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"[...] The Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, which last year opened its Rafael Moneo-designed Chace Center gallery space, teams up with nearby hotels to offer travel packages in connection with high-profile exhibitions (tickets to a recent Dale Chihuly show were combined with a room at the Providence Biltmore). Hope Alswang, the museum director, said that 75 percent of its visitors were unaffiliated with the college. "When times are rough, maybe you can't go to the Cape for a week," said Ms. Alswang. "But you might come to town for a museum show and lunch."
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An intriguingly titled lecture I'd circled on my events calendar — "Extraordinary Tourists," about the Transcontinental Excursion of 1912, on offer at Yale's Institution for Social and Policy Studies — was, alas, already under way, so I decided to get my bearings on a student-led campus tour departing from the Visitor Center, in a 1767 Federal house on Elm Street across from the New Haven Green.
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After my tour I saw real, not ersatz, Gothic at the Yale Center for British Art — in the form of "The Thames at Westminster Stairs" by Claude de Jongh and intricately detailed oil paintings of the interiors of Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. The museum's holdings, said to be the most comprehensive collection of British art outside Britain, swing from serene (the misty waterfront in "Nocturne in Blue and Silver," by James McNeill Whistler) to severely buttoned-up (a room full of Elizabethan and Jacobean portraits, with staring eyes) to satirical (William Hogarth's "Midnight Modern Conversation," depicting supposedly respectable middle-class men who have drunk themselves into a stupor)."
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Winter Park is all about superlatives: It's one of the closest resorts to Denver, the oldest in Colorado, one of the largest in the state, and, as Outside Magazine recently declared, it's one of the best ski resorts in North America—not least because of its disabled-skier program, one of the oldest and largest in the world.
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What are your spring management practices for mites and diseases ?
What works for you
Don't be shy : ) you can PM me if you want .
What are your spring management practices for mites and diseases ?
What works for you
Don't be shy : ) you can PM me if you want .
I don't medicate just because it might help. I need to see a problem first. I have seen studies that say fumidil is counter productive and I live in dry country and just don't use it. I don't use antibiotics, I have a fire. As soon as I can pull frames I am going to do a sugar roll to see where I stand with varroa distructor. That name should tell everyone why we want to KNOW what our mite levels are. If I have a mite problem, I plan to treat with EO's. I feed them emulsified in syrup for one brood cycle starting as soon as I get days warm enough now to pull frames and take some nurse bees to test. Longer feeding is messing unneccessarily with their gut bacteria and colony odor. I use a recipe cribbed from fatbeeman podcast one or two that were recorded by Craig at somdbeekeeper.com They are also on youtube I believe.
Ben, how do you measure your disease pressures ?
I am in the learning process of how to detect for most common problems , but i currently do mite drop counts for varroa and i look for signs of Deformed wings and bees unable to fly outside the hives . But i don't look at bees under a microscope to determine what they have like tracheal mites etc .
My bees were healthy last year and i still have some hives alive , but i haven't been able to open them up and fully examine them. It's too cold still.
I am still new at this , i just thought there was a common practice everyone does , because there seems to be a lot of options on how to keep Bees healthy .
well first off my advice would be to adopt some sort of measurement system to help identify disease issues that need attention. That way you can act on the problems, and not worry if there is no problem. Contact your local government bee department on methods and advice on your areas diseases, sampling techniques and thresholds.
I use mite washes to measure my spring and fall mite populations. I dont yet analyse my own nosema samples, I get my lab to do that
Yes i agree i need more skills on recognizing diseases . I am currently enrolled in an Agriculture College for Beekeeping put on by the Nova Scotia Beekeepers Association , but it is only 4 modules 2 days each and spaced out throughout the year , so it doesn't really help me with spring (maybe next spring) , so that's why i'm trying to find out some different ideas on how to keep bees healthy. But i do agree to check first and treat after, if needed .
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and more so towards your question,
early in the season when the hive has little brood, an oxalic treatment works wonders.
soon after I put my hives out I will start my Apivar treatment. In three weeks I will remove the strips, scrape them down and re adjust.
Do you reverse you hive bodies at that time as well ?
>What are your spring management practices for mites and diseases ?
Mites and diseases:
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Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Vance ?? what would be your Essential oil to syrup ratio? I use Tea Tree Oil but have only done it with sugar patties but I would think tat the syrup would be a better method to ensure distribution.


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Feds: On second thought, maybe you shouldn't use paper applications to sign up for ObamaCare either
posted at 2:02 pm on December 7, 2013 by Allahpundit
If the website doesn't work (much) and paper applications don't work (they take too long to process), what's left? What possible medium could they use at this point to get people who are desperate for coverage enrolled before December 23rd? Our only hope now, my friends, might be … the noble floppy disk. Don't laugh — the last office in America that still uses them lies, of course, within the federal government.
Is this good news or bad news for Obama and HHS?
Federal health officials, after encouraging alternate sign-up methods amid the fumbled rollout of their online insurance website, began quietly urging counselors around the country this week to stop using paper applications to enroll people in health insurance because of concerns those applications would not be processed in time…
After a conference call earlier this week with federal health officials, Illinois health officials sent a memo Thursday to their roughly 1,600 navigators saying there is no way to complete marketplace enrollment through a paper application. The memo, which Claffey said was based on guidance from federal officials, said paper applications should be used only if other means aren't available…
That contradicts what federal health officials told reporters during a national media call this week, during which they said there were no problems with paper applications…
In early November, President Barack Obama himself encouraged paper applications as one of several alternatives to the federal website.
The good news: I assume it's only because the website really is working better that they feel comfortable nudging people back towards using Healthcare.gov and away from paper applications. The paper option was always more of a political fallback than a technical one anyway. The info on your paper form gets entered into the same system that serves the website; if the latter doesn't work, the former won't either. By discouraging paper now, HHS is doing what it can to free up some agency and insurance industry manpower for the nightmarish logistical challenges to come later this month. The bad news: One advantage that the paper form has over the website is that you can trust that the information on it is correct. That's no small thing when the feds are still reporting a website "834 error rate" of 10 percent. Will insurers save more time waiting for people to enroll on Healthcare.gov and then painstakingly correcting the errors in their files or processing and inputting paper forms themselves? Beyond that, the more people decide to skip paper enrollment and stick with the website, the greater the risk that the site will be overwhelmed by traffic and crash down the stretch. Not a huge risk right now, but what about next weekend when there are less than 10 days left before the enrollment deadline?
Regardless, this raises a new question: How heavy is the backlog of paper forms that the feds now feel they have no choice but to cry "no mas"? You would think they'd want to keep all methods of applying open in December even if the website's functioning better than before. John Ekdahl theorized on Wednesday that maybe the much-hyped surge of 29,000 enrollments in the first two days of December wasn't a product of people flooding into the site after all but merely the feds clearing a backlog of enrollments that had been caught temporarily in limbo while Healthcare.gov was being repaired in November. (A commenter later gave some credence to the theory.) If that's true, then no one outside HHS itself knows whether there really has been a new surge of enrollments this month. And if it's not true, how come HHS isn't giving us daily updates on the alleged big flood of sign-ups? Clearly Sebelius is receiving daily numbers or else they couldn't have given us the figures for December 1st and 2nd. Where are the numbers for the 3rd through today? Why not share them?
