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Extend the life of old concrete by fixing broken, crumbling areas before the problem gets worse. A properly done repair will last decades. We'll show you how to create a durable concrete patch to fix two of the most common problems: spalling and broken corners.
A corundum masonry blade grinds through concrete, but slowly. A diamond blade costs more but cuts much faster.
Concrete is hard stuff, but don't let that intimidate you. With the proper tools and techniques we show in our photo series, even a novice can make a durable patch, first try. Sawing concrete with a special masonry blade (opening photo) may be new to you, but if you've handled a circular saw, you'll quickly get the hang of it. It's less hazardous than sawing wood. However, the blade kicks up an incredibly thick cloud of abrasive dust, so be sure to wear goggles to protect your eyes, ear protection, gloves and a dust mask, as well as old clothes.
Size up the job first. Before beginning any repair, assess the general condition of the concrete slab. (See "Patch or Replace? " below) Sometimes the best strategy is to break out an entire section and repour it with new concrete rather than patch it. Patching works best for local damage in otherwise sound concrete.
We won't deal with the other common problem, cracks. You can repair them exactly as we show here, but they'll most likely return unless you can stabilize the concrete slab to prevent the movement that caused the cracks in the first place.
If this is your first concrete repair project, allow about a half day to pick up materials and complete two to three patches. It took us about four hours from start to finish to complete the two repairs we show here.
Complete the job during comfortable working conditions, ideally in dry weather with a temperature between 50 and 80 degrees F. Both you and fresh concrete happen to agree on this one. Fresh concrete is easiest to handle and hardens best (a process technically called "setting" and "curing") in this temperature range. Colder weather lengthens the setting time; freezing temperatures can ruin the concrete. Hotter weather causes faster setting and drying; the slab may harden before you can smooth it. Or the surface can dry too fast and not harden properly, eventually causing it to spall. In hot weather, work in the cooler mornings or in the shade.
Should you patch your old concrete or completely tear it out and repour it? While there's no hard and fast rule, here are some tips to guide your decision:
Cut a 3/8-in. to ½-in. deep "shoulder" around the edge of the spalled area with a saw and masonry blade. Move the saw slowly as you cut. Make sure you cut back into solid concrete to ensure a strong bonding surface.
Break out all weak and loose concrete with a maul and cold chisel. Sharp concrete chips will come flying out, so wear safety goggles.
Clean the chips and dust from the repair area with a broom or shop vacuum. Be thorough. Then mix the patching material.
"Spalling" is the mason's term for concrete that's pitted or chipped, as in Photo 1. The key to a lasting repair is to make a saw cut around the perimeter of the damaged area, cutting back to solid concrete. The cut should be at least 3/8 in. deep: Most repairs that fail do so because the patch is too thin at the edges and breaks off. Set a masonry blade (see above) at a 5-degree angle so the cutout is slightly wider at the bottom than at the top. This helps "lock in" the patch (Photo 1). Slowly guide the saw through the concrete. The masonry blade grinds a groove, so don't put a lot of pressure on the saw; let the blade do the work. Cut about 1/4 in. on each pass. A diamond grit blade can cut the concrete about five times faster than a masonry blade, and it won't wear out as fast. But it also costs more. The extra cost is worth it if you have more than about 10 ft. of concrete to cut. Or save money—and time—by renting a diamond blade (about a day, plus wear fee), or a concrete saw with diamond blade.
Tip: You'll raise an impressive dust cloud when sawing, so close up nearby windows and doors. Otherwise, you'll be housecleaning, too!
Once you've cut and thoroughly cleaned loose concrete from the repair area (Photos 2 and 3), moisten the area with a wet sponge before packing in the concrete mix. Don't leave standing water in the patch area; use just enough to dampen the old concrete and help it bond to the new.
Moisten the patch area with a wet sponge. Then pack in the patch mix with a wood float. Leave the mix slightly higher than the surface of the old concrete.
Screed off the excess material by sliding a board side to side in a sawing motion while pushing it forward. If you find low spots, pack in more mix and screed off again.
Test the firmness of the patch by lightly pressing your thumb on the surface. When your thumb no longer leaves an indentation, go ahead and finish the surface.
Match the texture of the old, rough concrete by rubbing the surface of the patch with a sponge float. Use a steel trowel for a smooth finish or a stiff bristle broom for a lightly grooved finish.
Cover the patch with plastic to retain the moisture. Weight down the edges to keep the plastic from blowing off. Concrete requires moisture to cure properly.
For your patching mix, use either a prepackaged sand mix or concrete mix, depending on the depth of the patch. (See "Use the Correct Patching Mix, " below.) Each 60-lb. bag makes about 1/2 cu. ft. of concrete, enough for a 2-in. thick patch about 1 ft. wide by 3 ft. long. Estimate the volume of patching material by multiplying approximate length, width and thickness (in feet) to arrive at cubic feet, and buy a bit more than you think you'll need. Better to have too much than to fall a few scoops short!
Mix it with water and acrylic fortifier, following the mixing directions on the package. The fortifier strengthens the new concrete and helps it bond better to the old concrete. The mix should be just wet enough to hold together when it's troweled into the repair. Don't add too much water. It'll result in weaker concrete.
We used a normal sand mix, which sets hard enough to walk on in about a day or two. It continues to cure and harden for weeks. If you have to use the area right away, you can buy a special fast-setting concrete, which hardens in about an hour. It costs about twice as much and you won't have as long to spread and smooth it, so stick to the regular mix when possible. Most building supply dealers that carry regular concrete also carry the fast-setting type. After mixing the concrete, pack it firmly into the repair area using a wood float (Photo 4), the tighter the better. Mound the mix so it's slightly higher than the old concrete. Then immediately level it even with the old concrete using a straight board (Photo 5).
Begin finish trowel work when the surface moisture starts to evaporate and the patch begins to harden. It may only be 10 minutes on a warm day or perhaps an hour on a cool day. One sign of evaporation is the loss of some of the surface gloss. When the patch appears to be getting stiff, test it with your thumb (Photo 6). Once the surface is about as stiff as the skin of a grapefruit, begin the finish work. We used a sponge float (Photo 7) to match the slightly rough texture of the old concrete. A sponge float has a rough rubber surface. If you want a smooth surface, use a steel trowel; for a lightly grooved appearance, drag a stiff-bristle broom across the surface.
After using a float on the surface, cover the patch with plastic for two days. The plastic helps the concrete retain the moisture, which the concrete needs to cure and strengthen (Photo 8).
Concrete mix consists of sand, gravel and Portland cement. The gravel reduces shrinkage, so it won't crack as readily when laid in thick. However it may not bond well in thin layers. Sand mix (sometimes called topping mix) consists of sand and Portland cement. It's easier to trowel in thinner layers (to about 1/4 in. minimum) for thinner patches or patches with thinner edges. However, if you apply it thicker than 2 in., its natural shrinkage might cause it to crack or break the bond with the old concrete. In a nutshell: Use a sand mix for repairs less than 2 in. deep. Use a concrete mix for repairs deeper than 2 in. Replace 50 to 80 percent of the water with the acrylic fortifier in either mix to improve the patch's bonding strength.
Wet concrete is highly alkaline and can cause severe burns to bare skin. Immediately wash off any that gets on your skin with cool water.
Square off the edges of the broken step with a masonry blade. Chip out loose and weak concrete with a cold chisel.
Cut the underside of the break as well to make a firm ledge.
Anchor a form board against the side of the step, moisten the area and pack in the repair mix. Screed off the excess patching material.
