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President Obama got out of the shower and was drying off when he looked in the mirror and noticed he was white from the neck up to the top of his head.
In sheer panic and fearing he was turning white, he called his doctor and told him of his problem.
The doctor advised him to come to his office immediately. After an examination, the doctor mixed a concoction of brown liquid, gave it to Obama, and told him to drink it all.
Obama drank the concoction and said, 'That tasted like bullshit!'
'It was', the doctor replied, 'you were a quart low'.

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text: While it has not been said explicity some seem to think it has been implied. What my main man Merc was trying to state is that we're in a catch-22 here. If we play solid B-Ball and end up over .500, and get a low playoff seed, we set ourselves up for a 1st round exit, and a low level draft pick...NOT GOOD, especially since we don't have any wiggle room financially. So here are some scenarios I'm hoping for:We play +.500 ball and MISS the playoffs, this will result in a really good lottery pick.Somehow we package Rip and Max in a trade where we get back a lottery pick.We accomplish both 1 and 2.Personally I like what we have, I think we are a solid PG (**cough**Baron Davis**cough) away from getting to the next level. Against Denver I saw something very promising on the court, when JJ, Day, and CV are all on the court together we have 3 players that are at least 6'10" that can all put the ball on the floor, and shoot out to the 3pt line, and the oldest of that bunch is a 25 year old Charlie Villanueva, not many teams can say that they have that type of talent and versatility on their team.


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We can discuss all Forza Horizon here.
I liked Test Drive Unlimited, from what I have read online it will be similar to TDU.
I wonder if you can import cars from FM4...
I hope the driving style doesn't change to much. I would like to drift around some open world turns with my 1M.


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I live in Australia and am a mad keen duck and deer hunter.
Im looking at buying a Fabarm Wetlands Camo U/O shotgun for this coming season but have struggled to find any reviews or topics abut them. Do any of you guys have experiance with them?
The model im looking at has the Tribored barrels.


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UT Tutorial – Karen's Slipper Socks
Since I've never been clever enough to figure out how to hoop regular socks (and you know I'm usually up for trying to hoop anything) I was so thrilled when Karen offered to share her tutorial on how she makes these adorable embroidered slipper socks from scratch, so embroidery is easy.
Thanks so much Karen! Our feet will all be a bit toastier because of you, and our regular socks will breath a sigh of relief, released from their fear of being haphazardly mangled around an embroidery hoop.


text: Re: Fugsley - 2/26 - Ride w fellow RRBer JoshFromGa PenFarthing Your Fugsley is a really cool one of a kind. Its funny to see what people are making from these occ stingrays. I have one I aquired last fall and Ive been getting some ideas going all winter on how I want to chop it up. Those penny fakethings have been around for a few years now, heres one I built last summer called boilermaker.


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How to be "Covert"
After reading a few posts on this forum where people (aka sil) are talking about the importance of being covert while performing penetration tests, I started to make some quick researches on the web about covert techniques. I already know a bit about it, but really not that much...
To my surprise, I had a hard time finding anything! (but I am at work and some good sites are blocked...).
And since this topic will more than likely be useful to many people, I decided to start a thread dedicated on the subject.
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Has anybody obtained any Carnolian bee packages from Buckeye Bees in Utica , OH this year?
If so I'd like to hear what your impressions are of your bees and how they are doing.
Contact me off forum if you'd like.
Has anybody obtained any Carnolian bee packages from Buckeye Bees in Utica , OH this year?
If so I'd like to hear what your impressions are of your bees and how they are doing.
Contact me off forum if you'd like.
This year I received 2 3 pound packages of Carnolian bees from Buckeye Bee and they were the only packages I received with more than 3 pounds of bees in them out of 15 packages. I had some dead in the bottom but this is normal.
They seem to be slower to build up than my other new packages but they are comming along. All my neighbors are talking about the new golden bees in the area. These Carnolian bees sure look good to me. They are drawing the 4.9mm foundation at 5.1 to 5.3mm. I put on the 2nd hive body 3 weeks later than with the new Itallians.
Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
What about their demeanor? Are they gentle? Do you use smoke when you work them?
I use very little smoke when working them. So far both hives have been very gentle with me.
I usually only use a vail to work the hives in the spring and summer.
I am trying to down size them and I only use FGMO treatments with the fogger and the cords. No other chemicals have been used on any of my hives for 4 years. I have just recently noticed that they seem to want to raid other hives even when they are strong. So far I think that they have been a great addition to my yard.
Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
Clint: I don't know much about carnolian's.you said all the neighbors are talking about the golden bee's.I alway thought carn- was dark,But like i said I don't know much about them.& the cordovans was the golden color.>>>>Mark
Hmmm....the reason I ask is because my bees seem to be getting meaner and meaner. I've been trying to work without smoke, and sometimes just couldn't use one because it was too windy. The other day while I was standing near the hives one of the girls just came at me. Guess I'll have to do some investigating. And keep my smoker lit!
The bees sent to me as carnolian are a light golden color like nothing I have seen in all my years of bee keeping. They are gentle like Italians but tend to try to rob other hives. Looking in my diferent referances I do not find any descriptions or pictures matching these bees so I have E-MAILED Buckeye bee trying to find out what they might be. This evening I was checking my hives and both carnolian hives needed little smoke and were much calmer than my Italians. Today when checking I found that I needed to add another hive body and frames as the carnolians were boiling over with bees and I found 3 swarm cells in the brood chambers with larva in them but not capped yet. I removed the cells from each hive and saw a very large laying queen in each hive. They seem to be pulling the 4.9 mm
foundation at 5.1 to 5.3 mm.
Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
In theory Cordovan is a color and could occure in Carniolans. However, I hadn't heard of any Cordovan Carniolans. I'd be curious to know if that's what you have.
Clinton:I noticed that Buckeye Bees also sell Cordovans,Do you think that they by mistake sent you a cordovan?.I've got bee's here in Al,& also im Ms.all of my bees here in Al is cordovans.you said they tend to try to rob other hives.that is the only problem I have with my cordovans.If I don't take extra measure's on nuc's the other hives will completely rob them out.I have started raising queen's & have moved my nuc's about 1/2 mile from the other hives because of it.that is the only down fall I have with them what so ever.It's just a thought.
Hey Mark
What part of MS do you have your hives in?
Marty: I've got them around Rankin Co.(Brandon & Jackson).>>>>Mark
I just received an E-MAIL responce from Buckeye Bee and they said I ordered Carniolan bees but from the description of the bees they said that I may have gotten Italian-Cordovan queens by accident. They say that if I am not happy with them that they will send me new Carniolan queens for free or my next package I order will be 1/2 off. These golden bees have won my heart so I think I will keep them.
Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
The ones I've seen are sure gorgeous and gentle. I can understand your feelings.
the mistake you got probly is the best mistake you will ever get, The cordovans were started here in Ohio at Ohio Queen Breeders (joe Ladshaw ) we corresponded quite abit last year and he said gentleness was top prioity besides the color. I bought a package from Koenhen and sons in California who would send over a hundred virgin queens to Ohio Joe would artifical insematate them and send them back to California. You wanted to take these bees to bed they were so gentle sometimes better than a wife.LOL This year wanted another cordovan package but shipping hit the roof so thanks to Mark Williams he told me about Mr McCary and his cordovans. Because of weather and etc i didn't receive them till May 8th and the weather here took a turn for the worse . Last week something happen SUNSHINE came to Ohio and heat. These bees are working overtime and they are as sweet as can be (so far) i don't want to jenks its
Hi KY, I put in New World Carniolans 3 years ago and love them. They have been very gentle and are good producers. I only use smoke for a full work-up. Normally it isn't needed. My queens come from Strachen in Cal. They buld up supper fast in the spring and require a little different management. I use 3 hive bodies to insure that they have enough room. Good luck. Jim
I got 20 Carniolan nucs this year and they were very gentle. Just as we got some sun and the bees could work, there is no honey flow. These bees are not so gentle when they are sitting around. I can hardly do a full inspection, there are so many bees in the air. Smoke helps only a little. and last week I was working without smoke and supering without a veil!
Thanks for everyone's replies. I will stick with them and use smoke as needed. My main purpose in getting these Carns was so I could decrease the use of smoke and have a fast spring build up. Neither one of these things has happened, but I imagine the weather has had a lot to do with it.
I worked them a few days ago and used minimum smoke. And they are finally filling the supers.
Denise, we have been out of town and did not see your posting.
Our Carns, if that is what they really are, are very gentle and easy to manage. We use smoke mainly to get them out of the way when putting the hive back together.
If you don't remember, we picked up 11 packages from Buckeye in April. So far we have lost 3 queens of the 11. We combined them with other colonies as we noted laying workers in the queenless hives.
The build up was painfully slow because of the weather, but now they are getting very strong and we have several hives 5 deep high. We only use deeps in the yard.
As far as gentle goes, I have been stung 3 times this year, my wife hasn't been stung yet in 2 years now. I guess they just don't like me! But any way, the stings I got were from the queenless hives.
Stephen -in Michigan


