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As a would-be beekeeper, I really like the idea of catching swarms (free bees, feral genetics, fishing for bees... just plain interesting stuff, etc.)
While I have conventional Langstroth equipment for the nucs I'm getting in the spring, I'm also fascinated by top bar hives. So the traps I've started building have top bars rather than frames.
I like the idea of Tanzanian TBHs because of the interchangeability with conventional equipment, if you make the top bars 19". According to Michael Bush, I should be making the TBH of medium depth. But when I built a swarm trap with those measurement, and of 40 liter volume, I ended up making a whole lot of top bars, which seems counter to the idea of making up a few quick swarm traps. Anyway, 40 liters makes a wide shallow swarm trap.
Is there any good reason not to arrange the 40 liter volume in a vertical form? To put it anther way, the box would have its longest dimension up and down, kind of shaped like a pack of cigarettes. I'd only need 5 or so top bars per trap across the top. A disadvantage would be that if I forgot about the trap for a month or two, a swarm might build combs over a foot long, but even then, I guess it wouldn't be as bad as a cutout.
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Right now my queen and cluster are in the top brood box. When will they move back down?
Right now my queen and cluster are in the top brood box. When will they move back down?
When there is a flow of nectar they start filling the top as brood emerges up there and the broodnest moves down.
I currently am running a deep lower brood box and a medium upper brood box. I want to replace the medium with a deep to give me double deeps. If I start heavy feeding when it warms up and before the flow, will they store honey or draw comb in the new deep first?
I reverse brood boxes in the spring.
You reverse in Early Spring? Before the Flow?
Yes, and then feed like crazy and make sure they have plenty of pollen sub for early buildup to get maximum honey production later.
I still need my question answered...what will the bees do first when I start feeding...store honey or build comb on empty frames?
Also, if you are feeding, whatever they store is not honey, it is essentially condensed sugar water.
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REDMOND, Ore. - Visitors to the Bureau of Land Management's Maston Area west of Redmond have a new trailhead, thanks to an Oregon State Parks grant, community support and the work of volunteers last weekend.
Not too long ago, the Maston Trail Use Area was an area struggling to meet its potential – different user groups clashed over needs, everyone struggled to find parking, and the random trail system led nowhere.
But visitors arriving today will have an entirely different experience.
The 4,000-acre Maston Trail Use Area is part of the larger, 32,000-acre Cline Buttes Recreation Site, located a few miles west of Redmond off of the Cline Falls Highway.
Although BLM finished the required environmental planning for this area years ago, making the vision a reality was a challenge.
"What we've been able to accomplish out there is a sign of the support we've received from our local community and the partnerships we've been able to develop," said Greg Currie, BLM landscape architect.
Funds for the project came in part from a Recreational Trails Program grant, administered by Oregon State Parks. The grants are awarded yearly to support trail projects.
"BLM also received considerable support from the city of Redmond, Redmond Area Parks and Recreation District, Central Oregon Trails Alliance (COTA), Oregon Equestrian Trails (OET), and Thornburgh Resort Company when we applied for trail grant funds. That support was critical," said Currie.
The vision began 20 years ago, when local community members and environmental groups recognized the value of this piece of public land, located in the triangle between Bend, Redmond and Sisters.
Public land activist and former Tumalo resident Sandy Lonsdale was part of the early community work in the area, helping clean up dump sites and providing a form of "neighborhood watch" to keep the area from being vandalized.
"The Maston is a place that has it all," said Lonsdale -- "spectacular scenery, usually a degree of solitude, the full complement of local native plants, [and] and an ancient juniper-grassland ecosystem. We are the stewards, te partners to help the BLM create quality public space on these urban public lands."
Last Saturday, Lonsdale joined more than 50 other volunteers from trail user groups like COTA and OET, the Clines Buttes Recreation Association, and community members to put the finishing touches to make the new trailhead a destination for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians in Central Oregon.
The volunteer event was helped by the positive working relationship established between mountain bikers and equestrians, BLM officials say.
Working together, COTA and OET have helped implement the trails plan and lay out separate horse and bike trails in the Maston Area.
On Saturday, volunteers contributed more than 300 hours to the trailhead project. The week prior, Heart of Oregon Youth Corps crews did pre-work at the site, including building perimeter fencing. The Tumalo Coffee House provided coffee and snacks for volunteers in the morning, with post-work lunch and beverages provided by OET and COTA.
The Maston Trail Use Area now includes separate parking areas with space for 16 horse trailers and 25 single vehicles. There is a picnic area, compressed gravel and paved walking paths, and a new double vault toilet.
Volunteers helped install benches, information signs, native plants, split-rail fencing with locally harvest juniper, a new bike rack and trail signs pointing each type of user to their own set of trails.
"The mountain bike community is jazzed to be actually building and riding new trails that will add to the total riding experience at Maston," said Mike Pulzone, COTA's liaison to the BLM. "The partnership we formed with Oregon Equestrian Trails has the feeling of a real team."
The sentiment was echoed by Kim McCarrel, co-chair of the Central Oregon chapter of Oregon Equestrian Trails.
"It's been amazing to work with COTA, and I'm so grateful [the BLM] has championed the idea of having separate trails for horses and bike riders. This means the equestrians are safer because their horses are less likely to spook when a bicyclist zooms around a corner, and the bicyclists are happy because the horses' hooves aren't tearing up their trails."
"Without the Oregon RTP grant, we couldn't have considered this project," said Currie. "And we're glad that this grant and the matching funds the BLM provided went to a lot of local businesses."
The lead contractor for the project was Deschutes Construction Corporation, with local material suppliers such as Cement Products Manufacturing Company, Empire Stone Company, 7x Lumber Company, the Cline Buttes Rock Pit, Wild Wood Works, Joe Floyd & Sons concrete, and Clearwater Native Plants.
"I think the only thing that came from out of the area was the toilet," added Currie, "and that came from CXT Incorporated out of Spokane."
The Maston is open for non-motorized use only and provides hikers, bikers and equestrian riders access to trails year-round, with views of the Deschutes River canyon. Visitors can access the trailhead by heading ¾ mile east on Newcomb Road off of the Cline Buttes Highway 4 miles south of Eagle Crest.
