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An alternative term and or code for DB or Douche Bag. Helpful in situations when you want to call someone a DB but they're within ear shot.
The party was at a sweet mountain house but it was full of dixie bravos. or Please stop being such a dixie bravo and make me a drink already.
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By Paul Abelson
The national average price of diesel fuel stood at $3.89 a gallon as October drew to a close. While that is off its high of more than $4, it still represents a large chunk of your operating budget.
You're probably spending between $25,000 and $30,000 each year for fuel for a Class 8 vehicle such as a 10-wheel dump truck. If you could save just 3.6% per truck, you would take a full $1,000/truck out of your budget. That's certainly worth considering.
So you're in your office and you get a call from a sales representative. He claims he can save you 3.5%, or 5%, even 10% on fuel. You certainly want to hear what he has to say.
He may be offering you a new additive, a device that goes into your fuel line, a super-slippery oil, an electronic gadget that controls fuel flow, or some other technology. How do you evaluate these mechanisms?
Testing costs money. You have to decide which trucks to test. It may involve training. You may lose man-hours and vehicle service time pulling your trucks off the road to install the device. You must track and evaluate the results before you can make your decision. And if it doesn't work out, you'll spend even more to remove it.
Obviously, you can't evaluate every product. But the promise of savings is too great to pass up. You need a screening process to rule out items with less of a chance to work for you, while identifying those that could be beneficial.
Does it make sense?
Start by examining the claims. Do they apply to your operations? For example, aerodynamic products developed for over-the-road operations start to make a significant impact at speeds of 50 to 55 mph. The aerodynamics of a snow-plow, dump, or boom truck won't be helped much by wind deflectors and chassis fairings.
Aerodynamic devices can be crossed off the list. But there are others that apply to all vehicles, such as tires and lubricants.
Tires and lubricants work independently of speed: The tire that cuts fuel consumption by 5% at highway speeds will perform the same way in city operations. Fuel-saving lubricants and additives will save during power take-off operations, too.
Once you decide a fuel-saving item makes sense for your operation, how do you determine that it will actually work? Many variables go into fuel economy claims. Routes, traffic, weather, speed, and a host of variables — including the driver — can affect results.
In large fleet operations, there can be a 35% difference in fuel mileage among drivers, even if they drive identically equipped trucks.
Putting claims to the test
The gold standard of fuel economy testing was developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and American Trucking Associations' original Maintenance Council, now known as the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC).
They collaborated to create SAE J1321 and TMC Recommended Practice RP 1101, the TMC/SAE In-Service Fuel Consumption Test Procedure. After the first version was found to be flawed, it was tweaked to create RP 1102, the Type II procedure.
The test evaluates the fuel economy of trucks with a fuel-saving device or product, compared to trucks without it. This can involve anything from an oil additive to an engine or transmission.
The procedure systematically removes as many variables as possible. Trucks operate on the same routes at the same speeds, staying far enough apart that turbulence from one does not affect the other, yet close enough that both experience the same wind, weather, and traffic.
Trucks are tested multiple times to develop a baseline for each and then the results are compared. The item being tested is added to the test trucks. Routes are then re-run. Drivers are changed, so they can be eliminated as a variable.
To be valid, at least three runs must be within 2% of each other. Inconsistent results are disregarded. The Type II test procedure is accurate within 1%.
A Type III procedure was eventually developed to test items that can be removed from one truck and remounted on another. This category includes air deflectors and different tire compounds or configurations, such as wide-base single tires vs. duals.
Other removable items, such as magnetic devices and hydrogen generators, can be tested with either Type II or Type III tests. A Type IV test is now being developed to test devices during actual service operations.
I don't suggest conducting your own SAE/TMC tests. They are costly — ranging from about $25,000 to more than six figures.
Testing is the responsibility of the supplier. Anyone approaching you with a product that claims to improve fuel economy should have those claims substantiated by a SAE J1321, or TMC Type II or Type III test, conducted according to established procedures by an independent, third-party testing facility.
Without independent verification, claims alone are meaningless. With them, your supplier may be offering you thousands of dollars a year in fuel savings.
— Paul Abelson (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a former director of the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations, a board member of Truck Writers of North America, and active in the Society of Automotive Engineers.


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2007: An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru, killing 519 and injuring 1,366. [ + - ]
1995: In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet to enroll at The Citadel following a lawsuit against the military academy. She would drop out less than a week later. [ + - ]
1991: Paul Simon plays a free concert at New York's Central Park in front of an estimated 750,000 people. [ + - ]
1990: Actress Jennifer Lawrence, an Academy Award winner for "Silver Linings Playbook" also known for her roles in "The Hunger Games," "Winter's Bone," "X-Men: First Class" and "American Hustle," is born in Louisville, Kentucky. [ + - ]
1979: The movie "Apocalypse Now," starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, opens in theaters. The movie was honored with the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. In addition, Coppola and Duvall both won Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for the film. [ + - ]
1979: Led Zeppelin releases their last album together, "In Through the Out Door." [ + - ]
1978: Beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings is born in Santa Clara, California. Together with her teammate, Misty May-Treanor, she won gold medals at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. [ + - ]
1974: Actress Natasha Henstridge, best known for movies such as "Species" and "The Whole Nine Yards" and the TV series "She Spies" and "Eli Stone," is born in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada. [ + - ]
1972: Actor and film director Ben Affleck is born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt in Berkeley, California. He found fame after writing and starring in the movie "Good Will Hunting" along with Matt Damon, with the pair earning an Academy Award for the film's screenplay. As an actor, he's gone on to star in movies such as "Chasing Amy," "Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor" and "Daredevil." He's also directed the movies "Gone Baby Gone," "The Town" and "Argo," the last of which won him the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA, and Directors Guild Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA, the Producers Guild Award, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. [ + - ]
1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Festival opens in the town of Bethel, New York. [ + - ]
1968: Actress Debra Messing, best known for the TV series "Will & Grace" and "Smash," is born in Brooklyn, New York. [ + - ]
1965: The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, in an event later seen as marking the birth of stadium rock. [ + - ]
1958: Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago are married in a private ceremony at his parents' home in Lubbock, Texas. The couple got married less than two months after their first date -- during which Holly proposed -- and were married for less than six months before Holly's death in a plane crash. [ + - ]
1954: Author and journalist Stieg Larsson, best known for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series of books, is born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden. He died of a heart attack at the age of 50 on Nov. 9, 2004. [ + - ]
1948: The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north. [ + - ]
1946: Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller "Notorious," starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains, premieres in New York City. The movie became one of the biggest hits of the year and received Academy Award nominations for its screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Rains. [ + - ]
1945: Japan surrenders to end World War II. [ + - ]
1945: Pro Football Hall of Fame guard Gene Upshaw, who played for the Oakland Raiders for 15 seasons, is born in Robstown, Texas. Upshaw, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, won two Super Bowls with the Raiders and later served as the executive director of the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA). He died of pancreatic cancer at age 63 on Aug. 20, 2008. [ + - ]
1941: Cpl. Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 7:12 am, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for treason. The German spy had been caught shortly after parachuting into the United Kingdom on Jan. 31, 1941. [ + - ]
1939: "The Wizard of Oz" premieres at at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The movie opened nationwide 10 days later on Aug. 25. [ + - ]
1935: Cowboy and film star Will Rogers (standing on the wing) and the famed aviator Wiley Post (by the propeller) are killed when their plane develops engine problems at takeoff and crashes in Barrow, Alaska. [ + - ]
1935: Paul Signac, the French neo-impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the pointillist style, dies of septicemia at age 72 in Paris, France. Signac is seen here in Seurat's portrait of him. [ + - ]
1923: Actress and singer Rose Marie, whose most famous role was television comedy writer Sally Rogers on the sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show," is born Rose Marie Mazetta in New York City. A veteran of vaudeville, her career included film, records, theater, night clubs and television, and she also had a successful singing career as a child, performing as Baby Rose Marie. [ + - ]
1914: The Panama Canal officially opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. [ + - ]
1914: While Frank Lloyd Wright is working in Chicago, Julian Carlton, a male servant from Barbados who had been hired several months earlier, sets fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground. The dead included Wright's lover, Mamah Borthwick Cheney; her two children; a gardener; a draftsman named Emil Brodelle; a workman; and another workman's son. Carlton swallowed muriatic acid immediately following the attack in an attempt to kill himself, but died from starvation in jail seven weeks after the incident. [ + - ]
1912: Chef, author and TV personality Julia Child is born in Pasadena, California. She died of kidney failure on Aug. 13, 2004, just two days before her 92nd birthday. [ + - ]
1877: Thomas Edison coins the telephone greeting "Hello" by suggesting the use of the word to the president of the Telegraph Company to answer the phone instead of "Ahoy, ahoy" as suggested by Alexander Bell. [ + - ]
1860: Florence Harding, the first lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923 as the wife of President Warren G. Harding, is born Florence Kling in Marion, Ohio. [ + - ]
1843: Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark. [ + - ]
1769: Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military officer and emperor of France, is born in Ajaccio, Corsica. [ + - ]


