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The TE was really not productive in college at all, but had a pretty good pro day. That's probably what got him on a couple practice squads. Have not seen or heard anything since.
The corner I'm not sure why he is listed at 6'3. He is 6'. Ran sub 4.4 at his proday.
Funny thing about the corner is when the colts put DJ Johnson on the active roster from the practice squad they signed Jackson to replace him. If you remember the giants had DJ Johnson previously. Guess these two follow each other around
Thanks for the 411, I like the idea of an a athletic Corner thrown into the mix, will be keeping an eye on the secondary as they move forward into next season. I wouldn't be surprised if they picked a CB on the first day of the draft.
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Infrastructure Commission Findings and Recommendations
Original post made by stephen levy, University South, on Dec 23, 2011
A complete list of our members, meetings and final report can be found on the City's website at [Web Link.]
Readers can get a good summary by reading the 24 page executive summary and then looking deeper in the report as they wish.
For the first several months we split into committees and looked at the public safety facilities, the municipal services complex, and surface and above ground infrastructure in Palo Alto. Members visited our facilities, visited similar facilities in nearby communities and worked with staff to review prior reports and community infrastructure standards. Other committees worked to identify financing options and research how to improve the City's infrastructure management system so the Council and residents would have better and continuous information and monitoring of the City's infrastructure in the future.
Our work identified three major categories of need:
1) Replacing and upgrading two sets of major facilities related to public safety (the public safety building and fire stations at Rinconada and Mitchell Park and the Municipal Services Center (MSC) along East Bayshore and Embarcadero East.
2) Funding a backlog of projects that had accumulated over the years (catch up) and smaller projects planned for the future
3) Maintaining an adequate level of annual maintenance (keep up) to keep our infrastructure in good working order and avoid larger costs down the line.
Commission members found that both the public safety facilities and municipal services complex should be addressed immediately. These facilities are currently inefficient to operate, in need of repair or replacement and often in violation of either legal codes or risk from earthquake or flood. Sections 3 and 4 of the report provide detailed analyses.
An updated cost estimate was prepared for the public safety building and together the public safety building and fire station renovation would cost around $80 million or roughly about the same as the library bond adopted in 2008. The recommendations for the MSC are passed along to the City Council as input into the upcoming consultant study. An earlier out of date cost estimate was in the range of $100 million.
Both the public safety building and MSC replacement offer opportunities to generate revenues from use of the previous sites.
After reviewing our keep up funding needs, commission members found that the City is about $2.2 million short on an optimal level of annual maintenance. We currently spend $30.8 million per year while $33 million should be spent on regular maintenance of our streets and buildings.
Finally commission members working with staff updated the list of backlog projects and smaller future new and replacement projects as detailed in Section 2 of the report. A final tally of approximately $41 million in catch up or backlog projects was identified after the initial list of $63 million was reviewed for duplication and projects that had already been completed or were no longer needed.
The keep up, catch up and smaller project funding needs are approximately $6.4 million per year over the next 20 years.
In July of 2011 the City Council asked the commission to review the Cubberley lease. The commission found that the original conditions that prompted the lease and covenant not to develop "have changed dramatically and are no longer operative." Subsequent to our review the Council and School District have entered into discussions about the School District's plans for the future with regard to the Cubberley site. Our findings are input into those discussions.
The commission now turned to the second part of our task—to identify funding options for the major capital projects and annual funding needs identified during the first nine months of commission work.
The finance working group on which I served along with Mark Harris, John Melton and Jim Olstad developed a set of funding alternatives and eventually the full commission adopted the four funding options that are presented in the report. A full summary of our work is in Section 5 and appendices that review comparable tax rates in neighboring cities and funding options that were not carried forward to the full commission.
There was unanimous agreement that the major capital facility investments should be funded by long-term borrowing and that the MSC is best financed primarily by a Utility Revenue bond paid for by a small increase (1-2%) in rates. Utilities are a major tenant at the MSC.
For the public safety facilities we recommend either a General Obligation bond paid for by a property tax assessment and requiring a vote of the electorate or Certificates of Participation (debt issued by the City and requiring a repayment source) which do not require a vote of residents but are more expensive than G.O. bonds.
For the catch up, keep up and smaller new and replacement projects the City needs an additional $6.4 million per year. The commission's primary recommended options are an increase in the sales tax or use of savings related to Cubberley if the lease is terminated.
The report contains many more findings and recommendations that should be of interest to residents including recommendations for development and use as a policy tool of an infrastructure management system and thoughts about future infrastructure planning beyond what our commission had time to flesh out.
Commission members recognized that infrastructure, particularly things like public safety and municipal services centers and street maintenance, are not "sexy" expenditures and that in these difficult times funding all city programs is challenging. On the other hand as residents we face these challenges in fixing the roof and maintaining our homes and cars. Investing now for future savings or to avoid future problems is always difficult.
In the end our funding recommendations have three principles:
1) All of the needs we have identified should be funded
2) We are giving Council and residents a menu of choices not a single recommended approach
3) Our mission was to develop funding options that did not involve taking money from other city priorities. Council and residents may choose to reallocate current funding but this commission's scope and mission was to fully fund the needs we identified without reviewing or commenting on other city priorities and services.
a resident of University South
on Dec 23, 2011 at 7:11 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
[Web Link.]
This is the website
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 23, 2011 at 7:36 pm
In terms of funding options, which current city programs did you propose to cut, in order to pay for infrastructure expenditures?
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 24, 2011 at 9:39 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
So, none of the maintenance was deferred, Steve? Everything was up to date? Not very damn likely.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 24, 2011 at 10:09 am
@ James: making cuts to other city programs was not in the scope of this commission. As Steve said in the final sentence of his blog post above, Council and residents may choose to reallocate current funding. The IBRC was tasked (1) to identify the need and (2) to figure out how to pay for it without defunding other expenditures.
@ Walter: you may have misunderstood Steve's post. Yes, there is $41 million in "catch-up" needs, which includes deferred maintenance. I encourage you and everyone else to read the entire report, or at least the 24 page summary.
I would also like to note that the IBRC employed a relatively novel tool that I have not personally seen in other city reports. There are a series of both dissents (for those commissioners who held a minority opinion) and commentaries (for those commissioners who elected to offer additional opinions than the entire commission did not necessarily embrace).
a resident of Atherton
on Dec 24, 2011 at 11:15 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
Every public agency should have and fully fund reserves which are equal to the depreciation (the allocation of the cost of assets to periods in which the assets are used) of its physical assets so that the funds are available when the time comes to replace those facilities.
Does Palo Alto have any such reserves?
Does Palo Alto depreciate its physical assets?
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 24, 2011 at 11:35 am
"James: making cuts to other city programs was not in the scope of this commission"
Yes, that is my point. If the commission was tasked with finding funding, then ALL options hould have been on the table. Of course, that was not the point, was it? The only acceptable recommendation from the commission would be new taxes, not cuts to any existing programs. The City already knew about its infrastructure needs and backlogs. This study is a thinly veiled attempt to raise more taxes, and to give cover to the city council as it attempts to do so. Nothing more....