This winter, BLM and partners will continue trail development, trail restoration work and signage in the Maston Area and the adjacent Tumalo Canal Historic Area. BLM will also install interpretive kiosks at the Maston Trailhead to let visitors know about the unique natural and cultural resources of the area.
"I have been incredibly impressed by the relationship between the different user groups out at Maston – the bikers, equestrians, and grazing permittees," said Carol Benkosky, Prineville BLM District manager, "and I'm looking forward to continuing these cooperative efforts and seeing where we go together into the future."
For more information on the Maston Trail Use Area and other sites in the Cline Buttes Recreation Area, including the Central Motorized Trail Use Area (recently featured as part of 4-Wheeler & Off-Road Magazines Ultimate Adventure), visit the Prineville BLM website at http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/recreation/cline/index.php.
To learn more about upcoming projects and volunteer opportunities, please call the Prineville BLM at (541) 416-6700.
Lisa Clark of the Prineville BLM provided this story.


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In a random review of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cases by the Transitional Support Quality Services Division at the Department of Human Services, Crow Wing County's cases showed 100 percent compliance for the time period of October 2012 until March 2013.
Random cases were reviewed for payment accuracy, timeliness of action and case processing negative actions. Crow Wing County had zero errors in all three categories.
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Set to "Walking in the Air" by Howard Blake, the video pieces together and speeds up some of NASA's most gorgeous time-lapse photography from the International Space Station as shot by the Expedition 30 crew.
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The dates and location for the 2013 Rush Festival have been finalized. Colorado Rush will host the
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Glenn McWilliams, the Chairman of Colorado Rush BOD shares what he loves about RushFest and why he is excited to have the event in Denver, Colorado.
"For me, soccer is all about opportunities. During a match; creating them, recognizing them, capitalizing on them. On and off of the field, we all love for our children to participate in soccer for the opportunities to learn life lessons. And, more than any other club, more than other youth sport options out there, Rush Soccer provides unique opportunities for our young players to grow, mature, improve and learn.
RushFest is one of those spectacular opportunities. It is a chance for our players to come together with hundreds of other same-age soccer players from around the country to learn the Rush Way, to study the 11 Rush Core Values, and to spend most of a week living them in a fun, supportive, soccer-rich environment. RushFest is an exciting opportunity for our kids to experience how soccer can unite people who may be from different places and different walks of life, but are really the same as us – and even wear the same uniforms!
The 2013 RushFest is a huge opportunity for Colorado Rush to try to honor the excellent work of our previous hosts in Kansas, New Mexico and Virginia. My family and I are excited to help host RushFest for the first time, and look forward to making it as fun and memorable as past Fests have been for my boys and family. I hope you will join us."
For the third time, the Rush Fest will be held for two different age groups as both the U12 and U14 age groups will each have a five day Festival full of games, training sessions and social events.
"The Rush Festival has grown into a truly unique event. With two successful events back to back last year, we are excited to be able to offer this experience again to both the U12 and U14 age groups in 2012," commented Rush Soccer President & CEO, Tim Schulz. "With the great facilities and wonderful location that Virginia Rush has to offer, we are confident we will put on the best Festival thus far."
U12 teams will kick off the festivities on Monday July 15th and play their final games on Friday the 19th. U14 teams will begin their Festival the evening of the 21st with the traditional Opening Ceremony and will conclude 25th.
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Modular Bar System with 1 Wine Hutch & 1 Open Hutch
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- Finished on all sides with a hand-applied, lightly distressed mahogany-stain sealed with lacquer for durability and moisture resistance.
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- Holds 24 wine bottles.
- Wine Bottle Compartment: 3.5'' wide x 12'' deep x 3.5'' high
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Cabinet Base
- Overall: 18'' wide x 13.5'' deep x 36'' high
- Overhang at top, on front only: 1''
- Breadboard: 16'' wide x 12'' deep x 0.75'' thick
- Breadboard Pullout Extension: 7"
- Drawer Interior: 15'' wide x 10'' deep x 3.5'' high
- Drawer Pull: 4'' wide x 1'' deep x 1.5'' high
- Cabinet Interior: 15.5'' wide x 12'' deep x 24.5'' high
- Weight: 46 pounds
Wine Grid Hutch
- Overall: 18'' wide x 14'' deep x 34'' high
- Overhang at top, on front only: 2''
- Holds 28 wine bottles.
- Weight: 26 pounds
Open Hutch
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- Number of stemware racks: 3
- Wine Glass Capacity: 9 hanging standard wine glasses
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- Weight: 26 pounds
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The curb lane of a multi-lane road. So named because drivers crossing the road, are not apt to see vehicles driving down this lane. These drivers are often suckered into making the crossing by innocent drivers in other lanes, who politely wave them through. Everyone is oblivious to the cars sailing down the far right hand lane, who have the right of way.
Of course the insurance company denied his claim. He was making a left turn across three lanes of traffic and could not see the cars whizzing down the curb or coffin lane. The moral is never trust other drivers, when they wave you through. Notice how they were smiling when they waved you through?
The chances are that a turn-pussy knows this from experience, not from driver's ed.
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Does anyone know of a good book on income taxes for Beekeeping?
I spent a lot of money this year and plan on actually spending more next year and hopefully make a profit the year after that. Up until now it's just been a hobby. I'd like to know things like how long to depreciate equipment for etc.


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Hello from south of Pittsburgh,
Just wanted to introduce myself. I am located in South-west PA and got back into raising bees about five years ago (lost all my colonies to the first round of mites back in the late '80 s). Started with four colonies and have slowly increased to 35 or so. I have found a lot of great info on this site and hope to continue to learn.
Well, yesterday, it was 55 degrees and the girls were flying. Most of my colonies look pretty good. We still have a lot of winter, but like the rest of you I, can't wait for spring.


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The Tacticlol downloader, responsible for a lot of infections over the past year, propagates in two ways: via drive-by downloads, and as a .zip archive attached to messages. Maybe the spam filtering companies finally caught on to the trick, or maybe the Tacticlol distributors are just trying to mix it up, but the latest sample to come over the transom has me scratching my head.
Like most others, this sample came attached to an email made to look like a message that UPS would never send. Once again, the message tries to convince the recipient that the attached file is a shipping label the recipient needs to open and print before he or she can "receive the parcel." And, as always, the attachment contains an executable installer for the Trojan.