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Hi there,
Approaching harvest time I am wondering what are the best (cheap) sources of glass containers to bottle honey? I am thinking of the queenline type here, but others may be even better.
Dadant sells a case of 24 1 lb Queenline jars for $11.06 + shipping. There's got to be much cheaper than that!


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A classic Last Windrow: Spring at last
This "classic" Last Windrow column was written back in 1990 after a relatively normal winter. Nothing like the stubborn season we have just experienced. But, I thought the column just felt good reading it over again and thus I'm sharing it with my readers.
Spring at last
The loons are back on Norway Lake. I saw them swimming on the brook just this morning. They looked happy to be back. Dipping their long, dark bills into the ripples that formed in front of their black and white polka-dotted bodies. Singing a song of betrothal to their mates.
Spring is finally here. The loons know it and so do the white swans that have been frequenting the area. They passed over our house the other day, framed against a dark blue, cloudless sky and flying effortlessly toward the lake. Only the sound of their wing beats made me look up. I could see their dark eyes blinking. They know it's finally spring.
The walleyes are running up the rivers and streams, along with the suckers, whitefish and red horse. These finny creatures have felt the tug of renewal and are returning to their historic nesting spots. Some will lay eggs, others will eat eggs. It is as it always has been. Something comforting in that.
Deer are venturing closer to the roadsides. Better be careful or one will decorate your hood! The does are heavy with fawn and should have a good chance to reproduce after a mostly mild and snowless winter. The deer's gray winter coats are beginning to be replaced by the red coat of summer. New grass must taste good after a winter of chewing on brush and bark.
The white snowshoe rabbit that attacked our young spruce trees has changed to brown. It looks a little gaunt and I hope he or she finds something other than our tulips to whittle on. The large owl that frequented our woods last winter must have missed this furry meal.
Eagles have again taken up residence near Crosslake. They'll no doubt have their pictures taken several hundred times again this summer. When I first moved to northern Minnesota 20 years ago, you didn't see an eagle anywhere. Something must have changed in that time. I like it better with eagles in the picture.
Driving by the ranch-land west of town, I notice lots of new little calves running around behind their mothers. Kicking up their heels and butting their mother's side and then standing there looking innocent seems to be the thing to do on a warm spring day. Looks like spring brought a good crop of calves this year.
The talk in the coffee shop has run full cycle, from football to basketball to baseball. Again, there is no agreement as to how the Twins will do this season. The snowbirds have returned from the south to liven the conversation at the table. We, who live here year-around, need some new stimulation and our snowbirds provide it.
Yes, we've come through one beautiful season and now we're fast forwarding into the next. Keeps one on his toes, these changing of seasons. Lots of things to do and such a short time to do them. Could it be that we are enjoying ourselves? Could it be that spring is really here?
I think so.
See you next time. Okay?


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APTOS -- Whether they didn't know or didn't care, the fans who attended Wednesday night's Cabrillo College women's basketball game against Mission provided no reaction when Gabrielle Ludwig entered with 11:17 remaining in the first half.
The Mission College center checked in as any other opposing player might, played the game as any other opposing player would, and was greeted by Cabrillo fans and others in attendance the same way they would greet any other player.
There was no heckling. There was no stirring.
And Ludwig, a transgender player who has been highlighted in seemingly hundreds of articles and stories since December, by such publications as the USA Today and the Associated Press, was very appreciative of that response.
"I was told it was going to be a hostile crowd," said Ludwig, 51, following Wednesday's game, an 84-46 victory over Cabrillo that improved Mission to 6-0 in the Coast Conference South. "But this was by far the most respectful gymnasium."
Ludwig has received plenty of attention in the last couple of months -- both positive and negative -- as she is believed to be the first transsexual to play college basketball as both a man and a woman.
But on Wednesday night in Aptos -- if not for her 6-foot-5 frame or the camera crew from HBO Sports that was in attendance filming a segment on her -- you might not have known the difference between Ludwig and any other player on the court.
For her, playing on the road isn't usually that easy.
Ludwig, a Navy veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm, said she's checked into games on the road and heard the officials at the scorer's table refer to her as "he." Opposing benches have yelled, "Pass him the ball," or, "Get your brother off the court." Opposing fans have felt she might be too physical with other players.
"But here, it was very respectful. I was pleasantly surprised," said Ludwig, who was told by coaches and friends prior to the game the crowd would be antagonistic.
"Quite the contrary," Ludwig added. "The folks here in Santa Cruz were amazing. And personally, I would like to thank them for not being judgemental and just letting me play basketball, and seeing me as a basketball player."
Ludwig was able to share her thoughts during an interview earlier in the day with Bryant Gumbel, host of Real Sports on HBO. The segment, coupled with footage taken from Wednesday's game at the Cabrillo gym, is expected to air in either February or March.
Ludwig said she initially didn't want any publicity. But she was convinced by her coaches and others to share her story.
"Between her job, her classes, and all the national hoopla, and then to play on a basketball team," Cabrillo coach Kristy Netto said, "it's impressive.
"And her teammates are there for her, which is really cool, really cool."
It admittedly hasn't been easy for Ludwig, though.
In late November she received a new birth certificate, the final hurdle she had to clear toward playing women's basketball for the Santa Clara college. Having lived as a woman and taken female hormones since 2007, according to the AP report, Ludwig had her sex-change operation in July.
Born Robert John Ludwig, she played one season at Nassau Community College in the early 1980s. She didn't formally play again until she joined Mission, where she takes 12 credits in an effort to better her career as a systems engineer with a Bay Area pharmaceutical company.
But the opinions from fans and others has been wide-ranging. Even the articles written in the past, she feels, have sometimes portrayed her as a "freak show."
"They look at things that are the more extreme on the masculine side and just kind of drill that home, kind of make me a freak show," she said. "And you know what? I'm not. There's a whole lot of layers to Gabrielle Ludwig.
"I'm the chapter director for a nonprofit youth basketball program. I have three kids. I have a career that I've been with for 16 years. And for people to just arbitrarily tear my life apart just because I'm a transsexual and just because I decided to go back to college and bolster my education to better my career, they think it's an open invitation to criticize, and I just don't get it."
That wasn't the case Wednesday. Interestingly, Cabrillo decided to bring in security guards for the game -- but only upon hearing Mission's fans can be hostile.
It wasn't the case for either side.
Netto said she was impressed by Ludwig, who played limited minutes against Cabrillo and finished with five points.
"I'm impressed that she can get up and down the court at 50, because I can't get up and down anymore," laughed Netto, 43. "There's no way I'm getting up and down the court."
Ludwig said she joined the Saints initially because she has a love for basketball, and wanted to act as a role model for the teams she coaches. She can still jump, still rebound, still post up on the low block, and she's not trying to hurt anybody.
She's also trying to champion a cause. For the LGBT community, she said she'll be the "whipping post" if it helps someone who might be struggling with gender or identity to feel more accepted.
"I'll display the best sportsmanship I can out there. I think it's important that I lay down good groundwork for everybody to see that, just because this person is a transsexual person doesn't make them a monster, it just makes them another human being," Ludwig said. "We have the same hurts and likes and we just want to be treated like everybody else. And I'll treat everybody else with respect as long as they deserve it."


