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Ratings: 202 | Reviews: 75 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by SFC21:
3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
01-10-2013 01:52:13 | More by SFC21
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3/5 rDev -8.5%
07-29-2014 01:25:03 | More by BeerDreadz
2.84/5 rDev -13.4%
22 oz bottle from Trader Joe's
Appearance - dark red/brown; head disappears in about a minute; clear
Aroma - slightly malty; no detectable hop aroma
Flavor - sweet, light toasted malt, and light-medium hop bitterness; slight alcohol burn in the finish; little to no hop flavor
Mouthfeel - good carbonation level; balanced and smooth on the tongue
Overall - about what I would expect for a $2 beer; a decent strong brown ale; nothing noteworthy but nothing horrible; after drinking a bottle of this, the lasting bitterness and alochol bite in absence of anything else means I wouldn't buy it again
01-22-2013 21:35:03 | More by SolaceBrewing
1.75/5 rDev -46.6%
11-11-2013 19:22:01 | More by mctizzz
2.75/5 rDev -16.2%
05-27-2014 02:48:09 | More by ryancl
3.35/5 rDev +2.1%
Heavy Lift Vessel opens to a malty, grainy nose that focuses mainly on grains, with a few sugars thrown in for balance. The grain notes feature toast crust, biscuit, Grape Nuts cereal, wet wheat, and bits of floury baguette. The sugars bring light touches of brown sugar, as well as a smattering of orange, apricot, and berry fruit esters, though the sugars are fairly light as a whole. Bits of vanilla and caramel add additional texture, as does a touch of toasted nut. The overall aroma is also fairly light, dissipating quickly, until what is left is largely a grain husk and table sugar remnant, leaving the beer smelling weak and somewhat watery.
On the tongue, the beer proves to have a bit more punch than the nose let on, the first flavors being a fairly nice mixture of grains and fruity sugars, the former adding toast crust, brown bread, wet wheat, bits of grass, and Grape Nuts cereal, and the latter bringing in some orange, apricot, and berry fruit esters. Hops add a bit of lemon and a smidgen of grapefruit, deepening the citrusy complexity. Small touches of vanilla and caramel, as well as toasted nut, add more texture. In subsequent sips much of the nuance is lost, and the hops seem to take over, bringing a larger grapefruit rind presence that gives the beer a bitter overtone that clashes with the sweet berries. The aftertaste features a stronger bitter hop presence, as well as a continuation of the bread and sugar notes, though these fade rather quickly, until what is left on the tongue is mainly grapefruit rind. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.
Overall, for the price ($2.50 a 1 pt 6 oz bottle at Trader Joe's), this is not a bad beer, and the 7% ABV does add a nice layer of complexity and flavor. However, the beer is somewhat weak and watery, and largely overpowered by grapefruit rind, so that the entire experience is overly bitter, masking the nice sugars underneath.
03-12-2013 17:24:35 | More by jondeelee
3.75/5 rDev +14.3%
09-24-2012 00:56:06 | More by EBurg052
South Carolina
3.78/5 rDev +15.2%
22oz bottle served in a Samuel Smith becker. No beer style indicated on the label other than "ale", but the IBU (80) and O.G. (17.35) are provided, as well as the accurate description of "dark brown".
Even with a vigorous pour, only a 1 finger sudsy head was raised, and this settled to a top coat rather soon. pours dark brown where bright light passes through. Modest beige head, but it lasts. There's modest temporary lace on the glass.
Smell: mildly boozy; medium/dark malts; hints of dark bread, vanilla and vague spices.
The flavor is nicely rich, although it takes a moment to develop. Plenty of dark malt flavors, with s bit of spicy hops, hints of smoke, dark fruits, vanilla and expresso. Long lasting, malty aftertaste.
M: overly thin body; very good carbonation. Both creamy and mildly (barely) harsh.
Overall: a respectable and interesting ASA with some nice resemblance to a Belgian Strong Ale. Excellent for price point. Improved a bit with warming.
09-23-2012 22:19:51 | More by chinchill
3.43/5 rDev +4.6%
(Served in the snifter)
A- This beer pours a deep dense opaque brown with a rocky light tan head that last a good bit and a gentle carbonation of tiny bubbles.
S- The soft dry woody hops note gives way to a black malt hint and some cream in the finish.
T- The pine resin hops leads to some dark caramel notes with a dry roasted malt hint mixed in. There is a soft sweetness in the finish that leads to a bitterness that lingers and becomes more pungent as the beer opens.
M- The medium mouthfeel has no alcohol heat and a tight little fizz.
O- There are some nice soft malt flavors but the bitterness overpowers it and makes it a bit tough to finish.
04-30-2013 16:14:30 | More by rhoadsrage
New Mexico
3.48/5 rDev +6.1%
A medium or slightly larger light brown to tan head dies into a big lacing above a clear dark reddish to off brown colored beer.
Light alcohol seems to undermine dark roasted malts, light darker spices, maybe raisins or dates, and an earthy grain aroma.
Watery dark fruits seem to overpower the lighter dark roasted grains coming through in the taste of this H.L.V.
A slightly wet aftertaste with a light dry wine taste lingering on with this mediumish bodied 7% alcohol beer.
A few different tastes coming through with this beer, at the price per 22 ounce bottle of this stuff its a very worthy try, although I don't think I'll make this my regular drink.
12-28-2012 22:52:16 | More by LXIXME
4/5 rDev +22%
10-15-2012 22:38:17 | More by alesaram
3.18/5 rDev -3%
Appearance - Pours a dark, rusty amber brown with a 2 finger head, excellent retention, and results in a lace that's thick and sticky.
Smell - Not a whole lot in the way of smell; somewhat earthy, with hints of copper.
Taste - Follows up with the smell. Very little flavor. What is there is metallic, with a dull copper character and a sharp bitterness that peaks well into the aftertaste. If there's any caramel character, it's very subtle, and only when the beer is near room temperature does the slightest hint peak through.
Mouthfeel - Despite the lack of flavor, the mouthfeel is solid. Medium bodied and moderately carbonated. Fairly silky and smooth going down.
Overall - I really don't know what to say about this beer. It's drinkable, in the least. There's nothing much in terms of flavor to look forward to, so it's probably not going on my 'buy again' list.
08-26-2012 00:23:05 | More by TheSixthRing
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
10-17-2012 05:51:38 | More by beerbrains
Ontario (Canada)
3.23/5 rDev -1.5%
Trader Joe's. Comes across like a black ale, with some hops and much sugar. Just not that drinkable. Passable taste, syrupy. Big dark head. Slightly underaverage mouthfeel. A little apple and booze in the finish. Let's try it for cooking. Good price.
09-09-2012 03:14:14 | More by Sammy
North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
03-17-2014 23:07:43 | More by tdm168
2.83/5 rDev -13.7%
22oz bottle served in pint glass. Beer pours dark brown with a hint of red, and a medium head, lighter brown in color. Aroma is big and malty, but slightly estery.
First sip shows a big malt bill, with caramely notes and a little bit of roast. Unfortunately it goes on to reveal serious flaws. Slightly spicy (not necessarily bad), but also cloying sweetness (bad) on top of rotting fruit (worse). Unlike the other Boatswain beers I've tried recently, there's definitely some flavor in here, unfortunately it's not very good, even if it gives the impression the guys at Rhinelander tried...though not too hard. Well, maybe considering the price. Oh well, I've learned not to be disappointed.
