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It seems that StatisticalActivity describes the forward-looking aspects of the execution of a process step, whereas ProcessStepExecutionRecord captures the "looking-back" aspects. Why then do we need two separate information objects for this? Isn't it more efficient and clearer to combine these two objects into one?
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Process Step Execution Record
A record of the execution of aProcess Step. The record includes the actual Process Inputs to, and Process Outputsfrom, each Process Step. as well as the evaluation of each Process Control (which, in turn, determines the specific sequence of Process Steps performed during execution).
Each Process is an instance of executing a repeatable Process Step Design. At the time of Process Step Execution specific instances of input objects (for example, specific Data Sets, specific Variables) will be supplied.
Each instance of Process Step may produce unique results even though the Process Step Design remains constant. One reason is that specific instances of inputs are provided for each Process Step.
Even when the inputs remain the same, metrics such as the elapsed time to complete execution of process step may vary from execution to execution. For this reason, each Process Step Execution Record details of inputs and outputs for that instance of implementing the Process Step Design. It also records the outcome of Process Control evaluation at the end of the process step.
In this way it is possible to trace the flow of execution of a business process through all the process steps which were involved.
Statistical Activity
The set of executed processes and the actual resources required as inputs and produced as outputs to investigate the characteristics of a given Populationfor a particular reference period. It may describe process and resources required to acquire (Acquisition Activity), produce (Production Activity), and disseminate (Dissemination Activity) data in aStatistical Program.
A Statistical Activity includes the run-time information used to actually execute a set of processes. Activities occur in the context of eachStatistical Program Cycle and execute a particular Statistical Program Design.
See Annex D Figure 40 p123
A Statistical Activity has zero or more Process Steps. A Process Step has zero or more Process Step Execution Records.
This would seem to imply that Statistical Activity is more general than the Process Step Execution Record.
I read this figure differently, as "A Statistical Activity has zero or one Process Step" (the cardinality at the other end of the link). Personally, I believe it should be exactly one. If not, the Activity is in fact executing a Process (i.e. multiple Steps with intermediate Process Controls).
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These are different objects.
Statistical Activity contains a higher level of information. We could look at improving the definition
Process Step Execution Record is detailed information about what happened. These are at a lower level (although you could have one huge record). We could look at improving the definition.
Also, we could look into the relationships between these objects. This deserves some attention/discussion.
Jenny will think about this......
Further info from Dick. We need to include this in our consideration as agreed above.
GSIM Issue: Activity, Process Step, Process
We need in GSIM the possibility to structure Activities, i.e. to indicate that a certain Activity is broken down into sub-Activities. Currently, GSIM defines Activity as a component of ProgramCycle. GSIM identifies 3 types of Activity: Acquisition, Production, Dissemination.
A Statistical Activity consists of Process Step(s). But a Process Step cannot be broken down any further?
In CSPA,
- a Process Step (a CSPA Service) can be assembled into multiple Processes.
- A ProcessStep is built and may consist of lower level steps?
A Business Function is the purpose of a Process Step?
Only Acquisition Activity has something called Collection Description. Is there an equivalent for Production or Dissemination? If so, why is that not modeled?
Between Activity, Process Step, Statistical Program Design, Process Step Design, etc. we seem to have an unnecessary overlap. Too many objects? For instance, what is the exact distinction between Activity and Process Step?


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I am aware of no resistance issues with formic, oxalic, thymol or hop guard. All except hop guard have been in use for quite a few years now. Amitraz products, though still effective, have had some reports of resistance starting to show up.
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Robherc; I can understand and respect your position in regards to treatment resistance. That does not mean I agree with it. Here in lies the secret to IPM. rotating treatments, and only treating when the infestation level warrants. This greatly reduces the probability of breeding for resistance.
Let me state it another way. Fair chance that the mites will increase in population. Too high and the colony will possibly collaps. If he treats he will most likely reduce the mite and virus loads, so he still has bees next spring. If he doesn't treat, and the hive collapses, what will he pay for a new package? $2.40. That's all it will cost to treat the hive with Hopguard. That's a lot less then the cost of a package of bees. It's cheap insurance. Good management.
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Серёжа, Sergey
My personal conviction is to try very hard to use no, or at least VERY little, chemicals in my hives & on my crops; that said, I believe others have that choice to make, or not make, for themselves, so long as they use responsibility & good sense if they choose to use chemical treatments
No, he's talking about Amitraz. Randy Oliver's website scientific beekeeping mentions it in a couple places. Randy comments on Amitraz loosing it's effectiveness in areas such as California. Around here we have not seen this happening yet. It will happen, it's just a matter of time. Please remember that continued use of chemical controls do result in a more hardy mite population. Nothing is 100% effective (and still have live bees) so those survivors are going to be tougher to control. I'm convinced the solution is in the genetics and that's the path I've chosen to pursure. But until I get to that point, I will still have to use something to control the mites chemically. I rotate treatments and test for mite levels several times a year. I take mite control VERY seriously.
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I agree that 9 mites out of a 600 bee sample isn't a high number when the hive is building up. That's only 1.5% A 1/2 cup sample of bees = 300 bees.
Every hive has mites. It's a matter of keeping the mite population at a managable level. MAQS every summer before August 15th kills enough mites to survive the winter with no brood break here in California. If you don't treat with something, your hives will surely die. Small cell, essential oils and all other "old wives tale" remedies don't work.
I view them as good beekeepers who are lucky.
I think your mite counts are ok and you can wait until the flow stops. Our Tallow is normally finished by the first part of June. I treated last year with Apigaurd right after Tallow but, before Cabbage Palm with very good results. I would be very careful of using Quick strips this time of year in Fl. It can be pretty hard on brood and queens when temps get into the upper 80s.
Sorry for not responding. I wasn't getting notifications. Fixed that. Anyhow the bee inspector said it was time to treat due to deformed wing virus and recommended hopsguard. Said it was safe for use during the flow. We are in nectar now but it only gets better into July. Then seems to slow a little until Fall. We make honey just about year round here!
So now knowing that my bees have DWV. Should I treat?
Oh yeah. What the heck is MAQS?
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
My own feeling is that someone who seems to be consistently lucky is probably relying on something other than luck.
I don't think the available evidence supports this view.If you don't treat with something, your hives will surely die.
It's 74 degrees here. Is that too hot to apply MAQS?

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Thanks kilocharlie! Good advice.
