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Happy Birthday Stapes!
Welcome to the dirty thritys, we need to party again soon.
Cheers
Greg
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From the cam page:
May 01, 2006The second egg has not yet hatched. The due date is early this week, so please stay tuned!! Find out more about what happened to the first egg
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A quick look at the link provided led me to this:
Current Status
Sad News:
April 30, 2006
Eagles and conservation have been the joy and occasional sadness of my life. This is a sad moment. It appears that the Hornby Island bald eagle eggs are infertile. The first egg should have hatched April the 26 and the second egg today. The first embryo, if it developed at all, is surely dead. The second embryo, could still hatch but I cannot see the proper pipping of the egg shell, where the chicks beak has broken through enabling it to draw in air, the precursor to the final struggle for hatching. It does not look good for this pair this year. In fact this is the second year of failure for this nest territory.
Reasons for the Failure to Hatch:
We cannot be sure. Some educated guesses follow.
The adult eagles are possibly old:
1. This is the 19th year for known nesting results from this tree. It could have been occupied for 50 or more years earlier. Was the same pair occupying the nest all that time? We do not know. Eagles could live that long.
2. If the birds are very old it is possible that they have simply run out of reproductive ability. Perhaps they simply can’t produce viable eggs any longer.
3. Alternatively, it is possible with very old birds that they have accumulated so many pesticides and heavy metals that their reproductive track is no longer able to function properly. This is not at all out of the question. I am told that orcas (killer whales) that now periodically die along the British Columbia and Washington coasts are so polluted and their bodies so loaded with poisons that it is illegal to tow their bodies out to sea or have them hauled to land fills. They carcasses have to be burned. A very sad statement on our polluted earth. Are these eagles, who also occupy the top of the food chain and eat the same basic foods as orcas, also contaminated. Very possibly. Maybe the reproductive success is going to be restricted to younger eagles that have not had so long to accumulated the poisons.
One or more of the adult eagles is young and inexperienced:
1. This is possible – but not liklely. Last year when the territory only hatched one young which died at 6 days of age and the other egg did not hatch, both adults were in full adult plumage – not even just newly matured at 5 years as this would have been indicated by the dark streaking in their white head or dark tail band. These birds appear to be fully mature both last year and this year. Furthermore, this pair appear to e very experienced in nest building that we got to witness in such marvelous detail, and in fullfulling the incubating duties. They hardly left the eggs unattended more than 12 to 40 seconds during any exchange that I witnessed. They are not just good, and I assume experienced parents, but so compatible with each other. I take this beautiful pair to be very experienced parents. So the loss again this year of their eggs I also view as most likely due to loss of fertility due to age or polution.
Other alternatives:
There are infinite options but none seem logical than my first option above. The pair are very used to human disturbance, constantly perching near houses and human activity with no noticeable alarm or concern. While I have received lots of concerned calls and emails at the sounds of power movers, cars, chain saws and dogs we have had an unprecedented opportunity to watch the eagles in the cam and correlate their behavior with disturbances. The noise of civilizations does not seem to phase them a bit.
I found one call from an irate and annoyed caller quite interesting. She heard the disturbance of barking dogs and instantly called me. I was actually calling Doug to question him about this. After many rings he answered the phone and reported that he delayed coming in to the phone until the herd of barking sea lions has passed by his porch. I hardly think barking sea lions would be a disturbance to bald eagles – and indeed barking dogs elicit no interest from the nesting birds either.
Survival:
Eagles like most creatures in the wild are constantly subjected to the test of survival. Can they find food and make a living? Can they avoid being killed and eaten. Can they avoid hurting and damaging themselves? If they can’t keep their feathers in good condition they won’t be able to fly efficiently and hunt effectively and they will die.
Almost half of the eagles that start nesting loose their eggs or young. Surviving in the wild is not easy. Of those young that survive to fledging only a small percentage are likely to survive the five years to maturity. Once they have proven themselves as good hunters and they enter the breeding population they can produce young for 15 to 25 or more years. Now pause for a moment to contemplate how many eagle there would or could be it the adults were successful lin raising one or two young every year for 20 years! That could be that each pair produced 30 or 40 young – far more than necessary to keep the population stable. And stable would mean producing a new eagle for every one that died.
Therefore, with such a long live potential, their has to be a lot of nest failures or early deaths otherwise the world would be full of eagles – and no room for any other species. Not a balanced system.