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 24, 2011 at 12:52 pm
@ Peter Carpenter,
Your proposal is logical and sensible.
I would wholeheartedly agree with your approach IF the original assets had been financed from cash reserves. However, they were not. The original assets were financed through bond measures. Adding a depreciation reserve to annual bond servicing would have the effect of forcing then-current citizens of paying for an existing facility AND a future facility. This hardly seems fair.
To simplify my point, let's use the example of a car. If I purchase a car using cash savings, then yes I should save an appropriate amount of money so that when my car needs to be replaced, I can again pay cash. However, if I finance the car, then it may not make sense for me to pay monthly payments on my existing car AND save for a new car, especially if that new car will benefit someone else who did not contribute to the car in the first place! Not a perfect analogy, but I think you can grasp the concept I am trying to convey.
However, there is a hybrid approach. If a physical asset, such as a new Public Safety Building, outlives its original financing mechanism, we should maintain the level of annual bond servicing (but instead of going to bondholders, it would go to a reserve).
The IBRC has adopted this approach in aggregate by recommending both a minimum infrastructure funding level (expressed as a % of General Fund budget) AND two independent infrastructure reserves.
I encourage all Palo Alto citizens to read the entire report and not only the summary articles in the Post, Daily, and Weekly.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 24, 2011 at 1:01 pm
" if I finance the car, then it may not make sense for me to pay monthly payments on my existing car AND save for a new car"
When I buy a new car, on credit, I ALSO save money for the repairs and maintenance on the car. Apparently, you do not! Clearly, Palo Alto did not save for repairs, along the way. What gives?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 24, 2011 at 1:13 pm
@ James
Yes, I absolutely save money for repairs and maintenance...in fact, I am very diligent about my car's servicing needs.
There is a difference between operating maintenance and capital replacement. I was specifically referring to the capital replacement aspect.
There has indeed been an operating maintenance deficit, no doubt. This is why the IBRC has recommended a minimum funding level going forward to ensure that all maintenance is performed when needed and not deferred.
a resident of Atherton
on Dec 24, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
Alex - your bond approach, instead of funding depreciation as it occurs, assumes that you will always be able to finacne the replacement buildings/facilities with another bond. Given the projected deficits of the City future bond issues may be very problematic - just like financing your next car when you have very poor credit.
Recognize that your bond financing means that the proper savings were not accumulated before the existing facilities were built. Kicking the can down the road is poor public policy.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 24, 2011 at 1:57 pm
"There is a difference between operating maintenance and capital replacement"
The capital cost of new streets/curbs/sewers was paid many decades ago, in Palo Alto. We have lousy streets, and other crumbling infrastructure, because we did not pay to keep them repaired and upgraded, as needed. We spent the money on high salaries and benefits and flavor-of-the-week programs. It is time to cut salaries and benefits, and to eliminate the flavors.
We do not need more taxes!
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 25, 2011 at 5:40 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
There ain't no Santa Claus!
a resident of Community Center
on Dec 25, 2011 at 6:14 pm
I had dinner with a college buddy a couple weeks back, who is working on the Hetch Hetchy rebuild project.
We walked from my place in Community Center to downtown, and came back to my place where his truck was parked.
My friend has been involved in all sorts of public infrasturce projects during his career.
We traversed numerous sidewalks in the dark on the way back, which had tree roots creating major walking hazards, as the roots have created such uneven walking surfaces. We love our trees here in PA, and we need a "sidewalk plan" to deal with the natural growth and fix the sidewalks all over town to get them back to a safe condition.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 25, 2011 at 6:44 pm
"We traversed numerous sidewalks in the dark on the way back, which had tree roots creating major walking hazards, as the roots have created such uneven walking surfaces."
About 3-4 years ago, a woman was killed when she tripped over a raised sidewalk in PA. It did not make a lot of news, but it happened.
Sidewalk repair is not sexy, but it is an essential maintenance issue. Vic Ojakian is one of the few recent council members who pushed for such pedestrian efforts, and gave it a priority over the flavors-of-the-week stuff.
We do not need new taxes. We need our city leaders to prioritize current revenues for essential needs. It is long overdue. Do you agree, Paul?
a resident of Community Center
on Dec 25, 2011 at 8:32 pm
There are spending decisions and financing decisions.
This town is 100+ years old, and in both the City and the School district, there have not been adequate maintenance or improvements to keep our infrastructure in good shape.
There have been some bond initiative passed to make a number of improvements, namely the storm drain effort, the library project, and two major school district proposals. I am of the opinion that Palo Altans voted in favor of these because there was a recognition that there had been many years of neglect, and we needed to deal with these matters if Palo Alto was going to maintain itself as a highly desirable place to live. "We get what we pay for."
AS for future priorities and how to pay for them, that is a conversation that this group was addressing. You may be right that the spending priorities need re-alignment. My experience with our City government in my capacity on the Parks and Recreation Commission is that this is a topic of constant discussion. There are different "buckets" of money that can be used for different projects--it is more complicated than I would like, but it is what it is, not just in Palo Alto, but cities statewide.
For example, building a reservoir at El Camino Park, and the improvements for recreation that will come with the project, cannot have the funds paying for it to fix sidewalks. BTW, how would a composting facility be paid for?
I don't like getting into polemics about taxes. It is touching a third rail. I will observe that the company I have owned in Fremont since 2004 has a higher sales tax rate than does Palo Alto. Fremont is a well run city and in good physical condition. I also get dinged now and again by Fremont for some fire inspectors coming by to make sure my operation is in compliance with the local requirement, and then they graciously send me a bill for their time.
There are some things that we in Palo Alto can choose, and some that we cannot. What is important is our City Council, City Staff and involved community members reach an understanding of how the discretionary expenditures should be focused, and if the community prefers to continue deferring certain projects since there is a lack of revenue, or if it prefers to look into revenue streams that can help pay for things that create the kind of community many of us have enjoyed for a number of years.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 25, 2011 at 9:09 pm
"if the community prefers to continue deferring certain projects since there is a lack of revenue"
That is the crux of the issue. However, you state it inversely. It is not a lack of revenue, it is a choice of priorities.
Which current programs would you cut, Paul, in order to provide for the maintenance backlog, given that PA has refused to stand up to the plate, and do their job? I am not asking you about about new revenue sources, I am asking about which current programs need to be cut in order to make up for past mistakes.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 25, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Paul, I agree with James on this - what you call a lack of revenue is just a matter of priorities and choices. For instance, we pay $1.3M for Children's Theater. I like the PACT, fine program. But that's way way more per capita than any children's theater program in America (believe me, I've looked into it). So if we reduced that from $1.3M to $0.3M, that's a meaningful amount to put toward infrastructure projects.
Our number one source of additional funds for infrastructure projects is the revenue we already have. That's not an ideological perspective, it is just common sense. Rather than go to war for added taxes, let's shift some costs to those who choose to pay for desired programs.
a resident of University South
on Dec 26, 2011 at 1:18 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
As Paul Losch pointed out the Commission's work focused on spewnding choices (what infrastrcuture investments are recommended) and financing choices (how to pay for these investments.
