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Bamboo room + 2bicycles : +++ reviews
Size20 m²
Floor No.1
- Parking available
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Washer/dryer
Accommodation summary
|Gerard Davidstraat, 8000 Bruges, Belgium
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|2 weeks ago
The house is situated in a quiet and residential area, on walking distance to the historic city center.
There is free parking space available. If you arrive by train, if possible, we can pick you up at the railway station. Or you can take a taxi or bus that stops near the house.
You can enjoy a spacious room with large flatscreen TV, blu ray player and playstation. We have a selection of movies and games. There is a fridge in the room and facilities to make free coffee or tea. Just recently we bought a double sized bed. The bathroom is shared with the owners and features a walk-in rainshower. We provide sheets and towels.
The guests are welcome to use the garden and patio. We have two bicycles so you can discover Bruges and the surrounding area. You also get a city map for free ! We are also well informed about all the things to see and to do in Bruges.
NEW : If you want to relax after a busy day as tourist in Bruges, you can book a massage. 75 minutes relaxing and the best part is : you don't have to leave the house ! Ask more information to your host. You are in good hands !
We are looking forward to your visit !
House rulesNo smoking
No pets
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|410 €
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|1537 €
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
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Reviews of this property
Top notch all around. Great location, including supermarket around the corner. Room fully equipped with everything you'd need. Above all, great hosts who went above and beyond - eg. were able to pick us up from station and gave us access to bikes. Would definitely recommend to friends and would stay again.
Kurt and thank you for your hospitality and Filip availability. We had a wonderful stay (New Year), the room was even better than the pictures. You knew answer all our expectations. If you must stay in Bruges, do not hesitate to contact Filip and Kurt.
Merci Kurt et Filip pour votre accueil et votre disponibilité. On a passé un merveilleux séjour (le nouvel an), la chambre était encore mieux que sur les photos. Vous avez su repondre a toutes nos attentes. Si vous devez séjourner a Bruges, n'hesitez pas de contacter Filip et Kurt.
The house of Kurt is ideally located a few minutes by bike from the city center of Bruges. Kurt and his partner are very hospitable people you love with all kinds of tips on the must-see's in Bruges. We could also make use of their 2 bikes! The house is also very attractive and stylish. Top spot!
Het huis van Kurt is ideaal gelegen op enkele fietsminuten van de binnenstad van Brugge. Kurt en zijn partner zijn ontzettend gastvrije mensen die je met liefde allerhande tips geven over de must-see's van Brugge. Wij mochten ook nog van hun 2 fietsen gebruik maken! Het huis is overigens erg sfeervol en stijlvol ingericht. Top plekje!
This was our first experience with Wimdu and it was certainly very positive! We slept 2 nights in the Bamboo room and that is our very liked. Kurt and friend are welcoming and very friendly. They even had a folder with information about Bruges, convenient! Definitely recommended to stay here!
Dit was onze eerste ervaring met Wimdu en het was zeker erg positief! We hebben 2 nachten geslapen in de Bamboe kamer en dat is ons erg goed bevallen. Kurt en vriend zijn gastvrij en erg vriendelijk. Ze hadden zelfs een map gemaakt met allerlei informatie over Brugge, handig! Zeker een aanrader om hier te overnachten!!
We had a lovely time staying in Bruges in the Bamboo Room. The location was really good, just a short walk to the city gate. Kurt and Philip were very friendly and professional, the room itself was lovely and modern and had everything we needed. Would love to stay here again and would definitely recommend this place to anyone.
We had a very pleasant stay in Bruges. Kurt and Filip are extremely gracious hosts who were very friendly and helpful. The weather was very rainy, so the cultural Bruges insider Kurt were very helpful. When we came back in the evening with frozen, Kurt brought us delicious hot Poffertjes - in what a hotel would be to have an experience already ;)? The house of the two is very tasteful and stylish and bamboo room has a wonderful view of the beautiful neighboring gardens. It's all great and there really recommended. We were certainly not for the last time there ...
Wir hatten einen sehr angenehmen Aufenthalt in Brügge. Kurt und Filip sind äußerst zuvorkommende Gastgeber, die sich sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit zeigten. Das Wetter war leider extrem regnerisch, so dass die kulturellen Brügge-Insidertips von Kurt sehr hilfreich waren. Als wir abends durchgefroren zurück kamen, brachte Kurt uns leckere warme Poffertjes - in welch einem Hotel würde man so etwas schon erleben;)? Das Haus der beiden ist sehr geschmackvoll und stilsicher eingerichtet und vom Bambuszimmer hat man einen herrlichen Blick in die schönen Nachbargärten. Es ist alles super dort und wirklich empfehlenswert. Wir waren bestimmt nicht zum letzten Mal dort ...
Super clean and nice room with very nice hosts. With the bike in about 5 minutes to the city center. Super :)
Super sauberes und schönes Zimmer mit sehr netten Gastgebern. Mit dem Fahrrad in ca. 5 Minuten in der Innenstadt. Super :)
Very nice hosts. Accommodation in a cozy quiet part of Bruges. Center quickly and easily reached on foot. Thoroughly recommended.
Sehr nette Gastgeber. Unterkunft in einem gemütlichen ruhigen Stadtteil von Brügge. Zentrum unkompliziert und schnell zu Fuß zu erreichen. Uneingeschränkt empfehlenswert.
We had a totally excellent stay with Kurt and his roomate in Brugge. The room was very clean and well stocked with complimentary coffee, water and other items. We also had the usage of free bikes. Kurt was prompt with his emails and him and his roomate were super friendly, very nice people.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by xwalker, Jan 16, 2013.
Thanks for reviewing in detail. You are correct.
I've updated the spreadsheet with the correct rollover.
The estimate is now 18M available for Free Agents if they sign Romo to a new contract and do simple restructures with some of the top contracts.
I also added the numbers for what it would look like without any restructures, cuts or a new contract for Romo. This number is -24M.
Excellent job and probably closer than any of us believe at the moment. Nice thing is that XWalker can adjust it once cuts have been made and contracts resigned or restructured.
Yes! And I did say the effort is remarkable. Bu you can't frankly say after reading this you're not still waiting for Adam's numbers.
It's the same way if someone made a spreadsheet about player's combine numbers I'd still wait for Xwalker's.
Yes, I'm waiting for Adam's numbers also.
This is just an estimate. There is no way to get perfect numbers at this time because it includes predicting things like Romo's new contract.
Army Lion at the Ranch had a quote that the team has Connor penciled in as the starting SAM.
I had Connor's money spent some where else. Back to the slide rule.
Adam will have the exact #s -- but this isn't brain surgery. It really not so complicated for anyone with basic math and critical thinking skills. Oh yeah, and the effort level required to put them all together.
Nice job with this.
I don't think well do much in free agency this year. Not because we can't restructure, but because we got a lot of top end players in the 2010-2011 drafts. We were able to sign all those free agents last year because we didn't get any good players in 2008-2009. If you look towards the future, pushing too much money back and spending more of it now is going to cause problems.
2014 fa: Sean lee
2015 fa: dez Bryant, Bruce carter, demarco Murray, Tyron smith
Out of curiosity, what did you estimate romos contract as?
i pray that we're smart enough to extend Bryant, Carter, and Smith before they reach "Top dollar" status.
Nice job.
I think many of your estimated re-structurings and re-signings are a tad rosy.
