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Malaysia Airlines Investigation Sees Possible New Lead With Satellite Images
PERTH, Australia - France on Sunday provided Malaysia with satellite images of objects that could be from a passenger jet that went missing more than two weeks ago, the latest word of such images that officials are hoping will help solve one of the world's great aviation mysteries.
A statement from Malaysia's Ministry of Transport said Malaysia received the images from "French authorities showing potential objects in the vicinity of the southern corridor." That is thought to be close to areas of the Indian Ocean where Australia and China provided satellite images of objects that could be debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing March 8 with 239 people on board.
Air and sea searches since Thursday in a remote area of the southern Indian Ocean to determine whether the objects were from the missing jet have been unsuccessful.
The statement said the images had been sent to Australia, which is co-ordinating the search about 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) southwest of Perth, but officials there could not immediately confirm they had received them. It gave no other information on the images.
The images could be another clue in the growing mystery over Flight 370, with the search moving from seas off Vietnam when the plane first went missing to areas now not far from the Antarctica, where planes and a ship were scrambling Sunday looking for a pallet and other debris to determine whether the objects were from the missing jet.
The pallet was spotted by a search plane Saturday, but has not been closely examined. Wooden pallets are commonly used in shipping, but can also be used in cargo containers carried on planes.
Mike Barton, chief of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's rescue co-ordinationcentre, told reporters in Canberra, Australia, that the wooden pallet was spotted by a search aircraft on Saturday, and that it was surrounded by several other objects, including what appeared to be strapping belts of different colours.
A New Zealand P3 Orion military plane was then sent to find it but failed, he said.
"So, we've gone back to that area again today to try and re-find it," Barton said. An Australian navy ship was also involved in the search.
AMSA said the aircraft that spotted the pallet was unable to take photos of it.
"We went to some of the expert airlines and the use of wooden pallets is quite common in the industry," Barton said. "They're usually packed into another container, which is loaded in the belly of the aircraft. ... It's a possible lead, but we will need to be very certain that this is a pallet because pallets are used in the shipping industry as well."
Sam Cardwell, a spokesman for AMSA, said the maritime agency had requested a cargo manifest from Malaysia Airlines, but he was unsure whether it had been received as of Sunday night.
Malaysia Airlines asked The Associated Press to submit questions via email for comment on whether Flight 370 had wooden pallets aboard when it disappeared. There was no immediate response.
McDonald reported from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Associated Press writers Todd Pitman and Eileen Ng in Kuala Lumpur and Kristen Gelineau in Sydney contributed to this report.
The Wall Street Journal reports on a potential clue in the plane investigation:
A "partial ping" received eight minutes after a final complete transmission between Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and an orbiting satellite began on the missing jet, in the latest clue that could help investigators unravel what happened to the jet before it stopped flying.
The final partial transmission from the missing Boeing Co. 777-200ER, which disappeared from civilian radar on March 8, "originates with the aircraft for reasons not understood," said Chris McLaughlin, senior vice president of Inmarsat PLC, which operates the satellite.
Chicago-based law firm Ribbeck Law Chtd., representing the father of a passenger on MH370, filed a request in Illinois state court on Tuesday seeking Malaysia Airlines and Boeing's records on the missing plane, Bloomberg reports.
Januari Siregar, father of passenger Firman Chandra Siregar, has requested 26 types of data, including information about the maintenance of the jet, the crew's training, and any cargo on board, according to the report.
Read the full story here.
Wired explains that U.S. Navy underwater microphones may be essential to the MH370 search now that authorities are looking in an area of the southern Indian Ocean in places as deep as 23,000 feet.
From Wired:
The 70-pound tow fish, which is formally known in true Pentagon style as Towed Pinger Locator 25, is a hydrodynamic microphone designed specifically to listen for the acoustic signal of the data and cockpit voice recorders carried aboard all commercial and military aircraft. It can track the devices to depths of 20,000 feet.
The U.S. has deployed a pair of tow fish to a Royal Australian Navy Rescue Ship, which will drag them through the search area looking for pings from the missing plane's flight data recorder, according to Wired.
Read the full report here.
The Washington Post reports that Chinese officials are concerned that relatives grieving the disappearance of flight MH370 could redirect their anger from Malaysia onto China.
From The Washington Post:
At a meeting of provincial officials last week, according to people who were in the room, they discussed preventing a larger movement from forming out of the passengers' families.
While the families' outrage and frustration is genuinely targeted at Malaysian authorities, China is taking care to make sure it stays that way, the Post notes.
At a rare-sanctioned protest at the Malaysian embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, plainclothes men who did not appear to be family members came to rally the protesters, according to the Post:
In the meantime, in one bus, a man with a loudspeaker prepared the relatives. "We don't have any contradictions with the Chinese government, right?" he yelled into the loudspeaker, waiting for them to yell back "right!" "We don't have any contradictions with the media, right?"
Read the full story here.
Relatives of passengers on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 protest outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing on March 25, 2014. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
From the Associated Press:
Malaysia Airlines says it is providing comprehensive support for the families of the 239 people aboard Flight 370.
FOOD AND LODGING: Hotel, transportation, meals and other expenses have been provided for up to five family members per passenger since the flight disappeared March 8, and the airline intends to continue the support as long as families require it.
FINANCIAL HELP: The airline provided US,000 per passenger to the next of kin initially and will offer more payments as the search for the jetliner continues.
ROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE: It has assigned more than 700 caregivers — including two per family — to offer support and counseling to families on a 24-hour basis.
When Malaysia Airlines Flight #370 disappeared on March 8, it carried 227 passengers and 12 crew members. The youngest passenger was 2-year-old Yan Zhang, the oldest was 79-year-old Baotang Lou.
Click here to view the entire passenger/crew manifest.
By: Tan Sri Md Nor Md Yusof, Chairman of Malaysia Airlines
As you will be aware, last night the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najjib Razak, announced new evidence regarding the disappearance of MH370 on 8th March.
Based on this evidence, the Prime Minister's message was that we must accept the painful reality that the aircraft is now lost and that none of the passengers or crew on board survived.
This is a sad and tragic day for all of us at Malaysia Airlines. While not entirely unexpected after an intensive multi-national search across a 2.24 million square mile area, this news is clearly devastating for the families of those on board. They have waited for over two weeks for even the smallest hope of positive news about their loved ones.
This has been an unprecedented event requiring an unprecedented response. The investigation still underway may yet prove to be even longer and more complex than it has been since March 8th. But we will continue to support the families – as we have done throughout. And to support the authorities as the search for definitive answers continues. I will now ask our Group Chief Executive¸ Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, to provide you will with fuller details of our support for the families.
By: Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, Group Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Airlines
I stand before you today not only as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Airlines, but also as a parent, as a brother, as a son. My heart breaks to think of the unimaginable pain suffered by all the families. There are no words which can ease that pain. Everyone in the Malaysia Airlines family is praying for the 239 souls on MH370 and for their loved ones on this dark day. We extend our prayers and sincere condolences.
