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|Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2005 09:56 am
|1st Post
Master Appliantologist
|Konichiwa, Honorable Samurai Appliance Repairman;
Along the path to appliance enlightenment I once obtained, by means of money, a 1300W Panasonic "Inverter" Microwave from Sears. (About 5 Years ago). Apparently, the master appliantologists at Panasonic had discovered a way to make a man sized microwave (2.1 cu. ft.) that weighs less than a small child. No more heavy transformer, no expletives required during balancing it end-in with one hand, while plugging it into the hood fan cavity with the other.
Regrettably, I have on two occasions had to disrupt the tranquility of my garden kitchen by making use of those same expletives which I had so painstakingly conserved during installation. (Well...three times, if you count my son's popcorn-fire incident.)
On the other two occasions, I observed spectacular bright blue flashes coming from outside the cavity, on the bottom of the microwave, even mildly sooting the surface on which the microwave rest. This was followed by that unmistakable smell which I like to think of as "Who let the smoke out of the semiconductors?"
On the first occasion, one year into "quest for fire", the radiation device in question was under warranty. The friendly Sears service department was more than happy to replace my inverter board, and ding Panasonic for the courtesy. On the second occasion, Sears was ready and willing to relieve me of $135 or so for the same courtesy as the warranty had long since expired.
I declined, since the inside of my microwave was pretty scorched from the popcorn incident two years prior, and since I concluded that this product failure was not a one-time freak accident, but rather a failure one could look forward to on a regular basis.
This is no doubt owing to the fact that the Panasonic appliantologists had clearly not corrected their design inadequacies. (Whether this is due physical inadequacy in other dimensions of their journey, or a simple result of greed on the part of the Panasonic (or should I say Matsushita?) corporation, this is difficult to determine.) Certainly my own designs have always been very reliable, so perhaps there is a correlation between endowment and design quality. Perhaps by 'extension', Matsushita Corporation is just the innocent victim of their own winky impaired appliance design community, who is to say?
It is clear to me now however, that for whatever reason, the Master Appliantologists (I choose the second word with some hesitation) who perpetrated this horrible joke on us "innocently trusting in Panasonic quality average-Joe-consumers", are completely reprobate, and have no intention whatsoever of correcting their design abomination.
Oh no! In fact Panasonic is still enthusiastically perpetrating (or should I say prosecuting?) this hoax here in North America with great zeal. I came to this conclusion just this past week, when in passing I mentioned my experience to a fellow appliantologist whereupon he informed me that he has had the same repair performed twice himself, under Sears Warranty, on his Panasonic Inverter Microwave!!!!! Meanwhile Inverter technology is being gleefully promoted in the Panasonic brochures as though it were a feature and a benefit and not the horrible design failure which we now all know it to be.
As a public service to your honorable readers, I post here, for their benefit, the following caveat:
Panasonic Microwave Review Reviews Inverter Comparison Shop Price Quality Product Failure Unhappy. Would not buy again.
They will break down because they have a fundamental design flaw in the inverter circuitry which has not been corrected, even though warranty returns must be giving some 'hint' of the problem.
Fellow readers, please post if you have had a similar experience, or if you think I am all wet. In the latter case, I will be happy to edit this post appropriately.
Honorable Samurai, it is Matsushita Corporation who should come to my kitchen, slice open their collective bellies, and spill their steaming entrails onto my floor, not you.
I remain your humble student.
Last edited on Sun Apr 24th, 2005 10:06 am by iceman
|Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2005 10:08 am
|2nd Post
Master Appliantologist
|A Haiku in honor of Matsushita design excellence:
Inverter Oven
Panasonic says its good
Fix it once a year!
Last edited on Mon Apr 25th, 2005 04:06 pm by iceman
|Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2005 05:25 pm
|3rd Post
The Seven
Master Appliantologist
|Dear iceman,
It is sad to hear your sad experience but glad that we have learnt.
You should be re-classified above " the Master Appliantologists". Hope our Honorable Samurai Appliance Repairman could take the appropriate action as he likes.
I don't have "1300W Panasonic Inverter Microwave" nor any other microwave in the "hood fan cavity". Have only a simple Panasonic microwave oven on the countertop.
I have two queries in mind.
(1) Is "Inverter" technology "wrong" or "bad"?
(2) Is the "hood fan cavity" a good place to house a microwave oven?
I don't have any solid answers but some simple thoughts.
a) With the advent of power electronics, "heavy and large" electro-magnetic devices (transformers, switches, etc) could be replaced by "light and small" power electronic devices (inverter, triac, SCR etc). No one likes to carry a "heavy" note-book PC with a heavy transformer. An aeroplane will not able to take off if heavy transformers are used in place of the inverters.
Electro-magnetic devices are "well-proven" and power electronic devices are "to be well-proven". It takes time and experience for an advanced technolgy to "mature".
b) The hood fan cavity is the worst place in the kitchen where "heat, moiture, oil vapour etc" are concentrated. You are really cooking the "microwave and its inverter" there. Electro-magnetic will have a higher tolerance than power electronic in this condition. Iceman will become "vapourman" there!
Wander if you could post your microwave oven for us to view! Thanks.
The Seven
The Seven
|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 01:59 am
|4th Post
Master Appliantologist
|Hi Seven,
You raise two good points:
1) Can we cut the Panasonic engineers some slack, since they should be recognized for attempting to improve microwave technology by employing modern advances in semiconductor power electronics and, after all, nobody gets it 100% right the first time?
2) Isn't iceman's microwave a special case because it is in a harsh environment?
Regarding the second point:
The Panasonic Microwave in question lived in a special hood-fan cavity that was designed to hold a (very large) microwave. It replaced an even larger Toshiba whose uP power supply went out of regulation rendering it insane but still capable of cooking, just randomly. The oven heat and cooking gases were routed on either side of the microwave cubby hole in special integral ducting in the hood fan unit, and were expelled back into the room 10 inches above the microwave, after passing through two sets of coarse, then fine filters above the microwave oven (one set on each side of the microwave). There was an air gap of approximately one inch on either side of the microwave between the microwave and the ducting and about 5 inches above the microwave. While it is possible that would result in elevated temperatures in the vicinity of the microwave cubby hole, the temperature in that locale was never more than 5 to 7 C above ambient. Also, the microwave was rarely operated at the same time as the stove. The microwave outer surfaces never became contaminated with grease, so I am reasonably confident that this was not a contributor to internal contamination. I have also visually verified this by bringing a special TORX driver with a hole in the center to remove the tamper proof screws home from the office and opening the oven up to survey the damage. Conclusion: no particularly harsh conditions existed in the operating theater of the defective microwave oven.
Regarding the photo, I would love to, but I have recently moved and while the microwave accompanied us, the hood fan unit did not. The hood fan unit was manufactured by Broan in approximately 1977. I have tried to find a picture on the internet, but have not succeeded. I realize now what a unique piece of equipment that was. For example, the fine filters had actual charcoal particles in them.
Regarding the first point:
I applaud Panasonic's attempt at innovation. I am all for miniaturization (except in two specific cases that come to mind) and I am all for advancing the state of the art. However, I also work for a large corporation, and I have worked in a consumer electronics division in that corporation for a period in my career about seven years ago. The name of the game in consumer electronics is cost-reduction, in fact that is the game in every division now. Cost reduction design is where the men are separated from the boys. Any knave can reduce the cost of a circuit, but it takes a master to do so while retaining the same features, and level of quality. One of my colleagues event added functionality on one of our products while cutting the cost to one quarter, when others scoffed and said he was doomed to fail!
More importantly, if the warranty return rate exceeds say 5%, then you know you have a design problem, and responsible companies take action to rectify the problem. Finally, if the design problem is causing fires, that usually gets lot of executive "help" in addition to the regular "support" from product management.
This is the purpose of my post. Do other owners of Panasonic Inverter technology have the same experience as I, or are the four instances of failure I am aware of simply statistical outliers?
I don't know, so at this moment a more reasonable chap might be unbiased. Perhaps it was premature for me to insult the honorable Panasonic design engineers, but in my books, if three-five years elapse and the problem is still not fixed, someone is asleep at the switch, or worse, negligent!
Perhaps I am being a little overly defensive. When I was ten years old some roofers near my house called me a paranoid little weirdo - in Morse code!
That has always stuck with me...
Last edited on Mon Apr 25th, 2005 02:05 am by iceman
|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 02:05 am
|5th Post
Samurai Appliance Repair Man
Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
|The Seven wrote:
You should be re-classified above " the Master Appliantologists".
Agreed. Done.
Very informative post, Iceman. I think is is we who are your students on this subject.
Last edited on Mon Apr 25th, 2005 02:11 am by Samurai Appliance Repair Man
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|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 04:00 am
|6th Post
The Seven
Master Appliantologist
|Master Iceman,
Congratulation on your promotion!
Thanks very much for your very sarcastic enlightenment and extreme analytical and unbiased explanations.
Would like to learn more from your vaulable experience and to be your obedient student (not a knave).
The Seven
Last edited on Mon Apr 25th, 2005 04:10 am by The Seven
The Seven
|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 04:29 am
|7th Post
Jedi Appliance Guy
|Heck, I knew he was smart more that a month ago when he got this one right.
|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 05:11 am
|8th Post
Master Appliantologist
|Hi Seven,
I am sorry if I came across a little sardonic. I was trying to be funny, but I would be the first to admit that I have a slightly bent sense of humor.
Seven, I very much enjoyed your commentary on the thermostat problem, and I concluded from it that you are a deep thinker, and someone from whom I can learn much. I still owe the the thermostat bellows photo on that, and I have not forgotton. I am planning to test your theory by taking a before picture then cutting the capillary carefully with a hacksaw to see if it expands further. I will do so as soon as I get my workbench set-up.
Honorable Samurai Appliance repairman, thank-you for promoting your humble apprentice.
Thanks for the Kudos guys. I have recently been doing a lot of research into water filtration/softening. If the Samurai thinks it would be of value, I could kick-off a thread on that subject.
Purity of Essence!
|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 07:51 pm
|9th Post
Samurai Appliance Repair Man
Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
|The Seven wrote:
Thanks very much for your very sarcastic enlightenment and extreme analytical and unbiased explanations.
I think the Iceman's analysis was written in a humorous tone to be sure; not sure I'd characterize it as sarcastic, though.
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|Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 09:02 pm
|10th Post
The Seven
Master Appliantologist
|Exalted Grand Master Sumurai and Master Iceman,
Excuse for my poor use of vocabulary. I am learning and will be "humorous" next time.
The Seven.
The Seven
|Posted: Fri Aug 5th, 2005 05:35 am
|11th Post
Thanks for the warning. I was in a conversation the other day where this reared its head. Did you happen to trace the inverter circuit to see which device let the smoke escape?
Inverter technology is used all over now from audio amplifiers to gas generators. They generally work by converting the AC to DC using a bridge rectifier on the input. Then they use some MOSFETs to chop the DC at a very high frequency to create a square wave. This is then fed to a transformer to step up the voltage as needed to run whatever it is that they need to run.