I think in a perfect world mediums would be ideal. I just wasn't just if deeps tended to work better of overwintering (fewer air gaps to cross).
Part of me wants to just run and grab all medium 10 langs.
Thanks kilocharlie! Good advice.
I think in a perfect world mediums would be ideal. I just wasn't just if deeps tended to work better of overwintering (fewer air gaps to cross).
Part of me wants to just run and grab all medium 10 langs.
Trying to think inside the box...
Also, many northern beekeepers seem to like the 2 deep and 1 medium overwintering configuration. I am trying to find out if there is a reason for that.
A local bee guy I am talking to uses all mediums (not the 8 frame though). I am going to ask him some questions since I think he used to use the 10 frame deeps. I just ahven't had the chnce
Hi Mike
Many thanks for your respond! I think, ability to switch frames between Land-type and TBH is very convenient. Please, take a pictures and post! I think, pictures sometime are speaking better than we are. This "skyscraper"... I was trying to replace the box with old quite disorganized comb by inserting a new box in the middle of the nest. In accordance to "rules" bees supposed to move into new box and abandon the lover box to keep nest integer. Well, my bees are something - they occupied ALL boxes and refused to move out of the old semi-decomposed original box... So, every time, I am trying to reduce the "skyscraper" I ended up adding additional box... I guess, I am not managing my bees enough. Good luck with your bees - it sounded your girls are getting ready to the winter! Sergey
Серёжа, Sergey
Bees seem to make better use of eight frame boxes from what I've read.
You have the advantage of buying exactly what you want. If I followed the leaders of a local club I wouldn't have any of my current equipment, and I certainly wouldn't be using small cell. And I suspect that I would be using whatever treatment is popular at the club...
Searching the archives might provide you with more information.
Trying to think inside the box...
So, I managed to keep feral/survival bees.They are treatment free, foundation-free, frame-free (top bar). Based on beehive size and amount of honey - they are doing extremely well! We (me and bees), basically finished the cycle - I inherit them 1 year ago. But I knew these bees for at least 2 or 3 more years. Feral/survival bees are living withing 20 feet from my house in heavily populated urban area. They are workaholics. They are protective, but we do find a ways to coexist (minimal management, invasion). They produce a beautiful honey - enough for our family and all my friends and relatives (and neighbors!). I very hope that we could continue in the same direction.
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Beelosopher -
You are likely on to something very real - 2 deep frames being a better way in boreal climates due to fewer air gaps than 3 mediums...that really ought to be studied (if it hasn't already), as well as wide hives vs. tall hives in cold country, probably the underlying issue of cluster size-to-dead air space ratio as well. William Broughton Carr's hive design was 14 frames wide, 19 7/8" x 19 7/8" square, and 9 5/8" deep. He designed it for northern England. It is a good cold country hive design. I'm building one for show-and-tell, and testing.
Three things are clear: 1)large colonies with large stores of pollen and honey tend to survive severe winters; 2) colonies that don't have too much dead space to heat make more efficient use of stores; 3) hive management has more to do with success than hive design.
my choice of 10 langs isn't follow the flock (nor is my choice to go treatment free, foundationless, etc.). It is from what many people (on this thread who are hobby beekeepers) have recommended, and what I am learning about how I will ahve to potentially maintain nucs. It is an informed decision. I also assume a bigger box allows for a bigger cluster, thus less open air gaps and thus better wintering condition/survival as kilo charlie suggested. I don't know if that is proven, just a conclusion I came to considering a winter for bees.
10 frame Langs work pretty well, are small enough to manage and large enough to produce good honey crops. There are larger and smaller designs, but they are all basically the same. Bees want about a 20 gallon space with a bottom entrance that is fairly regular in shape, just about two 10 frame Lang deeps.
The original design was deeper and square, holding 12 frames, and made of double wall glass to insulate. Needless to say, that's not exactly convenient if you have to MOVE it, it might be fine if permanently placed. There are some people on this board who run large hive bodies, do a search.
The ten frame Lang should probably be a bit shorter (closer to square) for better hive utilization -- the cluster would fit better, the bees would have less dead air space on the ends of the frames, and it would be a bit lighter -- but it works well and nearly all 10 frame Lang equipment interchanges. Not a bad compromise.
I still think I might build a Dadant Deep this winter and try it out just for fun, but I'm just a hobbyist, I can do whatever I want with little trouble. Experimenting can be lots of extra work when you have hundreds of hives.
Since all of you guys have been so helpful I was wondering if you could give me your opinions on a deal I just received to get two hives before the winter.
So I don't get the thread off track I created another there here for you to get the details and comment.
I had no prior equipment to sway my thinking. So after a lot of reading and discussion I decided on 8 frame medium Langs, an indoor observation hive, and some 5 frame nuc boxes.
Reasons for deciding on 8 frame:
-Both myself and my daughter will be manipulating the boxes so weight IS a BIG issue- a standard deep may weigh 90 lbs and a Dadant deep may weigh 110 lbs when full of honey. A medium 8 frame would not weigh more than about 48 lbs.
-Frame size uniformity- this only makes sense from a management standpoint
-I admit to being strongly influenced by the writings of Michael Bush about the merits of 8 frame mediums, standard frame size, small cell, and using 1-1/4 inch spacing in the brood chamber. I intend to build an observation hive this winter and put a nuc in it this next spring- maximum learning with minimum pain...
-better utilization of winter stores- per M. Bush
-I do not see the extra bee space between the mediums as being a problem for the bees in winter - they can cluster here as easily as in the space between combs
Relative downside of 8 frame medium:
-Primarily the increased initial cost- more boxes and frames = 1.78 times more expensive for equipment per M. Bush
-Somewhat less equipment available - All the big suppliers do stock 8 frame equipment, but hardly any 8 frame stuff on the used market around here
Plan B was for 10 frame mediums- would allow the use of used 10 frame equipment- you must consider the infection risk of using unknown history used equipment though.
Other thoughts
- I looked HARD at top bar hive designs, and since I know I will have to move them hundreds of miles in a few years, I didn't think the wax/top bar attachment would survive the trip. They also are hard to move with one person. They would be easy for me to build with my current tools. The inability to easily expand the hive space requires frequent manipulation to prevent swarming. They might have an advantage in hurricaine winds and spent some time thinking about how to make them wind resistant. I was intrigued by the horizontal hive design using Langstrop frames.
