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Home Schooling an Option in Pleasanton?
Original post made by Johanna Weissen, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2013
We see many teachers as bad citizens, and teachers' unions as greedy "takers", and we don't want our children exposed to these types of people. And then there's the suppression of the "evolution" vs. creationism debate, resistance to stem cell research, and their always pushing the dogma about a changing, increasingly "pluralistic" (multi-cultural) society. Just look at how they worship the Gay lifestyle and even create a special month for Black people. We're German Americans, but I don't recall any special holidays for us. In short, we see a "liberal conspiracy" to take our children away from God and all that is good about being a real American.
We're thinking about homeschooling our six children. We can't afford a private school, and the public schools are infected with all kinds of evil. Has anyone in Pleasanton tried homeschooling? How does it work for you? Thank you in advance!
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 4, 2013 at 2:55 pm
Just what we need, children taught by ignorant parents. Before you think about teaching, you should really know which version of 'here' to use in your sentence:
You said, "The people hear are great".
and the right version of there, their, they're
You said, " and their always pushing the dogma "
I know you are posting this just to get people all worked up but you should at least learn how to spell simple works like this. Your spelling looks the same as the scams from Nigeria looking for money. Or maybe those emails did come from you.
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Feb 4, 2013 at 3:05 pm
This post is a joke, right? You have got to be kidding me. Please no one post on this.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 4, 2013 at 3:08 pm
I am very sorry about my grammer. I have lived in America for twelve years now but I still make very EASY mistakes! My husband usually corrects me. We use dictionary with our children. But you don't think this is a good idea? We are not sure where to turn. Thank you!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 4, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Good for you, I think homeschooling should be more in practice with what is going on in the schools. It is as if your children aren't your's anymore. The garbage and stupidity they are teaching kids now a days, It's no wonder america is behind the rest of the world. They are teaching our kids to be conformist, ignorant liberals with no common sense. Not all of the teachers are bad but a large majority of them are ! It seems as though all they can do is complain about their pay, their overworked, The kids this, The parents that, Well hello!!!! it's a job! if you don't like it then go find another. The requirements they put on children in school are completley out of line. They expect a bunch of little 6,7, 8 year olds to sit still in their seats for hours on end, go out to recess and you cannot run because someone might get hurt. Oh lets not forget the educators that blow things out of proportion, an innocent kid makes a silly comment and all of a sudden your kid is a terrorist or sexual preditor.... I agree with you 100% If I had a school age child there is no way in earth I would send them to any public school!!! Good for you. Young minds need to be tought with love, common sense compassion and integrity... That will not happen in public school!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 4, 2013 at 5:30 pm
Joanna my husband is first generation from Germany and I am from the UK. There are some great Homeschooling support groups in Pleasanton/Livermore. While I didn't homeschool our children, I did seriously look into it. Google Pleasanton homeschool groups, and I'm sure you can find some good ones. There's also a big homeschooling conference up in Sacramento every spring, where you can get lots of information and materials. It might have changed somewhat, but it used to be that the State of California required you to register as a "private" school. There are certain records you need to keep to show attendance, adherence to State of California education standards etc. Here's a CA support group that can help: Web Link
Another way to homeschool is go with one of the multitude of online schools. One that PUSD uses for students who need to pick up credits is National University High School. My son took a US History course through them, very well done. Web Link I know that the diploma from there is easily accepted by all the Universities in California. Another online school is California Virtual Academies, but you might want to check their record with the State and BBB.
If you end up sending your children to PUSD, get involved with the School Site Committee and parent teacher groups. It allows you to have a full understanding of what is being taught in the schools. What the teachers teach is required by state and federal laws. We found having nightly dinner discussions about what the children were learning in school, and explaining what our beliefs (or other side of the story for history and politics), helping with their homework, and of course family vacations back home, helped give them a different perspective. I hoped this helped. Good luck
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 4, 2013 at 5:34 pm
(Sorry, but postings on Town Square must be in English.)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 4, 2013 at 5:59 pm
Dear Elizabeth,
(Sorry, but postings on Town Square must be in English.)
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 6, 2013 at 11:41 am
tee hee hee (English)
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:57 pm
6 children? WOW...hope your back holds out!
a resident of Country Fair
on Feb 6, 2013 at 6:26 pm
I don't think you should joke about women carrying babies, Cholo. I've reported you to the FBI. And I hope they make you eat mushy pea soup for breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner. Tee hee hee (Athabaskan)
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 6, 2013 at 7:11 pm
You clearly don't appreciate the history of MUSHY PEAS! Not only do most slurpers beg for more...some will offer to do all kinds of chores for you if you're a good cook! ps I'm an EXCELLENT COOK and I DON'T MEAN MAYBE!
thank you very much...
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 18, 2013 at 6:16 am
Yes. Please, homeschool your kids. That way my kids won't need to ridicule your kids for being bigoted homophobic god fearing louts incapable of an independent thought. (Yes. I'm just trolling.)
Why did you move to Pleasanton? It has one of the best school systems in the state along with a great environment for raising kids. And, you're going to homeschool them so that you can protect them from this?
Your job as a parent is to prepare your kids to survive on their own in this world. Unless you're more concerned about a fictional afterlife, your kids are better off in a public school. That way they won't grow up to be bigoted homophobic god fearing adults.
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Questions about the Farmstead Raised Garden Bed
- From Scott at 4/14/11 10:27 AM
- If the bed is set directly on level ground, is a single level deep enough to grow tomato, pepper, peas and bean plants?
- Yes. Before setting your bed in place, you should turn the soil in the ground beneath the bed, and you might even add some amendments such as peat, lime and rock phosphate. The roots of your plants can then go deeper than the actual bed height, which will benefit the crops you want to grow. Drainage will also be improved.
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- From Peggy at 4/13/11 4:33 PM
- I want to plant tomatoes and corn - how deep does the planter need to be? What about flowers?
- If you are setting your raised bed on the ground, so that the plant roots have a bit more depth if needed, then an 11" tall bed is sufficient in depth to grow tomatoes and corn. Flowers can also grow in this depth of soil easily.
Having said this, I have not had good results growing corn in raised beds. Corn doesn't seem to do as well in small patches, and it is also a heavy feeder. We found that it took too much effort to get a good corn crop, and the price of corn at the farmer stands is very cheap. We prefer to give the garden space to other crops which bring us more savings. Here is an article I wrote about the most "cost-effective" vegetable crops we have grown. You might want to grow one or more of these crops in your raised bed:
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- From Heather at 4/9/11 7:07 AM
- Can you help me with what I will need to put in my beds for the best vegetable results? I will be placing 2 stacked 8' beds on my back lawn and am assuming I should lay down a drainage layer, like coarse gravel? Then what soil matter should I add? is it a mix or something I just buy at the local home depot in bags. I would assume it is a bit costly to fill 16" of 4 x 8 beds.....
- You do not need to add a drainage layer of gravel if you are putting your bed on the ground where there is soil beneath.