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I believe you misunderstand, cerezha. Sqkcrk harvests honey from his hives. He does not filter through filters small enough to remove pollen (jump in and correct me if I'm wrong here, Mark). Most likely, that honey contains pollen. However, that honey is not tested for the presence or absence of pollen. Not only that, the buyers are not testing it for presence or absence of pollen. They like the color of the honey and the taste of the honey, and they buy it.
Have you had buyers pull samples from barrels to analyze the pollen before they purchase from you?
Someone stated:
I am aware of no honey standard that requires that there be pollen in honey.
To the best of my knowledge, Florida, and then California, have laws stating that the pollen can not be removed. If it has been removed, it can not be labeled as honey.
There is a case pending in the San Francisco area I believe. It was weakly constructed, and has undergone revisions. Try a google search. Sue Bee is the defendant.
Sugar ratios are not a good test, very easy to fake, just add the right sugars.
Deknow - what test did you use to determine it was beet sugar? I hope not Polarmetrics.
Crazy Roland
But who will restore extracted pollen?
Therefore I think this example does not reflect the core of the problem, that was raised in the article. And in such situation I can give you my counter-example.
As we know in general ( without intervention of beekeepers or somebody else ) honey contains a pollen.
On the other hand, there is a common definition of man: in English, man refers to an adult human male .... "Although men typically have a male reproductive system" (in a normal situation - without intervention of doctors ).
That means a man without a main part of his reproductive system (castrated man) is not a man anymore...
So, "honey" without pollen is not honey anymore, because one natural component was removed forever.
The question is very simple - why they (National Honey Board, ABF an so on) still did not create a comprehensive standard, that simply will force to name modified honey as "Filtered Honey", "Processed Honey", Honey Heated to the Level 1 (2,3...), Sugar/Syrup Honey and so on.
Instead of this they posted brainwashing articles similar to this:
National Honey Board: "Honey is Made from Nectar, Not Pollen"
Boris Romanov
Influence Industry: U.S. honey industry asks FDA for national purity standard
"...Industry groups and some lawmakers are also pressing the Food and Drug Administration to establish a national "standard of identity" for honey to ensure that products are 100 percent pure, rather than diluted with other sweeteners to cut costs or evade import restrictions...."
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Any assumptions about what the vast number of honey consumers across the Nation want or know is not worth a dime w/out widespread real consumer survey information. So saying what honey consumers want or know about what they are buying is purely speculation and foolish.
Mark Berninghausen
Yes Kieck, that is so. But I was refering to buyers of barrels too, such as McClure's, a subsidurary of Dutch Gold, and all of the other Packers I have dealt w/ and have knowledge of. None of them ask for a pollen sample, only a honey sample. They check color, taste, and moisture content. I'm sure they test for other things too, but color, taste and moisture content is what they base what they pay on.
I sold 4 buckets of honey on the way to SC last Saturday. My buyer wanted to know if it tasted good and was on the light side of the color spectrum. Before I got to Missouri he called me to see if I would bring him 4 more because it was all gone already. No body mentioned pollen. Anecdotal as that is and as are all of my experiences selling honey I think what I experience has some weight, being as I sell tons of honey. And some here in this discussin sell none. Some of y'all don't even seem to buy any.
Mark Berninghausen
Mark Berninghausen
People are becoming more aware of what they are eating, at least in my neck of the woods. I sell honey from home and the local Farmers Market, most all ask if it is raw (uncooked) honey and if it's local honey. They like coming to the farm because they can see my hives and know it's local and they stock up for winter, because they know if i run out i won't have more till next July or Aug. I've had some get upset when i run out and they come to the house,had some say, well your hives are right down there, can't you go get me some. Some people don't understand that there is a big differents in strained honey and filtered honey, heated and filtered honey is a world apart from raw honey.
It's a basic tenent of Marketing that one not run down their competition. A rule not always held to. Bt it is basically not a good idea. Tell your own story, sell your own honey. What others do is not your responsibility. Perhaps you should have some knowledge of what they do so you can address questions from customers, but generally speaking you will be better off refering them to the company in question, lest you misspeak and misrepresent.
Mind your own peas and cues.
Mark Berninghausen
Now if those honey handlers, who filter their honey to remove unwanted "things" in their honey, would just buy some local clean pollen and mix it in to the honey batch, they would be selling honey again, , . . right?
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
Ian, the way you think is beginning to scare me. So how long will it take the Chinese to start buying American pollen to add to their rice syrup?
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It's a basic tenent of Marketing that one not run down their competition.
Let's not forget this one....
Crazy Roland
I do not know how much of a problem filtered honey is, Im not completely familiar with packer practices.
But, what I do know is how my packer operates, to which Im a part of. Kinda makes me feel all good and fuzzy inside,
They are moving in the direction of 100% CFIA compliant producers. This honey will be trackable from the store shelf right back to the bee hive. All honey packed , and I think it 15 000 000 lbs or so is produced by Canadian prairie beekeepers.
If consumers really give a dam about purity, tractability and high standards we should pretty much hold the market
But Im not holding my breath
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
I think it would depend on what type of supermarket. We have some large "upscale" supermarkets here where the consumers are, or think they are, pretty food savvy. Of course, you have the opposite at the normal (aka affordable) chains that certainly fit Jim's description. Is it possible for you commercial to target this "upscale" demographic outside of farmer's markets and niche health food stores?
I don't yet have a dog in the fight, but that doesn't mean I don't care.
1. During an ultrafiltration process tiny particles of wax are also removed.
2. Usually during an ultrafiltration process honey heated to 150(°F) to 170(°F) to more easily pass through the fine filter. In such situation the major downside to ultrafiltration is that it eliminates nutritionally valuable enzymes found in raw honey, such as diastase and invertase.
"Typically enzymes are proteins of complex structure that catalyze a specific chemical reaction. They are sensitive to heat (!!!), visible and UV light and other forms of energy such as microwaves."
"Heating destroys hydrogen peroxide activity, a natural component of raw, unprocessed honey. Hydrogen peroxide is one of the mayor elements that makes honey a powerful antibacterial agent and healer."
You can get more details from this book: "The Honey Prescription: The Amazing Power of Honey as Medicine" by Nathaniel Altman (page #35).
In addition you can see two examples from my previous post # 71
So, the Rubicon (the point of no return) is passed during an ultrafiltration process of honey.
Boris Romanov
"Ingredients of Beeswax:
• Beeswax is a mixture of many chemical compounds
• Essential ingredients (monoesters, diesters, triethers and oxi-ethers) - 70 -75%
• Free fatty acids (carotene, montanin and oleic) - 13 - 15%
• Saturated hydrocarbons - 12 - 17%
• Water - 0,4%
• Carbohydrates (heptacosane and pentacosane)
• Aromatic substances
• Coloring agents
• Organic and mineral substances.
Yellow wax contains the largest amount of vitamin A."
Last edited by Boris; 02-08-2013 at 09:56 AM.
Boris, can you please list for me which Packers ultrafilter their honey? By name please. And sight the source of your information too. Thanks. I'd like to know. And what kind of machinery and handling techniques are they using to do this ultrafiltration.
Mark Berninghausen