The weight savings comes because the transformer is operating at a high frequency. A 60 Hz transformer needs to be large to avoid saturation in the iron core. At 60 KHz (or whatever higher frequency is being used) the transformer can shrink greatly while avoiding saturation. Problems sometimes arise because you are dealing with square waves, not sine waves. This is particularly true with compressor motors. You should never run an air conditioner off an inverter/generator that doesn't have a pure sine wave converter on it.
|Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2005 05:33 pm
|12th Post
Master Appliantologist
|Hi Sawdust123,
I can see from reading your post that you are very wise in the ways of transformer size reduction, and understand that higher frequencies are a friend of the power designer. Regrettably they are a curse to the rest of us. In fact, I was just suppressing some unpleasant thoughts about conducted emissions on a current project when I came across your excellent tutorial. May I be the first to compliment you on your succinct summary of the essence of inverter design, not to mention the very appropriate warning about not using a square peg in a round hole (pardon my metaphor). I would also add that anything that has low frequency magnetics (e.g. 60Hz transformers) do not like square waves, although you can get away with it on small power cubes if you keep them cool, and if the inverter doesn't choke (current limit) on the unexpected heavy load.
Regarding your question, my best guess is the FETs failed. Typically this is caused by excess heating in the devices, which happens if the snubber circuit fails to do it's job. The snubber fails when either the diode or the cap give up.
This thing that really bugs me about this is the design problem is probably very easy to fix. Something simple like "wrong PIV on the snubber diode" or equally trivial. However, if you don't look at your warranty center return data, you will never know that you have a problem, much less how to fix it.
I was hoping that the provocation directed towards Panasonic (Matsushita) in the invective above would stimulate a sentient response. Perhaps if I was a bit more explicit.
PANASONIC MICROWAVE DESIGN CENTER: I have a smoking example of what is wrong with your product in my garage. Send me your FedEx account number and authorization to ship, and it is yours.
Last edited on Mon Dec 5th, 2005 05:35 pm by iceman
|Posted: Wed Feb 8th, 2006 03:27 pm
|13th Post
|Ahso, I too have just experienced the enlightenment that the inverter board brings. My Kenmore Elite microwave oven brought me to this state after less than 2.5 years of ownership. It welcomed me into a new level of consciousness with the message "F-9."
Unfortunately, the Sears repairman was not familiar with this message, but ah, I had discovered it on a little piece of paper hidden inside the control panel. The fact that he could not interpret "F-9" caused me some concern. But lo, he could call a technical help desk that only Sears Samurais may call and they explained to him the meaning of this message.
My worst fears were realized when he said to me what the little piece of paper had already told me... replace the inverter board. Total cost of the experience, he said, would be $290, which, I believe is more than half the price of my 2-year-old microwave.
I was dismayed, to say the least. This was just yesterday, and I am still adjusting to the out-of-body experience that followed. What must one do?
The Sears Samurai left with $65 and I have 30 days to decide whether I want to contribute $225 more to complete my journey.
The phrase "built-in obsolescence" keeps coming to my consciousness, as does the phrase "rip-off." But I may take another path. With a brother and sister-in-law in the appliance business, I may make a pilgrimage to their doorstep.
The Humble Hootmahn
|Posted: Sat Feb 18th, 2006 06:00 pm
|14th Post
Master Appliantologist
|Hi HM. I see that we share the same frustration. Consider this, I had mine repaired by Sears, and then failed again ~2 years later.
Fool me once...
Last edited on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 06:01 pm by iceman
|Posted: Sun Feb 19th, 2006 12:34 am
|15th Post
|That's what I didn't want to do... have it repaired and then see it fry again in a year or two. My brother, who manages an appliance store, recommended I buy a less expensive model (hopefully without the dreaded inverter) since we usually use the microwave just to heat things up and cook simple dishes. That's what we plan to do, when we can afford to replace it.
|Posted: Wed Mar 8th, 2006 07:43 am
|16th Post
Master Appliantologist
|Cool HM. I recommend that you go with a brand name, not a Wal-Mart special. Two reasons:
1) Better a small Microwave that lasts, than a medium size one that doesn't.
2) Most people only want to cook the stuff on the inside of the oven.
Hey Moostafa, you got that new fangled ELECT-TRI-CITY in your village yet? How do you guys heat stuff up quickly over there?
|Posted: Sun Mar 26th, 2006 07:24 pm
|17th Post
|I have an over the range NN-H264 that was bought in August 2004. Already had to replace a turntable motor on it, under warranty, because the thing made an atrocious grinding noise. Took about 3 months just to get the part.
Now, by the postings below, I'm guessing I have an inverter issue again. I used the thing to thaw 2.5 lbs of food earlier. I had come back and the time was missing from the LED. Reset the time. Went back about 2hrs later or so and put it on for 1min 45 to heat some water and it died completely.
Checked the breaker, good. Checked the outlet with an electric hand mixer, good. Unplugged for a while, plugged back in, nothing.
Given the experience you've had with inverter boards and such, is it worth getting this monster fixed? Given that I paid $278 for 1.5yrs of use, I am trying to weigh as to whether this is even worth the service call. If it's more than a fuse and it's an inverter board issue, I'm guessing I'm out at least $150 for repairs.
In checking websites for this issue, I certainly wished I'd known before my purchase. My last Panasonic lasted 12 years, but that was before the inverter turbo defrost was available.
It still has a 5yr warranty on the tube, but given some of the feedbacks I've been coming across, this probably has nothing to do with the tube.
Any thoughts or advice would be helpful, O wise one.
|Posted: Mon May 1st, 2006 07:23 pm
|18th Post
Master Appliantologist
|Hi Skred.
I suppose it comes down to the warranty, and if you think Panasonic has got it right yet. It is a good question.
If so, we would greatly appreciate to know how long it has lasted and what if any repairs have been made on it and if the repairs were not made under warranty, how much they cost.
Personally, I plan to AVOID PANASONIC INVERTER microwave ovens, in consideration of the experiences described in this forum. Your mileage may vary.
|Posted: Mon May 1st, 2006 11:30 pm
|19th Post
|I actually ended up getting the GE spacemaker 1.8cu ft as a replacement. It has most of the bells and whistles the Panasonic did but I couldn't get one without a handle on the door.
I ended up paying more for this one than I did for the Panasonic, but thus far, it has a quieter operation, still has the defrost features and "quick" buttons, like beverages and such, but the cooking cavity seems bigger. (it probably is since it holds 2 racks, meaning 3 layers of foods)
The scavengers from the garbage company have probably taken away the Panasonic thinking some dumb homeowners threw this thing away b/c they don't know how to fix it. I was told it was probably either the power supply or the inverter board. If it was the power supply, it would have been ok to replace, if it was the inverter board, it was a LOT more expensive. For $60 to have someone come out, then another $50-$150 depending on what the issue was, it wasn't worth investing for a $275 micro.
The forum here helped since I at least knew the inverters were prone parts. Made the replacement decision much easier.
|Posted: Fri May 5th, 2006 05:03 am
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|Hi Skred,
Good to hear. Care to try a Haiku?
The rules are simple:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
The last one should contain some Satori (illumination/discovery/epiphany)
Go for it!
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|Androgenetic Alopecia in Fabry Disease
- No and frontal only androgenetic alopecia [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]No and frontal only androgenetic alopecia opposed to vertex only and frontal and vertex androgenetic alopecia.
- Vertex only and frontal and vertex androgenetic alopecia. [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]No and frontal only androgenetic alopecia opposed to vertex only and frontal and vertex androgenetic alopecia.
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|December 2010
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|October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Objectives: To test the hypothesis that adult males with classic form of Fabry disease have a significantly lower incidence of androgenic alopecia than matched controls.
Study Population: 120 patients aged 20-64 with Fabry disease that have GLA mutations or alpha-galactosidase A activity associated with no residual enzyme activity and non-Fabry male controls of the same age range and the same number of non-Fabry controls.
Design: This is a cross-sectional study comparing the prevalence of androgenic alopecia in two groups of subjects.
Outcome Measures: The levels of the outcome will be no androgenic alopecia and frontal only androgenetic alopecia opposed to vertex only and frontal and vertex androgenetic alopecia.
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- Healthy male controls age 20-64 years old
- GLA gene mutations associated with the classic form of Fabry disease or having alpha-galactosidase A activity that is essentially zero
- Patients who freely agree to participate in this study and understand the nature, risks and benefits of this study and give their written informed consent.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01295008
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|Baylor University Medical Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
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|Raphael Schiffmann, MD
|Baylor Research Institute
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|Baylor Research Institute
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|NCT01295008 History of Changes
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|February 10, 2011
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|January 12, 2016
Keywords provided by Baylor Research Institute:
Fabry disease
Male pattern baldness
GLA gene mutation
Alpha-galactosidase A
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fabry Disease
Alopecia Areata
Hair Diseases
Skin Diseases
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
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Real common sense reply to Dan Blathers reports.........
Real common sense reply to Dan Blathers reports.........
That was an excellent piece-- I found it on his website.
This may not have been his intention, but it confirmed my intent to try to avoid treatments. From the article:
To me this illustrates the difficulties associated with depending on pesticide manufacturers for the success of your hives. I'm just not sure this is a sustainable practice, long-term.It is worrisome that varroa levels appear to be steadily climbing year after year.
And if the drought and forage problems weren't enough, the favored miticide of commercial beekeepers became unavailable for a time last summer, and mite levels built to killing levels in a number of operations. By late July, some of us were already predicting a disaster for the upcoming almond pollination season. Although
many beekeepers finally got mite levels down with late‐season treatments, the damage had already been done, and there was no turning the colonies around. Strike three for the bees!
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
I know it's not Randy Oliver but thought this was a good post from Dan Cummings of Project Apis m. - http://projectapism.org/content/view/93/49/
So how many other beekeepers are in the same boat w/ me. The not really sure boat? A lot I bet.
How good could these surveys be?
Mark Berninghausen
Only read as far as "An unexpected chill."
Randy didn't mention those beekeepers who ship bees from the East directly into the groves and not into staging yds. Maybe this isn't as usual as I thought. Beekeepers w/ bees overwintering in SC do that.
I also wonder about winterloss/dieback in nonmigratory operations and migratory operations that don't send bees to Almonds.
Mark Berninghausen
One thing I am having a probleme with is the "Reporting a Pesticide Kill" The question is how do I do it.
I go to hive its strong, 3 weeks later its gone, no dead bees just an empty bee box, so is this a pesticide kill?
(And before you think PPB, all good practices were followed.)
I have had dead bees on the ground from agrimek before and know what that loks like, but thisd past season I cant' find the dead bees, so how do I prove or disprove pesticide kill?
Larry Pender,Jubilee HoneyBee Company,Camarillo, CA
Off the top of my head I cannot think of a pesticide that would leave no dead bees in the hive; but what's important is without dead bees you can't prove for instance that they haven't just absconded (however unlikely you think that is).
Beeless since 2012; coming back in 2014. Suffering from apicultural withdrawal!
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Whatever you subsidize you get more of. Ronald Reagan
I agree. I wonder if that's the kind of thing you ask your local ag extension to help with. I'm assuming they're the ones that would have all the product samples to compare results to.
Beeless since 2012; coming back in 2014. Suffering from apicultural withdrawal!
Maybe somebody else just wanted those bees more than you....