03-08-2013 05:08:06 | More by hreb
2.75/5 rDev -16.2%
08-10-2012 22:57:02 | More by Cooper
3.5/5 rDev +6.7%
12-22-2012 21:42:42 | More by cliff1066
South Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +14.3%
12-14-2012 01:43:39 | More by skm
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
02-23-2014 03:42:50 | More by DOCRW
2.5/5 rDev -23.8%
New breed from Trader Joe's Minhas Line and poured into a large wine glass. A bit of a mystery from the label and still so after checking a few reviews. Pours a clear brown with crimson highlights. Half inch of tan foam offers moderate retention.
Nose of light hops with roasted malts and some light chocolate. A bit of alcohol is evident and some cinnamon spice. Quite thin and aimless overall however, rather reaching.
Flavor is thin as well. Some caramel and light chocolate up front and a bit of alcohol and light fruitiness on the finish. Finish is malty yet chalky and offers a rather brief finish of dark chocolate powder.
Warming enhances the experience here to some degree but the finish remains too brief to keep things interesting. A bit of a harsh wanderer with no real direction or redeeming asset..
05-29-2012 04:30:51 | More by HalfFull
3/5 rDev -8.5%
07-13-2013 22:11:29 | More by Lanstrum
4.25/5 rDev +29.6%
09-16-2012 02:59:29 | More by Herbivore
New York
3.6/5 rDev +9.8%
A 22 oz bomber. Clear garnet brown with a very nice head. Good lacing. It may be an American strong ale but it has a decidedly English aroma. Toffee, brown bread, and yeast fruitiness. A hint of alcohol and coffee. Taste follows the nose. Like an English strong ale but hoppier. Still earthy but bigger. Lots of toasty malt with caramel and light fruitiness. Dry finish with lingering notes of gain grains and earth. Feel is soft and supple with a surprising lightness.. A solid tasty beer. At just over two bucks for a bottle it is an outstanding value.
06-14-2013 03:40:41 | More by scootny
2.75/5 rDev -16.2%
02-17-2013 16:16:22 | More by rhino54
Boatswain H.L.V. Ale (Heavy Lift Vessel) from Minhas Craft Brewery
76 out of 100 based on 202 ratings.


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NUFC offered long time target Gameiro but might miss out on Yanga-Mbiwa
If Ba leaves Gameiro might be who we bring back. He was a toon target to be our number 9 but chose to stay in Ligue 1. He has had problems with PSG's coach so he could be a good choice if we can't get in De Jong or Giroud. If we catnt secure those 2 it could be a good idea if we did a swap with PSG (Ba's childhood club) for Gameiro. It also seems as if Yanga-Mbiwa is out of our price range now and all I can say is that I hope it is not true. Maybe if he doesn't play well in the Euros then his price will go down. You never know what is going to happen. Via The Northern Echo

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Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities: Clinician's Guide
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This guide compares core-needle biopsy with open surgical biopsy for diagnosing breast lesions. It also summarizes the accuracy and possible harms of various core-needle biopsy methods. This guide does not discuss fine needle aspiration, another method for sampling breast tissue that provides a smaller tissue sample than core-needle biopsy.
Clinical Issue
Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy of women, with approximately 250,000 new cases diagnosed each year. More than 180,000 of these cases are invasive breast cancer. Early detection and treatment improves survival. Routine screening with physical examination and mammography is widely used in the United States. Suspicious findings on mammography may require a biopsy for diagnosis.
Over 1 million women have breast biopsies each year in the United States. Between 20 and 30 percent of these biopsies yield a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Open surgical biopsy removes suspicious tissue through a surgical incision. This procedure requires either a general or local anesthetic and closure of the incision with sutures. Because more than half of such procedures lead to a negative diagnosis, many women who undergo open surgical biopsies derive no direct benefit from this potentially disfiguring procedure.
Core-needle procedures, which remove a small tissue sample through a very small incision, have been widely adopted as a less invasive biopsy option. Currently, more than half of all breast biopsies use a core-needle technique. It is important to determine the accuracy and possible harms associated with the widespread use of core-needle methods
Clinical Bottom Line
Clinical Bottom Line
- Core-needle breast biopsies have a lower risk of any type of complication than open surgical biopsies.
Level of Confidence
- The sensitivity of core-needle biopsies performed using either stereotactic or ultrasound guidance is 97 – 99 percent.
Level of Confidence
- Freehand core-needle breast biopsies have a lower sensitivity than biopsies performed using either stereotactic or ultrasound guidance.
Level of Confidence
- More than 10 percent of core-needle breast biopsy specimens classified as atypical ductal hyperplasia or ductal carcinoma in situ are reclassified as invasive breast cancer on subsequent surgical biopsy.
Level of Confidence
Confidence Scale
The confidence ratings in this guide are derived from a systematic review of the literature. The level of confidence is based on the overall quantity and quality of clinical evidence.
There are consistent results from good quality studies. Further research is very unlikely to change the conclusions.
Findings are supported, but further research could change the conclusions.
There are very few studies, or existing studies are flawed.
Core-Needle Breast Biopsy
Core-needle biopsy uses a hollow-core needle, ranging in size from 11 to 16 gauge, to remove one or more pieces of breast tissue. The operator either aims the needle directly to the area of a palpable lesion (freehand biopsy) or uses an imaging technique to localize the target lesion. The imaging techniques include stereotactic radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Techniques to extract the biopsy specimen include automated gun and vacuum assistance. There is no consensus on which of these techniques is preferable for attaining the highest accuracy and lowest rate of harm for core-needle breast biopsies.
Accuracy of Core-Needle Breast Biopsy
The goal of breast cancer screening programs is to detect cancers when they are small and can be most successfully treated. Early detection may require biopsy of suspicious abnormalities. Compared with open surgical biopsies, core-needle techniques may be less effectively targeted to the suspicious area of breast tissue. Therefore, they have the potential to miss an actual cancer (a false negative biopsy).
Sensitivity is an estimate of the proportion of all cases of cancer that are identified by a diagnostic test (in this case, core-needle biopsy). Research studies designed to measure sensitivity of core-needle biopsy generally use a second biopsy (with the open surgical method) or clinical followup over time to detect cancers that were missed.
The quality of the studies on the accuracy of core-needle breast biopsies generally has been low. The majority are retrospective chart reviews rather than prospective studies. Most provide poor details about the patient populations. The size, location, or imaging characteristics of a lesion may influence the choice of one breast biopsy technique over another. However, research studies have not included sufficient information about these characteristics to determine their impact on biopsy accuracy.
Although the quality of the evidence base is low, the studies have found that the clinical technique used to perform a core-needle breast biopsy does influence the sensitivity of the procedure (see Table 1). The freehand technique has substantially lower sensitivity than biopsies using either stereotactic radiography or ultrasound for guidance. Vacuum assistance provides a small additional increase in sensitivity. Evidence is insufficient to determine the accuracy of MRI-guided core-needle biopsies.
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|Sensitivity: Ultrasound-guided
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|Automated Gun Core-Needle Biopsy
|Vacuum-Assisted Core-Needle Biopsy
Are there false positive biopsies?
All open surgical biopsy specimens read as invasive breast cancer are considered true positive readings. In clinical practice, false positives are not considered to occur with core-needle biopsies. This is because a true breast cancer may have been small and completely removed by the core needle biopsy.
Misclassification of Biopsy Results
Some biopsies are read as noninvasive neoplastic lesions. These neoplastic lesions include lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH), ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), and atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH). Core-needle breast biopsies may miss areas of invasive cancer in specimens in which the lesion is predominantly noninvasive.
