text: Hey Ya'll I'll start with a little background. My wife drives a 99 4Runner and it has the known wacky fuel gauge issue, so we think. I found this on another forum: Electrical EL010-99 99 & 00 4Runner Vehicle has to be sitting on a level surface with an inclination of +/- 0.5 degrees. 1.With the ignition switch in the Off position, press and hold the trip speedometer reset button. 2. Continue pressing the reset button while turning the ignition switch to the On position. 3. Within 5 seconds of turning the ignition switch On, release the trip switch, press trip switch 3 times and on the 3rd press, hold the switch for 5 seconds. The buzzer will sound for 1 second at 800HZ. 4. After the buzzer stops, release the trip switch. 5.Press the trip switch one more time and hold for 5 seconds. Once more the buzzer will sound for 1 second at 800HZ So, we tried it and it appears it helped. Gauge seems to not drop off of fuel as fast. Like before you would go 20 miles or so and it would drop to almost to the 3/4 mark. My real question is this capability available on all vehicles? I drive the 99 NBS Ext-cab Z71 and my guage seems to read weird. Goes forever on full then drops "LIKE A ROCK." get to about 220 miles to a half tank then again drops to a 1/4 after like 40 miles. This truck is fairly new to me so just wanting to find out what is normal and what is not. I'm sure I'm missing some info but kinda a newbie to asking questions on these forums. Interested to hear what you all think. Tim


text: We recently moved and my elderly neighbor has a vine growing around an arbor that draws bees/wasps to it ( literally 100's) It buts up to my fences. So there are bees flying everywhere all over. I have a 1 and 3 yr old and no idea if they are even allergic. Any ideas on how to deter these bees/get them to stay away from us? Thanks!

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Story highlights
- Nearly half don't want to confront armrest hogs on plane, survey says
- If a fellow traveler's hair or reclined seat invades space, fliers are more likely to speak up
- Most travelers would punt to flight attendant if parents are ignoring screaming child
You're sitting in an airplane's middle seat and your seatmates take both armrests. What do you do?
Nothing, apparently.
For all the air rage people express online, nearly 50% of travelers say they would sit quietly and say nothing, according to a Travel Leaders Group survey released Monday. About a quarter say they would say something directly to their seatmates.
There was no option to say you'd seize the armrest when the armrest hog gets up to go to the restroom.
What if the person in the airline seat in front of you didn't put his or her seat back upright for takeoff and/or landing? Half say: "Sit quietly and say nothing."
Or if you were on a flight with people who talked so loudly that half the plane could hear them? More than one-third have the same "do nothing" answer. More than a quarter of responders would call a flight attendant to handle the loudmouth.
Invasion of the plane space snatchers
So what does it take to get travelers to speak to offenders directly? A pretty clear invasion of personal space apparently.
More than half of fliers would say something directly to someone who reclined so much that they couldn't lower their tray table or open up a laptop. If the traveler in the seat in front of you "invaded your personal space with an article of clothing and/or their hair so it was directly in front of you," more than two-thirds would speak to the "invader" directly.
Calling the flight attendant for help was the second most popular answer in the case of the over recliner, with more than 20% opting to call in backup. Less than 10% of those affronted with hair in the face would call for flight attendant assistance.
Calling a flight attendant is the first solution only if the parents of a screaming child are not making an effort to control their child, with about 47% calling for help. Coming in second place on that one: Doing nothing.
That may make sense. If the parents allow that kind of screaming, can you imagine how they might scream if provoked?
If they won't stop talking ...
Now if you're sitting next to someone who wants to talk the entire flight, nearly 40% of people would use a book or other reading materials to limit the conversation. Nearly 20% would put on headphones in addition to reading to stop the talking. And some 12% of fliers would give in and talk to the person the entire flight.
The "What would you do?" travel questions were part of a Travel Leaders survey of 1,788 U.S. consumers from March 15 to April 8.
No tough talk here. What do you do when confronted with space-invading travelers? Please share in the comments section below.


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This is adorable and so handy. I will keep my eye out for one of these.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
This is adorable and so handy. I will keep my eye out for one of these.
Very nice!!!! Love that cabinet.
Looks like this cabinet was just made for "fat quarters." Good organization.
Looks perfect for your FQs. I don't buy them, I would not have a place for them or another cabinet.
Another Phyllis
This life is the only one you get - enjoy it before you lose it.
LOVE the cabinet. He's a keeper.
Country 1
cool cabinet...I have never seen anything quite like that before.
Very cool! I love having different storage ideas.
Looks great! Lucky ol' you!
What a dh! The cabinet is beautiful.


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Music Performance Learning Objectives
By pursuing this major you would have the opportunity to learn from our diverse, committed faculty members as well as improve your musical talents by participating in any number of the performing organizations we offer on campus.
Music Learning Objectives
- Students will demonstrate the ability to select the best methods and materials for meeting the objectives of the learning experience.
- Students will acquire and demonstrate the ability to compose and/or improvise at a basic level in one or more musical languages.
- Students will become aware of diverse cultures, develop curiosity about American society and about other societies and their art, and will acquire the ability to place music, including music of various cultures of the world, repertoires beyond the area of specialization, and music of their own time, in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts.
- Students will acquire an understanding of the common elements and organizational patterns of music and their interaction, and the ability to demonstrate this understanding in aural, verbal, and visual analysis.
- Student will demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate historical and stylistic performance practices.
- Students will work independently and cooperatively on a variety of musical problems by combining their capabilities in performance; aural, verbal, and visual analysis; composition and improvisation; and history and repertoire.
- Students will acquire and demonstrate keyboard competency.
- Students will demonstrate the understanding of basic interrelationships and interdependencies among the various professions and activities that constitute the musical enterprise.
- Students will acquire knowledge and skills sufficient to work as leaders and in collaboration on matters of musical interpretation, including rehearsal and conducting skills as appropriate to the particular music specialization and degree program.
- Students will write and carry out lesson plans that clearly articulate the purpose and objective of each lesson.
- Students will develop skills to become lifelong learners in the musical art, both as participants and as audience members.
- Students will acquire and demonstrate sufficient understanding of musical forms, processes, and structures to use this knowledge in compositional, performance, scholarly, pedagogical, and historical contexts, as appropriate to their specialization and degree program.
- Students will form and defend value judgments about music.
- Students will acquire experience in a secondary performance area.
- Students will acquire and demonstrate technical skills requisite for artistic self-expression in at least one primary performance area at a level appropriate for the particular music specialization and degree program, including an overview understanding of the repertoire in the primary performance area, an ability to perform from a cross-section of that repertoire, the ability to read at sight with fluency, and the ability to perform in a variety of solo and ensemble settings.
- Students will acquire a basic overview understanding of how technology serves in the field of music as a whole and a working knowledge of the technological developments applicable to their area of specialization and degree program.


text: Hi My name is Dave, from Reading Uk. I have just obtained a 1996 GMC Safari Starcraft Dayvan, I am a Electrician and was a mechanic and used to own my own garage specialising in Sierra and Escort Cosworths. I enjoy diving thats the main reason for getting the van.


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The Chumash Indian Tabernacle Returns to Santa Barbara Mission
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The original tabernacle is back at the Old Mission Santa Barbara. It had been on loan to a museum in Los Angeles.
It is the only native-made tabernacle among the California missions. It has abalone art made by the Chumash dating back to the 1780's.
It shows the story of the crucifixion on top of the tabernacle in symbols. Mission officials are thrilled the Native American artwork is back in one piece.
Museum Director Kristina Foss said, "many other artwork has been stolen from missions or destroyed in earthquakes and yet this piece has managed to survive so we get a window into the beauty with which these artists have since decorated these and they did a wonderful job."
The altar is made of wood and canvas and has its original blue paint which matched the blue and gold original colors of the original canvas lienzo or wall hanging which hung across the altar wall of the mission until it was badly damaged during the earthquake of 1925.
The bolts are lead and original. They are to hold up the antependium or decorated cloth hanging which was typically of the colors of the religious season.
There are mirrors on the tabernacle that create beams of light shown in the mission altar to represent the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.


