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thanks michael!
thanks michael!
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journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
For what it's worth, I built a few Palmer style nucs (the two story four frame each kind) to try out this summer. If I had a stronger fall flow, I'd try your system fully, but for me it's going to have to be late spring or early summer splits, after my honey flow, rather than fall splits.
I'd recommend your system to others, and I can't wait to read your book. I'm just not certain I'd recommend your system for smaller beekeepers, or those starting out. But maybe it's just me.
There is definitely a learning curve in raising nucs. I'm in the middle of the curve now. Great success last year, 50% loss this year. I did have bad varroa damage in most of the nuc losses this year [didn't treat them]. I need to rethink that this fall. I will monitor mite levels in my nucs from now on.
Cam Bishop
So does Mr. Palmer have a website where a newb can go to read up on his process ?
i think it's more the recognizing that bees, brood, and queens are bounty of the apiary as well as wax and honey.
michael has caused me to see the virtue of allowing for surplus bees, brood, and queens. the bonus is if done properly, the overall viability and sustainability of an apiary is improved.
heck, you can probably come up with better queens and stronger nucs than some of the ones you can buy.
some of his methods apply to my operation and some don't.
but for the realization how beneficial it is to make increase and for giving me the motivation see it through i credit mp.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Jim81147, no website, click on the link in post #1 to see what we are talking about. Set aside a couple of hours when you can concentrate - it is a great presentation and you won't want to be disturbed. What I am waiting for is the book.
I saw the MP nuc videos and was inspired to create some nucs. I started with 9 and lost 1. I have individual nucs, some mediums (3 boxes high) and a couple of deeps (two boxes high). I pushed them together and they share a telescoping top that I made. It was an experiment. All the nucs made their own queens over the summer either as emergency or a swarm cell pulled out of a regular hive. Making some mistakes but learning a lot.
Beekeeping is the cheapest hobby that I have ever tried. Sewing your own cloths is more expensive. The bees do all the work and all you have to do is build the crappiest home that most would not live in.
God love you Specialkayme.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
I don't know if you are trying to insult me, disagree with me, or congratulate me.
Whichever it is, I don't think I like it.
I am in total agreement with you.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
Is it feasible to start this process with very few hives? I have one surviving colony this year, in a nuc, with a locally produced queen, that I intend to put in a full sized box this spring and have it be my "production" colony. I have two other hives, started from packages last year, that both died over winter. Is it feasible for me to buy two packages, put them on drawn comb and feed to build them up, then split them in early summer into nucs and add queens from my bee club's queen rearing program? I still intend to catch swarms this year (if it is anything like it was here last year, we'll be swimming in them) but I sure would like to have a couple nucs going into winter of 2013.
I feel that Michaels overwintering nucleus would bee advantageous to our climate in the Piedmont-Triad area! My strongest colony in a double ten frame deep hive was on five frames in the bottom deep and five frames in the top deep...
I have noticed that colonies overwinter better in a small column shaped nest, tall and narrow.
Also, I can't keep Georgia bees and queens alive through the winter. My local queens and bees winter great!
Have you read Brother Adams book about keeping bees with nucleus colonies? Jay Smith also writes about overwintering in nucleus colonies!
>My local queens and bees winter great!
no brag, just fact.
most habitat that is desirable for bee, (i.e. a decent amount of wooded area withing a three mile radius, and water less than a minute away), is bound to have surviving wild colonies in the area.
the ones that didn't survive the arrival and onslaught of varroa were replaced by the ones that did survive.
feral bees are not subjected to the same stresses and artificial conditions that kept bees are. they are only subjected to the stresses that nature has to offer.
feral bees produce drones that will introduce their survivor traits to managed bees when there is mating.
the other advantage of raising your own queen is that you have the opportunity to evaluate her and her blossoming colony for performance. you get to select the one's that do really good right out of the gate.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
combining locally adapted stock with a program of only taking surplus honey after leaving the bees the stores that they need,
and not feeding artificially allow this stock to adapt to the local flows. i have watched mine brood up and brood down in anticipation of the changes in the flows.
it's amazing, they make their decisions three weeks in advance in adjusting their populations to changes of the seasons and resource availibilty.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
I'm new to beekeeping but have been reading a lot and am really excited about it. I've watched your 2 video's online and have been intruiged and interested in what you've been able to accomplish and glad that you've taken the time to provide this info to the world. Thanks for that.
I've ordered 2 packages and get them this sunday (easter) so monday should be a fun day as I put them into their new boxes. I've decided to use 10-frame Langstrom hives and have already made several medium and deep boxes in anticipation of hopefully doing well the first year. As there are alot of questions about beekeeping I'm interested in also raising queens and building some nucs - if possible. I was wondering if you have any comments on this idea I have. I've partially taken your process from the video's and extracted a possible formula to accomplish what I'm wanting to try.
on 1 hive I was going to leave it 'alone' and add another deep if needed, followed by medium supers as needed.
on the 2nd hive I was thinking of either building a dual-nuc deep box - separated so there are 2 'different' sides each containing 5 frames, or perhaps building 2 1/2 nuc-size nucs and putting either of them directly on top of my initial brood box. My thoughts with this is that perhaps I could get the queen to lay into both 'sections' of the upper box and generate some brood that I could then use to make some additional hives with. From what I've been reading the bees will create their own queen cells 'as needed' and this would then give me some 'nucs with brood' along with some queen cells that I could start another hive or 2 with. I should also be able to prevent (if that's possible) either absconding or swarming by reducing the colony size and forcing the 'new hive' to start it's own new hive. If this process works, then whenever I have enough brood in the top 'nuc' boxes - I can just move them into another 'new' 10-frame hive and let them start their own hive. Therodically this should work but I'm unsure if the existing queen - from the bottom and main hive, will lay into the 2 different sections of the nuc boxes. I could also potentially, by using the natural 'over-crowding' process force the bees from the different nucs to make some new queens for me and this would start the process 'all over' again.
thoughts ??
Cam Bishop


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Chapter 1 Summary: What Is Economics?
The Basic Problem in Economics
This section begins by defining economics as "the study of how individuals, families, businesses, and societies use limited resources to fulfill their unlimited wants." The author, Roger Leroy Miller, then compares needs (something essential for survival) with wants (anything else). He discusses choices that need to be made by individuals, businesses, and governments due to a scarcity of income, time, and resources to acquire everything wanted. He wraps up this section with a discussion of the factors of production—land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and technology.
In this section, the author defines trade-offs as "exchanging one thing for the use of another." He explains that the cost of a trade-off is what is given up to get something else, also known as an "opportunity cost." This could be time, money, or another resource. He then defines and demonstrates how a production possibility curve is used to compare amounts of goods that can be produced utilizing fixed resources over a specified time period.
What Do Economists Do?
This section begins with a comparison of microeconomics ("the branch of economic theory that deals with behavior and decision making by small units such as individuals and firms") and macroeconomics ("the branch of economic theory dealing with the economy as a whole and decision making by large units such as governments"). The author then defines economy and discusses economic models. He explains what they show and how they are created, tested, and applied to real life. The author concludes with a discussion on schools of economic thought, explaining that although economists deal with facts, economists will often have differing theories based on their individual and unique perspectives.
