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Evan Peters is surely a familiar face to you if you’re a fan of the award-winning FX anthology series, American Horror Story. A very talented thespian, Evan has stunned movie lovers with his acting talent since his debut more than 10 years ago and he continues to do so with serious fervor.
The movie star is known for his mind-blowing appearances on the hugely famous anthology horror television series, American Horror Story, rising to become one of the most famous faces on the show. He has raked in money for his work on the show and has established himself as one of the rave-making movie stars in the USA.
Evan Peters Got His Breakthrough When He Played Tate Langdon in ‘American Horror Story’
Born on the 20th of January 1987, in St. Louis, United States, Evan Peters started his career in 2004 by playing Adam Sheppard in the movie, Clipping Adam. The film won him the Best Breakthrough Performance award at the Phoenix Film Festival. Apparently, he announced himself quite early in his career, however, he did not gain massive recognition and popularity until 2011 when he landed a role to play Tate Langdon in American Horror Story.
American Horror Story, like all anthology series, is unique. This is because, unlike other TV series, the show makes use of a different storyline as well as a different set of characters for each season. This means that every season stands on its own and essentially, many actors don’t return to the show after some seasons. Many of the actors have starred in more than one season but they often portray a new character each of those seasons.
Evan Peters is among the cast members to have returned most frequently, having appeared in nine seasons thus far. Peters played a different character during each of those nine seasons, becoming a fan favorite in the process. The show has found immense success, consistently raking in high ratings for the FX network. In fact, reports show that the first season of the series happened to be the most-viewed new cable series of 2011. It has also been well received by television critics and has won lots of awards. The popularity of the show has helped actors like Even Peters find more popularity among TV enthusiasts.
The Various Characters He Has Played on the American Horror Story Series
In 2011, during the first season of series titled American Horror Story: Murder House, Evan Peters portrayed Tate Langdon, a 17-year-old psychiatric patient who has some dark secrets. The role won him some accolades especially as it showed his versatile side considering that the role was very different from what he has played before.
He portrayed Kit Walker in the second season, American Horror Story: Asylum. His character was a man falsely accused of murdering his wife. He did so well with this role that he was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Movie, Miniseries or TV Film. In the third season titled American Horror Story: Coven, Evan Peters played the role of Kyle Spencer, a frat boy who was murdered and resurrected as a Frankenstein monster.
In the fourth season of the show, American Horror Story: Freak Show, he was Jimmy Darling, a circus performer with malformed hands. In season five, American Horror Story: Hotel, Evan Peters played the role of James March, a serial killer with a hotel he built to hide his victims’ bodies.
His other roles include the wealthy ghost Edward Philippe Mott and successful actor Rory Monahan in season six, American Horror Story: Roanoke; the cult leader Kai Anderson in season seven, American Horror Story: Cult and an eccentric homosexual hairdresser Mr. Gallant in season eight, American Horror Story: Apocalypse.
The Horror Anthology Affected Peters Psychologically
Playing different roles on American Horror Story really affected Evan Peters while he was filming the show. This is because he had to play some really disturbing characters. From season one, he was saddled with the responsibility of portraying sadistic characters which affected him afterward. He, therefore, toiled with the emotional and psychological toll he was experiencing from playing mostly deranged characters.
The character portrayal that affected him the most was that of Kai Anderson, the deranged extremist cult leader. One of the show’s creators, Ryan Murphy explained that Peters had to go to some really dark places to prepare for the role and he eventually suffered severely while filming the season.
In fact, it took him nearly two years to recover after filming the season. This whole process affected him so much that he had to take some time off the show.
Evan Peters’ Net Worth Is Largely Connected to the Series
Filming American Horror Story may have been quite challenging for Evan Peters but it was financially rewarding for the movie star. Interestingly, the show gave him his big break as it ushered him to a wider audience who came to appreciate his work.
Details about the exact amount he pocketed as salary for his appearance on every episode is not very clear, however, some reports claim his net worth is made up of the money he raked in from working on the show.
According to estimates from various sources, Evan Peters’ net worth is now valued at about $4 million. This goes to show he was handsomely paid for his work on American Horror Story.
The Actor Had a Whirlwind Romance With Emma Roberts
Evan Peters is not just an actor whose entire life is about making movies and TV series; he is also a lover who has had romantic relationships. The actor made headlines with his romance with American actress, Emma Roberts.
Peters and Roberts first met in 2012 on the set of their movie, Adult World. Emma Roberts confessed that she had a crush on Peters while they filming the movie. Eventually, after the filming, the pair got together and began to date.
The lovebirds did not hide their relationship as they were always seen on red carpets and taking public strolls while displaying their affection for each other. However, it was not all rosy because they also had a few altercations. In 2013, while they were staying together at a hotel in Canada, the police had to be invited after Peters and Roberts got into a heated fight. Roberts was even arrested after injuries were found on Peters. She was later released.
This notwithstanding, their love progressed and in March 2014, they announced that they were engaged. Fans were curious about when their marriage would take place. However, in early 2019, they called off the engagement and parted ways.
After Emma Roberts, Halsey Came Along
After he parted ways with Emma Roberts, Evan Peters got into another relationship with Halsey, an American singer, songwriter, and activist.
The lovers got together in 2019 after a friend hooked them up. Before this time, Halsey had always expressed her crush on Peters and has been a huge fan of the actor. When they started dating, the couple was all over each other publicly displaying their affection.
The couple also shared photos of each other on social media and were seen in public on several occasions having a good time. However, in mid-2020, what appeared to be a smooth romance came crashing down. At first, Halsey deleted photos of Evan Robers from her Instagram page, sparking rumors of a breakup. Shortly later, she confirmed that they had been broken up by liking a fan’s tweet mentioning the breakup.


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BALTIMORE (AP) — A former United States (US) National Security Agency (NSA) contractor awaits sentencing in Baltimore’s federal court for storing two decades’ worth of classified documents at his Maryland home.
Harold Martin’s plea agreement calls for a nine-year prison sentence, but US District Judge Richard Bennett was not bound by the deal’s terms when he sentenced Martin yesterday.
Martin’s sentencing will resolve a mysterious case that broke into the open in 2016, when FBI agents conducting a raid found stolen government documents inside his home, car and storage shed.
The case has attracted attention since hacking tools stolen from the NSA were also published by a cryptic Internet group that called itself the Shadow Brokers. Prosecutors never linked Martin to the group.
Martin’s defence lawyers described him as a compulsive hoarder who never betrayed his country.

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Mumbai, January 22: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday announced that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray would visit Ayodhya on the completion of 100 days of his coalition government in the state. Raut's remarks were laced with a veiled jibe at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi -- with whom he is at loggerheads since the controversy erupted over Vinayak Savarkar.
Raut, while speaking to reporters, said Sena supremo Thackeray would visit the Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, to seek blessing on the completion of his government's 100 days in power. The Chief Minister would also ask leaders from his two coalition partners - the Congress and the NCP - to visit the Uttar Pradesh town along with him.
The Sena parliamentary leader also jabbed Rahul Gandhi in a veiled form while concluding his statement. The Rajya Sabha MP recalled how the Gandhi scion visited several temples in the recent past -- a move which critics attributed as an attempt to shun the party's pro-Muslim image.
"Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on the completion of 100 days in power, to seek the blessings of Lord Ram. We want that our alliance leaders should also come along. Rahul Gandhi also visits several temples," Raut was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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Gandhi had drawn flak from Sena last month after he derided Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Savarkar while addressing a rally in the national capital. Reacting to the BJP's demand seeking his apology for "rape in India" remark, the senior Congress leader said, "I will not apologise for speaking the truth. My name is Rahul Gandhi, not Rahul Savarkar," he had said.
Raut had then struck back at the Gandhi scion, saying that his party would not tolerate insult to Savarkar. "We respect Nehru and Gandhi, but also expect the same level of respect towards our ideologues, the Sena leader had said. The controversy also drew flak towards the Sena from the BJP, which asked Thackeray to explain whether he has forfeited the ideology of Hindutva after tying up "secular" Congress and NCP.


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Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Newburnchicks, Apr 30, 2016.
Got my first chick's in, just wanna say hello!! Thank you for this site!!
Glad you could join us here! Congratulations on your chicks What breed/s have you got?
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One rir, 2 Delaware, 2 white leghorn. They r battling mites. all I have is fgDE. And mixed it with sand and bathing them in it. I've heard wood ash is best. Wish I had that.
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Here is an article on lice and mites that's very helpful ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mites-lice-treatment-and-prevention
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That lack of an ‘L’ in the name: it means the M2 CS weighs the same as the M2 Competition, at 1550kg – or 1575kg with the optional seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, which is what we have here.
Elsewhere, the CS is similarly recognisable from the Competition. The 3.0-litre twin-turbo straight six remains, with its beautiful bowed carbonfibre strut brace, as does BMW’s Active M rear differential.
The rigidly mounted lightweight rear subframe is also carried over, along with the ball-jointed suspension. Both cars then use the same MacPherson strut and multi-link designs for the front and rear axles respectively, and there’s no difference in track widths or the ratio of the electromechanical steering. However, the CS does sit marginally closer to the road than the Competition and, at its widest point, adds 17mm in girth.
The devil, as ever, is in the detail (and, we’ll admit, also in the unmissable new bodykit, more on which shortly). The CS marks the first time an M2 has been furnished with M’s multi-mode adaptive suspension, the hardware for which has been lifted directly from the M4, albeit with bespoke tuning.
Because of the higher forces involved, especially on track, where owners will be able to put the car’s optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres to work, the characteristics of the fast-acting and widely variable multiplate rear differential have also been altered. The same is true of BMW’s famed M Dynamic mode, although it still allows for generous yaw without disabling the DSC entirely.


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As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the history of marriage equality nationally, here is a look at the marriage equality movement in Illinois, as well as nationally. This timeline is from the book The Fight for Marriage Equality in the Land of Lincoln, by Kate Sosin and Tracy Baim, published in 2014.
August: ONE homosexual magazine cover story headline reads "Homosexual Marriage."
Illinois passes law that permits legal adoption of an adult provided the adult had lived in the petitioner's home for two consecutive years. John Gregg Allerton's oral history states that Robert Allerton was the first to adopt under the new law, when he adopted John under a decree issued by Judge Henry T. Dighton of Monticello, Piatt County.
During a legislative vote on a new state criminal code, Illinois becomes the first U.S. state to remove its sodomy law from the statutes.
December: The Reverend Troy Perry, two months after founding the gay Metropolitan Community Churches, performs what is believed to be the first public same-sex wedding ceremony in the U.S., for two Latino men in California. The next year he performs a California marriage that is the first to legally challenge marriage inequality; it loses.
May 18: Jack Baker and James Michael McConnell apply for a marriage license in Minneapolis. Hennepin County denies the request, and subsequent court challenges lead to U.S. Supreme Court dismissal of the case, based on "want of a substantial federal question."
March 27: The first same-sex marriage license is issued in Boulder, Colorado. Five more would follow before the courts shut them down.
October 20: Two Chicago women are arrested applying for a marriage license in Cook County.
With the AIDS crisis striking, activists begin to realize the devastating effect of not having legal protections in place for couples. Because activists are fighting for their lives and the lives of those they love, there is not yet a big focus on marriage. However, there is a push in some countries, including Denmark and the Netherlands, for registered partnerships and similar laws.
Oct. 10, 1987: During the weekend of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, activist Robin Tyler produced an independent event that attracted thousands of couples for a marriage ceremony. Rev. Troy Perry spoke, and Dina Bachelor performed the nuptials. Perry subsequently held marriage ceremonies at the 1993 and 2000 Marches on Washington.
December: Three same-sex couples try to apply for a marriage license in Hawaii, sparking the modern U.S. movement for marriage equality. The case is lost, but it causes a backlash federally and in states across the country. Ultimately, a federal Defense of Marriage Act passes and is signed into law by President Clinton, allegedly as a way to stave off a federal constitutional amendment push, and dozens of states pass their own DOMAs, including Illinois, by the mid1990s.
February: In a response to a questionnaire by Chicago's Outlines newspaper ( now Windy City Times ), Illinois state Senate candidate Barack Obama says he supports same-sex marriage and would fight laws that try to ban it.
April: The Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to legalize marriage between two people of the same sex ( Belgium follows in 2003 ).
Feb. 12: Attorney Gloria Allred announces lawsuit for marriage rights for her clientsRobin Tyler and her partner Diane Olson, and Rev. Troy Perry and his partner Phillip DeBlick (for the state of California to recognize Perry and DeBlick's Canadian marriage)on the steps of the Beverly Hills Courthouse. Tyler v State of California was filed Feb. 23, 2004. Canada was the first state to recognize same-sex marriages from another country, and from another state. The case was eventually consolidated with the City of San Francisco's lawsuit that was filed March 12, 2004.
Feb. 12: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom orders the county clerk's office to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, something that continues through March 11, when he is forced to stop under court order; by this time about 4,000 licenses have been issued.
May 17: Same-sex marriages begin in Massachusetts after the state Supreme Judicial Court rules the marriage ban unconstitutional. It is the sixth jurisdiction to get marriage equality, and the first in the U.S.
July: Spain and Canada become the third and fourth countries in the world to legalize same-sex marriage legislatively ( Spain was 17 days ahead of Canada, though most of Canada had already seen same-sex marriage legalized through court decisions beginning in 2003 ).
Nov. 30: The South African Constitutional Court legalizes same-sex marriages.
June 16: California begins issuing licenses to gay couples after the ruling in the case In re Marriage Cases, but they are halted November 4 after passage of Proposition 8, a voter initiative banning such marriages. This sets off a long legal challenge, which ends in 2013 when the U.S. Supreme Court sends the case back to the lower court to close out without disturbing that court's decision, which had already declared Prop 8 unconstitutional.
Robin Tyler and her partner Diane Olson are the first to file a case to overturn Prop 8, the California marriage ban passed by voters the previous day. Tyler v State of California was fighting the Prop 8 " state constitutional amendment created by opponents of same-sex marriage in advance of the California Supreme Court 's May 2008 appeal ruling, In re Marriage Cases, which followed the short-lived 2004 same-sex weddings controversy and found the previous ban on same-sex marriage ( Proposition 22 , 2000) unconstitutional . Proposition 8 was also ultimately ruled unconstitutional by a federal court (on different grounds) in 2010, although the court decision did not go into effect until June 26, 2013, following the conclusion of proponents' appeals" at the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Wikipedia.
Dec. 1: The Illinois Senate passes a bill creating civil unions with all the state-level rights and obligations of marriage.
Dec. 16: Rick Garcia is fired from Equality Illinois, which had the successful civil-union effort during his tenure.
Jan. 31: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs the civil-union bill into law.
June 1: The civil-union law takes effect in Illinois.
