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Visited my beeyard yesterday and the difference between tbh and lang ventilation was obvious. The bees were hanging out on all the lang and my combo hives. The langs are equivalent to 5 deeps and the combo has the equivalent of 5 deeps above the hive. Yet, these bees were hot and were hanging outside to reduce temps inside the hive.
The tbhs were not bothered by the heat. Bee activity was normal at the entrance with a half dozen bees fanning. I lifted the cover which is blocked up above the top bars. The top bars were cool to the touch.
I had commented on this difference last year but I've lost the thread. The difference between the two types of hives, those using frames and those with natural comb is very obvious. The combo(long) hive with frames had the same problem as the Lang hives with frames. The tbh with their natural comb attachments and very little 'free' space surrounding them are much more efficient at controlling the ventilation and temperature.
The extra 'gaps' in Lang equipment must hinder the bees somehow.


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Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Feb 8, 2012
This particular campaign in the broader culture wars begins in 2000 with the passage of Prop 22, legislatively defining marriage as a one-man, one woman show. The margin then was a comfortable 21%. After the CA Supreme Court declared that Proposition violated the state constitution, Prop 8 was born – to amend the constitution, itself. It, too, won after a nasty, exceptionally well-financed and divisive battle – this time more narrowly, but clearly, at 5%. It is remarkable to me that the state constitution can be amended so easily, given the role of that document at the apex of the state's governance, but I digress (delay of game?).
Enter a bi-partisan coalition between two of the best trial lawyers in the country, Ted Thompson and David Boies: conservative and liberal, former Solicitor General and the guy who beat Microsoft, opposing counsel in Bush v. Gore, and, by all reports, breeders both of them. Ignoring (some would say "usurping") the more cautious counsel of established leaders in the gay rights movement, Thompson/Boies brought a lawsuit on behalf of two gay couples to challenge the constitutionality of Prop 8 – this time on the federal level. They believe, obviously, that five-or-more votes exist on the US Supreme Court to vindicate their position, but it's a high wire act – if that fifth vote (likely Justice Kennedy in the current make-up of the Court) tips the other way, it resets the clock to a much earlier, less favorable era for gays and other minorities.
Now, a brief civics timeout. The Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment contain bedrock principles of American culture and aspiration – freedoms of speech and religion, against unreasonable searches and seizures, and guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law, as examples. Those provisions serve as checks on governmental power exercised against individual Americans. More broadly stated, they protect minorities against the tyranny of the majority by holding the actions of "the People" to timeless, principled standards. They are interpreted by the Supreme Court, and every law – state and federal – must be consistent with those interpretations.
The lawsuit was heard by Judge Walker, a Reagan appointee, randomly assigned to the case. The trial phase built a record that demonstrated just how thin the Prop 8 proponents' policy bases are, when subjected to dispassionate analysis – and cross-examination. Judge Walker had no difficulty ruling Prop 8 unconstitutional on any of three bases. (In an interesting sideshow, the Proponents sought to make hay with the ex post facto "revelation" of Judge Walker's own sexual orientation. It was no secret; they could not have been unaware of it from the outset – hell, I knew it, and I'm hardly an Insider. They chose, cynically I believe, to raise it after the trial, at a time that would feed the persecution sensibilities of their more credulous supporters).
The intermediate Court of Appeals yesterday chose one of those bases for its ruling that affirmed Judge Walker's order. A philosophically balanced panel ruled 2-1 on a basis that is both narrow and a devastating critique of the Proponents' cause: that there is simply no rational basis in the record for Prop 8's marital disqualification of same-sex couples. For the majority, the Proposition rests simply on social disapproval and fear of difference, neither of which meets the very low "rational basis" standard of review. The dissent argued both that the Judges were bound by precedent of a 1972 Supreme Court denial of review, and that the rational basis might be found in the state's interest in optimizing child-rearing circumstances.
The Supremes are faced with several choices: they can deny review, which would have the effect of invalidating Prop 8 in CA, they can decide it on the narrow grounds of yesterday's Opinion (same effect), overturn it on that basis (November ballot, here we come, again), or take the opportunity to more expansively opine on the subject, as Judge Walker did, pro or con. There are reliably liberal and conservative wings of the Court – as always (and ingeniously – thanks Founders!), the Justices in the middle hold the key. It's worth noting that Justice Kennedy, that likely fifth vote either way, wrote the majority opinion in Romer v. Evans, a 1996 case relied-upon heavily by the Ninth Circuit majority.
Regardless, there's another half to play. For my part, I see this as an important test on the issue of how this country treats folks who will never command a majority. In its history, the Court has stood up (Brown v. Board of Education), and down (Korematsu v. United States) for minority rights. Here's hoping they will choose to stand with the Ninth Circuit, and with folks who deserve to live their lives free of irrational, government-sponsored opprobrium. In the words of Dr. King: the arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice. So may it be.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 8, 2012 at 2:21 pm
"Irrational-government sponsored opprobrium"? Little extreme in your analysis, don't you think, Tom?
This is a very emotional, inflamed, issue, that for many has religious, not moral, concerns and ramifications. For many, the concern is the use of the word "marriage", which has a biblical, religious meaning. Comparing this issue to Brown v. Board of Education, is patently wrong, as barring people from school based on race, does not impact religious views.
I honestly believe that if the government simply created something called "Civil Unions", not "marriage", where you fill out forms and register as a "civil union", and by having a "civil union" you have additional rights and ramifications, healthcare, probate, adoption, taxes, etc, there would be no religious concerns and most people would have no problem with it.
But when you use the word, "marriage", and all the religious and biblical meanings associated with that word, you create problems and tensions that will always exist.
Where does this end? If one of the Catholic Missions decides that they do not want to allow a gay "marriage" to take place at their church, will the state be able to force them to do so? Does the "right" of the gay to get married outweigh the right of freedom to practice religion? Why is it that so many liberals never give any deference to the constitutional right of freedom of religion,when forcing their views on others?
Tom, to most Californians, this issue is not so crystal clear, right and wrong, as you suggest, comparing it to racial discrimination in schools.
Governor Brown slashing the law to allow dogs to be killed after only three days in the pound is crystal clear and wrong. Allowing gay "marriages" is open to lively and emotional debate, and I would hope that liberals would at least pretend to consider the constitutional religious freedom arguments before labeling all those who disagree with them to be similar to those who oppose minorities attending school.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 8, 2012 at 3:08 pm
There are no more minorities or majorities. There are only issues.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 8, 2012 at 3:50 pm
If we consider marriage to have a "biblical, religious" meaning then it should be a matter for churches only, and the government, including all its branches such as the IRS, should not give it any special status. Then it might make sense to rename marriage in the legal sense to civil union or whatever.
But if we are attached to the word "marriage" and want to use it for legal unions between adults, then the religious can't expect to define it in law according to their "biblical principles" for those who do not adhere to those principles.
This really seems to be pretty clear.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 8, 2012 at 5:07 pm
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@ American: I believe that your approach dignifies the linguistic sensibilities of one minority (offended religious folk) regarding the word "marriage" over the very access to that institution by another minority group. I would rank those interests the other way, as I think that before the society forecloses the defining, most intimate and fundamental relationship of adult life from a significant fraction of Californians, it ought to have a very damn good reason to do so (dare I say a "compelling" such reason).
Further, nobody -- NObody is suggesting that faiths will be ordered by the state to perform ceremonies that offend those private religious sensibilities, however misguided others may find them to be. They are completely free, privately, to believe and practice as they wish -- but when they use those beliefs to deny the basic civil rights of others outside the club, methinks that's wrong -- whether on the basis of race or sexual preference.
Religion is not under attack, here. But imagine how you might feel if it were? If, say, Baptists or UUs were forbidden to marry, you'd man the barricades -- and so would I. THAT's how gay Californians feel under Prop 8.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 8, 2012 at 6:01 pm
If religion is not under attack, why is it that the largest opposition groups are the Mormon and catholic churches? Why not eliminate "marriages " in government, create civil unions, and leave "marriages" to each church, so Catholics can do catholic marriages between men and women, and Unitarian and other type churches can marry whomever they want?
a resident of Danville
on Feb 8, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Tom Cushing is a registered user.