The rates of invasive cancer reported in research studies support the widespread clinical practice of performing open surgical biopsy on all women whose core-needle biopsy is read as DCIS or ADH.
- About 13-36 percent of core-needle breast biopsy specimens diagnosed as DCIS will be found to have invasive breast cancer on subsequent surgical biopsy.
Level of Confidence:
- About 22-44 percent of core-needle breast biopsy specimens diagnosed as ADH will be found to have in situ or invasive breast cancer on subsequent surgical biopsy.
Level of Confidence:
- The studies did not report misclassification rates for ALH or LCIS.
Complications and Pain
Clinically significant complications occur in a minority of women who undergo open surgical biopsies. The rate of hematomas is 2-10 percent, and the rate of infections is 4-6 percent. The rate of any complication is substantially lower with core-needle biopsies.
- Core-needle breast biopsies have a lower risk of hematomas and infection (less than 1 percent) than open surgical biopsies.
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- Vacuum-assisted core-needle breast biopsy procedures are associated with slightly more severe bleeding events than biopsies performed with an automated gun device.
Level of Confidence:
There is generally a low level of pain following a core-needle biopsy procedure. Less than 1 percent of women who have undergone a core-needle breast biopsy use narcotic pain medications following the procedure.
Resource for Patients
Having a Breast Biopsy: A Guide for Women and Their Families is a companion to this clinician guide. It can help women talk with their health care professional about breast biopsy options. It provides information about:
- Core-needle and open surgical biopsies.
- Accuracy of breast biopsies.
- Discomfort and complications of the procedure.
For More Information
For electronic copies of the consumer guide, this clinician guide, and the full systematic review, visit this Web site: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
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The source material for this guide is a systematic review of 107 research studies. The review, Comparative Effectiveness of Core-Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions (2009), was prepared by the ECRI Institute Evidence-based Practice Center. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded the systematic review and this guide. The guide was developed using feedback from clinicians who reviewed preliminary drafts. The full systematic review is available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov.Return to Top of Page


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Designated vehicle parking lots are provided at various locations surrounding Barton Field and the sports complex. Privately owned vehicles are not allowed to be parked or driven on the trails or fields. Barton Field and the sports complex extends from Rice Road to 19th Street along Barnes Avenue and Brainard Avenue.
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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Indiana's law requiring voters to show a government-issued photo ID before being allowed to cast a ballot. And I couldn't agree with their ruling more.
Critics of the law say it discriminates against the poor and the elderly. But in this day and age, that argument just doesn't hold water.
Government-issued photo ID is already necessary for many daily transactions. Most adults already have driver's licenses. And to deal with those who don't drive, Indiana's law allows citizens to acquire a state-issued ID card at no charge.
All that being the case, I find it hard to imagine who might still have a problem with such a system.
What must be assured is that all voters will be required to show ID. If the majority were just waved through because they "look OK" while others had to show their card because they have the wrong color skin or the "wrong attitude," then yes - that would be a problem.
But the law clearly prohibits such a practice. And as long as that's the case, I'm happy with any idea that helps protect the integrity of one of our most precious rights and responsibilities.
This is one time when Kentucky would do well to follow Indiana's example.
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The New York Giants signed their 2nd-round pick, LSU wide receiver Rueben Randle, on Friday. According to the Newark Star-Ledger, via Randle's agent, the No. 63 overall pick signed a four-year contract.
News of Randle's signing came just hours after it was reported the Giants signed running back David Wilson, the team's 1st-round pick. With Randle's deal done, only one Giants draft pick remains unsigned, 7th-round choice Markus Kuhn, a defensive tackle from North Carolina State.
Randle was part of a second-tier of receivers with draft grades ranging from the late 1st round to into the 2nd. It was a mild surprise that the Giants were able to draft him so late in the 2nd round. Randle has solid combination of size, athletic ability and good hands that were lost in the Tigers' run-first offense. He will most likely compete for the third or fourth receiver spot on the roster.
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Let me start by stating I am 23 years old and this was my 11th cruise. (5 on RCCL, 5 on CCL, and 1 on Disney)
When booking this cruise I read reviews and realized they were mixed. I then asked a few friends who have done this ship before and they told me to save my money and not to do it. Well I didn't listen to them and after I booked I had huge buyers remorse. Well for all of you who felt or feel like me, I have to tell you how wrong my friends and all those negative reviews are. The people who gave the negative reviews are way to knit picky. Please somebody tell me a medium to large size cruise ship that does not have lines at bars, lines for the buffet, or limited space in the pool area. When it came to sun bathing though, it was very easy to find a recliner. I never had an issue finding a seat in the Encore theatre. I also went to the show about 15-30 min early to make sure I had the seat I want. The kids on the ship were barely noticeable, sometimes they stayed up late, but they did not cause any trouble and were never loud.
The food on this ship was pretty good, not the best, but the service throughout the entire ship was top notch.
The entertainment on this ship was the most I have ever encountered. They keep you busy from sun up to sun down. Cruise director Jamie does an excellent job. Every night there were shows in the Encore Theatre that were broadway style. The cruise line also brings 4 comedians on the ship. Two in the beginning of the trip and two at the end. Total comedian shows were 20. They had 8 adult friendly and 12 adult only. Oh and each show was brand new and never repeated.
I would definitely do this ship again and recommend it. Word of advice if you are skeptical to book it, you will not regret it unless you are knit picky. I had tons of fun on this cruise. You do not need to spend more money on another cruise line to have fun. I guarantee you will have the same experience on Carnival then if you book with another.


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Discover how one dad viewed a potentially life-depressing situation as a gift from heaven. read more
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All Stories in Men
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How to Deal With Struggles With Patience
Discover how you can control your emotions instead of letting them control you. read more
9 Reasons You're Not as Successful as You Would Like
It may be tough love, but discover some of the things that are keeping you from being the man you want to be. read more
Like Lipstick on a Pig: Putting on a 'Manly' Mask
Read about how God's grace gives us the freedom to drop our mask, to be honest with ourselves and others, and to quit playing games. read more
10 Ways to Really Love Your Child
Discover why raising godly kids today takes intentionality—the right amount of structure, time, prayers, encouragement and affection. read more
10 Practical Ways to Battle Sexual Temptation
Men are bombarded daily with things to distract from their dedication to their wives. Here are some resources to help us stay focused. read more
Are You Too Comfortable in Your Own Skin?
Oftentimes, we tend to not want to stray from the norm. Discover why it's a good idea—and the Christian thing to do—to get out of your comfort zone every now and then. read more
Is Your Child Old Enough to Get a Cell Phone?
Only you know if your child can handle a cell phone, but here are some guidelines to make that determination. read more
How to Take Your Marriage Beyond Ordinary
Discover how and why men can be great at their careers and leading their companies yet struggle with leading their family. read more
Kenny Luck: God Wants You as a Son
Discover how to break up the unplowed ground in your life and how to start sowing seeds for God. read more
How Should We Respond to Vicky Beeching?
Believers throughout the English-speaking world were shocked and saddened to hear that Vicky ...
Chuck Pierce: We Are in a Time of Major Warfare
The prophetic voice is sounding the alarm and warning saints to be alert and watchful.
So What Do We Do Now With Mark Driscoll?
The pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle has been accused of spiritual abuse. How do we respond?
How to Raise Self-Righteous, Selfish Christian Kids
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It's Time to Get on God's Calendar
Messianic leader Don Finto says we've been robbed of a significant part of our godly heritage. ...