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Underneath the hills of the Russian city of Vladivostok are the remnants of what used to be one of the world's most powerful maritime fortresses.
Travellers can now check into a "sweat-box" punishment cell at the Prison Castle – where Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Tsar Nicholas II and Stalin's victims did time.
Lawyer Michael Hodson left his career to travel the world without using any aeroplanes or advance reservations. This "hare-brained scheme" has led to a life on the road.
In many cases, these routes are less travelled for a reason: they feature terrifying drop-offs, unpredictable mudslides and a complete lack of concrete paving. Yet people still go.
The former Soviet Union saw self-expression as a threat. But in today's Russia, a modern art scene is emerging from underground – at the government's invitation.
After being all but off limits, Russia's strictly protected Kronotsky Zapovednik opens to travellers, revealing 650kg bears and the world's second-largest gathering of geysers.
Built in an inhospitable land of extreme winter cold, the 3,140km-long Baikal-Amur Mainline blazes a path through some of Russia's least accessible terrain.
The former capital of the tsars and tsarinas is one of the world's most expensive, yet its grace, glamour and 300-year history attracts residents from around the globe.
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Manteca Unified is already a landlord to a number of district properties.
RIPON – Before they even consider closure of a school, Ripon Unified board of trustees agreed Monday to first go the route of an ad hoc committee.
The San Joaquin County Fair is right around the corner.
School board member Wendy King does not have a conflict of interest serving as the paid executive director of the nonprofit Manteca Unified Student Trust (MUST) that provides after school sports programs and supports the school farm, academics as well as the arts and sciences.
The 94-degree temperature Thursday was no match for the enthusiasm of nearly 2,000 energetic sixth graders who turned out for the second annual Planet Party Day.
Educators, parents, and community leaders from Manteca Unified School District will hold a rally on Monday, May 9, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Main Street and Louise Avenue to publicize the local impacts of more than $18 billion in state budget education funding cuts during the last three years, and an additional $4 billion this year.
LATHROP – Ashley Victorine doesn't mind that starting next year she'll be coming to school in the same outfit as many of her fellow Lathrop Elementary Warriors.
LATHROP - A "voluntary common dress" is being implemented at Lathrop Elementary when the new school year starts in August.
The Every 15 Minutes memorial delivered a dose of reality about the folly of teens driving and drinking to students and parents alike Friday morning in a packed church auditorium.
May is not just the month of flowers nurtured by April showers.
The Every 15 Minute production was put on once again by emergency responders and educators who hope to possibly save the life of a student on the highways at graduation time.
The cost for school can add up.
Manteca High science teacher Greg Conway is a San Joaquin A+ teacher.
Savannah Jackson incorporated some the adversities that her family has managed overcome in recent years for her coat of arms project.
RIPON – What school might be closed if Ripon Unified's future plans include doing away with one kindergarten- through eighth- grade campus?
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A 14-year-old physics major has become the youngest person ever to graduate from Texas Christian University.
STOCKTON - The Delta College Fashion Department's annual "A Story of Fashion - 2017 - Designers Collection Show" fashion extravaganza runway celebrates its 10th year on Friday ...
BERKELEY (AP) - The University of California at Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus are threatening to sue the university if it ...
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text: Well guys I have been an unfortunate one and have gotten bitten by the "pump rub" :grrrrrr: . I noticed it a few weeks ago and did a quick JB Weld patch on the outside of the case to stall it until I could get the parts so I can fix it. I also put some more fluid to top it off to keep it working. My luck I have a sport bike to drive while I don't drive her much in case something were to happen. I have just received my parts to fix the issue and will be tearing into it tomorrow after work. She should be up and running by the end of the weekend if all goes well and as planned. I got my main part from Merchant Automotive and is the pump upgrade kit(http://www.merchant-automotive.com/transfer-case-pump-upgrade-kit.aspx). Also I ordered a replacement backer plate that acts as the anti-rattle clip that is put in at the factory. I plan on taking the drive and output shafts off and dropping the case. After that is said and done I will be putting in the upgrade parts and reenforcing the area that has been grooved out with JB Weld to make it stronger for future. I will try my best to do a write up on it and take pics as I go about the job. Also let you guys know what I would do different or what would make things easier.


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- 1 package (3.4 ounces) sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding mix
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 cup egg substitute
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup fat-free whipped topping
- In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on medium for 4 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with whipped topping. Yield: 16 servings.
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"I didn't have canned pumkin so I substituted 1 cup of pumpkin pie mix. Pretty tasty"
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I am a new beekeeper with two purchased nucs. For 'fun' I put out a swarm trap across town on my parent's property. I caught one swarm within a week and it's hived and doing well.
A week later (earlier this week) there was another swarm in the trap. Over a 24 hour period after noticing the box was occupied, myself and my dad both saw many many bees coming and going (similar amount of activity to our stronger purchased nuc, now two 10-frame boxes of bees full)- so it appeared the box was not just their 'resting place' as I've read they form enroute to their new home.
Due to rain, children's birthdays, husband's work, etc I didn't get over there until last night to collect and hive the swarm and Poof! No bees except two little shivering workers at the entrance
So I'm thinking the adage "you snooze you lose" is true and if I'm lucky enough to catch a 3rd swarm I'll be collecting it pronto...however in the meantime I'm curious for any insight as to why they would reject the trap after initially appearing to choose it on their own. Also - how far would they likely be able to relocate after having swarmed to one location, stayed for at least one day without any honey stores, then left for their second 'move'?


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If you are using mock drafts as to a guide where players are drafted... Well....
Harrison Smith is not a first round talent, hes a borderline second round talent.
When have the giants ever reached on a player in the first couple rounds?
There are far better players at 32 than Smith.


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I also can get my hands on a Pugs Necro that I built up for my son; that frame came new from an online dealer but the fork was from eBay (also NOS 135 mm offset but the newer non-canti model) . Both frames are large (20") sizes.
I very seldom (until just recently) do stoppies on my Pugs although I've never had any qualms about doing this; Surly's stuff always seems "hell-bent for leather" stout. On the other hand, my son is often doing stoppies on his and that's the main reason your fork failure has me so interested in this topic. I'm a little under 200# soaking wet but my son is 250# plus---he scares me sometimes with his escapdes. (BTW his bike has BB7's)
The column strength of the fork blades should be adequate (again; I can only assume what the wall thickness is) for most riding; I suspect the wheels might taco before the fork buckles (more damned assumptions) ---but it's the reactive torque from the brake that gives me reason for concern. Puts a bending moment into the small end of an end-loaded column that's way over my head to analyze. That why I'm hoping that "real" engineer will surface!
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Pavel Bure wrote:I would typically play that way but I guess I was a little more overzealous cause I knew I couldn't be killed at night. Surprised this game ended so early. It was a huge game with the number of people. For the record I wanted to kill the **** out of SDD with that "I swear I'm not claiming a role" act he was putting on, it gave us Canaan though.
It ended quickly because the wolves didn't play a very good game.


