();
//      System.out.println(c1);
//  }

public ICSCartClass()
{
    //super(item, itemprice);
    addItemDefaults();
}

public void addItemDefaults()
{

    ItemName.addAll(item);
    ItemPrice.addAll(itemprice);

    WhatDoCart();
}

public void WhatDoCart()
{

    System.out.println("What do you want to do with the cart? ");

    System.out.println("Plese choose the number that shows what you want to do: ");
    System.out.println("Add an item = 1" + "\t\t" + "Remove an item = 2" + "\t" + "Exchange an item = 3" + "\t" + "Checkout cart = 4");

    int cartans1 = scan.nextInt();

    if(cartans1 == 1)
        AddItemstoCart();

    if(cartans1 == 2)
        RemoveItemsfromCart();

    if(cartans1 == 3)
        ExcangeItemsinCart();

    if(cartans1 == 4)
        CheckoutCartNow();

}

public void AddItemstoCart()
{

    int i = -1;

    while(i < cart.size())
    {

        System.out.println("What item do you want to add? Press 9 to checkout.");
        System.out.println(ItemName  + "\n" + ItemPrice1);
        int ItemAns1 = scan.nextInt();

        if(ItemAns1 == 9)
        {
            WhatDoCart();
        }else{

        String Itemname2 = item.get(ItemAns1);
        int index1 = item.indexOf(ItemAns1);
        double getprice = itemprice.indexOf(index1);
        cartPrice.add(getprice);

        cart.add(Itemname2);

        System.out.println(cart);
        i++;
        }

    }

}

public void RemoveItemsfromCart()
{

    int i = -1;

    while(i < cart.size())
    {

        System.out.println("What item do you want to remove (You must have at least 2 items for checkout)? Press 9 to checkout.");
        System.out.println(cart);
        int ItemAns1 = scan.nextInt();

        if(ItemAns1 == 9)
        {
            WhatDoCart();
        }else{

        String Itemname2 = cart.get(ItemAns1);
        cart.remove(Itemname2);
        int index1 = cartPrice.indexOf(ItemAns1);
        cartPrice.remove(index1);
        System.out.println(cart);
        i++;
        }

    }

}

public void ExcangeItemsinCart()
{

    int i = -1;

    while(i < cart.size())
    {

        System.out.println("What item do you want to exchange? Press 9 to checkout.");
        System.out.println(ItemName);
        int ItemAns1 = scan.nextInt();

        if(ItemAns1 == 9)
        {
            WhatDoCart();
        }else{

        String Itemname2 = ItemName.get(ItemAns1);
        cart.set(ItemAns1, Itemname2);
        System.out.println(cart);
        i++;
        }

    }

}

public void CheckoutCartNow()
{
    System.out.println("    Do you want to check out the cart now? y/n");
    scan.nextLine();
    String Ans1 = scan.nextLine();

    if(Ans1 == "y")
    {
        CarttoString();
    }else{
        if(Ans1 == "n")
        {
            WhatDoCart();
        }

        }
}

public void CarttoString()
{
    cart.clear();

    //ItemAmount.add(ItemPrice);

}

}

Another error I have is when I want to got to the cart class, it takes me back to the beginning of the itemInfo() method, and I have to type anything but "Admin" in there to go to the cartClass.
Thank you for you help, and sorry about the long code, i'm not good at cropping what I need. Also, I want to know how to get my item/itemprice ArrayLists keep their elements when I go to the cart class. Thank you!

Ok, so I've done some fixes to it, but it still goes back to asking: "Who is this?" after I type GoCart. Plus the array still shows up empty.
public void iteminfo()
{

    String user = "admin";

//      String addItem = "addItem";
//      String removeItem = "removeItem";
//      String changePrice =  "changePrice";
//      String gocart1 = "GoCart";

    //final ArrayList<String> combined = new ArrayList<String>();

    //item.addAll(itemprice);

    System.out.println("Who is this?");
    String userused = scan.nextLine();
    String viewInventory = "SeeInventory";

    if(userused.equalsIgnoreCase(user))
    {
        int j = 1;
        while(j < 2)
        {
        System.out.println("Would you like to edit an item? y/n");
        String answer;
        //String yes1 = "y";

        answer = scan.nextLine();

        if(answer.equals("y"))

            System.out.println("What would you like to do?  (Type: addItem, removeitem, changePrice, SeeInventory, GoCart)");
            //scan.nextLine();
            String ans1 = scan.nextLine();

                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //Add Item
                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                if(ans1.equals("addItem"))
                {
                    AddItemtoInventory();

                }else{

                //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //Remove Items
                //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                if(ans1.equals("removeItem"))
                {
                 RemoveItemfromInventory();

                }else{
                //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //Change Price
                //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                if(ans1.equals("changePrice"))
                {
                    ChangePriceofItem();

                }else{
                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                //View Inventory
                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                if(ans1.equals("SeeInventory"))
                {
                    CheckInventory();
                }else{

                if(ans1.equals("GoCart")){
                    j++;
                    this.item = ItemName;
                    this.itemprice = ItemPrice;
                    GotoCart();
                }else{

                if(ans1 == "n"){
                            //AccountLogin acctlogn1 = new AccountLogin();
                            //System.out.println(acctlogn1);
                            System.out.println("Ok");
                            break;
                        }

                    }

                    }
                    }
                    }
                    }

                }
        }

}

A: When you are initializing your J in the iteminfo() method ICSMenuClass. You are not decrementing it in your function any where. Which means that your loop would never end while(j < 2) would always be true.
There are many useless variables declared which makes it hard to understand the flow, e.g.
String yes1 = "y";

You can do if(answer.equals("y")) to avoid the extra variable being declared.