Mark Driscoll, Spiritual Abuse and Cultish Ministries
It takes courage to confront spiritual abuse—and help to escape it.
13 Contrasts Between American and Biblical Christianity
Sometimes American preaching can sound more like the 'American Dream' than what Jesus or ...
Ashamed About Masturbation No More: The ABCs to Victory
In a follow-up to his recent article about masturbation, Larry Tomczak lays out a strategy for ...
4 Keys to Recognizing God's Voice
The biblical prophets and apostles used these steps from Genesis to Revelation. See how you can put ...
Ulf Ekman Faces His Accusers After Catholic Conversion
'Some wondered how I, who seem to have been standing strong for so many years, could fall for ...
When 'Til Death Do You Part' Becomes a Touching Reality
As Joyce Strader goes on to glory, it's moving to see her husband, Karl, and their children ...
8 Ways to Defeat the Goliaths in Your Life
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God Is Always Working, Even When You Don't See Prayer Answers
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5 Things Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew
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When You Feel Alone
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Investigation into Welsh Govt 'lap dancing advice'
First Minister Carwyn Jones has ordered a full investigation into allegations that a Welsh Government-supported website offered young people advice that included:
- How to set up your own escort agency
- How to set up your own lap dancing club
- How to become a stripper
He was told in the Senedd that links to factsheets on all three topics had appeared on the Big Ideas Wales website, which aims to help young people start their own businesses.
– Eluned Parrott, Liberal Democrat AM for South Wales Central
These are legal enterprises but are they the kind of aspirational career opportunities that the Welsh Government should be actively promoting to young people?
– First Minister Carwyn Jones AM
No. I was made aware of this some 10 minutes before I came into the chamber. I will ensure that there is a full investigation into how this happened.
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"You can never have an impact on society, if you have not changed yourself." Nelson Mandela
Every day, Drexel University strives to change itself, in order to be a leader in the efforts to create a more sustainable world. We really believe that change begins with us, and with that change we can inspire our neighbors to do the same.
This was no more evident than during Earth Week 2011.
Drexel kicked off Earth Week on Monday, April 18 with the announcement of Drexel's partnership with the City of Philadelphia's Department of Parks and Recreation, aimed at greening the West Philadelphia community surrounding Drexel University. You can read the press release
On Wednesday, April 20th, the Drexel University Sustainability Council sponsored our annual Earth Day Festival at the Rec Center. Read more about the event below.
Finally, on Friday, April 22 we paid tribute
to a beloved member of the Drexel University community, Dorothy Colflesh (Schwartz), with a tree dedication outside the W.W. Hagerty Library. Click here to see a photo gallery of the event.
We look forward to coordinating more events throughout the summer and fall months. Look for us out and about on campus and stay up to date by visiting Drexel Green!
Tara M. McLoone
Drexel Green Sustainability Council Chair
Earth Day Celebration at the Rec Center
The 2011 Earth Day Celebration at Drexel was held Wednesday, April 20, in the Rec Center lobby. There were over 30 exhibitors from the Drexel community and the Philadelphia area whose products and services are focused on sustainability.
A recycling contest for students, faculty and professional staff was an important part of the event. A record number of recyclables were collected. A special thank you to Tom Ernst, from Drexel Parking Services, for being a huge contributor to this success!
Total recyclables collected:
1,545 plastic bags
538 pens
3,082 batteries
25,707 bottle caps
115 light bulbs
343 pair of shoes
59 cellphones
68 books
All attendees were eligible to win a long list of raffle prizes. Be sure to congratulate the following happy winners!
iPad2: Carol Catto
Whole Foods Health Starts Here pantry kit: Colleen Boyle
6 month memberships to the Drexel Rec Center: Carol Easling and Mary Price
2 tickets to a Phillies game: Kevin Montgomery and Tim Chamberlain
2 tickets to the Philadelphia Zoo: Joseph Ferreri and Raha Dastgheyb
$50 Gift Certificated to American Picture Framing: Karissa Demi and Phuong Nguyen
T-shirt made from recycled soda bottles: Parimal Jobanputra and Michelle Wells Kennedy
SEPTA Tokens 1 week Round Trip fare: Maryann FitzPatrick, Charlene Rice, Li Hao Jian
and Ross Hewitt
Zipcar Water Bottles: Fan Zhang, Bryan Ford, Kathy Le, Ming Louie and Stephania Joseph
Drexel Drawstring Back Sack: Bryan Kulp
Drexel Umbrella: Valentine Anyiam
Drexel Reusable Water Bottle: Mike Smith (pictured above)
Bobble Filtered Water Bottle: Veronica Byrd
Drexel Green Reusable Coffee Mugs: Niki Ververelli, Chris Koneski, Ellen Furxhi and Peggy Savidge
Check out the photos from the event by clicking here!
We hope to see you next year!
Sacramento Park Clean-up
On April 16, the Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento, Calif., celebrated Earth Week with a special city park clean-up event in partnership with Sacramentos Parks and Recreation Department and co-sponsored by the Drexel Alumni Associations CAN-DU (Community Alumni Network at Drexel University) program and Drexel Green.
Approximately 90 students and recent alumni and their families participated in three hours of service, followed by a picnic. This was the biggest public service event in the history of Drexel Sacramento.
Click here to see a photo gallery of the event.


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Perhaps a bit hyperbolic, but there are slivers of truth in the statement. The joy in seeing success's downfall is inherent in our nature and explains why much of America would prefer for the Spurs...
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Although its rough-hewn maple and galvanized steel construction hearken to the beginning of the machine age, this clothes drying rack has space and energy-saving appeal that's quite modern. Simply push the dryer head mechanism up the 15" track to extend the drying arms. Once clothes are dry, slide the mechanism down to remove clothes and collapse arms for storage. Mechanism can also be removed from tracks for cleaning and portability. Expands to 48" wingspan for 15 feet of drying space. Folded dimensions: 28"H x 6"W x 2 1/2"D. Made in USA.
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A budget proposal by U.S.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is causing concern for some veterans because
it reduces troop levels and some benefits.
On Monday Hagel said a
major part of keeping the Department of Defense on target for the proposed
budget is a reduction in force.
The Army would see the
largest reduction. Full details can be found here: http://www.wncn.com/story/24807093/hagel-proposes-big-cuts-in-army-in-2015-budget
A major reduction in troop
numbers worries Army veteran Chuck Adams who lives in Raeford.
"That scares me,"
Adams said. "We're going to end up needing our troops again on the ground.
That's all there is to it.
"We're going to need
them, and you can't just qualify them in a couple of weeks or so and bring them
in and give them a gun and send them into somewhere. It's not going to
veteran Danny Barefoot
agrees. He served in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg several years
ago. He said troop reductions will force out some troops who still want to
"If you're downsizing the
military positions aren't available," Barefoot explained. "So a person who's
dedicated his life – 12, 16 years – is up for a promotion and, no fault of his,
there are no positions to go to."
The cuts go beyond troop
reductions. Base closures are proposed, along with shrinking pay raises.
Military members would also see smaller housing allowances, changing health
care benefits and $1 billion less for commissaries, which means grocery prices
would likely increase.
For veterans, the health
care changes could increase deductibles and co-pays.
"It's going to hurt
us," Adams said. "It's going to hurt everybody that's on a fixed income
One positive part of the
Defense Department's budget proposal is that it does not call for a reduction in
cyber warfare efforts or special operations forces. Those forces are based at
Fort Bragg. Some community leaders outside of Fort Bragg remain hopeful that if
cuts and base closures happen elsewhere, soldiers will be reassigned to Fort
Bragg – increasing or maintaining the post's size instead of shrinking it.