Building soil is the gardener's art. You can start by adding 'dirt' from your yard to fill much of the bed space. You will need to appraise your soil for needed amendments. For example, you will probably want to add some peat moss to lighten the soil, and lime to balance the ph. You can have a soil test to determine the soil ph in your region, or ask a gardener nearby what the general soil characteristics are in your area.
You will likely need to add a bit of rock phosphate. For organic materials, the best amendment is compost. If you don't have compost, you can buy some commercially and you can also add steer manure.
It will take one or two growing cycles for you to adequately assess your soil and build it with the ideal amendments that work in your region. Here is an article with more information about getting started with your garden:
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- From Jean at 4/8/11 11:41 AM
- I'm a 63 year old female and these look to be quite manageable. I plan to join two frames. Our country yard is teeming with critters- rabbits, chipmunks, birds, squirrels, etc. Can you suggest a protective covering for the top that might not be too complicated to install?
Thank you.
- Hi Jean,
I assume you mean some kind of fencing.
There are some fence styles designed to sit on top of raised beds. You could use chicken wire (1" mesh) and try to fashion a fence like this one:http://eartheasy.com/yard-garden/raised-garden-beds-kits-planters/raised-garden-bed-rabbit-fence-4-x-8-x-23
(The fence in this picture is designed to sit on the "compostire raised beds".
The problem with this design is that critters will push against it and find any weak spots to get in. I think you're better off making an enclosure, at least 4' high (or higher if deer are present), that you can walk into. Then the critters can't get near your raised bed.
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- I'm a 63 year old female and these look to be quite manageable. I plan to join two frames. Our country yard is teeming with critters- rabbits, chipmunks, birds, squirrels, etc. Can you suggest a protective covering for the top that might not be too complicated to install?
- From Cornelia at 4/1/11 12:29 PM
- From Meghan at 4/1/11 7:45 AM
- I just had 5 of the 4x8x8's delivered and I cant wait to try them this weekend. What I did notice in the video was that you had a few hens. I have 2 questions about gardens + chickens. 1) Whats the best way that you found to keep your chickens out of the raised beds? 2) Do you have any tips for composting their droppings? I have a bin full off straw and droppings that just will not breakdown properly.
- Hi Meghan,
We used to let the chickens into the vegetable garden in early spring where they would go onto the beds and pull any weed sprouts, and their droppings would benefit the garden soil. (Chickens don't eat slugs, unfortunately.) We don't do this anymore since they also disturb over-wintered crop beds like garlic and brassicas.
Most people keep chickens in fenced runs. We let them range into the woods, so the garden fence has to be secure enough to keep out the chickens. This is pretty easy. I put up a simple fence made of fish net to keep the chickens from the vegetable beds.
We value the dropppings highly! I keep a separate 'compost' just for the old straw with droppings. Fresh chicken manure is hot and needs time to mellow before using in the garden. We might let it sit 6 months or longer before using, or else we put it into developing bed which we don't intend to plant for a while. When left in a pile, we keep it covered with black plastic sheeting, which is removed occasionally so the pile can be watered. Some of the droppings are added to oour regular compost as an activator.
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- From Sue K at 3/28/11 8:14 PM
- I am concerned that there is no buried stakes or other support to keep them in place. Also no verticals to keep them stacked square on top of each other. Can you explain how they stay put an d not shift?
- Once the beds are filled, the weight of the soil is adequate to hold the sides of the stacked beds in place and aligned. And the soil weight increases once it's been watered.
We used to suggest driving a stake down the inside wall of each of the sides, before filling with dirt. However, this is not necessary.
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- From Jeffrey Lemkin at 3/28/11 11:27 AM
- These look lovely! I have two questions:
1) Are they available in 10' lengths, as 4x10 - or just the 8?
2) When you stack one atop the other, what keeps them together? Is there any problem with, say, the top bed shifting or otherwise changing position?
- Hi Jeff,
The Farmstead Raised Garden Beds are not available in 10' lengths. They are only available in the maximum length of 8'.
When stacking the Farmstead beds to gain additional bed height, the soil will keep the added bed from shifting. We used to suggest to customers that they could drive a stake on the inside of each bed sidewall to prevent shifting, but this is not really necessary. The weight of the soil is adequate to prevent shifting of the sides of the bed.
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- These look lovely! I have two questions:
- From Debra Hensley at 3/6/11 7:32 AM
- Do you have a cold frame package that can be added to bed?
Thanks, Debra
- We have two cold frames that can be set on the Farmstead raised bed. One is 41" x 41" and the second is 41" x 22".
Here are the links to the product pages for these cold frames:
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- Do you have a cold frame package that can be added to bed?
- From Linda Edwards at 3/2/11 2:21 PM
- Would the sides bow on the 8' board if stacked by 3?
- The board thickness for the Farmstead bed is 1.25". The wood is Vermont White Cedar, which is close grained. The combination of the thickness and wood type discourages bowing in 8' length spans. However, as the height of your bed increases, the chance of bowing increases. But at three boards high, I think you will have no problem with bowing.
If you are using the bed to grow vegetables, the soil should be relatively light and 'fluffy', which is not going to bow the sides. If you let the beds get overwatered, they will be heavier and force additional pressure on the sides. But if this happens (which I do not expect), you can dig back the soil a bit, then reverse the board so any bow faces inward, then rake the soil back into place.
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BOUTTE — Barbe High knows all about throwing and catching.
The Bucs don't normally toy with pitching shutouts.
But while the high-powered offense was its usual dazzling self here Friday night, the Bucs' defense almost stole the show in routing Hahville 42-14 in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Quarterback Kennon Fontenot threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 46 yards and another score for the Bucs.
Trey Quinn caught six passes for 61 yards and also scored on a 12-yard run, while Garrett Williams had a touchdown by both land and by air. Austin Broussard had the longest score on a 29-yard catch from Fontenot. The usual suspects, even though Barbe rested a host of key starters for most of the fourth quarter.
The Bucs' defense made life miserable for Hahnville (6-6) with five sacks and five other tackles for losses and more than half of the Hahnville's 205 yards came in the final quarter during garbage time.
The Bucs (10-2) advance to the quarterfinals, where they'll host district rival and No. 1 seed Acadiana next week with a chance to avenge one of their two losses in the regular season.
DERIDDER — The DeRidder Dragons made history when they parlayed thei victory over the Breaux Bridge Tigers into the school's first ever trip to the state quarterfinals.
The victory means that the Dragons (11-1) will travel next Friday to face Class 4A's top-seeded Neville.
"The one thing we tell the kids all the time is that the best time to practice football is during Thanksgiving week because there is no school, it's just football," said DeRidder head coach Eric Parmley. "We have a good opportunity for a good experience and we are excited."
Being in the second round alone was a record for the Dragons, as it was the first time they had made it out of the first round in consecutive years. A true testament to how far the program has come in a short period of time.
NEW ORLEANS — For the second consecutive week, the lights went out at Behrman Stadium.
And just like last week, the Landry-Walker defense played lights out.