Aug. 17: Catholic Charities faces off against the state of Illinois, the ACLU and Lambda Legal in a Sangamon County court over foster-care contracts. Circuit Court Judge John Schmidt weighs the question of whether the Charities had a right to the contracts, but declines to hear arguments about religious freedom or anti-gay discrimination.
Aug. 18: Judge Schmidt rules against Catholic Charities, saying the organization was not entitled to the contracts and that the state had a legal right refuse them.
Jan. 9: State Representative Greg Harris announces he has been in talks with LGBT organizations and other lawmakers about introducing a marriage-equality bill in Illinois.
Feb. 8: A bill to enact the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, H.B. 5170, is introduced.
Feb. 15: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pledges his support for marriage equality in Illinois.
February: Following the filing of the marriage-equality bill, Governor Pat Quinn comes under scrutiny for wavering on the marriage-equality issue. He declines to take a firm stance.
April 15: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Harris will not call for a vote on the marriage bill as the Legislature focuses on fiscal issues during election season. "I never say never," Harris told the Sun-Times. "[But] I don't think there will be a push before the end of this session."
April 25: Equality Illinois holds its annual Lobby Days in Springfield and focuses on marriage equality. The move raises eyebrows as lawmakers are not considering the marriage bill, and LGBT groups are heavily invested in a bill that bolsters anti-bullying protections for LGBT youth in the state. The bullying bill ultimately fails.
May 9: President Obama comes out in favor of same-sex marriage, returning to his 1996 support of the issue.
May 30: On behalf of 25 same-sex couples, Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois file suit against Cook County Clerk David Orr, challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
June 1: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan declares that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and files to intervene in favor of 25 same-sex couples seeking marriage rights in Illinois.
June 1314: Cook County Clerk David Orr refuses to defend himself in the lawsuit seeking to end the ban on same-sex marriage. Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez backs Orr and also refuses to fight the ban, leaving the state law undefended in an unprecedented move by state officials. Peter Breenexecutive director of the Thomas More Society, a law firm that opposes same-sex marriageannounces that his firm will find interveners to defend the ban. He later intervenes on behalf of county clerks.
July 2: Attorney Breen is granted intervention in the ACLU and Lambda Legal lawsuits, on behalf of two downstate county clerks seeking to uphold the ban on same-sex marriage.
Sept. 30: Equality Illinois announces that it will open two satellite offices in Springfield and in DuPage County. The move forecasts a possible push for equal marriage in the state.
Oct. 21: Equality Illinois holds a small political event in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood with Harris, Republican state Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Chicago Sun-Times political columnist Laura Washington. At the event, Harris tells supporters that Obama's re-election could weigh heavily for Illinois marriage, and he hints that he is considering calling for a vote on marriage equality during the upcoming lame-duck legislative session in January.
Nov. 6: LGBTs see sweeping victories in local and national elections. Maine, Maryland and Washington vote to legalize same-sex marriage, while Minnesota votes down an amendment to ban it. President Obama defeats Mitt Romney. In Illinois, Sam Yingling becomes the first openly gay state representative elected outside Cook County. So significant are LGBT victories across the nation that some analysts call the election the most important day for gay rights since the Stonewall rebellion.
Dec. 13: Crain's Chicago Business reports that Harris and Senator Heather Steans plan on making a run at the marriage bill during the General Assembly's lame-duck session the following month.
Dec. 20: LGBT groups announce formation of the Illinois Unites for Marriage coalition, dedicated to passing the marriage-equality bill.
Dec. 29: President Barack Obama endorses same-sex marriage in Illinois.
Jan 2: Sponsors begin the first push to pass marriage equality during the Illinois Legislature's lame-duck veto session.
Jan 3: The marriage-equality bill passes the Senate Executive Committee but sponsors conclude that there is not enough time to pass it through both chambers, and they withdraw efforts until new lawmakers take office the following week.
Jan. 9: New lawmakers are sworn in, and sponsors reintroduce the bill.
Feb. 1: Senate President John Cullerton announces that he wants to move the marriage-equality bill forward on Valentine's Day.
Feb. 14: Illinois Senate passes the bill.
March 13: House Speaker Michael Madigan tells reporters that the bill is 12 votes short of the 60 it needs to pass in the House.
March 14: Despite Madigan's comments to the press, Illinois Unites for Marriage advocates go to Springfield in anticipation of a possible House vote. The day ends without any action on the bill.
May 21: Harris replies "absolutely" when asked by Windy City Times about calling for a vote on marriage equality by session's end May 31 and about whether the measure would pass. Advocates disseminate his answer widely in an effort to hold him accountable.
May 31: Harris declines to call for a vote on marriage equality, setting off a backlash against him and Illinois Democrats and devastating families in the House speaker's gallery who had attended in anticipation of a vote.
June 1: LGBTs protest the marriage shortfall in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood.
June 26: Supreme Court strikes down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, saying it goes against states' rights, equal protection, and due process. The case is United States v. Windsor. The same court returns the Prop 8 appeal back to the lower courts, thus allowing marriages to restart in California.
July 13: LGBTs march in downtown Chicago for marriage equality in an action timed to coincide with the annual "Taste of Chicago," the city's largest festival.
Oct. 22: The March on Springfield for Marriage Equality is held, a grassroots effort to bring thousands of people from across the state to the Capitol.
Nov. 4: The steering committee of Illinois Unites for Marriage meets with Harris to determine the fate of the bill.
Nov. 5: The House passes the bill.
Nov. 20: Governor Quinn signs the bill into law.
Nov. 27: By court order, longtime Chicago lesbian activist Vernita Gray marries Pat Ewert, her partner of five years, in a ceremony in their North Side home. They are the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Illinois. Two days earlier, a federal court ordered Cook County Clerk David Orr's office to immediately issue a marriage license to the couple, and it did so. Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois filed the case November 22, seeking immediate action because of Gray's failing health and what it said was the unconstitutionality of Illinois' existing marriage law. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin issued the decision. Gray passes away a few months later, on March 19, 2014.
Dec. 9: A federal district judge issues an order that says same-sex couples wherein a partner faces a serious medical complication can marry in Cook County ahead of the scheduled June 1, 2014, original start date of marriage equality because the existing Illinois marriage law is unconstitutional. Judge Sharon Coleman, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, makes the ruling in a case brought by Lambda Legal and the ACLU, as well as the law firms of Kirkland & Ellis and Miller Shakman & Beem. Elvie Jordan and Challis Gibbs wed in their North Side home December 12, while Ronald Dorfman and Ken Ilio marry December 13. Dorfman passes away on February 10 and Gibbs on February 24.
Feb. 21: Judge Coleman, in another Lambda-ACLU case, rules there is no reason to further delay same-sex marriages in Cook County. LGBTs from all over the state are allowed to obtain marriage licenses in Cook County. Soon, other counties start to issue licenses, ahead of the June 1 effective date of the new marriage bill. Chicagoans Charles Gurion and David Wilk are first in line for the new license. Theresa and Mercedes Santos-Volpe, the longtime couple who are plaintiffs in that lawsuit, have their three children with them that day. The one-day waiting period is waived for them and they are married the same day, by County Clerk Orr himself.
June 1: All 102 Illinois counties start implementation of the marriage equality law.