Dear customer Your parcel has arrived at the post office on October 9. Our Driver was unable to deliver the parcel to your address. To receive a parcel you must go to the nearest UPS office and show your mailing label. Mailing label is attached to this letter. You need to print mailing label, and show it in UPS office to receive the parcel. Thank you for your attention. UPS International Services.
But this time, instead of sending a .zip archive with a .zip extension, they sent a message with a .zip archive that has a .jpg extension. And, yeah, that just doesn't work.
The file isn't a JPEG image file. If you try to open it in a browser or an image editor, the editor simply errors out and tells you it isn't an image file, and the story ends right there. I'm sure some Russian malware distributor has been double-facepalming over the waste of a perfectly good scam. Social engineering: You're doing it wrong.
However, if you're a curious malware researcher, you just open the file in an editor and see the PK in the file header, and realize you're dealing with an archive. ("PK" — as in PK-Zip — is always the first two characters in a .zip archive.)
Confirming this using a tool like GT2, I could see the file name of the real payload inside the archive looks achingly familiar: Label_UPS_Nr343.exe
They're still using "Nr," the abbreviation (нр) for the word "number" (номер, phonetically nomer) in Russian. Come on, guys, could you at least pretend you're trying? Make that a triple facepalm for this social engineering dropout's demonstration of willful ignorance. Demonstration no. 1, even.
I'm not sure exactly how a non-researcher would end up infected. Most smart people would realize that, even if UPS was sending them a letter, the freight shipper would never refer to their own depot as "the post office" as this message does. And even if the user didn't simply delete the message, and tried in vain to open an archive dressed up as an image file, the computer would only warn you about the file being the wrong type, and quit trying to open it.
Fortunately, I'm not so easily dissuaded, and I like to break stuff. In my next post, I'll describe some of the awesomely annoying malwarey goodness that came from this one downloader.


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In the same light of US's Open Cup or perhaps even more widely known, England's FA Cup for the men, the French Football Federation hosts the French Cup (Coupe de France). Colorado Rush's Lindsey Horan led Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) into the French Cup semi's against the third place team in the French Ligue 1 table, Juvisy. Two goals by Horan helped the team to a 3-0 lead in the first half. The game would finish 6-0 and with it came a spot in the French Cup final. PSG, two time finalist of the French Cup and one time winner (2010), will face Olympique Lyonnais, five time winner (including 2012 and 2013) and nine time finalist on June 7th for an opportunity to crown the competition's 13th all-time winner (the event for the women began in 2002). Good luck to Lindsey and PSG!
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Fast Break: C's beat up in Philly
|03.23.12 at 10:40 pm ET
The Atlantic division lead was within grasp Friday night in Philadelphia. With a win the Celtics would usurp the 76ers for first place in the standings. Through 18 minutes, it appeared the C's were well on their way to that goal as they took a 10 point lead.
Then Mickael Pietrus suffered a jarring injury when he drove to the middle of the paint and awkwardly hit the floor after being fouled. It appeared Pietrus landed on the small of his back. He was taken out on a stretcher and to the nearest hospital.
Boston displayed strong fortitude and gave an admirable effort. But coming into the second night of a back-to-back and with Ray Allen was already unavailable due to an ankle injury, the Celtics simply did not have enough firepower to keep up with the 76ers, falling 99-86.
The 76ers had six players score in double figures. After being held quiet in the first half, Elton Brand (20 points, 10-of-15 shooting) and Lou Williams (19 points) exploded to help lead Philly to victory. For the Celtics, Paul Pierce (20 points, 7-of-11 shooting) and Kevin Garnett (20 points) helped shoulder the scoring load early and Rajon Rondo had a spectacular game setting teammates up with 17 assists, but was held to only six points on a night where they needed him to take more than just five shots that he attempted.
Starting on the right foot: Earlier this month when the Celtics visited the city of brotherly love they were blown out of the gym. With the lead in the Atlantic division hanging in the balance, the C's came out swinging. Pierce had 11 points in the first six minutes of the game. Bass and Garnett each chipped in eight points in a first quarter that saw Boston shoot 65 percent.
Midway through the second quarter, admist a 76ers' run, Pietrus violently hit the floor, rendering his night over. Given the nature of the injury, it would be difficult to fault the Celtics for struggling, but the veteran squad regained their composure after being aided by a Doug Collins technical foul, taking a 49-43 lead into halftime. A key to all of this was the Celtics' efficiency. They did a great job limiting the 76ers opportunities in transition, and only committed five first half turnovers.
Core Performance: With Allen unavailable because of an ankle injury and Pietrus injured in the second quarter, the Celtics needed the rest of their starters to pick up the slack. And they did. Bass, Garnett, and Pierce accounted for 37 of Boston's 49 first half points, and Rondo distributed the ball extremely well.
The Usual Suspects: The Celtics did well in the first half to impose their will and style of play, but they allowed nine offensive rebounds in the first 24 minutes, and 14 total in the game. On the other end, Boston only corralled three offensive boards.
The 46-35 overall rebounding disadvantage accentuates a season-long issue for Boston. The six-point halftime advantage was largely due to holding the 76ers to just 35 percent shooting from the field. But the margin could have been higher for the C's had they not relented so many offensive boards and second chances.
Another consistent issue for Boston has been both manufacturing and preventing fast break points. Friday night was no different, as the 76ers held an 18-3 advantage
Third Quarter Meltdown: For the second Friday night game in a row, the C's were dreadful in the third quarter after competing well in the first half. Last week against the Kings, the Celtics only trailed by one at halftime, but then gave up 41 third quarter points. Friday night, Boston actually led by six at halftime, but gave up 37 points, and only scored 17. Brand, in particular, was dominant, scoring 14 points in the quarter.
Injury Bug: Perhaps the weirdest aspect of these fluke injuries to Boston is that they occur as the player begins to flourish in his role. By all accounts, Jeff Green came into camp early and was excited to contribute. His heart condition found in the preseason dismissed those ambitions before he even participated in practice. Chris Wilcox was having a productive season coming off the bench and proving to be a valuable acquisition late in training camp after struggling with minor injuries initially. But just before this eight-game road trip, his season was ended when team doctors discovered he had a heart condition as well.
