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Performing Arts Series
2007 - 2008 Season
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- The President's Music Series
- Potpourri Series
- Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations® Series
- The Adams Foundation Piano Recital Series
The President's Music Series
The Muir String Quartet
Peter Zazofsky, violin
Lucia Lin, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello
When: Monday, November 19, 2007, 8:00 PM
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
The Beaux Arts Trio
Manahem Pressler, piano
Daniel Hope, violin
Antonio Meneses, cello
When: Monday, April 14, 2008, 8:00 PM
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Back by popular demand!
Program to be announced
The Performing Arts Series is pleased to be presenting one of the final performances of The Beaux Arts Trio, who will cease touring after 53 seasons following their April, 2008 engagements. The Trio set the standard for performance of piano trio literature which began with its public debut on July 13, 1955 at the Berkshire Music Festival, known today as the Tanglewood Music Center.
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Potpourri Series
Ballet Folklórico de México � The Pulse of MexicoWhere: The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
When: Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 8:00 PM
|Dancer and Choreographer Amalia Hernandez founded Ballet Folklórico de
M�xico as part of her never-ending quest to rescue the dancing traditions of
Mexico. One of the most celebrated folkloric ballet troupes in the world, Ballet
Folkl�rico de México has gathered dances and music from various regions of
Mexico for over 50 years. Celebrate the rich traditions of Mexico in this
colorful performance featuring music, folklore, stunning costumes and original
choreographies from our neighbors to the south.
A visual spectacle! Passionate� impeccable� an unequaled point of entry to the riches of a fabulous culture. Los Angeles Times
The Salzburg Marionette Theatre � The Sound of Music with Strings AttachedWhere: The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
When: Monday, December 3, 2007, 7:30 PM
|Founded in 1913, The Salzburg Marionette Theatre, with their master-crafted
puppets, has cast a spell around the globe with entrancing performances of
legendary operas, magical fairy tales and intricate ballets. Now they return to
Rhode Island College to enchant you with Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic The
Sound of Music, set in the Marionette Theatre's hometown, Salzburg.
The lifelike movement of these dolls is based on a keen observation of human habit that is contemporary and very funny. Imagination pours through the production. The Star Ledger
The Parsons Dance Company � A Lot Harder Than it LooksWhere: The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
When: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 8:00 PM
|David Parsons, former lead dancer with The Paul Taylor Dance Company,
founded Parsons Dance Company with lighting designer Howell Binkley in 1987. The
Company has thrilled audiences around the world with an abundance of new,
high-energy, high-leaping works and original, commissioned musical scores and
theatrical designs. The Parsons Dance Company offers huge helpings of
personality and New York energy and promises to entertain you as no other modern
dance company can.
Parsons Dance has found a recipe for thrilling audiences: Mix a variegated array of pleasing music; springy, athletic movement; traces of mischievous wit; and go-for-broke dancers. Stir into legible, well-crafted structure. Spice sparingly. The Village Voice
Garth Fagan Dance � Celebrate Black History MonthWhere: The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
When: Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 8:00 PM
Photo: Basil Childers
From: LIFE: DARK/LIGHT
Featuring: N. Pennewell and
N. Depass
|For over 35 years Garth Fagan Dance has dazzled audiences around the world
with some of the most dynamic and intensely physical dancing on stage today. The
Tony Award-winning choreographer of Broadway's The Lion King, Garth
Fagan has been called "a true dance original" (New York
Post) and his dancers have been described as "unforgettable...soaring
through space with demonic energy" (New York
Magazine). Audiences are held in thrall by Fagan�s groundbreaking
technique: a mix of modern dance, Afro-Caribbean forms, balletic speed and
precision, and jazz.
In the genealogy of modern dance, [Garth Fagan] has started a whole new branch of the family tree. The New York Times
Salvage Vanguard Theatre � The Intergalactic Nemesis � Prepare for ImpactWhere: The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
When: Friday, March 7, 2008, 8:00 PM
|Winners of dozens of awards for their creative work, Salvage Vanguard
Theatre has created a family-friendly, hip/geek live radio serial that wows
audiences of all ages. It's called The Intergalactic Nemesis.
The story is set in 1933, when Ben Wilcott has traveled back in time from 2115
to warn the world of impending disaster. Ben solicits the help of ace reporter
Molly Sloan and, together, they travel across the globe to save the day. It's
Star Wars meets Raiders of the Lost Ark with a little of
The Incredibles thrown in for good measure. See a live radio play come
to life (circa 1940) with script-reading actors and the magical sound effects
laboratory of two foley artists in this clever spin on those old serialized
radio mysteries.
Weird, witty and irreverent, this company likes to convert nay-sayers to traditional theatre by sweeping them up in productions of swollen excitement... The Austin Chronicle
The Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theatre Company � The Vanishing Point � Walking TallWhere: The Auditorium in Roberts Hall
When: Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 8:00 PM
|The Carpetbag Brigade has engaged and dazzled crowds from BC, Canada to
Bogotá, Columbia. Their work transcends genre, and is distinctive for a
dreamlike, surreal and poetic evocation of environmental themes and imagery. In
a performance merging breathtaking acrobatic stilt work, physical theatre,
Butoh, modern dance and otherworldly costuming, The Vanishing
Point takes audiences on a journey through time in which a cast of
creatures both evolves and descends towards an apparently human existence. By
mixing the social mission of theatre with high quality performance, The
Carpetbag Brigade brings cutting edge, original work to audiences of all ages,
backgrounds and locales.
They do on stilts what most of us can't do with feet planted firmly on the ground!. La Crosse Tribune
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Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations® Series
Jeffrey Siegel's KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® will return for a sixth
season with three new "concerts with commentary." The virtuosity and poetry of a
world-class pianist combined with entertaining commentary create a concert
experience that is magical. Each program begins with an insightful and
entertaining prologue on the music and its composer, followed by a full
performance of the works, and ends with a lively question and answer session.
When: Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 7:30 PM
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
An American Salute
From Gottschalk to Gershwin, with music of Bernstein, Copland, Joplin, MacDowell and others.
When: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Russia: Rebels on the Red Carpet
From the passionate etudes of Rachmaninoff to the biting sarcasms of Prokofieff, with the music of Shostakovich and Stravinsky.
When: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Austria-Hungary: Captivating Continentals
From elegant Strauss waltzes to saucy Liszt rhapsodies, with music of Dvorak and Bartok.
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The Adams Foundation Piano Recital Series
|The Adams Foundation Piano Recital Series returns for its third consecutive season with two new outstanding performers. On Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 2:30 PM, James Tocco will demonstrate his prize-winning talent as one of the great interpreters of American masterworks and on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Jeanne Stark-Iochmans will prove her renown as an interpreter of classical music's most challenging repertoire for the piano. Programs to be announced.
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Food prices fell 0.9 per cent last month, reflecting lower prices for grocery food and seasonally lower prices for fruit and vegetables, Statistics New Zealand said today.
"Food prices fell in September, reflecting cheaper grocery food prices. Grocery food prices are now nearly 3 per cent cheaper than three months ago in June," prices manager Chris Pike said.
Three of the five subgroups contributed to the fall in the food price index: grocery food down 1.6 per cent, fruit and vegetables down 2.2 per cent, and non-alcoholic beverages down 0.5 per cent.
For the year to September 2012, food prices fell 0.3 per cent, marking the fifth consecutive annual fall in food prices.
ASB senior economist Jane Turner said the 1.6 per cent decline in grocery prices was unexpected.
"This appears to be led by discounting on plain biscuits, sweets and muesli bars. It's likely these prices will bounce back in October as promotional discounts end."
"We expect further downward pressure in grocery prices to be limited, as the US drought has resulted in a sharp spike in grains prices, which is likely to see a number of food commodity prices increase over the coming year (including meat and dairy)."
Turner said food price inflation had been subdued over the past year.
"Easing grocery prices due to lower prices for dairy have been a key driver for subdued food price inflation. In addition, inflation in restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food has also been very subdued, reflecting lower wage inflation pressures."
Turner said that over the coming year, she expected to see "less downward pressure" on food prices. The US drought had resulted in shortages of key grain crops, which would impact feed prices and prices of other related foods.
"We expect export prices for meat and dairy to recover over the coming year and, over time, these may result in higher retail prices."