On the spending side the Commission identified two large projects, some addition to annual keep up funding and a set of catch up projects and smaller bew projects.
The reasons for these infrastructure investments are described in detail in the report with a recommendation to proceed immediately on the public safety facilities and a series of recommendations for consideration in the upcoming study of the MSC.
So far most of the posts have been about financing options and not about the Commission's investment and maintenance recommendations.
For the two major facilities projects the Commission recommends long-term borrowing. Regardless of how the borrowing is paid for these projects require significant up front financing AND the beneifts will occur to residents for many years into the future. Borrowing and having both current and future residents pay for these investments is the normal process for financing long-term investments.
We describe three options for funding and repaying these long-term borrowings. One is General Obligation bonds such as we have used in Palo Alto and other communities recently for school and library construction. The advantages of GO bonds is that voters have a say in project selection (something that most posters have argued for) and GO bonds are usually the cheapest source of long-terrm borrowing. Finally, GO bonds bring with them a small increase in property taxes so they are fully paid for.
Certificates of participation (COPs) are borrowing by the City that require a repayment source and do not require a vote by residents.
COPS can be repaid by a new revenue source such as a sales tax increase or by other revenues such as reductions in existing City spending (advovcated by mnay posters) or by the use of savings if the Cubberley lease is not renewed. A thrid option but only for the MSC is a Utilty Revenue bond paid for by a sall (1-2%) increase in rates.
As I mentioned before our Commission did not recommend specific reallocations of existing spending although our report makes clear this is an option and one that I am sure will be heard as the Council deliberates.
But the first priority is to see if there is support in the community for moving ahead on replacing the public dsafety building, firehouses and MSC.
Posters in response to the report recommendations have suggested spending priorities that they would like discarded to make room for infrastrcuture investment.
They are repeating the dilemma of many federal budget debates. So recently we have both parties saying they support an extension of the payroll tax but then they get gridlocked on how to pay for it.
Similarly we seem to have broad agreement in this small sample of opinion for more infrastructure investment and reluctance to pay for it except by reducing spending they don't like as much.
I am pretty certain that there are other residents who will have a different set of priorities. The complaint that elected officials do not listen to residents and pick choices that are ill-advised (from the perspective of the speaker or poster) is not unique to the Weekly Town Square or usually helpful in resolving difficult public policy choices. But our process was open and transparent with a long public record for revieew and I am sure the Council will hear a variety of opinions as they deliberate on our recommendations.
There will be plenty of time for residents and the Council to express and discuss alternative approaches to paying for these investments that the Commission members, usually unanimously, think are critical for our quality of life and attrractiveness as a place to live and work.
In a later post I will discuss our recommendations for annual funding for keep up maintenance and to fund (over the next 20 years) the catch up (deferred) projectds identified by the Commission and smaller future capital investments.
The Commission recommeded funding of two new reserves as the current reserve is about to be out of funds and I will discuss these also in a later post.
Readers can find all of these topics covered in the report.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 26, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
A drunken sailor has spent his own money.
Palo Alto should not spend one dime for discretionary items until maintenance and operation are fully funded.
I have maintained from the start of my residency 40 years ago that Palo Alto should be reduced to a municipal service district with clearly defined duties. That is still my recommendation.
a resident of Barron Park
on Dec 26, 2011 at 1:44 pm
This is one of the most reasoned thread I have ever read. It seems all recognize and want to solve the deferred maintenance problems without agreeing on the methods.
In addition is the need for a Public Safety building and rebuilding or replacing MSC and two fire houses. Tell the Council there must be NO more flavor-of-the-week until issues defined by the IBRC are settled.
I am cautiously optimistic that all the posters and residents will face the issues squarely and not draw up battle lines to protect their pets. Whose ox is being gored must not be part of the dialog.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 26, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Steven, thanks for pointing out that "Our mission was to develop funding options that did not involve taking money from other city priorities."
I agree with James and Me Too: this is "a matter of priorities and choices."
Palo Alto suffers from the delusion that it can have it ALL — the police building AND the Children's Theatre. But priorities, by their very nature, demand either/or choices.
Paul, you say that there are "different 'buckets' of money that can be used for different projects—..." That may be the way the city/staff has set things up, but it doesn't have to be that way and should not be that way.
Consider a business that can't meet demand. The exec staff might pull money from the advertising bucket and put it in the engineering/manufacturing bucket.
In any case, all the city's buckets are filled from the same source: our wallets.
a resident of Community Center
on Dec 26, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Let me give you an example of what I am talking about. When a new building is completed (Alma Plaza, for exxample) the developer must pay a percentage of the cost of the building to the City's Capital Improvement Project fund. This true all over the state, not just here. The reason it isbe funds set up this way is to make sure that there will be funds available to either acquire additioinal land for public use or make improvement, such playgrounds. These funds must be used for Capital Improvements, and cannot be diversted for operating purposed.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 27, 2011 at 9:02 am
Thank you, Paul. I'm aware of the money that must go to the CIP fund.
Maybe we're just talking about different "buckets." I was referring to the departmental buckets in the city budget.
a resident of University South
on Dec 28, 2011 at 10:30 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
Posters on this blog and the other infrastructure thread have been discussing how to make infrastructure funding a priority in Palo Alto. The Commission wrestled with these issues and decided upon four approaches.
First is a recommendation that the city allocate approximately 23% of annual revenue to fund annual maintenance and provide funds to cover catch up or deferred infratructure projects plus the smaller future projects identified by the Commission. The 23% figure was determined by looking at current spending levels and the additional annual infrastructure spending recommended by the Commission.
Second, the commission recommends creation of a reserve fund to handle fluctuations in annual infrastructure spending. In years when 23% is not needed, the extra funds would be put in a reserve for years when more than 23% is needed. This would allow the funds recommended for infrastructure to be kept in reserve and not reallocated to other uses.
Third, the Commission identified two approaches to making infrastructure a priority within city staff and council deliberations. One is to have a special infrastructure position within existing staff that reports to the City Manager. The other, and council can choose either or both, is to have a city infrastructure commission. The majority of members liked the commission idea but several members thought a new commission was not necessary and that other approaches to insure citizen input could be developed.
Finally, the Commission recommends creation of a second infrastructure reserve to accumulate funds for projects in the future. Initial funding could come from the infrastructure funds provided by Stanford for city use as part of the hospital expansion. Funds could also come from sale or lease of city property such as the site of the existing police building if a new facility is built elsewhere.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 28, 2011 at 11:15 am
Stephen, the last thing the city needs is another highly-paid member of the executive staff. Keene has an assistant city manager/COO in Pamela Antil, a deputy city manager in Steve Emslie, and an assistant for sustainability in Debra van Duynhoven. The structure is in danger of collapsing from being top heavy.
Any well-run organization has the top priorities in mind as it goes about its normal business, making decisions and allocating resources. The problem with Palo Alto is that it has too many "priorities," most of which are non-essential. One day it's civic engagement, next it's youth well-being.
