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An Assertive Nun
An Assertive Nun
More From Theresa
Nun Who Confronted the Pope
Non-gendered images of God
Women as Deacons
"Pro-life" & "Pro-choice"
Shift in Attitudes of Catholics
Church teachings can evolve
The Nerve to Confront the Pope
Rare Woman to Speak Publicly
An Assertive Nun
A More Urgent Plea
The Women's Movement Comes to Catholic Nuns
The Need for Women as Priests
Equality in the Church Community
The Life of A Nun
A Life of Service
Theresa's Biography
Three Attributes to Describe Herself: Peaceful, partygoer, and social
Proudest Accomplishment: Her life decision to become a Catholic nun.
Special Guests: Her mother, sister, and niece traveled from New York to be in the audience during her 1979 papal greeting.
Back to School: She went back to school in her mid-50s for a Master's in Women's Studies.
In 1979, Sister Theresa Kane was serving as President of the US Leadership of the Women Religious when she was invited to publicly address Pope John Paul II during his visit to the National Shrine in Washington DC. She came before the Pope and the packed pews and said quietly: "We have heard the powerful message of our church addressing the dignity and reverence of all persons. As women, we have pondered these words." The Church, "must respond by providing the possibility of women as persons being included in all ministries." While the Pontiff himself did not immediately respond, Sister Theresa's words were broadcast and televised around the world. They continue to reverberate today. She says her plea was "a surprise" to the public, "but not to professional theologians or those in the sisterhood…we were looking at the role of women in the church and society and I was quite imbued in that culture."
She has continued to speak, to teach, and to lobby for the expansion of women's roles within the Church. And she left an impression: When a member of Sister Theresa's order met with the Pope nineteen years later, he made note of the connection and asked if the sister knew her. The reply was "yes." John Paul II asked the sister—not once, but twice—to "give my regards to Sister Kane."


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Volume II
South Greenville Elementary School, Greenville, North Carolina
What's New
President Bush and Secretary Paige visit Topeka, Kansas, today; Education Week hosts web discussion on Brown v. Board of Education; Secretary Paige writes an article about educational equality for USA Today; Secretary Paige gives keynote address at Harvard conference on Brown v. Board of Education; Chamal Samaranayake, a student from Rolla, MO, wins the national essay contest on Brown v. Board of Education; the Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights releases report showing that school transfers create new opportunities for low-income and minority students; a Manhattan Institute for Policy Research study finds that public schools in Florida, whose students were given the offer of vouchers for private schools, made gains on their state's standardized tests; the National Charter Schools Conference is June 16-18, in Miami Beach, FL; The National Association of Charter School Authorizers has improved its online resources; and the Broad Center for the Management of School Systems invites applications for the 2005 Urban Superintendents Academy.
Innovations in the News
Magnet schools Lincoln High School and Enrico Fermi School, both of which emphasize the arts, have teamed up with the Neuberger Museum at Purchase College; plus information on school choice, Advanced Placement, and charter schools.
South Greenville School Fulfills the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education
If you live in Greenville, North Carolina, you might get a knock on your door or a phone call from a parent inviting you to enroll your child in South Greenville Elementary School (SGE). This traditional public school thrives on parental involvement and competition from private schools in the area.
At the dawn of the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, South Greenville had just added six new classrooms. The school had opened as a segregated school for black students just four years earlier. It wasn't until fifteen years after Brown v. Board that North Carolina schools were integrated. Today, diversity and parental involvement are vital aspects of the school, and parents often choose to send their children there. The school strives for racial and ethnic diversity to achieve the ultimate goal of equal access and excellent education for all students.
The school is now 66 percent black, 25 percent white, with the rest from other groups. Located in a predominately black neighborhood, with competition from local private schools, school officials and parents go out into the community, encouraging other parents to choose to send their children to South Greenville. South Greenville claims to be one of the best of the public or private schools in the area.
SGE welcomes visitors to its webpage by summarizing its culture: "Our school has a diverse population, supportive parents, talented staff, and motivated students all working together to reach common goals. We have a challenging curriculum where teachers nurture each individual student's strengths, skills, and talents... Our faculty is committed to meeting the needs of all students in a rapidly changing world, and helping them learn how to soar to success!"
The incentives for attending South Greenville are many. SGE has made Adequate Yearly Progress, and the students have met the standards set by North Carolina in response to No Child Left Behind. The school has achieved "School of Distinction" status under the State's ABC's of Education accountability system as a result of its performance on the 2002-03 state tests. Since the 2000-01 school year, students' reading scores have increased more than 20 percent, and math scores have risen more than 15 percent.
The school focuses on academics through "Up, Up, and Away to Greater Success," a program designed to motivate students to work hard throughout the year in preparation for end-of-year testing. The school also offers academic enrichment programs, including participation in the nationwide, online News Bowl in which the South Greenville 5th grade team placed 14th out of 98 teams in its division. The school also sponsors a science fair, a math fair, and an annual spelling bee. The school puts on a "Science Fun Day" each year with students conducting various scientific experiments. Examples from this year's fair include determining if various objects would float or sink or seeing if a barge constructed from aluminum foil would support a stack of 10 pennies.
The school also has an ongoing relationship with East Carolina University. This year, 4th grade classes conducted a history project with help from technology students at the university. Using East Carolina University databases, students researched the architectural and functional heritage of lighthouses along the East Coast of the United States and old gristmills and textile mills in North Carolina. Students learned how to read databases and sort specific information in a database. From there, students built their own databases, using the university databases as an example, for a sociological study of students' favorite foods and music.
Other enrichment programs at the school are geared toward family involvement. Family Math Night brings parents and students together to do fun activities that teach the principles of mathematics, and Family Reading Night welcomes guest storytellers from the community.
South Greenville Elementary School has emerged from a segregated school built in the 1950s, to becoming a witness to the historic struggle for desegregation, to becoming a school of choice for many parents with a commitment to diversity and educational excellence for all.
Brown v. Board of Education
South Greenville Elementary School
No Child Left Behind:Note: The featured school is interesting and innovative, but does not necessarily have evidence of general effectiveness from a rigorous evaluation. The success of the school described may not be replicable, depending on unique conditions in differing locations.
What's New
50th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision
President George W. Bush and U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige visit Topeka, Kansas, today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. (May 17)
Education Week on the Web
Education Week on the Web is hosting a live online chat commemorating Brown v. Board of Education, on Tuesday, May 18, from 4-5 p.m. ET. The session will explore the new teacher and student opinion data from a poll commissioned by Education Week on race, diversity, and the achievement gap in America's public schools. The public is invited to submit questions. (May 17)
Article by Secretary Paige: Educational Equality Eludes Us, Even Now
Secretary Paige wrote in an article about educational equality in USA Today, that "...equality of opportunity must be more than just a statement of law; it must be a matter of fact...our work begins in our educational institutions." (May 14)
Fifty Years after Brown v. Board of Education
Secretary Paige gave the keynote address at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government conference, "Fifty Years after Brown v. Board of Education." He re-examined the impacts of the Supreme Court ruling and what remains to be done in education. (April 22)
National Winner Announced in Brown v. Board Contest
The U. S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice lead the federal government's efforts on the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission to encourage and coordinate public activities surrounding the anniversary. The Anniversary Commission, with National History Day and the Brown Foundation, awarded Chamal Samaranayake, a student from Rolla Junior High School in Rolla, MO, the national Brown v. Board essay contest prize. (May 13)
Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights
The Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights released a report showing that the No Child Left Behind school transfer provision is creating new opportunities for low-income and minority students. Choosing Better Schools: A Report on Student Transfers Under the No Child Left Behind Act gives a detailed study of districts' and states' implementation of the school choice provision and the level of parental interest. (May 12)
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
A new study from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research finds that public schools in Florida whose students were given the offer of vouchers for private schools made gains on their state's standardized tests compared with other public schools. (May 10)
National Charter Schools Conference
The National Charter Schools Conference is June 16-18, in Miami Beach, FL. The conference will provide an opportunity for individuals involved with charter schools to share their knowledge and experiences. See the U.S. Charter Schools website for the agenda and registration information. (May 17)
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers has improved its online resources with nearly 90 new or revised entries. Also, NACSA's Educational Service Providers Project has other resources, including a toolkit and an information clearinghouse with providers' profiles. (May 10)
The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems
The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems invites applications for the 2005 Urban Superintendents Academy, a ten-month executive management program designed to prepare the next generation of public school chief executives. The application deadlines are August 16 and September 13. (May 10)
Innovations in the News
Magnet Schools
Lincoln High School and Enrico Fermi School, both magnet schools that stress the arts, have teamed up with the Neuberger Museum at Purchase College in Yonkers, NY. Lincoln students were trained as docents by Neuberger instructors, and then discussed paintings at the museum with students from Fermi, many of whom had never been to a museum before. This program was so successful that the Lincoln students followed up by creating art lessons for the Fermi students. [More-Journal News] (April 30)
Advanced Placement
Students are in the midst of taking Advanced Placement exams. Students and educators say the value of taking the exams is twofold: a high score can lead to college credit, and students who take the exams are often better prepared for college work. [More-Indystar] (May 7)
Resources: Advanced Placement
School Choice
Colorado Governor Bill Owens signed the state's first-in-the-nation college voucher plan into law. The voucher amount of up to $2,400 will go to students attending public institutions in Colorado, and $1,200 will go to low-income students attending three private schools: Regis University—a Catholic university—the University of Denver, and Colorado College. [More-Citizen Online] (May 11)
Charter Schools
More than 60 percent of urban charter schools in Massachusetts outpaced comparable schools in their cities on the most recent MCAS exams, and several ranked among the state's highest performers among schools that primarily serve poor and minority children. [More-Boston Daily Globe] (May 10)
Dennis Bakke, president and chief executive of Imagine Schools, has pledged $20 million for charter schools if the Florida legislature approves a bill making it easier to establish them. [More-Herald Tribune] (May 12)
Resource: U.S. Charter Schools
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See Herpina over there? She has the hots for me!
by Charles U. Farley IV March 23, 2011
A Ghetto Mexican girl who has herpes. This particular term is beggining to become more popular in the san fernando valley region of southern california. This word was the developed in granada hills highschool by two individuals who i wont name. please spread the word and make this term more widely used. its pronounced Her-PAE-na.
That herpina overthere is from LA, that bitch is fine, but got fucked too many times by the wrong people.
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Thank you "The Dent" for giving me this apportunity to share this idea with the group.......
I would like to share this suggestion for a fun thread...hopefully.
The idea came to me the other day of a photo bounty hunt thread.Most here dream what it would be like to be bounty hunters based on characters from the SW universe.Since we can not put out bounties on other people,well legally that is.I thought what about if some put a bounty out on a photograph images the would like to see.
Bounties have a monetary/credit need so to collect the bounty but with this there is no plan for that here.Unless this idea takes off and a point/credit system is created.So until then if you share a image that is requested just take away the fact you did a good deed.
The are no rules but there are some suggestion to keep some sort of order with the spirit of this idea.
1.NO RUDE OR OFFENSIVE IMAGES OR SUGGESTIONS FOR A IMAGE(please follow the image guidelines from the Code of Conduct here)
2.All images should have a bounty hunter from the Star Wars universe in it.It can be of a figure or a person in their outfit.A close up second image might be needed,that is ok.Showoff that hunter whom got thier bounty.
3.PLEASE NO PHOTOSHOPPING or pulling images off the net("googling").That is way to easy.Most here have a digital camera or a phone camera...get out and use them.
4.Suggest "outside of the box" but please dont suggest something TO "outside of the box"
5.Ofcorse there can be more than one bounty photo posted for a bounty suggestion.
6.HAVE FUN WITH THIS.Creative input is always welcome.
Now by this point in your reading you might be wondering how would go.So let me try to show you by an example posting...
( bounty suggestion)
" I am looking for an image of a motor that goes on in a big truck/18 wheeler"
(bounty photo reply)
"Here are two images of a new motor that I will be putting in a 18 wheeler where I work.
Fett always gets his bounty
See it is that easy.Hopefully I explained my idea clear.Now let the photo bounting begin......