Sensy, Scandrick for sure.
The rookies and the last 6 players under contract should probably get 10% inflation raises. The minimum rises each year.
I'd guess the real number is closer to 10m in space. If we give Spencer 5m of that in year 1 of a new deal; that has me about where I am mentally. 5m total cap dollars for 2013. Probably used to find one key role player that can start for us with some wiggle room cash in case we have to sign a street free agent vet or 3 during the year.
that sounds more likely. That extra $5 million Mara tax really hurts this year; that is one good player we could get right there.
Woo hoo!
That's how much I said we'd be under. I am learning this weird math stuff. Between you and Adam I am going to become a B student.
So you think we aren't cutting anyone?
Thank you sir for the effort. I was looking all over for comparable numbers and it is tough to find good info.
I agree with his releases. I question the restructurings as noted above.
Specifically I believe Carr will cost us more in 2013 (by about 2m). Also believe Sensy and OS cost more than listed (4m total).
Add in 10% to the rookie class and 10% to the bottom 6 (another 1m).
I sit at ~10m under the cap AFTER cutting the same guys. ((Tho I doubt we cut Spears unless we draft a guy very high at DT))
if we can't cut Connor because we need the LB depth and we can't cut Spears because we are thin at DT we are in a tighter position for sure.
Let's look at Carr. He is due 14.3 mill for next year. That is guaranteed. We can take 13 mill of that and give it to him as a SB. That spreads 2.6 mill over the next 5 years of his deal (he has a 5 year deal with a 6th year option). That takes his cap hit from 16.3 mill down to 5.9 mill. (I see that xwalker is estimating it a little differently, but we are both basically at the same value). Where are you getting the extra 2 mill from?
Connor obviously isn't staying at a 3 mill base. We need depth we won't pay that much for it.
Why do you think Sensy and Scandrick cost more? Sensy signed a "big" deal that had a small SB and is massively backloaded. The restructure here would save us about the same amount as cutting him (another possibility). Scandrick we likely leave alone unless we really need the money.
Even if the Cowboys had $10 mil of cap space for free agents, that would still be enough for a guard and a couple d-linemen.
No CBs?
A ten percent increase would be $400K for all 6 draft picks.
In reality, the salary cap increases from 2011 to 2012 for picks 18, 50, and 82 were 0.49%, 2.4% and 1.99%.
Pick Year Base Salary S. Bonus Cap Hit Change %Change
18 2011 $375,000 $1,144,540 $1,519,540 $7,412 0.49
18 2012 $390,000 $1,136,952 $1,526,952
50 2011 $375,000 $326,000 $701,000 $16,855 2.40
50 2012 $390,000 $327,855 $717,855
82 2011 $375,000 $146,517 $521,517 $10,373 1.99
82 2012 $390,000 $141,890 $531,890
I'll double-check all of the restructures. I need to look up the exact veteran minimums for each player based on years of service in order to get the exact number.
The exact number for DeMarcus Ware would be $9,115,083 not $9,000,000.
Pick Year Base Salary S. Bonus Cap Hit Change %Change
18 2011 $375,000 $1,144,540 $1,519,540 $7,412 0.49
18 2012 $390,000 $1,136,952 $1,526,952
50 2011 $375,000 $326,000 $701,000 $16,855 2.40
50 2012 $390,000 $327,855 $717,855
82 2011 $375,000 $146,517 $521,517 $10,373 1.99
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8648 - Elegant Studio - West Village
Size45 m²
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Towels
- Dishwasher
Accommodation summary
|Sullivan Street, 10012 new york city, United States
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|< 50%
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|4 weeks ago
Features include a flat panel TV with basic cable, high-speed wireless internet, heated and air conditioned, linen provided free of charge, etc..
Enjoy access to the best shopping, Chinatown, Tribeca, East Village and Little Italy. Half a block from all major subway/metro/trains. Times Square is only 5 minutes away by subway! Whole foods, New York University are just steps away. Galleries, restaurants, museums, cafes, shopping, 24 hour stores, theatres, cinemas and the most popular night life bars/clubs are right outside your front door.
House rulesNo loud parties
No smoking
There is a late fee for check ins after 6PM (40 dollars before 9 pm and
80 dollars after 9 pm) and 40 dollars during weekends
Damage deposit = there is a 500 dollars damage deposit to be paid via paypal.
|Price for > 2 guests
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Reviews of this property
I really liked the place I selected. HOWEVER, On the day before we flew I was informed by "Mo" that the place I selected and paid for was "unavailable". He gave me the option of a VERY DIRTY APARTMENT THAT BASICALLY SUCKED ASS. There was mildew all over the bathroom. It was as if it had never been cleaned. I was there for 10 days and didn't feel clean once the entire time. There was space for six really dirty people to sleep, but GUESS WHAT? There are only two of us!!! So all the space was wasted. The TV service didn't work at all and yes, I was in NYC, but there are times I need to look at the news to see what's happening. THAT wasn't possible. There was crap left from previous tenants and I suppose from the owners of this dump. IT WAS BAIT AND SWITCH!!! I frikking hated every second I was in this stupid disease ridden dump.
Very great apartment in New York in a nice neighborhood. Super support from operators
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Very good location, close to theater district, high line, several subway lines.....rooms were as expected but sofa bed not. Arrangements to get into the apartment OK. Thanks Mo.
This property needs a bit of work. Good location
Wimdu customer service was excellent. The host took a long time (worryingly so) to get in touch but the key pick up and service at the office was easy enough but it's 24 blocks south of the apartment. The apartment itself is in need of redecorating or the photos updating. The plug sockets in the kitchen trip out so we had to plug the kettle in under the dining area table! Bedsheets were old and one of my friends found a hair in the bed before she had slept in it :-( location perfect and close to delis bars restaurants and Starbucks. Water always hot for showers. Bath mat and spares would have been helpful having 7 people for one bathroom
The photo of the living room and rooms in no way corresponds to the apartment.
The heat is unbearable loud air conditioning does not compensate.
The arrival of a bed breaks; earth with mattress we slept, the living room table cassee also ... we leave in front of the open door latch lq qvec a knife (the previous tenants had left near the door !!!)
Cleanliness of the apartment questionable ....
only interest very well location
La photo du salon et des chambres ne correspond en rien a l'appartement.
Le chauffage est insupportable que la climatisation assourdissante ne compense pas.
Des l'arrivee :un lit casse ; on a dormi matelas par terre ,la table du salon cassee aussi ...on sort en devant ouvrir le loquet de lq porte qvec un couteau (que les occupants precedents ont laisse pres de la porte !!!)
Proprete de l'appart douteuse ....
seul interet emplacement tres bien
The apartment was well not very clean, but very poor communication and away, and had 4 TVs do not work no, we tried to contact daily with Wimdu and nobody solves the problem just giving lengthen.
We were 6 people and our opinion is negative at all, the attention of Wimdu and owner.
Group 6
El apartamento estaba bien no muy limpio, pero muy mala comunicación y lejos, y habia 4 televisores que no funcionan ninguna, intentamos ponernos en contacto a diario con Wimdu y nadie soluciono el problema solo dando alargas.
Fuimos 6 personas y nuestra opinion es negativa del todo, la atención de Wimdu y del propietario.