I would say that those particular denominations are doing the attacking, based on your facts. It is very clear that they took the offensive in this matter -- enlisting the state's help in imposing their beliefs and practices on others, on matters that do not affect them at all. That's hardly being "under attack."
It seems very Old Testament to me -- more Onward, Christian Soldiers! than Beatitudes. BTW, do you ever wonder what Jesus would've had to say on the matter?
a resident of another community
on Feb 8, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Seems that good points were made by all. Perhaps some were stretched a bit, but I like Tom's thought on the spirit of the bill of rights in defining and protecting individual liberties and freedom. That would seem to favor allowance for same sex marriage and really, how is this harmful or catastrophic. Live and let live. We already seem to have a rather loosely defined concept of marriage throughout the states. Different laws, procedures, customs, religous practices, divorce options, this is just one more on the list.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 10, 2012 at 2:05 pm
People wrongly assume that this case was about the substantive rights that go with marriage. This case was about using the marriage label only. No other rights were at stake. Just the label.
All people should be free to marry whomever they want and have all the civil liberties that go with marriage. They should be free to call their unions "marriage" if they want. People should respect that choice. I've yet to hear a rational argument to the contrary.
But let me play devil's advocate. Why is the use of the "marriage" label a civil right? People say that without the marriage label, there's inequality. But isn't that like a non-white person saying that the only way to have equality is if they can legally be labeled white? Or a woman saying that the only way for her to attain equality is if she can legally call herself a man?
Sweden recently removed the term "marriage" from their civil code. They have a new gender-neutral term that applies to all unions, whether gay or straight. Are all Swedes now deprived of their civil rights, since legally they can no longer use the marriage label?
The injustice, of course, is that denying the marriage label to gays only is a violation of the Equal Protection clause. But it would seem that the right to use the marriage label, in and of itself, is not a civil right.
I'm not trying to make light of the plight of gays. They have it tough, even in the Bay Area. And I recognize that despite the equality granted under California law, there's still a lot of work to be done before there is true equality, particularly at the federal level.


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Portrait of Lodewijk Huygens, ink drawing by Constantijn Huygens II, 6 November 1669 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Portrait of Lodewijk Huygens, ink drawing by Constantijn Huygens II, 6 November 1669 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Armour of Henry VIII. English, Greenwich, 1540 (II.8)
Charles II when Prince of Wales by William Dobson, 1644. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2013
Overall view of the 'Giant' and boy's armours. (II.22 & II.126)
Armour of Henry VIII. English, Greenwich, 1540 (II.8)
Carved wooden head of Henry VIII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.1)
Carved wooden head of Henry VII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.40)
Lodewijk Huygens is the earliest visitor to the Tower whose account describes seeing armoured figures on wooden horses. Although this was not yet called the Horse Armoury, it appears to have been the forerunner of the exhibition which was developed after the Restoration in 1660, and to which James II added figures of Charles I and II by Grinling Gibbons in 1685-6.
Lodewijk was one of the sons of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) who was a high-ranking diplomat, civil servant and a poet who had spent time in England. Through his connections, Constantijn senior managed to arrange for 20 year-old Lodewijk to come to England in December 1651 as part of the 20-man entourage of three ambassadors sent on a diplomatic mission to negotiate with Oliver Cromwell's government about the Navigation Act. While in England, Lodewijk made use of several introductions to meet old friends of his father. In addition, he took the opportunity to see the sights of London, including the Tower:
'Monday 25 March (1652) …an officer asked us where we wanted to go. We said that we were foreigners and wished to see the Tower; he let us pass then after we first handed over our rapiers to him. He provided us with a guide who took us first to the armouries where armour, mostly new and tested, for 10,000 men was stored. After this we entered a room where horses' armour used in former times was displayed on wooden horses with armed men on them. There were two suits of armour worn by Henry VII and two worn by Henry VIII themselves; they were not very costly though. Another remarkable suit of armour here belonged to John of Gaunt, a renowned warrior of a few hundred years ago, who had been more than a head taller than any person of our time; a sword that stood next to it was indeed in proportion …'.
Huygens account is important both as the earliest yet known to describe figures on wooden horses at the Tower and because it records the process by which visitors were checked in and assigned their guide. His references to armour worn by Henry VII and VIII themselves indicate that such objects as the Silvered and Engraved Armour featured in the display. The tale about the so-called 'John of Gaunt's' armour and sword suggests that the guides had already developed a set of entertaining stories to impress their visitors – and to encourage a generous tip.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nearly 300 people were still missing Wednesday several hours after a ferry carrying 477, most of them high school students, sank in cold waters off South Korea's southern coast, killing at least two and injuring seven, officials said.
A government official earlier said that more than 100 people were still unaccounted for, but officials later changed the number to 295.
There were fears of a big jump in the death toll, as dozens of boats, helicopters and divers scrambled to rescue passengers who had been on the ferry traveling to the southern tourist island of Jeju. One passenger said he believed that many people had been trapped inside the ferry when it sank.
The ferry sent a distress call at about 9 a.m. local time Wednesday after it began leaning to one side, according to the Ministry of Security and Public Administration. The government said about 95 percent of the ferry, whose passengers included 325 high school students on a school trip to the popular tourist island, was submerged.
Coast guard officers, speaking on condition of anonymity citing department rules, said at least two people died, but gave no further details, including what caused the ferry to sink.
Media photos showed wet students, some without shoes, some wrapped in blankets, tended to by emergency workers. One student, Lim Hyung-min, told broadcaster YTN from a gym on a nearby island that he and other students jumped into the ocean wearing life jackets and then swam to a nearby rescue boat.
"As the ferry was shaking and tilting, we all tripped and bumped into each another," Lim said, adding that some people were bleeding. Once he jumped, the ocean "was so cold. ... I was hurrying, thinking that I wanted to live."
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Top: UTSA deans take a last look at their speeches before the procession.
Middle: UTSA Ambassadors are ready for the event.
Bottom: Fall Convocation 2006 procession
Fall Convocation to offer first look at new Rec Center
(Aug. 15, 2007)--UTSA continues a tradition initiated in 2002 -- the annual Fall Convocation for faculty, students and staff -- to celebrate the beginning of the new academic year. With the theme, "The Journey Begins," the special event is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 20 in the Campus Recreation Center gym on the 1604 Campus. The speaker will be Sen. Judith Zaffirini.
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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As part of Roadrunner Days, a week of special events to welcome new students, faculty and staff also are encouraged to be part of the Fall Convocation. Setting the tone for a successful academic year, the event is an opportunity to acquaint new students with academic traditions, hear an inspiring speaker, celebrate accomplishments, look to the future, and articulate pride in our institution and the UTSA family.
Because of Rec Center construction, the area may look unfamiliar. For easiest access, enter from parking lot 5 (south of the Wellness and Recreation Center and the Convocation Center) and follow the signs.
The relocation of the Fall Convocation to the Rec Center is the first opportunity to spotlight the newly expanded 250,000-square-foot facility with a new swimming pool, spas, weight room, cardio area, two new basketball courts, four racquetball courts, two group exercise studios, locker rooms, a smoothie bar and an indoor soccer court. Usually conducted in the Convocation Center, the event was moved this year because of the in-progress installation of new seating.
Watch UTSA Today for a story on the Rec Center expansion.


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Carlin Itonga followed his first team debut last week with another clutch of goals for Arsenal's Under-19s at the weekend.
The young striker blasted his second hat-trick of the season for the Under-19s against Reading in the Gunners 5-0 victory, David Bentley and Michael Smith were also on target. Carlin has now hit 14 in 12 Under-19 games this season.
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Discussion in '2008 Playoffs' started by max, Apr 26, 2008.
Still looks like the PIstons in 6 games. It will just seem LONGeR...
Who would have thought last week that they would be glad to see the series at 2-2. It made me ill to hear the announcer talk about what a good coach Flip was at the end of the game. Anyhow, I give them credit for coming back from so far down at the half. I really have no clue as to what we will see in game 5.