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Unlucky chance. Like serendipity but the action of finding something out completly by unlucky chance.
I tripped over walking in to the front room and broke my wrist, but when I was lying on the floor in agony I found my car keys under the sofa! That's serendopity.
by EvilG February 26, 2006


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REVLON Super Lustrous Lipgloss – Review, Photos, Swatches
Brand: Revlon
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Shades: Berry Allure, Sugar Violet, Fuchsia Finery, Pink Pop, Pango Peach, Snow Pink, Super Natural, Rosy Future, Kiss Me Coral, Fatal Apple, Raising Rouge
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan
- The Super Lustrous Lipglosses are Revlon's newest addition to their lip gloss range, and come in a silky formula that boosts hydration and subtly plumps lips.
- Available in 12 shades in Australia, all of which are featured in this post.
- I'm really impressed by the pigmentation of these lipgloss, in that even the sheerest formula gives a beautiful soft veil of colour that looks great even on its own.
- Non-tacky and feels really smooth and moisturising with a high shine.
- Verdict: These are really great quality for their price point, and can be worn on their own as a sheer MLBB gloss. With wedding season at its peak at this time of year in Australia, these glosses are an affordable choice for the bridal party that's easy to squeeze in an evening bag and touch up throughout the day.
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100 songs that changed history
Time Out explores the music that changed the course of world events
Breakdown of the songs that changed history
'Pow! (Forward)' – Lethal Bizzle (2004)
Musically, 'Pow!' is three and a half minutes of riotous energy: a cacophony of claps, frenetic synth stabs and sub-bass punches as ten of grime's (then) leading MCs frantically cram raucously barked rhymes into a miniscule timeslot. But culturally? It turned the dancefloors of smoove R&B clubs into mosh pits for the first time. Clubs banned it. And grime acquired a reputation for violence that would see the police develop Form 696 – a risk assessment form that required promoters to specify audience ethnicity (at least initially), plus names and addresses of performers – and use it to close down nights where the genre was being performed.
But 'Pow!' rose from the ashes. First, as an anthem for misunderstood urban youth after David Cameron – then leader of the opposition – tried to take a hardline anti-knife crime stance by quoting its lyrics in a Mail On Sunday article entitled 'lyrics about guns and knives do destroy lives'. Then later, the re-recorded version ('Pow! 2011') became the soundtrack to the 2010 tuition fee protests. Demonstrators clashed with riot police. Concrete blocks were thrown through Treasury windows. The nation's media furiously penned articles about the revival of anarchic youth protest in Britain. And the song playing on street soundsystems throughout? 'Pow!', of course.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Originally Posted by EMKC
So cute! I would love to make one for ME ----would you be willing to explain how to make this one. (bottom one)
I explained a bit if you look through the replies on this thread and the other one I posted on. If, at some point I get the time, I will try a tutorial, but I have never done one before, and I know it won't be for a while. PM me if you get stuck on a particular spot and Imwill try to help you through it.
They are so cute. Thanks for sharing.
love your idea
Love all the bags you have made
Really cute!
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Taken from the social networking site, Twitter, twitter mouth describes someone who constantly has to update anyone who is listening, whether they care or not, on everything that's going on in their life/what they're currently doing down to the second. They never shut up.
She's always telling everyone what she's thinking, who she's texting, when she's going to eat, where she's going tonight. She's such a twitter mouth.
by i-zilla March 06, 2009