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Good to hear that, because any recession should end sooner or later.
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If you are running an external boost controller, such as the HKS EVC 6, here are the SUSTAINED "BASE" boost pressures you will see with the boost controller turn off. We run 1-2mm of preload. The biggest benefit to running an external boost controller, is the ability to switch to different boost levels on the fly, without having to stop and reflash the ECU. We create one calibration that covers all boost levels for a given type of fuel.
Stock Actuator: 8psi
Forge Actuator Blue Spring: 12psi
Forge Actuator Red Spring: 15psi
The Forge actuator allows for higher boost levels, less boost tamper, and more power, but we are still reaching the limits of the stock turbocharger and injectors. We are just touching 100% duty cycle at about 18psi sustained boost, which delivers about 525whp on our dyno (baseline stock is 390-400whp).
Upgrading to larger injectors is very straightforward, and we have calibrations for different sized injectors. But for those that want significantly more power, a turbo upgrade is the next logical step.
The OEM turbos are rated at about 30 lb/min worth of air each, so in THEORY, we should see 600bhp out of them. We are seeing about 525whp wich puts us slightly beyond their theoretical max airflow. Remember, the presssure or PSI is not the deciding factor in power production....rather...it's the volume of air usually measured in lb/min that determines airflow power potential. The turbo upgrades on the market, from what we have been told, flow roughly 40 lb/min worth of airflow, which would give a theoretical maximum power of 800bhp.
We also noted that air inlet temps reached 120F after 4-5 consecutive runs, pointing towards the definate need for high capacity intercoolers.
One final point, is that many dynos read very differently, so please use my numbers in the context in which they are stated. I don't want to get into a dyno numbers debate in this thread.
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So recently Maiet.co.kr
Has announced THE REALEASE OF GUNZ 2 ZOMG
Now I'm not one to brag(bullshit)
But I'm a pro at GunZ, and I as well as any other pro, can not try in GunZ, It's impossible because the moves have become so easy to the point I don't have to try, to out RHS a rser.
So recently I was browsing actually on a pserver site, and they had in their news "GunZ 2 announced!!"
SO I'm like OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG
Only bad thing is, I have no idea if it will be, Korean, Jap, or international.
But maiet's site is in english.
And I see alot of people saying it's no longer fun which is true,
because GunZ you either have two choices to have fun.
Be a noob.
Or hack.
But I'm awfully wondering if G2 will have the glitches.
For people who don't know, What I mean by glitches is the techniques in the game,
Seeing how maiet onced patched these (which lead to a mass quit) so they unpatched it. I was wondering what will G2 be like.
Will it be high graphiced, will it have k-style and all that, or will it be a fun ninja normal fps game (which would be amazing either way)
So I honestly cant wait till 2009, because imma jizz on my screen from excitment if it is international (Hopefully they will have it F2P just like GunZ)
Finally something new, and something to look forward too,
And for hype killer kiddies, we know you suck at this game,
which is why you will probably say
"GunZ sucks"
"omg here comes the hype"
Which for me I'm looking forward to this game, because you can hype a RPG all you want but its the same as the RPG 10 years ago, grind grind grind, do instants over over again lol.


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- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mushrooms
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- 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
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- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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- In a skillet, saute mushrooms, chopped ham, onions and garlic in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in flour and cayenne pepper. Blend in broth; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. To serve, place a slice of ham and an egg on each muffin half. Spoon sauce over each. Yield: 4-6 servings.
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Hey guys!
I haven't been to active here on the boards lately. Had a lot to do in the past few months to say the least.
And today I got the confirmation that my application to join my brothers in arms in Afghanistan recieved a big ol` thumbs up!
I'll start my training period in mid April and deploy in mid July.
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Any fans of Game of Thrones out there?Looking forward to season 3
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Where are you guys up to in terms of the book/shows?
Just so we know not to spoil.
Yes...I'm a fan.
"You killed my family, and I don't like that kind of thing."
I like Dany too. Cersei annoys me so I'm not that attracted to her at all.
Just finished S2 its killing me having to wait so long to see what will happen!
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From the left hand corner: In support of early childhood education
Much has changed since I resumed this column two weeks ago announcing I planned to compare the value and cost of renewing enough top rate income tax dollars in Minnesota to meet the values and costs of providing early childhood education programs for Minnesota's children.
We again endure the commercialization of Christmas, while enjoying anticipation of our holiday seasons. We edge closer to our politically created "perception of fiscal cliff." We react in horror to another horrific incident of gun violence.
I don't think I can offer much that is new or different from the voluminous verbiage generated by the above, so will stay with the intended argument for encouraging, facilitating and, yes, funding early childhood education.
For almost a century, Minnesota education effort has been focused and directed to K-12 and then to college and post-grad. We are long overdue for focus on pre-K and enhancing kindergarten and early primary education.
Not long ago we Minnesotans proudly labeled ours as the Education State and pointed with pride to our highest graduation rates and highest ACT scores. After a decade or more of short-changing education we have slipped all the way to the bottom 50 percent in graduation rates.
Worse, we now have the worst of all graduation rates for Latino and Native American students and next-lowest for African-American and Asian students.
Let's begin to turn the tide back.
There is no better nor sounder way to reduce the huge gap between the levels of education and absorption attained by white students vs. students of darker skin.
There is no better achievable way to increase overall graduation percentages at high school, tech school, other college and post grad levels, than to provide our youngest with an environment to instill a capacity to develop and morph into a lifetime of love of learning.
Art Rolnick, the conservative banking executive, may be the best known in Minnesota for advancing the compelling financial argument to expanding early childhood education. In repeated concentrated studies that he has encouraged and analyzed over the past decade, convincing results establish that dollar for dollar, society will reap eight to 15 times dollar return for funds expounded in early childhood education.
To say that families should do that and to say "I take care of my kids" (and I provide them with laptops and iPhones, etc.) is no answer. That does nothing for the African-American children in North Minneapolis, the poor Asian child in St. Paul, the Hispanic child in Willmar, nor the very white child of a poor struggling farm family in remote areas of northern Minnesota.
Begin discussing and advocating at local levels now; and keep on doing so. When it becomes really, really crunch times at our Minnesota Legislature late next spring, keep early childhood education funding at the forefront.
Early childhood education programs can greatly improve each child participant's readiness to learn, income potential and contribution to society. That all enhances a personal sense of self worth.
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Movie Review: Nebraska

Bruce Dern is iconic in the sad, funny Nebraska.