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Gamersgate tries to Spotify videogames with VOID, offers free access to limited library with advertisements.
In less than a year, Spotify has popularized the idea of free access to music all the time, gaining more than 19.9 million monthly users and exciting a new round of fundraising, led by a $100 investment from Goldman Sachs. This week Swedish company GamersGate launched its own version of Spotify for videogames, a service called VOID.
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1) Precisely what did the NDA do during its six years tenure on coal allocations? Was it the one that thought of or actually introduced auctions of coal blocks? Or did it also allocate mines using the same flawed screening committee process that it now accuses the Congress of doing?
2) In the amendments to the CMNA that the NDA government brought out in 2000, did it or did it not want to extend the benefits of "no auctions" to an even larger number of private companies? Is it not true that these companies could have simply "traded" in coal, which they got for free, rather than take up some onerous responsibility like generating and supplying power at highly reduced rates?
3) The BJD has made an argument that the UPA intentionally delayed auctions because the commodity price boom started around 2004-5. In reality, it started twenty years back, and is now entering a cycle of slowdown. Does the BJP agree with the BJD's allegation?
4) The Shiromani Akali Dal's spokesperson made a claim that the share prices of companies that benefitted from the free coal shot up dramatically after allocation. Till date, I have not been able to see this. I have analyzed all companies that are listed and that are named in the CAG report and since 2003, I have not found any exceptional share price movement. Does the BJP believe this theory?
5) What is the BJP's stand on federalism? The last we heard was during the NCTC discussions when the BJP wanted the Center to "listen" to the state governments. Not listening would mean that the Center did not believe in federalism. Does the BJP stand by this position? Because if it does, then why is it complaining that the Center actually listened to the voices of the states during coal allocations between 2005-9?
6) Does the BJP believe in CAG? Then will it please accept culpability for the various CAG reports that have indicted its state governments please? Will they also please sack their CMs and lead by example?
7) Does the BJP believe that passing legislation is easy? If so, how come it was unable to pass its own amendments of CMNA in the year 2000? The answer of course is that the Left parties opposed the amendments. Why? Because the BJP wanted to extend the policy of free coal to all private companies and for the Left, anything private is anathema.
8) Does the BJP believe that a delay in passing legislation is tantamount to corruption? Because then there are tens of bills delayed by 1-10 years in Parliament. Why not accuse the Congress of corruption in all of them?
9) Does the BJP agree that by disrupting Parliament, it is itself delaying the passage of some 90 odd bills that are reportedly stuck? Will these delays also be tantamount to corruption?
10) The BJP has accused the Congress of "mota maal" as Sushma Swaraj said. Prakash Javdekar then put some bizarre calculation out – saying the Congress made Rs 50 per tonne of coal adding up to some Rs 50000 crores or something. Do both these esteemed politicians have some trail of cash flows? Who paid the Congress? If it is the private companies, does the BJP believe that companies (or their promoters) have so much cash lying idle? Because clearly the money must have been paid at the time of allocation in a "lump sum" manner….not on a pay-as-you-mine basis since coal mining has not even started.
11) Does the BJP by reverse logic also accept that it made a similar "mota maal" in Karnataka in the same mining business? And if it did, then where is all the money lying? Have they paid taxes (obviously not!)? And have they siphoned all of it off abroad? Will they please call up Ramdev on this subject?!
12) Since most states where the mines were located happened to be in the hold of opposition parties including the BJP, does it accept that all state governments also made "mota maal" in the entire process of allocation and mining? I say this because its CM in MP has been spotted lobbying for a particular private party.
13) Is it true that the BJP has demanded the resignation of the PM some 30 times before this one?
14) Does the BJP believe in Parliament at all? Because if it does, then merely the belief that the Congress did nothing in the past cases (assuming that's true) is no excuse for disrupting Parliament. If it takes this disruptive stance, then why even have the balance of the 15th Lok Sabha term left? In fact, in the next Lok Sabha, some other opposition party could take this stand. We might as well do away with the Parliamentary system of governance. In fact, is it not true that Modi – its prime PM candidate – is extremely autocratic in his style of functioning? Is this what we should expect if the BJP comes to power?
15) And lastly, has the BJP thought of what the public thinks of its image? As per an NDTV poll put out last night, if 54% people think the Congress is corrupt, 46% believe the BJP is corrupt as well. While in the past Anna was targeting only the Congress. Now he also has realized that the BJP is as corrupt. If Kejriwal was "gheraoing" only Congress leaders earlier, he is gheraoing Gadkari as well these days.
The real truth is that the BJP has no grounds to stand on. The CAG should have merely pointed out its views on the policy of free allocations. Since its report came out after the government had already enacted coal auctions, it should have actually complimented the government for its action. Policies change all the time….the change of a policy for the better does not make the previous decisions wrong and the political party that took them corrupt. I understand the BJP's desperation to grab power…..but even so, should it not be a little mindful of public perception?
We await the BJP response!!
What will BJP reply on the 15 questions! I wonder who has eaten the 'mota maal' in the mineral rich states they rule. Did BJP join hands with Shibhu Soren for the love of it or was it to have control over Jharkhand, a mineral rich state? Remember Shibhu Soren! The very Coal Minister who BJP got removed from the Cabinet by stalling Parliament, for corruption and the PM had to take over that portfolio and what does BJP do? Joins up with Soren to form the Govt in Jharkhand and that too after Cong, being the largest party had rejected the call to form the Govt. Knowingly because had they done so, BJP would have gone all over the country to bring down that coalition in the name of corruption. The coalition they subsequently conveniently form. Never seen such a bunch of people flocking together as I see in BJP. An intolerable lot!
There is no character of BJP, in past you can see its image, it says that BJP is the party of different ideology but in many stages it proves wrong. When Shibu Soren was in UPA they call him corrupt & often demanded resignation now BJP enjoys power in Jharkhand , a mineral rich states if India, it shows its mentality & expose its thoughts of having been in power. Similarly in himachal Pradesh sukh Ram was culprit when he was in Congress, after expelled from congress on corruption issue, he made Himachal Vikas party then this BJP made an alliance with sukh Ram & share power in this state. In Karnataka after independence almost all the time congress ruled over this state & made this state a IT, cyber city & today it is on of the best city in India in all respect i.e. education, Health Technology etc. but from last several years it is ruled over by the BJP & it is very interesting to know about the present corruption stories in Karnataka, this type of huge corruption was never seen in this cyber state,remember this is the only one state in southern india where BJP got chance to form a Government & you all can see that what they makes this state. They accuses congress for misusing CBI, but they forget the intention of defaming Laloo Prasad Yadav at the time of his daughter's marriage in Patna by using CBI's raid at his home. BJP claims that they are the greatest well wisher of Hindus but it never seen in action at any time except of giving riots in the name of religion & are dreaming to come in power. In coal scam they demanded resignation from PM but never accept scam in their owned ruled states which were also accused off misusing power for coal allotment. They do not want to run the house because of fear of exposing their real image to the people of India. so they running of having a debate on this issue in parliament . many blames that the congress is the family party & they encourage dynasty system but Indira Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi were the two PM after Jawahar Lal Nehru from the same family, who showed their potential & run the country on progressive track. for example America got freedom in 1776 but it first atomic testing was done in 1942 by scientist enrico Fermi but India's first atomic testing was done in 1974 under the dealership of Smt. Indira Gandhi apart from this the contribution made for the country will never forget by the people of india similarly Sh. Rajiv Gandhi introduced new syllabus & new education system in India, age of voting right from 21 Yrs. to 18 Yrs. , he introduced anti defaction law for retaining the stability in politics & Strengthening the Panchayati Raj system , the mind behind this for today what we are in the field of IT, of rajiv Gandhi. See he had just an experience of active politics of about 11 Years & he did so much for India what the others leaders of all party who were active in politics since 1942 & onward but did nothing for India but compares with the tall statues of PM from congress party. The dynasty system is common in all parties specially in BJP & its alliance In BJP Prem singh Dhoomal's son is MP, Jaswant Singh's Son is also MP , Basundhra Raje Scindia's son was also MP & several other leaders in BJP whose son, daughters are in politics because of their family's hold in this party. similarly in NDA in Punjab Prakash singh Badal's political heir is his son, in Maharastra Shiv sena working president is the political heir of Bal Thakre, so we can say that dynasty system is prevailing in all political parties in India except Communists but the matter is about contribution for the society that is only seen in Gandhi family. The way smt. sonia Gandhi handles the situation is very impressive & have a lesson for them who are in active politics & senior to her. So in their case, the dynasty system can not be criticized because the have shown their leadership & contributed a lot for the country. At last I want to say that the people of this country is very intelligent, sincere & decision making but I urge every one that they must develop their own view & always remember the contribution made for the country.