Slide an edging tool along the step edge to round it. Use the edging tool only if the old step portion has a rounded edge.
Use the same basic patching technique for a broken corner as for spalled areas, but add three key steps.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
You will also need a 2lb. maul, wood float, sponge float, edging tool, broom and a masonry blade.
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In this area you will find many restaurants and bars and you are only 2 minutes away from Strøget, the most famous shopping street of Cph, the royal opera, Amalienborg (residence of her majesty the queen).
The apartment can accommodate 6, 2 beds are bundbeds, 1 is pullout sofa and then there´s a double bed.
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Very comfortable accommodation, with an absolutely excellent location. Well provided with all the things we needed for a lovely stay, very interesting apartment with lots of quirks! We will definitely recommend this apartment to anyone we know heading to Copenhagen.
A warm, comfortable, very clean and very well located apartment in snowy Copenhagen. We had a great time and the kids loved getting back to 'the OKI pad' in the evenings after long and interesting walks around town. The good WiFi was a magnet of course! Highly recommend this apartment
Do not miss the Christianborg Palace - simply stunning. But according to my son (11) an siopa Lego on Stroget took the biscuit!
The apartment was great for 4 people. With 2 small children and 4 adults and feasible. The central location was very good. Everything is within walking distance.
Die Wohnung war super für 4 Personen. Mit 2 kleinen Kindern und 4 Erwachsenen auch machbar.
Die zentrale Lage war sehr gut. Alles ist gut zu Fuß erreichbar.
Functional apartment, well equipped, quiet and very well located in the center of Copenhagen, easy access from the airport and in a neighborhood super friendly. Suitable for a weekend pass for 4-6 adults. Facilitating trade near "refueling". Tours start on channel 50 m. Would recommend without hesitation.
Appartement fonctionnel, bien équipé, calme et très bien situé au centre de Copenhague, facile d'accès en venant de l'aéroport et dans un quartier hyper sympa. Adapté pour passer un WE pour 4 à 6 adultes. Commerce à proximité facilitant le "ravitaillement". Départ des visites sur les canaux à 50 m. A recommander sans hésitation.
Great apartment, appears to be newly renovated. Kitchen and living room is really nice to stay in. Located just on the other side of the bridge to Nyhavn, bake on one side and stand on the other side. Peter, the host, was incredibly flexible, MHT arrival and departure time. However, one must be aware that you must go through the bedroom with double beds to get into the room with bunk beds (and to the lower bunk bed is a little hard to get into for an adult) The toilet is also located in a narrow "time" can not recommend it for the obese. Despite my somewhat negative comments, then we should certainly rent the apartment for next year again.
Skøn lejlighed, fremstår som nyrenoveret. Køkken og stue er rigtig dejlig at opholde sig i. Ligger lige på den anden side af broen overfor Nyhavn, bager på den ene side og kiosk på den anden side.
Peter, værten, var utrolig fleksibel, m.h.t. ankomst og afgangstidspunkt.
Dog skal man være opmærksom på at man skal igennem soveværelset med dobbeltsengene for at komme ind på værelset med køjesengene(samt at den nederste køjeseng er lidt svær at komme ind i for en voksen)
Toilettet ligger også i en smal "gang" så kan ikke anbefale det for svært overvægtige.
Til trods for mine lidt negative bemærkninger, ja så skal vi bestemt leje lejligheden til næste år igen.
Straightforward apartment, perfectly located on the street level near the thriving Nyhavn. Bakery right next door, so it was freshly baked bread for breakfast every day. Got stated that the cleaning of the apartment was included when ordering the Wimdu, but was ordered by the host to wash after us anyway.
Grei leilighet, perfekt beliggenhet på gatenivå like ved trivelige Nyhavn. Bakeri som nærmeste nabo, så det ble nysteikte brød til frokost hver dag.
Fikk opplyst at rengjøring av leiligheten var inkludert i prisen ved bestilling i Wimdu, men ble beordret av verten til å vaske etter oss likevel.
Great apartment - perfectly located and with all necessary equipment. Not huge but definitely enough space for 6 people, perfect for self catering.
Everything is reachable by foot you get fresh bread next door, anything for the night in the kiosk and the waffle place across the bridge is phenomenal!
The small but stylish apartment can only recommend! Everything was neat, the receiving host has worked flawlessly, and he helped wherever he could! It really is the heart of Copenhagen! It's a star deduction for the bunk beds which are in a really very little room and are cut so that only children could sleep there! That was so unfortunately described! : (... But that's the only negative point :) Have fun in Denmark!!
Die kleine aber schicke Ferienwohnung kann man nur weiterempfehlen! Alles war ordentlich, der Empfang des Gastgebers hat einwandfrei geklappt und er hat geholfen wo er nur konnte! Man ist wirklich mitten in Kopenhagen! Einen Stern Abzug gibt es für die Doppelstockbetten welche in einem wirklich nur sehr kleinen Zimmer stehen und so geschnitten sind, dass dort nur Kinder schlafen könnten! Das stand so leider nicht beschrieben! :( ...das ist jedoch der einzige negative Punkt! :)
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|Sure thing! Im gonna pick up some amanos later this week.
|I've always wanted amanos. Maybe I'll try to get some from the same place I got the Nerites. I was going to do a large buy off one of the online stores but I couldn't afford the large shipping prices... Thanks for the suggestion.
If you try the nerite plan, try breeding amanos! They are cool little shrimps. Mollies do good with salt. They drop fry pretty often and then you end up not knowing what to do with them! Or in your case, you do xD
If you have any extras go to the ROAK thread or the Classifieds. You can get some extra cash to further fund your aquariums. Also go to your location forum for local sales/trades. Good luck!
Bump: Oh and try to use flash for guppy and all fish pics if theyre fast. Works for me!
Only a beginner in the planted tanks, I suppose. And thank you so much. I woke up this morning and just watched my fish swimming around the plants. I really do wish that I had trimmed them back sooner. Now I have a gallon bucket of plants that I'm not sure what to do with... I think I'll try putting some in my 55 gallon near the side that gets the most light for now. They won't grow to fast but at least they won't die. My jar has taught me that.
I actually think I need to knock one of the tanks out. I would love to get a 29-40 gallon and combine my two 10 gallons. And, since you mentioned the Nerites, in my other 10 gallon tank I plan on breeding them. I just need to get a good supply of algae going and upgrade the tank to a full on salt water tank, put all five (do I still have five? Maybe I only have four now...) in there and see how it goes. Hopefully the mollies don't eat the babies... The mollies are, actually, both my pet and feeder fish for my painted turtle in another tank. Anyway, enough about those tanks.
Ahaha. I love your journal. Subscribing! Nerites do need full salt in order for their babies to survive. Good luck! Those white eggs do get pesky though! I personally love red ramshorns myself. But nerites are awesome too!
I love the growth of your plants. Wish mine was like that! I see you have Tons of tanks in your signature. It came off that you were a beginner. Not really I suppose!
Oh how I wish I'd done before and after pictures of this trim. I just started hacking away with my scissors and hoped for the best. When I was done, I sat back and just watched the fish. I couldn't believe how much different the tank looks!
Here's the pictures and a link to a short video I took of the whole tank.
Also, if anyone can help, I believe my snails have some calcium deficency going on... The Ramshorns especially. I'm not sure why. There was an uncountable number of dead shells on the bottom of the tank that I picked up during my trimming...
And, in the video, do you see the color on the green/purple/red/orange guppy! It is amazing! I tried to get him in a picture but he was too busy chasing the orange/blue one...