Chapter 2 Summary: Economic Systems and the American Economy
Economic Systems
This section focuses on economic systems and the three basic questions that need to be addressed in every economic system. The first involves determining what should be produced using limited resources. The second involves how products should be produced. The third involves for whom the products should be produced. The second half of this section looks at the four different types of economic systems: the traditional system, command system, market system, and mixed system.
Characteristics of the American Economy
In this section, the American economy is used to model a pure market economic system. It begins by defining capitalism and discussing government's limited role in the decision-making process of businesses. Next it defines the free enterprise system and explains that under this system individuals and businesses are free to make a profit or lose money. This is followed by a discussion of freedom of choice for consumers. After this, how profit incentive affects the economy is explained. A discussion on the ability of people and businesses to own private property follows. This section ends with a discussion of competition and how it helps drive the economy.
The Goals of the Nation
This section analyzes goals of a free enterprise system. The goals include economic freedom, economic efficiency, economic equity, economic security, economic growth, and trade-offs among goals. The section continues with a discussion about the rights and responsibilities of individuals. Some of the rights include an individual's ability to choose a career and how to spend his or her money. Some of the responsibilities include being able to support oneself and one's family, to use education to become a productive member of society, and to participate in government elections.
Chapter 3 Summary: Your Role As aConsumer
Consumption, Income, and Decision Making
This section begins by defining a consumer. It then compares disposable income, take-home pay, and discretionary income (i.e., money that is available for saving or wants after needs are satisfied). It concludes with a discussion of economic decision making, pointing out that consumers must make decisions based on scarce resources (time and money), opportunity costs (comparing to the next best alternative), and the use of rational choices that provide the most perceived value for the consumer.
Buying Principles or Strategies
This section focuses on what a consumer should do prior to making a purchase to ensure receiving satisfaction from the purchase. The first step is to gather information about the item that one is considering purchasing and to develop a good knowledge base. How much information is needed depends on the item being purchased. A higher priced item warrants more research time. The second step is to consult advertising wisely. Three types of advertising are defined and compared: competitive advertising, informative advertising, and deceptive advertising (the last of which is often used in bait-and-switch practices). The third step is to comparison shop, comparing not just prices from different vendors but also warranties and brand names versus generics.
This section addresses consumerism and the education of buyers. It begins with an analysis of consumer rights as articulated by John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. These rights include the right to safe products, to be informed, to choose, to be heard, and to receive satisfaction from a manufacturer for damages incurred by using its product. The author then discusses agencies and the places a consumer can go with complaints about a product or service purchased.
Chapter 4 Summary: Going Into Debt
Americans and Credit
This section begins by defining credit—funds that are given to buy a good or service but must be paid back at a later date. The funds can either be received by the purchaser or go directly to the seller. Next is a brief discussion of principal and interest. The author emphasizes that anytime a person receives credit, that person is going into debt. The author then discusses why people use credit and how they choose what type of credit to use.
Sources of Loans and Credit
This section focuses on where credit can be acquired. It starts with descriptions of different types of financial institutions, including commercial banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, credit unions, and finance companies. The author then compares types of charge accounts, such as regular charge accounts, revolving charge accounts, and installment charge accounts. This section continues with definitions of finance charges, dollars and cents, and annual percentage rates. The section ends with a description and brief history of debit cards.
Applying for Credit
Determining a person's credit worthiness through credit bureaus is the first topic in this section. Credit bureaus determine a credit rating by analyzing a person's capacity to pay related to income and debt. The lender will often look too at a person's character, which includes past spending habits. This section then compares collateral, secured loans, and unsecured loans. It concludes with a discussion of a borrower's financial responsibilities.
Government Regulation of Credit
This section deals with laws that government agencies have enacted to protect consumers from unfair credit practices. The laws described include The Truth in Landing Act, The Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and state usury laws that restrict interest rates. The final topic covered in this chapter is personal bankruptcy.
Chapter 5 Summary: Buying the Necessities
This chapter focuses on ways to be a smart shopper when buying necessities.
Shopping for Food
This section begins with a look at comparison shopping and the importance of comparing what to buy and where to shop. The author discusses the trade-offs a consumer makes when shopping at a club warehouse store, a supermarket, and a convenience store. Brand-name products versus private-label products are compared, as is the trade-off between quality, quantity, and price.
Clothing Choices
In this section, clothing values are compared. The author discusses the role that style, durability, and the cost of caring for clothes plays in determining the value of clothing. He then explores the possibilities of being able to buy more for less by paying attention to clothing sales. One of the figures in this section includes a checklist with five questions for determining clothing wants.
To Rent or to Buy
This section addresses decisions that consumers should make when deciding where to live. It starts with an analysis of how much someone should spend on a house, including points, closing costs, and mortgages. A chart shows advantages and disadvantages for renting and for home ownership, and another chart explains the five types of mortgages. The author then discusses the rights and responsibilities of being a renter or a landlord.
Buying and Operating a Vehicle
The author looks at the three major trade-offs made when deciding what vehicle to purchase: engine size versus fuel efficiency, new car versus old car, and smaller car versus larger car. He then discusses expenses related to car ownership such as registration, normal maintenance, major repairs, extended warranties, depreciation, and insurance. Included in the section is a checklist with twelve tips to consider when purchasing a vehicle and a list of six factors that affect car insurance.
Chapter 6 Summary: Saving and Investing
Why Save?
The concept of saving is defined in this section. The author begins by describing why people save, the results of saving, and different places people can save money. Next a comparison of passbook savings accounts, statements savings accounts, and money market deposit accounts is provided. He then explains that time deposits, also known as certificates of deposit, are held for a set period of time. He concludes this section with a brief description of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and that it insures the first $100,000 of an investor's savings.
Investing: Taking Risks With Your Savings
This section covers stocks, bonds, stock markets, bond markets, and government regulation. Stocks are sold by corporations to raise money. The stockholders can earn money from dividends paid on the stocks or from selling their shares. Bonds are issued by governments, and sometimes companies, to raise money. Local and state governments can sell tax-exempt bonds, which means that the purchasers will not be taxed on the interest earned from the bonds. The federal government sells savings bonds at half the face value. These bonds do not reach full value or mature for a designated period of time. The author then discusses stock and bond markets and describes what brokers, the stock exchange, over-the counter markets, bond markets, mutual funds, and money market funds are. This section ends with a description of state and federal regulations in relation to the stock market.
Special Savings Plans and Goals
In this section, the author opens with a discussion on investing for retirement, individual pension plans, and real estate as an investment. The section ends with advice on how much to save and invest, taking into consideration amount of risk, diversification, and an individual's values.
Chapter 7 Summary: Demand and Supply
This section begins by explaining that "demand and supply" have special meaning in economics. Voluntary exchange is a key concept in a free-market economy because it allows people the opportunity to sell and buy what they want. This section then discusses the law of demand: "As prices go up, quantity demanded goes down. As price goes down, quantity demanded goes up." The author explains real income effect (that a person will only spend what his or her income allows) and substitution effect (if the price on one of two comparable items drops, most people will buy the lower-priced item). The section concludes with a discussion of diminishing marginal utility (the concept that purchasing more of the same thing will usually provide less satisfaction than the previous purchase).
