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Anyone else here not received their issue of Bee Culture for April?
Guess I'm going to have to call them and find out what's the hold up.
Anyone else here not received their issue of Bee Culture for April?
Guess I'm going to have to call them and find out what's the hold up.
We haven't received ours, either. I frequently get magazines delivered late here, I've complained at the PO but hat gets you nowhere
I'm going to contact them, too. However, this question isn't going to get much viewing down here in Bulletin Board & Site News!
- Ann, a Gardening Beek
Got mine over a week ago.
Dulcius ex asperis
I sent them an e-mail and have already received a reply from Kim, she's sending out a replacement issue for us. Nice service! And on a Sunday afternoon!
- Ann, a Gardening Beek
I did not know that, Barry, thank you.
And for the record, the first-sent issue was received today. I've notified him.
- Ann, a Gardening Beek
I have a subscription to The American Bee Journal; would you recommend Bee Culture also? I suspect so...I did a search and didn't see how I could order it, and would appreciate the ordering information. Thanks
You can order at: beeculture.com or some beekeeping clubs offer a discount on the subscription.
Oh the hours and boxes (carefully guarded) i have of both of those magazines. I keep on meaning to subscribe to all the magazines in the list of periodicals from all over the world too. I simply can not get enough.


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Oh stop crying, we got beat, we gave up 207 yards rushing.
Oh stop crying, we got beat, we gave up 207 yards rushing.
I agree. The refs were out to get us tonight and it was glaringly obvious.....smh
For a Giant fan that I personally knew: My mom. May she smile and be delighted whenever her favorite player - Victor Cruz - scores a touchdown and does his salsa dance.
Thank you mom for everything! Let's Go Giants!
Nonsense. The officiating was bad but not the reason we lost.
It happens, the Skins brought everything they had tonight and they won.
That is all.
The officiating was rank bad, but we lost that ourselves.
Make no mistake, they're hot just now and hard to play against.
I was disappointed that, having had a look at them, we couldn't scheme better on both sides of the ball but Griffin (and maybe Morris) are going to be a royal pain in our *** for years to come unfortunately.
First half, we didn't put enough daylight up.
They got a streaky TD, we never punted and had twenty minutes ToP yet only put up 13, jeez that missed FG looks a lot bigger now, doesn't it?
Second half, they owned us.
Hey ho, we move on, Dallas and the Skins cut each other's throats once, we must beat the EGals and win at least one other.
New Orleans aren't pulling up any trees right now, so a win next week would be massive.
then why did they call off PI on them???
I didn't get to see the game I have to work. Bob and Carl said a few bad calls were made but they did not seem to think it was all that unfair. on on defense. We also made critical mistakes on offense. It's all on us now. We need to win out.

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text: I'll try! Each "part" represents a change in the music. Part 1: The rose grows/ blooms and the Little Prince discovers it. This is kind of like a courting section - getting to know one another, a general fascination. Not a lot of story particulars to go through yet. (through about 1:19, this is the first section of music, which has a waltzy/ romantic feel to it.) Part 2: In the story, the rose asks the prince to do things for her/ take care of her. The more he does, the more demanding she becomes. Notice Nathalie's arm movements throughout the step sequence - like she's telling him to do this and do that. Notice how when they're not in hold, he's behind her, and she's "leading." The more upbeat music in this section expresses the back and forth and push and pull of the relationship. (through about 2:06) Part 3: Begins with him placing her down from the lift. In this section of the story the prince becomes tired of the rose's demands and becomes upset with her after she lies to him. Eventually they reconcile, but he leaves her to explore other planets. The sadder tone of this music represents the decline in the relationship. As far as movements, notice how Fabian turns away from her around 3:02 and looks toward other things. Then Nathalie (the rose) grabs him and pulls him back to her, he reaches away again, but stays with her. During the lift at 3:20, he's supporting her, but by the end of the section at 3:30, he's left her again to go explore. Part 4: In this section the prince returns to his planet and his rose. During his travels he realized how much she means to him and that she truly is special, so he returns to take care of her. This is the most upbeat music, and the "happiest" section because both the prince and the rose have what they desire. Think of it as kind of frolicking about! (Although in the actual story, we don't know if the prince made it back to his planet.) Disclaimer: This is my best effort to explain how I see it. I have no clue if this is how they see it, and I'm not offended if others have different opinions! But maybe this will help you?