Well, sorry about not updating. My plants have taken off (the telanthera quite litteraly (more on that in a moment)) and every one is alive and healthy. I lost a guppy to a pictus catfish (long story) so now I have 2 guppies and 5 serpaes in the tank.
Anyway, pictures soon! Hopefully after I fix a slight problem...
The tank is horrible looking right now... Somehow (and don't ask me how because I have no idea) my telanthera has come uprooted slightly... It's taking over the tank! It had been growing so well that I was forced to cut it back (it grew out of the water !) yes, I was surprised. That was maybe two weeks ago. So, imagine my surprise when I noticed that it was growing out of the water level again... So, I got the cutters out and was going to trim it when I noticed a slight problem... Only a couple stems were actually rooted in the water.
Now I can't get them back in the gravel... Whenever I shove one back down, another pops up.
Any suggestions? How do I get the stupid plants to stay down???
I got some ammonia a few days ago. Because of the nerites I couldn't cycle the filter in the planted tank. So, I dug out my last 10 gallon, filled it up, put the heater and the filter in it, and dosed it up to 4ppm. After a day I still had plenty of ammonia but had a high nitrite reading. The next day ammonia was low enough that I added some more. Yesterday I did a test and found that I had no ammonia and very little nitrite. So, I dosed it back to 4ppm again and waited 24 hours. This time, I got no ammonia and no nitrite. Excited, I put the heater and filter back in the planted tank and fished the fish out of the quarantine tank. They are no in their real home and are swimming happily.
I'll get some pictures up tomorrow. I hope any change of ick is gone now that 10 days have passed but in time I'll find out for sure, I guess.
On a side note, my 55 gallon tank has worms. I think it's because I haven't been vacuuming the gravel. So, I got a gravel vacuum and vacuumed 1/3 of the gravel in the tank. The water that I took out looked like swamp water. Nasty. Hopefully I can get rid of those nasty little worms.
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Yeah, I'd love to have a LFS around here, but the closest one is 200 miles away...
I think it would do alright in a 5 gallon tank. You'd have to keep it trimmed, but it's a slow enough grower in a low-tech tank that even that shouldn't be too hard.
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I just can't seem to get anyone to buy me ammonia... I keep asking but my mom's always complaing about icy roads and the fact that Ace is on the other side of the city from us... Oh well, I'll just have to keep waiting.
Because I actually have something that living in this tank that I have spent money on, I'm going to start up 25% water changes a week again.
|Huh... I may have to give some a try then I've got a 5 gallon planted that needs a spot of color. I suppose the worst thing that could happen is for it to melt away.
My lighting is just a regular tank hood with a 10watt bulb, I believe, and a 12 watt. I'm not sure if that is the correct watts or not, but it's around that.
I am not dosing any ferts. I'm not doing anything with the tank right now besides feeding the snails peices of potatoes and sinking algea bites. I'm honestly surprised the Telathera Cardinalis has done so well. I was prepared to buy liquid ferts, as I've heard that red plants need high light, but it's been growing well, slowly but well. The bacopa is growing faster than the TelC, but there's no surprise in that. It's even keeping it's red color fairly well, which I'm surprised with as well. I can't wait to move my fish back into the tank. But, I want to have it all cycled before I do that and I just can't seem to get anyone to buy me ammonia... I keep asking but my mom's always complaing about icy roads and the fact that Ace is on the other side of the city from us... Oh well, I'll just have to keep waiting.
Because I actually have something that living in this tank that I have spent money on, I'm going to start up 25% water changes a week again.
|Question about the Telathera Cardinalis - does your tank have upgraded lighting or just stock? Are you dosing any ferts? Doing any CO2?
Wow seems like you have been having a tough time with losing fish and all, glad you keep going.
Awesome you found your snails!!!! No idea how to breed them, I've never had any myself, scared of the white eggs they lay all over, but if you want to breed them you should like that
Ah, I'm so very happy! Today is a good day.
Well, I was excited. I was finally going to PetSmart to buy the ghost shrimp I've been wanting. As I walked into the store, I remember thinking I'd acept Otos as well, if they didn't have any ghost shrimp.
But, the real thing I was wanting was Nerite Snails. Now, for those of you who might be reading this and not know what the little snails are, they are snails that are said to eat diatoms (brown algae) and Green Spot Algae! My tank has had a major case of GSA, but not too bad, and a minor case of diatoms. My pond snails are refusing to eat either of them. After searching and reading that Nerites eat GSA, I wanted some. I looked around, check PetSmart's website. Lo and behold, they had some, at least on the site they did. I took my time getting to the store, and by the time I did, the nerites were taken off the web site.
Disapointed, I began looking at place to buy them off the internet. The price for those things was outrageous! 5 dollars a snail? No. I gave up on them.
Well, today I walked in with my heart set on shrimp or otos. I met up with a friend that had been at the store as well, and then I began my search for ghost shrimp. I made my way down the tanks, looking inside each tank for any ghost shrimp. I didn't see any. So, I began reading the tags. As I made my way back toward where I had started, my friend found the tank the shirmp were meant to be in. Nothing except fish. I was dissapointed but not ready to give up. I wandered around for a while, admiring the Rubber Nose Plecos and other fish before I found the oto's tank. Nothing but neons, and very stressed neons at that.
At that point, I'd all but given up. I took one last sweep at the tank, with a gasp of shock, I crouched down next to the sign that read "Assorted Nerites" I looked all over the glass but all I could find were pond snails and... whatever those spiral snails are called. As far as I could tell, there was none.
Then, as I scorwerd the gravel, I saw a different looking snail. It was larger than the ponds and didn't have that point at the very end of their shell. No, it looked, almost, like a mini apple snail!
Excited, I wandered up and down the tanks, trying to find an employee that was not busy explaining to a customer that they could not return a fish without the reciept. I kept going back to the tank and searching for my tiny snail again. Finally, one employee stopped and asked if we needed anything.
I said yes, I wanted a couple snails. She asked what kind and I told her "Nerite." She had never heard of them before. As far as she knew, they only had mystery snails. I took her to the tank, pointed at the sign, and then croched down to find my snail. I pointed it out to her. Unsure, she reached in and picked it up. Not wanting to sell me a pond snail, she wandered off to ask someone that had been working in the fish department longer than she had. She came back and told me it was, indeed, a Nerite. A small one, but a Nerite.
While she was gone, I was searching for another. I found one and asked her to get that to.
So, long story short, I went to petsmart for a shrimp or an oto, and came home with a pair of Nerites. Today was a good day. Let's all just hope that they survive!
Oh, and anyone know how to breed them? Like, setting up the salt water tank (from what I've read, they should have full salt for the best success.) I'd love to have some for my 55 gallon, but they don't come free!