The Landry-Walker defense kept LaGrange out of the end zone, then got a breakout performance from junior running back Javon Conner to claim a victory in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.
Landry-Walker limited LaGrange to 39 yards in the first half (30 passing and nine rushing). Landry-Walker didn't fare much better on offense in the first half, rushing for 43 yards and passing for 46.
JENNINGS — Not much changed the second time around, as the Jennings Bulldogs eased past the Westlake Rams for the second time in three weeks, winning a Class 3A regional round game to earn a return trip to the quarterfinals.
The No. 5 Bulldogs (9-3) will travel to face No. 4 Patterson (10-2) next week. Patterson advanced with a 16-14 win over Loranger.
Jennings scored the first 38 points of the game, taking control with touchdowns on its first two possessions.
Through three quarters, Jennings had outgained Westlake 169-52.Westlake (6-6) scored twice in the fourth quarter, on a 71-yard run by Tyler Johnson and 37-yard pass from Johnson to Hunter Racca.
WELSH — The fourth-seeded Welsh Greyhounds ran for 400 yards in a shutout victory over the Red River Bulldogs in Class 2A regional game.
Welsh (10-2) advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2000. They will now travel to face the No. 5 seed Loreauville.
The Greyhounds amassed 400 yards behind the legs of Caleb Hayes, Keshon Bell and Weston Watkins. Hayes led the way with 172 yards while Bell and Watkins finished with 108 and 80 yards respectively.
"The running backs get all the credit as they did a super job tonight," said Welsh Coach John Richardson. "The offensive line is what makes them go. The offensive line has been super for us all year long and they continue to be dominant for us."
VINTON — The postgame cheers, chants and tears said it all. Not just any tears either — tears from the head coach.
The euphoria told the story of the long road back for the No. 7-seeded Vinton Lions. Back in the playoffs for the first time since 2006, they're on the way to the Class 2A quarterfinals after handing the No. 10 Rosepine Eagles a beat down.
They'll hit the road to play No. 2 Winnfield next week for its first trip to the quarterfinals since that 2006 season.
"I don't know. For the program it's just a big win," Vinton head coach Tarius Davis said emotionally. "For the kids and for the community (it's a big win.) I just don't have the words to express it."
The Lions (10-2) were complete in their domination of Rosepine. Safety Anfernee Dixon pulled down three interceptions and the Vinton defense limited Eagles running back Stanley Hogan to 89 yards rushing — 39 of which came on one run when the game was decided.
HOMER — Third-seeded Kinder routed Homer in a Class 2A regional-round game to clinch its eighth-straight victory.
The Yellow Jackets (11-1) will host No. 22 St. James, which pulled off a 42-40 upset of sixth-seeded Sterling, in a quarterfinal game on Friday.
Kinder has outscored its opponents 76-6 in two playoff games this season.
BASILE — For the second consecutive year, Basile defeated Plain Dealing with the help of four touchdowns from Kendrick Caeser to advance to a quarterfinal matchup with Kentwood.
The Bearcats pulled away from the Lions in the second half.
Neither team was able to take control of the game in the first half, as Basile went into halftime with a 14-8 lead.
Things looked like they were getting even tighter when Plain Dealing opened up the second half by recovering an onside kick in Bearcat territory. But a couple plays later, the Lions fumbled the ball and Basile recovered.
That turnover proved costly when Kendrick Caeser lined up in the shotgun and carried the ball 62 yards for a touchdown to put Basile up 20-8.
DRY CREEK — Darrell Young's third touchdown of the night broke a tie and lifted the No. 10 Bulldogs into the quarterfinals.
White Castle led 22-6 before the No. 7 Trojans' Ashton Wascom and Logan Fox scored two touchdowns within a span of five minutes in the fourth quarter to tie the score.
East Beauregard (8-3) had the ball twice in its own territory in the final five minutes, but White Castle (8-4) stopped the Trojans both times.
Aaron Milner ran for 109 yards to lead East Beauregard. Quarterback Josh Fletcher threw for 63 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Thad Schecher.
KENTWOOD — The fifth-seeded Kangaroos had a bit too much hop for No. 12 Oberlin, pulling away with a monster second quarter to set up a quarterfinal matchup with Basile.
Kentwood (7-3) scored four touchdowns in the second quarter, including a 39-yard fumble return by Barryin McKnight, to take a 47-14 lead into halftime.
Robert Trout led Kentwood with 150 yards and three touchdowns on just six carries.
Lance Frank led Oberlin (7-5) with 128 yards on 19 rushes. Kaleb Wilson added a 98-yard kickoff return for a Tiger touchdown.
EDGARD — Jeremy Jackson scored four times in the first three quarters as West St. John ended Elton's season.
Jacskon scored on runs of 48, 19 and 28 yards in the first half and the Indians (5-7) could never recover.
Elton did get a pair of scores from tailback Marcus Lamoine, who scored on runs of 72 and 1 yards.
But it wasn't nearly enough to offset the power game of West St. John, which advances with a 10-2 record.


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I'm working on a game where I use this basic game loop design:
[source lang="cpp"]int main ( int argc, char* argv[] )// main entry point{ Load ( ); while ( window->IsActive ( ) ) // game loop { // update the ticks for this and the last frame last_frame_tick = this_frame_tick; this_frame_tick = SDL_GetTicks ( ); // update the scene depending on how long // it has been since we last updated Update ( this_frame_tick - last_frame_tick ); // render the scene Render ( ); } Destroy ( ); return 0;}[/source]
So I update and render the scene as much as possible (with VSYNC off). SDL_GetTicks ( ) is an API function that returns the number of milliseconds that have passed since the API (ie. the game) started. In my Update ( float time ) function, I then multiply every speed (that is, a bullet moving forward for example, but also a character turning their head to one side) by that time.
In theory, this should give me a framerate independent gaming experience - if we're running on an older machine, we might just get 20 fps so the time it takes to render each frame is 50 ms, on a modern machine we could get 200 fps (5 ms per frame). A bullet moving forward at an original speed of 2.5 units per frame will move at 2.5 * 50 = 125 units per frame on the slow machine and 2.5 * 5 = 12.5 units per frame on the fast one. In 1 second, on the slow machine (since it renders 20 fps) the bullet will have moved 125 * 20 = 2500 units total, on the fast one (at 200 fps) 12.5 * 200 = 2500 as well. No matter what speed the computer can run the game at, all the action will always be going on at the same rate, it's just going to look and feel a lot smoother on a better system for obvious reasons.
This is the (very basic) theory from what I understand reading tutorials such as this one. But for some reason, this doesn't work for my games, when I set everything up as explained, my bullets (etc.) will still move a lot faster with a higher framerate!
[source lang="cpp"]// in Update ( float time ):// GetForward ( ) returns a normalized forward vector for the projectilebullet->SetPosition ( bullet->GetPosition ( ) + bullet->GetForward ( ) * 2.5f * time );[/source]
What am I doing wrong or misunderstanding here? Is the entire game loop design faulty? The article linked makes it sound like this should work (albeit saying that speed prediction methods are better, stuff I'd rather not get into without it being necessary).