The Demand Curve and Elasticity of Demand
This section begins with an explanation on how to calculate a demand schedule and subsequently graph a demand curve. The author then compares quantity demanded (specific point on a demand curve) with change in demand (when the entire demand curve moves up or down). Next the author explains how the following five factors can influence demand of a product: changes in population, changes in income, changes in tastes and preferences, substitutes, and complimentary goods. This section wraps up with a discussion of the price elasticity of demand, including elastic demand, inelastic demand, and what determines price elasticity of demand.
The Law of Supply and the Supply Curve
This section expands on the concept of supply. It first introduces the law of supply: "As the price rises for a good, the quantity supplied generally rises. As price falls, the quantity supplied also falls." The author then explains that greater profits serve as an incentive to sellers to supply more of a product. The author then teaches how to create a supply schedule and subsequent supply curve. He discusses four factors that help determine supply: price of inputs, number of firms in the industry, taxes, and technology. This section ends with a discussion of the law of diminishing returns (as units of production are increased outputs are increased at diminishing rates).
Putting Supply and Demand Together
This section introduces equilibrium price (the price where supply equals demand). The author explains how equilibrium price can shift and describes how prices serve as signals that indicate shortages, surpluses, and market forces. The section concludes with a discussion of price ceilings, government-set maximum prices, government-set minimum prices, and price floors.
Chapter 8 Summary: Business Organizations
Starting a Business
This section explains how entrepreneurs can start a business, get government help, and use the Internet for assistance. This is followed by a discussion of the four basic elements of every business: expenses, advertising, record keeping, and risk.
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships
This section starts with a discussion of sole proprietorships (businesses owned by individual people). The most common type of business, sole proprietorships are usually the least expensive and easiest to start and run. The author explains that the biggest disadvantage of a sole proprietorship is that the owner has complete responsibility for all debts and damages. Alternatively, a partnership is a business started and run by two or more individuals. The author concludes this section with a comparison of regular partnerships, limited partnerships, and joint ventures.
The Corporate World and Franchises
This section begins with a discussion of corporations. A corporation has many shareholders, each owning a portion of the business through stocks. Despite its many owners, a corporation is treated as a single entity, and the stockholders are protected if a corporation is sued or goes bankrupt. The author then discusses the structure of a corporation. He explains how a corporation becomes registered, sells stock, and names a board of directors. A chart that explains the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating is included. This chapter concludes with a definition of franchises and a brief explanation of how they function.
Chapter 9 Summary: Competition and Monopolies
Perfect Competition
This section opens with a discussion of how businesses are classified through market structure (the amount of competition a business faces). Five conditions must be met for perfect competition to exist: there must be a large market, a similar product, easy entry and exit to the market, easily obtainable information, and independence of sellers and buyers. The author presents agriculture as the closest example of perfect competition in the United States today. The section concludes with an analysis of how perfect competition benefits society.
Monopoly, Oligopoly, Monopolistic Competition
The author begins this section with an explanation of imperfect competition. Monopolies are the first type covered in detail. The four characteristics that describe a monopoly are the following: there is a single seller, no substitute, no entry for competition, and almost complete control of market price. Four types of monopolies are described in detail: natural, geographical, technological, and governmental. Oligopolies are the second type of business described in this section. An oligopoly must meet the following conditions: domination by a few sellers, barriers to entry, identical or slightly different products, nonprice competition, and interdependence. The author explains how product differentiation, interdependent behavior, and cartels affect oligopolies. The author concludes with a discussion of monopolistic competition, the most common form of business in the United States.
Government Policies Toward Competition
This section opens with a discussion of antitrust regulations, including the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Act. The author discuses how mergers must be regulated. Included is a chart that lists federal regulatory agencies and what each agency is responsible for monitoring.
Chapter 10 Summary: Financing and Producing Goods
Investing in the Free-Enterprise System
This section focuses on how a business can gain the financing needed for growth. The author includes a diagram that shows how a bank turns people's monetary savings into financing for businesses. The author then discusses options that a business should consider before pursuing outside financing. He explains why people are willing to invest financially in businesses and how businesses go about pursuing investment financing.
Types of Financing for Business Operations
This section discusses three kinds of financing and how business owners choose the right financing. The first type of financing discussed is short-term (money usually borrowed for less than a year.) The next type is intermediate-term financing and usually includes leases or loans that are for a period of one to ten years. The last type is long-term financing (funds usually borrowed for more than ten years). Long-term financing can be achieved through loans, bonds, stocks, or a combination of the three. When choosing the right financing method, a business must consider interest costs, the financial condition of the company, market climate, and how it will affect the control of the company.
The Production Process
This section starts with a discussion of the production process (turning resources into goods). The four main steps are the following: planning, purchasing, quality control, and inventory control. The planning process includes where a business will be located and how it will get products to consumers. Purchasing includes raw goods, equipment, and office supplies (among other expenses). This section concludes with a discussion of technology and production. Four types of technology are analyzed: mechanization, the assembly line, division of labor, and automation.
Chapter 11 Summary: Marketing and Distribution
The Development of Marketing
This section begins by defining marketing as "all of the activities needed to move goods and services from producers to consumers." It then discusses the development of marketing as it focuses on production, sales, advertising, and the consumer. The section concludes with a discussion of market research, including when it should be done, market surveys, and testing of new products.
The Marketing Mix
In this section, the author focuses on the 4 "P"s of marketing. The first is product—the good or service to produce or offer. Product also includes packaging for an item. The second is price—how much to sell an item for. The third is place—where a business should sell its product. The fourth is promotion—advertising that informs potential customers about a product. The author explains the three factors that affect promotion: product, consumers, and money. This section concludes with a description of the product life cycle—a series of stages from the first availability of a product to its withdrawal from the market.
Distribution Channels
This section starts with a comparison of wholesalers and retailers. It then discusses how storage and transportation are a part of the distribution process and how related costs are added to the final price the consumer pays. The section ends with an examination of ways items are distributed. Two ways that are analyzed in detail are club warehouse stores and direct marketing.
Chapter 12 Summary: The American Labor Force
Americans at Work
This section offers a thorough look at labor. The author begins with a discussion of the civilian labor force—people sixteen years or older who work or who are looking for work. He then compares the different categories of workers: blue-collar (laborers), white-collar (office and specially trained), and service workers (direct service to consumers). He also explains that jobs can be classified by skill levels: unskilled, semiskilled, skilled, and professional. The section concludes with an analysis of supply and demand in the labor market. This includes how wages can be affected by job location, type of job, and skill required.
Organized Labor
The author explains that labor unions are the basic group in organized labor. He describes how unions developed as a response to unfair treatment of workers. The American Labor Movement and the AFL-CIO are then discussed. Included in the section is a chart that presents some of the labor-management legislation that has been passed since 1932. The section concludes with a discussion of how unions are organized locally, nationally, and at the federation level (i.e., national and international unions working together).
Collective Bargaining
This section deals with collective bargaining agreements between unions and employers. The author explains that the first step is negotiation, which includes mediation by a neutral party and arbitration as needed. When contracts cannot be agreed upon, strikes sometimes occur against management. Strikes can include picketing/boycotts by employees or a lockout by management. Sometimes the government will mediate a labor dispute and order an injunction, thus forcing people back to work. This section ends with an explanation of what is causing the decline of unions in the United States.
Chapter 13 Summary: Measuring the Economy's Performance
The author begins by explaining national income accounting—the measurement of the national economy's performance. He then describes the process for measuring gross domestic product (GDP): measuring value, measuring final goods and services, and computing GDP. He also explains some of the weaknesses within the calculations of GDP. The author then explains that net domestic product is gross domestic product adjusted for depreciation. He concludes this section by describing three other measurements of income: national income, personal income, and disposable personal income.