Well Joe didn't come into the locker room at halftime, but somebody said something to light a fire under these guys....Prince has been the man the last two games hitting 19-21 shots and pretty much kept the Pistons in striking distance in the first half and hit some key baskets during the second half. Sheed was the man in the third qtr hitting 4 Threes and then Rip who was 1-11 in the first half, hit 5 straight jumpers in the 4th to keep the Pistons double digit lead in tact. The turnovers in the first half were to our detriment, but the sixers had enough throughout the game and the Pistons scored 20 pts off the turnovers to pretty much turn the game in their favor. They also scored 37 points in the paint to go with the six three pointers. Bottom line, we were aggressive in the second half and need to come out with the same intensity on Tuesday. Even though tonights game was must win....game 5 on Tuesday is definitely a must win too. the magic number is 90 points
Yeah, you never know with our team. I expect them to close-out in 6, but I also wouldn't be shocked if they mail-it-in Tuesday and march back to Philly down 3-2 and muttering something about "rough" and "right".
1) Player of the game, TP. Tashaun just had himself a ball game. 10 for 11 from the floor. 2nd most rebounds on the team. 4 steals. Plus he did a great job for the 4th game in a row on AI. 2) Sheed came up huge with those 3's and tough rebounding. He changed the momentum in a big way in the 2nd half. Dude really needs to concentrate when passing the ball against Philly though. They are hounding us and Sheed is just throwing really sloppy passes up top (where a mistake gives them a fast break). 3) Rip- He was cold as ice in the 1st half, but started catching and shooting in the 2nd. With the open looks, he found his rhythm and made it impossible for Philly to come back. OVERALL: Why did it take so long to figure out that we needed to protect the ball? The only way the Sixers are scoring is off of steals, or really bad shots. I hear the players talking about how the team is better when the move the ball and get easy shots. Well, I'm not sure you want the players in the mindset that they have to move the ball against this team. The more passes, the higher the liklihood of a steal. It's just like playing against the old NJ Nets, except these guys are not as good. Don't listen to Flip, just recycle that old game plan.
Didn't see the Pistons run to over take the Sixers. I was prepared, and in some ways, expecting a loss after the 1st half. I am still not convinced w/ this team's up and down performance and attitude. I remain a non-believer until this team starts showing up from tip-off every game onward. Kudos to the Diceman for playing after that broken nose. That took heart.
All credit to the Pistons. This WAS a do-or-die game IMO. Philly had em down at the half, but they came out strong in the 3rd and took control. It took a 7-man rotation and 4 starters playing over 40 minutes, but they got it done. I just hope there's gas left in the tank for Tuesday.
Prince, Wallace help Pistons even series against 76ers - NBA - Yahoo! Sports The Sixers pumped up the crowd when they played season highlights set to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'." Then Detroit guaranteed its season won't unexpectedly cut-to-black. All the euphoria the Sixers created after a 20-point win in Game 3 only grew as they raced to a 14-point first-half lead. The younger, faster, confident Sixers were taking it to the aging, slumping Pistons yet again. Then those 59-win Pistons showed up in the third quarter. They haven't reached five straight Eastern Conference finals by losing two straight road games to the seventh seed in the first round. Injured Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins was at the game and waved his rally towel. First baseman Ryan Howard sent a videotaped message of support. … Wallace cracked up when the 76ers showed a "separated at birth" timeout video comparing an open mouth shot of him next to Jimmie Walker's "JJ" character from "Good Times."
My sentiments exactly............ If the starters play 40+ min for the remainder of this series, Toronto or Orlando will beat us in the 2nd round!
Wow, I guess that was a heck of a comeback in the 3rd quarter! I got a peek at the boxscore at some point in the 2nd quarter, which was horrifying, as they already had 10 turnovers and were shooting well under 40%. As frustrating as this inconsistency is to all of us, I definitely appreciate the guts they showed in getting off the mat in this one.
Its tied up, 2-2. Now its a best of 3 series, with us having the homecourt advantage. Maybe some momentum? But like I mentioned after the last win, we won this one with no bench rotation at all. That is playing it dangerous. Hayes got 3 minutes in this game. Three laugable minutes. Three minutes where Philly went into a feeding frenzy. It hurt us bad, and there was a carry over from the confindence Philly gained. To Flip's credit, at least he had enouhg sense to just keep it to the 3 minutes. (And not play Hunter and Theo at all.) Tay simply got no rest in the 2nd half at all. Tay was the hero in this one. Eleven of twelve shots knocked down. Mostly going inside, but he hit a few clutch outside shots also. His offense was pretty much it for the first half to keep us somewhere near them. Billups did nothing in the 1st half. Nothing at all. But he decided to start driving the ball down their throat in the 3rd quarter and started getting to the line. And he hit some threes to boot. Rip also did nothing in the 1st half, shooting 1 for about 13 or something like that. (Maybe he hit 2 shots.) Rip simply found his range in the 2nd half, pretty much all coming off screens. Sheed heated up too, getting some inside and finding his range on the long ball. Altogether, it ended up being enough offense. Next game, what can we expect. Will Flip actually go into a game planning on just a 7 man rotation? Particularly Tay - will Flip plan on Tay playing 48? I love that we won this game. But here it is, 4 games into the first round, and Flip still has no rotation. Stuckey did not score but he had several assists and his energy was useful guarding Miller. Maxiell started the game, and played starters minutes with a good rest pattern as Dyess did play plenty of minutes off the bench. (15 in the first half and 5 in the second if memory serves.) Dyess hit some shots, and maybe seemed to have more energy than usual just because he is back in his very familiar role of being a bench player. Maxiell did not score much, but look, nobody but Max had a block in this game for us. Max had 3. Max was continually seen fighting toward loose balls. His energy helped a ton. His defense helped a ton. Philly is not that good. We could beat them with a 7 man rotation where we use the same starters as tonight and just Dyess and Stuckey coming off the bench. Stuckey would have to come in early for someone, and spell Rip, Billups, and Tay a bit each for sitting back down. And of course Dyess would take turns spelling Sheed then Maxy. But note, I said we could. To not expand this out to include Amir and Afflalo is not wise. A bit of foul trouble, or a minor injury, and a 7 man rotation becomes 6. Why not use 9 guys if you have them. We do. Flip should start next game using the right guys. And an actual rotation. But again, at least we won this game. GO PISTONS!!!!!
I don't think we can beat them without Amir or Afflalo.
Much better game. Nice to see the hardcore fans in a full chat. Pistons were way too tight early, Philly really lost this game with their inexperience. The fast paced attack is good for keeping teams off balance, but the lack of a quality halfcourt offense outside Andre Miller really hurt them. If the Pistons hold onto the ball and play slow, Philly can't compete.
No one, but a team will go down sometimes. I expected the Pistons to go down in a series early, but I did not think it would be this one. Bottom line is the Pistons have to take this one game at a time. Looking at the past and saying they should be up 3-1 is going to kill them.
I left the chat after the 1st quarter. I got sick of all the whining. I watched the game with my kids instead and found it much more enjoyable. I think it's really sad there are people that call themselves Piston fans actually rooting for the team to lose. Nice win for the good guys. Go Pistons!!!!!!!
Hey, how do you know what type of flicks I like to watch in my spare time?
I enjoyed the chat. Watching them get killed sucked but being around other people feeling as frustrated as myself made it much easier. Then when they started winning it was really fun.
they actyally have 7 RELIABLE ballers (starters+maxi and stuck) so no wonder that boxscore shows that starters played 40+ minutes. Rest of our bench is not just ready for PO intensity level. As I have said : want better bench ? Then Davidson has to pay lux tax. It is practically impossible to form trustful bench from rookie contracts and veteran minimums. Yes, during a season everyone hoped that bench can get it done but reality shows that it is not that easy as fans think: even stuckey stats are plain awful.Even stuckey stats in this series are awful.
Do they have televisions in Idaho?
I hear you, bro. Let's purge the infidels!!! Wahoooooo PISTONS!!!! By the way, what is up with this: Channeling the ghosts of Buddhafan?
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TC Rusty: "a cyclone in my home"
Feb 27, 2013 , 3:28 PM by Vicki Kerrigan
Looks like Tropical Cyclone Rusty has already hit one home in Port Hedland! The Batchelor family are ready for the big blow, they have moved all of their outdoor furniture inside and now their home has become rather chaotic.