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I haven't had the time to write up anything interesting this week because I had to replace a fileserver on my network. Rplacing the server itself and restoring the data took only a couple of hours, but I am still working on the paperwork. You see, working in the pharmaceutical industry means paperwork and bureaucracy. Lotas and los of both.
By the time I am ready I am ready with everything, I will have wasted a square meter of rainforest worth of paper, AND those trees will have had the time to grow back. Installing new equipment is certainly a challenge. Let's see if I can give a short overview:
- I need to write a formal functional requirements spec.
- Said spec needs to survive the approval challenge.
- I need to buy the new server
- Initiate purchase request
- have purchase request approved by several people
- wait until budget allocation has been done
- wait until order is ready for ordering
- get someone to initiate the order
- wait until the actual order has been approved at several levels. this depends on the total price. For anything more expensive than a ham sandwich, this road can be long and treacherous.
- wait for delivery. During this process, the supplier calls every now and again to see if something is wrong because it is taking so long.
- Initiate a change request, discuss the proposal with change request committee (with a detailed action list) and get approval for change.
- server arrives, I have to figure out how to install and configure it, and how to perform all normal maintenance. This includes backup and recovery, user management, …
- write down detailed installation manuals that explain exactly how end up with a fully configured system, and how to configure and perform backup, recovery, management, … And by 'detailed' I mean that every single mouseclick or checkbox selection has to be written down.
- Initiate document review workflows to let different deparments review said documents.
- Validate those documents with a witness, by reinstalling and reconfiguring said server according to the instructions written down in the manuals.
- Perform actual installation on the production network, fill in all the manuals as proof of execution.
- Have validation perform a funtional validation, based on the initial requirments.
- Update the network drawings
- Gather all the evidence and documentation of everything that was changed, scan it, and attach it to the change request workflow
- Have change request appected and signed.
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BATON ROUGE (AP) — A super PAC that is supporting Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter has raised more than $750,000 that could bolster a re-election bid or a possible gubernatorial campaign, a founder of the organization said Thursday.
Charlie Spies, treasurer for The Fund for Louisiana's Future, said the pro-Vitter political action committee will report its fundraising to federal elections officials on Friday. The money, raised since the PAC's creation in January, comes from more than 150 donors, he said.
The dollars will be spent to independently advocate for Vitter in either the 2015 governor's race or the 2016 Senate race.
"We're doing much better than I ever would have expected. To raise over $750,000 more than two years out from the first potential election or three years from a Senate re-election is far surpassing any internal target that we had," said Spies, chief lawyer for prior Vitter campaigns and co-founder of the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC Restore Our Future.
Vitter, in his second Senate term, hasn't said whether he intends to run for governor. Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal is term-limited, prompting speculation the senator might be a candidate. Vitter, a former state lawmaker, hasn't squelched the speculation.
The political action committee has been formed at both the state and federal levels to allow for the money's use in either race. Spies said the senator's supporters don't yet know if Vitter intends to run for governor.
"We are eagerly watching for any indication," he said.
Only one candidate has announced his intention to run for governor in the race that is still two years away: state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. Other Republicans considered possible candidates include Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, Treasurer John Kennedy and state Sen. Gerald Long.
Spies said many of the PAC donors were interested in a possible Vitter gubernatorial campaign, but he said they also were pleased with the senator's prominent conservative role on energy and environmental issues in Congress.
Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited funds to help candidates at the federal level. Louisiana has caps that limit individual contributions to PACs to $100,000 for each election cycle.