By the way, in case you missed it in Headlines, the administrator of Maryland's state ObamaCare exchange, which was touted pre-launch as a model for others before crashing into one technical brick wall after another, has now resigned. Maryland's enrollment goal through next March is 150,000 people. Total so far as of yesterday: 3,758 and counting.
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From the Editor
"Collapsed Countries, Casualty Dread, and the New American Way of War," by Jeffrey Record
"What Not to Learn from Afghanistan," by William R. Hawkins
"Transnational Terrorism and the al Qaeda Model: Confronting New Realities," by Paul J. Smith
"Chaos as Strategy," by P. H. Liotta
The Law and War in the 21st Century
"Blame it on the Romans: Pax Americana and the Rule of Law," by Thomas W. McShane
"Utilitarian vs. Humanitarian: The Battle Over the Law of War," by Eric S. Krauss and Mike O. Lacey
Technology and Change
"Emerging Technologies and Exponential Change: Implications for Army Transformation," by Kip P. Nygren
"The Effects of Technology on Our Humanity," by D. Keith Shurtleff
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The federal Food and Drug Administration and a leading doctor are disputing claims by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple juice products pose a health risk.
Oz said on his show this week that testing by a New Jersey lab has found what he implied are concerning levels of arsenic in many juices.
However, the FDA says the lab methods were not appropriate and that its own tests show much lower arsenic levels. The agency warned the show's producers in advance that their testing was misleading.
Dr. Richard Besser, former acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also scolded Oz Thursday on ABC's "Good Morning America" show for scaring consumers with what Besser called an "extremely irresponsible" report.


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I want to thank everybody who posted. Pixel of ink is what I was looking for and also names of books everybody is
reading. I am always looking for good books to read and like hearing from others about good books. thanks again
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I want to thank everybody who posted. Pixel of ink is what I was looking for and also names of books everybody is
reading. I am always looking for good books to read and like hearing from others about good books. thanks again
I like mysteries and historical fiction. Purchased a Kindle awhile back thinking it would save me trips to the library..but not so...the authors I like to read are not freebies from amazon-or available as ereaders from library, so i still order and pick up "real" books from my library.....I am told a lot of the larger publishers are not keen on offering ebooks for "just to be read" as the $$$ is not there..and I guess libraries have to pay some source to have ebooks available and a lot of them are not ready or due to budget able to pay....so library, library sales, garage, estate sales are great...we also have a used book store in our "little" town and can exchange books there at very reasonable prices...or no cost if exchange works out.....funnnnnnnn
Me too. Talk about steamy! Whew!
So true.
I bought a Kindle thinking it would save money, not so, the books are just as much or more than printed books.
When I lived in the city there were many used book stores to shop at.
Now Im in the country so bought a Kindle, my mistake. It is cheaper to just order books from Amazon where you can get used books cheap.
I am wondering if Nook and Kindle are compatible - can you get a book that will go on either one? Or is it like VHS and Betamax?
Nivosum, if you like the Miss Julia books, you might want to check out the Miss Read series which takes one back to a gentler time (at least the swear words and blatant sex scenes aren't there). I am reading Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (about the shooting in the Amish school) and for fun, just finished two of Sherryl Woods books. I like Picoult's early books, and Nicolas Sparks, and anything that is not too deep. I won't read Sophie Kinsella too many swear words.
I like V.C. Andrews books. Check em out at library sometimes.
I'll be signing up for the ARK (adults reading kids books) program at our library soon. Right now I'm readingThe seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley Holland. It's the first of three in the series about King Arthur. I love historical fiction and even though this is a YA book it"s a good read.
I read Roberts/Robb, Krentz/Castle/Quick. Howard, Garwood, Feehan, Sands-mainly. I like a variety of books and stories. Mysteries, Paranormal, Cops and bad guys-I love the kindle as it saves packing space when traveling and weight!! I keep my favourites on it. I also buy the hardcopies of some books but am moving more to the kindle. I have 4 walls-10 feet by 8 foot high of books. Need to thin these out as now that I quilt I won't be rereading a lot of them.
I love to read!!
Good thread! Thanks for the free book web sites. You don't have to buy books - ask your local library if they have ebooks, and learn how to download. I borrow ebooks from both my AZ and CT libraries. I'm taking my Kindle on my 3 week trip to Turkey, and it'll be loaded with free books!


text: This past Saturday, I went to a local highly-recommended exhaust shop and had a dual exhaust installed on my Suburban. I had a laundry list of requirements that needed to be met such as having the exhaust run on 1 side of the truck for a future on-board air system, no exhaust tips, quiet on the highway with no drone, and not lose low end by going with too large an exhaust. Well, he more or less met the requirements. He installed dual turbo mufflers for a quiet drive, and they are. They just don't have any rumble to them... The exhaust is new from right after the donut gasket flange all the way back. I thought I was getting some catalytic converters, but no, none to be found. He did install an X-pipe where the cat used to be. All the exhaust runs from the front to back on the drivers side, then right before the axle are the pair of turbo mufflers on edge. Then it cuts over to each side with a side exit right behind the wheel. I wanted a nearly straight output like the factory exhaust, but he put it at more of a 45 degree angle. I'm not crazy about it, but I'll get over it I guess. Then he didn't clean up the ends of the pipe where they exit, and I think they're not even. A round file will clean up the ends, but not being even can't be easily fixed without cutting out part of the pipe and remaking it. I might take it back to the shop next weekend and have them fix up the rear exhaust exits. Maybe even make them remake them for the flat angle I wanted in the first place. I paid $400 for the system. How'd I do? Pics and video to follow.


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Bob: That striper is such a Nut Mugger. She would not leave me alone.
Fred:Yea, she wanted your nuts bad!
Fred:Yea, she wanted your nuts bad!
by BobDaily2 August 22, 2009
Someone who develops an unnatural attachment to another person, especially when that person is unworthy of being put on a pedestal. Basically someone who obsesses over a giant loser, in effect, making them an even bigger loser for emulating that person.
Ashley is a giant nutmugger on Leah, which is really disappointing, considering that Leah is more annoying than the freecreditreport commercials.
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Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, November 22, 2010—Passenger traffic at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) was up 16.37% in October with 74,639 passengers traveling through BTR. Enplanements, or departing passengers, were up 17.96% at 37,141 passengers. Deplanements, or arriving passengers, were up 14.78% at 37,498 passengers. Year-to-date, the BTR total passenger count is up 8.42% percent.
Delta Air Lines had the biggest year-over-year passenger gain in October with an 11.77% increase in enplanements; and Delta maintained its number one status in terms of passenger share. Continental Airlines had the second highest passenger share followed by American Eagle and US Airways. The US Airways Charlotte hub service, which began in June of this year, experienced their best month to date with over 7,300 total passengers in October.