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Old Town Apartment Close to Sea (9)
Size35 m²
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- Air conditioning
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- Smoking allowed
- Suitable for events
- Elevator in building
Accommodation summary
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Everything the waterfront, the city center, the historic center and pedestrian area have to offer is at your doorstep! Whether you are looking for a beach to walk on the beach, cultural visits, typical or modern restaurants, shopping or nightlife, everything is in walking distance!
The apartment was renovated in 2013 with new materials and furniture. It is very well equipped, bright, elegant, clean, has a nice bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, high ceilings and can accommodate up to 4 people. Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! Hoping that our apartment allows you to make the most of our beautiful city of Nice, see you soon!
How to reach the apartment:
The apartment is located above Rue Alexandre Mari on a 3rd floor with elevator. It is easily accessible by most forms of transport. By car, take the exit for Acropolis from the fast lane. By train, we are two tram stops. By plane, take bus 98. Then, either by car, tram, bus or on foot, it very easy for you to go around Nice as the area is well served. Visit Nice and all its magnificent surroundings (Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Italy etc.) is a breeze!
House rulesSecurity Deposit: €250
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I am happy to stay in your apartment. I did not have any problems. Very good contact with Salvadore and Stefan. Excellent cooperation with Wimdu. Regards, Iwona
I Wish all flats would be like this one
and every owner would be like Salvatore.:)
Charming apartment, great design, you feel like being home.
Everything you can imagine is there, all the facilities.
The location is great, you have old town with all
Beautiful streets and restaurants all over,
You have a flower market and fruits just in front of the house,
Beach is 5 minute walk.
The best flat I have ever had.
Salvatore is so polite and helpful, answers all the questions
Within minutes.
The only bad thing you have to leave for home.
Thank you so much, Salvatore
Great apartment with the best view of the ocean and a friendly staff welcoming their guests. The only downside was that they don't have a system to take care of guests luggage after checkout time at 10am. If your flight is later but still want to have a relaxed day before the flight, you must find lockers for a fee in the city or the airport (14 euros per bag in Terminal 2 or 1 euro per hour in the city). It should be included for the money spent. Other than that, great place.
Thrilled with these past three days in Nice: we appreciated the quality of this apartment, bright, quiet, immaculate sharpness, and offers free Wi-Fi and air conditioning; the sea and the bus stop nearby, and many shops at the foot of the building, and parking in a congested city where parking is complicated, it is appreciated!
Enchantés de ces 3 jours passés à Nice : nous avons apprécié la qualité de cet appartement, clair, calme, d'une netteté impeccable, et doté de la Wi-Fi et air conditionné ; la mer et l'arrêt de bus à deux pas, et de nombreux commerces au pied de l'immeuble, ainsi qu'un parking dans une ville engorgée où le stationnement est compliqué, c'est appréciable !
Nice place for a family witht 4 people
Everything worked out perfectly. Salvatore was immediately after we arrived to show us as the really great apartment and hand over the keys. It was rundrum a perfect holiday.
Es hat alles perfekt geklappt. Salvatore war sofort da nach dem wir eingetroffen sind um uns die wirklich tolle Wohnung zu zeigen und den Schlüssel zu überreichen. Es war rundrum ein perfekter Urlaub.
The keys of the apartment worked fine. It was all very clean and spacious terrace is an ideal place to linger. The location was ideal for us. (Train station, supermarket, sea, beach and bus station all in the immediate vicinity). We would definitely come back, in a possible next Nice stay.
Die Schlüsselübergabe der Wohnung hat bestens geklappt. Es war alles sehr sauber und die grosszügige Terrasse ist ein idealer Ort um zu verweilen. Die Lage war für uns ideal. (Bahnhof, Supermarkt, Meer, Strand und Bushaltestelle alles in unmittelbarer Nähe). Wir kommen gerne wieder, bei einem allfälligen nächsten Nizza-Aufenthalt.
Very gracious host. Salvatore is friendly and courteous, everything was well organized. The apartment was great, spacious and well maintained. We had a really good break. Many Thanks!
Sehr toller Gastgeber. Salvatore ist freundlich und zuvorkommend, alles war gut organisiert. Die Wohnung war Genial, grossräumig und gepflegt. Wir hatten einen richtig guten Kurzurlaub. Vielen Dank!
Salvatore was very helpful to us during our stay and the apartment was very well planned. It's really close to gare SNCF, the shopping street jean-medecin and just a 10 min walk to the beach.
The place is well equipped and really central. The light in the living room didn't work and they never came to fix it. Overall the place is really good in price-quality. If I come again to Nice I would definetly rent it again. Not good for more than 2 people.
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Sir Elton John and Ed Sheeran will perform together at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles next month.
The two Brits have long admired each other's work but have never sung onstage together - until now.
Sir Elton and Sheeran will be among the stars teaming up for duets at music's big night on February 10.
Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley will also perform together, although details of their country collaboration remain a closely guarded secret.
Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Jack White and The Black Keys have also confirmed they'll be performing at the Grammy ceremony, which will be hosted by rapper/actor LL Cool J.