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Discussion in 'Photo & Video Gallery' started by USAFZ71, Apr 21, 2009.
Grill guard on or off?
Oh no, not the grille guard question again! just kidding!:lol: In my honest opinion it depends on the truck and the style you are looking for. For example lets take your truck, big beefy off road grille guard but you also have 20" street tires. Kind of a mixed up look, each thing looks good on it's own, but together not quite right. So either get some off road rubber and keep the grille guard or keep the 20's and lose the guard and maybe add a chrome grille or grille inserts, just my opinion, hope I wasn't too blunt.
Remember opinions are like a**h***s, everybody has one just some are more sh****y than others!!:lol:
Need an opinion
I like grill gaurds on off-road looking 4x4s and without if the truck has a street look. I have one with a winch as my truck is lifted and my wifes truck is lowered and she doenst have one
I personally think you should take it off, your truck has a clean look to it with those rims and tires. Seem stylish and smooth. But if you're planning to get a lift, and aggressive tires, it's a definite yes to keep it on, that's a nice guard!
Take it off. Its to big and bulky. Prerunner bars look nice though.
Off. Never liked them unless the truck was bad ass off road looking.
I like it. Leave it on.
I agree that the grill guard and the big chrome rims with street rubber are kind of throwing "mixed signals". If you're not planning on lifting it or putting some aggressive tires on there, I would say take it off.
Get it painted to matche the truck color or rhino liner it the same color as the truck!! Then you still have the protection and get the subdued look since its body color
Good call!
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Welcome from Adrian, MI
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Welcome from Adrian, MI
Welcome from NW Ohio. You will learn alot from here. You might want to check out Craftsy.com for online classes. They run sales on classes too.
Welcome from another Missourian I live in Tuscumbia Mo. Love this board.
Sweet Dreams come from under Cozy Quilts made with love.
Life is short, take time to enjoy it. Play with your kids and g-kids,
and do what you can for others.
Hello Raine54RN, and Welcome to the QB from North Carolina. Great to have you join us...you're gonna LOVE it here.
Happiness is a form of travel...not a destination.
Hello Raine54RN!
Welcome from Minnesota!
You'll find lots of inspiration here!!!
Welcome from North Carolina. I'm sure you will enjoy it here. Have fun!
Welcome to the Board. I am from across the river, can see the Arch all the time. There are large quilting guilds in St. Louis and The Quilted Fox takes quilters down to Paducah each April. Have to sign up early though. Glad to hear you are enjoying quilting so much, it's a wonderful thing to do.
Welcome from St Charles MO


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Barbara Centeno, UTSA vice president for human resources, (dark hair)
presents a donation to an Any Baby Can representative.
Contest helps HR staff scare up cash for SECC
By Michael Barnett
Administrative Services Officer, Human Resources Management and Development
(Nov. 6, 2008)--The UTSA Office of Human Resources Management and Development has plenty to "crow" about when it comes to the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). Or should we say, "scarecrow." HR staff members assembled Oct. 6 for a presentation on the importance of donating to SECC. And, it also was the kick-off for a scarecrow design contest.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Staff members divided into five teams and created scarecrow displays with HR themes. "Voting" for the best scarecrow was in the form of donations. The winning team was recognized and the proceeds benefited Any Baby Can, an agency that serves families with children facing serious health or developmental challenges. A representative of Any Baby Can spoke at the Oct. 6 meeting about the services of the organization and described how families have been helped.
The scarecrow/team-building contest that ensued was like no other, as each of the five teams' scarecrows had to be themed to an HR goal. After three tough days of campaigning, Team 5 -- Metrics Man (Measuring Our Success) managed to win the popular vote at $62.64. However, all teams were winners, collecting a total of $200 for Any Baby Can.
Other teams and themes were:
- Team 1 -- Father Time (Time Management Through the Time Entry System)
- Team 2 -- Suzy Service (Living the Principle of Service)
- Team 3 -- Care Crow (Caring About Your Total Compensation)
- Team 4 -- Happy Auditor (Audit Success Through Honesty and Integrity)
HR staff members agreed that the scarecrow contest was an excellent opportunity for team building as well as charity.
SECC extended through Friday, Nov. 7
As of Nov. 4, UTSA has 66 percent employee participation in the State Employee Charitable Campaign. If you have not made a donation, it's not too late! The campaign was extended through Friday, Nov. 7.
Donate online to SECC, or turn in your form to your Area Delegate or send it to the Office of External Affairs.
For assistance, contact your Area Delegate or the UTSA Office of External Affairs at (210) 458-5102.


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i think it's GREAT you're taking more time off and spending the holidays with the fam. relax and enjoy it- we can't wait to see you when you get back! i'll trade you vegetarian thai food if you talk your face off about travels when we meet up in sf :)
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I spoke with work and we realized that it was mutually beneficial if I waited until January to return to work. So I'm getting a couple more weeks of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation... in Missouri!
I opted to sublease a cute, little apartment in midtown St. Louis for 2 weeks so I could visit friends and family and maybe take the opportunity for solitude to reflect on my trip and see what other nuggets of learning I could glean from it. If I come up with any good ones I'll be sure to share. My mom says that I really am just desperate to have my own place again. She might be right as I spent the first day rearranging the kitchen appliances on the counter, moving this lamp here and that lamp there and otherwise marking my Josie territory
On Sunday I went to mass at the St. Louis (new) Cathedral Basilica. You have to clarify "new" or "old" because the original cathedral is still in use and situated directly under the mid-day shadow of the Arch by the riverfront. While it is lovely, the new Cathedral is absolutely spectacular. Its walls play host to the largest collection of religious mosaics, IN THE WORLD. Way to go St. Louis. Impressive. And boy is it impressive inside. I absolutely loved being a tourist in what I consider my hometown. Walking around the Central West End made me see the city through a whole different lens. Literally. I have photos to post.
So the journey for me continues. For this leg of the trip I shouldn't encounter any language barriers, cultural taboos or have anybody look at me as "the stupid American." However, I am still going to get to see beautiful churches, world-famous landmarks and eat delightful food. I encourage everybody to go out this week with their camera and walk for 20 minutes around your favorite neighborhood with the mindset of a visiting tourist. I bet you'll be amazed at the new discoveries you find or the little things you never stopped to appreciate before. I'm anxious to see what other delights will surprise me in St. Louis.


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JSE is really good. i have bought tons of stuff from them in the past few years. they are nearly as cheap as that chepo jip-joint that sells may-pop stuff. but JSE is all first class hardware, no seconds or rejects. i just wish they carried 1911 stuff!
good luck with the plastic stuff!