text: Today I received a complete set of four window visors for my 2003 Yukon XL. @EGRUSA was generous enough to include them with the fender flares that I won in the GMTC spring contest. Here is a quick review of the product, pictures to come: The Good: Packaging: I was impressed when I opened the box containing the visors. They were each individually wrapped in plastic bags, the included hardware for mounting was in a separate bag isolated from the plastic visors to prevent them from getting scratched during transport. Then all four visors were wrapped in a cardboard and put into the box. I am very picky about packing, as I used to pack things for a living, and I like to see manufactures that want me to get their product in the best possible condition. Installation: The install took about 10 minutes total. The included instructions for the front windows were easy to to follow. The fronts basically slid into the channel and that was it. The rear windows were slightly more complicated. I found the included instructions to be lacking. They never mention the pushpin connectors the connect the visors to the clips or when to connect the clips to the visors. If I did not see them installed on my friends truck a few weeks ago I would have been confused or maybe even lost. It was nice that @EGRUSA included a tape that protects your paint from being rubbed by the clips and alcohol prep pads to clean the area for the tape. That being said, it only took me ten minutes to install all four. Appearance and function: I really like the way these look on my truck. They fit seamlessly. I could not be happier with the fit. I jumped on the freeway with my windows down about 10 minutes after the install and the visors stayed on! They are a dark black yet you can still see thru them. They completely changed the air flow in the cabin of my truck. It will take a while to get used to. My wife thinks that there is less road noise from the tires with the windows open. The inside of the cab seems darker. It is amazing how a few inches of black can shade the inside of the truck. The inside of my truck actually seems cooler (temperature) then it was before. It has been over 95 degrees here the past few days. The Bad: There is a "stretch" line along the entire length of the front drivers side visor. It is a white jagged line along the first major radius coming from the part the slides into the channel. This line is causing slight visual distortion below it. Not to mention that it is annoying to see every time I look out my window. You can not feel the line with your finger, it seems to be inside. Many people may never notice the line, it is just along the bottom of the rubber trim. None of the other visors have this issue. Summary: I would recommend these to a friend. I would rate the EGR in channel window visors at a 8 out of 10. They look great, install seamlessly, and seem pretty rugged. They only reason I dropped them to a 8 is because of the line on my drivers side visor, if it was the passenger side it would not bother me as much. If the line was not there I would give them a solid 10 out of 10. If I can get over the line then I see these staying on my truck for a long time. Thanks again @EGRUSA for the chance to check these out.


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Growth slowing down on Warm Springs wildfire
Home burns on reservation in unrelated fire
WARM SPRINGS - The rapid growth has slowed considerably on the Sunnyside Turnoff Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, now mapped at just over 47,000 acres, officials said Thursday as segments of two highways reopened to the public, along with the Kah-Nee-Ta resort.
The 1,660-acre growth reported Thursday was the least in a day since the fire broke out Saturday morning.
As of Thursday night, 770 firefighters and support personnel were on the lines.
A house was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon on the reservation -- but it was well east of the Sunnyside Turnoff Fire and not related, officials said.
Warm Springs Fire Chief Dan Martinez said the house was a total loss, but the family got out without injury. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
The house blaze sparked a 2-acre grass fire as several agencies involved in the Sunnyside Turnoff battle helped put it out, including several helicopters that dumped thousands of gallons of water to stop its spread, the fire chief said
While the Sunnyside Turnoff Fire grew by close to 6,000 acres Tuesday, officials said the rest of the growth was from better mapping of the four-day-old blaze. And while the fire was active again on the north side Wednesday, moving further north into the Mutton Mountains, crews made progress to firm up lines as well.
And there was another sign of progress on the south end of the fire: Hwy 3 south from U.S. Hwy. 26 and Highway 8 into the Kah-Nee-Ta Resort area reopened early Thursday, as will most of the resort (except for the lodge).
Highway 3 was still closed to the public between the Highway 9 (Simnasho) Junction and Highway 8 junction, north out of Warm Springs, though officials said local residents are allowed access.
The resort reopened its village rooms, teepee camps, RV center and golf course, as well as the pools. The lodge and adjoining restaurants, hit by a kitchen and attic fire late last week, will remain temporarily closed, said Carlos Smith, general manager.
"Our team is doing everything in their power to help our guests and our new expanded family of firefighters," Smith said.
The human-caused 45,491-acre fire covers over 73 square miles.
The split nature of the blaze -- lines firming up to the south, still causing problems to the south -- meant the containment figure held at 40 percent Thursday. And those problems were evident in Thursday morning's update on the fire's InciWeb page, which pushed back the expected containment date by nearly a week, from Sunday to next Thursday.
The fire remains south of the S-330 road and east of the S-110 road along the western perimeter. The rest of the fire stayed northeast of Upper Dry Creek Road, and north and west of the Deschutes River.