- I looked hard at the Warre hives but ultimately deciced that since I want to experiment with raising queens that this system was not practical for me. If you wanted "bees in the guarden" and didn't want to mess with them much, it seems like a good hive design
8 frame rational link http://www.bushfarms.com/beeseightframemedium.htm
Nuc link http://www.bushfarms.com/beesnucs.htm
Lazy Beekeeper link http://www.bushfarms.com/beeslazy.htm#lighterboxes
I was looking at 5 hives so I checked Dadant and came to about 158 per hive without foundation for a 2 hive body deep and 3 medium super set up, frames and nails included. For all mediums and 5 hives it was about 191 per hive. The 8 frame mediums were significantly more than that.
I will take the time to read through Mr. Bush's opinions. Again, I do appreciate those links.
M. Bush discussed the issue of mediums and wintering in the section "Uniform Frame Size" at the Lazy beekeeper link in my post above. If you imagine the dynamic of how a bee cluster moves (typically upward) while staying in a cluster, having bee space between the supers actually helps them stay in a tight mass and allows bees to move around inside the cluster without loosing contact with the main mass of bees.
I found M Bush's Advice For Beginning Beekeepers helpful in organize my thinking. Follow all the blue text for additional pages of information!
Does anybody know
1. How many 10 frame lang mediums would make a typical hive? 7?
2. How many 8 frame lang mediums would make a typical hive? 7-8?
All of my 8 frame medium hives are reduced to three boxes for the winter. Count on six or seven boxes per hive.
I have a lot of commercial grade boxes from Miller's that are just fine. I also bought some budget boxes that have chipped out hand holds but besides that, they are very serviceable.
Trying to think inside the box...
An eight frame medium is half the size of a ten frame deep. How many boxes depends on the flow that year...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
So if I were to go the 8 frame route (and want to match a 2 deep brrod chamber sizing) I could plan on 4 medium 8's to make up the brood chamber area, and supers depending on the flow, but say 4 more on hand would be a good idea.
If I go 10 frame mediums I might be able to get away with 3-4 for the brood chamber and another 4 supers for honey.
I like the interchangeability of the all medium set up, and the fact that using a beveled frame (four sided) should give me plenty of support if I go foundationless. With a deep I am concerned the 10 frame equipment isn't ideal due to potential lack of support.
In reading your website I noticed that you were an advocate of foundationless. However when speaking with some people about pf-1xx plastic frames some individuals were touting how great they were and that you used a lot of them, and may prefer them more than foundationless. Is that true?
>However when speaking with some people about pf-1xx plastic frames some individuals were touting how great they were and that you used a lot of them, and may prefer them more than foundationless. Is that true?
I have a mixture of things. I prefer foundationless if I have the time and energy to build the frames. I prefer the plastic PF120s when I don't have the time and energy. The foundationless "feels" better and is obviously more natural.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Confused. I thought from my readings in this forum that 3 med. supers was considered equivalent to 2 deeps?
Update: I did the math on the usable foundation surface area, rather than rumor. 3 med. supers are 77% of 2 deeps and 4 med. supers are 102% of 2 deeps.
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"The LUSD Home-School Program gives students a competitive academic program with a level of accountability and structured support," Roush said. "Teachers, parents, tutors and a diverse home-support team commit an incredible amount of instruction and guidance to ensure the academic success of their students."
Students and parents are provided with a comprehensive, district-approved curriculum that meets the California State Standards for first through 12th grades.
For more information about the LUSD Home-School Program, call the Lakeport Alternative Education Center at 262-3013.


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omegapd wrote:shogun89 wrote:That first one sure does look interesting! I think I will be buying a brick of that just to try it. Please tell us what you think!
Will do, but I'll have to wait until the end of this month. This will be the wife's anniversary present to me. I didn't want to spend my own money.


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By Jesse Pugh on March 24, 2011 at 8:07 am
So you remember how when you're a kid and your mom always said things like "just because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean you have to do it" and "if Johnny jumped off a bridge, would you?" Well, that's kind of how I feel about mock drafts. Everyone is doing them. So I don't really have to. But I think I kind of want to.
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Driver in Fatal Crash Changes Plea
Plea agreement reached in so-called car surfing tragedy
MONTECITO, Calif. - A car surfing accident on East Valley Road near Montecito in 2012 left 26-year-old Allison Meadows dead and 25-year-old Lindsey Keebler injured.
Prosecutors had charged the driver of the Toyota Forerunner on which the women were surfing with second degree murder, but today they announced a plea agreement.
Lanie Tyrone Richardson, 29, of Santa Barbara, pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. He also admitted to causing great bodily injury and driving on a suspended license.
Rather than facing a 15-year-to-life sentence, Richardson will face a fixed sentence of 14 years in state prison when he is sentenced on January 9, 2014.
Deputy District Attorney Von Nguyen said the surviving victim won't be called to testify during a trial.
But one close friend of Meadows was anxious to find out exactly what happened.
Jomy Smith does not feel justice is being served with the plea agreement. She said Richardson's record of multiple DUIs and a sex and drug conviction should have carried more weight.
Smith said friends placed a plaque in honor of Meadows in a Paso Robles park where she grew up. Smith is now trying to raise funds to buy a seat in her name at the Santa Barbara Bowl where she loved to hear live music. Those who want to make a donation can go to www.sbbowl.com/NameASeat.htm? and mention Allison J. Meadows with the donation.


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CMOOR Group Launches Online Security Sales Course
The Sales in the Security Industry course will be available on SecurityCEU.com.
By SSI Staff · July 14, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The CMOOR Group and SecurityCEU.com have developed a new online course, Sales in the Security Industry.
Developed by seasoned security industry professionals, the new CEU-approved, eight-month course focuses on strategic and relationship selling and includes four one-hour modules. The course centers on four aspects of the sales cycle: prepare, present, propose and process.
In the preparation cycle, the course explains the differences between sales and marketing. It will show participants how to introduce products through emailing and calling prospects. Additionally, the cycle with clarify the difference between Product Training and Sales Training and how to position the product.
The presentation cycle includes building rapport, having an agenda, the importance of asking good questions and connecting with customers every time. During the study of the proposal cycle, students will learn how to discover what is needed, understand customer personality type, learn budget requirements and set project timing.
In the propose module, students will learn how to set objectives, handle objections, negotiate and become skilled at making comparisons with competitors' products.