Correcting Statistics for Inflation
This section of the book discusses inflation as "the prolonged rise in the general price level of goods and services." The author starts by explaining how the purchasing power of money changes over time. He then explains different methods used for measuring inflation. These include the consumer price index, producer price index, and the GDP price deflator.
Aggregate Demand and Supply
This section begins by defining aggregate as "the summing up of all the individual parts in the economy." Aggregate demand is the amount people are willing to pay for everything they demand. This is shown on an aggregate demand curve, which is similar to the standard demand curve. The author then defines aggregate supply. The section ends with a diagram of an aggregate demand curve and an aggregate supply curve. How the two work together is analyzed.
Business Fluctuations
This section addresses the ups and downs of business and the business cycle. The ups are called peaks or booms, and the downs are called troughs. The author then explains what recession, depression, and expansion mean when related to the economy. The author includes a diagram that shows the ups and downs in the U.S. economy from 1880 through 2000.
Causes and Indicators of Business Fluctuations
This section begins with descriptions of some of the causes for businesses fluctuating. These include business investments and innovations, government activity, external factors, and psychological factors. The section ends with a discussion of economic indicators. The author includes a chart listing three specific indicators: leading, coincident, and lagging.
Chapter 14 Summary: Money and Banking
The Functions and Characteristics of Money
This section opens with a discussion of the role of money in the U.S. economy. Money functions in three ways: it serves as a medium of exchange (sellers accept it for goods and people accept it for labor they have performed), a unit of accounting (it allows values of items to be compared), and as a storage unit of value over a period of time. The author then discusses the characteristics of what makes an object good for serving as a unit of money. An object should be durable, portable, divisible, stable in value, scarce, and accepted. The author closes this section with a comparison of different types of money, including commodity, representative, and fiat money.
History of American Money and Banking
The author starts this section with a discussion of the history of American banking. He includes a two-page diagram that shows banking changes from 1780 through 2003. He then discusses banking services and defines overdraft checking. The section concludes with a discussion of electronic banking, including electronic fund transfers and ATMs.
Types of Money in the United States
This section begins with a discussion of money and "near money." Money includes currency, checking accounts, savings accounts, and investments. The author emphasizes that using credit cards for purchases is not considered using money but increasing debt. Some investments are not money but can quickly be converted to money. For example, stocks, bonds, and life insurance policies can easily be exchanged for money. This section ends with a discussion of money supply and two methods used to calculate how much money is circulating in the United States.
Chapter 15 Summary: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy
Organization and Functions of the Federal Reserve System
The author begins by explaining that the Federal Reserve System (Fed) was started in 1913 to reduce financial insecurity. He then explains how this system is organized through a board of governors, federal advisory council, federal open market committee, federal reserve banks, and member banks. He wraps up this section by explaining that the main function of the Fed is to protect consumers. He includes a chart that describes six ways that this is done.
Money Supply and the Economy
The author opens this section by explaining that the most important job of the Fed is control over the money supply's rate of growth. He then compares loose and tight money policies. He describes fractional reserve banking, banks are required to keep a portion of money in reserve in case any customers want to make large withdrawals, and money expansion, how banks can make more money by loaning what does not need to be held in reserve.
Regulating the Money Supply
This section discusses some of the methods the Fed uses to try to keep the economy growing. The first method the author explains is the Fed's ability to change reserve requirements. He has a chart that shows examples of how this works. The second method the author discusses is changing the discount rate, the amount the Fed charges it member banks. He explains how this impacts the prime rate and what the federal funds rate is. He then explains how an open-market operates. He concludes this section with a discussion on the difficulties of monetary policy.
Chapter 16 Summary: Government Spends, Collects, and Owes
Growth in the Size of the Government
This section begins with a discussion on how government has grown over the last seventy years. This growth has increased regulation and the percentage of people hired by the government. The author then discusses why government has grown as well as the true size of government. He concludes with a discussion on whether government growth has been good or bad for the economy.
The Functions of Government
In this section the author explains how the government protects individual rights, promotes economic activities, and policies that support its citizens. The first method the government uses is providing public goods and services. The author compares merit and demerit goods and how the government treats them. The second method the government uses is redistributing income. Some of the ways they accomplish this are through social insurance programs and public-assistance programs. The third method the government uses is regulating economic activity. The fourth method is ensuring economic stability. The author finishes this section with some of the arguments that critics of the government say about government involvement in the economy.
The Federal Budget and the National Debt
The author opens this section with two pie charts showing how the federal government and how state and local governments spend money. He then explains the budget-making process and how the federal budget works. He wraps up this section with a discussion on deficit spending and the national debt. This includes information on government borrowing, national debt, and budget surplus.
This section opens with a discussion on the principles of taxation. It includes a chart explaining the ten major taxes that the federal government uses to raise money. The author concludes this section with a discussion on three forms of taxation: proportional (straight percentage across the the board), progressive (as income increases, percentage of taxes paid increases), and regressive (as income increases, percentage paid goes down).
Chapter 17 Summary: Stabilizing the National Economy
Unemployment and Inflation
The author opens this section with a discussion on stabilization policies that the government implements to try to keep the economy healthy. Next the author discusses how the four types of unemployment are measured. He wraps up this section with a discussion on inflation and compares demand-pull inflation with cost-push inflation and stagflation.
The Fiscal Policy Approach to Stabilization
In this section, the author explains how the government uses tax rates and expenditures to help control the economy, also known as fiscal policy. He explains how fiscal policy was developed by John Maynard Keynes. The author then describes the circular flow of income: how cash and products flow between the government, consumers, banks, and businesses. He concludes with a discussion on fiscal policy and unemployment and another on fiscal policy and inflation.
Monetarism and the Economy
The author begins this section by defining monetarism: the relationship between economic activity and the amount of money in circulation. He then explains that the theory of monetarism states that increases in the money supply must be steady to prevent inflation. Next he discusses government policy according to monetarists (those who believe that the government should not intervene when there is a slow economy and should not try to smooth the ups and downs). They feel that the government should try to maintain a smooth and consistent growth rate. He concludes this section with a discussion on monetarists' criticism of fiscal policy and mentions that due to time lags between when a bill is passed and it becomes active, it is often difficult to track just how much any specific policy helps the economy.
Chapter 18 Summary: Trading With Other Nations
The Benefits of World Trade
The author begins this section by pointing out that twelve percent of the gross domestic product comes from imports. The author then discusses the benefits of trade, the global economy, and how different nations use different types and amounts of labor, capital, and natural resources. Absolute advantage (ability to produce a product at a lower absolute cost with everything else being the same) is then compared to comparative advantage (ability to produce at a lower opportunity cost) of international trade.
Financing World Trade
This section begins with a definition of exchange rate and explains that foreign exchange markets are required for international trade. The author explains that there were fixed exchange rates from 1945 to the early 1970s. The author explains how this system worked and why it became impractical. In 1971, the United States and several other nations changed to a flexible exchange rate system. The author explains how this system works and what are the driving forces within the system. This section concludes with a discussion on balance of trade and whether trade deficits are good or bad.