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TIM: There he is!
ARTHUR: Where?
TIM: There!
ARTHUR: What, behind the rabbit?
TIM: It is the rabbit!
ARTHUR: You silly sod! You got us all worked up!
TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel,
and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on.
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide, it's a
KNIGHT: Get stuffed!
TIM: It'll do you a trick, mate!
KNIGHT: Oh, yeah?
ROBIN: You mangy Scot git!
TIM: I'm warning you!
ROBIN: What's he do, nibble your bum?
TIM: He's got huge, sharp– he can leap about– look at the bones!
ARTHUR: Go on, Boris. Chop his head off!
BORIS: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin' right up!
TIM: Look!
BORIS: Aaaugh!
In the late 1960s, six British comedians combined forces to create "Monty Python's Flying Circus", a legendary British sketch comedy program. Michael Palin and Terry Jones had met at Oxford, while John Cleese and Graham Chapman and Eric Idle attended Cambridge. All were involved in variety of comedy projects and television shows prior to coming together to work on the show, including work on a children's show ("Do Not Adjust Your Set"), which Terry Gilliam worked on as an animator.
The first episodes of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" aired in late 1969, with the initial series pick up being for 13 episodes. BBC shuffled the episode airings around haphazardly, often airing them late at night, making it difficult for the show to develop an audience. Yet word of mouth spread, and the show picked up enough of a following to get renewed. It would run for four seasons (series) from 1969-1974, for a total of forty-five episodes. It has since spawned numerous films, albums, books, and a broadway musical.
The show would eventually place as the fifth greatest British TV show of all time by the British Film Institute in 2000, and in 2007, TIME magazine included the show on its list of the 100 Best TV Shows of All Time.
In 1974 the troupe embarked on their second feature film, yet their first of new material… "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Their first, "And Now for Something Completely Different" (1971) consisted of the Pythons reperforming skits from their television shows… the movie was an attempt to introduce the show to American audiences.
Thus "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would be the ensemble's first attempt at an original film. The problem is, no movie studio would fund it. "And Now for Something Completely Different" had turned a reasonable profit in Britain, but hadn't been successful in America, and that had been the aim. So, instead, the Pythons turned to famous musicians for financing. The group approached Elton John, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, as they were all familiar with the tv show, had money, and could potentially be enticed by the possibility of tax write-offs at a time when income taxes in the UK were oppressively high.
The resulting budget for the film was extremely low. Yet as is often the case, being frugal wound up leading to inspiration. For example, the running joke of squires clacking coconut shells behind the knights as they galloped about on foot emerged from the fact that the film couldn't afford real horses. The opening credits were shot so plainly because the production had run out of funds, but they added jokes in with mock subtitles and the bit about the crew who produced the credits being sacked.
One way the Pythons would conserve money was to direct the film themselves. Jones and Gilliam had always wished to try their hand at directing, and so they agreed to split the directing duties (along with all the llamas, LOL).
Of course, neither of them had ever directed a film before.
Atop of which, having tag team directors isn't optimal for the success of a film. The differences between the two caused some friction amongst the troupe. Reportedly, the members of the ensemble vastly preferred working with Jones as opposed to Gilliam. Gilliam was reportedly far more demanding and far less focused on the comedic aspects of their performances and/or the scenes as a whole, choosing instead to focus on the visual aspects of the shots.
In addition, Graham Chapman, who played King Arthur, was experiencing problems related to alcoholism. He was trying to manage his drinking with Antabuse at the time, but it was proving unsuccessful. When he arrived for shooting, he discovered that the nearest towns were too far away for him to drive off to and drink or purchase alcohol, and the crew had brought none with them. As such, he was going through withdrawal symptoms during production, including delirium tremens. He was repeatedly forgetting his lines (the film was rigorously scripted and rehearsed in order to keep the budget manageable), and occasionally experienced difficulties with the physical requirements of the part, such as crossing the bridge of doom.
In spite of the tremendous adversity, however, the Pythons created a work of comedic genius. A farcical take on the Arthurian legends, the movie apes the individual "tales" styling of the original legends by structuring several smaller "adventure" segments strung together by the through-line of the quest for the grail.
Of course, the adventures of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" are patently ridiculous. The Knights of the round table are repelled from castle walls by flung farm animals. Brave Sir Robin reveals himself to be a coward who runs from conflict. Sir Galahad needs to be rescued… from a castle full of wanton women. Sir Lancelot massacres a wedding party. They're pitted against a line-up of wacky foes such as the Black Knight, who won't concede defeat even as he is reduced to being a quadruple amputee, The Knights Who Say "Ni!", who demand a tribute of a shrubbery, and the Rabbit of Caerbannog, which is so deadly, they have to kill it with a hand grenade.
Like "Flying Circus", the film is interspersed with Gilliam's surrealistic animations and the occasional musical number. It lends to the absurdist nature of the film. As silly as some of the actual events are, any and all seriousness is removed when the movie shifts into a cartoon when a line of trumpeters stick their horns in their asses.
In "Holy Grail", the animations aren't simply inter-scene transitions, either, the characters interact with them, and the move the story along at times, such as when Arthur and the Knights receive the quest from God, or towards the end of the film, when they encounter The Legendary Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh
To top it all off, the film is a wealth of quotable, hysterical dialogue from beginning to end. Serious proclamtions in the face of lunacy, outright idiotic logic, and ridiculously silly nonsense. One could practically use the entire IMDb quotes page to support that… here's just a few…
"You can't expect to wield supreme executive power, just because some watery tart threw a sword at you"
"I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries."
"We want… A SHRUBBERY!!"
And of course, "It's just a flesh wound!"
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is easily one of the funniest movies ever made, and widely hailed as a comedy classic. It's close to 40 years old now, but the humor is timeless… it's so absurd that it will never go out of style. Millenium from now, people can still watch this movie and crack up, thinking, "What the hell are these guys doing?" and then belly laughing at it.
It's definitely a "Movie That Everyone Should See"


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text: My mouse guards are causing a bee jam on the bottom board. It has been a warm winter here in Colorado and the bees are active. Can I remove the mouse guards now? Or can I take them off and "sweep" the bottom board and put the guards back on? The bees can't seem to get the dead bees out themselves with the size of the holes in my mouse guards. There is a small notch in the top they use also.


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Location: Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory
Project Number: 8042-21000-267-16-N
Project Type: Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jan 25, 2012
End Date: Nov 30, 2016
The objective is to identify important fine flavored cacao varieties at the molecular level so that these and related types can be preserved and utilized. The Cooperator is interested in the conservation of fine flavored cacao types that are the basis for the growth of their industry. Various members of the association have the expertise to identify, evaluate and locate fine flavored cacao type from around the world.
The Cooperator and its members will identify fine flavored cacao types from around the world and will work with ARS and in-country collaborators/growers to acquire leaf samples for DNA testing. ARS will determine the molecular identification of these varieties so that each type will have a genetic ID that can be used as a reference for that type. The DNA analysis protocols and ID references will be established by ARS and made available to the Cooperator so that other sources of DNA analysis can be acquired for routine analysis. All cacao material and genetic ID data will be managed through Material Transfer Agreements and on completion will be transferred to the International databases along with any additional information that is known about these fine flavored cacao varieties. This information will be used by both ARS and the Cooperator to jointly develop conservation and utilization systems that preserve the unique flavor traits of these varieties. The Cooperator will work with producers and producing countries to develop long-term conservation schemes and increase the production of these unique cacao types though on-farm conservation.


text: With all its advantages, plastic optical fiber still can't do all the things glass fiber can do. Plastic optical fiber, or POF, is finally making its way into the optical fiber market. It requires no special tools, no expensive training, and no long procedures. You can cut it with side-cutters, a razor blade, or a pair of scissors. A maker of POF connectors even claims you can terminate a plastic


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(Rick Hickman / American Press)
Last Modified: Friday, March 29, 2013 9:51 PM
By Nichole Osinski / American Press
As children searched for Easter eggs on Friday in McMillan Park, it was hard to imagine that, just last week, three people were fatally shot in the same area.
Jeminskian J. Arvie, 20, David Jermaine Galmore, 23, and Fitzgerald Tremayne Guillory, 20, were killed March 20 at the park near the Sunlight Manor Apartments.
To bring a positive light back to the area, local ministers and community members hosted the all-day Good Friday at Sunlight Manor & McMillan Park event.
Organizers Paul Pettefer and Braylon Harris said they wanted the event to not only bring back some joy to the area, but also be the beginning of other programs and initiatives to guide local youths.
Willie King Jr., a local leader in helping troubled youths, said adults need to start taking responsibility to guide young children and prevent them from ending up in negative situations.
"We're just a small part of a larger group of people," he said. "A community cannot sustain itself without positive engagement and re-engagement."
Harris, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, said that, when they began planning the Good Friday event, he wanted to leave a lasting impression on both the children and the adults. He said it was a day to let people know there are programs such as Leader in Me and Stop the Madness that are there to support children who are struggling in life.
The pair said they also were able to enlist the help of area agencies and organizations to offer counseling sessions at the park's community center following the egg hunt and fish fry.
"Good Friday is not an end; it's a means to different results and various different possibilities," he said. "We hope that everyone that has anything positive can engage the community positively."
Throughout the day adults also helped young people build three benches in remembrance of the young men who died. Children helped cut the wood, hammer the nails and paint.
Pettefer said this project was about forming closer relationships with the young people and getting to know them more. He said that, by helping construct these benches, in the future they can see something positive they created together.
"We want to create a lifestyle that supports the growth that will really turn the tide on this decay we have," Pettefer said. "Events don't create change, events create an opportunity and ... we want to be the people who champion that cause."


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I have been talking with people on the "Brother Adam" thread, and I realized it had wandered too far from the hypothetical, to my specific interests. So I thought I'd begin anew here.
I have 13 colonies of bees. I would like to be treatment free, but fully understand that goal to be a difficult challenge and I am certainly aware of the great controversy that surrounds how to get there.
I would like to maintain a sustainable population of bees; raise my own queens and not have to buy new bees every year. In another thread on a similar subject a while back, Mike Palmer suggested that one would really need around 100 colonies to be sustainable, saying that you'd need those numbers to select from and to handle the ups and downs without collapsing, and to be able to maintain your genetic program (he did not use these words - I'm summarizing my understanding of his post).
Anyway, I have 100 colonies as my goal. I am planning to a lot of nucs; probably 3/4 of my total in the future.
Right now, I have:
4 Queens from three different local beekeepers - all from within 1 hour of my home. Each has been raising queens here for at least a decade.
3 Queens from walk away splits from those queens
5 Buckfast Queens from Bill Ferguson in Ontario
1 Queen which I got with a swarm in early June. I'm assuming by the timing that this queen has overwintered at least once here.
Right now, 6 of my colonies are overwintering nucs.
There are several beekeepers in within a few miles of me, but I do not believe any of them has more than a couple of hives. Many of them would have queens from the same local beekeepers as the ones I have came from. The rest would be some of the annual import from Hawaii. Some of those come from Kona, and I think they brought some in from Big Island as well.
How would you recommend that I proceed in reaching my goals? Should I attempt to bring in a particular stock? Should I 'deepen the pool' and add the bees of other breeders? Or should I just work with what I have?
What are some of your thoughts?