The last module, the process cycle, covers strategic selling, creating a vision and focus as well as taking advantage of networking. Students will learn from the process and earn from the solution.
The course is part of CMOOR Group's subscription model program, which offers very significant discounts of all existing and new security courses found at SecurityCEU.com.
"Security companies need more than just technical training," says Connie Moorhead, president of CMOOR Group. "We developed Sales in the Security Industry, not just as a sales course but training specific to the security and low voltage industry. It is perfect for everyone in the industry, including manufacturers, distributors, reps, integrators, dealers and anyone else that would benefit from sales training with the advantage of learning anytime and anywhere."
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You are here: Home > Environment > Community gardens > Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee
The Urban Agriculture Advisory committee provides advice on the development, management and promotion of community gardening activities in Yarra.
These activities can include plot-divided community gardens, street planter boxes, nature strip gardens and productive trees planted in public spaces.
The UAAC provides advice to Council on urban agriculture policies and further refines the interpretation and application of the Urban Agriculture Guidelines adopted by Council in June 2011.
Community members will serve in an advisory and advocacy role to provide input on the options and challenges for urban agriculture activities, feedback on new initiatives/products as they become available and knowledge on trends.
The committee is expected to meet four times a year and is open to anyone interested in promoting the development of community gardening activities in Yarra.
Councillors, Council officers and area experts will also serve on the committee.
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In 2009, Council established an Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee to provide advice and input into planning for new community gardening guidelines. That committee comprised six local residents with an interest in community gardening, Councillor Sam Gaylard and Council officers.
During several meetings in 2010, the committee developed guidelines for managing demand for community gardens, planter boxes and traffic bed gardens in Yarra.
A report detailing the committee's recommendations and draft guidelines was adopted by Council at its 21 December 2010 meeting. In February and March 2011, Council sought public feedback on the draft guidelines. Several changes were made to the draft guidelines in response to community feedback, with the final version of the guidelines adopted by Council on 28 June 2011.
The committee was disbanded after Council formally adopted the guidelines in June 2011. However, in August 2011 Council backed a proposal to re-establish a community-led Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee. The newly formed committee will be asked to monitor community gardening activities in Yarra and report back on the application and effectiveness of the guidelines.
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A Festival tradition for 33 years! Every player goes home with a commemorative 16" x 20" themed festival poster. Posters are given out at the conclusion of each team's last match. Below is the 2016 poster that celebrated the hero in all of us!
The Phoenix Convention Center will be the host site for all matches of the 2017 Volleyball Festival. Our goal is to finalize the dates for Opening Ceremonies and tournament play by October 1 of each year. The actual dates will only vary by one or two days from the below tentative schedule.


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Versatile defender Hernan Pertuz will not be returning to FC Dallas this season, his parent club Independiente Medellin announced on its official website on Thursday. Follow GOAL.COM on Twitter
Pertuz played in 30 games for FC Dallas, starting 24 and playing at center back and right back as the team dealt with various injuries and absences. The 23-year-old Colombia international was on loan from Independiente Medellin to the MLS side, but FC Dallas could not come to new terms with the club in his native country, and he will return there after one season in MLS.
Perhaps anticipating an issue in retaining Pertuz's services, FC Dallas selected center back Stephen Keel in the second stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft to slot in as a potential reinforcement. The club also re-signed center back George John and has captain Ugo Ihemelu and Matt Hedges, who enjoyed a strong rookie season, in central defense.
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Man charged with making fake gunman call at UVa-Wise
WISE, Va. - A man has been charged in the alleged gunman hoax at the University of Virginia-Wise last night. Click here for more information.
Bryant Alexander Hairston of Martinsville, Virginia was charged with falsely summoning law enforcement officials.
He is a sophomore and a psychology major.
Hairston is not allowed back on campus pending further review of the charges.


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More than 600,000 customers in three states rely on Avista for the electricity and natural gas that brings energy to their lives and livelihoods. One of the challenging aspects of the utility business is to collect on bills from those least able to pay. In the past two years, this challenge has broadened with the serious economic impact the national recession has had on residents and businesses in our service territory. Federal energy assistance for those in need is supplemented with Avista's Low Income Rate Assistance Program (LIRAP) and Project Share, an emergency energy assistance program funded through Avista, its employees and customer donations. A 2009 study revealed that an estimated 30 percent of eligible low income households received energy assistance grants, significantly higher than the national average of 16 percent.
These are real results. But one-time, annual grants alone are not long-term solutions to the challenges faced by those living on limited incomes.
In 2010, Avista initiated and hosted two Energy Fairs—one in Spokane, Washington, and one in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The fairs provided information and demonstrations on energy assistance, energy efficiency and home weatherization to limited income families and senior citizens. But the fairs went beyond the business focus of helping customers pay their utility bill. They provided an opportunity for attendees to learn about employment opportunities, earned income tax credits, child care options, community college offerings and other community resources. Nearly 700 people attended the two fairs.
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Ann Mara truly hates when the New York Giants lose. How does she cope?
"I'm talking to myself all night. That's when I miss [Wellington] the most," she says
A friend of mine was telling me about a favorite hot drink in PR. They make their own hot chocolate by melting down a chocolate bar, then they cube up cheddar cheese, dip it the hot chocolate and eat/drink it. Gross...I can't even imagine.
So I don't have any classes today..
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Double Room Next To Sagrada Familia
Size30 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Marina, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
|Property type
|Private room
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|Calendar updated
|2 weeks ago
A bright and comfortable room is available at this apartment. Guests have access to a private balcony where they are free to eat breakfast and relax. There is a shared bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen
The Eixample neighbourhood in which the apartment is situated offers plenty of amenities. Attractions such as the Plaza Catalunya just a short walk away. Many boutiques and shops can also be found in the streets surrounding the apartment.
Las Ramblas is a 10-minute walk away where a wide range of eating and drinking options are available. The nearest metro station offering speedy connections around the city and the the beach and the popular Picasso Museum are easily reachable via metro.
House rulesSmoking is permitted only on the balcony.
Bikes are available to rent for a fee of €5 per day.
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Reviews of this property
Great place to stay, good distance from the city center en enough space just to sleep. Rita is very friendly and gives tips about the highlights but also more local things to see/do.
Rita's apartment is great. The apartment is centrally located, very close to the Sagrada Familia, it is clean and well equipped. In the area you will find everything you need. Rita was very friendly, helpful and flexible .