We all feel enormous sorrow and pain. Sorrow that all those who boarded Flight MH370 on Saturday 8th March, will not see their families again. And that those families will now have to live on without those they love. It must be remembered too that 13 of our own colleagues and fellow Malaysians were also on board.
And let me be very clear on the events of yesterday evening. Our sole and only motivation last night was to ensure that in the incredibly short amount of time available to us, the families heard the tragic news before the world did. Wherever humanly possible, we did so in person with the families or by telephone, using SMS only as an additional means of ensuring fully that the nearly 1,000 family members heard the news from us and not from the media.
Ever since the disappearance of Flight MH370 Malaysia Airlines' focus has been to comfort and support the families of those involved and support the multi-national search effort. We will continue to do this, while we also continue to support the work of the investigating authorities in the Southern Indian Ocean.
Like everyone else, we are waiting for news from those authorities. We know that while there have been an increasing number of apparent leads, definitive identification of any piece of debris is still missing. It is impossible to predict how long this will take. But after 17 days, the announcement made last night and shared with the families is the reality which we must now accept. When Malaysia Airlines receives approval from the investigating authorities, arrangements will be made to bring the families to the recovery areas if they so wish. Until that time, we will continue to support the ongoing investigation. And may I express my thanks to the Government and all of those involved in this truly global search effort.
In the meantime, Malaysia Airlines' overwhelming focus will be the same as it has been from the outset – to provide the families with a comprehensive support programme. Through a network of over 700 dedicated caregivers, the loved ones of those on board have been provided with two dedicated caregivers for each family, providing care, support and counsel. We are now supporting over 900 people under this programme and in the last 72 hours, we have trained an additional 40 caregivers to ensure the families have access to round-the-clock support.
In addition, hotel accommodation for up to five family members per passenger, transportation, meals and others expenses have been provided since 8th March and that will continue.
Malaysia Airlines has already provided initial financial assistance of USD 5,000 per passenger to the next of kin. We recognize that financial support is not the only consideration. But the prolonged search is naturally placing financial strain on the relatives. We are therefore preparing to offer additional payments as the search continues.
This unprecedented event in aviation history has made the past 18 days the greatest challenge to face our entire team at Malaysia Airlines. I have been humbled by the hard work, dedication, heartfelt messages of concern and offers of support from our remarkable team. We do not know why, and we do not know how this terrible tragedy happened. But as the Malaysia Airlines family, we are all praying for the passengers and crew of Flight MH370.
For past statements, click here.
Malaysia Airlines Chief Executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya was asked at a press conference whether he would resign following the disappearance of Flight #370. Yahya said it was a personal decision, and one he would make at a later date, Reuters reported.
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Malaysia Airlines CEO says the airline is 'now supporting' 900 relatives of those on board flight 370.
— Keir Simmons (@KeirSimmons) 5 years ago
Malaysia Airlines CEO says the Australian Government will only grant visas to family members of #MH370 once evidence of the plane is found.
— Karen Barlow (@KJBar) 4 years ago
'@MAS CEO: Have provided initial support of ,000 USD per passenger to each next of kin, prepared to offer more as search continues.
— CNBCWorld (@CNBCWorld) 5 years ago
Malaysia Airlines CEO said Tuesday during a press conference, "We do not know why. We do not know how. We do not know why this terrible tragedy happened."
An Australian official said Tuesday in a press conference: "We're not looking for a needle in a haystack, we're still trying to define where the haystack is."
Australia's Defense Minister said Tuesday that at this point, no debris has been successfully identified or recovered.
"The Prime Minister announced visa fees will be waved for the families" Australian Defense Minister David Johnston on #MH370. #AC360
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) 3 years ago
AFP reports that relatives of Chinese passengers are marching in protest to the Malaysian embassy in Beijing seeking information about the crash:
Around 200 family members, some in tears, linked arms and shouted slogans including "The Malaysian government are murderers" and "We want our relatives back".
The embassy is about four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the Lido Hotel, where meetings have been taking place throughout the drama.
China wants to know how Malaysia drew the conclusion that the plane was lost with no survivors, AP reports:
China's official Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng as telling the Malaysian ambassador to Beijing that China wanted to know the specific facts that led Malaysia to announce Monday night that the plane had been lost.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority suspends Flight 370 search operations due to adverse weather. http://t.co/tSl8FYM5UJ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 24, 2014
From Reuters:
Britain's Inmarsat used a wave phenomenon discovered in the 19th century to analyze the seven pings its satellite picked up from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to determine its final destination.
The new findings led Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to conclude on Monday that the Boeing 777, which disappeared more than two weeks ago, crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 people on board.
The pings, automatically transmitted every hour from the aircraft after the rest of its communications systems had stopped, indicated it continued flying for hours after it disappeared from its flight path from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
From the time the signals took to reach the satellite and the angle of elevation, Inmarsat was able to provide two arcs, one north and one south that the aircraft could have taken.
Inmarsat's scientists then interrogated the faint pings using a technique based on the Doppler effect, which describes how a wave changes frequency relative to the movement of an observer, in this case the satellite, a spokesman said.
The Doppler effect is why the sound of a police car siren changes as it approaches and then overtakes an observer.
Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch was also involved in the analysis.
"We then took the data we had from the aircraft and plotted it against the two tracks, and it came out as following the southern track," Jonathan Sinnatt, head of corporate communications at Inmarsat, said.
The company then compared its theoretical flight path with data received from Boeing 777s it knew had flown the same route, he said, and it matched exactly.
The findings were passed to another satellite company to check, he said, before being released to investigators on Monday.
The paucity of data - only faint pings received by a single satellite every hour or so - meant techniques like triangulation using a number of satellites or GPS (Global Positioning System) could not be used to determine the aircraft's flight path.
Read the full story here.
Searchers are racing to find the plane's black boxes, AP reports:
By law, the boxes must be able to send those signals for at least 30 days following a crash. But experts say they can continue making noise for another 15 days or so beyond that, depending upon the strength of the black box battery at the time of the crash.
Without the black boxes — the common name for the voice and data recorders normally attached to a fuselage — it would be virtually impossible for investigators to definitively say what caused the crash.
From HuffPost:
The text message immediately set off a firestorm, with many on the Internet quick to criticize the airliner for not reaching out to relatives by more appropriate means.
In reality, the decision to text the families may not be as egregious as it seems.
MH370 families have chided Malaysia Airlines, as well as Malaysian government authorities, in part because the news media has continuously received new information about the missing plane before the families over the past two weeks.
Read the rest here.
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng told Malaysia's ambassador in Beijing on Monday that China was demanding Malaysia hand over all relevant satellite data analysis on the missing Malaysian airliner, the Foreign Ministry said.
Xie met the ambassador after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, citing new satellite data, said Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared over two weeks ago en route to Beijing, crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean.
A committee representing families of #MH370 passengers accuses the Malaysian government of deliberate delays and cover-ups, CCTV reports.