Finally, Pietrus' injury tonight came just minutes after a highlight reel dunk. The affable swingman has been a stalwart for Doc Rivers' bench and a positive influence in the locker room. In addition to Pietrus going down, Avery Bradley, who has also played well of late, hobbled off the court just before halftime and did not return to the lineup. If either Pietrus or Bradley is ruled out for an elongated period of time, one wonders if it will be the final straw which breaks the Celtics' back.
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By Doug Zoerb
Shrinking capital budgets and aging equipment fleets have states, counties, and municipalities in a bind. Caught in a vice between voter concerns about rising expenditures and the need to upgrade and replace machines used to maintain utilities, streets, and other public property, many public agencies are looking for alternative methods to acquire the equipment they need.
Traditionally, government entities have preferred to own their equipment. However, this requires dipping into increasingly scarce cash reserves, or — in the case of larger purchases — holding a voter referendum or selling bonds. With citizens wary about the slow economic recovery and government indebtedness in general, the odds aren't good that these methods will succeed.
As municipalities search for other ways to pay for equipment acquisitions, one alternative that's gaining in popularity is tax-exempt municipal leasing, also called municipal lease financing or "muni-lease."
According to the Association for Governmental Leasing & Finance, the benefits include:
"Another advantage is that it allows a public entity to make payments for equipment and related services over the useful life of the asset," says George Macia, program manager, Americas, at Doosan Infracore Financial Solutions. "It's a lease-to-own financing solution with no residual value and no end-of-lease buyout. Unlike with commercial leases, the municipality owns the equipment at the end of the term."
The lease is typically structured as a series of renewable obligations subject to an annual or biennial appropriation by the government body involved, and payments generally come out of general, operating, or capital improvements budgets.
It typically includes a non-appropriation clause that enables the lessee to terminate the lease and deliver the equipment back to the lessor in the event that the funds are not appropriated. The non-appropriation clause will usually contain "best efforts" language requiring the lessee to use its best efforts to obtain the necessary appropriation for the lease payments.
Macia notes that municipalities shouldn't take termination of a municipal lease agreement lightly, as non-appropriation can result in the lowering of a municipality's credit rating.
Debt-free financing
Because each lease payment is approved only for the current fiscal period and paid out of current revenues, in most cases these payments aren't considered debt.
As a result, government agencies can avoid the need to hold referendums or issue bonds for equipment purchases. In addition, agencies can acquire the equipment they need and spread the cost over time, rather than acquiring equipment on a pay-as-you-go basis and using up valuable cash reserves.
Another advantage of tax-exempt municipal finance is exactly what its name implies — interest income generated by the lease and paid to the lessor is exempt from federal, and in some cases, state income taxes. This savings is generally passed on to the government body in the form of lower payments.
"Because interest income is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and the savings is passed back to the government entity, this type of financing is usually the lowest-cost option available," Macia says.
Title to the equipment acquired under a muni-lease may be retained by the lessor until all payments have been received, or may be granted to the lessee at lease inception. In most cases, it is preferable to pass the title upfront to avoid any potential tax issues.
Because a muni-lease is a "net lease," the lessee is responsible for items such as maintenance, insurance, and other operating expenses. However, the lessee may contract with the equipment supplier to provide maintenance and other services and these costs may be included in the financing.
Any municipality or political subdivision that can issue tax-exempt securities can generally utilize tax-exempt municipal financing. Qualifying entities include states, counties, and cities; public school districts; special purpose districts (fire, park, utility, water, etc.); and other agencies and authorities. Others that may qualify include public colleges and universities, hospitals, boards and commissions, and Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
The mechanics of acquiring equipment with muni-lease financing are similar to the process used to finance a house. The equipment being acquired is generally delivered to the government body prior to or on the date the lease is signed. At the same time, the proceeds advanced by the lease investors (normally a bank, finance company, or other financial institution) are applied simultaneously with the signing of the lease to pay the vendor the purchase price for the equipment.
In many cases, the equipment manufacturer's finance subsidiary can simplify this process by providing municipal lease financing for the parent company's equipment.
— Zoerb (email@example.com)
Public works officials frequently need to decide whether to buy, rent, or lease equipment to build and maintain public assets. Tight budgets and shrinking cash reserves have made these decisions even more difficult — and critical.
Owning equipment — and using cash reserves to pay for acquisitions — may not be the best strategy during this economic climate.
"I don't see that there are any advantages to acquiring equipment with cash at this time," says George Macia, program manager, Americas, at Doosan Infracore Financial Solutions. "Municipalities need to keep as much of their cash as possible to invest in other projects or save for emergencies."
Rental is a good option for short-term needs or when a specialized piece of equipment is required for a particular project.
"But if it's longer term — if you're going to need the machine for three years or more, for example — then you should finance the equipment," says Macia. "Financing is going to give you a much lower payment than just renting it from a dealer."
Macia notes that the finance division of an equipment manufacturer is a good place for municipalities to seek help with their equipment acquisition needs. Experienced representatives can help coordinate both the structuring of the financing and the delivery of the equipment, saving time and hassle.


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Radec Needs a Buff[ Edited ]
You can choose to ignore this, I'm in a rather upset mood at the moment:
I can't take it anymore. I've tried so hard with Radec, since the closed beta. I've tried so many tactics, know his AP Burst combos, regular combos, wake up attacks, all sorts of stuff. But I still can't get much done with him. He needs a buff, of SOME SORT. I just can't compete with him anymore. I've put so much time into him yet I feel I've wasted it. Sadly I feel Radec is so clunky that he would actually need new moves entirely, to replace some rather weak and useless attacks. The worst part is that Superbot most likely won't view this, and nothing will happen to Radec. Why is he not in the bottom three like Heihachi, Spike and Dante? Because all people do is use him to f*cking spam that sniper rifle. Seriously it's starting to annoy me that they waste a character like that. Sure other characters are abused and spammed as well but they'll at least throw in other attacks here and there. Radec spammers don't even know how to operate in CQC. Radec's moves are punishable, like Dante (but not to the extent that you can easily kill him with a super from a whiff, said for maybe one attack), and he doesn't have much to make up for it. I can't tell you specifically what buffs he could use, cause I'm rather flustered at the moment, but I know it isn't AP gain. Honestly they should make the sniper have to reload, that would at least help with the spammers and Superbot will realize that without the sniper, there isn't much you can do. His matchups, he doesn't even really have any good matchups, I've been playing him for so long and I STILL can't think of a good matchup for him, if anyone has good knowledge of a character, they'll just destroy Radec. I really can't do this anymore with Radec...and I feel sad cause I love his character. Well I guess I'll just go away now. Superbot, if by some crazy chance you stumble upon this, you should review Radec as a fighter. Either that, or some Radec guru tell me the secret to using this character. Everyone who knows me knows I've used Radec for ages, and I've tried every tactic I can think of, and it still just doesn't work. Well, end rant lol. Can't believe I came down and said this, I truly feel pathetic talking like this, but I need to let off some steam.