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The flag is interesting in that it has only seven stars, which stood for the first seven states having left the Union. Later it contained eleven stars standing for the entire union. This year is the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Thus this flag is flown. Normally the fifty star flag of the winning side is flown.
The mounds shown in the photos on the north side of the fort were constructed after the war and contained the powder magazines. A vast improvement over the prior design.
Overall, I'd rate this site as a "Must See" if you are traveling in the area. We'll be reporting from the City of Savannah tomorrow. Thanks for tagging along with us. A special thanks to those of you who made comments and sent emails after my veiled threat yesterday. ;0)


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text: Portland was tired but this Piston team is improving little by little. Agree with Lee that Knight should have been starting from the get go. Knight and Monroe are the future of this team and I would like to throw in JJ if he gets some coaching. He has the ability to drive--unusual for a big--only to throw up some wild, underhanded shot or make an ill-advised pass in traffic near the hoop. Coaching. No, don't worry, this Piston team will not win its way out of a top pick. Russell (and no Gordon) helped to stabilized the ball handling this game. But most teams in the league can ramp up pressure any time to take the ball away from the Pistons. Knight will take a season at least to become steady in this department. I have given up on G0rdon. He needs a team where he does not handle the ball and who can spring him for the jumper. His role on any team would be limited. Stuckey had a good game--or did he? I was watching to see what he would do in crunch time. He hit a short jumper with around 4=5 minutes left. Good. In the last two minutes, he lost the ball and drove into a crowd as he is known to do and get nothing. Free throws. Yes, but Portland was desperate to foul. Stuckey did not get to the line of his own doing. If he is not going to be a go to guy in crunch time, what is his value going to be going forward in a year or two? A passer? Not his strength. Defense? He is overrated in this department. I would say as the head of the second unit but not a key guy in the future make-up of the team. Joe said look at the overall big picture...in his interview. Stuckey is young--as Joe said--and he may still make it. But if Knight is only playing at his level in 4 years and not beyond, it would be disappointing. I have watched Maxiel in the last 3 games get balls near the hoop where almost any NBA forward would slam in and he gets the ball taken away. Does he make contributions from time to time. Of course, he is an NBA player. But where would he rank in the league? Pretty far down, I would imagine. Wilkins just does not have enough NBA level offense. I would only use him in a short defensive stint.