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Steep headwater streams may account for much of a watershed's total stream length in hilly country. Placid most of the time, these streams can generate surprisingly powerful flows during heavy rain or rapid snowmelt, even in hydrologically healthy areas. When hilly regions urbanize, these streams can become raging torrents, capable of wreaking havoc through local flooding and erosion. This problem is growing in many areas as development moves into hillier terrain.
For steep creeks, "step-pool" architecture creates a tumbling flow that reinforces channel stability and reduces the downstream flood peak by dissipating flow energy and reducing stream velocities. When the extra runoff from impervious urban surfaces is introduced into these channels they adjust through erosion and can lose their stable channel structure. What were once bucolic little forest streams can soon become gully-like channels that speed floodwaters to downstream areas.
Direct intervention is required to stabilize these streams when they threaten property or infrastructure. Although stormwater management practices that emphasize onsite infiltration are a worthwhile approach to reducing storm flows, this cannot stabilize already unraveled channels, and these techniques are rarely useful on thinner hillside soils anyway.
A conventional approach to stabilizing steep streams is to line them uniformly with very large rocks. This can be effective at halting erosion, but it requires a lot of rock. Since all but the highest flows are below the surface when a small stream is paved, this is hardly conducive to a natural appearance and practically eliminates the stream's habitat value.
Such conventional engineering approaches to channel stabilization are fast becoming unacceptable where public works agencies are increasingly trying to cope with stormwater problems and improve the habitat and amenity value of their stream channels. State highway departments are also increasingly required to enhance the streams they intersect. Finally, state and federal regulatory agencies are now requiring a natural stream channel design (NSCD) approach, based on fluvial geomorphological principles, during any modifications to natural watercourses. (Fluvial geomorphology is the science of river land-forms and processes.)
For these reasons, attempts to restore a more natural step-pool morphology to degraded steep creeks are increasingly common. Even man-made drainage channels can be designed in this way. Compared to pipes, concrete chutes, or ordinary rock-lined channels, a step-pool stormwater channel can attenuate storm runoff while simultaneously providing an attractive, naturalistic landscape feature.
Research in fluvial geomorphology has shown that, unlike lower gradient streams, the stability of step-pool streams is more dependent on the arrangement of the biggest particles in the streambed than on the precise geometry of the channel. Following the NSCD principle that stable natural analogs should serve as templates for restoration, such observations can be applied to steep channel stabilization in any land-use context.
One commonly observed problem in many attempts to construct natural-appearing step-pool watercourses is that the reconstructed channel often ends up looking more engineered than natural. While this is partly because successful environmental construction always requires a strong dose of "art," it is also a function of design. Many projects specify a relatively narrow range of rock sizes for channel-spanning structures, even though natural boulder steps generally include a wide range of rock sizes.
It turns out that this diversity of rock sizes is central to the stability of these structures. Empirical studies in mountainous terrain indicate that the stable steps in steep creeks do not so much conform to some regular spacing, as some investigators have contended, than to a more random pattern, with steps tending to form where large boulders have become lodged along the watercourse. These largest boulders are called "keystones" because smaller boulders and cobbles tend to naturally accumulate and pack tightly together in the stable channel "pinchpoints" that they create.
Tried-and-true channel stabilizing structures such as boulder weirs or cross vanes (commonly constructed using uniformly sized large rock) can be modified as a keystone-based step structure. Depending on the application, such channel-spanning structures also can be configured as even more irregular rock structures with labels like "M" weirs or "O" weirs.
Natural form is reinforced still further by mixing these step types along the channel profile, just as nature would do. As part of this natural stream channel design approach, a spreadsheet routine has been developed that provides a basis for the spacing and sizing of pools and steps, depending mainly on stream gradient. This again stems from the geometric relationships between step height and step length observed in natural step-pool streams. Combining both appropriate spacing with the use of keystones in the individual structures at least partly ensures that the reconstructed channel will be both natural appearing and stable. We have found, however, that since humans cannot pack sediments together as well as flowing water can, careful construction will always be equally vital to the long-term stability of these high-energy stream channels.
— Todd Moses, senior restoration specialist, and Mike Lower, E.I.T., environmental engineer, are with Skelly and Loy Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.
Stream reconstruction in the Pocono Mountains
Skelly and Loy recently completed a step-pool stream reconstruction project in what had been a severely eroding ravine slicing through a newly urbanized area in the Pocono Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. The channel had been rerouted years ago as part of a coal-mining operation, long since abandoned. Rapid erosion was sending massive amounts of sediment downstream and threatening a municipal water supply line.
The reconstructed reach of this stream is an extremely steep, confined channel with a gradient of about 11%. Classified as an A2a+ type channel according to the Rosgen classification system, this stream is almost steep enough to be termed a "cascade." Because of this extremely steep gradient, the boulder steps in the reconstructed channel were generally spaced about one to two channel widths apart. (The step, or pool, spacing in most step-pool streams usually varies from between about one to four channel widths.) Although disguised by the surrounding large boulders within the reconstructed streambed, keystone boulders as large as 8 feet in diameter were used to construct the rock steps in this stream reach.
The first phase was completed late in 2004, and the final phase will be completed later in 2005. This work was expensive, in part because of the amount of earth that had to be removed to stabilize the side slopes of the 30-foot-deep ravine and because of the very large size of the rock (and large number of steps) required to ensure stability in such a very steep creek. The cost for the design, permitting, and construction of this first phase of work was on the order of $400 per foot. More typical step-pool channel reconstructions would likely cost only about half this amount. Installation costs can also be expected to decline as contractors gain experience with this type of construction.