Elise Batchelor is a local school teacher at Port Hedland Primary school, a couple of days ago she had the Year 5 and 6 students sandbagging around the school. Now the town is on red alert, the residents are in lockdown. Elise and her family are at home, trying to keep themselves occupied and their spirits high.
If the cyclone hits Port Hedland, the Batchelor family will shelter in the "elephant jungle". Take a listen to Elise explain how her family has prepared.
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Vintage Loft in the City Center
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|Bazán, 03001 Alicante, Spain
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The apartment is ideal for 2 people but can accommodate a third, since it has a very comfortable futon couch. Has living room, open kitchen (perfect for a good breakfast), bedroom with double bed and large closet, bathroom and small room cleaning with washer dryer. It also has air conditioning and heat pump, dishwasher, television 40 "flat screen and white linens and toiletries. All with a vintage feel and a warm tone.
House rulesSmoking is not permitted
Pets not allowed
Deposit of 120 euros for stays of 10 days and 200 euros for stays
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Reviews of this property
We had a very good time at Ana's place! Ana is very lovely host and her flat offers everything one needs. Moreover the apartment is clean and it's location is perfect to explore the city.
We can recommend it
The apartment looks like on the pictures. Very nicely decorated. If you cook for yourself, there are enough pans, cutlery and other matters. Bed is comfortable. Fine shower. Good coffee maker. By Ana is also paid attention to many small details that very nice if you arrive sufficiently clean, toilet paper, towels.
Right in the middel of the center. At the end off the street,than to the left a bakkery for frech bread and it opens at 07.00 o clock. Also some supermercado at walking distance.
Excellent place to stay. It is very well equipped and as described. It is very near bars and restaurants and there can be a bit of noise from these at night.
Friendly, to the point, simple process.
Apartment is as in the pictures, very clean, great location. recommended.
L'appartamento è splendido in zona centralissima e molto viva e divertente. Ana è gentilissima e molto disponibile, è andato tutto a meraviglia. Torneremo sicuramente!
The apartament is awesome, in the very centre of the city, in a very good position repect to the night life, downtown, the port and the beach. Ana is very very kind and nice. Everything was sooo good! We will go there again, for sure!
Top Apartment ! Very good location , not far from the beach and supermarket ! The apartment is very clean and very nicely furnished ! Ana is very very nice , and it has for us , as a family with a two year old child everything works very well !
The appartment was very clean. It smelled lovely and the whole vibe was cosy. Ana was very helpful, wanted to book us another appartment when on our last night there was a problem with the plumbing. But we decided to stay cause we felt so at home there.
I would recommend an apartment at 100%. Flat nice, clean and right in the center of Alicante. Equipped with all appliances. Close to shops and restaurants. 10 minutes to the beach. The owner helpful and polite. I recommend :)
A very nice apartment in the center of Alicante. Very clean and cosy and functional.
Newly modernised with a good taste.
If you do not like the life on street friday and saturday night you have to keep the windows closed - if not it will be a bit noisy.
We had a pleasant stay and can recommend the apartment if you like to be close to everything.
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Missing Prineville man's remains found
2013 discovery was withheld until now as case still active
PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The nearly year-old, partial resolution of a nearly 2-year-old missing-person mystery was sadly revealed Tuesday as Crook County sheriff's deputies said the remains of a man who vanished in March 2012 were found last spring in a rural area – though the cause of death is still being withheld and investigated.
The discovery of the remains of Robert Alan Bucknell, who was 55 at the time of his March 2012 disappearance, was not announced at the time due to the ongoing investigation, said Undersheriff John Gautney. He said that information is now being released "after further consultation with the family."
Bucknell disappeared around March 28, 2012. His 1989 tan Jeep Cherokee was found on private property near his home, off Juniper Canyon Road, about 12 miles southeast of Prineville, with no sign of the owner.
Sheriff's Search and Rescue crews conducted several ground searches, including use of search dogs, as well as aerial searches of the area where it was suspected Bucknell might have been, to no avail.
Bucknell's family had offered a reward that eventually grew to $10,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for his disappearance.
Last April 10, Gautney said, the sheriff's office received reports that possible human remains had been found in a rural area within five miles of Bucknell's home. After sheriff's investigators confirmed they were human remains, the Oregon State Police Crime Lab was called in to process the scene, he said.
"It was suspected the remains were that of Robert Bucknell, due to the location and the time frame involved," Gautney said in a news release Tuesday. Eventually, the state medical examiner tested the remains for DNA and confirmed they indeed were those of Bucknell.
The cause of death is not being released due to the ongoing investigation, the undersheriff said, adding that "investigators have been in contact with family members on a regular basis as to the status of the case."
Sheriff's deputies, assisted by OSP criminal investigators, continue to look into what may have caused Bucknell's death, Gautney said, adding that "looking into whether it was foul play is always part of an active investigation."
Anyone with information pertinent to the case was asked to immediately contact the sheriff's office at (541) 447-6398.
You can also call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-877-876-TIPS, or use the form on KTVZ.COM's Crime Stoppers page. You can remain anonymous, and you could be eligible for a cash reward.


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Housing and parking coming to South Kirkland
Elected officials, developers and affordable housing advocates Wednesday morning participated in a groundbreaking to mark the first phase of construction of a mixed-income, mixed-use transit development to include a 532-stall parking garage and 242 residences at the South Kirkland Park & Ride.
With the apartment complex to be located along the south edge of Kirkland and the parking garage just inside Bellevue, the groundbreaking recognized the cooperation between King County and the two cities.
"This project is another great example of what can be accomplished when we work together with our regional partners," said Mayor Conrad Lee. "The project supports Bellevue's policy to pursue affordable housing opportunities and strengthens the integration of transportation and land use."
The long-awaited project will both improve transit operations on the SR 520 corridor and expand housing opportunities for moderate-income residents.
The first large structure will be a new 532-stall parking garage for King County Metro to serve commuters. Transit service will be maintained throughout the construction with a new transit access drive built for improved service. The garage is expected to open in the summer of 2013.
Following completion of the parking garage, a mixed-income, mixed-use community of 242 apartments will be developed, with initial occupancy targeted for December 2014. Full build-out is anticipated in the first half of 2015.
For the apartment complex, Polygon Northwest will build a mixed-use community with 184 residences, approximately 7,000 square feet of retail and 287 additional parking spaces for residents. Imagine Housing, a local nonprofit affordable housing developer, will build 58 affordable residences.
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Shorewood Hills tops new edition of 'Rating the Suburbs'
Fitchburg, Belleville, Middleton, Black Earth round out top 5
By Mary Erpenbach
Everyone knows what a suburbs is: great schools, starter mansions, lawns that look like the first tee at Nakoma. And of course, everyone is wrong.
In fact, if it were a television program, The Real Suburbs of Dane County would be more complex, more interesting—and a lot more fun—than a stereotype. Although the part about great schools would still be true.
Case in point: our two top-rated suburbs. Shorewood Hills, which garnered best-of honors in the report we did back in 2004, repeats this year as Dane County's highest-scoring suburb. Yet as an old-line community of gracious Cape Cods, lakeshore frontage and a top-ranked elementary school, this village differs in almost every respect from Fitchburg, which this time came in second-with-a-bullet by thirteen points. Incorporated only thirty years ago, Fitchburg has launched a branding campaign, embarked on a dream-big growth plan and already boasts the most diverse population of any suburb in Dane County.
Then, too, Madison suburbs are très trendy. You can see examples of edible public landscaping or new urbanism's cousin "agriburbia"—increasingly popular in suburbs nationwide—blooming in almost every community featured here. Other trends, such as the alarming rise in suburban poverty, while not as prevalent, have crept in nonetheless.
Much has changed since we first began rating the suburbs fourteen years ago. Suburban populations have swelled. The National Mustard Museum moved from Mount Horeb to Middleton. Epic turned Verona from Hometown USA into the worldwide headquarters of health care software. McFarland built a beautiful new library. Also, home values skyrocketed despite the Great Recession; it might not be up by much lately, but overall home appreciation in the suburbs is pretty impressive.