An initial evacuation notice (Level 1) was given Tuesday night by tribal police to residents in the Schoolie Flats area, near the northwest flank of the fire. That means residents should be aware of fire risk in their area and begin to prepare for evacuation, in the event that conditions worsen.
Fire managers said they are working with Warm Springs police to assess the conditions each day and determine when the order can be lifted.
As light and heavy helicopters keep dropping water, the fire's other perimeters are already in patrol and monitor status. But now, mop-up is beginning along the northern perimeter, in areas where fire conditions have cooled.
Contingencies continue to be developed in the event the fire crosses east of the Deschutes River, where the BLM shut the river segment to rafters for most of Tuesday but reopened it late in the day. They also are under way for fire containing on the northeast flank of the blaze.
Charley Canyon residents were allowed to return home earlier this week, but it, too, is still closed to public access.
Fire managers also acknowledged the smoky conditions from the fire – which worsened air quality in Bend, Madras and Prineville to the "moderate" category Tuesday and again Wednesday morning in the Oregon DEQ Air Quality Index. All monitoring stations reported good air quality Thursday morning,
Fire officials said they were working with air quality experts to install air monitors in other strategic spots, and to make that data available online to help assess health risks.


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Meet police officer Chase McCain, the star character of Nintendo's new LEGO City video games. Fans of games like LEGO Lord of the Rings and LEGO Batman will recognize the company's signature cheeky humor and fun twists on video game play in LEGO City Undercover, an original LEGO video game story for Nintendo Wii U. Players will meet the cast of characters that inhabit Chase McCain's universe, including the grumpy police chief and Chase's loveably goofy assistant, Frank Honey. As Chase, players go undercover in various disguises to complete missions, including building or repairing LEGO models, unlocking secrets and chasing criminals through the sprawling city. The goal? Track down notorious criminal Rex Fury. Players can also spend hours freely exploring the city, building customized LEGO cars and searching for LEGO bricks.
The game uses the Wii U's GamePad controller in an exciting way, as the second screen becomes your police communicator. With the communicator, you can navigate the city using an interactive map, receive video calls from your team, take pictures and scan an area for hidden bits of information.
Recently, TFK spoke with LEGO City Undercover executive producer Loz Doyle, who has worked on several LEGO-themed games for Nintendo. He said his team took extra care to make sure all the LEGO models in the game match their real world versions. "Every single LEGO model that you find in the game, you can build in the real world," he said. The game developers also made sure the story of Chase McCain was one kids would enjoy. "The story is really engaging and written for children. There are some really funny characters, funny lines and lots of jokes and one-liners that we think kids will really like."
Want more of Chase and his world? LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, a game based on when Chase was a police rookie, will be available April 21 for Nintendo 3DS.


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Color Inspirations – Summer Sunrise
Even though we were all about summer last week… well, we just don't get enough of it around here in Minnesota. So I figured we might as well stay full into warm month celebrations with this Summer Sunrise color scheme. It's warm colors all the way, mixing soft glowing pinks in with rusty oranges and reds. Pick a pink or an orange with a lot of saturation to let your design really shine with warmth. For an extra summery flair, stitch it on a bohemian tie dye fabric of similar colors. You could even dye the fabric yourself! See how it compares to the original.
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I can't imagine how much less understanding of the skating world I'd have if I'd never found GoldenSkate.
I can't imagine how much less understanding of the skating world I'd have if I'd never found GoldenSkate.
I've never heard of that jourrnalist before, so I decided to read some more off her articles.
This one is a real gem. She questions why pairs and dance teams hold hands! But the real kicker, and the part that seems to show her general lack of figure skating knowledge, is when she says that the objective of the 2013 Canadian Nationals is to qualify 3 teams to the 2013 worlds!
I get the Toronto Star daily and I never believe anything Rosie says about skating. I dislike ambush journalism and I've seen her do this garbage for years. It's a shame they don't put Robyn Doolittle on the job more. She's one of theirs, has a skating background and wrote an absolutely delightful account of doing death spirals with David Pelletier. Rosie wrote an extremely powerful piece on bullying months ago and it seems to be a place where her venom fits perfectly. Let her keep reporting on murder trials and women in Afghanistan. She didn't even acknowledge the passing of Barbara Ann Scott! If she loves skating so much, at least pay tribute to our only female Olympic gold medalist! So my advice is to not let her get to you. The real experts are here!
This is a bit after the fact but I love Nathalie Pechalat's costuming selections-always! They are always so chic and beautifully constructed with interesting little touches. This year's can-can dress is another gorgeous example. This photo shows how detailed the execution is with the circular patterning under the skirt as well as the lace detail in the undergarment.