Preliminary information
also indicates that any aircraft that would be eliminated are not flown by the
Air Force at Fort Bragg or Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
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Physical rubber prices were mixed on Wednesday. The undercurrent was weak as selected counters lost marginally on buyer resistance. Prices were under pressure also following profit booking at higher levels, expecting a technical correction during the weekend sessions.
Sheet rubber declined to Rs 193 (195) a kg according to traders and the Rubber Board. The National Multi Commodity Exchange remained closed owing to Ganesh Chaturthi.
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The spot rates were (Rs/kg): RSS-4: 193 (195); RSS-5: 186 (186); ungraded: 181 (181); ISNR 20: 177.50 (178) and latex 60 per cent: 130 (130).


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Africare Editorial
Foreign Aid Workers Programmed to Fail
By C. Payne Lucas
C. Payne Lucas was president of Africare from May 1971 to June 15, 2002. This article was first published as an editorial in The Atlanta Constitution (July 30, 1981).
Author's note: This article is more relevant today than it was in 1981. Development has become even more complicated, and current development officers are less trained. Moreover, the computer age is demanding that development specialists receive intense training to fully understand the meaning and implications of information technology in the Third World and the global community generally. The gap between the defense and diplomacy experts and their development counterparts widens each day. We continue to ignore the need to upgrade our development officers at the U.S. Agency for International Development and at other development agencies in the public and private sectors. (March 2000)
Defense, diplomacy and development: Together, these are the tools with which we maintain our security and protect our national interests abroad. America's military and foreign service officers rank among the best-trained in the world. Their outstanding record speaks for itself. Not so with development, a field not unacquainted with distinction but one whose constant uphill battle against great odds generally hampers maximum effectiveness.
The military spends more than $1 million to train a single pilot in the operation of some of the more advanced high-speed aircraft. The four years of officer training at our service academies are marked only by excellence. No officer can be graduated until he meets every requirement.
The same tough standards are applied to the professional men and women who conduct our foreign policy. Diplomats are always undergoing training. The weak rarely survive and almost never advance to the senior ranks.
By contrast, our Agency for International Development (AID) program officers frequently are asked to design multimillion-dollar programs with the benefit of little or no reliable baseline data on economic, educational or health conditions in the target country. All too often we recruit a Ph.D. agronomist, for example, from one of our snowbound university campuses, send him almost immediately to his work site and expect him to succeed in increasing agricultural production in a semi-arid developing country — one with no farm-to-market roads, inadequate sources of energy and a bureaucracy whose leadership changes hands every six months.
Frequently such technical assistance is further short-circuited because the American adviser has been taught nothing of the culture or language of the people he has been sent to help. He has been programmed for failure, at a cost to the U.S. taxpayer of nearly $175,000 each year.
Surely the case can be convincingly made that it is just as difficult to harness population growth, reduce chronic malnutrition, increase food production, raise income levels and institute land reforms — to name just a few of the nagging development problems facing Third World nations — as it is to knock out a strategic bunker, launch a Polaris submarine or negotiate a Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty.
Our AID program officers and technicians work in developing environments characterized by a paucity of trained manpower and available capital.
In some countries, for example, there is only one physician for every 75,000 people. An entire agricultural ministry may employ fewer than 10 college graduates. A public works department may have only five qualified engineers and five bulldozers to service a population of 5 million. Average annual per capita income may be less than $100. Ninety percent of the population may be illiterate. Tropical diseases pose a constant threat to animals. Rainfall may be scattered and insufficient.
This kind of environment breeds political instability and so creates an opening for Communism, dictatorships and other ideologies incompatible with our democratic ideals.
Development is a serious, costly and complicated process. Every time we put a development program officer or technician in the field with marginal language skills, inadequate cross-cultural sensitivity and a superficial understanding of the political, economic and social environment, we invite disaster. Simply put, we compromise our national interests and security.
Granted, our foreign assistance programs are seriously underfunded. We are not, however, likely to make additional breakthroughs in development of any significance or substance until we provide our development officers with the same training and benefits presently afforded our career military and foreign service officers.
It is urgent that we create a career development service in which AID program officers and technicians, who can meet exacting selection standards, would be subjected to the same performance expectations and competition for advancement as their colleagues in the diplomatic and military services.
At the heart of the system should be a National Development Institute, whose strict entry requirements and excellence of training would assure the steady availability of program officers and technicians equipped to serve in the developing world. If realized, such capability would exceed that of any country, East or West.
Current AID practices of recruiting employees for only one tour of duty and crisis staffing missions and projects would become unnecessary and obsolete. Consistency and excellence of development skills, as well as smooth administration, would be ensured.
The improved quality of U.S. aid would, by achieving more meaningful and long-lasting results, enhance our national image abroad and in so doing give the American taxpayer the full advantage of his foreign assistance dollar.
Development is a task of high stakes and complexity. Its fallout can be equal in magnitude to that resulting from military or diplomatic efforts. Development must be elevated to its rightful place of equality, in terms of the public impression and the available support systems, with defense and diplomacy. The national interests abroad need all of the protection they can get.
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"Golden boy?" A male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta) to be exact. This carpenter bee is usually mistaken for a bumble bee but a bumble bee it is not. It's a male Valley carpenter bee. And the females of this species are solid black.
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, provided information to wide-eyed youngsters as he held the golden carpenter bees, what he calls "the teddy bear bees." They look and feel soft and cuddly, just like a teddy bear.
The questions flew.
Visitor: "Does it sting?"
Thorp: ""No, boy bees don't sting. They don't have a stinger."
Visitor: "Why does he act like he's going to sting me?"
Thorp: "He's bluffing. He's trying to make you think he can sting."
Visitor: "Do carpenter bees make honey?"
Thorp: "No, honey bees make honey."
Visitor: "Can I touch it?"
Thorp: "Yes, can you feel it vibrating?"
Visitor: "Does it die after it mates?"
Thorp: "No, it can mate again. A drone (male) honey bee dies after mating, but not carpenter bees."
Visitor: "What are you going to do with it afterwards?"
Thorp: "Release it back into the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (a half-acre bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road that's operated by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology)."
Fact is, it's a pollinator. Keep your eyes open for it and other pollinators on May 8. That's when the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is conducting "Operation Pollination," one of three events on a Day of Science and Service. Your help is needed. Wherever you are in California--at work or at play--allow three minutes to count the pollinators around you. That could be honey bees, bumble bees, butterflies, sweat bees, syrphid flies, carpenter bees, bats and the like. Take some photos, too. Then register the data and upload your photos on the UC ANR web page.
We suspect that if and when the nearly 5000 visitors who attended the Bohart Museum open house, catch a glimpse of a "golden boy" on May 8, they'll know exactly what it is, whatever they choose to call it.
- Male Valley carpenter bee
- Xylocopa varipuncta
- Boy bee
- Golden boy
- "Teddy bear bee"
- Pollinator
It was not long after Robbin Thorp's talk on wild bees at the UC Davis Pollinator Gardening Workshop (hosted by the California Center for Urban Horticulture on March 15 at Giedt Hall), that lo and bee-hold: a mining bee appeared in our backyard.
From the family Andrenidae, it was foraging on the cherry laurels (Prunus caroliniana). Thorp, a native pollinator specialist and emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, identified the bee from photos as genus Andrena, probably Andrena cerasifolii. "Note the pollen transport hairs on the hind legs," he said.
