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I busted him out of his package on his birthday. Hey, it was amusing to me.
Also, I think that half pot of coffee behind him is not going to be enough.
Taken and sent from my iPhone.
WHO:
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA- 12)
Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA-34)
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY-14)
Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn (SC-06)
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Did you know there was a cartoon version of "Clerks", the famously black and white low budget film by Kevin Smith? Well, there was, and it is funny.
This is Randal. He works at the Quick Stop with Dante, but he should be next door at RST Video.
Taken by Cory Funk.
inaction at Port Waratah during the holiday period. Danish locomotives on train of containers generally used for barley [16K03735]
Just kidding. My fabric stash has grown considerably. I need to stop.
Did I mention that I have an order from Fabric.com in the mail?
From The Consequences of Inaction panel at "Post-Election: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond", a Peter G. Peterson Foundation event - pgpf.org/fiscalcliff
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I've always loved the sound of the cello. Those who can play music and sing have a true gift.
Strobist Info: A SB-800 diffused camera left and down pointing upwards at an angle. A SB-600 back of the subject for separation.
Phasing out fossil fuels and switching to renewable energy won't cost our planet as much as inaction will.
Did you know there was a cartoon version of "Clerks", the famously black and white low budget film by Kevin Smith? Well, there was, and it is funny.
This is Dante. He isn't even supposed to be here today.
Taken by Cory Funk.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Co-Chair, House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI)
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
A protest called by Uni Students For Climate Justice in Melbourne, forming part of a COP26 Global Day of Action against climate inaction.
Ethan Suplee as Voice of Golgothan "Shit Demon", Hell's Chief assassin, an "excremental" formed out of the excrement of all who were crucified at Golgotha when they died. He can fire explosives balls of feces from his hands as projectiles, and is strong enough to easily defeat five humans in combat. He is summoned by Azrael to attack Bethany, but is defeated by Silent Bob with air freshener ('knocks strong odors out').
Jane Fonda, Manny Jacinto, and others at Fire Drill Friday protest against inaction on climate change, by the Capitol.
“Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.”
~ Leonardo da Vinci
taking a picture of sufen taking a picture of shoobs taking a picture of me taking a picture of su.. oh wait we've been there already.
A protest called by Uni Students For Climate Justice in Melbourne, forming part of a COP26 Global Day of Action against climate inaction.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Co-Chair, House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI)
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
The deer herd at the Jay Property take cover in the invasive multiflora rose thicket on the site. Invasive shrubs that have deliberately been allowed to proliferate for literally decades provide cover for these animals and protected places to breed. This increasingly destabilizing combination of deer and invasive plants and vines is reducing the biodiversity of flora and fauna on the Jay Property, threatening the ecology of this important place. The invasives also provide cover for coyotes tracking the deer.
Chris Graseck, President of Friends of Marshlands, told reporters "Because deer graze on native plants and avoid invasive species like the multi-floral rose, Graseck said the deer "make it very difficult to do any habitat restoration. If the county were to remove the invasives and reintroduce more native species, the deer would quickly devour the plants and consequently leave the property again vulnerable to invasives."
This is circular thinking and only promotes inaction allowing destructive invasives to spread further and crowd out fragile natives indefinitely.
Ironically these plants are identified, cautioned against, and removed by Westchester County Parks at its other properties but not in Rye. See Westchester County Parks brochure on invasive plants: www.nativeplantcenter.org/Invasive Brochure.pdf
The Jay Heritage Center respectfully disagrees with Chris Graseck and Friends of Marshlands. We agree with NY Audubon which believes that invasives like the multiflora roses should be removed as part of a thoughtful stewardship and regular habitat management plan. Both shrub birds and grassland birds would benefit. It is important to send the right message to the public -- don't give up and propagate invasives in your backyard - be proactive and save our endangered native ecosystems and the wildlife that need them.
ny.audubon.org/BirdSci_HudsonRiverValleyConservation-Deci...
"Maintain enough habitat and connect “open-space” – Grassland birds need relatively large fields (20 acres and larger, depending on the species and the landscape). A small grassland patch surrounded by open space, even if the surrounding fields are not grasslands, is better for grassland birds than a grassland surrounded by trees.
Clean up fence lines – Although hedgerows provide important habitat for some wildlife, along with other benefits such as erosion control and wind and snow breaks, even small trees and shrubs pose problems for grassland birds. A line of brush or trees delineates the edge of a grassland habitat patch to birds that prefer large grasslands for breeding. Also, hedgerows and brush lines attract weasels, raccoons, skunks, foxes, crows, and more—all species that eat grassland bird eggs and nestlings. Reducing the woody corridors that intrude into or border grasslands helps young grassland birds to survive.
Control shrubs and woody vegetation in the field – Abandoned fields make good grassland bird habitat, but only for a few years. Once shrubs and saplings are established the habitat quickly becomes unsuitable for grassland birds, and bringing it back into good condition becomes more difficult and more expensive. If a field is large enough to be used by grassland birds, a regular plan of mowing, haying, or grazing is important to keep it as grassland, but timing is crucial (see the following note)! Mowing each patch every 2 or 3 years, or a rotating fraction (1/3 or 1/2 of the patch) each year, is preferable to mowing annually.
Grassland habitat
Time mowing and hay-cutting to allow young grassland birds to escape – The nests, eggs, and flightless young of ground-nesting grassland birds are obviously vulnerable to the tractor wheels and mowing equipment. The following mowing/haying dates are ranked in order of value to breeding grassland birds from highest to lowest:
After 20 August only.