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport projects that Thanksgiving Holiday travelers will increase by over 10% from the same period last year based on current passenger bookings. Passengers are encouraged to arrive at BTR at least 1 ˝ half hours prior to flight departure.
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Good day all. I know from reading old posts that some of you have the Kelley Capping Melter (small). I believe, from reading about it that this is a piece of equipment I could use in my shop, however, I am having a little trouble grasping the actual process. I understand the concept, heating, separating, etc. I just can't quite visualize it.
Is there any chance someone may have photo's or can get photo's of this thing in action? I would greatly appreciate any help with this. I will be ordering mine in a week or so but would still like a little advice/suggestions.
Thanks. David


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Johannesburg, 17 May 2010. South African Airways Cargo (SAAC) has been named the Best African Cargo Airline at the Air Cargo News (ACN)Awards Ceremony held in London on 8 May 2010. This is the second in a year following a Certificate of Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) received from Air Cargo World (ACW) in Canada, 9 March 2010. The Best African Cargo Airline Award is the 3rd successive from Air Cargo News.
The Awards are based on customer satisfaction surveys and voting conducted by the CAN and ACW with the freight forwarders worldwide. SAA Cargo has proven to be world class as it gets rated among the best in the world and also being the most awarded airline in Africa. "We are elated and feel very proud that once again we have done it and our customers are happy with our service and that they know that we understand and meet their needs," said Justice Luthuli, Acting Head of SAA Cargo.
SAA Cargo has established itself as one of the most profitable divisions of SAA. It leverages the passenger network, interlines, partnerships and its fleet of freighters in accessing key markets to provide its customers with wider reach and seamless connectivity worldwide. In addition, the Internet-based i-Cargo system was introduced to improve operational efficiencies. SAA Cargo has also over the years implemented advanced IT systems to ensure safe and efficient shipment of cargo. "We remain committed in being the best that we can be and to remain the leader in air cargo services between Africa and the world. We are grateful for the hard work put in by our international offices," said Luthuli.
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with only 1 pick left, what do you all think of this draft for the giants overall.
this was by no means a sexy or flashy draft for us, but we got a few players that will contribute and hopefully will develop in time.
the pick that really intrigues me is cooper taylor, im excited to see this kid in action. I think he could play a great S/LB hybrid and be great against most TEs. this is my favorite pick of the draft.
the nassib pick, i understand we needed to start to mold a replacement for Eli and he was good value in the 4th but if we still have at the minimum assuming no injuries 6 years left with eli we could have waited another year or two to find value at the QB position and still give him enough time to develop. especially if we were giving up a 6th round pick in a draft where alot of quality players were dropping and a fourth round where numerous quality players were still available. Happy with nassib but could be happier.
overall i think it was a succesful draft, infuriating at times but now that its practically over i look back and nod and think just well done.


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Vote for Playmate of the Year Miss October Pamela Horton

Gamer Next door Pamela Horton is up for PMOY. You still have time to vote!

This Kansas native wrote on her Playmate Data Sheet that her ambition was to "work for a well-known video game company as a character designer." Since the October issue landed—featuring Pamela on the cover—she has been inundated with praise from mega-gaming outfits such as League of Legends publisher Riot Games. "They flew me out to L.A. for the LoL world championship, and I met the art director, who was really enthusiastic about my work," says Pamela. "LoL legendary designer Steve 'Guinsoo' Feak saw me there and knew who I was. He said, 'Hey, you're Miss October!' I cried probably three times from happiness." Needless to say, Pamela's tear ducts will get a workout should she win PMOY.


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Lovely St Marks Apartment + Terrace
Size90 m²
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- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
- Family/child friendly
- Towels
- Dishwasher
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The elegant apartment with Wi-Fi combines classic furnishings with stylish modern decor. There are 2 fully furnished double bedrooms, and a spacious living room with sofa beds and flat-screen TV.
Guests can cook in the well-equipped kitchenette which includes a dishwasher, fridge and oven. Dine at the outdoor seating area on the terrace or around the formal dining area inside.
St. Mark's Square hosts the Correr Museum, the Maricana National Library and the Palazzo Ducale Museum. The immediate neighbourhood offers numerous Vaporetto Water Taxis lines for easy transport around the city.
Take a nice stroll along the Riva degli Schiavoni Promenade to Sant'Elena Gardens and rest under the trees whilst enjoying the view of St. Mark's Basilica.
House rulesNo pets.
Guests should contact the host at least one week in advance (or straight after booking confirmation for last-minute bookings) to organise check-in times and to provide a mobile phone number.
A €50 fee is required for check-in between 8pm and 1am.
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A beautifully situated house on the Grand Canal! However, only
3 right double rooms available !!. Other facilities very good. The apartment is only suitable for 3 couples. Very nice living area and a fully
equipped kitchen. The support provided by Daniela was very friendly.
Central a little hard to find location, but highly recommended.
Eine wunderschön gelegene Wohnung am Canale Grande ! Allerdings sind nur
3 richtige Doppelzimmer vorhanden !!. Sonstige Ausstattung sehr gut . Die Wohnung ist nur für 3 Paare geeignet. Sehr schöner Wohnbereich und eine voll
ausgestattete Küche. Die Betreuung durch Daniela war sehr freundlich.
Zentrale etwas schwierig zu findende Lage, aber sehr empfehlenswert.
Perfect, everything as we saw in the photos. And the superb location
Perfecto, todo tal cual habíamos visto en las fotos. Y la situacion inmejorable
Amazing location, excellent accommodation.
The flat is excellent and the view is extraordinary!
Lovely living room, comfortable rooms and good space in the kitchen.
I do recommend this property for you vacancy!
Very cozy and nice apartment with very good equipment, central location and very quiet. We have felt very comfortable and looked forward each evening to our "home"!
Sehr gemütliches und schönes Apartment mit sehr gut Ausstattung, zentral gelegen und sehr ruhig. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und uns jeden Abend auf unser "Zuhause" gefreut!
The location is fantastic. The balconies look right out over the Grand Canal, with views of the Rialto Bridge. It is a spacious apartment, and its living and dining rooms look out on the Grand Canal. We spent much time on the balconies enjoying the life of the canal - gondolas, vapoettos, and all of the working boats that are really the "trucks" of Venice. The Grand Canal is vibrant and alive -- a truly fabulous place to be. Plus, the apartment is located on a back street far away from the crowds of Rialto, and there is a wonderful small restaurant called "Taverna al Remer" right next door. The kitchen was good, and we cooked all our breakfasts and one dinner there.
If I could, I'd rate it 4.5 stars (not 5) for a minor reason which may or may not matter for others. The apartment easily accommodated the 7 of us, it did not have enough of the essential supplies (toilet paper, trash bags, bath soap and dishwasher detergent), so we had to spend time shopping for them. Overall, we'd love to return to this wonderful apartment. Given its location, it is a true bargain, and a gem.