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 24, 2014
families in Malaysia are incredibly distressed. A psychologist part of
medical team here says they will be working through the
— Leisha Chi (@leishachi)
24, 2014
Boeing is saddened by today's announcement by the prime minister of Malaysia regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies continue to be with the families and loved ones of those aboard. Boeing continues to serve as a technical advisor to the U.S. National Transportation Board.
Malaysia Airlines says
they told "the majority" of families in person or on phone,
the text msg was just an extra. MH370
— malcolmmoore
24, 2014
Inmarsat, the company whose analysis undergirds today's announcement on flight MH370, explained to SkyNews how it was able to locate the flightpath of the missing plane.
As the company had already announced earlier, its satellites kept receiving hourly signals from the plane despite the fact that the jet's communication systems were switched off. Inmarsat then analyzed data from flights that took a similar path to MH370.
Inmarsat's senior vice president Chris McLoughlin said:
"What we did two weeks ago was say it could be north or it could be south, and what we've done is refined that with the signals we got from other aircraft and that gives you a very good fit."
"Previous aircraft provided a pattern, and that pattern to the south is virtually what we got in our suggested estimate. The fit is very, very strong."
"We passed the information on after it had been peer reviewed by others in the UK air industry and after it had been compared with Boeing."
Head over to SkyNews for the full story.
We have asked #Malaysia Airlines about the text messages sent to relatives. Their response here: pic.twitter.com/9fgCU1j8MC
— Mark Stone (@Stone_SkyNews) March 24, 2014
BBC Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott tweets from the offices of British satellite company Inmarsat, who provided data analysis to Malaysia on the location of missing flight MH370.
The room where the MH370 data would have been received http://t.co/g2RmJJ8Xx8
— Richard Westcott (@BBCwestcott) March 24, 2014


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Discussion in 'General Chevy & GM Tech Questions' started by MD4x4 Fireman, Feb 2, 2008.
Is there a way I can tell which side does not have it? I do not want to have to take both off.
Short section of garden hose against your ear. Move it close to each side and I would be willing to bet the loader of the 2 is the one missing the donut.
Hope it wasn't chocolate I like those.
thanks 84...and no it wasnt chocolate it was metal, not a really good flavor in my opinion HAHAHA
yeah, I like chocolate ones too
mmmm chocolate metal donuts.....
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I have two hives, both are getting robbed right now. I tried closing them up for a day, that worked but two days later they are getting robbed again. They are both being fed from frame top feeders from Mann Lake.
I bought two "robbing screens" from Brushy Mountain hoping this would stop the problem. I installed the screens yesterday, closed the bottom entrances and opened the top. The bees seemed confused like they couldn't figure out how to get in. A few were getting out/in the top entrance.
I revisited them today and what I saw was a bit concerning. The robbing is still going on (there are bees fighting in the air. Bees are crawling all over the hives, front back and sides. they are fighting on the ground) There were hundreds of bees on the front screen trying to figure out how to get in. My first thought was that they were robbers, but half of them have legs full of pollen. From what I have read the robbers do not carry pollen.
I'm not really sure what to do. Do the pollen carriers not know how to get in? Should I remove the screens?
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My coworker was telling me that he has a Corkscrew (sometimes called Curly) Willow tree in his yard that has bees all over it, as in covering. I am assuming that this time of year they are pulling propolis? The tree is definitely a spring blooming tree.
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Advertisers See FB As "Strategic Communications Platform": Stifel
Facebook (FB) may be going the way of Amazon (AMZN) and investing in drones, but even without the purchase of Titan Aerospace, Stifel Nicolaus says there's plenty to like about the stock.
Analyst Jordan Rohan and his team today raised their target price on Facebook from $72 to $82, a multiple of 35 times their 2016 EPS estimate of $2.33 (revised upward from $2.07).
Rohan writes that Facebook is not only commanding a greater share of online ad dollars, but that this business is coming from more than just search and display:
More than Just Advertising: Our recent channel checks suggest that marketers view Facebook as a strategic communications platform, capable of establishing and reinforcing relationships with consumers. Facebook helps with direct response marketing, branding, public relations, and customer relationship management (CRM). Having proven the efficacy of its ads in 2013, Facebook now stands to receive a significantly higher proportion of clients' marketing budgets, particularly from sophisticated marketers who have committed resources to track the efficacy of FB spend.
Still Not Sure What's Up with WhatsApp: We believe the acquisition of WhatsApp makes strategic sense, even though the valuation is still perplexing. However, Facebook's core business fundamentals are so strong that investors are likely to give the company leeway to take bigger risks, even at extended valuations.
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Five Things You Should Know About SOPA
The world would be a different place if SOPA passes through U.S. legislation. But just how different?
For those of you furious today that an argument over the precise origins of an obscure Klingon genealogy cannot be traced through a simple Wikipedia search and are unsure why that's the case, we have assembled a quick guide to the pending legislation that has forced many of your favorite high traffic web sites into self-imposed exile.
The bill is called SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and if we are to believe the rhetoric from both sides of the U.S. House and Senate, it will once and for all resolve any outstanding issues we have with internet piracy. Nevermind that it is a shot over the bow of both free enterprise and speech, or that it is a reversion to the status quo by the old dogs of industry intent on stunting innovation and independent growth. This is a quick fix, a Big Brotheresque cover-all, and so long as it meets our needs (it doesn't), free and immediate access to information should be considered a small price to pay.
But we digress. You can form your own opinions.
The Meat and Potatoes: The broad and ill-defined language of the SOPA would allow the Attorney General to order ISPs (internet service providers) to block foreign-based sites suspected of housing and distributing pirated content. It would further require search engines to delist these sites from their indexes and ban all advertising and payment services on any site in question. All this would be done at the behest and whim of the copyright holder who, if we are to understand the wording of the bill, need not provide any support of his or her claim.
Foreign vs. Domestic: Granted sites like Wikipedia, Reddit and Wired would be considered domestic sites, geographical boundaries are often, if not by definition, always transcended online. Despite insistence by proponents of the bill that it is not designed to target domestic sites, the complexity of the foreign/domestic relationship combined with SOPA's dangerously vague language could open the door for absolute power to corrupt absolutely. Should SOPA regulations be turned on domestic sites, we might be headed for an internet blackout far worse and more permanent than the one we are witnessing today.
Sure, But Does It Work: Short answer? No. SOPA is a dust under the rug tactic not actually aimed at eliminating internet piracy but rather censoring users from accessing it. Websites hosting the content will still be live, the content will still be available should some super-hacker realize he need only search under a foreign domain name system (think .UK) but users will not be able to access it through U.S. based sites. It's a strategy that has been hailed by dictatorships in Syria, Iran and China but until now has been relatively unknown in U.S.
Who Suffers: We all do: user based sites like Wikipedia and Reddit have to backtrack and censor all potential threats and create infrastructure to limit their users from posting any in the future; internet start-ups will be forced to invest limited time and money into conforming to SOPA provisions; and a little thing we like to call free speech won't be quite as free as it was.