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Canadian Pop sensations Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen lead the nominees for Canada's 2013 Juno Awards. Jepsen is up for five awards while Bieber is up for four, and they will go head-to-head in four categories: best artist, best album, best pop album and fan choice. Other multi-nominees for Canada's equivalent to the Grammys include Billy Talent, Hedley, Leonard Cohen, Marianas Trench, Metric and Rush. Juno organizers also announced that Jepsen, as well as Michael Buble, will perform at the ceremony, which will be held April 21 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.Chris Brown announced yesterday that he is working on a new and sixth studio album, set to be released later this year. He will be working with producers Timbaland and Danja, both of whom worked on his Grammy-nominated album Fortune. He will also be working with Diplo, who worked with him on his 2011 album F.A.M.E. Title and exact release date have not yet been announced. MTV News reports that it has also been confirmed by Brown's representative that he and Rihanna are working on new music together.Frank Ocean already has eleven tracks laid down for his next album and also intends to get in the studio with producer/musician Danger Mouse after his vacation. Ocean told BBC Radio 1 about the upcoming album, "It's another cohesive thing bordering on a concept record again." The musician plans to continue work on the road, having said, "I'm going to Bora Bora when I get back... I put a studio in my house, but it's all in road cases. I'm going to take it all to Bora Bora and work for a few weeks." Ocean recently stated in a New York Times Magazine profile that he intended to move to Shanghai for two years to write new music and finish a novel that he is working on, though it would seem that his plans have been altered. Meanwhile, Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan revealed to Entertainment Weekly that Ocean crossed paths in the studio with his band recently as well. Gahan says that Ocean recorded a new track with Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and producer Christoffer Berg which could also appear on Ocean's next record.
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MOBERLY, Mo. - The city of Moberly is seeking financial guidance to help restore its credit rating.
Currently, the city's credit rating is at a B.
Two years ago, an artificial sweetener plant was supposed to open in Moberly. It cost the city nearly $40 million in bonds. The Mamtek plant never opened, and the city is still picking up those pieces.
Mamtek's bonds are currently at a D rating, and the reason for a financial adviser.
The city manager, Andrew Morris, said the credit counseling has been in the process for months now. However, it was just announced Monday night at the council meeting who the financial adviser will be: Piper Jaffray.
The city hopes this asset management firm will help the city move forward so something like Mamtek will not happen again.
"You can't overlook the fact that there is still that influence of the Mamtek rate being a D, which presents challenges for us moving forward if we were going to get a bond issue," said Morris.
This is a challenge Morris and the city's director of finance understands will take time to cure, and in fact might never disappear.
However, getting outside financial advice is a step they are taking right now.
"We knew going into it there is no such thing as a silver bullet, and that there wasn't a magical formula to lay down that suddenly that D rating on the Mamtek bonds would go away," said Morris.
Piper Jaffray, the financial adviser chosen out of six other firms, will meet with Morris next week. They plan to talk about capital budgeting, fund balance and the ability to attract investors.
"The alternative was to do nothing. Just wait and see if this passes or engage in a number of lawsuits which is not something the council wants to do," said Morris.
The cost to the city for the financial adviser is $1,500.
The city plans on working with them for the next few months. As for the credit rating, they do not expect it to shoot up after these meetings, but hopes it will have long-term positive effects.


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by Anonymousix May 05, 2006
Someone who epic fail, especially a person who cowers away from a challenge and goes off to do his own thing and yet still fails at that. The term is taken after the movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian".
What a caspian. He thought he was too good for us and tried to organize his own party, and nobody showed up!
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Manhattan River Side view apartment.
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Velikost700 ft²
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It is a spacious,luminous,comfortable and peaceful place . The space have been renovated not long ago so it is very clean and moderne. It is located on the 3rd floor. There is an elevator and a very elegant entrance with a flair of Modern Art.
One separate bed room, it accommodates 2 people .
You have the apartment by yourself very well equipped kitchen {dish washer -washing machine } bath room{ bath tub} , and a living room with dining area with a beautiful view of the river.
A little balcony allow to stand outside get some fresh air.
The neighborhood is family oriented with access to public transports very close by.
You can get to Times Squares in 20 minutes and the West Village in half an hour .
There is a Sport Center on River Side Park At 145th Street where you have a Olympic Swimming pool. You can also have very long walk surrounded by nature . A real treat in the City.
You can hang out and enjoy some really authentic Jazz performances in different places near by . There is also possibilities to dance Salsa and Swing { Cotton Club }. If it is in your interests we will guide you to those places .
Domovní řádRespect is the base of all relations so if you behave like its your own home then I think it is all right!
There is a Piano, and Art pieces and beautiful furnitures that we ask not to be disturb, we are thanking you for that and wish you a warm welcome .
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It was our first trip to New York. We stayed at Sophia's apartament. This is a modern place, clean and bright. We loved it! Safe area with beautiful park near river. The metro station is just opposite the building.
The Yellow cab transfer from JFK Airport to apartament cost about 60-68$+tip.
Uber taxi - about 55$
What I recommend to do&see? Buy a Metro Card for 7 days and New York City Pass. See The Empire State and Top of the Rock at the day and by night ! Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises but only at 6 P.M. - The sunset view is amazing.
We got a very warm opening by Sophia. She was very kind and helpful for us.
I truly recommend this place and hope to come here again.
8 Good. Nice, comfortable and safe apartment. The stay here is pleasant .There are shops and establishments near open 24 horas. It is a bit removed from the major attractions of the city and the nearest metro stop is less than 5 minutes, but it takes to get downtown from 20-25 minutes at least. The hostess is very hospitable and offers to help you in whatever you need.
The appartment is very beautiful and extremely comfortable. The hosts were kind and flexible and took their time to help us and we're interested in getting to know us. The owner of the appartment drove almost an hour just to say hello to us! THe drawback of the flat is its location: Harlem is not a neighborhood that inspires safety, specially in the evenings, and the subway station you are actually going to use is about a ten-minute walk away from the appartment. Going downtown with the express train takes about half an hour, including the walk to the subway station station.
Un appartement agréable, fonctionnel. Un accueil très bien organisé.
Cependant, un lieu relativement excentré, même si le métro est proche (ligne 1). Il faut savoir qu'aucun point d'intérêt majeur de Manhattan n'est accessible à pied.
una casa perfetta e davvero confortevole; non abbiamo conosciuto la sua proprietaria ma in casa...... si poteva ben respirare la sua "aria" e l'armonia di quei luoghi.
Die Wohnung war sehr sauber und sehr angenehm. Schöne Möbel, alles gut in Schuss. Sophia als Gastgeberin sehr herzlich und hilfsbereit. Nachteile waren die permanente Lautstärke durch die Straßen vor der Wohnung und die abgelegene Lage. Für N.Y. wahrscheinlich noch zentral, aber als Tourist definitiv zu weit weg von allen Sehenswürdigkeiten.
State cercando un alloggio a NY? Non andate più oltre: lo avete appena trovato! L'appartamento di Sophia è bello, comodo, spazioso, a 3 minuti a piedi dalla metropolitana, in un bell'angolo di harlem. Il rapporto qualità/prezzo è ottimo.
Inutile spendere 150 euro a notte per una matrimoniale in un discreto albergo di new york quando a 120 si può avere una casa del genere.
Dovessi tornare a NY, so già dove alloggerò.
Grazie sophia!
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We were nine nights as guests here. Apartment was very clean, bed was good and we slept well. AC we used very little, it was not too hot during our stay. We felt that area is safe.
You can walk in 5 minutes to shop where to buy food. And many small markets are nearby. We just had light breakfast in the apartment.
Apartment was quiet, I guess that in more centralized location there is always some noise coming from emergency vehicles.
Being in 151th street was not a problem for us. Metro (A express train) takes you in 15-20 minutes to downtown.
Walking to 145th street metro station takes 5-10 minutes.
If you don't mind this 30 minutes time to reach downtown, I could really recommend this flat.
Sophia was away most of our stay, so we could use apartment as our own. Of course we also were out most of the time and just slept in the apartment.
But Sophia was asking daily if everything is ok.