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The Pulaski Technical College e-mail system was plagued by technical difficulties beginning last weekend and continuing through Wednesday. The problems were due to a security breach in which the PTC exchange server was commandeered by "spammers." Access to the system was gained by several employees replying to and providing user names and passwords requested in a phishing scam. The offending e-mail contained a fraudulent request for personal information that claimed to be from PTC Computing Services.
This fact cannot be over emphasized: the Pulaski Technical College Department of Computing Services will never send an e-mail request for personal information. Any such request should be reported immediately. Do not reply!
At one point the PTC server was sending out 30,000 fraudulent messages per minute. Computing Services and Information Technology staff were forced to shut down and then rebuild the e-mail exchange server. This was a huge task that required very time-consuming efforts. As of Thursday morning, the system was still slower than normal but both internal and external messages were being sent and received consistently and successfully.
At a briefing to faculty and staff Wednesday afternoon, PTC President Dan F. Bakke announced plans to purchase a redundant system that would allow uninterrupted e-mail service should this situation re-occur.
The computing services staff addresses technical problems very proactively to minimize the inconvenience caused by service disruptions. When e-mail is down, faculty and staff can access status updates on the college Web site under the "Faculty and Staff" Web page at the following link: Emergency Communications and Network Outages.
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quote:this this this this!!!!
Also...Michael Fassbender IS Magneto. I didn't care too much for Ian McKellan's version of the character. As arguably one of the greatest comic book villains of all-time, McKellan sure had a hard time bringing out the menace that is inherent in the character. Fassbender, however, had no problem whatsoever letting the audience know this guy is somewhat of a monster.
That's in the source material (I do not recognize any X-Men not written by Chris Claremont).
The second one I think is still one of the better made superhero movies.
Well Claremont is not exactly source material.
1. the original 5 were not written by Claremont
2.Grant Morrison had a good run.
3.Whedon had a GREAT run
4.Hickman had fantastic run as well.
they would be on the same level as the Guardians of the Galaxy or the Defenders.
Is anyone else reading All New Xmen right now? It's really entertaining, dealing with the fallout from AvsX and what Cyclops did. Bringing the original team into the present time is making for some good stories.
It's a fact that the NEW X-Men as we know them wouldn't exist with out Claremont, Cockru, and Wein
Given that the movies have used primarily his vision of the characters, in his universe, and his stories... Hollywood largely agrees. Claremont made the X-Men what they are. They are not the iconic figures they are if he doesn't take over the book, they would be on the same level as the Guardians of the Galaxy or the Defenders.
at least Singer got Beast right... First Class failed
i'm gonna need to see some Archangel. Ben Foster pouting about his father didn't do it for me.
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Kiwis in the bigger cities can now do their Christmas grocery shopping from the bus stop.
Countdown supermarket has introduced the country's first virtual supermarket, enabling people waiting at bus stops in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to order Christmas goodies online.
Shoppers who download Countdown's mobile app can scan any of the barcodes linked to the 55 festive goodies displayed at the bus stop by using their smartphones. They can pay for the purchases online and arrange to have the items delivered to their door.
The advertising campaign for the scheme was installed at bus stops in Queen St, Lambton Square and Northlands Mall as part of a trial yesterday afternoon.
Countdown's general manager of marketing, Bridget Lamont, said virtual supermarkets operated in the UK, Australia and Korea but this was the first time it had been done in New Zealand.
"I think time will tell whether it's a gimmick or whether it's something useful for people."
Countdown introduced its mobile phone shopping app in May and about 5 per cent of online shoppers now used it.
Online apps appealed to traditional grocery shoppers and engaged a new group of shoppers interested in technology, Ms Lamont said.
Countdown said it would consider similar campaigns with other themes. Waikato University senior lecturer in marketing Dr Linda Hollebeek said mobile phone apps were becoming increasingly prevalent in today's market.
However, she said they divided the "haves" from the "have nots" by targeting those with smartphones and excluding people with traditional mobile phones who were "being left behind in the area of these innovative apps".


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Here's a trap-out I have going at the moment in Sanford, FL.
It was tough getting this one up-and-running for several different reasons. Anyhow, enjoy the video:
Here's a trap-out I have going at the moment in Sanford, FL.
It was tough getting this one up-and-running for several different reasons. Anyhow, enjoy the video:
My question would be, why didn't you cut a hole and insert your cone into your hive? Then the bees would have to go into your box, when they returned they would return to your hive, and, when they could not get back into the cone they would already be in your hive.
Those are all valid questions.
I was running out of time because we attempted a cut-out first, but the construction of that old house wouldn't allow access to the bees from where we attempted to cut in from under the balcony. The homeowner even had her handyman on hand, so it can't be blamed on me....lol.
I had to slap that deal together quick and it was hot and miserable........and then a huge rain storm hit.
Next time I will consider your advice.
But now I know why JP The Bee Man never does trap-outs.................too much trouble for too little money......and geez, what a mess. I hate building enclosures around wrought iron with a space suit on in late June in Florida.
HOWEVER, look at the photo the happy customer sent me this evening:
I don't like trap outs either, but, sometimes it is the only way.
I know what it is like in Florida in Summer. I have a home in Moore Haven. Wish I was there now. Won't get back until November.
A good friend of mine that lives in Florida has A Bee removal business he will not do trap out way too many SHB you will be slime before all the bees get out of the building it will make one huge mess.I do hope this is not going to be your experience.
My friend has it been removing bees in Florida over 15 years he only will do cutouts......
BEE HAPPY Jim 134
Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA.
Trap outs can be a lot of fun, and, sometimes it is impossible to do a cutout. For instance, an 8ft X 6ft Bedford stone bell tower; another I did, was 30 feet inside a 12 inch drain pipe running under a four lane highway; Did lots where the bees were in trees, in the back yard, and people did not want the tree cut.
Trap out are just another tool.
Trap-outs are a lot of work, but if you can start them early enough in the spring they can make a lot of honey their first year and I often get two or three hives from one colony. On the other hand I've never had a cutout make a harvestable surplus their 1st year. And, I charge as much for trap outs as I do cutouts, sometime more.
D Semple...My thoughts exactly.
I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but what's the best caulk/sealant to use to prevent the bees from gnawing new entrances? The caulk I used almost serves as a ready-made entrance mix.
Thanks in advance.
Go to a roofing supply store and pick up either, Geocel (clear), NP1 various colors, or my favorite M1 which is blackish/grey.
Geocel kills the least amount of bees.
Clear silicone works well.


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Goozex is back with another great giveaway for the CAG community! It has been a while since we've been here and so we wanted to come back with our biggest prize giveaway yet: PlayStation 3 and a copy of LittleBigPlanet.
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Probably the real reason why CAG members have enjoyed Goozex for a couple of years now is because you can save on average $16.50 per game trade. That is the definition of CheapAssGamer! It also means you can get more games coming to you than you have time to play.
Join today and get a FREE game on us! When you sign-up you will get 100 points that you can use to get a free game and test out the site.
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hahaha I'm sure they would be absolutely thrilled that tons of Star wars costume nuts might see their banner. Sadly, they wouldn't realize that we're not their target audience as much as it would seem. Just a good laugh for us instead!
very true, we may all be broke but weve got accurate gear