The apartment was exactly the description: Good and modern facilities, spacious and perfectly adequate for a family of 4 persons. Excellent location right on the ferry terminal Fondamente Nove, supermarket for daily expenses in the vicinity. Organizational expiration without any problems. Can we unreservedly recommend.
Die Wohnung entsprach genau der Beschreibung: Gute und moderne Ausstattung, sehr geräumig und für eine Familie mit 4 Personen völlig ausreichend. Exzellente Lage direkt am Fähranleger Fondamente Nove, Supermarkt zur Deckung des täglichen Bedarfs in der Nähe. Organisatorischer Ablauf absolut problemlos. Können wir vorbehaltlos weiterempfehlen.
Met on time by Venetian Lorenza - very helpul and professional - flat has wonderful views of Rio del Megio (Campiello opposite was painted by very famous 19th American artist). Great facilities close by in Campo Giovanni del Orio - supermarket and cafes/restaurants (Il refolo by the Church serves one of the best Francia Cortas), wine shops - all good. Air conditioning ice-cold if required.
Shower has mobile head and adequate. Evenings can be noisy due to to "concerts" (I'm being kind) in the Campo. Very beautiful part of Venice. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. George and Denise
Well, we probably expected a little bit too much for this apartment. But the price suggested perfection, which was not in every aspect the case.
Positive: the kitchen is really good equipped, good tools (even one spatula from Rösle) and the china, cooking pots, cooking knifes and cutlery are in shape and of high standard. There is a booklet about the renovation of the apt., which shows very well how intensive and costly the renovation was.
Neutral: the pictures in Wimdu give a impression that the apt. is bigger as it really is. But it is lovely decorated and the pictures are showing the reality.Room upstairs is very small, but the bathroom is nice.
Not so positive: the television gets its signals from Hotbird satellite, with loads of arab - religious - XXX related channels, but Rai 1 for example one does not get. This was really more than a pitty during the World Cup Finals and has to be changed big time. 90% of the channels are scrambled/ pay TV channels. The rest: see above.
There is no Wireless Lan installed and the apt. does not have a terrace with a view over the city. There are other apt. here in Wimdu which have that and we missed it a lot! Regarding the price per night for this apt. I think at least wireless lan with a reasonable speed is an absolute must. After asking we got W-Lan from Barbara with 3G speed. Normally this is NOT included in the daily fee.
We did not have hot water the first night, but next day by noon Barbara fixed it. But it is the fact that one third of our stay we did not have hot water!
Resumé: really nice apt., which is not really a bargain with need of improvement in details. Therefore "only" 4 stars.
From booking on the information collection, the availability locally of the householder, everything was very well organized.
The apartment has a prime location and is absolutely recommendable. The condition of the apartment is first class, the division, measured for four adults, as well. From the airport to the ferry, the apartment is only 200m from investors. There are restaurants and supermarkets. The roof balcony is great, especially at night. The neighborhood is very good and quiet. Although one of the main pier for ferries is right outside the door, it is pleasantly quiet at night (ferries rest of 23.30-7.30h approx. !!). It has short distances. I would want to live there again.
Von der Buchung über die Informationen, die Abholung, die Erreichbarkeit vor Ort der Wohnungsinhaber, war alles sehr gut organisiert.
Die Wohnung hat eine Toplage und ist unbedingt weiter zu empfehlen. Der Zustand der Wohnung ist erstklassig, die Einteilung, gemessen für vier Erwachsene, ebenso. Vom Flughafen mit der Fähre kommend, ist die Wohnung nur 200m vom Anleger entfernt. Es gibt Restaurants und Supermärkte. Der Dachbalkon ist toll, vor allem abends. Die Nachbarschaft ist sehr gut und ruhig. Obwohl eine der Hauptanlegestellen für Fähren direkt vor der Tür ist, ist es nachts angenehm ruhig (Fähren ruhen von 23.30-7.30h ca.!!). Man hat kurze Wege. Ich würde wieder dort wohnen wollen.
We were in Venice for the Easter-week 2014.
We stayed in a well situated Apartment, close to several nearby good restaurants and shoppingplaces. The Apartment is situated in an autentic part of Venice. The Apartment is spacy and cosy with a lovely roof-terrace. We were 6 adults and enough room for everybody.
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Frank Argenziano, Assistant Director of Aviation Safety at UND Aerospace, was awarded the Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award on March 6th at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium in Bismarck. The Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award is the most prestigious award the FAA issues to persons certificated under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 65. This award is named after Charles Taylor, the first aircraft mechanic, to recognize individuals who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation expertise while working in aviation maintenance for at least 50 years. 30 of those years must be as a FAA certified mechanic or repairman, and the remaining 20 years may be as a mechanic in the military or worked in the aviation maintenance or manufacturing industry. An applicant is ineligible if his mechanic or inspection authorization certificate has ever been revoked. A distinctive certificate signed by the FAA Administrator was issued to Frank along with a lapel pin. Frank's name will be added to a published "Roll of Honor," located at http://FAASafety.gov.
Charles Taylor worked for the Wright Brothers and built the first aircraft engine for the Wright Flyer. He has been called the "Unsung Hero of Aviation", because little was mentioned about him until 20 or so years ago, and if not for him the Wright Brothers would not have made the first powered flight.
A few other individuals with ties to the Grand Forks Airport that have previously received the Charles W. Taylor Master Mechanic Award include:
Vince Buraas, Northwood, ND
Ardell Bestland, E. Grand Forks, MN
Art Tobias, Angus, MN
Les Severance, Hillsboro, ND
Frank also received a plaque from the FAA recognizing his "50 years of Dedicated Service in Aviation Safety".


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So I'd like to hear some discussion on my experience today.
A hive that I split a few weeks ago cast 2-3 swarms today. I split after I saw capped swarm cells. I split out the original queen with some capped brood frames. I left multiple swarm cells hoping the first out would take over the hive.
Today they swarmed.
Noticed the 1st swarm landing on a wood pile. Swept them down to a nuc entrance. I was watching closely and saw a queen, grabbed her and put her in the nuc. They started the march in.
Then I noticed a second swarm underneath the hive the came from. Got another nuc and swepted them down to the entrance. Saw another queen and put her in the nuc but squished her as I put the lid on. No worries saw another queen and put her in the nuc.
Came back bout an hour later, still a few pounds of bees under the hive. Another nuc, saw another queen put her the box and the march started. Then saw another queen and tossed her in the nuc as well.
Ended the day confident 2 nucs had queens and plenty of bees.


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Top photo: Bernard Rapoport, Audre Rapoport, Harriett Romo and
Ricardo Romo
Video on Bernard Rapoport by UTSA Web and Multimedia
Center photo: Carlos Alvarez
Bottom photo: Romo with gift from Carlos and Malu Alvarez
(Photos by Mark McClendon)
UTSA scholarship, awards dinner raises $3.1 million
By Marianne Lewis
Director of Public Affairs
(Oct. 18, 2006)--More than 900 friends of UTSA attended the annual President's Scholarship and Awards Dinner at the Marriott Rivercenter hotel Oct. 17, as the university recognized two outstanding South Texans and raised a record $3 million for student scholarships and other academic programs.