What Happens: The online sector is one of the few growth sectors left in America; lobbing ill-defined limitations like SOPA onto it is the equivalent of a trade embargo on a key import coming into a country. Growth, in this case innovation, will suffer. Rather than push forward, either in an effort to eradicate internet piracy or invest more energy into learning how to tax and sell it, overseer bodies like the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have lobbied congress as a weapon. They've chosen to adopt the classic 'hear no evil, see no evil' approach so common in companies who refuse to learn how the 'magic' of the internet works.
Fortunately, SOPA has no power over us now, so you can see all these beautiful women uncensored in the Cyber Club.


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1. get your colony down to 4.9mm foundation
2. use mineral oil
3. Eucalyptus caugh drops
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in attempts to help the bees fight mites themselves, without Apstan and other chemicals that the mites may be becoming immune to.
But, is anyone actually doing these things? Do any of them actually work? I've seen studies and such about reducing the size of the comb actually working, but what about the rest?
I dont have bees now, but have wanted them for about 15 years. However, medicating on a regular basis has not been good for any other agricultural field and I'm not really interested in constantly medicating bees when I get them. THus, I'm interested in discussing this topic with those who have tried them, and/or actually use them before I invest in hives and bees & etc.


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Shane Oblonksy will be entering the Glory ring for the first time on June 21st to fight for the the featherweight contender belt. Not only will this be Oblonsky's first time in the Glory ring, but also his first tournament. He is coming into this four man tournament as one of the least experienced with 8 wins and 2 losses as a professional. He did beat Malaipet Sasiprapa who has over 179 fights in March of this year, which shows he can deal with crafty veterans. Oblonsky's first fight will be against the Brazilian Marcus Vinicius. Their professional records are almost identical but Vinicius has been on the Glory stage before against the very dangerous and #1 ranked Mosab Amrani where he lost by decision.
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The production halt was expected to last four weeks, but will resume a few days early
After a temporary halt in March, General Motors (GM) has announced that
production of the Chevrolet Volt
will start back up earlier than expected on April 16.
On March 19, GM put a halt on Chevrolet Volt production in order to get rid of some of the older versions of the plug-in electric hybrid and make room for those with the recent battery fix. Also, new Volts with the changes made for the California market are making their way into the inventory.
The production halt was expected to last for four weeks. However, new reports show that Volt production will resume a few days earlier than planned. GM has already started notifying Detroit-Hamtramck plant employees, where the Volt is assembled.
It's a good time to bring Volt production back to life, since it seems that Volt popularity has risen recently. In March, U.S.
Volt sales shot up to 2,289
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President George H.W. Bush jumped on the opportunity to buy a Volt
, and gave it to his son, Neil Bush, as a birthday present.
This surge in sales couldn't have come at a better time, either. The Volt had a difficult year throughout much of 2011 and during the beginning of 2012 due to problems with battery fires.
In May 2011, Chevrolet's Volt caught fire three weeks after a side-impact crash test conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Volt was parked in a NHTSA testing facility in Wisconsin, and was so severe that it ended up catching nearby cars on fire as well. This led to an investigation into the safety of lithium batteries.
Later, in November 2011, NHTSA conducted three more side-impact crash tests on three separate Volts.
Two out of three ended up sparking or catching fire
while the third remained normal.
GM moved quickly, offering loaner vehicles to customers and even buying Volts back from scared owners. In January 2012,
GM recalled 8,000 Volts off the road
as well as another 4,400 for sale in showrooms to fix the batteries. The fix entailed the addition of steel to the plate that protects the EV's T-shaped, 400-pound battery. This aimed to prevent penetration into the battery in case of an auto accident, and would stop both coolant from leaking and would evenly distribute the force of a crash.
The investigation placed a
bad image on the Volt
for awhile. Customers were afraid to purchase it, and
dealerships wanted nothing to do with it
since it wasn't selling.
Sales plunged
in January 2012 with only 603 Volts sold.
But it looks as if the Volt's luck is turning around, with March sales at its best and an early production start beginning in 10 days.
"It seems like we've sustained ourselves through this difficult period," said Dan Akerson, GM CEO. "We hope to get up to 3,000 plus in the coming months and are certainly positioning it."
According to Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, the Volt made a comeback because people are beginning to get to know the car well and understand how it works.
"We're matching production with demand," said Reuss.
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Since then, the library has become a cornerstone to the City of London and area residents by providing library materials and community services.
Located in the county seat of Madison County and serving over 16,000 local residents with over 51,000 material items, the library is just 35 minutes southwest of Columbus, Ohio.
*The library will close at 8:00 pm, Monday - Thursday and be closed on Sundays between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays.
The library Board of Trustees meet on the second Monday of every month at 5:00 pm in the Hartley Room. The public is welcome to attend the meetings during the general session period.
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If you have questions about our online payment option please call 740-852-9543 and ask for Mike Hensel. If you do not want to begin or renew you membership through our website then please visit the library at 20 E. First Street in London and we will be happy to give you an application form.
We appreciate your interest in becoming a Friend. 100% of your membership goes towards bringing more services and materials to our library.
Simply fill out an application in person at the Circulation Desk and you'll immediately be able to check out materials (with a limit of three items for first checkout).
Library Cards
Any Ohio resident 5 years old and above may obtain a London Public Library card by filling out a registration card and providing a state issued photo ID with a current address. If the state identification does not have a current address, a utility bill will be accepted for address verification. Parents or legal guardians must have a library card in good standing prior to opening a library account for juveniles.
Cards for juveniles (ages 5 – 17) must have a parent's or legal guardian's signature. It is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian to monitor juvenile cards and activity of those cards. The parent or legal guardian is also responsible for all lost or damaged materials and fines or fees on juvenile accounts.
Parents or legal guardians are responsible for their youngsters' selection of materials. The Library does not restrict any materials to anyone with a London Public Library card.
New library accounts will be placed on "Limited" status for 30 days with a maximum of 5 items on the account at any given time.
If you have lost your library card, you can get a replacement for $2.00.
A Library card or valid photo ID must be presented to check out Library materials. Lost, damaged or stolen Library cards will be replaced for a fee of $2.00. It is the patron's responsibility to notify the Library if his/her card is stolen.
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These items have a 7 day loan period:
These items have a 2 day loan period:
Overdue notices will be mailed when items are 7 days overdue. Overdue bills will be mailed when items are 21 days overdue.
Patrons with unpaid balances of $10.00 on their accounts will not be able to check out any materials until the balance is paid down to less than $10.00.
Any parent, legal guardian's or child's library account that has more than $50 in fines will block all family member's accounts from use until each account is below $50 in fines.
Patron accounts with unpaid balances over $50 of lost materials will be turned over to a collection agency and a $10 service fee will be added to the account balance.
If a library item does not have a hold restriction it may be reserved by a patron. Patrons will be notified when the item is available. The patron has three days to pick up the item that is being held.