Apartment is easy to reach from JFK by AirTrain ($5) + Metro ($2,75) + 1$ for reusable metro card. (Or buy directly 7-Day Unlimited metro ticket $31.00)
Just take Air Train to Howard Beach station and from there Express train A directly to 145th street.
This takes around 1,5 hours. I don't know how long taxi would take.
And we really felt like being friends. I could recommend this flat.
Highlights in Finnish below.
Eli asunto oli siisti ja rauhallinen, ei paljon kuulunut ambulanssien ääniä kuten muualla kaupungissa koko ajan. Ympäristö vaikutti turvalliselta. Kadulla meihin ei kiinnitetty mitään huomiota.
Puoli tuntia menee keskustaan, ja ainakin JFK kentältä pääsee kätevästi metrolla perille saakka.
Sophia oli tosi ystävällinen.
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In this quick saute, vinegar and sugar are caramelized in the skillet, forming a deep, richly flavored base for the sauce. Ginger adds a spicy note that plays against the mild pork and pear.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that a failure to pass a budget deal would have dangerous consequences for the global economy and weaken America's standing in the world. …
"If we're serious about strengthening our economic ties, we each need to build stronger foundations at home," Clinton said. "For the United States, this means making tough political choices, it means investing in our own competitiveness to set the platform for stronger economic growth. And it means addressing our domestic fiscal challenges.
"Washington is gearing up for another round of budget negotiations and I am again hearing the concerns of the global implications of America's economic choices," she said. "And although I am now out of politics, let me assure you that for all the differences between the political parties here we are united in our commitment to protect American leadership and bolster our national security. Reaching a meaningful budget deal is critical to both. This is a moment once again to prove the resilience of our economic system and reaffirm American leadership in the world. "


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In the last few weeks new details have emerged about upcoming contenders vying for the market the iPad is expected to create.
Videos, screenshots, and details of Microsoft's Courier have appeared on Engadget, and reveal the device to be a brilliantly innovative book-like digital journal running a form of Windows Mobile 7 and arriving in Q3 or Q4. But the information comes not from Microsoft, but from a "trusted source", so there's good reason to doubt the final product will match the cleverness shown in these videos; I can't remember the last time I saw a product from Microsoft which I would call innovative (the word derivitive is the one I expect to use for their products). One of the most surprising things for me about the Courier as alleged is the focus on the digital journal centric design. It certainly differentiates the device from the other players in the field which stress no particular application or use (aside from the ubiquitous browsing or reading apps). This could be key to its success or demise, despite the fact that it will no doubt also run apps of every other description as well; the device wouldn't be limited by design, only by the limits people read into it. This journaling direction isn't completely new to the Tablet PC versions of the Windows OS which have long had a primitive but good journal app, but if this truly does deliver on the features shown, it just may be worthy of being a central feature of the OS and device.
The HP Slate also got some press this week, debuting in some videos released by HP. In form, the Slate is akin to the iPad, but certainly larger than the foldable Courier, but what sets the Slate apart from both is that it runs a full desktop OS, Windows 7; that is a good and a bad thing. Included in the good is that every Windows app will run on it, that it will be more easily integrated into (and therefore greeted by) conservative business environments, and that for all users the full web means the full web (every last glorious and icky part of it). Chief among the negatives of a full OS, it'll never be as elegant to use (since both OS and apps are not going to be exclusively designed for that form factor), the battery life will never be quite as good, it'll always run somewhat hotter, and it'll never squeeze the best performance out of whatever cpu is inside it; my last three points hinging on the fact that a full OS will always be more bloated in ram, disk, and cpu cycles required to support the services, features, and other "stuff" necessary to accommodate an entire back catalog of Windows applications.
If the HP Slate or the Windows Courier (as described) both appeared on the market tomorrow at a sensible price I'd probably buy 'em both (but not the iPad), perhaps one won't preclude the other. The Courier might become the digital journal I carry with me everywhere, which can be my RDP connection to full computers when/where I need them. And perhaps the Slate would replace my Tablet PC as my mobile ideating and writing computer, for the apps like MindJet's Mind Manager, MS Visio, MS Word, web for blogging, etc. (with bluetooth keyboard/mouse).
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Last week, I tried moving a split from a TBH into a frameless Langstroth. It was a diseaster. The nurse bees left the first night. Just now, I thought I'd clean out the brood from the abandoned Lang. I pulled it out and there was a moth. It looked like a pantry moth, maybe about a half inch long with light colored wings. I smushed it immediately. Last week, when I was doing the split, I saw a single hive beetle (which I also killed). One moth might not have caused me heartburn (or maybe it should), but as soon as the sun hit the brood, tiny larvae started coming out of the brood cells.
I know, I should cleaned the hive immediately after my failed split, and I learned that lesson. But I didn't and now I have an infestation and I don't know what it is.
To complicate things further, there was a single string in the Lang. It was like a spider silk. Just one. I brushed it away. And yet one more thing, fearing American Foulbrood, I poked at some of the cells with a tiny stick. Three of four were little dead bees that hadn't emerged yet. But some were kind of sticky and gooey. I don't know if they were just too young to form, or if this could actually be AFB. The goo was white, not dark.
To put it all together:
- I have evidence of a moth and a SHB and larvae crawling around the abandoned brood.
- There was a string of webbing.
- There was gooey larva.
- Oh, did I mention the larvae. They're kind of gross. Not friendly little things like meal worms.
I took pictures and a video. I could not get them to post here, so I posted them on my blog about chickens http://buzzquack.wordpress.com/buzzhome/bee-problems/
Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


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For a math whiz who spent high school avoiding farm chores by participating in school theater productions, the chance to play any role in a major comic book film is pretty cool. But for Leif Gantvoort, an actor with serious creds as both a comic book fan and geeky dad, the opportunity to play a part in the newly released The Amazing Spider-Man was, well, amazing.
While Leif's character, "Glasses," is the villainous thug who murders Peter Parker's Uncle Ben, Leif himself couldn't be more different from his role in the film. I interviewed Leif after he gave a talk about his career and his role in the movie at the annual gathering of Mensa, the high-IQ society.
Charming and self-deprecating, Leif happily answered questions from Mensans ranging from the highlights of the red carpet premiere to how he spent his college days.
Still enthusiastic, Leif answered even more geeky questions from me about his role in the movie, life as a dad, and Mensan.
GeekMom: Were you a comic book fan prior to the movie? Which universe did you prefer?
Leif Gantvoort: I grew up reading DC titles. The first series I really followed was Swamp Thing and I started reading that right around the time that Alan Moore took over. That then opened me up to more writers like Garth Ennis and Neil Gaiman. I became a huge fan of the Vertigo line of books, once that was launched. Then when I went to college my roommate, Sean McArdle, was a Marvel guy. He convinced me to read Marvel titles and I convinced him to read some DC titles. Needless to say, we both discovered that there was another fascinating universe out there – and we spent four years swapping books. I discovered and fell in love with Ghost Rider. Punisher blew me away. Spider-Man ended up being one of my favorites. Thank God he did that for me, or for the past year or so I would have been forced to lie.
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A Swedish hotel is helping its guests get closer to nature — by sleeping in trees.
The Treehotel, located near the Lule river in Sweden, offers a handful of custom suites built above ground in the middle of the woods. The hotel was inspired by Jonas Selberg Augustsen's 2008 film The Tree Lover, about three city dwellers who build a tree house together. Founders Kent and Britta Lindhall switched careers from healthcare and education to develop the project.
The hotel is located an hour's drive from the closest airport, but there are seasonal options to make the final leg of that journey by helicopter or snowmobile. The nearest town (Harads) has a population of about 600 and few amenities to get in the way of a getaway.