In the yearly figures, grocery food fell 3.5 per cent, non-alcoholic beverages were down 1.3 per cent, and meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 0.8 per cent.
Fresh milk prices have fallen 9.2 per cent in the year, butter has slipped 30 per cent and cheddar cheese prices have fallen 15 per cent.
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CHAKULA Issue #21: Changing policy in Africa: two years communicating for influence
Changing policy in Africa: two years communicating for influence
1) Regional ICT advocacy in Africa: Key lessons from the CICEWA project
2) Policy change in Africa: Networks are key to communicating for influence
3) A national cyber-strategy for Congo, which integrates women
5) Chakula #21 content now in French – send it to a francophone colleague.
CICEWA is a multi-dimensional project, which sought to link research, research communications, network-building and advocacy in an innovative way to encourage the development of networks of civil society and other organisations to work for political change at regional and national levels in Central, East and West Africa. After the project was finished APC conducted an evaluation to see to which extent this innovative approach was successful and to share our learnings.
Regional ICT advocacy in Africa: Key lessons from the CICEWA project
JOHANNESBURG (Natasha Primo for APC) – More than a decade after the telecommunications policy reform in many African countries, there continues to be a deficit in universal affordable access to fixed telecom infrastructure. This deficit severely limits the possibility of information and communication technologies (ICTs) being used to foster social and economic development, yet, the problem persists despite the phenomenal increase in access to mobile telecom networks, and greatly inhibits access to information and knowledge through the internet, which still requires broadband connectivity through fixed networks. APC's Communication for Influence in Central, East and West Africa project (CICEWA) project links advocacy, research, network-building and action for regional ICT development – here is what the project has taught us.
Policy change in Africa: Networks are key to communicating for influence
PUERTO GALERA (LC for APCNews) – Two years ago, APC's policy team led a project that would help strengthen African civil society to advocate for affordable broadband, adequate infrastructure, and in some cases, universal access funds which help put in place the necessary systems to achieve universal access to the internet. The Communication for Influence in Central, East and West Africa, or CICEWA, initiative was about identifying the political obstacles – what we called policy knots to extending affordable access to ICT infrastructure in Africa – and to advocate for their removal in order to create sound platforms for sub-regional connectivity. As the project comes to an end, participants reflect on their experience – the lessons learned, the challenges they encountered and what they found most rewarding — through interviews with APCNews.
A national cyber-strategy for Congo, which integrates women
PUERTO GALERA (LC for APCNews) – While the APC's CICEWA research and advocacy —a project that aims to advocate for universal access and telecommunications reform in Central, East and West Africa, "our work has just begun," says Sylvie Niombo a women and tech activist in the Congo. As part of CICEWA her small NGO has carried out research and advocacy within the scope of the CICEWA project, and managed to highlight the importance of involving women in the development of national ICT policy in the country. By using GEM, the APC Gender Evaluation Methodology, the research team was able to identify gaps in current policy and bring forward an action plan for decision-makers in the country to consider. APCNews talks to Sylvie Niombo.
"More ressources on CICEWA"
- Individual country reports and country-specific articles highlight the key issues and "policy knots" in each participating country
Chakula #21 content now in French – send it to a francophone colleague.
Plaidoyer régional pour les TIC en Afrique: leçons clés du projet CICEWA
Les changements politiques en Afrique: Les réseaux sont essentiels à la communication pour influer
Une cyberstratégie nationale pour le Congo qui intègre les femmes
CHAKULA is a newsletter produced by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). It aims to mobilise African civil society around ICT policy for sustainable development and social justice issues.
We welcome your opinions about this newsletter. Send your comments, feedback or contributions to chakula at apc.org. To subscribe or unsubscribe e-mail chakula at apc.org or go to: http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chakula.


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5:45-6:45 p.m., Survivor reception dinner
6:45 p.m., Campsite judging, silent auction begins
7 p.m., Survivor photo
7-7:30 p.m., Opening ceremony
7:45 p.m., Survivor and Caregive lap
8:30 p.m., Team parade
8:45 p.m., Beka's lap (Patrick Brumback and Ashley Smith will perform "Just Breathe." DJ Heroes to play "One Love" after they perform)
9 p.m., Best campsite winner victory lap
9:15 p.m., Kim Furnish lap
9:30 p.m., Piggy back lap
9:45 p.m., Charles "Poppy" Lilly memory lap
10-11 p.m., Luminary (silent auction ends, all walking will stop and ceremony will begin)
11:30 p.m., Silent auction winners announced
Midnight, Bobby Ann Bowling pajama lap
1 a.m., Relay Idol (sign up with DJ Heroes to make sure they have your song)
2:30 a.m., Tug of War
3 a.m., Frozen T-shirt contest
3:30 a.m., Mr. & Ms. Relay
4 a.m., Team captain recognition lap
4:30 a.m., Fear Factor
5 a.m., Musical chairs
5:15 a.m., Decade music lap – wake up call
Breakfast available from the Magic Ice Concessions, everyone will gather there after the final 6 a.m. lap.
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Modern Flat in Quiet Courtyard (d2)
Size30 m²
Floor No.1
- Family/child friendly
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Deichstraße, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
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|A few hours
|Calendar updated
of the city (e.g. the conference and exhibition centre, the airport and the university).
Close by there is a well-stocked supermarket, lots of nice restaurants, bistros and cafes which are suitable to all tastes and pockets. Parking is possible on request."
"This nice 1-room apartment for 2-4 people is newly renovated and comfortably furnished with good quality parquet flooring. It has a beautiful double bed, a nice and clean shower, a small but fully equipped kitchen with fridge, coffee maker and water kettle. Two more people can sleep on a convenient design couch, so that up to 4 people can stay here. For using the washing machine and
the tumble drier we charge a small fee. There is a TV in the apartment and WiFi internet access is available too. "
House rulesAdditional tourist tax per person per night depending on rent (to be paid at arrival):
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100 Euro___________________________________ 2 Euro,
150 Euro___________________________________ 3 Euro,
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I loved this apartment, it is spacious, comfortable, clean, and it is blissfully quiet! It is also in a great location on historic Deichstrasse which was a real surprise with its restaurants and a great Irish pub with lovely friendly staff. You can walk almost everywhere from here as it sits about half way between the Town Hall and Alster Lake and St Pauli and the Reeperbahn. It is also very close to the new Hafen City area and the many attractions there. If you want to use the U-bahn it is only a couple of hundred yards away. The booking, communication and check-in were very easy, and the Agent's office is just a few feet away so there is always someone if you need help. I liked Hamburg a lot, and found everyone very friendly. It is a very easy and rewarding city to visit and spend time in. I would love to return and will return to and recommend this apartment!
Carmen's Studio is really central and quiet, easy access to the public transport, but much can be reached quickly on foot. The rest in the courtyard and the excellent bed wearing very help that you can have a good rest at night. The kitchen is very small, but everything is functional and clean - recommended total for a city break very much!
Carmens Studio ist wirklich zentral und ruhig gelegen, gute Anbindung an die Öffis, aber vieles ist auch zu Fuß schnell zu erreichen. Die Ruhe im Innenhof und das sehr gute Bett tragen sehr dazu bei, dass man sich in der Nacht gut erholen kann. Die Küche ist sehr klein, aber alles ist zweckmäßig eingerichtet und sauber - insgesamt für eine Städtereise sehr zu empfehlen!
This is a cosy little apartment in a very quiet location. We had everything we needed for a very pleasant stay. The kitchen was very small so not suitable if you want to do your own cooking but if like us you only want to make tea and coffee it is perfect. Thanks to Carmen for meeting us with the keys and being so helpful.
I booked the holiday for my parents. Both were very happy. Everything worked out great. The decor was also top. I would not hesitate to use it again and recommend!
Ich habe die Ferienwohnung für meine Eltern gebucht. Beide waren sehr zufrieden. Es hat alles super geklappt. Die Einrichtung war auch top. Ich würde es jederzeit wieder buchen und empfehlen!
Beautiful little very central apartment. For a few days for two very appropriate. But definitely only suitable to stay for 4 persons.
Schöne kleine sehr zentrale Wohnung. Für ein paar Tage zu zweit sehr passend. Für 4 Personen jedoch definitiv nur zum übernachten geeignet.