But at least two facets of suburban life here are exactly the same as they were then. There is still no North Beltline to serve commuters in communities like Waunakee and Dane. And suburbanites remain in denial about the fact that they live in suburbs.
Yes, Virginia, it is a Suburb
Wait, the hamlet of Dane at the northern edge of the county is a suburb? Yes, according to the definition we used in our original 1999 feature—and are using here. As a refresher, a Madison suburb is a Dane County village or city with a population of one thousand or more, economically intertwined with a nearby major metropolitan area. Which, in this case, is Madison.
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After a guy spiderman's you, you kick him in the balls and wipe his own jizz into his face while he's doubled over. Proceed to do the spiderman web slinging poses and then stand like a proud female superhero while he learns his lesson.
My boyfriend spiderman'd me last night so I spiderwoman'd him back. He'll think twice before doing that again.
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Female with a single extraordinary power. Having never visited her minge with a razor, she has a magnificent array of spiders legs protruding from her knickers thus being able to render any man into a state of shocked horror at a hundred yards.
Beach Dude 1 (dazed): "Whoaaa ... did you see that chick's bikini-line?"
Beach Dude 2: "Yeah ... like it must've been Spiderwoman."
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The reverse spiderman. Where a guy jizzes in a chick's hand and she throws it back in his face and pulls a spiderman on his ass: throwing the splooge back in his face like spiderman's web, pulling the imaginary web rope as she gets up to assume the superhero pose.
Mike was about to ejaculate in Ashley's mouth, but she pulled back and he came in her hand and she surpised him with a spiderwoman... His life will never be the same!
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Gabrielle Therin-Weise
Our love for exploring the world began at the end of the eighties in a plane high over the Andes where a man showed us his passport stamped in several Antarctic scientific bases. We immediately decided that we had to go there. That was the beginning of numerous adventurous trips to many remote parts of the world. After the Antarctic, the Weddell Sea, Falkland Islands and South Georgia, other destinations like Alaska, the Kuril Islands, Chukotka, the Pribilofs, the Aleutians, the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand and Australia, Mongolia, Ethiopia and many other places more or less known followed on the seven continents. In 2005, we changed from slides to digital photography.
Our pictures appear on a regular basis on the UNESCO World Heritage website as well as in brochures and exhibitions related to conservation.
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Roald Hoffmann
Ask an American chemistry graduate student, "Tell me what you know about carbides," and here's what I guess you'd get as an answer: "There's calcium carbide, CaC2, and I've heard of those long chains of carbon in John Gladysz's organometallic molecules, and, yes, some transition metal carbide clusters, for instance the iron carbide carbonyl Fe5C(CO)15 [Figure 1]."
The realities: Calcium carbide, CaC2, remains a major commercial chemical, though I suspect that few connect that molecule to the name of the one-time chemical giant, Union Carbide Corporation, now a subsidiary of Dow; WC—no, not the loo but tungsten carbide—in drilling bits and in "cemented" carbides is a major industry. Looming above these is steel, of weapons and at the core of large constructions. Steel is hardly uncommon, but I'd bet there is nary a word about this alloy of iron and carbon in the education of our students. Steel is a solid solution of carbon in iron mixed with compounds such as iron carbide, Fe3C, and Hägg's carbide, Fe5C2. Besides these three major players—CaC2, WC and the carbides in steel—many other metal carbides have been made, more for curiosity than for profit.
The lacunae in the student's answer—and professors will do no better—tell us much about education and fashions in science. I see in the answer (a) the triumph of molecular chemistry in the past century, so, for example, more people know the later and rarer discrete Fe5C(CO)15 cluster than the extended Fe3C structure, and (b) the love affair people—subspecies chemists—have with simplicity, so both teachers and students would rather deal with a simple discrete molecule rather than the difficult to explain lanthanum nickel carbide, La2Ni5C3, or, God forbid, messy steel.
In fact, the few hundred carbides known are a most remarkable and, as I will argue, inspiring group of compounds. First a brief on their macroscopic properties: These are all solid compounds, ceramic, sometimes metallic, often hard, often with high melting temperatures. They may be sensitive to moisture (Can anyone who has experienced it forget the smell of wet technical grade CaC2?), but often are very resistant to water and air (those WC drilling bits). Their compositions may be simple—say, WC or NbC (niobium carbide)—or complex—Sc3C4 (scandium carbide) or Er10Ru10C19 (an erbium ruthenium carbide).
Now to their microscopic structure. In the carbides known, carbon appears so far in only three forms. Most common are isolated carbon atoms, probably closer to being negatively charged ions. Figure 2, for instance, shows the structure of NbC—a layering of niobium and carbon, with an octahedron of niobiums around each carbon and an octahedron of carbons around each niobium. Does that sound familiar? These words describe the geometrical structure of rock salt or NaCl (sodium chloride), seen in our view of NbC from an atypical angle. The distances between niobium atoms are a little longer than in niobium metal; the Nb-C distances are similar to those in discrete molecular NbC organometallic compounds. And there are no C-C bonds. Figure 2 also shows the WC structure, in which each carbon is surrounded by a trigonal prism of tungsten atoms and each tungsten by a trigonal prism of carbons. Interesting that the two structures should differ so much; I've written a paper with Sunil Wijeyesekera teasing out an explanation for the different coordination preferences of NbC and WC. Cementite, Fe3C (an important form of carbon in steel), is a variant of the WC structure. To get to it, imagine removing two-thirds of the carbon atoms and then collapsing the metal lattice, albeit in a complex way.
Incidentally, if you ask an inorganic chemist about the date of the first synthesis of molecules with a metal atom in a trigonal prismatic environment, the likely answer will be approximately 1965. But the WC structure has been known since 1928; it clearly has a trigonal prismatic coordinated metal atom, with W-C distances typical of those in organometallic molecules. That the molecular inorganic chemist doesn't point to WC (or to MoS2—molybdenum sulfide—another structure with trigonal prismatic coordination of a metal, given to us by Linus Pauling in one of his early papers in 1923) illustrates the separation, persistent even as it is illogical, of molecular and extended inorganic chemistry over most of the 20th century. Talk of two cultures!
There are many carbides that contain two linked carbon units. CaC2 is one, a simple structure in which the C2 units are close to C22–, like an acetylene (HCCH) with the two hydrogens ripped off as protons. Consistently, the C-C bond length in the C2 units of CaC2 is acetylenic, 1.19 angstroms. There's a drawing of the atomic positions in calcium carbide in another article I've written (Marginalia, July–August 1995). C-C bond lengths in the C2 units of other carbides range remarkably, from 1.19 to 1.48 angstroms, nearly matching the range of C-C bond lengths in organic molecules, from a triple bond to a single bond. This is not an accident.
The final and rare mode of C-C bonding in carbides is a C3 unit. It occurs in Ca3Cl2C3, but I'd rather show you the phantasmagoric Sc3C4 structure of Pöttgen and Jeitschko (Figure 3). Like a smorgasbord of carbon forms in carbides, it has everything—C and C2 and C3 units in a complex arrangement whose repeat unit is Sc30C40, containing 12 C, 2 C2 and 8 C3. It is as if the metal atoms had torn apart a graphite lattice, forming little islands of organic matter in the metal.
Retreating just a bit from this vertiginous edge of complexity, consider Ca4Ni3C5, also made by the Jeitschko group at Münster in Germany. (Wolfgang Jeitschko is responsible for a great fraction of the carbides we have.) Figure 4 shows the one-dimensional Ni3C58– ribbon cut out of the structure. It has vertex-sharing nickel squares, with C2 wingtips. And smack in the middle of each square in this piecewise organic molecule—a square-planar (not tetrahedral) carbon!
Consider still another Jeitschko structure, made of yttrium, cobalt and carbon—YCoC (Figure 5). Through it run infinite [CoC]3– needles, with a cobalt-carbon separation that is tied (with a discrete molecule) for the world's record for shortest Co-C distance (1.85 angstroms). The Co-C separation in the naturally occurring molecule vitamin B12 is substantially longer.