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C. Mauli Agrawal named College of Engineering dean
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(Aug. 9, 2006)--UTSA President Ricardo Romo announced the appointment of C. Mauli Agrawal as dean of the UTSA College of Engineering.
Agrawal holds the Peter Flawn Endowed Professorship in Biomedical Engineering at UTSA and is a professor of orthopedics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. During the past year, Agrawal served as interim dean, replacing Zorica Pantic, who left to become president of the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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"Mauli Agrawal is an accomplished scholar, teacher and leader. He will continue to build on UTSA's exceptional engineering program, while expanding partnerships that benefit his colleagues, students and UTSA," said Romo.
Author of more than 240 scientific publications, Agrawal has been awarded 11 patents and has seven others pending. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and president of the Society for Biomaterials. Technology developed in his laboratories has been licensed by companies in San Antonio.
In 1997, Agrawal and three partners founded Xilas Medical, Inc. The company was the first in Texas to receive a $1 million grant from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to develop medical products that will assist diabetics with disease-related foot problems.
"I am honored to be selected for this position as UTSA and San Antonio are poised to do great things," said Agrawal. "With the support of our outstanding faculty and staff in the College of Engineering, I intend to work diligently to move the college to premier research status nationally and make it a significant workforce producer and source of new technologies for our region, as well as for the state and the nation."
Agrawal earned his doctoral degree in materials science from Duke University, his master's degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
In the last four years, UTSA College of Engineering enrollment has increased 75 percent with more than 1,500 undergraduate students and 207 graduate students enrolled in its programs.
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Lehigh County woman's disappearance leaves family heartbroken
Family members believe Holly Grim was abducted
LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - A family is heartbroken as police continue to look for a missing Lower Macungie woman who disappeared from her home more than a week ago.
Police said Holly Grim, 41, left her home between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Friday morning, Nov. 22. Police have not classified Grim's disappearance as an abduction.
Jeanette Grim said she is overwhelmed with emotions as her youngest child and only daughter remains missing.
"She's my daughter, my friend, and my baby. And I want her back," said Jeanette Grim.
Jeanette Grim said she and her daughter talk on the phone every morning. She knew something was wrong when her daughter didn't call that day.
"We call each other every morning," Jeanette Grim said.
When Holly didn't answer her phone call, Jeanette went over to her daughter's house, but no one answered.
When Jeanette went inside, she noticed a few clues that lead her to believe her daughter was taken against her will.
"Anyone who smokes knows you would take your cigarettes, you wouldn't leave them....and her glasses were on the floor, she always wore them. No one leaves their glasses on the floor," Jeanette Grim said.
Neighbors said they noticed the back door of Holly Grim's mobile home was left open. They said Grim never opened or closed that door, which leads them to believe something suspicious occurred.
Family members and neighbors said Holly Grim would not leave her house without contacting her 16-year-old son.
"She's a simple, loving girl...and she would always came home to her son. She loved doing that," Grim said.
Family members also said Grim left without saying a word to her boyfriend, Dwayne Mory. Mory and Grim started dating more than four years ago.
"It's been terrible. I want my Holly back," Mory said.
Jeanette Grim said she holds on to hope that her daughter will return.
"I know I'll get her back," Grim said.
But her hope is not pushing away her fear.
"I wonder if she's cold, if she's eating," Grim said.
As families across the country celebrate the holiday season, Jeanette Grim said her family is putting everything on hold until Holly returns.
"Thursday was just another day by the phone. We'll be thankful when she comes home," Jeanette Grim said.
Grim is described as a white female, approximately 5'3" tall, weighing about 100 pounds.
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Hi All, ...Well, Tom and I have made our way from Plzen to Cesky Krumlov. We caught a couple of trains to get here, shared a carriage with some crazy Russian backpackers who spilt Fanta everywhere (you can imagine what that smelt like in a carriage where the window wouldn't stay open) and who felt quite comfortable with sitting almost on my lap and leaning into me. At the end of our journey we arrived at what looked like some back-water communist collective and quickly found that there was no public transport or taxis around (it was Sunday). After speaking to the nice lady in the Information Centre at the station we decided to call a taxi after toying with the idea of walking 20 mins to the hostel with 15kg packs on our backs for about a millisecond. We finally arrived at the hostel and were greeted by a very enthusiastic American owner who is very nice but has me in stitches with her use of the words "that's super-good"
After we had settled in (dropped our packs) we went for a wander into the town square. From this point on I fell in love with the place. It really is like walking around in a fairytale. Everyone (well mostly) is friendly (the exception being one guy at a pub who was just scary) and the town is pretty much built for tourists making it extremely easy to get around and find things to do. It is full of pretty little buildings, shops, terraced restaurants and cafes all jotted along the river that snakes through the town that is overlooked by a spectacularly beautiful palace complex. So that evening we made our way though town into the castle (2nd biggest in Czech Republic). The coolest thing about this castle is that it is "guarded" by 3 bears. I could stand for ages just watching them (and I have, a couple of times). Later on we waited for a table at a restaurant recommended by our hostel and described as "meaty" (what in this country isn't?). The restaurant is situated in the old prison and is basically a huge BBQ in the middle of the room. The food was pretty average but it was cheap and the atmosphere was cool so we were happy and very full
The next day we explored the castle further and had a picnic in the gardens
Today we went rafting down the Vlatava River from Cesky Krumlov to Zlata Korunna. The whole trip took us about 4 hours (floating very casually and stopping for a drink at a very strange bar in the middle of the forest with even stranger men wearing camouflage). The journey (for the most part) was so relaxing and pretty. We packed lunch, wine and of course beer and ate and drank our way merrily down numerous weirs, rapids and rocks. Yes, Tom as a joke decided to hit a rock to jolt me as I was sitting backwards and couldn't see what was coming. This was not so funny when we got stuck and couldn't move. We ended up having to swap positions without tipping (while I am trying to hold an open can of beer, glass of wine and a camera) so that Tom could try and free us from the hold of the rock. You can imagine what this looked like and I am so glad that noone saw us. Tom finally got us free and we continued peacefully down (apart from the sound of me telling him what a silly thing it was to do).
So that pretty much brings us to now as we sit in a cafe having our pre-dinner drinks. There is so much more to say about this place but I think is better done through pictures.... Hope you are all well... xx