She wins the gold medal in costuming for me!
That is indeed a swell costume, Missysays. Thanks for the photo link.
Circus, for instance- I thought her dress was adorable, Circusy without being clownish - and can't imagine anyone else wearing that. I was also a fan of their OD costumes that season. And who else would show up wrapped up like a mummy with the guy wearing a skirt and eyeliner? (yes, I know it's not a skirt exactly. The point stands.)
However... I can't just give Nathalie the medal for her fantastic costumes, though she wears them well; much credit must go to Marlène Weber, who has been designing P/B's costumes for years.
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The title of the thread's pretty self-explanatory. I figure this might evolve into a pretty decent thing here, so here goes nothing.
Right now I'm reading the third book in the X-Wing series, "The Krytos Trap" by Micheal A. Stackpole. I'm pretty sure I've read this book in the past, because it's pretty well worn. So it's been a while and I'm reading it again because I finally have the complete series and I'm reading it the whole way through. The series so far is really good, well written, and the action is very compelling. Good read so far, which is why I stay glued to the books and it only takes me about a day and a half to complete.
Just to clear things up, this thread is not limited to just Star Wars related books, you can post about any book you're reading at the moment. It's just that I'm going to be reading a lot of Star Wars books for a while to come, seeing as I've been able to purchase quite a few recently. So feel free to post about any book, I look forward to seeing what you guys are reading.


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The sacred Myojin-ike Pond is spring-fed and crystal clear. It was formed by a landslide that damed the Ichino and Nino ponds. The pond marks the innermost shiren of Hotaka-jinja. A 3 cubic meter per second stream leaves the beautiful pond. A brown trout (Salmo trutta) was present. Chubu-Sangaku National Park in the Japanese Alps.
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Most compare him to Lillard and Curry, I think that should speak for itself.
Why do you not think McCollum has a shot? Not saying you are wrong just curious. I honestly think he is the best player in this draft.
Coming out of a small school always has teams worried. How will they play against great talent?
Then you ask how Damion Lillard and Steph Curry fell and wonder why they weren't consensus top 3 picks in all mock drafts.
Fact: We will be picking one of 7 players:
We "worked out" 3 people and 1 was an injured Len. Are we for sure taking 1 of the 3? Why does that even matter? You didn't even list MCW
This top 6 player shite is stupid. If we were picking 2 or 3, ok then I could see I saying we are taking one of those 6. But considering we are picking 6, a lot of different scenarios can play out. You have NBA Mock Draft top 6 and then you have guys Monty likes top 6.
Is there a consensus No. 1 prospect in this year's draft? Is there a consensus anything in this year's draft? Of course, the word "consensus" is a bit of a joke. We are a week away from the draft, and there are still major debates running internally within every front office in the league. If teams can't agree, internally, on the order of draft prospects, how can we create a "consensus" ranking? As hard as it is for NBA draftniks to believe, there is little agreement within teams, let alone between them, on draft night. This year is especially difficult. There aren't any elite players at the top of the draft, and there is enormous parity from the late lottery to the early second round. Many prospects are all over the board. I've been doing this a long time, and I've never seen so little agreement so close to the draft. The draft is an inexact science, despite concerted attempts to create analytical models that are more predictive of a player's future success. I've read through a number of those models, and they don't agree on anything either. NBA teams watch prospects play thousands of hours of games. They go to practices and camps. They hire guys from MIT to create statistical solutions. They work out players, give them psychological tests, do background checks and conduct personal interviews. And still, there is little consensus. Factor in the debate between taking the best player available versus filling team needs and the situation muddies itself further.
We "worked out" 3 people and 1 was an injured Len. Are we for sure taking 1 of the 3? Why does that even matter? You didn't even list MCW
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[/quote][/quote]Im loving our defense too man. They all have heart, and they will all lay you out.
[/quote]Our Defense is ridiculous, we keep pulling layers out of nowhere (the farm system) and I LOOOOVE the fact that anyone on the team will lay down and block a shot, hell even Gabo and Richards have hit the ice to stop a shot and clog a shooting/passing lane
Just like the Giants, the Rangers have 100% bought into the 'team' concept... Id give anything to experience a Giants AND Rangers victory parade(s) in the same lifetime, let alone the same year!!!!
[/quote]You saw that flyer trying to get in richards face for no reason in the 2nd? That pissed me off. Starts jawing off, Richards ignored it, guy starts checking him in the mid section, Richards hits him in the face and then he gets swarmed by Rangers, and a highsticking penalty(??lol)Anyway, we scored a on that powerplay so justice was served.
Im really impressed with Mcdonagh though. If you try to pass him on the boards he will destroy you or pin you to the boards until help arrives. He came up out of nowhere on that first goal too.