Grupo de 6
House lived up to expectations. For a large group very comfortably. There was some small hitch: the shower handle remained in his hand and the door is half smashed, but this did not affect the success of the trip! The central location then helped a lot as it allowed many moves and also is well stocked by all the services: shops, supermarkets, metro, restaurants ...
Casa all'altezza delle aspettative. Per un gruppo numeroso molto confortevole. Qualche piccolo intoppo c'è stato: la maniglia della doccia rimaneva in mano e la porta d'ingresso è mezza sfondata, ma questo non ha influito sulla buona riuscita del viaggio! La centralità della posizione poi ha aiutato parecchio in quanto ha permesso numerosi spostamenti e inoltre è ben fornito da tutti i servizi: negozi, supermercati, metro, ristoranti...
Wonderful location highly recommended
Wunderbare Lage sehr empfehlenswert
Bad !!! Apartment was not ready on arrival at August 28, 2014! In the journal entry in the office were told nothing about it. Worse, we needed without requiring prior consultation had been about $ 500 damage deposit to pay via credit card. Under protest done and I have been assured that within two days of departure the $ 500 again would be credited to my account. It is now September 8, 2014 and I have Mr. Mo just by mail OUR required $ 500 deposit back.
The apartment: not finished on Friday with the "cleaning lady" (never spoken to any of the staff !!!) agreed that we got another apartment and on Friday promised to apartment would be ready 17.00. Friday was the apartment NOT ready; eventually at 19.00. That means that some walls were repainted. The cleaning lady did her best! The staff still heard nothing.
But ....... the apartment is certainly not like the (old, dated ?????) pictures suppose. The apartment was dirty, small, poorly maintained, noisy (especially on the street) and not as promised !!!! The only thing that worked was WiFi. We took pictures and in our possession. For those interested .........
We were four people and did not spoil our vacation through all the incidents but have thereby have to provide every support to together to make something of it.
Really outrageous, the apartment and the treatment by Mr. Mo (if this is his real name!).
Slecht!!! Appartement was bij aankomst op 28 augustus 2014 niet gereed! Bij het inboeken in the office werd daar niets van verteld. Erger nog, we moesten zonder dat daar vooraf overleg over was geweest $ 500 damage deposito betalen dmv de creditcard. Onder protest gedaan en mij is verzekerd dat binnen twee dagen na vertrek de $ 500 weer op mijn rekening zou zijn bijgeschreven. Het is nu 8 september 2014 en ik heb Mr. Mo zojuist per mail geëist ONZE $ 500 terug te storten.
Het appartement: niet klaar op vrijdag, met de "cleaning lady" ( nooit meer iemand van de staf gesproken!!!) afgesproken dat we een ander appartement kregen en dat op vrijdag het beloofde appartement om 17.00 uur gereed zou zijn. Vrijdag was het appartement NIET gereed; uiteindelijk wel om 19.00 uur. Dat betekent dat er enige muren opnieuw waren geschilderd. De cleaning lady heeft haar uiterste best gedaan! Van de staf nog steeds niets gehoord.
Maar....... het appartement is zeker niet zoals de (oude, gedateerde?????) foto's veronderstellen. Het appartement is vies, klein, slecht onderhouden, rumoerig (vooral aan de straatkant) en niet zoals beloofd!!!! Het enige wat werkte was WiFi. We hebben foto's genomen en in ons bezit. Voor geïnteresseerden.........
Wij waren met vier personen en wilden onze vakantie niet laten bederven door alle voorvallen maar hebben daarbij wel alle steun aan elkaar moeten verlenen om er iets van te maken.
Echt schandalig, het appartement en de behandeling door Mr. Mo ( als dit zijn echte naam is!).
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by buddahfan, Sep 1, 2007.
That's why rams butt heads, my friend...that's why rams butt heads.
Low, what $ amount would be considered overpaying for Ben in your opinion?
I disagree with you on this one. Joe D's focus is always on winning championships.
That is correct. And he doesn't want to do what Celtics just did to be competitive for a couple of years and then fall into the oblivion tied by the huge contracts and aging players way past their prime.
Yeah, but the thing is I don't think Detroit could have gone higher without compromising themselves. I think they came with what they could do (and arguably, more than they may have wanted to pay anyway), and didn't have room to negotiate. It's important to note, that at the end of the day, Ben could have decided to stay. He's the one who made the decision. He was the free agent. You know I side with you on a lot of this, but in my mind, there is no way in hell Ben Wallace is worth $16 million a year. And it's not just Ben. I don't think most of these guys deserve deals worth over $13 mill a year. The market has bottomed out for FAs. The thing about the Celts is, those contracts will be valuable salary dumps in trade at one point. If the Celts draft and develop, they could keep this train a rollin' for a while yet.
Imagine negotiating with your employer about how valuable your salary dump will be for the company in 5 years if they grossly over pay you. The salary cap does weird things to the economics I guess.
If he would have taken the deal it would have been about the same that Davison is paying for Mohamed and Dyess. Right now we have a 6mil/yr hit to the cap that pretty much sat for the 2nd half and post-season. Seems comical now how we were supposed to be better with Nazir and then later better with Webber. Maybe this year we will be better with Johnson so there is some hope and that should not be dismissed that easily.
I'm not saying it's a bottomless well. I'm just saying they should have been willing to bump up to 13 or 13.5... I think that would have gone a long way toward convincing him to stay. Besides, if you're already committed to 12, then you should be game enough to bite the proverbial bullet and give a little. 1 or 1.5 Mil more wouldn't have killed Davidson OR turned the Pistons into the Knicks overnight. I just find it amazing that if Ben had taken the 12 Mil, nobody here would be complaining that he's overpaid, but a penny more, and it's public revolt around this place.
I misspoke, or mistyped as the case may be. I should have said 3 Mil of space to work with. I never intended to say Ben was worth 16 Mil. However, if Det is offering 12 and CHI offers 15...meet him in the middle @ 13/13.5 and tell Saunders to get his crap together. That's all I'm saying.
I haven't seen any comments on this thread about the conflict between Flip and Big Ben. Not taking sides one way or the other, but I have to think that this had something to do with Joe's offer and the possibility that Joe purposely underbid his offer to Big Ben because ..... Just a thought
So we underbid and Chicago overpaid. Ben is capable of having a better year this year though. If he plays well and avoids injury, overpaying by $2M is not a big deal. We are easily overpaying Nazr by the same amount.
I think that's a fair assessment. Personally, I'd much rather be overpaying for Ben Wallace than Nazr Mohammed.
Problem in overpaying Ben (and I am not saying it shouldn't be done) puts a much greater strain on the overall salary structure of the team. And that is where the difference lies between overpaying Ben and overpaying Nazr.
But honestly, that extra Mil on the cap does nothing to "strain" this team, considering the absolute nothing that was done this off season even AFTER saving all this precious cash.
We are so far from the true financial strain that the Knicks had.
Well if you look at the difference between 13-14 mil and 15-16 mil then I would agree. However, when we're talking about 15 mil vs 6 mil - makes a heck of a difference.
You've got an old, traditional jewish guy as an owner. How else could it work?
Not when the names involved are Ben Wallace or Nazr Mohammed.
I still think that it would be hard to get Ben back because the contract would be huge. I did not like how quickly the Pistons got Nazr though. I think that Joe should have waited longer to see if he could possibly get someone better.