A wonderful apartment in a unique area of Hamburg. Would definately return
Un maravilloso apartamento en una zona unica de Hamburgo. Volvería sin dudarlo
Great location, everything worked out fine. The only negative was that the wall of a room is a bit damp. Since we were always summer there and could always unravel it but that did not bother us.
Super Lage, alles bestens geklappt. Das einzig Negative war, dass die eine Zimmerwand etwas feucht ist. Da wir immer Sommer da waren und immer lüften konnten, hat es uns aber nicht weiter gestört.
Pretty amazing place to stay! Super central! We enjoyed it very well and we would book again!
Ganz tolle Unterkunft!
Super zentral!
Es hat uns sehr gut gefallen & wir würden es immer wieder Buchen!
Super apartment in the center of the City. Close to everything: Altstadt, Speicherstadt, Hafencity, etc.
Parking nearby (for a small fee).
Very, very kind, friendly and helpful host.
Super great apartment, above all very clean. Would you book any time with Carmen. Everything was exactly as described.
Super tolles Appartement, vor allem sehr sauber. Würden jederzeit wieder bei Carmen buchen. Alles war genauso, wie es beschrieben wurde.
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The post hit Beer Advocate last week: "Gandhi Bot in RI." I had missed the previous shipments of the rare and semi-legendary Double IPA from New England Brewing Co. (their motto: "Drink It. It's Good"), from Woodbridge, Connecticut (near New Haven). So I grabbed a four-pack at Nikki's, and was pleased to confirm that the beer deserves its reputation. The nose is full of grapefruit and pine, the trio of American hops bring the bitterness, and there's a swirl of caramel in the mix. It's a multi-layered marvel — an inspiring beer.
Which led me to ask owner/brewer Rob Leonard what inspired the name. He replied: "The name fell out of one of our guy's heads and there really is no story behind it. We just wanted to immortalize the coolest pacifist ever." The fanciful illustration/immortalization on the 12-ounce container (the 8.8% ABV brew was first packaged in tallboys) — a depiction of a Gandhi robot doing the Robot, which just won the Can of the Year award at the Brewery Collectibles Club of America's CANvention — is also pretty damn cool. The New England Brewing crew says Gandhi-Bot "is an ideal aid for self-purification and the seeking of truth and love." Talk about beervana!
Only 50 cases (300 four-packs, $11 each) of Gandhi-Bot reached Rhode Island this time around ("we can't make enough due to the availability of certain hops," Leonard said); Nikki's got 10 cases, and the rest are at Clift's in East Providence; High Spirits and Bottles in Providence; Heritage and Wines & More in Cranston; Allen's in Portsmouth; and Wyoming Package Store. Get some now and join the Gandhi-Bot cult.
15 YEARS OF STONE Stone Brewing Co. is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the release of Escondidian Imperial Black IPA. The proudly arrogant bastards tongue-in-cheekily assume ownership of the darkest of IPAs: "We thought we'd lightheartedly lay claim to our own style," Stone co-founder/president Steve Wagner noted, "dubbing it 'Escondidian;' both as an homage to our hometown of Escondido, CA and as a gentle ribbing to those Black IPA fans worshipping a false Cascadian idol" (the debate still rages over who spawned the style known as Black IPA and/or India Black Ale and/or Cascadian Dark Ale; the Stone PR sheet admits that "this point of contention may only be of import to 0.01% of craft beer fans," though since most people are prone to debate the minutiae of everything these days, the percentage is likely much higher).
Like most of Stone's creations, the Imperial Black IPA is a no-compromise brew. The bomber pours darker than dark, with a medium-brown head; the roasty malts evoke coffee and chocolate, edging into stout territory, but the hops prevail — a perfect balance of sweet and bitter. It's a remarkable, big beer, with an abudance flavor. And its 10.8% ABV is well-masked, which makes it a deceptively potent experience.
Stone (now the 14th largest craft brewery in the US) has spawned yet another extraordinary beer. The Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, their 11th anniversary release, became a year-round offering after its 2007 debut. The Escondidian should also join the regular lineup. For now it's a limited release, so get it while you can.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Zebralight overload…help me choose
Nov 26, 2013 at 5:28 am #1310249
I'm buying a new E+lite for my summer hiking.
I need another headlamp too, a brighter light for non-summer hiking.
Maybe the newest Black Diamond Gizmo is good enough, it weighs 58g, is dimmable and is cheap…but i don't mind spending more money if i can get better performance.
Naturally i've been eyeballing Zebralights.
I'm getting confused though, hard to compare the models just looking at specs.
I'm used to having red light, but as far as i understand, if i can get a low enough output, then i don't need red to preserve night vision.
For info, i have a backup light with me, so battery life doesn't have to be more than what i would need for a week of hiking in non-summer time.
I would like the light to be:
– good for reading in the tent without disturbing my hiking partner
– with a low enough lumen output to not keep myself awake all night when reading.
– good for camp chores
– good for a couple of hours of nightwalking for a week
– and hopefully lighter than a Black Diamon Spot (90g), otherwise the Spot looks quite versatile IMO.
Question: Why should i buy a zebralight instead of a Black Diamond Spot? It seem the Zebralights are all the rave… convince me please ;-)
ThanksNov 26, 2013 at 7:13 am #2048211
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@towalyLocale: Smoky Mtns.
I would have a look at the new 4 Sevens Atom, and the new 360 headlamp headband kit.
It has a very wide beam width that comes from having no reflector. This essentially eliminates the hot spot, so it is broad general lighting that does not have much distance throw at all. So, the "lumens output" appears less than the numbers would make you expect, because the light is all spread out over a wide area. But there would be enough distance for night walking on the high setting, and it would be very good for low light reading at close range on the low setting. It would not be good for looking at anything making a sound in the distance, because it will not throw the beam very far at all. It's a close range task light with no irritating hot spot, and that is its strong point. Close range is the key term here.
It costs less and is lighter than a Zebralight. And 4 Sevens has a 10 year warranty, and they have very good customer service located in the US.
I won't go into the Zebralight quality control problems, nor their customer service issues. If you buy a Zebralight, then buy it from a dealer who will take it back if there is a problem, because it's not too cool to have to send it to China and wait for 6 months for it to get back to you. Use the dealer for warranty issues, and that will help. Buy from a good dealer that will exchange or replace with no questions asked.Nov 26, 2013 at 7:31 am #2048217
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Price wise, they are not that much more money. Compared to other quality flashlights, the price is actually reasonable.
I have the H52 on order. I received an e-mail on the 21st, saying they will be shipped in 2 weeks. It will be my first.
While I read good reviews about other lights, the Zebralight receives constant praise.
I've read no complaints of failure. I've resisted buying one mainly because I don't feel I need all the features. The single AA seemed like the most practical. I prefer the cool white (daylight 6,500k) bulbs at home. A bright cool white does seem to effect my night blindness. Dimming does help. I don't know about red lights, I may try some red Saran Wrap. I've read dimming helps just as much. I read in the last ZebraLight thread that natural light helps illuminate the bumps a little more. Try a couple of different CFLs in your outside lights and see which you prefer. I prefer the "daylight" bulbs. The regular H52 seems to have just enough flood for the trail without sacrificing the beam strength.
I like that it's also a flashlight and I could clip it to my belt or a strap if desired. While their many choices can be confusing, it's not that difficult to narrow it down to suit your needs. To me picking the one I wanted was really easy, it was just eliminating all the others that was hard.
Now seems like the time to order, or be left wondering until they get the next batch in stock.Nov 26, 2013 at 9:02 am #2048234
Paul AndronicoBPL Member
@jakesandwichLocale: Lake Tahoe
I am new to Zebralight, having picked up the new H52W (neutral color) on pre-order. I have used it camping and hiking, and overall love it as a backpacking headlight. Pros: Waterproof, great balance of flood/spot for general use, the low level makes red light unnecessary in my opinion, seems super solid and well made, can use single rechargeable AA, can clip to belt, pretty lightweight. Cons: The button functionality can be a little tricky, the strap/holder combo is less secure than I would like, and the light can bob up and down slightly when walking. I really like the neutral LED color, as things look very natural. I don't like the "white" light effect of the cool lamps. This is a personal preference.Nov 26, 2013 at 11:55 am #2048275
I like my Zebralight H52W and it may be the best choice for you if you plan to use it for reading often. It will be much less harsh than the cool white light that you get with most of the more common headlamps you would buy from local retailers. The hot spot on the H52W is not as intense as the cool white version, so reading with it would be a bit better.