"If you don't like something, change it. If something bothers you, confront it." This is the motto Spain used in recent days when it received the Franklin D Roosevelt International Disability Rights Award from the United Nations headquarters in New York. The award recognizes the efforts made by a country to improve the rights, inclusion and well being of people with disabilities in all areas of society.
The grandson of the famous US president, David B Roosevelt, presented the award to Queen Sofìa of Spain. She emphasized that people with disabilities are "human beings with the same dignity and rights as any other person". They are not just 'recipients of subsidies'. She also attributed the success of the Spanish model to collaboration between different levels of government and social organisations.
Indeed, Spain leads by example in this field. It was the first in Europe to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and has adapted its laws accordingly. In the coming years it will follow the Plan on Disability 2013-2015. It will also take into account children with disabilities, of which there are 140,000 in Spain, who are at increased risk of exclusion and poverty.
Furthermore, in times of financial constraint, Madrid has not neglected accessible tourism and has in fact invested in it. Not only has it campaigned for better access to public spaces, infrastructure and services but it has also implemented appropriate technologies for people with disabilities. It's therefore not a coincidence that 20 million Europeans with disabilities recently expressed a desire to visit Spain in the near future – and this represents a significant economic resource for the country.
There are also plenty of personal stories about inclusion that have made history, such as Pablo Pineda who will be presenting Piensa en Positive, the first TV programme to be presented by a person with Down's syndrome. Or take the case of Angela Bachiller, who last July became Spain's first town councillor with Down's syndrome in the town of Valladolid.
All in all, there is no shortage of reasons to award Spain with the bronze bust of the 32nd US president, who contracted polio aged 39. Despite being paraplegic and unable to walk or stand without assistance, he was elected four times by the American people. A cheque for $50,000 was also presented to CERMI, the Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities.


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Disneyland Magic Key Holders Can Get a 'The Book of Boba Fett' Postcard Pack at Downtown Disney District
Matthew Soberman· January 12, 2022 ·1 min read
Beginning today. Disneyland Resort Magic Key Holders can receive a free pack of postcards from "The Book of Boba Fett" at the Downtown Disney District.
The announcement was made on the Magic Key Instagram account, revealing that the postcards can be picked up at the Star Wars Trading Post. Recently, a photo op was installed outside the store, featuring the throne from the Disney+ Original Series.
Packs are available for a limited time while supplies last, and are limited to one per Magic Key holder.
Additionally, in February, the resort is scheduled to hold a Magic Key Holder Appreciation Month, featuring exclusive merchandise, photo ops, menu items and more.
Matthew Soberman
Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at [email protected]
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PHOTOS: 'Chalk Full of Character' Decals Return, New 'Luca' Designs Featured for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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H-P Products Named CEDIA CEU Provider
Indianapolis, IN--H-P Products, Inc. has been named the first official CEDIA CEU Provider for central vac installation. This serves as a milestone for the central vacuum industry as H-P Products is the first manufacturer in this field to become certified with their "Proper Installation of Central Vacuum Systems" course.
By RS Staff
Indianapolis, IN–H-P Products, Inc. has been named the first official CEDIA CEU Provider for central vac installation. This serves as a milestone for the central vacuum industry as H-P Products is the first manufacturer in this field to become certified with their "Proper Installation of Central Vacuum Systems" course.
Supplementary to the CEU course, H-P Products, premier manufacturer of Dirt Devil and VACUFLO central vacuum systems, provides their installers with all of the training and support needed to become a professional and qualified central vac installer. Now, as the first and only central vac manufacturer to be a part of CEU, H-P Products is able to increase awareness about the ease-of-installation and the benefits of being able to install a system to CEDIA installers.
To complete the course and gain the 0.50 CEU credits, installers must finish Installer Level 1 and 2, achieving 80 percent as a passing score on two exams. With a total of 10 hours of training spread over the two levels, Chris Slackford, H-P Products field trainer, walks installers through a detailed and user-friendly program–teaching students how to properly install a system while maximizing time and profit potential.
During the Installer Level 1 course (approximately 2 hours), Slackford leads installers through a classroom seminar, detailing central vacuum systems and installation practices. With hands-on exercises and demonstrations, the course explains how exactly a central vacuum system is installed in a home (new construction or retrofit) and why it is beneficial to the end-user. Following the seminar, the students are asked to complete a short exam; upon completion with a grade of 80 percent or higher, installers are given a certificate and granted access to Installer Level 2–the hands-on installation of a central vacuum system.
For Level 2, Slackford arranges to have the student work with him on an actual central vac installation in a home. Though a typical installation takes 4-6 hours, depending on the size of the home, Slackford's comprehensive training takes the installers through about an 8 hour process, clarifying each step as they go. Following the installation, the student is asked to complete a final exam to test their knowledge and gain the credit needed to become CEDIA Certified for central vac installation.
Along with offering technical support, personal assistance and education programs, H-P Products also has detailed manuals available on their websites from which installers can gain additional information. From planning the layout of the system to tools-of-the-trade, the manuals are extensive with all necessary information and guidance for installers. By offering such a comprehensive program, H-P Products helps installers build customer satisfaction with both the product and their first rate service.
For more information about H-P Products, visit www.centralvacheadquarters.com
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The 11th Annual Prom Dress Give-Away benefiting teens without the financial means to purchase a dress for prom this spring is set at Lone Star College-CyFair Branch Library, 9191 Barker Cypress, Cypress, TX 77433.
Dresses are free to the recipients and are theirs to keep thanks to community donations. All dress sizes 0-30 (plus sizes are in most need) and accessories are accepted year-round.
While supplies last, dresses will be available for the first 100 teens from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 28, April 12 and May 2 in the library, room 131.
Teens in need of a dress should contact the Youth Service Specialist at their high school or Prom Closet organizer LSC-CyFair Teen Librarian Elise Sheppard at elise.j.sheppard@lonestar.edu or 281.290.5248. Information is also available at LoneStar.edu/library/Promcloset.


Heather and Robin's work on pollinator behavior is the focus of the latest episode of Science IRL. Science IRL is a YouTube series hosted by Molly Edwards, a graduate student in Harvard OEB, that shows what life as a researcher is really like by featuring the work of scientists from around the country. Check it out!