[/quote]Yea I forget which flyer it was, but I remember that thinking 'Everybody on the Rangers drops the gloves, is Richards bout to follow suit??'
McD has been outstanding this season, his defense is tighter than a ducks culo and his offense is something we havent seen from a D-Man in a minute!!!
I LOVE this team.... And Torts doesnt even have to say a thing, you can read his face like a book, its HYSTERICAL


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When you're processing 700,000 tons of solid waste a year like the Southeastern Public Service Authority in Portsmouth, Va., the last thing you want to do is shut down operations to fix a cracked and crumbling floor.
But when the inevitable can no longer be postponed, you want that repair to be as fast as possible.
"We run very big CAT 980G loaders on these floors," says Jim McMichael, waste engineering manager for the authority's refuse-derived fuel processing plant. "Because we dispose of all the trash for six cities and two counties in Virginia, downtime is very precious to us."
Like virtually all solid waste operations, the floors of the authority's transfer stations are concrete. But even with a 1-foot structural slab, heavy front-end loaders and tractors, metal, and glass can wear away up to 1 inch of floor every year in operations that handle more than 500 tons/day. Facilities that process 2,000 tons or more a day may lose even more.
Loathe to endure the two weeks required for surface preparation, removing the old concrete, putting down a bonding agent, placing fresh concrete, and letting it cure for seven days, McMichael is patching floors with a combination of recycled iron shavings and cement called Delta Top. The product's installer, Delta Pacific–Structural Preservation Systems (SPS), says it provides four to eight times the impact and abrasion resistance of concrete.
Most recently, McMichael specified the product for a 10,000-square-foot repair. Because the product allows facilities to continue operating while the worn part of the floor is being replaced, one floor surface can be repaired while another is still being used.
"You don't have to rip up the entire floor; it can be installed right on top of the existing concrete," says Jim Andrews, general manager of Delta Pacific–SPS's heavy duty flooring division. "We prepare the area to be overlaid and bond the new topping to the base slab. In most cases, this can be done in one weekend. If we pour on Saturday, you're typically back rolling on Monday."
Having completed his third project using Delta Top, McMichael feels the additional investment is justified by not having to shut down.
"For smaller operations, such as those handling 25 tons/day, an iron aggregate floor might not be as competitive as other options, and it might not make economic sense," says Andrews. "But operations that process 500 or more tons/day would see a financial benefit."
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Portal 2 AR game designed by indie devs
The indie developers featured in the Potato Sack did a lot more than sit back and watch the attention flood in – they were heavily involved in the creation of the PotatoFools AR game.
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No more potatoes: Portal 2 available right now on Steam
The countdown is complete. Portal 2 for PC and Mac is available right now on Steam.
Portal 2 ARG ongoing, Half-Life hints draw Internet's eye
Last week, we thought we have the Potato Fool's ARG stitched up – play indie games, contribute to the possibility of an early release of Portal 2. But wait – there's more. And it's Half-Life flavoured.
Quick Shots - Portal 2 art explosion found in AR game
Valve's Potato Fools AR game is starting to pay dividends, with a wealth of Portal 2 concept art, alternate covers and more found by crowd sourcing incredibly clever gamers.
More Valve ARG elements reveal themselves
The ultra-deep alternate reality game that Valve is reportedly playing with may be reaching a critical point.
Rumor: More clues to Valve's ARG revealed?
More clues to a possible alternate reality game that involves several games on Steam may have been revealed.
Rumour: Steam's Potato Sack bundle contains a Valve AR puzzle
Here's one to take with ladles of salt. Gamers have discovered a number of unusual features in Steam's Potato Sack indie bundle, and theorise that Valve may be teasing a major reveal. Or having a great big April Fool's laugh, of course.
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I stayed there (Delta Gecko) 15 years ago and would like to know if Agus's wife Christine is still there. We became friends and then their place closed for awhile. Do you have a phone number or fax?
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I and two newly acquired Belgian sidekicks only went as far as downtown Banjar before alighting the Lodaya at 2.20am, then began to worry as this mid sized dot on the map turned out to be smaller than expected and had no hospitable looking hotel in sight. The locals hanging around the station weren't menacing but certainly weren't helpful either. Suddenly a bus to Pangandaran materialised and we were on our way to freedom. So long suckers. It would have been very uncomfortable indeed sleeping on backpacks in the station with one eye open all night.