So as much as I was very saddened to not see our beautiful pair of adult bald eagles produce eagles this year it is not an unexpected happening that they should fail. If, as I suspect, these are old eagles, they have already produced many replacements for themselves and they have been great contributors to the very successful and expanding eagle population that we have been experiencing the past 50 years. It is not a good thought that they have stopped reproducing because they have become sterile from pollution and this is also not confirmed.
We will hope and expect that other eagles will be more successful and they their young will be flying over our waters. If our adult pair is at the end of its reproductive life we can anticipate younger birds moving into the territory shortly and becoming the parents of the next generations.
David Hancock
http://forum.hancockhouse.com/staticpages/index.php/20060323091954727
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The news didnt say much about it, but the messageboard on at the site, mentions stuff about it, although I can't get any threads to open, probally due to the number of people on the site currently. Don't think it was a predator though.
One of the links provided on the cam page links to another site with info I believe.
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Thats the one Newrider & I were talking about.
Thanks briguy.
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Just saw on the news, one of the eggs disappeared this week & its said the other probally won't hatch. Somting about being late & possibly not fertilized.
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Not sure, last time I went there was with a friend of mine about 4 years back, he was meeting a girl whose brother had a gig there. We made it to the front door and a huge brawl was going on, loads of blood & multi-colored mohawk haircuts swingin fists, so we decided to hit Hess Village instead.
I did work the door for Hiway Freeker's first gig in Hamilton (they booked the venue themselves) years back and was spit at for asking for cover. Thats the last time I was actually in there.. :crazy:
Those Fatties shows were great though, 93 & 94 I seem to recall.
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Hey Kev0,
Have you thought about using lossless wma? Works in my CD/DVD player and isn't that much bigger then HQ mp3s. Plus, there are now better sites then YSI which handle bigger files and transfer (U/L & D/L) faster.
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The Corktown is such a beautiful venue to see world class artistes.
I'm sure the artists love the open door view of the mens bathroom from the stage also.
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Ok...its been really troubling me here, so upon further investigation I was told.
The show starts officially on May 3rd. What you've heard is in fact the May 3rd show, or rather the press preview of that show. Thats my understanding of the situation, anyway.The playlist for the second episode of "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan" airing Wednesday, May 10 on XM Satellite Radio channel 40. The theme is mothers in honor of Mother's Day.
Mama Don't Allow — Julia Lee
Daddy Loves Mommy—O — Tommy Duncan
Mama Didn't Lie — Jan Bradley
I'll Go to Church with Mama — Buck Owens
Mama Told Me Not to Come — Randy Newman
Mama Get the Hammer — Bobby Peterson Quintet
Mama Talk to Your Daughter — JB Lanoir
A Mother's Love — Earl King
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean — Ruth Brown
Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way — Carl Smith
Mother Earth — Memphis Slim
Mother in Law — Ernie K Doe
Mother in Law Blues — Junior Parker
Mama Tried — Merle Haggard
Gonna Tell Your Mother — Jimmy McCracklin
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby Standing in the Shadows — Rolling Stones
Mother Fuyer — Dirty Red
Mama Said Knock You Out — LL Cool J
I'll Always Love My Mama — The Intruders
The playlist for a forthcoming unscheduled episode of "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan" on XM Satellite Radio channel 40. The theme is drinking.
Ain't Got no Money to Pay for this Drink — George Zimmerman and the Thrills
Wine, Wine, Wine — Electric Flag
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' — Loretta Lynn
Daddy and the Wine — Porter Waggoner
I Drink — Mary Gauthier
Sloppy Drunk — Jimmy Rogers
I Ain't Drunk — Lonnnie The Cat
It Ain't Far to the Bar — Johny Tyler and His Riders of the Rio Grande
Rum and Coca — Cola — Andrew Sisters
1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Beer — John Lee Hooker
Bad Bad Whiskey — Amos Milburn
Who Will Buy the Wine — Charlie Walker
Buddy Stay off the Wine — Betty Hall Jones
Whiskey You're the Devil — Clancy Bros and Tommy Makem
The playlist for a forthcoming unscheduled episode of "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan" on XM Satellite Radio channel 40. The theme is cars.