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Here are some gun quotes you Democrats/Socialists should read
Original post made by food for thought, another community, on Sep 29, 2012
- A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
- All we ask for is registration, just like we do for cars.--Charles Schumer
- I stand in support of this common sense legislation to license everyone who wishes to purchase a gun...I also believe that every new handgun sale or transfer should be registered in a national registry --Hillary Clinton
- If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.-- The Dalai Lama
- The Constitution of the United States of America clearly affirms the right of every American citizen to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution.-- Malcolm X
- If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.--Stalin
- After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.-- William Burroughs
- On the morrow of each conflict I gave the categorical order to confiscate the largest possible number of weapons of every sort and kind.--Mussolini
- US Senator, If I could have banned them all -'Mr. and Mrs. America turn in your guns'- I would have!-Diane Feinstein
- Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.--Ghandi
- I don't know about you, but if you hear that Williams' guns have been taken, you'll know Williams is dead.-- Walter Williams
- I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manufacturer's lobby.--Barrack Obama
- Gun control has not worked in D.C. The only people who have guns are criminals. We have the strictest gun laws in the nation and one of the highest murder rates.-- Lieutenant Lowell Duckett, Special Assistant to DC Police Chief; President, Black Police Caucus
- You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.--Japanese WWII Admiral Yamamoto
- All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.--Mao Tse Tung
- The first step is to take weapons off the streets and to put more police on them.--Hillary Clinton
- By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,''the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy...--JFK
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help one of my hives has come up queenless and so far the only breeder of queens that has replied to my e-mails is r.weaver.
any have thier line of buckfast bees?
help one of my hives has come up queenless and so far the only breeder of queens that has replied to my e-mails is r.weaver.
any have thier line of buckfast bees?
They are mean. Get their All American.
Also check the below. They breed year round. They have New World Carniolans and Italians. Their price list on the web is out of date. The Weavers at one time were part owners and still visit. http://www.konaqueen.com/about.html
The Buckfast's are great honey-(money) makers.
Yes they are mean sometimes, but I think it is worth it. You will have to use your smoker and a vail.
I contacted every Canadian Buckfast breeder I could find, and it appears they only breed queens in the spring. It seems odd to me that they completely ignore the market for late summer and fall requeening, but that's the way it is.
I've never had a problem with Weaver's Buckfasts being mean until the next generation and then I've only had that experience once out of having them for 28 years. However, once was enough for me. They weren't mean, they were vicious.
I have had Weaver Buckfasts since 1978 and never had them go mean.
i started beekeeping last year with 2 hives of r weavers buckfast. after they made their own queen, LOOK OUT!!!!. i can laugh now. wish my wife had a movie camera in her hands could have won americas funniest videos with no problem. these bees would wait for you 2 to 3 hours 200 feet away from their hive, soon as i would walk out the door of my shop and try to get to my car (aprox. 10 feet) they were vicious. almost impossible to work also. i requeened both hives with more buckfast and it took about 3 months before things were good again.
well i reckon i'll find out for myself how rough the buckfast's can get.
i tried calling 3 queen breeders and R. Weaver was the only one that answered, guy was real nice and said would ship me a queen the next day.
when you have a queenless hive you don't mess around lol will see how it goes
All of the business I did with the Weavers they have been excellent at customer service. They were freindly, helpful and only once did I have a problem with a queen that wasn't mated well and layed drones and they promply replaced her.
I agree with Micheal regarding their customer service. Very friendly people with years of experience. Do you think that they are aware of the problems some have with second generation queens?
I recently ordered from Bowling Bee and he also was very friendly and prompt.
I have tried buckfast from r weavers this year. I haven't had buckies in years, i am finding they are quite nice and gentle, draw 4.9 foundation real well for those that are inclined to this. They are real good bees and i would recomend them. Becareful getting packages from them however as you will likely get SHB.
I get B and R Weaver confused, so I won't swear which one I talked to, but. When I called them last spring about their claim of varroa resistant bees they told me that they had been selecting for the resistant trait for a few years at the expence of gentelness.
Their next project is to start selecting for the gentel traits from the resistant bees.


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makes sense db. i think a vigorous new queen and the ability of an establishing colony to out breed the (split) mite population is what is responsible for the successes. for splitting not to interfere with honey production in my location the splitting would have to done after the main flow, and the colonies would require supplemental feeding to allow them to become established.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Thanks Fusion-Power. I seem to be covering most of those bases in my general operation. I have not really tested for VSH, but have observed Allogrooming in my general population. I would imagine they are related. The Cordovans i mentioned earlier WERE NOT VSH and it was quite obvious. They could not keep up.
I do practice timed brood breaks, and use mostly foundationless natural cells for my brood-nests. For the aforementioned Cordovans, I removed the queen for a month and fed them syrup laced with Spearmint oil, so i guess that is a soft treatment by definition. I also smoked them heavily with creosote bush smoke and gave them new drawn comb. It seems to have helped and they have re-established themselves. We will see if they pull through the Winter. If they do not, I will not grieve the loss of their genetics.
Rhaldridge, My observations with the Beeweavers is that the particular ones I got are a rather hit or miss affair. They seem to hold their own as far as treatment free goes, but several of mine were very slow to get established compared to their feral derived cousins. One queen was particularly slow and was evenually re-queened with one of my own. As a whole, I just don't feel they build up as fast or are as acclimated as the ones I can raise from my own stock. They seem better than the regular domestic variety, but not quite up to the same level as the bees I have been raising for the last few years. Somewhere in the middle I guess. Oh, and every so often you get some really mean ones. Luckily I did not.
I worked a hive of Beeweavers for a local beginner, to diagnose a possible disease problem, and those bees were far meaner than any I possess or would want to possess. She was just starting out and didn't know the difference. I offered her one of my queens, but she did not take me up on it. At the time, we were in the middle of the main honey flow, and I was not even using smoke on my hives. Her bees tore us up.
That is part of the reason I moved my Beeweavers to an isolated alfalfa field, because I don't want them near humans in case they get overly defensive. I keep 12 of my feral derived mountain bee colonies in my back yard on my 1 acre lot with very little issues. I will not do that with the Beeweavers - just in case. I am sure they are good bees, so far mine seem to be somewhere in the middle. One good thing is that they are colored different and easy to spot. They have whitish striping on their abdomens that my feral derived bees, which are normally dark with brown or grey banding if any, do not possess.
FYI about the splits I do - We have two flows around this region of NM. The Spring flow (Mostly Mesquite) is the one I harvest from, then I split around Mid-Summer, and let the bees have the next flow (Chamisa/Wildflowers/Etc.). Sometimes I break up the oldest hives in the Spring and restart them as Nucs. On a good year with lot's of rain (if we ever see it again) mesquite will bloom twice. The limit of my migratory operations is to cart my production bees up and down the mountain to catch the mesquite or wildflowers. I only have a few on alfalfa as a test right now. I am not sure I want to expose them to agricultural products, and I get a ton of honey off the mesquite if I do it right.
Last edited by Paul McCarty; 11-27-2013 at 02:27 PM.
NM desert/mountain beekeeper - Black Mesa Honeybees.