You don't usually arrive at your typical beachside idyll at 4am, but we weren't your average visitors to Pangandaran either. Fortunately one of us had phoned ahead (not me) and made arrangements, so we got a bed and some sleep before shortly facing a new day. Somehow surfacing early, I took a look around the near neighbourhood. As attractive as Pangandaran is, I wanted something more than your average Indonesian tourist town (litter and vendor huts crowding out the nice view), so I left the few local holidayers to their paddling in the surf and headed further round the bay.
I went on a hunch to Cikembulan, 4km west of the main drag, to find a quirky little place called Delta Gecko Lodge. An old Lonely Planet had said nice things and it turned out to be an beach bungalowed artist retreat with little electricity but with three well cooked vegetarian meals a day, four dogs, a ramshackle demeanour and a lazy, laid-back vibe. You don't get to stay in places like this too often so I signed up for two nights and three full days. I wish I could have stayed more and I highly recommend it to the more adventurous of you.
Despite the nest of bees in my bungalow wall and a less than reliable water supply, I settled in fine. Those little things weren't important anyway. Agus the owner and his wife attended to every need and since Johan and Fin (the Belgians) followed me up there, we ended up eating and chilling whenever we weren't out and about trekking in the jungle countryside.
This is a beautiful part of the world where multitudes of wide, clear rivers wind their way through thick tropical jungle before emptying into the Indian Ocean - emerging out of rich delta wetlands that pierce the seemingly endless black sand beaches of the coastline.
Our first real adventure was to the Green Canyon - an unimaginatively named but extremely beautiful natural environment that we were fortunate to have to ourselves for an hour in the late morning. The boat ride there reminded me of a Dolong River expedition straight out of Apocalypse Now! but without the machine guns, psychotic Colonels or vivid hallucinations. We wound our way through some truly wondrous jungle - rich in massive teak trees, palms, various hanging vinery and the shrill sounds of extensive birdlife. Almost unbelievably there was no rubbish visible at all. Only the chug of the outrigger's engine and the a click of camera mechanisms reminded us that we hadn't stepped back in time to some prehistoric age.
Suddenly the river narrowed and the rising banks seemed to topple over on themselves. Moisture dripped relentlessly from overhanging greenery above. The boat cruised up to some convenient rocks and we hopped out, quickly changed into bathers and stowed our gear in plastic bags to protect them from the constantly falling moisture. Then we plunged in to the sweet, cool water. Oh yeah.
The canyon is apparently a couple of hundred metres long, but it is only safe for visitors to venture the first hundred, so that's as far as the guide takes the group. You are swimming against the current going in, so that and the fact that you're always wanting to stop and look up in wonder makes the going a little difficult. Still, you make it half way and have the opportunity to jump from a 5 metre high stalagmite formation rising from the canyon floor into a deep pool below. The rocks aren't sharp or slippery and there's a myriad of harmless critters around like frogs, dragonflies and miniature crabs to marvel at too. Keep going as far as you can and once you reach the end, float all the way back down to see it again at a leisurely pace. Nice!
I cannot say enough about this attraction - it pips Bromo as my favourite place visited in all my travels through Indonesia. Absolutely magnificent, so I think I'll rename it the Emerald Canyon to give it a touch of class. If you love nature and are ever anywhere even remotely nearby, get there and swim the canyon. You will not regret it. I just wish I had the waterproof camera I'm hoping to get in Singapore next week - there would have been some fantastic pictures from inside!
Around the area we also visited Batu Karas - a nice little surf beach with long breaking waves - for some follow up surfing self-improvement, and the nearby bamboo bridge. More substantial than the visage of Hollywood blockbusters, but then this one actually works and takes pedestrian and motorbike traffic, so we'll give it a break.
The national park at the southern end of the Pangandaran isthsmus is also well worth a visit for some hiking in the jungle. Once you get through the litter-strewn park and into the rainforest proper, there are some truly magnificent trees, plants and animals to be seen. Fauna-wise you can find black and grey monkeys (tree and ground based respectively), porcupines and bats (both cave dwelling), scorpions, deer, fruit bats, monitor lizards, toucans and some very cool butterflies that are particularly difficult to catch on camera.
We did a 10 kilometre round trip walk to an unusual but very pleasant river-fed bathing pool overlooking the sea. The hike down the river amongst an array of funky old trees and huge cable-like vines was well worth the perspiration and $5 for the guide. The only disappointment was on the march out, when our guide happily dispensed with his empty plastic drinking bottle into the jungle foliage beside the track - leaving another non-degradable item in this otherwise priceless environment. Such a shame...
Next entry -> don't know - somewhere between here and Singapore.
Speaking of trash, why not start up a new closing segment right know.
Great brands of the world
As a trained marketer I sit up and take notice of brands that liven our day and add more to life. So I figure as a travelling public service, I should be on the lookout to uncover that 'next big thing' in global adland. I'll try to bring you at least one from every country I visit.