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About halfway through Democrat Anthony Gemma's ridiculous Congressional campaign, I began to wonder if it was all an elaborate piece of performance art.
This is a man, after all, who teased the official announcement of his candidacy with the promise of a declaration "positively impact[ing] the political, economic, and cultural fates of Rhode Island and, by extension, the United States of America for the foreseeable future."
By Election Day, though, it was clear that Gemma was just the most absurd manifestation of what may be the biggest problem in Rhode Island public life circa 2012: amateurism.
Hardened observers will tell you this is not a new problem. They'll tell you Ocean State politics has never been the preserve of the best and the brightest. And they would be right. But the past year seems like an apotheosis.
From the epic collapse of the taxpayer-supported 38 Studios video game company, to the Rhode Island Republican Party's spectacular failure at the polls, to Lincoln Chafee's ill-fated appearance on The O'Reilly Factor to defend his "holiday tree," this was the year that Ocean State politics announced itself as terminally Bush League.
Well, maybe not terminally. There is, in fact, some hope for a more professional political-policymaking apparatus. And I'll get to that. But first, a look at the folly of 2012.
The genesis of the 38 Studios deal is, by now, a familiar story.
Former Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri, at the tail end of a largely ineffectual second term, was attending a fundraiser at retired Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's suburban Boston mansion when he suggested the hurler move his start-up company to Rhode Island.
It wasn't long before the General Assembly's leadership was tacking an additional $75 million onto a $50 million loan guarantee bill meant to create jobs in the state. And not long after that, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) approved a $75 million loan guarantee for 38 Studios.
The sins, here, are legion. Start with insider dealing. But for a state whose economic troubles are paramount, it is the amateurism — no coherent vision for economic development, just a swing-for-the-fences bet on a single, unproven company in a high-risk sector — that is most troubling.
Then-gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee had the good sense to oppose the deal, of course. And perhaps the now-governor's slow-and-steady approach to economic development — improve education and infrastructure — will pay dividends in the long run; that is, if he can actually improve education and infrastructure.
But for now, many in the business community are mystified by Chafee's apparent resistance to significant reform at EDC and by his staid choice to head the agency, long-time staffer William J. Parsons.
The Chamber of Commerce crowd, of course, was already wary of the governor after his failed bid at a sales tax expansion last year. And Chafee angered labor when he signed landmark pension reform legislation. Now and again, he's found ways to tick off the average voter, too.
Witness his stubborn insistence on calling the State House spruce a "holiday tree" rather than a Christmas tree, a stance he underlined — just in case you missed it — with an unfortunate appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show.
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The fascinating and darkly sensual new drama Augustine is based on the true story of the unusual relationship that developed between Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, the pioneering 19th century French neurologist and mentor to Sigmund Freud, and his "star" teenage patient. In Belle Epoque Paris, 19-year-old kitchen maid Augustine (27 year-old French recording artist Soko in a breakout performance) suffers an inexplicable seizure that leaves her partially paralyzed. Shipped off to an all-female psychiatric hospital specializing in the then-fashionable ailment of "hysteria," Augustine captures the attention of renowned neurologist Dr. Charcot (Vincent Lindon) after she has a second attack that appears to give her intense physical pleasure. As Augustine displays her spectacular fits in lecture halls under Charcot's direction, the lines between doctor and patient become blurred. Chronicling one woman's sexual awakening against the backdrop of Victorian psychology and repression, director Alice Winocour's feature debut also stars Chiara Mastroianni. Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals; 2013 César Nominee, Best First Feature. In French with English subtitles. (102 min.)
"An absorbingly sensuous period drama from an exciting new writing/directing talent." –Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
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I know I saw a thread about this from years ago, but I talked to Raymond at Hawley Honey a couple days ago. For the manual small cell embosser, he was selling it for 1600 plus 50 crating plus shipping. I spent 4 hours looking for solid info on where to find them. So theres something recent. Oh, and if you buy from any of the chains charging those ridiculous prices, they are all raymonds machines. Save a buck, go with Hawley. (or save alot and go naturalcell like M. Bush!)
Hawley Honey, Iola Kansas
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I had all my guns in a canoe headed to a buddies house and all of a sudden out of nowhere this current sucked the boat into a abandoned flooded mine shaft at the bottom of a waterfall.
I was lucky to get out alive.... :smoke:
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I had all my guns in a canoe headed to a buddies house and all of a sudden out of nowhere this current sucked the boat into a abandoned flooded mine shaft at the bottom of a waterfall.
I was lucky to get out alive.... :smoke:
Yep, I heard something about this too, they are trying to keep track of people buying long term storage food items in bulk.Quote:
I don't think it's just Mormons but people in general who are stocking up supplies.
Buy a couple boxes of MREs and I bet your on a list somewhere.
We have pulled this story about the Mormon cannery being visited by federal agents because the source of the information at the cannery is now denying that he ever told us that event occurred.
From now on, we will NOT post any such story based on what we are told by other people unless, and until, they are willing to go on video or at least on an audio recording with their info. That way, in case someone starts to crumble under the public attention or other pressures, and wants to deny what they told us, we have video or audio proof.
We get all kinds of scary intel, all the time, and we rarely pass it on because we don't have confirming documentation. In this case, we were relying on a confirmed eye witness who is now denying it. We will not do that again without a recording.
We still welcome such tips, but unless you are willing to go on recorded record, using your name, we will not pass it on to the public, but will instead use it only for our own knowledge and internal analysis among our leadership with the caveat that it is not for public dissemination. Otherwise, we risk having people flake on what they told us, and that makes us look bad. People who send us information often times don't realize the kind of public attention they may wind up experiencing, or the kinds of pressures they may come under behind the scenes. Another consideration is the real possibility that a person could be threatened with prosecution under the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 for making public the fact that they were contacted by Federal agents demanding private records. We need witnesses to be willing to go on recording right up front so they cannot later recant.
We will always respect the privacy and anonymity of sources, as we have done in this case, but will simply not run such stories in the future without video proof AND someone who is willing to be identified in the story. Anonymous tips will be used only for internal analysis.
NO SUCH STORY WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE AGAIN WITHOUT VIDEO OR AUDIO OF THE EYE WITNESS(S) SO WE CAN PROVE THEY TOLD IT TO US -No matter how urgent or important the information. As far as we are concerned, without such a recording, we will not consider it a real source, but just scuttlebutt.
Thus, now that we no longer have an eye witness willing to stick with his story, we no longer have a story we feel comfortable having on our site and we have pulled this story so we are not accused of still disseminating it.
Thank you,
Oath Keepers
Thanks Black Blade. Yeah story seemed kind of strange.
Think maybe someone was threatened??
the miracle of the cattle prod in action--LOL!
The owner was definitely threatened. It's a shame that it has come to this in America. The Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves.