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What's in the Tax Bill That Just Passed the House?
The House recently passed a package of legislation that could change the way people save for retirement. That is, of course, if the Senate passes the new tax changes as is, which experts say isn't likely.
The biggest changes include making the tax cuts passed last year permanent for individuals (they currently sunset in 2025), expanding retirement and education accounts, and creating tax-advantaged Universal Savings Accounts to accompany retirement accounts.
The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 would ensure that the doubled standard deduction and increased child tax credit that were part of the original Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed last year are permanent. The original tax bill didn't make the individual tax cuts permanent in order to pass the Senate's budget reconciliation rules (the business cuts were made permanent in the original bill); this would aim to correct that.
The Family Savings Act is where things get interesting. This bill would remove the 70 1/2 age limit on IRA contributions and exempt those who have less than $50,000 in their accounts from taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) which start at 70 1/2 (again, this is for IRAs and 401(k)s—Roths don't have these requirements currently), and decrease RMDs for those with larger balances.
Additionally, families would be allowed to withdraw up to $7,500 penalty-free from retirement accounts if it's used to pay for things for a new child (including adopted children).
The bill also proposes universal savings accounts, which would be similar to Roth IRAs: People would be allowed to save and invest up to $2,500 per year with after-tax money, and withdrawals of contributions and investment gains could be made tax-free for virtually any reason. They would essentially be sidecar savings account, which Lifehacker has written about before. This is a pretty sensible idea, in theory, to help America's savings deficit and reduce reliance on 401(k) loans, which come with hefty fines.
One thing to keep in mind, as Mark Iwry notes in The Hill, is that "high-income people would universally take advantage of this new tax break—mostly without saving more—by shifting taxable savings into the new vehicle." Meanwhile, lower income people will have a more difficult time saving in the universal savings account in addition to a retirement account, though they would certainly benefit them as well.
There are a few other things that the bills do for small businesses (such as making it easier for small businesses in different industries to partner in a single retirement plan to lower fees), but the simplifying of deferred-retirement accounts and the addition of the universal savings accounts are the headlines for most individuals. Now it's on to the Senate.