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Barrie police are looking for a dark coloured pick up truck, after a hit and run Thursday evening. Three vehicles, including an ambulance, were involved in a crash at Huronia Road and Yonge Street around 6:30 pm. No one was hurt, but one of the vehicles took off. It’s a newer pick up truck –possibly a GMC– with decals along the side. The truck will have damage to both the passenger and driver sides . The male driver has dark spiky hair and was wearing a dark leather jacket and jeans.
The OPP association, based in Barrie, is reminding drivers about the provinces “move over” law which requires motorists to change lanes and slow down, when they come across emergency vehicles on the side of the road. Association president Jim Christie says some drivers are still not getting the message.
Last winter dozens of OPP cruisers stopped at accident scenes were damaged or destroyed after being struck by passing motorists.In several cases officers and members of the public were injured.
Thanks to KICX listener Deborah Wagner for allowing us to share the following photographs:
The victim of a vicious beating at the hands of an OPP officer finally got her vindication yesterday in an Orillia courtroom.
The 49-year-old grandmother was charged with assaulting police – but after a year long trial, the judge ruled that the officer was the aggressor, leaving the woman with catastrophic injuries.
Maria Farrell responded to an assault and was helping the victim in April 2011, when the officer arrived on scene. There was an altercation – and Farrell was punched, kicked and beaten, ending up with a broken leg, lost tooth and numerous bruises.
Outside court Farrell said knowing the truth won out is the best Christmas gift of all.
So far no response from the OPP.
Orillia firefighters remain on the scene of an early morning blaze at Orillia’s waterfront. The Port of Orillia building was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on scene. This witness says there isn’t much left of the building.
The building housed the showers and washroom facilities for boaters, an information kiosk and a Chamber of Commerce office. No word yet on the cause.
A person has died in a mobile home fire in Gravenhurst. Fire crews were called just after 10 a.m. Tuesday to the Muskoka Mobile Home park on Highway 11 South. OPP say a body was found inside a burning home.
Three firefighters were taken to hospital with what are believed to be minor injuries.
There were serious injuries Monday morning when a man was struck by a car south of the hamlet of Newton Robinson on County road 27. South Simcoe police say he was walking on the roadway around 6:30 when he was hit by a southbound car, which then swerved and hit an oncoming vehicle. The pedestrian, a 23 year old man from Richmond Hill– is in serious condition in a Toronto hospital.
An elderly couple had their vehicle stolen yesterday afternoon. Cops say around 3:30 p.m. an 81-year old man and his wife were loading groceries into the back of their car at the Wellington Plaza in Barrie when a male suspect hopped in the running vehicle, and took off. The vehicle is described as a 2005 black Honda CRV, with Ontario licence plates B M Y T 6 1 5. The suspect is described as a white male in his 30′s, six-feet tall, medium build, and was wearing a black baseball cap, blue jeans, and a yellow ski jacket with black trim over a white shirt. Anyone who may have information or sees the vehicle in question is urged to contact the police.
South Simcoe Police continued their Festive R.I.D.E. campaign last night (Dec. 12). A total of 680 vehicles were stopped at various checks in both Innisfil and Bradford. Twenty-one road side tests were administered, resulting in 5 road side supensions and vehicle seizures. Two drivers were also arrested and charged after blowing over 80 mgs, and will appear in court next month. Officers also issued numerous charges under the Highway Traffic Act, and two individuals were arrested for criminal drug possession. R.I.D.E checks will continue throughout the Holiday season, and police continue to remind the public to find alternative rides home if they have been drinking.
Niagara Regional Police have issued an Amber Alert. They are searching for two young sisters, aged 5 and 3 missing since yesterday afternoon. Ekaterina and Anastasia Martinovs are suspected to have been taken by their mother, 29 year old Julia Martinovs, who does not have custody of the girls. Police say she is likely driving a silver Ford Edge S-U-V with Ontario plates B T E Z 7 9 8. If you spot the vehicle call police immediately.


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Social, economic and societal questions of our time
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Lecture by Gerald Häfner from the series "Anthroposophy - an extension of science"
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Home is where our heart feels blissful. It could be a long road home where you find bliss or you may find bliss on the road within the sun and the sea or mountains. The state once reached and experienced is so utterly blissful that one wants to keep wanting to go back to that state.
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Away from the limelight and the huge fan-base, these cricketers are enjoying a sport they love.
On a standard cricket field with a 22-yard pitch, two teams field 11 players each and play the game in a manner seemingly similar to international cricket.
But these players are not getting the limelight or a huge fan base. Away from the lush outfields, capacity crowds and fireworks, this form of cricket is played by those who are less abled but equally talented.
As the bowler reaches the stumps from his short run-up, he shouts “play” and proceeds to bowl with an underarm action. The ball itself makes a jingle sound as it is rolled along the ground to the batsman.
This is the game of blind cricket.

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Books: A school of hard knocks for Colum McCann
Thirteen Ways of Looking, Colum McCann, Bloomsbury €23.99
Life imitated art in June of last year when Colum McCann was knocked out after stepping in to help a woman who was being assaulted on a street in New Haven, Connecticut. He was on the pavement outside his hotel, chatting on his phone with his 15-year-old son, when the man he had confronted earlier that evening blindsided him with a punch from behind. He woke up two-and-a-half hours later as he was being wheeled in for an MRI scan.
The story was widely reported, not only because McCann is one of the most successful contemporary Irish authors on the international circuit, but because of the seriousness of his injuries, which included contusions, a fractured cheekbone and the loss of several teeth. There followed a summer spent "in and out of doctors' waiting rooms for various physical problems that arose directly from the assault".
Much has already been made of the fact that the largest offering in this new collection concerns a man dying as the result of a spook-ily similar attack outside a New York restaurant. A separate tale, meanwhile, finds a victim confronting her former attacker in a cafe decades later. McCann swears in an author's note here that the former was "dreamed up long before the incident" in Connecticut. Incredible as this sounds, you tend to believe him.
"Sometimes it seems to me that we are writing our lives in advance," he says, "but at other times we can only ever look back."
It is generally accepted that while some writers prefer to meticulously map out the stories they are sitting down to tell, others write in order that they might then discover what to say. Going by Thirteen Ways Of Looking, your gut would swear the multi-award- winning author of Let The Great World Spin was of the latter persuasion. It bills itself as a short-story collection, but it is more like a novella with three tales tacked on afterwards to amplify the vibrations of the main concerto. There are themes of regret, longing, surveillance, captivity and fear. There are both meditative flows as well as the desperate thrusting movements of a writer seeking to dig his way towards light.
The title story swings between the ranging and rhythmic stream of consciousness of Mendelssohn, a retired New York judge, and the police detectives investigating his killing. Angles flick (slightly annoyingly) from first to third person or present to distant past, a little like those polyphonic structures of Donal Ryan. Metafictional walls materialise elsewhere as a writer tries to conjure a New Year's Eve story for a news- paper in What Time Is It Now, Where You Are?
These characters rarely have a narrow genetic or spiritual origin, which also feels like a device carved on the fly from ether. They are either like McCann himself, a migrant Dubliner who has called the US - and particularly the melting pot of New York - his home since the mid-Eighties, or they have been moved around by external factors. The world is McCann's stage, but there remain umbilical links to this island, unbreakable gossamers that stay attached while McCann plonks these characters in Colombian guerrilla prisons, an orphanage in Vladivostok or a barracks in Afghanistan.