Restrictions of World Trade
The author introduces this section with three ways to restrict imports. These include tariffs, quotas, and embargoes. Tariffs include revenue and protective tariffs. He then discusses some of the arguments against free trade including job security, national economic security, and infant industries. After this he discusses some of the arguments for free trade including improved products, export industries, and specialization and comparative advantage. He wraps up this section with a discussion on trade agreements, both worldwide (World Trade Organization) and regional (North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union).
Chapter 19 Summary: Converging Economic Systems
Comparing Capitalism and Socialism
The author begins this section with a chart that lists the characteristics of pure capitalism and pure socialism. He explains that pure market capitalism operates on prices, profits, and private property. In pure socialism there is little private property and the government owns almost all businesses. The author then discusses the Marxian view of socialism and how socialism has changed since Marx. He wraps up this section with a discussion on the benefits of capitalism and how all economies are planned.
Changing Authoritarian Socialism-The Case of China
In this section the author describes the development of China's economic system following World War II. They implemented five-year plans and modified their plans based on how the previous five years worked. They started as a socialist country and are transitioning toward a mixed economy. The author ends this section with a discussion on prospects for China's economic future and the role China may play worldwide after their admittance to the World Trade Organization in 2000.
Nations Move Toward the Market System
This section starts with a discussion of privatization in Russia. Privatization is when previously government-run businesses become run by private individuals or corporations. The discussion includes reasons for resistance to privatization, reforming the price system, and challenges that still remain in Russia. The author then discusses changes in Sweden's economy from a welfare-state (blend of capitalism and socialism) to a more free market system. He wraps up this section with a discussion on changes in Latin America and how privatization is impacting that area of the world.
Chapter 20 Summary: Economic Growth in Developing Nations
Characteristics of Developing Nations
The author begins this section by explaining that even the poorest families in the United States are often better off than many people in other countries. He then compares developed and developing countries. Five economic characteristics of developing countries are eventually described. These include low GDP, an agricultural economy, poor health conditions, low literacy rate, and a rapid population growth. He concludes this section with a discussion on weak property rights.
The Process of Economic Development
This section begins by describing the three stages of economic development: agriculture, manufacturing, and then service-oriented. The author then discusses ways that developing nations can finance economic development. They can do this through foreign investments and/or through foreign aid. Foreign aid can be supplied by many developed countries. The author compares some of the types of aid and how it is sent to developing countries. He concludes this section by explaining some of the reasons for giving foreign aid.
Obstacles to Growth in Developing Nations
In this section the author describes four obstacles to economic growth. These obstacles include attitudes and beliefs, continued rapid population growth, misuse of resources, and trade restrictions. The author wraps up this section with a case study of Indonesia, explaining why they struggled after billions of dollars of aid were given to the country after World War II.
Industrialization and the Future
In the Industrialization and Future section, the author explains some of the problems following rapid industrialization. These include unwise investments, not adapting to change, using inappropriate technology, and rushing through the stages of development. He then discusses major factors that influence economic development. He ends this section by explaining that increased information accessed through the Internet is leading to increased cooperation among developing nations.
Chapter 21 Summary: The Global Economy
Reasons for and Results of Global Integration
The author begins this section with a discussion on the role improved telecommunications have made on the worldwide economy. He explains that, through global integration, countries have become more dependent on each other. Viewers in foreign countries are now more aware of, and desire, what is available in other countries. He concludes this section with a discussion on the globalization of financial markets with international banks increasing and worldwide currency and commodity markets. He includes a discussion on some of the problems with the worldwide stock market.
Direct Foreign Investment—Should We Be Worried?
This section starts with a discussion on foreign investment from the late 1800s through the time this book was published. The author talks about foreign control of American companies and people's concerns about whether or not this can impact the way American companies or the United States government run. The author concludes with a discussion about Americans investing within America and abroad and addresses some people's fair that Americans will take over the world economically.
Multinationals and Economic Competition
The author opens this section with a definition of multinationals (companies that do business in more than one country). He explains that many people were afraid that these companies would take control of the world, but these fears have been disproven. The author then talks about the size and number of multinationals. He includes a chart showing the twenty-five largest American multinationals as of July 2001. He then talks about regional cross-border investments and alliances that are formed between businesses in different countries. He concludes with a discussion on the global village and the importance of tolerance for people of other races and nationalities.
Chapter 22 Summary: Cybernomics
The Growth of E-Commerce
The author begins this section with an explanation of how microchips have changed the marketplace and people's lives. He then defines cybernomics as "economics driven by a huge digital machine, the Internet." He continues with a discussion on how how people do business on the Internet and exactly what e-commerce is. He explains that the consumer always wins in an e-commerce environment. He warps up this section with a discussion on how cybernomics have changed marketing and by describing what cybercommunities are.
A New Economy?
This section opens with a discussion on how the Industrial Revolution and telecommunications have changed the world. He then compares this with the current information age. He defines two other terms that have recently been developed to describe the economy now. They are knowledge economy and weightless economy. Next he explains what knowledge products and waves of innovation are. He concludes with a discussion on Schumpter Cycles. He includes a diagram that shows five waves of innovative changes that have impacted the economy from 1785 through the date the book was published.
Issues in Cybernomics
The author opens this section with a discussion on ensuring safe Internet trade and day trading. He explains how protecting intellectual property has become much more difficult and what some artists, musicians, and others are doing to try to protect their rights. He talks about how the government has had to react new laws to protect consumer privacy as computers are able to track more information about individuals than ever before. He concludes this section with a discussion on how the information revolution is affecting developing nations.


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A Magic Shell shit is a shit that comes out as a thick brown liquid, but hardens into a solid when it hits the cold toilet water. Usually comes out shaped like a Dairy Queen chocolate cone. This heated liquid usually burns your asshole coming out.
Jay : Oh hell, I just shit out that burrito. It came out as a Magic Shell shit. The toilet almost didn't swallow it all.
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The guy mailed it in. Thank God foe Eli!
The guy mailed it in. Thank God foe Eli!
he was hit like 16x too, not even the 21x eli got rocked by the 9ers defense, and eli had a great game, EPIC game compared to cutlers performance vs heavy pressure...and eli wasnt acting like a *****.
Despite how bad our Oline has been in recent years, you never see Eli yelling and pushing his LT like Cutler did with Webb.
C'mon guys its been like this for years. the bears O line has been the worse for the past few years now. I'm not saying Cutler is a star but i cant blame a guy who never has time to throw for yelling at his team
If that guy was our QB, I'd have a hard time watching games. Who would follow that guy?
Cutler mailed it in in the 2010 nfc championship game. Dieon Sanders was right. He has yet to show up for a big game.
Cutler is a punk, always has been and always will be. He is the first one to place blame on others so he gets less heat. We never see Eli or Romo do that on the sidelines.


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Bizzy. Can you give me a few days before you move it to the recipes.
This is the recipe for the best Brisket you might ever have. I have been working on a few combos and finally came up with the best. I made this last weekend and will make it for now on.
Only buy Choice briskets Packer. Not select.
Cook fat side up
Use a good meat thermometer. Digital. Wireless or wired. Where you can check the temp without opening up the smoker.
10 lb. brisket, packer trim
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup coke
1-1/2 tbsp. fresh ground black pepper
1-1/2 tbsp. celery salt
1-1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
1-1/2 tbsp. sea salt
1-1/2 tbsp. garlic pepper
1-1/2 tbsp. oregano
Place the brisket and marinade in a pan and cover with plastic wrap or foil. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.