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Published on Monday, October 31, 2016
By: Karen Bascom at 601-815-3940 or kbascom@umc.edu.
Published in News Stories on October 31, 2016
(This article first appeared in the Fall 2016 issue of Graduate Report, the annual publication for the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences.)
UMMC is training Mississippi's next generation of physician-scientists through its M.D./Ph.D. program.
Physician-scientists have professional degrees, clinical training and conduct independent research. Achieving one of these is difficult; three is another matter. UMMC's M.D./Ph.D. program is thriving, said director Dr. Sean Didion.
"The program experienced a reinvigoration in 2012 and 2015 was a benchmark year," said Didion, associate professo of pharmacology and toxicology. "Between those years, we doubled enrollment and now have all seven class years represented."
Started in 2002, UMMC's program graduated eight students by 2011, followed by four years without a graduate. In 2014, the National Institutes of Health reported similar stagnation in physician-scientist education nationwide and attributed it to limited grants and mentors.
UMMC supports its M.D./Ph.D. students with the A. Wallace Conerly Scholarship, which provides tuition and stipend support. In recent years, the number of available scholarships has grown from eight to 14, increasing enrollment
opportunities.
"Our program is small enough to be personalized but draws upon a strong research backbone comprised of basic discovery, population, translational and clinical science," said Dr. Andrew Smith, associate program director, associate professor of radiology, and an M.D./Ph.D.
Following the program's recent growth, Didion plans to maintain the momentum by increasing students' mentorship opportunities, clinical time during the Ph.D. years and student meetings with UMMC leaders and physician-scientists.
UMMC's students follow a "3-3-1" path to graduation: three years in School of Medicine courses and clerkships, three years of dissertation research in the SGSHS and a final year of medical school.
"Successful physician-scientists are well-rounded and have a good work-life balance," Didion said. "Our students have experienced lots of success and built up a significant body
of research."
Meet a few M.D./Ph.D. students and alumni to learn what it takes to train a physician-scientist:
Meredith Cobb, M2, Class of 2022
Meredith Cobb, M.D./Ph.D. student, prepares specimen slides during her summer research rotation.
Unlike traditional medical students, M.D./Ph.D. students complete required laboratory rotations during the pre-M1 and M2 summers. This allows them to identify a department and faculty mentor and even get a jumpstart on their dissertation research before starting the Ph.D. component.
Cobb started even earlier as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program. She worked with Dr. Damian Romero, associate professor of biochemistry. She also shadowed physicians from pediatric genetics and obstetrics that same summer.
"My interests spiraled from there. I realized that I wanted to do both," and be a physician-scientist, Cobb said.
When Cobb was 8 years old, she read a microbiology textbook with the intent of figuring out how to cure her grandmother's cancer. These days, Cobb is finishing rotations in the biochemistry and pharmacology departments and wants to study genetics.
"I loved learning about Punnett squares and Mendel's experiments in school," she said, "and I think genetics is pertinent to the future of medicine."
Cobb said UMMC was the natural choice for her education.
"UMMC already felt like home."
Ezekiel Gonzalez-Fernandez, M2, Class of 2022
Ezekiel Gonzalez-Fernandez, an M2, conducts hypertension research during the summer.
Transitioning from bankruptcy law to medical school sounds like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire, but Gonzalez-Fernandez is glad he made it back to his "first love."
Both his father and grandfather are M.D./Ph.Ds. As a child he worked in their labs, shadowed them in the hospital and witnessed the synergy between research and clinical medicine.
Gonzalez was also interested in business. Before coming to UMMC, he spent five years managing a sales team at the nation's largest bankruptcy firm.
"I decided that I wanted to help people in a more intimate way," Gonzalez said. So he went back to school, earned a chemistry degree at California State University-Long Beach and prepared for his new career.
Gonzalez researches the link between hypertension and dementia with Dr. Richard Roman, professor of pharmacology. He would like to pair this research with a future career in cardiology.
The M1 class schedule was a grueling experience Gonzalez said. He, Cobb and their M.D. classmates spent Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in gross anatomy, histology, biochemistry, physiology and population health. "Then you take the work home with you," he said.
"You go from studying four or five hours a day in undergrad to studying almost every hour that you're awake."
Despite the schedule, he is genuinely happy to be at UMMC.
"My classmates are unbelievable. They are helpful and generous and there's such a camaraderie in the class," he said. "UMMC gave me the opportunity to fulfill my dream."
Hannah Rice, M3, Class of 2021
Hannah Rice, left, an M3, studies an ultrasound with Dr. Michelle Owens, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Rice describes herself as a hands-on person, which will serve to her advantage during clerkship.
In June, Rice started doing clinical rotations througho University Hospitals, learning about the ins and outs of internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology and other electives.
She is interested in emergency medicine as a clinical specialty because of its constant nature.
"I love diving into problems, especially ones that nobody else has solved before," she said.
When Rice isn't studying, she keeps her brain and hands occupied with creative activities such as sewing, painting and playing the piano.
"It lets your mind think differently. I love creating something where there wasn't something before," she said.
For her dissertation research, Rice intends to join the lab of Dr. Jennifer Sasser, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, and work on preeclampsia research.
Rice studied marine biology at the University of Southern Mississippi, then realized she wanted a career with bot research and a people-oriented focus. She switched her major to medical laboratory science because it "married clinical and basic research," she said.
Rice calls the M.D./Ph.D. experience life changing, in part due to the support she and other students have received from their professors.
"The faculty at UMMC are interested in helping students succeed," she said.
Ashley Newsome, G2, class of 2019
Newsome's research could answer big questions for Mississippi's littlest patients.
"My laboratory studies the effects of low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds) on long-term health," said Newsome, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics. "These individuals have an increased risk for heart and kidney disease, high blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabetes."
Newsome studies the mechanisms that connect low birth weight to kidney disease and the reason for differences in disease onset between low birth weight males and females.
"This is important because understanding why this risk factor has detrimental effects on health can lead to earlier interventions that reduce the burden of disease for many patients," Newsome said.
This research also ties in with her clinical interests. "I fell in love with obstetrics and gynecology because of its unique combination of primary and surgical care and its emphasis on women's health," she said.
Newsome, who participated in the Rural Medical Scholars Program at Mississippi State University, has wanted to be a doctor since childhood. However, her parents and professors encouraged her decision to pursue a dual degree.
"I wanted both the personal impact of seeing patients and the long-term impact of contributing to understanding health and disease," she said.
For people considering an M.D./Ph.D - or any other career path - Newsome has some advice.
"Figure out what is a good fit for you, what fills you with wonder and thankfulness that you get to do it every day, and run after that."
David Sandlin, G3, Class of 2018
David Sandlin, G3, and his experimental blast machine.
How do you conduct an experiment if you don't have the proper equipment? The former motorcycle mechanic-turned-neuroscience major used his tinkering abilities to build his own.
Sandlin designed a device that delivers a highly focused blast injury to study how the ear canal may serve as a conduit for blast-induced neurotrauma.
"The model is analogous to a soldier in a Humvee and the trauma that soldier may experience after an IED explosion," Sandlin said.
During clerkship rotations, Sandlin worked with patients who may someday benefit the most from his research: veterans at the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery V.A. Medical Center.
Sandlin, who is considering residency options in neurology or otolaryngology, chose to enroll in the M.D./Ph.D. program because of the two professional opportunities.
"You can't treat patients with just a Ph.D. and you get more opportunities for research with both degrees," he said.
With five years of the seven now complete, Sandlin said he is open to meeting with interested undergraduates to tell them about the M.D./Ph.D. lifestyle.
"Figure out what you want to do," he tells them. "Spend time in the lab and get some exposure to both research and medicine before applying to programs."
Sandlin is positive his hard work will be worth it after completing the degrees and a residency, potentially out-of-state. After that, he plans to return to his home state.
"It would be wise to come back. I do love Mississippi."
Bernadette DeRussy, M4, Class of 2017
Bernadette DeRussy works in the UMMC pathology labs
Reading Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone" and working with West Nile Virus in a biosafety level 3 laboratory helped solidify DeRussy's path into research and infectious disease.
"I realized that I really do like microbiology," DeRussy said.
However, she didn't consider an M.D./Ph.D. until her biology honors thesis advisor at Millsaps College recommended it.
"I had no idea that an M.D./Ph.D. was an option," she said.
This spring, DeRussy defended her dissertation on the function of two proteins in cytomegalovirus. This common herpes-type virus is benign in most humans, but can cause disease in immunocompromised individuals, such as those with HIV.
For students considering an M.D./Ph.D., DeRussy's recommendation is to do as much research as possible before entering a program. That advice has served her well: DeRussy is one of UMMC's top student researchers, winning the Robert A. Mahaffey Award for exceptional research potential of young investigators at this year's SGSHS Honors Day.
On the clinical side, DeRussy will pursue pathology during
her residency, a specialty that runs in her family. To keep her skills honed during the Ph.D. years, she regularly met with
Dr. William Daley, professor of pathology, to review pathology cases.
"It keeps me excited about clinical work and moving
towards residency," she said.
Dr. Peter Mittwede, Class of 2016
Dr. Peter Mittwede hold his son Isaac as he reads his match during the 2016 Match Day ceremony.
On March 26, Mittwede stepped up onto the stage at Thalia Mara Hall with his son Isaac in his arms and told the audience he was Pennsylvania-bound.
Mittwede, now an orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, participated in Match Day 2016 like his fellow medical students. But unlike those students, he earned another degree along the way.
Mittwede said that his parent's selfless nature helped inspire him to be a doctor.
"They set such a good example of putting others first," he said, remembering how they served people as missionaries in Turkey.
Along with a love of soccer, his desire to help others led him to shadow sports doctors and physical therapists during college. Mittwede finished his physiology Ph.D. in 2015, writing his dissertation on systemic effects of orthopaedic trauma in lean and obese rats.
The M.D./Ph.D. dual degrees have a complementary effect on each other, Mittwede said.
"Clinical training helps you form good research questions and research experience will help me be a better
Dr. Kim Gannon, Class of 2011
Now a vascular neurologist for Christiana Health Care System in Wilmington, Del., Gannon completed residency and a fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
"My path has been a winding one," Gannon said, "starting in basic science and evolving into clinical research, and recently evolving into quality improvement research."
This breadth of experience allowed Gannon to work in both clinical care and research, including research she conducted with an NIH R25 grant that built upon her UMMC experience.
"This research branched off of my work in (associate professor of physiology and biophysics) Dr. Heather Drummond's lab looking at vasoconstriction with alterations in blood flow, but this time in the human population rather than mice."
Drummond and other physiology faculty encouraged Gannon to pursue the dual degree back when she was a UMMC lab technician after graduating from Millsaps College. Although Gannon enjoys basic research, she said she felt called to medicine.
Gannon's clinical mentors, former neurology professors Dr. S.H. Subramony and Dr. James Corbett "provided a launching pad for my career" and "showed me how to be a leader," she said.
"Training in basic science and clinical medicine have given me the skills to problem-solve and handle challenging situations," Gannon said. The M.D./Ph.D. still gives students those skills.
"UMMC prepares you to go anywhere you want."