Director: Alexander Payne
Rating: R
Studio: FilmNation Entertainment
Stars: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb
As he showed so beautifully in Sideways and The Descendants, the wonderful, wryly humanistic Alexander Payne has a fondness for the out of step, the overlooked and the crushed, even when he's gently satirizing them. These hallmarks, and a couple more, are evident in Nebraska, a slow, sad, funny wild goose chase about a cantankerous retired mechanic with galloping dementia (Bruce Dern) traveling from Montana to Nebraska with his electronics salesman son (Will Forte) in a futile effort to claim one of those bogus mail coupon Million Dollar Sweepstakes award prizes. The downbound son, who's recently been dumped by his bored and disappointed girlfriend, fully understands the road trip is a fool's game, but he reluctantly drives the old man anyway—maybe because neither of their lives is going anywhere special, maybe because he'd like to find some connection before his dad's marbles are fully lost. Besides, for Forte's character, even the smallest adventure is probably preferable to the usual routine of finding his emotionally distant father passed out cold in bars, rescuing him from hoofing it on the interstate or refereeing the insults and threats between his father and his hilariously fed-up, truth-telling mother (June Squibb). Then, there's also the chance to dodge the constant comparisons to his older, more successful brother (Bob Odenkirk).
Scripted with precision and a ferocious heart by Bob Nelson, scored with plaintive guitars by Mark Orton and shot in magnificent black and white by Phedon Papamichael, Nebraska is compact, rambling and bleakly funny, casting woeful side glances at vast stretches of a boarded-up, abandoned America long past its glory days. Managing somehow to look like The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, the slim narrative sends father and son on a side trip to his old hometown, where friends, enemies and rivals pop up to congratulate—and needle—him on becoming a millionaire. There's also a great sequence involving a strained, slightly surreal visit with long-unseen family that is painfully awkward and real. The movie is about persevering, carrying on despite a world that has turned mean and hard, with options narrowing for everyone, but especially for people like these.
Nebraska rides on characters, mood and funny, diamond-hard dialogue like, when the exasperated son asks dithering dad if he ever loved his mother: "It never came up." Or why such a neglectful, always disappointing father ever bothered to have kids in the first place: "I figured if we kept on screwing, we'd have a couple of you." But the movie's gem is Dern. He is so small in the role that he's gigantic. Already the winner of the Best Actor prize at Cannes, he doesn't play the character, he breathes it. Dern has always been authentic, idiosyncratic and wickedly funny—always unfairly stuck in the shadow of Jack Nicholson. And as good as he's been in recent years, for instance as the horny, ramshackle husband of Grace Zabriskie on HBO's Big Love, he doesn't so much make a comeback in Nebraska as he does finally make his debut as an iconic movie star. Take that, 77 years old.


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I originally wanted to paint it white but I ran out half way through. Plan B: pink. I wanted to make it really girly and yes, it is in our bathroom - right on top of the loo (so much nicer than saying toilet). The starfish hand towels are from Pottery Barn.
I added some vintage lace on both sides. Then I printed off the French image from The Graphic's Fairy and added them to both sides using Mod Podge.
I added this great Marie Antoinette image to both of the skinnier sides using Mod Podge. Once that was dry, I added the rhinestone embellishments.
Then I added some Frenchy touches inside.
This tag is actually a thank you from an Etsy purchase. I added the French script button because I accidentally ripped the tag when I added the tea-stained seam binding. Oops!
I'm really loving it and it's exactly the girly piece that I imagined it could be! Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday and Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.