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as always! I'm lost!
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Original post made by Mike, Highland Oaks, on Jul 31, 2013
He didn't get to this point by himself. He is a product of his environment, an environment we are all a part of and help to shape, and something went wrong. We have to ask what went wrong and how we can correct it to help him and to help prevent future tragedies.
a resident of Carriage Gardens
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:12 pm
I think about 15-20 years in the pen should be a good place to start his re-education.
a resident of Bordeaux Estates
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:19 pm
What is it you ate planning to do? Will you go read the Bible to Cody in prison? I'm curious to know if your walk matches your talk.
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Jul 31, 2013 at 9:09 pm
If you feel Bible reading would contribute to a solution, you might wish to pursue it. If it helps, please let us know. We'll spread the word.
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on Jul 31, 2013 at 9:34 pm
Implore... is a fine word selection, Mike. "We have to ask what went wrong" Of course, unless your kidding,you may be giving most of today's society, too much credit to even ask. There are many young people who provide out of character signs, to others...family,friends and never receive the help they need to manage reality...as they see it...even when they are doing the right thing. Their own uncertainty, lacks the social skills to communicate that need.


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Power Home Technologies Expands Brand, Joins Monitronics' Program
In an effort to pursue its own brand identity, Power Home Technologies (PHT) has opted to move to Monitronics International's dealer program ...
By Ashley Willis · March 28, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. — In an effort to pursue its own brand identity, Power Home Technologies (PHT) has opted to move to Monitronics International's dealer program.
Formerly an authorized dealer for Vector Security, Raleigh, N.C.-based PHT has installed more than 30,000 security systems throughout the entire Southeast region. Joining Monitronics' dealer program will help the company create new sales and recruiting opportunities PHT CEO Ben Brookhart tells SSI.
"To be able to put your own yard sign that has your name and brand on it allows your business to grow a whole lot faster," he says. "With the territory that we cover, it allows us to become much more noticeable in the communities that we service."
The program does not require dealers to market Monitronics; rather, the goal is for companies to market themselves, Monitronics Vice President of Sales and Dealer Development Bruce Mungiguerra tells SSI.
"We found it to be very successful for our dealer partners to market themselves in their communities as a local alarm company," Mungiguerra says. "The positive is that they grow in multiple communities and continue to increase their footprints. That kind of differentiates us from other programs.
As PHT transitioned to a new dealer program, Brookhart rounded up 32 members of his team to attend Monitronics' MoniX training in Dallas, which began March 21. Team members learned installation processes, sales and marketing tips, and recruiting techniques at the three-day all-inclusive training.
As many as 240 dealers have completed the training, which occurs once every quarter for every new dealer that joins the program, says Mungiguerra. "Usually a company's owner, sales manager and office coordinator attends the training," he says. "However, we took the opportunity to have one large training group just for PHT. We wanted to make sure we kicked off the relationship as a positive for both companies."
With nearly 100 percent of its business being residential, PHT chose Monitronics' program because it allows dealers to sell the newest technology, says Brookhart. Since joining the program, PHT has contracted with Interlogix, Tri-Ed and Alarm.com.
"Alarm.com offers Z-wave devices, such as thermostat control, lock control and IP cameras," Brookhart says. "We believe those are all services that are really going to change the industry."
Monitronics provides monitored security system services to more than 700,000 residential customers and commercial clients through its authorized dealers. PHT will use Monitronics as a central station to monitor its accounts throughout the Southeast region.
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Do you want to learn the constellations? Locate a planet? What you need is a good star chart. That could be the Interactive Sky Chart on our website. Or, bigger and more colorful, the monthly all-sky chart in each issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. Or a star wheel, also known as a planisphere.
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text: I have a hive that was ful of bees and they started some swarm cells. I cut those out and made a split taking the old queen out. I installed a new marked queen in the original hive. It rained for several days and I was unable to get back into the hive. I check it this weekend the queen cage was empty and the hive had brood in various stages. It seemed as full as it was before I made the split. I could not see the new queen, eggs. The hive had a few swarm cells and supersedure cells on almost every frame. I have supers on that needs foundation pulled out but it seems that they are not interested in the foundation. I think the hive is getting honey bound. I don't want this hive to swarm with my new queen, what can I do? Why are they build super cells when they just released a new queen?


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Two British rowers have fallen agonisingly short of completing an Atlantic Ocean race after crashing into a reef just over a kilometre from shore.
Phil Pring and Ben Cumming spent 76 days at sea and covered more than 4000 kilometres in their journey only to run aground off an Antiguan coast.
According to organisers of the Atlantic Rowing Race, the pair failed to finish the race but officially rowed the Atlantic after passing the eastern tip of Antigua.
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"The boat passed over a first reef and narrowly avoided capsizing but despite the efforts of the guys to row clear the breaking surf rolled the vessel which became trapped on the reef.
"It's absolutely gutting - to be so close to the finish line must be very hard to take.
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Taylor Lautner Turns 21 — Happy Birthday
The 'Twilight' hunk celebrates a big birthday on Feb. 11! Let's take a look back at all the great things he's done this year as he celebrates turning 21.
As Taylor Lautner celebrates his 21st birthday on Feb. 11, he has a lot to cheers to! From the end of Twilight to a potential new girlfriend, and of course, his delicious abs — Taylor has had quite the year!
He has seen tremendous success with his role as Jacob Black in the Twilight series. The final installment in the franchise, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, was released in November of 2012. The film brought in over $141,000,000 opening weekend, and is partially responsible for boosting Taylor's net worth to a whopping $40 million, according to Celebrity Net-Worth.com. Holy cow! Time to pop some champagne? We think so!
After wrapping up the Twilight series, Taylor has moved on to new ventures. He's rumored to have a new girlfriend, LA Clippers cheerleader, Sara Hicks. Ooh la la! The pair were high school sweethearts, and it looks like they may be re-kindling that old flame!
Taylor is also looking forward to the release of his next film, Grown Ups 2, in July 2013.
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Size55 m²
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The apartment has a modern and bright living room, with a fully equipped, large and comfortable kitchen. In the upper part of the hall is the master bedroom, with balcony to lounge in. At the rear, a large bedroom with a separate dressing room and a large bathroom with large shower design walk-up round this modern space loft. Amenities include WiFi internet and air-conditioning.
Due to its location all the decoration is focuses in the world of football, with an exquisite interior to welcome you to the city where they play the best football in the world!
House rulesSecurity Deposit: 300€ in cash or credit card on arrival. Refunded after review of the apartment the day of departure.
Late check-in: 30€ between 22:00 and 08:00.
No pets allowed.
We do not accept stag groups, celebrating or groups visiting the city to attend football matches and European Championships.
No reservations are accepted from people who will carry out illegal activities or invite ladies / company during the stay in the apartment.
Reservations will be accepted only from guests over 28 years or accompanied children. The apartment is ideal for families.