If the city council could once and for all clearly articulate the real priorities that are obvious to anyone running a city, we wouldn't be facing this financial dilemma and we would not have needed an infrastructure commission.
No one at city hall should need your commission to identify "two approaches to making infrastructure a priority within city staff and council deliberations." That should be common sense!!!!! Tragically, unbelievably, it has never been so.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 30, 2011 at 1:51 pm
"the commission recommends creation of a reserve fund"
This one is a real laugher! We have had such reserve funds in the past, but they got spent on various flavors of the week. Salivating council members, dreaming about bike lanes, low cost housing, "sustainability", theatre productions, consultants, union support, etc., will dry up any potential reserve fund...no problem.
Truly, Stephen, you cannot be serious...or are you?
a resident of University South
on Jan 11, 2012 at 10:35 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
Next Tuesday the infrastructure commission will have a study session with the Palo Alto city council.
I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank the 16 commissioners I was privileged to serve with. Together these commissioners volunteered over 10,000 hours over a fifteen month period to our community.
Ray Bacchetti
Mark Berman
David Bower
Ralph Britton
Brent Butler
Mark Harris
Le Levy
Pat Markevich
John Melton
Mark Michael
Jim Olstad
Alex Panelli
Jim Schmidt
Bob Stillerman
Greg Tanaka
Gary Wetzel
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 21, 2012 at 4:23 pm
"But after a lengthy debate and some disagreement, the council decided at its annual strategic retreat that infrastructure should not be one the city's official 2012 priorities"
End of story.


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One of the biggest names in New Zealand entertainment is to appear in one of the most successful British television shows, Downton Abbey.
British media were reporting yesterday that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa would appear in the fourth series of Downton, which began shooting this week.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Dame Kiri, 68, would play an opera singer and make her debut by giving a performance at a party thrown by the show's central family, the Crawleys.
It was not clear from the reports whether the appearance would be more than a one-off, and her New Zealand manager, Paul Gleeson, was not about to throw any light on it.
Gleeson said Dame Kiri was back home preparing for a private recital in Auckland next week. She would then head to Australia for a further eight recitals before returning to star in a sold-out concert, An Evening with Dame Kiri, at Oamaru Opera House on March 27.
He would not confirm her role in Downton Abbey, which screens here on Prime.
It will mark a rare television appearance for the singer, who performed at the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981.
Downton Abbey has won nine Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.


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Great apartment in Berlin-Kreuzberg
Size45 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Ohlauer Straße, 10999 Berlin, Germany
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|3 days ago
Will you please be so kind to send me a message first, before sending me a booking-request.
The prices are variable through the year. You can see the exact price by entering your data and number of persons.
About the apartment:
A spacious and comfortable apartment in Kreuzberg, in the centre of Berlin.
Ideal for relaxing after your busy day of sightseeing, or after a night out in Berlins' famous club scene.
In the apartment is everything you need for a comfortable stay; towels and sheets, fully equipped kitchen, a wireless internetconnection (WIFI), tv and dvd-player (+dvd-collection), sound system for Ipod, mp3, telephone or laptop and a washing machine.
The apartment has a bright living room with a view on the lively street. The wooden role shutters easily transform the living in a quiet and intimate lounge for the night.
For dinner you can visit one of the many restaurants in the neighbourhood. Or prepare your own meal and enjoy it relaxed inside.
Subway (U-bahn) and metro-bus are very close to the apartment, so you can easily reach all different parts of this great city.
The apartment is situated in Kreuzberg, the most centrally located area of Berlin and famous for its art scene, its multicultural vibe and for the trendy bars, cafes and clubs.
Within walking distance from the apartment you can visit design shops, vintage stores, galleries and boutiques.
The apartment is situated around the corner from the Oranienstrasse; the centre of Kreuzberg. with many lunchrooms, bars, clubs and a variety of international restaurants, for each taste and every budget.
Enjoy a walk in the green Görlitzer Park, with a swimming pool, a playground and a nice terrace. Or take a stroll along the leafy banks of the Paul Lincke Ufer, a popular river bank with terraces and a food market.
House rulesPlease complete your guest profile and contact me BEFORE sending your booking request. I would like to know you a little better before I welcome you in my home.
Please read the infoletter and the checkoutlist and respect the houserules.
Smoking, pets, visitors, drugs and parties are not allowed, and please do not make too much noise.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 24 US per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
We had a nice stay in Berlin and the apartment was just what we expected. The neighbourhood is very hip and suited us perfectly (hah) and the best thing was to rent bikes from a store next door and bike around the city. We will definitely be back!
Excellent experience! We didn't have the chance to meet Bart, instead we met Isabella. She is adorable and tried to help us in everything we needed. In fact, she help us to check train timetables. Wifi works excellent. Near the house there is a bus stop and two block away there is a U-Bahn which help you get wherever you want in a couple of minutes. Prices to buy food are good nearby the house. It is a very comfortable apartment. We went in winter and it was very warm. We would definitely recommend it. If you want to live in a multicultural neighbourhood and in an alternative one, this place is perfect.
While I did not get to meet Bart personally, I dealt with his associate Isabella and she was great! The apartment is really nicely located in Kreuzberg and close to the U-bahn station - you can be in the heart of Mitte in moments! Having a washer was also very convenient.
I will definitely stay here the next time I am in Berlin!
We had a great stay in the apartment! Very cozy and nicely decorated. It took us worry about anything - soap, toilet paper and everything was there (Wurd us even extra yet brought or bought ;-))! The area is also very nice, there is much to discover. And when sleeping, it was fantastically quiet, as the bedroom is to the rear. Perfect - happy again :)
Wir hatten einen super Aufenthalt in dem Apartment! Sehr gemütlich und schön eingerichtet. Wir brauchten uns auch um nichts kümmern - Seife, Toilettenpapier und alles war da (wurd uns sogar extra noch gebracht bzw. gekauft ;-) )! Die Gegend ist auch sehr schön, es gibt viel zu entdecken. Und beim Schlafen war es traumhaft ruhig, da das Schlafzimmer nach hinten raus geht. Perfekt - gerne wieder :)
Great apartment. I didn't have the chance to meet Bart but the apartment is very nice and cosy in the amazing Kreuzberg district. We had a great time there.
Apartment is great, no closet, no hangers available, otherwise everything ok
Wohnung ist groß, kein Kleiderschrank, keine Kleiderbügel vorhanden, sonst alles o.K.
Great accommodation in the heart of Berlin! Great location and comfortably furnished. You feel very welcome!
Tolle Unterkunft mitten im Herzen von Berlin! Super Lage und gemütlich eingerichtet. Man fühlt sich gleich wohl!
Nice neighborhood, good place to stay if you want to visit Berlin with the bike. Bike rental, supermarket and metro are close. Comfortable and quiet apartment.
Had a great stay in the apartment of Bart in Kreuzberg. We are warmly welcomed by the hostess isabella and the apartment was in tip-top! Excellent accommodation, bedroom is at the back so you have no noise.