Potentials from Indonesia would have to be:
Beng Beng
Thanks to Hawaiian Mike and Swedes Frida and Helga (Sara and Tura) for introducing me to this concept. You wicked people you...
No it's not a gang bang, it's a Beng Beng - a crunchy chocolate treat getting huge airtime in Indonesia right now. And why wouldn't it? With such a catchy name and slick design for this high volume snack treat, I'm sure everyone is gagging for a Beng Beng every day. I should have sent a box home for later distribution.
Why do we in the west make everything so complicated? If you're going to make a laundry detergent that makes clothes clean, why not name it that? Or at least a pidgin English version of it anyway. Everyone knows that graphic designers can't spell so that's probably how this impact brand got the name that's seen in every waterway from Singapore to Kupang.
Where I stayed
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FWIW, I watched a Ravens episode, one from the first Dallas show, one from last year's Bengals, and the Miami one a year before, when Chad Johnson was humiliated even more than he embarrassed himself, due to his head butting of his wife. Nice.
FWIW, I watched a Ravens episode, one from the first Dallas show, one from last year's Bengals, and the Miami one a year before, when Chad Johnson was humiliated even more than he embarrassed himself, due to his head butting of his wife. Nice.
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As much as I dont want the giants to be picked, I would still watch it because I'm a fan. Guilty pleasure I guess
Is that a hamster size burrito he is stuffing in his face?
Fact is that regardless of who is on there the ratings are gonna spike, even if it was the same team as last year or whatever year last it aired. I only watched two episodes myself, the one with chad ocho and the one where the bengals let go a lineman other than that it didn't strike my interest, but if you put my team on there then I might be tempted to watch. It's those fans the ones like me that will spike that rating.
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[QUOTE=Morehead State;1146995]I'm speaking more as a general philosophy. If the owners, through their charter, agree that Hard Knocks is a desired broadcast to promote the league, even if Mr. Mara stood in dissent, doesn't he have an obligation to participate when his turn comes?
It's like when Jerry Jones said that he would never allow his team to waste a home game on a London game. He could be overruled by the appropriate majority.
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How can the league force a team to appear on Hard Knocks against their will? I thought HBO brought the idea to the NFL and teams needed to get permission from the league to even appear on it. If I'm wrong tell me because I sincerely don't know the particulars.
It never appeared to me that teams were "taking turns" being on it. I always thought teams interested in being on Hard Knocks submitted their names to HBO for consideration. Seems too random a list of teams that were featured already for them to be taking turns.
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then when they came to film the Jets I learned that the son of an old friend was in the film crew.... I never went to a shoot obviously .... but I did learn that they would re shoot scenes
one in particular was a meeting between Rex and Mike T. ....... they shot it and the sun started glaring through the window ... so they had them have the same conversation again.... when they did ..... a light or something fell... so they had them have the same conversation a third time....
I just can't get down with stuff like that ... I cannot take it seriously
I also can see Coughlin telling them to go **** themselves when being asked to have the same conversation again


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PHOTO GALLERY: Space shuttle Endeavour rolls through Los Angeles County
PHOTO GALLERY: Road work for space shuttle Endeavour's trip at LAX
PHOTO GALLERY: Space shuttle Endeavour's final flight over Southern California
PHOTO GALLERY: Space shuttle Endeavour heads to Edwards AFB
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PHOTO GALLERY: Space shuttle replica boosters come to Edwards AFB
PHOTO GALLERY: California Science Center announces arrival dates of space shuttle Endeavour
The space shuttle Endeavour started its slow trip to the California Science Center this morning, pulling out of a Los Angeles International Airport hangar in the dark of night.
Perched atop a special transporter, the 122-foot-long retired orbiter hit public streets about 2:30 am. and inched toward Westchester. Its 2-mph journey through Los Angeles and Inglewood isn't expected to wrap up until 9 p.m. Saturday, when the Endeavour should finally reach the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
"It was unbelievable when it flew in and it is even more unbelievable to see it on L.A. streets," said Ken Phillips, aerospace curator at the California Science Center.
In the early hours of the Endeavour's much-hyped Mission 26, photographers, aerospace enthusiasts and people who were just plain curious about seeing a space shuttle traverse 12 miles of city streets descended upon Westchester in search of viewing locations.
Westchester Parkway was lined with people as the shuttle left the airport, said Los Angeles Police Officer Venus Hall, who reported no problems.
"Everyone was excited of course," Hall said. "No overnight campers, but they were here pretty early."