In this building there are families with children. Avoid nuisance to neighbors, and please respect silence time from 21h on. Remember that you won't be living alone in the building. Please do not disturb others when opening or closing the entrance of the building and apartment. This is particularly important and we will not make concessions.
Make correct use of the elevator/lift.
The owner or contact person reserves the right to request the signing of a contract on arrival at the apartment.
When you leave, you'll need to return all sets of keys that you were given on arrival.
Please respect the apartment as well as its furniture and equipment.
It is not permitted to accommodate more people than stated in the booking contract.
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LLevamos una gran decepción cuando vimos el barrio.
El Loft era un garage, acondicionado como vivienda. No se correspondía con la dirección que nosotros habíamos reservado, aunque el interior sí era el mismo que aparecía en las fotos.
Nadie nos dió una explicación.
Limpieza deficiente.
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Very nice apartment near the beach . Lovely and clean swimming pool. the balcony door is not closed and the coffee pot was missing. we got the very next day assistance to them. Many thanks!!
All perfect
Todo perfecto
Super good apartment, clean and tidy. Close to Camp Nou.
Fine service, both at check and departure. All in all a good experience,
Super god lejlighed, rent og ordentligt. Tæt ved Camp Nou.
Fin service, både ved checkind og afrejse. Alt i alt en god oplevelse,
Supertoll, apartment was as stated. Key collection and check-out without any problems. Metro station just 200 meters away. With the keys you get tip on parking costs 15 € / day. TAX will be due! We will be back! Taxi costs about 30 € from the Barcelona airport!
Super Toll, Wohnung war wie angegeben. Schlüssel übergabe und auschecken ohne Probleme. Metro Station nur 200 Meter entfernt. Bei der Schlüsselübergabe bekommt man Tipp zum Parken kostet 15 € / Tag. TAX wird noch fällig! Wir werden wieder kommen! Taxi kostet ca.30 € vom Flughafen Barcelona aus!
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The apartment loved. It is spacious, clean, comfortable and tastefully decorated. Attention had a very good windsurfing.
El apartamento nos encantó. Es amplio, limpio, cómodo y decorado con gusto. Tuvimos una atención por parte de windsurf muy buena.
Everything went smoothly and the stay was impeccable.
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He's the new kid at school
The new boy in blue walking the hallways at Pequot Lakes High School is Chad Nangle, the Pequot Lakes police officer who this year became the school resource officer.
Chad joined the Pequot Lakes Police Department in 1999 as a part-time officer and two years later became a full-time officer. And he doesn't plan to go anywhere else soon.
"It's just plain beautiful up here. Who'd want to live anywhere else?" he said.
Chad was born in South Dakota and grew up in a small farming community in southwest Minnesota. He graduated from Fulda High School and attended junior college to figure out what he wanted to do with his life.
His father, a teacher, also served the volunteer ambulance service in Fulda.
"So I was always around law enforcement, ambulance and fire," Chad said. "You know everyone in a small town so I was friends with chiefs and officers and started riding with them."
One of those officers was from Brainerd and told Chad to consider attending what was then Brainerd Community College for a law enforcement career.
"Two weeks later I moved here," Chad said, and he got his degree in law enforcement.
Why did he choose the Brainerd area?
"I moved up here because there are trees and lakes are more than 10 feet deep," he said with a smile.
He dove right in, starting as a part-time officer on July 4, one of the busiest days of the year in Pequot Lakes.
Chad and his wife, Jennifer, live in Breezy Point with their two sons. Chad enjoys being outside, including fishing, hunting and golfing, though he hasn't golfed in awhile.
The shift to working as the school resource officer is a big change for Chad.
"For the majority of my employment I've worked nights," he said.
But he was always interested in working in the schools.
"The interest was always there to work with kids and be in the school," Chad said.
He's adjusting to the learning curve, but wanted to dispel the misconception of what a school resource officer does.
"Basically, I'm here to help the faculty and administrators of the school provide a safe environment for the kids," he said.
Chad has gone into the classroom to talk to students in the past, and he enjoyed it and looks forward to doing that again.


text: New Zealand and Ireland are both considering changes in their current raw milk laws. According to two articles that came to us on the internet, both countries are beginning to consider regulating raw milk sales. At Food Safety News, the article explains that the minister for agriculture, Simon Coveney, is beginning a push for a total ban of unpasteurized milk sales. A ban in Ireland was in place from 1997 to 2006. But a change in E.U. policy allowed the ban to lapse in 2006. The minister cites TB, brucellosis, E.coli 0157, Campylobacter, and Salmonella as reasons to explore the raw milk laws. Other area countries do have restrictions in place. Scotland has banned raw milk since 1984, seeing a drop in milk-related infections since then. Wales restricts sales to the farm gate, but England actually has no ban because a 2002 review of their policy showed that few people drink it, and those that do don't listen to health warnings. Meanwhile, New Zealand has three options on the table, according to a Timaru (New Zealand) Herald article. The food safety minister of that country is proposing maintaining the status quo which currently has allowed sales direct to consumers since 1981. But the two other options include making small changes to the "conditions of sale" (not described further in the article), or the ministry's preferred option of making those same small changes to conditions of sale and also requiring farmers to meet animal health and hygiene standards. As we continued to search for the details of the "conditions of sale" and "animal health requirements" in this New Zealand proposal, we couldn't find any online. We did find the agency's original statement, however. It explains that they do not want to start allowing commercial sales, but will continue the allowed 5 liters (1.32 gallons) maximum of raw milk per farm per day. Regardless, both countries want the sales to continue from the farm gate. No doubt, the reason behind these proposals is the evidence of falling milk-related illnesses in countries with bans. Obviously, a phase-in of more raw milk regulations is the more politically appetizing thing to do. As more countries explore these regulations, we expect to see more data supporting regulation of raw milk sales or bans outright.


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How One Woman Returned from Venezuela a Changed Woman
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Global Exchange Scholarship recipient Lea Murray participated in a Reality Tours delegation to Venezuela last month. Sounds like she's a changed woman since the trip! Read how.
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• Airbus' tailor-made solution will automate inventory management
• Leading to improved base maintenance services for lead customer Air Asia and other Airbus operators
Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has signed a contract with Airbus for the implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) solution. This will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts at SAE's facilities utilizing an automated inventory management system provided by Airbus. SAE performs all base maintenance activities for Air Asia's fleet, which will be the first airline to benefit directly from the service implementation at SAE.
"SAE is pleased to offer the ultimate automated inventory management system developed by Airbus to minimize and secure the cost as well as the grounding time of the A320 base maintenance operations performed in our facilities in Kuala Lumpur," said Christophe Desages, CEO, Sepang Aircraft Engineering.
"We are pleased that SAE has chosen the Airbus Managed Inventory solution which is tailor-made for supply chain requirements of our industry," said Didier Lux, EVP of Airbus Customer Services. "We are confident this will achieve high on-shelf availability at optimum on-site inventory levels."
The AMI service, which underlines Airbus' innovative strategy in offering customised services based on the latest industry standards, captures material consumption information in real-time and automatically triggers the replenishment process within the agreed inventory levels. AMI shifts administration and transport responsibility to Airbus, thus reducing costs for the customer.