Re: Radec Needs a Buff[ Edited ]
I main Radec but I have kinda given up hope on him and moved on to Ratchet.
Radec is way too map dependent in that his main AP gaining moves (sniper and machine gun) work only on completely flat surfaces even his level 2 super is horizontal (though it's pretty **bleep** awesome i must admit).
No matter how much I tried, Radec is just inferior on certain maps and against certain characters. He's okayish in FFA.
Radec is my favourite character
Playstation God of War Stars Battle Bore y'all !!!
Re: Radec Needs a Buff
I suggest you take a break for a couple days and come back with a fresh mind. It usually helps.
Re: Radec Needs a Buff
Alright. I'll agree with you to an extent. He needs more up close options. I really really wish his ground neutral square actually DID something. You can't really combo with it, you can't do anything with it, it has ending lag and is punishable. It's an almost completely useless move. His up square should actually function as an uppercut, I feel. Instead of starting above his head, make a quick upward swipe motion in front of him so he can do something with it maybe. Neutral triangle and down triangle could just use a little... something, imo. His forward circle does cover him, but it doesn't cover him very well. His up circle isn't a fast anti-air, isn't very good at combos, and it doesn't hold people like it could or should. I get at most 3 hits out of it and almost no option of a follow-up. Just my personal views as to what's wrong with Radec.
Fresh to death
Re: Radec Needs a Buff
Re: Radec Needs a Buff
What I think SHOULD have been done was have Radec's moves stay mostly the same (read: gun/range oriented), but have his up+triangle turn him invisible for around 7 seconds. Then, while invisible, all of his moves become brutal (looking) close range or melees attacks. It would give him combo potential, and look awesome. Kind of like a stance. Dropping in and out of invisibility, pullih of sweet combos? Outstanding idea johngie, outstanding.
But it'll never happen :'(


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Re: st: Imputation using ML for a lognormal ordered income variable
Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Imputation using ML for a lognormal ordered income variable
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:57:25 +0000
-lognfit- (SSC, Stephen Jenkins) takes the data you feed it literally,
which means numerically. What it expects sounds some distance from
what Tinna has. It's not an imputation command.
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Stas Kolenikov <email@example.com> wrote:
> My understanding is that -lognfit- works with the exact data, not the
> coarsened data that you have. As you obviously see, imputing the
> median or the mean or any specific number is plain wrong (although I
> have to admit to having done just that in the -polychoric- module...
> which was more than 10 years ago when I was stupid enough to even
> start the whole project :) ). So what I would do is:
> 1. estimate the parameters of the lognormal model via -intreg-, using
> logs of income as the cutoffs between categories. It will give you the
> mean and the variance of logs (or conditional mean if you put
> demographic covariates into your regression)
> 2. figure out the conditional distribution (truncated normal for logs
> within a given bin)
> 3. simulate from that conditional distribution, create a new variable
> 4. repeat a bunch of times, creating say 20 or 50 plausible income variables
> 5. declare this to be an -mi set wide- data set and analyze the data
> as multiply imputed
> To check the sensitivity at the right tail, you might want to modify
> the simulated value in 3 for the upper category to be a Pareto
> distribution that connects smoothly to the lognormal distribution. I
> also recall that Stephen Jenkins, the author of lognfit, also worked
> on other parametric income distribution specifications -- see e.g.
> http://www.citeulike.org/user/ctacmo/article/4500072.
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Tinna Asgeirsdottir
> <email@example.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the helpful reply Stas,
>> I don´t think the recommendation referred to interval regression or
>> multiple imputation. I think it referred to imputing the probable
>> average or median of each category, but without the obviously false
>> assumption of a uniform distribution within each category the midpoint
>> would suggest.
>> If I do a ML fit of a lognormal distribution using the lognfit command
>> I can get the parameters of the distribution. I guess I should be able
>> to work this out by hand from there, but figured that there might be
>> an easier way.
>> Best
>> Tinna
>> 2012/11/17 Stas Kolenikov <email@example.com>:
>>> Lognormal distribution will likely underestimate how heavy the top
>>> tail is (although if you are interested in Iceland, you may have a
>>> very egalitarian income distribution, so the shape of that tail may
>>> not be that terrible). Lognormal distribution is a very cute model to
>>> play with and very dangerous in real work. In my work on Russian data,
>>> changing the assumptions about the top tail moved our Gini index from
>>> 0.48 to 0.60... and that's a little bit of a difference, let's put it
>>> this way.
>>> The recommendation you have heard probably concerns -intreg-, which
>>> you can read the help on.
>>> Imputing the mean income over a group will lead to a multitude of
>>> problems due to artificially compressed variability and values that
>>> are simply too low for the top group. If you desperately need to
>>> impute, you would want to go with multiple imputations (-help mi-),
>>> although you would want to read the MI manual and a paper
>>> (http://www.citeulike.org/user/ctacmo/article/8525275) or two
>>> (http://www.jstor.org/stable/2291635) if you are not familiar with the
>>> technique. What I have done in one of my projects recently was to
>>> generate the plausible values of the variable of interest a bunch of
>>> times (say, 50... the original suggestion to use 5 imputations dates
>>> back to late 1970s... and your smartphone now has more computing power
>>> than a then-Cray supercomputer) and make Stata believe they were
>>> imputed in Stata mi wide format.