The shuttle was delayed at least 45 minutes because three trees needed to be trimmed west of Sepulveda Boulevard, and crews needed to remove a conduit on the ground, Phillips said.
"Everything went as planned. What some people thought was a problematic delay wasn't," Phillips said.
News helicopters hovered around the airport, and officials warned passengers with early flights to arrive early. A stretch of Lincoln Boulevard was closed to motorists to prepare for Endeavour's journey.
By 5 a.m., a large crowd had gathered in the Sepulveda Boulevard business district at La Tijera Boulevard and Sepulveda Eastway, where the shuttle is expected to spend nine hours before taking Manchester Avenue east to Inglewood. Here, crews will pull apart the axels on the mobile transporter carrying the shuttle so they will have the width to pass over median strips, Phillips said.
Cameras snapped and people cheered as the orbiter reached its parking spot about 5:30 a.m.
"I'm so stoked," said Redondo Beach resident Brenda Cash as she and others rushed to get closer. "Look at that beauty."
As the sun came up, excitement was building among spectators. A vendor hawked space shuttle pins and a local sign maker Randy Montano was offering people rides above the parking area in his mobile boomlift vehicle. A few dozen people were lined up by 7:30 a.m.
Parts of the journey will be harrowing, as the orbiter's 78-foot wingspan and five-story height will bring the its fragile tiles within inches of buildings at various points along the way.
Hundreds of trees were removed from the route -- angering some residents -- along with street lights, traffic signals, power poles and parking meters. And because the 151,205-pound Endeavour was expected to overtax some roads, engineers installed 2,180 steel plates to support the weight of the shuttle plus its transporter.
The Endeavour is expected to reach the Inglewood border by about 4 p.m. today, and rest for six hours just west of the San Diego (405) Freeway. It should cross the freeway bridge by 10 p.m. and follow Manchester Boulevard through Inglewood.
By 8 a.m. Saturday, onlookers at Inglewood City Hall should get their close-up. The shuttle will be the guest of honor about an hour later at The Forum, where several thousand people are expected to attend a public welcoming ceremony, before the orbiter follows Manchester, Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards toward Exposition Park.
The shuttle will stop for a 2 p.m. event featuring dancers, musicians and other artists at the corner of Crenshaw and MLK before reaching the Science Center a few hours later.
The center is one of four institutions selected by NASA to receive a retired space shuttle orbiter for permanent display.
Those who won't see the shuttle on the street and missed it in the air last month -- when it buzzed local landmarks while attached to a modified Boeing 747 departing from Florida's Kennedy Space Center -- can see it up close on Oct. 30. That's when the Science Center will put it on display in a pavilion while continuing fundraising and planning efforts for a new addition.
Manufactured by Rockwell International in Palmdale, the Endeavour was the fifth and final NASA shuttle to be built. It replaced the Challenger, which exploded after a 1986 launch, killing the astronauts on board.
It has journeyed into space 25 times, and after a final launch in May 2011 had logged 122,883,151 miles.
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Facebook turns 10: What's changed?
REXBURG, Idaho - On this day in 2004 Facebook was created in a Harvard dorm room by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his roommates as a way to connect college students. Well, 10 years and 1.23 billion users later, it's become much more than that.
BYU-Idaho students Jacqueline Wiscombe and Brook Patterson said they've been using Facebook for almost seven years.
"I, at least, get on it once a day," said Wiscombe.
The site's layout has changed time and time again, but the most noticeable difference? Everybody and their mom has it ... literally.
"A lot of old people use it now, whereas when I was younger it was all just kids in middle school and high school," said Patterson. "My friends' parents have it now, so I'm friends with them."
Facebook has now gone beyond just connecting people. The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter attributes most of its adoptions to its Facebook page with over 9,000 "likes." The shelter's manager Irene Brown said every day people come in for dogs they've seen on Facebook.
"In fact, we just actually adopted out three dogs to a couple in Jackson, Wyo., this morning, who came in because of what they saw on Facebook," said Brown.
The social network even helped save one dog's life. Angel was brought in with the lethal parvovirus. But, because of a Facebook post, the animal shelter received enough donations to pay for treatment it usually doesn't have funding for.
"Within three hours we had enough money to send her to the vet and get her fixed," said Brown.
For BYU-Idaho graduate Caitlin Kunz, Facebook is fueling her online clothing store, Caitlin's Closet.
"Eighty-five percent of our sales comes from our Facebook page," said Kunz.
That page offers giveaways and promo codes, which often translates into sales.
"They feel like they're getting a special deal or a special discount every time we post something on there," said Kunz. "We can actually track those to see who's actually using those or buying, so it's been awesome to see how those have actually converted into sales."