The rooms — suspended 4-6 meters above ground — are a combination of ecological values, nature, and comfort that result in a modern design by leading architects from Scandanavia. Everything is built from sustainable methods and materials that try to minimize the environmental impact of the construction (e.g., LED lights and chemical-free wood). Toilets either burn or freeze waste; showers are located in a separate building.


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Couple retires from Nisswa Drug after 39 years of ownership
After 39 years of owning Nisswa Drug, Dennis and Sandra Hins are now retired and enjoying the summer at their home on Lake Hubert in Nisswa.
They plan to stay active by gardening, playing cards and traveling as their 50th wedding anniversary nears.
"We are going to start traveling across the country," said Sandra. "The first thing we are going to do is travel to the Black Hills for a week to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary with our children and our grandchildren."
"Our three children, David, Corey and Michelle, and our seven grandchildren. It should to be a roaring time," said Dennis, smiling.
The couple met while entering their senior year at Wessington Springs High School in South Dakota.
"Dennis was a farm boy and I was a town girl," said Sandra.
Three years after graduating, Dennis and Sandra married and they lived in Brookings, S.D., while Dennis was earning his pharmaceutical degree at South Dakota State University (SDSU). After he graduated from SDSU in 1965, the Hinses traveled across the Midwest as Dennis worked for Hartig Drug Company and Osco Drug Inc. and gained promotions. That soon changed when the couple came to Nisswa.
"We had some mutual friends here in Nisswa that we visited a few years before," said Dennis. "The store became available for sale because the gentleman who owned it became ill. I took a look at it and bought it."
After Dennis purchased the store in 1974, Sandra started to work behind the register.
"Sandy was responsible for all the front-end merchandise," said Dennis. "The store would not have been successful at all without her input. The rest is history, you could say."
Both Sandra and Dennis will miss the history of not only the events like Nisswa Crazy Days, but the people as well.
"We saw up to four generations enter the store," said Sandra, "We are thankful to the people of the communities that have supported us all these years. Grandparents down to the great-grandchildren."
"We've been blessed with good help over the years," said Dennis. "We've been really lucky."
Sandra said she will miss working the front of the store with her co-workers.
"We've had fun working in the store. I'll miss that and the people also," she said. "You look forward to retirement, but you don't realize all the things you'll miss."
Dennis will miss the people as well.
"Without a doubt, I will miss all the professional contacts I've had over the years. I'll miss that the most," he said. "I wonder how some of them are doing."
The Hinses have confidence in new owners Mike and Laura Schwartzwald of GuidePoint Pharmacy of Brainerd as they adjust to Nisswa Drug.
"They are a nice couple. They will have people helping them," said Sandra, "I believe they will be fine. They believe in small town pharmacies."


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Two months ago, I was hired to consult for a honey packing company along with 3 other chefs. The job was simple... come up with marketable recipes that use honey. Simple it was, yes and the pay was nice as well. Couldnt say no to it.
However, I have seen two ships passing in the night so to say. See, a lot of people want recipes that really glorify the honey... the taste and flavor that is. However, to be honest, it is somewhat very diffacult to do that. Honey is a sweetner at the very basic with notes of whatever varietal it is however... it is the varietal tastes that get lost when using it in cooking and baking.
It is like using a very expensive extra virgin olive oil or a very aged balsamic vinegar. These are best used at the end of the dishes. If they are used in the process of cooking and baking, the true flavor of those items are lost.
At the very basic, it is BEST for the person who wants to cook and bake with honey NOT to look for the notes and charactorists of the honey to pull through. However, the first and farmost thing is to look to reduce or elimante any of the white sugar that is in recipes.
There are exceptions, yes. But in the last two months, we have cooked near 1200 recipes and as chefs, have concluded this thought together.
There are simple preperations, like salad dressings, that are exceptions to this. However, more complex things like Honey Almond Creme Brule, even using the strongest honey, it is still lost in the process of baking.
I hope this helps people. I am not here to argue at all but to shed some light on this as I do think people, customers and beekeepers, have this notion that if they cook and/or bake with honey that there item should have a pronounced honey taste and flavor to it.
Hope this helps.


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text: Lilah is currently in the NICU unit at Norfolk childrens hospital. Doctors are not sure what the issue is. Currently getting a catheter put in to check around her heart, as they are thinking a artery may be blocked or missing to some degree. She is having a hard time getting oxygen into her blood. prayers and thoughts are appreciated. Alex


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Why a Trusted Tailor Is Your Best Accessory

There's nothing quite so sharp as a tailor-made jacket.

I have a lot of clothes. I have a few suits, some expensive ties, too many socks—last Friday I got a dumb T-shirt from work that I have no plans to ever stick my head through. But I've never had a garment tailor-made to my body from the bolt of fabric of my choosing, not until now. The verdict: like Pappy Van Winkle and eight-handed massages, you really ought to try it.
It was my first time heading to a specialty garment shop. I made a Saturday morning appointment with Ryan Newman, the founder of Wilfred Newman Hand Tailored Apparel (River North, Chicago). My plan was to get a new sport coat, but I didn't have expectations beyond that.
On entry, the first floor of Wilfred Newman is a small boutique where Ryan Newman sells the off-the-rack line that he's been developing—for walk-ins and, at some point, online shoppers. Those garments are very nice, but they're not the house specialty. For that, you head up a set of back stairs to the man-lair, a loft with skylights, decorated with a very clean set of accoutrements: an overstuffed leather sofa and chair, a full bar, a large mirror, a vintage Vespa, a flat panel television that seems to perpetually play English Premier League and, in one corner, a nondescript worktable with some tools of the trade and hundreds of fabric swatches.
We sat down with coffees and got to know each other. I wanted to know about the kind of people who buy clothes from Newman. There's no one type, he explained, though they get a lot of professional athletes, for instance, who can't buy anything off the rack. He showed me a pinstripe blazer that he'd soon deliver to an NBA player, which would have fit me like a trench coat. Or, he told me, "One Friday afternoon, a few months back, it was about three o'clock, and it was right when all the traders got done working. They must have had a good day or a good week or something. I look out the front door, and in front of my shop is a brand new Benz, Beamer and Range Rover, and all of the guys were in here getting clothes."
Newman was interested in my wardrobe, my clothes, and I was surprised at how easily I opened up to him, offering up my checkered fashion history like he was my new fashion doctor (incidentally, Newman is significantly more sympathetic than my internist). He listened and was supportive. He virtually held my hand and told me that many of his clients also purchase garments at Brooks Brothers. He assured me that it was okay to explore within the framework of my existing wardrobe (mainly jeans and button-down collar shirts), and he also encouraged me to be open to new ideas.
I explained to Newman that I wanted a versatile sport coat, something I could wear with jeans or nicer. "Cool," he said, "let's look at some fabrics." We thumbed through hundreds of swatches, really beautiful fabrics, some more traditional, others really funky. Newman showed me a new water-repellent fabric they've been using, "good for spring weather," he said.
I was a little intimidated by selecting a fabric. Having these garments made by hand is a big deal. Wilfred Newman garments are hand-stitched, and each suit has 60 to 70 man-hours behind its construction. What if I picked a shitty fabric? What would my poor tailor think, tirelessly stitching the lapel of a sport coat that I would never take out of my closet? It's a handsome investment, too, for these garments. A jacket like the one I'm getting can range from $750 to $1,500 typically, with more exclusive fabrics running up into the $3,500 range. Nevertheless, we narrowed it down to three swatches, then both landed on a bold blue checkered pattern, one of the first ones that'd caught my eye. "That's going to look great," he said.