Airbus is the world's leading aircraft manufacturer offering the most modern, innovative and efficient family of passenger airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats.


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My Mom & Dad's home in western MD, has also become a home for a swarm of honey bees. The house is 99 years old, and the bees have entered in a crack between the chimney and siding. I have read, with interest, the replies to bee removal questions in this forum.
Because in these older homes with large open pockets in the walls, although the bees are entering at the chimney, they could have built the hive really anywhere inside. A dozen or so a day enter the inside of the house, and in the fluorescence light in the drop ceiling, a dozen or so accumulate each day. They swarmed inside this spring and then hundreds were throughout the kitchen.
Of the choices I read in here, the tearing off the siding is the least desireable, since that might require multiple entries before the bees are even found. We would rather not poison them if possible. (I have cleaned up the dead ones in the light fixture, and the smell in the vacuum of the accumulated dead bees is horrible. We have to just keep changing the bag. So thousands of dead bees in the walls somewhere does not sound pleasant, AND it seems a shame to waste the resource.)
The cone technique sounds interesting. If a beekeeper in the western MD area reads this and wants the bees via this method, please post a reply. They have been there about two years now, so from what I read in this forum the honey accumulated in the walls could be considerable, so the idea of a strong hive being used to rob the honey once the current hive is removed sounds like a good plan.
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Maine senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are — relatively speaking — gay friendly: their offices have non-discrimination policies, and they represent a state that in 2005, after a decade-long effort, solidly endorsed protecting gays' civil and human rights.
And while both refused to endorse the Maine Won't Discriminate effort, saying it was their policy to avoid state issues, don't try to pin either senator down on what clearly is a federal issue: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). That's the military's 14-year-old policy that allows gays to serve, as long as they keep their sexual orientation — and any behavior that could indicate it — to themselves. Activists have tried for years to get Snowe and Collins to speak out against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but the response from both senators is a kind of runaround — it appears well-meaning, is unfailingly polite, but in the end is unsatisfactory for its lack of awareness that this is a real problem that affects real people.
That's where student activist Andrew Bossie comes in. As he prepared to graduate and leave his post as student-body president at the University of Southern Maine (USM) last month, he decided there were a couple more issues he wanted to tackle: the military's ban on gays serving openly and the silence of Maine's two senators on the issue of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
A Caribou native (like Collins), the openly gay Bossie serves as the president of the Opportunity Maine referendum campaign, and on campus has tackled everything from the Red Cross's ban on gays giving blood to widespread campus organizing for Maine Won't Discriminate in 2005.
In April, Bossie introduced a resolution to the USM Student Senate opposing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and supporting the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, a bill introduced in March by Congressman Marty Meehan (D-Massachusetts), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, to allow gays to serve openly in the military. The USM resolution passed, and nicely dovetailed with efforts by a group of University of Maine Law School students who simultaneously made national news for their work opposing DADT and reaching out to Collins and Snowe.
Chances are, you've heard of the controversy surrounding "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," particularly if you're among the majority of people in the US who oppose the policy.
What has Bossie, the UMaine Law students, and activists puzzled is why Collins and Snowe have side-stepped the issue almost completely, despite request after request for something as little as a comment. That includes repeated attempts from the Phoenix for this article.
Snowe's communications director, David Snepp, promised comment on DADT, but did not provide it prior to publication. Collins went farther — but only barely. After several requests for comment from her office, Collins's communications director, Jen Burita, said, "At some point, Congress will likely reexamine the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy that President Clinton put in place in 1993. Senator Collins believes that this reconsideration will have to balance the demands on our military forces, the challenges of instituting major policy changes during wartime, and the input provided by our military leaders."
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Skin Softening Cleanser is a very standard, but effective, water-soluble cleanser that is suitable for all but very oily skin. The lotion-like texture lathers minimally and ably removes makeup and excess oil without drying. Of course, there are much less expensive cleansers, but at least Crawford's team did their homework and left out essential oils (or fragrance of any kind) as well as drying detergent cleansing agents.
The Meaningful Beauty Skin Softening Cleanser gently washes away makeup and impurities while leaving the skin soft and glowing. Designed to not strip the skin of its essential needs. Its light consistency produces a creamy texture that dispenses gently and effectively.
Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Galactaric Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Sodium Oleth Sulfate, Magnesium Oleth Sulfate, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben
Meaningful Beauty At-A-Glance
Strengths: The company provides complete ingredient lists on their website; good fragrance-free cleanser; excellent lightweight moisturizer with SPF.
Weaknesses: Expensive; the mask contains irritating eucalyptus oil; no products to manage acne, lighten skin discolorations, or effectively exfoliate.
It's impossible to deny that Cindy Crawford's natural-born, unique beauty and style helped establish her as one of the world's most famous supermodels, but, to borrow a word from this company's title, how is that "meaningful" for you and your skin? Now that Crawford's modeling career is not as prolific as it was in her heyday during the '80s to mid-'90s, she's making alternative career choices while still occasionally lending her image to other brands in print ads. That brings us to her cosmetics-related endeavor, where she has a partnership with the infomercial/direct-response, distributor guru Guthy-Renker (of ProActiv and Principal Secret fame). Suddenly you can't be beautiful without Cindy and her tidy skin-care line.
It stands to reason that the next question should be: When it comes to celebrities creating their own products lines (think Lauren Hutton and Victoria Principal) does being beautiful or acquiring fame equal skin-care knowledge? Clearly, they are not associated. Although Crawford may be an astute businesswoman, her cosmetic acumen is sparse relative to her knowledge of how to market herself and her image. Her knowledge of cosmetics does not coincide with what consumers need to take the best possible care of their skin, and the proof is in the products themselves.
Meaningful Beauty offers a small assortment of skin-care products, replete with the usual list of sounds-too-good-to-be true anti-aging, firming, and look-younger-overnight claims. Every line needs a story and Crawford's is that she created Meaningful Beauty so she could share her personal secret to flawless skin with the rest of the world. We're sure we don't really need to mention it, but don't count on obtaining any level of perfection akin to Crawford's, from using her products or anyone else's. That kind of hope in the bottle doesn't exist anywhere in the world. More to the point, given that the most essential way to keep skin healthy is to protect it from the sun, why does Meaningful Beauty offer only one sunscreen? Limitations abound with this line: if you experience breakouts, want an exfoliant, or have skin discolorations you'll need to look elsewhere because no such options exist in this line.
To enhance this line's credibility, especially among those who might be skeptical about Cindy's knowledge of skin care, the company pamphlets and Web site state that the products were developed in coordination with Paris-based cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh. Apparently, Dr. Sebagh has been formulating antioxidant-rich potions for his celebrity clients, including Ms. Crawford, since the days when she was jetting to Europe for modeling assignments. But if he wasn't giving her a well-formulated sunscreen it was a waste of her time and money.