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Just days before the Fourth of July, disgruntled (okay, livid) citizens will have the opportunity to practice their own kind of patriotism just 100 yards from the Bush compound in Kennebunkport.
When the president and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin descend on the small town for a meeting on July 1, thousands of protesters are expected to be on hand to demand the withdrawal of American troops in Iraq, the closure of permanent bases in that country, and the impeachment of George W. Bush and vice president Dick Cheney.
As soon as organizer Jamilla El-Shafei — who also put together last August's Kennebunkport protest — heard that Bush and Putin were coming, she pounced, applying for assembly and march permits. Now, just a couple of weeks later, she's anticipating thousands of protesters (some of whom she'll allow to camp out at her house), most of them from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, but some coming from as far away as Madison, Wisconsin.
Scheduled speakers at the pre-march rally are: Elisabeth Kucinich (Dennis's wife); David Swanson, co-founder of the impeach-Bush site AfterDowningStreet.org; Melida and Carlos Arredondo of Gold Star Families, whose son Alex died in Iraq in 2005; and John Kaminski, president of the Maine Lawyers for Democracy.
For some, there's no better way to celebrate Independence Day.Parking in Kennebunkport will be extremely limited. Organizers will be running shuttle buses between Kennebunk High School on Fletcher Street and the rally site at Kennebunkport's Village Green. For more information visitwww.maineimpeach.org.
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adj:/ the act of contributing a comment amongst a group of friends that is completely irrelevant to the current subject matter currently discussed.
We were all having a fantastic group discussion about sports until Mike decided to do a little leftfielding and talk about his mom's body odor.
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Krush-EX 2012 Vol. 1 and 2 Results: Goto and Osawa Advance to 60kg Tournament Final, Terado Wins
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Krush held the first two installments in of their Krush-EX series in 2012 this past weekend, a series which often features lesser-known fighters. The focus of the day portion was Nobuchika Terado's return to the ring after being KO'd by 55kg champ Shota Takiya in just 70 seconds in January while the night portion featured the first two rounds of an 8-man tournament to decide 60kg champ Hirotaka Urabe's next opponent.
In the day portion's main event, ISKA World Super Bantamweight champ Nobuchika Terado successfully returned to the ring, cruising past Team Dragon's Namito Izawa by unanimous decision on scores of 30-25 and 30-26(x2). Terado (28-8-1, 12 KO) scored downs in the first and second rounds and controlled the pace and range of the fight, showing he still has it despite his quick loss to Takiya. Terado has faded out of the division's elite with his most recent losses being to Ryuya Kusakabe and Shota Takiya, but he can still serve as a high-level gatekeeper as he possesses some difficult matchups for rising fighters with his power and experience. A good matchup would be a rematch with RISE Super Bantamweight champ KENJI, though that will be difficult to put together as RISE has him fighting as often as possible. Izawa (7-1-2, 2 KO) did well to not get finished, but he really shouldn't have been in there with Terado. Understandably, it's a bounce-back fight for Terado, but it was a win-win for Izawa if he made it out of the first round, so kudos to him.
In other day-portion action, 70kg Krush regulars Takuro Moriya and Hareruya squared off with Moriya taking a unanimous decision. Former female pro wrestler Akari took her second fight in Krush, improving to 2-0 in the organization, defeating Yuzukari Sakamoto.
Now on to the night portion, where Yuzo Suzuki, Junpei Aotsu, Katsuya Goto, Fumiya Osawa, Yuta Dynamite, Takashi Nakajima and Makoto Morishige fought to make it to the finals of the 60kg tournament.
In the first quarterfinal, Takashi Nakajima squeaked by Kyokushin karate champion Yuzo Suzuki by majority decision on scores of 29-29 and 30-29(x2). In the second quarterfinal, Katsuya Goto took a hard fought decision over Yuta Dynamite (Yuta Takahashi) on scores of 29-28 and 29-27(x2), scoring a down with a right hook in the 2nd round of what seems to have been a pretty good fight. In the third quarterfinal, Fumiya Osawa scored the tournament's first stoppage with a 1st round KO via right cross of Makoto Morishige at 2:06 into the round. In the final quarterfinal, Yuya (Yuya Fujii) edged out Junpei Aotsu, earning a unanimous decision on scores of 29-27 and 29-28(x2).
The first semifinal had a bit of a strange ending it seems, as Katsuya Goto dropped Takashi Nakajima with a right hook in the 3rd round, but after Nakajima went down, he apparently closed his eyes, leading to the referee stopping his count and calling the bout, to Nakajima's protest. Similar situations have happened in boxing before, and the bottom line is that if you appear unconscious or immobile to the referee, he has the right to stop the fight. In the other semifinal, Fumiya Osawa rose to the occasion and shut down Yuya, winning a unanimous decision on scores of 30-28 and 30-27(x2).
Of the two finalists, I'd say Katsuya Goto is the favorite and would stand the best chance against Hirotaka Urabe. Goto did well against Kizaemon Saiga and showed good defense, including the use of head movement, something few Japanese kickboxers tend to utilize consistently, and powerful hooks. He displayed those hooks again in the tournament, scoring a knockdown and knockout with his right, so training with Kazuhisa Watanabe appears to have given him a good boxing base. Goto is just good enough in the right places to capitalize on someone like Hirotaka Urabe's flaws, but not good enough to be considered a favorite by any means. Fumiya Osawa was my pick of least likely to win the tournament, as he was 0-3-1 in his last 4 fights heading into the tournament, but I guess that shows how much I know. This final is a rematch of a fight from Krush.14 in December which went to a majority draw. The rematch will take place at Krush.19 on June 8th while the title fight with Urabe is still set for Krush.20 on July 21st barring injury or something of the nature.
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Injured Kayla Miller remains part of softball team
Pequot Lakes junior Kayla Miller waited two seasons for a chance to take over this spring as the starting shortstop for the Patriots' softball team.
And Miller was taking advantage of the opportunity with an admirable season at the plate and in the field. Everything was going great, and she was looking forward to the playoffs as the Patriots were the West Subsection 6AA top seed.
But her softball season suddenly came to an end on May 18. That's when the 17-year-old Miller suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament and meniscus damage in her right knee during an off-season basketball tournament in Bloomington playing with the Minnesota Fury Elite team.
"I still can't believe it," Miller said of the injury. "I've done the move a thousand times. I pull up to shoot, and I twisted funny (to avoid a defender). It felt weird when I pushed off, and I fell on my back when I landed. I could tell it was serious when I tried to walk."
It was the first serious injury for the three-sport athlete, who supported her softball teammates from the dugout as they won the first section title in team history on May 30. She recently had a brace removed and is meeting with doctors about the surgical process.
"I've never missed a game or practice because of an injury," she explained. "I felt so bad. One of the first people I called was (Pequot Lakes softball coach Bret Sergent). I was in tears, but he was understanding. He knows how active I am, and he knows that I want to play basketball in college."
"I really feel like I let them down," Miller said of her softball teammates. "One of the first things I thought about was softball. But this summer was also my opportunity to find a college, and I needed to play well in (summer) basketball."
Sergent was understanding about the accident.
"Kayla felt bad, but I felt bad for her," he said. "It's a terrible thing to happen to a kid. We'll deal with it as a team, you just worry that Kayla is getting better."
So instead of being a vocal leader at shortstop for the Patriots, Miller can only be a cheerleader from the dugout. She also helps her replacement at shortstop – freshman Haley Wiebolt.
"I just try to talk with (Haley)," Miller said. "We talk about where to go with the ball (in the field). Usually, we talk after games."
"It's great to have Kayla working with Haley," Sergent said. "Kayla is still a big part of our team, but we miss her on the field. You take a No. 3 hitter with great speed out of our lineup. She's also a leader and is very competitive."
The Patriots do miss having Miller in the lineup, but her teammates showed their depth by pounding out 18 hits in a 13-3 victory over Milaca on Tuesday, May 28, to advanced into the Section 6A final against Staples-Motley.
Miller hopes to return next season to play sports at Pequot Lakes.
"I hope to start shooting hoops in six weeks," she said about the recovery schedule after surgery. "Each surgeon is different, but it looks like the recovery time is between four and five months."