The shell crackers and bluegill are moving into the shallows getting ready to spawn. Caught these in 4 to 7 feet of water. I don't think they were on the bed because they were very scattered and not more than one or two in a spot. Couple more days of warm weather and it should be on.
Crappie have moved in on the bank and on to some shallow ledge tops in blood river. Cork and jig or casting curly tails is working good.
Finally Blood River gives up her bounty. We have had a slow start but looking forward to a strong finish.
Finally got a day without ice and snow to get out on the lake. Water is muddy in some areas but the fish are still biting. With the weather we have coming this week the bite should continue to improve. I think spring has sprung.
Fish finally starting to bite in Blood River. Got these 40 in about four and a half hours on Tuesday. Looks like cold weather and possibly some snow over the weekend with high winds not sure when I'll get back out there.
Ended up with 40 nice crappie and one catfish in just about four hours yesterday afternoon. The crappie were all over 10 to 12 foot brush piles all on hand tied hair jigs.
The bluegill and red ear bite is on. The next eight or ten days around this full moon should be amazing.
The crappie bite is still going strong this week. Catching a lot more white crappie now than we were a couple days ago. With the stable water conditions we should have a great spawn this year.
Crappie spawn is in full swing now on Kentucky lake. White and black males are all over the shoreline. I am casting a cork and jig or just a 1/8 once jig at them. This should last a couple more days until the females show up.
The crappie bite is on. With the warmer weather this coming week things should really improve. I expect some of our white crappie to hit the banks by the end of the week with the warming water.
Had a great day today at Jonathan Creek on Kentucky Lake. We had 40 keepers.All of our fish came in 18 to 22 feet of water. Saw several other boats catching fish. It seemed like the bite was on. Looks like the weather is not going to be good for a few days but looking forward to the next day I can get out there.
Finally got a decent day to go fishing. We were able to catch 12 keepers including one that weighed 2.5 pounds. The water temperature was 34 degrees and there was still a lot of ice. Looks like much better weather for the beginning of next week. I think when the weather changes next week and we warm up a couple degrees it will be on.
The bass fishing has been fabulous the last couple days. The strong currents have subsided and the fish are really starting to move . We caught these fish today on a football head jig and a crankbait.
Even a 25 mph wind didn't keep us from finding the crappie today. Black and white crappie are on fire now in blood river. There is no time better than now to get out there and get you some.
The last couple days the big one's have started to move up. The weather looks great for the weekend. Most of the fish are in the 6 to 12 foot range. I am casting curly tails over brushpiles and stake beds.
When will this weather ever change. The crappie are still going good but this weather is killing me. Fingers crossed for sunshine. The spawn will come someday I'll be here when it happens.
Crappie fishing continues to improve as the water warms. Looks like colder weather and maybe even a little snow on the way for the weekend. Water color is stained to muddy in some areas but the fish are still biting.
Crappie fishing still going strong in the blood River area. There is a little muddy water toward the back 1/3 of the bay but most of the outer 2/3's is just lightly stained. Warming temperatures and a little more rain coming for the weekend. Get out there and get you some.
Great day with 40 nice keepers. The crappie fishing is off to a good start here in blood river. I have had the limit 8 out of the last 10 days. Most of my fish are coming from 10 to 14 feet. I am vertical fishing around slight depth changes in the back 2/3 s of blood river.
40 nice keepers caught today with my client's. Our fish came from 14 to 16 feet of water. We were vertical fishing with Bobby Garland slab slayer jigs and southern pro stingers.
The bass fishing has been very good the last couple of days. Here are a couple we had today. We are catching alot of our fish on umbrella rigs and jerkbaits. Most of the fish seem to be out on the main lake around the current.
The past few days crappie have really pick back up. We have had some nice size fish. Most are coming on ledges in 18 to 22 feet. We have been using vertical methods with home maid hair jigs and lead heads tipped with slab slayer jigs on them. Water color is getting better by the day.
Crappie fishing still going strong in blood river. Late afternoon bite saved the day for us today.
The weather is awsome and the crappie fishing is even better. We have had great catches for the last 5 or 6 days and the next few days look good too. Catching most of these fish vertical fishing Bobby Garland slab slayers. One of the best colors has been opening night and devils grin. Not sure who comes up with these names but I love it.
Finished up farming last week and am on the water again. We caught these crappie in Blood River one day this week using slab daddy jigs in 18 to 20 feet of water. They were a mix of black and white crappier. We only had 2 big ones, but the keepers were all between 10.5 and 11.5 inches. Its going to be a good couple years to be a crappie fisherman on Kentucky Lake.
This was a mess of white bass caught this week.The fish were taken on jiggin spoons on main lake ledges.We didnt see the fish come to the surface but they were very aggressive.
A nice bunch of crappie. Most were caught casting jigs over ledges in blood river. Crappie fishing has not been the same since these guys left. Dale Hill is a bad man!!!! Fish tremble when they here his name.
Taking some huge white females on ledges in blood river. These fish seem to be spawning on top of the breaks in 5 to 8 feet of water. Some reports of smaller fish on the banks but not very good numbers of keepers.
The crappie bite has been good all week. Looks like a lot of the black crappie have spawn but we are still catching a lot of white crappie that have not. Should be some great fishing for the start of April.
Today's catch was a mixture of male and female white crappie. Until today I have been catching mostly males but today the females were in the same areas. These fish were on top of ledges in blood river. I believe with the low water levels these fish are going to spawn there. We are casting jigs to these fish in 5 to 8 feet of water.
Crappie are moving to the bank and tops of ledges in blood river. The bite has been good in the mornings but best in the afternoon. The water temp is 64 degrees and the fish are loving it.
Stained water has not slowed the crappie down. Saw 58 degree water this afternoon in blood river. Fish are moving up and it is on.
The crappie are really turning on in Blood River. The last two days have been awesome. Sunday we had 25 mph winds and still were able to catch 39.Drift fishing over the flats has been the way to go the last couple days.
Crappie fishing very good in the blood river over the weekend. Ended the day Sunday with 40 keepers. The crappie seem to be moving up by the day.
Windy conditions have slowed the crappie bite. Bass still very good and moving shallower by the day. Best lures for us have been DT 6 crankbaits or Mega Bass jerkbaits on chunk rock banks.
Fished for bass the last couple days. The bite has been amazing. This photo shows two large mouth and a white bass all on the same rig. We had over 40 keeper bass in less than two hours.
Crappie still biting good in Blood River. I was out Monday with Russ Parsons and we caught our limit of 40. Most of our fish came from ledges in 10 to 12 feet of water. We were using tubes black/chart and pink/white.
Stacey King and Robert Lowe went fishing with me on Tuesday and we caught several largemouth and this one smallmouth. It was a great time and we were able to dodge a thunder storm to stay dry. We had about 25 bass total and all were caught on the Alabama rig.
My best two of the day a 6.11 largemouth and a 11.7 striper, it was an awesome trip. Our five best bass weighed 27.2 pounds.
Caught 30 keepers on Friday. The water is up to 359.5 about a 4.5 foot rise in the last 5 days. This did not seem to slow the bite yet but there is a lot of muddy water moving out of the river. This may cause some problems later next week. Still have not gone to big sandy yet maybe over the weekend.
Got out this afternoon for the first time in a while. Ended up with 20 nice crappie just in a couple hours. Started at 2:00 and fished until dark. The bite really got going the last hour of daylight. I caught most of these casting a blue/chart curly tail in 16 feet of water over brush. I must have caught 20 or more small white crappie as well. My crops are all in and the crappie better watch out.
White bass action has been great for the last couple days. Some fish being caught on bottom and some in the jumps on the surface.
Started the day looking for bluegill but they were slow. The catfish were eating it up on the river bank.
Had a great morning bass fishing. We had several 15 inch keepers and caught lots of shorts. Bass have really stacked up in the mouths of the creeks. Caught most of our fish on soft plastics either texas rigged or carolina rigged.
Water still high but bluegill and shellcracker are biting if you can find them. These fish came from 3 to 4 feet. A small jig with waxworm was the best bait.
Crappie still a little hard to come by but can still be gotten. Some fish being caught on the bank but the best bite seems to be deeper on ledges fishing with minnows.