In YCoC there is a CoC3– organometallic polymer, multiply bonded between Co and C, judging from that short distance. The polymer is trapped in the solid state. A theoretical chemist wishing to provoke his uppity experimental colleagues (that's me) says, "Get it out of there, solubilize that polymer, give it—in a solvent—a better Lewis acid partner than Y3+." Of course, they won't get it out. But this structure should be an inspiration to molecular organometallic chemists making rodlike polymers; they're possible, waiting to be made outside the solid.
As more carbon-rich carbides are synthesized, I think we will see other forms of C in them, and not only C, C2 and C3. In fact, I'm sure that little chunks of carbon will be made in solids in shapes that are so far unknown for carbon. Why? Well, every environment for the growth of an element (here carbon) creates its own "conditions of stability"—free in the gas phase or solution, on the surface of a metal, in the metal's interior, at an interface. This is how I think about the fact that buckminsterfullerene, C60, reached macroscopic stability—in the special reaction conditions of a carbon arc in a helium atmosphere. For most forms of carbon, survival after formation is guaranteed by the high barriers for breaking strong C-C bonds, even in strange, highly strained geometries. Based on what we know about the unusual geometrics of solid state borides (boron is next to carbon in the Periodic Table), it's just a matter of time until we find weird C-C bonding in carbides.
Finally, a personal view of the importance of the carbides. It's not in their economic value. Nor even in the simple to strange beauty of their structures, the paean to complexity they silently sing. No, their message is a spiritual one. The carbides are inorganic. Yet, ever so clearly, they are also organic—how else shall we think of those C-C bonds in many of them? Metal carbides are a bridge, the inherent link nature itself shows us, as we, in the simplicity of our minds, pigeonhole into one or another human-made category—organic, inorganic—the multifarious manifestations of one complex world.
© Roald Hoffmann
We would not know many of these carbides if it were not for the fruitful synthetic and structural studies of Wolfgang Jeitschko. I am grateful to him for inspiration, to Hans-Jürgen Meyer for his comments and to M. M. Balakrishnarajan for his assistance with producing the drawings.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/carbides/3
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Gaede, Nov 28, 2012.
Well, that's how they have been playing...
Well, everyone should...?
It ain't over until it's over.
One big difference is that the Giants know how to win big games, late season big games.
Yep, they've got the organizational structure in place.
Playing at home and on Sunday night. Not a good mixture
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One other point the Cowboys have been outscored at home 41-3 in the first half in their last 2 games. They get off to slow starts in the first half every week it's been like that all season. Most of the Cowboys points come in the second half.
YES, if we don't show up for a must win game....again.
If we lose to the Eagles, at home, in primetime, no way Red doesnt get fired in the lockerroom after the game.
Serioulsy, this is about as close to a gimmie game as it gets in the NFL, if we cant win this one..........yikes!!!!
Dont worry, the Bengals, Saints, and Steelers (if Big Ben is back) will make sure that Skins game doesnt many anything for us.
Like I said earlier this week, never underestimate this teams ability to drop a deuce at midfield when the country is watching.
Yeah, but all joking aside, I think the real reason we've lost all those primetime games is that we're usually playing a good opponent then. That isn't the case this time.
What it says is that most fans have watched enough games to know that Dallas usually losses at home, usually loses primetime games, and usually loses at least once to the Eagles.
Who said it was a joke?
We should win easily, but with Turnover Tony at the helm, anything is possible.
Or that Dallas will field a team with Ernie Simms, Ben Bass, Eric Frampton and Cole Beasley playing heavy snaps. Or that we had to reanimate the corpse of Brady Poppinga.
I think we find out a whole lot about this team this week. Yes we have injuries, but every team does and I'd argue its a testament about depth or lack of which we should have planned for. E-gals are desperate and we somehow still have a shot at post season. "If" we come out flat and uninspired, that will tell me all I need to know about this team. This is a game we should win, but I'm taking nothing for granted.
he did say he was in Batman shape
The fact the Cowboys are playing a bad opponent that's lost 7 straight games puts added pressure on them to not only win but to look good doing it. A game like this is almost like being in a no win situation unless you win in a blowout. Playing a real bad opponent that's playing for next year puts more pressure on a head coach and their team than if they were playing a real good team.
Excuses can be made if you lose to a hot team that's riding high but man you lose at home AGAIN after what happened on Thanksgiving to a crappy team like Philly whose star players are all out with injuries Jerry is going to be at a loss for words. Both he and Garrett will look like they've been hit by a truck during their post game interviews if the Cowboys lose this game.
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19th century explorer, Antonio Raimondi, once referred to Peru as a "beggar sitting on a bench of gold." Indeed, Peru's riches include more than just gold. The richness and diversity of the Amazon rainforest, the fabulous cuisine and textiles of Cuzco, and the wonder and magnificence of Machu Picchu are only some examples of the culture, beauty, history, and nature that make up Peru.
The first decade of the 21st Century saw Peru's economy expand dramatically - averaging about a 6% rate of growth per year, it was one of Latin America's fastest growing economies. Poverty was cut in half, falling from 59 percent in 2004 to 26 percent in 2012, and millions have moved into the middle class, nearly doubling the middle class from 2007-2012. However, despite these changes, troubling issues still remain. Many have left the ranks of poverty, but not everyone has cashed in on the 21st century growth. New wealth has been highly disproportionately distributed, limited mostly to urban and coastal areas. The gap between rich and poor is significant, and more than half of the rural population still lives in poverty, particularly in the highland Andes and lowland Amazon, while slums sprawl from the outskirts of Lima. Additionally, the education system remains marginal, infrastructure poor, and many people still lack proper access to water and sewage.
Come visit Peru with Global Exchange and experience its splendors first-hand while forming an understanding of issues such as globalization and trade, wealth disparity, resource allocation and privatization, rainforest conservation, and community development. Meet Peruvians from various social and economic backgrounds and visit historic sights along the Inca trail, including Machu Picchu, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.


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Jaesa as a date... Blizz as a bud to get dfrunk with, the little guy is awesome and funny
Jaesa as a date... Blizz as a bud to get dfrunk with, the little guy is awesome and funny
not exactly a date ... but i really want to kick Corso Riggs in the face. hard.
annoying sissy
She is just so awesome. Wants to progress herself, and is curious about the universe in general. My kinda girl. Now we just gotta get those "flesh-y" addons :P
This needs a Poll!
Jaesa Willsaam for a Date.
Blizz for drinking or just hanging out with a buddy.
She's wierd, shares my sense of humor and isn't a robot, which is always a plus.
If you spend your entire life getting senpai to notice you, you'll never notice anyone else.
Light side Jaesa and Vette easily.
Vette love the comments she makes.
For me - Vette, just with normal hair, skin color and ears.
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I would have to say Vette, there is just something about her very cocky with a great sense of humour. The first scene you meet her I knew she would be my Warriors companion of choice.
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Definitely Kira.
WoW having more subs than SWTOR is the same thing as Justin Bieber having more youtube plays than Tupac. Just because its more popular doesn't mean its good.
Warcraft Lore has gone from one of the most vast and interesting stories in all of gaming to a bad Thrall Fanfic by Chris Metzen.
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Malavai Quinn! i always wanted a guy kissing my feet
Risha ftw.
They're handlebars for doggystyle.
So the correct answer is Vette and Jaesa...at the same time. Dark Jaesa turns into an absolute nympho, psycho, but still a nympho, and she'll do anything you say, so she'll be happy to join you in making Vette say "Boom!" Heh, now you weren't asking me which one I'd marry...
vette, also for thoes who havent done the inq. story line do it. (yes i know shes a sith warrior comp. but she shows up for one of the quest and its awesome)
I'd double team Blizz with M1-4X. Beautiful human-jawa-wardroid orgies commence.
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1 some random leet hacker who hacked aol back in 1998 by putting pictures of breasts on the aol today page. 2 the leetest hacker that has ever roamed the earth. 3 a retired hacker. Also known as phox.
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Eli is an Elite pocket passer but all qbs need talent around them so Simms is wrong to me.
Do you disagree?