Rocket 88 — Nelson Riddle
Cadillac Ranch — Bruce Springsteen
Me and My Chauffeur Blues — Memphis Minnie
My Automobile — Parliament
Christian Automobile — Dixie Hummingbirds
Car on a Hill — Joni Mitchell
Pontiac Blues — Sonny Boy Williamson (II)
No Money Down — Chuck Berry
Little Red Corevette — Prince
Too Many Drivers — Smiley Lewsi
Chevrolet Car — Sam McGee
Get out of the Car — Richard Berry
The above playlist info was found here:
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Well, I was really curious about this so I went to Dylan Pool, and emailed someone I frequently traded with, who is supposedly in the know and was told the recording I posted was aired on XM radio. I'm told it was a preview, a complete airing mind you, but still just a preview. Not a leak.
So, the first show (one I posted) premieres May 3rd and then is on weekly, I guess.
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I posted the first show on here last week for download actually, not sure why XM's website & news articles keep saying May 3rd.
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Yeah, this will be interesting, we were talking about this last week. Theres another really good show coming to corktown also but for the life of me I cant remember what it is. Nice way to prime for my b-day..Levin > WTTS/Todd Gilles @CasbahPepper Jacks > Caution Jam Boat cruise (on my b-day). Looking like a great week.
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obviously a purchase or cracked torrent would do the trick a thousand-fold easi-ly-er... but that wouldn't teach you the intricacies of whats going on inside your O/S shell
If its just for software, I like learning how to manipulate the the license time (shown above) instead of playing with my OS. Playing with my OS, thats what my second computer is good for, allows for more screwing around without permantley losing all my main computers contents.
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2006-02-22 is a good choice & is up on archive now also.
Actually, I meant the 2006-02-24 show, which is much better sounding then 2006-02-22. I was adding a handful of shows to my list when I posted earlier and got my thoughts crossed.
Cool guys! I grabbed that acoustic show and Ill poke around for some others. Big fan of these guys...cheers!I've only started getting into them more over the last few months, I mainly listened to the acoustic show, but New Rider got me listening to more electric stuff. The studio albums are great, especially 'Southern Rock Opera'. I'm about to throw on their live DVD 'Live At The 40 Watt' right now.
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I dig this guy, especially his work with Dylan in '75 & '76 with the Rolling Thunder Revue.
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I've had the Cooley's house recording for a couple years, its definately my favourite DBT recording.
Solar Garlic,
If your looking for newer shows, bt.etree has alot of new shows up, alot of matrixs. Most have made their way to archive already though.
2006-02-22 is a good choice & is up on archive now also.
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I'm not sure really.
Sadly, I'm not even sure about making the Jerry Douglas show right now, between the Arlo show two nights before & my fishing trip may 24th weekend its gettin tighter financially. I should know more this week though and will let you know ASAP.
I also have to save up for the Caution Jam boat cruise june 3rd, which also happens to be my birthday.
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Thanks for posting this. Great seeing you as usual & meeting your father after the show.
I was really wishing I had scored some mics previous to the show, where I was sitting would have been a great place to record, everyone around us was very attentive and it would have made for a good recording.
Cheers
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12/29/03 - Cooley's House (acoustic)
:thumbup:
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Brad,
If your ever get a chance, listen to some Shannon Lyon.
Although I really enjoy all his music, I recommend Tales Of A Yellow Heart his thrid release which features a current member of Fat Cats & a couple ex-members.(bolded)
Musicians: Shannon Lyon (various guitars, vocals), Mike Alviano (guitar), Jody Cram (drums), Adam Buschlen (bass), Tyler Gibson (hammond), Jay Schneider (bass), Chris Gatchene (pedal steel), Steve Strongman (backing vocals).
He's also quite a big deal in the Netherlands, which I found out while in Amsterdam in 1997.
If I make it to this one, I'll end up recording I imagine, not sure how Shannon is on recording, but since Janine is cool with it, I'll at least get her performance.
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I only have 52266 days left of free product updates for ZA Security Suite.
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Happy birthday Brian.
Hope you have a great one.
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Hmmmm, only 2 infections according to ewido. One from Trend Micro & the other from Panda software, both installed by me.
I guess ZA Security suite is doing its job.
Happy 65th Bob Dylan!!
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Happy birthday Mr. Dylan!
From my first record in 1975 I've been hooked and now 31 years later, 51 shows under my belt, all the studio and 275+ live recordings, I still haven't gotten my fill of his magic. I couldn't even begin to put in words what his music and words have meant to me over the years, and still do.
[color:red]Robert Allen Zimmerman - May 24, 1941
Thanks Bob, for fourty-four years of music and making my world a better place.
Cheers