Since I'm not doing a lot of reading, I would probably prefer the H52 AA (cool white) as it's a bit more intense when used for night time trail walking (however, the H52 AA isn't available yet, but soon). The H52W AA is fine for trail walking too and actually does a better job at showing the trail dips and bumps than the cool white but it just seems less bright than my Zebralight SC52 AA which is the same light in a handheld version.
I have an assortment of different headlamps and what I like about the Zebralights is the quality of the beam. That's hard to list as a "feature" so it's not something you can easily compare when researching various lights. None of my common headlamp brands can compare to the beam quality of my Zebralights. The hot spot is not too intense and the outer edges of the beam still carry a fair bit of light which is great for trail walking. Many of the common headlights don't find this balance between hot spot and flood.
EDIT: One thing I should mention is that you can buy a glow in the dark flashlight holder to replace the black one that comes with the H52. It's only $3 and worth it in my opinion. I will also comment that I don't like the feel of these bands on my head and think Zebralight could improve that somehow. Other headlights that I own are more comfortable to wear.Nov 26, 2013 at 1:19 pm #2048305
Great feedback guys, thanks.
I really like that i can clip the H52 series to my belt for night walking. At the same time, i can't stop drooling over the H600/602 series…less is more..less is more… :-)
The quality of the beam sounds intriguing. I guess i would have to buy one to see what it really means.. ;-)
I'm mostly concerned about the lowest possible output from the Zebralights, if this would be low enough for reading for me – Isn't it possible to reprogram the intensity of the 3 levels? Would i be able to program it to a low enough setting?
I think i need to make a headlamp spreadsheet to get a good overview.Nov 26, 2013 at 2:14 pm #2048319
Greg MihalikBPL Member
@greg23Locale: Colorado
"I think i need to make a headlamp spreadsheet to get a good overview."
Yes! You Do!
…and then post it.Nov 26, 2013 at 4:53 pm #2048371
I have been watching this thread and hoping to answer some of the same questions. Can I ask one more. What is the difference between 52 series and 502 series. Thanks.Nov 26, 2013 at 5:52 pm #2048399
Barry CuthbertBPL Member
@nzbazzaLocale: New Zealand
Zebralight produce 1AA headlamps with three different beam profiles.
The H502 has a wide (~80 deg) even beam profile, achieved through the use of a lens. This is good for task or area flood lighting (think like a streetlight). So the H502 is good for stirring your pot, reading, hanging up over a table for playing cards, tasks that are within arms reach. What it is not good for is viewing objects far off.
The H52 has a reflector to provide a more focused beam profile with a smallish brighter area in the middle of the beam surrounded by a wider cone to provide some spill (think car headlight). This type of beam is best for walking at night. It is okay for task lighting but some people find they have to move their head around a lot more to light an whole area, which can be distracting.
A third model is the H52F, which has a diffusion film over the front glass to blur the more focussed beam into a wider softer beam, again with some spill. It's sort of a blend of the first two models. Depending on your point of view, it either provides a good blend of light for tasks and walking, or it is a jack of all trade but master at none.
My personal preference is for the H52 beam profile, given most trips I do involve anywhere between 2-4 hours of walking on rough tracks on a Friday night to get to the first campsite/hut. For task lighting you can use a lower level.
Zebralight also produce the same models above with different tints of white leds. The models above are all cool white leds with a colour temperature of about 5500K (think cool white flouroescent tubes).
The second type are called neutral white leds and Zebralight give these models a W suffix so e.g. H52W, H52FW, H502W.
Cool leds are more efficient than neutral or warm white leds generally (although the gap is reducing) so produce more light for a given current level from the battery. Because of their increased blue light component they can appear brighter than a neutral white at the same light output. However their downside include a reduced colour rendition (i.e. colours appear less true compared with sunlight) and cool white leds tend to reflect back light when encountering mist or fog, making it harder to see.
Neutral white leds are less efficient (but still pretty good) but their colour temperature (4400K) and colour rendition (~75CRI) are closer to that of sunlight so colours appear more natural. Also they don't suffer as badly in mist or fog as cool white leds do.
There "sunlight" leds available (not in Zebralight headlamps) that have better colour temperature and rendition than neutral white leds, but at the cost of further reduced efficiency again.
I currently use a H51W (the previous model of the H52W) and would happily upgrade to a H52W.Nov 26, 2013 at 5:56 pm #2048402
>> What is the difference between 52 series and 502 series <<
The most significant difference (to me) is that the new "52" series can use AA batteries of any type (NiMh alkaline or lithium) OR the high output lithium 14500 rechargeable batteries. The 14500's provide a longer run time and bump the light output to 500 lumen for a one minute burst before stepping down to the standard high output (H1). The 500 lumen output is impressive for such a tiny little light.
You can get the same high output from many lights that run on CR123 batteries but no other light that I know of offers this brightness in a light that can also run on AA's as well.Nov 26, 2013 at 5:57 pm #2048403
That is an amazing overview. Just what I needed. Thank you for taking the time to explain that I feel that I finally understand the line.Nov 26, 2013 at 6:08 pm #2048411
>> I'm mostly concerned about the lowest possible output from the Zebralights, if this would be low enough for reading for me <<
You made me curious, so I gave it a try.
The H52W AA is fine for reading at L1 level. There is virtually no hotspot while reading and the page color is true. I also tested reading at L2 and it is possible but wasn't that comfortable for my old eye. Zebralight posts a run-time of 4 days on L1 and 3 weeks at L2.
My SC52 AA has the cool white emitter (but same specs as the H52) and is very easy to read at L1, it has a slightly brighter output but a bit of a hotspot at reading distance (not bothersome but not as nice as the H52W). The SC52 can also be used for reading at L2 as it's a bit brighter than the warm white H52W. I still wouldn't read with it at L2 because I'd prefer a bit extra light, but it could easily be used at L2 (3 weeks run-time).Nov 26, 2013 at 6:40 pm #2048426
Thank you all for the great thread. I just ordered a H52W from E2 Field gear who actually has some in stock. Looking forward to trying it out.Nov 27, 2013 at 9:45 am #2048618
Barry PBPL Member
@barrypLocale: Eastern Idaho (moved from Midwest)
"Question: Why should i buy a zebralight instead of a Black Diamond Spot?"
Well it sounds like you'll find out since you bought one. But I'll put in some other points:
H52W is:
lighter weight (with battery),
brighter and dimmer (more flexibility),
waterproof (black diamond is splash proof),
way easy to change battery in the dark.
Longer run times.
Constant light (no dimming over time)
Not only does it take lithium and NiMh it even takes Li-ion 14500 rechargeable.
Black diamond:
3AAA batteries is a pain, especially for taking spares and buying (they don't sell 3-paks). Try to get batteries replaced in the dark AND get the polarity right. Dims over time. Rechargeables are brighter in the Zebera.
Other notes:
1. Zebra has excellent craftsmanship on their aluminum bodies.
2. Turn the head a quarter turn when in the pack so it doesn't accidentally come on.
3. Yes that H600 series looks awesome; the lightest light for the lightest light (1020 lumen!) :)
May your day be light,
-BarryNov 27, 2013 at 9:50 am #2048622
Barry, thank you for a really good comparison, just what I was looking for :-).
Just for a note, I haven't bought a Zebralight yet, but James has ;-)Nov 27, 2013 at 12:06 pm #2048661
Mike, thanks a lot for checking the reading ability out, much appreciated.
Great forum as alwaysDec 1, 2013 at 4:18 pm #2049724
Aaron SorensenBPL Member
@awsorensenLocale: South of Forester Pass
The Spark SG5 has a 1 lumen and 6 lumen level.
It's a single aa battery and the 1 lumen lasts for 6 days.
Also a 30 lumen (good for night hiking) level for 9 hours.
At 40 grams it's light as well.
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Most people credit Charles Darwin with first figuring out how evolution operates, at least in broad outline, citing his 1859 classic The Origin of Species. Serious students of biology learn that Darwin's theory was first presented publicly the previous year, at an assembly of the Linnean Society of London, where a paper with the very same thesis by Alfred Russel Wallace was also read. Despite the gentlemanly device of simultaneous publication, Darwin's name has become almost synonymous with evolution by natural selection, whereas few remember Wallace as more than a footnote.