London Public Library is open to all individuals without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, mental or physical disability, social or political views. The library is dedicated to providing an atmosphere conducive to study, reading and the legitimate use of library materials and services.
In order to foster this environment, it is necessary that each person act in a manner which is respectful of library functions and considerate of other patrons and library staff. Any behavior or conditions which disrupts the orderly use of the library, normal library operations, or affects the staff's ability to provide service to the public is prohibited. Patrons whose behavior is disruptive or in violation of library policy may be asked to leave the building.
The following behavior is not permitted because it interferes with the use of the library by others, is a health or safety hazard or because it is not consistent with the mission of the library:
When necessary the library will work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute actions for criminal behavior against the library, its patrons and staff, including but not limited to:
In the event of an emergency, patrons shall comply with instructions from library personnel.
Animals are not permitted in the library except for those assisting disabled persons and those involved in library-related programs.
Valuables and personal belongings should not be left unattended. The library is not responsible for damaged, lost, or stolen articles.
All cellular phones and audible pagers will be used only on the lower level of the library.
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In accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3794, the London Public Library provides a tobacco free environment for all those that wish to utilize its grounds and facilities.
Tobacco use (Smoking Tobacco/Other substances or Chewing Tobacco) is prohibited on the London Public Library's grounds which include, parking lots, outside pavilions, library vehicles, doorway entrances/exits and buildings.
Signs restricting the use of tobacco use will be posted in all designated areas in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3794. Adopted July 8, 2012
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1.1 Purpose of the Collection Development Policy
The purpose of the Collection Development Policy is to give library staff and patrons a clear understanding of the criteria involved in the acquisition and management of the library's materials for the fulfillment of its general mission statement. It will also clearly define the library's service area, demographics and specific formats that make up the library's circulating and non-circulating materials.
1.2 Purpose of the Library
The purpose of the library is to provide traditional and contemporary library services, materials and programs to the residents in the London City School District in an unbiased and professional manner.
1.3 Library Mission Statement
The London Public Library provides traditional and contemporary library services to all.
1.4 Library Goals
To remain a vital informational center to the residents of London, OH and its school district
• To provide contemporary and popular materials in a variety of formats according to customer demand, market trends and availability
• To provide a diverse selection of materials and informational resources to meet the general needs of the community's informational needs
• To utilize technologies for library services and programs in accordance to its technology plan
• To expand or add library collections as community needs increase or change
• To provide a collection of high quality and service through regular inventory, weeding and repairing services
• To evaluate the library's collection development policies and procedures on an bi-annual basis to insure the quality of workflow, service and product
1.5 Clientele to be Served
The London Public Library is located in London, Ohio which is the county seat of Madison County, primarily a rural area. A 2010 estimated population for the city is 9,904 (US Census Bureau). Its current service district is the London City School District with 2009 statistics showing that 15,863 individuals live within the district's borders. The library is a Carnegie library, built in 1905 and currently has nine full-time and seven part-time employees.
Its yearly budget is $850,000 with 52% of those funds coming from the State of Ohio through the Public Library Fund, while 42% comes from a local operating levy. The remaining 6% comes from service fees (overdue fees, interest on bonds and etc.) The library has seen a regular increase of 3-6% each year in the number of items it circulates.
The community's demographics in regards to gender and age are similar to national averages. The male population makes up 46.9%, while females come in at 53.1 %. The percentage of individuals that are 18 years and over is 74.4%. According to findings from the U.S. Census Bureau, 89.2% of London's residents are white with only 6% being African American. Other ethnicities include Asian, American Indian and Hispanic all of which fall below the 1% margins. All demographic information was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau website, 2012.
The library's demographics reveal there are roughly 9208 registered card holders. 74% of cardholders are over the age of 18 while 16% fall in the teen range of 11 to 17 years of age. The remaining 10% are children 10 and younger. Male patrons make up roughly 35% of the library's cardholder base with 65% being female.
1.6 Intellectual Freedom Statement
The London Public Library believes in the American Library Association's Freedom to Read, Freedom to View and the Library Bill of Rights in conjunction with the Ohio Revised Code, Federal laws such as CIPA, and local guidelines or levels of community acceptance (ALA Bill of Rights, 1996). Copies of the ALA documents mentioned may be obtained online at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif [22].
The London Public Library offers a collection that is diverse in nature and does not in any way try to support specific ideas, beliefs or viewpoints through its selections. The goal of the library is to have a broad collection of materials while offering the latest releases and contemporary fiction and non-fiction titles. Library cardholders have complete access to all library materials regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. "Parents and guardians are responsible for their youngster's selection of library materials," as stated on each library card. Access to the internet and information online is addressed in the library's Use of OPLIN and the Internet policy.
Materials Selection II:
2.1 The Selection Process
In order to assure that the London Public Library maintains a relevant and consistent collection that reflects its mission statement and the general needs of the community, the library will follow a process of selection. The library recognizes that selection of its materials is a "discerning and interpretive process" based on human understanding, professional resources and community insight. The library's collection is broken up into several sub-collections which are maintained by designated library staff members. These designated staff members will utilize community input, market trends and professional tools to assist in evaluating materials for each sub-collection. The selection of available materials for the library's collection should also follow the guidelines as stated in the library's "goals" as mentioned in section 1.4 of this document.
2.2 Criteria for Selection
The library recognizes that the general selection of materials is a human process that is steered by the library's goals to the fulfillment of its mission statement and is assisted or influenced by various professional tools and community input. The following are several criteria for the selection of materials.
• All library materials must fall into collections/formats already established by the library, unless a request for a new collection/format has been established by the library director.
• Titles should have a professional review (but is not required) concerning their content and worth, and must assist the library in meeting its collection development goals as stated in section 1.4.
• All titles must show that they meet the attended audiences, the budget allotment, and adhere to the space requirements and restraints of each sub-collection
• All titles must be bought with a publishing date within the last two years of the time it is being purchased unless it has historical, consumer value or cannot be purchased in a current edition (DVD and audiobooks are excluded from these criteria.)
2.3 Responsibility for Selection
The designated staff for each sub-collection is the secondary collection developers (SCD) for the library's collections. They will be responsible for interpreting, accessing and seeking recommendations, referrals, and reviews on specific titles and passing them onto the library director or library services manager who will then order the materials from the appropriate vendors. The director and the library services manager are the primary collection developers (PCD) for the London Public Library. They will oversee the development of all sub-collections to make sure that each collection is being developed in accordance to the Collection Development Policy.
2.4 Format of Materials
• Books: The London Public Library purchases both non-fiction and fiction titles that cover a broad range of subjects and genres for adults, teens and children. Formats include traditional hardcover, paperback and online digital through the Ohio eBook project. These titles also include reference materials and are subject to meet criteria as defined in the library's Collection Development Policy. The library does participate in some standing orders of popular materials but primarily selects items through the SCD staff members. Select titles may consist of multiple copies (see Weeding and Duplicates in section 3.4).