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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The black-tie affair honored Carlos Alvarez, president and CEO of The Gambrinus Co., who recently created the Carlos and Malu Alvarez Endowment for Student Success with a $2-million gift that will distribute $100,000 annually for UTSA scholarships.
Additionally, honors went to Bernard Rapoport, chairman emeritus and founder of American Income Life Insurance Co. and founder of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation, for his ardent support for the UTSA Downtown Campus.
Alvarez received the Tom C. Frost Award, presented annually by UTSA to an outstanding citizen who has provided exceptional leadership to important business and community endeavors.
A native of Mexico who became a U.S. citizen in 2001, Alvarez has worked to strengthen commercial, cultural and education ties between the two countries. He is a founding board member of the San Antonio-Mexico Foundation for Education, a graduate exchange program that allows Mexican university students to study at UTSA.
In 1986, Alvarez founded Gambrinus Co., a San Antonio-based beer distributor that has been the exclusive importer of Corona Extra from Mexico for the eastern United States for the past 20 years. Under Alvarez's leadership, Corona Extra became the best-selling imported beer in the United States.
"Tonight is an evening filled with hope and support for our students and admiration for the many friends of UTSA helping to make their university education a reality," said UTSA President Ricardo Romo.
"Tonight we honor one such individual, Carlos Alvarez, who along with his wife, Malu Alvarez, has been extraordinarily generous and recently established a $2-million endowment to support programs designed to assist deserving graduate and undergraduate students complete their degrees in a timely manner."
Alvarez was introduced by businessman Tom Frost and was presented a piece of Gini Garcia glass art to commemorate the evening.
The Tom C. Frost award was created in 2003 to pay tribute to Frost, chair of the UTSA Development Board since 1990. Previous award winners include Richard S. Liu, an international businessman and generous supporter of the UTSA College of Business, former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe and Ed Whitacre, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T, Inc.
UTSA also recognized Bernard Rapoport with the UTSA Gold Star Award. The Gold Star award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has forged extensive partnerships with the university and has supported UTSA students and faculty in extraordinary ways. Previous winners include Mrs. John B. Connally, former first lady of Texas and The USAA Foundation.
Rapoport served on the University of Texas System Board of Regents from 1991 to 1997, part of that time as chairman, and was instrumental in developing the UTSA Downtown Campus, which is only 12 blocks from his childhood home. In his years as a regent, Rapoport was influential in helping to secure significant funding from the Texas Legislature for UTSA and South Texas border universities.
"It is a great honor for me to recognize Bernard Rapoport, a fellow San Antonio West-sider, who probably remembers when the thought of a public university locating in San Antonio was simply a wish and a prayer," said Romo.
"However, because of Bernard, and others like him, today, we not only have a public university in San Antonio, but we have the public university -- one that is committed to financially helping our students succeed, and one that is committed to reaching top-100 research university status."
Rapoport was introduced by John T. Montford, AT&T, Inc. senior vice president - western region legislative and regulatory affairs. Rapoport also received a piece of Gini Garcia glass art as a commemorative gift.
The fundraising gala was hosted by UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo and co-chaired by John T. Montford and Kenny Wilson, regional president of Bank of America.
Also honored during the evening were the university's donor societies, the President's Associates, the Sombrilla Society and the Lone Star Society, as well as individual donors from last year.


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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by Vash01, Jan 30, 2014.
I think you mean George Zimmerman. I doubt that John Zimmerman has been on trial for murder...
In the U.S., convicted defendants have a right to review by an intermediate appellate court. In capital cases when a death sentence is imposed, there is a direct, automatic appeal and, of course, a stay of execution in the meantime.
Convicted defendants can ALWAYS request an appeal. Whether or not the appellate court will grant the appeal and/or whether the appeal will be successful is quite another matter, and depends, in large part, on the grounds for appeal.
True. But lots of smarmy people turn out not to be murderers.
I'm not. For one thing, the evidence was compromised from the get-go. And there's been a massive case of CYA ever since. I doubt any court in any country could decipher the evidence now.
Loulou, I asked my husband, and I will try to explain as best I can. In a criminal case, you are always entitled to an appeal, if you are convicted. You appeal based on weight of evidence against verdict, conviction contrary to evidence, procedural or substantive errors. In the appeal it is decided to either uphold the decision of the lower court or to overturn it. Then the prosecutor decides if he/she will let the new decision stand or will retry the case. However, if the original trial produces a not guilty, there can never be an appeal. That would constitute double jeopardy.
Death stare of sexiness?? It's entirely possible.
I think loulou's confusion stems from hearing that the case could not be appealed when the lower court found Knox not guilty if it had been held in the US.
The prosecution cannot appeal in the US. The defense can.
There are exceptions to the double jeopardy rule, too, so that's not entirely cut and dried, either.
Yeah, I bet she's crying all the way to the bank Recoup is one thing, but she's made a clear fortune from this far beyond the legal fees. If she were the only one accused, that'd be something...but Rafael hasn't made that kind of cash, so once again there is a double standard.
Nor will your bitterness change whether or not Knox and Sollecito were involved. I'm sorry for what you and your family went through, but I guarantee the Knox and Sollecito families are far better off than the Kerchers, who had their daughter brutally murdered. There's no end for them, ever. Assuming Amanda and Rafael are innocent, the Kerchers are still victims of the justice system as well. They've been let down by a botched investigation and questionable trial just as much as the others have. Where is their justice? At the end of the day, Amanda and Rafael are alive and their families will have more comfort in that than the Kerchers, who will only ever be able to visit their daughter and sister's grave and nothing more.
Why not? She's an independently wealthy young woman, walking free in her home country, and getting an education. Sounds like she has been getting on with her life. Even if the appeal upholds the convictions, she may never spend another day in prison. She has a life - that puts her in a far better position than Meredith.
Try to put yourself in their shoes. Since 2007, they've been told that Knox and Sollecito did it. Unless the police admit they were wrong, which they haven't, what have that family got to go on? They've been let down by this as much as anyone else. Their mindset is that they believe what the police and two separate courts have told them, which is that Knox and Sollecito are guilty. If we as bystanders can't be objective, why do you expect the victim's family would be?
They're not trying to ruin two more lives without reason; they're trying to get justice for their family. Whether or not that sense of justice is misplaced, I don't know, and neither can anyone else posting here.
Just how much money has Amanda made, anyway?
And how is it a double standard that she has made money and Rafael has not?
Yoohoo!? Legal eagles of FSU??!!
I repeat, how do people who think Knox and boyfriend are guilty when their DNA wasn't found at the scene? And that other guy's DNA was all over, IIRC? That seems to be convincing that at least they weren't in the room, but perhaps in the house?
I also want to see her tragic haircut.