Next Newman took my measurements. He was very casual, but I think also conscientious, as he moved me this way and that, reading the soft ruler. He used a tool to measure the slope of my shoulders, which I thought was cool. He got it from an 80-year-old tailor. The patent on it said 1934, and it looked about as old. It functioned like a level—an air bubble moving in a plastic tube—but instead of inches, depending on the degree of slope, it read: Extreme Slope, Very Sloping, Sloping, Regular, Square, High.
We discussed vent options, buttons, pockets, the lining—there were so many details and options, though Newman had recommendations for everything. We also decided to incorporate a built-in pocket square that can disappear into the pocket, which, well, I've never worn a pocket square, other than with a tacky rental tuxedo, but at Newman's suggestion we went with a yellow pocket square that popped nicely against the blue check.
We shook hands and I hopped back on the train to head home. The whole transaction took about an hour, though we were chitchatting most of that time. Newman said that's one of the things he enjoys most about the job: getting to know clients and establishing a real connection with them. I figure that's a good business practice, too. That kind of thing leads to repeat customers, and, of course, once he's got your measurements, expanding your wardrobe is just a matter of picking out fabrics and styles, maybe over coffee or a stiff drink, while you sit on that overstuffed leather couch and check out some English Premier League. The world offers much more harrowing predicaments.
But then I had to wait for my sport coat to be made. After all, somebody had to spend their days getting the right fabrics, cutting them to size and stitching them up. That takes time. I thought about something Newman told me when we were together. "When a guy puts on something that we've made, and I can tell he feels like a million bucks, and when he walks out the door happy, and I know he's confident in our clothing, that's what makes me feel the best, because I know what goes into it."
I wanted my sport coat.
I returned to Wilfred Newman on another Saturday morning several weeks later. I headed back up to the man-lair, and there it was, hanging on a lone hook against a white background: my sport coat. Newman helped me slip it on. It fit like a glove. The inside pocket had my name stitched into it. I even dug the pocket square. In theory, I was there for a final fitting, but no additional alterations were needed.
The sport coat was awesome, and I walked out the door feeling like a million bucks.


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If the Star Model F is in good condition and operates properly in all respects, and if you want a .22 rimfire pistol, my suggestion is that you keep it. The Star is of better quality than a Hi-Point.
If you prefer a 9mm pistol, and can put up with a reliable, accurate gun that will not last very long, then I suppose that you could make the trade.
Hi-Point pistols are made of soft, non-ferrous, die-cast metal, and are not known for their longevity. People who own them say that they work well, though.


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HIVE DOWN,!!!!, Lost one of the 15, down to 14. This was a hive that started as a cut-out and was going into their second winter. Looking back and going through the hive, lots of possible factors that may have led to their demise. I noticed a lot of darker portions on top of the frames (appears to me to be water/moisture stains). There were at least 12 queen cells (most of them appeared old/safety net cells) on the frames (thirty in all). This hive was not checked regularly enough in the fall, so going into winter I did not have a good knowledge base of their health/status going into winter. Of course some mites in the oil tray but not excessive, and remaining brood not stringy. Long story short, not a dead bee in the hive, but lots of resources for the spring.cIMG_0651[1].jpgIMG_0652[1].jpgIMG_0654[1].jpgIMG_0656[1].jpgratch: How they began,,,IMG_0142[1].jpg Good news is that I made a split from them earlier in the year, so their genetics will live on. (which time will tell if this is a good thing or not)
Lost another hive within the last month, probably quite recently. It was a city hive next to the one I lost sometime in like November. This time there were a bunch of dead bees on the SBB, and a very small cluster of dead bees in between two frames. I didn't see the queen in the cluster but will investigate more when I bring the hive home. There were bees in the empty comb sticking butt out and the same symtoms as the last dead out, some emerging brood with tongues out and a few cells of capped brood. No eggs and no exposed larva this time. Cell cappings were not perforated or sunk in either. As for food.........a full 10 frame deep packed with honey.....................and ants. Also seen a couple dead SHB. Another thing I noticed is the fresh nectar that was brought in, some clear and a lot with a cloudy white substance. Anyone guess what the white substance is?? And with this hive loss, im down to 6 from 8, 25% loss so far...........Ollie im going to win the "most losses" competition if it keeps going this way!
A squirrel or mouse tried to chew through the top entrance.
Dead bees on SBB
Size of the small cluster of dead bees that were between the two frames.
White substance in cells of nectar?
Coyote Creek Bees
One out of 7 down.
My nuc that was having trouble raising a queen in the fall died.
Down one of four, with two weak and one booming!
I am frequently confused!
12 HIVES 2 NUCS as of today lost 1 since i jumped in this thread.
Say hello to the bad guy!
year five==== 31 hives==== T{OAV}
Picked up the dead out today and looked through it. Obvious signs of Varroa death, deformed wings of dead bees on bottom board, white specks in the cells and so on, will pull some capped larva to see if mites are present on them. The white stuff is either fermentation or crystalizing nectar, no smell of chemicals. Searching through all the dead bees on the bottom board and didn't find the queen, she may have died earlier and got carried out, or her corpse dropped out when I lifted the boxes apart. Going to do oxalic acid vapor treatment on my country hives tomorrow, even though they looked like they were doing great!
Coyote Creek Bees
Hate to hear that you lost another hive BG, the OAV should make a difference with the others.
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
Thanks WWW! Gonna do the first treatment tomorrow on the 6 hives I have left! Take care!
Coyote Creek Bees
Did powdered sugar mite tests on some of our hives Friday, 60F weather!
Numbers where very low over here, shouldn't need to check again for a couple months.
Well i lost two hives to this last cold snap we are having 0- temps with wind but i know they may not make it trought to spring they had weak hums last time i checked and the hum check seems to work. Thats ok going in to this past spring my goals where to have 10 this coming spring and i'm still 2 ahead of my goals. I now have xtra frames with comb and hives to to play with and i sure did learn alot this past year.
Say hello to the bad guy!
year five==== 31 hives==== T{OAV}
I put an ear to the colonies today. I have lost one more over this cold snap. It was a three deep set up. To be honest it was not set up the best for winter. The stores were not as heavy in the top box as I would have liked and they never moved up. They starved out in the middle box around a patch of brood. Last winter I think they would have made it as it didn't really get cold long enough to keep them isolated. It was not a case of CCD, or AFB, or PMS, but rather a case of PPB (p*** poor beekeeping). I have 28/30 colonies that I planned to overwinter still alive.
Viewing of the deceased is contained in the first 3 pictures of the attached link. http://s1110.beta.photobucket.com/us...neyWI/library/
All hives still alive. Temps were in the 40's today after several days of teens and twenties. Carni's were out flying but the Italians didn't get out much. Checked the stores of the hives and most still had lots of honey. Italians were some what lighter then the rest. They had eaten about half of the 8 pound sugar cake that was placed on top of the frames earlier. Carni's hadn't gotten into the sugar cakes yet. Observations so far, Carnie's are more active in colder temps and Italians eat more stores. I am hoping to be able to determine which sized hives do better over winter, 5 frame nucs, full 8/10 frame supers, mediums, deeps, singles or doubles. It sounds like, so far, small nucs are doing better then larger hives.
I placed a stethoscope on the hives today and knocked, all six hives greeted me with the familiar zzzzZZZZZzzzz, I am still in the hunt.