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Xi3 Piston isn't a Steam Machine so it can play non-Steam games
Xi3 Piston, the first device revealed when Valve admitted it was getting into hardware, is not a Steam Machine – because "if you can play it on a computer you should be able to play it on a Piston". UPDATE: The team at Xi3 have contacted VG247 to state that the Piston is in fact […]
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Xi3 has detailed its Piston Steam box, which launches in November, giving tech specs, a price and future-proofing options.
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Xi3 has teased that more plans are coming for its Piston console. You know, the one that's supposedly a "SteamBox."
Piston: Xi3 "asked to build a product specifically for Valve"
Xi3, the company behind the $1,000 Piston Steam box, has shed some light on its relationship with Valve after the latter apparently attempted to distance itself from the product today.
Valve severs ties with Xi3 Piston, now has "no involvement"
Valve was widely thought to have backed the Xi3 Piston micro PC – often dubbed "Steam Box". However, Valve's Doug Lombardi has made clear that the Seattle studio no longer has any involvement in Xi3's dealings.
Xi3 Piston Steam box hardware to be upgradable
Xi3's console-like PC, the Piston, will have three modular boards for hardware upgrades.
Xi3 Piston "Steam Box" trailer surfaces
Xi3's Piston "Steam Box" micro PC has received a trailer, asking you how you're going to keep up with advancements in gaming tech. By buying one, obviously.
Xi3's Piston "Steam Box" available for pre-order at SXSW
Piston, Xi3's Valve-backed micro PC expected to be the first of a number of Steam boxes, will be available for pre-order at SXSW.
Call of Duty developer getting pally with Xi3 Steam box
Infinity Ward has made a couple of mysterious references to Xi3, the Valve-backed micro PC expected to be the first of a number of Steam boxes.
Valve-backed living room PC system debuts at CES 2013
Valve and Xi3 will today show off a modular computer designed for Steam and the big screen TV in your living room – a "Steambox", in other words.
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I just heard a snippet on some show that Tom Cruise was thinking of buying Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch. yuk. yuk yuk
I can't find a link. I'm sure soxxy could find one if she was here.
I just heard a snippet on some show that Tom Cruise was thinking of buying Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch. yuk. yuk yuk
I can't find a link. I'm sure soxxy could find one if she was here.
I thought I'd be fine without FSU for at least today because I have a big shindig going on tonight and a huge show to caption today, but alas... I have sought and found. I'm surprised I wasn't already registered here, though. Must be confusing this lovely GS forum with one years ago.
Thanks for having us!
Gee -- I wonder who?Originally Posted by milanessa
Look at it this way, GS did a fantastic job in accommodating us refugees from FSU ....hell of a better job that FEMA did with New Orleans.
I know Mummy's here..now if I can get our son to
Patch Skates!
Dang, I can't find an EVILLE graemlin!
PML at BlueRidge's post count of five!! I never thought I'd see the day where I'd have more posts than you, LOL
Glad you guys are finding your way over here and that you are enjoying the smilies! They are pretty fun over here and you can use as many as you want in a post too. I think I remember reading that FS wants to adopt this one for FSU.... I, however, would like to adopt this one.........for every single Monday morning from now until eternity, LOL I've actually done some work today though so clearly, not having FSU around has affected me negatively and that has to change very soon. I guess I'll be around here a lot today too, LOL
Edit: This is the closest we have to an evil one......
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What are we going to do with our boy?
Hey I once had five posts at FSU and no one knew what was coming.
Wow, how long ago was that?! (Just teasing with you, LOL)
It's OK Blue Ridge...I hear the bandwith cranking up!
Another thing I like about GS is I can have my Nicole Bobek Avatar!
I think's it pretty cool.
I guess the alternative would be a pair of figure skates with flies buzzing around...
Well I am glad to see that ALMOST everyone has the same username here, so that not more than one person has to make me embarass myself on Monday morning by being dense.
Truer words were never spoken by the queen of pseuds.
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I actually have the same name somewhere here. I just can't remember the password.
Doesn't make you dense. How were you suppose to know BR?
*insert embarassed-faced graemlin here* <------ that was for milanessa.
PML, well at least you have an excuse for the unrecognizable name!Originally Posted by jonesgirl
One just should. You know?Doesn't make you dense. How were you suppose to know BR?
Noooooooooo!!!!!! Haven't you noticed that some of us have fat enough heads as it is????? Do NOT bow down to me...ick, ick, ick...Originally Posted by Figureskates


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William Randolph Hearst erected his enchanting castle just 20 minutes from Cambria for good reason: the region's rocky cliffs and shell-strewn beaches give it a majestic air. While you may not have the bucks to shell out for a sprawling mansion here, an overnight getaway is in the cards.
"To many of its visitors, Cambria, Calif., is a find—like some unexpected treasure stumbled upon at a yard sale—a coastal shock tucked between the waves of the Pacific and the Monterey pine forests of northern San Luis Obispo County," says The New York Times.
Situated equidistant from San Francisco and LA in a garden setting on Main Street, the creekside rooms at the Bluebird Inn feature a fireplace (for those cool California nights) and a balcony or patio (for enjoying that evening glass of champagne). From the quiet accommodations, the burbling Santa Rosa Creek can be heard as it flows past the inn on its way to the Pacific Ocean.
Main Street being the hub of this sleepy seaside town, you're within walking/biking distance of restaurants and art galleries. Check out the elephant seals at the Piedras Blancas rookery, which is home to about 17,000 of them. Oenophiles have more than 100 wineries within 30 miles of Cambria to visit, while hikers have trails in San Simeon State Park that lead to fantastic views from the bluff. And, of course, a guided tour of Hearst Castle is a must.
For dinner, stop by Madeline's Restaurant and indulge in an extensive list of boutique wines from Sonoma, Napa, and the Central Coast paired with local lamb, lobster, and fish—a feast fit for a king.
"This sweet motel in Cambria's East Village sits amid beautiful gardens along Santa Rosa Creek; rooms include simply furnished doubles and nicer creekside suites with patios, fireplaces, and refrigerators."-- Read Fodor's Review of the Bluebird Inn
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Well let's take this a step further.
If you use the M16 bolt carrier, hammer, trigger, disconnector and selector as outlined in the ATF link previously posted the gun will fire more than one shot with each pull of the trigger (although it probably wouldn't be safe). This is assuming that the selector isn't on safe or fire but is moved past the fire position (which an M16 selector allows). This is because with the trigger held back it wouldn't be able to catch (unlike when an AR FCG is used) and would cause the hammer to keep going forward until the trigger was released (at least the way I understand it). Using a R.D.I.A.S. (Registered Drop In Auto Sear) would make for the safe use of those parts in an AR for full-auto and is legal. Not using a D.I.A.S. that is registered is obviously illegal. A R.D.I.A.S. doesn't need a hole drilled in the receiver for it to work. Or one could just buy an M-16.
Just using an M16 upper wouldn't be a problem - the problem comes when the other M-16 parts are installed in the lower. If someone is feeling anal they could use an AR bolt carrier in the M-16 upper and along with the AR parts in the lower there would be none of the parts listed in the link - hence no full auto. Why make it complicated?????