• Periodicals: The London Public Library subscribes to a broad range of magazines, journals and newspapers for informational and entertaining purposes. Newspapers are selected primarily on locality and popularity. The library only holds two week of newspapers before sending them to a recycling process.
• Audiobooks: The London Public Library purchases only select popular fiction and non-fiction titles as determined by a PCD. Currently, the library only purchases audiobooks in CDROM format, Playaway devices and online digital formats through the Ohio eBook project. The library will only purchase one title per format.
• Movies: The London Public Library purchases a broad selection of recreational and educational movies for adults and children based on market trends, pop culture and popularity. These movies are purchased in DVD/Blu-ray or Playaway View formats and may consist of multiple copies (see Weeding and Duplicates in section 3.4). The library will only purchase materials rated G, PG, PG-13, R and Unrated.
• Music Discs: The London Public Library purchases a diverse selection of musical titles in CD-ROM and downloadable formats through online services. Titles will be based on market trends, pop culture and popularity. The library will only buy musical titles that do not have Parental Advisories Labels. However, an exception may be made under the discretion of a PCD if there is a popular musical title that does not have a clean version available but still adds artistic value to the collection.
• Large Print: The London Public Library purchases only select popular titles of adult fiction and non-fiction in hardcover or paperback formats based on market trends, pop culture and popularity.
• Electronic Databases: The London Public Library subscribes to a variety of online databases in addition to the databases provided by the Ohio Public Library Information Network. Each database must meet a general need that is not already available through the OPLIN selection.
• Video Games: The London Public Library purchases video games in only the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 formats. Game selections will be based on market trends, pop culture and popularity that are either rated for "Everyone" or "Teen". The library does not purchase games rated "Mature".
2.5 Limits of the Collection
Though the library strives to select a broad range of materials covering as many subjects, as well as genres and formats as possible, it is bound by space, as well as budgetary restraints. In light of these restrictions the library will continue to evaluate the purpose, feasibility and structure of each collection as community needs or market trends shift in effort to assure that it is providing the best selection of materials available to it community members. Recognizing that the library is unable to hold the endless volume of materials available to patrons it will actively participate in an interlibrary loaning process to assist in the provision of materials (please see Interlibrary Loan and Procedures in section 3.2).
Other Considerations III:
3.1 Library Cooperation
The London Public Library recognizes that in order to fulfill its mission statement it must work alongside other organizations on a local, state and in some cases national level. The library will facilitate a general level of cooperation or sharing of its collections through various satellite programs as designated by the Outreach Coordinator and Library Director. The library will also work with local school systems to understand the informational needs of their students for future collection development, as well as temporary collections for specified school assignments and programs. The library will also work with local organizations to recognize specific informational needs that may be provided through its collections and future development.
3.2 Interlibrary Loan and Procedures
Because the London Public Library is limited on what it can physically hold on its facility, it will engage in an interlibrary loaning process with the SEO Library System, which is part of the Ohio State Library network. Library staff will request an interloan by filling out an ILL form on behalf of a patron if the circumstances meet these criteria.
• The item is deemed missing, lost or has been withdrawn from the library's collection
• The patron has not exceeded more than $9.99 on their account because of library related fees or fines
• The item falls into one of the formats or sub-collections that the library is currently offering and servicing.
• The item will not constitute an additional cost to the library with the exception of overdue fees or fines due to a material loss, in which case will be passed on to the patron.
3.3 Gift Donation and Memorial Policy
The London Public Library welcomes donations of materials to be added to its collections. All items will be evaluated by the same criteria that new/purchased materials adhere to, including the library's Donated Materials Policy for entrance to the library's collections. If a donated item does not meet the criteria or is not viable for the library's collection, it will be donated to the Friends of the London Public Library to be placed in the book sale. Individuals making a donation will be asked to fill out a Library Donation Form at which time a price will be issued (by the donor) on the value of each donation. The library also graciously accepts memorial gifts to be added to the collection. Requests for a memorial gift must be handled by the library director. Once a gift has been accepted by the library, it will issue a memorial plaque to be placed on the inside of the front cover.
3.4 Weeding and Discarding Policy
The library recognizes that weeding plays a vital role in the process of managing library collections. Below is a list of criteria that will be used to assist library staff in evaluating materials during the weeding process. Only staff members designated by the library director can weed the library's collections.
Basic Criteria:
• Item is damaged beyond general repair
• Multiple copies of an item are no longer needed to maintain general circulation
• The information provided in the item is no longer current or accurate
• The item has a low circulation rate
• A collection has been phased out due to format availability or to make room for new emerging collections or formats
3.5 Replacement and Duplicates Policy
The library will only replace a lost or damaged item if the item is deemed vital to the general diversity of the collection and/or if the item still has a high circulation rate. If the item is no longer accurate but the subject matter is vital to a diverse collection, an updated version or alternate item of the same subject matter will be purchased. The library will only purchase up to six copies of the same title for DVD movies and three copies of popular fiction that have a high circulation rate or holds list. The rate for obtaining additional copies is 1 copy per 10 holds. All other items will only be purchased as single titles.
3.6 Public Requests
The library is open to take public requests for specific materials, as long as the request falls into a current library collection. Each request must be submitted by filling out a Materials Request form found at the library's service desk. All requests will be subject to the same criteria that all materials must follow in order to enter the library's collections. Once the item has been reviewed by a PCD or SCD, the individual will be notified of the library's decision to purchase or not to purchase the item. The requesting patron will also be added to the item's holding list if indeed the library has decided to purchase the item.
3.7 Reconsideration of Library Materials
The library follows a thorough process of evaluating library materials to assure a diverse and contemporary collection that meets the general needs of its stakeholders. It in no way indorses any particular view point or belief as mentioned or perceived by the materials made available in its collections. If a patron finds a particular item in the library's collections offensive, it is their right to request a "reconsideration" of library materials since it is a public collection. In the event of a complaint, the individual must first meet with the library director and then fill out a "Reconsideration of Library Materials" form found at the library's service desk. After the form has been received, the director will evaluate the request and then issue a response within three business days. If the initial response is not accepted by the individual who filed the complaint, then they have the right to repeal the response to the library board within 30 days. Once the board has reviewed the request and initial response they will issue a final verdict and all decisions at that point will be finalized.
3.8 Reevaluation of Collection Development Policy
The London Public Library will reevaluate the Collection Development Policy during the month of November every two years or as issues arise. The reevaluation process will be conducted by the Primary Collection Developers. Any changes will then be announced to the complete library staff by the first week of December and will go into effect the first of the New Year.
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Officers say he entered two homes, was washing up in 2nd
PRINEVILLE, Ore. - A man who appeared to be on drugs entered a southeast Prineville home Monday night, then fled when confronted by a resident, police said. He soon was found in another nearby home, washing himself in the bathroom, but struggled with officers and assaulted one during his arrest, prompting use of a Taser, they said.