I've been treatment free for years, but something has to change for me too, just too many losses from mites. What I have been thinking about doing this season is a brood break followed immediately by a mite trapping. Here's the details: In my area the main flow ends around mid-July or so. At that time I will go into every hive and remove the queen and two frames of brood to a four frame nuc that I will set up right next to the main hive. The nuc will also have a frame of food and an empty drawn comb to go along with the two frames of brood w/queen that I removed. The original hive will raise a new queen. A few days after the queen emerges I will take a frame of unsealed young brood from the nuc and exchange it with a frame from the hive with the new queen. That frame of brood that I put into the original hive will be removed as soon as it is capped and put into a freezer to kill the mites. That frame of brood most likely will be thick with mites seeing as how that is the first brood that those mites have had the opportunity to infest in a couple weeks. I believe that giving them a brood break and trapping mites in that donated frame of brood will deal the mite population a severe blow going into fall. Not only that, but the main hive will have a new queen which will lay at a high rate once she gets mated, and will outbreed what's left of the mite population going into fall. Hoping that this will improve my winter survival rates greatly.
I have been thinking of this same strategy myself. Making nucs from production hives and doing this.
Interesting Jmgi, I have used virtually the identical method, just, requeened with a cell rather than let them raise their own.
I had high expectations but although the mite count was greatly reduced, they seem to have a way to keep numbers up, I think numbers were reduced around 40% or so. However for you, since some of your bees are already surviving, maybe a 40% reduction would be enough.
I have wondered if it would work better if drone brood was used but did not actually try that.
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Oldtimer, are you introducing the cell after a week or so, or immediately after dequeening the hive? As I was thinking through the process I would use, I initially thought of using a frame of predominately drone brood, but then I thought that might be hard to come up with that many frames of drone brood if you are doing this to many colonies at once as I would be doing. I am thinking that even a frame of worker brood will work very well because the phoretic mites "should" be desperate to get into any cell of brood after being deprived of it for a couple weeks. I am really anxious to try this whole thing out this season. The only downside is having to remove the frame of mite infested brood and freezing it, and having to do it to lots of colonies at once. But, if it works as well as I hope it does, I promise not to complain about having to do it in the future.
As the purpose was to give a brood break and hopefully force the mites into the "sacrificial" brood comb, I left them queenless for a time, then went through and destroyed queen cells at the same time as putting the new queen cell in. However it was several years ago & cannot now remember the exact time frames, it could have varied between different hives also.
However the bees I used could probably be described as having no mite resistance whatsoever, if you are using bees with better resistance you may well get better results. I just remember the pain of it because when I thought of the idea I felt somewhat elated and thought I may have cracked it. But the poor results where a bit of a let down emotionally.
However you have different bees, different location and are a different beekeeper. You may get great results. I'll be watching with interest when you update.
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Jmgi that is close to the time I make my winter splits so they will raise new queens. I think it is a key manipulation to disrupt mites, and the same that Mr. Disselkonen advises to do. Not sure I spelled his name right.
NM desert/mountain beekeeper - Black Mesa Honeybees.
I would consider my bees to have very little mite resistance, I'm not using any particular kind of resistant stock, just basic Italian's. I have read of many, many beekeepers having good success with brood breaks alone without using a "sacrificial comb", so I have to believe that going a step further has to be a benefit, maybe even a huge benefit, at least I'm hoping. The way I see it is the mites are breeding machines, interrupting that cycle has been proven to hurt their reproduction to some extent, and the longer you can keep them from having that reproductive medium (the brood) before introducing that single "sacrificial comb" the better, at least from my prospective. Maybe someone else has done just exactly what I have suggested doing, and can share their outcome with us.
Paul McCarty, are you treatment free? How has your success been with your splits done that way? How have they wintered? Thanks.
Ok now I have a bit more time to reply. It's amazing to find out when you think you have a new idea poof someone else has thought of it "several years ago". Thanks for sharing OT!!! One difference here to consider. If you introduce that frame too soon then there may still be capped brood with mites in the hive that will emerge once your "sacrificial" frame is capped. So you will get some, but not all or perhaps not "most". So if you let them rear a queen on their own and put that frame in at the time the new queen should be going on mating flights that I think would work the best. What I don't know is will the disruption of the hive cause damage to the new queen? I have read that you want to leave her alone for a good solid 3 weeks from emmergence. OT and others what do you think about that? Would it be better to put a frame of eggs / young larva in the day before the queen is set to emerge? Doing this you'll have about 9 days which should be enough time for the other capped brood in the hive to emerge right? The other question / thought is if you take that single frame from your newly created nuc (The one right next door with the original queen) you'll have brood in all stages on that single frame. The queen will be looking to lay in every cell possible so as soon as one is available she'll lay in it. Will this be a problem? You will have some brood that hatches out the the same time that the open brood is capped. So it doesn't seem like a perfect system, but it does definitely seem good. I want to try this this year. At least with my production hives. Perhaps I'll leave the nucs alone, but it does make great sense to do this with those hives.
Why would you make your brood break right after the main flow? Wouldn't you get more honey if you did it during the main flow, so that you would have more foragers (not having to mind brood) until the hive requeens itself?
Ray--1 year, 7 hives, TF
delber, you are correct, I got my timetable wrong. It would be better if I waited until all the brood in the original hive hatched out (which would be about the time a new queen would start mating or about 8 days after the queen emerges) before I introduced the "sacrificial frame" of young brood. I have also heard that it is better not to disturb a hive for at least a week or so after a new queen emerges, so quite possibly I may have to go back to the drawing board on this. You're right, this isn't a perfect system, and I know that this idea is not completely new, variations of using brood breaks and drone combs are in use by many today, I'm just trying to refine it a bit if possible, not trying to reinvent anything. I appreciate all the responses so far, it is helping me find the errors in my thinking if nothing else.
rhalridge, yes I could certainly do it a bit earlier in the main flow and not hurt my honey production at all. It would be like doing a cut down split, which I have done before with much success. I just figured doing it later would put me closer to fall and winter, therefore reducing mite load at a time when mites normally explode in relation to queen laying.
Treat for mites sounds like this would solve your problem.
Api Guard and fogging with mineral oils would be a great start.
Try to get a more mite tolerant bee stock.
Sounds like your doing ok on everything else.
Wish you a great year with your bees.
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pure speculation on my part jmgi, but an all natural diet (assuming you are in an area with adequate forage) may increase the bees' natural resistance against viral infections.
in the absence of adequate forage, a quality pollen sub in spring and fall would be a next best 'treatment'.
my basis for this is that in the small universe of successful treatment free beekeepers, leaving enough honey so as to not require syrup seems to be a common denominator. i would guess that not many are using pollen sub either, but it's the protein in the pollen that forms the basis of the bees' natural immunity against pathogens.
randy oliver is looking hard at this in his new experiments.
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When inspecting my hive today, I decided to take a look at the plastic board underneath the screened bottom board. I didn't see any mites (thank God) but i did see some larvae that wasn't bees. I assume it was SHB. There wasn't much from what i saw. All of the larvae was 1/8"-1/4" long and was white. These bees have been treatment free for over 5 years and I want to keep it that way. Any advice on how to take care of this or if I should do anything at all.
I don't have any pictures of the larvae, sorry. But here is a picture of a frame of brood from my newly mated queen if it will help.


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January 25, 2012
Action Meeting
January 25, 2012
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Guest Speaker
a. Debra Clark: Registrar at Western, degree works is a program the college has purchased to help students and faculty to gauge graduation requirements. This is an attempt to pull all this information together. This tool will be in the WOL account. It takes all academic records and it applies it to the check sheets. It allows you to play with the 'what ifs' of adding majors and minors.