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Events being held across Eastern Carolina to honor Veterans Day
EASTERN CAROLINA - On Veterans Day, several events will be taking place across Eastern Carolina to honor vets and active service members. The list will be updated as new details become available.
All veterans and active members of the military can use their military I.D. to gain free admission to Tryon Palace and receive discounts for their families.
ECU will hold its annual Veterans Day paver dedication at 2 p.m. near Christenbury Gymnasium. According to the school, 37 pavers will be dedicated. Tim Wiseman, ECU assistant vice chancellor for enterprise risk management and a retired Army colonel, will host the event. Dr. Jim Bearden, director of the BB&T Center for Leadership Development at ECU and an Army veteran, is scheduled to speak.
Pictured above: A Veterans day ceremony was held at the Town commons in Greenville at 11 a.m. The Pitt County Veterans Council and the City of Greenville hosted the event.
All visitors are admitted to the N.C.Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores free of charge on Veterans Day. No past or present military affiliation is required.
In conjunction with the holiday and free admission, the Aquarium is offering two opportunities to return the favor:
• Contribute to the food drive for Martha's Mission Cupboard. The local food pantry helps many families through hard times all year long, and is especially busy during the holiday season. Cereal, peanut butter, powdered milk, canned fruits and vegetables, dried beans, rice, saltines and other staples are particularly in demand. Please check the expiration dates to assure food items can be used. Aquarium staff will collect the donations and deliver them to the food pantry. Food donations are accepted during operating hours, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Donate to the American Red Cross blood drive. The Aquarium makes it easy for you to help meet the ever-present demand for this life-saving commodity. American Red Cross staff will be on hand 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Just report to Soundside Hall, near the otter exhibit.
Donations to either drive are not required for admission on Veterans Day. The Aquarium is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as usual, and dive presentations, live animal programs and feeding demonstrations are scheduled as usual throughout the day.
Golden Corral restaurants across Eastern Carolina will be offering free "Thank You" dinners to those who have served in the military. The event, sponsored by NewsChannel 12 and FOX Eastern Carolina, will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Images from the nanoworld challenge viewers' thinking
Roald Hoffmann
I recently saw some startling images of the nanoscale world at an
exhibit of scientific art in Italy. They led me to think about what
we actually see, and what we make of the often magical pictures of science.
The images appear in an exhibition called "Blow-up" at the
Genoa Science Festival. With a title like that, one cannot escape
thinking of Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film of the same name. The
film is an existentialist thriller in which a fashion photographer,
desensitized to life, is drawn into a murder mystery. In a stunning
sequence, the photographer enlarges a snapshot of two lovers in a
deserted park. And enlarges the photo again. In the grainy
magnification (we begin to see the silver halide crystals) he sees a
man and a gun. Or does he really see them?
The film Blow-up—to me Antonioni's best—is art.
The exhibition "Blow-up" (and the accompanying book) shows
remarkable images of real things seen at tremendous magnification.
But … "image," "show" and
"real" are fuzzy words, even for a dyed-in-the-wool (now
there's an image!) realist. There's more to this story than meets
the eye.
"Blow-up" shows the work of scientists associated with the
National Center on Nanostructures and Biosystems at Surfaces in
Modena, Italy, headed by Elisa Molinari. The images have been
manipulated in a variety of ways by an excellent photographer, Lucia
Covi. She in turn was inspired by the work of Felice Frankel.
(Frankel writes the "Sightings" column in American Scientist.)
We are so used to looking at photographs, on film and now digital,
that we think of these extremely small-scale images—the
other-worldly mountain landscape of the gold tip of a near-field
scanning optical microscope (a), or the diffraction pattern
of a silicon crystal (b)—as snapshots, perhaps taken
through some microscope. But they are not photographs.
Are they faithful images? Not really. But neither are
"real" photographs, as anyone knows who has developed her
own film or tinkered with an image electronically in a computer. The
process of representing an underlying reality in these images is set
into motion by some perturbation, usually electromagnetic in nature,
of the object. A sensor transforms signals from the sample into an
electronic signature (in classical photography, neat chemistry
intervenes) that is manipulated and amplified, eventually becoming
an array of black or colored dots on the paper before you. Light
reflecting off the paper is transformed by the retina into another
electrical signal that our brain processes into an image. What a
journey, what a rich sequence of transformations!
Given the layers of abstraction, why do some of these images seem
"real" and some "other-worldly?" A
Cézanne orange, when seen in the artistic context, is as real
as a photographed orange. Actually, perhaps more real than real
because of its associations. This despite the fact that the
Cézanne orange as an isolated visual object, stripped of its
bowl and our knowledge that it is art, may appear to be a "less
successful" representation of an orange.
The humming, air-conditioned, programmer-studded rooms of Pixar or
DreamWorks have shown us something else. If the intent (read
"profit") is to make us believe something is real, then
these wizards of modern animation can do it. Most of the high seas
in the movie The Perfect Storm were computer-generated.
Those terrible seas!
The pictures in the Blow-up exhibit were not intended to impress you
with their quotidian naturalness. Although some images look
"realistic," most do not, for instance the gold tip of
a, the nanocantilever of c. Some are in-between.
Image d shows the surface of a multilayered cake of copper,
silicon dioxide and silicon that contains a precise hole carved into
it by a beam of ions. The rectangular orifice is shadowed so well it
seems realistic, but the way the light comes off the jumbled edges
in the cavity doesn't feel right. Cézanne, unencumbered by
trivial fidelity to the orange before him, yet faithful to the
essence of all oranges, would say you don't need better rendering.
So would Antonioni.
Raw electronic images have no color, only intensity among shades of
gray. Wavelength information (color) may be communicated later, but
most of the images in the exhibit were not recorded that way. Yet
they appear colored. Immediately, in the choice of color(s), hue and
intensity, one is led to artistic decisions.
The choices offered by the software that scientists use for this
task are simply garish. What's sad is that with the push of a
button, the outcome of a sophisticated experiment, with ambiguities
of interpretation (not a weakness) and real achievement, looks like
the cover of Astounding Science Fiction from the 1930s or
the Italian comic books that Umberto Eco interleaved in The
Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana. Not the images before you.
Lucia Covi (and Felice Frankel before her) taught the scientists
that less is more and that a palette of gentle pastels and browns
can be very effective.
The visual style of an age is set by the images that have taken hold
in our minds. A look at advertisements in the current New York
Times or Vogue reveals out-of-focus images, cubist
photomontages, surrealism and computer iconography.
Blow-up,the movie, placed the anomie of the protagonist in
the world of high fashion, a world in which feeling comes only
through pictures.
Will the images in "Blow-up" shape future style? Some of
the design elements in them point to a past: Tin oxide nanowires
(e) call up the aesthetic strictures of classical Chinese
painting, evoking a bamboo-like feeling coupled with the tension of
Japanese calligraphy. And a Jackson Pollock drip painting. That's a
lot of artistic allusion for a few nanowires.
The black-and-white images of the nanocantilever (c) and
microscope tip (a) are, to me, different. These images
border on the alien, with starkly illuminated softness that seems to
hide something and too-sharp peaks and ridges like teeth. I find
these images scary, the stuff of nightmares. Antonioni could have
used them. I think there is a good chance that these, or like
images, will enter the stylistic vocabulary of this century.
Art or Science?
These pictures are separated from their scientific source in several
ways. First, they depict the very small—500 nanometers, or 500
millionths of a millimeter, is the typical width. For the sake of
comparison, a baby's hair might be 25,000 nanometers thick. These
objects are blown up, but also homogenized in scale. Some are
nanometers across, some micrometers (1 micrometer = 1,000
nanometers); the medium of presentation—exhibition or
book—pushes the pictures to one rough size. The images are
also printed on fine paper, neatly framed, accessible. All these
maneuvers invite us to contemplate the representations as art but
unintentionally distance the viewer from the real objects.
But we are "connoisseurs of chaos." All the associative
power of linked human neural pathways is set loose when we look at
pictures. In Ugo Valbusa et al.'s glass surface bombarded
with argon ions (f), I see sand dunes. Which happen to be
blue. No matter—the image has already sent me off to another
planet, to Frank Herbert's novels, and I look for signs of
Shai-Hulud in the valleys. The gold tip (a) is a digital
Tower of Babel, or a wedding cake. Also a fractal set and the
electron microscope image I once saw of a small worm's mouth.
Is it OK to view as art, or build stories around the images of the
nanoworld? I think so. An object can have multiple uses, both
material and spiritual. The images we see are beautiful. That beauty
is complemented by the intellectual beauty the scientist perceives
in the surface, as he or she thinks hard about it. Beauty resides,
as Kant said (in a fuller and more involuted way, you can be sure),
in the interplay of cognition and imagination.
The nervous motion between art, narrative and science—taking
in visually the formal qualities of the image, letting it please or
disturb us, setting the associations loose, thinking about the
underlying microscopic structure and function and how a scientist
discerns and creates it—all of these make for a richer life,
for understanding. For art, and just perhaps, for better science.
Thanks to Sylvie Coyaud for introducing me to Elisa Molinari's
exhibition and for her ideas. This essay is adapted from my
introductory essay in the catalogue to the "Blow-up"
exhibition (Blow-up. 2006. Images from the Nanoworld.
Bologna: Damiani Editore)
© Roald Hoffmann
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2007/1/blow-up/1
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


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Movie Review: The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest role as a satirical dictator makes for a hilariously offensive comedy.
Director: Larry Charles MPAA Rating: R Studio: Paramount Pictures
Signs reading "Please remove the stick from your posterior before entering the theater" ought to be posted at showings of Sacha Baron Cohen's often hilariously offensive comedy, The Dictator.
Gone is the actor/writer/director's faux-documentary "gotcha!" style moviemaking and, along with it, heroes Borat and Bruno. In their place is his newest creation, oil-rich Arab totalitarian monster Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen of Wadiya, who arrives on screen violent, vainly bearded, egotistical, sexist, cheerfully conscience-free, armed with rogue nukes – and more or less scripted. The basic premise of the screenplay (credited to Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer) sends the dictator to New York at the insistence of his trusted chief advisor and uncle (Ben Kingsley), where he defiantly flaunts his anti-democracy stance and his habit of grinding his populace under his boot heel until he gets called on the carpet by the U.N. over his burgeoning secret nuke arsenal. After escaping kidnapping and torture (by John C. Reilly), he meets and falls for a good-hearted, hippy-dippy Brooklyn health food store owner (Anna Faris), who bears the brunt of jokes comparing her to a "lesbian hobbit" and a chubby Justin Bieber. The love of a good, progressive woman eventually changes the dictator, sort of, but only after Cohen launches full-frontal comedic assaults on some of America's most sacred cows, such as 9/11, the Munich Olympics massacre, the War on Terror and exactly how un-free the so-called land of the free has become. When things really get humming, some of Cohen's humor takes deadly satiric aim.
But even when the Larry Charles-directed movie rambles and relies on silly gross-out stuff, Cohen is in very good form: his and Jason Mantzoukas' comic byplay is fantastic, Faris is nothing if not up for a good time and some of the many cameos (especially one from Megan Fox) are great fun. It may not be a patch on Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (an obvious source of inspiration) but The Dictator is often savagely comic and at times, howlingly funny.


text: I started a trap-out from a large hackberry tree 25' up on May 19. The hive swarmed on May 17 so there should not have been any eggs or a laying queen on the 19th when I started. I have the new queen in my trap-box as she returned from her mating flights and couldn't get back in. A week ago I went to check on them and stood there at the top of my ladder for almost 20 minutes and didn't see a single bee leaving. It's been just over 4 weeks now with no brood and no queen. Am I safe to remove the cone now and let the bees start robbing it out? If I had started with a queenright hive that hadn't swarmed I would have waited a full 6 weeks but I could use the money from this job to buy some queens and keep the wife off my case about spending more money we don't have on bees.