The accommodation is very well run by Rita, flexible and neat. The kitchen has everything you need furnished & the bedrooms are clean and functional. The location is very quiet in the evening and just 2 blocks from the Sagrada. Rita is very friendly and helpful.
Die Unterkunft von Rita ist sehr gut geführt, flexibel und ordentlich. Die Küche bietet alles was man benötigt & die Schlafräume sind sauber und zweckmässig ausgestattet. Der Standort ist abends sehr ruhig und nur 2 Blöcke von der Sagrada entfernt. Rita ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.
It is logical, not breakfast! That we had not understood, but the bakery and supermarket are close! Rita gives you lots of privacy! Kitchen and fridge you can use!
Het is logies, niet met ontbijt!!
Dat hadden wij niet zo begrepen, maar de bakker en de supermarkt zitten dichtbij!
Rita geeft je veel privacy!
Keuken en koelkast mag je gebruiken!
Great location, good equipment, clean rooms. I recommend this to everyone.
Pitty about the broken airco though.
If you don't mind sharing the bathroom and the kitchen with the landlady and other guests (in our case a very nice Italian family and a Polish lady) or organizing your our breakfast (the supermarket is next door) this is a pretty recommendable address. We enjoyed 'living' in Barcelona for a couple of days and sharing our experiences in a mixture of languages.
I had a really nice stay in this appartment near to Sagrada Familia. I highly recommend RITA and her appartment.
Flink hostess. Possibility to use the kitchen. Room OK, but a little traffic noise. 2 min. walk to metro Sagrada Familia and bus directly to the beach.
Flink værtinde. Mulighed for at bruge køkkenet. Værelset OK, men lidt trafikstøj.
2 min. gang til metro Sagrada Familia og bus direkte til stranden.
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The Berkeley Bake-sale Blues
Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Sep 26, 2011
Those political clubs are back in the news, as the College Republicans have organized a "diversity bake sale" for this week. Different ethnicities are to pay various amounts for their pastries. Albeit derivative of an identical stunt pulled by Fox News' John Stossel last year in New York, this self-proclaimed satiric event has had the desired effect of re-igniting debate on Affirmative Action. Specifically, the junior GOP draws attention to a bill on Governor Brown's desk that would reinstate race/gender/ethnicity-conscious admissions in the UC and CSU systems.
The bill, SB 185 appears to conflict with Prop 209, the 1996 Constitutional initiative that forbids the use of such factors broadly in California public processes, including college admissions. The new measure purports to allow minority-conscious admissions to the maximum extent allowed by the 14th amendment. Those boundaries were recently established by a pair of University of Michigan cases, in which the US Supreme Court approved the "critical mass" approach of the law school, but disallowed "points" policies of the undergraduate college that were not sufficiently "narrowly tailored" to meet Equal Protection muster. Its supporters claim they have threaded the Constitutional needle on this difficult policy matter – if Governor Brown signs the measure, they will surely get a chance to test that theory in court.
Affirmative Action has always been a difficult concept for the American public to accept, in contrast, I believe, to the passive, "thou-shalt-not" commands of anti-discrimination laws. It creates identifiable winners and losers in its processes, and, by forcing the pace of a status-blind society, AA appears to simply turn the tables of discrimination, albeit narrowly and temporarily. Justice O'Connor, in her majority opinion in the Michigan Law case, expressed the hope that one day these policies might be unnecessary, and also the view that we're not there yet as a society.
So once again, we owe Berkeley the debt of consciousness-raising – this time from the conservative side of the aisle. SB 185 has flown under a lot of radar to its current position. This issue does deserve debate, and thanks to those stalwart College Republicans it's likely to receive it very soon. It may get a bit heated around here – fortunately, you can always head for those nuclear-free Berkeley bunkers.
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 26, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I think it is brilliant...just too bad there is need for such clarily to current UC practices ! ! UC violates prop 209 daily with their practices. Chancellor and Pres, Bergeneau and Yudof, openly preach that 'diversity' is 'their goal'. Funny, as a taxpayer, I thought it was to run the college in accordance with state laws, (of course they COULD reject our taxpayer funds, if they wish to work on their 'personal goals').
White males do not get equal consideration for admission, and next to no chance for financial aid (I don't care to hear how it USE to be, as in the song 'use to be's don't count anymore). We're talking 2011. But, those illustrous leaders "RECRUIT" minorities and pretty much provide free rides to boot. (& child care's included if needed).
So tomorrow the Cal Rep club is having a bake sale. So in keeping with the school's admission and tuition practices, Cookies will cost whites $2.00 each, Asians $1.75, Mex ?.75?, Blacks ?.50? ..paying a declining, but not certaiin on several.
Reading above, I'm really angered there is a bill to openly bring back legalized discrimination, which was outlawed with prop 209...about a dozen years, which overwhelmingly passed like 80% of voters...to require equal, fair treatment in all taxpayer institutions....no favorites, no preferences....like MLK said, stop treating people by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character, etc. etc EQUALITY. Why would anybody want blatent INequality, particularly in our public universities. White males virtually cannot get financial aid at Cal...they were all born rich you understand, so even if Dad's been unemployed....tough, there aren't enough seats ! ! The recent tuition INCREASES on the middle-class are to give greater aid to the lower. Rich don't sweat it either way, they'll go. Aid to Call stops at $80k for white males...(they create 'exceptions' for minorities). They consider stories of "community" activities, so admissions has free reign with their "SUBJECTIVE" evaluations.
It will probably be taken back to court. Either it's OK to to have different people payout different amounts, or it's NOT.
SEATS are limited, it is a shame that some are 'encouraged' if not pushed into professions, when they would be more suited to much needed trades....MEANWHILE, the seats are 'gone' with some who won't finsh, while others who would finish are turned away...although they would be paying a higher tuition. I'll stand and speak for EQUALITY for all...equal evaluations, equal costs, like is required by prop 209.
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Actually, If the Governor signs 185, it would be cause for RECALL ! I believe a proposition that was voted in with something like 80% voter approval, cannot be overturned. If Brown was to move away from
equality, to manipulated, convoluted, inequality, he would cause quite a revolt, and create an easy recall.
The 'people' voted, the law stands. Somebody better send him the message, his days would be numbered.