In his talk, Thorp mentioned that "there are more than 19,500 named bee species in the world, but more likely 20,000 to maybe 30,000." Of that number, North America has about 4500 bee species; California, 1600; and Yolo County, more than 300.
Indeed, Thorp has detected more than 80 bee species alone in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis (Yolo County). Planted in the fall of 2009, it's owned and maintained by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
Here are a few bees you might want to pursue:
Andrenidae (mining bees)
Halictidae (sweat bees)
Colletidae (polyester and masked bees)
Megachilidae (leafcutting, carder and mason bees)
Apidae (digger, carpenter, cuckoo and honey bees)
We're looking forward to "California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists," to be published in the fall of 2014 by Heyday Press. It's the work of Gordon Frankie of UC Berkeley; Robbin Thorp of UC Davis; photographer Rollin Coville of the Bay Area; and Barbara Ertter of UC Berkeley. It will contain nearly 30 of the most common bee genera in California.
Frankie, Thorp, Coville and Ertter (and others) also published "Native Bees Are a Rich Natural Resource in Urban California Gardens" in California Agriculture.
Meanwhile, check out the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab website for interesting information on native bees.
You, too, can attract them to your yard. As Thorp says: "Plant them and they will come. Provide habitat and they will stay and reproduce."
It won't bloom until summer, but already many eyes are on the California buckeye.
The tree's blossoms are poisonous to honey bees. Bees are attracted to them and forage on them, but the end result of the food provisions to the colony can be deformed larval development.
We've seen bee hives within a quarter of a mile of California buckeyes (Aesculus californica). And we've seen honey bees, native bees and other pollinators foraging on the blossoms.
At the recent UC Davis Pollinator Gardening Workshop hosted by the California Center for Urban Horticulture, Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen talked about the poisonous plants. (See PowerPoint presentations.) That led to one workshop participant wondering if the flowers of the California buckeye are poisonous to native bees. (Honey bees are not native; the European colonists brought them to the Jamestown colony, Virginia, in 1622).
Responded Mussen: "My guess: either the native bees that have been in the areas around California buckeye for a long, long time are not poisoned by the pollen or they have been selected (by death of the other genetic types) to avoid the pollen, that eons of natural selection have adapted them to coexist with California buckeye while using their resources."
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, shared: "We know California buckeye nectar and/or pollen is toxic to honey bees from years of experience with managed hives. Toxicity to native bees and other flower visitors is not so easily determined and to my knowledge has not been investigated. The fact that populations of native bees and butterflies visit California buckeye flowers and continue to persist in areas where the tree is a dominant part of the plant community tends to confirm what Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen says about them. Some good research projects here. So we still do not know if it is the nectar, pollen, or both that may be toxic to honey bees, much less to native flower visitors."
According to gardeningguides.com, the seeds in their raw state are poisonous to humans, but native Americans learned to get around that and use them for food. They pounded the seeds into flour and then cooked the mixture. "This tree had multiple cultural uses among California Indian tribes," the website says. "Many indigenous groups utilized buckeye seeds for food, often when other plant food sources were scarce. These tribes included the Costanoan, Salinan, Kitanemuk, Serrano, Wappo, Sierra Miwok, Coast Miwok, Chumash, Kawaiisu, Northern Maidu among others. The Pomo ate the seeds even when other important food plants were plentiful. The seeds are poisonous to humans in the raw state. Thus, the nuts were cracked open with a rock, the shells removed, the seeds pounded into flour, and their toxic saponins removed in a lengthy leaching process. The meal was subsequently cooked and eaten. There are many different methods for processing and cooking buckeye seeds for food, depending upon the tribe. The seeds have medicinal properties and were cut into pieces, mixed with water, and made into suppositories for hemorrhoids by the Costanoan and Kawaiisu. The Pomo cut bark from the base of the tree and made a poultice, which was laid on a snakebite. Young buckeye shoots were sometimes used as spindles or twirling sticks in fire-making kits of the Sierra Miwok, Northern Maidu, Wappo, Yahi and other tribes. Many tribes mashed buckeye nuts and poured the contents into quiet pools to stupefy or kill fish."
And, no wildlife will eat buckeye seeds except squirrels, such as the California ground squirrel (Citellus beecheyi).
Meanwhile, the poisonous blossoms continue to beckon the honey bees--and their colonies keep producing deformed bees.
Indeed, to the untrained eye, the drone fly (Eristalis tenax) appears to be a bee. It's not; it's a fly.
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, calls the drone fly "The H Bee." That's because there's an "H" on its abdomen (see photo). Like all flies, however, it can be distinguished by one pair of wings and stubby antennae. The larva of the fly is a rat-tailed maggot that lives in drainage ditches, pooled manure piles and other polluted water. The adults are floral visitors. Pollinators.
The "H Bee" was among the pollinators that Thorp discussed at the UC Davis Pollinator Gardening Workshop, hosted March 6 by the California Center for Urban Horticulture.
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, switched from bee mimics (drone flies, syrphid flies and other insects) to talk about the "real" honey bees, Apis mellifera, which European colonists introduced to what is now the United States in 1622. "The honey bees' biggest problem today is malnourishment," he said. "A single honey bee colony requires an acre of bloom to meet its nutritional needs each day," he said.
The queen can lay 2000 eggs a day in peak season. "One cell of honey and one cell of pollen make one bee."
He urged the participants to "try to plant for late summer and fall bloom, when honey bees in California are having a hard time finding nectar and pollen resources."
Mussen cautioned that bees are subjected to toxic pollens and unnatural toxins (pesticides). Plants poisonous to bees include the California buckeye (Aesculus californica) death camas (Toxicoscordion venenosum), corn lily (Veratrum californicum) and some locoweeeds (Astragalus spp.)
Pesticides inside the hive (used to control varroa mites) and outside the hives can be fatal. However, he said, "any kind of pesticide a bee encounters--there's always a physiological change."
Following the morning-long speaker presentations, the participants visited the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive to check out and/or purchase Arboretum All-Stars and other plants, and they toured the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road that is under the wing of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. The garden is located next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility.
Among those traveling the longest distance were Lake Tahoe UC Master Gardeners Lynne Broche and Bonnie Turnbull and Turnbull's 14-year-old daughter, Jessie Brown, a junior Master Gardener and an avid insect photographer.
The ceanothus blooming in the haven especially drew the attention of the workshop participants. Insects foraging in the ceanothus included two so-called "H bees"--the honey bee and its impostor, the H-marked drone fly.
They're there for the pollen.
"California poppies provide only pollen--no nectar," native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, told the Pollinator Gardening Workshop last Saturday on the UC Davis campus. Thorp was one of the featured speakers at the event, sponsored by the California Center for Urban Horticulture.
Thorp, who identifies thousands of bees a year for researchers, enthralled the audience with facts about bees. Although he retired in 1994, he maintains an office at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis, and is one of the instructors of The Bee Course.
Some of the information he presented:
- Unlike wasps, which are carnivorous, "bees are vegans." They gather pollen and nectar from plants. (They also collect water and propolis, or plant resin, for their colonies.)
- "Flowers don't have wings; so we need the pollinators to come to them."
- The global population of bees includes some 19,500 named species. Of that number, about 4000 different species of bees occur in North America; 1600 in California, and more than 300 species of bees in Yolo County. (Over the last four years, Thorp has found more than 80 species of bees in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven a half-acre bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road maintained by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.)