Nonetheless, celebrities of a certain age the world over don't look younger solely because of their skin-care routine; instead, they rely on strategically administered cosmetic corrective procedures and surgery in conjunction with quality skin care. And they don't have to fly to Europe to get that, because state-of-the-art research and superb, quality skin-care products and procedures are readily available worldwide. It's not the secret of one doctor somewhere in France or anywhere else.
Although antioxidants are excellent for skin, and the more the better, antioxidants alone cannot reverse aging or undo years of damage from unprotected sun exposure (meaning wrinkles), because most of the wrinkles we see on our skin are the result of sun damage, not aging! Antioxidants have wonderful qualities for skin, and we are learning more about their abilities every day, but they are not anti-aging miracle workers, especially if skin has lost its firmness or has begun to sag.
It is worth mentioning that most of the Meaningful Beauty products contain at least one antioxidant in a relatively "meaningful" amount. That indicates that the chemists behind these product formulas are at least interested in more than just adding antioxidants as window dressing. As helpful as that is, what is just silly is how Meaningful Beauty showcases melon extract as their exotic specialty ingredient so that consumers think they are getting something unique that no other company has.
If Cindy Crawford and Dr. Sebagh believe these are the best skin-care products around, they are either ignoring or are unaware of the shortcomings plaguing this line; a little more research would have gone a long way toward making better products.
For more information about Meaningful Beauty Cindy Crawford, call (800) 927-0047 or visit www.meaningfulbeauty.com.
Note: Prices for the Meaningful Beauty products are based on purchasing them individually rather than as part of a kit, which is available if you join the Meaningful Beauty club.
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Fast Friends in Cozy Camden
The Lodge at Camden Hills • Camden, ME
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Meeting someone new is always exciting. Let us introduce you, then, to Maine's best-kept secret: The Lodge at Camden Hills in Camden, where the mountains meet the sea.
Rendezvous with a two-night stay for two at The Lodge's secluded Route 1 location. Acquaint yourself with views of Mount Battie and Penobscot Bay and get to know your natural surroundings and cross paths with thirty miles of hiking trails at Camden Hills State Park where you'll become fast friends with panoramic vistas atop of Mt. Battie.
"Camden and its picture-perfect harbor, framed against the mountains of Camden Hills State Park, is one of the prettiest sites in the state," says Lonely Planet. "Home to Maine's large and justly famed fleet of windjammers, Camden continues its historic close links with the sea. Most vacationers come to sail, but Camden also has galleries, fine seafood restaurants and back streets ideal for exploring."
In town, just a mile away, familiarize with the High Street Historic District and Camden's Harbor Park and amphitheater, featuring musical and dramatic performances.
Downtown, you'll find yourself face-to-face with a gallery of local arts and crafts at Small Wonder. Rub shoulders with master mariners on a schooner cruise and then happen upon nearby oceanside and freshwater beaches where the pines and salt air are like a kiss on the cheek.
For dinner, say hello to clam chowder and fresh lobster at Cappy's Chowder House or link up with the Waterfront Restaurant for dinner under the harbor lights.
Go ahead and discover coastal Maine—we think you'll get along famously.
"My stay at the Lodge at Camden Hills was so incredible. It felt like my home away from home. The cabin was so inviting with the fireplace, Jacuzzi, and the deck overlooking Penobscot Bay. I loved the area, the smell of the pines, and the salty air."-- TripAdvisor
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Unprecedented response to Mexican journalist's murder
The disappearance and murder in Veracruz from February 5 through 11 of local journalist Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz remains mired in controversy.
In mid February, after Jiménez's murder, a group of journalists traveled to Veracruz and investigated the authorities' response to the journalist's killing. On March 19, the group, called Misión de Observación, published the findings of its unprecedented investigation in a report called "Gregorio: Asesinado por informar" (Gregorio: Murdered for Reporting). Their report documented Jiménez's disappearance and murder, the state's ineffective response, and the less-than-supportive working conditions of his newspapers in southern Veracruz.


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Odfrank is the Darth Vader of swarm catchers world wide. He is a challenging adversary but I know we can do it!
Odfrank is the Darth Vader of swarm catchers world wide. He is a challenging adversary but I know we can do it!
4 traps Zero residents.
Last year zero, even though I caught 12 swarms in the vicinity of the traps.
Four baited in, two swarms caught, one was my own. When this rain is over keep your veil on. Three of the four baits were seven framers and so was yesterdays swarm from my own hive. I padgened this swarm, installed it on the location of the original hive and moved the original off to the side. This inhibits the original hive from casting an after swarm because all the foragers join the swarm colony making it a powerhouse.
11 traps set. Nothing more than scout bees so far.
7 traps, 2 swarms, one in a nuc, one in the beetree trunk I
Put in my garden.
Stuck in Texas. Learning Permaculture in drought, flood and strange weather. The bees are still alive.
Charlie B.. Odfrank... Caught one more today, (total of four) but, I can't in good faith, count this one. It came to a box that I had placed out at the end of a barn, with some old lumber to be thrown away. No frames and no lemongrass oil.
I started a new thread with photo. It was sitting almost on the ground. The photo doesn't show that the rear of the box is broken, that is why I was throwing it away.
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I think that should count Cleo. Same thing happened to Odfrank but his box was is worse condition than yours. The only difference was he's so cheap, he wasn't intending on throwing his away!
The photo doesn't show, but, the whole back is busted. Got hit by a front tractor tire.
I can't compete with odfrank, not enough feral bees in my area, and I have been making up nucs, so, my brood stock is too small to swarm.
No swarms in bait hives yet.... However, 4 swarms retrieved from various surfaces and branches. NONE from my hives !
Ollie, I'm coming by to take a look at those. You owe me lunch anyway.
Right, NONE from my hives either!
Hey Cleo,
You'll need all the help you can get in this competition. You better count that one.
We are not even half way through the swarming season and we haven't even got out of winter yet. Your hives haven't swarmed YET. Both you and your master will be running their butts off in May chasing those gigantic swarms from hives that have left behind two medium supers of crop stored earlier and clogging up the brood chambers. Grasshopper, how many times do I have to tell you to quit taking beekeeping advice from those left coasters?
I agree, it hasn't even started yet.
Some of the early swarms I've seen so far might have come out of small cavities in trees or houses.
Just built 20 more boxes in preparation for next month.
I think there's more traps out now in the Bay Area than there are swarms.


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Leadership Award: Lowa Mwilambwe
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(April 17, 2006)--Lowa Mwilambwe, university center director, will be honored with the Leadership Award, one of five that will be presented April 20 at the UTSA Staff Excellence and Service Awards ceremony.
The five Staff Excellence Awards recognize excellent work performance in emerging leadership, dynamic leadership, teamwork, extraordinary initiative and overall excellence.