In actuality, the question of priority for this advance in understanding remains wide open. Over the past few decades, some historians have argued that Wallace (a self-educated naturalist of humble birth and means) in fact beat Darwin (an upper-class gentleman scientist) to the punch.
For one thing, Darwin's formulation of the divergence of lineages described in The Origin of Species borrows heavily and without attribution from a scholarly article by Wallace that Darwin had studied years earlier. And whereas Darwin's "paper" presented to the Linnean Society in 1858 was merely a collection of correspondence and unpublished drafts assembled in a hasty effort to demonstrate priority, Wallace's article displayed a clearly reasoned and well-polished argument.
Curiously, neither of the protagonists attended the critical meeting. Darwin was distracted by a serious illness that had struck his household, and Wallace was far away collecting specimens in the Dutch East Indies. When Wallace eventually learned of the parallel manner of publication, he was pleased that his ideas had been so accepted by the scientific establishment. His modesty apparently overwhelmed any resentment he might have reasonably felt over Darwin publishing just then only because Wallace had prepared a powerful article.
But the need to share credit must have stung Darwin. Some telling evidence comes from his letter to Joseph Hooker (a fellow naturalist who helped orchestrate the presentation of the dual papers) soon after that meeting: "I always thought it possible that I might be forestalled, but I fancied that I had a grand enough soul not to care; but I found myself mistaken and punished...."
Far from punishing Darwin, posterity treated his memory well. He is buried in Westminster Abbey, among British royalty and such notables as Newton and Disraeli; his residence at Down House is now a government-run museum. In contrast Wallace's last home was demolished decades ago to make room for apartments. His gravesite, marked shortly after his death in 1913 with a petrified tree trunk for a monument, is now overgrown and difficult even to find.
George W. Beccaloni, a research entomologist at the Natural History Museum in London and self-described "fan of Wallace," managed after considerable effort last year to locate the grave where Wallace is buried. "I was quite horrified by the poor condition it was in," he recalls. So with the help of Wallace's grandson, Richard Russel Wallace, Beccaloni has embarked on a mission to restore the memorial. They want to repair the monument and to install a brass plaque describing Wallace's scientific achievements. They also hope to persuade English Heritage, the government agency charged with historic preservation, to place a marker on the neglected naturalist's one surviving residence, located outside London. "We want to get a preservation order clapped on that before something ghastly happens," notes Richard Wallace.
Others also seem intent to give Darwin's younger competitor his due. Just last year officers of the Linnean Society commissioned a portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace to hang beside their painting of Darwin, and they have offered eventually to take on the lease of the country gravesite. But they have not volunteered the modest funds needed for the restoration. According to Ghillian Prance, director of Kew Gardens and president of the Linnean Society, that group's charter allows monies to be given out only for scholarships and similar forms of academic support.
So Beccaloni is appealing to other Wallace admirers (who can write to him at the Natural History Museum in London or send e-mail to email@example.com). If he is successful, future generations might be induced to learn that much more about this unassuming pioneer of evolutionary theory.—David Schneider
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Sachin Chintawar <email@example.com>
st: Simulating Instrumental Variable Probit Model
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:40:38 -0600
Dear Statalist Users
I was trying to simulate a probit model with endogenous regressor and
increase the number of instruements to see how bias occurs due to
increased instruements. Following Dr. Maartin's example and the
Microeconometrics using Stata book I have created the following
program (which ofcourse I am not satisfied due to glaring mistakes). I
would greatly appreciate if you could give me some pointers and inputs
that could help me fix it.
global numobs 500 // sample size N
global numsims "1000" // number of simulations
set seed 123456789
capture program drop endoprob
program endoprob, rclass
version 10.1
drop _all
set obs $numobs
generate u = rnormal(0)
generate mu = rnormal(0)
generate x1 = rnormal(0)
generate z1 = rnormal(0) // 4 Instruements
generate z2 = rnormal(0)
generate z3 = rnormal(0)
generate z4 = rnormal(0)
generate a = 0.5*u
generate x2 = z1 + z2 + z3 + z4 + a
regress x2 = z1 z2 z3 z4 mu // endogenous
regressor with four instruments
//capture x2hat
generate y = 0.5 + 2*x1 + x2hat + mu + u //Reduced Form Equation
ivprobit y x1 x2hat
//Capture the betas and SD's
1. Well my first question is quite obvious how do I tell stata that my
y is a probit
2. How do I capture xhat2 so I can get my ivprobit to work?
3. From the MUS book I understood that _b captures the scalar beta
value but how can we capture the two parameters x1 and x2hat?
I would greatly appreciate your help in this regard
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Maybe someone else has an explanation. But nobody I've talked to yet does.
I've got about 20 frames of honey (both wet & crystalized) from deadouts. Doesn't appear that it is fermented, but some could be. Taste tests prove that most of it is still delicious.
So I thought I'd scratch the caps and put it out in front of my hives to clean up. 6 hives, 2 separate locations.
So.......3 days later (all 65+ degrees, blue sky and light variable wind) and not a single bee can be found on any frame. I mean not a single bee.
I took one frame for each hive and put them leaning directly onto the hive landing board. Bees were all over it instantly.
Move it any distance and interest instantly drops. I've tried from 1' - 20 yards. Distance didn't seem to matter.
There is no strong flow currently in progress up here in central MN.
Any ideas????
Just when I thought I had a tiny idea of what I was doing, the girls prove me wrong again.


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When you visit a water plant, what image are you left with? Depending on your experience, you may envision a building pulsating with the noise of pumps and motors; a vast array of tanks filled with water; or a large room of pipes and computer screens with red, green, or yellow lights. When I enter a water plant I immediately think of a large chemistry experiment—an image etched into my mind after years of dealing with a small but complicated plant in Illinois.
Before the plant was built, the raw water, with 0.4 mg/L of manganese, was only chlorinated and fluoridated. Our city decided to build a plant to oxidize and remove the manganese in order to meet secondary drinking water regulations. I don't think at the time anyone involved realized the impact of that decision—the launching of a challenging and often frustrating experiment in water chemistry that is now in its 12th year.
I had just joined the city in 1993 as the plant went online and the operators discovered that the ozone treatment was not achieving complete removal of the manganese. In conjunction with the plant construction, the consultant had drilled a new well, developed the well, and installed the pumps and equipment—and never thought to test the water. It was only a few hundred feet from the old wells—how could the water be expected to be any different? This well had 3 mg/L of iron, while all other wells had negligible iron concentrations. The water quality from this well was never accounted for in the design, and all the ozone was used up in oxidation of the iron. To obtain complete removal of both the iron and manganese, the operators ended up having to dose chlorine ahead of the ozonators.
The next blow came a few months later when an employee at work complained that a roast she cooked for four hours never turned brown. Eventually the tavern owners were calling to complain their fried turtle wasn't cooking. After some difficulty, we finally managed to identify the problem—nitrates in the water. Based on advice from a chemist we consulted, we dosed the system with chlorine, flushed all the hydrants, and solved the "red meat" dilemma.
Then we moved on to address lead and copper problems that arose due to the new treatment system. In order to achieve compliance with the EPA's lead and copper rule, our chemist suggested we increase the pH. We knew this was risky due to the levels of calcium carbonate in our raw water, but the polyphosphate we were already adding only addressed the lead levels. Copper still remained high, and adding sodium hydroxide seemed like the best answer.
As we had expected, the operators recently learned that the calcium carbonate is indeed dropping out—the pipe elbow and first few feet of piping downstream of the injection point had accumulated enough deposition over the past few years to close the area of a 16-inch-diameter pipe to a 4-inch opening. The crew spent a day clearing the pipe and changing the elbow to a tee to allow for future maintenance. At least this time, the problem had been anticipated.
We continued to consult with a chemist to help address other minor issues over the years. The entire experience has convinced me that every water treatment plant design should be signed off by not only an engineer, but also a chemist. In our case, we learned to never consider a change in treatment without consulting a chemist in addition to the engineer and operator. Large cities may be fortunate to have a chemist on staff at their plant, but smaller cities would be better served if the EPA would require a chemist's signature in order to approve a treatment design.


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Just something that crossed my mind while doing something else.
Has anyone ever tried (or know of someone who did) to mold and pour full comb instead of just foundation? As in taking a drawn frame, pouring up a silicone mold of it, and then using that to make wax comb on demand?