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:50 pm
The richest woman in America became rich in America, being black. We elected a black President. I've been thinking it was time for one of them to drop the hyphenated affectation, and hopefully minorities would be sufficiently proud to call themselves 'Americans'. They need to remove the self-imposed wall. After generations being born in America, it seems it's time they would want to 'BE' Americans. Maybe the 'special' aids and preferences bestowed on some from social engineers at the likes of Cal, is a 'drug' that's hard to give up. But when it's at the expense of white males, whose families are suffering at this moment in history, resentment and rage is building. It's time to demand equality. So we don't have to fight these battles over again, I think it is time to honor 'equality'. 209 is law... preferences are suppose to be illegal in our taxpayer public institutions. I would love to see Yudoff and Bergineau fired for violating our laws.
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 27, 2011 at 8:15 am
If Brown returns us to discriminatory practices, by showing favoritism for some, it's time for some honesty. Whites are already in the minority in CA. Mexians are majority. Do you think the 'charts' will suddenly make whites the preferred minority, gaining the preferred admissions, benefits. NO, YOUR kids and Grandkids will be stepping aside, yet paying more. Preferences are wrong and immoral.
Speak up for equal treatment. stop 185, 3 days left for him to sign it into law....breaking the Constitutional law created when a huge majority in CA that spoke to stop preferences.
What is the old saying "if not now when?" " If not you, who will speak". Speak for equal treatment. This is 2011...open your eyes,stop living in the past.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 27, 2011 at 8:29 am
Thanks for your thoughts =FA; this one seems to have struck a nerve.
First, just a point of information: Prop 209 passed with a 54% to 46% vote total, not 80-20 (per Wikipedia, anyway). Public opinion is much more evenly divided than you suggest, or was in 1996.
That said, is there Any background factor to which you'd give credence in your admissions processes? Would achievement despite obstacles like a physical disability, or severe poverty make a difference? And what about peculiar achievements -- an Olympic Gold (in a sport that UC doesn't do -- snowboarding?) or maybe a chess championship, say?
The Michigan Law case takes a different tack, on which I'm sure someone will correct me if there's disagreement with my take on it. Their approach was to say that everyone's education benefits if we have a variety of viewpoints and life experiences among our students. So, they aimed to have a "critical mass" of differences among their students -- no hard goals, and variation year-to-year. Race is one -- among many -- factors they use to ensure variety.
The Supremes, possibly influenced by "amicus" briefs representing hundreds of large corporations who also seek that variety among their employees, validated their approach.
As to your melting pot point last above, what about a salad bowl metaphor, instead? I kinda like St Patty's Day (although I loathe Notre Dame), Chinese New Year and Italian Heritage night at the ballgame -- why is difference considered a negative?
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 27, 2011 at 2:34 pm
A salad bowl is great.....as long as all admission 'standards' are EQUAL. Why would you be for UNequal 'treatment' for your family?
As an American, my family should be allowed equal consideration and treatment.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 27, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Howsabout this: if you had a standard-issue Danville kid, stable home, two parents, all the comforts, etc., and a blind orphan from the Projects -- and they both had otherwise identical credentials, do you flip a coin?
a resident of Danville
on Sep 28, 2011 at 7:17 am
It is funny when an old white guy thinks he is liberal and progressive and hip, but is actually so out of date and uneducated that he uses inappropriate racist terms. "The Projects" is an outdated and inappropriate term with racial implications. The correct, non-racist, appropriate term is "community housing", such as the old Cabrini Green complex in Chicago...Putting aside your uneducated and inappropriate language, from a pure legal stand point, as long as the decision made is not based on a protected class, i.e., race, religion, national origin,gender, sexual preference, there is no constitutional violation in basing the decision on something not subject to a protected class...For example, wealth or poverty is not a protected class, so if a college has two even students but one overcame the odds of growing up in poverty and the other was well to do, choosing the poor student is not illegal....But if the decision is based on race, considering a student's race in admissions, there is a constitutional violation as there is discrimination based on a protected class..."Equality for all" makes some very good, logical points...We could learn a lot more from having "Equality for all" writing a weekly blog, rather than the confused and misguided ramblings of Mr. Cushing.
a resident of Blackhawk
on Sep 28, 2011 at 7:50 am
Yes, TC, you flip a coin! BTW the Danville kid would be paying his/her own way and not expect a handout from the taxpayers.
a resident of Diablo
on Sep 28, 2011 at 8:37 am
Allowing race to be a factor in the conferring of government benefits is not the same as considering objective achievements, Tom, like winning a gold medal at the Olympics. And if race is allowed to be used in admissions at Cal, it will hurt not only whites (who by the way are in the minority of admits at Cal), but also groups that have suffered race-based discrimination in California in the past---such as Asian-Americans, who currently are the largest racial group at Cal.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 29, 2011 at 7:29 am
Where would this board be without the hostility and presumptuousness of those who can lob their semi-solids anonymously? I chose this gig, obviously (is gig an educated word? Is it pseudo-hip? So many decisions, so few editors), but I must say the vitriol and condescension can be tedious. I plead guilty to my age, which is blessedly younger than I thought it'd be before I got here. Perhaps others will be so lucky.
I set up that hypo to see if anyone feels like factors other than raw academics, like obstacles Or achievements, might play a role in admissions. It did not state race or gender of either candidate. One commenter added that factor to set up his own straw man; Alan would flip a coin.
I wouldn't – I'd take the blind orphan. Back when I was even younger (yes, and liberal and pseudo-hip, only worse), I struck my campus to promote minority admissions, alongside kids from Cabrini-Green (now gone) and many, many others. It worked. I think it was worth doing then, and I still do – I'm okay standing with former Justice O'Connor's position on the law, and most of the Fortune 500 companies who supported that general concept in the Grutter case. I am optimist enough to also hope, with her, that this stuff is transitional, and that someday the obstacles won't include race or gender, etc. And then I'll still take the blind orphan or chess champ.