The extremely cold weather over the last few weeks is letting up for this coming week, this should give the bees some flying time, then the temps will drop again by weeks end.
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
I am well on my way to winning this competition. Losses spotted so far at various yards:
40%, 60%, 100%, 0%, 0%, 0%, 30%, 42%
The 0% and 100% are both two hive sites within a mile of each other, both stocked with bait hives caught on site.
That's some pretty tough losses Ollie, looks like you may be right on course to winning the hard way. On a serious note though, I hope you are close enough to spring to turn these loses around and start rebuilding.
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
Wow Ollie, those are some tough losses. But, within a few months you will be back up to par with your trap line!!
Congrats on having everything surviving so far!! I checked the hives today just to see the mite drop since Friday............holy smokes, amazing!!! I lifted one double deep off the hive pallet and counted 35 dead mites on the solid bottom board, lifted the second double deep off and counted a whopping 72 dead mites!! The third double deep had 27 dead mites!! Looks like the OAV treatment worked after all!! Going to treat again Thursday after work and then finish up with another treatment the following week. Wish I could have treated my two dead outs, I bet the bottom board would have been red!! Think I might transfer my nucs into single deeps Thursday also and treat them as well. The entrances are to small to treat with the OAV right now.
On a side note, LOTS of yellow pollen coming in right now!!
Coyote Creek Bees
I didn't chime in at the start of the fall with what I had for hive counts but since I went out yesterday and looked all give you guys what I've got for numbers. You can either believe me or think I'm B.S'ing ya.
I started the spring with 36 hives which quickly turned to 39 due to a swarm and 2 splits I made. By the end of the summer I was down to 36 hives and ~20 nuc's. Went out and checked all of my hives last weekend and all but one of my nucs had died (I figured the rest weren't going to make it because I didn't really do much to help them make it through, they were made up to late in the year); however, all of my hives (except for 1 that was queenless, morbid curiosity on how they would fare forced me to leave them be) are still alive. So I have 1 nucleus still alive and 35 production still alive as of yesterday out of ~20 nucs, and 36. No idea how you guys are doing your maths but in my mind, that nuc will turn around and become a full size production colony as soon as mid march hits and the weather permits so I went into winter with 36 hives and I'm coming out of winter with 36 hives (hopefully). Last year was my first year raising queens and creating nucs so the nucs I'm chalking up 100% to a learning experience. I learned A LOT about the nuc management and queen breeding so hopefully this year they will fare quite a bit better.
That's all for now =D
We the willing have done so much with so little for so long we can now do anything with nothing
Hi moon,
Sorry to hear about the nucs, we have been counting a lost nuc as a lost hive. So no difference.


text: Listen Powering the Global Growth of Special Olympics' Project UNIFY Activating Youth for Social ChangeSpecial Olympics is especially grateful for the leadership gift received from Stephanie and Ray Lane -- phenomenal champions of our movement and steadfast fans of our youth engagement and activation efforts.October 2011 - Special Olympics received a generous grant from long time supporters Stephanie and Ray Lane for the international expansion of Project UNIFY. Ray Lane, a SOI board member, is also a member of the venture capital firm, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield, & Byers as well as board chair of Hewlett Packard. Stephanie Lane is a board member of the American Cancer Society and founder of the Stephanie H. Lane Cancer Resource Network, which coordinates services for California cancer patients. Ray and Stephanie have two children, RJay and Tori and reside in California. A key part of Special Olympics' strategic plan is to activate and inspire youth globally so they get involved in Special Olympics and ultimately lead the next generation of young people toward building a more accepting, inclusive world. In fact, this grant is a foundational piece of our strategy for educating and engaging young people over the next 5 years. Using sports as its platform, Project UNIFY is a dynamic collaboration between Special Olympics and school communities that engages young people with and without intellectual disabilities in promoting attitudes and behaviors of acceptance and inclusion in schools. Project UNIFY integrates Special Olympics sports programs with ongoing youth activities to ensure all students develop intellectual, physical, civic, and emotional competencies. This grant will support the expansion of Project UNIFY internationally by hiring a Vice President of Global Youth Activation and Education Policy, and staff positions in the Europe-Eurasia and Asia Pacific regions. The grant will additionally support Special Olympics Bharat, Austria, Italy, Serbia and Romania in their effort to activate youth for social change. Throughout the grant period (expected completion date is mid-2013) Special Olympics will provide updates and communications on the grant as a way for others to learn from the ongoing work. In addition, a final report will be compiled analyzing the project's outcomes and making recommendations for the movement to learn from.With profound thanks to the Lanes, Special Olympics can launch this global expansion effort with the underwriting it needs to impact the lives of young people for years to come.


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Try 'how to quilt using a tailor clapper by Angela Wolf' this is a utube but can't copy and paste so I hope I have remembered it correctly. I did a google search pressing clapper for quilting and found some explanations.
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Try 'how to quilt using a tailor clapper by Angela Wolf' this is a utube but can't copy and paste so I hope I have remembered it correctly. I did a google search pressing clapper for quilting and found some explanations.
What a great class to get to attend. Was it put on by your LQS or someplace else. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
I never use steam. If I need moisture I use a spray bottle.
The Steady Betty is a foam substance that grips fabric and does not melt when ironed. When you iron your blocks or patches, the fabric won't move or slide around. It comes in several different forms, such as a 14" x 14" board, or an ironing board cover. It works great and I like it, but it can get rather expensive. I've found that covering my ironing board with cotton duck works just as well. Having said that, I have purchased Steady Betty foam strips for my rulers. No more slipping while I'm cutting fabric. :)
Checked out pressing clapper on YouTube and Amazon. Added it to my wish list. Thanks for the hints?
thanks for the photo link. I have seen these for years and years and never knew what they were for! Duhhhh! Why did I not ask? I just learned my new thing for today!
This workshop was at the Home Ext. office.
If you can find the foam back vinyl to cover a thin board (foam side out) it will work the same as the Steady Betty. No, nothing melts. The foam back vinyl use to be sold at most fabric shops for outdoor use. I haven't seen any in a long time in the stores. The Steady Betty is well made, two covered boards together. I used a 40% off coupon for Joanns online to buy the largest size. June Tailor use to make the smaller clapper but discontinued it. Golden Hands now makes the new ones with and without point presser. Nancy Notions sells them. If you find one at a yard sale, grab it. The older ones cost a fortune.
Thanks for the pic. I also have seen these and wondered what they were. Thanks for the post and all the tips. One more I heard the quilt teacher say the other day. We iron clothes,we press quilt blocks. I try to remember this now. Next time I see a clapper I will know what it is and buy one.


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Re: Myspace
Beauty91 wrote:if no luck i just might go to computer store myself and have them break into my account to delete it..
Good luck with that, first if it is a reputable computer store, they will not do this and they probably won't have someone on the payroll with that skill set. If they did have someone who can and went ahead to do it, I would be weary of even using them since you don't know what ELSE they will do to your system while it is there or what they may do with your myspace account if they were able to get access to it. I hope you don't have any incriminating/embarrassing pictures up there. Your best bet is to do what others have suggested and contact Myspace.
Also what's with all the commas?
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the feeling one gets whilst realising during a haircut that the hairdresser is taking just a little too much off. Results in excess sweating and the desire to tell the hairdresser, but being too polite to do so.
"I was sitting at the salon and that hairdresser with the moustache just kept cutting.I was freakin' out she was giving me such bad salon anxiety"
by jokepoacher August 29, 2009