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
I dont remember the report of him not being able to throw, just that Mortensen said he could be out 4 even 6 weeks before actually even knowing the extent of the injury. I think he was reporting this the next day.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
So is it official?
Simms will hopefully no longer be announcing Giant games? If he does I dont' want to hear him say a single good thing about Eli.
OMFG you know what my reply just reminded me about... I had a dream last night. And I think it was Lincoln from Prison Break I somehow met...but the guy kept telling me he was Kerry Collins. He wouldn't give it up. I was like are you a drunk? Wheres the 5 o clock shadow? Are you really Kerry Collins, gtfo. THERES NO WAY YOU'RE KERRY COLLINS! And he was just like...yes man, yes I'm Kerry Collins whats the big deal? It was the strangest thing ever. hahaha
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People shouldn't hate on Sims cause what he said about Eli. Simms was a former retired qb and Eli is the current qb. He hasn't retired and what if he went to another team and said somthing you didn't like about Simms?


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Is there a good video available that shows good close-up examples of grafting larva for queen production? If so, by whom and available where?
Is there a good video available that shows good close-up examples of grafting larva for queen production? If so, by whom and available where?
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Thanks Michael...I appreciate it. I took a look at the link and decided to place the order. Can't wait to get it!
open link right hand side lower u can see windows or real player english version. enjoy
should be a direct link if not try http://www.iwf.de/iwf/do/mkat/listin...SearchStr=bees then use search function try queen rearing
btw i chk it n see how it has low high next to windows media or real player? some reason dunno why u must hit low to get full version is over 1hr stream video very good quality have 2 other full version i found on this website rotation of honeybees and selection of honeybees also have lots small clips specifiic stuffs, wax melting, bee dance etc enjoy is great resouce
I've really enjoyed watching those IWF German videos. The one on queen rearing is very good, I've watched that one many times. The direct links to them used to be stickied in the Disease and Pests forum which made is easy to go back and watch them again.
For the love of bees
I really enjoyed the IWF video. Not just the part on queens but also interesting equipment.
Does anyone know the particulars of the "space below the bee floor"? It appears to be a combination of empty space and a place to place a feeder.
Bee all you can Bee!
Space below is a very old way of ventalating hive. They use to have a 2" space for winter and they slid a "pallet" into the hive for the spring/summer flow, to keep the bees from filling the space with comb. Probably the "first" slatted bottom. I was surprised it was still being used myself.
Another thing I saw in those German videos was a Hive Scale.
They slid it in under the hive and pulled down a lever arm that lifted the whole hive up to weigh it and set it back down.
I want one of those. That is a cool thing to have. The ability to weigh every hive in the yard in like 15 seconds each is a powerful tool.
Does anybody know where to buy one?
that was a neat video. very informative. i also think some of the equipment was interesting. here's a link to some other beek videos from them.
they have a neat, albeit time consuming, way to deal with varroa if you watch the video, "dispersion of the old colonies". also, "work in a heather skep apiary during the prime swarming period" was fun to watch.


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Sealegs has just exported two multimillion-dollar orders of its amphibious craft to Russia and Indonesia, both new markets for the company. The boats in Indonesia will be used for first response for disaster relief. One of the Russian boats also has Sealegs' new fully integrated fire pump. Other new export destinations last year included Gabon, Croatia, Antigua and Saint Martin.
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Everything can change in a heartbeat.Hunter Roswell thought she had left her past behind. But her carefully structured world starts to fall apart when a serial killer connected to her past emerges from the shadows and begins stalking her. Already responsible for the deaths of five women, the killer now has Hunter firmly in his sights. And he's picked a target date - the night of October's full moon - also known as the blood moon or hunter's moon.
Sara Wilder, a psychologist and former FBI profiler, is brought in to help Hunter unravel the connection between her past and a ruthless killer. But as the search for the killer intensifies, both women find themselves struggling with an unexpected and undeniably mutual attraction. In a race against time, can they survive a killer who is willing to use anything - even love - to further his own agenda?
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"Better than I thought it would be"
I found overall this audio book was much better than I was expecting. And an admirable job was done by the narrator.
From a promising start, I have abandoned this book having suffered hours and hours waiting for the story to unfold. In the end I have determined that it is not a thriller at all, but a vehicle for a load of lesbians with men's names (Hunter, Adrian, Connor) to explore their relationships! Do readers (listeners) really need to know about putting the bread in a toaster? Oh dear - what a disappointment. Don't know who A.J Quinn is but I bet she's a lesbian with little else on her mind......
"A difficult read"
This book starts well and just has one convinced that it is going to be a really good mystery...Then the author seems to go off in a different direction altogether...I have tried to listen to it and stay interested four times now...but instead of keeping the love interest as a side issue, the plot itself seems to become secondary! I feel the author has an agenda here (To normalise lesbianism) I just wanted a mystery story and I confess descriptions of woman being sexually aroused by each other...just leaves me bored, it all sounds so contrived and unreal too. As ofcourse, now I have been forced to consider it, it must be!
"Outsmarting the Serial Killer, Finding Romance"
Hostage Moon is a mysterious, fun, and engaging investigative drama. I was hooked by the punchy prose, whip-smart plotting, and strong women characters.
A successful, beautiful woman wakes in a dark alley in a pool of her own blood to learn that she is being toyed with and hunted by a serial killer from her past. She receives aid from an ex-FBI psychologist with problems of her own. The two find they have an undeniable mutual attraction. Will they be able to evade and catch the creepy psycho-villain, and find love at the same time?
An entertaining listen.
"Strong Beginning Wasted"
I was entranced by the first half of this audiobook. This was despite the characters inside this selection; outside of Hunter; were thinly drawn. Unfortunately the story collapsed under the weight of plot contrivances in the second part of this work. In the true nature of the romance writer the romance moves at the glacial pace that reflected an earlier era rather than the hook-up culture of the modern era.
In the end I can't recommend this selection. A.J. Quinn is a talented writer. However she needs to speed up the storyline if she is going to make a successful transition from Romance writer to the Mystery/ Thriller genre.
"Quinn writes a good mystery and romance."
Its up there with Radcylffe, Gerri Hill and Erik Schabach who write the best lesbian romance writers. To me Quinn's spinning of a great mystery in with a romance novel takes a lot of talent, Radcyliffe tells an action packed sort of mystery tell with her Honor series and a mystery/romance series with her Justice series, and she also mixes in a little mystery in some of her p-town series, which is what makes them great. Hill tells a great mystery/romance story with her Hunter series, Also her Devil's Rock and Keeper series. All are action packed but the romance is first with Hill. Erik tells a great action young adult lesbian sci-fi/ fantasy story with his Valkyrie series, I also really like his Drakkon series, And what I hope turns into a series with his Bridge Trolls story. All are wonderful. Still I think the best think he writes is his music of the soul series. Which is simple good with no mystery like in Quinn's story. Which is well written story.
Sarah,was my favorite, I liked they way she tried to be professional, yet knew she was falling for Hunter. I really liked the scene where they simply held hands in the club and left the club that way. It was a great scene.
A good reading, straight forward story telling, good inflection, good dramatic pauses, good changing of voice for character. Generally excellent a good story teller.
Serial killer after the one woman who got away, a love afraid between ex-FBI agent and tormented woman. (I have no idea how to sum this up for Hollywood but it would make a great film)
It's an excellent story, great drama, great mystery, Great romance, Great characters. Just really great writing. Want to read other books by this author, Have Show of Force (May have name wrong) But it was also Awesome!
"Perfect story, perfectly read"
I had already read the book, but listening to it gave me a new appreciation for the writing and flow of this book. I absolutely loved it.
This writer had a mature, elegant vocabulary and the reader nailed it.
Perfect. Love her voice.
I highly recommend this book.
I too was enticed by the beginning on the story but it quickly became mundane. Hunter was a character that I felt could have been developed into so much more. Sara was flat. Both characters were like able but neither made you want to go the extra mile. The pace of the romance was unrealistic and the backstory, felt contrived. I would give the author another shot because the premise of the book was good.
"Hunter and Sarah"
Loved it!
Character development was amazing, I loved Hunter's growth and Sarah's level headed approach. Definitely recommend this book, thoroughly enjoyed it!