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Dec 14, 2007 at 10:40 am #1226295
jon goldsmithSpectator
Im starting to get into winter backpacking and am looking into pots. Would a 1.3 liter pot be big enough for melting snow for one or occasionally two people?Dec 14, 2007 at 9:44 pm #1412586
Steven NelsonBPL Member
@slnsfLocale: Northern California
In my experience, yes. Which stove are you using it with?Dec 14, 2007 at 10:21 pm #1412587
Michael MartinBPL Member
@mikemartinLocale: North Idaho
Yah, I agree with Steve.
btw, it's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, but a Colman Xtreme Stove and a 170g powermax cartridge will just fit inside a snowpeak 1.3L Trek pot w/ lid — the perfect Winter Solo Overnight Snowmelt kit.Dec 17, 2007 at 5:26 pm #1412871
When solo, or with one other person, I use a MSR Titan Titanium 1.3 Liter Pot. With groups of 2 to 4 people I use an Evernew Titanium 4 Liter pot. I do enjoy a larger pot when having to melt snow for water.
For cooking, especially on extended trips, I prefer a white gas stove. I am currently using a MSR Simmerlight. I have had maintenance issues with the Simmerlight after heavy use. I use a .3 liter or .7 liter titanium fuel bottle. Extra fuel is stored in a Platypus bladder. A metal avalanche shovel is used as a stove board.
Dec 17, 2007 at 7:59 pm #1412886
Doug JohnsonBPL Member
@djohnsonLocale: Washington State
I have a MSR Titan 2L pot that I love for melting snow. It is wide and has great capacity. I wouldn't want a smaller pot when trying to melt a lot of snow.
Here's a secret trick. Get an Outback Oven Pot Parka. This 3.4 ounce (in the 10" size) item covers the pot, retaining a lot of heat and insulating the pot. It increases melting effeciency substancially and is a fantastic tool. It quickly is worth the weight compated to the extra fuel you'd carry without it.
The MSR Heat Exchanger, however, doesn't work. At least that's what I've found in my field tests and also in those done by others. In these tests it was found to INCREASE boiling times. This makes sense, actually, when you consider that heat exchangers are typically used to dissapate heat due to increased surface area.Dec 17, 2007 at 8:14 pm #1412890
Thanks for the tip. I just ordered one.Dec 19, 2007 at 3:07 pm #1413116
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
I own a Jetboil 1.5 L. pot &, from it's faster boil times I know that this year I'll be able to use it to advantage in snow melting – WITH an MSR foil windscreen for my Dragonfly stove, of course.
So far I have not discovered anything with the efficiency of the "Flux Ring" heat exchanger on the bottom of the JetBoil pot. It's the heart of their system's efficiency.
If you'ns (a W. PA term. heh.heh) know of any pot out there with MORE efficiency than the JetBoil pot please speak up.
P.S. I agree with Doug about the Pot Parka. I have used one for many winters and it works great IF you remember to loosen the foil windscreen some so the heat doesn't singe the bottom of the fiberglass fabric of the Pot Parka. (Don't ask me how I know this.)Dec 19, 2007 at 4:22 pm #1413127
"The MSR Heat Exchanger, however, doesn't work. At least that's what I've found in my field tests and also in those done by others. In these tests it was found to INCREASE boiling times. This makes sense, actually, when you consider that heat exchangers are typically used to dissapate heat due to increased surface area."
I have read the same thing, but when I tested it for myself I got quicker boil times with the heat exchanger. I used an XKG stove and I made sure that the heat exchanger extended 1 inch below the pots bottoms surface. When the heat exchanger was not extended below the pots bottom surface, I did not get significantly faster boil times.Dec 19, 2007 at 5:10 pm #1413136
Brian JamesMember
@bjamesdLocale: South Coast of BC
The new Primus ETA pots look awesome for snow melting — 1L, 2L, or 3L at *reasonable* weights. They include a jetboil-style "flux ring" on the bottom to speed heating.
If you believe the Primus hype, they increase efficiency by 50%. I'm waiting for someone to try out the 2L and report back.
Since snow melting involves so much energy transfer, the savings of "efficiency adders" like flux rings and outback oven tents become net gains much more quickly than on a summer trip.
Primus also has an all-fuel version of the ETA stove coming out in January. It's like the one Roger reviewed (hyper efficient, low CO) but it accepts white gas and diesel/kero as well. Sound like a perfect high-efficiency, set-it-and-forget-it winter stove.
PS I always wondered why the MSR Titan pot (8oz.) sells at all, when the AGG 2L pot is 6oz. Have I got those weights wrong?Dec 19, 2007 at 5:59 pm #1413147
"I always wondered why the MSR Titan pot (8oz.) sells at all, when the AGG 2L pot is 6oz. Have I got those weights wrong?" Brian James
Probably more then anything else – marketing. MSR products are more available. Titanium does have advantages over aluminum. Aluminum is suspected to be linked to Alzheimers. Titanium dissipates heat much faster, making pots easier to handle.
The Primus Pots are very interesting. I am equally interested in the new ETA stove. I would love to have high efficiency stove that burned white gass.Dec 19, 2007 at 11:12 pm #1413171
Kenneth KnightBPL Member
@kenknightLocale: SE Michigan
Better late than never. Ibagree that a 1.3 liter pot will be enough to melt snow. You may have to pay close attention to it – more so than with a bigger pot but that's not a big deal. Remember to start out with a bit of water in the pot to melt the snow in. Also I have found pot costs very handy in the winter to help conserve on fuel.
KenDec 20, 2007 at 1:26 am #1413183
Roger CaffinModerator
@rcaffinLocale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
Hi Forrest
There is a Spotlite on the MSR Ti pots on the web site – check it out. It includes the following statement:
" a 1.5 litre pot at 115 grams (4.06 oz). There is a tight-fitting lid (58 grams, 2.05 oz) for the 1.5 litre pot as well "
So I am not sure where the 8 oz comes from.
> Aluminum is suspected to be linked to Alzheimers.
Urban myth, long since debunked. Check it at Snopes.com.
> Titanium dissipates heat much faster, making pots easier to handle.
Ah, not quite. Titanium pots have far thinner walls and so less metal than any of the others, so the smaller amount of metal in a Ti pot holds less heat. This is why they seem to cool faster.
ETA stove with gas canister – a very nice combo for three people in the snow. A bit heavy for one or two perhaps, but a smaller/lighter unit is coming I believe.
CheersDec 27, 2007 at 1:15 pm #1413865
Tony WongBPL Member
@valsharLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
Doug or anyone else:
I have a MSR Whisperlite white gas stove and a 2 L MSR Duralite pot.
I have been using the MSR heat exchanger, but I am intrigued.
When you use the Oven Pot Parka, is it "tall" enough to fully enclose the pot and the stove?
Or does it just cover the pot down to the bottom sides of the pot?
My concern is that the heat/flames from the stove will cause the Pot Parka to melt or burn.
Thanks for any feed back that you can provide.
I am venturing out in January on my 1st snow trip via the Sierra Club's Winter Camping Class.Dec 27, 2007 at 1:44 pm #1413870
Tony hopefully these pictures will help
"When you use the Oven Pot Parka, is it "tall" enough to fully enclose the pot and the stove?"
There are multiple sizes of pot parkas. The pictures show
two on a 2 liter pot on a MSR XGK stove.
Dec 27, 2007 at 1:45 pm #1413871Dec 27, 2007 at 1:49 pm #1413872
The bigger pot parka is shorter than the smaller diameter pot parka.
They will burn. They discolor slightly and really smell bad when they burn. I have only burned the smaller diameter one.Dec 27, 2007 at 3:03 pm #1413880
Tony WongBPL Member
@valsharLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
Thank you so much for posting those pictures.
Do you use your MSR Heat Exchanger with the Pot Parka or have you subsituted the Pot Parka for the Heat Exchanger?
Have you found the Pot Parka is more "efficient" than the heat exchanger?
My experience during 3 season backpacking is that the heat exchanger reduces the time it takes for me to heat up food and water for hot drinks.
P.S. One of the things that I love about this forum and this group of people is how willing and eager to share information with their fellow BPLer's.Dec 27, 2007 at 4:13 pm #1413889
I usually use the heat exchanger with the pot parka, but I use it to keep from burning the pot parka. It keeps the wind from pushing the parka close to the stoves flame. I wrap the wind screen around the pot parka. The standard wind screen will not fit around a two liter pot and the pot parka.
I tried testing the boiling times using the pot parka, but was having issues getting data. Since every time you want to check if the water is boiling you have to lift off the parka. I think you would need to thermo-couple up a pot to see if the two together made a better system or not.
In winter it takes a long time to melt water for a family of four, so I have been experimenting.
What do other people use for melting water for 4 or more people?
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Yes, 81.5 is more accurate, and Machida should take hip-hop classes. Now he tries very hard to move, but he lacks dancing skills. He should also take ballet classes because his interpretaion of Firebird FS is even worse than his SP. I dont think he deserves 80 on PCS even if he lands all his jumps in the FS.If I had any gripes, it's that I think he could take some hip-hop classes to work on his hits so that it comes from his core, but that's why he didn't get 8s. Personally, I would only give an 81.5 or so for his performance, but an 83.5 isn't that far off. I'll spare the judges some leeway.
Theres a big problem when I compare Odas PCS with Machidas PCS, but as you suggested Machida is lucky that hes competing at a weak CoC while Oda, Kozuka, and Hanyu are assigned to 2 strong competitions. Machida is just very lucky this GP season, but at Japan Nationals his PCS should be lower than Kozukas and Odas PCS unless the other two bomb big time.
I did watch Machida's and Takahashi's SP at CoC thru YouTube.
WOW to Tatsuki! Loved the program. Interesting music. He now skates big and with so much confidence. Best performance of the night!
Tatsuki has been taking years off from his college in Osaka (same as Nobu's and Dai's), and moved to California in order to concentrate on skating. So glad his devotion and hard work are paying off. Many congratulations to Tatsuki and his coach Mr. Anthony Liu for winning the very first Grand Prix event!
Can he add a quad to this program, instead of opening 3F-3T? Or, at least, I hope he moves his huge 3A into the second half of the program for more points. Then no complaint from me Tatsuki to join the National team for Worlds this season!
Dai's SP is alright as far as me concerned. Fun music, fun program. Like everyone else, I much prefer last season's though. I would like him to change the color of his jacket. For sure.
First time to see Dai actually add any steps into his 3A! What a nice surprise.
Everyone knew he is the best in doing the crisp and fastest steps effortlessly. But what impressed me this time is he now does step sq with more speed, much flow and ice coverage.
^ Hey, you have to give a credit to the choreographer of Tatsuki's SP, who is btw Stephane Lambiel!