Consistency is where many short story anthologies fall down, yet it is less of a concern with Thirteen Ways of Looking's small handful of entries. Sh'khol (a Hebrew term often used to describe parents who lose children in war or terror attacks) drips with an excruciating suspense that will unsettle any parent. Its plot of a lone woman in Galway searching frantically for her deaf adopted son app-ears, like everything here, thinly conceived and almost insubstantial, yet it emanates a sensory potency. Mendelssohn's tale, meanwhile, involves protracted phases of rummaging way back through a lifetime as well as around the immediate vicinity, but somehow it all sharpens into a riveting mini crime mystery.
It's a nifty trick that McCann pulls off a few times (he can resort to gimmicks to do so). He will also occasionally slow us down to pronounce narrative notes, then zing us with skitty, musical language (especially in the case of Mendelssohn's internal rhapsody).
In Treaty, McCann riffs on what he called in his victim impact statement from the 2014 attack (available to read on his website) the "punches behind the punch", or the fallout from victimhood. He works it into the head of an unassuming nun and ends up heaping power on to a victim whose tormentor thinks they can outrun their crimes (McCann's assailant ended up serving only three weeks of a two-and-a-half year sentence).
There is a hefty amount of heart between these covers from a man who has always kept active in the world of philanthropy. McCann is one of four founding members of Narrative4, a global non-profit that fights for social change by educating through the exchange of stories. The night of that attack, the 50-year-old had been giving a presentation at a conference being staged by the organisation. The title was "Radical Empathy", which while being another bizarre element to the dimension-smashing genesis of this release, is not oddly surprising. Thirteen Ways of Looking is, after all, laced with the stuff.
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I was initially wary about this strange reboot but it was really a sequel! Plays alright enough, but stops abruptly. PS3 release was cancelled but it IS on Steam and XBLA.
First XBLA game I stayed up to download at launch. A corny looking but surprisingly solid rail shooter! Shame there’s only 3 environments…by which I mean ONE environment retextured.
After Burner gets the Outrun treatment! It’s After Burner…but NEW! Available as a download on XBLA/PSN. I cannot vouch for the iPhone/Android release.
As an “experience” it’s neat! As a rail shooter? I’m…not a fan.


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Three years after snagging the Palme d’Or at Cannes for Dheepan, the acclaimed French filmmaker is back with his first big-budget American film. Along with his all-star cast (Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly), Jacques Audiard sets out to win the Far West. In keeping with his penchant for high-testosterone settings, he creates a portrait of two brothers, hired guns who will do anything for a buck, as they ruthlessly stalk a gold prospector. This grand, suspenseful epic proves that despite our differences, blood ties are still stronger than any other.
Silver Lion Best Director - Venice Film Festival
In the magical Toshino Mountains of Japan, the filmmaker of Still the Water brings together Jeanne, a French author, and Tomo, a local forest ranger. They...
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By Ryan Clark | May 17, 2009
» As seen on SmackDown in recent weeks, Chris Jericho has started a program with Rey Mysterio. The two are feuding because Jericho requested working with the high flying superstar. The feud actually started during the company's tour of Europe last month with Jericho "accidentally" unmasking Mysterio in various matches. Jericho is very hands-on when putting his programs together, and given his track record, this feud looks to have great potential.
» WWE Women's Champion Melina reportedly broke down twice - both in the ring - when she was drafted from Raw to Smackdown during the 2009 WWE Draft. While Melina and John Morrison, who dated in the past and are now reportedly a couple again, requested to be on the same brand, the impression by Melina was that it would be on Raw and not on Smackdown. One of the biggest reasons she was pushed to Smackdown was to regain the Spanish language demographic that the show lost a year ago. While Rey Mysterio is obviously the key to that move, the company feels Melina could help as well.
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The Thayer-Mammoth Saddle Club has announced the Rand Little Britches Rodeo will be held at the Thayer Saddle Club Arena on Rodeo Drive in the Industrial Park in Thayer April 25-26.
Start time each night is 8 p.m.
There are 17 events scheduled for each night including bareback, calf roping, muton bustin', team roping, goat tying, barrel racing, pony buckaroo barrel racing, breakaway roping, junior bull riding, bull riding, and barrel pickup.
Participants will be charged $7 entry fee for each event, and they do not need to be a member of the association to enter the events.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 years old, and children under 6 are admitted free of charge.
For more information contact Saddle Club president Tammy Friel at 870-625-3231, or Keith Moyer at 417-264-7994.
The competitors in the Rand Little Britches work toward points all year to advance to the finals in Dolf, Ark., to ride for the yearly championship.


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One of the things that's admirable about Google is its capacity to try different things out. Google Maps has been a clear winner but Wave was less so. As the northern spring kicks in, Google is cleaning out some of the experiments and apps that are no longer needed.
Adobe has released a beta of Photoshop CS6 - the latest version of its popular image editing suite. It's a chance for users to try things out and provide the developers with feedback prior to the expected release before the middle of this year.
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A Laventille man is expected to appear before a Port-of-Spain Magistrate today charged with the murder of Angelina Samuel and two counts of wounding with intent against two male victims, which occurred on Wednesday 21st August 2019.
John Nicholas, 56, a labourer of Upper Wharton Street, was charged with the offences following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard SC, on Monday 26th August 2019.
Samuel, 36, a baker, also of Upper Wharton Street, Laventille, was at her home on Wednesday 21st August 2019, in the company of two men, when all three got into an argument with a male neighbour.
During the altercation, the victim was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife by the man, while the two male victims were also injured in the confrontation.
One of the victims managed to hit the accused in the head with an object before he escaped.
The victims were taken to hospital for treatment.
Samuel was pronounced dead.
The accused also sought medical attention on the same date and was subsequently discharged from hospital on Friday 6th September 2019. Investigations were supervised by W/ASP (Ag.) Suzette Martin, of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI) Region 1, while Nicholas was charged by PC Ramsawak, also of HBI Region 1, on Sunday 8th September 2019.

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Very Scarce Ming period wine decanter made for the islamic market. The body of the decanter is decorated with the “Shou” character which stood for longevity and the “Fu” character which stood for luck or wealth. The item misses the handle and cover and a piece of the spout. But still a very rare item and sought after. Item was made around 1500 or slightly later.
In my opinion this decanter belongs in a museum.
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Facebook is thinking about launching a variant of its well-known photo social media stage, Instagram, for kids below 13. They are not authorized to utilize the application in its present form because of government security guidelines.
Organization surveying parent-controlled experience
Facebook reported in an internal organization post that they would start constructing a variant of Instagram for kids below 13 years to permit them to use the app interestingly securely.
The company also said we’re investigating bringing a parent-controlled experience to Instagram to help kids stay in contact with their friends, find new interests and hobbies, and much more.
In 2017, Facebook launched the Messenger Kids application to chat with their family and friends, and parents approved it. In any case, numerous kid development experts encouraged the organization that kids don’t want to be on social media.
Moreover, Facebook said so many kids are asking whether they can join applications that help them stay in touch with friends. There aren’t numerous choices for parents at present, so we’re working at building extra items as we did with Messenger Kids that are appropriate for kids, controlled by guardians.
People add the wrong date of birth for registration
Instagram noticed that even with the fact that individuals were approached to enter their age when signing up for the app, there was nothing to keep individuals from lying about it at registration.
Facebook said it would control that by utilizing machine learning in collaboration with the registration age to find out individuals’ actual birthday dates on the stage.