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Went in yesterday to check stores. It appears I'm going to lose another. Very small cluster. In the others, I'm starting to see increased population, stores low, taking candy and pollen substiyute.
Went in yesterday to check stores. It appears I'm going to lose another. Very small cluster. In the others, I'm starting to see increased population, stores low, taking candy and pollen substiyute.
Buy the ticket, take the ride. -H.S. Thompson
Here are two videos I took on 3-5-13 of two of my hives that are growing fast and needed to be moved into a larger hive for more space. (Colonies GROWING in Western Washington State) You can see the queens and the frame of bees and capped brood. My bees are overwintering fantastically.
Every hive I check has eggs and brood, is healthy, growing and active.
A DRAMATIC difference from when I tried to over winter hives with the original queen of unknown quality and genetics that came with the nucs or packages I had purchased. My management style was the same..The only real difference now, I have my own home raised queens with proven hardy Northern genetics heading the hives.
More photos and info on facebook page. Yes, I am feeding protein patties.I started four weeks ago giving them dry Bee Pro in an outdoor feeder, when the bees started going after the bag of corn in the barn. And they all have sugar bricks weather they need them or not. Most hives are still very heavy, but they like my sugar brick recipe and like the accessibility to them-right above the cluster.
Below you can see the space in the center between the sugar. Two weeks ago, that space held a big protein patty! Totally consumed and licked clean.
I doubled the size of the patty this time.
Give them a puff and they scadaddle down so I can apply the patty without casualties.
Here's some spare mini deep frames filled for spring feeding or mating nucs:
Here's my BeeWeaver daughter queen..overwintering very well. Original Beeweaver queen overwintered very well in 2011-2012 too.
The only hives I lost were no surprise. Most were gone by fall. Many of the nucs I bought last spring were duds. I just let them go rather than baby them and medicate them. I made the mistake of leaving the original queens with the colonies. They were huge and good looking,. They were basically the only colonies I have lost.
I am at 63 strong colonies + five that have a queen and half frame or so of bees. Even those five are growing and have capped brood and eggs. They all just seem content. No lathargic little clusters stuck in a corner.
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very nice lauri!
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Lauri man you have some nice bee equipment and it sounds like you know your bee's good luck this coming year.
We are going to be in the uper 50s this sunday and i have 12 hives a hummin 4 are lite so i'm going to top off mine with sugar .
Can't wait till next month.
Say hello to the bad guy!
year five==== 31 hives==== T{OAV}
Nice pic's, and yes April will be a busy month for us here in this part of the country.
cg3, I hope your very small cluster will pull through ok, the weather is looking a bit better now.
Charlie, thanks for helping all of us get through the winter by creating this thread to have something to look forward to each day, I really enjoyed it.
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
Well the bee's where flying today and it's going to be just as nice tomorro i'm going to add some honey and sugar to my lite ones {2 hives and 2 nucs}I'm going to say i ended up with 10 hives and 2 nucs i hit my goal plus 2
Say hello to the bad guy!
year five==== 31 hives==== T{OAV}
Olly, we're all waiting on your final hive count!
Just give me before and after numbers, I'll do it for you.
83 started 33 died - 40.24% loss
Home yard with 33 starting 19 died - 58% loss
Outyards 49 started 14 died - 28.5% loss
Sites with harshest climate had best survival rates. Outyards averaged 3 hives per yard starting. So my yard with 33 and friend's yard with 12 both had large losses, similar climate. Maybe crowding plays a roll also. Maybe I should move my trailers to the harsher climate sites in September. What date?
Did I win?
is it numbers or is it a percentage that wins?
Thanks OD,
With the exception of the two guys loosing several nucs I was the high number this year.
Mine where 28% like you're outyards, worst year in 3 years for me. Only treatment powdered sugar.
Dan, had you previously been treating and this was the first year to go to ps?
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This is what you said in post #1. As soon as I announce my winning loses you reverse the rules of the competition because you can't stand to see me win another of your bogus competitions. I have worked very hard all winter to make sure my bees die a slow gruesome death in order to win this contest. This is totally unfair. I am always a loser. For once i wanted to be a winner. I am leaving right now to give my daughter a ride to San Francisco and i will stop on the way back to set my annual bait hive near your house. Now may the best man win.
Charley screwed up, You can't go by the number lost a guy with 100 hives losing 10 would only be 10%.
I think % is the only fair way to compare apples with oranges.
Hi Seymore, the strongest treatment I've ever used was honey bee healthy. Have always been chemical free by my definition.
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OLD SALTS: Lithium ion batteries are expensive, as they depend on the rare metal Lithium. Scientists at the Tokyo University of Science are using sucrose to create anode material for Sodium Ion batteries.
Sucrose powder is heated in an electric furnace that excludes oxygen to create black hard-carbon powder. The powder is then used in anodes. The researchers believe a practical version may be 5 years away. Such batteries should be cheaper because the supply of sodium is unlimited. Saltwater perhaps? DigInfo TV.
SUN TRAP: Brisbane Materials has developed an anti-reflective coating that can boost the power output of solar panels by 3% by increasing efficiency. The coating is applied at room temperature as the last step in making a solar panel. Glass panels are coated with a liquid solution of silicon dioxide, forming an ultra-thin layer of porous glass that reduces reflection by 75%. Every percentage gain is a good one. GigaOM.
BIG PRINT: 3D printers are starting to become popular, but we probably think of them making smaller objects. Dutch DUS Architects recently opened their KamerMaker movable 3D printer pavilion which can print entire rooms out of recycled plastic. The 'Room Maker' printer can create rooms up to up to 2.2 x 2.2 x 3.5 metres in size. Oh, go on then, just print another room for the house. Inhabitat.
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The act of being extremely hungry while in a state of intoxication, where getting to McDonalds seems like a "do or die" situation. No other food will suffice unless it is from McDonalds. The agent may do questionable things to get to a McDonalds, or perform extreme actions in order to acquire a meal from McDonalds.
Man I was so bombed last night and I had the worst McMunchies, I took a $55 cab just to get there. Haven't had McMunchies that bad in a while.
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You are looking for a friendly, quiet room in the heart of the Berlin in-district "Prenzlauer Berg"? Then this is the right place for you! You will find small shops (design, fashion – many with their own lables) for shopping or rummage around just in front of the door. Good, cheap restaurants and unconverntional sidewalk cafés invite you to take a rest or observe the streetlife. On warm summer evenings you can join spontaneously parties with live music at "Mauerpark", on autunm days you can discover the backyards at the cool "Kastanienallee". There are bikes to rent just opposite the house. Well known cultural venues, like "Kulturbrauerei" or "Pfefferberg" as well as two big cinema centers lay in walking distance.
Public transport:
Subway is 5 minutes to walk, from there it will take 10 minutes to the center (Alexanderplatz, Museumsinsel). With the circle line you can reach every place in Berlin quickly and comfortable – at the weekend even the whole night. Airport Tegel is 25 minutes away.
Please note there is an extra tax for Tourists (5%) which has to be paid to the host by the guest additional to the total amount for their stay. For a single person it will be 1,60 €/ night, for two it´s 2,80 €/ night.
Domovní řádThe guest can use the kitchen for preparing breakfast etc. (no big meals), bath and balcony. Kitchen and bath are to be left after use tidily. The use of other property of the renter is excluded, or only after arrangement possible. The guest-room will hand over cleaned with fresh bedclothes to the guest. For the rent period the guest is responsible for the living space only used by him. The renter enters the room in this time only if necessary. Damages to possession and property of the renter, caused by the guest are to be substituted by the guest. The renter is to be informed about damages immediately. It is not permitted, to grant admission to the flat for foreign people who are not mentioned in the contract. For the rest, the living together (also on time) is regulated by arrangements between renter and guest. Smoking only on the balcony.
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Very good stay. Flexible check-in and check-out times were very helpful. Use of washing machine and wifi were definite positive points. Nice and quiet neighbourhood. Easy to reach from the S-bahn and U-bahn stations.
Very nice room with fantastic balcony i the best neighbourhood.
The host - Wolf - is very friendly and helpfull.
We would certainly remember this and come back an other time.
Mr Wolf is a very kind and generous person. He is very quick to respond to booking requests and messages. His apartment has a large room with a balcony over looking a quiet tree lined street. Even though the street is so quiet, it has two cafes directly across the street and within 5 minutes walking distance there are two trams, a U-bahn and an S-bahn with a full shopping center attached. Strolling around the area in every direction there are hundreds of restaurants, cafes, pizza bars, drinking bars, ice-cream shops, convenience stores, fruit and veggie shops and even boutique clothing shops. The building and surrounding area is an example of just how peaceful and beautiful Berlin can be. I really liked it and I hope you do too.
Nice and cozy apartment in a street with trees that reaches all the way up to the balcony on the 4.th floor. Close to the S-train and the tram. Lots of good cafe's jnear by. The owner (Wolf) is a very nice host who guides you if you need information about the city.
Very friendly host. Nice and clean place. Cute balkony. Nice area as well. Lots of nice restaurants, bars and coffee places in the neighboorhood. Also close to the metrostation.
Tolle Wohnung, schoene Gegend, und Wolf was sehr freundlich, hilfsbereit und 'relaxed'. Wuerde ich weiter empfehlen.
Lovely room, great location, Wolf was very friendly, helpful and easy-going. I would definitely recommend staying there.
" I had a wonderful stay at Wolfs home - A beautiful, spacious room with a fantastic view from a great personal balcony. Wolf was a very welcoming host who made me feel at home instantly. He was extremely polite and offered a great service with use of the washing machine and changing my towels regularly. He also took the time to make a map with his own personal recommendations for restaurants, places to go and where to do any shopping - which payed off as I had some of the best cuisine! The flat is located on a gorgeous street with the heart of prenzlauer berg (which has everything you ever need) is less than a 1 minute walk round the corner, ideally located for the train also. If I ever need to stay in berlin again Wolfs would be my number one choice!"
Mein Aufenthalt bei Wolf war sehr erfreulich. Alles war total unkompliziert. Ich hab mich sehr wohl gefühlt und das Zimmer für meinen nächsten Berlinaufenthalt bereits wieder gebucht.
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[quote user="giantyankee1976"][quote user="bandwgn86"]... as a black dude, is this pc garbage reserved for everyone or just us white devils lol[/quote]
oh no everyone has to watch what we say, or do.
had a guy "blow up" at work yesterday versus an older Polish gentleman. Now if you knew the older man, you'd know he is a very respectable, intelligent dude that knows his ****.