- Seventy percent of bees are solitary, and most nest in the soil.
- Fifteen percent of bees are cuckoo bees; the females lay their eggs in other bees' nest and their offspring eat the provisions
- Only 10 percent of bees are social (honey bees are among them)
Thorp recommends that if you want to attract native bees, provide food (bee plants), water and shelter. "Leave some bare soil, avoid mulch madness, and provide bee condos (drilled blocks of wood that blue orchard bees and leafcutting bees use for their nesting sites.)
"Plant it and they will come," Thorp said. "Provide habitat and they will stay and reproduce."
Thorp is the co-author of a newly published book, "Bumble Bees of North America" (Princeton University Press) and a co-author (with Gordon Frankie of UC Berkeley and colleagues) of a pending book with the working title, "California Bees and Blooms."
One of the websites Thorp recommends is the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab website, http://www.helpabee.org/, which provides information on native bees, gardening for bees, and current projects and partnerships.


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(WTOL) - New cars are more expensive than ever. With gas around $4 a gallon, running it is another big expense. But there are some cars that are cheap to buy and even cheaper to own.
If you need a new car this year, do not expect the bargains dealers were offering over the past three or four years during the dark days of the recession. Prices are up and incentives are down, but there are still some great values in cars if you are a savvy shopper.
With the average new car price now approaching $30,000, it is hard to find a car that is affordable and will stay affordable.
Kiplinger's magazine just named the cheapest new cars to own based on initial price, gas mileage, insurance costs, and trade-in values when you are done.
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From the doesn't that stink file, a reminder that you will not get to haggle much on any of those cars. Small fuel sippers are in big demand with $4 gas prices, and dealers are not giving them away.
The same goes for small used cars as well; there is less negotiating room.
If you like to buy 1- or 2-year-old used cars, make sure you check out new cars too. With prices high on late model used cars, you may do almost as well buying new with a full warranty, so you don't waste your money.
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It's called "Tension" and I'll be launching a Kicksterter in January or February.
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Yesterday we got the most response from Bry to date. He lifted his left leg slightly when asked, he raised his left arm everytime we asked if we could hold his hand, and the best part? Bonnie asked Bryan if she could have a kiss and every time she asked him, he puckered his lips.
Stow, a San Francisco Giants fan, has been hospitalized since Opening Day when he was brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium. In late July, Stow was taken off a ventilator to breathe on his own and the swelling in his brain had been reduced. At the beginning of August, doctors performed a lumbar drain on Stow to help alleviate excess fluid, helping him to reach the point he was at over the weekend.
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Some companies it takes two weeks for the goods to arrive and i ask why???
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What the heck is with that? I know the majority of people have cable or satellite but what about the rest of us? I see units online that have a digital tuner but they run $400.00 to $500.00 which is way too rich for our blood. Heck the last one we paid $250.00 which I thought was a lot. Anybody have any ideas that would be a little more cost effective? Thanks.


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I first went to China in 1991 after attending a friend's wedding in Hong Kong. At that time the streets of Shanghai were drab and impoverished, and tattered Mao suits and caps were still common dress for old people in the countryside. All but a few joint venture hotels had cigarette burns in the carpets and paint peeling off the walls, and when you walked the streets you would be harangued with shouts of "Hello! Hello!" the only word of English that the average Chinese person knew. If you answered them a crowd of silently staring pedestrians would gather behind you to hear your strange voice.
Business was conducted in the labyrinths of the Communist infrastructure. Dirty hulking factories were state-owned and run by managers who had no contact with the market and were forced to do their exports through government-appointed Foreign Trade Companies. These Foreign Trade Companies, conceived in the old Command Economy model, were also completely ignorant of any marketing expertise: their business education consisted mainly of filling out Letters of Credit and other trade documents, along with the occasional junket to Korea or Japan to "investigate markets."
There was no such thing as a small businessman in this market, and no entrepreneurs. It was hardly worth the while of a state sponsored "businessman" to export quantities of $2000 or even $5000, quantities that are happily exported by small South American companies every day. All production went through huge factories, who would be happy to send you container-loads of silk shirts, but shrugged their shoulders at producing several hundred. There was never fabric in stock, never any samples, rarely a color chart: basic tools for an export business. Instead, hundreds of workers with lifetime jobs in state factories sat around drinking tea and playing mah-jong, waiting for that big order to come in.
In the odd cracks of this gray State monolith, a few small businessmen were beginning to emerge. I remember Mr. Zhang, a fifty-ish man with a quick manner and a constantly twitching sewing machine foot, who had somehow gotten control of a small factory and was producing and exporting hand-painted scarves. This was 1992, and he seemed exotic at the time, like a Chinese cowboy. Of the scores of businessmen I met all over China in those first few years, he was the only one eager to accommodate my small quantities. Others shrugged their shoulders, laughed at me to my face, or even got up and walked out of meetings. I remember a meeting in Inner Mongolia when my name was mentioned and everyone in the room started laughing.
Gradually, though, the Communist Party decided that the tea-drinking and mah-jong were over. Those companies that didn't produce were allowed to fail, and gradually even the productive ones were sold off to their managers or to well-placed Communists. The Foreign Trade Companies were allowed to sink or swim, and they all sank, as factories were allowed to export directly to their clients. Before, 150 workers was considered a small clothing factory. Now their cashiered workers formed factories of 20, or 10, or even three.
By 2001 the Chinese had gone on-line with Alibaba.com, a vast electronic marketplace where anyone with an e-mail address and a little English can set themself up as a businessman. Fedex and UPS became established ways of doing business. One clothing agent joked that she could snap a photo of a blouse in New York, e-mail it to China and have a knockoff back in the United States the next day.
The China of Mao Suits has become a China whose exploding neon opulence stuns me every time I visit. Cars fill the streets and giant restaurants occupy entire city blocks, three stories high, with 100 cooks and 300 waiters. Miraculously, they are full every night. But it's not the designer-clad elite of Shanghai and Beijing that amaze me, it's that even the man in the street now has a cell-phone and an electric bicycle. Teenagers have money to spend, and shop with their friends in the city centers. The people who once shouted "Hello! Hello!" have learned a few more words and now try to sell you fake Rolexes on the Nanjing Lu. China has arrived. In fact, it's pulling out again.
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Man denies shoplifting for grandchildrenSeptember 19,2013A West Rutland man charged with shoplifting allegedly told police he stole the items for his grandchildren.
Anthony E. Sargent, 50, pleaded innocent Monday in Rutland criminal court to a misdemeanor charge of retail theft.
According to an affidavit field with the court by Rutland County Sheriff's Deputy Jessica Ryan-LeBlanc, Sargent was seen by sales staff stealing items from Kmart in the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland Town.
Police confronted Sargent, who allegedly admitted to stealing what was later found to be just under $200 worth of merchandise from the store. According to the affidavit, Ryan-LeBlanc asked Sargent why he stole the items.
"He stated 'My grandchildren are going back to school and I wanted to bring something home for them to have,'" Ryan-LeBlanc wrote.
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Australian Programmers Develop Evangelism App
Two Australian computer programmers develop a new application for the iPhone to help people share their faith.
Tom and Michael (nicknamed Harro) are just two ordinary guys who work together. Their lives first crossed in second grade and today they are good friends. Besides their love of field hockey, Tom and Harro enjoy their jobs. At first glance, they appear to be everyday computer programmers, working with code and shooting hoops every so often as they collaborate new ideas. Yet there's something different about these guys.