Prineville police, assisted by Crook County sheriff's deputies, were summoned to a home in the 700 block of SE Garner Street around 8 p.m. on a report of a man who entered an occupied home, said sheriff's Capt. Michael Boyd.
Responding officers quickly learned the man had fled the home after being confronted by a man living there, Boyd said.
Officers began checking the area and found Trent Anthony Lucas, 26, of Prineville, in an unoccupied home two houses away.
Boyd said the man did not obey officers' orders to leave the home. The homeowner told police he did not know Lucas and was not supposed to be in the house.
Officers entered the home and found Lucas had removed most of his clothes and was washing himself in the bathroom.
Lucas began struggling with officers trying to take him into custody, Boyd said. During the struggle, Lucas allegedly assaulted an officer and a Taser was used to ultimately subdue him.
Lucas appeared to be under the influence of drugs and possessed methamphetamine when he was arrested, Boyd said.
Lucas was booked into the Crook County Jail on charges of first-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree criminal mischief, two counts of third-degree criminal mischief, assault on a peace officer, meth possession, second-degree burglary and resisting arrest. He remained held Tuesday on $57,000 bail.
Along with those charges, Boyd said, Lucas was in possession of stolen checks at the time of his arrest. Several more charges of forgery, ID theft and related crimes are pending as the case is investigated.


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Competed in 36 matches, earning a 10-10 singles record… Competed at No. 3 (4-4) and No. 4 (6-6)… Partnered with Jamie Grinberg for eight matches (4-4), and Yasmin Franco (2-4) throughout the season… Earned three-straight victories over East Carolina's Maria Storozheva (Feb. 11), Richmond's Kelsey Williams (Feb. 20), and Gardner-Webb's Sandra Bolstad (Feb. 21)… Won back-to-back Southern Conference matches with Shannon Bettiol of Western Carolina (Mar. 4) and Rachele Gazzola of Chattanooga (Mar. 5)… Earned a third-straight victory defeating Fairfield's Meghan Zimmer (Mar. 8)… Earned her third SoCon victory over Roxy Bartz of Mercer (Mar. 25)… Earned back-to-back victories over Wofford's Kalli Karas (Apr. 10), and Charlotte's Sierra Stone (Apr. 15)… Won four-straight doubles matches when partnered with Jamie Grinberg (Feb. 27-Mar. 8)… Defeated USC Upstate's Anna Nemeth and Ruby Kubac (Feb. 27), Western Carolina's Alexa Webb and Elizabeth Ansari (Mar. 4), Chattanooga's Sydney Patton and McKenzie Barco (Mar. 5), and Fairfield's Karen McKeough and Meghan Zimmer (Mar. 8)… Defeated Furman's pair of Harper Caswell and Karlee Bryde with partner Yasmin Franco (Apr. 2)… Defeated Taylor Carlson and Catherine Martin of Wofford (Apr. 10).
Sophomore (2014-15)
Saw action in 40 total matches holding a 9-7 singles record and a 9-15 mark in doubles ... had a 3-1 spring season record in singles going 1-0 at No. 5 singles and 2-1 at No. 6 singles ... went 6-6 during the fall season and earned a conference win against Furman's Alejandra Gil, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 singles ... In doubles, went 4-4 at No. 3 doubles with teammate Soumeya Anane ... also paired with teammates Jamie Grinberg, Amy Ellis, Blaine Boaz and Yasmin Franco.
Freshman (2013-14)
Was 5-9 overall in singles and had a 1-2 record in dual matches ... picked up her first conference victory at No. 6 singles at Davidson (April 12) ... In doubles, paired with Asha Iyengar, Alisha Burton and Amy Ellis ... had a 1-6 overall record in doubles, earning her only win with Ellis.
High School
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Masey Brooke DeMoss ... born in October 23, 1994 in Eden, N.C. ... daughter of Dwayne and Christie DeMoss ... Majoring in Environmental Studies.
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NEIGHBORING COUNTIES: Franklin, Granville, Warren
Vance County, located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, was formed in 1881 from Granville, Warren, and Franklin Counties and named for Zebulon Baird Vance, governor of North Carolina and U.S. congressman and senator. It is situated along the Virginia border. Early inhabitants of the area included the Occaneechi Indians, followed by German, Scotch-Irish, and English settlers. Henderson, the county seat, was incorporated in 1841 and named for Leonard Henderson, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833. Other communities in the county include Middleburg, Gillburg, Gill, Williamsboro, Greystone, and Epsom. Kerr Lake State Recreation Area brings thousands of visitors to Vance County for boating, waterskiing, and fishing. Other notable physical features of the county include the Tar River, Roland Pond, and Island, Anderson, and Tabbs Creeks.
Rose's department stores were started in Henderson by brothers Paul H. Rose and T. B. Rose in 1915. Vance County landmarks and historic sites include the county courthouse (1884) and St. John's Episcopal Church (1773). Cultural institutions include the Kerr Lake Art Society and the Vance County Historical Museum. The county hosts festivals and annual events such as the Vance County Regional Fair, the Memorial Day Weekend Concert in the Park, and the Kerr Lake Art Show.
Vance County agricultural commodities include tobacco, soybeans, horticultural crops, dairy products, and livestock. Manufactures include textiles, glass containers, manufactured homes, apparel, metal fabrications, lumber and wood products, pet food, plastics, and home furnishings. The minerals tungsten, heubnerite, rutile, and sillimanite are mined in the county. The estimated population of Vance County was 43,800 in 2004.
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Vance County Government: http://www.vancecounty.org/
Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce: http://www.hendersonvance.org/
DigitalNC, Vance County: http://digitalnc.org/counties/vance-county
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Our daily routine was very predictable: my son would arrive home from school, he and his siblings would be given a nutritious snack, and then it would be homework time. That's when the tantrums, rage and complaints would begin. Common complaints were that I was SO mean and unfair, or "torturing" him to do his homework! Here are some tips I have used to get my son to do his homework.


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I was going down on a girl and her discharge was terribly choddy.
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n. Brit. slang from chewing gum. See spiggy. (East Lancashire, very localised, eg chong in Stoke-on-Trent, 50mi distant, spiggy in Bolton, 20m distant. Sometimes given as chuddy but this is consistent with local vowel sub-variants.
Got any choddy, I've none left. or: I've only a tanner left, it'll have to be a pack of choddy instead.
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journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
sqaurepeg was talking about my local beeks association people radar, not the people here!
Tom, I have been to Michael Bush website there is a lot of info there! And thankful for the Russian bee recommendation, didn't even know their mite resistance!
Well guys I am going to give the Russian a try and my local beek that's selling me his bees say he just use MITE AWAY QUICK STRIP, should I purchase his hive? Said he uses crisco and powder sugar mix for something else too, but I forgot?
Michael Bush thankful for doing us newbeeks a favor too!
mite away quick strips or 'maqs' is just formic acid, which is naturally found in honey, and leaves no harmful residue in the wax. if i ever have to use a 'treatment' it will be maqs.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Can I have Russian and Carniolan bees in the same yard? Will this affect the Russian bees mite resistance? Thoughts?