Start marinade with meat side down. 1/2 way though flip it to fat side down.
1-½ tbsp. fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp. celery salt
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. sea salt
1-½ tbsp. garlic pepper
1-½ tbsp. oregano
1-tbsp powered garlic
1-tbsp powered onion
1/2 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp cumin
About an hour to putting it on the smoker, apply rub. Smoke-cook at 225 degrees F for 12 hours, or until at 195 degrees. With ½ hickory and ½ pecan.
Finishing Sauce Rub
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 c. honey
1/8 c. orange juice
1/8 c. ketchup
Remove the brisket from the smoker and place on a piece of aluminum foil large enough to wrap the brisket. Pour finishing sauce over the brisket. Wrap securely with more foil.
Place in smoker for 1-2 hours at 150 degrees F.
Remove foil and let set at least 20 minutes. Slice across grain. If your brisket is done early. Like mine are. Leave foil on. Wrap in a towel and put it in a cooler until ready to slice. Mine are mostly done buy noon. I cooler and they are still hot at 6 when I am ready to slice.
p.s. I have tweeked the rub. But never have tweeked the marinade.


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(Feb. 6, 2008)--The UTSA Energy Conservation Committee and the Department of Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning will host the slide presentation, "An Inconvenient Truth: Climate Change and What We Can Do About It," at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7 in the University Center Retama Auditorium (2.02.02) on the 1604 Campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.
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To declare that a personal, inner experience gives certainty about the workings of the universe is to assign far too much value to one's subjective sense of conviction.
I'm not that arrogant.
The brain, marvelous instrument though it is, isn't infallible. It can misfire, seize or hallucinate, and it can do so in a way that's utterly indistinguishable from reality to the person experiencing it.
I'd be curious, if you are at least in the mid 30's, what you think of the fourth 'tier' guns? I've unlocked but not spent the token on them yet.
After about 8 hours more MP last night it's beginning to feel more and more like Blops1, which isn't really a bad thing.
Some negative things that I'm starting to notice now that the newness is wearing off -
The same maps continuously pop up and get voted for.
SMGs are, once again, stupid fucking powerful (hip fire and ADS).
I'm finally getting the bullet time lag -7 hit markers on a guy yet I die in 2 and on top of that it skips at various times only while I'm firing.
Perks feel boring even with wildcard builds (for now @ lvl 33).
Getting kicked.
Getting disconnected while partied fucks the whole party up.
The positives that still keeping me playing -
Knifing is back and it's super rewarding because it takes a bit of smarts to be decent at it rather than teleport lunge stabs being OP.
Early unlocked weapons are super strong which gives a nice balanced feel for lower level players.
There seems to be an awesome amount of extremely great players playing right now.
Pointstreaks feel balanced.
Shotguns rape again.
The maps, though extremely similar to previous maps from other COD games, all feel exciting and have lots of pathways.
Finding matches is lightning fast.
All in all, still having fun just starting to see shit more often now that I find annoying. Luckily I never expected the game to be perfect so my expectations are not shattered.
Ok, I got over my initial disappointment and I'm actually liking it more. I truly appreciate the new maps, they are vibrant and refreshingly complex and multi-layered. It's the one feature in CoD that makes or breaks my experience. The gameplay is bound to be similar to previous installments, no changing that. Even so, I find that the new unlocking system and new perk/attachment/equipment/pointstreak additions are new enough to keep me interested.
I haven't noticed any connection issues, so I guess I'll be glad for that.
Just played some split screen zombies with an old friend of mine. We had an amazing afternoon. It might not be as challenging as WaW, but it still gave us a thrill. Best part was when we jumped down the farm into the subterranean nuclear panic room or w/e, only to find out we couldn't leave without fixing the power source and unable to find an ammo/weapon upgrade. That was downright exhilarating.
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I'm forcing myself to use AR's, shotguns and a pure knife build just to be different but it's almost masochistic. Because the second I start dipping lower than the 1.0 KDR range or we start to lose the match I switch to the pdw-57 and smoke people. It pains me though because I like the MTAR and the FAL so much but I hate to be out shot by someone who hip fires their way to victory with a gun that vomits equally damaging rounds at me by the time I ADS and go hot.
I want to ask...
Is sniping viable again? MW3 killed the sniping scene. With only small and very small maps... if you wanted to play competitively, you absolutely did not snipe. Black Ops was pushing it for sniping so I found myself using a commando 90% of the time. It feels like sniping was killed off after MW2... at least in that game I could pull off a 12kd overall while enjoying sniping.
I got the game early and havnt been able to play since the official release... getting servers unavailable, anyone having this problem?
I really want to like the Swat Burst Assault rifle, (3rd unlock i think) but it's so fustrating aiming at peoples upperbody and doing a burst and not killing them in one burst. Especially because of the delay between each burst.
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And finally, the Barrett 50 cal and a semi auto sniper rifle unlock at level 4 and both handle quite nicely in a practiced sniper's hands.
I heard .50 cal... I am suddenly wanting to get the game now.
My baby is in the game.
I was playing NukeTown and some guy went off the handle accusing me of cheating cause he would shoot me and shoot me and I would not die but I would one or two shot him. He was really irate but I was not cheating the only thing I was using was the beginner sniper rifle and he was using the sub machine guns. I tried to tell him that with sub machine guns the stopping power of them are very low and the sniper rifles are really high. He kept on and kept on and said he would get me banned for cheating but really I doubt he has a leg to stand on about that. I was playing on the xbox btw. I hate it when people get like that but I am not sure what to tell people that really do not know anything about real weapons and swear that we that have high kill/death ratios just know how to play the classes.
the funny thing is everyone else in the lobby was on my side and everyone reported him for the abusive language he was using and I am a real Iraqi Freedom vet I really was getting angry with him so I muted him and he was kicked or logged out. Nerd rage extreme
I get hate messages all the time. I don't think that is anything different within the gaming community. In MMOs I get hate messages... in Halo 4 I have constant spam of hate messages. In CoD I swear I had a club that was dedicated to trolling me.
Just finished the campaign, i was very surprised, best campaign since COD4
Tried the campaign. Love the new stuff but the strategy maps are probably the hardest stuff I've seen.


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DeNunzio jury undecided after two days of deliberation
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A Santa Barbara man who claimed police beat him up during a DUI arrest may have won a court victory on Tuesday.
Deputy District Attorney Mai Trieu said the verdict was read in the Tony DeNunzio trial after two days of deliberation.
Trieu said the jury did not make a unanimous decision with an 8 to 4 vote in favor of guilt. DeNunzio has been on trial in Santa Maria for a drunk driving arrest.
Officers pulled DeNunzio over on October 21st, 2011 at the Loreto Plaza parking lot in Santa Barbara.
DeNunzio and bystanders who saw the arrest accused Santa Barbara police officer Aaron Tudor of using excessive force.
The district attorney's office will now have to decide whether to re-try DeNunzio for the DUI.
The case returns to court on Thursday in Santa Maria at 1:30. At that time the DA's office will determine whether or not they will re-try. They will also continue the court trial on a separate charge against Denunzio involving alleged driving under a suspended license.