>>> --
>>> -- Stas Kolenikov, PhD, PStat (SSC) :: http://stas.kolenikov.name
>>> -- Senior Survey Statistician, Abt SRBI :: work email kolenikovs at
>>> srbi dot com
>>> -- Opinions stated in this email are mine only, and do not reflect the
>>> position of my employer
>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Tinna Asgeirsdottir
>>> <email@example.com> wrote:
>>>> Dear Stata users,
>>>> In my data I have income in 13 groups. The top group is open ended. I
>>>> am trying to impute sensible values and would like to use this as a
>>>> continuous variable. I am especially concerned about the top category.
>>>> It has been suggested to me that I should use STATA´s ML command in
>>>> stead of using each categories mid-point. I am having trouble finding
>>>> what I need on the internet. Thus I wonder if anyone can tell me how
>>>> to fit a lognormal distribution to the variable and subsequently infer
>>>> the average income in the top bracket. If you know how to do this in
>>>> general for all the categories that is great as well as the
>>>> distributions over the other brackets is surely not uniform. However,
>>>> I think finding a good solution for my top category is the most
>>>> important thing though.
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Home › Forums › General Forums › General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion › Balls and Sunshine Ripped-off on the CDT!!
Apr 27, 2013 at 9:48 am #1302249
Their water cache in the desert was stolen by other hikers. Despicable.
Post from their trail journal here
Edited to add the picture from their trail journal.Apr 27, 2013 at 9:58 am #1981024
Pretty low if you ask me. Remember in the Old West when horse stealing was a capital offense?Apr 27, 2013 at 10:18 am #1981032
Bob BankheadBPL Member
@wandering_bobLocale: Oregon, USA
Range wars were fought over water rights.Apr 27, 2013 at 10:49 am #1981043
You know those ultralight lines we bear bag with? Wonder if it would be possible to do a "neck tie social" using those, the thief and a tree?Apr 27, 2013 at 11:09 am #1981051
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
If you are going to take water in an emergency, then you had better replace it somehow. Even if that means hauling a ton of water back in or somehow driving to the cache.Apr 27, 2013 at 11:13 am #1981053
"If you are going to take water in an emergency, then you had better replace it somehow. Even if that means hauling a ton of water back in or somehow driving to the cache."
And you need to purify it or leave a note about what you did. Anyway, I hope someone figures out who did this and crucifies them either physically or psychologically.Apr 27, 2013 at 11:17 am #1981055
DougBPL Member
I'd like to say I'm surprised, but, unfortunately, I'm not. I also hope karma deals with these cretins in a most unpleasant way.Apr 27, 2013 at 11:20 am #1981057
"I also hope karma deals with these cretins in a most unpleasant way."
Doug is always the nice guy, even when he wishes bad things to happen to bad people. So being non-PC, I say, crucify the bastards :)Apr 27, 2013 at 11:41 am #1981063
David LutzMember
@davidlutzLocale: Bay Area
I performed a sophisticated handwriting analysis and determined the perpetrator was a girl in her late teens to early 20's.Apr 27, 2013 at 11:59 am #1981067
Cayenne RedmonkBPL Member
@redmonkLocale: Greater California Ecosystem
I ran a Simple Handwriting Interrogation Tool (SHIT) analysis and came to similar conclusions.Apr 27, 2013 at 12:14 pm #1981072
Tim DrescherBPL Member
@timdcyLocale: Gore Range
Definitely a chicks handwriting.Apr 27, 2013 at 12:16 pm #1981073
Hoot FilsingerBPL Member
@filsingerLocale: Pacific Northwest
People like this have the ability to justify anything they want. Hit and run without a care. The trail has it own strict code maybe a posse is in order.Apr 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm #1981093
M GBPL Member
@drownLocale: Shenandoah
A millenial with a typical sense of entitlement.Apr 27, 2013 at 2:03 pm #1981098
Fitz TravelsMember
Exactly one week before i was headed out to New England to do some vagabonding/hiking this past October, someone swiped my crap at my basecamp. Stole over 1300 of gear, luckily they left my 230$ arctyres mittens, probably didnt realize how expensive they were. I checked out all the homeless camps around the area, and didnt find anything. I think it was a hunter.
Im actually, now, glad it happened. Im going to be abke to shave around 7 pounds now off my new gear this summer for my trip.
By the way, my zero degree REI Radiant was taken, and this January was the coldest in our states history. Amazingly i got by on a 45 degree MH phantom and a 30 degree REI Kindercone that i used as an overbag. I took that down to 0 plenty of nights, not comfortably of course, but not that bad either.
They call it "getting raped" when your crap gets swipped. I dont mind my crap getting stolen in the summer when im working a lot and its warm, but boy, that really came at a bad time this past year. I was broke and a week later we had 5 degree nights for 4 weeks.
In the winter, i carry my crap with me now. I hate being stereotyped in town, but i like keep my crap moreApr 27, 2013 at 2:13 pm #1981101
Travis LeannaBPL Member
@t-lLocale: Wisconsin
I would LOVE to hear these people try to justify their actions. Unfortunately, they'd probably get slapped the hell up before finishing their first sentence.
"So why'd you take the water?"
—-"Well, like, we were really totally thirsty and *!!SMACK!!*…….
"Sorry. Needed stress relief."
What's also pretty scary is if they do this kind of stuff on a trail, think about what kind of people they are day in and day out. I know its hard (ok, impossible) to make a complete judgment on a person without meeting them, but sometimes, just sometimes…Apr 27, 2013 at 2:21 pm #1981103
Daniel PittmanSpectator
@pitsyLocale: Central Texas
I'd probably look for another water source before I'd steal from someone named 'Balls'…
And if it were truly an emergency situation, I'd take some water too. How much was taken?Apr 27, 2013 at 2:30 pm #1981105
Travis LeannaBPL Member
@t-lLocale: Wisconsin
I'd probably look for another water source before I'd steal from ANYONE.
And as someone else mentioned, if I TRULY had an emergency and needed water NOW, I'd make sure what I took was replenished forthwith.