You might want to try checking out wolfcreekbees.com. They raise mutts. Here is what they wrote in their Home page: "Our stock is derived from the wild feral stock of the Duck River Basin. We add a little Russian genetics, so that the bees will fly at 38 degrees if the sun is shining and the wind is not blowing. Some Italian genetics are added for honey production. The gentleness and winter handiness of the bees is acheived from the addition of Carniolan genetics. The result is a gentle bee that is a good honey producer."
And their philosophy states: "Our breeder stock has proven to be survivors with a natural resistance to the Tracheal and Varroa mite. They must also be top quality brood and honey producers. One of the advantages of having such a variety of large genetic diversity is that studies have shown that they produce 30% more brood comb than a straight line genetic bee.
We have never used toxic chemicals on our bees. For the last seven years we have used natural oils to strengthen the bees immune system. About that time we switched to the 4.9mm bee and other organic practices."
Anyway, I bought a package from them last Spring and, so far, they're still alive. So I'm happy with their bees.
I've had there bees for 6 years. They are hearty, disease free, and great honey producers, also very gentle. BTW, I called John 2 winters ago and told him mine were flying at 35 degrees. Also as a side note, have never seen any mites or evidence of mites.
All things may be lawful; but not all things are advantagous.
Hi Beeman -
I'm with Square - pretty awesome results!
You have run hives for 6 years continously and not ever seen a varroa mite with no treatments? Are you doing tests for mites or just observing for them as you work. Either way an untreated hive from purchased stock having zero varroa mites for 6 years is pretty incredible and sounds like some pretty top line breeding. We are on the other end of the spectrum looking at bees more successfully managing higher mite populations. I'm also wondering if you find dark (black) bees mixed in your population that would be common with the carni or the wild black german bee they speak of on wolfcreeks site. Ironically I was talking with my son about the "black german bees" which 15 years ago would be an indicator for wild bees here, and how they seem to have disappeared from our region completely a few years ago - along with much of the wild population of other strains. Have you purchased any of there queens?
Joel, Square,
You are right. I have been impressed with these little bees. I started out with 4.9 foundation from Brushy Mt and am switching to foundationless slowly. I use a sticky board to check for mites about 4 times a year but as of yet have not found any. It was funny when I got my first bees from WC I bought 11 packages & 9 of them absconded within 4 days, the other two did just fine. So I replaced those and everything has been fine since. Joel, yes I have seen many of those black german bees in these. 1 package I bought 3 years ago to increase my haives was all very dark brown and the queen was jet black. And yes I have bought his queens, they did just fine.
I'm not one who swears SC will cure evrything from mites to the debt crises, but I will say I believe SC along with careful breeding will go a long way to evening out the field. John's family has over 100 years of beekeeping experience and he is the type that does not think he knows it all. He is constantly studing & observing where he might improve his stock. As to losses, up until this year I had 1 hive die in 6 years due to my error, starved to death. This past year was a wash as I got sick early and was not able to work my bees at all this season. Next year looking better.
All things may be lawful; but not all things are advantagous.
the duck river isn't to far from me, i've done some trout fishing there. just might have to see about a queen or two from them to mix with mine.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Beeman, Thanks for the filling us in more on wolfcreek! It's always cool to find these backwoods breeders who are doing things really right. Sounds like you are doing the right things and your testing methodolgy is pretty solid. I certainly will try a few of their queens this year (prices are very reasonable) and will look forward to giving them a try. I like their approach to picking a variety of stocks and using the best in their breeding operation, very similar to my thoughts on the subject. My experiances have made me a firm believer in these "dark german bees" from wild areas as when they were in this area and prevelant they were consistently a "different breed" and the most common we found in the hollow tree survivor types. We've had alot of wild bee space loss during the last 10 years due to the beeches dying out, attacks on the maples and now we are facing the scarlet ash borers and everyone is cutting them down to try and stem the tide before it gets a foot hold. I think it has contributed to the loss of those dark bees as I have never seen them in a wall or outside a tree for that matter, except as a swarm.
I was down for a season once in the early 1990's - it's tough for us nature's boy's (and girls) to be not out. Good luck in 2013 and thanks for the info!
joel, funny you should mention the old dark german bees. their genetics are mixed in with the ferals here too, and their phenotype shows up to lesser and greater extents in all of my colonies. i assume from the feral drone contribution to my yard's genetics.
my neighbor remembers when they were more prominent around here, and he remembers them being a little hot. that trait seems to have waned as they have mixed with all of the other strains over the years, but they are still really black.
check out this feral queen that tried to usurp one of my colonies last fall:
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journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
>This past year was a wash as I got sick early and was not able to work my bees at all this season.
sorry to hear that beeman. do you mean that you lost more hives this year because you could not work them?
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Just wanted to say hi, I'm in LaGrange! Best of luck! You are welcome to come to the Oldham County beekeepers meetings, I believe it's the second Friday of the month, 7:30 pm. Also, check out Fleur de Bee beekeeping, she is in Louisville as well.
well thai, looks like you have received advice from one extreme to the other....
all the way from 'thou must treat' to 'thou must not treat'.
welcome to beekeeping.
again, i suggest proceeding with eyes and mind wide open, learning as you go, and most of all have fun!
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Melanie thank you! We were looking at Oldham County beeks meeting two nights ago. You are right its every second Friday @ 7:30. Where is the meeting held exactly?


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Consider that the Democratic party is now committed, body and soul, to defending "the middle-class tax cuts." They are the party of the middle class, they trill. Yet when these tax rates were enacted, every living Democrat denounced them as "tax cuts for the rich." Every Democratic tongue swore that Bush had passed "tax cuts for the rich." The Republicans piped in response: "No, they were tax cuts for everyone." But they were drowned out. The libel stuck, and it persists even now as Democrats go to the mat for those Bush middle-class tax rates.
Also, the Bush tax cuts made the tax code more, not less, progressive. More than 8 million taxpayers were relieved of paying taxes altogether because the Bush reforms doubled the child tax credit and expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit. That may have been a political miscalculation as it insulated more Americans from the cost of government. But it's certainly at odds with the conventional wisdom that Republicans didn't consider the needs of working Americans when they were in power…
Democrats, especially this president, have scorned the Bush years for their accumulated debt and for raging inequality. Yet, as Professor Emmanuel Saez of Berkeley (yes, Berkeley) has shown, the income gap during Obama's first term has been far more pronounced than it was during the Bush years. As Alexander Eichler of the Huffington Post put it, "The rising tide has lifted fewer boats during the Obama years — and the ones it's lifted have been mostly yachts."


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Is there a suggested or preferred method of moving a TBH colony to a langstroth? Cut outs, I presume? I started my first TBH this year and while I can see why people prefer them, I don't really feel that it's a good fit for me.
What do the kind and knowledgeable pros of Beesource think?