Once before 20 May, and once after 20 August. The following options will allow only limited successful breeding:
Once before 1 June.
After 20 July only.
Maintain a healthy mix of grass and other beneficial plants – Both native plants (such as goldenrod and some asters) and non-natives (knapweeds, mugwort, and honeysuckles) can easily spread in grasslands. Regular mowing (as soon as possible after the dates listed above) helps maintain healthy grasslands. For some invasive species, more aggressive techniques are needed, such as early spot-mowing (mowing only the affected “spot” in the field) to prevent flowering and spread of seeds, or other controls for heavy infestations.
When grazing, keep stocking rates low enough to maintain nesting cover – High-intensity grazing (including rotational grazing) removes the vegetation needed as cover for grassland bird nests, exposing the nests to severe weather and predators and also subjects nests to a greater risk of trampling. Maintaining “refuge patches” that are not grazed is also a critical component of any sound rotational grazing prescription that advertises wildlife benefits. Grazing at low intensities is also extremely useful for maintaining open, grassy fields, although occasional mowing (after the breeding season) is sometimes needed. "
ny.audubon.org/BirdSci_HudsonRiverValleyConservation-Deci...
"Maintain adequate patch size
Shrub habitats between 5-25 acres will provide habitat to a number of the at-risk species; in general, larger is better. However, smaller, isolated patches less than 5 acres can also provide habitat to some of the at-risk species.
Control woody vegetation
The mechanism and frequency of management you employ will depend on the current structure and species make up of the area you are interested in managing; tree species require more management compared to shrubs. On average, shrub habitats need to be managed every 5-10 years, sometimes less frequently.
If you have:
Existing shrub habitat without trees (i.e., areas with shrubs interspersed with openings of grasses and forbs), management may be required only every 2-4 years (sometimes less frequently) to prevent the openings from reverting to forest. Management options for maintaining these areas include mechanical mowing, selective removal of trees if they appear, prescribed burning, or grazing.
Existing shrub habitat with trees, trees should be removed by stumping and mowing every one to three years, perhaps coupled with an herbicide application to control trees that may attempt to resprout. The remaining area should be managed as noted above in #1.
An area dominated by trees, shrub habitat can be created by clear cutting and then managing the area every one to three years to remove regenerating late-successional, or shade-tolerant, trees while maintaining the shrub structure. These areas will initially require aggressive management using land clearing equipment such as a hydroaxe, Brown Brontosaurus, tree shear, or hand removal with chainsaws in smaller patches to remove larger unwanted trees, followed by less frequent action (e.g., every three to five years) to maintain the habitat. Once the shrub habitat is established, it can be maintained as noted above in #1.
Time your management activities so it doesn’t harm birds
Mowing should not be done during the nesting season (April 15 to August 15) and can take place without serious impacts to wildlife during late fall and winter. However, if trying to control invading tree species, mowing should take place as soon after August 1 as possible, because mowing during the growing season helps to minimize resprouting.
Control Invasives
Invasive plants should be removed because many are aggressive and will displace desirable native species if not controlled. For example, autumn olive and multiflora rose can become well established and dominant in two to three years."
BOTTOM LINE : The Jay Property in Rye needs a stewardship plan ( and there is one - an award winning, 2002 Cultural Landscape Report by Heritage Landscapes). Invasives should be removed. Appropriate meadow and shrub habitats can then be restored with native plants and the community can follow this example of management in their own backyards.
Westchester County already has an Executive Order in place which mandates the removal of invasives in County Parks and invasives have already been controlled in other parks like Ward Pound Ridge, Lasdon and Lenoir with great success along with reintroduction of native plants and shrubs, many of which are deer resistant.
Read about and see photos of successful management of invasives at other parks and properties associated with Audubon:
www.hartlandlandtrust.org/audubon.html
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Steve Seeley Inaction Figures take in the sun with the first MOTU simulation I ever did, Skeletor in glow orange resin.
a good friend of mine, from the 707, he showed me this spot a year back and i keep coming back to it. I'm going to flick all this shit in there soon enough.
A protest called by Uni Students For Climate Justice in Melbourne, forming part of a COP26 Global Day of Action against climate inaction.
The east side of the square, lying opposite one of the key entrances to the Palace of Westminster, has historically been a common site of protest against government action or inaction. On May Day 2000 the square was transformed into a giant allotment by a Reclaim the Streets guerrilla gardening action. Most recently, Brian Haw staged a continual protest there for several years, campaigning against British and American action in Iraq. Starting on 2 June 2001, Haw left his post only once, on 10 May 2004 - and then because he had been arrested on the charge of failing to leave the area during a security alert, and returned the following day when he was released. The disruption that Haw's protest is alleged to have caused led Parliament to insert a clause into the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 making it illegal to have protests in Parliament Square (or, indeed, in a large area reaching roughly half a mile in all directions) without first seeking the permission of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
As well as sparking a great deal of protest from various groups on the grounds of infringement of civil liberties including the European Convention on Human Rights, the Act was initially unsuccessful in accomplishing its goals: Brian Haw was held to be exempt from needing authorisation in a High Court ruling, as his protest had started before the Act came into effect (though any new protests would be covered); Haw remained in Parliament Square. Later, the Court of Appeal overturned this ruling, forcing Haw to apply for police authorisation to continue his protest.