I've cached water before and on the jugs I've written: "This water has been cached for hikers that are depending on it for their health and safety. Please leave undisturbed. Taking it puts their lives in danger."Apr 27, 2013 at 2:43 pm #1981106
My guess is this person(s) wasn't planning ahead. Most people don't PLAN on stealing other people's water caches. Not just because its wrong, it certainly is. Aside from that who says "I'm going to hike through a desert without enough water and hope that other people leave some for me to steal." They probably weren't planning ahead and suddenly found themselves in a dry place with no water.
Hopefully they won't be on the trail long, if they are word will likely get around and they will be mighty unpopular.Apr 27, 2013 at 3:20 pm #1981112
Tom ClarkBPL Member
@tomclarkLocale: East Coast
Agreed!Apr 28, 2013 at 12:55 pm #1981326
Paul MasonMember
How did B&S stash their water? Was it hidden in some way or visible to other hikers?Apr 28, 2013 at 1:41 pm #1981337
Dena KelleyBPL Member
@eagleriverdeeLocale: Eagle River, Alaska
That is pretty despicable. Did the thief somehow think that the person who cached the water would not be thirsty and depending on it? I agree that the least they could have done was replenished it forthwith.Apr 29, 2013 at 7:49 pm #1981791
Brad FisherBPL Member
@wufpackfnLocale: NC/TN/VA Mountains
My idea. Some local BPL hiker find the next dry section where a cache is needed. Plant another cache and label "Balls" as the other. However this time piss in the cache and let's see if we can get the to steal again. Just saying.
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Jeffs ElevenBPL Member
@woodenwizardLocale: NePo
Personally, I would never drink from a container labeled "Balls"Apr 30, 2013 at 6:05 am #1981869
BER —BPL Member
@berLocale: Wisconsin
Unconscionable. If you found yourself in dire need, one would hope you'd think to replace the water immediately so as not to cause the owner to be in the same predicament you found yourself in. Sad, but indicative of the general mindset of our society, or at least a growing portion of it.Apr 30, 2013 at 7:52 am #1981889
Art …BPL Member
who among you who cast all these stones would not drink someone else's water if dieing of thirst ?
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Goal of this how-to: Step to step guide on how to setup OpenDKIM with postfix on Debian GNU/Linux to send signed email from your VPS.
There are numerous methods or techniques that you can use to achieve email message signing. Good examples are DomainKey as well as DKIM which is an abbreviation for DomainKeys Identified Mail.
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) lets an organization take responsibility for a message that is in transit. The organization is a handler of the message, either as its originator or as an intermediary. Their reputation is the basis for evaluating whether to trust the message for further handling, such as delivery. Technically DKIM provides a method for validating a domain name identity that is associated with a message through cryptographic authentication.
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All patients except those with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) who have morphological diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB)-II or AML by World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria and have either refractory or early relapsed disease; NOTE:
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- A previous BM evaluation or PB flow cytometry from an outside facility are acceptable if the results have been deemed to be adequate for confirming the diagnosis and staging by University of Washington (UW)/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SSCA)/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) review
- A BM biopsy is not routinely required but should be obtained if the previous evaluation is not deemed to be adequate for confirming diagnosis and staging by UW/SCCA/FHCRC review
- Must have received at least one previous cycle of treatment for MDS or AML and be either refractory as defined as not responded to this therapy or in early relapse as defined as developing recurrence of the disease within 12 months of obtaining a CR
- May have previously received demethylating agents (e.g., DAC, 5-azacytidine [5AZA]) or histone deacetylases (e.g., suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid) for their MDS or AML if these demethylating agents were not used in combination with systemic anthracycline and ARAC chemotherapy
- May have received hematopoietic growth factors, thalidomide/lenalidomide, signal transduction inhibitors, or low dose cytarabine (=< 20 mg/m2/day)
- May not have received any therapy for their MDS or AML other than hydroxyurea or leukapheresis for at least 14 days prior to start of the first dose of DAC; all non-hematologic toxicities must have resolved to < grade 2
- Must have a "simplified" treatment-related mortality (TRM) score =< 9.2
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to initiation of the protocol therapy; females are considered not of child bearing potential if they are surgically sterile (they have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or they are postmenopausal
- Females of childbearing potential and males must be willing to use an effective method of contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) from the time consent is signed until 12 weeks after treatment discontinuation
- Patients with an active or history of other malignancies are eligible, if their projected overall survival for that malignancy is at least 6 months
- Prior hormonal therapy such as aromatase inhibitors, selective estrogen receptor modulators, estrogen receptor down-regulators, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists and antagonists, and anti-androgens, must be completed at least 30 days prior to initiation of protocol therapy and must remain off hormonal therapy until the patient has finished chemotherapy for their MDS-RAEBII or AML
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- No known hypersensitivity to DAC, ARAC, or IDA
- No clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement with leukemia, unless a lumbar puncture confirms the absence of leukemic blasts in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- No prior positive test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- No uncontrolled systemic infection
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- Bilirubin > 2.5 mg/dl (assessed within 14 days prior to registration), unless elevation is thought to be due to hepatic infiltration by AML, Gilbert's syndrome, or hemolysis
- Patients who have a projected overall survival < 6 months due to malignancies other than MDS or AML
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(certolizumab pegol) Injection
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Patients treated with CIMZIA are at increased risk for developing serious infections that may lead to hospitalization or death [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and ADVERSE REACTIONS]. Most patients who developed these infections were taking concomitant immunosuppressants such as methotrexate or corticosteroids.
CIMZIA should be discontinued if a patient develops a serious infection or sepsis.
Reported infections include:
- Active tuberculosis, including reactivation of latent tuberculosis. Patients with tuberculosis have frequently presented with disseminated or extrapulmonary disease. Patients should be tested for latent tuberculosis before CIMZIA use and during therapy. Treatment for latent infection should be initiated prior to CIMZIA use.
- Invasive fungal infections, including histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, and pneumocystosis. Patients with histoplasmosis or other invasive fungal infections may present with disseminated, rather than localized disease. Antigen and antibody testing for histoplasmosis may be negative in some patients with active infection. Empiric anti-fungal therapy should be considered in patients at risk for invasive fungal infections who develop severe systemic illness.
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The risks and benefits of treatment with CIMZIA should be carefully considered prior to initiating therapy in patients with chronic or recurrent infection.