More broadly, I'm fond of the saying "the fish is the last one to know he's in the water." None of us fully recognize how well the system works for we who call it home. There's a whole lot of fish around here, methinks.
a resident of Diablo
on Sep 29, 2011 at 8:56 am
Government should not favor some individuals over others merely because of their racial/ethnic status. In most cases, justifying the awarding of a government benefit on "overcoming obstacles" is merely a mask for the true reason behind such a decision---race/ethinic status. How about the obstacles faced by a rich, white, male child whose parent ignore him because they are too busy traveling, attending parties, etc., and when they do pay attention have nothing but negative criticism for him because they feel he won't measure up to their standards? Is a poor black child whose parents are very nurturing and supportive of his achievements actually facing more "obstacles" to achievement than that white boy? The point is, any time you start talking about "obstacles" you make subjective judgements that are inherently going to be unfair, and create the likelihood that such judgements will merely be masks for racial and ethnic discrimination.
a resident of Alamo
on Oct 4, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Of course in a fair society absolute color-blindness would be the rule and there would be no affirmative action required. But I can't help but wonder what the people who are so irate about reverse discrimination now said or would have said when direct discrimination was rampant in our society. Were they, or their parents or grandparents, irate then? Probably not. Nothing is more outrageous than any cost or inconvenience to the privileged and affluent.
a resident of San Ramon
on Oct 12, 2011 at 9:14 pm
So Jerry signs to Dream Act, giving ILLEGALS the right to PUBLIC TAXPAYER FINANCIAL AID (they could already get private college aid).
So aside from filling the shortage of seats available (turning away white males), now they get the financial assistance that would be available to white males.,..,if white males were treated with equality.
I'm going to advise the teenage white males in my family, go protest like the third-worlders are teaching us.....now we have discrimination in both admittance and rare public aid dollars.....so not fair... time to show the rage.;;fight discrimination.


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PR-B board has new member
Chris Cunningham grew up in Pine River, educated in the Pine River-Backus School District. Both his parents were teachers in the district.
"I believe education is probably the most important thing we can do to invest in the future," Cunningham said.
Cunningham is the newest board member of the PR-B School Board, taking office this month.
Cunningham moved with his family for a short time to Florida, but moved back at least in part due to the large class sizes in the Florida school district. PR-B had smaller class sizes, and he felt it was a good place to live.
His two daughters, now 10 and 13, are enrolled at PR-B. Cunningham said he wanted to make sure the district was headed in a good direction.
He ran for school board because he was concerned over issues like bullying and safety. He said issues in the PR-B district are different from those in larger cities, and he figured that if he wanted change he needed to "get in and get after it."
This was Cunningham's first time running for the school board, though he was also a city council member in Backus for three years, from 1997-2000. After moving around, he returned to Pine River in 2010.
Cunningham worked in sales and criminal justice, and is also a member of the Backus Fire Department for 13 years, with 18 years experience as a firefighter overall.
He's also umpire for community education softball, grades 6-9. Initially he looked to be involved with the men's league, but found he had more fun teaching kids. Community education is always looking for help, he said, and he wanted to get involved. He has a love for softball.
As far as Cunningham's goals for his term on the school board, he hopes to instill a good bullying policy. He's concerned about being fiscally responsible, and he wants to "make sure school spirit gets back" and get kids more involved in sports and arts.
"Being part of fine arts helps make well-rounded kids," he said.
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Apple revealed today that two key company executives will be leaving in the near future: Scott Forstall and John Browett.
Forstall, the vice president of iOS software, will be leaving Apple next year after working with the company for about 15 years. He recently headed the launch of Apple's new maps application, which
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Jony Ive, Apple's head of Industrial Design, will take over Human Interface (HI) for the company while Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, will take on Siri, Maps, the iTunes Store, the App Store, iCloud and the iBookstore. Furthermore, Bob Mansfield (who was supposed to be retiring), Apple's senior vice president of Mac and Devices Hardware Engineering, will lead a new group called "Technologies" for all of Apple's wireless teams while Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Mac Software Engineering, will take over iOS and OS X.
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I like cooking with fresh lemongrass, as you know it comes in bundles of 5 or so stalks, once i've used what i need, i end up freezing them in freezer bags, when i go to use it again, they tend to be watery and a bit mushy, has anyone mastered how to preserve lemongrass and it remains very close to fresh?
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I learnt that they should be frozen sparsed out on a tray or plate completely before being placed in freezer bags (air pushed out)...
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Re: lemongrass
I don't know about lemongrass, but most stiff fruit/veg/herbs go soft when you freeze, because the cell walls burst. I'm not sure there's much you can do about it.
How is the flavour? Is it spoiled at all? If the flavour is good, you could try chopping it or making it into a paste before freezing, to make it easier to use when you defrost it. Would that help? How do you usually use it?
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Re: lemongrass
My wife uses lemongrass extensively in Thai cooking but it can be bought here in small quantities and is so cheap, we have not considered freezing it.
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CODY, Wyo. - Wyoming authorities say a 39-year-old Montana man has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl in Wyoming.
They haven't identified the man arrested in Belgrade, Mont., but jail records indicate a 39-year-old named Jesse Paul Speer was booked over the weekend on a hold for Wyoming, with bond set at $2 million.
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After a short break the chairlift, gears are turning once again, ready to take summer adventurers up the mountain.
"The ride was nice and smooth," Christine Gaudet, a tourist from Vancouver, Wash., said Friday. "It was great."
The lift takes visitors to the mid-mountain Pine Marten Lodge, where there is a full disc golf course, and horse shoe pits.
Ranger talks are offered on the patio of Pine Marten twice a day, to give visitors the history and geology of Mt. Bachelor.
"The anemones are blooming. we also saw some Newberry's knotweed," said Karen Gentry, education coordinator for Discover Your Forest. "The mountains are just becoming alive right now with some of the wildflowers that are blooming."
The snow-covered ski runs give way to ancient lava flows this time of year, and allow for great hiking.
'We've done hiking different places, and then today we hiked up the mountain, and then we're going to take the chairlift back down," said Jed Watters, a tourist from Wisconsin.
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But one of the most beautiful times to take in the landscape is in the evening, for sunset dinners.
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It'll be the second time this week hundreds of thousands of people flooded the National Mall. The anniversary was actually Tuesday - but because that was the day after inauguration, organizers moved their demonstration to today. "We are more committed than ever to say the killing will stop! We will not be silent, we will not be quiet," said Pro-Life Protester, Patrick Mahoney.
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The federal government won't pay. Only 17 states pay for low-income women.
Republican legislatures passed 135 restrictions in the past two years. 19 states acted just last year. "Now the issue is will abortion be available because at the states there are so many restrictions being passed," said Sarah Weddington, Roe v. Wade Attorney.
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Just in case your readers don't have enough issues to consider as our next election draws near, I would like to encourage them to do a little research on "Agenda 21," and a new word, "communitarianism." Both are related to the United Nations' desire to lower our standard of living in order to "save our planet."