Prima verblijf gehad in het appartement van Bart in Kreuzberg. We zijn warm onthaald door de gastvrouw isabella en het appartement was tip top in orde! Prima accomodatie, slaapkamer zit aan de achterzijde waardoor je geen geluidsoverlast hebt.
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- Secure payment via SSL encryption


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Live Yellow Calla Lily in Moss Pot
Either for your own indoor or outdoor garden, or as a thoughtful gift, our live yellow calla lily brings bright blooms and greenery to any space. This elegant flowering plant comes straight from the grower in beautiful Half Moon Bay, California.
- 6.5" diameter, 5" high; calla lily grows to 15–23" high
- Comes tucked inside a natural moss–covered basket.
- Plastic pot has a drainage hole.
- Blooming period varies on household and watering; ranges from one to three months.
- Detailed care instructions are provided with each plant.
- Grown in Half Moon Bay, Northern California.
- Catalog / Internet only.
Dimensions & Care
- Temperature: Ideal at 50–70°F; tolerates 38–80°F.
- Water: Keep soil evenly moist, but never soggy; prefers soil on the dry side.
- Light: Bright light to full sun. Flower color intensifies in bright light and cool temperatures. Fading occurs under lower light and warmer conditions.
- Fertilizer: None required while blooming. In growth phase, supply an acidic formulation.
- Soil: Fast-draining soil. A mixture of peat moss, fir bark, pumice and sand is recommended.
Shipping & Return Info
This item is perishable and ships directly from the supplier to arrive within 5 business days. Perishable items cannot ship outside the contiguous 48 states and are not available for rush shipping or Next Day Delivery service.
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days.
Next Day Delivery and Processing
We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $17.50 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized items, White Glove Delivery, out of stock items, personalized items or for items shipped directly from the manufacturer.
Select oversized items have an additional delivery and processing surcharge; this charge is listed below the item price.
View the complete Shipping and Delivery Information page.
We take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of each and every Pottery Barn product and we hope you love your purchase. If for any reason you do not, you have 30 days – or 7 days for all Quick Ship upholstery items – to return your purchase for a full refund or exchange. You can return most non-furniture items to your local Pottery Barn store – FREE.
Delivery fees are non-refundable and prior purchases are not eligible for a price adjustment. The following items are non-eligible for returns or exchanges:
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Questions? See our full Returns Policy.
Live Yellow Calla Lily in Moss Pot
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text: Hey all, I had a spark plug blow out this week on my 2003 Silverado with 4.8L V8. Short of replacing the head, is an insert a legitimate repair that will last? I found this product at Auto Zone: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac...ir-system/_/N-26gb?itemIdentifier=141511_0_0_ Will that be sufficient? Also, I can't work on vehicles in the parking lot of my apartment. Would it be OK to drive it about 15 miles to a buddy's garage missing a plug? Any help is appreciated! Thanks!


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Crow Wing County Fair boasts full lineup of activities, entertainment
The Crow Wing County Fair will be held Tuesday-Saturday, July 30 to Aug. 3, at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds in Brainerd.
The fairgrounds will officially open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 30. There is no admission charge for the fair; however, parking in the south parking lot is $3 and inside the grounds is $5.
Carnival rides will be open from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 30; noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, July 31-Aug. 2; and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
Tuesday, July 30
Tuesday is Military Day. The Dirt Road Prophets will perform from 1-3:30 p.m. on the Mills Free Stage. At 5:30 p.m. the opening ceremonies and the parade of colors will take place. Then, from 6-10 p.m., Sherwin Linton will perform on the Mills Free Stage. At 7 p.m. in the grandstand is the Demolition Derby.
Wednesday, July 31
Wednesday is Senior Day. At 10:30 a.m. is the Great Northern Model T Club & The Old Homestead Power Tractor Club Parade. Senior Day recognition will occur at noon. From 1-4:30 p.m. Country Times-Henry Stockert will perform on the Mills Free Stage followed by the Alan Godage Band playing classic country music from 6-10 p.m. In the grandstand at 7 p.m. is Moto Cross.
Thursday, Aug. 1
Thursday is Agriculture Day. The Waltzeteers Band will play from 1-3:30 p.m. on the Mills Free Stage. The Kids Pedal Pull is at 4 p.m. and Maiden Dixie will perform from 6-10 p.m. on the Mills Free Stage. At 7 p.m. in the grandstand are the Baja Rally Races.
Friday, Aug. 2
Friday is Teen Day and talent contest. The Pre-Teen Talent Contest is at 1 p.m. followed by the Teen Talent Contest at 3 p.m. and the Open Class Talent Contest at 5 p.m. All of the talent contests will be held on the Mills Free Stage. The teen dance with DJ Kris Lambke will run from 7-10 p.m. At 7 p.m. in the grandstand are the Baja Rally Races.
Saturday, Aug. 3
Saturday is Kids' Day. The Dig for Nickels is at 10:30 a.m., the Veggie Derby is at 11:30 a.m. The Antique Tractor Parade is at noon. Minnow Races are at 1:30 p.m. followed by the 4-H Dog Exhibition from 3-4 p.m. Dazzling Dave, a national yo-yo master, will have shows at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the Northland Stage. Ray's Promenaders-Square Dancing will be from 4:30-6 p.m. on the Mills Free Stage. Dance competition finals will be at 7 p.m. dancing to the music of the country band Wanted, which will perform from 7-10 p.m., also on the Mills Free Stage. At 7 p.m. in the grandstand is "Dirt Kickin' Wicked Good" Bull Riding.
Additional information and events can be found at brainerd.com/fair.


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#include "stdafx.h" #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { //Vars string username = ""; //Execute cout << "Hello \n"; cin.get(); cout << "What is your name? "; getline (cin, username); cout << "Your name is: " << username; cin.get(); if (username == "Tiffany" || "tiffany" || "Tiffany McClure" || "tiffany McClure" || "Tiffany Mcclure" || "tiffany mcclue") { cout << "Your name is Tiffany... \n The Creator has a message for you: \n I love you Cupcake"; cin.get(); } else { cout << "Your name is not Tiffany."; cin.get(); } return 0; }
The problem is... it doesn't appear that the "if (username == "Tiffany" || "tiffany" || "Tiffany McClure" || "tiffany McClure" || "Tiffany Mcclure" || "tiffany mcclue")" statement evaluates correctly, as the program always displays the cout message in the "if" block, even if the if statement should be false.
I know these are beginner C++ concepts that have nothing to do with game development, but... this is like the only forum acct. I have for anything like this, and I hate to create another just to ask this somewhat stupid question.
I appreciate any help with this, I'm trying to pick up C++ again so that maybe I can do something useful with it.
EDIT: Oops. I haven't been on this site in a while. Forgot there was a "For Beginners" Section. This probably belongs there. Sorry about that.
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FusePaq Synapryn (Oral)Pronunciation
Generic Name: tramadol (Oral route)
Commonly used brand name(s)
In the U.S.