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This is an awesome jacket for riding in Southern California. It has a hydrophobic fleece material on the outside which is great
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the protection of a shell (it breaks wind pretty well too).
Volcom Lang Fleece:
This is pretty much a beefed up sweatshirt. It is pretty thick, with the Sherpa lining but it keeps you nice and warm. I would
recommend this jacket for riding when it is cold, but not raining/snowing or if you plan on falling a lot. Since the outer part of
the jacket is cotton and polyester it absorbs water and snow, you can brush the snow off when you fall, but it doesn't just fall off with
one brush like the Volcom Sherpa Fleece, it takes lots of brushes, and you still won't get it all off. If you plan on wearing this jacket
you just have to accept that it will get wet when you fall, but will quickly dry. When it gets wet you don't feel it on the inside because
the jacket is pretty thick. I must say this is the best looking out of my jackets. The main zipper is also a really loud wistle, it's cool
to have cause i can easily get the attention of my buddies on the mountain, and could also be used as a rape whistle, cause we all know
crazy shit can happen.
Analog Transpose 3:
This is another fleece, that is perfect for the days you don't want to wear shells. In function it is pretty similar to the Volcom Sherpa
Fleece, but this jacket has more pockets, and has a really cool water repellent exterior. When i first got it i put some water droplets on it
to see how waterproof it was, and i was amazed at how awesome it was. The water beaded up and fell right off, it is kinda unexpected cause the
material doesn't feel like it is waterproof. I then ran it under the sink for a while, and it didn't even become damp. This jacket is easily
the most water proof of the three jackets here i am reviewing. The Volcom Sherpa Fleece i would say is water repelling (it can still get wet,
just not very easily), and the Analog Transpose 3 is water proof (more like a shell) if that makes any sense.
Airblaster Hip Bag Pants:
These are some 20k waterproof, and i think 20k breath-ability pants. They have a slimmer fit around the knees, and is pretty much boot cut.
The pants are pretty warm, and comfy. In the snow they have stayed nice and dry, but after 3+ hours in constant snow, the pants will start
to get wet around one seam on the right thigh, and seam on the left back thigh. Although the small area around the seam gets wet, I didn't
actually feel getting wet on the inside. I once rode these in the rain, and the pants were dry for maybe 30-40 mins, and then they started
to become completely wet, and I could feel it inside. I don't really know of any pants that can keep someone completely dry in the rain
aside from some rubber pants, or turnouts. I really like the season pass window thing. If there is one bad thing about the pants is that i feel
like the pocket liners seem to be very thin like they would break, but i have put over 40 days on these pants so far and the pocket liners
have yet to tear on me so it may just be that they feel thin but are pretty durable (i keep my keys in them while riding without problems).
I have only worn my shell Jacket once this season when it was snowing like crazy, but every other day i have ridden with these fleece jackets
and i love it so much more. Way more comfy and light feeling with 95% of the protection. If you are going to get on of the volcom fleeces
make sure you get one with the Hydrophobic fleece, and you will not be disappointed. They are pretty cheap too, going for around $50 on sale.
I would say for that price it will most likely be your most loved piece of snowboarding outerwear although you can also wear these off the
mountain and they look just like street wear. Just my 2 cents, feel free to leave questions and I will try to answer them promptly.
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Next main street/train station-35
Size20 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Disabled access
Accommodation summary
|Rue Saint Siagre, 06000 Nice, France
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Forget about your car! The apartment is located few steps away from the main avenue (1 min), shopping (1 min), the basilica Notre Dame (3 min), the pedestrian zone (13 minutes), the old town (14 min), the famous Promenade des Anglais (16 min), the beach (16 min) and so many other pretty places. Whether you are looking for traditional or modern restaurants, shopping, nightlife, beach, walk on the beach or cultural tours, everything is within walking distance! (see photos and Google map)
You'll find close by many renting car agencies along with several public stations of the city hall for renting bikes and cars (the so-called "vélos et autos bleus"). In addition, because the main avenue is well served, visiting all our magnificent Nice and its beautiful surroundings (the extravagant Monaco, the luxurious Cannes, the authentic Antibes, the charming Grasse, the Italian border etc. ..) by train, car, tram or bus, is nice and easy!
Discover our charming neighborhood and our splendid city under the sun rays that daily offers the French Riviera. We rent several apartments in Nice and are very responsive to our guests questions. It is always a pleasure for us to receive people from all over the world. Whenever possible, we will try our best to adapt ourselves to your requests. Pets are very welcome with prior agreement. We offer attractive rates for longer stays. Do not hesitate to contact us!
Please take into account that, as we want you to have a spotless apartment on arrival (and not clean as the previous guests intend), cleaning is a mandatory additional fee for everybody and is made by professionals after each stay. All other expenses are included. The balance and refundable deposit are to be provided before entering the flat.
The apartment is located at the third floor of the 2 rue St Siagre. It is easily accessible by most means of transport.
- By plane, take bus 23 (33 min) or 99 (27 min) towards the stop "Gare Sncf".
- By train from the central station (Gare Sncf), walk 400 meters (5 min).
- By car, take exit "Thiers" from the city's internal fast lane (voie Mathis).
Last but not least, various public parking facilities (and also streets with free parking spots) are close by
Hoping that our apartment will allow you to make the most of our "bella Nizza", we are looking forward to meet you!
House rulesCaution : 150 €
Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
Cleaning is a mandatory additional fee.
Pets are very welcome with prior agreement.
Possibility to rent for less than a week.
We will directly meet at the apartment. The exact arrival times and departure will be agreed in advance. Arrivals are preferably after 5 pm. Departures are preferably before 10 am. When possible, you will be able to leave your luggage.
** Late Check-ins till midnight and check-ins on sunday **
We are not available to receive guests after 8pm from monday till saturday or on sunday the whole day. Nevertheless, we can send a trusted contact person that will ask you on arrival an aditionnal fee of 20 euros.
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Reviews of this property
Salvatore was very nice and gave us some tips for Nice. He explained everything detailed and was trustworthy. The location and the apartment itself were ok but there was a huge problem with it: when you opened the window it smelled really bad, as if we were living in a cloaca ... We mentioned the problem to Salvatore and he said sorry and hopefully the bad smell vanished until the morning. It was the first night and we thought ok, we wait until the next morning. Because we couldn't open the window the apartment was very stuffy and we had only an electric fan which wasn't a big help. The next morning it was ok so we thought it was good now but soon the bad smell blew up again and it was useless to wait till the smell vanishes. In the four days we opened the window for about 5 minutes. In the corridor outside there was better air than inside the apartment. Unfortunately the apartment was not amazing but sunny all right.
Nice city was amazing and we had a lot of fun but the situation in the apartment ruined our holiday a little. We went unwillingly to the apartment and only to sleep. We left as early as possible and came back as late as possible. I hope the smell-problem is solved until the next guest arrives at the apartment otherwise they would have the same bad expirience like us.
Such a disappointment.
At the time we arrived to Nice, we had to meet Salvatore at the agency he works for. Salvatore was really kind with us and explained very well how to get to the apartment and some other things, such as supermarkets around the area, etc.
When we firstly got the apartment it looked pretty good, the apartment was setted up and clean.
A nasty smell came from the outside, we read about this smell in the street in other comments but did not really give it importance.
The smell was like a mix between cats pee and poo, which made us unable to open the window for the entire stay. To make it worse, the smell sometimes came from the bathroom. In addition, the apartment was very warm and humid. At least Salvatore had the detail of leaving a fan in the apartment.
We stayed in a great apartment in a great location right at the top of the shopping street in Nice. The apartment had all the necessary equipment. But the apartment lacks air conditioning, which means you have to have the window up around the clock. And it can be both noise from traffic and odors that might be a little uncomfortable. But the apartment was great.
My husband and I had to leave the apartment after 2 nights. It was not "amazing" as the description says and this is for several reasons:
First of all, it is way to small and stuffy. But this would not be a problem if we could at least open a window. It was like 40 degrees there and absolutely no air.
Now the actual reason, why we could not open the window: these are the neighbors one floor down. We don't know, what was going on there, but it strongly smelled like human urin. Once you open the window, the smell just hits you right into your face and it smells like this in the whole apartment within 5 minutes. Just impossible...so we had to keep the window closed.
We wrote about this problem to Salvatore (whom we also did not get to know personally, just his cousin) on the very first evening and he promised us to find another flat for me and my husband. However, he contacted us on this regard first one day later in the evening (with no solution) and we had to stay there for another night. In the morning we have checked out and had to book another hotel in a rush.
We have to admit, that having such a neighbors is not Salvatore's fault, but there must be done something about it. And the guest have to be informed about this problem!
This situation has destroyed two days of our vacation in Nice and provided us a lot of stress, bad mood and costed us money, because it was very expensive to book another hotel in such a rush.
Salvatore has transferred us money back and we appreciate it, but still first after a couple of reminders...
We are sorry Salvatore, but for these reasons we can not give you a good feedback.
Natalia & Lars
I was only 1 houer in the "amazing sunny Appartment" and i leave the Appartment. I was disappointed about the Appartment. It was not sunny sorry to say that. On the pics looks good but not in real.
Salvatore is friendly and helps you with every difficulty you have with his appartements or in nice. I hope that every owner is like him.
First of all Salvatore is not a private person, this is an agency which doesn't care if there are any problems. I would never recomend him as a host nor his flat. We had to go to the agency to pick up the keys but in the description of the flat at wimdu was written that we will meet at the flat. Also the stink of cat piss from the outside of the flat was so strong, that we couldn't sleep with an open window which was unbearable (it was really hot in Nice).There were also cockroaches in the flat. Last but not least we had no wifi for 2 days. We contacted the "cousin" and Salvatore (as he was our contact person) to take care about this problems and there were no reaction. Until the second complaint he came to the building to check what's wrong with the internet. Our problem with the cat piss stink wasn't resolved and therefore I will write a complaint letter to wimdu. Never again. It was the worst host & apartment & wimdu experience ever.
We had a great stay at the apartment! It was quiet, clean and we got very good informations about the city and trips we could do. Every time again!
First, I was very well received on arrival by the cousin of Salvatore.
The apartment is bright and well appointed with all the amenities nearby. Report - quality unbeatable price. I recommend.
Tout d'abord , j'ai été très bien reçu à mon arrivée par le cousin de Salvatore .
L'appartement est lumineux & bien agencé avec toutes les commodités à proximité . Rapport - qualité prix imbattable . Je recommande.
For a short stay a nice little apartment. Old town, port, promenade and beach all within walking distance or by tram. Unfortunately, only the mentioned Internet Parking was non-existent. Since we arrived by car and have made trips for us a bigger problem. Because the parking situation in Nice is very difficult.
Für einen kurzen Aufenthalt eine kleine nette Wohnung. Altstadt, Hafen, Promenade und Strand alles zu Fuß oder mit der Straßenbahn erreichbar. Nur der im Internet erwähnte Parkplatz war leider nicht existent. Da wir mit dem Auto angereist sind und Ausflüge unternommen haben für uns ein größeres Problem. Denn die Parksituation in Nizza ist sehr schwierig.
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MGMT Andrew Vanwyngarden plays Voyage-Air
The grassroots buzz has become a storm for the band MGMT, with recent appearances on the Live on Letterman Show, concerts at Radio City Music Hall, and sellouts for their current tour in California. MGMT's Andrew Vanwyngarden visits Ice Cream Man's truck at the Bonnaroo Music Festival where we caught this vid of him jamming with a Voyage-Air Guitar. Here's proof: Voyage-Air guitars are the perfect Music Festival Guitar to keep in your tent, or just walk around with for spontaneous jam sessions. Take a tip from Andrew, and check this vid:
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The next morning when, everybody woke up, Topaz, Drake, and Aleea told Cryst everything, including the news from late that night before. "We really have our hands filled now, said Cryst. "How did you find out about the suit?"
"He told me about it when he finished it," Aleea said. "He sounded so excited. He also told me not to tell anyone except people I trust with my life."
"Do you know how to destroy it?" asked Topaz.
"No. You would have to ask my dad himself. Why don't we try and find him?" she said.
"What if they got him already?" Drake asked.
"If they got my dad whey would they need my mom and I?"
"To make him talk."
"They would have found in his lab if they got him."
"I agree," said Topaz.
"I guess," said Drake.
"Looks like it's time to go to school," says Cryst.
"What makes you say that?" asks Aleea.
"The bus just went by," he says as he sprints out the door.
"CRAP!!" Drake and Aleea yell, and fly out the door with Topaz close behind. When they catch up with Cryst, the bus finally stops.
"You kids should be at the bus stop when I get there," the bus driver says. The only seats that were open were the front ones.
"So where does your dad live?" asked Drake.
"That's just it. He moves around and changes his name so much he probably doesn't even know his own birth name." For a moment the bus driver looked hurt.
"Hey…" Drake starts
"Hay is for…" Topaz begins.
"Shut up. When you said your dad doesn't know his birth name, the bus driver looked hurt. I think he's your dad. What's your dad's birth name?"
"Joseph Michael Arrow," says Aleea.
"Hey, Joe!" Drake says to the bus driver.
"What – DAMN IT!!" Joe swears.
"Cover's blown. Hi honey! Why did you come out of this boy's house? Is he…"
"Dad, do you have any enemies?"
"No, why?"
"I know you do. They kidnapped mom to get the suit."
"Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no!" The bus veered to the left.
"DAD! You kind of gotta job to do! CAR!!" The car hit head on.
"AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" screams the whole bus except Drake, who grabs Aleea. For a reason unknown, Drake was able to morph just his back in order to protect Aleea and himself. There was a scream from the driver's seat and Drake quickly morphs back to normal and ran over to Joe. Joe was unconscious but quickly gained consciousness. He was covered in his own blood.
"Three seven seven four Mulberry St.," he says. "GO! Three seven seven four Mulberry St." He was wheezing pretty badly.
"Come on guys! Aleea what is he talking about?" Drake says.
"That must be his latest address," she answers.
"Where exactly is it? Wait, I'll check." Drake pulls out his cell phone and opens up the GPS app. "It's on the other side of town. I'm sorry Cryst but you'll have to keep Aleea's dad company. Call us if he says any else or," he looks at Aleea and pauses, "dies."
"Four seven one three," Joe says suddenly, than feints from the pain.
"Okay, Mulberry St. is in Ashwood area. We should fly. Come on Topaz, get into Aleea's pocket. We have to go so fast you would fall of Aleea's head or hurt her trying to stay on," says Drake.
"Okay," Topaz says.
They ran behind a building and Drake morphed and took off with Aleea and Topaz. "Here, take may cell phone and tell me where to go," Drake tells Aleea. After fifteen minutes of flying they got to their destination. "3774 Mulberry St." They stare at the house for awhile. It was a mansion compared to all the other houses on the street. It was well kept as well.
"We better get inside," says Aleea. "My dad is on the brink of…" She was interrupted by Drake's cell phone ringing.
"Drake!" Drake hears Cryst on the other end. "There are these people in black suits with guns on the bus. A kid called nine-one-one and these showed up the kids told everything we were talking about! Hurry and grab the suit! Damn! They're coming over…OOF!" Cryst got cut off and Drake put the call on speaker phone.
"Hey Drake," a man hissed sarcastically. "Why don't you get the suit for me and your little girlfriend's dad won't get hurt," he snarls.
"YOU STAY AWAY FROM HIM YOU BASTARD!" Aleea screeches.
"Ooh, feisty, just like your mother." Aleea gasps. "Now relax, it'll just be a few bones." CRACK!! Joe howls in the background over the phone. "Daddy doesn't have to be hurt as long as we have the suit. Bye now." Click.
Aleea bursts into tears.
"Aleea, Aleea, we have to get the suit. If they can trace 911 calls, they traced Cryst's call."
"He's right Aleea," says Topaz. "You can't give him the suit. It would be the end of the world, government-wise."
"WHAT!!!" Drake goes, surprised. "Aleea you really can't do that. It would be the end of the free world."
"I know, but I just found my dad after ten years. He left when I was six. I'm not going to let him die."
"They will kill you as soon as they get that suit. I don't want that to happen." She turns away. "Aleea, please, Aleea I love you! I always have since the first time we met," Drake says with tears streaming down his face.
She turns and looks strait into his eyes. "Oh my God you do. I feel the same way. I wanted to tell you I was just scared to say so."
"You can't have courage without fear," Drake says.
"Uh… I know you just announced yourselves as a couple, but we have bigger things to think about," Topaz says.
"Crap! The suit! The set of numbers your dad said must be a code for a keypad to get into the lab. What set of numbers did he say?" Drake concludes.
"4713," replied Aleea.
They looked for a keypad all over the house. The found it hidden next to a tall cupboard. As they typed in the code, Drake thought he saw a shadow coming out of the window, but when he looks back he sees nothing. The door opens and they walk in. The cupboard/elevator went down deep in the earth. The door opened and they walk into the lab.
"My dad keeps his new inventions usually in the back right corner," says Aleea.
They jog over there and stare at the suit. It had silver fabric-like plating and a shiny black helmet. "Doesn't look invincible," says Drake.
"That's the point. It's just kind of like you. You don't look invincible, but you kind of are," she says.
"Do you have you sword with you?" asked Drake.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I think we have company!"
The elevator door opens and three heavily armed men come out.
"Look for the suit. You get that corner," the man who was obviously the leader pointed to where Drake, Aleea, and Topaz were hiding. "You get that corner," he points to the opposite side, "and I'll take the middle."
They split up and run to their designated areas. The man closest to Drake, Aleea, and Topaz stumbled and tripped over everything. He looked in impossible places, like under other small inventions and in small drawers. When he finally got to the suit, he didn't see it at all. He saw Aleea and her sword and couldn't use his voice one last time. Drake and Aleea crouch down and run to the other side. This time the next man got a noise out when saw Drake morph and gouge a slice out of his head. He screeched out and alerted their position.
"Rob, get over here!" yells the man. He pauses. "ROB! Damn it!! I underestimated you kids. You're dead now!" He cocks a shotgun.
"Aleea, go hide," orders Drake.
"Okay. Be careful," she says.
"Don't worry, I will." She pauses. "GO!"
She runs to air vent, pulls the cover off it, climbs in backwards, and put the cover back on. She watches as the guy shot the shotgun but missed Drake. He shot again, but again he missed. This time he almost Aleea. Drake knew that and went into overdrive. His fists were flying, smacking the guy like a pro kick boxer with a punching bag. By the time Drake was done, the guy looked like a corpse from a horror scene. He shot the shotgun one last time, but he just put himself out his misery.
"Aleea, I sure hope you didn't see that," says Topaz. Aleea out and throws up. "Why did you throw up? You cut a man's head clean off!"
"It wasn't as messy," she tells Topaz.
Drake grabs the suit and they run into the elevator. When they get outside, they take off to go back to the bus. First they stop somewhere else.
"Okay, do you have the suit on?" asks Drake. She walks out from behind a house. "Wow!" Drake says.
Aleea was standing there in the silver suit with her sword in her right hand with her red hair in a ponytail. It might not sound that beautiful, but to Drake every outfit she wears looks like a prom outfit that is the most extravagant in Milwaukee. Even if she was in rags and had dirt all over her face he would loved her the same way.
"Like it?" she asks.
"Like it?! I love it! You look awesome!"
"Let's go."
They fly to the bus to see a hostage situation. Drake flew over scaring the crap out of the cops.
"Don't shoot! I'm here to help," Drake says.
Aleea jumps off his back and says, "It's true. I'm here to help too." She pulls out here sword.
"I'm sorry but what can you do?" says one cop. "They have guns."
"Let me show you something. Put your bullet proof vest and shoot me in the arm."
He does it and the bullet bounces off and goes in to the vest.
"That doesn't change anything!" says one of the newer officers.
The chief looks at him and he puts his head down. "I can sense a special aura around you kids. You can go," says the chief.
Aleea puts the helmet on and grabs her sword and they run out from the cops were hiding and charge at the armor clad men.
Aleea slashes and swipes making even the high-schoolers and cops cover their eyes. Drake uppercuts one so hard it caused a loud crack that made him wince.
"Having fun Aleea?" asks Cryst, sticking his head out the window. He was answered with a spray of blood across his face. Cryst started to blow chunks, which landed in some armor clad man's eyes, causing him to scream like a little girl. Aleea put him out of his misery. "Why did you do that?!" Cryst screamed at Aleea.
"Shut up! It was an accident. I can't control where the blood flies," Aleea says.
"Sorry," he apologizes.
Aleea grabs Drake's hand and he swings her in a circle while she kicks every man in the face. Drake flew up in the air while Aleea spun her sword in a circle. Drake dive bombed at the last man and kicked him in the gut so hard he flew into the wall with a splat.
Everyone looked at the carnage caused by just two kids. Bodies everywhere, blood splattered everywhere and damage to the surroundings.
"Cryst, we'll be back," Drake wispers. He takes off to his house and he and Aleea walks to the accident. "Whoa!" Drake fakes. "What happened here?!"
Cryst looks at him funny and then catches on. "A dragon and some girl with some silver suit took care of the hostage situation."
"Wow! How many people?"
"At least thirty in five minutes."
"Holy crap! I hear the bus driver got hurt from my girlfriend. She ran from the scene to tell me so I could help. Is her dad okay."
"He has to go to the hospital. What could've you done?" says a cop.
"Can my friends and I come?" Drake asks, changing the subject.
"I guess," says the chief.
"Thanks," says Topaz, popping out of Aleea's pocket. The chief flinches.
They got in a police cruiser and drove off to the hospital.