I currently don't have any drawn frames I could work from as a template so I can't give it a try right now, but it seems like it should technically be doable.


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Am I the only one bothered about no news on the 3 recent deaths in Pleasanton?
Original post made by Lisa, Foothill High School, on Jul 2, 2012
And then the case of the middle school girl and her mom hasn't been talked about in some time either. Was it a double murder or a murder/suicide?
This community deserves answers. If PPD doesn't have the expertise to handle these types of cases then they should bring in outside resources AND keep the stories current in the news so maybe someone can offer information to help. It's not a bad thing that we live in a community where things like this are so rare that maybe our own police department doesn't have the appropriate experience. That's actually a good thing. I just hope they don't let their pride get in the way and not use ALL resources available to them.
RIP to all three victims.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 2, 2012 at 10:24 pm
@lisa. Ive been thinking the same thing. As a community we deserve answers. The victims deserve answers to their killings. By now all the test results should be back on the mother/daughter killings.
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 3, 2012 at 7:11 am
The union has its thumb on everything. How can we trust any police deportment that is filled with union corruption?
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 3, 2012 at 8:31 am
enough already with the incessant, mindless left wing sarcasm. Get a life, a hobby, or just get outdoors. You add nothing to any topic.
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 3, 2012 at 8:40 am
When you have a police department with a union that cares more about affirmative action then JUSTICE we can expect them to go out of there way to unleash 'troll be gone' under cut patriots at taxpayer expanse. Until Obama our lard and SAVIOR is sent back to Kenya there will be more crime and more corrupt unions looking ascanze.
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Jul 3, 2012 at 11:12 am
I've been wondering the same thing. Not sure if the community or the PPD wants to talk about it. This is the type of stuff no one wants to say can happen in Pleasanton.
I think that undoubtedly the girl found on the side of the road needs a voice in the system. I had so hoped that it would be a big deal to someone in the PPD as the Jane Doe case in Castro Valley was to some detectives in the Alameda County Sheriff's office. They went above and beyond to find out who she was. This girl deserves better than to be known as the girl found on the side of a road in a trash can... no matter where she is from. She was a daughter, maybe a sister and possibly a mother. I am sure somewhere someone is missing her and feeling helpless not knowing why she has not communicated with them.
The last article I read blamed the slowness on the cases on the Sheriff...way to go PPD.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jul 3, 2012 at 7:41 pm
If Pleasanton Police Officers were to spend time solving actual crimes, there would be no time left for them to talk obessesively about their retirement at age 50 at 100 % pay, healthcare benefits for life and fully trained at taxpayer expense to get another job as a peace officer or bodyguard. So stop talking about murder and suicide. The PPD don't play that game, homey. Real crime is contracted out to other departments. But you'd better not roll through a stop sign at 4 AM or they will go all "Dirty Harry" on you.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2012 at 11:54 pm
"The victims deserve an answer to their killings. By now all the test results should be back on the mother/daughter killings."
Amen to that. And speaking of blessings and closure for family and friends, the question that has been raised here before but never answered is: has there been any memorial service or burial for this mother and daughter, or is that still on hold because "test results are not back yet"? How very sad, if that is the case...
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 4, 2012 at 6:54 am
It don't take a rocket scienctist to figure out what is happening. First, we experienced a massif influcks of union goons during the Walmart struggle. Second, then the murders. Third, then a union police force more worried about there pensiones then uncovering facts that may be detramental to Obama Administration. Fourth, we live in a community obessessed with liberal media. Conclusion, therefor is that a massif coverup is taking place.
a resident of another community
on Jul 8, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Every time there is an article about the [lack of any] progress in the two pending Pleasanton open murder investigations, I notice two problems. One, the police are said to be "still waiting" on crime lab tests. No other work is mentioned. Second, whomever is doing the [so-called] "news" article fails to grill for any additional information. This is a failure of both the media and the police. It leads to the impression that the police are sitting on their hands, failing to adequately investigate the most serious crimes to occur here in many years, and the "media" is completely failing to bring us any information other than what is written on the press release. We deserve better. I certainly hope that the police are working harder on these cases than it seems they are.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I know what they are You just have to wait!
Eat, quilt, sleep, repeat
"Anticipa,a,ation, Your makin' me wait soo long." (Does that look like the song?)LOL
It is rainin' here! Not much now. I went ta the Weather Station Web Site but it won't show me the map so I don't know how long or how hard it has been rainin'. It is a very cold rain. I got the fire in the fire place goin' as soon as I woke up. 10:30 am. I stay up late at night & sleep late. LOL
My initials are BB, so dublb is double B.
I stay up till about 11.30 pm, sleep, wake up and go downstairs (as you all have noticed ), sleep again and wake up again between 7 and 8 am.
My Bernina is back! The dealer just handed it over to me. I did a few teststitches and it's ok again! He's going to look into an alternative for a long/mid arm. I told him about the Janome 7700 and 8200 and he will do some searching. I'm in no hurry as I don't have the money yet to buy another machine.
dublb: I don't know that song so I have no idea if it looks like it But just go ahead and sing a song for us!
Now I'm going to prepare for a meeting tonight. Talk to you later again.
Eat, quilt, sleep, repeat
Oh my! I spend 24 hours sleeping off the stomach flu and find so much is happening. What a busy group--I can't believe all the projects yinz have going on! What fun it's been to catch up (although I didn't read all the recipes--waiting for stomach to settle down and then I'll go back to them LOL).
I did get my BB mailed and I'm biting my nails. I told Carrie to check them and if they need re-done to let me know. I think they're ok and I'm so anxious to see everyone's. I'm going to make a wall hanging for my sewing room to remind me of this Pony ride and all the good friends I've made.
Got all the borders on Pony quilt, just need to attach the backing and binding. Was supposed to go on a FART today so I could get the backing fabric but think I need another day to recuperate. We have 2 nasty flus going around in our area: upper respiratory and stomach. News reports say this is the worst year for upper respiratory flu so yinz take care and wash those hands!! (Nurses are such nags!)
Back to the couch for a little nap!
Imagine all the people living life in peace...(John Lennon 1940-1980)
JanR...I saw in the news last night that somewhere in PA, they actually have set up a tent in the parking lot to triage flu patients they have so many coming in. Feel better soon but don't rush it. You know better than me that relapses can be worse than the original!
All...here is a Pam Bono website with a free BOM which we might find interesting. We can download it all now but there are 18 blocks . It looks like they have Y seams but, Jan...they are not Y seams! Mirabelle, you are doing that beautiful Pam Bono and others have said her quilts are not difficult but how would you grade something like this for our group and our skill levels? http://pamsclub.com/free-for-everyon...k-of-the-month. We will have to come to some sort of plan in the next few weeks.
Those are cool gardnergal, I love it! Click on the last block and it will show you what the whole quilt looks like (no applique).
Jan - nurses are not suppose to get sick! Doesn't the flu shot work for this flu??? Must have missed this strain in the serum! I was suppose to go the Dr. for an blood pressure check last Friday, and they called on Thursday saying my doctor was sick, so rescheduled the appointment. Even Dr.'s get sick!!!
dublb - I am a night person too. Never in bed before midnight!
"You have enough quilts made when your soul is filled, your creativity satisfied and your fingers just won't work anymore."
My kitty sat on my keyboard and now it's acting weird (the keyboard ).
I've seen that Pam Bono BOM a few times, even downloaded the patterns and was to intimidated to try. But if we all give it a go I'm in! It's not foundation piecing though. If we can gat this one right we can get everything right!
Eat, quilt, sleep, repeat
Ggal--I think that quilt looks like a good one too. I download the blocks for "some day"...even if we don't do them as a group I will have them. Is there a special ruler or anything needed?
Was going to sew, but DS thinks we should split some wood since it is almost 40*F today! It is supposed to cool off again this weekend, so he is probably right....might be able to sneak in a little sewing if I get off the computer.....
Just got the mail...no package today. Guess I'll have to wait until after work tomorrow.
Have just quickly checked out the BOM, just got out of the shower (and the computer is on the way to the bedroom) Had to check the chatter.
The blocks do not look difficult, you just need to cut precisely and before you start sewing ensure that you understand her instructions, which are always very detailed I will definitely download these when I get home today.