- ConZip
- FusePaq Synapryn
- Rybix ODT
- Ryzolt
- Ultram
- Ultram ER
Available Dosage Forms:
- Tablet, Extended Release
- Suspension
- Capsule, Extended Release
- Tablet, Disintegrating
- Tablet
Therapeutic Class: Analgesic
Chemical Class: Opioid
Uses For FusePaq Synapryn
Tramadol is used to relieve moderate to moderately severe pain, including pain after surgery. The extended-release or long-acting tablets are used for chronic ongoing pain.
Tramadol belongs to the group of medicines called opioid analgesics. It acts in the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. When tramadol is used for a long time, it may become habit-forming (causing mental or physical dependence). Physical dependence may lead to side effects when you stop taking the medicine.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Before Using FusePaq Synapryn
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of Rybix™ ODT, Ryzolt™, and Ultram® tablets in children younger than 16 years of age. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of Ultram® ER extended-release tablets in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of tramadol in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have unwanted side effects (e.g., constipation; lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting; stomach upset; weakness) and age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving tramadol.
|Pregnancy Category
|All Trimesters
|Animal studies have shown an adverse effect and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women OR no animal studies have been conducted and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women.
Breast Feeding
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Interactions with Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
- Naltrexone
- Rasagiline
- Selegiline
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Acepromazine
- Acetophenazine
- Alfentanil
- Alprazolam
- Amisulpride
- Amitriptyline
- Amobarbital
- Amoxapine
- Anileridine
- Aripiprazole
- Asenapine
- Baclofen
- Benperidol
- Bromazepam
- Bromopride
- Bromperidol
- Brompheniramine
- Buprenorphine
- Bupropion
- Buspirone
- Butabarbital
- Butorphanol
- Carbamazepine
- Carbinoxamine
- Cariprazine
- Carisoprodol
- Carphenazine
- Ceritinib
- Chloral Hydrate
- Chlordiazepoxide
- Chlorpheniramine
- Chlorpromazine
- Chlorprothixene
- Chlorzoxazone
- Citalopram
- Clarithromycin
- Clobazam
- Clomipramine
- Clonazepam
- Clorazepate
- Clorgyline
- Clovoxamine
- Cobicistat
- Cocaine
- Codeine
- Cyclobenzaprine
- Dantrolene
- Darunavir
- Desipramine
- Desvenlafaxine
- Dexmedetomidine
- Dextromethorphan
- Diacetylmorphine
- Diazepam
- Dichloralphenazone
- Difenoxin
- Dihydrocodeine
- Diphenhydramine
- Diphenoxylate
- Dolasetron
- Donepezil
- Dothiepin
- Doxepin
- Doxylamine
- Droperidol
- Duloxetine
- Eletriptan
- Enflurane
- Escitalopram
- Estazolam
- Eszopiclone
- Ethchlorvynol
- Ethopropazine
- Ethylmorphine
- Femoxetine
- Fentanyl
- Flibanserin
- Fluconazole
- Fluoxetine
- Flupenthixol
- Fluphenazine
- Flurazepam
- Fluspirilene
- Fluvoxamine
- Fospropofol
- Granisetron
- Halazepam
- Haloperidol
- Halothane
- Hexobarbital
- Hydrocodone
- Hydromorphone
- Hydroxytryptophan
- Hydroxyzine
- Idelalisib
- Iloperidone
- Imipramine
- Iproniazid
- Isocarboxazid
- Isoflurane
- Ketamine
- Ketazolam
- Ketobemidone
- Levomilnacipran
- Levorphanol
- Linezolid
- Lithium
- Lofepramine
- Lorazepam
- Lorcaserin
- Lurasidone
- Meclizine
- Melperone
- Meperidine
- Mephobarbital
- Meprobamate
- Meptazinol
- Mesoridazine
- Metaxalone
- Methadone
- Methdilazine
- Methocarbamol
- Methohexital
- Methotrimeprazine
- Methylene Blue
- Metoclopramide
- Midazolam
- Milnacipran
- Mirabegron
- Mirtazapine
- Moclobemide
- Molindone
- Moricizine
- Morphine
- Morphine Sulfate Liposome
- Nalbuphine
- Naratriptan
- Nefazodone
- Nicomorphine
- Nitrazepam
- Nitrous Oxide
- Nortriptyline
- Olanzapine
- Opium
- Opium Alkaloids
- Orphenadrine
- Oxazepam
- Oxycodone
- Oxymorphone
- Paliperidone
- Palonosetron
- Papaveretum
- Paregoric
- Paroxetine
- Peginterferon Alfa-2b
- Penfluridol
- Pentazocine
- Pentobarbital
- Perampanel
- Perazine
- Periciazine
- Perphenazine
- Phenelzine
- Phenobarbital
- Pimavanserin
- Pimozide
- Piperacetazine
- Pipotiazine
- Piritramide
- Prazepam
- Primidone
- Procarbazine
- Prochlorperazine
- Promazine
- Promethazine
- Propiomazine
- Propofol
- Propoxyphene
- Protriptyline
- Quazepam
- Quetiapine
- Ramelteon
- Remifentanil
- Remoxipride
- Risperidone
- Rizatriptan
- Safinamide
- Secobarbital
- Sertindole
- Sertraline
- Sibutramine
- Sodium Oxybate
- St John's Wort
- Sufentanil
- Sulpiride
- Sumatriptan
- Suvorexant
- Tapentadol
- Temazepam
- Thiethylperazine
- Thiopental
- Thiopropazate
- Thioridazine
- Thiothixene
- Tilidine
- Tizanidine
- Tolonium Chloride
- Topiramate
- Tranylcypromine
- Trazodone
- Triazolam
- Trifluoperazine
- Trifluperidol
- Triflupromazine
- Trimeprazine
- Trimipramine
- Venlafaxine
- Vilazodone
- Vortioxetine
- Zaleplon
- Ziprasidone
- Zolmitriptan
- Zolpidem
- Zopiclone
- Zotepine
- Zuclopenthixol
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Ondansetron
- Quinidine
- Warfarin
Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following is usually not recommended, but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
- Ethanol
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Alcohol abuse, history of or
- CNS depression or
- Depression, history of or
- Drug abuse, history of or
- Head injury or
- Hormonal problems or
- Increased pressure in the head or
- Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) or
- Mental illness, history of or
- Phenylketone allergy, history of or
- Respiratory depression (hypoventilation or slow breathing) or
- Seizures or epilepsy, history of or
- Stomach problems, severe—Use with caution. The chance of serious side effects may be increased.
- Breathing or lung problems (e.g., asthma, hypercapnia), severe—Should not be used in patients with this condition.
- Kidney disease or
- Liver disease (including cirrhosis)—Use with caution. The effects may be increased because of slower removal of the medicine from the body.
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)—The orally disintegrating tablet contains phenylalanine, which can make this condition worse.
Proper Use of tramadol
This section provides information on the proper use of a number of products that contain tramadol. It may not be specific to FusePaq Synapryn. Please read with care.
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered.
If you think that this medicine is not working as well after you have been taking it for a few weeks, do not increase the dose. Instead, check with your doctor.