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What is "bITS"? bITS is an acronym for basic Information Technology Services. It is the fee assessed for access to the basic services Information Technology Services provides to the campus community.
Why bITS? bITS was created out of the need to provide universal computer coverage for faculty and staff to ensure they have supportable and secure systems and to address the perceived unfairness in previous billing models.
How does it work? ITS identified services provided, costs per service, who uses those services, and a corresponding cost per faculty, staff and student with the following assumptions:
- Billing is based on annual full time equivalency (FTE) figures reported by Institutional Research and previous year-end ITS expenses
- For computers included in the bITS fee, any cost above the base desktop computer would be a one-time cost to the requestor
- General Revenue Allocation continues to cover student-related costs as students cannot be billed
Departments will be billed annually for the bITS fee for the employees within their department. Employees identified as benefit-eligible (75% FTE or greater) will receive a base desktop computer to be replaced every four years and a phone. The bITS fee for employees identified as non-benefit-eligible or in a job title with a Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code that would indicate light-use of technology will be discounted by the cost of the base desktop computer spread over four years.
What are the benefits of bITS?
- Consistency in billing independent of funding source (i.e., rate funds vs. cost dollars)
- No annual billing for data ports
- No monthly or rate transfers for telephone service
- No more long distance billing, as long as costs are reasonable
- No installation or move fees for telephones or computers; out-of-pocket costs for a major relocation are billable
- IT costs are distributed among all faculty and staff based on FTE (e.g. 20% FTE charged 20% of bITS fee)
- Benefit-eligible faculty and staff receive a base desktop computer and phone
- Other computers should be purchased through ITS. Computers centrally purchased through ITS that meet the campus standards will be supported at no additional cost for four years
- Simplifies distributing cost for new programs or initiatives; example: software that is site-licensed with cost based on FTE count
- Transparency in IT costs to do business