I mean I actually hate the PC thing because of many of my personally held beliefs and opinions. As such I often feel like PC is just a "friendly" way of "Covering up F'd up ****" or otherwise sticking a thumb in the eyes of many and saying, "accept it buddy" or be perceived as a bigot, racist, etc
Oh, by the way, in my experience of close to 36 years of life I can say this:
If a white person is a devil than a black person's a demon.
ergo: people need to let that **** go, we ALL EQUAL, ALL SAME.
I hate racist people, I hate elitist, why can't we just be kind to each other without having to wear sandwich boards that go out of the way to express "difference?"
Well said and wholeheartedly agree. The problem though is that someone or some group decided to create this PC world we live in. And many people including organizations are taking advantage of that.
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Talk about a Jinx.....its 2Q. He might lose this and youre acting like its a great pick. Kinda like yesterday with the Marco Louisville thread......that ended up losing.
So gangsta, I can wipe out all my sick runs and go on another heater.
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-JB- Knock yourself out with the drama. I'm not superstitous.....so now you are the official Pregame Cheerleader? LOL Do I need your permission to be happy? May I smile when the Saints score? LOL
-JB- Oh, I get it. You like S,F. Sorry to hear that! LOL
-jbird- are you superstitious too? LOL.....get over it! ...or used to it! LOL
me a Cheerleader?......ummm no......you made the thread and started cheerleading. So id say youre the official cheerleader for pregame.
your thanking him for a pick that aint over bud.pick six brother...who dat!!!!!
plus you bacically copied word for word from joe buck about colston and brees.should be a good finish but i wouldnt guaratee anything with this game.
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A former nurse accused of diverting narcotics prescribed for inmates at a Soledad prison has surrendered his license.
Albert Cox, 57, was to have faced a hearing before an administrative law judge Monday on civil charges that he illegally obtained morphine and codeine by falsifying patient and prison records at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.
Cox confirmed that he surrendered his vocational nursing license instead, but said it was not an admission of guilt. He declined further comment.
The state Attorney General's office filed a complaint against the Los Banos man on behalf of the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians in November 2012. It sought the suspension or revocation of his license.
At the time, Cox vowed to fight the allegations, blaming any appearance of misconduct on sloppy record-keeping practices at the prison. He also threatened to take others down with him.
"If they start an investigation with me, this investigation will be more widespread," he said. "From what I know of what went on at that prison, they'll end up terminating two-thirds of the (licensed vocational nursing) staff at the prison."
On Monday, he would not discuss the issue.
"All I can say is that I really can't comment on what's going on," he said.
Deputy Attorney General Char Sachson confirmed the case settled but said she could not discuss the terms of the settlement until it is finalized by the state board in 30 to 60 days.
At the time Sachson filed the complaint, Cox was one of a number of nurses at the prison who were targets of a multi-level investigation by federal and state authorities for alleged drug diversions, records falsification, or payroll irregularities.
Former director of nursing Angelia Britt is facing a civil complaint by the Attorney General's Office alleging she falsified pharmaceutical records to cover the possible diversion of more than 1,200 narcotic medications, prevented nursing supervisors from investigating or disciplining vocational nurses suspected of the diversion and failed to report the eventual termination of those nurses to the state licensing board.
While the accusation does not name the other nurses, records obtained by The Herald indicate one of them was Cox.
The state's accusation against Britt also accuses her of falsifying payroll sheets for a nursing supervisor who was paid overtime on days she called in sick in 2010. The Herald's investigation identified that nurse as Lydia Hampton-Stewart, former head of the Hartnell College nursing program.
According to state Personnel Board records, Hampton-Stewart was fired from the prison in April for allegedly falsifying pay records and making false statements. She is appealing the action.
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La Familia López received a surprise this Navidad that did not quite fit in a box under the tree. After considering that maybe the extra roundness in my belly may not in fact be due to eating too many cookies, I realized what it must mean. So, Christmas Day I managed to find a gas station that carried the test that I sought. I couldn't wait to get home, and didn't want to alarm Carlos, so I took it there in the gas station bathroom. The result? …Two lines. Do you know what two lines means? Ay Dios mio.
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In the coming months Auckland is being struck by endless waves of international music stars of varying pedigrees.
There's everybody from the wise and ancient likes of Paul Simon and Robert Plant to survivors of the great 1990s alt-rock explosion and new boy heart-throbs like Ed Sheeran. The various vintages might indicate varying ticket prices. But is Neil Young cranking out Tonight's the Night worth more than One Direction bouncing through Up All Night?
Well, we don't know either. But it got us thinking - how do all these big music act show prices compare? So here's a survey of who's on the way, their musical history, possible pulling power and what it's going to cost you to be there on the night...
Late-90s alt-rock band fronted by Shirley Manson, reformed for the release of their 2012 fifth album Not Your Kind of People.
How much: $86.50
Last here: Played the Big Day Out in 2002.
Where and when: The Civic, February 20.
Californian nu-metal band who formed in 1996, and whose five albums have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.
How much: $101.90 to $151.70
Last here: They played a sold out Vector Arena show in 2007.
Where and when: Vector Arena, February 21.
RONAN KEATING AND BRIAN McFADDEN
Double dose of Irish exboybanders - from Boyzone and Westlife respectively - with long-established solo careers and Keating having sold a cool 25 million albums.
How much: $95 to $109
Last here: Keating played a soldout show at Vector last February.
Where and when: Trusts Stadium, February 27.
Veteran guitar hero Carlos Santana and the band that carries his name have sold more than 90 million albums since the Woodstock era.
Since 1968, the Steve Miller Band have released 20-plus albums of their classic rock.
How much: $149
Last here: Santana performed at Vector Arena in 2011.
Where and when: Vector Arena, March 19.
Crazy glam Brit-rockers who found fame with their 2002 single I Believe In A Thing Called Love, toured their debut album for a few years then broke up, only to announce reunion shows in 2011, and release a new album, Hot Cakes. Joining them is 54-year old queen of rock 'n' roll, Jett.
How much: $86
Last here: The Darkness played at the Big Day Out in 2004.
Where and when: Logan Campbell Centre, April 9.
Thirty-six years, 11 pop rock records, millions of albums, and one Summer of 69.
How much: $98.58 to $147.55
Last here: He performed at The Supertop in 1992.
Where and when: The Civic, April 23.
Veteran Cali-punk outfit who released their ninth album, Days Go By, last year and have sold 40 million albums.
How much: $97.50
Last here: Played the North Shore Events Centre in 1999.
Where and when: Vector Arena, February 27.
Fresh from a Grammy win for Song of the Year for We Are Young, this New York indie outfit came to global attention with second album Some Nights.
How much: $50 (part of The Edge One Stand with Kids of 88, Ruby Frost, Kidz in Space.
Last here: First visit to NZ.
Where and when: Logan Campbell Centre, March 13.
Prolific, and highly influential pop icon with a career spanning 50 years and 12 solo albums. The tour marks the 25th anniversary of his most successful solo album, Graceland (which sold 12 million alone) and comes after a brief Simon & Garfunkel reunion.
How much: $99 to $159 with support Rufus Wainwright.
Last here: Last played a sold-outshow with Garfunkel at Vector Arena in 2009.
Where and when: Vector Arena, April 8.
Often called the greatest metal rock band of all time, they've sold more than 70 million albums and are set to release their 10th studio album in June.
How much: $119.90 to $159.90
Last here: They played at the Great Ngaruawahia Festival in 1973.
Where and when: Vector Arena, April 20 and April 22.
Rising rapper/producer duo from Seattle who have taken the world by storm with debut album The Heist and singles Thrift Shop and Same Love.
How much: $75
Last here: First time in NZ.
Where and when: Vector Arena, February 22.
English rapper who's been releasing hits since his Mercury Prize-winning 2003 debut Boy In Da Corner. Banks is a 21-year-old rapper from New York who made waves last year with the release of her EP 1991, and is expected to release her debut album in coming months.
How much: $89
Last here: Dizzee performed at the 2010 Big Day Out, and it'll be the first time in NZ for Banks.
Where and when: Vector Arena, March 1.
Fifty-plus albums and counting, the 67-year-old rocker who's been performing since 1960 is returning with his loud mates, Crazy Horse.
How much: $111.60 to $163.60
Last here: Young performed at the Big Day Out in 2009.
Where and when: Vector Arena, March 21.
Led Zeppelin voice and rock legend (the band have worldwide sales of more than 300 million), turned Americana and World music troubador. Here with the Sensational Space Shifters.
How much: $123 to $153, with the Blind Boys of Alabama.
Last here: Led Zeppelin first played Auckland at Western Springs in 1972, and Plant played Mt Smart in the early 80s.
Where and when: Vector Arena, April 11.
English boy band who came third on Britain's X-Factor in 2010. Two albums have sold more than eight million so far.
How much: $99 to $129
Last here: Played two sold-out shows at Trusts Stadium in April last year.
Where and when: Vector Arena, October 12 and 13.
The surviving members of two huge 70s rock bands from different sides of the Atlantic. Deep Purple have sold 100-plus million albums and Journey are not far behind.
How much: $99 to $135
Last here: Deep Purple performed at the Logan Campbell Centre in 2006. This is Journey's first performance in New Zealand.
Where and when: Vector Arena, February 24.
Ginger-haired 21-year-old Brit who performs his folk-pop-rockhip-hop blend solo. Has released just one album (2011's +, which has sold more than two million copies) and has written a number of songs for One Direction.
How much: $92.70
Last here: Played a sold-out show at the Aotea Centre in July 2012.
Where and when: Vector Arena, March 9.
The 1970s Motown quintet minus one notable exception.
How much: $89 to $399
Last here: Never been before.
Where and when: Logan Campbell Centre, March 26.
Big-at-home Irish rock band who've been gaining attention in the US since 2009 and whose third album, #3, is gaining a global fan base, particularly after frontman Danny O'Donoghue appeared as a judge on The Voice UK.
How much: $88.50
Last here: First time in NZ.
Where and when: Vector Arena, April 12.
Much-loved, influential Brit-rock four-piece, who made a huge impact with their 1989 debut album before splitting in 1996.
How much: $99 to $125
Last here: This will be their first time in NZ.
Where and when: Vector Arena, February 26.
The most successful solo flight from the Eagles (who sold more than 120 million albums), Frey's released five albums on his own including last year's After Hours.
How much: $99.90 to $164.90
Last here: The Eagles played in Auckland in 1995. This will be Frey's first solo show here.
Where and when: Vector Arena, March 10.
Chicago based Americana-meets experimental rock group and critics' faves.
How much: $79.50 to $90, with soul singer Mavis Staples (whose last album Wilco frontman, Jeff Tweedy, produced)
Last here: Performed a sold-out concert at The Civic in 2010.
Where and when: Auckland Town Hall, April 6.
Easy-listening US popera star with six albums and 25 million sold.
How much: $99.90 to $149.90
Last here: First time in NZ.
Where and when: Vector Arena, April 13.
1. Santana and The Steve Miller Band: $149
2. Robert Plant: $123 to $153
3. Black Sabbath: $119.90 to $159.90
1. Fun.: $50
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: $75
3. Wilco: $79.50 to $90