"Loved it!"
I absolutely loved this narrator. ..she did an incredible job...wonderful reading and great voice! The story definitely kept my interest. Don't pass this one up!
"A very good read"
The beginning was a little slow. Stick with it and you won't be Sorry. The narrator was easy to listen to. The story was suspenseful. I'd recommend it.
A better plot. More truthful advertising. Not a mystery but a lesbian love story.
Nothing. I would not have purchased it had I realized how poorly written it was.
Narrator was good.
Just a love story advertised as mystery.
Don't buy it.
"If I could give this one zero stars, I would"
This book is totally misrepresented. It's listed as a mystery or suspense book. It's really a lesbian love story. It should be noted in the summary that this is a romance, disguised as a thriller. Awful, plodding and lots of girl on girl flirting. So sorry I bothered.
Represent it as what it really is.
Yes, but I guess if I'd known it was a romance, I might have expected this type of presentation - halting & breathy . . . .yuk!
All of it.
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Amman (amuse), Jordan-1st stop. Esau lives here Gilliad mountains.
Jacob sends gifts in caravan across holy Jabboc River (city of Zecar in today's map) A river of 3: Jordan, Gerac.) sends gifts ahead of himself, to please Esau. Here at this river (dream w angel of Lord (Jesus) hurts his hip in wrestle w God,) Located in Eneal Mountain & here, God names him "Israel." Then Jacob goes and builds well we see later where Jesus meets Samaritan women.
Gen 19 Sodom Gomora where (dirty lake full of dead people) Dead Sea. Lowest point on earth. Below sea level.
2nd Stop-Godora-Dicapilus : Jerash ruins frm Hellenistic period. Greek city established by Pompei. Romans preserved it
Mark 5: 1-20, Luke 8:8,26,39 (Gadorians) Matt 8:28-34
We now see Gadora (Umcase) and (& later ride on ) Sea of Galilee and Goland heights). John Baptist beheaded here .
12 cities in Jordan. Arab custom entire family live all in 1 mansion. 3% nomads.
Petra is 3 hrs from Amman.
3rd stop- Another Decapolis city, Jerash (Antioch) built by Alexander Great who conquered & built it as his kingdom. We will see Headrome, different columns styles, Bizantines churches, pagan temples. Also Parables inspired from this area i.e. lost sheep, lost coin, lost son. luke 15. jerash entry : new eastern gate . for coming of Hadrian
4th stop-Masada ship-like plateau. We take cable card up to site. Here David hid frm Saul. Maccabean time/Jonathan buit a refuge a century b4 Christ. In 66 ad the 1k Jewish zealots looking for political change rebelling frm Rome
AD, the zealots fled for cover as Roman persecution came to slaughter them.
They made 8 camps w sisterns & food storage. They were 1k & the Romans 10k. They commit mass suicide not to be enslaved by Romans. We saw plum fig grapes on trip to Masada. Dead Sea almost empty! Source of Water is taken for human consumption. We see in Judaen Hills (mountains) where David hid frm Saul ( we saw a long mountain range w innumerable caves.)
5th stop-Visit to Qumran monastery-the place where the scribes would copy the scrolls and bathe every time they wrote Gods name. Hid scrolls in Masada till Bedouin Shepard threw a rock & heard a crack of pottery w Dead Sea scrolls. John Baptist studied at this Jewish monastery. Will see bapistry, cave-Dead Sea scrolls in Jerusalem.


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Like all disasters, Hurricane Sandy underscored how important robust public safety communications robust are. But some states fear their interoperable networks will be inhibited by the federal initiative to develop a single, nationwide architecture.
Their disquiet is evident in comments regarding the proposed system, which was unveiled at the first meeting of FirstNet, the 15-member board created by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to disperse $7 billion for a nationwide public safety broadband network. While states can choose not to use the national system, opting out is complicated and, theoretically, not even possible until FirstNet completes the request for proposals process in 2015 or 2016 (or later).
In the meantime, many communities have begun building networks of their own using Broadband Technology Opportunity Program grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) — the same agency overseeing the national interoperability initiative — since 2010.
Beneficiaries include Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley, which received $14 million to deploy public and private fiber and interoperable WiFi and WiMax for the City of Eau Claire, Chippewa County, and parts of Dunn and Clark Counties. Eau Claire Information Services Manager John LeBrun says the communities' public works departments are heavily involved in planning and implementation because they maintain the assets, such as 14 water towers that will house radio antennas, and control the rights of way in which fiber optic cable is laid.
Motorola kicked in $21 million of the $50 million that San Francisco's Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority (BayRICS) is investing to develop BayWEB.
"There's a big opportunity for public works once the network's operational," says BayRICS Interim General Manager Barry Fraser. "Fast data speeds are ideal for sending maps and data files to field workers." But while site identification and network design are done, everything else is at a standstill. That's because NTIA suspended the grant program in May to ensure interoperability with the eventual national system.
The question is whether such local efforts should proceed in the interim. Although the law lets states opt out of the national system, a September 2012 Potomac Institute for Policy Studies report says the likelihood of getting federal approval is "the statutory equivalent of ... obtaining the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West: nearly impossible and fraught with risk."
In addition, states that do participate in the national network may have to play second fiddle to wireless service providers. The public sector won one battle when Congress rejected the industry's bid to have the "D" block of radio spectrum auctioned to providers so they could create the national system, giving the spectrum to first responders instead. Even so, the private sector may have won the war. Although a final decision hasn't been made, FirstNet seems to be leaning toward a wireless-company-run network.
"State, local, tribal, and public safety agencies expected a network design process that would be collaborative and public safety-centric, and that numerous solutions would be presented, analyzed, and debated in a collaborative, creative process to produce the best result," says Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Julie Jones. "Instead, a single architecture was presented that bears a striking resemblance to the original concept favored by the wireless service providers. It included little to no input from state and local stakeholders."
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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Hello ladies and gents <3
So, for all the lovely ladies who helped me to get enough courage to ask out Mr. X, I want to say an enormous Thank-you :D He said yes and we've been wonderful. I so appreciate your help. It helped me get enough courage to tell him how I really feel, which led him to tell me that he felt the same, and has been meaning to tell me but was afraid I wasn't going to feel the same way and reject him....
Sat, May 18, 2013 at 6:30 PM
Heyyy I'm back, and I've missed many of you fine young people. I can say with confidence that I am willing to stay on through my busy schedule. I feel as if I neglected you *dramatic cry* but anywhooo ^.^ HELLO! :D I hoppe you find it in your dear hearts to continue to talk to me Brabs and kens. Kisses, Bobbie ~Fr3nchInhale~
Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 8:08 PM
Ok so I like this guy, and he's 19. I'm 16. But I like him, and I don't think he knows it, I want to tell him but i don't want to be rejected, because i don't know if he liikes me like that. I would really love to be his girl. He's amazing. Please help me. advice would be nice.
Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM
My Best Frann' :D
Trying to get my pictures up. For now you'll have to deal with my Beautiful friend.
Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 10:59 PM
Pictures of me...< /3
]I'm thinking of posting picturesof me on here... but I don't know. I'm not self concious, just worried they're ugly. HELP ME! please *pouts* Should I post pictures of my beautiful face?
Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Valentine's Day<3 :D
Hey everybody. It's almost Valentines Day. You excited? I sure as hell am not. Time to watch love birds make out in the halls.. -_- What the fuck i'm thinking? I'm just playing with you :) Very excited, Get a chance to get dressed up for Stephen. If he ain't busy... Anyways hit me up and tell me what your planning for Valentine's Day Barbz and Kenz Love Bobbie
Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM
So Nicki hasn't posted on here since 2011. *cry* Why She no post anymore? She's too busy being epic amazingness. Love ya Nicki.
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Hey, It's Bobbie
Hey I'm Bobbie, I also go by skittlez or Robyn. I just wanted to say 'heyy' and try blogging about me. I don't really know what I should talk about but I'll give this a shot. I started listening to Nicki In 2009, and I fell in love with her style. She inspires me, and keeps me motiated. Hence why I'm here, giving support to the number one baddest bitch out there. Love you Nicki!...


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