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In the State of the Union this week, President Obama called for the United States to produce 80% of its electric power from clean energy by 2035. But how feasible is this? What are the major roadblocks standing in the way of solar power expansion?
According to many solar panel businesses, it is the lack of consistency in solar permits. As there is no common solar permit, the application process differs between cities, and even counties. Ken Button, the President of Verango Solar Plus, a residential solar panel installer in California, says that he has fifteen employees, "dedicated solely to researching and tailoring permit applications to meet the bureaucratic idiosyncrasies of the dozens of towns in the company's market" (read more in this New York Time's article). This current structure delays installations, adds costs, frustrates installers, and is time consuming and confusing for solar businesses.
A recent report by SunRun states that the permit process adds an average of $2,500 in costs to each installation. Streamlining this could provide a $1 billion stimulus to the residential and commercial solar power market over the next five years. Having a consistent process for all permits would eliminate extraneous fees and increase safety. The American Solar Energy Society looks at the other benefits of a common permit application.
Would a national permit application help move us toward President Obama's goal? Join the discussion on our LinkedIn page!
How many renewable energy jobs has your business created? According to a recent blog on Renewable Energy World, publicizing this information may greatly increase awareness and support for renewable energy!
Many renewable energy opponents vocalize that spending time and money on green energy is not viable in our country's current economy. They correlate financially backing renewable energy with destroying jobs. Unfortunately, these individuals do not see that the creation of renewable energy businesses will in turn create numerous jobs! Therefore, publicizing the constant creation of renewable energy jobs will provide legislators and advocates with solid numbers to support renewable energy and display this field as a source of new jobs.
What can you do, as a solar energy business professional to publicize new jobs in your company? Tor Valenza has great tips in his blog "Psst! Solar Fred Marketing and Advocacy Tip: 'It's the Jobs.' (Shh! Don't tell the coal lovers.)":
• Publicize how solar (and your company) are helping the economy. Did you know that the solar job growth rate is expected to be 26% between August 2010 and August 2011? Work this into blogs and other sales pitches for your company.
• Write a press release and/or blog post every time you hire someone. You might receive some attention from the local press.
• Publish your job numbers on your web site. Just like McDonald's has "Over a billion served" on its signs, add a simple, "Thanks to you, X solar jobs have been created since (years in business)" to your web site "home page," "about us" or "contact us" page.
• Use social networking to publish job openings and hires. If you're on social media sites, advertise job openings on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin.
Check out Valenza's blog for more great tips for your company.
How many solar jobs do you have in your company? We want to know! If you are an Illinois solar business, tell us how many filled and available positions are in your company through this brief survey! We want to be able to pass on hard numbers to other advocates and show that Illinois should invest in solar energy!
Thank you to everyone who attended Solar Drinks last Tuesday, Jan. 11th! With over 40 guests in attendance, the evening provided an opportunity for renewable energy professionals in the Chicago area to meet and share ideas with one another. A special thank you to Lisa Albrecht and Jeremy Jones for presenting on the evening's topic, renewable energy policy! Great discussions ensued over solar installations, upcoming legislation and what we can do. Remember to mark your calendars for our next Solar Drinks on March 8th at Eastgate Café. Financing Solar will be the evening's topic. Register here for Solar Drinks.
In keeping with the topic of policy, ISEA works with the Environmental Law and Policy Center to create annual legislative goals. The following are a few of these goals for 2011 (check out our previous blog for other objectives):
1. Creating an Alternative Compliance Payments or other penalty for non-compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards (applicable to Alternative Retail Energy Suppliers). This would ensure that all retail suppliers comply with the RPS requirement that 6% of electric sales (in 2011) come from renewables. If they do not comply, they will be penalized.
2. Working with PACE financing if the federal nationwide lien position issue is resolved. While the PACE program is currently at a standstill, this program provides a financing model for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to homes and commercial buildings. Not familiar with PACE? Take a look at our previous blog, "PACE Program Update" to learn more.
3. Elimination or avoidance of the 2% rate cap on renewable expenditures. The rate cap was put in place until 2011, at which time the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is to report to the General Assembly if the 2% rate cap "unduly constrains the procurement of cost-effective renewable energy resources." The ISEA & ELPC believe the rate cap does constrain procurement and recommend it be eliminated.
Want to learn about other renewable energy legislation? Check out our Policy page.
And don't forget to follow us on Twitter for solar energy updates!
If you are reading this blog (first of all, thank you for supporting our work and please continue to do so through our Illinois is Ready for Solar campaign!) you most likely have an interest in solar energy. You may work in the renewable energy field or hope to do so with the creation of green jobs. Regardless of your connection to solar energy, do you know the current policies and proposed legislation surrounding renewable energy? Most people do not. We, at the Illinois Solar Energy Association, partner with other organizations to create annual legislative goals. ISEA and the Environmental Law & Policy Center have created the following goals for the 2011 session:
1. Raising the net metering cap to 1-2 MW. This would encourage big box stores to install solar by extending the retail-to-retail rate from the current 40 kW, expanding projects for installers and increasing the amount of solar energy generated. Learn more about net metering in ISEA's "'Freeing the Grid' Grades States on Renewable Energy Policies" blog.
2. Extending the now expired in-state preference for renewables used to meet the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). Through 2011, electrical utilities must utilize eligible in-state renewable energy resources. After 2011, equal preference is given to resources in-state and in adjacent states.
3. Creating a solar prioritization such that Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs) are procured first to meet the solar RPS. If this is not achieved, wind energy may use all of the funding and hit the current 2% rate cap on all renewable expenditures. This 2% rate cap will be reviewed by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) in 2011, who will report to the General Assembly if it "unduly constrains the procurement of cost-effective renewable energy resources." We will delve more into this issue in an upcoming blog.
These are only half of the legislative goals and three more will be presented in our next blog. Stay tuned and Check out ISEA's policy page to look at other legislation.
If you are interested in renewable energy policy, be sure to register for Solar Drinks in Chicago on Jan. 11th! Mix and mingle with other professionals interested in renewable energy.
ISEA is now on Twitter! Follow us and stay up-to-date on solar energy news.
What is your new year's resolution? In 2011, do you want to dedicate more of your time to a cause you feel passionately about? How about a cause that increases local job opportunities, educates Illinoisans about energy issues and ensures that future generations will have healthy, sustainable communities through energy research and advocacy? If so, the Illinois Solar Energy Association would love to have your support!
Whether you are a solar energy vendor or a green jobs enthusiast, there are numerous ways to get involved! Becoming a volunteer is a great way to lend your expertise in design, research, outreach, marketing… and the list goes on. Wherever your personal interests fall in the renewable energy realm, we have a volunteer opportunity for you.
What if you would like to support the ISEA but do not have time to volunteer? Becoming a member may be the perfect median. Through this membership, you receive access to Member Only events, discussions on the website and reduced fees for classes. Check out the Membership section of the ISEA site to learn more about this opportunity, as well as sponsorships.
Another way to show your support is through donations. The ISEA would not function without your financial support, and we thank our loyal supporters who continue to believe in the importance of advancing renewable energy in Illinois.
This January, the ISEA began an Illinois is Ready for Solar campaign. Check out the campaign page to learn more, and help us reach our goal of $150,000 by December 2011!
As 2010 came to a close, Illinois ushered in the new year with strides in renewable energy! On Dec. 22, Governor Pat Quinn announced the implementation of long-term renewable energy agreements. These efforts confirm Illinois's position as a "… leader in developing the green economy, and this support for renewable resources will keep us on the cutting-edge," according to Quinn.
The 20-year agreements allow select wind and power energy venders to supply Ameren and ComEd with renewable electricity. This brings Illinois one step closer to its goal of 25% of energy provided to smaller customers to be generated by renewable energy sources by 2025. Not only do these partnerships demonstrate Illinois's leadership in the transition to renewable energy, they also put people to work and boost our economy. As 2011 begins, we hope others locally and nationally follow in these footsteps to a renewable energy economy.
Who are these select wind and power energy venders? Check out the press release to find out.
The Illinois Solar Energy Association and the Environmental Law and Policy Center consider meeting the 25% renewable energy goal a priority over the coming years. Illinois needs to extend the now expired in-state preference for renewables to ensure new jobs and projects are created in Illinois. Additionally, we should place a priority on solar energy. Before wind energy uses up the funding and hits the current 2% rate cap on all renewable expenditures, Solar Renewable Energy Certificates should be procured first to meet the Solar Renewable Portfolio Standards.To learn more other 2011 priorities, visit the ISEA and ELPC websites.