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Tree borer Beetles are small reddish brown beetles about 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch long. They are able to fly, they reside in trees and can be found at many altitudes around the world. Though they prefer live trees, they can and will feed on freshly cut stands when readily available. Tree borer beetles are the single most destructive pest which attacks pine trees. They are quick to reproduce, migrate and eat so once active on any one tree in a stand, it is important to start dealing with them immediately to minimize casualties. There are other species which will feed on a variety of hardwood trees but these tend to be slower at both reproducing and causing damage. Softwoods, like pine trees, tend to get damaged quicker and are able to provide harborage to more insects then hard woods over the same period of time.
Tree borer beetles are attracted to pine trees by first smelling the trees sap. Though most trees will emit small amounts of sap naturally, trees which sustain injury due to man or nature are more likely to get beetle activity quicker. Pruning at unappropriate times (like the summer), mechanical damage by construction crews cutting protective tree bark, lightning, drought, disease or insect damage like that which can occur from termites are all things that can make a tree more susceptible to tree borer beetles. Once a flow of sap is more than normal, the odds that beetles will find the tree are increased. A normal healthy tree will emit or release some sap that can attract beetles. When a tree is injured and sap runs freely, the odds that beetles find the tree are greatly increased. Once found, beetles will penetrate the bark and then begin excavating tunnels between the bark and the wood of the tree. These tunnels will serve as egg cavities. Eggs will be laid and when the larva hatch they will immediately begin to feed on the live part of the tree called the phloem and xylem. This feeding will lead them on a random journey which typically moves around the tree weakening it's bark to the point of it falling off. Trees which have been severely damaged will shed their bark and appear naked; galleries and tunnels will be visible leaving a sure sign of what caused the damage.
Once the larva get their fill, they will undergo a metamorphosis during which time they change to adults. This third stage is called the pupa and when ready, they will hatch and emerge from the tree. Their emergence will leave a bunch of new holes through which the attractive scent of sap along with their natural pheromones will attract even more beetles. For this reason it is always wise to treat any tree which you suspect may have a small amount of activity. Trees can withstand a beetle or two but if left alone, this initial activity will multiply to hundreds of beetles as new ones are attracted. At this point the survival of the tree is not likely. Most importantly, the adult beetles which will be emerging are looking for new trees on which to land and start laying eggs. If you have a stand of trees and one gets an infestation, it is always best to treat as many around the infested one that you want to save. This effort will help prevent the activity from spreading.
The control of tree borer beetles is really not a control as much as it is a preventive treatment. Trees which have activity are difficult to save. This is true for two reasons. First, once a tree is infested, the adults and larva are active behind the bark which serves as protection from conventional sprays. Secondly, rarely does anyone spot a tree with only a beetle or two. However, it can be done. If you happen upon a tree which has only minor and beginning beetle activity, it can be saved. For this reason you must consider all options and then make a decision based on what makes you comfortable and what gives you piece of mind. Here are some general guidelines for both the prevention and control of tree borer beetles before and after activity has been found.
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There are many theories about what to do once you have found live beetle activity. As previously stated above, most infestations are not discovered until it is too late to save the host tree. However, if you have found a tree with only a little activity and want to do everything you can to save it, you do have options.
The tree borer beetle option is to use some of the Cypermethrin listed above in a Sprayer along with the Spreader Sticker and inject the material into any hole you find on the bark. Exit holes, bark separating from the tree and damaged sections can all be used as access points through which you can spray. If you poke and prod the bark gently, many times you are able to find sections of bark which are loose or cracking. Such areas probably have activity and should be treated. You can also drill some small holes into the tree, just deep enough to enable spray to trickle down behind th bark, which can prove to be an effective way to treat. This type of treatment can be tedious and may prove to be too much work. However, killing off feeding larva before they cause too much damage can prove life saving for the tree.
The second option for treating the tree behind the bark is the use of PT-CYKICK. This is an aerosol which comes with a straw which can be inserted into small holes so that you can treat behind the tree bark easily. The pressure of the can along with the aerosol sized particles which are released insures a thorough treatment. The use of this product will require less product which will be distributed faster and more uniform. The other advantage using this product is that you are able to treat the tree much faster. Insert the thin straw, hold the can on for 5-10 seconds and you are done. Do this around the trunk spacing holes about 1-2 feet apart depending on how well each treatment hole takes product. The more each hole will take the less holes needed. Holes don't need to be bigger than 1/8 of an inch so the exit holes from beetles which have already left can be utilized. Once treated behind the bark, use some of the Cypermethrin listed above to spray the outside the bark of the tree to help put in place a residual which will keep out new beetles. If you have other trees close by, treat them as well following the treatment of the tree with activity.
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When a tree has been found with a lot of activity, you probably won't be able to save it. The original thinking of handling such trees has been to remove them making sure to burn it along with all the infesting beetles. However, this is not always so easy to do. One thing is for sure: If you have a tree infested with Tree borer Beetles and there are other trees close by, you need to treat the other trees ASAP. This preventive application should be done with the Cypermethrin and careful inspections of these same trees should be done monthly as well until the infested tree can be removed or taken down.
There are other considerations that need to be thought of regarding the infested tree. First, does it pose a threat to a home or wildlife should it unexpectedly fall? Trees that have been weakened by beetle damage will eventually fall to the earth. Be sure the tree you have identified does not pose any hazard to nearby residents. Second, can the tree which is infested be removed? If the answer is yes, you should consider treating if before the removal. Remember, the act of taking down the tree will stir up adults causing them to leave. This exodus will undoubtedly allow several of them to find a new home elsewhere basically infesting another tree. Avoid this problem by treating the tree being removed with Cykick or Cypermethrin. Thirdly, once removed, where will the dead tree be taken? Trees which have been treated prior to being taken down may have less active adults and larva but there is no way all will be dead. As a general rule you don't want to leave a fallen tree laying around which is infested with tree borer beetles. They will quickly start to leave and nearby trees will become immediate targets and new homes. It is important to have the tree taken away, mulched or burned immediately upon being cut. There have been too many cases of trees which look to be OK turn out having hundreds and thousands of adults start leaving it once it has been cut down. These migrating adults are then able to relocate and start their infestations all over again. Make sure you don't let this happen by disposing of the tree completely. Burning works well and mulching does a good job as well. The last thing you want to do is keep the logs laying around intended to become firewood for the next winter. This would be a big mistake. Since the adults and larva will start leaving this now dead and dehydrating lumber you should never keep and store any of the infested wood around the home. Get rid of it any way you can.
Tree borer beetles can be a problem for homeowners and land owners all around the world. They strike quietly and their damage will quickly kill infected trees. If you are in a region where activity is high, inspect your trees every couple of months to try and identify if any get activity. Tree borer beetle control can be achieved if you treat with Cypermethrin once a quarter to help safeguard against infestations. Once active, you will need to first protect the trees surrounding the one with activity and then make some decisions regarding the infested tree. If you decide to try and save it, be sure to do thorough applications behind the bark which will help to kill off current activity thus helping to minimize damage. If the tree has to be removed, be sure to destroy all the wood properly so the present beetle population is not able to survive and relocate. Following these guidelines will help keep your trees both healthy and happy so they can continue to be an active part of your landscape.
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Soundcheck: Beauty of My Dreams, My Soul, Taste, 20 Years Later x2 (incomplete both times), Jam, Mound
SET 1: Free, Glide > Possum, Cities, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Stash, Contact > Sample in a Jar, Kill Devil Falls > Bathtub Gin
SET 2: Birds of a Feather, Carini -> Tweezer > My Friend, My Friend[1] -> Rock and Roll -> NICU, Bouncing Around the Room, Harry Hood > Bug
ENCORE: Tube > Rocky Top > Tweezer Reprise
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Trey Anastasio Band: May 24, 2013
4 years ago
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Set 1: Cayman Review, Mozambique, Dark and Down, Drifting > Magilla, Pigtail, Spin, O-o-h Child, Last Tube, Wherever You Find It, Push On 'Til the Day
Set 2: Gotta Jibboo, I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome[1], Beauty of My Dreams[1], Valentine, Money, Love and Change, Clint Eastwood, Sand, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Let Me Lie, First Tube
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[1] With Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Jason Carter and Rob McCoury.
[2] With Ronnie McCoury, Jason Carter and Rob McCoury.
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Traditional Mexican techniques combine with spicy Southwestern chic for a creamy "white" (chicken) chili. The chili is thickened with corn tortillas, which also contribute to its rich corn flavor.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Gluten Free Diet
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
High Fiber
Low Calorie
Low Cholesterol
Low Sat Fat
Low Sodium
Serves 6
Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 55 min.
Step 1
Place a tortilla directly on a stovetop burner set at medium-low and toast, turning frequently with tongs, until light golden and fragrant, 30 to 60 seconds. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Cut tortillas into 1-inch-wide strips and set aside.
Step 2
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Step 3
Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to pan. Add bell peppers and onion; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add chiles, garlic, chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chicken broth and milk and bring to a simmer, stirring. Stir in reserved tortilla strips, chicken and hominy.
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Does anyone sell full complete honey bee combs? I've tried calling around but no one seems to have any (apparently I was the first to ask).
Does anyone sell full complete honey bee combs? I've tried calling around but no one seems to have any (apparently I was the first to ask).
You might be able to find some from a keeper in your local area. I've never seen them advertised anywhere.
I'm new to bee keeping, but my understanding is that it takes energy for bees to make full combs, that's energy that they could be spending to make honey otherwise. Would people even buy them if someone was selling them, or is it preferable to have bees make their own combs?
If you buy it from someone else, you don't really know what you are getting, i.e., did the keeper use lots of miticides or other treatments in the hive where the comb originated, did the hive have some other disease which will now be transferred to your hive, etc.
That being said, a nuc comes with drawn comb and whatever problems or contaminants, etc, that the supplier has.
It is preferable, IMO, to have the bees build their own comb.
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Hypothetically, if I could find a trusted bee keeper that could guarantee that their comb didn't have any mites and didn't use pesticides that could provide me with about 8 drawn combs should I go for it or is it still best to let my new bees make their own comb?
Also, about how long does it take to have a new colony make a new 8x9x12 comb?
Hey NasalSponge, great link! My understanding is that that some bees don't like plastic frames, or that they have to still spend energy turning the super cells into drawn combs. Is that correct?
If you really need the comb to keep your hive going, I would say go for it, although I doubt anyone can guarantee their comb didn't have any mites on it.
Second question depends on a lot of factors....someone more local could probably give you a range...
Good luck!
I'm not the most knowledgeable on mites, but I guess if the comb is empty, there shouldn't be mites, as they are usually on the bees, not attached to the comb. Not completely sure on that, though.
Your understanding is correct but I thought I would throw it out there as an option. Also keep in mind building comb is what bees do. It takes energy but that is what they do, just like we expend energy each day to go to work or take care of our homes?
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F-1 regulations state that an F-1 student is entitled up to a 12-month period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) after each completed higher level degree program. You may obtain authorization for Optional Practical Training before completion of a degree program. All authorized Optional Practical Training will be counted toward each 12-month limit. Students enrolled in English language programs are not eligible for Optional Practical Training.
A student's request to participate in OPT is requested through the International Programs Office (IPO)at Muskingum and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and authorized by USCIS. A fee of $175 is required in order to apply. Application packets are available in the IPO. You must attend an OPT workshop (offered once or twice each semester) and make an appointment with the Designated School Official in the International Office in order to apply.
Optional Practical Training Before Completion of a Degree Program
Although not generally recommended because Curricular Practical Training is available for most programs of study at Muskingum, students may apply for OPT during a program of studies.
Eligibility requirements for Optional Practical Training before completion of a degree program are: a student must be in full-time student status for at least one academic year (a Fall and Spring Semester); a student has, and currently is maintaining a full-time program of study; a student is maintaining valid F-1 status; and, a student must intend to work in a job directly related to the student's course of study. A job offer is not required to request OPT.
If the above eligibility requirements are met, Optional Practical Training can be requested and authorized through the International Programs Office and USCIS as follows:
1. While school is in session: OPT (Optional Practical Training) can be authorized for 20 hours per week. The period authorized will be deducted from the 12-month total at a rate of one half month for each month authorized;
2. During vacation periods: OPT may be authorized either part-time or full-time
Once OPT has been approved, it cannot be rescinded after the begin date of the work authorization. A student may want to wait until a job offer has been made to guarantee usage of OPT; expedited processing may be available if you have a job offer. The time approved, whether a student works or does not work, is deducted for the 12-month total allowed by USCIS.
Optional Practical Training After Completion of Degree Program
Eligibility requirements for post-completion OPT are: student must be in valid student status for at least one academic year (minimum of 9 months); student has continuously maintained a full-time program of study, with the exception of authorized Reduced Course Loads; student must be maintaining valid F-1 status; have completed a program of study/degree program (to start work in OPT); and student must intend to work in a job directly related to his or her course of study.
A job offer is not required to request OPT. OPT must end no later than 14 months from your completion of study's date. Completion of study date is usually the date a student completes the actual degree requirements (last day of finals), not the date of the graduation ceremony.
After completion of a studies/degree program, OPT may be authorized for any period up to the maximum amount allowed (12 months) or the time remaining when other OPT has been deducted from the 12 months aggregate. For example, if a student did not use OPT during his course of study, the student will have 12 months available; or, if a student has used several months of OPT before the completion of her degree program, re may request the remainder of the 12 months not previously approved.
Please Note: Regulations prohibit a student from working full time and studying (even part time.) Example: Working at company for 40+ hours and taking graduate courses for a new degree program is prohibited.
Application Procedures for OPT - Before and After Completion of Program
Application for after completion-of-program OPT must be made far enough ahead of time for USICS to receive and acknowledge your application before your completion of studies (usually the last day of final exams). Two weeks before your expected date of completion is the latest you should apply. Neither the IPO nor USCIS will process applications submitted after the completion of your program.
Pick up an OPT packet from the IPO. Please complete the forms included in the packet and assemble the rest of the required documents. Make an appointment with your Designated School Official (Mrs. LaSota) and bring all the required documents with you your appointment with her. A copy of your complete application will be made for your file.
The following are required to file the OPT application:
The DSO will review the above information. If everything is correct and complete, the DSO will complete the form I-538, and issue a new SEVIS I-20 with the recommendation for OPT. The letter from the advisor, transcript, graduation audit, and I-538 are retained in the student's file. A copy of the I-20, along with all copies of all I-20s (pages 1 and 3) is sent with the completed application (above forms) to the USCIS Service Center servicing the area of the school the student attended . Original I-20s are returned to the student.
USCIS will review the application. If all is acceptable, USCIS will issue a plastic photo ID card called an Employment Authorization Document, or "EAD," valid for the OPT period requested on page 3 of the student I-20. The EAD card will be sent to the address listed on the I-765. Employment is not permitted until the student receives the EAD and the employment start date listed on the EAD is reached. Working before receiving the EAD or reaching the start date is considered illegal employment by USCIS, and USCIS will consider the work as a violation of F-1 status.
Non-Cancellation of Optional Practical Training
Once authorization to engage in OPT is granted, it may not be rescinded or canceled after the beginning date of the work authorization. This means that unexpected delays such as completing degree requirements, inability to find an appropriate job and loss of a job may result in loss of otherwise eligible time to work. Once permission to work for 12 months has been granted, it is gone. Exception: If you receive the EAD card before the work is to begin, you might be able to cancel the OPT. But once the OPT approval date has begun, you cannot cancel the OPT.
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If you plan to work in the U.S., you will need a valid Social Security number). If you have not previously received an SSN, you will need a letter of employment; a letter from a DSO confirming your student status and eligibility to work; and a government-issued form of identification (US or foreign), that includes your birth date, and which is over one year old but not expired (a passport is ideal). The IPO can make arrangements to take you to the Social Security office. Processing your application and issuing you a number will take about two weeks.
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Redmond couple arrested in Bend storage unit thefts
Raid turns up property from 13 thefts, burglaries
BEND, Ore. - A Redmond couple face theft and other charges in connection with a string of 13 thefts from rental storage units around Bend, police said Friday.
The investigation began about a month and a half ago, after a Bend woman reported her storage unit had been broken in and $35,000 in cash, along with other valuables, had been stolen, said Officer Tommy Russell.
Security camera footage was obtained from the facility, which police did not name, and officers identified Michael Shawn Rupp, 40, as the suspect in the case, Russell said. Police learned Rupp and his wife, Kimberly Lyn Rupp, 41, rented two storage units in the same facility.
A search warrant for the Rupps' home and their three rented units at two Bend facilities was executed last Saturday, during which property from 13 Bend storage unit burglaries reported to police was recovered. Some property was not recovered, Russell said, nor was any of the $35,000 in cash.
Kimberly Rupp was at home at the time of Saturday's raid and was arrested by citation at the conclusion of the search. She's charged with one count each of first-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated theft and methamphetamine possession, as well as four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.
Michael Rupp was believed to be out of town at the time of last Saturday's raid, Russell said. He turned himself in to Bend police late Wednesday afternoon and arrested in "a multitude of crimes stemming from the 13 reported burglaries," Russell said in a news release.
Rupp remained lodged Friday at the Deschutes County Jail in Bend, charged with 58 counts included three counts each of first-degree aggravated theft and second-degree theft, seven counts of first-degree theft, 13 second-degree counts each of burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief, four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and one count each of felon in possession of a firearm and meth possession.
Earlier this week, Bend police asked victims of storage unit burglaries to contact them, saying they had identified a suspect in cases dating back to 2010.
Police said Friday they are still looking for victims of storage unit thefts. Anyone who has been a burglary or theft victim from a storage unit and has not reported it is asked to call Bend police at (541) 322-2969.