Patients should be closely monitored for the development of signs and symptoms of infection during and after treatment with CIMZIA, including the possible development of tuberculosis in patients who tested negative for latent tuberculosis infection prior to initiating therapy. [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and ADVERSE REACTIONS].
Lymphoma and other malignancies, some fatal, have been reported in children and adolescent patients treated with TNF blockers, of which CIMZIA is a member [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]. CIMZIA is not indicated for use in pediatric patients.
CIMZIA (certolizumab pegol) is a TNF blocker. CIMZIA is a recombinant, humanized antibody Fab' fragment, with specificity for human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), conjugated to an approximately 40kDa polyethylene glycol (PEG2MAL40K). The Fab' fragment is manufactured in E. coli and is subsequently subjected to purification and conjugation to PEG2MAL40K, to generate certolizumab pegol. The Fab' fragment is composed of a light chain with 214 amino acids and a heavy chain with 229 amino acids. The molecular weight of certolizumab pegol is approximately 91 kiloDaltons.
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Each single-use prefilled syringe of CIMZIA delivers 200 mg in 1 mL of solution with a pH of approximately 4.7 for subcutaneous use. Each 1 mL syringe of CIMZIA contains certolizumab pegol (200 mg), sodium acetate (1.36 mg), sodium chloride (7.31 mg), and Water for Injection, USP.
CIMZIA is a clear to opalescent solution that is colorless to pale yellow and essentially free from particulates. No preservatives are present.
What are the possible side effects of certolizumab (Cimzia)?
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Prineville medical pot clinic owner arrested -- again
Raid on Ryan Cole's home follows one last fall on downtown clinic
PRINEVILLE, Ore. - A 36-year-old Prineville man whose downtown Prineville medical marijuana clinic was raided last fall was arrested again Thursday in a raid on his home/business, where authorities say he was illegally selling the drug to both medical marijuana patients and others not in the program.
Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives, assisted by Prineville police and Crook County sheriff's deputies, executed a search warrant around 2:45 p.m. at Ryan Daniel Cole's home at 490 NE Combs Flat Road, said Lt. Ken Mannix.
Mannix said the raid resulted from a lengthy investigation by CODE Team detectives into sales and distribution of marijuana from his residence/business, where he moved his Crook County Compassion Clinic Club, or '5C,' since the CODE Team's November raid on its North Main Street location.
At that time, the agency alleged Cole was selling marijuana to a minor, but he denied the allegation and claimed the charges were aimed at hurting his and his "clinic/club's" reputation. A protest near the police department a few days later drew about 30 people who lined both sides of Highway 126 with signs.
Cole has pleaded not guilty to that charge, with a trial set for December, Crook County District Attorney Daina Vitolins confirmed.
Mannix said the recent investigation found that Cole was selling marijuana to Oregon Medical Marijuana Card holders, as well as to others who are not in the program.
Cole was taken into custody at his home/business during the raid, in which Mannix said agents found marijuana plants, packaged pot, scales, drug records, cash, firearms and other evidence of marijuana sales and distribution
Oregon lawmakers recently approved a new state dispensary program, due to begin next spring, that will allow growers to be reimbursed by dispensaries, who will then charge patients. Those rules are still being defined.
But Mannix noted that there have been other investigations around the state of illegal marijuana distribution and manufacturing through dispensaries.
Cole was lodged at the Crook County Jail on a charge of marijuana delivery, but later released under what jail officials called a "medical matrix," meaning he has a medical condition that could cause risk to the inmate, such as required medications or pre-existing conditions.


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The Sants is a family, quiet and very safe neighborhood, Being a familiar neighborhood has many super markets, bars, restaurants and of course the Sants station nearby.
Fully equipped. Air Conditioning, Heating by de flloor, kitchen, service sheets and towels. You'll also be suited with Wi-Fi, swimming pool, parking optional.
House rulesPets not allowed.
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Good location, very warm and helpful host
Apartment was excellent in location and our family with totally four person with two teenager girl are fully satisfied to apartment as well to host Juan's hospitality and support during our Barcelona tour.
Nice apartment. Everything was in order. Good location. Quick and good introduction from Juan.
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We were very happy about the apartment, its location and all the help we got from Juan.
The apartment is located in an ideal position very close to La Sagrada Familia and metro station and is perfect for a small family as it has a (small) double bed in one room and a bunk bed in the other (not roll-out bed as pictured on website). There was everything we needed and although old, the place was very clean and comfortable and just as we had expected from pictures and description.
Would however recommend owner to buy some new blankets for the beds - they were not very nice!
Juan met us at apartment when we arrived although we arrived earlier than anticipated and was very helpful during our entire stay with answering any questions we had.
Everything about or stay was great!
We were a family of 5 staying in Barcelona during Easter. The apartment was as expected. Nice and clean and the size we needed. Short distance to bakery, grocery store, Metro and taxi stop. View to the la sagrada familie from the kitchen. The landlord was also very hjepfull and easy to get in contact with when needed.
The flat is very nice and charming.
The location is nice as well with everything close by. Lots of placed to eat and drink and the metro is just around the corner.
Juan was also nice despite the fact that we arrived a bit late.
We had such a lovely time in this apartment. It was very clean, fully equipped with everything we needed and we would highly recommend it. Thank you Juan for a great stay.
John is a nice guy, when we got to Barcelona and we had managed the parking for our car, which due to its height 1'90m not fit in any parking, gave us all kinds of indications of where to eat and certainly hit.
The apartment is as contained in the pictures, had nearly perfect if there was a :-( washing machine, the site is privileged right next to the Sagrada final Familia.En, Barcelona, the apartment and John, highly recommended :-)
Juan es un tipo amable, cuando llegamos a Barcelona ya nos habia gestionado el parking para nuestro vehiculo, que debido a su altura 1´90m no cabe en cualquier aparcamiento, nos dió todo tipo de indicaciones de donde comer y sin duda acertó.
El apartamento es tal y como figuraba en las fotos, hubiera rozado la perfeccion si hubiese una lavadora :-( , el sitio es privilegiado justo al lado de la Sagrada Familia.En definitiva, Barcelona, el apartamento y Juan, altamente recomendables :-)
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I told my boss I had to work from home 'cause the repairman was coming by the house, but I was really pulling a Godkin, and now I have this really bad sunburn.
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