The Network for New Energy Choices released their 2010 Freeing the Grid report! In this report, states are graded on their net metering and interconnection policies. So what exactly is net metering? It is an electricity policy that allows consumers to offset some or all of their energy use with their own renewable energy. While many people know net metering as the process that "enable's a customer's electric meter to spin backwards", the electric meter actually spins in both directions depending on their own energy production and consumption. The meter spins forward when the customer is using more energy than he is producing, thus drawing from the grid. The meter spins backwards when the customer is producing more energy than he is using, thus sending energy out to the grid. At the end of the month, the customer is only billed for the net energy used. If the customer produces more energy than he uses, he is either credited that amount for the next billing cycle or he is compensated for that amount.
How does the Network for Energy Choices grade a state on their net metering policies? There are certain variables, such as allowing the monthly carryover of excess electricity at the utility's full retail rate, allowing all renewable technologies to net meter, and allowing all customer classes to net meter. Click here to see the full range of criteria used in these grades.
The second major factor in the Freeing the Grid report is interconnection. This is the process under which a generator can connect to the distribution grid. Each state regulates these policies and various standards should be upheld, such as setting fair fees that are proportional to a project's size and ensuring that policies are transparent, uniform, detailed and public. Read more of these standards.
So how did the states stack up? Much better than in the last few years! In 2010, 37 states received "A" or "B" grades for their net metering policies, up from 13 states in 2007. Massachusetts and Utah received exceptional "A" grades in both interconnection and net metering. This is the first time in the report's history that any state has achieved "A" grades in both categories. Where did Illinois fit in? Check out the Freeing the Grid report and see for yourself!
If you would like to learn more about the topic, The Interstate Renewable Energy Council released a comprehensive report on net metering in competing energy markets.
Feel passionately about renewable energy? Want to mix and mingle with others in the Chicago area that feel the same way? Don't forget to register for ISEA's membership meeting and annual report tomorrow, Dec. 18, at the Chicago Center for Green Technology.
On Thursday, December 9th, Congress introduced a bill that will provide a one-year extension of the Treasury Grant Program (TGP). This program enables builders to receive grants for their renewable energy projects. Since its inception, TGP has spurred over 1,000 solar energy projects across the nation, creating numerous jobs for Americans. Rhone Resch, President of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released a statement saying, "An extension of the program will keep our U.S. industry growing and help achieve the industry's goal of installing enough new solar energy to power 2 million new homes each year by 2015". This vote on this bill is expected to be Monday. (Read more)
Not only will the solar energy industry benefit from the extension; Denis Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is optimistic. Bode released a statement, "Factories across the country will restart production lines, recall workers, and avoid layoffs that would have followed the loss of this key incentive for wind energy. With consistent policies like this one, wind energy can generate 20 percent of America's electricity within 20 years, and employ half a million Americans."
Check out the Environmental Law and Policy Center and Vote Solar to learn more about this bill. If you would like to support this bill, it is important to contact your legislators today!
To learn who your legislators are click here.
When property owners want to invest in renewable energy, such as the installation of a new solar energy system, what is the largest barrier standing in their way? The upfront cost. Over the past year, this dilemma has been addressed through the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing) program. PACE allows cities to set up finance districts capable of issuing low-interest bonds. Homeowners can then opt in to borrow this money for renewable energy installations or improvements. They will pay back this loan through a long-term assessment on their property taxes.
One of the key benefits of this program is the ability to transfer the payments to future property owners. If the payback period lasts 20 years, but the initial property owner moves after 15, the final 5 years will be paid off by the new property owner. Therefore, this transfer removes the major risk of this investment.
Recently, homeowners received letters from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac suggesting that they are prohibited to participate in the PACE program if they have mortgages from these lenders. While this action inhibits local government's right to assess property taxes and use those taxes to benefit the public good, the debate has recently heated up as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHFA question the senior lein status of the PACE program.(Read more)
This affordable, low-risk program will not only benefit property owners, but the economy, as it is expected to create an estimated 160,000 long-term green jobs. President Obama allocated $150 Million in federal funds to PACE programming, and twenty states have already enacted the program. Now, we have to clarify to both the FHFA and the general public that this investment is worthwhile and will not adversely affect any mortgage lenders. Instead, it will create jobs and transition us into a sustainable, clean energy economy!
Want to see the PACE program in action? Check out the pilot programs, BerkeleyFIRST and ClimateSmart.
As the buzz around green jobs perks up ears in Illinois, what is the next step to create these opportunities? The answer may lie in the business market. The Environmental Law and Policy Center recently released a report looking at wind power in relation to job opportunities. The federal stimulus funds provided a jump-start to this renewable energy market, and policy decisions also supported this investment. The next step in the growth of the wind power industry, leading to the creation of jobs, lies in the marketplace.
The Illinois Renewable Electricity Standard, which requires utilities to purchase 25 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025, has businesses beginning to take heed of wind power. In order to really reap the benefits of the wind power industry, more businesses need to invest in this form of energy.
Fortunately, there are a lot of companies in Illinois that are involved in the supply chain of wind industry. In Illinois, more than 100 businesses are connected to wind power production. Of these, 60 are in the Chicago region. What does this mean for Chicagoans? Jobs. But only jobs if the business sector is able to harness the potential of the wind industry. If we want Illinois to be a leader in renewable energy and to create new jobs in these 100 wind power companies, the initial funds and policies are in place. Now it is time to spread the word and grow interest and investment from the marketplace. (Read More)
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Tomas Rivera
Tomas Rivera Center moves to MS Building
By Leticia Duncan-Brosnan
Special Projects Writer
(May 7, 2009)--The Tomás Rivera Center for Student Success (TRC) on the UTSA Main Campus recently moved from the University Center to a new suite of office in Multidisciplinary Studies Building Room 1.02.02.
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With offices on the Main and Downtown campuses, the center offers a variety of programs to meet students' individual learning assistance needs including tutoring for selected core curriculum courses, study skills workshops and test-preparation workshops, among many others. The services are free to UTSA students.
The new Main Campus location houses these TRC student-support programs:
- Learning Communities
- Undecided Student Advising
- Provisional Student Advising
- Learning Assistance
- Graduate Learning Assistance
- Academic Coaching
- Assessment
Additionally, the TRC Quantitative Tutor Lab (Q-LAB) is in Multidisciplinary Studies Building Room 2.02.54 and Supplemental Instruction (SI) offices are in Multidisciplinary Studies Building Room 2.02.20.
For more information, call (210) 458-4694.
About Tomás Rivera
According to Wikipedia, Tomás Rivera (December 22, 1935-May 16, 1984) was a Chicano author, poet and educator. Born in Texas to migrant farm workers, he worked in the fields as a young boy. However, he achieved social mobility through education -- earning a degree at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and a Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma -- and came to believe strongly in the virtues of education for Mexican Americans.
As an author, Rivera is best remembered for his 1971 Faulknerian stream-of-consciousness novella "... y no se lo tragó la tierra," translated into English as "This Migrant Earth." The book won the first Premio Quinto Sol award.
Rivera taught in high schools throughout the Southwest and later at Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas at El Paso. From 1979 until his death in 1984, he was the chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, the first Mexican American to hold such a position at the University of California. UTSA's center was named in his honor.


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'Reading to Rocky' program to come to Pequot Lakes Library
On Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Pequot Lakes Library is pleased to be able to offer to the community's children a certified Pet Therapy Dog named Rocky. The kids will read to him.
For this reason the program is limited to kids of reading age. Because dogs are naturally nonjudgmental, children, especially those who struggle with reading, can really benefit from reading to them.
Rocky, 11, is part husky, very mellow and loves children. Although he has spent time visiting with older people at rest homes, this will be his first time in the reading program.
Kids usually read to a reading dog for a 10- to 15-minute period, depending somewhat on the reading ability and concentration level of the child. Rocky and his friend, Linda Shalley, who has investigated the program thoroughly, will be at the library on the second Saturday in February and if the program works out, on the second Saturday of each successive month from 10 a.m. to noon.
If you have, or know of, a child who would benefit from reading to Rocky, bring him or her to the library when Rocky will be there.