After a slow start to our crappie season here in Blood River, they are getting better every day. This is four - all over two pounds.These fat girls should spawn this weekend.
Crappie fishing still not great but seems to be improving some. Size has been good but numbers are not as high as I would like. Some fish are moving up on the bank and some are holding around tops of ledges. I am mostly casting curly tail jigs and slidder grubs.
Crappie fishing is starting to pick up a little each day. We should see our catch get better over the weekend with the warmer temps. Most of these fish are coming from 12 to 14 feet casting jigs over top of cover. 1/8 ounce heads with 2 inch curly tails have been best. Purple /charteuse and blue/pearl have been the best colors.
This photo sort of sums up the last couple days. Had six great guys down from Chicago and they suffered through some tough conditions and less than great catches. This wasn't the big fish of the trip but we had some laughs over it. Better weather and fishing on the way so get out there.
Crappie still a little slow but bass fishing is heating up. Caught several keepers and a few bigs this week.
Crappie fishing has been on and off. Yesterday I only managed to catch 8 keepers and today we caught 24. Looks like the water will start coming down by the middle of the week. This should get them going.
30 yesterday and 27 today. All these were caught in Big Sandy in 10 to 12 feet of water. We caught some casting jigs but most were caught vertical over cover. Pink/chartreuse and purple/chartreuse have been good colors for us the last couple days. So far the water color in Big Sandy is good.
First bass fishing day of the year for me. We caught 10 fish only two of which were keepers. All these were caught on dt 6 crankbaits. Saw several guys fishing for crappie. I think it was a late bite. One guy said he only had 7 at 2 o'clock ended up with 27 at 5:00.
A little good weather and the fish start biting. Fished Big Sandy on Friday and ended up with 32 nice keepers. It was an afternoon bite we caught 14 of these in the last hours of daylight. Fish fry at my house Saturday.
The weather was cold and rainy but the fish were turned on. Caught 27 today in Big Sandy. They all came from 12 to 14 feet on tubes and slider grubs.
Fishing a little slow today but some nice size. Caught these in 20 feet in Blood River. These fish were suspended 4 to 6 feet above the brush. Looks like cold weather is coming might go again on Monday.
My deer season ended Friday morning and I am ready to hit the water. I am going sauger fishing on Monday. Check back next week for a report.
Its harvest time for me. I will be back on the water soon. Good luck out there.
IIts been very hot here but looks like we are in for a week of less than 90 degrees. Early and late are the best fishing times. For the last 10 days or so the best has been from about 3 until 7 in the afternoon. There has been a little more flow at this time and the fish have really fed good.
Couple of pigs caught on Ky Lake Tuesday. The weathers hot the fishing was hotter.
Water is still a little high and dirty but it didn't keep the Bluegill and Shellcracker from biting.
High water is making fishing tough. This photo is of a swimming pool on the lake. We have an extra 7 feet and may get a couple more this week. Catfish have been pretty good. Bluegill and shellcracker should get better as the water stabilizes. Be safe out there. There is a lot of trash out there.
Terrible conditions forecast for the weekend. Had several good bass today and the big one did get away. John jumped off a fish I thought to be over 8 lbs at the boat. Full moon this weekend and lots of spawning going on.
A little break from a busy crappie season. Back to the lake tomorrow.
I think we have had a good spawn from both black and white crappie. They have slowed a bit so I am shifting my attention to shellcracker. They should be hot until mid may or longer. These are a few males we caught today.
Two hawgs caught this morning in Bloodriver. It was just two of us today. Woody's fishing partner Pat couldn't make this trip so we left a few for next year. There are some of the biggest white female crappie out there I have ever seen. Guy from Lexington had a 3.1 at Irvin Cobb this morning. He said he caught her in a foot of water in a stake bed. She looked like she had spawned out already. I have caught a truck load of 2 pounders but am still looking for that one over 3 pounds.
Storms last night and cold this morning made for tough conditions. When the going gets tough the tough go fishing. We ended the day with 36 keepers.
A great day with with two very good fisherman. We fished in Bloodriver and ended the day with 44 keepers. All were caught casting to spawning flats in Blood. We caught a bunch of yellow bass as well.
Bob and Dale from Lexington hit a great day on Bloodriver. We had their 40 fish limit by 2:00. These four were the biggest of the day. All our fish were caught by vertical fishing brushpiles with tubes and crappie assassins. The weather is hot and so is the fishin.
27 keepers in Bloodriver on a windy day. Fish are moving in so get ready for the best week we have had in a while.
Water rising rapidly is causing fishing to be a little tough. We are still getting some good catches. Hope the water level stabilizes soon.
A nice catch in Blood River. Black and white crappie have started to move shallow and are hitting good. All the fish we caught today were in 10 to 12 feet and were caught casting curly tails and slider grubs. They should move in good in the next couple days.
36 keepers including this 2.75 hawg. Fish bit good most of the day but did slow toward afternoon. The morning bite has been best for us.
A rainy day in Bloodriver was a little tough. We caught 15 in a half day all by drift fishing flats in Bloodriver. Today fish were down in the bottom of the creek channel in 16 to 17 feet.
Vito, Tony and me had a great day in Blood River. We had 37 keepers some of which were big white crappie. The wind was up so we drifted flats in the sheep ridge area. Pink/clear tail was one of our best colors. Most of the fish were in 16 feet of water but only 10 feet down. Get out there and get you some!
Huge catch for a couple of great guys from Chicago. They flew down for a day and a half of fishing and it was awesome. Jigs fished over 16 foot ledges in the powerline area of Big Sandy was the ticket today. Lime green with white tail was our best color.
This one is a hawg! Just fished a half day and had 21 keepers. Fished flats in Bloodriver. There are some giants in here this year.
Today was a little strange. We fished from 6 to 10 o'clock with only 8 keepers then they started. It was wide open for about two hours .Then they just shut down. We ended the day with 52 keeper crappie. All were caught in 15 feet of water on tubes fished vertical.
This is Gene and Darrel from Bell County Ky. We caught there 60 crappie in Big Sandy today. Fish were really fired up today. They ranged from 10 to14 feet deep. A pink/chart Bobby Garland slug was our best of the day. Lots of little black crappie in there now. We must of thrown back as many as we kept.
Weather finally got warm enough for a bass fishing trip. This one was almost 5 lbs. We had 7 other keepers with one more about 5.5 lbs. All the keepers came on bandit crankbaits in 4 to 7 feet of water. The main lake was a couple degrees warmer than the bays but most of our fish came in the bays.
Just a couple of two limits caught on Thursday. Ice was a problem early but cleared out quick. The fish were in 8 to 12 feet and were pretty aggressive. A green tube with clear sparkle tail was the ticket today. Out of 60 fish we had 55 white crappie. Going to BloodRiver tomorrow.
Snow didn't keep the crappie from biting today. I went by myself and caught 30 nice keepers. Water temp was only 37 degrees. Got clients Friday so hope they keep biting.
This weather is terrible just when we get conditions right the snow and rain come back. Gives me some time to put out some more piles. Later this week looks fishable to me so check back for more pix.
This photo is the end of a great day on the lake. We caught 40 keepers and had a great day to do it in. Mostly white crappie in our creel today. Fish were in 10 to 12 feet of water. These fish really moved up with this rising water. Lake levels will crest tonight and start to fall tomorrow.
This is one of 42 keepers we caught in big sandy Wednesday. The bite was in 12 to 14 feet on jigs. The flats had very little action. All the fish came on slight changes in depth around creek channels in the west sandy area. We had mostly black crappie and a lot of non keepers.
This photo was 25 nice keepers from big sandy today. All these came from 22 to 25 feet deep on ledges. Jigs fished slow were the best for us. Heard two other good reports from Bloodriver yesterday. Looks like rain and wind Thursday but I will be back out on Friday.
Fishing was tough today. We snagged this Asian carp below the dam. Hoping the ice gets off the lake soon. Might try Big Sandy on Saturday.
Looks like rain until after Christmas but they bit good today. Maybe the water won't get dirty or come up to much. These fish were 20 to 24 feet. Our jigs had to be presented very slow. Just hovering over the structure was the pattern today.
40 slabs caught before noon in below freezing weather. These fish got deeper today they mostly came out of 25 to28 feet. All were caught on jigs. Stinger tails in purple/chart was best. Only 3 black crappie out of 40. These fish were hitting at daylight when it was only 22 degrees.
Happiness is a full livewell. Twenty nice crappie caught 18 to 22 feet in blood river.