Tom and Harro serve as missionaries for Campus Crusade for Christ Australia. They work in the technology department at the national mission center in Melbourne. What they do each day helps people come to Christ because of their behind-the-scenes work.
During lunch one day, the rest of the office is talking excitingly about Tom's and Harro's latest innovation, but the young men humbly ignore the attention, sitting in the lunchroom playing games against each other on their mobile devices.
The new tool they just released is an iPhone app to help people share the gospel. They took the most widely used booklet for understanding who Jesus is, and made it available through the iTunes store. Also known as the Four Spiritual Laws, Knowing God Personally is the perfect tool for helping people understand how to have an intimate relationship with God.
It's big news for Campus Crusade, but for Tom and Harro it's just another day of spreading the same Good News that has transformed their own lives. Harro says, "some people suggested we should put a price tag on the application to make it more desirable. I really wanted it to be free and accessible to anyone. The gospel is free! It's a free gift."
Harro's argument was immediately embraced. People can download the colorful Knowing God Personally application free of charge. "It's a God thing because we didn't advertise it," Harro says with a grin. "We placed just one wallpost on Facebook and it took off from there. The first week the Lord allowed us to have 350 downloads from 31 countries."
"I was very excited when we got the approval from Apple to make our application available," says Tom, grabbing his mug. He is going to visit another good friend of his, the coffee machine. "I think what I enjoy most about my role is that it's not pointless."
As missionaries, Tom, Harro and the rest of the tech team are using their skills to make a difference—an eternal difference. Please pray for them as they continue to partner with others to create innovative tools in order to reach this generation.
"I love sharing Christ directly with someone and we get to do that often in our role here," says Harro. "But I also get to use my skills to share the gospel more widely than I could ever do in person."


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Hibernate ORM version 4.1.4 has just been released. This is a minor bug fix release containing 37 bug fixes, See the changelog for the complete list of fixes. Specific fixes of note include:
- HHH-7074 - The @org.hibernate.annotation.Entity annotation had been deprecated for a while to in favor of the JPA one -- @javax.persistence.Entity, to use the features were defined in Hibernate @Entity annotation attributes now should use the new defined annotations, for example, @org.hibernate.annotations.Immutable, see the javadoc for more details. Also, this deprecated @org.hibernate.annotation.Entity will be removed in Hibernate ORM 5.0, so, it would better to start migrate your code now.
- HHH-7306 SessionFactory#openSession() could not be used in a tenant-aware scenario due to this issue, because hibernate could not know which tenant identifier to use, we now have a contract named org.hibernate.context.spi.CurrentTenantIdentifierResolver for Hibernate to be able to resolve what the application considers the current tenant identifier. The fix of this issue also makes using mutil-tenant possible within HEM (still under development, see HHH-7312). To learn more about this, please check out the Dev Guide.
- HHH-7350 A Readonly/Immutable Entity with 2LC enabled should be removable from cache.
- HHH-3961 SQLServerDialect now supports nowait in LockMode.UPGRADE_NOWAIT, thanks Guenther for the pull request.
- HHH-6846 / HHH-6256 / HHH-7356 The
javax.persistence.lock.timeoutsetting was ignored by @NamedQuery, persistence.xml and query hint.
As usual, the artifacts have been uploaded to the JBoss Nexus repository (and will be synchronized to Maven Central in a day or two) and the release bundles have been uploaded to the Hibernate SourceForge in both ZIP and TGZ formats.
Last but not the least, I would like to give special thanks to Lukasz Antoniak and Adam Warski, Hibernate Envers Developers from community and who are helping us on Envers module testing on DB matrix, Lukasz (with Adam's help) worked tirelessly and fixed ALL envers test failures we found, Great work and keep contributing :D
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mixed references to files
The ZIP link links to the tgz, and the TGZ link links to the zip.
The links are fixed now. Thanks for pointing this out.
which JDK version is required for Hibernate 4.1.4 ?
From http://www.hibernate.org/quick-start.html, I just see "Hibernate Core 3.6 requires JDK 1.5 or higher (3.5 requires JDK 1.4 or higher)."
But for Hibernate 4.0 and higher, which JDK version is required ?
And which part of document states it ?
When are you going to release a pdf version of the hibernate 4.1.4 developer guide?
http://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/4.1/devguide/en-US/html_single/#d5e4686 "To learn more about this, please check out the Dev Guide." ----> :)
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Hibernate ORM 4 needs JDK6 at least, JDK 7 is also supported
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WAFF 48 News is learning more about Fayetteville Officer, Justin Raby who was struck by bullet fragments during a police chase.
All things considered, we're told Officer Raby, or "Gus" as his fellow officers call him, is doing very well. This is after facing several rounds from an AK-47.
The 21-year-old, who has been on the Fayetteville force a year and a half, got the call about 50 minutes after the Citgo robbery. Lincoln County deputies had lost track of the suspect.
Raby and Sgt. Johnny Simmons caught up with Joseph Shriver at Highway 110 and Old Huntsville Road. They laid low and followed him in the dark for a couple miles, then hit the blue lights near the Kirkland community.
After a short chase, investigators said Shriver stopped in the middle of 110, got out, and opened fire. Officer Raby jumped into his patrol car for cover but got hit by shrapnel and glass in his left shoulder. Sgt Simmons returned fire, Shriver drove off, and eventually ran off the road into the mud, and Madison County SWAT arrested him.
Fayetteville Police officers said Raby is resting at home, feeling blessed to be alive.
"I've talked to him. He seems to be doing fine. He seems to be in high spirits. He feels lucky. He knows that he's lucky. But, you know, at the same time, he was proud to be out doing his job and serving his community," said Lt. Joel Massey with Fayetteville Police Department.
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Aviom, Inc., manufacturer of the Pro16 Monitor Mixing System, announced the addition of Jason Frenchman to its team as the company's new director of marketing. In this role, Frenchman will handle advertising, marketing materials, public relations, product research and development information, as well as supporting the Aviom sales force at major trade shows.
"I'm excited for the opportunity to join a growing company and help continue branding its public image," says Frenchman. "Aviom's expanding product lines are having a substantial impact on the audio community in a variety of contexts, from concert touring to TV production."
Prior to joining Aviom, Frenchman was the director of marketing for trade publisher CMP Media and held marketing and public relations positions at Crestron Electronics, Inc., Crest Audio and Quantel, Inc. His responsibilities included creating collateral materials and writing feature news stories for top industry trade publications.
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(WMC-TV) - People across the country are getting ready for Valentine's Day but for one company, it means more than just gifts and dinner reservations... it means hiring.
Nearly 200 people were hired by Pugh's Flowers in order to keep up with the demand.
"It's by far the biggest event in the floral industry that there is," said Michael Pugh.
And to get everything done right and on time, the florist made nearly 200 temporary hires consisting of delivery drivers, phone operators, and floral arrangers in order to get ready for the big day.
Alice Casey has been hired to help with Valentine's Day arrangements.
"We do have a different variety of people. We have young people old people. All people," laughed Casey.
Pugh's Flowers has three locations across the Memphis area, so keeping up requires an influx of temporary workers.
"It's kind of the naughty and nice list. The drivers that make it come back, same with the floral arrangers, we invite them back," said Michael Pugh. "So we try to keep as much consistency as possible."
Hundreds of boxes will be filled with flowers come the big day.
On a typical day, Pugh's Flowers makes 200 deliveries, but on Valentine's Day, they make about 2,000.
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