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#1 Tue 06 Feb 07 8:12pm
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I need help for dinner
have lamb chops
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Re: I need help for dinner
Lamb Chops with Mushrooms
8 lamb chops, about 2 1/2 pounds
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
6 green onions, sliced
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup beef broth
1/2 cup dry red wine, such as pinot noir
Sprinkle lamb chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Lightly coat chops with flour; place in hot skillet. Sear until well browned, turning once. Remove to a plate and set aside.
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Reduce heat to medium.
To the skillet add the mushrooms, green onions, garlic, and butter. Cook the vegetables, stirring, for 4 minutes. Add beef broth and red wine and simmer until reduced by about 1/3. Add lamb chops, cover skillet, and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until lamb chops are done as desired
Pecan-Crusted Lamb Chops
4 to 6 lamb chops, about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
2 medium cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup bread crumbs, fine, dry, plain or seasoned
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons Brown Mustard or a Dijon mustard
Trim excess fat from the lamb chops. In a food processor or chopper, combine pecans, parsley, rosemary, garlic, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Process until very finely chopped. Transfer to a plate.
Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a baking pan or roasting pan which will hold the chops in one layer.
Set oven to 350° and place pan in oven to preheat.
Rub each chop with mustard then place on pecan mixture, turning to coat all sides. Place in preheated pan in oven and roast for about 20 minutes for medium to medium-rare, turning once about halfway through.
Lamb Chops Hawaiian
4 lamb chops, arm or blade about 1-inch thick
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks in syrup, drained, reserve syrup
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Place chops in shallow glass dish. Stir together pineapple syrup, soy sauce, vinegar and mustard; pour over chops. Cover tightly, refrigerate at least 4 hours, turning chops occasionally. Drain chops, reserving marinade.
Melt shortening in large skillet; brown chops over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup reserved marinade to chops in skillet. Cover tightly. Cook over low heat 30-35 minutes or until tender. Mix sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan; stir in remaining marinade. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add pineapple chunks and heat through. Serve pineapple sauce with chops
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grill/braise and serve with sweet potato mash
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stuff with rosmery and lemon, then grill over 1/2 a bottle of a red wine
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Before you bash the Yankees remember your Sox put themselves into that predicament
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Some lineman
DJ Fluker RT/Guard Alabama
Taylor Lewan OT Michigan
Running Back Branden Oliver Buffalo , I like Branden I think he'll get drafted
not impressed with Amerson at all.. I guess he was bad against Tennesee last wk, and this week against UCONN, hes been pretty silent and just had a huge pass interference called on em..
NC ST has some solid DT"s though, i will say.. They don't miss Kuhn at all..
hey Redeye, what do u think of Rod Sweeting? I think hes a 3rd rder.. He seems to have a GIANT type CB feel to em with solid size and ball skills.. I'd be surprised if he dosen't go in the top 4 rds at worst...
S Earl Wolff of Nc St is freaking good! Has 31career starts and had a huge pick and a fumble recovery in this game today...
Mike Glennon with a huge TD Pass on 3rd and 15!! His offensive line is atrosius, so his numbers are alittle skewed..


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Have 3 hives from cutouts that were done last week. All three of these had very few new larva during the cut out and the brood cluster was very reduced compared to my only hive. Well to make a long story short either they were recently queenless or I missed the queen or she has completely stopped laying.
One hive has 9+ queen cells, one has 3 or 4 and the last I didn't see any (which is the biggest). Drones numbers are really low, we had an early frost, golden rod has less than about 10% blooming (mostly mowed stuff that is really short trying to make seed before it is too cold), and we are appearing to be in a cooler cycle than normal for early winter.
I have one other hive with a laying queen (cut out that produced their own queen) and they are really gentle. Should buy a queen or two (or 3) or let these queen cells ride to see if they make queens.


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Room 828 in New York City's Hotel Chelsea was the site of Elizabeth Peyton's 1993 breakthrough solo show of small-scale, monochromatic drawings depicting youthful visages of great historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Perhaps the "if these walls could talk" ambiance of this infamous hotel, which had housed the likes of Dylan Thomas in the early 1950s and Andy Warhol during the filming of his 1966 Chelsea Girls, contributed to the art-world buzz and critical response to her work. The faint suggestion of the impropriety of the gaze and the mastery of the artist over the model à la Matisse during his sojourns in Nice—all this was palpable despite the fact that Peyton was at the time a twenty-eight-year-old woman who had created her images from secondary source material.
By the time of her second solo show at Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York, in April 1995, Peyton had expanded her repertoire to include images of modern-day rock stars such as Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the 1990s grunge band Nirvana, also became a frequent subject and the first who was both a peer and an American.1 It was not until late 1995 that she met artist Piotr Uklanski and invited him to pose for her, ushering in a body of work painted from life depicting her inner circle of friends, including Craig Wadlin and Tony Just.2 What would become recognizable attributes of her portraits—Mannerist elongation, pale skin, and impossibly red lips—transported these images of consumptively thin and fashionable young men to the edge of androgyny. When asked if there was any difference for her between painting famous people and those whom she knows personally, the artist explained, "I think about how influential some people are in other's lives. So it doesn't matter who they are or how famous they are but rather how beautiful is the way they live their lives and how inspiring they are for others. And I find this in people I see frequently as much as in people I never met."3 By distilling the essence of her subjects' lifestyles and life choices, the artist goes beyond representation to idealization. According to Peyton, "It's almost a nineteenth-century idea that what's on the inside appears on the outside. Balzac was into the curve of your nose or mouth expressing some kind of inner quality that could be read on your face."4
In Princess Kurt (1995), Peyton depicts Cobain during a concert at the Praça da Apoteose Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on January 23, 1993, wearing a black lace dress and a crown, and looking to the artist "like an angel apparition."5 The source was a still image taken from a 1994 video entitled Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!, which includes live footage of the band performing the song "Dive." Peyton views Cobain through an unabashedly feminine lens, heightening his epicene quality and gender-bending sartorial statement through her use of transparent lipstick-red paint colors, which she characteristically allowed to run, drip, and stain the canvas. Here, Peyton's choice of medium goes hand-in-hand with her romanticized notions of history and permanence: "That's what oil paint's about. You know it'll last forever."6
See Peyton, interview with Rob Pruitt and Steve Lafreniere, Index Magazine 4, no. 6 (June/July 2000): 57. ↩
Peyton, correspondence with the author, March 17, 2004. ↩
Francesco Bonami interview with Peyton, "Elizabeth Peyton: We've Been Looking at Images for So Long That We've Forgotten Who We Are," Flash Art 29, no. 187 (March/April 1996): 84–86. ↩
Peyton, interview, Index Magazine 4, no. 6: 58. ↩
Peyton, correspondence with Walker curatorial intern Rochelle Steiner, 1995 (Walker Art Center Archives). ↩
Peyton, interview, Index Magazine 4, no. 6: 56. ↩


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The Reserve Bank said it expected the introduction of LVR restrictions to help to slow house price inflation. The Herald's Economics Editor Brian Fallow asks Governor about the success and planning about the LVR curves in place. In the big picture, Governor Graeme Wheeler said the global economic outlook remained mixed. Economic growth in Australia and China had slowed and some emerging market currencies had come under downward pressure. At the same time, the major developed economies continued to recover and New Zealand's export commodity prices remained very high, he said.