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Jane hasn't lived anywhere longer than six months since her son was born five years ago. She keeps moving in an attempt to escape her past. Now the idyllic seaside town of Pirriwee has pulled her to its shores and Jane finally feels like she belongs. She has friends in the feisty Madeline and the incredibly beautiful Celeste – two women with seemingly perfect lives . . . and their own secrets behind closed doors.
But then a small incident involving the children of all three women occurs in the playground causing a rift between them and the other parents of the school. Minor at first but escalating fast, until whispers and rumours become vicious and spiteful. It was always going to end in tears, but no one thought it would end in murder . . .


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More Extremists - IslamiCity
More Extremists
By: Ibrahim Nafie Source: Al-Ahram Weekly Aug 23, 2005 2 Comments
Category: Americas, World Affairs Topics: Ariel Sharon, Conflicts And War, Daniel Pipes, Gaza Strip, Occupation, Palestine Views: 4159
The deadline for the voluntary departure of settlers from the 21 Israeli settlements in Gaza ended on August 16, 2005, at which point the Israeli army began the forced evacuation of those who remained. Its task was not too difficult, as most settlers had already chosen to leave within the period stipulated by the Israeli government. They realized that Sharon's decision to fully withdraw from Gaza was final and irrevocable and they also realized that if they waited beyond the deadline they would no longer be eligible for the financial compensation the government had offered to evacuees.
The minority of settlers that chose to defy the ultimatums knew that the government meant business. These are Jewish extremists who believe that all of Palestine -- not to mention some territories beyond -- is part of the "historic land of Israel" promised by God to the Jews and it is their holy duty to resist expulsion even if it costs them their lives. Nothing more clearly fits the profile of the type of religious fanaticism that turns to terrorism. Indeed, instances of such terrorism abound. How many innocent Palestinian civilians, including children, have these extremist settlers killed? How many Palestinian fields have they razed and how many olive trees -- the symbol of peace -- have they deliberately destroyed? Moreover, in perpetrating these acts of murder and destruction they believe they are executing the divine will. Thus it is that some of the gravest crimes against humanity are committed in the name of religion.
However, it is wrong to fault religion itself for terrorism, even though terrorism parades in religious garb. The world's great religions exhort their adherents to subscribe to brotherly love, tolerance and peaceful co- existence. Terrorism, on the other hand, knows no religion or native land or ethnic identity. Like a malignant cancer it thrives wherever the conditions exist that allow it to take root, spread and breed.
Apart from a fringe of right-wing extremists in Israel the world has been looking forward to the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as the first concrete step towards the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, at the heart of which resides the Palestinian cause. Even in Israel, where Sharon's disengagement plan has stirred the most heated controversy, recent opinion polls show that popular support for the plan never fell below 55 per cent and at times rose as high as 65 per cent.
Nevertheless, in the midst of this general optimism, a discordant note was sounded by Daniel Pipes, a prominent neo-conservative in the US. In an article in USA Today (14 August) the director of the Middle East Forum proclaimed: "The Israeli government's removal of its own citizens from Gaza ranks as one of the worst errors ever made by a democracy." He went on to say that before his election as prime minister in 2003 Ariel Sharon had referred to the idea of unilateral withdrawal as a recipe for war not for peace. Yet "for unknown reasons" the prime minister later adopted just that policy in Gaza, "thereby reneging on his promises, betraying his supporters and inflicting lasting damage on Israeli public life".
Thus reads the judgment pronounced by Pipes on the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the dismantling of settlements and the removal of settlers. It is difficult to imagine a Zionism more fundamentalist than his. It is difficult to imagine a more provocative incitement. Nor can one help but wonder by what right he claims to speak, from the comfort of his home in far away America, where he occupies important positions of responsibility, on behalf of the most reactionary segment of political opinion in Israel.
Were Pipes' perversion of the facts and distortion of reality not so dangerous one might be able to laugh. How confidently he spouts his condemnation of the withdrawal as one of the worst errors committed by a democracy. One might ask him in turn what was so democratic about occupying the land of another people by force of arms and then refusing to abide by every international resolution against that occupation. One might further remind him that not only is the occupation a flagrant breach of international law, but also that the Permanent Court of War Crimes has ruled that for an occupying power to transfer a portion of its populace to the territories under its occupation is itself a crime.
A large part of the problem with American neo-conservatives stems from the zealotry with which some of its adherents support the most racist and extremist elements in the Israeli right. This phenomenon has been instrumental in thwarting American efforts to help bring about a peaceful settlement in the Middle East. It is now time for the US administration to apply itself once more to the realization of the roadmap and to bring a constructive and forward looking vision to the process. But if the US is to work for a viable settlement, it must sideline those forces that constitute the true obstacle to peace because of their support for the most intransigent and fanatical segment of the Israeli right.
Category: Americas, World Affairs
Topics: Ariel Sharon, Conflicts And War, Daniel Pipes, Gaza Strip, Occupation, Palestine
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ISMAIL PASHA BAASMAN FROM U.S. said:
AL-HAMDU-LILLA!!!
This is a very inciteful commentary brother. I enjoyed it very much. Insha-allah, the world will soon open their blind eyes to what is so clearly in front of their face.
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NABILAH FROM USA said:
Sharon's decision to finally withdraw from the West Bank is the one thing he's done right. Finally, there may be peace in the middle east with decisions such as this continuing into the future. The article points out a very good point those who ascribe to terroist ideology practice no religion. If so, it would be considered a religion of hatred, bigotry, and inhumaness to humanity. Inshallah, Allah is and will always be in control.
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