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TED Fellow Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations — until she picked up a banjo. She tells a moving story of the remarkable connections she's formed touring across the United States and China while playing that banjo and singing in Chinese.
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Beastly Bits #13
Like a great cup of coffee, I'm ready to pour you a piping hot cup of the good stuff to wake you up.
Drink it in!
Beach House's album, Teen Dream, is out today on Sub Pop. Buy the release with a special DVD included here.
Hesta Prynn, formerly of Northern State, is putting the final touches on her first solo album due out later this year. The record is produced by Chuck Brody (Lykke Li, J.Lo, Ra Ra Riot and Wu Tang Clan) with help from Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara, and Eric Gardner (Gnarls Barkley) providing drums. Free mp3 of Can We Go Wrong below.
Voting for the 2010 BRIT Awards is now open. Go cast for your favorite here.
tUnE-YaRdS, with special guest Takka Takka, play The Bell House next Friday, February 5. Get a ticket here.
Pin Me Down is one part Russell Lissack of Bloc Party and another, Milena Mepris. Since Bloc Party went on hiatus last year, they've combined to showcases their band fresh interpretation of pop and electronica. Get Time Crisis for free below.
mp3: Hesta Prynn - Can We Go Wrong
mp3: Pin Me Down - Time Crisis


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(Michelle Higginbotham / American Press)
Last Modified: Monday, January 07, 2013 7:08 PM
By Natalie Stewart / American Press
WESTLAKE — The City Council is "back at square one" after an ordinance passed last month was found to be illegal under state statute, according to the city's attorney.
Last month, the city council compromised with residents and unanimously approved an ordinance to return to electing council members at-large — five candidates with the most votes are elected — but they added stipulations requiring residents to vote for five candidates to keep the election "fair."
Wally Anderson, who was absent from Monday's meeting, stated last month that adding the stipulations would prevent votes from being manipulated and stacked in favor of certain candidates.
City Attorney John Van Norman said it is illegal, according to state statute, to require residents to vote for five candidates.
He said the Secretary of State wouldn't allow the ordinance to carry out either.
Following the previous ordinance being rejected, Councilwoman Lori Manuel introduced another ordinance to return to the at-large system.
It failed with a split vote with council members John Cradure and Bob Hardey voting against and Manuel and Dan Racca voting for.
Mayor Dan Cupit told the American Press that he is "disappointed" in the council's decision.
"I feel council members, Cradure and Hardey, made a mistake tonight in rejecting a return to an at-large election," he said. "With the number of calls, attendance at meetings and signatures on a petition that wasn't the right decision for the City of Westlake. It is very apparent that the majority of our people are for an at-large election."
Council members are currently voted in by seat with a candidate having to chose to run against a specific council member for their seat.
Ambra Reinking, a Westlake resident, started a petition in October to move to the at-large system. The petition has more than 100 signatures. Cupit said his office has been flooded with calls from residents requesting a return to an at-large system.
Cupit said in order for a change to take affect it has to be approved by the council by September.


text: Found an article about the most popular seats on planes. http://www.theage.com.au/travel/tra...in-economy-class-revealed-20130415-2hvrl.html For myself I always want a window seat so I get a view. And I tend to go for one up the back as there seems to be more likelihood that you get a vacant seat beside you. Does anyone actually like sitting in the middle?