ETA: found the haircut--it IS tragic. Also, found this old article about facial expression and how people like to interpret what they see as the truth. We here on FSU are particularly fond of doing this, myself included.
My favorite quote:
Well…not surprising that some people are turning into a European v. American thing. Posters can be so predictable.
I echo everything Coco has said in this thread. There are way too many cases of human beings saying things they think the interrogator wants to hear under intense interrogations and duress and having those statements shown to be false.
These two statements don't seem to match to me. Either an appeal is always granted (to the defendant) or it isn't - I understand a defendant can always request.
In Italy, appeal is always granted. Which is why Knox is free.
No. And I don't think I was ever confused, but I believe I don't make myself sufficiently clear.
I was refferring to what OliviaPug says. I thought in the US appeal wouldn't be always granted, and, as far as I know, there was no base in Knox first trial that would have granted her an appeal in the US. Hence, she wouldn't have been free by now.
Now I'm confused though, I don't know if appeal is always granted to the defendant.
As far as comments about DNA and messed up evidences/investigations, I think it's hard for us to discuss.
All we know is filterd, at best, by someone who knows how to. I believe both in the US and in the UK it is also filterd from an angle.
Convictions can be made on strong circumstantial evidences (in the US too, I remember someone posting here they were on a jury and did it just fine).
I have a hard time believing they would convict the two of them on strong circustantial evidence, if the scenario wasn't scientifically plausible too.
Not in this case, there's too much behind those guys for that to happen: media attention, money, important lawyers and such a big country as the US, which is on it full weight.
In my opinion, they are being careful, and if they can sentence not guilty without breaking work ethics, they will.
US people always talk about Knox being pressured, but hardly see how the judges are.
Sollecito's defence made news a few weeks ago: for the first time they asked to the judges to consider Knox and Sollecito seprately, as in not being together that night. It was reported they changed strategy because they had seen that the Supreme Court arguments on Knox initial statements left little to no room to a nice verdict, and hoped to make Sollecito's position less severe. It appears from the sentence it didn't work.
As I understand it, but again, I don't think it's for us to understand, they are being convicted on strong circustantial evidences, which come mainly from Knox initial statements, when she falsely accused Lumumba. The scientifical part can be explained and does go with it. If it doesn't, Supreme Court will tell, with US diplomacy waiting outside the door.
For those who say she's been forced, it appears that she made her statements three times: talking to the police, later on wrote them down while alone and then gave the sheets to the police, later again while talking to her mother thinking no one was listening (yes, it appears she told her mom Lumumba had killed Kercher).
-- One more thing: someone asked if a defendant could lie on trial. I believe so, I believe the italian law allows a defendant to lie on trial. Witnesses can't though.
UK lawyer Mills was convicted for lying on Berlusconi's trial to save his a$$, though then spared by statute of limitation. Mills had been bribed. When his tax people asked where the money came from, the fool wrote them a letter claiming it was Berlusconi's bribe "to cut tricky corners on stand". He must have thought they were all as filthy as he is.
No; appeals are only granted if there is a finding of judicial error in the initial trial.
Whether or not there would have been an appeal granted in this case would have depended on the trial. I don't think you can say one way or another, given the differences in systems.
That makes quite a difference.
It might suck that in Italy the prosecutor can appeal, but it must be nice to know that if you are convicted, you'll be able to read in detail why, and you'll be granted an appeal in which you'll have the chance to address your previous failures.
I haven't heard anything that could weaken the first trial: as far as I know it was by the book. And I also haven't heard about new elements added later on. What I believe they did, is merely introducing different scenarios (particularly related the scientific evidences), that could plant doubts.
But you're right: I can't say whether Knox would have been granted appeal in the US, nor anyone else can say she wouldn't have been convicted in the US.
how many ignore lists are you on gurl?
if anyone had the ability to scrub their dna out of that room, while leaving guede's - they need a CSI show.
That's the thing, though; the book would be different. A jury here might not convict on the same evidence; some evidence may or may not have been admitted; any number of things could have resulted in a different outcome.
If they had been convicted and appealed, the success or failure of the appeal would also depend on what occurred at that specific trial.
I think that if the trial had been held here in the US, the lack of DNA at the scene would have made it very hard for a prosecutor to get a conviction--provided that that information was allowed into the trial (one never knows)--because everyone watches CSI and jurors tend to think they know a lot about DNA evidence, much to the exasperation of both prosecutors and defense attorneys. Nearly all cases in the US are tried based on circumstantial evidence, so that by itself isn't a significant difference, but I think the DNA thing would be deadly for the prosecution here.
And having said that, I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Americans in general might overestimate their knowledge of DNA evidence, but that doesn't mean that DNA evidence or the lack thereof is not a real issue.
I know Prancer doesn't have one. And she has a legal background, no?
They need a bloody Nobel in physiology or medicine.
prancer has all the backgrounds, remember that before you type
PML! I was a paralegal in business and real estate 25 years ago.
It you want legal advice on a criminal trial issue, find a criminal lawyer. We ought to have one around here somewhere; we have several lawyers on board.
I agree with this statement. The Kerchers are victims of the botched justice system. I really don't know what I think about Amanda's innocence or guilt.
I don't want legal advice, I want an opinion on the question of the lack of DNA of both Knox and boyfriend at the crime scene. How could they have done it? I have trouble believing in their guilt without DNA present.
Do we have a criminal lawyer in the house?
But you're an American. We are rather fixated on DNA.
In the USSR they used to say that genetics is the sellout whore of imperialism. They said it with a straight face too.
Is there another kind of whore that doesn't sell out?
what does that even mean?
That it's not a science but an evil invention of the West, not sure about the whore part.
So yeah, we are fixated on the DNA, should we be more fixated on how guilty she looked sitting in her boyfriend's lap?
I'm a lawyer, but have next to no experience in criminal law.
As I understand it, the evidence is the testimony of Rudy Guede, who was convicted of Meredith Kercher's murder:
As for Raffaele Sollecito:
I'd say he was framed and she is being convicted on the testimony of a murderer with whom she apparently had only a passing acquaintance.
If anyone has a better theory, please share.
OK, so what do people who think Knox and Sollecito are guilty have to say to explain this? Thanks, Vagabond.
What doesn't match? The appeal is always granted. The appeal determines the upholding or the reversal of the lower court's ruling. Then, if the decision is overturned, the prosecutor decides if he will retry the case or let it stand. There would be no reason for appeal if the person is not convicted. I am confused as to what is confusing you.
Actually, that is not correct. Appeals are always granted in criminal cases. The appeal is where they determine whether or not there was judicial error and whether or not the lower court decision should hold. See above. Got my info from the 3 lawyers in my family.
The original case against Amanda Knox (and from the BBC, so we can't be accused of using stupid Amerikan new sources): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15036490
I understand from reading the previously linked article that the prosecutors changed their theory on why Kercher was murdered, from some sort of sex thing that went awry to an argument over the cleanliness of the apartment. I'm not really sure where Guede came into that, but if I find it, I will post it.