Wow we will have lots of choose from for our next project OR we just number them and work our way through them all
Gotta get dressed and I am off to patchwork (okay I am wearing a towel) a very BIG towel
Mirabelle, if you're not at home and you're wearing only a towel, where are you???? LOL LOL
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I understand it is not a good idea to give bees honey from a unknown source. What about pollen patties, is there the same danger of transmitting diseases from a unknown source?
I understand it is not a good idea to give bees honey from a unknown source. What about pollen patties, is there the same danger of transmitting diseases from a unknown source?
Are you making your own patties? Much of what you can buy is a pollen substitute. Pollen substitute patties do not have pollen in them. Pollen supplement patties do have pollen in them.
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If the pollen were to come from a compromised source, say a hive that had foulbrood, I would guess that the introduced substance could be a vector for that disease. Of course, you could be making your own and doing the same thing but I would think you'd have a good handle on the health of colonies that you're keeping. I don't have any idea of the extend of the real problem, should there be one, but that would be my concern.
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I think I am talking about supplement. I have read a good way to start your hive off in late winter or early spring is feeding a pollen supplement. If this is a good practice ,where would be the safest place to buy pollen. I started bee keeping last July with a small nuc and have no extra pollen of my own.
Are talking about patties you can buy from bee suppliers? if so they are fine. They are pollen substitues. Fresh pollen spoils very quickly.
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Thank you. Did you find that the pollen patties in the spring helped jump start the bees?
Pollen patties are only needed if the hive does not have enough stored pollen, there is no natural pollen available, or the weather is too poor for the hive to forage. It is a good idea to have a couple on hand just incase.
In my operation, I place patties directly above the cluster in early March. My goal is spring build up so the hive can have maximum population for colony divisions and honey production.
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(March 12, 2008)--Cable television's Fox News Channel visited the UTSA 1604 Campus on Wednesday, Feb. 27 to speak to five UTSA students and a professor about their perceptions of the Hispanic vote in Texas regarding the March 4 presidential primaries.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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UTSA junior Andres (Andy) Bocanegra, senior Denise Perez, senior Jaime Solis, senior Enrique Vasquez and graduate student Erin Castro were interviewed by Fox News Channel reporter Heather Nauert about issues important to students and how the presidential candidates address their concerns. Also interviewed was Amy Jasperson, UTSA associate professor of political science and geography, who discussed the candidates and their visits to Texas.
The interviews were done at Sombrilla Plaza and adjacent areas and included footage of the Young Conservatives of Texas, Hill Backers (Hillary Clinton student group) and UTSA Students for Obama as they walked around campus encouraging students to vote and working to shore up support for their candidates.
The Texas Primary was Tuesday, March 4. Also participating in the March 4 primaries were Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. John McCain won the Republican primaries, Hillary Clinton won the Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island primaries, and Barack Obama won the Texas caucus and Vermont primary.


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The Pine River-Backus baseball team finally opened its season with a 14-3 non-conference home loss against Menahga on Monday, May 6.
Nick Gravdahl led the Tigers' offense with two hits and a pair of RBI while Brandon Junes was the losing pitcher. Menahga led 7-3 after six innings before they added seven runs for the convincing win. The visitors took advantage of seven walks and four hit batters and four PR-B errors.
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Oh no, how did I missed him? I was expecting a spectacular performance!He is new and fresh and doesnt remind anyone else!
Oh no, how did I missed him? I was expecting a spectacular performance!He is new and fresh and doesnt remind anyone else!
Its impossible for him now to finish a podium,even a clean LP . Dimitriev Jr. has better chances than him.
terrible performace from Maxim at SP
Can somebody list the competitors from 1st to 10th, or 1st to 5th, and list each element they did. I'm most interested in seeing who that one guy was that did the cantilever and was unique & original. Oops, and he also did a quad, but fell on his 3A. Anyhow, just wanting to know his name and age, et al, thanks!
Also interested to see how many landed a quad and the 3A (though the latter seems like only one or two).
Plushenko: 4T, 3A, 3Lz-2T
Dmitriev: 3F-3T, 3A, 3Lz
Gachinski: 4T-2T, 3A, 3Lo
Bush: 4T-3T, 3A turn-out, 3Lz
Voronov about to come...
Gee, it looks like everybody just took off and left after Zhenya's group skated. I feel bad for the last few performers, especially last year's Champion Menshov...
Voronov: 4T-2T, 3A, 3Lo
I did not say he'll the only one allowed!!!
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Measure B1 is also a Bond measure
Original post made by local, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Oct 18, 2012
Not only is this measure allowing them to issue one billion dollars in bonds, with the taxpayers paying the interest, when they make payment on the bond they can keep issuing more bonds to keep the debt at one billion dollars FOREVER! So we have issued a line of credit (credit card) our great grand-kids will be paying on. The county can max out the credit card, make the minimum payment, and keep charging to keep the debt at one billion dollars. Talk about fiscal irresponsibility!
So what will happen is they will borrow and the extra permanent sales tax will be used just to pay the interest in this bond, and nothing new will be built.
To make matters worse, the Yes on B1 committee is circumventing the mandatory campaign finance disclosures. They are required to post the contributions they receive but they are not doing this. Look at the glossy brochures we receive. They are costing a lot of money and they will not tell you who is paying for it. No Bay Area newspaper reporter has been able to get the campaign contribution information.
This tax is a huge scam!
Vote NO on B1 and let your neighbors and friends know the facts. Also, any politician who endorses Measure B1 because they think a tax in perpetuity and a one billion line of credit forever is a good thing does not have their head screwed on straight and should be voted out of office.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 18, 2012 at 11:15 pm
This perpetual, revolving bond, with no ending date is an assult on taxpayers. How could this ship of state ever right itself.
I just came across old 2003 bond listings, with maturity dates in 2 more decades, Not good, but at least they do have maturity dates.
2003 bond for purpose of California Infrastructure we're paying 5.5% until Dec, 2029 !!! State of California, GENERAL Obligation bond, issued in 2003, we are paying 5.3% until Feb. 2028 !! Another for Cal State U Hayward issued 2003, we're paying 5.25% until Aug 2025..
It is easy to see we can never get ahead, even with maturity dates.
This sampling is from 2003, but, of course we have bonds at many levels every year.
Normally, there are maturity dates, but B1 is basically an increase to taxpayers, forever. It makes these gross maturity dates of 2025 & 2028 look tolerable, compared to forever.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Oct 19, 2012 at 9:22 am
People are finally getting this mafia style takeover of taxpayer's money. Wall Street will jump at the chance to fund these bonds. The main benefactor of Wall Street's investment will be Calpers and Calstars. Out of every dollar you spend on funding this bond 50 cents will go to the California government pension plans. Why do you think every politician is for this measure, including the one running for Pleasanton Mayor, who happens to be on a government pension plan.
a resident of Birdland
on Oct 19, 2012 at 11:48 am
Does anybody even know what the debt service cost would be for a billion dollars in bonds? I was surprised that the Tax Measure on the ballot had no financial analysis of the actual costs. I thought they were required to show for bond issuance what the expected total cost, including interest, would be.
I did some simple calculations it it seems that if you did a 1 billion dollar loan, interest only (which is possible since the voters would be allowing them to keep the bond at one billion dollars forever and no requirement to pay it down) at 3% that the interest alone would be $30,000,000 (30 million dollars) per year just for that loan. Not sure if anybody has better info on this. So in the first 30-year timeframe this would be $900,000,000 (nine hundred million) in interest charges.
How anybody could give the politicians a credit card with a $1,000,000,000 line of credit, and no provisions to cancel this credit card, forever, is beyond me. Some people have a lot more faith in their politicians than I do. There is absolutely no oversight on how the money is spent. Sure they say there is a committee that will be reviewing it but even if the committee finds it is not being spent well, there is nothing we can do as the tax and bond issuance is forever. You can almost be certain that the committee will be loaded with cronies of the politicians who will be receiving contracts from the county and benefiting from the tax so it will always look like things are hunky-dory.
Anybody who votes for this should be ashamed of themselves to pass this tax and debt to all future generations!
This is the worst measure I have ever seen in my whole life.
I agree that we need to vote "no" on this tax and bond measure and get rid of any of the politicians who support this scam.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 20, 2012 at 1:25 am
We'll have to track and remember just who supports such insanity and such cruelty to the next generation.... Are these the same people who always hypocritically talk about for "the children"...amazing, those 'me first' excuses from public employees.