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Patriots improve to 8-2
The Pequot Lakes Patriots tennis team swept visiting Little Falls in non-conference tennis action on Thursday, Aug. 29.
The Patriots, 0-1 in Mid-State Conference play and 8-2 overall, are scheduled to travel to Crosby-Ironton on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and then play at Perham on Thursday, Sept. 5.
"Our singles lineup all played consistently and set the tone early," said Pequot Lakes coach Monica Sergent. "All three doubles teams struggled to win their first sets but then dominated their second sets."
Four Patriots raised their records to 9-1 – singles players Haley Wiebolt, Sydney Holt and Lauren Bengtson; and No. 3 doubles player Erika Monson. Pequot Lakes' Sarah Najjar is 8-1 at No. 3 doubles while Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson is 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.
Pequot Lakes 7, Little Falls 0
No. 1: Haley Wiebolt (PL) def. Ariel Emerson 6-0, 6-0 No. 2: Jaden Lindner (PL) def. Angela Meschke 7-5, 6-2 No. 3: Sydney Holt (PL) def. Briana Anderson 6-0, 6-0 No. 4: Lauren Bengtson (PL) def. Jessica Durfee 6-1, 6-0
No. 1: Ellie Erholtz-Carly Fyle (PL) def. Katelynn Kaneski-Mikayla Gottwalt
7-6 (7-0), 6-1
No. 2: Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson (PL) def. Lindsay Schneider-Grace Schutte 6-4, 6-2 No. 3: Erika Monson-Sarah Najjar (PL) def. Rachel Veillette-Elizabeth Kula 6-4, 6-2
Patriots 2-1 at quadrangular
Wiebolt and Bengtson both won three singles matches as Pequot Lakes won two of three dual meets at the Park Rapids Quadrangular on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Patriots downed Crookston and also Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 6-1 before falling to Park Rapids 4-3.
"Our goal was to come home 3-0 for the day, and we came up a little short when we lost to Park Rapids," Sergent said. "I was extremely pleased with our overall play for the day.
"We had a big win over Crookston, which is a section opponent, and we played well against Long Prairie. Our Park Rapids match could have gone either way with the tie breaker loss at No. 1 doubles."
Pequot Lakes Results
No. 1: Haley Wiebolt 3-0: No. 2: Jaden Lindner 1-2; No. 3: Sydney Holt 2-1; No. 4: Lauren Bengtson 3-0
No. 1: Elli Erholtz-Carly Fyle 1-2; No. 2: Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson 2-1; No. 3: Erika Monson-Sarah Najjar 3-0
Junior varsity competes
The Pequot Lakes junior varsity tennis players have also competed this season.
Top individual records through Aug. 29 include:
Mallory Goerges 7-2, Erin Bengtson 6-1, Cassidi Herrlich 6-2, Kayla Geike 4-2, Julia Teich 4-5, Megan Malecha 3-1, Renee Anick 3-5, Alex Stone 3-2, Alyssa Golden 3-2, Alexis Lueck 3-1, Abby Abear 2-2, Brittney Knox 2-1, Carlee Waschek 2-3, Allie Olson 2-2; Mikala Huesman 2-3, Britta Boozell 2-2, Sydni Hanson 2-2, Madison Rupp 2-3 and Abby Person 1-4.