If you are using the disintegrating tablet, make sure your hands are dry before you handle the tablet. Do not open the blister pack that contains the tablet until you are ready to take it. Remove the tablet from the blister pack by peeling back the foil, then taking the tablet out. Do not push the tablet through the foil. Do not break, crush, or chew it. Place the tablet in your mouth. It should melt quickly. After the tablet has melted, swallow or take a sip of water.
Swallow the extended-release tablets whole with liquids. Do not break, crush, or chew it.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
- For chronic pain:
- For oral dosage form (extended-release tablets):
- Adults—At first, 100 milligrams (mg) once a day. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 300 mg per day.
- Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For oral dosage form (tablets):
- Adults and teenagers 16 years of age and older—At first, 50 to 100 milligrams (mg) every four to six hours as needed. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 400 mg per day.
- Children younger than 16 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For oral dosage form (extended-release tablets):
- For moderate to severe pain:
- For oral dosage form (disintegrating tablets):
- Adults and teenagers 16 years of age and older—At first, 50 to 100 milligrams (mg) every four to six hours as needed. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 400 mg per day.
- Children younger than 16 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For oral dosage form (tablets):
- Adults and teenagers 16 years of age and older—At first, 25 milligrams (mg) per day, taken every morning. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 400 mg per day.
- Children younger than 16 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For oral dosage form (disintegrating tablets):
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
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I saw some deformed wings on bees from a couple
different hives. they were walking around unable to fly.
should I treat right away or wait till fall? I have
I saw some deformed wings on bees from a couple
different hives. they were walking around unable to fly.
should I treat right away or wait till fall? I have
Pull your honey supers off and treat.
Leer Family Honey Farm-Shannon Leer
If you are taking honey, wait till after your flow. If you arn't taking honey (or planning on it) treat now.
You have to weigh the pros and cons of treating now or keeping the flow. If you do not treat, your hives will surely die in the winter....is that an acceptable loss if you get all the honey you can?
If the value of the expecting honey has more worth than a strong hive, let your bees work. If not, forget all future honey flows, treat now.
what about with the nuc's? I have 3 in 5 frame Boxes,
go ahead and treat them to???
and it's August.
The words "lots of honey" has different meanings to different people. If anyone however wants to gauge how their honey production is, they need to compare it to the state or area average.
I have seen a few post where some like for nature to take it's coarse letting the mites run there coarse if the hive is hygienic they will get rid of a lot of mites buy pulling brood out that are infected with mites.
Hoping the strong survive and when they do most may think they have a strain that show some resistance to the mites encounter.
Here are some thought I have been pondering.
Say they do survive and make it through the winter and look good in the spring there is some other factors that could be the reason that they did pull through the winter into spring looking good.
It's more than just Hygienic that made there survival possible.
#1 If you had a good laying queen that raised more brood than what the mites could inf estate.
#2 This is made possible by a nectar and pollen flow at the critical time
#3 or they could of had more pollen and honey stores and with a little stimulation feeding to spur them on to raise lots of brood.
The only bees that make it through the winter til spring are the bees that have been fed good while in the brood stage and the mites have not latched onto them, weaken them by sucking the life out of them.
If you treat, treat now to kill the mites so the ones raised in Sept,Oct will be the healthier ones that make it till spring
One thing I have not figured out some don't treat when mites are bad to help them BUT when they are out of stores they will FEED so they will survive.
To me a true survivor is one with no intervention from man
I would use apiguard or the formic acid pad
Be careful with the apiguard when it is 90 and above if you get the 6lb tub don't put on a full dose (50 Gr) read instructions - may be 1/2, and this will depend if a (double deep) or if in singles cut back dosage more, as the box size get smaller. Then in 2 weeks after the first dose, if the weather cools off put on a little more that what the first dose was.
My intention was not to hijack the thread started by Mrmizilplix, so I will take my responses to you and others to a new thread in Diseases and Pests. John
If when they get low on stores about to starve and you have to feed them to get the through why not treat for mites before they die and save them from the mites like you saved them from starvation. Just don't breed from this type.
The last sentence was just to let them know if i were to treat I would use one of those treatments
Do you think it is possible for the average common honeybee (excluding Russians, or any other recently developed hygenic strains) to become hygenic if left to their own instincts over some period of time, without human interference (treatments)? I would venture to guess that most people would say NO WAY. I cannot pinpoint exactly why my bees that have mites continue to not only survive, but prosper. As you say, there are many factors that contribute to a colony's survival year after year. My management style and goal is doing things as natural as possible, and still be able to run a large number of hives as my sole income. I let my bees build all comb naturally, foundationless, I don't feed sugar syrup to build them up in spring, or to boost their stores for winter, I leave more than enough honey on the hive in the fall to get them through any winter scenario. If I need to feed for any reason, I feed them frames of their own honey that I keep in reserve. I don't feed pollen substitute either or any other nutritional formula's. I eventually plan to trap my own pollen for that purpose.
Another thing, you seem to think that a good queen can out produce mites, thus the hive can stay ahead of them and survive, I don't think so. The answer is not in out producing the mites progeny, you will lose every time. John
>Just don't breed from this type.
Velbert, Not breeding from them is one thing, but my concern is keeping the chemicals out of the hive, do you not think that these "treatments" just may have a bad effect somewhere down the road? We know that the residue of chemical treatments gets in the wax, and can't be removed. That's just the tip of the iceberg. John
my bees started as Russian, the new queens were open
mated. the new queens(that I found) are dark, mabey
a Russian/Carni mix. should be a prety hygenic bee.
also I have seen the bees with deformed wings inside
the hives. what I like is the 2 oposing views telling me
to do 2 different things. I'm torn, I'd hate for my bees
to die off from not treating, but, I think I'll have to
agree with the treatment free method.
that said, I treated 4 hives and left 3 untreated.
I went middle of the road with it.
but not treating makes sense for future mite resistant
I love this forum!! thank you VERY much for everyones
Here I am in permanent locations and several yards have a dearth period of about 4-6 weeks it may vary from year to year from last of June til the last of Aug. The Queen slows way down even some times stops laying
Then if we have some rain the late Summer and fall flowers start blooming, and when they have set for awhile with out much brood and this late summer and fall flowering begins and the pollen and nectar start coming in the young laying queen will go into action on laying lots of brood for a few weeks.
By her doing this there is a lot higher % of bees that are not effected from the mites
Had 2 yards yard A yard B about 1 1/2 miles apart ther abouts
yard A was where my mating nuc were Got queens mated in yard A these queens were from the same breeder queen (non mite Resistant Breeder carn.) from the same day graft and mated with in 2-3 days of each other.
ReQueen all production hives in yard A & yard B The next year about middle of Aug there was a fair flow in yard B but yard A was no flow
Mite count % was higher in yard A(no Flow) 3-4 frames of scattered brood. In yard B they had 6-8 Frames of nice Healthy brood.