But why should you be concerned here in Chico or Butte County? Has anyone heard of the general plan, redevelopment areas or "sustainability"? They are all a direct result of "Growing Smart," model statutes mandated under Agenda 21 for every planning department from federal to local levels.
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|Has anyone found a cheap source of clear PVC recently? I'd really like to build one of these with clear PVC
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I'm not that old ....am I?
|I'm not that old ....am I?
|Wow! This is an old one. This link still works http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ctor-w-venturi
|Sorry to again revive an old thread - but I too would love to see the "plans" to build this. My Hydor diffuser/reactor just isn't cutting it. I can barely get up to 20ppm of CO2 running way too manny bubble per second.
|Where can you get the plans for this now? The link does not work anymore.
For mine....I used the silicone to attach the 90 degree bend powerhead attachment to the reactor. That way, I can just slip the powerhead on and off with little hassle.
On the downside, one of my suction cups did not stick to the reactor plastic very well, so I'm down to one. I guess just another downside to DIY.
I agree that the powerhead might as well be mounted horizontally. Especially after the suction cup fiasco
Putting the powerhead outlet in the side of the plastic cylinder (viewtainer) is an interesting idea. The suction cups on the powerhead then do what they are supposed to do, and you don't depend on the thin, flexible viewtainer to hold everything up. I like the way this thing works so well that the next time I make one I may get a piece of acrylic tubing the right size and use that much more robust tube in place of the viewtainer.
The problems I have had so far with mine are:
The use of silicone sealant to hold part of it together - silicone doesn't adhere well to the viewtainer or to the powerhead.
Cleaning the viewtainer tube is difficult, and it does get a brownish slime growing in it eventually.
The assembly is flimsy when out of the water, so trying to clean it without it falling apart is hard for me.
This basic design does work very well, so I'm willing to spend a bit more by using a stronger plastic tube, applying dahcmed's idea of mounting the powerhead on the side and not the top, and getting a smaller Rio powerhead to use. I think those changes will make it just what I want.
Tom has been saying, don't be afraid to experiment with this, try new arrangements, use different materials. It isn't rocket science - it is just making the parts do what you want them to do. The basic idea is pretty simple.
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stupid questions incoming!!
Where does the "burp hole" go? Or does the "burp" effect just come from the tube which feeds out of the viewfinder and back into the inlet?
What height do you have to make the hole that leads back to the inlet?
How exactly does the whirlpool effect occur?
- the inlet pulls water (or co2) from the outlet/viewfinder?
The burp hole is on the opposite side of where the outlet (going to the pump inlet) is, about quarter of an inch below it. I think I saw a link before with the schematics.
Whirpool happens when the pump blows the water into the viewtainer on a 90degree angle, and the outlet tube (going to the pump inlet) sucks the water/co2.
By the way, I've created mine from a gravel cleaner (can't find the viewtainer here). Instead of putting the pump on top and attaching the elbow inside, I drilled a hole on the top side where the pump's outlet fits nicely. This way the input from the pump is still at a 90 degree angle and I can still use the suction cups that came with the pump. Then attached it to the right corner of the aquarium.
My only mistake was being afraid of the current that it might produce in my 15g so I took the 280L/hr pump, realizing at the end that I could have gotten something stronger and it wouldn't have created any additional current. But with 2 bps from my DIY CO2, I'm getting a lot of pearling and a lot of growth anyways, so it's ok for me.
stupid questions incoming!!
Where does the "burp hole" go? Or does the "burp" effect just come from the tube which feeds out of the viewfinder and back into the inlet?
What height do you have to make the hole that leads back to the inlet?
How exactly does the whirlpool effect occur?
- the inlet pulls water (or co2) from the outlet/viewfinder?
|Tom uses 4 inch long viewtainers, but I used a 6 inch one. I don't see the 4 inch one working with my powerhead. Even now the big bubbles swirl around under the viewtainer opening, captured by the swirling water I suppose. With a 4 inch one I think I would lose a lot of those big bubbles. The microbubbles do escape easily, which is what I wanted to happen. I think you are right that a l2 long tube would allow a much higher bubble rate, and you seem to have proved it.
|I made one of these but i used a 2.75 x 12 inch veiwtainer and it does great for my 80 gallon tank. I was running 12 bps and now i can get it from 7.3PH to 6.3PH in a couple hours using only 4 bps. Making the tube longer really helped out.
|This is a pretty flimsy assembly out of the water, but the buoyancy of the water makes it easy to attach to the glass in the tank. I have two suction cups on the viewtainer part, and that is a very secure attachment to the glass. When I made it I siliconed a piece of plastic on the top of the viewtainer to help support the powerhead, but it came loose in the water - no effect at all on its stability. In retrospect I should have used a little Rio powerhead for a couple of dollars more, and it would be much more stabile even out of the water. Live and learn!
Hi! Just wondering, how you got the top side of the pump stuck to the glass (I was thinking that the provided suction cups are on the side, so these were not used). Pls advise.
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Yes, it is now running and running quite well! I doesn't really collect a big CO2 bubble in the top as the sketch shows. It contains a swirl of CO2 bubbles, mostly confined in the middle of the water in the tube, but at the top it jumbles a bit and the bubbles get sucked in by the powerhead venturi loop tube. That generates mist which exits at the bottom. I use another powerhead with a sponge filter for filtration, which is at the opposite end of the tank, and that establishes water circulation which moves the mist all over the tank. I am still gradually increasing the bubble rate, so I'm not sure what it will look like when I decide I have it high enough. Below is a pic of it in the tank:
Hoppy, Thanks for the info! I actually just read that the other day! LOL! I would be afraid of getting Chemicals in the tank... I think I'm going to hold off on CO2 untill I get the 45 set up & running... But, I do want to get things together for when I do get it going. I have Everything I need to get the tank running, But, I'm thinking I might hold off till I move to a new house. Instead of setting it up & then having to tear it down & set it back up & maybe losing some fish in the process... All I have to do is Poly the Stand, make a door, & build a Canopy (which I don't really need with the light I have...).
I'm pretty passionate about the Hobby, But, I'm Deffinately more passionate about my "Sexy Woman", as she likes me to call her... LOL! It's funny, cuz, alot of times when she introduces herself, she'll say "Hi, I'm X-Man's Woman"... LOL! My Friends get a kick out of it. But, she seems to like it. It's NOT Me that introduces her like that. I say this is My Beautifull or Sexy Girlfriend Kristy...
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