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This is it before the actual draft for me
Round 1: Zack Martin, OG, Notre Dame
Martin has risen a bit in recent weeks. In fact, CBS ranks him as the #12 overall prospect now. He's currently listed as a G, but can play any position on the line really, and would be a better prospect to fit our scheme than Lewan or even Matthews, as he can play T if Beatty is not ready to go, and G once we have him back (As much as everyone in the world wants Pugh to move to G, I think it's a terrible idea). Martin's versatility along the OL also means he can be plugged in wherever there is an injury, and we don't have to completely change our OL configuration every time someone gets hurt, like we did last year.
Alternate: If Martin is somehow gone before #12, that means four OL have been taken and a guy like Barr or Evans will fall to us. If 4 OL, Barr (which means Clowney and Mack as well), Evans (+Watkins), that's 9 picks right there, meaning one of the QBs falls to us and we could potentially be in a position to trade down to a QB-needy team.
Round 2: Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, TE, Washington.
I've been fairly locked on to ASJ in my past couple of mocks. Not the greatest value that we could select in the 2nd, but a dependable TE who could start immediately, and can both block and receive. I would take him even if Jace Amaro was still on the board, as Amaro seems to be projected as a pure receiving TE.
Alternate: Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame
Round 3: William Sutton, DT, Arizona
Sutton is basically a poor-man's Donald. He's a bit undersized like Donald, is good at pass rushing from the DT position like Donald, and is compared to Geno Atkins like Donald. Unlike Donald, however, he wouldn't force us to blow a 1st round pick (and potentially trade up) on what is essentially a rotational DT.
Alternate: Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton
Round 4: Travis Swanson, C, Arkansas
I've mocked this guy to us before, and I think he'd be a decent fit to push for playing time at C. Good at making calls on the line and can pull, but not the most athletic freak of nature out on the field.
Round 5: Khairi Fortt, OLB, California
The former Penn State transfer has shown remarkable patience and discipline in allowing a play to develop and keeping his eye on the ball carrier, as well as doing well when asked to drop into coverage. Main issue right now is working on his tackling form.
Alternate: Kevin Pierre Louis, OLB, Boston College
Round 5-6: Ethan Westbrooks, DE, West Texas A&M
A bit of a raw prospect that relies on his athleticism more than technique to get to the QB, much like JPP did in 2011. Also would need to spend a year adding some muscle, but his frame should be able to handle that no problem.
Round 6: Marcel Jensen, TE, Fresno State
Essentially a big receiving TE, though he needs work on his blocking technique. Fairly athletic, but his stock fell dramatically because of a groin injury prior to the Senior bowl. Worth a flyer on the back of the 6th, especially given how thin we are at TE (What with the ONLY tight end on the roster being some guy I had never even heard of and is apparently a poor-man's Pascoe).


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In today's mobile news roundup: Apple gets fined in China; BlackBerry 10 features leaked; and take cool 360º photos with Cycloramic app.
Apple gets fined in China
The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court has fined Apple to pay 1.03 million yuan or $165,908 to eight Chinese writers and two companies for being guilty of copyright infringement.
Earlier this year, a number of Chinese authors filed a case against Apple for selling their works the year earlier, in digital format without their knowledge. According to the plaintiffs' lawyer, the unlicensed e-books were downloaded so much that it cost them significant revenue. They were originally asking for $1.9 million before 23 more authors joined the claim in March, upping the ante to $7.7 million in total damages.
While the Beijing Court did not grant the authors damages claims, it's a rare win against Apple when it comes to patent lawsuits.
BlackBerry 10 features leaked
A certain amount of RIM's success with BlackBerry devices can be attributed to the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app that keeps users in constant contact with friends, without having to worry about going over their network plan. And it seems they haven't forgotten to pay tribute to their roots, according to the latest BB leaks. It could very well be that BB10 will have a BBM service that features video chat and screen sharing – which means more ways of sharing and connecting with friends.
BB10 will also feature a new task manager dubbed as "BlackBerry Remember," which syncs Outlook contacts, and based on its description, will integrate the productivity app Evernote as well. Though the leaked images surfaced, RIM declined to comment on the matter and stated that people would have to wait until January 30, 2013 for details to be revealed.
In other RIM news, they've made the first wave of a series of payments to Nokia for their most recent patent licensing agreement. According to AllThingsD, RIM made an upfront payment of $65 million to the Finnish phone maker.
"On December 21, 2012, Nokia and RIM announced that they have entered into a new patent license agreement," RIM explained in a 6-K filing. "The agreement will result in the settlement of all patent litigation between the companies and Nokia's dismissal of all pending actions in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. The financial structure of the agreement includes a lump sum EUR50m (approximately $65m) one-time payment, which has been recorded in the Company's consolidated statement of operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2013."
Take cool 360º photos with Cycloramic app
If you're tired of taking snapshots or Panorama shots, even with the new iPhone 5, then maybe a 360º shot would tickle your fancy. Cycloramic takes taking photos to a whole new level as it allows your iPhone to rotate on its own to take a continuous photo of you and your friends or family around a dinner table. All you need is to download the 99-cent app, a flat surface, and a table full of your loved ones.
"Gathered around a dinner table, in a bar, in a club, at home, at a conference table, or at a historical monument? Cycloramic allows you to capture the moment (handsfree) in a unique and fun way whilst making you and your phone the talk of the event," the app's Facebook page description reads.
Be sure to let us know if you try this app out. We'd love to hear how "hands free" it really is.