I would uncap brood and count the cells uncapped, then the cells uncapped with mites to get my % and did ramdon uncaping 10 cell or so in one area would do 50 or so cells. Allso caught ramdon bees and look them over and get you a % on you live bees
5 cell with mites out of 50 gives you a 10% mite infestation
Yard A had over a 20% mite count (no Flow queen not laying much)
Yard B had 8%-10% mite count the % of brood compared to mite infestation. the queen was laying more brood than what the mites could infest. So yes they can out lay the mites.
And these bees that are not being mite infested will be your healthier bees that will make it through the winter
and Yard B came through the winter with lot stronger hives didn't lose a one of them
Yard A was about 1/2 the strength and lost 2 of them in late winter
it could have had a better laying queen that kept it stronger more % of the brood was not effected by the mites. you may of feed the other hive an that let them raise more brood that got them through.
What i am trying to say here in these post, is that a survivor colony is from more that just being hygienic toward the mite, the survival % will in increase with a good younger laying queen good fall nectar And Pollen flowers (flow not to strong to crowded out the queens laying.Make sure you have enough honey storage room on the hives)
And the Hive you lost could have been just as good of hygienic behavior it could partly been because the queen was not a good laying queen or if you didn't give it feed soon enough when it stors got low
So you need to keep good records to evaluate each situation and not just think because one survived it is has good hygienic to fight off mites
Ask you self why you think that particular hive survived what have you done for this hive that was not done for the hive that didn't make it.
You could have not supered it quick enough the honey flow was heavy and the queen was crowded out for brooding room so the % of mite to brood ration has increased later will cause more brood infested with mites entering the cells
I see that you are very thorough in your monitoring of mite populations, and that is commendable, you obviously take it seriously which enables you to manage you hives accordingly.
Everyone's situation is unique, the fact that your particular situation in some of your yards benefitted the bees ability to contend with the mites, or so it seems, indicates to you that some queens can out produce the mites, and they very well may have for a time, but is there something here that could work for any beekeeper in any situation against the mite? I'm looking for that magic bullet, I believe it's out there, and I believe that there are a few people who already have it, I would like to believe that I am on the right track, although I'm sure I will have to tweak a few things yet. John
I think there is, Keep a good young laying Queen from mite resistant stock and make sure they have good stores or will be in a place with a good fall honey. Also bees are more Hygienic when they are able to collecting nectar and pollen from the field than when there in a dearth. (moral is up).
Had a Russian Hive on it's 2.5 season 1st year made about 80 lbs honey didn't treat ( wintered Great) next year going gain buster it made 160 lbs
left it in 3 10 fr deeps 1 was a deep full of honey no treatment
about the middle of Feb it had a cluster about the size of my fist it didn't make it. queen was getting older
If you got good resistant stock ( survival I think shows a degree of resistance) I would raise myself some queen from them.
A few years back before I started using resistance stock I also was treating with apistan us it for about 10 years in a row
that last year I used it they were more mites in the hive when i took it out than when i put it in. But most of queens were good layers and young they still averaged about 80 lbs per hive this is excellent for my part of the country.


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A short stop for coffee here and a quick look at the the Parish Close of the Saint-Germain Church. This huge complex has not only a church but also an ossuary and a huge calvary monument. We have seen many Calvary monuments or 'calvaires' in this area. These public crucifixes vary from one small cross to huge monuments which have not only Christ but any of Mary and the apostles, saints and symbolic figures. The monument at Pleyben is the largest of these in Brittany.
From here we drove through an area of National Park. High and hilly, sparsely vegetated, it looked like the moors in England. It was raining, and this gradually became heavier. We had a date to meet our friends in a market, but between road closures and mobile phones that did not communicate, we ended up meeting later at the house.
So now we have the area around where we are living in northern Brittany to explore. The house is in the country. We see farmers on tractors pass on their way to the fields. From the kitchen window we see a cornfield. We are only 8 kms from the sea, and about the same from Lannion, the largest town around here. There are many ways of getting anywhere, as there are many little roads and quite a number of villages. Most of them start with Plou - Ploubezre, Plouaret, Plounerin, and more. Here the signs also have the Breton language, just to confuse things a bit more.
Next day: Some days we say we don't want to see any more churches - or cathedrals - or chapels. But then we move on and we get interested again because they are different from what we have been seeing. The church at Lanvellec was similar to what we had seen at Pleyben. These churches are built of a different rock. A rock that is very grey and porous and gets dotted with green lichens. It gives the buildings such an ancient look, and evokes a feeling of times gone by, or at least historical novels.
Then to Morlaix. A viaduct which was built here in the 19th century for the trains to pass through town dominates the centre. From the low area at the base of the viaduct we climbed uphill, past the Eglise Melaine, to walk across the lower level of this structure. We could see many, many bricks were used to build it, and the views from here let us see way down the valley to the port. Grand houses, built mostly with the proceeds of the profitable linen industry in this area in the 18th century line the port.
Then uphill again. Past colourful half-timbered and slate roofed houses to a 'lantern house'. The Maison de la Duchesse Anne, built in 1525, is an example of this type of home.
These houses were influenced by houses with central courtyards in Southern Spain. They obliviously needed some adaptation to suit the often cold wet climate of northern France, so they have an interior courtyard with a fireplace and a stairwell to the the upper stories. The central courtyard allows light into the building and rooms are at the front and behind the central courtyard. The design seems sensible, but the steep and curving stairs would be a challenge to negotiate on a daily basis. But maybe worth it to get light in times when this was not always possible.


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Late last year, the New Yorker busted short-story writer Raymond Carver. Turns out the leader of the literary minimalist movement wasn't much of a minimalist at all — it was his editor, Gordon Lish, who cut, snipped, cajoled, and distilled his words into the shivering slices of life. Carver's posthumous outing is proof that even a supposed master of a spartan style doesn't always have the strength to pare his creations down to the marrow. But there are also those who find they can't make art any other way. They would include José González, a Swede of Argentine descent who, as a singer-songwriter, is ruthless in his devotion to aural minimalism. One might assume otherwise to judge by his hushed speaking voice, his sharp cheekbones, his birdlike frame. Yet during the most intense moments of his performances, with his head bent over his nylon-stringed acoustic guitar, it becomes clear that González, who headlines the Paradise next Thursday, possesses the will power and the patience to dig into each of his songs until he has exhumed its bleeding heart.
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González has kept the essence of this vision intact since the release of his debut album, Veneer, in 2003. (The first US version came out in 2005.) It's represented in everything from the sparse recordings themselves to the pretty pencil drawings by Elias Araya that adorn the CDs.
At 14, he began learning to play the Beatles songs and bossa nova tunes his father had grown up with. But music wasn't always his priority. He had nearly completed a PhD in biochemistry at the University of Göteborg when Veneer earned him a sudden global reputation. At first, he attempted to continue with his degree — hardly surprising given his ambition. "At the time, I was working my ass off, and also recording the songs for Veneer and doing more and more shows. So I was worried, because the PhD, the research project, was lacking. But as soon as I made a decision, it was pretty clear that I'd made a good choice." And he doesn't regret that choice, though he admits that he's still "a bit of a nerd" and enjoys reading Scientific American while he travels.
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