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Guidelines and instructions for obtaining parking permits for students, faculty and employees.
Employee parking permits are issued at the start of each academic year.
Student and Adjunct Faculty permits are issued each semester. A limited
number of temporary or semester permits are issued also. Parking
permits are granted by the University on the express condition
that the University is not responsible for any damage that occurs to a
vehicle while parked on Lesley property. The online service allows
faculty, staff and students to register for and purchase their parking
permits quickly and conveniently.
Once a permit application has been approved, a hanging tag will be issued designating the type of parking (12-month day, 9-month day, semester day, adjunct, or student) and the parking location. Only FAS permit holders are guaranteed parking. Permit holders will only be entitled to park in the lot designated on their permit.
Transportation Options
Interactive Map
Citations and Appeals
Event and Guest Parking
MBTA Parking Reimbursement
Parking Lots
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hi guys n gals, im over in south-west victoria in australia and has two issues i need some opinions on.
My first issue is with a hive i have that is around 2.5months old from a wild swarm i captured. I have been away for a month and got back last week and on my first inspection since returning found patchy brood with good pollen stores but no honey/nectar stores. So i have had them on a feeder for 5 days and then i stopped as we are in the summer here and they had started to store it, and also the brood pattern has started to improve meaning continuous cells side by side being used. I have been and inspected them again today to find the honey/nectar stores are getting low again with brood pattern still good. As i watch the hive entrance 80% of returning bee are fully loaded with pollen of all different varieties. Would it be that there is just alot of pollen producing flowers and not alot of nector or am i missing something???
P.S There not getting robbed
My second issue is with a different hive that is just as old and also a wild swarm that i captured. Before i left i placed a double deep on the top for them to move into as this hive is strong and doing well, there is a good amount for capped honey with good pollen stores and a great amount of capped brood and larve but very few eggs. Yet on my inspection today i have found around 8 Q-cells 4 of which have larva in them from which they maybe 1/2days from sealing.
Now in the bottom brood box none of the frames are fully drawn out as i would of expected and they haven't even touched the box above. I can find a few eggs laid but not many which makes me think she is still there even though i could'nt find her today unless she was lost in the last day or two. I know for sure they haven't swarmed yet as the numbers are the same as my first inspection when i arrived back.
Now as i can not find her i have moved frames in the bottom box in alternate's so i have a frame with drawn comb, then a frame with no foundation or drawn comb and so on. With the extra drawn comb frames i have moved them into the top box directly above the brood area in the bottom. so hopefully if they were planning on swarming they will tare all the Q-cells down with all the extra room they now have. And if the queen has been lost for some reason they are just replacing her and will do so with one they are rearing now!
Is the much more i can do without splitting them as i dont have a spare hive atm.
Thanks guys


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B.S.C., M.S.C., Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, China
Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Professor Lee's research concerns the states and principles that govern the exchanges of radiation, heat, water, and trace gases between vegetation and the atmosphere. His areas of interest include forest meteorology, boundary-layer meteorology, air quality, micrometeorological instrumentation, and remote sensing. His current research projects focus on surface-air exchange in nonideal conditions, the dynamics of air motion in vegetation, forest-water relations using isotopes, carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems, and mercury emission to the atmosphere.


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Basically, what the title of the thread says. Then in a few years, we all get to see who was right and pat them on the back. Sound good? Lets do it

My Mega Bust of 2012 is.....

Quentin Coples - Would of been Votaze Burfect but obviously he is busting before the draft even happens. I like Coples skill set, I just dont think he will offer his all in the NFL. He has the size, and the talent, but I got a feeling once he gets the cash money, he wont produce like the top 10 pick he will be. Inconsistant, non reliable motor. Then again, I could be wrong. I thought Cam Newton would be horrible last year. Also Gabbert. Guess I was right on half. But cant really label anyone drafted last year a bust. I also said Alex Smith and Jamarcus Russellwould be horrible.