ETA: Departing from a previous motive favoured by prosecutors – that of the "sex game gone wrong" – Crini asked the court to consider that the murder had arisen from a household row over cleanliness that had been sparked by Guede's "disgusting and incongruous habit" of not flushing the toilet.
Not sure how the entire murder would have unfolded from there or why the theory was changed, though.
Prosecutors can appeal in Italy if there is no conviction.
Er, yes, that's true. It's just that you have to have grounds on which to appeal, so it's not always done.
And it seems that judicial fault was found in the re-trial: Strongly critical of the Perugia appeals court's handling of the case, the cassation court alleged that there had been a litany of procedural failures: a "manifest lack of logic" here, a "bald assertion with no factual basis" there, even, at one point, "factual deductions deriving from a series of conjectures and baseless suppositions".
OK, whether it was over the unflushed toilet or a re-imagined Eyes Wide Shut is pretty irrelevant. For all I care, they were trying to implant an alien into the victim. Where is the DNA? Yup, I AM fixated on the DNA.


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Two and a Half Men - Season 9
The multi-talented Ashton Kutcher, whose success spans film, television and social media, joins the cast of the Emmy (R) Award-nominated TWO AND A HALF MEN as Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt in the hit comedy series about men, women, sex, dating, divorce, mothers, single parenthood, surrogate families, money and, most importantly, love.
"Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt (1)"
Ashton Kutcher joins the cast as Walden Schmidt, an internet billionaire with a broken heart.
"People Who Love Peepholes (2)"
Judy Greer is introduced as Bridget, Walden's ex-wife, on part two of the ninth season premiere of Two and a Half Men, which aired Monday, Sept. 26.
"Big Girls Don't Throw Food"
Alan prepares Walden for a date with Bridget, while Jake decides to emulate Walden and drop out of school.
"Nine Magic Fingers"
In an effort to help rid Walden of his depression, Alan encourages Walden to go to a bar to meet women. The night turns out to be a success as Walden comes home with none other than con-artist Courtney. Walden is smitten and asks Courtney if she wants to move in. Alan calls upon Walden's wife, Bridget, to rescue Walden from Courtney's influence. Alan tries to reconcile with Lyndsey.
"A Giant Cat Holding a Churro"
Alan is shocked to learn that Lindsey was in a soft-core porn long before she and Alan met. A disagreement ensues but they reconcile after they agree to be truthful about everything. Honesty gets the best of Alan when he comes clean with Lindsey about ALL his past secrets. Walden wants to take up baking and in doing so he and Berta get high on pot brownies.
"The Squat and The Hover"
A depressed Walden goes to see Dr. Freeman after having just received divorce papers from Bridget. The next day Walden and Alan run into Bridget and her hot date at the movie theatre which makes Walden even more upset about his impending divorce. They wind up at a bar and Walden spots a lesbian couple where one of the girls resembles a boy version of Bridget. He invites the couple back to the house where Walden and Alan unsuccessfully tries to make the couple change teams.
"Those Fancy Japanese Toilets"
Walden hires Evelyn to help him re-decorate his house and Alan is weary that nothing good will come from it. He turns out to be right and Evelyn, known as the "uber-cougar," gets her way. Alan reads Charlie's journal that Evelyn found in his secret safe deposit box. Jake's tutor is attracted to Walden which puts her in mood that Jake benefits from.
"Thank You For The Intercourse"
Walden gets rid of Charlie's old piano which triggers Alan's grief over the loss of his brother. Alan begins to dress and have casual sex like Charlie. He also starts singing Charlie's jingles and attempts to shower with Walden. Walden then has Alan institutionalized after it's clear that Alan has lost it.
"Frodo's Headshots"
Alan is about to check-out of the mental institution after being a patient for about a month. He thinks he can take on the world with all the help he's gotten. Jake comes to pick him up and tells him that he got his girlfriend, Megan, pregnant. Alan then finds out that Walden is sleeping with Lindsey and that they are in love. Lindsey is moving in and Alan needs to move out. He's also being audited by the IRS for $80k of unaccounted income and just received a jury duty summons. On top of that, Alan is the father of Judith's baby and Herb just found out. Alan goes to the storage facility by the airport (that's where Walden put all of Alan's stuff) and Herb tracks him down and shoots him. Alan then wakes up and realizes it was all a dream. He's so happy he's still in a mental institution. Gary Busey makes a special appearance.
"A Fishbowl Full of Glass Eyes"
Walden starts dating a lovely British woman named Zoey and gives Alan his very valuable wedding ring because he wants to move forward. Alan, desperate to pay his bills, contemplates pawning it but decides against it and holds on to it. It's a good thing because Walden asks for his ring back. Wanting to move on, Walden tosses the ring into the ocean. Cut to - Alan running into the water to try to retrieve the ring. Jake wants Walden to adopt him.
"What a Lovely Landing Strip"
Walden continues to date Zoey and decides that he needs a fresh start and signs his divorce papers. Shortly thereafter Bridget shows up at Walden's house and tells him that she can't go through with the divorce because she still loves him and wants him back. Walden is torn. Alan and Jake tell Walden that Bridget is part of his past and Zoey is all about moving forward. Walden doesn't take Bridget back and she becomes a scorned woman (much like Judith).
"One False Move, Zimbabwe!"
Walden invites a depressed and lonely Alan to spend Christmas with he and his mother, Robin. Alan is clearly smitten when he meets Robin for the first time. We learn that Robin is a primatologist and has been working with gorillas since Walden was a baby. Walden reminisces about his childhood and recalls his imaginary friend, a gorilla named Magilla. Robin tells him that Magilla was real and he grew up with Walden until Magilla became too big to live with them. Walden storms out upset at the fact that he was a part of a science project and his brother was a gorilla. Alan tries to rescue an intoxicated Walden down from Zoey's roof. Jake and Eldridge both lie to their parents on where they will be during the holidays.
"Slowly and in a Circular Fashion"
Walden brings Alan on as a forth board member in an effort to prevent Bridget and Robin from voting Walden out as CEO. Robin attempts to seduce a very vulnerable Alan while Walden brings out the big guns and deeds the house to Alan.
"A Possum on Chemo"
Zoey pressures Walden to cut his hair and beard which he eventually does. Alan runs into Lindsey who is looking hotter than ever. She's been dating a younger man who happens to be a very handsome billionaire. This makes Alan even more depressed up until Lindsey shows up at Alan's house wanting him back. Apparently dating a successful and wealthy guy takes a lot of work and the upkeep is wearing her down. Looking fabulous takes too much effort so she dumps the billionaire and gets back together with Alan.
"The Duchess of Dull-In-Sack"
Walden and Zoey are having trouble with their sex life. Zoey isn't having fun and seems more uptight in bed. Hoping to loosen her up, Walden gives Zoey one of Berta's special brownies and Zoey freaks out and runs down to the beach. Stoned, Jake and Eldridge try and help Walden find Zoey, and end up bringing random women back from the beach. Walden shows up at Zoey's house and accidentally meets her daughter and they hit it off. Walden and Zoey no longer have trouble in bed as it turns out it was a trust issue and once Zoey's daughter trusted Walden, Zoey lets her guard down.