IV. Action Items
a. Induction of Karen Howe as Sustainability Coordinator
b. Resolution of Bylaws: We have had trouble with the wording of the bylaws of funding conferences off campus. We have interpreted that we can only fund on campus events, not conferences. We have a resolution to get around this until we can vote to change the constitution. A detailed plan of action of how information will get back from conferences. We will decide how to fund conferences on a case-by-case basis.
i. We want to be able to move the bills that we have now. (Tabled until Special Topics)
c. Bill # 10-01-18-12 NAFME Bill: Vote for full allocation of $580 for registration fee(8/13) Does not pass. They took money from CCE from student fees to pay for the faculty hotel room. Motion to vote on $579.99 (10/13)
d. Bill # 11-01-18-12 ChemistryClub Conference: Motion to allocate the full amount $654, (12/13).
V. Discussion Items
VI. Advisor Report
a. StartSmart Salary Negotiating Workshop: Juniors and senior females at WSC women togo to metro-state program all about negotiating salaries. Saturday April 14thand March 10th $5
VII. Senator Reports
Adam Nickerson: I wrote two bills last semester, and the avalanche awareness billhad 160 students, they used all the money
Erika Espinoza: The way the money is being spent annoying, they are using SGA first,travel support and then the department. I don't know exactly how much the money is being allocated.
Rodney Moyer: For the retreat we talked about setting up for facilities. Paul would rather try to come up with the money and try to throw a party with SGA and clean up and set up. The tour of the campus apartments will be next Wednesday4pm. Meet at 3:50 at SGA office.
Sarah McClernan: I sponsor Native American council bill, it got our name out there,there is a movie tomorrow with free popcorn in the conference room at 7pm.
Shayne Keller: During the retreat we talked about community service.
VIII. Committee Reports
Academic policies: met to talk about the catalog for the first year experience, and the three-part implementation. Discussed how Degree Works will affect advising.
21+ given us the go-ahead to plan an event that will be only for 21+ students.
Food committee: the chef is hosting once a month lunch talks about certain foods. Let D'Andre know if you are interested in these talks. Also looking into H.S. shadows.
IX. Advisory Reports
Sarah Newberry – President: no new grad programs on the horizon. Power stop now accepts mountaineer cash.
Haleigh Hanifen-VP Internal Affairs: Great retreat!
Nick Edwards -VP External Affairs: City Council interviewed three people for internships and loved one student's presentations. They are excited about the interest and potential of the program. Pro Cycle Challenge is coming, more coverage, and more excitement.
Erika White - Secretary: Check out the whiteboard in the SGA office!
Grace Eggleston - Treasurer: Nice new board in front of office, asking about bills. Good budget committee meeting. Check your email about presentations that will be starting feb. 22. Bill money remaining$4,497.
Meg Ansteensen – CCE: Auditions 4pm in studio theatre for musical and play "How I learned to drive", improv performance group is looking for new members Thursday 7pm.
Blake Krenke -Athletic Ambassador: Home wrestling duel over Mesa. GOOD LUCK KATIE! Wrestling at mines and on Saturday home basketball game.
Mark Schechter - Interclub Council: Club fair tomorrow 12:30-1:30 wear We R Western T's. SGA Table
Travis Elliott - Intramural Director: Last Thursday 3 on 3 tournaments. Basketball league started Monday night. Indoor soccer starts February 2nd. Inner-tube water polo is official. 450player profiles
Hayden Kinnear - Club Sports Ambassador:Nordic ski team in Grand Junction
Elijah Redding - Program Council Director: Mayhem Poets Feb 7th7pm Taylor auditorium
Aurora Lindholm - Student Affairs: Tomorrow debate team is going to state
Noah Metz - Wilderness Pursuits: Last ever backcountry course, next week firstbackcountry skiing course.
Karen Howe - Sustainability Coordinator: Revamped process for applying for grants, small grants vs. big grants. Concerned that adeadline and a review process intimidated the students. How to get a calendarof events, Recycle mania is coming up soon and it would be nice to get that inout calendar.
X. Special Topics
a. Resolution ofBylaws Continued…
XI. Remarks for the Good of the Order
a. Nick mentioned the US pro challenge,but the event is before school starts, August 22nd.
b. WRAP coordinator had her baby girl thisweek. We will have a card in the office.
c. 21+ committee maybe approaching Amigo'sfor next year's carnival Friday February 17th. We were pushing for on campus events.
d. April 14th is the day ofSpringFest, the same day as the women's salary bargaining workshop.
XII. Late Roll Call
XIII. Adjournment


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Producers of Gas and Sulfur
On July 1 of each year, the tax rates for production of gas and sulfur are adjusted as provided by law. The rates are calculated based on the previous calendar year's producer price indices published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These adjusted rates must be used in completing the Declaration of Estimated Gas and Sulfur Production Tax (Form DR-144ES) beginning with the July 2010 estimated payment. Form DR-144ES will be mailed to all active accounts during the last week of July.
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text: Remarkably, many of NAFTA's most passionate boosters in Congress and among economists never read the agreement. They made their pie-in-the-sky promises of NAFTA benefits based on trade theory and ideological prejudice for anything with the term "free trade" attached to it. Now, ten years later, the time for conjecture and promises is over: the data are in and they clearly show the damage NAFTA has wrought for millions of people in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Thankfully, the failed NAFTA model — a watered down version of which is also contained in the World Trade Organization (WTO) — is merely one among many options. Throughout the world, people suffering with the consequences of this disastrous experiment are organizing to demand the better world we know is possible. But, we face a race against time. The same interests who got us into NAFTA are now pushing to expand it and lock in 31 more countries in Latin American and the Caribbean through the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and five Central American countries through a Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).


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Can anyone tell me how much a medium frame full of honey weighs? Thanks Steve
Can anyone tell me how much a medium frame full of honey weighs? Thanks Steve
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It will depend on how fat the bees draw it out, but they should average in the 3 to 4 pound range.
Four medium frames will usually give you a fat gallon of honey, which will weigh around 12 lbs.
Im trying to remember but I believe that my medium 10 framers weighed in around 52 pounds on the scale, that was box, frames and wax/honey.
Coyote Creek Bees
4 pounds of honey
I just weighed five frames with honey and they ranged from 3.9 to 4.9lbs.I have two supers with honey that i haven't extracted yet.
DC are those mediums?
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I did 3 deeps for a little more than a gallon.
You must mean three deep frames, not three deep boxes of comb, don't you?
Mark Berninghausen
Sfisher,yes they are mediums with plastic foundation.
Oops, yes Mark, 3 deep frames, not boxes. I mean, i was spinning my brood frames to get the ring of honey out of them.....
Done that myself.
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Release Date: Q4 2004
Genre: Survival FPS
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On the afternoon of April 12 in 2006, a massive explosion shattered
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[Article]-Maltego Part II - Infrastructure Enumeration
It's been a long time coming, but Part II is finally here with lots & lots of pictures.
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- [Article]-Maltego Part II - Infrastructure Enumeration
By Chris Gates, CISSP, GCIH, C|EH, CPTS
Welcome Back! In Maltego Part I we performed Personal Reconnaissance with Maltego to see what we could find out on the net about our Editor-in-Chief, Don. With the personal details tucked safely away in our notebook, lets see what we can gather in regards to his network infrastructure.