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was my Trade Tripper column in the 5-6 June 2015 issue of BusinessWorld:
While everybody is fixated on United States and China movements in relation to the Pacific, another set of maneuverings is happening practically unnoticed by most, and that is in the area of trade. And the effects of these could be equally significant in the longer run. It also would be a good opportunity to determine Philippine strategic thinking on such issue, particularly if there is an effective inculcation of the truism that foreign relations is but an extension of domestic policy.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an expanded version of the 2005 Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement and currently includes as parties Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States. The TPP is said to expand provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement that favor US domestic industries, as well as borrowing heavily from the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) template.
The TPP, however, is not without further controversy: the negotiations have been so secretive that many in the US complain about being in the dark regarding its contents. Zero Hedge, one of the more colorful financial blogs available online, had this interesting May 22 article en route to President Obama’s getting Trade Promotion Authority for the TPP: “While the actual contents of the TPP may be highly confidential, and their public dissemination may lead to prison time for the ‘perpetrator’ of such illegal transparency, we now know just how much it cost corporations to bribe the Senate to do the bidding of the ‘people.’ In the Supreme Court sense, of course, in which corporations are ‘people.’”
Hence, “using data from the Federal Election Commission... shows all donations that corporate members of the US Business Coalition for TPP made to US Senate campaigns between January and March 2015, when fast-tracking the TPP was being debated in the Senate. The result: it took a paltry $1.15 million in bribes to get everyone in the Senate on the same page.”
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), on the other hand, is between the ASEAN members (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) and Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. It was seen as combining two prior trade proposals: the East Asian Free Trade Agreement (that had ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea) and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership (same lineup as EAFTA but with the addition of Australia, India and New Zealand). Like the TPP, it is seen to be an FTA of high standards and comprehensiveness, including provisions that make for deeper integration between the parties.
A meeting at the ministerial level is supposed to take place in July in Kuala Lumpur, with discussions ranging from goods, services and investments, all with an eye to concluding the RCEP by 2015.
However, as East Asia Forum’s Sanchita Basu Das (“Is RCEP just the same old trade paradigm?”, Dec. 6, 2014) points out: “The RCEP agreement is plagued by the fact that participating countries are at different stages of development. Concerns have been raised that any kind of deeper economic integration could lead to huge social costs incurred by the less developed member economies. This could be due to structural adjustments and the risks of falling into a low-cost labor trap, where there is little incentive for domestic industries to move up the value chain.”
The point is that a fundamental change in thinking about economic and trade policy is sorely needed. Unfortunately, our response to international trade seems to be stuck in the 1990s. We fail to realize, as William H. Overholt ably pointed out, that the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization “were devised for a simpler era, when it was possible to think about world trade in the way Ricardo taught -- namely that a good is produced in one country and consumed also in a single country.” However, “by the last decade of the 20th century, production had become a complex global process. The logic of increasing efficiency by reducing trade barriers remained completely valid, but policy adaptation of that logic to a new era has faltered.”
This inability to recognize how trade evolved also feeds our continuing incapacity to measure it properly. An idea of this can be taken from Stephen Grenville: “Perhaps the most fundamental change in international trade in recent decades has been the development of multinational ‘supply chains.’ The production process has been ‘unbundled,’ with different stages of production taking place in different countries.”
Aside from the US-China dynamic, the complexities brought up don’t even approximate the intricate effects that global finance has on trade. As well as the forgotten area of culture.
Though your friendly neighborhood Trade Tripper still believes in multilateralism, nevertheless, the Philippines needs to wake up to realities and muster capabilities for greater degrees of calculation.
It would be useful therefore knowing what our presidential aspirants’ (and their possible economic teams) thinking on the matter.


If you want to own a harmonious, easy-to-care fish, you should definitely adopt a few Hatchetfish for your tank. This peculiar freshwater ornamental fish has been a favorite for many because of their quirky shape. Their affordable price is an added bonus.
These fish come in beautiful, eye-catching colors and patterns, most notably the Marbled and Black-finned Hatchetfish.
Although these small fish are predacious, their passive nature makes them a perfect fit for a communal environment, even in big tanks. But avoid putting carnivorous fish larger than them.
Detailed explanations about their behavior, feeding habits, and the water parameters of the most common Hatchetfish species in the market are provided below. Do check it out for complete info.
Generic Facts about Freshwater Hatchetfish
|Quick Species Facts|
|Other popular names||River Hatchetfish|
|Average Lifespan||5 years|
|Average size||1–2.5 inches (2.5–6 cm)|
Habitat and Origin
Hatchetfish are found primarily in South America, in various regions depending upon the type.
Approximately nine to ten different species are found all over Central and Southern freshwater of South America. Their habitat mainly consists of swamps, flooded marshes, shallow lakes, slow-moving rivers, small ponds, and pools of water.
Physical Attributes and Size
Hatchetfish are comparable to the size of smaller Tetras species, approximately 3 inches. It has a weirdly curved lower body that looks like an axe. This makes them stand out among other fishes.
It is flat and wide, just like a piranha, but the lower body is large and curved like a semicircle. The upper body is uniform, with a tiny dorsal fir near its tail.
These fish have unusually long pectoral fins that look like the wings of an Albatross. These specialized fins provide thrust for jumping out of the water.
Almost all their fins are transparent or semi-transparent, depending upon the fish. It has big round eyes, and the mouth is faced toward the top with the lower lips strongly curved upwards.
There are many types of Hatchetfish, but some are more desirable than others in the fish market.
The Silver Hatchetfish has a very shimmering silvery appearance, which makes it preferable over the Common Hatchetfish.
But the Marbled Hatchetfish is the most popular among aquarists because of the swirling, veined-like patterns of brownish-black and white all over the body.
The Pygmy Hatchetfish is the smallest, with a maximum size of 2 inches, both in the wild and captivity. It is attractive and highly sought after because of its semi-transparent body. You will be able to see its organs right through them. Not only that, but their lower body is slightly less curved than the usual Hatchetfish shape, which makes them more unique than others.
Another variety known as the Black-Winged Hatchetfish is also quite quirky looking. It also has a silvery appearance with a prominent black line present around the body. There are also tiny black striations and patches exclusively at the belly section.
Recently, a rare Hatchetfish species known as the Spotted Silver Hatchetfish was spotted by a local fish enthusiast in Columbia. It has a similar shiny appearance to the Silver Hatchetfishbut has a black lateral line along with numerous tiny black dots around it and can reach almost 3.5 inches in length. However, one peculiar behavior was observed among them during captivity. Generally, Hatchetfish tend to stay near the surface of a water body, but this variety likes to dwell near the middle section of the tank.
These fish live for a maximum of four to five years. And according to numerous owners, they live longer and more content if kept in a school.
It does not matter if it is the same variety because Hatchetfish is naturally non-aggressive. Additionally, having an equal number of male and female fish will ensure less competition and keep them happy.
And as usual, maintaining proper water temperature, a rich diet, and removal of ammonia in time will guarantee a long life expectancy.
Quick Tip – Some owners like to use water conditioners, which help keep the chemical imbalances under control. But this should be followed by timely water changes. This helps improve the average lifespan of your Hatchetfish.
Male vs. Female
It is hard to classify the sex of small fish species like Hatchetfish just by observation unless you rear them for a long time.
Both genders have an equal number of fins. Both their appendages are of equal length, and there are no color differences.
The female is slightly sizeable, and the lower body is more curved than the counterpart. But the size difference between both genders is marginal, so it is hard to anticipate just by looking at them. Measure them using a precise scale to check the length. This, along with the degree of curviness of the body, will help you identify the gender more accurately.
The female’s lower body becomes more rounded than usual when carrying eggs. So determining the sex of the fish becomes easier during mating season.