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Nestlé's Gerber baby food brand is supporting a new community education programme to help reduce childhood obesity in the US city of Newark.
The pilot initiative aims to teach local people simple ways of improving the diets of infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Led by city mayor Cory Booker's community organisation Newark Now, it is an attempt to reverse worrying childhood obesity rates that are more than double the national average.
In Newark, 27% of 3 to 5 year olds are classified as dangerously overweight, compared to 10% of 2 to 5 year olds in the United States as a whole.
Watch city mayor Cory Booker's speech about the programme
Gerber will share its nutritional expertise to help develop an educational 'curriculum' for the programme, which will be conducted in community centres around Newark.
Comprised of six sessions, it will be taught by a bilingual public health nutritionist.
The programme covers topics such as how to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, healthy snacking, dealing with fussy eaters, portion control and physical activity. It also highlights the importance of breastfeeding.
Tricycles will also be made available for children to use at the centres, to promote activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.
"Parents, grandparents and care givers are seeking information about how to make healthy choices when feeding their little ones," said Marilyn Knox, President and CEO of Nestlé Infant Nutrition North America.
"At Gerber we are committed to working with Mayor Booker, Newark Now and the city's network of Family Success Centers to empower residents with knowledge to support obesity prevention in young children through community-based education."
Other local community organisations and institutions, including the Newark Youth Policy Board and Rutgers University, are also involved in the programme.
It will be overseen by the newly-formed 'Newark-Nestlé Nutrition Advisory Board', made up of local nutrition and public health experts, as well as community members with experience in engaging with local residents.
Gerber's participation in the programme is part of its ongoing commitment to sharing its nutritional expertise to help reduce childhood obesity in the United States.
The company recently launched a similar educational initiative in the state of Michigan in partnership with the local government.
Related information:
Gerber Website
Newark Now
Read more stories about eating habits:
Nestlé study shows modern life is changing Germans' eating habits
Nestlé Nutrition study reveals children are developing unhealthy eating habits earlier
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Hi Tim, Wow, Chicago sounded awesome! What a great thing that hostels organize so many activities for their guests! Boston is a great city. I have visited it twice, first time being 21 and last time 30 and pregnant with Max. John and I walked the whole city via a walking path called the Boston Trail. I think Boston would be the most European city of all American cities. Enjoy it. I am visiting Omi at the mo. Went shopping today in Groningen. which is THE thing to do here. It amazed me to see so many beautiful girls around (all students I assume) but I remember your brother had noticed that as well when he lived in Holland last year. Anyway, tomorrow off to Schier and next week Omi and I are touring around to see most of the family including meeting the 2 new babies (Tijn en Arthur). See ya. Liefs, Aleid
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The first night (Friday) the hostel had organised a pub crawl and I signed up for that and we got taken to the uptown district of chicago to 4 different bars throughout the night. The bars were great and each was very different and I got to test my skills at beer pong. When we got to the second bar I handed my ID to the bouncer and then turned around next to him to look for my mate. This French guy then walked up to me and hands me his ID mistaking me for the bouncer. I looked At it and said "nah sorry mate, Can't let you in". The look on his face was great. It was funny until the bouncer gave me a strange look so I quickly got myself a beer
The next night the hostel organized a trip to the Michigan park to look at a free dance festival (ballet) and i wasn't going to go, but when I saw that most of the group were good-looking girls I quickly changed my mind. We got pizza and beer on the way so it turned out to be a great night. Pizza and beers outside in the park with gorgeous girls. Can't complain.
On Sunday we got a group together and went up the John Hancock tower to have a drink. And this tower is known to have a amazing view in the girls bathroom. So all the girls went off armed with cameras to have a look. So I figured I'd check out the men bathroom. It's was all concrete. Not even one little window. But we the view in the bar was nice so no complaints here.
The following night we went to a great blues bars. This was one of the first blues bars around and it was great. There were two live blues bands performing who would alternate every hour. The atmosphere and the music was great and they sold buckets of beer which helped.
The people I met were great especially a Dutch guy called Bart who became my partner in crime at the ping pong table. After a couple of days we were known all over chicago as the ping pong cowboys because every night before and after we went out, we would play atleast an hour of ping pong. So if anyone is ever in chicago, just mention that you know the ping pong cowboys, and doors will open.
Pictures coming soon
I'm in Boston now and there is supposed to be a hurricane in 30 minutes so we will see how that goes.
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Hey Tim, Martijn was afgelopen weekend (3/4/5 september) voor ijshockey in Boston! Dat was lachen geweest als jullie elkaar tegen het lijf waren gelopen : )
Have fun and keep us posted, groetjes OOST
Hi janneke, that would have been funny if I had seen martijn. I will send him a message to see where he will be and when. I'm going to new Orleans next so maybe he will have a game there :P
Lieve Timothy, hoe gaat ie daar, Grace houdt mij op de hoogte en laat me regelmatig zien waar je allemaal uithangt. Ik vind het geweldig wat je aan het doen ben geniet ervan en pas goed op jezelf, zoen van oma Sheila.


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For the Birds is excited to announce we'll be presenting a workshop titled "Winging It: Nurturing Authentic Communication in Feminist Organizing" at this year's Ladyfest Philadelphia! Join us on Saturday, June 8, from 1:15pm-2:15pm at Locust Moon Comics and Movies near 40th Street and Ludlow Street in West Philly. The event is an activism, music and arts festival running from June 7-9.
In this participatory workshop, For the Birds will guide a community discussion about internal and external struggles in feminist cultural and social justice organizing, creating feminist spaces, and coalition building. The workshop will discuss commonalities between marginalized and activist groups, such as the ways our efforts coalesce around issues like safer spaces, grassroots modes of organizing, and artistic and political visibility.
Ladyfest Philadelphia's Mission Statement
Ladyfest Philadelphia is a grassroots event dedicated to the artistic, organizational, and political work of cis-women, trans, genderqueer, intersex, and queer people, and their allies. Ladyfest combats substantive, cultural, and structural inequalities by building upon the existing Philadelphia community of artists, musicians, and activists. It aims to foster a more inclusive and safe environment through performances, workshops, panels, opportunities for collaboration, and more.
For more information on the schedule, ticketing and the festival's safer space policy, be sure to visit their website. All proceeds benefit Project SAFE and Women in Transition. Also, be sure to check out The Media's preview issue of the event here.
See you in Philly!


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You guys aren't getting the point here.

This is the way the NFL is now. You can whine and cry like schoolgirls if you want, but it won't change. Player safety is the #1 concern of the NFL right now. They are being sued by ex players for concusions etc..

They will have zero tolerance for teams putting bounties on opposing players. Its just the way it is.

You're all going to either have to deal with it, or stop watching football.