Any organization that has an Internet presence needs to have some form of infrastructure to support their presence. During Infrastructure Enumeration you attempt to discover how much of it exists, what type of infrastructure is used, where it is located, what technology is used and how it is structured. This type of information is interesting for:
* Security assessments (as this is the first and most tedious phase of any external assessment).[br /]
* Getting an idea of the organization's Internet and geographical presence.[br /]
* Gaining insight into the technology used by the organization.[br /]
* Making connections between seemingly unconnected organizations (as they might be sharing common infrastructure).[br /]
* Getting a list of brands or affiliations supported by the organization.
Be sure to catch Chris at ChicagoCon 2009s on May 9 as he presents Attacking Layer 8: Client Side Penetration Testing with Vince Marvelli (g0ne). Get Conference Details HERE!
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By Chris Harris
Wojciech Szczesny is still confident that Arsenal will finish above Tottenham this season.
Arsène Wenger's side are five points adrift of their local rivals - having played a game more - while Spurs' exit from European competition will spare them fixture congestion during the Premier League run-in.
Arsenal lost 2-1 at Tottenham earlier this season but Szczesny is determined to turn the tables and deny Spurs their first taste of north London supremacy since the 1994/95 campaign.
"Getting above Tottenham is the main target," said Szczesny. "We don't want to finish below them no matter what.
"That's my personal ambition because I am one of the fans and so it means a lot to me to finish above them. I am confident we will do so.
"Tottenham will lose eventually. They have been in good form recently and you have to hand it to them but I am confident we are a better side than them and we will finish above them. Time will tell if they can handle the pressure but they look good at the moment."
Arsenal's defeat at Manchester City on Sunday was their first loss since the derby at White Hart Lane on October 2. Szczesny expects Wenger's side to get back on track when they face Aston Villa, Wolves, QPR and Fulham in the space of 12 days.
"I am positive we can do the same over again and hopefully make this run even longer than last time, climb up the table and make sure we finish as high as we can," he said.
"If you get a couple of good results and play well, the confidence comes back. The performances have shown that we are much more confident and certainly Sunday's game will not take the confidence away from us.
"I think the tough times that we have gone through made us stronger in the end. We made some quality signings after the poor start to the season and that brought the spirit back to the dressing room.
"The atmosphere in the dressing room is very good at the moment so that made us stronger and I believe we can go very far in all competitions."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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What armor templates are the most Jango Accurate? Any help would be appreciated.
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What armor templates are the most Jango Accurate? Any help would be appreciated.
I haven't seen any accurate "public" templates. All the accurate Jango armor I have seen has come from templates made by that person.
I've been told that mine aren't too bad. I post them in Armor section.
Let me know if there is an interest and I could break them down into printable pieces.
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I've been told that mine aren't too bad. I post them in Armor section.
Let me know if there is an interest and I could break them down into printable pieces.
I would defiantly like them. They look great.
They're not terrible...one of the better templates I've seen but not 100% accurate either. I've seen people trying to pass Boba templates as Jango templates.
I have too. That is why I am looking for Jango's. Does anybody know what the differences are between Jango's and Boba's
My version of Jango was done independently from the Boba Fett armor. They dont have much in common except the basic shapes. If there are any suggestions on where these templates need adjusting please let me know.
Alan, One thing I see is that Jango's shoulders have eight sides to them. I don't have a pic at hand but you will see what I mean when you see a pic.
I'm guilty of the "not too accurate" templates. Most of this comes from my being limited to Microsoft Word to draw them. The Wizard's templates, as I've posted previously, blow mine away. So much. in fact, that I'm using them for my Jodo Kast armor. :)
From the pictures I had top of the shoulder armor appeared to be a smooth curve (see the first link), but after looking at the arena picture (the second link) I can see the 8 sides. Thank you for the help. Ill make the change.
On another point I am not trying to pass off anything on anybody. These templates are offered free of charge, use them or not, its totally up to you. If someone wants a set sized to fit them, I am more than willing to do that as well, again for FREE.
Constructive criticism is always welcome if I have missed something please let me know I am more than willing to correct the drawings and make them available to anyone that wants them.
Thank you for the support and the compliment. Id like to see your results. If you need a larger set let me know.
What I did was to cut the indivual pieces out and paste them into Miscrosoft Word with my current templates. Then I sized the image to match my "proven" sizes and then cut the old templates. The belly had to go on a 17" x 11" but it's all looking good so far. :)
No problem on the support - I recognize good work when I see it.
Glad to help Alan. That first pic you posted does look like 6 sides. Maybe there were 2 sets made? Could be just an opticle illusion.
After looking at some pictures of Jango's armor it looks like the bottom thing is bigger that the top thing(don't know what it is called). I will let the picture talk for me.
That's a great shot, I missed that one. I'll make the changes.
Thank you.
No problem. I have a couple more pic if you want them. By the way your templates you made for me look great.
The changes have been made (it been a slow day). Please send over the pictures. I only have a few reference shots of Jangos actual armor. I need all the help I can get.
I'm glad you liked them. Please double check the proportions, I did a lot of guessing.
Hey everyone sorry if this is a stupid question, but im having trouble getting the Jango templates to print at the appropriate size. I used Gimp, is there a program you recommend to use instead?


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|July 23, 2001
|Governors and Chief State School Officers
|Thomas M. Corwin
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Elementary and Secondary Education
|Robert D. Muller
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Adult and Vocational Education
|Francis V. Corrigan
Deputy Director
National Institute Disability and Rehabilitation Research
|Nonregulatory guidance pertaining to programs with advance appropriations in FY 2001
We are writing to provide you with guidance regarding advance appropriations that affect some of our programs in the fiscal year 2001 Department of Education Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-554). Specifically, Congress appropriated a sum of funds for a number of Federal education programs but made only a portion available for obligation beginning on July 1, 2001. The remaining funds do not become available for obligation until October 1, 2001. The grant awards we have recently sent you for the affected programs reflect only the amount of funds made available on July 1.
We have prepared the enclosed guidance for your information. We have attempted to provide State and local educational agencies with as much flexibility as possible consistent with applicable Federal budget and appropriations laws.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need additional clarification. We look forward to working with you as you implement Federal education programs during the upcoming school year.
Nonregulatory Guidance Pertaining to Programs with
Advance Appropriations in FY 2001
Section I: General
Q1. What does it mean when Congress "advances" a portion of a program's appropriation?
A1. In the FY 2001 appropriations for a number of Federal education programs, Congress appropriated a sum of funds but made only a portion available for obligation on July 1, 2001. The remaining funds do not become available for obligation until October 1, 2001.
Advancing a portion of a program's appropriation in this manner allowed Congress to appropriate more money than otherwise would have been permitted under the annual budget caps designed to reduce Federal discretionary spending, because the advance appropriation (i.e., the amount that becomes available October 1) will count against the FY 2002 cap rather than the FY 2001 cap.
Q2. Which programs have advance appropriations in FY 2001?
A2. In the FY 2001 appropriations act, Congress passed an advance appropriation for the following programs:
Amount available July 1
Amount available October 1
Education of the Disadvantaged (ESEA, Title I, Part A)
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities—SEA and Governor Grants (ESEA, Title IV)
Class Size Reduction
Innovative Education Program Strategies--State Grants (ESEA, Title VI)
Reading Excellence Act
Vocational Education Grants
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?Grants to States (Part B, section 611)
Q3. Because a portion of funds is not available until October 1, will a State receive two grant awards for FY 2001?