Other than that, there are no physical differences in Hatchetfish, which makes each gender unique.
Price and availability
Hatchetfish are cheap and a common sight in any local fish store. They can also be bought online within a price range of $4.00 to $8.00.
Some can be over $15, like the Albino Silver Hatchetfish, a rare genetic mutation that gives the fish a pinkish transparent white color and red eyes.
What to feed your Hatchetfish?
Hatchetfish mostly eat nymphs and little aquatic bugs in their natural habitat. They actively hunt for insects that fall on top of the water bodies.
So, a generic diet of worms (grindal worms, bloodworms, earthworms, and blackworms), gut-loaded brine shrimps (live or frozen), krills, and even mosquito larvae are followed. Hatchetfish also like wingless fruit flies, which are considered delicacies.
All these are inexpensive and can easily be obtained from a local pet store. Both live and frozen will do.
They can be skeptical of commercial fish food, such as flakes or pellets, if they have not eaten them before.
So, you can include a few pellets every time you give them worms, slowly developing their habit of recognizing them as food.
It is much easier to develop this behavior if you raise them from a baby. Otherwise, it will take a substantial amount of time to adapt to this.
Pro Tip – Make sure to give food that does not sink too fast, like pellets or flakes. Hatchetfish do not generally go down to eat them. A feeding apparatus is also a good option. This can be opened during feeding time and closed when desired. Although, this is best suited for live fish food.
Behavior and temperament
Even though Hatchetfish are strictly carnivorous, they are not aggressive at all. In fact, they are shoaling fish and will stay happier in a group than alone.
A group of Hatchetfish will always be seen together, even moving in packs. They swim near the top portion of the tank and rarely go down.
Another fascinating fact about these fish is they can jump out of the water. Their big pectoral fins, mentioned in the section above, and strong muscles are specially used for this. In nature, jumping out is used as a hunting tactic or to escape predators.
This is sometimes seen in captivity, and the fish might end up on the floor. You should be extra cautious when keeping Hatchetfish.
Pro tip- If possible, avoid filling the tank up to the brim. Maintain the height of the water lower than usual, and install a secure lid to prevent the fish from jumping outside.
According to many Hatchetfish owners, it requires a lot of expertise and understanding of the perfect conditions where most activity is seen.
These fish are egg scatterers and are reported to mate during the early monsoon. They spawn eggs during daylight or twilight.
We will cover the basics of their mating habits and what is expected after successful breeding.
However, if you wish to commit yourself to this, understand your fish first and do thorough background research on the type of Hatchetfish you own.
- The best water temperature should be around 84 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, with a proper day/night cycle lighting system. The diurnal cycle is vital as spawning happens during daylight, or near dusk.
- The male will swim around with the female to stimulate her to release the eggs. The eggs will be deposited on the plant surfaces, floating near the top. So, it is crucial to have a few floating vegetation around.
- After a successful spawn, the male will externally fertilize the eggs and leave them for incubation.
- It takes about a day or two for the eggs to hatch. Hatchetfish parents will not eat their own eggs, but they do eat their own fry, mistaking them for tiny insect larvae.
- Rearing babies is not very difficult as compared to breeding adults. You can feed the babies infusoria (tiny freshwater organisms), Nauplii (larvae) of brine shrimps such as Artemia, and Nauplius of water fleas like Daphnia.
Once they grow to double their original size, they can be fed ground-up flakes or pellets. Keep the diet variety as much as possible to provide complete nutrition to the juveniles.
The most noticeable illnesses that affect them are:
- White spots or Ich.
- Skin lesions.
- Bacterial or fungal infections which can also lead to fin rotting.
Tapeworms or parasitic protozoan can also invade their intestines. This can come from untreated fish newly bought from a store.
If you do not put the new fish in a quarantine bath, they can spread illness to your existing fish, which can be devastating. This can be prevented using various methods.
Different species of Hatchetfish have different requirements. We have mentioned the most common ones in the following-
|Type of Hatchetfish||Marbled||Silver||Pygmy||Black-finned|
|Minimum Tank Size||20-gallon||20-gallon||10-gallon||15-gallon|
|Temperature||75°F to 81°F||74°F to 83°F||73°F to 79°F||74°F to 83°F|
|pH Level||5.5 to 7.5||5.8 to 7.1||5.5 to 6.5||5.8 to 6.9|
|Hardness||2 to 14 dKH||2 to 14 dKH||2 to 10 dKH||2 to 12 dKH|
The best substrate would preferably be sand or big pebbles. Sand is recommended more because it is easier to clean than pebbles.
Food that sinks to the bottom is not eaten by the Hatchetfish. This can decompose over time, increasing the ammonia levels if not cleaned up.
White or normal brown river sand is the usual choice. This also helps mimic their lake or river, the natural habitat.
The best kind of plants for Hatchetfish are floating ones. These provide a safe place to hide or rest if they feel uncomfortable.
Hatchetfish will mostly dwell around the roots of these plants and even lay eggs there. So, those are better than substrate-based plants. A few common examples are-
- Red Root Floaters
- Water Spangles
- Dwarf Water Lettuce
- Live Duckweed Plants
- Hornwort Bunch Plants
- Amazon Frogbit
However, having a few high oxygen-producing rooted plants, such as Green Cabomba, Anacharis, Eelgrass, etc., is also recommended.
Another thing to consider is the Marbled Hatchetfish is a lot more active than its cousins and requires a lot of free space to move around. Therefore, it is advised to house them in a bigger tank with fewer plants.
You can get crafty with your decorations because they spend most of their time in the upper section of the tank. So you can put whatever you like.
Plastic-based decorations can also be used but choose them cautiously. Avoid items that have sharp edges, as they can harm these delicate Hatchetfish.
Moderate lighting is good enough. However, the Black-finned Hatchetfish prefers a more subdued environment because of their natural habitat.
So, a few fluorescent bulbs will compensate. But more importantly, maintain a day/night cycle manually or automatically.
This is important for the well-being of the fish, as it helps them maintain a proper biological clock. Also, these fish are not nocturnal, so they require adequate daylight.
Filtration & Apparatus
Hatchetfish are not very hardy. They are super sensitive to elevated nitrogen levels of ammonia. Thus, an efficient filter is a necessity for the tank.
Alongside it, an air pump is also preferred to maintain oxygen levels. And this also creates turbulence in the water, mimicking their natural habitat.
Freshwater Hatchetfish are peaceful creatures and do well in a community tank with other fish. Having said that, Hatchetfish are shy and stay hidden if there are sizeable fish around.
It is not advisable to put predators such as Cichlids or Oscars, as they will instantly eat these little Hatchetfish the moment they see them.
The best companions for them are-
- Small Catfish
- Small Plecos
- Small shrimp species such as Bamboo shrimps
- Non-invasive snails
- Mickey Mouse Platy
- Zebrafish or Zebra Danios
Is Marine Hatchetfish the same as Freshwater Hatchetfish?
No, they are not. Marine Hatchetfish are very distinct from the freshwater ones that live deep in the ocean, around 700 to 3000 feet under. Coincidentally, they look similar but are genetically different.
They are small but cannot be kept in a home aquarium because it is impossible to simulate the high pressure their body requires to sustain.
These Marine Hatchetfish look terrifying when compared to freshwater Hatchetfish. Although they mostly eat zooplankton and other tiny sea creatures.
What kind of fish is a Hatchetfish?