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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This year's additional award winners are:
- Rising Star Award: Dan Smolenski, senior systems administrator, Department of Computer Science
- Team Spirit Award: Inventory Department staff members George Estevez, inventory clerk I; Olinda Ongay, inventory clerk II; Miriam Marin, inventory clerk II; James Sumner, inventory clerk III and Frank Bates, accountant II
- Extra Mile Award: Robert Rivas, research scientist associate II, Department of Biology
- Order of the Roadrunner Award: Hermilo "Milo" Silva, assistant director of planning and engineering, Center for Distance Learning and Academic Technology
In the second of five award spotlights that will be featured on UTSA Today, the Leadership Award recognizes a supervisory staff member who has promoted department and university goals through actions and job performance, demonstrated exceptional leadership ability, fostered a positive and motivating work environment, maintained open communication within the department and throughout UTSA, encouraged professional development, demonstrated fairness in resolving work-related issues and receptivity to feedback regarding personal job performance.
Lowa Mwilambwe
Leadership Award winner
Lowa Mwilambwe joined UTSA in August 2004 as university center director. Since that time, the University Center has experienced an incredible reorganization and has gained a position of prominence at UTSA because of his leadership.
When Mwilambwe began his job, he reorganized the reservations system and re-established programming in the University Center. As part of his plan, he created and led a committee with representatives from the three UTSA campuses to implement the use of Resource 25 reservations software.
With the purpose of unifying UTSA's online calendar resources, he is now working to establish the system across the campuses with a standardized event listing, room reservation and fee system. So far, he has brought together 12 offices in the conversion process.
Through his leadership, new programming has been implemented including a movie series, workshops, guest speakers, dance lessons, celebration kick-off events and Rowdystock. He has worked with students and other employees at the University Center to improve customer service to the UTSA community.
Mwilambwe is known for his leadership skills by students, staff and faculty. He is gracious and kind by nature, but, when the situation calls for it, he is tough and firm. His knowledge of four languages and his ability to be very diplomatic have served him well in working with UTSA community members.
He always is able to resolve issues in a consistent and fair manner. Recently, he mediated a conflict between two very vocal student organizations, and both groups walked away -- after shaking hands -- feeling that everyone had been heard and respected. Everyone involved in the incident, from students to staff to faculty, credited Mwilambwe's leadership with bringing the conflict to a peaceful and productive conclusion.
One of Mwilambwe's nominators concluded, "I have worked in higher education and student affairs for 17 years, and I have seen my share of great leaders, and Lowa Mwilambwe is a great leader. UTSA is a better university because he works here."
UTSA employees are invited to attend the event hosted by Rosalie Ambrosino, UTSA provost and vice president for academic affairs; Kerry Kennedy, UTSA vice president for business affairs; and Jude Valdez, UTSA vice president for extended services, at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 20, in the University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28) on the 1604 Campus. The ceremony will include remarks by UTSA President Ricardo Romo.
Downtown Campus and Institute of Texan Cultures staff members can attend the event utilizing VIA buses 93 or 94 at no charge by showing their UTSACard.
The ceremony will include retiree recognition, service pin awards for 5 to 35 years, and refreshments. Thirty-four staff members will be honored on their retirements and 214 staff members will receive UT System service awards for the 2005 calendar year.


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Graduate Programs
Welcome to the Graduate English program at Binghamton University. Our program has had a history of distinguished faculty and graduates in literary research, critical theory,rhetoric, and creative writing.
The English Department currently serves approximately 75 students working toward the PhD and about 30 students in progress toward the MA degree. The English Department offers opportunities for study in all major areas of British and American literatures, with strengths in American Studies, British Modernities, Critical Theory, Gender and Sexualities, Medieval Studies, Early Modern and Renaissance Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Race, Empire, and Global Diasporas, Rhetorical Discourse, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies/ Science Studies, Creative Writing. For a listing of faculty in each of these areas, see our Faculty page.
The department offers four graduate programs in English:
- MA in English/American literature
- MA in English with a creative writing concentration
- Ph.D. in English with a research dissertation
- Ph.D. in English with creative dissertation
The MA in literature stresses breadth of knowledge in literature and theory. The Ph.D. program encourages students to pursue focused interests in literary periods or movements, theoretical models and schools, or global literature. Ph.D. candidates take field exams and write dissertations on specific areas of literary, critical or theoretical interest.
The MA and Ph.D. programs with a creative writing concentration offer a range of workshops, readings, and visiting writers. (Visiting faculty have included Charles Johnson, Galway Kinnell, Robert Creeley, Marvin Bell, W. D. Snodgrass, and Molly Peacock.) MA-CW students take courses in literature and writing and produce a creative thesis. Ph.D. students take courses in literature and writing, complete the same field exams as literature students, and produce novels, books of poems, or books of short stories for their dissertations.


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What Are Immunizations?
Immunizations (sometimes referred to as "vaccines") provide immunity against particular diseases. "Immunity" means that your immune system has developed a way of protecting you from a specific disease by creating antibodies to that disease.
For more information on the production and function of antibodies, see AIDS.gov's Immune System 101.
Immunizations can come in several forms: injections, drops, or sprays. They are a proven way to prevent disease. For more information, see CDC's Vaccines & Immunizations: Basic and Common Questions.
Immunizations for the HIV-Positive Person
Immunizations are an important part of your HIV care plan because they can help protect you from serious illness.
But it can be confusing trying to figure out whether you should get a particular immunization and when. Your healthcare provider can help you decide which immunizations are right for you, based on your age and risk for contracting a specific illness.
The following are some recommended immunizations for HIV-positive adults:
- Hepatitis A and B
- Influenza (Injection, not the nasal spray)
- Polysaccharide Pneumococcal (pneumonia)
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
There are other immunizations that may be recommended to you based on your age, risk factors, or travel plans. And there are a few immunizations that are NOT recommended for people living with HIV/AIDS, including those for smallpox and anthrax.
For a complete list of the recommended immunizations for people living with HIV, please see AIDSinfo's Recommended Immunizations for HIV-Positive Adults.
You should keep a current copy of your immunization record with your other test and lab results.
Fact Sheets & Print Materials
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I really need a flu shot?
Yes, you really do! While it isn't clear whether people with HIV are susceptible to a more severe case of the flu than others, studies show that HIV-positive people tend to have higher rates of complications from influenza than others and more prolonged cases of flu and flu symptoms (especially in "flu season"). For this reason, HIV-positive patients are considered a high priority for vaccination. However, people with HIV should not receive the nasal spray form of the vaccine, which is a weakened but live form of the specific flu virus. Only the injectable form should be used. For more information, see CDC's HIV/AIDS and the Flu.
What are the side effects of vaccines for people living with HIV?
In general, side effects for people living with HIV are the same as for those who are HIV-negative. They can include:
- Soreness at the injection site
- Headache
- Fever
- Muscle aches
Some immunizations can also affect a patient's viral load, making it increase temporarily. Most healthcare providers, however, believe that the risks of contracting the illness and developing complications greatly outweigh the risks of side effects or an undesirable reaction to immunizations. For more information, see AIDSinfo's HIV and Immunizations.
Additional Resources
- HIVInSite - Immunizations in HIV Infection
- CDC - HIV/AIDS and the Flu
- HRSA – Guide for HIV Clinical Care: Immunizations
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