"Sips, Sonnets And Sodomy"
Lindsey and Zoey can't stand each other and the arguing between the two of them is driving Walden and Alan crazy. With PCH closed down because of a storm, Walden and Alan must figure out a way to get out of the house.
"Not In My Mouth"
Walden can't get Zoey to say that she loves him, and while she goes off to England, he becomes increasingly convinced that she's going to dump him. While leaving Zoey's apartment Walden meets a woman, Jennifer, on the elevator and decides to invite her home. However, it backfires when Zoey catches a glimpse of Jennifer when she online chats with him before she boards her plane to London. Walden jumps on his private jet to England to apologize to Zoey and brings Alan and Lindsey along as his witness to vouch that nothing happened between he and Jennifer. Lindsey has been drinking a lot lately and ends up vomiting on the flight over. Jake and Jennifer end up hooking up.
"The War Against Gingivitis"
Things get tense in the Malibu house when Walden's estranged ex-business partner, Billy (guest star PATTON OSWALT), shows up looking to bury the hatchet with a money-making idea. Will their combustible relationship get in the way of their success? Meanwhile, a lonely Alan pays a visit to Berta.
"Palmdale, Ech"
Walden misses Zoey, who is still in London, and decides to hang with Jake and Eldridge. Jake and Eldridge want to go to a party and Walden tags along, but for some reason they can't find the house. They end up at IHOP and see two of the girls that were supposed to be at the party. Jake and Eldridge think the nights a bust until Walden tells them to forget the party and go hit on the girls. Alan and Lindsey have their mothers hang out with each other so that they don't have to spend time with them. The women end up sleeping together.
"Grandma's Pie"
Zoey is coming home from London and Walden dreads telling her that he's in a new business venture with Billy and his ex-wife, Bridget. It clearly doesn't go over well with Zoey so Walden then asks her to move in. If Zoey decides to move in, Alan has to move out. Evelyn and Lindsey's mother hit it off so well that they are moving in together (Evelyn is now a lesbian).
"Mr. Hose Says 'Yes'"
Walden kicks Alan out of the house for a week so that Zoey and her 6 year old daughter, Ava, can stay over for spring break. Alan goes to stay with Lindsey and she has him fix various things around the house, however it doesn't go well as Alan finds a way to injure himself after every chore. Walden is exhausted after having to entertain Ava.
"Why We Gave Up Women"
After Alan suffers a minor heart attack, Charlie's ghost pays a visit to his hospital bedside.
"The Straw In My Donut Hole"
Alan is showered with love and affection upon returning from the hospital, but Zoey isn't so sure it's deserved.
"Oh Look! Al-Qaeda!"
Jake is pressured to make a decision about his future.


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I am looking to buy a hive in the next couple of weeks and I am trying to decide the best setup. I would like to do as few treatments as possible, so it seems a small cell or natural cell would be a good idea.
For those of you who are advocates of SC. Do you use any foundation at all in your hive bodies or what type of foundation is best? We will want to have the ability to extract our honey, so we want to have some type of foundation in our honey supers. Do some folks have no foundation in their hive bodies and foundation in their supers. Do the bees seem to mind?
Mann Lake sells a complete hive with the pf100 frames with a 4.9 cell size I am thinking of just going with that. That is considered small cell, right?
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Anyone here have or used a PO3.5X21 Scope on their AK74? What do you think of them?
Somewhat large , but the scope works great.
Your in my Mind, and in my Sights
Good scope. Very comparable in function to the Elcan... low optics for fast acquisition (and not losing the target when you scope your eye), and works well in low light due to the light gathering nature of lower-magnification lenses. Too bad they went up in price. The "new" flavor appears to be just as good as scope. That "new" one is available at Kalinka for $499 last time I checked. Here's mine on my .223 AK:
I keep groups in the black at 100 yards, using it on my .223 AK with wolf ammo. I was sighting it in, and I wasn't trying to get bench-rest precision at the time. I only have a 100 yard range, so I can't really say how it holds up at longer ranges. In my area of the country, 100 yards is all you'll have anyway.
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The "original" Boltcutter Rivet Squeezers:
Project Pink - the Pink and Blue AK-74:
I have one comming in the mail this week, I know the Manual is in Russian. So which line on the reticle do you use to zero at 100yrds? Is it the very top line? I am shooting 5.45x39 ammo not 5.56 Please help me out thanks
Go to Pookie's site and look at the pic under this "Close-up of the optics chart:", that should help, and would be easier to understand with the scope in hand.So which line on the reticle do you use to zero at 100yrds?
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it doesn't matter the caliber, you still zero in the same way. Yes, the little card that comes with it clearly shows the correct zero to be the chevron above the crosshair. In other words, the crosshair is set to 400 yards. the card is generic and shows several scopes at once. The 3.5 reticle is the one on the left.
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How good is CSRFguard? i am trying to configure my web application which is based on Tomcat server with CSRFGuard to protect it against CSRF attacks.. but not sure how good is this solution?
had anyone experienced CSRFguard?? if positive, please point me to some place where i can get a right configuration of CSRFGuard.
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John Madden's smart, icy thriller stars Helen Mirren, Ciáran Hinds, and Tom Wilkinson as Rachel, David, and Stephan, a trio of Mossad spies who, in 1997, are still trying to come to grips with bungling a 1965 covert operation to capture a Nazi war criminal ensconced in East Berlin. Based on the 2007 Israeli film Ha-Hov, the story weaves present and past together, with most of the action surrounding the fateful mission and the perilous web of duty, passion, and betrayal that still haunts the agents. The three veteran thespians at the center are fine, but the standout performances come from their young counterparts, Jessica Chastain (a smoldering, emerging talent) as Rachel, and Australian actors Sam Worthington as David and Marton Csokas as Stephan. The story itself sometimes feels implausible and overwrought, but the film's taut pacing and artful editing make for a chilling and satisfying spy drama.
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text: wondering if anyone can give advice. Bought 2005 suburban with 38K miles on it about 6 months ago. After 2 months check engine light and reduced engine power went on. Took it to the local dealer in Norfolk Va. Codes showed throttle body issue and part replaced. 2 weeks later same issue, took back in and had the "wiring" replaced per senior GM tech advisor. Ran fine until over the weekend when I was towing my boat across the cheasepeake bay bridge with the ac on and it powered down to max of 10mph in the first tunnel....lots of fun...Turned engine off and restarted it and it ran ok for about 30minutes with ac on and same thing. May be coincidental but once i turned the ac was turned off it did not happen again, but i was turned around by that point and was close to home. CK engine light off and reduced engine power off this am. Fuel to the flame......Turns out when the truck was under warranty from prior owner and the throttle had already been replaced about 10K before i bought it....although i did not see record of this on car fax! Any rec's on what the real problem may be?