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Town Square
Can the format of Palo Alto Town Square be tweaked?
Original post made by I like forums, University South, on Sep 21, 2007
BUT, does anyone else find the format a little annoying? I wish there were a way to just look at posts that I haven't read before. And more importantly, I wish that posts were ordered so that the ones most recently responded to would be at the top, the way it is with most forums. The way this is set up, even if an issue is a hot topic, within a day it drops off to the second page and then gets much less attention.
Anyone else feel this way?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 21, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Instead of using the "Main View", click on the "Message Board View" or the middle blue blocked heading between "post a new topic" and "return to home page". You will then get the posts in the order of most recent at the top.
Happy reading.
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 21, 2007 at 3:54 pm
the forums are basically very primitive. the biggest annoyance is having to retype my name and neighborhood for every comment. but, i guess they work. they look homegrown so would probably take a significant effort to make them better, unfortunately.
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 21, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Sorry, Peter, but I don't consider the forum in your link "real". "Real" forums have activity. The forum you point to has its most recent posts measured in weeks, not hours or minutes as it is here.
What's your definition of a "real forum": the technology used and its user interface, or the participation rate of its members? I vote for the latter. Seems to me your post is an attempt to increase participation over there.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 21, 2007 at 6:45 pm
As long as one person can post 10 times a day the forum becomes a series of rants by one or two people. Then he can change his name and post some more, trying to give the impression that others agree.
As long as there are no rules to limit such abuses, the forum is useless for learning what other Palo Altans think. Too bad, it had such promise.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 22, 2007 at 7:54 am
FR: That's kind of "out there," wouldn't you agree?
What abuses are you talking about? This forum is FAR from being "useless." I think, er... know, that a lot of different opinions are represented in these forums and I love the chance to read them. I want to know what my neighbours think.
Those with the tin-foil hats are few and far between.
a resident of University South
on Sep 22, 2007 at 9:32 am
Thanks, Forum Reader, for that suggestion. I hadn't noticed that link before. But, therein lies the problem. Not many people notice that link, and once a topic drops off the first page of the regular view, it's out of sight, out of mind for most readers and posters. I'd like it if that message board view were the default view, so hot topics would stay high on everyone's forum page.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 23, 2007 at 11:05 am
No, Joanna, it's not "out there." Perhaps you are relatively new on these forums. For example, often you can see that one person has posted to 5 or 10 forums at a time. What you cannot see is whether the same person posted under different names. So there is no way of knowing how many people you are hearing from.
I also want to know what the neighbors are thinking. Unfortunately it isn't possible to judge the metalic content of their headgear on line.
a resident of University South
on Sep 23, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Thanks Forum Reader,
I had not noticed that link either. I agree with what I love forums wrote.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 24, 2007 at 6:56 am
Good point Forum Reader. Thanks.
I suggest RSS feeds for comments on particular threads.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 24, 2007 at 7:10 am
Forum reader, you state:
"As long as one person can post 10 times a day the forum becomes a series of rants by one or two people. Then he can change his name and post some more, trying to give the impression that others agree."
Do you have any real proof that this is what happens on the Town Square Forum? Does it happen in all threads?
I have heard people complain about this in some threads and I got the idea that sometimes people who do not want to acknowledge what some people are writing about claim that all the writings are from a single person.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 24, 2007 at 10:55 am
to muliple identities,
Can you tell us the identities you use?
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 25, 2007 at 1:29 pm
"As long as one person can post 10 times a day the forum becomes a series of rants by one or two people. Then he can change his name and post some more, trying to give the impression that others agree."
I rest my case, your honor.
a resident of another community
on Sep 25, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Multiple Identities and Forum Reader are one and the same poster--he/she is trying to stimulate discussion on this thread and/or attempt to create controversy
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 25, 2007 at 10:51 pm
It IS a bit annoying when there are hot topics and it turns into a live chat between a few people and then the topic gets shut down. But I can certainly live with it.
I would REALLY like to see the LATEST posting FIRST. I love having this forum for the community, but it is tedious haveing to scan down every single topic to follow the thread.
a resident of Escondido School
on Sep 25, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Pati, If you're on a PC try typing CTRL-END. It'll bring you to the bottom of the page (or discussion as it were) and you can back up from there.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 26, 2007 at 6:29 am
My complaint is different from most here. I think the intern, or whoever they have monitoring these forums is WAY too free in deletion of materials from posts, or even whole posts.
I understand that personal invective, profanity, and other similar verbiage detracts from, rather than adds to, dialogue. And I agree that's better removed.
But I have read posts that I thought made very valuable contributions to the topic under discussion, and not to my mind offensive in any way, when I first read them, and then find that they are deleted when I come back to reread the discussion. There are apparently no firm rules for what is permitted, and sometimes one gets the idea that the censorship is content-related.
More likely, it's a young or new employee doing an unattractive and boring job. (I often think of Major Major Major in Catch 22 blacking out random words in the wartime mail he has to screen.)
I know that it's often a judgement call in this area, but I do think the discussion is unnecessarily constrained by the Weekly's forum monitors in a way that sometimes diminishes its usefulness.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 26, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Here's the "official" viewpoint on your censorship issue. It was in the print version of the weekly today:
Web Link
Can't help but laugh at the last paragraph, and I'm sure that exact verbiage will be plagiarized by those hoping to dodge the censor.


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I think the cover shot makes him look glamorous. I would like to see him in two years when you will be able to drop a coffee can down his bunghole. #prisonlife
quote:Why does this not surprise me in the least.
I wouldn't think twice about this
quote:You do still have your legs though, right?
I can't believe people are making a big deal about it.
Image: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/tsarnaev-rollingstone-290.jpeg
So Rolling Stone puts a "he's too cute to be a killer" photo on its cover. Sets the shot up like Tsarnaev is Julian Casablancas of The Strokes doing a photo shoot, and out to pull heartstrings of teens near and far. They run a cover tease more appropriate for a discussion of Lindsay Lohan's fall from her lofty status as a "B-level" actress.
You are acting just like the media did during the Zimmerman trial.
quote:You just decided to post a random photo?
What reason would you suppose is being overridden?
The young man is infamous, and there is nothing wrong with trying to get all sides of the story.
The point is that they are investigating how a seemingly 'normal' kid (which the cover depicts) can turn into someone so maniacal.
However, Rolling Stone had to know it was going to rub people the wrong way.
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The 40,000 sewer overflows that occur across the United States each year are expensive. Plus, these overflows run the risk of daily U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fines of up to $27,500 and ill will from residents complaining about noxious fumes and exposure to potentially hazardous liquids.
Though it's never been fined, the Pima County Wastewater Management Department in Arizona has had its fair share of overflows. In 2001 alone, overflows cost the department more than $600,000 in response and cleanup expenses.
That same year, the department launched a multiyear program to install a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) flow-monitoring system powered in part by the sun and linked by remote radio stations. The award-winning system, which couples flow-metering stations, telemetering equipment, and data analysis with enhanced preventive maintenance, was a big step up from the department's cell-phone-based alarm system that told operators only that there was a problem—not the nature of it.
Now employees monitor flows from virtually anywhere. They can detect developing blockages and get out in the field to fix them before the system overflows. The result: reduced spill volume.
In April 2005, for example, the system identified a 250,000-gallon spill in a remote section of the desert, which could have become catastrophic had the system not notified employees. Quick notification allowed workers to fix a blockage caused by construction debris that potentially could have spewed millions of gallons of sewage into the environment.
Comprehensive Connections
The Pima County Wastewater Management Department comprises two main treatment plants and several smaller outlying treatment facilities. The conveyance system collects about 65 mgd throughout its 370-square-mile sanitary service area, which includes the urbanized areas of Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, and Sahuarita, and the unincorporated communities of Mt. Lemmon, Arivaca Junction, Avra Valley, Green Valley, Corona de Tucson, and Catalina (total population of about 1 million people).
With 3165 miles of public sanitary sewers—of which approximately 300 miles are considered trunks or interceptors (pipe diameter of 15 inches and larger)—the system incorporates 62,000 features in its urbanized area (reaches, manholes, cleanouts, etc.).
The system measures flow at solar-powered locations and transmits the data to a central server via 900 MHz spread spectrum radio links. Data are received at the central server from every site every 60 seconds.
By using archived data, expected values for the flow at a given time are established by averaging the observed values for flow from the same day of the week and same time of day for the previous four weeks. The system generates upper and lower control limits using statistical process control methods and then acquires real-time observed data from the field. It then compares the current real-time value with the control limits and transmits alarms if control limits are violated (see diagram). If a data point is determined to be outside of control limits, it is flagged in the database as invalid and isn't used for establishing future expected flows.
Data that do not fall within expected parameters require a response. The system waits to observe a minimum of five to seven successive control limit violations before sending out an alarm to field personnel, which minimizes errors of commission (false positives) from short-term flow variations or instrument noise. Upper control limit violations typically are encountered after rain events, while lower control limit violations are almost exclusively caused by blockages.


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Self Styled Polos: Do it Right Because Yolo
Are you popping your collar? The do's and don'ts of the Polo
A lot of dudes ask me how to wear polos without looking like "That Total Douche Who Drives His Daddy's Chevy Malibu." The answer is simple. Never, ever pop your collar. Don't get a polo with a button-down collar. Ditto for a polo with epaulettes or more than one pocket on it. Not cool.
Think simple, clean lines and a few splashes of color—enough to get noticed but definitely not peacocky.
The unassailable option is to go with a classic Fred Perry polo, the kind with color accents (piping) on the collar and sleeves. They make these in all sorts of color combinations, so finding something in your flavor is really easy. If you want to add a twist, I'd recommend this robust "bold stripe" version, which has slightly wider piping in a red, white and blue pattern. I am the last person to flaunt brand logos, but the Fred Perry laurel wreath is worthy of being shown off. Mod flavor never goes out of style when you do it right.
Another look two doors down from your boring "Office Chad on His Day Off" vibe is to go the fly guy, Ivan Lendl, early '80s tennis hero route and freak a polo with contrasting colors on the shoulders or pocket. This model from preppy mainstay Gant is particularly dope. Just be sure it's not too tight across your chest or you are going to look like an emo singer from 1996. Otherwise, wear it with some dark blue jeans and canvas sneakers and keep it neat, neat, neat.
That's it. Don't overthink it. Just buy the right thing the first time, pull it from your closet, throw it on and then stroll down the street. Easy.
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