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Plan's focus is on improving the lives of more children, their families and the communities mostly in the rural areas of Uganda.
The Peace Kawomera Cooperative [3]
The Peace Kawomera Cooperative has grown to over 750 members. Thanks to their collective effort, the farmers sell directly to Thanksgiving Coffee Company, and receive prices four times higher than what they were previously paid. This has enabled farmers to send their children to school, start savings accounts, and reinvest in their farms.
Originally called the Uganda Children's Charity Foundation, Children of Uganda was established in 1995 to care for orphans and other disadvantaged children in Uganda with the goal of helping them become healthy and productive members of society.
As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in the United States, Children of Uganda works in conjunction with local non-governmental organizations in Uganda to provide education and support to over 600 children in need.
The mission of Children of Uganda is to support and empower hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda to lead successful and productive lives. Our vision is that all children in Uganda receive an education to become healthy, productive members of their community who assume leadership roles and positively impact Ugandan society.
Unight: For the Children of Uganda [5]
Unight: For the Children of Uganda works to mobilize the public and build a network of concerned citizens in the United States and abroad to raise awareness to help stop the 20 year civil war in Uganda and to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims, two generations of children whose culture and way of life has been systematically destroyed by war and neglect.
uNight works closely with grassroots and faith-based organizations, student groups, and the private sector to raise public awareness and find innovative ways to address this neglected humanitarian catastrophe.
GUSCO [6] - Gulu Support the Children Organization
GUSCO is an indigenous NGO working to promote the well-being of war affected children in Northern Uganda through provision of Psycho-Social Support, Capacity building of communities, education, advocacy and peace building.
Gulu Support the Children Organization (GUSCO) is a vibrant local NGO, which has been operating in the district of Gulu for the last ten years. The impact of GUSCO's work in the area of psychosocial rehabilitation of war-affected children has been felt beyond the boundaries of Gulu district. GUSCO was honored with an Anti-slavery award of Anti-slavery international in the year 2001 in recognition of its efforts in supporting disadvantaged war affected children in northern Uganda. GUSCO has been working in this noble endeavor in partnership with Save the Children Denmark. The consolidation of Save the Children Alliance member operation in Uganda has meant that the relationship that used to be between GUSCO and Save the Children Denmark is now between GUSCO and Save the Children in Uganda.
GYDA [7] – Gulu youth Development Association
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Located three seperate hives on a friends property in Cisco, Texas over the weekend. I know the time of the year is not right but i am already preparing for the trap outs next year. Here are my questions.
1. Do i need to use attractant in the trap box or just brood comb?
2. How long should it take for the bees to be all or moslty all in the trap box?
3. Seen online where the brood comb will be used by the bees to make new queens. Is this true or should you introduce a queen?
4. The three hives are 10 foot, 12 foot, and 16 foot off the ground any tips would be appreciated.
5. All three hives are in huge oak trees so anybody with knowledge of the best things to do in this type of tree would be appreciated.
6. I know very little but am fascinated by the bees. What is the best time of year to trap them? Time of day if that matters also?
7. I will have to transport the bees 1 and 1/2 hours home tips on that would be great.
8. I seem to get stung on the nose repeatedly when scouting for honey trees is that normal or am i retarded and need to quit sticking my face in the hive?
9. Last question, the one have that i was able to actually look in (right before my eyes swelled shut) had what looked like greay conrete over the opening. Was this propolis that was sun backed? It was as hard as conrete also.
The hives will be moved from Cisco to Springtown.
Thanks in advance for any replies.


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Using: Fizzy Cola, Chocolate Cake Slice, and Birthday Candy on my Pachirisu, rasing its level by seven, from level 12 to level 19. (Pachirisu leveled up to level 9 here and to level 12 in this post. I did not properly link the change from 9 to 12 and I can not edit it. There are other things I'd like to fix in that post too.)
Berry Juice on Pachirisu to learn Egg move Fake Tears.


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So last night I was at the Cracker Barrel with my girl and we were doing some Christmas shopping in their little store. They have a lot of nostalgic stuff such as old candy not available anymore, classic DVD's, country-themed housewares and home-made jam, and old toys that you played with during the 90's (at least I did, 22 now, so do the math). And then I came across this:
I immediately picked it up, set it to "Amplified Voice", and the result was this:
Honestly, It's pretty darn close to the effect Boba has in the movie...high in the mids (frequency wise), and with just the right amount of EQ to give off that "I'm speaking through a dented helmet mic, and I'll probably disintegrate you" effect.
Unfortunately, I can't find it ANYWHERE online, so you'll have to go to the Cracker Barrel it seems (Got mine in Maryland heading back from the shooting range). Its SUPER lightweight, and very tiny, small enough to put into a side pouch or thigh pocket.
I will say that the feedback can be a little iffy. But once you have the amp facing OUTWARDS and the mic not too far from your mouth, you'll be good to go.
Hope this awesome find can fall into the lap of some of you out there that want to go eat at the Cracker Barrel ;)