Hatchetfish are purely freshwater or marine. The freshwater varieties are closely related to Tetras, but the marine Hatchetfish are not. This genus diverged from the phylogenetic tree of tetras and evolved into its own variant.
The marine Hatchetfish is from a different family from the freshwater variety and has adapted itself to live in deep sea waters.
How many Hatchetfish should be kept together?
They are schooling fish, so you should keep at least six of them together. It would be even better to keep an even number of males and females.
Keeping them in a smaller group makes them less active, and some have been seen living a shorter life than usual when kept in smaller groups.
Can Hatchetfish live with Guppies?
Yes, they can live with guppies. Although their water parameters are a bit different, with monitoring and adjustments, they can be kept together in a tank.
Hatchetfish are unique in their appearance and will definitely make your tank look special. They are small and active, which makes them the perfect pet to look at after a stressful day.
Hatchetfish are a bit more sensitive than most freshwater fish. So, it can put them at risk of getting sick if not cared for properly. But with a basic understanding of their needs, it is not that difficult to rear them.
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- I bought Aircastle stock for my IMF portfolio in February 2016.
- I just cashed out of that position for a 72% capital gain, plus dividends over the years.
- This sort of business model is unlikely to maintain a premium valuation for long.
- Aircastle has a lot of cyclical things going in its favor now; if it isn't acquired, expect shares to fall to a discount to book value again.
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I've owned Aircastle (AYR) stock as a member of my Ian's Million Fund "IMF" portfolio almost since inception. I picked up AYR stock at $16/share and have enjoyed a solid dividend stream and improving valuation since then. However, with the share price up big on possible M&A activity, it's time to ring the register here.
Before discussing Aircastle in particular, let's make a broader point. People sometimes tend to let their portfolios go on autopilot while the market is going up and everything is making money. When the stock market is giving nearly all your holdings a boost, it's easy to get complacent. Then, when a bear market does hit, people look through their portfolios, see a bunch of stuff down 30-40%, and start asking why they still own it. Better late than never, in some cases. But there's real merit in pruning a portfolio during big market upswings. You can often get top ticket sales prices on middling or B-tier assets when everything is looking up.
That brings us to Aircastle, which is an air leasing company. Don't let the specific business model confuse you too much, this is essentially a specialty finance company. They access capital from the stock market and lenders, buy airplanes, and then lease those out to airlines. The model works because airlines have historically been terrible credits, and thus they tend to have to pay higher rates to access capital. Thus, it's not efficient for many airlines to borrow money to buy planes themselves.
An intermediary like Aircastle can get cheap funds from the private market, buy planes, charge a reasonable spread, and still provide those jets to the airline at a cheaper rate than if the airline tried to finance it based only off their own name and reputation.
Air leasing can be a reasonably good business. The GE (GE) airplane leasing business "GECAS", in particular, has been one of that company's crown jewel assets. Airplanes are high ticket items that are fairly easy to find use for; if one airline goes bust, you can generally lease a plane to a new airline and have it earning again for you rather quickly. And because they cost so much, it's not hard to put lots of capital to work at acceptable rates of return.
All that said, this is a specialty finance business, and like most things in that sector, it doesn't deserve to trade at much of a P/E ratio or other valuation premium. You own depreciating assets, and there's a good deal of risk around that. If a plane's useful life suddenly declines from, say, 25 years to 20 due to changing airline behavior, you could instantaneously go from having a reasonable profit spread to losing a great deal of money. It's a business where you're tying up billions of dollars in a few assets and making models of what they'll be worth far into the future. It's imprecise, and small changes or errors are most costly. That doesn't make it a bad business, but it's one that investors will usually be somewhat skeptical of.
With that in mind, the yield you get when you trade this sort of stock is of utmost importance. I owned AYR stock from a cost basis of $16, which meant it was yielding 7.5% on cost. At Friday's closing price of $27.43, Aircastle now yields just 4.4%. Again, the huge run in Aircastle's price largely isn't a result of its overall actual valuation going up that quickly - the balance sheet is mostly airplanes, and those lose value with every passing year. And since the company pays a sizable dividend, it isn't piling up additional assets at a particularly high pace either.
Book value has risen from about $22.50 per share in 2016 to $27 now. Thus, in an ideal environment for the business, book value is growing at something like 5-6%/year compounded, plus you're getting the dividend. With that, you can get a 10%/year total return if everything keeps going right buying around book value now.
Ultimately, however, the upside on an aircraft lease company is fairly limited; if it starts selling much over book value, competition can simply start buying planes of their own and drive down pricing. In a large liquid market like aircraft, it's not too difficult to launch your own rival financing firm and there's little inherent moat for the existing ones. Thus, these companies are rarely going to trade at a sustained premium to book value. And indeed, in the case of Aircastle, the stock has historically been a good buy at 0.75x book value or less (I bought on the 2016 dip which you can see on the chart below), while upside has been capped every time it gets to 1.0x, which happens to be where we are now:
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In a less robust economic climate and/or when oil prices are higher - such as 2010 - this sort of business can sell at a large discount to book value for a sustained period of time. That's not a disaster if you're collecting a 7% yield and bought at an attractive price. If you buy now, however, at just a 4.4% yield and at book value, the price returning to, say, 0.7x book value could leave you underwater for quite awhile.
Rather, it seems, Aircastle has gone up in value because people are willing to pay more for steady dividend streams, and also because the airline business as a whole is going well at the moment. Oil prices are low, major airlines are using more capacity discipline than usual, and even major investors that have criticized airlines in the past, like Warren Buffett, are now making moves in the sector. Long story short, people aren't worried about airlines right now, and thus the perceived risk of an airline leasing business is declining. Also, I should note, Aircastle is blessed not to have Boeing (BA) Maxes in its fleet. As such, it both dodged a bullet there, and may be able to charge higher prices temporarily for some planes if competitors' Maxes remain grounded for awhile.
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The Big Bash League is experimenting new ways to be innovative with the introduction of a bat flip to replace the coin toss, but the concept has been a hard pill to swallow for the traditionalists.
Former Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson believes the focus on needless ideas has taken away the attention on more important elements such as game development.
He also questioned whether Cricket Australia's priority still lied in Test cricket, or if the money-making shorter formats had taken precedence.
Johnson's fired-up comments come at a feverish time where the Australian Test team conceded a series-opening defeat to India on home soil for the first time in their history.
''I’m guessing sponsors will be plastered all over the bat. What next, one hand one bounce, electric wickie, 6 & out, unless hit out of the stadium!! Let’s worry about game development & other important things that matter. Is the baggy green top priority these days?'' Johnson ranted on Twitter.
I’m guessing sponsors will be plastered all over the bat. What next, one hand one bounce, electric wickie, 6 & out, unless hit out of the stadium!! Let’s worry about game development & other important things that matter. Is the baggy green top priority these days?— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) December 11, 2018
Seemingly a harmless concept, captains in BBL08 will flip a specially designed bat that will replace the coin toss.
The cricket bat that will be used in the flip has been modified in order to achieve each result 50 per cent of the time, with hills statistically more likely on the regular bat.
The bat flip will get its first run at the 'Gabba on December 19 when Brisbane Heat take on Adelaide Strikers.
Johnson has been vocal since taking on media duties in his post-cricket career, hitting out at Australian quick Mitchell Starc for his performance in the first Test.
“I just don’t like his body language," Johnson told ABC Grandstand.
“He hasn’t given a bit of a glare or puffed his chest out with a good follow through, let the batsman know he’s in the contest, that he’s going to rip the pegs out.”