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Tipline Investigation: Nursing students take shots at college website
Complaints target The College Network
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Two Ventura County women signed up for an online nursing program hoping to get ahead, but it didn't turn out the way they planned. They eventually called the NewsChannel Three Tipline for help.
Deanna Guerra and Navis del Castillo have similar dreams -- to get a bachelor's degree in nursing. So they signed up with The College Network. They've paid thousands of dollars in tuition and dedicated hundreds of hours studying, only to find out they may not get credit for any of it. "Very frustrated because I have a life. I have a little one and I have to take care of my family," said Navis del Castillo as she sipped coffee at a Ventura Starbucks during a recent lunch break.
NewsChannel Three called the California Department of Consumer Affairs to find out more about The College Network and its online educational services. A spokesman said that last year the State of California decided a business arrangement The College Network brokered with Sonoma State and Indiana State universities to offer online nursing classes is not legal in California. Many students started to question if they would get credit for the online classes they had already completed or were taking at the time. Ventura resident Deanna Guerra said she called The College Network, but she said officials there never gave her a straight answer. "I'm angry, I still have my motivation for schooling. We're LVNs right now and we want to get our RN and our bachelor's. We want to move forward."
However, Guerra still owes $8,000 to The College Network, and del Castillo owes $,5,000. To make matters worse, both women say they complained, but The College Network still wants the money. "I got the run-around saying they were looking at different schools. They were never giving us a true answer," said Guerra.
Newschannel Three contacted The College Network at its headquarters in Indianapolis. Mark Campbell, public affairs representative for The College Network, confirmed there was a 60-day window where they looked for alternatives for their California students, but he says that's been resolved and all students will get credit toward their degree. Campbell said the students who would have completed their clinical studies at Sonoma State University must now complete that work through VA hospitals in California instead.
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Donate to 'Toys for Tots' through Dec. 19
(Dec. 15, 2008)--The UTSA Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) is sponsoring the collection of new, unwrapped toys and gifts for the Toys for Tots program. Donations will be accepted through noon, Friday, Dec. 19.
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Departments are encouraged to set up collection boxes, and then deliver the gifts to CAR on West Campus. Or, take individual gifts to the collection sites listed below.
CAR staff members will deliver the toys to the Marine Reserve collection station the afternoon of Dec. 19.
For more information, contact Sherri Sunaz at (210) 458-4378 or visit the San Antonio Toys for Tots Web site.
Toys for Tots collection sites: 1604 Campus, University Heights
- University Heights break room
- Mail Services, Multidisciplinary Studies Building 1.01.22
- Department of Anthropology, Humanities and Social Sciences Building Room 4.03.36
- Office of the Registrar, John Peace Library Building Room 1.01.14
- Center for Archaeological Research (West Campus, west of Chisholm Hall)


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Do you hanker for a hunk of cheese? Today may be your lucky day. Maybe it's going to be tomorrow. Just know that the American Cheese Revolution Tour is on its way, currently traveling the continental U.S.
Yes a cheese tour. Best tour idea ever!
That insanely good idea is a joint effort between cheese makers Organic Valley and the non-profit Healthy Child Healthy World. The truck is making its rounds, inviting cheese fans of all ages to come on down to taste some delicious samples and learn the difference between real cheese and "cheese food."
When you see that cheese truck pulling into your town (and really, you can't miss it), you can expect plenty of giveaways and kids' activities, as well as free grilled cheese sandwiches. All of those tasty treats will be made with Organic Valley cheese, which recently launched its own variety of American Singles. However, these slices are gluten-free and produced without antibiotics, synthetic hormones, toxic pesticides or GMOs.
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woot :)
Woot! Couldn't go this year, and didn't buy a ticket (still not sure why I didn't). Keep the info coming!
Hell yeah free give~a~ways! Yes please... Tyrael's Hilt. I would be streaming live but alas I was not able to win a free pass from this site... Still too poor and too broke to tithe the necessary monies to blizzard! Thank god for youtube and facebook!-Tubahtinz
Will be watching this avidly today. Could not afford to buy a virtual ticket, so this is my only hope! :)
Man I wish I was there. But I can't wait to hear the information about the games. This is going to be awesome!
Tyrael's Hilt *_*
I'm so hyped :)
Is anyone else not too happy with the 720p quality? it almost seems too grainy for 720p.
Can't wait. Have a good event guys!
can't wait until see it on internet :)
I'm all a-twitter.
Can't wait to see new expansion info :)
time to sit down,and log on the stream,i guess
Let the info commence
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Woop woop! Hope some good stuff will come furth this year! :D


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Truck safety is a matter of life and death. That's why equipment inspections and safety training should be regular tasks in the routine of every well-run public works fleet.
In Evanston, Ill., city officials write equipment training into their bid specifications when they buy new trucks and equipment. That way, manufacturers must provide training in the safe operation of trucks, said Catherine Radek, superintendent of administrative services with Evanston. The city owns 320 pieces of rolling stock, including 150 light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks.
An example is the training provided for Evanston by Stellar Industries, based in Garner, Iowa. Stellar makes the hook-lift systems that enable a truck chassis to mount different bodies, such as a flat bed, a dump box, or a salt spreader. The hook lift system operates much like a hydraulic crane to lift a body onto the chassis.
"We go through that training every year," said Radek. "We want to make sure our operators understand how to mount those bodies. There are two controls, and you have to operate them correctly."
Evanston's truck drivers are required to inspect vehicles daily. Items checked include the lights, brakes, tires, horns, and backup alarms. "Our drivers are very keen to keep an eye on the equipment," said Radek. "If anything goes wrong, a driver writes up a report and takes the truck to the mechanics' shop, which is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m."
Every year, Evanston runs a two-day snowplow training school. "We look at how the snowplows are mounted, how to carry the plow, what the best speed is for the truck, and more," said Radek. For peak snow events, the city can put 24 to 30 plows on the street.
Safety training also is part of the regimen at the Fort Dodge (Iowa) Department of Public Works. "I lead our monthly safety meetings," said Al Dorothy, superintendent of public works. "All drivers, operators, and equipment mechanics attend the meetings, because we do a lot of cross-training. About 30 or 40 people attend." The city owns about 20 medium-and heavy-duty trucks.
"We try to feature a different topic at every monthly meeting," said Dorothy. He obtains safety videos from Iowa State University or from the state DOT. "If the drivers have any concerns, we iron them out at those meetings," he said.
In addition to training, backup alarms are an important safety feature on today's trucks, but ambient site noise often drowns out the sound of these alarms, said Allen Gerhard, a safety consultant and vice president of ATR Global Inc., Romeoville, Ill.
To solve the noise problem, Gerhard said he always requires a spotter on the ground to wear a fluorescent vest and guide truck drivers as they back up. The spotter makes sure the path is clear.
These backup spotters play a life-and-death role. In Washington, six workers were killed in recent years when construction trucks backed over them—despite audible backup alarms on the trucks. As a result, the state's Department of Labor and Industries began enforcing new regulations that require an on-the-ground spotter to signal when it is safe to back up—or a video camera that provides the truck driver with a full view of the area behind the truck.
Another danger is that material can stick in truck beds on one side or the other and unbalance the truck when the dump body is raised. "That material changes the center of gravity of the truck, and it can tip over in milliseconds," said Gerhard. "We ensure through the use of a second person that nobody is around when a dump body is raised or lowered."