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Most of the city is quite run down and not attractive at all. Like many American cities, it seems Montevideo's life has been desiccated by the suburbs. The main plaza, Plaza Independencia, is a very nice urban space. Currently there is an exhibition of "peace bears" sponsored by the U.N. Each bear represents one country and is painted by an artist of that country.
A young woman from Berlin; cute, articulate even in English, and covered with tattoos, took pictures of us at several of the bears representing countries that we have visited. She had been in Montevideo for a few months, but was leaving because she did not feel safe in the winter.
Surrounding the plaza are several important buildings, including the Teatro Solis (actually adjoining the square at one corner), the 5-star Hyatt Hotel, and an administrative building for the Uruguayan presidency. The most interesting of these buildings is Palacio Salvo, the sister building to Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires. Unfortunately, the lighthouse has been removed from Palacio Salvo, and the building looks like it has a bad haircut.
A few blocks away is the old port area. Here, one of the old warehouses has been turned into the home of several restaurants and a few shops. Each of the restaurants has a parilla for grilling meats. Parillas (pa-ree-shas) are everywhere in both Argentina and Uruguay, and this photo is a typical view. We enjoyed a nice lunch here, sharing an $11 steak that was all the meat the two of us could handle.
We did not take photos to illustrate the decrepit nature of much of Montevideo, but the icon of the problem is surely the horse-drawn cart collecting trash along the city streets.
On the other hand, Montevideo has some good features. First, it has several miles of beautiful beaches along the Rio Plata. We were told that the water is safe for swimming; a rare luxury for a national capital.
The city also has a very extensive park system that is generally well-maintained. These big parks provide well-landscaped open space and recreation for each of the main neighborhoods in the city. The parks are often enhanced with beautiful sculpture, including these two examples.
Montevideo also has two very nice residential neighborhoods, Pocito and Carrasco. Both of these neighborhoods were once beach resorts but have now been overtaken by the city. High-rise buildings line the beaches, but behind these towers, the neighborhoods have some lovely homes and are quite low density, given their proximity to the historic business center. These neighborhoods seemed to offer a pleasant, un-crowded lifestyle totally divorced from the gray city center.
The city also has a free-trade zone that was described to us as a little piece of the US transplanted to Uruguay. Here, many major U.S. corporations have their headquarters in state-of-the-art office buildings. We did not see this zone, but we did see evidence of high-quality contemporary buildings in the headquarters of the Uruguayan telephone company.
Despite these good points, we were ready to put Montevideo behind us, and move east to Punta del Este.
Oh, yes; the title of this posting. We were told that as the Spanish and Portuguese explored this area, they identified landmarks on their maps. One of these landmarks was designated as the sixth hill from the ocean, i.e., from east to west. Written in Spanish with Roman numerals, this was marked on the maps as Monte VI, de este a oeste (Hill or Mountain 6, from east to west), and was abbreviated as Monte-VI-d-e-o, or Montevideo. Another story about the naming of Montevideo is that the ship's lookout who first spotted this hill shouted out, "I see a hill," which in Spanish and Portuguese is something like "Monte veo." So the mixed reports about Montevideo extend even to its name.


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text: Hi.... new guy here...two hives....both hived in late April...one doing very well and the other is very slow to grow. Is there an easy way to spot bees that have just emerged from their cell? I've taken several pictures of the bees in the slow hive and am unable to see much difference in the bees although I'm sure new bees exist.


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I think they are all getting up there. Bersa, Springfield Armory, Walther and on are all 30 and 40 dollars. The only one I know of that is still fairly reasonable is the Glock 17 and 19 mags.
I don't have a problem paying a little or a lot extra for factory mags. I know they are going to work. And that is what I need, mags that work in my pistol.


text: First question is on identification of mites. I have screened bottom boards and have inserted a sticky board under it to ck for mites. What I find is very small and brown, smooth on top with little legs on the bottom. I presume these are Varroa mites as some were still moving their legs while stuck to the board. After fogging with FGMO I inserted the sticky board and left it for 24hrs. I counted 20 of these little brown creatures. What shape would that put my hive at?


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As soon as the tempeture hit 80 degrees (around 12pm today), a couple of guys walked onto the playground and turned on the sprinklers. For a second, I'm sure these guys felt like they have the best job in the world. It was a pretty thrilling site to see all the kids gasp and squeal and run circles around the hippos. Let the summer games begin!
For a list of some of the best sprinklers and water features in NYC click here and here. Both lists are not comprehensive. Basically every park I've ever been to in Manhattan has some sort of water feature, some better than others. Can't wait to find my favorite. I heard the one on 79th and Riverside is one of the best. What is your favorite park in NYC to get wet? Do you love/hate the sprinklers at your parks? Or backyard (lucky you!)?
Which reminds me, the wet bathing suits are still in the tub. I need to hang them up. I think we'll try this again tomorrow. Whatever we do, I'll make sure one of the boys wears the red shorts. I'm 3 for 3 this week.


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Your dad goes to work every day. You know he's a sports writer for a newspaper, a sports editor, a sports columnist, then a general columnist in his semiretired years.
He's written thousands of newspaper columns and stories. Maybe tens of thousands. Touched the lives of many, many people he's written about and many others who have read his work.
He's an understated guy. Humble. Doesn't call attention to himself. So you don't really realize how much your dad means to so many people. That's how it was for Steve Canfield this fall when his father, Owen Canfield, was hurt in a car accident.
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The wooden wicks seem new. Interesting! Anyone try these?
The wooden wicks seem new. Interesting! Anyone try these?
I can now say that I have used a wooden wick in a container candle and I do not like them. The candle was a 4 oz. jelly canning jar with 100% beeswax. The wooden wick was bought at a hobby store and was specified for using as a wick for a container candle. Type of wax to be used was not mentioned.
Not happy with the flame and how it burned. The wood wick was very thin and wide. At first the wick worked ok, but by the time half of the wax was burned, there was very little wood wick above the wax pool and very little flame.
There was no ash/debris (think fireplace) and the wax stayed clean. However, the charred top that was burning did not look attractive. The was a slight crackle sound as it burned (per the label).
I put a wood wick from Hobby Lobby in a 8 oz jar with 100% beeswax like Bee Bliss did. The candle burned OK. I had to keep trimming the wick to keep the flame from getting big and smoking. The jar did end up with quite a bit of black soot on it. Kind of like the crackle. The wicks said any kind of wax, but I would say that they work better with other waxes. The soy candle my wife brought home burns very nice with a wood wick. I'm sure tempted to try splitting some wood and see what kind of wick I can come up with. The wicks I bought look like two thin pieces of wood glued together. Might have to put a fire retardant on the wood like borax too.
I bought some wooden wicks from Michaels craft store. I used them in a 3x3 pure beeswax candle and they worked great, my customers love them and ask for them as they love the flame. I did dip mine in wax before i poured the candle and it seems to absorb some of the wax and slows down the burn time
Has anyone made their own wooden wicks? Seems like wood isn't a popular choice with beeswax candles. My friend and I would like to try it out though.
I believe the official WoodWick wicks are dipped in some chemical to promote crackling and slow the burn time. I'd be interested to see how a plain wood wick would work.
I'm wondering how these ribbon wicks would work with beeswax. I don't think they're available yet.
Seems like the key is get the right wood. Eucalyptus is suggested along with a few others. Most ppl don't use wood with beeswax. I'll check out the ribbon wick. Thx


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