No more public employee jobs, UNTIL there are enough private jobs to foot the bill!....needs a new president for that.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 24, 2012 at 2:41 am
Even the liberal Contra Costa Times thinks this is a bad deal for taxpayers. While Cook Kaillo & Hosterman support this increased and Permanent TAX the CONTRA COSTA TIMES calls it a BAD DEAL for TAXPAYERS. Cook Kaillo told the CC Times Editorial Board that the tax could be repealed if people didn't like it, but she seems oblivious to fact it would cost 10's of millions to do so.
Cook-Kaillo also seems to think we need to pass this ballot measure because 'we need the money' (who is we?). She fails to realize that a more taxpayer friendly measure could be brought back to voters during the next election cycle. The CC TIMES editorial Staff wasn't impressed by Cook-Kaillo's responses to B-1, accountability of tax dollars, or the growing pension defecit/issue facing many communities.
After watching the video of Cook-kaillo/Thorne interviews it is clear that Cheryl lacks the basic understanding of the fiscal issues facing our community. Nice woman but wrong choice for Mayor.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Not sure what you are talking about, circumventing campaign finance laws? This is their committee...Committee to Save Local Transportation Funding, Yes on B1, FPPC ID # 1344600
All disclosures can be found on County Registrar of Voters website
Looks like most donors are from companies, firms that will benefit from the transportation projects that will be underway if the measure passes.


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I have 2 hives.. hive A and hive B... now the setup this year i moved to under the large fishing shelter.. its a roof about 20 x 12 and about 8 ft up. next to the pond. the year before i had the bees in the garden and it got so hot it cooked the hives and i had honey pouring out the bottom. so to the shelter it went. it protects it from the worst of the sun. is close to water. protects from any hail damage as well as a bonus. gets sun in the morning.. and in the evening.
(not to mention the super hot weather we had this year and the bad bad drought the shelter really protected the bees this year..)
now hive A (2 deeps) is closer to the house than hive B (a deep and a medium) by .. well a hives length lol.but its the easiest way for me to make notes on them. about 2 months ago. hive B had a smell coming from it.. so I suited up and checked both hives out. Hive B had either chilled brood.(we did have a cold snap a few days before). or European foul brood.. no American foul brood thank god.. bee larva on the edges mostly were dead. hive A had the beginnings. so i made some medicated powder sugar and gave them each a couple tablespoons sprinkled over.I also put in some new hive beetle traps i bought..
Disposable Beetle Blasters just add the oil and put in between the frames they sit near the top..got mine from mann lake.. during this time. i also put sugar syrup in the hive top feeders. A. went gang busters on theirs. B. didn't.. theirs went moldy after a couple of weeks since they never even ate any so i cleaned theirs out.. and added a little fresh syrup to the cleaned feeder thinking maybe i made a bad batch or that them having sick and dead brood meant less bees needing food.. well fast forward to day before thanksgiving.. its warm. probably last warm day we will have till next year. its near 70 it was running only to the 50's last few days before... perfect day for checking the hives with a light breeze coming in. i get my gear together. i made some hivetop feeders for bee fondant.. (shallows with excluders tacked to the bottoms to hold the food.)..and brought those with.. to prepare for the winter. i get down there.. hive A.. the beetle traps.. 3 traps. had at least 9 per. if not more. and i saw a couple beetles running around the frames. one frame i pulled out they were going into each cell and then back out like they were searching for stuff.. not a whole lot of pollen tho there were some .. sort of light on honey. tho not too worrisome they had a fair store. saw one larva. not sure if was a beetle.. or wax moth that was in a area bees could not get to.. i killed it. all the frames looked clean had lots of eggs and bee babies.. no beetle or wax moth damage.gave them a couple spoons medicated powder as preventative because of last checkups problems.(possible European foul brood last check that was in hive B) they had cleaned the hive top feeder of all syrup.. took that one off.. put the new feeder for the fondant on.. and gave them a good chunk to nibble on. replaced the cover. and went to hive B. hive B's honey stores were considerably heavier. even being a medium compared to hive A's deep. they had more pollen it seemed too. checked the beetle traps B also had 3 traps in it.. they had less beetles in them. also saw maybe one. or 2 beetles running around. lot less than hive A. found one larvae under some gunk the bees tried to glue the traps down with lol.killed that.. checked the frames. the deeps had nice brood pattern lots of bee babies and eggs. no signs of the earlier possible foul brood. also plenty it seemed of pollen stores around the babies.. the medium was chock full of honey.. i added the 2 tbs of medicated powder as a preventative... added the new feeder and gave them a chunk of fondant. (will see in a couple weeks if they will eat theirs..) but from my observations of the 2.. what i thought was the stronger hive hive A.. is not. and what i thought was a weak hive hive B is..it almost seemed that hive B had less activity.. and since they never took syrup.. well was not sure what to think. one thing i didn't mention.. Hive a is a 10 frame.. no divider to spread them out.. . hive B is also a 10 frame. but has the metal dividers. and only 9 frames in each box. so 2 less frames in it. im curious.. is the Divided frames allowing more room what made them do better? less beetles. as they can get around things. verses hive A where the frames are all close and not as much it seems.. room. well i guess i will see in the spring.. it is a interesting experiment. i might just go to all metal dividers.. sure made taking the frames out easier..lol.


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I just had a split wait 3 days before starting QCs. Not till the 4th day did I see any. Got me thinking. Just how old are the larva that the bees choose? It is not unusual for them to have starts spread over different days. Do they actually use different ages? Studies or opinions?
Backing into the age by the calendar would indicate day to day and a half old larva is acceptable to the bees. At least, if I wait to harvest cells by the calendar I find destroyed cells.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The state of Tennessee has shot down a proposal to open a controversial rehab clinic in Johnson City.
Raymond Perkinson does not agree with methadone clinics. "Dope is dope, either way you look at it," he says.
So when he heard an opiate addiction treatment facility could be coming to Johnson City, he fought it. "I wrote two letters to the state, and I've contacted people by the phone," he explained.
Last month in a public hearing, the managing partner of the company wanting to open the facility said it would be a way to wean people off of opiates by using suboxone, methadone, and other drug treatments.
But Perkinson says that doesn't work. "It's ridiculous. I'm strictly against methadone. There's one way to quit drugs and you've got to want to quit," he said.
When he heard Wednesday the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency denied the company, Tri-Cities Holdings, a certificate of need required to open the facility, he was relieved. "I'm glad the people stood up. I wasn't the only one and we just don't need it here," Perkinson continues.
Right now, we have no word on why the certificate was denied. But we do know many people were listed in opposition to the proposal.
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The road was long and winding, over the top of the Andes and then along the valley, we ended up in a village called Chicoana. This had been recommended to us by our hosts in Salta as being a nice pueblo to visit. Our guide book also highly rated a hostel complete with an English speaking host and a great restaurant in-house. It had been a very long drive and we found the (only) hostel listed in the guidebook, but it was closed
We popped into the local farmacia and the very nice pharmacist left his shop and walked us around the square and pointed out another hostel. This was closed and an old boy sitting in the shade opposite said something to us (not sure what) but in our experience, old boys sitting in the shade, have usually had too much of the Chicha - a homebrew alcoholic maize drink. We could not really make out his words except "chica", meaning girl, but it might have been chicha, meaning the drink??....... Deciding to take the initiative, we got closer and tried to tell him that we were only learning Spanish and could he speak slowly. He obliged and we learnt that he was saying that the girl who runs the hostel will be back soon as she had just gone to the shops. Result !
Chicoana is the Argentine centre for Rodeo competitions. We did pass quite a few Gauchos on our way and the main square all of whom were dressed in the gaucho style of baggy trousers and flowing white or red shirts (think MC Hammer meets Spandau Ballet!). There also seemed to be lots of teenagers on horses around the square just crusing around and meeting up with friends. Makes a nice change from hanging around the shopping malls in so many other places around the world.
We have seen and heard the words "Remember Gauchito Gil" all over the place
All around Chicoana are tobacco fields and huge tin drying cabins. Apparently Golden Virginia grow tobacco here (but call the farm something different entirely).
The hostel was shared bathroom only, but there were only 2 other people staying and we had a private room
A couple of the Gaucho photos are 'borrowed' from the web as everytime we saw a gaucho here we did not have the camera with us.