A3. Yes. For each affected program, the Department has issued, to States meeting the necessary legal requirements, an initial grant award obligating the State's portion of funds the appropriations act made available on July 1. The Department will issue supplemental awards for each affected program at the beginning of October obligating the remaining funds.
Q4. How does a State make grant awards to its subgrantees?
A4. Prior to October 1, a State may not award more funds than the Department has made available to the State from the "July 1 funds." Subject to this condition, however, a State has several options for awarding "July 1 funds" to its subgrantees. In most circumstances, a State, like the Department, would calculate each subgrantee's allocation and award a percentage of that allocation commensurate with the amount of "July 1 funds" available to the State. The State would then issue a supplemental grant after October 1 awarding the remaining funds. However, if the State knows that certain subgrantees will need more funds prior to October 1 than their initial award would provide, a State may award those subgrantees a larger percentage of the "July 1 funds," provided that doing so does not disadvantage the remaining subgrantees and that all subgrantees receive their correct share of the total funds appropriated in the FY 2001 appropriations act after the "October 1 funds" are awarded. There may also be circumstances in which a State would make full grant awards after October 1, 2001. For Title I Concentration Grants, no funds will be available for obligation until after October 1, 2001.
Q5. How long are the funds that become available on October 1 available for obligation by State and local recipients?
A5. With the exception of the Reading Excellence Act (REA) and the vocational education grant programs, the funds that become available on October 1, 2001 will be available for obligation by State and local recipients through September 30, 2003. Note that the funds made available on July 1, 2001 also are available for obligation until September 30, 2003. This period of availability includes the initial period authorized by the appropriations act and an additional 12 months authorized by section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (the "Tydings Amendment"). Thus, funds awarded on July 1 are available for obligation for 27 months, while funds awarded on October 1 are available for obligation for 24 months.
With respect to vocational educational grant funds, a State may make these funds available to subgrantees for only one academic year. A subgrantee must return any unexpended funds for the State to reallocate. The returned funds will be available for the State to reallocate and for new subgrantees to obligate until September 30, 2003.
With respect to REA funds, beginning with the date of its grant, a State has a three-year period during which to award the REA funds. The State may issue subgrants until the end of that three-year period. In issuing REA local reading improvement subgrants, the State must provide sufficient funds to an LEA to cover a two-year period. In issuing REA tuition assistance subgrants, the State may provide funds for up to a two-year period to an LEA. (For further information on REA, please see A-12 and A-13 below.)
Q6. May a State use and permit a subgrantee to use funds it receives on or after October 1 to retroactively fund allowable pre-award costs it may have incurred prior to October 1 in operating its school year 2001-2002 program or REA program?
A6. Yes. In operating its school year 2001-2002 program or REA program, a State may use and may authorize a subgrantee to use funds it receives on or after October 1, 2001 to retroactively fund allowable pre-award costs it may have incurred between the date it was first authorized to begin obligating FY 2001 funds and October 1. (For example, for most States, the date they may begin obligating FY 2001 formula grant funds would be July 1. However, under 34 CFR 76.703, if a State plan were due and were not submitted in substantially approvable form in a timely manner, that State's authority to obligate Federal funds could be delayed.)
The obligation of pre-award costs is made at the State or local level on the first day of the supplemental grant or subgrant period--i.e., a date on or after October 1. They must be costs that would be allowable if incurred after the date of the award and must be approved, in writing, by the Department (in the case of State grants) or the State (in the case of State subgrants).
Q7. Must a State or subgrantee account for funds that become available on July 1 separately from funds that become available on October 1?
A7. No. However, a State must be able to show that each subgrantee received its correct share of the total FY 2001-appropriated funds consistent with any statutory within-State formula applicable to a program. Moreover, if a State does not award pre-award costs to its subgrantees, the subgrantees must be able to demonstrate that their obligations prior to October 1 do not exceed their allocation of "July 1 funds."
Q8. If a program has a limitation on the amount of funds that may be carried over to the following fiscal year, how is that amount calculated?
A8. Under Part A of Title I of the ESEA, a local educational agency (LEA) may not carry over to the 2002-2003 school year more than 15% of the basic and concentration grant funds it receives for FY 2001. Similarly, under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program, an LEA generally may not carry over more than 25% of the total amount it receives for FY 2001. These caps are calculated on the total allocation that an LEA receives from its July 1 and October 1 installments.
Section II: Specific Program Issues
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program (SDFSCA)
Q9. May a State educational agency (SEA) delay awarding "greatest need" funds until the SEA receives its supplemental grant award?
A9. Yes. Funds for greatest need (the 30% share) are made by SEAs to LEAs on a competitive basis. Therefore, an SEA may choose to award all of these funds after receipt of the "October 1 funds." However, an SEA also may choose to award some of the 30% share in July and the remainder of the 30% share in October.
Q10. Must Governors make two sets of grant awards to their subgrantees/contractors?
A10. States received their first "installment" of FY 2001 SDFSCA funds on or about July 1, 2001. The second installment will not be awarded to States until October 1, 2001. Since the Governor?s funds can be awarded on a discretionary basis, the Governor may award funds based on needs and established priorities. Therefore, the Governor may choose to make one set of awards in July and another set of awards in October. However, should the Governor choose to award some of the funds in July, he/she may not award more than the total amount made available in the July installment.
Q11. Can Governors fully fund some of their subgrantees/contractors from the July installment and defer funding to others until October?
A11. Yes. Again, the SDFSCA gives discretion to the Governor?s program to establish funding periods that will meet appropriate funding priorities and needs.
Reading Excellence Act
Q12. What is the Reading Excellence Act (REA)?
A12. The REA is a competitive State grant program under which a State conducts two separate subgrant competitions among eligible LEAs. The REA program is subject to the Department's general administrative provisions governing direct grant programs (34 CFR Part 75).
Q13. May a State receiving REA funds distribute partial awards of funds to LEAs?
A13. As discussed in the response to question 4, a State may distribute funds to its subgrantees either in installments (following July 1 and October 1) or by fully funding only some subgrantees until the October 1 funds become available. At this time, however, the Department does not anticipate that any State receiving an FY 2001 REA award will have completed its subgrant competitions among the eligible LEAs or be prepared to issue subgrants under either REA subgrant competition prior to October 1, 2001.


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It was very easy to get it loading a script and running it within the game, so far so good.
Next stage is, instead of running an entire script at once (via lua_pcall), I want to be able to run through a script, up until it reaches certain time consuming functions, when I want to pause the script until the c++ tells it to resume again.
Here's the flow:
TextOut("Hello I am a monster") Wait(5) TextOut("Now I'm going to eat you") Wait(2) MoveToPlayer() TextOut("Yum yum")
So within most scripts run by characters etc, I need to pause the script, get on with running the rest of the game, other scripts etc, then resume again when the wait condition is satisfied.
The example above has 2 'waiting' functions, Wait (number of seconds), and MoveToPlayer (which may take a varying amount of time).
Hopefully this should make sense.
Does anyone have any idea how I should achieve this in lua? I'm having inkling feelings it may be to do with the yield and resume commands, but I haven't seen any decent explanations.
Many thanks.